THE OMAHA DAILY BEKi MONDAY. AUGUST 27. IHH4.
THE DAILY BEE.
COUNCIL , BLUFFS. .
OFFICB - NO ia PEARL STREET
Dtllrcred by carrier to any part of the eltr.
II. W. T1LTON , Lessee.
TEl.nPHONES-nuBlr. s omce. No. 43 ; nlghl
( d tor , No. 23.
M1XVH MKttTHM.
Maync Ktal Estate Agency , 539 Broadway ,
A meeting of the city council will be held
tbla evening.
The Mlss-url Valley Wheel club will have
a bicycle tcurnament at the Harrison county
fair grounds September 7.
The scholars of tha Presbyterian Sunday
school will have a picnic next Thursday
afternoon at Falrmount park ,
T. Dosky , who stole J. 13. Fulton's bicycle ,
has been bound over to the grand jury and
Rent to the county jail In default of a $300
bond. Justice P\x did the job ,
H. F Hattcnlmucr , who was hurt by being
thrown ( r m a buggy In n motor accident , IB
nit seriously Injured. Us was up town yes
terday and made but few complaints.
Harry Schmidt narrowly escaped having a
thief make off with n cnat and vest from his
quarters an Broadway. He happened In Just
In time to take the garments off the fellow's
back ,
del In on the boom by having a set of
Judson's blue print plats and Index , Council
Iluffs ! and all additions , up to date , with
size of all lots as of record. L. P. Judson ,
929 Sixth avenue.
Quite on exciting foot race took place at
the Driving park early Sunday morning be-
twe n H. Pool and C. M. Lewis of this city.
Distance , 100 yards ; time , 11 seconds , Quite
a sum of money exchanged hands , besides
the S25 purse that was up. Lewis won the
race by about two feet.
Mack Blizzard died of typhoid fever Satur
day evening at 7 o'clock , after an Illmss of
four weeks , aged 24 years. The funeral will
take place this afternoon at 2 o'clock from
his residence , Twelfth street and Avenue K ,
nnd the remains will be taken to Garner
cemetery for Interment.
J. H , Stewart , C , II. Dcnford and G. E.
Williams , the three Sbenandoah men ar
rested fjr dlscrderly conduct at Union Driv
ing park Saturday afternoon , gave bonds of
$25 ench for their appearance In police court
this morning and were released , The two
women were ulUwed to remain In durance
vile ,
Mnrj. wife cf Tony Gerspachcr , died nt 3
o'clock yesterday morning of consumption ,
after a seven weeks' siege , aged 30 years , at
ths residence , C09 Mynster street. The
funeral will be held at the Catholic church
tomorrow morning nt 9 o'clock , and the re
mains will be burled In the Catholic cem
etcry.
After several weeks' delay the executive
committee of the reunion of the Army of
the Tennessee has completed the list of com
mittees. All who have a suspicion that they
vere appointed to serve on any committee
can have their suspicions confirmed or other
wise by calling on the secretary , OHver
Anton. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Money to loan on Improved farms at low
rates. Bargains In real estUc. Houses for
rent. Fire nnd tornado Insurance written.
Money loaned for Ucal Investors. Lougce &
Towle , 235 Pearl street.
Midsummer llciicllt.
For the benefit of those In need of foot
wear , I would say take advantage of Dun-
tan's ' wreckage sale. This Is what you can
jet :
ISO pairs John Kelley's ladles' fine $5.00
ihoes , $2.25.
144 pairs Selz Schwab's perfectos. an ex
cellent shoe , for $3.00 , worth $1.00.
120 pair ? lien's hand sewed fine calf shoes ,
made foi Henley's fashionable shoo store ,
Easta IU California , for $3.50.
200 pm.s men's fine Russian calf tan shoes
and all our regular $5.00 and $ C.OO tin shoes ,
11 the latest shades and styles of toe. $2.1
CO pairs ladles' lace patent tip and counter ,
11.25.
72 pairs misses' button shoes , patent tip ,
72 pairs youth's shoes , sizes 8 lo 12 ,
" Jc.
120 pairs boys' shoes , sizes 12 to 5 , lace ,
41.26.
12 dozen c'Mlds' and Infants * shoes , at
from 20c to BOc.
This wreck occurred on the f. 0. H. R.
July 21 and was purchased from the R. R.
company by Mr. Duncan for one-half the
actual value. 28 Main street.
B. W. Wright left yesterday for a trip to
Cotdwater , Mich.
Miss Jessie Gilbert Is visiting the family of
H. W. Scgen nt Hlllsdale , la.
Miss Mary Dickey has returned from a
visit with her sister In Wayne , Neb.
Miss Stella QlUVrt will visit relatives In
Stansberry , Mo. , until September 1.
Mrs. Mary Byam and daughter , Miss Etta
of Red Oak are visiting Mrs. E. J. Abbott.
Mrs. A. P. Hanchett and sons returned
yesterday from St. Paul , where tluy have
epcnt a pleasant month with friends.
Miss Lorlnda Amspoker of Iowa City ant
Miss Ida Heason of Jefferson are the guests
of tholr cousin , H. B. Kissel , CIS Mynster
street.
Miss Blanche Ruffcorn of this city and
Miss Maude Stoney of Omaha left Saturday
night for Chicago , to take positions In D. B
Flsk's millinery house.
Air. and Mrs , C. Warren and the Misses
Minnie Nflson , Pearl Jackson and Etta Hlllla
ot Harlan are guests of the family of Hober
lleccrott on North First street.
Miss Anna Bowman left Saturday for Chicago
cage to visit a month with relatives there ant
In the. east. After that time she will go to
Europe In company with Miss Jessie Far 113
worth to make an extended trip.
Ilev. Stephen Phelps returned Saturday
* night from a trip to Denver , accompanied by
frI
his wife. Regular services will be resumec
I ? in the First Presbyterian church next Sun
day at 10:30 : a. m. and 7:45 : p. in.
