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1IIE OMAHA DAILY WKK : MONDAY. MATinn 2.1. W COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MI.NOU MKNTIO.\ . Mr ? . John Nclion In quite 111 at her homo. 1812 Fifth nvcnuc. George Holcomb of Sloiix Falls Is visiting Uio family of John N. Baldwin. George Iludlo leaves today for a trip t Deadwnd and the Illack Hills country. Senator I'usey spent Sunday nt homo , II will return to DCS Molncs this morning. The Lady Maccabees will meet Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 : o'clock In Hoyal Arcanum hall. Another meeting nlll be held at the Ogdci house next Friday night for the purpose o organizing a blcyclo club. Judge Woolson went to Sioux City on Snt tirday nftpr the adjournment of court. Hi will return this morning. Spcclol meeting llliiffs City Lodge No. 71 'A. ' V , and A. M. . Tuesday , March 21. Work In 13 , I * , degree 7:30 : sharp. The local board will meet tonight to ron Rider the iMiiio of the bonds for an addition til the nighth street school building. The Grand hotel , Council nluffs. High class In every respect. Kates , $2.50 per day and upward. K , V. Clarke , proprietor. Mr. nnil Mr * . W. IK Lynchanl were callc < to Ml. 1'lcanant , la. , last nlghtMiy the rorl ous Illness of Mrs. Lynchnrd's ngcd mother The funeral of the late T. II. Stewart , wh was killed In Omaha , look place In this city yesterday afternoon under the auspices o the I. 0. O. F. Interment was at Falrvlow cemetery. Mr. Oeorgo Mctcalf has returned from Sioux City , where ho has been for some time , undergoing treatment for throat trouhlt He Is Improved In health , and stood thi Journey remarkably well. Mr. J. M. Ousler was unable to addrcs the men's meeting at the Young Men's Christian association yesterday afternoon Secretary Dakor held a general song am pralso service Instead of the announced pro gram. The funeral of I ) . Goldstein was held fron the residence on Hroudway yesterday after noon. The burial rites were performed by Ilabbl Lea M. Franklin of Omaha. Th funeral was attended by a large number o the friends and relatives of the deceased. The funeral of the little daughter of Mr and Mrs. Charles L. Haas took place from the family residence , 715 First avenue yes terday afternoon. The wrvlces were con ducted by Hev. McDonald In the presence of the relatives and Immediate friends o' the stricken family. Claude Uye , formerly deputy county treas urer and at the recent election a candtdati for city auditor on the democratic ticket will assume the position of cashier of the State bank of Tabor , la. , succeeding R.V llrookc , resigned. Ho will move lily famll } to Tabor the coming week. The contract for the brick work on the Odd Fellows' building will bo let today There was some talk among the committee about having the work dcilu under the super vision of a foreman and by day labor , bit this Idea has been about given up and all o the work will probably bo awarded by con tract. The mooting of ladles at the Y. M. C. A headquarters Friday aftcrnocn for the pur pose of organizing an auxiliary attracted quite a largo number of the fair sex and the proposed organisation was fully discussed Mrs. I'helps presided and Mrs. Tarklngton wao chosen secretary. A committee ) com posed of McsJames G. D. Uaker , J. 0. Lemen and John K. Cooper was appointed on ecu rtlUitlon , after which the session was ad journed until next ThurpJay at 2 o'clock. Manager Alton's stock company begun Its second week's engagement at the New Do hany last night , and despite the fact thaf there was more PIIOW en the ground and It the air than has been seen hero for three yearj , nearly every seat In the whole house was taken. The company get stronger will each nlght'a performance. Tonight the bll will bo that good old drama "Hazel Kirk , ' that the public never tires of. Strong bills will bo given each night during the week and the eccond week will bo much stronger than the first. IOWA TKAC1II3US AVILk MEET for Hie St'MHlnii lo lie lit Council UlufTH. The program of the Southwestern Iowa Teachers' association , to bo hold at Councl" Bluffs on April 2 , 3 an 4 , has been loaned. The officers are : President , A. 11 Warner , Harlan ; vice president , A. W. Mer rill , Stuart ; rccordlug secretary , J. W. Clark Red Oak ; railroad secretary. C. L , . Crow , Logan ; treasurer , C. K. Moore , Missouri Val ley. The executive committee Is : B. H , Eastman of Council Bluffs , chairman ; A. H Warner of Harlan , and J. W. Clark of Red Oak. The program follows : GENERAL. ASSOCIATION. Thursday , April 2. Forenoon and after noon , visiting the city schools. Evening , 7HO : o'clock , I'rOHbytorlan church Half hour recital by the C. B. H. S. Violin Orchestra nnd Chorus club. Address of welcome , Dr. John Askln , Council Bluffs. Response , Ur W. M. Brooks , Tabor. Lecture , "Child Study nnd Us Practical Besults , " Prof. G. T , W. Patrick , Iowa State university. An nouncomonts. Friday , April 3 , 9 n. m. Presbyterian Church President's address , A. U. Warner , Harlan. Paper , "Tho Teacher's Prepara tion for Nature Study , " A. W. Merrill , Htuart. "Tlio Teaching of Science In the Country Schools , " A , A. Taylor , Greenfield. "In the Grades , " G. 1. Miller , Boone. "In the High School , " W. C. Van Ness , Denl- Bon. General discussion of above Bubjects , led by F. B. Cooper , Ues Molnes. "Methods of Primary Work , ns Taught In Scarrett School , Kansas City , " Illustrated by phonograph graph , J. C. HlBey , Kansas City. Friday Alternoon , 1:30 : O'clock. Address , "How to Kmlcli thu Instruction in Country Schools , " State Superintendent J. H. Kirk. p Missouri , "An Exercise In Nature Study , " Nettle Morris , Comic i Bluffs. "Snap Shots. " O. J. Laylamler , Cedar Kails. "The Study