Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1891, Page 3

. L J -home on South Main street, he slipped, fell THE OMAHA BEE | COUNGIL BLUFFS, i OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST. 1 elivered by Carrier in any L W, FILTO! R TELEPHONES: Business Office, No. 4k Night Editor, No. &, MINOKR MENTION, tof the City MANAGER K. Y. P Co. Council Bluffs Lnmber Co., coal. Subscriptions to periodicals at wholesale s. Drop mea card and 1 will call on you gland, No, 1004 Sixth avenue, Regular convoration Starr chapter, No. 47, | foyal Arch Masons, this evening. All Roy Arch Masons in_good standing are invit. By order of the M. K. H. P Harlow Davis and wife, the readers and spiritualists, at tain o crowd at Masonie afternoon, The seance w as wiis expected, J. 1. Brodbeck returned three week's sojoutn at C: much improved in that will be read o ure by his friends Matson and Eckenbaugh, the two me Were 8o Iy mangled at Missouri on New Year's night, give promise of u.i! | mafe recovery, One'loses a leg and arm and | the other an arm. They arc being cared for at the Woman’s Christian hospital, Lee Gibson's many friends will be sorry to learn of his unfortunate accident. Lust evening while descending the stairs at his | alleged mind mpted to enter- temple yesterday ot us successful sterday from o fax speings very health, an announcemer tha great deal of pleas who atley and broke his avin. and the injured limb set, and the p doing as well as can be expected It was reported last night that McFadden, the young negro who furnished the target for Fasley's pistol practjce, was shot in the leg. "The report caused the police to make an extra effort to find him and later in the evening he was discovered. He was not in jured but was locked up to answerthe charge A physician was called tient s Hall, the old man who enacted the terrible teagedy on Logan street last sum mer, when b d nis wife and en- avored to shoot one of his neiehbors and cut his own thr When he left. St. Be he was kept until he part the awful gash inflict hanges made in onparcil by Messr hias become insane. vd's hospital, whi ully recovered fr Lin his throat,and was the management of Snyder & Son sell ing out their interest is to be followea by changes in the sizes and makeup of the paper. The force in the news room has been reduc y and the paper is to be here after only four pages instead of eight. The Snyders seemed to have had a hope that they could put new life and vigor into the Noii pareil, und that the needed patronage would e forthcoming to sustain the vivifying ex- periment, out after a thorough trial have concluded they cannot do it, and hence dis- posed of their interests. taken to the county jail it was considered y doubtful by his physician that he would He gradually rallied until an 0, when be began 10 fail. Sigus of mental aberation were very marked, and for the last cks Sheriff O'Neil has become pretty ughly convineed that the old 1 sane. Lately he hns refused all offe pnd hus become very much emaciuted. nights ave sleepless; and he appe hopeless mental and physical wreck suspicion was entertained for awhile th was only shamming, but recently his co has been such as preclude the possibility of such a betief, If he shows no signs of mental “aprovement it is scarcely probable that his trinl will bo held during this term of court At 7 o'clock last evening a gang of half a dozen newsboy's from Omalia came over on motor with a plentiful supply of morning Ber's, One of them, wh vice is like o foghorn, announced that they were copies of a “Bre extra—all about the great Ivdian massacre.” The proclamation created a great deal of excitement and the boys were sur rounded by throngs of people, who eag: purchased the papers, —and in than five minutes cach boy dispose of his bunch of papers. pavers were simply the moruing issue, but before the purchasers had discovered the fact the newsboys had boarded an Omaha train and were ot of reach. There was no extra fssued, and Tue Bee was fn no mauner respousible for the hoax, the papers having been purchased from & number of news- dealers on the other side of the river. Toward the lust the boys sold the papers for 10 cents a copy. and_wheb the supply gav out the Council Bluffs office of ik BEe was crowded with people anxious to obtain copies of the alleged extri Why pay $1.50 when you can get jost as o0d fare and beds at the Scott house for 1.00¢ The best 25c hose In the country is to be found at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, either in gents half hose, n wool or cotton, in ladies’ all wool or cotton, in misses all wool or cotton. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Will Talk Levee Tonight. The city council will consider the levee matter again at the regular monthly meeti that occurs this evening, They will decide whether or not to go ahead and widen and lengthen the old levee or do what Mr, and others desire, construct a new one fur- ther north as proposed. Itis quite likely that the aldevmen will glean something befor the session ends that will induce them to ¢ pend the levee fund on the new embankment instead _of the old, for it is rumored that r. aul nd others will make a proposition to build the new levee at their own cost provided the council agrees to it, and_will assist by giving the amount in tended to be used upon the old bank. If the new levee is built there will be no oceasion for widening the old, for it will simply amount to the improvement of private prop- erty at public expense. With the threat of an injunction if they go ahead on the old work aud the liberel proposition that will likely be made by Mr. Paul and others, it is vy likely that tne contracts will ot be awarded for the old work. Bargains in blankets and comforters at the Boston store, Councit Bluffs, this week, The Boston store, Council Bluffs, is _show. ing special value in'blankets and comforters for this weel. City F The report that City Auditor Lange will make to the council tonight will show the fol- lowing expenditures for all purposes iu the city during the month of December: K Artient Police devartment ... Murshals senes Miscerluneous Eleetion Yublie buiidi opartment 1 supplies, cot Hghts, o8 and right-of-w Tnspectors, Library 41 Tutersoct gridi 00 Tuterseet pavi 3 0 Bpeelal paving N Speclal grading, 0 44 Intersectionsewer. | 1 City bridges, i 54 General sewer (rétund), { Iy Patrol house B¥S . . 