Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1890, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE, SUNDA B \S ¥+ DECEMBER 28, 1899~ SIXTIEN PAGE COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST. relivere H, W. 111 by Carrier inany part of the City 'ON. =« + =+ MANAGER TELEPHONES Businees Office, No. 43 Night Editor, No. 2. MINOK MENTION, K. Y. P. Co. Burhorn’s for watches, Counail Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal. The veterans and their families enjoyed a social season and merry dance in the Grand Army of the Republic hall last evening. Subscriptions to periodicals at wholesale prices, Drop me a card and 1 will call on you. F.J. Hoagland, No. 1009 Sixth avenue, Special communication of Excelsior lodge, 0 A. F. and A. M., Monday evening at Masonic temple, for nstallation of offi- ce “Our Church” is the title of anew little aper, issued weekly, in the interest of the Fitet Prosbyterian thurch of this city. 1. J. Hongland is the editor, Judge Carson was listening to long argu- monts on & motion for a new trial in the case of the Kilpatrick-Koch Dry Goods company vs Blotzky Bro., garnishecs, Died—In this city, Friday evening, G Amy, infant daughter of F. A. Genev Blichter, Funeral Sunday afternoon at o'clock from the residence, No. 866 Lincoln Bvenu The Pythian Si od is arrangin grand time N v's night, Th open the ne ar with a ball and supper at asonic temple, and those who are fortunate enough to hold invitations will enjoy the oc- casion. As has been the custom formany years, the ladies of the city will keep open house New Year's day at the Young Men's Christian as- sociation rooms. The ladies will receive from 2 until 10 p.m. Light vefreshments will be served, Leave to marry was yesterday given to F, Swanson and Jennie Gibbs; Andy Wablgren and Hibme Malien, both of Omaha; James Mooore of this county and Annie Peterson of Cass county. (irace Amanda, infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs, F. A. Silchier, died at 11:45 p. m. De- cember 26 of congestion of the lungs, The funeral will occur today at 2.30 p. m. from the residenc Liucoln aveuue, Rev. Mackey officiating, The thanks of the 1 of Trinity Meth- odist church are hereby expressed to the he merchants and~ others who so gen- ly donated articles and in any way a d'them in their fair, and for the patron- age afforded them, enabling them to make the fair a success. A novel entertainment will be given New Year's cue at the Masonie temple by the gen- tlemen of the Broadway M. E. church, oyster supper, followed by music, readings recitations, ete., all provided by and formed by the gentiemen, the ladies having nothing to do but pay for their suppers and enjoy themselves, Chief of Police Carey engeged the Masonic temple hall yesterday for the purpose of hold- ing another ball for the benefit of the mem- bers of the police force, The ball will be given Februory 22, Washington's birthday, and will no doubt be a very pleasant event. The proceeds are to be used for the purchase of a library for use of the patrolmen. In the damage suit of Lindsey vs Hunt the court divected the jury to return a verdict in favor of the defendant. The plaintift was some time ago arrested and brought before a ustice of the peace on the charge of trospass- ng on land belonging to J. W. Paul and naul- fug away sand. . He turned about and sued for damages on account of this prosecution, “There was nothing new to be learned yes terday in regard to the Biseman failure. “The wock of making out the list of liabilities and the list of ussets is going on_and will take several days to complete. No attachments have been filed and no new documents throw- ing any light on the affair. The hope is gen- eral that arrangements can soon be made to reopen the establishment and to allow tue business to proceed. The saloon of E. Foedisch was closed by the chief of police yesterday uponorders from the mayor. Many complaints have been made wgainst the place, Foedisch has been warned repeatedly to keep a better house, but has not beeded the warning. He was arrested ves- terday on a chargo of keeping a disorderly housé and his saloon on the corner of Broad- way and Sixteenth street permanently closed. During theafternoon he was admitted to bail, and his case will come up for hearing during the first of the week. The 0ld Central house on Lower Broadway was closed by the police yesterday, upon complaint of Several citizens. The propri- etor, Anthony Staunton, obtained police per- mission to open the place on Christmas day with the understanding that he could continue torun it if he kept a house that was not ob- jectionable, Night before last a stranger was enticedin there and robbed, and Chiof Carey concluded that Staunton’s promises were not to be relied upon and promptly tssued the order for the permanent closing of the place, It is said that an application is to be made early this weelk to have the guardianship of Rose Holden changed, and the present_guar- dian, A. Alexander, displaced. The Holden girl has been already the subject of much controversy, her parents being dead and there seeming to be a disagreement between an undle and an aunt, each objecting to the other having control of her. It was sup- posed that the appointment of Alexandor, who had quite a struggle in getting posses- sion of the child, would settle the matter for a time, he being no relative and supposed not to be acting 1n the special interest of either side. It seems that such appointment is any- thing but satisfactory, Scott house, 22 N, Main st., Co. Bluffs. Good board, nicerooms and beds, lowest rates. —— See the Boston Store advertisement and see ‘what they are offering in coats for this week. Boston Store, Coun cil Bluffs, - PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Mrs. Viola Cox and sons, Gus and Ray, of Brookfield, Mo., are in the city visiting rela- tives, Two of F. E. Shepherd’s children have been quiteill with diphtheria, but are now nearly recovered, The Misses Carrie and Lottie Buck aud Miss Lulu Stearns are visiting Miss Nell Dillon at 222 South Sixth street. Miss Mary Howard of Hibbard, Neb,, is spending the