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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 6, 1891)
THE OMAHA 'OUNClL. BLUFFS. No. 121'KAW , STflKET. rtlverul hy 57ai-rlcr In liny f.urt of the City. . ' 'ON MAXAUHU. Ptjsluiw Onieo , No. I ! ) , Nl < ; ht Editor. No. 23. . V. P. Co. Council HlulTs Lumber Co. , coat. C rnff chattel loans , Cu-l Snpp block. If v-jii wint water In your yard or bouso . * ' ' > " " ' * * Hootf tC tn pl - wj . " , y. . ? itjnrini , , . , . ; : Thn Kp\w..h loautioof the OroiidxVAT i. K. rli-nvli will ontortaln .1 sgclal at the nmr. } of L. W. Tulloy , Thursday ovonlnp , August 0 , The Sunday school of the Klfth avenue Mothodlst church will picnic In Kntrmount park today. Unity Guild will meet In regular session tomorrow afternoon nt2iO ; : o'clock with Mrs. Hoberts on Voorhls street. A social will bo given this evening at the residence of L. W. Tulloys on Park avenue , under the auspices of the Kpworth league of the Mrst Methodist church. The return panic of ball will bo pluycd be tween the Council lUnfTit lawyers nnij lic Paptlllon farmers n week from next Friday afternoon nt Pupllllon. Regular meeting of Ivanhoe commandery Knights Templar No. 17 tills evening. In- Btnltatlon of ofllcors. A full allcniliince is dcslrod. By order of the Eminent Coniman- der. _ , Edward .1. fiobcson commenced an attach- mnnt suit In superior court yesteiday after noon against Peter , f. Smith for $ I21.-I'.I ' , nlleg- ng that the defendant IMS loft the state and Is now n non-resident. About thirty young people of the First Baptist church met night before last and proceeded to the residence of the pastor , Hev. L. A. Hull , wnom they surprised by calling on him unexpectedly. The evening was spent very pleasantly by nil. The lire department was called out yester day morning nt U o'clock to extinguish n ba/o ) nt thu house of one Peterson , on Fourth avenue between Thirty-fourth nnd Thirty- fifth streets. The house was the property of Guy C. Bauton ofOmnha. It was almost entirely destroyed. There will bo a social tomorrow evening nt the Fifth avcnuo Methodist church , lor the benefit of the paitor , under the auspices of the ladies' society. Supper will bo served. Including leo cream , for "r > cents. A phonograph graph , nnd the colored quartette will bu among the attractions. Prof. Kutter , a musician of gre.it ability , will also bo present and furnish a part of the programme. The following olllcers wcro elected by Culuntho assembly .No. 1 , Pythian Sister hood , nt their lust meeting : P. C. , Mrs. O. Younkormnn ; U. C. , Mrs. F. Lusliaw : V. C. , Mrs. K. J. Mottaz ; prelate , Mrs. D. .1. Gates : M. of 1C. , Mrs. .1. L. Smith ; 1C. of H. & S. , Mr * . C. A. Simpson ; M. A. , Mrs. J. Wesley , assistant M. A. . Mrs. A. F. Meyers ; inr.or guard , Mrs. K. J. Abuott ; outer guard , ftlrs. H. H. Carter ; mystic 0110 , Miss Hulda Lushaw. Willie Mason , thu boy who was arrested Into Tuesday night on a charge of stealing n watch belonging to Kmma Joseph , was found uullty In police court , yesterday morning , and sentenced to a term of thirty days in the county Jail. H. F. Unttenhauer was fined ? . > . ( ) for driving over the llro hose. O'o ' Peterson was fined $10.10 for drunkenness. The case of Kd Fegloy , charged with com mitting assault on his wlfo with Intent to do great bodily Injury , was continued. flonstabln Kvans invaded the residence of J. M. Shea , on Twenty-first street , near the corner of Fifth avenue , yesterday , armed with u search warrant , nnd levied upon the household goods to pay a bill of § 75 for rent , the claim being held by W. S. Stillmun. For several months past Shea has not lived In the house , but had locked the door and gone nwny. Bolts and bars were nowhcro , however , and the door was broken in and the goods taken by virtue of a chattlo mortgage. Deputy City Clerk Hubbard nnd a couple of deputy marshals were busy all day j-oster- dav making out Informations to bo filed against the saloonkeepers of Council Bluffs , in accordance with the usual monthly pro gramme. ( Jmlor thu now ordinance which was passed by the city council a couple of weeks ago , the ofTenco with which they will here after bo charged is disturbing the pence , nnd u lot of now blank Informations have been printed specially for the purpose. All tech nical dlDlcultics will be avoided , it is said , by the now system , and thoru will bo no morn ' danger of' future prosecutions of city ofllcials for conniving at the fracture of the prohibi tory law. Drs. Woodoury , dentists , 30 Pearl street , next to Grand hotol. Telephone 145. Ilijrh crude work a specialty ! couTry Duquette & Co. ° s Pomona fruit iujh { tuble . They are rtelieloug. Drs. Stewart & Patty , veterinary sur geons , 4C Fourth street , Council BlulTs , In. Pianos , organs , C. 13. Music Co. , 539 Broadway. Hotel Gordon , most centrally located , Hint class house in city ; straight $12.00 a Gi'O-iK'nt. mi Kcu.ird. The ton days' clearing sale at the Boston store , Council BlulTs , la. , is the groatcflt sale of dry goods ever held in the west , of course when ono stops to think lor a moment the reasons of tnic- CCSH are plain , everything is always to be found at the Boston store just UK nd- vertiscd and oven a little bettor. This sale is a wonder in itself , every article in the store being Hold at actual cost price for ton dnys , something never heard of before in the history of the dry goods trade , from a card of honks and eyes to the finest silk dress patterns you will find a reuui'tion on. This may scorn llkMiistory to a gryat many newspaper readers , but to all patrons of the Boston Store the above nro known to bo facts. Header , if you are not a patron of the Boston Store , Council BlulTn , la. , delay no longer , make buy while the sun tminoB. Tills great sale only lasts a few days longer. Monday , August 10 , Is the last dav. Come early. Coino ono , come all before the choicest bargains are gone. BOSTON STORK , Fothoringhnm , Whltelaw & Co. , Council 131utrs , In. I'BMiO.V.I I 1M ft.l MfM J'lf # . Colonel J. S. Tain of Stuart was in the city yesterday. Vernlo nuil Kthol Witter nro In Woodbine on a vacation , James IlnreUl nnd wlfo are spending a few tluys In Colfax. Mr. nnil Mrs. A. C. Gralmin loft for OUo- liujl last ovonln . Mrs. W. A. Mnuror and son ro friends tn Illinois. Hon. Spencer Smith returned Tuesday from n trip to Spirit Lake. Miss Murpitrot liritton has gone to Wa- IDUKO , Kmi. , to visit friends. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ivlrscht loft yostcrdny for a couple of wiuiUV stay ut Colfax. Mrs. C. A. Doblnson , Mrs. Jennlo Mile- Connell end Miss Aunio Ilnrko hnvu t-ono to Knruka Spring. ! , Kan. , to spend a month. L. R Potter of OaUlumU yesterday , started on an extended western trip , uUuidlnc to visit various point of In to rest on the I'aclllo coast. John G , Lowry and wlfo of Pennsylvania nro visiting hero a fuw dav the gtiost of their nephew.I. M. Ourslor. They express special surprise nnd ndmlratlon ut llndliiK snuh builds ns the Uraml hotel niul the Baldwin bloc.1 : . The C. M. & St. TT ticket olHco 1ms been removed from fHI ( ] ) roidwny : Into tlio ole < rant now ( | iiartors in the now Uiililwln block , 5 1'curl sttx-ot. Union Park races , Onmlia and Coun cil IJluirp , Suptomhur 8 11 , $11,500 ; Oo- tobur 20221,000. . For programmes nildress Nut Urowo , Morelmuta hotel , Oiuuha. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS , Enterprising Citizens Arranging to Secure the Smelting Works. COMPANY OFFICIALS INVESTIGATE. Omnlm'H GlKnntlo IiiditHlry Kinds Many lllildui'H In Other Cltlcti \Vliat tliu CapltnllHtH Think About tlio Matter. Thn lntolilKenco thnt the Omnhn snioltlnp - - iitlv he movuU from Oiimlm > \ OI KH Illllj Jiitf In the nenr future , has sot Council illufTs capitalists ou the alert for developments , and an effort Is to bo made to have them located on this side of thu river , In cmo It Is the In- tontlon of the owners to move them nt all. Some regard Mr. Hnrton's stntcments ns more of a blult than anything else , whllu olhcivi are of thu opinion that , ho means what ho says. At all events It can do no hnrm to Investigate , HO certain representatives of the board of trade huvo be 'ji Uabjji'vd.to in vest tgntjk A vonfoVDVO will bo Had tub afternoon with Mr. Burton and the results of this confercnco will decide the future policy of the board. A prominent member of the board of trade said voitordny ; "Ii iWton wants to mnvo his smelting works I am sure $ iOO,0 ( > 0 can be railed among Council UluITa business men to offer as an In ducement. The land which the works now occupy Is vcrv valuable , aim In all probability It could be sold lor enough to enable tno change to'bo made without loss , and there might bo an actual gain. If wo can not thn works hero it will be the blcpent thing wo liavo ever had. Ills hardly likely that Omaha will lot thorn KO without a struggle , butthero can bo no harm in trying , even If we tret Mr. Barton was in the city yesterday and took a rldo over the western part ol the city In company with.I. W. Paul with a vlow to finding out what resources Council HlufTs bus with respect to locutions for the smelting works. Mr. Paul lias offered him a tract of forty acres In the northwestern part of the city , and Leonard Kverett has offered one of eighty acres Just west of the Union 1'ncltlc bridge approach. Two prominent citizens have announced their willingness to subscribe $ . > , UOO each toward a bonus to Induce the company to move Its " works to thin side of the river" and It is cer tain that if all the company wants is encour agement It cun have It by the curt loud. Don't weir : a heavy , ill-fitting suit when you am got olotfjint miinmor suits at eastern prices at Kuitor's , the tnilor , 310 1) ) road way. 1 hose Appealed Cases. The article published In yesterday's Br.n in regard the Mnher-Carroll case raised a stiff breeze In certain quarters , and promises to produce good results. County Attorney Organ very naturally protests against some of the statements made by ono of the city olllelals In dlscusing the case. As ho has been very viperous and suc cessful in the pro > ocutlor. of cases placed in his hands , any intimation or insinuation to the contrary very butt rally appears as a gross injustice. Ho challenges In vestigation of the records to sub stantiate the fact that the failures to convict , If such these be , nre duo to no fault in his olllco , and the cause must bo sought else where. In some criminal cases much trouble has been causeu by the absence of prose cuting witnesses , and other cases have fallen by the way before reaching his olllco , but Mr. Organ is content to rest upon the record as a complete justification of his actions us prosecuting attorney. This record Is re ferred to as a complete refutation of the claim that dozens of such cases have been dismissed In the district court by the eouutv attorney. An examination was in ail a Into the records yesterday , which showed that not a case had been entered on the criminal docket of the district court on an appeal from the superior court for over a year and a half. It is a well known fact that there tiuvo been notices of appeal given in numerous cuses , ana the fact that none of them materialized led to an investigation. It Is learned that Colonel K. C. Hubbard has been simply following the exam ple sot him by hla predecessors , and has failed to certify the eases up to the district court when appealed. This failure was not willful , but resulted from a mistaken idea of his duty. Ho considered it to the city's ad vantage to have the cases settled In the lower court , and so he didn't think it was his business to see thaj. the proper preliminaries were gone through with to Insure the cases coming up for trial ut the proper time in the