Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 17, 1893, Page 6

6 ;J.'H £ DAILY BEE COUNCIT U, BLUFFS 12 PEARL STREET [IRRTE: Telivered by cartier to any part of the city W TILTON - Man JON TS § Business Ofice TELEPHONES { Nigit Rditor : MINOK MENTIO N. Y Plumbir Boston St The Mayne The Board ht The opens _at Doliany's night with “A Plum Pudding Miss Addie She visit to Chicago and Des Moi ‘The first ball of the season will be given in Masonic temple on the evening of Octo- ber f o, bankrupt sale eal Fstate Co., 6 ot Tidu 1 Broadway Monduy wtion mects Monday o8, Tosa Farmer, 18 ve and Twenty-sccond A case ported at strect Miss Bertha L, Bstop of the city visiting hor prother and faiily Frank Peter f diphtheria Aveniue H Cineinnati is in Vill C. Estop, n-and Bella Omuha conple, had Justice Fox on their honeymoon yesterday Alderman Jennings and ex-Mayor are said to be a those considering dosirability of the mayor's ofce, W. T Laire, a former Council Bluffs boy, # in Detroit, Mich., having been ndmitted ship with his uncle, Mr. Trow: Sam pson, an start them Rohrer the Keobles and Thompson will thoir serics of union revival mectings at the [first Baptist church Wednesday evening, Miss Pauline Miller for Chicago. After spending the fair she will go to her home in bu 1l I'he Colored ealled a neeting quarters on loaves this evening o time Pete Republican Lincolr club has wt their North Sixth stroet Mondiy evening at 3 o'vlock All colored men ave invited AL Elea, the attorney, was placed under arrest yesterday on two charges, one of as sault and battory and the other with mak ing threats of bodily violence against J. W Squire Mrs. M. C. Frainey John day Frainey, claining that he doc nothing to suvport the family and that he indulizes his appetite for drink to too great an extent James Hall, who is chay Ing o neignbor’s wife, has nad his case con tinued untit next Tuesday afternoon on nc- count of the inab of his attorney to attend to it before th There will be a meeting of the € Wheel club at the rooms in the Grand hotel anuex Tuesday evening. A full attondance is desived as business of importance is to come before the meeting. “Tne old Kinball & Champ perplesities aro getting some aiving before Judge Ly, it being the suit of A, T. Elwell, as truste foreclose on certain property in behalf of ain creditors, whom Kimball & Champ ht to protect by giving Elwell a trust deed iu their behalf. Max Barnholdt w wants a_divoree from vd with assault nymede s yesterday arresten on complaint of Clava Boyle, who s1ys that he took possession of her trunk, which with contents she values at £25,and that he shoved it up at v Broadway hotel for his board. T is to be heard before Jus- tice Field Mon tay morning. ave Lo wwed was yestorday granted to M d Dova M. Rogers. both of Coun: Charles Floto of iswold and county; Frank Peterson le Sampson. both of Omaha; Frank nd Tda L. Jones of this city; Wil- Mervill and Gussie Saunders, both of ha, nger has been stopping at New- meyer's hotel forsey vhose strange actions i sed the suspicion that he is insane. He fancies that some one is chasing him and trying to kill him. He was yestor- day taken in charge by the police, who gave bim an upper room; here he scems to be quicted by the assurance that he is in PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Estep has returned from Chicago, Maud Cavin has gone to Pueblo, w. Mi olo. W, S. Stiltman has gone to Davenport for a brief visit. E 13, Hoagland has gone to Peru, [, in tenaing ta make that his home, Will 5, s u fever paticnt at the Women's Christian associntion hospital rrie and Blsie Schoentgen i1 hoentgen have gone to th World's fair. W. ). Jamison left vesterday for a Chicago trip. During his absonce Mrs. Jamison will visit friends in Cedar Rapids, S. P. Bartlett has sold out s business to an Omaha geatleman named Walker and intends to go souil this winter. Misses Nellic and Lucille Canuon of Chicago are in the ety visiting their grand parents, Colonel and Mrs, John Fox, and their uncle and aunt, Mr. wud Mrs, W, W. Gronewor. Sherift Hazen has received daughter, Miss Mabel Hazen, who, with her sister, Miss Maud. is attending sehool at Highland Puark colleze, Des Moines, is ver il Mrs. Flazen has wone to her bedside. telegram yestorday states that Miss Mabel is slightly better, but physician and friends still deem her condition wlarming. word that his Democratic Primarics, The dema ts held their primary saucuses in the various wards last evening, Soting for delegates for the e Sion under the Australian dates for the oMices to be fill their friends at work zealou: tevest, The principal efort surfice was to sceure delogate the nomination of Brooks Reed to succeed Aimself as county troasur Second tern for Sheviff Hazen Jrecinet of the First ward an 3gation was returncd the Second ward, Hazeuw's own ward, - dorsed him and justracted their delegates accordinzly, but the Second presinet of the same ward lected o majority of delegates opposed to him, W, H. Knepher was work ing against Iteed in the Second ward and secis Lo have ¢ d - his poiut, but the other wards returned strong Reed delogy. tions. ‘The following are the delegutes : Pirst Ward, Plest Peecinet - Wallaeo MeFad - av 1D Moowaw, Charles ther W Woodward, Ed Brooks. Se ny Nor- man G n, Prank G Stocker A Huber, Jessie Wal 1 Ward, Fi ro N Whitels Maloney, 1. I Burrott i Knepher, L. 12 ird Ward, First 'rec L J. R Deltrich, F.C. Lurson N o peecinet WL Thos Junoude, Fred Spetman urth Ward, First Precinet dekhin AL Murphy,Jo 3 Shon, Se grecuet U HTWhite, M Loy R Mite Gy lKeloy Ward, First Procinet—15. 