THE OMAHA DAILY BJSE : SJhlDAY , JlrJLY , 17 , 1891 ,
THE OMAHA. BEE.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS.
OFFICE : NO. 12PEAKL STKEET.
rellvm-d by Carrier In uny port of the City.
II. W. Tlf/i'ON MANAOEK.
TELKPHONE3 ;
JltlMliiCM Onicc , No. 43.
Night Editor. No. 23.
JUMHt MKATtOX.
N. Y. P. Co.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co. , roal.
_ . Craft's chattel loans , 2H ( Sapp block.
If you want water lu your yard or house
polo Blxhy'p , 'WJ Mcrrlam block.
Mr. David S , Kerr nnd Miss Carrlo D ,
Campbell of this city wore united In mar
riage last evening. Hov. O. W. Urofts oftlclat-
Inp ,
The Happy Hours club of Omnhn will glvo
n party ut Munnwn this evening. Invitations
have been Issued to n largo number of young
society people of this city and Omnbn.
A force of men Is to bo started out this
morning for the purpose of catchlntr all the
cows and horses that may bo found running
loose. The pcoplo In the outskirts of the city
hnvo boon irroatly troubled by animals
running ut large , ana the marshal proposes
to put n stop to It.
Work was commenced yesterday on thn re
pairs which have been contemplated for some
time past , on the dnm nttho south end of the
luko. This darn has bcon outof hnpo for
Homo time past , nnd nothing but the height
of the water In the river has prevented thu
water from leaving the lake. Now the water
In the nvor Is commencing to go down , nnd
with it that In the lake. Tno work will take
ul/out three days to bo completed , but nt the
r"iid of that lime the dnm will bo in such
shape as to Hold the water , and Insure the
bathing and rowing for the rest of the sum
mer.
I ! < Hliin store.
Fotherlnghum , Whllohw & Co. ! offer great
reduction In military oap3 > , blu/ler Jackets ,
etc , for this week.
Military capos , assorted sizes nnd colors ,
former prlco fl.OO , reduced to $ J.5'J.
Military capes , assorted sizes nnd colors ,
former prlco fi.OO , reduced to ? 1.00.
Military capes , assorted M/os und colors ,
former prlco $7.5) ) , reduced to $ r .00.
Militnry capes , ussorteir"sl/.m nnd colors ,
former price ? 1U.OO , reduce 1 to $7..V ) .
French Iliinnul blazlers , light shades ,
former price $5.00 , reduced to f J.1I3.
All wool tun blazlors reduced to ? 1.75.
.Torsov Jackets from $ J.'J5 up.
All our stock of beaded capes nt Just ono-
hidf their former price. Purlnir the season
v : wo claim to hnvo shown vnluo 25 to 50 per
cent less than asked bv some other houses.
BOSTON STOUK ,
Council BlulTs , In.
Gasoline and oil ; coos , woon nnd coal
prompt delivery. L. G. ICuotts , 127 Main
tclcphom'J03.
Try Duquette ft Co.'s Pomona fruitcough
Lblnts. . Tliov 1 are ilntlnlnlis.
VKltSOXA I , I'.t It.t < lll < \ I'HH.
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Thomas Green has returned from a six
months' trip in Florida.
Hov. Father Malloy leaves today for Mis
souri Vallov where ho will take charge of the
Catholic church.
The Misses Mary Duryea and Margaret
Moore of Omaha nro visiting the Misses
Ollvlr on Park nvenue.
Miss Mitrgnrot Starr leaves todtir for Hart-
Tett , Neb. , where she will spend n couple of
weeks visiting relatives.
Judge Muey of Harlan arrived In the city
yesterday morning to attend the Ingnlls lec
ture at the Chautauqua grounds.
Ed Cogloy has accepted a position with
the Little Nugget company und will com-
mrnco his theatrical labors about Septem
ber 1.
Harry Bowman , F. A. Buckmnn , Charles
Hammol , Harry Hnus nnd Bert Casud.v re
turned yesterday from Spirit Lake , vhcro
they attended the regatta.
All Alioard IbrColfux.
For health nnd recreation seek the waters
nnd rest of Colfax Spring , Iowa. The Chi
cngo & Hock Island is soiling round trip
tickets from Council Buffs und return for
$7.00. A. T. Elwcll , ticket ugont. No. 10
Pearl street. _
Picnic nt Manhattan bench , LakoMannwu'
good llshlng , line bathing and banting ; plenty
of shade ; best place for camping out parties.
Hc.'ttliiuj the Account" .
K. 13. Hart made his final report In district
court yesterday as assignee of the ilrm of
Thomas Green & Sons , According to his
itomcnt the total amount of the claims
filed with him was S77-l30.8-3. and the assets
of the-IInil so fnr us they had coma into his
hands had bcon $11,314.13. On u motion ho
was allowed the sum of $3,000 for his services
as assignee , and the law Ilrm of Fllnklnger
Brothers was allowed$3,000 for their.services
in the caso. After thcso have been paid the
assignee will bo discharged.
The ChiuiiKo , Kouk iHlmul nnd Pacific
Will run trains to the Clinutauqua grounds
July Ito21. ! . inclusive , as follows :
Lenvo Council Bluffs : 0:10 : n. in. , 7:50 : n.
in. , 10:02 : n. m. , l:3J ( ) : a. in. , 1:30 : p. in. , 4:00 : p.
in. , ( i:37 : p. m. , 7:30 : p. m.
Leave Chautnuqua : 0:10 : o. m. , S'W : n. in. ,
8:55 : n. m. , ll:30n. : m. , 2a : ) p. m. , 5:35 : p. m ,
0:15 : p. m. , 10:15 : p. m.
Special train Thursday Ingalls' day and
Saturday traveling men's day at 1U:30 :
noon. .
Drs. Stewart and Patty , veterinary sur
geons ; 45 Fourth street , Council Bluffs , In.
