Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 2, 1893, Page 3

BEE COUNCITL NO, nLy . 12 PEARL STREET. Delivored by carricr to any part of the city. H. W. TILTON - OFFICH: Manager. Husiness Office TELEPITONES | Litsiness o e e e MINOK MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Boat Milt tore salo Saturda adway. adway. broken of : is the ha Bre he Mayne leal Estate Co , 621 Bi A South Main strect saloon was 110 by thieves Monday night and a bott wilisky was stolen "The portrait of Miss this city adorns tion Army War Cry. Kk Ford of Pottawattamis Parker of Council Bl v dustice Fox yesterda ‘e littlo son of James Hansen, AL the corner of Avenue G and st sult of o fail Flora and Rollin Judson, children of My and Mrs, L. P. Judson, will entertain a party of their youug friends this afteruoon in Fair. mount park. Kewular meeting of Mizpah tomple Wednesduy, August 2, at 2:30 p. m members lirgently foquested to atteud order of C. Laly Abdill, M, and ( The repul mbery Pearl ounty who Four lives All 1y i n county convention will be held this uf at 2o'clock at the county | court house, ates will be chosen to the state cony n, which is to be hoeld in Dos Moines August i6, Harry Bardon, who tried to steal 1 tobaceo from Gronewer & Sehoen teen last Saturday, was tried before Justice n yestarday. found guilty and sentenced to pay A fino of §0 or lie twenty days in the county jail v The Ladies' Aid society of St. John's Eng- lish Lutheran church will have its annual meoting Thursday afternoon at the vesidenc of Mrs. Laura 13, Snyder, 217 South Seventh streot, ut which time there will be an elec tion of ofticers. A number of 1 and Washington dny night by tramps WEre tiying to fol houses whother or a caddy living on Vine street were troubled Mc hom they thoueht ir way into their At the residence of J. M. Seanlan one of them tried to gain ud- mitrane it a large and thoroughly compe- tent bulldog discouragod him. Fred Mittnachu's residence near the corner of Broadway and Bryant et was cntercd by thieves yosterday won. They got in through the front door, whigh opens into a publie hall, and as the family all happened to be away they had things to themselvos. A ladys' gold watch two gold necklaces and A fine ving set witl three diamonds were stolen. There is no clew. The quo warranto motor company is de again in the superior ¢ rt. A great deal of the evidene was in document form. ( 1. Wright, the secretary of the corm pany, was the only witnes: and he occupied the stand the greater part of the " day, during which time he fur nished “an interesting exhibition of whata well cultivated forgettery can do. He was questioned about a number of things in connection th the transfer of the motor ¥ from the Towa to the corporation, but wherever there was any point of especial interest he had y forgotten the circumstances. When ¢ was over it was decided to resume the trial tomorrow. over his saloon in which the ndant, was on trial BOSTON STORE, The Leadore. The genuine Lonsdalo muslin to 12 today at de a yard. y tion, but the genuine goods green ticket, BOSTON STORE, - FOrHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & CO., Council Blufls, la. from 9 imita- with the The Northwostorn Musonie Aid associ- ation furnishes insurance, pure and simplo, at_actual cost. Non-Masons ad- mitted. A fow agents wanted at onco for Council Bluffs und towns near. Call between 1and 3 p. m. at 621 Broadway. . Lost—Two marked betweo quette’s, ouvenir spoons, onc Council Bluffs, other Aurora, Hart's jewelry store and Du- Reward if left at Bee office. Mannwa Kuilw Trains leave Broadway at 9 and 11 a. m. and at 1 oecleck p. m., and every thirty minntes theveafbor until 1 night. Last to Manaw. Council Bluils at 11:5 PERSONAL PARAGRADPIS, Dr. I, W. hion loft for Chicago yes- terday. Rev. . J. Babeock. wife and child lefe yesterday for a Chicago visit, Thomas Metcalf, jr., has returned visit of several weoks in Onio, Ralph Miller left yestorday for a visit of two weeks with his bros harles in Chi- cago, Wl J Moines to of that city. Miss Josic Durgan departed go and Milwaukeo to and friends. J. A. Sanderson of the Evansville Courier is in the city, the gyest of the family of W. Morris on'Canning st Mrs. H. M. Donahey and daughters, Misses Henriettu aud Heien, have gone to Colorado for a month’s visit.with relatives, . Miss Winnie Crofts of Beatrice, Neb., was in the city yesterday on her way 1o Chivago, where sho will visit the World's fai Dr. James MeNaughton has returned to tho Bluffs from Mayville, N. D., where ho has had charge of the State Normal school for several years past. Ho will remain hero detinitely Mrs, Laura Kirby leaves this morning for an oxtended visit o Chieago, She goos by tho way of Piattsmouth, and will be joined there by Mrs. Judge Chapman, who will ne- company her on her trip. Mrs. Lawrence Holst and Miss Kittie Mo- Kenzin left yosterday for St. Paul and Min- neavolis, where they will spend several dnys In attendance upon” the convention of the railway mail service, of which Mr, Holst is » membor. Mr. and Mrs. F. H. Evans, Mrs, and Mrs. Mrs, W. D, Hardin ana Mr, and Mrs, Undor- wood, who have been taking an overland trip to Spirit Lake, are expected home this