1 ., A Boekhoi, Nick O'Brien, Th A. Macl Nocor oy, J. W. . Hoyer, G L CGe Teterson, W nty conven system. Candi 1 this fall had in theirin visivle on the orable to id to secure In the 1 i-Hazen del- Ihe First precinet weinet - Jacol WAL Selirz, Second precinet Serviss, J. O'Neill, Gus 1. | Lot homus W Zurmuehle Moehn. so Emuett f I WL Wa oW Hown Found w HMome, Yesterday Rev. Honvy Loug found a pleasunt country homa fora bittle girl who was taken off the streets by the mission some woeks ago, and who figured promi- neutly in i very sidcase that was mentioned an Tk BEE at the time. When first taken in the child had nothing on but a thin calico dress and was the very picture of despair. Yesterduy when seen by i reporter she was comfortably and neatly clothied aud appar- ently happy. It is necdless to say. wha would have been the final result 1o this case but for the intercst that was tuken in her welfare by the mission. Mr. Delong when seen said the credit for supplyiug this child and hundreds of others with comfortable apparel belougs to the good people of Council Bluffs, who have respoaded 1o the mission's call for clothing for the poor. Nearly every one hus articles of clothiug about the holse which may be Zood, and yet of no benetit to the owner. If %uch person will pack up what they do not ‘Wautand send it 1o the wission taey will &id In & good work, - man has retufned from a | THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: [NEWS FRO COUNCIL BLUFFS | People Wonder at the New Levy Made for Sohool Purposes, 43 lSOM[ FEATURES OF THE LAST FUND Enongh Money Ratsed in One Year to Last the Board for Two—-Who Keaps the Benefit of the Move. The school tax in Council Bluffs, according 1o the levy Just made, amounts to 191 mills, I'his comes as a surprise to the conservative taxpayer, wlo cannot remember the time when the tax ever oxcecded 14 mills, Why For seven years past the ax has run from 10 to 14 mills, and average has been about 12 mills, The increase this yoar i therefora so marked as to demana an explanation. One of the reasons giver hoan been such schools as the sudden jump? school the is that there has increase in the attendance to increase expenses taxation. The con is not altogether explanation, for of the and cousequently vative taxpayer fied with this 48 the vesult of the natural growth of Coun- cil Bluffs, and there should bea correspond- ing 1se i the assessed valuation of vroperty, there being many new houses und buiidings, as weil as many now children Another explanution offered is that last © 00 levy was made, or rather an atvempt was made, but by those who de- tected a flaw i proceedings. and there fore hud the alleged levy declared void, As a consequence the lovy this year had to be made lurge enough to'make up for the farlure to getalevy last year. This satisfies the wquisitive taxpayer a little move readily but still the some who are pressing the inquiries Farther, and the result reveals queer state of affaivs, Just a Suspicion of Frofit, 1t soems that for years past it hus been the poliey of the school board to keep about funds ahead, so that the levy in ar wouid bring in an nmount the needs of the school for two years ahend. Hence the teasuver of the b0l board Las for years had fron ),000 1,000 move on hand thun there wis Any possiblo need for. "Fhis may necount in part for the unseemly plotting and scrambling whigh has for yeirs ¢ rized the elec- tions affecting the public school systom of Council Bluffs. “There has not oaly been a big potof money on hand to meet the ox- penses of the yeir, b balance in addition cqual to a whole year's levy. Ono large taxpayer, who has just gotten his eyes open 1o the situation, asks ihe very porti- uent query: “Why should the people be taxed & year al in order to let some one have tho u 5,000 a year of the peopl moniey - The conundvui seems. unanswor- able. "The failure to make a levy last yeq to light & vemarkubly blodted — condi the school fund. Although last year was very expensive one, and many building im provements were made, additional teachers employed. ete., yet there was enough in the school fund, left over from the excessive lovies of the previous years, to pay all bills in cash, and thero is 5till cash enough on hand to vun the schools lnte into the fall, In fuct, after skipping one levy, there seems to be no lucks of funds, the school board simply being obliged 1o use the surplus which has been carvied for yeres for the benefit of the bimks or those who have had free use of the movey. o uses a Genernl Objection. Tho size of the levy this year indicates that this policy is to be continiied, and. there is to be graduully accumulated a fund of large proportions to replace the surplus which has been such a temptinz plum for the politicians and baukers for lo, these many Tho taxpayers have ju k- e realization that for years they have been taxea for schools while all the time there hus becn enough of their money Lying idle ab any time to run the schools for a_whole year without making any tax \Whetner “they will be content to allow another such surplus to be_accumulated for tae beuchit of a favored fery remains to bo seen, but the mutterings in the air indicate that there may be a halt called. I'axes cer- tuinly secm high cnough without any in- crease for the purpose of furnishing capital for private parties to do business with. If you want to buy the best improved 5-room vesidence in the city call and see mine, inside and out. | want to build a large house and must sell this one first. Porvest Smith, 736 Madison strect. alo—200 loads nice, clean s for walks and drivew Apply D. Burke, Taylors's grocery cinde to E. Domestic soap is the best Fruit lands and farms. Greenshields, Nicholson & Co., 600 Brondway. Tel. 151 Tow Moa. The great council of the United States of the Improved Order of Red Men has been in session all week at Des Moines, In., having epted the invitation of the Red Men of Towa, extended to them through R. L. Will- iams of Council Blufs, great representative of lowa in Atlantie, In. Mr. Williams left here Monday in a special car over tho Chi- Rock Island & Pacific railvoad, which be had seeured especially for the western vepresentatives of fornia, Coloradc Wyoming, Ne u, ete, T v wis handsol cd and the run was