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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : THURSDAY , FEBRUARY 16. 1888. THE DAILY BEE , COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE NO. IS , PEAIUj STREET Delivered by carrier In any part of the city at t * enty cents per wetk. BtMimn Orricr. , No. 43 , MinHTKniTou No. O. MINOR MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. Now spring goods nt Roiler'fli Now lot of rubber shoes nt Adams. Money to loan on improved city prop erty by W. S. Cooper , 130 Main street. Boo the model bath room at the Now York Plumbing CO'B. To-night there will be a regular meet ing of Harmony chapter , No. 115 , O. E. 8. Byordotltt. W , There Is to bo a festival this evening at the church onnorth Main street , for the benefit of the colored Baptist society. The body of Leo , the little son of Mr. and Mrs. Browtoll , 027 First avenue , was laid to rest yesterday afternoon , Father McMenomy olllciatlng. Tuesday evening Father McMonomy pronounced the mystic words which united in the holy bonds of matrimony James B. Tusantof Omahaand Mury L. Sullivan , of this city. The district telegraph is having a great deal of trouble with broken wires. Two breaks occurred yesterday , making a total of fifteen since Sunday. It is the work of malicious persons. Mr. Harry Levy returned to the Bluffs yesterday. There has been no action In the check wise , details of which appeared in yesterday's BKK , and the probability is the matter will bo adjusted without resorting to legal pro ceedings. In the distr'ct court yesterday the case of Richardson vs. Scott dragged along through another day. At least two more days will probably bo occu pied with this trial. The Coffman case was put over until to-morrow , but it is doubtful if it will bo reached this week. A strong pressure is being brought upon Aldermen Wells and Mctcalf to prevent thorn from resigningthoir seats in the council. It is rumored that these two gentlemen are not satisfied with the way city atTairs tire running , and that there has bcuu same friction in the council. The people want them both to stand by , but poisonally it is very har assing to any man to be an alderman and bo active. Charles Benedict , who was recently arrested in Chicago and held to answer to the charge of murder , but acquitted , is working his way toward the western coast. Monday night ho spent in the jail at Mat'Hliiiltownund when relented ho started for this city. The police of this city were no tilled of his movements and he was mot at the transfer when ho arrived yesterday morning and per suaded to buy a , ticket to Los Angeles , Cnla. Ho is regarded us a dangerous man , and it was thought safe to pass him on toward his destination. - + - AVliy Do You Pay Rent ? Put your rent money , $12 every month into a homo and in ten years it is paid for. Do you want to know how it is done ? See Tiptou the real estate broker. Ho will tcjll you. Running For Money. In a recent copy of a San Francisco paper is an account of a great sprint race of 100 yards run by Harry Bethuno and O , D. UarUfor $3,000 stakes. This account sayfe it was the greatest race over run on this continent. Both men broke the record. Hart lost by four feet. The start was from a stand and break to the tape , and the distance was covered in the uuparalellcd time of 0 } seconds. In a letter recently received from Hart by Charley Nicholson he says ho' recently run an 85-yard rate in 81 seconds , winning the race and $2,000. Who his contestant was he does not say. Bothuno will bo remembered us the man who run against Campbell in this city and carried away 850 of the boy's money. It is authoritatively stated that Bethuno and Hart will lead the Council Bluffs hose team in the free-for-all race which comes off at Clinton , la. , in Juno next. Matt Mott , of Kearney , Neb. , another mem ber of the hose team recently engaged arrived yesterday and will remain until after the race. Hart is expected homo in a few weeks , and Bothuno will prob ably accompany him. The boys uro de termined to run if the necessary men can bo secured , and with these men at the head it does not seem possible to lose. Money to loan. W. S. Cooper. Tlie Union Depot Will Be Built. Yesterday afternoon a meeting of the railroad improvement committee was hold in the rooms of the board of trade. The committee was called together to meet representatives of the various rail roads centering in this city. What was done will appear hereafter in the future policy of the roads respecting freight rates. After this mooting