Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 27, 1892, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY B FEBRUARY 27, 1892. THE OMAHA COUNCIL BLUFFS, NO. 12 PEARL STRE BEE. OFFIC Deifvered by Carrier to any partof the City . W. TILTON, - MANAGER TrLEPHONES | Business Office No 43 i Night Editor.. 2 MINOR MENTION. N, Y. Plumbing Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., conl. Crufvs chattel loans, 204 Sapp block. Edward Hoden was fined n_police court yesterday for drunkenness and reckloss driv- ing. His companion, M. Delisle, was dis- charged, Mr., Mrs, and Miss Duquette entertain the Eastern Star sociable this evening at their residence, 36 Fourth street. Visiting mom- bers cordially invited Miss Anna Moore entertained a high five party Wednesday evening at her home on east Pierce street. About forty were present and the guests were delightfully entertained. Mr. and Mrs, W.C. Estepentertained a party of friends last evening at their rosidence on Oakland avenue, The evening was passed pleasantly in playing high five, and refresh- ments were served. The republicans of the First ward will meot for the purposo of organizing this evening at 5 0'clock at the room on Upper Broad way opposite Benton stroet, commonly kuown s the old Patton room, It is thought that the trial of the case of Deere, Wells & Co, against Aultman, Miller & Co. wili be comploted in the district court this evening. Most of today will probably be devoted to the arguments of the attorneys. Helen T. Pound, wifs of L. W. Pound, dicd yesterday morning at 6 o'clock, aged 3) years, at her residence, corner of Third treet and Fifteenth avenue, She leavos a little son 7 days old. Ancouncement of the funeral will be mado later, S. B. Wadsworth is making arrangements for the erection of a business block just south of the Merriam block from Main stroet to Pearl, Should the plan be followoed out as now scoms likely it will havea frontage of sixty-ono feet and be two stories in height. A suit is to be commenced in a day or two by E. A, Wickham to have a partition made of his interest in the Pacific house trom that of W. A, Maurer. The Council Bluffs Sav- ings bank, which holds a mortgage of §7,000 on the property, is also made a defondant in the suit. The party to be given this evening in the Royal Arcinum pariors by the young men prcmises to be pleasant agair. A large number of tickets have been sold to the young men of this city and about thirty-five couples are expected to be present from Omaha. Music for the dancing is to be fur- nished by the Fort Omaha orchestra, A hichwayman mat Andy Kastner in front of the Merriam block at about 10 o'clock Waednesday night aid ordered him to throw up his hands. He refused to doso, but turned about and backed rapidly down Pearl streot with his face toward the robber, The latter evidently thought Kastner had a gun, for after he” had watched him tacking down street for a few secouds ho turned and ran for doar lifo in the opposite direction and thus avoided the bullet that never came. Archie Campbell was brought before Judge Mc(Geo yesterday for a trial on the charge of ussault and battery. His sister-in-law, Mrs. Annie Tattan, who made the complaint, was present, but when the testimony was heard it was found that the facts in the case were very different from the story as toid by her, From the evidenco it appoared that she had applied several vile epithets to Campvell and had finally wound up by pounding him over the head with a chair. Campbell’ was dis- charged. Mrs. M. E. Wetherbee will entertain the Rebekah sociul Thursday evening, Oysters and amusements. Everybody invited. —_— E. H. Sheafe has eastern monay on hand for real estate louns, e — PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. E. F. Test 18 1n Des Molnes. Lewis Milcs of Corydon was in the city yosterday. Ed Strow of Fort Dodge is in the city visiting his brother, Clarence Strow. Mrs. E. A. Vaughn, who has been visiting Mrs, A. Wheeler, has returned to her home i Harlan. S. 1. Rohrer veturned yesterday noon from a visit of several weeks with friends in Avalon, Mo. A. T. Elwell has returned from New York, where o has spent, the last three wecks in visiting his old home. Mr. and Mrs. George Holcomb of Sioux Falls, S. D., are in the city, guests of the former’s sister, Mrs. J. N. Balawin. Mrs. E. Burhorn, who has been confined to her home by a three woeks’ attack of la grippe, was out of doors for the first time yestordey since her iliness. The G. M. Dodge camp, Sons of Vet- erans, will give a ballin G. A. R. hall on the evening of March 7. A cordial invitation is extended to the publi —— ‘We have our own vinayards in Califor nja. Jarvis Wine company, Co. Bluffs — Had no