Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 14, 1890, Page 6

|3 THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFIUE. NO. 12 P T, Lelivered by carrier in any part of the City, H, W, TILTON .. MAN AGER TRL! DUSINEER OFFICE N 1TOR, NO, PH( MINOR M N. Y. P. Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Thatcher coal, 114 Main street. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl Hus taken five premiums—Angelina flour. Try a sack. Anthony Welsh secured his naturalization pavers in the superior court yesterday. The waterworks company is painting the fire hydrants throughout the city an anar- chistic hue. ‘[he Citizens' State bank will close at o'clock today, out of respect. to Mrs, J, Edmundson, A committeo of the school board went to Nebraska City yesterday to inspect a system of ventilation, Corinne and the Kimball burlesque com- pany will appear at Dohany’s Sunday even- ingin “‘Arcadia.” Jacob Martino and Mattie Martine, both of Kearney, Neb., were married yesterday by Justice Hendricks, Building permits wero issued yesterday to 5. Goldstein for two cottages in Beers' sub- division. The cost will be 1,000, J. C. Lewis has leased his large dairy farm near the deaf and dumb institute to J. C. Hardy, who wiil continue the business, The equity case of Sayles & Monroe vs Charles Baugham was tried before Judge Aylesworth in the superior court yesterday afternoon, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Arnd entertained a high-five party lust evening at their home on Tenth avenue, The evening passea wmost pleasantly. A marriage license was issued yesterday to G. W. Landersmith and Caroline G, Gar- neau, both of Omaha, The kuot was tied by 'Saunire schurz, Information was filed before Justice Ba nett yesterday afternoon, charging I2d Beth- ers with assault and battery, The case will be heard tomorrow. The council committee on new headquur. ters for city officials will consult the beard of supervisors cn their return trip from a visit to the lowa institutions for the blind. The registration books in the various wards will be oben to the voters next week. Voters in the new wards will have to sccure trans- fers from their former wards before regis- tering. Lectures by David Little on ‘‘The Taber- nacle of the Wilderness,”” accompanied by illustrated charta, will be given tonight and Sunday cvening in room No. 2, Everett block, upstairs, A cordial invitation is ex- tended to all, The caso of State ve Hattie Arthur, the colored woman charged with keeping a house of illfame, was set for trial in Justice Barrett’s court yesterday afternoon. The prosecuting witness, Emma Woodward, failed to appear, and the defendant was dis- charged. This evening av the Congregational church will be given the first of Mrs, Crary’s won- derful art lectures. Each lecture 18 illus- trated by alarge number of dissolving views, actual photographs of places and peoplo de- scrived, enlarged by powerful calcium light apparatus to twenty feet square. Tho Veteran Fiwemens' association is dis- posing of a large number of tickets for tho first annual ball, which will be given at Ma- sonic temple Tuesday evening, the 21st inat. The association was organized ‘‘to care for the living and bury the dead,” and has al- ready done much ood work for the fam- ilies of departed volunteer firemen. Notwitnstanding the statement that the hose wagon sent here by the Michizan Fire Laader & Truck company had been taken farther west because the council refused to purchaso it at the last session, the apparatus still remains here, and the representative of the company will tackle the council again next Monday night. At present the tire com- mittee has the matter under consideration, Frank Smith, who was run in by Ofcer Doyle for vagrancy, was released yesterday morning by Judge Aylesworth. He resides ot Woodbive, but came t the Bluffs in search of work, Whnen he arrived here he had $65 in his possession, but he fell in with boon companions aud was soon rehieved of bis roll. ~ As soon as he was released from custody he started up the Northwestern track for home. Manager Atkins of the telephone exchange states thut the annoyance cuused subscribers for the past few days by wrong connections, bells ringing, ote., is caused by the linemen, who are transfesring the wires so us to place all the instruments on the McClure or return wire system, Over one hundred and fifty subscribers are now working on this plan, which is giving entire satisfaction. Tne work is being pushed as rapidly as possible, and the temporary crossing of \VII‘GI and leaving lines open is unavoidable. The im~ provement in the service will more than pay for the annoyance experienced while the work s in progress. TI0N. 1 D. Ll C. 8. steamdye works, 1013 Broadway D S, B, Wadsworth & Co., 207 Pearl street, loan money for Lombard Inv. Co. e The handgomest and cieanest market, best meats and lowest prices at J, M. Scanlan’s, —— The Leaders of fine watches anda jewelry in the city, and the place to by the best goods ut the lowest prices is the establishment without rivals, the most reliable firm of C. B. Jacquemiy & Co. Pernonal Paragraphs. E. C. Squires left Wednesday for Colorado points of interest. J. H. Purcell of the Dunlap Reporter was in the city yesterday, Charles Whitmore is quite sick at his home, No. 806 Avenue G. Mrs. W, P, Johuson of Griswold is in the city, the guest of Z. W, Colo and family, Oscar Harlan, & wmember of the Odell Brothers baseball team of last season, is visiting in the city. Mrs, Murray and daughters of Cheyenne wro guess of the family of Conductor Parks of the Union Pacific, on Benton street. ‘W. C. Estep has sufiiciently recovered from his recont illness to be oat again, al- though he has not yet entirely regained his strength, Dell G. Morgan is attending the conven- tion of pharmacists in session at Des Moines, where the druggists of the atate are making @ united effort for the reveal of the phars macy law, John L. Tem‘nlalon of this city, correspond- log secretary of e Jowa State Firemen's