THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. JANUARY 5. 1891.
THlS OMAHA 1HEE
COUNCIL BLUFFS. I
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rll. W. Tll.TON. - - ilANUUil :
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Editor , No. S3.
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Council Illuffs Lumber Co. . coal.
Subscriptions to periodicals nt wholesale
j > . -Ices. Drop mo a card and I will call on you ,
F. J. Hoanland , No. 100U Sixth avenue.
Hcgularconvo'atloii Starr chapter , No. 47 ,
Itoynl Arch Masons , this evening.kAll Koynl
Arch MIBOIIS In good standing nro Invited ,
' ' By order of Iho M. K. H. P.
' 'I Ilnrlow Davis nnd wife , the alleged mind
readers nnd spiritualists , attempted to enter
tain n crowd nt Miisonic temple yesterday
afternoon , The seance was net as successful
as wns expected.
J. F. Brodbecli returned yesterday from n
three week's ' sojouin nt Colfax sp.-ings very
much Improved In health , an announcement
that will bo read with a great deal ol pleas
ure by his friends.
Matson nnd Kckeiibnngh , the two men who
worn so badly mangled nt Missouri Vaflcy
on New Year's night , glvo promise of u.t.J
innlu recovery. One loses a leg and arm nml
the other nn arm. They nro being cured for
ut the Woman's Christian hospital ,
Lie Gibson's many friends will ho sorry
to learn of his unfortunate accident. Last
evening while descending the stnirs nt his
_ _ homo on South Main street , ho slipped , fell
nnd hroko his arm. A physician was called
nnd the Injured limb set , nnd the patient Is
doing as well as can bo expected.
It wns reported last night that McFnddcn ,
the young negro who furnished the target
for Knsloy's pistol practice , was shot in the
leg. The report caused the police to make
nn extra effort U > mid him nnd later In the
evening ho wns discovered. Ho was not in
jured but was locked up to answer the charge
of creating a disturbance.
"Hnnlc" Hall , the old mnn who enacted the
terrible tragedy on Logan street last sum
mer , when he murdered tils wife and en
deavored to shoot ono of tils neighbors and
cut his own throat , has become insane.
Whrn ho loft St , Bernard's ' hospital , where
ho was kept until he partially recovered from
the nwful gash inllh'teil in his throat.and was
The changes made in the management of
the Nonpareil by Messrs. Snyder it Sou sellIng -
Ing out their interest is to bo followed by
changes In the sl/.es nnd make-up of the
paper. The force in the news room has been
reduced greatly and the paper is to bo hereafter -
after only four pages Instead of eight. The
Snyders seemed to hnvo bnd a hope that they
could put new life nnd vigor into the Non
pareil , und that tbo needed patronage would
bo forthcoming to sustain the vivifying ex
periment , but after n thorough trial have
concluded they cannot do it , and hcnco dis
posed of their interests ,
taken to the comity jail it was considered
very doubtful by bin physician that ho would
recover. Ho gradually rallied until a month
ago , when ho begin to fall. Signs of mental
alteration wcro very marked , and for the lust
few weeks Sheriff O'Neil has become pretty
thoroughly convinced that the old man Is in
sane. Lately bo has refuted nil offers of food ,
pint has become very much cmiicinUul. His
nights are sleoplpss , and ho appears to bo a
hopeless mental and physical wreck. The
suspicion was entertained for awhllo that ho
wns only shamming , but recently his conduct
has been such as preclude the possibility of
niich a belief. If he shows no signs of mental
. . { Jiprovetncntltls scarcely probable that bis
I'trinl will bo held during this term of court.
At 7 o'clock last evening n gang of half a
dozen newsboys from Omaha came over on a
motor with a plentiful supply of morning
_ Bii ! : ' . Ono of them , whoso voice Is like a
foghorn , announced that thev were copies of
a "BKK extra all about the great Indian
massacre. " The proclamation created a great
deal of excitement and the boys were sur
rounded by throngs of people , who eagerly
purchased the papers , and In less
than tlvo minutes each boy had
dispose of his bunch of papers. The
pancm ware simply the morning Issue , but
before the purchasers had discovered the
fact the newsboys had boarded an Omaha
train and wcro out of reach. There was no
extra Issued , and Tim Iii : : was In no manner
responsible for the hoax , tbo papers having
been purchased from a number of news
dealers ou the other side of the river.
Toward the last the boys sold.ttio papers for
10 cents a copy , and wheb the supply gave
out the Council HlufTs oftlco of Tim BIK : was
crowded with people anxious to obtain copies
of the alleged extra.
Why pay Jl.fiO when you cnn get Jnst ns
good fare nnd beds at the Scott house for
tl.OOJ
Thu best Sfic hose In the country Is to be
found nt the Boston Store. Council Bluffs ,
cither In cents half hose , In wool or cotton ,
In ladles' all wool or cotton , in misses nil
wool or cotton , lioston Store , Council Uluffs.
Will 'f nlK Ijevce Tonight.
The city council will consider the levee
matter again at the regular monthly meeting
that occurs this evening. They will decide
whether or not to go abend nnd widen nnd
lengthen the old levee or do what Mr. Paul
and others desire , construct n new ono fur
ther north as proposed. Ills < | tiltolikely that
the nldennen will glean something before
the session ends that will Induce them to ex
pend the levee fund on the now embankment
Instead of the old , for It Is rumored that
Mr. Paul and" others will nmko a
proposition to build the now levee nt their
own cost provided thu council agrees to it ,
nnd will assist , by ulvlng the amount In
tended to bo used upon thu old bank. If tbo
new levee Is built there will bo no occasion
for widening the old , for it will simply
amount to the liniirovement of private prop
erty at public expense. With the threat of
an injunction if they go ahead on the old
work and the llberel proposition that , will
likely bo made by Mr. 1'aul und others , It is
very likely that tlio contracts will not bo
awarded for the old work.
Bargains in blankets and comforters nt the
Boston store , Council Bluffs , this week.
Tbo Boston store , Council Bluffs , is show
ing special value in blankets and comforters
for this week.
City Finalities.
