WHMH
TANTTARV 1i 1.901
by Curi-ler In uny pattof the Cltr
II. IV. T1LTON. . . . MA.NAUEK
, d. No. IT.
Nlrbt Killtot. No. 23.
IllXOMt 3IKXTSOX.
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Council Bluffs Lumber Co. . coal.
Craft's chattel loam , 201 Snpp block.
The veteran firemen nro preparing for n
Mny polo party on May 1.
Hcgular meeting of the Lodpo of Perfec
tion , A. A. S. It. , this evening. Work In Ka-
dash.
dash.Martin
Martin ycnrlngton has tnado application to
ho j ent to the old soldiers' ' home nt Marshall-
town.
A decree of divorce wns granted yesterday
hv .IndgoThornell in the cn.se of Flaherty vs
F.iiherty.
Another evening session was held Inst
evening In tlio district court room in the dam-
ngOMiltof Yuughn vs O'Neill.
Mr. and Mrs , Patterson entertained a largo
number of tholr friends Inst evening nt n tea
party nt their residence , fiOl Sixth street.
There worn several bad cases of the blues
in the flro department yesterday on account
of the outcomes of Dempsey vs Fltzslmmons.
Leonard Everett has bcnn appointed to fill
the vacancy In the vestry of St. Paul's
church which wns caused by the death of the
Into Horace Everett.
Tim report of the city librarian for last
month shows the number of hook-takers to
hnvo been .1,2'U. ' Thcro were I.B.'iO visitors
and 2 , ! > 09 books taken.
A vordlct was rendered for the defendant
in the 32,000 datnniro suit of Graham vs the
Northwestern railway , which has boon on
trial in superior court ,
A mooting of the Veteran Firemen's asso
ciation will bo held this cvonliu nt Hcsciin
hose house No. 'I. Election of olHcors ami
other important business will bo transacted.
A special meeting of Excolslor ledge , Xo.
2.10 , Ancient Order of- Free and Accepted
Masons , will bo held this evening for work
in the dcKrcest. Visiting brothers are cor-
dinlly Invited to bo present.
The thrce-months-old ilauirhtcr of Mr. nnd
Mrs , T. M. Crltnmclinnn died Wednesday
morning at 0 o'clock ' after n short illness from
lung troubles. The fitmr.il occur red yester
day afternoon a 2 o'clock from the residence.
BIQAvenuo E.
Thomas Mcsson , the express driver for
1'hclps Ilrothora of Omaha , who run into
Gcorpo W. Llpo's Imcgy Wednesday , was re
leased hy Justice Putton yesterday. His em
-4 ployer crossed the river and scttlc'l with Mr.
Line for tbo dnmngo Ills man hud done to the
vehicle.
Therisoin rates which was ordered for
yesterday from the Durllngton headquarters
nt Chicago did not show up to any pi-eat ex
tent , An error I n the teleirrnm which was
sent to the local ofllcinls notifying them of the
change in the sale of tickets was responsible
forthc fnUo report.
The Covoll electric light case is still drag
ging along in the superior court , although
the attorneys had hoped to finish yostordav.
The defendant was placed upon the stand In
the afternoon and was put through a sevcro
cross-questioning by Kmmet Tinley , which
lusto.l until tlmo for adjournment.
Loulo C. ZolT , the flftccn-ycar-old son of
Mrs. Martha /.off , died at 10:30 o'clock
\Vednesday nlEht , of paralvsis of the brain.
.Thn death was very sudden , the hey being
pparently in good health until but n short
Injftl fovu tola death. The funeral will oc-
lirnt 10 o'clock tomorrow morning at the
family residence , 151 Harrison street.
The appraisers completed tholr work yes
terday afternoon on the stock of II. Eisemin
& Co. They estimated the value of the
stock nt (71.1J4. What stp will next bo
taken it Is impossible ) to say , as tlio attorney
in the case claims that ho himself doesn't
know. No settlement Is pending vet , and mi-
lens something of thnt kind turns up in the
near future the stock will bo sold.
Ttio guardianship contest over Rosa Holdcn
occupied the day in the district court. The
child wns put-upon the stand yesterday after
noon nnd questioned concern hip her homo at
Mrs. CSnrdnor's. She stilted that rihe wns al
was treated well thfiro and preferred to ro
rnnln with Mrs. Gardner rather than with
Alexander. The taking of testimony wns
completed nnd the attorney's arguments
begun.
.Inmos S. Hays died Wednesday night nt
St. Bernard's hospital at the ago 'of sixty-
live years. The deceased had lived in Coun
cil Bluffs over thlrtv-flvo years nnd was well
Iniown. Ho had been receiving treatment
for paralysis nt the hospital nbout two vcars
nnd it was this disease that caused his death.
The funeral ( services will bo held nthnlf past
8 o'clock tois morning in St. Xavler's Catho
lic church.
JmlgoU. C. Hulibard , who co ncludcd his
term of olucoon Tuesday evening ns coiu-
inander of Union Veteran Legion , No. S ,
went out of oilico with the regret of all the
members of the organization. During tlio
past two years ho has boon commander of
Abe Lincoln post ni well ns Veteran organ
'ration , and so well has ho conducted ttio nf
/airs of the enters thnt not a whisper of
criticism has hcon heard.
A warrant wns issued In Justice Patten's
court yesterday for the arrest , of Fnml
Knne on the of
cluirgo wilfullv disturbing i
religious congregation. C. U. Howard wns
the prosecutiiiL' witness , he being ono of the
nssaulted ones nt the Fifth avenue Methodist
church , whoa ICano held his seanco there or
the Kith of lost November. After Kane ha-
his trial on the. charge of disturbing the
pence the now case will confront him.
The report published in the newspapers
thnt the family of Mr. Hnminormolstor , liv
- ing at 41" East Washington avenue , were in
n destitute condition owing to the enforce
incnt of quarantine rules during the sickness
nud death of tholr llttlo child , was entirely
without foundation. The family nnd friends
nro very much annoyed on account of the
publicity RWen the matter and ask to have I
corrected through TIIK Bun. They nro it
comfortable circumstances nnd ask only tin
sympathy of the public anil their frlcn'ds ii
the loss of their child , who did not die o
diphtheria.
