Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1895, Page 3

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY. JA NUARY 7, 189 3 THE OMAHA DALY BE® COUN OFFICE, - 1L BLUFFS. NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Delivered by earier to any part of the city, H. W. TILTON, Lessee, TELEPHONES—Dusiness office, No. 43; night MINOR MENTION. Grand hotel, Council Bluffs, reopened Oct. 1. Mayne Real Estate agency, 539 Broadway. For Rent—Large private barn near court house, Apply at Bee office. Mre. J. D. Edmundson entertained a few friends Saturday afternoon at her home o Fifth avenue Mra. E. J. Babcock will estertain the boys of 8t. Paul's choir next Thursday evening at the rectory. Miss Della Meyers will_entertain a party of friends at cards next Wednesday eveniog at her home on Park avenue, Regular meeting of Star chapter No. 47, R. A. M., will be held tonight. A full at- tendance is requested. By order of the M B. H. P. Rev, E Babeock has announced that he will deliver an address at the 4 o'clock meet- ing at St. Paul's church next Sunday after- noon on the subject of the life and work of Mrs. Amelia Bloomer. St. Alb lodge Pythias, e decided not to give a public installafion, but instead will give a smoker after installation of officers for their members and a few invited gentlemen friends. P. J. Malloy, the newsboy who offended the prim and precise citizens who do business o1 Broadway Saturday night by calling out “'all the songs of the day” in a little louder tone of voice than they thought nccessary, was re. leased from the city Jail durlng the night, and there is not much likelihood the case of peace disturbing against him will be prose- cuted, 17, Knights ot Wo have $400,000 to loan upon improved farms in Towa and will take all the gllt- edged loans offered at low rates. We do not want wild lands, and will not loan in Ne- braska. Lougee & Towle, 235 Pearl street. Telephone No. 45 for A, D. T. messengers, wagons or carriages. No. 23 Main St. 5 ONAL MENTION, Mr. and Mrs. M. A. Mynster are in Chi. eago. Robert Wallace is down with an attack ot scarlet fever. Superintendent H. W. Sawyer has returned from a trip to Philadelphia. Miss Bernice Bennett of tae Telephone exchange spent Sunday with friends in Grand Island, Neb. Henry Paschel, who has been laid up for the past ten days as the result of the kick of a horse, is able to be around again. Mrs. Thomas Austin of Crete, Neb., is the guest of Miss Stella Patterson on South Sixth street this week. She léaves for her home next Thursday. United States District Attorney Charles D, Fullen and family passed through the city Saturday evening on their way to their home in Fairfield, Ta. They have been spending several months in California. BENNISON BROS, January Cost Sale. Elolck must be reduced $20,000.00 by F-bru- ary 1. Read these prices. Come In Monday. Two-yard wide Lockwood bleach sheeting, 18c yard. 42-inch Lockwood bleach pillow case mus'in 9c yard. Lonsdale cambrie, 73%c yard. 36-inch unbleached LL muslin, 3%c yard. Tc white shaker flannel, 3%c’ yard. We make these prices to raise money. 1,000 skeins imported (large skeins) Saxony yarn, 8%c skein. 500 remnants silk plushes and velvets, % to 1 yard long, entire remnant, 15c each. 76c ‘and $1.00 figured drapery si'ks, 89c yard b0n, yanl 1,000 gents' hemstitch 15c and 20c hand- karchiefs, 9¢ each, $10.06, ~ $12.00, dackely $7 76 cach $4.50 and $5.00 beaver shawls, now $2.50 and 5,00, Big sale of lace and chenille curtains. Everything in winter goods must go before Fehruary 1, Coma in Monday. 6uc, 65c, and 75c dress poods,, H5c $1500 and $1800 ‘adies’ BENNISON BROS,, Council Bluffs, Contempt of Schnelder. Henry Schneider, a gentleman with the general bearing of a baron from the vater- land, presented an appearance at the city jail yesterday afternoon, leading by the hand n 6-year-old boy. One of the boy's eycs wes hidden from sight by a grimy fist shoved into it as far it would go, and the otler by the briny flood that suffused it, “'What's the matter with “ie boy?" asked Deputy Marshal Anderson. “He always keep saying, Schuelder, don't you want to puy a tog?” sald the swal! boy's captor; “I vant him arrasted.” The jailer tried to explain that the boy was not guilty of anything worse than contempt of Schnei- der, but Schnelder thought that that was enough in itself, and he oould not understand what Jalls In America were for unless to hold Just such criminals. Schaeider was com- pelled to release his hold ou the youngster's unoccupled fist, however, and the youngster himself was sent away, aftcr a promise had been exacted from him that he and Mr, Schneider would live In peace and amity ever after. e N Skating at Lake Manawa: ‘Wagonettes will leave corner Broadway and Main streets at 1:30 and 0 p. m., for the lake; 256 cents round trip. ‘Willlam ‘Welch, No, 8, Main street, Telephone, 128, Davis sel's drugs, paints and glass cheap. ‘The laundries use Domestic soap. Movement for a Sugar Factory. A meeting of citizens was held at the court house for the purpose of further dis- cussing. the feasibility of the plan of having & beet sugar factory started in Council Blufts, The report of H., C. Graves as to his success in ralsing the vegetables and the large profits he made out of the forty acres of land on which he raised them was read, as it has already been published. In the dis- cuss’n that followed it was plainly to be seen that the citizens had been awakened to a sense of the wealth that lay at their doors, \d many were the opinions expressed in