The report that City Auditor I.nngo will
make to tbo council tonight will show the fol
lowing expenditures for nil purposes In the
city during the month of December :
1'lro department 8 S.'SI 50
I'olicn lieuartmi'iit i,7.'il ( Vi
Marshals KM-1.1
Miscellaneous am 74
r.loi'tlnn 115 ( K )
1'nbllc buildings mid giounds 170 " 3
btreel.siinil nlluya W7 ! B
Hnlnrli'H of ottlcers C l : u
Kiiglni'ciH department ( iT'JlU
Printing and MipnlU-s ] ; ii : rr >
lias and stieet fields lcr.4 , M
DuiniiRi'H nml rluht-of-wny 17 no
InipoetorM Kl 00
Library ( Hi 41
JntiTM'ct grading Oil no
Intersect paving 1,11(100
Hpoolal paving K SU
Ppoulnl gradlm : f > Ml 44
Iiitrrccctloiifcuwer 4'12
I'lty bridges Zsn , M
( li'iiornl saner ( refund ) a.017 4S
I'atrolhoiiM ) : iw DO
Total JI8r.'l 15
The above were mndo out of tbo following
funds :
Oeneral fund J T.ftVi 00
I'ollco fund. . 1-IMUU
Library ( und IX ) 41
InlerM'ct K null ne fund oil ( H )
Inltusoct imvlne fund l.lBtl no
Hoclul ) puvlng fund I'-'Ml
Intersect suwi-r fund .7 I' '
City bridges ( nnd -.Wl M
Ueneral sewer ( und U.1M7 4U
Total , * lvVl IS
The most complete line of blankets and
comforters , hosiery nnd underwear in the
city is ut thu Boston Storowhcro good goods ,
low prices , cash and one price to nil is their
rule. Boston Store , Council Illuffs.
The American District Telegraph Co. has
boon reorganized nnd is now prepnred to glvo
prompt service. Special attention to express
uud parcel delivery.
Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co. ,
WJ Broadway , Telephone I'M.
THE | NEK IN THE BLUFFS ,
II , B. Eftsley , a Drunken Colored Barber , In
dulges in a Shooting Scrape ,
PULPIT LESSONS FROM FAILURES ,
Hcv. T , J. Mnukcy Dlsonsso * Ilcccnt
HiiMhiCHH TroiibleH Mr. I'ntil OfTcrs
t i llnllil a $ 'Jr , O ( ) ( ) Iicvcc City
I'lnnnucB-Nowa Notes.
A miserable llttlo slinnty on Washington
nvcnuc , owned by SI Dnnfortb , wns the
scene of nn exulting Incident that struck ter
ror to the hcnrt or "HlncUvillo" for a tow minutes
rout
utes yesterday nftcrioon. Bluckvlllo Is n
tom sometlmo facetiously applied to the
number of little shanties nenr the corner of
North Second street and Washington nvcnuc ,
because the Itinerant class of people who
111b nil homes In them arc largely huinhlo
blacks. ! Thohhanly referied to Is occupied
by ; ICd Jenkins and a numerous family , which
is further Increased by Mrs. Jenkins' ' elTorts
tent assist In the support by keeping boarders
nnd roomers. Yesterday afternoon \vhllo
ntn
ntfc colored preacher was holding
forth la the front room , several young
negroes were encaged In a dispute In the
back : room adjoining. Ainonj , ' tlio disputants
was n mulatto barber named Bert Kaslcy ,
wm
another negro imnied MeFndden and a itog.
The clog was the cause of the trouble , It belonged -
longed to Emlcy unit McKadden kicked it out
olhi the room , A moment later the pious ex
hortations of the preacher In the front room
were punctuated hv a pislol shot , nnd the
bullet passed through the room nnd out Into
the street. Another shot , accompanied by
the sound of orcaltiiiR glass , thu screams of
women and children and the hurried
illvht of u number of terrified people
ple ' , added si ill more to the contu
sion and attracted a good deal of attention of
lii'oplct on the streets. A police call was scat
ill and a few moments latin1 Captain Martin
and another oil leer were on hand and had
rounded up tlio shooter , who was the in
redl
dividual known ns Kasley. Hu had Invaded
the front room with thu smoking revolver In
tlK Imnil , and the preacher had llowa.
Kasley was disarmed and taken to thu sta
tion.
titi The shooting vas the rnrult of a quarrel be
tween McFiuldeti and Kusley over the dog.
Kasley protested when McKadden throw the
dog out , and in the nl'orciitlon that followed
AIcFaddcn struck him in the face. Kaslcy
then pullcil a liVcallbor revolver and began
snooting , mil ms suois imsscn Aictauucn ,
who lost no Unto in going out through the
window. Another shot Jlred at him in tlio
yard only hastened his ( light and ho was
blocks awav before the police reached the
scene. < Kasloy was very drunk , which Is the
probable cause of him not being a murderer
now. Hu Is a barber and has worked in the
shop under the Citizens bank , on Main street.
siV charge of Intoxication and disturbing the
pence \ was placed against him , hut it is prob
able that It will bo changed to shooting with
intent to kill.
J.C. BIxDV , steam heating , sanitary en
gineer , -Oi Mo rriam block , Council Blults.
Special prices on ladies nnd cents under
wear this week at the Boston Store , Council
Bluffs.
Pirst-class fresh candy macto for the boll-
day tradeat A. C. Dcmpsoy's , 105 Main st.
I.essoiiH From Failures.
At St. Paul's church yesterday morning
, bo rector , Hev. T. J. Mackoy , called the at-
ention of tils congregation to the numerous
essons drawn from failures and hard times.
Hn elioso as his text the words found In
snlh 41-10 : "Fear thou not ; for I am with
lie ; bo not dismayed , for I am thy God ; I
ivlll strengthen theo ; yea , I will help tbce ;
en , 1 will uphold tliee with the right hand of
my righteousness. "
The speaker culled attention to the un-
chaugeablcncss of God and the stability of
His laws. There was a monotony in life and
ns ono advanced in years the oupressiveness
of this was apt to bo more realized. Spring
followed winter , and winter followed summer
only to bo followed in turn by spring again.
With the fuilniK of one's youthful vigor of
life there- came an indifference to these
chances of seasons and scenes. The
wlieel of life constantly moving , yet
over in a. circle , brought around und
around the same old changesof
light and dark , of success and failure , of Joy
and sorrow. Some .sought to relieve the
monotony by plunging into social pleasures ,
othe'-s sought change of scenery by travel ,
but even these resources soon became tinged
by the snmo monotony. What had been will
bo. Ono often remarked : "I never gained
such a pleasant friend , " or "I never before
had so ulsagiccablo an acquaintance. " If
ono stopped to think , these pleasant friends ,
these disagreeable acquaintances , wcro but
old friends and old acquaintances , jiuler
different faces and different mime * .
