Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 30, 1890, Page 3

| | | v i re——— & ol ) HE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1890 THIE OMAHA BEE COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST. Telivered by Carrier in any H. W. TILTON, - - . TELEPHONES: Business Office, No. (1 Night Editor . —_— MINOK MENTION, K. Y. P. Co Burhorn's for watches, Council Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal. Don't forgot the grand ball at Masonic temple January 1, given by the Pythian sisterhood. » of diphtheria was reported yeste at the residence of Oviv Vien, 1508 uth avenue, All 0ld volunteer and veteran firemen requested to ineet at Reseue No, $at 9 o’ sharp to attend the fune: ubscriptions to periodicals nt wholesale prices, Drop me a card and I will call on Hoagland, No. 1009 Sixth avenue. ay on Lower Brondway yesterd o0n caused some excitement and su Jected the people on tho street to conside avle danger. The horse succeeded in escap- ing after wrecking a carriage, Special communication of Bluff City lodge No. 71, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, | this evening for installation of officers and | work in the second degree. All Master Masons are invited. By order of W, M. | T'ac presence of the s1+ian was re- quired at the city jail ay to attend o vigrant who registered under the name of William Langdon. Langdon is a morphia flend, and the absence of the drug caused him to think he was dying. Harry Brooks, a motorman, was severely burued and shocked on Saturday night while attempting to replace a blown ot fuse on his motor, The accident happened in frent of De Haven's drug store, and he was car) in thore and a physician summoned. The electric flash burned the side of his face und rLof the City MANAGER are incapacitated him for work for a few days. C. D. Covall, the clectric light manipu- lator, has succeeded m finding friends to fill his #5600 bond and has been sed from tho county Jail pending his preliminary hearing i the superior court. The date of ‘the hear- ing has not heen fixed. On account of the pressure of the reguiar business of the term udge MeGiee has been unable to devote suf- icicnt time to hear the case at one sitting, but has been ready to begin the bearing any time at the police court si tings each morning. As the stato ex- pects to Introduce ecnough witnesses to oceupy the court's time for at leust a day and a half, this offer has not been acceptable, 1t is probable the hearing will be fixed for January 8, Schoedsack, the complainant, is determined to push the prosecution to the furtherest extent and will not be satisfied until he gets Covall into the penitentia The defense. however, claim to have a very good explanation of Mr. Schoedsack’s connec- fion with the deal, and clm t0 bo & anxions for a trial as he {s. They promise some de- velopments that will approach the scusa- ticnal. — Books. Charles Dickens’ works, 1 in cloth, excellent type, #, Council Bluffs, Wo have just received 100 pairs cured live geese odoriess feathers in pillows of 21¢ 1bs bs in the pair. The price while they 5a pair. - Wo also keep on hand a full'stock of feathers in bags from one to five pound bags from a medium to the finest live geese cured odorless feathors. - Boston Store, touncil Blufls, e See the Bostan Store advertisement and see what they ave offering in coats for this week. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, 5 volumes, bound Bostou Store, First-class fresh candy made for the holi- day trade,at A. C. Dempsey’s, 105 Main st. 22 N. Main st., Co. ee rooms and b The American District Telegkaph Co. has been reorganized and is now prepared to give prompt service, Special uttention to express and parcel delivery. Boys Wanted, Wanted—Boys at American District Tel- egraph office. Scott house, Good boara, Bluffs, owest rates, e The Dead Alderman, The city council mot in special session at the council chambers yesterday morning at 10 o'clock in answer to a call from the mayor T¥oMuke appropriate action concerning the death of their fellow member, Patrick Lacy. All the members with the exception of Everett were present. The vacant chair of tnedead alderman was heavily draped. The mayor stated the object of the mecting, and then called for the report of & special com- mittee appointed at an informal meeting of the council held on Sunday. The ‘report consisted of reading the following resolu- tions: Whe: His Infinite wisdo death the Hon aeant chair in_our ¥ of Hon, Patrick ble, npright and uncil w worthy f his time und iy munner had Interests of se s prosperity, and b and _energy his udv many of the public lnproverients of who by his untiring efforts did mue vance the five department of our city present efficiency while acting as chi since his membership with the eity eouneil, and whose absence will be sincerely felt in the deliberation of our council und which loss we oS [ Any obje the tendeney to city and to incro: indomitable will tand sinceroly deplore, - Resolved, That' we tender to his aflicted family our heartfolt this thelr sympathy in h hour of deep distress, wit thie earnest hope that He who tempoers the wind to the shorn Tamb will bring consolation and balm (o the hearts of the hereaved wife and ehildren. publie buildings and the wber in the couneil mourning for (hirty Kesol v, ehalr of our deceased chamberbe draped | dinys. Hosolved, That this counctl now adjourn ny a further mark of respect to the m tho dey and that the counell and ity officers atteud the funeral in bod TE MUTH, B 1 SPE The city clerk was instructed to procure ages for the use of, the aldermen while attending the funeral, By olution the council agreed to meet at the c build- ing this morning at 9 o'clock for the purpose of