association, has been appointed superintond- ent of hose companies for tho tournament of 5800, which will be held at Marshailtown in une. S — Save 80 per cent on tombstones and monu- ments. Design sheet und price hist free, L. Kelley, 208 Broadway, Couuncil Blu: R Desirable dwellings for rent at reduced l)’r ¥ E. H, Sheafe & Co., runtal agents, roadway and Main st., up stairs, el Dra, Woodbury have removed their denta ofice to 101 Pear] street, up stairs, The Manbattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way. o » A Disgustinz State ot Affairs. ‘The placards posted up in the alley south of Broadway betwpen Pearl and Main streets have thus far failed to produce the desired effect, as it atill remaiuvs in its nors mal condition 80 far as fitth and sudible odor are concerned, The committee on streets and alleys has neglected to take any action on the ground that itlis a private alley, as is also the alloy between Main and Fourth streets. They maintain that it is the duty of the marshal to notify the property owners to have the alley clesned up, snd that ofMoial states that he has no business in- terfering with private property unless a complaint is filed and he is ordered to do 8o by the board of health, In the meantime, the alley continues to give offense to the ol- factories of every passerby. The disgusting de) is spreading to the adjacent s.ae- W and rdnu oo the east side of Pearl streat were yesterday compelled w | pass out of their way to get around a pile of ashes, barrels and boards that had rolled out of the crowded alley. It is certainly the duty of the marshal to order obstructions re- moved from the sidewalks, whatever may be his duties with reference to a €rowded ailey, No move has been made to call & mesting of the board of health, and it is hardly proba- ble that any meeting will be held until the council meets Monday evening. i paper and decorative establishment of P, C. Miller has been re- opened with Mr. Miller as manager. The enfire stock has been purchased by Jacob L. Jenscn, and largely increased by the addi- tion of all the latest styles and designs by the best manufacturors, 10 0ld establish ment is ready for business again; a fact the public will note with interest. Tho popular wall i oy A good girl can secure o good situation to do genoral housework by calling on Mrs, P, M. Pryor, 616 Biuff st. A Temporary Arrangement. “There will be some fun atthe regular meeting of the board of trade next Tuesday evening,” sail n member of that organiza- tion yesterday afternoon, *‘Several of the younger membors are rather sore over the manner in which the new organization was effected, and there will be some wind on the subject when the minutes are read. You see there was a committee appointed to draw up some by-laws, and the first thing they did Wwas to report a list of officers for tnis year. They had no business to do that, but they did it just the same, and when the matter cumo before the board Mr. Wright moved that the sccretury be instructed to cast the _entire vote of the voard for the officers thus nominated. It went through with only three dissenting votes, and that is how it stands, it don't suit the younger members of the board by a good deal.” “What will be done about 1t1" “Can’t tell. Perhaps nothing."” “‘How about the secretary " > “That is an appointive office, The secre- tary is chosen by the exccutive committee, which is composed of the president, the finance committee, and the chairmen of the other committees. Mr. Wadsworth 1s the temporary secretary, and he is drawing $30 a wonth for astenographer. C. M. Ross was @ candidate before he understood that the salary was to be reduced, and so was J. B, F. McGee, but' they don’t want 1t without any compensation. 1 don't know of any candidate for the place under the existing state of affairs. Perhaps the president could tell something about that.” President Wies was seen and interrogated regarding the situation. ‘“The secretaryship is something,” said he, “that has not been settled yet. The board can’t pay $1,200 for that office as it did last year, for thero are only fifty members at #0 each. That gives us only $2,500 to go on, and out of it must come the amount set apart for the building fund and the current expenses. 1f we get a man who can devote his whole time to it and who is qualified to fill the office, he will not work for less than $100 a month. It is not merely a clerical office and it needs a man who 18 fitted for it. A: present all we are doing is to furnish an amanuensis for the secrctary and all that the lutter gats out of it is the work performed for him by the for- mer. We can’t do much until we find out what we can puy. Mr. Wadsworth will con- tinue to act as sccretary until we can make different arrangements.” S Go to Dempsey Bros. for flne confection- ery, Boston chips, butter cups, etc., 105 Main. it e pengas anl Dr. H. S. West, dental surgery, No. 12 Pearl street, over Tue Bee oftice, e s S. M. Williamson sells the Standard and Domestic sewing machines, 106 Main st. Travelers, Hotel Jameson 18 first~class. S ey Full line of imported and domestic cigars. Kelley & Younkerman. . e At Rest in Peace. Yesterday was the tirst aay of pertect rest that Mrs. J. D. Edmunason has known since 1865, On the night previous the angel of death touched the weary eyelids and closed them in the unconsciousns of dreamless slumber. Years of patient suffering, dating from her early girlhood, when a playful schoolmate was the innocent means of in- flicting serious spinal injuries by pulling a chair from beneath ber, have endeared her to her friends, and hundreds received the intelligence that death had relieved her with a sigh that had hope in it and something more than simple sympathy. They will be still further rejoiced to learn that death came painlessly, like a holy benedictiol She died at the residence of her parents, Dr. and Mrs. H. W, Hart, where she and her husband have lived for many years, at 7 o'clock on Wednesday evening, She was the only daughter and elder child, ard was born