holidays with her cousin, Miss *Cecelia Mulqueen, on First avenue, Thomas Bowman, congressman elect, has returned from his eastern trip. He had a late at the big banquet of the tarift reform leagzue in New York, visited his relatives in Maine, and enjoyed himself generally, M. M. Stacy, son of W. C. Stacy and pri- vate secretary of the son of the superintond- ent of the Hannibal & St. Joe railway, at Brookfieid, Mo,, has been spending Christ- mas with lis varents in this city, and left last evening for his desk. The Misses Pile, 852 Lincoln avenue, will entertain the members of Harmony chapter and Vesta chapter, Omaha, Order of th Eastern Star, on Wednesday, New Year's eve. A cordial nvitation is 'extended to all members of the order to be present. ——— First-class frosh eandy mado for the holi- day trade,at A, C. Dompsey’s, 105 Main st. pSediinld! Buy your coal and wood of C, B. Fuel Co., 539 Broadway. Telephoue 135, The E's*man Failure, The Eiseman failure is still the s=oject of universal comment, although w0 new devel- opments have occurr ' aud nothing is ex- hecwl of public interest before Monday. Mr. lenry Eiseman is confined to his bed” at the residguee of his brotber, seriously ill. Many telegrams have beer received from eastern creditors and friends and all of them are of the most reassuring nature, The boud of Assiguee MacConnel was fixed up yesterday and was filed for record late last evening. It is one of the strongest bonds ever given in the city, —— See our prices on coats in another column, Boston Store, Council Bluffs. J———— Great reduction on ladies', misses’ and chil- dren's coats to clear at the Boston Store, Couneil Bluffs, Cook stoves can't be beat for their fine baking at Mandel & Klein's, 320 Broadway. THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS. Death of Alderman Lacy After a Brief but Sevore Illness, BRAIN FEVER THE FATAL DISEASE, Arrestof a Colored Woman Wanted at Leavenworth on a Charge of Murder — Minor Mention and Personals. Alderman P. Lacy dicd at 0:10 o'clock last night. For the past two weeks he has been serlously, but it was not thought dangerously, ill. Two weeks ago last Monday he accom- panied the members of the city council as a committee of the whole to look over the site of the proposed new levee north of the city, It was a chilly, cold day, and all of the alder- men retvrned from the excursion in the patrol wazon thoronghly numbed. Mr, Lacy was particularly distressed by the trip, and when the council met in tho evening he was still suffering from the exposure. He ro- mained, however, until the mecting was out, nearly midnight, and went home feeling very badly. He continued to grow worse during the next day, and the next evening was com- polled to take %0 his bed, from which e never arose. On the following Wednesday brain fever had devel- oped, and Drs. Lacy and Green were summoned. Medical skill and the ten- derest care proved ineffectual. The blow could not be averted and he gradually sank, until death released him from his pain. There were many times during his sickness when his symptoms seemsd to indicatea favorable turn of the disease, and the report was circulated that he was rapidly recover- ing. His true condition, however, scemed to have been kept from the public. From the first attack he was seized with delirum, and during all of his ravings ho was golng over the levee site, and enduring the rigors of the cold trip. Hetalked of noth- ing else. Itwas levee, levee, all the time as he moaned and tossed on his couch.~ The phantasies of his brain assumed the form of myriad menacing calamities to the city which he was trying to avert by constructing the levee. His agonized moanings were pitiful inthe extreme. There was no recognition of the heartbroken friends who surrounded him, only the phantoms of a public danger, and as his life ebbed away and the final moments came lust night the last half syllabled word that died on his lips referred to the public work in which he sacrified his life. Yesterday afternoon Dr. Macrae was called into consultation with the attending phy- sicians, but he was pussed the point where human skill could aid him. In the death of Mr. Lacey Council Biufts loses a citizen whom she could ill afford to spare, He has always held a prominent place public affairs, He served four years in the city council and was one of the best aldermen the city had. He was born in Treland forty-six years ago. When a v small boy he came to the United States with his parents and settled in Savannuh, Ga., and when about twelve years old came 'to conncil Bluffs and has lived here for the past thirty-four years, 'Two years of his four yeai’s service in the council he was president of the organization, He was chief of the fire department for eight years, and for several years was lpn:sim)ul of the state firemen's association. He was the father of the magnificent fire department that is the pride of the city. He leaves u wife and nine sides these, two sisters, Mr: Mrs. Mithen. He was also closely related to the Wickham and Mithen familics. He was always an active and successful business man, and has aceumulated a great deal of property. The news of the death caused pro- found sorrow, for the honest, big-hearted, genial “Pat’ had friends in every walk of life, and there are thousands who remember his ‘generous and unostentations charity with the deepest grautude. No arrangements for the funeral have been made, burii is safe to say that one of the larges! funerals that has occurred for years will mavi his consignment to the tomb. X s boes Boys Warnted. . Wanted—Boys at American District Tel- ograph office. S 1,000 coats for .00, 1,200 coats for $5.00, 1,700 coats for $.00, at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, ildren, and be- . Donahue and ————— Arrested For Murder. On Monday a neatly dressed mulatto woman of about thirty-five years of age, ap- peared at a boardin & bouse kept by a colorez family named Richazdson, at No. 19 Nort's Main street, and applied for lodging. Shs gave no account of herselt and was asked no questions. \A room was assigied her and she kept it very closely, not appearing