There was a uniformity in human nature.
Citizens sometimes thought there never was
so slow , tin progressive a town as that in
which they lived. Yet if they looked about
they would llml many others equally blessed I
with a duo pioportionof these hindrances to
progress. There was sometimes a difference
in tlio proportions , but in every city were to
bo found all the varied phases of human
nature , mid Human nature was much the same
the world over and In all Hires.
It was being commonly remarked that
thcro never were such hard times us these.
Young men had perhaps never experienced
such times , but those of riper * experience
know tbero hiid been ninny such times. Yet
there never was a tlmo so hard that the
handful of meal was altogether wasted , nor
did the llttlo oil in the cruse altogether fail.
By turning back the pages and reading
anew the history of the post ono could not
but be thankful that the present experience
was not so hard or sad as previous
ones. Ono also learned that in the
most terrible trials of the past men bud been
brought through In safety , out of the storm
into the sunlight avaln.
These times of failure nnd of distress were
made prominent , too , by the very fact that
they were so few , as compared with tlio long
seasons of success nnd pro perity. The
Niagaras , the rupids , the cataracts , the great
falls , were noted because they wcro so few in
comparison witli the long , peaceful , on wan
sweep of the river , nslt coursed Its way for
miles over sunny plains and through
restful valleys. There must bo some
caverns , some rocky mountain beds ,
some nreciplces , but as the river
ever passed ) through all xucli turbulent
scones , and over reached the iilaln , nnd sped
a few miles through peace ami plenty until it
joined Us I fiend the oc nii , so human life ,
though by the necessity of its being , passeif
through scenes ot darkness nnd disturbance.
Its greater course was alter all amid scenes
of plenty and prosperity.
with all the seeming monotony n..d the re
currence of events , yet there was evident a
sto-idy advancement. Good grs\v brighter
year by year. The world was growing
better , not worso. No new year
opened so hopefully as that of 1801.
The cause of labor hud advanced , Its hours
shortened , its burdens lightened. Woman
had been uplifted , und thus social purity in
creased. Never before had men been ready
to relieve the distress of the poor und suffer
ing. Never had the brotherhood of man been
so practically and universally recognized.
So In nil lines of human progress the world
had advanced.
Strength often cnmo from failure. Stalls
tics showed that K > per cent of nil business
men at some time failed. If it man after
bravely battlinu.was defeated , If ho honestly
tailed ho should not feel that there was no
hope. Others had failed , had sprung to their
feet again and hud bravely , success
fully pushed their way to the front ,
gaining wisdom by post mistakes and strength
from past struggles. So with moral failure.
They should bring no lothariry of discourage
ments. By rising above them , strength could
bo gained by this very experience , nnd the
failure prove a real blessing ,
Hundreds of miles distant a bank was in
distress. The wires Hashed from ono com
mercial center to another. The wires returned - .
turned the quick offer of relief nnd help ,
showing the great heart of the business
world throbbed with * practical sympathy.
Tno great danger was tuns averted. This
was growing to bo rnoro and more the senti
ment of true commercial llfo. Never before
hud there beeu such community of Interests ,
such willingness to help each other. No
longer did any man live to himself alone.
The distress of ono was the distress of all.
When the time should arrive when men
wcro ns quick to recognize and relieve their
brothers' ' moral hurts nnd spiritual wants as
to recognize and relieve his llnanclal neoita ,
the rclim of Emmanuel would Indeed have
begun on earth.
These times of distress brought Into oxer-
clso the sympathy of the human heart. To
those who thus helped carry the burdens of
the weaker there cnmo blessings to bo gained
In no other way.
The year just opened was to bo n happy
one. not because It would bo free from trials
and troubles , but because the history of the
past gave assurance that they would bo fnr
fewer than the blessings. The year will
shown still greater advancement of good.
Above nil there was the comfort to bo gained
from the assurance of God's abiding love and
protection and the words of the text should
bo Impressed upon each heart "I am with
thcc , I will help thee. "
Ilorso blankets nnd lap robes nt cost nt
Theo. llecknmn's , i'J7 Main street.
For Sale 415 acres , ono mile from market ;
finest grain or stock farm In Pottawntnmlo
county. Very cheap , Most ofground has been
In tame grass from live to ten years. For
particulars sea Ohio Kuox , 0 Jmila street ,
Council Bluffs , la.
Why die Snl'iouVnr AVna Itognn.
"Thcro Is no intention of closing the
saloons In Council Bluffs , " said an ofllccr
who stands high In authority while discuss
ing yesterday the mayor's ' order doubling the
amount of the license to bo exacted hereafter.
"Thero is no Intention on the part of the city
to close the saloons , because the people do
not want them closed. There arc some good
pconlo who would llko to have them shut up
nnd forever kept shut , but the great majority
don't want them closed , and woarc compelled
to observe their wishes. Ono of the
reasons for doubling the license is
the hope ol preventing the Increase
of the number of drinking winces
In the city. Of Into they have been growing
at nn astonishing rate , and a check-is de
manded. Another nnd better reason is to
bring them under better police resttiction.
Some of them are becoming too much of a
nuisance , affording a shelter and headquar
ters for too many crooks and contldenco men ,
nnd wo thought it a good plan to make good
behavior an object to all of them. Some of
them will not hesitate { o forfeit n small
license who will be very cautious how they
run their places after they have paid a largo
amount for the permission to run.
"Another thing , the saloon men themselves
say thcro are too many plnccs In the city , and
they are anxious to have the license raised In
the hope that 11 will Hhut off many of the
llttlo holes-in-the-wall where n disreputable
business Is done that hurts nil.
"vVo are not afraid of Colonel Ltndt nnd
lilc Iriltmnt tnna liollnvln tf flint 1m let 1nn trnnil
a citizen nnd lias too much interest In the
city to Interfere in the wise course that has
been decided upon. "
Great success. - .
Kclinblo goods.
Fair dealing.
Bottom prices.
At C. B. Jacquomin & Co. . No. 27 Main street
JLLTXOIS LKUlSMj.tTUltll.
The 'Thirty-Seventh General Assembly
\Vi I Convene Wednesday.
