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THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt THURSDAY , JANUABY SMS. . 1888. BEE. BLUFFS. NO. 12 , FEAKL 6TIIEET Timed by carrier IB any p rt of the city at twenty cents per week. H. W TILION , Manager. Tlir.RPHONEBl nuftiNKM OrricB , No. 43. NIOUT EDITOR No. 23. MINOR MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Ilcitcr , tailor , Fall goods cheap. Money to loan on improved city prop erty byV. . S. Cooper , 130 Muln street. Nick MOUSB and Kittio Nelson , of Omaha , were married ycuturdny by Bquiro Schurz. Workmen oxcavatinp on Broadway to repair a burstcd water pipe found the ground froxen to the doptii of 11 vo feet. George 11. Rodgers , a patient nt St. Bernard's hospital , died yesterday af ter a five week's illness of typhoid ma laria. Omaha parties are watching the city BcalcH in thin city , and are buying largo quantities of corn which they arc ship ping across the river. Marriage licenses wore issued yester day to S. W. Brown and Louis Bnrstow , of Shelby , la. , and to Patrick Cronicnn and Mary Jones , of this county. The P. E. O. will meet with Miss Jlockwell , 81IH Third avenue , this after noon at 4 o'clock. A full attendance is desired. By order of the president. Jennie , youngest daughter of T. A Kirkland , died yesterday. Mr. Kirkland - land is in Nebraska at present , and has been telegraphed of the sad event. The donation party at the hospital occurs tliis afternoon. A committee of the ladies of the Woman'H Christian as hociation will bo present to receive all cullers. The fifth of the second Beriesof Pall Mall parties was given _ at the Royal Arcanum parlors Tuesday evening. About thirty couples were present , and heartily enjoyed the excellent pro gramme that had been prepared. Miss Cora Van Tassel appeared at Do- hamv's last evening asCapitolu , in "Tho Hidden Hand. ' ' The largo audience present was enthusiastic over the line acting and realistic manner in which the play was presented. Mib3 Van Tas sel was fully equal to her part , and the support was very good. The company carries its own orchestra and the change was greatly appreciated. This charming little actress will meet with a rousing reception when next she visits the Bluffs. Tipton has some line business property on Broadway and Main street. A bar gain. Ilarkness Bros , this morningopen the largest and choicest assortment of cm- broideries ever brought to this city. Notice. Some of our competitors are circulat ing the report that we have sold out. This Is not true. Wo , however , come very near it every day , each of our customers getting their share. Como and examine our goods and prices , and you won't bo surprised that wo sell so many goods. Wo guarantee to give you moro gro ceries for one dollar than any house in the city. TUOXEI.T , Bnos. , Cash Grocers , No. 345 Middle Broadway. Telephone No. 20 Union Abstract Co. , 230 Main st. E. H. Shcafo loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All ousincss strictly confidential. Oflleo 600 Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stnirs. Pickups of the Police. The victims in the police court yes terday included some of a particularly bold , bad nature , and numbered but five. DavoPylo had not finished up his spree , and had scarcely gone two blocks Iroin the station before ho was full again and was roarrested. Tn consideration of nil the facts in the case the judge con cluded to call it all one drunk and lumped it all at $8.10. Jake Shout ) had kept sober about as long as usual and came up for his regular assessment of & 8.10. The police- had nabbed him be fore ho had indulged in his common recreation of beating his family. Ed. O'Donnell had enjoyed to the utmost all the fun that could bo crowded into ton short hours of liberty and was again before the bar of justice. Ho had gene into the Salvation army hall in the course of his travels and frescoed a sis ter's nose in black and blue. Ho was ordered to the county jail for thirty days. Commitment papers were made out and ho acted as nis own escort on the way to the jail , whore ho turned himself over to Sheriff O'Neil. Dan Do mi van , a boarder at the Denmark hotel , had threatened to kill any ono , who entered his room and nourished an ancient blundorbus in a rather promis cuous fashion by way of emphasis. Tlfo landlord swore out a warrant for his ar rest , and the police gathered in the of fender and his arbcnnl. The court or dered him to pay the costs , settle with his landlord and get another boarding place. Tipton has some cheap residences on easy payments. Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. The District Court. The attention of the district court was occupied yesterday with the case ol State vs W. B. Cuppy , of Avoea. The defendant is charged with n uniting ono J. J. Frlol with intent to do grcal bodily injury. Friol rented a piece eland land of Cuppy , and the quarrel was about a division of the grain. Frlol en dcavorcd to drive away with a loud when the defendant stopped him , am finally hit liim over the head with i club. Colonel O. R. Scott , of Omaha , nut Fremont Benjamin , of Avoca , are defending fending Cuppy. Friol was on the ntum nearly the whole day. Tho'cnso wil occupy two or thrco days. The next case will bo that of State v Hugh Thompson , charged with bigam ; and perjury. The dofentio will bo con ducted by Judge L. II. Bradley , o Omaha. _ Tipton has bargains in building lots On the mnrkot for over twenty years Still the most reliable and the mos popular sewing machine made. Th light rnnnlng Domestic. OIHco 10 Main st. _ The youngest of the thirty-eigh living widows of revolutionary soldier is Nancy A. Green , of Vert-aillos. Sh draws a pension , but there are thus who question her right , for this reason She was born in 1818 ; the rovolutionar was ended In 1783. If her husband twenty-one years old when he was nuts torcd out , no was fifty-six years ol . jvhon she was born' , and if ho marrlc nor when she- was eighteen years eli ho was then n man of seventy-four. Bi stranger ' things than thut have ha ] . poneu. ANOTHER SOFT COAL FIND , The Contents of a Mysterious Hole South of the City. THE STUFF BURNS ANYWAY. Trial of mil Cuppy For Thuttiptnft Tenant Narrow Kscnpc From a Big Blaze Police Points Personals. Finding Clack Pminoncls. During the past ( our months there have been rumors afloat hereabouts that coal had been discovered within iv few miles of Couneil Bluffs , but they were of bo vague and unsatisfactory nature that they have been regarded us canards and tales having no existence in fact. For till this certain per.-ons living in this city have been quietly investigating , making mysterious visits , etc. , the re sults of which they have sacredly kept to themselves. The fact thut we are situated near or upon the coal belt which traverses the .state ( as lias been demonstrated by late geological sur veys ) , lent a strong color of probability to "the oft repeated prophesy that within a few years , at most , the fuel of the city would bo supplied by home mines. Now it seems moru than probable that these prophesies will be speedily realized. At various times traces of soft coal have been found at different points near and in the city , but none that attained to near the magnitude of this latest dis covery. This hope of fuel at home is based largely upon recent discoveries over the line in Mills eounty\ where it is thought a vein of cannel coal has been uncov ered. The IInd is located on the farm of Mr. ( J. II. F. Spetman , which is about one half mile from Honton's station , or sixteen miles from this city. A portion of the farm is cov ered by timber through which a small stream of water Hows. The soil abut ting is low and marshy , interspersed with rocky cliffs which rise twenty feet above the water level. This forms a kind of glen , at the mouth of which lives a wood-chopper who is in the em ploy of Mr. Spctman. The difficulty of access to the spot is , without doubt , the reason the find has remained undis covered so long. Yesterday a son of Mr. Spetman called at the Iiii : : olllco und gave a history of the finding. It is interesting and 'the facts arc herein given as detailed by him : 'It was some time between Christmas and Now Years , " said he , "that J found it. I was walking along through the woods by the stream when I ssnv ti hole which was not naturally made. I knew somebody had been there and I made up my mind I would find out what they were there for. " ' You thought something might bo buried thereV" suggested the KKI : man. 