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THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL BLUFE OFUVICE: NO. 12 PEARL STREET Telivayed y enrricr to any partof the city H.W TILTON - Manager No.43 No.23 OMco..... .. TELEPHONES ] QiisinesaOffice..... .. I Night MINOR MENTION. Boston Store—Linens, towels, musling John Fitzpatrick was fined $16.70 in police court yesterday morning for thrwing a brick through the window of K. J. Neison, on Cut- on. whose hushand dis in Garner township several weeks ago, s still unablo to find any traces of him after he left Denver. Peter Moraski, J. Rock and Joe Miller, three bos less than 12 years old, ave missing from their nome, 1235 Pierce strect, i Kast Dmaha, and _the'r relatives arvo unxiously ooking for them, There will be services at the Lutheran church every evening excepting y. Rov. A. J. Turkle of Omaha will preach Thursday evening, and Rev. G, W. Snyder will preach at the other services, The police have telegraphed to Ottumwa to find out 1t tho authorities there want Stephienson and Talbot, the two men who tried to pass a forged check in this city lust Suturday, The two cuiprits will hive a preliminary hearing in police court this morning. John Hale, who has had chavge of the pest house, was caught last evening about o'clock, making off with a sack of flour which he had taken out of the back cnd of rson's store on Broadway, near the corner of Bryant strect. ile was jailed on a charge of larceny. A. J. Stephenson is mentioned as a candi ilale for the oftice of city treasurer on the re publican ticket. He filicd the position of £ity clock for several years and 18 known as # thoroughly responsible business man. 1t he is chosen by the republicans he will un- doubtedly ndd strength to the ticket. Myrtle, 2-year-old daughter of Mrs. Nettio Van Ness, died at 11 o’clock Sunday night of consumption, after a year's illness, She was staying at the Christiann home with her mother, who is employed there. ‘Phe funeral will take place at 4 o'clock this aft from the home, Rev. J. Gi. Lemen oftic The following cases of contagious dis were reporced yesterdny: Measles I Norcne, i ue 13; Harry Whitm Curtis street; Annie McGargle, 223 South Sixth ot; — Black. 411 Parlc avenue, Scar- let fever, Warren Howard, 1104 Fourth ave- nue, The store kept by Dungan & Son on_Main streot was entered by burglars Sunday night and when the employes went to the store yesterday morning they found the door open. About $50 worth of kuives and razors wero missed, but the cash drawer, which contuined $8 in cash, was undis® urbed. Enterprise this week Chambers' Dancing Practic For beginners, every Monday. Junior class, 4 p. m.; adults, 8 p. m. Advanced junior clags every Wednesday 4 p. m. As- semblies cvery Wednesday §:30 p. m. His elegant academy in the Shugart-Beno block can be secured, with elevator serviee for varties and musicales. Apply to Mr. Win- ters at the elevator. The best of musi: can be furnised for all parties For sale or trade for improved city prop- erty or unimproved farm lands, an improved farm in lowa, twe dwellings in Cedar Rap- ids, Ta., and two fine bred stallions, with records below . Ohio Knox, Council Bluffs, Ta. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS, Lncius Wells is back from the east. Henry S. Storms, assistant superintendent of the Burlingtoa &ystem, was in the city yesterday, Mv. and Mrs. A. B. Sweeting, who have been visiting with the latter's parents, Mr, and Mrs. J. T, Oliver, on Park avenue, have returned to their home in Chicago. Engincer C. D. Ashley of Laramie Cit; Wyo., after spending o week with b mother, Mrs, William Barker, has veturned o hus pest of duty. Mr. Ashley was sent to Cmiha in the interest of lodge 19 of the Americau Railway union, 1f you want cheap hard coal that will give satisfaction try Southern anthracite, $8.50 per 2,000 1bs, * Sennt-anthracite, $3.00 per 2,000 1bs. CARBON COAL COMPANY, Pearl street, Grand Hotel Bldg! Ladles, if you desire absolute peace in the kitchen ask your grocer for J. C. Hoffmayr & Co's Fancy Patent Flour. Trade mark— Blue Rooster. Domestic soap is e best Big Surprixe, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Wilcox, on returning home Suturday evening, after spending the out, were most agceeably surprised to find that their home had been taken pos- session of by friends und relatives, who had gathered to help Mr. Wilcox celebrate his birthday. On entering his home Mr. Wilcox found that his friends hud made a raid on his green houses and had turned his home Into a bower of loveliness of pulms, cut fowers and smilax, The most notable Acsign being an exquisite center piece, origi- gated ana constructed by his cmployes and 1o up of flowers and vogetables grown on place. A most enjoyuble cvening was spent with cards, music and games. followed by an eclegaut lunchcon. Among those present were the following: Messrs. and lesdames R, MoKenzie, W. F. Plunket, F Fister, J. R McPherson, L. Reames Youne, W. G. Morris, A. J. Cauah F. Hall, S. Young, Atl Woodward, H. Shaw. O. Younkerms X Mucci, C. L. Felt, R. Kueth, 1. Casper, J. A Killan, Blackner, J. W. Kelley, C. R. Mar- tin, R. Andrews, M. Bartell; Misses Lohan, Canning. Nettie Pasha, Susic Morris, Hall, Parker, Inman, Crandall, Aten, Kikwood, Risney; Messrs. 