OMAHA DAJ HKlfc TUKSDAY. JANUARY IK.
THE DAILY BEE
COUNUI , HM'I'l.'B
GITK.KJ NO. 12 I'KAIII , STUEET
rclhmdlycntrlcr to nny partof the city
II.V. . TII/roN - Manager
TRt ri'iinvp i nuslnMOfflce. . . . . . .No.43
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Beaten store , cloak blankots.untlcr wear
The first annual ball of tholadicV auxil
iary to tlin IJrothcrhood of Hallway Train
men will bo given In Woodmen hall .Monday
evening , January 80.
A pleasant meeting was liclil last Sunday
nt the North Eighth street mission. Those
having the matter In chartfo will bo ( 'lad to
receive the co-operation of all who nro will
ing to insist In tliu work.
A largo circle of friends will be saddened
by the IIOWB of the tluatli of Miss Kato
Campbell , which neeurrcd at her homo In
Canada several days atro. Slio had baen 111
for sovural months with lung fovor.
The Scandinavian independent Political
cluli held its llrst mcnting last Kriilny evenIng -
Ing anil organized. The iwxt mooting will
bo held next Krlilnv evening at Smith's
hall. All .Scandinavians are Invited.
Don Bono , U.T. Dahl and W. U. Uarrothcrs ,
members of the Oanymede Wheel club , took
a snln to ( .ilenwnod Sunday afturnoori. Tlioy
found the roads In iro.'d shape , considering
the time of the year , and the ride of forty
miles was highly onloynit. They left Council
IJlufTs at : l o'clock In thn afternoon and re-
turnoil bi moonlight , reaching homo about
11 o'clock.
Helen C' . Morgan died last evening at fi
o'clock at the rc.sldcnco of her son. John C.
Schcrmcrhorn , aged .S7 years and 7 months ,
after an Illnrss of two days. Kho , was a
member of the First I'rcsbytotian church.
Funeral services will bo hold at the resi
dence of her sun , 807 First avenue , this after
noon at ii o'clock , and the remains will be
taken to Palmyra , N. Y. , for burial , this
evening.
J.V. \ . Nelson and Frank Moore , the two
alleged confidence mi'ti who tried to paws a
check for i'JOO on James Umbnrgcr for what
Hltlo cash ho had. were given a hearing in
police court yesterday morning ami dis
charged. TheroJIs no doubt In the minds of
the officers that they are just what they
ivcrn suspoctcd of being , but the trouble
was that they wore arrested Just a few
minutes too soon , before their scheme had
had quite tlmo enough to work.
Doug Hums , who tried to sluir the proprie
tor of the Northwestern saloon on Lower
Uroadway with a rock done up In a handker
chief , was salted down behind prison bars
yesterday to stay until fAV70 worth of his
tlmo has been sponl In doing works
meet for repentance. The size of
the sentence , Judge McOco remarked ,
was largely owing to the fact that ho
carried a "receipt" for his g'ief about with
him , In the shape of a bind ; spot Hint cov
ered one eye and lapped for several Inches
over the cdeo of his face.
C. TO. Sparks of Mondamln went to the
fimpklo-Rliugart Hardware company yester
day and bought a screw plate , valued nt&'i.
on tick , representing that lie was connected
with a olacksmith shop at his homo. A
short tlmo later he was caught trying to sell
it at a fraction of its cost at Schultz & Hill's
place , on Fourth street. The pollco were put
upon his trail and ho was jailed on tbo
charge of drunkenness. It Is thought that
u uuuiKu ui uuiiiiiiiu uuus uuui'i luisu prc-
tenscs may bo preferred against him after
the case has been investigated a triflo.
MTTKU FKOM AN liurroit.
, f nierdlnc IMtca nnil lntorn.il Incomplete
' Kialilln.
Sweotlnnd Specific Remedy Co. , GOOJ
Broadway , Council Bluffs , la. Dear
Drs. : I was waiting for somo'time ' be
fore answering your letter for the medi
cine to arrive , which did on yesterday
morning , all correct. Now since they
are hero will begin taking them again
and bo faithful with them. I feel the
result of the first course to bo so bene
ficial nntV 1 feel ao well that I hardly feel
the necessity of taking any moro. Re
spectfully. WAI. CuniiBNT ,
Editor and Prop. Maquokota Record.
Maquoketa , la. , Nov. 0.
1'Hlf.lUX.tl. t'.tltAHllAl'US.
Mrs. H. C. Morgan , mother of J. C. Schcr-
merborn , Is dangerously 111 at her home in
this city.
Miss Ida Wallace , who has been spending
n few days with her patents , Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Wallace on Bluff street , leaves today
to rcsumo her work In the medical depart
ment of the Iowa State university.
Thomas ,1. Media of Colby , Kan. , has just
received notice of his appointment , to tlio
position of receiver of the notvly established
land ofllco at that placo. The place has a
salary attachment of § a 000 per annum ,
together with an ample allowance for
three clones. Mr. McCuo is well known in
Council Bluffs , having been connected with
Tun Bur. a number of years ago. The flat
tering notices in the Colbv papers show that
ho Is as popular there as ho wns hero.
Dr. .Toilrics' diphtheria remedy kills
dipbtburia but not your child , At Davis' ,
Boardsloy's , DoIIaven's , Council Blufls ;
2-10-1 Cumlng street , Omaha.
Ask yo'ir grocer for .Domestic soap.
AlnCinlrtt'ti Otluir l/'riniPH.
Doug McGuire , who 13 now under arrest
for burglarizing the Keclino house , cast of
the city , scorns to have been engaged In"a
wholesale burglary business In Coun
cil Bluffs up to about a year ago.
The authorities of the county remember
that about a year and n half ago II. II. Van
Brunt's warehouse was entered by burglars
and a largo amount of stuff was taken. Sev
eral sots of brand now harness made up
most of Van Brunt's loss , but John
Kllllan , ono of his employes who
slept In the building , lost a valuable trunk
containing almost everything ho had in the
world. McGuire was suspected of the theft ,
and a search of the house ho was living in ,
In tbo nortiiorn part of the city , resulted In
his finding most ot It. In conversation
with Mrs. McGuiro. ICIlInn ascer
tained that it was McGuire who
did the job , but ho has never been
compelled to pay the penalty , as ho was
jerked away from him by special dispensa
tion of providence and has been spending
most of his tlmo In various penitentiaries.
