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0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : F1ODAY , MARCH 1890. THE OMAIIA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OI-'MOU. NO. 12 I'KAIUj STUUKf. rillvocrt ly cfliritr In nny part of the City. MANAOKIl TBfiRPHONUSi . . No.4J. NKIIIT II : > ITOI > . > o. si. M1NOH MKNTIO.V. * N. V. P. Co. Council Hluff * Lumber Co. , coat. 1 hatcher coal , 114 Main street. SprltiR goodii , Keller , tailor , 310 13'way. ' Carbon Coal Co. wholcsalo. retail. 10 Pearl Now stock of ullle umbrellas nl Uurhorn's. The raso of the state vi Mothers will bo heard today by Justice llamlrlulcs. Letters of ntlmlniatrntlon of the estate ot Bnmticl Clinton IfUvo been Issued to George Tlio n snult and battery case against "Sal vation" vVnlkcr was dismissed yesterday by Justice Harnett , as the prosecuting witness lulled to appear , first class rates to Now York via the Chicago , liurllngton it Qulncy nnd connec tions will bo $20 on and nftor the ICth Inst. Second class rates will bo { 21. The proposed change of base by the city officials from their present quarters to the county court house has HUffcrcd n rnlnpso. It seems likely that the change will not bo made. Jiiko Shoup got on another of his period icals last evening and was hauled In out of the dew. He was abusing his family and Beared his niece , who Is sick with pneumo nia , nearly into convulsions. EJ Kello.v and James Leonard were yester day lined II2.M ) each for disturbing the peace. John Thompson was fined S9.CO for disturbing n religious meeting and II. L. Jennings was assessed $7.CO for an unvur- tshcd drunk. Judpo Aylcsworth yesterday granted n now trial of the Urownull-Cnapinnn steamboat case , nt the request of both parties. The case has been tried twice , each xido securing n verdict. The next hearing will bo before Judge -McGcc. A temperance meeting will bo held at Masonic temple this evening , at which ad dresses will DO flclivcred by Iov. ? T. J. Mackay , Uev. D. C. KranUlln , F. L. Hayden nnct otherf. Good music will bo lurnlsticd nnd no admission fee will bo charged. Hev. Anna H. Shaw , the famous lecturer and preacher , Is expected to be In tnU city Bomo tlmo in the latter part of April. She will nuiko n tour of the state In the interest of the franchise department of the National Women's Christian Temperance union. Among the petitions filed In district court yesterday were two for divorca. Ono was by Israel Owens , asking for n divorce from his wife Clara , the other by Daniel Carter , wanting a ilivorcu from his wifoSarnh. Do- aortlott was the ground alleged in each caso. "Tho Queen of Fame" Is the tltlo ofa drama which Is to bo brought out at Masonic hall the 8th of April under the auspices of the Women's Christian Tumporanco union ladles. It Is said to bo a beautiful thin ? , and a largo number of our young pcoplo nro in preparation for the parts they are to tako' In it. it.Tho The laOIes offer the use of the Women's Christian Tcmpcranco union room in the Mcrrinm block to the men who signed the plcdgu at the Murphy meetings. The room is at , their service every Tuesday evening , nnd they are cordially Invited to hold meet ings there. Ladies will bo in attendance to wclcomo and encourage them. It has boon announced that Mabel Clifford had returned to her homo In Glonwood with liar mother. Her stay in Mills county was rather bnof , as the pollco report that she has returned to the Uluffs and again resumed thollfooftha degraded. This Information was derived In securing the usual monthly fines from this class. The movement against public gambling has taken n moro special form by the selec tion of the following persons to bend it : President , Thomas Officer ; secretary , D. W. Otis ; treasurer , C. 13. Wntto ; executive com- iniUeo , T. J. Evans ; chairman , Ferd Weis nnd J. It. Hell. In the incnntlmo the sport ing follows who nco to bo compelled to close tholr places have nothing to say. Mayor Kohror yesterday presented the public library with volume No.1 o ! the weekly abstracts of sanitary reports of the United States. It is issued by the treasury department under the supervision of the sur geon general. The weekly death rate of cities is shown , and the Bluffs compares most favorably with cities in various portions of the country and of the same class. The reported destitution of Mrs. McCul- lough on Sixth nvcnua socms to have been greatly exaggerated. Charitably inclined ladles who visited nor yesterday , prompted by the publication of the case , learned from her own lips that she was not in distress , nnd that she had no such complaints to utter ns have been reported. She has a son , n young man , und other relatives who can earn Tor her needs. According to the statement of receipts of stock nt the Union stock yards at Chicago for the month of February , the Uurlington road heads the list with fvl2.'l cars. A no- tlccnblo fact in tins connection is that the horses received nt tlm yards during the month , numbering 0,71)0 ) head , wore nearly nil tram the famous liluo Grass region of southwestern Iowa. This in itself spoalcs volumes ns n stock , and particularly a horse raising country. The llrst meeting of the Council Bluffs temperance reform club , which was recently organized In this city , will bo hold nt tha Young Men's Christian nssociation rooms this evening. It is the Intention to continue the meetings commenced under Francis Murphy's directions , nnd the public Is cor dially Invited to attend. Mr. Foster , who was chosun president of the nssociation , has declined and the vacancy will bo filled nt the meeting tonight. There nro two Good Templar lodges in this city , and they nro now enjoying n wave of prosperity. ' 1 ho lodge which moots In the Young Men's Christian association hall Is cramped for room , nnd it U