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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE' MONDAY , JA3FUAEY 12 , 1891. 3 THE OMAHA 1VEE CCUNCIL BLUFFS. OFFICE , NO. 12 PEARL ST. iy Carrier In uny part of the Clly 11. W. TI1/TON. . . . MANAUEU JltiMnrM Omrt1. No. II lnr. No. SI X. Y. 1 . Co. Council Bluffs Lumber Co. . coal. The Into Alderman Lacy had $ . " ,000 Insur ance on his life , which hits been paid to his estate. The MothouistMntuil Aid society will give n musical entertainment at Mnsontu hall this evening. Four of the five fellow * who wore arrested for the burglary of Hlckol's store In Fremont , Neb. , claim Dos Molncs us their home. Three of them say they wcro born there. President J. J. Steward of the board of education has determined to call nn extra ses sion of the board some evening this week , for the purpose of transacting routine' business that was not attended to at the lust meeting , Hov. S.V. . Mnlblo of Dos Molnos ad dressed the young men's mooting nt1 o'clock yesterday afternoon- the Young Men's Christian association room * . Aty o'clock ' T. T. Show addressed the railroad men's meet ing nt the snmo place. Hov. T.V. . Fleming , a blind evangelist , preached a sermon In Masonic tetnplo yes terday afternoon nta o'clock on the subject of temperance from a gospel standpoint. Ho was greeted by a lurgd nudlonco. The text was "Cry Aloud nnd Spare Not. " The Indies who have served In the capacity , .pf oniceM and directors of the woman's ' Ciiristliin hospital have their annual report rrport almost ready for publication. It will show that they have done a good dual of charitable work during the year. Twenty- nvo pauper' p.itlcnts have been cared for with out compensation. Dan Williams , a follow who Is supposed by the police , to boon nil-round crook , completed a thirty days' sentence In the county jail on Saturday night for stealing a lot of clothing on Lower Main street. Before 10 o'clock ho ha-1 colchratoil the event by gutting very drunk , anil was taken to tlio station by Of- flcor ICclloy. Ho refused to permit Deputy Marshal \Vblto to search him , nnd before the operation was completed Williams had to bo severely choked. The Sluart dramatic company concluded a week's engagement nt Doli'iny's ' last night. The play was a light , rollicking comedy that immensely pleased the nudlonco. Delighted audiences have been dismissed at the close of each evening's ' performance , nnd the com pany Is assured of a hearty welcome if they over return to Council niulT.i. A hotter nnturcd theatrical crowd is seldom gotten to gether. They nro all ou excellent terms with ,4 each other and they nppcar > to have subtle , skill in getting Into the good graces of the audience. Tlio now Trinity Methodist church will ho dedicated tomorrow. The pastor , Kov. Alex ander. will bo assisted In the dedicatory exer cises by Itev. Dr. Merrill of Omaha and Kov. Dr. Stuart of the Hroadway church. On next Friday cvonlnir the St. Andrews society will cclcbrnto Hobby Hums' birthday by giving u select ball and entertainment. Die com mittee on Invitation consists of J. H. Mcl'her- fcou , James Macrae , J. R. Bell , John T. Oliver , Donnld McICInzlo , E. .1. Gilbert and James i'nttcrson. Supper will bo furnished by the ladles' relief corps of the Grand Army. Fifty-two of the saloon men of the city hnvo paid their $ . 0 license for the month of January , and the majority of the remaining thirty expect to bo on band before U o'clock this morning with their checks. The checks twill bo received and the license Issued. If Lhoy f fill to como around the marshal and hi "deputies will tnnko a general round up and nrrcst all of tbo delinquents. The net cash results of the mayor's new order so far has been to turn Into the city treasury ? 2 , < ; oO for the month , and It Is quite sure that the sum will exceed $3,000 before night. This is the largest amount ever col lected for saloon licenses for n single month in the history of the city. The new order has nlso had n wholesome stimulating effect upon the liquor dealers. On the 10th of last month only three hnd paid their S2.1 Decem ber license , and at the close of the month twenty-three had failed to settle with the city. Buy your coal and wood of C. B. Fuel Co. , C39 Broadway. Telephone 138. Tbo Council Binds Pnlnt and Oil Co. has opened up under supervision of assignee , Cash pntronngo solicited. J. C. Blxby , steam boating , sanitary en gineer , iiOJ Ala rrinm block , Council Blurts Pomonn Brand Hoarhound tnblcts will ro- Hcvo your cough. Pomona stnra rod on cacb. tablot. Ask your druggist or candy dealer for them , Horse blankets and lap roocs nl cost at Thoo. HccUinan's , 2S7 Main street. For Stile 415 acres , ono mtlo from market ; finest Rriiln or stoclc farm in Pottawatnmlo county. Very cheap. Mojt ofground has been in tame grnss from 11 vo to ten years. For particulars aeo Ohio Knox , 9 Main street , CouncllBluffs , lu. The most complete line of blankets and comforters , hosiery and underwear In the city is nt the Doston Store , where good Reeds , low prices , cash and ono price to till is their rule. IJoston Store , Council Bluffs. TrtitliH Frniu the I'ulplt. Hov. O. W. Crofts yesterday morning prcnchcd an excellent sermon on the theme 'Tho manifestation of Christ through his people. " Hocuoso as his text passages In the prayer of Christ ns recorded in the seventeenth chapter of John. Ho dwelt par ticularly upon the unity of God anil Christ together in the heart of the churpli , nil being united lu ono. The church was not a moro denomination of sect , but consisted of all these who were actuated by the spirit of Christ , and such lovers of Christ forming tbo true church , were to bo ono with God and wltb Christ. The further manifestation or Christ wns shown In the tenderness of heart and repent ance of sin , which cano by receiving the teachings of Christ , it was shown In tlio in creased confidence and trust In God. Another manifestation was the desire Unit others bo saved , and thnt the coming of tbo kingdom of God bo hastened , such desire being expressed In enthusiastic work to bring about that end. Two simple Illustrations , ninony others , clearly Illustrate the speaitor's Ideas. "You will rouiombor that Christ said ' 1 am the light. ' Ho nlso said , 'Yo nro the light of the world.1 His dlsoiplos wcro to make mar.