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THE OMAHA COUNGIL ELUFF&. OFFICE, NO. 12' PEARL ST. BEE Dellvered by Carr H. W. TILTON, TELENITONE: Business 0Me Night Editor, No — or Inany part of the City IMANAGER, MANOKE MENTION. N. Y. P.Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co The stockholders of tomorrow morming at ro0ms, Thy cases growing ont Bagruin-Haines difficulty at the ve heen continued until next ty Attorney Stewart haviog an ment for Tuesd A. Wright Miss ity ‘slipped over to Omana dny _af ternoon to be joined there in wedding. — Mr Wright s foreman for the Keyes carringe o and the bride has ulso many friends here, home being on Stutsman strect, The W, C. 7. 1 meet at_their rooms next Wednesday sflernoon (July 80) at o'clock. It being near the close of the year matters of importance be discuseed The new work for next year on Chautauqui rounds will be presented. Lad e a full attendance, promptly atth Three of Tom Mulvinill's bill posters caught in the act of violating the new poster ordinance yestorday afternoon were ru A alvibill desires to ms 8 tost case of thi 1 Wrig Baldwin & Haldanc fend net ley will prosecute for the city, The ¢ come up some time next weck. Yesterdoy afternoon a lad from Bogue barn wus “driving along near the Blo hool, and suceee in colliding with delivery wagon of Taylor's grocery s Eggs, but 1 berries wore seattered about very promisc ly, the driver of the grocery wagon received some painful bumps, and Lis Wagon was somewhat d zed. Three laborers were given a narrow escape pesterday afternoon, a shower of bricks and boards coming tumbling down from the topof the new Grand hotel, and striking uncom- fortably near to where the men were at work on the ground below. Six inches either way would have caught at least one of them, anda serious injury must have resulted, ce moved to In order to make room for our fall ste which s now arriving, we will offer special inducenients to all who' contemplate buying sarpots, stoves, tinware, crocke bedding, window shades, cur faihs and other actisies (00 uumerous to men- tion. You need not go out of ourstore to make your purchases. We do not offer to sell below cost, but our prices are guaranteed to be lower than those of our competite Re- member Mandel & Klein's, the only install- ment house in the city, 520 Broadway. - J. G. Tipton, real estate, -~ A good he hoso purc coal Chaut the board of the New Th I Fmily McCann Dr. Bowers' ) N. Main. Broadway. y 100 feet of Fricdtman's Clos All goods sold for Fricdman's this week. Thi ast chuaice to buy goods at your own prices at Fricdman Don’t forget to go to ains in every tine of good st w 1 only chanc Purties indebted to C. I'ricdman will please oall and settle their accounts to save costs, &4 this is the last weck. g Out Sale. 50¢ on the dollar at dman's for b as this is th wiil have. - PERSONAL PARA Moster Earnest Wright spends Sunday with fricnds in Omatia, Miss Carric Lubert of Sioux Ci guest of Mrs. Creteher, on East Pie X mon Eiseman and her children and hor sister Newman and children, of Creston s morning fora few wecks’ visit at Colfax Springs, Misses Collett, [ n, Bruner, Hurlbert, Holines and M aster of Omaba were i the osterday, the guests of Miss Emily 3 South First street, . Brodbeck was able to ride out yester and_his appearance on the streefs opportunity for the proffering of many con- gratulations upon his improving health’, Robert Stevenson, m: of the Steven- son lumber company Neb., was in the eity y (Am ago, to there weet family who um.e siting theiv 1 '8 there. Captain L. B. Cousins and tertaining at their home Mr. W ana wife of Burton, 0. The two men were school boys together, and their vears of associntion were furthered by the fact that thoy enlisted together and served in the sume company. They have not met before for eighteen years.” Mr. Farrell ‘was in the bat- tle of Shiloh, together with his boyhood friend, and where veceived a terrible wound, The bullet picrced the left breast, pe through the lung, and breaking the ri m, Theold comradesare enjoying many reminiscenses of the past. On_the return of Mr. and Mrs, Faavelithis week Mr. Cousing ill accompan: to Cleveland, where hopes to e su y treated for the ai gllvnl which has tor some time been troubling im. 28 Broadw: e will place on sale Monday m continue four days our entire stock of goods at net cost. This is not an adve cateh, but a truthful statement of fact Ladics, if you investigate this you will find the best bargains ever offered you in Council Bluffs, ng and dr S el AMONG Tlll CHURCHE Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church— Sovuer of South First street. and Broadway, Rev. De Witt C. Frauklin, pastor. Sermon by the pastor at 10:50 a. m . aud S p. m. Suu- duy school at 12 m. Epworth leaguo and class meeting at 7 p. m. You are cordiall fnvited and heartily welcome to these se vice ccond Pr nd 8 p. m, of Michi St Paul 10:45 0. m. Trinity o flnlllh ackny, rector. Church of Christ (Scientist)—416 Broad- way, near covuer Maiu street, up stairs, Ser- vice every Suturday at 3 p.m, uiry mecting every Friday at 8 p. m, at our resi- dence, 304 High School avenue, corner Glen avenuoe Allare welcome, Sedts free, Tho or and needy are cordially invited to attend hese meotings, Berean Baptist Chureh—Divine service at 80 a.m. and S p.om. Subjects, “Work” “Prayer.” Old ana young are inyited, First Baptist Church—Near postofiice; D. H. Coolcy, pustor. Preaching by the pastor 10330 8. m. school, 19 m. ; Christ- ndeavor, union' service in tho Finst Prosbyt ch, . All cor- dially we nty-ninth chool at 4 o' vhnk Church—Divine service today at Rev., C. H. Gardner, deun of hedral, Omaha, will preach, The cordially invited to attend. T. J. Street Mission—Preaching by the pastor, M. W. Buck, S p. w.; Sunday school p. m. All invited. Congregational Servic preaching by the pastor, subject: “The Gift of Liberty.") Sunday school at 12 m.; Y. P, 8. C. E.at 6:30. Al are cordially invited. Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church —Corner Eightecuth street and Fifth avenue; George H. Bennett, pastor, Preacher at and at 5 o'clock. . A, Shaver will conduct the moruing service. Sunday school at 9:30 u. m. and class meeting at 7 p. m. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8, All are welcome. Epworth Methodist Episcopal Church— su'l\uu B and Twenty-fiflh street; George H. ennett, pastor. Preaching at 1030 and at § o'clock, rother . A. Shaver will conduct the evening service. Sund & m. Prayer meeting Thursduy evening. All are welcome, nity Methodist Church—South Main street, opposite Eigth avenue. S, Alexander, tor; - residence, 220 Eleventh avenue. reaching 10:30 8. m., and 8 p. m. Sunday wue, 6:15 p. Spworth L or meef ting W cdlmulm Nt Spom: young men's meeting will be held in the Young Men’s Christinn association today atd p.m. Subject, ndage or Liberty» Brief talks, Good 'singing. Allmeb of the ully invited, A condial welcome to auy trangers in the city. Rooms open at 8 p. m. eeting lasts but oue hour, e Tho Manhattan sporting homl“unlen, 418 roadway. This ning, THE O\IAHA DAILY BE I< NEWS ABOUT THE Emphatically Declares ation to be Final, BLUFES, His FROM TWO DEATHS DIPHTHERIA, A Country Boy Prisonor's Inger ing Accidentally ity—The tion—Notes hot—A *ave Injun son There has a grea cone v Cooley from the pa tist church of this ¢ that the resign as the v could be prevailed up sid matter and stay with the people wh well and where he has such a splendid work, But the doctor has ma y positive declara tions and auth n in an who have cssary leal of sy ignation of Dr rate of the First ty. Many have not final, seulation D. H, Bap supposed and that pitst 10 ¢ : the love him accomplished by o disap: Dr, ticterms ot re- tad built a hed to it as he v arishe nat tnal, and I 1 in charge,” said he to the re “When does your signation ta “On October 1. But should the church not succeed in suiting itself witha shepherd before that time 1 will probably remain in charge till the end of O ber **Has r work hic been you! “Well, that is sume that every s do agreat deal of s mostly poor, thank {h ie that a more lue o than tend to continu ozy home o s to th ests of his p ners shall not rter effect agreeable to ling question. T p 1 of the shecp r t i My members vet I could could lars and cer “Do you | calling ¢ s, But 1 must takea rest. T do not design to take ¢! 2 of v other ch though Tam receiving letters from different socicties requesting me to visit them with the object of possibly beconing pastor, 'hen you will leave here? “Yes, Texpect to roturn to Morgan park, near Chicagzo, house there which is rented to a good ten- ant.’ 80 you will remove to that place and go into your former home?" “I'will remove to Morgan park in a_fow months. ButI will not_go into my large house, to build a smaller one and oceupy it, o go to Chicago next ion of this building.” ious work will you en- in the minis- my home at Tintend t the cr Skt kind of gage in at Chicago “Lexpect to pre less. T will prea may be tempor help in special w educational work: myself the respor perhaps neve ¢ week, more or ‘erent pastors who 1 the city or re-cngage in nd to take on pastorate again My health, which is gen- erally good, has not been at par | thik t to take hoed of thes tory symptoms. 1 do not in v eal e side inside improved you have a bar- all on E. H. Sheafe & Co. at Death From Diptherin. George Hicks, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Hicks, died at 2:30 o'clock yesterday at the residence, 500 South Sixth street. George oneof the brightest and best boys in the city, and one of the most faithful of Tuk Bri's carrier force. Ho returned from the Chautauqua grounds on the last day of the assembly, feeling quito sick, and n fow ady assumed tho t diphtheria. He was a patient but fearful sufferer and made a brave fight for his life, but yesterday he gave up the unequal contest and found vest in the dreamloss sleep of death. He was a manly little fellow, lo ud beloved by all who knew him, and his death is o bercavement thut is hard to bear. He was born November 4, 1875, and was consequently in his four- lN'I\lh\ ar. The funeral ices will be held at the residence at 8 o'clock_this morn- ing. The body will be buried in Walnut Hiil cemeter Willie Smith, the well known little mes ger boy of the Western Union, died at | o'clock terday u"/d noon at the residenc of his mother, 137 Benton street. Ten day: ago his little six-year sister was stric with diptheria, The little fellow kept away from the house as much as possiole, but whenever he could get an oppovtunity would &0 to the door and inquireabout the little suf- ferer. On Tuesday afternoon he was taken sick and the disease qu nifested itself as the dreaded and it diptheria. For four days he made as gallant a fight for life as was ever made, but after four days of suffering gave it up. He was eloven ye old, and_ one_of tho main supposts of his widowed mother. There were few littlo boys in the city that were b