Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 8, 1894, Page 6

6 THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE -« - NO 12 PEARL STREET Delivered by earrier to any part of the eity. H. W. TILTON, Lessee. TELEPHONES—Business office, No. 43; night itor, No. Sl MINOR MENTION. /Me monthly meeting of the Ganymede Wheel club will be held at the club rooms Monday evening. The Junfon Order of Un'ted American Mechanlcs will install officers at its regular meeting next Wednesday evening The Pottawattamie County Teachers' in- stitute will open tomorrow In the Bloomer ¥ohool for a three weeks' session. . Rev. George Muller will deliver an ad- ‘dress this evening at L'berty hall on “In- dependence Day Fallacies.” All are invited The work on the new road from the west Into Falrmount park fs now entirely com- pleted and the public will have its first chance to use it today. James Nicoll now holds down the position of district court bailiff with a great deal of dignity. C. G. Peterson, the former bailiff, will spend his time in the county Jail. The injunction case of M. M. Robinson dgainst Captain O. M. Brown, involving a plece of residence property on First avenue Was on trial in the district court yesterday 8. P. MacConnell fell while attempting to board a motor train yesterday afternoon at the corner of Main street and Ninth avenue, and was severely bruised, but not seriously injured. Harmony chapter, No. 25, Order Eastern Star, will hold a special meeting in Masonic hall’ Wednesday, July 11, for the purpose of initiation. All members of the order cor- dlally_ Invited. Mr. J. C. Bixby of this city has received an appointment through Major Humphreys of the War department as inspector of the steam heating machinery in the new build- ings at Fort Crook, Ne Mrs. J. P. Selleck has written the police of this city from Chicago asking about her husband, who was to have joined her in Chi cago. He was to have reached here June 26 from Fremont, Neb,, but never did so, a8 far as can be learned. Mrs. Frank Davis, a sister of the railroad evangelist Jennie Smith, has just received word from the latter of the death on July 1 of her fellow laborer and co-worker, Miss Addie Sherman. Many persons remember Miss Skerman and her warm exhortation and earnest work among the railroad boy of this c'ty during her short sojourn here. John Evans died at 8 o'clock yesterday morning of tumor of the hip, aged 37 years at the residence of his brother, W. M. Evans, 2020 avenue B. He leaves a mother, three brothers, and one sister, all residents of Council Bluffs, The funeral will take place at 2 o'clock this afternoon at his late resi- dence, Rev. B. W. Allen officlating. The re- mains will be buried in Walnut hill ceme- * tery. There is talk of having a celebration of Labor day in this city this year. It has been customary for the laboring men of this city to join with the labor unions of Omaha in their annual celebration on the first Monday in September, but labor matters have had guch a boom here this year that there is a probability that a celebration will be ar- ranged under the auspices of the local union recently organized. Judge Lewis heard arguments yesterday in the case Involving the ownership of the union depot property. George F. Wright and other members of the depot company asked that a deed to the property, executed by T. J. Evans, the receiver, in favor ot B. B. Hart, be set aside, on the ground that the consideration was insufficient. Judge Lewis took the motion under advisement. He will hold no more court until Friday, the 13th. F. B. Oskey, the fellow who was arrested for running a’ bicycle fence and picking up his stock in trade around® the strcets of Council Bluffs and Omaha, was brought up from Glenwood yesterday morning by Con- stable Baker, the Mills county authorities having consented to his release in order that he might be tried on the more serious charge. He will be given a preliminary ex- amination In Justice Vien's court on the 18th. For sale, cheap, two lots on Broadway near postoffice, 25 feet and G0 feet. Homes for men of moderate means at low prices, easy payments. Fire insurance written in the best companies. Lougee & Towle, 235 Pearl street. Real estate {s cheap in Council Bluffs. We can sell you a home, a vacant lot, a fruit or garden farm cheaper than ever. Now fs the time to buy. Day & Hess, 39 Pearl street. 5 Meyers-Durfee Furniture company, 336-33% Broadway. Bargains in fine furniture, Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS. Mr. and Mrs. E. H. Rothert returned yes- terday from a visit to Chicago. Miss Stapf and Mi:s Mame Blanchard are visiting with friends at Brock, Neb. Miss Ida Lull of Joliet, IIl, is visiting Mrs. W. W. Lunger, 704 Hazel street. J. D, Franklin, who has been serigusly 111, 1s slowly improving, but is still confined to his bed. Mrs. F. H. Hill and daughter, Zoe, expected home from Madison Lake, this morning. G. H. Jackson has gone to Spirit Lake to spend a week with his family, who are rusticating there. Miss Maud Robinson left Thursday for Hastings, Neb, where she will spend six weeks visiting relatives. Miss Etta Maxwell of the office of the United States court is in Keokuk during the present term of court. Miss Brownle Virgin, who visited Miss Josephine Vincent last ‘week, has returned to her home in Burlington. Mrs. Hewitson has returned to her new home on Park avenue from a two weeks' visit with friends in Lincoln and Orleans. Judge and Mrs. E. E. Aylesworth, accom- panied by their daughter and Son, will go to New York this week for a visit with friends for some time, Emmet Tinley, Ovide Vien, Thomas Ma loney, J. B. Fulton, George Treynor and Herman Schurz leave today for a week's vacation at Noble's lake. Phil M. Crockett, postmaster of Coin, Ia., and one of the be:t known men in his part " of the country, was In the city yesterday chaperoning a carload of fine horses. are Minn., J. R. Snyder, the commission man, has been made sole agent for “Quirye,’ the latest discovery of Dr. Koch of Berlin. It s a tateless distillation of quinine, with * pepsin and the best rye whisky, and is pro- nounced a royal remedy for dyspepsia. It can be sold anywhere without federal Ii- cense. Evans Laundry Company. 