m HE OMAHA DA1JUY BEE : SATtHRDA , JANUARY 24 , 1891. THJfl OMAHA BEE COUNCIL BLUFFS. OJi'FICK , NO. 12 PEARL ST. by Carrier Inuny part of tlinClty H. 'A' . TJLTO.V. 11ANACKK / . . Nn. t L , No. Si \ JIIMUt .11KXT10X. K Y.l'.Co , Council muffs Lumber Co. . coal , Craft's chattel loan * , 201 Hupp block. The school board failed to meet last night 03 announced , The Miionnerohor society will give n ba'l at ' Masonic temple on the lOt'li of next month. Or. II , W. Hart is conllncd to his homo on Willow iivonuu by a severe attack of Illness. R. lirltton wai ni rested last evening on u charge of disturbing the pcnco by quarreling with u linckmnn. Michael Alooru nnd Uosa D. Thompson , both of Lincoln , Nob. , were married by Justice Hammer yesteidny. Members of the Council Hluffannd llnwk- cyo lodges. InilcpcniluntOrdcrof Oddfellows , will visit Omaha next Friday night. Henry Titjcns nnd Miss Nnnnio Sclelpnch , both of Syracuse , Nob. , were united in mar- rlago yesterday morning In Justice Pulton's office. The funeral exercises of the late August llonus will tuku ] ilaco In the Lutheran church on Seventh avenue nt 10 o'clock to morrow moinltiff. , lamcs U. Alhertson and Miss fllln P. Hoy- wood were married Thursday afternoon nt homo of the bride , In Garner township. Uov. - * Crofts olllclutcd. The meeting of the literary society of the Western Iowa business college Is to bo held this evening. Tlio announcement that H waste to bo held last evening was nn error. The cose of Jotin J. Framoy vs 1'ottawat- tamlo county , which has been dragging along In superior court , for thu past live days , was finished yesterday afternoon and given tottio Jury.The The ran ) of Isaac and AmosClatk , charged with keeping a disorderly house , has been continued bv Justice I'.itton until the illst on account of the sickness of one of the defend ants. ants.D. D. nessonotto has challenged ' 'Longl'cto" of Omaha to a mulch gnmo of billiards in tlio Manhattan billiard rooms for nny amount fioni fil to . 00 n side. The challenge has been accepted and the game will probably bo played next , Wednesday evening. Kd N. Hrowti his consolidated his Council niulTsnnd Omaha groceries und will manage both places. Ills ofllco will bo in Omaha , but ho will malio dully visits to this side. Ills brother will tnnnago the Council Bluffs busi- nc.ss. nc.ss.A A still alarm of lire called the department to the residence of William Siodcntopf at 4 o'clock yesterday altcrnoon , U'ho Urn was confined to n small building near the burn , used for .sleeping purposes by a hired man. It was extinguished without much loss. Tlio .alarm . came by telephone to No. 4 house , nnd Unit company only responded. At the annual meeting of the stockholders of the Council JilulT.s Insurance company directors were elected as follows : .loliu licatiiom , K. L. Shugart , F. M. Gault , AV. F. Sapp , M. U. Urnlnerd , A. T. FMckmgor and J. Q. Anderson. A. T. Flickinger was elected prosldo-'t to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Colonel W. F. Sapp , nnd .1. t , > . Anderson was re-elected to his position us bccri'tnry. Articles of incorporation were filed yester day in thn recorder's ofllco hy the "Llttlo Kiln" mining company of Kcd CHIT , Colo. , the members of the company being J. W. 1'erogon , 'William Heldcntopf , ,1. T' . Hart , 'iVllIiam ' Moore and ( Jeorgo F. Wright. The object of the corporation is to buy. sell uni work mines la Colorado. The capital stock Is $10IHX ) , with power to Increase to $ .Y)0)00. ) ( ) The principal place of business is to bo Conn ell Bluffs , with branch ofllccs ut Hcd U11IT and Denver , Colo. Ban Anderson's ' case was called In police court yesterday morning , but the bottom wns knocked out of It at tbo llr.st pop by the state ment of Thomas Hownmn that ho had never given Anderson any money to help bury hi dead child. As Mr. Jtoivman WHS the on 1 > prosecuting witness whoso name was men tloncd lu the Information the case wn' ' dropped and n new Information filed charg ing him with vagrancy. The grand Jury will investigate the charge of obtaining money tiudcr false pretenses , und In the meantime Anderson.is in a safe placo. Tbo Ctmutauqua stockholders held n meet ing Thursday night for the purpose of electIng - Ing olllcors for the ensuing year. .1. M. Our- Blcr was re-electod to the position of secre tary of the association nnd Colonel L. W , Tuiloys was elected chairman of the board of trustees. The other olllcers , viz. , the mana ger and the executive committee , were not elected , as the executive committee of last year had not yet prepared its report nnd it was thought better to defer further action until a statement of the finances could bo linu. An adjournment was therefore taken until next Monuny evening. Great success. Reliable poods. Fair dealing , Hottom prices. At C. H. Jnrqucmln & Co. , No. 27 Main street Hell it Son's new grocery tubes the lead on Upi.cr Broadway. No old stock. ri : .l I. I'AllAllt.i ftlfl. Mrs. S. Shltiii loft lust evening for 'Fre mont. John P. Stuhr , mayor of Mlnden , was in the city ycstqrdny. Sheriff ( .iiirrison of Harrison county was a Hluffs visitor yi-storday. J. J. Harris of Sidney , superintendent ol Fremont county , U In the city. Mrs. F. Hollls has returned from a flvo weeks' ' visit to her father in Ellthurt , Wls. ' Pomona Brand Honrhouml tablets will ro lievo your cough. Pomona stumped on each tnblnt. Ask your druggist or caudy dealer for them. _ Buy your < -oal nnd wood of C. B. Fuel Co. , KJ9 IJroadwuy. Telephone I'M. An Old Fiieittl , Indeed. \V. II. noblnson of this city was especially ntorosted In the special telegram published Iln yesterday's liu concerning the celebra tion of the ono hundredth birthday anniver sary ot Sir Knight Nathan Whitney of Franklin drove , 111. , the oldest living Mason lu years ami membership. Mr. Hobinsou hns had n long