Try a glass of Sulpho-Saline or Soterlan
mlteral waters from the famous Excclslo
cprlngs at George Davis' , Paul Schneider's
and O. H. Brown's drug stores. John Lin
der , general agent.
Qas cooking stoves for rent and for Rale a
Gas Co.'s office.
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Domestic toap outlasts cheap soap.
Win It Illglitruy Itolihory ?
Harry Green had a horsa trader namet
George A. Smith arrested at 1 o'clock yes
terday morning on the charge of highway
robbery. The two men had been drinking
at Rogers' saloon , corner of Broadway nm
Frank streets , during the evening , and after
Orcen left ho claims Smith followed hlrr
ovcr across the street , and pulling out a
kn.fe , ordered him to disgorge the 20 cents
he had pleaded guilty earlier In the evening
to having In his pocket , or have his skin
ventilated. Smith denies anything of th
kind , and enys that he merely entered Green
off the premises , whan he came around look
Ing fir a place to stay all night. The cast.
will bo aired fully in police ; court this morn
Intf.
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Will trade a good lady's bicycle , new , for a
typewriter. Cole & Cole , 41 Main street.
Good stenographers , bookkeepers , clerks 01
bouse girls secured at 525 Broadway ,
Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway , for goo
work. Tel. 167.
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Domestic soap brraks hard water.
llroucht llHCk from Urs Alolur * .
Sheriff Haren has returned from Dea
Molnes with William Van Dyke , a man will
a skin r black aa the ace of spades , who Ii
sharged wl < i having burglarized the resl
flenco of W , J. Johnson , 1C10 Avenue A , las
Tuesday and stolen a watch , some clothing
nd other valuable property. It Is chargei
that Van Dvko skipped out is son as h <
bad committed the burglary , but the au
thorltles succeeded In trac'ng him to lie :
Jlolnua , HJ was arrested by the police c
thut city and held pending : Haten's urrlvn.1.
Per cobs go to Cox , 10 Main itneU T I -
IB030 48.
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The Council Bluffs Klndirgarten , 539 Wll
ow avenue , will again open Monday. Sept. 3
lUmmocks cheap. Davit the druggist.
.IVuherwoinen uie Dotaeitlo
1EIYS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS
' , 0. Utiymaa , Who WrwHnrt In tin Tiack
Accident , Taken Homo ,
hE IS NOF DONE WITH FASr RIDING
Annutinccs III * Intention of Startingut
Gruml I Bin nil Ilils U'c-ck Otlirr
Victim * of tlic : MI lm\ > Arc
IJoliiB Very HTi II.
0. 0. Haymnn , who was thoug-hl to bo
dangerously hurt In the accident during th'e
Ive-mllc handicap race at Union Drivingt
park Saturday afternoon , left for his home
n Grand Island yesterday In company with
its father , who stayed by his bedside during
tha night. Uoforo leaving the father re
marked that his son would never ride another
jlcyclc race with his consent. The younn
man heard the remark , and replied that
one reason he had for wanting to get homo
as soon as possible was that he was boolccd
to ride In a race at Grand Island this week
and ho wanted to get home so as to make
tha necessary nrranKPrnotits , Ills eye Is
still closed , but he will not lose the sight , as
was feared. Ills Injuries are confined to
bruises , which almost cover Ills body.
Dan Iliighey , the Council Dliiffs man who
went down at the same time , with several
men and wheels on top of him , was able to
; > f about the same evening , In eptte of the
d cuts and bruises lie nnd received. Ho
attended tlio banquet at llamllett's and ate
his fu ] ' share f the viands without any pcr-
cfptlble loss of appetite.
DISSOLUTION SAI.IJ
< ) ( tlio 1'otliorliiRliniii * IVIiltrlatv Com-
sale , biggest bargains ever of
fered In reliable merchandise. Stock must
bo reduced before the arrival of new fall
goods ,
Read a few of the numerous bargains of
fered , together with a genuine cost sale of
every Item In our stock.
10c and 12V c wash goods now 5c ,
75c and $1.00 fine worl goods now COc.
Iflc ladles' hose now 12V c.
DOe and 75o fancy lisle hose now 35p.
Choice of ladles' capes and jackets , sold
from ( G.CO to $18.60 , for $4.98. $
25c ladles' ribbed vests , 12' c.
OCo lisle vests , black , ecru and tints , now
25c.
Everything In Jewelry half price. Thou
sands of other bargains In various depart
ments , and all other goods at actual cost
during dissolution sale.
BOSTON STORE ,
Council Bluffs , la.
Going to Arizona
Dr. James McNaughton and Mrs. Me
Naughton leave this afternoon for Arizona ,
where the doctor will go into educational
work , Mrs. McNaughton accompanies her
husband In the hope that the change of cll-
mate will be beneficial to her health , which
has become seriously Impaired since her re
turn from California. It will be a matter of
sincere regret to thousands In this city , and
more than ordinary concern to thr > educa
tional Interests of the state. If Jjr. Mc
Naughton concludes to accept some of the
many strong Inducements that have been
offered recently to him to take up Ills line
of work In other cities. During the years
that ho was nt the head of the educational
work In this city he brought the public
schools up to the highest standard of excel
lence , a standard that has required the hist
talent available to maintain. Under his man
agement the public schools were advanced In
a most remarkable degree , and tlie standard
of the High school scholarship raised to meet
the requirements of the State university ,
Ann Arbor , Harvard and Prlncston , enabling
tht- graduates ol the Council Bluffs High
school to enter these universities upon pre
sentation of their diplomas without re-e.xaml-
natlon. As there are scarcely half a dozen
cities In the union where high school crad-
uatcs are thus favored the high character of
his work here Is as apparent as It Is appre
ciated. However , the doctor expects to re
turn In the spring and take up the normal
work here that ho was compelled to tem
porarily abandon on account ol the drouth
and hard times. It Is earnestly hoped that
Mrs. McNaughton will return with , lier hus
band In greatly Improved health.