favor of making a move at once in the desired _. dlireetion, A committee, consisting of D. W. Archer, Fred R. Davis, H, C. Graves, Leon- ard =Everett, George F. Wright, Willlam Moore, W. H. Thomas, J. F. Wilcox and E. W. Hart was appointed to look up the details of the plan further, This committee will hold & meeting Monday evening at the office of H. C. Graves In the Shugart block, and a res port will be made at another citizens' meeting 10 be held at the court house Tuesday even- ing. Sheridun Coal. This new coal from Wyoming for sale only by H. A, Cox, 37 Main street. Telephone 48, Ask for circular Gas co-king stoves for rent and for sale at Gas Co.'s office, s Ground oil cake $1.30 hhd. at Morgan & Co.'s drug store, 134 Broadway. Children's Varty. The fancy dress party given by W. E. Chambers in his hall in the Shugart-Beno building Saturday night was oue of the most brilliant affairs that has taken place here this season. The little people were attired io all sorts of costumes, gorgeous, ridiculous and all the way between, and they went through the various figures with all the en- Joyment of old dancers, while their grace and ‘ease sent pulsations of pride through the heart of many a doting mamma or auntie who had come merely to look on. One of the new dances was the “Kaiserine Gavotte, seen here for the first time. After the little ones bad had their ioning the older people were allowed to take part in the festivities. vere over 100 children oo the floors at and the “grown ups” made a thaf filled all the chairs in the Lall | (g ly left standing room, | present time. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUEFS Winter Attractions at Manawa Rival Thoze of the Summer Months, SKATING THZRE IS FHNOM:NALLY GOOD Motor Line Will Be started Up and Speelal Attractions Arranged to Attraet Visicors ~Races and Other Attractions Drew n Crowd Yesterduy, The finest body of fce in this county covers the broad surface of Lake Manawa at the The delightful day yesterday and the knowledge of this fact drew a great crowd of people down there. The additional attraction of a five-mile skating race between a local fiyer and an Omaha champlon swelled the crowd during the afternoon, and there was a continuous procession of carriages headed for the lake until late in the af noon. Never at any time during the past | ten years has the fce approached the absolute | perfection first time of the present it froze all the way across on a still, cold night, when there was not wind enough to make a ripple on the surface. The result Is a sheet of glassy, hickory ice, with- out spot or blemish, and not a hummock any- where. No snow of any consequence has fallen since the freeze-up, and that little scur- rled across the glassy surface, only little patches here and there remaining, only the fraction of an inch in depth, and offering no obstruction to the keenest pair of skates, There are only two or three air holes in all the miles of surface, and they are near the castern end, where some large springs are boiling up. These conditions make something like a paradise for skaters, and all who were there yesterday enjoyed it to the fullest ex- tent, Scores of bicycles were on the ice, and some of the world’s records for specd were said to have been broken. With careful bal- ancing and straightaway riding there was no danger of the rubber-tired vehicles slipping, and there were some exciting races on the smoothest and finest track a bicycle wheel ever touched. An fceboat, with 100 square yards of sail, set the pace, and there were kome magnificent races for wheel and skate. The splendid condition of the immense body of ice and the great enthusiasm of the big crowd that found its way there yesterday in all sorts of vehicles has caused Colonel Reed to make preparations to start up his motor trains, and the necessary orders were given by him last night. As the crossings are out on the Rock Island, Milwaukee and Wabash tracks, it will take a couple of days to re- place them and get (he track in order for regular trains. This will be done by Wed- nesday evening, and Manawa will be opened for the first time in its history as a winter pleasure resort. Colonel Reed will illuminate the whole lake front, heat the buildings at the ends of the pavillion and make it gener- ally comfortable for pleasure seekers. The fact that ice has frozen so smoothly will make it sure that good skating will be afforded all winter, notwithstanding future snow storms. In ordinary snow storms, with the high winds that usually accompany them, the snow will find no chance for a lodgment on the smooth surface, and if a wet snow falls a large portion of the surface will be swept and kept clear. The Manhattan beach people are willing to Jofn Colonel Reed and get up some big Ice carpivals. Possibly an 1ce palace will be among the attractions, but toboggan slides and other similar means for affording enjoyment will be provided. The moonlight nights, which will be a feature for the next week or more, and the miles of ice will be sufficient to attract great crowds at the start. Wednesdry evning Colonel Reed will have a band of music and the skaters can keep time to the strains of their most popular waltz. A popular feature will be that everything at the lake front will be free, and the gates of the Grand Plaza thrown open to the multitude. Skating par- ties will be the fad for the next few weeks. season. For the BOSTON STORE Prices Reduced to C(lose Out Old Lines and Surplus Stock. BIG REDUCTIONS IN UNDERWEAR. Ladies’ nonshrioking underwear, ~worth 75¢, reduced to 50c each. 50c underwear reduced to 39c. Our regular 50c quality gent's underwear reduced to 39¢ each. Gent's heavy wool shirts and drawers, worth 75e, reduced to 50c each. Ladies’ fine all wool union suits, in natural and black, reduced from $3.00 to $1.50. Ladies’ fine wool vests, in grey and white, regular $1.19 quality, reduced to 75c each. "BIG REDUCTION IN HOSIERY. 