'WellI didn't know what to think"ho replied , "Whoever they were , I knew they had no business there and 1 went to work to llnd out what 1 could about the matter. I asked the wood-chopper , but he said no ono had gone in by his house. I learned afterward they went in over the hill. Didn'twanttobe ecu' ? Why , of course they didn't , or else they would have gene in the other way , and not gene climbing over the rocks and running the danger of breaking their necks. " "Then the discovery was purely acci- dentaiy" "Well , yes. I had no idea there was coal there and my digging was to llnd out what the other fellows got out of or put into the hole. The spot was so low- that water llowcd in as fast as I took anything out. Those who dug the hole must have contrived some way to keep the water out. " "To what depth did you go ? " "About thrco feet. The weather was so cold and the water llowcd in so fast thai I gave up doing anything more until it moderates , but there is a three- foot vein there , anyway. " "Did you take out enough to make a fair test as to its burning dualities11" ! "Yes , I took out quite a quantity. 1 tried it at home and found it burned freely after the- water had dried out of it. I really tool ; it out of the water , you know. " ThoBKKman was gett5ng _ curious to see practical evidences of this story and asked why his informant had not brought some of his product into town with him. "I did bring in some , " ho answered. "A gentleman in this city heard about it and left word with a neighbor of ours ( or mo to bring some in for him to see. " Hero Mr. Spotman went to the front of the office and took up a bag from which ho produced several specimens. They had very much the appearnco of shale or a species of slate. " "You see , ho continued , "they feel soapy or greasy , and the water which came in contact with them in the hole looked decidedly oily. Let's just see whether they will burn or not. " lie put ono of them into the stove. In a moment the rocky looking tiling had dried off and was throwing off a brilliant llamo. "Some of the pieces I have burned , " said Spotman , "burned down to u line , clean ash , while others loft a kind of slaty substance. " Wo watched the piece slowly consume , then lie looked up with a questioning glance : "There's no doubt about it being coal ? " In contact with the lire in the stove the ignition was as rapid as with much soft coal , and judging from all that could be seen , the BUK man gave it as his unqualified opinion that it was of that nature. For several days past negotiations have been in progress between certain parties in this city and farmers living in the Spetman neighborhood for the purchase of their land , and it is fully believed that this llnd , with the possi bility of the existence of an extensive coal bed there , is the cause of this sud den demand for farm land. In nil matters of this kind the pub lic mind is very suspicious. It is famil iar with all the processes of salting for booming purposes and will possibly re gard this as of the same nature , but Mr. . Spotman and his family are too well known here to have any discredit at tached to what they may say. They have no coal land to sell ; they do nol desire to form u stock company to devel op their "halo in the ground' " nor art they trying to perpetrate any othei scheme for advancing their own linan cial interests at the expense of another If it should appear that they are the possessors of rich coal mines they wil reap a handsome bonolit. but if itshouU prove otherwise no one will be the looser. One or two other facts mav bo men tinned in this connection. That vein : of natural gas underlie portions of lows is an established fact , but to what extent tent these n.