THE OMAHA DAILY 13EJS : TUESDAY. DECEMBER 30 , 1800. THE OMAHA HEE COUNCIL BLUFFS. CiTICK , NO. 12 I'KAllL ST. rdlvcrcd \ > y Carrier In uny pnrlof Iho City II. W. TILTON , - - - MANAOIIll TKLEl'HONFJt Riisincn omec. NO. ( i NJBlitndllur. No. 23. N. Y. 1 > . Co. Hurlioni's ' for \vntulics. Council lllulTa Lumber Co. . coal. Don't forget the grand ball at Masonic tc.'nnlo January 1 , given by the 1'itlilan sisterhood. A cnso of diphtheria wn * rcportrd ycslcr- tlay nt the residence of Ovlv Vlen , 1S08 Bovcnth avenue. All old volunteer nnil veteran firemen nro ri'iiucstcd to meet nt Kcseuo No.ilat'J o'clock bliarp to attend the funeral of Patrick Lacy. Stibicnptlom to ixjrlotllcali nt wholesale price- ) . Drop mo n card and 1 will call on you. T. .T. Hoagland , No. 100U Sixth avcnuo. .V r'u.mwny on Lower Broadway yesterday afternoon mused sotno excitement mid sub jected the pcoplo On the strc t to consider- nblo thingcr. The horse succeeded In escapIng - > Ing after wrecking a carriage , Special communlcnllon of IMuff City ledge No. 71 , Ancient Vrco nnd Accented Masons , this evening for Instnllutlnn of oniccrs nnd \\orlc In the second degree. All Master Masons tire Invited. IJy order of W. M. The presence of the city physnlnn was re quired at the city Jail ycstcrduy to attend n vagrant who registered under the natno of William Lnn don. Lankan Is a morphia , Jlend , nnd the nbscnco of the drug caused him to think ho wns dying. Harry Brooks , n motonnan , was severely burned nnd slioi-licd on Saturday night while attctnntlnc to replace a blown out fuse on his motor. The accident happened In front of lo ) Haven's tlnij ? store , and ho was carried in thfro nnd n physician summoned. The elcctrlo llusli burned the sldo of hit face and Incapacitated him for woik for a few dnjs. C. I ) . Covnll , the olcctilo llitlit manipulator later , lias succeeded in finding friends to 1111 his ? . > UO bond and hns bcTi released from the county Jail pending his preliminary heating In the superior court. The dale of the hear ing has not liccn ilxcd. On nccount of the prcssuioof the tegular business of the term Judge McGco has been unable to devote suf- llclent titno to hoar the case at ono sluing , hut has been ready to begin the hoarlnp at nny tltno at the police court sit tings each morning. As the state ox > poets to introduce enough witnesses to occupy the court's time for nt least n day mid a half , this offer has not been acceptable. It Is probable the htarlnc will bo lixcd for January 8. Schocdsaek , 'ho ' complainant , ! determined to push the prosecution to the furthercst extent and will not bo satlsllcd until tin gain Oovall Into the penitentiary. The defense , however , claim to hnvo n vorv good explanation of Mr. Schocdsnck's connec tion with tlm dc.il , and chum to be us anxious for a trial as ho is. They promise some de velopments that will npiuoach the sensa tional. Hooks. Charles Dickens' works. 15 volumes , bound In cloth , excellent type , $ J.S. > . Boston Store , Council Bluffs. * Wo Imvo Just received 100 pairs curcu live pccso odorluss fentheis in pillows of 2 } < f Ibs each , Cl bs In the pair. The price wliilo they last. &J.25 a nair. AVe nlso keep on hand u full Mock of fotthcrs In b.igs from one to llvo pound bags from u medium to the finest llvo irccso cured odorless feathers. Boston Store , Council Blulls. _ Sco the Uoston Store advorttsotnont and see what tho.v are offering in coats for this week. Boston Store , Council Bluffs. First-class fresh candy mnclo for the holi day tradeat . C. Dompsoy's , 105 Main st. Scott house , 23 N. Main st. , Co. Bluffs. Uood board , nice rooms and beds , lowest rates. The American District Telegraph Co. has been reorganised nnd Is now pioparcd to give prompt scrvlco. Special attention to express and ptticol delivery. Hoyn Wanted. Wanted Boys at American District Tel egraph ofllco. The Dead Aldcrinnn. The city council mot la special session at the council chambers \cstcrday morning at 10 o'clock in answer to n call from the mayor RTMako appropriate action concerning the death of their fellow member , Patrick Lacy. AH the members with the exception of Everett wore present. The vacant chair of tno dead alderman was heavily Urapod. The mayor stated the object of ttio nieetintr , and then called for the report of a spacial com- mlttco appointed at an informal meeting of the council held ou Sunday , Tho'report consisted of reading the following resolu tions : WiPTons , Altnlelity Oed lias In His Infinite wisdom ri'inoM'd by tbo liiinil of death the lion 1'atHok I.iiuy and lus loft a vacant cliulr in our city council ; therefore , be It Ilebolved , That by tbo ilcatli of lion. I'titrlok Laey our city loses an honorable , upright nnil enorsotle cltlmi and our council u worthy niuinucrliowas unsparing of his tlniu and inoiins In any object that In nny manner had the tendency to adviincu tlm Interests of the city and to iiu'roiiMi Its prosperity , and hy Ills Iniloiultaliln will and unoiKy has advanced ninny of the public Improvements of 0111 city ; who liy his untiring olturts did nincli to nd- vance tholliodup.irtinuiit of our city to Its prosuntoflli'Iuncy nlillo iictlni ? aH chief and since his membership thu city eounoll , and wliOM ) nbspitco will Un slncuroly fult In thu deliberation of our council : ind vlilcli IUM wo Hlncertily deplore. fjltcfohul. That wo tender to his allllotcd family our he irtfolt sympathy In this their liourofdcop distress , with the earnest hope that Ho who trmpors the wind to tbo ( thorn lamb will InIIIK .convolution and liilm to the heaits of tlm bereaved wlfu and children. ItusolviM ) , That our public tnilUHiiRs and the chair of our deceased iiieinbor In tbo council chamber bo draped In mourning for thlity days. llcisolvril , That this eounoll now adjourn ns -4- n , further mill l < of lusnoct to the memory of the deceased , and that the council and city olllcorb attend the funeral In a body. I'KTKII SMITH , W.1I.KM3PIIKII. } , . A. OAHi'Kit. The city clerk was Instuticted to procure four carriages for the tiso of \ the aldermen whllo attending the funeral. By resolution the council agreed to meet at the city build ing this morning at 0 o'clock for the purpose of organizing and marching to the residence to attend the funeral nt 10 