00 the following Total. e The above were made out of funds: General fund. ... 8 7,63 60 Police fund a 1,400 61 Library tund i w41 Tutersoet grading fund ... R o1l 00 Anterseet paving fund../ 1T g 4 09 Spectul puving fund... 1.0 NG Intersect sower fund 12 City bridges fund 5 | General sewer fund 74 Total ... W16 The most complete line of blankets and comforters, hosiery and underwear in the city 18 at the Boston Store,where good goods, low prices, cash and one price to all 1s their rule. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, e The American District Telograph Co. has beeu reorgunized and is now prepared to give prompt service. Special attention 0 express | sud parcel delivery. | s Buy your coal and wood of C. B, Fuel Co., b9y Broadway. Telephone 134 THE THE NEWS IN THE BLUFES, H. B. Easley, a Dranken Colored Barber, In- dulges in a Shooting Sorape. LESSONS FROM PULPIT FAILURES. wos Recent Paul Offers e—tity Notes. Rev. T. J. Mackey Disc Business Tronbles—Mr, to Build a Y00 K Finances—- News A miserable little shanty on Washington avenue, owned by & Danforth, was the scene of an exciting incident that struck ter- ror to the heart of “Blackville” for a few min- utes yesterday afternoon. Blackville is a term sometine facetiously applied to the number of little shanties near the corner of orth Second street and Washington avenue, because the itinerant class of people who | fid homes in them are largely humble | blacks, The shanty referred to is occupied | by I2d Jenkins and a numerous family, which is further increased by Mrs. Jenking' efforts to assist in the supnort by keeping boarders and roomers. Yesterday afternoon while a colored preacher was holding | forth in the front several young negroes were engaged in a dispute in the back room adjoining. Among the disputants was a mulatto barber named Bert Easley, anothier negro named McFadden and a dog. The dog was the cause of the troubls, Tt be longed to Easley and McFadden kicked it out of the room, A moment later the pious ex hortations of the preacher in the front room were punetuated by a pistol shot, and the bullet passed through the room and’ out into the strect. Another shob, accompanied by the sound of vreaking glass, the screams of room, women and chiluren aud the hurried flight of a uumber of terrified peo- ple, added still more to the confu- sion and attracted a good deal of attention of people on the streets, A police call was sent in and a few momcents later Captain Martin and another ofticer were on hand and had rounded up the shooter, who was the in- dividual known as Easley. Ho had invaded the front room with the smokiug revolver in his hand, and the preacher had flown u taken to the st Easley was disarm tion o shooting wis the re ult of a quarrel b 1 Mekadden and Easley over the dog. protested when McFadden threw the dog out, and 10 the al*ercation that followed Mckadden struck him in the face. Easley then pulled a 85-caliber revolver and began shooting, but his shots missed McFadden, who lost no time in going ont through the window. Another shot fired at him in the vard only hastencd his flight and he was blocks away before the police reached the scene. Easley was very drunk, which is the obable cause of him 1ot being a murderer now. Heis a barber and has worked in the shop under the Citizens bank, on Main street. A charge of intoxication and’ disturbing the peace was placed against him, but it is prob- able that it will be changed to stooting with intent to kill, 5.0, gincer nitary en Blufts. es on ladies and gents under- kat the Boston Store, Council Blufrs, et First-class fresh candy made for the holi- day trade,at A, C. Dempsey’s, 105 Main st. Lessons From Failure: At St. Paul's church yesterday morning the rector, Rev. J. Mackey, called the at- tention of bis congregation to the numerous lessons drawn from failures and hard times, Hechose as his text the words found in Isaih 41-10: “‘Fear thou not; for I am with the; be not dismayed, for I am thy God; I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; vea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.” The speaker called attention to the un- changeableness of God and the stability of His laws. There was a monotony in life and as one advauced in years the oppressiveness of this was apt to bo more realized. Spring followed winter, and winter followed summer only to be followed in turn by spring again, With the failing of one's youthful vigor of life there came an indiflcrence to these changes of scasons and sceues. The wheel of life constantly moving, yet ever in a circle, brought around and around the same old changes of Light and dark, of success aud failure, of joy and sorrow. Some sought to relieve the mouotony by plunging into soefal pleasures, others sought change of scenery by travel, but even th by the same monotor be. e resources soon became tinged What had been will One often remarked: I never gained such a pleasant friend,” or “I nev had so disagrecable an acquaintance’ If one stapped (0 thinie these pleasant. friends, these disagrecable acquaintances, were but old friends and ol acquaintances, onder different faces and different uames, There was a uniformity in human nature Citizens sometimes thought there never wi so slow, unprogressive a town as that in which they lived. Yet if they