Slnsi Con volitions ,
The Independent voters of Council Bluffs
will hold n mass convention at Peterson's
hall , nt 1HS upper Broadway , on Saturday
evening , July 1 , for the purpose of electing
delegates to the county convention , to bo hehl
nt Avocn , July 125. All these who nro In favor
of supporting thu principles as adopted in
the national convention , May ID , nt Cincin
nati , nre cordially Invited to attend.
Gi'.omu ; HUNTBII , C. C. C.
Hotel ( Jordon. most contr.dlv located first-
class house in city ; straight * J a day.
Drs. Stewart ft Patty , veterinary surgeons
goons , 45 Fourth street , Council Bluffs la.
Swunson inuslo company , ! )35 ) Broadway.
THIS IIKK AT
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livery In thu Ki > ithuVHt ,
Few people know of the expense Incurred
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scribers nt the earliest hour passible In the
morning. THE Due always tukos ndvuntnuo
of the Ilrst trains which leave the city In the
morning. Where the trains do not icuvo us
curly as could DO aoalred , TUB BUB hires
special.
Forlnstnnco , the B. &M. ( Iyer'from "chl-
cngo to Denver roaches the southwestern
imrtof the stnto earlier thun any other truln.
But It does not pass through Oinulin. I *
does not como within 21 miles of tins city.
TUB Dm : thoroloro moots that very important
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special truln. This special loaves
Uinnha nt it o'clock in the morning.
It Is leaded with Hm's. : There nre thou
sands of them , The train thunders down to
1'lutt.siiiouth , nt. which plnco the papers uro
transferred to the B. t M. Flyer. Two min
utes later the Flyer is rattling along nt a
speed of forty-live miles per hour. At every
station , the packages containing TUB UKF.
nro thrown olT , landing nt the station door.
It reaches Lincoln , the capital , 4.V5 : u.m. ;
Fairmont , Gi'AI n.m. ; Hastings. 7:15 : n.m. ;
Hohlix't'o , U:13 : a. in. ; McCook , 11:30 : nm ;
Akron , 'Ji&U p.m. , nnd Denver , U1A ; p.m.
This special nervlco of TUB HKK costs money ,
but Tun IHi : : mnlte.s no note of that. U pub
lishes all the news und guarantors la deliver
It In the same liberal und odleloia manner.
If you want to road all the news und read It
earliest , take Tin : BKC. Vou can make no
mUtnko.
-A VWV HiMW
Drs. Woodburv , dentists , 33 I'oart street ,
next to Grand hotel. Telephone. U3. High
Erode work u bjicclulty.
Don't wear a heavy , lll-fltthig suit when
you can get elegant suinmersulu and eastern
prices at Uoltcr ! the tailor , 310 Broadway.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
Ex-Senator Ingnlls on ths oial Problem
of the Ocntur/i
CIIAUTAUQUA VISITORS ENTERTAINED.
IJrllllnnt Aililrcnii of nn AMo Mnu
Why the AVorht IH Poor A
Htntcsiimn'H Iilon of
Gould.
The superb audience that greeted ox-Sena-
lor Ingalls of Kansas yesterday at the Coun
cil Bluffs and Omaha Chautauqua grounds
was such as might make nny orator feel that
ho was popular. It was the greatest day of
the Chautauqua this year , and the assembly
that lilled the splendid nmphllhcaler must
have numbered nearly ten thousand pcoplo.
The lecture by the eloquent ox-senator was
announced to begin at 2:30 : , but
in order to lot all the people
who were on their way to the
grounds hnvo ample time to get to the amphi
theater before the lecture began the dis
tinguished .speaker was not Introduced until
ten minutes of 3 o'clock. The Interim was
quito acceptably filled in by the Iowa stnto
band. Thonntlclnttlon of the vast audience
was poised on tip-too when ex-Senator Ingalls
and I'rof. C. C. Case came upon the wldo
stage. Ono glance at the fall , slender form ,
faultlessly "dressed In gray , the gray
locks , the spectacles , the linn , dlgnlllod
bearing of the man. told the uudicnco that
ex-Senator Ingnlls was upon the stage and n
prolonged burst of npplauso greeted the
orator of the day.
Mr. Ingalls acknowledged the greeting by a
slight bow of the head and then took his sent
to await the conclusion of the music. When
the music ceased I'rof. Case stopped forward
to introduce ex-Senator Ingnlls. As ho con
cluded his brief remarks hognvetheatldlcnco
the algnal for the Chautuuqila salute.
Like 10.000 white pigeons darting from
their hidden nests , like the Hash of 10.000
sabres springing from their scnbboards , the
handkerchiefs held In the hands of that vast
audicnco were .suddenly whirled into the air
and for a moment the vast audlenco sec > mod
to have become nn army with whlto plumes
nnd banners. The atmosphere for an In
stant was laden with n composite perfume
nnd the scene was inspiring. Another round
of applause followed like the roll
of thunder following the gleam of
the lightning nnd then the orator
stopped to the front and began his address
upon "The Social Problems of Our Second
Centurv. "
The distinguished spanker and statesman
congratulated the Council Bluffs nnd Omaha
Chautauqun mid the pcoplo present upon the
fact that such a splendid building and such
an occasion had been made possible In a coun
try where but a few years before there wcro
no homos or habitations excepting tboso of
the hunter and tbo American Indian. 'But it
was only ono of the numerous evidences of
the marvelous energy and prosperity of the
American people.
Ho then spoke In glowlns terms of the
achievements and the destiny of the Anglo
Saxon race. "To our race , " ho said ,
"humanity is indebted for Its religion , Its
literature , and its civilization. Its history
shows n gonins for conquest , politics , juris
prudence , and administration. Hero hove
bcon found the fullest and most complete
icalizatlon of its fundamental ideas of
government and society and there can bo no
doubt that in this arena Its most magnificent
triumphs are to bo scored in tno future "
Ho drew a vivid picture of the contrast be
tween the soeial conditions ut the commence
ment of the iirst cnntury nnd tho.'O of the
present time. "Ono hundred years .ago. "
slid the speaker , ' ! remember tny father ,
who kept a llttlo store In the cast , used to
inako semi-annual pilgrimages from Boston
to Now York , to buy goods , nnd to sell such
of his stock as ho had loft over1. I remember
ho used to make his will every lime just before
fore ho stnrted out. Why , It was farther at
that time from Boston to Now York , than It
is now from Boston to San Francisco. Dis
tance has decreased since then , and us dis
tance decreased , society , and In fact all the
features of our national life , have broadened.
