THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , MARCH 29. . 1801.-SIXTEEK PAGES
THE OMAHABKE.
COUNCIL DL.UFFS.
OFFICE : No. 12 PEAIIL STREET ,
Delivered by Carrier In any part of the Clt.v.
JI.V. . TILTON - MANAGER
TELEPHONES !
Business Ofllco , No. 43 ,
Klfht Editor. No. 23.
3I1\OK JIKXTMS.
V. Y. 1 > . Co.
Council Bluffs Lumber Co. , coal.
Prof t'a chattel loans , 2&I Sapp block.
Uoiiulno Kock Spring coul. Thatcher , 1C
Main
Tlio Ooo < l Templars will celebrate their
fifth anniversary tomorrow evening at their
hull over fester's ' drug storo. All arc In-
vltcd.
Doloy Helm WM fined tlO.70 In police court
yesterday morning for drunkenness and dls-
turbjurf the peace. ( Jcrnril Schrailer was
tnxeii up a llku amount for a plain drunk.
Tor n crnnd good tlmo attend the fifth
annual ball of the Council Hluffa switchmen
nt Mnfconle Temple Imll Monday evening ,
April 0. Their bulls nro amonB tlio moat enJoyable -
Joyablo given In the city.
.An Kaitcr concert wilt bo given at the
t'oiiRrepatlonal church this evening conslst-
Inir of appropriate music and recitation * .
Mr. "William Murphy and Mlii Mary Olllvcr
of this city nnd Miss 0race Baleli of Omalm
will assist. .All are cordially wolcomo.
Harry Wilson , n colored man , evidently a
Blcoping car porter , win arrested by Ofllccr
Kemp yesterday afternoon on Broadway for
drunkenness. When searched nt the police
station he was found to have $102 In cash and
$10.10 In orders on business houses on his
person.
Kthel and Hayimnd Sprague , children of
V , A. Sprague o'f-TlB First nvo , nro 111 with
scarlet fever. Two coses of measles wore re
ported yesterday nt the residence of Lars
Jensen'Sin Eighteenth nvcniiv. Oertrudo
Thomas , living at 5'J7 T wouty-llrst street , Is
sick with measles.
At thu I'resbytorinn church this morning a
solo will ho rendered by Mrs.V" . W. Sher
man entitled "Kmtnain , " the words of which
were composed by Hov. CJ.V. . Orofts ot ttds
citv. A dilot will bo simp by Misses Minnlo
Mcrklo und Lu Porterlicld entitled ' 'Our
Saviour , " by C. A. Wlilto.
Suits have been begun in the superior court
against the tirmof H. fciseman it Co. tjy the
following plaintiffs and for the following
amounts : Stclncr , Kahn & ( Jo. , J4V ) ; Unvld
Adlcr it Sons' clothlifg company , ? 0ftj : Giver-
Jiaud Brothers. Sl.rJJ.47 ; Vouttp & Uuther-
ford , SMASH" ; Kayo & Klnesteln , * SSt.
In district court yesterday nftcnioon a pe
tition was ( licit by 8. 1 * . McOonnoll asking
for a writ of attachment upon the property
owned by .A. T. Lainson to the amount of
tlOIO. , The plaintiff alleged that ho had
signed a note as surety for Lainson , and had
been compelled to pay the note nnd interest.
He further alleged that the plaintiff was
about todispojoof his property to defraud
his creditors.
A notlco of appeal was filed in district
court yesterday in the casoof A. T. Flick-
Ingor vs. William Sledentopf. The suit was
tried at the last term of court and a Judg
ment was rendered In favor of the plaintiff.
The case will bo hcurd on appeal before the
supreme court at its May session at DCS
Moincs. Lutz& Shepherd will move into
their new ofllco lit the U rand hotel building
April 1.
Peter Knight had an information Issued in
Justice I'ntton's court yesterday , charging
Jo tin Merglo with obtaining money unucr
false pretences. Ho claims that Morglo
agreed to build a nouso for him for $75. Ho
wont on and built the house , nnd in some
way , Knight does not know how , ho claims
Morplo gflt $150 out of him. Ho claims that
the extra $75vns obtained fraudulently.
The ease will DO given a hearing Monday.
Fred Elscnhulmcr lllca informations
against John Kelly and Ed Sherman in Jus
tice Patton's court yesterday morning ,
charglag thorn with obtaining board and
lodging under false pretenses. Elscnhelraer
keeps a boarding house on Lower Broadway ,
and last summer ho Had the two'mdn at. his
place asbonntcra. . They suddenly skipped
out , ho claims , without settling tbeir boai-d
bill , nnd from that tlmo until yesterday ho
heard no more from them. Yesterday ho
learned that they wore in the city , nnd at
once proceeded to try to got hold of them.
Sherman was caught and his case was sot
for a hearing tomorrow. Kelly was in
Omaha and the ofllcor could not flnd him , so
that ho escaped nrrost.
A suit was commenced in district court by
Ed DurKo against. John Wallace to recover
the prlco of n horsa which ho claims ho was
cheated into buying. Ho states that ho
bought the horse of Wallace , and paid him
$50 for It , on the statement that it was twelve
years old 'and frco from blemishes of any
kind. Ho claims that ho afterwards founil
that iho horse was much inoro than twelve
years old , and that it was broken down and
unlit for work of any kind. To secure the
payment of the price of the horse "Wallace
took $ . " > 0 worth of hogs under n mortgage.
Ho P Hones also that ho has been damaged in
the sum of 27 by having to feed nnd take
cnro of the aged steed. Ho asks judgment
against Wallace for $100. .
Iost-On night of March 25 , largo "English
mastiff , licht fawn color , black snout and
oars , black leather collar , with heavy chain
attached. Liberal reward for information
sent to George U I'ullmdn , Council Bluffs , 01
C. A. Altmansporger , Mindcn , la.
Hay by the car load. Apply to W. S.
Homer , 407 Broadway , Council Bluffs.
l * JfAKA.GMtA.etrS.
Mrs. J. J. Shea is very ill.
K. L. Shugart is confined to his homo on
First avonno by thogrippo. .
Miss Agnes Drake leaves today for Cres
cent , where she exacts to teach school.
Mrs. W. V. Walker has returned from nn
extended visit to her old homo in Rochester
N. Y.
J. P. Weaver , who has boon very ill for
several weeks , is reported slightly improved
by his physician.
Dr. E.I. Woodbury , who has been seriously
ill for some time past , Is Improving slowly.
Ho expects to be out in a few days.
City Auditor Lange , who has been confined
to his homo for the last month , Is so far Im
proved as to bo about his oflloo again.
Oftlcor O. E. Buswlck , who has been con
fined to his homo fortho past two weeks will
a severe attack of la grippe , Is able to bo ou
again , but has not yet reported for duty.
Charming now effects in spring nnd sum
Jnor. millinery at Louis' , Masonic block.
Drs. Woodbury. dentists , ! IO Pearl street ,
next to Grand hotel , Telephone 145. High
grade work u specialty.
The Manhattan , sporting headquarters. N
O'Brlcli.
Trouble Over 11 Meat Market.
