Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 22, 1890, Page 4

THI. OMAHA BEE CCUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST. Tedivered by Carrier in any part of the Clty H W, TILTON, - - = MANAGER TELEI'O No. i, itor, No. 7. Business O, Night E MING I MENTRON, N. Y. P.Co. Burhoru's for watches, Council Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal. The school children have entered their holiday ~vacation of two being the first and Mres, P. Warnerof Guthrie county, are the guests of K. B. Warner on Washington avenue, A party of Union Paafic o south on the Wabash last evening. lective point is St. Louis, Several minjsters yesterday preached to © congregzations holiday sermons, drawing lessons especially from Christmas, Subscriptions to periodicals at wholesale prices, Drop me acard and [ will call on you. . J, Hoagland, No, 1000 Sixth avenue. A Christmas cantata has been prepared for ()r tation at the Congregational church Wednesday evening for the enjoyment of the Sunday school and the triends of the church. pts of mail and express mat- usfer ab the t time is tho viest ever known, and mount received on the days Christmas last year | Zoo Gayton, the pedestrian actress, left yesterday morning on her walk east. Sho will go from here to Chicago over the Rock Island route, walking along the railway track. A little girl, bareheaded and clad in asum- mer dress, wis playing on the e grounds yesterday afternoon, a mo comment on the weather than any vice report. The value of public grounds and buildings in Council Bluffs is figared out as §1,52,00 which includes the school buildings, valued At 205,000, the state, county aud city build- ings and grounds, A sucred concert was given in the Congre- gational church last evening, The past made a brief address, the choir gave special anthems, and the v ecitations and vari- ous other interesting features, y Swith,a farmer of Le in the city Saturday, the vicetim of a runaway. His horses took fright on Fourth street, and he was thrown from the wagon, recolving several bruises, but no serious hurts. A forty-pound turk ey cooped in the show window of the Model restaurant is one of the interesting reminders that Christmas is near at hand, and that Council Bluffs 1s located in @ country where asingle turkey grows biz enough to make a feast for eral tamilies. T, D. King & Co. have one of their show windows devoted to a miniature winterscene, representing a snow-clad mountain, with a ‘wonderful little castle near the summit. The children, whose eyes will dance with delight in looking upon it, should thank Mr. Antoine Rink, who was the skillful decorator, apon ceks, this fals went The ob- is township, 3. Rudd scems to be unfortunate with and wagon. Recently the horse went through a plute glass in Dan Carvigg's place. Saturday us Rudd was driving the same horse along Broadway a motor struck the wagon and pushed and dragged the rig along the track, but luckily no serious dam- age resulted. v General Stone, while in the city v, rencwed his expressions of confi- e in the outcome of the controvers szard to whether Cut-Off island is in Towa or Nebraska. ‘T'here was nothing new to bo reported, but the hunt mmong musty docu- ments and old maps had _given Mr. Stone ro- newed fuith that lowa would win in the con- test. Hans Hansen got fighting drunk last night and it required two police officers to cet him into the central station and two moreto search him and throw him into the hole. He will hold up his bruised and battered head before Judge Me(Gee this worning and swear thathe was not drunk. A charge of indecent conduct on the stroet Wus also placed ugainst m. Dr. J. H. Cleaver was called yesterday moming to render surgical services to a boy atdll Broadway who had chopped off his right thumb with o hatehet while attempt- ing to split kindling, The member was entirely dissevered, but the doctor stuclk 1t on again and will enjoy an interesting sur- ical experiment while endeavoring to make t unite again with the hand. ~The reported attempt to burglarize the Rock Island ticket oftice grew out of u simple mistake. One of the clerks in the ofiice had a friend in there after office hours, and when they had finished their smoke and their chat they started for home, going out of the rear door and locking it. Some one who saw the two fumbling with the door, and_disappear- ing before he could reach them, hurnied oft tospread the warning that burglars were prowling about and had been frightened away by his approach, The city council this evening will decide the important question of whether it is bett to widen theold levecor build a new one, The public opinion among the people most in: terested wherever it has been given exp sion, is strongly in fayor of applying the ox- pense necessary to rebuild the old bank upon the new embankment, and it is very probabl the city council will Narken to the gen: desive, und advertise for bids for the new work after deciding to abandon the old. The general feelng s thit any money spent on the old levee will simply amount to nothing but a temporary improvement while the pro- posed new bank, which will cost but little more, will be a permanent improvement. Mrs. Abigail Crane Downs, mother of Cap- tailn J. P. Williums, died yesterday at the residence of her son, 506 Washington aver She had reached the ripe old age of nearly eigthy-five years, but_death was caused by an unfortunate accident that happencd to hor a week ago last Sunday. While descending the steps at the First Baptist church after the conclusion of the services she slipped and fell heavily on the pavement, and received injuries that rendered her unconscious for several hours. She was taken home in a car- ringe and her physician summoned. She was tenderly cared for but never rallied from the shock. - She was bornn_Johnson, Vt., April 20, 1806, and removed to Council Bluffs with