was concluded the Union Depot company mot in the suino rooms. It was decided to immediately proceed to such stops as shall lead to the erection of the building during the coming season. A second assessment upon the stock was voted to defray the preliminary expense. Such land as is needed for this purpose willbo secured , by direct purchase or by process of con demnation. A new board of directors , nine in number , was elected and the officers of lost year were re-elected. The work is now taken actively in hand and there is no doubt whatever but that the union depot will bo erected before snow fulls again. r For Snlo Cheap Lots near the bridge to parties who will build ut once. Ad dress or call on J. R. Rico , No. 110 Mam street , Council Bluffs. One thousand head of one , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. Enquire o A. J. Grcenamayer. Bold Thieve * . Tuesday night a bold attempt was made to steal a horse belonging to Charles Atherton and locked in his stable in the rear of his house , No. 210 Fourth street. The door of the stable was broken open , as was also the gate of the yard. The horse was not .very manageable , and slipping away from the follows , ran back into the yard. The noise attracted attention and the fol lows skipped out without the steed. A Home For Three Dollar * . Save W every week for seven y nrs r.nd you can buy a home worth $1,092. In ton years you can buy a bettor one for $1,500. Tlpton the real estate broker can toll you how it is dono. Bargains in houses and lots , on small cash payment , Johnston & Van Patten , 83 Main street. Travelers | Stop ut the Eechtele.- I THE COURT HOUSE COMPLETED It la Pronounced Well Built With No Taint of Boodle. HE HAS TWO WIVES TOO MANY. The Arrest of Win. .1. Clark For Diga my Danfbrth'a Hotel Project Move For Breaking the Teachers' Spanker * . The Court House Finished. The new county court house is com pleted and was yesterday afternoon turned over to the county board of su pervisors , who met here and who in spected the building carefully. Mr. Mann , of St. Joseph , of Eckol It Mann , the architects , was here , and accom panied the supervisors in their exam ination of the building. Ho Hied his written report in the afternoon , and ap proves of the manner in which the con tractors , Wickham Bros. , have done their work. There seems to bo no occa sion for fault llndmg , and the building is pronounced by all us one of the best made in the west. Wickham Bros , being a home firm , it is gratifying that such a satisfactory result is reached.but it is no surprise , as they had long since established their reputation for relia bility and skill. The building' is cer tainly a credit to this county and to all who have boon concerned in its erec tion. Mr. Carter , the superintendent , has watched with an eagle eye every feature of the work as it has progressed , and the county board has been hardly less watchful. There was apparently no special need of this , as the contractors have shown a willing disposition to do their work squarely and on honor. It seems that if over a public building was erected without any suspicion or touch of boodlerism. this county possesses such a building. The board was yesterday busy set tling with the contractors. The build ing complete and furnished costs about $105,000. Visitors to the city , judges of the cost of largo buildings , have been quite unanimous in their expressions of surprise on learning the probable cost , andtho hills now in and footed up cer tainly confirm the' feeling that the building is one of the cheapest as well as best in the west. One remarkable fact in uonnection with the bills is that there are so few extras. They do not amount to $100. The only special ad dition to the original estimate of * the building is the placing of stone in the rear walls , where it was first planned to put brick. Had not the stone been used the appearance of the building would have been spoiled. This change was made by a special contract , so that it cannot bo properly callad an extra. Wanted A good , first-class harness nakor. Must be a good cutter. Ap ) ly to Strohbehn & Vogoler. Union AbbtractCo. , 23G Main st. If you desire to get n new Hall typo writer cheap , drop u postal card to H. A. P. , BEB onion. A great bargain for Jho first who applies. Arrested For Digamy. Yesterday morning the diflicuUy be tween William J. Clark and his wife , to ivhich the city papers have made some 'cferonco ' , came to a head in the arrest of Mr. Clark. The information charges liim with bigamynnd recites that on the 10th day