Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 13, 1892, Page 3

THE OMAHA el DAILY BEE: WEDNESD 1892 NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ttawattamie County Delegates Goto the Congressional Convention, SOME GOOMS THAT WENT WITH THEM George F. Wright and Colonel D, B, Dally getieally Aspiring to Wear Tho| An's Offie ~Their Chan on, s Bow al Shoes es Considered, At Atlantie today occurs the convention of ropublicans of tho Nintn congressional dis- trict, at which a candidato for congressman will be chiosea to fill the place now occupied by Hon, Thomas Bowmun. A great deal of interest is felt in the city in the outcome of the convention, since Council Bluffs has two rival candidates for the position, both of them capable, botn determined, but 0o at least. to be disappointed. CGicorge I® Wright's friends claim to have about half of tho Pot- tawattamie county de sgation, °vdile the other half 18 divided up among Colonel D. B. Daily and the other candidates, “Daily has not weakened a varticle since the county convention refused point blank to nstruct the county delegation to vote and work for aim in the district convention. Both he and Wright have been doing great deal of quict work on the under side, the effects of which cannot be forescen until the engagement commences. Wright's friends, however, arc confident that their man will be tho lucky it anyone from Council Bluffs is. There is & #ood deal of chronic jealousy in the eastern purt of the county and it fact throughout the aistrict 10 enything or any man who comes from Council Biufls with a prayer for polit- ical preferment on his lips. This feeling has caused a number of boome to spring up n the othier parts of the distriet. Amoug those prominently mentioned as caudidates for the position are Judge Mucy of Harlan ana Judge Deemer of Red Ouk of the district beneh, H. J. Curtis of Atlantic and others. One fact that 1s to be used for wll it is worth by the friends of George I. Wright in sccuring him the nomination is that Judge J.E. I\ McGee is beginving to be mentioned promiuently in democratic circles as a candi date for the democratic nomination. “If McGee is going to be nominated,” they say, *'by the democrats the only thing for us to dois toputin a man from Council Bluffs to run against him, for ke will poll such a vote here from both vartics that unless we Dut up a popular man from the Bluffs against him it will be ull day with us.” All the candidates have been working hard, and indications point to a spirited con- test in the convention today. ‘The following compose the Pottawattamie delegation, most of whom left over the Rock Island fly evening for Atlantic: C. G. Saunders, Smith, J.B. Driesbich, James Patterson, €. M. Harl, F. S, Thomas, John Lindt, G. A. Bpaulding, H. V. Battey, G. M. Putnam, Alex Osler, Elmer Smith, Frank_ Shinn, Perry Kearney, L. Wilkinson, William H. Kilpack, E. C. Baldy, Charles Hunley, Paul Besley and L. E. Field. Willam Arnd, 7T, J. Evans, ana Mayor Lawrenco went 0 Atlantic last evening along with the Council Bluffs delegates. individual ot mes. They are more instructive, more en tertaining than authors. Just the thing for the home, embracing history, liter ture, biography, art, scicuce, geography. Call or send for circular. Home Mnte ainment Co., 12 Pearl street, cn 2 Trains, Leave Council Bloffs from Rock Island depot at 6:10 a. m., 0 n.om., 0:30 . m, m., 10:27 &, m., 1:00 p. m., 1350 p 350 p. m., 7200 p. m., 7350 pom ——— MORE OF THE SAME KIND, Another Children’s Musicul Festival Held at the ¢ anqui irounas, Yesterday was a “ditto’ da at Chautau- qua. ‘The program of the previous day was repeated with variations, It was worth re- peating, o audiences were larger and more enthusiastic oven, despite the way the thermometer kept snuggling about the 100 marks. The 11 o'clock lecture was by Rev. J. W. Geiger ason the previous day. The afternoon was eiven over to another cbil- drew’s musleal festival aud in the evening there was another lecture by Prof. Do Motte. Altough the general outline of the program was thie samo us that on the previous day, tuere was mueh variety of detail. The morn ing lecture by Mr. Gelger was on a new topic, and full of brightuess and freshness. The children's musical festival was fully as pleasiog in its choruses us the day befors Mrs. Netlie Bangs-Skelton at the piano, and Mr. Whitney Mockridge in the tenor solos, called forth eutbusiasm ns usual, while little Miss Portia Cernes was encored until even the benches looked tired. prising that there was not mo purental pride shown in the two days of tue cbildren’s festival. Many of the older folks did uot put in an appearance at all, aithough riembers of their own family were acquit ting themselves on the platform with honor Corporations are declared heartless, but the ereat Rock Island showed more heart in tuis than many of ‘the parents. It madeupa splendia train to bring the little folks in and out, and spent £100 jn wreathing it in bunt- ing und flags. 1t was a gala train, indeed, Last uight's lecture by Prof. DeMotte was unother enthusiastic suceess for that prince of lecturers. Tnero 15 no wan ou the Chautauqua platform who cao so pleasingly bring science down to the comprehension of a bov. His aescription of the ocean, its stedmships, the fire at sea, wrecks, the life saving service, and numorous thrilling scenes were 80 reully depictea that the audi- euce cheered and cheeroo, Last nisht he spoke ot “The Princes of the Itealm of ‘Love," sud by tho aid of his eloquence, his scientific knowledge and his wonderful pic- tures, he made his hearers forget themsclves in the world of magic into which ke cou- ducted them. Tonight is the last oppor- tunity of hearlug this genius of the stereop- ticon, The program for today is: morniog prayer; 11 & m 6:30 a. m., & morning musicale, Mrs. Nellie Bangs-Skelton and Mr. Whitney Mockridge: ¥ p. m., music, assembly baud; 2:4) p. m., lectiro, Dr. George ~ Elliott, subject, “Ihe Passion Playi" 7 p. m,,” assembiy chorus reheursal 8 p. m., music, assembly band: lecturo, Prof. John B. DeMotte, subject, *The Harp of tne Senses, or Botween Soul and Soul.” (illustrated with stereopticon.) Chautnuqua Mea Dining hall tickets will be sold for 85.00, good for 21 meals. ———— Mutilated by & Lawn Mower. Clayton McDermitt, who, with his parents, 15 visitiug