Si'iiiNariui.D , II1. , Jan. 4. The thirty-
seventh general assembly of Illinois will con
vene In regular session Wednesday , January
7 , at the state caiitol. ) There are three or
four candidates for every ollleo from that of
presiding otllcor to the humblest clerk , and
the rivalry for some of these positions almost
reaches . a dogrco of acrimony. The contest
for the spcakership of the house of repre
sentatives is of the most importance because
this olllcial must preside over the delibera
tions of the general-assembly and pronouneo
on . the regularity of the proceedings In the
United States senatorial contest. The demo
crats have seventy-seven members in the
house , the republicans seventy-three and the
farmers' ' mutual benefit association three ,
so that if every member of the party is pros
cut the democrats have it in their power to
elect a speaker on iho llrst ballot. For this
position I Clayton B. Crafts of Cook county Is
the foremost candidate. Up to within the
past few days Crafts has bad lively opposition
in the persons of Hufus N. Ktimsoy of Clin
ton , John Kddy of McLean , S. B. Craitr of
Coles , J. W. Hunter of Knox and Keed
Green of Alexander. Green , however , re
cently was withdrawn and Craig is not pur
suing an active contest , while Kddy Is under
stood to have recently thrown his support to
Crafts. Therefore tbo contest has now nar
rowed down to a race between Crast nnd
Hamsey , with Hunter still nn avowed candi
date , but with no considerable following.
"I will bo nominated by the democratic
caucus on the llrst ballot , " said Crafts
tonight , when Interrogated as to his strength.
"I have already recoivcd pledges nnd as
surances from enough democratic members
to Insure my nomination. I am making no
particular claims , " said Ramsey , "because I
think thu number of members who hnvo
given definite pledges of support nro less
than one third of these who will participate
in the caucus. "
For the republican caucus nomination for
the spcakership have been mentioned the
names of Allen of Vermillion , \Vlilte ol
"Whltcsldc , Partridge of Lake , Whitehead of
Cook nnd I'addoclc of ICniiknkcc. The lead
ing candidates are Allen , White nnd Partridge -
tridgo , and ono of these will doubtless rc-
ccivo the honor. The republicans hope that
there may bo some defection in the demo
cratic ranks , which will enable the combined
strength of the republicans und of the far
mers' mutual benefit association members to
organize the house.
The state scnuto is composed of twenty
seven republicans and twenty-four demo
crats , so there Is little doubUof the ability o !
the republican party to organize this branch
Of the general assembly according to the die
talcs of its caucus.
The chief Interest In the coming session
centers in the contest for the election of a
United States senator to succeed Farwell
Tbo two principal contestants for this honoi
are General I'almer , democratic cancidato
and Senator Farwell , the present Incumbent
who expects n reuomination and win
thinks thu republicans , by good management
can ultimately win. Another name mcntionoi
in connection with the contest is that of Hon
David Hess of LnSallo a republican member
of the last house of representatives and cdl
tor of the Miner's Jounr.il. ( joneral Palme
\vas seen tonight and asked his opinion as to
the senatorial situation.
"Wo are hopeful , " ho snld. "Thcro Is no
break In thu democratic ranks. "
When asked if n break should occur amonj ,
republicans who is the strongest man nftc
Farwell , Palmer said : "Llndloy is certninlj
the man. Hols president of the farmers
mutual benefit association. "
One subject to come before the Icglslatur
that all parties seem agreed should have par
tlcular attention , is a revision of the prosen
election law , ami the remedy Is the Austra
lian system or Its cqulvulcut.
I'ollco Kcllel * Association.
The police relief association met yesterday
afternoon nnd selected the following com
mittee to confer with the board of lire und po
lice commissioners with regard to a bill which
Senator Shea will introduce in the legisla
ture , seeking to makn some changes in the
law regulating the pollo.o relief .association :
Chief Seavoy and ORIcors Iiorrlgan. Dillon ,
Bobout , Koyscr , Bloom and Walker.
Republican ( iiiliiH in Franca.
PAIIIS , Jan. 4 , Elections for members of
tbo French senate were held tonight , Premier -
mier Do Freyclnet wus elected In the depart
ment of the Solno nnd Jules Ferry In the de
partment of the Vosges. The others returned -
turned include Harbey , minister of marine.
Law returns show a republican gain of ten
seats ,
A Qilrt : Day In I'olloo Circle' .
Yesterday was the quietest day In police
circles in so von years , not u single arrest , hav
ing been made until after
HlotniiH Italian Irnhnrcrn.
TIIKSTOX , N. J , , Jan. 4. A riot which oc-
currcd at Darnegat park yesterday caused
tbo governor to order the mllltla put under
arms today , The trouble was so serious at
midnight lost night that Lieutenant Farrow
U. S. A. , fearing that the place
would bo burned , : uado a rcqulsl
tlon for troops. The trouble grow out
of ttio dissatisfaction 9 ? several soores of
tallan laborers who hndj * bevn grading the
lublio boulevard and had ut been recently
mid. Tbo Italians threa'ttnt'd ' to burn the
Hinge , Women nnd children fled to shelter
n tbo neighboring woods nnd tlio citizen *
irmed for defense. Toiler the Italians wcro
lulctcd with assurances of an tunlcablo sot-
Icnicut tomorrow ,
NtlOT H13t&KlF.
> cntliorn Snlt Ijiik < : Citizen Under
I'eoullnr CtrcuinslntiucH.
SALT LAKH , Utah , 3m ; 4.-fSpcclnl Tele-
pram to TUB Ucn.j Edwin Solomon ac
cidentally Wow his brains out at his homo In
his city today. Ho was preparing for n
muting trip and was giving his breech-load-
tig shotgun an Inspection. In some unex
plained manner a string had been attached to
.he trigger , probably by one of his children ,
and the gnu happened to have u loaded shell
a it. When moving tlio gun about
Solomon's foot caught in the string , the
action belnp followed by the discharge of the
weapon. The load struck Solomon In the
head , Ids br.ilns being scattered over the
[ lour and walls , aud death resulted instantly.