of July , 1880 , in the'state of Michigan , ho married Lucy Smart. That he had ut that time , and still has a wife living , from whom ho has not been divorced. Ho was brought before Judge Aylesworth yesterday morning. C. H. Haldano , of Wright , Baldwin & Huldune , appeared us his counsel. The defendant's attorney entered a demurrer to the information , which was after ward withdrawn and his client ad mitted to bail upon waiving examina tion. The bond was fixed at $1,000 , which was not furnished. On account of the serious illness of defendant's wife a committment was issued and ho was placed in charge of a deputy with instructions to allow his prisoner to re main with his wife if his presence there was necessary , which fact was to bo de termined by'tho attending physicians. Inquiry of the various parties who figure in the ca.se reveals the following alleged facts : Upon Thursday and Fri day of last week Mrs. Clark visited the otlico of Justice Barnctt and held con ferences with that official and certain attorneys. She appeared- bo perfectly sane and gave her story in a straight forward manner , although she" was deeply agitated and wept during the entire time of its recital. Her story , if it bo true , reveals a series oj acts begin ning in duplicity and crimp and ending in horrible cruelty which ifa rarely the duty of the newspaper to chronicle. Her story is substantially as follows : During the summer of 18SIJ she , Lucy Smart , mot William Clark in Michigan. He repre sented himself to bo a single man and the chance meeting developed into a seeking of her hand in marriage. Ho was several years her senior , ( being about or above fifty years of ago ) but this fact she overlooked and con sented to take him "for better or worse. " The ceremony took place on the Kith of July of that year. Some time after this union was effected they moved to Coun cil Bluffs. She was the possessor of a little money , and in order to secure this her husband began a system of treat ment intended to bring about the de sired end. This treatment did not reach its maximum of cruelty until re cently , and which has resulted in dethroning - throning her reason. During the month of October last Mrs. Clark received a letter purporting to bo written by a son of her'husband by a former wife , living at Lena. 111. This letter gave the facts which have since appeared in the case. Astounded and nearly heart broken she left her husband and wont to her parents , who reside in the state of Illinois. . Hero she remained for about two months. During this time her husband learned of her whereabouts and-wrote to her several times. In those letters ho admitted his duplicity , but nt L-ist stated that ho had now secured a divorce from his first wfio and earnestly wished for her re turn. Contrary to the wishes of her parents she consented to return. She felt keenly the disgrace attending the birth of her child under the then exist ing circumstances , and it was consider ations of this character largely that moved her to return to her pscudo hus band. Aftcrhcr arrival hero she was shown some kind of a paper which , in her ignorance of legal forms , she be lieved to be a copy of the divorce. This , it is now alleged , was prepared to quiet the fears of the wife so that the plans ol the husband might bo accomplished. One dav last week she learned that the claimed divorce was a fraud , and that she had boon duped again. Then she vis ited Justice Barnett , told him her story , and left the matter in his hands lor attention. The otllcor became inter ested in the tale of wrong ana suffering , and after satisfying himself as to its truth , ho illed the Information and the I a r rent followed. The cnso hns bcon given to the grand jury nnd evidence in the cno IB being submitted for their cotiBldorntion. In order to present the case fully the reporter nought Mr. Clark to secure his Htutomont. The following interview took pliico : "Mr. Clark , have you anything to sny in reference to your cnso for publication in the UEK ? " n "Why , yes. You can say thnt I am mnrricu to only one woman , nnd the chnrgoof bigamy is false and there is nothing whatever out of which to make this case. " "Have you over been marriedboforeV" "Well , yes ; but what is the use of bringing up those old matters. They arc all settledlonir ago nnd ray wife is fully satisfied. " "Are you divorced from your first wife ? " "Of course I nm. If nny one wishes to find out nbout thnt they can write to Rockford , III. " ( It is stated upon good authority thnt his first wife is now suing for n divorce