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7 6 THfi SUNDAY BEE. MARCH 18. 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGE& if THE SUNDAY BEE OOITNOIL BLUFFS OFFIdfe , NO. 12 PEAllfc STREET. Delivered br Carrier In Any Part ot the City ftt twenty Cents I'cr Week. II.W.TJI/rUH. . . . . . . MAJUOEU. TELKI'llONUSs usiRKSs FFCE , Nd. 13 , Ninill KDlTOH , No. 23. AlINOll MENTION. N. Y. Plumbhig C6. Now spaing pee Js at Keller's. Colorado conl nt Council Bluffs 'Lumber Co. , 000 main street , telephone No. 257. Sid Strlnglmm , the assailant of HI llalrd , Jias been bound over to the grand jury in the sum of 100. The United States court opens hero March 27. One of the rooms in the new court house Will bo occupied. The Hibernian ball Inst night was n grand BUCCCBS. Ono hundred and fifty couples wcro In attcndanco. The flags of America and Ireland waved over the roof of Uov. Father McMcnomy's resilience yesterday. Several members of Hazel camp , No. 171 , Modern Woodmen of America , visited Omaha camp Friday evening. It is said that J. VV. Merrill has his eyes seton on the position of clerk of the school board , in plnco of C. M , Hurl. The members of St. Agnes Guild held a mooting yesterday afternoon at the residence of Mrs. Li. B. Josselyn. The paper carnival nt Drlcsback's hall Fri day evening drew n largo attendance. The affair wound up with n ball. The hour of morning service In St. Paul's church has been changed to 10:00 : o'clock In- , Btcad of 10:10 : ns heretofore. Franklin assembly , No. lioOo , K. of L. , will meet this afternoon at It o'clock m their rooms , over liurnhnm , Tulloy & Co.'s bank. Moore & Klpllngcr luwo made some changes in the rear part of their establish ment , and put In two Brunswick billiard tables. A deal of fifty-eight lots In Itallroad addi tion is reportcdv The sale was made by Frank Evans , but who the purchaser is deponent snvcth not. The "como quick" wagon brought In Jake Shopo last evening and the hotel d'polico register shows the same old charge , "dis turbing the peace. " The pool exhibition at at the Manhattan last evening possessed poor drawing quali ties. Tliero was some excellent playing , however , which those present enjoyed. c J. T. Davis , of Marysvillc , Mo. , has arrived at the park with his stable of flyer ? . Many of them arc entered fd r the races of the May running meeting and are now training. Thcso are the first entries. Notice was received nt the "Q. " cilice in this city yesterday that after the 1st of April rates would return to thu sumo schedule as was in force before February 4. On the other roads the change to old rates takes of- - feet March 20 , { The ladies of the Congregational church 'T will glvo an Easter supper on Saturday even ing before Easter Sunday. Thu supper will bo spread in the parlors of the church. Fancy articles appropriate to commemorate the sea son will bo on sale. Henry Eiscman & Co.'s People * ! , store is undergoing extensive changes. Ono portion of the second story is being fitted up to bo used exclusively ns a children's acpaitincnt. The cloak room also Is being changed to suit the requirements of their trade. The machinery of Mr. Mullen's knitting factory has been ordered shipped to this city from Detroit Immediately anu will bo placed In position as soon ns it arrives. The new factory will probably bo located on West. Uroadway and will employ forty hands. Since the frost has gone out Harrison street is almost impassible for vehicles. The grade Is now much lower than when the street was filled and a deep gully runs down the center. A largo amount of dirt will have to be replaced before any paving can bo done on that thoroughtare. The bankrupt shoo store on Main street WAS raided by burglars Friday night ana some stock carried away. Entrance was ef fected through a back window , where a pasteboard was doing service for n broken pane of glass , The amount of the loss is not known , but it is not n very largo sum. Flora Christiansen , eight years of age , died at her homo , 1510 Eighth avenue , yesterday morning of membranous cioup , A six-year- old brother is also very low with the same dread disease , and arrangements for the funeral luivo not yet been made , as it is feared that both may be buried in the sanio grave. St. Patrick's day passed very quietly throughout the city. Tliero were no parades of any societies , and with the excep tion of the numerous grcon ribbon badges adoining the bosoms of the sons of the Emerald Isle , thcio was nothing to distin guish the day from any other. The lovers of the shamrock were all sporting the lively green , and proudly can-led the national color or their nntivo land. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Maxon entertained a largo number of friends at a dancing and curd party Friday evening at their elegant homo on Harrison street. During the after noon Mrs. Maxon entertained the ladies and the gentlemen arrived later in the evening. The occasion was highly enjoyed by those present and the host and hostess added now laurels to their already cnviublo reputation ns entertainers. 'I For sale cheap. Lots near the bridpe , Ijl to parties who will build at once. Ad- La dress or call on J. R. Rico , No. 110 l | ' | Main street , Council Bluffs. Sheafo loans money on real estate. Got your horses clipped at Dohnny's livery stable. Q. C. Barton will 'bo there during this month with the colo- | g bruted rotary clipper. Personal Paragraphs. Mrs. A. S. Uorham is reported as quite seriously ill. Aldermen Danforth and Motcalf have re turned from Colfax Springs. E. J. Straw is spending Sunday nt homo. Ho leaves for the west to-night. Henry Eisemaii leaves to-day for the cast on a protracted visit with friends. Mrs. J. Vf , Percgoy 1ms returned from a Visit of several months in California. John Schocntgen , qf Gronowcg ft Schocnt- gen , Is in Chicago on a business visit. Deputy Sheriff Hawker , of Glenwood , took a look at the now court house hero yes terday , Mrs. M. F. Ilohror and Mrs. Phil Armour went to Sioux City yesterday morning for a short visit , L. T , Genung and P. P. Kelley , of Glenwood , were among the attorneys attend ing court hero yesterday. Mrs. A. G. Holtman , of Sioux City , was In this city yesterday on a visit to her daughter , who is unending the Sisters' school. W. A. Stevens , travelling man for the McClurg cracker in lcr- company , came yet > - day from n two vtcok'a trip on the road. Miss Julia B. Desmond , a teacher in the Hustings schools , Is visiting her cousin , Mrs. D , A. Farrell of this city , for a few days. Joseph Spttuldlng Is recovering from his recent illness. Ho was out of doors yesterday day for the lli-bt time since ho w.is taken eick. eick.Senator Senator Gronowog and Representative WiJiinn arrived here yesterday morning from Des Moincs to spend Sunday with ihoir families , T. A , Ctork , the locating engineer of the Union Pacific.1 , ut rived homo yesterday on u brief rcbpito. Ho 1 * looking well and is up- jiarcntly In excellent health. \V. M , Woodward of the Santa Fo railroad , with hisiidiiuarturb ut De.s Molnus , was in the ciiy yesterday making arrangements for the inter-state touchers' exclusion to California , to leave Kansas City Juno 10. George * Laughrldge , of Creiton , has been temporality pi oitiotcU from a conductorship on the Kimsns City division to the position of tratnuim > tur nf the Chicago , Huilington ; , t Ouincy system , with heiidnututeis ut' the llluflb. Ha decs not expect thu pobitiim to be pcnuanoht. Mr. Truman . .Vandorllp , who has been spending the winterin California , stopped over hero on his way back to his Michigan homo. Ho was shown about ihc city by his nephew , 3. W , Morse , uud was so pleased with thu udvoutuKes and prosperity that it is by no tnouus .unlikely that he will dispose of iy and uitke Ihla hit liomw , SAINT PETER'S NEW CHURCH , The Work of the Gorman tJathollca to Bo Crowned To-Day. SLASHING AT A COURT DOCKET. State Cases Thrown Out The Ijnst of ( lie Old Council Ilcpubllcan Pri maries Police Doings Per sonal Paragraphs. Sermons and Service- ) . This will bo a great day for the German Catholic citizens. Their cndnavors to pro vide a suitable place for worship nnvo been crowned with great success. St. Peters elegant new church , corner of Bluff and Plerco streets Is completed and the dedica tory services Will take plnco to-day. The following Is the rnodiUMMB op BOI.KMXITICB. The ceremonies will begin nt 10:15 : this morning. The peal of bells will sound the time. Kh. Her. B. P. McMcnlrnyof Daven port , will conduct the Bolomn rites. Hcv. B , P. McMenlrny will celebrate the solemn high mass with Ucv. Fathers John Daxucher ns deacon and M. T. Scliiffmachcr , of Ncoln , ns sub deacon. Kev. Boniface Vorheycn , O. S. B. , professor nt St. Benedict's college , Atchi- Ron , Kansas , will preach the sermon of the day. day.Uh. . Rev , Bishop O'Connor of Omaha , and Hh. Ucv. Abbot Innocent Wolf , O. S. B. , of St. Benedict's Abbey , Atchlson , Kansas , "will assist besides many visiting priests. Hov. H. I. Healy will net as master of ceremonies. . The choir under the able management ot Mrs. James F. Dillon , organist of the church. Will bo assisted by Mrs.D. . * J. O'JNoill and her well trained choir. A very instructive lecture will be given in the church this even ing nt 7:30 : by Hev. P. T. McCarthy , rector of St. Phllomcnn's cathedral , Omaha , on the historic subject : "St. Peter was in Homo Twenty- five Yeais. " The learned and elo quent rector will show by the records of his tory that the scare-crow planted , perhaps , re garding this subject in the minds of some , to bo cither a stupendous Imposition or nil his tory of Christian antiquity a marvel of delusion. All our friends and benefactors especially , and the public generally uro herewith cor dially invited and welcomed to the opening solemnities of St. Peter's , morning mid ovcn- Iilg. Kov. Adolph Wcsseiing , O. S. B. , pas tor of St. Peter's. SAIN * PAUL'S CHURCH. Divine Service at 100 : ! ! a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. , Sunduy-schoot at 1 :1F : ! and holy communion S a. m. Bishop of Iowa , the Ht. Uev. Will iam Slovens Perry , D. I ) . , will preach In the morning and evening , and in the evening will administer the apostolic rite of confirmation. Younp men and strangers always cordially welcomed to these services. T. J. Mackay , rector. IIAltMONV MISSION. Services to-day at 3 o'clock , conducted by MrW. . C. S.tacy , of the Congregational church. SabbAth school at 4 o'clock. Pr.ivcr mectjng Thursday evening. Subject : "Let Patience Have Her Perfect Work , " James 1-4. Much interest was manifested nt the meetings last week , the chapel beinp filled to its utmost. FlllST IlAl'TIST. Preachltjg nt 10:80 : a. m. and 7:30 : p. m. In the evening the p.istor will speak concerning "The Two Sisters Mary and Martha , " the third discourse on "Tho Women of the Bible. " Seats free. All are cordially in vited. TUP SU/VATION ARMY. Meetings Sunday ns follows ; Knco drill , 7 a. m. : holiness , 11 a , in. ; Oil , be Joyful meeting , 3 p. in. ; salvation , S p. m. Captain Little David's ' subject in live night meeting will bo "Three Terrible Fires. " All are in vited and Welcome. Ilev. W. O. Allen , of Malvern. wlH preach at 10:30 : a.m. At 7 : UO there will bo u mis sionary mass meeting. Colonel L. W. Tul- leys will preside. Addresses will bo made by Hov. W O. Allen , J. T. Brown and the p.istor , W. H. W. Lees. The public is cor dially invited. Y. M. c. A. Robins of the Young Men's Christian Asso ciation open on Sunday from 2 to 0 p. in. , cor ner Main street and Broadway. Strangers in the city are especially Welcome. Free rending room. Gospel meeting nt 4 o'clock , for men only. Subject to-dav , "Power of God's Woid , " Hob. 4 , 12. coxaitnaATioxAi. cnuncii. Services to-dayi morning and evening. Morning subject , "Tho Insanity of Sin ; " evening , ' 'Comfort for Outsiders. " The public is cordially invited. Money at low rates on first class farm security. BUrnham , Lmlloys & Co. , 10:2 : Main street. Call and see the new millinery and fancy goods at Mrs , T. B , Louis' on Broadway. The District Court. The district court had a spring house clearing yesterday. The docket had become lumbered up with a lot of old cases , in which nothing had ever been done , and nothing was expected to over bo dono. The attor neys saw their pets swept away by Judge Carson , who called case after case , and when there was not a satisfactory showing , such cases were stricken off. 1'ho size of the docket will bo materially decreased , but the live cases will bo given a better show. Among the numoious cases stricken off yes terday was that of Burnett vs Glebe Print ing company , it being a suit for libel , the plaintiff being a preacher who lockcu horns with that paper over the prohibition ques tion. Tliero was fiomo excitement over it at the time , but the sensation has died out , and the suit now drops , after being curried along for several years. S. B. Wadsworth & Co. loan money. 