Now that ho is In durance vile It Is probable
that ho will bo called upon to answer to the
charge ot this dime.
Ladles , If you iloslro absolute peace in
the kltoboii ask your grocer for J. C.
IIolTmayr & Co.'s Fancy Patent Hour.
Tratlo mark Uluo Uoo.stor.
Ask your grocer fot. Domestic soap.
lloiind Ovur u Cimt Thli-r.
James Wilson was bound over to the grand
Jury yesterday by , I ml go McGee on the
chargoof stealing an overcoat belonging to
C. L. Gillette. The Omaha pawnbroker
who bought the earment was present and
positively Identified the man as the
ono who sold It to > him. ilo found the coat
which ho gave Wilson ns part payment In
another pawn shop on this side of the river.
Wilson was sent to the comity Jail In default
of a bond of K > 00. Ho seems to have been In
tno habit of appropriating Htray overcoats ,
for when ho was brought Into the
court room yesterday morning ho was Imme
diately reeocnliod by Sam Friedman
another pawnbroker , ns the man who sold
him an overcoat a few weeks ago which was
afterwards found to have been stolen from
I' . U. Aylesworth.
Have you scon the new gas heaters ut
the Gas company's ollloo ?
M rrl io
The following marrlago licenses were Is
sued yesterday :
Namonnd Addrflf * . Aeo.
I ( Jeorpa Tucker , Onmha as
I Alice O , Jones , Oin.'ilm yo
I John llay , Wpodbury county , la 30
I Mary Dins , \\oodbury county , U 10
GoorgoS. Davis , proscription druggist
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Domestic soup is the
VIMITf PIlAltMfV * II 11 f tMMVl
NliuS rROJI COLuIL BLtl'rS '
What a Ohango in tbo Prohibitory Law
WouUI Do for the Oity ,
opponruNiTiEs FOR VINE GROWERS
\Vlno Making \Vould Ho Added to the In-
dnitrlci of the sliitc hut lor rrcicut
Kutrlctlmu A Hint to the
I.CgllllltOM ,
"Of course wo are all Intcrostcd In finding
out who la going to bo United States sena
tor from Iowa , " .remarked a well known
Blunito yesterday afternoon as ho stood
picking his teeth on the steps of the Grand
hotel , "but there ! Is another thing that lJ of
vastly moro Importance , at least In
the eyes of many Council Bluffs people , and
that Is the question of what the legislature
will do In regard to the present prohibitory
liiiuor law. If the ropuoilcans who were
elected last fall on a straight and clean cut
modification platform don't grant us city
IK-oplo some -relief they wilt-tie burled so
.deep that thev will never como out of the
snow drift the next tlmo the people have a
chnnco to go to the ballot boxes.
"And no modification of the law will moot
ino emergencies or llio case , " no continued ,
"unless It provides for allowing the maun-
fa-ituro of liquor as well as tno sale. The
river towns have what practically amounts
to license laws now. Wnat wo want Is to
have a law that will give the people of any
county the right to dccido whether or not
liquors shall bo manufactured In their bor
ders. This will put us on an equal footing
with tliu people of other states and do away
with all the hardship * that attend a straight
prohibitory law. "
Voiced th .SmititiipntR of Alunj- .
The man who uttered the above voiced the
sentiments of many of the people In Council
Blurt's , and , It Is sale to presume , In other
cities of the stato. Tin- people of this city
are peculiarly interested in the doings
of the present legislature , from the fact tint
a new Industry has but recently sprung Into
existcnco here which seems likely to take
a prominent place among the industries of
western Iowa. It Is that of wino making.
As Is well known , llio land about Council
Bluffs , particularly to tbo east and south ,
has extraordinary facilities for grape crow
ing , and the owners arc already making
l.irgo Hums of moncv each year In "the work.
Most of the fruit is shipped axvay or sold
in tlio city , but already the owners of some
of the vineyards have been experi
menting on a small scale In the manu
facture of wino. As stated In THE
SINDAY UEH , in connection with the
account of the mooting of the Council BlulTs
Grupo Growers association , some of this
wino has been tested by experts and pro
nounced equal or superior to the
imported article. Under the present law
the manufacturer has to bo restricted
to each man's personal needs , forlf ho manu
factured any to sell ho would immediately
fall under the law's ban. Eunuch has been
done to show what could be clone If the
manufacture could bo carried on wlthouc
further hindrance than would come from a
well ordered license law , and there are a
great many people directly interested who
nro eagerly watshing the uapers for sotno
news from the state capital.
C. O. I ) . UltUWN'S
Rpcriul I'lonr Snlu for TliUVcok. .
Garland Hour , tlio best Hour made ,
only $1.00 sack.
Acme Hour , made from selected hard
winter wheat , guaranteed to bo as good
as any flour made in Council Bluffs , goes
this week at ! )0c. )
Buffalo , the best soft whcai patent ,
only 8."c.
Daisy brand , a good straight grade
Hour , 7f > c.
Big Loaf Hour , a good baker , only 50c.
Rye Hour.lf > e sack. Rye graham , -J5c
sack. Graham Hour , 2 , > c sack. Corn
meal , IGo sack. 22 pounds line granu
lated sugar for $1.00. Tlio best soda or
oyster crackers fie pound. Strictly
fresh eggs , 12c dozen
We will give 100 sacks of Hour to the
destitute of , Council BlulTs. Any one in
need call 'at Do Long's mission and got
an order on us for the same , free of
charge.BHOWN'S
BHOWN'S C.O. ) D. GUOCEUV ,
Council BlulTs.
CliiiniliorV D.tnrin ; Prnntlcu.
For beginners , every Monday. .Junior
class , 4 p. in. : adults , 8 p. in. Advanced
junior class every Wednesday 4 p. m.
Assemblies every'Wednesday 8'iO : p. m.