wide in daylight to enable the delegates to see lowa at its best, linms has just returned aud of any g > ladies, nearly ive being accompanied by On Thursday Mr. Williams no- ticing Governor Boies in the dining room o the Savery house, where nearly all the rep- ives wore guests, arvinged an im promptu informal reception, and when the governor ¢ out of the dining room he was met by Mr. Williams, who escorted him dios parlor, where some 500 of the great councii and their ladies had assem and introduced himto the great coun- a body. and then us each member gp- proached to take the hand of the. goverhor name and state were given, After the eception wits over the governor addressed them in an appropriate and happy manner. The ladies of the wgre council and Das Moines presented Mr. Williams with a val uable plate, una the western delegation wade him an honorary member, re- at 25 1bs, granulated sugar for 60c At Brown's C. 0. D, If you buy the following $2.00 order this Week we will give you 25 1bs. granulated sugar for 1 basket firad Japan tea 11b. of any 11, cun | .60 .60 40 40 Kind ground spice. . ...+ carl buking powder, ... $2.00 Remember this is the vegular pri on the tea, spice and baking powder. Brown’s ¢!, O. D,, Couneil Bluffs, #20,00 & year for ten years is two hun- dred dolla. That is ‘what a Radiant Home stove will save you in fuel. It is the cheapest stove to buy. Cole & Cole, sole agenls, 41 Main street. Lost & Foot, James Conger, a car aceountant, met with a serious accident yesterday in the Chicago & Northwestorn yards. He was ridiug on the footboard of a switeh engine when in some unaccountable manner he slipped and fell, the wheels crushiug one of his feet so 48 to make amputation uecessary, Beautiful etching given with every dozen cabinet photos at Riley & Sherra- den's for twenty days; frames of all kinds t order. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Council Blufls Growing. The enrollment of scholars in the public schools of Council Bluffs at the close of the socond week shows a wonderful increase, the total number of pupils this vear being | 8,58, while last year it was 8,207, the net | 3. This is the inrgest gain | ever known in the history of Council Bluffs. | The past year the board built two brick buildings of four rooms each, one on Madi- son avenue and one on Thirty-second street | but the demand for school room has gone | beyoud all catculation. The High school has | increased over 100, while Thira street in- | ereases ninety-two, Pierce street forty-two, | Eighth street forty, Harrison street twenty five, and other schools report increased enrollment, This is an increase in one year of 12 per cent, the largest increase thus far reported by any Tow: BOSTON STORE Last Week of the Great Bank PRICES STILL LOWER. Don’t fail to visit the Boston Store this week and take advantago of this the last chance to buy dry goods at almost half price. Read the following items, they will interest you. WASH GOODS, Our entire stock of calicoes go at 4ic a vard, ¢ outing flannels at Se a yard. he ginghams at Te u yard. e cotton batts at Gic a roll. are a nice clean batt 124¢ Lansdowne cloth in dark colo ings, beautiful styles, to go at 8ica yard. All remnants at exactly half pri DRESS GOODS. 20 pieces all wool Bedford cord, worth 750, and 10 picces 50-inch stbrm serge,all £o at 25c a yard. 50 pleces dress goods faney Mhese in plain and weaves, worth up to $1.25, to go atdfie: this includes a good line of H4-inch ladies’ eloth, Our $1.00 Tine of Ottoman poplin and Epingline in u good line of colors to go at Our T and Yie 46-inch silk finish Hen- riettas in a full line of fall shades to go at 67de a yard, Only a few of our dress patterns left: et one this week at exactly half price. LINENS, ETC. H-inch German table damask to go at B a yard. e bleached table damark to go at 42 a yard. T2-inch bleached table damask, elegant ity, never sold for less than 31, #1060, togo at 8Tdca y 5 Potter’s best oil eloth at 9e a yard. Allour table sets at cost price All our muslins and sheetings at cost HOSIERY AND UNDERWEAR. 25 dozen children’s wool hose to go at 123¢ a puir: never sold for less than 25¢ adies’ fast black hose to go at 124 a pair. 33¢ and 3t fine imported hose to go at 27¢ a pair, ; 58¢ ladies’ lisle thread black boots, fancy tops, to go av 3bc a pai 100 dozen ladies’ Jersey ribbed vests and pants. bought to sell at 35¢, to go this week at 2de each, 50 dozen ladies’ Jorsey ribh and pants, silk trimmed, pearl buttons to go at 42¢ each. These arve fall zen ladies’ Swiss ribbed vests, sold during season at 25¢, to go av 12ic of 4 different lines of gents’ underwear at These goods were sold at 50¢ and 58¢ each THE LAST CHANCE TO BUY A COAT OR A CAPE AT EXACTLY HALI PRICE, THE LAST CHANCE TO BUY LL PAPER AT HALF PRICE. re in need of lace curtains or portieres get our prices now before pur- chasing. Don’t miss this the last chance to buy dry oods at almost your own price. FOTHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & C 0., 401 to 405 Broadway, Leaders of Low Prices, Cook your meals this summer on a gas vange. ~At cost at the Gas company. Stop at the Ogden, Council Blufls, ¢ 1o Lest $2.00 house in Towa. Domestic soap outlasts c! D 80aD Creed of the ok, Fivst Presbyterian Church—Preaching in the morning by President Kerr of the Uni- versity of Omaha. Young Men's Christian Association—Men's meeting at 4 p. m., led by Dr. W. . May- field. Subject: “Love to God and Love to Our Fellow Man.” Berean Baptist—Services mornig i nducted by the pastor, i Preaching by the pastor, n, morning and _evening Mor subject: “The Power of a Good Li Evening: “Free Wil St Paul's Church—Rev. E, J. Babeock rector. Holy communion 8 o'wlock. Morn- ing prayer and sermon 10:30. Evening prayel nd sermon 780, First Bapust—Preaching evening by the pastor. “Personal Responsibility wenty-ninth Street” Baptist eaching at 4 o'clock p. Bethany Baptist—Preaching at 8 o'clock and