of Clvlca In the High School , " W. F. Chev alier , lied Oak. Discussion , W. O. Ulddull , a Woodbine. "The Blight Side , " II. W , Saw yer. Council Bluffs. Friday Evening , 7:30 : O'clock. Half hour recital uy the C. B. H. 8. Violin Orchestra n. and Chorus club. Address , Hon. W. F. durlcy , Omaha. MEETINGS OF SUCTIONS. Saturday , 8:10 : a. in. Exhibition drill. Piesbyterlun church auditorium. School ofllcers nnd city superintendents. C. W. " Noul , Stuart , chairman. "Tho Obligations of the School Board to the Pupil , the Teacher and the Public , " C. B. Christy , Mnlvern. Discussion led by O. E. French- , Creston. "Tho Training of Teachers Al ready Employed In the Schools , " J , Al. IIus- sey , Shenandoah , "Wise Expenditure of School Funds Buildings , Teachers. School Supplies. " C. W. Neal. Stuart. Discussion led by E. It , Fonda , Council HlufTsi. "Clan * Intervals In Graded Schools , " H. G , Lam- on , Atlantic , DlHcusblon led by C. M. Thompson , Corning. Hurnl Schools-First Baptist Church. I. P. Clark. Corningchairman. . "Tho Way Out of 9 the Text Book Question , " ! ! . A. Simons. 8IU- ney. Discussion led by Viva Gllllland , Glen- wood. "TowiiFhlp against District System , " Charles Emerson , Creston. Discussion led liy B , P , Hoist , nnono. "What Have the Teachers a night to Demand from the Country Institute ? " Alice E. Hopper , At lantic , Discussion led by C. E. Moore , MIs- Bourl Valley. "What Can Be done with Geography In the Itural Schools ? " Mary F. n Cody. Dunlap. Discussion led by W. B. Buckley. Oakland. nc Graded and High Schools I'rejbytcrlan ncOi Church Lecture lloom William Bell , Cla- rlnda , chairman. "State At < socl > itloii High OiWi School Courtof Study , " W , F. Cramer , Wi Iowa City. Discussion led by I. S. Condlt , lied Oak. "How to Cultivate n Taste for IK Literature , " Kate Mitchell , Hamburg. Dis th cussion led by Mary E. Chadler , Missouri BO Valley. "The Treatment of Algebra In the High School. " G , W , lrleo , Council BlufTs. arm DlHCiisslon led by W , C , Davis. Avoca. m "Why Shoiild John Study Latin1 W. H. ; > Turnbull , Bloux Clly. n GHNEKAL ASSOCIATION , ar Saturday , 1:30 p. m. Presbyterian Church arSc Uuslness. reports _ of committees , election cato of ofllcers , etc. Address , State Superintendent out Henry Subln , Dea Molnes. "History ton : Educative Value and Method * , " C. C. Cnr- n an Wood. Atlantic. "Tho Elector , the Director fit nnd the Instructor,1' ' T. K. Clark. Clarlnda. fitJl Jl "Echoes from the Four Corners , " tcn-mln- Jlh ute speeches by the president and the three Jlh chairmen. h uh All girls under 12 years of agu look here : nl A lovely little range to bo given avsay to the nlc little girl under 12 mixing up the bcit batch of biscuit at the exhibit of the Buck's won derful stool ranges , March 30. Cole & 5 Colo's , 41 Main rttcct. I' ' 1)1 1)1ul FJnf bedroom tults , enameled beds and ul every new novelty at the Durfee Furnlturo Co company' . , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ JDavli , onljr .rug itw wttb regUtere. clerk. 213. REBATES AND OVERCHARGES Iowa Grainmen to Give tlio Railroads a Turn in the Courts. QUARTER OF A MILLION IS INVOLVED Vloliidon nf IntiTxInlc IlcmilnllotiM by ( litMiliiiLr. | . , Who llrlntr tin- Still lo Hi-cm or Bull wll be filed In the United States court In a few days asking the railroads do ing business between Council Illuffs and other Iowa cities on the Missouri River and Chicago to go down Into their pockets for ( something like a quarter of a million dollars for the benefit of the grain shippers of woiti ern and northwestern Iowa. This la the outgrowth of a long standing difference between the railroads and the grain shippers of western Iowa. The Iowa shipper has always had to pay an ex orbitant price lo get his corn hauled to Chicago that Is his allegation at least and all efforts to get better rates from the railways have been fruitless. Kour years ago the senate of the United States took the matter up and made an Investigation , which was a victory for the shipper. The rate on corn from the Missouri river to Chicago had been crawling up for several years , and after the senate got through with the In vestigation the rate was fixed at 17 cents , and a largo amount of money , over $100,000 by ono road , was rebated to the shippers who had Instigated the Investigation and had been the losers by the exorbitant charges. That was only four years ago , and now the rate Is up to 20 cents again , and the Northwestern Iowa Grain Shippers' associa tion has decided to bring Milt against thu Northwestern , Illinois Central and the Mil waukee roads for rebate that will amount to about J300.000 for violation of the Interstate - state commerce commltalon's regulation of the rates. A number of fine legal points arc Involved In the proposed litigation , and the culcomu will bo watched with great Interest. A member of the Shippers' association In the city yesterday. In speaking of the situa tion led up to the suit , said : "No ono Is gclng to blame the ftllrcad companies for trying to get all they possibly can out of the traffic , and oven In face of this Interstate regulation which wo think they are non- violating , It Is a paying business for them. You bee thcro are about fifty members of this Shippers' association , and even If the rrada have to rebate to us the extra 3 cents charged , they will be ahead that amount on the shipments of the thousands of other com shippers who do not belong to the association , and whoso Individual losses by the extra charge would not make It worth their tlmo to go Into a law suit. There are always two sides to a law suit , but to us It looks like a cinch. Tlie roads have made no effort to comply with the Interstate regula tion and It looks like a clear