\lst , and what their quixn tity and power uro has not yet bcoi proven. The indications re-enforcci by this later llnd , are most favorabli to the existence of- iv vein no far frOm Council Bluffs nin it would npponr to be'an act of wisdom as well as good llnitnc.o , to ascertain to : certainty whether or not this is true The discovery of this natural f.uol ha been the uiukiuf of other- places on lively lacking In all other rc ui itcs , and could such a thing be found here it would advance property values wonder fully and make a city of J6OOU ! ( ) people. Do not the possibilities warrant making the necessary expense ? That is the ejuery made by many , and there is some talk of securing an amount of money necessary to do at least some oxpiri- mcnting for the purpose of ascertaining whether there is gas in this vicinity. A number of cltirens have expressed themselves as favoring such a. plan of operation. Shcafc loans money on real estate. Horse , harness and two buggies for pale very cheap. Johnston it Van 1'al ien , U3 Main street. If you desire to pet a new Hull typo writer cheap , ill op u postal curd to H , A. I' . , HUB ofllt-c. A great- bargain for the first who upplies. Travelers 1 Slop ut the Bcchtele. For best quality coal'and wood , call on Glcason , ( i Pearl street. , AtiitoNt n lllazc. The store of Metcalf Bros , had a nar row escape Tuesday evening from a dis astrous bla/.e. A clerk attempted to light the gas in the window , and when he turned it on , a quantity of water charged with gas burst from the burner and fell upon the goods in the window below. The burning goods were promptly thrown into the street and the lire extinguished without turning in nn alarm. The ( Intnngo was merely nominal and but little inconvenience caic-ed. The failure of the electric light to illuminate occasioned the at tempt to light the gas. Guns of all kinds at Odoll & Bryant's , fiOl S. Main St. 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 as 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 me at Council Bluffs , la. , or Beatrice , Neb. O. P. McKesson , assignee for W. I. Shullenburger. Blankets , dress goods and underwear at a large discount to-day at Harkness Bros. Por-Mmnl Paragraph ) ! . J. E. F. McGce left for a week's visit to Sioux City yesterday. A. A. Edgington , of A'voca , was at the Bechtele yesterday. Messrs. Merriam. Hill , Stewart and Evans are at DCS Moincs , working hard to secure more favorable freight rates for this city. Judge W. C. James is recovering from a severe Attack of typhoid pneu monia , anel hopes to soon bo out again if the weather continues pleasant. Mr. Miller , agent of the American Fire Insurance company , was in the city yesterday , investigating the recent ac cident at the electric light station by which an armature was burned up. J. S. Standoford , traveling salesman for the Kaw Valley Paint company , ar rived home yesterday. He has traveled 1,600 miles since the first of January , and will soon be on the road again. W. R. McGarry , of Ashland , Wis. , is in the city , the guest of C. J. Blanch- ard. Mr. McGarry is largely engaged in mining enterprises , and is ono of the most prominent and successful young men of the Badger state. Mr. A. T. Rice and Theo. Laskowski have been appointed as assistant cash iers of the First National bank , of this city. These gentlemen have been for years actively connected with the bank , and the promotions thus made are surely merited , the business of the bank hav ing grown into such proportions that two assistant cashiers became necessary. A wiser choice could not have been made. Colonel Cook , of the BulTaloGapsand- stone quarries , is in the city , looking over the building prospects of 1888. Ho has several specimens of his building stone at the club rooms , and they are greatly admired. Colonel Cook is thor oughly posted in this branch of build ing material , and those who are fortu nate enough to meet the gentleman get many interesting and practical ideas from conversation with him. Two line residences for sale by Tipton Domestic patterns at 105 Main st. * One thousand head of one , two and _ three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Greenamaycr. S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. A Great Shooter. Correspondence Glebe - Democrat : Williiun N. Riddle , ex-president of the Penn bank of Pittsburg , a .broker , now in Now York city , is ono among the best close-range shots in America. Ho is pale and slender and has only ono lung , out he is quick as lightning and shoots on the intuitive sight plan. Ho once defeated Buffalo Bill and other crack marksmen in a close-range contest with rillcs. About once a week ho makes the rounds of the shooting galleries in the Bowery and is more popular with the crowds that drop in than any ward poli tician. Taking a revolver or a sixteen- shooting rille , ho rings each target in