1. Kelley, I Lohan, W uing, W. Woodward, " W. McPherson, \ 1. Hall, W. F. Martin, 5. Parker, 0. J. Martin, H. Harris, E. Goodehild, E Benson, G. Auderson, C. Plunket, G Caughey, South Omaha, Concort by the choir of All Saints’ chureh, Omaha, for tne benetit of Unity guild of tirace church, at Chambers' hall,” Tuesday, February 6. Followed by dancing. Tickets cents; dance ribbons 25 cents. Dr. Jeftries' diphtheria remedy kills diph- theria but not your child. At Davis’, Beardsley's, DeHaven's, Council Bluffs; 240 Cuming street, Omah Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. Now Physical Dire or, A new director of the gymnasium has been shosen by the trustees of the Young Men's Christian association to- fill the vacancy saused by tho retfrement of L. C. Dalo, whose term of office expived the first of the vear. A, G. Douthitt of Indianapolis is the new man. He has spent a year in the Young Men's Christian_ association training sehool for athletes at Lake Geneva, Wis., and is said to bo fully qualitied to perform the duties of the position. Ho will arrive in the elty about the 10th Mi Dale will st as dircctor until ho arrives. Mr Douthitt will devote his whole time to the Associntion wotk, Nassau Investment ¢ Nebraska railrond block, Councll Blug's, npany guarantees collections, Merrlam Domestie soap s the best, Marringe Lic The following persons took out marringe licenses yesterday ab the county clerk’s of- tice: Nume and Addross Poter Jostuh Parlsh, Pottawattawlo county. 23 - Tough, Pattawattamio 18 sebush, I .. 86 Mary Kulhorn, Pottawattamio county . 23 Frank Schiferil, Council Bluffs. ..., 20 Dulsy Ross, Councll Blufts SR oensos, Age. Have you s22n ( Gas company's office Lavors ut the . Ask your grocer for Domestic 50ap, VNF,‘\\'S Flili)l COUNCIL BLUEFS | fatuesmtites, it 7o ¥t Motor Company's Delinquent Taxes Again Before the Oty Council, COUNTY TREASURER REED WILL NOT ACT © Writes a Letter Setting Forth His Rea- sons for Refusing to Proceed by Distra City Attorney In- structed to Bring Suit. The city council held its meeting last ovening, and meeting it was, Mayor Lawrenco and Aldermen ason, Jenuings, Keiler, Nichol- son, Smith, Tibbitts and White were pres ent, and nearly every saat outside the rail- ing was occupied by citizons who had been drawn in by the announceinent that some- thing would be done with reference to the back taxes due from the mwotor company Tho bill of Ed Bates, poundmaster, for for the keepiug of some stock that had been released by Judge McGiee, upon the owners pleading poverty, was allowed, but in connection with this Councilman Smith wanted the office of poundmaster to be empticd of an incumbent until spring. No action was taken upon his suzgestion to fire Bates, as Councilman Keller thought there were about flve dozs residing near his home that he would like to see the poundmaster get action on before his services were dis- pensed with, The committce on sewers was instructed to effect a settlement with N. P. Dodge and £, J. Day with reference to the sewer in the southern part of thg city, on the terms pro posed by them. The proposition made by L. Everett in regard to the sime matter wus rejected as unreasonabl Alderman Jennings repor ence to the elaim of A. J. MeLarer tax collector, for §24, that the fi mitee had found that MeLaven w: in muking his last settlement w Ho recommended that MeLar lowed und that o bill for $11 b McLaven for the balance, A resolution was passed in with the recent suzgestion of M rence, instructing the finance comimittc take action to have all interest ou spe asscssments colleeted annualiy hereafter I'hen came up the matter in whi one present feit the most absorbing intero: that with reference to the collection of the pecinl taxes due from the motor company. e following communication trom County Treusurer Reed w X “Referring to your resolution insisting on my collection of certain special tax. due thie city ‘ouncil Bluffs Railwiy company, would say: My only guide in determing what taxes the company s*ill owes is the tax list. I do not, however, feel justified in distraning for the entire amount as it HOW appears on ny tax boois for the following reasons “I understand suit has already been brought by the city for some of :the items of charge appearing on the tax lists. “Lhe tax books show a large amount due for items of paving where tho tracks of the company, to my personal knowledge, were laid after. the st e paved. My understanding is thav the liability of such company for paving is simply contract lability. “The legality questioned. “There ave other items which T do not understand and would like to be informed as to.what they are before assuming the liabihty and responsibility of making dis- traint for them.” He furthermore sail that he did not ap- prove of any such attempt as had becu made to saddle all the responsibility upon his shoulders, and asked thav he be given further instructions and that the claims for taxes might be made more specific. HAZELTON WARMS 'EM UP. This communication was referred to the city solicitor and judiciary committee with instructions to give Mr. Reed whatever in- formation he might desire in the matter. At this point City Avtorney Hazelton ade a speech remonstrating with the council for dillydallying, referring these matters from one committée to another and never accom- plishing anythwe. He became considerably warmed up to the situation while he was talking, and when he had finished he was greeted with a hearty round of applause from the audience, which filled all of the space outside the railing. “Wasn'ta resolution passed last July in- stracting you to collect these