announced that it will receive about thirty now members at its meeting next week. It 1ms been consid ering the ndvlsnbllity of securing Hughes' hull or sotno other largo apartment for its meetings. The West End lodge , which moots In Hov. Mr. Thlckstun's church , is nlso prosperous , nnd expects to occupy the Fifth Aveuuo M. E. church. Thu Manhattan ( porting headers 413 O-way. J. O. Tlpton , real estate , 527 Broadway. S. B. Wndsworth & Co. , 07 Pearl street , loan money lor Lombard Inv. Co. Doslrnblo dwellings for rent nt reduced iirieos by E. H. Shonfo & . Co , , rental agents , llrouduay and Main at. , up stairs. S. M. Williamson sells ttio Standard and Domestic sowing machines , lot ) Main'at. 1'crnoniil Charles Stewart loft last evening for Chicago. T.V. . Ivory of Olenwood wan in the city yesterday. Al Frazier of Honey Creole was in the city yesterday. J. A. and A. M. Jackson of Sioux City are Visiting friends In the Bluffs. Paul Snyder loaves this morning for Ne braska City for n ton days' visit. J. F. Brodbook has returned from a week's recreation at Colfax Springs. City Clerk Farrell wont to Mills county yesterday , wncro ho Is attomling court , James E. Gulndors , rnproson ting ono of the Now York illustrated papers , is in the city. Mrs , George D. Brown and daughter , Miss Lizzie , have returned from a western trip. Mrs. H , F. Andrews and son of Audubou nro ttio gue&ts of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Norton. F. M. Gault. general manager of tha Wabash - bash , loft yesterday for St. Louis. Bo will return tomorrow. John Ahlos , who last sutnmor traveled ex tensively in Europe , contemplates a trip to Australia , going via San Francisco. M , H. Hoggarty of Neola Is In the city. lie contomplutoH going Into the llvo stocic commission business ot South Omaha. Mrs. Drake arrived in the city from her Dakota homo yesterday on a viilt to her sou , M , M. Marshall , general ugout of the Bur lington , H. Ouroii of Living Springs has removed to the Bluffs and will roildo at No. 213 Har mony street. Ho U largely Interested In farming property on Silver crook , having three /arm * In that valloy. Ha U making substantial Improvement * there , building n handsome dwelling tor his son , and auo n large store , which is to bo occupied by uyo Brothers of Macedonia , unaor the manage ment of Mr. I'arko of Henderson. Superintendent Hothert of the Institution for the deaf nnd dumb loft last evening for Dos Molncs. accompanied by Edwin C. Hoth- crt and brido. C. J. Beckrcan loft last ovonlnt ? over the "Q" for Chicago nnd eastern cities to intro duce his patent locking bracket. Ho will return about the llrst of April. H. U. Iloblnson , ngont of the Hock Tilnnd railroad at Blue Island , 111. , accompanied by his wife , arrived In the city yesterday aftof- noon and will remain several days. H. A. Cook , president of the Clayton Mining nnd Smelting company of Clayton , Idaho , is In the city. Ho wa formerly a resident of Honey Crock , this county , but loft hero eighteen years ago for the west. Mrs. C. E. Lamphcro , who ho * been serr- Ini ? ns matron at the soldiers' hospital at Grand Island , has boon very ill of Into. She was brought back hero yesterday , making the Journey on n mattress , being too 111 to sit up , She is now being cared for nt the resi dence of her son. H. D. Knight. No , ! 130 Lin- coin avenue. The Knights of Pythias , of which her son is a member , saw that she had care 0j ( the journey and some of them no- companlod her to her son's homo. She was brought over from Omaha in n motorcar , tier bed being placed In this car , and thus taken to within a short distance of her home. Cnrll of Thanks. Wo dcslro to return our sincere thanks to the pcoplo who were so kind and thoughtful to us in our recent nflllctlon. nw lUuic , si ! . , AN'i ) FAJIII.V. Miss K. C. Holt has resumed her dress making business nt her rooms In Mcrriam blk. The of fine watches nnd jewelry In the city , and the plnro to buy the best goods lit the lowest prices is thu uslubllBhincnt without , rivals , the most reliable firm of C. B. jACQt'EMIX & CO. Depravity. If there Is such a thing ns total depravity this city can furnish nn c.xauiulo of it. A case was brought to the attention of the au thorities yesterday that is certainly without n parallel in the history of the Bluffs. The details of the horrible affair are too disgustIng - Ing nnd nauseating to appear in print. It is nllcL'ed that HattloBanther , an olovon-ycar- old girl living In what is known us "Duck Hollow , " nt the upper end of Harrison Btreet , was criminally assaulted by n quin tette of inhuman Hands several days ago , and that they compelled her by threats to return to the place- n few days later. The child resides with her half brother , Charles Banthcr and his wife , and Mrs. Banther tool : the girl to Dr. Waterman on Tuesday afternoon , but ho re ferred her to County Attorney Organ ns the proper partx to toke stops to have the llonds brought to justice. No information has as yet been Illed , but the matter will bo pushed today. Dr. Waterman states that thcro Is not the slightest doubt but the child has been horri bly maltreated , but ho scouts the story ns tola by her. She is very contradictory in her statements , nnd from her us well ns from other sources it was learned that ever slnco last September this torrlblo state of nffaiis has existed , She also tells disgust ing stories of her life in Kansas City before she came hero two years ago. All ol the partices implicated are grossly ignorant and rcsido in dug-outs under the bluffs. The men rungn in ago from twenty- two to fifty-four years. How such shocking immorality could exist almost In the heart of the city can hardly bo surmised. The most horrlblo feature In connection with the whole matter cannot bo told or oven hinted at , nnd It is hardly possible that the nvorago reader could conceiveof such depths of depravity ns have cotno to light in connection with tnis case. Special prices on ladies' muslin underwear all this week nt Culloy's , 323 Broadway. Wo have just received n largo invoice of embroideries. They are the best bargains in the city. Cullcy's , 'JOS Broadway. Dr. II. S. West , porcelain crown and bridge work , No. 12 Pearl. The Holnilok Cnsc. The district court room was crowded yes terday by those interested in the outcome of thollelmick caso. The arguments of counsel were listened to quite closely , but it was not the chief attraction. The eager lookers-on wanted to see the case given to the jury , and the impression seomcd quite prevalent that after the jury had received it there would bo but a few moments further wailing to hoar the announcement of "not guilty1' which seemed sure to come and that right speedily. It was 4 o'clock when the jury retired. The minutes passed into an hour and the disappointed waiters began to scatter for homo. A verdict will probably bo announced this morning. For sale , on account of sickness , J. Dickey's ' general merchandise stocic , located on Broadway , Council Bluffs , will oo sold nt a discount for cash or trauo for good uuln- curabored city or Omaha property. Address Duquette & Co. , Council Bluffs. The Maynr'fj Mayor Hohor stated yesterday that the Inaugural programme will not bo ready for publication before Saturday. It is ttio in tention to have the exorcises conducted In style , and with impressive ceremonies. Invitations have bean sent to the follow ing persons : Hon.'W. H. Ware , represen tative ; Hon. Hlley W , Briggs , representa tive ; General G. M. Dodee. president of the Denver , Texas & Fort Worth railroad , Now York ; W. J. Hancock , general superintend- out of the Wells Fargo express company , Now York ; Hon. Joseph H. Heed , member of conirross , Washington ; C. F. Meek , gen eral manager Denver , Texas & Fort Worth railroad ; W. II. Burns , superintendent of the Union Pacific at North Platto. Save SO per cent on tombstones'nnd menu ments. Design shoot and prlco list frso. L. ' Kelley , Si03 Broadway , Council Bluffs. Bnvo Ijlfo nml Money. The gasoline steve U more dangerous than the unloaded gun. Save Ufa nud property by using the U. U. Gas anil Eloctrlo Light Co.'s gus stovo. Will Try Him Once Marc. Mr. H , Unrboau , who residss in the west ern part of the mty , uiado application to the superior court to have his twelyo-year-old boy sent to the raform school. The lad runs away from home , refuses to attend school nnd llnally secured u place to work with T. D. King & Co , , in n toh.icoo stripper , nnd while working carried oft n number of ci gars nnd a quantity of tobacco. Tha hid promised good buhavlor if allowed to re main hero , nnd Judge Aylcsworth concluded not to make the order at present. Yester day afternoon Mr. and Mrs. liarbouu ap peared before Judge A.vlo&worth , and after a consultation tliu Ind was called Into court , Ha was given n sound lecture , and nftor making many 'promises ho was taken homo with his parents and the order to send him to Mltchellvillo Is suspended during good be havior. C. U. steamdyo works , 1013 Broadway Wanted for cash Nobraslca or North western Uoports. S I'J , UEK Ofllco , Council Uluffs. Mnlla'.niu MUolilor. W. S. Mayna yoitorday fllou on Informa tion In Justice Harriett's court charging two boys by the name of 1'ouder and Murphy with , malicious mischief , Mr. Mayna owns the stationary englnu that was in the old Sixth street mill , When the building was burned tno engine was loft there , where i * . has nlnco remained. H seems that those two boys bavo been amusing themselves by smashing up the machinery with n slodgu hammer. It Is stated that thu onglno Is completely ruined nnd the damage amounts to several hundred dollars. Tno young reprobates hava not yet boon ar rested. They prosecuted tholr work of de struction very openly ana did It all la broad daylight , The location Is so publlo that It Is th l they were not sooner molested. When ftskod what thov were ddfntt they ro. piled that they wore taking oft the boxing nnd brasses. Both boys nro tough cases nnd a charge ot larceny is now pending against young Pouder. Ho is accused of breaking open u barn belonging to J. T. Hart and stealing several dresses from n trunk. When ho was called up for trial the cnsa was con tinued and the defendant Is out on ball , Drs. Woodbury have removed tholr dcnta ofllco to 101 Pearl street , upstnlrj. Wo want you to list your rental p'roporty with us and wo will sccuro you good , reliable tenants. Kent a collected nnd special atten tion given to care of property. L. H. Shcafo & Co , , Broadway and Main st , up staira. Jennie nnd Her Gun. Deputy Marshal Whlto was very much aurprlscd , while at the pollco station Wednes day night , to have n revolver poked under his nose whllo an excited young woman de manded to know where her brother was. She was disarmed , nnd It was then ascer tained that she was Jonnlo Fleming , who formerly kept n photograph gallery nt the corner ot Bryant and Broadway. She wanted to find her brother , Huport Fleming , and said she would "pop it to him" if aba caught sight of him. She said ho had stolen n lot of money from her nnd was about town somewhere "blowing Itin. . " She had rounded up the saloons , gambling houses nnd houses of prostitution , but could find no trace of him , which led her to seek the assistance of tha pollco. They promised to 11 ml him , nnd the irata sister was Induced to return to her homo on Madison street. Don't forgot , the llnest.clcanest , bast mar- market In the twin cities is Mcrchendorf's. ' Gillolto & Freeman , decorators , 23 Pcnrl. Tbo water runs when Blxby plumbs. THE VENDETTA. AsBnsslniUion a JlocOKiilzed Soolnl