succession. One of Kiddle's most remarkable ex ploits with tirearms was when ho went to California last May. After the train passed Reno ho and Billy Emerson , the negro minstrel , had a jolly time. The train was beginning to slow up at a sta tion when Emerson spied a chicken ahead in front of a small house. He bet $1 that the hitter could not shoot off the chicken's head with his pistol while the train passed. Riddle pointed his pistol from the window , llrcu , and the fowl's head was severed from its body. Emer son throw SI to the astonished negro woman who saw her chicken keel eve - as if it ha'd been guillotined. In Cali fornia Mr. Riddle visited a miningcamp and soon had the freedom of the place presented to him. Maily minors , scouts , hunters and prospectors were at a shooting - ing match. A friend who accompanied Mr. Riddle to the town said that the slim man with him would shoot against any man in the crowd for a treat all round. Instantly four or live champion shots accepted the terms. The 1'onn- sylvanian hit the bull's eve nine out often ton times with a ritlo , and then , taking his pistel % ho centered the bull's eye seven consecutive times. The people wont wild over him and made him an honored guest of the town. Last year Kiddle took a jaunt through Union county , Pa. , and made such a success as a marksman that the people wished him to settle among them and accept some political office. His skill came through an illness. For several years ho was in a hospital , suffering from pulmonary troubles. Too weak to take any exorcise of any kind , ho amusnd himself by .shooting marks nil day in the rear of the hospital. For Sale Cheap Lots near the bri-lge to parties who'will build at once. Ad- drc s or'call ; on J."R. ' Rlco'j.No 11C " ii 1 Muin'.btreet , CoiuicilBluffs.- . ' * ' I i * ( ' , * ( , . ' * i , * " t THE WILLS OF MILLIONAIRES , Some Curious Ways In Which For tunes are Disposed Of. RUFUS HATCH ON JAY GOULD- Some Queer Will * of Tllch Frenchmen Compound Interest Barn urn's Will-How Millionaires Have Money. Frank G. Carpenter in the Chicago Tribune : There Is no pocket in a shroud. All of A. T. Stewart's millions could not prevent the body-s.iatchers sci/.ing his corpse , and It is said that it costs $ -50,000 a year to guard the ashes of William H. Vandcrbilt. The Vunderbllt tomb cost half a million dollars lars , and $30 a day is spent for the de- tectlvo guard which Is now kept about it. It is perhaps the costliest tomb in this country. It is more than one hun dred feet square and sixty-three feet high , and lies in the Moravian ceme tery on Staten Island upon the ground which gave their start in the United States. It is watched night and day , and in order to better protect its con tents a powerful fiame is lighted from its cupola at night. The detectives have to inspect the tomb every half hour , and there is an electric register which shows whether they have done their duty. The guarding of rich men's graves has become a regular business since the death of A. T. Stewart , and few promi nent men die whoso remains are not watched for some weeks after their in terment. The vault in which F. A. Drcxel's body lay was watched months after his death , and a widow of another of Philadelphia's millionaires , in addi tion to guarding her husband's grave , had a massive granite slab put upon it , so heavy that it could not bo moved without the use of powerful machinery. Jay Gould bus a mausoleum in Wood- lawn cemetery , and his lot there is a circular one containing about four acres. There is not a single trco nor shrub upon it , and Jay Gould , when ho leaves his $ l00,000K)0 ! ( ) , and , without Ills check-book , passes to the other world , will rest in an Ionic temple made of un polished Westerly granite. Thirty col umns , eleven feet high and about afoot in diameter , will uphold the roof above his remains , once so rich but now so poor , and a bronze door of Grecian design will shut out the intruders and give visitors a chance to peep in the holes which arc pierced in it at the magnificence within. The foundation is concrete and a single stone forms the floor. There is a window with the pic- 11 re of a chair of angels upon it which brow a soft light into the tomb , and the , 'ault will be us big as that of the Capu- ets and will