in thnt court , but the pro ceedings arc not yet closed. ) "How nbout your relations with your wife ? They nro pleasant , I presume ? ' ' "My wife thinks the world of mo. and when she finds out what has happened it will kill her. " "How about your efforts to got her money ? " "Why she has some money in the bank which I gave her ; also some lots. I don't want her property. " Mrs. Chirk fs very sick and will prob ably require the attention of the insane commissioners. In the meantime Mr. Chirk languishes in duress vile until the investigntion by the grand jury shall bo completed. Take Notice. Notice is hereby given that at the next annual meeting of the S. L. nnd B. nssocintion , of Council Bluffs , In. , the following amendment to the by-lnws will bo proposed : "That section 1 , nrti- clo 10 , bo nnd the same is hereby re pealed. JWlLLlAH AltND. Sheafe loans money on real estate. P. d'Urro , 828 Avenue A , being nbout to remove to California , will dispose of n very fine piano worth $350 , by rafllo on March 17 , nt the Manhattan. Little Annie Clark of Avenue A. will draw the lucky number. Fighting For Fall-mount Park. The case in which it is sought to wrest Fail-mount park away from the city came up before Judge Aylesworth , in the superior court yesterday , but went over again until this morning. A number of. the defendants appeared by Mr. Simms , as their attorney. There are numerous motions to bo disposed ol , before the real merits of the cnso are reached , if indeed there are any merits to it. it.Tho The park commissioners , backed by the city council , are doing what they can to defend the rights of the city , and the beautiful park will never be gobbled up by private parties , unless at the cud of a contest which will make young men gray gaircd , and long pui-oes very light. One of the troubles , however , is that the money which ought to bo used in developing and improving the parks , will need bo spent in fighting the cases in court. The public is anxious for numerous improvement ! ) and conven iences , but there seems little ground for expecting these to be made , until the present litigation is ut an end. The delay in securing such improvements can hardly bo lain up against the park commissioners , but rather against those private citizens who arc forcing the light in court , in the hope of wresting the park from the city , or compelling the city to pay liberally for n settle ment. There is much indignation ex pressed at the lack of public spirit , and the peculiar way in wmch these citi zens are trying "to build up Council Bluffs. " S. B. Wadsworth fc Co. loan money. Domestic patterns at 10-5 Main street. On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliable and the most popular sewing machine mado. The light running Domestic. Ofllco 105 Main st. st.No No Whipping of Hcholnrs. The public attention has -been di rected of late quite sensationally to cases of corporal punishment in the public schools. The discussion of the individual cases has been lost sight of in the discussion of the principals in volved , as to whether corporal punish ment should bo allowed at all or not. As an expression of the sentiment of many of the citizens , the following peti tion has been prepared and is being cir culated. It is receiving many signa tures. It reads as follows : "Wo , the undersigned residents of Council Bluffs , respectfully petition nnd entreat the general assembly of Iowa to prevent , by the enactment of suitable laws , the corporal punishment of schol ars in the public schools of the state. The recent barbarous punishment of children in some of the public schools of this county have excited great indig nation. "In Chicago , Boston , New York nnd Philadelphia nnd'pthcr great cities of this country , the infliction of corporal punishment has. bcon abolished by law for years , and yet the discipline of the school has been well maintained. "Your petitioners therefore ask that the stigma and reproach upon the repu tation of the stnto and its schools , that proper discipline cannot be maintained in them by the same gentle methods that prevail in eastern schools , that are open to receive children from the scums of creation , shall bo abolished , and this twin relic of slavery and foul blot upon our civilization bo removed. " - Signed by Horace Everett , N. P. Dodge , B. P. McMonomy , M. P. Rohrer , T. J. Evans , Thomas Otticer. John T. Stewart , J. P. Ca ady , T. J. Mackay , J. P < Evans , J. N. Casady , J. T. Baldwin , W. .H. M. Pusey , nnd many others. A Much Needed Improvement ! , The builders of