Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 10, 1891, Page 3

THE OMAHA BEE ITHE NEWS 1 COUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL Pelvered by Carrier n uny & V. TILTON, - - - TELEVIONES: Pusiness Office, No. (L Night Editor, No. 2 ——— art of the City MANAGEQ MINOEE NENIRON, £.Y. P.Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal, M. . Robrer has filled his plat of to be known as Rohrer's subdivision block 10 of Beer's addition, and | west of the Northwesjern depot Mis, N, E_Chatterbuck, aged sixty-six years, aicd yesterday at 7 a,m. of pneumonia The funeril will take place from the late residence, 0. 24 Avenue C, Sunday at? b, m. Intermentat Walnut Hiil cc Tho Rev. T. J, Mackay will preach a ser. mon on Sunday evening in reply toaletter received by bim during the week criticising in a kit @ly was the ritual of the Episcopal church. The subject of the sermon will be “Has the Episcopal Church Outgrown its Liturgy " H. Snyder, the merchant, appeared yesterday morning vhat is it being ated just arl streot commission beforo Justice Patton and comm d attach ment procerdings against D, 1. Gleason for 1 for rent. Constable Austin seized the fur- niturein the coal office on Pearl street pend Ing o bearing of the suit There was quite a row on Pierce street last pight, which resulted in the police gobbling Alice Smith, Nellie Thomas ana Roberta Me uis. They were jailed for disturbance ot the peace, and th> morning the Smith woman Was rdeased and the others punished, The McGinnis woman ot thirty days in jail, and the Thomas woman paid $4.50. Among those who are now nctively en- gaged in providing relief for the poor and suffering of the city there should be named J. ¥ Kimball, mention of whom has by some chanice, and in accordance with his own wish, been overlooked. His co-laborers in charita ble enterprizes protestazainst such modest retirement on his part, and insist that the public should be given to understand that a ull share of reliel given has been duc to bis generosity and activity. Pomona Brand Hoathound lieve your congh, Pomona stamped on_eac tublet. Ask yourdruggist or candy deale for them. tablets will re. 17or Sale-415 acres, one mile from market; finest graln or stock farm in Pottawatamic county. Very cheap. Most ofground has been In tame grass from five to ten years, Kor see Ohio Knox, 9 Main street, Council Blufs, I, Pottawattam Alliance. The Pottawattamie county farmers' alli. ance mot in this city on the ith inst., and se lected the following oflicers for the ensuing six months: N, H. Bowinan, president; H Graves, vice president; . F. Porry, secro- tary ; H. S, Alexander, county Graves, purchasing agent f the county and, and H. A. Smith, purchasing ent for the west end of the county, M. allaher, ninth congressional district organi- ter, was present at the meoting and gave wme timely suggestions to the delogates present in regurd_ tocarrying on successful ocal alliances. H. S. Alexauder, the retiving president of the organization, has made a very eMcient oflicial ana is held in high es- tem by his fellow members, The best %c hose in the country isto be | i at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, therin geuts half hose, fn wool or_cotton, In ladies’ ull wool or_cotton, in misses all wool or cotton. Boston Store, Council Blaffs, Why pay $1.60 when you can get jnst as ood fare and beds at the Scott house for 1.001 the east end of The County Printing. The county bourd yesterdny disposed of the county printing. The furnishing of blanks was given to the Globe printing company, for wich supplies as are needed here, and the printing of blanks for the Avoca ofices to be done by the Herald of that place. The blas k books for the county are to be furnished by Morehouso & Co. Four papers were named s the official papers, in which proceedings arc_to be published —the Nonpareil, Globe, Fri® Presse and Avoca Herald. The new Avoca jail formally accepted by the passage of 4 resolution to that effoct. A contract was authorized with Drs. Thomas and Macrae for atiending to such smallpox cases as way occur in the county during the year. P Bargains in blankets and comforters at the Boston store, Councii BlufTs, this weel, and wood of C. B, Fuel Co., Telephone 138, Five Burglars Canght. Yesteraay evening a telephone messago from Chief Seavey of Omaha acquainted Chief Carey with the fact that a clothing store had been burglarized in Fremont, Neb,, and the belief that the burglars had reached Couneil Blufts. A description of them was given, and in less than an hour three of them were under arrest and a large portion of the stolen clothing had been recovered, Ofticers Beswick and Murphy wero de tailed to look for the fellows and &' the first dash founa three of them in the second hand store of Goldstein, on Upner Broadway. Each had u new grip and a large lot of new clothing, jewelry and furnishing goods which they were just displaying for sale. They were placed under arrest but on the way to the station one of them got away, but was re- captured _after a lively chase through the alle; While running he thiew away two revolvers aund it is thought a lot of other stufl, supposed to be jewelry. The revolvers were recovered but the jewelry was not found, s At 10 o’clock iast night Chief Care; from Broadway down Bryant street on h way tothe station, and ke noticed two lows lighting cigarcttes from the same match, They were standing in the shadow of a build- ing, and the flash of the match only lighted thelr faces as they leaned forwara to their cigarettes. The Almighty had wri “orook’ so plainly on their faces thi chief gathered them without a particl hesitancy and took them into bis office, When searchied a large quantity of the stolen Fro- mont goods was found in their possession, and they were locked up with their three comrades, The names given by the five men were Joo Reed, Fravk Braden, Ha Thomas, M. I. Smith and Frank Utterson ‘The sheriff of Dodge county telephoned tha he would start to the Bluffs after the burglars at 1 o'clock this morning. The name of the burglarized merchant was not given the police. Buy your ¢ B39 Broad way