Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1891, Page 6

i THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDAY:" JANUARY 11, 1801. THE OMAHA BEE CCUNCIL BLUFFS, OFFICE, NO. 12 PEARL ST, Felivered by Carrler in uny part of the City H. W. TILTON, - =« « MANAGEQR TELEIHONES: Business Office, No. 6 Night Editor, No. —_— MINOK MENTIOS <. Y. P, Co, Council Bluffs Lumber Co.. coal. y county board adjourned yesterday finishing business being the allowanc claims. The county board has ord of Mercy to employ Drs. Mac: 10 look after the county’s insana in asylum Bob McGinness was sent to the county ail last eyening to serve a thirty days sen tence for the part taken in a row on the Row Friday night Regular m, its e of d the Sisters ae and Thomas the new ing of Excelsior lodge, , A. F. and A, M., Modday evenin urry 12, Visiting brethren cordially invited By order of the W. M, County Clerk Chambers yesterday filed his annual report, It shows the re ceipts of the office in the six m to have been 3,811 and the expenditures &3,5 'he county recorder has been trying to get along with a littie safe and now the county board proposes to furnish him with one of size proportionate to the needs of his oftice, Mrs. Mary Shadden died at her residence Hazel Dell Saturday at 10 a. m., aged venty-three years, The funeral will occur from resideuce Monday. Interment at Hazel Dell. Married Jessic Bal Mr. John both of this B, Smith and ity, at the hom Mr. Hamilton, No. 1711 Third avenue uary7, by Rev. A. Overton. Their homie will be at Stuart, Ia. Nearly four years ago J. J. Frainey sued the county for £00 fees as justics of the peace. e case hos been dragging along eversince, and now the county offers as a compromise to pay him £07 The members of the firm of Thomas Green & Sons were to have been examined in court yesterday in relation to their recent assign ment, but the matter was continued until to- morrow morning at 10 o’clock. The county board has ordered the supe tendent of tho soldier’s orphans’ home Dayenport to turn over to her father, J. R Polin of Plattsmouth, Neb., his datighter Nora, who has been an inmate of the home for the past year. The Royal Neighbors of America will hold an enchantment social at Woodmen hall Wednesday evening, January 14, All Wood- men and their friends are cordially invited A new and novel programme has beon ar ranged for the occasion. he funcral of Ina, Mrs, J, W. Pereg Miss of Jan- future ghter of Mr. and ,was largely attended yesterda, The services were all in the open airand at tho grave in Fair emetery and were conducted by Rev. Dr. Phelps of the First Presbyterian ¥ Justice Hamuer solemnized his first fage yesterday evening. George K- 3 rioh o) ator of Hastings, N Miss Mary Johinson of Glenwood, In., gave affirmative answers to the questions pro pounded by the justice and were declared husband and wite, In the district court thes suit in whicl L. Pierce & Co. are plaint iff's and D, ason defendant. The peti tic s that defendant is indebted to plaint- AT in the sum of &5,520.44 for coal and other material used m that business, and alsoa large amount of money which was borrowed, 0 all $4,500. corgge Colthard, who is supposed to be the chief conspirator in the great land swinale, was brought to the city last night. Consta- ble Ben Austi to Missourt during the afternoon and took him into custod was taken direct to the county jail, there about 11 pm. The reporters w ied admit 1o him. hie Stuart dramatic company appeared be- fore an audience last evening that filled the opera house from pit to dome. The play was “Tho Banker's Daughter,” The piece was splendidly set and every character was well sustained. The company closes "a week's run tonight, and as Sunday evening theatri- cals_havo ‘become very popular in Council Bluffs another e d house is assured. During the week Miss Stuart has shown her wonderful versatility and earned @ reputa- tion for herself and company that will insure crowded houses whenever thay appear again, re has been filed a Furniture, carpets, stovos and all kinds of household goods on casy payments, MANDEL & Kupry, 820 Broadway, iy For Salo—415 acres, one mile from market ; finest grain or stock farm in Pottawatamie county. Very cheap, Most ofground has boen in tame grass from five to ten For articulars seo Ohio Knox, 9 Main street, ouncil BlufTs, Ia, The (Churches, Mr. T. T. Suow will address the raitroad men at 2:30 in the Young Men's Christian association roows. Al railroad men invited, Horean Baptist church—Divine service at 10240 . ., and 7:30 p. m., conducted by the pastor. The Sunday school meets at 1145 ., m. Al will be very welcome, Young Men’s Christian Association —Mer- riaw block. Mr. S. K. Maltbie of Des Moines will address the yonnx men’s meeting today at4 p. m. Al men in the city invited, Como and bring ‘a friend. Meeting lasts but one hour, Congregational — Services evening. ching by the ing subjoct: *“The in His People.” ¥ morning and pastor. Morn- Manifestation of Christ venin The Rewards of Victory Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor at 6:30, Services at First Baptist church next Sunday by the pastor, L. W. Hall. Subject of the morning sermon: “Christ’s Fuith in Weak Humanity.” Evening, the first of a serics of twelve sermons to' young people, “Responsivility for Right Thinking." First Prosbyterian—Corner of Willow avo- nueand Saventh streot. Rev. Stephen Pheips pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 m. and 7:80 p. m. Sabbath school at_ 12 m. Young people’s meeting at 6:30 p. m, Strang- ers and others cordially invited. Seats free; everybody welcome, Broadway M. E. church—Services at Ma- sonic temple, corner Fourth and Broadway, at 10:30 . m, aund 7:50 p. w. Mor theme: “As Designated by the Evan Alliance.” Sabbatn school 12 m : coting 6:30 p. m. T. M. K. Staart, pastor, 0 Fletcher avenue, St. Paul's Chure 10:45 a. m. and 7 12:25. Biblo Divino service today at 0p. m. Sunday school at 58 6:30 p. m. Sermon topi —Morning: “The Church Seasons aud Why WoObserve them.” Evening sermon: “Has the Episcopal Church Outgrown its Liturgy 1 Young men and strangers cordially wel- comed o these services, J. Ma rector, Trimity Methodist Church #treet, opposito \th avenue. Preaching at10:80 . m. and 7:30 p. m. Class meeting at 10a.m. Sunday school at 12 m. Young peo- Plos mecting, 7 p. ‘m Praver mocting Vednesday, 