A Great Shewing for tlio Home Co.
Deputy Auditor of State Stewart Goodrell
walked Into the olhco of the Council Bluffs
Insurance company list Monday , 20th Inst. ,
and on the 23d Inst. completed on examina
tion of Its condition.
The fllowlng Is a statement of the com
pany's assets and liabilities as found by the
examiner :
l.onns on real estate and bank *
ttorlc 135,838.15
Cash 1.1 oillcc and bank and In
ruuri > e of trtinam'sMon lS.f54.S3
11111s receivable ( taken for pre
miums C5C 3.ST-I106. O.C7
All actual liabilities , Including
nil losses J15.7J4 SO
IteliiBurnncu reserve E(52 13
fajiilnl stock . , 25.000 CO
Net suiplus 14.WO 18-5100..C7
After deducting all actual liabilities thera
remains a surplus to policy hclders of $90-
672,31.
This showing , BO soon after the awful fire
losses In. June and July , Is one to which
the promoters of the Counc'l Bluffs Insurance
company point with pride , and Is from
$10,000.00 to $15,000.00 better than was ex
pected before the sounding was taken ,
The examiner , Godrell , authorizes us to
say In addition to the foregoing- that he Is
pleased with the condition he found the
company In , and amid congratulations ,
fatherly advice and gcod wishes , he bled
himself away to the Hartford cf the West.
II. 0. Cok and C. F. Tullls , city agents.
Clone of tlio AftHocInllan.
The Suthwestern Baptist association ,
which has been In session for the past four
days , closed last e\ftilng. The attendance ,
while hardly as large is had been looked for ,
was very good , and each of the three dally
sessions was largely attended. The exer
cises were very Interesting , for seme of the
ablest clergymen In this part of Iowa and 1
eastern Nebnsko. .were present , and took
part In the proceedings , Yesterday several
of the Ucal churches of other denomina
tions had their pulpits filled by Baptist
ministers x'ho were In attendance. Ilev.
V. C. Rocho of Emerson preached In the
morning at the First Presbyterian , Ilev.
Mr. Grlfllth of Shenandoah at the Brcadwny
Methodist and Ilev. Thomas Dyall of
Clarlnda at the Trinity Methodist.
The meeting of the Baptist Young Pee
ple's union yesterday afternoon was en
livened by a report of the International con
vention ( f the union lately held at Toronto ,
Canada , by Harry Ilalrd of Slalvern. A
pralsa service , led by E. J. Jenkins of
VIlllsM. preceded this part of the exercises ,
and a number of short talks upn the work
of the union followed , In the evening Rev.
Frank Bridges of Malvern conducted a song
service , which was followed by addresses
liy Hev. A. IV. Clerk of Omaha on "The
Relation cf the Enthusiasm cf the. Young
People's Movement to Spiritual Power , "
nnd by Rev. W. P. Helllngs of Omaha on
"The Ultimate End of the. Movement. "
Glrli or women furnished situations of all
kinds , 523 Broadway ,
Bee folios neatly bound by Morehousa Si
Co. , Council Bluffs.
Toe laundries uce Domestic soap.
JHntrlvt < ourt Tniunrroir.
Judg" N. W , Macy of Harlan will open the
August term o ! the district court tomorrow
morning. The following assignment of cases
for trial during the first four days of the
terms has been nude.
Tuesday , August , 2S Klmports against
Oberholtzer , Gilbert against Ingohby , ChurchIll -
Ill against Union Depot company. Williams
against Reed , Street against Reed.
Wednesday , August 29 Smith against
H.izen et nl , BclUer against Hoop , Green
against Gates , Bv&ni against City , Franklin
Savings bank against Colby.
Thursday , August 30 Dartsmouth Savings
bank against Day ct al , Ottaquechee Savings
bank against Day et al Herbert against
Llndt , Herbert against Under , Street agolnit I
city.
city.Friday
Friday , August 31 Dartsmouth Savings
bank against Wtherow , Fulton against Reed ,
Schneider against Beck , Ealdy agMuit Owens ,
Union Depot company against city , State
Savings bank against Johnston.
StAY SA rit SOMETHING ! .
Atchlton Stockholder * Urged lo Act To *
gndicr In Thplr Own Inlfrcsll.
KANSAS crrr. AUB. 2 . The protective
reorganization committee' ol the Santa Fo
rallvrry has Issued a circular to every stock
holder. In which the Helnhart management Is
'bandlril with extreme candor , The circular
Invites ' all the itockholders to Join the pro
tective reorganization committee and asks
them to deposit their holdings , In return for
which they will get negotiable certificates of
deposit. The circular states plainly that Its
aim Is to prevent the foreclosure on the
Santa Ke property and to "Inaugurate a new
and clean administration , thoroughly repre
sentative In character and In no wise Iden
tified with Its present unfortunate embarrass
ments. "
The circular states forcibly that the In
dividual holders ot stock are helpless nnd
these t results can be accomplished only by a
co-ope1 ; it Ion. of all ot them , This clrculir
1i has 1 been kept as much a secret aa possible
with Us large circulation and was yesterday
first made public. After explaining the pur
poses of the reorganization committee and
the difficulty eiperlenced In getting reliable
dita , Ihe committee promises to submit a
definite plan for reorganization. The circular
ays : "Tho committee has prepared a trust
agreement ( , under which the stockholders are
requested to deposit their shares with the
truot companies ) named below , for which ne
gotiable receipts will be Issued and by the
terms of which the stockholders are per
mitted to withdraw tlielr stock 1 they so de
sire.
