THE DAILY BEE
COU.NClf , UMJI'TS.
Of FICEl NO. 12 1'F.A.nr ,
P l\orc ! < l by currier to any part ot Iho city.
11.V. . TI1/TON Manager.
TFI.r.l'HONKS J 1t.IMlnp * * Office No. 48
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N. Y. riumblns Co.
Boston Store , dry goods.
Th. .Maj no Ueal Estate Co . C21 Broadway ,
llooms to rent , furnished or unfurnished.
No. 710 First avenue.
Wanted , H good slrl for gouerM home
work. Mrs , 1' . M. lryor , 334 Lincoln nvcnuo.
George Harris and lather M. Clark were
married yesterday afternoon by Justice Fox.
Thu Atlantic Baptist association wilt
meet with the Bcrcan church of this city ,
commencing September 8.
The platform men on the Hook Island have
boon released from work on Sunday , The
change went Into ( iffcct last Sunday.
Goorito Knudscn wan given a preliminary
hearing by Justice Viun yerfterday on the
rhaigo of burglarizing several houses at
Crescent a week ngo lust Sunaay. He was
boir.ul over to the grand Jury.
A number of changes have linen made In
the Kansas City trains to and from Council
IHulTi. No.I , which has been leaving nt
10:15 : p. ni. , now leave * at 10:4.1 : p. in , No. 3
arrives at 5:10 : a. m. , instead of 0:10. No. 10
over the Hurl Ing ton leaves nt 7 a. in. Instead
of 8:10 : as before.
The Council Bluffs Ball club went to
Wcston last Sunday and played a gatno with
the club of that place. It was n hotly con
tested game , hut dually resulted In a victory
for Council HlufTs by a score of 8 to 7. The
batteries wcro Shugart iindi Browne for
Council BlulTs and Turk and Woodring for
Wcston.
Amelia Condovlcr , who claimed to have
been the victim of an attempted assault
from I'at Tlornoy , a Cut Off saloon keeper ,
failed to show up yesterday when Tlornoy
was to have had a preliminary examination
before Justice VIcn. The case has already
been postponed once on account of her fail
ure to bo on hand , The case was accord
ingly dismissed.
A large black Newfoundland dog belong
ing to Carl Burhorn became too sociable a
few days ago and took a largo chunk out of
Olllccr Ij. Tamlsca and another out of James
Sullivan. Ills second mouthful caused Uu
arrest of Mr. Burhorn on the charge o
keeping a vicious animal. He stated it
police court that the dog had been sent out
into the counti v. where his man-eating
talents would IK Siuvo quite so free a swing
whereupon ho V.J.H discharged ,
Ira Jones of Ncola had Frank Cooper ar
rested a little 1 < js than a year ago for belii ,
unduly Intimate with Mrs. Jones. After the
case had been allowed to drag along In the
courts for a long time , Cooper was fount
gulltv , lined $2oO and Runt to the countv Jal
for fifteen days. The sentence wns duly en
forced , but his grief. Is not over with yet
Yesterday Jones commenced a suit In the
district court demanding a Judgment o
$10.000 against Cooper , that amount , ho
claims , representing Iho damage which his
peace of mind has suffered through his
acquaintance with Mr. Cooper.
Tlio Now Twin City l .vo Works.
Although engaged in erecting a new
building , getting now machinery , etc. ,
customers will find no tlolay in getting
their work promptly done and in the
most satisfactory nuinnor. All kinds of
dyeing and cleaning. Omaha olllcc 1521
Farnam street. Ollico and works 2Hh (
nnd Avenue A , Council BlulTs. on elec
tric motor lino. G. A. Scheodsack.
Williamson & Co. , tO ( Main street ,
largest and best bicycle stock in city.
l'iitSO.\.ll , 'llti.
W. TJ. ICcrnoy is Just back from the
World's fair.
Major M. M. Marshal and family are homo
from DcsMolncs.
Will A. Colclough loft Sunday evening for
the World's fair.
Mrs. T. C.Wcstordahl loft yesterday mornIng -
Ing for Denver and Colorado Springs ,
John Morkel left yesterday for the cast to
take a position with Primrose & West's
minstrels.
Miss Lizzlo Oliver has returned from San-
born , la. , where Mio visited Mrs. Harry
Woisingor.
Kdward Hverett left yesterday for New
castle , Colo. , where ho will put in some time
on a hunting expedition ,
H. 1C. Grinim returned yesterday from
Chicago , where ho spent several days
taking in the World's fair.
Mr. and Mrs , M. PfoifTer and son Charles
hnvo pone to Chicago to visit the World's
fair and buy fall goods.
C. H. Dyar and son Os"ar left last evening
for Chicago to visit the World's fair. Mr.
Dyar will also visit his parents In Ohio.
Mrs. C. C. Campbell and son of Jackson ,
Miss. , are visiting A. S. Beck , 180 Glnn
nvoiiuo. Mrs. Campbell is the wife of the
county clerk at Jackson.
W. II. Montclth of this city , as district
president of the Patriotic Order of Daughters
of America , is doing much to rnlargo the or
ganization. Lust week ho instituted n new
camp In Omaha.
James II. Heffcrnan left last evening for
his old homo in Plattsburg , N. Y. After
spending iv few weeks visiting his relatives
anil friends there ho will return here on his
way bank to Denver.
Among the World's fair visitors from
Council BlulTs nt present are the following :
Mrs , J. A. Wadilell. Mrs. Martin Hughes
nud daughter , Mrs. F , W. Kpotman-Mrs. J.
Dempster. Mrs. A. B. Nicholas. Mrs. M.
Wollier , Mrs. I-isko\vsld , Mrs. Hanthorn
Mrs , Kldon Lougoo , Mrs. Lyman Shugart ,
Mr. G. A. Schocdsack has returned from
Chicago , whcro ho ban not only boon taking
In thu sights of the World's fair , but has
been looklnu' up now machinery for his now
building. Ho finds that It Is impossible to
pot in this country some of the machinery
ho desired , and has been compelled to order
It Ironi abroad ,
.Sullen to I'lmiio I'urllen.
Change In time , commencing Monday ,
Aug. T. Trains for Manawa leave at the
following hours : Morning trains leave
Broadway at 10 a. m. Evening trains at
1 , 2,11 , 4 and 5 and every ISO minute *
thereafter until 12 p. m.