"Had the conditions remained as they were
100 years ago the government which wo now
enjov would have been Impossible. Tno ap
plication of s'toam to the locomotive and to
the steamer , the cotton gin , electricity , the
cylinder prc s , the sowing machine , pho
tography nnd the myriad forms of now appli
cations of science to health , to domestic
comfort nnd to the arts of peace nnd of war ,
till these have nindo a domocratlo form of
government possible. Machinery has
doubled the laboring capacity of man. The
workmen in the factories of Massacuksetts
are enabled to do the work which ,
without the agency of machinery , It
would take 100,000,000 men to do , and In
this way the men themselves are enabled to
glvo attention to higher pursuits. Under the
new rcglmo farming has become a sedentary
occupation. I had a friend that used to tell
mo that If a man wanted exercise nowadays
ho must become a lawyer or n politician. "
Ho then proceeded to a consideration of
the unequal distribution of the wealth of the
country , "From IbliOto 189d , " ho said , "des
pite the most , destructive war that ever oc
curred upon this planet nnd the emancipation
of $1,000,000,000 worth of slaves , this country
had grown richer at the rate of 230,000 for
every day and hour of those thirty years.
There had been accumulated during this time
$1,000,000,000 , enough to plvo every man ,
woman ami child beneath the Hag n compe
tence , enough to secure to every family a
comfortable home ; to educate nnd keep the
wolf from the door of every household , and
to guard against every misfortune , oxtremltv
nnd calamity. And yet , " ho continued , with
n dramatic uplifting of his hands , "there are
10,000,000 of pcoplo in this country out of 02-
000,000 that never got enough to eat from ono
year's end to another.
"To n great proportion of our citizens
ceaseless toll yields no other result than nn
old ago of helpless mendicancy. A majority
of our laborers nnd agricultural people have
n bitter struggle for existence , while n mi
nority , by no means small , through no fault
of their own , live and die in hopeless pov
erty , A million mon walk the streets of our
rjrent cities today willing and nblo to work ,
but hunting In vain for somo'.hing to do. On
the other hand , multitudes have such a su
perfluity of wealth thai they devote days and
nights to the task of finding some now way
of spending their fortunes , although never in
their lives did they do mi honest day's work ,
I tell you , no ono who roHerts can. bo sur
prised at the widespread and deep seated
discontent among the laboring classes. The
wonder Is that asocial structure resting on
such iv busts as ours should endure so long us
It has.
"Many think that the days of monarchy of
England are almost over , that Victoria is the
last of her lino. And yet the dissatisfaction
among the laboring classes In England Is not
nearly s > o great us hero. In America the sub
jects themselves are the rulers. But there Is
need of great care , for when behind the bal
lot there Is exasperation at real or fancied
wrongs , one volume of that nation's history
is closed and another Is opened. I attribute
n large share of the existing discontent to
the fact that our experiment of self-govern
ment Is not altogether a success ; that the
ballot Is not n panacea for all social evils ;
that political equality has not resulted In
social fraternity. The masses are commenc
ing to turn with apprehension from a govern
mentor Individual liberty. "
The speaker tticn alluded to the fact that
100 years ago Usorgo Washington was the
richest man in his country , and Unit his total
wcnltti was but $1)00,000. ) Now there are mon
whoie : nnnuul income exceeds $0,000,000 , and
whll'i In Washington's time there was neither
n tramp , a millionaire , or a pauper In the
land , ut present over naif of nil the wealth In
the country Is in the hands nf 31,000 men ,
"If this Is tliu case , " he exclaimed , "what is
there to hinder ono man from getting posses
sion of the whole of ill"
Ho then ga > e the nock of the bird of free
doin a twist , "What use Is there In talking
about the freedom of the laboring classes so
lone us they are obliged to IOOK to some one
else for their broad and butter ) What use
Is there in giving mo permission to go
to Kuiopo when I haven't the monov to
pa > my farol Ono of tbo problem's to
bo solved during our second century will bo
how to give the poor man an equal chance
with the rich.1 But If things go on much
longer as they have In the past we shall soon
bo n strntllled race of nuperlluously rich and
helpless poor. "
The speaker caused a ripple of laughter
that lasted several moments by tils com purl
son of himself and Jay Uould.
" \Y are about the same ago , " he sold. "Wo
entered active life about the same tlm ' . He
and his stock In trade , a patent mouse trap ,
Ho scthls mouse trap In wall street and hat
como pretty near catching the earth with It.
1 started for Kansas at about the .same tlmo
with my sheepskin and now I am a states
man out of a Job.
"Slnco my fellow citizens gave mo moro
leisure tlmo for rejection , I have boon trying
to find out what law there Is to prevent mo
from getting $1,000,000. I hnvo aboutcomn to
the conclusion that law has nothing whatever
to do with the case , but the reason I haven't
got $1,000,000 Is simply that I don't know how
to get It. But after nil , suppose n statute
wore passed dividing equally the wealth of
the country among the citizens ; how long do
you suppose It would bo until ono would bo
rtdliiK over the country In n palace car. while
another walked bv the sldo of the track with
his effects pacUcd In n bandana trunK with n
pin lock , looking for n dry cover for his draw
ing rooml It would bo but a few years until
woHhoiiid have leather lunged orators golnif
nbout the country again , earning their bread
by the perspiration of their Jaws and crylnc
out tor another 'dlvy.1
" 1 hnvo no fears for the future , " said the
speaker In conclusion. "I have nothing but
condemnation for the measures which are now
being presented , looking toward thocuringof
all existing ills by legislation. The
ultimata appeal will be to the conscience nnd
the Intelligence of the pcoplo. nnd I have no
doubt that our ctvllirntlnn will bo successful.