Today is the tlmo set for the inauguration
of the strike among the telegraph oporatort
ami station agents of the Milwaukee railroad
There are only two men nt this point wh
Will bo affected py the strike , vlr , the da.\
nud night operators at tlio yards. At 7
o'clock this morning they will retire fron
their posts and glvo up their places to thoii
successors. The strilto grows out of the cu
In wages which wns instituted some weeks
ngo all along the lino. The commlttco whlcl
wns sent cast for the purpose of inducing th <
company to reinstate the old schedule o
wages was unsuccessful , nnd the prcson
Btriko was agreed upon.
Chairman Casper of the flro committee h
the council has ordered an Investigation Into
tlio charges nnule ngjinst Fireman Nicholson
by Alderman Smith nt tlio meeting 01
Wednesday night. In talking nbout the mat
tor yesterday Casper expressed the onluloi
that somebody outside of the flro departinen it
"had it In" for several members ot tl.o varl
oils companies , and intimated that ho 'tis
not sure that they did nothavo the same lilni
of a feeling for the chairman of the commit -
tee , The department .seems to bo getting
along much smoother than some people do -
siroto SQO it. The Investigation will , however - ' '
ever , bo conducted Impartially , and if Fire
man Nicholson has boon doing wrong ho will
probably bo required to give a very explicit
explanation.
The best 2. " > o hose in the country is to bo
found nt the lloston Store , Council Bluffs ,
cither in gents half hose , In wool or cotton ,
In ladles' ull wool or cotton , in misses all
wool or cotton. Boston Store , Council Bluffs.
Hoynl Arcanum.
The regular semi-monthly moating of Fi i-
A delity council , Hoyat Arcanum , will bo held
this evening at 7:30 : o'clock. Among other
important business which is to ho transiictod
is tbo installation of the following ofllccrs i :
Ucgcnt , U. Al. ( jould : . vlco regent , Chnrlos
JJeno ; orator , 0. L. Foils secretary. ' ! ' . E.
Cov.n ; treasurer , A. W. lucKmaii ; guide , O.
1 > . Haien ; wanton , II. Anderson ; sentry , A.
VUalrymplo ; past recent , F. II. Waruor ; tnis-
SteM , J. Patterson , T , E. Cavin , W H. Itob-
111600.
The most complete line of hlnnkoU nnd
comforters , hosiery nnd underwear in the
city IR nt the Iloston Store.whcre good goods ,
low prices , cash and ono price to ull is their
rule liostou Store , Council Bluffs.
II1E SEWS IN THE BLUFFS.
Property Owners Threaten to Enjoin Im
provements Asked for by Mr , Paul.
THE UNION DEPOT SCHEME STiLL ALIVE ,
New Co n fill en uo CJnme Harris
Yield * to I'atc ami Matrimony
To Air the Troll crs
Minor Mention.
J. W. Paul , the well known Omaha real
estate nmn.was in the UltifTs yesterday afternoon -
noon with n full sized Ki'lovr.acc. Hols the
oivncr of u liit'Ko tract ot land In thu north
western | > arl of the city which ho purchased
for speculative purposes , Amonj , ' other
things ho owns nil the hind on both sides of
Twentieth street from avcnuo O to
the levee , mul the majority of
It from nvenuo O south to U roadway ,
lie has been working for sonio tlmo past to
cnfiini'er nn ordinance through the council
iirovidliifj for the grading of tlio entire street
from Ilroadwny to the river. Ho at last
succeeilod , nnd the ordinance wns passed
authomiiif , ' the raising of Twentieth street
to permanent grade ns far ns Avcnuo 0 , nnd
to n , temporary grade from Avcnuo C ! to the
river. The contract wns let nnd everything
wns apparently passing nloiiR swim
mingly. Hut when It emno to sicn-
\ < \K \ the contract anil beginning the work , the
other men who owned property In tnnt vicin
ity set up a howl , They didn't want to go to
the trouble and expense of lilting up the
street away out there where , us the said , nobody -
body ever went. In fnct , they gnve it out
cold thnt if nny attempt was niaiio toward
ping on with" the work they would have nn
Injunction issued.
Mayor Mncrao lind not yet signed the con-
trnct , nnd ho consulted City Attorney
Stowiirt in regard to the nutter. In accord-
nnco v.ith Mr. Stewart's advice , ho post
poned signing the contract until the attorney
should hnvo time to look uplnscal authorities.
In the meantime ! the work is at a stand
still , and Mr. Paul's only alternative is to
nut on n sniillnc face and give the Council
Hluffs rcnlcstnto owners a nikliiR ever the
conls toe trying to stop public improvement.
It IH Still Alive.
A new tnok has hccn adopted In the con
troversy between the citizens and the rail
way companies over the depot facilities In
this city. A petition has been prepared nnd
signed by the mayor and the board of alder
men and will bo presented to the state rail
way commissioners asking them to step in
and compell the railroads to provide decent
places for their passengers to sit whllo they
nro wultiiiR for the train.
The petition states thnt Council Bluffs is n
city of nbout thirty-live thousand Inhabi
tants and thnt nine railroads run Into the
city , of which six have no pns > scnger depots
In the city , nnd no place provided for the
safety , comfort and convenience of the citi
zeus and the general traveling public , The
commissioners are then asked to take the
necessary legnl steps to eompell those six
comDanioa , viz , the Chicago , linrlinpton &
Qulney. the Kansas City , St. Joseph & Coun
cil Bluffs , the Wabaih , the Sioux City &
1'ucifio nnd tlio Chicago & Northwestern to
erect suitable passenger depots for tholr sev
eral roads In this city.
AVho drafted the petition is a matter of
some doubt , but whoever it vros apparently
proceeded upon the theory thnt the union
depot scheme which 1ms caused the business
men so many sleepless nights and has been
boomed by the newspapers with such doa-
pumto zeal , has fallen through for good and all ,
The length of time which has elapsed slnco
the public was last informed by the depot
committee that the union depot was now a
sure thing , probably hud something to do
toward bringing nbout the present action.
It was amnlterof considerable comment on
tno streets yesterday that the mayor and
nldcrmon should sign a petition which could
only bo surmised to bo pointing toward the
consummation of the union depot enterprise.