o'clock. The council then adjourned until the next regular meeting on Monday night. After the adjournment each member subscribed lo a fund to procure flowers. It was turned over to Alderman Casper , with Instructions to procure handsome and suitable designs. The mime fund will bo drawn upon to procure ciiitio to wear upon the sleoves. The funeral will occur this morning. The procession will leave the residence ) on Paik uvenuo nt 0:20 : , and will proceed to St. Fran cis Xiivlor'a ( 'athollo church. The soivlces there will bo concluded at 10 o'clock , and the body will then bo taken to the Cathollo ceino- tory for Interment. Many expressions of condolence wore re ceived from abroad yesterday , coming chiefly from the associations of tit-omen throughout the state. Telegrams were received from the chiefs of the departments at Dos Molnes , Cedar Ktiplds and Audubon , and Chief Kel logg of Sioux City delivered the kind ex pressions of his fellow firemen In person , and will remain to attend the funeral. The gentlemen of the Broadway M. E. church will give an oyster supper In Masonic temple Wednesday evening , December SI , An essay by L. G , ICnotts , tl\\ hat Wo Men Folks Know About Cooking nnd Entertain ing , " will bo road , after which oysters will b served In the various ways. A short pro . gramme will bo presented , consisting of selections ] > lections bv the tnnlo quartette , "In Charac ter B1U , by Ed. P. Cogloy & Co. Every , body Is Invited. Doors open nt 7 o'clocK. Admission 10 cents , supper 23 ccuts. Como a lid have a good tlniQ. ( Jet our price * on ladles' , misses' and dill da-n's coaU. Boston Store , Council Bluffs. J.C. nixby , steam heating , sanitary en- giuecr. 013 LIfo IralMmir , OjiaUaj 2JJ Moc rlam block , Council Bluffs , See our prices' on couts in another column. Boitou Store , Council Bluff * . THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , The Electric Motor Company to Ba Com pelled to Pay for Street Paving , DEMANDING A FIVE CENT MOTOR FARE , Alderman laicy'it Ftinornl Tlio Coun cil's Action A Tough YOIUIR Man l''ljjlitlng for Hose Holdon Minor Mention. Notice 1ms boon served by the city upon the electric motor line company that n suit Is to bo commented In the superior court to force the company to pay $ r,000 duo Tor the paving of Intersections over which the motor runs. The motor company is supposed , under the state law , to bo Ihiblo for the pav ing of their trucks nnd tor u foot outside. So far ns Is known not u dollar has been paid hy the company , mid no indications that it will p.iy , except nt the end of n light In tlio courts. Private prop erty oxvncrs along the line of the motor are Individually interested , for only small amounts , though collectively It runs into n , largo sum of money. A property owner , who Is pel Imps entitled to $10 or $ " > , naturally hesitates about commencing n suit nnd be coming Involved In n controversy with such a company , which has u big purse and at torneys emplojed by the your The city ns n wholu is Interested In having the motor com pany pay its just share of the p-ivlng of the Intersections , but it has seemed dllllcult to get the city olllcinls to make nny move to wards forcing such a payment. It now seems that the city Is about to ajsert Its claims and force some sort of n settlement. Thcro has been irmcH dilatory talk on the pait of the motor folks ns to the injustice of taxing the company for the paving of the tracks , they claiming that the curs do not malco nny we.iron the street , ns horse rais do , nil tliovcnr coming on the tracks. They nlso claim that they ought not to he taxed nt the rnto charged for paving whctr It was new , as It Is in some cases badly worn or lotted before the track uas laid down. They nlso object to paying such prices as the city gave , ns the contracts could have been let for less. The Intimation Is marto that If such prices nro Hxed us will suit the motor folks entirely thcro may be somosettleinerit Such talk does net Inspire very much conlidonco in the Dosslbllityof any soil of n payment being secured , either by the public or by private property owners , except it bo backed by an order of court. Lost A largo diamond with goU band nround it. Liberal icward will be paid for Its return. Unn Carrigg. All our toys just half price for the week. Prices cut in two. overj thing in the tov line marked la plain llgnres , > ou can half it for yourself. $1,00 for f > Uc , T.'io poods for 3So and so ou. Boston Store , Council Bluffs. Great reduction on ladies' , misses' and chil dren's coats to clear at the Boston Store , Council Bluffs. The Boston Store never does anything by halves. They have put the knife in ladles' , mhses and children's coats. See advertise ment in another column for this week. Bos ton Store , Council Bluffs. 11 Five-Cent Tnre. In accordance with n recent action of the city council , an appeal was made yesterday to the directors of the Onmlu and Council Bluffs street railway company fora reduction of faro. Messrs Millard , Wells , Stewart nnd Wright were present nnd listened very respectfully to the request thus made by the people through their city council. The formal document , which formed the text for the request - quest made and which embodies the senti ments cxpre-sed , was loft with themforthcir further deliberation and for the decision which It is hoped will not bo long held back. The appeal was as follows : "To the board of directors oC tbo Omaha it Council Bluffs Hallway & Bridge company Ccntlemen : Your bridge and railway wo regard as n Council Bluffs enterprise , and as one promoted , put In force and operated by the energy and enterprise of our citi/cns , and one , too , that was encouraged and materially aided by a bounty tax of $ . " > , pl)0 ) voted by the peoplo'upon themselves and pnid lo you on tbo constiuctlon of your bridge nnd line , nnd which Is btlll largely dependent upo.