organizing and marching to the residence to attend the funeral at 10 o'clock, The council then adjourned until the next regular meeting on Monday night, A fter the adjournment cach member subscribed to a fund to procure flowers, It was turned over to Alderman Casper, with instructions to procure handsome and suitable designs, The same fund will be drawn upon to procure erape 10 wear upon the sleeyes. ‘The funeral will occur this morning. The procession will leave the residence on Park avenue at 9:20, and will proceed to St. Fran- cis Xavior's Catholic church. The services there will be concluded at 10 o'clock, and the body will then be taken to the Catholic ceme- tery for interment, Many expressions of condolence were re- ceived from ubroad yesterday, coming chiefly from the associations of firemen throughout the state, ‘lelegrams were reccived from the chiefs of the departments at Des Moines, Cedar Rupids and Audubon, and Chief Kel- 10gg of Sioux City deliv the kind ex- pressions of tis fellow Aremen in person, and will remain to attend the funeral, The gentlemen of the Broadway M. E. church will give an oyster supper in Masonie temple Wednesday evening, December 31, An essay by L. G.” Knotts, *“What We Men Folks Know About Cooking and Entertain- ing,” will be read, after which oysters will be served in the various ways. A short pro- framme will be presented, consisting of se. lections by the male quartette, In Charac ter Bits,’ by Ed. I, Cogley & Co. Ever body is ‘invited. Doors open at 7 o'cloc Admission 10 cents, supper 25 cents, Come aud have a good time, Get our prices on ladies’, misses’ and chil- dren’s couts. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, J.C. Bixby, stoam heating, sanitary en- gineer, 043 Life building, Omaha; 203 Mor Fam block, Council Blu o el See our prices on couts in another column, Boston Store, Council Blufls, .them to v THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS. The Electric Motor Oompany to Be Com- pelled to Pay for Street Paving, DEMANDING A FIVE CENT MOTOR FARE. Alderman Lacy's Funeral—-The Coun« cil's Action—-A Tough Young Man Ighting for Rose Holden— Minor Mention. Notice bas been served by the cf upon the electric motor line company that a suit is to be commenced in the superior court to force the company to pay &7,000 due for the paving of intersections over which the motor runs, The motor company is supposed, under the state lnw, to be liable for the pav- ing of their tracks and for a foot outside. So far as is known uot a dollar has been paid the by company, aud no indications that it will pay, ex . at the end of a fight in the courts, Private prop- erty ownel along the line of the motor are individually amounts, mterested for only small though collectively it runs into a © sum of money, A property owner, who perhaps entitied to #10 or #0, naturally hesitates about commencing a suit and coming involved in a controversy with su u company, which has a big purse and torneys employed by the year. The 2 terested in having the motor c pay its just share of the paving of the cctions, but ithas seemed difiicult to the city oficials to make any move to- rd3 forcing such a payment. It now secms that the city is about to asser aims and ¢ some sort of a settlement There has been much dilatory talk on the tof the motor folks asto the injustice of taxing the company for the pavi tr they claiming that th malke any ar on the street do, all the wear coming also claiw that they ought not to be taxe the rato charged” for paving whetr it new, as it is in some cases budly wor ars do 1ot rotted before the track was laid down. They also object to paying such pr the city ¢, 08 the contracts could b n et for 1 The intimation is made that if prices are fixed as will suit the motor entirely there may be some settlement talk does net inspire very much confidence in the vossibility of any sort of a payment being secured, either by the public or by private property owners, except it be backed by an order of conrt. Lost—A large diamond around it. its return, with gold band will be” paid for Al our toys just. half price for the week. Prices cut in two, everything in the toy line marked in plain figures, you can half it for yourself, 1,00 for and soon. Boston Store Great reduction on ladies’, misses’ and chil- dren's coats to clear at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, The Boston Store never does anything b, die halves. They have put the knife in 1 misses and children’s coats. See ady ment in another columy for this week. ton Store, Council Bluf? Demanding a Five-Cent Fare, In accordance with a recent action of the city council, an appeal was made yesterday to the dircetors of the Omaha and Council Bluffs street railway company for a reduction of fare. Messes - Millard, Wells, Stewart and Wright were preseut and listened very respectfully to the vequest thus made by the people through their city council. The formal document, which formed the text for the re- quest made and which embodies the ser ments expressed, was loft with them fortheir further delibevation and for the decision which it is hoped will not be long held back. The appeal was as follows : ‘To the board of directors of the Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway & Bridge company- sutlemen: Your bridge and railway we d as a Council BIuffs enterprise, and as e and operated by se of our citizens, and dand materially 00 voted by the paid to you on ur bridge and line, and dependent upoa our peo- support, maintenance and patron- Bos- re one promoted, put in f the energy and enterp one, too, that was encourag aidéd by & bounty tax of £ peopleupon themselves and the construetion of which is still largol ple for it: ago. “You have imposed and