The petition is worded that the erection
cither of a union depot , or of several local depots -
pots , may ho what Is wanted. It rends , how
ever , as though the local depots would suit
Just ai well , and maybe a llttlo bettor. It is
stated ttiat a similar petition is being prepared -
pared for general circulation among the busi
ness men.
Bargains In blankets and comforters at the
Boston store , Council Bluffs , this week.
Horse blankets and lap rones at cost at
Tlieo. Bcckmnn's ' , 'J 7 Main street.
The I'oyVnn Too .Sharp for Him.
Wednesday nftornoon n young man entered
Toller's grocery store on rowcr Mnln street
and ordered n small bill of groceries.
His purchases amounted to { I and ho re
quested the grocery man to send enough
chaugo with the delivery boy to break n $ : o
bill , which wns the smallest bill his wife had.
Ho loft orders to have the goods sent to No.
il'J ! Bluff street as quickly ns posslolo. The
stuff , vas fixed up and the boy was given ? 1 ( !
in chiingo and dispatched to the address
given. When he arrived there the customer I
was waiting at the gate. "Glvo mo the
change and I will go In and get the $ " . ' 0 bill , "
remarked the fellow , ns the boy Jumped cut
of the waijon. The request wns so novel
that it 'excited the lad's suspicions and
ho refused to part , with the cash
until ho got hold of the bill that
needed to ho changed. His suspicions were
not nlliiycd when the fellow protested that
they had the diphtheria in the housoandhls
wife could not sco anybody and the boy must
not go In. Finally the boy asked him to as
sist in carrying the basket to the roar Dorch
whcro his wife could hand out the bill with
out exposing any person. The follow took
hold nnd helped carry the basket around ,
still Insisting on the boy giving up tlio
change. When the porch was reached matters -
tors catno to u climax and the follow broke
und ran.
It was simply a now confldcnco scheme and
the caution of the boy prevented It being suc
cessfully earned out. The people living at
the nouso hna ordered no groceries and the
fellow was nn entire stranger , who expected
to get the money into his possession upon thn
pretense of getting the bill changed and then
skipping whilu the boy waited.
J.C. Blxby , su > am noatlng , saultiry en
gineer , 203 Morrlam block , Council Blurts
Pomona Brand Hoarhound tablets will ro
llevoyourcouuh , Pomona stamped on each
tablet. Ask your druggist or candy dealer
for them.
To Air thr , Tro'tcrs.
A scheme is now on foot which will bo of
interest to these who uro fond of fast horses
anil who enjoy trying their speed. Avenue
G is to bo raised up to gr.ido from fifteenth
to ThIrtj-second street , provide ; ! llio consent -
sent of adjacent property owners can bo ob
tained a-id made into a rnco track.
The city now has no plnco where
ono can speed his horse with
out fear of molestation by blued-contcil of-
llcials except West Broadway , nnd that being
vnnved it isnltopethcrto hard on the nnlin.il
The now roml will not bo paved , Mr , J. \ \ ' .
Paul of Omaha Is ono of the originator * of
tlio plan , but lie is backed by a
largo number of Council Bluffs nnd
Omnhn men. Thu schema has boon
considered befprc , but whenever It has
been tried tlio country in the vicinity of the
tract which had been select as tlio Held for
operations has built up so rapidly that it had
to bo abandoned. The names of the property
owners nro now being secured nnd evcrv
effort will bo made to gain their consent to
the grading of the street.
The Boston store. Council Bluffs , is show
ing special value in blankets and comforters
for this week.
Special prices on ladies nnd cents under
wear this week at the Boston Store , Council
Bluffs.
He Married tlio Girl.
Mrs. McCoinb , whoso connection with the
George Harris-AIugglo McCoinb affair was
noticed iu these- columns a few days ngo , ap
peared before Justice 1'nttou yesterday morning -
ing and withdrew the charge of seduction
which she had uiiulo acalust Harris. The
latter , after skipping from the sccno of hli
troubles on this sldo of the river , went to
Onmlui nnd had been living there In peace
until an oflleci appeared iiK | > n the
sccno with n > warrant for his ar
rest. When confronted In court ho
ndmittcd thnt lib claim to hitvo hnd a mnr-
rlapo certificate was imt a Joko. Ho said ho
had nothing against the girl , und was willing
to nmrry her right then nnd there If they
would onlv RVO ! him time to get a license.
So the llccnio was obtained and the two
hearts that hail been ono to all outwnrd IIP-
piMrnnce * for . n Inng past were legally
united by Judge Hrlslcy ,
The Council Muffs Music Co.vill continue
Iti business nt5'.S ) llroadwny under the pres
ent management of J. 0. Lungo. Thanking
the ) nubile for Its pist patronage wo hope to
meet our old customers again , as well as
many new ones. COUNCIL HUT PS Mfsio Co.
Council f Ijifl's ( Jooil KiHMiL'li lor Him.
A strange sort of n rumor got into circu
lation by some means n fe\v days ngo that
Judd Wehs & Co. , the heaviest real estate
owners nud dealers In Council Blurts , were
thinking of closing out tliero Interests hero
nnd Investing there larco capital in Chicago.
The rumor hail evidently been created by
some person unfriendly to the firm. It
wan generally discredited by the public ,
but it. was mode a pretext hy the
UKI : reporter for ncall upon Dr. C. B. Judd ,
the principal member of the linn and the
pioneer boomer of the city. "I have heard
tlr.it rumor , " said he , "but I f'lought ' it
scarcely wortii whllo to contradict , I. I can
only account for it by the fact tbaf t have
opened an oilico in ( Jhicago for the handling
of my electric belt business , which has
grown into Immense magnitude , ami solely
upon the merits of the articles. There may
bo plenty of Kilt-edged Chicago investments
available , but \vo nro perfectly satislied with
the opportunities presented m Council Blulfs ,
where the safety is as great as placing your
money in gobernmcnt bonds , and Infinitely
superior to Chicago realty on account of
triplv superior results.
" We have not touched u picro of property
in Council BlulTs that has not Docn the moans
of making us money , nnd wo have built homes
for hundreds of people In the city who are
not only thoroughly stitlslled with them in
every way but who could soil nt nn advnnro
today that would bring thorn abettor interest
on their investments than they could have
found In any other direction.