620 Pearl street. ‘I'clvphon, 290, The laundries use Domestic soap. pspltal Flinnces. The treasurer of the Woman's Christian as-oclation reports the receipts for June as $664.16, of which $132.44 was from patients; §276.60 from meals served during the en- campment; $43.53 donated from State Say ings bank, and $200 as a loan. There was pald for hospital expenses $126.48; for encampment expenses, $65.93; on the Hollenbeck note, $100, and’ for the paving tax, $340.67; leaving a balance of $29.68 In the treasury. During the month there were four pa- Ments recelved and six discharged, the pres ent number being twelve. Donatlons were recelved from Mrs. J. T. Baldwin, Mrs. J. Stewart, Epworth league, Mrs. Spaulding, Miss Butts, Mrs. I Odell, H. C. Raymond, Mr:, Butts, Mrs. G. Phelps, Mr. Wilcox and Mr. Bandollet. The value the basket donations was $43.60. Miss Butts and Mrs, Graratte are solicitors, The Eagle laundry plant has been greatly erlarged and improved, and we are now pre- red to turn out a large amount of strictly fi:ll-cluu work. Neglige and colored shirts ladien’ We guar- artes not to Telo- phove, 167, i Deat all wool Ingrain carpets, 65¢ during July, to make room for new stock. 2 % YOOUNCIL BLUFFS CARPET CO. walists, ete., a speclalty. fade warranted colors. 724 Broadway. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS 1. U, Barrett Trying to Make Troubl Saloon Keepers, WORKED SEVERAL FOR for FREE DRINKS When His © Racket Beeame Musty as a Liquor Pros 4 More An ying Methods Were 1 To. Jetective’ Resort I. N. Barrett, who has been using a tin star of some detective agency or other as a means of getting free drinks out of various saloons and fined $10.20 In police court last Friday for being drunk, has gone on the warpath for the saloon keepers in whose place he was arrested. Yesterday he filed an Information in Justice Field's court charging May & Smith with fracturing the new liquor law by keeping a saloon with screens at the front window and with chairs and tables in front of the bar. An effort will be made to ascertain how much the state of Iowa has been damaged by this cordition of things next Tuesday afternoon at 2 o'clock. Where to Worship. First Presbyterian—Ccrner of Willow ave- nue and Seventh street. Rev. Stephen Phelps, pastor. Preaching by the pastor at 10:30 a. m. and 8 p. m. Second Presbyterian Logan Rev. tor, residence 332 Lincoln a Morning service 10:30 a. m. Rev Muller will preach. Evening service § p. m. Preaching by the pastor. First Baptist Church Corner Harmony and treet Armstrong, pas- Corner t venue. Preaching morning iing the pastor. Evening service Young people’s meeting §:30. Sunda 12 m. Sunday school at Bethany mission 3 p. m Congregational—Dr. John A-kin, pastor. Morning subject: “The Philosophy of a Drean Evening: “The Gospel of the Carpenter.’” Recrganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—Near the corner of Pierce street and Glen avenue. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. Elder Willlams will deliver the first of the series of historical lectures at 7:45 p. m. T. W. Williams, minister, Council Bluffs Branch of the Church of Je us Christ of Latter Day Saints—Regular services in the Huntington hall, 104 Broad- way, Council Blufts, Sunday, July 8, at 2:30 and '7:30 p. m The subject of the sermon on Sunday night at the Christian tabernacle will be: “The Strike; Its Causes and Means of Settlement." Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal—J. In- dus Farley, pastor. Preaching at 10:30 and 8. The sacrament of baptism will be ad- ministered at the close of the evening serv- ice. J. W. Cole will conduct a men's meeting at the Young Men's Christlan association rooms at 4 p. m. today. Grace Church—Corner Union and Pierce streets. Holy communion at 8 a. m. Morn- ing prayer at 10:30 a. m. Evening prayer at 8 p. m. Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church— Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and at § p. m. Alfred Knoll, pastor. Broadway Methodist Episcopal—Rev. H. P. Dudley, pastor. Preaching at 10:30 a. m. and at 8, p. m. Sunday school at 12. Junior league at 5 p. m. Epworth league at 7p. m - Grand Plaza telephone 45. Grand Plaza bathing beach. Grand Plaza pienic grounds. Grand Plaza’s cornet band beats them all. Grand Plaza’s fine row boats are all the go. Grand Plaza can't be beaten. : Afternoon and night concerts at’ Grand Plaza, 2 to 6 and from 7 to 10. Manager of Grand Plaza can understana 22 languages. So all nations will feel at home. ““He that does not visit Grand Plaza know- est nothing, and will be for all time to coms branded a traitor to enterprise.”—Eugene. excursion accommodations Convention Date Changed. One of the results of the strike is the postponement of the republican state conven- tion, which was to have been held in Des Moines next Wednesday, to July 25. It is hoped that by that time matters will have covled off sufficiently so that there may be a large attendance, which there undoubtedly would not be during these times of excite- ment. The report of the Mills county convention, which appeared in yesterday's Bee, and the list of delegates to the convention, made good reading matter for the friends of Jacob Sims in this city, It is headed by the name of Hon. John Y. Stone, attorney general, who is foremost in the fight to bring about the nomination of Mr. Sims to the attorney generalship. A numebr of the other dele- gates are personal friends of Sims, so that the probability is that the entire delegation will support him in the convention. An item appeared in an evening paper to the effect that the delegation favored Major H. G. Cur- tis-of Atlantic, but in view of the fact that he opposed Stone last fall in his senatorial canvass seems to set that supposition at rest, 50 far as Stone and his friends are con- cerned. Excurslon to the Bluffs, The Burlington route has arranged a spe- cial excursion from Creston and intermedi- ate points to Council Bluffs and return, Sun- day, July 22. The rates for the round trip are hardly one-third of the regular rates. ‘rom Creston only $1.50, Red Oak, $1.00; Glenwood, 50c, and from other points in proportion, The train will leave Creston at 6:15 a. m., and will reach Council Bluffs about 10 o'clock. Returning, the train will leave Council Bluffs at 6 p. m. The excur- sionists can thus, at a nominal