A mortgage salo. was ndvortlsoas to have
taken place yesterday afternoon at the inltin
Point meat market on Broadway near Slxtl
'
street , The mortgatra was for fc'jlO nnd cov
orcd alt the stock and Jlxturos. The mort
gageo was John A. Crelghton of Omaha
The stock bad boon mortgaged by the forme
proprietors , Messrs. Muchoit & Poffer , am
the payment of the mortgage had not boei
assumed by Lenko. Consequontlv Leako
claimed that ho did not have * to pay
the mortgage , and made it doeld
odly unpleasaut for Deputy Marsha
White when ho attempted to servo the paper
White broke down the barn. Uoor and line
taken possession of the horses whoa sud
denly Constable Evans appeared on the
scene armed with a landlord's writ of attach
incut that had been Issued In Justice Cones
court in favor of Martin Casey , the owner o
the building , to secure the payment of the
last month's rent , The landlord's ' writ tool
precedence of thomortKagOj aiidcoiiHcoucnth
the shop Is now in the possession of J. J
Stewart , the attorney for the landlord , Ho
did not take personal possession of the stock
bowoyor , but appointed Mr. Loako in bi
plucu to carry on the business ,
Fruit farm for aalo on reasonable terms
within ono nnd one-half miles of the P , O.
all in bearing ; good buildings ; possessloi
given at onco. Call ou D. J. Hulchlnsoii & .
Co. , 017 Broadway ,
.Evans Laundry Co. , 6201'oarl street. Telephone -
phone 2W. Uooui called for and delivered.
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS ,
Attorney ttouoml Stone's Aigttrmnt Sup
porting lowa'i ' Olaim to East Omaha.
LAW AND FACTS IN THE MATTER ,
I'oIntH on AVIiloli the Attorney Hopes
\Vln-AVhcrc to Worship llic
LnHt llnllrond Victim
Unidentified. '
There has bcon n great amount of publle
interest In the Cut-Oft Island case , which is
now pending In supreme court. This Inter
est has been caused largely by the steadily in
creasing value of the property which hln liti
gation , and the promise It now gives of being
u favorite location for manufacturing Inter
ests. The white lead works which have been
removed from Omaha tp the Island are the
llrst to start up tncre , but it Is stated that as
Boon as tlio ownership of the land is decided
as regard * the two states , property will begin
to boom. Heal estate mon are therefore
greatly interos ted in the nffair , both In this
city nnd In Omaha , and the decision of the
supreme court will bo looked for with con
siderable nnxltty by these who nro Imme
diately concerned.
Attorney General Stone , who has been , nt
work upon the case in connection with City
Attorney Stewnit , completed the answer to
the petition of the plaintiffs yesterday and
sent on tlio papers to bo tiled lu the supreme
court nt Washington. The answer consists
of fourteen pages of typo-written
paper and contains nn exhaustive
reply to tbo allegations of the plain
tiffs. The main " points In It nro as
follows : Tlio defendant admits that the
states of Iowa and Nebraska were admitted
as Mlcgci ) , uml also that the line dividing the
states was substantially as given lu the pe
tition. It alleges , however , that the changes
which wcro made in the course of the river
wcio not made by 'imperceptible extensions
but rapidly and suddenly. Ills further al
leged that the Missouri river Is a river of the
lint-class , and that the amount of water
which ilows through it varies largely
at different times. The plain through
which it flows at present consists of a soft
Triable lo mi , wtlcii is very susceptible to thu
action of the water. It readily yields to the
force of a current nnd the banks of It afford
very slight resistance to the changes which
the rapidly flowing Missouri is constantly
making. This plain is also very nearly level ,
being as high at the base of the bluffs that
border it as it is in tlio center , and therefore
the force of gravity dees not help to confine
the river to any part of It. The current of
the river is very rapid , varying at different
stages of the water from live
to ten miles per hour. The river
Is subject to annual and semiannual
nual frcshots , during which it rUes and
spreads over a largo portion of the alluvial
plain. During these freshets It often cuts
through the necks of bends , entirely for
saking the former channel , ana while It Is
subsiding it cuts away its banks on ono side
nnd builds them up on the other , often as
rapidly ns 100 to 150 feet within twenty-four
hours.
On account of this uncertainty the bed of
the river Is not In fact the channel In which
it now Hews , hut it consists of the whole
plain lying between the bluITs. Instances
nro cited where strips of territory hundreds
of feet wide hnvo become covered with the
water of tho. river and after the freshet has
passed away the land then became dry as
before. Largo tracts of land , covering many
acres In extent , have been taken away from
tbo Nobraskn sldo of the river by the force
of the current.and , the river used them as Its
bed , but later in the simo season the water
passed away and loft them dry and far re
moved from the course of the stream.
Notwithstanding these sudden changestho
defendant alleges thai tlio land that is thus
washed away can be tdontltlcd as being the
same land , and in the same position , thu
changes having only affected the surface soli
to a depth of u few feet. It is also claimed
that all the land which h claimed by the
plaintiff , has boon formed by the rapid pro
gress of avulsion Just described.
The remainder of the answer Is occupied
by a description of the boundary of the states
as fixed , by the center of the stream at the
time of the admission of Iowa to the \inion ,
and the course of the river as it flowed in
1877 , immediately prior to the sudden cut-off
from which the "island" takes Its name.
In the present suit the attorneys for the de
fence realize that they must turn from the
whole course of previous litigation and stnko
out In now nn'd untried paths before they c.m
hope to gain n decision in their favor. The
law was plainly defined In the decision of
Judeo Brewer of the circuit bench and sub
sequently alHrmod by thn supreme court , in
the case of the East Omaha land company v.s
Thomas Jeffries , in-which it was decided that
all the accretions along the shore of a river
belong to tbo party who owns the
adjacent territory , and It was further
more decided that this law applies to
the Inndjalong the Missouri river , the s amo
as to any other. The endeavor of the attor
neys for tbo state is to change the decisions
of the courts in the present instance , by rea
son of the great and suddon-chanpes which
are constantly being made In the course of
the river , so that It is necessary to have some
other boundary line from which to reckon m
oritor to prevent continual chances in the
ownership of property along the banks. That
is the ground upon which they hope to brine
about a change in the trend of the decisions ,
and that is the ground upon which tholr
hones for succors rost.
In connection with the present suit , a com
munication was sent yesterday to Mayor
Macrno by the city attorney In his ofllcial
capacity , In which ho states that It Is im
possible to predict the result of the present
litigation , but all sides are agreed that the
matter should be settled once for all.
"Thoruloof tbo supreme court , " ho says ,
"If adhered to in the present case , as it has
been laid down In previous decisions , would
determine the allegations of the plaintiff cor
rect. Notably is this so in the Jeffries' case.
Wo do not consider , however , thutafttho facts
wore fully presented to the court in that in
stance , and that if tbo facts are fully pre
sented to the court the boundary may bo
changed a-s compared with the ono claimed in
the present caso. In that event it may bo
dotcrmlned that the greater portion of the
Island belongs to the state of Iowa. The
same rule that would on ono theory crivo ut
a line on the meander line of 18ol U liable to
run the same line on this sldo of the two
bridges nnd put them on the Nebraska sldo. "
A Bountiful Millinery Displny.
Despite the bad \\eatbor the formal open
ing of the Council Bluffs ralllluory parlors by
Misses Sprlnk & Kagsdnlowas a big success ,
anddrow a large attendance durlnc t.ho lasl
three days of last \veok. Not only In the
beautifully trimmed goods displayed but in
the general arrangement of everything about
the parlors did the young ladles show tholr
consumata skill. It was ono of the finest
Easter displays made In the city. Tbo rooms
are largo , well lighted nnd handsomely fur
nished. 'Xho character of the millinery is in
keeping with the place , and many of the
llnojtKuutor hats worn today were pur
chased nt the now placo. The young ladies
received many compliments , nnd will nt once
take a foremost position among the milliners
of the city. The bad weather und tbo carl v
Easter mudo it Impossible to purchase the
usual Easter goods , and the ladies of Council
Bluffs and vicinity who have yet to select
their spring millinery will nnd U decidedly
to their advantage to visit the now parlors.