on the street or mingling with the other boarders On Monday evening Marshal Templeton and Deputy Fowler went through the house look- ing for another party and saw and ques- tioned the woman, She gave evasive answers and appeared considerably frus- trated, Theofficers were not looking for her and she scemed very much relieved when they went away. Yesterday morning at 8:30 o'clock she was arrested for murder by Mar- shal Templeton at the request of officers from Leavenworth, Kan., and within five minutes afterward was identified and had confessed her guilt. Yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Mike Lonegan and Sergeant of PoliceJ. H. Robert- son of Leaveuworth appeared at the marshal’s officoand asked his assistanco in finding & colored woman named Nettie Wallace, who was wanted in Leavenworth for murdering & former colored lover named Joshua Bigsley on last Saturday night. The woman bears a bad character and was known to the police of Kansas City by several aliases, Some time ago she shot at & man there with the inten- tion of killing him, but her aim was bad and and she missed him. Sheescaped to Leaven- worth, whereshe used her rovolver onan- other man with better effect. Sho had been liviog with a man ramed Harris, buthad recently made the acquaintance of Bigsley. On the” night of the 20th Bigsley and the woman were together on th treet when they met the old lover Harris, The woman abruptly left her new love for the old and walked away with Harris, leaving Bigs- ley on the street, This enreged Bigsley and he followed them. The woman warned him to leave several times, but Le continued to fol- low, and without any further ado about, it she pulled a 88-caliber revolver and commenced shooting at himand fired threeshdts in quick succession, Tho fixst hit Bigsloy in the log, and he bent over and grasped the wounded member and while in this position tho virigo fired two more, but both shots missed him. The woman then started to walls away with her old lover, but after going a few stéps she stopped suddenly and turning fired ngain at Bigsloy, who was hobbling away. It was the choico shot of the fusilade, for it struck the negro in the back beueath the shoulder, pene- trating the heart and killing him almost in- stantly. Harris assisted the woman to escapo and she came diract to this city. Harris was ar- rested, but refused to tell the direction the woman had taken. Not knowing that hewas arrested, on Thursday she wrote a letter from this city, giving the Richardson place as her addross, and asking him to forward fome of hey clothing, Tho lotter fell inta the hands of the oficers and they cume after the woman. Wheu they went to the place the woman was still in bed. While onc ol the officers guarded the front of the building and another the rear, Marshal Templeton en- tered her room aud compelied her to dress. When she was brought out aud saw the officers she rbmarked with great non- chalouco: T. know you lelrs ail right, and I shot that uigger, too.” Siio was takeu to the eity Jail nnd locked up while the officers prepared for the trip home, They felt considerable anxiety about getting their prisoner out of the state without a requisition, but Marshal Templeton agreed to belp them by locking the woman up and_re- fusiug to permit any person to see her. At 3 o’clock they returned to jail and took her to the depot and not & hint reached her that she could demand a requisition. She was closely guarded and was gotten out of the city with- git any person being permitted to say a word to her, She was not advised that her victim w dend until she was belng taken up the stair: 10 the femalo department of the city jail. Aer only remark then was, “There's too many people in this world, anyway, and some of them ought to die, and that nigger wasone of them.” o J. C. Bixby, steam heating, sanitary en- gineer, M43 Lifo building, Omaha; 203" Mer riam block, Council Blu e The Manhattan sporting headquarters, 418 Broadway. Allour £0.00, £33.00 #3500 and $30.00 plush coats reduced to $2 Now is the time to buy your plush coats, all guaranteed Walker ghmhus, best London dye, at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, —_—— Sermons and fervices, Rev, John Byers will preach in Overton Mission this evening, and continuo the re- vival meetings throughout the week. Rev. E. N. Harris will address the railroad men at p. m. today in the Young Men's Christian association rooms, Merriam block. All roilroad men invited. Berean Baptist church—Preaching at 10: o m, and 7:30 p.m. *“The Model Old Maun is the subject in the morning. Sunday school at 11:45 a m. Strangers are particularly welcome. Christian church—Rev. C. Monroe, pastor. Preaching at the ner of Broadway and Twenty-third street at 11 o'clock o, m. and 7:80 o'clock p. m. Sunday school, 10 o'clock & m, Congregational—Services morning and ni Preaching by the pastor, Morning ‘The Old Year.” Evening, “The t Salvation” Young People's Socioty of Christian Kndeavor at 6:30. All are cor- dially welcome, First Presbyterian—Corner of Willow ave- nue and Seventh street. Rev, Stephen Phelps, pastor, Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 0. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sabbath school at 12'm, Young people's meeting at 6:30 p, m. Strangers and others cordially invited. Young Men’s Christian Association, Mer- rium Block—Rev. L. A. Hall of the First Baptist church will address the young men's meeting today at 4 p. m. All men of the city inVited toattend. - Any stranger will be wel- come, Meeting lasts but one hour. Come and bring a friend. Broad M. E. Church—T. McK. Stuart, pastor. ices at the Masonic temple, cor- ner Fourth and Broadway, at 10:30 2. m, and ) p. m. Morning theme, ‘“The Star of th lagi.” Evening theme, “Secking Self- Delusion,” bbath school at 12 m. Class meeting at6:30 p. m, Trinity Methodist church — South Main street opposite Eighth avenue. S, Alexan- der, pastor; residence, 221 Eleventli avenue, Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sun day school at 12m. Class meeting, 10 8, m. Young people's meeting, 7 p. m. Prayer meeting, Wednesday at 7:30 p, m. St. Paul's