her husband, E. R. Downs, in 1864, Until her unfortunate accident she was active and strongund gave promise of many years of useful life. The funeral will be held on Tuesday at2 p. m. from the residence. The services will b conducted by Rov. L. A. Hall, tho new pastor of the church she attended so long and faithfully. R DeHaven has just opened a large stock of beautiful Christmas goods which heis offer- lng at great bargain, LA Plush goods, Christmas books and holiday goods at Dell G, Morgan & Co.'s, 42 Lower Broadway. ——— Hotel For Rent. Ogden house, Council BlufYs, at low rental, Inquire at hotel J.C. Bixby, steam heating, sanitary en- gineer, 943 Life builling, Omiha; 203 Mae riam block, Council Blufts, ————— C. A. Beebe & Co. ave gomg out of tho ro- tail trade and will close out their fine line of Indies' writing und ofice desks, book cases, chiffoniers, parlor tables, parlor and chamber suits, folding peds, plain and fancy rockers, cabinets, wirrors, ele., ote. for less thuu cost, — Fine Holiday Presents. Every person in the city and surrounding country is invited to call and examino the ne live ot holiday goods at the old reliable usiness house of I, Burhorn, 17 Main street. Neckwear, sillc muftlers, plush caps, ete., for holivay presents. Ottenbeirer's, 414 Broadway. LR ‘Wlen buyiug your Christras presents stop 1n and see if we haven't got something you waut. Dell G, Morgan & Co., 742 Lower Broalway, e Our Mottoes. Hest Quality of Goods for the Least Money,” “Special Effort Made w0 Please ¥ One,”” “No Trouble to Show Goods and Give Prices," “‘Prices to Suit the Times,"” “Livo and Let Lave Read and profit by m.ym.{l your holiday goods at the old establistied hous of £, Burkor, 17 Main street, 'THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS, | { | Ohief Carey and His Man Spend the Sab- | bath Hunting for Burglars, TALKS ABOUT THE OLD CITY JAIL Deputy Marshal White Induiges in Reminiscences—Forty-Llight Men In 14x23 Feet—City ¥ ~Minor Ment on. ances Chief Carey and his men are engaged in looking up two cases of burglary that were reported yesterday, but no information sufi- ciently definite was obtained to warrant any arrests, Shortly befors noon Mrs, June Carroll, the only woman saloonkecper in the city, who runs a place at 805 Main street, reported to Oficer Kemp that her saloon had been bur- glarized whilo she was attending church, and robbed of #100 in cash. She had only been abscut from the place about an hour, and be- fore leaving had taken wll the money she had on hand and concealed it in what she in- agined was a safe place ina room adjoining the saloon 1 the rear. The operation was evidently witnessed by some one through the e winaow, for when she turned from church the window had been forced and her money.taken, Oficer Kemp's examination revealed nothing in the way of a clue but the imprint of a yery large boot heel inthe dust at the bottom of the window. The woman berself has some information which she thinks will enable the police to ar- rest the burglar. AtS:30 o'clock Saturday night the dence of Geovge T. Phelps, on the corner of Sixth street and Willow avenue, w burg- ized. The servant girl had gone out and Mr Phelps had stepoed across the street to o with a neighbor for a few moments, leaving the doors unlocked. She was only absent a short,time, but during thetime a rear win- dow was raised and the house raided. The matter was not rveported until yesterds morning, The only artic taken that have been missed so far were a balf dozen old sil- M. AL rosi- Vi nkmnlu, marked K.,” and highly prized on account of their association. In a pile of ashes lying not far from the window, and in the soft earth beneath the window on the outside were the imprints of a ver small foot, indicating that the was cither a woman or a child. A lar lverware sitting on the sideboard in the dining room where the spoons were taken was left un- touched, further strengthening the img sion that the crime was not committed by professional burgla Ee LAST OPPORIU NITIES To Get the Great Bargains Offered By the Boston Store, Council Bluffs —Last and Best Bargains. Only three days more untll Christmas! Ouly three more days to get the little ones and’ the loved ones’ the presents that will gladden hearts and make the day what iv should be, the happiest in all the year! Tnese threo days will be full of events for the people who come to the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, In that time all the holiday goods there will be sold. During the past week thousands of dollars worth of holiduy goods have been sold nuotwithstanding the summery weather, aud thousands of doliars’ worth yet remain to be disposed of, sold at s that will take your breath away. “'rmn now until Christmas our customers will have an opportunity to get the mostuse- ful and beautiful articlés at sacrifice prices. Ladies cannot maise their gentlemen frienas amore appropriaste present than by giving them handkerchiefs, gloves or scarfs, and the stock thut we have to select from is the lavgest in the city. Gentlemen cannot make their lady friends any more appropriate or acceptable present than is found in the immense line of plush goods, including toilet cases and workboxes, Recolleet that while you have the largest stock of the latest noveltiesto select from you will only be asked to pay popular prices, Which means a saving of 25 per ceut. Only three days more and our toy depart- ment ou the second floor will be closed out. Come and see what we have got to offer you for the least money you ever paid for toys. The greatest book sale ever scen in Council Bluffs will mark this closing holiday offer. We make you the greatest book offer of the age when we guarautee you the latest re- printof the Euglish and American encyclo- pedia britanica, the ninth edition, at §1.20 per volume, cloth binding, or£1.50 for half Rus- sia, the first volume of the half Russia for 60¢, or #36.60 for the entire set of twen! volumes, Look at theso prices for a few samples of other bLooks : Publishers'Our Price. Price, E. P. Roe's works. . .8 1.50 $.0 Dicl rolumes. 