Two of his children were in tlio room at the
Lime and they hastened to alarm the neigh
bors , who promptly rushed In to render as
sistance , but could do nothing beyond send
ing for ttio coroner. Mr. Solomon was
forty-three years of n.iro. : i widower and
leaves sovornl children. Ho was the brother
of ex-Chief of I'ollco Alfred Solomon and
was popular In thU city , being n prominent
Mormon and having been in tlio shoo busi
ness hero many years. His death was tit lirst
claimed to bo n case of suicide , but this
theory is generally discredited.
Appcnl of Alulinma Miner * .
COLUMHUS , O. , Jan. ! . The United Mlno
Wordcrs have Issued nn appeal to organized
labor of ttio country , which Is approved by
the American federation of labor. The ap
peal concludes : "Tho miners cff Alabama
nro worse treated than those of any other
section of the country. Not only have wo to
compote with the curse of convict labor
In the mines , but wo nro worse
treated than the convicts. The
frco miners nro practically at the niorcv
of the representatives of corporations and
monopolies , the shareholders of which reside
In Great Britain and have only an interest in
the mines to the amount of the dividend they
receive , earing llttlo for the lives or wclfnro
of these employed therein. If wo are to ho
successful these men must get assistance.
This Is n struggle not only for wages , but for
the right to organize. "
Death Koll.
LONDONOnt. . , Jan. 4. "William Weld , a.
prominent agricultural Journalist and pro
prietor of the 'armors' Advocate , accident
ally : fell Into a water tank last night and was
drowned.
QUKIIKC. Jan. 4. Monslgnor Labclle. sub-
intnistorof agriculture and colonization , died
today from compound hern in.
tora Is'nw YOIIK , Jan. 4. Mrs. Anna T. Ohe-
rardi , wife of Admiral Ghcrunll , commander
ofat the south Atlantic squadron , died tonight
at the Hotel St. George , Brooklyn.
atci LONDON , Jan. 4.-Charles Keene , the cari
caturist , who was ou the stuff of Punch , died
today. (
Women I-M Iit witli itiitolior Knives.
Wum.iNo , W. Va. , Jan. 4. Word comes
re in Ktw Mnrtlnvillc , W. Vn. , that two
' ' . have bcou summoned to no to Ten
Mile , Tyler county , to attend two women
who fought a duel with butcher knives. The
light is described as n most ferocious nnd
desperate encounter. Mrs. Wilson , ono of
the duelists , is fatullv hurt. Tlio otner
woman's ' name is not known nor the cause
for the strange duel.
The AVontbcr Forecast.
For Omaha and vicinity Fair ; stationary
temperature.
For Nebraska Fair ; warmer In eastern ,
stationary tcmperturo In western portion ;
southwesterly winds'
For Iowa Fair ; slightly wanner In east
ern , stationary temperature la western portion
tion ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Pair ; wind ? shifting to
southerly ; slight changes in temperature.
KIIPO'B Injuries Prove Fatal.
Patrick Sneo , ono of the unfortunate men
who wcro so terribly scalded at the Millard
hotel on Saturday , died last night at 10
o'clock. His remains will bo taken today to
the residence of his cousin , nt 1809 Webster
street , where arrangements will made for the
funeral.
_
Itnn Into n I'nKSRiiiccr Train.
CITV , Mich. , Jan. 4. A freight
train on the Detroit , Grand Haven & Mil- .
wauiceo road ran into tbo rear end of a pas
senger train hero today. The engineer nnd
fireman received serious Injuries , A Pull-
mnn sleeper was badly demolished , out no
passengers wcro injured.
Minors Strike for mi Advance.
CitEgsoK , Pa. , Jan. 4. All the minors at
Benz Creek , Lilly , ( Jnllitzin , Portage , Coal-
port and Hastings are on a strike for nn nd
vunco la wages. The men may resume work
tomorrow , pending a conference with the
operators. Several thousand men are af
fected.
IVcalthy Colored Man .Ifiianslnntod.
HIUNA : : , Ark. , Jan. 4 , News was received
hero today thut Prince Miller , colored , ono of
the wealthiest men in the county , wns assas
sinated last night nt Island ( I I , In the south
ern portion of this county. Negroes are sus
pected of having killed him.
.StcaniHli Ip Arrivals.
At Havre La Burgoyno , from New York.
_ At Now York Tlio Saalo , from Dromon ;
La Gnscogne , from Havre ; the Egyptian
Monarch , from London ; the Scandia , from
Hamburg.
At London Sighted : The Missouri , from
Baltimore.
Says It In n Clerlonl Krror.
IxniANAi'si.is , Ind. , Jan. 4. The Sentinel's
Pooll , Ind. , special says : Joseph Fields ,
county treasurer of Orange county , is short
$11,000. Ho claims It Is a clerical error , and
professes a willingness und ability to pay up
whenever thu exact amount of tlio shortages
is known ,
Funeral of ISx-Treasurcr Spinner.
UTIOA , N. Y. , Jan. 4. The funornl of the
late General Spinner , , war treasurer of the
United States , took place today with mili
tary honors. *
Til 13 IOOAIj HAlimoAO WAR.
Several Moro Unsuccessful Attempts
tn CrosH ilKvIlrlditc.
The Union Pnciflc-MUwuulceo-Kock Island
situation was practically unchanged yester
day. ' '
The Hock Island had announced that it
would bring Its llrst train across the bridge ,
in accordance with the terms of the contract
by which the Milwaukee was also to have
como in several days ago/
An attempt was made to brinir over
n train during the afternoon , but the
result was identically the same as
has attended several slrajlar attempts on the
part of the Milwaukee utter failure. The
switches wore found occupied by Union 1'a-
clllo engines nnd freight cars , nnd it was Im LI I-
possible to get through ,
The Milwaukee made another attempt to
cross in the morning , but could only pull out
to the torn up track and back in again ,
Kveryttdng about the transfer appeared
even moro qu let than usunl , W. I. Allen ot
Chicago , assistant general manager of the
Hook Island , came in during the forenoon In
his special car. Ho was accom
panied by Division Superintendent
Stillwoll ol Horton , Kan. They
made n careful survey of thu yards and
extended their trip to South Omaha. It was
under Mr. Allen's direction that an attempt
was made to bring a train over the bridge ,
The llrst move was to try the track over
which the Milwaukee had thus far f rultlossly
pulled back and forth. The Hock Island
train pulled out to the pluca where the track
was torn up merely as n matter of
form und then backed into the transfer ,
Inasmuch ns the Hock Island has two outlets -
lets another trial wns made , Uils tlmo
through the freight yards , Three Union Pa
cific engines nnd n string of freight cars wore
standing In their path. Mr , Allen demanded
that they bo moved , nnd the Union Paclllo
trainmaster stated that bis switchmen wcro
on a strike , hcnco the cars could not bo
moved.