his uncie, W, H, Ruffcorn and family, on Rideo street, met with a bad ac cident Monday night. He was playing with o lawn mower when nhis left hana in soue way became entangled among the kuives. Ouo of lis fugers was completely severed from the hand, and another was left hang ing by a shred of tlesh, the bone being cut through he second fiuger was put back on aguin and there are hopes that it will be suved. Tho boy 1s 13 yeurs of uge, sud lives at Cumberlond, la, The Jewel gasoline stove is 1he bes in tho world for sufety, durability and cconomy, and the new Jowel 18 its oquul. Seo them ut Charles Swaine's, 787 Broad- Wiy Internutional Cure ussocintion rooms are inannex to Grand hotel, 520 First nveoue, Council Bluffs, In. For cure of aleohol'and opium disease. oy wnd His Mout Ed S. Fegley, who is serving a nine mouths’ term in the county jail for ail but killiog bis wife, 15 baviog a bard time cou- trolhng bis tongue, and as the day for his re lease draws uear the severity of the attack scems 10 iucreuse. It will be remembered that some time ago he sent to his wife several letters In which he ordered ber to throw vitriol in the eves of County Attoruey Organ and Sheriff Haszen, whom he blamed as the chief instruments in | bringing about his conviction. In case his command was not complied with he swore by ail the gods he had ever heard of that he would leave his wife and marry & colored woman. The letters wcre intercapted by the | sneriff and never reached their intended destination, Since that time his mouth has Kept in a chronic state of pernicious activity, and he has been trying to outdo himself in making bloodthirsty threats. A number of his neighbors have come in for their share of the general cussing that he tas administered to mankind in_general, ana yesterday three of them appeared before Justice Swearingen for the purpose of swearing out informations against him so that he might be “‘nailed’’ as s00n as he is released from his confinement. They stated that they were afraia for their live: egloy 1s known to ba of a pecu liarly vicious disposition, especially when ho is loaded with whisky. J. H. Ranev, who lives at 2113 Avenue E and works for the United States Express compan swore out an information charging Fegley with threatening to kill, and the other two stand ready to profer a similar charge if it 15 found necessary to hold them, —— THIS WEEK At the Boston Store, Council Blaffs, 1Ia, All wool challies, 48c. Lansdowns, 874c. wns. Be. Lighu chaliies, 3c. Medium and dark challies, So. Wash silks, 124c, Taffeta cords, 124 Chevalier cloth, 15c, Honeycomb towels, se. Se unbleached muslin, in remnants, 6e. Ladies’ ribbed vests, de. Ladies’ black silk mitts, 15c and ‘The finest black stocking for 23¢ in America, Gents’ grey shirts and each. )0 dozen ladies’ drawn work border handkerchiefs, two for 5 Straw hats at 12¢c, 19¢ and half price. Adjustuble window screens, 25¢ each. Only a few dozen left. BOSTON STORE. FOTHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & CO. Council Bluffs, Ta. S Minor Mention. N Y. Plumbing Co. Bostou storo for dry goods. Council Bluffs Lumber C A marriage license has bean lssued to Dantel Franks and Alice Hoon, both of this city. ‘Tho Odd Fellows of Council Bluffs and Omaha will picuic at the Chautauqua next Friday. The Dodge Light Guard will elect a second lieutenant next Monday evening to take the place of C. E. Woodbury, resigued. Jotn B. Highsmith and Miss Isabel Adkins were married Monday evening at the parson- age of the Iifth Avenuo Methodist churcn. Rev. C. W. Brewer oficiating. William Matthews and a man named Hicks, two insane patients of St. Bernard’s hospi- tal, escaped from confinement Monday but were recaptured after a ch ise. Thomas Carroll, who was implicated in the row at a Main strect saloon several days ago,was found uot guilty and discharged yes- terdag by Justice Swearingen, small building at the corner of Avenue H and Niuth street caught fire yesterday shortly before noon and burned to the ground before the alarm was sent into the fire de- partment. The damage was small. H. J. Pullen and_Miss Elhzabeth Jolinson were married last Tuesday at the residence of the bride in Hawarden, 1a. The groom bas been for several years past engaged in the nursery busiuess with bis headquarters in Council Bluffs Articles ot incorporation were filed with the county recorder vesterday by the Da- kotas Mica and Gold “Mining company. It has a stock of £0,000 and the incorporutors are W. R. Vaughn, Walter R. Vaughn, jr., J. B, Pileter, R. T Pilcher, Jacob Sims, F. T. Seybert and Emmet Tinle, The Towa Mutual LiveStock Insurance asso- ciation which was recently organized metMon-, day night and elected as its officers the fol lowing gentlemen: President, J. P. Groen- shields; secretary, W. A. Joseph; treasurer, J. W, Kelly. The association was orzanized for the purpose of insuring iive stock agaiust death by disease or accident, By-laws were adopted and an adjournment was taken until Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock. A petition is being_circulated by C. R. Hanoan. H. H. Van Brunt and others asking the business men of the city to close up their stores on Friday 1n order that tne employes may bave a chuuce to hear the great tariff discussion at the Chautauqua. A large number of sicuatures has already toen se- cured and it is to be circulatea again today. The prospects are that this discussion will be heard by several thousand people from Council Bluffs, Omana and the ooiguvoring towns. 