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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 23, 1889)
' / 0 * THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : ATUBDAY , NOVEMBER 23 , 1889. . t „ II i . . , „ . . . . . m MM- * " " ? . , i. . . . I " . " i . i i i ' _ 7 | . _ I THE OMAHA BEE ! ] [ COUNCIL BLUEFS ! | P oKricu m > . ii : I'hAitij sTiuir : I cllwrtd by mirltr Innny part of the City at Fifteen Cents pt Week II.W.MI.10.V . . . . MANAOEIt Tlil.Kl'IIONUSl TlMiisrM Omits No ( . * . NldllT iiHTll : ) NO SI I 1111ecu CentH n Wcok < Prom and nftcr November 10 The Ijailt Beb will bo delivered bv carriers In Council Bluffs rtt Hftccn cents a week j Hk M1NOU MUNTION i f N. Y. P. Co I Glcason coal f Council Muffs ojtnbcr Co . coat Wculern Lumber and Supply Co , V 1 hatcher coal , see advertisement ' | Beat coal and wooil at C. 11. Fuel Co * 'I | Carbon Conl Co wholesale retnll , 10 Pearl < f Foil sale bcfilns Monday Boston store , i . Another case ot diphtheria was reported j ! yesterday In Turlcy'n Qlen . i , T. O. Hicoand Amanda Judd , both of South . ti Otnnha , were married yesterday mornlrtf by I \ Justice Scliurz • ' ' ; > The revival meotliiRs conducted by Mur- ' , tt phy nnu Iivatis In Trinity Methodist ehilrch , j South Main street , opposite Eighth avenue 1 * are progressing finely , with largo nudionccs y i and j-rcat Interest l ] ' The ba/aa' to bo given by the ladies of St ' . . Francis Xavlcr's ' Catholic church opens i Monday evcolne with n line concert The following evening The Festival of Days f " will bo presented Other onturtuliimonts . • are being provided All should attend the 1 t opcnliiK concert Monday evening ' f { An organized movement has been Instl- i tutod In this city , having for Its object the f adoption of a ft-cent motor fara between , Council Hluffs and Omaha All of the leading ; ing business men of the city have engaged In the movement , and it will bo zealously pushed 1 A petition Is being circulated in favor of I rodlstrictlng the city and creatine two now : ' wards in the western portion , as provided by ' the ordinance submitted by Aldermnn Kvcr- Mi' ett at a recent meeting of the council It Is 1 , ' very generally signed , bearing ttio signatures i of scores of the loading business men , bank m ± _ ors and professional men of the city , It will i bo presented to the council at the next tncot- H The case of Stewart vb City of Council H , Bluffs was submitted to the Jury In the district Bv court at lOo'clocic yestcrduy morning , and t . n verdict was returned two hours later in Hf- favor ot the city ' 1 ho case was most stuu- Hh bornlv contested , and Is a crcditablo victory f for City Attorney Holmes Little other i business was transacted in court during the B day , the Jury being excused until Monday S rooming An adjournment was taken at 3 V o'clock until this morning Today will bo 8 occupied in hearing the argument of motions s and demurrers H A seedy looking tramp , giving the name of 8' Eddie George , wus run In Thursday night by ; Ofllcor Clough and booked for larceny , : Gvorgo had In hi possession a pair or pants , K which ho claimed to havu purchased of a second - . end hand dealer in bloux City , but as tbo garment was too largo for him bv about a . dozen sizes , his story wus not credited Ho ft * admitted having been tramping for the past eight months , and was hold yesterday moru- ing to await developments HS Two moro matrimonial tnlsllt cases will bo ' . investigated at the January teim of the dis- tnct court Sarah Hopp wants the knot uu- - tied tnat binds her to Fred h' Hopp , alleg- - : log as a reason for her petition that ho wilfully - fully and deliberately deserted and nban- doncd her without Just cause or provocation , Hit as sbo always conducted herself as a loving HI' and faithful wife For a similar reason * Hdchol A. Holland wnnts a dlvorco from Churlcs A. Holland , and further states that f Charles Is sadly addicted to the habitual use Hk < . of alcohol stimulants , for which reason ho is HI' , uot a tit uer.Bon to have charge of their two Hilt chlldiep , and she desires tnat they ho given jili to her HI' The Puliman restaurant , 534 Broadway B > • Hb Money loaned at L. 13. Craft & Co 's loan HJM • ofllco on furniture , pianos , horses , wagons , Hfl > porsonul proncrty of all kinds , and all other Hb' ' articles of value , without removal All bus Hb * > incss strictly conlldontiul Hat • Hb Always on Time Hb' : ' If you wish to purchase a good and relinblo Ht watch 25 per cent less than club rates , and Hjf on easy terms , then call at onoo and make Hb c your own selection at U. U. Jacqucmln & HB | , Co , 27 Main street HkL * * , S. T , McAtteo , 231 Main , 333 Pearl Finest HB line fancy groceries In city HbT ' $3 cabinet ? , only S1.75 , Schmidt's , 2203Ialn. B * I'liysicnl Ciilturc HI Miss Andrrson , who has very largo classes Hj < - ' " physical culture , In Omaha , has decided K. to organlzo like clusscs in Council Bluffs Bi She Is thoroughly competeut , and has been Hf wonderfully successful Uhe opportunity of HHsecuring such an Instructor will doubtless Haft bo gladly lmuiovcd by those in Council Bluffs HBV' desirous of physical culture These inter HbJ > estod In the forming of such elapses , and HBJ- . these desiring to learn further concerning HBJ the proposed instruction , are rcipje&tcd to HBJ meet Miss Andersen utUr Hanchctt's icsi- Hb ] , denco No 120 Fourth street , this afternoon HBtji- , at3 oclock Hbb Dr C. II Bower , OJO First ave Tel 25. Bj' • ; H Bf : " P. C. Mlllor , best paper hanging and doc HHj 1 orating , Tbo best Is the cheapest B m Hbj New Ogden , largest , nest hotel In western Iowu Special attuntion to commercial men r Spoclal prices in m lap