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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SA'TUllDAY , NOVEMBBM 14 , 1891 , THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL , BLUFFS. < OFFICE : - NO. 1 ? PEARL STREET. r Pcllvcrcdy \ Carrier In rny part of tboCltj. II. W. TlI/l'ON. - MANAUER. pnimvrqJ llnMnfn Ofllco . No. 4H 'EIllUNr8lN-plit | Editor . No. Z N. Y. P. Co. Council HtufTs Lumber Co. , coal. Crafi's chattel loans , 201 Snpp blooh. The Ofuincr society will glvo a ball this evening ut Htigbcs' hull. Mnrrtngo licenses htwo been Usurd to II. ft r Jncobson and Mnry Olson , and to Krcston Jcrucn nnd Andrew M. 1'otcnon , all of tbls city. city.Tho The staL'o hands at the Ilroadwny theater resigned their positions yesterday us a result of the clmnco In the management of the bouse. Tlio grund jury tins been uuslly engaged In hearing testimony for thopa ttcn days , nnd will probably bo ready to make Its Html report today. I'ottuwuttamlo Abstract Co. Is proparea to furnish abstracts at lowest prices ; oldest sot of books In this county. Ottlco , KlmbalU Champ Investment Co. The ra o of William I'rubstclo , charRCd with obtaining mouoy under false pretenses , was to have a hoarinir yesterday before Jus- tlco Hammer , but by agreement of t'no uar- tics It wus continued until next Tuesday. The M. Li. S S. gave a fair and festival In the Everett block Thursday nlpht. A largo number of fancy artieloioro disposed of end the tables were well patronized. A din- nar was served yostorduy In the satno place. Tlio proceeds of tbo ontcrtalnmeut will bu dcvolcu to charltnblo work. The Host Coti h I will drop you a few lines in repard to Chamberlain's ' Couirti Kennedy. I nmstsay It Is tbo best rou'h ( medicine t over used In rny family. My llttlo boy , 'J years old , had a verv bad couch tnh sprint' , nnd coughed until his nose bled. 1 got a bottle of Chnm- bcrl.iln'8 Cough Komcdy , nnd it gave grcal relief Ibo llrst night , and In loss than a week ho was entlicly well and free trom cough. Publish this If you ploaso. J. G. Schmiu , Kuby Valley , Nevada. I'Kitiiox.ii. I'.i u.itin.ii > ns. D. E. Gleaaon leaves tomorrow for San Francisco , where ho will spend the winter. W. S. Williams , formerly of this city , is now nt Sorocco , N. M. . editing the Weekly Chieftain. Mr. nnd Mrs. J. L. Judd leave today for California , wbero Mrs. Judd exneets to spend tbo winter In the bopo of bettering her health. Mrs. P. Fellontrotor has returned from an eastern trip , during which sbo visited her daughter , Miss Ida , who is now Oil tbo road with the Orpbous Opnra company as pianist. Chief .fusticc .1. K. lined left yesterday for Denver , wbero ho will open the first term of the court of nrlvato land claims. After tbo close of tbo term In Denver the court will move to Santa Fo , where the second term will bo held. C. II. Thorpe , secretary , W. G. Mclntos1 ! . eonoral nmnanor , nnd A. D. Wildes , all of Chariton , were in the city malting arrange ments for movinc the headquarters of the Union Fraternal association from ( Jhariton to Council I31uff9. The soft glow of the tea rose is acquired by ladies who use Po/zoxf s COMPLEXION Pow- uiu. : Try it. _ Ten per cent off on all millinery or dered during the first three days each week nt the Louis. Drs. Woodbury , dentists , 30 Pearl Btroot , next to Grand hotel. Telephone- 145. High grade work a specialty. Plush chairs from $1.75 up ; bed room Biiits from $10.60 up ; wire springs , $1.40 , nt Morgan's , 740 Broadway. For Winter. Charles Cartoraon undertook to lay In a supply of clothing' for cold weather yesterday at the Model clothing storo. Ho had nipped a coat ttmt hung outxidc the store and was Just tucking It under bis coat , until one of ttio clerks who had been watching the operation collared him. The two grappled , and Carter- son wns thrown down. Ho showed tight , however , nnd but for the timely apncaranco of Ofllcer Kelly and Captain Clough ho would have gotten the better of tbo clerk or huvo gotten away on- tlrch. ' Kelly and Clough marched him to tbo 'station where for ten minutes at a stretch ho delivered a moit blood curdling volley of profanity and obscenity promising to kill the clerk who had caught him as soon as bo was released. Hut for the prompt Interference of the oftlccrs ho would probably have made a stagger at it oven within thu conllnes of the marshal's nfllco. Ho was finally lauded safely in tbo Btcol cell , whore bo devoted tbo rest of the day to the manufacture of wild Xulu-lllco yells that disturbed tbo wdolo neighborhood. After bo bad cooled down oinowtmt , though not entirely , bo was tul : on before Justice Ham mer , where ho offered to plead guilty to anything if tbo justice would only lot him go to Chicago , whcro bo had a sick mother who was pining for her boy. Justice Humor refused to accept bis plea of guilty until bo souorcd up , nnd his case will como up for a hearing this morning at 9 o'clocir. J DoWitt's Llttlo Early Kisors. Best llttlo p II ever mado. Cure constluatlon every timo. None equal. Use them now , Olllco for rout in Brown building , Main ano Pearl streets , having all the latest improvements , heated by steam , elevator , closets , etc. Apply to J. J. Brown or Burke it Casady , on premises. Furniture , carpets , stoves at cost , at Mandel & Klein's. Jan. 1st wo quit business. _ Evening' nnd dress hats specialties nt the Louis , Miibonle block. Now fall goods , finest In the city , at Kelto 's , the tailor , 810 Broadway. Kindergarten In rooms next to Y. M. C. A. , Merriam block. Experienced tcachors. Hates very low. Alter n Fiiulory. For several weeks past the ofilccrs of tbo Board of Trade have boon In correspondence with tbo proprietors ot a largo manufacturing ' * ; ' ' ! ing enterprise who have been looking ; for a good plnuo in tbo west to re-loeato. The advantages of Council JJlulTs Imvo been laid before thorn , nnd It Is undoistood that they uro looking \vltb a grcal deal of favor upon tbls city. A mooting of ibo board will bo hold noxtTuos- ( Uy evening in tbo rooms of tbo Merriam block , at which ways uud means will bo devised looking toward tbo secuilng of the factory for Council HlulTn. The exact nature of tbo enterprise Is not di vulged at present , but it Is said It will glvo cmplovinont to several buidrud men. The mooting Is tbi ) first ono of rent importance to bo held by the Board of Trade for many months , and tbo members will no uouut turn out in largo numbers to take action. Ueo Hnllor's IlarbVlro Llnlinout for borses , it never fulls to euro cuts , wounds anil old cores , urn Do : ; III to. Ed Btirlto yostordny commenced a suit in Justlco Hammor'a court against Johnson & Olcson , claiming fO'J.&U damages - ages on account of tbo bite of a dog belonging to tbo defendants. The encounter with ibo ( ! OK li alleged to Imvo taken place last September at tbo store of tbo do- icndunt's on KlxUieuth avonuo. Tbo mental suffering occasioned throucb tbo fcnr and actual danger of hydrophobia and tbc loss of tlmo from bis profession Mr , Dui'Uo places ntNl und tbo cost of tbo medli-al skill which wu ; required to nvo bis life. Is estimated ut IU.50. Fine as silk Holler's ( Jormen Pills. Wo Imvo our own vlnyards in Cnllfor- nlu. Jurvlu Wino company , 803 Main sU NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS , Believed to Mean Another Missouri River Etrcet Cur Bridgo. FIVE CENT FARES PARTIALLY IN SIGHT , City Council Will Contltlrr the Sub ject if Granting n Clmrtct * to the 'Jrniialt Cotnpiuiy A council meeting will bo held next Mon day evening , nt which another effort will bo made to rome to seine agreement with reference - once to the onlltiiinco gran ting u charter to tbo Council HluiT.H Transit company. For the last thrco weeks this ordinance ha. * been bangIng - Ing tire , and during that tlmo It has been amended to such an extent that the original o nil n co would not bo recognized In It. A gcntlcnun who It well posted In the af fairs of the company , although not a stock holder states that bo Is satlsllod that Insldo of another year a second motor line will bo operating between Coui.ull Bluffs ana Omiiha. and that the company will bo the ono which haa bean rcccntlj organized and is now trying to work Its wuv to the front. The company was formed for the purpose , primarily , of building u llr.e to the Cnau- taiiu.ua grounds , but the Ideas of its promoters have stnco grown until they expcc to work u revolution elution In street railway matters. The onUro list of stockholders Is not now known , as the company has not been Incorporated and Is doing Its work as quietly as possible. It Is known , however , that a number of well known and wealthy citizens of this city and of Omaha have been approached by the members and Induced to subscribe for shares of stock , and the work Is progressing rapidly. As the ordinance now under consideration has a clausu providing for a 5 cent fare be tween the two cities , tbo prospects nro that If the company's alTalrs pan out as now ap pears probaolc , the long deferred r > cent faro will bccomo a reality. No gripping , no nausea , no pain when Do- Witt's Little Early Risers nro taken. Small pill. Safe pill. Best pill. .Mn kin ir llonin for Holiday Goods. Tlio Dost on Store , Council BlulTs , la. , Blurts their preit full tmtl winter two weeks' Htilo this morn inf. ' , in orclor to make room for holiday goods. Be-low is only a partial list of the bargains thnt uro boinij offered during this sale. Spo- ial bargains laid out dully. Room we must have , ns every inch of space ia occupied at present. Our only relief is a great slaughter sale of winter goods. 2,500 yards of outing flannel remnants that sold for Iflc and 3"5c , during this sale while they last for 7e a yard. 2 cases dark ; calicos , former price 5c , sale pi ice 3c- Our ± 2c siitinoi , which wo have been selling at 12c , during this sale at pc a yard. 80-inch camel's huir suitings and American serges , sold for 12jc and lee , in ono lot at lUe n yard. Bannockburn serge suitinga , that sold for ISc , price 12Jc. See our Oc ginghams for So. A good 7c gingham for oc. Hoc our 7c and 8c bleached muslins , full yard wide and free from dossing , beautiful soft finish. Yard wide unbleached muslins , see bargains , marked 4r , 5c , Oc and 7c a yard. Ladies' white vests and pants , a bar gain , 2 < ic each. 95c blanket's reduced to 7oc. $1.50 blankets reduced to $1.19. $1.75 blankets reduced to $1.3 ! ) . $ .3.75 all wool to $2.oO. Odd jackets , sold from $3.25 to $7.00 , choice for $1. < JS. 050 astrachan trimmed jackets for $5.00. $5.00.Wo Wo mnko three prices on our entire stock of long coats , goods sold from $10.00 to 825.DO each , in three prices , $5.00 , $7.60 and $9.00. Children's coats in1 , 0 , 8 and 10 years , sold for $2.50 to $5.75 , in