nnd hnnpv acquaintance with the old gentleman. Ho has several photographs of the ( unions centenarian , and hits Unit many pleasant visits with him. One special bond of attachment between them is- the fact that Mr. KoDluson's lather and Mr. AVhltnoy served together In the same company during tbo war of ISIS. Mr. Hobinsou' narrates many Interesting incidents illustrating thu wonderful character as well us physical vigor of the old gentleman. Ilorso blankets and lap woes at cost nt Tbeo. Hecknmu's , ' . ' -JT Main street. The best French cook in western Iowa Is nt ( .bo Hotel Gordon , Council Hluffs , Fifty Cents on tlio Dollar , Moore & IJcir posted a notice yesterday In Uio window of the Model clothing bouse , ituting that the stock nnd fixtures nro now In their control. Ono of the attorneys of the attaching creditors stated yesterday thnt a settlement had been partially made , but tint Messrs , Moore , * c Ilolr were by no means In control of the stock , nnd would not bo until some sort of an arrangement was made lit regard to the rest of the claims. "Out of the six claims which we had ebanro of , " said ho , "four of them have been settled : one of them for UK ) cents on the dollar , and the other thrco for N ) cents. The two yet unsettled amount to about $1,700 , and that Is enough to warrant us In keeping nur baud on the goods until wo see the color of their money , " _ Too much California canned goals on hand must bo sold. Kelley it Youukcnnun , The American District Telegraph Co. 1ms been reorganized mid Is now prepared to give prompt service. Special attention to express and iwrcol delivery. MXFWS IN Till7 RIPFFS il LI1O 111 IIJJJ JJLLllOi TLo Scotchmen Oelabrate the Anniversary of Robert Buras' ' Birth , AN OLD TIME CROOK CAPTURED , 7 tut BO Tlinrncll nntl Attorney Mynstcr e In n Seance A Hcttlo- incut wllli Creditors Other NOW/I / Items , Hoynl Arcanum hall wns the scene of n brilliant ; ufalr last evening In the stiupo of banquet given In commemoration of tbo birth of Uoburt Hums. It was under the nil- spices of St. Andrew's society , nu organiza tion of .Scotchmen , which was started n your ago. The hull was handsomely decorated , nnd the banqueters , who were nearly 1,11 of the same nationality as the poet , were many. Alter thu feast bail been fully partaken of. tlio following Interesting programme of toutts ami music was presented : ( iMind March. Music by tliu lliignlpcs. lliiiuct. : | Music. Tnnsts. "t-Vollnnd. My Aln Country , " Ilcsponso by .7. Vi. Tcintituliin. Music , Natloiinl Air. "Auld Scotland I l.ovo Tbco , " song , Wilson Duncan. "America , the Land \VoLlVe In , " Hov. 0. * W. ( rolls. Music , Nutlmml Air. I'lnnoSolo , Miss Anna 1'uttersori. " ( In-lit Ilrilnln anil Amrrtcii , Alwnystn tno 'rout In nvlll/nilon , " by Mr. Watts of "Critic. " Muslo. ( "elect Hi'iidliiL' , by James Johnson. "Tlio l.usiius , " J. W. btuwurt. Mil Hie , Song. "Green Cirows the Hushes , " by James Mncrca. "llnrns" Dr. Doim'ld .Macrae , Muslo. Ming. Mary li. Oliver. "Council Illuirs , Our Home. " Dr. Mont gomery. Music. At tbo close the floor was cleared nnd the coin was given up to the. dancers , who tripped o the music of JJulby's ' orchestra until a ate hour. liCOND ANNUAL , CLEARING SALK AT TH1C I1OSTON STO1UC , FOR TEN DAYS ONLY , COMMENCING JANUARY 21. Head the following cnrofully. The prices speak for themselves. The greatest of sales ever held In the west. Helow is only a par tial list of the thousands of bargains to bo offered at this sale. Yard wide bleached muslin , 4c. Our bleached and half bleached muslin , old for Ho to go at 7V , e. 12 In , unbleached muslin Sc , bleached ! lc. 7-4 " " 10c , " 17c. 0-4 " " 2lc , " 22 , * . c. 10-4 " " S-J'fc , " lioc. BLANKETS. Owing to the mild weather wo are over stocked on wool blankets , which wo will > lnco on sale at extremely low prices. ' 11-4 heavy white blankets sold for 53.00 , ut S.OO pair. 11-4 nil wool nnd union blanltets sold for $5.00 and $5.7. ) , to go during sale , $1.00. At 5.00 wo show our complete line of $0.00 , .1 i and $7.00 , all in ono lot for $5.00. ll-l gray wool blankts sold $3.00 , during sale , ' . " .l. Dr. Price's sanitary wool blankets nt special sale prices ; $5.00 blankets for * " ! . ( : Sd.OO for SI.7S , nnd extra lurgo size sold for § 7.00 , re duced to § 4.7r > . COMFORTABLES , Having over 50 bales of comforters onhnnd wo are determined to reduce our stock pre vious to inventory. Note the following prices : Our 7iic comforters for 50c. Special value regular SI.89 comforter for 81.00. Comforters sold from $2.25' to $3.75 all In ono lot to go at $2.00 during salo. Comforters sold $3.00 to S3.SO , all in ono lot Si. 10. Our finest quality sateen comforters , sold for * 3.fiO lo $1,50. to go at * 2.C9. do cnnton flannelU'-jjC. 25i : turkey red damask for 17o. 'IOc towels for 23e. 25 pieces of bleached and half-bleached llnoti , sold utCOo and 07c , during sale fiOc. Wash buttons Co a cant ( halt price ) . Stewart's linen thread half price , "c or twofer for fie. Urooks machine cotton ( standard make ) lo spool. Coats and Clarks spool cotton -Ic spool. Children's hose supporters 5c , misses 7c , ladies' bolt for Ion. Alt silk ribbon , satin edge , nt manufactur ers prices. No. 7 sold for ! ic , sale price So ; No. It old for 12J c , &alopnc 7c ; Nos. 12 ami Hi solu for Ifx ! and lic ( , snlo price lOc. Ladles' natural knit undcrsKirts UOc , worth Chllds1 plush , surah and cashmere caps sold forSOe , $1.00 nnd $1.25 all atfiflc. UOSTOS STOUE , 401 , 403 and 405 Broadway , Council BluHs , la. Now York oftlce , 47 Leonard street. Evans' Laundry Co. , 520 Peuri street. Telephone 2iW. Jiuliro and Ijawyer. A lively llttlo set-to occurred in the district court yesterday afternoon between Judge Tliornell and Attorney . A , Mynstcr. The case on trial was Lodge & Henry vs Ilutlcr , in which Mynstcr & llenjamln