. "Very well , " said Mr. Allen , "then I will
back down and wait until you and your men
come to terms. "
"It won't ' do you nnv good , " replied the
trainmaster , with a good nnturod smile , "for
the strike will not bo settled for three or four
days. "
That settled It for the day nnd nothing
further was done.
Mr , Lowe of Chicago , general coun
sel : for the Hock Island , came In
Saturday evening mid during the creator
part of yesterday wns in close consultntlon
with Mr. Allen and the local ollleluls of thu
company. It wns rumored that n sensational
brief would bo tiled in court tlila morning ,
but none of the ofllcinl.s would give any lii-
lormation ou the subject , although they did
nevi deny that speedy legal action
wns contemplated. They preferred to
ullow Mr. Lowe to toll : regarding
that phnso of the situation , nnd ns Mr. Lowe
could not be found , of course ho did not offer
nnv enlightenment.
Air. Allen wns scon during the evening in
his : room at the Paxton , and stated that ho
was hero to see about getting the trains of
his : company across Into Omaha In accord
ance with the terms of the con
tract between the two roads , and
expected to bo hero several days ,
said he : "Tho Unloi , Pacific was vervimx-
ous n few months ago to get tlio Hock Island
nnd Milwaukee to enter into this agreement.
nnAI
AI that tlmo wo wcro about to go ahead with
the Nebraska Central bridge , a charter hav
ing been granted for that purpose. Had it
not been for this contract , that bridge would
now have oeon under way , and although wo
would not yet have been in Omaha , such a
condition of things would not be far distant.
COTl
Tbo Union Pncillc claims that this contract
13hn not legal , and that Charles Francis Adams
had no authority to sign It , but It strikes mo
that a contract prepared by the legal depart
ment of the Union Pacific In connection with
our own , titles ted by their secretary and ap
proved by their board of directors , comes
pretty near being legal and binding.
Of course , wo did not expect to bo allowed to
cross today , after seeing how the Milwaukee
has been treated , but wo made the attempt.
The aid of the courts has not yet been in
voiced by us , but I can't toll how soon It will
he I sco. it is claimed that the
interests of Mr. Ciiilod In the Mis
souri Pacillo are attributed to bo the cause of
this recent action , but I think that
itth is because ho wants to keep the bridge hero
the toll gate it ha * always been. Wo do not
propose to take any bridge building steps to
get into Omaha as long ns wo hove tills con
tract. [ J The Union Pacific is worrying about
tlio government's Interests in this case , but
the government does not seem to
be worrying any about tbo situation.
ItS is claimed that ono of the
government directors of the Union Pacific Is
in favor of abrogating the contract , but it is
a noticeable fact that hu did not take that
stand until after Mr. Gould bad declared
himself. Wo merely want what rightly is
our dues. We have this contract properly
made and signed , and wo shall endeavor to
have iho terms complied with. "
Invention ol' 1'oplin.
The original invention in poplin i
ultiinicil by Avignon , Franco , once si
papal sec , on whieli account it wns
called papulino , in compliment of the
reitrning- pope , at which tiino ( the fif
teenth century ) this rich material was
produced to supply the fjorgpous oeclosi-
asticnl vestments and htinriiigs | in use ,
snyH the Dry Goods Chronicle. The in
dustry waa introduced into Dublin by
French iminifjrantH , refugees , ut the
time of the revocation of the edict of
Niintes , who Bottled in that part of the
Irish capital willed the "Liberties. "
The La Toucho family established the
first orfruiilzcd manufactory there , which
commenced operations in 1093.
AMVUKJIKXTS.
So much has been written In praise and so
much in condemnation of tbo now famous
"Clemenccau Case" that the theatre goers of
Omaha , piqued by curiosity and on the qui
vivo for anything salacious , crowded the
Grand opera house last evening almost to
suffocation.
The "Cleinenccnu Caso" was the attrac
tion and it was its prcmiero presentation
hero.
But the hundreds of people who were at
tracted thither by u gnawing desire to gratify
their morbid tastes were loudest in praise of
ono of the strongest dramas which has boon
given on the local boards this season. The
oft-advertised studio scene proved to bo only
one circumstance of n series of dram
atic climaxes which received enthusiastic
treatment at the hands of the audience.
Tlio first two nets of the draira are very
weak and uninteresting. Yet they servo to
show a germ that by process of de
velopment is to become a force nnd
u power later on that brings ruin
to t whatever it comes in contact with.
H I shows n young soul already steeped In an
egotism almost sublime , and it is that love of
self , that over-weaning desire for flattery ,
which brings death to Iza at the hands of her
husband , Pierre Cleinenccnu.
llV The germinating period of Iza's llfo ,
which covers the lirst two acts , might have
been 1 pictured better by an ingenue ,
but In portraying the thrilling ,
sensational climaxes which follow ,
nn [ 1 actress of far moro than ordinary ability
is 1 : required , nnd Miss Sibyl Johnstono
completely fills the requirements of
the exocting role. She Is tall , shapely
and very graceful , and ttio possessor
ser of beautiful brown eyes , which
do qulto half of the talking. They ore truly
the "windows of her soul. " Her Iza Is n
creature bred to self-worship ; loving her hus
band as much as such a wanton cacaturo
could , while using other men ns her bankers.
It is the Iza of Dumas , no more ,
no less , and above It shines out the
art of the actress who has Introduced
this modern Circe to the stage.
. Mr. Clustavo Lovick , ono of the best load-
ine men on the stage , played Plerro In a
praiseworthy manner. Not excellent in love
making or manifestation of tenderness , but
strong In passion and effectively dramatic at
the climax.
