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THE DAILY BEE ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
OFFICK NO. 12 , 1'KAIIL HTItKET
Btllvcrcd by currier In any part of the city nt
twenty cents per wesk.
11. W TII.TON. , Manager.
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NKIIIT KPITOII No.- ) .
9IINOH 3IIONT1ON.
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N. Y. PlumbliiR Co "
Holler , tailor , Fall goods clicnp.
The Prcabytorltin boclul WIIB hcltl litbt
ovoninfr.
The Pull Mull club hns Its fifth party
next Tuesday evening.
Parties of lo or 'M should order Will
iam Lewis' big oleigh , 410 Brandwuy.
Mr. Ghntnp is still further improving
hla elegant residence , a vestilmle anil
other changes causing un expendituru
of about $1 , ( XX ) .
The Unity guild , a mission society ,
organized by Episcopal ladies , now
starts into active work , olllcercd by Miss
Louibo Swan , president : Mrs. Gardiner ,
vice president ; Mrs. Shepherd , secro-
tnrp ; Mrs. Levine , treasurer.
Colonel Hepburn hat been invited to
deliver an address in this citv before
Abe Lincoln post of the Grand Army.
It is to be hoped that the nrrtuigoments
will bo such that the public generally
can enjoy the privilege of hearing him.
Recorder Thomas received a telegram
yesterday afternoon , slating that his
brother-in-law , Frank Peterson , living
near Honey Creek , was very hick. Mr.
Thomas loft for there on the evening
train.
C. Wesley , the newly elected con
stable , is waiting patiently for s-ome of
ficial notification that ho has the right
to wear a star. For some reason the
signed and scaled document has not
reached him.
Arrangements are being made for or
ganizing tin association of the Sunday
schools in Garner township. A conven
tion for that purpose is to bo held at
Grange hull , Parks Mill , February 4.
An interesting programme bus been
provided with papers by Dr. Montgom
ery , Prof. MuNuughton , Mr. Joseph
Wells and others.
The ceilings of the principal rooms in
the now court house arc wild to be the
finest in this quarter of the globe. The
cornices are of.inc. . which metal gives
wonderful scope in modeling. The de
signs tire entirely now , and the finish of
the whole is elegant indeed. They have
been photographed for the use 'of the
contractors , who are in Ohio , and who
intend to have the decorations pub-
lished in some art und builders' jour-
nnls.
nnls.The
The qoard of trade meets on Monday
evening at the city building. Kvery
business man and property owiiorshould
see that his name i i enrolled among the
members , and not leave the good work
to bo done by a few , while all rcau the
benefits. The new organization pur
poses to work for the upbuilding of.
Council Blulls with an energy never be
fore shown. Let all join in the effort ,
and wonders will bo accomplished. No
special invitation i& to be expected , for
all arc urgOd to join. Hand in your
iiuino.
Special classes for boys under .sixteen
years of age ; also for ladies will bo
formed at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium
as soon as satisfactory arrangements
can bo made. Two clashes are now be
ing taught in gymnastics ; one at X p.
in. each day , and another at 8 o'clock
each evening , The first is constituted
of school boys hbovo sixteen years of
ago , and the latter of ticket holders , all
ages admitted. This latter class is well
filled , and it is no rarity to POO a gray
haired boy turning the dumb bolls , etc. ,
and they do it with the alarcity dis
played by their younger classmates.
The gymnasium is u , success and yet
there is room.
If you dcslro to pot a now Hall typo writer
cheap , drop a postal curd to H. A. P. , Hun
office. A great bargain for the lirst who
applies.
Union Abstract Co. , 231) Main st.
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IP Personal Paragraphs.
R. J. Boles is reported on the sick
list.
Messrs. William Seidcntopf and W.
A. Moore are in St. Lous on business.
Representatives Wyman and Hart are
at homo during the legislative recesM.
Mrs. Simon Kisoman is entertaining
us her guest Mrs. New man , of Creston.
Frank Parks , of the firm of Parks & ,
Son , is confined at homo by a severe ill
ness.
ness.Hon.
Hon. William Groneweg is at homo
for n week's vacation from assembly
duties.
Ed. Flaven , an old-time Blufllto , now
It n resident of the golden state , is in the
Itt , city on a brief visit to friends.
Ed. Miller returned yesterday morn
ing from Michigan where ho was called
some weeks ago , to attend the funeral
of his mother.
A private letter from California con
tains the information that Laban
Childs , who recently went from hero ,
has purchased cloven lots in Los Antic-
los for $3,000.
Miss Emma Eno , from New Jersey , is
spending a few weeks here , the guest of
Miss Anna Oberholtzor. Miss Eno has
a sweet and cultured voice , and has
kindly consented to use it in a solo at
St. Paul's church to-morrow.