are attorneys for the defendant and Shea & Oalvin for the plaintiffs. The subject in controversy Is n piece of land near Avoca. Shortly before n o'clock , which Is the usual hour for adjournment , Mynster nroso and stated that ho was * , not fooling well , and would llko court to adjourn to the usual hour so that ho cou'd ' go homo and recuperate. This court would not consent to do , where upon Mynstor pressed lils claim with re newed vigor. Judge Tliornell ordered him several times to sit down , und Mynster tin- ally did so. not willing to run the risk of being llnea for contempt. Ho gave notice , however , that when the hands of the clock pointed to the hour of 5 ho and bis client would leave Iho court room. . The case then proceeded until fi o'clock , when Mynstcr arose nnd said that the tlmo lor adjournment had now come and the court had no right to keep the lawyers at work nny longer when they were unwilling to stay. The Judge gave nn abstracted look In the direction of Reporter Gnston and said , "Go on with the testimony. " "One. moment , your honor , " said Mynstor ; "I would llkn to have tlmo given mo to mnlto out tin utlldavlt slutine thut 1 am not in physical condition to go on with this cuso any longer this evening , " "Well , " replied the judge , "when I sco a disposition In n member of the bar to act any wny decent , I am always ready to accede to tils wishes , but when I do not see such n imposition I sometimes act differently. Go on with the examination. " "Another minute honor " said , your , Myns- ster ; " 1 want to enter tin exception to tlio ruling of thu court in this case , nnd I want the exception tnnile n matter of record. This court has no right to keen mo hero after 5 o'clock , ami 1 will see what thosupremo court bus to sny about It. " And as ho said the last word ho slammed a book down upon tlio table mid loft the room , Hutler , his "client , was on the witness stand at the time , and when Mynstor left the room ho wanted to go , too. A short argument then ensued between Ilutlcr and Judge Thoruoll , out the court came out ahead aud Attorney Benjamin took his witness In hand. Mynster's friends sny that when the case comes up before the supreme court there Is no doubt but that Judge Tlioraell's decision will bo overruled. J. O. Blxbv , steam noatlns , sanltinr en gineer , 20-3 Mo rrlam bloeU , Council Blurts To make room for spring stock wo offer great Inducements in furniture , oil cloths carpets , stoves , hanging lamps , Uiniier am | ca sets and toilet sets.Vu sell for cash , 01 on easy imvments. Mnndel t Klein , 330 Uroudway , Council Bluffs. Conductor O'Notl'tt Murderers. There is Intense feeling among the rallwaj men over the brutal murder of Conductor O'Noll of the Northwestern. Ho was burled yesterday by the conductors1 brotherhood a Hoono. Conductor Ohm-llo Humbling , who brought lu tbo limited lost evening , says the fellow employes of the murdered maucouh cnrccly restrain themselves when they loolici upon the horribly mutlllatod foco. Thov were satlsllcl the murder wai not coinmltt d by tramp1 ? , but bv professional burglars who had committed some recent crime that made them hesitate ) nt nothing to avoid arrest , tie says the posse following the murderers U composed Inrgcly of railway men , nnd they will tuko few chances In capturlnir the men nlivo. The following Is the host description that could ho obtained of the two murderers ) Ono man fi feet 8 Inches In height , weight about ono hukidrcd nnd sixty pounds , red mustache , sandy or rcdlth complexion , about twenty-eight or thirty years of ago , pray or d nib overcoat nnd soft black hat. Other man about same sizuaiul weight , block mustncho and dark complex Ion , black over coat aud black soft hat. A Miioli AVimted .Man. 0. A. Henry , the man whq tried to hold up Conductor Mitchell on the Milwaukee road a few days ngo , was before Justice Patton yesterday on a charge of assault with intent to kill ; The prosecution was carried on by Attorney UnUslc.vot . Mnnnlnr , and John Ltnutof this city appeared for the defense. Mitchell was put upon the stand and gave his testimony substantially as given In yesterday's Hun. Attorney Lindt then made n motion to dismiss on the ground that the information was defective , the county where the assault was committed not being specifically stated. After this point had been argued for several hours supper tlmo eamo and the attorneys consented to continue the hearing until next Tuesday at 0 o'clock. Henry turns out to bo fully as bad as the charge against him indicates. He was engaged In a number of scrapes last fall In this city , but managed to get out of them nil without severe punishment. Ills troubles wow not confined to the IHuffs. While boarding nt the house of Mr. Lang- innldeon Mynster strotit ho received a call from the Missouri Valley ofllcers , who wanted him on an indictment. They were met by a woman who claimed. to ho Mrs. Henry , who told them that her husband was too ill to ro- cclvo callers. The Missouri Valley men kept watch on the door , while Constable Wesley , who was with them , went fora phy sician with a view of llnulng out whether or not Henry was too ill to bo arrested. In the meantime the object of the search made a twelve loot Hying leap through the air from a second story window to the ground with his clothes on his arm , thus ehuling the of llcers. When the physician arrived ho pro nounced his patient out of danger. The Harrison risen county ofllcers slate that as soon as the iiresenl case is completed they will take him lu charge. Dnntli ( f MrSlilokiiilan / . Anna Ix. , wife of John Bhlckcntanz , died yesterday morning of inflammation of the liver , after a nine days' illness. The de ceased was born In Brcnsbsch' , II csso- Uarmstadt , Germany , mid came to this country when fourteen years of age , settling nt St. Louis , Mo. She