. "Wo have Invested hundreds of thousands
of dollars in Council Bluffs realty in the
past few years , and wo are so well sat
islied with the outlook for the future
that our arrangements for the coming ycnr
provide for much houvlcr Investments. Wo
have built some of tlio best residences in
Council BlulTs , which wo have sold on easy
terms nnd at prices that were far less than
the people could have built themselves with
the beat , llgurcs to bo obtained from contract
ors and all cash payments. Wo are enabled
to do this for the reason that wo nro whole
sale dealers In lumber mid building materials ,
and furnishing nil the material and employ
ing our own men to do the work wo can give
better figures than any contractor cin give.
The character of houses wo nro buiidlmr
nro nil lirst class , but we will erect
any kind of n house the purchaser may
desire , lot him furnish the plans ,
select his lot , and build his house far
cheaper than he can do It and glvo him his
own time to pay for It. Wo nro going into
the business much moro extensively than
ever before , nnd will increase our facilities
for the purchase of building material from
first hands. Wo uro so well satislied that
Council Bluffs is all right that wonrosuro
wo will furnish handsome , modern homos for
many moro people before iho year ends. "
The American District Telegraph Co. has
been reorganized nnd is now prepared to give
prompt servico. Special attention to express
and parcel delivery.
Buy your coal and wood of C. B , Fuel Co. ,
C30 Broadway. Telephone
J'JUISOSA 1 , J'A It A. GKA flfS.
II. S. Ryan loft for Denver last evening.
F. J. Chambers has returned from Texas.
Frank Stuhbs has returned from a western
trip.
trip.Henry
Henry C. Glosolman has gone to Macon
City , Mo. , to live.
Frank S. Pusoy and wife loft for Denver
yesterday afternoon.
Miss Lonoro Garrctson of Osccola is visitIng -
Ing Mrs. J. J. Steautnaa.
W. B. Hazcn , examiner for the department
of justice , of Washington , D. C. , is in the
city.
Mrs.'Woodhurst nnd Miss Carrie Hcin-
shclmer of Glcnwood were in the city yester
day , the guests of Miss Cora Woodlmry.
A. B. Cline returned yesterday from Don-
ison , where ho went to attend the sickbed of
Mrs. Cllno's mother , who died last Tuesday.
W. D. Kirkland has returned from DCS
Molnes , where ho attended the state conven
tion of Modern Woodmen. Mr. C. O. Saunders -
ders of this city was appointed alternate
delegate to the head , camp which moots in
Omaha in ISM.
Mr. Johnsoa R. Carrothers of this city has
just returned from DesMoines , where ho was
In attendance at the state camp meeting of
the Modern Woodmen , It has heretofore
been the custom of the order to appoint
deputy head consuls promiscuously , but
under the now arrangement there will
bo but ono appointed for each con
gressional district , in each state where
the fraternity is represented. Mr. Carrothers
has received the appointment for the Ninth
congressional district , and while present at
the meeting in Dos Aloinos ho nad conferred
upon him the honor of being called upon by
the head consul to exemplify the secret work
of the order to the entire state delegation.
Ho lin.s also recently boon appointed agent of
the Woodmen's Accident association.
The best French cook hi western Iowa is at
the Iloto.l Gordon , Council Bluffs.
The Council Bluffs Paint and Oil Co. has
opened up under supervision of assignee.
Cash patronage solicited.
After the Itnllrnndp.
Considerable fault is being found by the
owners of property on South Seventh and
Eighth streets with the neglect of the Hock
Island and Milwaukee railway companies to
raise their tracks at their intersection with
those streets. An ordinance was on the
verge of passing about a year ago coin-
polling these companies to raise their
tracks in order thnt the streets might bo
brought up to grade. The companies asked
the council to wait until spring and thov
would do it of their own accord. The ordi
nance was accordingly allowed to rest , and
the railroads did the samo. The Jumping oft
place of live or six foot still rcinai'j ) where it
wai then , and there are as yet no slgus of it
being removed.
Great success.
Kcllablo goodt
Fair dealing ,
Bottom prices.
AtC. II. Jacauomln &Co. . No. 27 Main street
Whnt n Alan Is .Made OP.
Iluxloy's table of weights of the differ
ent parts ol the average human body ,
often referred to as a most interesting1
compilation , has now been largely su
perseded by a table prepared by n
French chemist , which gives the pounds ,
ounces and grains of the diileront ele
ments hi a human body of tlio average
of 154 pounds , It is as follows :
Elements. Jui. Oz O
Oxygen . Ill 8
Hydrogen . 14 fi
Oijrtion . 21 o
Mtroiii'ii . : i ] 0
1'hosphorus . i 2 B
Calulum . .
Hiilpluir . , . o 0 219
Chlorine . 0 2 47
Ko.il mil ( suit ) . 0 U 110
Iron . o o 100
Potassium . 0 0 SIX )
Miimieitum . 0 u J'J
Silica . 0 0 IS
Total . HH 0
A Good Chance for Grave llnhucrg.
Within A few days past , nt Victoria ,
II. C. , an Indian burial has taken plueo
in duo and ancient form , and above
around on the rosarvo. At the head on
either side were placed two white Hags.
Over the top of the wooden cover is
spread a gray blanket ; on ono nldo of it
la n cracked glass , and in front there IB
n gilt-framed mirror , near it being dis
posed hiindkorchiofd and pieces of gay
colored chintz.
IT HAS A 1IOSOPOLY IN TIME ,
Millions Worth of It Solu'TJverYear by
tha Wtslern Union Telegraph Oonipaay.
OV/ITIS / RECKONED AND PEDDLED OUT ,
i"oii IMish a Itutlon aiul Clocks All
Over the Country are H
ulntcd to tlio'Sun's
Crossing.
Ono million ilollnrs' wortii of tlrao Is
; old by the Western Union telegraph
loinpnny every your , says HOMO IJacho
n the Chicago Times. It onjoya what
practically n monopoly In the market-
K ( 'f ' tl'la ' commodity in the Unltcil
states , tuul a vigorous protest against it
ins boon nddrcssotl to the government ,
'rlvnto astronomical observatories all
vor llio country complain that Hiich
iminoss us they would olhorwlso do in
i way of selling tlmo Is destroyed by
ho grunt corporation. To make all this
Icnr it is necessary to explain that the
ilg naval observatory at Washington
onslclors It an important part of Its
lustncss lo determine , nnd glvo away to
my ono who chooses to nsk for It abao-
iitoly correct time at noon ouch day.