60c quality ladies' cashmere hose, 85c, or three pair for $1.00. 75c and $1.00 quality mero hose, 48c a pair. Children’s fine cashmere from 50c to 25¢ a pair. BIG REDUCTION IN DRESS GOODS. 75c Bnglish ladies' cloth, b4 inches wide, reduced to 39¢ a yard ALL REMNANTS HALF PRICE, Big lot of fine dress patterns, worth from $4.50 to $6.00, to close, $2.98. $2.50 quality Boucle cloaking, $1.50 a yard. Seo bargains offered In black dress goods. FOWLER, DICK & WALKER, Council Bluffs. Rev. E. W. Allen Plan. W. J. Davenport, the local freight agent for the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railway company, has been quoted as suggesting that the churches could aid the cause of charity and general Christianity more by shutting up thelr buildings this winter and giving the amount that would ordinarily be spent in carrying on their services to the poor of the city than by opening their doors once a week to the sleek, well-fed people, who generally g0 to church, ~ This proposition has brought Rev. ‘B. W. Allen, pastor of the Christian chureh, to the front with a card, in which he states that he does not see why the churches should be the only ones to help out the poor. “I like the suggestion very much, indeed says he, “but, of course, all of the benevo- lently inclined people of the city are not in the churches, and I would, therefore, make this proposition: That the churches accept the suggestion and give all of their receipts for a week to the cause of charity, provided that the theaters do the same and the salcons and gambling houses also give their receipts for a week. “I think that T can count upon the churches acceding to this if the other parties will do the same. At any rate, I will, as the pastor of the tabernacle, agree to close the doors for a.week and give the recsipts, provided Mr, Dohany, the manager cf the uvpa house, will @o the same.” ladies’ flne cash- hose reduced to close, Try Eagle laundry, 724 Broadway, for good work, Our medium gloss finish can't be beat, but we do strietly hand work, domestic flnish, when preferred. Telephone 157, Washerwomen use Domestic soap. Domestic soap breaks hard water. Sunday Diuners at the Grand, Mr. Clark’s Sunday dinners are becoming one of the most delightful social features of the winter, The blg seventh-story dining room was llke a banquet hall last evening, with its banks of ferns and palms and cut flowers, and its brilliant throngs of richly dressed ladies and gentlemen, The menu was rich and elaborate, and was served with the delicate perfection that mark all of Mr. Clark's efforts to please his guests and friends. Whaley's orchestra furnished music while the dinner was being served. The popularity of these dinners is rapidly rising, and since Mr. Clark has determined to make them regular weekly events an Increasing number of Coun- cil Bluffts pecple will be anxious to enjoy themw, and realize more than ever the comforty and elegance of the beautiful Grand hotel that all take such a lively interest in, Chacolate Chat, Mrs. C. P. Railsback entertained a number of young ladies in honor of Mr. Rallsback's sister, Miss Rosella, at a chocolate chat, Fris day afternoon. The drawing of silhouettes caused the chat to become a chatter, which musle had charms to quiet. | color: The following young ladies sat down to the ble; upon whieh piuk was the predominating Misses Anna Stevens, Etta Ots, | Square, | platted several additicns Birdie and Brownle Walker, Meda Kirkland, Winnie McIntire, Hattle and Anna Walker. DR, THOMAS JEFFERIS DEAD, One of the Ruilders of the Twin Citles Passes Away In Peace, Dr. Thomas Jefferis died last evening at § o'clock, after tottering on the brink of death for more than a week. The past two or three days he had hardly been conscious at all, and the end came peacefully. Dr. Jeferis was born in Newcastle county, near Wilmington, Del., February 10, 1828, On his father's side he was descended from an ancestor who came across with Willlam Penn, and on his mother's from William Van- dervecr, who was buried in 1650 in the old Swede burial ground near Wilmington. He received his early education at Kennett near Philadelphia, and was in the goods business in Pittsburg for years, He came to_ Council then known as Kanesville, and opened a sawmill In what the northwestern part of the city. He bought 320 acres of land for the timber that was on it. Giving this up, ho purchased 1,000 acres of land near Smith- land, in Monona county, and went into (he business of r ng stock. Later on he went Into the real estate business in this city, and ene of which, Jef- bears his name. Several years d in mining out west, and he had issitudes that fall to the miner's dry four Bluffs, in 18 is now ferls’ were all the v lot. About the year 1886 his son-in-law, Finley Burke, commenced lo-king up the title to the timber land northwest of the city. In the years that had passed since he had closed up his sawmill Dr. Jefferis had nearly forgotten that he had any claim on the land, and sup- posed that whatever title he had once had had been buried out of sight long before, The land was considered practically gecd for