court nbovo. It was the business of the criminal himself to look after that , ho thought , and If he failed to do so within a reasonable time , the city had the power to bring proceedings for the satisfaction of the Judgment already against him. The criminals huvo never taken the pains to see that they were given a second trial , and the city has never taken the pains to see thr.t they suffered the original penalty , and the result has been that In these cases no punishment has followed conviction. As n result of the airing which this subject has had , there will bo a largo number of criminal suits cortttlod UD to the district court , and all those fellows who have boon running at lagro while their appeal bonds lay rotting In the city clerk's safe , will be called upon to servo their terms according to the sentences that were passed upon them , or to forfeit their appeal bond. In cither case It will cuuso a rattling among the dry bones. County Attorney Organ is ex onerated from all responsibility in the mat ter and the blame seems to rest upon a sort of general misunderstanding , It will not bo so easy hereafter for convicted criminals to oicapo the results of their wrong doings by taking an appeal. Gnsolino and oil ; cobs , wood and coal ; prompt delivery. L. G. Knotta , 27 Main ; tolo phone " 03. Swanson music company , 33o Broad way. Getting nt Assets. It Is almost impossible to get an accurate or detailed statement concerning the finan cial condition of the Klmb.ill-Cnatnp Invest ment company. Assignee Honror is very reticent , and declines making any statement until ho completes his Inventory. It is lo.irncd from other sources that there are notes and bom's ' to a large amount in the hands of eastern agents and not In' the possession of the assignee , There are others In judgment or in the hands of agents and at torneys In Nebraska or put up ns collateral. Those notes and mortgages will probably amount to ? SiH , ( ) ) , which Is not In tno Hands of the assignee. Then there are notes and bills on hand , overdue paper , coupons paid by the company to protect its guarantees , stocks nud bonds , tax certificates , fiirnlturo and fixtures , representing faeo value of probably SllT.OtM ) . In addition there an ) Items of real estate , sheriff deeds and sheriff certificates , which will amount to per haps $100,01)0. ) It Is predicted that the fixed HiibiliUcM will nut exceed fltK- ) IKKJ. The contingent liabilities uro thu guaruuU'cd mortgages and cannot bo esti mated. Much of the p'ipcr sent for collec tion and bearing the guarantee of the com pany they paid. Over W,000 of such paper has bi'cn paid within a few days , so that It appears tno loans nro much better than many feared they would prove. Thonbovo facts uro believed to bo approxi mately correct , being gathered from these well versed in the financial circles In which the investment company hua boon so promi nent a factor. Buy your furniture , carpets , stoves and hoi"oliold goods of Mandul \ Klein , Council HlulTti. Prices very low freight prop.iid to your city. I'iirnllul olTiii Off. J. H. McPherson of Hod Oak , ono of the shining legal lights of the state , was In thu city yesterday afternoon closeted with At torney General Stono. The subject of the conforouco-wni u lawsuit In which he Is re- tallied as attorney for the Chicago , Burling- tou & Qulucy rullwty company and which la now pending In the district court of Kremont county , A thousand acres of la.id near Ne braska City arc Involved In the controversy , and the points are substantially the same at those in the Cut-Oft Island case. The land which la the subject of the dis pute was formerly In Nebraska , but by a change In the bed of the Missouri rlvor. It was thrown on this sldo of the stream. The Burlington has been using the land so transferred as Its own property for several years , and Us right to do so has never been questioned until the bringing of the present suit. Tbo suit Is ono between private Individuals , but It is proo- abto that Attorney Ooneral Stone will coin- menco another In which the boundurv be tween the states nt the same point will bo the subject of controversy. Question of Crlinlii-il IJ-MV , Attorney General Stone rendered a do- rlslon vmtprday on ft m.n.Usr presented to him bv O. W. Ustor , county attorney" of Osccola county. The question was ns fol lows : When a man is charged with n crime , waives examination , is hold to ball , is re leased and goes out of the state , can ho bo sent for and procured by request of his ball I Is ho n ftigltlvo from Justice before his bond Is forfeited ! The reply of the attorney gen eral Is , In substance , tnat the criminal ought to bo extradited at the request of his ball. Ho may bo given up at any tlmo by his ball , and may ba rourrostcd atany time on request. If he loaves the state ho renders It impossi ble for him , to oe given upon demand of his nomfsmnn , tiim ! : ? ' therefore nf.ViSlt' ' Jrom Justice as soon ns his bondsman announces his Intention of giving him up. Kush Jill ) Printing Or regular work for Onmha , or Council UliilTn parties , or anyone else , clone promptly and properly at Pryors' Hoe job olllce , 12 I'carl street , Council BlulYn. Prices are always as low as ia consistent with good work. Hurt ly u Freight Car. A tramp attempted to board an outco'.nc freight tr.iln lust evening at 0:15 : o'clock , nut missed his footing and was thrown to the ground with great force. Ho was picked up , but a great deal of telephoning back and forth was done between tin ; depot nnd the police station , to find out where ho should be taken. Ho was finally carried to the Women's Christian association hospital. His Injuries were not serious. Ho gave his mime ns John Maloncy , nnd was ou his way to South Omaha , where ho was going to got work. Picnic at Manhattan bench. Round trip tickets from Omaha , including boat ride , f > 0c ; on sale at news stands at