Do you wont an express wagon or boyl
the A. D. T. Co. , telephone 170 , Xo.
11 North Malu.stroet.
J.C. Blxby , steam noatlns , sanitary en
gineer , 20-J Morriara block , Council BluQs
Killed by a Train
Coroner \Vaterraan and Undertaker Estop
wont yesterday morning to Island Park to
take charge of tbo man who was killed night
before last by the freight train on the Hur-
Huston. They were accompanied by W. J.
Davenport. A Jury was empanelled nud
an lu < iuost held , . .afterwhich the re
mains were brought to this city
to the undertaking rooms ofV , O. Estop.
No facts were brought to light before the
Jury which would Identify the Tdedd man. It
was learned , however , that Fridsv evening a
off the sorfRibound ! hl ? .a ° ? cription had been put
train for refusing to pay
his fare. Tbls man had stayed at
Island Park all day , and it was
tuat ho bad tried to
got on the southbound passenger
train to proceed on his Journey when ho be
came caught In the wheels In some way and
was crushed to death.
The dead man was terribly ninnglcd , Ills
face was bruised almost beyond recognition
uid his limbs were broken , out ho hail ovl-
dcntlv not boon passed over by the wheels ,
DM his. parson were found some glaziers'
tools , which wcro the only things that would
t tid to identify him.
Sl'KING 0001)8 ) AT110S10N tiTOHK
Kollicrln ! inm , Wliltolaw & Co' * . At *
traotlonn Tor the \Vcek.
Notwithstanding the gloomy weather of
last week thousands of people of Council
muffs and vicinity visited the Boston store
to admire nna purchase the bountiful spring
goods that wcro opened each day , The
spring styles of ladles' dress goods were never
so Imndsomo ns they nro this year. The de
partures from last year's styles nro
very radical and embrace all grades of
goods. During this week ladles will bo
well repaid for a visit to the Boston store
whether they wish to purchase or not. They
will enjoy looking at the mauv now and beau
tiful fabrics which they can find , and if east
ern prices will bo any additional inducement
they will bo unable to resist the temptation
to select something. Every line is full nnd
you will bo well entertained when looking
them over.
Wo will furnish you wall paper this spring ,
In nil tbo latest stvlos , nt eastern prices , luul
will guarantee satisfaction both in quality
nnd material. HOS'l'ON STOKE.
Council Bluffs , la.
FOTIIEWXGHAM , WlllTUI.AW & Co.
Now carpets dally arriving at bed rock
prices at the Council Bluffs carpet company. '
Hontlojgcrs : Tried.
Judge Love's tlmo yesterday in federal
court was occupied by the trial of prisoners
who had been Indicted ou charges of soiling
whisky without a government license.
George Wells , William Powell , Elmer
Watrouj and S. J. Hainsoy each pleaded
guilty to the charges npaln st them and weto
lined $100 and given sentences of thirty days
in the county Jail , B. P. Hntton was tried
and tound guilty of the same offense , and re
ceived alike punishment.
Six Indictments were returned by the grand
Jury , but none of the parties nro as ot under
nrrest , so that the names of the indicted ones
cannot bo mndo public , The work of the
grand Jury will probably bo completed about
Tuesday next. _
Our line of carpets anJ parlor furniture
will bear Inspection. Wo c'alm ' the largest
stock in the citv. Mnndel & Klein.
8t. Ilnriianl's Hospital Bazaar.
l/ommcnclng Monday evening ona of the
most pleasant events of the season will occur.
It Is the week's bazaar and social , literary
and musical entertainment to bo given by the
young people for the bonoilt of bt. Bernard's
hospital. The Armory hall in Masonic tern-
plo has been engaged for the purpose , nnd
each evening during the week it will bo the
sccno of special attractions. The following
is the programme that has boon arranged fpr
the opening Monday night :
I'UOailAM.ME.
Overture Dulbey'n linnd
OIILMI I nit add rvss M ayiir M ucr.io
Vuiso fatyrmlu II. A. Wnlloiihnpt , op. :7
Miss Sadonla Clark.
Il'injo nud songs Ulonn brothers
IjaCiillfurnlnn Henry llcrz , op.107
KstellnMaxon.
I'AUT SECOND.
Itccltntton Miss Cclla If IIIIOH
Vocal dtiot llono lioyomt O , A.Vhlto
Tlio Misses Murray from Mttlo Ploux
Violin solo , selected Albert Xcrkowakl
Instrumental duct
. . .MUbL'H-XcItlo Alooro umtJonnlo Kuntlng
Solo , selected , . .Ed. F. Cojcley
A gold headed cane will bo voted to the
most popular county ofllcor. This will at
tract a great deal of rivalry nnd some spirited
work. Another feature that will excite still
more interest will bo the voting of a hand
some and valuable gold necklace to the most
popular young lady In the city. The third
event , which will call out the greatest
amountof enthusiasm , will bo thovorlnp'of
the valuable grip to the most popular travel
ing man in the city.
Ualhoy's band has boon engaged for the
entire week and for those who wish It tbcro
will bo dancing each evening.
The general admission to each of the week's
entertainments will bo 25 cents.
Theyoungladlos of AH Saints guild.of the
Episcopal chureh will given sociable in the
Hoyal Arcaaum parlors Thursday evening ,
April 2 , Admission 25o. A general public
invitation Is extended.
Carpets , furniture , stoves , tinwaro , crock-
cry , in endless variety oa easy payments at
Maudcl & Klein's. '
John Scbickotanz has opened a barber
shop nt 10414 South Mala street , and is ready
to servo bis frleuas and the uubllo In general
in his line of busiircss.
"U'licrn to Worship.
Broadway Methodist Church , T. McK.
Stuart , pastor. Residence 2. " > 0 Fletcher ave
nue , ijorvicos at the Masonic temple , corner
Fourth street and Broadway utlOiO : ! a.m.
Enstor services in cpnnoction with the Sab
bath school : 7:80 : p. m. , sermon to the travel
ing men ; 1'J in. , Sabbath school ; 0:30 : p.m. ,
class meeting.
Saint Paul's church Holy communion 8 a.
m. , divine service today at 10 : 0 n. m. and
7:30 : p. m. The Easter music will bo as fol
lows : Morning service Dykes In "F , "
nnthcmThey have taken awny my Lord , "
Stalner ; anthem , "Tho Lord is My Strength , "
Smart. Kvetilng service Ooss in "CJ. " The
Sunday school service will bo held at a p. m.
Young mon and strangers always cordially
welcomed to these services. T. J. Mnckay ,
rector.
First Baptist Church. Preaching in the
morning at 10:30 : by the p.istor. Sunday
school at 13 m. Young peoples mooting at
U3 ; < ) . The Sunday school will give aaEastor
entertainment in the evening at 7:30. :
Hov. Edwin B. Graham of Omaha will
preach ut the Bethany Baptist church this
morning at 11 o'clock.
Trinity MethDdlst Church , Ninth Avenue
and Fourth Street S. Alexander , pastor.
Easter services , 10:30 : a. ra. ; Easter Sunday
school concert , 7:30 : p. m. ; Sunday school.
IBm , ; young people's meeting , ( liO : ! p.m. ;
class meeting , l0 ) : ! ! a. m ; prayer meeting
Wednesday ut 7:80 p. m.