houses probably know loss about the plumbing and ventilation of their houses than any other part of the construction. They know less about what they are going to get for their money than is just or right. It scorns that there Is ono plumbing concern in this city who appreciate the position the builders are in , and has set off * a part of their otlico and gas fixture room for what they are pleased to rail "a model bath room of moderate cost. " It is a complete affair , and , persons who are about to build or want to improve the houses they already own , will do well to see this bath room. The Com pany referred to-is , . of course , the Now York Plumbing Co. , Brown building , Pearl street. E. H. Sheafo loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential. OfKo 600 Broadway , cor- Main street , up-stairs. Another Hotel Plan. Mr. SI Danforth proposes to build H now hotel , if sufllciont encouragement and aid is given the enterprise. Ho hu hnd preliminary sketches propnrcd nnd the locution is the corner of Eighth nnd Broadway. The proposed hotel is to bo four stories high nitdcontnln 100 rooms. The committee of' the board of trade have the matter und6r consideration. Kncournglng' Fnctnrlcn. There is a generous disposition on the part of property owners in Council Bluffs to donate Innd ind give other sub stantial npsistnnco totiny manufncturcrs which may desire to ( locate here. Mr. P. J. Dny will donatp any desired portion tion of his tract of 4QO acres lying south and westand abutting Railroad addition. J. P. Kyans will donate ono block of lots in Railroad addition , al on portion of a tract owned by him lying south and cast of the city limits. J. W. & E. L. Squire will give blocks 1 , 11 nnd it in Squire's addition. T. J. Evans will give $10.000 of land to ten manufacturers who will locate buildings U | > on it. C. J. Colby and E. A. Benson will also donnto valuable lands. This will totnl nearly if not quite $40,000 at a fair valuation. A Htlll Hunt. Yesterday Mr. E. C. Hunt , of the BEI : force , nnd Miss Sndio K. Post , of Heb ron , Neb. , wore united in the holy bans of matrimony , % 'ho ceremony wns per formed in Lincoln , Rev. Mr. Curtis , of the Presbyterinn church , olliciatlng. The newly married couple immediately took a train for Council Bluffs and ar rived hero last evening. They will bo nt home for the present nt the corner of Eighth nnd Mynster streets. Personal Paragraphs. J. B. Christian has returned to the city. Jnmcs Gouldcn is back from the land of bh//nrds. A. Pitkin , of Neolu , was at the Creston - ton jcsterdny. John Adams , of descent , visited the Bluffs yesterday. B. E. P. Kelley , of Hastings , In. , was nt the Kiel hotel yesterday. J. J. Mnss nnd II. C. Mn s were among yesterday's arrivals at the Crcston. Mr. nnd Mrs. W. P. Weightniau hnvo gone to Florida to sojourn for n season. Henry Swan nnd family are enter taining Mrs. Dr. Morrison and daugh ter , of Albin , In. Mrs. J. W. Bacharach leaves to-day for Chicago , where she will spend n sea son visiting relatives and friends. Mr. George P. Smith left yesterday morning for Philadelphia and other eastern cities. IJe will bo absent sev- eial months. J. M. Adams , of the shoe firm of E. E. Adams & Co. , has been in the city for n day or two visiting his brother. Ho started for his homo in Boston lust evening. Judge Thorn ell got rather more fa vorable tidings fronVhis homo yester day , although his wife's mother is still very ill , nnd it is still feared that she will not recover. She was resting n lit tle easier. - - W. O. Wirt has'feecn ' confined to his homo for a week or more , since his re turn from the fai-iwcbt , where ho hns been in the interests of the Masonic Life Insurance association. He isagain able to bo out , but- not rugged by any means , though gaining in health. * The P. E. O. socioly will meet Satur day afternoon at S5o clock at the resi dence of Mrs. J. P. Kunball. THE POLICE ! 