Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 19, 1891, Page 6

OMAHA DAILY BEE: SUNDA¥. APRIL 19, 1801.— IXTEEN PAGES THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE: } ARL STR Delivered by Carrier in any part of the City. H. W, TILTON - - MANAGER. TELE Bustuess Office, Night Edi —_—ee MINOR MENTION. Y. P. C Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Trees at Mair's, opposite postofiice. Craft's chattel loans, 204 Sapp block. (ienuine Rock Springeoul. Thatcher, Main If you want water in your yard or house ) 10 Dixvy's, 302 Merriam block H. 0. Mead was arrested yesterday after- noon on a charge of selling a glandered horse “T'he three-months-old child of Sallie Payne, who lives at 217 Washington avenue, died Frid The funeral took place yesterday afternoon at 3 o'clock. All membersof Lily Camp are_requested to meet at Woodman's hall next Wednesda at 12:30 p, m, sharp for the purpose of goini to Omaba to institute a camp of Koyul Nelghbors of America, The Cathotic Mutual Benefit association will give a ballon the 2sth in their hall at the corner of Broadway and Park avenue. Sup- v will be served by the members of the Catholic Young Ladies' society. Messrs. Spalding and Jay, two of the mem bers of the Ann Arbor university glee club, which appears in the concert on Monaay night, will sing today in St. Paul's church on special invitation of the rector. George Sutton of Shelby was before Com- missioner Hunter of the United States court o ¢ > of selling intoxicating liquors without o government license, He pleaded not guilty with a good deal of energy, but was bound over to the grand jury. The sale of the livery stock of Theodore Bray, on a landlord’s writ of attachment, for rent, was commenced vestorday morning, but 'wus not completed. Deputy Marshal Whitmore was the auctioneer, The sale will be resumed tomorrow afterioon at 2 o'clock Mr. and Mrs, Perkins, the spiritual test meditms who nave been holding meetings in Archer hall, will conduct the meeting Sun- day evening at Grand Army of the Republic hall, During the coming week meetings will be held Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at Archer hall The alumni of the university of Michigan will give a_reception 1 the pariors of the Grand hotel tomerrow evening to the mem- bers of the Glee and Banjo clubs of the Uni- versity of Michigan, who are to appear in concert that evening, The recoption will follow the concert, The farmers and frut growers tried to hold & meeting yesterday afternoon in the court house for the purpose of talking over the feasiblility of the plan of rejoining the Blue Grass league. A quorum wis not pres- entand the only thing they could do was to talk. No definite action was taken, but some of those who were present state that from all indications the majority of thoso who were at the meeting are not in favor of the plan. Dan Carrigg filed & motion yesterday in superior court to set aside the default which was entered up against him on the injunction case brought against him ny S. 1. Burgess. He stated that at the time the original notic purports to have been served upon him he was in Arkansas and that the service was never made, He also states that he a alid defense as far as he is concerned per- sonally. He was given until Tuesday in whichi to plead. ‘The sule of Manawa park took place yester- Aay morning at 10 o'clock from the steps of the federai court house according to the ad- vertisement which was published some time ago. Jumes S. Crissman and George W, Robards, who held the mortgages given by the purchasers at the tmo the land wus bought and platted, were almost the bidders, The land was knocked down to them at an average cost of about &15 per lot, ‘which amounts to 85,000 in all, Mr. and Mrs. Perkins had a large audience Friday night at Archer's hall to listen to their presentation of the proofs of spirit re- turn, Mr. Perkius told some of the audience their names and gave thom much other use- ful information, all of which he claimed was given to him through spirits — whether liquid or volatile he did not state. He also went into a clairvoyant state and gave minute descriptions of some of the deceased friends of those in the audience, stating their names, occupations, and present place of residence. In every case tho descriptions were recognized by the audience. Numerous questions were asked by skeptical visitors, but the professor was not caught sleeping. The answers showed plainly that he had been there bofore, and at tho closo of the eutertainment many doubters had been drawn into tho fold and had become convinced that spirits aro not only a convenience, but a necessity, at certain times, Shugart & Co. carry largest stock of bulk field, garden and flower seeas in the west Catalogue and samples by mail. Fruit farm for sale on within oue and one-half miles of the P. O, all in beariug; good buildings; possession given at once. Callon D, J. Hutchinson & Co,, 617 Broadway. —_— J.C. Bixby, steam neating, sanitary en- gineer, 202 Morriam block, Council Blults e FERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, 16 reasonable terms rank True and L. Morgan are spending a fow days in Colfax. Roe and family ave now enjoying them- selves at Mobile, Al Captain L. B. Cousins is just getting ont again after a second wrestle with the grippe, quire Bigys has so far recovered as to be able to get out on the cunny side of the street Colonel J. J. Steadman returned yesterdny from the state eucampment of the Grand Army at Dubugue. Thomas Ratliff and family of St. Paul, Minn., are visiting the parents of Mrs. Hat: 3ff i Garner township, Thomas Rich returned Friday night from Londou, Canada, where