was married in Plutts- inoutli , August 'iS , 1800. At the time of her leath Mrs Shicltentnnz was forty-live years of age , and she leaves four sons and three laughters to mourn her loss. The funeral fill occur at II o'clock Sunday afternoon roni the family residence , 105 Pearl street. Card of rlhuiks. : Wo wish to extend our heartfelt thanks to ur friends and neighbors for their kindness and sympathy during our recent affliction he death of our little son. Carey. Mn. AND MILS. T. MANAIIAN. GOOD JUUJKM OP WHISKY tatKvcii KcntuuklaiiH SnnietlinCH PiJ lor as to tlu ; Quality < jf the Samples. " \Vo luivo Eomo queer cases to adjust n this branch of the service , " said an official of the intornnl revenue bureau to i Washington Post reporter. "I never thought before that there was any doubt a thorough Kentuckinn's ubility to good whisky , but it seotns that hlnps have come to such n pass out in 3reathitt county , that state , that a num.- ) er of the eiti/ons there deem it neces sary to tnako allidavlts to the fact. Some titno ngo : i small distillery in Breuthltt county was destroyed by lireanil u qucs- , ion arose as to the payment of the gov ernment tux on ubout 800 gal- ons of liquor. There was also a dispute as to the quality of the stulT , and the de- parimont has been deluged with ovi- ilenco of ono kind und another. "What has amused us all so much is that in the various allidavits submitted these Kontuekiims , with scarcely an ex ception , have deemed it necessary to bwoar thut they uro till good judges of whisky. "Thoro is nnotheraflldavit from a man who slates that the morning after the tire ho rode his horse along the road ho wis In the habit of traveling very often , and about u mile below the spot where the still formerly stood the animal was accustomed to drink water from the creek. "Tho horse had never before failed to drink at thut placehut on this particular morning ho elevated his nose in the air and positively refused to touch ono drop ot the lluid because it was impregnated. Wo have concluded that inasmuch as the nvurniro Kentuukian takes his liquor straight the horse decided that ho would tnko nis drink straight or not at all. " This same oilicialsuys that the Ureuth- itt county case has brought to mind a story that was told several yours ago on Senator Blackburn and the late Senator 13eek. A friend of theirs knowing that all Kcntuckians are fond of good bour bon , is said to have bent the senators a whole barrel of the host whisky the slate eould afford. It was u prime arti cle , und when the barrel was tanned anu the .senators had sampled it they pro nounced it line , but each of the gentle men declared that there was a , blight taint in the taste. 'I am of the opinion that it tastes of iron"said Mr. Ueok. "I do not agrpo with you , " replied Mr. Blackburn. "According to ray taste somebody has dropped u small piece of leather in the barrel. " As lime wagged on the contents of the barrel were consumed , nnd when at lust the barrel had boon emptied by the aid of a hundred or two of the friends of the fconators Mr. Beck Is declared to have insisted on having the barrel opened , with : v view of determining whether hoer or his colleague was right. So the bar rel was smashed all to pieces , aud after a dllligont search a carpet-tack was found. Mr. Beck was right. There was a taint of iron , and his friends admitted that his taste was decidedly acute. When Mr. Kluckburn llrst became a ponntor ho hud an experience that will ho appropriate to relate'ju.st hore.though the story has , perhaps , been told in print before. Ho wus speuking to soitio friends in one of the suntito committee rooms about a celebrated brand of whisky , and made a statement which ono of the party disputed. Tnoro was nobody present who could decldo the question , however. In a few moments .Senator Blair , who has been an ab- 'felainor from alcoholic beverages all his life , entered the room. The Now Hamp shire man was in n dreadful hurry to got ji report , so ho .snatched it up and was about to leave the room , when ho was accosted by Mr , lilaclcbura und asked what ho thought of that particu lar brand of whisky. Mr. Blair quite rudely replied , as ho drew himself away and bimtehed the door open : "My dour filr , I cannot toll whisky from brandy.1' Mr. IJlnckburn , not knowing that Mr. Blair was such an enemy to intoxicants , turned to the other gentlemen present mid Kiid : "A man's stomnch must bo In a devil of a condition when ho can't toll whisky from brandy , " Mrs. vVlnslow's Soothlnir Syrup for chil dren teething Is the family benefactor. 'J5 cents a bottle. WAS A CHILD OF TIE STREETS North Dakota's ' Now Govfpor Once a - Homeless \Valh" PICKINGS FROM' WiST N JOURNALS- I'lucky Miners Itcwnrdptl Growth oT Alonlnnn l-ViiitOrowltijt In Alaska fearless Seal tl'o.nuliura A Land Swltulh' . A nice llttlo story of the possibilities for ntlvnnceinent altorded by American Institutions comes from North Dakota in the shape of a statement by Governor Burke as to his childhood. IIo says : "Yes I was a child of the streets myself onoe. I was a Now York waif. My mother died when I was born and niv father when I wns four years old. Well , the Now York children's nld society took care of ino , and when t wus eight years old they sent twenty-four of us out to I ml hum. and I wns placed on a farm. When I was twelve years old I went Into the nrmy as u drummer boy. If there uro any men in the world for whom I haven profound respect they are-men who nro providing homos for the home less little ones , and any time I can do any thing for the waifs I want you to call on mo. I'liicky MincrH Kewarilod. Matt and Pat Condon have been mln- ng In Tlntic the past ton yoart- ways ho Salt Lake Tribune. Few men have .one . harder work or stuck closer to a nlning camp than Iheso brothers have o Tintic. anil few have had n moro