taxes, Mr. Hazelton?” inquived Kelier. “Not that I ever heard of,” was Hazelton's reply. Jenuings asked the clerk to get the record of the mectings held last July, and it was found that such a resolution had been passed. It was read. “That merely roferred to such taxes as were in suit,” said the attorney, “and it was 50 understood by ail of you aldermen.”, Keller thought not. “Mr. Keller,” said Hazelton, “'if you under- stood that I was instructed to bring suit for taxes why did vou present the resolution the other night instructing the county treasarer to seizo the company’s property? If I was not carrying out the instructions of the council how did it huppen that I never have heard a word of 1t when talking with you about the matter since then? It's a very remarkable state of uffairs,” Keller looked straight at the tip of his nose and said, **Hem!” About this time every one began to tallk in an excited tone of voice, the mayor him- self becoming somewhat excited. The audience joined in with applause for the mayor. Afteriv was all aver and every one had done his best to souare himself with his coustituents and such others as he deemed advisable, the motion torefer Reed's communication to the judiciary committec was reconsidered by motion of Keller, and City Attorney Hazélton was instructed to take immediate action to collect all taxes due the city from the motor company. “That's all the instruction I want,” said Hazelwon, I'he ordinance prohibiting electric motor companies from oporating on the streets without a franchise and making each viola- tion punishable by fine in the sum of §100 per day was again brought up and referred to the city attoruey, to be reported on at the next meetis TREUBUND SHUT OUT. The communication from the Treubund so- cloty asking that the city allow itsolf to be garnisheed for the sum of $150, due from the city to Fred Kruger, the lattar haviag skipped out with that amount of the so- ciety's funds, was aguin read and Council- mue Jennings moved that the petitiou be nted. There was uo second and the scheme fell by the wayside. “The sum of $6,800 was ordered transferrea from the police fund to the paving fund to take up bonds. An ordinance was introduced providing that hereafter the employment of an attor- ney in any case i which the oity is inter ested shall not be biuding unless made in open council nnd compensation is agreec upon inadvance. Its -reading was groeted with applause from the audience, and under o suspension of the rules it was passed ununimously, A petition was rend from the park toners usking that av the coming tion a proposition be submitted to the voters for a 1 mill levy for one year for park purposes. Notice wis also served that the term of oftice of one commissioncr explred iu the spring and it would be necessary to eleot auother. A proposition to settle the two suits of Kruger ugainst the city for $1,000 paid to Mynster & Lindt, the latter to vay all costs and have the sults dismissed, was referved to the city attorney and judiciary commite tee. James McCabe was called for and deliv- erad & specch 1n which he urged the council to take immediaie uction to bring the motor company to terms, and pointed out the means by which this could be done. ~ After he hud flnished the couneil adjourned untit Friday evening next, when arrangemeuts will be made for the coming olection. Toating tho Milk, The mill and meat fospector has made several tests of the milk furnished by tho various dairymen totheir patrons, The tust® range ull tho way from 3.10 per cent to b per cont of butter fat. ‘Tho fact that a number of duirywen bave been jerked up and fued zular monthly an interesting ed with refer- ox-poll nce con- s short § I the city. s claim bo vresented accordance AW- of the intersection is com- city THE OMAHA more wator 1o make the rest a little more careful, and althongh some of them run dangerously near the limit of 3 per cent, thore is u d cided improvement noticed of late in others MAKES A TERRIBLE THREAT, Morning Organ rinder in the Business of ntimidating Candid .. A morning paper which has been engaged in the onerous task of driving The Bee out Council Bluffs for the last 50 has given it out cold that it will support no republican candidates in the coming city campaign unless they are subscribers. An- other stipulation is that the would-be oftice nolder must be a subscriber for life, and that he will not be allowed to tura the cold shoulder on his “home paper” as soon as ho is elected nnd go to taking a paper which furnishes him the news while it 1s yeu n This is a wost horrible threat, Lo be sure, and_yet it is not iikely to nffect the candidates particularly one way or the other, Ab oix months ago Brooks Redd was candidate for county treasurcy on the democratic ticket. By actual count rinety-six columns of newspper space wero used in two woeks in branding him with all the erimes on the calendar from killinz his relatives to stealing sheep. Reed —wus elected with thoe viggest majority of uny mau on the demc 2 . From numerous similir cases it scoms that a candidate who wants to be clected would do well t the tooth-and-toe-nuil op- position of lus “home paper’ before begin- ning his campaign. tareh disease of the blood, and only a reliable blood purifier can perfectly and permanent cure. parilla is the best blcod purl- and it has cured many severe cases of rri. Catarrh oftentimes leads to con- sumption, Take Hood's Sarsaparilla before it is too late. Hood’s Pills do not purge, pain or gripe, but act promptly, easily and efficiently. 