he was married on the Sth to Miss Jennie Housen, Dr. .8, Thomas returned yesterday morn- ing from Dubuque where be went 10~ autend tho encampment of the Grand_Army. Ho returned by way of Waterloo, where he stopped off to gttend the meeting of the Stato Medical society. He read a puper before the society Friday morning. Mr. Mulehi Swiegert and family of Long Pine, Neb., have been visiting Charles Iier wirth of this city for the past two weeks Mr. Swiggert expresses bimself as bigly leased with the many changes which tho ast ten years have wrought in the Bluffs, He and bis family leave for Chicago aud the ©eust Lomorrow. ts of fruit, snade and. orna- Y, Opposite postoftice. Beautifal and stylish spring millinery at Louis', Masonic block. Our spring stock is now complote, If you want to be in stylo call at Reiter's, the tailor, 310 Broadway. Malr has all s mental trees, B! All the new spring styles in carpets, cur- tains, ete, at the Council Blufts Carpet Co, Ladies of Council Bluffs and vicinity, Louis’, Masonic block, is the headquarter for fine, stylish spring willinery, Death in York Townshiy Rasford Dewey died last Friday of sciatio rheumatism, combined with old age. He was born in Little rort, Cambridgeshire, Kng- Jund, May 80, 1806. He came to this country in 1851, and has over since that time been a resident of Pottawattamie county, where he has followed the occupation of a farmer. He leaves a wife, a sou, and six daughters, He was a kind husband, a loving father, and a respected citizen, Tho funeral exercises will take place oo Mouday morning at 10 0'clock at the house, in Eight Mile Grovein York township, ena the remains will be interred in Nela. —— When about to build don't fail to get prices on lumber of The Judd & Wells Co., 813 Broadway, Telephone 257, Do you want an express wagon or boy1 Ring up the A. D. T Co,, telephoue 179, No. n Jfllh Maln streel, NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUEES. Jensen's Froit Gathering Leads to His De= tention as a Lunatic, THEY SPOILED A BIG SENSATION. Police Officer Capel Whose Nerve Failed— geous Helpmeet— War Against Saloons—Other City Matt s O R. P. Jensen was arrested by George Baird yesterday morning at an carly hour as he was laying in a supply of garden truck for Sun- day’s dinner. Jensen was not shopping, in the usual acceptance of the term, but he was rather declaring dividends on the various boxes of fruit and vegetables that happened to be displayed forsalealong his route. Wnen ho was caugit bis harvest had amounted in all to six oranges, two cabbage heads, two turnips and three apples. He was taken to the police st eeads of his expedition were confiscated, and he was put in jail to await a hearing on the charge of vetit larceny. In the afternoon it was discovered that ho lived at the corner of avenue I and Tenth street, His wife, Mrs, Lottie Jensen, came to the station and said that her husband wa crazy. Sho said that e had gathered u lot of shavings together, only a night or two ago, and had tried to burn the house down. He hiad also threatened to kill her, and had even made an assault on her with a knife, ap parently for the purpose of mak ing good his threat He was not hard to handle, however, and she never bad any trouble in | disarmiug him and preventing him from domg any harm, tho advice of the city marshal she filed an information with the county clerk charg. ing her husband with insanity, He was given an exainiuation by the insane commis sioners yesterday afternoon and found insane He was ordered confined in St Bernard's hospital for the present, as it is thought there is a possibility of his improving in a ¥ Or two 50 as to render it unnecessary for 1 10 bo confined in any of the asylums per. ianently, It is stated that Jensen has been a hard drinker and that his insanity is the result of intemperance. House Furnishi The robius have returned to meet again The martins, blue birds, green lawns and meadows indicate that spring is wpon us. We don't want to tell you what vou already know, but we want ss upon you the fact that this is bouse iing time. You want to renovate, renew ard beautify your homes, We are liero to serve and assist you We will furnish your house in whole or part with every article of necessity or ornament from cellar to attic. If you have not moncy enough to pay for all you get we will give you time. ~ You cau pay weckly or monthly Following are some of our loader: Bed room snits, $12.50 upward, Parlor suits, £55.00 upward. Siaeboards, 214,00 upward. bles, £1.50 upward, bles, 83,50 upward, 50 upw. 212,00 upward. Burcaus, £3.50 upward. Lounges, £.50 upward. Ingrain carpets, Be per yard Good #-ply carpets, 70c. od brussels, e, No. § cook stove, 5 100 piece dinner sets, £12.00. All other goods in proportion MANDEL & KLELN, Exclusive installment house, $20 Broad way, Council Bluft Housé Cleanin, Has come again, and housekeepers will avoid anxiety in making their selections, and all subsequent disappointment in quality and price of carpets by buying at the old réliable C. B. Carpet Co. an ' and upward, ars’ guarantee, $15,00. Time Trees, all kinds, guaranteed to grow, prices cheap, at Mairs', Broadway, opposite postot- fice, \ They Lacked the Nery Some of the members of the Council Bluffs volice force have the spirit of a Hawkshaw, and the only trouble with them is thoy don't know how to put the doctrines of that patron saint of detectives into practice. Two of these wily preservers of the city’s peace ran on toa large, juicy sensation nigut before lust and if they had had courag - eaough they would certwuly have either dragged . well known citizen before the public as the hero of a great comedy or