ono lot for sale at 81.95. All our plush jackets and coats at greatly reduced prices. The above only gives n faint idea ot bargains offered. A visit to our htoro will convince you that a chance like this seldom occurs. Open every evening until 0 o'clock ; Saturdays 10 o'clock. BOSTON STORE. FOTIIEIUNGHAM , W1I1TEI..AW & CO. , Council BlulYs , la. Narrow EscapeI'Tom Dentil Charles Uoddish , an omployo of the Coun cil Bluffs Gas and Electric Light company , had a narrow escape trom a tumble death n day or two ago. Ho had climbed to the top of the Oakland avenue light tower , a distance of 150 foot above terra llrma , for the nurposo of placing new carbons on the burners. When ho ar rived at the top ho discovered that something was wrong with the machinery at the top of the tower , several inches beyond his roach. Ho climbed upon tba handrail and was at work remedying the defect when the heavy wind that was blow ing caused the towoi to give a lurch , and his foot slipped. Ho shot downwards , and had given himself up for lost , when ho suddenly stopped , and found his arm tiad caught upon the rail upon which ho had been standing. Ho eliinocd to the bottom of the tower ns quickly as possible , completely unnerved by the horrible experience which ho had crowded Into a few seconds of tlmo. Uoialor'sMaglolioadacnoYafors.Guroj a bcudacbcsln minutes. At all druggists Special Kale Trimmed Hutu. Commencing today and for ono week Mibs Haggdalo will glvo a discount of 20 per cent on nil trimuiod huts. 837 Broadway. _ The finest crrado of boots and shoos nt Morris1 , 0 Pearl street. W. S. Balrd , attorney , Everett block. Oldest nnd best whisky , medicinal uso. Jnrvis Wine company , Council Blull's. Hotel Gordon is llrst class. $2.00. AMio "Will Ho Deputy. City Clerk Stovouson has been busy for the past forty-eight hours taking In and ex- amlnlngnpplications for the position of deputy cltv clerk , loft vacant by the removal of Colonel H. O. Uubbard to Dos Moiues. Ho decided yesterday to appoint J , M. Mot- thoys , who 1s now city editor of the Noupa- rull , to the place , uud his appointment will bo laid before the city council ut Its mooting next Monday night. The selec tion has been made after a consultation with seine of the republican party leaders , and is looked upon with general satisfaction. Mr. Matthews will take up tbu duties of his po sition about December 1 , Beautiful bamboo easels oOo for ton days nt Chapman's , 15 Ponrl street. Unity Guild party ischangcd from 18th to Tuesday 17th , in Hughes' ' hall. The Boston Store , Council BlutTs , In. , is open every evening until 0 o'clock , Saturdays 10 o'clock. Swnnson Muslo Co. , Masonic tomplo. A Curious I 01 tin 11 Celebration. Tbo story of tbu settlement of Salt Lake City has nil the glamour of n romance , and narratives of Incidents In the infancy of that modern /.Ion buvo uioro than ordinary Inter est , The readers of THIS Suxiuv Use will ha favored with an extract from the dlnrjr of Captain John U. IJonson , grandfather of Erustus A. Den- son of Omaha , wuo was one of tbo Argonaut * of ' 40. It was tbo captain's fortune on the overland trip from Wnpollo , la. , to Do In Salt Lake City nt the colouration of tl n sec-cod anniversary of Urlghura VO'JIIK'D ontraneo into Iho viilloy. HI * diary , written tnoro than forty years ago , doscifbes Iho coromonles of that dar. Ono of the touts ran liku this : "Martin Van Huron may ho bg kicked. ACKMS lots by cripples , winked at by blind men , nibbled * to death by young ducks ntid cirrlod to hell tbrougb a keyhole by a bumble boo. " Cap tain Benson also noted the beginnings of polygamy and predicted trouble for tbo gov ernment. _ _ Constipation poisons the blood ; DoWltt's Little Km ly Risers euro constipation. The cause removed , the disease Is gone. GUII/TY AS OIIAKGKI ) . A Fedor.il Jury PIIIHCH on a Pension i'anei1 Cnso. The Jury In the case of the United States against .1. J. Wilkinson , ebargo.1 with re ceiving nnd retaining pansion paper * ns se curity for money loaned returned a vordlctof guilty as charged. The maximum penalty for the of- fcnso Is $100 and cost of prosecution. According to Judge Dandy's Instruc tions to the Jury the man who owned tbo pension papers nnd dcnoslted thorn wituAJr. Wilklmon was guilty of ibo snmo breach of the law ns tbo man who re ceived them. If ono was'gtillty both were guilty , providing they both had the snmo un derstanding about the transaction. It Is thought qulto probable , however , that the grnnd Jury will not find n bill ngalnsttho old gentleman who owned the pension papers bold by Mr. Wilkinson for the reason that he is an old brolcon down soldier with very slender means of support. The c.uo of tbo United States against Hot- 7el Brothers for falling to destroy oleomargo- rlno stamps upon forty empty tubs , was tin- Ishud nnd given to the Jury. The Jury decided to stay out all night with tbo case under consideration. l Uti.iilliitf N > n . At the civil service examination yosterJav morning in tbo federal building tbero were tblrty-nlno applicants for positions as rntl- wny mall clerks , ono bookkeeper nnd ono stenographer. The only Indy appilc.in t took the examination for the position of book keeper. Tbo examinations will close tomor row. row.Tho Omaha customs house received fit.OOO pounds of tin plato yesterday frotn Kng- land for Cudahy it Co. This is the first ship ment ol tin made by