25c. Favorable inducements will be offercd a few reliable and energetic agents who will solicit for the Mutual Life Insurance com- pany. Call on or addri Pusey & Thomas, Council Bluffs, district agents for southwest- ern lowa, Services, Tomorrow wiil usher in the Lenten period, which will be observed by the copa- lians of this city as well as generally. The following program has been arranged for St. Paul's churen: Holy communion will be_celebrated every und:iy; first, thivd and fifth Sundays at 8 o'clock a. m.: second, fourth aud sixth at ridday service, Asi Wednesday services at 10:30 a:m. and 10 p. m. All Wednesdays at 7:30; Frida at 4 Offerings on month for the interest fund. the second Sunda) Except at this service, The sermons on Sunday will be of o spec- ial nature; those for the worning will have nce 'to the orign, deelopment and growth of the ehurch of God. AU night a scries will be pre followinz subjects: hed on the or One's Own Way Against God's Way. Second—Candace’s Treasurer; a Willing Learner. Third—Nehemiah: an Earnesy Layman. Fourth—Cornelius; the Good Gentile. Fitth—Tabitha; Woman's Activity in Christian Woris. Sixth—Jgseph and His Brethren, Jesus and His Bréthren; a Parallel Pills that cure sick headache: DeWitt's Little Early Riser: well Feerl New A Dbig consignment of the finest peper just received at Miller's, 13 street, from 4 cts. a roil upwards patterns. Gl Wants a Divorce. Clara T.. Gates began suit in the district court yesterday for a divorce from Ambrose A. Gates, whom ste married in 1852 in Stoughton, Dave county, Wis. She says that a very few yea after the knot had been tied the cefendant began to abuse her in a manner so regular and energetic that her lite was endangerea. He called her vile names, choked her, threw lanterns and knives at ner, and failed to support her. They formerly lived in Estherville, Emmet county, Ia. Sweet breath, sweet stomach, sweet tem- per? Then use DeWilt's Little Early Risers. Unity guild party, February 6, Chambers' hall. IR George S. Davis, prescription druggist. L ——— WILL ATTACK THE CAPITAL, Moody and Sankey to Direct Their Bat- terles Against Washington. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. —Dwight L. Moody, the “world-renowned evangelist, and Ira D. Sankey, the great singer, will begin a series of meetings in this ciy Wednesday. A chorus of 1,500 voices has been in practice under the direction of Mrs. Sankey. The meetings are to have the support of all the evangelistic organizations here and everything points toward an unusually sue- cessful series. . Champagne as a restorer has no equal. Cook’s Extra Dry Imperial is pure, delicious and sparkling. Sl o Lost All Had. About 8 o'clock yesterday morning a rather well dressed appearing fellow ap- peared at the city jail and asked for a place to sleep till 6. To the jailor he gave his mame as L. Snyder, and said he was without money and had no friends here to g0 to. “Where have you been till this mornin Captain Cormack said. “Up town."” “Well, whers up town?" question, “Why, up visiting some friend “Why'did you not stay with them?” This latter was sald in a raiher harsh tone, and the fellow concluded to tell the truth. He sald he had been up to the Diamond. “You lost your money and then here to sleep. Now you may remain, I have a good notion to charge you vagrancy. Give him a bed, Dibbern.” was the next came but with DeWitt's Little Early Risers. Small pills, safe pills, best pills. e ngerously Hurt, While Charles L. Johnson, a switchman rom South Omaha was walking on Dodge street between Eleventh and Twelfth about 2 o'clock this morn- ing, a stranger met him, and say- ing, *“Rubber, will you bounce?” struck him a tevrible blow in the face. Johnson fell heavily to the sidewall, His heud struck the curbing. the skull being lala bare for several nches. The doctors siy the wound is a dangerous on THE CRESCENT HOTEL. Eureka Springs, Arkansa 1, 1894, stone, fire proof structure, improvements, situated in the heart of the Ozark mountains. Mild and bracing climate. Wild and beautiful scen- ery. Unrivalled medicinal waters. Through slecpers over the St. Louls & San Francisco ralivay between St. Louls and Eureka Springs. Write to the undersigned for de- scriptive pamphlet, rates, etc, Charles Miller, manage —_—— Beg Pardon For Iuterrupting you, but you may possibly he golng e If 8o, there are a couple of teains you should really bear in mind. These ure “Northwestern Line” Nos. 6 and 2, leaving Unfon depot @aiiy at 4:05 and 6:30 p. ., respectively, arriving in Chicago at 8:15 and 9:30 next morning. City ticket omce, No. 1401 Farnam st, el A Cheap Trip to Calitornia. The Burlington route is now selling round trip tickets from Omaha to San Franclsco, Los Angeles and San Diego at $65.50—about @ cent and a half a mile. n't that reasonable ickets, berths, time tables and advertis- ing matter at 1324 Farnam street. W. F. Valll, agent, , Open February A beautiful with all modern DAILY irteen years or thirteen yea 4 BEE: TUESDAY, WILL EXONERATE MR, SPECHT His Friends Propose to Make a Snap Judg- mwent Casg of It. —ryry JUDGE HASCALL RENDERS AN OPINION Charges Agninst the® Sxty Ward Conncil- Passed Upon by the Committe Without the Tpsth of the Makers of the Complaint. The opinion In the Spocht impeachment case was written yesterday afternoon by Judge Hascall, and it 18 a complete vindication of the councilman