robes and horse b aiikottt this wcok at Probstlos Itoducing tock to move I m Sheet musio 10c , 53S Broadway J , G. Tipton , real estate , MT Broadway BBB | C. B. steam dyu works , 1013 Broadway 1 : Cobs (1 a load , Uleason , 20 Pearl HB | m r T,1 , < ' Contrnutor Itxplnlm It HBjr It was stated sovcral days ago that tbo HBjjt residents on Third street were complaining HH bitterly because Contractor C. It Mltcboll , H HL' who has the contract for gradlug that street , HBBF left tbo street iu an , unllnlshed and almost HHL dnpassublo condition whenever bo could get H | work foriis teams anywhere else , as his HHJj , coutradhairowed hlm until January 1 to com Hflp , ploto the Job They protested that ho should ' IL not'bavo commenced the work and torn up HE' the street , which was previously In good Hff ' coudltlon , until ho was able to rush the HH work through to completion Mr Mitch H' . , oil states that bo has never taken HjpjW bis teams away to work on another HHL > Job but ouco , mid that was when HHf' " 'o ' council ordcrod hlm to grada Flotchcr HJi' , avenue and Harmony street immediately , so H B that the paving could bo put down without H B delay , According to his story , the rough H K condition of the atrcot is owing to the fact H K' thatsovoral of tbo propoity owners have H B > tan'1 the grading in front of tbolr property H B- done by private contract , and in soma in- H K stances this has left a gully through the ccn- BbSf ter of the street , as the work done by two HH | : contractors on either sidu of the utrcot would HJI not meet smoothly In tbo center , which was H Bj the cause of the accident to Dr Montgomery , HHf" whllodrivlugalong therein tbo night Mr HSVf > v JilHcholl states that bo will have bis contract H B * • completed on time , but not much before , as HHL there are H,0iK , ) yurds ot dirt to bo hauled In H HTt * HHjr Twill pay you to wait for Chapman's HHt Christmas opouing for tug latest and lluest HM goods BJK Hfc , Now Is the time to buy your lurnliuro O , H K ' A. lleobo & Companv have too many goods Bbbe for thalr storage capacity nnd are cutting H B prices to make goods go Barney & Gay BbBi' chamber suits , sideboards and dining tables , H B Windsor , Welch and Hcrkey folding beds , HBK > i parlor suites , lounges sad all kinds of fancy H B chairs at unheard of llguret Those goods H K'y nro all of the lluest desiens and llnUh Bent H K' ut > y u t'l ' you learn their prices .A clean BBBBr : / sweep to bo made Como and sco for your BJjE' HHp Finest mtrkst in ouj JM Soanlsns ALL ABOUT COUNCIL BLUFFS An Orannlzod Movement Started to Becuro a Flvo Oont Motor Faro SEVERAL LIBEL SUITS STARTED A Scvcro Accident On nn Tlnarnitcil Struct ItniHiiiollne Itoynl Area tiiint Clients General anil Personal Notes WorkliiR lor n. ltciluooH Motor Itntc When will the motor company reduce the fnro between tbo Bluffs and Omaha to 6 cents ! " is a n , uollon that is usked by inter ested parties manj times n day , but a satis factory answer is not forthcoming Inquiry of the local members of the hoard of directors of the company falls to elicit anything bo- yondtho fact that the board baa repeatedly considered the mutter , but has been unable to npreo upon a reduction ot the faro It is said that certain members favor the udoptlon of n reduced rite , nnd urge that the company shall at least glvo a commutation rnto for the bcnclit of the laboring classes and the regular patrons ot the road It Is understood that the dlroctoiT li inclined to regard this proposition with favor , but still lights u llttloshv of It for fear thnt It would sooh lead to the adoption of n straight 5 cent rite Said a citizen yesterday , "I dent see how the company can hold out against the united nppoul of thousands ot the people of both cities It seems to mo that thuy ewe it to' their regular patrons teat at least glvo thorn a commutation rate , so thnt thosa who are compelled to go back and forth acioss the river ovcryduycan do so for a sum moro nearly within their means " This is the expression of a great many pco- ole , both business men nnd Hioho of tlw la boring cliissj and It is felt tint a reduced rate Is no moro than what th6.y are Justly en titled to It Is now reported that the pcoplo of both cities will rcBort to concerted iicllon to secure - cure what they deem so Imperative to the welfare of both places The fact is recog nized that the present faro Is a decided re duction over that charged by the Union Pacific company before ; the opening of the motor line , and u corresponding bcnclit , but it is also bollevcd that a further reduction , which will still further boticfit both cities , will llkowlso benellt the company by the great increase In travel which would result It htis been clearly demonstrated that the company cannot bo driven or browbeaten into reducing the faro , ns they are of the opinion that they are able to manage their business without outside Interference , und It is now the intention to have the representa tive bodies of both cities go to the company and demonstrate the wishes of the great mnjonty of the pcoplo regarding a reduced rate It Is believed that it this is done the company will takocognizancoof thosltuutlon and act accordingly The opinion now pre vails that n reduction of the faro can bo se cured by January 1. Neumcycr hotel , first clas9rcasonablo , rates Blxby , plumbing , steam heating , Mcrriatn block Fountain cigar , a strictly lOo cignr for 5c at the Fountain , Trr ono 0 The Hess Investment and Trust company Drs Woodbury have roraovml their dental office to 101 Pearl street , up stairs The Council Bluffs carpet company sold 275 ynrds ol carpet to Omaha paitios yesterday ' 1 ho Omalm people know where to spend their money to get the best