TIIK OMAHA DAILY BEK : MONTHS , SEPTEMBER 17 , HOI Tim OMAHA DAILY BEE. COtJNGIl. BLUFFS. OFFICE - - NO. 12 I'HAIUj 8TRBBT Delivered by cnrrltr to npy p.irt of the cltjr. II. IV. TIL/TON , Lessee. orate. No. : ntghl llur. No. att.\oic .i Mayr * Heal Estate Agency. C3 Broadway , Tlio school board will hold Itn regular monthly rneellriR this evening. Mrs , J. R. Rockwell entertained the WHiff street nclRhborly last Friday evening at her home. About twenty Kiieztn were present. Since these ra nt Juda-n has fiaol blue Brass pasturage , after refusing 3uO head dar ing the drouth. Inquire at 92 ! ) Sixth avenue. The presbytery ot this district will meet til Mnila tomorrow. It will bo preceded on Monday by a meeting of the Young People's ( Societies of Christian Kmloavor. Some unknown party made a raid on Falrniount park Friday nlfiht and stole all the swings that hunt ; In the trees for the delectation of picnic parties. There Is no clue lo his Identity. The council will meet this evening. Among the matters ot Importance to be brought up Is the question of rencwinE the contract A\lth the Council Ulnffs Cns nnd Kltctrlo Light com pany It will probably Iu decided once tor all tonight. Mr. and Mrs , It. N. Wycoft celebrated the ttventy-flfth anniversary of their marriage Saturday evening at tlicir home , ITU High street Japanese lanterns helped malto the lawn pleasing to Ihc eye , and the guests all enjoyed tha occasion hugely. Dr. O. W. 1'angle , well known to the people ple of Council muffs as "The Good Samari tan , " und Mlsa Adeline Illacltmore uoro innriteil yesterday afternoon nt the Melho dht | ) .irtionagu , Itev. H , I' . Dudley oniclst- IIIR. One of the glfta with -which the couple Mil start out Is a magnificent piano , a gift from the groom to the bride. News from Ncola yesterday was to the effect that the delegates chosen at the re publican primaries to the county convon'lon were In favor of J , M. Matthews for auditor , W. M. Shepard for recorder. T. II. Ilanlsley for county attorney nnd W. II , Kllpack of Neola for clerk. The delegates from Oak land were Instructed to cast their votes for Freeman Heed for clurk. This evening the Knights of I'ythlas will dedicate their new rooms In the third Hoar of the M err lain block. The work of reno- vatlnK and refurnishing has been completed , and the knights havi- one of the best meet ing places of any society In the city , A musical and literary program will b = fur nlshed this evening , to bo followed by dnnc- Ing , All members of the local lodges and all visiting ItnlglitB will be made welcome. Money to loan on Improved farms 4t low rates. Bargains In real estate , I'juses for rent. Fire and tornado Insurance -written. Money loaned for Iccal Investors. Lougee & Towle , 235 Pear ! street. iur no.nroN STOKE nuurcs. llrnil Now HoilM-d I.I t. Entire stock fall garments , cloaks and capes , sold from ? . " .00 to $10.00 , new price now 13.39. lllg lot rain umbrellas , 28 nnd 30-Inch , sold for $1.00 , $1-10. 11.33 , new price now 76c. 76c.Gouts' Gouts' fall weight shirts , with tlo to match , regular $1.00 stock , new price now C7c. C7c.Odd Odd lot gents' gray mackintoshes , sold for $5.00 each , new price now $2.08. Lot prints , blue prints , red figured prints , 4cA nice , clea'n bat , worth lOc , tor 7c. Klbbon , Nos. ( J , 7 , 0 , 12 , all silk , all colors DC. DC.Kirk's Kirk's Laundry liar soap , only lOc. See our yard-wide , all wool ladles' cloth a < 2Bc a yard , Full range of colors. Blankets , underwear , cloaks , yarns , woo hosiery and dress goods now open for com parlson. BOSTON STORE. Council Bluffs , la. JK/.SUXI ( I IMK.l .ll'/fS. F F. Covalt and 0. E. Lamb are homo from fe Kansas. Miss Allttle Pile started Saturday for Iowa City , to enter the State university. Miss Georgia Newton has returned from a visit to Lead nnd Hot Springs , 8. D. Mrs. H. N. Slytcr of Third avenue Is th Sliest of her sister In Logan for a few days J. K. Barstow has returned from a vlsl to his former home In Illinois , and Is th guest of his brother , Dr , J. M. Barstow. A largo delegation , numbering perhaps fifty wont to Logan fioin this city yesterday t attend thr convention oC the Latter Da ; Saints. t _ Settle tlin Question Yourself. Whether It Is more profitable to pay th eame old exorbitant prices or to purchas your shoes at a cash store , whoso motto i "tho best goods for the least money , " wher there are no bad debts for good customers I pity , and no poor goods at high prices. Dun can's prices arc a great surprise to all shrew buyers. Hard times school shoes , 75 cents. Top notch school shoes , $1.00 and $1,25. \Viar well school shoes , $1.25 and $1,50. Men's nice dress shoes , 51.50. Ladles' Vlcl kid button. $1.50. Our prices range from 25 cents to $2.00 less than the old prices. Our Curtis & Wheeler ladles' tine shoes , best made , ? 