expense, have practically an entire day to put in at the Lake Manawa Grand Plaza, or Manhattan beach, boating, bathing, ete. Concerts in the parks, picnicking, and numerous other entertaining features await those who take advantage of these excursion rates. Strangely Afflicted. Mr. J. S. Halbert of Omaha, the gentle- man afllicted with progressive atrophy, who has been spending a few weeks in the Bluffs, left last night with his attendant for the erst via St. Louis. Mr. Halbert has grow 80 belpless that he is at last compelled to yield to the inevitable and seek a home among his relatives. Before his departure he closed up what little interests he had re- maining in this vicinity and bade his friends good-by, as he hardly hopes to ever cross the “Big Muddy" again. His pitiable condition excites universal sympathy and the good-natured, philosophical way in which he bears his hopeless malady makes him wary friends. Since he became disabled he has been very unfortunate in business affairs, but having a record as a soldier of which he may feel justly proud he is the ciplert of a liheral peasion, which is em- fcally a frient in nee.. Mr. Halbert's e is 80 extremely rare that he fs al- most a curiosity among medical men and bas kindly endur:d n> li‘tle trouble and in- convenlence furthering the ends of medical sclence. There are probably not haulf & dy. 1 tvpleal cases Ike Mr. H b+ t's in the en- tre country. A fri medical dispensary has been started under the auspices of Grace church in the church building, corner of Plerce and Union streets, for the benefit of the poor of the city, The hours are: Tuesdays, from 10 to 12 a. m, and Fridays, from 2 to 4 P m. For cobs go 0 Cux, 10 Mw ) street. Tele phone 48. Police Court Notes. EQ Baker was glven a hearing in police court yesterday on the Information flled against him by George S. Davis, the drug- Bist, charglng him with the larceny of a bottle of morphine. Mr. Davis appeared in court, but on cross-examination admitted that he was doubtful as to whether he could identify the stolen goods which are in the possession of Constable Baker. * Detective Murphy said that he was with the constable when the defendant’s house was searched and the missing goods found secreted in a trunk. Mr. Mayne, who Is conducting the prosecution, petitioned Judge McGee to grant a continuance untll Monday, as he THE OMAHA Identify the back to thinks Mr. stolen property. Jall John Morris and Henry Henderson, who tried to get away with four pairs of shoes from Duncan's shoe store, will remain at the city castle for the next thirty days. Jumes Jones, arrested for embezzling 40 cents from his employer, Ed Burke, was granted a continuance until Monda Davis' clerk can Baker was taken LI T [0 GO BY. 1 the Place to Go, Boston Store, Council Blaffs, T, Read the bargains. Everything to be had just as_advertised. Come and examine goods. You won't be disappointed. SHIRTS. Gents' $1 laundered shirts, 39¢ (collars and cuffs). Regular $1.25 laundered shirts, 76¢ each. Big lot negligee shirts, worth $1.50, for 6 each Madras, silk and French flannel shirts, sold as high as $2.50, in one lot for 95¢ each. Geod G0c shirts, now three for $1. HOSIERY. Lot of black, tan and red children’s hose all sizes, sold as high as G0c, cholce for 15¢ and 60c hose, now 8 for $1. Big bargains ladies’ hose at 17c, 25¢, 33¢ pair, LIST. 0e, now 3lc. at 76¢, $1.33, $1.60, EXTRA Wool challies sold for Umbrellas, see values t apron ginghams, fe. st_prints, dc and in_all kinds of wash goods, See values in laces, walsts, corsets, mitts and handkerchiefs FOTHERINGHAM, Big inducements WHITELAW & CO., Council Bluffs, Ta, DI Himselt Proud. Ed Duquette of the Ganymedes has re- turned from Oskaloosa, where he went to take part in the state bicycle tourniment. He rode in several races, and came off with the first prize in the half m'le race, winning the Waverley cup, an elegant silver affair, which he will take pride in showing to hi children and telling them how he did up the wheelmen of lowa in 1894, He made the half mile 1n one minute and eleven sec- onds, a first-cla record considering th the home stretch was covered in the face of a strong wind, and he was somewhat handicapped by the fact that he had slept but little the night before. He came out second in the mile race and won a fine clometer. His time was 2:35. In the two- mile race he took third plac Grand Tlaza, Lake Manawa. Grand Plaza will be open to free admis- <ion every day up to nmoon. From noon until midnight an admission fee of 10 cents will be charged, which will admit to grounds and to concerts and all entertainments. No return checks will be given, No person of questionable character will be_permitted to cnter the grounds. No admittance to Grand Plaza will be charged to persons who desire to rent boats or bathing suits, Ice cream and refreshments served In the pavilion of Grand Pla Council Blufts Architects Win. Woodward Bros., the well knowm Council Bluffs architects, have had their plans ac- cepted for the new $20,000 opera house at Madison, Neb., against a field of competi- tors from Omaha and other citie:. The plans previde for a beautiful structure that will give the Nebraska town one of the hand- somest theaters in the state. Contracts have been let and the work is now under way. In these days of labor troubles the Woodward Bros. have a reputation for cour- tesy and kindness to workmen to fall back upon that materially helps them and in- creases their popularity. A nice, cool swim at Manhattan beach, Lake Manawa, is the proper thing to take these hot days. Killed Gillette's Chickens, Otto Lutz, a 19-year-old boy living on Perin avenue, was arrested yesterday after- noon as the result of a charge of malicious mischief made against hjm by C. L. Gillette, The latter has a number of blooded chickens of which he is very careful, and as Lutz had a gruige against him for some reason or other he decided to wreak veng- cance on the chickens. The young man gave a bond for his appearance in police court tomorrow morning. Lake Manawa Ralpway Time Card. Commencing Saturday, June 9, trains will leave Council Bluffs for Grand Plaza, Bath- ing Beach and Picnic Grounds at Lake Man- awa as follows: No. 1, 9 a. m.; No. 3, 10 a m.; No. 5, 11 a. m.; No. 7, 12 m.; No. 9, 1 p. m.; No. 