turned —_— Horse blankets and” lap rooes. Theo. Beckman's, 27 Main street, e 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 18 their rule. Boston Store, Council Bluffs, —— Court News. The examination of Covell, charged with swindling Schoedsack out of $500 oun some sort of a patent electris light, was not com- pleted yesterday and will be resumed in the superior court this morning. The case of Frainey vs Pottawattamie county was continned yesterday until the wext term of court, The jury in thp superior court for this term bas been discharged. The next term opens ou Monday. The new jury, summoned 1o appear on Tuesday next, consists of Heury Pnschel, L. Sweringer, J, Howarth, Thomas R binson, R. V. Puillips, Joseph Sandel, H. Oberbolster, George D, Brown, Joun W, key. al cost at Great success, Reliablo good Fair dealing. Bottom prices. At C. B, Saequemin & Co, No.27 Maln street —— ‘The Boston store, Council Bluffs, is _show- Ing special value in'blaukets aud comforters for this week, THE BLUEFS. Developments in the Oolthard Land Case Tndicate a Stupid Piece of Spitework. IT MAY SEND SEVERAL TO PRISON, Death of Little Daisey Peregoy—A Big Saloon War in Sight—Cuunty Printing — Court Not s - Minor Mention. The developments in the Colthard- Webber: Wills real estate conspiracy which were made public yesterday thro but little ad- ditional light upon the extraordinary crime, and only surmises of facts can fully explain the remar le tangle, which is stillpro- foun¢ly puzzling those who have been en- wiged in the effort to unravel 1t for the past week A good deal of light, however, was thrown upon the matter by the confessions of Wills aud Webber, Wills first confesses that Webber is simply a tool they picked up for the purpose and who was to be well paid for the rascally part he has played. Wills says he is the chief executor, but solemnly de clares that the whole scheme was hatched by George Colthard, the real George Colthard of Harvison county, who is an extensive land owner aund reputed to be among the most solid financial citizens of the county, Wills avers that every move and every act was planned by the real Colthard, and that he (Wiils) agreedy to impersonate him for the purpose of c scheme. 'What that scheme was can_only be surmised, buta good deal is explained b ceived a bitt rrison county ' adjoins the There bad been some trouble over a division fence, and Haas had procured an injunction restraining Colthard from doing certain things in connection with it, Col- thard bad violated the injunction and Haas had sworn out an_inforu ion for his arrest for contempt, and he was placed under arrest and taken to Logan to answer for his disre- gard of the court’s order, Irom the confes- sions made by Wills it now scems that the original scheme was concocted by the real Colthard for the purposeof getting revenge upon Haus by casting a cloud upon the title 1o bis d. If this presumption is true, and it is gen- erally*accepted by the owners of the land, then it is probuble that the scheme grew into a gigantic conspira out ef the deal, Six transfers we d for record in the Harrison™ county recorder's oftice and taken away immediately after they were re- corded, wo or three acknowledgements were taken in Council Bluffs, and it is ad- mitted by Wills that about a dozen deeds were acknewledged in Omaba by a notary named Rutherford. What they Intended to do with these deeds is a mystery, unless they proposed to sell the lands wherever they could find a buyer. The last deed put on rec- ord in Logan conveyed five full sections of land in Harrison ‘county to Mrs. George Colthard, and Wills says he delivered that fraudulent deed to Coltbard himself. The consideration he named in the deed was 1,500, less than 50 cents an acre for the best farm iands inthe county, which are worth f $I0to 0. This part of the transaction is what Colthard will havo to explain to the grand jury. The developments yesterday are considered fayorable to I J, Schnorr, the real estato broker in_this city, who admitted that he purchased a $1,500 ' mortgage upon 160 acres of land for £100. The officers now belicve him to have been an innocent purchaser from thostart, but they are at a 10ss to know how it was that ho did not realize what the situu- tion was a short time afterward, Wiils and Webber are still in jail Th will soon be taken before the Harrison county grand jury, which will be asked to re- turn indictments against all implicated. Informations were sworn out lnst night for the arrest of all the partics implicated in the deal aud the rrants will be issued this morning, This is for the purpose of holding Webber and Wills until they are wanted by the Harrison county authorities, Chicf Carcy had them in the sweat box again last even- ing, butthe only information elicited was their positive assertion that F. J. Schnorr know that the mortgage obtained of them was fraudulent. They have uttered so many falsehoods that the oficers aresatisfied that this isanother, and that Schnoor's connection with the' deal s all straight, Lastnight Schnoor took steps to prolect bimsclf by gettmg an attachment upon some propertyowned by Webber, hereby saying a 1art of his loan, Mr. Schmoor cesired Tue Bee to print the following explanatiou of his couue tioa with the great swindio: To the Editor of Tne Be In justice to myself 1 deem it necessary, since your articlo in this mornings paper connecting me with a fraudulent mortgage scheme, to state to the public my connection with the matter, The man, John Weber or Webbe; me to my of- fice About four weeks ago stating he haal re- cently moved from Om: and intended open- ing o meat market and desived a- smull loan, Not being able to identify himself on this side, I refused fto make the loan. Several days afterward he came again and stated he bad made arrangements toopena shop near the Northwestern depot and desired a loun the following day. I'called that evening and found meat market fixtures at the place ho intended starting. The following De- cember 2, I made him a small lown on a horse, buggy and harnes which ended our business until December 31, when he calle and introjuced the