from the Sixth ward. When the committee on judi- ary met yesterday to hear the evi- dence in the case the following communica tion was filed by the complainant. IN THE JUDICIARY COMMITTEER OF CITY COUNCIL. Under the charter an class ( Gentlemen cities of the 172) exclusive 1 i conferred upon the district eourt of Douglas county to re- move a councllman or other city officer, Said section confers alons upon the mayor of such city power and authority to present to sald district court articles- of impeach- ment against a councilman. It therefore follows that ower ' rests solely in mayor committee {s entirely or Jurisdiction to try has sl 1 up judicial - for s set forth governing wtion ur witne ' in the pre ses, Your report 1l hearing would have no or significan The charges in the communication of . \W. Simeral to the mayor and council can be fully proved by direct oral testimony and the best of documentary evidence. But this proof will only fore o tribunal having the city charter to hear and ; With all due vespect mit and its intentions, spectively decline to submit you, but we do here and shall to Insist upon the mayor of the city taking such action as will bring forth a fair trial before the proper tribunal. Respectfully. W, SIMERAL, JOHN H. BERCK GO, E. SPECHT, tobert W. Patrick, Attorney for Plaintifts, Dated Omah eb., b, 5, 1. Councilman Cahn thought the committee should respect the wishes of the prosecution in the matter, especlally as that position was apparently based on the law applicable to the case, but Hascall was determined to go ahead with the hearing, and overruiled the petition that the matter be sent to the mayor and district court, Holmes refraining from taking any stand i the matter. Councilman Specht was then called to the witness stand in defense, and there repeated under oath substantially the same story as that contained in his affidavit heretofore published. He charged that the complainant was attempting to blackmail him to secure payment of a claim that was not a just one. He said that he had employed the attorney at a sa of $300 a year, and that when some of his cases demanded attention in the courts the attorney was engaged clsowhere and could not attend to them, and had sent his brother, for whose time a claim was made aside’ from the amount stipulated in the annual contract. WANTED HIS SALARY. He said that Simeral hiad demanded that he assign him a part of his salary as coun- cilman, and he had. refused. The lawyer had sied him and jobtained a judgment against him, and he, had already paid $100 on that judgmeat, but he did not propose to pay money that he did not owe, although it vas his intention to pay all his honest debts soon as he could. R The witness testified that the whole matter covered in the charges had been fully inves- tigated by the grand jury, and that body had refused to find a true bill against him. The reported connection with the Metropolitan Lighting company, as well as the election booth contracts and engine house contracts had been gone into, and a large number of witnesses had been examined. He never had a cent of interest or stock in the Met- ropolitan_company, and had never received any of the proceeds. He said he had been helping the Specht family for the past eleven years, and had signed the notes for George Specht as a simple act of friendship, just as he had at other times helped him, and his friendship had cost him about $11,- 000. The action of Simeral was no surprise to him, as he was told by Mr. Rosewater last Monday that he had received a lctter from Simeral saying that unless the claim was paid charges would be preferred before the council. A threatening letter written by George Specht Jauuary 1 was introduced as evi- dence. It set forth that unless the claim of $850 owed by the councilman was at once paid, the whole inside history of the con- nection of the councilman with divers city contracts would be divulged. The witness sald that George Specht had subsequently sent a man to him to say that for $300 ho would swear on_the councllman’s side in all his cases, and this offer had later been reduced to $30 a month for four months, but all had been rejected. Specht told how he had assisted the father of George Specit when he failed in business at Dixon, IIL, and was ready to divulge & lot of family in- side history if it was necessary in arriving at a decision in the case. Hascall concluded that the committee had no business considering the matter any- way, as the offenses charged were com- mitted in a former term, if committed at all, and it was outside the jurisdiction of this commi(tee to go into them. The com- mittee had seen documentary evidence and listened to the testimony of Mr. Specht, and the grand jury had inve the wlhole matter without deeming itself justified in indicting the councilman. All the witnesses had been before the grand jury and their failure to act in the matter after ascertain- ing all the facts ought to be sufficlent. But even if it was not, it was the opinion of the councilman-from the First that the defense put in by Mr. Specht was all that was neces- sary to refute the charges, as the com- plainant had ignored the committee after asking it to investigate the charges and had not appeared to offer a particle of proof. Hascall said he would write out the report, and asked the other members of the com- mittee to return at 2 o'clock in the after- noon and attach their signatures, s HE WAS GAME. Shook Dice Until