'x ports paid hy Undo Sam inako the
amputation and press the button at pro-
lisoly 12 o'clock , thus communicating
ho hour to the various departments in
ho city. The Western Union Is per-
.littud to have its instruments in the
00111 whence tlio message is sent , with
in attachment to the button , BO that the
lews is flashed directly from tlio ob-
ervntory , without oven the aid of nn
porntor , all ever the United States ;
caching even so distant a point ns San
within the space ol not moro
han onc-ilfth of a second for such Is
ho utmost twinkling required for the
Kissngo of nn electric spnrlc through
! ,000 miles of wire. To accomplish this
ho telegraph company Is obliged
o take all other business oil the wires ,
each day just before 12 o'clock. Three
ninutes and a half before noon arrives
operators in all parts of the country
ceuso sending and receiving messages
mil ilovoto their attention to attaching
wires in such a manner as to establish
unbroken connections from Washington
with points in every section of the union
.o which the lines extend their ramifica-
.long. A dozen seconds before the time
jell Is to strike , a few warning ticks
como Hushing along , und at the very
moment when the sun passes ever the
seventy-fifth morldiana current gives a
single throb from Maine to Florida and
; rom the Atlantic to tlio Pacific , inform
ing nn expectant nation of the time of
day. Of course there in a dilToronco of
Lhi-eo hours botwcon Washington anil
Sun Francisco , hut that dilllculty is got
jvor by dividing the whole country into
Tour perpendicular strips , each 'strip ,
setting its clock by the tlmo of the mor-
' tdinn that bisects It from north to south.
This strip is always onu hour later than
the next strip to the east. When you
get to Chicago you put the hands of
your watch ono hour hack ; having
reached Omaha you sot thorn another -
other hour rearward , nnd upon
arriving in San Francisco , 5'ou lind
yourself still ono hour in advance. In
this way the noon signals sent out from
Washington serve to indicate 11 n , m.
for Chicago , 10 n. in. for Omaha , and 0
, a. ra. for San Francisco. Now , tlio way
in which the telegraph company makes
money by distributing the tlmo in this
manner , is by soiling it to the people allover
ever the United States who have clock-
nnd find It of importance to keep thorn
right. In this manner it itoops eors
reeled hy electricity to absolute solar
time no loss than 7,000 clocks In the city
of Now York alono. Each clock is
charged for this service $15 a year ,
which makes an income of $105,000 so
derived from tlio metropolis only.
Doubtless quite $1,000,000 annually is ob
tained from tlio setting of clocks once a
day In the populated centers , small and
largo in the union. All that the com
pany is obliged to pay for the time
which it soils for so vast a yearly sum ,
is tlio costof maintaining its'instruments
at the oilico in Washington. Hut it must
bo remembered that the cost of stopping
telegraphic operations for four minutes
in the busiest part of each day through
out the entire country is not inconsider
able. Novortholos ? , the profit is suf
ficiently great to excite the indignation
of the private observatories , which
wish to sell time themselves ,
against the Western Union. They con
tend" that , although they are ahlo to
make and deliver an equally good and
accurate tlmo themselves , the prestige
tigo naturally attaching to government
time drives their product out of the
market and ruins the local trade they
might otherwise find profit in. Who is
going to buy time of them when the
game commodity is to bo purchased at u
cheap rate from the national astron
omer ? In response to their protest , ad
dressed to the secretary of the navy , the
latter has replied that anyone Is welcome -
'
como to the same privileges 'enjoyed by
the Western Union company in the get
ting of tlmo free of charge ; the Postal
telegraph for example , is welcome to
put its own instruments in and Hash the
raossago of the button whithersoever it
listoth. As things stand at present the
government is glad to extend in any
fashion the courtesies of the hour to 00-
000,000 people and moro particularly to
secure the accurate dropping of tno
noon tlmoballs in all important seaports ,
in order that mariners' hmy bo able to
correct tholr chronophers. This last
was from the start the prime object of
the service. So far us the expense of ob
taining perfectly nu'ourato time is
concerned , the Western Union
or any other concern cbujd establish and
run an effective plant at a first cost of
$ o,000 to 12,000 a year , The clocks that
are sot every noon in a thousand cities
and towns by a slnglu pressure of the
button in Washington nro equipped with
a peculiar oloctrio contrivance , BO that
the current passing1 'through them
springs the hands of each timepiece
simultaneously to the 'p6lnt of 12. The
observatory does not reckon its time by
the sun , but by the so-called "llxcd"
stars which nro so far off that tholr po
sition with relation to the earth does
not change appreciably within a few
months or years. Star time is the only
true time , therefore , The operator look's
through a big telescope and watches for
a given star that ho knows to cross the
piano of the meridian. As it crosses ho
records what moment it does so , 3
shown by a star tirao clock with a twen
ty-four-hour dial. Then ho consults a
printed table , that shows Mm at just
what number of hours , inlnuh's and seconds
ends the star In question must actually
have crossed the meridian piano. The
table is right , and by as much as the
star time clock differs from it the latter
is wrong. No attempt is made to sot the
star clock right , allowance being simply
nuulo in consequent calculations for
the error thus discovered , which
amounts only to a fraction of a
second in some dnju Next the corrected
time , as taken from the star clock , is re
duced to suii time , which requires sorno
flpurlnp , inasmuch ns the star year is
ono day lontfor tlmn the sun year. A
sun time or "standard''tlmo clock stands
close by , nnd the amount that this varies
from tlio truth having been ascertained
nllowanco Is mndo for the error In fendIng -
Ing the noon stroke all over the country.
inm the observatory all the chronometer *
made for the nuvyn re tested and roeulated
before they are sent out on vessels , each
ono of which 1 supplied with three
ilrat-class chronometers , as well us ono
that IB half used up , called a "liaclc , '
foB carrying about und for rough service
generally. ! It takes twenty-one weeks
oln testing to properly regulate and prove
olci chronometer , and part of the trial
consists in subjecting tno Instrument to
the notion of cold in ati Ice-box , and to
beat communicated through steam pipes.
