Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, August 24, 1893, Page 3

"\ 'HE . DAILY BEE 1L BLU OFFICR: NO. 12 PEARL, STRE Delivered by carrier to any part of the city H. W, TILTON - Manager . (Es | Business Office TELEPIONES | RIS o o ———————————— NINOR MENTION, N. Y Plumbing Co. € Boston Store, dry goods. New rubber matting has been put on the district court room floor in the county court house in place of the old matting, which dis- graced the room last year. Katie, 10-months-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Howarth, died of cholera infun- tum Tuesday. The funeral will be held at o' this afternoon from the family residence, W. C. Ware's residence, 2116 Avenue B, was entered by burglars Tuesday night and about §00 worth of clothing and jewelry were founa missing when the family arose yesterday morning. Twin Brother encampment No. 42 Council Bluffs lodge No. 49, Independent Orderof Oda Fellows, passed approprinte resolutions at their last meeting over the denth of Mrs, George I Smith. The children of the Fiftn A odist Sunday school will be treated to a pic- nic at Fairmount park today. They will start from the corner of Eighteenth street :m(l Fifth avenue at 11.0'clock in the morn- ng. The residence of Roland Ward. five miles east of the city in Lowis township,was burg- larized Tuesday while ull family wers in the city attending the circns. A 'child's savings bank containing something over § was stoler Annio V., wifo of J.B. Cutler, died at ‘clock ' Tuesday evening, after a two 7 years. at the family and enue Meoth- yesterday. Elmer Earl, 8 months old son of Mr. and Mrs. I3, Pratt, died of cholera infantum at 11 o'clock Tues Ays fllness, The funeral will take pl afte on at 2:30 o'clock, from the resid 1612 Third a ue John, the 16-months-old son of and Mrs. J. Kennedy, died Tuesday cholera infantum. Th w at 10 o’clock from the fa \th avenue botween Mr. of residence on and Seventh its. John Casey is to be taken to Clarinda for treatment for msanity. He was ordered taken there about four months ago, but his family pleaded so hard that he might be kept at home that the action of the com- missioners was rescinded. Of late his con dition has become very much worse, and ho has be so violent at times t the mem- bers of the family were alacmed for the safoty of their lives. He was accordingly turned over to the commissioners again, and the old order was renewed. A Successful Busi The Twin City Dye Works since its establishment here four years ago has built up a trade by its superior dyeing raning which has made it neces- to largely increase its ilities. Schoedsack, the proprictor, to have the new building and 1 ready for full work. In the ything is done in the usual first class style. Omaha, 1521 Farnam street: Council Bluffs, corner Avenue A and 26th street. The balloon will ¢ - Mayne 21 Broadway Domestic soap is the best. PERSONAL PAKAGRAPHS. Captain H. L. Henry has returned from a western trip. A.T. Flickinger1s home from a visit to his mother in Independenco. H. C. Scheidle and wife left last night for o ten days visit to the White City. Mrs. Sears of Chicago und Miss Florence Sears of Kansas City are guests of Mark Sears and family. Mr. A, S. Edwards and Miss Kutio M. Painter, both of Glenwood, were married Tuesday by Rev. C. W. Brower at the pas- toral residence. Among those who left for the World's fair yesterday over the Rock Island road were tho following: Mrs. E. L. Shugart, Miss Grace Deming, F. I Oreutt and family, G. F. Wright, 1. W. Hart, W. S. Siedentopf, Miss Ella Siedentopf, J.'Eaton, J. L. Dodge, John Mudge, Jay Glenn, W. 8. McMicken, 0.'S. Williams, William Mole. Insurny Setile. The damage done by the recent fire at the Bostou Store was settled last Saturday by the adjuste: Tne loss wa's mostly in the dress goods de- ‘\l\l".llll‘"l. Now that tho settlement has ! een made it is a suce thing somo bargains will be offered. This morning at 10 o'clock we shall plac onsale our entire damaged stock in rem- nants and pieco 2oods atabout 20 conts on the aollar. Nota yard will be sold before 10 o'clock prompt. A BOSTON STORE, Fotheringham, Whiteliw & ( Council Bluffs, Balloon ascension at Manawa today. Williamson & Co., 104 Main strcet, largest and bost bic le stock in city. Domestie soap is the best Reformutory or Hospital? Nephi North is to have an examination at the hauds of the commissioners for the in- sane at 3 o'clock this afternoon, which will probably go a long ways toward deciding whether he sball spend & term in the state pemtentiary or the insane asylum. He was arrested several days ago, when some shocking disclosures were made. He had been wandering about the strects with his little girl, aged about Y or 10 years, ana at night they would sleep in the weeds in some of the vacant lots on Oak- land avenue. His brother made the com- pluint of insanity against him, and his little daughter confided in a lady with whom she was taken to board until her father's case had been decided, that her father had ruined her, A physician who was called in to decide whother her story was true stated that the girl had certainly been inhumanly treatea, North was brought before thoe commissioners yestorday and his story was heard. He protests his innocence of the charge, and claims to be as saue as any one. BSeveral persous who are familiar with the circumstances of the case are to be called in to testify this afternoon, Picnic parties take notice: Miss Estella Gribble will make five balloon ascensions at Manawa, Thursday, Fri- ‘lmy Saturday and Sunday; 7:80 is the hour, Bad Bills Made Good. Business men need their money in these times. If you have bills against people not living in Iowa employed by any railway, express, telegraph or tele- phone company entering lowa, write to the Nussuu Investment Co., Council Bluffs. Collections guaranteed. Stop at the Ogden, Council Blufts, tie best $2.00 house in Lowa, Marr The following m e liconses were fs- sued by County Clerk Campbell; Nawe and Address, {45 Edwards, Glenwood, Kitie M. Palnter, Glenwood 4 Jullus Nissen, Pottawuttamic county.. . Marla Koch, Pottawattamie county Curl Gathje, Pottawattamle county. ... Christing Nlssen, Pottawattamie county | kouts Willinus, Omals Kittle Burns, Omaha..... . Hrauk Long, Council Bluirs Hattle Allon, Council Bluff e Anton Mu; Pottawattamie county Joscubine Plumer, Pottawatiamie conity 82 Age. A 20 Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap Smoke T, D, King & Co's Partagas. 