'POAVKHL.ESS. ' Thieves in San Francisco Sacking the t City With > Impunity. H < SAX FHANCISCO , Feb. 15. [ Special Tele gram to the BEE.J For several weeks this city has been overrun with thieves of every description. It is literally at the mercy of a well organized gang. Within three weeks there have been not less than seventy-five burglaries and robberies , mainly in the west ern addition , where the cracksmen have things their own way. Well-to-do-looking pedestrians who have been out late at night have been "held up" BO often that most people ple whose business calls them out late now , go armed. Half the police force , in the transparent disguise of citl/ens clothes , have been put on duty in the western addition , but as all the detectives in the city do their brain work thiough the medium of stool pigeons and go-betweons , the gang knew of this order as soon as it was issued and stopped opera tions in that quarter. The gang is not averse to a bit of humor , for among their very first operations hero they jokingly bade ifcflanee to the whole police force by entering the house of Chief of Police Crowlcy while the family were all at homo and getting , away with $1,500 worth of jewelry. Although the whole force is on the search , not u jewel has been recovered or nn arrest made. And the same is true of nil the robberies that have been committed. The particular gang that is now rejnforcing the native talent of the city came hero with n circus thieo or four weeks ago and has hud a very easy and prof itable engagement. The first thing the rob bers did on reaching the city was to go to nn official in the police department who has had the thrift to become a millionaire on a salary of less than * (00 ( a month. They told him they would like to have protection and ac companied the request with u substantial in ducement. The official locKcd up the money and then told them to go ahead. " 13ut , " ho added , "look out that you don't get caught. " They kicked at that nnd wanted to know if ho was going to take their money and then give them that kind of protection. "That's all right , " said he , "you look out that you don't get caught. " And they went ahead with impunity and not one of them has been caught. ILLINOIS O. A. R. First Day'H Session of the State En campment at Springfield. SFUINGFIBI.D , 111. , Feb. i5. The state en campment of the Grand Army of the Ko- public began to-day at 10 o'clock. Governor Oglesby , assisted by local and visiting mem bers of the various relief corps , reviewed the troops. As they passed through the grounds of the czccutivo mansion they were en thusiastically cheered. The governor , staff and ladies occupied the largo front portico of the mansion. There m-ro about 2,000 veter ans in line , and as many more on the streets. The city is beautifullyidecoratcd in. honor of the event. The streets are crowded with strangers and the people are still arriving. Prominent candidate * for various state of fices are on hand and 'have headquarters at leading hotels. The business of the encamp ment will bo transacted at the sessions of this afternoon and to-morrow. The session to-dayrwas largely devoted to the presentation and reference of official re ports. A resolution recommending the passage - sago by congress of the service pension bill was referred to the committee on resolutions. A proposition for the 'permanent location of the encampment at Springfield was defeated. A memorial from JOlin Hrown post recom mending a bill by congress for erecting a monument to dead colored soldiers , was en dorsed. "fl ' A grand promenade concert , took place at the Capital In tbo evening , together with an address of welcome by Governor Oglesby and speeches by others. An Old Man's Windfall. ASHLAND , Wis.Fob. 15. Samuel O'Grady , of Dennett , aged seventy , an cccentrlo in dividual who has resided in that vicinity for years , has just received news that ho hoc fallen heir to JK1S5.000 by the death of rela- tlvcs in the county of Limerick , Ireland. The Saco Hank Recovers. SACO , Mo. , Feb. 15. The Saco bank has re covered every dollar of the tJOo.OOO worth of registered bonds stolen by McNeally last Au gust. The Moffatt Vacancy. ' MAJIQUETTE , Mich. , Fob. 15. The latest re turns from yesterday's election give Seymour a majority of a little over TOO , with some precwcU to bear from. ' * DEPEW AS A POSSIBLE. A Talk With New York'a Railroad Fa * vorltc. ' Nnw YOHK , Fob. IB. [ Special Telegram to the UEB.J Thcro was a strong talk all day yesterday among politicians of having the New York republican delegation instructed for Chaunccy M. Dcpew. Thcro is no ques tion of his Immense popularity In this state , although his railroad life would probably weight against him lu the west. After talk ing to twenty different politicians about the matter , a reporter this morning called on Mr. Depcw himself. Ho Joked over his candidacy , and was gratified when told that nearly all the reporters would support him , "You want to know , " sold he , "if Harkis Is willlnM Well then , seriously , I nm not a candidate. I have all the presidencies which 1 desire. They have their advantages nnd their gratifications , but they als o have their reoponslbllltlcs