Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 27, 1893, Page 3

) [ —————— A — THE DAILY RBER COUNCIL BINVFS 12 PEARL OFitE STREET Delivered 1y earvier to any partof (e city 1L W, TILTON - Munager TELETHOXES | Jusincss Ofier Night Editor MINGR SIENTION, Toston Store, 10-d A merchants' dinner will be served vd's Cafe today for 25 cents, 1ost. Saturday atternoon, between Henton sirect on Washington ave e and North 1rst strect bridge. unmounted water color marine scene, about 12x18 Finder pleasce leave at e office St Andrew’s society is preparations for the celebration of the birth ay of the Scoteh poet, Bobbie Burns. Th exercises will be held in Masonic temple and will include speeches, a banijuet and batl, ‘ Miles Schofield has been remstated in his position in the fire department, from which he was removed on suspicion of having been At U making elaborate implicated 10 an incendiary conspiracy. Chief Nicholson did it almost immediately after his own reinstatement, Thirteen eases, which were stricken out of the district court docket beeause the parties allowed them to run over two terms without the filmg of a tral notice, hav veen vefiled. the filing foe being paid ove again as though the were bran new Tho High school foot ball team went to Omaha Saturdiy afternoon to play against the Younz Men's Christian association team of that place in place of the association team of this city. They were very much disap- pointed when they arrived to find that there would be o game, owing to the unwilling ness or inability of the Omaha team to play “Thanksgiy ing services will he held iu the First Presbyterian church next Thursaay morning at 11 o'clock. Nearl Protestant churchies in the city will unite, and Dr. Askin of the Congregational chureh pach. Serviees will also be heid in ul's Episcopal church, and the choir red a number of elaborate musi I selections for the oceasion. Rev. . J cl will preach. ) Are fresh g ies good? Ave the best things in the markets, the newest delieacies and novelties, desivable? 1If you can get them for your Thanksgiving dinner, and get them cheap. wouldn't you rather have them? Ask Homer about it. 538 Broadw Sugar Corn! Sugar Corn! Try the Council Bluffs Sugar Corn. The best in the market. Absolutely no chemicals used to bleach | the BW corn white. It t, clean and whol young, tender, Hime. S. M. Williamson still sells dard and street, and has not way, as has been the Sta Domestic at 106 South M removed to eported. in Broad- For neat job printing. prompt delivery and lowest prices go to Pryor Bros., Bee job office, 12 Pearl street.. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. About Orphuns' Homes. Colonel Alexander Hozeiand occupied the putpit of the First Presbyterian church last evening and spoke for some time on the sub- ject of orphans’ homes. As the “newsboys friend,” iie has had ample opportunity to ex- | amine into the subject deeply, and the statements he made with the methods of running such were considerable at varianc way people have of thinking, He made it s boast that he nac nov in aii of his work among destitute chitdren, taken one of them to an orphans’ home, although he had taken a good mauy of them away from such some of iustitutions with the usual places and put them_in good familics. He had found homes for 400 in this way during the list four years. He thought orphans’ homes should ‘b no larger than families of the usual size —anywhere from seveu to ten members—and in repfy to the question of how long a child should stay there, he said, “not overnight if you can tind any place e'se for it to stay. The manage- ments of these establishments haveuo right 1o herd the little oncs tozether until ihey Dbecome diseased in both body and soul. He told of a nfutron of a “*home" in Kansas City who ovjected to haviug real homes found for the waifs under her charge, on the ground that it would leave her out of a job, and he thought this the principal reason why homes for the friendless were con- stantly growing in sizn. “If you have an orphans’ home among you,” he said, in a tone which was under- stood by every onme present, “I'll agree to find homes, and good oncs, too, for every in mate inside of sixty days. If the manawers of these places put themselves in a wrong position they must expect to be criticised.’ At the close of the meeting Colonel Hoge- land brovght before the audience a wowan and ber two little children, whom she was unable to support. One was a girl, 10 years old. and the other a boy, several years her Junior. Inside of fifteen minutes the little girl had been taken by Mr. and Mrs. She- ward, two of the members of the congrega- tion, and had started for home with her new parents, The Twin City Dyo Works, The Twin City Dye works is now the largest and most complete in the west, The new building 15 equipped with the newest approved machinery, in hands of expert workmen. All kinds of dyeing, leaning and renovating ladies’ and gen- tlemen’s gavments, feathors, ete, ~All work guaranteed. Office and works at %th street and Avenue A, Council Blufs; Omaha office, 1521 Farnam street. G. A, SCHOEDSACK, Proprietor, Carving sets, finest warranted blades, 2,00 per pair up. Our large fall stock of pocket knives, razors and carving and table cutlery is now in. Cole & Cole, 41 Maiu. Abe Lineoln post No. 20, Grand Ariny of the Republie, will give a grand ball on the evening of November 25, 1803, at Masonic temple, for the benefit of the relief fund of the post. There is no other such line of lamps in the city as you find at Lund’s. George S, Davis, pr scription droggist, Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Wil Hold an lnguest, ‘The remains of Peter Johuson, or Jim Peterson, asheis almost as well known amoug his ussociates, were viewed by his sister yesterduy morning they lay at Estep's morgue. An inquest will be held this afternoon