TIIK OMAHA DAILY MOiVDAY , .UNITARY i ) . IftOS , THE DAILY BEE cot'Ncrr , in.tJFFS , Ol-TlCK : NO. 12 PKAUt. . Ifl\p ) t1 liy caitlt-r to ony part of tlio clfy 11. W. T1I.TON , MANAOKU. No.J3 Kuor , MIX tut .w/.vro.v. N. Y Plmnbint : Co. ( " "ouiiell niulTo I/uiiincrCo. Conl. I'mf. IIujjlios of Tnbor college occupied the pulpit nt tlio Congregational ehureli yesterday morning. Tlio Women's Clirlstlnii assoclntlou will meet lliia afternoon at - o'clock nt the hos pital for the annual cleetlou of onieers. Hnwkcyo lodpo No , 1S4 , iiulcpendoiit Order of Odd Fellows , attended services lust even- liiRnt the Trinity Methodist ehureh , and listened to a Hcruion by Kov. II. II. Uartou. Htintm C. Shank died yesterday afternoon nt the resldcneo of her daughter. Mrs. hjamticl II. Johnston , comer of Madison street and Knpcl avenue. HKedWJ yeam. The body will he taken to Columbus , Neb. , for interment. Mm. Anna \Vo1fgnnp died of cotiRump- tlon Saturday iik'ht at about uilduMit ut htr ; residence , Slid Avenue 1C. ajcd K\ \ years , nfter an Illness of elfrlitccn months. The funeral will take place tomorrow afternoon nt' ' ! ! < ) o'clock fr.im the First Hapllst ehureh , of which she was a inember. Kev. .1. II. Davis and Hev. T. F. Thlcksliin olllclatlnif. U'he remains will bo taken to Nora Springs for burial. The friends of .lohii Mtiliiucen are con hlderabl.y worried alHiit him. . Ho left the city early In last October for Minneapolis. Shortly nfter his arrival there he wrote back Inline and said ho hail decided to fro west , iiiitl would write his relatives when ho pot settled nnd let them know where lie WIIB located. Nothing has been heard from him ntii" < i that time nnd his mother Is anxious for fi.'ar that .some misfortune bus happened. A union meeting of the societies of Chris tian JCndeavor was held hist evenitif ; at the CuntcreKatioiial church , the First 1'rcsby- tcilau mid Christian churches tidjourninif their s < 'r\Ices in order to participato. Aftei prayer by Hev. K.V. . Allen of the Christian ehureh. Prof. U. C. Hughes of Tabor college delivered u line address , which was listened to with great interest. Mrs. .1. G. Wads- worth Hang a solo in her usual pleasing man ner There was n large audience present. It is the intention to hold similar union ser vices nt regular intervals in some one of the churches. The standard cure for cold and cough , Dr. Hull's Cough Syrup , should he kept by every mother who loves her darlings. For win-mine1 guest chambers , bath rooms , etc. , our ijns heaters uro just whnt you want. Look : it them. Clean , convenient eheap. U. B. Ga3 nnd Eloc- trlu Li/jlil / Co. Ai * I'.iit.Htii.irti.i. George Evans returned to Iowa City last evening. Torrey ISverott bus gone to New York City to spend the winter. Grcnvlllo Haird has returned to Iowa City to resume his college work. Miss Ke.ves of Atlantic is In the city , the guest of Miss Mary Davenport. Miss Blanche Archer leaves tomorrow for the cast , where she will re-enter school. Miss IM Portertleld left Saturday for Jack sonville , 111 , where she is studying music. Mrs. F. II. Hill aiul daughter have re turned from u holiday visit with relatives in ICeosaiuiua. Mrs. Carrie Rico Urooks left last week for a visit with friends in Louisville , Ky. , and South Carolina. Master James .luekson , who visited the family of A. T. Kico last week , has returned to the military academy at Mexico , Mo. Mrs. C. S. .lossolyn nnd children left last week for Kansas City , where Mr. .To.sselyn is nowloeated as manager of the Kansas City , Omaha & Southern railway. Ignorance of the merits of Do Witt's Little Early Hisers Is a misfortune. These little pills regulate the liver , euro headache , dys pepsia , bad breath , constipation and bilious ness. TII Implement Dealers. The Hoosicr Drill Co. bus chnntreu its nluco of transfer from II. II. Van Brunt to its new and eommodiou3 qunr- tors NOB. 104. ! ! 11100. li)8 ! ( ) and KliO Mnin street , with tlio Union Transfer Co. All mull must be iiadrus-sed to the Iloosior Drill Co. . Council IMutT.s , In. , in orilor to receive prompt attention , Reapoctfully , L. A. IIui-T , Munnfier. Carl Bin-horn , successor to E. Bur- horn , has the only now jewelry > 6Tock in city. Many holiday novelties' . Sorloty NotcK. Mrs. D. U. Dailey gave a tea party Fridaj evening In honor of Miss Cory of Denver. Mrs. Lymu will give a tea party Weilnca day evening In honor of Miss Bonerts o : Olney , 111. Miss Elsie Butts has issued 100 Invitations to a card party at her residence on Firsl nvenue tomorrow evening1. Miss Stewart will entertain a number o friends at dinner Tuesday evening at hei homo on Third street in honor of Miss Cor.\ of Denver. Mrs. Thomas Mctcalf will glvo a receptioi lit her residcnco tomorrow evening In hone ot Kov. E. W. Allen , who has recently t-onii from Elyrla , O. , to take the pastorate of tin Christian church In this city. All are in vited to bo present and make bis ac < iualn tance. The activity of the past two weoka 1 social circles has not yet died out , as tlier are n number of Important events on th list for the coming week. The most In iiortant is the party to bo given at the Gran Ifotel next Thursday evening bv Messrs , 1 C. D.iwson , G. II. Mayne , Thomas Metcall G , S. Wright and II. A. Wood bury , Foil hundred invitations have been issued t well-known society people of Council Bluff and Omaha , and it will undoubtedly bo on of the swellest affairs of the season , Mrs. McICuno pave a sleigh ride party las Wednesday evening , to which a number c neighbors were Invited. The appetites nt cumulated during the ride were satlslled b an elaborate supper , which in turn was fo ! lowed by card plityiiig , prizes being nwarde Mrs. Sargent and Mrs , \V. H. Trey nor. Th following wore present : Mr. and Mrs. 1 M. Sargent , Mr. and