15.00 6.00 Palestine, England and Africa (illustrated) . 500 Scott's Waverly no . 18,00 Thackeray, 10 volumes, ... 15,00 Webster's unabridged 10.00 Webster's unabridged, indexed 10,50 History of New York state.... History of New England. . History of Ohio . 150 Life of Christopher Columbus, 1,50 Histor, ted States. .. 1.00 The Greatest Thing 1iu the ‘World, by Prof. Drammond, 125 35 Macauley's essays and voems, volumes Martha T Household poer i . 250 5,000 volumes of beautiful bound books at ¢ per volume—over 300 titles to select from. 1,000 volumes of the celebrated Edgewood edition, with side and back gold stamp, 30c per volume, CILLLDREN'S BOOKS. Publisher's Our Price Price Happy Hours 43 Wide Awalke, Chatterbox, 1801, Home Sunshine. Aunt Virginia's I’n-t(?‘ Book 1.00 .83 People of Council Bluffs will find the great- est bargains this week in all other lines that we have ever mads them since we came here to introduce and promote low prices. BOSTON STORE, FOTHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & CO. 401, 403, 404, Council Blufts, fa. City Finances. Jity Treasurer Kiunehan will submit his veport of the finances of the city during the month of November at the maeting tonight. The following is the exbibit prepared by him for publication : General fund Bond loan fund.. Interseetion paving grading..... Rl Tntersoetion sewor sinking Judzment fund Park fund Library fund Curbing and sidew Poliee fund Intersection sewer.... Special assessment griding R iption fund e sowor district No. ¥ bridge furid, ided dobt.... .. neralsower. ... Special assessment paving Speoial ussessment sewer. Bulunce fn city treasury. and Totalicciorgeess . 00,871 87 First-class fresh candy made for the holi- day trade, at A. C. Dempsey's, 105 Main st 10,871 87 ——— Having decided not to carry this line we are closing out our entire stock of holiday goods. Consequently cun offer you better Dargaing than any otier house in the city, We have a handsome iine of "lu&h woods and toys, Christmas trees, eto. _Come and see us. Kelly & Younkerman, 104 Broadway. - In the City Jail, The police register yvesterday morning showed that the usual number of unfortun- ates had found their way into the city jail and were spending the bright Sunday in the thick atmosphere of the small celis and nar- cow corridor that make the city prison any- thing but a pleasant place to stay in. The cells and corridor are ventilated on scientitic principles, but 1t would require something more thau the operation of an air blast to carry away the foul odors as fast as they are croated, Yet despite the crowded condition and the | plauding his minstr many discomforts, many of the unfortunates were managing to got a great deal of enjoy- ment out of it. The sound of a banjo and the musical voice of a colored man who has one day more to serve to comple! tence for intoxication arose lastevening above the hum of conversation and the clatter of swift feet kooping time to his music and ap !l songs. “Yes, the old place is pretty well filled,” remarked Deputy Marshal White, “but we don’t consider twenty-five or thirty much of acrowd. Theentiresize of the room oceu- pled by these men{ About 14x32 feet, minus the thickness of the piating and the walls of the cells. There are only bunks for about a dozen. The remainder have to hunt asoft place in the cemont floor, but if they have a blanket that is about as comfortable as the bunks, for the softest side of the bunks 1s | composed of chilled steel. | “What1s the largest number of prisoner: | we hiave ever haa_here at one time! ¥ eight, I believe, The hold of the old building was full then, and the overflow reached up into the upper rooms. At that time the city 1 was the most compactly filled building s nten day'ssen- |in the Besides the multitude of prisoners we had to farnish accommoda- tions for the police headquurters, about all | the city papers that had uccumulated since }lhll to was h\('nr}mrulml, the marshal's offce, a large part of the traps and belong- ings of the city engineer's office, and a lot of otherstuff, That was one of the bigeest days we have ever had. The streets were full of drunks and the officers had run in | the participants in half a dozen fights, and | when we thought we were about filled up a gang of twenty-five or thirty tramps attacke Detcetive Price at the Milwaukee yards and all the oficers that could be spared were sent down to assist him and capture the gang They getalot of them and thearrests for the day amounted to more than fifty. The Milwaukee tramps were the most vicious looking st of thugs I ever saw, and w picked out the worst of the lot and sentthem down to Jimmie O'Neil. to be cared for in the county jail. You recollect they came pretty | nearly murdering the detective, and if every oneof them was not a murderer then their countenances libeled them, Sheriff O'Neil still says the fifteen we sent him were tr | hardest gang he ever had in the big cylinder. They gave k lots of trouble ana he had to keep them caged all the time, and once was compelled to turn the hose upon them and nearly drown them before he could reduce them to subjugation. “Yes, we have had lots of murderers in here, and none of them has ever made his escape. 