Church—Divine service today at 10:45 a, m. and 7:0 p.m. Sunday ol, 12115, Bible class, 6:30 p.m. Sermon topics, morning, ‘“Some’ Christmas Thoughts.” Evening sermon, *“The Meaning of Christ | mas Day to Boys, Young and Old." The Christmas day music will be repeated and the children’s carols and aunthems by the choirwill be sung at the evening service, Young men and strangers cordially wel- comed to these services. T. J. Mackay, rector. Pythian Ball. The New Year's ball to be given by the Pythian Sisterhood, January 1, 1801, at Ma- sonic temple, promises to bea grand affair. The ladies will be assisted by their husbands, whoare as enthusiastic as the ladies them- selyes, A splendid collation of good things will be served in counection with the ball. Tickets can be procured at the following laces: W. N. Young's drug store, J. M. Scanlan’s meat market, A. Reiter's storo, B, Mottaz’s meat market, and Keiley & Youn- kerman’s store. Fine Holiday Presents. Every person in the city and surrounding country is invited to call and examine tho fine line ot holiday goods attheold reliable business house of £, Burhorn, 17 Main street. C. A. Beche & Co. are going out of the re- tail trade and will close out their fine line of ladies’ writing und office desks, book cases, chiffoniers, patlor tables, parlor and chamber suits, folding veds, plain and fancy rockers, cabinets, mirrors,’ otc., etc. for less than cost. ——— Taken Into Yartnership. On January 1 Mr. T. E.Casady will be taken into the law firm of Burke & Hewitt as a partner, and the style of the firm will be Burke, Hewitt & Casady. M¢. Casady is the eldest son of JudgeJ. N, Casady. He is pre- eminently a Council Bluffs boy, having been born here and grown to manhood, distin- guished always as one of the brightest young men in the city, He reccived the first part of his education in the Council Bluffs public schools and comvleted it at Parsons college. 'Pwo years prior to last October he spent at the lowa City law school, and countinued there until the illness of his father Imade it necessary for him to re- turn home. During the latter part of the month he passed a very creditaole ex- amination before the supreme court and was admitted to the bar. His legal studies out- side of the university have been prosecuted in the office of Burke & Hewitt and under the tutorship of Finley Burke, and since his adwmission to the bar he has been employed in their office. Mr. Casady isa bright young man and his friends and acquaintances will be highly pleased with the splendid start he has made in his profession. We have just received 100 pairs cured live geeso odoriess feathers in pillows of 2i¢ b each, 51 bs in the pair. The price while they last, 82.25 a vair. We also keep on hund @ full stock of feathers in bags from one to five pound bags from a medium to the finest live geese cured odorless feathers, Boston Store, Councit Bluffs, The American District Telegraph Co. has been reorganized and is now prepared to give prompt service. Special attention to express and parcel delivery. ST Bed room and parlor suits at reduced prices at Mandel & Klein's, 32 Broad way. Get our prices on ladics’, misses' and chil- dren’s coats. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Sudden Death. “Idon't feel very well, and I guess I'll go up stairs and lie down for & while.” Tt was one of the nurses in the Women's Chnstian association hospital, Mrs. Sophia Maltby who spoke, and thoy were her last words. A few mumutes later another attache of the hospital, on going up stairs to see what shecould do to_relieve her, found her lying beside the bed dead. Hdart disease was the evident cause of her sudden ending. Mrs. Maltby came here from Dakota about three months ago mnd took @ position as nurse in the hospital. She has no family and _the only relative here is a counsin, Mr. D, Malt- by, to whose home on Washington avenue the r"cmuhls were taken preparatory to inter- meut. e Our Mottoe “lest Quality of Goods for the Least Money,” “Special Effort Made to Please Every One,” "No Trouble to Show Goods and Give ' Prices,” “Prices to Sult the Times,” “Live and Let Live.) Read and profit by buying your holiday goods at the old established house of . Burhoru, 17 Main street. i Great success, Reliable goods. Fair dealing. Bottom prices. AtC. B, Jacquemin & Co., No. 27 Main street e L All our toys Just half price for the week, Prices cut in two, everything in the toy line marked in plain figuves, you can half it for yourself, 81,00 for 5ue, T5e goods for #5¢ and soon. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, el ey The Levee lmprovement, Mr. J, W, Paul of Owaha was in the city yesterday looking ufter his extensive real es- tat interests, Ho expressed himself quite stoutly in regard to ths proposed widening of the old leves, ho being anxious for a new levee wstead, Hosays thathe has 600 lots which are to be subjected to spocial assess- ment for the expense of widening the old levee, and to such an assessment he does not propose to submit. e intimates that if the ity counc uomru,w collect for the work he will sorve an injuaetion restraining any such action. He claims that the improve- ment is of & tomporary naturo and cannot bo thus assessed unless by, unanimous request of the projerty ownors| affected, and their walving of ‘damages,+ As bo has not con- sented to any such arepogement, ho feels con- fident that ho can stop any attempt to collect by speciul assessmont gv his projerty. His plan for a leveo at some distance from’ the old one is what he wants the council to adopt, and this he will helpalong in overy way pos: siblo, The Christmas tred and canfata by the children of Unity Episcopal Sunday which was 1o bo giyen December 50 in Hughes' hall, is postponed to Friday, Janu- as the hall is otherwise engaged for the former date. ——— X The Boston Storo never does anything by halves. They have puttho knifein ladies’, misses and children’s coats. Seo advertise- ment in another column for this week, Bos- ton Store, Council Bluffs. phito - Y Mandel & Klein Haye o few cholce Peninsular heatess left which they desire to close ont at less than cost in preference tostoring them for next season. Come and sce them, 520 Broadwuy. Attention Unlon Veteran Legion. All members of encampment No. 8, Union Veteran Legion are requested to assemble in Grand Army hallthis Sunday e ing at ¥ o'clock sharp forthe purpose of attesding divine services atthe Methodist Kpissopal church, held in_ Masonic Temple hall. Abe Lincoln post, Grand Army of the Republic, and all old soldiers in the city are fraternally invitedto join with the legion on this oc- casion. 