Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 18, 1890, Page 6

6 THE OMAHA BEE.| COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Telivered by carrier in any part of the City, HW.TILTON. .. .MANAGER TELEPHO FURINFER OFFICE NO, 43 NiGnr Epiron, No. # MINOR MENTION, N. Y. P.Co. Couneil Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Thatcher coal, 114 Main street. Spring goods, Reiter, tailor, 310 B'way. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl Hus taken five premiums—Angelina flour, Try a sack, J. C. Bixby left last evening for Kearney, Neb., on abusiness trip, nk Trimble and George Smith were towed in yesterday, loaded to the muzzle with coffin varnish, The burglars who sentered Shugart's hardware store on Sunday night secdred only a few pocket knives for their trouble. The date of the Woman's Relief Corps sociable is Tuesday, the 25th inst, instead of Thursday, the 20th, as previously an- nounced. Frank Peterson was arrested yesterday afternoon by Constable Covalt on @ warrant issued Kebruary 4. He 18 charged with threatening the life ot H. W. Holden. The annual ball of the A, O. H. at Masonic temple last evening was largely attended, and was a very enjoyable affair. A large number were present from Omaha ana sur- rounding towns, The eleventh annual masqurade ball of the Council Blufts Maennerchor will be given this evening at the Masonic temvie, Beveral hunared tickets have peen sold and o large hall will be undoubtedly fillea. David Sells was taken to Avoca Suuday by Sherifft O'Netll, to be tried in the court at the east end of the county for swindling. This is the counterfeiting case by which soveral of the farmers of the county were bled in various sums. William Hoffman, the Chicago stockman who fell from a car in the Milwaukee yards Saturday night, is rapidly recovering at St. Bernard's hospital. Dr. Macrae states that his injuries are chiefly in the nature of bruises, and the serious internal injuries that were feared at first did nov develop. Mr. I. Rus, a cigarmaker in the employ of T, D. King & has just completed the work of constructing a miniature Eiffel tower, an exact design of the original, It is composed of 150 pieces of paper, each cut out of n design and placed in position. It is quite an attraction and can be seen at the above named store. The I. 0. G. T. ure preparing a drama to be given Friday and Saturday of this week at Hughes hal!, under the management of George Pardey, assisted by home talent, The title of the drama is ‘A Social Glass.” Mr. Pardey has had thirty-seven years' ex- perience in organizing amateur theatricals and it is stated that the presentation will be highly entertaining. Peter Bilgen and John Ponder wera taken ‘before Justice Schurz ona charge of larceny. They arc the parties occused of burglari- ously entering @ barn on the premises of Mrs. J, Hart, and stealing several dresses from atrunk. They weie endeavoring to dispose of the property in Omaha when arrested. They were not ready for exami- nation and their bonds were fixed at $100 each. Ponder furnished the required amount, but Bilgen was sent to jail. Yesterday was the first day of the Febru- ary term 1n superior court. The forenoon was oceupied in calling the docket and mak- ing assignments. In the afternoon the argu- ments for a new trial of the Brownell-Chap- man steamboat case were heard, and the matter taken under advisement. The case has already been tried twice, the first trial resuiting in a verdict for $50 for the defend- ant, and on the second trial the jury allowed the plaintiff £300. Both parties are anxious for another trial of the case. Xach of the previous trials has occupied nearly a week. ettt A Big Smash Up. MirwAvke, Feb. 17.—| Special Telegram. ~—A car loaa of beautiful plain and painte flower pots, something entirely new and very handsomo, left here a week ago, con- signed to Lund Bros., Counci! Bluffs, with shippers_orders to smash the fancy prices hitherto¥churged for plain and decoratel work. The goods were the first of the kind ever sent west, The above cargo has been received and will be sold 8t onca. They are the best wares ever brought to the city and will be #old frow 15 cents a dozen up, ~Lund Bros., 23 Main street. e SO Dr. H. S. Wost. porcelain crown and bridge work, No, 12 Pearl, S ‘W. C. Dickey, successor to C. M. Fulton, groceries, 741 B'way. Call and see us. ) e Personal Paragraphs. Lucius Wells is in Moline, (11, on business. J. N. Baldwin, esq., is iu Cedar Rapids on legai business. C. V. B, Russell of Glenwood was in the city yesterday. Senator Groneweg Moines last evening. Pnil Armour of Cherekes is in the city, the guest of Mayor Rohrer, T. J., Evans returned Sunday evening from 8 two weeks’ trip through Texas Henry C. Smith, a_prominent real estate man of Falls City, Neb,, Sundayed in the Bluffs. Mrs, Philip Mergen and daughter have returncd from a three month's trip to Ger- many, W. G. Walker of Newago, Mich., is visit- ing bis nephew, E. H. Walker,” No, 2630 Avenue B, J James Bradley, editor of the Holdrege Neb,) Citizen, was the guest ot Mr, Charles Lunkley yesterday. 'W. H, Copson, ex-city editor of the Non- vrexl, has accepted u position with the New ‘'ork Life Insurance company. J. Gratian, formerly organist at St. but now of St. Louis, arrived in the city yosterday for a week's visit, Jobn Thomas has returned from California, where ho went for the benefitof bis wife's health, and will agaln make his home in the Blufts, Hon, W. H. M. Pusey ana Hon. George F. Wright were in Omaha vesterday after- noon consulting with Union Pacific officials in relation to the proposed new union depot in this city. ‘W. H, H. Pierce, formerly landlord of the Ogden house, but now connected with the strect railway company of Sioux City, was in the Bluffs yesterday looking over the electric motor plant, The Sioux City com- nr is about to make u change from horse elactric power, and Mr. Pieroe deemed it best to look over one of the most satisfactor- fly operated roads injthe country to get & few important poia! ST 8. B. Wadsworth & Co., 207 Pearl street, loan money for Lombard fuy, Co, returned to Des e 8, M. Williomson sells tne Standard and Domestic sewing machives. 