THE OMAHA DA1JUY BEE : SATURDAY , JANUAEY 10 , 1891 , 8 I THE OMAHA 3UDE COUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE , NO. 12 1'KAKL ' ST. n ' ) ltcrcd by Carrier In any part of tlio City . 'W. T1I.TON. - - - MANAUKU Office , No. U Night Editor , No. 21 JT. J = . JIJ.\UC ( JIIHATJIOA , A. Y. 1 . Co. Council illuffs Lumber Co. . coal. M. P. Hohrcrhns filled his pht of what Isle lo bo known ns Hohrcr's subdivision , It being block 10 of lloor's addition , nnd located Just west of the Northwestern depot. Mm. N. E. ( Jhnttcrbuck , ngcd sixty-six yuars , aictlyesterday nt 7 a.m. of pneumonia , The funeral will tuko place from the into residence , No. 2.Y21 Avcnuo C , Sunday nt'J P. in. Interment \ValnutlIlilcoinetery. . ThoUev , T. J. Mnckay will preach a ser mon on Sunday evening In reply to n letter receiver ! by him during the week criticising lu n Itli dly was the ritual of the Episcopal church. The subject of the sermon will bei "Hnstho Episcopal Church Outgrown its Liturgy I" .7. 11. Snydcr , the Pearl street commission merchant , appeared before Justice i'attmi yesterday morning nnd commenced attach ment proceedings lU'nlnst 1) ) . K. Oleason for 101or rent. Constable Austin seized the fur- nlturoln the cool ofllceon Pearl street pend ing a hearing ot the suit. Thcro was quite n row on Plerco street Inst night , which resulted In the police gobbling Alice Smith , Nellie Thomns ana Kobcrta Me- Gliinls. They were Jailed for disturbance ot ttu ) peace , nnd th' morning the Smith woman ivhs released and the others punished. The McGlniils woman got thirty days in Jail , and the Thomas woman paid ? 'J.SO. Among tlioso who are now rctively en gaged In providing relief for the poor and suffering ot the city there should bo named J. F. Kimbiill , mention of whom has by some chnncr , anil In nccorilnnco with his own wit , ! ] , been overlooked. His co-laborers In charita- bio cnterprl/os pretest against such modest retirement on lilt part , and insist that tbo mi olio should be Riven to understand that n full share of relict given has been duo to his gt'iioioslty and activity , Pomonn Ilrnnd Hontbound tablets will relieve lievo your cough , I'omonn stamped on each tnbh't. Ask your druggist or candy dealer for them. For Sale 115 nrros , one mlle from market ; finest grain or stoclc farm In Poltawntninlo county. Very cheap. Most ofground hm been in tnino Kims from live to ton years , For particulars FOC Ohio Knox , 0 Main street , Council Bluffs , la. I'oltnwnttninitt Alliance. The PottawnUamio county farmers' ' alli ance mot In this city on the ? th Inst. , and se lected the following ofllcors for the ensuing fix men tin : N. II. Boxvm.in , president ; II. Graves , vice president ; D. F. 1'crry , secre tary ; II. S. Alexander , county organizer ; II. lirnvc-s , purchasing ngeut for the east end of Iho county and , nnd II. A. Smith , purchasing .igcnt for the west end of the county. Mr. Uiillnhcr , ninth congressional district organ- ! tor , was present nt the meeting and gave lomo tinioly suggestions to the tlelcpatcs present in regard tocarrying on successful locnl alliances. II , S. Alexander , the retiring President of the organisation , lias made a fery eulcient oDU'lul ana is hold In high os- tojm by his fellow nrcmbcrs. The best 2fic hose in the country is to bo 'rXfuVnt ' "tho Boston Store , Council lilufTs , Cither In cents half hose , in wool or cotton. In ladles' nil wool or cotton , in misses all ivool or cotton. Uoston Store , Council UlulTs. Why pay fl.Mwhcn you can get Just ns peed fare and beds at the Scott house for M.OOt The County Printing. The county board ycstcrdtiy disposed of the county printing. Tbo furnishing of blanks was given lethe Olobo printing compnny , for inch supplies as are needed here , nnd the printing of blanks for the Avocn oIHccs to bo done by the Herald of that place. The blan k books for the county nro to bo furnished by Morchouso & Co. Four papers were named ns the onicial papers , In which proceedings nrn to bo published the Nonpareil , Glebe , Fnu Prcsso nnd Avocn Herald. The now Avocn Juil was formally accented by tlio passage of a resolution to that cfioct. A contract was authorized wit h Drs.Tliomns nnd Macrae for attending to such smallpox cases ns iiiny occur In the county during the year. Bargains In blankets and comforters at the Boston store , Council Bluffs , this week. Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co. , WJ Broadway. Telephone 13J. Yesterday evening a telephone mcssngq from Chief Seavey of Omaha acquainted Chief Corey with ttio fact that a clothing ntora liU'l been burglarized In Fremont , Nob. , and the belief that the burglars had reached Council Bluffs. A description of them was given , nnd in less than an hour three of them wore under nrrcbt and n largo portion of tlio stolen clothing bad been recovered. Officers Bcswlck and Murphy were detailed tailed to look for the fellows anil a1 , the first dash found three of them in the second hand store of Goldstein , on Upoer Broadway. Each had a now grip and n largo lot of new clothing , Jewelry and furnishing goods which they were Just displaying for salo. They were placed under arrest but on the way to the atntlon ono of them got away , but was re captured after n lively chase through the alloys. While running ho tluow nwny two revolvers and it is thought a lot of other tuff , supposed lo bo Jewelry. The revolvers were recovered but Iho Jewelry was not found. At 10 o'clock inst night Chief Carey turned from Broadway down Bryant street on his way to the station , and ho noticed two fal lows lighting cigarettes from the sumo match. They were standing in the shadow of a buildIng - Ing , nnd the Hash of the match only lighted their fnccs as they leaned forward to ignite their clpnrettes. The Almighty had written "crook" so plainly on their faces that the chief gathered them without a particle of lu ltnncy and took them Into his oillco. When searched a largo n.unntltr of the stolen Fro- uiont goods was found In their possession , and they were locked up with their three comrades. The names given by the live men were Joe Heed , Frank Braden , Harry Thomas , M , F. Smith nnd Frank Utterson. The sheriff of Dodge county telephoned that ho \ \ oulu start to the Bluffs alter the burglars nt I o'clock this morning , The iiiunu of the burglarized merchant was not given the