looked about they woull find many others equally blessed with a due proportion of these hiudiances to progress, There was sometimes a difference in the proportions, but in every city were to be found ull the' varied phases of human nature, and human nature was much the same the world over aud in all ages. It was being commonly remarked that there never were such hard times as these, Young men had perhaps never experienced such times, but those of riper exper knew there had been many such ti there never was atime %0 hard that the handful of meal was altogether wasted, nor did the little oil in the cruse altogether fail, By turning back the pages and reaaing anew the history of the past one could not but be thankful’ that the present experience was notso bard or sad us previous ones. One also learned that in the most terrible trials of the past men had been brought through in safety, out of the storm into the sunlight acain, These times of fatlure and of distress were made prominent, too, by the very fact that they were 5o fow, as compared with the long seasons of success and prosperity. The Niagaras, the rupids, the cataracts, the great falls, were noted because they were so few in comparison witn the long, peaceful, onward sweep of the viver, asit coursed its way for miles over sunny plains und through restful valleys, There must be sowo caverns, some rocky mountain beds, some precipices, but as the river ever passed; through all such turbulent scones, and over reiched the plain, aud sped a few miles through peace aud plenty until it joined its triend the oceau, 8o hurian life, though by the necessity of is being, passed through scenes of darkness and disturbance, i ater course was after all amid sceues blenty aud prosperity. With all the secming monotony a..d the re- cu nce of events, yet there was evident a steady advancement. Good grew brighter year by year. The world was growing better, ” hot worse. No new year opened 8o hopefully as that of 1881, The cause of labor bad advanced, its hours shortened, its burdens lightened. Woman had been uplifted, and thus social purity in- creased. Never before had men been ready to relieve the distress of the poor und suffer- ing. Never had the brotherhood of man been so practically and universally recoguized. So in all lines of human progress the world bad udvanced. Strength often came from failure. Statis- ties showed that U5 per cent of all business meu at some time fuled. If & man after bravely battiing,was defeated, if he honestly Tailed he should not feel that' there was no hope, Others had failed, bad sprung to their feet again and had' bravely, success- fully pushed their way to ‘the front, gaining wisdom by past mistakes and strength frow past struggles. S0 with moral failure, They should bring no letharey of discourage: ments. By rising above them, strength could be galued by this very experience, and the failure prove a real blessing, Hundreds of miles distant a bank was in distress. The wires flashed from one com- mercial center to another. The wires re- wrned the quick offer of relief and help, showing the great beart of the business world throbbed with' practical sympath, Tne great danger was thus averted. This Wiss Rrowing to be more and more the senti- ment of true commercial life. Never before had there been such community of iuterests, such willingness to longer did any man other. No help each himself alone, live to The distress of one was the distress of all, When the time should arrive when men were as quick to recognize and relieve their brothers’ moral hurts and spiritual wants as to recognize and relieve his - financial needs, the reign of Emmanuel would indeed have begun on earth "These times of distress brought into exer- cise the sympathy of the human heart, To those whio thus helped carry the burdens of the weaker there came blessings to be gained in no other way The year just opened was to be a happy one. not because it would be free from trials and troubles, but because the history of the past gave assurance that they would be far fewer than the blessings. The year will show astill greater advancement of good. Above all there was the comfort to be gained from the assurance of God's abiding love and protection and the words of the text should be impressed upon each heart—“Iam with thee, 1 will help thee,” Horse blankets and lap robes at cost at Theo, Beckman's, 227 Main street. For Sale—415 acres, one mile from market; finest grain or stock farm in Pottawatamie % county. Verycheap, Most ofground has been in tame grass from five to ten_years. For particulars see Ohio Kuox, 9 Main street, Council Bluffs, Ta. on War Why the Sa Was Began, “There {s intention of closing the saloons in Covncil Bluffs,” said an officer who stands high in authority while discuss ing yesterday the mayor's order doubling the amount of the license to be exacted hereafter, no “There is no intention on the part of the city to close the saloons, because the people do not want them closed. There are some good people who would like to have them shut up and forever kept shut, but the great majority don’t want them closed, and weare compelled to observe their wishes, One of the reasons for doubling the license is the hope of preventing the increase of the number of drinking blac in the city. Of late they have been growing at an astonishing rate, and a check-is de- manded, Another and better reason is to ng them under better police restricti Some of them are becoming too much of a nuisance, affordinga shelter and headquar- ters for too many cro s and confidence men, and we thought ita good plan to make good behavior an obect to all of them. Some of will nothesitate to forfeit o small license who will be very cautious how they rua their places after they have paid a largo amount for the permission to run. “Another thing, the saloon men themselves ¢ there aretoo many plices in the city, and re anxious to have the license raised in the hopo that it will shut off many of the little holes-in-the-wall where a disreputable business is done that hurts all “we are ot afraid of Colonel Lindt bis injunctions, believing that he is oo good acitizen and has too much interest in the city to interfere in the wise course that has been decided upon.’ Great success. Reliable goods. Fair dealing. Botom pri ALC. B. Jacquemin & Co., N priris A VOIS LEGISLATURE. and 27 Maln street L The Thirty-Seventh General Assembly Wil Convene Wednesday. Serixeriery, 10, Jan. 4.-The thirt seventh general assembly of Tlinois will con- vene iu regular session Wednesday, January 7, at the state capitol. There are three or four candidates for every oftice from that of presiding officor to tho humblest clerk, and the rivalry for some of these positions almost reaches a degree of acrimony. The contest for the speakership of the house of repr sentatives is of the most importance because this official rust preside over the deliber tions of the general assembiy and prouounce on the regularity of the proceedings in the United States senatorial contest. The derno- crats have seventy-seven members in the house, the republicans seventy-three and tho farmers’ mutual benefit association three, s0 that if every member of the purty is pres ent the democrats have it in their power to elect a speaker on the first ballot. For this position Clayton E. Crafts of Cook county is the foremost candidate. Up to within the past few duys Crafts has haa lively opposition in the persons of Rufus N. Ramsey of Clin- ton, John Eddy of McLean, 8. B. Craigz of Coles, J. W. Hunter of Knox and Reed Green of Alexander. Green, however, r cently was withdrawu and Craig is not pur- suing an active contest, while Eddy is under. stood to have recently thrown his support to Cratts. Thercfore the contest has now nar- rowed down to a race between Crast aud Ramsey, with Hunter still an avowed candi- date, but with no considerable following. “I' will be nominated by the democratic caucus on the first ballot,” said Crafts tonight, when interrozatedas tohls strength, “I'have already recoived pledges and a surances from enough democratic members to insure my nomination, I am making no particular claims,’ said Ramsey, “*because I think the number of members who hay given definite pledges of support are less than one third of thoso who will participate in the caucus,” For the republican caucus the speakership have been mentioned the names of Allen of Vermillion, White of Whiteside, Partridge of Lake, Whitehead of Cook and Paddock of Kankakee. The lead- ing candidates are Allen, Whito and Par- tridge, and oneof these 'will doubtless re- ccive the honor. The republicans hope that there may be some defection in the demo. cratic ranks, which will enable the combined strength of the republicans and of the far- mers' mutual benelit assoviation members to organize the house. 'he state senute is composed of twenty- seven republicans and twenty-four demo- crats, so there is littlo doubt-of the ability of the republican party to organize this branch of the general assembly according to the dic- tates of its caucu The chief interest in the coming session centers in the contest for the election of a United States senator to succeed Farwell, “The two principal contestants for this honor are General Palmer, democratic cancidate, and Senator Farwell, the present incumbent, who expects o renomination and who th the republicans, by good management au ultimately win. Awother name mentioned in councction”with the contest is that of Hon, David Ross of LaSalle a republioan member of the last houso of representatives and edi- tor of the Miner's Journal ueral Palmer vas seen tonight and asked his opinion as to the senatorial situation, “We are hopeful,” he sald, break in the democratic rauk When hould oceur among >publicaus who is the strongest man ter rwell, Palmer said: *‘Lindley is certainly mav. He is president of the farmers' mutual benefit association.” One subject to come before the le that all parties scem agreed shonld have par- ticular attention, is a revision of the present election law, und the remedy is the Austra. Lian system 'or its equivulent. - Police Relief Associnti The police relief association met yosterday afternoon and sclected the following com- mittee to confer with the board of fice und po- lice commissioners with regard to a bill which Senator Shea will introduce in the legisla- ture, secking to make some changes in the law regulating the police relief ,association ; Chief Seavey and_Ofticers Horrigan. Dillon, Bebout, Keyser, Bloom and Walker. Republican Gains Pawis, Jan. 4 nomination for “Ihere is no slature n France, Elections for members of the French senate were held tonight, Pre- mier De Freyecinet wus elected in the depart- ment of the Seine and Jules Ferry in the de- partment of the Vosge The others re- turned include Barbey, minister of marine, Late returns show a vepublicun gain of ten seats, - A Quict Day in Police Circles, Yesterduy was the quietest day in police circlos in seveu years, not a singloarrest hay- ing been mude until after midnight. S € - Riotous Italian Laborers. TueNtON, N. J,, Jan. 4.—A riot which curred at Barnegat park yesterday caused the governor to order the militia put under arms today. The trouble was so serious at miduight last night that Licutenant Farrow U. B. A, fearing that the place would be burued, made @a requisi o OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, tion for troops. The of tne dissatisfaction of Italian laborers who hud? been grading the public boutevard aud had uot been recently paid. The Italians thredtened to burn the village, Women and children fled to shelter u the neighboring woods and_the citizens armed for defense. Today the Italians wero quieted with assurances of an amicable se tlement tomorrow, trouble grew out several soores of — . ACCIDENTALLY SHOT HIMSELF. Death of a Salt Lake Citizen Under rutiar Circ nstances, Att Lk, Utah, Jaf. 4,—[Special T gram to Tue Bee.