His elegant academy in the Shugart-
Bono block can bo secured , with elevator
services , for parties and musicalos.
Apply to Mr Winters at , elevator. The
best of music can bo furnished for all
pariies.
Nassau Investment company guarantee
Nebraska railroad collections. Merriam
block , Council BlulTs.
STDI.K II13U OKKTIFIOATE.
. Mrs. Jctnnlo Sinltii 'IVI In nn Interesting
Story of n Dcnvur Kplsmla.
Aii Interesting document was llled In the
district court yesterday by the attorneys for
the plaintiff In the suit of Mrs. Jennie Smith
against the Cltl/ons State bank of
this city. It was In the shape of
a motion for a continuance , and
the ground for the postponement of the taial
was that J. J. Smith and W. Nell Donmson ,
both Denver gonUomen , were In possession
of valuable evidence which it had been im
possible for Airs. Smith's attorneys to got
hold of until last week. Judging from tno
statements made In the annexed aflktavlts ,
Mrs. Smith must have had n highly exhilar
ating tlmo wtiilo stopping In Denver.
Tbo plalntifT begun suit against the bank
as the result of a disappearance of a certifi
cate of deposit for $1,800. Tlio bank re
fused to pay ho'r the money because
the certificate had been rodcomcd by
some ono else , who had evidently como
into Us possession In the reirular-way. The
ovontH along about the nth and Uth of last
September form the interesting part of the
lady's narrative. Kho claims that
she foil in with ono W. B.
Proctor of Icnv.er , who claimed to bo
a real estate acont. and as she was in search
of an Investment Proctor urged her to go to
I/ingmont to look at some bargains ho had.
She wont , supposing that it was suburb of
Denver ami that she could return In time to
take the evening train for her homo In this
city.
Instead of bolng a suburb of Denver
Lontrimmt proved to bo sixty miles away ,
and she was iinablo to take the train ns she
had anticipated. Proctor accordingly toolc
her to a lodging housa and engaged
a room for her during the night.
Finding that she was In the
habit of taking t'ln occasion
ally as mcdlclno for a dlsoaso of the kldnoys ,
bo kindly offered to get her some gin. She
agreed , hut claims that ho put a drug or
opiatoofbomo Irind in it. She remembers
no moro , excepting that she has n vague
recollection of nclng In n bank or son.o
vlmllar place and signing her name to some
panels.
I' The next thing s > ho was completely nwaro
of wa& on the following night , > whcn'sho sud
denly came to her senses and found she was
In a room at the St , James hotel in Denver.
J. J. Clark , mentioned above , was
the night clerk In the hotel , and ho
Is expected to testify that on
the evening in question .Mrs. Smith was
brought to llio hotel by Proctor In an alnjost
unconscious condition and taken to a room
which Proctor engaged and paid for. A
snort tlmo after she was taken to her room
she came hurriedly and excitedly to the desK
In the hotel office and said that someone -
ono had robbed her of her certificate of de
posit for f l.SOO , and that she suspected Proc
tor of being the guilty party.V. . Null Don-
nlson. u Denver attorney , was secured to
look after her Interests in the matter , and It
Is claimed that ho detected Iji her actions
symptoms of her having boon drugged ,
Laturon Proctor ran across herat thohotcl.
Ho was In a stnto of Intoxication , and as soon
as ho haw her ho ruu up to her and tried to
grub her watch uhulu uud her pockolbook.
Mr. ' Smith r Ala.s tint he was thn n. in tltiU
did tlir' robbing nn I t. nil * that h K ort > < 1
to the u.io of some OPI.I'C to numb her fat .il-
tics and secure hc-r signature to the cer
tificate of .deposit which ho had stolen ami
which w.is alterwar.l c.iihcd.
HI.DAY SAM : .
A I'fw of llio I'rlciit to Ilo I'onnil In Our
( Mi'iilc IlrpnrtniPiit.
Commencing Wednesday morning's
sale nt the BOSTON STORK ,
Council BlulTs , la.
CLOAKS.
As this is one of the departments the
mild winter has left an olTcct on , wo
have put prices on all our garments
that should sell them , if for nothing
else than to keep over till next year.
COST or DISCOUNT nmKeflyiio dilfercnco
here. Kvory garment has n now price
on it , and that price in many instanced
is less than half what the garment cost
to make. Head the following list and
bo convinced that the Boston Store is
the place to buy clonks.
All our plusli sacqttcs at exactly half
price.
Sl . . " 0 plushcn now $ ( . ) .7f ,
8 ° . " > .00 plushes now $ I2.)0. ! )
SIM.00 plushes now $10.50.
A lot of capes and reefer jackets that
sold for $8.00 , $10.00 and $1 .00 to go at
fcJ.IU.
82,00 misses' jackets. ! ) ? c.
$1.00 Indies' reefer black cheviot to go
at 81.117.
lo ! misso * ' S , " > ,00 , $7.00 and 310.00 , and
also a lot of ladio-i' rcofors that sold for
$5.00 , all in at $1M)3. ) At ? 4.07 wo offer a
lot of garments that sold well during
the soa-on at $ .S.OO , $10.00 and $ li.00 ! and
como in a variety of cloths and coloring.
Tlio styles include Worth collars , Rcd-
fern capos , plain and fur-edged , also
'
velvet .sleeves. etc. Don't miss seeing
this lot. 50 ladies' reefers that Bold at
$10.00 and i'12.00 , mado/from n nice
cheviot , with full shawl cdllar of astra-
ehnn , to go at $ ; t.S7. Tlio balance of our
$14.00 , 815.00 and $10.00 garmentsblacks , ,
blues and greoiiH , all styles to go at
87.IIS. $ i.i.OO ! garments at $18.00. $119.00
garments at $ i".00.
All our children's garments in four
lots.
lots.Lot
Lot 1 includes all siy.os that sold , at
$5.00 and SU.OO , to go ut $11.75.
Lot 2 includes nil garments that sold
at $0.75 and $7.50 , to go at $3.75.
Lot I ! , all garments that sold at $8.00
and $ ! ) 00 , to go at 81.75.