case. "Tho grain men of western and north western Iowa are having a pretty tough tlmo of It , " continued the gentleman. "For In stance , Manson Is cue cf the best grain cen ters on the Illinois road. Yet today the buy ers at Manson are shut out by Glare and Moorland , two towns that should have the same rate as Manson. Huyers at Clare and Moorland are paying prices that the Manson buyer cannot meet and the only explanation la that the railroad Is giving rebates for some reason or another. The Manson grain men met Saturday and decided that they would close down their elevators next Satur day , March 28 , unless the railroad made the rates equal to those enjoyed at Moorland and Clare. Of course , It Is Just possible that the members of the Shippers' association at Manson - son must bo punished. That may account for the difference In rates. The bua'ness men of Manson are very much aroused when they see their trade going to the towns that are favored by railroads. " There will bo another slight request for cash made upon some of the railroads In a few days. Some time ago a number of ship- pera up In the vicinity of Onawa sold a lot of hay In this city or through agencies here After the shipments had been made It was found that the union hay rate put In by the roads to Council Bluffs was a discrimination against the shippers end suit was commencec t- } secure a rebate of n large sum. The roads were defeated In the courts and have ap pealed. A number of other shippers sltuatei similarly to these who fought the first case and won It have filed their claims and wll ask for a settlement or a law suit. The amount of this last claim Is $11,000. These suits will be filed In a few days am the ca j will bo put In line for trial at the October term of court. _ V. M. C. .A. Convention. The Y. M. C. A. convention for the Councl Bluffs district will be held at Vllltpca on Frb day , Saturday and Sunday next. Every as sociation In the district Is expected to be represented by a large delegation. Secretary Baker of the local association will attend with a big delegation of members from this city. Dr. Phclps , of the First Presbyterlar church , will deliver the opening address al the convention and Hon. C. G. Saunders of this city will address the convention on the evening pf the c3nd day. Free entertain ment for delegates Is pledged by the Vllllsca members of the nsroclatlon. The program of the three days' pe-lon Is as follows : Friday , March 27 , Christian Church 7:30 : m. , song service ; 8 p. m. , address of wel come and response ; 8:15 : i > . in. , opening ad dress hv Jtev. Stephen Pliclps , D.U. , Coun cil Illuffs. Saturday , March 28. Uaptlst Church 9:0 : * m. , prayer bervlco. I. S. CXmdlt. Red Oik : 9:45 : n. m. . reports : 10:15 : n. m. , "Committee Work , " O. D. Baker. Councl : muffs ; 10:15 : . in. . "Hlblc Study , " C. I' . Martin. Col lege Springs ; 11:15 : a. m. . "Does It ray to At tend a State Convention ? " II. II. McAdoo "Correspondents' Work , " C. T. Co'e , Cor ning : 4 p. in , , "Personal Work , " Guy 15 Ivsudon , Shennndoah ; 4:30 : p. m. , "Associa tion Finances. " I. K. Munger , Waterloo. Methodist Episcopal Church 7:30 : p. m. . song Kcrvlco ; 8 r > . m. , col.ego session , I. 13. Munger , presiding ; addrenses by college students : addrchs by Hon. C. G. Saunders , Council niiifff Association JIUUHISI u.w u. in. . v uiui Hour , " doors closed at 0:15 : , W. A. Magee. Presbyterian Church 2:30 : p , m. , men's mans meeting : 7:30 : p. m. . union services In Christian and Methodist Episcopal churches ; p in. , farewell service , Methodist Epis copal church. I. E. Munger. of I want to rent a modern 7 or 8-room house. Location must bo desirable apd terms right. Addrcsg A. M. P. , Bee cluce. \ Hnfc'liiTH nml ( In * I 'p > MI-II , The Butchers' union will meet tonight at Drake's place , 310 West Broadway , 'to traos- Jl act Eoniu Important business. Among the th matters for conrlderatlon will bo the Ice cl question , and what to do with It In hot clre weather. nn The butchers have taken the bull by the and fixed themselves for onki liorns Ice during ki the coming summer. They wanted to get In mo kind of contracts or promises or EC anything like an assurance from local Ice men that thcro would be a rcvuonublo sup- nil ly of cooling material on hand next HUMI- In ncr. They got nothing but the frozen face ro and BO decided to act on their own account. rohi Ice houws out at Harlem hiFi Some were lo Fi cated and captured. Ono house with SOO Jl or,8 of cooling cryrtala was bought and Jlnc narked for future reference , and a like amount has been or Is being shipped In and clc raw ctorcd at Wheeler & Hereld's tee house on Jpper Broadway. The butchers state that he they now have all the Ice they will need , and for hat they will not bo affected by the local or local prices. The ' uhortago meeting' to- lei light will be for the purpose of getting the tli ; deal closed up properly. th : Farm for Kent 130 acres of plow lanJ , toTc acres of meadow , with bouse , barn , or- Tc I'ard , etc. Seven miles from Council vo muffs on Missouri river high bottom , not his ubjoct to overflow. Address Den Marks , not Council muffs. co afi WANTED Girl for general housework. Al . Avenue U ami lit IKil.AltS MAKi : sr.VUUAI , VISITS. nnd Itooini Ilntorod nnd nml Other Article * TnUeti. Hurglars made two attempts to enter the residence i of Vic Keller on Lincoln avenue on ' Saturday nlghl. The first attempt was made early In the evening. A daughter of Mr. Watts , who lives next door , saw a man pwplng In the window of the Keller res dencc , nnd notified her father. Mr. Watt went out and found two men on the sld walk , Just leaving the yard. Ho Inquire- lalo | their business and one of the men sal they I were looking for