continue to impose upon the citizens of Councii Bluffs who de- pend upon their labor and bu in Omaha a double the tares rged by the Omalia lines to South Omaha ana_suburban districts, thus discriminating against tho laborin, s of our city, and thereby dic- tating to them where they ‘shall residé and phatic pectful protest. “We, the subscribers of the city government, duly authors tion of that body at o regular December pectfully inform your board of divectors that we have certain and powers invested in us as a city council, ‘ouncil Bluffs ed by resolu- meet held To regulate the running of your cars or of speed, placing gates at to locate western city boundary, to require that you furnish a scat to cach passenger, before collecting fare of same and tout your property pays its justand full portion of its taxes and require “you to plank your tracks, when and wherever not paved. “Our people demand relief and we demand you shonld meet them half way, and by giv- ing to those whose business and labor causes e your Omaha lines, twice or more a dr ent commutation ticket. 1t is the custom of suburban railways in other citics, all over the United States, to give not less than half fare commutation tickets. Our people demand a like custom adopted by your board. “1f you decline or refuse, we will have to respond to the public demand for relief, ot unfroquently huve your representa- Tessrs, Kvans and Wright, been be- tives fore the council, asking in - your behalf, that the many powers of the City government, and exactions thereof, bo not - exercised b the council against your property and com- pany and in almost Instance their re- quests have been grauted and your company benefitted. “\With great respect we await your prompt decision aud action.” —_— 0oks. Thackery, 10 volumes, bound in cloth, beau- tiful clear type, $5.85. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, e i C. A. Beebo & Co. are gong out of the re- tail trade and will close out their fine lie of ludies’ writing und oftice desks, book cases, chiffoniers, pavlor tables, parlor and chambe suits, folding beds, plain and fancy rockers, cabinets, mirzors, ete., ete. for less than cost. BRI £10.00 coats for #5.00, 812,00 coats for £3.00, $17.00 coats for §0.00, at the Boston Store, Council Blufts. Who Shall ¢ An application was mwade in the district court yesterday to have Andrew Alexander disposed from his position as guardian over the little girl, Rosa Holden. Alexander, who is in o way related to the girl, was appointed guardian about two weeks aco, on the appli- cation of an uncle of the girl. She was at the time lving with an aunt, Mrs, W. M. Gardener, and there was quite a sensational scene in the attempt of the newly aprointed guavdian to secure custody of his ward, He found her at last ata dance in Omaha, and by wmd of the officers took her into bhis charge. The application yesterday was accompanied by @ number of afdavits showing that the girl's mother died about cight years agoat Mrs. Gardeuer’s home and that her last wish was that Mrs. Gardener, her sister, should 100k after the child. She promised to do so, aud for these years had done her vest to pro- vide a home and proper care for the child. She had been sout to school regularly and there was no reason why this relationship should not coutinue between her and her suut. Atis claimed that Alexauder was uot | tion says, of the holy name of religion, related and that he had no means with which to properly provide for the child, as he was hardly able to provide for his own family The giri has no estate and no means of her own. Mr. Alexander seems for some reason to desire to hold the guardianship of the penni- | less girl. He filed, by his attorneys, several | motions to defeat the application for his re- moval. He claims that the aunt is not a proper person to have the custody of the | child, that she keeps a boarding house which is frequented by persons with whom it is not | desirable that the girl should come in con- tact, and that by remaining with this aunt the girl’s morality would be jeopardized. He wants those who have signed afidavits in | favor of the aunt to be called into court and subjected o a cross-examination No decision has been reached in the con- troversy, —— The festival for the benefit of St. Bernard's hospitai has been postponed until January 20, on account of the death of P. Lacy. All tickets that have been sold will be good on that date, The Manhattan sporting headquarters, 418 Broadway. N Fine Holiday Presents, Eyery person in the city and surrounding country is invited to call and examine the fine line ot holiday goods at the old reliablo business house of i. Burhorn, 17 Main street. The Kiseman A number of the he: firm of Henry B i looking over viest creditors of the iseman & Co., are in the the situation. The fact rek greater t afforded v the assignment is taken as o pretty good indication that they are quite well satisfied. Assignee MacConnell has been surprised at the many expressions of good will and con- fidence in the firm that have come from m: of their heaviest creditors. As an dication of this fecling a telegram from one of the New York creditors, to whom the Eisemans are indebted to the extent of ove shiown to a reporter for Tur Be It was in the hands of the assignee and contains this suggestive sentence: ““Have heard with deep regret of the misfortune of our good and honoravle friend Auything we can do will be deemed a pleasur yours, et Little could be ob! beyond th co that the proba- ability of a compromi and a settlement of some sort firm would continue to operate the store ar that it would be probably open for b inside of o week, The creditors are ver: iy of them who had place bands of attorneys he cted them ot to