October 24, 1848, 1n Rock county, Wisconsin, Sne has been a resient of Council Bluffs for nearly twenty-two years., In 1872she was married to Mr. Edmundson, but was then suffering from the effects of her un- fortunato accident, Kverything that the best medaical skill and the tenderost care could accompiish was done to relieve ber, but every moment of her lfo was passed in distressing pain. ‘Three years ago she recewed a greut deal of benefit from metaphysical treatment, and was able to wulk and drive about the streets. Her friends were very much rejoiced, and in the hope of effecting a still greater improvement Mr, Edmundson took her on an extensive European urip, visiting ail the principal poiuts of interest and famous bealth resorts on the continent. On the return she was stricken shortly after leaving Paris, and was entirely unconscious during the remainder of the trip home, As keenly as she enjoyed the first part of the tour, and a8 much as a brilliant, educated woman like her could ob- serve, it was all lost und forgotten in the complete paralysis that followed. From that attack she neverrallied, but was stricken to complete helplessuess. ‘Through all her sufferitgs she was sus- tained by a Christian fortitude that was as sublime as 1t was touching, She was refined by her suffering, and her life was something more than simply beautiful. Mr, Edmundson was out of town when she died, haviug started for Des Moines the duy previous. It was his first absence from the city for months, She did not appear to be any worso than usual, but on the con- trary was remarked to be brighter and more cheerfui than ever up to within a moment before her death, She had been receiving her friends during the early part of the evening, had eaten her supper and been put to bed. Her mother bhad accompanied the departing guests a short distunce and only her father was in the room, She felt the approach of death and called to him. She put her arms about his neck and murmured, I can’t staud this. Good-by, father, 1 am going,” with the lust vreath sbe drew. The immediate cause of death was heart failure, Mr. Edmundson was communizated with by wire, but could not reach home until morn- ing, too late to more than kiss the lips that had never syllabled a harsh word. The funeral will take place from the res- idence, No. 246 Willow avenue, at 2 o'clock this afterncon. ‘the Rev. Dr. Crofts will ufticiate, and the interment will take place 10 Walnut Hill, o e ey ‘The water runs when Bixby plumbs. e e The Koss Investment and T'rust company. e Towa lump coal, spot cash, $3.50 per ton. Council Blufts Fuel Co, o e We want you to list your rental property with us aud we will secure you good, re liable tenunts, Rents collected and special attention given o care of property. E. H. sbl:?.maco.. Broadway and Main st, up stairs. Al A Five Cent Fare, Alderman Waterman appeared before the real estate exchange yesterday morning and introduced tue resolution presented by him at @ recent meeting of the council, providing that the Union Pacitic railroad company must run four -dummy trains morning and eveniog, aud sell thirty round trip tickets for §3 in order to hold their right of way on Uunion avenue and have their taxes remftted 88 provided by & resolution passed by the ouncil several weeks ago, otherwise the earlier resolution is to be resciuded. The resolution was tabled by the council when wtroduced there. It was received by the wembers of the exchauge with approval meny of thew expressing Lhe opinion that the Union Pacific ought to furnish transporta- tion meross the river morning and evening for 5 cents in return for the concessions granted. It was referred to a committee. - City Steam Laundry, 34 Main. - Tel, 134, J.G. Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway, - Fullline of homeopathic medicines at Ellis', i it The Demand Increascs. A. C. Harding yesterday went to the Chautauqua grounds and selected a fine lot for a cottage and is oreparmg to build in the spring. Dr. E. 8, Woodbury has taken alot. S. B, Cochran, J. W. Squires and Dr. A. P. Hanchett have aiso made purchases of lots and will probably each build a cosy cottage. The united action of the best men of Council Blufis makes the Chautauqua aa assurred success, The main feature of the programme will soon be announced and tho most attractive season for the west awaits those attending the Council Bluffs and Omaha Chautauqua assembly in July, 1500, pondanboesoa 4 The Council Bluffs Insurance companys’ average annual_income since_organization has been £120,000.00. Disbursements sinco organization for losses and _othor ex- penditures now exceeds $1,000,000.00. Risks written since organization, $42,770,545.00 property owner should patronizo this home stitution, and in that way encourage and build up our city. J. 1. Allen is the city agent of this company, and a more honor- avle, reliable and _trustworthy man can not be found, Tho d rs of the company are Hon. W, ' Sapp, E. L, Shugart, F. M. Gault, John Kenners, M. C. Bramerd and J. Q. Anderson. [ A BLOOD-SUCKING PLANT, Strange Vegetable Growth Found n Central American Swamps, Leroy Dunstan, the well-known na- turalist of this city who has recently re- turned from Central America, where ho liad spent nearly two years in tho study of the flora and faunn of the country, relates the finding of a singular growth in one of the swamps which surround the great lake of Nicaragua, writes a New Orleans correspondent of the Rich- mond (Va.) State. He was engaged in hunting for botanical and entomologi- cal specimens in this swamp, which is known as Sun Sebastian’s, when he heard his dog cry out as if in agony from a distance. Running to the spot from which the animal’s cries came,Mr, Dunstan found him enveloprd in a per- fect network of what seemed to be a finee rope-like tissue of roots or fibers, the nature of which was unknown to him. The plant or vine seemad composed entirely of bare, interlacing stems, re- sembling more than any thing else the branches of the weeping willow denuded of all