Millard - lard and Murray hotels. Illldltch IH All Iticht. To the Editor of Tun HUE : In the Issue ot August 4 I sre the announcement that I had commenced a suit against V. llltdlteh to col lect his poll-tax. 1 wish ti ) say that Mr. Mil- ditch was not the person who was Intended to be .sued. He Is u man of nniiui'stlonablo ehur- r.eler and ho showed his hone-ty by HOllling tills claim without any trouble. A. J. McljAliHN , 1'oll-tax Collector. Candlelight Sncla ! . There will bo a novel ontortntninont this evening , August ( i , in the par lors of the first Presbyterian church in the shape of a candlelight social under the auspices of the King's Daughters. Among the attractions will bo a line musical programme , which will include vocal selections by Miss Kato Pusoy , Mr. Pora.ll and Mr. Officer , a piano solo by Miss Laura Conch , music by the Man dolin club and others. Ices will bo served during the evening. A good time is assured all who attend. The proceeds will bo devoted to furnishing a room in the Woman's Christian Temper ance union hospital. DHcsbnoh's pavilion band will give a free concert at Fairmont park this even ing. WYOMING MINK CON VKNTION. Object ( ) ! ' the Gathering to lie Hold In Hepteml ) T. C. G. Coutant , secretary of the state board of mines of Wyoming , arrived in this city last evening from Cheyenne to consult with the railroad ofllcials of this city in regard to ratus for the Wyoming mining convention which will bo hold nt Cheyenne September to 11. . Mr. Coutant says that great preparations are being made to make the convention a suc cess. There will bo a display of ores from every mining camp In thu state. The already famous Gold Hill camp will make a line showing , as well ns Atlantic Cltv , Bald Mountain , Silver Crown nnd many other localities. The object of the convention Is to make known the resources ot the state as regards Its minerals nnd to take aueh action as will result In the early development of the many rich mines that hnvo been discovered. The people of Wy oming Invite capital to come to them and offer in return the best , they have in gold , silver , copper , coal , iron , oi ! or other min erals. Thono people , Mr. Coutant says , are looking for Omaha to take a more active- in terest , in the now state of Wyoming. They have the wealth of mi empire In their moun tains and their population is rapidly increas ing. Thn trade of that section muat either coino to Omaha or go to Denver. It Is a question which city will secure It. Hebrews Cannot I'c-Kntor Iltiflsln. LONDON Aug. 5. The Times correspondent , at Berlin says : A most pertinent illustration of the falsity of the reported statements that the czar had decided to alleviate the condition of the Jews on the repre sentations from America which have never boon made Is found In a Warsaw telegram , which declnrfis that the Russian frontier ofllcials have been Instructed to strictly for bid nnd prevent so far as pcsilblo the return of nil Jewish emigrants who wish to re-enter Uussla of their own free will or nro forced to do so by Germany or other foreign olllelals. All petitions under this head are to bo ignored nnd unanswered. A ( tempted Sululdu liy Morphine. Olllo Stunton , a fallen woman living nt 621 Dodge street , grow despondent last evening and took a dose of morphlno with mucldnl in tent. It was n half hour or so afterwards that the Inmates of the house became uwaro of her condition. Ofllecr Walker was called and hastily summoned Dr. Sloninn , who worked hard for several hours to suvo his patient. About 10 o'clock the uhy.sictan said that the woman's chances of lifo wore reason ably fair and that shu would probably live. Itln/.lnu ; Wall Paper. P. Lehmann's wall paper establishment , 1818 South Sixteenth street , was dlscovored to bo on lire about 2 o'clock this morning. An alarm was pulled In from box 2b nnd the down town department responded. Lehman - man luid only a small stock on hand an I car ried an Insurance of fc'iOO. Mrs. Kmma Volandur , who lived next door , owned tlio bulhliiu' . The loss is only about double that amount. Mr. lolls in Robert Dobbs , the colored pug who rnudu such a game light with Aaron Shorroy ut South Oimiha some three weeks since , was nrroited at Lincoln Tuesday ou a requisition from the governor of Colorado , charged with violating thu statutes of that state bv ' engag ing in a prlta light near Pueblo lust'Muy for u purse of $100. I'ORitivoIy cured byl these Little IM'ilx. They also relieve tress from Dyspepsia , ln- dlgcbtlon and Too H * rty Katlcg. A perfect rcm- cdyforUtalness , Nausea , ! Drowbtutss , Had TastcJ la the Mouth , Coated I Tongue , I'aln In the Side , I TOIU'ID UVER. ThoyJ rcgulato tto Dowels. Purely Vegetable. SMALL PILL SMALL DOSE , SMALL PRICE WIND AND 1,1,0ms. -t-r The I'lnttr MnrK-HiiH'.n < 'onti-Ht Airnlnst Tliam nt lU-lleviie. The third day of t1fc''oampolltlva rlflo ' praaicJ of the soldier * Jjif'luo department of thu Platte , nt Hclluyiio. jcstcrday was characterized by cloudy ) skies In the morning nnd strong Winds In trip afternoon. Thoao did not conduce to good shooting nnd yet the men took a great deal of plains to overcome these elemental disturbances * . Notwith standing , the scores dtdmot attain the figure * anticipated but , nil thing * considered , they nro as creditable as pouul have been ex pected. The score Is ns follows ; run sooitn. The Seventeenth Infantry still is In the lead with respect to the number of men now having a fair chance to"ecuro a place upon the department team. On Tuesday , the reg iment had five men among the first ten , but yesterday It dropped one , Corporal Laugu- lln , who fell to the eleventh place. Lieuten ant Ch.vnowith also fell a few files , taking the tenth place , while Corporal Wilson of the Sixteenth Jumped up to the seventh from the eleventh place. The Sixteenth now has three men among tlio leading ten and some of its members say that