press the firm b © by terms of any agrecment that might ade. The Bisemans have the entire co fidence of the business men here and the note with pleasure the confidence expressed by eastern men, The bond of Assignee MacConnell, which calls for twice the amount of the value of the stock, has been filed. It is signed by 8, P. £,000, W by whicl MacCounell, F. Wright, T. J. Evans, J. . Kim D. W. A John Bersheim, J, P. Weaver, William Moore, George A. Keeline, 1. W. Hart, Samucl Hass and C. L. Henry. They qualify for 1,000,000. liseman of St. Louis arrived in the and will remain for several A nt incident occurred yesterday morning that brought considerable pleasure to the clerks and cmployes, The assiguee sent each of them a check for the full amount of the salary for last week Henry Eiseman, who was quite ill, has lefc s bed and was down town yesterday. Horse blankets and lap robes at cost at Theo. Beckman' ain street, All our £30.00, & 00, $35.00 and §39.00 plush coats veduced to 00, Now is the time to all guaranteed Walker t London dye, at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs. Fair dealing Bottom prices. AtC. B. Jacquemin & Co., No, 2 — Our Mottoes of Goods for the Least Sfiort Made 10 Please ble to Show Goods Prices,” “Prices to Suit the Times, ve and Let Lave.” Read and profit by buying your holiday goods at tho old establishied house of E. Burhorn, 17 Main street, Buy your coal 530 Broadw: 7 Main street e nd wood of C. B. Fuel Co., Telephone 1 A Tough Young Man. Anthony Sonthwell is a young man of nine- teen experience in this world. The greater part of the time hie has been in the world he has devoted to the acquirements of bad and vicious habits, until at the present” time bis neighbors consider him a profes- sional in pure cussedness, He lives with his T s near the residence of ox-Chief of Police Tom Skinner, and Mr. Skinner and all the members of Lis wish he lived somewhere clse. Skinuer devoted the fore- noon yestc u filing informations chavg- ing the young r th varicus offenses, not the least of which was a brutal ussault upen Mrs. Skinner. eral days ago Southwell got into the Skinner residence and when he left a valuable gold ring could not be found. Mrs, Skinner feit ccnfident the fellow had stolen it, and when. he returned to the place again on Saturday sho ae- cused” him of the theft. He denied it ana told her she would probably find the ring somewhere about the house and volun- teered his se to help search for it. Be- lieving that lie meant to drop it and then find ) it she followed him closely aud watched b While standing beside him in the s room the fellow suddenly turned and struc her a violent biow on the side of the head. Stie was knocked senseless and 1s still suffer- ing from the inju After the assaull Southwell left the city and took refuge 1 the conntry near Crescent City and officers were sent out there yester- ¥ to bring him in. He bears a very bad reputation, but has singularly escaped pu ishment for nearly all of bis offences. A’ year orso ago he was charged with mutilat- ing a valuable team of horses belonging to a farmer utting off their tails, but he was not proséeutedd. He has also been charged with thefts of large and small amounts, but has always succeesdd in covering his tracks s0 skillfully thathe has evaded punishment. st itlpyeld Pin This in Your Hat. And you will then know that the largest auction sale of city lotsever held in the southwest, and the great oppor- tunity for investments takes place at Avansas Hurbor, Texas, January 7 and 8. e Change Cars? No. Among the many exigencies of modern travel there is one requirement which is always popular and alwaysin demand, and that is “'a through service.” Life is too short to “change cars” every few hundred miles, and the travelling pub- lie huve very properly rebelled against all such old-fashioned rallronding, The through equipment of the Union Pacifie, “the original overland route,” provides for a through car service for all points west from the Missouri river. e L Chinese Nunneries, The governor of the Ningpo district hus recently issued a proclamation for bidding any more native nunnervies at that port, says the London Times. The proclamation states that the governor is aware that some of the nuns who enter the convents may do so at first with good and pious inten- tions, but it has been brought to his notice that many socon be- come vicious, and novices who enter are corrupted by the others, It is a fact that during the daytime many of the nums may be seen at their devotions. | | i But this is only a blind, for if one passes the sume place inthe night one will hear “merry songs flc ting in the air, and the sounds of wine-drinking and laughter may be heard on every | side.” This is an abuse, the proclamu- | | 1zed in Charles Mix county, whose purpose is Some of the bad nuns in places freuuently gor to r(\ur\ houses under coverof ~disguise for a ro- ligious purpose, and entice virtuous mauidens to these vile dens and accom- l'“’" their ruin. Thetefore, this order s to be strictly enforced, and in future all these moral pest houses are to be closed. Should any more be found $hey will be severely dealt with, and the Chi- nese police are to &ee that the proclama tion {s put into forée. —l Big Sale of City Lots. The largest auction sale of city lots ever held in_the south will take place at"Aransas Harbor January 7 and 8. these table An Artificial Member with Which a Man Can Do Every Kind of Labor. Some months ago Willard A. Lucas, son of Mr. Samuel Lucas, the wool man- of Poquetanuck, Conn., had ight band severed in his father's mill, and since Mr, Lucas, sr., who has inventive genius, has used every effort to replace the missing member with as | useful o substitute as