1 | l | NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS | How Oity Officials and Their Friends Got Into the Oircus, ONE HUNDRED TICKETS DISTRIBUTED Libernlity to A Traveling Show Causes & Prosecution in Juitico Court—How A City Ordinance s Beon Repeatodly Fractured. If Forepaugh's circus did not have quite 80 good an attendance when it exhibited in Council Bluffs last Tuesday it was certainly not the faultof the city officials or their intimate friends, us was developed yester- day morring in police court, when J. N, Me- Caddon came up for trial on the charge of exhibiting a circus without paying the nec- essary license fee us provided by the o ordinances, 1t 15 n well known custom among show people to fur- nish the city oficials iwith passes, but most people had no idea prob: ably as to the liberality which that re- quires, Yesterday morning Mr. McCaddon shoved his contract with the city clerk out for the inspection of Justice Vien, who held court, when it was developed that his ad- vance agent had agreed to give the city clerk 100 tickets, of the value of §0. These tickets, both Mc ddon and City Clerk Zurmuehlen want it understood, wero an afterthought and had nothing to do with reducing the amount of the license foe which thoe cireus was compiolled to pa Acted as His Own Lawyer, The prosecution of McCaddon was carried on by W. H. Ware and Judge E. E. Ayles- worth. McCaddon looked after his own case, wlthough John Lindt and City Attorney Hazelton mude a few remarks thit probably had something to do with securing his ulti- mate discharge. Hazelton claimed that the contract which had been entered into be- tween the advance ageny and the city - clerk had been executed and signed in good fath, and that MeCaddon could not be compelled to pay any more. At the close of the trial the court took Hazelton's view of the case and dis- charged MeCaddon, statmg that if the city wished any more money it must be obtained from the bondsmen oi’ the eity officials, who were responsible for the opeuing of the bar- gain sale of show licenses. An investigation of the city record that the ordinance under which Mc was arrested has been largely a dead lotter ever sinco its passage in 1882, its use being more like tnat of a gun in the hands of a hghwayman than a law that was intended to be enforced. So as can be learned no circus that has ever ted Council Bluffs has paid the smount stipulated in the ordinance. 'I'wo years ago Forepaugh paid $100. A smaller circus that oxliibited here last spring paid #25. and other cireus have paid any amount between these two that could be squeezed out of them. The gencrosity of the show com- panies in giving to those in authority tickets which did not cost them anything has un- doubtedly had its share in deciding what amount should be levied on each company. None Will Accept the Blame, City Clerk Zurmuchlen does not want to shoulder the entire for issuing a license for $100 less than the law provides, and claims he acted under the advice of the mayor, Mayor Lawrenge in turn passes off the soft imputation and says he acted on the advice of several aldermen, among them Jeunings. Who Jennings consulted not, 80 far certained. Lawrence states that en with whom he advised told him that there was an understanding with his predecessors by which the ordi- nance should be construed with a great deal of India rubberlike elact; and thus quieted his anxiety for the passage of a new ordinance making demands more reasonable upon traveling show compani Just what motive Aylesworth and Were could have in bringing this matter before the public just at this time is a question which_puzzled a great many people voster- While both are recogriized as patriotic gh for all practical purposes. neither 1s to0 quite the ex- tent appearances might indicate. and Aylesworth, that there is a politi motive back of 1t all, which m.y come to lght before long. As ed in Tue Bee some time ago, City Clerk Zurmuehlen is making a quiet rustie for the chairmanship of the democratic county cen- tral committee. Ware and Aylesworth are said to be plotting aganst him, and the springing of this charge of fooling with the public money is intended as a stem-winder for him, Besides, they think they see a way of throwing Mayor Lawrence's’ repub- lican administration iuto disrepute at the same time, and these two motives are the ounes which are said to have actuated them in this case. A local democratic statesman says that the prosecution will go no further, as some one who hasa “dead cinch” on Ware und Aylesworth will *‘pull them off.” Notice to o Parties. Change in time, commencing Monday, Aug. 7. Trains for Manawa leave at the following hours: Morning trains leave Broadway at 10 a. m. Evening trains at 1,2, 3,4 and 5 and every 30 minutes thereafter until 12 p, m. Cinders for Sale—200 loads nice, clean cinders for walks and dviveways. Apply D. Burke, Tuylors's grocery. Greenshiclds, Nicholson & Co., real estateand rentals,600 Broadway. Tel. FOR THEIR SAFE KEEPING, Sherlff Hazen Sche ng for the Better Pro- tection of His Boarders. Sheriff Hazen is having a new wire fence put up around the county jail which he thinks will enable him to sleep soundly in the tuture and prevent his prisoners from hold- ing sofrees at the jail windows when his back is turned. The fence Is not closely enough woven to keep out the sunlight or the mosquitoes, but & man who intends o drop asaw through the window will have