106 Main st. et Full line of imported and domestic cigars. Kelley & Younkerman. B ‘The water runs when Bixby plambs, e ‘The Koss Investment and T'rust company. Council Froceedings, ‘fhere was a large number of property owners and taxpayers on Lincoln avenue and South Mudison street present at the meeting of the council last evening who were interested in the establishment of the grade on those thoroughfares. Thedincoln aveoue ordinance was read and as it met the approval of the interested property owners it passed. It was the com- promise grade agrecd uvon and disoussed at the previous u:g of the counoil, Colopel J. J. Steadman and Mr. De Haven asked the council to donate the use of weve eral fractional lots for the purpose of bulld- ing little houses upou them for the homes of soldiers' widows who are destitute and are being cared for by the Grand Army men of the city. The matter was refer wa committes of three from the council Lo con- fer with a like ccmmittee from the Grand dArw( the Republic post 1o select the lots ssired. Abe Liucoln post, Grand Army of the Re- pablie, presented plaus for the improvement of 1ue soldiers’ burial ground in Fairview cemelery, by which they propose sowme lm- - portant changes and the erection of a monu- ment. The county has given $100 to aid in the work, and the post asks the city to con tribute £500, Colonel Steadman, sessrs. Lindt and Mynster spoke eloquently in sup- vort of the measure, Park_Commissioner Graham stated that if Mayor Rohrer and othera who owned large tracts of lund adjoining the cemetery on the north would donate ten acres for park pur- poses, ha wounld pledge the expenditure of $1,000 of park funds on the improvement of the grounds iithin the next two months The matter was taken under advisement and the council agreed to ¢o in a body today and lovk over the situation. Rev. J. G. Lemen of the Christian Home asked for the opening up of Little Curtis street mear the Orphanage. The request was granted and the city attorney instructed to prbopare the necessary condemnation papers. A protest against the grading of High streot from rmiddle of block 1, Casaday's addition, was filed by L. E, Bridenstien and othors. The ordinance fixing the grade on South Madison street was passed, The plats, profile and estimates for the Canning hill cut were referred to Super- visors Grabam and Alexander for examina- jeorge A. Wise bridge contract was changed from £5,300 to £4,810, and to include the construction and approaches for a fifty foot bridge on Benton street, This is the Eighth street bridge over which there has been so much dispute, which will now be a new structurs forty feetlong. A motion to construct a oridge on Mynster street to connect with the North Main stroot bridge was referred to the commitlee on streets and alleys. v The Lenders of flne watches and jewelry in the city, and the place to buy the best goods ut the lowest rices is the establishment without rivals, the most reliable firm of C. B. Jacquesis & Co. PRSI i) Jowa lump coal, spot cash, 83,50 per ton. Council Bluffs Fuel C — - J. G. Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway. e -~ Desirablo dw gs for rent at reduced prices by B, i, afe & Co., rental agents, Broadway and Main up stairs, Prars o s A Lesson For Practicakdokers. There are four ladies residing on Fifth avenue who have had enough practical jok- ing to last them for some time. Sunday evening they dressed up in th husbands’ clothes, and after having considerable sport around home, they started outto call on a {riend, the wife of a well known commer- cial traveler. When that lady answered the bell, the spokesman inquired *‘Is Mr. at home,” to which a negative answer was given. “All right, then. Come in, boys.” and they pressed forward into the hall, In the darkness the callers wero not recog- nized, and the lady started back in affright. As they pressed in she rushed into the par- lar and fell in a swoon on the floor, ‘The callers then realized the serious turn affairs had taken, and devoted themsclves to caring for the unfortunate lady. She re- malned in an unconscious condition for over an hour and a half, and was hysterical dur- ing the whole night. She was scarcely able to be about yesterday, and it will probably be some time before she entirely recovers from the nervous shock. The whole affair was the result of a little thoughtlessness, but it 18 certain that the trick will never be repeated by any of those who participated. Tney will take care that all such calls will be announced in advance in the future, e We want you to list your rental property with us and we will_secure you good, r e liable tenants. Rents collected and special attention given o care of property. E. H. Sheafe & Co., Broadway and Main_st., up stairs. City Steam Laundry, 84 Main. Tel. 134, mn Al Fulllineof homeopathic medicines at Ellis. sy C. 1. steamdye works, 1013 Broadway i it S School Hoard Meeting, The board of eaucation held an adjouraed meeting lust evening to close up untinished business. Residents of Upper Benton ana Harrison streets petitioned for & new school house on Benton street near the old Powder house, and asked that' a proposition for a tax of $10,000 be submitted to the voters, George Metcalf presented a proposition for* the new Streetsville school. A petition was presented asking for an en- largement of the Avenue B school in Streots- ville. Estimates for the schools for the coming year were made as follows: leachers’ fund, £12,000; achool houses, $15,000; contingent fund, $30,000--making a total of $57,000 for the year as the total cost of maintaining the schools. Miss Myra Cutler was advanced from a substitute to a regular teacher, ‘The school houses in