today , which will decide the fight , will see four men on the learn. They also take pride in the fact that while the Seventeenth is numerically stronger in thu team the marksmen of the Sixteenth have scored moro points than have those of the Seventeenth. ' The contest between r'hcse rivals today will be warm and interesting and in it the "ais- tinguished marksmen" of both regiments will take n nand. Corporal Ohrenburg still represents the Second among the tenjcadcrs having on yes terday jumped up a couple of tiles from seventh to lifth place. Privates .lenscn and Hill still hold their places among the leaders In behalf of the Seventh. Today the competition will bo brought to a close by gran'd skirmish firing , both in the morning and afternoon. The shooting In the morning begins atSoMock and in the after noon at 1 o'clock. Thu lust shot will t > o ilrod about a : : ) o'clock. The scores will then bo added and afterward tbo medals will be pre sented to the ton soldiers who have earned places on the department team. The presentation will bo made by Colonel M. V. fahorldan , adjutant general of the de partment. Incidental to this net an Interest ing programme set forth tn an order issued by Captain Coolldgc , camp commander , yes- toruay , will DO carried out. The band of'tho Second infantry at Fort Omaha will bo in attendance. For the accommodation of those who do- slro to witness the closing of the skirmish firing , as also the presentation , n special train on the B. M. will leave the union depot at 1 p. in. today for the rungo. It will return after the exercises. The faro for the round trip is only 35 cents. The public will bo welcome. JSX-1'ltUiO.VliltS 3IKKT. They Discuss Increased Pensions- Other VotcrniiH * Organizations. DKTUOIT , Mich. , Aug. IS. The national con vention of ex-prisoners of war mot in this city today. .Mayor Plngroo. an ox-prisoner , welcomed the ox-prisoners to the city. President E. H. Williams of Indianapolis read his address. Hu urged the importance of the claim of ox-prisoners to increased pen sions on tbo attention of the members. Ex-Senator T. M. Palmer , president of the world's fair , presided at the picnic this after noon. After n brief address of welcome to the assembled veterans , Senator Palmer in troduced the following gentlemen , all of whom made speeches during the course of tlio afternoon : Mayor Pingroo of Detroit ; Congressman A. P. Allen , Vullanti | ; Ooti- eral Henderson of Iowa ; General Aliror , Sen ator Manderson of Nebraska ; General Miles and Chaplain-in-Chief Loser. This evening a grand display of fireworks arranged by H. U , Thearl it Co. , took plueo on the lower end of IJcllo Islo. The display ended with a representation of Perry's vic tory on Lake E'io. The maimed soldier league held a re union in this city today , several hun dred members bolne In attendance. Every soldier of the war who lost an arm or log belong to the league. There are 8,000 mem bers In all and Isaac H. Martlndcll of Phila delphia , the president , presided at today's ' meeting. The mooting was purely a social ono and was devoted to reminiscences and a discussion of thu pension rate. "Silent Army" TransaulN DI-.TIIOIT Mich. , Aug. 5. A national con vention which has not had Its parallel In the history of nations met In this city todav. It was the annual convention of the "Silent Army. " Whllo Micro was no shouting , no pounding on the table , no oratorical .speeches and no cheering , a grout deal of business was transacted. i. > It was the first reunion of the silent army of deaf and dumb soldiers , sailors and marines. The Mlcncnrniy decided to lay the matter of Its pension' ' clnlms before the pen sion committee of the Grand Army of the Republic , but the | | rluclpnl object of the re union was to give those men a chance to get some social onjoymorit out of an alTnir that would bo very unlntOrostlng to thorn under ordinary circumstanced. Hardly one In ton Is able to do anything for hU own support nnd yet the pension rate for total deafness Is loss than ono half -what It Is for the loss of both arms or botlwkgs. An effort will bo mudo for larger ponjions for total deafness. The national association of naval veterans elected olllcers toifay. Haltlmoro was se lected as thu place of neetliig next year , the week preceding thfi'Grund Army of the Ke * public encampment at Washington. Color Question Crcutos DKTHOIT , Mich. , Aug. 5. The race ques tion still remains unsolved but will bo settled by the encampment tomorrow. The whole matter IH temporarily In the hands of the special committee appointed today and It U understood tonight thut a majority of thh committed will opiMsa thu relegation of the colored comrades to soparnto departments. The leading Grand Army of the Kopnblio men of Uotilsunn and MUslusippI still Insist the Grand Army of the Republic , BO lur us the whites are concerned , will go to pieces in the south unless this U done ; whllo on the other hand , Ex-Congrojsman Smalls of South Carolina , Colonel Lewis of Louisiana and other leading colored men say they will tear off the oadgos ana forever renounce the Grand Army of the Hcnubllo unless the colored comrades In every state nro ad mitted to full membership without race dis tinction or social Isolation , r Till ? Cll UMfC . lill ! , oIlAKlu , They Can No Longer Rob tlio Government. THE BEE'S ' GREAT BUREAU OF CLAIMS. It HofYleiiilM Srttteri , Palriiti'cs , U'litoWN , Orphans anil Soldier * niut IH Conmii'iulri ! hy ( lie Authority. Mtn who have had claims against the gov eminent nnd employed professional agents to represent them before ilia doo.irtmunU in Washington , tell strange stories of tricks nnd rasi-allty t < j which they wore subjected nt the hands of theo mcrcllim creatures There nre of course , some honcut men among those agents ; but there nro so many that nro notoriously corrupt , that It Is almost lin * possible for a claimant , unless