vulues They Want Financial Soothlnc Syrup A crnzo for Instituting libel suits has struck the city , papers havlnc been tiled in the district court within the east two days asking for Judgments for nearly 1100,000 be cause of alleged libelous and defamatory utterances D. E. Glcason was the first ortc to start the ball rolling Ho has 11 led a pe tition claiming M0.000 of George II Champ , of the firm of Kimball & Champ , because the latter is alleged to have said und caused to ho published in the Globe , that Glenson sold blm ' a ton of coal which was found to bo 157 pounds short In weight Ho sues lor $20,000 forllbol , and tor a like amount on a second chnrgo of slander Ills understood thnt ho is also preparing to institute proceedings against the Giobo for a similur amount , but it is stated that the papers will not bo filed until Monday Another slander suit was institutedyestcr- Mny in which William Siedentopf is plaintiff and A. T. Fliekingcr defendnnt The amount sought to bo recovered is $20,000. Thogroundb on which the sun is instituted uro certain utterances of the defendant In the case of Bloomer , administrator , vs Fliekingcr , which was tried last wcok , and the outcome of which was a personal encounter between two of the attorneys engaged on the case during the noon recess It Is ullegcd that Fli"klnger referred to Slodentopf as a per Jurcd liar , and Siedentopf has solemnly atllrmcd that it will rcqulro nt least f20,000 to repair tbo injury to his lacerated feelings pnd to his character as an honest , honorable nnd law-abiding citizen Fllckmgor's story Is that Siedentopf while on the witness stand , said that ho ( Flickinger ) was a liar , etc , etc . and thatwheu ho wus plucod on the stand und cross-examined by Sicdcii- topf's attorney bo stated , in rcsponso to n question as to whether ho hud any moio to say , that if ho wus to follow the example set by Siedentopf ho would say that Siedentopf was a liar and : i Derjurcr The c.i o will come up at the January term ot the district court Wanted at oaco , eight brush hands None but first class workmen need apply Woolsey & Long , 31 Main street , m Dumpiil In iho iJarkness Dr P. 3. Montgomery now wears his arm in a sling , und trios to look as pleasant as possible In view of tbo fuct ttiat a dislocated shoulder , a badly gashoa forearm , and a se verely bruised chest require much ot his time and attention Ho received n cull to visit a patient In the country , about 2 o'clock in the morning , and was being driven out Third street , when an uneven place , caused by some unfinished grading , caused the over turning of the buggy , and the doctor and the farmer were throwu out Both wire badly hurt , the latter being rendered unconscious by the force of the fall The doctor man aged to get the dislocated limb back to pluco by pulling it across the buggy whcol , aud then turned his attention to his compunloii , who was soon able to sit up , and tbo trip was continued The pntiout In the country was Visited and such assistance given as was nec essary , when the physician returned to the Uty and had his own injuries looked after Ho Is still attending to his practice , though it will bo Bovernl days before ho fully re covers from the effects of the accident The Itoynl Arcanum A very successful and enjoyable affair was the banquet tendered last evening by Fidel ity council , No 150 , ftoyal Arcanum , to oU- ! cors of the supreme council aud visiting dele gates who are hero In tbo interest of the order , tending toward tbo organization of a grand council in this state as soon as possi ble It Is necessary that there shall bo a state membership ot 1,000 before this can bo accomplished , and at present there are but about six hundred members tn Iowa Of this number over one-third are tnembors of Fi delity council , which is In an unusually nour ishing und prosperous condition The officers of the supreme council arotry- Ing to work up un increased interest through the state , in order that the membership may be suflicieutly largo to organize u grand council before the next session of the supreme premo council , which will bo held In June Delegates were present Thursday evening from all parts of the state to see how affairs were conducted and what iutercst was shown in the banner council of the state . At the banquet last evening , the dis tinguished members ot the order front abroad were II H. G. Mlllor , supreme orator , Chicago , 111. - II II Bodd , representative ot the supreme coun cil , Fen du Lao , Wis ; W. U Kendall , depety supreme regent Cleveland , O. ) HA Bnyder , WtiKrloo , U. | Wla & Cox , Burlington la ' , II A. Eaton and A. 1 II Miles , Dca Moines , la } Ij I * . Hamlin J Marshalltowu , fa s W. Burston , Cedar Haplds , Neb J E. I , . Sarnont , Cedar llaptds , Neb ; Judge H. E. Hudson , Columbus , Neb , nnd George Ivor , deputy supreme re gent , Omnhn , Neb | After thncholco and tempting tiiands had been disposed of , Prof James McNaughton rnnounccd the toasts of the evening , which wore happily responded to ns follows : The Hoynl Arcanum , " rcsponso by Su preme Orator Miller , Our Members from Abroad , " rcsponso by Hon H. II Dodd , Organization of Now Councllst" , re sponded to by Deputy Supreme Uogcnt Ken dall Pioneer Council , Omaha , " rcsponso by Kov Dr Dougherty Union Pacillo nnd Other Nebraska Coun cils , " response by Deputy Supreme Regent Kcr Kcr."Our Secret Work , " rcsponso by Hon Jo seph Lyman Fidelity Council , " responded . to by Hon A. T. Flickinger Our Beneficiaries , " response by Hov T. J. Mncknv The evening passed most pleasantly , and will undoubtcdlv tend to ercally Increase the interest In Fidelity council , ns well as to In spire renewed zeal in the visiting delegates Personal P roarn | lw Mr Ed F. Watts has succeeded W. F. Thlckstun in the now * department of the Council Bluffs bureau of thu Republican xiiH n.