police , Horse blankets nnd * lap rones at cost at Thoo. Beckinau's , SS7 Mala street , The most complete line of blankets nnd comforters , hosiery ami underwear in the city is nt the Uoston Storewhero good goods , low prices , cash nnd ono price to all is their rulo. Uoston Store , Council Iliads. Court Ntnvi. The examination of Covell , charged with swindling Schoodsack out of f , " > 00 ou some ort of a patent electrla llsut , was not com pleted yesterday and will bo resumed in the superior court this morning. The case of Tralney vs Pottowattaniio county was continued yesterday until the next term of court. The ] ury in the superior court for this term has been discharged. The next term opens ou Monday. The ne\v Jurv , summoned to appear on Tuesday next , conslstsof Henry I'fisi'hel , L. Sworlnpor , J , liownrtb , Thomas It bluson , H , V. Pulllips , Joseph Sunilol , II. J ) Oborholstcr , ( Jcorgo I ) . Brown , JounV. \ . v Uoy. Great success , Kollublo rood ; . Fair dealing. Bottom prlcos. At 0. nrJncqyeudn , t Co. . NoS7 Main street Ttio Boston store , Council UlufTs , is show- Ins s | > cclnl value in blankets ai-d comforters tor this week , THE NEIVS IN THE BLUFFS , Developments in the Ooltlnrd Land Case Indicate a Stupid Piece of Spitework. IT MAY SEND SEVERAL TO PRISON , Dentli of Mttln Dnlscy Pcrccoy A Big Snlooti War In Sight Cuiinty Court Not.'i Minor Ulcntlon. The developments in the Colthnrd-\Vebber- Wills real estate conspiracy which were made public yesterday thro1. ' but llttlo ad ditional light upon the extraordinary crime , nnd only surmises of fuels can fully explain the remarkable tangle , which is still pro foundly puzzling those who huvo been en gaged in the effort to unravel it for the past wce.k. A good deal of light , however , was thrown upon the matter by the confessions of Wills and Webber. WIIU first confesses that Webber Is simply a tool they picked up for the purpose and who was to bo well paid for the rascally part bo bus played. Wills' says ho Is the chief executor , but solemnly de clares that the whole schoino was hatched by GcorgoColthard , the real Gcorgo Colthard of Harrison county , who Is nn extensive land owner uuu reputed to bo among the most solid financial citizens of the county. Wills avers that every move and every net was planned by the real Colthard , nnd that ho ( Wills ) ngreedj to impersonate him for the purpose of carrying out the scheme. What that scheme was con only be surmised , buta good deal Is explained by the fact that Colthard had conceived n bitter en- mlty to Samuel Unas of this city , whoso 2,000 ncro furm in Hnrrlson county adjoins the Colthard plnco , There had been some trouble over u division fence , and Haas had procured nn injunction rcstralningColthard from doing certain things in connection with It , Col- than ] Imil violated the injunction nnd Haas had sworn out an information for his aircst for contempt , nnd ho was placed under arrest ami taken to Logan to answer for his disre gard of the court's order , From tbo confes sions inailo by Wills it now seems that tlio original scheme was concocted by the real Colthard for the purpose of getting rovcngo upon Ilnar by casting a cloud upon the title to his kind. If tills presumption Is true , and It Is gen erally'accepted by the owners of the land , then it Is proluiblu that the schema grew Into n gigantic conspiracy to make money out of the deal. Six transfers were filed for record in the Harrison' county recorder's ofllco and taken awiiv immediately after they were re corded. Two or three acknowledgements wore tnken In Council Bluffs , and It is ad mitted by Wills that about a dozen deeds were acknowledged lu Omaha by a notary .named Kuthcrford. What they intended to do with thcso deeds is a mystery , unless they proposed to sell the lands wherever they could find a buyer. The last deed put on rec ord in Loirnn convoyed live full sections of land in Harrison county to Mrs. George Colthard , nnd Wills says" ho delivered that fraudulent deed to Colthard himself. The consideration he named in the deed was $ lOUj , ! ) less than 00 cents an acre for the best farm lands in the county , which nro worth from 10 to STiO. This part of the transaction is whatColthard will have to explain to the grand Jury. Tlio developments yesterday are considered favorable to F. .T , Schnorr , the real estate broker in this city , who admitted that ho purchased a $1WO mortgage upon KiO acres of land for ? 1X ( ) . The ofllccrs now believe him to have been an innocent purchaser from the start , but they nro at a loss to know how It was that ho did not realize what the situa tion was a short time afterward. Wills and Webber nro still in Jail hero. They will soon bo taken bo fore the Harrison county grand Jury , which will bo asked to re turn indictments ngalust all implicated. Informations were sworn out last night for the arrest of nil the parties implicated in the deal nnd the warrants will bo Issued this morning. This is for the purpose of holding Webber and Wills until they are wanted by the Harrison county authorities. Chief Carey had them in the sweat box again last even ing , but the only information elicited was their positive assertion that F , J. Schnorr knew that the mortgage obtained of them was fraudulent. They have uttered so many falsehoods that the officers are satisfied that this is another , and that Schnoor's connection with the deal is all straight. Lnstiilght Schnoor took steps to protect himself by getting an attachment upon some property owned by Webber , hereby saving a i art of bis loan. Mr. Schnoor uetired TUB BED to print the following explanation of his cqnno.tlo.i with the great swindle : To the Editor of Tun Bnn : In Justice to myself Idcem It necessary , slnco your article In this mornings paper connecting mo with a fraudulent mortgage scheme , to state to the public my connection with the matter. The man , John Weber or Webber , came to my of fice about four weeks ago stating ho hnS re cently moved from Omaha and intended open ing a meat mnrkotnnd desired a' smvll loan. Not being able to identify himself on this side , I refused ( to make the loan. Several days afterward ho came again nnd stated ho had made arrangements to open a shop near the Northwestern depot and desired a loan tbo following day. 1 called that evening and found meat market tixturcs at the plnco ho intended starting. The following day , De cember'- , ' , I made him n small loan on a horse , buggy and harness , which ended oilr business until December Ul , when ho culled nnd Introduced the man Colthard , and ho ( \VebUcr ) ) stated they wanted a mortgage for * lf , > 00 id rawu up. I answered I could write tbo mortgage , but I could not acknowledge it ns I was not a notary. I wrote tlio mortgage , taking the discription from deeds they showed me. When done they paid ipo 25 cents for writing It and departed to have It acknowledged. January 5 Weber called again , alone , and said ho had made another deal with the Harrison risen county man , whereby ho had got some horses , wagon , Harness and I think ! 