Lot 4 is the smallest lot , biit the neb
biest garments. Kvory'.hing that sold
above $0.00 , nouo withdrawn , to go at
$0.75 ,
Don't miss this chance of buying a
garment at one-half the cost of making.
PANUV GOODS.
All our chinaware , baskets , clocks ,
toys , dolls , albums and fancy goods at
exactly half prieo.
AM * UOQKK.S uuos. ' sinvKiavAUU AT
EXACTLY HAM' LIST PRICE.
BOSTON STORE ,
FOTIIKIUNGIIAM , WlUTKLAW & CO. .
Council" BlulTs , la.
N. B. Store closed all day today
marking down goods and making irep
arations for this great yearly event.
Smoke T. D. King & Go's Partagas.
Collision nn thn Dump.
Yesterday morning awoke In a very much
befogged condition. ICaiiy risers report that
it was Impossible to distinguish familiar ob
jects twenty feet away , and it was not
until the sun had bcon up several hours that
the air regained Its usual condition. On the
bottoms in the vicinity of the river the fog
was thickest. What might have been n
serious accident took place n short
distance east of the Union Pacific
brldgo on the approach , but as luck
would have it there was no great amount of
damage done. . The Milwaukee passenger
train was backing off tbo bridge on Its way
from Omaha to Council Blufts , and the
Hock Island passenger was following' it a
snort distance away , on the sumo track.
Just cast of thn bridge the Milwaukee train
stopped. The engineer on the Hock Island
saw nothlng'Of the other cngino until his
train was so eloso that a collision could not
do avoided. Fortunately the train was
moving slowly , however , so that with the
exception of a bad shaking : up the passen
gers nn both roads escaped unhurt. The
platform of the baggage car on the Milwau
kee was considerably battered up , but
neither train was derailed.
Itoljlnson lros.
Twenty-second annual gifts were presented -
sonted to their customers last evening
in the following order : No. 90,002 , D.
G. Ely of Blunchiird , la. ; 20,230 , Gcorgo
F. Wriirht , city ; 8,010. George Ilackman ,
city ; 20,900 , L. A. Weber , 6ity ; 78,707 ,
Stella Hutchison , Crot-cont ; 20,871 , L. A.
Weber , city ; 20,982 , William Under
wood ; 1,124 , George Blank , city ; 928 , J.
H. Miller , city ; 8,037 , W. II. Lynohard ,
city ; 8,427 , E. Casey , city ; 90,575 , B. W.
Hight , city.
Mrs. WttkeHold and Miss Ncolo Ogden -
don have bcon engaged to assist at the
James Hamilton llowo concert , Broad
way church , Thursday evening , Jan
uary 18.
Domestic soap is the oosc.
The Nuvy 1'iiy Horpi.
The course of promotion in the navy
pay corps is illustrated by the cases of
the ollicors just advanced to the rank of
paymaster , and of those below them in
the list of twenty past assistant pay
masters. Tlio ollicors just promoted
have bcon ab nt sixteen yearp in the
service , of which four years were passed
in the lowest of the paj corps grades
and the remainder in the no.xt highest.
Tli'uffleor now first on the list of past
assistant paymasters has bcon fifteen and
a half years in the service , of which ho
passed three and a half in the lowest
Erratic. When promotion comes , which
must bo soon , ho will have boon moro
than twelve years a past assistant pay-
muster.
It K.tTlllilt
r.ilr nnilVnrincr Ant the Prediction * for
Xt-hrunkii Todfiy.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ifi , Forecasts for Tues
day : For Nebraska and Iowa -Generally
fair Tuesday ; continued warm south winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; warm ; south
winds Tuesday ; probably colder Wednesday.
l.oi-iil Kccnrd.
QmcKOFTiiK WuATiiun IluitisAO , OMAIU ,
Jan. 15. Omaha record of temperature and
rainfall compared with corresponding day of
past four years :
1801.1893. 1802. 1801.
Maximum temperature 14o 130 i > vc
Minimum teinporniuiu. i-'H - * 0 = * ! )3 170
AvoraKo toinpoi'iitui'o. . ! l ( > 3 43 23 'J2o
Precipitation 00 .01) ) ,00 T
Statement showing the condition of tom-
pon.turoand precipitation ut Omaha for the
day and since March 1 , 1803 :
Normal tcmporaluro IQO
K.xi'i-ss for tin ) dav 210
Dolkioncy ilnco Murch 1 , 343
Normal proclplUllon 02 Inch
I loflclency for thn day O'J ' Inch
Oullcicncy since.March 1 G.Q4 Inches
Hi'liorti rom Oilu-r Millions nt H I * . .11.
"T" InJIeatus traoo. 'Below zero ,
Qeouuii E. HUM. Lwcul Forecast OOlslal
AFFAIRS AT , SOUTII OMAHA
Fnrnk Scbak in Jnll fAr Threatening to
Kill His Sweetheart.
ASKED HER TO LOVBllflM ONLY OR DIE
Ito.nly to Hurt Her Ffttm High llrlilgo
City Attorney ( Uvciilmportunt llpul-
ulciin TIio "Doiinuon" tn the
i Clmrltlcii.
Frank Sohak Is In jiill on the charge of
threatening to takb th6' life of his sweet
heart. " *
Miss Mary Hansen U the charming yomig
tiamocl who has caused Frank to taKe up ' 'I3 '
abode for a temporary period at thn city
jail. M.iry Is yaws and somewhat attrac
tive. Frank Is not the only admirer the
girl Imti had , and this is why the fellow became -
came so desperate.
Miss Hansen related to Judge Fowler last
evening her startling experience with
Schak. They had , she said , been out for a
llttlo stroll , and after wandering about In
the moonlight for an hour or two , they
started for hc hotnc , In the Third ward.
When thov reached the center of the O
street viaduct they paused- for a few
moments to swau their tales
of love. It appeared to bo all one
sided so far as thn love was concerned.