- Ifost this llcht. The itefii-eo of Importance to bo attached to n Christian llfo is Justin pro- Dortlon as it makes Christ manifest , just as the real value of n lantern on a dnrk night is the amount ot light It gives. Tlio lantom may bo ot cheap material , or it may bo of silver , or oven of gold , but Its real value to the belated traveler on a dreary , dark road is the \\g\\t \ \ \ it gives , Tlio material of which It Is made matters much less than the light Itself. So line creeds , eloquent sermons - mons , showy pretensions , pleasing avowals of belief , nil nro as nothing romitnrcil with the amount of light which one simple Christian heart allows to shlno forth for the gutdanco of bis brother. " "Wo should bo Illlca with the fullness of God. Not as the cup Is tilled with water. The cup does not p.irtako In 'any sense of the water , and when the water Is emptied It is still a cup , no different than beforo. The heart should bo 11 lied with the fullness of God , as the plant nnd the tree drink up the water and convert It Into the foliaguand fruitage , milking It a part of Its own life , and so taking It lu through every tendril nnd loaf , that it accomplishes iU mission and de velops the growth of beauty and delight. " Great success , Hollablo goods. Fair dealing. Bottom prices. A.iC. D. Jiicnuouilu , & Co. . No. 27 Main street The Doston store , Council Bluffs , Is showing - , ing special value lu blankets and , comforters for tblsveok. . _ The best 5a hose in tbo country Is to bo found at tbo Boston Store. Council Bluff * , cither In gents half hose , in wool or cotton , In Indies' nil wool or cotton , in misses all wool or cottou. Uostou Store , Council Bluff * . THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , Farmer Olotkrcl Tolls the Stiry of Hh Con nection With tbo Great Land Steal. HE THINKS WILLS HYPNOTIZED HIM , Ami Sny * the letter Is the Only Giilltj- Tnllchif ! Clly Polities Trutlia I'roni tlio I'ulplt. Farmer Gcorso ColtlmrTl U occupying a ' four by six steel walled ro'oin In the county Jail. Ho was shown to his apartment In thu second tier of cells In tlio big cylinder nt 11 o'clock on Saturday night. How long ho will remain there Is a tjuestlon not yet answer- nblo. His frlotids say It will not bo very lonp. It Is the "first time ho hai over been arrested and tbo stmmoand humiliation of his situation has well nlk'h prostr.ited tilin. Ho bad n number of visitors yesterday be sides the reporters. They included n well known attorney from Missouri Valley and his two brotlier.-j. The attorney has looked after Mr. Cothard's legal business for many years and tlioy uro on most lutlmnto and friendly terms , Colthnrd's brothers aim prominent and wealthy hind owners in Hnr slson county. They spent n great part of the day with their relative and cheered him greatly. The attorney's ' presence wns also rcnsautnlnff. Hols thoroughly cognizant of nil the circumstances of the great laud swindle as far as his former client Is Impli cated , and professes to have no doubt as to wlmt the outcome will be. Coltlmrd claims that only ono side of the story has ftot Into tlio papers , and that when the facts are all brought out the aspect of the ciisu will bo materially changed. In talking about It yesterday , ho told np.irt of his story , aflur nlllrinltif ? solemnly that ho was not ( 'iillty of any wroiiu dolnir. Ills story throws nil the blame for the criminal features of the case upon Wills , whom he s'iys Is a marvel- otisly shrewd fellow , and whom Col- thard's friends declare has exerted n wonderful , almost hypnotic In- lluoiico upon the old dinner. As Is well known , Crltliiiru's farm adjoins a largo track of land owned by Sam Haas of this city , anil several years ago they got Into a dispute about a division fence. Ucforo the dispute wns amicably settled n more serious controversy arose overtbe rl ht to use an old road that Coltliiirtt had mod for yours , Ho is ono of thu oldest citizens of the county , mid has owned the InrfiO track of laud wlicro his homo Is located slnco 1S01. 'JUie use of the row , ho claims , wn * necessary In getting to and from a portion of his farm thnt laid near the river and when the dispute over tbo fence was on Haas forbade him using the road. He continued lo use it , nuil trouble lollowcd thick and fast. From wordy disputes on tbo farms tbo matter prow to a l ? al uattle In tbo district court , and Haas llnnlly procured an Injunction restraining Ids neighbor from us- liiK the road at all , It was at this juncture , Colthtird says , that the serpent In the slnipe of Willis cnmo and tempted littn.Vlllls had recently como out from Uulcsburg , III. , where ho professed to have been well acquainted with the Dentils family , who formerly owned thg land now held by llua-j. Ho told Col- tharil ft long story wlilcli ho claimed to have received from tlio surviving member of the Dennis family , to the effect that there was n serious Irregularity in the transfer of the land to Haas and that the original Dennis was not In a sound mental condition when ho made the deed ; thnt this fact cast a suspicion upon the validity of the title. Wills suggested that for a small consideration ho ivould undertake to rot n quit clulin dooil from the only surviving Don nl.s who could have n legal claim upon tha lanil , 'This person , ho alleged , was Mary ; that ho wns well ncquaintcd with her and could Rot her to sign a quit claim lo the whole tract. Colthard saw In this an oppor tunity to pet oven with Haas and get hold of a nlub thnt ho could wield upon the Council BlufTs cTUJltalists with good olTcct , Ho con sidered the proposition and Jlnally ordered Wills to procure tU"Mmlt claim from Mary , realizing , ho says' , that ho was purchasing a lawsuit in which no expected to at least make It interesting to'IIuas. After fietthifj his commission Wills disap peared for a short time. When 1m returned he had the deed duly slcnod by JIary Dennis. Ho says ho luid no supposition that the deed wns a fraud , but believed It to bo genuine. Ho consulted with his attorney about it and tbe attorney , nlso Ignorant of the fact that Wills had picked up a prostitute , In Council Bluffs to Impersonate the Mary Dennis , took the deed to Lopan anil 1ml it placed on record. Fortified with tbis the attorney ailvlscd Coltlmrd to go abend and use the old road In violation of the courts injunction. AVhciion , the third of January , Haas had Colthard arrested for contempt , the attorney In making his answer alleged thnt Coltluml hnu n title to the hums