First Presbyterian Church , Corner of Wil
low Avenue and Seventh Street Rev. Ste
phen I'helps , pastor. Unstcr services and
floral decorations. Preaching by the pastor
nt 10:30 : a.m. : young people's meeting at
0:30 : p. m. ; at i :80 : p. m. a meeting for boys ;
parents and others , however , invited. Ad
dresses by Mr , I * . L. Johnson , assistant state
secretary of the Young Men's Christian asso
ciation for Nebraska , who has the work
among boys in that state under tils charge ;
also by Paul Hlrkok , only fourteen years old.
Young Men's Christian Association , Mor-
rla-m nioeit Dr. A. W. Hnrtupor will lead
the young men's meeting at 4 D. m. All men
of the city nro invited. Good singing , short
talks. Mr. S. W. Matthlo of Dos Molnes will
address the railroad men at 2:30 : at same
niacoas above. Ail railroad men invited.
Master Paul Hlckock. the "boy orator" of
Nebraska , and P. L. Johnson , manager o I
boys' work in Nebraska , will nddros * a hoys'
mooting In the Presbyterian church bundiiy
evening at 730. ; Everybody Invltod , espec
ially all the boys of the city.
Beroan Baptist church Divine services at
10 : ! W a. m. and 7:30 : p. m , Sunday school at
11:45 a. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening.
Congregational Easter will bo fully ob
served ut the Congregational church today.
Sermon by the pastor in the morning. Kx-
orclses of the Sunday school at 13 m. Easter
concert In the evening. All are cordially
welcome.
Iho Travelers' Union.
A largo number of traveling men mot last
evening In the board of trade rooms In the
Merrlam block to take further steps in the
organization , which was commenced "a week
ago ; The following ofllcers wcro elected !
President , Henry Coff0011 ; first vice prcsl
dcnt.O. L. Ilammol ; second vice president ,
II. Franklin ; secretary , A. W. Johnson
treasurer , 11. S. Illlin ; directors. E. H
Haworth , E. C. ( lleason. M. C. Swallow ,
W. A. Strong , Ed Howe. The name of the
organization is the Travelers' Union of Coun
cil Bluffs , la. It is thu present Intention to
have the organization made ou a broader
basis than was at llrst expected. An effort
will be made to establish similar lodges in
other cities and have tbo present body the
mother lodge of the whole. As a Iratcrual
organization It wlllctlo known to the world ns
tbo Commercial M/jft-ims / of America.
Meetings will boihold once n month after
the lodge has bccli completely organized. At
present , however , until it is gotten Into run
ning order the mWiincswlll be hold weekly.
Two weeks from last evening thcro will bo a
meeting held , nt a'plnco to bo selected by the
board of directors between now nnd thnt
tlmo , at which Urn degree of the order will
bo conferred on the members. The directors
nro also to malto arrangements for a hall for
the permanent hc.id'iuartors of the union. It
will bo lilted up at a parlor nnd will bo open
for the use of thdra&'mbcrs on Saturday even
ings nnd on Sundays. Ueforo ndjournlng
the members of tbd-hnlon extended a veto of
thanks to Air. S. Hi Vndsworth , secretary of
the board of trade , for the use of the rooms
last evening ,
Our spring stock is now complete. H you *
want to bo tn style call nt Holler's , the tailor ,
SJ10 Broadway.
"The Grand" Opening.
Progress la being rapidly made by the
board of tratlo lu perfecting nrrnngcments
for the grand banquet to bo given on April
15 , In celebration of the opening of the hotel ,
"Tho Grand , " to the oatronngoof the publle.
It hns boon decided thnt thp num
ber of Invitations to the bnmjuct
shall bo limited to 150 , the reason
ably fair seating capacity of the
dining hall , and the prlco of adnilsMon on
tickets bo llxcd at $ , ' 0 cneh. It has boon
further determined thnt the opening shall .bo
in accord wltb the wishes of the donors , who
mndo It possible for the city to hnvo this line
structure erected within its limits , nnd that
nt least ono-hnlf of the tickets shall
ho reserved for them , nnd the remainder
bo distributed to the wdolesalo and johDlng
houses , the traveling men and others , ns they
shall call for the same. Committees of In-
vltnttons , of arrangements nnd of reception
hnvo been appointed , and Mr. John N. Bald
win has been designated as master of coro-
monies.
The commltteoof Invitations Is having the
Invitations prepared , nnd they will probably
bo ready to send out curly next wcelf. Mr.
Baldwin , in connection with the committee
of arrangcmnuts , Is preparing a programms
for the occasion. It is expected that ton or
llfteen distinguished guests will bo present
from abroad to grace the occasion.
Shugart & Co , carry largest stock of bulk
Held , garden and flower seeds In the west
Catalogue and samples by mail ,
J , B. Atkins , western agent for DoPauw's
plato glass company , will Rlvo estimates on
plato delivery in Iowa nnd Nebraska ,
The Unity Guild Kiitertniiiinunt.
BTho Unity Guild inusicnloand dance will beheld
held next Friday evening In Hughes' hall.
Excellent dance music has been provided and
the following flrsUolass programme will bo
rendered !
IMano solo t.nst Hope Gottelmlk
Miss Daisy A , lIlgRlnM.
Voeal solo Selected Mrs. Wiikoflold
Violin solo . .MiirtlnUhiLrloslIlgglns
First inotomunt Concert No. t
. ( ! hiii-lpu 1) ) . lt rlnt
. _
Itccltatlon Tho.I biers' \Vlfo..jllss. \ loniilo Pile
Quartette Gloria Furnors mil's II lint
Mrs. Klngsbury , Miss Cutter , Messrs. Helm
und .
Contralto solo-Miino With Me Shelley
'MIsiDulsy A. HISKlns.
Vocal solo Tomorrow Will HcKrlday
r. . . } . . .i.Uov.CharlesII. Helm
Itccltiitlon The Irishman's Panorama. . . .
, Jlr.JohnT. Field
Vocal solo When tlioTMo Comcrf InMlliirio ;
Mrs , KlnKSlMiry.
Violin solo Ynnkiicy Doodlo. II. VliMiiirtcmps
Master C'lr.iHcs IllK liiH , pupil of Prof. E. J.
i .llrett.
Trio 1'rotcct Us Through the Coining
Night Cowcn
Mosdamcs MullKrWnkcflold and KleUtnoml.
Knmns AVhen't in Good Condition.
UVI.VKSTOX , Tex. , March 23. In answer to
an inquiry mnJoby tbo Galveston chamber
of commerce into tie ) condition of the wheat
crop in Kansas the replies received show
that the present acreage is not o ; > ly larger
than over , but thot wheat crop has never been
lasuchtttno condition at , thls sca on of the
year. , - r , - . ' > . , ,
.Now Wire Gun Tested.
NEW YOKK , March 123. The now wire gun
Wonted by John Hamilton Brown of this
city visa tested todayat * Fort Wndsworth by
navy nnd army ofticials. AU present ex
pressed themselves a * satisfied that ttio now
gun was an improvement on the others that
had boon produced in this country !
Ilrcak in a Dam.
OTTAWA , Ont. , March 28. The dam at the
Junction of tbo Hidcau river nnd the Ridcau
canal gave nwuy partially today. Great
efforts are being made to save the dam.
Should they fall New Kulnbunt will bo
flooded. Residents along the river banks
have in the meantime abandoned their homes.
LEAGUE.
The Onuxlia District Convention to ho
Hold This AVcnk.
The convention of the Omaha district of
tbo Epworth leagues , will beheld in Omaha ,
Tuesday March 31 and Wednesday , April 1.