I be produced he- power under the determine the to your com- we' must re- the testimony intinue Lost His Clothes and tood Naked at the Bar. A naked man stood at the counter in jeorge Raw's saloon, Iifteenth and Market strects, Louisville, Ky, at 1 o'clock one morning. He had gambled away the cloth- ing that had made his last stake. He was a young man known as “Rowdy” Phillips, was considerably under the influence of liquor and nas an uncontrollable mania for gamb- ling. On Friday night he had been out with a number of friends drinking, and about 1 o'clock he dropped Into Rau's saloon to get a last drink before he went to bed. He was very well acquajnted with the proprie- tor, and they shook dice to see which should pay for the arfuks. Phillips lost, and tossed the cent plece he had across the counter. ;They stood talking for a time, and finally Phillips pulled a ring from his finger and: said he would put it up against one Rau wore and shake for thein, Rau agreed. The dice were cast and the bar keeper won. Phillips became annoyed at hayv- ing lost both throws and he offered to bet his silver watch against §5 that he would win next time. Again Rau took the bet and won. At this Phillips became desperate, and lost in turn his collar button, studs and cuff buttons, Finally he, pulled off his coat and dared the saloon man to bet §6 against it. Rau told him he was in hard luck and en deavored to pursuade him to go home and not throw any more. At this Phillips be- came angry, and claimed Rau was giving him the worst of it by Jumping the game when he was winner. Seelng the passion was on the young man and it was useloss to reason with him, Rau put up the money and threw four deuces. The best Phillips ‘could do was a pair of fives, but he insisted upon wagering his hat and vest against $5. This time Phillips threw first and four sixes rolled out of the box on the first dash. He did not better it and Rau took the box. On the first throw he got a pair of aces, another foll on the second, and the fourth one dropped on the third. What will you bet against my pants?’ excitedly cricd Phillips, as he took amotber 'BEGRUARY s e —————————— 6, 1891, drink on credit and endeavor shattered nerves “Not a cen you go hom *'No, sir,” was the reply. "You've got to shake, and I'll stay right here if I lose every- thing but the bad tasto fn my mouth “AN right,” rald Rau, “if you will it, I'll pue up $3 against your pants, you must take them off and lay them the counter. Without a word Phillips pulled off his trousers and laid them on the cosnter. Then he took the box and began rattling the dice. By this time quite a crowd had gathered to witness the unique game. Ivery time the door was opened the chilly alr struck the naked man and made his teeth rattle, but he was in good humor and cast the dice with a ner hand. A pair of trays came up. The roll brought a pair of fives, and at the ti1#:d Phillips shook the remaining dio to try and fill the hand. A six came up. Then Rau took the box and got a pair of fours, The next throw brought another pair of fours, With an oath Phillips dashed the box and dice into the cuspidor and started for the door. Rau stopped him, however, and gave him back his clothing, together with a drink, and sent him to h's homie, 1 to stea ' sald Raw, top have but on IF THE BILL GOES THROUGH. Repe of the Eleetl Laws Wil Clos Era. WASHINC The de fon of the senate to finally vote Tuesday upon the bill for the repeal of the federal clections laws means, in all probability, that not many more daye will elapse before these laws will be wiped from the statute book, as the bill has alrcady passed the house and there is no likelihood of opposi- tion. The passage of the bill will mark the close of an important cra in the country’'s his- tory, as the laws which are to ho repealed were the cutgrowth mainly of the war of the rebellion, and had thelr origin during reconstruction days. FProviding « they do for federal supervision of presidential and congressional elections, the laws have al- ways been unpopular with the advocates of the rights of states to control their own in- ternal affairs. The democratic party has naturally taken up this cause, and as ur s advantage of this opportunity it controls both congress and the executive branch of the government to have laws repealed. The debate on the bill ha generally participatd in by the republicans as it would have been a few years ago. The failure to pass the so-called force bill of the Fifty-first congress appears to lhave had the effect of dampening the ardor of many republicans. Even the republican members of the senate committee on privi- leges and elections in their minority report on the pending bill, admit the impractica- bility of even ng such legislation a that aimed at by the Lodge bill, and many of them seem to be of the opinion that it may be well to permit the democrats to pass the measure now as soon as it can be disposed of. The republican senators will protest as a party by a solid vote against the bill, but the indications are that many of them will take no other means of mani- festing their opposition. Will Crowd the Tariff Bill, WASHINGTON, Feb. G.—Senator democrat of Arkansas, a member of finance committee, says that he does not think the Learings will be grnted on the tariff bill, and that it will be ready to re- port back mext week. Senator V says that the matter will be settl meeting of the committee tomorrow. executive not been as sec Jones, the 1 at the o Action on I Feb. 5.