clse they would have mude everlasting fools of themselves, Which of these things they would have done it 1s impossible to tell under the circumstances, as they lost heart just bofore the cal moment arrived and the newsp. are thus deprived of a half column sensation. Not far frora the business center of town there is u large building which is used mainly for oftices, but in addition to the offices there are a number of rooms that are used as sleep- ing aparunents. [n order 1o prevent the en- actment of certain things that are said to havo taken place when the building was not so0 securely guarded as it now is, the police were instructed to keep a strict watch, and if they found that auything improper was being done. to arrest the partics interested, and deul with them as the law might direct, Friday night these policemen, who patrol the district wherein this building is situated, and all night long pace up and down the streots, awid a silence broken only by the barking of some discontented cur or the monotonous snoring of the ofticer on_the next beut, found that they had treed the long-watched-for sensation, and that by climbing only one fight of stairs they could canture it One of them was so enraptured over the prospect of thus achieving distinetion that he could not forbear letting a reporter into the sec The reporter, of course, wus ready for a thing of that' kind, and it was the work of only a few minutes' for the trio to re their shoes and ascend the stairs in sile After avriving in front of the door where it was supposed the well known citizen was, with the seusation earcfully secreted on his person, @ hurried consuitation was held as to what to do next. Neither of the policemen had evidently thought much farther ahead than the tip of his nose, and each was ac- cordingly witling to let the other attend to the sensation, while he stood off at a respe ful distance ready to offer assistance in case it was not needed orto run away in case it skonld be, 5 W, said one, “vou goup to the door and call out, *Open ‘in’the name of the law,’ while ['staud off here and sce that the muh doesn’t jump out of the window," “No," was the reply, much home in the ladies, and I would you open the door.” This sort of debate was cav time, when it finally could be no ag ers am company rather not of have at ed on for some became evident that ment, The two po- crept back to the foot of the stairs, fol lowed by the reporter, who cast soveral liugoring looks back at the door which he was sure shut off his view of a dead scoop. At the foot of the stairs they stopped and pit on their shoes in_silence, after which the trio flled out of tho 'door aud with & few mournful glances at the moon, separated. The policencn state that. they had taken' their usual dose of nerve tonic be fore goiug on duty I'riday night, und even the inspiration of the reporter’s presence wi 8ot enough 10 keep up their sinking courag Some night when they huve taken precuu. tions ugainst their natural timidity, thoy will take up the programme where they left off, and then the public wili see what it shail see, Tee! dee! loet!t If you want it pure and n Aud at a reasonable pr Follow 10 new dev But send to us in a tr At our oft Mulbolland & Co., No. 4 Pearl st., Tel, 162, " S — The Fairmount e cigar at the Fountain, A Double Funeral. The funeral of Thomas Kelly and his wife, Mrs. Ellen Kelly, took place yesterday morn. ing at Y o'clock from the St. Francis Xavier's chureh, Rev. B. P. MeMenomy ofticlating, The deceased couple had lived together for nearly a half century, and at their death cach bad passed the allotted three score and ten years, The two deaths occurred within throa days of each other, and it was very fitting that the two lives 'so much of which had been spent together should be extinguished together, and that the two bodies should bo laid away to rost at the same time and in the same grave. Thero were two hearses and two sets of pall-bearers. friends accompaniod cemetery. the remains to the War Against the Saloons. Attorney P. E. Seabrook was on tho feld again yesterday in district court for the pur- pose of taking decrees in the cases in which dofaults were entered up against the liquor sellers on Friday. The whole twenty-cight were thus sottled, Mr. Seabrook states that the next thing on the programme will be the issuing of writs of abatement, and this will be done as soon as the writs can be gotten ont, which will probably be Tuesday or Wednes: day of the present week. Awbrose Burke appeared in superior court in some of tho suits which were commenced by S.T. Burgess. One by one the suits that had been assigned for trial kept drop- ping out, as tho attorney for the osecution entered up a dismissal ut own costs. The only default he took was gainst 8. L. Gorman. The cases against John and Thomas Maloney, John Mergen and oter Beck wero dismissed ‘at plaintiff’ act that Mr. Burke has been dismissing more of the cases that he began than he has been prosecuting has given riso in certain quarters to a suspicion that perhaps_thero was some money in it for some one. In fact, eport wason the streets that some of the de- fendunts had been approached by Burke with u offer to settle for £33 apiece. Mr. Burke was asked what he had to say in reference to the rumo “Well, T don’t know as it is anybody’s business,”” was the reply; “if 1 want to settle these suits 1 guess I can doit. There is no luw against it And the general public is left in doubt und uncertainty to languish te & Co.'s Pomona fruit are deliciol Try Duqu tablets, The juice Lace curtains cleaned from 50c to §1 pair, at Twin City dye works An Blegant Sun The new Ogden house serve a