Rev. morning and Lyening subject: Mission Methodist . Other services as usual, Second Presbyterian: Church—Preaching | by the pastor, iev. S. Alexander, morning and evenin St._John's No preaching ser- ish Lutheran the Young Men's Christian chapelat 114, m. and 7:30 p. m, nyder, pusor. Christian Church —Rey, preach in the Masouic t ing. In the evening the u week ago “The Pe theme, Mr. R. M. engagement with friends will hear s farcewell s C Services in w H.N. Allen will mple 10 the morn- leferred subject of cet Man,” will be the Birdsail ‘concludes his the church today. His doubtless be present to service, Rev, ( al cheap for cash., Carbon Coal Co., 34 Peur] st Grand hotel bldg, Domestic soap is the best. Williamson & ( 105 Main street, largest and best bieyele stock in city. Republican City Frimarie The republicans of Pottawatvamie county will meet in delegate convention on Satu day, September 24, for the purpose of pla ing in nominution the numes of persons for county ofticers, ‘The primaries for the se- lection of delegates Lo this convention will be held Wednesday evening, September 20, at7p.m. (except the Kifth ward, which will meet at 8 p. m.), at the following named places: L & Hereld's office und cond wir, 1 and select twolve ard, ut Ovide Visw's office and select d, at south room court house and loizitos. . at house southeast corner Tenth 5 and Seventh avenuo and select twelve delegutes. Sixth ward, at Schubert's office, 2323 West Brondway, and select six delegates, Every republican voter Is urged to avtend the otings. M. GovLn, Chairman Republican Olty Central Commit- tee. The Fifth wars will be a yellow social in the arlors of the Broadway M. I church Thursday evening, September 21, at which Mrs, Wakefield and other Council Bluffs favorites will sing. Admission, to suit the times, 10 cents, Smoke T . D. King & Co's Partagas George 8. Davis, prescription druggist. Chanee for Charity, In a little cottage at 2321 Broadway there is living, or ratuer trying to live, 8 woman, Mrs. Frank Lioya, who is surely worthy the consideration of charitable people. She came to this city from San Fraucisco a sbort time ago. She is 4 widow, her husband hay- ing died a few months ago, leaving her des! tute, with the care of an infant. She was obliged to leave the coast on account of ina- 1t UNDAY:-SEPTEMBER 17, 1893--SIXTEEN her way this far cting to find bettor op os are botter. But her "Prployment here have portunities whes efforts to proe been fruitless, Jarg#y for the reason that people objected to 1HR presence of her baby She has ad vertised"¥ <itnations, offering to do any kind of work."and has tramped many weary miles whet® kindly disposea people have sent her in fédftess quests of employ- ment. Her little staro of suvings is now ex hausted and fur|hpfi t week she has livea on 50 cents, and frdi that meager sum . sho has been obliged to buy milk twice a day for her baby. People who are blessed with abundance and know not what gautit famine means wiil d well to invest in a lietle inexpensive charity in this case. i BENNINON BROS, Bargaln Day Mouday Second Week of the Great Sale—Monday the Blggest Day of Al Big sale of wool dress goods. 6 piccas of 40-inch imported sackings infall the new fall shades day e yard, worth America $1.00. Now is the time dress goods. A b hop sackings in e regular 75 quality, at H0c yard. A1l our 25¢ half wool 84-inch s £00ds now 15c yard. pecinl silk sule, Monday we offer two numbers in black grosgrain silk, ey ard warranted to wear, at 7he and $1.00yard, regular $1.00 and $1.35 quality. If you want a nic black silk dress now is the time to buy. picces 48-inch black glovia silk, an extra fine quality, worth in_any house $1.50, during this big sale Monday 8S¢ yard. Remember the width, 48 inches wide. 15 pieces of imported novelty black dress goods, all different. ny two alike, in dainty neat figures, dots and the very latest novelty in black goods, 40 wide, at $1.00 yard, worth $1.50. See our line of new figured French flannels. They ave nobby styles, suit- able for house gowns, waists, ete. Sale price Toe yard. Buy your dress goods during this sale. Big hosiery and underwear sale. Ladics’ long sleeve Jorsey ribbed vests, 25¢ each. Misses” and boys' biey hose, regular made, fast black, regular stockings, Monday acainat 15e pai Largest stock of ladie misses’, chil- dren’s and men'’s underwear in the city. Children’s union suits. all sizes, 08c. d6-inch fine unbleached muslin, Mon- in any house in to_save mon: autiful line of 3 new fall y on nch shude, cheviot ¥ inches full, de yard. 500 pieces standard dress 3t and be yard. Shaker flannel at $ic, fe and 10¢ yard. worth e, 8cand Lic, 5,000 snow white cotton hatts, regular 124¢ quality, at 7e roll. 72-inch bleached double satin table damask worth $1.25, at 88¢ yard. SUe German table damask, now yard. . All linen crash at 5e, Sie and 10c, worth 8¢, 10¢ and Lic. You save money by trading with us. Stick by the leadérs, \ BENNISON BROS.. Council Bluffs. print 3¢ Wedding Annivers Last Tuesday . eyening Mr. Charles Barnett celcbrated versary of their marringe at their home on Avenue A. The hodse was prettily deco- rated with flowers, and a pleasant time was had by all. Those ‘present were Mr. and Mrs. R. Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. G. W, Irwin, Mrs. M. L. Irwin, Mrs. Perkins, Mr. and Mrs. . C. Westevdahl, Mr. and Mrs, C. Barnett, Mr. and Mrs. Hannan, -Mr. and Mrs. Lacy, Mrs, Simpson and Miss Simpson. B and Mrs, the first anni- Giving) Away Pianos. Now is the time to get piunos, for the Mueller Piano and Organ company is giving them away. Go and see for yourself. Look Here! If you want bargains in groceries call on W. S. Homor, 538 Broadway, with the cash and get them pla il Rendered Homeless by Forest Fires, MERRILL, Wis., Sept. 16.