Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, February 18, 1888, Page 6, Image 6
OTE OMAHA DAILY BEE : , FEBRUARY 18 , 1888. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCIL BLtJFFS , OFFICE , NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Delivered t > y Carrier In Any Part of the City at Twenty Cents I'er Weok. H. W.TU.TON MANAOKU. TKLKl'HONESi BCBINBM Orricc. No. 43. NlOHT BDlTOH. NO. 23. MINOR MENTION. N. Y. Plumbing Co. . . Now spring goods at Rolterv. Money to loan. W. 8. Cooper. Good coal , full weight guaranteed. f O. B. Lumber company , WWMain street. A marriage license was issued yester day to George H. Mathics and Marcel la Grahn , both of this city. The meetings at the Ovorton mission are causing that unscctnrian church building to bo crowed'nlghtly. The P. E. O. society wlllhavo n moot ing at 2 o'clock this-afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. F. Kimball. Vernon S. , son of Ira Grason , died yesterday afternoon aged three months and ono day. The funeral will take place to-morrow at 2 p. in. from the 4 residence , 7UI ( Mynstor street. t The evening papers arc a little mixed In speaking of the row with n hnoktnan being in the Pacific house. Thotrouble was a half block away from the hotel , and ought not to ho thus located. Mr. Adam Ring , of Carson , was in the city yesterday circulating a paper for subscriptions to assist in building a Catholic church at that place. About 1800 haa already been'securedand , work will soon bo begun. All liens against the now court hoijso must bo filed within the next thirty days or they will bo void. The county board is keeping back some of ( ho money duo the contractors until the ex piration of that time. The meetings at the Broadway Metho dist church arc growing in Jnt.pre.st. During the past few evenings a lady revivalist has assisted in the services. The church is too small to accommodate the crowds who sock admission. A meeting will bo hold nt the of lice of Sapp & Pusoy Monday evening at 70 : ! ! o'clock for the purpose of organiy.ing a republican club to join the national league of republican clubs. All parties who desire to nave a republican presi dent elected next fall are earnestly re quested to bo present. The firm of Rudio & Sears.resent the insinuation that there is anything done in connection with their business which is not perfectly legitimate and proper to bo done in any place of amusement. They charge that the efforts of Levy to make the other fact appear are made out of pure revenge. So far as the reporter - porter is able to judge the claims of the iirm as to their business are true. Thorn are no devices for gambling and no gomes for monov. The Richardson-Scott ease continues to furnish amusement for the attend ants of the district court. Whenever the testimony gets a little dull , the op posing attorneys engage in a lively ver bal tilt until the patience of the court is exhausted. It is the general impres sion among the court otjlccrs that the arguments in the cuso will not bo com pleted before Tuesday. About $30,000 is involved in the suit , and the allot' noys arc working it for all it is worth. Two- good lots in Beers' sub. , $000. Begin next week. Bilger , 0 Pearl st. * Wanted A good , first-class harness maker. Must bo a good cutter. Ap ply to Strohbohn & Vogoler. PorHonnl Paragraphs. Miss Helen Blytho and company arc nt the Pacific. J. F. Slovens , of Missouri Valley , was in the city yesterday. J. W. Cassol and wifoof Carson , wore in the city yesterday. W. B. Davis , of Blair , Nob. , was at the Kiel hotel yesterday. G. A. Tryon , of Avoca , was hero yes torday. Ho is ono of the witnesses ii the coming Coffman caso. Rev. Stevenson loft last evening for Wisconsin to purchase lumber for the Council Bluffs and Star Union lumber companies. N. Morrium , of Omaha , was on this side yesterday looking after his real es tate interests hero , and conferring with business men in regard to various enter prises being planned hero. The P. E. O. Society will meet this nftornobn at 2 o'clock ut the residence of Mrs. J. F. Kimball. If you desire to gel a new Hall typo writer cheap , drop a iwstul card to H. A. P. , BEE office. A great bargain for the first who applies. The Superior Court. There was no business transacted in the superior court yesterday afternoon. It was expected teat the Coylo cases would be ready for trial , but the attor neys intovestod failed to put in un ap- pearunco. The cases of COOK vs Cochran - ran and Guanalla vs County arc also hanging out , and as the attention of the Attorneys is fully occupied at the district court , it is impossible to say when the present term will adjourn. The rases above mentioned are all that remain to be disposed of during the February term. Bargains in houses and lots on small pish payment. Johnson & Van Patten , W Main street. A New School House. The school board is to submit to the people at the coming election a proposi tion to build a $40,000 school building on the site of the Mills school. There has boon much complaint during the past year about the crowded condition of the public school buildings , and it is evident that more and bettor accommo dations are needed. It is not probable that in view of this well known fact there will be much opposition to propo sitions for putting up now buildings , ex cept such as comes from a difference of opinion as to where tno now buildings should bo located. E. H. Sheafe loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All ousinoss strictly confidential. .Office 600 Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stalrs. Travelers 1 Stop ftt the Bcchtele. Broke UU Neck. Isniw Hoops , an old and respected res ident of Silver Creek township , met with a sudden death Thursday morning. Ho had opened a gate for his son to drive a team through , when the horses started to run and knocked Mr. Hoops down , breaking his neck. Death was inetantanoous. The deceased was fifty- four years of ago , and loaves a wife and two sous , aged respoctivyly ton and eighteen years. Tht ! younger 1ms been attending the deaf and dumb institute in this city. The funeral will occur to-day At 12 o'clock. Ono thousand head of ono , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will give credit to reliable parties. . , Enquire o A. J. Greeuamayer. WANTED , A NEW GRAND HOTEL Mooting of Oltlzona and Preliminary Bteps Taken to Secure It. A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE WANTED. The Voter * to lie Given a Chance to Deckle Upon It The Police Dolnge PcrnonaU Minor Mention. Xfovlnit For Hotel. Yesterday afternoon there was a gath ering of leading citizqns to consult concerning - corning the securing of a largo hotel /or Council Bluffs. The expression brought out at this mooting Indicated that tlicro is a general fooling that this city must have a now hotel , ono suited to'tho increased sl/.o of the city , its im portance as a railway center and the needs of the traveling public. Several sites were talked over , and while noth ing very definite was reached in the way of formal action , 'it was made plainly evident that the need of a hotel is so realized that from * l5,000 ! to $ .30,000 can bo secured no a bonus for any ono who wilt put up such a hotel as the city wants. It was decided to have a com mittee confer with parties as to loca- tibn , plans , etc. , and to start a subscrip tion , the donors to signify what they will bo willing to give for a hotel of 120 rooms or.more , modern in style and ap pliances , the hotel to bo located on IIroadway between Sixth street and Ilryant , or on Pearl or Main street , be tween Broadway and Fifth avenue. E. L. Shugart , T. .1. Evans and William Moore have hitlwcribeil $1,000 each for a hotel to bo located anywhere in this district , and if certain locations are de cided upon would probably give more. Other leading citiy.cns , not quite prepared - pared to sign their names , signify their intention to do so at once and in like or larger amounts. Mr. Shugart offers to be ono of ten men to build such a hotel as is needed. Such are but few of the expressions , and they indicate that the business men are in dead earnest in their determination to have this great need of the city fully met as speecily as pos sible. There are a number of locations which are looked upon with favor , ono being the Merriam property , known better ns the old Catholic church prop erty. It is 100 feet by 1200 , has frontage on three streets and is in the heart of the city and very near the coming union depot. Dr. Woodbury's property , corner of First aveiiuo and Pearl street , is looked upon with much favor as being rather of a compromise between those who want a hotel on Broadway and thobo wanting one on Main street. There are several locations on Broad way , one at the corner of Sixth street being deemed as fur west as it is very desirable to locate. There seems quite a disposition , as shown in the meeting yesterday , to drop the strife over location and to. join heartily in starting a fund for the build ing of a hotel