|~Edwin Solomon ac- cidentally blow his brains out at his home in this city today. He was preparing for a bunting trip and was giving his breech-load- ing shotgun an fnspection. In some unex- plained manner a string had been attacned to | the trigger, probably by one of his children, andt the gun happeved 10 have a loaded sheil In it. When moving the gun about Solomon's foot caught in the string, the action being followed by the discharge of the weapon, The load strack Solomon in the tiead, bis brains being scattered over the floor’and walls, and death resulted instantly Two of his children were in the roor time and they hastened to alarm the n bors, who promptly rushed in to rende sistance, but could do nothing beyond send- ing for tne coroner. Mr, Solomon was forty-three years of age, y and leaves several chiliren. He was the brother of ex-Chief of Polic S n_and Was popular in this city, be Movmon and having been i ness liero many years. His ¢ ng a prominent the shoo busi b was at first claimed to be f suicide, but this theory is gene fited, Appeal of Ala Miners. Covvynus, O., Jan. 4.~The United Mine Worders have issued an appeal to organized labor of the count h is approved b the American federation of lubor. The ap peal concludes: “The miners of Alabama are worse treated than those of any other section of the country. Not ouly have we to compute with tho curse of conviet in the mines, but we are treated than ' the convicts. free miners are practically at the of the representatives of corporations and monopolies, the sharcholders of which resido merey in Great Britain and have only an interest in the mines to the amount of the dividend they receive, caring little for the lives or welfare of those employed therein, 1f we are to by successful these men must get assistance. his is a struggle not_ only for wages, but for the right to organize.” pdr. The Death Roll, Loxnoy, Ont., Jan. 4.—William Weld, a promineut agricultural journalist and pro- prictor of the tarmers’ Advocate, accrdent- ally fell into a water tank last night and was drowned. +.—Monsignor Labelle, sub- of agriculture and colonization, died from compound hernia, 2w Youk, Jan, 4.—Mrs. Anna T. Ghe- i, wife of Admiral Gherardi, commander south Atlantic squadron, died tonight at the fotel St. George, Brooklyn. Loxnoy, Jan. 4.—Chatles Keene, the cari cuturist, who was on the staff of Punch, died today. - = Women Fight with Butcher Knivi Witertixa, W. Va., Jan. 4.—Word comes ran New Martinville, W. Va., that two U have been summoned to wo to Ten Mile, Tyler county, to attend two women who fought a duel Wwith butcher knives, The fight is described as a most_ferocious and desperate encounter. Mrs. Wilson, one of the duelists, is fatally hurt. The otuer woman's name is ot known nor the cause for the strange ducl et The Weather Forecast. For Omaha and vicinity—Fair; stationary temperature For Nebraska—Fair; warmer in eastern, stationary temperture in western portion; southwesterly winds' For lowa—Fair; slightly warmer in east- ern, stutionary temperuture in western por- tion s variable winds, For South Dakota—F souther], ir; winds shifting to ; slight changes in temperature, - Snee’s Injuries Prove Fatal. Patrick Snee, one of the unfortunate men who were so terribly scalded at the Millard hotel on Saturday, died last night at 10 o'clock, His remains will be taken today to the residence of his cousin, at 1300 Webste, street, where arrangements will made for the funeral. —— Ran Into a Passenger Train. Lixpey Crry, Mich., Jan. 4.—A freight train on the Detroft, Grand Haven Mil- wankee road ran into the rear end of a pas- seuger train here today. The engincer and fireman received serions injuries, A Pu man sleeper was badly demolished, out no pussengors were injurcd. Miners Strike for an Advance. Cressoy, Pa, Jan, 4.—All the miners at Benz Creek, Lilly, Gallitzin, Portage, Coal- port and Hastings are on a strike for an ad vunce in wages. The men may resume work tomorrow, pending u conference with the operators. Several thousand men are af- fected. ST Wealthy Colored Maa Assassinated. HELENA, Ark,, Jan, 4,—News was received here today that Prince Miller, colored, one of the wealthiest men in the county, was assas- sinated last night at island 64, o the south- ern portion of this county, Negroes are sus- pected of having killed him, e Steamship Arrivals, At Havre—La Burgoyne, from New York. At New York—The Saale, from Bremen; La Gascogne, from Havre; the Egyptian Monareh, from London; thé Scandia, from Hamburg, At London Bultimore, Sighted: The Missouri, from -~ Says It 1s a C 1 Errvor. IxpraNapsuis, Ind,, Jan, 4. —The Sentinel's Puoli, Ind., special says: Joseph Fields, county treasurer of Orange county, is short $11,000. He claims it is a clerical error, and professes a willingness and ability to piy up whenever the exact amount of the shortage is known, reasurer Spinner, 4 N. Y., Jan, 4.