9 Madam Blanch , greatest mind reader in the world , is , nt the Metropolitan hotel , Omaha. ' * Full line of cookery and glassware at Lund Brew. ' , U3 Main. City Council Proceedings. Lust evening the city council were to meet. It wus 0:30 : o'clock when a quorum was se cured , and Alderman-elect ICncpher was sent for to constitute the requisite number. When the guvel fell the following answered to their names : Mayor Itohrer and Aldermen Dan forth , Keller. Lacy and ICncpher , Various bills , finishing the past year's busi ness , were allowed. Settlement was made in full with the out-going oftlcials. - The grade of North Second street was changed by resolution and ordinance in com pliance with petition of property owners upon that street , Petition of Mary Ward that the waterway through Max Hurlo's property bo opened was referred. The balance of the petitions were laid over , The annual report of the county treasurer and auditor wore received mul placed on file. Considerable other business was trans acted and the council did not adjourn till after midnight. Found Opportunities to invest money and make 100 nor cent. Inquire of Johnston & Van Patten , 83 Main st. RVKUY LADY within trading distance of Council Blutls should not- fail to call ut IRISHMAN'S PKOPLK'S STORK during- this week and see the elegant display of Bilks and diets goods just received. This week wo aroolloriiif , ' special bar gains in dress goods , wraps , jackets , roady-mndo dro&ses and wrappers , jer seys and nuisllii underwear. Every other dopiu uncut in our houbo will have bpccinl attractions. You will ilnd anything jou want I" our store without Chopping all over the city , Mall orders receive prompt attention , Samples sent on application at Henry Elseman & Co.'s People's Store , Council Bluffs , Iowa. Tim UcimbllcHii Primaries. Kcpublican primaries were held in the vari ous wards last evening -for1 the purpose of chooplng dulcputw lo the county convention that Is to be held at the MasonU ) Umple UK morrow for the purpose of choosing dele gates to the stAte convention at DCS Moincs ontha&lst , The delegates from the various precincts were ns follows- First Ward W. C. Stncoy , chairman ; W. Hi Lynchafd , secretary. Delegates ! U. O. Hubbard , W. II. Lynchnrd , E. B. Gardiner. John Hammer , Jacob Sims. Delegates In structed to.cnst full vote of delegation. Second Ward" J , J. Stcndman , chairman ; Ed. Molt , secretary. Delegates , J , J. Stead- man. .1. H. Pace , C. M. Hurl , C. S. Hubbard , Ed. Mott , Thcodor Sqlttnr , E. W. Burnhnm. Delegates Instructed to cast full vote of pre cinct. Third Ward \V. F. Sapp. Chairman ; George F. Smith , secretary. Delegates , 'W. F. Sapp , A. S. Harelton , D. B. Clark. W. A. Wood , W. E. Haverstock , S. T. Wnlkci. Delegates Instructed to cast full vote of the ward at the county convention. Fourth Ward .T. F , Evans , chairman ; A. J. Brown , secretary. The following dele gates wcro chosen : J. F. Evans. Walter I. Smith , L. Everett , George II. Stlllman , John Clark , J. C. Medlar , A. J , Brown , Thos. Baldwin. The delegates were instructed to support John Y. Stone as delegate nt largo for Iowa. Another llurglary. The store of J. Sullivan , nt 343 Broadway , was burglarized at 1 o'clock this morning , but the exact amount of goods stolen Is not as yet known. It Is supposed that the thieves are the same gang which went through the bankrupt store Friday night. 9 For Sale. A real homo , possessing all the ro- puiremonts of n family. Two story house , barn and necessary outbuildings , all nearly now. Lot , 148 feet front by 120 feet uocp. Fruit iu good variety. Location two squares from Broadway , in the busincs portion of the city. Price , $2,500 ; part cash , balance on time. Warrantee deed. Also ft few cheap lota on easy payments. A. J. Mandol , S25 Broadway. _ _ Police Points , In police court yesterday morning Owen Cunningham was arraigned for milling the waters of domestic life ut his home near the Milwaukee roundhouse. Ho pleaded not guilty , and was released on payment of costs , S4.CO. J. T. Smith was also assessed a like amount on a charge of drunkenness. J. Lewis was taxed the full limit , S7.GO , having run nshoro on the Baptist church steps after loading up on four-ply booze. i - Union Abstract company , 23G Main street. _ _ The lltvcr'H Condition. The condition of the river Is watched herewith with much Interest especially In view of the condition of the work on the new Broadway bridge , and the Improvements being made ana planned along the river bank. Harry BIrkinblno. the well