Dinner. people will today that will be unsurpassed in overy Some very important im- provement have been made in the hotel and Manager Whitney invites the traveling pub. lic and the citizens of Council Bluffs and vicinity to dine with him today and note the substantial and important character of the improvements. ‘The following superb bill of fare will be served MENU ainner respect Consomme Dy Celery Puree of Game Olives, Fillets of Ha Paris| ibut. a la Ttalian, nne Potitoes, BOILED. Botled Chicken, a la Polonaise. Yorkshire Ham, Chiampaigne Sauee HOASTS, Yorkshire | radis 3 Wt Wild Dicik Leg of Veal, Oyster Drossiug. Lumb, Mint Suuce SALADS, Russian Salud in Molds, Magonaise de Hou Hard, ENTHEES, Sweet Breads Glace Montpensu Limb Cutlets with Aspect Iy Ruse, Supreme of Chicken. au Perleuc, Strawberry Shorteake, Wiipped Cream loin of Beef, R \dding, Horse RELISHES, radish. Lettuee with B Tomato Catsup, Piek Rudishes, Green ( Woreestershire VEGETABL Mashed Potatoes, a Fried Purs 5. Quee os. Chow ns. Girkins, Potatoes, PASTIY. Mince T Pumpkin Pie, Anizies' Food, Froneh K Alwon Mucaroons, Assorted Lemon Water Lec FRUITS, Baniunas, DESSEIT. Kors and Chieese. Collee, Mitk. 1, leed Coffee, Drs. Woodbury, dentists, 3) Pearl street, next to Grand hotel. Telophone 145, High de work a specialty. Peach Pie, ancy Cakes, Oranges, Apples, Mixed Nuts, Cr Mocen and J iy, feed T ecd oats, corn, mitlet and_sced potatoes, garden secds of ail kinds, at H. L, Carman’s, 500 Main and 501 Pearl streots, A Dutiful Wife. Bob Wight, Harry Shaw and John Pilling had a nearing in polico court yesterduy after- noon on the charge of assault and battery which was preferred against them by Thomas Capel several days ago. City Attorney Stey art managed the prosecution and Attorney George Holmes appeared for the defendants, Among the witness was Mrs, Capel, the wife of the prosecuting witness. She is a somewhat vigorous looking woman, and g cording to her statement she rendered her husband much needed assistance in_ keeping off his assailants. She said that Shaw got on top of her husband and was pounding him good shape when she saw the predicament her liewe lord was in, and planting hevsclf top of Shaw, commenced puliing his hair as only an infuriated woman can pull, +0h,” said Holmes, *you were pulling his hair, were you " “Of course I was,” was the reply: “wh would you want your wife to do, if vou gov oné, and & crowd of fell on you and mostkill ‘s horrible picture nearly transfixed the attorney, but it highly amusdd the audience, and even the courtsmiled a_ trifle behind his ears, as Holmes went on blushingly with the trial. At the close the judge stated that he thought the defendants were not much mor to blame than the prosccuting witness had been, aua he therefore ordered them dis- chal d. Alderman Lacy's Insura rMr. Wells Cook, general and local agent of the Hartford Life and Annuity insurance company, yesterday handed Mre, Patrick Lacy 5,000 in cash. which calls forth the fol- lowine acknowledgement from hor: Covscir, BLuses, Tn., April 18, 1801, — eplien Ball, esq., secretary Hartford Life id Annuivy insurance company, Hartford, Conn. Dear Sir: I have this day received cheelk m full payment on policy No. 76,051 for 5,000 ou the life of my deceased husband, Putrick Lacy. [ wish to thank you for the manner in which you have bandled this claim aud can heartily recommend your com- pany to anyono wishing reliable life insur- auce, Wishing you good suce 1 am vours gratefully, Mus. PaThicK Lacy. ce. , a fine line of them at Brack- ett's & Cavin's. Also postofice mail boxes and pape The Crangle case was all day until 3 o'clock tho district court. A number of witnesses were introduced who swore that the deposi- tions which Benjamin and Coyne hud claimed were written and signed by Henry Fluegel, were not iu reality written or signed by him, The thing upon which their testimony was based was the dissimilarity between Fluegel's writiug ana that in tho depositions, The evidence in the case was all in by 4 o'clock, the arguments of the attorneys will not take place until sometime this week, Baby Carrviages, Don't you think it advisable to pay a little n again yesterday in the afternoou, in more and get the finest baby carriage in the | You cau find the lutést and the best | land ouly at Brackett's, —— All Saints' Musicale, The All Soint's guild of the Episcopa church will give a musicalo in_the K. A. par- lors Friday evening, April 2. The following will be the programime : Plang solo. ....... I, cal duot . idolin elub ul solo ¢ 80l0n Vooul s0lo ‘s Tustrumental duet searsnnsssnbertle Gleason Prices cheaper thau ever at the Council Blufts Carpet Co. Lowest prices and largest ira Conch & Mrs, Sherman Porry Bodollet Muyne Oliver 1d Maud Coom | stock in the Missouri valley, A large number of | ‘Louls'and Walter Dule | MORE TROUBLE WITH COKERS QU Oitigens in the Rugin’n Terrified by Explo- sions of Dynamite. GOVERNOR AGAIN‘ ASKED FOR TROOPS. Strikers Make an Assault Upon a Couple of Deputy Sheriffs and One of Them Fatal- Iy Wounded, TTDALE, Pa., April 18.