The league of the Mngio City has made ar
rangements to receive and entertain tbo del
egates , and has made the following com
mittee appointments. 'Committee on Enter
tainment Messrs. E. U. Button , AV. L. Nor-
rls and S. E. Miller and Misses Bluncho
Glasgow and Cora Cress. Reception Com
mittee Messrs. Clarence G. Buck nud J. A.
Silver and Misses Mabel TJ. Silver and Sarah
Oppernmn.
The district ofllcors are : President , Uov.
F. W. Bross of Omaha ; first vice president ,
Miss Cora B. Smith of Omaha : second vice
president , Tdlss KffloAdriancoof Jameatown ;
secretary , Miss Cot-lea Long 9f Morth Bend ;
treasurer , Miss JessioBoggs of Purple Cane ;
ooard of control , Unvs. C. C. Wilson of
North Bend , C. Snavely of Purple Cano and
K. J. Cocking of Nlckorson ,
Rev. C. N. Dawson will have charge of the
singing. .
The programme arranged is as follows :
TUKIDVV , MAltCII Ill-AtTEIlNOON SK3SION ,
1:30 : DuvotlonalH. conducted by Hov. T , 0.
domiciling , pKsldhiR older of Omaha
district ,
2:00 : Address of welcome bylllss Mabel Sil
ver , South Omaha Eptvorth league.
2no : lo8)onso ) liy Mlsj Lee Wiiro , I'lipllllon.
. . 1' . Newman.
3:00--AddrC : ! > 3 by HIshoti.T.
EVKNINQ 8KSSION.
7:30 : Itccoptlon and Introduction of Delegates.
8sl5 Conference , conducted by Itov. 11. A.
Crane , President of Tenth General
Uoiift-rcnco District Kinvorth Loai'iio.
Subject Tlio Development of the Ideal
Typo of Piety among Young Mcthod-
IfitH.
1 , It must boilntulllpnt , Itov. J. W. Itob-
limoii , I'rttfljlent Fremont Epwurtli
2. It must bis Social. Hov. II. 0. DnyholT.
I'rosldontMrtli Nebraska Conference
Kpworth li&auo.
3 ItMiiHt bo tJj' rveiit , Itov. 1' . H. Merrill.
pastor Elri4 Muthudlst Eplhcop.il
ohiiruh , ( Jmjuia.
WEDNESDAY , AUIIi 1.JIOHNINC1 8ES1SIOM.
9:00 : Dovotlonnlii . .conducted by Hov. H. J.
,
0:30 : Thu Work rtf the Vouns People after lo- !
* vlvnl , John llazolton , Hocrotary of
Omaha Young Men's Chrlstlun associa
tion , iiii
OU-S-Dlsousslon. , ,
10:00-llow : toSMrk VourCommltteos. T.
. president Yminsr IVoplo's So
ciety of Uhflstluu Khduavor , Howard
street , Omuli'n.
I0ir : > Dlseiissloiuolli
10:40 : The Kpworth Icasuo llnndlnft Conrso.
and llow to Muko It of Value , Mrs. J , 1 < .
lliinsiMi , FfiWioiit.
I0.r : > 1 DIsciisslon.fciK
llUO-Oiir JinilortliraRiio. Ml Dcsslo Jeter.
South TotitU Junior league.
11:10 IMscnmlon. , , , . ,
Il:30-0iir0nieiitl : Organ. The Epworth Her
ald , Ifov. Li. U. Kddloliluto , Seliuyler ,
11:45 : Adjournment.
AITKIINOON BECHION ,
UOO-Hnvotloiml * . led by Itov. William Van
Huron , president of Albright l-.pworth
IA-UKUO ,
1:20 : Hoports from Local Chapters.
l:50-ltulatlon of the YOUMB 1'oonlo to the
: -
L'hiirvh'H riniiiices , 0. A. Ooss , llrst
t'huroli , Oinulia ,
2:2 : . , , i , ,
i:15-MutliodUt : Yoimsr I'poplo and Popular
AniiuomontH.MlBsMuo Driver , Trinity
Church , Omulia.
8:25 : DiH-JUsslmi. , ,
3U5-Tlio Training School at Clmutaiinua.
Itov. UeoruuM. Hrown , Chancellor of
Kromont ciiuutn > u < | uu.
nl.rr-Qiicstlon : Hox.
11:40 MlHutilliinfons IlimlneH.
:
4uO-Uonsuorutlon : Service , led by Rov. Chan.
dnavely , 1'urplo Ciino.
KVKNINO 8iH8liy. : (
Tl30-SoiiB Horvlee , lid by C * N. D.iwson , South
Omaha ,
8:15 : Dovotloiiula. *
8ao : Lecture.
SAIL OS THE BRINY DEEP ,
Or a Whirl bj Rnll to Six American Pleasure
Resorts ,
EVERYTHING PRE-PAID AND FIRST CLASS ,
ir You AVntit to Talco n Trip This Sum
mer Without K.vpctiHc , 1'urtlcl-
jmto lit Tlio lien's Mntuli-
less OITer.
Arrangements have DCCII offootod by tlio
publishers of Tun Ben which enable us to
make a novel andjiltractlvo offer to parties
who are disposed to devote thblrtimo nnd en
ergy toward procuring now subscribers for
TimO.MAiu WiaKi.Y Uni : or Tuts Su.su.vv
BIF. ; between this date and the 10th day of
Juno next.
This offer will bo open only to parlies so
liciting subscribers In Nebraska , Iowa , South
Dakota and Kansas.
A careful record will bo Isont of nil sub
scriptions fownnlcd , nnd the awards will bo
made without partiality.
THE EUROPEAN TOUll.
_ To the person that .will socuri ) tlio largest
number of cash suoscrlbers for Tun OMAHA
WIEKIY : Bri : or Tin : Suxmx Bin : before
Juno 10 , 1891 , will be given runi : OK COST A
HOUND Tiitr nunoriAM TOCU TICKRT This
ticket will inchulo llwl-clnss passaco from
Now York to Kuropo nud return. This in-
ludcs also all traveling , hotel and sightseeing
ing cxpensoa. The trip will bo inndo with nn
excursion party gotten up by Mrs. M. 13.
ITrnrlcr of Boston , and will be In charge of
competent suldcs. The traveler has no carat
whatever. The tour covers all the principal
countries of Europe Kit gland , Germany ,
Switzerland , Franco , BelglumItaly and their
prlncloul cities. Including London. Purn
Brussels , Berlin , Home , Florence , Venice ,
Milan , ( Jenon , etc.
frEVKXTV-TiiuEi : n.vvsor sioiiT-snniNO.
The partv starts from Now York Juno 27
nnd returns to that city by September 11.
Taken by any Individual alone , this Eu
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Magnificent mountain scenery , the beautiful
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llowers. "Who has not seen California I
not die happy. " Travel Is nn educator , and
to properly appreciate the vastness of our
great country ono must see Its boat features.
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the \Vir.iav : or SUNDAY Binvo olTcra ticket
from Omaha to Quebec nnd return. What
could bo grander than a trip down the beau
tiful St. Lawrence In mid-summerl To con
template the beauty of Thousand Isles Is de
lightful. How much more delightful to visit
hem when in verdure clail.
And all this pleasure for obtaining sub
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offer n free ticket from Omaha to New York ,
Philadelphia. Washington and return ,
There are no points on tins continental
greater Reneral interest tliiin these thrco
cities. An American citizen has not com
pleted his education until ho hns seen the
seat of government. The persons and points
of Interest in Washington nro innumerable
and to the in tollifont ( observer a visit there Is
full of interest. Now York and Philadelphia
as the commercial andHnanclal centers of the
country are always Intercstlnc.