ibiding faith in the final outcome of hat mineral district. They still own onto claims there ono of which promises veil. They did own a group of claims oining the Conteimial-Euroka on its outh end and extending over south icross the summit for nearly a mile. L'ho group consists of tlio Belcher , " ucky .Tack. Uosa , Kcd Popper , Ciiuc , Mollict and Contact. Some time ngo hey agreed to give one-fourth interest n each of thobo eight claims to Now York parties if they would sink a shaft " 00 feet deep or run a tunnel In 700 feet , _ ust as was doomed best. The parties started in to sink a shaft on the Belcher md put in some machinery for that pur- loso. In November last they took a , ) otul on an another one-fourth Interest n these claims for $23,000and later they pot aa option on thooilo-liulf for 8100,000. Vast week they closed the contract and .laid the lirst $10,000 in cash. The now owners are to go ahead nnd develop the iroperty and pay a royalty on all ore extracted until the mines are paid for. The Condon brothers thus got $123,000 "or the eight claims besides what they nay receive In royalties up till the final .wyments . are made. Lying as this iroperty docs on the Cciitennial-Kurcka ixtonsion and running oil' towards the Mammoth , with ore on the surface run ning-10 to 50 ounces silver , it certainly iromises well for becoming a great nine , Tlio vein crops out ! 200 feet wide uul can bo traced out all of 4,000 feet. Shafts huvo been sunk at five diirorent ilaces to a depth of eighteen to twenty 'eot , in cuch place exposing good oro. * Clrowlni ; . In Governor Toolo's message to the Montana Legislature these points wore brought out about the growth of the state : A year nto Montana's total assess ment was . . . $ 'l,37.'i.OI4 ) 00 Now It is . lli.437.55o ! 00 A. year ago the mineral output was . 23.012,00000 Now Ills . 47,748,00000 A year ago the number of horses , sheep nml.ciittlo WHS . Now It Is . A yenrugntlio mimbur of Imshcls of wheat , oats and barley pro duced was . 2,049,149 Now It Is . 4,111,1)07 ) A year ago the number of pounds wool was . 7.023.134 Now It is . 7,7KJ,007 A year ago the number of quartz mills and reduction f urnuces op erated was . 188 Nowltis . 207 A year ago the mitnlicr of bushels of uouliulniMl was . O07.r > 00 Now Is Is ( C29.SOO tons ) . 17,012,000 A year HIV the number of miles of completed railroad was . 2,043 Now wo liavo . 2K ; > J A vear upn there was collected In revenue from all sources . 149,31870 This year was collected . 809.42033 Fruit Groivlnir In Aluslcn. A company of local capitalists is about to try the experiment of fruit-growing in Alaska , reports a San Francisco paper. It is claimed that the territory cun ho made u competitor of Oregon and Washington in the raising of the more hardy fruits , such us apples and cher ries. The next steamer sailing for Sltkn will carry in her cargo a large consignment mont of young apple trees. It is said that people in the states do not realize the agricultural and horticultural pos sibilitlos of the territory. Kodiak island , for instance is larger than some of the Now England states , with a climate similar to that of Maryland , and is capable of supporting a largo agricul tural population. Boat Poaclicrn Xot Afraid. The poaching ileut from Victoria dur Ing the coming season will bo increased by additional vessels purchased horoand in the cast , says the San Francisco Chronicle. An instance bus come to the Hurfuco in the sulo of the coaster Sylvia Handy to ono Thomas Earlo of Victoria. Mr Eurlo purchased the schooner for " $0,000 , and" has already commented fitting .hor out as a soulor. IIo pur- 9hased a small cannon , to bo used as a sltrnul gun in case a United States cutler Is scon approaching. Negotiations nro now pending for the sale of three other wojl known schooners to parties In Vic toria. Half interests will bo owned und controlled in this city , The Victoria ' Hoot in the Bohring'.this season may number fully sixty vessels. Idaho tjnud' , Swindle. Investigations of latld entries are now being made in Idaho by the United States land olllco , thr.ough Special Agent Tynor , says the Boist Statesman. This gentlemen recently discovered a fraudu lent scheme of enormous magnitude , seeking to a pproprlatt" 20,000 acres of line timber hind in tl q Puyotto valley. A syndicate of ciibtorn men had caused the locution of nn .Irrigating ditch , thence proceeded to Now York , opening an otllco on Broadway 'and commenced disposing of the bonds of the now coin- puny at fabulous prliiOB : In its prospec tus the company eluimiid to have a paid up capital of $50,000 liVi'd assets to over 20,000 acres of the llnobt agricultural land in Idaho. Agent Tyner found the land actually as described , but learned that it could not bo Irrigated without raising the water some eighty feet. The plan of operation on the part of the ttchomors was lo succeed in floating the bonds and skip , leaving the matter of irrigation to their victims. Tynor has defeated their scheme by recommending the cancellation of the entries nnd throwing the land open to bona lido set tlement. In Utah. Major I ) . L. Levy was for many years In California a leading patron of sport and was BO enthusiastic that ho found it necessary to purchnto a paper , the Pacific Llfo , in order to work olT his sur plus steam. Slnco coming hero , sayB the Salt Lake Tribune , ho hits bean organizing o kcnnclolub. When thut 'g ' t accomplished u bonci ) ehow und a cours ing mutch will quickly follow. IIo says ho Is meeting with a great deal of Bon- couragemcnt and that if the proper amount of. Interest can bo awakened ho If confident that a most successful bench ehow can bo given , as there uro more fine dogs of every variety here than in any city of its size In the country. Ho Is not so confident of hitvlng a successful coursing mutch for some time , as