Frank accused her of entertaining another
gentleman and reprimanded her for casting
affectionate glances at Ills rival. Marv eon-
lesscd that she had gone to a party with a
gentleman friend , and tills so enraged Schak
that , according to the girl's story , no picked
her up and holding her over the railing
made her vow that she would love no other
man than him. The girl was so frightened
In her perilous position that she promised
all that was asked.
It wasonly about one hundred feet to the
tracks below and the girl thought she was
sensible in promising all that Frank asked
In order to save herself. After this exciting
experience the couple strolled on home. The
parting was apparently as sweet as ever and
Frank gave notice of the time ho would re
turn. This was on Sunday night. Yester
day the girl went to the police court and
llled a charge against .Sciiak that will
necessitate his giving a peace bond or will
keep him in Jail for several moons. She de
clared that her life was in danger while the
young man was at larsro and she proposed
to have him reined. Detective Thomas
found the defendant and locked him up.
01TV COUNCIL
Two Important Opinions liy the City At
torney Utlinr Muttorn.
In the absence of Mayor Walker President
Wood was In the chair at the meeting of the
city council last night. City Attorney Van
Dusen handed down two opinions , one of
which the council , Taxpayers league and
citizens in general have _ been looking for
ward to for several weeks. It was in regard
to the fees for collecting delinquent taxes.
The matter was llrst brought up in the
Taxpayers league anil a committee was ap
pointed to have the council request an
opinion from the city attorney. Mr.
.Von Dus n read his opinion , which was
very lengthy anil' very explicit. In
substance It was that the salary of the city
treasurer should bo , $ o'00 a year ; that ho
was not entitled to a i penny more , neither
was ho allowed to hold oilt any fees for col
lecting delinquent taxes. ' The city council ,
ho said , under the law , had the power to
pass an ordinance authorizing the treasurer
to appoint a delinquent tax collector , or
more than one if necessary for thorough and
speedy collection. : OJhe .delinquent lax col
lector was allowed foes.as follows : On all
sums under 1,000 , lO orcont ; over $3,000
and under $ . "iOJO , 4 percent ; over $5.000 , 2
per cent. If the treasurer had hold any fees
for himself for collecting delinquent taxes
the same should bo returned to the city. At
the time the ordinances was passed by the
council authorizing the treasurer to appoint a
delinquent tax collector the clerk neglected
to call the roll on the vote , simply stating
"Tho ordinance is passed. " There was no
record to show that a quorum was present
when the ordinance was passed , but the at
torney was oftiio opinion that the ordinance
would hold good ; in fact that if tho' treas
urer did not have a delinquent tax collector
all of the time , or at least at such times as
fees were collected on taxes , ho would have
to refund the same. "
The opinion will not affect the treasurer ,
as lie claims to have hud one or moro delin
quent tax collectors on his staff ever since
ho has held the ofllcc.
Hoail Tux QneMtlin.
The second opinion was given In response
to a request by the council for the attorney
to at once proceed through the courts to col
lect the portion of the road fund duo South
Omaha from Douglas county. Mr. Van
Duscn read the law pertaining to the matter.
The commissioners have already paid over
to the citv one-half of the amount. The old
law roads : ' 'The city treasurer shall de
mand from the county treasurer all moneys , "
but an amendment made by tno last
legislature provides that all moneys paid
Into the road fund shall "bo subject to the
disposal of the county commissioners for the
general benefit of the county and city , one-
hall of which shall go to the county for road
purposes ami one-half to the council of said
city to bo used for road purposes. " Inas
much as the two sections conflict , and as it Is
the custom that the law passed last control ,
ho was of the opinion that the balance of the
road fund could not bo collected through the
courts. Uoth opinions wore received and
placed on file.
( Jniirrolntl Over u Donation.
Councilman Uulla moved that $100 of the
"donation" fund bo u'iven to the Associated
" Charities , and received u second from Mr.
"Mullaly. Mr. Wyimiu objected , on the
ground that the council had no legal right to
'give this money away to a "private enter
prise. " Ho said the Associated Charities
was a private enterprise' , and the council
had no moro right to give U money than to
the King's Daughters. The city needed the
money to pay for the llro alarm boxes. If
the mayor chose to stop the payment of this
fund to the city treasurer lor a month and
clvo it to the Associated Oh.iritics It would
bo all tight , but after it was puiu to the city
It should not bo given away.
Mr. Uulla said ho did not cnro how the ap
propriation was made , just so U reached the
needy. Ho did not earo to do anything in
the dark. Every ono know the money wns
paid In and ho was In favor of paying the
money out over and above board. City At
torney Van Duscn was'of the opinion that
after the money ha'd been deposited with
the city It could not bo given out in the man
ner suggested by Mi ; , Bulla. Mr. Hruco was
In favor of making ihq donation If it could
bodono legally. Hard , 'times , ho salJ , had
caused the organl/.ution of the Associated
Charities. Ho thouglit ho know what
had brought on tllo hard times , but
being a republican ho would not
make the democrats'present feel bad by toll
ing. Mr. Hector ' described seine pitiful
scones of poverty ho'tiad.recently seen , and
honed that the eountil'would ' Instruct him ,
as ho would not pay pvcr the money without
an order from that body.
Mr. Wyman amended the motion so as to
require the council 19 ussimo ( a $100 grocery
bill the Associated ( : lmiitlcs owes , and It
prevailed. The "donation" fund referred to
s the money paid the city by the guiiiblem.
Police Judge Fowler's report for December
shows that sixty-eight cases were tried , and
the totalamount of tines collected was S'JO. ) .
Hills amounting to $ ' 00 were allowed.
The police commlttco reported , reprimand
ing Olllccr Aixabright for-leaving ; his beat
without permission.
Ordinances providing for the grading out of
alloys between Twenty-third and Twenty-
Fourth and L and M streets and on J from
Twenty-third to Twenty-fourth streetswero
ntroduccd. *
Dick Jones offered to put In scales for the
city's use at Twenty-sixth and I-i streets at
a rental of tan a mouth , The scales now
used cost (75 a month. The matter went
over for ono week.