known engineer , and superintendent of the water works , is keep ing close watch and is in receipt of frequent telegrams from other points on the river. Ono telegram from Sioux City says "Ulver still being crossed by footmen. Ice soft. " Another from Bismarck , dated at 11 o'clock yesterday says "Hiver solid here and much lower than lust year. Yellowstone broken nt Glcndlre. " The following shows the time of breaking up of the river during the past years , the ob servations being- taken at Omaha and Coun cil Bluffs and some nt Nebraska City : February' , 1804 ; February 21 , 18 55 ; Feb ruary 20 , lb ; April 2 , 1807 ; February 25 , ISOS : February 28 , 1S09 ; February 1(5 ( , 1870 ; February 2.1 , 1871 ; February 24. 1873 ; March 3 , 1S73 ; March 10 , 1874 ; March 2. ) , 1875 ; De cember 22 , 1870 ; February 1C , 1877 ; January 13 , 1878 ; March 7 , 1870 ; January IS , 18SO ; March 24 , 1881 ; February 11 , 1SW ; Murch 4 , 1883 ; March 15 , 1884 ; March 10 , lbS5 ; March 18 , ISbO ; March 11 , IbS" ; March 14 , 1838. Travelers ! Stop at the J3echtelo. - E. H. Sheafo loans money on chattel security of every description. Private consulting rooms. All business strictly confidential. Olllce fiOO Broadway , cor ner Main street , up-stairs. A Business Change. W. S. Homer yesterday purchased the entire - tire interest of F. H. Orcutt in the Council Bluffs Carpet company. He will Cuter upon the duties of his now relation at once. This will bo gratifying to his many friends hero , who feared that his selling out of his Main street store would be followed by his removal to borne other city. Tlio Council BlulTs Car pet company has n largo and increasing busi ness , and is Just the kind of a live concern with which an enterprising man dike Mr. Homer should bo connected. The house is hardly less to bo congratulated on securing such a partner. Mr. Orcutt will continue to make his headquarters in Council BlulTs as the representative of the largo wholesale dry goods house of Wood , Brown & Co. , of Phil adelphia. Ho will have an oflleo with the carpet company , at 405 Broadway. Cabinet Photo Free. Every purchaser of a Domestic sewing machine for cash or on monthly pay ments from this office during the next ten days will receive ono dozen cabinet photos of themselves taken by Sherra- uen , in that artist's best fatyle. Remem ber ton days only. No canvassers. lOo Main St. - ic. or it. There will bo a special meeting of L. A. 1CG3 , 1C. of L. , at their hall this afternoon at 3 o'clock. Every member is especially re quested to bo present as business of the greatest Impoitanco will bo presented to the meeting. T. T. SNOW , M.W. \VamlcrliiK8 of a Watch. Cincinnati Enquirer : Ton years ago Mr. Stephen Kelso , then night yardmaster - master in the Ohio & Mississippi rail road yards , lost his watch , a valuable Howard timepiece which had cost him $170 , The watch was a very plain one , the movement being inclosed in a silver cube. At the tune of the loss Mr. Kolso advertised it in all the papers and went to far as to oiler a reward for it. Sineo then he has changed his oflicial position and is now n freight conductor , running between this city and Seymour , Ind , Yesterday the long-lobt timepiece was turned up , hoing found in the possession of a Mr. O'Leary , a baloon-lcoeper at Eighth and Evans street. Ho had worn it for yours , having received it from his aged father , now nearly sijcty-llvo years of ago. The old gon.tleinaa's story is that ho found it in the railroad yards on the night it was lost. Detective Callahan - han yesterday brough the watch to po lice headquarters and turned it over to the clerk of the department. To-day Kolho will return from Seymour and of ficial action will bo taken regarding the recovered treasure. A man who has been in the fish trade at Port Clinton , O , , says the fish caught there are BO strongly impregnated with oil Unit it ia hard for the dealers to got rid-of them. Many people will not eat them , Tlio oil is washed from the Wood county fields down the Portage river , Colonel T. W. Bullitt , of Louis-'illo , says that it was not Daniel Boone who made the pioneer battlement in Ken tucky , but mi nnccbtor of his own named WalKor. Iu proof of this insertion ho fellows a hatchet witli which the said Mr , "Walker blazed a path through the woods iu 17-1'J. ' Senator Ingalls and Congressman "Suiibot" Cox are eacli very fond of