the Fifth and Sixth wards were granted to both political parties for politizal.purposes. Architect Maxon’s bill of 122,50 for plans and supervision of the Washington avenue outhouses was presented and he was allowed §75 for the plans and the remainder to be paid whenever the work is dove. Miss Ella Boyer was granted $25 back sal- ary and placed on the pay roll at §55 a month hereafter, ‘I'he usual bills were allowed., ————— Drs. Woodbury have removed their denta oftice to 101 Peatl street, up stairs, s nieeD e The Manhattan sporting headq'rs 418 B-way. The popular wall paper and decorative establishment of P, C. Miller has been re- opened with Mr, Miller as manager. The entire stock has been purchased by Jacob L. Jensen, and largely increased by the addi- tion of all the latest styles and designs by tho best manufacturers. Tho old establish- ment is ready for business again, a fact the public will note with interest. i Who Will Be Census Supsrvisor? There is a good deal of speculation con- cerning who will be nominated by Congress- wan Reed us census supervisor for this a trict, As it will be his duty to appoint all the enumerators, and as the gontlomen who expect to devote a month of their time to Uncle Sam’s service are very numerous, there is a great deal of anxiety to know to whom toapply for positions. The name of ex-Congressman Lyman has been mentioned in connection with the supervisorship, but it is now quite probable thathe will nov get the place, *“I'ie Bee can confidentially ad- vise all aspirants for positions as census enumerators for their wards and townshi to apply to Captain 8. W, Hight of city,” said a well informed politician yester- day, *% he can't give the boys & job, he can at least fl\'(\ them some valuable pointers. Captain Hight will make a good, conscientious and active executive officer, and I'll wager a new silk hav that he will get the appointment. You can depend upon this being siraight, and it may be somethin, of & surprise to the gentleman's friends, and perhops himself, for { understand that he was not really an applicant for the place.” R A good girl can secure a good situation to do general housework by calling on Mrs, P, M. Pryor, 616 BIuft st. R — The handsomest and cieanest market, best meats and lowest prices at J, M. Scanlan’s. B Go to Dempsey Bros. for flue confection- ery, Boston chips, butter cups, etc., 105 Main. e — Masonic, Regular communication of Bluft, City Lodge. No. 71, A. F. and A, M., this even- wg. All Muster Masons are cordially n- vijed. By order W. M, ————— ulics Plickings. W. A, Woods was fined $8.10 n police court yesterday worning for drunkenness, and James Hargrave pleaded guilty to a similar charge, but was let offt 50 cents easier because he was brought in without the assistance of the patrol wagon, . Coarles Metcalf and H. Wuketield, vags, had their cases continued until it could be ascertalued whether they are not waated on & more serious charge. H':I‘l'vnl‘l O’Huor'u :5; ht::ked for h;oony. pected " ; tered the second hand II.OI'! olp:mwm‘::‘l: opposite the .poswilice, some tiwe ago &n ied to steal & pawr of pavts, but was dis- THE sanded by A revolver in the hands of the proprietor’s son. O'Hearn was not ready for trial and his case was continued A continuance was also geanted in the caso of State va Harras, who was arrested obtaining property under false pre- d in yestorday's Bee, - f on tombetones and moni- Save S0 per cent ments. Design sheet ana price hist frae, Kelloy, 208 Broadway, Council Bluffs, pibwabin. /" hdoiared Another Motor Ohange. The motor company is arranging a new time card, which will make quite a change in the running of trams. Under the new schedule every alternate Omaha train will go down Main street to the Rock Island depot, and the others will po around tho Piarce street loov as at present. This will give o twenty-two minute Omaha service on both Main street and upper Broadway. Some of the Muin street cars will be trans- ferred to the Fifth uvenue line, giving a bet- ter service on that line. The service in tho business part of the city will remain about the same so far as time is concerned, but much better satisfaction will be given under the new arrangement. Tho Council Blufts lusuranco copanys average annual income since orgaization hns been $120,000.00. Disbursoments since organiza.'on for losses and othor ex- pendivures now exceeds $1,000,000.00, written since organization, — #42, Every property owner should patronize this Home imstitution, and in. that way encourage and build up our city. J. 13. Allen is the city agent of this company, and a more honors able, reliable and__trustworthy man can not be found, The directors of the company are Fon, W, . Sapp, E. L. Shugart, F. M. Gault, John Ienners, . Bramerd and J. Q. Auderson. M. PR e SOUTH OMAHA NEWS, Judge King’s Monday Grind. 1t was a good morning with Judge King— in fact the Sabbath produces much in South Omaha that tends to help along the city school fund. The last motor train up to Omanha Satur- day nigbt was the scene of a royal good old- time fight, C. L. Allstadt was the conduc- tor. E. Hingman, a jeweler, was on the rear platform, and because he was asked to move whila Allstadt set the brake proposed to fight it out. The result of the fracas that ensued was the landing of both of them in the police station. Harry Harrison is the present stage man- ager of the Theatre Comigua. Mr. C. Moore formerly oficiated in the same capacity. Saturday night a brand new silk tile worn by Harrison was the cause of a viclous street fight between the pair. Caplain Sexton gathered them iu. A tine of $5and costs was assessed against euch of the pair, Martin Welch, better known as “One- Byed Riley,” finished a thirty days sentence in the county jail F'riday. Saturday night he was run_in again with a healthy jag on board. Ten dollars and costs was imposed on him, . John Craff, a plain drunk, was fined 83 and costs, P. Barton, & vagraut, got