3W)0 ) bushel of corn , nnd ho requested a loan of $ aO to defray his expenses while getting this property , offering the * lfiOO note as security , which loan I made I gave him a check for $ i8. January 7 ho called ngain and said ho hud Just returned from Mondmln and found everything all right except the corn , which was in an clo- valor instead of cribs in the county , and that bo might have trouble getting it , but tnc balance of the chattels were offered him. Ho then produced the $ lfiOO mortgage , which Mad been duly recorded , nnd stated ho would need n llttlo money from time to time nnd would give mo the $1MX ) mortgage as secur ity until the note was collected , , being duo March 1,1S01 , nnd would pay mo 7100 for collecting It. .1 told him I could not advance him very much money until I had found out the mortgage was good security and then would advance him a reasonable amount. As ho concluded f.V ) or $00 would do at present I wrote a note for $100 , which amount I palil him less the 10 note and my commission on the $100 loan. I did not mistrust anything wrong until January 8. This , and this only Is my connection In the matter. I have acted in perfect good faith In this as In all other transactions , and 1 urn pleased to refer to my past rtcord nnd all 1 have done business with. I owned ono-hulf interest in tbo bank of Quiutor , Quintcr ICnn. , from the time U was established , May , 1SS7 , to May , 1S91) ) , and was cashier during that period , I resigned the trcasur- orslilu of the Quintcr brick nnd tile company in Juno. IS'JO , and also Justlca of the peace. Will refer any and all regarding my charac ter and business methods to I , T. Purcell , representative of Gove county , Kansas ; First National bank , McKcmoy , Kan , ; Bank of Oulntor. Kau. : Leo. Monroe , register ol the United States land ofllco , McKetnoy , ICnn. ; L , . Long , president of Quintcr brick nnd tlio company ; First National bank , Liberty , Nob. , and S. W. Vcslay of this city. Very respectfully , F. J. Scuxoou. A. Fiulilcncil Homo. Tbo shadow has again fallen upon the homo of Mr. nnd Mrs. J.V. . Percgoy , and j expressions of the tcnderest sympathy are manifest throughout the entire community , where tbo family have BO long lived and nro to highly esteemed. The stricken parents have over been among the first to respond to the sorrows of others , never limiting their ministrations to the circle of tboir own friends , hut willingly giving relief aid com fort to Iho stranger nud the poor. It is a mystery hardly to bo solved except by Iho llghl of another world , why such n fireside ever giving cheer and comfort to others should be so saddened. For several days their llttlo daughter , Ina , 1ms been struggling against n drcnd disease , which hod developed Into dlpb- therotic croup and which soetned to defy tbo most skillful medical science ard the most tender and careful nursing. Yesterday morning at 4 o'clock the end came and llttlo Ini breather her last , She was nlno years nnd four months of ago nnd was a retnark- nbly loving nnd attractive child , favored with all the graces of mind and heart which form a real treasure in the homo. She is the third child from this household who has cone hence wilbln ns many years.'leaving in the homo but the ono son , "Hob , " who enters fully into the grlof of his sorrowing parents. Arrangements are made to have the funeral s crvlccs nt 10 o'clock this forenoon. The American District Telegraph Co. has been reorganized and is now prepared to glvo prompt service. Special attention to express and parcel delivery. Spcclnl prices on ladies and gents under' wear this week at the Boston Store , Council Bluffs. Gottlnjj lleiidy Tor a Struggle. To bo n saloonkeeper or no t to bo n saloon keeper Is a problem that is profoundly agitating something less than eighty men who are engaged in the business in this city. Five of them have already solved the problem negatively by the assistance of the police nnd a largo majority of the others will reach n conclusion today. The conclusion must bo made to the city clerk and accompanied by n certified chec-itot the coin of the realm to the amount of 50 , with $2.10 additional as a per quisite to the marshal. If this course is not followed ill who neglect to do so will bo vigorously assisted by the marshal , his deputies and thocntlro police force If neces sary In coining to the conclusion that the most . desirable thing is to go out of tho.liquor business altogether. i When tbo clocits strike the midnight hour tonight the last second of grace will have passed , according to the mayor's ' proclama tion , when they can p.iy into the city treas ury the doubled monthly license. Failure to pay without further notification will bo taken as the saloon men's defiance of the mayor's order , and the orders are to close up at once every saloon in delinquency. Under the now rule saloonkeepers must como Into the office of the city clerk between the 1st nnd the 10th of each mouth and pay their licenses or quit business. Out of the eighty-three running a week ugo five have bcen'closod upon refusal to nay the Increased tax. Less than half of the others have paid but the majority of them are said to have expressed their willingness to do so today rather than bo subject to arrest and Imprisonment which Is certain to follow Oelay. They nro willing to try it one mouth before arriving at n dellmto decision. A majority of the saloon men have cher ished the opinion that the mayor would not adhere to his determination to enforce the collection of tdo double license , but during the last twclvo hours they have bad that opinion sadly shaken. "I am confident , " sold