Mr. Johnson's rea dcnce. "Air Johnson doesn't live on this stree and you know It , " replied Mr. Watts , and th men I started away. A few minutes late Mrs. Keller saw the men again In the yar near l Iho house and blow Ihc police whlstl which belonged to her husband. The me left 1 again , but appeared on the pceno ag.il Just before midnight , nnd when Mr. Kclle reached home , his wife was looking for help She tuld she was certain that one of th men was cither In the house or was tryln to ' get In. A search of the place failed t locate any one. The men were both bundled up with thcl faces j almost entirely concealed , so that the could not bo recognized. John G. Wlatt , a dairyman , living at 211 Fourth avenue had an experience with burg lars j Saturday night ; that Is , the burglar had the experience. Mr. Wlatt slop through the fun and knew nothing of II un til ho went to dross yesterday morning , an found that pome stranger had been tryln on hla clothing. A ccat and vest that ha been hanging near Mr. Wlatt's bed wer found out In the back yard , and all th pockets were facing the wrong way. Mr Wtatt had taken the precaution to put hi pants , containing $50 In cash , under hl hcac and the thieves made no effort to get tha plant. The house was pretty thoroughly ran sacked , and a few articles of value taken. Mr Wlatt Is satisfied to have escaped so llghtl under the circumstances. John C. Gibson , a traveling man , stop ping at the Ogden , had a grip stolen fron him some time Saturday night. The grl way left In the hotel ofilce , and when Mi Gibson , . wanted It It was not to bo fount The . matter was reported to the police yes terday morning. A milkman reported th finding of the grip at the- roots of a trc back of John Oliver's residence on Par' < ivenuo > . Chief Scanlan went after the grl and found the grass around the tree covcrc with contracts , blanks , bills of lading , pic tures of culky plows and other Identlflcatlo marks of a traveler for an agricultural Im plemcnt house. The property was restore' ' to Gibson , who stated that ho mlrscd noth Ing but a revolver , and was glad enough t part with that Instead of the papers , whicl were of considerable value. During the past week thcro have been t largo number of cases of petty thieving re ported to the police. It Is thought to b the work of a local gang of young hoodlums who have been living In a vacant housxs on the bottoms and carrying on their dcpreda tlons. It was from this gang that Ringer was taken for stealing hides from th Union Pacific , and several other offense have been traced to in embers of the sain gang. _ OMAHA AND COUNCIL BLUFFS WHEEL MKN. If you pay for a high grade blcyclo , fo goodness sake get one. THE COLUMBIA I today the only strictly high grade wheel li America , because all of the five grca Im provemcnts brought out In the ' 85 Columbia are Imitated by some wheel , but nether other wheel has yet IMITATED THEM ALL In ono wheel. Cole & Cole , exclusive agents Council Bluffs. _ Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow whlti laundry work and best delivery service a " Eagle laudry , 721 Broadway. Telephone 167 Council .MC- < -IIK There will be an adjourned meeting of tin city council tcnlght. A number cf mlno matters will bo up for consideration and the . decko cleared for future action. A chief of the flro department may bt elected and a street supervisor must be selected : ' some time before the second Monday J' ' April. Mayor Carson may make his ap polntmcnt of a chief of police and the mem her of the police force at any time , but he ( Is not expected to talto any action before the meeting on Monday , April 6. L Hot licit SMI Nil. F Wo have 1,000 hot bert sash which wo are going to close out. They won't last long How many do you want ? We will make you a prlco that cant * bo duplicated. C. B N.AV Paint. Oil and Glass company , Masonic Tern AVH pie , Council Bluffs. Ti TiN' N' Have you seen the new gas heating stoves N'LI at tbo company's office ? LIBi STOIIV OK A I'AItllOT. VVUl Ul It Cured for u .MothcrlcHH llrootl of UlHi ChfcUc'iii. HiMi A really remarkable parrot story comes iMAl directly from the owner of the bird , says the AlI New York Times. Bt BtC "Last spring , " says the veracious woman , Sc C whoso homo Is In the suburbs , "my children ScEl were presented by a neighbor with a hen and brood of chickens. The hen was placed In WAl the usual slatted box on the sunny lawn at the rear of the house , and the little animated balls of yellow down ran about at will In Is front of It. They were frequently watched IsFI by Jim , a pet parrot , whosj cage was often FIBI on the same patch of turf. One day , by an accident , the hen coop was overturned , and the unfortunate mother caught In such a Ul way aa to be strangled. The suddenly made 'a ' orphans , t > o long as the hen lay there before sl them , kept up their visits to her neighbor an hood , but when , not long after the happen Jr ing , she was removed and the coop set up JrTh again , It evidently had no attractions for ac them. clc "Wo were rather concerned what to do with the little chicks , thus deprived of their w natural protector , but wo need not have been. ca When they found no ono to answer the disconsolate ex consolate'poop , peep ! ' nt the same place , exmi they looked about for another homo. The miNt open door of Jim's cage attracted them , and 10 proaantly ono of the boldest , after coquet of C1I ting about the door for several minutes , of ventured In. Jim , on his perch , watched the the Intruder with a slanting eye that wo dls- thmi trueted , but we did the bird a great Injustice , cle He remained motionless , as If fearful to ir cause alarm while the chick pecked at various hits of food Uttering the floor of the ve cage. Encouraged