at ¥ o'clock, and the funeral will probably occur tomorrow, at un hour 10 be fixed hereafter. The dead man had no wife, as was incorrectly reported yester- day, but had Lwo sous, one 19 years of age and the other 16, You pay your money and you take our choice—either Dr. Jeffevis' Diphtheria Remedy or a funeval, Thirty- five years trial proves Dr. Jefferis diphtheria medicine infallible in putrid sore throut, as in malignant scarlet fever or malignant diphtheria. For sale wunrd.lcv. Davis and DeHaven, also Cuming street, Omah, Unity Guild of Grace Episcopal church will serve a New Ir!ugluml supper Friday evening, December 1, from 5 to 7 o elock, foilowed by a party. Tickets 25 cents each; no extra charge for dancing. Have you seen the new gas heaters at the Gas compan A s oftice? Domestic soap is the nest. W. 8. Baird, anwr,ikl\'ereu block. Smoke T. D, King & Co’ Domestic scap is the D;h; Partagas all of the reference to | NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Intentions of the Interstate Railrd Com- pany a Matter of Doubt. WILL IT CARRY OUT ITS PROMISES MAiDE 1t Sincere There Will Be No Trouble About Securing Extension of Its Charier— | A Motor Line to East Omahws | Must Be Established, E - | A committee was appointed by the city | council at its last meeting to have a con- [ ferenco with the offcials of the Omaha | Uriage and Termimal Railw the purpose of secing not be reactied tion of y company for if an agreement can with refarence o the exten the company’s charter for another two years. It was the intention of the com- | pany to have the committee go to Omaha to consult, but the committee, thinking that it was the other fellows who should do the running back and forth, sent it word of thefact and asked it to set a time for | thie meoting on this side of the river, Noth- ing has been heard since, although several days have elapsed, and the agree- | ment seems to ba no nearer than it was on | the day after the council meeting. “I'he n Tuk Beea day or two ago, in which a business man of this city hinted that possibly the company was not acting in | 2ood faith. but was party to a “deal” with | the Council Blufts and Omaha Bridge com- | pauy, by which the charter, if extended, | miz t be transferred to the old company in | | case the latter should wake up some fine morning to find that it was operating without a charter, siruck responsive chord in morc than one man's breast. Almost where seems to be the opinion that the ompany should by all means have its charter extended in case it could be proved | sincere in its desire to build & motor line be- tween Council Bluffs and Eist Omaha. “There is no doubt that a motor line of this sort would be an immense benefit to the city, und every one would be giad to sce it built. But when it comes to allowing a com- pany to get favors underhandealy, which would never in the world be granted to iv dircetly, the people of Council Bluffs draw the line. |1t lius been suge ed that the terminal might be required to give the city a bond. to insure the building of the line as now promised. If this company really means to but in & new line, and is acting in good faith, it carnot object to giving the city some tangible assurance of its sincerity. and when that is done there is little likelilood of the city refusing to prant all favors thatare reasonable. BOSTON STORE, Our Speciat Price List, We advertise nothing we don't have and everything advertised will be found just as we say. The following iist, pre- pared for our sale, is by no means an ex- coption. Our annual sale is going beyond our expectation, considering the uni- versul dull trade: Read the list cavefully; sure to be something to interest you: $2.25 11-4 blankets, $1.48 a pair. 1.50 % table napkins, $2.33'a dozen. shrunk flannel skirt patterns, 89c¢. A big reduction on muslins and sheet- ings. 124c cotton batting, Tie a roll. $1.00 gent's fleeced underwear, T9e. H0c gent's underwear (soiled), 2 39¢ boys' and misses’ underwear (odd lot), Se ladies’ clouded vests and pants, 50¢ Egyptian ribbed vests and pants, 30c. 10¢ yard wide twills, L yar 124¢ figured twilled suiting, Ste. Best quality indigo blue print ¢ and 33¢ infunts’ cashmere hose, 19¢ 15 dozen imported wool hose (sample: no two alike, worth from 40c to T choice 3 paivs for $1.00. Children’s mittens, pair. Ladies’ cashinere and double 25¢, worth 33c. $1,00 7-hook kid gloves GYc a pair, Sample line silk embroidered hand- c, all wool, 10c a mittens | kerchiefs, 33¢ each. 5 50c all wool dress goods, yard wide, 33e. 67c fancy dress goods, 40-inch wide, 30e. $1.00 plaids, camel hair and hop sack- 54-inch wide for tYc a yard. 50 high class novelty wool goods now $1.19, Prices on coats have to be seen before you can appreciate them. Plush sacques at cost pr £15.00 garments, $4.98: $3.50 and £5.00 coats, $1.98 each: $6.50 to $12.00 coats, $4.44 each. BOSTON STORE, F., W. & Co., Council Bluffs, Ia. AN EXTRA LI [ Fancy glass vottles at’a bargain, 123c grade e, 2oc grade 10¢, 39¢ grade 15 Florida water, 50¢ bottles 124c. Bay rum, 25c¢ bottles 10¢; perfume, 5S¢ ounce. Glycerine soap 2c acake, Pea Cuticura e, Castile three for 10c. F. W. & Co. Council Bluffs, Ta. We close every evening at 6 p. m., ex cept Monday and Satur BOSTON STORE. FEARED FOR HIS LIFE, £10.00 to s 10¢, Peter Bucher of Manlstee, Mich. Have an Escort Hom The railway oficials at the Union Pacific transfer found a man walking about the platform yesterday afternoon, who displayed some of the symptoms of insanity. He an- nounced, with a great many manifestations of fear, that there was a conspiracy on hand to kill him, He was on his way from Ta- coma, Wash., to his home in Manistee, Mich,, where he has a large milling establishment. It was so very apparent that hid upper story was not just right that he was taken to the polica station in order to find out just what