City Weigh Muslor Crcos fllcd his annual
report Duritv the jcar luu Jii.leir.nc.l . > uo
guiles and fi , mJ n.casun's to ho correct
The council win sit as a board of eqiuhn
lion January US , ii * and W ,
An estimate of $1,511:21 : was allowed Cash
Bros , for grading.
NreiU lit AMooliUrd tlinrltlc ! .
The Associated CharltkM Is doing splch-
did work. The association Is now out of cash ,
however , and a donation of f 150 a .month
through the medium as suggested at the coun
cil meeting would bcagrcathclp. Tholadle.s
who have been active In this charity work
deserve praise for the efforts they are put
ting forth. Kacli commlttco has Us own
district and they have been doing some
thorough can vasslne. Yesterday morning Air.
McUrldu , who has chariro of the charity
store , sent a man out with a list of thirty-
six houses where persons have promised to
give clothing. When all thcso dotations
have been collected In the place will have
thqappcarani'o of n llrst-class mercantile
establishment. In fact It has already.
\tnlloTiiK Uii : : man was In the store yes
terday n gentleman and lady from the
country dropped In and wanlcu to buy somb
clothing for their son. When told what sort
of u place they had got Into the lady laughed
and said she would return tomorrow with u
bundle of clothing lor distribution.
l.ont nil Ann ,
Ferdinand Grimm , the 17-year-old son of
William Grimm , living four miles south of
this city , mot with a distressing accident
whllo out hunting Sunday. In some man
ner the gun was accidentally discharged ,
the load burylne Itself In ono of his arms.
Dr. Thomas Ifelloy was sent for to dress the
wound. It was found necessary to amputate
the .
arm.
_ _
Mnclr City < loiii | > .
The funeral of tlio son of Fred Pearl will
take place at'J o'clock this afternoon. This
Is the second child Mr. and Mrs. Pearl have
lost recently.
A thief entered John Heath's barbershop
and stole all of hid tools. The thlof * old
some of the ra/.ors and they were recovered
by the police.
Mayor Walker and Chief Mitchell escorted
about ' . ' 00 delegates of the labor congress
through the stock yards and packing houses
yesterday afternoon ,
Huv. M K. Dutton announces that success
ful revival meetings are being held nightly
In the Albnglit Methodist church. lie says
the membership of the church has been
doubled since September last.
Judge Fowler Is working on the Job of
checking up his books to ascertain how many
persons were sent up irom Soutri Omaha for
violation of the city ordinau 'os. The bill of
$ MK ) from the county commissioners scorns
exorbitant to the Taxpayers' league , ami it
is likely the citv council will also take a
hand In the investigation.
J. J. McMillan lllcd a complaint of tres
pass against one John Doe yesterday.
Thodcfendant.lt is claimed , moved into a
house for winch Mr. McMillan is agent , and
refuses to n.iy rent or vacate. In fact he
moved in without asking permission from
any one. Tlio tenant claims that the prop
erty is in litigation , and ho refuses to pay
rout to any person.
SEARCHED THE HOUSES.
> "o ( inuilH Could Ho Itlcntlllcd nnil tlio
Kcsslurs Were Not ArrcHteil ,
The mob which surrounded the house of
S. Kcssler and his two boys , suspected of
stealing chickens Sunday nijiht , as described
in yesterday's Bui : , remained on guard all
night.
Yesterday a search warrant was pro
cured from the judge ot the police court and
given to Detectives Hayes and Hudson to
serve.
When the officers arrived at the house
they found Mounted Ollicer Andy Ha'zo on
guard and both hoiibcs surrounded by a
crowd of men and boys waiting to see the
fun. The detectives rather expected trouble
in serving the warrant , and were surprised
when Kcssler made no objection to search
ing the premises.
In the front room of the house were found
several shawls and quite a number of fine
silk handkerchiefs which had never been
used , and it is supposed that they had been
stolen. Ashc ? in the steve were hauled over
and a quantity of chicken bones found. Old
-man Kcsslor insisted that the bones were
rabbit bones , but ho will have a hard tmw
proving it.
A barrel of sauerkraut wns standing in the
llttlo Kitchen and was Investigated by Tom
Hayes. Near the bottom of the barrel half
of a hog and some chickens were found. Tbo
hog had boon skinned and cut up. The old
man said that it was the custom in the old
country to keep moat and poultry that way.
From an old chest the policeman fished out
about 100 Hour sacks. These had been
ripped uu and washed so thoroughly that
the brand was completely obliceratcd.
Such a quantity of bed linen , towels etc. ,
was found that it is Inferred that the occu
pants of the place had been In the habit of
stripping a clothes line whenever they had
a chance. There , was enough bed linen
packed away co start a small sized hotel. In
tno corner of the room was a whole barrel
of flour. Tills was emptied , but nothing had
been concealed in that barrel.
The daughter said that neither her father
nor two tirothers worked at all and had not
for a long time , though they occasionally
looked for work.
When asked where she got the shawl and
so much linen Mrs. Kessler said that she
bought them , but did not rememoer at what
storo. She also stated that not long aeo
she was paid $1,503 in cash for a picco of
property.
Ollicer Ilazo is authority for the statement
that Mrs. Kcssler has been receiving aid
from the county by representing Unit she
was a widow with several children to sup
port. The oldest son admitted that the
family had been helped by the county.
A thorough sc.irch of the Hamilton house
was made , but nothing was found that could
bo Identlfled by any ono in the crowd. Tills
family also had a barrel of Hour and a great
many flour sacks.
Hamilton admitted that ho know the ICcss-
lors were not just right , but as he had mar
ried their eldest diunjlitcr ho did not feel
like saying anything against his relatives.
During the search Hamilton appeared very
nervous and twice attempted to leave the
premises , but each tlmo a policeman sug
gested that ho remain.
The officers on watch say that during the
night there was a good deal of pounding
going on in the Kessler house and It was
thought that some stolen property might.
have been concealed in the walls or under
the floor. Hayes and Hudson tried the walls
and the floor.but could not find anything. In
thn Hamilton house is a shovel with fresh
dirt on It and the pollco think that some
thing has been buried some place around
there.
After completing the search the ofllccra
decided that they did jiot have enough evi
dence to arrest the outllt for larceny.