by the evident success of Bll this pioneer work , the other chlcko approached C01 preached , nnd at last every one of them got deiJ Inolde , finishing every eatable scrap they deihi found. Jim , meanwhile , eat llko a malachite hi.hi statue on his perch , apparently unconscious the what was going on , though wo could see the rii that nothing escapexl that ' watchful , oblique 01 glance. When the chicks had devoured all , 01o they could find , tlwy went leisurely out. of \Vo took the hint , and put water and food the for them In Jim's and all Plf cngo , the after ib noon they made themselves entirely at home , aur Jim got over his rigidity and t < eemd to enjoy 're the Invasion of his castle. Ho called them wl mveral tlmeo with a perfect Imitation of the 1Co clucking of a hen , and the chicks Invariably lo ' responded. AB night feet approached they went S' < contentedly to the cage and crouched down i the floor to Bleep. Jim didn't quite id know what was expected of him then , va but ho acted according to his lights. Ho and settled hltnsalf on his lowest porch and of ind coaxed two or three chicks up beside him , .11 . encouraging them In their efforts to ro'st. bel a few. night ho had the whole brord noi roost'ng In the cage as contentedly as they col had ever done under their mother's wing. orj nd From this time until they were well grown orjI Jim's quarters were theirs , and though ho U. never went out to scratch food for them , he . 1 his larder dally oaten hare by his voracious ill cious adopted family without a protest. .vlth . "When they were big , long-legged chickens wllui evidently decided one day that the time uip protection and hospitality lit was past. They were bigger tban himself and quite able to BOS ute look after themselves , and he forcibly li > o imate < l that they must do > , by driving liem out of the cage and refusing thereafter permit ono of them to crosa Its thresbold , prove that bis previous conduct had been voluntary , and not Iniplred by any sense of Inability to cope with the Invading army , a mouthful of food or a ulp of water could these chicken ? get from Ills domain after he had undertaken to prevent them. Altogether , we regarded It as a very curious Interesting experience. " , ( ! i\it\n ; eotxciij III.IKFS. I.ocnlloii of llic I.cMtN 'Jiiid Clnrkp ( 'iiitiiclt of ISO ! nnil KoT of 1811) ) . OMAHA , March 20. To the Hdltor of The Bee : A fw weeks slnco the ) wrfler sent yon a communicator , which you were good enough to print , about the early history ot this region , and especially , AS to Council Bluffs , Attention was calleir ttf the fact that as early as 1819 , under the Joriilhlstratlon ot President Monroe , and when John C. Cal houn was secretary of war , this territory , then newly acquired , was takfjn possession of by the location of two army posts ono at thu mouth of the St. Peters , nearly oppo site where St. Paul now .stands , and the other at "the Council Bluffs , , the suppo sition being that the fort w'ds" located where the city of Council Bluffslltlo ' stands. It seems , however , that In the early days the general terms of "the Council muffs" was applied to the rnnge of hills for a consider able distance up and down the river , and on either side. The object of the communica tion was to call out some Information frcm those better posted as to this early fort , and Incidentally as to the early history of the Illuffs , and the location of the council with the Indians , from which they take their name. In the large Illustrated History of Nebraska ( Chicago , the Western Historical company , 1SS2) ) , under the head of Washington county , 11. 14C3-64 , a statement Is given as to the location of the old fort. This account lo cates It on the same spot , It Is claimed , on which Lewis and Clarke held the council with the Indians In 1804. It says : That this council was actually held on generally conceded , though the parly set tlers of Council Uluffs , In. , endeavored to show that It Was where their cltv now stands. In 1S19 the government established Fort Atkinson , afterwards Fait Calhoun , on this same spot of ground. The fort won abandoned as n military post In 1S27. In proof , n letter Is submitted , dated De cember 9 , 1867 , from Father de Smet to the Historical society ot St , Louis. Father de Smet states that ho resided In this region In 1S3S and 183D , and adds : In 1S39 I stood on the bluff on which the old fort was built In 1S19. Some rubbish ntul remains of the old fort were then vis ible , and some remaining roots of aspara gus were still growing In the old garden , Fort Atkinson was located where now stands the town of Fort Calhoun , Nebraska territory , about sixteen miles In a straight line above the city of Omaha , nnd forty miles by river. Mr. Cnbaniie's trading post was six miles by land below Fort Atkin son , and ten mllea by land above where now elands Omaha City. I met Captains Joseph and John La Barge nnd proposed the question of the former site of Fort At kinson , In order to test the accuracy of my memory , nnd they confirmed It in every particular. This seems to establish very clearly the site of the old fort. The location of the council was on the same ( Nebraska ) side of the river , and very close to It , though there seems to beno way of exactly locating It. As Is well known , the expedition under the leadership of Captain Lewis and Captain Clarke was sent out by President Jefferson for the United States government , to explore the country between the Mississippi and the Pacific ocean , which was accomplished dur ing the years 1804 , 1803 and 1808. It con sisted , besides the leaders , of nine young men from Kentucky , fourteen soldiers of the United States army , who volunteered their services , two French watermen ( an Inter preter and a hunter ) and a black servant belonging to Captain Clarke. A small sup plementary force accompanied them as far as the country of the Mandans , on the upper Missouri. The party followed , the lines ot the water courses , and embarked In three boats the first a large Reel boat , fifty-five feet long , drawing three feet of water , and with a large square sail nml twenty-two oars ; tho.others , ordinary -fowboats , with oars only. The party stared Trpm the mouth of the Missouri , near St. "Ldulk , on the 14th of May , 1804 , wintered atlfFbii.'Mandan , and penetrated to the Pacific , at ! tn'jf mouth of the Columbia , during November , ' ( SOS , a distance of 3,655 miles. Returning ) they reached St. Louis again on Die 23d 61 September1 , 1S06 , "where , " they say , "wfe received a most hearty and hospitable v > ulcome from the whole village. " I- " > ' During the whole of the trip , Lewis and Clarke kept a Journal nji'd 'an Itinerary of all principal points , showing their distance from each other and _ frmn the Mississippi. That part of It borderni ) ; 'oriJNebrasha is of special Interest to us , especially as niost of the names are sflll pr'eserveU , and 'below will be found the'1 table o'f distances , com mencing at the Kansas river ( now Kansas City ) and extending to the Big , Sioux river now Sioux City. ) : Total DIst. ICanzas Hlver 340 Little : Platte niver , . . , . . 0 34.1 First Old ICanzas Village 28 377 Independence Creek , a mile below InSt the second old Kunzas village. . . 28 405 StN. . Michael's Prairie 25 430 Nodawa . Blver 20 450 "Wolf , or Loup , River 14 46) ) Hlg ! Nemaha River 16 4SO Tarklo 3 483 Neeshnabatona ' River 25 503 Little Nemaha River 8 BIG Bald-pated Prairie , the Nce hnn- batona 1 , within 150 yards of the Missouri 23 533 Weeping Water Creek 29 5fiS River Platte , or Shoal River 32 COO Butterfly , or Papllllon , Creek 3 C03 Moschoto Creek 7 CIO Ancient village of the Ottoes 11 C21 Ancient 'Ayaways' village , below a I bluff , on the northeast side. . . . n f,27 Bowyer'fJ River 11 CSS Council Bluffs ( establishment ) . . . . 12 050 Soldier's River 3D GSO Eanenhwaudepon , or Little Sioux River ] 41 733 Waucnrde. or Bad Spirit. Creek. . 65 188 Around a bend of the river to the northeast 1 , the gorge of which Is only 374 yards : 21 800 Island three miles northeast of the "Maha village ,27 8.11 Floyd's Bluff nnd River 14 S50 Big Sioux River 3 853 Iowa's ; "Omaha's. On I the 21st of July they reached the Great River Platte ( Plattsmouth ) . On the 22d they encamped ten miles above on the north ( east ) side , for the purpose ot making observations , and walled Ihero until the 27th , when they proceeded < ten and a half miles further. This should have brought them almost ex actly ! to the present location of Omaha , "an cient village of the Ottoes , " and here la what ! they found : At ten and a half rnlles from our en campment , says the Journalist , we saw nnd examined a curious collection of craven or mounds , on the south side of the river. Not far from a low piece of land , and n pond. Is a tract of about 200 acres In cir cumference , which Is covered with niotimlH different heights , shapes and sizes , come RTIII ] and pome of bofh earth and sand , largest being nearest the river These mounds Indicate the position of the an cient village of the Ottoen , before they re tired to the protection of the Pawnees. On ( July 30th they reached the point on the west side of the river , recorded as "Council Uluffs ( establishment ) , " where the celebrated council was subsequently held. Hero Is a lescrlptlon of It : July 30. We went early In the morning three and n quarter miles , , and encamped on south , In order to wait for the Ottoes. land hero consists of n plain , above high water level , tlm poll of which Is fertile , and covered wiUii | ( grass from IVye eight feet high , Interspersed with copses lariro plums , and a currant like those of United States. ' , * Back of this plain Is a woody ridge5 about seventy feet iibovo It , at the edge of whlcli wo formed camp. This ridge ( jitparates the lower from a higher prairienf--a , good quality , with grass of ten or. twelve Inches In height , and extending Miabk about a mile another elevation 0f'fihty ! or ninety , beyond which la on * continued plain , Near " our camp wo enjoys from the bluffa most beautiful view cf.Uio river and the adjoining country. , At n distance , varying from fouri , .to ten miles , of n height between seventy 300 feet , two ' " 'iiar.il'e ' ! ranges high land afford ' n passage to the Missouri , which cnrlcKos-dho low grounds untwcen them. Inm \ , .winding . coiirt-e It lourlshes the willow lalatld" . the scattered jpttonwood , elm , nycnmore , lynn nnd ash the groves are lnfer r > ers < ; d with hick- , walnut , coffeenut Uitwli oak , Bslow U a complete adeodnt of the coun held August 3 , 1804 : < The Indians , with their six chiefs , were assembled under an awning formed the mainsail , In , the presence of all party , paraded for the occasion. A rpeech was- then made , announcing to them change In the government , our prom- of protection , nnd advlco as to their uture conduct. All the six chiefs replied our speech , each In his turn , according to QUAKER OATS .The Child Loves It. ' The Dyspeptic Dunmucls It , The Hplcnro Dotes ou It. DO YOU EAT IT ? rank. They expressed their Joy nt the . chance In the Kovornmentj their hopes that i we would recommend them to their Great 1 Father ( the president ) , that they might ob I tain trade and necessaries ; they wanted I arms , as we'l for hunting as for defense , nnd aiked our mediation between them and the Malms ( Omnhns ) , with whom they are now at war. We uromlscd to do so , and wished some of them to accompany us to