and could not bo guilty of contempt in usclng thu road. This answer Colthtird signed , but now says lie did not know that It contained the allegation of proprietorship , which Is ex pected to bo uscil against him at the trial. All subsequent trans fers ami mortgages ho claims 10 have no knowledge of , nnd consequently no responsi bility for them. Ho says the llrst , intimation ho received of the existence of the mortgage negotiated by Wills was given him by his attorney , who had discovered It when It was liled for record. Tbo attorney demanded an explanation , which Colthtird could not give until ho found AVills. Wills Informed him that ha had impersonated him and tlxcd up the mortgage for a purpose , and when the tinio came ho would release It. Ho says ho went to his at torney wild urged him to get the fraudulent mortgage off the records , but thu attorney told him ho must make Wills release It. nt once , lor it was a felony that would niaUo Colthanl trouble. Ho was continuously urg ing Wills to release the mortgage until the discovery was miuloand the war broke out. Ho admits that ho gave Wills $300 for obtain ing wbat ho supposed was the genuine quit claim deed from Mary Dennis , and vehemently asserts that he has no con nection wltn and no knowledge of any ol the other subsequent attractions which wcro worked by Wills and Webber. Ho says the Galoy deed was obtained In the same man ner by Wills , who claimed to have discovered Elinor Stewart , the only surviving holr or U'llllain Gah > y. Thoquit claim deeds wcro mndo to Wills , and when the latter sold the Interests thus obtained to Colthard ho wanted to ninko the deeds to Colthard'a llfteen-ycar-old daughter , hut Colthnrd told them to malte them to his wife. This Is substantially Colthard's ' story , and he tolls it so earnestly nnd la such u straight forward manner that all of his friends pro fess to believe It. Tnoy say they have no ticed the wonderful lutluenco that Wills has obtained over Colthard. They pronounce him to bo a very dangerous man and Col- thard his victim , There nro some things that nro not ex plained by Mr. Colthard. On the 7th hist , a telegram was sent from this city to Colthard at California Junction which read llko this : "Como nt once or send ? 'JXs ( ) papers till slgilcd. " The teleg.mtn was slcuod by "Web- Omnha notary had acknowledged u dozen or moro deeds to the lands. The case will probably bo called for pro- llmlnary hearing today In Justice 1'iitton's ' court. _ _ The best French cook In western Iowa Is at thu Hotel Gordon , Council Bluffs. Bargains In blankets nnd comforters nt the Boston store. Council Bluffs- this week. Tnlklnir About Spring ICIeollotiH. The fnct Is recalled oy the politicians that only about six weeks Intervene until the day arrives when the people must vote for the candidates selected by the various parties for the annual spring election. The winter has been so mild that people scarcely rcallzo that It is half gene , hut the stir among the politi cians recalls the fnct. There are not many vacancies to bo tilled at tbo spring election and not muuh of u tight is anticipated. Thcro will bo aldoriuen to cheese and two members ot the Hoard of education , uiul that 1s about all. In tbn Third ward a member ; will have to ho chosen to till out of tbo uuoxplrtxl term ( if ttio late Aldci- ninn Everett's tortn M the representative of the 1'ourtli andMlkcsclls of the Sixth cx- jurci , and thoonlclal dnys of Aldcriniin-nt- Inrgo Kncpher nro drawing to n close. The domlnancy of the democrats in the city , and the probability of the election of any man who may ho put up has .stirred the democratic ) politicians , nnd they have already begun to dlvldo the oniccs among themselves nnd tholr friends. Alderman Knophcr says positively that ho will not ban candld.ito for re-election , and hli friends announce thnt ho mustnot bo con sidered In the apportionment of the spoils. Several candidates nro already mentioned for the place , among thorn px-Atdorrmn J. P. Weaver , who has n good record ns an alder * man to fall bncic upon ; J. C. DoHnvcn , lirooks Heed nnd (1. II. Jackson. Kccd lives in the Second ward and would would bo eli gible , but Jackson will have to change hl.s residence If ho hopes for the fulfillment of his ambition to become an aldernnn. His residence Is In the First wuriT. wlilch Is now represented In the council by Caspar and AUlcrman-fit-largo Wood. Thrco aldermen from ono ward would not bo permlssablo. In the Third ward the selection of S. H. Wndswortn to complete tbo term of Alder man Lacy Is about conceded. The feet standing ready to step into Alderman - man KJverett's ' shoes from the Fourth are owned by J. A. Murphv nnd U. II , White , with the bulk of tin ) politicians in the party strongly In favor of Murphy. Tlio vacancy In thfl Sixth will probably bo contested byV. . B. Fisher or W. H. Whlp- plc. .7 , H. Hunt Is nlso mentioned among tbo republicans as n probable candidate. There Is no stampede of applicants for the vacancies that will occur In tno school boird by the expiration of the terms of Stewart and Itlnxstm. Slnco the liito trouble In that oody It U feared that it will ho difficult to got desirable citizens to discharge the duties of thothanlclcssand fccless ofilco. In addition to those o dices ono parlc com missioner will bo chosen. It Is probable there will bo n straight party light and no citizens' movement. The American District Telegraph Co. has been rcorganl/ed and Is now prepared to give prompt service. Special attention to express and parcel delivery. Why pay $1.50 when you can get Jnst ns good fare and beds at tao Scott" house for Special prices on Indies nnd cents under wear this wcclc nt the Boston Store , Council Bluffs. _ : ' TVl'ICS. "ICentllampdon , " the new serial story an nounced to appear In the Youth's ' Companion , by Mrs. Kebccea Harding Davis , begins with tun IIrst number in January. Its incidents are laid In West Virginia , which was Mrs. Davis's homo in her girlhood days. The Illus trations hy W , P. Snyder are especially line. 0. W. Dilllngham , publisher , New York , nnnounecs for January , "Hor Husband's Friend. " by Albert Koss , author of "Thou Shalt Not , " etc. Thia is the iitth hook of the Albatross Series , by tbo same author , which in twenty-two months has had a sale of ! M5.