Funeral, Considerable trouble has becn had by the authorities in enforcing the city ordinances which forbid the holding of public funerals over persons who have died from contagious diseases, In spite of aunouncements made through the papers that no public services ‘would be held friends of the family have per- sisted 1n assembling av the house and run- ning the risk of spreading the contagion, It has at last been decided to put a stop to this, and Marshall Temploton appearcd at a funoral held a day or two ago, where the de- ceased had been a vicuim of diphtheria. It Was not nocessary in this case to make any arrests, or even ' threaton to do so, for no other guest appearcd. Now that a determi- nation is being manifested to enforce the ordinance it is thought there will be no further trouble. ——— Two apprentice nurses wanted at the W. C. A, hospital, corner 9th street and 6th avenue —— Ewanson Music Co., Masonic temple ————— Tried for Insanity, E. Rosencranz, who left this city sevoral years ago for Long Beacn, Cal., has been re- cently undergoing an examination in the su- perior court at Los Angeles on the charge of insanity, He was well known here, mainly ou account of some peculiarities which led some to believe that he was then insane. In his oxamination he testified that at the age of 12 years he recoived a kick on the head from & horse and he had sometimes felt pain in the vicinity of the injury, but he was as sane as any one, Suspicions of bis insanity are sald to bave arisen from his clalming to have found gold on his property near Long Beach. ~After the examination na was dis- oharged by the court, the evidence of his in- sz2unity veiug ircomplete, Baby carrisge week at Crockwell’s, Special and elegant display. A Eastern money to loan on real estate by E. H. Sheafe, Broadway and Main, Ce—— - Death of Mrs. Gleason. Mrs, Ellen Gleason died last eveniug ot 6 o'clock, after & long ilvess, aged 54 ye B Sho was stricken with paralysis three years 0, aud has been very feeble ever since. a’wa weoks ago she was taken to her bed, and she nevesleft it. She leaves throe daughters and two sons, The funeral will probably ocour Sunday afterncon from the residence over 14 Pearl streets. This fawily ba: singularly unfortunate. The husband and father died a few months ago, and withiu tho past Lwo years two sons aud a daugbter of the deceased have been taken away. a— Reiter, the tailor, 310 Broadway, has all the latest styles and newest goods, Satisfaction guaranteed, Walout block and Wjyoming coal, fresh minud, received daily Thatcher, *6 Main, NEWS Jesse Armstrong, a Smooth Confidence Man Behind the Bars. Running Out of Fands at Missourl Valley Takes Charge ofan U and Josse Armstrong, who has been occupying a coll in the jail for the past week, charged with impersonating an officer, turns out to be FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS | a crook of the first water, and many are tho hearts that have been male sad at various times by reason of having run up against him, The effort thut caused him his present trouble was made last October. While in Missouri Valley nis funds happened to run low and he contrived a way of replenishing them, He made the acquaintance of a souri Valley man named Patrick Kir- lin, introdncing himself as a deputy United States marshal, Armstrong ot Kir- lin to go to TLoveland with him while he made an arrest, and during their journey borrowed $X of him. When they ar- Jrived at Loveland Armstrong informed his companion that ho was the man who was to be arrested, and at once took him into cus- tody, Kirlin left his pocket-book on a table and Armstrong took it and kept the contonts, which amounted to about £i5. While they were at Loveland both went on a big drunk, but Kirlin was so much more sober than Armatrong that ho managed to slip away back home. He then telegraphed to the offi- cers at Loveland to arrost Armstrong, but his order was not carried out for some reason or other, Armstrong then disappeared and was not seen again until last week, when he ran up against n deputy marshal and was brought here to stand trial on the charge of imper- sonating a United States officer. Yesterday he was given a proliminary examination bo- fore Commissioner Huuter and was bound over to the federal grand jury, his bond be- ing fixed at &00. ln defsult of the bond he was remanded to jail. A man from Des Moines was at the jail yestorday morning and had a conversation with him. After he had finished he turned toan officer and told bim that Armstrong was one of the best known crooks in Towa. He has already served three terms in the | of being the groatest artists in ponitentiary for burglary, for highway rob- bery and for stealing a horse at Dos Moines. Tne name he