give an uncrowdcd resting ilace to nt least a score of dead. Rufus Hatch , who is a writer as well is a millionaire speculator , gave an cs- inmto last year of what Jay Gould's vill would probably be , and he says that he Irvington property will go to Mrs. jould with an income of $100,000 a year. Jould will give $ r,000,00 ( ) to each of his children in trust until they are twenty- one years of age and the bulk of the rest if his property will go to charity , with he exception -50,000,000 , which will bo given to his son George J. Gould to "jeep up the family name and reputa tion. Jay Gould has not been noted for ins generosity to the poor during life- , ime and ho will hardly care to make a reputation of this kind after his death. "Us $200,000,000 will o put in such a hapo that it willcontinue , to growuntil either his children or his children's ihildrun fight over a will and the hvw- : ers and his descendants scatter it to he winds. A fortune of the size of Gould's seldom escapes a will suit. The Vamlorbilts have had their turn in the court , and shortly after A. T. Stewart died a score of claimants brought suits for a part of his propcrtv. Stewart had no children himself and the lawyers got good fees out of his widow. The estate of John Anderson , the rich tobacconist , is still being fought over in the courts , a con testant has lately appeared for the Girtird estate , and few rich men arc able to make their wills so sound that law yers cannot puncture them. If there is inything out of the usual line in them , he deceased is accused of insanity , and .ho queerest actions of sane men are often exhibited in their wills. A French millionaire named Henri Meynard , who died in the south of Franco about two years ago , was during his life esteemed a man of extraordinary common sense. Ho amassed a largo fortune in cotton spinning and was one of the most noted officers of the French government in his part of the country. Still his will was contested by his heirs on the ground of insanity , and it certainly contained some curious provisions , It directed that his cotlin should bo deposited in a tomb cut in a solid block of stone and that cement should be run into the in terstices and over the top so that the whole should form ono solid mass. Upon the top of the whole a stone was then to bo cemented and the solid block con taining the body was then to be put up in the cupola of his house. The will di rected that his homo containing art col lections to the amount of $40,000 should remain uninhabited except by the scores ofdogschickcns , pigeons , mid " other pets which testator was so "fond of during his lifetime , and that the house remain untouched except for repairs. Another Frenchman provided that anew now cooking recipe should bo pasted on his tomb each day , and another mil- , lioiiairo provlcd that an epitaph to his' dog should bo put beside his own upon his monument. There is a millionaire in Connecticut who 1ms now passed his three-score and ten , who has mada his own collln , and who has arranged all the details of his funeral. His name is Richardson , and ho is said to bo the richest man in Con necticut. He is a good business man and has increased a fortune which Ills father left him. Ho isa crank on the subject of elm timber for colllns , and it is now forty years since ho sent to Eng land for an elm sapling. While it was growing ho told his friends that ho in tended to bo finally buried within itnnd that ho hoped td have enough wood from it to furnish colllns for all his friends. A few years ago the tree , then over thirty years old , was cut down and enough material got out of it to make three colllns. Ho packed ono of these away in his garret for himself , burning his name into the top and sides with iron. Ho snid that an rngravcd plate would lie too expeiis-ivo , and his direc tions for his funeral provide that the simplest ceremony shall bo used. Enough of the wood for another collln ho sent to Dr. Dlx , the rector of Trinity church , Now " \orlc , and the other planks ho presented to his only brother. Dr. Dix is gaid to have had a-collln made from the wood ( but the brother , though ho lias sent his thanks for the prcsoiitt has not cared tq do so. Speaking of curious wills , a rich "Englishman gave some years ago 10 a year 'to his