Institution In Corsica. Should a Coralcan , in rovonjjo for in jury done to liimsolf or his relations , or even to his do < j or his horsp , kill an other with knife or coup do fusil , pub lic sympathy sustains him , the hills shelter him , his relations feed him and and justice in the shape of gendarmes winks with both eyes unless the mur- clui-or bo very unpopular. True ho is termed a "bandit , " and 1ms to take refuge in the maqui , as the natural bush is called that clothes the mountain sides , says the English 'National Re view. Well-informed Corsieans toll one that there are at this moment in the island over ono thousand in hiding. But plcaso understand the bandit is no brigand. Should you defenseless , hai > - pen to fall in with him ho will not take your purse , but on the contrary offer you food it ho has it and shelter in his cave , and most probably _ refuse any pay ment for his hospitality. It is only his foe's family against which 1m wages wart and of course in sclf-dofcnsu against the gendarmes. These latter ho will shoot with as much unconcern as a woodcock. And yet because the Corsican does not rob you it is not bo- ctiuso ho cloos not , love money. For n very few francs , both Corsican gentle men and English residents aver , you can find a man who will do your killing for you and rid you of your enemy with knife or bullet. And while this utter contempt for human life prevails there can bo no hope of the extinction of the vendetta. An English gentleman , Captain G. , who bus now lived for some ton or fif teen years in Corsica , on his own prop erty , told'mo the following story : It seems that one of the employes of the former proprietor , fancying ho had some grudge against the now owner , made himself objectionable by break ing down fences , driving goats and sheep into the gardens , and annoying Captain G. in other ways. Captain G. happened to mention the fact of the man's enmity , and doolorcd it as un reasonable , both to a Corsican gentle man , a neighboring proprietor , and also to a fahophord with whom ho was on friendly terms. ' 'Lot mo know if it continues , " said the gentleman , ' 'and I will have the man taken over to yonder rocks and you won't hoar of him again. " "I will arrange For a little coup do fusil whenever you like to give mo 'tho ollicc. ' " said the berger , This was liftecn years ncrp , but oven now it is said there is in Ajaccio alone at least ono murder a week , though those outrages are so hushed up by the authorities that it is dilllcult to got any reliable statistics. I never , for instance , saw the account of any murder in the little local French nanor. Lo Raillomont. the only one , I think , in Ajaccio , but this proves nothing , for there was un doubtedly ono atrocious crime commit ted in the village of Bocognano , about twenty miles oil , while wo were at Ajac cio , for particulars of which I vainly studied the columns of Lo Kaillomont. The olllcial whoso duty it was to investigate the matter had wanted to requisition from the liv ery stable keeper the carriage I had be spoken , sol hoard the story from the mail's own mouth. The victim was an Italian who had married and settled at Bocognnno. The Italians are called lucquas by the Corsieansand came over from Italy in largo numbers. They are very industrious , and do a great deal of the hard work of the island. Tholr ex ample of Industry excites the Corsican's jealousy , but not his emulation ; hence there is little love lost botvoon thorn. It appeared that the pig of a Corsican wandered near the open cottage door of an Italian , and to drive it olT the latter throw a stono. whereupon the wife of the Corsican indignantly demanded of her husband it an Italian was to throw stones at a Corsican pip with impunity. The Corsican at once wont into his house , nud returning with his gun , shot the Italian dead on the spot. The mur derer escaped to the macqui , and is , I presume , there still , unless the oxVonu- ating circumstances of the victim being a lucqua has enabled him to return un molested to the bosom of his family. * The IjQndor'H Advnntnuo. Embodied in the note or mortgage on a western farm nro all concolvalilo pro- vibious for the protection ot the lander. Interest is made payable somi-unnually , and is represented by interest coupons that bear interest from maturity at the highest legal rate , writes Prof , .lames Willis Glecd In the March Forum. The borrower assures the payment of the taxes , and agrees to keep the buildings Insured for the bonolltof the mortgagee. On default \n \ the payment of interest or in the performance of any of the ngroamontH of the note or mortgage , the lender may declare the whole amount of principal and interest imme diately duo. Such bolng the contract other sources of profits besides the in itial commission will immediately bo perceived. The transaction may have such a history as this : the first interest coupon is paid ; the second is defaulted. The company remits to the custom In vestor , and then declares the whole debt duo on account of the default. The borrower wishes to nay up and have the loan reinstated. The company than collects ( ho amount of the defaulted in terest , with interest compounded thoron at the highest lagal rate , and a further commission , or bonus , for rein stating or renewing the loan. Or per haps the company insists upon payment of urinotp'il ' and interest , fn that case the borrower borrows elsewhere ; the company is paid In full ; and the amount is reinvested , earning another 10 per cent commission ; ana the now mortgage Is sent to the investor and tlio old ono canoolod. SOUTH OMA'IIS' ' DAILY LVENTS tt Dnngors of tl 'dj Motor Switch on Twenty Qurth Street , BlIJI I * < f YOUTHS WHO..BRAVE ETERNITY. Coopers Declare ? Tholr Strike Off Improvement's , . In Third Wnril / . School