ono of thorn yester day "tha * . the will either , city see one of two things , tbo hottest saloon war lu tbo whole state or tbo number of saloons cut down to less than o'no-hnlf the present number. Tbo hitter is what Mayor Macrae and his ad visors desire , but I can 500 but llttlo hope of its realization. Tlicro are riiauy of us who are perfectly willing to pay the JOOO a year demanded and could afford to do it if there was not so many places where liquors are sold by people without responsi bility , whoso luck of sense , decency nnd honor bring the largest share of tbo odium upon the trafllc. Wo would like to see thorn closed up , hut the moment they nw closed they will become prohibitionists and they will start out and make it hot for their moro respectable brethren. They will llnd attorneys to take their cases and they will Whip us nil into a genuine ghost dance that will end in knocking the city's fees galley west. The saloons have been paying about $ ,000 monthly into tbo city treasury , and I am sorry the administration has not been satisfied with it.11 The general talk of the men engaged in the traflio Is ttiat they will try It ono month , but they will occupy the time In organizing for a hot fight the next. J. C. Bixby , steam ncatlng , sanitary en gineer , 20:3 : Mo rrlaai block , Council Blufls Deciding a heiivcnijer Cnso. Yesterday morning Justice Patton rendered a decision in tuo case of Dobson vs Larson and Mulqucen. Larson occupied premises owned by Mulqucen. The city authorities directed a nuisance , in ) .he shape of a vault , abated. Larson , acting as agent for Mul- queen , directed Dobson to clean the samo. The charges for the work amounted $30. The hill was presented to Mu'qucon ' , who refused to pay , but offered to pay a part of it. Dob- son then brought suit against both Larson ind Mulqucen. The case occupied all of yes terday , and n decision was given this mornIng - Ing for Dobson in the sum of fciO and costs. First-class fresh cnnJy made for the holi day trade , t A. C. Dcmpsoy's ' , 105 Main at , THE HIWEIt HILL , It Will Go the House the Latter Part of Next Week. WASHINGTON" , Jan. I ) . It is the general ox- pectntlon that the latter part of next week the senate financial bill will como over to the house nnd members are awakening to the pos sibility of another strife over the measure , somewhat similar to that preceding thoonnct- tnont of the present silver law. There is con siderable speculation' as to the shnpo the bill will take iu the senate , as its features outside of the free coinage proposition , which is looked upon as Inevitable , will to some extent inlluciico the members in their views. On this point the silver men themselves do not appear to bo united. Some think that the bill should bo passed providing for nothing what ever save free coinage , ns they fcnr considera tion would bo retarded if the bill were lumbered up with general banking legis lation. Others nro ot the opinion that free coinage wruld bo strengthened by association with those sections , popular in tho'cost. . When the bill comes over to the house the general impression is that it will bo at ouco referred to the house committee on coinage. However , the attitude which the speaker will assume towards the bill hero becomes of Im portance , nnd there is good reason to believe that Heed bos not himself determined upon his course. A prominent western republican silver man , n member of the coinage commit tee , nnd n friend of the speaker , said the bill would go to the colnige committee and would bo reported to the house. If the bill was not reported within a reasonable time n motion would be made to discharge the committee nnd take the bill up for action in the houso. The speaker has It In his power to ho a great stumbling block In the matter , nnd for this reason his attitude is a subject of Intense in terest , Tllfi lf'OltM > 'S FAIIt. Tlio Women Have u Sonoma and Would bo Useful. Uiuaiao , Jan , 0. [ Spjclal Tolograin to TUB BEB.I The lady managers of the world's fair Columbian exposition are determined that the commissioners will not have all the money appropriated by the different stuto legislatures for purposes of state exhibits , The different state , representatives nro now in communication with the houses of tbo legislatures and are making a combined do- maud for an appropriation to bo set aside especially for the woman's exhiolt , A letter was received this morning by Secretary Couzlons from the Kansas delegate from the Pennsylvania delegation stating , that In all probability those states would iniiko such nn appropriation. This is a now move on the part ol the women nnd will bo watched with much interest by the coimnls- slonors , ns it may result in a lessoning of tbo amount which they might hava secured. Director General Davis has uufoldcd n peculiar plan for auxiliary world's fair work. Ho says : "If u thorough and systematic organization of traveling men into n body of world's ' fair ad vertisers could bo effected , great results could bo uchtovod , Visiting ovcry commuulty , largo and small as they do , and coming In contact with millions of men , ' a personal work could bo accomplished that could not bo possible through other channels. MOVEMENTS OF TIJE GUARDS , Company of Fremont Encounters an Un expected Joe , JUNIATA'S COMPANY LIKf ? CAMP LIFE , " t' ' / Tlio Dodge County Contingent Did not Ijook for Substitutes How tlio Citizen Holdlcrn'Aro " In the Meld. Cntmiox , Nob. , Jun. 0 , - [ Special Tele- pram to TIIK DKB. ] The threatened blizzard of yesterday failed to materialize and today is mild and pleasant. A llltlo cool , perhaps , for some of the guards In camp north of here , ouVhlto river , but Just such weather as the Messiah promised the ghost dancers should they follow his ndvlco nnd go on the war path. This remarkable mild winter doubtless leads ninny Indians to bcllevo the Messiah has kept his promise In this respect , and this fact has greatly stimulated them In their obstlnancy , but the Indians are not the only ones bcnelitted by the Messiah's good ness. Hundreds of people , and there are a few hundred loft In this county , fully appre ciate It. A severe winter on ton of our present trou bles would occasion additional distress , suf fering nnd death nnd leave a dark stain upon the history of our stuto. Company E of Fremont has not fared very well