Rooms to rent , furnlnslied or unfur
nished. No. 710 First avenue.
Domestic soap is the best
Itloro ; < > | oriiili ( Millurori.
Poor Ix ) , a .Sioux chief whoso regalia wui
Bomowhut frayed at the bottom , arrived ii
the city yesterday nnd after pitching hi :
camp near the Kcullnu property on Kas
Broadway i-oiumcncod to cast his untutorei
mind about for thu purpose of seeing wha
the white man had that could bo stolen. I.
M , A.vlesworth Is building a house in thu
vicinity nnd Loandall his warriors exocutoi
a raid on thu pluco. They stole overythlui
that was not nailed down and broke th
rivets , on several things that were. Th
police wcro notified and Poor Ixi had V
break up camp in short order.
Piles of jioouio huva piles , nut Uo Witt's
Witch Hazel S.ilvu will euro thuai.
Grconshiolds , Nicholson & .Co. , rca
estate mid renUilH.tiOOlIroadway. Tol.151
Ask your grocer for Domestic soap.
Sir * , ( iciirco I' . Ninlth I > : il ,
May V , Smith , wife of Georjo F , Smith
tiled yesterday noon , iigoj 4U years , after in
Illness of tlftcuu ycurs , nt her residence , IS
South First street Shu was born In Key
noKIs , ICeuostm county , \VU. , and niovei
here In IWIS , being married to the husbam
who still survives hur two \c.in lutor. Sh
leaves puo daughter , Mlbs Viiium M , Huiltl ;
The time of the funeral bus not yet bee
Jlxed , _
I'llo of people have piles , out Dowltt'i
l Salvo will cure them.
Cook your inealu this summer on a ga
range. At cost at the Gas company.
Bmoko T. D. King & Go's Partugas.
Domestic bouj ) outlasts uucup soap
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
Republican Delegates Hurrying to the State
Convention at DCS Moines.
GOING TO FIGHT AGAINST PROHIBITION
ntprnilan of the I'nUmrnttanile County
Convention lie the Keynote of the '
Muilo Hirer Coiintlc * Movlug for
llollcf from the I.nw.
The advance guard of the Council Bluffs
delegation to the state republican conven
tion loft for DCS Molncs last evening. More
will follow today , nnd It Is estimated that
there will bo at least fifty Btuflltcs on the
ground before the chairman's gavel calls
the first meeting of the convention to ordor.
Thu local republicans tnko such an Interest
In the doings of this convention as they have
hardly over taken before , and they hope that
something will bo done to relieve Pottawat-
tamlo nnd the other river counties whoso ox-
pprlcnco with the prohibitory law has been a
costly ono.
As Is well known , the Council Bluffs dtlo-
gallon goes on a platform which declares
squarely In favor of local option , and It l.s to
work for the Ideas contained In this platform
thnt so largo u delegation of prominent
republicans will leave today for the scona
of action. At the last stale convention con
siderable diplomacy had to bo used In the
republican ranks on account of the nearness
of the presidential election , and a great deal
of work which would undoubtedly have been
done toward securing a Vcpcal or modification
of the present liquor law had to bo Infl un
done. Now , however , there Is no such reason
for putting off the consideration of the
question , nnd the anti-prohlbltlonlsls are
very hopeful of securing Iho relief which
has been so long desired. The
delegation has gene prepared to light to the
last ditch , iind with the assistance of the
other river delegations they will at least
make a respectable showing ,
The Council Bluffs delegates are under
stood to bo for the most part In favor of
Hon. Frank D. Jackson for governor. Mr.
Jnckson the " men's "
represents "young part"
of the party , and his well known views on
the subject of prohibition have done a good
deal toward unltinc the antl-prohlbltlonlsts
lu his favor. Hon. Lafo Young , on the other
hnnd , represents the prohibition clement ,
nnd as these two gontlomcu are supposed to
bo in the lead for gubernatorial honors , the
light will doubtless take Its character from
them.
SllK WANTS AI.1MONY.
Prominent Farmer of Cnlhoiiu County llr.
come * IntGrmtoil in u Divorce Suit.
Plumpton Babcock , a wealthy farmer of
Calhoun county , Iowa , U the defendant in a
rather sensational law suit which has Just
been lllcd In the district court by Mrs. Jen
nie Babcock. Ho nnd Ids wlfo wore married
in Hockwell City , In C.xlhoim county , Junetl ,
IS'JJ , but lived together less than a year , the
cruelty and systematic abuse whi'-h the hus
band systematically visited upon the wife ,
causing her to leave homo the April follow
ing the marriage. About three weeks of
separation ensued , during which time the
defendant , according to the story told by
Mrs. Babcock In her petition , put in his > best ,
licks to effect a reconciliation.
Upon his promising never to mistreat her
again she returned to his homo and dis
missed the divorce suit which she had com
menced a few days before. Ho then re
newed his abuse , she says , choking her.
calling hero vile names , threatening to kill
her , accusing her of unchastity , and com
pelling her to do nil sorts of labor when her
health was bad. Ho taunted her on account
of her return , telling her the only reason ho
had urged her to como back was that ho
might got out of paying her the alimony
which a court would bo likely to exact from
htm , and telling her thnt after she had comeback
back to his homo she could never got a
divorce and that ho could do us ho pleased
with her.
Mrs. Babcock gives her husband's per
sonal property as 510,000 and his real estate
as $10,000 more. Besides these amounts she
says ho has property enough to bring the
total amount up to § 40.000 or SfiO.OoO. She
demands a monthly allowance of $ 00 , pend
ing the final settlement of the lawsuit , bo-
sules $2,000 for attorney fees and $500 for the
expense of securing witnesses. She also de
mands n judgment of ' ,25,000 as permanent
alimony.
llroka Out of .lull.
Officer Wtatt of the Council Bluffs police
force baa imothor interesting experience
with a man who was driving at a rapid gait
about Cut-Off Island , howling , yelling and
generally giving vent to the feelings Inspired
by a large load of budge. Wiatt attempted
to stop him in his wild career , but as soon
as ho thought ho had him under control the
fellow convinced him of his error by hauling
olT nnd hitting him a heavy blow with the
butt end of his buggy whip. The ofllcer's
hat was broken and his head was quite
severely cut by the force of the blow , but ho
brought him out of his utisgy with a sudden
ness that made his collar bone beat a tatoo
.
against his cars. Thu fellow was deposited
in thi ) Jail at Courtland beach for safe keep
ing until morning. When Wiatt returned to
the jail , about an hour later , to see how his
prisoner was doing he found him gone , lie
had worked his way into the irood graces of
a couple of darkey boys who furnished him
with a monkey wrench. With this he re
moved the bolts and climbed out Into the
fresh air. Ho lives In Omaha , and the ofll-
. ccrs have .reasonable certainty of potting
him back.