week. They are now in Nebraska enjoying a hunting wip. James Cotter of hose house No. 1 left last eveniug for Chicago. After spending a fow days there he will go to Lucan, Canada; his old home, which he has nov seen for soven yours. His sister, Miss Lizzio Cotter, who has been visiting friends in this city and in Emerson, Nob., for some weeks, accompanios her brother ou 'the trip. £. M. Bunker left last ovening for Ver- mont, where he will represent the Lemars Nationul Building sod Loan association and the Western Investment company, also of Lewars, as eastern manager. Ho 18 think- ing of locaty mont permauently, but will not wove his fawily thero until he' hus looked over the ground thoroughly. Ho: from o Wallace will leave soon for Des sition in one of the banks last night for visit relatives From this day and date no bills will be recognized by me except those con- tractod by myself. And as my wife has left howe in my absence and taken a sewing machine ‘und organ without my knowledge, 1 object to the sale of same. J. REIC There is nothing in this country like the fruit kept in Wheeler, Hereld & Co's cold storage. No matter what the weather is it reaches the customer in serfect condition. Another car load of lvmnnu was put in Saturday. Cook you» meals this summer on a gas range At cost at the company Greenshields, Nicholson & Co., real | estateaud rentals, 600 Broadway. TeL. 151, Smoke 1. . King & Co's Partagas. Dowestic soap is the bosk | Jail; and thero he is likely | on THE _OMAHA DAILY B 4 E: WEDNESDAY, AUGL 9 T 1893, NEWS I"RHV_\I COUNCHL BLUFY ' | Unpicasant Predicament in Which James | 8hields Finds Himself, | CONFINED IN A CELL IN THE COUNTY JAIL | 4 He Profited by the Crednlity of Wis Fellow Man and This Falting at Lact Hae Brought Him Qanntities | of Griel, | friends know and is occupying a cold cell in the county to remain until aforesaid fricnds rustle up a bond of $100 for him to § James Shiclds, w love him by the ende Jim, Slippery ip and le | He ve his bondsman in luveh, was arrested o undor b several days of state ion was found N outfit. Slippery Jim 1in the eity with every with the oxception of cock-fighting element, s quite the propor thin me before Justice Vien his clai n cugaged in the merear ness geentlemian wh Bros. circus around over not %o down with the court. heariug was over dust creed " that Sbiolds mu {2100 for his good rom date, or in to of | beivg | law, ago on vagrant in lis complete shell La bad reput that the g with whom he w When lic ¢ a the lowed Sells vy did When the Vien de- put a behavior for one default of the bond the county Juil for the saume tme, he defen mediately won ton coming back during th quest that the bond 10 €50, The justice held to_ his however, saying that Shields would jump | the bond as’soon as he got vut of jail any- and the county might as well huye $100 f that amount. th fternoon be reduced first_order, A GREAT SUR Bennison Bros. Enorm Bl Today. Another lueky purchase. Spot cash buys again. Today, Wednesday, August 2, the great day. We surprise our cus- tomers by placing on sule this morning | 2,000 pairs of bed blankets. We bought | them cheap, for spot cash, direct from | the mills, and we propose to give our customers the benefit of this groat pur- hase, the greatest blanket sale ever nown in the whole west You can't afford to miss it If you haven't got the money it will pay you to borrow from your friends. ~ Fine California blankets at half price. O solid cuses of 10-4 white and Ded blankets with nice bright bos winter price $1.50, today our pric pair. 100 pairs 10-4 white bed blank nice quality, beantiful bord value at $2.00, today our pric pair. 0 pairs 11-4 largest size white bed ankets, a beautiful blanket, bright, neat borders and worth in any howo in Our price today $1.98 ot Sale gray for ts, a . good only $1.10 ARE CUTTING VERY DEPARTMENT. 's of 11-4 white wool bed i ts at $2.08 and $3.38 pair, worth $5 and $6.00. 50 pairs of California strictly all, wool blankets, in 11-4 grays and white, at .08 pai rth £6.50 to £7.00, The very finest 11-4 California white blankets at $4.87, and $7.98 pair, worth in cold weather $7.00, $8.50 and $12.00. PRICE SPECIAL NOTICE. To make this sale still more interest- ing we will offer, for three hours this Wednesday morning, 9 to 12 a. m., 75 pieces Lonsdale muslin, 5¢ yara, 10 yards to each customer. BE Carbon Coal Co., wholesale and sal. Removed from 10 Pearl to 84 Pea street, Grand Hotel building., NISON BROs. ai rl AIRMOUNT PARK IMPROVEMENTS, Carringo Drives Are to Be —Fulinzg the Wi Park Commissionor L. A. Casper is busy Just at present superintending a lot of im- provements that ave being made in the west basin of Pairmount park. That part of the valley situated just south of the lnke been uneven and vagged, the only redeoming | feature being the heautiful sod that covered | the ound everywhe A fill nging from ix inches to four feet is being made in this valley, and the rough ground will be smoothied up and rendered much more comely. Thesodis to be preserved, hoy ver, It is to be scalped off and when the filling is done the sod will be put back in place. When the fi the intention'c adamizo the ¢ of the park. Macadamize st Basin. g has been comploted it