All this sight seeing and traveling given
away .for obtaining subscribers to the
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For the lltth larcost list of subscribers wo
offer n free ticket from Omaha to Niagara
Palls nnd return. Ever since your childish
wonder was aroused by the description in the
old school readers of those wonderful falls you
huvo desired to see thorn Hero Is the op
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ono without expense , given for securing sub
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odor n. free ticket from Omaha to Salt Lake
Cltv and return. Tha famous Mormon city
is fast becoming a Gentile city , nnd will In
time lose much of interest. Now. this sum
mer would bo n good tlmo to visit the boom
Ing city. Gnriield Beach is of course in
cluded in the trip. This summer resort on
the lake Is a delightful place to pass a few of
the hot summer days. Why not secure a
number of subscribers for the WEEKLY or
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For the seventh largest list of subscribers
wo offer a free ticket to Denver nnd Munltou
nnd return. AVhlle n shorter trip thin any of
the others it combines many pleasant fea
tures , llenver-tho queen city of the plains
is always , worth seeing while the health
and summer resorts of Mamtou are delightful
Indeed. Health-giving , inspiring , restful
amid sublime scenery what trip could bo
more restful 1 All this pleasure for securing
subscribers to the SUNDAY or WEEKLY BEE.
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these tickets are given away I The securing
of the larccst list of subscribers to Tun
WuKKLYor SUNDAY OKI ; . No Jnowspapcr In
the west is so well and favorably known nnd
solicitors hnvo olwajs found it nn easy mut
ter to secure subscribers. Tin : BED'S sub
scription list bos always kept pace with its
reputation and it deisrcs to nud now names to
its long list of friends , Being at all times a
people's paper it makes friends with all
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Cloth Cutter * ' Troiil > leH.
The investigation of the clothing cutters'
lockout that is now in progress at llochcster ,
N. V. , is developing some racy facts. The
investigation Was commenced Wednesday
before the state Uburd of mediation and arbi
tration , both the cutters and the clothing
men being i-cprosentod by attorneys.
The flrsb witness was Adler of Adler
Brothers , who testllicd to the troubles with
the union that led to the boycotting of his
linn. When ho hoard of the boycott ho
wrote James Hughes of Chicago , master
woruinuu of district assembly ail , ICnlghU
of Lmbor , to which the local cutters1 assem
bly is attached. Finally ho ti.ild 8109 to
WulterB. "Wostorbrook in Now York , secre
tary of the district assembly , nnd to Mr.
Hughes $1,000 , The $ Wl ) wore to pay tlio ex
penses of declaring the boycott off and the
fl.OOO for the expense of getting tlio boycott
off. " Witness tostlllcd tnnt ho cave Mr ,
Hughes the check for $1,000 in the linn's
olUco nnd the chock with Mr. Hughes'en
dorsement vraa produced in evidence. It had
.been paid by the Merchants' bank of Koch-
ester. A uumbor of threatening letters from
Hughes to the firm were read in evidence ,
Witness said ho hud bcon advertising ex
tensively for inoro cutters during the p.ist
woo it , but has been unable to secure any. .
The wltuess'lirm had put Slfi.OOO into luo
treasury of the Clothiers' exchange.
Henry Michaels , president of the Cloth
iers' exchange , tcstlllod as follows : "Wo
have often required more cutters , but hnvo
neon unable to obtain them , Last Septem
ber wo scoured two excellent men from Now
York. They worked a week and thuu went
awuy , saying If they remained they would
caitso , trouble between the llriu und
the union , Wo avoided trouble
with the union , Some tlmo ago , John U.
Thein , as a member of a committee , iiskcil us
to discharge Major Sheldon , They bald thu
union had paid him | 50 , nnd ho refused to
pay it over , tasked them If they ox peeled
mo to act as a collecting bureau for them.
Mr. HuKhus chimed In amlsuiu if wo didn't '
discharge that man the house would gut Into
trouble. The next Saturday night I dis
charged the man ; as I Bald , ! avoided trouble
with thounion , Another tlmo I made an ur-
rangcmciit with my cutters to work
nights at certain wages. Mr. Archer , Mr.
Tholn and othora called nnd said those men
must not work under 60 cents nn hour nt
night. I told thorn they were the bosses and
wo were the servants. Wo mild the 60 cents.
Af tcr a tlmo my cutters tddino they had to
stop work at night under orders from tho'
union , and they stopped. There was u ( front
rush of work at the tlmo , niut that \va tlio
rensonvo wanted to run nlghu. I tried ono
tlmo to got my son at work In the shop ni an
nppronlico. The union would not allow it.
At that time I hud two apprentices and
twenty or twenty-seven Journeymen. "
The following tlay James McCliilre , presi
dent of the iiulon , and W. S. "Wostbrook , sec
retary , were both arrested , the former
charged with extortion and ttio latter with
conspiracy.
Hoth men were released ou ball.
Mctluiro li alleged to h.wo extorted monov
from the manufacturers on the understand-
luij that the boycott would bo lifted.
11 AIiSTHAD CONFK39KS.
He Tolls ( ho Unwritten History oftlio
Don CnrliiH Company.
K. 0. Ilnlstoad , who was at ono tlmo con
nected with the much talked of Don Carlos
lumber company , was seen at the county Jail
last nlRlit by a reporter for Tin : 13nu , and
after some hesitation , imulo n statement
showing IndeUtll his connection with the
company and thu peculiar business methods
of Bla/.er nud his piirtnurs ,
"It seems Impossible for the ncwsimpors to
monition the Don Carlos lumber company or
its organl/crs , " said Mr. Halsteail , "without
.most prominently connecting1 my iinino with
tbbir nefarious .schemes. A statement of my
connection with th.it company nnd mv knowl
edge of Its business may tend to dissipate
somewhat the prejudice iipilnst me.
" 1 mot O. I-i. Ulnrcr while in the employ of
the Star Union lumber company of thin city.
The Star company purchased lumber from
Dlnzor , shipped from his mill nt Alountutn
View , Mo. The Don Carlos lumber company
was organized in thu summer of ISbD , with
.lohn 1' . Davis as president , O. L. Illiunr vice
president and general manager and Frank
Kltigmnn secretary. Klngman was u brother-
in-hiw of Blazer and John 1 > . Dwis ofKaw-
cott & lavK attorneys. This llrm being the
company's ' attorneys.
"Ovortines were made me by Bln/cr nnd
Frank Barnard to take clmi'tro of the com
pany's ' oflloo In Omaha. This was In Sep
tember , ISS'J. ' None of the stockholders or
ofllcers of the company were lumbermen , and
they Qxprcssoa n desire to cover this defic
iency. Fr.mk liarnnrd at that time was vice
president of the Mechanics' and Traders' '
bank. From my knowledge of his making
security for Blazer's debts occasioned by his
failure In business , nnd from his evident
acsli'o to enp.igo my services in
the Uoii Carlos lumber company , and from
rcpicscntatlou matte mo by Blazer , I felt as
sured that Mr. Darnurd was either n stock-
bolder of tie company or had some Interest
therein.
"Futuredovelopments proved thiit Burnard
had nn Interest In the mills and desired my
services to protect his inlprosta ; audit pos
sible help him secure his investment.
"Immediately upon taking charge of
the ofllco of the company I secured
orders for about ono hundred cars
of lumber from local dealers. Those orders
were sent to the mills at Mountain View and
Birch Tree , Mo. After a lapsn of sixty days
limUiip that there had been no shipments of
my orders , 1 insisted that I bo allowed to
inuke a trip to the mills , and if possible dis
cover the cause of the delay.