Mrs. A. W. licikmai Mr , and Mrs , Piumor , Mr. and Mrs. I. A Treynor , Mr. and Mrs. Danforth , Mr. an Mrs , Umnmings , Mr. and Mrs.V. . J , Jam son , Mrs , Ferson , Miss Doming. Constipation cured , oy DaWItVs Karl Hiscra. Crown and other pianos. Crown ami other ortrnns , At Uoiu'iolus1 , HO Stutsinnn street. The BIIOW and cold wuutlior does IK dliniiiiBli the douinnd for nuroago in tli Klnin trnol , iJ ! miles east of the pos clllco ; 800 acres yet for sale in from on to ton acre tracts , uultablo for Iruit an gnrdou. Day & IIuss , agents , 39 Pen street _ _ _ _ lln Win n llliitlltu. Men-It Heiulry , who is under arrest Omaha on the chnrgo of murder , Is wi known in Council Bluffs , this having bci his place of resilience for many years until few months ngo , when ho left for Cnrro where ho bus been over since. Ho bo anything but a fnvorablo reputation f morality , JIo has a wife mid four ehlldrc ' with whom ho has had nothing to do for long time past. Ho was In the dtySaturd ! evening while on his way from Can-oil Omaha. _ Piles of people nuvo pnes , but DeAVltl Witch Hazel salve will euro them. Do you want to save ono-foiirth t your eonl billy If en use lionl-spn Hewnro of imitation. Got the Kenuli of Jiuissen it Grojrs , S71 I'eurl st-oot. Coal and wood ; best nnd cheapo Missouri hard wood in the city : nroiu delivery , U. A. Cox , No. 4 Mala. SEWS FROM COOCIL BLUFFS Edward Tclix Oogloy Oomcs Forward with nn Irish Comedy-Drama. BRIEF SKETCH OF HIS MAIDEN PLAY llmv Mrlrx , the Itiinfintn , AliU In 1'nlllnR n DrM nlnc VIliiln-\Vrl ! ! Told Story .if Deep Intrrr l AVIII Soon lie Aclcil , Council Bluffs has had sons nnd daughters who have eoinosed ] operas , painted pictures , written love stories and wooed the poetic muse , but never until now has she had n son whonnplrod to fame as a writer of plays. Or , if any of her children did have nsplra- lions in that direction , they kept them so f.ir under lock and key that no newspaper ever dared to mention them. For the past six morths , unknown to any but his Intimate friends , Mr. I'M F , Cogley of this city has been working at odd times on a play which will be put on the stage within the next two months. Those who nre acquainted with Mr. Cog- ley and his preferences need lumlly be told that the play is a specimen of Irish comedy- drama , or that It affords opportunities fora man with a clever brogue among his per sonal effects to dlHtiiiguish himself. Mr. Cogley has made a study of the Irish dialect for years , and away back hi the middle ages somewhere ho had a relative who was u sou of the "ould sod. " The. proclivity of this old gentleman ( who has long since gone to rest ) , for making bulls crops out frequently In the work of his descendant. Moreover , the piece was written by Mr. Cogley'witli a view lo Us production with himself in the title role , and as be uridcs himself on his ability to talk Irish so fluently that a man right from the Kim-raid Isle would not know what he was drhing at , the piece naturally has something of a flavor of his own peisonality.i The Inscription on the tille page Is as fol lows : ' -M.\lcs Nn Bed tire ; or The Boatman of ICinsale. An Irish Comedy-Drama in four Acts , by Kdwnrd Felix Cogley. " The name of the hero was saggested to the author by a poem from the pen of Thomas Osbonic Davis , a well known Irish poet of the past , but the plot is original. That is. It Is as or iginal as most plays of the kind , for It fol lows conventional lines. The heavy villain and his unscrupulous pal , the ruined abbey and the packet of valuable papers arc all there , but the manner of puttUg ( them to gether is somewhat new , niiiKnew bits of banter and patriotic eloquence arc put in the mouths of the different characters , weaving the whole into a story of great interest and exhibiting powers of dramatization that may lead the author on to something bettor in the future. Story of-MiU'li Interest. Mylcs , whoso part Is to be taken by the author hi the coming production , is an Irish peasant , very much in love with Mona Dwyer , and , like most people in Ills situa tion , thinks that ever.vonc else is afflicted with the same form of disease as himself. Kate Condon is.an heiress whose father , haying left his homo and gone to Montana to indulge his propensity for the \\lld life of a miner , has run across one Gerald Conway. An accident in a mine lays Condon on bis death bed , but before bis death ho entrusts to Conway a package of papers in which bis , Condon's , right , and therefore the right of his daughter Kate , to the Kelly estate back in Ireland is set forth. YoungCouway immediately takes the name of Gerald Kelly , and goes bade to Ire land to introduce himself as the jirodliral son. Kate knows nothimrof her Identity , the late squire had moved in only shortly be fore his death , and there seems to be noth ing to hinder him from marrying Kate , so that In case anything should turn up to show the false part he had been playing he would still have control of the estate by right of mairiage and could snap bis lingers at those who would take it away from him. In talk ing to himself , after his arrival in the vale of Kiusalc , which , by the way , is located on the sen coast , twenty-live miles south ot Cork , ho is overheard by Owen Flint , who recoij- uUes In the alleged new landlord the Gerald Conway for whom he bad assumed priestly robes n few years before and united in a mock marriage to Grace Harlun , who , upon learning the state of affairs , had put her brother on bis trail and compelled him to flee to America in order to avoid the consequences quences of his misdeeds. Upon being reminded of the little Escapade , Kelly takes Flint into his confidence , having received the latter's promise of as sistance in bis nefarious schemes. Ho learns that years