UiiUaiiucs-liltB of > Political Gossip. Some Boy \VIII ho Killed. W. llt Elbourno , timer for the motor rail way company , was nt the pollco court yes terday to cntor n protest ngainat a danger ous practice that has bccomo alarmingly prevalent among the small boys of the city 'who resldo in the vicinity of the motor tracks , and especially In the neighborhood of Twenty-fourth nnd N streets. It is the habit of thcso boys , sometimes In swarms of n dozen , to hang onto the plat forms of the cars during the process of switching Just south of N street. Except during the early uiorning hours trailers nro nttnchcd to the motors. When switching the motoruinn must look nftor bis car whllo the conductor manages the trailer. The rear platlorm Is unguarded , thus glvlug the youngsters nn opportunity to Jump on nnd olT with n freedom that Is dan gerous to their existence. Mr. Elbourno claims thnt they hava bccomo so Impudent that the employees of the company have only ono resort und that Is to forcibly eject or run the risk of maiming them for life. Tha son of a councilman wan put oft n car with moro force than the father thought , uceoianry. The councilman wanted the conductor arrested but as the boy could not remember the particular con ductor who put bun off nothing wai done In the matter. As far as can bo learned the boy had Indulged in the practice common nmong the youngsters of jumping on a mov ing car wliilo the switch was being mado. A business man near the comer ol Twen ty-fourth and N streets , who didn't want his name mentioned , expressed himself quito sensibly In regard to this matter. "I have watched with some apprehension this pro miscuous practice , " ho said , "and expect al most any day to bo called out to look nt n maimed nnd mangled boy. The city can't afford to keep an ofllcer stationed at the corner of Twenty-fourth and N streets to prevent the foolhardy actions of the boys nor can tbo motor com jany be reasonably expected to station a man Micro for that pur pose. A wholesome lesson might bo admin istered if a batch of the youngsters were ar rested , ana than their parents would sea that tholr children stopped it. With the coming of the warmer weather the number of children on the street will increase ) and n greater danger of accidents will follow. If something Isn't done there will bo some less children in several families nnd their parents will realize the danger of tlio thing , " Every frequent traveler on the motor cars in nnd out ot South Omaha has had the pos sibility of n fatal accident brought to his mind by witnessing the foolhardy efforts to steal a few blocks of a ride by those young sters. The Strike Declared Off. The striking coopers declared their strike against the reduction In wages off. The men declared It was ' .useless to hold out longer in view of the fact that the packers were securing convicts from tha penitentiary us fast as their tcriuB of imprisonment ex pired. They claim that at Armour's house thcro arc flvo ex-convicts nt work , ro- inforccd by three of ttie strikers , who went to work again yesterday. Very few of the men who came out hnvo returned to work. They declare that notwithstanding the strlko is at nn and they will not work in South Omahu during the summer season for $2.75 a day. Aloro School llomn. The board of education has inspected plans submitted by different architects for a four- room addition , to bo built of brick , to the Third ward school building. The addition will comprise basement , olllcc-room for the principal , belfry , etc. Hough sketches were submitted by Mendelssohn , Fisher & Law- no , John Latonscr & Co. , 13huo : & Co. , nnd _ A. C. Schmock The plans of John Latonscr & Co. were ac cepted. The addition us provided for in their sketches will cost $0,100. Steam heatIng - Ing apparatus will bo put in the four rooms at present used and in the rooms to bo added nt a cost ot § 1,700. As soon as the specifica tions are prepared bids will bo usttod for the construction of the building. This school improvement Is the or.ly ono contemplated the present ae.ison. The Fourth ward needs a now building with m- croasea accommodations , but no steps will bo taken to provide it. The board at its last meeting allowed bills aggregating $1,104.33 und granted permission to Hov. Mr. Stephens , pastor of the Uaptist church society , to temporarily place the building now used byHoward Meyers on the school lot on Twonty-sovonth street between - twoon M and N streets for church purposes. lilts of Political Talk. J , II. Eggors Is reported to hava an ambi tion to become a councilman and will mnico an effort to sccuro a nomination. Jerry Howard has taken a fifteen day va cation during which to push his canvass for the republican nomination for city treasurer. Jerry is Into the light and proposes to uiako It hot for his competitors. A prominent democrat was heard to sav ynstorday that Tom Hector's porsnnnl popularity will pull him tl.rough against tlio strongest man possible to nominate against him for city treasurer. U. C. Stanley Is mentioned ns a good man to represent the Interests of Albright in the council. ' Pollco Judge King Isn' * . the loa&t bit dis turbed nbout his chances for ro-oluction. His fnonds are n unit in the belief that ho will go In again with a whoop. Mayor Sloano's friends Insist that ho Is still in the race and the strongest man the democrats can nominate. No repuolican has ns yet bad the courage to announce himself willing to try issues with the present Incum bent. Knowing ones declare- that on the day of election everything else will bo lost sight of In the light for the fattest ofllco in South Omaha , thnt of jelly treasurer. No Arroats Rlnde. Neither ono of the participants in Wednes day's cutting affray at the Omaha packing company's house haX ° been arrested , nor has any cotnplnlnt