Cudahy & Co. sluco the MeKlnlov tariff went into effect' It will bo followed in tbo no.ir future by over 3,000,000 pounds. The canning intoroats of the great packing house uro becoming enormous. Callgrapb writing machine is no longer n luxury , but has become a necessity. larTIjK PllXJHEUS OIjUB. Delightful Kiitcrtammont Given nt the Davenport School. The children who attend tbo Davenport school , corner of Davenport nnd Thirty- eighth , gave an entertainment yesterday af ternoon , and about seventy of the parents , sisters , cousins and aunts were there to hear the bright young folks acquit themselves with great credit. The program was given by tbo Little Pitcher club and was very bijbly enjoyed. Tlio program was very long , but it was good all the way throueb. Some of the cleverest pieces were "Chil dren's Heads nro Hollow , " by James Dona- hue : "Historical Pictures , " by Mary Egbert ; "Hollo , " by Lewis Sholos'About ; Tom boys. " by Edith Sncll ; "Our Minister's Sermon , " bv Herbert Shannon , nnd "Tho Inventor's Wlfo , " by Lizzie Osborno. The debate at the close between Elsie Anderson and Herbert Shannon was excep tionally bright and entertaining. The entertainment wns a credit to the club , to tbo teachers of Davenport , hcbool who bavo the children in charge , nnd to Miss Oassott the principal , who has taken great interest in helping the children along in this profitable and delightful literary work. Miss Kato Bradley gave n short explana tion and review of the Dolsarto system of physical cnlturo nnd recited a few selections thnt pleased the children very much. Mrs. Wlnslow's Soothlntj Syrup for onll dron teething euros wind colic , etc. 23 cents a bottlo. Foreign Dcviln in China. In vlow of Ibo troubles in China nnd the threatened inassacro of foreigners reliable information about the attitude of the Chinese towards aliens has n timely value. About two years ago Frank G. Cni-nontor , the notsd correspondent , visited China on bis leisurely trip around the world , and had ofllclal as sistance in studying the peculiarities of the celestials. In his letter for the SUNDAY Bun bo gives a very Interesting account of Chinese superstitions as regards forolgnors. Ho writes at some length of the celestial bo- llof that missionaries seize Chinese children , boil their bodies and make medicines from the product. In ono case n kettle of soft soap and a skeleton found in a doctor's house were convincing proof to the natives nnd precip itated n riot. It the same letter Mr. Carpenter tolls some thing of tbo hazardous llfo of Casslus M. Clay and why ho preferred n bowle knife tea a pistol in defending himself. Another paragraph tells tbo strange story of Sam Houston's llrst marriage.Vhllo governor of Tennessee ho married n pretty girl , loft her the next day and wont to Texas , dying without explaining his stranco conduct. The letter concludes with several Jokoa at the expense - penso of a Texas conproiaman who posed as "n bad man from tbo west. " DoWitt's Little Early Hisors ; best llttlo pills for dyspepsia , sour stomach , bad brcutb. : S Tin : xxiitTJiXOK OF Baltimore I'lrniHllecoivoNews Saying All IN Quiet in lti-H7.il. BILTIMOIIE , O. , ISov. 13. Tbo Journnl of Commerce , in Us Issue this week will say tno telograips touching political disturb ances in Brazil nro given little credence by tbo largo Baltimore bousos Interested In coffco. Tbo existence of seine trouble In K'O ' Urando do Sul and in Para is upt questioned , but owln to their wide separation , they being nt opposite ends of the young republic and tothobparsencss of the population , tbo gravity of the situation Is mlnlmumizcd horo. Mr. Hobor Levering , was In receipt of two cipher cables today , both of whtoh quoted tbo Rio market strong , ono attributing the strength to heavy pur chases of coffee , largely for the United States nnd the otbor positively denying tbo existence of anv trouble In Hlo. JAJ < Vtf/J.VX i Kl'lUKMlO , NnnioroiiH Victims Siicoumh to It In Poson. Buitux , Nov. 13 , Inlluonzn Is claiming many victims In Poson , Since tbo disease appeared In tbls plnco It has spread very tup- Idly. Many deaths bavo already been reported to tbo authorities , and it is feared that before the epidemic subsHes tbo list of fatalities will bo vor.v largo. Physi cians are In constant demand , and nil tbolr tlmo is occupied in attending to tbo needs of tbo Humorous patients , Inllucnza has also made Its apponranco In tba northern suburbs of Berlin , nud already the cases amount to a uonsldorablo number. l hy n KroUnn Hail. CAJ.VEIIT , Tex , , Nov. 13. 1'ho southbound passenger train on the Houston & Texas Central was iternlloJ last night between hero and Hammond. A broken rail caused the wreck. Three coaches turned upsldo down and u Pullman sleeper was turned over on its sHo. No ono was killed , but the following were badly Injured : Jnko Abrams , C. B. Lystergotto , W. Gray , Judge A. E. l-Mortnan , all residents of Texas. Varied the Monotony < > ! ' the Dance BIIKIIAM , Tox. , Nov. 13. Information has Just boon received bcro of a dnublo lynching thnt occurred in Gayblll precinct , this county , Motuluy night. Tbo lynching occurred ut a negro uunco. to Uruguay. WASHINGTON. D. C. , Nov. 13. This evenIng - Ing tbo Brazilian minister received a dis patch from bis government requesting him to notify the Brazilian minister to Mexico of tils transfer to Urugair. No mention was made of any trouble hi tbo provinces and the minister Is convinced' thnt the condition of affairs cannot bo scrlou , Ho Is In con stant communication with tbo minister of foreign nlf-tlrs who , bo any * , would cortalnlv Inform him at > oneo of nny Important change in the republic. AOA1XHT THE GtT\ ' . Important IIcc'slou ' Itontlrreil hy nn Ohio Court. CLEVELAND , O. , Nov. lil. > An Important de cision , affecting the authority of cities to control nnd rcpulato coroor.Ulons enjoying strcot franchises , was rcndared by Judge Jnckson in the United States circuit court today. Some tlmo since the city council passed an ordinance reducing tbo price of gas from ? 