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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FJ1HAY , OCTOBER 27 , 1893.
THE DAILY BEE
COUNCIL 1U.UJT8.
NO. 13 PEA-UIj STKEKt
Dollrorpu. by carrier to uny part of the city
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N. Y Plumbing Co.
Boston store , cloaks.
The work of grading around the now Bur
lington depot has commenced.
Royal Neighbor * hate a noclal this evening
! b the Knights of Pythias hall.
'I ho patriotic order of Daughters of Amer
ica will servo meals on election day.
A marriage license was Issued yesterday
to Chris Jensen nnd I cna Madison , both of
this county. Their ages are 25 and 1U.
This evening Uly camp , No. 1 , Royal
Neighbors of America , will glvo a pleasant
social , with a literary and musical program ,
at the Knights of Pythias hall.
I-oulsa Wittland died at 5 o'clock yester
day morning , aged 75 year * nnd 3 mouths.
The funeral will take plnco at 2 o'clock this
afternoon from her late residence in Keg
Creek township.
W. E. Proctor , n young colored man who
was arrested Wednesday night at a colored
resort on I/owcr Broadway , was kicntinod
yesterday ns being the hero of a hold-up
affair that took place In Omaha the night
before. Ho consented to accompany the
officers across the river yesterday afternoon
without waiting for requisition papers to bo
secured ,
Rov. T. F. Thlckstun has found two
families In which there are seven children
who nro in a pitiful condition for lack of
winter clothing. Any charitably disposed
persons who have cast-off clothing that can
be used In providing these children with
protection from the cold are Invited to send
their contributions to Mr. Thlokstun's resi
dence , 721 Willow nvcnuo.
"Swede Henry'1 Anderson and Pete , his
son , waived examination yesterday morning
ma w6ro bound over to. the grand Jury by
Judge McGee , to answer to the charge of
ronsptrlne to defraud J. F. Logan of MIs-
louii Vnlloy with the padlock game. Their
bonds were fixed at $ oOO each , and bolng
unable to put up the amount they were
taken to the county Jail for safekeeping.
Ike Canary had a trlnl yesterday after
noon on the charge of assaulting William
Homo with intent to commit great bodily
Inlur.v. Both men live four miles north of
Crescent. The testimony showed that the
two men had a quarrel ever the possession
of n fish not , nnd Canary hammered his op
ponent's head with an axe. After the testi
mony was all In Canary was bound ever to
fine grand jury and his bond was fixed at
$300- The charge of larceny which had also
been preferred iigahmt him was allowed to
BO over until this morning.
Crowrlml ,
The Boston Store cloak department
Vrns crowded from end to end all day
jestordny , it being the first day of their
annual cloak oponinp. Mr. SchrptT ar
rived yesterday morning , and when ho
Vnpackcd hla goods ho iravo us aB well
ts our customers a great surprise , as
ho has with him the finest line of coats
we over saw in any ono line , which to
gether with our own immense stock
made ono of the grandest lines over
phown in Council Bluffs. To these who
illA not got waited on wo offer an apol-
OJy which please accept and don't ' bo
ouondod , hut call again today or tomor
row , the last day. These who have not
called don't miss this chance of seeing
the finest line of coats ever shown in this
vicinity without exception.
FOTUEIUNQIIAM , WH1TE&AWCO. . ,
Council Bluffs , la. ,
P. S. Store nloses at 0 p. m. , except
Mondays and Saturdays.
Cook your meals this summer on a gas
range. At cost at the Gas company.
For lodgers , journals' records , etc. ,
Leo Morohou&o & Co.
Williamson & Co. , 108 Main street ,
largest and best bicycle stock in city.
Mrs. li. D. Seolye of Now York is in the
city , the guest of Mrs. Henry Stevenson.
Officer W. R. Kemp has recovered from a
V/cek's illness sufficiently to be out of doors.
Mrs. Clinton Byers , who has been danger
ously ill for a wnck past , is improving
slowly.
Mr. and 3Irs , James N. Casndy. Jr. . re
turned yesterday from their bridal tour to
the cast.
Miss Maggie Carothers of Leavenworth ,
Kan. , is the guest of her uncle , T. J.
Carothors ,
Claude Dye. who was ill for several weeks
has resumed his position in the county
treasurer's office.
Thomas Ofllccr , S. Farnsworth nnd Josiah
Dinforth nro among those who left for' ' the
'World's fair last evening.
Miss Nellie Fletcher has returned from
' . ' \3xas.ufter u year's visit with her sister ,
Mrs. II. M. Prouty , who resides at Seymour.
Mrs. P. J. Montgomery has gone to Ulgln
and Rook Island , III. , for a vl lt. She will
also attend a mooting of the Woman's Board
of Foreign Missions to bo held at Manches
ter , la.
C. W. McDonald , manager of the Rock
Island Plow company in this city , lias been
transferred by his company to Indianapolis ,
whore he will have the general management
of the business In Indiana and the states
east of Ohio. Ho loaves with his family to
day for his now Held of operations.
D. M. West is lying at the point of death.
Ho has been in bad condition physically fern
n number of months , but it was not until ho
made a trip to Chicago recently for the pur
pose of seeking medical advice that he found
out the serious nature of his malady. The
physicians whom ho consulted gave him no
nope of improvement , and It is now thought
that he cannot last morn than a few days or
rrcoks at most , Mr. West In well known In
) ho city , having been considered ono of the
most promising young lawyer * of Council
Bluffs. His many friends will regret to
learn of his trouble , and will extend sympa
thy to Mrs. West in the hour of her suffer
ing ,
Cnliimbliin Dinner mid Suppnr ,
The ladles of the Christian church
Rlvo their Columbian dinner and supper
at Masonic temple today. They are
justly celebrated for their flno meals ,
and today are prepared to do oven bettor
than In the past. 2fm gets the host meal
In Uio city. They have also n bazaar of
useful and fancy articles for your Inspec
tion. Before going to hear Frank Jack-
eon lu the evening bring along your
wlfo tobuppor.
IlnyiU Neighbors.
Lily camp No. 1 , Royal Neighbors of
America will glvo a social this ovonlng
at the Knights of P > thins hull , An in
teresting literary and musical program
has boon arranged.