man Colthard, and 4 (Webber) stated they wanted a mortgage for £1,500 drawn up. I answered [ could write the morigage, but 1 could not ackiowledge it s I was not a notary. Iwrote the mortgage, taking the discription from deods they showed me. When done they paid me 2 cents for writing it and departed to have it acknowledged, January 5 Weber called again, alone, aud saidhe had made another deal with the Har- rison county man, whereby he had got some horses, wagon, harness and 1 think 2,000 bushel' of corn, and he requested a loan of §0 to defray his expenses whilo getting this praperty, offering the #1,500 noto as security, which loan I made I gave him a check for $28. January 7 he called again and said he had just returned from Mondmin and found everything all right except the corn, which was in an ele- wvator instead of eribs in the coun! and that he might have trouble getting “it, but tne balance of the chattels were offered him. He then produced the $1,500 mortgage, which nad been duly recorded, and stated he would need a little money from time to time and would give me the $1,500 mortgage as secur- ity until the notowas collected, being due March 1, 1891, and would pay m §100 for collectaing it. I told bim I could not advance him very much money until I had found out the mortgage was good security and then would advance hum a reasonable amount. As he concluded &0 or 80 would do at present I wrote anote for 100, which amount I paid him less the 0 noteand my commission on the §100 loan, 1did not mistrust anything wroug until January 8, “This, and this only is my connection in the matter. I have acted in perfect good faith ia thisas_ inall other transactions, and Iam pleased torefer to my past record and all I have done business with, I owned one-half interest n the bank of Quinter, Quinter Kan, from the time it was established, v, IS8T, to May, 1800, and was cashier during that period, I resigned the treasur- ership of the Quinter brick and tile company in Juue, 18%0), and also justice of the peaco, Will vefer any and all regarding my charac- ter and business methods to I. T. Purcell, representative of Gove county, Kansas; First National bauk, McKemey, Kan.; Buok of Quinter. Kan.{ Leo Montde, register of the United States land ofice, McKemey, Kan.; L. Long, president of Quinter brick and tiio company; First National bank, Liberty, Neb, and 8. W, Veslay of this city. Very respéctfully, F. J, Scuxoon. —— A faddened Home, The shadow has again fallen upon the homo of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Peregoy, aud expressions of the tenderest sympathy are manifest throughout the entirc community, whero the fumily have so long lived and are s0 highly esteemed, The stricken parents have ever been among the first to respond to the sorrows of others, never limiting their ministrations to the circle of their own triends, but wilangly giving relief and com- here. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SATURDAY, JANUARY 10, stery bardly to bo soived ex light of another world, why ~such ever giving cheer and comfort to oth should be so saddened. For several days their little daughter, 1Ina, has been struggling a dread iscase, which had developed into diph- theretic croup and which seemed to defy the mostskillful medical science and the most tender and carefy nursing. Yesterday morning at 4 o'clock the end came and littie Iny breather hor last. She was nine § and four months of age and was a rer ably loving and attractive child, favored with all the graces of mind and heart which forn a real treasure in the home. Sho is the third child from this househotd who has gone hence within as many years, leaving in the Lome but the one son, “IRob,” who enters fully into the grief of Lis'sorrowing parents, Arrangements are made to have the funeral services at 10 o'cl this forencon. The Americar District Telagraph Co. has been reorganized and is now prepared to give prompt service, Special attention to express and parcel delive Special prices on ladies and gents under- wenr this week at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, opt by the afireside Getting Ready for a Struggle. To be a saloonkeeper or not to be a saloon- keepe a problem that s profoundly agitating something less than eighty men who are engaged in the business in this city ive of them have already solved the problem negatively by the assistance of the police and alarge majority of the others will reach a conclusion today. The conclusion must be made to the city clerk and accompanied by & certified checior the coin of the realm to the amount of £0, with .10 additional as a per- quisite to the marshal, If this course is not followed all who neglect to do sowill bo vigorously assisted by the marshal, his deputies and the entire police force if neces- sary in coming to the conclusion that the most desirable thing is to go out of the liquor business aitogether. | When the clocks strike the midnight honr tonight the last second of grace will havo passed, according to the mayor's proclama- tion, when they can pay into” the city treas- ury the doubled moutbly license, Failure to pay without further notification will be taken as the saloon men’s defiance of the mayor's order, and the orders ave to close up at once every suloon in delinguency. Under the new rule saloonkeepers must come into the offico of the city clerk batween the 1stand the 10th of each uionth and pay their licenses or quit busivess. Out of the eighty-three running a weck ago five have been closed upon refusal to pay the incressed tax. Less than half of the others have paid but the majority of them are said to have expressed their willingness to doso today rather than be subject to arrest and imprisonment which is certain to follow delay, They are willing to try it one month before arriving at a definite decision. A majority of the saloon men have cher- ished the opinlon that the mayor would not there to his determination to enforce the collection of tne double license, but during the last twelve hours they have had that opinion sadly shaken, ““Tam confident,’ said ono of them yester- day, “tha’ the city will see either