known or better liked. Ho w: of the oldest and most trusted of the corps of messenger boys, The funcral will take place from tie residence it 4:30 this afternoon. S J. C. Bixby, steam_heating, sanit gineer, 943 Life builling, Omaha; rism block, Council Bluft izl ki TS Special rug sale continues at Council Blufs Carpet Co, en- 30 v_en- Prisoners' Ingenuity, Men who are locked in jail ing to do but to plan ways of making them- selves more comfortable or laying schemes for escape develop a wonderful ingenu An instance of this oceurred in the county jail the other night. One of the prisoners wanted alight for his pipe and having no matches, and other prisoners in adjacent cells being in the same predicament, ho set his wits to work. He took off one of his stock- ings and raveling out a portion of the yarn wound two balls, connected by a string,” He then rolled one of these bulls aloag the cor- ridor to the front of a cell over which there was & gas jet burning. The prisoner in this cell could reach the gas jet by means of twist- ing a long paper lighter, This prisoncr fast- ened a bit of paper to the yarn and sceurin a light from the gas lighted this piece of paper. Then the other prisoner pulled along the string as this prisoncr let it out and was in speedy possession of the desired light. This invention was then utilized by other prisoners in other cells and it worked like a charm, light being carried quite a distanco by means of burning paper attached to the moving string, L Large importation of lace curtains just re- ceived in Swiss, Irish point and Bruss will be sold at prices that can’t be beatel Council Bluffs Carpet Co, St Accidentalty Shot. Yesterday afternoon a lad named Carter, who lives twenty miles cast of the city, was holding a team ou Fourth street, waiting for some other member of the family, He was suddenly struck on the arm by a shot, ap- parently fired by some one on the bluffs above. He was taken to Dr. Barstow's ofiice and the wound caved for. ‘The ball had lodged in the forearm and had to be cut_out. The mystery as to who fired the shot and for what purpose is still unsolved. The ball was pretty well spent when it struck the boy otherwise the injury would have been much more serious, e — Money at reduced rates loancd on_chattel and real estate security b E. H. Sheafe & Co. s kol ‘The Paving Injunction, Judge Deemer had his attention called aguin yesterday to the fact that James Mad- den is very anxious to restraln the city coun- cil from letting the paving contracts for Fifth avenue, The attorneys for the city filed some new documents showing up a very favorable eondition of the city fnances. Judge Ayles- I“m-, the attorney for o to in ate as o desived and @ be continu Afte coment was o 1. that Wedl whi Madden, had not had these new showings as he asked that the ome consultation ed upon by all par- tha matter should go or Thursday of this Judgze De expects over here on his way to Colorado, He { i8 to notify tho attorneys which of the two days will be chosen hearing the for - NDOUS Of Dry Goods for the Henry Kisem Did you ever get a dollar for 50 you never did come to our store The grandest of all sules, All our Se, 10e and 12150 linen and white goods go at b 1 of our 124¢, 10¢ and Sc TREM? SACRIFICE 0 Days at contat this w quality India wyar winghams go at . Allof our6e, Te at All of our 17 ayard AlL of our Sc. Allof o Allof oy dre and Sc best calicos ®o c and 22¢ sateens go at 10¢ 10¢, 12!c and 15¢ challies go * 10¢, 15¢ and 20¢ lawns 15¢, 18¢, 20¢ and go ut 10ca_yard best indizo blue A yurd 5 and $1.50 0 0t Se. summer Al of our qualities, go at (i All of our 81 prints, best bed spreads 150 and 8175 silk um for ladics and for | and i 100, 81 ) X for s0ld for for nts. All of tow onr lin , napkins, d brown under- s’ cost formerly nts s at manufi our hest summer corsets, c and &1 00, ill be sold our ite it ladies 1508 and dre kets at eastern ntry or cive prompt attention, Il ani sec the £100,000 worth of gcods to wghtered at Hexny Erstyay & Cof Council Bluffs, Toy 0 p. m. except Mo Our store closes at ays and Saturdays, on’s pint fruit jars, pe quart fruit jars, per doz.. lon fruit jars, per doz. . 200 Broady - o Mu doz. . M Local Case Leprosy. “What do you know about loprosy, doc- tor I'ne Beeasked a local phy: - terday afternoon, after a little knot of physi- cians had been discussing the case of the t disease that has been reported in sounty. Have just been treating a case of it, and know that it is a mighty nasty thing to have around.” veplicd the physician. “Who is the patient and where is he no “His name is Frank Simmons, and until a year and a half ago he was ver for Wheeler & Herald. He is a nephew of 5 mond: and for several months lopment of his disea he the coun- first saw m his neck and flak nt City. him he was covered with 10 his heel. The scakes w ited at their by > his ge When I sules fi whi Heo w s hicalth seen there w no eruptions He had a _wife and children and we isoluted him from th 1d everybodl tteution was called to the in a pitisble condition and was suffc dreadfully from the terrible irritation by the eruptions. On the couch whe slept we could gather up each morning half a dust pan full of the sc Istudied the cuse closely and read up all the authori the discase, and am satisfied it w a develope expect to see in this coun From time im- memorial it has been regarded asan incurable disease, but T had ¢ isfaction of seeing that this case yielded to treatment. The treatment I put Kim on was very simpie and it was strictly homaopathic. Temploye: asenium iodide in a low pentenc thrce months' treatment his- sli smooth as it e i not all di 1 was d in the case, but I did not ge to learn ‘what the . final for my et got so er on four cor- oply inte an opportunity outcome i well that he was goi heleftand ot lis family and toelc then to placd where his mother willingly do i bill for the privilege of learning the c result of my treatment. 