to divide himself lengthwiso scveral times or climb over two lengths of “hog-wire" with long sharp spikes that run along the top of the fence. A day'or two ago a letter was returned from the postoffice at Chicago on account of the failure of the party to whom it wus ad- | dressed to call forit. The sheriff's card in the upper corner of the enveiopo had been erased, but enough of it was left to give tho postal authorities an inkling of where it be- longed, ‘The letter was signed **Leadville,” and the handwriting was of a pattern that was immediately recognized as belonging to o man who is now under indictment for burglary. In the letter **Leadville” tells his friend, if he hears of any one coming this v, to send with him® some *jiggers’— meaning saws—which are to be .f‘m..pm: through the window into the corridor. He confides in his friend that he thinks that by ading guilty he can get off with two 's and & half or 8o in the penitentiary. Iv was only & mght or two ago that the sheriff and his deputies chased & couple of men for several blocks who were trying to get up to the Jail windows, and this sort of thing has been so often repeated that they have tired of it. The sheriff thinks thata good share of his trouble will be .over when his present improvements are completed. Coal cheap for cash. Carbon Coal Co., 34 Pearl street, Grand hotel bldg. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Cook your meals this summer on a gas range. At cost at the Gas company. Mutual Misunderstandi Chief Scanlan met o well known young mnu of the city near the corner of Third ave- nue and Eighth street shortly after 11 o'clock Tuesday night, as the latter was returning from an evening call, and an awmusing en- couuter took place. Each thought he was on tho track of & lve highwayman, and the chief manifested a laudable ambition to put a hole through his highwayman, while the only desire the )‘u\mfi man evinced was to gel away without beiog seen. He caught a gliwpse of Scanlan and suddenly disappeared. Scunlan gob his gun THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY, AUGUST 24, 1893, into an _accessible place and uptoed along, sdodging about from tree to tree in order to get as near his victim as possible before being shot at. He finally ran with a bump into the young man, who_had been hiding behind one of the trees. The young man at once thought his hour had come, and he was about to turn his pockets inside out and offer his entire stock of diamonds and financial stringe to the chief when a mutual recognition suddenly took place. Both of the principals to the affair aro in- clined to be somewnat reserved when the subject is vrought up for conversation. Woonrasn, Northamp'on Co., N, C.—1 re- ed a sample bottle of Chamberlain's Colie, Cholera and Diarrheea Remedy. 1 gave Dr. Brown, D.D.S. a dose and he did not have any more trouble. The samo bot- tlo cared two more cases, All these cases wore suffering intense pain. This medicine gave them relief almost instantly. M C. H. Gurrrrs, CAUGHT BY THE POLICE. Round Up of Petty Offenders by the Vigi- 1ant Members of the Force, A long row of unfortunates that extended from the west end of the police court a good share of the distanco to (ass county con- fronted Justice Vien whoen he opened police court yesterday morning. The city detective force had been hard at work and had arrested something like twenty-five harmless persons who had been sleeping in box cars or com- mitting some equally heinous offense against the peace and quietude of the state of lowa. Sixteen of them were discharged. The police seemed to be betten judges drunks than of vags, for eight men who haa been arrested on this charge were salted down with the usual sentence on the chain gang. Ed Middleton, who stole a nickle watch from Charles Meppin, was fined § and costs. Sam Hutchinson, Forepaugh’s short change man, was discharged, us young LaVellee, the boy whom he was charged with defraud- ing, had been induced to skip the country by the payment of the amount he claimed Hutchinson had held back. had to pay 7, the amount of the costs. W. F. Smith, who threw cow-itch on some of his lady friends for the pleasure of seeing them squirm, had to pay $25 for his fun. Jeff Green was charged with vagraney, and in his possession was found a lead dollar, He passed another of the same kind on Claus Thompson in payment for a glass of beer, receiving the change in good money. The charge of vagrancy was dismissed, but last evening a telegram was received from United States Marshal Miller at Red Oak, asking that he be held by the filing of an information on the charge of passing counter- feit money, as the government will prosecute. Peter Hansen was arrested yesterday forenoon on the charge of keeping a saloon near Big Lake. It has been an exceedingly disorderly place and many complaints have been made on account of it. Hansen will be prosecuted under the state law. Hutchinson also Piles of people; have pites, but De Witt's Witch HazelSalve will cure them. Insaran mpantes Ssttle, The damage done by the recent fire at the Boston Store was scitled .last Saturday by the adjusters. The loss was mostly in the dress goods de- partment. Now that the settlement has been made i‘l is a sure thing some bargains will be This morning at 10 o'clock we shall place on salcour entire dammaged stock in rem- nants and piece goods at about 20 cents on the dollar. Not & yard will bo sold before 10 o'clock prompt. BOSTON STOF Fotheringham, Whitelaw & Co., Council Bluffs, Ta. Balloon ascensions and other attrac- tions at Manawa toda; Prevented u . A small sized riot took place at an early hour yesterday morning at Price Gibson's saloon on North Main street. Richard Carl, a colored man, was brandishing a huge knife around in a very threatening manner and was just in the act of making a thrust with it at one of his colored companions when Ofticer Claar grabbed his wrist and pre- vented the blow from falling. Carl was dis- armed and landed in the city jail. His bear- ing on the chargo of assault with intent to commit great bodily fnjury will cowmo off in police court this mornin For all forms of disordered stomach uso Bromo-Seltzer. A palatable, prompt cure. i ). Movements of Ocean Stemmers August 23, At New York—Arrived—Havel, from Bremen; Teutonic, from Liverpool; Nord- land, from Antwerp. At Genoa—Arrived—Werra, from New York. At Southampton—Arrived—Spree, New York: Paris, from New York. At the Delaware Breakwater—Passed— Tliinods, from Liverpool e WESTERN PACAING INT from STS. Conslderable Increase in the Movement of Hogs Keportad. CINCINNATI, Aug. 23.