read ing Homer. Before he prepares a speech Mr. Ingalls usually looks over u low pages of the old Greek's bonorous VOI-BU and troabures up for some of the winged wordb. the old chieftains were wont to hurl about in the vigor of their expression , Blessed Js the man who slttrth on a red-hot stove , for ho shall arise again. Out in Minnesota a buby has been born that weighs only a pound and a hall , INCIDENTS OF ArBliSY LIFE. ' K Romlnisconcea of the Lnto Thomas Ji PottoP HIS JUSTICE TO .fMPLOYES. i The Historical PnrtHcIPlayccl In Iowa IjCKlfllatlott Illn Ijiirtt Meeting With Governor Imrrabco How Ho Quelled n Illot lij 1877. Denver News : The death of Thomas J. Potter will doubtless * rovlvo mauy reminiscences of his railway career by those who dn joyed his acquaintance and friendship iu the years that olapscd from the date of his humble beginning to the time of the illness that termi nated his life at Wolkor's hotel iu Washington , D. C. , last Thursday morn- inir. Many incidents nro related by his Denver friends. HIS CONSUMATE DIPLOMACY. At the time of his incumbency of the position of superintendent of the Iowa divisions , a general fceolintc of hostility was excited against the railways of that commonwealth owing to alleged extor tionate freight and passenger rates. Taking advantage of this discontent , a gang of cheap politicians for which Iowa has long boon noted , grasped the opportunity to ride into power upon the wave of popular dlBooutont , and con ducted the canvass of 1873 upon the railroad issue. The republicans had had undisputed sway ia the state for years , there being at that time only ono democrat iu the senate the Hon. B. J. Hall , of Bur lington. Tlio mcagroncss of the democratic representatives induced a facetious republican member to intro duce a motion to the effect that Mr. Hall should bo- placed iu the state museum at u curiosity. In the contest that followed party Hues wore ignored , and n legisla ture largely composed of hory-hauded yeomanry from the rural district chosen in both hoiibos. True to their anto- elcctiou pledges , the members tackled the railroad problem , and finally de spite the most determined opposition from the railway lobby that actually swarmed upon the floors and flitted through cloakrooms , n law. cast iron iu its provisions , was enacted for the regu lation of freight and passenger tratllc. The operations of this lawsoriously om- bamibbod the railways , whoso attorneys fought it through the state and federal courts to the tribunal of last re-sort where its constitutionality was nflirmod. This law remained in force until the winter of 1878 , when Mr. Potter , repre senting the ChicagoBurlington ! cQuincy appeared in the legislative arena , for the avowed purpose of securing the re peal of the obnoxious granger law. By a bories of the shrowflcstfnnd most di plomatic moves over ku'owii in the his tory of Western lobbying , Mr. Potter and his lieutenants , J , W. Blyth and Judge Hubbard , solicitors > foiM the Chicago cage , Burlington & Quincy and Chicago and Northwestern respectively , the legislature was iiitlueed to repeal the law in the very teeth of the clamor ous public opposition.f Senator , now Governor Larrabeo , was one of the most potential factors in assisting Mr. Potter , and is credited with having drawn the bill creating the present railway com mission as u substitute for the granger law. The sjfccilic part taken by Mr. Potter iu this splewdi4 triumph over popular prejudice has never been made puolicbut Governor Larrabee isnuthor- ity for the statement that to Mr. Potter belonged the credit of securing the repeal of the granger law. Governor Larrabee lias since changed front , and is to-day rccognixcd as the head and front of the anti-railroad crusade iu Iowa. Tin : IHONY OF TATK. Nine years later Mr. Potter and Mr. Larrabeo. whoso formidable coalition in 1870 , had expunged the anti-railway law from Iowa's statute books , met again under widely different conditions. The former had traveled the highway of fame , and appeared as fi-bt vice-presi dent of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy , whilst the latter had reached the dignity of governor. This histor ical meeting occurred in the rooms of the state railway commissioner in the new capitol at DCS Moiiies ono year ago the ninth of next April. The ( Chicago , Burlington and Quincy had established an arbitrary rate