oneof two things, the hottest saloon war in the wholo state or the number of saloons cut down to less than one-half the present number. The latter is what Mayor M and his ad- sors desire, but I can’ see but ittle hopoe of its realization. There are mauy of us who ave perfectly willing to pay the 00 a year demanded and could afford to do it if there was not so many places where liquors are sold by people without respons bility, whose ~lack of sense, decenc and lonor bring the largest shave of tho odium upon the trafie. We would like to sce them closed up, but themoment they are closed they will become prohibitionists and they will start out and make it hot for their more respectable brethren, They will find attorneys to take their cases and _they will whip us all into a genuine ghost dance that will end in knocking the city’s fees galley west. Thesaloons have been payiug about §2,000 monthly into the city treasury, and I am sorry the administration has not been satisfled with ‘The general tylk of the men engaged in the traftic is that they will try it one month, but they will occupy the time fn organizing for a hot fight the next. J.C. Bixby, stam neating, sanitary en- gineer, 202 Mo rriam block, Council Blufts o Decidinga sScavenger Case. Yesterday morning Justice Patton rendered a decision in the case of Dobson vs Larson and Mulqueen. Larson occupied premises owned by Mulqueen, The city authorities directed a nuisance, in the shape of a vault, abated, Larson, acting as agent for Mul- ueen, dirvected Dobson to clean the same. The charges for the work amounted §36. The bill was presented to Mulqueen, who refused to pay, but offered to pay a part of it. Dob- son then brought suit against both Larson and Mulqueen. The case oceupied all of yes terday, and a decision was given this morn- ing for Dobson in the sum of 20 and costs. First-class fresh candy made for the holi- day trade, tA. C. Dempsey’s, 105 Main st. e THE SILVER BILL: 1t Will Go the House the Latter Part of Next Week. WasmixNgrow, Jan. It is the general ex- pectation that the latter part of next week the senate financial bill will come over to the house and members areawakening to the pos- sibility of another strife over the measure, somewhat similarto that preceding theenact- ment of the present silver law, There is con- siderable speculation as to the shape the bill will take in the senate, as its features outside of the free coinage proposition, which is looked upon as inevitable, will to some extent influence the membs in their viey On this point the silver men themselves do not appear to be united. Some think that the bill hiould be passed providing for nothing what- ever save free coinage, as they fear considera- tion would be retarded the bill were lumbered up with general banking legis- lution, Others are of the opinion that free coinage weuld be strengthened by association with these sections, popular in the east, When the bill comes over to the house the general impression is that it will be at ouce referred to the house committee on coinage, However, the attitude which the speaker will assume towards the bill here becomes of im- portance, and there is good reason to believe that Reed has not himself determined upon his course. A promnent western republican silver man, a memoer of the coinage commit- e, and a friend of the speaker, said the bill would go to the coinage committee and would be reported to the house. 1f the bill was not reported within a reasonablo time a motion would be made to discharge the committee and take the bill up foraction in the house, The speaker has it in bis power to be a great stumbling block in the matter, and for this reason his attitude is asubject of intense in- terest, e THE WORLD'S FAIR, The Women Have a Scheme trammers Would be Us:fal, Curoso, Jan. 0. —[Spacial Telogram to Tne Bre.|—The lady managors of the world's fair Columblan exposition are determined that the commissioners will not have all the money appropriated by the different state legislatures for purposes of state exhibits, The different state represeatatives arenow in communication with the houses of the legislatures and are makinga combined de- mand for an appropristion to bo set aside especially for the woman's exhioit. A er was received this moming by Secretary Couziens from the Kansas delozate from the Pennsylvania delogation stating, that in all probability these states would make such an appropriation. This is a new move on the part of the wowen and will be watehed with much interest by the commis- sloners, as it may result in a lessening of the amount which they might have secured, Director General Davis has uufolded a couliar plan for auxiliary world’s fair work. 1o says nd '1f & thorough and systematic organization | of traveling men into & body of world's fair ud- yertisers could be effected, great results could be achieved, Visiting every commuuity large and small as they do, and coming in coutact with millions of men, a personal work could be accomplished that could not fort 1o ihe stranger aud the poor. It is & | be possible through other chauuels. | MOVEMENTS OF THE GUARDS | Company E of Fremont Encounters an Un- expeoted Foe, JUNIATA'S COMPANY LIKES CAMP LIFE, The Dodge County Gontingent Did not Look for Substitutes—How the Citizen Soldiers Are Faring in the Field. Cmnros, Neb, Jan. 0, - [Special Tele gramto Tur Bre.]