at any point in the dis trict named. It is believed that more can bo accomplished thus , and when a do II u Ho location is fixed upon there will doubtless bo some additional subscrip tions from adjacent property , which will reap a special benclit. The committee having the preliminaries in hand are T. J. Evans , W. H. M. Pusoy , E. H ; Merriam , E. L. Shugart and F. O. Glea- son. It is hoped that the efforts of these gentlemen to { jet the enterprise started will meet with a generous and prompt support from the citi/cns gen erally. The time has passed for rivalry between certain localities , and the crowding of personal interests to the front. There must bo a unanimity and tin enthusiasm for a big hotel on any favorable location. Among those present at the meeting yesterday was Mr. N. Merriam , of Omaha , who was invited in to confer with the business men , ho having largo property interests hero. Ho was accom panied by his architect , Mr. Allen , and from both these gentlemen borne excel lent suggestions were obtained. Mr. Merriam scorns disposed to join heartily in any and all moves for the furthering of the interests of Council Bluffs , and ho will doubtless bo found at the proper time doing his full sbaro. S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. Domestic patterns at 105 Main street. AN Mum AH nn Oyntcr. Yesterday morning a son of the much married William J. Clark arrived in the city. Thinking to secure additional particulars of this case , a BEE reporter sought him out. "You are u son of W. J. Clark , I bo- Hove , " suggested the reporter. "I am his son ; yes , sir , " he answered. And then : "You are a reporter , are you not'i1" The man acknowledged the soft im peachment. "Well , " ho continued , "I have noth ing to say for publication. " The reporter suggested the possible advantage of refuting any false state ments made by the city papers In re porting the case. "I don't know what the papers have said , " ho continued. "I have just ar rived in the city , have not read the papers yet , and I prefer not to say any thing. "Tho papers have stated that your father and mother are divorced. " "That is right. So they are. " "The information filed in the case charges him with having married his second wife July 1(1 ( , while ho was ye married to your mother. " "So I understand. I have not scon the document , and have nothing to sai about it. " "If the grand jury find you are hero you may bo called to testify in the case when it conies up for consideration. " " 1 roust say , again , I have nothing whatever to say , " ho insisted. The young man is evidently about twenty-one years of ago. His refusal to divulge anything bearing on the case was pleasant , yet firm. It is understood ho has come hero to assist , so far as pos sible , in releasing his father from the very unpleasant predicament in which ho is placed. It must bo admitted that his effort to protect his parent is a most commendable ono. Sheafe loans money on real estate. * Union Abstract Co. , 236 Main 8t. The County Board. The board of county supervisors were yesterday considering the matter of kiting contracts for the county job printing. Itemized bids were submitted by the printing companies of the city , and the members of the board wore re viewing arithmetic during the greater part of the day. The contract for mov ing the county safes was awarded to Hollonbcck Bros. There are five of these safes now in use in the county ofllcos in the Masonic temple. Three of them , the ones used by the auditor , sheriff and clerk , will bo removed to the now court house. The ouo in the trcas- uror's office will bo taken to the Avoca court hous.8 , and the ono in the record er's office has boon sold to the-.State Savings bank , With the exception at the sheriff's , those safes are handsome , modofn affairs , and will bo A credit to the court house , but it is a shame to give oven storage room to the old wreck that now docs service In the sheriff's oRico. It is an antiquated affair , and has long outlasted Its usefulness. It wont through the lire in 1808. when the clerk's office was destroyed. At present it is impossible to close the outside doors , and It Is In no manner fitted for the use to which It Is put. There are papers filed in the sher iff 's office that it is necessary to preserve - serve , ns there is no other record of them , and the papers themselves must bo produced to make them of any use. The printing matter was laid over until this morning. The contracts for doing the county advertising will