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Hail HI1U aiailo Good.
Business men need their money ir
those times. If you have bills againsl
people not living in Iowa employed by
any railway , express , telegraph or telephone
phone company entering Iowa , write t <
the Nassau Investment Co. , Council
Bluffs. Collections guaranteed. k
CtuiL'lit n root Itnoor.
"Sell" Hough , a foot racer whoso name i-
not altogether unknown at police hcadqtmr
tors , skipped from the chain gang sevcra
months ano , leaving about twenty-nine day1
of pick and shovel activity still to bo en
Joyed. His sprinting abilities had been care
fully cultivated ami did him a good turn , foj
he put so much distance between him anc
Council Bluffs lu so small a space of HIM
that the BlufTs ofiiccn never coult
llnd a tracn of him. Deputy Marshal Ander
bon , who is something of a runner hlmsolf
gave him a chase for about tour miles , but a
last had to give It up as a had Job. He lmi
been lying lo IT over since , declaring that 1
llouu'h overcame wilhlii foot shot again hi
would have to como down. VosterJuy In
heard that Hough was In town , and trarei
him to Budaiz's meat market on Uppo
Broadway. Ho took Ofllcor Murphy iiloiii
with him , and iho.v made a raid on the mca
market. Hough saw Anderson coming , am
with the recollection of his chnsn fresh 1
hisrfiiiml , made a break for thojbaclc doot
Bui his game was worn out. Murphy wa
waiting his exit , and gobbled him as ho cam
out. Hough will ornament the chain gan
again this morning In his usual graceful way
Piles of people have puoa , oat Dowltt'i
Witch Hazel Salvo will cure them.
Stop at the Ogden , Council Blutls , t \
lefat J2.00 houbo In Iowa ,
The following marriage licenses wcro 1 ;
n bued by County Clerk Cumpbell yesterday :
21n Name and Address. Age
I flcnruo Harris , Fremont county , la
1 i : thur M. Clark , Council llluffb 1
i .1.0. Turner , 1'ollnwuttiiiiilo county . . . S
1 K.dlth L'urlU , I'ottawrttamlo county , . . . , 1
Take H nice , eool swim at Munhatta
beach.
Domestic soap is the best.
Wlittol Vlub
The Ganymcdo Wheel club held a mco
ing last evening at which the resignation (
Thomas Metculf , Jr. , us treasurer was ai
copied aud O , G. Druw was elected to fl
the place. Thu fact was reported that 01
of the sixty charter members who agreed I
itny by the oreatntiUlon for ono year , three
or four had failed to como Up with
their dues and hud Announced
their Intention of dropping out. It was
decided to refer those CMOS to the club At
torney , with A view of commencing action to
compel them to llvo up to their contracts in
caio they still refuse.
CURIOS OF THE OKNSU3.
Odd rtopliet to the Uucitloni About In-
UehteilncM.
The whole number of actual replies to
the census bureau's questions sent out
to learn how many persons own their
homes , and most especially how many
farmers own the farms they cultivate ,
was more than 4,000,000 40,000 of them
arriving in ono day's mall , says Kate
Field's Washington.
The object was to learn the value of
mortgaged property , the amount of
nortgago debt , the rates of interest paid
and for what purpose the debt had been
incurred. Up to dnto the percentage of
answers to the circulars sent out is more
ban 70 at least 20 per cent above the
best average in private business.
As the answers came in each was "num
bered , and the writer's identity was lost
forovor. Numbers of 111 led out sched
ules would contain swear words. Ono
man wrote :
Every farmer has to answer thcso ques
tion , 1 don't see what's to hinder the money
sharks from wiping us out entirely. You
can sit down nnd take It casv with n big
salary anil good stealings , whllo I have to
work Ilko h to mnko n half living.
There was only ono man who actually
refused to fill out the blank ; ho was
prosecuted and punished. Of course
there were millions who paid no atten
tion at all , but this ono man has gained
the distinction of tmobstiimto and down
right refusal.
Three mortgagors in Montana have
agreed to pay 00 per cent Interest , an
other in Iowa 80 per cent , whllo Massa
chusetts is awarded the palm with a
single mortgage , the face of which is
$2,400 and which calls for interest at
144 per cent per annum , payable
monthly.
Some"vory old mortgages , long since
satisfied , but carelessly left uncanccled ,
were brought to light ono dated as far
back as 18)7.
"All settled , God bless your good
soul , " writes ouo woman , while another
says that there is no claim against her
property , unless it bo the lion of a
neighbor who is suing her for $20,000
damages for injuries received from her
ram. The writer , however , contended
that the neighbor was the aggressor
and that the ram aetod only in self-
defense , and then proceeds to minutely
dosi'.ribo her holdings and to ask the
government to set a value on them.
There were people who misunderstood
the matter entirely. Ono of them writes :
DCAU Silt I received a act of Congress
and wood say to you I don't know what you
want mo to dee If their is cny thing I can
dee I am Ever willing to dee it but you Must
Instruct mo by Mail an lei tno Know what 1
hov to dee and stale my Pay aud when i got
it and 1 wood bo only to glad to dee it but
could not spend my time for no pay as i hov
to work for a living Hoping to Hero fruui you
soonAnd
And hero is another from a woman's
pen :
I received your circular on the 10th of
March , I do not want to borrow no money at
present if the crop fails I may want some of
thc.1 of March Ib'J'J , i will let you know I if I
want some.
Women sent oictures and locks of hair
and similar trillcs along with their doc
uments , while the men would send fam
ily histories , thousands of words in
length , requests for pensions and green
goods circulars , whieh they would want
to know if it was safe to answer.
A man sent a photograph of triplets
and requested contributions for their
support.
By far the most curious of ill the com
munications are those which absign rea
sons for having incurred the indebted
ness which the mortgage was intended
o becuro. The tariff comes in for u largo
hare of the blame.