is the commissioners to mac- rlage drives in this portion Tho hills rising on all sides cause the re s 1o wash badly after every havd storm, and the macadamizing is to be done as much 1o save the road as to make 1t better for driving purposes. About 3,500 feet of rond will be thus improved Ior some time past it has been talked that an entrance to the park was needed from tho west. At present the only entrances are those from Madison street and from the south, It is urged that the park would beconie even more popular than 1t now is us a breathing place if the city were given some more convenient way of goiting in. Tho commissioners « are figurine on a plan for putting n o rom: from the west, and if it is succossful the change will in‘all probability be made before the opening of the next session. The plan 15 to start the road from near the head of Fifth avenue, running i a civcutous way past the property of General H. Dodge, on Third street, and finally entering the park on the western wost ridge, The a Hot Councit Bluffs. The most elegant lowa. Dining room on seventh Rate, $3.00 and $5.00a day. E. 1. Prop. ira in loor, Clark, Ask your grocer for Domestic soap, Democeatio Caucunes, The democrats of the eity will hold cau- cuses tomorrow evening in all of the pre- cincts of the city for the purpose of select- g tickets to be voted on at the primarics Saturday eveaing. There has boen some dissatisfaction among the faithful ut almost overy election, by reason of the uction of certain’ parties in- getting together, making out a schedulo of e gates, and then raflroading thew ticket tirough the primaries. Three tickets will be selected tomorrow evening, composed of andidates who receive the three hizhest votes. ‘I'hie list that receives th votes Saturday evening will go to the county con. vention, Another improvement to the popular Schubert piano. Swanson Music Co, Stop at the Ogden, Council Blufts, tie best 82,00 house in lowa. Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap Marringo Licounos. The following murriage licenses were issued yesterday | Naue and Addre Ase. | { Frederick Ford, Pottawattanide county o6 1Aunie ker, Council Bluffs JKund J , Counell Blutrs i Mary Jensen, Council Bluifs Williamson & Co., 106 Main street, largest and bost bicyele stock in city, | The best building sand in the market | by carload. Address N. Schurz, 34 Bald- | win Block, Council Bluffs, [a. [ Emaucipition Day. The colre! people of the cit - made a day ofit yesterday. ‘i hew picnie in Fairmount | Park was falrly well patronized, aud the | | received | manufacturers a month ah | sale. 1104 ronst ox were sor tre, mor large those Fonst pig and roast m: which ed up on tables sprea the vanistied tike snow in apring time, only %0. The speaking was listened to by a number of white peopic as well as for whom tho celobration was es- itton pecially designed wons HELD UF 11 Dranken Man with a Platol Prayor Mecting nt Kev, Mr. Ant Pr: the residence Mr. Anton, corndr of Avenue A and Twelfth street was intorrupted last night the entrance of A man who was considerably under the fnfluence of liquor. He pulled a gun fron cot, and aimed it in a promis way at the telling them he wanted their mobey umped up and seized the off, the ball striking Goff near the groin, Goff wore a truss, which the bullet and was smashed to The truss was the only thing saved IPPERS, Assanits n his po gun which went picces | his life No effort was made to capture who escaped through the door. tion furnishad the polic failed to get any trace of him have just been ail, A descrip- was from the Omaha released Havin cases of rvived over twenty ankets, shinped to us by th of time, we have decided to have a fice sale for the next four days, Augast 2.4, dand 5. A golden opportunity like | this only happens in u lifetime. Below we quote you a fow of the vailing prices diring the four 2o show windows. 10-4 white and geay blankets, four-day sale, 67 xtra heavy blank a pair. 10-4 extra weight white blankets, 90c a ays during gray and brown 4 beautiful heavy in browns, g the 4-day sale 11-4 very heavy weight during salo ight blankets sand ‘tans, $1.25 during gray, $1.40 weight, $1.90. vy white blankets at %2.00 a paironly during sale, well worth $3.00, od all wool blankets, $2.50 a pair. 10-4 all wool gray, this is a beautiful blanket for the money, only $3.00 pe pair, worth $4.50, 11-4 white blankets, extra weight and quality, $.75, worth 5,00, 11-1¢ weight white blankets $4.50, a regul i.00 blanket., 11-4 all blanket, during sale 5 The above is a chance to buy blankets seldom to be had so early in the season; every housekeeper ought to avail them- selves of this grand opportunis, Ouly to be found at the BOSTON STORE during the great four-day sale. FOTHERINGHAM, W HIT w & Co,, Council Bluffs, Ia. wool, a §7.50 MGYNN The Omaha Murdere Pottawattimic County Jail. A quet but distinguished procession wended its way across the Union Pacific bridge from Omaha ata late hour Monday night. The principal personages were Ba uey McGynn and Williams, the two murder s who have recently become famous. It s MeGynn who it was feared would be lynched in Omaha Monday night, but “the Omaha authorities, by & clever ruse got him out. bluding