1 think there have at least boen thirty. There has only been one escape since I have been here in five years, and that w when a young fellow who is well known and need not, be nared got into the rear of the cells and made his escape by digging through the brick wall. “We are better fixed now that we ever were for taking care of the boys. Since the police headquarters have been moved into the new building we have all the up- stairs, and Marshal Templeton has arranged three additional rooms, giving us four wheve we used to have only one, enabling us to keep at ono time. Idon't ilding in the city of the same size that you could confine that number of men in and not have a repetition of the black hole horror of Caleutta during the Crimean war., Any place for women prisonerst O, yes. We have the ‘“bridal chamber” up Stuirs, a room fourteen feet square, with two real beds in it, a table and two or three chairs, 1t has a south and west front, and is quite a comfortable place. When there are no women in it it is the height of ch prisoner’s ambition to get on the good | side of the jailor and be permitted to occupy the bridal chambe) ever since I have been here have there been but two occasions when the jail was empty for twenty-four hours at o time. In the stream of humanity that pours in and out from one year to another there are hundreds of familiar faces. Take any refined man of your acquaintance and lét him be locked in there for five minutes when the cells and corridors are full, or let him fu‘t‘r through the grated door, aud he would not consentto spend one night in there for 8300, yet men will suffer the discomforts of the place for days and weeks at a time and get back again within twenty-four hours after they are dis- charged, “We keep it as clean and comfortable as we can, but the place is nota health resort, but it has no_terrors for the crowds that come and go.” Christmas and holiday goods at cost at De- Huvei's urug store. Scott house, 22 N, Main st., Co. Blufs, Good board, nice rooms and beds, lowest Fates. e The Manhattan sporting headquarters, 418 Broadway. e Wanted—Boys at American District Tel- egraph office, Another Burglary. The third burglary reported in the last twenty-four hours occurred last night at the residence of Mrs, Hoagland, on the cerner of Third avenue and Ninth street. The family had gone to church, and the burglary was committed between 7:30 and § o'clock, at which time Mr. Hoagland returned to the house and saw at a glance that it had been thoroughly overhauled during his absence. A further investigation showed that a rear glass door hud been broken open to gain an entrance. A bundle of clothes lying on the rear porch had been used to mufMo the sound and the glass in the door broken, The burg- lars were apparently not satisiied with the opening thus made, but had foreed the door open by breaking the lock and splitting the casing on the inside. A hasty inventor; of the household goods showed the absence of & fine chinchilla over- coat belongiug to the head of the family, a blue dress belouging to Mrs. Hoagland,a gold headed cane, a razor and other smaller arti- cles. 1T anything elso was taken it was not discovered and reported to the police, OfMcer Wegeck investigated the case but could find nothing to serveus a clue. On Saturday mght an attempt was made to enter the residence of F. H. Hill in the same block, but it was notautended with success. The polico think this last burglary gives soine evldence of ' the presoice of prfession- als., R Great success. Reliable goods. Fair dealing. Bottom prices. At C. B. Jacquemin & Co., No. e Buy your conl and wood of C. B. Fuel Co., 539 Broadway. Telephone 135, 7 Main street. A Handsome Donation. Dr. J. F. White, the custodian of the funds raised by the United Workman at the enter- tainment given by the members of the order on last Wednesday evening for the benefit of the home of the friendless in this city, turned over the proceeds on Saturday evening. The proceeds amounted to £00.05 and were pre- sented by Dr. White, C. R Frank, master workmen; A. B, Enderton, past maste workman: William Arndt, financier, and E H. Ohlendor. The order hero wishes to ex- tend their thanks to the members of Union Pacific lodge, No. 17, and Omaha lodge, No. 18, of Omaha for thelr cordial assistance in the enterprise, # RENT—A new eight-room cottage with all modern {mprovements, corner Broadyw and Sixteenth streets. J.C. I, Hook A S Noseand throat. Beebldg. Dr. Birney. The Shining Lights Of the old world, soldiers, statesmenand men of letters, all write in the most ex- travagant praise of our facilities for travel in America And wo are entitled to the praise, On every Engiish line there is the sume old dusty lunch coun- ter, known by all tourists for these many sars. Not cven adrink of water, nor a it of bread to be had on the train, No wonder our trans-Atlantic friends ex yress amazement whenthey sit down to a hotel dinner on one of the palace dining cars on tha Union and Southern Pucific railways—an arrangement which is the most perfect in the country today. e liees Dr.Birney. Noseandthrolt. Bee bldg, Tips for Toaay's Races, AT CLIFION, iford, Lepanto ysunder, Tom Nast, Lizzie, St, Patrick. Prince Edward, itz First race—Br: Second race -1 Third race Fourth race Sixth race Leo Brijel. oy, Joe Courtney, THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: 100 BUSY T WRITE A0V'IS, That is What Henry Eisémian & Co, Say, But They Must Let the People Know It. A COMMERCIAL PALACE CROWDED, A Glance Through the Largest Com- mercial House in the West-Santa Claus' Hoadquarters —A Fors tune in Bavgains, To Tie Ovana Bee Ad. Man: It fs possible for us to write out the tisement that we spoke of, store is 80 full of customers that it requires all of our time and attention to wait on them, You can use your own judgement and write such facts as you may know about our holi day goods and let the pubiic know that Bise- man's is headquarters for any and all kinds of holiday prosents and that we will discount anybody's prices. Respectfully, Hesiy Eisesay & Co., Council Blufts, Ta. The above note to Tur Bee advertising man, written by Mr. Simon Eiseman on a telegraph blank, was the invitation to the re- porter sent to enjoy an hour in rvambling through the half mile of aisl on the five floor of the Eisemans' great commercial