Watchman Needed Watching
Henry R Southard has boon occupying
the position of night watchman at the Northwestern -
western freight house for some tlmo past ,
but hq occupies U no more. Instead , he is
occupying a cell at the county jail , and will
lontinno to do so for the next tlfteon days.
An information was illod lu Justlcu Vlou'a
tourl charging Itlm with larceny , and ho was
brought in to auswcr to the char o yester
day , Au investigation had been made , and
It was found that he had been currying on
hla crooked doings for a longtlmo past.
Everything thatcamo into tbo freight house
was subject to levy nt his hands , and candy ,
cheese , clothing , and almost everything ulso
that could he conveniently used by any ouo ,
went to make up his booty. Ho made a
clean breast of the crime of putlt larceny
and was sent down to tbo county jail for a
term of llfteou days.
W. . Chambers , dancing academy ,
Masonla tomplo. Classes each Wednes
day afternoon and evening.
Domestic eoap la the oe u
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
, Jndga Maoy Benders n Decision of Interest to
Insurance Hon.
CASE OF THE FRED MILLER BREWING CO ,
It Pall * In nn f.rtort to Collect 83,000
from the Council IllulTs Insurance
Company -The Fnat * In
the Case ,
Judge Macy h.is rendered n decision in
the caio of the Fred Miller Brewing com
pany of Milwaukee against the Council
Bluffs Insurance company , In which the
plaintiff tried to collect $3,000 Insurance on a
hotel building in Wisconsin which was de
stroyed by tire about four years ago. The
policy passed through the hands of several
insurance brokers and sonin time after it
was issued was assigned to the brewing
company , which took n mortgage on the
property concerned. Thcro Is a law In Wis
consin that makes any one who takes any
part in the Isstiruico of an insurance policy
an agent for the company issuing it , and on
the strength of tills law the brewing com
pany , after the Insurance company hud re
fused to pay , served notice on the broker of
the commencement of the law suit.
Judge Macy in deciding the case , bold
that there were three points which made It
Imposiiblo for the plaintiff to collect the
face of the policy ; namely , that tne suit had
not been brought until eight months after
the flro , which was eight months later than
allowed by the tcruii of the policy , that the
property has been mortgaged and that the
policy had been assigned , neither of which is
allowed by the HRrenment The suit was ac
cordingly dismissed at the plaintiffs costs ,
but it will go to the supreme court before It
is llnally settled ,
( iurmuiilii ( > rinil : Hull.
The Gcrmnulnsociety of Council Bluffs
will glvo n grand ball and concert at the
Miwonio tcmplo on Saturday evening ,
October 28. The musical part of the
ontor.ainment will be from 3 to 0 o'clock
and Dalhoy's band will furnish a fine
program. This will ho followed by
dancing to the music of the orchestra.
Supper will ho served. Tickets of ad
mission 50c. Ladies accompanied by
escorts admitted free. The committee
on arrangements is leaving nothing
undone to give its patrons an enjoyable
"
evening. Gcrmaniu society" Is well
known for the quality ol its entertain
ments , and all who go may ho assured of
a good time.
"Their blood is on your head" if you
permit your children to die of diph
theria , knowing how surely Dr. JolTorls1
remedy will cure diphtheria. Thirty-
llvo years trial has proven it infallible.
Price SU.OO. No doctors needed. For
sale by Davis , Do JTavon and Boardsley ,
also 240i Cutulng street , Omaha.
George S. Davis , prescription druggist.
' Jarkxon .Spciik * Tunuhr.
Hon. Franit D. Jackson , republican nomi
nee for governor , willdelivor an address this
evening at Dohany's opera house. This will
bo the paUtlc.il event of the week , and there
is not a doubt that ho will bo greeted by a
crowded house. Ho has been making a red-
hot campaign of it , hardly a 'day having
clnpsod since ho first started out without his
making at least ono speech. This afternoon
he will appear at Avoca , and the residents
of the east end nf the county will have a
chance to hoar him. Immediately after his
speech at Avoca ho will bo mot by a delega
tion ot Council Bluffs republicans and
brought to Council Bluffs. Ho will
take dinner at Colonel J. J. Steadmnu's ,
on Oakland avenue , and will there meet
a number of the party leaders. * In the
evening the members of the Lincoln Cole ted
club , the Young Men's Republican club , the
old soldiers , D.ilboy's band , and the High
school cadets , will meet at the republican
headquarters on South Main street , near the
corner of First avenue , and march to Mr.
Stcadman's residence to escort the speaker
to the opera house. Visitors nro expected
from Weston , Noola , Garner and Crescent
townships , and other country districts.
The genuine Round Oak stoves have
the name on the leg , are made by Beck-
with and sold only by Cole & Colo.
Dealers who try to sull other Oak stoves
for Round Oaks are not honest.
Smoke T. D. King & Co's Partagas.
Books ruled for special use by More-
house & Co. .
Domestic soap outlasts cheap soap
Seeking Divorce.
Mary Anderson has filed a petition In the
district court asking for a divorce from John
Anderson , a well-to-do farmer living seven
teen miles cast of Council Bluffs. She
claims that her husband has been in the
habit of acdrossing insulting conversations
to her and that he has frequently beaten
and choked her. On ono occasion ho used a
rope to whip her with and on another ho
tried to drown her by sinking hsr bend in a
tank of water. She claims her husband's
farm is worth ft.OOO and his personal prop
erty aboutr' $3MX ) more. She demands torn-
porary alimony in the sum of S500 , together
with ( ' . ' 50 for attorney feei > . She also wants
a Judgment for $4,000 as permanent alimony.
In accordance with her request a writ of
attachment for $4,000 worth of his property ,
pending the final adjudication ot her rights
of the court , and an injunction was issued to
restrain her husband from interfering with
her In efforts to keep and support her nine
children , seven of whom are under age.
When coal is high to save wo try.
The Art Garland and Oak Garland
boaters are the most economical coal
humors ever mado. Experience proves
It , and nxporlonco is the host teacher.
Bear In mind that Garland stoves and
ranges are sold only Dy Do Vol , 504
Broadway.
Bo shown the Klein traot , 2 } miles
east of postoillcu , out Madison street.