—The threatened blizzard of yesterday failed to materialize and today i3 mild and pleasant. A little cool, perhaps, for some of the guards in camp north of here, on White river, but just such weather as the Messiah promised the ghost dancers should they follow his advice and go on the war path. This remarkable mild winter doubtless leads many Indians to believe the Messiah has kept his jromise in this respect, and this fact has greatly stimulated them in their obstinancy, but the Indians are uot the only ones benefitted by the Messiah's good- ness. Hundreds of people, and there are a fow hundred left in this county, fully appre- ciate it A severe winter on top of our present trou- >s would occasion _additional distress, suf- fering and death and leave 4 dark stain upon the history of our state. Company E of Fremont has not fared very well siuce leaving Chadron, An emidemic of influenza has attasked the camp. Dr. Waller was sent for, and found several of the boys suffering quite severely, The Juniata company are a more rugged lot and take to camp life like veterans. They are all well and hearty and all that they now seem to desire is a brush with the Indians. A scouting party, sent out from this command, sighted a small party of Indians traveiing towards the agency who, upon discover- ing the presence of tho soldiers, scomed to hold & consultation, and, after much gesticulation, put spurs to their ponies and struck off in a northwesterly direction. Their action scemed very MNFL cious, and itis thought they have gone for reinforcements and intend to return and at- tack the camp. Nothing of a reliable nature has been received from Pine Ridge today. Restless Militia Men at Gordon, Gornox, Neb,, Jan. 9.—Special to Trr Bek. |—The situation bere is becoming moro serious. Farmers ana ran chmen are moving their valuables to tho towns near by. Many ranchmen have turncd thelr stock loose thinking thereby to save them the more easily. About twenty settlers came in today and scouts are continually arriving from Pine Ride agency with reports of desperate encounters between the soldiers and the hostiles, Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses arrived hero early this morning and reported the death of one commissioned -oficer which was learned afterwards to be Licutenant Casey. Casey’s death causes a great desive for re- venge in the troops here, much more now to- wards the friendlies than tbe hostiles; as it was by the former he is supposed to have been killed. Company K is doing well under an exbilar- ating diill. Two thousand moroe rounds of ammunition have lately arvived, The weather has chansed to o drizzly snow. aud it is hoped by some that it will in crease to a severe storm, o that the Indians ¢ be the more quickly exterminated or 1 1o submission. Cloud is reportedto bo now at the agency. Itis feared that though bhe mai tams a friendly disposition toward the whites “heis still in league with the hostileand keeps them posted as to the strength of the troops. Some halfbreeds who were kuown ‘to be in sympathy with the hostiles are hero now, and their actions are looked upon with sus’ picion. P Compantes 14 and G Hive rocelved ofe tomarch at a moment’s notice, but the ci zens are doing their bestto retain them, It is not certaiu yet whether they will be called to the front of not. Pushed Out on Ranches, RusuviLLe, Neb, Jan. 9.—[Special Tele- gam to Tug Bes,]—Companies B and I of the Second regiment, statioued at Valentine, and company C of the First regiment, sta- tioned at Crawford, have been ordered here and will arrive some timo today. The reason for this change is that it is thought better to mass the guards ncarer the seat of danger, and the furthor reason that the poiuts mentioned are amply protected by reg- ulars stationed at Forts Robinson and Nio- brara, The military companies are now sta- tioned s follo Companies E and F of the [irst regiment at Madden’s bridge, ten miles north of Chadron; company D of the Sccond at_Snepard’s ranch, eleven miles north of Hay Springs and near old Fort Sheridan; companies A ind H of the First, nine miles north of Rushville atJarcow's rauch; companmies C and Hof the Second, eight ‘miles uorthwest of Gordon, near Mo: rey's ranch. Each detichment so stationed is carefully guarded and entrenchel and has five mounted couriers iustead of ten, as was first inwended, Add-de-Camp Licutenant Lyons, accom- panied by Orderly Harison, returned last night from the inspection of tho several posts and report all in good spivits and_health ex- cept two privates under Major Williams, in camp at Jarcow’s rauch, who are slightly in- disposed, Brigadier Surgeon Walden has opened a comfortable hospital here where the sick of all the troops will be brought and carefully attended, Colonel Cody telegraphed from the agency important information of the situation and the inteations of the bostiles, but General Colby _declines to make public this informa- tion at present. Mulitia Movements at Gordon. Gonwoy, Neb., Jan. 0.—[Special to Tuw Ber. | —The sudden change of weather starts the boys to sneezing and makes great de- mauds on the surgeon for medicine, The boys of companies C and H were treated to a little excitement yesterday morn- ing when orders for marching to the front wore read. Captain Beck, accompanied by Quartermastor Atkinson of the Second rogi- ment, Nebraska national guard, and Captuin Beeby of the home guard, took a drive to- ward the reservation und located camps. The companies named start for the fleld. tomorrow under command of Captain C, F. Beck. Sentinels reported rockets and signal lights in the sand hills to the east Wednesday night out the boys tood their eround and” didu't quake. Ghost shirts, arrows, blitikets, knives, belts and many other relics from the battlefield attract considerable attpation. Big prices aro asked and in manyinstances paid for such relies. Company K of Schuyler'will hold the fort atGordon; Lostin a Snow Storm, HAY Sprixes, Neb, dan, 9.—[Special Telegram to Tiue Bee.|-Company D of the Neoraska natioual guards, from Sutton, left here yesterday for Beayen valley, Captain Klinswmith, who was in gommand, left here yesterday afternoon oo herseback for the camp. A courier came i3 from the camp last uight and reported the,captain lost. The night was very dark, cold and stormy, and allthe farmers between here and the camp abandoned their homes, leaving the country almost deserted. Couriers claim to. have searched in vain for the captain, When the company left here for the Beaver valley a large and enthusiastic crowd cheered them, but in spite of ali that,some of the boys had tears4n their eyes which belped to melt the falling snow. ews from the First Roziment. Heanquanters CoupaNy A, Fiust Reir- mest, N, N. G., Rusavie, Neb,, Jau, 9. —[Special to Tue Bee)—We are in camp ona hillside with a young blizard flapping away at our teat tops. Company H is with us. Our sleep has uot baen disturbod by a single war whoop. Phe morning fires for cooking are not fivst class, It Is lsughable to 800 the boys dig at their eves in vain at- tempts to remove the surplus snoke, The most of us use gentlemany isnguage nearly all the time, A sught variance from this habit was noticed tnis morning at broak: fast when we found bow badly the ‘sow bosom" was burned, Our orders are to march ten mile north. We farther ill then bo within twelve miles of the fatal Wounded Knee battle g where our brave regulars fought ready to “help the regulars out” at any time, but all dependence must be put in them who have kept the Indians hemmed in all this time, Gordon s Guard a. Gornox, Neb., Jan. 9, Special logram toTre Bee.)