—The senate com- Judiciary adjourned until 10:30 morning without taking ckLam nomination. ham. WASHIN mittee on o'clock tomorrow any action on the P Labor Cap tal To prevent a general shut down of the window glass factoried the workers' union of Pittsburg granted a loan of $50,000 to the Chambers Glass company. This is the only case on record where labor was asked to loan so large a sum to capital. The unfon has $210,000 in local banks, and as there are four more applications for loan pending, other manufacturers will be sisted, There are now crematories in the United States. The interest on the public debt of the United States approximates $100 per minute. The Chinese have a superstitious dread of black and blue, byt vegard red as a lucky color. The tomb of Mahomet diamonds, sapphires and $10,600,000. There are two mountains in Lower Califor- nia that are estimated to contain 10,000,000 tons of pure alum, A vein of mineral wax which resembles pure butter has been discovered by peat diggers in Ireland. During the vear 1893 over 4,000 corpses were cremated in France. Nearly one-third the number is credited to Paris alone. Over in Maine a woman has recently mar- ricd the man who put the rope around Her husband’s neck when he was lynched last July. In Java 750 distinct carthquake shocks were felt during the year ending December 81, 1893, The average yearly number of shocks felt in Japan is something over 500. Three places are known where green snow is found. One of these is near Mount Hecla, Iceland; another fourteen miles east of the mouth of the Obi, and the third near Quito, South America. William Dixon, a resident of central New York, has three hands, the regular ones and another, much smaller, on his back, just above the waist. He Is not to be blamed if he is a little behindhand. The largest advertising sign in the world is on the side of a hill back of Ardenlee, Scotland. The words, “Glasgow News, are citt in the shape of flower beds, and can be distinctly seen and read at a distance of four miles, A lake of. boiling mud, two miles in cir- cumfe; , exists in the Island of Ja near Masses of soft, hot mud con- tinually arise and fall and huge mud bubbles explode like balloons, with reports like guns, at the rate of three a minute, A shorthand writer in Berlin attends the funerals of prominent persons and takes down verbatim the addresses of the offici- ating clergymen. He prepares highly orna- mented copies of these and sells them to the friends of the eulogized dead. He is doing a roaring trade. A manufacturing concern in Birmingham drives something of a trade in crowns. They are real ones, of solid gold, with cap of crimson velvet, and other Kinds of cheap but showy stones, and are supplied to the kings of Africa, of whom there are several hundred, at a highly satisfactory return of ivory and other merchandise, In the northwestern part of Colorado there is a region several hundred square miles in extent which Is literally a vast deposit of petrified fish of all slzes and shapes. These fish beds—shale, containing fish romains—are about 150 feet In thick- ness and extend up and down the Green river for a distance of 150 or 200 mile; cventeen is covered with rubles valued at THE NEXT MORNING | FEEL BRIGHT AND NEW AND MY COMPLEXION I8 BETTER. Ay doctor say it acta gently on the siomach, Aver and kidneys. and s n pieasant laxative. This drink la made from herba. hnd 18 prepared for u: s casily as tea. 1113 called LANE'S MEDIGINE 1St a6l 1: At Goc. and 6l 4 package. 1{ you cantiof get It, send_ your address for a froe sampl Tune's Family Medicine moves owels el dny. Thorder i ho et il b ‘Adaress GIRATUI ¥, WOUDW AL, L TELEGRAPHIC BRIKES, The 70,000 ChInea ¥ iration of th A Sinday night faker N recolver for of Bedford, Ind Lutz & Co., proprietors of th Touteville, as | yeste 1 labilities, botween $60,00 o At e mid-winter combination su) atLoutsville Jayhawker, 4-gearold by Sorrereto, by Grand Sentiual; was soll Closby of Lexington for $8.000 H. A, Hacket and his son, B. R. Hacket, wanted at Favinineton. Mo, on a chirge of steiling tween $10,000 and #20,000 worth of bouds, were reated at Winnopeg yesterday Some more of the clorks employad i the capls tol Lansing, Mich., under both the present And former adidnistrations were summoned bes fore the grand Jury yesterday bther lirre tn plate mill has been located in o, Tnd., making throe fn all, with W ¢ OULDIE OF 12000 pounds per Week. Tle 16w Apitalists 8. Seotl, was tle and will b e of using app Dark Hollow City Malt Jaybird 0 W L torday Tex ¥ May, pro rof two laree dry goods ULAtFobe, Pa., 8ot WIS WiTe yesteiday bes Fefiined to. pndorse I and then mmitied silelde, Mrs, May will ¢ i roenhut of the Whisky Wilkon Biil in the hotise has res oly Inere output of whisk Bult was brought yesterday at Valimaraiso Ind., f wainet Fredoriok Millor by John Eekert, who was sequitted of the mur der” of Ambrose Duke. Mallelous prosecation I8 charged. It was learnéd eruela, which trust rald o 1 5 led I 0 damages Aboard the steamghip Ve arrived yestorday ot New Yo from Centrul Amerfcan” points, that the Lot funi lottery was about (o chunge 1t headquar ters (o Carcus, About 0 o'clock 1ast night at Charley Drake snd Harry 1 PULE OFer Dinke's wife, v Reeves. It ended in' Dy Reeves fatally wournded. The republican state of Tndi hus wont out cireulars Committ throughout the state instructing tiem o the “block and nelghbe o for at the coming