possible. After visiting or writing to the most prominent makers of artificial limbs in America, he learned that it was in vain to search, either in this country or Furope, for an artificigl hand that could be used in doing work. Thereupon Mr. Lucas determined to make a hand himself; but he toiled per- sistently day and night for four months before he was successful. He has pro- duced an aluminum hand thatis very much like an old-time steel gauntlet, and that is almost us haudy as is a natural hand, The finge: eall per- fect in shape and appearance, and the joints bend like those of human fingers, It is smaller than the natural hand, but with it a man can do overy kind of work. Mr. Willard Lucas has worn one of the artificial hands several weeks and with it can graspand handily use all kinds of farm tools, pick up things from the ground, drive, handle a gun—in fact; use his metal hand skilfully and quickly atany work, Like the natural hand, the artificial one consists of . palm_ thut is provided with a fastening by which it is attached to the cork or wooden stump thut all one-handed men wear in_place of the missing member, and of finge and a thumb, the joints of which worked by « ratchet, so that they be bent forward at any angle and held there. The hand may be either tightly closed or only partly shut, and qaly ono finger or all the fingers may be closed at onee and instantly by s g them against the body or other object. To release the finge it is necessarv only to touch a small spring on the back of the hand. The invention is a nearly perfect substitute for a natural hand and the only thing of the kind in the world, i s that he would not part with the device for a fortune if it were not possible to reproduce it. By means of an ingenious contrivance the artificial hand may be moved sideways 1t the place wher wrm, exactly moved, re itis attached to the as the natural hand is Don't Forget it. The great auction saleof city lots tukes place at Avansas Havbor, Tex. Junuary 7 and 8. High Speed on American Railroads, The followix racts from an ad- by R. C.Simons before the Den- Society of Civil Engincers, relate to high speed on American lines It has alwaysseemed to me quite im- possible to attain high speed on the bulk of Americanrailway s, on account of their being built in such gn unstable manner, both as to track and rolling stock. The ingenui used to ove come these irregularities by the application of powerful springs, levers, couplings, rail fastenings, etc., has had a tenden ¥y to so fur ke the motion of the rolling s tock as to bring the incon- But with improvements there is still un- venience down toa minimum, all the: savy motion. Great speed so af- as to increase these vibrations, ng the vrolling stock and track et duty to perform, increased wear and” practically * knocking both to pies The time far distant when the general practice of running trains at high speed in tnis country will come at hand. Under very favorable rumstances and conditions, such as liberal patronage, which will pay for the increased wear and tear, it will be possi- ble and profitable to run trains at high speed, say fifty to sixty A rail has two func (1) As o beam to moving loads; and ing away of the sur in contact with the rolling stock. The first condition governs the depth of the rail and dispo- sition of metal in flanges. The sccond, that of the shape and width of the head. miles per hour. ions to perform t bending from to resist the wear- resi As to the section of rail, or the salient points, such as the radiu of the top corner, vertical sides, ete., I would refer to the final report of com- mittee on same, transactions American Society of Civil Engineers, Octobel 1889, ‘Tt is my opinion that the heaviest rails now in use, say from 80 to 100 pounds, will not give the satisfaction expected, us that of a rail of lighter s tion_will, say from 70 to 75 pounds, for the heaviest trafiic a2 Gambetra's Father, The death has been announced of the father of Leon Gambetta, at the age of eighty-three years, at his home near Nice. Forsome time he had been suf- fering from cancer in the stomach, and the severe attack he had recently in Ca- hors almost carried him away., " He re- covered sufficently, however, to journey to Nice about a month ago and resumed the humble occupation which he has carried on since hig son’s .death—that of rearing oranges and lemons and dis- posing of them, says the Chicago Herald, It is not generally known that the elder Gambetta received nothing under his son’s will of the large sums of money the French patriot was reported to have left. He had nothing except the inter- est upon his savings us a genoral dealer in Cahors and what he earned as an orange grower. Hélived very humbly with an old servapt and he even made the boxes in which the results of his labors were dispatehed and wheeled them himself to the station upon a hand-cart. An interesting questiou now arises with regard to the remains of Leon Gam- betta, The family tomb, situnted at the cemetary upon the Chatteau hill, is now full, as it contains not only the body of the 'patriot, but alsothosé of his mother and aunt. For aleng time pressure has been brought to bear'upon the old man 10 induce him to consent to the removal of his son’s remains to Paris, and it is said on good authority, that he did con- sent to this proposal before his death, 1t s, therefore, probable that this step will be taken now when the grave is opened, and that the father's remains will be interred in their place, A Broken Banker Discharged. Wavraca, Wis.,, Dec. 20, —Banker Coolidge, who failed recently and was arrested on the charge of rec g deposits when the bank insolvent, was today dischurged by Jus- Woods, who held “that there was no