- 000 copies , and there is yet no tailing oil In the demand. The Now Year is opened by The Kinder garten , ( Chicago ) with a fullness of good good things. The "Systematic Science Lessens - sons , " the "Typical Lessons , " the "Primary Sunday School Lessons , " tbo regular musio lesson , the stories nnd poems , which are fea tures of every number , are specially strong and Interesting In tbo January number. They nro accompanied by "heaps upon heaps" of peed things , suggesting to mother nnd teacher original ways of handling tholr prob lems. lems.William William Allen Butler will contribute to Harper's ' Weekly published December ! ! ! , a long poetn dcscrfptive of tbo Passion Play ut Oboratnmegau , which will be accompanied by a series of illustrations from photographs taken nt tno last presentation of the play. It is worthy of note that , just one-third of u cen tury ago the same writer contributed to the same periodical that popular poetical satire , "Nothing to Wear , " the most perfect literary production of its class written in this coun try. try.In In the January number of The Forum Dr. Austin Flint of. Now York will publish an ar ticle on "Thu Revolution hi Medicine. " Dr. Flint explains the method not only of Dr. Koch's treatment for consumption , but the probable early extension of n similar system of treatment to most of tbo other diseases that are caused by bacillisuch as diphtheria , typhoid fever ana measles. Tills I perhaps the llrst comprehensive and philosophical ex planation that has been made for lay readers of the practical applications of the results of bactorlolog3r. The second Instalment of the "Talleyrand Memoirs" in The Century for February will deal almost entirely with Talleyrand's rela- .tions with Napoleon Bonaparte , and will in clude n number of highly interesting anec dotes of Napoleon ; namely , the scene when they llrst met ; Napoleon's snubbing of a for eign minister ; Ills strange attack of epilepsy , etc. Talleyrand docs not hesitate to tell how ho thwarted Napoleon even while lie pre tended to bo serving him. Ho describes his plotting with Napoleon early in the latter's career , and then his plotting apalnst him. This instalment will also give Talleyrand's reason for his rupture with Bonaparte. Commencing with the January (1S91) ( ) nun * ber , Current Literature will bo Issued In anew now form double tl'o number of pages ; slzo nnd style that of the standard magazines. The broad page , anil aristocratic clumsiness , are given up with a regret softened by the fact thr.t the new shnpo is ra.ulo Imperative by trade requirements. Current Literature in circulation and standing has como to bo classed and placed with the leading' maga zines , and commercially sneaking it must be made to fit that pl.ice. Libraries petition 11 book form for binding ; advertisers demand the conventional jiapo for tbo display of their electrotypes ; and dealers Insist upon n uni form size to properly place the magazine upon their stands. Wo are of the opinion that readers as well as dealers will bo pleased with thu change , which , after all , is only to amore moro compact and popular form. With tbo February number , Short Stories will bo raised to the same page and form as Current Literature , and with a now dress , now form , mill the editorial work intended to bo put into the publications during the coming yoar.thuy will bo well worth the price of subscription $3 each or ? 3 for both. Spurting Notes. JohnS. Barnes who was billed as the "millionaire manager" a brief year ago Is rniinlng fake sprint races out at Spokatio Falls. Ho has such good people as Sliinner "English" Glbiou and Welabernor ou hi ; staff. Ed Uothcry leaves for New Orloan tonight to witness the Dempsoy-Fitz slmmons fight next Wednesday night. Roth cry Is a pugilistic connoisseur , and he is a trifle "leary" of the big Australian , although a strick Dcmpsey partisan. Florida will soon bo the Mecca of northern tennis players. A larao tournament , inwhlcl costly prizes will he offered by the nropricto of u new hotel at Magnolia , near St. Augus tlno , will beheld next March , shortly after the tropical championship. Jack A. Wood has Just imported from the famous Lord Lonsdalo kennels , Lancaster shire , Kngland , u handsome King Cliarlc spaniel , it a cost of $100. .Mr. Wood Is also tlio owner of n pair of pugs that would cap turo u prize on any bench. Hello Helltos won the prize match at st.in dard targets at Dayton in a Held of a dozen shooters. A high wind was blowing , hut the Victor got 93 out of 100 clay birds. Helices will vUlt Omaha In the near future for a match with Potty and I'armeleo. Matsada Soraklchl , the Jap , and Bor Scheller met at St. Joseph In a Gncco-Homan wrostllng match. The Jap was twenty-six pounds lighter than his opponent , but ho won three fallsIn twenty-four minutes. Of cours It was another fuko. That's the Jap'a bcs hold these days. The Council Bluffs rifle club has accepted Fred Fuller's challenge to shoot any member of their club Jor $ 'tO a sldo , 15X ) yards off hand. The match will take place next Frl day afternoon on the Dunmlro & Cros grounds across the river. The sporting ed Itor of TUB Bun holds the stakes. Fuller' opponent has not as yet been named , but I probably Mr. Sackctt , treasurer of the Bluff club , Gcorpo Slddons , the Peorln llpht-welght states that he will light Dan Daly , the I 'JO pound pugilist of South Onmim according t PollcoUazotto rules , for STXXJor * l,000 , ; or h will light tfoliiiny Vuu Ileust of the Twl City Athletic club , Minneapolis , at 12 ! pounds it the club will offer a purso. Furthe than that , ho announces that ho will llgh any man breathing at VM pounds for $300 o $1,000 a side , * W. U. Uoblnsou is in the city at the Mi larO , HE STORY OFISI& MOUND Mr oiigress About to Do Jnitjq to the Tint Ex-Shves Who Fpjigat. ID BATTLE WITH THDR MASTERS. * * - I : 1 \ lictter President Mtioblu AVrotn The MnrvollimsKecor.l oftlio I'lrst Kansas Volunteers A tlun Answered , "Will the freed slnye- fight his old mnsterl" wcnty-elght years ago the government do- ircdn.ii ntmvorto this problem , writes "W. . S. " In the Globo-Domocrnt. It ( ? ot ono. lie sequel Is " bill for the relict of corUlii niccrs and emitted mon for the first ICiuisas olorucl volunteers. " This bill has ho house. It bus boon reported favorably nil U on the calendar of the senate. Before ho Itli of March It will receive tlio proal- ont's ' "BenJ. Harrison. " And then tardy ustlcowlllbo done to the men of color who hod thulr blood at Isln.nO Mound. On the 2Sth of October. ISC'J , Gonerol Benjamin F. llutler put ex-slaves Into the fetiches nt Baton Kouge mid fought them gainst General Dick Taylor. Hut two dnys arllor than that , colorcdi troops fought tliolr irsthattlo. They fought on Missouri sell , nd an cx-confodorato general , Francis larloti Coekrcll , can tell his follow scna- ors , when the bill comes up , whether this rst colored volunteer regiment fought johly of not. In August , 1SO'2 , Senator "Jim" Lnno of Cunsas loft "Washington with President Ltn- oln's authority to r.ilso a regiment of ox- laves. It was much of < i problem In Wash- ' iiKton whether ex-slavca would fight. The mancipation 'proclamation hnd not been Is- ued. The rebellion was only a littlenioro hnn a year old. Tno prejudice of the army vus strongly against colored troops. But ) ut In Kansas the old Free state lighters voro clamoring for authority to turn tlio laves into soldiers and let them , fight for heir rights. Colonel J. M. Montgomery , vhllo conimiindlnR a brigndo in Kansas , jqulppod his train with cx-slavo teamsters. Still later Colonel Charles 11. Jennlson. the error of the Missouri borucr , swept Clay iiiul Jackson counties almost clean of ne- rroes , took thorn to Kansas and turned them ) vcr to itlchurd J. Illnton , the newspaper Correspondent , and George H. Hoyt , the Joston lawyer who wont to Virginia to do- end John Brown. And Illnton nnd Iloyt picked out ISO ot the best of thcso fugitives , md organized them Into a party of scouts. L'ho others wens enrolled and allowed to go on promises to report and enlist when the federal government got ready to accept col ored soldiers. That parolllng was a Hue bit of looking In to the future. Illnton organized , inlfortricd nnd armed his blaclc scouts mill ook the Held with them against bushwhack ers. Hiillcck , In St. Louis- heard of this nnd .vas enraged. lie ordered Jeimlson to St. -.otiis under arrest and put him in Gratiot street prison. Ho sent after Illnton. The icwspapcr scout dodged nnd started for Now Vlexlco , but only to return when the .storm ind blown over and to worlc' his uowspapes connections so successfully that Jennlson war Ivcn his lioorty. ' JMcClellan and the democratic generals pro- icsteil , but all the sumo these pestiferous rad- cabin Kansas kept clamoring for the enlist ment of the slaves toIght / for freedom. Along in March , 18C2 , two regiments of so- called Indian homo gunrds'wero organized to protect the southern Kausas border. The LJnitcO States mustering 901 cer sent down to swear tliom in remarked grluily as ho looked down the dusky line thnt'they wcro "pretty alnck Indians. " And so Uioy wcro. Two- fifths of thorn wore negroes : But the recog nition of tlio cx-slavo as a soldier had not yet co mo. lu August L.ano carried'to Kansas the au thority to raisoa colored regiment. Ho trans mitted the authority to James M. Williams , Henry Seaman , John Bowles and Elchard J. Hinton. These four men belonged to the Jj'rce ' state fighters. Thoy.'nceded no exhorta tion to energy by Lane. They opened their camps. The negroes , who had run away from Missouri and who had taken Hinton's novel parole to present themselves for enlist ment when called , began to Hock in. It was not many da s before eight companies were full , The First Kansas colored volunteers was ready to bo mustered , but thcro was no provision for swearing ox-slaves into the army. Williams was recognized ns tlio col onel' , Seaman as the lieutenant colonul , Bowles as the major , nnd Hinton as the ad jutant. WCCKS went by and the regiment had no legal status. The companies hung to gether. They obeyed orders. They drilled , i'hero was no pay day and there was no pros pect of uny. No orders came from Washing ton. Up north the controversy ever the question of enlisting negroes grew hotter. It seemed as if the administration almost re pented ol the authority given Lane. But the First Kansas colored volunteers were not to bo discouraged. At length General Blunt ordered the companies of ex-slaves oft to southern. Kansas. They would at least attract leas attention down thcro , ho evidently thought. They \vero given instruction In a general way to protect the southern border. * A Major Ilcnning of the Third Wisconsin , had charge of the district to winch the colored volunteers wcro sent. Ho conceived the bright Idea of "finding out what the nicgurs were inado of. " One day , about the middle of October , the major sent un order to the camp , directing the colored volunteers to go IntoMlssourl and break up a nest of bush whackers , The colonel , the lieutenant col onel and major were Jrnm camp. Adjutant Hinton and the senior captain. Dick Ward , picked out tWO of the most promising of the ox-slaves , and inarched away into Mis souri to attack and disperse a band of sixty or eight guerrillas , as they supposed. A march of forty'or Jlfty miles brought the detachment to Its destination. Instead of n nest of less than a hundred bushwhackers , Island Mound , in the Osngo valley , was oc cupied by a camp of con federate rocrults numbering not less than 000 mon , under regular ular con federate officers. General Cockrell who was homo on ft recruiting visit , was in the camp. Not until they had gene too far to draw back did thooQlcors of the colored vol untors realize their position. Captain Dicl \Vard , as senior captain , was in command Ho nnd Hinton consulted , and decided that i would never do to retreat. The eyes of the whole country were on the ox-sluvcs. Mos bcngcrs were sent bacV to Paolaand For Scott , to explain the situation and to sugges re-enforcements. The colored troops tool possession of hleh ground overlooking tin valley , throw up light earthworks , raised the flag and called the place Jfort Africa. The first day there was skirmishing , and the ox slaves got their noses fullof tlio smoke o battle and saw some Caucasian blood How The next dav there was some more lighting and the ox-slaves bad tlio best of it. Tin third day , tiring of n Fabian policy , part o the command , which had- , been sent out to hold a bluff , pushed fonmrd into the valley and brought on ngonulnu battle. The con federates advanced uudifell on the llttlo party in advance. Then tho.