state clectlo Bx-President Benfamin Harrlson will start for ‘alifo v Hle secretary Harrfson would deliver sl of oo of i California, por piet Lawronee, Kan., fnto'n dis: vdopt voting wity while maker of | vt Ind., With Miss and who suddenly disapoeared City Inat woek, was arrosted at ye 1y by the Sherlf and is el bligaim, At g at St Loy atms minary to forn taken the hogts I and 1 14 will hereaf| under o management to sterday 1 Known as the aglo L City, Ark., of a Clieht miles novihs 1 which an old farisin by soie un- ome: west of there, in P swoman - named South Thomas Cape, suspect yeaterday morn known Killed kon, W. V vanston 1if 1 boat Wilkinson savlime er he ansto tus inted receiver of and 1 nt eral court yesterday, commenc for $100,000 In he cireuit court L. Marston and Frances B, the former” secretary and vice president socloty, Foreign, ¢ Chanler, the young American ported to be at Kitul, Ukambani, v to the codst. He was expreted nassa on Febraary 10, A Vienna dispatch says that the annual inter- national grain fuir in that city fs endangered, owing to vielent attacks upon it in the Diet last where all the organizers of the fairs were atized us thieves und swindlers, The Hamburz-American and the North ¢ Lioyd steamship lines heve it s their Mediterranean service i « ned. 1t Is added that the other continental lines lnve in the agreement for certain parts of the rman s far 1y announced that the winter wheat ed In twelve departments of ed with 1863, and that it has pty-elght. The condition of the crop i said 1o be Bt in thirty-four ments, good in forty-eizht and fair in_thre partments. The rye N increased. an prospects of the erop are good. In the Reichstag yesterda national 1iberal, ment's position in ot sion question. Ilerr & said that the dual position of the duke of Saxe-Coburg a8 German soverelgn and as a prince of a foreign power was incompatible with German national 1 he suggested that the duke should ce his British nationality i) Little pills for great ills: Early Risers, Horr ¥ was the Coburg iherg, wov Dewitt's Little Filed In the Oregon Courts, PORTLAND, Ore., Cottan of the Union United States court ) eneral Attorney Pacific today fled in the the petition of the Union ing on of wages mployes from Thin Children Grow Fat on Scott's Emulsion, because fat foods make fat children. They are thin, and remdin thin just in proportion to their inability tc assimilate food rich in fat. Scot’s Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil is especially adaptable to those of weak diges- tion—it is partly digested already. Astonishing how quickly a thin person gains solid flesh by its use! Almost as palatable as milt. Prepared by Scott & Bowne, N. Y. Al d With agontzing cezema dtchiug, burniig, blecd Dlotehy, und pimply ki discasca ure inatantly re speedily curcd Curicuia RENEDIES, the gieatcst ekln curce, blood purifie mor remedies of modert Soli throughout the world, and other tiiues Look Well = —— — HERE'S A GASE. Severe Chronie Catarrh Coming to Dadly Spoaking of the comparatively’ very shors time neceossary to the cure of catareh In ite constitutional form by the Copeland & Shev= ard speclalty systom, Miss Emma Trenklo, 317 Twenty-fifth stroot, South Omaha, and born right here, snys Copoland & Shepard foe rouson thav [ have “T went to Drs. t for the sany vou by many 1 that 1s hoenn little sum n month, they have the reput of takin for the cure of chronie disenses than crally supposed to be possibio. “My own trouble was u chironie eatarrh ot the hiead, throat. stomach ana bowels, w.th w bad bronchiai eongh. aud, for years past, 18 had Invoived mo in sickness and misery enough. To tell the sy s IS tiresomes there's <o much repetitfon about it. It wus Hike this Slipst T had cold, then another, then a cold all the thoe, il 1o nose is sostoppod up that we ean't breathe except throush the mouth. Then that vile mucus drippine. the constunt fi ling of th hiroat with po onous eatarrhal discunrges as from somo never-healing uleer In back bel s, Then the tor- menting bronchial es and the fafiure of tho stomach, the n iz and the’ 1 fror rd. Then th s of falnt- s pudt dizziness, the ro e s tho 8 Of flesh, strength and s 8 eep- less nights and tired nios L lowed finally by total fullure of hoth wr URTITOE ancholy feeling of having bezonio o totai lne 1 4t lst. 1 Jost twenty pounds in_ weight and the least cold made my lungs soro, so that fHanlly my parents feared I wis woinz into con= sumptior. I bernn to think so mysef, und placed my case with Dr. Shopird who i re stored me to exce lent hea'th fa a short time Wo re fuily convinved thit for ehronic bron= chlal and catoreha treables I s treatment is the vory best that ean bo found.' DRS, COPELAND & SHEPARD, LIFE medicines oss Lo is gen= neluding tie ROOMS 311 AND 212 NEW YORK HUILDING, Office Tours—9 1o 11 4 m. Sunday 1 DINE (4 Send for frea ele- s testimonialy, HICINE CO. an Bean- cisco. Cal Where Do You Buy Your « « If you want first-class moats, frosh every day, and if you want to buy them ag th lowest prices, korny's Now M ket, 3 ? Jare theso pr the'prices yo \ puying: Roast Beef, from..... . 6e Sirloin Stea't, from .10¢ TPorterhouse Steak, +o10e Round Steak, from Rib and Chuck Stea Boiling Beef, from, .. Corned Beef, from... Clods (boveless).. Pork Chops.. Pork Butts...... Salt Pork. . All kinds Mutton, from All kinds Veal, from. Pork Sausage, from California Hams Bacon..... Lard, from. 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