—Hardly had the soldiers left the region before the fears of the citizens were realized and gangs of striking cokers again turned loose their lawless pas- sions of hate and rovenge. Throughout the region all last night the earth fairly trembled with a succession ot shocks following the explosion of dynamite bombs. At Leiswring, No. 8 of the Frick works a crowd of strikers gathered on the Bill and at one time thirty bombs were ex- ploded simultaneously, tearing great holes in the earth, breaking windows in many houses aud frightening the people for miles around by the terriic roar. No one was injured, however, and but little actual damage done, the strikers contenting themselves with this | warning to the workers below Mouday the companies notices that unless the men work by Tuesday they will no longer be looked upon as employes, This means that chieap labor will be imported, and as_ several hundred evic stices will also expire, the strikers havo a hard week before them, At Leisiuring Deputy viff Crawford and posse were serving writs of ejectment when they were captured by an an mob and harvshiy treated, One deputy was fatally injured. An offort will be made next week with a large foree to ovict the strikers | and trouble will follow. Today Se Parker of the labor organization orderéd 1,000 tents for the sheltering of the evicted persous. will return post to Forced to Call for Aid. April 18.—The outbreaks rving, Kyle and Leith to- demonstrated the weak ness of the eivil authority in the face of such mobs as committed the depredations at these places, has forced Sheriff McCormick to do what he has done his best to_ avoid Governor Pattison for military aic adjutant veneral 15 now investigatin citement is at high pitch over the prosp of ordering out the militia, but it is the u versul sentiment that 1t is the only safe thing One of the most daring and lawless acts of the strike took place at Leith this afternoon In order to aisperse a threatening mob there Deputies Smith and Rice arrested one of them, a young man named John Shaffer, and started to bring him to jail. His companions uttacked the deputies, beat them with clubs and stones and rescued Schaffer. Deputy Smith was probably fatally injured. World's Faie Laborers Discontented Cinicaco, April 18.~The laborers at the world’s fair grounds will hold a_meeting to- morrow and unless matters ave adjusted a strike will probably ogeur soon, They assert that the contractors in _charge of the work ve uot kept faith with them in regard to There 150 other grievances. They complain that the quarters provided for them on the grounds are uniit for swine. Usioxtowy, P of ioters at Teis| | day, in which was Militia Not Police Officers, Hanrmisneng, Pa., April 18, —Governor Pat- tison wired Sheriff McCormick tonight to the effect that it is not the duty of the mili- tary to do police duty and that the soldiers would mot be ordered out until the civil power is exhausted, There appears to be a feeling in official circles here that the coke operators are beginning to regard the na- tional guard of Pennsylvania as an organized police force. Indiana Midland Tied Up. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind,, April 1S.—The conduc- tors, engincers, firemen aud brakemen of the Iudioua Midland voad struck today for six montus’ back pay. The engineers took the mail cars through without passenyer coaches. - cived a Threatening Letter. Loxnoy, April 18.~The mayor of Bradford toduy received a letter which said that several men had been detailed to kitl him, the chair- man of the watch committee and the chief constable, and that this action was to be taken to prove that the authorities could not interfere with impunity with the rights of the public. Placards have been posted by the strikers for o mass meeting tomorrow. The authorities are taking every precaution to prevent the gatherin, i ' Mail Robbers Convicted. Cueyesye, Wyo., April 18, —[Special Tele- gram to Tus: Bee, [—Dan Parker and William Brown were convicted today of mail robbery. They held up and robbed the Rawlins mail hin Augustlast. As they used deadly weapons to accomplish the hold up the pen- alty for their crime is imprisonment for life, An Embezzling Supervisor. Quiney, 1L, April 18.—The supervisor of the town of Quincy was today arrested, rged with embezzling tunds of the town- ship to the amount of §,000, - New York's Y ortality. 1k, April 18.—The mortality for the week was 1,447, the largest number for any waek this year. The total number of deaths from the grip was 356, - Susan Dickinson Serviousl Prrvstos, Pa., April 18.—-Miss Susan Dick- inson is seriously ill from an attack of the grin, aggravated by the mental stramn of the past'fow months, B OMAHA'S PARK Ew Y Arrangements in Progress for Their Permanent Beautifying The board of park commissioners yester- day ufternoon cousidered the 1mprovements being made in Hanscom park, It was decided to have the roadways guttered with stone or brick to provent washing. The board has had considerable trouble with this feature of the improve ments, and the members are convinced thau the only permanent guttering must be mado of the very best material ‘The board decided to let the park pavillion to Balduff the catgrer. A committen con- sisting of Messrs, Millard, Lake and Pratt was appointed and\authorized to make a suitable contract with Mr. Balduff and theu report to the bourd g the next meeting, The cementod mb}.ggun slide in_ the south west part of Hanscern-park, called u cascade, has become such an objectionablo feature in the eyes of the commissioners that they will' nhave it recoustructed. The board passed a resolution instructing Super- intendant Adams to have the ungainly thing torn down und instedd of the cement put up o cascade of stones that will be pieturesque and ornamental. f'he committee on con- struction, of which Mr. Lininger is chaivman, was instructed to superintend the building of the new cascade. ¥ The rd decided to order an electric light in Jefforson squdre. 