Choicest and cheapest fruit , garden and
suburban acreage , now on sale by Day &
Ho&s , .TJ Pearl street.
W. S. Baird , Lawvor , liverott block.
Domestic soap is the pest
lCi > c tur Tmliy ,
All who have not registered already and
who expect to vote at the coming election
will do well to avail themselves of the last
opportunity but ono to put their nani3s on the
oooks. The registrars wilt ha on hand today
from U o'clock u. in. until ti p. m. at the fol
lowing places in the various precincts :
First Ward Flint precinct , Wheeler &
Hereld's oftlco ; Second precinct , HOD East
Pierce.
Second Ward-First precinct , K.T , Water-
man's curriugo works ; Second precinct ,
ICnotta' coal ofllco , corner Seventh and
Broadway.
Third Ward First prQclnct , Creston
house : Second precinct , Blaxslm's shoe
store , 807 South Main.
Fourth Ward First precinct. Merriam
block ; Second precinct , 021 Twelfth avenue.
Fifth Ward First precinct , 23 South
Twenty-first street ; Second precinct. Cain's
residence , corner Tenth avenue and Seven
teenth street.
Sixth WurU First prccinot , U Nortli
Twenty-third street ; Second precinct , citj
building , Cut-Off.
For nulo at u bargain , a nice 5-room
cottage , lot 40x120 loot , two blocks from
motor lino. Price 1850. GrcensuloUls ,
Nicholson & Co. , COO Broadway.
The attraction at Mifas Hagsdale's this
week will ho a special sale of trimmed
hats. Prices will range from $2.50
to 85.00.
Hnmilircl a Mall Hoi.
A team attached to a beer wagon took
fright yesterday afternoon while passing the
NorthHMtern depot and ran away , Near
the intersection of Broadway nnd Eighth
street the wagon collided with a lamp post ,
smashed the mall box , throw the driver off
and the beer barrels on the wa on , nnd
scattered far and near the raw material for
half a dozen good Uc < l jags. The outfit belonged -
longed to Rosenfeld ft Co. , who keep a bott
ling establishment near the corner of Broad
way nnd Thirteenth street. John Coryoll ,
the driver , was not badly Injured by his fall ,
sustaining nothing more serious than a few
painful bruises.
It' * Nn
That is what the man flnld when ho
tried to reform and failed , but a visit to
the dress goods department at the Bos
ton Store will convince you that It's no
use paying fancy prices for common
Uress goods when you can buy fancy
dress goods at common prices.
Read the following items and compare
prices :
3-lnch ( ] all wool hop sackings In plain
colors and fancy mixtures , well worth
75c ; our price , COo a yard.
IG-lnch all wool , silk llntsh honrioUtts ,
ever 40 shades to select from ; our price ,
75p ; others ask $1.00 for the same goods.
The satin solcil , a beautiful hair-line
cord , with a flno silk iinish , In all the
now and desirable shades. Our price ,
$1.2i a yard.
50-Inch flno English diagonal , in all
the newest shades , at $1.50 a yard. This
is one of the newest and best things
shown this season.
The nobbiest goods of the season are
the English tailor suitings. These goods
come In pinhcad chock , broken plaids
and stripes , and for a tailor-made suit
can't bo beat. Our price , $1.33 a yard.
Good value at $1.50.
At $1.00 a yard wo are showing the
most complete line of plain nnd fancy
dress goods over shown in the city. This
includes the now Drop do Paris , whip
cords , India twills , French and English
serges , Ottoman poplins , etc.
Wo are showing the largest and most
complete assortment of novelty dress
patterns ever shown In Council Bluffs.
They are all plums from the lowest to
the highest priced ones , no two of them
alike , and are the choicest pickings
from the homo and foreign markets.
Ask to see our assortment at $10.00 and
$11.50 a pattern.
FOTIIERINGIMM. WtHTBLAW & CO. ,
Loaders and Promoters of Low Prices.
Council Bluffs , In.
For fine upholstering , remaking hair
mattresses , Council Bluffs Carpet com
pany leads in character of work and low
prices. Carpets , curtains , rugs and up
holstery goods. '
Atk your grocer for Domestic soap.
llt-'S AT
Howard Mukns Carefully
I'latm lu Kscapo Succeed.
Sheriff Hazcn returned yesterday from
Fort Madison , where he-went to take a uum-
bor of prisoners , who were sentenced last
Monday by Judge Macy to various terms of
imprisonment in the state penitentiary.
When ho reached the penitentiary ho had
ono less to look after than when he started
out , owing to the careful preparations for
escape made by John Howard and the suc
cessful way in which ho carried out his plans.
Howard was sentenced to fifteen months
in the penitentiary for burglary. Before
leaving ho wrapped both legs with strips of
cloth taken from his bed clothing. During
the journey Howard took off tbo wrapping
while tbndoputy sheriffs were not looking ,
took off his shoe and sock and then managed
to slip off the shackle which bound him to
ono of his fellow prisoners and waited his
chance. It came when the train was near
Alblan. Howard managed to drop the water
bottle on the floor while drinking , and ono
of the deputies had to pick up the fragments
and throw them out of the door. Whllo ho
was so engaged Howard rushed out and
dropped from the train , which was moving
at the rate of from twenty to twenty-live
miles per hour.
At Albla , which was about a mile from the
place where the ] escape took place , Sheriff
flazen loft the train and tooK counsel with
the sheriff of Monroe county. A posse of
men was nt once organized , which included
the sheriffs of eight of the neighboring
counties , and a thorough search of the sur
rounding country was made. Up to a late
hour last night no news had been received.
Howard was regarded as ono of the most
desperate crooks over confined in the Potta-
waltamio county jail.
Itnd llllli Mudo Clooil.
If you have any bad bills against per
sons not living in Iowa - ho are employed
by anv railway , telegraph , express or
sleepfng car company entering lo\vatho
Nassau Investment Co. , Merriam block ,
Council Bluffs , la. , will guarantee their
collection.
Ladies , if you desire absolute peace in
tno icitcnon asic your grocer lorj.
Hoffmayr Co.'s Fancy Patent flour.