palace. The hour was insufficient to see all but enough was noted to support Mr. Kise- man's assertion that th Was no person about the building who could find time to write advertisements without neglecting patient customers, On the fivst floor Saturday afternoon thero was scarcely standing room. The ladies were making their purchases ot dress goods from the geeat display of rare bargains for the holiday trade. It wasas busy a scene as Council Bluffs ever witnessed. Clerks were almost concealed behind the piles and stacks of goods that had been taken down to suit the varving tastes of the shoppers. Every loom the civilized world had contributed to the stock, and thelady who did not buy had no excuse to plead except the single one that she had already bought too much for her purse in some of the other departments. n was on the third floor, which is devoted wholly to the toy do- partment and the holiday s, Of itself itis as large as two ov stores, but every fost of room that was not taken up by the ¢rowds of people was ocenpied by stacks of goods designed for presents. Santa Claus, the real live old gentleman in flesh and blood, there making bis way through the crowd followed by troops of happy childven, The hundreds of visitors were unstinting in their commendations of the clegaut exhibit, and the children especially were exuberant in im- large adver- our in their exclamations of delight at the many things peculinrly attr: to then. Santa Claus was in lory and the kindly olo king of the juvenile heart was followed about as he led the way from one altractive exhibit to another by a band of enthusiastic children who abundantly as- sured him of their love and loyalty. And what did heshow them! A brilliant display of an almost endless varicty of toys—a de- partment which is a veritable museum of curiosities, embracing everything that the genius of invention has brought out for the amusement of the chiliren. The mechanical and steam toys were particularly attractive and elleited the most v ferous ex- clamations of delight from the little ones, While Santa Claus was escorting the ju- veniles through the crowded and beantifully arranged departments allotted to them, the older visitors were finding gratification in an inspection of the superh stocks in_which there are hundreds of appropriate gifts for genvlemen, young and old, unigue and desira- ble presents for ludies of all ages, and many articles useful and beautiful, which are always 1 demand. Here is a partial list of thefholiday display about one article in a thousund, and th clerks tell you when you inquire the price of anything that itis just one-half what it wasa week ago—that Mr. Eiseman ordered them to sell everything at half price until after the holidays : Soldiers and canon, magic lanterns, trum- pets that automatically play beautiful tunes, trombones, - swinging horses, ranges and stoves, hook and ladders, fire engines, hose carts, ar; express wagons, dog passenger trains, freizht trains, Han- som cabs and horses, mouth organs, Jack in the box —fifty different kinds, tops that hum and tops that sing, rubber balls, violins, guris, printing presses, sheep that cry and sheep that “‘bah,”” dudes' drawing slates, writing desks, drums, and a thousand others we can’t think of. “The assortment in albums is really start- ling. Beautiful plush albums for 50¢ and up to many dolla; Plush boxes, toilet cases, manicure sets, perfumery sets, collar and cuff boxes, glove boxes, pin cushions, foot stools, work boxes, shaving sets, smoking sets, ete., ete. Oxyaized silver smoking sets, toilet sets, manicure sets, pin cushions, and many others 100 numerous to mention, Dolls! A bewiildering assortmeat from the low priced doll at 4¢ to §15, with china, patent bisque and washable heads, Dolls that talk, dolls that cry, and dolls that go to sleep—no mere pewspaper description can do them justice; a kid body doll for 20¢; a real prinee for ouly $1.25, little sailor boys: little Scotch girls. Baskets in every concelvable shape, style and color. Japanese baskets; (GGerman bas- kets, Indian baskets, ranging in price from e 0 85,75, Thero are more plush goods on this floor than used to come to the city in an entire season, and everything is of the newest and handsomest design, and tacked to each is the startling legend “half price.” On the second floor is displayed the finest and largest line of cloaks and jackets to be found in any house in the west. This depart- ment was likewise crowded, and the fact thatso many people from abroad, as well as from the city, were buying was explained by the clerks, when they would tell the custom- ers that the management had determined to close out the season’s stock by the tirst of the vear, and rather than carry over unything had cut the prices on every garment to the wholesale figure. Among the purchasers were noted several dealers replenishing their stock. In all the other departments the same busy scene is noted, proving the assertion of the management that Eiseman's isthe headquart- ers for this western country for every lino of dry goods, e Confirmed The favorable impression produced on the first appearance of the agrecable liquid fruit remedy Syrup of Figs afew years ago has been more than confirmed by the pleasant ex perience of all who haye used it, and the suc cess of the proprietors and manufacturers the California Fig Syrup company. Dr. Birney. Nose gnd throat. Bee bldg. - Sumuel Burns h souvenir cups and Seo them. placed on sale 100 ancers, 23c to $1,00. - SBPIRIT O PURITANS, Rev., Willard Scott Talks of' the Influ- ence of the Country's Founders, Rev. Willard Scott of the St. Mary’s ave- nue Congregational chureh delivered a lec- ture last night upon *Phe Spirit of the Puri- tans.” The discourse dealt with the early settlers of Virginia, and of thie Massachusettes col- ony as well as with the Purisans who came over in the