—The funeral of the neral Spinuer, war treasurer of the United States, took place today with mill tary honors R THE LOCAL RAILROAD WAR. Several More Unsuccessful Attempts to Cross the Bridge, The Union Pacific-Milwaukee-Rock Island situation was practically unchanged yester- day. The Rock Island had announced that it would briug its first tratn across the hridge, in accordunce with the terms of the contract by which the Milwaukeo was alsoto have eome in several days ago, An attempt was made to a train during the afternoon, result was identieally the has attended sevoral simifar attempts on tho partof the Milwaukee —utter failure, The switchos were found occupied by Union P cific engines and freight cars, aund it was im- possible to get through, The Milwaukee made another attempt to cross in the morning, but could only pull out to the torn up track and back in again Everything about the transfer appared even wore quict than usual, W, 1. Allen of Chicago, assistant general maniger of the Rock Island, came in during the forenoon in bring over but the same s his special car, He was aece pavied Division srinten Stillwell ot Horton, Kan. They made a careful survey of the yards and extended their trip to South Omalia, It was under Mr. Alicu’s direction that an attempt was made to bring o train over the bridue The first move was to try the track over which the Milwaukee had thus far fruitlessly | pulled back and forth. The Roek Island | train pulled out to the place where the track was torn up merely as a matter of forw aud then backed iuto the trausfer. | JANT TARY 5 Inasmuch as the Rock Tsland has lets another trial was made through the freight yards, Thr cific engines and a string of freight cars were standing in their path, Mr. Allen demanded that they be moved, and the Unfon Pacitic trainmasier stated that his switchmen wero on a strik hence the cars could not be moved, “Very well,” said Mr back down and wait until you and your men come to terms, It won't do you any good," roplied the trainmaster, with a good natured smile, *‘for the strike Will uot be settled for thr four two out. this time Union That settled it for the day and nothing further was done, Mr. Lowe of Chicago, gencral coun- sl for the Rock Isiand, came in | Saturday evening and during the ercater part of yesterday was in close consultation with M. Allen and the local officials of the company. It was rumored that a sensational brief would be filed in court this morning, but none of the officiuls would give any in. formation on the subject, although they did not deny that speédy legal sction was contemplated. They preforred to allow Mr. Lowe to tallk regarding that phaso of the situation, and as Mr. Lowe could not be found, of co any ealightenment Mr. Allen was seen during the evening in bis room at the Paxton, and stated that he rse he did not offer was here to sec about getting the traius of his company across into Omaha in accord- ance with the terms of the con tract between the two roads, and pected to be here several days said he: “The Uniow Pacific was very anx- ous a few months ago to wet the Rock Island and Milwaukee to enter into this agreement, At that time we were about to go aheud with the Nebraska Central bridge, a charter huy- ing been granted for that purpose. Had 1t uot been for this contract, that bridge would now have ocen under way, and although we would not yet have been ‘1 Omaha, such a condition of things would not be far distant, The Union Pacitic claims that this contract is not legal, and that Cnarles Francis Adams had no authority to sign it, but it strikes me th ntract prepared by the legal depart- ment of the Unlon Pacifie t conneetion with our own, tested by their secrctury anc proved by their board of divectors, comes pretty near being legal and binding. Of course, we did not expect to be allowed to cross today, after seeing how the Milwaukce has been freated, but we made the uttempt. The aia of the courts has not yet becu in- voked by us, but I ean’t tell how soon it will he. 1" sea it is clainied that the interests of Mr. Gulod in the Mis. souri Pacific are attributed to be the cause of this recent action, but I think that it is because he wants tokeep the bridie here the toll gate it has always been, We do not Propose to tul bridge building steps to get iuto Omaha aslong as wo have this con- tract. The Union Pacific is worrying about the government's interosts in this case, but the governnient does not secm to be worryiug any about the situation. It s ‘claimed that one of the government divectors of the Union Pacific is in favor of abrogating the contract, but 1t is anoticcable fact that he did not take that stand until after Mr. Gould had declared himsell. We merely want what rightly is our dues. Wehave this contract properly made and signed, and we shall endeavor to have the terms complied with,” g - Invention of Popli original invent The in poplin i claimed by Avignon, France, onee papal see, on which account it was called papaline, in compliment of the reigning pope, at which time (the fif- teenth century)this rich material w produced to supply the gorgeous ecclesi- astical vestments and hangings in use, says the Dry Goods Chronicle. The in- dustry was introduced into Dublin by French immigrants, refugces, at the time of the revocation of the edict of Nantes, who settled in that 't of the Irish capital called the ‘‘Liberties.” The La Touche family established the first organized manufactory there, which commenced operations in 1693, — - AMUSEMENTS. So much has been written in praise and so much in condemnation of the now famous “Clemenceau Case' that the theatre gocrs of Omaha, piqued by curiosity and on the qui vive for anytiing salacious, crowded the Grand opera house last evening almost to suffocation. The “Clemenceau tion and it was its here But the hundreds of people who were at- cted thither by a gnawing desire to gratify their morbid tastes were loudest in praise of one of the strongest dramas which has been given on the local boards this season. The oft-advertised studio scene proved to be only one circumstance of a series of dram- atic climaxes which received enthusiastic treatment at the hands of the audience, The first two acts of the drama are very weak and ummnteresting, Yet they ser Case” was the attrac- premiero presentation e to show & germ thut by process of de- velopment is to become a force and a power later on that brings ruin to whatever it comes in contact with, 1t shows a young soul alrendy steeped in an eotism almost sublime, and it is that love of self, that over-weaning desire for flattery, which