before Kate's father had loft bet a paper in which was told the secret of hci birth , and which was to be opened on hei eighteenth birthday , now two weeks distant If Kelly can steal these papers he won't have lo marry the cirl , and bo soon leaius thai they have been concealed by the girl in ; ruined abbey in order that they may not b < destroyed by fire or other casualty. Foiling thu Vlllyiin. Walter Leslie , an artist and writer 01 n magazine. Is an interesting character it the play. Ho has fallen in love with Kate the heiress , ami during his stay at Kinsal ho recollects having seen Conway , alia ; Kelly , when ho was sent to Montana ti sketch tbo mine horror in which her fnthe lost bis life. In an interview with Kate also discovers a resemblance in Conway ti the plcturp of the handsome jouug ofllce who bad been implicated In tbo mock marriage riago to her old school friend , Grace Harlan Leslie , seeing that the new landlord is deter mined to win from him Kate's affections i possible , patches up a scheme , with the all of Kate , to induce Grace to come and iden tif.v him as her betrayer. Myles the boatman , upon being asked fo advice , decides that in order to keep th new landlord from suspecting the mine tha is being prepared under his feet. Kato inns give him encouragement. Distasteful as thi Is to both Kato and her genuine lover the sup gcstiou is adopted. Kale gives Kelly n pai tint promise and leaves the town to meet lie old school friend. During her absenc Mylcs plants himself on guard at the ruine abbey to thwart the plans of the heavy vi lain , who intends to search for the hidde papers as soon as night falls. The vlllal and his pal try to get rid of the sturdy Irlsl. man , but without success , nnd Myles linall discovers the mysterious paukct , carries I off and sends It to Kate , who finds in ! proofs that her nunm Is .not Kilto Condo but Kato Kelly and that she is the real ho ! to the cstato which Kelly , the villain , Is trj ing to take away from her. In the meantime her love affair with Kell has progressed so far that the wedding da Isiiot. On it , however , Instead of marryin Kelly she announces herself us the re ; Kelly , und Grace Harlun presents herse : and identifies Gerald Kelly as her botrnyei Seeing that all was up , Kelly puilsa gun an aims at Leslie , who shoots him in the wris without removing his hand from his | x > eke explaining his action to tbn ladles as "a 11 Ho accomplishment resulting fioin seven years oxpcrlenco as a frontier newspapc man. " The usual number of marriages the take place nnd the happy denouement ascribed to the Ingenuity of Myles mi Bodar who Is himself one of the luckyst hul , . viduals. v" Tno play abounds with Irish wit , which 10 so cleverly Introduced us to add greatly idrl the natural interest of the play. The Jim ! rl fall Philharmonic and Dramatic soclet which has already done some very clevi work In the line of amateur theatricals , hi undertaken the production of the wor in which will bu in aboiil six weeks , Both M , and Mrs , Cogley will linvo prominent par CM in the play , and will doubtless bo well su CMa ported by the ir.enbers of the society , Mulcing u WorM-Wlilo lU-putiitloii. re Council ni < iffi ( , . .Yonjw/cl / , or Chamberlain Medicine Co. of DCS Moin 'U , is an Iowa manufacturing institution ai : ate one In wlilcli the residents of the state lei 111011 with pride. Chamberlain's Com to Kemt'dy lias lu'como national Hi roputatl < and la known in nearly every household thu state und throughout the great west. 1 merits are becoming established in nil pai of America. of K'KTIli : .MAX. llmv an l-iitrrirl : liiK IliutU-r l.lnilVlllui Working. Hobert Limerick , wlio was nrrcsted S ISt urdtiy night for stealing a .sack of flour fix pt Uradley's stoi-o on upper Broadway , seems have been carrying ou a ya\euatio buslm of thieving for along time pnst. If yester- dn\ ' developments count for anything When the account of the nrre < t was scon In the mornlnp papers b.v F. W. Spctman nnd Messrs. Peterson and Scboeiiluir. who keep stores on lower Main street , they nt once set nbout the task of connecting Mm- crick with a coup * of burglaries that took plnee nt their stores on the same night n few weeks ngo. Limerick had been seen loafing nbout the stores nt about the time the burg laries occurred , nnd as his reputation wns not of the best , suspicion wns directed toward him. A search warrant wns swoni out yesterday and several officers went to his house in Sunuyslde , nt the head of Harrison risen street , to make a search for any of the stolen goods that nilirht be. found there. The se.nix-h resulted In the finding of any amount of property which , If It was not stolen , could hardly have been purchased. A lot of children's clothing was found con cealed between the bed springs nnd mattress in one of the rooms. Some brass plumbing fixtures , tools and other articles of hardware were found secreted In another part of the house. Mr. Peterson , however , was not able to identify any of the stuff , ns similar nrtlcle.s nro kept by every plumber and hardware man in the city. A start had been made toward digging n hole m the wood shed , presumably for the purpose of concealing some of thu stolen property , but it had been given up on account of the frozen condition of tTie earth. At the time of Lltncilek's arrest he wns accompanied b.v his brother , who made a dosper.Ho effort to get him away from the olllcers , but without success. The brother himself , however , succeeded in getting nwav , und Is still nt large. The police are looking for him , nnd it is not likely ho will remain out of theirchilches very long. Im mediately afler the arrest officers went to the house , but decided not to make any search of the premises when Mrs , Limerick Informed them that her two