Mayflower. The latter, Mr. Scott said, were but a fragment of those who suffered and believed practically the same things. The Pilgrims, as the Mayflower voyagers wero called, were soon absorbed by the Massachusetts volony but as @& moral episodo the experience of the Pilgrims was grand. Puritanism really began with the revival of learning in the fif toenth century, was stimulated by the re- formation in the sixteeuth century and was still further ripened and brought to its fullest development by the revolution in the seveu- teenth centurs There were threo classes 1n_the church of England that were dissatisfied with existing regulations. First, those who were inclined toward more liberality for Catholicism in the crch; second, those who were knswn as conformists ard wunted to orm the chureh | frum witkin, aud third, the separatists, who MONDAY DECEMBER 22, 1890. | bad given up the hope of remaining in the chureh ana having the teligious freedom they dosired, These three sects were represented amon g tho Puritats, Tho separatists had been vir. tually driven out of Enzland, They 't to Holl d but found that the rhils n Wi rapidly adopting the ways of the Duteh and ild eventually becomo a Dutch people 8o y came to America, Besides these threo ts from England thero were Puritans from Seotland, Fraice and Switzerland What was the belief of the Puritans They wanted more simplicity in religious worship. | They wanted a religion that had not so much of the myste us about it and was free from the formalities and ceremonios of the churh of England. They wanted priests who should he looked upon A8 men not as mysterious beings oudowed with any special power. by wanted n gious state based upon socloty that should be established b selvec, Thoy wished to be consid- ered the subjects of King James, but wanted religious freedom. They came for conscience sake, but it was for the sake of their own consciences. They never intended to tolerate in others what they did not believe themselves. The biblo to them was subreme and they intended to enforce it as they understood it. The non-conformist of Boston was no more liberal than the non-conformist of London, but the men were larger and better than their creed. There was no aristocracy in property for there was plenty of land. They recognized no_exponent of the word of Gol as high as the word itself. Magistrates had to keep its commands and kings had to look up o it. The theatres and other amuse- ments that they prohibited are not desired in the present day. as tho strictly religious of all ages ‘aro laughed at, but the great ceutral truths that they clung to regarding simplicity of re ligious worship aud the clearing away of the mysterious authority that used to clothe tho priests and ministers are a part of our beliof and practico today. We of tho preseit do not believe in tho things which they fought —against Why has the Puritan declined! Beeause work he had to accomplish tas been done, Church and state in this country are sey; rvated. The priests are now ministers with only the authority of men. — Religion is ap- plied in a rational way to socicty and tho ovils that the Puritan strove against have disappeared. The struggles of puritanic days are over, bhut we should be grateful for the work the Puritans accomplished. ~ We should feel grateful for the heroie men and vigorous characters of those days, and we should re- wemoer that toeir efforts shaped the relig- ious o we en) stoms and the religious freedom that BT Burdock Blood Bitters taken after eating will reliove any fechng of weight or over full- ness of the stomach. Sold everywhere, — - The new offices of the Great Rock Island route, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam streets, Omaha, are the finest in the city. Call and see them. Tickets to all points eust at lowest rates. Hiotvs S Holiday Exc ions. On December 24, 25 and 31, 1800, and January 1, 1891, the Union Pacific will sell tickets to all points in Kansas and Nebraska at one and one-third fare for the round trip, rood returning until Jan- uary 6, 1891, Remember the dates, - Dr.Birney. Noseand throat. Bee bldg. - SOUTH OMAHA N Charity Socicty Organ The zealous labors of the Rev. Father D. W. Moriarity, priest in charge of St. Agues parish, have been the cause of urganiziug an other society for purely charitable purposes. At a well attended meeting in St. Agnes’ hall yesterday afternoon, the St. Vincent de Paul society” was organized. The ofticer clectee are: Rev. Father Moria dent and spiritual adviser; C. W. vice-president ; John Flynu, secrets arles n, society will meet in St. Agnes' hall every Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The object of the society is to care for the needy. Commit- tecs will bo appointed from time to time to inquire into the needs of persous, and every effort will be made to_rel wceds of those meriting the Christian ofiices of this commendable organization. Notes About the City. A daughter has been born unto Mr. and Mrs, Peter Faust, Third ward. Mrs. Emma Pucket of Mattoon, Til, is here visiting her mother and brothers, * George Stephens reports to the police that some thief stole an overcoat, a bible and some inkets from him. Maud, aged two years, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Dougherty, Twenty-fourth and Q streets, died at 7 o'clock Saturday evening, and will be buried in St. Mary’s cemetery Tuesda, e The three outlets of discuse are the bowels, the skin and the kidueys. Regulate their ac- tion with the best purifying tonic, Burdock Blood Bitters. e Mothers will find Mrs, Winslow’s Sooth- ing Syrup the best remedy for their children. 25 cents a bottle, e The Dry Goods Market. New York, Dec. 21.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.]