11, 2 p. m. Trains will run every twenty-two minutes thereafter until 10 p. m, Return trains will leave Manawa on the half hours up to 10:30, when they will re- turn every twenty-two minutes. Meeting of Laboring Men. The United Labor Protective association held a meeting at Liberty hall last evenng to which the general public was invited. There was a large audience present, and a number of interesting speeches were made. Among the speakers wa: Rev. George Miller, who has made a great reputation while here as a speaker on eccnomic subjects. A nice, cool swim at Manhattan beach, Luke Manawa, is the proper thing to take these hot days. Domestic soap breaks hard water., Go Into Retreat. The sisters of St. Bernard's hospital go into a week's retreat this morning, and dur- ing this week no visitors will be received by them. Father Joseph Roffenbaur, re- demiptionist father, will conduct the —services at the hospital during the week. Horse, phacton and harness for sale. Any lady can drive. Also burro, gentle and suit- able for children to play with. Can be seen at 819 Park avenue, Council Bluffs. Frees Locture to Ladies, Physical and educational, will be given Wednesday evening, July 12, 8 o'clock, at First Baptist church. Fireworks. Davis, the druggist. Gas cooking stoves for rent and for *1'a fias Co's office. s i HE FISHED FOR BITES, A Street Arab Who Was FPulled Into the Bay by a Rock Cod. Fishing is an entertaining pastime at present for a large number of small boys at Tacoma. Even gray-haired old fellows, armed with rods and lines, are to be seen on fair days at points of vantage along the docks. Tom cod and sea eels are caught in great numbers, while once in a while a horrible appearing rat fish is hauled in. These rat fish look like a cross between a Chinaman and the devil, and are armed with two sword- like fins, which protrude from the sides of the head like a French dude’s moustache. The swords are from two Inches to five inches in length, according to the size of the fish, and are very strong, having a pont as sharp as a needie. Woe be to the unlucky fisherman who is stuck by a rat fish, for the wound smarts and pains dreadfully. Yesterday a gang of tough looking street arabs, says the Tacoma Ledger, were fishing oft the embankment in the Northern Pacific switching yard, and an old gentleman with a benevolent countenance and long gray whiskers was much interested in the sport. Not seeing any fish landed, the old man asked one of the urchins, Gus Sampson: “What are you fishing for, my boy?* “Bites,” answered the kid, with a fiendish grin. At the same instant, as if by divine provi- dence, the old man was avenged, for there was such a gigantic bite on that boy's line that boy, pole, line and all were yanked off the dock and pulled out of sight into the water. In a few moments Gus rose to the surface with his mouth, ears, eyes and nose full of mud. He struck out for shore, while the pole, which still floated on the surface, darted off at a lively speed in an opposite direction. Two Indlans happened along In a canoe and they gave chase to the pole. They finally overtook it and after half an hour's tedious work succeeded in landing an immense rock cod, which had in some mysterious manner been hooked in the tall. The cod welghed twelve pounds and three ounces, and was bought by the benevolent old gentieman with the long, gray whiskers, DAILY BEL SUNDAY, JULY 8, 1894. AFFAIRS AT /SOUTH 0MARA e Packing Houses 'Will Do Bome Killing Teday on Ohicago's Account. MEN LAID OFF CALLED ON FOR A DAY Companies Iellove They Can Got the Meat to Its Without Serious Diffculty -Spring Lake Vark Open ip. Destination Tolny All the packing houses will do more or less work today. The Cudahy company will load a number of cars of beef, and Swift and company will Kill 2,100 hogs. The South Omaha packers are doing the killing for the Chicago houses for a few days, and in order to supply the demand the men have been asked to work today. struck a Nest of Them. Chief Brennan was taking a look through the vicinity of Thirty-:econd and 8 streets about midnight when he saw a man and woman sitting on the doorsteps of a house that he supposed was vacant. As the offi- cer approached the man ran away and escaped, but the woman was cap- tured. She claimed to be Mrs. Rhoades ad said the man was her husband. Upon entering the place the. offic found th instead of being vacant it was occupied by four families. The place was scantily fur- nished, and the men, women and children were all sleeping on' the floor. Some of the women opened out on the chief and gave him a tongue lashing for interfering with their slumbers, He finally arrested Mrs. Rhoades and locked her up. The police say it is a hard outfit, and that if the occupants cannot produce thelr mar- riage licenses they will to get out. Spring Lake Park Open Todny. The owners of Spring Lake park have an- nounced that the park will be open to the public from 8 o'clock this morning until 8 in the evening. This is the only park where South Omaha people can go and take their children to enjoy a nice quiet shade without leaving home. " The opening of the park was brought about through a_resolution intro- duced by Councilman Walters. The entrance is on F street just two blocks east of Twenty-fourth. Magic City Gossip Mr. I. F. Brown returned from yesterday. Rev. Thomas Horton will preach Presbyterian church Sunday evening. Services will be held morning and evening at St. Martin's Episcopal church today. Miss L. Mattson, head stenographer at Hammond's has gone to Denver on a visit. Rev. R. L. Wheeler's topic for the morn- ing is “America’s Harvest of Wild Grapes.” Mrs. Dr. E. L. Siggins and daughter have gone to Columbus, Neb., to spend the sum- mer. Mrs. H. S. Ayer of Brush, Colo.. is visit. ing at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Watts. Rev. A. W. Clark of Omaha will preach at the Baptist church in the morning and evening. Mr. James Gallagher of Highland, Kan., is visiting his daughter, Mrs. M. J.. Cor- coran of this city. Miss Chloe Brown has gone with a party of artists to Parker's farm out near Florence to do sketching for a’week. A society of the Order of Chosen Friends is being organized in'South Omaha. Mr. T. E. Sandwall is the past councillor. A chain and locket gnd a good