'Squire Biggs has received the sad
news of the death of his only brother ,
which occurred in Ohio on the IHli
inst. This leaves the 'squire the onlj
survivor of ton children. Ho seems yet
halo and hearty and it is hoped has
many happy years in store for him.
E. II. Shcafe loans money on chattel
Fecurit.y of every description. Private
consulting rooms. All business strictlj
confidential. Ollice 500 Broadway , cor
ner Main street , up-stairs.
City KiiuincuH.
Disbursements of general and police
funds. Total amounts of each fund fron
March 15 , 1887 , to December HI , 1SS7
are as follows :
General fund $ 0,417.7
Police und marshal departments. . 11'J707
Streets and alloys 7,0-'tS.i
Piro department 11 , CU.-t
City engineer's department ; ! , ( < ) *
( Jus and street lumps H..M' ' . ' ( >
Printing und . ' ' .
supplies 2 , M !
D.uuugoH anil comlflunations 1,117. : )
Intersection grading S Uil. !
Pollc-o cash fund U.iMU.'J
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Total giMiernl expense $ .VsiRXUi
Amount of special levies for sum
period : .
Levee or sewer district Xo. 3 , com
prising nil land within the city
limits west of Tlilt tecuth street. , $ 4lir > . ;
Oldsowor a.VUi
Seml-tuinual water rent 10,000.1
Indian Creek bewur ditch l/JOSl
Parks 1,074.1
Library 1,023. :
Intersei'tion sewer 10,1M J
Intersection paviug .V-MIU
Special assessment paving bonds , . ! , t'0'.i' '
Special assessment grading bonds. . 5,1)20 ) C
tjj > eeiai assessment sewer bondsk iJ/'OO.t
Council Binds water extension con
tract 1,2IXC )
Total special levy J100.737.J
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Staple und fancy groceries utFcaron'i
THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS ,
A Largo and Merry Crowd Desert
Business For Pleasure.
A SHOWING OF CITY FINANCES.
The legislative Committee
tin : riulionl of MntCH A Halvntltin-
11 Mad nt Hejioru-rH A Hlilp-
per on Demtirnifje.
The Upturn Cnrnlvnl.
KotwitliHttuuling thu ninny ] ) rcdictlon
tlitit tlio retttrii cnrnlval day would OJKMI
with u bli//.iu-d , yesterday morning
dawned bright and dear , with thg mer
cury 18 = below zero. About noon , when
the ulelgliH began to assemble , the ther
mometer indicated only 0 below. For
more than nn hour previous to starting
the streets were filled with rapidly
moving turnouts , fitted up in true car
nival style , with pining , Hags , ever
greens , etc. At 1 ± 45 the procession
started from the corner of Pearl ilrcot
and First avenue. At that point there
were IIW sleighs in line , but the number
was constantly inereii'-ed by newnrrlvals
until the line reached the other side of
the river , where the line numbered over
two hundred. A prent many people went
over on the dummy trains , and it was
estimated that there were 1,000 Blullltes
in Omaha during the afternoon. The
crowd at the chamber of commerce was
M > great that many of the visitors failed
1o procure any of the refreshments ,
although the supply was ample.
About hall past 4 the returning cut
lers began to arrive in the HlunV. and
from that time until lonp after dark ,
the stragglers kept coining in. The
unanimous expression of the visitors
was one of pleasure at the kind and
hospitable reception with which they
met on the other s-ide , and the exten
sive preparations that had been made
for their comfort.
CAUXIVATj CMl'l'INO" .
Dalbey's regimental band led the pro
cession. in n four-horse sleigh , and ren
dered some of their choicest music.
L.vman Shugart'.s Shetland pony and
diminutive cutter attracted much atten
tion.
tion.A
A large hogshead on runners was
filled with ' olid prohibition element ,
which fact was evidently known to O.
S. St. John , ns he was hurrying along
elo-io behind , presumably with the in
tention of knocking in the head.
For best quality coal and wood , call
on Glcason0 Pearl street.
Guns of all kinds at Odell & Bryant's.
C04 S. Main St.
Money to loan.V. . S. Cooper.
Visitors.
The legislative visiting committee ar-
ived hero yesterday afternoon to in-
pect the institution for the deaf und
iinnb. The committee consists of Hon.
. F. Lawrence , ot Sioux City , the settler
lor from "Woodbury county ; Hon. F. K.