children were lying at the point of death. Yesterday afternoon the sick ones hnd so far recovered as to be able to go out hunting , and the olllcers have a suspicion that they were made the victims of a hoax. llmv lo Sate Doctor Hills. Clitcii'jo Diillu ( "aliimrf. Many n doctor's bill has been saved b.v the use of Chamberlain's Coush Kemcdy. The name is a household word in many parts of the country. Chamberlain's medicines have an extenshe s.ilo In the World's Fair City siny many people leslify to the merits of their different remedies. A Time for r. Now is the time during the cold weather to keep warm by buying cootl fiiM lit i low price nl the Boston Store , Council ttlull's. In. Our entire fur stock at almost half price , und in sonic cases oven loss. Don't lot tha. , prices surprlss you , for wo have t-ortninly got them und just us advertised , ns has always been our cus tom. tom.fiOe fiOe bluclc hair inulTs , 1c ! ) each. Sl.i2o black coney mull's. "Oc caeh. $1.7o French coney muffs. ! )3c ) oach. 82.7o ; capo seul mull's , $ l.-lo ouch. Three dollar and fifty cent black opossum and Baltic seal miifft ) , $1.98. Aatrachnn inutfs from $1.50 to Jli.OO in one lot , choice for $ , ' ! .19 ench. Soil.00 mink cnpe , now $22.60. $22.oO icriminer enpe , now $1-1.50. $12.00 electric seal cape , now iHi.75. * li.50 ) nstrachun cape , now $11. " > 0. $ li3.00 electric seal military cnpe , HO inches long1 , now -$27.0. ( ! Boston Store , FOTIIERINGIIAM.WHITBLAW&CO Council HlulTs. V/an led Cash oil or for ton shares Citizen's State b.inlc slock. Must bo sold. Address K. II. Sheafe. Do you smoke ? Have you tried T II. King , t Co.'s Psirtnga&V It's charmer. Just light one. Brighter than gas , cheaper than elec tric light nnd us beautiful as n dream thote new art lamps nt Lund Bros. o ' .IMI'liKJIKXTS. "A Mud Itnrffiiln" ut the llojd. The cleverest farce seen in Omaha this season opened a three night's engagement at the Boyd last evening. This is "A Mad Bargain , * ' the work of .Tohn .T. McNally and Julian Mitchell , which , incredible as it may look in type , possesses some really new and original mitth-provokiug business. The second act. holding the mirror up to fiat life in Xew York , is one of the cleverests piece of work to bu seen on the stage today. The company is an altogether excellent one , each member perfectly cast and all con tributing to the full effect of the'admtrable whole. Mr. .lames T. Powers heads the company. He has neon fitted with a part that suits him to bis patent leathers , and his fine comedy work never fails to find its ef fect. In his line Mr , Powers is an artist , and us Arthur ilones he is seen at his best. Mr. Peter F. Dailey divides the honors with Mr. Powers. His songs are very funny. Every male character is in the care of a ca pable comedian. Miss Hnehel Booth ( Mrs. Powers ) as Hose istantalizingly pretty , viva cious and altogethei-clmrining. In Mrs. T'imo- Iby Tracy , Miss Lillian Cliantoro presents a cleverly amusing sketch. Miss Delia Stacy is all that could be wished for as Mis. Hobin- sou , and does some immensely Clevel pirouetting and high kicking. Miss Delia Jackson in the I part of Helen Brown cap tures all hearts with her singing of a sweet , though somewhat florid , love song , and then tempts the house to rapturous ebullition of delight b.v her rendering of a much bofrilled setting of "Comin1 Thro' the Hye. " This was one of Iho triumphs of last evening's performance. The greatest high kicker ever seen in Omaha is with "A Mad Bargain. " Her name is Leona Forrest , and in her specialty she is perfect. She is tall nnd handsome and in diaphanous drapery of a shimmering primrose yellow she bewitches her audi ence. She is perfectly graceful in every movement , muscular ns they all must be , nnd has vastly improved on the methods and effects of the conventional high kicker. All in all , as a farce and farce has its func tion "A Mad Bargain" is perhaps the clov crest tiling on the slago today. "After liirU"ut tint rarimm. "After D.u-k" is one of the best bits o work over built by that prince of playwrights Dion Boucicault , and the company'that ii presenting it all this week at the Fnnmrif li one of the best nl'-round ' histrionic comblna y tlons scnnln Omaha this season. The piai y has maintained popular approbation foi g u many years and Is llkefy to go on holding It if The scenery at the Funiani is all that ii i1. needed to adequately present the play. Tin i1.d Silver gambling hell , the Thames and Ixin it don by night , the railroad tunnel are all excellent itt cellent stage pictures , and when the hcrolui is seen struggling in the river , splashing tin ll real water all over the scene , the onthusinsn 'i- of the spectators is invariably evoked. 'iu Mr. Atkins Lawrence is the Old Tom o is the cast , Mr , Lawrence made an cnvlaWi iso , reputation in heroic parts and now as a character ,1- actor actor ho Is proving himself us great ai artist. Throughout the live acts of "Afte isle Dark" he presents a consistent study of i lo driiik-besoited man driven lo the bowl Ir los misfortune. Ho never overdoes the part fen sy - n moment , and is during every scene pel yCI feotlv effective. Mr. I'ussell Bnssett has i AS reputation as n comedian to maintain am ASU' his Dicey Morris docs it. The Hlehun Ir. ' Kmitcbbull of Mr. George C. Hoblnson i Ir.ts sufficient. Mr. Burr Cnruth ns Cliumloy i tsP too loud and somewhat expressionless , Mis Stella Hoes Is nn emotional actress of reeoj nlzed ability and her work In "After Dark is of the highest quality. Miss jselllo Bucl ley made her debut as Hose yesterday an es did all that was required of her charming ! ' id Tlio minor parts are all In capable hands , i ak the fourth act , the Elysium Concert ha akmi scene , n very clover little boy , Master Hi mi bert la Marline , is introduced and sings nn In dances himself into the immediate favor c InU his nudk'iico and stays there. In the sair ts scene the Stewart sisters do a couple < duets in their own cyclonic- manner , and Mi Intyro and Heath are heard and sceninson excellent negro patter and good step dan , ' 'After Dark1' will Ing beat the record i the Farnuin If It keeps anywliero near tl business of yesterday during the week , ilt- is certainly a production to see. itO Neuralgio headaches promptly cured by Bromo-Seltzer. lOc a bottl NORFOLK BUSINESS AFFAIRS { In. Something of the Progress , Maile in Various Branches Last RAILROAD FACILITIES TO BE INCREASED How New Territory Trltnttaty to I lir Norfolk & Vnnkloii 1. 