'he committee on music was authorized to make the necessary’ arrangements for con- certs at the park during the summer. The cordwood now stacked up at different points in the park has been sold and will bo hauled away soon. The commissioners ex- pect to have Hunscom park in a presentable condition in about three weeks. The mounds will be taken out of the lower lake, the pa- villion will be all completed, with steps up to the platform on every side and walks leading to it from every direction, the new band stand on the hillside will bo finished and the cascade will be rebuilt. Hanscom park will be much more attractive this summer than it has ever been in the past The committee appointed to make a survey of the proposed boulevard from Bemis to Hanscom park has not yet been out to view the ground over which the boulevard, if built, will probably pass, but that will probably be done within a week. — Vilas Broug! | Detective Dempsey r yesterday | from La Crosse in charge of W. F. Vilas, who recently escaped from the ofticers at Back. urned Ottumwa. The prisoner's right name s James Peterson, and his nome is in La Crosse. Ho tas neaded for South Amerfca, but received a letter announc. ing tho iliness of kis mother, and paid her the visit that resulted in his arrest, Ho says that when he jumped from the west bound tralu at Ottumwa he boarded a switch engino and rode to the upper end of tho ¥ where he caught an ehst bound passen- wer train, and went right back to Chicago, and from there to Milwaukee. In the latter city e got copy of Tie Ber, and it was there that he irst saw in print the story of his escape. Ho was takon before Judge Helsloy, but waived examination on the charge of grand larceny and was held to the district_court in the sum of 50, 1n default of bonds he was sent 1o jail, B Tw—— EIGHT-HOUR LAW, Labor Commissioner Jenking Dis- cusses the New Statute, Recently Mr. Frank Canning of this city wrote Deputy Labor Commissioner John Jenkins for an opinion upon the constitution- ality of the eight-hour law which will be in force after July 1. The opinion 1s as fol- lows ! Lixcory, Neb., April 17, 1801,--Frank ning, Ksq., Omaha, Neb.: Your fav questing me to give an opinion as to the con- stitutionality of an act passed by the last leg- islature, and approved by the governor, cn titled “An act to regulate the hours of labor of mechanics,servants and laborers, " has been receiv In answer thereto would state that the proper authoritics to determine that question is vested in_ the supreme court of the state. Their opinion can become known through the means of a test case, Tho find ings would give us their deeiding opinion in the shape of a decision. Such test case could only be instituted after July 1 next, when this law becomes operative, Any opinion that I may give you on this subject can only be considered in “wy private capacity and notin an ofticial one. All législation to be of any force or value must be framea on the constitutional provi sions. The constitution of this state pro- hibits special legislation in section 15, article 3, it reads as follows: “The legislatire shall 1ot pass local or special laws in of the following cases,” and then proceeds Lo cite what they arve, and concludes follows: *‘In all other cases where a general luw can be made_applicavle, no special Jaw shall ve enacted.” The question presenting itself is, whether this law isspecial legisla. tion ov ot ; also whether the law could have been made to apply in a general way. I'he first section admits by the exception taken, that it is special legislation, and ex: pericice has shown that general laws ha been made applicable, declaring ten hours a legal day’s work, Section 2 gives the governor power to re move or suspend from oftico, any officer who shall violate any of the provisions of this act, it does not even contemplate the right of ap peal, ignoring entirely the first article of our coustitution entitled “Bill of Rights;" seo section 24 which says: “The right to be heard in all civil casés in the court of last resort by appeal, error or otherwise shall not be denied.” Scction # gives an mducement to the whom it was intended should be benefited by this uct, to violate it, provided he receives extra compensation for so doing, in my opinion alaw that in any way invites its vio lutic is to say the least a vicious one, Should any part of the bill or act be de- clared unconstitutional its effect wouid be to vender the law null and void A law regulating the hours that shall con- stitute a legal day’s work to be effective must be general tu itsapplication. Yours respect- fully, JOuN JENKIN P.S. In the report of this burcau for 150 this subject was given a thorough ventila- tion, to which the workingman's attention is called, -— OR 1801, Where it is Proposed to Build Them with New Bonds, The council has adopted a resolation to submit to ths people the proposition of voting $100,000 tobe exponded in the building of sewers the present season. If this amount of money should be voted, City Engineer Till- sou says sewers may be built in four or five parts of the city, The first sewer SE which will most likely be undertaken will be a_continuation of the North Omaba sewer. The latter terminates merou street, is of brick and seven feet in diameter. South of Cassius strect there is astreteh of about three tunared feet which has not been bricked because of an injunction obtained by a party named Jackson. The sewer runs on North Twenty-seventh strect until it reachies the property in questio which las been taken for street purposes. The owuers claimed damages aud an award of £2,00) was made. There is no money, how ever in the treasury to pay che award. ' It is now proposed to have the amount assessed against the property benefited, have the us- sessment paid into the treasury and theu to the parties who have secured the injunction When this shall have been done Coutractor Fannng will recommence work on the