Bud as our government may bo. It Is tha best
on earth. It is the only ono where every man
has nn equal chance for his life. It is the
last lime the experiment of self government
can bo tried , nnd It cannot fail. The path of
the nation has always been onward , through
the long groping * of history , nnd through the
wlcKcdness nnd the vice that enveloped every
hand , man has emerged from each era with
greater liberties , and the advancement will
cease until the Industrial Independence ) of the
American pcoulo shall hnvo been attained. "
The ad-lrcss was moro than nn hour In
length and the eloquent speaker was fro-
fluently Interrupted by applause.
Buy your furniture , carpets , stoves and
household goods of Mnndcl & Klein , Council
Bluffs. Prices very low ; freight prepaid to
yourcity. _
1'lanos , organs , C. B. Music Co. , 530 B'way.
of . holcr.t.
C.uitc , July 10. The deaths from cholera
In Mecca average llfty dally. A quarantine
camp Is uclng formed nt Jcbcl Tor.
1HI3 UI-3K FbYtii : .
It TrnvclH nt the Uitc : or Sixty .Mllo
1'cr Hour.
Tin : OMIIIV BKC , on Sunday , In the west
ern , northwestern , and many places in the
southwestern part of the state , reaches Its
readers from eight to twenty-four hours
ahead of all Its competitors. In fact , when
the latter reach their destination they nro
like back numbers. They nro not used for
reading , but for wrapping and carpet pad
ding purposes. In each of these respects
they are quite valuable.
How l.s Tin : Bui : able to so distance Its
competitors !
Because it has established a number of
horse routes throughout the state !
Because it has Its own special train which
makes n run to Grand Island , 151 miles dis
tant from Omaha , in four hours !
Mailing allowance for the stops nt rail
aoad crossings , this train travels ut thu re
mark able snccd of sixty miles an hour.
It stops at only two stations. Tin : Bnn ,
however , stops at ovor.v station. It is thrown
from the train cs the latter Illos past each
town In bundles and quantities of all the
wav from live up to 500 copies.
This Bun contains every line of news dis
tributed to subscribers within the shadow of
Tin : BIE buil-ling in Omaha.
When the subscrib In this city is unfoldor
Ing liis paper at breakfast , the subscriber in
Grand Island Is doing the snmo thing , the
great paper bclngplucod In his hands at 7:10
sharp.
This enterprise costs money. It Is , however -
over , npprocfatcd by Tun BUB'S readers. No
otiicr paper in this section could stand the
expense. No otnor paper could stand half
the expense. Some of them have tried It and
given it up.
TUB Bin alone sends out a npocial train.
This 1 $ something which is done bv no other
paper Irv the country.
This train leaves Omaha at 3 o'clock in the
morning. It reaches the other stations on
thu Union Pncllla as appears below.
Cut out this time table nnd past It upon the
wall. It will tell you when your Sunday
paper Is duo. It will toll you also when to
look from your door or window nnd see THE
BBB Flyer rushing through your town with
the swiftness of the wind :
THE DEli K1YEK T1MB GAUD.
At Grand Island Tin : UKG'S Fiver con
nects with the early train on the St. Joseph
add Grand Island road and BIIS : nro sent lly-
ing in sacks to Uolvldoro , Davenport ,
Doniphun , Edtjar , Puirbury , Fuirflolu and
Stcolo City. Tobias , McCool Junction and
Mlllican are reached by freight on the Kan
sas City & Omaha rnilroad. Hebron Is sup
plied from Bclvidcro by horse route giving
them the only Sunday pupurthoy ever had.
At Columbus connection is nlso mndo with
a train for Platte Centre , Humphrey , Madi
son , Norfolk , Av uyno and Wahclield.
At Grand Island nlso n fast freight Is
caught which sunpllos Elm Creole , Gibbon ,
Ciothcnborg , ICcnrnov , Lexington , Shclton ,
Woou Hlver and North 1'latto. Tin : Hue
reaches the lust mentioned place nt0 : p. in.
Its would-be rivals tumble in there nt 0'J5 nt
night , seven Hours Inter ! It is too late to
read them then , nnU they uro accordingly de-
Ivorod next morning , when they nro ubout
twenty-eight hours old I At Silver
Crook pnckngcs are thrown off for Stroms-
burg nnd Osccolu which nro transferred by
special wagon route , giving Stromsburg and
Osccoln the only pa | > or they can got on day
of publication. At Clark's ' n largo package Is
loft forVullorton which Is earrlcn by horse
route giving Fullerton the only paper they
can get on Sunday.
A Queer 1'et.
The Blddoford , Mo. , Journal has
found n Snco lady who has a very odd
pot in a blf , ' crnrdon torn ! which 1ms for
three yours passed his o.xlHtonco in the
laily'tf front yard. No dor } ever know
his master or" mistress bettor than this
toad docs the ladyof the house. When
shu ] > uts in appearance the toad invari
ably comes out from under the flop to
Croat her und blinks wisely and atten
tively as she talks to him , but should
any othoi1 parson or voloo intrude upon
the bcotio , Mr. Toud quickly rotronts to
his abode under the stops. During ono
of the hot days the lady went out into
the yard to water her plants and the
toad promptly appeared , wearing an un
mistakably oppressed aspect. Itseomca
to the lady that ho was bogging for n
shower bath and she gave him one. She
says that the toad actually smiled his
gratitude lo her and sang contentedly
until she loft him. Upon warm days
since the toad liasiomo in as regularly
for Ills shower bath as the plants have
for their sprinkling.
An old solicitor used to say a man's
requirements for going to law ware tsii
tn'numbof. nnd he summed thorn up as
follows : Firstly , plenty of money ; sec
ondly , plenty of patience ; thirdly , a good
case ; fourthly , n good bollcltor ; fifthly ,
plenty of money ; sixthly , ix good coun
sel ; seventhly , a good witness ; eighthly ,
u good jury ; ninthly , v good judge ;
tenthly , plenty of money.