there are but few greyhounds In the territory , but after the Initial course ho antici pates that there will bo u great number of forolgn entries lu each succeeding course and that homo lovers will soon supply the deficiency by Importing a' sulliclcnt number to niafto the sport In teresting. If the project moots with favor Major Levy will bring his string of hounds from California and inaugu- nitu coursing in this territory nt the opening of spring. Opening or a Now Idaho DlHtrlct. Ex-Senator Tabor's latest mining ac quisition Is a 1,000-uoro tract of placer ground In Lemhl countv , Idaho , reports the Denver Time * . The property Is situated near Clay Creole , about one hundred and twenty-live miles from the nearest railway , and in n section that Is us yet almost entirely undeveloped. Captain E. A. Strcotor located the prop erty , and two weeks ago was accompan ied to the sceiio of the discovery by mining exports , who made a careful ox- timinatlon of the section , and on whoso report ox-Senator Tabor made the pur chase. The price paid was $100,000 , al though it is estimated that the tract contains not less than $30,000,000. Son- ntor Tabor hits already ordered nn ex- tonslvo hydraulic mining plant , which will huvo to bo curried In sections from Hod Rock , on the Union Pacific , to Sal mon City , the outfitting point. The deal , it is predicted , will Imvu the effect of opening up u rich und hitherto un known mining section , rivalling the great placer districts of California. A Iliillalo Herd. The buffalo out at Uuffulo park have a hard time because of the vandalism , says the Salt Lake Tribune. Last week a yearling was shot in the groin with shot and it died on Saturday. ' It is not known who did it , but the people- out that way scorn to tuko delight in tor menting these uniinuls. These thirty- live remnants of the great herds that once roamed over the plains all cumo from ono pair which was brought hero lust spring with the herd. The old cow is still hearty , while the bull died lately from getting his log broken and tliou being gored by another bull. Those buffalo are as docile as cattto , and yet that old bull , after being wounded and with u broken leg , ran away and could not bo captured , so active and ferocious wus ho. Watermelons In Whiter. How Is this for climate ? queries the Tomploton ( Gal. ) Advance. Leo Lothrop , whoso ranch is situated a short distance t-om town , brought to this olllco a monster watermelon , just plucked from the vine and as line In up- poaranco as any ripening in the mouth of August , It measured 00 feet in cir cumference lengthwise and 31 inches in circumference the small way u.nd 10J inches in diumotorl It was rich in color and flavor and was ripe from rind to rind. If there is any locality under the bun that can bout tills wo huvo never hoard of it. The melon was no hot house production , hut wus irrown and ripened in the open Hold. Few people are so fortunate as to have watermelon on their table at Christmas time. Stook Purlns Well. Mike Hyde of Oreanu , Owyheo county , Iduho. , who for two rears was one of the largest cattlemen in Idaho , reports that all stock there this winter is doing well and the animals are fat This is very different from some of the experiences Mr. Hyde has passed through in his stock business. Ho hns had cattle roam ing over much of thnt country ana oil' Into Nevada and Oregon at times , thou sands of which never returned to his big ranch. Ho says that in ono winter ho lost fully ton thousand head of cattle from the severity of the winter and the want of food. Alonsior Plow. Fully 1,000 persons Visited Chino from all parts , coming from Los Angeles , Pomona , Colton , Ontario and all the surrounding towns , says the San Ber nardino ( Ciil. ) Times-Index. The stoum plow recently put to work by Richard Gird was in operation , and was watched with interest by all present. This im mense plow stands oighto'en feet high , weighs thirteen tons , and with twelve twelve-inch plows turns under forty acres per day. It consumes ono ton of coal per day and can ba kept up to a speed of four miles an hour. Spiny-1 ooloil Mormon. A short time ngo W.O. Lundy brought a wild goose a big gander from Carson and turned it loose with Judge Mattly's poultry at Mono Lake , says the Lundy ( Nov. ) Index. Ono morning ho the gander , not the judge flow away , re turning at night with a mato. Next day ho did the sumoiind hns kept It up until ho now has quite a harem. The judge looks on and remarks : "You d droud- ful old splay footed Mormon , will you never let up ? " MUCH LIKE A JUOUI3IINI.OCKOUT. Thn First Strike \Vo Know of Was in Ktfypt Tlirco Thousand Ycnrn A no. Pull Mall Gazette : "Thoro is noth ing now under the sun , " receives nowhere - where a moro startling verification than In this matter of strikes. The way in which our worklngmcn of modern Europe try to coerce their employers was in substance the way adopted by their dark-skinned , meanly clad , poorly fed predecessors in the land of the Nile before Moses led the Iraolitos out of Egypt. M. Musporo , who is well quali fied to speak on all points of Egyptology , davotos several vorv interesting1 pages in his charming ' 'Historic ' Headings , " which have just boon published. It seems that the families of the working classes were qulto as improvident in Egypt thirty centuries ago as some of ' ' tho'm uro in'England at the present day. At the beginning of the month , whoa they had just received their month's rations , outing and drinking wont on without restraint. Hy the mid dle of the month the stock began to fail , nnd famine began to sturo the thriftless households in the face. So again and iiguin they wont out oh strike in order to extort moro from their su periors. A strike of masons is described by M. Musporo in dotaii , and some parts of the description might almost bo mis