1 was more than isfled with the result s far as I was able to follow them. I don’t claim that I cured the case, but I am satisfied of two thiugs—it was a genuine case of leprosy, and. that it yiclded to homaopathi (D satisfied, also, there s a great in of loprosy. Its worst bo looked for on the sea cousts, > it may be altogether beyond the control of the physician, but tho inlind cases are not so bad table, “Where was he exposed! He could not tell, ouly that his mother had a similar attack from What tho Goctors said wiis eczema, Thore whs more humanity than most people think in the old method of banishing the lepers in bible times and preventing them living in houses. The only relief they could got was 1n_the night time, when they could goaround naked. Their clothing irritates them, and when they could take it off and wandoraround in tho coot night air they were comfortable. Thei scales protected them from thecold in a great degree and they were not conscious of any suffering from that sou 1t was_almost impossible for the attendant to keep the bed- clothes on Simmons even in the coldest weather.” ““No, I don’t believe the disease will ever become a danger in this country unless it allis itsclf with some other complaint and takes a different form.” —— r, 14 1bs. £1.00 1.00 13 18 Granulated su, E Stockholders' D|4‘l‘||llg. The adjourned second annual meeting of the Council Blufls and Omaha Chaytaugua assembly will be held in the boar: trade rooms, Council Bluffs, Mond: ning, July 28, 1800, at 7:45 o'clock, Cert of stock will there be issued in exchange for receipts for moneys paid account stock subscriptions. J. M. OvsLen, ’ Recording Seeretary. - Democratic Prim ries. The democratic caucuses to select d ates to the county convention which meets next Wednesday were held in the various wards last night. The follow are the del: st \\ rd—-C. D. Walters, ¥. H. Vinchester, J oseph Courad nard, chair wond Ward—Thomas Bowman, A. T. Whittlesey, J. F. Peterson, H. Sheafe, Pat Ronan, G. A. Holmes, W. H. Knephey A. L. Hendricks, William Groneweg, W iam Patton. ge A. Holmes, secretary ; R N. Waittlese; Third Ward,—A. C. P. Lacy, W. H. Thomas, J. J. Frain Smmet Tinle, Pat uoude, A. Rink, 8. B, dsworth. A. C. Grahaw, chairman; W. H, Thomas, secre- tary. Fourth Ward.—W. H. M. J Murphy, O. P. Wickham, J. R._Dei F. Hat{enhaver, George C. Wise, W. James, J. J. Shea. Deitrich, thnumun Wi N* secretar Evans, W. V Pusey Fifth Ward—F. L. . Cones, Nick O'Brien, Con Fitzpatrick, Isaac Troupe, J. K. Cooper.’ W. W. Cones, chairman; J. K. Cooper, secretar, xth Ward—Jack Powell, R. T. Montfort ward Payne, J. W. Mikesell, Geor Montfort, chalrmun; Mikesell, sec- s S e Only a Few Days Remain of the closing out sale of the Council Bluffs furniture company. The opportunity to get furniture at al ute cost should be taken ad- vantage of by everybody, There yet remains unsold some of the finest furniture ever brought to Council Bluts, and it must be sold by t L lst of August. Hays & Bell, Broadway. and | | of the d 2 v NDAY, JULY 27, 1800.-8 IXTEEN PAGES. MORE Annual _sa'e Boston Council Bluffs, The past four days of the Boston store have been the jivaiiest witnessed in Conneil Blufts, the sto erowded daily from morning until he tremendouns dry g o at the Boston mething they uins to JUST sIX'DAY Second Store, thousands of b o fold sold fo v wi and mixtures, and H-inch eheck price 121 g r0ls in sty caslimere , plains and HSey 7501l wool patterns, &1 17 sale price 10 all wool patte 5 sule price 5 silk nud wool, #.50 sale price. velvet g trimmed, 811, trimmod muslin 4!¢c, usual c unbleached muslin, 5 id fie unbleached muslin uit of the Loom and And worth 10c, Heavy shirting, H0-in Wide 121 ¢ 12 yards for &1 Double fola challey bei salo pr D, sale pri fast colors, 4'Je, worth 6e. cheviots, good patterns,Sige cloth, worth 7e, od style: irds for sphyrs which sold for vles, also’ in solid col reduced from 2% to sold for 15¢; 1ced for t neh satoens, andurd indizo blue prints 61 1 wide faney colored ca s prico alf pr en l0se, price during o, sold at vibbed 1 for 100 . extra lon sizes from 9 to sale ich fast Uk hose, all sizes; dur umbrellas for £1 and %150 umbrellas for pLas e g ¢ thiead 4c a spool. ard spool shall's, 158 pins e o paper. Knitting cotton 5e a ball, else for 10c. Jet buttons fe a dozen, former price 17 Prices on Wall Paper and Border to Out, Half Price. e Gilt Paps sold everywhere Ylose And border ot just half the price marked. BOSTON STORE, Couneil Bluffs, Fotheringham, Whitelaw & Co. Resolut At a regular ms of Co ting of St dolence, Albans lodee, of Pythias, held Friday the foliowing resolu- v adopted s plensed almizhty o tuke Into ete Lrother Knight. Mattsc uth of iroth noonr ord s lonest ith his fel- widow ouricartfe of decp s brother K our knightly and heavy n rapithy In tuis, her he to_lis son, our esteened M th 1olin and in stortine, and tender him « kniehtly ald, coartesy’ and condolon to the rest of Lis relatives and friends our deepest sympativ, solved, That we will ever try to imi the many Virties of oardecensed