Tlio research has developed the curious
act that in nearly every county in the
Jnited States there is at least one man
vho incurred his indebtedness for the
mrposo of furnishing a substitute for
limself in the civil war.
Some of the victims had plenty of room
n which to give the object of their debt.
Lloro are a few instances :
Whiskey at twenty-live cents a drink.
An Education on Biblical Prophecies.
Not for whiskey or women.
Balling my husband out of Jail and for
lawycis crime , shooting a negro.
Made it when drunk ; no value received ;
.iln't paid a cent on It nor won't.
For clothing. [ The face of this mortgage
was six dollars. ]
Bought organ to keep boy home. He staid.
I'm proud of it.
To got to bo postmaster didn't git.
To pay interest on other mortgage and
feed cattle which I had bettor sold for ten
dollars a hod and sold what feed 1 raised
( this is hindsight. )
Need bo few mortgages In S. W. Iowa if
men would stop running in debt for tobacco
and whiskey. iTbis from a woman. ]
Mortgage satisfied. Married mortgagee ,
who has died since and bequeathed all prop
erty to mortgagor.
You see by the census returns that my
- wlfo has presented me with the third pair
of twins , so wo hud to have more roonl.
Breach of promise suit girl won.
Wlfo went off with another man threw
the mortgage In.
This mortgage was made to buy a farm for
my sou. Since I have purchased farms for
four other sons -.villi the same money. Have
property on the farm to pay it all right. My
own farm Is ( JO-Jitf acres , six hundred and
forty in cultivation.
Ono man seems to have been a biblical 1
student perhaps ho wan the snmo one
who spent his money for an education on
biblical prophesies. Here is his contribution
r-
tribution :
You have asked men good many questions
! I am going to ask you ! ! < ) .
1. Wharo did Cane gll his wlfo.
2. Who Is Christ Grandfather.
! ) . What Is Moses Father namo.
Yet another communication boars the
ear marks of u Salvationist's pen :
Dear Sir 1 don't no how to fill this Paper
but I have a hous of 4 rooms ar.d lot 1 hav it
all natd 1 glvo 8 hundred dollars for it but lu
not my own it belongs lo Jesus bo has bonghi
mo and all 1 huv so you can Hx it as U suit :
you.
you.Many curious names were brought U
light. How Mr. Jo op Wdzynozny pro
iiouiicoH his name nobody has been able
to determine. Christ AIKo I am as
sured moans no Irreverence or dlsrospecl
when ho writes hlanamo. Mr , and Mrs
Branch have lour children whom thoj
have named respectively Olive L. , Loaf j
1) , Forest and Oak.
It is now thought that the ontcomo o
this inquiry will bo as useful und Inter
eating as it is novel.
Vmilklilne Alligator * .
Alligators are the next animals ii
clangor of complete extermination at tin
hands of reckless and merciless hunters
There has been a great demand fo
alligator skin , which for many purpose
. is unsurpassed , and with oven docon
c. killing of the creatures the supply o
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1U this iiboftil leather might bo kept up in
37 definitely. That their extinction 1
late close at hand Is not biirpriblng when wi
learn that over IJ.OOO.OOO Imvo booi
killed in Florida since 1880 , and that 00
was at ono thno a fair week's work. A
it is with the alligators , bulfalos am
seals , so it is with many species of southern
orn birds which have been borelontlessl
slaughtered for their plumage tha
within a few yours they will become at
solutely extinct.
Piles of people nave piles , Due Do Witt'
to Witch Hazel Salvo will euro thorn .
AFFAIRS AT TII OMAHA
Oity Oouncilmon Brivi ? e Inclemency of
the WoM&r. &
CITY CLERK WILL l AN ASSISTANT
iii. , .
Hold Ilohbcrjr of f\ , tjRnr ] Denlcr'n Cnjh
Drawer Cutting ilovrn Kipenncs nt
Cuclnhj'n llrlcl c In n lllaio
Jingle City Now * .
The mayor , Councllmon Schultz , Bull < \
and Koutsky were nt the council chnmbor
and ready for business Inst nlfiht nt 7:30 :
o'clock. After waiting for a half hour nnd
no quorum being present , n motion to ad
journ until Tuesday night was put. As the
vote was tbclug taken Councilman Wood ,
Wyman nnd Hruco walked In mid the coun
cil again convened and proceeded to busi
ness.
ness.A communication was read from the
executive committee , appointed nt the meet
ing when I-M Johnson made n report on the
actions of the city council , iisltinp the mayor
nnd council to mod with the executive com
mittee at John Doo's onico on Tuesday even-
inc. The council was also given noMco that
a complete report , ns rend by Mr. Johnson ,
wns open to the public and could bo seen at
any time during business hours nt Mr. John-
son's ofllco.
On the strength of a petition slcned by J.
McDonald and others Mr. Huiln , chntr-
mati of the committee , recommended that J
street bo graded from Twenty-fifth to
Twenty-second street.
Conrad Woldoman was given permission to
change the location of his saloon to the cor
ner of Thirty-third and ( J streets.
Ilruno Btratham was allowed to transfer
his liquor license to423 N street.
An ordinance was Introduced creating the
oftlco of deputy city clerk. The ordinance
provides that the mayor is to appoint , the
salary to bo fSO a month and a bond of $1,000
Is to bo given. The duties of the oHlclal are
to act as assistant to the city clerk and In
the abscnco of that ofllclal to perform the
duties of his ofllcc.
FIre Chief Smith was granted a leave of
absence to attend the national meeting of
( Ire chiefs In Milwaukee.
Street Commissioner Tobias reported the
culvert In Albright adjacent to Ilowell t
Bradford's lumber yard had been fenced , as
It was in a dangerous condition.
Police Judge Fowler hauded in the follow
ing report for July :
Number of cases tried 101
Total lummntof llnus nnd cost.\ . . . . $138 61)
School fund 04 00
Oonurnl fund 31 & 0
Paid to Chief lioekotl 1300
City Attorney Van Duseu gave It as his
opinion that a levy could at that time bo
made against the property abutting on N
street to pay for the grading nnd paving
done and now In course of completion. It
was something that should Have been done
nt the beginning , but ns the former council
had neglected to do its duty , It would bo
legal to do so now. This matter wns brought
out by a query from Wyinan , Who naked the
attorney to advise thu council as above indi
cated. -
Jack Leonard put in a claim against the city
for f-TOO. Some time ago , when Juck was
confined to thu hospital by sickness , his
shack nt the intersection of Is street and the
railroad track was 'torn down , under the
direction of Police Chief Beckett. Leonard
estimates thu value of his building at $50. a
dog at $50 and his goods.at jxiOO. The claim
was referred to the city attorney.