'Meld , of Shenandoah , representative
rein Page county ; Hon. Charles G. Hit-
veil , of Davenport , representative from
scott county. The visitors were last
veiling given an opportunity of seeing
ivhat the pupils could do in many wtiy.s ,
v hurriedly arranged programme bei'tig
prepared , a sort of informal or family
entertainment. Although to-iluv is not
one usually devoted to regular classes ,
irrangcments are made for class work
n the different departments , so as to
jive the visitors further opportunity to
ather information as to the progress
being mado. The committee will to-day
uuiko a thorough examination of the
buildings and the various features de
manding their otllcial attention , so as to
"DO able to make up an intelligent rc-
uort. Superintendent Hothcrt gives
lordlal welcome to the visitors , in ac-
joiMlanco with his policy of having the
nstitution onen at all times for the free
nspection of any and all who have any
nterobt in it& proper management.
One thousand head of one , two and
hree-year-old steers for sale. Will give
credit to relinblo parties. Enquire o
A. J. Greenanmyer , ( U3 Mynster st.
iolephono 121. _ _
Splendid HimlneHH Opening
\ > r right man who has a capital of
> 10,000. For full information call on or
: uldre - > Forrest Smith , 14 Pearl st. ,
' 'ouncil Blulls , la.
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Deiniirn to Demurrage.
"I see the Iowa railway commission
ers have decided rather queerly on de
murrage , " remarks one of the wholesale
men. "I suppose they decided what
they thought was right , but look at it
for a minute. ' They decide thattwenty-
four hours is u reasonable time in which
to unload a ear , and thaffthe demurrage
rate of $3 ti day after that is likewise
reasonable. Now the railways have
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been allowing us forty-eight "hours in
which to unload , and I don't see why
the railway commissioners should out
this down one-half. These demurrage
charges are not always fair by any
moans. For instance , wo order several
carloads , and arrange to have
them como along ut different
times , BO that our force can unload them
promptly , but you know it is hard to
calculate closely on freight time tables.
Some of the cars may bo delayed , and
the first wo know there are several of
them hero in a bunch. "Wo cannot
po-isibly unload them all within twenty-
four hours. If the ears had arrived on
time , wo could have handled them all
right , and it isn't our fault that they
como in hero in a bunch. Perhaps they
are from over different roads. Wo can
not put on green men to unload these
cars , for the goods or stock is such that
it needs experienced meu to handle
thorn. Now if wo don't unload all these
cars within a day , \\o have to pay de
murrage. It seems that the commis
sioner * might haio lot the tinio for un
loading remain where the railway com
panies themselves have placed it ,
forty-eight hours , without cutting
it down one-half. Of course it
only affects thee who have largo ship
ments. A man who only gets a carload
at a time can got along all right , for ho
ran manage to unload promptly , and
even if ho has to pay demurrage , it
doesn't amount to much on ouo car.
Those who have a good many carloads
cannot got around so quickly , and the
demurrage amounts to considerable. It
seems that the commissioners might
have decided that forty -eight hours was
a reasonable time in which to unload ,
for that is the time allowed by- many ol
the railway companies themselves tc
largo shippers.
On the market for ever twontv years ,
Still the most reliable and the moat
popular sewing machine mtido. The
light running Domestic. Olllco lOi
Main st.
Pulled < V\wiy From
Captain L. S. llussoll , formerly ol
.thiscity , arrived hero u'fow days bincc
I rum Ilia homo at Staiiton , Neb , , it
search' , ofthe . ton of'ti wealthy '
that place , who had come to Council
Hlutrs to see the nights and "rush the
growler. " The captain t-oon ran across
the voting fellow , but that worthy refused -
fused to go homo tin ho "hadn't had fun
enough. * ' Persuasion wns of no avail ,
and finally the ( services of Marsnal
Gunnella wore secured. The would-bo
"blood" was landed in jail on a charge
of vagrancy. He had lost his Inst cent
and wa.s in a peck of trouble. He Hent
for bin friend , the captain , and willingly
promised to go homo if ho could procure
Ills relea.so. This was easily accom
plished , and the pair left for Stan ton
yesterday morning. During his brief
Htuy here the young.-tor cut one of hio
eyu teeth , and thus endeth the first les
son.
son.All
All kinds of poultry at Foaron's.
An elegant residence with beautiful
grounds for wile. T. B. BALDWIN.
Domestic patterns at 105 Main st.
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S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money.
Buy your groceries at Fcaron's.
AVnnt to Kick the
When business gets extremely dull in
police eirelcs , the "peelors" run in one
of the old otTonders just for exercise.