"Application will bo made In due time to
have the negotiable certificate ! ! of d posit
listed on the Now York , Boston nnd London
stock exchanges. There will bs no defense
to the bill of foreclosure now iiendlng In the
courts. The company has defaulted on Its
Interest obligation and acknowledges Its In
ability to meet Its fixed charges. Under these
conditions , unless there Is a uniformity of
action on th ; part of the stockholders , a
decree of foreclosure IB sure to follow at an
early date , and to wait until that takes place
Is virtually to suffer the forfeiture of our In
terests. To escape such a result Immediate
and cone nt rated action Is Imperative , The
stockholders ure urged to maUe their de
posits with either th' Farmers Loan and Trust
company , New York ; the Atlantic Trust com
pany , Now York , or the American Loan and
Trust company , Doston. "
1'reHhlfiiL Nr\vcll nt tlm I iilto Shorn Dead.
CLEVELAND , Aug. 26. John Newell ,
president of the Lake Shors & Michigan
Southern , die ! nt 2:30 : this afternoon at
Youngstown , 0. , of apoplexy.
A K * O C7.N CKM KXT8.
"Charley's Aunt" lias broken nil the farce
and farce comedy records that anything Is
known about. In less than t o sears Its
popularity hna become so great that It Is
now plnylnt ? In several languages and Is
making as big a success at the Antipodes as
It Is la London , vliere It has been running
for two years , wlntir and summer , without
Interruption , and where It will remain for
another yeur , nt least. It began Its career
ns a gprldus play , but \vns coon changed
Into a farce and imde an Instantaneous hit
when- presented in Lcndon , It captured the
people of South Africa later on , and for
more than a year has been doing an enor
mous business In Australia. A German
manager bought the rights nnd translated
it and produced It Ilk Heilln , wtier = It has
been running for six montliK. It has lien
translated Into Italian nnd Swedish , nnd Is
pluylne In Florence and Stockholm , und Is
soon to be done In Russian nnd French at
St. Petersburg ami Paris , Everywhere It
has made a triumph. It was produced In
New York a year ago by Manager Charles
Kroliman. who owns "the American rights ,
and every performance from the llrst was
witnessed t > y crowded house. It had a
five months' run In Boston , ami four months
In Chicago to phenomenal business. It will
be presented for the llrst time In this city
nt the Uoyd theater this evening. In the
same complete manner as seen In New
Yoik , Boston nnd Chicago , nnd will be
under Charles Frohman's management. The
farce has made over 1,000,000 people laugh
In the metropolis" . Its fun Is of a never
tiring quality , and some persons \vent to
see the rtlfce an often as twelve or fourteen
times. Lots of sentiment Is mingled with
the merriment , there belns as many as six
pretty love stories In It , with , handsome
yountr man and charmlnc youtitf women
concerned In the tellingof them.
The play bovlns with an object Ifs-
son In love letter wrlllnR. Then
we lenrn tliut one of two fellow stu
dents nt college Is cxpectelns a visit from
his millionaire mint from Brazil. They have
pupared a luncheon anil Invite their sweet
hearts to be present. Tlie Birls arrive , but
the Brazilian mint does not. Instead , she
sends a telegram stating that Flic 1ms been
unavoidably ilelnyed und need not l > 3 ex
pected until the next day. Tlie students
don't care to have their little- program In
terrupted In that way. so they get another
chum , a Jolly little follow. Lord Fnncount
Uabberly , to lion a black silk dress and
peisonnte tlie absent aunt. "Bab , " as he 1s
affectionately called , plays the aunt to per
fection , -cvlns the attention of a dlstln-
KUlBhed gentleman , who proposes marriage ,
hugs nnd l < Inscti the other fellows' sweet
hearts right before their jealous eyes , and
makes lots of fun and trouble for every
body. The arrival of the real aunt adds to
the complications. Finally the deception
Is explained ami all hands are liappy , The
company arrived from New York direct las1 ,
nlcht , nnd after the closp of tlielr Omaha
engagement will proceed Immediately to
San Franclyco.
In their tour through India and th < >
Kngllsh colonies generally Mrs. Potter and
Mr. Bellew have made not only Innumer
able friends , but much money. The ex
perience of those who have gone through
the Orient Is made up. of a series of dis
asters , or ; i succession of triumphs. For
tunately , It proves the latter In this In
stance , and the reward was generous.
Leaving Yokohama , they disbanded their
Kngllsh company and opened In 'Frisco
shortly with nn American company that
had been engaged for them In New York
by their managers. Their tonr of America
will extend over n period of fifty weeks ,
during which time they will plav In all
the largest cities of the country. The date
of their engagement here Is for three nights
and Saturday matinee , commencing Thurs
day. As It has been some years since these
two artists last appeared here a natural
curiosity ! aroused to note the Improve
ment that Mrs. Potter IB salil to have made
In the profession she has adopted , nnd also
to see Mr. Ilcllcw , whoIs an actor that has
been universally ndrnlrcd , and has been for
many years at tlio head of his profession.
Their opening play will be "The Iron
master. '
Kold Their Muck Bin ! -klpictl.
NEW YORK , Aug. 2G. Benjamin nnd
Morris Kraus , constituting the firm of
Kraus nros. , dealers In horses , carriages
and harness In Brooklyn and New York ,
are missing , leaving their creditors to
mourn their departure. It la said they have
disposed of nearly $75,000 worth of goods ,
secured for the most part on four months
time , nnd they have decamped with the
proceeds. They laid In large stocks of
carriage ? , wagons and harness. They bought
from city dealers and from others all over
the country. This stock was-disposed of
at a reduction , cut rates or miy other way
to get rid of It on a cash basis. Most of
their notes , fell due August 1 , nnd they still
had nbout KM.OW worth of stock. They
aiked for and secured n loan or $3,000 from
Hloomlngdale Uros. of this city and gave
a chattel mortijage to cover this loan. Since
then they have not been seen.
I'lun fora Niillmml .Military Turk.
NEW YORK , Aug. fl.-Gcnernl Daniel E.