—As a result of the terrible fire, twenty-five farmers of Lincoln county are destitute of all worldly possessions and two children of William Weges are dead. Miles Swope lost his residence, barns ana saw mill and lumber yard. His loss is estimated at $25,000 with $17,000 insurance. Henry Froberg and family reached the river and nearly burned in the water, they having their hair and eyebrows badly burned. Some of the farmers had a good many fine houses and a good deal of grain. Al their cattle, horses, hogs, sheep and chickens ave burned. e e yelone in Wiscons n. Wavusau, Wis, Sept. 16.—A terrific windstorm passed over this city, un- roofing buildings and tearing down lum- ver piles, scattering lumber in every di- rection and ecreating general havoe throughout the city. People rushed for their homes in great tevror. Forest fives still rage around the eity without abatement, Lictle -~ on of Yellow Jucl . Sept. 16.-—~The Bruns- k Board of Health reports one new caso of yellow fever, of which a case was reported yesterday. This makes three cases reported in the city. CONNUBLALITIES, age probubly isa failure; the bride never weds the best min, wport, Ky., girl married a fellow 0 feet tall. She had loved him long. When a @il marries a broken-down wreck to save him, she usually s hor eye on the salvage. May: for? ‘N Threa Cu What did you marry ud (haughtily): To s H'm! How much was the salvage? Mr. Watts—1 wonder if u woman ever does get too old to marry?! Mrs. Walts That's pretty hard to answer. Aze does nov always bring wisdom Alexander Underwood of San Jose, Cal., who has won much notoriety asa prohibi- tion agitator on the Pacific coast, and is now 5 years of age, has Leken outa license. is a marrage license, the Eliza G. Bockman, nged 87, They were sitting on one chairin the back parlor. and the light was turned down #Tell me, darling," he whisperea, “will_you love me when I am far away?” “Yes George," murmured the maiden, *‘the farthe; away youure the better I will love you And from that mophent the room grew chilly, A parliamentary blue book relatiog to the Jast census for England and Wales, shows that there wero taken 8,710,303 unmarried males and 8,408,065 unmarried fomales, 4 851,048 married males, aud 4,916,649 mar fomales, 334,990 widowers and 1,124,310 widows. Of this number there wora seventy- vue widowers and 169 widows over 15 years of age and under 20 years of age, and 5 widowers and 3,540 widows over 20 and under 2 years of uge, A Canadian teacher of Iudians in the far northwest, in the Domiuion government sery- ice, realizing that it is not good for man to be alone, journeyed down to such civilization a8 he could find in Winnipeg, not long ago, in auxious quest for & wife, and with but six aays available for the search. First he com- municated with the police, but they protested they could not aid him. Next he sought the preachers, with equal ill success.” Then he had recourse to the press. A friendly notice in 4 morning newspaper allurei six would-be brides forward the same day. Ho was noy quite sutistied with theapvearance of any of them, but thought that one “would do,” and set ubout making preparations for the nup- tials. Almost when 100 late 4 seventh young woman appeared. Then it was a caseof love at first sight on both sides. The nalf. accenled Young woman was qulal? ignored ; he married the last comer and the next luurmuf he set forth with his bride for his home {n the northwest wilds. It is to be that wreck ve him. May bride beiug Mrs bility to procure employment and Las made | hoped that they will live bappy ever after. hop | It PAGI THOUGHT 1T WAS WHISKY | @old Cure Patient Drank Half a Pint of Richloride of Gold, MANAGERS OF THE INSTITUTE ARRESTED They Were Chnrged with Crin genoe hot the Parer Man K, Other Town News, Al Negli- s of the Poisoned nsed to Prosecute— Fr. Dovae, Ta., Sept. 16.—(Specinl Tele gram to Tur Bex.)—Sherman Peterson, onc of the patients of the Allen intitute at Vail Who was heing treated for the lijuor habit, ®othold of what he thought to be a half pintof whisky and drank it. It proved to bea bottle of bichloride of gold instead Peterson died inu few hours, There was considerable talk of malprac tice and a rigid favestigation was instituted by the coroner's jury. ‘The vesult was that H. 8. Jackson and Arthur Clute, managers of the institute, were arrested on a charge of criminal negligence, Tue parents of th young man refused to authorize the prose cution, however, and Jackson and Clute were released Citiz ns Prohibity Fickot. Des Morses, Sept. 16, —(Specis to Tk Bee | —The state central committee of the citizens prohibition party met here today with B, I, Wright of Charles City as chuirman to put another head on th ticket in place of Mr. Cofin. Dr. S. N. Fel lows of Manchester was asked to take the nomination, but refused to do so. It is also stated that Presiding Elder Emory Miller was asked to head the tioket and deciined The committee finally selected Rev. Bennett Mitchell of Crawford county. Mitchell isan cldorly man, wus once a Methodist minister. but is too foeble and slow to make a strong campaign fight. ‘lhe committee expects that the straight third party vrobibitionists ill endorse Mitchell® Presen MoxTic an, 16.—[Special Tele dastaraly attempt was made last night to blow up the resi dence of Rev. B E. Gruenstein of the Ger man Reformed church during his absence. A noise was heard in the cellar by Mus Gruenstein, who, on nvestization, found a cancontaining three gallons of gasoline wrapped in a quilt which had been” set on fire, The quilt was nearly burned off, but the heroie woman picked ‘it up and carvied it out of doors, and by so doing, prevented an explosion. The perpetrator of the decd 15 unknown. Itis only a few weeks since stein's barn was burned down. Mr. Gruen- Got w Bank Robher, Storx Crry, la., Sept. 16.