the crowd and brought him to this side of the river, depositing him finally with his compauion in the Pottawattamie county jail. A strong cffort was mac s the fact of his being here secret and last evening when Sheriff Hazen was asked about it he at first denied that he was in_his custody. Finally, however, ho admitted that both men were here and will probably be kept here until the excitement in Omalia is over, 1s Refuge in the A Semsationnl Sate. The Boston Store has made arrange- ments today for another characteristic sale that will attract a great deal of a tention for its novelty il there were no more substantial attractions. Thoy have arvanged a hot weather blanket sale. There wiil be blankets, and blankets, and blankets of all shades, styles and qualities, There will be ten'ca of blankets displayed on the sidewalk in frontof the store. The four large show windows will be filled with woven fleeces, and there will be an avalanche of blankets in the front end of the store Twenty cases of blankets designed ns| cially “for ludies, and gents' wrappe will be one side feature. The prie that will prevail will make theso blankets a better investment than a sav- ings bank or a government bond, The sale will be a novel one, and will attract a great multitude today. It is said that prices will be so low that a sensation will be created. Keduced Pricos On photographs for the first week in August only, at Jelgerhuis, 317 Broad- way. 4 Wil Kemnin Awhile, R. A. Roff, the freight agent of the Rock Island'whosc resignation was chronicled in yesterdwy's Bee, returned yesterduy from Chieago, where he went to have a ence with the railway ofcials measure ho succceded in - getting what he wanted, which was time in_ which to i a_thorough investigation of the affairs in his ofice befove judgment was passed upon him. Yesterday a telegram was received by the ofticiul who is muking e fuvestigation at the freigint depot - structing him to_proceed with his che up of the books, but to postpone transferring the books into the hauds of Mr. Denton, the new manager, until the actual statd of affairs could be learned, Mr. Ro is much encouraged by the new turn affairs have taken, and is certain of his final vindication, confer- In a Domestic soap is the vest. —————— RAILKOAD KETRENCHMENT, Kes i Slus! the Line. BLOOMINGTON, [1L.. Aug, —The new poliev of retrenchment on the Chicago & Alton, which was inaugurated yester- day by the abolition of the offices of as- sistant superintendent and division superiniendents, is assuming wide pro- portions, It is announced that the train dispatching of the entive system will ba concentrated at Bloomington, and that the dispatehing oflices at Roodhouse, 111, and Slater, Mo., will be abandoned. En- gines have been pulled off at Joliet and Springfieid, and one crew at Alton and the way freight crews were ordered to do yard work. Beginning today all de- partments of the Bloomington shops will be put upon un eight-hour setcdule, A large number of the men in the shops have been laid off indefinitely. and Cotton Mitls Uiose Dows Bay Crry, Mich., Aug I.—The Indus- trial Tron works of this city, one of the largest plants in the country, have closed. The company, it is said, cannot realize on good securities. Several hun- dred workmen are thrown out of em- ployment, PROVIDENCE, R. I, Aug. 1.—The Aurora Cotton mills closed last night, throwing 600 people out of employment. The length of closing is indefinite. The mangement of the company gives as a reason the continued stringency in the money market and their inclination to pile uu manufactured products until they know what will be done to the tarifl on muslin and other products. Chicago & Alton All Along the fellow, | . «who have | He is said to | ! (LY COUNCIE PROCEEDINGS Magor Bemis and ¢’ Tron Hand Produce Another Vet —— COOTS' BILL FOR CONSTRUCTION KILLED Action on the Viaduc: Questlon—City Cowgiil i1 Allowe Police Judge e Absel Eloc- “n Assistant s Granted ce. Another of Mayor Bemis' famous veto | messages received attention at the hands of | { | | & failure I the city council last ev usual custom, this veto though a gr n ning. Contrary to at effort was made to defe The veto was as follows o 11tk HONORABLE THE CiTy CoUNer, o e CIty oF OMAUA—Gentlemen: 1 re turn herewith, without my approval, resolution No. 93 of July 26, authorizing the comptroller to include in the next appropria- tion ordinance an item for £0.000 in favor of Johin . Coots on account of construction of he city hall 1 have vetoed this resolution for the son that I do not believe, in view of all the clreumstances, that the payment of £20,000 would leave enough of amargin in the ac count between Contractor Coots and th city. (Already tho city has been made partyTn a suit brought agamst Mr. Coots for pay for material used in the city hall. Thi suit has been dismissed, but T have beon no- tified that certain mechunics employed by a sub-contractor are about to make the city a party to another suit, and more cases of thi kind'are likely to develop before the matter is finally cleared up. In addition to this tits the work of Mr. Coots in the construction of the city hall has not st been finally acceptod, and there aro many glaring defects