Mr. Charles Kent has as strong ,
if not a stronger character .than
Pierre , in Constantine Illtz ,
who is the friend of Clemenccau , the traveled
man of the -world , true philosopher and sol
dier. Ho diagnoses Iza In this wise , which
will show you tlio manner of man hu Is :
"When ono Is foolish enough to marry It
Isn't necessary to add to that folly by marry
ing an exceptionally beautiful woman. Such
women were not made for the quiet Joys of
married llfo. They are to bo painted , to be
modelled , to be .sung , to bo lovi'd ; but to
bo married never ! Dignity , modesty , family
duty , goodness , virtue , oven love , are closed
books to them ; these belong to ordinary
women , each according to her kind. Croitod
for pleasure , these ladles rccognUo no other
Inw than caprice. Horn to Inspire , not to en
dure , they will not brook control or do any
The Majority
Of so-called cough-cures do llttlo more than
Impair the digestive functions and create
Mli ; . Aycr's Cherry 1'ectoral , on the con
trary , while It ciucs the cough , does not lit-
teilciunlth thu functions of either stomacher
or liver. No other medicine Is so safe and
clllcacloiis In diseases of the throat and
lungs.
"Four years HRO I took a severe cold , which
was followed by : i teivlble cough , I wat
very sick , and confined to my hod about four
months , I einplojnl a physician most of
the time , who finally said I was In consump
tion , nnd that hu could not help inc. Ono ol
my nclfc'hlxirs adtlsed me to try Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral , I did so , nnd , before I had
finished tnklnt ; the first hottle was ahlu to
sit up ull Hi" time , ami to KO out. Hy the
tlmo I hail finished the bottle ' was well , and
have icmaliu'd sooer since. " I , . U. Illxby ,
llartonsvllle , Vt.
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral ,
I'llK.I-AIU.I ) IIV
DR. J. O. AVER & CO. , Lowell , Masd.
Bold by > ll UruKKitti , l'lc < > * 1 i i botlki , * &
To Soft Coal Consumers :
Owing to Inrge receipts and continued warm
weather , Commencing
Monday , January 5 ,
I will offer the Celebrated Jackson , 111. ,
Lump at $4.8O Per Ton.
This is mined in Southern Illinois and is the very best coal
from that State. Sample can be seen at my office.
A. T. Thatcher ,
Telephone 48. - 114 Main Street.
PEEELESS BLACK PEERLESS ,
Is in . every respect the best Conl Tor domestic purposes in the
market.
It lasts longer , produces moro hent ami bums up cleaner than
any other Iowa coal. One ton will Tarns
go as a ton and a hnlT < p
the ordinary stuff , and It costs no more than the cheap , unsullsfnctoi *
grades commonly sole ) . Try it for cooking nnd homing. Sold only b
L. G. KNOTTS , FUEL .MERCHANT ,
All kinds of Wood nnd Conl. Cobs n specialty. Full weight arici
prompt delivery.
29 South Main St. Telephone SOS.
CITIZEKS STATE BANK
Or Council Bluffs.
CAPITAL STOCK 3150,000 ,
SURPLUS AND PROFITS 65,000
TOTAL CAPITALANDSURPLUS . . . 215.000
DinKCTOii T. A. Mlllor , P , O. Olo.vmn , K. L
Hliuuart , R 10. Hurt. J. U. Kdmiiudson , Clnirloi
V. Iliinnan , Transact Renor.il u.inklnt bust ,
ness. lnr < est cipllil : : and surplus of any
bunk In H.mtliwostorn Iowa.
INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS ,
W. G. ESTEP ,
Council ItliifTW , Inwn.
M North Main Htrcnr.
Funeral Director und KinlmlnuM- .
hing likely to mar their contour. They look ,
ipon marriage as n springboaril from which i
hev can leap to intrigue. Tlio husband is of
filling importance , providing ho is in a posl- |
ion to set aft their beauty. The lover is of :
itlll less conseqiieiico. They do not consider I
> ithcr the rank , intelligence or ago ( f the J
idorer. To shine nnd to reign , this n ,
.heir mission. She is like unto these
mlo and silent divinities of India who ro-
julran siuTllli'p of blood.Vhilothelrwor -
ihipcrs cast palpitating human llesh at their
eel thny look tranquilly upon the horizon
vith eves of precious gems. "
M. Ivent plays the part delightfully and Is an
idmirablu foil to tlio impetuous ardor of
31cnionceati. A tritlo too cold now nml then
It his cynicism , but always intelligent and
interesting.
Miss Jennie HoliTorth , who is by no means
a stranger to Omaha , having been hero a
lumber of times with tho.Conreid opera com-
Dany , played the Countess , and played it re-
jnarknbly well. She brought to it a dash
and a bonhommle manner quite refreshing.
"Now Is the winter of our discontent mndo
glorious summer" ' .
by Aycr's Sarsaparilla.
This wonderful medicine so invigorates the
system and enriches the blood that
cold . weather becomes positively enjoyable.
Arctic explorers would do well to make n
iioto of this.
KnormouH Horn -Power.
The Iron Atfo ( Now York ) says : "Is is
ii very easy mutter to talk about 18,000
or 20,000 horso-powor. but few persons
realize what it mount ) or the enormous
force that it exerts. The now White
Star steamships , for iiiHtunco , or the In-
man lino's City of New York de
velop from 18,000 to 20,000 horse
power. They have twelve boilers
and sovonty-two furnaces , worked
with forced draft. Assuming- that
the engines will require eighteen
pounds of steam nor horse per hour ,
then KiO tons of feed water must ho
pumped Into the boilers every hour ,
and 100 tons of stoum will pass through
the onffities in cho sarao time. In
twenty-four hours the feed water will
amount to ! 5,810 tons , occupying 130'JIO
cubic foot. This amount of water would
fill a length of19'i feet of a canal forty
feet wide and eovon feet deep. Taking
the condensing water at thirty times
the feed water , it will amount to 4,800
tons per hour , or 115,200 tons in twenty-
four hours , or for a six-day transAtlantic -
Atlantic run not loss than 091,200
tons , or 21,88:1,000 : cubic foot.
This amount of water would 1111 a cuhi-
cal tank 2 ! ) . > feet on the side a tank into
which the Roman cathedral , stoolcs and
all. or the Times building , could ho put
and completely covered up. The coal
consumption is not less interesting. Four
hundred tons a day are luirnoil on the
20,000 hoi-go power pressure. This would
fill 400 wagons. It requires for sts com
bustion 8iO ( ! ) tons of nir , occupying a
space of 222WO,000 : cubic foot. It is im
possible to put these figures in a slnipo
such Unit maybe f-nispedby | Iho average
reader , but enough has been eltocl to
show , novorthelcss , that the circulating
pumps und fan undines of such ships are
a hard-working lot. "
Among Ills Grandch lilrnn.