Elgin watch were stolen from the bakers on N streot bo- tween Twenty-sixth _and streets. A meeting of the South Omaha Democratic club was called for last night, but no busi- ness was done on account of the small at- tendance. Miss D. White has removed her dress- making parlors from Mrs. H. Lovely's milli- nery store to her home, 23d and N. Pleased to see all her customers. Edward Gates is getting along well. Dr. Kelley amputated the right thumb and a portion of the first three fingers. He will save the balance of the hand. The police are looking for a man named Schroeder, who it is claimed stole a coat and vest from W. L. Weller in Council Bluffs. It is said Schroeder came here ye terday. Miss Maud Goode of Clarinda, Ta., is visit- ing at the residence of Mr. I. F. Brown. Miss Good is an excellent performer on the guitar and will be entertained by the music loving people while in the city. The choir of the Methodist church has ar. rangad for a concert to .be given in the church Monday evening. James Hamilton Howe and the best musical talent in Omaha and South Omaha will furnish the entertain- ment. Five men entered and ransacked the resi- dence of O. K. Paddock at Twenty-eighth and B streets. They were evidently looking for cash, as no articles were missing. The neighbors saw the men and reported the fact to the police. Rev. J. F. Ross will preach this morning at the United Presbyterian church on *'So- clal Christianity.” In the evening the con- gregation will join in a union dedicatory service in the Central United Presbyterian church of Omaha. Two men, who claimed to belong to an army of Coxeyites stranded at Plattsmouth, called at the police station last night begging assistance. Neither Mayor Johnston nor Chief Brennan was to be found and nothing was done for the men. Lew Etter claims first money in the half- mile foot race run on the Fourth. It seems that by a misunderstanding Etter and another man were started without the knowledge of the chairman of the committee on sports and when the race was run over Etter re- fused to start. Captain James B. Hayes of the Hammond fire department was given third place in the hose cart contest on the Fourth. Mr Hayes has great confidence In his firemen and is now out with a challenge to race either the stock yards team or the Cudahy team for any amount. The infant daughter of Willam Grimm died Friday night and will be buried this afternoon at the Bailey cemetery south of the ~city. Mr. Grimm has had repeated misfortunes heaped upon him of late. A son shot his arm off while out hunting and a few weeks later his wife died. Now the baby is ggne and the son who was shot is very il WOMEN INSINSURANCE. hrr— A New Field of lysiness Opened Up to 201 Fhe One of the largest Insurance companies in New York Oity ‘has opened a women's agency. This company Is the first to tak the step in New Yorki It is true there have been agents writing policies on com i undsr men agents,cbut these women bave had nc recognizadteffice in connestion with the companies. (dai Chicago and in some other western cities (the plan of women in- suring women hisidieen some timo in suc- cersful operatiom.but in the majority of towns, few, if any,offices of the kind are con- nected with the negu insurance companies. In fact, the work among women al any point has been more avciental than organisal. The wcmen's offite with this New York corporation came akput, +0 one of the agents told a correspondent of the Buffalo Express, by the frequent lejters from women asking if there were any agencies of the nature in New York These communications had been sent mestly to the ed.tors of the women's pages in the dailies, and by them turned over to the insurance companies. The office for these women agent: is locate on the same floor as the company itself. Two women are in char They are on a same footing with the men agents, recejve the same commission, have the same chances for making an income, and the same prob. ability of seeing their names enrolled on the board of managers, it is sald “As to our possibilities,” sald one of these two managers, “statistics show that there are sbout 100,000 self-suporting women in New York alone. I doubt If at present ten of these women carry a life insurance or an indemnity bond. A few years ago the idea of women having their lives insured was almost unheard of. But the necessity that bas made women go out into the professions of the world to sup- port those dependent upon them Lincoln at the Twenty-seventh brings o | about the other need of providing a the contingeneles of accident or death, Both of these women expect to earn $5,000 a year from the business. That fs the in- come th? company expects thers to make They need not, of courso, restrict thelr pol- feles to women of their own city, but can work far and wide, They will not confine thelr work to writing out life policies, but will make a feature of Indemnity bonds. These are taken out for twenty years. At the end of that time, if the owner Is living, the face of the policy Is pald over to her with finterest; If <he is dead the amount #oes to her hefrs. The bonds are taken out to cover any sum from $1,000 to $100, 000. This Is a form of insurance that women especially take to. It s a sort of compulsory savings bank, and it is pleas- ant for a woman to feel that at 50 she need not be actively :elf-supporting any longer In a few weeks the company will plice one of these two women agents in an up town office, leaving the other to manage down town. Neither of them, so they tell me intend to confine themselves to self-sup- porting women, but will work also among the wealthy class. Nefther do they Intend to do the work solely themselves, but will glve commission work to ofher women who will obtain policies for the office It 1s safe to predict that other lnsurance companies will follow the lead of this one; it not, some capable woman looking about for business will probably propose it to them, for business women are quick nowa days to take a hint. —— DAMAGES FOR STULEN SKIN, An Trish Wants 25,000 for Hide a Frenchman is Wenring. Michael McGowan of San Francisco values seven strips of his epidermis (width one and a half inches, length eight inches) at $25,000, and in a day or two he will ask the superior court of San Francisco to sce