25¢. drawer e 3 33c, just ——— in this city use gas stoves. puts ‘em in at cost. Colfax ginger ale and mineral sold at wholesale by Duquette manufacturing confectioner: Chautauqua druggist, Geo. S. 150 people The Gas Co. Davis Personal Parngraphs, Mrs. F. A. Sprague is visiting friends in Sandwich, IiL. Heury C. Wi trip in Michigan, D. L. Ross, Cam Peterson and Bert Bolt have returned from a week's outing at Wall Lako Mrs, Amelia Bloomer is very been stricken with paralysis. are very anxious about her. Superintendent H. W. Sawyer and County Superintendent J, K. Cooper ure nttending the teachers’ institute at Avoca. E. A. Spooner left last evening for Boston, where he will engage in bis business. His fawily will follow him in the fall. Mr. and Mrs. John T, Stewart and daugh- ter, Miss Bessie, and Miss Eleanor Stowart left yesterday for a trip to Alaske. E.W. Vosswinkle, who has been so ill of late, has been taken o his old homo 1n Wis- clis leaves today for a vacation ill, having Her friends consin, where it is hoped he will gain by the change. Miss Julia Ofticer has returned from Chi- cago aud will spend the summer with her pareuts in this city, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Ofticer, Trains leave Manauwa daily at 8 a nd10 a.m, 12m, and 1 3, 3:30, 4, 30, B, 5130, 6, 6:30, :30, 9, ), 10, 10:30, 11 and 11 p.m. The 11:55 train will make connection with the last electric motor cur for Omaha Willinm Welch will have carryalls to leave the end of the wmotor line on Pierce street for Chautaugua at 25 for the round trip. Carrisges 2ic each Wiy, e The Pitcher, The career of the famous base ball pitcher, suys the Boston Journal, is not unlike the ‘public life of an overa tenor, There is sudden glory. For a senson the mun is iu the sunlight of success. His photograph is in the show-window. His breaklust is deseribed with pains by an interviewer. He is pointed at in the street. He receives perfumed notes. In the exercise of his calling he is ap- pluuded before he gives justification. At the zenith of his fame a necktie is named after him. But if he loses his cunning through nervousness or rheumatism his name 15 Sejanus, and the mob that once fawned is ready to tear him in pieces, ——— Crushed. They had been watching for some time the stowing of freight into the capacious hull of a lake steamer, says the Detroit Free Press, when, rather unexpectedly, operations ceased and the boat pulled but. ** What's that boat goiug off for?” in- quired the lad ** Possibly,” responded the man, av- stractedly, ** because its loaded.” The ludy looked around for a dray pin to hit him with, but there was none, and the river lowed sileutly on, NUST FILL 1TS CONTRACT | Notice ferved on the Ketoh:m Furniture Company to That Effe:t. WHAT THE COUNCIL RESOLVED UPON Allfnferior Articles Must be Removed from the City Hall at Once—St. A, D, Bal. combe Confirmed and Major k- haaser Ordered Investigated, When the members of the city council assembled in the chamber last night they observed that the Ketcham Furniture com- pany’s desks had been arranged in Lwo rows about the room. Behind each desk was an upholstered chair. Iuto thess chairs the members dropped and rested until President Davis rapoed for order. Mr. Edwurds was the firet man to catch the eye and ear of the president. 116 was up with a resolution providing for the distribu- tion of the seats. Jt was to place the num- bers from one to seventeen inclusive upon the desks with corresponding num- bers in @ hat. Then he prorosed that each councilman ocach draw A number which would entitle him to the desk which bore the corresponding number. All of the members tell in with the scheme. Mr. Howell was the first man to look through the hat. He captured No, 0, which gave him a seat and desk in tho first row and in the right center of the house. Mr. Burdish drew No. 2 and zot the seat in the first row, left center. The drawing went on uotil all of the members had drawn seats and desks, and until all were happy, but just then a surprise was sprung upon the council Mr. Edwards, ehairman of the committeo on public property and buildings, was on hand with is vesolotion, the gist of which wrs published exclusively in Tie Bee last Friday. Knocked Out the Ketchams, This was the resolution, and its adoption was moved by Mr. Edwards, seconded by Mr. Munro and unanimousiy adopted : Whereas, Since the 1 st niecting of the city I, tile Keteham Furniture company hus pluced in the council chamber certain desks and other fixturess and, Whereas, Said Ketehim Fuarniture company has placed (n other offices of the city hall cer- tuindesks, tabies. chairs and other fixtures; and, Whereas, The chatrs, desks and other . fix- tures und’ furniture placed fn the council chumber, as well us a considerable portion of tho chalrs, tabies, desks, fixtures and fur- niture placed In the other offices of the ecity hali by the sald Keteham Furniture company, are not in accordance with the plans and specifications and the contract under which suld desks, chalrs, tables. fixtures and fur- niture were to be furnished: therefore, be it Resolved, That for und on behalf of the ety of Omaha, the said mavor and council Lereby refuse to nccept sald chairs, tabi desks, fixtures und furniture: und be it fur- ther Kesolyed, That the 1d Keteham Furniture company atonce remove from sald council chamber the chuirs, desks, tables and other fixtuies and furnitire by it placed therein. and wiso remove such other desks. chalrs, tables and other fixtures or furnitura by it piaced inany of suid oflices as are not fully up toand in accorlance with suid pluns. spec- ificat il contract: and be it furtlic That upon «n approval of this thit a copy thereof be furnished by the city clerk to the 8 1d Keteham Furni- tiirg company. President Davis entreated the lobby to re- main as quiet as possible. He said that something was wrong with the chambver and that it was impossible to hear the oratory of the councilmen uniess the best of order was maiutainea. ‘The lobby becume quict and the regular order of business proceeded. The mayor, in a pointed communication suggested the early completion of the city hall. He saia if the building was to be oc- cupied before the close of the present cen tury it would have to be occupied before the completion of the corridors. This was re- ferred. Mr. Tuttle hela that it was a peculiar prac- tice. Hedid not see how the council was going to order the furniture out of the build- ing and at the same time order the rooms to ve fitted for occupancy ombe's Appointment, The committee to which was referred the apvointment of St. A. D. Balcombe as a member of the Board of Public Works, vice Colonel Egbert, whose term of oftice has ex- pired, reported that a careful investigation of the subject had been made, and tuat Mr. Balcombe had been found competent. Then the appointment was confirmed, Mr. Bruner alone voting *no.” Major Balcombe's bond in the sum of £10,000 was presented and approved. Mr. Bechel moved that the vote by which the appointment of George Hurst as license inspector was rejected be reconsidered. The motion presailéd. 