brings death to Iza at the hauds of her husband, Pierre Clomenceau The germinating period of Iza's life, which covers the first two_acts, might have been pictured vetter by an ingenue, but in - portraying the thrilling, sensational climaxes which follow, an actress of far more than ordinary ability Johnstone of s requi completely the exscting and very graceful, and tne pos sor ol ~ beautiful 'brown eyes, which do quite half of the talking, They are truly the ndows of her soul.” Her Iza is a creature bred to self-worship; loving her hus- band as much as such a wanton caeatu could, while using other men as her bankers. d, and Miss ¢ fills the role, She byl requirements is tall, shape It the Iza of Dumas, no more, no less, and above it shines out the art of the actress who has introduced this modern Circe to the stage, Mr. Gustave Levick, one of the ing men on the stage, played Pierre in praiseworthy manner. Not excellent in love making or manifestation of tenderness, but strong in passion aud effectively drumatic at tho climax. best lead- Mr. Charles Kent has as strong, if not a stronger character than Pier in Constantine Ritz, who is'the friend of Clemenceau, the traveled man of the world, true philosopher and sol- dier. He diagnoses Iza in_this wise, which will show you the manner of man he is : “When one is foolish enough to marry it isu't necessary to add to that folly by marry- g an exceptionally beautiful woman., Such women were not made for the quiet’ joys of marvied life, They are to be painted, to be modelled, to be sing, to be loved; but to be married —never! Dignity, modesty, family duty, goodness, virtue, evon love, are closed books to them; these belong to ordinary women, each according to her kind. Crested for pleasure, these ladies recognige no other law than caprice. Born to inspire, not to en- dure, they will not brook control or do any The Majority alled cough-cures do little more than fmpair the digestive functions and creato bile. Ayer's Cherry Pectoral, on the con trary, while it cures the cough, does not i terfere with the functions of either stomach or liver. No other medicine is so safe and efficacious in diseases of the throat sud lungs. *Four years ago 1100k a severe was followed by 4 terrible eough very sick, and confiued tomy bed months. 1 employed & physician u 1d, which 1 was out four st of the time, who finally said T was in consump- tion, and that he could not help me. One of my neighbors advised me to try Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. 1 did 5o, and, before [ had finished taking the first bottle was able to sit up all the time, and to go out. By th time 1 had finished the bottle * was well, and have remained so ever since.’—L. D. Bixby, Bartonsville, Vt Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral, PREFARED BY DR.J.C. AYER & CO,, Lowell, Ma; Bold by all Druggists, Frico$1; six bottle '’ To Soft Coa | weather, Com: iencing I wiil offer the This is mined in Southern from that State. Sample can Telephone 48. - - Is in market, It lasts longer, produces any other lowa coal. grades commonly sold, Try it for All kinds of Wood and Coal. prompt CITIZENS STATE BANI Of Council Bluffs, CAPITAL STOCK. ................8150,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS. . 65,000 TOTAL CAPITALAND SURPLUS ... E\fi.OUU DirecTors—1. A. Miller, F O. Gloason, . L Shugart, E. E. Hart, J. D. 'Edmundson, Charles O. Hannan, Transact genoral banking bu ness. Largest capital’ and surplus of any baukin Southwestern Lowa, INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, WG ESTEDR, Council Bluffs, Towa. ineral Director 14 North Main Stre and halm e thing likely to mar their contour. They look upon marriage s a springhoard from which they can leap to intrigue. The husbaud is of tritling importance, providing he is in a po tion to sot off their beauty, The lover 18 of still less consequence, They donot consider cither the rank, iutelligence or age «f the adorer. To shive and to reign, this s their mission. She is hke unto those pule and silent divimties of India who re- quire a sacrifice of blood, While their wor- shipers cast palpitating human flesh at their feet they look tranquilly upon the lorizon with eyés of precious gems.” M. Kent plays the part delightfully and is an admirable foil totne impetuous arder of Clemenceau. A triffe too cold now and then in his cynicism, but always intelligent and interesting. Miss Jennie Reifforth, who is by no means a stranger to Omaha, having boen here a number of times with the Conreid opera com- vany, played the Countess, and played it re- markably well. She brought to it a dash and a bonbommie manner quite refreshing. - “Now is the winter of our discontent made glorious summer” by Ayer's Sarsaparilla. This wonderful medicine so invigorates the system and euricies the blood that cold weather becomes positively enjoyable, Arctic - explorers would do well to make a note of this, e Encrmous Hors -Power. The Tron Age (New York) says: *“Is is A very easy matter to talk about 18,000 or 20,000 horse-power, but_few persons realize what it means or the enormous force that it exerts, The new White Star steamships, for instance, or the In man line’s City of New York de- velop from 18,000 to 20,000 horse- power. They have twely boilers and seventy-two furnaces, worked with forced draft. Assuming that the engines will requive cighteen pounds of steam per horse per hour, then 160 tons of feed water must bo pumped into the boilers every hour, and 160 tons of stewm will pass through the engines in che same time. In twenty-four hours the feed water will amount to 3,840 tons, occupying 130,240 cubic feet. This amount of water would fill alength of 493 feet of a canal forty feet wide and seven feet deep, Taking the condensing water at thirty times the feed water, it will amount to 4,500 tons per hour, or 