Sickles has a scheme for the creation of n.
gnind notional park , which will include
the battlcllcld nnd other places of historic
Interest nt Gettysburg. The purchase-
something like 4,000 acres In und around
Gettysburg Is embraced In the plan. The
government already owns several hundred
acres at the scene of the decisive battle of
the war and General Sickles pioposes to
acquire about 2,500 acres more , Ills plnn
contemplates the establishment of a mili
tary post at Gettysburg , a soldiers' home
and an Indian school , and perhaps n Grand
Army of the Republic museum.
l r l 1 Ml I Wlir > lol Hi a tt Toiljy.
NEW BEDFORD , Mass. , ABB. 26. The
police of the city were Informed by the
Bristol mill tonight that tuslr attendance at
the mill gates tomorrow morning would not
be needed , as no attempt would be made
to run the mills. The operators look upon
this as a good sign. It It almost on as
sured fact that three more of the largj yarn
mills will start up this week at tha old
wages.
Frol.rfl tlumlrrdi Dentllutv.
SANTA HOSA. Col. , Aujr. 26.-lleports of
general destitution and widespread dcsola *
tlon at Quern \IIIe , the scene of Saturday's
disastrous conflagration , continue to come
In large numbers , Homeless people are
. . . . _ ulong the banks of the Uusalnn
river "and In adjoining canons. Many nro
without food and necessary beddlnic and
clothing. The lass Is about J120.00U/
less than 120,000 insurance. '
THEY FEAR NOT SAS'QR LAW
> t
Modern Amoiican Tnuta , ancTthe Millions
TheyOontrbl , J
HISTORY OF THE Bid-GST COMBINES
Now Jersey Onra Them . llniiltntlon
AVlicrcfrom They Unmlfy iho Mutton
Competition Throttled nnil
Law Makers Corrupted.
The exciting times In the senate and In
teresting proceedings of the senate Sujr
trust Investigating committee have brought
before the public the great combinations of
capital as they have never been before , Out-
sldo the moneyed class little Is known of
trusts , tliclr working methods , or their quo
tations on the stock market. The Standard
Oil company has been the best known for
years , as It Is about the oldest and strongest ,
and as a. result of Its propensity to gobble
up anything from a single ol ! ftell to a
million-dollar refinery , obtained a notoriety
not relished by the Incorporates of the com
bine. The same words apply to the Sugar
trust , with the exception that their notoriety
Is a direct result of dabbling In politics.
Outside of these combinations very little Is
known of the methods or titles of the many
combines.
It Is generally known , says the Washing
ton Star , that a trust Is formed for the pur
pose of controlling production of certain
articles , and It this purpose. Is attained suc
cess Is assured Tiie ratio of success to
failures Is about one-half , demonstrating that
It Is quite a different matter to conceive
a thing and to put It Into successful opera
tlonTho
The very latest failure In the trust line Is
tlm umbrella combine. Their first efforts to
control the output appeared to be successful ,
but their" capital proving Inadequate they
went to the wall with a rush. Another trust
failure that has proved a boon to the general
leading public was that of the Hook trust
Ono > ear ago the avercco price foi a novel
from the pen of a reputable novelist waa COte
to 75 cents that Is , bound In paper while
today the same edition can be bought for 10
csnts , The more costly bound books have
also taken a great drop , but as this class of
reading matter Is generally copyrighted a
standard price prevails. At the book stalls
one frequently overhears remarks to the
effect that It cannot be underatood how
books can be sold so low with profit result-
lux tlioretrom. It Is well a known fact that
0110 of the publishers controls a patent press
that tuins out a book , pr.ntcd , pasted and
bound nt an average cost of not quite 2
cents What a nice profit at 10 cnits , and
what a huga one at 50 cents
In conversation with a well known stcck
broker a reporter recently gleaned consider
able Information about trusts and their
.methods and capitalization. Among tnc long
list of stocks qinUd dally uml published arc
a number of trusts whose names hardly con
vey to the uninformed the natuie of the
combination quoted In the market. The
broker said :
"The history of trusts Is , short. cmpara-
tlvcly speaking , aj prlpr to 1S90 very few of
the combinations , such as they are now ,
were known to those familiar with the Stock
exchange bulletin boaids and quotations.
The success of the larger combines gave a
great boom to the Idea of controlling produc
tion under one bead , and us a result trusts
became n great fad with would-be NapoloJns
of finance. Millions Were made and millions
were lojt. A. C. 0. , D. & C. . P. C. , A. S. R. ,
Cordage , National Lad , Edison General ,
Chicago Gas and several other abbreviated
terms do not convey much meaning to the
uninitiated , but they have a wsrld of Inter
pretation to the speculator. These trusts ,
with the great railroad stocks , make up most
of the list dally quotrrt , Inrtljs Star's financial
column , and bulletined on 'Ctiango and In
the brokerage offices , and In the larger cities ,
through the almost omnipresent 'llcker ' , '
whose Intelligible ticking winds out ths quo
tations that makes or unmakes men's
fortunes , hinging on margin ? .
THE GREAT SUOAIi TRUST.
About the best known of all trusts at the
ccrt nlie | s tlio American Sugar ttcflnlng
company , but few people ore aware of the
Immense an-ount of money wrapped up In the
concern , This combine Is a New Jersey cr
portatlon , with an original capital of $50,000-
000 , divided equally between the common and
preferred stockholders. In January. 1892 ,
un additional $25,000,000 In stock was , -oted ,
making the capital of the trust S75.000.000.
This additional $25,000,000 was vcted to buy
'up sugar refineries. The stcc'.t Is a great
speculative , being good to buy or sell nny-
whore from 75 to 100. and many Wash
ington people will vouch for the correctnsss
of this statement. The great Havemeyer ,
the Spreckels , the Franklin Sugar company
and ctheis are In the trust , which has a
tremendous grip on the sugar producing busi
ness of the country east of the llocky moun
tains.