—The dry goods market was de, void of features of wterest.as to demand and there was no new development ex the naming of vhe prices of spring fancy ts by two leading mills, the Windsor ‘an &b Arnold print works, showing 1o chavge in quotations, namely 6!c. though discounts are probably liveral in view of the low cost of print cloths. A good business s reported in the prints shown, The geneval market tone is unchanged and steady. e o LR Parnell's Plans, Kikexyy, Dec. 21.—Parnell goes to Avon- dale after the election in Kilkenny and will proceed thence to Paris to confer with O'Brien. Davitt made addresses at Gore's bridge and Gowran today, —— Mrs. Hetty Green. Mrs, Hetty Green is said to be the richest woman in the United States, and $40,000,000 is the estimated sum of her wealth, She is a liberal giver tore- ligious and educational projects, more than a hundred churches having been endowed by her, while upward of fifty schools owe their establishment to her i Against this munificence, n her own life and surround- ings she shows a remarkabla thrift. She spont the summer of last year in o Long Island viliage, renting for the purpose o shabby little place most spa y fur- nished. Here she lived for nearly three months. ana the townpeople had an op- portunity todiscover for themselves how prodigality of income can be allied with penury of expenditure On the day of her arvival she went to a neighbor’s house and wanted to buy a quart of milk, She was not known, and there was nothing in her appearance to indicate her identity, The family did not sell milk, 50 her request was at first refused, although she wus told that pos- sibly some milk might be spared, to which she would be welcome, Mrs, Green declined the milk as a gift, and told who she was, adding that she wanted to make an arvangement, if pos sible, to get a daily quart, for which she was willing to pay” 10 cents, the current price being 7 cents. Such an arrange- ment was ‘finally concluded, when Mrs, Green asked that a pitcher be lent to her for the milk service during the sum- mer, in which particular she was also accommodated. Then Mrs,Green wanted the milk sent to her, but this was nojy fensible; consequently, on every morning of her stay she went with the borrowed vitcher for her daily quart. Her son and daughter constituted the household with herself. They were regular attendants at church, and each of the trio invaria- bly put a bill of generous denomination upon every round of the plate, — - Too Bad Loxpox, Dee. 21, ~Mr, Cunningham Gra ham, inaletter to the Gpaphic condemns Americans for “murdering Sitting Bull asking food for his tribe," for hey were laughed at just | PEERLESS BLACK A TINE LINE OF HOLIDAY Bools, Shoes AND-—~ | WINTER FOOT W EAR, At pricesthat will sur- prise you. The best goods at lowest prices in the city. Consult your own interest and | buy your Winter Foot wear at the | BOOT UPSIDE DOWN SO STORE, 28 Main Street. any other lowa coal, the ordinarystuff, and it cos grades commonly sold. Tr All kinds of Wood and Coal. 1T'S A DEADLY INVENTION. Value of Emmensite Naval Warfare, The ordnance burehu of the navy is still experimenting with the high ex- plosive invented by Dr., Stephen I, Bm- mens and known as emmensite, and it is believed the result thus far obtained in- dicate that another most important of- fensive agency will soon be at the dis posal of the navy, suys a Washington special to the Chicago Tribune. The experiments show t the com- pound, when exploded with a fulminate detonator, has about the same explosive forcens gun cotton; that iv is insensible to friction and impact, and only loeally ignited by flame; that it is not affected by great changes in temperature nor in- jured by freezing nor thawing, and that it loses little of its strength after being repeatedly saturated with water and dried. A large number of projectiles loaded WithEith aveybesat el from powder guns without a single premature explo- gion or aceident of any kind, and the bureau is now muking preparations to test it on wrger seale, For this pur- pose a special gun is to be built at the Vashington ordnance foundry capable of throwing a projectile containing a bursting harge of 100 pounds of emmensite, This gun is to be of steel, built up much as the regular service rifle, but will not be so long. It 11 bo rather a rifled mortar, longer in the tube, however, than the ordinary type of rifled mortars being built for the army. The tube will be short erough to avoid the danger of premature explosion excessive heating of the pro- jectile 1n the bore of the gun, as mignt vesult if the long service gun were used, and it will still be long enougn to much greater range, and con- sequently greater accuracy can be ob- tained than with the ordinary mortar, As soon as this gun is completed it will be taken to the new proving ground at Indian Head, on the Potomac, and a sories of tests will be made to ascertain the capabilities of the new explosive and the limitations of its usefulness. Just what place it is destined to oc- cupyin the armament of war vessels will not be dehinitely d ded until after theso experiments, but it is believed that it will be specially useful for vessels that are expocted to fight at close quarters, such as the Ammen ram and the torpedo cruisers. The ordnance bureau has al- ways held that high explosives in naval operations should he fired from a pow- The Great in der gun, and it is thought that the new gun will prove supe- vior to the pneumatic guns with which the gun cotton eruiser Vesuvius is provided. The gun to be built at the ordnance foundry can be handled just the same as the ordinary service gun in every respect, while the pneumatic guns of the Vesuvius are built into her hull and can only by aimed by maneuvering the vessel, and their range can only be varied by varying the amount of air ad- mitted to fire them. = e Remarked by R. C. Joiner of Allen P, O., Hillsdale Co., Micl Nothing gave my rheumatism such quick relief as Dr. Thomas’ Electric Oil—belleve it infallible