'The wppointment was confirmed and Mr. Hurst's bond approved. Mayor Bemis wrote that since handing the council the name of W. . Morse to be a member of the library board, Mr. Morse nad declined to serve. He therefore with- drew the name of Mr. Morse and named Frank L. Haller in place of William W allace, whose term of oftice had expired. The ap- poinunent of Mr. Haller was promptly ro- jected. Will tnvestigate Major Birkhauser. Mr. Specht's resolution, referred to exclu- sively in Tue Bek, regarding the investiga- tiou of the Board of Public Works, was adopted. 'The resolution is in this form: Wh The fBoard of Public Works has delayed il publle {mprovements. und s therc Is no prospect of public work being be it > president of the council of three 1o investizate the entise and make a report ut the tmeet- Ing of this council. President Davis aprointed the following councilmen tolookinto the matter: Messrs, Specht, Howell ana Muanro. In reporting upon park tracts City Attor- ney Connell said that on some of the lunds pushed; therefore, Kesolved, That Ul AppOINt & committe the title was incomplete. 1o the matter of tho Doll tract no abstact had been submitted. The deed to the Curtis tract was not satis- factory, in this, that it contained reser: tions of rendor's rights to open streets on the park land. With the Purker tract there was 10 proof of the heirship of those from whom the titie woula bave to come. The Distin tract wus in shape with the exception of some minor defects in the McCoy deed. William Cleburne was contirmed as an 1n- spector on paving. Mr. Tuttle insisted that there had been no work started, and for the 1ife of him ho could not see where, when or why inspectors were winted When the contract with Gus Andreen for furnishiug thirty-aight additional election booths came up for approval, Mr. Elsasser said that 1t was not the thing to do to let the contract without advertising and inviting competition. Mr., Tuttle said it was simply carrying out the terms of the old contract entered into lust fall Mr. Elsasser said that in the old booths muny things were lacking, and he did not want any more booths until Mr. Andreen had fulfilled his contract. ‘The contract was ap- proved, Mr. Elsasser refusiug to vote. Petitions and Protests. The Courtiaud Beach association served notice upon the couucil, stating tbat it hud completed its bridge over the arm of Cut-Off lake, That having been done, the associa- tion thought that it was entitled to the 1,500 appropriation by the city. The communica: tion was referred, ‘The registrars, jJudges and clerks of election wrote that they were not satisfied with the pay allowed by the council. ‘Ahis was re- ferred L a committee. The comwmittee on gas and electric lights was instructed to report next Tuesday night the reason why the ten electric lights around Hanscom park bad not been located, Toe Central Labor union, the [ainters union and other kindred organizitions pro- tested agalust lettiug the contract for fres- coiug the council chagber to outside parties, They insisted that it should go to parues re siding in the eity The Omaba Mercbants Kxpress compary protested agaiost the passage of an ordi- nance by which it would have topay & license on Its teams employed in transferring goods, The company in ité communication stated that it bad seventy men employed o the transfer business and that the pay roll amounted to #.500 per month, The com- municativn will be considered in committes of the whule whea the erdinance comes up for passage. People In tho Seventh ward protested against the town herd ritding over their possessions. A Bids Recelved and:Asked, There were two bids on’dtt glass for the roof of the court in tAW eity hall. Toe Omaha Art Glass company 8id $2,000 and the Kennard Glass company $1.500. Botn were referred. There wore tnree bids 6n the fresco work of the city hall. Henry 'Herckt bid £1,450, Henry Lehman 2,300, P. 'Pavesick £2,200 in oil or'#1,90 in water colors, “All of the bid were referred. The comptroller was instructed to adver- tise for bids for carpetiffig the council chamber, Mr. Howell of the cominittee on streets and alleys roported in faver of the settle- ment of the coutroversy relating to the oveningsof Twenty-seventh avenue from California to Burt street. The report was adopted, and the resolution in the case went along with it The city clerk was wstructed to report to the council next Tuesday night the number of gas, gasolene and electric lichts, and also the number of crosswalks located in the various wards of the eity since the agree- ment on apportionment was entored into. This was brought about by some of the council- men decluring that the ward councilmen had not toted fair and had secured more of these lights and crosswalks than they were en- titled to under ths old agreement. The resolution ordering was mains on Locust street from Sherman avenue to Eight- eentn street was placed on file, fortae reason that the grade bad not been esanblished. The ordinance ordering the wrading of Tiwenty-second street from Poppleton nye- nue to the government corral was read twice ana referred. Kollowing this came an ordi- nance for the curbing and paving of the same street. This ordinance took the same course and the council expressed a de- sire to rush the work to an early completion. There was an ordinance introduced whica requires that in the future, when houses are erected upon street corners, the names of the intersecting streets shall be placed upon all such bouses, The councii decided to hold a special meet- wg I'riday evening, at which time it is pro vosed to tuke some stevs looking to the ad- vancement of the public work that has been contructed. The mayor has been requestod 1o be present and give his views upon tho subject. o OBSERVING THE LAW. Ruilronds Generally Observing the Inter- state Commerce Commission. Cricaco, IlL, July 12.