nothing, anyway. After a proper amount of investigation had been gone through with it was found that he had a clear title to forty acres, and a_claim of some strength on the other 280. He gave a quit claim deed to the East Omaha Land company, transferring to them the 280 acres, and received $3,600 for it. For the forty acres to which his title was good he recelved $50,000 in spot cash, and was unexpectedly made indepandent for the rest of his life. Dr. Jefferis took an active part in building up Omaha, as well as Council Bluffs, and it was largely due to his efforts that in platting the former city the streets were made so wide. Although he was a man of firm opin- ions, he granted others the same right to their beliefs that he claimed for himself. There was never a spark of malice in his makeup, and his sympathies were invariably on the side of him who needed sympathy most. For the past steadily failing. badly. ne: sub, three months he has been Christmas night he felt The following Saturday he had busi- in one of the banks in Omaha, but as he s ascending the steps he fell unconscious. He was picked up and carried to his home on Fletcher avenue, in this city, where he has been lying ever since, a good deal of the time in a state of half consciousness. His disease fatty degeneration of the heart, and his physician's only wonder is that he lastel so long. He leaves a widow and eight living ildren. The names of the latter are: Mrs. nley Burke, Thomas C. Jefferis, Mrs. T. D, Butler, Mrs, Porter, James Will, Charles and Miss Breta. Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap. Bits of Towa News. There are 504 patients in the Independence insane asylum. Prof. F. B. Kessling of Whiting has been elected principal of the public schools of Fonda, to succeed Prof. Dewitt, who re- signed. A. B. Struuh of Bell Plaine, while stand- ing on the rear platform of an electric car at Clinton lost his balance as it rounded a cor- ner at high speed and fell head first to the bick pavement, inflicting fatal injuries. Mrs. Jane Kinney of Towa Falls is dead. She was an old resident of Hardin county and was well known on account of being one of the principals in a land lawsuit that had been prominent in the county courts for sev- eral years past. The youngest brood of naturally hatched chickens in the year of 1895 showed up at Iowa Falls on New Year's day. A pullet be- longing to Joseph Roberts, the sexton of the cemetery, mistook the fine weather of the past few ‘weeks for an carly Towa spring and stole her nest, and on the 1st presented her- self at the owner's doorway with a brood of six chickens. The board of misslons of the Episcopal dio- cese of Towa has been In session at Daven- port at the house of Bishop Perry. Dr. Thomas E. Green of Cedar Rapids, Dr. J, J. Wilkins of Des Moines, Dr. Benton of Du- buque and G. F. Thomas, layman, of Keokuk were present from abroad. Dr. Green was clected secretary of the board for the year and Mr. Thomas treasurer. The appropria- tions of the mission fund for the year's work in lowa were made. e Oregon Kidney Tea cures ail kidney trou. bles. Trial size, 25 cents. All druggls plledhy e S VALUE OF OLD COINS, OMAHA, Jan. 5—To the Editor of The Bee: Please inform me through the columns of The Bee what United States coins are at a premium, and also indicate what are the causes of thelr being at a premium, and oblige. J W, Answer—Coins, like other commodities, fluctuate in value. The condition, number of pleces originally coined, the number of per- sons forming collections, the demand for a particular piece, and various other circum- stances, determine the.price. There are quite a number of United States coins at a premium, and it would occupy too much space to give them all, but a few of the priscipal ones may be mentioned. From $500 to $500 has been pald for the silver dollar of 1504, The silver dollar of 1794, with the head of the Goddess of Liberty represented with flow- Ing hair on one side of the cofn, and a small eagle on the reverse, is worth $20; those of 1838, 1839, 1851 and 1852 will usually find ready purchasers at $15. Many of the silver half “dollars are highly prized by collectors, those of 1796 and 1797 being worth from $25 to Then there are some of the quarters which are quite valuable, thoss of 1823 and 1827 being eagerly sought' for at prices rang- ing from $15 to §25. The half-dime of 1802 is being looked for by not a few numismatis who are anxious to pay $26 for its possession, The half-cent of 1796 is now worth $10, and tho half-cagle, or $5 gold piece, of 1815, is being hunted for at a premium of $50, For further information on this subject you might write to the editor of the American Phila- telic Magazine, published monthly in this city. e Oregon Kidcey Tea cures all kidney tron: bles. Trial size, 26 cents. All druggists. SRR WESTERN PENSIONS, Veterans of the Late War Kemembered by the General Government, WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—(Speclal)—Pen- slons granted, issue of December 20, were Nebraska: Original-foshua J. Turn Nebraska City, Otoe; Isalah G. Gibson, de. ceased, Tekamah, Burt. Restoration and supplemental—Charles Reynolds, Red Cloud, Webste lowa: Original-Shepard Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie; Samuel I Keota, Keokuk; n de Bruyn, Jasper; James W. Hatton, Carroli, Ca Samuel M. App! Creston, Unlon, tional—Hiram ker, ' Marshalltown, Marshall. In athai B, Sayre, Craw- fordsville, Washington. South Dakota: —Original—Jacob 8. Haw- kins, Sloux Falls, Minnehaha; John Lott, Increase—Benjamin Farnsworth, ase- Hartford, Minnehaha. F. Barry, Aberdeen, Iirown Montana: Originai-James Hogan, Hel:na, Lewis and Clarke Colorado: Mexican war survivors, increase —George Christ, Colorado City, El' Paso, XENIA, 0. Ja Corning Mill No. the Miami powder works, located five miles north, exploded last night, completely de- molishing the building and killing Adolph Kreble, Arthur Harris and vlm..».f‘num.