two days in the city jail. Charles McCarthy, an attache of the Thea- ter Comique, struck aud abused one of the painted chair warmers and beer jerkers of the place, Saturday night. He paid $6.50 and costs for his amusement. ‘Who Got the Best of It? A stranger walked into Mayor Sloaune’s ofice one day last week and inguived of South Omaha’s chief magistrate the location of a certain addition to South Omaha, The mayor assisted the stranger in discovering the whereabouts of the addition. It is one of those platted on the river bank south or the city, som& of it sand bar and the balance a waste of willows. “Guess I won't go any further,” the stranger said. “‘I have a deed for a lot in that addition, but I guess [ got bit about as bad as the man who sold it to me. He hasn’t got any the best of 1t, though, ‘1 gave him a farm of 160 acres out in the state with a mortgage of $275 on it. That isn’t the worst of it. though. The land is so sandy that it all blows away every year. One summer it blew away twice on me and it took all my time for the whole year gath- ering my land together again. I don’t care about knowing any more about my Omaba town lot,” and he left on a search for some innocent to trade it off to. Preparing a Programme, At the meeting held Sunday afternoon at St. Agoes’ school hall to hear from the committecs appointed to arrange for the Emmet anniversary satisfactory progress wus reported. A fine literary and musical programme is in course of preparation. M. V. Ganoon will deliver the oration of the evening., E. A. O'Brien of Tur BEE will re- cite Emmet’s speech in the dock, und musi- cal numbers will be rendered by Miss Fanny Arnold and the Misses Maggie and Mamie Rush. The entertminment will be heid in Hunt's hall, City Notes and tersonals. The ‘luraer masquerade occurs night at the new Turner hall. The organization of the projected hand ball club was postponed again until next Sunday. Miss Carrie Beer of Pueblo, Colo,, is vis- iting nt the home of Georgs W, Masson. She will remain for a week or ten days. A large number of the South Omaha mer- bors of the Order of Workmen attended Dean Garaner's lecture at Trinty cathedral Sun- doy night, Policeman John Brennan was fsurprised Saturday night by a party of young peoplo who invaded his home at Albright. Dancing was inaulged in ubitil morning. B OPIUM BY THE POUND, Kkemarkable Consumption of the Drug by a Man and Wife, One of the most remarkable cases ever brought to the notice of the physicians of Chicago was that of Mr. and Mrs, Frank Austin of No. 151 West Lake strect, who were before Judge Prender- gns'. today in the insane court, says & ispatch to the Cincinnati Enquirer. The man and woman are both insane, in fact their minds were completely one, the result of eating opium in unfvequnnuuds. The couple presented o piteous sight, being reduced to the lowest depths of miserv and wretched- ness and it seemed as if their skin would be punctured by the sharp bones that uw)enred on the point of protrud- ing. Neither was capable of convers- ing intelligently and the judge had no difficultylin ascertaining that they were fit subjects for the 1nsane asylum, Dr. M. W.Warren, who had been in attend- ance upon the couple, told the judge what he knew of the case. “These two persons were found in bed at their flat,” said he, **‘and I thoughtit the best thing to have them carved for. Iuis certainly a most remarkgyble case. This man and women have been in the habit of eating fully a pound of opium cach every day, alil the wonder is they have survived as long as they have, 1 never knew of anyone eating so much of the drug for any length of time and sur- viving, The woman, who is naturally refined and is well educated, has been a confirmed opium eater for years, while the hueband bas been using the drug, I understand, for only a few months. While the minds of both Mr. and Mrs. Austin are destroyed, it is possible, a oure, or a partial one, muy be effected in tho case of the husband. The woman’s mind is totally gone, [ think the wife’s sad condition had a good deal to do with driving the husband to the use of the drug.” One fchild was born to the parents some time ago, a daughter, and she will be taken care of by relatives of the couple. Itis the intention of various physicians here to maintain a watch over the man and woman at the asylum in order to keep track of the progress made in effecting a cure in lfle imsA bands case. There seems to be no doubt that Mr. and Mrs. Austin have eaton the drug by the wholesale, and, the case being a phenomenal one, phosicians are more than ordinarily interested, to- OMAHA DATLY THE ADMISSIDY OF IDANY, A Ryview of th&(Queation in Its Various.Aspaocts. ALL PARTIES STAND TOGETHER. The Mormons Number Only Fifteen Thousand antt are Found in Only Four Counties —An Unbiased Resame. How ldaho Can Com? N Boise Crry, Idaho, Feb, Spoecial Cor- respondence of ]—Idaho claims iu point of population, progress and enterprise to be entitled to admission to the union, There is but one question upon which con. gress and the people of the United States de- sire to be informed before this is con- sumated—they simply wish to know what will be the effect of the Mormon balance of power upon elective, social and moral af- fairs. Mr. Dubois, the representative of the ter ritory in the lower house of congress, who is active for the admission of Idato along with ‘Wyoming, urges that as a state the peopte of Tdaho could put an end at once and forever to the unrepublican abuses of the church. He claims that with the political power placed in the hands of the American citizens, Mormamsm will at once ceaso to be a politi- cal factor, and that its existence as a polyg- amous church would very soon cense. Con gress, there is no need to urge, will not leg- islate against poligamous practices in tho territory, ‘The citizens of the territory can- not legislate. But us a state the veople of Idabo could control the elective franchi Would