A day for toil ,
An hour for sport ,
Calsbacl Sprudel Salt in the
morning ,
And your life will not be
short.
ClltCltflAHNC TllsSUARKS ,
They Can No Longer Rob'"plalnunta ( of
tbo Government.
THE BEE'S GREAT BUREAU OF CLAIMS ,
It ItefriemlH Settler , ; , Patentees ,
\VlilowH , OrplmiiH and Sold lorn
niul Is CommciuloU by the
Jllfliost Authority.
Mtn who hnvo had claims against the gov
ernment and employed professional agents to
represent them before the dcn.irtmcnts In
Washington , toll strange stories of tricks
nnd rascality to which they were subjected
at the hands of these merciless creatures ,
There nro of course , some honest mon among
these agents ; hut there nre so many that are
notoriously corrupt , that It Is almost Im
possible for a claimant , unless ho bo direct
ed by a well-informed Individual , to llnd ono
in whom ho can place Implicit conlldmico.
THU BKB has received hundreds of com
plaints from soldiers and otheri who had
advanced monov when so desired nnd who
waited for years nnd yet failed to receive any
Information as regards what the sharks' had
done with either money or claim.
Tm : Bnnhns also boon requested to recom
mend reliable ngonts and has , In this way ,
served to protect the people from fraud nnd
robbery. But that did no good to the pcoplo
who had fallen Into the hands of uhnrks. As
rapidly as the latter- wore shown up , now
ones with now tricks nnd rascality took their
places.
There was but ono means loft nnd that waste
to establish n great bureau of claims. This
Idea was suggested to n number of people but
was put into practice fim bv the Snn Fran
cisco Examiner.
With the Examiner , Tun linn has cooperated
ted In the great work of affording relief to
worthy claimants.
The Washington correspondent of the Ex
nnnncr , Mr. John VVcdderburn , who has also
acted as private secroUry to Senator Ho.irst ,
was detailed to organize nnd tnke charge of
the bureau. His long service m Washington
in both those capacities had given him a largo
acquaintance with government ofllclals and
government methods. Knowing the men
nnd the proper procedure to follow , ho was
chosen ns well qualified to pusli claims
through in the shortest time if they wcro
justly duo.
The best lawyers to bo had wore then cm-
gaged and a full clerical force put into the
bureau. In every instance the men were
chosen for their knowledge of the work to bo
done.
Congress was not loss anxious to protect
claimants from robbery. The same kind of
complaints had come to THE BUK nnd gonn to
the members of congress ns well. The com
mittees that had the Indian depredations bill
under consideration investigated tlio opera
tions of the claim ngonts nnd attorneys in
connection with the Indian denredations
claims. They found that- the claim nccnts
had demanded 93K to 50 ( per cent from the
men holding the claims , and in hundreds ot
cases held contracts at thesofigures. While
the bill was still In congress , with llttlo ap
parent chance of passage , thdy were able , by
methods dangerously noar'tho ' line of false
pretenses , to induce the claimants to sign the
exorbitant demands.
There appeared to be only ono wav to pro-
tocttho claimants. That was to cancel all
contracts by law nnd limit1 the fees that at
torneys might collect. The claimants would
thus be enabled to chooso' another agent If
tlio one they had Ilrst engaged had attempted
to defraud them , nnd tno contracts could not
demand moro than the specified rate.
Tno ninth section of the bill was thus
drawn to annul "ail sales- , transfers or as
signments of claims" and "all contracts here
tofore made. " The maximum fee to bo al
lowed was put at 15 per cent of the amount
collected except In case of claims under $500
or where unusual work had to bo done , when
20 per cent might bo allowed.
The amount of business received imme
diately after the opening of the bureau is a
proof of the confidence in which the people
hold it und of the distrust which the ordi
nary claim agent has nrouscd. In the six
weeks , from April 1 to May 15 , claims to the
amount of $ lW5,341.t5X ! wore filed with the
Bureau on account of Indian depredation
claims alone. All these go to the court of
claims under the act nnd are in various
stages of prcpaiMtion and prosecution. Besides -
sides the claims miner the Indian depreda
tion net there had been filed at that date
treasury claims to the amount of S-33G04 ! :
French spoil.itlon claims to ( ho amount of
$ J8i,8S8 ! ; laud claims. $289,350 ; and patent
and other claims to u largo amount , Since
that date some SJ.000,000 of claims have boon
filed with the bureau , und it Is now attending
ovor5)00ooOof , ( ) claims.
The ncoiJ for the bureau may well bo seen
by the fact , that It now has on hand more
claims than all of the claim attorneys of
Washington combined.
The efforts of congress and the establish
ment of the bureau was not appreciated by
the claim agents. They wanted to continue
to thrive In their business of llccclng the
needy claimant. They accordingly denounced
the government and the bureau. Thev hold
that the former could not cancel the contracts
they hud made with their victims. But the
cancellation was made in the interest and
name of the pcoplo. And It need not bo
doubted that the eminent constitutional law-
years who framed the act in question did not
do so without knowing what they wore
doing. The throats of the sharks undoubtedly
hud nn ollcet upon some men who desired to
make notV contracts nnd secure the services
of some other nttornoy , but this effect will
soon bo destroyed nnd tbo emancipation of
the claimant from the tyranny of the shark
will bo complete1.
The amount of raonov that will bo saved to
the people by this work of TUB Bcu BI'ICHAU
oi'Ci.MMmny not be calculated. It will cer
tainly bo very great. The work will bo done
ns near actual cost as possible. Some of it
will not cost moro than 5 per cent , while
much of It can bo done within the 15 and " 0
pbr cent nllowed by law. In some cases the
JO per cent may bo required. It is the Inten
tion , however , to glvo the claimant the bene
fit of the lowest charges that will cover the
expenses of the service.