0. Axsry, R. C. Flunmaw, Adjutant. Colonel Commander. Patronize Home Industry and All Will Be Happy. The enterprising firm of Mandel & Kiein carry the most complete line of household goods, consisting of choice furniture, carpets, stoves, crockery blankets, in fact, everything pertaining to household good. = We guar- antee you lower prices than you can obtain outside of this city, besides you help build up ouown city. Come and see us when in want of anything in our line. We will treat you well, and if you have not all cash we will extend you aliberal credit, so as to en- able vou to enjoy comfort. Remember the place. MANDEL & K 0 Broadway. . STOLE SEVENTY THOUSAND. Serfous Oharges Againstthe President of a Chicago Concern, Omicaco, Dec, 27.—According to the charpes made in court today the P. L. Stan- ley-Winston company, a real estate corpor- ation, hae been wrecked by the speculation of the president, P, M. Stanley. Bertram M. Winston, treasurer applied for the appoint- ment of a receiver for the concern and that the affairs of the corporation be wound up. Stanley is charged with appropriating £70,000. ge Shepard appointed C. M. Wilker receiver, Winston says hie discovered a few days ago that Stanley had l||isn¥ulicd £70,000 and that most of it had gonein wild and reckless speculation on the Chicago stock exchange. “I'he wrecked corporation was organized lust fall, succeeding the old firm of P, K. Stanley & Co. Prior to the organization of the new company Stanley was engaged in confidential business with certain_customers, and a con- siderable portion of this private business was never merged into the business of the firm. Among the transuctions which the Winstons claim were put through by Stanley in his inaividual capacity, were d with L. H. McCormick and J." F. Keony, involy- ing re: #45,000 and_ 125,000, After Stanley became convinced of his' liability to criminal prosecution he gave it out that the corporation was linble to McCormick, Keeny and others for money intrusted to and appro- priated by him, The Winstons, said McCormick, threaten to bring suitagainst the corporation, and he asked the court to enjoin him and others from s0 duing. The court took mo action on this point today, and McCormick filed a suit against the company for £50,000 damages. The assets, according to Winston, are sufi- clent to meet all obligations and the value of the sccurities held by banks exceed the amount of indebtedness by $10,000. Rt g b A CANADIAN VIEW. Colonel Dennison's Opinion of the Recent Protection Movement. TonroxTo, Ont, Dec. 27.—[Special Tele- gm to Tue Bee|—At the commercial travelers’ banquet last night, in response to the the toast of *“The Army and Navy,” Colonei George Dennison said : “The patriotic Canadian canuot but look with great anxiety at the movement now going on iu the United States, in a_spiritfto say the least, not friendly to this coun- try. have' little or mno doubt that portiofls of the last tariff bill in the United States were carried by the people at the bot- tom of the movement for the purpose of bringing pressure to bear upon the people of Canida in the hope that they would bo able to cut off a large share of our trade, Their purpose is to try and oring about a closer, if not an absolute union between the two countries. 1 may say, in behalf of the militia of Canads, that we will o all we can to pre- serve the autonomy of ournative land, The policyof both parties in the United State: one to which we can only s Have the militia ready t do tioir duty and the people of Cavada, in every walk of hfe, ready to stand shoulder to shoulder behind the militia.” The colonel redicted the cutting off of bonded privi- Joges in transit of goods within o year- and hoped preparations would bo made” to meet this inevitable action. S Let Us Hope So. Cnicao, Dee. 97.—It is now believed that the aifference between the world's fair man- agers and, the Tllinois Central company with rogard to the lake front will soon bo ad- justed, President Fish of the Iliinois Cen- tral has agreed to fill in the luke front for 600 feet and put tracks at the limit of the fill allowed by the government. A few citizens opposed to the lake front arerquictly working against the plan, it b s George Storrs Released on Bail, WasiINGToN, Dec. 27.—George M. Storrs, son of the late Emory Storrs of Chicago, who was arrested here several days ago on a bail piece from New York claiming forfeiture of bond at White Plains, and whose hearing on awritof habeas éorpus was set for Monday next, was released from the custody of the marshul today ona bond of §200, e Probably Nothing but a Rumor. WasiINGToy, Dge 27.—The war depart- ment has received. no information in regard to the reported contemplated invasion of the Cherokee strip. ' The department com- mander has standipg instruction to keep boomers out at al! hazards and the war de- partment oficials have no doubt that the sol- diers will carry out the instructions to the letter, el imi Seventeen Skaters Drowned. Loxpoy, Dee. 27.«The ice in the River Avon, at Warwick] broke today while a thousand skaters Were ou the surface, Many persous broke turough and wererescued with difculty. Later reports state that seventeen bodies avo been rocoered and many ure still miss- ng. Sl AL Ly Probably Made by Mistak . BLary, 10, Dee, 27— Judgement by con- fession was found against M. W. Dubois in favor of the Home National bank today for $0,000, Dubois is largely interested in Texas cattle raising. He is believed to be wealthy, and it1s thought that the judgment was entered upthrough inadvertance, e A Kansrs Post. fiice Robbed. Farvoxn, Kan., Dee. Th> postofiice at Buffalo, fourteen miles north of this city, was rcbbed of its entire contents last night. N clie t the robbers, o —-— General James Hughes Stokes Dead. New York, Dee, 27— ieneral James Hughes Stokes died today, e was born in Maryland and graduated at West Point in 1885 offered his services to the governor of Tliinois in the civil war and was made brig- adler general of volunteers, At tho o the war he returned to private life and until a few years ago in Chicago, —pee Landing of Shipwre. New Yon, Dec, 27.