slnco leaving Chadron. An cmldnmlc of influenza has attacked the camp. Dr. Waller was sent for , nud found several of the boys suffering quite severely. The Junlnta company nro a moro rugged lot and take to camp life Hue veterans. They nro all well and hearty and all that they now scorn to deslro is a brush with the Indians. A scouting party , sent out from this command , sighted n small party of Indians traveling towards the iigeney who , upon discover ing the presence of tbo soldiers , scorned to hold n consultation , and , after much gesticulation , put spurs to their ponies and struck oft in a northwesterly direction. Their action seemed very suspi cious , nnd it is thought they have gone for reinforcements nnd intend to return nnd at- tnck the camp. Nothing of n reliable nature liny been received from I'luoKldgo today. ItcstlcHS Militia Men at Gordon. Gonnox , Nob. , Jnn. 9. iSpccial to Tun Bnn.J The situation hero is becoming moro serious. Farmers and ranchmen are moving their valuables to the towns near by. Many ranchmen have turned their stock loose thinking thereby to save them the moro easily. About twenty settlers came In today and scouts are continually arriving from Pine Hide agency with reports of desperate encounters between the soldiers and the hostlles. Young-Mnn-Afraid-oMIls-Horses arrived hero early this morning and reported the death of ono commissioned ofllcer which was learned afterwards to bo Lieutenant Cnsoy. Casey's death causes a great desire for re venge in the troops hero , much moro now to wards tbo fricudhcs than tfcp hostlles ; as it was by the former ho is supposed to have been killed. Company K is doing well under nn exhilar ating drill. Two thousand more rounds of ammunition have lately arrived. The weather has changed to a drizzly snow , and It is hoped by sotnft that it will In crease to a severe storm. s > o that the Indians may bo the inoro quickly exterminated or forced to submission. lied Cloud is reported to bo now nt the agency. It is feared that though ho main tains a friendly disposition toward the whites lie is still In league wltb.tho hostile and keeps them posted as to the strength ol the troops. Some halfbreeds who were known 'to bo in sympathy with the hostllos are here now , and their actions are looked upon with sus " ' picion. , , Companies H nud C have received orders to march at a moment's notice , but the citi zens nro doing their bast to retain them. It Is not certain yet whether they will bo called to the front or not. Pushed Out on Handles. Uusnvn.LB , Neb. , Jan. 0. [ Special Telo- gjuin , to TUB BEE. ] Companies B and I of the Second regiment , stationed at Valentino , and company C of the First regiment , sta tioned at Crawford , have been ordered hero und will arrive some tlmo today. The reason for this change is that It is thought bolter to mass the guards nearer tlio seal of danger , and the further reason that the points mentioned are amply protected by reg ulars stationed at Forts Robinson and Nio- brara. The military companies nro now sta tioned as follows : Companies EandFof the First regiment at Maddcn's bridge , ten miles north of Chadron ; company D of the Second at Snopard's ranch , cloven miles north of Huy Springs and near old Fort Sheridan ; companies A nnd II of the First , nlno miles north of Kushvillo utJnrcow's ranch ; companies C and II of the Second , eight miles northwest of Gordon , near Mo- roy's ranch. Each detachment so stationed is carefully guarded nnd cntrcuchoi and has five mounted couriers Instead of ten , as was first intended. Aid-dc-Cuinp Lieutenant Lyons , accom panied by Orderly Harrison , returned last night from the inspection of the several posts and repprt all in good spirits and health ex cept two privates under Major "Williams , in camp at Jurcow's ranch , who are slightly in disposed. Brigadier Surgeon Waidcn has opened a comfortable hospital hero where the sick of all the troops Will bo brought and carefully attended. Colonel Cody telegraphed from the agency Important information , of the situation and the Intentions of the hostilcs , but General Colby .declines to make public this informa tion at present. niilltlu Movements nt Gordon. COUPON , Neb. , Jan. 9. [ Special to TUB BEE.J The sudden change of weather starts the boys to sneezing anil makes great demands - mands on the surgeon for medicine. The boys of companies C and II were treated to a llttlo excitement yesterday morn ing when orders for marching to the front were read. Captain Beck , accompanied by Quartermaster Atkinson of the Second regi ment , Nebraska national guard , and Captain Beoby of the homo guard , took a drlvo to ward the reservation und located camps. The companies named start for the Hold , tomorrow under command of Captain C. F. Beck. Sentinels reported rockets and signal lights in the sand hills to the caitf Wednesday night * out the boys teed their trround und didn't quake. . Ghost shirts , arrows , blankets , knives , belts and many other voiles from the battleticld attract considerable attention. Big prices nro asked and in rami reinstall cos paid for such relies. Comnaay 1C of Schuyler'wlH hold the fort at Gordon. r ' Lost in a Sm v Storm. HAY Si'inxas , Nob. , ' ) Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. | - 6mpany D of the Noornska national guard..from Sutton , loft hero yesterday for Bearer , valley. Captain Kllnsinlth , who was in command , loft hero yesterday afternoon onhprscback , for the camp. A courier came Ifl/rom the camp last night nnd reported theMcajitaln , lost. The night was very dark , cold and stormyand all tbo farmers between hero and tho' camp abandoned their homes , leaving the country almost deserted. Couriers claim to. have searched in vain for the captain. When the company loft here for the Beaver valley n largo and enthusiastic crowd cheered them , but in splto of all that.somo of the boys had tears in thuir eyes which helped to melt the falling snow. News from tlio First Itoirlniont. lKAnQUUlTEIlS COMI'VNV A , FlIHT RUII- HUNT , y , N. Q. , Itus IVILI.O , Neb , , Jun , 9. [ Special to TUB BK&Vo ] are la camp on a hlllsldo with a young blizzard flapping away nt our tent tops. Company II is with us , Our sleep has not been disturbed by a single war whoop. The morning fires for cooking are not llrwt class , It Is laughable to see the boys dig ut their eyes in vnln at tempts to remove the surplus ainokc. The most of us use gcntlouuuy language nearly all the timeA slight variance from this habit was noticed tnls morning at break fast when wo found how badly the ! 