nnd cares. I do not wish to add to them and don't Im agine I shall bo asked to do BO. I suppose , " ho nilded , "that Mr. lllalnc's declaration has caused nn activity among the possible candidates. " "Do you think Mr. Dltilnc's declaration Is finall" "I think he Intends it to be so understood , " and Mr. Depew added , thoughtfully , "Even if the convention should Insist on nominating him his chance of election will bo strength ened by his recent letter , for ho will c mo before the country in the position of ono sought by the office rather than soaking it. " "In any event , then , his letter was wise I" "Yes , 1 think so. " "Do you think that the next president will be a republican 1" "I do , most undoubtedly. All the signs point in that direction. " "Leaving out Mr. Ulalno and yourself , whom do you think the strongest man I" "That 1 do not care to say. In fact I have not thought much about it. " . Moral Depravity In Boston. UOSTOS , Feb. ! & . [ Special Telegram to the HUB. ] Mrs. Charlotte Smith , nn Investi gating agent of Senator Blair's committee , will appear before the legislative committee on child labor. The special subject on which she Is to plead Is the custom of procuring joung girls for houses of 111 repute from In telligence offices of the city , She hns amassed a number of affidavits of young women who have applied for employment and been sent to disreputable houses. The girls arc em ployed as nurse girls , housekeepers , etc. , and often when too late find themselves hopeless ly ensnared. These statements are backed by scores of affidavits taken regularly by a magistrate. One case particularly aggravat ing , recites how a thirteen year old girl was detained by a well known lioston sporting man in a road house resort at one of the beaches. Mrs. Smith In illsguiso visited an intelligence office , and on her application was told she could hove girls In twenty-four hours. The testimony she has received Is appalling. lilve Stock Express. BUFFALO , Feb. 15. The announcement Is made that u new enterprise has been estub- ishcd in connection with the cattle trade , to be known as "tho American Live Stock Ex press company , " with headquarters in New York. The object is to transport cattle rap idly by express , and suitable cars will bo constructed. It is expected the plan will be in operation by March 1. For the present the company will confine its operations to through stock , running from Chicago to Hoboken over the Grand Trunk nnd Delaware , Luekuwana & Western roads. Contracts have been made to leave Chicago Monday afternoon and arrive in Hobokcn Wednesday morning ready for market. An other train will leave Chicago Wednesday afternoon nnd be in the Jersey City market Friday morning. The trip will occupy forty loins , Including half an hour's stop In Wash ington for water. The Patti Ticket Swindler. New YonK , Feb. 15.Charlcs Benson , alias Burton , tno swindler who is wanted in Mexico , has been placed In jail prcparntoiy to going there. It has been agreed that forty- eight hours shall elapse before ho Is turned over to the Mexican authorities. Benson's lawyer will take steps immediately to have extradition proceedings reviewed by the United States circuit judge , sitting in this district. A Slaughter orilaublts. SAN FJIANCISCO , Cal. , Feb. 15. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] A hunter who has come in from Bakerstteld , In Kern county , rarts that the last jack-rabbit or hare drive there as a wholesale slaughter. About two hundred people participated , nnd , scourIng - Ing the plains , gradually drove the rabbits into a triangular corral , the dead-fall being at the apex of the triangle. There were two round-ups , with 0,000 rabbits killed. - The Wrecked Metropolitan. CINCINNATI , Feb. 15. Receiver Jnmcs Mc- Convillo arrived from Stcubenvillo this morning and took charge of the Metropolitan bank. Ho is totally unacquainted with the bank's affairs and can say nothing of the out look until ho has examined the books. SPECIALJSIOTICES. NOTICE. OPKCIAL advertisement , such as LastFound ( J To Loan , For Sale. To Kent , Wants , Hoarding etc. , will bo inserted In this column at the low rate of TEN CENTS PBlt LINK for the first In- Eertlon and Five Cents Per Line for each subse quent insertion. Leave advertisements at our office No. 12 Pearl Street , near broadway Coun cil lllufts , Iowa. WANTS- "ClOUND On Main st. , a double-action , self- JC cocking revolver , IB-calaber. Left at po lice station. T71OH ItENT-Part of my office. No. COO Dread X ? way , opposite new postofllce. Dr. C. 