in' the construction of the ~ building which are unquestionably chargeabie to the contractor, and . great many more about which thers is a question 48 to whethor they are property chargeable to the contractor or to the g tect. rding the defects for which the con- undoubtedly responsible, T will there is something decidedly rotten somewhere when, in a building costing a round haif million ofsdollars, the wind whis- tles throuch the cracks around tho windows inncarly every room on the upper floors. This was the case to such an extent during many duys last winter that it was unpossible, with full steam pressure, 1o raise the temperature of t rooms above fifty-three aegr making some of the rooms uninhabitabl u when ovel Ats were worn This stat. cs existed in- the oftices of the city attorney, mayor, Board of Fire olice and Board of Hedlth, 1 the summer time the monotony is varied 1 pouriag into the rooms uround, over and through the closed windows, i carpets and drenching the cliam furniture, T flooring over almost the entire build- in is not of good quality. That on the fifth floor is sappy and of the poorest gr: of tho~rooms the fioor is by the stripson which it too fur apart and by the flooring by 50 s to mateh betw over them. There are pancl in some of warped and mayor's office. 1t is freely charged by Lake Superior s indstone used struction of tne buildwg is of instead of No. ot cre are many “tor palatial ng laid u the strips instead of any doors in the building the It acked and split, and the office th wood work is cricked, particularly in the that the in the con- No. 2 quality 1, as-called for by the con- ather dofects to which T migit call your attention, but I think 1 have presented énougn to sustdin my position that stantial bulance should be held b until all these mattors are cleared up and the building finally accepted. Respectiully submitted, Geo.P. Beas, Mayor. Mr. Steel Was Surprised. Mr. Steel said he was at the statements. e said that the com- mittee on public property and buildings had devoted a duy to inspecting the building and had called upon the mayor, but his honor had failed at that time to point out any defects. Mr. Princo said a special committee had heretofore investigated the alleged defects and the commitice haa found them im- agmary. Munro thought the mayor should be ined and o compotent committee of ctical builders appointed to examiue the building Mr. Wheeler thought a sufficient amount would be retained in ease this estimate was allowed, Mr. Edwards, who haa voted to sustain the mayor, chansed his vote, The veto was sustained by a vote of 8 to 7. Jucob . Hauck’s cluim for personal in- Juries sustained was referred to the city at- torn Mayor Bemis named as appra southeast park George J. Paul, and John I, Flack. The following contracts wes J. B, Huse, sewer, gas and water tions on North Nineteenth strect Murphy, repaving Fifteenth strcot omewhat surprised sers for the . C. Bruner connee- Hugh from ka was given a leave of twenty-two days. ition of property owners for an it at Twenty-sixth street and enue was granted, The Sun Vapor Light company asked for data as to gasoline lamps that were found not to furnish the standard sixteen-candle power lights and not burning during June, tions for the same having been made s committee o gas and electric lights, red to the committe Specht introdu effect that in accordanc tions of the Board of Public Works all bids upon asphalt be rejected, and the board di- reeted to readvertise, Mr. Edwards and Mr. Munro inqu o the status the case. The latter urged that if possible the s shoula be accepted and the paving permitted to proceed, the people were determined to have asphalt and were willing to pay $ per yurd for it that was their lookout, City Engineer Rosewater explained the proceedings. He wis not prepared 1o giv legal opinion a whether the bids should be rejected or accepted. Many questions could ve raised that might invalidute the collections of special taxes, in case the bids were accepted, after the Lipse of s0 long a time since they were received. o resoiu- tion *vas adopted A resolution was adopted requesting the engineer to report at the next weeting of his examination of the Si eet viad and that the other neers be requested to do the same. An item of $1.00 in faver of Architect Beindorff was orderad placed in the appro- pristion ordinance, 4o -be deducted from the atance claimed A" the architect, Mr. obsen introduced the resolution, Mr. Munro ofeved s resolution empower- ing City welgn Cowgilh 1o ewmploy an assistaut for thirty days ata salury of nov ablo” the electrician to are lights. Mr. Munro Hu said the electrician coula not ttend to bis oftice duties and de- vote his time at nights to testing the lights, 0 believed the qugstion as to wi lights furnished are equal to the power required shoila be settled, Mr. Wheeler attackeéd the electric said he knew nothing of electricity. wanted to employ @n expert and said h. lieved one could ba secured from the state university Mr. Elsasser favoreyl the resolution. Ho .