-‘v The mill ral hundred pounds of powder, —_— Oids Declined Honor. DETROIT, Jan. 6.—A speclal from Lan- sing says that Schuyler 8. Olds, who was defeated by Congressman Barrows in the late United States senatorship contest, has refused an ofter of the chairmanship of the nutional congressional comnittee, which was tendered through Chairman Babcock, 2 of contained sey THE TELEPHONE : ONOPOLY No ferious Damage Donelhy‘ the Berliner Decition, GREAT BATTLES IN » THE COURTS Brlet Review of tho Issues Involved in the Berliner and Refrigerator Litiga- tlon—Pinching the Teople. 1t will not do to suppose, land” in the Philadelphia Press, a decision has been rendered by penter of the United States circuit court de- claring that the Berliner telephons natent must be decreed null @nd void, the telephone monopoly is at an end. While the extraor- dinary skill with which the business inter- ests and the alleged patent rights of this monopoly has seemed to have been rected as to maintain for. the Berliner patent, nevertheless the suspicion was aroused a little while ago that this energy was after all in the nature of a blind. The Berliner patent, which is important in the transmission of a ‘phonic message, has because of these litigations and contests been conspicuous whereas certain other pat- ents have been but little heard of. Some things indicate that it has been the purpose of the telephone moncpoly so to direct these litigations as to force attention to the Berliner patent and to cause the others to be over- looked. The fact is that the patents upon which the telephone monopoly mostly relied for the maintenance of their exclusi privileges were ones commonly called the Edison mi- crophone patents, and the opinion is that while these patents or mechanisms are neces- sary for the commercial use of the Berliner patent, on the other hand the Berliner inven- tions are not absolutely necessary for the commercial use of the Edison patents. In other words, if the Berliner inventions should be made free to every one, nevertheless the telephone monopoly would b able to_maintain its superior advantages by reason of its con- trol of the Edison patents. These Edison patents were issued about a year and a half ago and there are four of them. But although the date of issuing is o recent as that, nevertheless the patents were applied for nearly sixteen years before they were granted. They represent Mr. Bdison's especial achlevements in telephone invention. In them is contained whatever of merit is due to Edison as an original inventor in con- nection with the telephone. The time 50 long past since the controversy was first raised_that it is now almost forgotten that in 1876-77 there was a great dispute throughout the country whether Bell or Edison had right to claim originality of invention of that in- strument. Mr. Edison at that time was under contract with the great telegraph mo- nopoly, and he was therefore compzlled to turn over to it all of his inventions which depended in any way upon the use of elec- tricity. In pursuance of that contract he de- livered to the telegraph monopoly his tele- phone inventions, and a company was organ- ized and controlled by the larger capitalists Who were also in control of the telegraph monopoly. A very flerce competition was at once begun, and as a_great deal of money was behind both the Edison and Bell com- panies, the contests threatencd to be very costly, and every buginess man saw that it could ‘only end in compromise. That com- promise was finally effected, the telegraph monopoly making an arrangement by which it would withdraw from the telephone busi- ness and also the use of all the patents and advantages which had accrued to the Edison company. Among these privileges were the patents which were applied for by Edison as long ago as 1877, and for the microphone transmitter. That was an invention which made the tele- phone commerclally availible. The Bell peo- ple had used the simple tube-like instrument both for recelving and 'transmitting, the patent for which expired two.or three years ago. Edison’s invention captured the voice by means of a secondary Istrument out of which has been developed that tube into which speech is made and with perfect ease. The Berliner patent in the nature of an in- strument for transmitting the volce as sepa- rate from that which recelved it at the ear. The scientific principle adopted by both the Berliner and the Edison instruments are too technical and involved to be explained in a running report. They are similar in some things, but very different in others. THE MONOPOLY'S CUNNING. Some four weeks ago the Press contained a report of a very remarkable case which was_being heard before the supreme court of the United States. On its face it was a litigation involving the validity of a patent for a butcher's refrigerator. The amount of money involved in the case was less than $500, ‘and the original record of the case less than four pages. Yet when this case was brought into the circuit court there were found representing the plaintiff some of the ablest lawyers in this country, and the briefs that they