70 p.m. The presence of all members 15 desived today at all of the sery- ices, as this is tho last Sunday in the “hall pefore ocoupying the new church on the cor- ner of Fourth street and Ninth avenue which will be dedicated on next Sunday, Jun: uary 18, South Main el The Amerlean District Telograph Co. has Deen reorganized and is now propared to give prompt service. Special attention to express and parcel delivery, Al Supreme Court. The Jauuary term of the supreme court convenes on the 20th in Des Moines. The 25th is the day “assigned for taking up cases from this district of which there are the fol- lowing from this county: State vsJ. T, M Intosh, Stute vs Thomas Brooks, Union Pa- cific Rail way company vs W. L. Pratt, et al, A.J. Crittenden vs Springfield Fre and Ma- riie Insurance company, A. Overton vs George Sehindele, J. L. Stewart vs the city of Council Blufts, F. H. Guanelia vs Potta- wattamie couety, A. E. Woodworth vs Schierrook, Mary Eiler vs Jumes O'Nelll, W. H. Dooley and M.S. Stout, The Mout. cller’ Savings bank and Trust'company vs ouisa M. Arnold et al. J.C. Bixb; steam heating, sanitary gincer, 203 en- rriam block, Council Bluls l THE NEWS IN THE BLUEES. Saloon Men Paying Their Licenses and $2,200 Gathered In the First Day, DEVELOPMENTS IN THE LAND CASE, I the Conspirators Under Arrest— Covell's Light Scheme in Court— T Demana Requisitions— Where to Worship, City Clerk Stephenson was yesterday and when 4 o'clock camo a busy man he could show a larger sum of money than is gener- | ally founa lying around the office, Twent cight satoonmen came in and pad their i cense during the day and the sixteen who had settled in full on the day previous, brought the amount paid into the city treas- by the saloons for the month of January up to #2,200, This is the largest r been realized from the saloons one month with nearly half of them hear from, The outlook is more favorable then was ex- pected, and the mayor feels gratiied over the result. The belief is that about fifty of the saloons will pay the increased license and the remainder will go out of the business, A rule has been adopted requiring partics who take out a license to pay for full month, and tho clerk will receive fractional payments, It is intimated that a numver of checks will be tendered tomorrow morning in payment of licenses but the mayor's decision, as to whether they will be accepted or not®has not beer nounced. If they are not the marshal and his deputies will have a lively time bringing in the delinquents, in any yet to all the no Bargains in blankets and comforter Boston store, Councit Bluffs, this week, Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co., 839 Broadway. Telephone 135, Covell's Lig'it Scheme, The examination of Covell drags along be- fore Judgze MeGee, who cannot give his whole time to it, > being other court business which demands attention. Further testi- mony was taken yesterday. A. Hellinger was on the stand most of the time, His account of the electric light scheme was quite iuteresting, He made an arrangement with Covell by which he was to help Covell organ- ize a company, and was to re ve for such tenth of the stock. Aftor curing the necessary number of - subscribers here it was decided to ship the plant to Lemurs and there try 0 sell the compuny to some local organization for £,000, the Council ~ Bluffs parent company to retain #2000 of the stock in the LeMars company, and the LeMars capi- talists to vay to the Council Blufts_ company £,000 cash. Mr. Bellinger went with Covell to LeMars, and the scheme was worked for all it was ‘worth. One LeMars man was promised £00 of the Council Bluffs portion of the stock for helping boot the organization of the local company. A number of leading business men dec 1 themselves smitten, and if on investigation the light proved all right they would invest. The plant was started up, but it did not work very satisfac- tory, aud Mr. Ballinger became satisfled that t was not what Covell had repre- sented, the LeMars folks were not induced to invest, the plant was packed up, and theve it remains unto this day, Mr. Bellinger's n se- ion of how the ex- hibit was worked was amusing. The fact seems to bo that the light is so arranged that it will work for a short time all right, but is no stayer. Those who awanted to see the light would be ushered into the building. the current would be turned on, the lights ex- hibited, and then tnroed off to give them a rest s soon as the visitors left the room. Some stayed a little too long, and the lights began to weaken, An explanation was asked nd Mr. Bellinger informed the fuvesti- gating capitalists that there was a dead cell which caused the trouble, He overheard one of them remark soon after that he thought the thing was a “fake” and that there would be lots of other “dead sells” before long. ar. Bellinger bothered with the plant, showing it off to the best pos- sible advantage, until he became couvinee by the utter extinction of the lights that the thing was not what it should be, Au expert electrician was put on the stand late yosterday afternoon to testify in regard to the battery with which Covell run his lights, showing that it was impossible for the lignts to run any such number of hours as Covell had represented. e The most complete line of blankets and comforters, hosiery and underwear in the city is at the Boston Store,where good goods, low prices, cash and one price to all1s theit rule. Boston Store, Council Bluffs. Gireat success., Reliable goods. Fair dealin; Bottom pric At C. B. Jacquemin & Co., No. 27 Main street = Refuse to Go Withouta Requisition. Sheriff J. P. Mellon of Fremont arrived in the city yesterday morniug after the five burglars arrested Friday evening. He had an_interview with the fellows through the grated doorway of the city jail. He recog- nized them as the men wanted at the first glance. The recognition was mutual, and the fellows behind the bars lost no time in acquainting the Nebraska ofticer of their de- termination not to leave the state until they were obliged to. Two of them were recognized as the O'Donnell brothers, notorious crooks, who have given the officers plenty of trouble in theirtime, The burziary was committed at the cloth. ing store of 8. Sickel in Fremont, and the entleman himself arrived yesterday morn- ing. Allthe stuff found in the possession of the thieves was