- < whole force of ox slaves was brought forward ou a run , and th lighting was general. > : ] i The crucial test of black courage cam when Adjutant Hlnton-got HO of these ex slaves Into line nnd prpjjnrcd fora cliarg down into the valley upon the confederates As ho ran his eyes along'tho ' line the bdjutan thought ho saw signs of ivrtvering. "Butter bo dead freomcn > than live slaves , ' ho snouted , with a mights-oath. "Como on. ' "We'd comln' , " WAS the reply in chorus. As ho plunged down the hill the ndjutan looked tack ever his shoulder and saw th blaclc line following without a break. Th black line and the whltorolumn met. Itva hand-to-hand tno Missouri slaveholder atu the Missouri ox-slave. As a ball plougliet x'irough the adjutant's thigh ho scarcely law it , for his attention was absorbed by PCOUO ho never forgot. A great coal-blnck negro bad come fnco to face with a confeder ate olllo'.T. Tlio excitement had brought ou some long-forgotten strain of barburlo bat tling In th j negro. As ho moved along , hi eye-balls rolling and his teeth gleaming , thl negro chanted in bis deep bass tones , slowly and solemnly , "Surrender , you black scoundrel. " shoutc the Mlsaourlan. "Nov ah by Jo BUS Christ , " sang th ox-slavo with all the emphasis of rcgiatcrln a solemn vow. And plunging forward ho drove the hi sabro bayouot through the wblto man' roast. twisted the blndo nnd mndo n , horrible f round cnoueh to let out n dozen lives. Still chanting , the ox-slnvo looked at tils loody bn.yonot and then turned to seek not her victim. As ho did so bo saw tlio [ uljutnnt's eyes upon him , nnd ho sung in hli cot i , drawing tones , exultantly : " 1-gotr - him - Mr. Ail ] - ton. I-got- Itn. " The c.x-ililves were nrmcd with the old lolglan tnuihut ? which had been loft In the epiirtinent n * n legacy of Fremont's brilliant nit not altogether practicable manage. lent. The Itclglnn mtisUoU had been In-own aside ns unlit for use by white sol- lers. But they were good enough for x-slavcs to drill with. They Had been is- nod to these negro companies by some ofll- cr who had no idea they would over got Into jattlo. They failed M firearms after a few omuls , anil then their owners seized them jy the barrels nnd m.rto elubs of them In the mnd-to-lmmt fighting. When the union ofll- ers. went ever the b.ittlo ground the next ay they found the remnants of forty of hose muskuts which had been smashed the conflict before they were thrown away. As the battle was waning and tlio con fed- rates were retreating , the adjutant of the ( x-slavor saw ono of his men daggering nick. The negro lm.1 been shot through loth arms near the olbow. His tmiula hung ' Imp and useless , ami the blood was 'ripping from them. But up under the arm- ilt bo hugged hi * broken Delglnn musket. "I didn't lose my gun , Mr. Ad ] ton ; I got ny gun , sun , " the cx-slavo called out , proud- v. Not n murmur escaped him about the battered arms , but ho had saved bis yun and 10 claimed credit for It. The bill which Is nearly through this con- tress has for Its object an act of Justice to ho ex-slaves who were killed and wounded t Island Mound. These ex-slaves won their Irst battle , hut they had not boon mustered a the United States service. They had been 'employed. " That was all. The govern ment was not prepared to inalio them sol- liors. The bill proposes that with rojpaotto ho pension laws and the army regulations hose who foil nt Island Mound shall \n \ ccognlzcd the same as if they had been inus- One of the heroes of Island Mound was An drew I. Crew. Ho wus u young newspaper nan from Kansas. Ho commanded ono of ho companies of ox slaves , nnd bad the regiment been mustered ho would hnvo hold .ho commission of captain In It. Crew fell In .ho front. And when the wounded wcro fathered up Crew's body was found at the entrance of n little ravlno. Six dead confed erates lay In front of him. His revolvers ivero empty. After Island Mound there was no moro loubt about ex-slaves fighting. Tho- First Cansas colored was no longer despised. Ad- utnnt Hinton wrote out the report of the jattlo and Senator ' In 1'omcroy person car- led It to the white house. The senator today .ronsurers an autograph letter from l resf- lent Lincoln , in which the lattcj writes : " .My Dear Senator I wish you would ex- iress to your young friend , Lieutenant Uni on , nnd to the gallant odlccrs nnd men asso ciated with him. my gratification at the re- Dort which you nave read to mo today. I do- > lro to say that the evidence presented both of personal courage nnd discipline by the nen of color and these who commanded them u this engagement which the report do- icribes , Is such that I should feel warranted , f it had not already been decided upon , in in citing the men of color in the United States o enter the armies and navies thereof for .ho defense and maintenance of the Union. " In November , ' 02 , tbo president wrote this. January following ho issued his proclama- Ion. The service was open to mon of color. The First ICnnsas colored volunteers wcro mustered into the army , although they had jcon on duty full six months , and had their baptism at Island Mound nearly three months earlier. 'L'ho regiment , proved true ; o its record. For actual losses In battle It .oduy stands No. IT on tbo long list of tno Hundreds of rcgimc'iti which participated In .ho war. But , changing the estimate nnd .ahing into consideration the length of ser vice and the losses , this regiment of ex- slaves climbs to third plnco. It performed , mo foit which ought to give it a place In bls- .ory. Thcro is nothing just liliothat feat In nilitary annals. The regiment lelt Fort Smith on a sudden emergency , marched 80'enty-two miles in eighteen hours , and went into battle within 11 vo minutes after ar riving 011 the Ucld. FAITHFUL A Conplo United After Waiting for n Quarter of a Century. The wedding of MIsa Mary J. Cloak- oy to Mr. James Porter , which occurred in the United Presbyterian church of Springfield , O. , marked the culmination of an interesting romance of love and fidelity numbered with pathos. _ Tlio story , ono of noble solf-saorifico , has just become public , and nftoi- waiting n quur- tor of a century faithful hearts uro mndo ono , Bays u dispatch to the St. Louis. Globo-Domocrat. Jinny years ago Rov. Jcjoph Cloakley , D. D. , father of Miss Mary Cloakloy , fulfilled his llrst duties ns n young Presbyterian pastor at Mount Pleasant , n rural villngo In west ern Ohio. During his pastornto there lie married the parents of Mr. James Portar. From this event a frlonshln arose between the two families , and thot'O Mary and Jnmos , wlio are nearly of the same ago , passed their childhood. Prom the constant society of early child hood an attachment was formed which ripened into mutual nIToction. Subse quently the two families were separated. Miss Mary , with a high sense of filial duty and of love for her parents , who were growing old , expressed it her will never to wed during their lifetime. After a pastorate of twenty-five years Rov. Joseph Cloakloy passed away on December 8 , 1884. True to her resolve , Miss Mary remained with her widowed nnd Invalid mother. During this time correspondence did not cease between the lovers , although the years of wait ing had boon long. 