1 m- Will ll 4t | the City nnil Ihi- State Xi'liruitkn Xoitroi.K , Xcb , , Jan. 8. [ Special to Tin : BEE. ] Tlio year ISM wns n most successful oiin for this city , and the year IbOJ bids fnlr to surpass nil preceding ones. Will the close or tsm the citizens look back upon many substantial public ulul private enterprises which have very materially bonutltlcd ami improved this city. At the ( 'numeration ( if the census In ISM the city had n population of but ! l.iiOi , while today II numbers i , WO strong. This { tain Is due , largely to private cuter- prise , of which Ingredient Norfolk has her share. Among Norfolk's substantial Im- provemcnts for IS'.ii ' , are : i $ : > 0.000 hotel , many brick blocks and numerous line dwellings , aggregating in value saVOM. ) These arc the figures complied byV. . N. Huso , proprietor of the. Norfolk Daily News , These figures are reliable and have been obtniued by hard wot-K and imtnense expense for the special New Year edition. These figures certainly attest that Noi folk's business men and out side capital linvo conlldeiiee in the future prosperity of this city. Ollirr Improvements. Another Improvement that hi's not been Included hi the foregoing list is tlie Norfolk & YankUm rnilrond which Is being rapidly pushed to completion. Hundreds of men and teams arc atvofk on the road between Nor- fork and Yankton. while the road is being extended north from Yankton to Sioux Falls and connects with the Great Northern. The road is pro posed to be extended southwest from here to the gulf. This road means more to the state ( > f Nebraska In general and Omaha In particular than nuist people apprehend. With this road In operation Nebraska has an outlet via the great lakes for her grain and on to New York for one-half the present cost ol shipping. In return lumber can bo imported from the pineries of the north tit a less rate than it is at pres ent obtained. As for Omaha it opens up a territory which is at present entirely for eign to her markets. South Dakota has long wanted to market her beef and pork at th ? Omaha yards which arc justly recosnl/.cd us the best market west of Chicago. This they have been unable to do. Hut the Norfolk & Yankton will solve the long agitated ques tion. The stock question , while perhaps the most vital to Omaha , is not the only one which is involved. Will Help Omaha. The new road opens a now Held to the whole salers of Omaha which at present Chicago is getting the most of , while Sioux City is getting her share. It is'a well established fact that many people of small towns when desiring to make a purchase of any consider able amount of goods , seyk a market where they can have a larger assortment to choose from. Many people from the country and smaller towns within a radius of fifty miles of Norfolk , and even as fan west as Ixmg 1'inc , do a considerable portion of their trading at this point , while others go even a greater distance to have the benefit of the Omaha markets. The special sales which are so generously advertised through the .columns of Tun Bin : arc eagerly watched by itho ladies , in par ticular , and not infrequently do they make a trip to the metropolis for the purpose of attending them. From this point the Klk- horn furnishes the best accommodation , the train leaves the city-at 8 : ; ) a. m. , arriving in Omaha at 100 : ! ! ; leaving Omaha at 5iO : ! p. in. arrives in Norfolk at V'Af , thereby giving one sovcn hours in Omaha to do trading or attend to business. Omaha is'consiilercd the best market as well as the best trading point west of Chicago , and people in this part of the state consider themselves very fortunate in having such splendid railroad accom modations and having access to so great a city.Norfolk's Norfolk's future looks very bright and she is certainly destined to be one of the great cities of the state in which she is located. NOTKS"FIIO.H BHATKICK. Ituulins ( iraiid Army rout Installs Olllcrrs for the Yc r. BEATIIICK , Neb. , Jan. 8. [ Special to THE Bin : . ] Uawlins post , Grand Army of the Republic , No. 35 , installed its new officers at the post room Friday evening , in the pres ence of a large number of comrades. A short business session preceded the in stallation ceremonies , after which Comrade Henry N. Blake , as installing ofllcer. for mally invested the new olllcers with their several dignities. They are : Commander , II. G. Day ; senior vice commander , M. W. Hammond ; junior vice commander , George Cunningham ; surgeon , Fenl Brotkor ; chap lain , G. L. McUlellnn ; adjutant , II. A. LaScllo ; quartermaster , , ! . It. Craig ; oflieer f the day , .1. C , Hare , sr. ; officer of the 'iiard , John Overman. Upon the conclusion of the post cere- nonies , Comrade Bluke , onieiatcd in a like apacity for the lady olllcers-eleet of the Yomnns Relief Corps , making it a joint in- tallutlon. The officers of the \Yomnns He * lof Corps installed were : President , Mrs \ J. Cole ; senior vice president , Mrs , Sarah Blanchard ; junior vice president , ilrs. Alice Evans ; secretary , Mrs. Libbk joscncr ; treasurer , Mrs. It. F. Day ; eon- luetor , Mrs. M. Murray ; assistant con luctor , Miss Maggie Dorn ; guard , Miss Clixabeth McGco. assistant guard , Mrs Sarah Hutchins ; chaplain , Mrs. Ullza Swell Following the installation ceremonies f very enjoyable supper was served in tin test mess room , which ban been prepam > y the deft hands of the ladies of the cor ] 15 An additional interesting feature of tin neeting was a recitation by Miss Mabc Oakley , music by Comrade Ben ICvans drum vnd fife corps , and the presentation t < .ho retiring president , Mrs. Day , with i landsomeYomans Relief Corps badge hi .lit ) ladies of the corps. Both the post and the corpos are in i lourishlng condition , ami the meetings an ncreaslng in interest with each semi monthly gathering and camp lire. The Beatrice Literaryi'luli inaugurated it lecture course at theI'rfddoek Opera hous Friday evening with a lecture on "Russl ; mil the Romanoffs , " by Prof. C. K. Boltoii in eminent traveler" Russia and othc ISurono'an and Aslatid'lliuds. ' A novel and intuvcMling document wa filed with the register , of deeds of Gag county yesterday. Thti instrument wa irticlesof sopar.ition.be'.wecn Solomon Mini Imrt and Kniclino Mluphart , his wife. Th agreement provides fpr.nn equal dlstributio of the real and pcj&bnnl property. Th L.-ouplonre &oniowlmtfivanced | in years , an both have been inarrij'dpefore. They wer married about three ypars ago. Minohart I an eccentric genius , i uiiito well off , and ha a divorced wife Uvlnjf- ) Ohio , Ho is th father of the equally eccentrio Roi James A , Mlnehart , who created such furore in Lincoln a few years ago by undci taking to found a new religious with a ho ; of priestesses and saints , of which tie wi ; the chief or archangel. In reference to tli cqnitablo divistoiiiOf the property in qucsiioi it might bo well to observe that ho took tli precaution to deed ? 10,000 of Ins realt ; which comprises nlmut till of It , to niiolhrr party the ilaj before the deed of separation was tnndp The ivllptous spirit of the city I * Uelnp cnrefully looked nfter just now b.v the pres ence of two wideawake mid Interesting re vivals. One Is bring carried-on nt the Christian church under the ministrations of Klder A. C. MrKc-over , and the other ill Trinity Lutheran church being conducted by Rev. IV Hebcrof Omaha. Under the recent Mate school apportion incut of funds , each district of Gage county gets f'JtUiO. The average for well pupil Is Mi cents. The totnl np'-ortlontncnl for Gage county Is JiaMI.44. A grand masquerade skating carnival Is to be given on the river at the foot of Court street on Monday evening next. The Blue never furnished liner skating surface than this year , and everybody who can muster up a pair of skates Is tnktng advautageof the opiHM-tunlty. NKIHIA KA'S Ui\TII : ItOl.l , . Irmt < c of rdnlii A. Allen ill Cluiilron S.imi'thlni ; of IIU 1.1 IV. CiiAtuiox. Neb. , Jan. S. ( Special Tele gram to Tin : Bcr. . ] Kdwln A. Allen , a man well known In Nebraska In former years , died here this morning of heart failure. He came here for hi * health about a year ago from Houston. Tex. , where he was president 'of the street railway of that city. At the time of his death he was confidential agent of the American Investment company. Mr. Allen was a prominent Mason , having been grand high priest. Royal Arch Mason , and deputy grand commander Knights Templar of Nebraska. Hewasa memherof the eighth territorial house of representatives , and was ii member of the council several terms , nt one time being pi esident of the council. He left two nieces , who reside in San Ber nardino , Cal. Besides these he was not known to have had any relatives. The body will be forwarded to Omaha , where it will be received by the various Masonic societies to which lie belonged. Pi.vtTsJioVTH , Neb. . Jan. S. [ Special to 'I'm : Br.c. ) Mrs. Hannah Pearson , an old resident of this city , died at her homo this morning at the age of fiS. She leaves three daughters and lour sons. f.SI'I ) A IIATCIir.T. , Infill llcslrr Vlrlomly AsmiuIN Prod Young at Lincoln , Lixcot.-f , Neb , , Jan. S. [ Special Telegram toTui : Hti : : . | John ilcslcr. a RussUin aged ID , was arrested tonight on the charge of attempting to murder Fred Young. Both work at the Burlington round house , and Young accused Hosier of stealing his coat last night. This evening Hesler lay In wait for Young , and us he passed the corner of Seventh and \V streets , struck him from behind with a hatchet , cutting two deep gashes in the back of his head. After knocking him down , Hesler kicked him until pulled away. Young was taken to his homo near by and a physician summoned. lie has not yet regained consciousness , and his con dition is regarded as critical. West Point NOMS Nf > ti" ( . WEST POINT , Neb. , Jan. 8. [ Special to Tun Bir..l Miss Nellie Cokcr of Council Bluffs , la. , a former West Point girl , spent New Year's visiting in the. city , ami was the guest of Emily Mold. She returned home Wednesday. II. L. Wells of Fremont has been m- ployed by the school board to teach in the place made vacant by W. II. Young. The pupils of W. II , Young's department tendered him a farewell party in the city hall Thursday evening , and thus gave evi dence of their atlachincnt to their late teacher. Robert Kcrkow was tendered a farewell party at Krauso's hall Saturday evening , where the old year was danced out. Robert took his departure for Chicago Thursday , where he will learn the art of engraving. 