~The greatest excitement pre vails here over the report of thivty-five In- dians having escaped from the reservation Ttis feared they are making Gordon their objective point. The town is closely guarded and the home trdops are scouting the country for miles around. The greatest precaution is taken as fo who shall pass through the guard from without, Companies H and C marched today to a point about ten miles from here, The return of Kicking Bear, Short Bull and Big Road to the resorvatio is looked upon W vlh'su»«pin'iuu, and it is feared theyare nvestigating © the reserve previous to an uttack, which, it true, and the Indians are defeated, will cause disastrous results with the towns in this vicinity, Reg- imental Sury n Pritchett arrived here to- day, accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel Bishoft, taking char of the Second bat- talion, ' Company K is under good military drill and is being instructed in the tactics of Indian warfare. The boys are doing nicoly, and are going to protect the town with'a spirit of determination if needs be. Guard Duty too Tame. Crawrorn, Neb., Jan. §.— [Special to Tie Ber.]—The guards of company B, Second regiment, reported signal lights southwest of Crawford Wednesday night about 12 o'clock. Barney Wear, chief of the scouts of com pan B, Second regiment, Nebraska national guards, in company with Scouts Leonard and Hotler, were out over tha little Cotton Wood creels, Round Top mountain and the southern part of the bad lands, and saw many interesting scenes, The famous scout, “Kit Carson,” in com- pany with three privates, was in the south scoiting in the hills and reported & good trip. The boys of company B, of the Second regiment, Nevraska national guards, aro very nicely fixed up in their new quarters and the peopleof Craw ford are very generous. They call around often to seethem, Tho boys want to go to the front; they have blood in their cyes and are nearly crazy to bo calied there, ptain S. H. Webster of company B. Se ond regiment, Nebraska natioual guards, ro ceived orders'to buy fifteen days rations for the company. Would-Be Soldisr Who Wouldn't Be, Nenkiska Ciry, Neb., Jan. 0. — |Special to Tie Bee,]—Private Bond of company C has returned from the front a very muchly scared man. He enlisted just as the company was cailed out, too late to_be sworn in, and accompanied the boys to Gordon. When the terrors of actual scrvice confronted him he refused fo sign enlistment papers and take the oath. Hisuniform was demanded of hin and he returned home. B and 1 Must Move, Crawrorp, Neb., Jan. 0.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre. |—Captain S, H. Webster has fust received orders to move companies Band Tof the Second regiment, Nebraska national guards, toRushville on tho first train. g KER'S THREAT. It is Forgotten After Servi tentiary Term. Cuicaao, Jan, 9.—[Special Telegram to Tue Br uinteresting feature of the Kean case which has uot. horetofore been de- veloped isthe threat which tho defaulting assistant cashicrof the Preston, Kean & Co. bank, Frrelerick M. Ker, made when soveral years ago hie was a fugitive from justice. Teature which gans fnterest in the present investigation of Kean’s systems is a letter written by Ker while attempting to escape. Finding that tho detectives wero closo on his trail the absconding cashier wrolo 8 very wmteresting epistle to Mr Kcan attempting to persuado tho bank oft- clals to abandon tho chase. The fuzitive askel that prosecution of the search bo dropped and threatened in the event of a re- fusal to comply with bis request to muko public certain matwrs which he elimed would do harm o tho institution in which he had been employed. In spite of the threat, however, the case was prosocuted to the end and Ker served his sentence. The commuta- tion for good _behavior s nearly a year ago. He has since been em- ployed asa head bookkeeper for the Bates machine company of Joliet. A reporter hunted him up today and _asked him what ho had to say about his old-time threat now. Ker said he preferred not to talk about t ho matwer. Whatever of bitterness there been in the past he had recovered from and did not caro to drag up old times, Sofveieiie CONGRESSIONAL PROCE z a Peni DIN Fenate, WasmNeroy, Jan. 0—In the senate today several petitions for and against the Congoer lard bill,and resolutions deprecating any further legislation in regard tosilver were preseuted. The house bill for the relief of Major Whan, army paymaster, crediting him with §25,3 government funds of which ho was robbed in Arizona, was passed. “T'he couference report on the bill for a pub- lic building at Fort Dodge, In., was agreed to, “The finaucial bill was taken up and Mr. Plumb gave notice of an amend ment limiting to £1,000 the compulsory requirement of de- positin United States bouds for every na- tional bank. (This is not to applyto deposits of bonds tosecure public moneys in national banks). Mr. Blackburn addressed the senate in ad- vocacy of Mr. Stewart's amendment for freo coinage. He was not willing to have it go to the country and the world that the amend- ment was simply an_effort by the representa- tives of silver siates and that the rest of the country was indifferent to the result. There was 1ot a silver mine within the limits of the great commonwealth of Kentucky, and yet he ventured to assert that her people wore united, s earnest, as honest and as clamor. ous 1n theirdemand