The Kcsslers formerly lived on the bottoms
toms In East Omaha and at ono tlmo kept a
dozen cows and the eldest son peddled milk
until ho got too strong to work. The police
Intend to watoli the movements 'of Kussler
and H'linllton and see that the stealing Is
stopped.
101-1111 III
PonTi.AXii , Oro. , Jan. 15. Early yesterday
a storm occurred In this city and vicinity ,
the wind reaching a velocity of fifty miles
per hour. A number of cnimnoya and signs
were blown down. No serious damage ro-
suited.
The Union Pacific track at Reed , about
forty miles cast of this city , Is overflowed
by a stream of mud and boulders from the
mountains above. Passengers were trans
ferred anil a force of men sot to work build
ing u trestle over the slide.
- ,
Anil Now TlittyViint linn Pardoned.
Coi.t'Mnu-.s , O. , Jan. 15. An effort is on foot
to sucuro a pardon for Isaac Smith of Pike
county , convicted of murder in the first do-
grco. ICk'ht times the date for his execution
was named and ho was as often reprieved ,
the last tlmo after the death warrant had
been ruiul to film and ho was on his way to
the gallows. Ooverno.r Campbell then com
muted his sentence to life Imprisonment
He has utcad lastly protested his innocence ,
.Sreklnu llruvy
DE.NVEH , Jan. 15. Depositions were today
taken before United Stilton Commissioner
Hlnsdalo In the case of the Denver Consoli
dated Klcctriu Light company against the
Standard Underground Elect do company of
PIttsburg , Pa. , for damages in the sum of
> 0,000. The Denver people charge a breach
of warranty on ndofectlvo cable they bought
la 1SS7 , aim seek to bo indemnified.
r
Physicians Use , Prescritie , Recommend
Paine's ' Celery Compound ,
Moro words of praise Imvo bcon wi it-
ton and spoken by well known men and
women in every section of the country
within llio past few years for the famous
compound first prescribed by Prof.
Pholpa of Dartmouth college tluin Imvo
boon bestowed upon all other remedies
put together.
Moro physic-inns in high standing arousing
using , prescribing mid recommending
Paino's celery compound than any oth
er prepared remedy in the world.
Moro sp\co : is devoted in many a med
ical journal to the wonderful euros
Pttlno'fl celery compound ell'ccts than to
any other ono subject.
Pnino's celery compound is prc-cmt--
nontly the remedy that makes people
well.
well.W.
W. Allen Ilubbard , M. D. , 70 West
Cedar street , is ono of Boston's best phy
sicians. He says what hundreds of ether -
or physicians have said before , and his
experience adds ono moro to the hun
dreds already published , that Paino's
celery compound is undoubtedly the
highest product of the motiical knowl
edge of this cnnturv.
"Tho formula of Paino's celery com
pound , " ho says , ' interested mo bocnupo
of its scientific value , and I prescribed
the remedy in a number of cases where
the blood wns impoverished and the
nerves woakondd. The results were HO
satisfactory that I do not hesitate to endorse -
dorso Paino's celery compound as a most
valuable remedy. "
J. U. llannaford , M. p. , whoso writ
ings in journals of national circulation
have endeared him to thousands , has
EMBALMED IN AMBER.
Nnturo'H I'regerviitlvo Urttcr Than that of
tlio Kcyptluiis.
In many museums may bo seen , in the
most perfect state of preservation in
amber , fossilized remains of plants and
mimtils , says the Gentleman's Mnguy.ino
Tlio science of Egypt in its highest de
velopment did not succeed in discover
ing a method of embalming so per-
rcct as the simple process tak
ing place in nature. A tree exudes a
jummy , rc&inous matter in a liquid
state. An insect accidentally lights in
it and is caught. The exudation con
tinue : ) and envelopes it completely , pre
serving the most minute details of its
structure. In the course of time tlio
rosin becomas a fossil and is known us
amber. The history of fossil insects is
argoly indebted to the lly in amber.
And to the preserving proportion of
amber wo ewe , likewise , our knowledge
of some of the moro minute details of
ancient plant structure.
The coasts of the Baltic arc. and have
jeen from the days of the Plucniclan
traders , the creat source of the amber
of commerce. It occurs in rolled frag
ments in strata 'mown ' to geologists as
oligpceno. Thcso are tertiary rocks of
u dnto a little more recent than those of
the London basin and equivalent to the
younger tertiary scries of the Isle of
Wight. The fragments of fossil resin
were washed down by tlio rivers from
the pine forests of the district along
with sediments and vegetable debris. In
them are found most perfectly preserved
remains of the most delicate tissues of
the vegetation of the period as well as
of insect , life. Fragments of twigs ,
eavcH , buds and llowors , with nopals ,
[ totals , stamens and pistil still in place ,
jccur. Pollen grains have likewise
jeen found. A recent genus , deut'/ia ,
las been recognized by Its characteristic
htiunons ; the valves of the anthers of
cinniimamum are soon in others. In ono
.specimen the pendant catkin of a species
of oak is soon as distinctly through the
clear amber as if it wore a fresh llowor.
And besides the insect and plant ro-
nains thus scaled up in amber , stray
olics of tlio higher fauna of the forest
lave also been mot with. Fragments of
mir and feathers have bcon caught in
the sticky rosin and preserved. Among
others a woodpecker and squirrel have
joon recognized in the Baltic ambor.
ATICAIiH ( II' ' TllUirilllT.
Detroit Free Press : Dyspepsia Is in
cnguo with the devil.
Tlio law directs the head ; the gospel
the heart.
Widows are not as romantic as they
seem.
A white Ho only hurts the liar.
A wife b usually a powerful extin
guisher to the man who thinks he will
iot the world on lire.
Two souls with but a single thought
lon't often turn that thought on to the
cost of living.
\Vo say on tombstones what wo dared
iot guy to the mail's face.
It is the real , downright , Incurable
eel who never knows It.
Cupid dehumanized Is an angel.
Hope Is the gus In the balloon of ambi
tion.
Wlmlcn l > ) inv Out.