On Thursdav night the victim was Ed
O'Donnell , whoso b uccoss with the Sal
vation army sisters was chronicled a few
days ago. Yesterday morning the usual
brief dialogue \\as ro > ietirsed by the
judge and the prisoner , winding up
with the inevitable " $7. ( > 0 , to bo com
mitted until paid. " ' After finishing his
business with the judge , O'Donnoll
turned his attention to the reporters ,
and announced his intention of greatly
disturbing the physical comfort of the
one who hud brought his name into un
due prominence through the medium of
the great American press. Ho said
that the atTection ho had for the Sal
vation army in general , and one of the
sifters in particular , would not permit
him to keen quiet and let the writer go
unpunished. As a result , the Blulls re
porter now sees blood on the moon as ho
walks abroad , and the ghosts of his
victims go Hitting by in endless pro
cessions.
A vug by the name of Vocano was
given twenty minutes in which to reach
the river and got under the ice. Ho
eagerly accepted the permission and
reached Outturn in time to welcome the
bleighing party from this city.
Choice apples at Fcaron's.
A Snap.
Splendid chance to go into the imple
ment business at Beatrice , Neb. Since
the history of Beatrice there has never
been half so favorable a time a& at pres
ent. If taken at once will sell the entire -
tire stock of general implements , con
sisting of seasonable goods , regardless
of cost. Address mo at Council Bluffs ,
la. , or Beatrice , Nob. O. P. McKesson ,
assignee for W. I. Shullonburger.
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City property to trade for land near
itho city. Johnson & Van Patten , IW
Main street.
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Sheafe loans money on real estate.
BENSON'S MISAPPLIED TALENTS.
Some IntercHtliiK Kvonts in the His
tory of the Clever HOKIIC.
New York Herald : Hascality seems
to bo an inherent instinct in some people
ple and no bettor demonstration of the
proposition can be found than in the
person of "Harry" Benspn , ulias Meyer ,
etc. , who is now squirming in the grip
of the law.
The exploits of this clever rogue in
Mexico , where , us Mine. Patti's advance
agent ho succeeded in swindling the
Mexican public out of thousands of .dol
lars , are well knowg. His general his
tory has been often published , but there
are many interesting events in this
jentlemun's checkered career which
nave not hitherto seen the light
through newspapers. '
A well known gentleman of this city ,
whoso name is withheld nt his request ,
ind whoso father was a prominent mer
chant in Paris , detailed lust evening to
u Herald reporter some interestingfacts
concerning Benson's life.
"I huvo known Benson , " ho began ,
"since boyhood. Ho ( Benson ) was born
In Paris about forty-two years ago.
Young Benson received the best of edu
cations in the schools and colleges of
Paris , but often caused his father much
sorrow by his many escapades and by
the tendency ho then developed to cheat
liis schoolmates as well as other young
men with whom he associated.
"In 1808 Benson secured a position on
the Gaulois , und wrote many clover
irticles , signing himself "Lo Domino
Noir. " AB u journalist ho advanced
rapidly , the errors of his boyhood wore
forgotten and ho gave great promise for
the future.
"When the wnr broke out it seemed
to have a bad effect on Benson. The
town of Chateau d'Un had been de
stroyed by the Prussians , und petitions
had been sent to London for relief , to
which fund 100,000 francs had been sub
scribed , und which sum the Rothschild *
had on deposit. Benson got wind of thu
in some way and resolved to secure this
money.
"He called on the lord mayor of Lon
don shortly after this , botiring a letter
of introduction from Leon Say , then
Prcft do la Seine ( which letter , of
course , wns forged ) , and representing
him to be 'lo Muiro do Chuteaudun. '
Ho was also armed with other forged
credentials , which wore generally
written upon the official paper of the
'Department do hi Seine , ' and it was
with very little difficulty that ho secured
from the lord mayor letters to the
Rothschilds , who paid him the money
intended for the Uhateaudun sufferers.
' 'Tno lord mayor soon after gave a
banquet , to which Leon Say was invited ,
and when his lordship broached the
subject of the young mayor of Chateau-
dun , who had visited him and whom ho
had taken quite a fancy to , M. Say wan
very much surprised. Ho was still
further astonished when informed of
the letter of introduction which pur
ported to have como from himself. Of
this last piece of roguery Scotland Yard
was informed , and Benson was dis
covered by the detectives in a fashion
able hotel on Regent street and sent ,
awaiting his trial , to Newgate. While
there ho displayed his wonderful nerve ,
lie know ho would get u long
sentence and so thought of a scheme by
which his time in prison would be
shortened.
"Ho stripped elf his coat and shirt ,
and , with the intention of injuring him
self just enough to bo sent to the infirm
ary , placed his naked body ever a burn
ing gas jet , thus indicting upon himsoll
u horrible burning that nearly co-it him
his lifo. Ho was not expected to live
long after this and was sentenced to but
a year's imprisonment.
'While Benson was in Newgate he
wns said to have directed a successful
railroad robbery , in which the Bank ol
Franco lost a largo sum of money , whlcli
was never recovered , and when hit
year s term had expired ho took up hit
residence in the Isle of Wight , whore
ho become interested with Kerr in r
swindling sporting paper , the parties
Itirs ot which have already been pub
lished.