monkey JacUo : 6 to hU dog ShoolC .ud a pcatlun of. 5 a veur to his well beloved cat Tib. Another rich Englishman gave his daughters their weight in XI bank notes , and the eldest daughter received more than $1200,000 , and the younger nearly $300- 000 from it. Another Englishman In 18S3 be queathed $ -10,000 for a college which should teach wives and housekeepers their duties , and a French advocate bo- qucuthcd 100,000 francs to a local mad house , saying : " 1 earned this money from those who passed their lives in litigation , and in bequeathing it to the use of lunatics I only make restitu tion. " Among the big wills of recent date Avas that of the Cuban Terrv , which loft an estate of 9-50,000,000. This will is entered Into jointly by Terry and his wife and it is "wo" and not " 1" which is Used as to the various provisions. It declares Unit the two contracted mar riage and that they had certain chil dren , which are named. It gives the amount that Senor Terry brought into the family , and ends in appointing the survivor of the two executors of the estate. By one clause of the will $ . ' ? 00- 000 in Spanish gold was to bo given to certain members of the family for a pur pose which was secretly intrusted to them. The heir or their representa tives must not demand explanations as to the investment of this sum , and an other clause provided that if any one of the legatees contested the will he should bo deprived of the share which he was given in it. Will suits have made fortunes for many lawyers , and many an estate is swallowed up by the courts. Ono of the richest of the San Francisco million aires , named Pioche , left u fortune which has been thus dissipated , and the citation of such suits in Now York City would fill columns , $1,200,000 haying been paid for legal services in cases of such contests and thus led some rich men to provide against them. P. T. Barnum lately says that ho has provided that if any of his legatees make a contest of his will ho shall by that act forfeit his bequest , and he has left $100,000 as a fund for the executors to fight any contestant. Ho thinks there is too much contesting of wills on the ground of ineompetpncy , and ho has had three physicians witness his will and these have all made oaths that ho is of sound mind. His will contains 700 pages and it was made several years ago. It gives $10,000,000 to twenty- seven direct heirs and gives various sums to the charities of his I'ative town of Bridgeport. It is very sensibly writ ten and Barnum's precautions will probably stave off a number of lawsuits. There has been talk ol contesting Til- den's will since his death and trouble is said to have now arisen between the widow of Alexander Mitchell and Ills son. Mitchell left his wife an annuity of50,000 during IHM- natural life to be paid her in monthly installments from the date of his disease. He gave her $200,000 in cash and $200.000 in stocks , and also the homestead during her lifetime. The bulk of the rest of his property went to his son , and the widow and son were made the executors of the will. The son , who is forty-six years old , now manages tlio property and a report has been published that Mrs. Mitchell is not satisfied with his management , and that she is thinking of going to California to live. John \V. Gnrrctt divided his property almost equally among his thrco chil dren , and ho left , it is said , somewliero between $20,000,000 and $ tt7,000,000. Pie tried to keep the Baltimore & Ohio rail road stock intact , and provided that 80,000 shares should be held for twenty years from the dale of his death , when it should be divided among his three children. Robert Harding recently collected a crowd in front of u public hall in Lon don. When a policeman asked him what he was doing ho said : "I am here for the purpo-e of testing the right to free speech. I came here to deliver a speech on peaceful anarchy. " Ho re fused to go away , and the policemanat tempting to take him. found his fast ened to the iron railing by a chain around his waist , locked with a puzzle lock , of which ho refused to give the combination. The lives of the Protestant Episcopal bishops , Talbot and Leonard , present a remarkable coincidence. They were boys together in a little mission school in Missouri , starting together