J. I { . Dodds , editor of the dally and Weekly
Arbor State of Wymoro , Nob. , says : "I
have scon the inajjie effect of Chamberlain's
Cough Keini'dy in cases of croup and colds
among my ( fruniluhllilrun. Wo would not
think of KOHIK to bed nt nlrla without n bottle
tle of this remedy in tlio houso. Chamber-
liiln's medicines nro growing more popular
hero every day.
A UOIIHO Aj'nli > Ht n din * .
Ono of tlio oldest houses in this region ,
Bays the Now York Sun , is that ol
Colonel Albert L. Johnson
, an ox-Con
federate Kentuckinn , who , uft'or passing
the hotter part of hin life-time far inland
found leisure in advancing yeans and
cumu straight to the Atlantic coiiht that
lie might indulge a long-cherished pas-
blon for the sea. The house IK close to
the water at Hay Itidgo. When approached
preached from the land it appears to hu
a one-story btructifro sot upon a hill , hut
mien ingido ono llndH that iho
front door Is almost in the roof , and that
below that part of the hoiifeo visible from
the landward sldo is ntory after storj
facing the boa. In fact , the hoiibo is buill
against a bin IT , with only the roof anil
one story pooping ever the hill. Thus
almost every room in the * house has n
sea view anil is cooled in Binnmor by n
BOH breo/0. A powerful telescope Is one
equipment of tlio place and with this the
owner is able to spy out every whip en
torlng or doimrtini ; from this harbor.
Ho sure nnd nso Mrs , Wlnslow's ' Boothliu
Syrup for your children while teething. U !
cents a bottlo.
f SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNCIL BJ.UFFS.
. rooms with heat , nnd
tialli , No , ( i''O l-'lisl iiu'inie.
" \\7"A.NThD- tloocl man iiu Kciicrul nuont |
M salary tn per month , } 1 ( ) vwurlty ro *
ipilred. I'ull January Dor 7 , IW7 Willow nvo.
UmnclUJlulVt.
TOW A farms for uile. also choice garden nnd
fruit lunil noiir ( . 'uimell lllults. Johnston
k Viin I'iitten ' , K\crolt block ,
FOUHKNTor Knr SdtT--Tho : lncre ) fnrra
'J i inlltvs ( nun the city Utiiltx , knimn an tbo
Orren farm and jiisl south of the Sapp furnv'
oceiiploil lv Mr. Kemp. < lcyil house , barn and
sliodw. flood well nnd NprlfiR of living watnr.
About K > UP res In ci.ltlvutloi ! . Kultiiblo fo {
pnrilen nml iliilry farm , Ituiit la 4UO po
Apply lo Leonard KvoiclU
BAllOAlNSIn fruit and voKOtablolunOs.
l-'or sale , .IT ueio * . 8) rods norlli of Clii
tnnitii | : grounds ; eastern slow , line springs ,
line spring brook , lam ) very rich : will hull In 10
or0 j uore. lots : it wO per acre , or $7 , " > per aero f of
whole traot.
1 acres on Grand nveiino ; flno orchard
wind mill , llnu grove , Mluulod on Mynstor
proposed ' motor llnui prieo ! f.'lJO per acre.
tl ) ncres niljolnlnir city limits two ulnry
houso. ] imod mini , line orchard and small
irnllH. I'rleo. r .i > 00 ,
fiacres ondnind avenue , 1'i ' miles from Is
O. KilMan acre.
Ill ) ncri'M , three inlltss from city limits , jood
house , barn mid out biilldliiH ! , HI bcnrlnil
uiMilo trees nml small fruits. I'rluc ' , } IU1X ) ,
Slock fiirni , 4.F < 0 acres , line Improvements.
well watered , only ono tulle from atutlon , * 'J3
an aero K taken soon. K-isy term1) .
1'anii nnd elty property for Halo. W. y.
Stncy , room 4.Opora lioo > o blk.Coiincll Illulraf
TjltJKNISIir.D rooms at very reasonably
J- ' terms , on miltoor slnxlo ; hat hs nnd stentft
lient ; now liousi ; . mnvly fiirnhhod , Mrs. StO * '
pheiiMin , 10. ! 1'urk uvumic. Ooiinoll llluir.H.
TilAHMS For Sale A Ion * ll.st , many of thorn
JL at low prices ; ulso Si ) neros line curdori
nnd fruit land near the olty limits , house ,
tiara and other Improvements ! ulsn itt ncrea
fruit anil garden land Just outside the elty att
f2.VW. W , A. Wood , t Co. , 02J Main utroot.
THOU SA.L.B or Kotit Oardon land , with
J-A hoiiio , by J. It. Uloo. IW Mulu at. , Council
BlulTa
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS.
Corner Slain and IJroadway ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Dealers In foreign und clomoitlo xcliuni ? *
Collection made nnd Interest paid on tlraa
deposits.
COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAM DYE WORKS
All kinds of Dying and Gleaning dona In the
Highest Stylaof tbo Art , Faded and Stained
Fabrics mndo to look as good as nitw. Worlt
promptlydonound delivered In all parts 01
tlio country. Send for price list.
0. A. MitUIIAN. Prop. ,
101J Uroadwnv. Near Northwestern Do
COUNCIL lli.uk-Kri. U.
Electric Trusses ,
Belts , Chest Protectors , Eto.
.AGENTS WASTED , DR.C , B. JUDD ,
(200 Broadway , Council Bluffs , la
ornon , or.
27 MAIN STKEKT.
Over O , II. .luciiiiinnlii A Co t Jewelry filqy
"
"TxTl.McDaneld & Co. ,
Butchers' ' aid Packers' Supplies ,
Market Fixtures , Casing ,
Hplcos and SmisfiRn Makers' Miiohliiury. MO-
hi : Mulii M. . Council 111 nits , la. Also dealorn
11 llldi.'nuad I'IIM.
tcu | „ , tlio state
federal courts. Itunms : i , 4 and
llcii'j block , Council IllulU Iowa.
Finley Burke.Geo.'W , IIowitt.Thos. E. Oaaad
Hurke &
, Hewitt&Casady ,
Attorn eys-at-Iaw
IMlACTICi : J.VTIIKSTATi : AND
fOUUTS.
; J , J , UrownUulldliiL' , Council Uluffi.