" ( n thin hist scheme he wu.s in th <
habit of publishing glowing accounts o
the success of the horses of a mythical
Count Montgomery , predicting the re
sults of equally mythical races , und fol
lowing up these predictions in the fol
lowing week's isstitS of his paper by such
'editorials' us it will bo seen that , us wo
predicted last week , the horses of Count
Montgomery have won in all the races.
etc. These notices caught the * eye of
BtmmcHs do Goncourt , a wealthy widow
of Orleans , who fell a victim to Benson's
scheme to the tune of $5.5,000.
"Benson served out twelve years of a
fifteen years' sentence for this last piece
of swindling , and then came to America
in 1880 , with what results the public is
already awnre , but there may have been
other villainies practiced by thin rascal
elsewhere in this country which have
not yet reached the light.
"A master of no less than six lan
guages , all of which ho speaks like a
native ; u line musician , and a man of ex
ceptionally good address , it is not to b
wondered that so many of his schemes
have been successful , and in this regard
may bo mentioned the fact that he con
ducted his own defense when first ar
rested in London , displaying an unusual
knowledge of English law. "
When Benson was brought before Jus
tice White in .Jefferson Market court
yesterday morning ho was discharged
owing to the fact that the offense for
which ho was arraigned had been com
mitted in Mexico. Inspector Byrnes
had expected a dispatch from the St.
Louis authorities asking that Benson be
remanded for certain swindling oper *
ations in that city , but the dispatch did
not show up as expected.
AH soon as Benson had loft the court
room he was again arrested by Detect
ives Hanley and Adams , who took him
back to police headquarters and later on
ho was brought before United States
Commissioner Lyman for a consider
ation of his ease , with a view to the is
suing of a warrant for his commitment
and the ultimate granting of extra
dition panor.s for his removal to the
City of Mexico , there to await a charge
of forgery.
mo discourse , and I will enchant
thine ear with tales of astoundingcuros
of all sorts of sulleringby Stilvalion Oil.
Price only 1W cents.
An Indian hey wanted io hang him
self after seven school girls had kissed
him. Ho didn't , for ho found they had
given him nothing more serious than a
cold , which ho speedily cured with Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup , und then married
the prettiest one.
A GREAT COLISEUM.
AYonilprful Arena at Meellulm * Hut to
On the Sioux llcsorvntion.
Chamberlain ( Dak. ) Correspondence
of the St. Paul Cilobe : Amoricu'.s won
derland is not conllncd to the Yellow
stone park , nor the famous Yosemite
valley. While they tire existing won
ders of to-day , and their beauties are
unsurpassed , they awake no emotions of
the mysterious past , und do not recall
to the imagination the strange events
that have passed into oblivion , and
which are discovered und brought to
light by the merest accident. Medicine
Butte , sixty mile * west of hero on the
Sioux reservation , bus a history that is
as legible as though it were written in
the purest language and stamped with
the ntimo of the most truthful and
enlightened historian. Its history is
written in the wonderful excavations
and great arena , whichtaken together ,
mark it us the coliseum of amighty
past. It is silent now , and the shouts of
the multitude , which centuries ago was
wafted on the wings of the winds , has
died uwuy , while only the bones of the
different animals which were sacrificed
to make an enjoyable holiday , and which
are now lying about the arena , mark enit
the spot where sports of other days
wcre _ witnessed. On the east side of
this elevation is an open valley , about
100 feet wide , which , after running
westward about 500 feet , terminates in a
largo arena about 1.000 feet in circum
ference. The walls which surround
this arena are perpendicular in
height for about forty feet , when they
gradually slope to the summit. It was
not curved out by the hands of man , hut
is the \\ork of Nature. In fact , it would
seem that Medicine Butte is an extinct
volcano , and many peculiar formations
in its vicinity would would tend to es
tablish that belief. Bo that as it may ,
the fact remains that it was used by a
people who have long since passed away
is an amphitheater where they congre
gated to witness the bloody battles of
Lho mammoths which inliaoitcd this
country ut that remote period. All
around the arena and situated one above
Lhe other , like so many windows , tire
little caves which are entered from the
rear. In those safe retreats would the
spectators await with impatience the
.avage . onslaught in the arena bolow.
It is presumed , from the sio and con
figuration of the bones which have sur
vived the eroding processes of time ,
that the animals engaged in those fero
cious and mortal combats belonged to a
species of which the lion and tiger are
now the representatives , only they were
much larger. Mixed with these bones
are others which belonged to some
species of ruminant , and it was custom
ary , no doubt , to furnish the victor with
a dainty feast after his prolonged con
test with a mightier opponent.