\Kii nun iuur It Will Choke Iliitt'piMiili'tit Coin pnnlcq Into SnlJ-'Ctlon. CLEVrl iXb , O. , Nov , 22. The Federal Stcol company , aglgantlucoiponltloa formed for the purpose ot combining till the wlro nail and narocd wlro manufacturing plants of the country and controlling these giout Industries , ns previously outlined In these dtspntctics , has been formallvorganlzcd , and the directors and stockholders are now In session in this city closing contracts with producers of raw material and accepting options held upon the stock of the companies , which will foi in n part of thu consolidation Among a largo number of uromlncnt manufacturers present ore T. McCosh of tbo McCosh Iron npd * Stool company , Btlrllngton , In , nnd Vt Douglass , of tbo Igwtt Barb Wlro company It is gen erally conceded that J. W. Gates or St Louis will bo elected prusidont , 'lberearoa number ot concerns which have not yet been induced to enter the fold These may bo forced to suspend operation * temporarily , at least , for luck of raw ma- teii.il , the rod mills of America being olther In the combination or under contract to fur nish the Federal Steel company their ontlre product It is understood already that the now coiKcrn lins such u hold that thu lad mills will tulto no oruors to bo lilted nftcr January 1. MAJOK I-HU.UM IlKTURN ? . Ho SconrCM $35,001) Krcim Ills N < -plic\v nnil 11 fnsm to Prnsccun * . ' Kansas Cn v , Mo , Nov 22. [ Special Tele gram to ' 1 he Bee ] Major and Mrs Andrew Drumm , uncle and aunt respectively of the recica-it Andy Drumm , tbo would-bo Napoleon leon of flnanco , who tolo K > S,00J of the old mans money , are homo fiom Canada Major Drumm brought in his pocket $ .T > , IM ) or the money Ho did not prosecuio his neohow Andy has u brother-in-law , " said Major Drumm , "at Fo3torin , O. , and he and his wire Will likely leave Toronto tonight lor that pluco This brother-in-law Is a whole sale notion dealer and has n large number of wagons on the load , and is wealthy Ho telegraphed Andy that if Andy needed monev ho would furnish it , and to como to Fostoria as soon as ho wa * out of the scrape I'got a little over $3" > ,000 back I believe that was all the money the boy had " What has he done with the rosti " " 1 dent know , but I deut bollcvo ho has It Andy has done a gicat nuiount of trav eling and tnat tuxes money Ha has been to London , to tbo Paris exposition , through Germany , to Switzerland , to St , Thomas island and the Pacilic coast The stories of the real estate purchuso and the certifi cate > of deposit for $20,000 were without foundation There would have been no doubt about Andy's conviction , but what good would It Have done ! I believe it to be Andy's first crime , and if he had gone to the penitentiary it would have ruined his life Ho bus made mo earnest promises of nn honorable orablo life and I bcliove he witi Keep his promise At least 1 wa * so thoroughly convinced of it that I was willing to drop the case and taiio what money I had Andy is proud and cried nvcry time I saw him until wo had reached a settlement Ho is u good business man und I bcllcvu ho will do well in his venture " The Pinkurions think Andy ha * a good sum of the old mans money yet WHY PAY.NK SUIClIlRI ) . He Drcnileil the DimirnoB Which Woulil Follow IIIn Uvposuro St Louis , Mo , Nov 22. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bix ] Hoboit H. Payne , the St Louis real estate speculator und eapltnlist whoso suicide in a Jersey City hotel October 10 or 11 created great excitement hero , killed hlmsolf , It now dovelons , to Bavo the disgrace that would attend his Inevitable exposure as n dcfaultor to the Payne estate In the sum of (100,000 , ho being thn administrator , His dishonesty was discovered by W. V. Iluttlcdgc , the real estate agent who was appointed administrator of the sulcdo's estate The dead defaulter had a private fortune of $100,000 , and the estate was worth twice ns much more All the heirs , who were close akin to him , confided in him fully und unreservedly , and ns a result they are houelcssly insolvent unless rtn equity court gives them relief and enables thorn to recover some of the land hypothecated by Payne This is uot likely , because a year ago ho organized the Payne Kenl Estate company , was made its president nnd bn- came the ubsoluto controlling spirit of the concerns speculations ' Ho was , a half-owuor of the dlmo-ln-tho-slob opera glass patent and sunk $ .15,000 in that scheme alone Some time prior to hi * death Payne persuaded his sister , a widow with live children , whoso curator ho was , to consent to a partition of their land , nnd nn action was brought and the Judge ordered it sold Payne bought it In at the commissioners sioner's sale for $4,000 , less lliau halt its vuluo nnd Immediately mortgaged it for SI,000 , which bo soon lost in speculation Ha never paid the commissioners a cent of the purchuso money AN AGKI > PEDI3STIUAN. A Slanof Slxty-'cvmi Years Tramps 1,000 Miles KajjsvsCitv , Mo.Nov , 21. [ Spoclal Telegram - gram to Tub Hue | Edward Bates , a one armed man sixty-seven years ot age who started from Sweet Water Dam m southern California over eight months ago , his desti nation belnu- Kansas City , has arrived here He walked nearly half the entire distance Bates is a short , heavyset , halo old man with u liatriarclual beard The only member of his family alive is a married daughter , who , ho thinks , lives in this citv , and istho wlfooi WillUni T. Dunn , a car riage painter About a year and a half ugo Bates was Injured by a wagon turn ing over ou hlm In Sweet Water Dam Ill * right