they control it us agaiust the polt cal power of the Mormons¢ A territorial legislature has no power to enact o ‘“test oath” or other prohibitive legislation. The vroposed state consti- tution of Idaho, enacted last November, contains the provisious of the test-oath. It only remains for cougress to accept thas con- stitution to give ilaho beyond repeal the strongost logisiutiu . possible on this subject. I'rom that constitution the Idaho legislators receive the power to prescribe conditions for the right of suffrage, additional to those furnished by the constitution; and the legis- lature is prohibited from sunulling any qual- ifications, limitations or couditions ot citi- zenship which the constitution provides. The territorial laws and the state constitu- tion disfranchise Mormons, for the reason that every function of citizenship performed by & Mormon 1s under the dictates of priests for the benefit of a polygamous church. The people of ldaho would not accept statehood if the Mormons were to hold the balince of political power in the state, To do 8o would be to open the way for the re- newal of the political corruption which pre- vailed previous to 1884, The legislature of the territory in 1884.85 passed a law similar in language to the clauses in the constitution formed last summer. The Mormons made no attempt to vote under that law until 1888, and then ouly after they had been cut oft from membership in the church by the priests, Hundreds of them have been indicted for voting in that ‘election, and some them have been con- victed and sent o prison, And among those who were “‘cut off” not a few have taken advantage of their release from priestly nomination to remain out of the churcn, The Mormons of Idaho are estimated to number some 15,000, from 10 to 12 per cent of the whole population, They are confined to the four southern couuties — Beer Lake county with a population of 3,500 Mormous; Bingham county, 38,0003 Onedla county,d,000, and Cossia, 1,500. ‘There 18 in these counties a lurge and growing: Gentile population, amounting in Bingham aud Cossia counties to a majority of the inhabitants. ‘The last three legislatures, and the recent constitutional convention of idaho have been practically unanimous’ without aistinction of political party, in demanding the sxclusion of Mormons from political affairs.. The mem- bers of these bodies have come from every county, have represented every interest, and were composed alike of democrats and re- publicans. Every man in the territory who is not a Mormon, be he a republican or a Qemocrat, is first of all anxious:and deter- mined that the Mormon question’ shall now, once for all be elimivated from the future politics of the conmonwealth. All are alike confident that the result will be accomp- lished, if congress will give the territory statehood under the provisions of the cou- stitution which they have unanimously adopted. Section three of that instrument. provides thav no person shall be permitted to vote, serve as juror, or hold any civil office, who *'is & bigamist, 8 poiygamist, or is living in what is known as patriarchal,plural or celes- tial marriage, or in violation of any law of the state or United States forbidding any such crime, or who in any mauner teaches, counsels, aids or encourages any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy or such patri- archal, plural or celestial marriage,or to live in violation of any such law and to commit any such crime; or who is a member of, or contributes to the support, aid or encourage- ment of any order, organization, corporation ov society which teaches, advises, counsls, and encourages or aids any person to enter into bigamy, polygamy or such patriarchl or such patriarchal or plural marriage,or which teaches or advises that the laws of this state prescriving rules of civil marriage are not the true law of the state;" (and section four) “the legislature * * * spall nover annul any of the provisions this article contains.” The Gentile population is imcreasing rap- idly in Idaho, and will continue to increase. The Mormon population is not increasing, und will not grow to any recognizable ex- tent. The Mormons have come principally from Utah. With statehiood, and the conse- quent power to handle the subject without interference, the people will sce that polyga- mous mormonism does not last long. No one who understands the interests of the people of Jdaho can doubt that they would pass suit- able laws for the protection of their political, moral and social freedom. Statehood mean: the completo breaking down of Mormon power in Idaho. in point of development, wealth and settlement, Idaho is in every way fitted to become ‘a state. ‘Iho admission would be the greatest measure yet taken for solving the problem which peculiarly men- aces American interests, The utmost strength which the Mormons can possibly exert will not effect anything; for, however it may have been o the past, both parties are now in harmony in respect to all meas- ures looking to the correction of the social, moral and political evils which Mormonism 80 powerfully breeds, There is no othér’of our northwestern provinces, which bears greater promise of success than does Idabv. It has a fine pop- ulavion. Kvery aspect of its condition, po- litical and material, is hopeful. Its settle- ment 18 permanentyand must rapidly in- crease, The UnioniPacific Oregon Short Line runs through_jts southern portion; the Northern Passes through it toward its northern boundary, aéd the Montana Cen- tral, which is about to push through be- tween the two on to jSpokane Falls and the Pacific, by the most:direct possivle route from Helena. Thessroads all open up lines of sattlement, poputation and industry,which must powerfully effact a free and intelligent state. The people of Idaho, already, must become more and more competent to dis- chn;ge the duties gf pitizenship and state- 00X . " One thing is cerfaft: Whether Idaho is