1 to GO cents a thousand. The gns company went Into tbo United States court nnd asked for relief In equity , claiming that Iho pro posed reduction meant virtual confiscation of their proportv , which was contrary to the clause of the federal constitution preventing tbo tnklnc of proportv without duo process of law. Tbo city demurred on tbo ground thnt the federal court had no Jurisdiction. Judge Jackson today overruled the demurrer - murrer nnd granted an Injunction against tbo city. Ho hold that the city had no right to fix the price of nn article of which it wns n consumer ; that tbo relation of council would Impair the validity of n contract mndo with the gas company in 13U1 , and that the city had no right to. For corn shuckurs Halter's Australian Salvo. TUB KOSS SAKI3 UUACKIOIt. Feats of llobb ? , the Greatest of IjocU- I lokers. Commodore Alfred C. Hobbs , ono of the retired manufacturers ot Bridge port , Unn. , died on the Oth inst. , after an illness of six months. Ho was born in Bodton on October 7 , 1812. When 13 years old ho secured work in a largo lockinaklng concern in Now York. While tlioro ho invented a lock which was superior to any other in use , and picked all locks of comwetitors which were brought to him. lie became ac quainted with Day & Newell , the bank lockmakcrs , and took entire churgo of selling their locks. It became neces sary to provo to bankers that the locks they were using were not secure , and , therefore , ho made a set of line tools , by the use of which ho opened their vaults nnd snfcs. His first call was at a bank in Stam ford. They had in use a padlock which was considered absolutely safe. It hold an iron strap over the keyhole of an Andrews bank lock , which had cost the bank $150. In addition they had n warded lock , making throe locks , any of wh'ch ' was believed to bo quite secure. After a long appeal to the directors it was dncidca that if the locks on the outs - s do door and the vault could bo opened in two hours without injuring the locks they would purchase a now ono. Mr. Ilobbs opened all four- locks in twenty- three minutes. Hohbb visited nearly all the banks in the United States. In 184S lie saw a re ward of $500 offered by Mr. Woodbridgo of Pcrtli Amboy to any ono who would open a lock just put on a safe in the Merchants' Exchange ; reading room in New York. Ilobbs wont to Now York and had thirty days in which to open the safe , within which had boon placed a chock for $500. Ho opened it the next morning and secured the $500. In April , 1851 , Hobbs wont to London to examine a wonderful lock made by Brahara. There was a standing olTor of 200 guineas to any ono who would bo able to open it without the key. A committee was appointed , long articles ' were pub lished in the nowspap'ors , and the trial began. It took Mr. Hobbs fifty-one hours to pick the lock , and there was a , coni- , pletp overthrow of the locks in general use in England. William Brown of Liverpool was the inventor of a later lock which was used on the safe of Brown , Shipley & Co. , bankers , and in order to open it the letters - tors of a word were selected from a dial on the door. Mr. Ilobbs called at til bank and had an interview witli Mr Brown , who locked the safe and then said it was impossible to open it without knowing the combination. While con versing with Mr. Brown , Ilobbs stood with his buck to the dial and with one hand behind him unlocked the safe and pronounced the look worthless. Ilobbs began lock-making for himself in Chcapsidb , London , and in time the business grew enormously. In 1800 ho came to Now York , but retained his in terest in the firm of Ilobbs , Hart & Co , In 1800 ho was placed in charge of the Union Metallic Cartridge Works , at Bridgeport , Conn. Smolccil U'lii'c Sleeping. "Tulle about the oigurotto habit , " said u clerk ut the Seventh Avenue to a Pitts- burg Dispatch man , "tho worst case I over struck was that of a man who drifted into the hotel last week. Ho anticipated fashion , and appeared in what may bo the custom twenty-five years from now , if louunoss of dross continues ns it lias during the last thrco or four years. The paper covered weed was in his mouth all the time , the only occasion when ho would remove it being for the pur pose of lighting n frohh ono with the olu stub. I supposed , of course , thnt ho took a rest when sleeping - ing , but evidently he didn't , for ono morning about 8 o'clock the boll in his room rang ; the porter wont up , and wlion ho came down ho convoyed a mes sage from his dudolots to the elTcct that if a package of cigarettes were not sent up at once a corpse would bo waiting for a claimant in the morning. After breakfast tno young man thanked mo for the cigarettes I