that he is re- imbursed in that sum for his loss of it Michael lost his skin, relates the Examiner, while a patient at the city and county hos: toital. He did not know he was going to Tose it till he awoke from an anesthetic sleep and found it goue. Physically Michael's pain was not, great when he awoke from the in- fluence of the ether and found seven patche: of raw flesh where there had been a wholo hide, but when Dr. Barrett informed him that those strips of skin had been used to fill a hideous gap on the face of a French- man Michael's wrath was grea Jean Forrest was the beneficlary of the operation, and all might have gone well in this international grafting operation had not the ludicrous side of the affair presented itself so strongly to Jean that one day, as the two men lay néar each other in the hos- pital ward, the Frenchman turned his ched face toward the Irishman’s couch, , with as much of an ironical smile as the healing patchwork would permit, taunt- ingly remarked: ‘I've nmever been so close to an before. “The Swede in the next bed is nearer to you than I am,” returned Michael “But I've got your skin on my face,” said Jean. “That makes me part Irish, don't i “You'll be a Dutchman when I get out of this bed. I'll tear that skin of mine off your face as svon as I get well, I will,” said Michael. And when the other patients in the convalescing ward began to laugh at the man who had been robbed of his skin to patch a stranger's face, Michael's wrath in- creased. This occurred la:t March, shortly after the grafting operation was performed, and Michael's anger against the Frenchman has had time to cool. Fresh skin has grown over these seven spots on Michael's right thigh, yet all his anger has not faded. He valied his skin, and though he no longer bears fll-will to- ward the man whose face is patched with it, he means to do all he can to discourage the infant industry of skin stealing, and to gain some redress for the ‘“great mental and physical pain” he says he suffered in cons quence of Dr. Barrett's experiment in inter- national grafting. And so Michael McGowan has employed Attorney H. K. Mitchell to prosccute his claim against the ciiv and ecounty of San Francisco for those seven strips of stolen hide, size 114x8 inches each. In the novel complaint that will be filed in a day or two Michael McGowan recites that San Francisco is a municipal corporation; that as such it is owner and proprietor of the hospital where seven pieces of his skin were stolen; that the hospital was and is maintained for the relief of the indigent. infirm and diseased, and that on the 24th day of last October he was admitted for treatment for an ulcer on his right ankle. Then he alleges that in March last, while under the influence of an anaesthetic, administered ostensibly for the purpose of operating on the ulcer. and without the knowledge or consent of the patient, the physiclans “then and there did cut and mutulate his body by cutting from his right thigh large quantities of his skin, which were used in grafting fresh skin on other per- sons."” Somo of the cuticle cut from Michael's thigh was grafted on a female patient, who has since joined the great majority. Michael gallantly makes no mention of this patient in his complaint, and says now that if his mutilation had ended there his whole life would not have been embittered to the ex- tent of $25,000. But when it came to steal- ing the skin of a Celt to patch the wound of a Latin, and never so much as, “by your leave,” this was more than Michael could stand. The eleventh count in Mr. McGowan's com- plaint reads: “That plaintiff, by reason of the wrongful acts aforesaid, has been muti- lated and disfigured for life; that sinc: said operation he has been depressed in mind and weak physicaily, and ever since has suffered, and still does suffer, great mental and bodily pain. P5F course it is possible that a jury may not value Michael's skin as highly as he does. According to his own figures M'chael values each of the seven lost strips at $3,671.43. True, he has new skin in its place, but the old skin was brought with him from Ireland. e AMERICAN FARMER STATESMEN Irishman Where Once They Cut a Figurs Lawyers and Soldiers Now Hold the ¢ Farmers, in the early days of the republic, were as prominent in (he walks of statecraft and in the honors of office holding as law yers aro today. Elght of the or'ginal signers of the declaration of independence, says the New York Sun, described themselves as farmers or planters. Among these was Ben jamin Harrison of Virginia, Lewls Morris of New York, Francis Lee of Virginia and Wil- liam Floyd of New York. The American statesmen of that day made few claims to soclal prominence. Roger Sherman described himself as a_ shoemaker, William_Whijple of New Hampshire as a sailor, Benjamin Franklin of Pennsylvania as a printer, and George Taylor of the same state as a foundryman. Nearly all of the early presidents farmers, George Washington having educated as a land surveyor and inherited a large tract of land in Madison, Jefferson and Monroe had strongly developed rural tastes, and it was not, in fact, until the large cities of the countr. and’ more especially the large citle in the northern states, absorbed so large a share of political- influence that the lawyers became as prominent as they are now. In the present congress lawyers preponder. ate, there being fifty-eight lawyers to onc farmer In the senate, and 220 lawyers (o thirty-four farmers in the house of repre- sentatives, President Cleveland was ad mitted to the bar in Buffalo in 1869. Vive President Adlai Stevenson was admitted to the bar in Metamora, Ill, in 1858, Scere tary of State Gresham was admitted to the bar at Corydon, Ind., in 1858, Secre- tary of the Treasury Carlisle was admitted to the bar in Covington, Ky, in 1858 Pestmaster General Lissell was admitted to the bar In Buffalo in 1868. Secretary of the Navy Herbert was admitted to the bar in Montgomery, the Alabama capital, shortly before the w Hoke Smith, sec retary of the interior, was admitted to the bar at Atlanta, Ga., in 18 The only two members of the who are not lawyers are Secretary of War Lamont and Commissioner of Agricultur Morton. But Mr. Lamont, If not qualified by a parchment to practice law in the courts of