identified by him as a part of his stock. Many of the articles stillhad his cost and sclling marks attached.. The value of the goods stolen, according to Mr, Sickel's statement, will “reach about £400, The amount _recoverea will not approximate more than £100. The burglurs were professionuis and knew not only how to get into the store but what to take when they got there, and they carred away the most valuable goods the stock. The gane came divect to Council Blufts after committing the robbery, Dur- ing the greater part of F'rida; remained on Pierce street and acquain ne of the denizens of the row with the fact that they nhad burglarized a store and had planted a good portion of the goods in Omaha, in- cluding 125 silk mufilers. Allefforts to induce the prisoners to ac- company the sheriff without the formality of a requisition falled. They were taken to the county Jail during the afternoon and @ven cells [n ‘the big cylinder. Itis reported that aneffort would have been mrde to escape from the city jail last night if they had been permitted ta remain there. Sheriff Mellon left Iast evening for Lincoln for tho purpose of getting a requisition from the governor of Nebraska, if such an individual can be found, upon the governor of Iowa, The Boston store, Council Bluffs, is show- ing speclul value in blankets and comforters for this week, The Land Swindle, The informations alluded to Tne Bee yesterday morning were filed in Justice Patton’s court during the forenoon, (. John Webber and P. M. Willis are charged with having procured fraudulent conveyances of realty, In @ separate information George Colthard, the Missouri Valley land owner, is charged with the swme offense. Separate charges are also made against each indi- vidual of conspiracy. All the informations were signed by Samuel Haas of this city, The warrants issued upon them were placed in the hands of a constable and served on the twomen, Willis ana Webber, now in jail here. Willis has been confined in the county jail since he was brought tothe city, but Webber has been kept at the central police station. During the afternoon he was taken to the county jail and turned over to the sheriff. The warraut for the arrest of George Col- sum that has | | afterncon. He was hitched with a long halter thard was taken to Missourl Valley and he will be arrested by Harrison county oficers and returned to this city for preliminary hearing It has been demonstrated to the entire sat- isfaction of the officers and others that the conspiracy was a deep and well laid one, and if it had not been discovered those engaged in it would have realized thousands of dol- ars from it, and placed clouds upon tne titles to half the lands in the county. i One or two ladies can secure room at nominal price by 631 Bluff street. a furnished calling at once at The best French cook in western Towa is at the Hotel Gordon, Council Bluffs, Phvied-{ bl The Mule as a Police Officer. Mark Twain's estimate of the mule places him among the natural humorists of the ani- mal kingdom, He appreciates a joke huge and never 1oses an opportunity of perpetrat- ingit. Occasionally he gets off something of a practical nature, which in exqusite fine- ness eclipses Mark's best. There is o mule in Council Bluffs that is wearing distin- guished honors ns a humorist and thief cateher, which he achioved by promptly tak- ing advantage of a rare opportunity Friday strap to a telegraph pole in the alley in the rear of the business houses on Broadway between North Second and Madi- son streets, Officers Beswick and Kelley had arrested three men wanted in Fremont, Neb., for burglary, and had started to the station with them. Kelley had gone ahead with his man and Beswick had two of the tourhs to look after. They woere not anxious to be locked up, for the penitentiary was sure to receive them. When near the end of the alley und close Lo the eity jail one of them broke away from his captor and started back up thealley at o rapid rate. The escape and flight had been observed by Murshal Templeton from the doorway of the jail. Jobn has long and strong limbs, and years of practice while running to fires has taught him how to use them, and he gave chase. The fleeing thief was a block ahead of him and theie was none in sight i the alley to hear the ery of * thief” but thief himself and the mule. The mule heard it and realized that it was his opportunity. When the thief was a block away and approaching the mule changed his position slightly and stood partially facing the fugitive. One long car was resting on, his shoulders and the other was pointing innocently to the carth, while his arctied back and feet drawn closely to- gether completed the picture of patient resiguation. The fugitive may have thought the mule asleep. ‘The attitude was one of inanimation, and 1o one would have imugined that anything short of a live clectric light would have startled the mule i vity. As the fugitive approached, th mule dropoed his nose a fow inches néur the earth and arched his back a tritle hizhe As the fiving man dashed past that muls un- derwent a rema ble transformation. His went up and his heels shot out and stopped squarely_ on the seat of the pants worn by the thiel. The time and range of the shot were calculated with mathematical uicety, and the thief was stopped short, Hoe did not recover from his bewilderment until the marshal had conducted him_ half way to the station, There was something in the bray of the mule as the officer conducted the paralyzed prisouer away that sounded strangely like a broad guffaw. His sides shook as he stood with feet braced wide apart and ears ¢ watching the recipient of his joke limp away The best 25 hose in th found at the Boston country is to be Store, Council Bluff: cither ingents half hose, {n wool or cotton, in ladies’ all wool or cotton, in misses all wool or cotton. Boston Store, Council Blaits, 5 when ods Why pay #1 good fare and 2100t you can get at the Scott jnst as house for Special prices on ladies and_gents unden wear this week at the Boston Store, Council Bluffs, Dedicat.on, The new Trinity Methodist church, corner of Fourth street and Ninth avenue, will be dedicated on next Sunday, January 18, Rev. P.S. Mevrill D.D. of Omaha will conduct the morning service, assisted by Dr, Stuart of the Brondway church and others. The whole day will be given to the oceasion and