thau nation , which they declined , for fear of belnp killed by them. We then proceeded to distribute our presents. The Brand chief of the nation not bclntr of the party , we rent him a flap , a medal and some orna ments for clothing. To the six chiefs who were present wo Rave a medal of the si-c- end Brnde to one Ottoo chief nnd one Mis- nourl chief ; a medal of the third ( trade to two Inferior chiefs of each nation , the cus tomary mode of recognlzlnc a chief belni ? to place a medal around his neck , which Is considered nnionn his tribe as a proof of his consideration abroad. Knch of these medals was accompanied by a present of p.ilnt , carters nnd cloth ornaments of dress , and to this we added n canister of powder , a. bottle of whisky , nnd a few presents to the whole , which appeared to make them perfectly satisfied. The nlrgun. too , was llrod , and astonished them Kreatly. The ab. split craml chief was an Ottoe , named Woahrushhnh , which , In English , degen erates Into Uttle Thief. The two principal chieftains present were ShoncotonKO , or Hlff Horse , nnd Wcthca. or Hospitality ; nl o ShoPKUscan , or White Horse , nil Ottoc ; the Ilrst an Oltoe , the scconil a Missouri. The incidents Just related Induced us to f'vo ' to this place the name of the Council lllurro. The situation of It Is exceedingly favorable for a fort and trading factory , as the soil Is well calculated for bricks , and there Is an abundance- wood In the nelph- borhcod , nnd the air bclntr pure nnd hcalthv. It Is also central to the chief resorts of trie Indians one day's Journey to the Ottors. one and n half to the Great I'nwnecs , two days' from the Malms , two and n quarter from the Pawnee lx > ups' village , conveni ent to the . inintlnK grounds of the Slonx , nnd twenty.flve days' Journey to Santa Fe. The ceremonies of the council being concluded , we set sail In the afternoon , nnd encamped at . the distance of live I * " v. < ! * vi u * i ; miles , on the south troubuS WC f ° UI111 Ul ° mo8chctos " ' H will be noticed that the table of dis tances would bring the place of the council meeting J very close to the subsequent loca tion , ' of Fort Calhoun , and It Is In every way probable that It was In this same place , ns the government would doubtless bear In mind Lewis and Clarke's recommendation In select ing a spot for the new fort. It may be , also , that there Is something In the topography that will Identify It. The Itinerary Is mis leading In this that the word , "Establish ment" Is mentioned , meaning In those days a frontier trading post without any refer ence to such a post In the journal Itself. It Is evident that Lswls and Clarke merely made the notation , to Indicate that It was a good place for a trading post , and this Idea Is rendered most certain by the record on their return. "September K. 180C. We set out early , " they say In the Journal , "and stopped a short time at Council Bluffs to ex amine" the situation of the place , when wo were confirmed In our belief thai U would be a very eligible spot for n trading establish ment. " W. H. WYMAN. IlnjM. TABOU , In. , March 21. To the Editor of The Bee : Although a largo number of people have been experimenting with these rays for some weeks , practically nothing more Is known about them now than was announced at first by Prof. Roentgen. Sev eral claims have been made that they can bo obtained from the sunlight nnd from ordinary artificial light , bu ( In nearly all such cases the experimenters have not token sufficient care to exclude ordinary rays , which , with a sufficiently long ex posure , will filter through any ordinary screen or cardboard , hard rubber or other organic substance , and affect a sensitive plate. Dr. Emmens' discoveries , reported In The Bee last Thursday , are evidently of this character. The ' fact that the names on the visiting cards appeared distinctly In the photograph , and that there was evi dence of reflection of the rays from the edges of the cards , shows conclusively that Dr. Emmens was dealing with rays of or dinary light and not with Roentgen rays. To the Hoontgen rays ordinary Ink Is as transparent as paper , and .the transparency of cardboard may be Inferred from the fact that a shadowgraph was taken through a volume of 1,000 pages. Many people see In Roentgen rays a chance for notoriety by furnishing to the dally press reports of faulty experiments or hasty conclusions that would not bo ac cepted by any reputable scientific Journal. A sensitive plate may receive an Image by remaining In contact with a piece of metal or a photograph for twenty to thirty hours , even In perfect darkness. It Is not known what kind of rays If rays at all- make the Impressions. Experiments are now going on to determine this point. It Is pos sible that the effect may bo due to Roentgen rays. It la more , probable that the effect is pioduccd by the "dark light" that. It Is well known , Is constantly pissing between all bodies , and which is ordinarily unnoticed except by Its heating effect. Prof. Roentgen's discovery Is not that a photograph can bo taken In an apparently dark room. That was known long before. But It Is the discovery of a kind of rry that Is essentially different ' from ordinary light rays In not being re flected or bent from its course like ordinary n rays , and In not at all following the ordinary t conditions of transparency. JJ The rays are probably ether waves. In tra which the vibration is in the direction of the 5 Children Cry for Jt Pitcher's t < Castoria. n Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. lOc I THE NEW DOHAXY I 10c J ELLIOTT ALTON , MBr. I STOCK GG.71P.OT. . TONIGHT-"HAZEL KIRK. " i ray , InMrad of acrots that direction , ns In ordinary light. T. PROCTOU HAM. . Omlrlerk. OMAHA. March 