this state, Is much better skilled in many of the intricacies of jurisprudence than a great number of lawyers are, and his advice and counsel have been repeat edly sou, . both by large corporate lnter ests and by logislators. It Is a somewhat pecullar fact that presi deutial candidates have with scarcely an exception been chosen by both political parties from the ranks of lawyers and sol dler The republicans had soldler candidates in were been cabinet M Curable Diseases— Medicine Free. THE COPELAND ANDSHEPARD PLAN GROWS IN PUBLIC FAVOR Whatever Your Complaint Yow Which Ave Entively Free Re Are you afMicted with or complete? Are you warned by the ring Ing In your cars of the extension of the catarrhal process to the hearing? Do you suffer from dyspepsia, loss of ap- petite, bloating in the stomach, or any of the forms of catarrhal Mterference with the digestive organs? Have you severe bronchfal trouble, hack- Ing cough, pains in the chest, loss of flesh? Have you been warned of approaching sumption? Are you a sufferer from have you been led to believe ease is incurable? Do you suffer from rheumatism, which remedies and preseriptions proved unavailing? Is your heart affected? from an oppressed feeling, sion, smothering spells shortness of breath, pitation? Do you suffer from liver you gcontinually miserable why Do you suffer from which affects so many at cares taken heavily? If you do, the only cost for all tre and medicines Is a small fec no better treatment is of the Copeland and She deafness, partial con- asthma, and that your dis- for have Do you choking an irregular and fluttering suffer sensa complaint? melancholy, unhappy without knowing a good ré nervous trouble, this time, when tment a month, known than rd system and that THE OLD STORY. Debititated Women in Quest of Health May Read This Statement With Projit. Mrs, G. W. Seiver Brunswick with h telegrapher holding a Pacific train dispatche says: lives at the Hotel husband, who is a ition in the Union s office. Mrs. Seiver Mrs. G. W, Seive tment with Dr. vous exhaus- )th my husband and “The results of m. Shepard for debility tion have impressed b tre Welcome to a W What Grateful Patients Say Th Carveful Examination and Week. Opinton myselt with the great efMols ency of his system “As my friends are all aware, T had been an invalld for a very long time, and before taking this course of trentment, which has resulted wo happily, had become 8o mis ble and cnfeebled as to be almost cor pletely helpless “In " the first place, T had al extremely nervous and delicate year and a half ago my system underwent @ change that caused extreme weaknoss, My appetite falled so that my body almosg starved for {ts usual nourishment, My Dlood seemed thin as water, and I had no more strength or appetite than a person in the delirium of typhold fever. A lowers Ing of all the powers of life was the res sult. My mind was in keeping with my body. I suffered acutely from mental pression. My thoughts were gloomy, an worse than all, T could not sleep, except in lttle wpells that were en by horrible ams. was falling, as every one must fall whose needs food, and whose brain needs sleep. Different doctors treated me: one “dyspepsin;” another for “insom niai” a third for “nervous prostration but somehow 1 got no real benefit until Dr, Shepard placed me upon a course of treat ment that has given me excellent health, The first month gave me a good appetite and sleep, and my progress has been highly satisfactory. 1 will gladly verify this state= ment _upon request. My friends all Know that I am enthusiastic” over my recovery, but admit that 1 have good reason to be. and marked vs been About @ ATNENT BY MAIL Symptom A Cured at Ho ase by Blanks— “Send proving “Plense another month's supply. Am im- wonderfully.” send symptom blank." “I am ever so much better.” “I am greatly benefited In every way." “The medicl right to the heart of the_trouble.” “Many thanks have done me."” ‘Am completely symptom blapk for a friend.” These are ences taken at from our dai il We ple in all parts of the west mail department. The cor tem s quite as effective for the good you recovered, Send me & andom treating peo- through our spondence syse as the oflice treat- H. C. Harris, wife of the C. . W. station agent at Rutland, la., write “Have taken a course of treatment with the Copeland Medical Institute through the for chronic cough and lung trouble with very g When I wrote for symptom nd Degan the treats I had quite serfously hing like . and had become v much exhausted. The treatment, how= has resulted not only in relief, but DRS. (0P, LAND & SHEPARD, 9 to 11 a. nesd Office Hours Bvenings—W only, 6:30 to 8: 30, m; 2 to 5 p. m. and Saturdays Sunday, 10 to 12 m. 1856, 1868 and In 1872; they had lawyer can- didates in 1860, 1864, 1876, 1880, 1888 and 1892, Their one exception was 1884, when Mr. Blaine, who was neither a lawyer nor a_soldier, was nominated, but running on ‘llm same ticket with him was General Logan, The democrats had soldier-lawyer can- didates for president in 1856, 1860, 1868, 1876, 1884, 1888 and 1892, they had soldier candidates in 1864 and 1880. Their one ex- ception was in 1872, when Horace Greeley was the democratic nominee. Though the farmers constitute the largest class of American voting citizens they are usually represented in congress or the legis- lature by lawyers, and few practical bene- fits have been derived by farming communi- ties represented in congress or elsewhere by actual argriculturists. The present tend- ency is for lawyers to become more promi- nent in legizlation thin before, and for farmers to become I 80, NO SOLACE IN SEEDS. One of Senator Vilas' Constitu His Bruised Feelings. Mr. Thomas H. McElroy, the editor of the Southwestern Local, at Shullsburg, Wis., an enthusiastic democrat, who wanted to be postmaster, was not appointed postmaster. But Senator Vilas has sent him some garden seeds. He' acknowledges the favor as fol- ow Thanks, awfully. Our esteemed friend, United States Senstor William Freeman Vilas, wickedly denomi nated “the cuckoo” by the enemies of the “divinely appointed” “man of destiny,” has kindly sent us, at the expense of the demo- cratic government at Washington, a large collection of garden secds. William, we are grateful. About a’ year ago we received