"My first knowledge of the financial weak
ness of the concern was occasioned by lofusnl
of .111 order for supplies sent tea
a St , Louis house. They desired
cash before shipment. I Immediately
Interviewed Ivlr. Taylor , manager of Brad-
street's agency , and Mr. Boll of the Dun
agency , and discovered that Blazer's former
reputation , coupled with the fact that John
P. Davis held about all the stock in hisnainu ,
nnd thckuowledgo that Mr. Davis was known
to bo without capital , cast a shade over the
credit of the company.
" 1'rovious to that tlmo I had reason to be- !
llcvo thill Frank Uarnnrd and Judge Fawcatt
wura the principal stockholders , and that
belief only induced mo to connect myself
with the company.
D "Liabilities accumulating1 nud no shipments
of lumber soon forced au issue , nnd about
DcccmbcriiOa mooting was hcldatJiidga
Fawcett's otllco , Frank Barnard , Thomas
McCajfue , C. it. Blazer and Judge Fawcctt
being present. It was decided that liarnnrd
advance $1,700 , , secured by mortgages on the
company property. That amount was
loaned Barnard by McCague's bank ,
$3.V ) bcin ? used to liquidate com
pany indebtedness at that bank ,
The bnlanco was placed to my credit with
orders to Immediately start for the mills , pay
what bills were duo and endeavor to inako
shipments of lumber.
"Previous to my connection with the com
pany Barnurd & Blazer had Informed mo
Unit they had several thousand acres of tim
ber In Missouri , Upon inspection of the
company property I found loss than eighty
acres of trees and several thousand dollars'
Indebtedness.
"Returning from thorallls about March 1,1
fnund Frank Barnard and Blazer at Kansas
City , I was then informed that the company
property was about to bo sold to Ulen M.
Griffon & Co. of Kansas City. After Inter
viewing Blazer and Barnard Individually I
was satistled that the llrm of Glen M. Griftln
& Co. was a myth , and that
the evident Intention wis to make
paper signed by G. M. Grlflln & Co.
and represent .tho sumo pa per of George M.
Griflln &Co. , n firm at Kansas City with a
comtnorciJl rating of $ .100,000.
"Tho day of my. arrival in Kansas ( Jltv I
interviewed Barnard and expressed my be
lief regarding thu situation , and warned
Barnard against endorsing or havinc any In
terest in the sale of any paper in this
transaction. Several days after I came
to Omaha and resigned my position
us secretary. I considered the company's
affairs outside of legitimate business chan
nels.
' 'It eventually transpired that Blazer sold
C , Do Uoborts of Omaha the Oriftln paper
representing it to bo George M. Grlflln &
Co's paper. Barnard endorsed this paper
and assisted in the sale to Do Koberts.
"Through correspondence of Barnard
to Blazer and held by mo and
know to Do Koborts , Barnard eventually
made paper to Do Roberts for about $15,000
covering the indebtedness of the Don Curios
lumber company and personal debts of Bar
nard. I have all tbo correspondence , books
nnd papers of the company at tbo disposal of
the county attorney.
"I onlydcsiromy friends to understand my
career with this company , which has cer
tainly injured the reputation of all who huvo
been connected with it , "
I'rcaehccl to f > nl > orer. * .
Last Sunday the Hcv , Charles Ferguson of
St. James church , Syracuse , N , Y. , preached
n sermon to the laboring men of that city.
The church wo * filled to overflowing and dur
ing bis remarks the gentleman said !
"I wonder if there nronny hero who cannot
understand that there Is a social condition of
great peril. Are there some here who do not
know what wretchedness and Injustice is put
upon their brothers i That there are people
djlng from Insullicioncy of food ) Ho who
said that half the population wcm without
sufficient food did not comu far out of the
wav. Tlio devastation of war was not more
terrible tlum the devastation that lots out
blood , that turni blood Into water by insiilll-
clency 01 nourishment. As I go out upon the
street , and as I study the cmisn ( It is not Idlu
theory ) , I know thutthis condition Is duo
largely to the cornering of the world's ' goods
in Iho hands of the few , "
"And do you call those who bcllovo that
this pictured scclnl condition Is rcnlara pessi
mists I" nld ho. " 1 should ruthor call these
pessimists who believe that this Is a good
condition , the best condition possible , nnd
that it must go on eternally EO. I have con-
fhlcnco that the | > coplo will work themselves
out of so evil u condition. Ida not believe
that the God who led the Israelites out of the
darkness of Egypt , through thu waters of the
Had Sea , through carnage nnd devastation to
safety , will desert the pcoplu now In this
wilderness of m.immon. I bcllovo that the
church will eventually approve and support
all unions of laboring won. The larger tlio
unions the bnttcr. I am sorry to BOO seine
unions separating themselves Into clans or
attempting to fence themselves off Into whit
they may imaglno Is the aris
tocracy of labor. Such a course cannot
bvinK about best results. I must applaud
particularly the Knights of Labor for their
true knighthood ; for their principle of giv
ing thu weak the help of the strong , I have
given inlich study to their work , and I bullovu
their endeavors are i'l the broad line of man
hood , generosity and heroism. Thny aim at
uniting In ono powerful brotherhood all
laboring mon , and none nro no low but that
they will stoop to pick thorn up. "
Tbo preacher then ald thai the laboring
misn had been guilty of ft little laxity lhom >
solves or they would have sought In the
church i * union. Itv. . only through Christ
that n union of world wUlo magnitude could
ho formed , mid , when ivgcnemtlon of the
church came , labor would llm ! In It a union
vast and complete , working for tbo physical
and spiritual imlvattoti ot mankind nnd look-
in K to the relation of man to Uod and miiu
iinui ,
Apollo dull Notoi.
Dciiiantt talks ot riding a uiioumitlo racoi
tins season ,
Mcfirs ivturncd from n short trip to I . . .
lot-Ion yesterday.
Tapper sooins to bo the fnvovlto for prosl-
dent , and Smith for secretary nnd treasurer.
The Dutch champion mmtourof 1SW , both
ordinary uml safety , Is but seventeen yonM
of IIRO.
Wort * , how about thi\t Y.inkeo Doodle ,
" .Standing up" it must have pot lost lu the
HtllllllO.
There is n rumor that Low Floseher , ono of
the A. C. 0. crack blovclo i-idon , will shortly
go Into t ho bloyclo business for himself.
It h suU that I'rnf. ' Hroockner , iiMlstnnt
director of the Young Men's Christian nsiq.
ointlou gymnasium , will ride a wheel this
spring.
Seat oh says ho would Ilko to hnvo a go at
Mr. 1'ottoruf Toms. Well , If ho overdoes ,
there will not bo enough of AVIIllo Bllllo loft
for his "mamma" to rceonl/o him by.
His probable that I'lxloy nnd Me.u-s will
hnvo a go nl each other before long. Sonny
thinks ho can best the "ICld"Jn u long race ,
while lix nays ho cnu lick him for any dis-
tunco from nu inch to a thousand miles.
Itli rumored around that \Vlndv O.ibbaul ,
tlio St. LouU rrncK amateur , who IlKtired In
some of the races at tlio Coliseum last wlntci'
will return to tlio city shortly nnd try to
innleo a match with either Kleschor or 1'lxloy.