1) . C. GilTert and his estimable wife cele brated their twelfth wedding anniversary Wednesday evening by inviting a large num ber of their friends to their spacious home , where the guests were entertained in royal style. Tom Hart and Tom Burke returned from Blair Thursday night , where they have been for three weeks. Mrs. John Mclchcr , mother of F. W. Mel- ehcr , died at Rock Creek last Tuesday , of old age , and was brought to West Point FriUay and buried in the public cemetery. She was 71 years of age , was born and mar ried in Prussia and emigrated to America in 1848. She has been a resident of this county since 1808. AHlilitiul Nciws NntoH. ASHLAND , Neb. , Jan. 8. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Swift's packing company now cm- . ploys a force of 'WO men. They are putting up an average of 8,000 tons of ice a day. There have been several accidents during the past week , one of which may prove fatal. The week of prayer was observed by all the churches of this city last week. The Ashland High School Literary Society , which has obtained quite a reputation over the state , elected the following officers Fri day evening for the coming term : Lewis Middleton , president : Mao Catlin , vice pres ident ; Lillie Wakellcld , secretary ; Philip Folsom. treasurer ; Hattie Clark , critic : and Elmer Hayes , sergeant-at-arms. A state oratorical association was formed at Lincoln last week. It is composed of three district associations. The first dis trict contest will be held in Ashland some time in March. Wahoo. Plaltsmouth , Ween ing Water , Nebraska City and Ashland will contest. Seriously Injured. PI.ATTSMOUTH , Neb. , Jan. 8. [ Special to THIS BEH. ] C. C. Carey , a machinist In the B , & M , shops , met with a severe- accident late last night. A hammer in the hands of a helper glanced and struck Carey in the forehead , cutting an ugly gash. The fifth annual meeting of the Nebraska turnbczirk will bo held in this city January Ifi. There will bo business of importance to transact. Delegates will bo hero from all over the state. Miss Sue Matson , who has been lying near death's door for sonic time past , is a good deal better. Julius Ranige , an employe of the car re pairing department of the B , & M. shops , while lifting on a heavy timber it fell , striking him on the jaw , breaking it. Went TliriMiKli till ) Olllc-e. DAKOTA CITV , Neb. , Jan. 8 , [ Special Tele gram to TUB BKIS. ] While Station Agent Deerlngton was at supper last evening burg lars effected an entrance to the Omaha rail way depot by prying open a window with tha aid of a poker. The cash drawer was broken open and the contents , & ' i.ll ) , taken. A sus picious character was seen around the prem ises for several hours before the robbery , but no trace of him can now bs found. HiiHiiiPSH at t'hitti ) Center. 1 PI.ATTI : CCNTEII , Neb. , Jan. 8. [ Special tc TIIK BKE. ] The following is the statement of business done last year by the Union Pa eillo ut tills point In car lots : Shipped out 781 cars ; shipped in , 125 cars ; tickets amount sold , * 1,211charges ; on freight ro cclved. $ I,1W ( ) ! ; total cash remitted , SlU.l.VJ shipped-to South Omaha , li ! cars of liv < stock. Next year will bo much larger , a : quite an amount of building will bo done. If you have piles DoWltt's Witch Iln/el salvo will aurely euro you , AVIII Continue tltn Hcrvlccn. When Ilov. Frank Crane of the Firs Methodist ICplscopal church announced thu ho would preach every night for a week , be ginning January 1 , on the subject , "Tho Wa , ' , ° Made Plain , " it was not generally suppose 10 that ho contemplatedluldln a series o 10r revival services , norlndecd is it certain tha k- kid id Highest of all in Leavening Po-.ver. Latest U. S. Gov't Report. iii ill u- uid idof of no of le- leno no leat ho 1 lo he hnd nnv sm h Intent lott 'lite meetings held Inst week fun lug resulted In the conversion of more than twenty live pers.ms . , tumtvtr , ho nunouiiced hint night that they would bo continued another week. In Inviting till to attend the meet Ings he nld tluit ho would not play upon their emotions by toHIng' pathetic stories , nor would the services Im conducted in such n way us to embarrass any one , Ills object was simply to urge sinners to do what they know they ought to do nnd to make the way plain. The congre gation last ntcht wns large and several went forward-tmd shook hands with the pastor In token of their intention to become Christians. Disordered liver set right with Beecham's Pills. _ _ _ _ EXPECT3 BETTER TIMES. Colourl duly Suji the IniliiMrlnl mill I'lnun- rlnl Sltiiiillon Is Improving , Colonel Joseph 'I , . Cady , who was con- ncctcil vith the Kulser Gold mines case , which created s\U-h a sensation a few years ago , waa in the city yesterday. Colonel Cady has the confidence of a number of eastern and foreign capitalists and his judg ment and advice go n good way In Influencing Investments. His watchfulness and pene tration have prevented many unwise specu lations belnjr made. H h understood that Ills mission during this trip is to look over the Held and report on the advantages of fered for safe and profitable Investments In the west. This he denies , declaring that he is on a pleasure trip to the coast. Ho says he will spend some time In California. Speaking of the west , he said : "Moneyed men are looking upon investments In west ern improve'ticnts with incieaslngcontldence. Despite the financial stagnation of 'tit ) and the dull times since , the money that has been invested in the west lias been paying a good Interest , with but few exceptions. The amount of unemployed money in the hands of capitalists Is constantly increasing. Securities that went begging a year or so ago are now being eacerly bought up. Take the ase of St. Units. Bonds of that city , bring- ng nn annual Interest ofI per cent , could let find purchasers less than a year ago when offered on the New York mantel. Only a few weeks ago nine big financial concerns si-lit agents to St. Louis to bid for the $ li > OU- 'JOO worth of bonds offered and one company bought them all at a big premium. It Is the same with numetous other classes of securi ties. ties.From From this 1 am lew to believe that a vast : imounl of capital will be directed toward the west in ti comparatively short time. New enterprises will be started and money will be 'rcely spent on improvements. " Suniliiy Ahirnis , Shortly after it' o'clock Sunday morn- iig Oniccr Burrows discovered a tire in the old Republican Imlldlng , Tenth and Douglas slreotsgjvhleh was burned last Thursday night. The officer informed the floor watch at No. 