Joe Upha reported that u nuisance existed
at his place In the shape of pigeons roosting
on his house. Ho wanted the council to
advise him how to abate the nuisance. The
mayor said the man had been nftor him to
compel the owners of the birds to keep them
up. Bulla thought the matter should go to
Cummlngs , the pondmaster , nnd Schultz
ejaculated that tno chicken committee was
the place for the communicant to pot justice.
The matter was finally placed on the table.
An estimate for''jfl.U23.90 was allowed
Hugh Murphy for grading done at Twenty-
sixth nnd Q streets.
A llnal estimate of $1,512.50 was allowed
Cash Bros , for grading done in district
No. 10.
The horse car company gave notice thnt
It desired to change to motor power , nnd
asked for information Iroin the council. The
communication was , upon motion of Mr.
Bruro , referred to the committee on via
ducts , streets and alleys and the city
attorney. While this matter was before
the council Wymaii took occasion to state
that the street car companies should bo
made to carry passengers from Albright to
Omaha for one fare , and vice versa. Mr.
Schultz was opposed to this proposition , as
there was enough trade going to Omaha
now. Ho thought one faro would bo a
teaser for persons to trade In the city who
would otherwise buy their wares nt homo.
Upon motion of Wymaii the mayor and
Councilman Bulla were instructed to re
quest the managers of botn companies to
accept each other's transfers.
The street commissioner was instructed
to purchase eighty feet of oightecn-Inch
sewer uipo , to belaid on Thirtieth street
between T and U streets.
Charley Splitt hauded in a bill for $115. IB
for work done while ho was garbage master
in Ib'Jl. Wyman , chairman of the llnanco
committee , did not recommend the payment
of the bill , ns there was no way of verifying
the work alleged to have been dono. Ho be
lieved Mr. Splitt was honest in his state
ment and gave ns his excuse for not handing
in the bill sooner that he thought there was
no money in the treasury. The mayor was
opposed to paying the bill at this late dato.
Wood also said the bill should have como in
sooner. On motion of Bruce it was agreed
to pay f 15 of the amount and let thu balance
go until there was more proof of its being
correct.
lm Hnnnon put In a bid to clean Railroad
avenue lor 10 cents a square yard. His bid
was considered high and was referred to thu
committee on streets and alloys.
Judgments having been rendered In thu
district court ngainst the city for the follow
ing amounts , the bills wcro allowed : John
Condon & Co. , $1)35.153 ) , and Tlldu A. Heed ,
$904,53.
The ordinance directing thu opening up of
N street cast of Twentieth wax passed.
Dlolc I'uyiii ; In , ) ull.
The first thing that Dick Payne , the as
sailant of Holmes , naked for yestordn.v
lu Jail , was a law.vor , and Mr.
, Bayllss was called In. The lawyer ad
vised Payne to say nothing to anyone
ono , and tlio prisoner heeded this advice un
til after ho was questioned so closely that
ho had to toll some things that were not
true or make a statement. To a re iiy >
porter for TUB Bur. Payne finally
said : "Holmes never did like mo. Our
first diniculty arose oior gambling In
Deaver's place. That ; was some days ago i
Since that time Holmes has told mo several
Llt
tunes that he Intended to kill mo the llrsi ;
opportunity ho got , When ho approached
- mo last night I was Afraid ho would carry
, out his threat , Hostruck me first and thoi
placed his hand lubls , bosoin. I was sure lu
" was reaching for tyls'pmi , and in solf-dofonst
11 I used the knife time 1 was whittling with al
the timo. All 1 asKfqr Is justice. "
y Payne Is an easy , prpvarlcator. Ho denle :
y over having hud any trouble with any OIK
before , when it Is i } known tact to the police
: Ihat there are twn men In this city lhat In
almost klll&l , JoqJHoffman , Is ono of then
and carries the mark today. In a Ilgl >
Payne , It Is clalmeUyblt the cud of his nosi
off. Another man nus an ugly scar on hi :
forehead which w a'c used by a blow givei
n him by Payne , wlip struck him with uu Iroi
bar.
10
bar.Holmes
10s. Holmes passed thu night fairly well nm
s.ir there Is now but llttlo doubt of tils recovery
ir The county attorney will bo down in tin
it morning to lougo the complaint , which wil
probably bo assault with Intent to kill.
j. Cuttlnc Dunne
There was a rumor yesterday morning tha
alt the employes at '
o Cudahy's packing nous
III had gone out on a strike because their pay ha
IIIX ) been reduced S3 per cent. This was donlo
is at the packing house. There was no genera
id strike , although a number of , men were hi it
oft and the pay of some of the men has bee
cut 10 per cent.
The now order of reducing the pay of th
men 10 per cent'at Swift's went Into cffoc
yesterday morning ,
IlrKlRo In n llluie.
3 A farmer and his family driving into tow
last evening about 4 o'clock discovered tha
the 1) . & M. brlil go about two miles south of
hero was on flro. Ho left his wlfo and ton
to fight the flro while ho came on In to give
notice to the company. Hand car * wora
teen loaded with sufficient apparatus to put
out the fire and a gang of men went out to
do the work , The pier * were more or loss
damaged and will perhaps delay the trains
several hours whllo the repairs are boltig
made.
_
Another Hold Kobberr.
Qcorgo Davis conducts n cigar stand on
lower N street. Ho was standing In his
back door about 7 o'clock last evening
when n very bold robbery oecuroi. Whllo
Davis had his back turned , a man giving
his name as John O'Brien , stepped Insldo of
the store nnd tapped the till , getting away
with f U In cash. Mr. Davis slopped back
Into the store just In time to discover
O'Brien going out. Ho grasped a largo re
volver ho had lying on a shelf nnd rushing
out onto the walk shoved It unticr O'Brien's
nose and marched him over to the police
station. The money wns all recovered.
City < U > nl | > .
Dr. Ernhout was in Bellevue yesterday.
James Thompson Is in jail for fighting.
John Hughes wns fined $5 for drunkenness.