for the free voinage of silveras were the people of Colorado, Cali- fornit, Idaho or Nevada The opponcits of free coinage might rely on the veto power of the president, but_that would prove a vain relianc He denounced the ant-sil- ver policy of every administration for the past twenty years. It did not matter to him that his own party was for four years responsible for enduring the wrong. Cley laud’s administration was just as amendablo to eriticism and censure_ as its predecessors or its successors, The farmers’ ulliance was now centralized into a natural organi and protesting against that class of tion. Every intelligent man and every honest man acknowledged they had a_just of complaint, They asked a redress, not inary,but real. The mighty west and rejuyeni- ated south had endured the fleeciug process until their patience was exhausted, and now they mean that just laws shall be enacted and unjust laws repealed. M. Morris followed Mr. Blackburn in ad- vocacy of the amenduent. He yiolded the floor without coucluding his specch, aud the bill was laid asido. “The senate bill appropriating $100,000 for a publle building at yolict, Lk, and the house bill appropriating $100,000 for a public build- ing at Rockford, IlL., were reported and placed on the calendar. Alfothe senate bill creat- ing the office of fourth assistant postmuster weneral. Adjourned. House Wasmixa1ox, Jon, $—Iu the house today the bill authorizing Oklahoma City to issue bonds to provide a right of way tothe Choc- taw coal and ralroad company through the city was pas. ‘T'he house the t) committee of the whole on the vri ndar, The first bill on the calendar was referred to the court of claims, the claim of the Citi zens' bank of Louisiana growiug out of the seizure and coverig futo the United Siates treasury of certaln moneys of the bank by General Butler. Aftera long debate the bill went over, the commitiee rose and the house 100k & recess until 8 o'clock, the evenin sion to be for the cousideration of private pension bills, ured his releaso | To Soft Coa I wiil offer the from that State. Telephone 48. DUN'S REVIEW OF THE WEEK. The Exp oted Improvement for the New Year Realized, ONE GREAT OBSTACLE TO PROSPERITY. Good News from Boot and Shoe Man= ufacturers—Quict in the Northe west—Col tions Growing Bet- ter—Activity In Stocks. New Yonk Tng Bee.]—R view of trade says: The opeus with the expected im- provemcny in the money markets and in col- lections, resulting from the annual disburse- ments, which been larger than usual. The hopeful fecling in most branches of trade continues also, and the railrond out- look is improved. It is becoming clearer cvery day that the one great obstacle to pros- perity is the fear that the debasement of the dollar may produce a violent contraction and the withdrawal of foreign investments, the collapse of credits and o disaster which will be felt by every branchoof trade and industry. In the cotton manufacture, also, the shrink- of credits has severely straiued many concerns and prices of goods have been very low, but furthur reductions have been made during the past week in bleached cotton The woolen manufacture is doing fairly, though extending but moderately and buying wool with caution In the boot and shoe look s regarded as esp. ports of trade from ditferent cities ave still much fnfluenced vy reviews of last year' great busimess, but generatly indicato a’ | volume of trafiic in progress for the season, with a marked improveument since the mone- tary pressure abated. Boston notes larger sales of boots and shoes aud of leather and stronger hides, firm in wool and quiet in lumber, At Philadelphia the leatherand shoe trades aredull. Wool is in littie demand, Som uneasiness is seen regarding obligations i tobacco, but better collections are reported in paints, 3 At Chicago the receipts of graia are equil tolast year's; an > is seen in bult and cheese, hides vool, but a decrease in dressed b 1 meats and lard. Dy goods and clothing sales exceed last year with excellent payments and the shoo” tradc increases Liouis and Cincinnati note a better t AL trade is good ana at Salt Lake it is decidedly improved, while at other north- western points business is unchanged and comparatively quiet, Higher cotton produces, greater activity throughout the south. Sugar and rice re- ceipts at New Orleans are good. The money markets, throughout the country, are less ngent and reports of collections more fa- vorable, Speculative operations continue whole- some, though inactive. Wheat s 11ge low with sales of ouly 22,000,000 bushels, Corn, cotton and pork are inchanged; oats and oil higher, but coffee is I lower. The most active center of exchange at pres- ent is the stock exchange. Foreign trade coutinues favorable, exports showing a lurge ain over last year, while there is some de. crease inimports. The merchandise move- ment shows no reason for the advance in for- eign exchange, nor does the local market, and the treasury bas put out during the week £1,600,000 mote cash than it has taken in, Orsome wecks 1o come, at least, comvar- atively easy money might be expected, if there Should be 1o aisturbance arising from legislation. The business failures occurring thioughout the country during the past scven days num bor 403, 18 cgmpured with tolal of H3 lust week. For Yhe corresponding week lust year the figures were 373, Democrats Preparing to Reorganize, WasmiNoToy, Jan, 9.—At a meeting of the democratic campaign committeo Congress- man Kerr, chairman of the .democratic state committce of Pennsylvania, proposed a plan for reorganization of the campaign committee which met with general favor, It contom- plated the selection by the democratic s tato central committee of every stato of one per- son well known for his democracy, capubility, encrgy and general kuowledge of dotail, of practical organization in his own state. The man selected veed ot necessarily be 4 mem- ber of congress. The ideais to secure a con gressional committee that will be in every sense representative of the organization and yet not individually interestea in_their ow re-clection. _In addition to the full campa committee Kerr suggests that a commitiee of five be appointed for the purpose of estab lishing a burean which would be a permatent adjunct of the committee, fan. 9.