participated in by ministers and others from abroad as weil us of this city. To be sure that your children have pure candy, buy for them the Pomona brand fruit juic Pomona stamped on each tab- let. de supplied by Daquette & Co. The Council Bluffs Paint and Oil Co, ovened up under supervision of Cash patronage solicited. The tr hus assignee, SPORTS. The grouse tick is said to be uncommonly prevalent this year. Memphis is the winter quarter for nearly two hundred horses, Tue Euglish jockey club, according to dition, was founded in 1750, Jack Davis ficht with Dutch Sassian of Davenport, Ta., hus fullen through the fioor, A number of Omaha dog fanciers are again ugitating the question of a kennel club, W. E. Nason, the well known trap shot, is trapping crows 0 be used in a coming shoot tournament, Danny Daly and Billy O'Donnell are billed for a knock out at Cut-Off lake the last week of this month. Richard K. Fox met Aunie Oakleg in Lon- don afew weeks ago. The Buenos Ayres story of her death cannot be true, Harvey MeMurehy (Macduff) and Al Ban dle have arranged for a match at 100 birds each for a $200 purse in three weeks, Pat Allen wants to bet 310,000 to a pint of peanuts that he can staud up before Joo Shechy forsix months, Good boy, Pat. Sallie McClelland's winnings last year were £3,505—probably the largest amount ever won by a filly of her age in America, Tho Chicago sports left on a special Pull- man last night to take in the great Dempsey- Fitzsimmons mill at New Orleans this week. Skating is almost alost art as far as Omah; is concerned. The climate has been abomin- able for winter sports for yy out this way, Harry Bethune, the sprinter, has gone to New Orleans. He is singine praiscs of *“The Nonpareil and will lay his money against the big Australian. Rollo Heikes, well known to local shooters, with H. A. Peurose, formerly of Omaha, huve opened an agency of the Keystone target company in Chicago, ‘The fifth draw in the great chess match be- tween Steinitz and Guusberg for the world's mpionship was made Satrday. The Awmerican leads four to two, Buck Keefe has challenged Doe Wilson, the South Omaba pugilistic referee, for a 100- yard dash for a half bushel of diumonds and the championship of Clontarf precinet, Champion J. A. R. Elliott of Kansas City will remove 1o Chicago, the coming trap shooting center ot the world, Elliott will conduct un immense shooting park in the Windy city. Rabbit shooting is Immense throughout the state, The cottontail species are being slaughtered by market hunters by the thou- nd. Not @ rabbit should e killed after February 1. F. W. Foster, of St. Paul's racing owner, started ou the turf less than a year ago, and with Rimini, Polemus, Consignee, Onlight and St. Paul on Lis stri he has gone to the front with startling rapidit Fred Vokes, the celebrated runnes, who is well remembered by Omaha sports, was in- stalled this weck as”one of tho athletic in- structors at the Buffalo athletic clud. He has been residing at Niagara Falls, Frank Slavin's backers are talking big. Artbur Cockburn, an English sport, wants 1o bet $5,000 to §25,000 that the Austealian can knock Sullivan out in six three-minute rounds. Chestnuts, a cart load of 'em | George LaBlanehe, the Marine, passed through Omabu Thursday enroute for New Orleans. He declares that le will challenge the winner of the Dempsey-Fitzsimmons bat- tle, and as sure as ho does he'll regret it. The idea of giving & tournament open to the world with big cash prizes during the world's fair at Chicago is gradually assuming shupe, and 1t may now be rogarded as cerlais that such an affair will be given. Of course the details have not yet been considered, but it may be said generally that the affair will surpass anything of the kind ever attewpted in this cuuntry, tra. THE POSTAL' TELEGRAPH, Postmaster General Wanamaker's Practical Views on the Bubjests WORK FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY' TO DO, Suggestions Looking Toward the Ks- tablishmont of Postal Telegraph Stations and Postal Savings Banks by the Government, WasiNGroy, Jan, 10.—[Special to Tue Bek, | —Postmaster General Wanamaker said the other day, in discussing the probability of final action at this session of congress upon the postal telegraph and postal savings bank bills, that the democrats were exercising more politics in theiv attitude towards these projiositions than the republicans, The post- master general added, that of all the meas- ures that have come before this congress these two provosed more direct benefits to the people as a mass than any others, Heretofore propositions lookiug toward the government control of the telegraph have contemplated the purchase of existing lines or the construction of new ones by the fod- cral government, The scheme invented by Mr. W aker contemplates no outlay whatever by the fedoral government or the people. He has iuvented an elaborate plan for a postal telegraph which the people u sccure through the medium of the gov- ernment and competitive bidding, the prices to be made by the people and to be much under those now in existence. There has for sral months been pending in each branch of congress a bill drawn by the postmaster general *“to establish a limited post and tele graph service,” which may be described very comprehensively in a few words, The postmaster reneral proposes that all postofices where the free delivery servics now exists and the ofiices of the telegraph companies with ‘which the contracts would be made, shall be ypostal telegraph stations. In aadition the postmaster general would be empowered to designats from time 10 tune other postoftices as telegraph offices He is to be authorized, after inviting pro- psals by published advertisement, to con tract with one or more telegraph companies now in existence or that may be incor for a period of ten years for the trans- mission of postal telegrains on conditions and at vates of tolls set forth in the bill may be reduced by the consent of both ties to contracts at any time during the tinuance of the cont ts, Postal telegr are to be seut in the order of filing, except government telosrams, which take prece- dence, ‘It is proposed that the charges for the collection, transmission and delivery of postal telegrams othor than postal monoy order and special delivery telegrams shall be as follows IFor twenty words between stations within