115,200 tons in twenty- four hours, or for a six-day trans- Atlantic run not less than™ 691,200 tons, or 24,883,000 cubic foot. This amount of water would fill a cubi- cal tank 205 feet on the side—a tank into which the Roman cathedral, steeles and all, or the Times building, could be put and completely covered up. The coul consumption is not less interesting. Four T (S day are burned on the 20,000 horse power pressure. This would fill 400 wagons. It requires for sts com- bustion 8,609 tons of " air, oc space of 222,336,000 cubic foet. possible to put these figures in a shape such that may be grasped by the nverage reador, but enough has been cited to show, nevertheless, that the cireuluting pumps and fan engines of such ships are a hard-working lot.” - Among His Grandch ldren. J. R. Dodds, editor of the daily and weekiy Arbor State ‘of Wymore, Neb, says: I have scen the magic offe nberlain’s Cough Remedy in cases of croup and colds among my grandchildren. We would not think of gomg to bed at night without a bot Itis im- tle of this remedy in the houss Chamber- lain’s medicines are growing more popular here every day. A House Against a Clifr. One of the oldest housesin this region, says the w York Sun, is that of Colonel Albert L. an ex-Con- federate Kentuckian, who, after passing the better part of his life-time far inlana found leisure in advancing years and came straight to the Atlantic coast that he might indulge a long-cherished pus- sion for the sea. The house is close to the water at Bay Ridge. When ap- vroached from the land it appears to be nesstory structitre set upon a hill, but Johnson, once inside one finds that the front door is almost in the roof, and that below that part of the house visible from the landward side is story after story faciag the sea. In fact, the house is built against u bluff, with only the roof nnd one story peeping over the hill, Thus almost évery room in thes house has o sea view and is cooled in summer by o a breeze. A powerful telescope i one equipment of the place and with this the owner is able to spy out every ship en tering or departing from this harbor, S - Be sure and use Mrs, Winslow's Soothing Syrup for your children while teething, ceuts @ botue. Monday, Celebrated Lump at $4.80 Per Ton. Cobs a specialty. 29 South Main St. Consumers. | Owing to large receipts and continued warm Allen, “then T will | anuary J, Jackson, 11, Illinois and is the very best coal be seen at my office, A. T. Thatcher, - 114 Main Street. PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS. every respect the best Coal for domestic purposes inthae more heat and burns up cleaner than One ton will go as far asa ton and a half o the ordinary stuff, and it costs no more than the cheap, unsatisfactor ooking and heating. Sold only b L. G. KNOTTS, FUEL .MERCHANT, Full weight ana delivery. Telephone 808. 'SPECIAL NOTICES, COUNCIL BLUFFS, | } NURNISHED rooms with heat, light and | = Dath, No. 620 Flist avente, W ANTED Good mian sneral agonty salary 5 per month, 80 seourity res quired, © CallJanuary sor 7, 07 Willow ave, Council Bluffs, OWA furms for sale. also choice garden and fralt land near Council Blutts” Johnston & Van Patten, Evereti block, POR RENT or 215 miles f Tor Sale==The 120-u the city Hmit for oW a8 th Greed firm and Just south of' the Sapp Tarng oceupled by Mr. Kemp. Gogd house, bary an aheds, ol well spring of 1ving witer, About i acres {n cultivation, Sulty garden und dafry farm. Ront is #4100 | Apply 10 Leonurd Everott. o fox ryoar I3ARGAINS I fruit and vegetablo lundg. Lot sale, 37 neres, 8 rods north of Chigs tauqua casforn slope, fin: springa unds fine Spring brooks land very will sell in 19 1 ors0aere Tots at 840 por acre, or §75 por aore toy Whole tract 2 aeres on Grand avenue; fine orchard wind “mill, fine grove, situated on Mynstep proposed motor 1ine; price 5 per acre. 10 acres adjoining “city limits, two stor house. d burn, fine orchard and smal 1 uits, Price, §,000, ducres on Grand avenue, 1%y miles from B 0. & miles from ety limits, good out bulldin 8 bearing 1 fraits, Price, 5,000, 50 acres, fine in nn-ml‘ll(:‘ only one mile from stution, 82 wen soon. Easy torm wrm and elty property for sule. W. O, Stacy, room 4. Operi house blk, Council BlTay L A [WKRNISHED rooms at very reasonabl terms, en suite or singe; buths and steas heat newly furnishod. Mrs, Sted phen avenue, Oounell Blun ['A RAIS For Sale--A long list, many of them. atlow prices; also 2 acros arden and fralt land near the elty | houge, barn and other improvements: wiso 54 nofe fruit and zarden laid Just outside the efty a #2500, WAL Wood & Co., 62) Maln stroet OR SALE or Ront—Gardon land, with houses, by J. R Rice. 103 Maln sty Gounoll Bluffa OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broadway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Denlers in foreign and domestlc xchange Collection made und Interest puld on timg deposits. 0w house , 103 Par COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS All kinds ot I HighestStyleof the Art, d und Stal Fabries mide to 1ook as good as new. Wor promptly doneund delivered I all parts of the sountry. Send for priee st 0. A MACITAN, Prop,, e Northwestern Doposy L BLUPFS. 1A, tng and Olewning done in n.:% 1018 Broadway, N CouN Electric Trusses, Belts, Chest Protectors, Ete, AGENTS WANTED. ~ DR.C, B. JUDD, 06 Broadway, Council Bluffs, Ia TELEPHONES, OFFICE, 07, RESIDENCE, 3 27 MAIN Over C. B. Jacaue Butchers' and Packers’ Supplies, Market Fixtures, Casins, Sploes aud Sausage Makers' Machinery 2 Muin st.. Couneil Blufts, u Hides and Furs, 20 L. Also denlors Sim & Saunders AL En foderal courts, Rooms 4, 4 und & shugard Beno block, Counell Blufts, lowa | Finley Burke,Geo. W, Hewitt. Thos. E. Oasady Burke, Hewitt & Casady, Attorneys-at-LLaw PRACTICE IN THESTATE AND FEDERAR COURTS, Ofdews: J. J. Brown Bullding, Council Bluly Lo, )