foliage, but of a dark,nearly black hue, and covered with a thick viscid gum that exuded from the pores. Drawing his knife,Mr. Dunstan endeav- ored to the animar free, but it was only with the greatest difficulty that he succeeded in severing the fleshy, mus- cular fiber. To 'his horror and ama: ment the naturalist then saw that the dog’s body was covered with blood, while his hairless skin appeared to have been actually sucked or plucked in spots, and the animal stuggered as if from weakness and exhaustio In cutting the vine the twigs curled like living sinuous fingers about Mr. Dunstan’s hand, and it required no slight force to free the member from its clinging clasp, which left the flesh red and blistered. The gum exuding from the vine wasof & dark grayish tinge, remarkably adhesive and of a disagree- able animal odor, very powerful and nauseating to inhale. The native servants who accompanied M. Dunstan manifested the greatest horror of the vine, whicn they call la sagenas de diable, the devil’s sein, or snare. and were full of stories of its denm-doalin; powers, One of these stories was of an Englishman residing in Managua, who, while hunting in the swamps a fow years Lefors, lay down be- neath a tree where a large and power- ful specimen of this singular plant, was growing, and inadvertently falling asleep, awoke to find himself enveloped in its web, and 1n spite of every effort made to extricate him, perished in its deadly embrace. Another story was of an escaped con- vict who had hidden in the swamp, and whose bones had been found in the folds of the sagenas only a short time before Mr. Dunstan’s visit. These stories, re- markable as they may seem, are firmly believed in by the people, but the only three specimens which Mr. Dunstan was able to find were all small ones, though the meshes of the largest would probably, if exteaded in a straight line, measure nearly of not quite 100 feet. He was able todiscover very little about the nature of the plant, owing to the difficulty of handling it, for its grasp can only be torn away with loss of skin and even of flesh, but, as near as Mr, Dunstan could ascertain, its power of suction is contained in a number of in- finitesmal mouvhs or little suckers, which, ordinarily closed, open for the reception of food. The gum exuded seems to serve the two-fold purpese of increasing its te- nacity and of overcoming a victim by its sickening odor. The plant is found only in low, wet places, and usually be- neath a large tree, and, while dormant, seems only a network of dry,dead vines covering the black earth’ for several feet, but, coming in contact with any- thing, will instantly begin to twist and twine upward in a horrivle, life-like manner, breaking out with the gum- like substance spoken of betore,and en- wrap the object with a celerity that is almost incredible. If the substance is animal the blood is drawn off and the carcass or refuse then dropped, A lump of raw meat being thrown it in the short time of five minutes the blood will be thoroughly drunk off and the mass thrown aside. Its voracity is almost beyond belief, it devouring at one time ten pounds of meat, though it may be deprived of all food for weeks without any apparent loss of vitality, Mr. Dunstan attemptea to bring awuy a rootof the sagenas, bnt it died during his return voyage, grow=- ing 8o foul with a strong odor of real anmal corruption that he was obliged to get rid of it. " R HE BIT OFF ITS HEAD, How a Mexican Indian Battled With a Boa Constrictor, One day last week an Indian made an excursion to a mountain near Chevant- zieurm, state of Michocan, in Mexico, look after some fuel for his hut. While cutting up a drfv oak he suddenly felt a bite on the calf of his leg, giveun in the fraction of a second. A moment later he felt, coiling round his body, the ter- rible folds of a boa constrictor, Instin ively he leaned his head over toward his woundea leg sud was almost fascinated by the glare of two bright basilisk eyes, that gleamed like fery coals in the head of the serpent, Quicker than a flash the Indian ducked his head and caught the neck of the reptile between his jaxs, sinkin, his teeth in the quivering flesh an: clinslnz to 1t with the desperation of the dying. The huge serpent lashed its tail and wied to twist its head in or- der to bury its fangs in the Indian, but the Jatter clung on and began 1o chew away at the neck of the boa, which in the thinnest and most delicate part of the snake’s anatomy. After chewing for a long time the Indian succeeded in beheading his antagonist, the folds dropped from around his body and the Indian was free, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: s“:hIDAY. FE IN ANNEXATION'S INTERES? Last Night's Méeting in South Omaha and the Speeches Made. NEARLY A DISAPPOINTMENT, Omaha's Visitors Few in Number But Well Provided With Orators— Interviews With Busi- ness Men. First Gun for Consolidation. South Omaha was out last night in full force. Rowley's ball was filled to its full seating capacity with representative men who wanted to hear the merits and demerits of annexatidn discussed. They were disappointed when the Omaha visitors arrived to learn that vothing in the line of extended or statistical addresses would be made touching tho absorbing sub- ject of annexation, About 8 oclock Messrs. Christian Hartman, G. M. Hitchcock, M. A. Upton, W. W. Crary, D. D. Swoaton and Morris Morrison of Omaha came into the hall, and a programme for vhe evening was hastily prepared. David Anderson called the meeting to order aud named Mayor Sloaue for chairman. 