presentel covered some 800 pages. When the case was taken to the supreme court for argument in November these same lawyers appeared, and upon the other side an equally strong array of counsel. These counsellors represented really the great inter- ests of the Bell telephone and other colossal business interests which are opposed to a continuance of the Bell patents. There was James C. Carter, the leader of the New York bar; ex-Judge Mitchell, formerly pat- ent commissioner, and Mr. Storrow, a very able patent lawyer who has been now for some years exclusively employed by the Bell people. On the other side were Wheeler H. Peckham, Edmund Wetmore, ex-Sccretary of the Treasury Bristew, and three or four others, representing different interests, but all engaged in a common cause, The Press then told how the telephone interests had ab- sorbed this little refrigerator case, because the principle involved in it was precisely similar to the view which the Bell people took of their rights, Then it was made ap- parent that what was sought was a decision of the supreme ccurt, which, without going into_the technicalities of the question, would result in the extension of these Edison mi- crophone patents until the year 1909, Then it was made plain to business men who have watched these things with close interest that it was not the Berliner patent that the tele- phone monop-ly was so anxious about as the Edison microphone patents, and that the possession of these patents is the key to the permanence of their monopoly until 1909, If the supreme court should construe the law as Mr. Carter presented it in the ostensi- ble refrigerator case, then the telephone mo- nopoly will enjoy for fourteen years more an important patent privilege which they have already enjoyed for eighteen years. Very likely the decision in the Berliner case will’ be appealed, but after all it may not be, since these Edison patent questions are now before the supreme ‘court under disguise and a decision upon them -will be reached probably before argument could be had upon the Berliner If the decision is against the telephone company's view, then the Ber- liner patent is of no particular value to that corperation; if the supreme court decldes that the Edison patent runs from 1893, the time it was issued, instead of from the date of its application, then agdin the Berliner patent 15 of no especial comsequence, since the teleplone monopoly 'fs well protected, It is very plain that the’ telephone pecple expect, however, their! greatest protection from their enormous plant and command of facilities. The recent ingrease of stock is understood to have been made for the pur- pose of obtaining the money with which to extend the long-distance plant. In a few years the company will have every considera- ble city east of the Mississippi within speak- ing distance, and the indications are that it is golng to do a very profitable business. The use of long distance instruments between New York and Boston, Philadelphia, Wash- ingten and even Chicago and Milwaukes has increased very rapidly within the past year. Still, there will be created a very great num- ber of house-to-house telephone companies and those designed to serve in & single house, if the monopoly which the Bell people pos- sess Is removed. Ex-Sccretary Elkins is at the head of the ccmpany, which seems to haye sufficient capital behind it, and this company has d upon the theory that some of the patents used by the Bell people have explred. writes *“Hol- that because Judge Car- company this -~ Approved Some Blg Attorney Fees. WASHINGTON, Jan, 6.—Another step in the contested case of old seltlers of the 0 di- |, Cherokee nation was taken, secretary approved the claims for attorne fees of Johns, Voorhees & Roudinot, G Iand & May, Thom: John C. Heard, aggregating $70, ———— BI1G BLAZE IN TORONTO. Globe Office and Several Other Buildings Destroyed by Fire. TORONTO, Ont, Jan minutes before 3 o'clock this ing fire was discovered in ment of the Glob: bullding corner of Yonge and Adelalde str The alarm was given, but before the reel arrived flam © pouring from every window from garret to basement. As the wind was blowing briskiy and the fire threatened to spread, alarm was given nd the ent f ment_was sent to the spot and five men of the fire brigade mountec upe the cornice running around the story of the Globe office and were t windows to int west wall from th fell with a crash, plle of bricke, wounded ab in 6.—-A few at Chief Ardagh un, five storles, men leaped Inte the Ardagh was head and had to b Robert Bowar rec taken to th ity dfed. ¢ ancls Forsythe, Robert Foste ison and Harry Saunders d buildir cost_of $%,000, with a plant va 000, was ¥oon 4 complete wreck Lithograph company, which occupie building, loses all its presses anc ornie The Chief ut the re: vad hos oved 1889 Torantc the ebb's re gutted fro 1z, $20,000; building t to Harry bullding was Loss on build the stocl In the Co., Ita ine merchants, was also slightly damaged changed, blowing from t Kinnon ‘& 'S new wh crossed the and roof ' to ce! existence, building ad only 000 on th . which g to Chief Ardagh ha early from the scene, the fi work to th of advantag men worked brav but they la rection. The World and News ha rvices to the Globe to e its editions as usual — MITCHELL MAKES A STATEME. ving The ked enable NT. Tells Why Ho Revoked the Henry M. Flagle TALLAHASSEE, Fla, Jan. view last night Governor the following statement r ler requisition: 1 Svas when the application for a requisition reached here. My secretary informed me telegraph of the arrival of the pap ing_they were in due form. He asked if ‘1 had any Instructions, and I reptied that I had none, whereupon ‘the requisition was honored and the warrant issued. When I returned to the capital I carefully exam- ined the papers and found that they were all right. The papers show lagler was a_ fugitive from 1 fled from the state of T quently, however, Flagler filed an affidavit stating that he his life been in the state of , and that he had never had any business’ there. 