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bee.)—Tomorrow's Prico-Current will say: Cousiderable increase in the packing of hogs in the west is again noted, the ag- gregate being 210,000 hogs, compared to 145,- 000 the previous week and 170,000 for the cor- responding week last year. The tetal from 5,000, compared to 5,900,000 for last year, a decrease for the season of 1,125,- 000 hogs from March 1 to August 23. The 8eNsSON’s COmpArisons are: CITIES, 000 181,000 2K5.000 000 000 000 000 000 1141000 #9000 1000 75,000 000 5 Keokuk 000 Piles of people have pues, out De Witt's Witch Hazel Silve will cura'the n, i The Weed, According to John Aubery, who wrote a celebrated work on “the very queere Indian weede,” there was a time when tobacco was worth its weight in silver, Among other things Aubery says: “Sir Walter Raleigh was the first that brought: tobacco into England, and in our parts—North Wilts—it came first in fashion through Sir Walter Long. They had silver pipes, but the commoners used a walnut shell, It wassold then for its weight in silver. 1 have heard some of our old yeoman neighbors say that when they went to Chippenham to market they always culled out their shillings to lay in the scales against the tobacco. Now the consumers of itare among the greatost that his majesty hath.” e —— Congressman Johnson of North Dakota, has tho funniest loking whiskers in the house. In the last congress they were long and Pefferesque, but when he returned to at- tend the extra session they wimmed down to two ridiculous little point “I trimmed them out,” he says, in_explana- tion, “becauso I discovered that after milk- ing the cows at home the odor collacted in them disagreeably.” Johnson is & mighty agriculturist, and is reported to roam about on his farm with his trousers suspended by a single piece of binding twine and with his 1eet bare, had been —_— Piies of people nuve pi out De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve willeurs then. —_— Sporadic Cholera i Missourt, We 10N, Mo., Aug. 28,~Mrs. Mary Landrum, who lived a mile and a half west of this place, died this moruing of sporadic cholera. The attending physician, who has practiced in two cholera epidemics, says that genuine sporadic cholers caused her death. Rorrervasm, Aug. 23.—Two cases of cholera and one death from the disease oc- curred here today. —el _All classes and conditions of men are fur- nished entertainment at the World's fair, Even the pugs are treated to a professional scrap. e Pilessof people have pues. out DeWitt's witchhazel salve will cure them, (A5 T0 TARIFE LECISLATION - No Measure Destruotive to American In- dustries Oan Pags,the Senate, NOTHING TO FEAR FROM THIS SOURCE J— Manufacturers Will Ha Given at Least Two Yoars Tefore Being Forced to See A Change In the Condis tion of Affairs. 518 FoURTERNTH STRER' WASHINGTON, Aug. 3, Now that the ways and means committee has been nnnounced, there s a flood of rumors afloat as to what it will do, if any- thing, at this extra session. Some demo- crats seem to favor early action in which leading democratic papers appear to join, but the better opinion is that a settlemont of the financial question is too far away to make it wise or prudent to jar business interests with threats of action on the tariff. It is tho predominating belief that tho tariff bill will not be reported from ways and means until Decembor; that it will not be finally adopted before next summer and that it will not go into effect befors July, 1895, Thi will give the manufacturers nearly two years from this time in which to turn around, and a year after the law is passed, and thoy will kiow exactly what itis. Itis certain now that no tariff bill destructive to American enterprises can pass the senate, as its political complexion is too close. Liquor Dealers Must Pay Up. Senator Voorhees introduced a joint reso- lution to the senate a weck ago authorizing Secretary Carlisle to remit the 5 per cent Penalty on whisky now bonded in custom warehouses upon which the tax is about to become due. His resolution was tho result of. an earnest effort on the part of distillers throughout the south and west to postpone the payment of taxes on whiskies which had been bonded in 1880 and on which the three-year hmit had expired. Secretar Carlisle was unable to affora the di tilers the relief they asked and S ator Voorhees' joint resolution looked upon as the only solution of the dificulty. It is understood that Com- missioner of [nternal Rovenue Miller docs not favor the extension of the period for paying the taxes and will send a letter to the committee on finnnce, to which Senator Voornees' resolution has been referred, strongly protesting against the adoption of the resolution. Itisnot difcult to under- stand Commissioner Miller's reason. The treasury necds money and is confronted with the absolute necessity of again dipping into the gold reserve to pay the current ex- penses of the government. For this reason Mr. Miller is unwilling that the treasury at this period should be deprived of the money due on the bonded spirits. The subject is of vital interest to some interests. Washington Feeling the Doprossion. Real estate men estimate that there are 2,000 empty houses in :Washington, Tho business depression which has spread over has at lust struck the