atimitted now or latanion, she must come into the union on terms which shall definitely and forever settle the Mormon question, An ap- peal has been taken o the supreme court of the United States from the decision of the supreme court of Idaho territory, wherein the legality of the test oath was held to be valid. Idaho can afford Lo await the utter- ance of the highest judicial tribunal of the United States upon this sll-unportant ques. uou, That decision will forever settle the Mormon question ip, ldaho. It is 10 every way desirable that it be settled now on the threshold of her admission as a sovereign state. This decision will not be long de- layed. Meanwhile, if it is thought bast that Idaho should for a little time delay assuming the role of sovereignty, she will go on fituing herself more and iore perfectly in popula- tion and 10 material independence to place her star beside those of her four new sisters and of Wyoming in the azure fleld of the nation’s banner, D. C B. of AT R Ladies who value a reflned complexion must use Pozzoni's Powder—it produccs & soft and beautiful skiu, BEE: TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1890. 1 have given the Hlack Pecrless Coul a th ough fest, and am satisfied it is tne bast c al for all purposes in the westorn market, and | have burned thousands of tons of all Kinds of coul W. W, BiEoLE City Steam Lanndry. We have heatsd our mammoth dry goods Sold E LETTER CARRIERS IN CHINA, temions, Spook-Proofl and Shoulder-Hitting About the most curious in China is the postalservice. It includes two quite distinct systems, ove for the government officials and one for every ono else. The dispatches of tho gov ernment are carried by mounted post- men with tolerable swiftness. Their carringe and delivery are under the direct supervision of the ministry of war in Pekin. The people at large are not allowed to send muil by the official carriers. They are obliged to transact all their postal business through a much slower medium, In every Chinese city there are several postoflices which receive and de- liverin their respective districts the mail matter of the general publie. each guarantess the safo delivery of everything intrusted to its carve, and in case of loss of valuable papers or goods reimburses the sender without delay. The contents of every package, how- ever, must be exactly declared at the time of mailing, as the postige varies with very trivial variations of value. The postmen of this branch of the mail service walk or ride on asses from station to station. With somo eighty pounds of mail matter a postman covers about three miles an hour. The min- ute he arvives at the end of his route he transfers his burden to the shoulders of another postman who, whatever the time of day and whatever the weather, hurries off to deliver it at the next sta- tion. To keep himself ready for all emer- geucies the Chinese postman never fud- eles his wits by overeating. He always takes very light meals. **Eats bimself only seven-tenths full,” the Chinese y. Heis usually a man of fine phys- ique and less afraid of ghosts, witches, etc., than forty-nine out ot every fifty of his fellow countrymen. In fact, an applicant for admission to the service is generally subjected to a kind of e service examination of his courage in withstanding the horrors of supernat- ural phenomena. If he stands the test without quailing and proves that he has not incurred the enmity or any bad spirit which might interfere with him in the discharge of his duties, he has taken a long step toward procuring his appointment. This singular condition for admission to the service is univer- sally considered to be quite proper, for the average Chinaman is so afraid of spirits and the dark that the slightest noise by the wayside at night would cause him to drop whatever he was car- rying and dart off like a shot to the nearest settlement. An ordinary letter may be sent 150 miles or more for about 8 cents. Thirty per cent of the postage is collected in adyance from the sender. This amount covers the expense of transportation, and is a guarantee against fraud on the part of the sender. The other 70 per cent is collected from the receiver, and represents the profit of the service. The postmen often carry very valua- b'e mails. Traders intrust to them drafts and silver bullion without hesita- tion. To protect the most important mails small guards of soldiers are often used. or troops of fighting civilians who have especially trained themselves to tight mail robbers. Three, four or five of these civiliaus are always ready to fight at least a dozen highwaymen. The manner in which they prepare themselves for such uneven combats is an elaboration of a pugilist’s training in punching the bag. Krom the roof of the empty shed in which the practice is taken hang on ropes ten heavy sand- bags. Theman who is learning to be a guard stands in the midst of these bags while his instructor, on the outside, sets them to swinging. The man among the bags then strikes out right and left with his fists for the purpose of punch- ing the bags away from him. As soon as he learns to keep all the bags in mo- tion without letting them touch him he is pronounced ready to go on the road to knock out mail robbers. R IN HER ARMS, Al Postmen nards, stitution in DIED A Pitiful Epwsode of Life Great Metropolis. A sound of sobbing that came from a doorway on Fourteenth street, near Broadway, attracted the attention of a man who was hurrying along on his way to work shortly before daylight this morning,says a New York dispatch to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. He stopped, and, peering into the dark- ness, made out the form of a young woman, clad in a thin dress, a black shawl and a black felt bonnet. A baby lay in her arm. *‘He’s cold,” she said, with chattering teeth in reply to the man’s kindly inquiry. “He was awake a little while ago and was crying, but T guess he’s sleeping now., Oh, don’t walke