1 deemed It my duty to give Mr. Flagler a n tive to the 8- absent In Tampa ubse- oflice er in ring and in the meantime to revoke the warrant. My intention is to hearing, of which Mr. state of Texas shall both It has been sald that the never have been issued, formation that Mr. Flagler had never been in Texas. On the contrary, there was ev ice before me at the time that he ' in said state. It was not the duty of the executive to hunt up Mr. Flagler and ascertain from him whether or not the charge was true. —_— DEDICATED TO CHRISTIAN Flagler and the ave due notic warrant should but I had no in- SCIENCE. Costly Church Edifice Thrown O Public at Boston, BOSTON, Jan. 6.—Christian Boston and of the whole country were in- terested in the dedication to that sect of an elaborate edifice which took place here today. A great throng of people gathered in this city from every state in the union in anticipation of the event, and today the services had to be repeated four times in order that the people present might wit- ness the exercises, The building is of brown stone, the architecture Roman, and is finely finished inside. The windows are stained glass, representing various dogmas held by the sclentists, The cost was more than $200,000. The dedication consisted of a solo and congregational singing, reading of scriptures, extracts from “Science and Health” and ““The Book of Christian Seci- ence,” by Dr. J. Foster Eddy, the adopted son of the mother and founder of the sect, assisted by Dr. 8. J. Hanna, after which Mrs. Henrletta Clarke Bemis read a sermon written for the occasion by Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, the founder of the society. The new church starts on its course en- tirely free of debt. Over 215,000 subscrip- tions have been received without notes being given or borrowing and the ground upon which the church was built was given by Rev. Mary Baker Eddy, and is valued at $40,000. R — Judgment Short of Expectations. BOSTON, Mass., Jan. 6.—Actor Price was given a verdict for damages of $150 in the municipal court In his suit against Marie Burroughs and Louls Marron for $1,000 for alleged breach of contract. Price was engaged by the defendants to play with them for a season commencing last October. The judge ruled that he could only recover damiges up to the date of his writ, De- cember 8, to the ——— Dean of Missourl Agricu!tural College Dead. KANSAS CITY, Jan. 6.—A special to the Star from Columbia, Mo., says Dr. Edward D. Porter, dean of the Agricultural college of the State university, died late last night of heart failure. The funeral will take place from the residence on the state agricultural farm Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock. versity circles are depressed by the WEATHER FORE Fair, Colder and Northwesterly Winds_ for Nebraski. WASHINGTON, Jan. 6.—For South Dakota, Iowa and colder; northwesterly winds. For Kansas, Colorado and Montana—Fair; colder; northerly winds, Loenl Record. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Jan. 6.—Omaha record of temper ature and rainfall, compared with the corre- sponding day of the past four year 1895, 1804, 1593, 10 25 ) Uni- death, Nebr Missgouri—k Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Average temperature Precipitation . Condition of ten at Omaha for th 1804: Normal temperfture ess for the day mal precipitatiol ency for the da Total precipitation sl Deficiency since Mal 09 T and precipiiation y and since Murin 1, 0aud STATIONS, MTATE OF WEATHER, - monwdy: Omaba.. North Piatie i 4 el ot St Vincent. Cheyenne Miles City! Guiveston ena, 00| Cle 00| Clear. 14|Cloudy. 08 * Below zero. S indicates trace of preeipita OUREé THE SERPENT'’S STING. HEALS RUNNING SORES. when the Whitshire & Tate and morn- the base- the ts, first from the south another depart- first aKing cduce a hose when ths north- badly rles CASH, or flames to retire e brigade did di- offered it to xteadition of an in- Mitchell made t a day for science of Cash is Money | Good Credit is a Perfect Substitute, 2 We are delighted to sell you goods for either Cash or - Credit. Cash, of course, NE:D3 no Guarantee, THE IN X TEGRITY OF OUR WAGE EARNERS and our faith that the West offers them steady employment, 18 SUFFICIENT 4 GUARANTES to us of their credit, especially when that credit is employed in Furnishing their Homes, 80, whether you drive in a Coach-and-four; own a Yacht " 3 are behind a Counter; wield a pen; drive an Express Wagon; 1 are a Freight-Handler, or what not,—only assaming that N you have some regular occupation —we want and appreciate your Patronage, and are glad to extend to you our MAGNT« CENT CREDIT SYSTEM, with the numerous other advan v Wk tages which we possess in furnishing your homes complote, i L% These are our Terms. 1 $10 worth of goods, $1 por weck or $4 per month, $25 worth of goods, $1.50 per week or $6 a month $50 worth of goods, $2 par week or $8 per month $75 worth of goods, $2.50 per week or $10 per month $100 worth of goods, $8 per week or $12 per month 8125 worth of goods, $3.50 per week or $14 per month $150 worth of goods, $4 per week or $16 per month $200 worth of goods, $5 per week or $20 por month $250 worth of goods, $6 per wesk or $25 per month In Our Stove Department Base Burners........... 