arm had to bo amputated , nnd ho was unable to leave tbo hospital until Murcli 10 last Ho was then without money , but ho immediately started for Kansas City , intending to make his homo with Dunn , w horn he ha * not beard ot since September , lSbS , when he ( Dunn ) lived in this city The entire distance is aver three thousand , six bundled miles Bates rode about two thousand miles and walked the lemaindor AN iMPOIlTANr AOItlSUMHNT A Tralllo Compact Between the Hook Island anil Snuta i V. - has como to lhtbt CntCAOO , Nov 2-1-It that an important trafilo agreement has been niado by the Hock Island and Santa To routes for the baudling of through trafilo between Chicago and the Pacillo coast Dodge City is the Junotlou point By this ar rangement a Hue shorter than any other fronj this city to * U California points south of LojjAftiiclos It created , while the dlstanco to SSE iranct c. . ) Is but'223 mile * grcnt r than " via the Pnlon Paci flo The route tins the ndvnnt igo ot being so far south that It will 'm'Vor bo blocked with snow and during Ulh'wintcr month * through trains are oxpootcd to make better average time than these on ih iiiora northerly routes The contract It torn long term of years nnd Is oven stronger than thut of the Union Paclflo and Kortuwfftterii , The ugreemont rees Into effect immediately , so far as freight trahlo is concerned , and through passenger torvlco will bo ostoblshod ) n * soon as the necessary iirrangemonts arc uindc Wnnts n * ' Hrtielvor Cinoyio , Nov 22 , Mrs Mary Bruce , widow nnd administratrix ot Alexander Bruce , has begun proceedings for a roccivor for the old Decatur & State I.tno rail road company She clilms there 1 * $10,0)0 due her husbands estate for masonry work on the bridge over the Kansas river and that the right of wav of the road can bo sold for that amount lliiriio'H Cninrrh Rnutr When buffering with catarrh , cold In the head , nervous headache , etc , use Durno's Snuff , It will leltuvo you at ouco Price 25c ut di upgists Hilly Mvor * Criaimo Hickcr * . Ht.ooMlNOTov , III , Nov 22.- [ Special Telegram to Thr Hki . ] Hilly Myers , the Streator lightweight , now a resident of this city , announce * tiuit he nnd 111 * backer , Alt Kennedy , so many year * together , have dis solved Leo Cheney of this city will bo hi * manager ! They nru going on the road with combination show W < - nre ill j I'l-onlft LhisiiiL'bS inon from Nobrasku for Chi ' cnjio , Mihvuukuo iiiul' till cnsto.cn cities will please note that by the now time bobolink-In ( effect from and lifter No vember 17 , LSS'J ) , tliuy cnii arrive ut Omaha about t n. m. , can do business or visit with Omaha merchants ti nil friends for iicariy two hour * , nnd can then tatto Iho through Pullman slccpinR car of the Chicago , Mllwttukuo & St Paul railway short line Tust train at Omahii depot of the Union Pacific railway it G p. tn ( supper served on illtilii } , 'var lcav- injr Council Wufl's at ( ! : . " . ( ) p. tn ) , ntid nrrlvo at Chicago nt Ili0 ) : n. iu ( foroak- fa t ulso Mirvotl on ( lining car ) , in ample time to make contiectioiH with the fast morning trains from Chicago on the nrinripal eastern and southeastern iincs ; or if ( losirotl passonjrors for the cast can remain over in Chicago a few hour * for business or pleasure and resume - sumo their journey by the ttfternooti fast and limited trains of all the east ern roads In addition to the foregoing , another tlirough short-lino train leaves Omaha daily at 9:16 : n. in and Council BlulTs at 0:40 : a. in , arriving at Chicago at fl:60 : a. m. , making close oonnoctiou with the express trains of all eastern roads For tickets and further particulars apply to the nearest ticket agoat , or to F. A. Nash , general agent , 1501 Far natn st , Omaha Neb * REMARKABLE WILL CASE Cnn a Mnrilerec I'rollt by the Bequest of HI * Victim ? The court of appeals nt Albany has divided on a curious question never before fore raised iu this state , says the Now York Herald I { . r is whether n legatee who has murdered | hia testator can ta.Uo the property lofttto him by the will Francis 15. Palmer inado a- will by which ho left small legacies to his two daughters , and then gave the rest of his estate , on corlliin conditions , to hia grandson , Klmor 12. Pulpier , a boy of sixteen , H'ho boy.lcnowof . the provision of the will in his favor , und also that hisgraiidfather ' was thinhing'scriously of lovolcing it To prevent this aud to got possession of the property ho delib erately murdered the old man by poisoniqg him For this crime ho was convicted of murder in the second de gree and sent to the reformatory Tbo lower courts decided that the murder could not alTcct the provisions of the will , and hence thut the boy was entitled to the property bequeathed tn him This view wus also taken by two judges of the court of appeals Gray and llanforth It was based on the ground that a will can bo broken only for the reasons prescribed by statute , and among these reasons the legislature has not included murder of the testator by u legatee "I should not hesitate , " says Judge Gray , "to assent to views which commend themselves to the con science But the matter docs not lie within the domain of consoionce We are bound by the rigid rules of law which have been established by the legislature " The majorily of the court come , to amore moro rational conclusion Thuy think it is a case to ho determined iu accor dance with equity and common sense nitbor than slavisn adherence to rigid rules of statutory construction It was the intention of the lawmakers that the donees in ti will should have the property " Hut it never could have boon their iiilciitiou that u donee who murdered the testator to make the will oporalivo should