taken for extracts from nn English or Gormun now.spapor in the nineteenth century of tlio Christian era. The 10th of the month the builders employed at n tcmplo rushed tumuliuously out ot the place whore they were working and sat down beside a chapel In the temple precinetHexclaim ing : "Wo uro hungry and there are eighteen duys before the next pay nay. " They charged the paymasters with dis honesty , assorting that the latter gave false measure. The paymasters , on the other hand , charged the men with want of foresight , alleging that they spent their wages as soon as they touched them. After homo further negotiations with olllcers of the government the limn resumed work on the understanding thut To Soft Coal Consumers. GOING LIKE HOT CAKES. What is ? Our Celebrated Jackson , Illinois , COAL AT $450. Best in .the market. Nothing like it. Order early and avoid the rush. A. T. Thatcher , Telephone 4S. 114 Main Street PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS , Is 111 every respect the best Conl for domestic purposes In the market. It Inst ? lotifter , produces moro hcnt and burns up cleaner than any other lown conl. Ono ton will go us far ns n ton nncl n Imlf of the oralnnry stuff , nncl It costs no more than thoclienp , unsntisliu'toi'y grades commonly sold. Try it for cooking nnd homing. Sold only by L. G. KNOTTS , FUEL MERCHANT , „ The Ijcst outside conl sold In the Council Bluffs market is the OHIO LUMP , superior to cnnncl and much chsnpor. All kinds of Wood and Conl. Cobs a specialty. Full weight and prompt delivery. * 29 South Main St. Telephone 303. CITIZENS STATE BANK Or Council Bluffs. CAPITAL STOCK $150,000 , SURPLUS AND PROFITS 65,000 , TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 215,000 TlineiTOiis-T. A. Mlllor , K. 0. Oloason , K. I * ShiiKart. K. E. Hurt , JU. . Ediuiindson , Oliivrloi U , llannan. Transact general Uanklnliiinl - ne s. Largest capital und surplui of any tank In Southwestern low.-t. INTEREST ON TIMi DEPOSITS , M. H. CHAMBERLIN , M. D IVK : , riAii. NOSI : AND T1IHOAT SI'KCIAI.IST , Council niulli. In. All ( linen < oiut thu IIVK. KAH. NO.iH anil TIlltOAT trcutLHl nltli the reuto l' skill ( mil onto. CATAllUII. ASTHMA nnd HAY KKVKll trcutuil wllti iMnlnont tiucces. Kimmt'Al. OI'HHATIO.S'3. wlieru noecs'inry. ' imln- \oss\y \ \ in'rliirme.1 ' with ttic utmost run-unit nulll , ns MirliiK ix-rfi-ot re < ulls. F1XKST C.l.AS-SKS nccuiv nlcly prc.tcrlbt'tl , I'urroctlMK all mfrnotlvo truublns , : is .Myoplfi. llypoiopla ami AHtluliuitlHin , Uiim run- ( Icrlnualulil imclear Mini pulnlniv OIUtO.N'IU NKUUAUHAiimt SIl'IC HIIAIJA'lin , afti-r yi'iirs of tcnlblo MilTorlnjj. no relief , ontlioly imruil. Oilico , Itoorn 1. Shiiirait lllock , oor Itcnu * V Co.'s store , Council UliilTa , In. llt ' 'aw. I'rac- tleo in thu stiito nncl foderul courts. Hiinins. ) , 4 and 3 Slingim llcuo block , Council lllulTa. Iowa. D. H. McDaneld & Co. , Butchers' ' and Packers' Supplies , Market Fixtures , Casing , Fplcos and Sausage. Makers' Machinery , 820- , Council HUllta , lu. Also ( loiilor ) 11 Hides and Kit is. Iho king1 himself pliould rocolvo their complaint. Two diiya Inter I'liiiroali actually vislteil the temi > lotnyl when the nmtlorvis laid before him ordered ro- llof lo bo given to the wooboyone mnsons. For a short time tlioro wua quiet , but soon provisions failed and discontent hroko out again with renewed violence. On the Kith of the following month the strike was in full force again. Not a man would work. On the 17th and ISth they still refused to lift a tool. On the 10th they attempted to reach the precincts of the temple in order to carry their grios'aiicos into the outer world , but found that the person who was placed over them hud taken precautions so effectively I hat no ono ono could leave. So they spent the whole of that day In layfng their plans. On tlio following day they resorted to moro noisy methods. After vainly ap pealing with loud cries to their mini- ugor , tlioy decided to apply to Iho gov ernor of the city , anil therefore rushed through the busy &trcots to the incpn- venicnco of pedestrians , not stopping until they reached tlio governor's man- palace. Like their European success ors , thcso discoutcd artisans stubbornly refused to work , spent many hours in discussing their positions and nrospccts , disturbed tlio order of the streets by their impetuous movements , und ulti mately obtained part , at least , ot their domnmls. So wo can tvaco thofctriko hack for ! ! ,000 years ; that is , of a period when Rome was not built and oven Greek civilization was still inits in % fancy. How old tlio method was at that tlmo it is at present impossible to say. Per haps the custom Is old as tlu > pyramids. Perhaps the lirst strike preceded the most ancient of Iho existing monuments of civilization. _ Sympathize * ) with the Inilhms. General Scholiuld , commander of the nrmy , sympathizes to a certain cxtrnt with the Indians in their recent troubles. JIo bays that much of the trouble is brought about by nn uneven administra tion of their alTairs. In saying this ho ( loon not for u moment arlliciso congress or the interior department , but merely alludes to the fact that in the appropria tion of money from time to time for the Indians the amounts vary and so the supplies for the Indians must vary also. This is not understood by the Indiana and is charged up against the economy of the interior department. Tlio interior department has nothing to do with these economies. It hlrnply obeys the law. If it hud boon p'os- Blblo to have had $100,000 moro /or the Sioux this year there might have been no trouble. General Sohollold says that the enlistment ot. Indians as scouts in the army will in the end avoid future troublo. There are but few roully hos tile Indians in the west. Undur present regulations the secretary of war has authority to enlist 