—8ixteen shipwrecked seamen landed here today from the German steamer Eloruz. They were the captain and crew of an American flshing schooner, wrocked while on its way from Gloucester to the Newfoundland Banks after halibut, Theie vessel was wrecked during a storm and they took tothe boats, rescued. —e Crooked County Officers. Kaxsas City, Mo, Dee. 27, special from Columbia, Mo., suys James Gillespie, treas- urer of Boone county, has been arrestea for embezzlement. The amount is not definitely known., Warrants have been issued for County Judges Roberts and Angell, charglng them with collecting illegal charges for mile- age. w — Mexican Presidents Can Be Re-Elected Crry or Mexico, Dee. 27.-Troops and offi clals marched through the streets today and officially posted a notice that re-election the presidency of the republic is now per- mitted by law Suic de o a v omposer. Loxnox, Dee, 27.—A telegram from Whit- by, Yorkshire, announces the suicide of Wal- ter Grimshaw, the chess player and composer, He cut his throat this morning with a razor. No reason assigned for the deed. g A Brotherly Row, Cmicaco, Dee, Michael Flavin and his brother Frank were fatally shot tonight in a fight with Harrison Ber and his brother Thom: The men were all packing house employes and guarrelled about a woran. Pullman Strike Temporarily Scttled, Ciicago, T threatened strike at the Pullman car shops was temporarily settled, the men deciding to roturn to work at the new scale, Very Heavy Suow in Michigan. Cuioaco, Dec. 17, —Dispatches from severa points in Michigan report an extremely heavy snow storm prevailng and some delay 0 trafie. D ath of a Famous Stallion. Hokyerisvinie, N Y, Deec. famous_ stallion, Smuggler, record died toda; ELECTRI The submarine telegraph system of the world consists of 120,070 nautical miles of cable, Somebodv has coined the word ‘‘motor- neer, to designate the person who manages the motor on electric car. Utilizing scrap steel rod by welding it and drawing it into fence w is one of the re- cent successes of electric welding, =3 An clectric paper pointsout that in Europe oronze has in a great measure superceded iron and copper in electrical appliances. The new telephone cable between Paris and London contains four copper conductors, well insulated and armored. The circuit will be a metallic one, Prof, Mendenhall, the new chief of the Tnited States coast. survey, is about to at- tempt to iocate anew the magnetic pole of the northern hemisphere. Ingenious engineers suggest that the arte- sian well may be developed by means of elec- trical appliances into a powerful and cheap source of almost unlimited power. The effect of the electric light current on the compasses of some vessels is so great that it becomes necessary to determine how many hours the dynamo has been running before working out the vessel's reckonmug. The mechanical difiiculties attending the introduction of the storage battery system are suid to have been entirely overcome and the sole question now 10 be consldered is that of its economy in comparison with other sys- tems of traction, Baraya Is a_tropical-looking name, but it has been tacked to a clay like mineral ob- tained from an island in the northern part of Lake Superior. In_combination with zinc and common brine it is suid to form a satis- factory electric battery. — ———— SUBTERRANEAN PIGMIES. 1L NOTES. Singular Discovery of Little Folks Who Dwell in a Cave. Stanley and Du Chaillu have rivals, says a New York special to the San Francisco Examiner. According to a dispatch from Indianapolis, some boys have discovered a cave in Crawford county, Ind., and which is inhabited by arace of humans averaging less than three feet in height and about forty pounds in weight. Of course the boys were laughed at when they told their story. Then they returned to the cave, and, after convinc ing themselvss that they were not dreaming, came back and excited the curiosity of hundreds of citizens by re- iterating their story. A largo expedi- tion has been organized to visit the cave. The underground cave-dwellers ap- pear, according to descriptiens by the }mys. 10 be the lowest type of humanity. They run upon all fours when they tive of the ercet position. They exhibited extreme fear of the intruders and clam bered with agility over heaps of stones in their frantic flight. Not a vestige of clothing covered them, and the boys say they noticed no signs'of hirsutencss or other physical marks of the low orders of the animal kingdom, The form is not well devel- oped, and males are little if any superior to the females. Theirfood can be noth- ing except fish from the strenms which abound in the cave, for long before their place of abode is reached every vestige disappears of the animals which haunt the caves or seek refuge therein, ‘When the youthful explorers were ob- served a baby-like chatter arose, which, awakening the echoesof the cave, was almost deafening. Efforts will be mado to capture some of these remarkable people. e « Colonists W d in China. China has room for all her children. It is wrong to suppose that the whole empire is suffering from a plethora of population, writes President Martin of ege, China, in the Forum. ts are overcrowaed, par- ticularly on the southeastern seabonrds; and from that quarter alone laborers come to this country, Many of the provinees are thinly peopled and call tor colonists, Yunnan, with an area of 107,- 000 square miles, had a population of barely 7,000,000 prior to the Moham- medun rebeilion, though highly favore by soil and climate. Since that devast- ating scourge, the figure must be r duced by half. The same is truc of Kweichan, and of Shensiand