—Messrs. Veasey, Clements and Medill of the Inter- state Commerce commission have ar- rived to iustitute an investigation which will be commenced tomorrow. Over twenty traflic ofieials connected with roads that have been accused of giving dis- criminating rates, have been cited 10 sppesr beforo the commission, while a number of other pooplé, in- cludine Chairman Blanchard of the Central Traffic association and Chalrman Midgely of the Western Freight association, hava been summoued as wituesses. Com- missioner Veasey in an interview today said: *The public seems to have & wrong impression coucerning the work of the Inter- state Commerce commission. We investi- wate every charge made, but our investiga- tious generally result in shuwing that four- fifths of the allegations are groundless. The railroads are observiug the inw more closely now than they are eiven credit for. All the roads cited to make a defense tomorrow bave filed answers, which oo their fuce ap- pear to te good defenses and may tura out to ve s0. Wao shall, however, probe every charge to the bottom." The report received here this afternoon from New York to the effect that the ad- visory board of the Western Traftic associa- tion had met without a quorum and ad- journed till uext October is regarded as sig- bificant, The general feeling was expressed by an ofticial of one of the membership lines, whno said: “This means that the Western Traffic_association bas proved a railure and some of its strongest memovers do not care to botner with it any longer. lu the mean- time the ruinous reduction in Colorado rates will go iuto effect and the revenues of the roads will be cut down to the extent of miliions of dollars. As a matter of fact, very little attempt has been made of late to enforca the provisions of tho presi- dents’ agreement, and in my opinion there would be no hesitation in disbandiog the as- sociation, if it were not for the effect it would have on the stock market.” The repert from Louisville that the Tili- nois Central contemplates buying the New- port News & Mississippi Valley cannot be veritied here, Obstructed by the Burlington, EW Yonk, July 12—A quorum of the memoers of the advisory board of the Western Traffic association assemvled for their regular quarterly meeting at the Windsor hotel this morning. The entire “Goula faction” was absent. The board adjourned st noon, having been 1u session not over an_bour. The following statement was tuen given out: “An adjournment was taken without any business having been transucted. It was ordered that the next regular meeting of the board in October should be nbeld in New York. *“The adjournment was had because of the conditional representation of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, which presented quorur for the transaction of business. The Burlington company sent to the meeting a resolution of its board of directors demand- ing that the agreement be so changed 8s to provide that the decisions of the commission should not be binding upon any membver un- less approved by & four-fifths vote of the advisory board. The Burlington company accompanied this demand by a throat to withdraw from the meeting unless it were complied with, and such withdrawal would leave the meeting without a quorum, ““The board was unwilling to consider any demand made iu such manoer and terms and as the witbdrawal of the Burlington repre- sentation would prevent the consideration of otber business, the board determined upon adjournment in_ the bope that the Burling- ton would consider further the unreasonable ness of its request.” After the adjournment Mr. Hughitt of the Chicago & Northwestern said that the ab- sence of Gould, Sage and Clark was not looked upon by the mombers as expressive of dissatisfaction or an attempt to cripple the board. Itwas said that Mr. Sagescnt a note tothe meeting saying that he would at- tend the afternoon session of the board. et sl CRe s Gambling in Rome Centurles Ago, So intense was the love of the Roman for games of hazard, writes Prof. Rodolpo Lanciana in the North American Re- view, that whenever I have excavated the pavement of a portico, of a busilica, of u buth, or any flat surface accessible to the public, I have always found gam- ing tables engraved or scratched on the marble or stone slabs, for the amusement of idle men, always ready to cheat each other out of their money. The evidence of this'fact is to be found in the Forum, in the Basilica Julia, fo'the corridors of the Coliseum, on theitemple of Venus and Rome, in the square in front of the Portico of the Twelve Gods, and even in the house of the 'Vestals after itse secularization in 3. Gaming tables are especially abundant in bar- racks, such as those of the seventh bat- talion of vigiles neur by S. Critogono, and of the police at Oktia and Porto, und of the Roman etcampment near Guise in the Depurtment of the Alisne. Sometimes, when the camp was moved from place to place, or else from Italy to the frontier of the empire, the men wouldn't hesitate to carry the heavy tables with their luggage.” Two. of pure Romun make, have been discovered at Rusicade, in Numidia, and at Ain- Kebira in Mauretania, Naturally enough they could not be wanting in the Prictorian camp, snd in the taverns pat- ronized by its turbulent garrison, where the time was spent in revelling and gam- bling und io riots ending in tights snd bloodshed. b SO A ttisky Business, Siftings: Duughter—I make Charley an angel cake, believe 1'l1 Mother— What! Before you are married? Why, child, you are crazy. How do you know but what he may eat some of it? If your father haa eaten some of my cake before we were married you would have been compelled to seok o different parent COMPULSORY Senator Voorhees Wants a Bill to That Ef- fect Prepared. PEFFER MAKES A PERSONAL EXPLANATION | e Voted for a Measure He Did Not Intend To—Work of the Wouse—Hoth Sides partng for Silver Fight, the Wasnisaroy, D C,, July 12.