have any bonollt under it " To hold that legal right to property may bo acquired by murder , says .Itidgo Hurl , would bo reproach to the jurisprudence of our state and un olicnso sigamst.publlc policy " The docisiou of the court is that the boy is untitled to nothing undc • the will and that the property must go to the two daughters of the testator To have enforced the provisions of the will in favor of the murderer would have made the law as well as thu court ridiculous Watch the box , buy the genuine Tied Cross Cough Drops , 5 cents per box A TREES RECORD OF , ITS LIFE Tlio Character of Kaon Successive Benson Shown It is not known to everyone that a tree keeps a record within its stem of the ohursietor of ouch successive Beafaou since it began it8Jgrowth. If a noath tree for iustaiico , be exam ined after it hastieeii cut down , the ring of wood formed in each year will show by its amount whether the summer of that year was warm or dry , or other wise favorable ot ndvoso ; and by the condition of the wood the character of the winter will bo denoted Severe early frost will leave a layer of soft , de caying wood ; nndjutcr frosts will bo in dicated by a chunge of color , if nothing moro , j , . If a summer has been bo . dry us to cause u total rcstoetwoon the growths of Juno and Sqiitonjbor , the annual ring for that year will bo a double ono , and sometimes bnroly.r distinguishable us ono but llablo to bo taken , by a not very close observer , for two different years growth , IIAtulato mooting of the Botanical oloty of Edinburgh , Sir Robert Christieuu gave the results of measure ments of targe trees of diiforont species mudo uniidully ou lines of girth marked permanently with paint In the very unfavorable season of 18T0 the de ficiency in summer tomporuturo wus nearly 10 degreoB Insovonoak ttees , of different spo- cics , the dollcteiioy in annual increase of girth wus 10 per cent In eleven other deciduous trees it was 42 percent ; and in 6ovontoen plnos it was SO per cent , dilTorent species of the same fam ily giving very nearly similar results , m Nervous debility , poor memory , diffidence , sexual weakness , pimples , cured by Dr allies Nervine Sample tiw Kutoy fa Co 't 16th and Doughu Children Cry for Pitchers ' Castoria Rlen IUby was slci , > re rTe her Caitort * . When fcb u a Child , slis crlM for Cfistorla , When she became Mln , die clung to CiutorU , Wl > ? nshehatf Children , aha biwto them Carloria THE RAILWAYJTIME TABLES , COU.NOlli IUjUPKS ciiicAao , none island s-vacu'ic. 11 No 2 ( li5pmA ! | No ft 9:3)nm ) A No 4 , . . . , H M0 a lull ) No 1 . . . . .RMOain A No o. . . , , , . iUJpniA : ! No : l G:5" > pm CHICAOO * NOKTUWESTISUN No S tMOanilNn G 11:27 .im No.0 4rl , pin No.a 7:15 am No ( . . . . , . . . , .8:00 : aiulNo , 1 . . . . , . , , . .5:15 pni ' CHICAOO , MII.WAUKllB k ST lAUfj A No.S OlMfttiiA No 1 7l l Hl A No I UltOpmiA No.S . . .ftHopm KAN8A9 CITV , BT .HHBl'II A , COUNCIL IHUITS A No 2. , . , , .10:10a : i.iA , No .1. , . . .Cip m A No 1. . was pml.V No 1. , , .Cliipm SIOlX GUT .V rACH'IC A No 10 T.O'inm'A. . No 0 : "i1am A No 12 7WpmA : No 11 . . , . ' . > :00pm : OMAHA & ST I.UU13. A No.H tmpm'A ' No , 7 lllOUm CHICAOO IIUUtilNtJlON & QU1NCW A No 4 I'M ) a m. 'A ' No ft 8:20 : a. in A Nn 8 f. : ) i ) . iu , A No 3 rl2n. , : m. A No n ilip : : ) in A No , 7 0:11) : ) p. in , A rtnilvi Oda' ' .lv , orceDt Saturday : O except Kimil-iy ; u fxcojit Monday ; fast mall s pecTaITn OTICEST" COUNCIL BLUFFS t-OfrsvTE " ANJ R-S7. irtOll ! .XCIIAKin St > ck of general mer- Jl rhnndHe , siora and dwelling in a peed No braita railroad tomi atott \ allied nt JV t' , biilldmes at * 1,001 ; will tabu v.f.oi In cash or peed eocuretl paprr unit balance in farming land Inquire of Kerr * . ( ! rnv WAnTlit ) A position mi the load for a hardware or asilrultura firm , or \ \ \ \ \ wort in store ; ba\o lmd long evpeileucn m cither ; good rrferenco clvon.Millies" ! K 2. lice oftlce XTllW Improved real estate to trntio for imlrn- J- > proven Oinulia or Council IlliulBproperty C. II , Judd , UXS llroadwny ITtOUiAf.Cor Kxclmnso A sinill coal steeL . -L' Apply to Usurers No : ] | I llroadu ay IIIAVi ; three nousoi on l.ln olnand two on Sixth avenue fur io on terms to milt Tlie-.o no'iienre new modern Improved I will sell those houses 2' > per cent , less thin yuu can duplicate the same C. II Judd , CUfl Uroail- v. ay FOIt SAL12 OU r.XCHANQK-10 to 1.1 head of horses Will tatee clear proiorty Improved or unimproved , G. _ I Mel-alt , Council lllnirs , FOKSALKOIt UBNT-A I ! { story , ft room frame house , lac ited cn North lutfi st O. K. Metcalf , 10 Pearl st Oil HALI 01t HUNT-ARood.5 stall Mahlo 18x21. on lotn St , between 2d and 3d aeiiues , (1. Ii Metcalf 10 l'eail st , i WANT r. [ > Farms is Ithlu 11 to 21 mlles of Council IllulTs to exchauKe for good Im proved orac lilt moperty In this rlty Kerr A Orav A1IAHOAIN In 2 lots hi peed location , I b'oclc ' from meter ICeir , v ( J ray AS I am contomplatlns largo improvements in Council lllmrs I will sell houses and lots jh monthly payments or terms to suit be low their cash value for tbo next : ! ) day It costs nothing to inveailpita U. II J mid , GO I llroadw ay HUNT One sovon-rnoin house on rouitli Fill anue : ono eluM-ronm house on hec- end avenue , and one eight-loom house on Tenth sltcet ; nil llltmi up with nil modem conven- lencos W. W. Hllger Pearl street 171011 SALE-To quit business , my cntlro . ' stock of furniture , stoves and carpets , Hill be sold at co-tt , without reserrj 1'ersOns fur nishing good lefernnces can buy on install ments , nialtlnir weekly piyments A. J. Man dell , tKI and .Til llroadAay , . ODRMj IlltOS & CO loin money The moit liberal tortui olfere 1. 