With a savage roar ho would
spring upon his trembling vic
tim and rend him to pieces , satiating
his ravenous appetite with his warm
blood. Koine , in her palmy days , when
the Coliseum was her great center of at
traction , might huvo boasted of a
wealthier and more enlightened gath
ering than that which gathered to wit
ness the conflicts- this arena , but cer
tainly not u more enthusiastic one , und
one which has left no legible history of
its existence. But wo will not despair ,
for the early future may unravel the
history of those times , and bring to light
the origin , methods of life and possibly
the literature of that forgotten people.
Already there has been found certain
smooth Hat stones which tire covered
with inscriptions , and lately a cipher ,
which is supposed to ho a key t' the
languagehas been added to the trophies ,
and which , it is believed , will unfold
mysteries that will surpass the wildest
flights of imagination.
This i the old world , and long before
the pyramids wore built , long before !
Monition's stutuo had been erected , and
had burst into melodv under the inllu-
once of the rays of the morning sun ,
this portion of creation had grown old
and was rapidly passing into decay. To
the students of antiquity , what a field
for research this opens up , while to the
imaginative mind , capable of weaving a
romance , what u fountain to draw from.
There are little things connected with
this discovery which may open to sight
the origin of the Indian tribes , and po- > -
sibly bottle the question concerning the
relation of this country and the coist ol
Asia , now separated by Bohring strait ,
There Is one thing that raises the possi
bility that those ancient people whe
lived in the vicinity of Medicine
Butte in remote ages were oithot
of Chinese origin , or that the present
inhabitants of the Chinese empire
are descended from them. Here
is the little fragile link , which , it it
believed , will complete- the chain o
evidence , and proved beyond a doubi
the statements which have just boor
submitted. In ouch onu of those little
caves which surround .the arena are elevations
vations resembling diminutive furnaces
There is on opouiut ; connected witl
them HO that the .smoke could escape
ipuard , and they , no doubt , uere the
chimneys. Many of those furnnccH still
contain allies , and after being stibmlt-
ed to a careful analysis by a competent
chemist , he decided that the vsood of
vhich they are remnants l.s not in ox-
stonce now , and ho has examined
everything now known on the subject ,
nit without being able to guln any in-
ormatlon relative to it. To complete
.his evidence , small vsels of iH'cular
lesign and elegant workmanship have
won found , which lit exactly the opon-
ngs in thee furnaces , and tire believed
o nave boon used for boiling \\titer.
Most wonderful of all , though , are the
ittlo cups resembling ehinnwaro and
bearing figures which resemble in their
general outline the deslgnes used by the
Jhineso tit the present time.
The followinir conclusion must bo the
rue one , and offers a solution as to
what these vessels were used for. In
ho first place , ft must bo admitted that
Ills ancient coliseum was opened for
lohday sports and great occasions ; that
roquontly the spectators would become
thirsty , or wanted to stay for the night
entertainment. In either case they
vould start a HIT in the furnanco , and
Hiving provided themselves with water
> oforohand , they would make a cup of
tot tea , assuage their thirst and enjoy a
dnd of mild intoxicationwhile they
vitncssed the scenes bolow. The most
oncluslvo proof of the above statement
s that all tlicso vessels have a strong
> dor of tea , and that fact alone should
convince the most skeptical. Time
ilone can clear away the mystery
vhlch hangs like a thick mist between
us and the past , and bring to light the
secrets which , for the present , will have
o remain so. Other portions of the
earth- have disappeared suddenly and
tnaccountably , and often being en-
.ombed for centuries have been un
earthed by the hand of mini , and made
o toll their story in the light of mod
ern times. There has now been or
ganized nt this place an enthusiastic
lub who haves adopted the euphonious
.itlo ot "Knights of Ancient Antiqui
ties'and they are going to begin opera
tions immediately fen- the purpose of
liscovering the ancient people who
mvo long ago vanished from the face
) f the face of the earth. It is com-
> osed of classical scholars und great ad
venturers , who delight in delvintr in
the mvsterles of the past.
S. W. Di-xcAX.
SPECIALNOTICES.
_
NOTICE.
SPECIALadvcrtlioinontHsucha * l.o tKoutnl
To I/nan , 1'or S.iluTo Kent , Wants , llimnlliiK' .
etc. , will be InMTti'd In this column at the low
ratoofTHN CUNTS I'KIl UN'Kfor thu tlrst In-
ht-it km anil 1'lvo Cents 1'er Line for each Mitlisi'-
incut liiHi'iIon. ( Iipuvu ailvcitlHi'ini'tits at our
illico No. 1" IVarl Street , near llroailway Connell -
ell Illuds , Io\v .