hrotl that the : Of gl Mutt Sean adn fresit i onre m L That an en of t s be presonted to ‘o nories, ed cony widow sead of the lo ythian p; DY sent to th o 5 of this eity for pub, {to the dall wtion. Resolved, of St Alhan for thirty 11 and charter > THE WRONG WOMAN. What Came of an Old Fellow's Natural Mistake at Atlantic City. One morning a protty, dainty woman, who had been frolicking w the waves, had come out and was lying on the bench, her head resting on a lit- tle hillock of white sand, her hair float- ing about in the most charming con- fusion, her tanned face upturned to the skey and her eyes elosed in dreamy de- light, writes an_Atlantic City col spondent of the New York Mail and pross. Anclderly man, whose face was lighted with roguish intent, though his hait was silver white, stepped over jauntily and stooped wnd fondly k un-hurned cheele. In just ubout another half ond the kind old man was sent spinning over the sand, young fellow in a striped bathing costume, with enor- mous muscles and flashing eyes, was standing over him i q an old vills mpudent scoundr man, sceambling to his feet the law of you this day or I die for it “You elderly old sinner! Even your ¥ won't ¢ you. How dare’ you tale such libe with a lady? ST h ? Can’t I kiss daughter *But you can’t ki “Your wife? Horrors apologize, sir. And the old man continued to apolo- gize for a full minute. ood; he had forgotten his had made a dreadful mistake atremendous state of mind altogethors his daughter was bathing there some- where. Ah, yes: here she is. And charming bit of femininity in the same blue bathing clothes and black stockings and big straw hat,all dripping wet, came running up to him crying, L oh, p “Here she is, you see,” man, turning to the big whose anger had abated “and _who ac- cepted the apologies in a stiff sort of way. His wife was much more amiable, good soul. She remained very quiet through it all, and when she turned to go down for another plunge in the breakers, with her hand resting on her husband’s big avm, her la most forgiving light in them. = He was such a deur old gentleman, don’t you see, and nearsighted, too, poor soul. little ith the old ‘Tl have my apologize; T said the old young fellow, Remarkably Skillful Surgery, A rather remarkable surgical opera- tion was performed in Washington and the indications are that it will prove most suceessful, A short time ago the ghter of C, A, Ginochio, a well known road man of Marshall, Tex., was h paralysis of the left arm, dually extended to the entire left side of hig body. Physicians and surgeons who were consulted were unable to determine the cause or to providle o remedy, and o fow di g0 M, Ginochio brought his danghter to an eminent sur- geon in this city. Yesterdny an exam- ination of the "patient’s condition was made. Beginning at the little finger on the 16ft hand one of the affected nerves was traced to the right side of the brain and the seat of the affliction was located in the shape of a tumor. The presence of the tumor had not been before sus- pected find its pressure upon the brain fRataring me paralysis, The scalp was cutopen, a portion of the skul lifted and the tumor neatly removed, The patient withstood the operation splendidly and relief from the paralysis wasat once manifest. It is belicved that the patient, who is still in the hos- ital, will recover the use of her left hand and arm ina fow days. - A Colored Croesus. There is a colored man in lveston who is worth over #350,000, He has a fine house in the most desirable residen- tial portion of the city and his wife em- | ploys none but white persons. A DEMOCRAT AT HIS ELBOW. How the Alliance Farmers Wero Prompted to Party Warlare. REPUBLICAN MEMBERS RAISE A HOWL. hompson Nominated for the Sen- Tor is Anot A Myster Disapp arance -New Eater- prises—Cheated inthe Trade. ate fo Liscory, Neb., July The people's me: ial to Tie isisting of o and Knights their county convention in Lincoln this afternoon. Al day long Q street between Tenth and Eloventh has been thronged with horny handed sons of toil and mechanies and democratic statesinen talking mysteriously in groups. A sceret sossion was held in Union Tabor hull all the morning, and the only thing given to the outer world was the fact that | the following were recommended as delog, to tho state convention: Grant and caster, 1. V. Wolf; Waverly and Mill Hull; West Lincoln and Ouk, J. C. Mu; ton: Centerville and Highland, J. Holowell; West Onk Ik, L, Beeson ; Middle Creele 1l Dext 1 Borryman; Yankee Hill d Garfield, J. F. Bishop; Saltillo and South Pass, Willlam McClain Little Salt and Rock Creek, J. H. Wilcox; Stockton Nemuha, R.J. Chan Buda and ¢ Branch, W. N. Spen Stevens L. Jacoby. About eight hundred persons had assembled in Bohanan's hall at 2p. m., 22 being dele- gates. Al werao either farmers or had culti- vated a granger app-arance. F. L. Leighton, chaivman of the county central committee, called the convention to order. Mr. Craddock moved that a committee on lentials be appointed. After some dis- cussion it prevailed, and the following were chosen: Craddock, Hull, Lyons and Maloney. About a dozen persons called for Burrows, and he cagerly rushed up to the platform and deliv specch, He said he was mightily fuces he saw before him, “There has not been,” said he, “a convention held in this city this year that equals this one in chavacter, o repiblican party is the railroad part The late re publican county convention con- sisted of the brick newspaper building on Ninthand