2,000 or 8,000 Indians. Throe thousand Indians , General Soho- Hold thinks , represent the disturbing clement among tlio nostllo tribes. Every tribe passes through what lie culls the hostile period. Tlio majority of the Indians in the west are now tranquil and beyond tlio reach of the possibility of making trouble , IIo suyH thnt the Indians innkoflno soldiers. They are natural IBIFLINQ WITH IIFALTH , Mont people c-mskler nllmcnti , llko lloarsvnoip , Coujili , HoroThront , eta , not worth Ihclr whllo to look nflor. Tlili iicnloi't l Tory often llm ( nuxi of IUVCTQuurt protindoilnlckneix , U oH < nlcm Mlnurnl I'nutlUi'n In time. Dr. Murccau II , IITuwn , write * : "I Imve iiHinl thu Hoili'ii ' railllloi nnd Mud tliu ronulti Tory ntl > fnclory fur ilixoaic * of tlio Throat , fhuit and I.UDKH. " Kiich liox imikt liuvci UicU'Hllmmilul uf Ulrilorrull Mackenzie nllli cucU box. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL LOST-Notniif . I'nrmlcy forHO. Itoturn to Mnpi-r Mftf. C'o. , I'ouiu-il limit * . I WANT Id urn Ice contracts fur rli.ipnlm : iMHtO cords of wood uliout 7 mlCM ii.ulh . of OrnJ Ron. Holt countv , Missouri , Tin * timber I * Rood. Wood must ho corded In one plneo , < mo cinch 40. Apply to Leonard KMirult , Council Itlull'H. Imvu , A I'll GbIf you want to Rot ono aero or moro for a nloo IIOIIIP , mill v\hoic' you can K r- den nnil raKe htiiall fruit mill poultry , or K you want tun or twenty IK'IVS or u law farm In lown , wo om : Hull you. ( ' .ill nnil si > o 119. Johnston & Vim I'atteii. Kvurutl block , I'oua- cll HliilVs. rpo nXiTlKS-Try Dr. Mllk-r's lumio trctvt- - - inunt for fcinalu discuses. Hnfi * . mild nail suir. Aho Dr. Miller's iillo jKistllns ; puliiles-i unil L'liurautccd lo cuio. Koi'mili ! Ill Council lllulis and Oinuhaoiily hy MIN. A. A. Smith , I2SS. 1st st , and MM. U. K. HlB-tlns. I51U I.c'UVi'Mwnrlh St. , Oinahn , TCfOU ! SU/K or Uon fnnTl , with" A' houaos , by J , U. llloo. lOi Main at. , 'JouuoU ' BlulN OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. Corner Main mil Unviilw.iy , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. Dealers In fnrulxn anil ilonoHla : xohin : * & Collect luu made und Interest paid on tl no deposits. fiuleyBurko.Q.o.W. Hewitt.Thos , E , Oasacly * Burke , Hewitt &Casady , Attorneys- - Law rilACTICK IN THU STATIC AND PKDEIIA& u j r t tM OITIcos : J. J , llrovm lUillilhiK. Council 111 u 11 % Iowa HJyiPHREYS' rnrcf ully prepared iirescrliitloas i uscl ( for many yr'araluprlvutoprnetlco with BuccehH.and for over ihtrtyycarsusou by thopooplo. K\ery Plnilo : Hpo- cllla U a itp clnl euro fur tlio dleeaoo imini'il. These Kpcclllc1 * euro without drURRhiK , I > urg- InKorrcduchfKtho Kystomnml nro in fnet aiut dcoit tlio HovcrclBii m nioilU-M oft ho World. yos. CVKKS. ruicri 1 I'CVOI-R , UuiiKcitlon , InllnnimBtloii. . . . ' „ ' U AVorniHi Worm 1'cvcr , Worm Colic . .VS : i ( 'rylnir. ColicorTrctliliiKudnfaiits .O.J 4 IHiirrlirn. of Children or AdulW -3. % fi ) yK ulury. drilling | , lllllomColic. . . , VI ( I < ! hulorn ftlnrliun , Vomiting 7 CoiiKlis , Culd , liroiHlilll.H Nctiritlirin * Toollinflu1,1'ncencho ! IcuiliK IIPM , blckllefldnclic , Vertigo i { > yHi ( ! ! > ln , llilliiun Monindi Siiuj > rcnHitilnr I'lilnl'iil I'crldilti. \\llftCB , IOU 1'rnfllHU I'lTlOllH C'rnuii , CoiiKli. DlfUciiltllicntliliiK . ' - ! ( > Null Itliciini , KryhliK'Ins , Fritrtlons. .US 1 Hlioiinnitlnin , UliciimaUcrnliH ' 2f > J'j-vi-r anil Auiir , Chills , Jlalarlu .1(1 ( I > ili * , HllniliirlllccdlnK QO 1 4'iilurrli , Innuonrn.CiimlnthoIIiail / ' U'linoplnir Coutcll , ViolentCouphs. . . ) ( > 21 Ji-ncrnl DcMlllv.l'liyfclenlWrakncsa .fll > Kliluity IMnniHC " " Nrrviiui ) Ditlilllty J.K ( > l.rl.mry > , U.C H , > v 7ijjjgl'l } * 1.ig : | { Sold liyDi-ugRliin , or seiittioitrmld on receipt of price. Drt. Ilimriiiinvs' MANDAU ( ' < > piK'l richly limind In cloth nnd K'M , innllod free. HUMPHREYS' ' MEDIOINB 00. , Oor. William and John Gtroeli , Now York. i c s . WHITE BEAVER'S GHCREJffl CoURlio , ColdonncJ Lunc DlsoaoOS * IOuroo BOLD BY ALLDRUCQISTS.j s .Id iurb nnd tulio n irivt t pride in thultf oci u ntlon.Vlion they once have ft uniform on thotr huclis they uro wlllinf/ to do nny of the work that the \vlil d Hold turn nro culled upon to do. They a a lllcont horgninon , nnd will form thj for a line native cavalry. Ued the Oonorul If ho did not fca the robults thut Ih'Ht followed the em * ploy meat of the Honeys hy the UritlHU in India. IIo Haiti that the mlntako there was in Dormlttlng the natlvo ro l * inentM to ho olllcorcil by nativoH. Ha would not make that inihtaUo In onliBt- ing the ImlimiH. They Hhould nlwayi ho olllcored by the whites. All oxporl * inuntH Hint had hoon made tliim fur la thin direction were inwt mitlsfii'jto.'y. Tito Wool Marl ; IT. HOSTO.V , Mast. , Jan. K ) . [ Hpnclal to TIIK IlKKj'l'liuool initrliut eontliuics firm anil the Hales Hru nulto InrRn. iiinoiintliiK to 3XiOiiO ( ( ) ponndH of nil kiniln. Halus of territory wool were r.lC.OO'l p'liuidH. Ineluillni. llnu atGO < & fk'iv , anil linn inudliini HlXVfo'Vtv , niudliitu at Mo , t'liian , 1'nll ToxiiShold fiunly nt.liiWlu , hue Kprlng 'I'nxaH wus ijiiliil and in Hniull sioolr. HalQH of Oregon wool IIUVD been good at 17it-Mo , and Uullforiilii VOIIH ! Mild well ut ] ? ( . . ' . 'In fof Hiirlng , and t-V'C.'Uo for full. Coiihlilvralilo ualea of scoured Texas , Cnllfonilii und territory woiilx aiu noticed In the rangu of .Via to f-o. ! Ohio lleuccH ii ro dull. Milllni , ' dl'.nflT.a for XX nnd XX and ahovoat iM'C o. MIclilKitn X U firm at 'Mi'lio , In comhluit anil dnlulnu nelco- tlons there htivo liuen KIICH ! of No. 1 combing nt4 < Xi6Kc. Ohio line iloliilnoutWffiTo. Mlchl * gun llnudolulno utlllQVu , J.urKii sulen ( iiuirti-r nnd thriMi-olxhlhii coinhliitf itt Wi-'l 'o. Auiiirulluii woolH niuutranit and active ' 'o. foreign curiiot wools uro tlrm.