Several good stories are told In connec
tion with the expenditure of the $25,000,000
add.tlanal stock thst was rated In 1S02 , In
which Mr. Glaus Spreckela figures as the
bright particular star. Kor many years
back Mr. Spreckels has had a monopoly ol
the Pacific coast , and all he asked cf the
trust was that he be Inft alonp. Dut the
trust felt strong , and Invaded hh territory.
This aroused the strong Teutonic blood In
Mr. Spreckels "nnd he decided to retaliate
In kind. He came cast , and , after purchas
ing a site In Philadelphia , started the bal
of compet'tion rlllng. He not only built
.1 $1,000,000 , plant , but prepared for a long
fight by persuading hundreds of Pennsyl
vania farmers to go into the cultivation of
sugar beets , promising to take the entire
product nt profitable figures. Many farmers
stopped raising tobacco ard went Into the
sugar beet cultlvatln , nnd made money at
It , too.
"Seeing the e preparations for a great
fight , the trust decided upon a compromise ,
but Mr , Spreckels , see ng his great hold
on the trust , decided to malic them pay for
Inaugurttlng the fight. Ilia plant In Phil
adelphia cost , all told , about Jl.&OO.OOO. and
to pacify the farmers around that city would
take another $500,000. The trust propsed
that they vacste the Pacific coast and take
the Philadelphia plsnt off Spreckels' hands
at $2,000,000. Hut Spreckels said he was
making money In the east and would rather
remain. Hut this proved to ha a big bluff ,
At any rate It went through. Six months
later Spreckels was given possession of the
Pacific coast and something over $3,000,000
to vacate the east. .Ho .moved. The his
tory cf the big sUgar refinery at Locust
Point , near Baltimore , , ' Is practically the
same , A syndicate banded together to
squeeze the Sugar trnfet.'and ' , like the Nickel-
plate deal , they yanktu off the pat.
"Another trust that Is said to have dabbled
In politics and whose financial strength Is
almost equal to that' of' the sugar combine ,
Is 'D. C. P. , " or th * Distilling and Catllo
Feeding company. jTJl'f ' combine Is a west
ern product , having , | | s headquarters In
Pesrla , 111. , the greatqt whisky producing
reg on In the Unlle'tl , .States , The trust
controls the majority of. the distilleries of
the country. The JVWsfcy trust,1 the com
mon name of the trust , Is a corporation cr-
ganlzed under the 'laws ' of Illinois. When
the present concern1 'look f'.rm the distil
leries , Including the1' tattle sheds and the
Distillers and Catd'a 'Feeders ' trust , were
transferred to the prbient multi-mill entrust
trust , which was fcrgtirllzEd In ,1890. The
capltsl stock , par Wliiii , of the company Is
$35,000,000. The fluctuations of this stck
have been of such a'nature during the past
year and a half as to attract the attention
of the entire Unltcil Stites. From 72 the
Block has dropped t ) 12 , and now sells In
the neighborhood of 20 , with predictions
that It w II go to 59 before Christmas , but
these predictions arc nothing elte. with very
little substantial foundation. 'D. C , F. ' Is
a very uncertain stock , u Is attested by the
millions that have cumged hands and the
fortunes that liavs been wiped out In big
margins since the great clump , A * many
a& 50,000 shares have been traded In a
s'nglo day on the. at ck exchange. Very
llttlo money lira been lost by. the Washing
ton public on this trust although I can re
call that lact fall a western conerc.siman
bought COO shares of the stuff In the neigh
borhood cf 35 and placed 20 per cent margin
on It , which was wiped out of existence In
thre day * .
"About third on the list stands 'Edlion
General' In the matter of capitalization. ThU
: i the General Electric company , a corpora-
Ion put on foot under the lawn of New York.
t WAS organized for the purpose ot manufac
turing all kinds ot electrical and other ap
paratus , with the power to acquire and hold
and denl In stocks and securities of other
companies , manufacturing , dealing In or has-
ng , or In any ttay dickering In electrical ap
paratus. The company , at Its Inception , nc-
] Ulrcd the plants of the following companies :
The Thornton-Houston , Edison , General and
the Thomson-Houston International. The
combine , ns a matter of course , absorbed the
major portion of the stock of these separate
concerns , which were allowed to maintain
their : Individuality and name In organization.
The authorized capital of the combine la
$50,000.000. In 1S92 there w re listed on the
New York Stock Exchange over $30,000,000
common , and about $4,000,000 preferred stock
of the combination , At present Internal dis
sensions exist between the Doston and New
York end of the trust , with the Doston group
on top. Mr. Udlson IB no longer connected
with the combine In an official capacity ,
having been frozen out by the men from the
cast.
OTHER DIG TRUSTS.
"Coming fourth on the list Is the Lead
trust. This concern , or combination , controls
something like thirty extensive lead manu
facturing plants In New Ygrk-Pennsylvanla ,
Kentucky , Missouri , Illinois hmr'OIilo. The
concern produces white lead and kindred
products. The capital stock of the combine
Is $45.000,000. Of this sum $30,000,000 Is pre
ferred stock , which was Issued on a 7 per
cent cumulative dividend basis. It was or
ganized In 1891 , and Is a New Jersey corpora
tion , so to speak.
"I can not recall the capitalization of the
trust designated as 'Chicago Gas , ' but to my
mind It Is as strong , financially , as the sugar
combine. It was Incorporated In Illinois \.w \
1887 to acquire the gas properties of the
Windy City , and how well the original pur
pose of the Incorporntors hns been kept Is
attested by the fact that the monopoly now
has exclusive control ot the gas lighting of
that big city. It has under Its wing about a
do/en comrinles. and In 1892 secured the
Chicago Gas Light company , an organization
Incorporated away back In 1845.