P streets and the big brick build- ing on the B. & M. tracks, That convention did not represent the people, but the one here today does. I am nota candidate for oftice but you have the materiai to properly repre- sent’ the people. [Crics of “*You be makes no differonce with what_part candidates formerly trained, The man in this state who feels more intc in this movement than 1." A man named John Graham was called for. He scored the republican paty. Called its state ticket just chosen a frivolous and de- ceitfulone, He said the republican party bad never made good a pledizo in its existence and that itnever intended to, He declaved that if any man did move for the party than he that person would have to huve more nerve and a better cheek than he. A man named McAllster came forward and declared that if necessary the farmers would resort “to a_revolution of arms.” He said that, the republican party had made the farmers a race of slaves and serf. Craddc ported that all the town- ships except Olive Branch were represented ing 226 delogates out of the 231 called party, ’ alliand of Labor, held pleased with the then moved that F. L. Leighton 0 cman and A, W, Crane tem- (hl ‘motion it was decided that no resolu- tions be adopted, but that the .l.-n-w tes sub- seribe to ¢ for the Jeople's Convention us tholr declaration of faith, On _motion of Craddockc orgranization was w Jame: retary. At this juncture it was discovered that ‘v had a democrat at his elbow. n alliance o ed a howlabout sand the delegates w nvited to come forward and occupy seats by themselves, Nominations of candidates were then de- clared in order. sherwood, o telegrapher employed tern Union, mado a neat speech, M. Thompson, sccretary of the . in nomination for senator from the y. There being no other candidate Mr, Thompson’ inati was made unani- mous. A failed to reveal Thompson's former political faith, Photnpson i bitionist. Jake Wolfe presented the n fornerly a prominent demos date for senator L. Beeson, u W llll.llll Foster of it the temporary de permanent, Craddock was chosen assistant sec- me of 0. Hull, rat, us & candi- mer democrat nominated eaterville for senator. :nted the name of Jum thenarose and said that his ¢ friend Hull wanted to withdraw, as he unted a unanimous nomination or uotiin Th The Foster. Taylor W was granted. he nomine Alias Baker and Willam 8. Demarce of the th ward were unanimously chosen as can- the legislature from the city. s prohibitionist. Demaree a repub- lican. There were apparently no end of candi- dates from the country, the following being placed in nomination. W. J. McAlister, *Stevens MeNabb, Yankee Hil terville: J. F. Dale, Mill; J. tillo; J. W. Keever, Denton Wost H. M. Ree Whiti Oak, On the third ot J. K. Dale was declared the nominee. Dale isa de A motion was then made by some enthusi- astto nominate MeAlister by acclamation, but it was sat down on with a yell. s then chosen by ballot, W. the third nomiuee for legis- ive honors. ger and MceAlister are both suid to be republicans. The period of nominations for county com missioners was a long and tedious one on ac- count of the lack of administrative ability on the purt of the chairman. The following ntually made : A. Stocking, Cr S, Gillick, D. August S0, DEMOCRATIC The few democ CONVENTION, ats left from the g t mass working the peaple’s convention at Bohanan's hall, gathered at Fitz s hall to go g mations of & county convention. airman of the central co Invlnl sonvention to order at 2 predicted that it wise action was emocrats would be victorious in He 1 the d rmber. iliam Mc Laughlin wi chairman_ and Will Lo Sawyer, John McManigal and W, son were chosen as dential: It was discovered that 'l 'ds and precints were not represented and demo. crats present from those places were invited 10 act, The temporary organization was made per- manent Mvr. Calhoun made a sp and moved that K. K. Hayden, candidate for state treasurer, be authorized to name the ! rates to the state convention, and W. J. Bryan, candidate for gress, name the delegates o the congressional convention. This raised a war of words, eral mo- tions were made to lay on the table, Although not in order, M ‘Aw\'vr_ur-mv and flercely attacked Calhoun's motion. He strongly denounced the policy of allowing any two men to na it '8 10 any con- entign. This was not demo ic. @A 0ng wrangle followed, in which Calhoun and Cardiff favored the motion, and Cussaday opposed it. Bryan ivtimated that he could not be pleases d better than by having an op- portunity to name the congressional dele- gates, a8 he was an-ious to go to Washing- | (nu Then pandemonium — reigned, Mr, Bryan had spoiled his own game, and amid confusion the motion was withdrawn. | Mr Bawyer then sttempted W spring o set made_temporary retary. A B. Moon- & committee on cre- ad-eagle speech speech, and the effort ma proved ineffoctual. His crowning period was that the farmer is too green to grow S moved that he delegates pro see to ballot for delegates to the state conven- tion, Then followed method of selectin, was taken to fix thin vention w ain_ called wr over the somio claiming that they chised The Second After considerablo delesa to the named K. K. Hay, Manizal, Dr, Youngsted, C. J. M. Gi. Bohanan, Joseph Wittman, Dunn, J. D. Calhoun, Albert Watkins, W Westover, H, J. Whi e, R. PR Miller, J. D Davy, J.B. McBryan, John Myers, O l' Wyatt, J Shea,” W, B. Morrlson, A. Nadethoff. The following we the congressional ¢ W.J Bryan for congross: J.HL Ames, J. D, Calbionn, 