II'KATIIKH
Warmer nnil Cloudy Are the
Predictions fur Taitny.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 20. Forecasts for
Friday : For Nebraska Partly cloudy ;
warmer ; variable winds , mostly westerly.
For Iowa Fair ; warmer ; winds shifting to
south.
For South Dakota Generally cloudy ;
, -armer in eastern and cooler in western
portions ; southwest winds.
Iiociil Uncord.
OFFICE or TUB WEATIIEU Buiuutr. OMAHA ,
Oct. SO. Omaha record of temper.uuro and
rainfall compared with corresponding day of
past four years :
1893. 1802. 1801. 1890.
Maximum tcmponituto 523 G40 700 .IHO
Minimum luinponituru. 3U = > 33 = COS 323
AvuniKo tumperatiiru. . 44 = 44O 603 403
1'icclpltatloii T .00 .00 .00
Statement showing the condition of torn-
porr.turo and precipitation at Omaha for the
day and since March 1,18U3 :
.Normal temperature , 443
Uollclency for the day 43
Deficiency Hlnco Murch 1 , , , , . . r > D3
Nurnnil pri-ulpltatlon 07 Inch
Deficiency for thu day. 07 Inch
Deficiency since Murch 1 r > .3(3 ( inched
Itcnurt * from Other Stutiiiim nt H r > . in.
"T" Indicates trace ,
GtoiiQE K. lluxr , Local Forecast Official.
HAA'T MUAUY , .VOX VIlliVKH.
Colorado Miner * Htrlko Aiculnat the System
of I'nyini ; Wuges.
DB.NVEH , Oct. 20. Thrco hundred miners
ut the mines of the Union Coal company at
Lafayette , Colo. , are out on a strike. It
seems that the comuany has been paying
the miners in checks which can bo cashed
only by the local storekeeper. This forces
the men to trade with him , and al
lows him to charge and deduct
whatever ho pleases from the uhecus
to satisfy his claim. The men have pro
tested for some time until finally , when the
storekeeper lust week refused to cash the
checks ut all and the men could not pot
their money , they determined to leave the
mines.
The company employs about 7SO mea in
the state and If the present trouble is not
settled promptlytho strike wll ( probably
oztetid to all their mines.
Discount lUie btlll Three 1'er Cent.
LONDON , Dot , 26. Trio Bank of England
rate of discount remains unchanged at 3 per
ceut.
BANDITS MOST WERMINED
Hoosier Thngs Who Wtfnlff Not Snnondor
When Deotcoted ,
DESPERATE SHOOTING 1 A SM\LL ROOM
Ilnrglars and Officers righf wltli Revolvers
Two Woundeannd nlSe'dlnff Thieves
Taken prisoner 7 ! ' Mysterious
Night Watchman ,
Miiuox , Ind. , Oct. 20. A band of noon or
ganized in ( i civilized community for plunder
and destruction ; an attempted raid on a
mcrcantlloestablishment ; a aosporato bat
tle between two determined ana armed men
facing each other at a distance of less thnn
olghtcon feet , withthrcoothers contributing
bullets ovury second , and the accompanying
details , has occupied the attention of the
citizens of Summltvillo since early yesterday
morning. .
Sutnmltvlllo is a town of 1,200 Inhabitants
on the Cincinnati , Wabash ti Michigan dl-
vision of the Wabash , sixty miles south of
hero. To that place , six weeks ago , George
Stroud wont from a iioichborlnir town nnd
secured a position as night watchman. Ten
days ago ho notified the merchants of the
place that an attempt was to bo made at
wholcsalo burglary by an organized band of
thieves , Including a dozen or more among Its
members. Ono date had boon fixed and
abandoned. Tuesday night it was discovered
an attempt would surely bo made to plunder
and then to burn several establishments.
The llrst was to bo the Wilkms dry goods
store. Jn this place Deputy Sheriff Coburn ,
Pat Hannan , Andrew Fonnlmore , each armed
with two revolvers , were stationed.
At 10 o'clock , Itck Goodman , ono of the
men , appeared at a side window near the
rear of the building. Ho raised the window
and wont in. At the order to throw up his
hands ho began to shoot. Coburn rcspondud
and Hunnan and Fonnlinoroalso jolnod in the
fusilade. Toomoy , another member of the
gang , appeared at the window and took part
in the affray.
Goodman , directly facing Coburn in a room
eighteen foot wide , emptied Ins revolver
and Coburn emptied his two guns. Goodman
received a shot in the abdomen from which
he cannot recover , but succeeded In backing
out of the window and running several
squares from the building , when ho fell , to
bo captured and taken to Jail at Anderson.
Coburn received a trifling wound In the side.
Just back Of where ho Stood in a snrvrn nf BIX
feet are nlno bullet holes. Over twenty shots
were llred In the room , most of thorn at u
distance of less than the width of the room.
Toomoy , the companion of Goodman , was
captured by members of the Summllvillo
Horse Thief Detective association , who had
been patrolling the streets. Before his cap
ture , however , over seventy shots were fired.
The other members of the gang escaped.
The organization of'plunderers is supposed
to include not less than a dozen men. But
four of thorn arc known , to have boon con
nected with this latest attempt. Officers
are in pursuit of the two who escaped. The
gang includes members' ' of reputable families
south of Summitvlllo'und is credited with
having recently burned u saloon nnd dry
poods store at Dundoe(1a village a few miles
from Summltvillo , uftcr avlng carried off a
quantity of goods. A | iart of the dry goods
was afterwards found'in' a straw stack on
the Goodman farm.f Innumerable other
depredations within > a radius of twenty
miles from Summltvillo are attrlboted to it.
Stroud , the nighl watchman , has been ad
mitted to the Inner councils for some time.
There are different theories as to why
Stroud sought the position of night watch
man and then divulged the schemes of the
gang. The latter is supposed to have been
in existence for soveral'yoars. Cattle , clover
seed , farm products of various sorts , besides
innumerable urticles-yvhlch have disappeared
recently , are supposed to huve ooon among
their plunder.
Coburn , the deputy sheriff , has a record as
a fighter. Ho has been in a score of battles
and has seldom escaped without a bullet.