took at the last place was Jesse Wilson, The same man said that wmnlo Armstrong was at Des Moines hardly a week passed that he did not work some confidence game or other, but ho had alwavs managed to cover up his tracks so cowmpletely as to avoid being caugh The only original Ruth Cleveland baby coach in the city is in the show windows of Meyer’s furniture house, Beebe's old stand, and there are more baby carriages in stock than in all othe places in the city. Organizing Russlan Relief, Hon. B. F. Clayton, who has been ap- pointed by Governor Boies commissioner for the Ninth district to organize the work of soliciting relief for Russian famine sufferers, arrived at the Ogden house last evening ana wi'l make that place his headquarters until the work is completed, He has issued a call for all the winisters of the city to meet him on Saturday morning at 9 o'clock for the purpose of arranging plans for preseutiug the work to the people of this city. “I intend to thoroughly organize the dis- trict,” said Mr. Clayton, *and to make tho teacher in every school district the agent for that locality. Wo saould realize at least 85 from each school district, and that will give us about $10,000. If we reach this amount I will be satisfied. All the money we collect will be exranded at or near the point where it is contributed in the purchase of grain, and as s0on 8 wo gt a car toad we will ship it. All the stuff will be carried free to the seaboard, where it will be placed on steamers chartered for the purpose and carried di- rectly to Russian seaports and distributed among the sufferers. 1 want to meet all the people who feel an interest 1n this work, and will bo glad to receive any suggestions they wmay make in regard to the best manner of starting it.”” Money to loan. Lowest rates. John- ston & Van Patten, Everett block. ——— Wanted for Burglary, Deputy Marshal F, P. Fowler made an- other good catch at a late hour Wednesday evening. Some time ago he found a man known as Gus Jackman who was wanted in Sedulia, Mo,, for forgery, and at the same time arrested a companlon of his who was supposed to be George Willlam Thomas, wanted at the same place for burglary and larceny. The latter was afterwards dis- charged, but day bofore yesterday the right map turned up. Ho was noticed by Fowler standing in a dive at 17 North Main street, and was at once spotted by the officer. Fow- ler waited until evening before arrcsting him, and at last found his man standing at the corner of Main strect and Broadway and took him in, At the police station he gave his name as Henry Ross, and was slated with beiog a fugitive from justice. He answers the description of the man wanted perfectly, and although ho claims not to have been in Sedalia siuce last Jun e admitted tbat he knew & man named Thomas was wanted there for a burglary which had been com- mitted last month., It is thought there is but littie doubt. that he is the right man and the authorities of Sodalia have been notified of the catch, Selecting Democratic Headquarters, The Pottawattamio County Democratic assoclation has made arrangements with the owner of the James block, on Main street near Brondway, for the lease of the hall in the second story for one year, with the privi- loze of extending the time to five years, as a headquarters, The room is 70x20 féet in sizo, und will be painted, papered and nicely furnished. The proceeds of the lecture by Henry Watterson, March 4, are to bo used in defraying the expenses of these improve- ments, e Jarviswild blackberry is the best. Death of Mrs, L. Seubert, Jacob Neumayr received tho sad news yosterday of the death of his sister, Mrs, Pauline Seubert, at Haslach, Baden, on the 12th of this mouth. The deceased wos the wifo of L. Seuvert, formerly proprietor of the Tremont house, and left with him for Europe several months ago, hoping to fud a rellef from consumption, with which she had veen suffering for some time. All herefforts were without avail, and her friends were but little surprised at hearing of her death, She was 33 years of age. Drs. Woodbury,defit ;tn. next to Grand hotel; fine work a specialty. Tele. 145, — Turned up ln Wyoming. Fraonk Snowden, the well known Missouri Valley saloonkeeper, who disappeared nearly o yearago, has turned up on a rasch out in Wyoming. He had boen tried iu the federal court here for bootlegging, and had been sentenced to a six months' term iv the Polk county jail, but while S. 8. Etheridge, dep- uty United States marshal, was taking him to Des Momo7 he escaped from the train at Swart and for & long time was not heard from, — Russian Relief. The ministry of the city, Protestants and Catholics, are requested to meet in the par- lors of the Ogden house Saturday at 9 