would better be done with hir, AU the station he gave his name as Peter Bacher, aud suid that he had been to Ta- coma for the purpose of settling up an estate. While there he iearnea of the plot to kill him, and gave himself up to the police for protection. On the train he had been coustantly tormented with the fear that something terriblo wis about to happen to him, He had ubout 120 in his pocket, and thought that the object of the conspiracy He was afraid to go on his e and offered to pay the expenses of who would go with hun to see that he arrived at his home in safety. Chief Scanlun decided to take his offer, ana the two started for Michigan last evening, On most subjects the unfortunate man secwed 10 be as rational as uuy one, but when he commenced to talk about his money his reason forsaok him and he rambled in his couversation in & way that showed beyond all doubt that his brain was affected. It was thought by the police that possio'y he might have been drugged and an attempt made to rob him, and that the eflects of this unplea: ant experience might not have Worn away. BEVENUES DECKEASING, Has to Ten Conts & Kide Isn't Such » Bonanza tor the Company After All, “Idon't take in as much money in the course of o day now as T used toby a long shot,” was the remark of a motor conductor yesterday in response to a question put to him by oue of the patrons of the line. It is needless Lo add that he did not kuow he was talking for publication. “It was not very long ago that my train runuing between Council Bluffs and Omaha averaged 35 a day the year around. But that time is past, and my dally average now is not o exceed “What is the reason for the ‘falliag off?" was dsked of bim. “Ope reason is the fact that #0 wany THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, OVEMBER 27, 1893, traveling men have been taken off the road by the houses they work for. Nearly ali of the wholesaters are running short handed 0w, and some of them have_taffen off their entird fores of salesmen. We used to get lots of {rade from traveling men, but its mighty little we get now “Another reason which the conductor might have urged,” remarked a gentleman who had listened to the conversation, ““is in the fact that the motor company 18 trying to charge 10 cents worth of mouey for 5 cents worth of ride. The peovle of Council Bluffs are not crossing the river as much as thoy did two or three years ago: in 1800 for in- stance, swhen the travel over the line was bet; ter by far than ithas ever been since. Then i€ seemed as though 10 conts was & remarably low price for a trip across the river, because we had always been paying a quarter or a half for far worse rilities, The new papers have educated the people up to the ides that 5 cents is enough to charge, and the result is that people are looking at a dime twice before they turt it over to a company that they think is robbing them The company will have to act in. accordar with public’ seatiment sooner or later, the sooner it find it outt it will be out of its pocke W. E. Chambers, Masonic temple. day afternoon and fewer dollurs dancing academy, Classes, cach Wednes- nd evening. Ladies, if you desire the kitchen ask your grocer forJ. C. Hoffmayr & Co.'s Fancy Patent floar. - 3 BOJKDED BY ROBBERS, absolute peace in Tralnmen Have a Hard Fight with Eight Desprradors. Gosney, Ind,, Nov, e first section of No. 00, the fast moat exprass between Chicago and New York, pulled iuto this city last night with eight desperate robbers on board. Between tere and Elkhart they had ade repeated efforts to uncouple & number %, with, it is believed. the idea of wrecking the fast express which passes here close behind the meat train, No. % passed out of Elkhart at 12:30 th morning. When it had left Elkhart a mi behind the train crew, which consisted of Conductor Hickok and two brakemen, found that eight men were on the train, having concealed themselves bevween the cars. The fellows tried to uncouple the ten ast cars of the train, but their efforts were foiled after a havd fight. T'he crew, however, were not able to drive the men off. Five miles further on another attempt was made to uncouple the cars and another fizht ensued, which lasted until the train pulled into Goshen. Hickok and one ot the brakemnen were badly vattered in the fight. Theengineer blew hi whistle for help, and in 2 few minutes two officers and a f men reached the train, but the s had mude their escape, taking with shem three watches and 4 small sum of money, which they had taken from the trainmen. Later in the night two men named Zim- merman and Cone, who had some of the stolen money on them, were arrested. Zim- merman claims to live in Kendaliville, Ind., and Cone in Benton Harbor, Mich. The coutradictory stories told by the former. of which have proven false, practically is enougn to convict him. It is believed by the Luke Shore officials that the men mtended 1o leave the uncoupled cars standig on_the track to wreck the express train and then plunder it President Newell of the Lake Shore,today offered a reward of #4000 for the capture and couviction of the eight men or $500 for the capture of any of them. “The express train which the robbers tried to wrecl is the same train which was robbed at Kesler, Ind., last Septembe B SACRIFIZED 115 FAMILY. Indiana Farm Awful Deed of an In vyoui. Tnd., Nov. 23.