for rheu- matics, - A strong company desires to meet a al agent of responsibility, with capital, to vepresent its business in a large wayin Omaha, Address S. E. M., care New York Advertising Agency, 6 ‘Wall street, New York City. plateflh b e 1 The only railroad train out of Omaha run expressly for the accommodation of Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chieago business is the RRock Island ves- tibuled limited, leaving Omaha at 4:30 p. m. daily. Ticketoflice, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam sts., Omaha, Bl i Dr.Birney. Noseund throat, Bee bidg, i Samuel Burns has six of tho lamps loft at$( piano ; formerly, $12.00, Go On a Visit. Here is a chance to go home and visit the old folks during the holidays, The? Union Pacific will sell on December 25 and 81, 1890, and January 1, 1891, round trip tickets to all Kansas and Ne- braska points for one and one-third fare for the round trip, good returning Janu- ary b, 1891 4, e Conductor and Brakeman Robbed. Ixpiaxaronts, Ind., Dee. 2l.—An Evans- ville special to the Sentinel says: While a special train on the Peoria, Decatur & Evans- ville railroad stopped at Oluey, IlL., today | for. the locomotive to take water two | masked men entered the caboose and robbed Conductor Hawpton and a brakeman | of their watches and considerable money, The robbers caught them off their guard and covered them closely with their revolvers whilo they effected their purpose. SIR MORRELL ~ MACKENZIE, The eminent Throat Specfalist says: Soden Mineral Pastilles (troches) ‘ duced from the Soden Springs | fon, are partieulurly turrhal Inflummati “The pro- by evaporas vieeabe In Cas Throat, Coughs, Sore Bronehitls and Lung Troubles" sule by all drugglsts, Obtaln the gonuine only, whi h must huve the slgnature und testimonlal of . Bir Morrell Mackenzle with cach box. One ton will Cobs a specialty. 29 South Main St. | N el i b 4 4 . Is in every respect the best Coal for domestic purposes in the market It lasts longer, produces more heat and burns up cleaner than go asfaras aton and a half of no more than the cheap, unsatisfactor it for cooking and heating. Sold only b L. G. KNOTTS, FUEL MERCHANT, Full weight and prompt delivery. Telephone 808. SPECIAL: NOTICES. COUNGIL BLUFFS. {OR SAL On ¢ cros cholcy Towa lund und Call on o address A, A. Seag stroot to exchange for Tow) iston & Van Patten, Councl —— e 14 spring: gty 3 nc.es on Grand avenue; fine orcha id mill, fine zrove, situated on Mynste! B INS iy fruft For s tauqua grounds; easiern slop fine spring brook, land very r © lots at #80 per acr proposed miotor 1, prico K0 per acre. 10 acres adjoining city Tmits, two ' stor: Bouse. good Darn, fine orehard” and smal fruits, Prico, 5,000, 9ucres on 0. K an e 110 a¢ 1 avenue, 1% miles from Py miles from olty limits, goo nd out buildings, 81 hearing es and small fruits, Price, 8,000, Stock farm, 450 acres, {ine fmprovements well watered, only ono mile from station, an acro if taken soon. Eusy terms. Farm and_ city proporty for sile. W, Stacy, room 4, Opera house blk, Council Blufri VY ANTED Ene nent posit not necessiry. —~ [OR RENT.—Furnished front roon. Siting and bed room ensulte, 625 Fifth nvenue NURNTSHED terms, en suito or single; baths and steas heat; new house, newly furnished. Mrs, 8 phenson, 103 Park Jounctl Biu v DARMS For Sale ~A long list, many of them atlow prices; alsc aeroy fino garden and fralt land near the clty 1imits, Yous burn and other improvemer q fruit and garden land just outside the clty af © W. A. Wood & ¢ Main street. ook RENT ZTho MeMalion briek block, N 3. W. Squire OR SALE or Rent—Garden land, wni houses, by J. R. Rice. 10} Maln st. Gounol Bluffs tio lady or gent: perma 5 rione rooms — three-story 0. 35 8. Maln st, with elevato: COUNCIL BLUFES STEAM DYE WORKS All kinds of Dying and Oleaning done in the Highest Stylo of the Art, Faded und Stalng Fubries to ook s good as new. Worl promptly done; d delivered fn the 2ountry. all parts o Send for price list. . A, MAOHAN. Prop, 1014 Broadway. Near “Northwestera Depoty COUNCIL BLUFKS, TA. CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Council Bluffs, PAID UP CAPITAL,....... o+ $150,00 SURPLUS AND PROFITS, . 50,00 LIABILITY TO DEPOSITORS ., 350,000 DirECTORS—I. A. Miller, F. 0. Gleason, E. T Shugart, E. B, Hart, J. D, Edmundson, Charles O Hannin, Transact general banking busly ne Lurgest capital und surplus of any bank in Southwestern Lowa. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERYS. Corher Main and Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dealers in forelgn and domestio un:\mnn‘ Collection made and interest pald on tlm deposits. D, H. McDaneld & Co,, Butchers’ and Packers’ Supjlies, Market Fixtures, Casinys, id Sausage Makers' Machinery, Sple [ n st inell Blufts, T, Also dealel in Hides and Furs. W. C. ESTEP, 1 North M Faneral Dircctor and Emb Patents Granted to Women, The number of patents grunted tg women in this country and in Lnglan since 1885 shows a great incronse over previons years. It is particularly nos ticeable that while American women soar right into the masculine atmose phere of mechanical and scientific ree search and invention, English women are mostly content with what is genems ally regarded by men as their own pecys nuf- sphore. While an Amerie fi";)t. vents & mowing machine, ner KEnglish sister takes out a patent for an improved baking powder. At the same time the dnglish list, although it is very small when compared with the American one, affords much evidence of higher mes chunical genius, A ST Horsford's Ac.d Phosphate For Abuse of Alcohol. 1t relieves the depression therefrom, Lol SR Wreck at the Summit. Unlon Pacific locomotive No. %60 yesterday afternoon ran into a string of balf o doze froight cars near the Summit, budly wrecks fug the cars. Both the engiueer and fireme were injured and were @t once taken Omabia for wedical aid,