Ho killed a burglar in Anderson in a similar
encounter a few years ago and at least ono
other man sloops in his graveyard. Ho do-
clarns that Goodman was the most deter
mined , unflinching man he ever encountered.
May has an unenviable record , but has not
been generally known us a desperate char
acter.
Summitvillo is naturally excited. There
are fears that other members of the gang
may undertake to avenge the fall of Good
man , and there Is more than ono Summit-
villo citizen who is in doubt as to the future
of Night Watchman Stroud. This affair ,
however , with the determined effort to bo
made by the officials. Is expected to break up
the gang of marauders.
IOWA Organization Electi Unicorn and De-
glares for Prohibition.
DAVEsronr , la. , Oct. 20. The Baptist
state convention elected officers today as fol
lows : President , H. F. J. Clyde of Oaago ;
secretary , Rev. H. B. Uaclden of Washing
ton ; treasurer , J. V. Hinchtnan , Glen wood.
Resolutions were adopted calling for an
enforcement of the urohibitory law of the
state. The afternoon and evening sessions
were devoted to considering the future work
and the mtercsts of foreign missions.
town .Minister Condemned.
DBS MOIRES , Oct. 20. The Presbyterian
synod of the state has sustained the action
of the Des Molncs prosoytory in deposing
Uov. C. W. Baxter , who recently had uhnrgo
of the church at Knoxvillo. After a
two wcoks trial ho was convicted
of immorality on the ground of having
written passionate letters to several
Knoxville girls and been engaged to several
members of his lloclt at the same time. His
cnsehus | created as much of a sensation In this
state as did the trial of Dr. Brlggs In the
nation. Ho was defended by Colonel Dun-
gan , the present candidate for lieutenant
governor.
UnlvcrsalUt Convention Adjourns.
BOOXE , la. , Oct. 20. [ Special Telegram
to Tun BEE. ] The Iowa state Unlvorsallst
convention closed hero today. The follow
ing officers were elected : President , O. B ,
Ayers , Des Moincs ; vice president , J. H ,
Palmer , Cedar llapids ; secretary , T. 13. Dotter -
tor , ties Molncs ; treasurer , S , J , Oldfleld ,
Mitchellvlllo ; committee on fellowship , A.
Crum. Webster Clty < G. S. Goudy , Eldora ,
F. A. Bower , DCS MOJIICS ; trustee , Dr. Wat
son Roberts , MarpUalltown. The conven
tion meets next ye/jfl , ut Mlichollvlllo , the
last week in September ,
Omniums .Miir/l / | l ut Hoi Molnes.
'
DBS MOINEB , Oct.20. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEE. | Herman 0. Stuht , cashier
of the Omaha officacf the Mutual Insur
ance company , was married in this city last
r.lght to Mllllo Dejuon of Omaha. The
bride is the guest m , hls city of Miss Lulu
Ryan. The vroom returned to Omaha this
morning. ( ' , 7'
Innouinia 1tuu es Hulcldc.
BOONE , la , , Oct. 20. [ Special Teleeram to
THE BEE. ] Oscar $ cman , aged 45 , hung
himself in his barn tl'ls afternoon. It Is at
tributed to temporary.iusanity caused by In
somnia. Ho leaves 'a wife and throe chil
dren , '
POT Passing Counterfeit Money.
UBIUII Hiring , la. , Oct. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEE.J Albert and John Milli-
gan , John Moro and M. liornort have been
arrested on a charge of passing aW coun
terfeit bill.
WliUky TriiHt .Mutter * .
CHICAGO , Oct. 20. The directory of the
whisky trust mot at the Qrana Pacific to
day. President Greenhul's report of the
condition of trade was presented , and in
order to meet the increasing demand five
additional distilleries woru ordered to be put
in operation , making twenty-five ol the lead
ing distilleries' in full operation.
llurglart lu Nebraska Town * .
BENNETT , Neb. , Oct. 20. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB BEB. ] Burglar * effected an en
trance to J. U Wheeler1 ! flora last night
and secured about 1300 worth of clothing ,
mostly overcoats. There Is no clew except a
CAno loft In the store.
Burglar * pried open the rear door of Gar
ten's store At Ghonoy last night. Al Huston ,
who deep * lu the building , hoard them In
the back room and fired several shots
through the partition , driving them away
before tney had secured anything.
OHAKITY.HOPE AND PROTECTION
Ancient Order or United Workmen Cele-
brute an Anniversary.
Twenty-flvo year * ago the Ancient Order
of United Workmen was organized nt Moad-
vlllo , 1'a" . iiiist night the event was com
memorated In a befitting manner by the
members of the order in this city and South
Omaha.
Preparations for the celebration of the
anniversary have been going on for some
tlmo , and the program was very complete
and as successfully carried out. The street
parade was a now feature in such celebra
tions In this city nnd Us success warranted
the words of praise hoard on all sides. The
line was formed at Fifteenth and Douglas
and moved east on Douglas to Twelfth ,
south to Farnara , west to Sixteenth , north
to Chicago , counter marched t to Caul-
tel nvcnuo and cast to Exposi
tion hall , The Musical Union band
headed the 1,000 men In line , each of the lat
ter bearing a Chinese lantern. The follow
ing lodges were in line with full representa
tions : Union Pacific No. 17 , Omaha lodge
Mo. 18 , Herman lodco No. 90 , Gate City lodtro
Mo. 08 , North Omaha lodge No. 160 , Patten
lodge No. 173 , Nebraska lodge No. 237 ,
American lodge No. 2U9.
The parndo was reviewed from the bal
cony of the Paxton by J. W. Kinsley of Hel
ena , Mont. , past supreme master workman ;
Grand Master AVorkman , T. G. Tate of Has
tings , Past Grand Master Workman J. W.
Carr , Frank E. White and J. G. Patten ;
Dean Gardner , and others.
Immediately after the parade the people
wont to Exposition hall , where the exercises
were held , and that spacious auditorium was
crowded. Hon. F. E. Whlto presided. On
the platfdrm were these high In the councils
of the order in both the state and subordi
nate jurisdictions.
The exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. J. P. D. LUvya. Doan Gardner
spoke , his subject being "Charity. " Ho was
followed In turn by Rev. Robert L. Wheeler
of South Omaha and Rev. Mr. Llwyd of this
city , who treated of the subjects
of "Hope" and ' 'Protection , " respec
tively. State Master Workman J. G.
Tate told of "Tho Ancient Order
of United Workmen Its Twenty-live Years
of Success. " The Musical Union band Inter
spersed the addresses with music , and the
quartet , .composed of A. J. VanKuran ,
E. B. Treat , W. S. McCuno and Joe Barton ,
added pleasure to the celebration.
ItWAS late before the vast audience was
dismissed , and the twenty-fifth anniversary
of the Workmen was at an end.
A3IEKIVAN
Ileiolutlons Denaunclnc the Geary Lair
Adopted Ofllcern .Elected.
ELGIN , 111. , Oct. 20. At today's session of
the American Missionary association resolu
tions were adopted denouncing the Geary
law as inhuman , brutal and Inconsistent
with the Inalienable rights of man.
An appeal from Rov. J. F. Cross for the In
dian missions brought forth a liberal re
sponse.
The following officers were elected at the
business meeting : President , Merrill E.
Gates , L/L.D. , Massachusetts ; vice presi
dents , Rov. F. A. Noble , D.D. , nnd A. F.
Bcrinds , D.D.of Now York , Henry Hopkins ,
D.D. , of Missouri and Henry A. Stlmson ,
D.D. ; corresponding secretaries. Rov. M. E.
Strioby , D.D. , A. P. Beard , D.D. , and E. P.
Woodbury , D.D. ; assistant , Rov. J. C. Rider ;
recording secretary. Rev. E. M. StriobyD.D. ;
treasurer. H. W. Hubbard ; auditors , Peter
Melartoo , Richard Barnes ; executive com
mittee , J. F. Christcnscn , A. Hull , Albert
Larcan , Madison P. Foster , Noherniah Bun-
ton , W. H. Strong.
Methodist Bishops.
MILWAUKEE , Oct. 20. The Board of Metho
dist bishops coutlnued its session today.
Bishop Vincent presided in the morning ses
sion and Bishop Fitzgerald in the afternoon.
In the evening a reception was gl'cn to the
bishops at the Grand Avenuechurch. . Pre
siding Elder Croighton made the address of
welcome and Bishops Bowman and Fowler
responded.
The sessions of the board will continue
until Tuesday , October 81 , when the an
nouncement of the appointment of the
bishops to the spring conference will bo
made. The only absentees are Bishops Fos
ter and Joyce.
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
MixxEAroi.is , Oct. 20. The national con
vention of the Women's Foreign Missionary
society of the Methodist Episcopal church
continued in St. Paul today. Reports showed
the different branches had contributed $277-
2U8 for missionary work during the past
year , an Increase of $11U37 ever the year
previous.
Two players , now to the central west , but
well known to theater-goers in the east ,
where they have won an enviable roputp-
tion , Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Doud Byron ,
began a short engagement at Boyd's last
evening In "Tho Dark Continent. " The play
Is startllngly melo-dramatlc. reflecting a
feature of scientific thought , that of
hypnotism , in a rather bold and
original .manner . , the villain of the
play going so far as to glvo
an exhibition of the power of the hypnotist
for the purpose of besmirching the charac
ter of the heroine , who is truly in the em
brace of the serpent. Curiously enough
that part of the world made familiar by
Haggard and ICipling and long associated In
the minds of the American reader with wild
romance , unparalleled hardship and the
most atrocious crimes , has not boon greatly
overdone on the stage , and "Tho Dark Con
tinent , " which is a well-told story of the
South African diamond fields , comes as a
blessed relief irora the melodramas of
tncrrio England and the continental coun
tries. The play abounds In startling situa
tions , Mr. and Mrs. Byron showing them
selves capable actors In the principal roles ,
Mrs , Byron playing a boy's part with ability.
The company has boon carefully chosen , the
work of Arthur J. Macltloy as the serpent , "
Dr. Dasent , the hypnotist , being particularly
worthy of notice. The play Is well mounted ,
and lovers of the sensational will find in a
' Dark Continent" sufficient to beguile a few
hours pleasantly and with some degree of
profit. '
Fifteenth Street Tlif-ator.
In all the essentials which make the mod
ern melodrama successful "Tho Fast Mail"
deservedly ranks with all other "railroad"
plays. It was the first of the aeries of
"track" dramas now touring the country ,
and its advent brought about the death of
the "tank" plt ys that for several years
dominated the stugo. Lincoln J , Carter ,
the author of "Tho Fast Mini. "
which began an engagement ut
the Fifteenth Street theater last evening ,
although a young author , showed himself re
sourceful to a Ucprco when ho put in "Tho
Fast Mail" its reallstio features the steam
boat explosion , the wonderfully effective
freight train scuno and Niagara Falls being
finely worked out. The piece Is by no moans
new to Omaha , but it never falls to draw
crowded houses hero , as elsewhere. It is
thoroughly human In interest , and the dia
logue , while somewhat hackneyed , appeals
thoroughly to those in front , because there
is a realness in it all that Is very genuine.
Tno company is very capable , Mr. Neavlllo
play lug the hero with ability ; Miss Louise
J , Mitchell as Mary Martin showing herself
un actress of more than ordinary merit ,
I'nrls Bourse Depressed by uiMllan Failure ,
PAHIS , Oct. 20. The bourse was depressed
estorday by the report of a heavy failure at
When Baby was dele , we gave her CoctorU.
When she woa e , CliUd , she cried for Castor ! * ,
When the become Ulna , she clung to Costoria.
When aba bad Children , the gave them Castoril
BAPTIZED IN BID OCEAN
TJnole 8am Bends a Goodly Vessel to Bide the
Pacific's
LAUNCHING OF THE BVTTLESHIP OREGON
Moit Powerful Venet In the United States
Slips Into Bait Water at San
Franolieo In the Presence at
Tltouinnds of Penpls.