—News is just re- ceived of a quadruple murder, followed by suicide, from Carothersville, a small village near here. Joln Foster, a wealthy but cr- ratic farmer of Uniontown, ina fit of tem- porary insanity Saturday killed his wife and three childrer with a revolver and then blew out his own brains. Foster has always been regarded as a little weak-minded and queer. Several years ago hie and his wite separated. Recently u reconeiliatior. was, effected and Foster returned to s family. There was no direet evidence, but the position of the bodies shows that she was the first tomeet her fate. She was shot through the back of the head. The children were found dead in the next room, and from their position had cvidently been aroused from peaceful slum- bers by the shot that killed their mother. The oldest child, a hoy. was found with his hands clasped as if in the avtitude of prayer. He was shot through the head, as were the other two children. The'father, after tak- ing the life of his little oues, returne to the dead body of his wife, and, placing the pistol to his head. completed his flendish work. r While [ —— OFIUM SMUGHLERS. Prominent Portiund, Ore, Yretty Pickle. PortLaxp, Nov. 26.—The trial of twenty- cight persons, charged with smuggiing Chinese and opium from British Columbia, will vegin in the district court Monday. Each defendant has frow one to ten iudict- ments against him. It is allezed that the operations of the ‘rinz" extend over two years and the value of the opium smuggled into this country is said to reach into hun- dreds of thousands of dollars. 'I'heTreasury department has special angents here who for overa year have boen collecting evi- dence, and. it is claimed by the government, that the evidence against the defendants is conclusive. Many of the defendants are prominent, among them being ex-Collector of the Port James Leland and ex-Special Agent of the Treasury C, J. Mulkey. The case of Nathan Blum will come up first, and, owing to the many rumors that he has made a full confession exposing all the operations of the ‘ring,’’ the greatest interest has been aroused, Citizens In a AL Movements of Ocoan Steamers, Nov. 26.3 At New York—Arrived—La Bretagne, from Havre.: At Scilly—Passed—Ema, from New York for Bremen, At The Lizard — Passed—La Touraine, from New York for Havre, s e 400 PR WEATHER Light Snows and Colder Are the Prodic- tlous for Nebruska Today. WASHINGTON, . —Iorecast for Mon- day: For Nebraska™Fair,, except local rains or light snows in eastern portious; west winds; colder in western portion. For lowa—Light rain or suow; variable winds. For the Dakotas—Light local snows ; vari- able winds; colaer in western portion. Local Record. Orrice oF THE WEATASR BUREAU, OMAHA, Nov. 26.—Omaha recora of temperature and rawfall compared with corresponding day of past four yoars: 1593, 1592, 1891, 1890, Maximum temperature 88> 339 419 552 Minlmum winperature. 84> 162 832 Average temiperature.. 36> 242 872 Precipitation o010 00 T Statement showing the condition of perature and precipitation at Omaha fo day and since March 1, 1893; Normal temperature Excess for the duy Deficiency sinee Mir Norual precipitation Deticlency for tie day S5 08 fnch Deficlency since Marcf: .. 6.2 inches Reports from Other Stations at 8 p. m, STATIONS. - wedgaw camvaadmag, “£9p JO damye. 00| Part cloudy. e e i Hapid Clty 421 00 Clear. Helona. | 00 clear: e 20 2 Part cloudy. SUVi sl cloudy Clieyenne 10/ 00 Part cloudy. Miice City! 2| T cloudy’ Galveston. 58l 73| .g4/Part\londy. T udicates trace. GEokGr E. HUxT, Local Forecast Oliclal. 1 1 [SCARED EVEN, THE SPIRITS Mediums from \(innupdlgs Have a Lively Time with an Orfigha Audience, i SOME PHENOMENA THAT FAILED TO WORK —_— Prof, Emorson Has a Little DiMcalty with Mis Control and the Crowd Makes Matters Extremely Warm for the Spook Outan et 1t was somewhat disagreeable for ghosts to venture out last Right, even had cach ethereal wanderer from . the spirit world, been clad in a mackintosh and goloshes Fog and drizzle, however, inspived no ter ror in the hearts of about 100 of Omaha peo ple who assembled at Washington hall to | see “spiritualistic phenomena.” There were many ladics in the audienc For several days past Prof. Charles ¥ ton of London and Prof. C. Frank Emerson of Metbourne, undor the management of & heavy-weight “diplomat” from Minneapolis, named L. D. Smith, have advertised that they would give a test of “great spiritual- istic powers" last evening at the above named pl They made public statements that “dur- ing their seance, materialization of forms, hands and faces would take place, tables float in air, talis with spiritual friends would be had, deceased friends would be described,” the manager to refund the admission fee. I'hie trouble commenced about 9 o'clock The audience bad patiently sat through the program up to that hour armid whisperings of “humbugeery, aud,” ete. The usual formaiity of selecting 4 committee from the slin- audience” was gone through with. Dr. H H. Jansen, Jamés Wilson and H. Sch fleld were chosen to represent the audience, which they did in an excellent wauner, Mr. Schoenfield being lurgely instrumental 1 unmasking the fraud. Spirits “Talked Lhrough Their Hate.' Prof. Emerson thenstarted the wheels by workilg that superauuated tick known as “yoices from the spirit world,” in the form of names written on slips of paper., deposited in a hat by members of the audicuee. A “spir 1tual” handkerehief was placed over the hat and then the spirits told Emerson the names. Out of the fifty names plucen in the hat he ouly repeated eigit, and it was clearly = evident that he got the wrong tip from some spirit when he gave a name that could not be found in the hat by the committee. The professor wiis somewhat embarrissed by the break. The manager rushed to his rescue, however, and, in respouse to a question from the audience, smilingly said that “they really had no explanation to make' as to how this “spiritualistic phenomena’ occurred. Judge Eller, who occupied a front suit, arosc and stated that he had placed the name of Abraham Lincoln in the hat and the com- mittee then discovered that two_ slins_con- saining the name of the martyred president, were in the mysterious tile. A general taugh followed theannouncement. Thespirits had evidently “stuffed the hallot' or else two Lincoln enthusiasts in the audience had their minds in the same