-m.»i«x.r-.n Mr. Cowgill verfectly competent and he believed the tests made « Mr. Jacobsen thought the should be treated fuirly, and if he requires assistance the council should provide him the sam Wauted a “Frofessor of Te Mr. Edwards rehashed the story of experts he had mot at Lincoln, The experts are_connected with the State um vroffered their services and voluntee bring with them their photometer and make the tests of arc lights, * He insisted on b ing “a professor of some kind" te tests, aud did not propose to expend #65 for other than an experienced man. Mr. Steel wanted un expert, no mstter what it costs. He reiterated the st professors and experts that a photome Lest cannot be made on the street Mr. McLearie pronounced the photom He suid the only fair test is by a weasurcment of the voltage, Mr. Munro said Omaha was very fortunate in having an entire city council that was a resolution to the with recommenda- d as sts of th its adoption. andle an and He | tri was sustained, al- | > approved: | reason thereof. He urged that those consider the electrician incompotent ateos to impeach him and emp Investigate the edectrician and lighta, Mr. Prince said that the are giving as good put in Mr. Elsassor said the case is parallel with that of th S company l'ghts were found short in candle bills were cut down I'he test was made by A photometer, and the fact that tho lights were short in pandle power was fully demon 1 to the'counci Bruner made a speech. adoption of the resolution The resolution did_not pass. The stood: Ayes, Back, Bruner, Elsassor sen, McAndrews, Mun! aundors s, Molionrie, Park r, Prind Thomas, Whe Ty echel resolution by Wheeler was adopted or- ng that the Howell judgment inst city of 88,625 and interest, now owned by L. Chaffee, bo incorporated in the appro priation ordinance. Mr. Elsasser and Mr. Munro opposed the resolution on the ground that the amount should be nssessed against the property abutting on the , and 1ot paid by the entire city Keserves on Contracts Allowed. Uhe Barber Asphalt Paving company allowed the 15 pe ‘ent reserve on con up exnired 1801 and £3,885,04, wh take CXPOFLS to not the elec ghts furnishsd satisfaction as when first and wher Ho ui wod the Tacob- nays, Specht stroot was Acts The guarantees ¢ 1802, The 1800, was e pired i amount was also The total company | mitted to withdraw the 15 per cent reserve on contracts upon which the five yoar antce has not expired when they placed bonds of the city in the hands of the comptrolle: An award of appraisers made {n for the extending of “'wenty-sixth streot from the south line of Hickory street to the north line of tax lot 3, se % 18, was taken from the table and approved. * T'wo reports from the committeo on public property and buildings wore received upon the reqiiest of the Cont ot union_for the use of the lurge room on the fifth floor of the city hail. Mr. Jacobsen and Mr. Steel siened the majority roport recommiend= ing that the union bo granted the use of the room on Tuesday cvenings for cleven inonths, providing that the occupancy of the same does not interfore with Miss Clary, Who hus been granted the use of the room for the School of Music for tho remainder of each week for the sume period. Mr. Wheelor submitted a mino'fly report. He did not favor per- mitting any organization or sciety oceupy- ing any room in the hall. After consider- able discussion the majority report was adopted. — Miss Clary was” an attentive listener to the proceedings, The vote taken one week ago_on the adop. tion of a resolution setting aside &,000 for the use of the street commissioner was con- sidered. Upon the strenzth of the state- ment that there is alr ady $14,000 in thatv fund the resolution was tablod The committee on sewers submitted its re- vort on the new plumbing ordinance, recom- mending its age. The report was sent back tothe committee with instructions to strike out the provision foran assistant plumbing inspector. Disposition of Ordinances. Ordinances were introduced as follows Opening boulevard from Ames avenue north- ward 100 feet wide and providing for the ap- pointment of appraisers; declaving necessity of grading Dougias street from F sceond to Forty-fourth strect; opening alley through block 24, in Kountze:k Ruths’ addition ; oy ing alley between Tenth and Eleventh and from Dorcas to first alleynorth th chang- ing grade of Cameron street from Twenty- fourth street west to Ilor venue: open- ing Lalke street from Thirtieth to Military avenue. The_following ordinances wero Ordering the American Wat pany to take up and relocate water lvdrants: ordering the issue of 8100,- 000 of each sewer and paving,bonds, to beur 5 per cent interest; ordering paving Hulf Howard, from Twenty-sixth to Twenty-cighth’ street with' asphalt; paving Jackson, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth stre with Colorado sand stone; paving ‘Pwenty-ficst, from Burt to zard street, with Colorado sand- i paving 'Cuming, from Twenty- fifth avenue to_ Thirtieth ' street, with Colo- 10 \sandstone; paving Nineteenth, from Farnam to Douglas strect, with asphalt; re- pairing Sixteenth, from Howard to Farnam, h asphalt; paving Half Howard, from Twenty-fifth avenue to Twenty-sixth streot. ol repairing Cuming, from to Thirty-second street, v ting sewer district 106; n Twenty-sixth street o Twenty- nth avenue, with asphait e 18 passed : orks com- AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA, Domestie Discovery of Frank Holdor—Other Gossip In tho Mugle Ciry. Frank Holder, & colored man who is em- ployed as fireman at Swift's, asked tho as- sistance of Captain Austin Monday ni ascertain the facts inregard to Holde picions as to his wife's virtue, The pair started out early in the evening and by 9 o'clock had located Mrs, Holder in the company of a man named L. Wordlow. “The couple were having a regular picnie in a well known resort where beer is served at the touch of the button and where the hours may be whiled away in dizy o without interforence” from any ono. This was cuough for Holder, he said. and he went away fechug angry at both his wife and Wordlow. He promised the captain that | would show up at the police station at o'clock this morning and file a complaint of adultery against his wife and her companion, but he failed to appear and now the captain is wrathy and may some. arrests on his own account, Holder is a hard working fellow ard has had considerable trouble over his i Holder has u step daugh 150 who hg kept him busy chasing admivers from the houschold in large numbers, o Arrosts Made in July, Although only 155 names are recorded on the police court docket for the month of J i @ t many more persons than that wer kept at the station over night, Since the milux of tourists from Colorado an ordacr hus been in force not to book men who simply given shelter for the night and break- fast in the morning. 'This would swell the number to 200 at least. The causes for the different arrests w as follows: Prostitution, 13; disturbing the peace. 2; drunkenness, 10; drunk and dis- orderly, 5; vagrancy, G4; assault and bat tery, 35 oxpo: sisting an offi- cer, 4; pet obtaining mon, falso pretenses, 1; suspicious char ters, 15; violating city ordinance, 2; house breaking 1 adultery, 1; incorvigibility, b; malicious déstruction operty, 1. The barbers of South O forth another effort to among their workmen in Pivonka's hall last night with u fair at- tendauce. A number of the members of the cigar makers union were present Lo assist if possible in the organizition he following is the temporar, tion: J. L. Garrison, president vico president; G. W. Dayis, s The following committee was appoinied on organization: Harvy Ramble, J. H. Bang- bern and James Koféra Another mecting will be held on the even- ing of August 7. As s00u_as the union is thoroughiy organ- ized aneffort will be made to close” all the shops on Sund organize a union A meeting was held Auother Sl Burglary. The Magic City Iron Works building was burglarized again Monday night. This time thief only got two revolvers This is yhout a half dozen tinies this con- cern has been touchied within the last two mouths. It scoms strange that the thieves never take only a few articles at a tin Mugio City Gossip. J. 8. Knox is back from a trip east A. G. Buchanan has returned from cago. d Taylor of Ashton Sloane. D. G=May and wife are howme from a trip to Chicago. W. ¥ N. Houser, treasurer of Otoe county, is in the ity Miss Faunie Whitley is visiving frieuds in Weeping Water. Louis Gratiot has gone to Chicago 1o visit the fair for o week. Chi- is visiting A, C. Dropped Threo Stories. elostricians and Ler fume i cxtending by | Ono of tho clovator ropes i Switt's packs 1 which the guaranteesof five yoars iave | have | ing houso broke yostor drop u distance of ther vator w mderaeath it The el toaded with about 2.000 pounds of L me of the accident. - . A Vatuable Article, Detroit Free P The girl's had been rudely handled by a young man wi to pay we known among t0 bo of no more value than his promises to love wore known among ud she went to an attorney to 1t suing him for breach of prom- WS no one mises o " sadd the kindly you wa tack promisc “Yos, do, and [ mean to," she as- serted with angry emphasis “What are the figures:" “Twenty-five thousand dollar The old man’s cyebrows flew up with a snap. “Twenty-five | ejaculuted. ‘W there fsn't a jury ‘in this count wouldn't Jaugh right o tho the very idea of one of Juck's being worth o thousandth part of it You'd better bring in your broken hear nd suo him for assault and battery cruelty to animals or something | hat.” old for tlemas breach ¢ to sue | sir, [ & | sEeclalists GHRONIC, NERVOUS AND PRIVATE DISEASES We onre Catarrh, All Diseases of tho Noso, Thront, Chet, Stomach, Bowals and Liver, Rhenmatism, Dyspopsia. Blood, Skin and {idasy Disenve, Fomnle Woaknosses, Lost Manhood CURED, an!all forms of WEAK MEN HYDROCELE AND VARICOC and suecessaully curod PREATMENT By PILES, FISTULA, FI WO the nse of K Allmaladios of a y £ X, DOSILLY Call on oF address, With stamp, Froe Book, Reelpes wiad Sy Dr. Searies & Searies, thousand ol ny dear y ws!” he r lady, that box at proniises like Three Wandred Men Thrown Out, CLEVELAND, Aug. 1.—The Cleve! Rolling mill has closed its plate, and steel works, throwing 300 wen of employment. ——— READY MADE MUSTARB PLASTERSV Wo wero the first manufacturers on this Continent, Our latest improvoment surpassog ANYUIng Sver bofore Produends. 