WANTS.
W IANTI3H A Kood nlrl for neneial hoir-e-
work. Mis. Lucius Wells. Oakland nvc.
FOKSALK Km nit un-nnd stoves ut n sacrl-
ncu toreiltii1'stock You can buy at your
own pilcus. A..J. ilr.wlel.
" "
"XClUNlJ i-OmaiFaauim : > nnclTTlUu7s pToi
erty ami weitern land for stocks of iner-
chanillMi. Call on or aililrev * . ) . 11. Christian ,
GUI ) llioulwuy. Council Illuils , la.
FH HAMI-Srcoml-haml Columbia bicycle
very cheap , KMnili , at Hoe olllue.
BUILDINU lots and acre piopeity for sale by
K.J. Day , IWI'etulst.
UOSI'lTU. AND OFFICE 45 KOUKTII ST. ,
Council lllutTs , la.
Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty ,
A BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY
1 ha\ < now for sale n 4-year-old trotting htal-
lluu , Ills ilro and dnm both stnml.ind
DR , WADE GARY ,
Eighth and Farnain .Streets , Uinalia.
O
D
E &
LL
Catarrh to Consumption ,
Catatrh In Its destructive force stands next to
and undoubtedly leads on to consumption. It is
therefore singular that tho" < > utlllcted with tills
fenrfnl disease should not make It the object of
their lives to rid tliemscu es of It. Deceptive rem
edies concocted by ignorant pretenders to medi
cal knowledge- have weakened tint confidence of
the great innlorlty of Hulferers in all aihertlsed
remedies. 'Jhey become leiigned to a llfu of
misery rather than tortuiu themselves lth
doubtful palliatives.
lint thl' will never do. Catarrh must bo met
at u\ery htage and combated with ullour might.
In many cases tlm dUo iso IIHH assnmeil danger
ous hjmptoms. 'ih bones and curtilage of the
nose , the organs of hearing , of seeing and of
tasting M ) allected HH to bo useless , the UMila so
elongated , the throat f-o Inllamed and irritated
us to product ? a constant anil distressing cough ,
S\.NH > IU > 'H HAIIICII. CUIIK meetH every phnsti
of ( 'utiarli , fioin a himplo head cold to the most
loathsomeanil ilc-trui tlvu htages , it in local
and conitltntlonal. Instant In lelleving , perma
nent in curing , hafc , economical und nuvcr-fall-
ing.
ing.iach ; package contains one bottle of the lUni-
C'AI.CUIIK.ono bo\l'\T.lltllll\IS < ) I.VK.NT , lllld Illl
iMl'KOVKli iNHAI.nn , with tteatlsii ; price , il.
1'OTTKH Ullt'O & C'llKMICM. ( ' < ) . llDSTl.1 * .
UTERINE PAINS
And Weakness Instantly relieved by
tilt' t'lmrUIIA A.NTI-r.VIS I'l.\hTKIt ,
a Perfect Antiiloto to I'aln , liillam-
. . _ , _ niatlon and Weakness. A new , most
ti'-'reeahlo. Instantaneous and Infallible painkilling -
killing plaster , especially adapted to relline
feinalHpnlns and weaknesses. Vastly Mipeilor
to all other plasters. . At all drngglhts 11 ents ;
flvu for tl.dOj or , postage fiee. of I'OTTKH Duuu
AMI CIIKMIC Co. , Iloston , Mass.
I HEJoy
likes best !
Tbli lithe III-
Uorde Ttp-
lire Trice-Hit ,
ricblrlllUBtn-
led In colour-
print , of lb
ANCHOR STONE
ltflNG BOX ,
which houM
b ( Duo4 ID
ftmllr nd m y I * obutn d ftom Ul Toy
dticrl , SUUoneri and Edaotloul DepOII. Tbe
fdct-Utt will be forwtnled gnUt on ppllcallan to
F. AD. RICHTER & Co. .
DO YOU INTEND TO BUY
FI-AJSTO OK
so , iTO-vv is
1 lANOR-TlIK PUM.F4T. KtCIIKSTTONK. Oiin INS SMOOTH is TONP.
1 lAMIN-Tlir. lATKKT Sft . . . , .
- - I.K * IN Nruu vot.
.ii.i. < > \ i r n i i i i.r. \ & V tPt.t * * N-- IN
1'IAMW TlIK MOST IlKAUTlrUt. Kl.NIXII. N. * KI.MI W.TI.V . FlMtUtrn CtRKg.
zIcTwEEC1
AVe Defy All Competition find Chnllnngo n I'ompnrlaoii of Goods anil 1'rloei
With Any Honne In the Wrat.