3.5D. , Our Eddy & AVebster ladles * ' fine shoes , last made , 1 3. 50 , Johnson Murphy and Stacy Adams' men's flue shoes , $4.00. tO. CO and $6.00 men's tan shoes to close out , $2.50. DUNCAN'S SHOE STOHE , _ Next to Beno's. The cause of the present boom In real estate It due somewhat to the successful tale of fruit and garden lands by Messrs. Day & Hess In the Klein tract. 'I hey have 200 acres In amounts to suit , Bul'ible tor fruit and"gardens. . Also bearing fralt farms for sale. _ Dr. , Harry L. Janney , physician and sur- Keon. successor to Dr. C. II. Plnncy. Offlce , 14 Pearl street , Council Bluffs. Telephone 118. _ Domestic soip brraks hard water. Dnnce Ilrohen Ui by Tmichi. News Is brought to The Bee of another depredation committed last Saturday night at Crescent by that notorious gang of plug 'i ' * ugllcs composed of CHIT and Solly Hough , Jl Dutch Boylngton and "Dago Dick" Landon. A dance was In progress and everything was going on pleasantly -when the gang rushed In and without the slightest provocation or warning commenced to knock people down. All were drunk , and armed with clubs , brass knuckles , or such other weapons as came bandy , Ernest Mcnary of the firm of Mcnary Bros. , nurserymen , at Crescent , was struck with the knuckles and hurt so badly that a doctor had to be called to dress bis wounds. Every member of the gang Is known to the police of Council Bluffa as an i'X-convict and n general desperado , One of them , U IB tald , has served ten months In the penitentiary for burglarizing a store noHen rods away from the scene of this dis graceful outrage. School Sltuei. If you want schcol shoes for the children U will pay you to go to Sargent's. I hive made a great effort to eel school shoes -with style und wear , and have succeeded , and at a moderate price. Good spring heel * hcrs , Bliea 11 , 12 , 13. 1 and 2 , 75c. SAItGKNT , 113 Broadway. No delay In closing loam on Improved farm lands at low rates. Abstracts of tltlo prepared and real estate for sale. Puaoy & Thomas , 201 Pearl street. Council Bluffi. He it Centervllle lump coal , $3.50 per Ion. II , A , Cox. 67 Main street. Telephone 48 , Oai cooking itovei for rent and for tali it CM Co.'i offlce. Eagle laundry , 724 Uroidway , , lor good work , T l. l&T. _ Fcr coba go to Cor , 10 Main itnet. Tele thons 48. _ Best paints tn the world. Davis. fcoap outluta cheap o p. TOVS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS Fate of the Y , M. 0. A. How Hinjs Tiem- bllng iu the Balance , METI : G WLL DECIDE ON IT > ri ; ulLitloii Iu a Kail Wuy nml Some lie- clulxc ht < p < Mu t huon Ilu lukcii or tlifl .Aiioutallnn Will Ole from luunliluu. At a meeting of the friends of the Young Men's Chris.Ian asroclatlon to be held In he parlors of th r'irst Presbytetlan church .his evening j..j iriestlons will come up 'or consideration closely connected with the 'uturc of the organization. U has been an open secret for several months past that th ? association was not proving any too success ful , and as a mutter ol fact It has now reached the point where It will have to quit Ljreatlilng entirely unices Bome'htng ot a radical nature Is done to give It a new lease of life. II In encutnhcred with a debt of about $1,100 , and although the- expenses have been cut down to the lowest possible limit It Is silll a losing Investment , A short time iigo It was found Impossible tu pay the land lord , and the association had to move out of Its ( [ darters. In the Murrlam block Into the opera hou.se building , where not overly In viting quarters have been fixed up. At the incetlng this evening the question ol giving up the association ulll be discussed. May : are ot the opinion that If the organization Is to be run on the scale It has been for the last year or to U might as well 1)3 ilhcontlii tied entirely , nnd It la likely Hint some act ion v.lli be Ukcn which will either furnish enough uioiu-y tu make the aKSOdatlon R cr.dit 1o the city or else will put It out of Its misery at once. llrnnlHim ltr < > . ' MOIH ! IJ-'H 'ipctchil Tale advantage of these great bargains In silks and drcs goods. C p.ecfs 50-Inch black gloria silk , good value at $1.25 , Monday 5'Jc a yard. COc quality all wool 38-Inch black lirnrlettn , Monday 39c a yard. 73c quality black Henrietta , 40 Inches wills , Mon < day 5ic a yard. 75c on Monday buys our fin est quality black silk finish hcnrlctta , always sold nt $ t.OO. Get samples ami camparn with others. Our $1.00 quality Imported 40-Inch black serge , Monday 7Cc a yard. We carry the largest stock cf black dreis goods In this city , and at prices that defy competition. 