Senator Saunders wns a visitor nt Man
ager Babcock's office yesterday.
Mrs. J. F. liltchhart and sou are homo
from n visit with friends In Atlantic , In.
H. P. Beach of the Eaalo Pencil company
Is the guest of W. N. Bnbeock yesterday
The 0-year-old son of August Uhtoff died
Sunday night of diphtheria. The family
lives on Thirtieth street , between T and u.
The police arrested a man yesterday from
Council BlulTs , who Is said to bo a procurer ,
Dotectlve Mitchell snared the fellow before
ho had an opportunity to do any soliciting.
J. H. Kcone , general agent for the Mil
waukee road nt Denver , but who was
formerly the llvo slock airent for that road
in South Omaha , was circulating around
among his old acquaintances yesterday.
Tl1 ? funeral services over the remains of
tha' to Charles Brniuard were conducted
yeslsrdny afternoon from St. Agnes' church
nnd tlio I2xchnngc hotel. The attendance
wait rgo and iho floral offerings elaborate.
The remains were Interred In St. Mary's
cemetery.
The work of changing the horse to a motor
car lluo botwoou huro and Albright wns
commenced yesterday. All the old track
running from Twenty-fourth street out N
to Twenty-third , out Twenty-third to O and
In on O to N again has been torn up. This
portion of the line has been abamloucjt and
the now line will connect with Iho Omaha
motor at Twenty-fourth nnd O streets. The
work of placing the poles will begin today
and all thu work will bo pushed until It is
completed.
_ _
Piles of people have piles , out DoWltt's
witchhazel salvo will cure them.
MORTAR FACTORIES.
An Important Newly I ) vcl < i ] > iMl Foiituro of
Modern Itiillillni ; .
The day is near at hand when the
sight of a mortar box or mortar mixer
will bo a curiosity. For several years
builders of Cincinnati have talked of the
desirability of establishing mortar fac
tories , but the idea was never very
fully developed until recently. While
nearly every other material used for
building1 purposes has generally been
brought to the building site ready
made , mortar has always been loft to
the unskillful management of the mos > t
inferior workmen , who mixed it ' 'by
hand" near the place whore it was to bb
used. This has always been a source of
much annoyance to all persons con
cerned. The lime barrels , sand heaps
and mixing box together consumed a
greatly needed quantity of street space
and added greatly to the disorderly ap
pearance ot tilings in the neighborhood
of a building which was in the process of
erection. In some of the larger cities
several mortar plants wcro established
in which mortar would bo mixed by
hand and kept in stock until an order
was secured , when it would bo ro
tempered and sold.
This plan , however , gave very little
satisfaction. Within the past year a
process has been evolved whereby mor
tar can be manufactured by machinery
in almost any quantity at a moment's no
tice and with the certainty that the
proper "temper" will be given. This is
a remarkable btep forward in building.
To insure good work it was necessary by
the old plan to commence slacking the
lime about two weeks or a month before
the time when the mortar was to boused.
The modern mortor machine slacks the
lime in forty-fivo minutes more perfectly
than was over accomplished by the hund-
hoe proccbb in a fortnight.
I5y the old method the workmen would
frequently miscalculate the amount re
quired , and either mix too little or too
muoh mortar. This would ccauso the
bricidayorti to bo delayed in the first
event , and in the second the superfluous
mortar would bo wasted. Now a con
tractor can order ju&t the amount nf
mortar ho needs and bo sure that ho will
have a reliable Ui'ticlo. For some time
past-there has been a very successful
mortar factory operating in Philadel
phia , in which mortar has been made
with machinery very successfully. A
few months since a mortar company put
up the first mortar machine over erected
in thin state. The plant is well worth
inspecting and is an entirely new thing-
The &and used is dumped into u hop-
_
rfie"NEXT MORNTNG i FEEL DRIQHT AND
ii NEW AND MY COMPLEXION IS BETTER.
My doctor Rays It new gently nn the tlnmnrh ,
liver nnd klilnevs. and Is n pleasant laxiuhe. ThU
drink ti made from herM , nnd la prepared for use
M ewlly as tea. His called
,
A iTfirucRiBls 6ll 11 at CteTand 11 a pack-ice , 1 f you
cmmot get It. end your niWiess forafri-o
t I.nnc'u Fnnilb Mrilleliin iiiiivcs ilin linttrli
LlJ rnchdiir. Inorrtcrti'tir t'f" < lttivni ! i npr.isiary
J AddVYSWl * ' ' '
n
o
o
Mandrake Pills have a value i a house
hold remedy far beyond tno power of Ian
guago to describe. Tlio family can .
hardly bo true Iff itself thnt does not
keep them on hand for use in emergen
cies.
l' MANUIfAKt *
Is the only vogotaulo substitute for thai
dangerous mineral , MKUCUHV , aiu
while Us action as a curatlvo la ( ullj
equal , It possosbQS none of the porllou :
oITocls.
In Constipation , Mandrake acts upon
the bowels withou disposing them U
subsequent Costlvpnc&s.
No remedy acts so directly on tin
llvor , nothing so speedily cures Sloli
Iloaducho , Sour Stomach
10
ct ach , and Biliousness as PILLS
these ,
1'orSalo by nil nruzslatJ. 1'rlco 2.1 cl > . po
box ; II boxes ford'icu , ; or sout by until , nost.
usa free , on receipt of urluo. Dr. J , 11
BcUenoR & Sou , I'hlludelplilu.
per at the cilgo of the canal , and fulls
through this hopper Into n sand-eon-
voyor , which carries It Into the factory
through n subterraneous trough , nnd ia
dumped Into nn elevator. This elevator
carries It to the roof of the fat-lory ,
where it is thrown into a revolving
Mjroon 8 foot long by " foot In dlatnotor.
The sifted sand falls on a belt , which
convoys It Into the mixing room on the
second floor. The Htno is kept In a lingo
bin in the rear of the first story build
ing. From thU bin two chutes lead
down to the patent revolving cyhndors
or retorts In which the slacking is dono.