astate or territory, or between stations 300 iles apart or less, 15 cents; for twenty words between stations in the states of Wise y Dlinois, Counecticut, Tennessee and Missis- sipp1, aud the states cast of then, 25 cents: for twenty words between stations in the states of Minnesota, 'Towa, Missouri and Louisiana, and points'west of them, 25 couts for twenty words between stations in states forming, generally sveaking, zones up and down on both sides of the Mississippi, 25 cents: fortwenty words between any two stations not above provided for, 50 cents: for ail words in excess of the first twonty, 1 cent per word; ymentof replies to be made at the office from which theorigiual telog istransmitted. “There are to be scparate accounts kept the oftices for the postat telegraph serv The stations or postoftices not Lavine a pos- aph service and telegraph line utilize the postal telegraph by simply mailing the postal telegrams (0 the nearcst oftice ha ing a postal telegraph scrvice. T master will at that place open the messages, und, findiug the proper stamps enclosed, file the messages for transmission by telegraph At the receiving point the operator simply encloses the messagein an envelope and de- Josit it at the postofiice or any street box und the mail iers are utilized for the de- livery of messages, It is held by M. Wanamaker that one-third of the cost of handling telegraph matter is in careying the messages to and from_the office. All of this expense will bo saved to the government and the patrons by the utilization of the reg- ular mail carriers. In any case the payment of 10 cents would provide for an immediate special d livery, 1n the same manner ps a letter is now delivered whena special delivery stamp is xed in adaition to the rezular postige. No matter how remote postoflices may be from postal telegraph stations, they could always have the advantage of the tclegraph service forward and baskward: for postal telegrams could ulways besent by mail to the nearest telegraph station for transmission therce by wire to their destination, or they could be re ceived by mail from the telegiuph stations The postmaster gencral elavo plan as follows “It will be observed that would be collected and delivered by means of the postoflice service and trausmitted by wire from point of origin to destination through the medium of the contracting tol- egraph company. This company would stand in exictly the same relation to the postoffice department that a iiway or steamship compan; local express company holds, which has a contract for transporting mail matter one city or town to another, or bety branch bostoffices 1n large cities, In many gases a postal telezram would be collected, transmitted and delivered with wore delay than now occurs in the business of existing telegraph companies; and o most cases the time consumed in the collection and delivery, especially in respect to postal tele- grams “passing botween distant eitics or towns, would not effect the value of the com- munication. Indeed, it is believed a vast amount of correspondence now committed to the muils would seek the more speedy postal ph chaonel. In ecach case the postoftice department would earn iis pos- tage, while the people would be beter served. The telegraph company would be able to do the business at the greatly reduced rates, because it could be relieved not only of all the uccounting, butof two other important iters of expense to it, namely, the coliection and the delivery of telograms which would be removed trom them entirely, and that, too, without any_ appreciable additional expense to the department. Mr. Wanamaker says on this point: “Iu cases where the-ameunt of business to be done would not justify the telegraph com- pany in the maintuinance of a scpatate teie- graph stafl, the postmaster, if not an operator himself, would employ an operator, nis extra compensation from the telegraph scevice en- abling him to procure’ such belp. In wany cases the postmaster's assistant or one of his clerks would be selected witha view to his ability to telegraph; The result would be that o such cases the telograph work could be done by the post- master or his assistant, and their ¢ m- pensation thereby be increased; and where the regular postoffice duties are so heavy us to preclude such joint labors without their undue interference with each other, the tel graph company woyld employ an_operator to giveall of his time 6 the télegraph, Theve would be no overcharge by thrifty operators. The charees for postal telegrams could be easily understood. ; Bheve ave but thr arate tariffs namgd, 15, 25 aud the first twenty words, One cent per word is charged in all'eases for additional words, “1f un insuficient value of stamps should be aftixed, the deficit would be collected from addresses provided at least 15 cents should be prepaid. If stamps of value less than the minimum amount (15 cents) were communication could be forwarded by The bill would protect, both the postoftice }mr!luvm and the public, and would provide or u class of eorvespondence that, generally speaking, would not be put upon the wires at the high r®es now prevailing. [cap not be made to believe that this union of the telegraph and tue postal sor- vice, whereby each would so distinctly lessen the burden of workof the otber, will not an- ey to the ingenuity, the enterprise, and the £o0d sense of tho srican people the moment they understand it 1 am sure thatit is easily susceptible of proof that this convenient, safe, and_guick service would be very geuerally used. Weuse a postal card for brief communications and run the inappreciable risk of hav ing its couteuts become kuown postal telegrams XTFEN PAGES. to persons other than the addressoes; by paying twice the prico of a postal card wo can convey n whole ounce of written matter under seal; and, by paying ten cents more, we can seciire an fmmediate delive In the the case of teleeraph, It is true, thero fs al- ready o deforend sorvice at night, for which about two-thirds or threo-fourths of the full rate is charged, depending upon the number of words wransmitted, and delivery boelng on the next succeeding business morn ing: and it has been avgued with some show the small number of night s compared with those sent at day rates is evidence that the public demands w quick rather than a cheap telegraphicseryice, aud that any effort largely