40-Inch Covert cloths , th ? newest thing In dress goods , all colors , Monday 50c a yard. See our novelty dress patterns , No ttto ullke , at $ C.9S to $20.00 per suit. U n't buy anything la dress goods until you see ours. C.OOO rolls of lOc cotton batts , Monday Cc roll. Monday we ssll our snow white cotton batts at 8 < &c roll. Standard drc33 prints at 3V&c yard. Good quality white Shalcrr flannel , EC yard. All tur 8c and lOc outing flannels at 5c n yard. 200 dozen ladles' jersey ribbed vests and pants 2ic ! each. Special corset sale. Monday we offer 500 \V. C. C. fast black long waist regular $1.00 corsets at 70c a pair. Don't forget our carpat and curtain de partment. Open Monday evening. BENN1SON BROS. . Council Bluffa. Funeral ut Alif. Com Par.ioin. The funeral of the late Mrs. Cora Farnsworth - worth Parsons was held yesterday nltcrnoon at the residence of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. S. Farnsworth , on South Eleventh street. The deceased was prominent In social affairs , and every one -who knew her was saddened at the news of lur death. She left tor the west last spring , accompanied by her mother and sister. While In Los Angeles , Cal , , she was met by Dr. I. U. Par sons , formerly of this city , and they were rntirrlrd. Next Wednesday would have com pleted the fourth month of their married life , About two weeks ago her physical condition bcrime such that her physician could give her no liopo of life. Her father was tele graphtd to. and when he arrived it was his daughter's only hope that she could get back homo and see her friends once moro. Un expectcdly the end came and she was unable to fulfill the wish. Th > husband and fatlie brought the body back to this city. The funeral services were conducted by Hev. E. J. Dabcock and were witnessed b ; a large number of Borrowing friends. Musi was furnished by Mrs. W. AV. Sherman and Mrs. P. II. Evans , with Miss Jennls Keitlng at the piano. After tha services the re mains were conducted to Falrvlow cemetery and deposited in their last resting place by th ; pall bearers. Messrs. 13 , H. Longcc Theodore LaskoweW. W. I. Thlckstun , B. B Bowman , Jr. , E. C. Shepard , Wallace Sliepard J. I. Paxtcn nnd C. E. "Woodbury. Dr. Parsons will remain In the city for a fen * days , visiting his parents and friends , be lore deciding what he will do further , HI icrnc having been broken up , there Is som doubt as la bis returning to California. 33.OOlioc'H f-ir ( icntlcnxin. I still carry the same line of men's $3.0 ! sboas , all-styUs , including razor tcs , etc Have sold this line of shoes lght years an ew how every pair will wear , SAUOENT. 413 Broadway. Do you know that 4c a day will heat room all winter with Cole's Air Tight stave , The cheapest and most powerful heater eve sold. Burns wood , Just the thing for sprln ; ana fall heating. Cole's , 41 Main street Instruction on the piano will be given to a llulted number of pupils by Mrs. J , A. Rolf , 1022 Fifth avenue. Wall paper , special sale , at half price. J. D Crockwell , 411 Broadway. Washerwomen use Domestic neap. Slado Iho Ontilry. In spite ot the fact that It was announced that the proposed century run to Sioux City had been abandoned on account of the recent rains , five Ganymedcs gathered at the club bouse yesterday morning to make the run. They were Captain Williamson , Hay Blxby , W. D. Cnrrothers , Tllliu Dahl and John Hansen. The last named was not a. Gany mede , but a small boy who lias never ridden more than ten miles at a stretch In his life. Ho made 100 yesterday , however. William son and Blxby put In nine hours ot actual riding- time In going to Sioux City , a distance of 115 miles , arriving there at 4:30 : o'clock , twelve hours and a half after leaving the club house. At Sallx , an- even hundred from Council Bluffs , Dahl punctured his tire and Carrothers und Hansen decided to stay with htm , as they had completed the 100 miles , even though they bad not caught awhiff of Sioux City wind. To Iho surprise of the rider ? , the first fifty miles of road were In good shape , and Carrothcrs , D.ihl and Haiibcn covered It In four hours and fifteen mlntes. The last halt ot the Journey showed a road that would have churned butter without any difficulty. All five of the men returned home last evening by train. Strong : & Carroll's and Stacy Adams shoes for gentlemen at SARUUNT'S. They need no recommendation. lumpuuy. 