Each chronometer , when given out , is
accompanied by a chart telling just how
itA will vary under certain temperatures.
A curious exhibit now shown at
tlcl ho observatory includes eight
ihronometers thnt went down
irn the grout gale that swnmpcd
irSi fair part of Uncle Sam's navy at
Si . Their glasses are broken and
t heir ) wokrs nro BO far used up that they
ire no good any longer ; . The astrono
mer of the National observatory , 1'rof.
"jtl , who made the fatuous discovery of
tlol ho moans of Mars not long ago , spoke
olhi f these two Interesting tmtclitcs ns
jolng each about the sly.o of iv forty-aero
Ici . Revolving about the plunot like
itl wo pretty llttlo golden shuttles , one of
tlh , honi presents the phenomenon of travel-
tlfi ng iirouu J moro than throe-times as
fi U3t ; as Mars himself does. Thus is pro
duced ' n very surprising appearance of
'hlngs from the point of view of the MarIan -
Ian inhabitants , who see this rapidly
moving moon seemingly rising in the
, vest mtd Betting in the cast , while its
companion ( In reality circling in the same
direction with It at a speed compura-
'Ivoly slow , rises In the east and sots in
, ho west. In this way both moons are
icon in the heavens at once , one going
ano way and the other the other. They
are doubtless dead spheres , like the one
hiit pursued its endless journey around
lie earth , nnd uro not supposed to bo
inado of preen cheese. It is an aston-
'shing ' fact that these two moons of
Slurs , so recently discovered , were ro-
'erred to with much accuracy of dcscrip-
, ion by both Voltiiiro and Denn Swift in
heir satirical writings , thus
inticlpating astronomical science ,
nt which their sarcasms were
limed , by a century It was all guess on
, heir part , but assuredly one of tlio most
I'omni'Kiiblo guesses ever made. Describ-
ng his voyage to Laputa , which was in-
nibitcd by a people given ever to the
ictlonco oil astronomy , Gulliver says :
'They have likewise discovered two
essor stars or ententes which revolve
nbout Mars , whereof the innermost is
distant from the planet exactly three of
"ts diameters , and the outermost live of
Is diameters of the planet ; the former
evolves in the space of ten hours , and
, ho latter in twenty-one and a half
.lours. " Now , the fact , is , ns discovered
only the other day , that Mars really has
two moons , un inner and outer one. The
diameter of Mars being a little ever
1,000 inilos , Gulliver's estimate- for the
distance of the inner moon from the
ihinet was about 12,000 miles , whereas
t is actually 10,000 miles away. For the
outer moon Gulliver gives 2U,000 miles
as the distance , which is rculJv only
15,000 mile" ) . So ho was only 2,000 miles
off the fact as to ono moon , and 5,000
miles us to the other. Gulliver men
tions the time of revolution for
tlio inner moon as seven nnd
half hours ; it is aclually ton
hours. The time for the outer moon is
set down by the imaginary traveler at
twenty and a half hours ; in fact , it is a
little ever thirty hours. Pretty good
for a guess at moons that never ottered
to human observers until a century later
the slightest evidence of tholr existence. '
Voltaire described the journey of
Microinegasan inhabitant of Sirius.who
left the great dog star for a visit to the
solar system. "LIo traveled , " wrote the
satirist , "about 100,000,000 of leagues
after leaving Jupiter. Coasting by
Mars , ho saw two moons circling around
the planet , which have hitherto escaped
the observation of astronomers on the
earth. " Prof. Hull has named his
moons Diomos and Phobos , after the at
tendants of Mars , who are spoken of in
book xv. , of Homer's Iliad as helping to
accoutre tbo god of war for conllict.
Ho spake ami summoned fear and flight to
yoke
His steeds and put his glorious armor on.
Prof Hall says ho has little doubt that
Mars Is inhabited , perhaps by human
beings like ourselves. Conditions there
are suitable to such life and strongly re
semble these found on earth. Its more
eccentric orbit takes it at times in its
journey around the sun further away
from that lireat bource of lioatso that its
winters must bo moro severe ; but cold is
modified by atmosphere , nnd It is known
that Mara has an atmosphere because
clouds are frequently soon obscuring its
surface. The planet , the diameter of
which is one-half that of the earth , is
about equally divided us to its area be
tween land and water. Its poles are
capped with ice and snow , and these
white caps , plainly visible through the
telescope , increase in size in winter and
diminish in the Martian summer. Prof.
Hull has no dilllculty in seeing through
the mighty telescope at the observatory
the wonderful "canals" mapped out by
Schiapurolll , the Milan astronomer , on
the surface of Mars. These canals , so-
culled , because they do not look like any
thing else in particular and albo because
they seem Invariably to connect sea with
sea , intersecting every which .way , must
bo several miles In width us well as thou
sands of miles in length. Whether they
are great roads , canals , bridges , or other
sort of public works , there is certainly
nothing approaching them in this world ,
But Prof. Hull does not think that they
are artificial at all. Though entirely at
a loss to explain thorn , lie supposes they
are natural markings on the
plunot. The question whether
other planets are inhabited is
always an interesting one. It is certain
that the four great outer ones Jupiter ,
Saturn , Uranus and Neptune cannot
support animal life. Their density Is
small and their consistency moro or less
liquid and gaseous. Jupiter , the biggest
of the planets , the diameter of which Is
moro than ton times thnt of the earth ,
is a sun not yet quito extinguished and
oven now giving out heat. From time
to time a spot appears upon its surface ,
which is a black hole in the midst of the
flro , big enough to drop the earth into ,
Saturn is hot too. while Neptune and
Uranus are BO far oil that nothing much
can bo ascertained about them , beyond
the fact Unit Uranus has four moons
and Neptune one. There may be life on
Venus and Mercury , though it must bo
warm , inasmuch ns Venus is a third
nearer the sun than the earth , and Mercury -
cury is not half so far away. All these
planets , together with the sun around
which they revolve , nro traveling with
n velocity inconceivable directly north
toward constellation Iloreuless. Doubt *
less the solar system on tills mighty
journey is pursuing the path of a vast
orbit around eomo central point un
known. Once it was thought that this
point was Slrlurf , and agiilnt that Itvtis
Alcyone , in the Pleiades ; but neither is
true. Our Hun and its system are but
ivsinullaflalr allogothor , anyw.iy. What
wo cull the orb of day in only one-eighth
of the size of Slrius. And even this hit
ter giant sun is far surpassed in magni
tude hy ever BO many ether suns that
are wheeling through the heavens with
tholr constellations in plain sight. To
To Soft Coal Consumers.