THE BUB BUIIIIAU will prosecute claims In
the supreme court of the United Suites , the
court of claims , thosoveral courts of the Dis
trict of Columuln , before fie | committees of
congress nnd the oxecutiyo departments. It
will secure the payment ot Just Indian donro-
dation claims , land claims , pension claims ,
mining pro-omplion and homestead cases und
obtain patents nt minimum cost and the
greatest despatch , ,
There nro thousands yijt who nro entitled
to pensions. These sh&uld write immedi
ately to the bureau , Theru are thousands of
heirs , widows , minor children , dependent
niothors , fathers and , minor dependents ,
brothers and sisters who.nro , entitled to pen
sions nnd should write to Tun Br.u bureau
concerning thorn. Undor'rocont legislation u
liberal increase in pensions IMS been allowed
and these who nro entitled to this should
wrlto to Tin : UIK : Bureau Claim nssoclntlon.
All letters will bo promptly answered nnd
nil Information concerning , form of amillcu-
tlons for claims , terms , eto , will DO given
wlthns llttlo delay ns practicable. No letter
will bo answered uulosh the sender encloses
requisite stamps for rcplyi : No Information
concerning nny particular claim will be 1m-
parted until the applicant has become n mem
ber of Tin : iJKE Buro.iu association.
Parties desiring In formation should address
TDK BBB Bureau of Clidms.iiOOBKB bulldinc ,
Omaha , Nob. , the manager of which is Edward -
ward P. Hoggpn.
H U'AGITY OK M-JUAIj KIIAUHH
Hclld1 from ll FiirnlHlicil liy The not )
TinUK > I ItN Clnliu Iliii-fim.
Thousands of people In the territory ro.ioh
cd by TUB BEE have claims of seine kind
ngnlimt the national government , claims for
pensions , Indian depredations , lund or min
ing , patent or postal claim * .
It will bo gratifying news' to thcso appli
cants to know that TUB BUB , over nllvu to
the needs nnd wants of Us patrons , has per
fected arrangements by wlilcu their claims
can bo presented , through THE BKB , to the
proper authorities ut Washington assured a
M
STHI N(1TIMMA ( ( K-'Uniip'ly united ln"tho
Kalndln Komia on , In tlm presence of
thousands of iHlrmrcr.i , All Hlrmutli and
True Uriico. At homo \Vulr-Sluitfiirt
Oi. . nflor June Int.
for the result of this happy union look at this exquisitely bcaullfu now novelty , the Light , Umoofiit , Stronj.
8
4 4
With either grained body nnd gear or cnrmlno gear and black holy , solid panel undortho Boat leather orcl ) th fancy trimmings , long
springs with heavy curves the whole ovcrcomlngabsolntoly the great objection to road wugons-tholr Heavy and ulumay appearance , and unit'
I in : strength , beauty and grace.
Send for for catalogue und description or the New Klco Celled Sprln ? Carriage , "Tho Drummer's Friend , " and other now nnd taklnx novel
tics. Wo guarantee better values than any other honsu In the west ,
WEIR , SHUGART CO. , Council Bluffs , la
speedy nnd Just adjustment with but a nomi
nal cost to the applicant.
A short time ngo a now aoparturo
was Inaugurated by the San Francisco Ex
aminer , now the leading paper on the Pacillc
coast. Its proprietor , Mr. Hearst , sou of the
late Senator Hearst of California , who has a
very largo fortune ut his command , conceived
thu Idcn of establishing n bureau of claims nt
Washington , manned by the ablest lawyers
and specialists conversant with the routine
work In the various departments and bureaus
of the government. The object of Mr. Hearst
In this undertaking Is clearly sot forth In
the prospectus publlshcdln Tin : BBU.
When the announcement of this now de
parture was made negotiations wore at once
entered Into between TUB BBB and the pro
prietor of the Examiner to Join hands and
mutually shire In the "enterprise. These ar
rangements hr.vu now boon perfected nnd
agreements entered Into by which TIIBBBB becomes
comes a co-worker of the Exnminor In the
territory where TUB BBB enjoys so extensive
a subscription pntronago.
Under this arrangement all applications for
claims , cither for pensions , luii.in depreda
tions , land or mining claims , postal
claims In the states of Iowa , Kansas , South
Dakota and Nebraska , will bo taken In hand
by Tin : BBB Bureau of Claims in Omaha and
through it forwarded to headquarters at
\Vnshington where the Examiner bureau will
prosecute them to a linul und speedy con
clusion.
Tin : Br.B takes pleasure In offering to all
Its patrons and particularly to subscribers to
Tun WEEKLY BBE , the services ot this now
bureau which , wo nave no doubt , will prove
of great ud vantage , to them , both in prose
cuting now claims to a successful issue nnd
In expediting all claims entrusted to Tin :
BBI : bureau.
The Term * .
The terms under which claims will bo
prosecuted will depend entirely upon the
amount of service rendered in each case. U'o.
can safely assure all patrons of the bureau
that * the charges will bo very much lower
than rates charged by the regular claims
luwy and claims acronts at Washington
It go without saying that the Examiner
and TUB BBB nro in position conjointly to ex
pedite business and do service ut more lib
eral rates than any ether medium for the
prosecution of claims.
lu the matter of fees and charges TUB BEB
desires only to clear expenses. The bureau
Is Intended for the relief of the people from the
rapacity of legal sharks. In many cases fee )
allowed attorneys ore Irrevocably fixed by
law , nnd in such the question is decided. In
other claims such a charge will bo made us
suoms to cover the actual cxjxjnsoj involved
in collection
Wo mane no effort to solicit your
patronage , us does the ordinary agent
who seeks jour tlaim for n llnnncla
consideration. Such Is not our pur
pose. Wo offer to ono und all the services of
a well equipped bureau , where- claim of nny
nature can bo scut , or Information in regard
thereto be obtained. If your claim is worth ,
less or illegitimate you will bo so notllln
without fear or favor. If the claim is goo-
uino it will receive prompt attention nnd
ofllcicnt prosecution. If unsuccessful , no
charge will bo made ; provided , however ,
that claimants must defray their own ox
pcnsos In the preparation of nflidavits , depo
sitions , nnd other evidence outside of Wash
ington. Wo will furnish the necessary legal
papers nnd boar the Washington expenses
only In unsuccessful claims. When claims
nro allowed , a reasonable foe will bo charged
to covoructual cost.