'Severn ! times Mr. Porter , who had become a wealthy wholesale merchant of Pittsburg , vis ited Miss Cloakloy at her pleasant homo on West Jollorson street. Just ono year aero last 4th of July her mother , who was almost a holnloss Invalid , died. The marriage took place BOOH afterward. Emorsnn oil Tolmouo. Emorsoii , remembering the habits of conviviality to which some undergradu ates snccumbed , once asked : "Did you ever think about tlio logic of stimulus ? Nature supplies her own. It is astonishing what she will do if you will give her a chance. In how short a time will she revive the overworked brain ! A breath under the apple trees , a siesta on the grass , a whilT of wind , an ntorvalof retirement , and the balance and serenity are restored. A clean creature needs so little and responds so readily ; there is soniuthing as miracu lous as the gospel In it. ' Later in life society becomes a stim ulus. "Occasionally the gentle excitation o a cup of tea is needed ; a mind invents its own tonics , by whichwithout permanent injury , it makes rapid rallies and enjoys good moods. "Conversation is an excitant , and the series of intoxicants it excites in health fui. But toba ceo what a rude crowbar is that with which to pry into the deli cate tissues of tlio brain ! " It must not bo inferred from this pas sage thnt Emerson hitnsolf was a tola abstainer from tobacco , though lie smoked but rarely and never until h was fifty , _ Colonel Irigcrtioll'H Ilntort. That was rather a neat retort Colonel "Hob" Ingersoll got on a follow lawyer while nrgulng H case lately , Bays the Brooklyn Union. The legal brother annoyed the doughty colonel consider ably by his frequent objections , until the latter biild : "Mr. , if you don't stop interrupting mo I shall have to change iny opinion of you. " "I thounht , colonel , you were a man who never changed his opinion. " "Wellunid the , quick-witted Poor- Inn , "I may be compelled to change it Homo day , and you'll probably bo there to twit mo about It. " Tills neat allusion to tlio colonel's well known opinion on the non-oxlutcueo To Soft Coal Consumers. GOING LIKE HOT CAKES. What is ? ' Our Celebrated Jackson , Illinois , COAL AT $4.50 , Best in the market. Nothing like it. Order o early and avoid the rush. A. T. Thatcher , Telephone 48. - - 114 Main Stree t of a certain future state suggestive of old fashioned lueifor matches nroved olToetivo , ' The objector cotibcd his ob jections. THIS noNiciov AVOUK TKOUSKKS. Anil the DiMaotr.ms Ilcsult * AVhieb followed Uic C.xiH'rlniont. Count Papasogli , an Italian noblomnn doing business tit a junkman on the East Side pretty well up town , recently procured - i cured a donkey , and lie uses the aiilmiil I ns abaast of burden , hanging baskets ever her back , into which ho loads the various things that ho buys us ho goes about on Ills routes , says tiio'Now York Sun. Sun.A A few dnys ago wlion it wns fearfully cold , the prudent and kind-hearted count , knowing that the donkey must spoiul a good portion of the day standing : it the doors of houses while his master ivns haggling ever prices and weights within , determined to furnish tlio boast with an outside covering , so that she might not take cold and got sick with pneumonia or eomo ether of tlio nurncr- us discuses to which tlonkovs are sub ject. So ho bought a horse blanket and prend it , ever the donkoy. As a matter of course ho found that the blanket was 'too much of a good thing. " "What had wo best cloV" he asked his ivifo. 'Cut the blanket to fit"wnsthoroply. 'And what Bhall wo do with what's eft ? " "Muko two pairs of trousers to keep ho poor beast's ' legs warm. " There was nothing astonishing in the iuggcstion of the countess to the man tvho heard it. Holuul been brought up n a doimtry whore donkeys were .rousors to keep the Hies oil their sere cgs , and It seemed to him the most natural thing in the world that his wife should propose donkey trousers as a measure of protection ngainst the cold. Ho took the length of the donkey's legs , mid the countess made the trousers in a very short time. ' ' .Din bonol" exclaimed the countess ivhon she saw tlio little donkey dressed up in overcoat and trousers , "Che bolln ligunral" But the Harlem small boys wore of another mind. They did not endorse tlio countess' judgment that the donkey was i fine-looking creature In her now ilothes. Thoj rolled on the sidewalks oady to die with laughter as it dawned upon them that they hud actually scon a four-logged boast walking about In trousers. Recovering from their paroxysms they undertook to worry the count , and it is hardly necessary to say that they suc ceeded. Barely an hour elapsed from the time when tlio count embraced the xmntcss nnd bade her good-by , calling icr n thing of beauty and the joy of his ife , grateful to her above all monsuro 'or ' what she had done with the horse blanket , before ho was back ngiiln covor- "ng her with reproaches , yeillng nt her ; hat she was a "wooded head , " and "all- nround-go'od-foi-nothlng. " Presently in his uigo ho actually bent ho countess on the head with the donr key trousers , until the poor woman Ijoggcd for mercy. The count's mothor- n-law chanced to come in jusUit this ilmoT , and she porsuuded the count that lie hud had enough. Then ho went olT again in search of old iron , old hats , dat old bootlegs. TlilH .lolin Cat Is n Terror. The big tenement house No. 132 Do- imoy street'has been in a mild state of excitement , all because of a largo Thomas cat , which from a feline stand point owns the house , says the Now York Morning Journal. Mrs. Dennis Carr owns the cat , and though there are some half a dozen other Indies in the house who just dote on cats , tlioy have been robbed of their pots since Mrs , Curr brought her com panion into the tenement. The cat in question has been named John , after Mrs. CHIT'S Into