o'clock a. m., for tl urpose of consulting with ref- erence to the best plans for presenting the matter of Russian relief to the city. . F. Cravrox, Commissioner Ninth district. —_— Was No Showmsn, A man giving his name as E. A. Joliey was expelled from the stage entrsnce of the opera house night before last. He claimed to be advance mauager of Hanlon's “'F tasma" compauny, but a little luvumguuml‘ showed that he was mistaken. He was takun to the city jail and a search was made l #t bis room in the hotel where he was stop- @ could be charged, In the hotel office was is valise, which ne had left as security for the payment of his board bill, but on opening it it was found to bestuffed full of paper, the only things of value being a collar, pair of cuffs and a box ot blacking, dently having been put in for the purpose of weighting it. Eln[, for evidences of some crime with which | h supposed to have been stolen. No owner has turned up as yet. Stimson Burt Stimson and Miss Edith Maynard, both of this city, wero married at 4 o'clock yosterday afternoon at the residenca of the bride, 546 Washington avenue, Rev, G. V Crofts officiating. The wedding was a ve quiet affair, only the immediate relatives of the parties being present. Mr. and Mrs. Stimson left last evening for Denver. where they will make their home. — - AMUSEMENT! “That Girl from Mexico." Mr. and Mre. Sidney Drew ara young actors in their first starring season, Both come of theatrical families, but they are too modest and sensible to make loud pretension their line. They have undoubted talent, which experi- fence will broaden und embellish. They also have a legacy of good will which the publio bestowed upon their families, and they begin the serious work of tueir lives under ex- tromely belpful conditions. They presentod “That Girl from Mexico" at the Boyd last evening and delighted a dis- criminating audience, which accorded the young stars several enthusiastic curtain calls, The play is a farcical comedy—not a farce comedy—but it is refined, not noisy, and has many funny situations. Mr. Drew has the role of Jack Randolph, who has been bequeatbed a fortune on con- dition that he marry Diavelia Smythe within a certain time. Mrs, Drew is Miss Smythe, whose mother was a Castillian whom her father married in Mexico. She s engaged to be married to Richard Bird, but heis in love with auother girl. The play opens with & scens in & New York club, whero Randolph, who has been calling on all the Smiths nawed 1 the city directory, meets Bird and learns of Diabélla’s whereabouts. In the second act Randolvb marries Diabella, after having told her that Bird had been killed in a duel. The rost is devoted to the untangling of the snare. Mr. Drew’s comedy never gets boisterous. It flows quiet and even, and last night it won frequent tributes of luughter. Mrs, Drew represents a romantic young woman, proud of her Spanish ancestry and possessed by an imporious temper. The conception sots rather narrow limits to the actresses’ powers, but Mrs. Drew carries out the cyclonic idea with clover consistency, The stars have good support, the work of Harry Brown, William Nor and Miss Marie Adams being especially notable. The entertainment opened with s curtain raiser entitied “In Honor Bousd.” It is a dainty little thing by Sidney Grundy, with a sentiment that is sure to be popular, and it certainly caught the fancy of last night's audience. This was its first public perform- auce. rlotta, A large and evidently highly delighted audience was that at the Farnam Street theater last evening, when “A Cold Day” was given the first of four performances. The work is alleged to bo a ‘‘Great musical comedy,” but 1t is hardly that. Yet has the E:Erlormauct! something to recommend 1t. It as Carlotte. The elision of the ‘“leading comedians” would be a commendable aot, but there is Carlotta, and much can be borne for that pleasure's sake. And noue who en- joy, if not the strict poetry of motion, yet the admirable abandon of & Carmen and such a form and face as Benjamin Constant would revel in painting, shouid fail to see Carlotta. The performance as a whole is not very bad; worse has boen seon even of its own class, but the theater should be crowded at every performance to see Carlotta and perhaps, also, to hear Mr. Frank D. Nelson sing *“The Bell Buoy.” CAROMED ON HIS HEAD. Dave Davis Knocked & Big Hole In Bert Cox's Caput With a Cue. Down at The Butt saloon, Capitol avenue and Twelfth, the table next the ctreet door i the pool roum has a splatch and trail of dried blood from the center pocket over toward the middle of the grey cloth, which takes the place of the conventional green. A few minutes atter 9 o'clock, Bert Cox, a young negro man of 24 or 8o, was