bcon iled , The pollco do not fool justified In tnk'ing any deep interest in allalrs of this kind in View of the uncertain ty of conviction because of the Impossibility of securing witnesses who will testify to tbo facts. ( . , Hickey had n1 miraculous cscapo from death , nnd If Mnhpr's statements nro true his killing would hnvo boon perfectly Justill- nlilo , Maher showed Tin : lisa representa tive the round of cartridges tnxon from his revolver , each ot which failed to explode , although every ch'iiinbcr ' was tried , Each cartridge bears a slight indention from the hammer , but tnoy were not deep onougli to causa mom to ilrai Nothing but careless loading of the gun by Maher saved HlcUoy'a lifo. Hickey is reported to nrwo drawn hUHimt ) nud loft town immediately nftor the affray. Muhar had soouroii parmiislon from the mayor to carry the revolver , It is presumed , because bo feared an an attack on him by Hickoy. City Notus and remounts. Joseph Hickey has returned from Kansas City. City.Henry Henry Manning has gouo to Manning , In. , on a short business trip. J. M. Waugh of Shenandoah , la. , Is visit ing South Omaha friends. J. S. Hurt has roturncd from a visit to his parents nt St. Albans , Vt. JauioA MoDermott of Lincoln Is visiting among South Omaha acquaintances. Miss Allco Griffith entertained a party of young friends at nor boaio Wednesday oven- ing. ing.W. W. A. Paul , ono of the oldest and most popular of the stock yards employes , has re moved to Ucatrice , where ho will rosldo iu tbo future. Justice Hroen was occupied yesterday In hearing thocaio of L. O. Ulbson vs. Johu H , are malting1 such lov/ will save yon money. No prices and favorafole dealer in vehicles should terms that their competitors - buy until he has Brad- petitors make the ley's catalogue , prices above assertion. and terms. kvers and Mary Corrlgan , n suit brought to recover § 50 claimed ns commission on a real cstato sale. The revival meetings nt the Methodist church continue with unabated interest. Mag. Roberts conducts a children's meeting every afternoon ntUMG. Clipped from Canada Presbyterian , under signature of U. Hlackott Kobmson , Propr. I was cured of oft recurring billlous head nchcs by liucdock Ulood IJlttors. HOW TO KILL RATS. The Clever Muthotl in Vocuo In Nnsh- vlllc. Tonn. I dropped in the other day to confer with him on u matter of interest , and found him engaged , says a writer in the Nashville American. lie was stooping in the corner of the room. In ono hand lie hold a stilT woll-swcctoned toddy , in the other a teaspoon. Before him was a wire trap and in it stood on tiptoe a largo , line rat holding his mouth open for a spoonful of the delicious beverage. Ho was fast "getting on a tear" par don the slang and every few minutes ho would gctdown _ on all Jours , caper around and turn hand-springs. "How's this ? Is that a trick r.it yov'vo got there ? " "Oh , no. I just now caught him. Ho never tasted any Lincoln county till a few minutes ago. All you have to do is to spill a little on a rat. Ho would lick it olT anil like it so well that there is no further trouble. ' llo just walks back and fairly begs for moro. " The priest of Bacchus continued to dose out his magic potions , and his vie- tim passed out ot the hilarious state and wanted to fight ; then ho began to reel and stumble , and in a minute moro was stretched put drunk , drunk as a lord. The priest of the jolly god then opened the door of the wire cage and rolled tno drunken votary upon the lloor , raised his head gently and placed beneath the neck a largo cork stopper. Then lie reached for the cheese-knife , and brought it with a sudden , skillful swish across the victim's neck. The sacrillco had been made ; painlessly , nnd , pleasantly , the rat passed away to the spirit land of his fathers. "Lincoln straight ! " "A little weak cider , please. " And this is the way to kill a rat. I might also add a little snake. Knrcka. The motto of Callfornia means , I have found it. Only in that land of sunshine , whcro the or.icge , lemon , olive , flu and grape bloom nnd nnd ripen , and attain their high est perfection in mid-winter , nro the herbs nnd gum found , that are used in thnt picas- nut remedy for all throat and lung troubles. Santa Abio the ruler of coughs , asthma and consumdtioii , the Goodman lirug Co. lias been appointed ngcnt for this valimblo California remedy , und sells it under a guar antee at 51 a bottle. Three for $2.50. Try California Cnt-r-cure , the only guar antee euro for catarrh. SI , by mail.10. ! * AN ODD DECK OF CARDS. A Chicago Sport Has Spoilt Twenty "Y > nrn tii rickintr Ui > n 1'acU. Frank Damok , a member of the snort ing fraternity of Chicago , has probably the queerest deck of cards in the world' , says the Chicago Tribune. Ho has been twenty years collecting the pack , and is exceedingly proud of it. Ho ilrst began by picking up playing cards in the street when ho happened to run across them. In this way ho got fifteen or more before ho began striking dupli cates. Some davs ho would liiul two or three , and then it would bo months before - fore ho would BOO another stray paste board. But lie persevered and always ' kept his eyas'opon to add to his strange collection. In ton years ho had all but thirteen cards necessary to complete his dock. In the no.xt three years ho considered himself lucky in Uncling all but four. The missing ones were tlio jack of clubs the ciouco of diamonds , the eight-spot of diamonds and the troy of spades. In the course of another year ho picked up the eight of diamondsand six months later was overjoyed to flml what ho at lirht thought , was a lull doelc of cards lying on the sidewalk on Dear born strcot , between Adams and Jack son streets. Ho thought nit ) long search was at an end , nnd that ho could easily complete his wonderful