'sow ' bosom" was burned , Our orders are to march ten miles further north.Vo will then bo within twclvo miles of the fatarWounded Knee battle ground , where our bravo regulars foueht.Vo are ready to "help the regulars out" at any tlmo , but nil dependence must bo put In them who have kept the Indians hemmed in all this tlmo. Gordon io ( litnrd d. QOKDOX , Neb. , Jan. 0. [ Special Telegram toTIIK BKE. ) The greatest excitement pre vails hero over the report of thlrty-Ilvo In dians having escaped from the reservation. It Is feared they nro making Gordon their objective point. The town is closely guarded nnd the homo troops are scouting the country for miles around. The greatest proc.iutlon is taken ns to who shall pass through the guard from without , Companies H nnd C marched today to a point about ten miles from hero , The return of Kicking Boar , Short Hull nnd Big Kond to the reservation is looked upon with suspicion , nnd It is feared they are nvcstleating * Mio reserve previous to nn attack , which , if true , nnd the Indians are defeated , will cause disastrous results with the towns In this vicinity. Ueg- 1 mentnl Surgeon I'rltchott arrived nero to day , nccomoanied by Lieutenant Colonel Bishoff , taking charge of the Second b.it- tnllon. Company 1C Is under good military drill nnd Is being Instructed In the tactics of Indian warfare. The boys are doing nicely , and nro going to protect the town with a spirit of determination If needs bo. Guard Duty too Tnmc. Cruwrorin , Nob. , Jan. 9. [ Special to Tin : BED. ] The guards of company B , Second regiment , reported signal lights southwest of Crawford Wednesday night about 12 o'clock. Barney Wear , chief of the scouts of company B , Second regiment , Nebraska national guards , In company with Scouts Leonard and Holler , were out over the little Cotton Wood creek , Hound Top mountain and the southern part of the bad lands , nnd saw many Interesting scenes. The famous scout , "Kit Carson , " In com pany with three privates , was In tbo south scouting in the bills and reported a good trip. trip.Tho The boys of company B , of the Second regiment , Ncoraska national guards , nro very nicely fixed up in their now quarters nnd the people of Crawford are very generous. They call around often to see them. The boys want to go to the front ; they have blood in their oycs and are nearly crazy to bo called thoro. Captain S. H. Webster of company B. Second end regiment , Nebraska national guards , re ceived orders to buy tiftoon days rations for the company. \Vniild-no SnliliurVlin Wouldn't Ho. NEUIUSKA. CITV , Nob. , Jan. 9. ( Special to THE BCE. ] Private Bond of company C has returned from the front n very muchly scared man. Ho enlisted ] ust as the company was culled out , too late to be sworn In , and accompanied thn boys to Gordon. When the terrors of actual service confronted him ho refused to sign enlistment papers and tnno the oath. Ills uniform was demanded of him and ho returned homo. H nnd 1 31 list Move. CIHWFOUD , Neb , , Jan. 9. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bnn.J Captain S. II.obster has just received orders to move companies B nnd I of the Second regiment , Nebraska national guards , to Kushvillo ou the first train. KKll'S TSIKE.IT. It Is Forgo ! ten After Serving n Peni tentiary Term. CHICAGO , Jan , O.-fSpecial Tologr.itn to TUB BEE.J An interesting feature of the Koan case which has not heretofore been de veloped is the throat which the defaulting 'assistant cashier of the Preston , Koan & Co. bank , Frederick M. Ker , made when several years ago ho was a fugitive from Justice. The feature which gams interest in the light of present investigation of Kean's systems Is a letter written by ICor while attempting to escape. Finding that the detectives were close on his trail the absconding cashier wrote a very interesting onistle to Mr. Kenn attempting to persuade tlio bank ofll- cinls to abandon the chase. The fugitive nsltoJ that prosecution of the search bo dropped and threatened in the event of a re fusal to comply with his request to muko public certain matters which bo claimed would do harm to the Institution In which ho had been employed. In splto of ttie threat , however , the case was prosecuted to the cnii nnd Ivor served his sentence. The commuta tion for good behavior secured his release nearly a year ago. Ho has since been cm- ployed as a head bookkeeper for the Bates machine company of Jollet. A reporter hunted him up today and asked him what ho had to say about his old-time threat now. Ker said ho preferred not to tallc about tlio matter. Whatever of bitterness there had oeen In the post ho had recovered from and did not care to drag up old times. COA'GJtKSSlOXAIt 1'MIOCEEDIXGS , t'onatp. WASHINGTON , Jan. 9. In the senate today several petitions for and against the Conger lard bill , and resolutions deprecating any further legislation in regard to silver were presented. The house bill for the relief of Major Whan , nrrny paymaster , crediting him with $ ) jU5 : government funds of which ho was robbed in Arizonn , was passed. The conference report on the bill for a pub lic Building at Fort ledge ) , la. , was agreed to , The financial bill was taken up and Mr. Plumb gave notice of an amendment limiting to $1,000 the compulsory requirement of de posit in United States bonds for every na tional bank. ( This is not to apply to deposits of bonds to secure public moneys in national banks ) . Mr. Blackburn addressed the senate in ad vocacy of Mr. Stewart's amendment * for free coinage. Hovns not willing to have it go to the country and the world that the amend ment was simply an effort by the representa tives of silver states and that the rest of the country was indifferent to the result. There was not a silver mine within the limits of the great common wealth of Kentucky , nnd yet ho ventured to assert that her people wcru ns united , as earnest , ns honest and as clamor ous in their demand for tbo free coinage ) of silver as were the people of Colorado , Cali fornia , Idaho or Novai'a The opponents of free coinage might rely on the veto power of the president , but that would prove a vain reliance. lie denounced