national There is ordinarily so much 1dls in Wushington and such small mar- eins on investments, because of the unvary- ing character of realty, that it is rare to ex- perience any material degree of variation in the better class of investments. It is said tl thera arenearly 2,000 houses here that have never. been occupied. Many of these have been finished three years, Many of them were completed last summer and autumn, It is easy to secure leascs upon residences in Washington on a 35 per cent net basis; that fs, leases figured at the market value of thé property, with taxes, insurauce and repairs added. In the higher classes of residence one can secure leases on a 4 per cent net basis.. The owners are con- tent to take their chances on a rise in the value of the property as a profit. The landlord-and-tenant laws in the Dis- trict of Columbia are very unfavorable to the landlord, It {s surprising that therec, has been such an enormous amount of capi- tal put into real estate and buildings here during the past fouror five years. Had it not boen for the great vise in the value of real estate the tenants at the national cap- ital would be clamoring for more buildings, ‘Within five years however, the price of real estate, taking the city over, has risen from 50 to 100 per cent. Must Pay In Advance. Strangers who come’ to Washington with their families and locate ure often vexed because they are required to pay their rent in advance no matter how good their credit may be at home. Men worth hundreds of thousands of dcllars, who could have individual checks cashed to buy resi- dences in Washington for twice their value, are required to hand their rent to the agent in advance at the opening of every month. This universal custom is explained by the law governing landlords und tenants in Washington. When once a tenant is located in a heuse he cun beat his landlora out of two months and a half rent in spite of any precaution which the owner may take, it it were not for the custom to require tenants to pay in advance. Un- der the law the landlord must give a tenant thirty days notice to vacate the property. 1If it were not for the pay-in- advance system the tenant would have the advantage of one month's rent before ho was given notice to vacate. He could then occupy the property for thirty duys more. At the en] of that time he would have seven days to answer the complaint bofore a jus- tice. When once he had answered and there was a trial and judgment he would have three days before his goods would bo set out iu the strect, Thus, it will be seen, the pay-in-advance ¥ is necessary in order to beat the ibeats. There are other lberal laws 3 avor of the tenunt when 1t comes to executing a judgment. A houscholder has an offset of 500, besides his tools and “necessary family appliances.” Under this clauso he may have a horse and cart set aside, and where there are chil- dren in the family the piano is taken out of the &00 appraisement. In short, there is hurdly anything here like a distrain of household property in suing for rental indebtedness, and when o suit is brought for rent and the tenant hus no real property, the landlord is almost helpless, There is such a large éll'o]lurl.iun of real es- tate in Washington held as permanent in- vestments by retired and wealthy citizens, and those from other cities who nave large means, that the severest sort of panic would resuit in the least possible suffering. It is very seldom that mortgages are foreclosed here or real esta sold under execution. The large number Bf gmpty residences, how- ever, sugeests that rent is likely to experi- ence 4 sharp decline during these dull times. Miscetlaneous, Senator Manderson introduced a bill today amending the general lund laws by making ceded Indian lands free to five-year homo- steaders A marriage liconse was yesterday issued raim J. Dean of Washington Springs, D., and Carrie A.Borden of this city. Thoy have since baop marvioa by Rev. Al ent. W. C. Davis of Lincoln is at the Johnson. Sylvan Winter of South Dakota has been appointed a special agent to make allotments of lands in severally to the Sioux nation of Indians under the provisions of the act of March 2, 1550, Patents have been lssued to Nebraska in- ventors as follows: Adolph Stephenson, Stromsburg, electrie belt; Peleg Barker, Kearney, hame; William H. Stare, Liberty, motor. luwn”xfnlx Bergman, Fort Madi- son, pen; John B. Dennis, Ottumwa, machine for printing cards; Nicholas E. Wilson, Thompson, door and hinge; Orlando O. Walker, Bedford, cyzlone cave; Asher A. Brower, Des Moines, car coupling. lowa postmasters woro appointod as fol- low: sonville, Delaware county, J. W. Turley, vice Charles O. Hogan, removed; Miuburn, Dailas county, E. K. Albin, vice L. H, Jones, resigned; Newall, Buena Vista county, 8. D. Driver, vice J. C. Blair, re- signed ; Plerson, Woodbury county, G. H. Mann, vice W. V. Alcoin, resigned; Village Creek, Allamakee county, Mary E. Brennan, vice A. (. Docbler, removed Ex-United States District Attorney Wil- lism Sterling of Huron, 8. D., and United States Court Clerk Montgomery of Nortn Dakota are in the city. These gentlemen have spent a month on the coast of Maine and wre on heir way back w New York, Wasnixgros Buneav or Tne Bee, } whence they go directly to thoir northwost ern homes. Mr. Sterling says the poopleof South Dakota have scarcely folt the string- ency in the financial world, while the manu- facturers in New England are suffering ter- ribly. Mr. Sterling is the South Dakota at torney for the Northwestorn railroad | General Colby, who has been an assistant | attorney general here for somo time, intends leaving for his home at Beatrice tomorrow. Ex-Congressman Connell of Omaha is in the city on professional business before the departments. He goes to New York on Fri- day for a few days, when he returns to his home. Mr. Connel as on the floor of the house today and_was given a very cordial greoting by his old fellow membors. Periy