bo lot at the April session. The applications for the situation of janitor at the now court house were ex amined. There wore fifteen applicants , and their bids ranged from &H ) to $100 per month. The matter was laid over until this morning for further consider ation. A'Gtatul Dedication. The members of tbo bar association met with the board of county supervis ors last evening in the court room in the Masonic temple to complete arrangements - rangomonts for the dedication of the now court houso. All of { ho members of the county board worn . present and Messrs. Pusoy , Ware , Ross , Fllcklngor. Ross , Mynster , Llndt , Harl , Colonel Sapp , Colonel Dailey , Judge Ayles- worth and Hon. D. C. Bloomer , mem bers of the bar. The mooting was called to order by Chairman Underwood , ' .ftor a somewhat lengthy discussion it as decided to fix the date of the dcdi- jution for Wednesday , Murch 7. On motion of Colonel ' Sapp , it was decided 0 have the' board of supcrvi&ors and , ho committee of arrangements unite to t'oparo a programme of , the exercises .f the day. On motion of Mr. Hall , it , vas decided to submit to the board the > lan mapped out by the committee and approved by the association. The members of the committee of ar- 'angomonts ' are Messrs. Bloomer , Ross , Harl , Pusoy , Hight , Holmes , Haldaiio nd Sapp. It was voted to have the ex- rcises commence at 1 o'clock on the af- .ernoon of the 7th of March , and to pro- ido a band and vocal music for the day. 'ho chair appointed Messrs. Waite , Holmes and Dalloy as the committee on music. The exorcises will consist of prayer by chaplain , music by the band , md other music and appropriate ad- Iresses by homo and foreign speakers. The lirst.addross will bo delivered by a \ member of the board of supervisors , "oil owed by a representative of the bar association. All invitations shall bo is- .ued . in the name of the board of super- isors. It was decided to invite Judges Day , Miller and Reed to deliver ad dresses on that day. "Messrs. Underwood , Frum , Pusoy , Huldano and Holmes were choben to bo- ect the local speakers and arrange for heir topics. Chairman Underwood , Messrs. Waite , Boiler , Hot/el and Colonel Dailey were ippointed as an executive committee. "t was voted to extend a special invita- ion to the press of the county to bo present and participate. In _ the oven- 'ng ' the bar association will give a grand banquet. On the market for over twenty years. Still the most reliable and the most popular sewing machine made. The ight running Domestic. Office 105 Main st. Bless the Baltics. There was an interesting gathering of babies yesterday afternoon at the esidence of Mr. and Mrs. S. B. Wads- worth , on Oakland avenue. Theso.Httlo ones wore the guests of Mary Matilda Wudsworth , the daughter , who yester day celebrated her first birthday anni versary. The guests wore huupily en tertained , as wore also the mothers in uttendanco. The souvenirs of the oc casion bore the following little poem , purporting to bo the production of the little hostess : 1 came to herald the ( lowers , One year OBO to-day ; The buds of kindness opened To greet ino every way. Twelve long months have I wondered At everything I've seen ; I've smiled at kind words spoken , ISut know not what they mean. I have thanks for purest rosebuds , With which friends have strewn my way ; For all this kind devotion I have much to say some day. My little hands are weakly , My tongue untrained , to word My thanks for cares , my eyes Have seen , my ears have heard. But I send a kind caressing To each one who may hold A thought for me in infancy ; A love that grows pot cold. When time has made mo stronger , And years have made mo grow , I'll learn to talk , and tell you , Well , everything I know. Plucked by the Police. The police gathered quite a harvest in their search about the city Thursday night , and yesterday morning six un- fortumiles appeared before the police judge to have their shortcomings cor rected. Ed. Johnson and Burt Nush were charged with vagrancy. As the day was very pleasant and the walking good , the court decided that it wbuld bo unwise to lock them up , and advised them to jump the river as quickly as possible. Chris Schultz was fined $7.60 for intoxication and had to be replaced behind the bars to board it ont with the city. John Baxter parted with $8.10 , and his account with the city is now balanced. John Carl had boon rounded up by an officer while suffering from a fit of indigestion. The court adminis tered an $8.10 dose , to prevent a recur rence of the attack. Jack Coylo was charged with disturbing the peace on Broadway. A little altercation with a hack dilvor resulted in his arrest. He furnished bonds for his appearance , and the case was continued until Tuesday morning at 11 o'clock. The Tlfcer Scratched. A young Chicago traveling man was making a great hullabulloo about the city yesterday claiming to have boon plied with liquor in one of the Broadway gambling houses until intoxicated on the preceding evening , and then robbed of $185 , while too drunk to play as ho should. Ho expressed great Indigna tion at the rascally manner in which ho had boon used , and announced his in tention of staying in the city and pro scouting the sharks to the full extent o ! the law. , The police take no stock In his statements , and characterize the whole as a cock-and-bull story gotten up to help him out of paying his bills when ho was "dead-broke.1' Masonlo. Special communication of Excelsior lodge , No. 2-59 , A. F. and A. M. , thl evening at 7:30. : Work in the first do ( free. By order W. M. WRECK'OF IDE READING ROAD 3x-Prceldont Smith Tolls How AccountsWere "Cooked. " THE CURSE OF THE COAL FIELDS. ilccklcss PurchafiCB Without Prospect of Payment President Corbln Gets Indignant About Ilia Washing The Strike Itcportcd Off. The Rending in a Bad Way. PntLAiiRU-ntA , Feb. 17. Ex-Prosldont Charles E. Smith , of the Heading railroad company , was the tint witness before the congressional Investigating committee , which s Inquiring Into the strike on- the Reading railroad and In the coal regions. Smith said ic had been president of the road from 1801 o I860 , and a director until 1870. Ho resigned ils directorship because he discovered , after nvcsttgation , that the company was publish- nK fnlso reports and cooking up Its accounts 11 the Interests of stuck gambling. The company , ho had found , had borrowed : ir > ,000MO ( to pay dividends which had not been earned. Smith said the rallrqnd com- ntny was managing- the coal and Iron com- wny at the same time. Ho said the latter , vus virtually a creature of the former , under [ 'resident Gowon. The original charter of ; ho mining company was obtained under the , itlo of the Laurel Kun Improvement and Vlining company. The bill had been put before - fore the legislature in that name BO that It would not bo known as the Heading's bill , but as soon as the bill was passed its name was changed to the Heading Coal ntid Irdn ompauy. There was no Block Issued until the. nnino was changed and the Heading had control. The witness said In ISC ! ) the company was doing a profitable business and was perfectly solvent , paying oft 10 per cent of the earned livldcnds and interest on its debt , which was less than $ ! l,000.000. "How then did it happen , " ho' was asked , 'that this present enormous debt of f 100,000- KXI has since boon accumulated and the road twice sent Into bankruptcy I" "Hy doing a losing business and borrowinn money right and left. The nature of the company's business has been changed. Ac counts have been cooked and debts concealed and the character of transactions have been iltogcther revolutionized. " Chairman Tillinun A sort of wrecking nisine s J Smith Well , a recklessbuslnoss , crtalnly. The witness was asked n number of ques- ions leading up to tin expression of his opin- on us to the ability of the Heading company to pay its enormous debt of f 1C > 1 > , ( KH ) , < XX ) and ho value of its securities. He replied finally : ' 1 would not own lulollur's worth of Its bonds except very early ones. The others are worthless. The company cannot , in my opinion , pay its debts. " When asked further is to whether ho thought the road would go > aclc Into the hands of receivers he said : 'Yes , and that will happen ut least within a year , from present indications. " President Corbin was recalled. His attcn- , ion was called to the clause of the charter of he Heading road ; which required its pre i- lent to live in Philadelphia. Oorbiu said : I live here. " "Where else ! " jWis asked. "I have residences in New York , New Hampshire and Lbtig Island ns well. " Mr. Anderson Where ' do you have your washing done ! * , Corbin ( indignantly ) I think that isdevilibh mpertinent to go into my personal affairs. Dropping this lir e of inquiry , 'the cominit- : co sought to obtain from Corbin something of the history of thfc former financial dlfili-ul- : ics of the Heading railroad company. Ho &ald that the last-dividend of the company was paid in IbflJ. o "And , " said Chairman Tillman , "It will bo a cold day when it pays another. " , Corbin objected to this sort of inquiry , claiming that the committee had no power to go into the iKmihilities of the future. Ho de nied the right of the committee to go into the road's'privatc business. He declined to say how"thc , compahy'co'uld ' get nlong'wlthoul Its coal business. After a long scries of inter rogatories Tillman drew from the witness a statement that the interest charges and other fixed charges of the company amounted to $10,000,000 a year and Corbin stated in reply to further questions that without the coal trade the company could earn its fixed charges , which were over $7,000,000. ' 41ut do you expect , " was asked , "to make more than $10,000,000 with your miners out ! " Corbin No , but pur miners will be back" , and if your committee will stay hero ten days It will find them all at work again. Judge Chipmun said : "Mr. Corbin , ills the belief among the coal mincts and has been stated publicly that it is in the interest of your company to have the strike at this time , that it may bo of advantage to the com pany to have the strike in view of its finan cial condition in order to offer thfft as an ex cuse for it. " Corbin denied absolutely that there was any foundation for such an assumption. "I think now , " said he , "the Heading rail road company has passed out of its muddy state and will stay out. " Ocorgo W. Jones , formerly vice president of the Heading company , entered into a his tory of the acquirement of the coal lands by the Coal and Iron company , under control of the railroad company. Ho corroborated many of the statements made by Smith to day , and said it was dealing in coal lands and the purchase of coal lands which could not bo utilized for many years n d attempting to force a small part of them to pay interest on the whole investment which wrecked the company. The witness related the history of scveial coal combinations in the past. The Heading Htrlkn Reported Off. Npw YOHK , Feb. 17. Maxwell , of Austin Corbln's offlco , in this city , said this after noon that ho had received a message from Philadelphia saying that the strike was ended. A Scranton special says : Powdcrly says the report that ho and Lewis , national master workman of the national district , have decided to declare the Heading strike off is incorrect. Lewis , however , before leaving Scranton this morning for Philadel phia told an acquaintance that ho was going to Schuylkill county right off and would order the miners back to work. The Report Confirmed. PiuiAUir.riHA , Feb. 17. Lewis , of the Knights of Labor , yesterday wrote to Presi dent Corbin , jif the Heading rood , saying that in order to clrse up the strike he proposed to order a resumption of work at once upon an assurance that after operations were In regular progress , the subject of wages would bo considered and that no ono would bo dis criminated againsi.on account of the striko. Corbin replied to-day that such action would be satisfactory t $ the company. ' No ono , " ho said , "will be' discriminated against be cause of his connection with the strike so that it is not understood as protecting such men as have made or attempted , to make per sonal assaults and further that the miners are not to expect' higher rate of wages than paid by other coal-producing companies. " liewlfi Denounced. POTTSVILIE , Feb. 17. Master Workman Lewis arrived bore ) from Philadelphia this evening bringing copies of the correspondence between hlmself'and President Corbin lookIng - Ing to resumption at all the Reading com pany's mines. , tyswis immediately went into consultation , with members of the Joint committee with the result that his action was ratified and an address will be issued at once declaring immediate resumption. Lee and other leading railroad strikers are furious at Master Workman Lewis , and are unsparing in their denunciation of bis al- Icgcu perfidy. The universal opinion among the outside community is that the railroad strike is now a hopelessly lost cause. . * Engine Men's Wagei Railed. CHICAGO , Fob. 17. Eighty per cent of the locomotive engineers and firemen of the Alton road will have their pay increased next month according to an agreement reached to-day between the management and Chief Engineer Arthur , of the locomotive engineers , and Grand Master Sargent , of the Firemen's Brotherhood. Passenger engineers are to.be paid 13.60 per 100 miles and freight engineers $4 , with an additional of 50 cents on way- freight