the same day and sitting at the same desks. They wore confirmed together , were ordained deacons and priests at the same time ; each performed the marriage ceremony for the other , and now are appointed bishops over neighboring jurisdictions. SPECIAL NOTICES. WANTS. WANTKI ) Hy a young man , single room , hentfld ana lighted. AUlre-s A. S4 , llee olllce. WANTilD-Stocks of merchandise. Huvo Oinnlm mul Council Hinds city property , also wc-tfiu land to rxchaiiKO for goods , oill on or addruiM J. II. Christian , 41'J llroadway , Council llluffH , la. FOR HUNT New lwu e , 7 looms. Inquire W. T. Cole. MM 1'oarl st. FOU SALE Finnltine and stoves ut u sacri fice to reduce stock. You tan buy at your own prices * . A.J. Mandel. " | 7KH 8AI.K Second-hand Columbia blcycla J ? very cheap , KMncJi , ut llee office. "DUII.DING lqtsnnd aero property for sale by F. J. Day , 38 Pearl st. DR. S , STEWAKT , ' ) HOSPITAL AND omcK 43 FOUHTII ST. , Council lllmr , In. Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty , A BARGAIN FOR SOMEBODY 1 have now for nale -ypai-old trotting stal lion. Ills MID and dam both stnndund DR , WADE GARY , 1C South 1 Ith Street , Omaha. DO YOU INTEND TO BUT SO , 70-W IS J'IASOS-TIIK KUM.KST. . OWIANS SMOOTH IN Toxr. ' . . . . , . , I'IANOS-TIIK - I.ATK.ST STVI.KH is TASKS. OlKUNR-KlTU IN Vot.tlHR I'JAMis TUB MOST HEAUTII-UI , KINIKII. OHMNS Kt.tCUANTLr KlNIRIIHD CASB % PRICES 3L.O TTII.A.IfcT 33 VSR We Dc ( > All Competition and Challenge A C'ompurliion of Good * anil Price * With Any Home In the Vte t , SEE US BEFORE YOU PURCHASE I SWANSON MUSIC COMPANY , 329 WEST BROADWAY , COUNCIL BLUFFS , . . . . IOWA. WHOLESALE AND RETAIL CASH GROCERS HAVE SOLD OUT ! Several times and stocked up again , and so they will do to the end of the chapter. GOODS THE BEST ! PRICES" ! ! LOWEST ! Call mid be rottvlnuod. Send In your mall orders. COMPETITION DEFIED. \ < r. 345 Middle Ilrotidwtiy , : : : : Count-It II III ( ft , Iowa. Telephone No. 2l > . DR. C. B. J U D D , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 6O6 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WANTED Good Salesmen onlurgc commission or snlary. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. -1OFFICE OF- ( HRTPlTTNRTNfl Hydraulic and Sanitary Engineer' , DlllIUilDlHD , pian8) Estimates , Specifications. Su pervision of Public Work. Urown Building , Council Uluffs. Iowa. * FIEEY BURKE iv , Second Floor .Brown , Pearl Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. at' the Peace. Office over American j Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council BlulFs , Iowa. QTHWr ? Jfr QTMQ Attorneys at-Law , practice in the State UlUllLI U 011110 , aua Federal Courts. Office Kooms 7 and 8 , ShugartBeno Block , Council Bluffs , Q Justice of the Peace , 415 Broadway , , 0. Council Blulfe. Kefers to any bank or business house in the city. Collections a specialty. Dentists. Ollice corner o DRS. WOODBURY & SONS . , Pearl St. and First Avenue FINK GOLD WOKK A SPECIALTY. A. RINK No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Both Domestic and Foreign. D , H , McDANELD & 00 , , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. (20and K3 Main Street.CouncIl lllutls.Iowa. GREAT DISCOUNT SALE - OF 20 PER CKXT ON HATS AND GAPS FOR GASH. , OMAHA. 1514 DOUGLAS SWEET - - - WM. WELCH , Carriage and Express Line , SOUTH MAIN ST. Tulvphnno No. BI. All calls from District Telegraph Olllco promptly attended to. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS tOO DrooilWHj- Council IllntTa , Iowa. fis 1W7. Star Stables and Mule Yards Uru.ulway , Council llluffs , Opp. Dummy Uepot < and mtilm conntnntly on hand , tot tn\v \ nt rot nil or In car load lots. Orders piomptiy tilled by contract onaliort nntku. Stork sold on commission. Tck-phonolU. BCIIMJ'rnit 4 IIOLKV. Uppoaltu Dummy Depot , Council Uluffs. CRESTON HOUSE , Main Street , Council Bluffs. Only Hotel In the City with Flro Es- capo. Eloctrlo Call Bolls. Accommodations First Class , Rates Always Reasonable.7 MAX MOHN , Proprietor. OGDEN BOILER WORKS CAIl'JTU&KOX , Prop's. Manufacturer ! of ' All Kinds el Steam Boilers & Sheet Iron WorKi Qrdcrs by mail for repurs promptly Attended to , Su ( ! faction4'U rant < ? od. lUtli Axcime. Ad drus Ugden Holler Work * . Council Dluff , Iow \ . . . ILJrf.f * i