21. To the Kdltor of the nee : In yesterday's lice thcro Is an Hem In personal paragraphs which la not Quito correct. H Is stated there that Frank Ondrlcek , a violinist of some prominence , was In the city for a few hours. Allow mo to slate that this was not quite correct. H was his manager , Mr. Henry Wolfshon of New York who was on the past- bound train iast Thursday , while the greit master himself Is still In San Francisco , creating unbounded enthusiasm by his matchless playing. Thcro Is no doubt of his being a violinist of "gome" prominence If wo consider for cno moment the criticism which was accorded to him by the leading papers of the cast. The New York Herald says of him : "Ondrlcek Is Incomparably the most gifted and accomplished violinist wo have had among us elnce WllhelmJ. His tone Is singu larly pure , superb technique , genuine musical authority and a master of the art of bow- Ing. " The Chicago Record says : "It will be a long tlmo before Chicago gets a chance lo hear moro verilo violin playing than that of Franz Ondrlcek. " The New York Commercial Advertiser eays : "Ondrlcek the greatest Saurct played. He Is the fourth violinist who has como to us out of Franco this season. There are no means of comparing him with Ondrlcek. " Ondrlcek Is on his firft musical tour In the United Slates and I trust that before hotwlll close the same , ho will be properly placed In the front row of the most cele brated violinists of the present ns well as the past times. His art Is known and appreciated over the largest part of Kuropo , and the better ho Is known , the larger , grows his fame. H Is almost to bo wondorcil at that the very largo number of music loving people of Omaha have not prevailed upon some of our local managers of entertainments to arrange for one or moro concerts. The latest and greatest master of the violin , as his great success In the cast Indicates , would surely draw a big house hero also. JOHN ROSICKY. * OF Xuiv Admitted < > lie Kroiu Careful observation In many cases of La Grippe extending over several years have gradually developed the fact that It is very generally caused from dietetic errors. In other words , during the prevalence of LaGrlppe persons who suffer from Indigestion or stomach troubles are almobt Invariably victims of the epidemic. This can bo readily understood when you remember that the germs of any disease cannot gain a foothold In the. system of a man or woman blessed with perfect diges tion , because perfect digestion means perfect health , and such persons can bid defiance to La Grippe or to any other prevailing epi demic. For this reason physicians have recently Introduced Into their practice the new prep aration known as Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as an almost certain prevcntattvo of L < i Grlppo , as this remedy , by giving perfect llgcstlon and assimilation of the food so fortl- les the system against disease that all dan- ; cr from this epidemic Is reduced to a minl- num. So popular have Stuart's Dyspesla Tablets become that It Is claimed that within one month after being made known to the pub ic one hundred and nlno-threo druggists In Detroit , Mich. , aUno were selling It , and oday they pronounce It the most satisfac tory remedy they arc selling for all forms of stomach derangement. The prlco at druggists Is but BO cents for full sized package. It Is not a cure-all , but Is recommenced ns a euro for Dyspepsia and stomach ; roubles only. A little book on Stomach Diseases sent free jy addressing Stuart Co. , Marshall , Mich. Yale's SkinFood Removes Wrinkles nnd nil traces of nge. It feeds tluxiURh tlio pores nnd bulhls up the fully mcniVirniips nml wnsKM tissues , nourishes the ilirhclml ntul shrunken skin , tones nml Invlgvr- ixtcB the nones and inuocleii. enriches the Im- povei IMioil blood vessels , nnd supplies youth nnd elasticity to the action of the skin. It's jerfect , Ilewnro of substitutes -ounterfeltn. . Ynlc'f Orlitlnnl Skin rood , price Jl.M ) nnd (3.00 , At nil druc Blorcs. MM12. M. YAI.n , Itenltli nnd Complexion Ppec- Inllst , Ynlo Temple of lleauty , 146 Stnto fit. , Chlcneo. THEBEST 15 SET OF TEETH BIAUE3 AND IVOHIC CUAHANTEEU. 316. COUNCIL BLUFFS. 101 FIRST NATIONAL Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , S10f,009 W13 SOLICIT YOUH I1USINCSS. WI2 DKSIUI2 YOUR COLLECTIONS. O.VI3 OF THIS OLU12ST HANKS IN IOWA , fi 1'KH CISNT 1 > AII > ON TI.MIC IJIOPOSITS. CALL AND SEI3 VS OUVUITE. . SPECIAL XOTICKS COUNCIL III.UKKS. FOR SAI.I : , c Ni''icTioNiiiY STonn. ON Jitnuiuy ( i , JS3C , llnlril & Ooadrlch , confec tioners. D21 llrondwny. plnceil tholr stock nnd flxtun-H In my hands to lie solil. I offer saroa at private sole until April 1 , 1656. If not sold nt tliat time I will sell nnma as n whole nt public sale on April 1 , . 1WO. Can Klvc leu BO on room until February 1 , 1S97. Cash ; no trade. John Q. Woodward. . . , - . > " .F AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED , " V TRY OLIO Dr. S. Mosher 'eels It his duty to make known to suffeiink' humanity that he devotes hla whole tlmo energy to this ( particular branch of the profession , and wll1 prepare and furnish ncdlclno at his office or visit those cases which may require personal examination. Pa- lenta ! a ? n distance may consult Dr. Mosher by letter , elvlnc a carefully written history if their cases , oescilljInB their symptoms minutely as possibly , which will enable him to nako : correct diagnosis , und Judso very accurately of the curability or tbe disease , and to ipply propdr remedies Medicine forwarded either by mall or t-xpresaJancl all medicine ; iePscnSedV Dr. Mosher to .prepared under hla.own personal j-upervslon. He treatB all dyspepsia. Ilcait Disease. 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