All letters will bo promptly answered nnd
all Information concerning form of applica
tions for claims , terms , otc. , will bo given
with as llttlo delay us practicable. No loUor
will bo answered unless the sender encloses
requisite stamps for reply. No information
concerning any particular claim will bo Im
parted until thu applicant has become u'
member of The Boo Claims Bureau ussou'a
lion.
lion.Address
Address all letters relating to claims to
MAXAUBK OMAHA BEB BUUEAU OK CI.VIMS ,
Omaha Neb
To Keep liiHcot.s OfT ' 1 reoH.
Tlio tying of a pieeo of wool round n
trco stem to keep down tlio bu s and
vermin is n poor idcn , bcuausu it IB
based on the supposition that till thcso
nuisances ascend from the ground ,
whorcas , in most instances , the eggs
nro laid in the foliiigo above the sup
posed guard. The only nutual provotit-
ntlvo involves a dolluato operation ,
which , however , can bo successfully
performed by a man with a steady hand.
It consists in boring a mall liolo in the
tree near the ground nnd filling it with
sulphur. The sun carries this over the
tree and there will bo few insucta suttlu
or crawl on any part of it. Tlio spring-
is the bust tlmo to do this , but with a
btrong healthy tree it can be done now
with perfect safety.
'I ho Dihiuul Swamp.
A correspondent of the Now York
Kvonlug I'ost , describing a trip to the
The Turning * Point
With many n man Is fomo trivia ) net , nml a mcro
ricomnicnilntlim of MUIIO frlfiullo try ti , H. H.
liaaftTul thollvraof ImmlrcdA.
hptaklnK nK < m < l word for K. H. S. l natural , for
\vlu-raver U IJIM Lcvu tried tlicre uuvu alway * Utu
goHlrctulli.
a ( CLOOD PoisoNisa ,
Srj r ! ; CiNCEHOKTIIEKltH ,
:
. b. 0. for j , ALL ULCEHS BKIN AX DUCAIII. [ > BOIUI .
A trcatlM ) on Hlood and Bkln UUeato mailed
ruts uu ui | > llcailou.
J > ni/yl ( < r * /i < f ( Jf.
SWIFT SPECIFIC 00. ,
JJraww * 9 , AUuutnj ( Ja
\ > if3 r n
SEO
Dismal Swamp of Virginia , says ono can
look for miles down the canal which
pa scs through it , and the scene sug
gests the heart of Africa. A solid wall
of verdure is on either side gum trees ,
wild magnolia , occasionally a juniper era
a cypress and always the burning sun
above and the stVango black water
below. Now and then a shrill bird cry ,
now and then a water snake , always the
most beautiful shadows and reflections.
Negro cabins occasionally , and glimpses
of wide cleai'ings , and at one of the locks
a group of little darkies with great i
< bunches of water lilies , making a most I
j olTeelivp combination. Among them is
an admirable young taUordcinalion , who
has stuck on the side of his ragged hat a
single magnilioeiit lily , whoso whiteness
.shines , star.fiko , against the black back-
yround of the woolly bond.
SPECIAL NOTICES.
COUNCIL. BLUFFS.
WANTKD A neat appearing young man
of Rood address ; u hustler to travel on
road. Salary , commission and railroad furo
paid. Call nt Kiel's hotel from 12 to 1 und S to
U. Eugene McICurnan.
WANTED In prlv.ito family , n nicely fnr-
nlshud room for slnxlu Kcntloinan. Mimt
bo facliu or noir Havllss p.irlt. Address 1' .
O. box 4W , Council Ulna's.
TT10U KENT A nlco 0-room house with
-L liirgo yard to duslrablo pnrtv free of
charge. J. W. Squire , 101 I'o.irl street.
W ANTED Girl nt boardlna lion.se , 52 !
Seventh avenue , Council ItlulTs ,
HOKSK that can beat & . : , line bred. Will
soil or trade. Addruss or null on 1) ,
Ilrown , 1V-J west Hrnndwuy , Council Illuirs ,
FOR SALE A line ploco of Harden nnd
fruit laud , ut $ . " > 0 pur acre. Johnston & Viui-
I'utten.
CliAIUVOVANTand svcbomotric , or chur-
ucter roilliiKs : ; ulso ( IbiKiiosIs of disease ,
noiul lock of 1ml ! for readliizn by letter. Sun-
Says and ovcnmxs. Mrs. R Hooper. MJJ Ave-
iluu E , near corner 13th street , Council llluflfr.
Terms , 5Jo and il.OJ.
MAGNIFICENT acre property In flve-uoro
tracts located 'J'-4 miles fipm postolllco ,
for sale on reasonable terms Some line icsl-
uciii'O property for rent bv Day & lloss.
TTIOH JA.L/K or Itont GUnluu land , wltli
homo * , Uf J , U. Itluo. IU < Mala it , OoiaauU
Bluffs .
tins ltiVn OH" $ ( . ) " ( ) and $1 ( > . ( ) ( ) .
So'no ole''ant gas Htovos. Ga company's
are asking $ . ' 0.00 to ifW.OJ : for similar goods.
Don't fall to see 113 before buying u gas stove.
The \V < m < liTl'iil Now I'rouosH
Vapor stove. Thn BUS It uses costs only l.'i
cunts per 1,000 fuut ,
The VictorHluyclo
Wins all the races. Their uonOorful cushion
tire mak-e.s the other fellows change thulr
minds. They all tall ; cushion tire loud unuugh
now. There Is iiognu sso or don't know about
the Victor. Giiur.uitoud fioin Ilrst to lust.