—[Special Telegram to Dun & Co’s weekly re- manufacture the out- inlly favorable. Re- How He Would Spend the Moy Ouyriy, Wash., Jan. §.—Refer w Acting Governor Laughton than expend a large sum upon a display for the state, he would favor the use of the money in the immediate improvement of the conditions incident and the obligations grow ing out of newly acquired statehood. An Order Expelling the Jews, St Perersnurg, Jon. 9.—The minister of the interior has issued an order for the ex- pulsion of the Jews in the Terek _regions of Caucasus, TAKE YUUR CHOICE. SWIFT'S SPECIFICS, S, S. CONTAINS NO MERCURY OR POISON OF ANY KIND. IT IS PURELY VECETABLE AND PERFECTLY HARMLESS. YET IT IS THE ONLY PER- MANENT CURE FOR CON- TAGIOUS BLOOD POISON, AND THE RESULTS OF MERCURY EVEN IN THE HANDS OF A SKILLFUL PHYSICIA ARE 10 BE DREADED. IN THE HANDS OF TI(E FOPULACE IT BECOMES EXCEEDINGLY DANGEROUS. AND WHEN COMPOUNDED INTO NOSTRUMS BY 1GNOKANT HANDS I'T BECOMES FATAL. Books on Blood and Skin diseases free. THE SWLET BIECIFIC €O, ATLANTA, GA. Monday, Cele brated Lump at $4.80 Per Ton, Consumers. Owing to large receipts and continued warm | weather, Commencing anuary J, Jackson, Ill., This is mined in Southern lllinois and is the very best coal Sample can be s en at my office. A. T. Thateher, 114 Main Street. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS, VWANTED o corrospond with partios capable of making casy fitting shoes tor ertppfed ect. “Noe Uit tio best. Address X cure lieo, WANTED 5 por n curi quire el Blun's, WV ANTED-A piel o it hersel £ a5 u trained uurseat the We ¢ A, Lospital JOURNTSHED mors with leat, bath, No. 620 First wventie, OWA farms forsale, also ehe fruft land near Couneil Blus. & Van Patten, Everett block, T3 ARGAINS in truit und vozetabio lnnds For sule, 57 ncres, ) rods north of e tauqua casiorn i springs: fine spr will soll in 10 or Z0acre lots a t 80 pol rofor Whole tract 23 ucres on wind mill, finc proposed motor | 10" acres djoln house, gool bar truits, Prico, g, 0 acres onGrund avenue, 1% miles from P, 0. &0 an nere 110acres, threo miles from ity lnits, good house, barn wnd out buildinzs, 8 bearing apple trees anct small fruits, Price, 6,000, Stock furm, 450 acres. fino Improvemonts, well watered, only one mile from station, §23 an_uere I taken soon. Easy torins. Farm and city property for sile W, Q. acy, roon 4 Ogers house bik, Councll Bluffa, MOR SALE or Ront—Gardon land, with houses, by J. R Rico. 102 Maln st, Jounoll Bluf Man for branch offico. y buth and - commissio 50 86 No. 60i Willow avenue, Coune light and garden gnd Johuston ounl brook; land v Grand avenuey Frove, situnted on Mynster 50 por acre. limits, tvo stor: orchard” and smafl fine orchard (Qures Coughs, Colds and Lung Diseasefe 8OLD BY ALL DRUCGISTS. (CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Council Bluffs, CAPITAL STOCK.................8150,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS... .. 65,000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. ... 215.(-}00 Dine ToRs-1. A, Miller, F. 0. Gleason, . L, 8l zart, 12, B, [Lart, J. D, 'Edmundson, Oharlos C ifannan. Transiot gensral banking busi~ ness. Larzest capltal und surplus of any banl in Southwestern Lowa. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, Tinley BurkaGeo. W, Hewitt.Thos, E. Casady Burke, Hewitt & Casady, Attorneys-at-Law PRACTICE IN THE STATE AND FE COURTS. Offices: J. J. Brown Bullding, Council Blufls, lowa DERAL OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main an1 Browdway, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dealers in forelgn anl dosiestio xchante Collection made and luterost pald on tine deposits. THE BAR'S DESIRES, Legislative Ame onts to Be Asked for by Douzlas County Attorneys. The legislative committee of the bar asso- ciation, of which H. C. Brown is chairman, has prepared a number of important amends ments which will be considercd at the meet- ing of the barassociation this afternoon. It adopted by the association an effort will be made to nave them passed at the present ses sion of the logislature, The recommenda- tions i bricf are as follows : 1. That the manner of selecting,drawing and summoning grand and petit jurors incounties having & population of 100,000 or more bo chunged, and have prepared and recommend loption of an act for that purpose 2. That justices of the peace wnd constables of cities 0f the metropolitan class should be uade salavied oficers, and recommend the passageof an act prepared by the committeo for that purpose. 3. That the number of district court Judizes in this distaict should bo increased to cight 4. A statutory provision for the relief of the supreme court by the appointment of commissioners, & bill having been drafted fop that purpose, in addition to these recommens dutions the committee have adopted, (1) thas the judges of the district court be recoms ed to enforce the present statutes in ro- lation to costs o the_overruling of motions and demurrers. (2) That & chaugo be made iuthe rules of court requinng attorneys upon the filing of any written motion in the ProgTess of acase 10 serve a copy of the same upon the attorney representing the opposite side in case there has been an appearance by attorney, such copy to be served porsonally when both atoraeys reside in the same city, and if in differeat cities, by maila copy, proof of such mailiug to be sufiicient proof of ice. e Mr. Bailey's Now Position, Joseph Bailey, who has becn head engineer at Tue Bee building formore than two years, has resigned to accept the position as general western inspoctor for the American casualty insurance and security company of New rk. Mr. Builey will at once enter upon discharge of the duties of this new and responsible position, The territory over which he has supervision includes Nebrayk, Kuusas, Colorado, Missouri aud lowa, - The itching of the scalp, fulling off of the resulting in balduess, arc often caused, by dandruff, which may be cured by usiug Hull's Huir Renewer, ol