part remaining uniinished The extension of this sewer north on y-seventh will be made to Sprague et and will cost, probably 4,000, thought that a western branch five feet in dinmeter and costing $10,000 may be built on Cameron street, Anothier proposed sewer will run on South Twenty-fivst street between Center and Vin- 1t will connect with the south brancn of the South Omana sewer near the government quartermaster’s depot. Lt will taper from brick of four feet in dinmeter, to twelve-inch pipe. This sewer is supnosed to drain the district which hasfreqaen inundated between Twoentioth and T fourtu stroets. The cost will be about The brick sewer on Chicago street runs to Bleventh will be_comploted, that is extended to the river. This sewer 18 of brick three and one-half feet in diameter. Another sewer will be extended westward from Ninth and Valley streets throngh Okla- 1d Deer park for the drainage of that section of the city south of Vinton strest, vewent will cost about £20,000. contemplated also to build a four and one-half foot sewer on Walnut Hill, running through the creok botween Cuming and Hamilton streets, This sewer will b con- structed as early as possible because without it the grading of the Wil would be started, The work will cost $,000. —-— THEY'RE VETERANS NOW. Who n Omaha's Brigade Two Decades Ago. The average citizen who witnessed the gal- lant efforts of Omaba's firemen to save wfo and property at the Paxton hotel catastrophe last week gave little thought to 4 comparison of their methods of figting the flames with those in vogue two deeades since. The for- mer department wrestled with the destroyer at the same plac Yet there were sveral men in the throng surrounding the building who han dled twe nozle and ho in the early days of the city, and could readily appreciate the great ad ge the depart ment enjoys today with its modern appli 1 perfect discipline, Across the m where t firemen were en red flames Sunday evening, o small veteran fivemen had con- gregated, and critically observing the sceno. Several of them traced their con nection with the department to its orgaui zution as o volunteer, There were, Frank Murphy, Audrew Simpson, “Uclé” Dick MeCorinick, W. J. Kenuedy, Heory Pundt, Jumes Dontelly, jr,, and Harry Taggert Several of them had heid the nozzle the evening of September 5, 1870, 1n the Grand Central fire ou the same location and wit- nessed four of their companions burn to crisp The v is [ Pioneer company No, 1 were busy reluting incidents of their career as tiremen and comparing their {nstruments with those being bandled on the burning building. It was in 1860 that the merchants of the city concluded to effect some kind of an_organization for prote against fire. The result produced the Pioncer hook and ladder company. It was composed en tirely of business n Andrew Simpson of the Simpson carriage manutactory volun- teered to provide the ladders, hooks and car: e conveyance, ‘The bluffs north of furnished & number of young sap- ow which the ladders were fashioned, s were the proud rutus for fighting st with the erowd of Omalia lings f and in two weeks the pione possessors of the first avy fire in the territory After the mack i been piaced in the su steamboat lan dentist who had of tue first with its red paint had Il slab bouse near the Ben Stickler, a young the honor of vaptain company of = the had fire HENRY H. VAN BRUNT, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. —=WHOLESALE DEALER IN=— Bueaies, Carrinens, Spring Wazoms, Carts, Road Wagons, 3 , P HARNRSS, Gives Better Value for money than any house on Missouri River, Hamilton Grade Vehicles, Surries and Pheetons, Col Bonanza TGO, umbia Carriage Co.'s Buggies and Phietons, B ugglies, Spring Wagons, all styles, Michigan and Van Brunt Road Wagons, Carts and Harness in great variety. logue and prices on application b T G. A. Schoesdack, Proprietor, Bluffs and 1521 Farnam St., Omah of every description. Packages re. works, Cor. Ave, A and 26th St. city conferred on over the affair, while hundreds of visitors. For se years this pr sufliced to prevent th him, was stood guard it inspected by mitive instrument flaies destroying the Finally, however, the pride of the pio- rs yearned for something greater, and Aundy Simpson was _commissioned to go to Davenport and purchaso a fire engine, The result was a hand five engine. 1t was imme- diately christened the Fire King. The com bined efforts of twenty men were required to drag the machine through the streets, and on several occasions Dick McCormick and Frank Murohy were sent back for reinforcements | while proceeding to the scene of a fire to pull the Fire King out of the mud. A dozen of the company were required to pump the machine and for a long time only one string of hose was available. Water was furnished the company cisterns built in the_streets aud supply in one was reduced all the members of the company were required to unlimber the Fire King and drag her to the vext near- st reser But while the company possessed 1o steam appliances and_patented connections, on sev- eral occasions the offective work of the old blunderbus under the mavagement of | the determined members of the company saved the entire city from destruction, It was this company taat had four of its mem- bers burned to death in the Grand Central hotel fire, and _several of the men who wit- nessed the death of Captain Carter Sunday night saw Billy McNamara, John Lee, Lon Randall and Frank Fisher cast headlong into afiery furnace on the identical spot twenty years ago, from when the PERSONAL PARAGRAPH H. M. Weiss of Hebr C. N. Masters of [ Mrs. C. F. Wilson Paxton. Hon G. D. Mef the Millard. Mr. B. Lichtenstein, a