and coal branches. Firemen are to receive 58 per cent of engineer's juiy on passenger trains ami 05 cm freight , la re turn for those concession * about 90 per cent of the engineers who were receiving more pay than was allowed by the classification ere reduced. Arthur la also looking into the grievances of engineers on the Chicago & Atlantic and Burlington roads. Smallpox In Han Francisco. SAJJ Fiusciflco , Feb. 17. The steamer City of Pckln arrived from China and Japan this morning with several cases of smallpox among the passengers , and was placed in quarantine. This is the fifth successive steamer which has arrived with smallox. | The steamer Shcnandoah , formerly United States man-of-war , has been filled up as a quarantine boat , and now occupied by sev eral hundred Chinese , who arrived here on an Infected vessel. Fatal Family Fight. CINCINNATI , Feb. 17. James Taylor , a lad of thirteen yours , was put into the Coving- ton. Ky. , jail last , night with his mother by direction of the coroner. The Itoy Is charged with the murder of his father during n fight between h lin and his mother last Monday. * Fatal Fall. LONDON , Feb. 17. Five men have been killed by a falling bridge In the quarry at Carnarvonshire , Wales. Try the Gns Ctiro. Dr. Rico 1ms just ndded to his ap pliances for the curing of diseases n ponorntor of compound oxygen gns. Prof. O. R. Pntch , of Now York , ono of the most skillful chemists of the land , put in the generator for him. The oxygen treatment has been used with great success In the treatment of lung and throat difficulties , and is a wonder ful cure for asthma , hay fever and all bcuses of the respiratory organs. It is also used with most successful results in cases of dyspepsia , nervous diseases , rheumatism , neuralgia , etc. Ono of the most wonderful successes of this treat ment is in cases of epileptic ills , which other modes of treatment have been un able to help. This compound oxygen iH is a certain euro in such cases. There booms little need now of ex tended and expensive trips for mountain air or change of climate , when this com pound oxygen gas treatment is brought right hero , close to homo. Dr. Rico wall give a free treatment to those de siring on their calling at his otllco , No. 11 Pearl street , within a day or two. Mr. Ijootnls Says "Not Ho. " Yesterday morning's Omaha Herald contained what purported to bo an in terview with W.V. . Loomis , of David Bradley & . Co. , in regard to the associa tion of jobbers in agricultural imple ments. Mr. Loomis indignantly denies the truthfulness of the interview as re ported. Mr. George W. Thompson , of Lhat paper , took advantage of a tea- table chat and garbled what was really said so that it misrepresented the mat ter entirely. The facts in their fullness will be duly made public. An Artistic Performance. Ono of the most artibtie representa tions witnessed at the opera house dur ing the present season was that of last evening , Irolen Blytho in "A Woman's Heart. " She is an actress of exceed ingly strong parts , and depicts the emotions with fidelity. The audience was fair in numbers , and largo in its appreciation of the work of the com pany. To-day's matinee will present a [ food bill , and this evening "Article 47" will hold the hoards. There should bo a full house. Nu Jscctl of a Scare. It has been reported hero that the Yellowstone river has broken up and fears of a flood were entertained. In order to ascertain the facts Harry Bir- kinbino , of the waterworks company , sent a dispatch to Bismarck yesterday afternoon. The reply stated that the river was solid. This point lays 850 miles above Council Bluffs , and as a week must elapse before a break there would affect the river hero , there is no need of immediate apprehension. SPECIALNOTICES. _ NOTICE. SPKCIA L ad vertlseinonts , s > uch as Lost , round , To Loan. For Palo , To Kent , Wants , Hoarding etc. , will b luserti'il In this column at the low rule of TKN UCNTH PKR LINK for the first in- hertlon and Five Cents Per l.tne for each subse quent insertion. Leave a Ivertisemcnts at our olllce. No. K Peail Street , near llroadwayCoun cil HlufTs , Iowa. WANTS- WANTED A registered drui : clerk. Address P. O. box 785 , Missouri Valley. la. WANTED To exchange land In central Ne braska for .Council HlutTs property. Ap ply to Council IIIulIs Lumber Co. "CjTOUND On Main St. , a double-action , self- J ? cocking revolver , ; C-eiUuber. Left at po lice station. TI1OH UKNT-Part of my olHce. No. 800 Broad- J } way , opposite new