\ our peo- pla for its support , maintenance and patron age. age."You have Imposed and continue to Impose upon the citizens of Council Bluffs who de pend upon their labor nnd business In Omaha u double tax over the lares charged by the Omaha Hues to South Omaha ana suburban districts , thus discriminating against the laboring classes of our city , and thereby dic tating to them where they shall reside and labor. "Against all thcso abuses wo enter an em phatic nnd respectful protust , "Wo , the subscribers of tno Council Bluffs city government , duly nuthori/cd by resolu tion of that body at a regular meeting held December 2v' , lespcctfully inform your bo.ird of directors that wo have certain and other powers Invested in us as a city council , ton It : "To icgulato the running of your cars or trains , the rate of speed , placing gates nt street crossings , to locate western city boundary , to require that you furnish a seat to each pubbcnger , before collecting furo of same and tuut your property pays its Just and full pot tlon of Its taxes and require you to plank your tracks , when and wherever not paved. "Our people demand relief and wo demand you should meet them half way , nud hy giv ing to those whoso business and labor causes .them to use your Omaha lines , twice ormoio n day , a It-cent commutation ticket. It Is the custom of suburban r.illwnys in other cities , all over the United States , to give not less than half laro commutation tickets. Our people demand a llko custom adopted by your board. "If joti decline or refuse , wo will have to respond to the public demand for relief. ' Not unfrcquently have your representa tives. Messrs. Kvans and wiight , been be fore the council , asking in your behalf , that the many powers of the city government , nnd exactions thereof , bo not exercised by the council against your property and com- p.my and in almost every Instance their 10- quests hnvo been granted and your company bcnotlttod. "With great respect wo await your prompt decision and action , " liookn. Thackery , 10 volumes , bound in cloth , beau tiful clear type , JJ.bo. Boston Store , Council Bluffs. C. A. Becbo & Co. are going out of the re- tall ttiulo nnd will close out their line Hr.o of Indies' writing mid ofllco desks , book co-scs , chiffoniers , parlor tables , parlor and chamber suits , folding beds , plain and fancy rockers , cabineti , minors , etc. , etc. for less than cost $10.00 coats for jn.00 , $12.00 coats for ? 5.00 , $17.00 coats for $ ' .1.1)0 ) , nt the Boston Store , Council Blufis. _ Who Shall ( iuiml the Orphan ? An application wns made in the district court yesterday to have Andrew Alexander disposed from his position as guardian over the llttlo girl , Ilosa Iloldan. Alexander , who h In no way related to the girl , was appointed guardian about two weeks aeo , on the appli cation of an uncle of the girl. She was at the tlmo living with un aunt , Mrs. W. M. Gimlciior , and thcro was quite n sensational scene In thn attempt of the newly appointed guardian to secure custody of his ward. Ho found her at last nt a dnnco in Omaha , and by aid of the oniccrs took her into his charge. The application yesterday was accompanied by n number of aflldavlts showing that the girl's mother died about eight years ago at Mrs. Gardener's homo and that her last wish was that Mrs. Gardener , her sister , should look lifter the child. She promised to do so , nnd for tlieso years had done her best to pro vide a homo and proper euro for the child. She had been sent to school regularly and there was no reason why this relationship should not continue between her and her auuU It is claimed , tLut Alexander was tiot related and that he had no means with which to ! properly provide for the child , as ho was hardly able to provide for his own family. The girt has no estate and , no means of her own. own.Mr. . Alexander seems for some reason to desire to hold the guardianship of the penni less girl. Ho filed , by his attornovs , several motions to defeat the application for his re moval , Ho claims that the aunt Is not a proper person to have the custody of the child , that bho keeps a boarding house which 1I 1 frequented by persons with whom it Is not 1t desirable I that the girl should come In con tact , and that by remaining with this aunt the girl's morality would ho jeopardised. Ho wants those who have signed aflldavlts in . favor of the aunt to bo called into court nnd subjected to n cross-examination. No decision has been reached in the con troversy , _ The festival for the benefit of St. Bernard's hospital has been postponed until January ! ! ! > . on account of the death of 1' . Lacy. All tickets that have been sold will bo good on that date. _ The Manhattan sporting headquarters , 413 Broadway. Klnc Holiday Presents. Every person In the city nnd surrounding country Is invited to cull nnd examine the line line ot holiday goods nt the old reliable business house" of K. But horn , IT Main street. The Klscmnii Knilnro. A number of the heaviest creditors of the firm of Henry EUemnn & Co. , nro in the city , looking over the situation. The fact that they have taken no move to seek greater security for their claims than that afforded by the assignment is taken as a pretty peed Indication that they nro quite well satisfied. Assignee Mn.Conncll has been surprised at the many expressions of good will nnd con fidence in the linn that have come from many of their heaviest creditors. As an indication Of this feeling n telegram from ono of the Nciv Yolk creditors , to whom the Elscmans nro indebted to the extent of over $ * i,000 , was shown to a reporter for Tun BII : : . It was In the hands of the assignee and contains this sug estivo sentence : "Have heard with deep rogiet of the misfortune of our good ana honoraulo'frlonds. Anything wo can do will be deemed n pleasure. Friendly yours , etc. " Llttlo could bo obtained yesterday beyond the assurance that there was strong probn- ability of n com promise with the creditors nnd a settlement of some sort by which the llrm would continue to operate the store mid that itould ho probably open for business inside of n week. The cieditors me very len ient and many of them who had placed their claims In the hands of attorneys hero > in structed them not to pi-ess the firm bill to abide by terms of any ngicement that might be made. The Klsomans have the entire con- lldenco of tlio business men hero nnd they note with pleasure the conlldcnco cxpiesscd by eastern men. The bond of Assignee MncConnell , which calls for twice the amount of the value of the stock , has been filed. It is signed by S. P. MacConnell , George R Wright , T. J. Kvans , J. P. Klmball , U.V. . Archer , John Bersheltn , J. P. Weaver , William Moore. George A. Kccline , E. W. Hart , Samuel Unas and C. L. Henry. They qualify for ifcaily 81,000,000. Ben Elseman of St. Louis arrived in the city yesterday nnd will remain for several days. A pleasant incident occurred yesterday morning that brought considerable pleasure to the clerks nud employes. The assignee sent each of them n chcclc for the full amouut of the salary for last week. Henry Eiscman , who was quito ill , has left his bed and was down town yesteiday. Horse blankets and lap robes at cost nt Theo. Bcckman's , : U Main street. All our ยง 30.00 , $ , i.00W ) < X ) and $30.00 plush coats reduced to5.0U. ! . Now is the time to buy your plush coats , all cunr.mtecd Walker plushes , best London dye , at the Boston Store , Council Bluffs. Great success. Reliable goods. Fair dealing. Bottom prices. AtC. B. Jncquemin &Co. , No. 27 Main street Our Mottoes "Best Quality of Goods for tbo Least Money , " "Special Effort Made to I'leixso Every One , " "No Trouble to Show Goods and Give Prices , " "Prices to Suit the Times. " "Livo nnd Let Live. " Head nnd profit by buying your holiday goods at the old established house of E. Burhorn , 17 Main street. _ Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Pdcl Co. , 03'J Broadway. Telephone 133. A Totili Young Man. Anthony Southwell Is n young man of nine teen years' experience in this world. The greater part of the tlmo h o has been in the woild he hns devoted to the acquirements of bad nnd vicious habits , until at the present * time his neighbors consider him a profes sional in pure cussedness. Ho lives with his relatives near the residence of ox-Chief of Police Tom Sltinner , and Mr. Skinner and nil the members of his family wish ho lived somewhere else. Sklnuer devoted the fore noon yesterday In filing informations charg ing the VOUUR man with various offenses , not the least of which was n brutal ussault upon Mrs. Skinner. Several days ago Southwell got Into the Skinner residence nnd when ho left n valuable gold ling could not bo found. Mrs. Skinner felt confident the fellow had stolen It , nnd when. ho returned to the place again on Saturday she ac cused him of the theft. Ho denied it and told her she would probably Jlnd the ring somowhcio about the house and volun teered his services to help search for it. Be lieving that ho meant to drop it and then Jlnd it .sho lollouod him closely and watched him. While standing beside him in the sitting room the fellow suddenly turned and struck her a violent blow ou the sldo of the head. Snc wns knocked senseless and is still suffer ing from the Injury. After the assault Southwell loft the city nnd took rolugo in the country near Crescent City nnd officers were sent out there yester day to bring him In. Ho bears n very bad reputation , but tins singularly escaped pun- ibhmcnt for nenily all of his offences. A * year or so tigu ho was charged with mutilat ing u valuable team of horses belonging to a fanner by cutting off their tails , but ho was not piosccuted. Helms also been charged wltn thefts of largo and small amounts , but has always succeesdd in covering his trneks so skillfully that ho has evaded punishment. Pin This in Your Hat. And you will then know that the Inrgost auction sale of city lolsovor hold in the southwest , nnd the gretit oppor tunity for investments takes place nt Ariuisas Harbor , To.xns , January 7 and 8. Olinngo Cars ? No. Among tno many exigencies of modern travel there ib ono requirement which is always popular and always in demand , nnd that is "a through service. " Lifo is too bhort to ' 'change cars" every few hundred miles , and the travelling pub lic have very properly rebelled against all biicli old-fashioned railroading. The through equipment of the Union Pacific , "tho original overland route , " provides for n through ear service for all points | west from the Missouri rlvor. Chinese. iMinnorlus. Tlio governor of the Ningpb district has recently issued a proclamation for bidding nny more native nunneries nt tliut port , bays the London Times. The proclamation slates Unit the governor is awnro that some of the nuns who enter tlio convents may do so nt Unit with good and ploua inten tions , hut it has bcon hi ought to his notice that munv Boon bo- coma vicious , und novices who enter are corrupted by the others. It is a fact tlmt during the daytime many of the minis inn } bo scon at tholr devotions. Dut this Id onlv a blind , { or if ono piiHsoa the biunu place in Iho night one will hoar "merry songs floating in the nlr , mul the Bounds of wlno-drinking nnd ; huightor inny bo heard on every sldo. " Thin is nn abuse , the proclama tion says , of the holy name of religion. Some of the btul nuns In thcso nlnccs frouuotitly f/o to rcspcctablo houses under cover-of "i11ngulBo for a ro- llglotis purpose , and ontlco virtuous maidens to tlieso vilo- dons and accom plish tholr ruin. ThoMoro , this order is to bo strictly enforced , and in f tit tire nil those moral pest houses nro to bo closed. Should nny inoro bo found they will bo severely dealt with , and the Chi nese nolico are to BOO that the proelnnm tlon fs put into forte. ' Big Snlo of City Imtfl. The largest auction , sale of city lot * over hold in the south will take place at'Aransns Harbor Jnnmiry 7 nnd 8. AN AljUMJ.VU.U HAND. An Artlflolnl Member \vlth AVIileh u Man Can Do Kvcr.v Kind of Labor. Some months ngo Wilhird A. Lucas , son of Mr. Samuel Lucas , the wool man ufacturer of Poquetamiek , Conn. , had his right hand severed in hh father's mill , and since Mr. Lucas , sr. , who has Inventive genius , has u cd ovary effort to replace the missing member with as useful n substitute as posslblo. After visiting or writing to the most prominent makers of artificial limbs in America , lie learned that it wns in vain to search , cither In this country or Europe , for an nrtillelul hand that could bo upctl in doing work. Thereupon Mr. Lucas determined to muKO n hand himself ; but ho tolled per sistently dny and night for four months before hu was successful. Ho has pro duced an aluminum luuid that Is very inuoh like an old-timo steel gauntlet , and that is almost us hntidy as is u natural hand. The lingers are all per fect in sliapo and appearance , and the joints bond llko those of humtui lingers. It is smaller than the natural hand , but with it 11 man can do every kind of worlf. Mr. Wlllnrd Lucas has worn ono of the artificial hnnds several weeks nnd with it can grasp and hmulily use all kinds of farm tools , pick up things from the ground , drive , handloagun infnct ; use his metal hand skilfully and quickly at any \\ov\i. \ Like the natural hand , the artificial one consists of a palm that | s provided with a fastening by which it is attached to the corlc or wooden stump that all ono-Jiandcd inon wear In place of the missing member , and of fingers and a thumb , the joints of which are worked by a ralohot , so that they may bo bent forward nt any angle nnil hold thero. The hand may bo either tightly closed or only partly shut , and ( gily ono linger or all the lingers may ho closed at once and instantly by striking them against the body or other object. To release the lingers it is neccssarv onlv to touch a small spring on the back of the hand. The invention is a nearly perfect substitute for a natural hand and the only thing of the kind in the World. \Villard Lucas avern that ho would not part with the device for a fortune If it were not possible to reproduce it. By means of an ingenious contrivance the artificial hand may bo moved sideways at the place whore it is attached to the arm , exactly as the natural hand is moved. ' Don't Forget It. The great auction tale of city lots tukes place at Aratisus Harbor , Tox. January 7 nnd 8. Illgli ( ipocd on American Railroads. The following extracts from an ad dress by U. C. Simons before the Den ver Society of Civil Engineers , relate to high speed on American lines : "It , has alwaysPccmcd to mo quito im possible to attain higll speed on the bulk of American railways , on account of their being built in such sju unstable manner , both as to track and rolling stock. The ingenuity used to over- comet these irregularities by the application of powerful springs , lovers , couplings , rail fastenings , etc. , has had a tendency to so far take the motion of the rolling stock as to bring the incon venience down to a minimum. But with all thcso improvements thuro is still un necessary motion. Great speed so af fects ns to increase thcso vibrations , causing the rolling stock and track greater duty to perform , increased wear and practically knocking both to pieces. The time is far distant when the general practice of running trains at high speed m this country will coino at hand. Under very favorable circuinstanros and conditions , such as liberal patronage , which will pay for the increased wear and tear , it will bo possi ble and profitable to run trains at high speed , say fifty to sixty miles per hour. A rail has two functions to perform : (1) ( ) As a beam to resist bonding from moving loads ; and (2) ( ) to resist the wear ing away of the surface in contact with the rolling block. The first condition governs the depth of the rail and dispo sition of metal in flanges. The second , that of the shnpo and \vldth of the head. As to the section of rail , or the salient points , such as the rndius of the top corner , vertical sides , etc. , I would refer to the final report of com mittee on same , transactions American Society of Civil Engineers , October , 188 ! ) . It is my opinion that the heaviest rails now in use , say from 80 to 100 pounds , will not give the satisfaction expected , as that of a rail of lighter sec tion will , say from 70 to 75 pounds , for the heaviest truffle. Gninbctrn's Father. The death has been announced of the father of Leon Gambotta , at the ago of olghty-threo years , at his homo near Nice. For bomo time ho had been suf fering from cancer la the stomach , and the severe attack ho had recently In Ca- hors almost carried him away. IIo i-c- covered sufllcontly , however , to journey to Nice about a month ago and resumed the humble occupation which ho has carried on binco hla son's , death that of rearing oranges and lemons and dis- posingof tlioin , hays the Chicago Herald. It is not generally known that the elder Gambotta received nothing under his son's will of the largo bums of nvonoy the French patriot was reported to have loft. JIoluul nothing except the inter est upon his savings as a tronoral dealer in Cahors and what ho earned ns an onuigo grower. He ) lived very humbly with an old servant uiul ho oven made the boxes in which tlio results of his labors were dispatched and wheeled them himself to the station upon n hand-cart. An Interesting question now arises } with regard to the remains ' of Leon Gam- botta. The family tomb , situated nt the cemotnry upon the Chatteau hill , IB now full , as it contains not , only the body of the patriot , but alBO those of liin mother and aunt. For a long' time pressure has been brought to bcar"upon the old man to induce him to c6nsont to the roinovar of his son's remains 'to Paris , nnd it ii said on good authority , that ho did con sent to this proposal before his death , It Is , therefore , probable that tills Htoj will be taken now when the grave is opened , nnd that the father's remains will bo interred in their placo. A llrokon Itnnfcnr WAUI-ACA , Wis. , Dec. 20. Bunker Coolidge , who failed recently and was arrested on th < charge of receiving deposits when the bank wns Insolvent , was today discharged by Jus- tlco Woods , who held that there was nc icusonublo ground for holding him for trial An artesian well company is being organ Ized In Charles Mix county , whoso purpose 1 to put down wells iu the Mivcrul townships. OF AUSTIIAMA. llcturncd Traveler Cnlln Attention to It * Now Oreatiirss , "Australia Is n. inoro progressive conn- ry than the United States and If wo runt to keep pnco with the times wo umt follow In the footsteps of that un ion , " said Henry 0. Dnno of Hoston nt ho Tromont house in Chicago the other vonlng. Mr. Dane is returning homo rom Australia whore ho has spent hrco years nnd eight months , pays the 'hleiigo Tribune. Ho boliovcs it is n 'marvelous country , " nnd says the United States had bettor hasten or Gcr- imny will sccuro ils enormous trade. " 1 imagined it would take mo but light mouths from the tlmo I loft San 'Vanclsco to sue everything there , " said Mr. UAIIO , "but instead , it took mo three ( ears longer. Australia is s largo as e United States , you know. "Somo of the Australian natives are most romarknbio people. There is a tribe known as the Ulncktrnilora. It Is rightly named , too , for nothing over 6ts away from it. No prisoner over capes when the Blacktrallors nro ilaccd on his track. When I way in Albany a young Englishwoman and a jhildvorolostiti that wild region. They ivoro absent two days when the Black- rallors at Perth , 600 miles away , were icnt for. The 'trailers' ' arrived and were old where the missing ones were last icon. There were live of tlioin. Thoyj : narchud around in a circle until they 'ouml the trail and then started. They iVtsnt up hill and down hill , across plain uidovor stream , ctos.slng the trail time indng ain , but never once lost it. They ; ould even toll where the missing ones md sat down to rest , where , to my eye , hero wns no indication of anything of , ho kind. It was learned afterward that Lhey were correct in every detail. For three days the Blncktnulcrs continued the search and finally came to an 1m- nonse hill of granite. * "Hero tho&o with the searchers thought tht natives would bo thrown olT ho fcccnt , but they followed the missing ones there as readily as through a for est. In ono instauco the Ulacktrailort ) Bald ! 'Thoro Is wlioro the liltlo ono laid down , and right there the big one.5 They pointed out a plneo on a largo , smooth piece of granite , and an English ollicor with the assistance of a powerful magnifying glass was unable to detect my thing unusual. But It was true , us that ivcs where the young woman and girl [ iad slept one afternoon. Finally tlio child was found. The little ono was un- 'onboious ' , but was restored to its mother. The child subsequently recovered. It was ton hours later before the trailers iiiught up to the young woman , and when found she was insano. She at tempted to escape from her pufbtiors , ' ) Ut was captured after a short chase. ho did not recover her reason for live months. "The Blacktrailors have peculiar limbs. They have no calves or sinews to their legs. They can rim like a deer , however , and can stand inoro fatigue than a horso. "Americans do not ronli/o that there are as Imndbomo buildings in Melbourne as there are in Chicago. But there arc. Melbourne is called the Chicago of Aus- tntlia , because it 1ms grown as rapidly or more so than the Garden City. Since 18-31 tlio place hns grown from a small town to a city of150,000. . "I tun an American , but I must admit that Australia is ahead of us in financial matters. The railroad beds are ahead of anything in this country. E\orythlng there is done on the most extravagant and elaborate plan. The Australians I mean by that the pcoplo of English and American extraction who grow up in the country will soon comprise a now and unique nationality. They are sepa rate from tbo world , you might say , and are compelled to look to their own coun try for most of their resources. The na tional feeling is intense. An Australian thinks there is nobody like an Aus tralian. "Thcro nro 00,000,000 sheep in the country and the finest grade of wool comes from there. Merino wool is pro duced that is only equaled in the coun tries of Asia Minor. The reason is the sheep can cat green grass 3Co days in the year. "But I must say it is a shame , a cry ing Bhtiino , that the greatest country on this carlh the United States does not treat its consul to Australia with with moro consideration. IIo could do this country hundreds of thousands of dollars worth moro good if ho onlv had the opportunity , but as it is , Germany with its high salaried representative is carrying1 off all the plums for his nation. Consul Grlflin at Sydney reoolvos a salary of but $2,000 a year. lie Is unable to accept courto- Hies that am extended to him , for he could not alTord to return them. "Tho United States should watch Aus tralia and see that her representative is well taken care of. Mr. Blnine , with his reciprocity scheme , should not forgot to look in Iho direction of Australia. " Dr.Blrnoy. nosoandthro.it. Baohldg. A Charming Momory. No improvement have boon so marked , bo signally perfect in attainment , in the last fev/ years , as the numerous luxuries which have been introduced in transcon tinental travel. Instead of harrowing recollections the tourist now lias loft to him when his journey is completed , a charming memory of perfect train ser vice and palace dining cars. Tho. ar ningoments this winter for dining ears on the Union and Southern Pacific roads is something far in advance of anything in that hitherto attempted. Shoeing IlorM's. The United States government has is sued the following order relative to the Shoeing of cavalry horses : In preparing the horse's foot for the shoo do not touch with the knlfo the frog , solo or bars. In removing surplus growth of that part which is the seat of the uhoo use the mil ting pincers and rasp , and not the knife. The shooing knlfo may bo used , if nec essary , in using the top clip. Opening the heels or milking a cut in the anflo of the ball at the heel must not bo allowed. The rasp may bo used upon tlio part of the foot when necessary , and the sumo ap plies to the pogs. No culling with the knife is permitted ; only the rasp is ncc- ossary. Flat footed horses may bo treat ed as the necessity of each cnso may ro- qulro. In forging the shoo to lit the foot bo careful that the shoo IB fitted to and follows the circumference o tlio foot clear round to the heels the heels of the shoo should not bo ox1 tended back straight and outside of the walls at thu heels of the horse's foot , as is fronuontly dono. Care must ho used that the Mum is not fitted too small , the outside surface of tlio wall being then rasped down to maho thu foot short to suit tlio shoo , as often happens. The hot shoo must not bo applied to tlio horse's foot under any circumstances , Make the unpur or foot surface of the shoo perfectly lint , BO as to give a level bearing. A shoo with a eoncavo ground surfiico should bo used. The now ollicos of the Great Rock Island route , 1002 Sixteenth and Fnrnara streets , Omaha , are the linost in the city , Call and BOO thorn. Tickets to all points oust at lowest rates. lie Held tlio lllRhtofVny. . Farmer John Rcardon loft his cows