reasonuble ground for holding him for trial, ~~— mpany An artesian well is being organ- to put down wells in the several townships, ROGRESS OF AUSTRA AL A Returned Traveler Cafls Attention to Its New Greatness, “Australia is a progressive couns try than the United States and if we want to keep pace with the times wo must follow in the footsteps of that na- tion,"” said Henry (. Dane of Boston at | the Tremont house in Chicago the other evening. Mr. Dane is returning home from Australin where he has spent three years and eight months, says the Chicago Tribune. He believes it is a “marvelous country,” and says the United States had better hasten or Ger- many will secure its enormous trade, “I'imagined it would take me eight months from the time I left Francisco to see everything there,” s Mr. Dane, “but inst it took me three years longer, Austr us large us the United States, you know, but “'Some of the Australian natives are most remarkable people. There is tribe known as tho Blacktrailers, It is rightly named, too, for nothing ever gets away from it No prisoner e cscapes when the Blacktrailers are placed on his tes When I was in Albuny a young Englishwoman and a child were lost in that wild region, They were absent two days when the Black- trailer 500 miles aw were sent for, 0 told where the missing ones were last seen, There were five of them, marched around in a cirele until found the trail and then started. went up hill and down hill, neross ¢ and over stream, crossing the trail time andag ain, but never once lost it. They could even tell where the missing one had sat down to rest. where, to my there was no indication of anyth the kind. It was learned afterw they were correct in every detail. F three days the Blacktrailers continy the senreh and finally came to an im- mense hill of granite, ¢ “Here those with the searchers thought the natives would be thrown off the scent, but they followed the missing ones there us readily as through a for- est, Inone instance the Blacktraile suid: *The is where the little one down, and right there the big on They pointed outa place on a large, smooth piece of granite, and an | officer with the assistance of a powerful magnifying glass was unable to detect anything unusual, But it wastrue,us that was where the young woman and girl had slept one afternoon. Finally the child was found. The little one was un- conscious, but was restored to its mother. The child subsequently recovered. It was ten hours later before the trailers caught up to the young woman, and when found she was insane. She at- tempted to escape from her pursuers, but was captured after ashort chase. She did not recover her reason for five months, “The Blacktrailers limbs, They have no calves or sinew! to their legs. They can run like a deer, however, and can stand more fatigue than a horse. HAme ns do not realize that there are as handsome buildings in Melbourne as there in Chicago. But there are Melbourne is called the Chieago of Aus- in, because it has grown as rapidly wden City, Since grown from a small 1,000, an, but T must admit ave peculiar of anything in this country. there is done on the most extravagant and elaborate plan. The Australians— I mean by that the people of English and American extraction who grow up in the country—will soon comprise a new and uniqué nationality. They are sepa- rate from the world, you might say, and are compelled to 100k to their own coun- try for most of their resources. The na- tional feeling is intense, An Australinn thinks there is nobody like an Aus- tralian, ‘There ave 96,000,000 sheep in the country and the finest grade of wool comes from there. Merino wool is pro- duced that is only equaled in the coun- tries of Asia Minor.” The reason is tho sheep can eat green grass 365 days in the y r But I must say it isa shame, a cry- ing shame, that the greatest country on arth—the United States —does not its consul to Australian with with more consideration. He could do this country hundreds of thousands of dollars worth more good if he only had the opportunity, ~ but as Germany with its high representative is earryin Consul of but § tho plums for his nation. Sydney re § ayear, He is unable to sics that are extended to him, for he could not afford to return them. “The United States should watch Aus- tralia and see that her representative i well taken care of. Mr. Blaine, with his reciprocity scheme, should not forget to look in the direction of Australin,’ . nose and throat, LR A Charming Meémory. No improvement have heen somarked, 0 signally perfect in attainment, in the last fev yeurs, as the numerous luxuries which have been introduced in transcon- tinental travel. Instead of harrowing recollactions the tourist now has left to him when his journey is completed, a charming memory of perfect train ser- vice and palace dining cars. The, ar rangements this winter for dining car b Jnion and Sou n Pacific ronds Dr. Birne, Beebldg. on th is something far in advance of anything in that hitherto attempted, e Shoeing Horses, The United States governme sued the following order relativ shoeing of cavalry horses: In preparing the horse’s foot for theshoe do not touch with the knife the frog, sole or bars, In vemoving surplus growth of that part which is the seat of the shoe use the cut- ting pincers and rasp, und not the knife The shoeing knife mny be used, if nec cssary, in using the top clip. Opening the = heels or making a cut in the angle of the ball at the heel must not be allowed. The vasp may be used upon the part of the foot when necessary, and the same ap- plies to the pegs. No cutting with the knife is permitted; only the rasp is nee- essary, Flat footed hovses may be trent- ed as the necessity of each case may re- quire, In foot be