S. Hearn, RETALIATION China's Relations with the United States Friendly—Washington Notes. WASHINGTON, Aug. 23 —Reports that the Chinese government has sent an ultimatum to the United States with regard to the Chinese exclusion law are without foun- dation. Representations to the State depart- ment to this effect have been made through proper diplomatic hands, but no disposition to retaliate has been shown, Postmaster General Bissoll will attend tho fourth annual convention of the National Association of Letter Carriers at Kansas City, Mo., September 19, if his ofticial dutics Il permit, Assistant Secretary Curtis has instructed special treasury agents to construe as liber- ally as possible the laws as to the packing of cot assenger steamers. Theso in- structions have been sent out as a result of a recent hearing on the subject by a delega- tion representing Mississinpi river interests. The London price of silver today $0.7660 per ounce, but the Treasury depa* ment refused all offers and tondered §0.7525 per ounce. _'The Fourth National bank .of Louisville, Ky., the American National bank of Pueblo, Colo,, and the Waupaca County National bank of Waupaca, Wis,, have been author- ized to resume business. Treasury officials regard the financial situ- ation as showing improvement, slight, po haps, but permanent. WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE. It Wil Meet Hereatter Friduys. Wasmxaros, Aug. 23, —The committee on ways and means held its first meeting this morning. Tuesdays and Fridays were fixed upon as the regular meeting days. Reuter W. Springer, clerk of the last committee, tendered his resignation and it is believed :!l.\l.lh:lu‘» Patbot of Illinois will succeed him. Clerk Springor. in his last report, the stutement that while at Chicago he had secured from foreign exhibitors at the World's fair a line of samples of the articles exported by them into the United States, to- gether with the selling price at the place of production. ‘These will be placed on file in the committee room ana may be of value to subcommitteess while aging a tarift bill, ‘They number 12,000 or 15,000 in all, S Piles of peopie have pues, but Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve will cure them. - MP OWILLLAMS, on Tuesduys and made AT C Yesterday's Program a Deligl ‘hurch Howe's Speech ; N, Neb.. Aug. 23.—[Special to Tne Bre.]—Camp Williams was astir early this morning. Tho program for tho day commenced with a sham court martial that croated immense amusement. Comrade Swihart was accused of washing his feet in a water barrel used for drinking purposes against the safety and pleasure of the c The prisoncr plead “uot guilty’ for counsel. The conscienceloss suborning of witnesses convicted the prisoner and he was sentenced to be “drummed about camp to the tune of *The Rogues Mareh, " which was dones.y the Juventic band of Frcmon. At 11 o'clock J. E. Frick of Fremont was introduced, who, in one of the grandest speeches of his life, addressed the Sons of Veterans, At 1 o'clock the Dodge county delegation met on callof President Cantlin. A commit- tee, comprising C. W. Hyatt, D. M. Allen and Z. T, Wilcox, was ‘appointed to confer ith a like committee from Washington county to consider the project of a district organization Officers were eleeted ns follows: H. A, Williams, colonel; James Huff, licutenant colonel, Fremont; J. B. Foot, North Bend; T. W. Lyman, Hooper; B. C.Burns, Serib: ner, vice presidents; I, T. Wilcox, adjutant. 1t was decided to hold a two days reunion on the Chautauqua grounds at_Fremont, com- mencing the third Tuesday in August, 1504, Colonel De Temple called a meeting of the Washington county for its anuual clec tion. The election resuited as follows: George Do Temple, coionel; Mac Cameron, fout:nant colonel; George H. Jewott, major’ John Patrick, chaplain; D. Palmer, ser- geant. On motion Colonel Wucker was made an honorary mewmber of the Wushiugton County association for life, AU 2ep. m. Comrade Tucker introduced Vice Commander Church Howe, who thrillea the old soldiers' hearts with word: burned. Ho said that if there were tful One— was no place for them. He untry was in a peculiar situ- ‘The mines were closing, the fac- shutting down, und laboring men e sovadrift to beg or starve. He vited & picture from Judge that pictured Uncle Sam as wresthing with a ass and he thougnt the illustration apt. Con been called together to wrestlo with exist- ing conditions. We might hope and pray that success would crown their efforts, He endeavored to impress upon all the old sol- diers that their place was in the ( Army of the Republie. There we 30,000 to 40,000 old soldiers in tho state and only about one-fifth were enrolied in the or- ganization, The Grand Army b a patent of mobility, = but could mot wear 1t, neither the president of this great republic, He appealed to the Sons of Veterans to boe true to the institutions and princinles estub- lished by their fathers. He eulogized the Woman's Relief corps und as- serted that they were the very life and soul of the Grand Army. He reviewed the pension situation i i manner to make the old soldier howl with approval. He declared that if the ola soldiers of the country would stand togethor they could defy all the machinations of their enemies and establish their claims in such a manner that Hoke Smith and all Georgia could not prevail against them. He reviewed the committees of congress and showed how thefehairmanships of the committees wers distributed, The committee on pens 15 made up largely of southern men, with a Georgia man us chairmnan, “You captured Atlunta,” said he, “in tha 00's, but Atlanta has captured you in 1803, with Moses as ch: an of your bension com’ mittee.” The soldier is to blame for existi circumstances. Too many of them were voting wrong. Standing together they hold the key to the situation, Congress make: pensionlaws and theisoldiers makes con men. Let the soldiers stand together on the