a IK' horses to take euro of themselves out in Will county and started to drive to Chi cago. IIo had u good horse and u spring wngon. At Washington Heights ho stopped to got n drink nml to inriulro the shortest wny to Iho center of tlio city , snys n I'hlcngo special .to the Globo'boinoerat. Ho wiw told , to go along the Hock Island tracks. Farmer Itonrdon started Ills horse un the rail- road's roiulbcd. Ho wns only a few minutes nliond of the express train. A eng ribbon of curling stnoko marked , ho course of the fast mall. A moment inter the locomotive , covered with frost , enped into view. The engineer sighted Varmer lleardon nnd sot the air-brake , at the Biuno tlmo pulling open the wills * ' ; lo vnlvo In a series of wild shrieks. The 'armor would not muvo from the track , Tlio locomotive wns run up until its nose touched the rear wheels of the farmer's Wagon. Then the slow proces sion moved on towards South Kiirrlo- wood. At this point a dispatch wns sent to Pollco Captain Klllott , who , with a ilotnchmont of police , hurried to the rescue of the fast express. Farmoi' Itonrdon , with ht.s spring wagon half full of shelled corn , was taken to the Ihiglowood police station. Ho Hiiy < ho "md the right of wav and Intended to cave Iho track when ho catno to a good road. The train was o.no hour lute. Dr.Biriioyno- < and tnroat. Bee bldg. The only railroad train out of Omaha run expressly for the accommodation of Omaha , Council BlulTs , Dos Moiues and Ch iengo business is the Rock Island vos- tlbuled limited , 'eavlng ' Omaha at 40 : ! ! \i. \ in. dally. Tic ; otolllco , 1UOJ Sixteenth and Farnutn sts. , Omaha , ClK'tip tjots nt ArniiHim llnrluir. City lots can ho bought In Arnn ns Harbor , Texas , today cheaper than the average price paid in villages located In the interior containing 1,000 population , and yet no city was over started In the United States with greater re-iowcs of all the essential requisites to make a great city llko Arnnsus Harbor. Hen Mr. .Tares , who has charge of the forthcoming autobiography of General 11. F. Uutler , thus explains why the general declines to appear on lecture platforms , bays tlio Chicago Herald. "Without doubt many people will con sider this on ueotmnfof his advanced ago , but I would most respectfully make you aware of the fact that General Dul ler has not bcon in bettor condition for the last twenty years than ho is today , and ho is devoting a largo part of his time now to llio preparation of his forthcoming work , which , with his extended law practice , occupies his time daily from I ) o'clock in the morning till nearly midnight. IIo is being con tinually besieged and Invited to make addresses for this , that and the other oc casion , and in order not to olYoml and slight any one , ho is making n strict rule lomnko a point blank refusal to all such requests. IIo only complied with the request of the Wendell Phillips i association because ho is its preslI I dent. The statement that ho sunk ' wearily into his ehiiir at the close of an address , and inordc"1 " to acknowledge the applaiibo had to bo tibsislod to his foot by a gentleman near by , may bo true , but it may bo agreeable for the readers of your piper to know that this appar ent , fatigue was caused entirely from a lame log with which the general has been troubled for some time. It must bo further taken into consideration that the general is a heavy man and slood for an hour and a half , and would naturally feel fatigued. " Dr.Birnoy. no o and throat. Boo bldg , nifiinnrck ami Von Ariiiin. A very amusing story is told about Chancellor Bismarck and Enrl Russell. The incident occurred at Versailles dur ing the war of 1870 , says the Chicago Ilorald. Lord Russell was to have an audience , and ho was wailing for Count von Arnim to leave Bismarck's btudy. Presently Von Arnim came out , fanning himself furiously with his handkerchief. "I really cannot understand , " ho said , "how Bismarck can live in such an at- mo = phcio ; ho is continually smoking , and the strongest cigars , too. Iliad to ask him to onen the window , for I could not stand It. " Then ho took leave of Lord Russell nnd went his wny. As soon us Lord Uus--ell entered the room Bismarck said to him : "What strange tastes Borne people have ! There is Von Arnim , now , who has just gone out of the room ; it is a fad of his to scent himself up to an unbear able degree , and today tlio perfume was so intense that L had to open the win dow. " o 'Hie Sliinin ? Ijights Of the old world , soldiers , statesmcnand mm of letters , all write in the most cx- travagnnt pr.u'so of our facilities for travel in America And wo are entitled to the praise. On every Kngtish line there is the same old dusty lunch coun ter , known by all tourists for thcso many years. Not oven a drink of water , nor a crust of bread to bo hud on the train. No wonder our trans-Atlantic friends ex press amazement when they sit down to a hotel dinner on one of the palace dining cars on the Union and Southern Pacific railways an arrangement which is the most perfect in the country today. OildllicH of Great Men. The greatest men are of ten tiflccted bv the most trivial circumstances , which have no 'apparent connection with the oll'ccts tlu > y produce. An old gentleman , of whom wo know something , felt secure against the cramp when ho placed his shoes on going to bed eo that the right shoo was on the loft of the left shoo , nnd the too of the right The Baby's Health often c'ves fond parents very great anxiety and caro. S. S , S. , la the popular remedy for chll- ' dron. Itlssafo , palntablo and doea the work , David Zartman. of In dependence , O. , says : "S. P. S.CUitr.l ) JIV HAiiY or TIII : wousr CAR ! ! OP CATAUIMl 1 IVIH : : SAW A ciiu.i ) WITH. TlliXAS\L : nirJCHARGi : WAR VKHY LAISOK AND OK1T.N81VK , S. H. S- JIAlli : A I'KK.MA. NUNTCUUK. " i Hooks on mood nnd fikln dlseafcs free , } . , ATLANTA , A next : to the hcol of the left. If ho did not i bring the right shoo round the other sldo i in that way , lie wns Itnblototho crump. i Dr. Jolin * n used always , in , going | up BoltcouH , to put ono foot upon I onri i ! ntonoof the pavement ; if ho failed , ' ho felt certain the dav would bo un- . lucky. 