husband , and In the words of the neighbors , "John is a terror. " Tlio first night , that John arrived at 132 ho deliberately went to work clearing the house of all Tab bies and Thomases ho could llnd. In fact lie was HO enthusiastic that ho kept the entire house awake most of tlio night and came out with but ono raw spot over his loft oyo. All appeals to Mrs. Carr were In vain. Finally an appeal was mndo to the ser geant on duty at the Eldridgo street sta tion house , who advised the complain ants to swear out a warrant ngainst Mrs. Carr for disturbing the pcaco or to kill the cat. Tills latter method was chosen.is the least expensive , but strange to say , John disappeared for tlirco days ; but when lie did return ho found his old enemies in possession again and ho wont right to work chasing them out in the street. Tlion the people In the house warned Mrs. Carr that if John was not gene by the following Monday she wonld bo ar rested. She says she'll light the caso. Tim Duke of I'ortlaml'H Tlio duke of Portland's winnings on the turf this year , which are now placed at the extraordinary figures of 10125,000 , cause that portly and popular young noblomnn to bo looked upon by the world at largo with oven more envy than ever , says tbo Now York World. A few years ngo lie was a comparatively unknown member of the guards , with thirteen people standing between him and the dukedom of Portland. Ho never even dreamed of succeeding to the title , but fnto Hinilod Upon him and the thirtcon people died olT , and at thirty years ho Is PROF , KOCH RECOMMENDS sooEN's ' MINERAL PASTILLES. Troches irntlo from tlio Natural Waters of Bodon , Frankfurt , aeriimny ) fur HOUR TIIIIOAT OATAHUIIH , Coutius uiul COMJH us tli | boat and most effective remedy. Ir , Koch stililt "AcoiiRh for which I tried ninny other niedlelurs. which had not thu nllghtCMt effect , noon became huttur nnd IIIIH nowuiitlioly dlKnpuearod through moot Sodun Mineral I'astlllcs. Tlio KtmiliioHodon I'ustllUn must have tlio tontlmonliil mid sluimlurout rilr Munull Muu- kouilo uround vuuU box * SPECIAL NOT.IOES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. " \\7AKTRD-To torroipond with parties capiibluuf iiml < liiiti > y ilttlnil shoos taf crippled fuot. None but Iho best. Address X , cnro lice. AUAXTRD-Manfor branch olllco. Salary " ti.'i per iiiDUth nuil a conimls on. f.V. ) se curity rpijtilied. No. CUT Willow uvciiuo. Cuuu- clljllnns. "IOWA funni forsalo. al o clmieo garden tind .1- fruit land noir ; Council Illiilts. Johnston & Vun PattenJivtTutt bloult , BAIlflAfNSIn fruit mill voxptiililn lands. " For wile , W mires. SI rods north or tlhau- liuin. < m groundo ; eastern slope , line spring * , line siirliitf brook , land very rich : will soil In 10 or 10 uciu lots at JjO per uuro , or 4Tj per tiero for whole truot. U ncri's on drain ! avenues flno orchard wind mill , flnii cruvo , sltuati'd on Mynstor propnsi'il motor Him ; qirlcu J-'LV ) per uere. 10 ucres adjoining elty limits Inn story house , unoil barn , line orchard and small fruits. I'rlco , i\OU Oiicroi on UfAiid'iivcnuo , US mites from I' . 0. RWJan iiero , 110 aeres , three mllps from nlty limits , good house , Imrn ami "tit biilldliiirs , ( il lin.irliitf nplilo trees nnd small fruits. Price , JD.OOJ , Mock farm , 150 ncrus , line Imuruvomoiita , well \vatoroil , only ono mllu from station , J J un aero It taken soon. Kisy terms. 1'n.rm nnd city properly for silo. W. O , Gluey , room J , Opera house bIk , Council IlhilTu. FOR S.VbG or Uont Uar.lou land , with homos , by J. It. Rico , lOi Mala it. , Oounoll Bluff * Electric Trusses , Belts , Chest Protectors , Eto " AGENTS WANTED. DR.C.B , JDDD. 006 Broad-way , Oounoll Bluffs , la . TUUfcUMlONKS. OI'FIOE. 07. IlESIIJSNOE. J COUNCIL BLUFFS STEA11 DYE WORKS All kinds of DylnK and denning done In thai IIlKlicstStyloof Iho Art , Faded and H tallied labrlcsmmlo to look as cooil us now. Worlc promptly done anil dullvorol lu all parts ot the country. Send for iirleo list , , , U. A. MAOIIAN. 1'rop. , 101J Uroaclwav. Nuar NorlhwuMtum l > < j oL ( JOU.NCIL , Hl.UfM. I A. CITIZENS STATE BANK Or Council Bluffs. CAPITAL STOCK 8150,000 , SURPLUS AND PROFITS 65,000 , TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 215.000 I. A. Miller , P. O. GUi.isori , E. I * Ehn nrt , 1C. K. Hurt , J. 1) . EdimimUan , Uliiirlui U , llanruin. Trunsaetgcnor.il Uniklii ; { busi ness , hardest capital uiid surplus of tt uanlcln Southwestern lowii. INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS , 27 MAIN STRKI3T. Over 0. H. JiicQiioniln tc Con Jr.wolry Stof * \innflpre Attorn ° ys at ' 'a . O.IUIIU113 tlco in tlio stuto uml federal courts. Rooms : i , 4 and & Uhugurt lluuoblouk , Council llluir.s , lowu. rinleyBurka.Geo.'W. HowittThos. E. Oasady Burke & , Ilewitt&Casruly , Attorneys-at-Law rilACTICH IN- THIS STATK AND I'UDIiKAb COUUT8. Ofllces : J. J. Ilrown HulldliiK , CoimullIllufTs , Iowa " " " " "OFFICER & P.USEY , BANKERS. Corner Mtiln and IlroidHiiy : , COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA. Dealers In forolKn and iloinostlj xchangt Oolluutlon nnido tiuU Interest uultl ou tliaa deposits. RUNKENNESS Z.XQ OUtl HC AEJiX. IN ALL THE WORLD THERE IS BUT-UNE CURE DR , HAINES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC , It e n be alien In u rup of rolTre. or Irii. or In Mr * Ui-le. of fuoil , without lii < knowlodgeof ttiopatunt , UntcMaary. Xt lsab olutoly harmleu ana will effect permanent ana lpe dy cure , wbcttiir tbe patient If araodtratadrlnkeroranaloolioliou'reclt. IT NKVKU CAiLD. II operate ) o quintly aud MIIU men cer tainty that luo patient undergoes no Inconvenience , and ere he uwaro. hie complete retovomtlon It effected. 48 pace book of parti oultre free. Tobeliadol KU1IN It C0..101U& UougUm & IMh Si Cumlng Stl , -e eupplled by ULAKB , UKUUE ei CO. . and IiaiKr imuo CO. . Omalm. the possessor of ono of the greatest for tunes in tlio world , an oxiUlod tltlo in the British iiooniL'o , n linndHomo and clover wlfo , broad shoulders , a dcop chest , nn untiring nppotlto and a Btablq that IB Bccond to none in existence. If the tinarchiaU know muro about jnllllon- alrcs they would lot dyHpoptio Russell Hugo , workworn C , 1J. lliintiiifrton nnd millionaires of that typo iilono and fix tliolr iittontlnn upon his grnco of Port * land , If lie Ima nut hail moro than hla eharu of tlio tfood tiling uf the world then the judgment of woll-lnformcd Is binguliirly mttray.