question of pensions and on all other questions and they are invincible, He closed with this beautiful peroration : you, the veterans who are here, let me say, life has nothing, no wealth, no title, no fame like the s which are yours today. The roll of American noblemen and thoss who defended the flag from '61 to All Americans who love this country cherish You with increased affection as your nuibers lessen and as the period of your great service recedes. It was (or many years a disoute as Lo what was the high water mark of human character or what was most de- sired. But now it isu't so. Whenever preacher or moralist or logician desires to make an ideal of mankind he places the character of the brave soldicr on the highest pinnacle. The soldier who goes into battle, for whatever cause, is ready for that su- preme sacrifice, the loss of his life. Itis a great thing to have su honorable ancestry and maintain iv, handing it down to your children: so it ils’rmfl. to be a soldier, a com- rade of the Grand Army of the Republic. is also great to be a son or a daughter of & veteran. If it had not been for you, veterans, ourglorious country might have perished from the face of the earth. This country is noole and free from blemish, preserved by you. May your remaining days be pleasant aud may your pillow at death be made more smooth, Nothing that wan can cou ceive is like that which it has been yours to give. All honor and glory which this world has to give s cheup and poor colupared with that could .the large NO SMOKE. SOUTHERN ANTHRACITE COAL NO SOOT. This new candidate for public trial comes in prepared sizes, same as Pennsylvania coal. It contains within three to five per cent AS MUCH FIXED CARBON as the eastern anthracite and has Liess Ashes and Liaess Sulphur. Try it before buying. samples call on For further information and H."A. COX, SOLEK AGEKNT, 10 Main Street A 12-Tons-a-Day The Southwick Baling Pressis a2 THE SOUTHWICK BALING PRESS: 1t . Council Bluffs. Machine at a 10-Tons.aDax Price. Our Warranty Goes with Each Machine. horse, full-circle machine largest feed opentng of intous- Raling, (roke 1'ress i the World. Bales tight; draft light, Capacity; Construction; Durability—all the BEST. Now isthe time to buy a hay press. fore you buy. It will pay you to seo our machines be. SANDWICH MANF'G. CO., COUNCIL BLUFFS. which belongs to you and your comrades, and which is summed up in the simple sentence: These are the men who served their country and fought for the union and freedom of aill who dwell beneath the flag, which is the emblem of its sovereignty, in the solemn trust that ‘a government of the peoble, by the people and for the people shall not perish from the earth, God bless the moth 1861 to 1565, He alone knows the sa they made and sufferings the the preservation of theold flag. And God bless the mothers and_ sisters of today who the badge of the Woman's Relief Corps. ¢ are doing a noble work. Comrades, you and I may am; this may be our last re soon to join the great the other shore. They et u little distance and te them from Somewhere by never meot union. We rmy of veterans on »in the advance; little time are all us who are the yond the dark ted for u somewhero they wait to receive us as com nd brothers. Echoing from all the thirty year: past and to be heard with the spiritual sense from the heavenly lights, comes to you to- day the welcome of their great majority their weleome ana their blessing, spirit they moet you here. Thoy rejoico > with you m the redemption of our land, ¢ call you today stand fast in the loyal service and of the highest patriotic principles to the end. Inspired by the us 80 near them, united as of old in frat regard, wo swing on our knapsacks ag for the rest of the march of life in tho carnest hope that, however rough the road or howeve our limbs, wo shall not Southwestern Distr. Curris, Neb., to Ture Bee.| union convened her anton. 1 Telegram e district the Republic Tiie opening ‘addr of welcome was delivered by Dr. Razee, post commander, and_the camp was then turned over to Distriet Commander Captain P. B. Lee of Elwood. A fine program has been ar- ranged for each day. Thousamls of people besides the boys 1 blue are in attendance. Colonel N. . Benson delivered a_rousing address that cheered the hearts of the old boys and elicited con- tinued applause from all. Dopartment Com- mander Church from North Platte is hero and delivered an address this evening, to which hundreds of the old comrades list- ened, and then organized campfires and again recalled the deeds of 18615, while they pledged over their fealty to the flag they followed throughj the dark days of the rebellion. AR RICHERTHAN SPANISH GALLEON Limmense Cargo of Golden In New York. The steamship Spree of the North German Lloyd line reached New York city last week with $ ),000 of gold on board. The New York Press thus tells the story: Common-looking trucks were the four which rolled down Broadway Thursday without causing even a ripple of ditement in the noonday crowd which hustled along that thoroughfare. Some few people may have shot a pass- ing glance at the prc ion, not for the reason that the trucks were laden with small boxes, but because there were four well-dressed men on each The men did not look as if they had to steal a ride, and yet each scemed intent on ining his place. When one or two hins attempted to *‘catch on 'hind” the men rudely ordered theraoff. On reaching Trinity church the four trucks turned into Wall street. T'wo minutes later they were lust to view behind the green wooden gates which separato the 1 States sub-trcasury from the v office. Just thirty minutes aftor the trucks had entered the alley they were again on Broadway. The four men who had occupied places of honor wore not the Neither were the little wooden boxes, The latter had been re- moved to the specio room of the sub- treasury building and the men were trying to cool their throats, parched by the anxiety of guavding millions of dollars The four trucks contained 126 unsus- picious looking wooden boxes which were strapped at either ond with thick steol bands. Each box contained gold coin, the total value being % The value of the precious yellow metal in each box varied from 25,000 to #50,000. 