to increase the volume of telegraphic business by means of much cheaper for a_deferred service would only result in loss, for the reason that the expense of performing that service would increase in substantially the samo ratio with the volume of business. The postmaster general contends that thero could be no possible injustice done to private corporations by the operation of his propo- sitions, as the Western Union telegraph com- pany would undoubtedly be one of the sharpost bidders, if not the most successful in bidding for the postal telegraph service. He acknowledges that there would bea prob- ability of a new and powerful company coming into competition and springing into existence by virtue of the government patronage, us a proposed new company would be alegitimate bidder if it wereshown that the incorporators wereresponsible parties. He contends further that no impersonal or unseltish objection can be raised to this plan, inasmuch as in every instance the people would get as good service as they have at present, at rates averaging 50 per cent less than 1s now paid. Besides the statoment that one tnird the expense of telegraphing comes from the employnient of a service similur to that which would be had by the cmployment of the fre ivery service, the announcement is made by the postmaster general that there is & profit of somcthing like 40 cents for each message now handled by the telegraph com- panics, and that if dividends were paid upon the actual outlay in the way of lines aud oftices, they would aggregate uearly 100 per cent a year. The postmaster general is also greatly in carnest in advocating his postal savings bank scheme, which he now has before con- gress, He shown that postal savings banks could in no wise be competitors of private institutions, but on the contrary would educate the people to patronize banks and save their money. He says that wi savings are most needed thev ar never found —in ruval communities, He st further that the peonle would bo impressed with the stability of postal savings banks mare than private ones, by the fact that the government would have charwe of the mone and it would be as safe in the government's hands as in the control of its owners, since the federal government issues the money. Ihe postmaster general emphasizes the fuct that the reason the democrats in both houses of congress oppose the postal telegraph and postal savings bank bills is because they want 1o pass them at the next eongress and et the credit that will acerue in the campaign of He says the republican party have no petter eard i congress thy two bills. It swould be remembered, b a republican administration has originated these measurcs and if it h brought them into notice and popularity it should have the credit for their adoption, even if the latter takes place under the demo- atic coutrol of one branch of consross, Priny S, Heat, < ol 4 SUBURBAN NEV Ashland Notes. Asnraxn, Neb,, Jan. 10.—[Special to Tur Ber.]—Bob McCook, No. 81, Grand Avmy of the Republic, and the Women's Relief corps No. 49, held a joint installation of oficers Wednesday evening. Colonel Join Matheney as instailing ofiicer for the Grand Avmy of the Republic, installed the following oMicers : 8. B. Hall, commauder; T. B. Picrsal, senior vice commander: J. P. Brook, junior vice commander: S. G. Bryan, quartermaster; R. Dexter, officer of the day; W. W. Crane, adjutant: W. H. Swith, chaplain, and N. P. Miller, surgeon. Mis. A.S. von Mansfelde, assisted by R. Dexter, installed the following ofticers of the Women’s Retief corps. Mrs. Julia Mavsfelde, president; Mrs. Alice Hall, senior vice president; Mrs. Mary Smith, ce president; Mrs. Laura As Rey- secreta Della Woodbury, McConnell, chaplain; Mus. Doty conductor: Mrs. Lotta Hackney, assistant conductor; Mrs. Mary Derleth, guard, and Mrs. Emma Moon, as- sistant guard, The balance of the evening was spent in u social manner with . number speeches and music as a side Business during the year 18%0 good, and the prospects for 1801 are indeed very flattering. Several changes fu the business firms have recently taken place and trade is improving rapidly Dr. A. S. von Mansfelde, installed the following officers of Star lodge, No. 4, Knights of Pythius, this cvening: P J. Hall. chancellor commander: Shaler Wolls, vice chancellor: N. Whisler, prelate; R. E. Moo arms; I, C. Chamoerlin, keeper of r 1 Jeff Stmith, mas’ ter of finane oart Beush, master of ex- chequer, Trustees James Danley, Wilson Sheffer and Shaler Welis The ice house being erected by Swift & Co, of South Omaha is ready for the storage of 1ce, althoust not compieted. The improve- ments made at the lake by this company are of a substantiul nature, and the company will leave a large number of their silver dollars in_Ashland. The Independent Order of Oddfellows will have a public installation of ofiicers Monday ovening. Ly Lodge No. 62, Knights of Pythias, have their installation of officers set for Janu- district deputy, _ Moon has asked the govern mission to organize a voluntecr compauy at tois place and take part in the Indian trouble, A non-partisan Women's Christian Tem: pevance union has been organized in the city and the following oflicers elected: Mrs, Jo- seph Arnold, president; Mrs. A. V. Patton, vice president; Mrs. C. W. MeConnell, sec: retary, and Mis. J. H. Sucll, treasurer. The Sons of Vetorans, recently ory bave a membership of twenty-three, Miss Minnie Lews is visiting in Lincoln, R. H. Johnson of Omana visited a portion of the week with relatives near the cit A number of cars of live stock are_shipped to Omaha from this point every week Jacon Schuyster is visiting in_Kansas. Ex-Lieutenant Governor H, H. Shedd has 1on the sick 1ist for several days past. 1. A. Wiggenhorn just _completed 20,000 resideuce and will move into the same the first of the week L. IS. Snell nas comr a fine residence. A surprise party on Miss Minnic Robinson took place Wedrésaay eveniug at the home of her parents, v for per- nized, nenced the erection of Happenings at Blair. Neb,, Jan. 10.