—The anti- option bill appeared to have made a large advance today when the senats on & party yea and nay vote of 33 to 15 decided that it should be taken up and made the unfinished business, displacing from that advantageous position the silk culture bili. Butimmedi ately thercafter tho sonate voted to proceed to the consideration of the sundry civil ap- proyriation bill, and that action had the par- liamentary effect of depriving the anti option bill of its rank and precedenco apd it fell back once more 0 the position on the calen- dar from which it can again emerge only by an affirmative vote of the senate, The discussion of Mr. Quay's amendment, making the Sunday closing of the World's 1air at Chicago a condition precedent for the approvriation of £,000,000 in its aid (in the shape of 10,000,000 souvenir half aollars). was resumed and was not concluded when the senate adjourned. Compulsory Arbitration. Mr. Voorhees ot Indiana offerea a resolu tion declaring that all controversies between employers and their employes should be set tled by compulsory arbitration, and instruc ing the committee ou education and labor to inquire into the expediency and propriety of preparing and reporting to tne senate a bill making provisions for a commis<sion of labor, in accordance with the spacial message and recommendations of President Cleveland, dated April 22, 1885, The resolution was, at the request of Mr. Hale, laid over uuntil tomorrow, as Mr. Hale desired to see whether arbitration was uot provided for in the act of October 1, 1538 Mr. Dolph, from the committee on foreign relations, reported @ bitl amendatory of the lust Chinese exclusion act--the amondment being to strike out the words “‘one creditable white witness,” and to insert in lieu thereof the words, “one creditable witne: not a Chinese person, or person of Chinose de- scent.” Mr. Allison, seeing that the bill was going to lead to debate, objected 1o 1is cousider ation, and _called up the sundry civil appro- priation bill, the pending question being Mr. Quay's’ amendment requiring the Columbian exposition at Chicago to be closed on Sunday. Thero was considerable debate on the amendment, after which the subject was laid aside. Peffer Explains His Vote. Mr. Poffer made a personal explanation. Ho said that ho had voted last Saturday in favor of the ameuament to pay to the widows of cnief justicos and justices of the supreme court n year's salary of their hus. bands. But hardiy had the vote been an- uounced whon he bocame satisfied, 1n his own mind, that he had made a mistake. He now desired to state so in the presenco of the senate and of the country. Tno senato then adjourned. In the House, The house today agreed to the conferenco report on the District of Columbia appro- priation bill. That was all that it accom plished 1n the way of legisiation with the ex ception of the passage of a right of way bill For the first tuno this session, & special order reported and passed at the instance of the rules committes went for naught, for when the first measure on the docket of tne commttee that was lucky enough to get tho rule appeared, being the joint resolution, relutive to the election of senators by a popu- lar vote, the republicans allowed it to be dis- cussed all day and then, by filibustering, practically defeated its further orogress. The conference report on the District of Columbia appropriation bill, as agreed to, ap- propriates £4,000 to meet the exvenses of the Grand Army of the Republic encamp- ment in Washington—the appropriation to be paid entirely out of the reveuues of the District of Columbla. A recess was taken until S o'clock, the evening session to te devoted to private pen- sion bills, Nothiog, however, was done. FOr STRUGGLE, PREPARI ™ Enemles and Friends of Silver Gathering up Their Forces. Wasnixaroy, D. C., July 12.—There was a lining up of the opposition forces on the sil- ver bill this sfternoon, and much preparation for the baitle that is expacted tomorrow, when an effort is to be made to bring the senate silver bill before the house for otion. The auti-silver men make the best show of real confidence. The republicans and the democrats opposed to the passage of the sil- ver bill will uwite in voting against the adoption of tne rule making the bill the special order for tomorrow. Mr. Hoeed says they will dofeat the rule. Mr. Gary says a short time will be allowed for debate before the previous question is ordered on tne adoption of tho special rule, 50 that certain democrats who have hereto- fore favored free silver coinage can explaiu why they do not elievo the rule should not now be adopted, aud why they voto against. Mr. Tracy’s friends say thoy will be ablo to aefeat the rule by & majority of twenty. Every effort is belug made to havo the full antisilver vote present. The freo coinaze men are likewise striving to poll their full strength tomorrow. Privately they admit tho bill is in a very critical condition, but they hope to succeed, and iutend to do their best, and then if the rule is defeated thoy will'abandon the fight. Selzed for Smuggling, The Treasury department was today in- formed by Special Agent Mulkey at Astoria, Ore., of the seizure of the steamship Wil mington, plving between Victoria, B, €., and Portlaud, Ore., for smuggling, and the cap. ture of ‘miuety-two cuus of opium valued at $5,000. The captain ana crew of the vesscl were arrestea and will be tried for smug. gling. This is one of tho most important seizures ever wade by the custom officers. Guarding Agninst the Cholern, The surgeon general of the Marine hospital service has ordored that all vessels arciving from cholera infected districts must bo thor- oughly disinfected Campbell Calls & Wasiy D. C., July 12 —Chairman Campbell of the republican national com 1ittee, has issuea a call for & meeting of the executive comiLittee in New York next Sat- urday. eting, e THE BEE'S RUSSIAN LETTERS, Tuk Bee will begin the publication in July A series oftravel lotters from Kussia by Mr. Frank G. Carpenter. These letters will give the best view of Russia and its institu- tions that have you beon presentod to th people of the United States. Mr. Carpenter has carried with him the best of letters of introduction from the cabinet ministers at Washington to the noted ofticials of Russia and from the heads of the secret service o the Treasury department to the chiefs of police, mod the probavilits is tus overytbing in the country will b thrown oen to him. Arwed with camera 4o will travel for thousands of miles through some of tho most interesting regions of the czar, will visit the faino districts, sail down the Volva aud will probably spend some time at Nilnl Novgoroa where the famous Rus sian fair is beld, acd where £100,000,000 chauge hauds every year. St Potersburg and Moscow will be visited ana the Life of e people will be descrived. After somo wonthsin itussis Mr. Carpenter will visi other parts of the contineut, devoting himselt 1o the writing up of such subjects aud pwen as are especially iuteresting to Ame' ican readers and sparing ueither time, money, 1abor uor influence to get the best of foreign {nformation for us. It 18 safo to predict that this serios of lottors will be lnteresting i u the