1011'earlst. FOIt SAIiE-An old an ! well established druir store , 03tihllsU d In ISlt Caili to- quired , SI.5J' ' . balancj roil estate Address A 2 , lice , Council lllulls IF you arc looking for Investments that will net you Handsomely In a short time , we have them Write or call ou Kerr & Gray Council llluirs , Iowa WK have hrat' class Improved city property in Rood location that wo will exchange for good Improved fill m Isrfl In Iowa that Is clear Kerr \ Cray , Council Hluffs Ij iOU SA I.E or Heut Oardon land with houses , : by J. It lllco 102 Main st , Coancll Hinds "VfOI'ICU If you liuvoieal estate or cuattels X l i mi want tn dispose of quick , list them with Kerr ic Gray , Council ltluira la RTAI B3TATK llougnt and koU and ex- changeJ Spool U nttoutlon Klvea to exam ination or titles IV C. Jnaia3 , .V > IJ I'earl st WE have for tale some ot the llue t bouses and Iota In the city , Ve cm sell jon a house nud lot all the way from SoiiO to iooiki and some of them are very rhoip ; well located and title clear IV A. Wood A : Co . 621 Main at Afcl'ECIAI , llir-lno'-s Chance We have ono oftho Ihifst mill niopertles In the west , in hbl rollMi- mill , ni-ai fy new , runs bv stomn or water Owner dannernusly jp , and must sell at once and ut u sai-rlllco. Mill lornted near lurgo city , close lo railroad A wplendm property , mak nr money Easy t rms ; W. A. Wood S20 Malni-t. . C. II ft ACItEsmall fruit and vegetable farm Just ' Insldo city limits In splendid condition I'orsalo at low price , terms to suit W. A. Wood all ) ACKR faun near tlio city In high state of cultivation Easy tonus , { .J1 per acre A big bargain W , A. Wood 41)ACHEfarmnear ) Hastings Neb , Well Im proved Can bu divided Good stock farm , 8Mperare. The verv best or tonus W , A , Wood , Coiuu.lI IllulTs la i\f It V pay rent when you can uuy n homo for T $11 per month nnd unnarils , lnclualng Interest ofC II Judd im llroadway/ Tj'OU ' SALE Acre lots m Orcnard place This Ju property Is located in the Itleo nursery , snutnof the main part of thn cltr , 1J ! inllei from court hotisti Gee Metcalf IJ Pearl at FUlt SALE Ui acre farm in Jasper county , Iowa , loc-ited near coal inlnui that are m oporatlon There Is a flvo foot vela of coal under the farm , Gee Metcalf , No 10 l'oarl st , Friil SAMi Klfeotliikofrontit-B located be tween O II boat house and Manawaboaeh Also a uumbor of choice lots In ltegatta place Gee Molcalf , No 10 Pearl st 1710It H\rV. at less than cash value on . moiithly payments or terms to ault , or trade for Omaha or Council Ulutfs unimproved New 11-rooih house , lot 67xiW ! , with all modern - orn improvements , on litli ave , lietweeu 10th and Ilth i > ts , Ono block from electric motor line and ono block from Munawa motor Hue Now room liouso adjoining the ahove Three new f-iooni houses ou Lincoln ave two blocks from elettrio motor line Two now 1-room houses four blocks from cloctric motor line on Nortn 7th , One now ft-room house four blocks from elec tric motor line on North 7th st Tluee now 1 and O-roam houses one block from electric motor line , comer Ave A and I' 'tli st Ilosldes the above I have houses and lots In all parts of the city The nbovo pioporty Is all my own and I will sell on terms to suit for less than you cau buy as peed property und Improve II yourself for cash O , 11. Judd , wt llroadway Council lllulls , la , 'J tin ltint Move In the ninrlcttt The new Ited Cross ttovn Is the best beater In the market It Is the most eipnointcal stove litute ; requires less coal and givei n greater degironf neat than anynurraco burner orinag- szlne steve sold It has the oulr perfect ny - tern or circulating Hues It Is beautiful and perfect , and Is sold 110 less than any other llrat class stove Sold exclusively by ' HIIUUAKT CO , II Main Street Council lllnlfs A NEW STOVE Examine the New Model Jlrllllant Oak Stores , the latest ti liimnh of ihe htnvo makcrs' genius 11 has u 'caat Iron Jacketed lire box opening Into a hot air lluo , that tuns fiom the bottoiiioflho Btove to the top pasaliif throigh the luteiuo heatof thu furuuee It takes the cold air from the llooruud heuts It by direct contact with the hottest Daits of the stove Why pay MU fern stove when this perfect heater can bo had for only (2.1 , Jt burns anything , Only at Odell i ; IlryuutM ftua and MO PUOI' . XVHiTK'S PHYSIOLOGICAL MANIKIN Adapted to the public schools The only complete thing of Its kind In existence aud In- dlspenslble in the school room , iticnool Hoards deslrlug tbo moat perfect help for the teacher are invited to examine this Address IL&.UAljLlNOfc ; ! : , General Affii Coal ! CoalT I , ill A. T. THATCHER , H. A. COX , W Chicago , Ills Western Sales Agent ' OFFICE : 114 Mnln street , Brown Building Telephone 4B. H Wo will soil to constimors illreot , SKLKOTKI ) ANTIIKAOITU COAL nt thi B followlmr roducoil prices : ' M GRATE AND EGG - - - $8.25 : RANGE AND NUT - - 8.50 H CHESTNUT 8.50 ' - - - • { And the best erodes of Sort Coal Wvomiiiff Lump 87.00 , Walnut Bloola . > ! M 9.1.60 , Jiiekson 95 , Cotlnr $ .1.35 , C.innol $0.60 , lowu Nut , Kxtrn , Ltrgo size nnd rollof > ' M scrooncil , W.00 , Giw liouso Coke Mo | ior bushel , or $7.00 per ton e H T1CHMS Cash with order All conl fresh iniuod , tvoll sorooncd and promptly bbbbH delivered { IH THF I FRY PFflP I LL ! I Having the least money to spend are the ones our Reliable [ D Clothing means the most to We keep up a constant war H fare against clothing that turns white , red , green and all colors H and is threadbare long before it is worn out its goodness is . f | only in its looks There is plenty of it It isn't possible to M get the worth of your money from such clothing H Wages are not so generous that you can afford to be indifferent - | H different as to your