SEE US BEFORE YOU PURCHASE I
SWANSON MUSIC COMPANY , 329 WEST BROADWAY ,
COUNCIL BLUFFS , . . . . IOWA.
-STRICTLY CASH
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IOWA.
Will sell you groceries cheaper than you can buy
them anywhere else on earth. Mail
orders solicited.
GUARANTEE TO SAVE YOU FROM 10 TO 20 PER CENT ,
DR. C. B. J U D D ,
MANUFACTURER OF
ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES ,
No. GO6 Brondwny , Council Bluffs , lovvn.
"WANTED Good Salesmen enlarge commission or Biliary.
PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY.
FTNTFY RTTPO Attornoy-at-Law , Second Floor Brown
rillJjDl DUR1VD , Building , 115 Pearl Street , Council
Bluffs , Iowa.
NOpUTTDy lustice of the Peace. Ofiice ever American
, 0\J11U1\ZJ , Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs ,
Iowa.
ITftNF ftlIM Attorneys at-Law , practice in the State
\ i
tJlvlllj ( X 011110
, ailj lfediral ; Courts. Oliice Kooms 7
and 8 , ShugartBeno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa.
F RARNFTT Jus co ° f 10 i0' ! 15 Broadway ,
u. IJi Dnilli illj Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank or
business house in the city. Collections a specialty.
DRS. WOODBDRY &
FINK GOLD WORK A SPECIAI/TV.
EUROPEAN mmm
.lolm Allen , Prop.
Entrances , 112 Main
mill 11 ! ) I'earl St.
M KAI.S AT ALb HOUIIH
Open from fia.in. to 10
p. m. Council llltitl.s
Iowa.
Hazard & Co
Solo ncent * for
llotarj StiutlleStiindanl
Sewing Machine
For Nebraska A West
ern Iowa.
Office. MM Main St.Coun-
ell Illiiffi , lowii.
Atientd wunted.
Nenmayer's ' Hole ;
J. Neumuycr , 1'rop.
$1.00 PER DAY.
Street cnr connections
to all el < * l .
Klro proof lUnGTe In con
nectlon.IsoH aHnncl
Jld llrimtltriijr.
Oii.Oirrien | Illume ,
e'onncll lllufT * . town.
Hn , W , B , White
Restaurant ,
' . . ,
S'o.3.17 IlroailwayCoun
cil IllutTi , Ion * .
Lcu't Forget .
The Great-Bart
SHOE STORE ,
IK at 100 Main Street ,
Council HlulK la.
S. A. t'lc'ict' . 1'rop.
WEFitzgeralil ,
Dealer In
Staple ami Fancj
GROCERIES.
New Store , New Stock ,
21'J Main St. Crotoii
lloii o Illnck.
Council llluffn , U.
Teller & Egan ,
Wholesale anil retail
Grain. Floor , Feed
Ilalcil ( myetc. Audits
/or Walnut Illnck Coal
VU Main bt. Council
lllutri.
A. RINK
No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa.
A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF
Both Domestic and Foreign.
D , H , McDANELD & CO , ,
Hides , Tallow , Pelts ,
Wool and Furs.
Highest Market Prices. Prompt
Returns.
KOand K2 Main Strcct.Councll
- GREAT DISCOUNT SALE
OF 30 1'Klt CKNT ON
HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH.
. OMAHM.
1514 DOUGLAS STREET. - - -
WM. WELCH ,
Carriage and Express Line ,
OFF1CIS 015 SOUTH MAIN HT.
Tnli'plionn No. WI.
All calls from District Tdcgr.ipll Olllco
promptly attemleil to.
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
BANKERS
KOlirooduay Cniucil IIIutTs , Iowa. i ; tabllnlitd
IbSI ,
Star Stables and Mule Yards
Uroaduuy. Council lllutls , Opp. Dummy Depot ,
llorm-s ami mill * * constantly on hand , fo
sale lit retail or In < ar load lots.
Onlrra promptly Jllled by contract on short
notice1.
Stock sold on commission.
TeluplioixilM. hUHI.UTKU A 1101,15 * ' .
Opposite Dummy Dupot , Council lllutrs.
CRESTON HOUSE ,
Main Street , Council Bluffs , ;
Only Hotel in the city with Flro Ea
capo. Electric Call Bolls.
Accommodations First Class ,
Rates Always Reasonable.
MAX MOHN , Proprietor.
OGDENBOILERWORKS
&SO.N , 1'ron's.
.Manufacturers ot
/ / / Kinds of Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron Workt
Ordorn by mall for rcparn promptly uttcndod
to , KatlHfactlnn Kiiarantti-d. Kith AM-IIIIU. Ail
Urttb UlS'lm llolkT Worka. Council lllulT , low *