5. C. Laue was deputized to act as secre- tary. Christian Hartman, prosideat of the Omaha real estate exchange, was the first speaker introduced. He apologized to the meeting for tho lack of a larger attendance from the committees apvointed in Omaha to agitate the question of annexation, but expluined their absence by reason of the fact that it required time to work up tangible and reliable statistics on the subject and the Omala people were not prepared to do justice to the points involved last night. At a future meeting they would visit South Omaha better prepared to pre- sent their case. G. M. Hitohcock was presented to Mayor Sloane. He said he would endeavor to show somé of the advantages of annexation, Tho reasons given by some of the obpoucnts of anuexation in South Omaha were 80 vaguo they were hard to answer. The postoftice question was explmned and the assertion that South Omaha would be deprived of her present postal facilties dis- posed of. New York's system of postoffices was iilustrated aud the same sys- tem under annexation would apply in South Omaha, giving her even better postal facili- ties than she now enjoys. Taxation was a question uppermost in the minds of South Omaha’s property owners. If they honestly could show that taxation would be increased by annexation then he could not blame them for opposiug it, for excessive taxation is one of the greatest burdens imposed on jthe American people. But taxation would not be increased in South Omaha by anunexation: In the wmatter of municipal indebtedness South Omaha has everything to gain by von- solidution, Omaba's bonds sell at a premium while South Omaha’s o begging for pur- chasers in the financial marts of the world, Even uow, the speaker asserted, South Omaha is bonded = $100,000 wore than the law allows it to be. Nothing need be feared from annexation in the pushing of . public improve- ments, The interests of both cities are commion and the interést of one is the inter- estof all. Consolidated there would be a unity of feeling that would promote the ad- vancement of both, ‘e had heard it said that the politicians and officesoekers and officeholders wero - opposed to annexation, fearing that the pubiic flesh puts would slip from their grasp, but.he did nmot be- lieve it. Mr. Hitchcock then took up the advantages to be derived this year, and only this year, from a good showing in the national cénsus report. The record of 1890 stands for the next ten years, and thé population credited Omaha, uo matter what her. growth during the intervening years, ‘is official and un- changeablo fu all statistical publications until 16%0. Whatever Omaha suffers from a Jower count than is éxpected, 80 must Soutl Omaha suffer. Omhha and South Omaha should emulate the example of Chicago and her suburbs and take hold of the advantage given them to make a great name for them- selves throughout the land. Chicago is now the second city in the land 1n population and will enjoy a remarkable growth and boom as the result of annexation. J. H. Van Dusen, esq., of South Omaha followed Mr. Hitchcock. He contended that the money lenders of the east would look with suspicion on an application for a loan on property located four miles from the busi- ness center of Omaha, and that wouid be the cuse with South Omaha applications for loans if anuexation oceurs, South Omaha is known tbroughout the commercial worla ss @ great ndustrial center; annually and semi-annually the great dailies of Omaha devote pages to reviews of South'Omaha’s growth and prosperity, and surely those who read them io the .east are convinced of the greatness of the scparate suburb Omaha is 80 anxious to annex just to swell Ker population in the next census report. Mr. Van Dusen took issue with the state- wents made 1n regard to Omaha’s bonded indebtedness as compared with _South Owmaha's, South Omaha’s bondea indebted- ness, he'asserts, was less per capita than Omaha's, That of the former ver §3,000, - 000, while South Omaha's is $257,000. Mis- takes had been made by the city council of South Omaha, but some of the acts of Omaha's city council would not stand the in- vestigation o€ an immaculate political econo- mist. Mr. Van Dusen closed his speech by comparing South Omaba under annexation to Walnut Hill, Cut-off Lake or Dunaee Place additions to Omaha. M. A. Upton of Omaha advanced vweive reasons in favor of annexation. First, and the most important, he explained that South Omaha would gain an advantage in lower taxation. This pont Mr. Upton illustrated by figures and statistics, The cer- wmty of the paving of Twenty- fourth street, the saviog in ex- penses through one city government, in- creased and better school facilities, improved suburban service over the belt line, and other points of advantage under annexation were explained by the speaker loudly and ef- fectively. 1.8, Hascall of Omaba was called for. His speech pleased the audience immensely. He was opposed to annexation; it wasn’t to the interest of South Omaha. He advised remaining a separate city and the spending of at least & quarter of & million dollars more in public improvements and the people will bl them in after y ‘When the business houses of the two cities meet and press close togother, then it 18 tiwe to con- sider the question of & municipal wedding, W, A, L. Gibbon : déclined to commit him- self. Before adjourbmeat Mr. Hartman spoke of the interest in the city hall contest in Omaba a year ago.c Then a canvass was made of the strength of the northern and southern sections,, and it was found thut 62 per cept of the voting popu- lation of Omaha regided south of Furnam street. The southern end of the city al- ready held the balance of power, and South Owaha would only increase its strengih. This would ensure justice to the south in all matters pertaining to public improvements, He nsked the citizens of South Omaha to at- tend a meeting at !3! real estate roo - urday morning at f1 ¢'clock, when a tion would be furthgs Qiscussed. More Talks-om Annexation. A Ber representhtive made a canvass of N street Wednesday morning from Twenty- fifth to Twenty-sixth streets on both sides, asking each business man to express himself for annexation, Both sides of the street aro well lined with business houses aud the men aro representative of the business interests of South Omana. Commencing at Twenty- sixth and N, east to ‘Pwenty-fifth on the south side, und then back to Twenty-sixth on the north side the followiog answers were given: Millspaugh & Cuddington, coal