20 Pearl street. Telephone , L'99. Selected hardwood t r heating stoves. II. A. Cox , 37 Main street , Telephone 48. Duncan'e shoes are always the beat and cheapest , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The UundrUs uce Domestic soap. Fire Dump Dotrrtur. An elcctrjcal fire damp detector baa been devised for uro In coal mines. The instru ment con slots ot two Identically similar spirals oC fiat platinum wire , 'one ot which Is Inclosed In an air tight tube containing air and having the upper end glazed , while the ether Is contained by a wire guaie tube ot similar kite , which U also glazed at IU upper end , both tubes being arranxtd ver tically. The use ot the Instrument Is based on the fact that a spiral ot platinum wire that has been heated to redness burns mare Intensely whca It Is plunged Into a venel co&UtnlDx air mixed -with Ir ammable gas. When n current ct fleclrlolly la pntrctl through both spiral * In nlr , they glow nltli equal brilliance , but when the Instrument l introduced Into an atmosphere charged with Inflammabli gas , the wire guaze tube glow * the mart brilliantly , the brilliancy being pro portional to the amount ol Inflammable gat present , An arrangement Is also provided by which It Is poalblo lo easily calculate the actual percantage ot dangerous gas pro * ent. HUOli ! , OF TtlKMUXTIl. "Shalt the Government Own Our IUI1- roadsT" by Kugcnp D. Mann Is a pamphlet Issued by Town Topics Publishing company , New York , arguing In favor ot a compromise by uhlch the roads would come under gov ernment management , while present nwners would receive an Income from ownership Just .is before. There arc ghosts nnd ghosts nnd even other ghosts , as Is hinted In Elie title "The Water Ghosts and Others , " a group of short stories y Juhn Kendrlck Ilangs. In fact the spirits ivokcd by our author arc all "honest hosts , " good-natured denizens of the nlglit whose veins ar- > not full ot the blood-c'irdllng ut of broad , smiling humor. Their eyes Ink and Imtead of freezing the blood ol iclr Interviewers they even condescend to atmlt their own blood to freeze at leasl itch n fate Is embraced by the principal host of the lot , the wnter ghost , and the nor fellow Is left In a. London refrigerator o tills day Imprisoned , "to be baited with the utblc's curse. " Mi , Bangs' galaxy of sptltes n the whole are very entertaining , even If ot always up to modern Ideals of form nnd ropilety. "Vignettes of Manhattan , " by Urander atthew describes various pluses ot life i the great metropolis. The scries have rcvlously appeared In Harper's and now for lie [ list time arc collected tn one volume. V very pleasing feature of the book are Its dmlrable Illustrations. The sketches are all althful portrayals and will be highly appro Trilby , " by George Du Maurler , liap been cad In serial lorni by so large a number of eaders that little ran be said to udd to the aver In which It Is already held , and HE ppearauce now In book form wllh lllustra- ton ; by the author will introduce Its quaint erolne to a still larger audience. Trilby Islet lot a woman of any social standing , but slm- j'y a professional model who hangs around h Quartler Latin of Pails In the early 'BO's , > aie-headed und wearing n big military coat ! Hi epaulets , and huge slippers whlcli she .vould . kick off when her foot was desired a model , and the foot -was very frequently irought Into requisition for that purpose , fern n exhibiting- she would Insist "It's the landsoinest foot In all Paris ; there's only ne In all Paris to match It , and here tt U , " , \lth which off went the mate. But the lower xtremltles did not monopolize all that -was emarkable about this damsel , for her voice , vis nn organ of surprising power , range and wtetncss , but coupled unfortunately with an at that could not distinguish one note from mother could scarcely tell a bass from a reblc , and caused her hearers to resort to [ light or stopping of their ears. But what lded charm to her peculiar Individuality a * the purity of her character In spite ol lavln ? affairs with half a dozen men In the ludlos. Disappointed In love , she leaves 'arls to reappear years later as a grcal .irlma donna , where the again meets her old lame. She Is mnrrled now to a former ac quaintance , a Jew who recognized the possi bilities of her voice and by his mesmeric arts trained her as a singer. Some altera- lens have been made In the story In defer- 'nctto ' Mr. Whistler , who saw In Joe Slblj in unpleasant resemblance to himself. The .una of an artist Is shown' In Its precision and the adherence to detail while preserving hat final test effect , 7u the annual statistics of manufactures fcr 1893 , Issued by the Commonw.altli of aSiiachiiEetts , are many facts nnd figures fflectlug thci depressed condition of In dustries In the past year. Speaking of the volinie of business done In the state it says The average proportion of the business dene i cached 9.38 per cent In 1892 and 69.18 per eent In 1803 of the full productive capacity of the 4,397 establishments , a de crease of 14.70 per cent. The aveiage num- bti ot days In operation was 297.83 In 1891. ar.rt 277.36 In 1S93 , a decrease ol 6.87 per cent. " Considering the fact that the rea' ilc.tliiie In business began In Iho latter hal of the year , cumulating In volume as the months passed , the average shown Indicate ! ) n severe contraction of business. 'Unemployment" Is made the subject o a report of the Massachustts bureau o atatlhtlcF , by Horace G. Wadlln , chief of the bureau. It is quite an cxlmustiva re view , embodying accounts of the experi ences of other nations and our own country under various circumstances In the past. In addition to the varlcus forms of treatment , ch as through labor colonies , employment bureaus , intelligence offices , etc. . a vast airay of valuable statistics have been gathered , and a largj amount of testimony and suggestions are collected , making the work a most promising field to occupy the attention of tha student and Investigator. A. beautiful monogram entitled "The City of Hoses" bas been Issu.id by the city of Liltlo Hock , Ark. , to Illustrate Its ad vantages. "ArniEgcddon ; or the Final Battle Between the Wealth-Makers and the Wealth-Takers" Is the title of a n > w song book published by Wealth-Makers Publishing Company , Lincoln , Neb. "Facts About the South , " by Richard H. Edmonds , Is n pamphlet reviewing the ptogre5s made In that section during recent years. It Is published by tbc Manufacturers' KecorJ Publishing Company , Baltimore , Md. A decidedly original portrayal of moun taineer life In the west Is given In "On Cloud Mountain , " by Frederick Thlcksl'in Clark. The scene Is laid In a remote section of Colorado , among the ranches scattered upcn.lt ? high uplands. Its delineation cf chara'cter and unique vernacular convey a freshness and vigor peculiarly western and fairly outwcsterns the ordinary lingo of bonier life. The story Its It la full of pathos and holds Its Interest throughout. The third volume of the "Memoirs of Chancellor Pasquler , " Is now out , covering that Interesting period of French history , the yrars 1814 and 1815 , which was prolific In incidents , The work Is translated by Charles E. Roche and , coming from a promi nent participant In that eventful period , is In vested with a degree ot reliability In many respects authoritative. It will be welcomed as an Important addition to the literature of French history. "Marsena , " Is the story ot a love-sick vil lage photographer. It Is a pathetic tale In which a superficial woman with shallow sen timent plays at the heart strings of the de luded swain. Ths lover meets death on the battlefield , clutching the skirt of his Inam orata , who sits unconsciously fanning a more aristocratic hero. Several other short war stories are Included In the volume. "Protection to Staple Agriculture , " Is n paper sent out by D. Lubln of Sacramento , Cal , , In which the writer advocates th ; reduc tion , through the government , ot the cost of transporting staple agricultural products from American to foreign sea ports , The object , as he states , Is to enhance the price of stapU agricultural products In the United States so as lo equalize the burdens and benefits of protection. A story , brimful of novelty and adven ture , written for Young America , and one that "Id Instruct as well as fascinate the youthful minds , Is "The Fur-Seal's Tooth , " by Kirk Munroe. Its scenes are from Alaska , "that far northern land of romance and desperate adventure , " as the author characterizes It. It 1s profusely Illustrated , and both In binding and typography wears an attractive dress. "Lord Ormont and His Amlnta , " by George Meredith , Is a beautifully preserved literary cadaver. There Is something fresh about