GOING LIKE HOT CAKES.
What is ? Our Celebrated Jackson , Illinois ,
Best' in the market , Nothing like it. Order
o
early and avoid the rush.
A. I , Thatcher ,
Telephone 48. - 114 Main Street
make them moro beautiful , Iheso suns
nro of illITcront colors. Vegn , In the
constellation of the Lyrehns a lingo sun
of an oxquiBlto hluo tint , Slrius is white
and Alpha OHO of tlio several glgnnitc
suns in Orion is blazing red.
JHNAIUI THK Jt\OJ.i\S.
A Plea I'or the Protection if Settlers
In Northwest Nchrnnkn.
CiiAnnov , Neb. , Jan. 14. To the Editor of
THE Br.r. : Ills stated < n some of the papers
that the Indian trouble Is likely to bo settled
without disarming the Indians. The argu
ment In support of this idea is that the In-
dlans need arms in order to protect their per
son and property aKalnstuuscrupulous whites.
Wo mlcht ask is not the strong arm of the
law sufllclcnt protection for Indians us well
ns for white men } Does the Kovornmont en
courage the white man to go armed with n
Winchester , n revolver , a war club nnd a
hatchet In order to protect nis property ngalnst
lawbreakers , anil to insure peace with his
neighbors ? Tlio fact is a white
man would bo us promptly and soverolv pun
ished under the Juw for interfering with the
right of an Indian ns for violating any other
law. Tnc inato spirit of Justice prompts
men to protect the weak nnd ignorant against
nil who would tnUo undue advantage of their
condition. Uut put arms into the hands of
the Ignorant and vicious Indians and the
notions Into their heads that they may use
them , mid you will at oncosco < nll sympathy
nnd the spirit of protection and toleration
withdrawn by the whites , and the two classes
become enemies , each ever ready to mistrust
and take advantage of the other. I have
lived in Nebraska near the Indians for
twenty years , and know the spirit of the
people 01 the northwest , and I will frocl.v say
thnt the idea of them inking advantage of un
armed Indians , or to molest them in person
or property , isalso. . The Indians have not
a single grievance against the settler at
this timo. The notion held by the
ofllccrs at Pine Kidge agency , that tlio In
'
dians necU arms' to protect themselves
against the whites , wns born in the agency
in time of war , when cowboys and settlers
showed a disposition to protect their property
which cost them years of toil and privation ,
and their loved ones ngaitiht the painted ,
bloodthirsty robbers who were on the war
path I'.nd daily running off their stock and
causing hundreds of settlers to abandon their
homes , never to return.
Uecanso the settlers and co vboys show a
disposition to get after the Indians and settle
this matter before this whole country K depopulated -
populated , and nil the years of toll they have
spent in building their homos is worse than
wasted , 1 * no reason for supposing that they
would molest the Indians in time of peace.
The fact is there is nothing for the Indians to
shoot except white men and their
stock , and 1 have a nice chroma for the army
officer or government ofllcinl who will glvo a
single reasonable excuse for permitting a
lanro body of suvngo Indians , who arc wards
of the government , to have arms mid ammu
nition in largo quantities. U is true the gov
ernment o\vcs the Indians just what it agreed
to give them , and it is the duty of the gov
ernment to see to it that the Indians
are not robbed by its ofllciuls and
contractors and innocent blood shed
ns a consequence. And whllo
the government owes the Indians ,
who llvo in absolute idleness , much , it also
owes something to the hardy pioneer settlers
who have ii.ivo the way for civilization by
taking their lives Into their own hands , and
tt built schools , churches and cities on the
trackless prairies. All the settlers aslt Is
that the Indians bo disarmed , that It bo made
unlawful to sell them anus or ammunition ,
ami thnt they bo totally prohibited from hav
ing i arms of any kind nt any tnno at least
until they have cheaper game to hunt than at
present. 1
1i The Indian question will not bo settled
until the government abandons the policy of
keeping 1 largo bodies of them together. If
they could bo distributed throughout the dif
ferent states in small settlements surrounded
by white people , with . .whom they and
their children .would como in dally contact
in a business and social way , the.v would
very soon lose the habits of the savage and
in time become self-supporting cllbons. The
present method of handling the Indian is
very unsatisfactory to all parties concerned.
The idea of keeping thousands of them to
gether , talking their own language , making
no effort at improvement or self-support ,
keeping the savngo nature alive by permit
ting them to chase and kill thcjr beeves on
issue day ns they would so .many bufTnlos ,
would lead a stranger to suppose wo were
trying to keep' them In their natural state ns a
relic for future generations to behold. Some
nro educated In the east and then permitted
to return and loaf in complete Idleness and
take on again the Imblts of the savago. Un
less the Indians are disarmed people will
leave hero by the hundreds , as they will not
live in a country adjacent to thousands of
well armed savages who nio likely to again
break out as soon as the soldiers are removed.
The pconlo at Washington seem to have
plenty of time to investigate the matter as to
whether Sitting Bull was murdered or not ,
and why ft bravo oftlcor should not know
the difference between a smooth-faced
painted buck with a gun in his
hand and a blanket over his bend ,
and a squaw in the same uniform ,
but the don't serin to have tried to Invest- !
gate the condition of the settlers who hnvo
been compelled to abandon their homos and
stock on account of the Indian trouble. A
llttlo investigation would reveal the fact taut
any half way settlement of this trouble will
bo fatal to the prosperity of the northwest ,
Uut if the Indians are disarmed nnd properly
supplied with the necessaries of life , this
country will recover confidence ; and prosper
ity before the summer is como and gone.
CJ. A. EC'ULUS.
How to Avoid Choking.