Konsuh, the two provinces yf the northwest. On the northeast, in what is called Manchu- ria, are two new provinegs, each of them nearly as large us @ the state of New York, which, excepting a few mil- itary posts, present the spectacle of an unbroken wilderness. The government i8 now endeavoring to attract settlers to that region as the hest way to secure it from falling into the hands of Russia, The immense regions of Mongoliaare sure, for the same on, to be thrown open to settlement at no distant date, At present they are ina condition ana- logous to that of our Indian reservations, only more spursely populated than uny of them, The population of China two centuries ago was less than 200,000,000, It is now nearly twice us great, or to be accurate, 2,000,000, With the extonsion of railways and the development of new | resources, it might eassily double itself without any danger of tveading on the | heels of supply. The actual increase is 4,000,000 per annum—u rate that speaks to the economist of resources still ble of large expansion, when they were | to | OF INTEREST 10 THE FARNER. The Seoretary of Iowa's Health Board on Hog Cholera, MEASURES ~ FOR ITS PREVENTION. Bulky Food for Pounltry in Winter— Laying Up Seed Corn--A Remar k- able Potato Crop-Plowing in the Fall Ina bulletin issued Ly Dr. Kennedy, | secretary ot the lowa state board of | health, issgiven the following valuable preventive mensures of hog cholera: 1. As soon us the herd has become in- “ected, the healthy animals should be immediately removed from the sick so far away thero will be no danger from infection by contact, drainage of the soil,wator or gusts of wind. They should be given ample space, so that if there are diseased animals among them it will not spread so rapidly us when they are crowded, The Lodies of those removed may be disinfected by pouring over them a 2 per cent solution of carbolic acid, or two and ona-half ounces of acid to one gallon of water, and ulso driving them through the solution to disinfect their feet. 2, Destroy all there is no or cure, des most econom | disc diseased animals. As reliable means of treatment iction is the simplest and in the end. A single d animal will soon infect a herd. &. Bach dead body. should be buried so deep no animal ean getat it. [t should be covered with a layer of slacked lime several inches thick. It burned cave should be tuken that parts not burned are buried us above. The sale and car- rying of such dead bodies to rendering estublishments is prohibited by law, and is a most prolific means of sproading the disense. 4. There should be frgquent and thor- ough disinfection of the premises, and cleanliness maintined. Slaked lime 15 a good disinfectant for hog cholera, using one pound of lime to a gallon of water. It may be used usn whitewash on the tences and pens, and spread over thesoil in athin layerand thrown into pools, hog washes, or wherever the water stag- nates. A more eflicient disinfectant is crude earbolic acid, costing about 1 per galon, ad an equal quuntity of eulphur- i i The two acids should be care- y dina glas or bottle and poured slowly into wat in a wooden pail, in proportion of two ounces of the acid mixture to one gallon of water. This should be used with a broom or brush upon woodwork, fences, pens, floors, tools, ete., and also dashed over the soil. Forshoes and boots,brush them with a mixture of one-fourth ounce of carbolic acid and one-half gallon of ter. Pails after using should be rinsed with water to prevent the acid from de- stroying the iron hoops. 5. All manure from sick hogs should be disinfected befc emoval, 6. After a disinfection of premises, no hogs should be allowed thereon for at least four months. Where a few ani- mals are left that have been exposed 0o fresh animals should be added to them for six months. If it is necessar to put fresh anim where the diseas has been, as in stockyards, ete., then all prior infected animals should be killed and the Fremisus previously disinfected, as stated. 7. Sick hogs should not be {)crmiu.c(\ to stray into out-of-the-way places, un- der buildings and into fence corners or under straw stacks, thus scattering the disease, 50 as to make infection impossi- ble. Thay should be penned or inclosed in « yard where proper attention can be given them, and other hogs kept from them. 8. Where no disinfection is had hogs should not be admitted on premises where the disease has \n'c\'nllml for one year, 1Itis believed that the cholera erms will lose their vitality entirely in one year, 9. All domestic animals, especially sheep, that have beenin contact with diseased hogs should be enclosed away from all other animals and closely watched, 10. No person from a farm or premis where hog cholera does st, or has ex- isted, should be permitted to come on premises where the disease does not ex- ist, unless previous disinfection is had of his boots and clothing. 11. All birds, wild or tame, should be excluded from infected premises, After all this trouble, there still re- mains the danger of a fresh introduction of the disease. It is dificult for ono farmer to protect himself when con- stantly menaced by his neighbors. Still, it is much easier to keep it away than to eradicate it It st, therefore, in those regions where the disease is al- ways more or less present, to keep the hogs in more limited space and enclo- sures of such form and size that dis- infection may be had with less labor and more aefinite results. It is confidently believed if these rules be faithfully observed wherever the discuse exists, hog choleva can be permanently eradicated from the state. Though winter freezing will not de- the germs, there is good reason to © they will not survive more than a year in any soil, But it is carried and distributed, throughout the year, from places where cases have océurred, and thus the virus is kept alive, Hence the necessity for extensive concerted action among farmers, Hog cholera germs have never heen found in so0il or water independent of the disease. sither have they ever been found except in the body or discharges of diseuscd hogs, and from these the in- fection spreads. Bulky