More Durable , Unnlor
1'ut on. thn fastest und easiest riding tlrouvor
used. It Is patented and not used by uny
other concern. Don't thlnl ; that everything
rullud u cushion tire Is good becuusu tlm Vic
tor cushion Is such u blvr HUUCUSS , Theiu are
good und bud In till things. If you wuiUu
wheel Investigate the Vlctur. Wo can 1111 all
orders on Cs and Its now.
CUhE & COIX. H Main street.
The Columbia Hicyck- .
Wo have the best cushion tire made. lint
this is not thu only good feature of the old
reliable and popular Columbia. Investigate
Hhiitaomu unscrupulous doulurs huvo to say
for their wheels.
Tlio Columbia Is worth Its weight In gold ,
oven with ' 'freesilver. " .
\\lthoiitii rtcfrlKcrntor.
In lint woathcr It Is Impossible to do so und
preserve your health and comfort. Food can
not ho preserved without dangerous duterloiu-
tlon. In u cooked or raw state , without refrlg
oration. Yon will llnd It more Impossible ! than
ever to do without this Important adjunct when
you look at 'ho North Star und Inurn thu
prices wo will imiKii for thu ne\t tlili ty days.
fi'iiholluo Stoves , Ijiiwn MOWCI-H ,
And garden hose ut lower llgnros than you
ever got before. Hvory nrllchisold Is the high
est grade made. Screen doors nnd window
Kiirceiis nt cost. Make your homes comforta
ble ut llttlo expense.
I > . C. DoVol , HOI KroiKlway.
They Must fin at Cost.
There Is no iisoof your enduuvor ng to got
along und econuml/o by doing without iv re-
frluerutor. Health nnd comfort cimr > t be
muliiftlned In thu but summer weather and
food proper y preserved without some means
of preHurvliu eoul , dry atmosphere. I ho
new ( luurnsey refrigerator Is thu world Imutor
In every essential point , and from this time
on wo propose to put them Into your bonnes ut
absolute cost. Til's ' Is u limia ildu olTer that
U wl.l pay yon to Investigate.
Window Koretmn nnd Doom
float tho9'imo price until our present l'ire !
block mexliniistu I. Thin U your opportunity
to provide your humus with thcbj necessary
comforts.
All modern little Inbor xivln and comfort-
pioduu nit novelties In the hur.lw.iru line for
hummer use will bo dupoiodof In thu sumo
manner.
& MUM , No. 11 Main Nlroot ,
Coiiuull HIiilVH.
Dr.M. H. CHAMBERLIM
EyeEar , _ , Nosa and Tiimlt
SURGEON !
Council HlulTs , In.
Shiik'tirt-Hoiio H'U.
Ituom 1. 0 to 112 in
7 iu > d 8 p. ui.
NEWOGDEN HOTEL.
Centrally located in the business
portion of Council Bluffs , nil the
street car lines in the city passing
the door. Modern and conven
ient ; thoroughly fire proof ; 12O
guest chambers. The best $2.a
day house in the west.
Board nnd room Irorn $3O per
month up. Table board $ B pep
week. G. M. WHITNEY , Mgr.
Gas Heating Stoves.
No Asncsl No .HMOKK.
Just tbo thlii ) : for bath rooms , bed rooms , ota ,
Cull und see our lar e assortment.
C. B. Gas and Eleotrio Ught Co.
" 11 I'oart and 210 .Main Slrcot.
ELECTRIC TRUSSES , BELT , cm :
iiCTOfia , ETC.
AGENTS WANTED.
DR. C. B. JUDD ,
606 Broadway , Council Bluffs , la
TELEPHONE 264.
CITIZENS STATE BANK
Of Council Bluffs.
CAPITAL STOCK 8150,000
SURPLUS AND PROFITS 70.000
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS 225.000
: -I. \ . Mlllor , If. O Olouon , E. t
i B. Hart. J , I ) . Edinundson. Ulmrlai
It. llannan. Transact Konoral Uankliu bmi
ne § L/ireit : capital and aurplui ot auy
banicln SoullnYoatorn IO.TX
INTERESTON TIM i DEPD3IT3 ,
First--National--Bank
: - : -
-Of
OOtTNOII. BLUFFS , IOWA ,
Paid Up Cnpitiil , . . . . $100,009
Oldujt orK.uiUuil bank In Ilia cltr. Kuralicii anil
doinoittc cxeli uuo : in 1 looil sjo irltlJl. Ui | > JJU
iittuntlon p.iltl to ajll'jjllo-ii. ' AujMitiut InilUll
mill , b iuki , tj.uikuraiuiJujrpor.UIj.i jjlloUj-L Jof
ruiiioiiiluncu Invltuil.
U1CO. I'SANKOIIN. . Trodilnnt.
A. W. IUISIOIAN , C.ishlor
A. T. HIGH. AMsliU t Ciunlor
Lake Manawa Hotel ,
Attractions. Flno I'lsliliiz , Unuting , Hath-
liik'nnl Kxi'ullunt Mineral Water.
Onlv fifteen minutes ride fioin Council
Itlnffd. Motor trains nvery half hour , direct
to centers of Council llliilfn and Omaha.
Most chillK htful und uccesslUu place fur
lilcnlc uurtlas.
TELEPHONE NO. 45.
Sims & Saundcrs- Attorneys at law , I'rao-
tlcu In the utato und
federal conrIn. Uoiins It , 4 und 3 tihujfurt
tlt'iio lilouk , Council HlulN. lu.
HI fllllllllPrc. Attorney ut I < uw , No. 10
, J , thcHUM/lSi p.ir | street , over Hush-
null's store. Telephone No. ' 'VL llnslnoaj
hours. M u. in toU p. m , Uounull IIUlKs , In.
27 MAIN STUEBT.
0. II. Jucquemm ft Oo. , Jnwulry Sto
THE ! QRAND ,
Council Dluffd , la.
This Elegantly Appoints * Hotel
la Now Opan ,
George T. Phelps , Manage *