1. W. Fitz gerald, J. C. Bahls, W. L. Cundiff, Will Love, J. Oppenheim: Bennett, James A S, Godfrey, rice % MeCargar, I William B! Davy, J. Keenan, Major another wranglo over the tos, and o rocess When the con- to order anothor method of vot had been disfran- ward refused to vote, nfusion state conventi M up. D. Welch, emj Ww. 1 ane ‘e named as delegates o fon. They are for O'F A den is to have the full support of ion for state treasurer, the democratic convention adjourned » were fow of the unterrified present, the v being at the people’s convention. lemocrats decided “not to choose candi- it will meet later and endorse the es of the people’s party, MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE, Mr. George B, Skinuer, the well known proprictor of a livery barn on Twelfth near PP strect, left this city ‘three weeks ago with a load of blooded horses which he intended 1 in Chicago. The aggregate value of steeds {8 estimated at After ing the city on the lake hewrote back ning his good luck in selling s entive arload of horses, He said that he was going as fur as Buffalo, but aft s sojourn theeo would return immediat On reach- ing Buffalo he wrote to his friends hero concerning his This was over 'y then nothi: and his_relatives ty and fears that some disaster has befallen him. Ho w magnificent diamond eluster pin and S other evidences of his wealth about his pee- son, and as he also had probably $10,000 with him, veceived for his horses, itis feared that he las been murdered, NEW ENTERPRISES, The Touzalin improvement company is a new real estate company that has spring into existence at Wymore. The capital stock is £50,000 and _the incorporators are 1. P, Reynolds, Alexander Stewart and O, P, The Central National Building and Loan tion of Omaba is another new real d improvement company. The cap- stock is 27,000, The incorporators ure William G. Bohn, George H. Webster, George W. Lusk, Richard S. Belcher, Irving I. Bux- :vr. Harlan B, Coryell and Frank S, Brown- The Fremont hemp and twine company has been organized for the purpose of doing the business of a tow mill and twine factory The capital stock is 50,000, nolds, and d. ¥, Hanson aro the tlemen at the head of the enterpriso, GOT CHEATED IN THE TRAT John Helfrich versus Eilvin 8. Armstrong is the title of a case filed in the supreme court this morning. Hetfrich is the appellant and he claims that through the fraudulent repre- sentations of Armstrong ho was_enticed into trading a fine quarter section of land in Duel unty, Dakota, for c 1 school lands in Kansis, which Avmstrongand anothe named Rooks, he says, claimed arming land. On investig says that he found that the farm was in the chalk lands, and wholly barren He therefore wants to trade back. TIE HEIS ARE KICKING, The last will and testament of Mrs. Nancy Jennie May was read in Justi ewart’s }:q. logretic wi This 18 how It o6t {eurred: T was sont down to Pomonay andwhile T was there I met Fred Koe n| and he wanted to marry me, I uulul want to get and [ told him so, but when I ca hore T began t writo to him, Aftera while I got tive of writing to him and stoppe In the meantime T met a young eaptain in San I'rancisco and we | to correspond, ddenly T stopped his lotters and ho stoppad and wd ench thought that the o d thrown off, but we hadn't, I found that Bri a8 he had never « 1 s too hi o up otters had been ielding, and proved of it wo had our letters, You see, \ding thought that a eaptain : I for me, and, as everything of that kind is in his hands, he ilwi‘lu\‘f to break it off, “About that time they found out thad Koenig wanted to marry me, and as the my owed him 200 or $300, they thought that it would be o bl scheme to t me to marry him and get him back into the work. You see, when an, joins the army they have to sell ul that they have to'give'it to the »m s0 if Koenig married me the army \\wu to pay him what thoy owed A ot 0 good bit bes So they got me to say 1) d he would kill himself if T d noby and 50 we were married in Pomona, i Z An Absent-Minded Professor. f. Simon Newcomb of Washe on i known as a man whose sciens studies have tended to exaggeratoa disposition to mental abstrac- tion, says the Milwauke sntinel, The profossor’s friends, who are also his strong g rors, understand his pocul- iarity and overlook in him w ight not bo cexcused in a commonplace per son, A lady of this eity is very fond of telling this incident: ~ She wis at ception given at Prof. Newcomb's h The oceasion had been made del h(hll by the professor and his ymplished wife and daugh Fow of the evening lh\- lady, who T atly, appr nd asked hnu with much sent oived had ene iod the enthusie “How often do you have these delights ful reunions, professor?” No polite prevarication repl delayed the nk God, madam, but once o week. _— SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS F”} stallion No. Dr. Arch od g1l for g, eral honsew 'S 8. No. 910 Second ave. Mrs. n& Mrs. w Daily. WANTED chett, HOUSE for intly located; all cony on prenises, Fourth street ang nie. TQr e NOR house Bluils, W by e the si atany timo leave following A hone il My AP Hans ot o cottuge. please viences, Tnquirg Twelfth uvea 25 Pearl stroet. arden and, with 102 Main st, Counell tamily tho b )0 at $12 per month. 