careful that the and follows the circumfercnce the foot clear round to the heel the heels of the shoe should not be ¢ tended back straight and outside of the walls at the heeis of the horse’s foot, as is frequently done. Cure must be used that the shoe is not fitted too small, the outside surface of the wall being then rasped down to make the foot short to suit the shoe, as often happens. The hot shoe must not be applied to the horse’s foot under any circumstunces, Make the upper or foot surfuce of the t has is- to the forging the shoe to fit the hoe is fitted to of shoe perfectly flat, soas to give a level bearing. A shoe with a concave ground surfuce should be used. i LT The new offices of the Great Rock Island route, 1602 Sixteenth and Farnam streets, Omaha, are the tinest in the city. Call and seo them. Tickets to all points eust at lowest rates. e — He Held the Right of Way, Farmer John Reardon left his cows and horses to take care of themselves out in Will county and started to drive to Chi- cago. He had u good horse and a spring Thoyel wagon. At Washington Heights he stopped to get a drink and to inquire the shortest way tothe center of the city, next to the heel of the left, If he dla not bring the right shoe round the other sido in that way, he was liuble to the says & Chicago specinl .to the cramp. Dr. Johnson used always, in Globe-Democrat, He was told to go going un Boltcourt, to put one foot upon along the Rock Island tracks, Farmer | each stone of the pavoment; if ho failed, | Reardon started his horse uvn\.- rail- ' he felt certain the day would be un road’s roadbed. Ho was only a few lucky. Buffon, the celebrated naturale minutes nhond of the express train. A | ist, never wrote but in full dress. Dr long ribbon of curling smoke marked | 1t the course of the fast mail. A moment later the locomotive, covered with frost, leaped into view, The engineer sighted 1th of Oxford studied in full canonic= of als. A colebratod cher last century could never muke o with his garters on. A great ( tho mon man Farmer Reardon and st the air-brake, | scholar writes with his braces off, Rei- at the same time pulling open the whis: | seg, the German critie, wrote his com- tle valve in a series of wild shrieks, The | mentarios on Sophocics with pot of farmer would not move from the track, The locomotive was run up until its nose touched the rear wheels of the farmer’s wagon. Then the slow proces- sion moved on towards South Engle- | wood. At this point a dispateh was sent S.,I | | porter by his side. Schybel lectured, at tho age of seventy-two, extempore in Latin, with his snufl-box constautly in his hand; without it he could not get on. ACOBS 0], 1w Police Iliott, who, with a detachmont of police, hurried rescuo of the fgxd exy h Far THE BEST. Reardon, with his epring wagon half full of shelled corn, was ken to the | H H Englowood polica siation. 1o sy he | Rheumatism, | Neuralgia, had the right of way and intended to leave the track when he came to a good road. The train was one hour late, Ogden, Mich,, Magerstown, Md., May 17, 1500, April 21, 1800, ¥ . “A half Wottle of "t A otiors of Dr.Birney,nose and t K Beebldg, your fnyvaluablc T,and others of my Jacobs OIl for neue mlgia and found it a speedy, efiective cure M, AGNES KELLYY, Oil, cured'mo of rheu. matism_ and r matic swell kneo. Ttisth the universe. J. M. L. PorTER, The only Iroad train out of Omaha run expressly for the accommodation of Omaha, Council Bluffs, Des Moines and Chicago business is the Rock Island ves- tibuled limited, 'eaving Omahn at 4:30 . m. daily. Tic iot office, 1602 Sixtoenth IT HAS NO EQUAL. | and Farnam sts., Omaha, | i o P — Cheap Lots at Aransas Harl TRADE MARK THE GREATYRADE MARK Yty 3 3 i ‘ansng ENGLISH REM- City lots can be bought in Aransa i Buduai s KRN Harbor, Texas, today cheaper than the Fon vite Tor atns averags ce paid in villnges loeated in | In Weakness, the interior containing 1,000 populatio the of all disonses that follow ns & se- started ter in eSO and yot no c Ly was evor United St o8 with gre all the essential requisites to make a great city like Avansas Harbor. — - Ben Butler's B My, Mr. Juros, who has charge of the ek i Ak fortheoming autobic iy of General | sivo to send freo by mall to every one.’ §¥=The Spe- P, Butlc htg i By the | cific Medloine 1y soid it €1 per BAekio, o Alx packe B. F. Butler, thus oxplains why tho | B8 NAginet 0l N rea by mail on reoupe of meral deelines to appear on | | the " by addressing platforms, says the ( 0 Hoerald, | THE GOODMAN DRUG CO., “Without doubt many people will con- 1ot t R 1110 FARNAM STRERT, OMAHA, NEB. | sider this on account of his advanced On necount of eounterfelis wo lave adopted the | age, but T wonld most respectfully muke | sallow wranpor, the only genaine, | you aware of the fact that General But- = | ler has not been in better condition for DRINK | the last twenty years than he is toda {iandssha soAB ¢ dovoUng S I8 | EXCELS"]R SPRINGS wo. of his time now to the preparation e of his forthcoming work, which, with | f'regent" W ATE RS “Suths: his extended law practice, occupies his Nature's Tonic, Diuretic and Uri time daily from 9 o’clock in the morning till nearly midnight. He is being con- tinually besieged and invited to mako addresses for this, that and the other oc- | — — - casion, and in order mnot to offend and slight any one, he is making astrict rule to make a point blank refusal to such requests, He only complied with the request of the Wendell Phillips associntion because he s its pre dent. The statement that he sunk wearily into his chaiv at the close of an | address, and inorvder toncknowledge the SOLD ONLY IN OTTLI C B. MOORE & CO., Agts. 1515 Dodgo St of Henry Roblfe - Spirituc Loavenworth St 2nd of Tianuury « appiause had to be assisted to his fect x.'