—!Special Ber.j—The Blair ¢ light comp prised its patrons Wednesday morning by giving them o morning sevvice. Heretofore they have shut down at 12 o'clock at night Now they are giving an tional seryice from 5105 & m. and_have raduced tho price to customers, The company is a stock company of the best business men in the city The Blair Pilot has undertaken to stop the habit of small boys who continually hanz asound the depots and Jump on and off trains while in motion by publishiug a list of all such seen during the week 8. M. Gibson, who has been agent for the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley rail- way at this point for several years, resigned and left with his famuy for La Platte, Mo., where he will visit_and_accept a_position either in Avkansas or Now Mexico, Mr. Gib- son took & prominent part in everything he He was captain of the Sons of Veterans and was i great factor in the base ball organiza tion here last sums His friends sented him with a gold Leaded -cane just before holeft, West I Brat to Tme ny sur- »int Gossip. West Poixr, Neb., Jan. 10.—[Special to Tug Bee.) -Judge Norris opened up dis trict court last Tuesday. 1t was anadjourned term, and as the jury was discharged at the last session only equity cases were tried The Nebraska State bank held an clection of oMcers lust Wednesday, in which R. F. Klope was electea president; J. L. Baker, vice president, and L ithal, cashier, After the election & banquet was tendered the direc )y Cashier Rosenthal An incident “occurred in §West Point that smacked of the wethods of White Caps, A To Soft Coal Consumers. GOING LIKE HOT CAKES. What is > Our Celebrated Jackson, Illinois COAL AT $4.50. Best in the market. Order Nothing like it. carly and avoid the rush. A. T. Thatcher, Telephone 48. 114 Main Street PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS. Is in every respect the best Coal for domestid purposes in the market. It lasts longer, produces more heat and burns up cleaner than any other lowa coal. One ton will go asfar as aton and A hAll Om—ese the ordinary stuff, and it costs no morethan thecheap, unsatista e tor grades commonly sold. Try it for cooking and heating. Sold o nly b L. G KNOTTS, FUEL MERCHANT, All kinds of Wood and Coal. Cobs a specialty. Full weight and prompt delivery. 29 South Main St. Telephone 808. e i il i SPECIAL: NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS, couple of men seem to have a grudge against vin doctor, and after raising @ aisturb- to wet him out, notified him to leave town within thirty No arrests, 3\ st Point’s society is enlivencd by two { singing clubs Hudson Braner is organizing a militia company preparatory to going to the seat of \ war, West Point's public schools oponed up Monday with an incr ttendance, so much o that though recently another school | | was added, the board is seriously considering establishing another school Judge W. I, Norris-delivered a lecture on Dauicl for the benefit of the Co gregational church lagt Friday that was oue of the most eloquent eulogiums ever pro- nounced. A large audience grected him and | the judgn displayed nis oratorical powers to splendid advantage, A beautiful surprise was given Point singing club at its last meeting at the home of Miss Emma McLaughlin, It was the anniversary of her birth, and she had wusly secretly invited the husbands of | ady’ members. About $:30 the gentle- | men filed in, much to the surprise of the | Ladies, who were then informed by Miss Me- | ughlin that they would evolve into a party | tead of vocal practice, in honor of her | birthday, The change was agremable and | high-five was in vozue, after which refresi- ments were served, ‘The occasion was one of the society events of the season. Miss Carvie Kenyon is up from Omaha vis- iting relatives, Another one of those clegant dances of the series given by the West Point Social club will take place Monday evening. Mike Hughes, who had been visiting relae tives to the northwest, returned Thursday, He reports great excitement on accouut of the Indian scare. Mrs. Henvy Hunker returned from ilinois Wednesday, where she had been visiting a son and daughter who are attending school at Quiney. West Point's city hall is rapidly approach- ing completion. A grand “blow out” will be given by hose company No. 1ou its comple- tion, D—To corrcspond with partios 1o of making casy fEting shovs None bt TAN N erippled care Bo JANTED —Man for 5 per month and Addr branch oflic e, W% Wil Satar; nission, & \\.{ eurity required. avenue, Couns ell Blufts, alsochowo garden and fruit land noar | Bluns. Johnston & Van Patten, Everett block, F3ARGAINS I fraitand « D For su Reres, 8 g grounds; ne spring brook, 1 or L0 whol 23 aeres on Grand avenue; fine orchard wind mill, f ve, sititod My nster pposed moto, price £50 por were. ) e e ety limits, two 180, o fine ‘orehard’ and s, £5,000, n( avenue, 1'4 Ki0) A ner 110 thr tles from hous P and: out bulldings, apple trees and small fratts. Price, 8,000, tock farm, 4% ucres, fine improve wred, only indle from station, # an aere 1 taken soon. Easy terms, Farm and ity property for sale. W. Stacy, room 4. Opera houso blk, Couneil Blufrs. OR SALE or Rent—Gardon land, with B houses, by J. It Rico. 10} Main ® dusnoll uf GITTZENS STATE BANK Ofr Council Bluffs. CAPITAL STOCK.................8150,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS........ 65,000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. ... 215,000 Dine Tors—I. A. Millor, F. O. Gloason, E. [y Shucart, E. B, Hart, J. D, Edmundson, Charles Hunnuan, Transiot general banking busi- ness. Largest capital” and surplus of any bankin Southwestorn lowa, INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS, D. H. McDaneld & Co., Butchers' axd Packers” Sup)liss, Market Fixturas, Casinzs, Splees and Snu ! Machinery. £ 822 Main st.. Council Bluffs, Tn. Also dealers o ides anid | OWA furis for s zetablo linds, 0dS north of Chaue astern slone, fine springd, nd very rich: will sell in 10 Tots at 880 por acre, or §7 per ucre for the Wost ston small miles from P 0. 1imits, good 8) heariug nts, Stromsburg Notes. Srrovsnera, Ne, Jan. 10.