These retorts each hold Illty bushels
ofllmo , nnd will turn thnt amount out
thoroughly slacked every forty-fivo
minutes. The liquid limn is pumped
up to the mixing tubes by moans of
specially patented pumps , and then the
most delicate part of the process is
reached the mixing , A great dual of
judgment Is necessary to dceldo just
how much Htno is needed a given quan
tity of sand , for the reason that very
coarse sand holds much more lime than
very line sand before it will hold well ,
and the quantity of Hmo has nlwaj'H to
bo guaged to suit the particular quality
of wind on hand. The mixer Itself Is a
wonderful piece of machinery , consistIng -
Ing of a gigantic t > crow and several
largo puddles , which hurl , twist and
contort the 11 mo and sand until there is
no grain which is not as thoroughly
mixed as the average discussion on the
Ilnanclal situation.
After mixing It is dumped into carts
and put into immcdiato use in the walls
of buildings or on ceilings. There Is no
need to wait a second for any retom poring
ing or anything of that sort. Machine
made mortar , It has been found , is
always morot'horoughly mixed. Is easier
to work with , and noes not "blister. "
The Plum street factory has a ca
pacity of : if > 0 tons per day of ton hour * .
All arrangements have been completed
to oreot a similar plant in Now York ,
which will have a capacity of 1,000,000 ,
pounds a day. Machine made mortar Is
therefore no longer the shadowy possi
bility It has been for centuries , but an
actuality of a very material sort.
Another building material in which
there has lately been a very marked Im
provement Is plaster for interior work.
The Hmo plaster of the olden times Is
rapidly giving place to what is known
as hard or rock plaster. This material
is made ba process and with machinery
with which tho-general public is not al
lowed to become too familiar , the re
ceipt being a patented alTalr. Most of
this hard plaster is made in the city o (
Chicago , and is necessarily tough. Ii
has another quality , however , which
Chicago cannot boast ; it is liroproof ,
and has on two or three occasions been
known to check the progress of serious
eoullugrations.
The most approved method of using
this plaster is to spread it on wire net
ting , but it can bo Ubed with wooden
atlis quito as well as the lime plaster ,
the only objection to the wood builig that
it decreases the fireproof quality of a
wall or coiling considerably. The
underwriters of America ace constantly
complaining that property owners hero
in the United States are blind to their
own interests in the matter of building
materials , invariably choosing cheap ,
inflammable fatulT iiibtead of something
just a little dearer , but a thousand times
more bafo.
The ancient Romans had a very slow
way of making mortar and cement , but
seem to have achieved results which are
decidedly more lasting than will bo ac
complished by the cheap stuffs which
have for many years past held these
markets. The chief manner in which
the Uoman process dilTored from the
modern was in the practice of burying
mortar in pits for several weeks before
they used it. This , it is supposed , was
done to allow the earth's moisture to
equally and thoroughly saturate the
mortar.
NO QUAItTEJl
will do you as much
good ns the one tli.it
buys Doctor PlerceM
Pleasant Pellets. This
is what you get with
them : An absolute
and permanent cure
for Constipation , In-
1 digestion , Bilious
Attacks , Sick nnd
Bilious Headaches ,
and all dciangcmcnts
' of the liver , stomach ,
and bowels. Not
just temporary relief , and then a worse
condition afterward but help that lasts.
Pleasant help , too. Those sugar-
contcd little pellet ? are the smallest , the
easiest to take , and the easiest in the
way they net. No griping , no violence ,
no disturbance to the system , diet , or
occupation.
They come in scnlcd vlnle. which keeps
tlicin always fresh and reliable ; n con
venient and perfect vest-pocket remedy.
They're the cheapest pills you can buy.
OUSTER'S
LAST
BATTLE
PSELD.
A vlslr to this spot , which Is now a
national cemetery , IB oxtromorly inter
esting. Here seventeen years iiffo General -
oral Ouster nml llvo companies of the
Seventh United States cavalrynuinbor-
injrovor 200 olllcore mid men , were out
to pieces by the Sioux Indiana and
allied tribes under Sitting Bull. The
battlefield , the valley of the Little Hitf
Horn , located some forty odd miles
south of Cutter , Mont. , n stitlon on the
Northern Pacific railroad , can bo easily
reached by st'.itfo. If you \\ill wrlU
Charles S. Fee , St. Paul , Minn. , Inclos
ing -1 cents in postage , lie will send you
a handsomely illustrated 100 jmjjo boolc ,
free of charge , in which you will llnd n
granule account of the sad catastrophe
which overtook the bravo Custonuid hit
ollowors In the vail oy of Iho Little Uit
Horn in Juno , ' 70.
. . _ _ - - jAnil nil tlio train o
t KVILS , WKAKNESSKS. DKIIII.ITV. IJTO. . Hint lie
Ciini.inv | them tu iiii'il QUICKLY anil I'HIt.MA
NKNTIiY OUHKI ) . Full STKIJNUTII and loin
ulvcu toovt-ry jiirt : ( if tlio Imily , I will HI-III ! ( HU
cin.'ly iMulu t > FJtUt ; tunu > HtilTi'ruiHIM iiruxorlp
lluu thai cured uiuul IlK-HU tiuulilDS AuilruHi ( i
11. WKJllIIT , Music Dealer Dox 1'JBO , n
MlchU'Uu.
DebiliUUng and , Wasllujj Effects of Ca
tarrh and Bronchitis ,
Mr. 1 red Opperman hulili the rMpnn lll )
plnce ot night wnlolitnan nt thu qrent Umlnhr
piiPkliis' homo , South Umnhn. An hai Hocn In
this tlrm't uinploT fur thopist six yotUK. it
fiu-t tlml proves liU rolliitilllty. Ho liven nt
( v > 7 North Twenty fourth uroot. South Umnliiv ,
with hli family , Rpforrlni ; to the ruined con
dition of his syytPiu from tlio lonu ravages of
citlnrrli , lirodi-lutls nml dclilllty until tnkon
under treatment by Dr. Slinpnnl , ho m\l < l ;
"I Imvo IIOPH KFontly niontoil orur my euro
by thu Uop Uml-Mitii | r l y tom.ns my Iionlth
wnssocomplutoly slmltorcil by cixtnrrli , ilyi-
liopsln mid tiniiicliltUwlitv ! I lioisan treatment
thM I llml mi Idoji of KiUtllii well soon , If I tot
well nt nil. Thno itanh h < l tn'on working im
inn for inuny yonr-t mm li.ul literally pntsomid
my whole system. Mv t imwl > wns worn out.
and Itsoumml na tlioiuh ihuiMtnrrlml pot oii
had dUoasod every ontMi In my luidy. Mv
o.irs wotoulTeclod nml 1 boo into pnrtlnlfy ilonf
from the nverlusthu ro.ir IK uml biirtlim. My
sight wan itlTuotc.im1 my pyo nlwnys
dliniiuv.l or blurred. 1 MifTrrod tro.ttly ! from
weakness unit couslltintUm ( if the IIOVTCIR , from
violent unliirrlml lio.ulai'lirs anil from snot Is
of dlrrlnpss Hint woulil timkoimi drop my worker
or reel Ilko n drunkard In my wnllt.