him,” ghe added, as the man put his hand on the baby’s face. ‘I just came in here a moment to nurse him, I’'ve been walking the streets all night.” . “The baby’s dead,” said the man as he téok his hand away. in the *No, no,” exclaimed the mother, clasping the baby closer. *‘He can’t be dead. He’s sick; that’s all. What shall I do?” The man directed her to the nearest police station, on Mercer street, and the woman started alone with her baby down Broadway. She became bewil- dered and kept on down Broadway, un- til about 7 o’clock she tottered into the Church street police station with tears strean ng down her cheeks. She had walked nearly two miles. Police Sar- geunt Heap at the desk saw that the child was dead and the mother was led down stairs to the room for women lodg- ers and seated beside the fire. One of the lodgers with a sympathetic word to the woman took the buby from her and laid it in one of the wooden cots, For a long time the mosher rocked to and fro with her face buried in her hands, but as she grew warmer she took the bowl of hot coffee_and the food which the sargeant had provided for her and told ber story. She said her name was Margaret Hines: that she was twenty-three years old, and that she had wmarried John Hines, a seaman, in Irelund. They came to this country about three years live in_ Peekskiil. ago and went to \fiheu Hines went to sea Mrs. Hines went out to service 1n Peekskill to sup- rt herself, Since November last Mrs. {ines has not hea d from her husband, and she believes he deserted her because she was about to become a mother, He did not tell her where he was going when be left her last fall, She came to New York in the middie of December ana was admitted to the Sloane maternity hospital, attached to the College of Physiciaus and Surgeouns, on West Fifty-ninth street. Her baby was born on New Year’s day. Two weeks afterward she was discharged accordance with the regulations of the institution. She went tolive at a house in Bayard street and did what work she BLACK The following testimonials from large consn recommendations that our house with Black Peerless Conl and are thor onghly satisfied with it w point of heat, econ omy and cleaniiness. | 1 wlves off 1ittle smuke, lenves little ashes and few ciinkers. X i HENRY EISEMAN & Co, , ave used several hundred tons of Black Peerless Coal during the winter for boller and H. BIRKINBINE N. SCHURZ Spe —Attornays-at Law. s of fuel, who have given all kinds of coal pr brated Black Pecriess is the Yest coxl for all pu _PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. —Hydraulic and S cations, Building, Coucil Bluffs ~Justice of the Pence. Broadway, Council Bluffs, lowa. STONE & SIMS i eral Courts. PEERLESS COAL. onl and criicial tosts, are the best possible poses on the market: Kkitchen use, and would have no other, 18 makes the least smoke, ashes and einders and gives the greatest degroe of heatof any coal We have ever used, and fs by far the chieapess and cleancst fuel in the market. HOLST & SPETMAN, Klel Hotel, lusively by SAPP & KNOTTS, 83 Main St., Council Bluffs. sion of Public Work, lowa. Practico in the State and Rooms 7 and 8 Shuga rt-Beno Block, Council Bluffs, lowa. HEADQUARTERS FOR CALIFORNIA ORANGES DUQUETTE & CO., WHO! Fruits and Commission, 347 ISAL Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia C. A BEEBRE & COMPANTY, Wholesale and Retail Dealers 1n FURNITUIRK, Largest Stock and Lowest Pricos, Nos. 205-207 Broadway, and 204-206 Picrce st,, Cou could, having tocare for her baby at the same time. She could not earn enough to support her, and it was not long before her small supply of money was gone, Then she started out to get work, carrying her baby on her arm. She did scrubbing or oth rough work oceasionally, and finaliy found hersel( walking the streets on Tuesday ‘night. She wandered aimiessly up and down, she says, often asking for work. Deputy Coroner Jenkins found Mrs, Hines in the police station and gave her money to go to his house, at 109 ISast Twenty-sixth street, intending to find work for her. The baby, Dr. Jenkins found, had died from brochitis and ex- posure, S ‘I have been afflicted with an affection of the throat from childhood, caused by diphtheria. and have used various remedies, but have never found anything equal to Brown’s Bronchial 'I'roches.” —Rav. G. M. F. Hampton,Piketon,Ky. Sold only in boxes. e A Bride at Ninety-Two. ‘When a woman of the age of ninety- two years marries it must be because she wants to marry, and that is just what happened in the history of Aunt Katy Currie, who died at Warwick, Osage county, recently, at the extraor- dinary age of 107 years and three months, says the Yonkers Statesman. Her maiden name was Catherine ‘Woodruff, and she was born in the ad- joining town of Monroe. When she was thirty-two years of age she married Joseph Currie, & prominent and well-to- do farmer of Warwick, with whom she lived until his death in 1372, Aunt Katy is entitled to the singular distinction of having gone to the altar us a bride after she hnd entered upon her ninety-second year. The bride- groom, James Nelson, was sixty-eight years 0ld, and the marriage took pince two years ufter the death of her first husband. Before contracting this second mar- riage Aunt Katy tore the record of her age from the family Bible, and always declined afterward to tell her age. It is known positively, however, that she was born in 1782. “After Nelson’s death Aunt Katy took up her rosidence with a niece and resumed the name of her first husband. ey A handsome complexion 18 one "8f the greatest charms a woman can possess. Poz- zoni's Complexion powder gives it, et Patti Was Sorry for Him, It is a singular coincidence that Pattils opera company opened tonight at the Grand opera house, where, ex- actly three years ago tonight, sn at- s made to throw a bomb on the into the stage boxes, says a San co dispatch to the Globe-Demo- The occasion was made memora- crat. ble