sent him , and said they saved his life , for ho had run out of smoking material at midnight , and his misery had bccomo bo great at 3 o'clock for cigarettes that sulcido was the only alternative. " A III I lid Telegrapher. A friend of inlno , who is a telegraph operator , says the Boston News , tolls mo a story of a follow operator in n small Connecticut town with whom ho hud boon working on the satno wire for seine timo. "Ono day last woolc , " ho faays , "I was piled up with business and was fooling rather crankyand I just 'noakod him for nil I was worth. Uo never broke , and gave O. 1C. for the message , nnd I started in to work with another olllco on the same line when this follow called mo ( that is , broke in on my send ing ) an J wanted mo to repeat the message - sago that I had but u few moments bo- forc sent to him. "Well , I repeated It , " and when I got through ho said : 'You will please excuse - cuso mobut I wrote the llrst mcssttgo on the back of u blanknnd the boy couldn't read ittlioro ia printing on the backs of the blntiks. I'll try to bo moro careful in the future. ' I thought it rather queer that an operator would write u mcb ago on the back of n blank , so I asked him how ho came to do that , and ho said : Wlien Baby * as elqk , wo gave her Caitorls , When the was a Clilltl , she cried for Cattorla , \Vben ( ho In-camo Mlu , ihe'clung to Castnrla , When ih hid Children , the cavu them Castorla. 'Why don't you know ? I'm blind. ' T found Unit ho was really blind. Ho takes his message on with u pen , but employs n boy to road the mcasngo to him thnt nro to bo sent. Ho docs as good work as nny of his follow operators. " DISTAXl B TKIjlJ Wonderful Prn t-CH * In That Ilrnnuli of l.lcotrlcnl Selrnoc. The history of the telephone is n record of epochs , says the Now York Ilornld. Each epoch murks the limita tion in the powur nnd olllcioncy of the treatment , nnd at the same time the now starting places in its triumphal career. The first telephone was for short dis tances. After Koiso , who is really the father of the telephone , and Boll demon strated the possibility of the electrical transmission of speech , long distance telephoning bccamo the dream of scien tists and inventors. When the telephone left the hands of Bell its voice was \voak. The microphone transmitter had to bo invented , and the induction cell nnd other important accessory devices had to bo brought into requisition. It was only after the telephone had attained its natural growth by assimi lating these necessary elements that the higher development , tending to make its volco stronger and far reaching , began. At first it was a successive im provement made in the tVainimitor and receivers Jn ordinary use that enabled longer distance transmission. riltST LONO DISTAN'Cn TKLKl'UOXH. Earliest in the field of long distance telephoning was Mr. Gillett of Mich igan. Then followed Hunnlng of ling- land , nnd after him Adnr of Franco. Gillett produced the only practical long distance transmitter , Ilunninir's requir ing "shaking down" at short intervals and Adnir's being very loud but indis tinct. Powdered carbon is the base o'.oment of all those telephones , and , in fact , is the only means by which long distance telephoning can bo accomplished. The first experiment made by Mr. Gillett In long dibtanco telephoning was over the wires of the Michigan Central railroad , early in 1877 , from Detroit to JueUbon , seventy miles. Up to that time the fur thest distance of transmission was twenty miles. The instrument used on that occasion was very simple in construction , consisting essentially of the diaphragm and arm supporting the cylinder filled with powdered carbon , through which the electric current passes. In subsequent experiments it was found that by placing two points or trans mitters on the s imo diaphragm , speech could bo transmitted double the distance with ono Doint or transmitter. Having ascertained this Mr. Gillett constructed a "qtmdruplex , " or four point transmitter. With this instrument successful tele phoning was made between this city and Meadvillo , Pa. , a distance of 500 miles. The telephoning was over thu Postal Tologrnnb company's wires early in the spring of 1884. The utterance were as audible as in previous experi ments of shorter distances. After this successful demonstration a ton point transmitter was constructed and tests made of its eflicicnoy botv.-oon this citv and Chicago , a dibtanco of 1,000 miles. The result gave the most complete satisfaction. This is called the "multiplex system. " OCHAN'IC TF.r.UI'HONY : Mr. Gillett turned his attention to ocean cable work , and a transmitter having twenty points , or a "double header , " was conbtructed. It distance tanco capacity was believed to ba 3r , > 00 miles. Cable companies were un willing to have the test made , claiming that no such distance could bo made by a telephone. Thus far the world has been shut out from oceanic telephone transmission , but it is predicted that this state of nfTai'- ' will soon cease to exist , and Now Yorkers will have telephone - phone communication with people in Loi.don and Paris , nnd in fact any city on the continent. This belief is strengthened by the fact that under the direction of the minister of telegraph in Paris the Gillett telephone - phone was tested on the cable between Dover and Calais. The tick of a watch was heard with perfect