and lime— Will vote against it John Evaus, real estate and insurance -1 am in fayor of John D(W,rr iy Out of the ol annexation. W. F. Scott, hardware—Ouly in business iv Soutn Omabha three months and has not reached a decision on the question. A. W. Saxe, druggist—Against it; if it but known to be opposed to cowes io six months everybody who votes for it will regret it. BRUARY 14, 1890, BLACK PEERLESS COATL. The following testimonials from large consumers of fuel, who have given all kinds of conl practical and crucial tests, are the best possible e S — e ] recommendations that our celebrated Black Pecrless Is the hest conl for all purposes on the market: 1hiave piven the Hlack Peorless Coal a thor- ough test, and am satisfied it is tne hest conl for all purposes in the western market, and [ huve burned thousands of tons ot all Kinds of Coul, W. BiEDT City Launary. We have heatsd our mammoth dry goods Sold E; house with Black Peerless Coal and are thor oughly satisfied with it 11 point of heat, econ- omy and cleanliness. 1t glves off little smake, leaves little ashes and few ciinkers. HENRY EISENAN & 0, We have used several hundred tons of Binc Peerless Conl during the winter for boiler and makes the loast smoke, Ashes and cinders an gives the greatest degrocof heatof any coa We liave ever nsed, and 18 by far the chenpes and cleancst fuel {n the market. HousT & BPETMAN, Kiel Hotol, Kitchen use, and would have no other. 3 N clusively by SAPP & KNOTTS, 33 Main St,, Council Bluffs. Dr. J. M. Glasgow—A it but now I shall oppose Gratiot & Co., Grocers oar ago I was for v : “We are agains it. ‘ ©. I Van Aken, Boots and Shoes—Won't vote for it Akofer & Casey, Butchers—Undecided; it’s a question whether to remain separated and be robbed in- taxes or to annex and got the same medicine. H. E. Hogle, Boots and Shoes—Opposed to ©. Kuppe, Tailor—Against it. Thomas Ruck, Liquors—No annexation in mine, T, J. O'Neil & Oo., Flour and Feed—Will vote against annexation, W. H. Kyne & Co., Dry Goods—Against consolidation. J. Groceril South Omaha to know ¥, Broadwell, of L. Coul—Not prepared to vote, L. C. Gibson, Real Estate—In favor of ity thinks it would be ® saving in taxes and of advantage to South Omaha. J. Magnall, Liquors—Don't want annexa- tion at all, . Diawond, Clothing—I want the eitics to rewain as they are. ot long enough in hat 18 best. Sunderland & Co., ay how he would Makepeace Moets With an Accldent. Attorneys Makepeace and Elliott were playfully scuffling in Henry Martin's saloon last night when the former slipped on the floor and fell, broaking the ankle of his right limb, He was romoved to his home at once. He wili oo confiuod to. s’ howo for. somo ime, . A Double Anniversary. “This is February 12, and the eighty-first anniversary of the birth of Abraham Lin- coln,” said a South Omaha citizen Wednes- ‘Ili venture that not half a dozen'people in South Omaha gave it a moment’s thought, when it 18 a day that should be celebrated in a fitting way iu every city in the world.” ‘‘There is something sublime in calling to mind such anniversaries as you have jast spoken of,’ said another South Omaha citi- zen who comprised the group of men who were exchanging stories. ‘“You'll pardon me if I go from the sublime to the ridiculous, for your reference to the Liucoln anniver- sary rocalls theanniversary of another event which occurred just one year ago tonight,the interest in which was confined to South Omaha alone. That was the meeting which occurred on February 12, 1880, ostensivly of republicans, to express the preference of the South Omaha faithful for the position of postmaster. Harrison hadn’t been inaugurated by nearly 8 month, but there were 80 many aspirants for the place that each one was trying to get in ahead of the other. A meeting was held in Lawyer Elliott's oice which enaed 1n a row, and there were grave doubts who bad the best of it among the candidates. Dave Anderson wanted it, and Dr. Glasgow wanted it, and Stanley wanted it, and Bur- ress wanted it, and [ don’t know how many more wanted it. Anyway that meeting and that row started bitterness among the ro- publicans over the postmastership that has never becn healed. There are half a dozen of them who are willing 8o take the job but 1 notice that Cockrell still holds the fort. Excuse my reference to a ridiculous anni- versary in connection with your reference to one that is sublime.” Misery in Married Life. A very short honeymoon was that enjoyed by Peter M. Donanoe aud the young lady who is now known as his wife. Both parties live in the Third ward. They were married less than two months sgo. Mrs,. Donahoe has filed an information in Justice Levy’s court against her husband in which she al- leges all sorts of brutality on his part. On February 8, she says he abused her by strik- ing and maltreating her. They bave sepa- rated and she desires the courtto punish him for the crime of assault and battery which she charges. A Broncho on the Run. Dr. Taggert's broncho started from in front of Saxe's drug store yesterday and monopohized N street up to Twenty-fifth. Then he turned around and started down the street again. At the South Omaha national bank the broncho took the sidewalk and was brought to a halt by the iron railing in front of Magnall’s saloon. One of the iren bars was wrenched from its fastenings. J. M. Waugh’s huggy suffered some damage from coming 1n contact with the runaway. City Notes and Personals. Tho Emanon club will enjoy another of its delightful high-five parties tonight. C. M. Hunt is in Columbus, O., attending the wedding anniversary of his parents. Harry Carpenter has accepted the position with the stockyards company vacated by Frank i, . Sherift Williams of Boone county was in South Omaha yesterday on business con- nected with his office. & South Omaha was represented by about twenty couples at the switchmen’s dance in Owmaha Wednesaay might. A. W. Saxe has fitted up and furnished tho basement of his store building on N street for the use of the Grand Army boys. The Women’s Christian