The substance which causes choking
may either bo at the top of the throat ,
the entrance to the gullet , or lower
down. If at the upper part of the throat
prompt action will often remove it ,
either by thrusting the finger and
thumb into the moutn and pulling tha
obstruction away , or , if It cannot bo
reached so us to pull it away , a piece of
whalebone , a quill , or even a penholder
anything at hand should bo soi/od
and pushed down as a probang , so ns to
force the Hubetanco down tlio gullet.
Tickling the back of tiio mouth with a
fiwthor , so as to produce sudden retelling
will sometimes dislodge it , or a sudden
( splashing of cold water in the face ,
which causes involuntary gasping.
Should the patient become insoiiKiblu
before relief can bo afforded , it must not
be assumed for certain that death has
taken ploco , and Hiieh remedies as dash'
ing cold water in the fuco and on the
chest and applying ammonia to the nos
trils should be continued until medical
aid arrives ,
A Mttlo liny'H Courage.
A boy Boven years old who died ol
diphtheria at St. Adele , Quebec , lab !
week , displayed remarkable courage
Sitting on u chair near the stove , ho
SPECIAL NOTIONS.
COUNCIL BLUFFS.
rm I ADIKS-Try Dr. Miller's Immo trnat-
S-ment for foinnlo dlsiwmj.i. Snfo. mild mill
sun1. Al o l > r. Miller's plki pastlles ; ri.ilnli'.sa
nuil guaranteed tocurii. Korsitlo In Council
HlnlTs nnd Ornuhn only liy MH. A. A. Smith ,
I'-'HS. 1st st. . und Mrs , O. K. HlBiflns. IMiJ
l < cuveiiwiirtliM. , Uinnlm ,
" \\rANTKl7-\Vork of any klnd'To" younu
* ' 111:111 : IT ypnrs of auc. Will irlvci Rood nifor-
cnoi's. Addivs4 O. A. S , , Scott hoiiso , N , Main
t. , Uoimcll Illuira.
I XCIIANOIM ) Throush Mlstul.nA iiovr
J-Jilouhlo 1'nlsloy Hhiuvl with d.irk ccntor
wns tiilieii fioni Hoytil Arcnnuni hall atiuirly
on nlKlit of li ) < si > iiili ) < r 27. IS'.W , Urtum to MM.
A.,1. Stophouson , ltd Washington uvunuu , und
get thiilrowii.
" \ \ fANTKIMan for hraiii'ii o iticT < . Salary
i' if'Spor inonlli and it
ooiiinilsslon.fiU so-
ciirlty required. No. 007 Willow avenue , Coun
cil llfnirs.
LOW A fiirmi for salo. nl i ) choieo Rardi-ii nnd
fruit land niiar I'oniH'll lllutiM Jolmaton
V Van Patten , Kvrrutt block ,
"ITOlt S.VIjK or RoiitIbar.lonT
L' housB * . by J. H. Uloo. 1UJ Main
UlutTa
CITIZENS STATE BANK
Or Council Bluffd ,
CAPITAL STOCK SI50.00Q
SURPLUS AND PROFITS 65,000 ,
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. . . . 215.000
DlllECTOlls-I. A. Mlllnr , V. 0. Olmson , E. U
Kliuiart , 1C. K. Hurt , J. 1) . Uiliiuindson , Uharloi
U. IhuuKin. Truii80t ! genor.U banlclir ; busi
ness , l/trxoit oupltil and surpliu of uny
bank In Sjuthwostorn Iowa.
INTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS ,
Xr 11inlnrc ! Attorneys nt Law. Priio-
X MllmlllS
( tloo in the atato und
federal courts. Itimnis , ' ! , 4 and 5 Shufart
llcno block , Council llluir.s , IOWA.
riuloy Bnrke.G.'o.W. Howitt.Tlm B. Oamdy
Ihirkc , Hewitt & Casady ,
Attorneys- - Law
IMIACTICK IN TIIK STATK AXI ) KK
COURTS.
OITlcos : J. J. Drown llulklins , Council Bluffs ,
lown
OFFICER & PUSEY ,
Comer Main nnd Broadway.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , IOWA.
Dealers In ( orolsii ; ntnl tlomoitla
Collection made and Uiterujt paid on tlma
deposits.
liLuilo oil.A.ll Uift
All It I n da nf Dyln ; nnd Cleaning done In tha
HighestStyloof ; the Art. I'uiluil ami Studied
l''alirlcsmudo ' to look us good us IIDT.Vorl {
promptly done anil dullvaruil lu nil iKirts ot
thusouutry. Bondfor prlcu list.
0. A. MAUHAN. I'ron. ,
101J Uroadwar. Near NorUiwosturn Depot ,
COUNCIL llMJiTS. I A.
27 MAIN STKUET.
Over 0. II. Jacauomln Sc Cos Jewelry Slot
Electric Trusses ,
Belts , Chast Protectors ,
AGENTS WASTED. DR. C , B.JUDD.
OOG Broadway , Council Bluflfe , l
TKM31M10NICS.
OFKIOE. 97. KKalDKNOB , I
D. H. McDancld & Co. ,
Butchers' ' aid Factors' Supplias ,
Market Fixtures
, Casing , . .
Fplonsnnd Kaiisnijo Mnknra' Machinery. 87W (
fe.J Miiln Ht. , Council niuITs , lu. Alsu Uoalo
u Ilidui und Kim.
warned his pnrontti that his end waa fuat
approaching , anil then proceeded to dls-
IIOBO of Hovoral Hiimll articled which ho-
longed to him. To ono of his llttlo
broihoi-H ho gnvo his pouknifo , to an
other his pocUotbool ; nnd IIH ! now hoots ,
and to his Bistor a case for pens mid pou-
ciln. The poor llttlo follow had Bcarooly
deposed o ! nil hm worldly goods whoa
ho fell back in hit ! chair find expired.
Heating In fitonoll Lettering.
A novel sloncll is now employed for
putting on largo lottorlnp on railway
cars. The opan epaccB uro convorcd
with brass wire netting of about ono-
olL'hth inch incut ) . A uhort , btilf brush
in used , with which the workman beata
tlio Kt'oucil instead of rubbing it , and so
gotb a good body of thick whltulond upon
the car. ThiH lottarlrig Is Halt ! to keep
bright much longer than that put on
with the ordinary stoncll , which cannot
bo thoroughly brushed in without danger -
gor of thu paint Grouping u'mlor tlu %
pluto.