dis tinctness. On the heels of this success followed the recent build ing of the London-Paris telephone lino. It is claimed that in Mr. Gillett 's instru ment oacli point of the diaphragm will operate throutrh .ri,000 miles , and that through its use distances will bo virtu ally eliminated. By the majority of electrical authori ties it is alleged that it is impossible to telephone across an ocean cable , not only on account of the great dibtanco to bo spanned , but also on account of "re tardation. " It is assorted by Mr. Gillett that this is not so , and that telephoning is as practicable ever oceanic cables as on land lines of wire. While the Boll Telephone .company and the Western Union Telegraph com pany are now able to control long distance tanco telephoning , this monopoly will not bo enjoyed after 1802 , when the Boll Telephone company's patent lapses. After that time any ono can come in and try his hand at longdistance telephones. A very small pill , but a very good one. DoW - W ill's little Early Uisers. Couldn't liYlghtcn the Squire. Tlioro comes from the town of Bald win , says the Lowihton ( Mo. ) Journal , a story of grulf , squaro-cdged old Squire Thompson , ono of the first settlers of the neighboring town of Cornish , and father of the late Dr. Thompson , for many years a prominent physician in that part of the state. It was n local saying about Cornish that Squire Thompson had never boon scared. Many plots had boon laid by practical jokers , but all had corno to naught Finally some Cornish wags mndon last ollort. 'One niglit Squire Thompson nt- tended a husking at which the festivi ties were somewhat prolonged. It was midnight before the squire started for homo , his way being by a patli through the comotory. The wags had been busy digging n big hole across this path , and ns the squire proceeded homo ho sud denly tumbled in. At the same instant n snooted figure appeared on the edge of the hole and exclaimed In moasuiod , sepulchral tones : "What nro you In my grnvo for ? " "What uro you out of It lor ut this tlmo of "night ? " retorted the doughty old squire , as ho scrambled out and pro ceeded on his way. A Poofs NuKlouioil Ornvc , The grave of Oliver Goldsmith , in the Temple churchyard , nflor being In a state of irreverent dilapidation for -a grout many years , haa at last boon cleaned of the overgrown weeds. Tlio Indistinct figures upon the moss covorcul niarblo have boon rccut in order to ren der distinctly readable the date of the birth and ( loath of tuouuthorof "She Stoops to Conquer. " A Ili'Ht nt Any I'rluo. A story is going the rounds on the South Side , bays the Chicago Inter- Ocean , which makes u well-known i-o- cioty young man and a millionaire's pretty daughter the principal charuclon * in a rather laughable comedy. Tlio young man , who ia noted for his handsome bearing and winning voice , accompanied the young lady to her homo on Friday evening , ami , nb till true lovora do , lingered yet n little while ut the gate to have a lover's toto-u-tcto with his fair Is just ns easy and not half so expensive as getting chilled through and either taking cold from it or being unfitted foi ? attending to your duties to the best advantage. MEN'S OVERCOATS , S1O.OO can bo had for that prico. Wd A warm , well mndo , good npuoarlng garment need not bo shy o ohoap r mt In . have better ones for moro money. But you jo INLLUOKI1Wq our house , because CHEAPNESS with us does not mean make all our own clothing and guarantee it. Every conceivable cloth , make and trimming is to bo found n the overcoat room , -11x88 , occupying the entire 3d Hour. Tlioro are thousands of them.aU now , for this winter's trado. Boys' Overcoats , $4 and $5. In the Children's department , wo have Children's Capo Kilt OvorcouU , bl/os 3 to C ) years , at SJt./jO / , $1 , So and upwards. Boys' School Overcoats , all wool , sizes 7 to 13 , $ I. So nnd upwards. Ulsters , with or without capo , si/es G to 13 , from $ < r > up. Boys' and Youths' Bos Coats and Ulsters , sines 11 to 18 , from ST.SOjipwnrd. Warm Underwear , 50c , 75c and $1 Tlio largest and best selected underwear stock in the west. That SOUNDS big. Como lii and see if it doesn't LOOK just ns big. Heavy Gray Kalidom Mixed , fiOe a garment. Heavy Blue Mixture , regular SI article , for 7"c a garment. Heavy Camel's Ilair and Natural Gray Wool for $1. Wo bavo the liner grades at just as low prices jnoportionatoly. Wo carry a ( high class goods as any gents' furnisher in the city. If wo can't suit you in un derwear in both quality and price it will surprise us. Browning , Kino ; & Co. ; RELIABLE CLOTHIERS. Southwest Corner 15111 and Douglas SEND FOR CATALOGUE. OPEN TILL 8 P. M. EVENINGS , SATURDAYS TILL 10 O'CLOCK , companion. The night wai beautiful , no ono near to intrude , and above all , ho loved ! Why shouldn't sue kiss him ? With maidenly modesty she refused. Ho implored. She still witheld from him that which would fill his cup of happiness. The request was repeated several times and EO engrossed did the young man bjcomo in wooing ho failed to notice the approach of a parental stop. stop.Tho old gentleman , who had boon thcro himself , and did not cat-o to intrude - trudo upon the happiness of the young couple , quietly stopped behind a con venient rosebush and waited , thinking the young man woulu. soon leave. In ' thirf'ho was mistaken. The lover tar ried ever the