channel when they slipped the name into the-hat. Committeeman Schoentield about this time began to detect the odor of u very large- sized mouse. So did the sudience. Emerson retired to the wings. whiié his partner, Prof, Egliuton, endeayored-to pacify the crowd With some “tricks,” as lie teruied them. He was candid enough toadmit that he had no communication with spiritland either by telephone or mental telography. Prof. Bui- erson possessad all the “spiritualistic” power; ete. The young man from London gave uan exhibition of slate writing and mind reading. He goy rattled once, howeves in his arithmetic, but the heavy manager brushed aside a cloutd of impending gloon with a stage smle that partially checked the growing indignation of the people. mited. Prof. Emerson appéared in his second turn in which he walked down the uisle among the audience and announced that ho would now talk with -‘deceased friends™ of persons in the audience. He did not go into a trance to accomplish this. but rubbed his hand over his forehead, twirled his spectacles and after closing his eyes a few moments called the spiriU’s name. Some one in the audience would quickly catch the cue and the professor would then plunge into spiritual blographies. After five tests of tnis kind the medium started for the stage, when he was inter- rupted by calls from other members of the audience who also wanted to hear from their friends In the spirit world. The professor acquaintance with the spirits was evidently limited, because he turnad u deaf eav to all entreaties and retived behind the scenes Cries of “fraud” rang throuzh the hall, and H. Neble, editor of the Danish Pioneer, vanced 10 the stage and denounced the en- tertainment #s a rank fake. His senti- ments were applauded. Emerson rushed out from behind the scenes and offered to vet Neble $100 that he could prove to the coutrary. Neble did not weaken, but promptly at much to the surpriseof the “medium, fumbled around his clothes, but could find the “century” to back up his bluff, “Go ahead anyway” shouted Nebl defy youto exercise spiritual power over mo, or even bring me a message (rom any of my dead friends.” This nettled the professor and he ad- vanced before the audience with Neble to prove that he was still on speaking terms with the spirits, but there was where the “‘medium” was mistaken. He failed, utterly, in the presence of the disgusted aundience, to make gooa his claims to distinction as an interpreter of the dead. The audience gave bim one more chan for vindication, namely a test with Mr. Duvall. Stopped the Seanc The spiritual dicky birds, however, had eviaently retired early, They refused to whisper any more pointers. Emerson gave up in despair, but said, when asked for epted the offer, " who not v, an explanation, that he could do it tomorrow. The manager ordered the curtamn down, but uo sooner had it started to descend ere there was a wild rush of indignant citizens for the stage. Emerson was soon the center of an angry group. He was given every oppor- tunity to make a satisfactory statement, but could not do so, Manager Smith wus also surrounded by people who demanded that he refund the admission f This he refused to do. He also repulsed @& proposi- tion to donate 5 of the receipts to charity. The presence of ladies checked any boisterous conduct on tho part of the as- semblage. At 11 o'clock everybody had left the hall, tneiights were extinguished and the furce was over, e —— ust Close ou Suuday. Kaxsas Ciry, Nov, 20.—The police commis- sioners yesterday issued an edict to the saloon keepers here ovdering them to close up business today and threatening arrcst to any who disobeyed. The order was sent out at the earnest requostdf the Sunday Rest association, which has béen wawing a war against all violators of ‘the Sunday closing law. ‘Today, although front doors were uni- versally closed and Many saloons entirely shut up, the majority of places dispensed liquor as usual. Eight ofi-the offenders had been arrested up to phisevening and other arrests are expected, The crusaders de- clare that they are determined Lo not quit demanding and working for the complete en- forcement of the Sumdey law until every saloon in the city is elused one day in the seven. o Two Children Cremated. Kaxsas Crry, Nov, 25, ~foy Lucas, aged 3, and James Williams, colored, aged 4, met a horribje death by fire here today. Mrs Williams had paid a visit to her next-door neighbor, Mrs. Lucas, first taking the Lucas boy to her home for her boy's companion After visiting awhile Mrs. Wiliams, on looking out of the window, was horrified to see flames enveloping her house. The alarm was given, but before aid could reach the children both were cremated and the build- ing destroyed. s Turued Over to England, Porr Towssexp, Nov. 25.—Adyis s re- ceived today from Sitka, Alasks, siate that the Hritish sealing schooner Hen- rietta of Victoria, upon iustructions ‘ from the Dopartment of Justico. was ? surrendered to tho British government. The vessel was scized two vears ago for pelagic aling and a fine of 1,000 each imposed on the captain and first officer of the schooner, which was seized for discharging and ve- ceiving cargo from anothier wassel while in American waters, without reporting to the custom house. ———e BOOKS AND PERIODICALS, “Dodo,” which is said to be the Tondon sensation” and is called by the author a “Detail of Today,” is not as elab; orate an affair as *' I he Heaven Twins' or “latest as great a book in any respect. Mr. B. F, Benson, theson of the archbishop of Can terbury, has made a hit, probably more on account of the alleged fact that the heroine is from real life than fron any merit which the book has from a literary or any othe standpoint, Of courso it is bright and fas cinating as the “Dodo™ s herself, but that isall. The satire 18 strong and the influcnce of this