dock. The jack of clubs and troy of spades were there all right , but llvo or six cards were missing , and among thorn the douca of diamonds. " It seemed as though ho would never bo able to secure his llfty-sccond card , but the other day ho onto re it ono of the suburban trains on the Northwestern , and almost the llrst thing he saw was the deuce of diamonds face upwards in the aisio. It was gilt-udgod and glossy backed , thu finest of thorn all. Ho had been semi-oiling for it for four and ahalf years , nnd breathed a sigh of relief. The pack is composed of cards of all qualities , from the cheapest to the highest priced. Some are clean arid bright , and others are soiled and well worn. How n I'rosiilcnt IK llnniporcil. Every president .wishes to have a good , honostf successful and popular ad ministration ; and would , if loft to him self , make few changes , save in the ad visory olllcos of the government , writes 1'roU A. B. Hart in the Forum. But administrative reformers must admit that no president Is loft to himself. Ho Is doilectod by the consideration ot his political debts , by the qlTort to maUo sure u reelection ; or by the Inlluonco of liis counselors. Equally important , though far IPSH noticed , is the personal pressure of friends whom a president 1Ues | to gratify. Still stronger is the uonsciouunoes of possessing the power to malco a career for one'u follow man. \Vhoi\ \ presidents coiiBiuno their time in docketing applications for olllcos , it is because the comparison of candidates brings n tickling sense of iniinodiato power , not brought by the inauguration ot u foreign policy or the championship of a rolorm , A president does what O. .A. . & Wholesale and Retail Dealers in I.argmt S oc'c and Lowest Prices. Dealers scud for Catalogue , Xos. aofl-UOr lErosuUvuy , ami dOI-UOli IMorcoSt. , OinmuH Klii'lX la seems to him most important. For this very reason ho is unwilling to forfeit that good will and support of the mem bers of his party in congress that is nec essary to carry through the statesman like measures dear to 1'Ts heart. A ROYAL GRANT. Three Colored Women Claim nn im mense Canadian Kstntc. In a suite of coxy little rooms over No. 167 Clinton strcot , liyo a family of three colored womenwho , it is claimed , are the descendants of a royal African line , says a Buffalo ( N. Y. ) dispatch to the Globe-Democrat. March 112 , 1887 , Mrs. Hannah Leo Atkins died at the romarlcablo ago of lOi years. Accord ing to the statements of this family , the father of Mrs. Atkins was a son of Tombut , who was king of Guinea , and ruler of the richest and most powerful and intelligent of African tribes , and whose idiigdom extended along the gold coast , oil' Cape Sierra Leone , well into the interior. In 1701 the young prince , aged ton years , with a brother , aged ojght y.cars , were kid napped from thaii" native country by an English slave hunter. Subsequently tlio boys were given to King Ucorgu III. , who had them educated. Both went to Canada and remained thoro. As reward for services in the English army William Lee , as ho was known , was given a grant of 1,000 acres by King Gcorgo. The land granted Leo by tno English government embraces some of the most valuable city tracts in thf > section where it is located. The grant comprises four deeds , ono involv ing liOO acres situated in Drummonds- villo , Out. ; anothor.400 acres in Mai- den.Ont. , ana the third and fourth , fiOO acres in Chatham. Out. , ( llarwSelc at the time the grant was executed ) . T.IIO entire 1,000 acres , it is claimed by the three daughters , are now worth about $1,500,000. It is now in possession of a number of squatters who have built upon it and leased It to numerous others. The money left by Leo at the time of his death , aside from tlio land , amounted to * SO,000 , which ho willed in sums of. S-10,000 to each of his two daughters , and winch is now and has since been in the hands of the Canadian government. Tlio death of William Leo having occurred some eighty years agothe $10,000 which was left to the mother of the Misses Field , and which , of course , reverses to the latter , must by this time , with ac crued interest , amount to quite a largo fortune in itself. Since 1SG7 , three years after llic death of Km ma Fields , the mother of the living children , the latter have boon contesting in the Ca nadian courts for the estate , the first suit having boon instituted in that year and two others since , the last _ in 1SS5. All thrdo suits have been inolTectual , owing , the prosecuting side asserts , to the intrigues of the attorneys for the squatters , they having succeeded oacli time in having the case adjourned. Stops are now being taken to bring an other suit , this time In tlio English courts , to recover the land _ or its value and damages for retention. A OlilnoNo "llcnrsc. " Lew Low , who is known in Chinatown as "Tho Hoarse" for an undertaking establishment , came very near getting himself into trouble yesterday after noon , says the San Francisco Mvaminer. Low was notified that a Chinese hey of three years was dead at 001 Dupont street , llo went to a room in the top story , and , talcing the little one's body , slutted it into a straw bag filled with charcoal. On tjio way to the undertaker's the dead baby's head jutted up just suffi cient to attract the attention of a passer by , who followed "tho hoarse" and saw h'im outer the undortukor'u. With visions of murder in his mind the shadow hied himself to Detective Cox , and reported what ho had 'eon. The detective investigated the mutter and found that the child had died from natural causes. "Why was the body put in a sack half filled with charcoulV" aslccd an Ex aminer ro porter. "Well. " paid Cox , "I suppose that is ono of the tricks of tlio trade. 