request until the patience of the old gentleman was exhausted. A voict1 the couple well know aroused them from their happiness in a tone of impatient anger by saying : "Alice , kiss the young idiot , nnd let him go homo ! " VIYK VSKVUl. IthGllll'TS. P/mnnrtcc'iffcril / Kia. For Red Hands Apply every night a cream consisting of 10 oxs. Innolino , 3 07.3. vasilino oil , 1 grain vanillin , o drops otto of rose. Corn Salvo Yellow wax , 0 o/.s. ; Venice turpentine , 3 ov.s. : pure resin , salicylic acid , balsam of Peru , of each i ' o'vaseline \ , 1 oz. ; the whole molted ever a water bath and stirred until cool. Freckle Wash Mix 10 parts alcohol , 5 parts orange flower water , 20 parts glycerine , 1 part sulphocarbolato of xinc , and sufficient rose water to make 100 parts. Apply the wash twice daily. For polishing silver show cases use whiting and ammonia , made into a paste and applied with soft rags. After wip ing it oil with a dry cloth , some use a rag slightly moistened with petrolatum , which has a tendency to prevent tarnish ing of the silver surface. Earth Worms in Flower Pots. Those earth worms are the nest of the thrifty , tidy housewife. She is informed by the Pharmaceutical Era that she can rid the flowers of thorn by Bonking the soil with a warm decoction of quassia or worm wood nnd powdered iiorso chestnuts. After a few momenta every worm will como to the top and bo removed. Small In size , great in results ; Do Witt's Little Early Kliun. Best pill for constipa tion , boat for sick hoaduoho , best for sour stomach. Valuable Art AnthpiitleH. Thrco colossal statues 10 fcotin height , of rose grnnlto , have just boon found at Abukir , Egypt , a few feet below the surface. The dibcovery was mndo from indications furnished to the government by a local savant , Danlnos Ilnshn. Tlio first two represent In ono group Rame&es II. and Queen Hontmara heated on the same throne , an arrangement unknown before among Egyptian Hlatuos. The third statue represents Riimoses standing upright in military nttlro. a Hcoptor in his hand and a crown upon his head. Both bear hieroglyphic inscriptions and both have been thrown from the pedestals face downward. Their site is on the ancient Capo Xephyrlum , nonr the remains of the Temple of Venus , at Arsinoo. Relics of the early Clirlutains have been found in the same locality. KI'ilL'DlU ; SAM' Is not a moro purgative , it is nn altera tive and a constitutional remedy. There is nothing "just as good" when you can obtain the genuine imported nrtlclo. Do not bo imposed upon by unscrupu lous dealers. The genuine must have the signature of "Monoraiid Mondolson Co. , Agents , Now York on every bottlo. W. C. ESTEP , U N. Main St. , Council Bluff * . Funeral Director and Embalmar. GOLD HSDAL , PARIS , 1878. BAKER ftdo/s from which the excess of oil has bcon removed , la Absolutely audit ia Soluble. No Chemicals are used in its preparation. It lias 7)ioj'c ) than three ftmes the strength ot Cocoa mixed with Starch , Arrowroot or Sugar , nnd is therefore far moro economical , coating less than one cent a cij ( ) . It is delicious , nourishing , strengthening , KASHAUIQKSTKD , and admirably adapted for invalids as well as for persons in health. Sold by Crocors ovorywhoro. W. BAKER & . CO , , Dorchester , Mass. CITIZENS STATE BANK Of Council Bluffs. APITAU STOCK $150,000 SURPLUS AND PROFITS 70,000 TOTAL CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $22o,033 nmr.CTOHi I. A. Miller. P. O. Olo-ison. U U Bhuuiirt , E. H. II rt , J. I ) . IMmumlson. Uliarlos 1C. Manual ) . Tr.ins'ict Konor.il binlchu buiU ness. LurKUStuuptt'il and aurplm of any biulc : In SontliwoHorn low.i. NTEREST ON TIME DEPOSITS FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF COUNCIL BLUFFS , IO/A. 1'ald Up Capital i10Ioa9 ) Olden oreanltoil bint tin the cltr. Forotan And dornoitla otclimo an I uuil nuairltlai. ISii > 43tt [ Bttontlon pMd tocolluctloni. Acouimtt of ImllTlU- mils , Imnlj , h.inltoM nnJ corporation * nolloltJl. Oorrc ! > oii I m J In vltJ I , OKO. I' . DANPOIIO. 1'rudilanU A. W. UIKKMAN. CMhlor. A. T. IllUIS , AMUtanl C.iihtor THE GRAND Council Bluffs , la. THIS ELKOANTLY APPOINTED HOTEL 1SNOW OPEN. _ N. W. TAYLOR , Managar. SPECIAL NOTICES , COUNCIL BLUFF3. IJlOIJNO-Oii 1'cmrl strout , un eirrln : , ' . Owuoi -Ln can nut It ut llBmilllco. JJ1UH Itn.NT Hovnral uootl low.i f.irnls. KOI particular ! ! apply to Johnston & Vug I'allon. IOaT-Ou Itroadvay , within two wuuUs , ! ! -ivurulmln and uinlit luiiivlt'.t. I'limsu io turn loUVJ llruaiUvay or'.U5 l/liicu'.n tivo. LADIKH and Koifllomen wuntod fur boxb lulling book In tbo world ; t > 's waxnt for liollduv tradu ; t-lu day orW per cunt , dull or uddrosa 1.1) ) Kapputl uvo. , elf Mailhon at. T71AKMS , tfardun liuKls , IIOUHO.M , lota ami -L business lilocUH fur siilci or runt. Day tc I less , U ) 1'ciul mrei't. Uuiiiuili lllulfH " \/lNO ( ) man wltli capital wlHboi to buy & JL Htock uf Kroc'ir.03 or boot * nn I shoos. Will put it M-room lioiifeo and lot In Om.ili.i us park . ' . ' . ' ' ' ' . pay. 0 . lii'Q ollli'e , C'Qilnull lllulT ) TpOH.HUir.noyoirold : < : ! iimro. w J- about lil : > pound * . 103 Main Ktruet. 1OR HATI Itoiit- Uciunuil : or - iuir Illuffu -L and Unialiii , uraln elevator In u-ootl run- iilnKordurj Htivllliu cupaultj about J.O'JO Ijiulii nl daily , lluio la n biirnnlii for HOIMO ono. It , I'.OIIIcuj. li .North Mulu Direct , Council UluiT *