by Patti’s coolness, which undoubt- edly saved the audience from a disas- trous panic. Dr. James Hodges, president of the Free-Thought society, was the man who attempted to throw the bomb. He was scated in the front row of the balcony, and us Patti finished an aria from “‘Lucia” in the mad scene, he grabbed the bomb, which he had already lighted and which was concealed in a bouquet, and raised it to throw at the stage. It eaploded prematurely, seriously wounding Hodges. The shriek of a woman next to the bomb thrower startled the house, and the re- port and smoke added to the general terror. There would have been a stam- pede to the door but for Patui, who came forward and stilled the tumult by sing- ing “‘Home, Sweet Home.” Hodges was taken to the hospital, where it was found that his purpose was to blow up Millionaire Flood and such men who occupied proscenium boxes. Hodges was sent to San Quentin, and while in prison his wife and daugnter died. When he came out he became a raving maniac, and twice attempted suicide be- fore he was committed to the insane asylum, ¢ hen asked today whom he intended to kill with his bomb, he said: ‘*‘Those rich fellows who could afford to buy boxes and wear fine clothes while poor people were starving.” Patti asked after Hodges, and said she was sorry to hear he wan insane, SPECIAL NOTICES, 'COUNOIL BLUFFS. FOR SALE AND R T HAVE soveral hiouse ots 1o trade for Council Bluffs or Omaha un{mproved prop- aty. C. B. Judd, 68 Broidway, Council Bluffs, R RENT or sale—Eight acres of lund, three ncres in grapes, broom house, large burn, &1l convenlence for' gardening or pouliry rais: ing. Toree miles from civy, Inquire at C. B, Carpet Co., Council Blufls, NVASSERS Wanted-Good rieady inan n make §3 to $ & day, 2i1 Broadway. W improved real estate to trade for unlm Proved Omala or Council Blutfs property ©. B. Judd, 606 Broadway. A BARGAIN—Complete roller mill and saw- mill for sale. Capacity of roller mill, fort, barrels daily, Will sell farm in connection wit! mill it desired, Good reasons for selling. All inquiries in regard to sald property sent to tue ddress will Feceive Prompt atten- Heel, Reels, 1a. RKAL ESTATE-Hougnt sad wxoll and ex- cmnrd. Bpecial atteation given to exam- ination of titles. W. C. James, No 10 Fearl st WOR BALE or Rent—Garden Iand with houses, ¥ by J. K. Hice 102 Main st., Council Biuffs, OR 8,00 0r 8100) you cau buy 4 Bice, new clean stock of hardware, stove aud tinshop in one of the best locations' in western Iowa. Ifyou want & hardware business would be leased to refer you 1o reliable parties that Elow il about our busiuess. Very natisfaciory 1o il pay you wo iavestl B 6 Bes office, Councll reasons for selling. 0 this, Address luffs, Denlors, send for Catalogue, C,\sll for second-hand furniture, stoves and Jearpots, A. J. Mandel, 5% Broadway, m3 Willow 18 park, Heat by electricity aud containing Lot 100 by 20 feet. JROR SALE-My wosidonce enue, on south side of Ba by all stearn modern lignt improvements 0 Also will sell or exchange for improved city. Droperty, my farm of o ros, a AN miles east of Council Hiuffs, P 11 JTORE—For ren block; splendid To and shoes, Iuquire c (CCUNCIL BLUFFS property for sale at Breat bargains. The following, among the mos Dbeautiful hoines in the city, will be sold a great bargaing, on moathly payments, or torms to suit: "Three new 8-room houses on Lincbln avenue two blocks from elgctric motor Line. Two new 4-room houses four blocks from olectric motor line on North Seventh strest. One new 5-room house four blocks from elecs tric motor line on North Seventh street. Three new 5 and f-room houses one blaol from electric motor line corner Avenue A an ‘L'welfth street. Besides the above I have houses and lots fn all parts of the city, Ouenew 5-room House on Mill st. 0. B, J udd, 608 Broadway, Council Bluffs. 138 Broadway, Peterson on for dry goods, boots I, Peterson. '"HE— J: AMurphy Manufacturing Co. 1st Avenue and 21st Street. SASH DOORS AND BLINDS. Band and Ncroll Sawing, Re-Sawing and Planing. Sswing of allKinds., Poren Brackets. Kindling wood £2.50 per load delivered. Clean sawdust by _the barrel All work to be first-class, - Telephone 22, “Your Patronage Solk;\tad' ~ s, E. MAXON, hrchite.t and Superintend nt Room 281, Merriam Block, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. Room 2, Opera House Block, Conncil Blufts, Town, TH0s. OFFICER. W. L. M. Pusrd OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLURKS, IOWA, Dealers in forelrn and domestic exchangs Collections made and interest paid on time de Dosivs. " CHRIS BOSEN SASH & DOOR PACTORY AND PLANING MILL Best equipped, most centrally located factory fn the city, Al modern lutest’ patt ke ery. Operated by skilled mechanics, 1 attention given to scroll and bund sawing, plins inug and triming, General contracts and estls mates for houses and bulldings a_specialty. Corner North Main and Mynster streets, Cou cil Bluffs, Telephone Automatic Cut-off Engine. Espectaily aaupted for Electrie 1ighting. Millg and Elevators. legulation, Durability and Kconomy not Excelled, rom 15 to i H. P, L P ., H RRIS Agt. 1 Bio poart y l,'mlm'ifi s \EWa. To Bond for catalogue, Complote steum plants turnished and erected, E. L, BHUGART, Pre J. D. EDMUNDSON, re CuAS. R, HANNAN, Cashier, CITIZENS' STATE BANK, OF COUNCIL BLUKFS, Pald up Capital Surplus Liab $150,000.00 ' 35,000.00 to Depositors...-335,000.00 A. Miller, F. 0, Glezson, E. L, art, J. D, Edundson, Chas. R. n, ‘Transact’ general banking business Eargest capital and surplus of any bank in Northwestéra lowa, Interest on time ity No. 27 Main St,, Over Jacques min’s Jewelry Store. Eloctric Trussss, Belts, Chest Proe wau bctors, Eto, Di.c. B. JUDD, F. M, ELLIS & CO., ARCHITECTS AND BUILDING SUPEIINTEN DENTS, Rooms 430 an juiiding, Omans Neby Agents O B ms 244 and Merriam xm.&. Blutsjow ., Correspondence 8ol cited. Office over American Expross, No, 41 Feds / ingineer. Plans, Estimates Brown ¥ v > P o