Food for Poultry. It is only recently that clover hay has been found to be the cheapest and” best winter food for laying hens, und that by its use the great difficulty of procuring green tood is overcome, suys the West- ern Stockr and Cultivator. In fact, the essential it of the hens in winter is not so much that of green food as of bulky food of a nitrogencus character. For many years the writersand breeders have mude a specialty of recommending all kinds of grains for poultry, the only variation being that at certain times some of it was to be whole grains, and at other times soft food was to be given, It market, any other lowa coal. the orainary stuff, and it co: grade: All kinds of Wood and Coal. j will be a nice source afd not occur to thom the effects of a long-continned distof geain was as in- jurious to fowls ns o cuttle, and that th concentrated grain food gave the bes results when diluted (if we may use the oxpression) with some kind of bulky mae torial, which not only promoted diges- tlon, but also lavgely assisted in supply- fing the eloments necessary for the albus men of the eggs, which was lacking in the carbonaceous food of the grains, To prepare it us food for hens, clover hay should be cut fine with a feed cutter and scolded, The scolding is done by pouring boiling water over it, in n tub, at night. throwing a coveringon it and allowing it to remain until morning. In the morning, before feeding, add, for every twenty lens, one pound of Fround grain mixture, This grain mixture may bo prepared by mixing twenty-five pounds of ground corn and oats (they are usually ground together) ten pounds of bran, five pounds of middlings, two pounds of linseed meal and four ounces of salt, the whole to be well mixed. Seed Corn. Tt scems out of season to discuss this matter, but we are quite sure that a suggestion now will prove valunble to whoover acts on it, says the Western Stockman and Cultivator, Evel furmer who expects o grow corn r year should save his sced now. The Quality of sced haus so much to do with the charcter of the crop that every farmer understands the necessity of planting the best seed. But it is not as well understood as it ought to be that this year good seed corn is very scarce, [ and the farmer who has grain fit for | seed will make a great mistako if he fails to save it in the best condition. | Inthe states oast of the Mississippl viver the fall has been m and wet, 50 that the corn has not matured enough to make grood seed unless it is carefully se- lected and fire dried before cold weathep comes on, This is not prectical on g lurge seale, and many eareless farmers will find themselves next spring without | good, vital seed, and will be unable to buy it of their more provident neighbors who have saved only enough-for them- selves, In the west much of the corn is imperfoc s such o goneral lack of qualit on whole farms it will tion to sccure perfect d for noxt year's plants wnd more thanthis, there are whole ons where there is no seed corn at all. Enough seed corn can be easily and quickly saved at husking time by having a box o other receptacls at hand into which choice cars can be thrown when unloading the wagons. It is the work of but a fow minutes to make a rough sclection at this time, and it saves time and money in the futuve, Three or four imes as much corn should be saved i this way as is needed, for after thoroughly cured a good deal of what is jected; and more now chosen will be l'u{n i than that, a good quality of seed corn of vevenuo next ring by way of supplying those furme ers who do not read farm papers. Points in Favor of Clover, The following is an extract from bulles tin No. 10of the Towa agricultural exs treating of rust a eat, oats and bavley in 189 (if it was sown in sufi quantities) would not only cause our s0ils to be much more moist than they are now, but it would increase their fors tility, and its roots would improve tho.#hat nical condition, Clover shiould be sown not only for what it would do for our ciimate and other crops, but beeause there move money in it than in any other crop which can be grown success~ fully in lowa, except corn. Why not make clover one of our principal crops, instead of oats, which have failed of- tener than they have proved profitable on account of unfavorable climatic cone dition And who not substitute Mane- shury bacley for oats? It is comparae tively free from rust and blight in Towa. It 18 very productive, has good stron lds more dollars’ worth of dis onts per acre in all kinds of seasons than oats, and as a nurse crop for clover, it is much better than o o Ithough timothy, clover, oats, barley, corn and rye, are y common crops in lowa, yet thers are but fow farmers who have tried to determine the difference between the feeding values of an average acre of oats and an average acro acre ofany of the other crops which I have named. Allof them ave sufliciently palatable when in good condition; but some of them ara not well adapted to our clinate; and from equul areus of land=some of them will produce much more and much bet- ter food for the domestic animals than othe SPECIAL NOTICES. . COUNCIL BLUFFS, “v'KN T North First st N ERCHANDISE to_ furims, Bluffs, Ta. )—Agood girl at 20 for Tow Johnston & Vun Putten, Counc! PBARGAINS In fruitand vos For sule, 57 acres, 80 rods 1ot tauquir 2rd stern slope, fine spring fine Spring brook, land very rich: will sell in I e L0ucre lots ut 850 per acre, or #75 perucre for lo tract. 2§ ueres on Grand avenue: wind mill, fine grove, situsted on Alynster proposed motor iine; price §30 por acre. 10 ucres adjoining eity limits, two stor louse. good fine orchard’ und smal Iruits, 9 acres on ( . 800 an acre 110 acres, thre house, barn a apple trees ar Stock f: fine orchard 000, wnd avenue, 144 miles from B miles from eity limits, good 1ot building, 8) benring Small fraits. Price, 36000, fine improvements, only ouo_mile’ trom station, 23 wre 1f talien soon. Easy terms. g arm and | city property for sale W, 0y Stacy, room 4. Opera house blk, Council BLufTs lady or gent: | week; experience Llow avenu nt room. 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