'Tlio Iloarso * had nothing to carry the body in , so ho picked up the sack , calculat ing on tlm charcoal as his perquisite in the caso. " SPECIAL NOTICES , COUNCIL BLUFFS. Ill A VH govern ! houses nml lots to tnule for Council Illnir * or Omaha unlmprovud pron- orly. C. 11. Jiulil. 6M llrouilwur. Council Illnlta. "I710H HUNT Tito very ileslrnhlo roHlrtonro. JL No. H'.lNoiih I'.lulith Btreut. ror. WiinliliiK- ton uve. Hlx InrKC , plousnn * . ronniH. Kent low to rlt'lit pirtles. I'oiacsslon given Immediately , Theo.JJulttar. | 171OH SAlJi-Tlia Hliepard < lruR store. No. 12J JJ Miilu at. . Council Illuirs , J. Vf , I'ureuoy , trustee. FOIt BAM ! L'litmp. .MoHler burglar proof Hiifa with tlmu lock. Also line ctierry biinK counter.B. _ _ Ijf. Hut ) ollloo. Council Foil 8A1-H-1U. fti or 10 acres to rods north of Cliautuuipm urounds. U foot lot In Htroetsvlllu on llrondwny. 1. Now B-room hougu on lutti avenue , f..bdj , Flue lot on Iluuinn Htrect Mxltt ) , ( Mi. ( lood farm In Nobrnilcii to trade for city property. 1 Lots m Muliln'o suit. , ISO to JtOJ. easy terms. Jx > t4 ! in Middles. t-iO to 4I.U.XI. fine lot on 7th uvo. . UQxi : > > . will tnalcu 3 good lotH. A grunt bargain , only tl , < n > 0. ( jnod M toot lots on Avu. C' , 1 block from Northwestern tracic , Jir.'l ciicli. tt room homo on Madison ut. , 1 block from llrondwuy , Vfry cheap. in foot fat on Ave. II , corner of 18th it. . (100. l-'lnest residence lot * In thu city at (1,740 MUCH. first mortKaBO loiuu. W. C. Hiacy * Bon , Jlooui 4 , Opera block. Council Ulutl . POIt SAM ! At n InrRaln A OD-acro HJU in lies from Omulm. In lln < t rlixss lo ctttlon nnd A. No. 1 In every respect. Thin bar gain will repay n close Invustljtntlnn. Tor pur- tlcnlara call on or address J. D. Johnsou. No. K ) 1'e.arl Nt. , Council HUiirH. COt'NOII , 11UWS property for tale at gren bargains. The follo > vliuf , among the moi' beautiful home : , In the city , will bo sold u ' great bargain1) , on monthly payments , or term to suit : Three now 8-ronm homes cm Miifolu nvenua two blocks from electric motor hue. Two now 4-room houses four blocks from clortrlc motor line on North Hoventh stioot. One now 5-room hernia four MOCKS , from elec tric motor line on North Seventh strent. Tliroe now 0 and li-room houses one block from electric motor line corner Avenue A and 'iwolfih street. llasldcs the above I have house ) and lota lu all parts of the city. Ono nnw Vrootn house on Mill St. U , . Jndd , ( i.x'i llroadway , Council lllulT-i. CASH for second-hand furniture , stoves and caruots. A , J. Mmidel , ittj Ilronduay. TTfOlfHAI.i : At a tmrglln : One douulo saw JL nml Hllccr ; ono vcnoar machine \ > lth gear- lug complete , all new , Miltable. for basKet fac tory , Inniilro atTSiiydcr'i commission haute ' ! . " { Pearl at. Council 'lIlulTs. POll HAIiK Tn seven-room cottage nf , the corner of yd avenue and lltn street. Also the neW'Swls * cottngo occupied by me on iil ! avenue. Hither ptoperty will bo sold on easy terms. W. ( J. James. _ _ _ AHAHOAIN My residence , afi-rooom house , pantry , bath room , closets , city water , cte. Lo t MX I'-M. Stable , coal nnd wood houae. Hear ing fruit , line location. One-third down , bal- nuco to suit. N. O. Wnril , 4) ) " > llroiulnny. . F ll3ArR-ily rasldmictf , M3 wllow nv- cnue , on noiithslcloor IliylUs p.irk. Honied by steam , Hgnto.l by electricity nnd containing all modern improvement * . Lot 100 by.111 feet Also Mill sell or exchange for Improved city property , my farm of A7U acres , tnn miles east of Council muffs. X. M , 1'incy. Council "VTE\V Improved ro.il estate to trana for unlm A l provoa Ouiaha or Council Dlnlta propertx C. 11. Judd , COa llrosdway. Ii'lOll SAIjE or Hont Garden land with houses , 1 by J. H. Illeo 101 Main at. , Counell Uluira. CHRIS BOSEiSJ n i cm AND PLANING- MILL Host equipped , most eontrally located factory in thu city. All modern latest pattern machin ery. Operated 1 > 5" skilled mechanics. Special attention given to scroll and band sawing , plan ing and trlmlng. General contracts anil esti mates for hon es and buildings a specialty. Corner North .Mnln and Mynstcr strcetx , Coun cil Ululls. Telephone ZS'J. J.I ) . KDMUNDSON . E. U SIIIJOUIT. 1'ivs. Vlte l'r . CIIAS. H. HANNAN , Cashier. CITIZENS' ' STATE BANK , or COUNCIL BI.UITS , Paid up Capital SlfjO.OOO.OO Surplus 35OOO.OO Liability to Dopoaltors.-335OOO.OD DIIIECTOIIS T. A. Miller , K. O. ( lleason , IJ. J , . Shugnvt , K. K. Hnrt , J. D. IMnndson. Clms. li. llnnnan. Transact general bnnklnc luiNlncHS Largest capital anil surplus of any Imnk In Intarest on tlmo deiioilti AUTOMATIC CUT-OFF ENGINE , llsiicelnlly Riiaptoil for Illoctric 1 lahting. M and Kluvutors. Itegnlatlon , Durability nud Economy not Uxcullcil. SUes from 1 1 toilOJ II. I' E. C. HARRIS. Agt. MO 1'nnrl St. , ( Vjtmcll IHiUf * . Iowa. Pcnd for citiilogut ) . Complete hteam plants ] nrnldhud and I'lentcd - Til I'J - U Murphy Manufacturing Co , 1st Avenue nnd Slat Stroot. Ilnncl and Hcroll { fawliiR , llu-Suxvlnj ; nnd I'lanlni ; . ttawltiKotulllCliKK I'orcli llruckets KlmlllnfWooilW..lJOpsr lo.iil delivered. Hcim niuulitst by tlio barrel ! iic. All work to b Hrst-clnsB. Telephone JI. "Your Patronage Solioltod. " S. E. MAXON , Architect and Superintendent , Room 251 , Merriam Block , qpU NCI L. BLUFFS , - IOWA. BELL & BERLINGHOF , , ARCHITECTS ANI > HUPICIUNTKNDKN 1'S. Kootn 2 , Opera Ilouso 1 Slock , Council Bluffs , Iowa , ' 1 nos. umucn. W. | | . H. I'USKT OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. Corner Mnln anil I ! road way , COUNClIi IILUFKH , 1O\V\ . Dealers In foreign nnd domestic ; ujcrhanga t ollectloui made aim luti rest paia on tlmu do. posits. F , M , ELLIS & CO. , ARCHITECTS AND IIUIMHNO BUI'niHNTKNnilNTrt. Hopms ' ) and i.U Hoe llulldlutf. Omulm Neb. . Mill ( looms''ll uudiiltl Mernam Hloclc. CouncT liluffsjow . , Corrc ponUBUcg Hoi