woman over all the mea who happen to know her 1s something marvelous. One would think they would get tired of it after awhile. The men in the book are good scem to bo men of ordinary jutelligence on all subjects but one—Dodo.” The autnor evi dently” hus some conception of what u gen tleman should be, but when I makes of common decency a heroie q t is strai ing the point too fine. Jack istoo good a man to run off with his cousin’s wif aithough ho makes love to her seven days in the week, and when her husband fiually discovers the state of affairs and asks him if he can still claim to bo his friend, Jack replies in a relieved tone of voice, “I thank God, T can,” just because he had the grace | to decline 1o elope with the woman whom he has persuaded to ask him to do so. Some men would have gone off about their busi- ness after @ woman refused to marey them and have let her alone. It is incumbent on a gentleman to wash his hands, but there is no use to write a book about it, . The women in the book who rotate round the central light are of no interest. One is a musical genius who mus: have certain things to cat or she cannot_compose, one is | said to be very brainy and is exhibited by a | man who is supposed to have “discovered'” hel in a style that is vather ludicrous in a smail way, and the only woman in the book who exhibits the least womunliness is ut- terly without tact, one might almost say without common sense. Are real gencrous hearted, sympathetic woinen always unin- | teresting and insipid? Mr. Benson would have us believe so. But all the interest in the book lies in the woman called Dodo—a name which just | suits her. A woman with one article to her creed, “T'must have lots of money, s biy must and a big lots,” who has one rule by { which she decides what gives her pleasur A thing to be of value must be unattainable. For instance, when her husband dies and begs her to marry his cousin and rival, with whom she has_been in love all along, she loses interest in him, as there 1s no reason in the world why she should not marry him. When her only child dies she is detérmined to dance all night because it is supposed to ‘be improper for a mother to attena a great ball inside of thres weeks after such an event. And dance she does. Krom the be- | ginning of the book to the end she never be- trays one womanly characteristic, is never in earnest or sensible. She is unutterabiy silly, selfish and cruel. Just what aim or intention the author had in_ mind in presenting’suchu_spectaole for women uand men to_contemplate is beyond imagining. He certainly never intended it as an object lesson, since he has all the good men for miles around worship her and ap- pear blind to ner faults or to forgive theni, because ste is Dodo. Mr. Benson app to have as little respect for his own sex as he has for womaukind. Some important facts are presented on subject of “*Food Valus and Digestibilit auned Vegetables™ in the Novemver Dietet and Hygienic Gazette. The Gazette Publisi- fellows ana ing company, 1218 Broadway, v “Reading for Railway Men™ is a y in which the Railway Age blows horn, Inthis it is a great suc | shows it has somethwg to blow for. Ruil- | v Age, Chicag | Marion Crawford" rion Darche” lacks | none of the dramatic force for which the | author is 50 well krown, though the de nouement is rather tame. The style is easy aud graceful, but as the story ‘ends right” 1t will be enjoyed by the readers of fiction, who like to believe that some mer (in books) will do anything for a woman's suke The man who tricd to be a hero did a good deal in this one, aad strange to suy the woman seemed to_appreciate it. MeMillan & Co., New York City. “The First English Essayist: Walter Map,” is reviewed by Arthur W. Colton in the November Poet-Lore and 18 full of in- terest. This essayist wrote in the twelfth century and the extracts from his writings together with comments on them furnish cellent first-hand study of the times. Poet- Lore Co., 196 Summer street, Boston. “Elements of Music” is something -of a novelty in musical instruction, consisting of a single page on which are shown all the rudiments from the first lesson to all the major and minor scales, chords and key- uotes It likewise explains how to commit signatures to memory, supplies a_dictios and a full sized keyboard showing position of all the treble and bass notes on, above and below the staff. Price5 cents. John Picht, 73 Avenue C, New York City One of the most pleasing features of the | December Demorest is the full description of practical Christmas prosents of every grade to be manufactured at home, If you are at a loss what to give a friend consult this favo magazin fora hnt. It also contains, besides Christmas literature, in- cluding a beautiful Christmas carol with music, the ordinary amount of miscellany and fashions. W. Jennings Demorest, Néw York City. Of more than ordinary interest at the present time will be the pamphlet by J. W. Sullivan on *‘Divect Legislation by the Cit zenship Through the Initiative and Referen- dum.” This little work explains in detail the institution of initiative and referendum as used in Switzerlund, showing its cemo- cratic features and adaptability to accom- plish peaceful rc-olution. True Nationalist Publishing company, New York. *“I'he Two Salomes' by Maria Louise Pool is @ strange story of the influence of heredity on the moral character, the heroine having no sene of right and. wrong or conception of other’s rights. The plot 1s meager, but some of the scenes full of power and realistic to the highest degree. The description of the climate of Florida is very enticing these cold days. For sale by Megeath Stationery com- pany, Omaha, *The History of Illinois and Touisiana Under the French Rule,” by Joseph Wallace, embraces a geneval view of the French Dominion in North America with some ac- count of tha English