tlio anti-sil ver policy of every administration for the past twenty years. It did not matter to him that his own party was for four years responsible for enduring the wrong. Cleve land's administration was Just as amendable to criticism und censure ns its predecessors or Its successors. The farmers' ulUnnco was now centralized Into n natural organi/ation , nnd protesting against that class of legisla tion , Every Intelligent man and every honest man acknowledged they had u Just cause of complaint. Tliey asked a redress , not imug- inarybut , real. The mighty west nnd rojuvonl- atcd south had endured the fleecing process until their patience was exhausted , and now they mean that Just laws shall bo enacted and unjust laws repealed. Mr , Morris followed Mr. Blackburn In ad vocacy of the amendment. IIo yluldcil the floor without concluding his speech , and the bill was laid asldo. The senate bill appropriating $100,000 for a public building nt jollet. 111 , , and the house bill appropriating 100,000 for a public buildIng - Ing at Kockford , 111.wero reported und placed on tbo calendar. Also the senate bill creat ing tbo oillco of fourth assistant postmaster general. Adjourned. Iloiiho. 'WASHINGTON , Jon. 8. In the house today the bill authorizing Oulahoma City to Issue bonds to provide a right of way to the Choc- t w coal and railroad company through thn city WJS passed. The house then went hits committee of the whole on the urlvato calendar. The first bill on the calendar wai referred to the court of claims , the claim of the Citi zens' bank of Louisiana growing out nt the seizure nnd covering into the United Sln'os treasury of certain moneys of the bank by General Duller. After u long uebatu the bill wont over , the committee rose and ttio house too it a recess until 8 o'clock , the evening ses sion to bo for the consideration of private pension bills. To Soft Coal Consumers. ' Owing to large receipts and continued warm weather , Commencing Monday , January 5 , 1viil offer the Celebrated Jackson , 111. , Lump at $4.SO per Ton. This is mined in Southern Illinois and is the very best coal from that State. Sample can he seen at my office. A. T. Thatcher , Telephone 4S. 114 Main Street. DUN'S ' REVIEW OF THE WEEK. The Exp.otcil Improvement for the Now Year Eealized , ONE GREAT OBSTACLE TO PROSPERITY. Good News from Hoot nntl Shoe 'Man- itrnuturcrs ( Julot In the North west Collections Growing Netter - tor Activity In StooUs. Nnw YOIIK , Jan. 9. [ Special Telegram to Tup BKL-.J-U. G. Dun & Co.'s ' weekly ro- vlo\v of trade says : The year opens with the expected 1m- rovemenb in the money markets nnd in col- cctlons , resulting from the nimunl dlsburso- icnts , which have been larger than usual , 'ho hopeful feeling In most branches of rado continues also , and the railroad out- ook is Improved. It is becoming clearer very tiny that the one great obstacle to pros- icrity Is the fear that the debasement of the Collar may produce a violent contraction and | no withdrawal of foreign invostinents , the i ollapso of credits and a disaster which will j | 10 felt by every branch ot trade and Industry. In the cotton manufacture , also , thoshrink- , goof credits has severely strained many loncerns and prices of goods have been very ow , but furthur reductions have been niauo luring the past week in blenched cotton. The woolen manufacture is doing fairly , hough extending but moderately and buying vool with caution. In the boot and shoo manufacture thoout- ook Is regarded as especially favorable. Ho- torts of trade from dlitercnt citioj are still nuch Influenced oy reviews of last year's ; re.it business , but generally indicate a largo volu mo of trnnic in progress for tbo season , with a marked Improvement slnco the rnono- taiy pressure abated. Boston notes larger sales of boots nud shoes and of leather und stronger hides , linn in wool aud quiet iu "umber. ( At Philadelphia the leather nnd shoo trades nro dull , "Wool is in littio demand. Homo aneaslness is seen regarding obligations in : obncco , but better collections are reported n paints. At Chicago the receipts of grain are eqiul .0 last year's ; an Increase is seen In butt r md cheese , hldos ami wool , but n dccrc.it > o n dressed beef , cured meats and lard. Diy goods and clothing sales exceed last ycnr'- ivlth excellent payments nnd the shoo trade ncrenses. St. Louis and Cincinnati note a bettor trade. | U Denver trade Is good nna at Salt Lake It s decidedly improved , while at other north- vestern points business is unchanged and ( comparatively quiet. Higher cotton produces , greater activity .hrougbout the south. Sugar and rlco re ceipts nt Now Orleans are good. The money narkets , throughout the country , are loss stringent nnd reports of collections more fa vorable. Speculative operations continue whole some , though inactive. Wheat Is % lower , vlth sales of only 2',000,000 ' bushels , Corn , , cotton nnd pork are unchanged ; oats and oil I ilcher , but coltce is , ' 40 lower. The most active ccntcrof exchange at prcs- int is the stock exchange. Foreign trade continues favorable , exports showing a largo rain over lastyear ; , while there is some do- : rcase in imports. The merchandise move- nunt shows no reason for the advance In for eign exchange , nor docs the local market , and , ho treasury bus put out during the week ? 1,500,000 moro cash than it has taken in , Tor some weeks to come , at least , coinnnr- itlvcly o.isy money might bo expected , if .hero should bo no disturbance arising from egislntlon. Tbo business failures occurring throughout .he country during the p.ist seven days num ber-I0i : , as compared with a total ofH3 ; last week. For the corresponding weolc last year the figures were I37U. Democrats Preparing to Ilnorgnnizc , WASHINGTON , Jun , 9. At a meeting of the democratic campaign committee Congress- nan Ivorr , chairman of the .democratic state committee of Pennsylvania , proposed n plan 'or reorganization of the campaign committee which met with general favor. It contem plated the selection by the democratic stuto central committee of every stnto of ono per- pen well known for his democracy , capability , energy nnd general knowledge of detailof practical organization In his own stnto. The nan selected need not necessarily bo a mem ber of congress , The idea is to secure a con gressional committee that will bo