SAN Fnixoisco , Oct. rtO. Shortly before
noon today , the battle ship Oregon , the first
vesiel of her class constructed on the Paclllo
coast , wat launched from the ways nt the
Union Iron norlu'lti the presence ot ono of
the greatest crowds of people
which ever estembleJ there towitness
a slmlar ovont. The representatives
of the army and navy , city oftlclals , general
government , and nf the state ut California
and a largo number of Invited guests , were
present In the shipyards , whllo on every
stairf , on hllhiilo and housetop , from which
a view of the works could bo
obtained , thousands of cntluiil.istio spec
tators were gathered. The purl of the
bay directly In front of the Union Iron works
was entirely occupied by a great fleet of
steamboats , tugs and craft of every descrip
tion , all decorated with bunting and loaded
down with hundreds of people eager to see
the launching.
A number of small government vessels
were among the throne : lying in the bay , and
at the moment the hut shores were knocKed
away and the several thousand tons of steel
commenced to glldo down the ways a hun
dred salutes wore tired , bands of music played
national airs , thousands of spectators gave
cheer after cheer and every stuam whistle
within a radius of a mile shrieked. The
launch was entirely successful and the now
battlcsnlp now lies a little in front of the
Union Iron works awaiting her completion ,
which will bo pushed as rapidly as possible.
Dlmrnilnni of the Oregon
The Oregon Is what is technically known
as a sea-going coast-lino battleship , nnd is
the most powerful ship in the United States
navy. Her dimensions are : Length over
all SIS feet ; load water line ,
320 feet ; breadth , G'J foot , 3
inches ; draught , 24 feet ; displace
ment , 10'JS tons ; maximum none power ,
0XJ ( ) . She will have a maximum speed pf
10.3 knots and will carry a crow of 400 meti.
Her cost , exclusive of armament , is $4,000-
000. The armament consists of four liMnch ,
eight 8-inch and four 0-inch breechloading
rules , also a secondary battery "G-pouudor
and six 1-poundor rapid firing guns ; two
gatlings and also six torpedo tubes. The
13-inch and 8-inch guns are mounted
on turrets. The Oregon's armor is very
heavy. There is a belt of steel from three
Inches above the water line to four nnd a half
feet below it , extending 1'JO feet amidships ,
protectlng'tho engines and boilers. Above
this bolt is another , live inches thick , ex
tending to the main deck. From the cnus
of the 18-inch belt to the ex
tremities of the ship is a pro
tective deck thrco inches thick
and another armored deck two and threo-
quurter inches thick. The turrets of the 13-
Inch guns are In two Darts under a redoubt
seventeen inches thick and above this in
clined armor of the same thickness.
The 8-inch turrets are similarly
built with the inclined armor varying from
mght and one-half to six inches in thickness.
There is also a complete system of conl pro
tection , cellular subdivision and gun shields.
Under the engines and boilers are four bottoms
toms and double bottoms elsewhere. The
coal capacity at the designed draught is 400
tons , but the bunker capacity is 1,800 tons.
A temporary platform had boon con
structed around the bow of the vessel , and
on this were the army and navy officials ,
representatives of Oregon and California
and other guests specially invited by the
Union Iron works.
Ceremonies Before the Launch.
Previous to the launching patriotic airs
were played by the band from Mare Island
navy yard and some short ceremonies , in
cluding the delivery of a pr.iyer and reading
of a poem. It wan thrco minutes of 12
o'clock when the last shore was knocked
away by the workmen. Miss Eugenia
Shelby , representing the city of Portland ,
touched the electric button which started the
vessel down the ways and an instant later
Miss Daisy Alnsworth , a native of the state
of Oregon , broke a bottle of champagne over
the bow and christened the now battleship.
Miss Ruth Dolph , daughter of Senator
Dolph of Oregon , was to have led in the
christening ceremonies , but she was de
tained in Washington by sickness.
The vessel created a big wave as she
glided into the bay and caused much commo
tion among the craft which hud crowded
near the point of launching , hut no accident
occurred. The enthusiasm which broke
loose ns the vessel- touched the water con
tinued long after she had floated far out
from the shore.
Million-Dollar Land Glnlui ,
WEST SuTEnion , Wis. , Oct. 20. Suit has
been instituted by the heirs of George A.
Porter to recover possession of a quarter
section of land In the heart of West Supe
rior.
rior.Tho suit arises out of an old case of some
sixty years standing. At that tlmo Colonel
Hiram Hayes of West Superior secured
judgment against Hay & Martoll for Porter.
GRIME IN niGHPL.\CB3I It is
not strati go that some people do
wrong through ignorance , others from
a failure to investigate as to the right or
wrong of a matter. But it is strange ,
that individuals and firms , who are fully
aware of the rights of others , will per
sist in perpetrating frauds upon them.
High-toned , wealthy manufrcturing
firms will offer and soil to retail mer
chants , articles which they know to bo
infringements on the rights of proprie
tors , and imitations of well known goods.
We want to sound a note of warning to
the retailers to beware ot such Imita
tions nud simulations of "CAUTKR's LIT
TLE LIVEK PILLS. " When they are of
fered to you , refuse them ; you do not
want to do wrong , and you don't want to
lay yourself liable to a lawsuit Bon
Franklin said "Honesty is the best poli
cy" : it is just as true that "Ilonosty is
tnobost principle. "
Porter died one .year afterwards and
got out an ciooutlon and \th n the property
was ol < l ho bid It in for Porter. Hay ti , ft
Is claimed , never Informed the heirs of ins
last transaction and lately told part ot the
property to the I nnd and Hlvor Improve
ment company for 1300,000. Benjamin Porter
ter , ft Detroit. Mich. * attorney and an h lr.
is hero nnd asks the court for an at lcnmtni
of title.
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DKA. It.
Uonnoir * Hemnlnt Lying In Mutt.
PAUIS , Oct. 20. Th remains of Gounod
were removed today from the house at SI.
Cloud , where he breathed his last. Tno
body was taken to thu Gounod rcMdenco in
this city , where It now Una In state In the
great composer' * study ,
OlmpUIn ot the lloiur.
WASHISOTON , Oct. lG.-Uov. Mr. Hadila-
way , chaplain of the hoiuo of representa
tives , died this morning , U was immed
iately suggcitod that the house adjourn out
of respect to hli memory ,
U. ( I. MoUiirmU-k.
CiNcmATi. Oct. 20. Mrs. E. O. Mo-
Cormlok , wife of the passoiigor trafilo
manager of the Big Four , died last night.