engaged 1n What began as & friendly game of pool with another young man of the same race at_this table. It was the only table in use. Lean- ing over a table at the other end of the room, the man in chargs was deeply interested in the news of The EveNiNe Bee. He heard nothing but the usual friendly chaff from the players, and was paying no atteation, when suddenly a quick oath and & vile one was uttered and a thud was heard, and he looked up to seo Bert Cox's head and shoulders drop over the table. Cox had been hit with the butt end of a cue on the temple, just over the left ear, and was bleeding hud’lg. The loungers 1n the barroom rushed in. he man who struck the blow got out and Cox staggered to bis feot and made for the street to find a police- man. He found two of them, but he didn’t know the name of his assailant, evidently. He had his cat attended to ana then found it wasn't very bad. Everybody around the Butt are dumb as oysters. Both Cox and his assailant, Dave Davis, were arrested. —_————— STORIES FROM THE SOUTH. Another Central American Republic Ready for Revolution, Sax Fraxcisco, Cal,, Feb, 25.—The Pacific Mail company’s steamer City of New York arrived from Panama and way ports toaay. When the steamer was 1n San Jose de Guay- uquil the election was over. The rival candidates for the presidency were Lienfesta and Barrios. According to statements made by passengers the former received the popular vote and was dectared elected, but Barrillas declined to hand over the reins of government to him. His excuse was that the country was very much disturbed, and as trouble was ex- peated, it was not diplomatic to change gov- ernments at that time, The paisengers a:- sert thav Barrillas only wanted time to find out the sentiment of the army. If the troops will side with himn Barrillas will refuse to resign. From Fanama the mer brings word that work on the Nicaragua canal is not pro- gressing very nEmny, although men are con- stantly at work surveying and laying out the line of the canal. Others are engaged in building houses for laborers who are ex- pected next spring. New Youk, Brazilian teamer Advance arrived at quarantine last might from Santos and Brazilian ports. ‘When boarded by the health officer this morning 1t was discovered that while lying at the various ports at Brazil and while on her voyage hero several cases of yellow fever were discovered on board. ~ Four deaths were recorded, three of these being caused by the disease and the fourth resulted indirecty from it. This latter vie- tim was James Hano, who was injured while at work in the engine room and died Feo- ruary 14, Iuis supposed that the plague was brought aboard the Advance by some of her crew who went ashore, or bK 1he laborers who assisted 1u loading the ship, s Stewmer Arrivals, At New York—Trave, from Bremen, At Glasgow —Siberian, from New York. ‘At Boulogne—Vendaam, from New York, At Baltinore - America, from Bremen. At Southampton—Saale, from New York. At Brewerhaven— Elbe, from New York. - Convicts Killed. MoxTtaoMEeRy, Ala,, Feb. 25.—~Will Gibson and Rube Marshall, two white convicts, were shot at Wetumpka this morning while at- tempting 1o escape. (ibson was killed and Marshall will not recover, Charged With an Awful Crime, Lavrie Fals, Mion,, Feb. 25.—On Octo- ber 29, last, Peter Turcote of Gravelville, this county,was arrested for incest. He was brought to Little Falls and placed in the jail 10 await the meeting of the grand jury. In about ten days from uow the semi-annus meeting of the grand jury will be held; the paver evi. | A lot of hosiery and other ar- | | ticles were found in his room, and they are HOW HE IMPERSONATED AN OFFICER | but the child who harged her. father with | how did the word get into current con the terrible crime died at hat, home on Mon- dar of this week, and offcumstances are such that the coroner took possession of the remains and will make an examination into all the circumstances, The body was brought to this city vesterduy and Aha. stomach re- moved and sent to Cbicago for examination, a3 poisoning is suspected. S A PR THE CAKE WALK., The Chocolate Four Hundréd of New York on Parade, It took the social cake. ‘McAllister's ball wasn't in it 10 the mattet of swells, and Madison Square garden wis never graced with a mors torilling al¥play of colored socicty. The event took place on the eveningy of February 17, A. D. 1502, and the echoes of its success are yet reververating in and be- yond Manhattan. It was the cake walk, and 12,000 assem- bled to witness the exercises, When the band struck up a dirgelike march, says the Sun, Prof. Hank White, a tall, loose-jointed individual, dressed in a gray military coat, light trousers and a fatigue cap, appeared. He carried & drum major's baton and pro- ceeded to astonish onlookers by the dexterous manuer in which he flung the baton to the ceiling and caught it. Pofo Jim and a tall, willowy woman in a towing white dross led the march. There might have been 250 enivies, and porhaps 283 couples were seized with stage fright at the moment of antering the room. At any rato, onl{ seventeen couples graced the oceasion wit their presenco. Tho men were all attired in dress suits, and the women wore uotning ot a grotesquo character. The grand march was distinotly @ disappointment. Then camo the lanciers, Thore were but two sets and the dancing was_tawme, oxcopt for ono or. two pigeon win The lavciers created no enthusiasm. Followini this the Gorham base ball club sextet warbled a little, after which every- body settled back und waitea for the cake wal When the momentous time arrived for the preliminary cake walk expectation ran bigh. To slow music the contestants came upon the floor. First was Prof. Luke Pulley escorting Miss Nottie Green. The professor treaded the boards with an air of solemn grandeur that made a decided Impression, Next came Will Proctor and Muud Clifford, a lithe soung woman. Proctor is a slendor young man with an airy, away-dull-care carriage, very captivating. His lips wero parted in a half smile as he walks, as though snitfing cake in the distance. Dandy Jack, the champion, ana Miss Frankio Hoy next loomed 1u sight, and created a sensation. Jack is a short and rather pudgy person, who walked with chin well up and an air of couscious superiority borne of frequent conquosts. Miss Hoy wore red slippers and an air of ele- gant ennui, The fourth couple attracted general atton - tion. They were H. S. Blackburn of Long Branch and Miss Martha James of New York. Blackburn is of slight build, very graceful figure, and was dressed with per- fect taste. Miss James is a very pretty octo- roon, She wore a black costume and a puir of whitetlippers. Both walked with an airy grace that attracted general attention, and the laurels of Dandy Jack and Will Proctor were decided to be in sorious danger. The others walked with moro or loss peculiarity, und had no show for the cuke that occupied a_conspicuous position bh ‘top of the £00 plano, whose tin-pan tones nearly incited a riot. After about half an hour of walking the first heat was concluded, and the judees then weeded out all but half a dozen couples. ‘While the walkers were resting for the final strugglo there was a buzzard lope by Miss Blizzard, & young woman in a calico dress and black stockings. The “lope" created some merriment, and was followed by ‘‘buck danding’’ by a quaint little negro known as **Old Folks.” During the dancing tho spectators became a trifle en- thusiastic and showered the dancers with small coins. After the excitement subsided the coutestants in the finals appeared. Prof. Pulley, Will Proctor, Danay Jack and H. S, Blackbura was the order in which they walked. Blackburn and his companion re- ceived the most enthusiastic applause from all parts of the house and were clearly the favorites. The judges had no dificulty in picking out the Long Branch man and the octoroon a8 winners of the first prize. Will Proctor’s smile deepened when he and Miss Clifford were selected as winvers of the second prize, ana Dandy Jack looked crest- fallen when he was nawed as third in the race. —_—— WHAT ¢ DIAMOND JOE” OWNED. List of the Well Known Steamboat Man's Property Filed in Court. CuicAGo, Tl., Feb. 25.—([Special Telegram to Tne BEE.]—Mrs. Mary E. Reynolds and Ernest M. Dickey, administrators of the estate of Joseph Reynolas or ‘‘Diamond Joe,” as he was known, filed un inventory in the probate court yesterday of the property in Illinois belonging to the estate. They re- ported that there is no real estate in Illinois, They have on hand $52,000 in cash and mem- berships in the Chicago Board of Trade and the St. Louis Chamber of Commerce. Tho following stocks are cousidered valu- able: Fivo thousand seven hundred shares in the Congress Gold Mining company, £5,000; 5,975 shares in the Mot Springs Railroad = company, 2,700 sharos . tho “Diamond Joo” line’ of steam- ers, $270,000; 1,00 shares in the New York Hotel company, £36,000; 188 shares in tne Mount Hope Cemetery association, $15,800; 100 shares in the Continental Bank of Chicago, $10,000; sixty-five shares in the German Bank of Dubuque, $6,500; fifty in the Northwestern Insurance company, 5,000 ; total, $1,673,000, Stock in the Burlington & Colorado Silver Mining company for $174,000 and Fuel Gas company stock for $10,000 is considered worthless, Notes signed by the following parties for amounts given are dcemed good: The E. M. Dickey compuny, $104,805; Charles J. Guoin, $133,750; Ed Hagaboon, one for §36,- 458, another for $11,756.04; E. M. Dickey, $18,287.50: F'. M. Murphy, $2,741.47: five notes from W.F. Hunthng, aggregating $118,354.15: J. F. Claggett, §44.25, and O. W. Ruggles, 460, making a totalof $127,157. Other notes amounting to about 35,000 are considered worthless. Fire Record, SAN ANTONIO, Tox., Feb, 25.