he bo direct ed by n well-Informed Individual , to llnd ono In whom ho can place Implicit conlldonco. TIM : UUE has received hundreds of com plaints from soldiers and othfll'J who had advanced inonov when so desired and Who wailed ( or yo.IVs and yet failed to roc-ilvo any Information as regard's what the sharks hail done with cither money or claim. THE Unit ha ? also been ro.iuojtoil to rduom mend reliable agent > i tut has , In this wa served to protect the people from fraud an robbery. Hut that did no good to the people who had fallen Into the hands of * harks. As rapidly as the latter were shown up. now ones with now tricks and rascality took their places. There was but ono means loft and that waste to establish n great bureau of claims. This Idea was suggested to a mimoer of people but was put into practice Ilrit bv the Sun Fran cisco Examiner. With the Examiner. Tun itKiMiai cooperated ted n the great work of ulTordlng relief to worthy claimants. Tlio Washington correspondent of the Ex arniucr , Mr. John Wcdderburn , who has also cted as nrivato secretarv to Senator Hearst , was detailed to organize and take charge of the bureau. His long service in Washington in both these capacities had given him n largo acquaintance with government olllelals and government methods. ICnowIng the men and the proper procedure to follow , ho was thosen as well nunlilled to pusii claims chrou-li ; in the shortest time If they were nstly duo. The best lawyers to bo had were than om- gairod nnd n 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 nad come to Tnc iHi : : and gonn to the members of congress us well. The com mittees that had the Indian depredations bill under consideration investigated the opera tions of the claim agents and attorneys In connection with the Indian depredations claims. They found that the claim agents had demanded : it' : to 50 per cent from the men holding the claims , and in hundreds of cases held contracts at these figures. While the bill was still in congress , with little ap parent chance of passage , they were able , by methods dangerously near the line of false pretense- induce the claimants to sign the exorbitant demands. There appeared to bo only ono way to pro tect the claimants. That was to cancel all contracts by law nnd limit the fees that at torneys might collect. The claimants would thus be enabled to choose another agent if the one they had first engaged had attempted to defraud them , and the contracts could not demand more than the specified rate , Ttio ninth section 01 thu um was thus drawn to annul "all sales , transfers or as signments of claims" and "all contracts here tofore made. " The maximum foe to bo al lowed was put at 15 per cent of the amount collected except in case of claims under . " 00 or where unusual work had to bo done , when 20 per cent might bi allowed. The amount of business received imme diately after the opening of thu bureau Is a proof of the confidence In which the people hold it and of the distrust which the ordi nary claim agent has aroused. In the six weeks , from April 1 to May 15 , claims to the amount of fl/JUS.lUl.tViU were filed with the bureau on account of Indian depredation claims alone. All those go to the court o claims under the act and are In various stages of preparation and prosecution. Be sides the claims under the Indian depreda tion act there had been filed at that date treasury claims to the amount of $ JH3il)4 , ( ) : French spoliation claims to the amount of ? 2Sr , SSi : ; land claims , $ S,3 ! ) : > 0 ; and patent and other claims to a largo amount. Since that date some SJ.000,000 of claims have been filed with the bureau , and It is now attending ovcrTUOOOOof ( ) claims. The noou for the bureau may well bo seen by the fact , that it now has on hand more claims than all of thu 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 fleecing the needy claimant. They accordingly denounced the govern metit and the bureau. They held that the former could not cancel tlio contracts they hud made with their victims. Rut the cancellation was mndo iu the Interest nnd name of the pcoplo. And It need not bo doubted that the eminent constitutional law- years who framcc * the net in question did not do so without knowing what they were doing. The threats of the sharks undoubtedly had an effect upon some men wtio desired to make now contracts and sec.uro the services of some other attorney , but this effect will ' soon bo destroyed and' the emancipation of the claimant from the tyranny of the shark will bo comnlote. The amount of money that will bo saved to the people by this work of TUB BIK lit'iti\u : orCi.UMS.may not bocalculated. It will cer tainly bo very groat. The work will bo done as near actual cost as possible. Some of it , will not cost moro than n per cent , while much of It can bu done within the 15 and -0 per cent allowed by law. In some eases the . ' ( ) per cent may be roijulred. It is the inten tion , however , to give the claimant the bene fit of the lowest charges that will cover the expenses of the service. Tin : Bun Hfitrai ; will prosecute claims In the supreme court of the United States , the court of claims , the several courts of thu Dis trict of Columbia , before the committees of congress nnd the executive departments. U will secure the payment of Just Indian denro- datlon cluimn , land claims , pension claims , mining pre-emption and homestead cases and obtain patents nt minimum cost and the greatest despatch. There are thousands yet who are entitled to pensions. Thcso should write immedi ately to the bureau. There are thousands of heirs , widows , minor children , dependent mothers , fathers and minor dependents , brothers and sisters who are entitled to pen sions nnd should write to Tin ; ! : : bureau concerning them. Under recent legislation a liberal Increase in pensions has been allowed and those who are entitled to this should wrlto to Tin : Bi'i : Bureau Claim association. All letters will bo promptly answered and nil in formation concerning form of applica tions for claims , terms , ntc , will be given wtthns little delay ns practicable. No loiter will bo answered unless the sender encloses The Turning Point With many n man H fnmo Irlvlnl net , nnil n mcro 't'nilntl'in nf K'.IIIU . frli'iiil to iry r-j. S. r > . 