"In time tlio lirunclilul tnbus ueoniuo In
volved and 1 Outran to bo tortnrod with pultu
In tlni oho * ! linn nn .lohtnu' soreness of nil thu
lionos In my Dody. I couldn't lironthe com
fort : iblv nr nnUirnllv. I'oiUonllr | on lying
douu I would lie tiiKun with ix lit ot onlTocii-
tlon.sj thsit 1 would Imvo to leave my bed
nnd as sumo n Hitting position.
I
Mil. KIIKO Oi'i'tiitMAN. with Cuclahy
House.
Nl'-'ht awoats caino on nndvlion I wet : to
Dr. Shu'ird | my weight h td drniuioil from 1(13 (
to 140 poundH. lull. In u short llmo under bin
rmo I siw : n bin Imptovomunt , wns Gottlni : In.
It used to hurt me to strultfhlon uu ; my back
wns weak mid lixmo. and my norl ; oxIiiuiHted
mo. Now I nm riipldly KulnlnK stronuth nnd
llubh and nm In fiict n now iiinn all llironuh.
Sly bellof Istlmt but , for tlio cntiru of trout -
incut that Dr. yiiopnrd Is Klvln.me 1 would bo
tut-illy tumbleby this time lo property nttond
to Iho duties of my position. 1 oniiiiot gpo.ik
lee hlclilv of the system of tro.itinQiit that Ii
onrln ; ma"
CVifu ihii'ni all curable iltfcmica treated at law
an ! Hiif/iirmr.itw me'licdiM free- /.ttfeiil.iut a
iliitancc sMwtfiilly trails t b j mill. Sen I far
si/mj / > tom II ink.
DRS. CQPEUND & SIIEPARD ,
ROOMS nil AND III ! NEW VOUIC ljll ? .
IIUIUMNO. OMAHA , NEK.
Every Curable Disease Treated-
Ofllco Hours-H to 11 n. m.:2 : to'i p. in. : 7 to3 t > .
in. Sunday 10 n. in. to la in.
rii-n'jhc3 ; ! Iho Best and Cheapest Method tft
FIRE-PROOFING HOUSES.
'rTto for catalogue ot LathingFonclngi
j'o Fixtures , otc.
N. W. HXI'ANI KI > METAL CO. ,
No. 4 ( Twenty EixtUS. . OniCAQO.
PRESERVE YOUR EYE SIGHT ,
USE
$
Bra Co.
W. C. ESTEP
li , N. Main St. , Council BlulTs.
lOnico 11)7 THMSI'IIONHS-Uosldcneo 3 !
Special Notices.
COUNCIL BLUFFS :
AIISTKACTS nml lo.itm. Farm mill pity proparly
tiimt'ht ami Hold , 1'imuy ft , T hum IH , Council
lllnllrt
( < AKHAGi : roiuoviil , ccHipuuln , v.uillu , chlmnoy *
JclcaniHl. UU Hurltu , ut T.iylor'H vrucury , 61J
Ilio.idwiiy.
j
K01T KAUMH - Wn Imvo Home , line liPiirhur fruit
faniiH for H.ilm nliuiifuuil low.i f.irmn ; ; i cholu'i
Jtu-acru fiinu , * : ! U pur uuru. Julmmoii it Vim
I'llllC'll. /
AN OI'I'OIITITNITY for a ho un.Vo hum t.-iltoii
Hnvcrnl ilualrulJlo lioiiHimmiil lottt iiiiilur torn-
cluHUiiiiif inurU'ai.rii Hint wn will clo-n out at oust
uu monthly p lymcnU or for u.i ill. lUy & lluni , d J
1'c'iirl St.
I or : i tiMin , you cm nrikci 11 iroirl tnulu fur ik
vauiint lot belwn'ii pofUullluo ami nuw lirldKu.
UruuiiHlilolilH , NluhulHou .V Uu , , t'.OD lira id way ,
IOH I 8A1 < -Nlco fi-room I'oll.iiiii iiuar Mii'llaou '
hlrrct. UruuiiHliluia'i. Nlcholmm ft , Co. , UUJ
Ilroiiihviiy.
T.'Oll HAI.i : 10 lo 'JO ucroH , 3 mllon from ultv
1 I'liL'iip. ( Jrt-oiiHliluhlu , Nlcliolnuu & , Co. , UOO
Uro.idway.
, : ( ! ACKKS fur Hiiln near Council IlltltlH ; liouxn ,
t'lurii. frullHuf nllldmlH ; only 4.'I5.I ( ( | an HIT. ) 1C
laid n at oucu. GruuiiHlilulilH , Nlcliolnou > V Uu. , UUJ
llio.ulway.
" \VANTKD-ABlrlfor hoimoworlt ! Ocrmon proM -
M furrml. Apply at - " . aiiuiitli Dili Hi.
no YOU know Unit IMy k HI-HS havn HOIIHI
clioleo b.irb'HliiH lu fruit ami uarilun huul nu r
tliln city )
ROOMS fo ii'iil. furnlHlieil or imfuruUliud , No.
710 Klrnt nvuiiuu.
, JF you want u ( tooil Hpau of milieu , 7 yearn old ,
Ctnllu amiowl UrWciH , adilruHu A , lieu oincu. |
1 2-TotlS-a-DaV Machine ut a 10-Ton j a Day Price.
way
Our warranty Goes with Each Machine ,
The South w Ick Haling | > res Is nZ-hnno , full-circle IlWCllluo ,
Jt hux lliu larufki li-cil . .
any ( 'ontlmioiis-llalliii
Donhlo-.Stiuko '
the World.
Hales tight ; draft Hunt.
Capacity ; Construction ; Durability all the DUST.
Now is the time to buy u hay press. It will pay you to BOO our machines before
fore you buy.
SANDWICH MANFG. CO. , COUNCIL BLUFFS.