.nw: n|.<.111ulli||.lu nn;]\‘\; by a gentleman near by, 1 be: true, | %id, Yie suld liospso wilfho grunte 4 | but it may be agrecable for the readers | HENRY Ronter, Applicant of your puper to know that this appar- ent fatigue was ed entirely from a | lame leg with which tho gencral hus been troubled for some time. [t must bo further taken into consideration that | Iyom ks the general is a heavy man and stood for 21 mi ['an hour and u half, and would naturally | feel fatigued,” SPECIAL NOTICE;S COUNCIL BLUFFS, or For s firm from the ity Hmits, known as the cen farm and Just south of the sapp farn® The oceupied by M . Good house, biirn and 2d woll and spring of aheds, Hving water, o e ol About 6 cres fn eultivation, Sultable for Dr.Birney. nose andthroat.Bee bidg, | garden and dajry farm. Rent is #100 per yeur, tt £ Bismarck and Von Arn A very amusing story is told about Apply to Leonard E VW ANTED--Men to cut and cord 600 cords of wood in Fremont county. Apply to Leons ¢ 4 ard ott, Chancellor Bismarek and_Farl Russell ‘"| Ly 8 The incident occurr srsailles dur- RCHANDISE by exeh nge for lown ing the war of 1 the Chicago 1‘)1 farms, Johnston & Van Patton, Council Herald. Lord Russcll —— audience, and he was waiting for Count von Arnim to leave Bismarck’s study. Presently Von Avnim eame out, fanning | himself fuviously with his handkerchicf, 1 ¥t mot understand,” ho suid, “how Bi k can live in such an ut® to have an lunds, hot Chau- no springs, will seil in 10 75 per acre for PBARGAINS in frutt and voget: For sule, 57 neres, §) rods nos tern slope and very rich 30 por uere, or tauqui fine spriig or 0 ucre 1o whole tract. 2 acres on Grand wind will, fine avenue; fine ore grove, stiuated on ) sEpher is continually smoking, | Probosed motor nes price 550 por a mogpher 4 Annbnsiny illy smoking, 10" acres. adjoining ity Aimic two- ste and the strongest cigars, too. I had 10 | youse. good burn, fine orchard’ and sm ask him to open the window, for I could | irubts, Price, §5,000, not stand it. obus ind avenue, 14 miles from P Then he took leave of Lord Russell | %y T \TeR from oty )oiie pan and went his w As soon as Lord h.m;.- L IIIIIII' bu |]1|n 5 8) lum ring Beeil] on te Haa ismarek said | anple trees ruits, Pr 00, Russcll eutered the room Bismarek said | Wl tre ML EL LRy iy to him: weil wite to frow station, “What strange tastes some people | anucre if tuken soon. Sy terms, 3t | have! There is Von Arnim, now, who | ¢Varm and eity property for sale. W. O, Stacy, room 4, Opera house blk, Coul ry " i 3 has just gone out of the room; it is a fad 1 BIuEe, of hfs to scent himself up to an unbo 2 permas | able degree, and toduy the perfume was Willow avernie, £0 intense that | had to open the win R = dow. 18 025 1ifth avenue. The ing Lights at very reasonnble ihs and stewm Mrs, Ste- enue. Council Blufls, Of the old world, soldicrs, statesmen and men of letters, all write in the most ex travagant praise of our facilities for TAAL A ARMS I' lonz 1ist, trave \ And we nre entitled B atlow prices; also 20 ueres fAine garden to the praise. Engiish line ‘mtl I|uli |i‘llllll n‘mr the eltys llvllllu‘“huuw‘. there is the same old dusty Tunch coun- | barn and other fmprovements: also # ncrod ter, known by all tourists for these many | £5505 " 4T yRaa il Just putsido the ity ab vears. Not even advink of water, nora | oo o 200 - Crust of bread to be had on tho train. | [IQR BENT Zihe MeMaion thre No wonder our trans-Atlantic friends ex- | 3. W: 8quire. . press amazement when they sit down toa | TROR SALE or Rent—Garlon hotel dinner on one of th: nce dining houses, by J. R. Rico. 10 Muin cars on the Union and Southern Pacif Bluits »ment which is the vico e oo |GITIZENS STATE BANK —_—— Oddities of Great Men, Of Council Bluffs, PAID UP CAPITAL. ... ++.$150,000 any of them 300, iy .+ With elevator with Sounoil nd The greatest men areoften aficcted the most trivial circumstances, wh have no apparent connection with tl effects they produce, An old gentleman, 4 SURPLUS AND PROFITS 50,000 of whom we know something, felt securd ORITH vt y aginst the eramp when Lo pluced his | HABILITY TO DEPOSITORS. .. $50,000 shoes on going to bed o that the Qllnm‘ 'r4||u'l' l"A"MIlHlu) I’l?“' (‘l '«)(I‘\\. T‘:.Ih right shoo. was on the loft of the | Shunrt b B Hart, J. D Gdiaundsom, Gharics ) : S an. act ger al by usle left shoe, and the 108 of the might | SumsLamicat semtealt ot s amai "tk bankin Southwestern [owa. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Matn and Broadway, CCUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dealers in foreign unl domestic exchan ('.n.u;n«m mude und interest pald on time B posiLs, The Baby’s Health often g'ves fond parents very great anxlety and care. S.S. 8., Is the popular remedy for chil-" dren. Itlssafe, palatab! nd does the work, David Zartman, of In- - dependence, O., says: “8. 8. 8, CURED MY BABY OF WORST OF CATARRH 1 R SAW A CHILD D. H. McDaneld & Co., Buichers' axd Packers” Supplis, Market Fixtures, Casinzs, Splees and Snusage Makers' Machinory. Mutn st Council Bluffs, lu. in Hides sud Furs, £20e Also dealers A PERMA- CURE" Books on Mood and Skin diseases free. market. 3 It lasts longer, produces more heat and burns up cleaner than any other lowa coal. One ton will go asfaras aton and a half of the ordainary stuff, and it costs no morethan thecheap, unsatisfactory grades commonly sold, Try it for cooking and heating, Sold only by |[L. G. KNOTTS, FUEL MERCHANT, | All kinds of Wood anrir)ll_‘:z;alh“(;x:.il).s;/fil%y[:e:cmlly, Full weight and 29 South Main St. Telephone 808, THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GA or and Emb, | | 4 4 ' z Is in every respect the best Coal for domestic purposes in the ~