"Then there Is the American Cotton Oil
company , or 'A. C. O. ' with Its $30,000,000
and over of capital. This trust came
Into existence with t-o general flood of trusts
In IS'JO. and succieded , by reorganization , the
American Cotton Oil trust. This Is also a
New Jersey corporation , as most of them arc ,
on account of the liberal trust laws In that
state , and Is a manufacturing and mercantile
organization , producing nnd dealing In the
pioducts of Ameilcan cotton seed. The prin
cipal products are cotton teed oil , cotton
stcd meal , cotton seed hulls nnd the like.
The concern owns something like 150 manu
facturing properties , Including crude oil mills ,
rennerlts , fertilizing mixture establishments
and cotton compressors.
"A trust that Is up among the leaders as
to the size of Us capital , but about which
thtre is really little known , Is 'Consolidated
Gas , or , to give It Its right title , the Con
solidated Gas company of New York , It was
organized In 1884 , and Is one ot the oldest of
the great combines , nnd when It was organ
ized the leading light concerns of New York
City were gobbled up , with a capital of $35-
000,000.
"Another close combination Is the 'N. L.
0. ' or National Linseed Oil company , whose
capital Is In the neighborhood of $20-
000,000. It was organized In 1887. under the
laws of Illinois , nnd controls over 100 plants.
The present concern grew out of the National
Linseed O.I trust.
"When the rush came In 1890 to organize
big combines the tcbacco field was not to
ba left In the lurch , and as a result another
$35090,000 trust was launched under the
stock exchange title of 'A. T. C. , ' or Amer
ican Tobacco ccmpany. We hear little ol
this combine , but to my mind It Is one -ol
the most successful , as It has accomplished
what It Is organized for to corner the mar
ket , The trust Is authorized under the
laws of New Jersey to do almost anything
pertaining to the manufacture of tcbacco ,
cigars and clg'rettes , and has control of
something l.ke a score of plants through
out the country. Its success follows ,
doubt , as a result of 'coppering' the Stand
ard Oil company's method cf having regular
distributing places In every part of the
country.
"Covlngton. Ky. . Is the heidquarters of
the National Starch company , another trust
that came Into existence In 1S90 Ir the pur
pose of monopolizing the manufacture of
starch , glucose , cereals and varlcus com
pounds end preparations. The trust con
trols a score or more of establ shmcnts , and
has a capital of $10,500,000.
TUB CORDAGE COMPANY.
"One cf the greatest failures In the trust
line Is the National Cordage company.
It started out by creating quite a Hurry
In the market by the wide range of quota
tions of Its stcck , but nl present I don't
think 'N. C. C. ' Is qucted nt all. The col
lapse of the trust marked one of the most
sensational features of the industrial market
during the esrly months cf 1893. The com
pany was crgan'r.ed In 1899 with a capital
that was watered beyond redemption.
"Tho very greatest failure In the trust
line , to my mind , was the Richmond Ter
minal end West Point Terminal crash. This
dcs not come under the head ot an Indus
trial trust , but It was a trust pure and
simple. This was a case where a syndi
cate , bit off more than It could msst catc ,
nnd as a result went to the wall. Pierre-
pent Morgan , the great financial seer , ) s
making the endeavor of his life in trying to
untangle the skeins of this great financial
ball.
ball."I
"I think there are about a dozen other
trusts that I haven't JotteJ down here on
this paper , Including the Match , the India
Rubber , the Typewr ter , the Dressed Bee !
and the Whip combines , but I have given
you the greater ones. The typewriter cm
blno was organized In the nick of time , as
several of the more Important patents will
Steam nnd Hot Wat- Hontlni for
RaslUoncoa and Bull-Jin 3 3.
J. C. BIXBY ,
202 Muln , 203 Ponrl Streets , Council
Bluffs , Iowa.
Attorni > " * ' 't'lltvr 1 >
1 nrtlnhrlrtia * r < l °
CilllO 01 UulllUIIUjO tluu Hi l In ktuta n 111
fiiiiMr.il court . ltdoms aoO-7-H-O , Shugurt
lilnok' Ciiiincil Itlullu. In
Notices :
Goliijci ] J3luffs
FOH RENT. tAIian , TIUVATB IIAHN ,
null a\enua and 1'eail ktieel. Ai | | > ly at lie
clHce.
OAIUIAOK Iin&IOVUD. VAULTS CLEANUP
ij Uurhe , lit VV. S , Homer * ! , i > 3S Uioadway ,
VOfl 8AI.K. IS 1IKAL ) HOIIHBS ANtl MULUU
ill nil and Urlvlne. Cunningham hack ant
coj | > e , 2 buuei , 4 cxpreui and l > are"Ku wocroni
] truck and reentry waccnii , 11 vein iluubl
and slnKle harneoa , 2 ( arm wagons. Win
Uewli. is Main Urcel. Council Ulurt .
FOH BALK. BHOW CASKS. 8IIOK BTOItt
etc. ; l ngain. 07 Muln utrt-et.
WANTED. A LIST OF ALL VACANT WIT
and ucrtUKe for gale In Council lllurt
No ( ancy prlci-a considered. I' . J , Cmlg ,
1'iarl ttrtet.
NOTICU AH Wn WIHII TO LUAVK COUNCIL.
lllurt. ull jiernorn wlio wl.li la reiletm pawned
urtlclra mu l do IKI at once. L ) , GslJsttlo , K
JJ road * ay.
un out In a year or two , -which , under the
tew arrangement , -will affect the punes of
he Incorporates but slightly. As an In-
Gstmenl trusts are about the best on the
larket In prosperous times , hut when the
ark days of financial depression come then
you want to scoot to cover with your hold *
ngi. "
_
Minor * Wilt Not ttoturn to Work.
CLEVELAND. Aug. 20. News received
rcni the Masslllan coal fields la lo the effect
tint the minors have refused to accept the
iltlmatum ot the operators , which provided
hat they should resume work tomorrow upon
n schedule of wages based on the Columbus
calcIt Is said many of the miners arc now
'Omovlng their tools from the mines nnd It Is
iclleveil the operators will carry cut their
ntcntlon of resuming work tomorrow with
nonunion men , The men ol the Mnsslllon
llstrlct , about 3,000 In number , h&vo been
on a strlko since Tcbruary 17 ,
J\Ioon \ lilncr In Imnerr i > f Lynching.