I'rctinli rrlncntH.
PAIIIS. Oct. 20. .Tho Temps announces the
death of Princess Czartoryska , daughter ot
the duke ot Ncmouro.
JUtllSFS.
Uumncllc.
The Italnnator Hradfonl Mat company of St
LouU lius ( ailed , Assets , tGOU.UOO ; llabllltlei
unknown ,
The first annual monthiK of the SauthnoAt-
crn AMoclutlon ot liullway Surgeons convened
at St , Ltiuls yostcrilay.
The llllmits State Hutlroad commission will
InvustlKiito the railroad ru-olilent on the lu
ll I turn Si Southern road nuarUMhiKlmni ,
JiulKO Plillllpi , on petition of a nonresident
storkholdnr , 1ms uppoinlod U. M , I'urkor ro
cclver ot the Mntropolltnn Struot Hallway
company ot Snrlnttllcld , Mo.
Today 1 100,000 Is to bo deposited with the
MibtreuMiiy nt St. Louis to bind the purclmst
of C'hcrnkou bonilH by an Knglhli syndicate ,
the contract having boun signed some time
ngo.
Governor McKlnney of VlrclnU has refused
to give Due Taylor , the nroitchcr numloror , n
roprlovnor to commute his nontunco. Ho will
thoruforo bo Imugod at Wlso court house
today.
J. M. Edgar , formerly a clerk In the Santa F
freight depot hole , \vns arrested In Chicago
ycslorday by adoloetlvo or tlio Thlel 'agency
ot Kansas City , on the charge of forging u
largo number of passes.
Lust ovenliiK tlio Oo'lton Kelt and the Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas K-IVU notice ot a roduu-
tlon of freight rates to Iholr Tex us common
points , to moot the St , Louis * & Ran Francisco
rates announced tlilsnminlng. Thu now rates
become oIToctho October BO ,
P. A. Lnvccratt ot Nflw York , 45 years old ,
a bachelor , treasurer ot I'ulmcr'.s theater nnd
assistant secretary of the Uohuy Island JocUoy
club , shot hlmsultln the head yesterday morn-
Inc , uftoi taking carbolic acid , and tiled soon
afterward.
The Hiipromo court of Illinois , In a short
opinion written by Justice , T. 1 > , Bhoiipe , re-
verbes the decision ot the lower court In the
test caio of the pouplu against the Uacovlllo
Coal company , nnd declares the weekly pay
law passed by thu last legislature unconstitu
tional ,
It Cores Ooldi , Oonghf , Sore Throat , Group , Influ
enza , Whooping Cough , Bronchitis and Asthma.
A certain cure for Consumption in first stated
and a sure relief in advanced states. Une at * no .
You will see the excellent effect aftei taking th
first dose. Sold by dealer * wrytrhtri. Larf S
bottles 60 cents and $1.00.
ESTEP ,
14 , N. Main St. , Council Bluffs.
Office - . TKLKL'HONKS-Uesldenoe 33
Praa
In the state and
fodnral courts. HODIIH 203-7-8-9 , SUuzat
block Council lilulfc la.
Special
COUNCIL BLUFF ? :
\\rANTED-To rent , before Jammry 1 , 8 or
Vi D-rooin IIOUBG ; good location , lawn , sliada
trccH , modern ImproxriiienlB. good condition ; prefer -
for to deal with owner , Addresn T 01 , Bee.
WANTKD-nooinHnnd board for twolnprlvnta
family or prlvllcgea for hoimckeoplnr. Ad-
( Irons M 1' , U o olllco.
WANTED To mit a creed elpht-room house ,
plentifully located nnd with modern con
veniences. AddreanS ' 21. Uco ofllco.
FOR HUNT Furnished room cheap. Address Q
21 , Dee ulllco.
TI7 ANTED Girl for nonoral housework. Mm. JL
Uennelt , iU'J Avenue a , near Oakland avouup
"IJOR SALK-A complete ) bottling- works , In BOOd
JL' town nnd duliiK n Kood , payinir builnoHs. Good
reasons for Bellini ; . Address a U3 , line ofllco
" 17011 KENT FumliliiHl or unfurnished roam * .
I1 AddrcBH H 20 , Duo olllco.
IOWA FAHMS-870 acres , $22.00 per acre ; COO
iicri'S , $ .I.OU ; Him acres. $ J5.0U : 300 ucros ,
lfi Oil : 100 niroH , tS.Ti.OO ; HI ) acres. 937.00 , I.arta
Hut of fnmiH , fruit farms and garden land. Joan
bton & Vim Patten.
YOU know that Day & Ilusa have om
DO
cliolco banfalnu In fruit and pardon land near
tlilBcllyT
A 1I3TRACT3 and lo.ins Farm nnd city property
/Iboui'lil and uold. I'UHey It Thomai , Counol
UluflH
GAHIlAOi : rnmovod , cosupoolB. vaults , chlinnoyi
cleaned. Ed llnrtce , ut Taylor' * grocery , 5tJ
II road way
THE SOUTHWICK BALING PRESS
Machine at a 10-Tons-a-Day Price.
A 1 2-TnriS-a-DaV
H I c. - luns - it - uay
our Warranty Ooeiwilh Etch Machine.
' TlioSoutliwIckRallnKPresilsaZ-liorse.fulVclrclemaclllne ,
It hns the liirttfbt feed opening ot
1 any Conllmions-HalluL' ,
Douhln-Ktroko Tress m
the World.
Hales tight ; draft light
Capacity ; Construction ; : the BEST.
Now Is the tlmo to buy u hay press , It will pay you to BOO our machines bt <
fore you buy.
SANDWICH MANPG , CO , , COUNCIL BLUFFS
COUNCIL BLUFFS
STEAMDYEWORK !
All klndiot Dyeing
nd Oleanlnz doaa la
the hUUeit style ot
the ark tfadad and
Ulned fabrics made
to looU M good u *
new. Woric promptly
dona and flellrerM
In alt parU ot to *
eouo.trtteud tor
price luu
O , A. MAOHA.K ,
Proprietor *
Broadway , near Nortk
weilern depot.
Telephone J