on coal hauled from Cleveland to Glenwood , for use at the homo of feeble minded children , located at the latter point. The distance be tween the two points is 18U miles and the tariff exacted $1.80 per ton. At the same time the company was hauling coal from Cleveland to Council BlulTs , twenty-five miles further west , for $1.25. The governor , in approving bills for the various state institutions , discovered the discrimination , and forthwith for warded a communication to Mr. Potter , demanding a modification. Mr , Potter very adroitly referred to President C. Perkins for a reply. Instead of comply ing with the governor's demand , Mr. Perkins ordered the coal tariff revised , but instead of basing the revision upon the Council Bluffs rate , as presumed by the governor , the Glenwood tariff was made the basis rule , and the charge per ton to Council Bluffs raibed from $1.25 to $1.98. The governor thereupon sum moned the Chicago , Burlington and Quincy to account for alleged contempt of executive authority and violation of state laws. laws.TUB TUB TILT THKY HAT ) . On April 0,1887 , Mr. Potter and Mr. Riploy , the latter general freight agent of the Chicago , Burlington & Quiucy , appeared in behalf of the company to make defoiibo. A heated dibciibbion en sued , in which the governor severely ar raigned the railway coinvrlibsionor0 for ropenteddelinquincies in failing to hold tlio road in strict accountability for violation lation of the law. In tire hrut of excite ment Govorneor LarrabQO turned to Mr. Potter , who btpod loanilig carclebsly on the window-Bill , and remarked : ' ! want to state , Mr. Potter , that so long as the Chicago , Burlington & Quiney lines iu Iowa wore under your immedi ate personal supervision their mauagf/ inont was marked by a , policy that en deared you to the people of Iowa and bo- cured for the road in thinstate a reputa tion never enjoyed boforoi but I am re luctant to bay that nineo your transfer to a wider Hold of authority , and your rout-cement removal from the state , and the delegation of its management to bubordinatos , the Chicago , Burling ton & Quinuv has become the most arro gant and odious corporation in Iowa. " Tlio serious featurcb of tlio great mana ger relaxed , the firm lips parted for a moment and usinilo of satisfaction played over his swarthy face as ho bowed and tersely remarked. "Accept my thanks , governor , for this unexpected compli ment. " Little did Governor Larrabeo or the asbombled magnut b of U > ° rail way world biispeot that at that moment Mr. Potter had written out and ready for bubmifasion his resignation uf > general manager of the Chicago1 , Burlington & Quincy , but fcutih is the fact of history , for. to the knowledge of the writer , Mr. Potter , on returning to the Kirk wood house that eveningbubmitted his resig nation to Mr , Peter A. Doy , ono of the railway- commissioners , to whom he ua- signed his reasons for severing his con nection \vith the Chicngo , Burlington & Quincy.A . A iiCTjjMYfYK MF.sronv. Mr. Potter and the Chicago , Burling ton & Quincy hn4 been inseparably as sociated together foryoars , and to speak of ono Was to include the other. Ho was familiar with every station on the main lino-and'colild call by name every agent employed at thcso stations , pro vided they had been employed any con siderable period. With the engineers , conductors and subordinate olllcials ho always maintained the most friendly re lations , and never failed lo call them by their first- names when they were cus- ually mot on the road. Familiarity ho never tolerated , but his keen prcception and rare judgment of men enabled him to readily distinguish between manly Independence ) tind impertinence. Ho admired the former and despised the latter. ins ivr.x-iiANDiD : .IU.STICK. No employe over appealed to him in vain for the correction of a just griev ance. An incident will illustrate : A conductor who had boon dibcharged by the division superintendent at Ot- tumwa for no other rcn on than the wis.li of the superintendent to glvo the run to n Boii-in-law. Robert Patten , the ag grieved conductor , conscious of having given no occasion for dismibsal , re quested this superintendent to give him a pass to Chicago and return. "What is your mission to Chicago ? " queried the nervous superintendent. "I am going to lay my case bofdfo Tom Potter , whet I know , will accord mo the justice