occupation of Iiinofs, The work is a condensed, yet attractive and authentic history of the Mississippi valley from its earhiest exploration und settlement by the I'rench uutil the final surrender of Ilinois to the English in 1765 aud of Louis- iana to the Spaniards in 1760, together with rief record of the English sway in 1lli- nois till 1775, Notabl ures of the work are its biographical and character skaiches | and a review of the rise of many towns and cities. The edition is limited, 435 pages, cloth bound. Robert Clarke & Co., Cincin- | natl. —— Charged with Attempted Robbery. James Murphy stands charged with at tempting to commit an assaull with intention of robbery upon J. K. Sumrall, who is in the ploy 3 g TR R T'he latter alieges that Murphy accosted him near bixteenth and Davenport streets | and snatched his wateh out of his pocket, breaking the chain of the timepiece and then endesvoring to escape. Murohy was placed under arrest by the autuorities shortly afterwards. e —— Caused Hardship and Sufferiy Derkorr, Mich,, Nov. 24.—The closing down of the iron mines in the upper peninsula has thrown thousands of men out of employment estimates range all the way from 10,000 to 15,000—and caused greal destitution. Gov- eruor Rich has invited the mayors of all the principal cities in Mionigan and leading men from the upper peninsula Lo meet in Detroit Monday and take measures w0 alleviate the tress. i Figuring for an Entrane GavLveston, Nov. 20.—1t is stated on good authority that a deal is pending between the Gulf, Colorado & Sante Fe,ana the Missouri, Kansas & Texas roads, whereby the latter will secure entranco for its passenger traios into Galveston over the tracks of the former between here and Houstoa, vl draft light. Capacity; Construction; Durability—all the BEST. Now s tho time to buy a hay pross A 12-Tons-a-Day The Southwic 1t has g any ( DaubleStroke Press in tho World. 600 machines sold i COUNCIL BLUFRS STEAMDYE WORK3 All kindsof Dyelnz and Cleaninz done in the hichest style of e art. Fadel and stalned fabrics made 10 iovi as good as ow. Work promptl dono ant delivere fn all parts of the country price list Senl for A. MACHAY, Propriston Brondway, near western depo Telephone North Machine at a 10-TonsaDa, Our \Warranty Goes with &<ch B Press (s a 2-horse, ful L opening of ling, Price. achine, ircle machine, the last 90 days, SANDWICA MANF'G. CO., COUNCIL BLUFFS TURNED ON THE OFFICERN Thieves and Vagrants at Webster City, Ia.. Make a Lively Fight, . FORCE HAS TO BE 1)SED TO SU3DUE THEM They Attack Their Captors with Chairs and Other Weapons in the City Jail and Are Clubbed Iuto Submis- Efort, sion After ai Wesster Ciry, fa. Nov. 25— [Special Telegram to Tue Bee]- Sheriff Corbin, Chief of Police Hathaway and Night Watch man Wycoff had a battle with thieves ana tramns this merning. They were taking a shoplifter, who had been working the city all day Saturday, and four tramps, who had been arrested on suspicion of having been implicated in o robbery at a neighboring town, to the county jail for safekeeping. At the juil the tramps and thieves turned upon them and seizing chairs and a piece of gas pipe_ attacked them viciously. They were clubbed into submission by thie officers and disarmed at the voint of a revolver. All who took part in the melee weve injured, but not fatally. OTTUMWA LYNCHEGS NOT ALARMED. Movement to Prosecute Them Meets with ittle Encouragement. Nov. 26, —The meeting held ns to dissuss the prose cution of the ringleaders of the mob did not result unanimously. They de- cided to exhume the remaius from the pot- ter's field and give them burial in the ceme- tery. This wasdone, it is alleged, because the body was uot buried at all. Certain in- fluential citizens, however, declared they would proceed to the prosecution of the work themselves before the grand jury and have vetained promment coursel for this pur pose. The coroner's jury yesterday re- twrned a verdict of iliegal hanging and recommended the grand jury to investigate the matter. Witnesses before the coroucr's jury could not tell definitely the names of by certain citi any one commected with the mob, except Charles Reem, a teawster. It ish ardly thonght that a jury can be found to convict Reem or any other participant in the matter. et Kallvond, Krokv, Ia., No The operation of the Keokuk clectric street railway was stopped last night on authority of the Ameri- can Loan and ‘I'rust company, owners of the controlling interest. For some time past the road has lacked about $30 a day of pay- ing expenses. ‘The road has had a stormy tence. Built but three years ago at an exnense of £100.000, it has alreaay been sold once at a receiver's sale. Keokuk's 5 tobbed t wloon Keeper. Srovx Crry, la., Nov. 20.—[Special Tele- gram to Tae Bee.|—DBurglars broke into Peter Autiow's saloon here this morning. Autiou, who lives up stairs, hearda them and started down stairs with a revolver in cach hand. He fell through a trap cellar door they had left open aud was rendered un- conscious. While he was coming to they finished blowing his safe, secured §200 ar escaped. iey Des Moines Des Moixes, Ta., Nov gram to Tue Bee.]—It is learned from well authenticated sources that the postmaster- ship of this city has virtually boen decided m favor of 5. H. Hunter. It is even said that Postmaster Brandt is now only a figurenead, Hunter having practically taken possession. e NEBRASKA NEWS, Affairs av West Foint, West Poixr, Nov, 20.