in every scnsu representative of the organization anil yet not individually Interested In their own o-deetioi. In addition to the full campaign committee ICcrr suggests that a comtmttoc of live bo appointed for the purpose of estab lishing a bureau which would bo a permanent adjunct of the committee. llo\v \VinildSpoiul th ? M mi oy. OI.YMI-H , Wash. , .Inn. 9. lieferrlng to the world's fair in his messngo to the legislature , Acting Governor Laughton said thut rather thnn expend a largo sum upon a display for the stnte , ho would favor the use of the money in the immediate improvement of the conditions incident nnd the obligations grow ing out of newly acquired statehood. An Order I5\pplllng tli ST. Pr.TKUiiumfi , Jnn. 9. The minister of the Interior has issued an order for the ex- Sjlslon of the Jews In the Terek regions of uucasus , TAKE YCUR CHOICE. SWIFT'S SPECIFIC S. S. S. CONTAINS NO MERCURY OR POISON OF ANY KIND. IT IS PURELY VEGETABLE AND PERFECTLY HARMLESS. YET IT IS THE ONLY PER MANENT CURE- FOR CON TAGIOUS DLOOD POISON. AND TIIK UDSUI.TS OF .VKKCUrfV UVKX IX THE HANDS Ol' A BKII.I.PUI. PHYSICIAN , AltK ' 10 UK DHKAHHD. / IN TJIIJ HANDS OK 'I II K / EXCKKDI.VOIA' DAXdKIIOI'B I \ _ . AND WIIKJf CUMI'UC.MIKL ) ' yif' INTO NOMTHf.MH ! ! Y KINOItANT HANDS IT IIIX'OMKB KATAI * . Hook on lllood anil Skin dUeaten free. TIIK SWITT BI'IX'IFIC CO. , ATWXTA , OA. SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. V\7ANTF.n To correspond with partlo * * ' oapalilo of m.iklin ; easy llttlnzMiots for rrlpplmt feet. None but tlio best. Aililrcss X , euro llc'O. \VANTnn Mini for branch oftlco. Salary IT ! T. > pur month ami u roiuiiilisloii , IHto * ciirlty required. No. CUT Willow uvenuo. Coun ell HluIts. V\ T A NTED A girl to lit hcrsolf as a trained ' > nurse nt tlio W. 0. A. hospital. rooms with boat , light and Xo.fso 1'list nvoniio , IOWA fnrms for sale , also choice garden nrt fruit liuiil near Council Illlilts. Johuitou k Van I'atliMi , Kvi-rett block , B A 1(0 ( A INS In fruit nnd vpxutiihlo lunik 1'or snip , f > 7 nrrot , Si roils north nf Clniu- tunqini mounds ; eastern sloi > r , line uprhiRM. llno | irln brook.laiul very rich : will soil In 10 or'.Ouero lots utiiO par acre , ortT. poruorofor whole tract. 1 acres nn Grand avonnci flue orchard wind mill , line m > ve , situated on Mynstor proposed motor line ; prlco WiO | > or aero. 10 acres nillolnliiK city limit. * , two story | IOII < H > . ( i oo.l burn , line orchard und small fruits. ' I'rlco. jjl.OM , U acres nnUraml avenue , Hi miles from P. 0. WOO an nu re. HOacros , tlireo mlles from olty limits , seed hou < .e , linrn and out bulldlir H , 81 l > carlntf iinple lives ; iml small fruits. I'rk-i' , ffl.OOU , Stoi'k farm , -4MJ acres , line Improvement * . well watcroil , only ono mlle from station , 123 uu aero If taken soon. Kasy terms. Farm and city property for S'llo. W , d Slncy , room 4 , OpoM lieu o ulk , Council Itluun. A.M5 or Kont-Uanlon lamU wltta houses , by J. It. Rico. 10 J Mala > U , OounoU Bluffi C. L. Ei-ickson , Local Afront , EOON.lOth WHITE. BEAVER'S 1 Ourei Coughs , Colda and _ SOLD BY ALL DRUCOI3TB. .CITIZENSSTATE Ml Or Council Bluffs. CAPITAL STOCK $150,000 , SURPLUS AND PROFITS 65,000 , TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS.- . . 215.000' ' IJIUBTOIIS-I. A. Mlllnr , V. 0. Qloasou , B. U Ehii-turl , 1-2. E. Hart , J. I ) . Ktlmiimlsou , Uhurloi C , Iluniiiin. Transict Kcnor.d banking busl- ness. Largest unpltal und uurplui ot any Lank In Southwestern Iowa. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS , rinleyBurka,02o.W. Howitt.Thos. E , Oasady Burke & , Hewitt&Casady , Attorney s-at-J.aw I'llACTICE IN TUB STATIS AND FKDISIlAIi COUUTS. OQlucs : J. J. ItroH-n BuildingCouncil muffs , OFFICER & PUSEY , BANKERS. Corner Jlaln nnl Hroidvray , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. Dcalcri In forolRn an.l domostla xohan ? * Collodion made und Interest paid on tlmi dcposlti. TJIIG flAH'd DESIIUCB , Aiiienil monts to Ho Asked Pat-liy Diniulus County Attorneys. The legislative committee of the bir asso ciation , of which II. C. Brown Is chairman , has prepared a number of important amend ments which will bo considered lit the mootIng - Ing of thu bar association this afternoon. If adopted by the association an effort will ho made to nnvo them passed at the present ses sion of the legislature. Tlio recommenda tions In brief are as follows : 1. That the ! nannerof&electingdrawlngnnd , summoning grand nnd petit Jurors incountlos having n population of 100,000 or moro ho changed , and have prepared nnd recommend the adoption of nn act for that purpose. ' , ' , That Justices of tlio peace C'il cons'-nlilcs of cities of the metropolitan class should bo made .salaried oflk'crs , nnd recommend the passage of an not prepared by the committee ) for that purpose. . ' ) . That the number of district court Judges lu this dlsUlct should bo incro.iacd to eight. ) . A statutory provision for the relief ot the sunrcmo court bv thu appointment of commissioners , u bill having been drafted lot that purpose , lu addition to thcso recommen dations the commltluo have adopted , (1) ( that the Judges of the district court bo recom mended to enforce the present statutes in ro- latlon to costs on tlio overruling of motions and demurrers , ( 'i ) That n ehaiigo bo nwdo In the rules of court requiring attorneys upon the tiling of any written motion in tbo progress of a case to servo a copy of the same upon the attorney representing the opposite sldo in case there has been nn appca/auco by attorney , such cojiy to bo served personally when both attorneys reside in the sumo city , and If In UllTurcnt cities , by mall a copy , proof of such mailing to bo aufllcicut proof or service. _ Mr. Itallov'H Now I'onirlon , Joseph Hailuy , who has been bond engineer nl Tin : JliK ; building formorothan two years , Ims resigned to accept the position fti general western Inspector for the American casualty Insurance und security company of Now York. Mr. llnlloy will at once enter upon the discharge of the duties of this now and responsible position. The territory over which ho tins supervision Includes Nebraika , Kuusus , Colora jo , Missouri and Iowa. The Itching of the scalp , fulling off of the hair , resulting in baldness , uro often causccL by dandruff , which inuy bo cured by using hall's llulr Hcuowcr.