'd tlio lives of liiinilrwl * . coKoixI word fnr S , H. H. It natural , for It liiu Livvu tried tlicru uuvu altva > < tctu good renulu , S. S. S. for IILOOD 1'OISOMSO , . . . ALL ULCF.RB BKIN ASH DlStiS Komi. , A treatlKo on niraxl anil fikln Diseases mailed ruLKuiiupiillcuilun. SWIFT SPECIFIC CO , , I > raiv > 9. Atluutui tin , Like Humpty JDumpty wall , Tell your Orocrr conges ttyeir way ; iM.NT.I you mtuf 1'J.AUS. have " SOAP lias come to sfey rcqnislto tntup < | forjroiily. No information conixTiiliif , ' nny particular claim will bo liu- imru'il mull thu nppllcmiUiiu bccoinu u mum- bur of Tin : IIK. ! : liiiruuil ussculatlnn. Purtle * iloslrinn Inforiuutlun Hhonlil uiiitrcs , Tin : luiilurt : : > iui of Clutm.s.iiiH ) Jlrn buililiui ; , Ouulm , Nob. , tlio nuuinircr of which Is Kd * P A vorv sitiiill pill , tint u very ( jooa cr.o. DoWitt's UUlo rOarly Ulso . HIl.tllKtl Alti : HCt 11 Kit. How They I'oel Over lliu Diireau of I liilniH Work , During tlio pnst month the K.xiuniner-Hr.i : bureau of claims has boon iu rucolpt of n numuor of lulturs from clients ciuMosihi ; Uircatoninif nntl nrgiitnontatlve circulars from nltornnys formerly omployctl , and usk- ItiK If the nsscittons therein mndo were true , The said clients arc parties who , having been previously robbed by claim agents , oap.-rly eraspcd the opportunity for relief oy trans- furriuu their cases to this bureau when con gress opened the door by nuiiulllni ; previous contracts. Now , the aforesaid clnim iient ( ; cormorant-s , fcarlilB they may bo ballml of the prey they have so loin ; eiitanglcil In their meshes , have bcsuu to flood the. country with ciivuinr loiters In which they constantly hnrp on two themes , viz. : That congress has no power to unnul private contracts , and that their nowors of attorney are irrevocable because - cause coupled with mi interest , nanielyu contingent fee. We do not uroposo at the present time to advertise tbo mimes of these parties who now masdueratlo tiiuler tlio cognomen of attorneys noys , thoiinh strongly tnmptud to glvo thorn the celebrity their quasi-literal y-loi-at isu- denvors so richly merit. One in particular deserves special recognition , by n maudlin communication of eight pages in which ho jumbles useless facts with fanciful theories , garble- , Judicial derisions , and so inextricably entangles his words that iu many instances the closing part , of his sentences have no ap parent connection with the beginning. To any otto versed in tbu law of the land such idiotic letters are n matter only of ridi cule and amuso'iient. 15ut when wo consider that the average claimant in the west is nec essarily Ignorant of the law governing the prosecution of claims in the city of Washing ton , wo are prone to treat the matter more seriously. The question of extent to which congress may go iu its interference with private con tracts , is undoubtedly one on which some of the most eminent legal minds have differed , and it wcro easy to write a volume on either sldo. However , the philosophical and politi cal arguments pro niia con are something with which wo at present have no concern. Wo conlluo ourselves to the cold , hard logic of facts. That the last cou gross did specill- c.illy cancel and annul all existing contracts between claimants and attorneys in the Ir cllan depredation act of March II , Ib'.ll ' , Is a fact which not oven thn squirming claim agents deny , and which anyone intoroUed may read for himself by applying tn us to. . % copy of the law. Possibly tno eminent con stitutional lawyers and Jurists in the senate " and house of "representatives should have consulted those obscure claim ugonts before passing the not which so seriously curtailed their Shyioek propensities. but we npnrchcnd that more rullaneo has placed upon the recent decision of the U. S. sunrumo court , case of Mitchell as clerk , reported In 110 U. S. reports , page ( KlU where in the highest tribunal in tlio land asserts"no provision of the constitution prohibits congress from interfering with the validity of contracts.1 The second legal problem Involved is that of revocation of powers of Attorney. When nnd under what circumstances the claimant can recall an existing power and employ another attorney. Our eight page friend leads off with duosolemlty by cjirotmg .ludgo Storey : "When an authority or power Is coupled with an interest it is from Its own nature and character In contemplation oi law irrevocable : " then proceeds to argue that the retaining of an attorney on n contingent fco Is equivalent to coupling the power with an interest. This Is absolutely false from a legal standpoint , but it is an assertion well calculated to mislead the ordinary read er. What is really meant by an ' 'Interest" is an Interest or right in the thing llself. Thus , if an estate is convoyed to a trustee , with power to sell , this power cannot , bo revoked because the trustee has nn interest In the es tate Itself : ho holds the egal right to the property. Constipation poisons the blood ; Do Witt's Little IXnrly Uisera euro constipation. The cause removed , the disease U gone. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. pASTlTUAHB-To bo hull nt the driving J ii'irl < by applying to Charles Uraxory , 123 Main htrt'ul. TjVir KBXT-StortbulliThu7 400 Central . .1llrondway. . .1. U. Dollaven. K Altn opportunity for rl-hl man to vngapo In uiiooil pnyliii ; business : small capital ruiiulroU. A 41 llee. Counell 111 nil's. WANTKI ) to Trade Five-room house , full lol In Omaha forhotim1 anil lot In ( 'onncll lIlulTB. II. Drown , llttt llroadway. IjlOH SAM' . ( iiiiiil farm. 10 miles from Conn- J- ' i.i | | | I u MX with very InrL-o orchard , < : i'i tier IHTI' . KUhty ui'ri ) farm , near railroad htatlon. nt { .7.MI PIT lu're. .lohnston & Van I'altcn , Connc'll lllulVs. F OK Sale or Tnulii l-'timlly arrlatie liorse and Mirrry. tno Third avmmo. \ \ 7tlt \ \ t radii Kood rusldenro lot , eioar , for it family her o and eurria u. Applyul. W ruiikllii iiveniie. T/IOIt HUNT A iilc-o ( i-room IIOUMI with -L liu n varil to drslrablo | iirlv : fruu of charge. J. W. Squlio , ' 111 I'oarl xlruut. IjAfFlVOY ANT nnd HyclMMiul rlu , or cliar- C ai'U-r roiiilliiH : also dlaunosU of illMtaso. nend loul < of hair for reaillnus hy Intler. Hun Sitys and nven ir , ' * Mrs K lloopur. II. ! Avn duel' : , near i'orni-r 1'ilh struot , Counell ' " " Turins , It in and li.Oi. _ MAIJ.NII'ICICNT HITO nropitrly In llvii-iutro tritc'ts loi'iited ' - ' i miles from postollli'e , for sain on riiBiinililo ) : : terms Snniu llnu rosl- UL'iirn properly for rent bv I ) iv.t Moss. ijB or Hunt 'Jr5in lanii null houiu * . UT } Uliiua. . Ul Mula it , Oouaall Bluff i Lake Manawa HoLel , Attractions. I'lno Klsliln : . lloitins. : Hath- Inu iin.l Kxcullonl Mluural Wauir. Unlv llfti'i'ii mliiutei rlilu from Counoll lllulTs. .Motor trains nviiry half liiiur , ill rout to centers of Council Illuli'a and Omahii. Slosl diillK blfnl und ucuensib.u yl.icufjr ( ilcnlu uurllei TELEPHONE NO. 45. Dr.M. H. CHAMBERLIS. Eye , Ear , Nos3 and Tiirjil SURGEON , Council BlulTs , Tw Sli ugart- Mono B'lc. Koom 1. u to 112 in T and S p. m. CITIZENS STATS BANK Of Council Bluffe. CAPITAL STOCK . SI50.00Q SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 70.00Q TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 225.003 TOIK I \ Millar , K. O Ulo.xson , B. I * Bhucart , K. E. ltirUJ : U KM in unit urn. Ua.irlat It. llann.'in Tr.niH.iot K0tinr.il iMnUliK Uiut- ne harct e.ipitil nnil nurpliu ut auy tatiKIu Hjutlnvoslom I J T.V INTERE3PON TlMi O T3. TME1 OR AND Council Bluffs , la. This Elegantly Appoints : ! Hotot Is Now Open. N. A. Taylor , Manager Gas Heating Stoves. No ASIIE.S ! No HMOKB. Just the thing for bath rooms , bed rooms , otx Call and see ouriar o assortment. C. B. Gns nnd Eleotrlo Light Ca 211 I'oirl : ami 210 Main Stnut. : . , First--National--Bank : : OF COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. I'nid Up Capital , . . . . 101),01)3 ) Olilu-l orK.'inlzuil Unite In the city , t'urelitu utiil itonio tlo uxcli.iiuo anil looil * uo.irlLl.H. l'Jiijjli aUuntlunpilil in cJlluotltin. : Auoi.inlioC In lul I unli. ba ki. b uiKnr.1 , u\lojrpjr.uljiu ulljltll. Jjt reMiumliii'Olnvltoil. UUO. I1. SANKOHI ) . I're.lilont. A. W. IllHIv.MAN , Ciulilor A. T. HICK. Atsltln t 'i < hl3f COUNCIL BLUFFS STEAK DYE WORKS. All kinds of Dying and Olcunlii- ; done In tus IllKhestbtylo of the Art , I'udo.l and dtalnod I'librlvs mule ; to look ai need a now. Hod I'oathi'rs C'leaned lly Sto.'im , In Mrst Clas * Manner. Work promptly done and dollrorod In all parti ot the country Send for prlo list , 0. A. MAOHAX. Prop. , 10U Uroadwav , Near Northwestoni Uoua * . COUNCIL , l COUNCIL BLUFFS Medical and Surical Institute ims. nrctxiNGEus , I'uoi's. Chronic diseases nf all kinds and deform * ftlrs spt'ehillies. Nos.uOl and -GJU ( ( roadway , Count ; ! ! ( UiHTs. [ : L COUNClIi ni.lJKKS Galvanized Iron Cornice Works , It. ailAHI * A SON , I'UOP'S. 1O1G and 1O1V Broatlwntj. KHIniutoi fiirnlslicit on nil klnili of ( iiilvnnlioil Iron Uirnli'ii Wnrk , IMII Itnofliu , ritoro Kronls iinii Copper Work. Artlttlo work , n Hpoclnltjr Cnrron * poiiilviifusolli.'licul from poluUJW mlluj from Coun ell UlutT ! * niul Oinntin. C. A , HAMMER , JUSTICE OF THE PEACE OKKIOK 41. ' . llrimdwiiv. Council ItUKT.4 , la D. H. McDaneld & Butchers' ' aid Factors' Market Fixtures , C33inr , pleoi and Ptuisa o MukorV M.'iuhlnury , 11) KiMiilii st. . Council liluir * Iu. AUo do'lluri n lllden mid Kurt 'I'll ! ) Illllllllllll I5ijf ( < ' < ( > . We liiivi- the best cushion tlrn inadn. Hut thN IK not the only Kood feature of thn old ri'llublu ati'l popular CoUinibla. Invmtl''iito wlint siin.o unHTUputoiiH doaluih have to nay for thi'lr whui'ls. ' ( 'lie 1'olumhla N worth UK welcht In gold , own with "froo sliver. " DoSitlltnit n KolrlKUi'Mtor. In hot won HUT It IH impossible ) to do no and preserve your health and comfort. Kootl can- mil bu pri'iKirvud wlthoutdiiiuuronsdelerlora- llon , In a conked or raw Ht.ilo , without rrfrlx- ( 'ration. You will Ilirl It more Impossible than ever to do without this Important ad juii'-t whort you look at Miu North Star and loam Ilia prices we will maun for tlio iinxl thirty clays. ( iiiMilliio Stoviis , Imwn MOWCI-H , And Bunlun hose at lower Dennis than you i'vurisol buforu. Krury nrllrltiHold U thuliluli- cst grade madii. KCTIMIII doors und windovr Kcrc'i'iH ill I'ost. Miikn your liomt'S comfortu- ble ut Httln oxpvnxu. IN C. DoVol. not llriiiKlwuy. ' 1'liny "MiiHl ( Jo at Cost. Tlifru Is no usn uf your nniluavnr Hit to KUt iiloiix mill ui-iuiiiiiilzu by ilolni ; wllhout a ro- frliziu.'itor. lliiiltli : and co-nfort uaiui'jt bu inuliil'iliiDd In tin ) hot Hiimmiir wr.itlior unit food pioprr.y pruiitirvud without souiu mouas of iiicM'iviiu u cool , dry iitino pliru 'I hu new ( iuiTiiMiy rofrluiTiiliif N thn w irld beater In nvorv umiintliil point , and from this time on WH | iropn t < to put them Into your Im'iKns ' at absiitnti. I'o t. This Is .1 boirk tldu olfor limb It wl.i puy yon to InvettUutu. \ \ nilliiw SuritiiH ! ) anil DoorH Oo al tlio H-imo prleo until our prum-nt lurgo htoi'U mi-xhiiustnil. Till ! " Ii your upportuu'ty toprovldoyuur liomui with tlieju iiitcuniiury comforts. All niodurii lltlli ) liibor-savln : itnd comfort * prodiiulni ; noviiltliiH In the liurdwuro line fur biimmur use will ba dUpoiud uf In thu i.'iino manner. b Hun , No. 1 1 Alain nil-cut , Cuuiiull llluir .