extreme and they will surpass if any thing the writer's travel matter io tue past 1ywill be remembered that to bas traveled more widely perbavs and more successlully thau any other corresposdent in the United ARBITRATION | sz | | Four vears ngo ho made a tour arouna the world, during which he haa long interviews with the king of Korea, Li Hung Chang, the vicerov of Chiua, the king of (ireece, the Kkhedive of Ezypt, tho sultan of Jahore, and other famed oriental potentates, and last year ho spent the spring in Mexico and hud along interyview with President Diaz in the National palace and gave an entirely new view of the country and its people. Mr Carpenter's lottors are praciical, com mon sense letters, Ho believes in describing thines as they aro and he knows just what the poople want to read and is able to toll it in an interesting way He believes that the letters ho will send us from Russia will be tho bost he has ever written and ho says that he has no doubt but that he will be uble to gt through somo of the least known parts of this most fnter: esting land. He is at this writing in Russia and is probably makine his way tod ay among the starving peasants of the \'olga. A FACTS AEOUT OMAHA. Omaba has five public parks. Omaba bas sixty-five miles of streots, Omaha has ninetstwo miles of sewers, There are sixty public schools, employing 208 teachers, There are twenty-two church and private schools, employing 152 teachers, The school census shows over 30,95 chil dren of school age, Omaha is o city of churches, having 115 houses of religious worship. “I'here are sixty-five hotels, Thero are thirteen trunk lines of railway, covering 83,238 miles of road operated from Omaha. Oke hundred and thirty passenger trains arrive daily Omaha has the largest smelter world Omaba has the largest linseed oil works in the United Statos, 3 Omaba is the third largost packing conter in the worid, Last year the stock recoipts we Cattlo, 2,588,703; hogs, 7,160,865; sheep, 753,500, Omaba has the larcest aistillery 1n tho world and three of the largest broweries in the United States, Omaba has the largest white leud works in the world, Aside from the packing housos Omaha has 160 manufacturing enterprises with a_com bined capital of 8,035,000, Last year Stheir products amonnted to &45,000,000. The principal shops of tho Union Pacific railway are located in Omaha. They cover fifty acres of ground and represent an out- lay of $2,500,000. They furnish employment t0 1,200 skilled mechanics and 200 duy labor- ors, paved the ‘Fhere ae 207 jobbing houses, with a capl tal of &14,116,000. During 1501 their s ale amounted to £0,211,700, During the year 150i the roal estato trans- fers amounted to 815,020,821, Tue actual real estato valuation is §250,000,- 000, whilo tho assessment for taxation 15 basod on a one-tenth valuation. Omaba has twonty banks, of which nine are national, eight savings and three are state banks. During 1591 the clearings were §22 'he postoflice raceints for the yvear were $204,555.20. This department gave employ ment to forty-six clerks and sixty-six car- riers, Omaha has one of the most complete water works systems in tho world. The plaut cost £7,000,000 ana has 170 miles of mains. The pumping capacity 1s 85,000,000 gallous daily There are nincty-five milos of stroet rail- way, mainly clectric. ‘The system em ploys 00°men and operates 275 cars. The monthly pay roll is §0,000. Populution fn 1830. 1,801 Population in 1570 Frote: U 08y Population in 15%) 1 o BnAI8 Population in 155,001 LK Population in 180) G NS X - Hurrah for Siam! The Siamese nobility are awakening to the benefits which will acerue to their sons from tho advantages of a good European education, declaros the Siam Freo Press, and almost every year a number of the rising generation leave the shoves of this country for the various colleges of England, France and Ger- many. It is astonishi that the Siamese, who have taken so readily and rapidly to silk hose, billiards and wine. should remuin impassive to the music of western Europe, and the more so us the Siamese would rapidly become pro- ficient with little time and atten- tion. The piano, organ or harmonium have not yet made their way among the Siamese the reason we cun’ scarcely ae- count for, as there are few of the lighter or more airy products of civilization that have not been absorbed by the so- called French of the east. The intricacies of chess have been mastered, billiards have no longer a charm, even dog-cart driving is begin- ning to pull on the young scions of Sia- mese nobility who are every day becom- ing more bluse. Let us have music and they have ever a soluce d, a friend, a monitor to lift them bevond the pultry, mean considerations of every-day life and mako them purer, happier, und better men. e 1 Bryant Still Alive, Seated with some [riends at Chamber- lin’s last night was a man once famous in the minstrel profession, now w clerk in a government department, says the Washington Post. The rising genera- tion muy not know much about the Bryant brothers, but thirty years ago théy were at the zenith of popularity, and played to crowded houses in all the rities. There were Jerry Neil, and n, and it was the ond refc 1 to in the opening lines, Jerry and Dan hav- ing long since taken passage in the bout belonging to old Charon, [t was inter- esting to hear geninl Neil Bryant recount stories of those earlicr days of min- trelsy. *In our company, eaid he, was Dan Emmett, who, while with us, composed ‘Dixie,” that tune dear to th southern heart. He is still alive, though quite an old man now, and w I last heard of him he was fiddling in Chicago. Thoneands ot testimoniala. — See Dr. Miles’ book, New and Startling Fucts, | Freo at “drug | giste. Two Years Shortness of Breath, Pain in Bides, Fluttering, Bmothering Spells, cured by one bottle. WATE. ALLISON, Glen Rock, Pa. Dr.Miles’ Hpart |Boaes wew CURE A1 Heart Positive Care for Dropay. Asthma, &« | Diseases. D& MILES MEDICAL Co., Elkhart, nd. Forsale by Kuln & Co. 15th & Douglus Sts MANHOOD RESTORED. S EANATIVO, wonderful Remedy, 15 rold with Written Guarantee t cure a1l Neivous Dis: ecases, such as Weak Metuog, Tms uf iruia wer. A the | warcias Voo, Nersor witade e ] Conerciude "Gt ' Pl raphied from life, Jenerative Oreans In Fhakea cither gex. caused by Written ‘guarantes 1o cure’ or ref oM@y et by i (s s |Gt B DA auvelope: Mention this paper. Aadres MADAID CHEMICAL CO. Brauch Ofice for . 