Tlio election of oftlcon dwws near , and
there are n number of candidates lit thb J |
Held for captain , among whom nro l''lescheiC '
Donmau , Holton , Wertz , Muenlerferlng and
Plxloy , and n , will bo hard to lull who will
lead the boys on tbo ro.ul this season.
What , shall the Appolo's 1SDI uniform bdl
Is now an important question and it will
probably bo decided at the next roguliuj
meeting , which occurs the first Monday In
April. A black Jacket with silver trimmings
mid bllicit Jersey brooches , would iniiko a
iicntsult ,
Sunday last thonavcdstrooU woracrowded
with wheelmen , who wcro onjoyini ; a pleas-
nut Sunday ride. Everybody who could bor
row , beg or steal n wheel was out. Tha
.Apollo boys toolc a pleasant spin around the
city and then over to the UlulTs nnd back id
the club house.
Flosclicr Is training hsrd at the turners ,
while , I'ixloy. Holton and Woru are work (
ing hard in the V. M. 0. A , gyiunaslm lot
tlio spring and fall raws. Kleschor says ho
never was la bettor shape than nt pruscnt.
while Deal and Plx say they will come around
all right before the spring races take place.
Tlio Apollos throntcn to leave the luaguo J
on account of the strict racing rules laid %
down by tlio racing board quite recently ,
etc. Crank , In the Wheel. This is un error ,
as tlio Apollos nro not yet n lo.iguo elub , hut
arc Just talking of Joining It. Crank , an
other blunder like this and off goes jou *
head.
A\ul \ now cometh spring. Wo stare ex
pectant with well polished nnd well lubri
cated wheels close nt hand , waiting for dry
rends , the balmy hree/os , tlio reawakening Q {
nnture , waiting till the winter of our dis
content is made glorious summer. This Is
the season of "headers , " broken noses , heads
nnd ribs. So take care.
'i'ho iiomilurtty of bicycling In this city"
has not diminished a whit , nnd athletics1
have oomo up with a surprising boom.
ICvcrybodv appears to bo athldtio mad , so to
speak. There is a nice healthy feeling
existing between the wheelmen and the
athletes and everybody appears to bo anx
ious to help tbo other. The local ofncinls of
tholonguodo nil they can to hcjp the sprint *
era , etc. , and they have all lu turn pledged
themselves to rcclprocAto when the opportu *
nlty occurs.
Disinterested generosity is about as scared
as Slof kin's ' whiskers , but occasionally sorao
bls-hoartcd person will give us a lesson ia
this forgotten Impulse , and stand alone a
shining example. Such an example was onr
Bob when ho wrenched himself loose from
the merry throng in thu cluu parlor last
ladles' night and expended his energies re
pairing the cushion of the pool table In quiet
seclusion In the billiard room.
SPECIAL , NOTICES.
COUNCIL BlUFFS.
OK SALE 18 nnd0 N. Main , * .UO : II
r > lots oDpnsllu liltrli school. $3,009. vvortU
$10,000. 11. L. Williams , 18 N. Main. _
"niOIt .SAM- " Ono of two sowing nindilnoxalV
-U niostnow , "lloiiu-stlo" mid "Wheeler and
Wilson. " lmiilro | ut 710 1st uu'iu.u. _
WA.NTED Good ulrl for gotiurnl housot
work , Apply ut MI-H. I' . M. Pryor , 010
Itluir Htrcot.
WANTED Student In ctental olhco. Apply
ut No. 11'carl , over live olllce.
YKciihh customer for four lotsliptwcon
HA und " ( ilh sis. , liuiworn Ave I ) umHtli ,
it\c. , J. I' . Ori'l'iishiclds , HID llrondwny.
For Hale 1 lnno purilwsi'd n linn lob
HAY liuv. wlilch I will Boll liy onr load or Iri
Kimill ( luiiiitltk'S. ' Leave orders nt No , KCJ
West llrnmlvniy. b. Uoldntohi& Co.
Tiilturr farm fur saloor tnulo : well lountod ,
-Lund ull lu uoiirliiR ! goo ) liouio nnd bunv
Will tiikohoinoRood city property , Mini Kudor
tlinnKlvui. on liiiliiiifc. Call nn or address U.
J. lliiteliliison &Co. . (117 ( liroiulwity. '
XAMlNKtlioTolohrated Mcl'liall ululiosi
now scale crown pliinos uml or.'tiiiM. Bold
oneasy payments by .Mar. llnurloiux , mu tc )
tuaelier. 114 tjliilsnuui street , Council lUnlfa.
8ALI3 A honso and lurtri ) lot on eaatf
piiyniuiits. Iiiijuiro at 4l > 5 1'ark uvemiiv
C'oiinclf lllulTti. Ia.
J. iiAUTKHWABSElt'luiH moved hla
wiiroliouso from : ii' > liroadwny to 409
llrnndway , wheru hu will keep on hand u line
stock of furnace fixtures. . -
. will niuko the llrst payment on 100
$100.uo flnolandln boutliwoytDrii Mlnncr-
Hotu , anil tun yunrs tn puy ttui balance lit ,
KarniH for rout In same locality. Snmo turm *
oaliuiiroreil farms In Nobruska.'all ( on or
send for circulars , to Johnston & Van I'uttou.
FOK SAL."E At a saorlfleo , largo sl/.olettoc
press , y ofllco dusks nnd cliulrs , 2 store
truoks , 1 larco Iron soalo truck , 2 lictillnR
stnvc-s , ScounterBualcs. - ntop luildi'rs. 1 largo
platform Hour boiiles. Kecllno & Kelt , 117
Main Bt ,
OH11ENT The MoMnhon block , : i story
brick , with hiisoincnt und uluvutor. JV. .
Squire , 101 L'onrl street.
TTlOUSAbK A bitrRaln ; now tiiodorn Iiouso
-L1 with all the late linprovoinoali , HOVOII
rnoiiiRi will Hull on iiaiy DiiyiniMitH ; located na
tlio Klftliavunuu motor lino. O. J. llutchlu- .
son , ( il ? liroadwny.
TpOKS.VLK or Hont Otnlan land , wlthT
J.1 houtet , by J , U. llloj. 101 Mata it. , Qouaotl
Bluff *
CITIZENS STATE BAffi
Of Council Bluffs.
CAPITAL STOCK . S150.000 .
SURPLUS AND PROFITS . 65 00
TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS . . . . 215,000
Dimerous I , A. Mlllor , K. O. dloasnn , II I *
BhuKurt , R E. Hurt , J. 1) . EdmuiuUon. Oharlo *
UKann.m 'TranHiiot Kenor.it U.inlfln ; buili
neis. Largest capital und mrplui of any
i low.i
INTEREST ON TIM DEPOSITS ,
Hichost cash prlco until for ratfs and
all Ulndfl of eci-ap inotuls.
Country doalora ivnd merclmnta will
llnd it to their advantage to coininurilr
cato with ua before dlBposhiK of thoU
stocUs. GILINSKY 13UOS. ,
Union Urondwav ' Depot ,
Tel. 80h Council'HlulTn , Ia.
NEW OGS-BEN HOTEL
Thu Now Ogden Hotel , In Council IllurtV ,
has beonoomplated rarurnls'iod an modern
ized throughout , and U now on i of the best
hotel * tn ilia state. It ta located In th j buii-v
nesupartpf tloolty aiU tin oleatrlo motorV
pasa the door every four mtnuta * . Fira o
pipes and lire aUrmi throti jho it th t built
ing. Steam heat , hot and cold v/atyr an
eunuhlne tn every room. Table unurnmi
anywhere. Hatou , $ a.OOaday.
GEO. M. WHITNEY , Manager.