a postal card from the distinguished gentleman informing all the postal clerks that our case would be considered at the proper time. To a clear understanding of the postal card episode it is necessary that we should here state that about a year ago we became pos- sessed of a conceil that our peculiar gifts qualificd us admirably to hand out mail and take in the salary of a postmaster. Of cource people who have had occasion to visit the postofice have ncticed that we are not in it. But we shall never know the large gobs of energy sloughed off William's active life while in pursuit of our appointment The seeds are put up by the government Agricultural department and franked through the mail to parties who have no use for them. When Willlam could not see his way clear to give a democratic appl.cant & po-tofli that was suffering to go to some one he sent the poor, disconsolate, disappointed demo- cratic worker a lot of garden seeds with a re- quest to cease raising h—I and rent halt an acre of ground and raise garden truck, Which clearly demonstrates that Willlam Is not the cold-blooded, designing political knave people generally believed him to be This Is only our opinion, however. But, like Alexander Selkirk, the Scotch buccaneer on the island of Juan Fernandez, we are alone—in this opinion, perhaps. William's influence on the crop of demo- crats in this section has been as destructive as a visitation of grasshoppers to a Kansas wheat field. What the people of this part of the state need more than seeds is a representative in the senate who is less of a demagogue and more of a state:man than Willlam Freeman Vilas. 8 Exhibits EXODUS OF THE EELS. Journeying from Ti h Streams In St It you were standing on the banks of the Delaware river, anywhere above tide, at this season of the year, you would see a novel sight, says the New York Sun. It would 100k to you very much like a huge sub- merged snake moving up the stream, close to the shore. It Is, in fact, a compact mass of minute snake-like fishes, miilions ot wly hatched eels, traveling from th 1dy bottom of the river below tide ear, fresh waters of the upper rive tributaries. The eels are about « half or two inches long. They idly and in a solid column as through a man's body, Dy the rear guard has passed from the water at tide the head of the column have reached a point many miles up river. The of the Water a ity travel rap. thick as time the brackish will the eels Journey to the very head waters river, mounting dams and falls with the greatest facility. Hundreds of thousands of the fry leave the main column at the mouth of every tributary stream they en- counter on the upward march and push their way up those streams until s insur- mountable barrier stays their further prog- ress. And it has to be an absolutely Insurs mountable barrier, too, for these little eels can overcome obstructions in the channel In a way that Is simply incredible. They may be seen any day during their migration wig- gling their tiny bodles up the face of almost perpendicular rocks over which the mountain tributaries of the Delaware plunge on their | black bas to the | n inch and | | to evangelize Steam and Hot Watsr Heating for Resldecos and Buildings. J. C. BIXBY, 202 Main, 203 Pearl Streets, Council Bluff: Specia)l Noticas: CDUNCIL BL: GARDAGE chimneys cleaned. grocery, 40 Hroadway. R SALE, A WELL paying business for cash or ood trade; ine voice 0.00. Good reason for selling. . Ade 0. Bee, Council Blufts. OR RENT, 3 B Sey or H. G. McGe REMOVED, C A ISHED, GOOD- ADWAY. ADDRESS OF THR wn as Tay- 10 retiving. Mr, All persons wil e call and 5 the new firm assy and will pay all out Vaugl ) Broadway —_— debty, way to the maln stream. If the rocks are mossy the eels succecd in scaling them, The eels do not confine themselves to the water in their procession up these crecks, but leave the channel and clamber up the rocks along the borders of the streams, where the moss Is moist. In this way they get around high falls that would otherwise bring their Journey to an end. This facility of eel fry in getting around precipitous barriers explaing the presence of cels in ponds and streams above waterfalls fifty and 100 feet high. 0ld fishermen declare that adult ecls can eve make long overland journeys, and that they habitually leave the water at night and fore age along the shores for food. At Bristol, Pa., there Is a fisherman who will make afls davit to the way he became assured of this capacity in the eel. He had cleaned a lot of fish one afternoon fifty feet from the edge and left the heads and other e of his catch lying on the ground. next morning the refuse was gone and o were serpentine trafls in the sand be- tween the spot and the river. The tracings in the sand did not resemble marks that snakes might have made, and he believed they were the tracks of ecls. To make the maiter suro he baited an cel pot with the refuse of fish and sct it on the spot where he had cleancd his fish the day before. The fols lowing morning he had a bushel of eels in the trap. The eel fry, In their annual journey up the river, are the constant prey of pickerel, , Kinglshers, cran s, water snakes, edutory fishes, birds and anirhals, and hundreds of thousands of them fall victims to marauders. But after every assault of their myriad foes the ranks of this steadily moving column of eels are quickly riformed and the cels keep on thelr way, reaching their summer homes in nume bers vast enough to insure an abundant sups ply to the fishermen Some fishermen are of the cels that go up the river one year do not res turn to tide until the fall of the next year, when they seek again the brackish water of their nativity to spawn. Others believe that the young eels mature so rapidly in the swift and pure head waters that they are the fat one and two-pound ecls that are taken there in the fall succeeding their entry into those waters. Either of these theories 1s a mabter, however, of mere speculation. The eel ba been the special study of piscatorial savants for centuries and It 15 still a mystery, e L An Interesting department of mission work in Japan s the rail mission, organized, men connected with the ralls way service In that country, there being Sfgs 000 employed in different ways, . turtles and other opinion that the