1t all eame from the steamship Spreo of the North German Lloyd com- pany which,carried it from Southampton to this port. The consignment was the largest that cver reached the United States in one vessel. On the steamship it was sceveted in a little room to which the light of day never peeped, and 5o far below tho main deck as to make it impossible for any one to reach it either from outside or In without the permis- sion of the captain and pursor. August Ticlbaar, purser of the Spree, has the eredit of being the custodian of t amount of specie thut ever waus brought amcross the ocean at one time. Mr. Tielbaar is a comparatively young man, and ¥ he is the senior of the Nord Deuts d pursors, He stands 6 feet 8 inches in his stockings, is well built and looks perfectly capable of undertaking the task of guarding millions, His cheeks are red, his hair and beard are blond and his eyes of the clear blue type, denoting shrewdness, honesty and courage. He laughed as he explained the means he adopted for earing for the treasure, and said it bad not caused him either worry or loss of sleep. In shipping gold abroad from this country the yellow metal is always packed in kegs resem- bling those used for nails, In England and Germany the bankers use wooden boxes, 18 inches long, 9 inches wide and 6 inches deep, which hold about 30,000 cach, the sawe amount that a keg would contain, By the unitiated the gold boges might be easily mistaken for small boxes of tcols, for tools are shipped abroad in cases similar in size and strapped with steel bands in the same manner as the boxes of gold. The cases bear the nume and address of the con- signee and the words “per Spree.” Plunks Landed In e hours which have brought | Price | ' Worth a Guinea a Box." | 26¢. B PILLS Dislodge Bile, Stir up the Liver, Cure Sick-Headache, Female Ailments, Remove Disease and Promote Good Health. Coverod with a Tasteless & Soluble Coating. Famous the world over. Ask for eecham's und take no others. Depot, 363 Canal St W. C. ESTEP FUnerar Direclr & Embaime, 14, N. Main St,, Council Bluffs, Office 197—TELEPHONES—Resldenco 3 SKINS ON FIRE With agonizing e ftchiug, burnin i, acal blotehy, i pis i dincanch are insta specdily curcd by the celebrated Curicuna RENEDIES, the grentest #kin curce, blood putlilers, and hu- lics of modern times. out the world., emas and other COUNGIL BLUFF BSTRACTS and 1oans. Far ought aud sold. Pusey —We have some fine bearing fralt. ale; ulso ood lowa farms; a cholos arw, $36 per ucre. Johnaton & Van YOU kuow that Day & Hess have some bargaing in frultand g iwrden land neae t agood span of mules, 7 years old, 1o and good drivers, address A, Beo ofice. ANGE nd - organ. W open bugky for go Bourlelus, 116 Stutsm 14, miles trom postoMes all in rutt - Zwill b &01d In whole or in_partata bargain, oF will trade for good_ i, 5 cushiclds, Nicholson & Co., G opposite posts &C J0R o1d clthier doib ¢ gontle. cheap. + of James & Haverstoe nite; all 14 shields, Nicholson i yenrn 1 to drive Wil sell 1204 Maln Greenshiclds, o little tme and roduce patentod n ave.. Council thes with mike and novelties, 1.J. Adams, 148 Pc Blufrs, WANTED — A Competentgirl al work, Mra. A, T Fllekinger, ave Foul Most of the gold for this country is shipped from Southampton. It is placed on the tug and carrvied to the vessel, which lies at anchor in the stream, On being taken aboard the gold is lowered by means of a crane to the ‘specie com- partment,” just forwurd ot the after hatch. The compartment is about 5 feet long, 15 feet wide and 10 feet high. The walls, floor and ceiling are all of steel. The only means of access is a little steel door about five feet high, which opens into the after hatch and is fastened by two locks, which operate a dozen bolts, The purser and captain are the only ones who have keys to the compartment, and it would only be in the event of the purser being 1ill that the captain would open the doors. When the gold is safely stored and the door locked the ha is battened down on tho orlopdeck. Freight and baggage is piled upon it, so that until it is re- moved it is impossible for any one to get near the valuable metal, A thief might find his way into the hold, but he would huve to have as much strength and more hands than Samson in order to make away with even ono of the boxes, which genevally weigh about 150 pounds, It took a force of twenty-two men to discharge the six and one-half tons of gold which the Spreo carvied. Supers intendent Hugo Baur of the Bremen pier divected the movements of the ‘longshoremen who logded the packages on the trucks. Purser Tielbaar, who ig held personally responsible for the safe delivery of the boxes, had a dozen of the sailors of the Spree removing the cases from tho specie room, A dragnet made out of three-inch manila rove is used in removing the puckages from the hold, The net is operated by a steam wineh, which hoists about three packs uges at @ time and tnen lowers them down the chute. Along each side of the chute is a guardrail a foot high, which would prevent the boxes from dropping on board, but so careful are the steam- ship companies that two men cling to the dragnet and ave lowered with each Jackage from the deck to the docks, When the gold is all removed the specie compartment is swept and cleaned, for the purpose of discovering if any of the previous metal has slipped out from the Luxufl None has ever been found after bringing specio from Kurope, but several years ago, after carrying a number of cases of Mexican dollars from this port t0 Southampton, several hundred of the pieces were found on the floor of the compartment. The seams of the boxes had separated snd the coins dropped Uk,