temperance union will meet with Mrs, O. . Fenner, Twenty- secoud and J streets Savurday afternoon, Miss Dora Squires has accepted a position in the Omaha schools, Miss Agnes Hoff- man will take her place as vrincipal of the Albright schools, . Failing to have his request for damages to s N street property, caused by the change of grade, considered by the city council, Frank Pivonka has instituted suit for the amount in the county court. Commencing Sunday night the Worden dramatic company will open a four night's anf gement in Hant's opera house. Popular prices will be charged and a well selucted repertoire of plays will be presented, South Omaha lodge No. 66 will go to Omaha in a body Sunday night to listen to Dean Gardner's sermon in 'Cribity cathedral on **True Charity.” The members will meet at the Union Pacific depot and take the 5:55 dummy. The South Omaha office of Tng Bee is lo- cated in the Nebraska Savings bank build- ing, ground floor, on Twenty-sixth street just south of N street. Orders for delivery of papers,advertisements, notices of society meeting, 'personals or other news notes of local interest lefv at the office will receive prompt attention. The office is in charge of Dan C. Shelley, lessee of the South Omaha circulation. : There is joy in the household of A. L. Biebinger, the wenial driver for George Oberne, residing at Eighteeoth and P streets, Mixed with the joy are the pleasing squalls of a pair of twins, one boy and one girl, presented Mr. Bierberger by his wife Wednesday night. “If every man would do as well as I have,” said Bierberger, ‘‘there would be no need of a nexation to Omaha to 1ucrease the popula- tion, At the rate I have increased South Omaha’s we will have 100,000 in 1860." Serpa Pinto, the Explorer. Serpa Pinto is the youngest of all the noted explorers of the present day. Hardly twenty-six, with a small, well- knit frame, strongly marked features, not without some tokens of distinction in his bearing, this young Portuguese major has traversed Africa from sea to sen, from east to west, reversing, it may be said, the routes followed by Cameron, Stanley and others. He isan intense patriot, and his ardor in this respect has led him more than once into compromising attitudes. e An Absolute Cure, The ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINTMEN I is only put up in larse two-ouuee tin boxes, and is an absolute cure for all sores, burns, wounds, chapped hands and skin erup- tions. Will positively cure all Kinds of pile Ask for the ORIGINAL ABIETINE OIN MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug cowpany at 2 cents per box—by wail 80 cents. GAS FOR COOKING AND HEATING. The ideal fuel is gas. control and is absolutely Scientific inve more of its nutritive propert 0od steak unless you have tried one coc Blectrie Light company have made it d for cooking and heating. It will pay heaters and cookers are the greatest success os modern times, : QUALITY. ECONOMY, GREATEST HEATING CAPAC EVERY DESIRABL ABSOL. T Ty, ELEC] RiC LIG T IXTURES OF ALL Tt gives tho greatest degree of heat, is alwaysunde without dust ana there can be no accidents from its ude e shown that food cooked by it retwnins 20 per cen s than if cooked in tha old way. Youne t ato & bked by gas. The Council Bluffs Gas and esirable in point of economy to use gns vou to investigato this, Their new gas They combine READINESS FOR USE, “ . . T HEAT, NO L CALL AND EXAMINE, No. 210 Main St, MERRIA COUNCIL B HEADQUA M BLOCK. S, TOWA. RTERS FOR No. 211 Pearl St. CALIFORNIA ORANGES DUQUETTE & CO., —W Fruits and Commission, 347 OLESAL Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ta C. A BEEBE & COMPANTY, ‘Wholesale and FURNITURK, Retail Dealers 1n = _Largest Stock and Lowest Prices. Denlers, send for Catalogue, Nos. 205-207 Broadway, a! 204 TURNED UPSIDE DOWN, How Big Turtles are Captured by the South tea 1.anders. The South sea islands are the place for turtles, and the islandersare experts at capturing the clumsy creatures. There are several curious ways of capturing them. When lying asleep on the water in the sun, a canoe will | silently approach, its crew seize the animal and tumble him aboard ‘‘before he knows where he is.” He is turned on his back, for otherwise he would climb out and swamp the boat in short order. A native will also swim up quietly behind the slecping creature, spring on the back of his shell and hold on in such a way that he cannot dive. Having no idea of escaping in any other way, he can be steered whithersoever his captor chooses. Considerable agility and nerve are necessary in accomplishing this feat, for if the man should miss his | leap and fall back 1nto the water he is liable-to be dungerously cut by the an mal’s flippers. An inexpert person, or one who wished to have some fun with the tur- tle might grasp him by the tail. The turtle has his idea of a joke, too, which is instantly to shut his tail close up_ to his body, whereby the man’s hand is held fast as in "a vice, and then dive with him to the bottom of the sea. Most of the turtles are captured on the beaches, whither the females land to lay their eggs, and the males nccom- pany them out of gallantry or to keep guard, .'The eggs are laid in a perpendicular cavity about a yard deep, at the bottom of a great circular excavation, which the female scrapes by whirling round like a fly with its wings singed, and violently plying its flippers. When surprised the turtle offers no resistance, but makes off ata pace sur- prisingly rapid in so clumsy an animal and which a good runner can hardly keep up with in the sand. To turn a turtle weighing 400 pounds on its back and thus capture it while it is scuttling through deep sand requires more knack than strength, A turtle’s progress on land is by n series of wrig- gling jerks from side to side, and the fisher, taking advantage of the moment when it cants away from him,overturns it with ease. The young are hatched in a month, making their appearance when about the size of an American silver dol and are prepared to begin life on the