—[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee]—Samuel L. Copeland has been arrested asone of the robbers of the Moorhead National bank, Moorhead, Minn, The bank was cutered on June 27 by twomen, who held up the cashicr, took #,600 and escaped ina buggy. Copeland came here & few days ago and - Imd his haw dyed and eyebrows taken o, The police learned of it and arrested him on suspicion They have now positively identified the man, Nominmted for Senator. Missovrt Vaiey, Ta., Sopt. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tue Bre.]—The vopulists of the Thirty-fourth senatorial district held a convention in this city todiy and nominated J. L. Bartholomew of Monona county their candidate for senator. He is a_pros perous farmer, was formerly a republican and was defeated several times for positions 10 which he had been nominated by the re- publican party. Out I Eull Fore Missovnt VarLey, Ta., Sept. 16.—[Special Telegram to Tue Ber])—The mutual pro- tectionists of Harrisou and Pottawattomic counties held their annual meeting and p nic at St. John, near this city, today. An un- usually large crowd attended, the number of persons present being estimated us high as 4,000, Suicldedt While Visiting. CEpaR RavIps, Tn., Sept. 16, —[Special Tel gram to Tk Bee. |—Peter Erickson of West Superior, Wis., suicided at Rock Falls, where he had 'been visiting. No cause is kuown for his act. Cansoy, Ta., Sopt. 16, to Tue Bee.]—The first killing frost of the ason here was felt this morning, At sun- rise the thermometer was at 33=. Corn was fortunately aimost all out of the way of e LABOR AND INDUSTRY. Michigan I Colorad rigation ¢ Law in ads in iron ore production, to have an ecighty-six-mile ir- nd provides that no person under 18 yearsshall be employed about u shop for longer than seventy-four hour: cluding meal times, in any one week, Something like 1,850,000 square miles of looking glass are manufuctured anuually in Europe An English mechanieal genius has devised a method of indicating and stopping a leak by the use of compressed air. “The Iron Ago denies that Krupp at Essen, 1y, 15 the greatest producor of cruc ble steel in the world, and gives t 1o a Penusylvania concern, M. Kempelon, o Hungarian, exhibited a “spouking machine” m London just after the Crystal Palace world’s fair which could pronounce every letter perfectly except d, k, gund t. It pronounced long words and sen: tences distinetly. A novel tunnel is projected for the Neva at Petersburg. It is to b drical in rm, forty-three feet in diameter, and to ve' four floors or decks for pedéstrians vehicles, cars and telegraph cables respec. tively A new department, being added to the plant of the Trimont Manufacturing company. Amory strect, lox bury, Mass. Thrce machines have beon vut in, which will add materially to the facilities of the concern, Some solid silver tableware is now whole- saling as low us &1 per ounce, and there are manufacturers of silver who expect, as an outcomie of tho present silver situation, that forks und spoons und other simplo utensils will yet sell at a much cheaper rate, Some vrophesy that plated ware in small articles { will give place to sterling m the homes of persons moderately well-to-do, and that witn the cheapening of silver will come i much wider use of the metal iu the arts. This, of course, is the view of those who hope and pect that the financial world will come to, and abide by, a single gold standard The development of the California fruit wade proceeds apace. From the southern counties a considerable fncrease of fruit was seut cast in carloads. Sacramento has dis patched almost one-third more than last year, the total quantity up to the commence ment of this month being 1,650 carloads and the increase 450, What this amounts to as 4 contribution of this state Lo railroad trafic way be conceived. The east cannot well escape being impressed with Califoruia as an orchard region. The twenty-sixth annual report of the bu- reau of industrial statistics of Khode Island states that the work of the bureau last year was chiefly dovoted to the buildiug trades and to abandoned farms. Four hundred and seventy-four employers responded o the in quiries addressed to them. Thoy report the cmployment of 5,670 workmen, including a prentices. Wages paid men average from nis o 6 @ day; Lo boys and appreutices ats to §2 @ day. Six hundred and soventy-three returns from euwployes were received, each stating the amount of wages received, the amouut paid for reut, the cost of living, whether money was saved or lost during the year, and other particulars. The aunual wages average from $100 to §1,200; the cost of living from $200 to $1.400; the amoant paid forrent from 36 to §460. ' Out of 666 reporting, 1% own their homes; 405 ¢o not. Ouly onefourth belong to a t union; thirty-eight report an incre wages, fifteen & reduction. Less tha St for drop forging i Baif bave accumulated money during foruer years, while 166 have run iu debt during the last year, REIT IS IV EXPENSIVE MEDICAL NCTSHELL! - TREATMENT FOR ALL The Copeland and Shepard Humanitarian Idea in Great Favor With the Commus= nity - Medicines Should Be Free and the Best Medical Skill Nearly Free— A Vory Small Sum a Month the Only Charge for Treatment and Medicines, Any Disease, are tinies whoa overy dollar expendod for any. purpose should o to the furthest ex- tent possible Tt IS at such a period as this that the merits of the Copeland and She vividiy apparent, The most skiliful modical trontnient, with tmedicines roquired, is turnished 1o pationts for only u trivial sum n month, But one fee 1s charged for tho best of trent- ment, for wedicines, ote., whoh covors the costof everythinz, and the main object of the physiclans s 1o effect & cure s quickly as nossible, We ask all those who require the services of snoctalists to think of this and welgh It fully, Don't waste your nioney on ties. Don't pay exhorbitant fees f ment and medicines, ard systom become riain- treat- PERIOD OF TREATMENT IN C! DISEASES OF STOMACH AND BOW DUCED ONE-HALEF UNDER I LAND AND SHEPARD SYSTEM—EXPENSE I8 A SMALL I'EE A MONTH=OPEN SUN- TOYS 10 TO 12 CATARRI OF T HMACH, of eems od by the / Whon the catarrhal Inflammation extends to the stomuch and bowels the symptoms are vi riable. Notonly do they vary in different in- diviauals, but in the same individaal at dif- forent times: the most constant nre as fol lows: “The nppotite 15 abnormal; it niay be lost, sod or perverted.” “There Is weight. dufl pain and nthe p symptoms Whie <t Affection o 8 Under- sense of of the stomach after tak Wis is he irthurn, " Iternate constipation or diarrhra,' “Dull duche, lan or, depression of spir- it and rriabiity of tempe bitter taste in the mouth,” Pho'throat s filled with s| sSometimes the n “Atother time nelous. "I';w natient hawks untii he gags, and even vomirs *The tongue is conted and hroath for “IFrequent ations of a thin, watery, fluid, precede ! by epigaserie pains.” Piin in e heart, wecompanied by palpit fon and shortness of breath, making the p: t discase.”" n cases the is dizzl spots before the ey, lch together a accompinied by flatulence and y mucus, dislodgod.” tough, stringy and ten- L Accompany i ness, ringing in tho other sensatio 1 'stomachie ve 's0 patients ho 1 s if @ vanor They grow of falling When inany case this trouble hns lasted n long time. evidences of malnutrition show themselves ™ “Anc und and paie and g b for rupport, in premature old aze, corrngati nd decay of the teeth foliow 1in there is ashiort, dry couzn and oces (I DATONYS 1S Of un asthinutic ol skin lecomes sallow. drv and fous eruptions app Drs. Coperand ana Shepard have the quick- sty most eertzin and wonderful treatment for thd above symptoms over practiced. Thelr treatnient hias pussed the period of expori- ment and 18 based npon col physiolozical and therapeutical prineipies. oy point with 0 to tho many permanent cures they hive in this city durinz the past yeur, the 1iko of which has never been known In the his- tory of any medical practice. WHY NOT CALL MR. AT HIS RESIDE T HIS WIFE A PERSO HIS PRINTED STATEM TRUSLOVE FROM HIM OR JATION OF CURING BY MAIL. Catarrh and Rheumatism Mastered by Ex- port Treatment Through Corresponde F. I\ Burdick, aleadirg citizen of Alexan- drin, 8. D, writes thus of a course of treat- ment which he took with u: “When T wrote to the Copeland Modieal In- stitute for one of their free printed symptom blanks, which Latonce filled ont and returned 10 them, my system had becomo worn and de- pleted of vitality by eatarrhal discase of many vears standing, and from ricamutisn of the back, hip foints and legs, which for over six years had iade mo s eripple. “After flnisning u short course oftroutimont I could spring out of bod or jump u rail fonce | like un athlete. 1 scemed repovitod, restorod and rebubit in every wav. The Copelund muil treatment 18 ull vight—just what people in the country need.” CONSULTATION AT OFFICE OR BY MAIL 18 FREE AND EVERY SUFFERER FROM CHRONIC ASTHMA AND HAY ¥ ER, Aceount of the Agonies of This by w Presbyte Eider, Well South On A Grapht n Known Mr. W, H. Truslove, rostding at I' and St S Omahn, Is known by hundrods o Ple us boing & mun of spoiless fntogrity, e liolds a rosponsible position with & grent firm in South Omahy, nud has held his piaco for gars M Truslove has boeen ad older in the Irst Prosiiytorinn church for throo yanrs. H, {ells helow of Iiis suilerings from &ethina and Iy fover until treated by Dr, Shopard ctle trouvle for which I went 1o Dr, Sheps ardand £5r which 1 recetvod spoedy relof Wan Syury d stressing usthma, growing out of & chroiiie cutarehal polsoniing of the syste The el bk with n bua cold eleh yours ugo. My nose hecanie stonped and . My couli Wil the ol the mucns rut 0w the back of iy thro el “Then tho Brst thing 1 & om seomod 1o Morniugs 1 wo 5 0f the st ach sickness for thy "This, in 1 conldn th Deo: 0w, this same pol Iron down into iy 10 ¢ag wnd vomit upy I have w feeling of 0 OF four hours afters ased my stomach till t all without a foeling of paln, i my worst sufforings wore from Tho air pass mod ut tines to and tighten <o that iy bre i ant Iator. 2in 2 and whisting L o't wallc o block without having to sl nd pant for air In dump wenther nnd on windy duys the alr passages: would soem to close eoniplotoly, o that I was in constant dread of suocation, My eliest would « 1ron %0 tight theso e Paroxys sthma, ntract th wonld come und usly and with sound. Tt got ko [ s squoezod in aband of 18ty smother we. Sonotines ng spelis would be tended with s of coushing that wouid Wreioh and straln my wholo system 1l boly would seem all drawn into a_knot i y con= vulsive strugzlo for Tn bod 1 would Biave Lo it probped uprizit (o avold strangus Lation and was complotely worn out fron Ineik of sleen. DISEASE IS INVITED TO CALL OR WR/ ELECIRICAL NOTE: @ company has perfected tomatically produces just amount of ut needéd for any num- of lights within the capacity of the machine: Some 200 'buses of the London General Omnibus company Lave been fitted with accumulators for” the purpose of vunning | electric lights at night. Only one lump of six-candle power is put unacr the ceater of cach 'bus roof, and the cost of squippiug and running each *bus is about 12 u year, The projectors of tie §10,000,000 interior nal to be built parallel o the coast of California count on the power produccd by the flow of the water from the level of the higher locks to the lower to do gr things inthe way of furnishing the tercitory opened by the canal with electric light and power. W. J. Davidson has just returned to Cleve- | land after building and starting in Siwm the | fivst electric raitroad in Asin he motor- men and conductors ave natives who we trained by Mr. Davidson. He says that 3 \tand they run their y ully and successfally Within o short time the Pennsyly: ratlroud from Pittsburz to New York' wil equipped with the sutomatic electro-pne matic signal systew. When this system is introduced a number of signal tower's will be done away with and the seevices of the men who ave only employed to work the signals will be no longer needed IProm a “scientific toy” the telephone has become one of the greiatest business imple ments of the age. The annual report of the American Bell hone compuny that thut corporation rented last year 20 telephones, an increaso of over 40,000 in ar. 