811.45 Oak Stoves...... 86.25; worth $15.00 Cannon Stove: .83.45: worth $7.50 Parlor Cooks...... ...88.48; worth $20.00 Very Special All Wool Ingrains..... 45¢; Heavy Union Ingrains. 34¢; pestry Brussels. ... --45¢; ...19¢; worth $25.00 worth 70 worth 60 worth $1.00 worth 50e Hardwood Chamber Suit: Good Bedsteads. ... . Parlor Suit; Rockers Oak Center Couches. .. . 810.4%; worth $22.50 .81.75: worth $3.50 829.75: worth $50.00 .81.75; worth $3. .81.25; worth $3.00 worth $12.00 OPEN MONDAY AND Saturday EYENINGS ONLY. OREGON WEATHER FOR JANUARY Average at Portland, Oregon, for the Past 22 Years. (From Government Wea‘h2r Bireau Recorls.) MEAN AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE MONTH TOR THE LE YEARS, 8 DEGRIESS, o WHOLE "2 AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE WARMEST JANUARY FOR 22 YEARS, 43 DEGRE! AVERA TEMPERATURE OF THE JANUARY FOR 22 YEARS, 20 COLDES' DEGREE THE EXTREME HIGHEST TEMPERA- REGISTERED IN ANY HOUR Ol ANY JANUARY DAY FOR 22 YEARS, 6 pay the Frocer'l bill for the whole family, * The editor of the Morning Oregonian, who has lived there forty years, writes of it as follows In his puper’ of December 25: “They who look upon Oregon now cane not but be charmed. Never was Oregon more attractive. The same may be sald of all our Pacific’ states. We are having a fine winter. Nature {5 making amends for the mistakes of man. The tides of human life come and go; there are ups and downs in business, but’ Oregon Is always right, It is the same Incomparable country that was the object of our early admiration. No one who has lived In it can ever leave It, Every newcomer, noting such a winter climite, in a country so productive, so full of all resources, 13 surprised and délighted, Alr, scenery, landscapes, water courses, mountain ranges, the gorgeous greenery of our forests, conribute to the effect upon every beholder, and they who have lived here”all their lives still Took upon all these things with the delight of a youthful lov is no intoxication in these no enthuslasm, no exXcess or exags ‘This simply 'Is the country for which nature has done more than any other on the earth, and they who know Oregon know it."” Bvery Oregonian feels that way and you will if 'you take advantage of our offer and £0 there and go to work with half the vim you put in against this climate of drouths and uncertanties. Yours Truly, BTEARNS FRUIT LAND CO., 101 Bee Bullding, NOWIS THE TIME TO BUY STOVES AND KITCHEN FURNITURE My prices have always besn lower than any other store in the city, but now I am going to make you a Caristmas present. Look at some of my prices. A .$ 7.50 | $30.00 Steel Range 12.00 [ e . 9.60| 88.00 ‘¢ " 16 00 ¢ & A, 12.801 42.00 L Radiant Novelty Base Burners and Elmhurst Surface fine stoves as can be made. $44.00 Radiant Novelty .$35.20 40.00 [[3 b . 382.00 38,00 Elmhurst. .. LOWEST TEMPERA- SGISTERED ON THE COLD:. DAY OR NIGHT DURING THE 22 YEARS, 2 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. R OF DAYS OF THE MONTH ON WHICH THE SUN SHONE AND THERE _WERE NO CLOUDS DUR- ING THIZ DAY OR RAIN AT NIGHT, 6, NUMEBER O CLOUDY OR PARTLY CLOUDY DAYS UPON WHICH NO RAIN T NUARY DURING THE 22 YBARS, 7, AVERAGE NUMBER OF DAYS IN EACH MONTH OF JANUARY FOR 22 YEARS UPON WHICH ONE ONE-HUN- DREDTH OF AN INCH OR MORE OF RAIN FELL AT SOME TIME DURING THE 24 HOURS, 19. ALL TFOR THE AVERAC RAIN MONTH, 7.50 INCH : Now, we who know contend that this is proof of the finest climate on earth, Where the worst, coldest and stormiest month of the vear 'makes such a showing as the above the saving in the fuel bill alone will $10.00 Cook Stove for $24.0 Pras 30, 4¢ . . 33.60 Burners are ag Look at the prices. $32.00 Elmhurst, 25.00 & for.... o “ “ $25.60 20,00 holders' Meeting, Office of Lec-Clarke-Andreesen Hardwarg Omaha, Neb, Dec. 7, 189 otice 18 of the Lees Clarke-Andreesen Hardware company tha the aniual meeting of the stocknolders. o the company will held at the ces 0f the sald company, 1219, 1221 and 1223 Harney street, in the city’ of Omaha, in the state of Nebraska, on Tuesday, January 8, A, D, 1895, at 3 o'clock p, m., for the purpcse of electing o board of difectors for the coms piny 10 serve during the ensuing year, and to transact such other business as may ba presented at such meeting, Altest: H. J. LEB, President, W. M. GLASS, Becretary. ! D7 M to J 8 Sun ===Snecial Notices Counei)l Bluffs CHIMNEYS CLEANED; VAULTS CLEAN Ed Hurke, at W, 8. Homer's, 638 Droadway. A $4.00.00 STOCK OF IXTURES to trade for anka_lnnd. Greenuhicidy, 1" Blufte, GOODS AND Towa or ey Nicholson & C And all other stoves in proportion at s CHAS. SWAINE’S, d % A| fmoid's Bromo-Geler, ?{:Il Inl‘l ont for )\‘!Ilvo\lll or Eick pectul oF general Neuralglu; ateo for fipec: Toaba Sima oty fiberv: 450,200 45 other excesses, ‘Lrice, 10, 2 and 60 cenEs e vescent: C THE ARNOLD CHEMICAL CO, 161 8. Western Avenuo, CHICAGO: ¥or sale by all drugglsts. Oucabva. GEO. P, BANFORD, A. W. RIEKMAN, Presgident, Cashler, of COUNCIL BLUFFS, lowa Capital, . $100,000 Profits, . . 12,000 a it b ks in :Iu- l‘:nle of |“\‘V‘A pleaved” : g : ) Aceen cutth SINS & BAINBRIDGE, 2 orasa i wnd Federal Courts. s - T Bt | Block) Couhen Bidas, 101 resid i Harmony street, Council Bluffy, LAKGE FRIVATE BARN FOR RENT i court bhouse, Apply at Bee oftice, Councll Blufts,