—[Special to Tue Ber. | —Frank Drahos is building u lurge ice house near the daia, e railroad company is filling in consider- able ground on the Park street crossing. This is a needed improvement. Mrs. Joe Drahos, who left for Omaha last week for surgical treatment, was success- fully operated on for a tumor and is now in- creasing in strength and will soon be well again, The supreme court granted leave to the plamtiff, Sonnenschein, in the case of Son- nenschein against Bartells, o file briefs on motion for a rehearing, J. W. Reinhard left for Cherryville, Pa., last Thursday to visit his old home, where his parents still live. He will be absent about two months. Mrs. Ruay Willghos signed papers Friday prosecuting the several saloon keepers of this city for having unlawfully sold tiquor to her lite husband. John Windell has commenced an action against Charles Jounson aud P. Anderson to recover 810,000 alleged damages. Mr. Peterman has sold his residence property aajoining J. C. Crawfora’s block and will remove to his old home in Wis consin next spring. Adolph Fischer, the purchaser, wiil then occupy the residence. Touias, Nov. 20, pecial to Tue Bee.]— There are i number of gro. sharks flece- ing the unwary farmers in this neighbor- hood. The street commissiouer has put all roads feading into town in good shape, and there will be no one complaining of poor roads next spring. Mr. J. C. Cooper is assisting the Metho. dist people with their revival. Hels also a local preacher. ‘The 8. & M. has had a force of men here the past week putting its depot in concition for winter. ' J. W. Hicks of "the firm of Bicks Bros. has sold his interest in the windmill busi- ness to W. A. Thornburyg. Dr. M. 1. Carter has been putting a foun- dation under Lis drug store. A pack of Assyrian fukirs has been pay- ing this town & visit I is reported that there are several places in this city where the thirsty individual may wel his whistle to Lis heart’s content. How- MAGNETIC NERVINE. 18 sold with writter to o i And Wake- s, caused byex. ssivouseofOpiumy, A Tobageo and Alco: ol; Mental Depres *BEFORE - slon, Softening ot the Brain, causing Misery, insanity and Death; Burreness, Tmpotency, Lost £ OWer u either sex Premature Old Awe, Tnvoluninry Losser, cuuse v over-indulgence, 0yer-exortion of the Bri f Youth, Tt gives to Weak Orgi ural Vigor and doubles tho joys of 1if ‘orrhaea and Femalo Woakness, A wonth's tronts at, in plain package, by mall, to any addrese, §1 box, 6 boxes 85, Wilh overy order wo give & ten Quarantoe to cure or refund the money. Circulars free, Guarautes issued only by our exs clusive agent. Kilr'& Cc fole Agents,.Cmaha. Neb OR. MCCREW 1s the only SPECIALIST WHO TREATS A PRIVATE DISEASEY and DEBILITIES of MEN ONLY. 14th and Ta s OvaTa Or the Liquor Fiabit Positivel: by admintstering De. Hai tiolden Tt can ba given iu a cup of coffee OF tea, or in food, bsolutely’ without the knowlodgo of the patient, Barmiess, and will ffect a permanent and speedy Whecher the patent is o moderate drinker oF lcoholio wreok.” It lias boen given in thousand 3.ad 10 cvcry ipatance a perfoct oure had fols Iowed it overFalls, Thouzuomooo (mprogtated & Spocific, it beeomea an Utter 1mpossIbII for the liquor appetite to oxia R x GOLDEN SPECIFIC CO. Prop'rs, Olnclumat, O 48-pago book of particuiars free, 1o be had of Kulin & Co., Drugeists, 15th and Douzlus Sts., Omaha, Neb, Prof. H. Hirschberg, = the well known Eye Expert, of 620 Olive street, St. Louis, Mo, and ) E. 14th street, New York, wishes toinform his many friends and patrons of Omaha und vielnity” that ho will e at the store of his agent Max Meyer & Bro. Co., Dec. 6 to 12 djust his celebrated Noa-Changeable es and Eye Glusses to all in need of Consuitation free RED Ruuun nANUE)— Bad complexions, baby blemishes, and falling hair prevented by Cuti- CURA Soar. Most offe dve wkin purifying and beautl. fying moap in’ the world wWell as purest o tolletand vursery soap S them. =S cure for pimples bLecanre only cloggiug of the pores. old eviry where, Weak Hen edy which CERTAINLY, QUICKLY and PERMA- NENTLY Shres At o bt ete. Address O BIRNEY'S Sfiécl;l N’oflcrien”x COUNDIL BLUFF OWA FARMS-S70 acres, §352.00; 300 $16.00: 160 awres, List of farms, fruit ston & Van Paten, ])u'\'un know th choice bargaing in ity BSTRACTS and loans bought aud sold. Bluts bottling i cre e 00; 80 aeres. $27.00. Largs r.ns andgardan land Johd o Rona o land nesr ruit and gar Farm and oity propars Pusey & Thomas, Couast (VARBAGE removed, canspooln, vaults. ohl ny Jelewned Kd"Burict, " "Eaylor's grocsen, ' adwiy 10+ T—A 4-room house, 1 Levin, 215 Sonth 18t street. TRADE wd, In- Connell Bluft 73 b FoRsalEo centrally loc “turnished or unfu RQOMS soent ci No. 218 Wil ever, this will not long continue, a8 prepara: tions are being made to drop vnlo these people. C. i1, Buchtel's new building is now ready for occupancy. ——— Arrested for Embezziement, Ixp1aNAPOLLS, Nov, 26,—E. D. Fulford of Rochester, N. Y., champion wing shot, hay- ing in charge the construction of the lines of the Long Distance Telephone company, with temporary headquarters in_this cily, is under arrest at Syracuse, N. Y., charged with embezzlement. The police here have been shadowing him for the past week, but did not arrest him for fear of frightening his accomplice, who could not be located. The charge against Fulford involves —several thousand dollars, und it is believed that he uas been systematically robbing the cow- pany for some tinie past. His mauner of workiog was very simple. ‘The buying of waterial, payiog the men, buying right of way through lands, etc., was under hissuper- vision, and he raised the vouchers to sums in excess of what they really were. ——— Dropped Out of Sight. CrLEVELAND, Nov. he railroad officials of the union depot are puzzled 1o account for the mysterious disappearance of Corwin C. Gray, ticket agent for the Wagner Sleep- ing Car service, who has nov been at his oftice since last Sunday. Gray neid an im- portant position and his affairs are in good shape. Hut Fuciorics Bhut Dowa, Daxsury, Conn., Nov. 20.—Twenty-five hat factories closed down last night us a re- sult of therefusal of demands made by union men that only union tradeswen be ew- ployed inthe factories. Three thousand persons are affectods