own hook at once, which they do by rushing into the sea as rapidly as possi- ble. Many of them never rea it, however, being caught by birds if it be day and by land crabs at nigirt. ey HUNG ON TO THE CUB, A Lumberman of Munchausen Tells of His Son's Frowess. A lumberman tells the New York Tri- bune this story: “My boy Jake is only sixteen years 0ld, but he killed a big she bear last summer over on Laurel Run, Jake had started for home with a nice string of trout, when he ran across o pair of cub bears. Jake thinks more of a young cub than he does of a dog, and nothing to do but he must pick up one of them cubs and try to get home with it. He had throe miles to come, but he hadn’t paced off more’n a quar- ter of a mile when he found .that the cub’s mother was after him, “Jake held on to the cub, though, and every little ways he pulled a trout off’n the switch and tossed it to the bellerin’ old bear. Ho couldn’t coax her to stop Her noise and go off about her business in that way for she kept taggin’ Jake vight up, and bimeby sne made it 0 hot for the boy that he upsand slaps her square in ‘the mouth with his whole string of troutand let’s them stay there, Wal, the old heurélidu‘l, tag Jake an moro, and he got home all right with the cub, but no trout, “Jake told me¢’'n and the hired man about the bear, and toward night we hitched “H and drove to the spot. There lay the old bear as dead as a hammer, Jake’s string of trouv had gov clogged in her throat and choked her to death, and you never secena tickleder boy than Jake was.” 'SPECIAL NOTICES, COUNOIL BLUFF, FOR SALE ANO R ANTED—A housckeever 1o go out on farm, Address I, A, Pllling, F HAVE severat houses and lots to trade for Council Bluffs or Omaha uninproved prop- aty. C. B, Judd, 806 Broudway, Council ilufrs. OYS wanted at once to learn gilding trade. Good wages. 211 Hroadwuy, ANVASSERS Wanted-Good eteady wman ‘can make §) to 8 & day, 211 Broadway. WANTI!D—A cook at 711 Broadway, N EW tmpraved real estate to rads for untm roved Omaha or Councll Blulls properiy G B, Judd, 606 Broadway. 206 PPierce st,, Council Bluffs, In, BARGAIN—Complete roller mill _and saw- mill for sale. Capacity of roller mill, ror!y barrels daily. Will sell farm in connection wit mill if desired. Good rensons for selling. ~ Al inquiries in regard to sald proverty sent to tne Tollowing addvess will recelve prompt attens fon: C. D. Reel, Reels, Ta. OR SALE—My residence, ave enue, on south side of ayliss park, Hoated Dy stearn, lighted by electricity and containing ol modeta fmprovements. Lot 100 by 20) foots Also will sell or exchange for improved city Droperty, my farm of 570 acres, tan miles enst 3t Chunen Bufts, N, M. Jouncfl BlufTs, | TORE-—For rent, No 38 o1 Pblock ; splendid location for dry goods, boots Inquire of J. F. Peterson. i and shoe | (UUNCIL BLUFFS proporty for salo at sroat | bargains. The following, among the most beautiful homes in_the city, will be sold at great burgains, on moathly phyments, or terms o suit: Threo new 8-room housus on Lincoln avenue | two blocks from electric motor Line. Two new 4-room houses four blocks from electric motor line cn North Seventh stroat. One new h-roon house four bIocks from elece 5\ trie motor line on North Seventh street. | Turee new 5 and t-room houses one block | rrom electric motor line corner Avenue A and '\, ‘Iwelfth stroct, y Hosides the above I have houses and lots in all parts of the eit ‘Oue new H-room houee on Mill st. C. B. J udd, 606 Broadway, Council Bluffs. ASH for second-hand furniture, stoves and carpots, A. J. Mandel, 2 Broadway. FAL RSTATE[lought and woll ani exs © od, Bpecial attontion given to exame ination of titles, W, C. James, Na 10 Pearl st. Jor SALE or Rent—Gnrden land with houses, by J. K. Rice 102 Main st., Council Bluffs. in one of the best location: If you want u bardwaro business would ba pleased to refer you to reliable parties tha know all about our business. Very satisfactory reasons for selling. 1% wiil pay you to invest- gate this, Aadress B 6, Hes ‘office, Council Infr; THE RUSSELL. Automatic Cut off Engine Espectaily aaupted for Electric 1 ighting. Millg and’ Elodators, . Regulation, Durability - and Fconomy ot Excelled. S| com 15 to i H. P. . B, H S Agt 510 Pearl Stre: uncill Islufrs, Tow i Send for catal Complete stonm plants furnished and erected 0 buy a nice, new stove and tinshop in_ westorn lowa. CHRIS BOSEN - SASH @ DOOR FACTORY AND PLANING MILL Best equipped, mose centrally located factory in the city, Al ‘modera lat=st. pattern ery. Operated by skilled mechunic attention given to scroll an 1 bund sawing, plans ing and triming. General contracts and estls mates for houses and buildlugs & specialty, Corner North Main and Mynster streets, Couns cil Blufis, Telephone —THE: J: A Murphy Manufacturing Co. 1st Avenue and 21st Street. SASH DOORS AND BLINDS. Band and Scroll Sawing, Re-Sawing and Planing. Sswing of all{nds. Poren Brackets, Kindling wood £2.50 per load delivored, = Clean sawdust’ by the barrel Zic. All work to be - % first-class, ~ Telephone 22 “Your Patronage Solicited.” S. E. MAXON, hchite t and Superintend Room 281, Merriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, - IOWA, THOS, OFFICER W. H. M. Pusg® OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broasaway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dealers in forelxn and domestic exchange Collections made and interest paid on time des posius, — B, L, Snuaaur, " Vice Pros, CHAs, B, HANNAN, Cashier, 3. D, Iihllmlns:l‘w U : Liability to Depositors DirecTons—I. A. Miller, F, on, E. E. B. Hart, J. D.’ Edundson, Chas. R, ‘Transact’ general banking business capital and surplus of auy bsnk in tera lowa, luterest on time deposits E. Shugart, o Hannan, Norfuw — F M ELLISE 00, ARCHITECTS AND BUILDING 8UPERINTENDE Rooms 430 and 42 liee Buliding, Omibi Neb, nnd iRooms 244 and 246 Merriam Block. Counei’ Bluttsjow . .Correspondence Solicited. BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS * AND BUPERINTENDENTS, Room 2 Opera House Blook, Council Blufta Towa, —