1 BulTon , the cclobrattul natural- I ist ! , never wrote but In full dro s. Ir. 1 llouth of Oxford studied in full canonic als. A celebrated proiicher of the last century could never imiko a sermon with his garters on. A great Gorman I scholar i writes with his braces off. Hoi- | scg i , the German critic , wrote his com mentaries on Sophocles with a pot of porter by his Hide. Schybol lectured , at the ago of seventy-two , extempore In Latin , with his snuff-box constantly In his hand ; without it ho could not got on. THE BEST. Rheumatism , Neuralgia , K. Ogitcn , Mich. , ltngcrslownMd. , Mny 17 , ISM. April 51,1890. "A half kotllo of " "I niui others of , my your In vnlualilo ini-dlflno. St. Jnrobs family , lm\o\i c < l Ft. Oil. rureel motif tluti- Jacobs Oil for mu * inntlum nml rliru- rnlglii nnd found It nmtlc swelling of the klioo. H is the Ix'stlti a speedy , cTrcctho the universe. " cure. " J. M. L. I'ORTKn. Hut. AOXMKF.U.IT. IT HAS NO EQUAL. TRADE MARK T" Oil EAT VRADC MARK r.DV. Anunrnil- Inucurn fi > r Horn- InnlVcaknci , 8 | > rrmnlmhcn' . Inipoli'ncjf nnil II iH'imnos Hint follow ns n o- qiipnro of Self- nbiKU , H'LoiKuf BtFORETAIIKQ. kaLtTi7 .Vtu"0" AFTER TAIIHO. I'nlii In the Uncle , UluiiH" nf VMon , I'rcmnturi Old ARP , nnilmnnjr otlie"itl en o Hint lend to limnltr or rmmmiptlnn nml n prtuunUirc Kruva. liT'Kull iinrtkulamliKiiirimiiiplilot , which wo do * ( > lie to noml free bv mull to cvor ) nno. tfTlio Spo- ( Hie Mixllctno li aolil nt 11 IHT | > ickiuo , or ntx | int'k ( KOI for to , or will tiunont froobr in.ill on rocdpt of the money , by nddrrjslns ? TI1K GOODMAN DRUG CO. . 1110 FAUNAS. Srunr.r , OMAHA , Niu. : On nccount < > ( counlorfcltn wo have adopted tli follow wruiipor , tlio only ai'tinlnc , - I EXCELSIOR'SPRINGS ' Nature1 ! Tonic , Diurnlic and Uric Solvent. SOU ) ONLY IN IIOTTI.r.S UY C D. MOOI1E & CO. , AgU. CIS Dodge SI. Notice. Mutter nf application of Honrv KolilIT for llniior llrciiMt. NotU'o IM lu-roby islu'ii Unit Henry Kohl IT did upon tlui'.ilid tiny of Dei-i'inliur , A. I ) IMn , filii Ills npiillciit Inn with the Una id of I'lrciiiid I'nllco ConiiiilsHloncrs of Omaha , for HITIIM' to hcllMnlt.r-plrltnniis nil Vinous Illinium , at ? ) . 2KI1 Li'imMiuoilh St.Jnilaril.Uniiiliii. . N'i'u. , from tlio 1st da v of Jammry , 1S9I , totliu 1st iluy of .luinmiy , 1MU. If tlicm bo no ohlcctlon , remonstriiiiro or piotost Illcd within twowruksfrom Drooiiibor ill d. iliosuld llooiiM ) utll ! u > < : r.uiU'l. ( dL'KJJ UnNitvItoni.tK , Applicant. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. POKUHNTor Tor Palc Tlio llM-ncrefnrm -"i miles fiom the eltv llmllH , Known .is tin ) ( Irei'ii faiin and Just smith of tliol-iilip Cum , ' occupied In Mr. KCMIII. ( iood lions' , liuni mid ehods. ( j'oiil ) uell nnd sprlnu'iif IhIIIKiitor. . Aliont ( , . * > acres In cultivation. Sultulilu for viirdeiiiinil dally fiirm. Itcnl Is JIOll percur. Apply to Leonard Kveivtt. \\7ANTKD-Mun t < > cut nnd enidfi < > 0 coids of T wood In 1'reinuiit county. Apjily to Leon ard Kvuiott. MKUOIIAMHSR to oM'haiiKo for low it farms , Johnston & Vim Puttuii , Council lllnllh , lu. BAHRAIN'S In fruit anil vtuetublo liiniK 1'or sale , 57 ui'io-i , to roils north of I'll in- taiuinu iomuls ; eastern HOIH | > , HMD sprliiK4. line spring liroolc , lnndory rich : will soil In Id or XII time lols at $ M pur tiuru , or J7. " > nur aura for whole tract. J.I ai'ios on Grand nvoniio ; line orc'har.l wind mill , tlno urovo , sltuitcd on Alynster pioiuiiod motor line ; price WV ) t > ur aoic. lu acres udiolnlni ; city limits two stoiv houso. pool barn , line orchard mid Miuul irnlls 1'rlco , fi.OTO , Uncles on ( liand uvcauc , I ! } miles from P. 0. &I01 an icrc. : HOaries , thrcu miles from city limits , Rood house , bum ami out bulldliiKs , 8) ) bearing aimlo trees and small fruits. 1'rlco , $1,000 , Mock farm , 4V ) aeics. Hun Improvements , well \Milnetl , only ono inllo from btatlon , JiS un iicio If taken soon. I ) isy terms. Turin iind olty property for ailo , Vf , ( } , Stacy , loom 4. Opera bouse blk , Council lllnllx. WAN'THD ICnorjjollo luily or Kent ; pnriiiu- ncnt position ; sn IIPP wiolt ; uvpnrleiica not necessary. K O. H. , IW7 Willow aeinie. . oft UINT. : l-'iiriiTsTiBrt front , mum KTt"luJ ( and bed loom unsulte. ( L'SKiftli a\cnue. looms nt very rot oniinlo L terms , on milto or single ; batlii anil htcam heat ; now house , neulv furnished. Mrs , Stu- pheiison , 10. ) Turk avenue. Council ItlulTi. 17WK.MS ' I'or Sale A long list , ninny of thi'iii JL' allow prlucs ; also ' , ' 0 11004 Him uarden nnd fiiill land neat tlio city , limits , house * , harn and other lmpro > oiucnt < ) ; also ill aeios fi ult and Kiudim hind just outside thu city at ) t2mV. . A. Wood & On. . fi.M Main htl erU OK JinNT 'Iho MnMnliou three-story brlolc block , No : US , Main at , with cluv.itjr J. Vi. SrjnIre. FOK SALE or Ilout O.-xnlon land. wltU housun , by J. It. Him ) . 1UJ Main st. , Council BlulT > CITIZENS STATE BANK Or Council Bluffs. PAID UP CAPITAL $150,003 SURPLUS AND PROFITS 50,000 LIABILITY TO DtPOSITORS 350,009 DilirTOiti I. A. Mlllnr , K. O. Gloason. R. U Shniurt , K. H. Hurt , J. U. IMiiiiindson.Ulmrluj C. llannun. Transact ieiuir.il ; b.uikln ; busi ness. Largest cupltil unil surplus of any liankln Southwestern l.iw.i INTEREST ON TlME DEPOSITS , OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. Corner Main nml Ilroadwav , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. Dealers In foreign mil domesticvchani Collection made und Interest paid ou tlmn dopuills , D. H. McDaneld & Co. , Butchers' ' aid Packers' Supplh ; , Market Fixtures , Casings , Spices and Hansard MitkurV Machinery , 870 * KrJ Miiln st. , Council llluir-i , lu. Also dealer * In llldcK anil 1'urJ. W. C. ESTEP , Council IllufTH , lown. 14 North Main Struct. Funeral Director anil Kniliiilnici" . PEERLESS BLACK PEERLESS , Is In every respect the best Coal for domestic purposes In the market. It lasts longer , produces more hent and burns up cleaner than nny other Iowa coal. One ton will go ns far as a ton and n half of the ordinary stuff , and Itcosts no more than thocheap , unsatisfactory grades commonly sold. Try it for cooking and heating. Sold only by L. G. KNOTTS , FUEL MERCHANT , All kinds of Wood and Coal. Cobs n specialty. Full weight nnd prompt delivery. 29 South Main St. Telephone 803.