'J engine house and this company laid In a line of hos'j and played on the ruins for three hours. Smoldering paper on the second end floor , which had not been removed from the building the night of the lire had con tinued to burn and showed blaze enough to attract the olMcers' attention. A gasoline stove explosion in Manor's res taurant , Sixteenth and Nicholas streets was the cause of the lire alarm from box -II yes terday afternoon , The lire was extinguished without any loss worth mentioning , Congressman Mltrtirll l > : UKroiisl > - 111. CmcAfio , 111. , Jan. 8. Congressman John L. Mitchell of Wisconsin is lying critically ill at the Palmer house in this city of pneu monia. lie is battling for life with the chances about even. His physician , Dr. Evans , said this afternoon it was pretty hard to tell how it would turn out , V What is wanted of soap for the skin is to wash it clean and not hurt it. Pure soap does that. This is why we want pure soap ; and , when we say pure , we mean without alkali. Pears' is pure ; no al kali in it ; no free alkali. There are a thousand virtues of soap ; this one is enough. You can trust a soap that has no biting \lkali in it All sorts of stores sell t , especially druggists ; H sorts of-people use if- If Your Cistern Is Out of Order ft don't worry yourself for a moment go right ahead and ur-v lurd water with WHSTE RUSSIAN and you'll never know tiic difference , The clothes will be just as white , clean and sweet-smelling , because the "White Russian" is specially adapted fovuscin hard witer. JAS. S. KIRK & CO. , Chicago. Dusky Diamond TaTSoap.lltil * Xti ? ' " ' Special CQUNCIl BLUFFS. A llSI'HAUrSmul lontn. Fdrm nnil rltr i > Ml > ortT /Viiuiiglil niiJ i oM. 1'mojr v Tliom.n , Council lllulti- . , " :0 rilOICi : lot * In Mnyii * < uMltl < m nmr t"it mil ' "of ttw nun' liiti < Mtiit tirltliti' . Will ? i'll In Imnchtm or i > iiiMr. ( liurisj tli'lMir. OmrK-ll Illuits. I.VS' f UK rnriu In Nti. , r , < rooui 1utn o , ( .tntiln nnil nliciN. 70 IHTL'S In rultlsiitlon. t'rlCL' F.IUO | > vr ncrc. Terinii'nsy. Jolin tMi A Vnn Pulton , - ' roinovcil , co ! iKi.s. ! VH-.illi nnil GAUIIAdlroinovcil K. I ) , llurko. i-llr t > Mjt- 1."iUNISllUl : ) UUO.MS I'OH HUNT IMS I'AHK AVU nuu vT'ANTIli ) COMl'lC'flCVlMlllliTlN I'AMlT.V Ol ? it l o. Iniiulro''T.'Fiintli Srvoit'i Mroi't. ' / - ' - uFv AK oTTTIIOILKK UKMI > * for liditliii ; nll 1. Aitilrom. with illnirnilon * nnil ( irlri1. I * . ( I II" x IW , Council PARTIES WANTiNO Anhouscr , Hmhvcisor. Faust nml Pnlo HUHUS , K1TUWU HOTTLKO OU IN 1CKGS , eiii ; loiivo orilora ut No. 2111 Mtilti Street-Council LJlulTti , lovvn , oif Tolophouo liii ! . Goods delivered pi-ompUy. SOLK AGENCYfor Anlicnscr-Busch Brewing Ass'n , of St , Louis. Mo. ImprovaJ Safaly Elavaton , KIMBALL BROS. OMAHA OKl'MOE ' 10M DOUGLAS tiTUEE ? Cor. Oth St. null 11 Ave. , Council llliilTs. or Hound. ry Siirvry nnd Menu * in u n Ic. DlU'AllTMKNT OKTIIH I.MTIUOH , ) fii-m-ral l.uml Office , V WASHINGTON. Ii. O. . Doci-inliorai. 'W. ) Scaled proposals will bo received at the gen eral lunil olllue. WnHiilnxtun , 1) . U. , until 2 o'clock i > . in. on Saturday , thu ' 'illi day of Janimry , Ib'JI. ' for thu tmrvov and marUIni : by HiilUblo mnutlmunts , of that portion of the boundary line lietwvon the statn of Noliruska and tliu btatu f Smith Dakota wlilnh llui west of iliu .Missouri river , as authorl/.ud liv tlio not of eunuresaiiprovu I All rust ft , I8. ) . making iiniiioprlntlon for survuylnn the pulillo lands I'aiiiDlilut tflatutesat LU-KU , U'.H-lilC' ' , p. 1170) ) ; also for tliu furnlaliliiK of Ktonu inoniiinenta to bo plaoo I at half-nilln Inlorva'.s ' on said Ixmn- dary. ' ' 'l'u ulos for the wurvey and for the tmmunumts must , hi ) suparato , wl'h the prlvl- le o to thu bidder thut II lie in not awarded the contract for both he will Lo bound to con- traut for neither. Coplt-sof tlioincclfloutloni may ho hud upon i.iplloatlon ] to tills olllce. Ivaeli bid nuist ho aui'omiuinloil liv a eortlllod ulioclc forl'iOl. Thci rllit ; to rojoet any or till bids Is reserved. Proposal must bu inolosod In envelope ; soahi I and inarlto : ! "f'roposala for survey of boundary butweun Nohraaka and -outli Dakota , " mill "l'roos-ils | ) for bnun- daiy ir.onunioiits. " and adclrojsed to the Con- inlhilonurof the ( loncriil Ij'ind Olllue , Wash- W. M. STONE. BEN HUR MINING & MILLING CO. , CRIPPLE CREEK , - - - GOLORRDO. Stock full paid ; non-nssessiblo. linvo the best investment to olTor for tlio money in the cninp , Own ton olni'ns , seven on Gold nnd Globe Hill , and working three claims. Will sell 20,000 shares Treasury Stock to get rcuilyJor Chipping as follows : $15 buys and pays in full for 100 Bliiiro , par vivluo $100. $ " > 0 buys and pays in full for ! t-r)0 ) shares , par vnluo $ ! ! < " ) ( ) . , . $100 huyn and pays in full for 800 shares , imr value $800. $500 buys nnd pays in full for -1,200 shnron , par vnlno $1,200. Cnroful und intelligent innnngoinont.Vrlto for particulars. Address ut Council Bluffs , lown , BEN HUR MINING & MILLING CO. , or R. P. OFFICER , rs * C. A. SCHOEDSACK , Proprietor. donning find 'J oFlnshnv OF GOOIW OF KVI3IIY DESCRIPTION , Omalm olllco , 1621 F.irmun St , Telephone 1521. Council Hlulfa olllco and work ! cor , Avo. Aand 20th Si.Telephone- . Bond for Irculnrs nnd price list.