BL1JE1''IEI.DS ' , W. Va. , Aug. 26. Vlnson
ShraJcr , B moonshiner , that Policeman It ,
K. Baldwin nnd Deputy Allen Hroun , both
officers being dangerously wounded. Wll-
lam Q , Baldwin then , captured Shrader
after a hot exchange of shots. If either of
; ho wounded officers die Shrader will bo
ynched.
CARBINE
( HAMMOND , !
The Extract of ( lie Ilcurt of the Ox.
Prepared according lo Iho formula of
DR. WM. A. HAMMODD ,
In his Inlxmitory ut
\v.\siUMiro.N , o , t .
" "In th CIMO of a , prominent nhfiletnn ot tn <
"itlnmMhe heart bent wn > frtble nnd Irrogu.
"l r , nnd tticre VHB a. conitnnt verllfro whllo
walking , or cv n while In a itondlng poll'
' '
'tlon. In Uil rare Ihu teller waa rqunlty
promt. 1lo remiilnpil under my cam only
' three dttj-B , bclnu .ummonc < l l.omo br let-
' 'gram liy alcknoes In his tnmllv. nflcr mnklnit
'nrnuiKctix-nta to procure n lurtlclcncy ot C r
dlno for homo u e , and 1 nilvl ed him to con *
"
"llnue " It for nt l-a t n month. Ha nrrUed hem
"Ixroro the CorJlr.o rcnclitd him , Ana f ilnc thp
'need ot It , ho nt once tflrgrnphH for H t
"bo ttnt to him ni soon n possible. He Inform * *
"me Hint the effect upon him wns o dec'dfd
"that , flhcrens , formerly he ttm loath to !
Vvn n. frw elops for fcnr of belnit ovrrpxjw-
"rrtO by illttliirun , a n In Rio tnlpetlcm rnnbtot mm
"to vrnlk ns much an he plcaicd for four or
"flvo hours nftcrtturOa. "
l n r , Tivn ltr'iM. ' | rrirc ( ' 1 iirnlun ) , 83 It
Where lecal UrucKlsU nro not supplied with ,
the Hammond Anlmnl P.xtrficts lh y will b *
mailed together with nil nUMmr lltcrnturi oo
the subject , on receipt of price , by
TllKl'OI.UUkllA ( , 'IIH.MIDAI.CO. ,
it O. < * .
ICU1IN & CO. . AGENTS VOR OMAUA.
Castorla is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants
nud Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor
other Narcotic Gubstnncc. It is a harmless Mibstituto
for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , nnd Castor Oil.
It is Pleasant. Its jjuarantoo is thirty years' use hy
Millions of Mothers. Castorla destroys AVer ins nnd allays
fovcrlshiicss. Castorla prevents vomiting Sour Curd ,
cures Diarrhoea and "Wind Colic. Castorla relieves
tec-thin ? troubles , cures constipation and flatulency.
Castorla assimilates the food , regulates the stomach ,
niul bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Cas *
toria iA the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend.
Castoria. Castoria.
"CastorH Is on excellent medicine for chil " Ca torla Is so well nilnplid to children IhrfJ
dren. Mothers have rcrwatsdly to'.d mo of its I rocomncn.l It as super lor toauy prescription
good effect upon IhUr chtldf'n. " kuuxvu to me. "
Da. Q. C. Osooon , IT. A. Ancnsn , M. D. ,
Lowell , Mass. Ill Bo. Oiford St. , llrooklyn , N. Y.
" Castorla U the be..t remedy for children of "Our physlcKns In the children's depart.
which I nm acquainted. 1 hope tlio day Ml ot mcnt haxo spoken highly of their experi
far distant when mothers uil ! const Jor the real ence In tlielr outsldo practice with Castorla ,
Intcnttotthflr children , r.nd use Castorla In- nnd although wo only hire ainonff our
etcad cf the varlousquack nostrumswhlch are medical supplies what U known as regular
destroying thetf loved ones , by forclusoplilin , products , yet wo are frco to coufew MS4 tht
morphine , soothin ? ryrup and ether hurtful merits of Castorla liau nor * to look -with
agents clown their throats , thereby tending favor upon It. "
Ihem to premature cnMea , " UMTED lloopni iss PisrsmunT ,
En , J. r. KixcnrxoB , Uoston , Mass.
Coaway , Ark. Aixra C. SMITH ,
TBo Contnnr Company , 77 Murray Street , Now Yorlt City ,
A GENUINE
1N-
The Myers-Durfee Furniiure Company-
will soon pass into oblivion , G. E * Myers
retiring from the firm , and until the change
takes place you will never have an oppor
tunity to buy Furniture as cheap as they are
now offering you.
First class goods to the consumer at
manufacturers' prices.
Our stock is fresh and new and of the
latest patterns. This is a genuine reduction
sale , to close out ons-half of the stock , which
must take place before the change in the
firm can be made. We will astonish you
with our dissolution prices. The same can
not be duplicated inthis "neck o' the woods. "
Everything goes at manufacturers'
prices.
Please give us a call as we know we can
sell you at the prices we are now making.
336-338 BROADWAY.
COUNCIL BLUFF
STEAMS W0i ;
All kin J i or Dyoliil
nnd 0o mlii j duiul i
tlm tiUhBit ntylit ol
llio irk t'alei HII |
ttilnod fuorlj tnudi
tti lool : HI coal at
IIUAVoric prumptu
Uonu un l deUvorat
In all paru of toi
country , rijiil ( or
C. A. MACKAN ,
fcaprlatir * \
Broadnay , near NotUl
_ wcBloni DopoL |
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