—Firo this morning burned cut the massive three-story building, corner of Houston and Soledud streets, and_several stores adjacent. KEsti- muzed loss, $200,000; tusurance, $100,000. B Ahen He Dropped the Subject. Chicago Tribune: ‘‘Ten thousand dol- lars for a dog!” he exclaimed as he looked up from his newspaper. *‘Do you believe anyone ever paid any such price, Maria?” “I’m sure 1 don’t know, James,” she returned without stopping her needle- work even for a moment. ‘‘Does the paper say that much was paid?” “*Yes, there’s an article on valuable dogs, nnd it speaks of one that was sold for $10,000, ]ldon'l botteve it.” VIt may be true,, James,” she sald quietly. “Some of those blooded ani- mals bring fancy prices, and there’s no particular reuson why the paper should ie about it.” d “I know that, Marja; but just think of it—just try to graspthe magnitude of that sum in your weak, feminine mind. You don’t seem to realize it. Ten thousand dollars for adog! Why, hang it, Maria! that's mope than I am worth!” I know it, Joseph, but some are worth more than others.” She went calmly on with her sewing, while he fumed and sputtered for a mo- ment and then dropped the subjec er;peulull_v the weak, feminine mind part of it. —— The Meaning of +¥Faa," A Vermont correspondent of the Bos ton Journal suggests that the word *fad” is not modern, but provincial English. In the Warwick dialect the word means a “whim,” and in at least two of the dialects the word “faddy” is used signifying “frivolous” or ‘*‘whim- sical.” Another use of the word is to describe a person who is difficult to please in vrifles, and in that connection appear the words *to fad,” meaning to be vbusy with trifles. As would ap- pear from our correspondent, the word has been in use among the humbler clusses in England for some time, But versation and writing both in this coun- try and in England? It scems to be comparatively new. The Pall Mall Gazette, in a recent number, seemed to doubt whether the English people were responsiblo for it, and was ata loss to account for the present common use of the word, 1f newspapersare any index, the word is more frequent in the east than in t est, in the city than in the country, in ‘‘society” than business or among students, - AT LIGHTNING SPEED Eight Thousand Miles in a Small Fraction of a Second. The length of time it takes a tele- graphic signal, a current of electricity, to pass under the Atlantic ocean from Amorica to Furope, or traverso any great distance, a point about which there is an astonishing divergence of ideas and inaccurncy of common infor- mation, wasaccurately ascertained a few days ago under interesting circum- stunces, says the New York Sun. Some experiments wore made at McGill col- lege, Montreal, under the auspices of the British and Canadian governments, to ascertain the longitude of Montreal by direct observations from Greenwich. It was necessary to know how long it took signals to pass under the Atlantic. The land line was connected with the cable so that tho signals would pass through without being relayed, a thing impossible to do for actual work, which could be arranged for simply a flash of current. A return circuit was arranged 80 that _a return signal would go to Canso, N. 8., thence through the cable to Waterville, Ireland, and return to Montreal. A chronograph was at- tached to the sending and receiving ap- paratus to measure the time. Out of 00 signals sent it was found that the av- erage time taken by the current tocross the Atlantic and back, a distance in all of 8,000 miles, was exactly one second and five-hundredths of a second. A Tho Muking of Sleigh Bells, ““I'he making of sleigh bells is quite an art,” says an iron founder, *‘The lit- tle iron I is too big to be put in through the holes in the bell, and yet it is inside. How did it get there? The little iron ball is called ‘the jinglet.’ When you shake the sleigh bell it jingles. " In making the bell ‘the jinglet’ is put inside a little ball of mud, just the shape of the inside of the bell. Then a mould is made just the shupe of the out- side of the bell. The mud ball with ‘the jinglet’ inside is placed in the mould of the outside, and the metal is poured in, which fills up the space between the ball and the mould. "When the mould is taken off you see a sleigh bell, but it will not ring, as it is full of dirt. The hot metal that the bell is made of dries the dirt so that it can be shaken out. After the dirt is all shaken out of the holes in the bell the little iron ‘jinglet’ will still be in the bell and will ring. [t took a good many years to think out how to mauke a sleigh bell.” = A Shrewd Chinaman, Ah You, the noted Chinese gambler of Sun Francisco, who died recently, was once summoned before the grand jury to give testimony regarding gumbling houses: “Will you explain how it is your games are not stopped while others are?” a juror asked Ah You. The shrewd witness hesitated before making a reply. He drew a $2¢ gold piece from his pocket and piaced it in front of one eye as an Englishman would his. monocle, and meanwhile a funny leer spread across his face. **You sabbe?”’ saia he, **policeman, he no can see much,” Another 820 piecco was then fixed be- fore the other eye. *You sabbe? Policeman, see at all.” And that was how the grand jury was enlightened on fan-tan and lottéry. GLOWING HEALTH! A Home Treatment. 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South Muin St Counell Bluffa. Russell & Co, Councll Blufty, 1 -Manufacturers of- Farm Fngines Cyclone Thresher | Carey & Woodbury Horse Powers. of buyers. We recom- mend them as the best houses to desl with in CouncilBlfrs, KeystoneMig.Co | W, A 1160010 1507 8, Maln | Gporter St Counoll Blufts, Wago of Agricultural tin plements, vehicles, | eto., ete. StugartSeed Gy Marsils Mg | Weir-StugarlCo| Councl) Bluts, s 1220 South Main St Council Bluffs. | Western Branch House---Jobbern i Agriculturatl Anwlements, rlagos. Mpring Farmers' ULATOR, Safe and | ' The nume of the hus- iness houses here given ure as re Waueer | Duguetle & o and Job- ver 1Jublmuol full line | Crockery and (assware | 5o I Counell Blutts, la. Lo Jobbers of Tmple ments, Wagons, Car. iClce FOUND AT LAST After Yoars of Unsucosssfal 8oaroh for & Cure, Martin Anderson Gets Relief from the Chinsse Dooctor—~A Volantiry Tast monial. OMATA, Nob.. Jan, To whom It May Concern; This is to_certify that I have been & constant sufferer for many years with catarch, asthma and bronchial affed? tions of the throat. and tried all tha patent medicines and remedios [ ever heard of, but with no success. I tieatod with doctors in various parts of thd country, but none of them could do me any good further than giving mo short temporary relief. T suffered night and day. and continued to grow worse not- withstanding all the medicine [ had taken. I had almost given up my case as hopeless when | was informed by g friend of Dr. C. Geo Wo, the Chinesd doctor, and advised to go and ses him in the hope of getting relief at least, if not a permanent cure for my trouble. 1 wad slow in making up my mind to make such a radical chango 1n my treatmenty as I knew a trial with tho Chinese doge tor would bring me, but T finally con= cluded to give him a trial, «o I called ad his office with that intention. T tound tha doctor a clever, entertaining gentias man, thoroughly posted on my condie tion, and it took only a very short time to convince me that he was the party § was so long in search of. He told mé my case was curable, and that he could cure me, and prepared me a spvecial treatment to suit my condition, and in two weeks | was s0 much better that I had the fullest confidence in the doctor’s ability and committed my treatment. 1 continued to gre rapidly and am now enuirely W owe my cure to Dr. C. Gee Wo, and am not ashamed to admit it. I adviso all who want relief from their troubles to callon Dr. C. Gee Wo. and they will be ed. For all particulars apply op write to MARTIN L. ANDERSON, 8121 Cuming \ha, Nob. DR. C.GEE WO, Rogular eraduate of Chinese medicine, elzhy yeurs'study, ten yours' practice. Tre cesstully all' diseises known to sufferin manity. Roots, plants and herbs—nature’ his medicines—the world his witn timoninls. Oull ana see him, free. Has also constantl for ‘the following disc Astha, Cavarrh, anhood, Femaie Wonkness. arifior, and Kidn one dollur per bottle or six for five doly, hose who cannot call, “cnc ose 2-cenf stamp for question 1st and fuil particuines. Offica, Cor. 18th anl Califo bue = - = THE GRAND HOTEL, Council Bluffs, Iowa. w, modern, well-appointed, oughly well-kept, $3 a day. E. F. CLARK, Prop. thore highest stylo of the art. fabrics mndo to look ns = feuthers cleaned by stoam in first- ner. Work promptly done and deliv purts of Uy end for pr 0. A MACHAN, - - PROPRIETOR. 1065 Broadway. Noar Northwestsrn Depos COUNCIL BLUFES, 10 VA, At antlaw P Sims & Saunders—fieTeY iy "athv ana fedoral courts. Rooms o 4 aul 3 Shugary Beno block, Counoll Biufts, [a — Chas. Lunkley, Funernl Director and Undertaker. 811 Brondway, Couneil Blulfs, “Tolophons §3). 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