expenses It makes a great difference to ' H you as the head of the family , with house rent , food , coal and * l | a thousand other expenses ; H BUY THE GOOD ! BUY THE REL1 BLE ! I Buy from us that which will give you lasting service H Wc sell you an Overcoat I flaB $3-5 ° . $3-6o , $4.50 , $5.00 , $10,00 , $12.50 , $16.00 , $18.00 , $20.00 i H FUR OVERCOATS AND FUR ROBES | B We sell you a Suit HJ $3-5 ° i $4-50 , $6.00 , $10.00 , $12.00 , $13.50 , $15.00 , $18.00. f H 50 OhilcVs Suits at $1.25. j 25 Child's ' Suits at $2.40. H 50 Child ' Suits at $1.75. [ 25 Child's ' Suits af$3.oo. H 25 Child's ' Suits at $3.00 , $6.00 and $8.00. H Children ' s Overcoats * ' .allH $2,10 $ , $2,30 $ , $3.00 $ , $3.60 $ , $4.00 $ , $0.00. $ Large Line of Kilt Suits " I Shirts , Hosiery , Underwear and Neckwear ; l Dunlap and Stetson Hats II Scotch and Fur Gaps . DIG Um OF BUCK GLOVES , KID GLOVES AND MITTS | fl METCALF BROS , I 342 & 344 BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUFFS TWIN CITY STEAM DYE WORKS ' The nest Kqnlpped Esttbllshmont In the West Does Dyeing ana Cluanlni ? ot Uarments and N H Oooils or uvery ile3crlptlon and material Dry Clcanluu ot lluo Uarments a Hpccialty H Out of tow n orders by mull or express , w 111 receive prompt attention H Works on Motor Lin ? , Corner 26tii St & Ava A , Council Bluffs OMAHA OFFICE , 1521 FARHAM STREET > H GEO SC1IOEDSACIC. ' H " H professionalTdirectory . HRIRklMRINF H > 'flraullcluia Sanitary EnKincoi' . Plans , Estimates I H i UllmlMDInC Spocillcations Suporvibion of Public Work Brown j H Building , Coucll Bluirs , Iowa H I ID7-Justice of the Peace Olllco ever American Exniosa No 41 il km NCpU , OOnUnZ Broadway , Coimcil BlUlTa , Iowa ' H QTHWF 2 , QIMQ Attorno.vs-at Law ' Practice in the State and Fed B OlUllL Ot OIIVIO oral Courts Rooms 7 nnd 8 Sliujrnrt-Bono Block , H Council Blutrs , Iown K R/IOMTPnU/ICRV / / Surgeon nnd Homeopath Room 0 , Brown ) H PI . lVIUINIuUIVlL.nl buHdinir HQPeurlSt Olllco hours , 0 to 12. " . H a. m. , 12 to G und 7 to 8 p. m. i' B THE FAMOUS ritici : liinr nEAIl CAHEfUI.l.V CIM > OED MAIIV Granulated Bu ar Upoimrts , % l.OO Choice if OJnp Tea per pound 370 Wood HloCuUVe , per pound . " o llesi llolled Oats , per pound 4o California Hams per pound .70 QuaKcrOatH pcrpauicago , . , luo ( lood l.nundry Soap , 11 bare -no | llcst Laundry Koap U baia ao Cider Vinegar , per gallon , lac Coal Oil , per gallon We ( Jood Flour , per sack J.1 , * ' llesi Flour , per sack ( guaranteedl | M0 . Hemtmiierthe place No 3 llroadway , oj > poalte Ogden llousj Telophe IM 6ELf& " BERLIHGH0F , ARCHITECTS ANW 8UPKUI.NXISNDKNTS. Itoom 3 , Opera House Uloclt , Council IJlufts , Iowa iiios Orncua W. II U , l'usr.T OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS Corner Main and llroadway , COUNCIL ni XJKKH , IOWA Dealers la foreign aud domestic exchange Collections made and Interest paid on time de posits No,27 Main St , Over Jncquomln'a A. A. HART , i'iusT-ci. es Meier ui Wai Eeiier Ha * removed from Jltf Main St to 63T Ilroad way Flno wutclirt specialty arul satis Ktctlsa fioiranleio A full Hue of holldny goods nod noreltles COUNCIL KLUri'S f B Omnibus , Carriage an ] Transfer A WM , WELCH Proprietor , B Tlio Flnost Line of Landaus , Coaclios and H Hacks In tlio City \M \ M ttri liaveu now i atln-llncd carriage for prlr f's i iB ntecall It Is tlio most clouaut co-ich in tlie llk l city , i H bpeclul attention Klvcn to commoiclal men ( J l and theatrical troupes Host facilities In ttis tli k H city for liandllng scenery , j [ M ojrriCRs : H oaur.N iioush 015 so main m\ , \ M Telephone No 33. 'J'oleplioue No 03 i B DA UN Telepliono No SAO , H The only line authnrlzced to ansner H turned In to Am Ulst Tel Co H GEVE US A CHANCE ; To I'rlco O iirMn CM < H Fuller and Warrens Snlendld and Abraham H Cox Itadlaut Novelty llase Hunters are too i B well known to reriulre roinnioiit on them here I B llumxnihur , we cuarautes all Btores , Cooks , l B llanees und lleutvru to f'vo ' perfect HatUfao- I H tlon or uo sale , fi l BAIlTLIUTiNOilTON , J B * li7 llroadway > COAfj COAU CO Ah , jlfflfi I propose to clve consumers value for their ' 1 money in Coal , nnd until further notlco my I prices are-all rail Anthrarlto ! ( Irate and Keg , ( i til ! No.4 and llatme.8J.60l Chestnut , tJM Also • ; Heut tirades of Illinois ami lonu HoftCoal § Ildlubtiri ; . Illinois , lump I5. 0f Maplewood , , B lump , ivuii Centerillle , Iowa lump M.75 ; Wal < ' I nut fllnik lump $1J | Wnltolireastlump , ri.Wi I Wldtebreast nut , 81 : Ieii I. .IU ; Hteam , t ! : & Slack Ilw Terms cash with order or delivered H c. o , i ) . WM WIU.CII , CIS South Malu street J 'i'elephone VX _ _ I ) . J , liDUUNDSON , B. Ij , HnuotiiT , HHHIH Ires Vice lres I _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Char 11. IUnnav , Cashier _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CITIZENS ' STATE BANK , OI'COUNCir , llIUtM i _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | PnidunCapital • • • • SlOO.ooo.OD 4 ; _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Surplus 35,000.00 j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | Liability to DoposltorB.333,000.00 _ _ Dllir.CTons-T. A. Miller , V. O. Oloijun B. U BhUKart , Ii 11. Hart , J. IJ Kdundson , Chas It , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ilauuan Transact ucnoral bauklUK buslnms . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ | Largest capital and surplus of any bank lit _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ! _ i _ _ _ _ _ iy etera Iowa , lutsrest ou time depotlts . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ S. E. MAXON , H Archite t and Superintendent . S Room 2B1 , Merriom Block , K COUNCIL , OLUKFS , - IOWA , I. . . V