1) &t 18 per month. A home worth £000 at £2{ per month, A home worth £1000 at #3) per month, A home worth #,000 ab 343 per month. Other priced homes on the same terms. The above monthly payments do principal court this morning and the result was a great lowl from the heirs, ns the bulk of the prop- crty has been hequeathed to educational insti tutious, missionary and other cha poses. A brotner, neca Falls, is to eive ¥1,000, but in of his death, ‘what remai 1is to go to Taylor's missions in Afr weth Bart- lett of Eldorado Mills is toreceive £00. Har- riet L. Taylor is e the interest on On her death the money African missions. Mary C. cut off without a cent, being asserted in the will that has received her portion al- Audrew.J. of Seneca Falls 1,000, L. ‘hayer of the sume place is 10 receive the interest annually on 81,000, the principal at her death to_revert to the college at Orleans, Neb. Lillie M. Thayer of Lincoln is to_receive tho interes anniaily on 500, the principal to be given to the Ovleaus college on her death. Jane Thayer and Mury Thayer. both of Sencca Falls, are to receive $200 cach. M Lewis of Oswego county, N. he Mother's Jew: York is to receive #1,000. The seminary is to receive 2,000 to educate young man for th The silv of the deccased goes to Lillie M the remainderof the prop v the bulk of it, goes to Tay| . Koberts of North_Chili, ccutor by the de i be appointed Mond The he nalized their intention of fighting that part of the will that gives tens of thousands of dollars to the dusky sava of Africa and the, 1 rity begins at home, Th indication of a breezy time, CLAINS THE TAXES NEED ADJUS The state board of equalizati moruing and listened to th H. Robinson of Kimball coun that the taxes in the wes state ave higher than they are in the part. He gave some data to bear out his_ as- sertions, and asked that in_making the levy the board see that towns ave cqualized. Tho board took the mat advisement, On Monday, Tucsday and Wednesday of next weels the board will listen toany other com- plaints that may come in. WANTS TS INSURANCE MONEY, John Urbi aims that the German in- suran sport, 111, is trying to beat him out of insurance money due him. In the county court of ! and was ay company has Jenn o at somo rware TMENT. met this aints of H ed et of the The en an appeal to STATE HOUSE BREVITIE Jaroline J. Lander has petitioned the supreme court to reverse the decision of the district court of K lowing Otto Abrahamson to dispose vlain realty in the estate of her husband o be used for pay- ing off certain debts. MISCELLANFEOUS, The Ogden Marriage Endowment associa- tion of Ogden, Utah, has fapplied for permis sion to do business in this state, but the quest has to be refused, as the laws of Ne- ison county to th brought in penitentia boar u months for aged prope PECULIAR Sulvation Army Leaders Embark in Match-Making. The people of San Jose will remember a slight girlish flgure that appeared some months ago in the Sulvation army parades in this city, says the San Jose (Cal.) News. Her nume was it and she has had a peculi ¥ which she has told to a reporter in Ouk- land. About threo years ago, when she Wil & ely sixteen years of age, she left her home in the hope of ent. selling mort ACTICS, the Sulvation army. She lad lost her mother, and wanted to go into the work of the army, and so, rather than enter the army at her home, which her father opposed, she went to Oakland, That was why she went to Oukland and began her work us a licutenant, She did not have a pleasant time in the army, and she tells astory of pe- culiar treatment that has placed her in a very unhappy positi The 3 slight little Lu]\. with a pathetic, spi less way about her that threw a peculiar shado of sadness o the story she told, I thought that the story might go in struighty” she explulned s funny livle | and intorest. For full particulurs call on og addressthe Judd & Wells Cow 65 Broadway, Council Blufs, Ia. ket book, Retur con; JoW. Hinton, or Bee nd white spotted d g dround her hoross boral rewird for herrotin to Mrs. ¢. 1 aline, Vl‘l'llll venue T DA small cow, with stri QIRAY INT—The store room, arl st. W. O James. will trade for encumbered v vor Councll blufrs, The Jud uneil Blults, In. 1ots in O Wells Co., Surgical Instltute Private Hospital. Cor. Brondway and 26th Street, Councll Biufis, la For the treat, jonl und chronfe dlsease 5 Private dis sexual 115, st Stitls, spets ahood, sexuil impotence 1 succossiull 05 0f th ronehitd oy diseas heumatism, e, Dropsy, Tub feets thebones vi 1 d_exclusivel to_the tre t)llnl\m AIN licine sent wtion. Spondence confidentinl. Address: DR. BELLINGER'S Surgical Institute and Private Hospital, Cor. Broadway and 2ith st., Council Bluffs, Tn. ST, FRANCIS ACADEMY Boarding and Day School, FFifth Ave. and Seventh Strects ‘f £ rd the close o ¥ e kod ind tres from & Cun be reached from any of the depol on mot« 5 Conducted by the Sisters of Charity B. V. M. TERMS: ing all I '«d and tuition eme of afinished cducas i for young ladies $76 for session of fivo months, commencing first Monday in September and February respectively, For furthe rticulars address PERIOR, . Francis Acader (n\nu il Hlut!-« Towas SUNDSON, Pres. F. L., i vren CHARLES It HANNAY, GITIZENS STATE BANK Of Qouncil iluffs, Paid up Capital Surplus and Profits Liability to Depositors. onsi—-I. A, Miller, 1. 0. Gleason, ¥ Hard, J. D. Edimunson, Cl ansact genoral binking ness - Largest capital wnd surplus of bank 1n Southwestern lowa, INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, , Viee ),00 ),00 50,000 s Hannin. wy F. M. Ellis & Co., N, ARCHITECTS And Building Superintendents. Rooms 430 and 42 Bee nuu:lmf Ulnull.. Neb., and Rooms 244 and 246 Merrlam Bloe Councll Blufls, la, Correspondence sollcite