The whale is destined to disappear
rom the North Paolllo much moro
speedily than ho was driven from tlio
eastern approaches to the Arctic. The
vliulo float sailing out of the port of San
'nuieiseo has thU year caught In the
Arctic regions no Icb.s than : i5i : whalch.
1'ho product of this season's catch won hi
mvo been represented by about ? J,00- ( )
000 had priced remained us they were
said : "Tho formula of Paino's colorv
compound which was submitted to tun
was so satisfactory that I have used thn
medicine itorsunnlly , and with much ,
bcnellt , 1 have prescribed it with moat
excellent results. "
The well known Boston physician ami.
su'gcon , Dr. A. W. 1C. Newton , whoso
portrait is given ubovo , states very em
phatically that this compound is the
most reliable tonic aid strongth-givor
ha has found for the peculiar and dan.
gorous condition of tho'system that fol
lows the grin. "Paino's celery conn
pound , " ho wiitos , Is not a patent medicine -
cine , and it must not bo confounded with
the ordinary nervines , bit tors or sarsa-
parillns. It is as much superior to them
in formula and results as the diamond
is superior to glass. It purifies the
blood , strengthens the nerves , and in
nature's food lor the brain.
' I had some t.-oublo myself , " ho
writes , "from blood poisoning , received
in n very delicate surgical operation.
The formula of Paino's celery compound
led mo to trp it , and I was much pleased ,
with the result. 1 prescribe it for men'
and women who have no appetite , can
not sleep , and are weak and run down , i
For this condition and for disorders of' '
tlio blood and nerves it has no equal. (
"When a man or woman bus lost ap-
no I i to , lost sleep , and fools that lifo is a , (
bunion , that person is in a serious con- ,
dition. 1 proscribe Paino's celery com
pound for my patients who have these
common and dangerous symptoms , wlthj
invariably satisfactory results. " It i |
the best possible remedy to keep upi
one's strength during the winter' '
months. ,
Buy Do J MEATS :
If you want flr.st-clas-i moats , fresh every
dny , and If you wanf.'to buy thorn nt. the very
lowest prices , try I'nkorny's Now Moat Miir-
kot , 331) ) Ilroaday. Compare thuso prices with ,
the prices you have boon paying :
Hoast Beef , from Oc to Do
Sirloin Steak , from lOo to 12c
Porterhouse Steak , from lOc to 12o ,
Hound Steak , from So to lOo
Hib and Chuck Steak , from Oc to
Bolline Beef , from ! ! c to
Cornell Beef , from 4c to Co ,
Clods ( boneless ) ( io
Pork Chops lla
I'ork Butts lOa
Salt I'ork 10i
All kinds Mutton , from fie to lOo
All kinds Veal , from 7c to 1'Jo
Pork Sausage , from He to IDo
California Hams 7a
Bacon .
i ard , from So to 1'Ja ,
Poultry , Oanio nnil Fish always on hand.
F res 1 1 Uoods : it low prices.
F. POKOKNY ,
333 BROADWAY.
* IMPROVED QUICK
EASYIlAIblNO
F.lcctrlc , Holt Hint Hum ) .
KEMBALL BROS. ,
Council Illultd , Iowa.
( lot oiirl'rlcos Ho faro Olftiliitf C"oii <
( riictH Hint Kofiif for CJreii/nr.
Attirnoy.1-it-law. I'raa
50 Uj3 in'tin at its a-it
fnilnrul courts. Ilip-iu 'JU3-7-a-'J , dimj it
block Council Illulfs la
Special
CDUHQIL BLUFf3l
DO VOU know that Iiy ; & IIoss nm : > BO u >
cliolco baiYalni In mil nml fanloa land no ir
tlilm-liy ?
GAUDACiKromovwl.cosspJolH , vaulti , eld lun/i
cleaned. UU IJurlco , ill Tayloi-'u tfrooary , 31 j
II.-UllllWHV
1/OU SAMJ-Suvi'ral fi-uHh milch rows. 1 ! . More-
1 IIUIIMC. Uppur Uroadway , nuar Tom SUIlllH.T'rt ,
C'oiniull IilnitH.
A\Mti.i tlio irlrl who calk'il at Mr . Sawyer H. 0111
< Ti'iith Btivct , l.i run : Ji > 'j to u < l vurtlHsmt'iit fop
hi'lp ' , call iih'ahi.
AYOHN'G woman wlHliot munition as rlillilrcn 1
milPII or companion to old Tly lady. AiMruhu
II ! . ' , llco ollluu.
IO8TSt'lter iloif , Krayluli brown rolor , nir < llni ) |
-i-tl/.o ! nnHWi'M to iiaino of "Sport. " Lib.-nil rii-
ward fur ivumi or Information ut II.-o onim
M'U'O nk'cly fnrnlHliuil roonm lur rent , 1 IB .South
I Sovi-nlli Htiri't.
AllSTUAIJTH mid loans. Kami mid city | ) rorl.V |
bought anil Hold. 1'iiury A , Tliom.'is. C'oiniull
IlllllTH.
about thrco years afjo. When ono Hiuall
Hlcamor takoB sixty-two whales in a
Rlutrlo BCUHUII and a Htlll Hinallor ouu
kills Hixty-fnur thoru IB a Htiikiiifi illiiH-
trutUm of what steam IH doln for thn
u.xtoriiiiiiatlou of tlio whale in the
I'ndllc. There will bo no restriction.
Tlio whale fishery by Balling vubHclu
luiri for Homo tlmo bcon unprofitable.
What the Hidlliif , ' oraft could not do in n
lifetime of years tlio utcam wbalor will
pretty olToutually auuoinplltjh in a very
few yoars.
llnrclurii.
J. M. Welch reports that sonio dno
night entered his residence , Twenty-ll'th
street and St. Mary's nvcnuo. Ills family
Is away on n visit. Lo.ivinj , ' the housa for
a short tlmo , ho returned ulwut U otclock to
find Hint some ono had entered by the roar
door , nearly tearlni ; It from the hinges and
Upset the furnlturo and ransacked all the
drawers and closou. Ho missed uothlut' .