11. Judd. WANTED If you have any furniture , stoves or carpets for Bale , or if you want to buy above goous , call on A. J. Mnndel , XSJ and XU II roadway. "ITl/ANTED Stocks of merchandise. Have T Omaha and Council HlulTs city property , .also western land to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. II , Christian , 419 liroadway , Council Illuffs la. CRESTON HOUSE , Main Strait , Council Bluffs , Only Hotel In the City with Fire Es cape. Electric Call Belle. Accommodations First Class , Ratis Always Reasonabli MAX MOHN , Proprietor. THE TROTTING STALLION Standard No. 4090 , chestnut stallion , foaled April 10,1882. Bred byC. J. Hamlin , Buffalo , N. Y. , sired by Almonarch ( record 3 :24Jtf : ) son of Almont , llrst dam , Lucy , by Hnmlln's Putchln , slro of the dam of Bell Hamlin ( record 2:13X : ) ; second dam by Rysdyk's Humblctonian. Norway stands l ( > 3i hands high , and can trot better than 2:1)0. : ) This stallion will bo | > crmlUcd to servo a few mares at ! 5 the season from March 1st to July 1st. For particulars cmiuira of WADE GARY , Council'Bluffs Driving Park , or No. 417 South 14th St. , Omaha. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS tOO Brood way Council Uluffs , Iowa. Established mi. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. AT TEN Jfr BEIT Architects and Superintendents. Kooiu ALLBK ft DflLL , 2 < Opol.a House lck. RTPYTNRINti HydrauTio and"Sanrtary lngineor : . DlllIUHDlllJjf , pian8) Estimates , Specifications. Sa ; ) ervision of Public Work , Brown Building , Council Bluffs [ owa. tt Floor Brown , Building , 115 Pearl Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. N Justictof the Peace OIHco over American , , Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs , [ ow . OTUO Attorneys at-Law , practice in the State 011110 , aui Federal Courts. Office Rooms 7 and 8 , SlmgartBeno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa , EO DAflNJTTT Justus ° f the Peace , 415 Broadway , D. DAA11J.11 , Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank or business house in the city. Collections a specialty. DRS. WOODBURY & SONS Dentists. Office corner o . , Pearl St. and First Avenue FINE GOLD WORK A SPECIALTY. DR. C. B. J U DD , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES. No. 6OO Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. WANTED Good Salesmen on large commission or salary. WAXTiIOCAL ; , AXD TKAVUMXtJ A IJ\TS OX COMMISSION , A. RINK No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Flffirft Both. Domestic and Foreign. DR. RICE'S COMMON SENSE HERNIAL SUPPORT. The Greatest Invention of the Age ! llupture or Ilcinia a Fpoclalty 1 Makes Female Diseases a Specialty. Cures all kinds of Chronic Diseases that BIP curable \\lth his rao't Womleiful Vcgetalilo Hcino- rties. la the oldest nnd most suu'cssfitl hpeclallst In thu west. Call nml see hliii , Ofllco No. 11 , 1'earl st. , Council UluUs Iowa. Oflico hours : Btol2 a.m. ; 1 to 5 anil U to 8 p. in. Star Stables and Mule Yards Bioadway , Council Uluffs , Opp. Dummy Depot. Horses and mnles constantly on hand , for gala at retail or in car load lots. Orders promptly Oiled by contract on short notice. Stock sold on commission. Telephone 111. BCHLUTEH & DOLBY. Opposite Dummy Depot , Couuc.ll muffs. DR. S. STEWART , r HOSPITAL AMU OFFICC 45 rOUHTII HT. , Council Illuffs , la. Veterinary Dentistry a Specialty. OGDEN BOILER WORKS CARTER & SON , Prop's. Manufacturers of All Kinds of Steam Boilers 4 Sheet Iron Work Order * by mall for repars promptle attended tfc. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10th A venue. Ad- diessOgden Holler Works. Council Illuffx , Iowa D. H. McOANELD & CO , , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. MO and 622 Main etreeticouucil OluBs.Iow * . TURNED OUT By Our Crank HAS Imported heio from China , T Coirees kOAS'ITl > , none are ttnor , IX The best _ f Flour , please bear in mind , These at THO-X ELL MHOS' , find , Here we IIAY the best of fruit Everything n c".l SKI , to suit. And save you DOL Its , too , to boot If you have to O V at all D Be your OltDK m ± large or email K Come and get your UR CEIUES , O Surely you know where . the place It 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 20. , Council Bluff's , Iowa. GREAT DISCOUNT SA LE OF 2O PER CENT ON HATS AND CAPS FOR CASH. t5t4 DOUGLAS STREET , - - - OUAHMt WM. WELCH , ss Line , OFfr'lCC-015 MAIN 8THKKT. Telephone No. .13. The nnestllne ot Landaus , Coaches and lltcka n the City. The only line authorised to answw Ulls turned In to Am. l > ist. 'I'll. Co ,