—[Special to Tie Ber.j—Born—To Mr. and Mrs. I G. Moore, Thursday, January 1, son, and to Mr. and Mrs. Gottfried Donelson a son, Jan- uary 7. James Dunn and wife, who recently moved Valley, visited here over Sunday. Tombstones for the soldiers were received by Quartermaster J. B, Dey for the follow- ing: J. E. Davis, P. M. Clifford and J. W. DeWitt. Swan Carlson was visited by his mother and brother from Essex, Ia., this weck. Ex-Mayor L. Headsrom is very sick. John Hurd visited Red Cloud the first of the week and Wahoo the last. The new county attoruey, H. M. Marquis, entered upon his duties last Thursday. Sanford MceKeever, young lawyer, sold his business w Jotn Tongue and goes to Chies to live next weck. D. Steward, who lives six miles from town, has two children sick with spinal mening- otis, August Peterson, living a fow town, a very sick child Mvs. Minnie Burk of Lincoln her father, Daniel Unl W. B. Shultz, Stro ocs on alecturin 100 n J. L. Brande Morsman, §2 Summers, Fleming , B v, 8303 Montzomery. awndors, 21 H. Holeomb, £ water, #1003 Omaha mattre A. P. Hopkins, $50; Mrs S. MeCormick, §100: J. 1. Robhson, & I Helin, $150: G. M. Hitcheock, %550: W, J &AL 107 Kst. of I C. Festnor, £15:C. A, Stonehill, ;A Erland, $; W. AN J.Austin, £101 Est. of E. C . Festuer, ; C. A, Stouekill, A. Erland, $13 W, Srickson, 813 Cash “H., "8 B oner, £100; J.'H. Freeland, Boston Moody, %503 Mrs. Rebecen W. S. Crowell, £50; Sumucl Burns, 220; Gateh & Lauman, 15 Charles ok’ & Co., %03 15 M. Huiso Co., §15; J. L. Jacobson, . Total, T 2,807, WitLian McCaGue, Treasurer, His st subject is phrenolozy 7 D. Ford, I. D. Chamberlain and L. J. Has- od Advice. Kell spent part of the week in Lincoln. it been proven by acte Wesley Wilson graduated from an O ual experience that there is nothing so- detris commercial collego and returned b mental to the interests of the workingmen as Teck, He is now employed in the their wrangling and dissensions, says tho A postofice hias been established at a place [ Northern Light. The present economic con ditions make it necessavy for workingmen to ten miles north of here and it has been uamed Lacled. Mrs. C. H. Lindburg was ap- | be organized. Why then can they not be or- . ganized and maintain their organizations polited postuist stromshiffye distries 0 asks for te . N 7 Suouahite diatiie NooL0 alealifor s tanili o oty St onlions Diusia 11 Wy this foslously and factional quarrelst Can any one of the year renewal of their school bonds. The sum promoters of such wrangling show wherein now due is $1 The Ancient t Wednesd the work » ever benefited by such actions? Of course they cannot. But the side that pleads for peace and harmony can 3. Assistant Agent L. L. Stieubach, who has show that labor organizations have accoms plished for theiv memuership much more heen stationed here for ten years, received the appointient of agent at Minden and on Tuesday left for that place, : ey Oy 2 mi Yostarday o lotter from Irvin Boatt, leu Rt it thon, . Japor OrEMh: tenunt of “the Stromsburg militia, who ar TIOh SLHOnEOR HumElonlly now stationed at Craw ford, says the boys i iy e R L nd are having a good time, but ds 1° foe; it was they built labor temples, lished co-operative wnxions to measury [ with the Indians now has beon slowly falling £ kept on continually d, until 1d those who huve cut of lute, when by outside manipulations they uitago of the light covering are constantly keeping up a warfare among sleigh riding, themselyes greatly to the satisfaction of the common enemy. Shall this continue! Shall workingmen insist upon cutting each other's throats simply to gratity the desires of the common enemy? Shall'the wives and_chil- deen of the workingmen be do,rived of the necessaries of 1ife, whilo those upon whom they depend ace engaged in teying 1o down cach othert Fellow workmen, come and let us reason together. Let us soe whether thera is not some way out of this deplo.able state of uffairs. Lef us see whether your inter- ests would not best be served by establishing peace among all - branches of honorable toil. Rememboer this: Not until you act upon the principle of “Peace and good will toward all men,’’ can you ever expect tosee the day when all workers shall recoive the just fruits of their labor. e My darling,” he said looking into the trustful eyes uplifted to his, “do you think you can stand the test of u long absence 2 If you think it is for the best. deir,” she replied with a mournful, hulf MeAilister look on her fuir young face. “Then sweet,” ho contl and wistfull ubon her, dowi Mctir Morsa Mrs. Lucinda 830; J. L, M. Rogers . Rose S compun Austin, £ miles from is visiting sburg’s photograph tour next week. o ha me last Park of Unit y night and ed Workmen elected new ofti- then, estabs and when couple tink and ure S AL The Limmanuel Hospital, Owmama, Jan. 10.—To the Editor of Tir Bei: After the next annual meeting, which is to be held the 21st of this month, the board of trustees will probably give to the public a full statement of the affairs of this nstitu tion. At this time we only ask your permis sion to thankfully acknowledgo the donations which we have received since August 15, 1800, 1£ it had not been for the assistance of the generous public we could never have zot this iustitution in ranuing order. But now it has commenced the good work among the sick and suffering. 1t was declared open on . s 20, and that very same day 1t re ceived the first patient o the following firms and individuals we are greatly indebted for the groceries and provisions which en avled us to commence this ood work Paxton & Gallagher, &40 worth; D, Steele & Co., £50 worth; Bates & Co. Brothers, Henry Moeller, Joseph Garnean, | Bennett & Co., Sloan, Johnson & Co., Consol idated coffee company, J. P Jerpe, S, G. | Johuson, nk Sasstrom, Swanson & Sell- | gren. From Mrs, J. Baumon we recoived a good carpet, a bed and an extension table; from Charles J some paint; from | American fuel company, two cars of coal, For all these donations we are exceedingly thank ful, Al cash donations since August 15 will be acknowledged beiow by the treasurer. Very thaukfully, . A FoELSTROM The Immauuel Hospital association thank- | y acknowledwos the receipt, through Rev, | A. Fogelstrom, manager priov to January | 1, 0f the following sums donate] toward the | completion and furnishing of the build- in Monmouth Park; W. W. Koy E. ok, Freuch, §5: P. Schoen- M Aller gazing long I'm going o talk anout prize-fighters with I, N, Joh o — icago pug, has been against an unknown. The will takes cbruary 17 at the Twin City athletio ub, Minncapolis. An effoct was made to ateh Iyan against Jimmy Lindsay, but he declined 1 meet the Omabis wian, - The Omaha gun clulybus wiped out hand caps. They on the system because 3 from elub W them Tom Ryan, the O mateh pl drove away the first class mon shoots and did not satisfy or draw tho men being benetitted by o bundicap- piug hafen, Chicago, 03 C. Manderson,