1., S 0r Jurtin, Bosure to have SEABURIS. ' Ak or them spread on cotton cloth, SEABURY'S SULPHUR CANDLES: Prevention fs botter than eure, by burning theso candica had smolls i basemonis, elosets, iseontagionddiseases 0 useful for expolling m ug inseots, Price, ¥ To purify sick-rooms, apa ats, eto., uso HYDROHMAPHTHOL PASTILLES, which in_burning, disinfeot and produch & fragrance refreshing an 1 invigorating. 850, per box of 12, Sole Manufacturers, SEABURY & JOIINSON, Pharmaceatical | Ve YORK. Chemists, ¢ and wire Nhdalip LB pormanon out 100 Bew and wnfaling. Apoctntty, permanantly ou 1o OF cauatie, o delieats natire, o, ot for Olreulars, 118 South 15th Se OMAIA, NEB. Retreat FOR TH® -Insane Incharge of the Sistors of Moroy. This renowned Institution Is situntod on the, Wigh bluffs back o Ing tho clty of Couneil Tho spucious grounds, its high location and splendid view, mako 1t a most pleasing rotreat for the aflictod. A staft nent physicians and a large corps of ex- periencod nurses minister to the comforts of the patients. Bpocial care given to lady pas= tionts. TERMS MODERATE. For particulars anply to SISTER SUPERIOR, Frank Steeet - - - Counsil Blufls, Towa. W. L. DOUGLAS 83 SHOE noY'Rie. Do you wear them? When next In need try a p-lr} § Best in the world. TheOriginal and Genuine Imparts the most ddicious tasto and zest v EXTRA s0UPK, I TER from 8 MEDICAL GEN. GRAVIES, TLEMAN at Made ras. to his brother st WORCESTER, May, 1561 — THOT & COL MEATS, GAME, M WE 18 RAREBITS, &e. Beware of Imitationi H seo that you get Lea & Perrins' e aHhetair Bignature on every hottioof Original & Gon JOLIN DUNCAN’S BONS, NEW YOilli, PRESERVE YOUR EYE SIGHT. “Tell LEA & PERRINS' that their mauco is hiichly estoemed 1n India, and i in my opinion, the most palatobio, ng_woll A5 the mbat. whole. Somo made FOR LADIES $2.00 $1.75 A0 FoR Bovs HISSCHBERGSS o SN ¥ you want afino DRESS SHOE, mado In the latest styles, don't pay $6 to $8, try my $3, $3.50, $4.00 or $5 Shoe, They it equal to custon mado and look and . 1Fyou wish o economizo in your footwear, do 50 by purchasing W, L Douglas Shoes, Namo and price stamped cn tho bottom, look for It when you buys W. L. DOUGLAS, Brockton, Mas Sold by Tenntz Nowman; Elis. Svenson; S W. Bowman & Co.; C. rlson; I\ S, Cressoy, S0. Omaha, v & B (] A Rull SET OF TEETH Tecth extracted in morninz, New ones iserted afiomion Bame day, Perfect it guar- antee DR W il | R JPOI SALE wta gt it o o Paxton B100% | i mecoin i desir. "L Shortn tona i (MK it hickory posis for sl cheap on hier's farnn. Address Mrs, Gallughor, W In. AN.OPPORTUNITY for o home. v veral desirablo houses and 1ots wnd. Clowire of m thitt wo will close out i QI monthlY PAyIments OF for ¢ ash. . Day % 1o Pearl St —_— Special Notices. COUNGCIL BLUFFS: — - (h' ‘ Avought and sold.” Pusey & Thomis, Blufts Max Moge G BBk 16(h and Elevator on 16th St 118 rnam Stroot, Telophone 1033 WIrY)u OR. MCGREW 15 the only SPECIALIST WUO TREATS AL, 1 PRIVATE DISEASES and DEBILITIES of MEN ONLY. Women Excluded, A oportity for & Adi3s Day & Hose, RY GOODS and clothing, rood stock at low rent Counell Blurs, T route for wile: tily bost i to Splendid opportunity J al Batatc Co., 621 Broadwiy L4th and Farpam Ste. - Ouana, New. GEIT you havea Liorse and buggs i ou can make a good teade. 1 Beiween postoiice and new bridge, V& Co., 60D Browdway. URET » Well Contractors, July 21, 1593.~Bids will be re- f the city elerk until Lot snid day, Sl LWo slx- tadinon Nichoion & Co, 0600 Nico G-roon ¢ [Fon SALE Greenshiclds, Htreot Broadwiy to fit pi S o wolls from | JI01% SALE 3 sune to be completed by August 20, 1593, Broadwity Pluns and spectfications on i y oF commissione served Lo roje 10 10 20 acren. 3 milon from olty: for the city of Bl conshiclds, Nicholson & Co., GO 100 feet (0 105 10 choros for pretorred. . Ad CARRIGAN, ~ the state and 200-7-8-9, Shugart | ( m favin iife Rights Jy21M151A4 sims & Baiubridge .. gederal courts. Rooms vlock, Council Blufrs, In, r wanted by | vhees exelingod At Dr. Joftrion, Clamp llig o ney i STRE wanted 1 pleichor ave Wik, COUNCIL BLUFRS STEAM DYE WORKS Al Kinds ot Dyolug and Clown g dono o the hizhost 'style of tie art I lod and stuined fabrios mudy 0 100k us good oy new, Work promptly doné ani_delivered in ull purts of “the country. Soud for vrice ilst MACHAN, Propriotor. BICYCLE CLEARINC SALE FOR 1893. We have 3 high-grade gents' pnoumatics, 2 ladies’ pneumatics, high grade, 4 hoys’ and 1 girl’s whool in “stock, all 1543 wheels, of latest design and striotly high grade. 1f wo can got the cash cost of thoss we will lot them go. Theso include three of the best kncwa wheels in the world and not & mr 0+ serateh on them. We are agents for Victors, New Mils, King Klippers and Waverlys. Oue reason for cloaning up at the middle of the bicycle seuson is—August 1st we will have arrive 5 carloads of stoves—1 car Beckwith’s 1Round Ouks, 2ears Radiant Homes, 1 car Stewart’s and 1 car wrought ranges. To make rooin we must clear | ourswck of ull bulky gools. Thisisno advertising fake, but we mean exactl what we suy. We ulso huve one fine Refrigerator left that'will go at cost. "This will clean out our buiky seasonable goods. Don't wait till thess are gons and then regret that you missed the chance of a lifetime. Our friends know we are doing & four-story business in a two-story building, and are short room. COLE & COLE, 4/ Main St., Council Bluffs, la,