postolnco. Dr. C. ii. Jndd. WANTED If you have any furniture , stoves or carpets fur sale , or If you want to buy above goods , call on A. J. Mandel , ! K3 and 3 > Broadway. Stocks of merchandise. Have WANTED and Council BlulTx city property , also western laud to exchange for goods. Call on or address J. II. Christian , 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs la. R , H , HUNTINGTON & CO , , WHOLESALE FLOUR , FRUIT & PRODUCE , NO. 1O4 BROADWAY. CRESTON HOUSE , Main Street , Council Bluffs , Only Hotel In the City with Fire Es cape. Electric Call Bell * . Accommodations First Class , Ratis Always Riasenabli MAX MOHN , Proprietor. THE TROTTING STALLION Standard No. 4000 , chestnut stallion , foaled April 10 , 1883. Bred by C. J. Hamlin , Buffalo , N. Y. , sired by Altnonarch ( record 2 ; ! son of Almont , first dam , Lucy , by Hamlin's Patchtn , sire of the dam of Bell Hamlin ( record 2:13Jf : ) ; second dam by Kysdyk's IlHtnblctonlan. Norway stands 1 ( % hands high , and can trot better than 2:30. : This stallion will bo permitted to servo a few marcs at t35 the season from March 1st to July 1st. Per particulars enquire of WADE GARY , Council Bluffs Driving Park , or No. 417 South 14th St. , Omaha. OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS ( OOBroodway Council 111 u da , Iowa , B8Uullsh d J607. PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. PUTT Architect and Superintendents. JRo DfiLL , 2 < Opera House Block. HRTttinNRTNti HydraiiUo and" Sanitary Engines ! . DlIUUUDlllEl , pianSi Estimates , Spocincations. Su pervision of Public Work. Brown Building , Council Bluffs Iowa. fllNTEY RII RITE Attorney-at-LawTSecond Floor Brown rillLDl DUA&D , Building , 115 Pearl Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. N SCHDR7 Justice ° f Me Peace ! Office over American Express , No. 419 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. QTANfl Xl QTWQ Attorneys at-Law , practice in the State D1U11D U. OlfflO , and Federal Courts. Office Rooms 7 and 8 , Shugart Beno Block , Council Bluffs , Iowa , EC DAplIpTir Ju8tice of tiuTPcace , 415 Broadway , U , imnilEill , Council Bluffs. Refers to any bank or business house in the city. Collections a specialty. DROOODBORYTSONS7 Office corner o and First Avenue FINE GOLD "VVoiiK A SPECIALTY- . DR. C. B. J U D D , MANUFACTURER OF ELECTRIC BELTS AND ELECTRIC TRUSSES , No. 6O6 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A. RINK No. 201 Main Street , Council Bluffs , Iowa. A COMPLETE ASSORTMENT OF Both Domestic and Foreign. DR. RICE'S COMMON SENSE HERNIAL SUPPORT. The Greatest Invention of the Agel Itupturo or Hernia a Specialty ! Makes Female Diseases a Specialty , Cures all kinds of Chronic Diseases that arc curable with his most Wonderful Vegetable Hem dies. Is the olilest niul most successful specialist In the west. Call and sco him. OlUceNo. 11 , Pearl st , Council lllulTH , Iowa. Olllco hours : B to la a. in. ; 1 to 5 and 0 to 8 p. m. Star Stables and Mule Yards Broadway , Council lilutls , Opp. Dummy Depot Horses and mules constantly on hand , for sale at retail or in car load lots. Orders promptly filled by contract on short notice. Stock sold on commission. Telephone 114. BCHLUTEIl 4 BOLEV. Opposite Dummy I epot , Council Bluffs. DR. 8. STEWART , HOSPITAL AND OrriCE 4S rOOHTH BT. , Council Bluffs , la. Vitirlnary OinllJtrj i Spiclallj. OGDEN BOILER WORKS CARTER A SON , Prop's. Manufacturers of Ull Kindt of Steam Boilen A Sheet Iron Work Orders by mail for repars promptle attended to. Satisfaction guaranteed. 10th Avenue. Ad dress Ogden Boiler Works. Council Bluffs , Iowa D , H. McDANELD & CO. , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , Wool and Furs. Highest Market Prices. Prompt Returns. MO and KS Main BUeetCouncll Illuffu.Iowa. TURNED OUT By Our Crank HAS Imported here from China , T Coffees B OASTED , none are duer , r\ The best f Flour , plnase bear in mind , These at TKOy ELL IIJIOS' . and , Here we IIAV mmm tbe best of frulfc Everything we'll 8KL to suit ; And save you DOL | US. too , _ to boot If you have to p UV at all vBe your OHDB B large or email K Come and get your OH CERIES. O Surely you know where tbe place It 345 Middle Broadway Telephone No. 29. Council Bluffs , Iowa. GREAT DISCOUNT SA LE OF 20 PER CENT ON HATS AND CAPS FOR GASH. 1514 DOUOLM STREET , - WM. WELCH , damage and Express Line OFFICE-GIB MAIN STREET. Telephone No , 33. The finest line of Landau * , Coaches and HtcKB In the city. The only line authorized to culls turned In to Aw. i lut. T l. Co.