denied mo hero , " replied the conductor. "You'll got no pass from this office , " was the decisive response. Mr. Patten , nothing daunted , paid for a dispatch andrcnchcd Mr. Potter , from whom there came a few minutes later an imperative order to tlio superintend ent to issue the desired passes. They wore issued , and two days afterward the conductor returned from Chicago , ac companied by Mr. Potter. Ho investi gated the case thoroughly , and after Ubcortaining the facts refused to bq sat- islied with reinstating tlio man. Ho did much better , and appointed him night trainmabtor , with headquarters in the superintendent' * office. UnWAUDKD HIS K1UKNDS. The high respect and kind regard in which ho was hold by the men would have enabled him to have trans ferred many of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy employes to the Union Pacific , had ho merely announced that ho wanted them to come. Conductor Hill , now running on the Kansas Pacific , be tween Denver and Kansas City , was dis charged from the "Q" last Juno , on ac count of an accident , for which ho was only technically responsible. Ho was given employment under Mr. Potter , and is ono of the- most honorable and competent conductors in the service of the Union Pacific , as he was also on the Chicago , Burlington & Quinpy. HIS COMMAND OV 3IUN. During a critical period of the great strike of 1877 , in which employes of the Chicago , Burlington & Quincy were in volved , an incident occurred at Burling ton which strikingly illustrates his wondrous control of men. That tre mendous contest for supremacy was not conducted in the quiet and orderly way that has marked the struggle now in progress between tlio same road and its men. Fully a thousand angry men had gathered at the old depot near the river front , and their turbulent conduct gave rise to a just foac that a single overt act would ignite allamo that boded disaster to the exten sive property of the company located at Burlington. Foreseeing the approach ing storm , Mr. C. E. Perkins assayed to reason with the crowd , but ho was treated with contempt and hooted down. At this juncture , when the men wore becoming turbulent and were on the eve of violence , a determined looking man was seen pubhing his way through the crpwd. It was Tom Potter. Ho was recognized and as though moved by a common impulse the men foil back and opened a way for him. Leaping upon a baggage truck , ho took a sweeping sur vey of his grim audience , as though tak ing a mental inventory of its composi tion. The angry muttcringb ceased and silence reigned. Turning to a number of bronzed firemen and time-scarred en gineers , ho addret-sed himself to them : "Has any ono of you over appealed tome mo for a courtCby , or requefated the righting of a wioug that has not been granted or rectified if you deserved it ? " said he. "Do you believe that the de struction of property will provide you a remedy for the evils you make com plaint 'about. I want to meet you like men and I will assure you wo can reach a satibfactory solution of the trouble by an appeal to reason than a resort to vie lence. " At this , a stalwart , red-headed engineer named Tom Hawksworth. who , like his great leader , has crossed life's division and been consigned to the "windowlobs palace of death , 'strode up to the trucks , grasped Mr. Potter by the hand , gave it tin air brake squeeze , and fairly yelled : "You hot your life , Tom Potter , \\o will follow your lead. Boys , three cheers for Tom Potter , " and from n thousand throats a fierce yell of de light wont up. In fifteen minutes they had assigned 100 men to guard and pro tect the property of the company , an example - ample that was followed along the en tire line the next day. Buenos Ayrcs , in the Argentine Re public , is now the largest city in South America , the COIIMIS of 1887 giving it a population of 181,000. The population of the entire country has increased 175 per cent in the hibt twenty years , while thai of the United States in the bamo period of time has increabod only 7U per cent. _ _ A new musical instrument , the Clavi harp , the invention of M. Dieof Brus- bels , has passed a successful private trial. It has a keyboard like a piano , but the mechanism plucks the strings like n harp instead of striking them. Any pianist can piay it. SPECIALNOTICES. _ NOTICK. 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