New York capital- st is in the city. Miss Sudic Johuson of stopping at the Millard, Hiram Hayes, Mrs. Hayos Hayes are at the Millard, Mrs, Kd H, White, who has been a clerk in the Western Union office for the past two years, left lasv night for Los Angeles, Major Robert D. Clarke, United States army retired, aied at his residence in Wash- ington, D. C., on April 7, at the age of sev- enty-five yeurs. Major Clari was o resident of Omaha in 1553, e SIRE R, Dr. Birney curcs catarrn. Bee bldg -~ Afver a Coal D »pot. Claus Spreckles has an eye open for thé soft suaps in a new country, Almost every one has known 1 a general way 1 is at the Murray 1coln the Paxton of Fremont is at the keljohn of Fullerton is at Jloomington, 111, is and Frank that there was plenty of coal in the eastern part of the county, but 1o oue had the money to do the work required, says the Aberdeen, Wash., He d. A couple of Avberdeen rustlers were just getting things into shape to make a big killmg by securmg a large tract on Inde vendenca creek, in the extreme southeastern part of the county, und extending over int Thurston, but before the deal could be closed, the land, 2000 acres in all, was gob bled ub by Claus Spreckles, the sugar king, aud others, who will put in'the money neces sury to work the mine The conl will be brought to Averdeen and shippedto the Cali foruia market. - Steuck by A vacant house at Mrs. Wm. Jor the storm this morning ightning. 1 Ohio street, owi uck by | g Loss was by durine trifling. - Pamous Colored Preacher I Rocuester, N. Y., April 15.—Rev. Jumes, colored, who was born a slave i died tonight. He was one of the most known preachers in_the 1887 he ord ed Irea leased from slavery. - Chicago pen Fatally Injured. Cuieaco, April 18, —Four firemen of truck No. ¥ were precipitated to ti ground by a defective ladder tonight and seriously 1 jured. In going to another fire two fircmen were fatully injured by the bre of an axle on the hose cart a. Thon 1804, idely United States, In Dougluss, just re King Killed by a Prematu Aspex, Colo, April 18, plosion ofa blast in the Argeutum silver | mine today killed £d. Roed, Thomas Ken- nedy and Jack Muhoney, and seriously i Juréd two other mon. Ixplosion, Ihe premature ex- e Five Persons Drowned, WieELING, W. Va., April 15, —Four Ameri cans and one Italian were drowned in Laurel creels, near Addison, yesterday, The streas was swoolen and the log on which they were crossiug overturned, Counecil | SPECIAL | Wil take some g Offices 621 a. ceived at either Bluffs, Broadway, office or Correspondence solicited and cata~ WIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS, Counceil Dye, clean and refinish goo-s at the Send for price list. CITIZENS STATE BANK ~~ Of Council Bluffs, CAPITAL STOCK.......... 5 SURPLUS AND PROFITS. G TOTAL CAPITALAND SURPLUS. .. . A. Mliler, F. 0. Gleas Bhugart. E. B. Hart, J. D. Edmundson R Hannan, Transact general bank ness. Larzest capital and bankin Southwestern lowa. D IRETORS. surpius ot 8150,000 70,000 225,000 son, B. L 1, Oliarley ing bust any INTEREST UN TIMZ DEPOSITS, RABS AND RO Highest cash price paid for r: all_kinds of serap metals Country dealers and merchas find 1t to their advantage to col cate with us before disposing GILINSKY Union Broady 1. Counecil Blut ags and nts will mmuni of their BROS v Dey 0t 13, Tn. D. H. McDaneld & Co,, Butchers’ and Packars’ Su a3, Markst Fixtures, Casinzs, cesand Sausage Makers' B2 Main st., Counoll Blufs, u Hides and Furs In Also Machinery. 823 dealers THR GRAND, . Council Bluffs, la. This Elegantly Appointed is Now Open, Hotel Cragin & Co., Proprictors. Gas Heating Sto No Asues! No SMOKE. Just the thing for bath rooms, bed ro Call and see our iarge assortme ves. onis, otay nt. C. B. Gas and Electric Light Cay 211 Pearl and 210 Maulin Streot, NEW OGDEN HO The New Ogden Hotel, in Coun has been completsd refirnisied an d throughout, and i3 now on » of hotels in the state, Itis l02atadin b 1658 Part of tao city an | th ri pass the door every four minutas, capes and fire alirms throu 2 104t th ing. Steam heat, hot anl cold sunshine in every roim. anywhere. Rates, $2.00 a day, GEO. M. WHITNIIY, Man COUNCIL BLUFFs, W ANTED=-Tudustrious nnd | i 10 tike chargo of @ L None but competent man nee css LR, Pritehard, Belmoud, Tu, apj bl letweo e truets u 1. Dodge & Co., and the river pply to N MO BENT -Furnished or an furnish references exchanged. 217 South NOR BALE-A fine this spring, w orrel.” Bred by Re 1.1 Hattenha Couneil Biuts, QUITE of furaish avenue, LOURNISHED front roo grou quiet, plensant el o, from Muln streot. Single gentleman pr Address I &, oo office. funiily horse 12hs 1030 po et Muct to 41 aor. 2 oo for rent, ouatock of genoral merchundi D chunge fora farn n southwester Must be zood lund, _Johnston & V custor HAvE: for Ast and 20th sts., wves d I Greenshiel MRUTY fur Tk 19 Broadwiy. L for sit Y trude; woll 001 honse property, Citll on or ‘wdd city time glvor. on bl J. Hntehinson & Co.. 617 Broadway. QOI RENT—The MeMahion block, brick, with basement and elovato Juire, 101 Pearl strooet NORSALE=A burgain; new with uli the late lmprove rooms; will sell on cusy Dy me the Fith wvenuo motor o D, J. son, 617 Broad wiy. MOKSALE or Kent—iarloa lan Bouses, by J. [k Kioe, 104 Muln st lutte modern onts, ts; located on Blus, molacns the bast ho busis motors Firo a3 » baild. watar anl Table un3irpssal ager. NOTICES. marrlcd stock farm, ly. Ads for gar- (s ey nfenced, 125 Broad wiy. | roomu; Tt wt. curs old color Addrosy Fourth street, 12 Glon ud floar, 0 blocks ctorred. W0 ex- 0 lown, Vatte Dotweon betweon Ave D and 4th locuted d burng A good iross Dy o J W nouse sovon {utchine Gouual ¥ 4 t