8, A. FOR SALE IN OMAHA, NEB., BY Euhe & Co, Cor 15th & Douglas Sta. S A Fuller & Co.. Cor 14t & Dougles 3ta. N N ope—Attorueys atlaw Prace- Sim & Saunders—Atteriery,at i, P fudenl courts. Koows 4 4 wud 5 Snugat Benro block, ouncil Blufrs, la |SPECIAL | CUUNCIL BLUFFS, NOTICES, JOOR BENT=Tho dwelling on First avenue I X' wnd Eienth streot formerly occupled b M. E Sufth: i1 rooms 2 bath rooms and aft nodern mprovemonts; e stabin wnd oud Duilding: rent 80 per month. £ . Shoate. JOUR SALE - Flouring and grist il stock of senoral morchandise and Price #1250 will trade for castarn Ne or Kansis land. . 11, Shoafe. " FYOU have aaything for sale or trade soe | & E 1L Sheute, Broadway and Maln straot of the fo. Broadway and Maln, R RENT-Dw, clty. I WS | JOOR SALE-Hotel and restaurant in a pros- perons Nebraska city, paying business, £00u Fosons for selling, prico L0011t 1s & snup. . 1 Shoute, Brosdway i1 Maln Stro oty AV ANTED - Eustorn Nobraska lands in_exe Y chiangd tor Counoll B uffs property. B H Sheafe, Browiway and Main stroot COR SALE “Elovator with corn snciier, 4000 bu, uiys corn groader, 100 bu. an houti «aw mill attachment, 40 H. . e doing n gool bus noss: located near Council Blufs Wil tike good 1 1 exchange of sell choap for cashe B H. Shoate FPHE BIGGEST BA RGAIN lence lot. No. 110 South feet tront; bost looation and the city 1t taken ut onca Penrl strect lnzs o all parts rost ot § n in » Double First str bost bar s Day & He JOQH SALE-15%0 acres ohofeo farm land i No'tnwest Kunsas. antmproved. Bar ain fornauick buyor. Address Isase Mutholland, olby, Kan, 14\ ARM nnd clty loans at lowost rates. KKeal estute for snle. Dwellinz ani businoss ron Moncy loaned for locul tn stors ¢ Lougee & Towla Pourl stroot. Jo0k RENT- At T#160) per month. Urick hou rooins, on_ FOUFth streot, hear Browdway. Tnquiro at 8% Maln stre QOR SALE - Riuek family horse and phacton for sale ohenp. Tnquire F. J. C, electrio tstation, Third avonu: For sau wirden lan i noar Councll Bluirs Sheafe, Broadway and Main stroot | DR On small pagments. fruit and B sod Tatho, foot or powe fonz, 12 inches wide, bk zenred and se cutting, with co nplote chango o gewrin chacks, ono G-inch, ono 4-inch and 1dril chuck:d sets metal turain: tools, et also one i-lorse power ol enzlno, with shiting, pullevs, belting, eto. ALl good order and will ho Sold ehoip for eusli or on time to Fight party. Address flox 43, Elllott, lu. 21 AC of Tand in southurn fown foraii, —ut &) pe cre: 60 meres fralt farm In Mills county for salo. Johnston & Van Patton. PO SALE ~1Totols und restaurants in lowa and Nobraska, dotng profitable business and ‘Weil loeutods Wil tuke band in part trade; write for detuils. E. 11, Sheafe. MOR SALE-A first cluss sto merchandise with ool wili will tuke zood land inexchanze.’ F OR SALE—Stock of millinery and notions, with storo and fistares; price 81,800; will rade for land. B 1. Sheafe. NOR SALE-—S) acres of good Iand and new cottage, with four geres land In Warners- ville, Neb.: all modern fmprovements: will exchanze for & pleasant cottaze free of In- ibrance in Councll Blufts or Omaha e, [OR SALE-Alblon Roller mills on Boone river, Neb.; tinest water power in the state, developing 12 horse POWCE Water entire yoar; K of cencral price 5,000 1. Shea dully capacity, 100 barrels: machinery and appirteninces complete fn every detail. Good frame resider aeres of luncl, title perfe tf price, ebrask will t land. E 1. Qi RENT ForsaLE “On eas, il parts of the city. o unimprovel custern Lo fe No. 67 Mynster, G-room house, puyments. dwellings in 1 Sheafe. JPUR SALE—Stoek of mlse. and Lrick store bui ding, well establisned trade; 1oe tion near Omaha! Price, $.500. Wil tuke good furm i exchanze, H. Sheafe. '\‘i ANTED—Oflice desk, table and chairs, for cash. A, B TOR SALE-Towa farms in Pottawattamio und adjolning counties. 1. Sheafe, W aNT midse, fa Cush. 0ot to oxeocd $4,0.0: must be and located inu llve eastern Neb, )—Stoc of Dot clesn town. L. 02 man for general House. 900 West Tremont dwuy. Omaha Medieal and Sveaieal INSTITUTE. P g fye 4 B _INFIRMARY "TREATMENT —OF ALL— Chrotis and Szl Dissasyg 1 1i0f, APDATATUS 1 Nd Romed sstul tratment of avery form of diseaso requirin todioal op surzdenl troutis pavients, bo ird olitions lars on braces, trusses, elub f plies, tutors, o e hilavion, o ectriclty, nev. boadder. eye, surgioal oporations. A 8P DISEASES OF WOMEN 5,505 b3S & Women FREE. We havelatoly wd lod 4 1yin 1+ indepiruuont for women during confinoinent strictly Drovate. siluble Medical lns stituto making a Speclalty ¢ PRIVATI DISEASES All B ood Disvises succasstuily troatol Syphliltlo Polson removed fron the system without mercury New Hostorative ‘T'roats ment for Loss of VITAL POWELR Persons un- uble to visit us may be treatod st home b correspon tence. ALl communlieations conti- dentinl. Med clnes or instra.neats sent by mi | orexpress, scouroly packed, 1o marks 1 ind cate contents or sender. One personal ins tery ew proferre L Call wnl consalt us or send Listory of your ease, and we will send in plaia wrapber, gur -t o : Tpon P'rivata, BOOK 70 MEN, Spuaiul or Norvous Dise enses, Tmpotency, Sypliills, Gloct unl Varico- cele, With question (st Hraces, Appliances for Doformitlos & Trusos. Only manufactory inthe Westol DE€0K - ITY APPLIANCES, THU>y:y, ELECORIG BATTERIES AND BELTS, Omaha Medical and Surgical Instituts, 26th and Broadway, Coanocil Blu¥a Ton minutos' rile from center of Omahs on mahs wnd Council Blufts electric wotor liue. t 11 attenlanss 1 Lho Wost. deformities L caevatires of oing, £ eatareh, bronehius, ln- epllensy, kid- blool and ait OLALTY, cire anl COUNCIL BLUPES STEAY DYe WOR{3 Allkinlsof Dyeing anl Cloanin : done inthy hizhoststyle of the art. Faded und stal made to look us o us new rk promptly done and deliverel ia all s of Lhie colntry, Ben for price st . A MACHAN, - - PHOPKIEIOR UBrosdway. Newr Northveitard D3y CouN i, Buuees Loy CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Councll BluTs Capltal stee's z Gra 81350,001 Eurplus und Profide.s 20000 50,000 ; 830,000 3 0. B auadess 4003 6w ) Gleanun, & B Hart, 1 ae Mitbe & V500 andCharles 1L Hanos Trans ot zeneral bauks Tng business Larzow: capivsl wod surplug of Wity Lk b Zouthwostorn Lows INTERESI ON TIMB DE203IT'3 )