'he company has 812 exchanges and a mileage of wire of H07,791, of which 90,216 miles ave operated under ground A telephone that will tatk loud enough for & person in any part of the room to hear and understand has b vised by an uglish inventor. 1t says t Wo correspondents can thus tulk qui ely with each other, und as the receivers speak out 80 a8 to be heard in any part of # room, conversation an be carcied on by each person simply speaking w his transmitter.” The use of the eleetric roads o transport suburban mails 15 in line with the attempt in St Louis 1o establish postal trains on strect car lines. 1t is i good move und may lead to much greater results than those that appoar upon the first view. The service upon the street railways can bo made promny and efticient in every way. Tnese lines could be utilized for both the collection and dist bution of the mails, postal curs being built especially for that purpose. The electricians ha by no means eiven up the search for u means of propelling street cars by undergrc d electrical ap- ratus. Mr. Westinghouse has obtained atents for o system of operaling cars by eans of currents in bars cony under- ground in proper conduits. Iustead of using the continuous current for the supply of electyicity, the alternating current will be used, 8o that no current will have to be re- turned through the rails and water pipes A pair of high tension lines will be luid aloug the line sud the current will be re duced to a safe working pressure by con verters and fed into short sections of the rallway conduit, 50 that, in the first place, there will be no traveling of the current over long distauces, and secondly, the current, being of the alternativg character, will not produce the electrolytic action which seems 10 be the occasion of destruction 1o iron ana lend pipes, The Westinghou | dohn Snith W, I TRU, “Bestdes this seant bro sovere puins thros ider | P and 2ith Sta, hing I would have 4l the chestana under the 1 such an aching of the ¥ back would break in two. foot wero alwiys llke lce any ioes s0 woalk 1 tired 1t beeanie diflionlt to walk or atauds the utuimn 1 was distressea by sn inz, swoolen nose, watery oyes and ull the ihlo es of hav fever. But when night swe inlls and fover camo on. my thougit, the dis .w:-\»‘xulurnln? My pion.. This did not particulurl o, however. for | had alroady s caths. | Lnew ny condition co 1 1ot me 1 ve. rd tooh chirge of me my soon to _end me. Undep his treatment. howover, I b un o mend e once, Hishandling of iy cise has complotos ly chanzed my condition to_one of comforp and compurative heaith. The benefit has been so rewarkabie that I can soarcely renls 17 that L um ot still_in the fotters of di 5 My relief has come In haif the time Lexpocted nnd my whole trouble is fust bes coming u thing of the pust.’ el not OUTSIDE OF OMAHA. The system of mail troatment puraued by guarantees the same effective results to 0s¢ Who desire to submit their.cases through correspondence s to thoss wha come to the oflice, and at the same prices Symptom blanks sent to all applicants, DRS. COPELAND & SHEPARD, Every Curable Dis: : Treateds Office Hours—4 to 11 a. m.:2 to5 p. m.: 7103 pe m. Sunduy—10 a. m. to 12 m. Special Noticess COUNGIL BLUFF3: il 5 1ght ho s unfurnished. Addres VW ANTED 3 rooms wiitabio for ice furnished or y A 14, Beo ofi For san A buffilo head, for sale eheap, .|IVH. Poarl st ety Counell BIufrs, 'O, RENT - Newly 019 First aveni furnished room 1o rent a of Lincoln 1 valine with & a8 0f John W, FALISE 1081, Dotwoen Jie W e postoMen: i i arriee, containiig add i rowind lock BEACKING. scitini i slovos. i neys, SWinEinE Tonps ad all other geneeal work prepired for business, Win, Blackbum, Lenve orders at C. 0. D, Brown's g chims earpets and all Avenue B, Mrs, Goraln, 2 B, GRICOLTURAT, Impiuin Niroidway: Council Bt 1 block., Conne W men winthg a ot Khould ¢ - at Co.y antly furnistiod v frondwiiy and Beyant st s for rent cornoer £, Sanborn biock, by | Mes, M. Reitor. Day & Hoas have mon wnd garden’ land neine )9, YOU know it cholee bargatus i fral W elty? )L SAT 0 Of ¢ and pr talkon and Louge borri 0.00 1 mproved roal estate 245 Pearl wtrest, at once. Bareiion Uy Werms of payment & Towle, Good hous: nth Ave f weven rooms, 1o ou skl monthly wiymeits, BSTIACTS nd oans, F bought and sola. Py Bluis 1 and clty proparty & Thomus, Counsil naoys 940 connpoole, Vil Burky, av Taylors groc merchandive 10 oxehnuge Molues or Councll Bluife Tnproved land and eash 10 rade for & #18.000.00 10 $20.000.00 stock of gens andise. Stoek of drugs 0 tade’ for and. Johnkton & Vin Patten oK RENT A yane 10 000 Or Lw o Bl Hee offed OB SALE Handsoma roaidcnce provennts whribbery, centrally | R. 1. OMcer, 12 North Main sirect, up stilrs, —_— e TUIED 10 BUKN 4 WOMAN, de Foiled 10 i Desperate Attempt ad Nowton, Kunsas, NEWTON, Kan., Sept. 16.—Two fiends entered the residence of C. W, Nicodes mus in the heart of the city last evening at 9 o'clock, gagged and bound Mre. Nicodemus, saturated her clothing with coul oil und attempted to set her on fire. At this juncture Mr, Nicodemus came home and the men made their escape in the darkness, Two nights before the house was robbed of #250. In departing Mrs. Nicodemus shov one of the men in the leg and he told her that he had urned to burn her for the act. The shock prostrated the plucky woman, who feels thankful that the match was not applied to her korosene soaked othes, which would have meant certuin death. A large posse is in search of the fiends. A good description of both men is at hand, and should they be found & lynching is likely, —- 5200 stock o1 Dor i good Dy esidence. Hiave el Iy furuisliod front roos gentlemen. Addrcss P 13) atods