It , but It belongs , nevertheless , to the past. U Is a piece of rust-cleaned armor out of harmony , even In Us polish , for Its present associations. Its style , simple and classic , is yet peculiarly Involved , and It has an air of that super-culture and distance thai wouM do forty years ago , but life Is too short In these days to grovel In the microscopic egoism of a pair who don't touch the tame curr.nts of life as common folks. No person familiar with New York City can fall lo dlicover a new Interest In the streeU of which ho catches a glimpse from tha elevated railway , .after consulting the bright pages In Thomas A. Janvier's book , entitled , In Old New York , which has come from the press nf Harper & Brothers. Changes wrought by time In the appearance ot things and In tbo manners and customs &nd costumes of people are delightfully ihown by the Illustrator. Mr. Rogers. The book will be entertaining and helpful to all those who , living far from the great city , care to learn through what viclBiltudes It has passed. UNCLE SAM TQD-SLOW ( Continued from l'lr t PARC. ) Chinese point of view. Troops \\cro orlgl- iully dispatched by III Lung GbanR , It de- clnrcs. to ely In response to . jh king of Corea's nppinl for aid In BthnpreselnK a re- jcllion. These troops did not "enter Seoul , but vent direct to the districts In revolt DISI'nnSGD THE INSthlfjBNTS. "At the first rumor of ( l ! lr npproacli. " the document asserts , "the , Insurgents ills- p ncd and our army , liavliis.tirbtieht merciful relief to the distressed l'efnto , | mediated a victorious retirement. Hut a Japanese urmy suddenly appeared on the Scene , Oemnndlng that Corea should repudiate her alliance to China and declare hereell Independent , and making rules for the n'teratlon of the ROV- irmnent , which the Mng was required to conform to. Since Corea lins been a de pendency of China , from time Immemorial. In consequence of which condition ot vassal-i o the Corean treaties ofvo tern powers w re Muy approved and recorded' In PeklnR. this action vas 'nil offense ngalnst the dignity and authority of China , ' "This action has been recognized by the English and Russian covrrmnntit , wlilch has' exhorted Japan to desist from her unjusti fiable course , but their extremely fair and Just proposal has been stubbornly rejected by Japan. Moreover , by a most unexpected and treacherous scheme , , Japan commenc a hostilities by firing on end damaging our transport ships and then attacked and sank the UrltUli steamer , flying the English ( lag. China , therefore , can carry forcbearancc no further , but f.els constrained to take effectual measures. This full statement of the cir cumstances under which Japan InUitiltously and un awfully commenced war Is presented with the expectation that the various govern ments will Irar with wondering concern and will know where to lay the entire blame which attaches to them. " HIV\Y .uovic.MiNr or Timing. o Trjmports Ciiinrylui ; Ton Thou- iiind Mildlcr * tu I ho < mint. LONDON. Sept. 1C. A dispatch from Shanghai dated today says news has reached Tlon-Tslu that the fleet of twenty-one Jap anese transports , conveying 10,000 troops , sailed a few days ago from a Japanese port. It Is suppossd It Is the Intention of the Japanese commander to land his forces at some point on the Chinese coast. The Chinese fleet , under the command of Admiral Ting , has sailed south for the purpose of Interc ptlng ths Japanese. Orders have been sent to all Chinese ports to maintain a most careful watch for the approach of the enemy. The correspondent of the Times at Yoke hama says : Largo reinforcements of Japanes ? troopa have gone to Corea. Wagers are Uelng made In Toltlo that the Japanese anny will occupy Pekln , the capital of China , ot Mukden , the capital of the province of Leaotan , Manchorla , by November 3 , A later Suangl.al dispatch fayj advices liivo reached there from Nagasaki , showing that a number of Japanese troopsh'ps , convoyed by men-of-war , hava left Heroshlma , Island of Hondo , bound for Chemulpo , Corea. These probably ore the vessels mentioned as being bound with Japanese forces for China , tt Is doubtless exaggerated news fr m h re , and It was taken for granted the destination of the army -was China , and Its object the capture of sune port which could ho Used as the base of operations for futurj movements. It Is now admitted the Chinese were de feated with a loss of GOO men In an engage ment which to k place oiV August 13. A dispatch to the Standard from Berlin says Prince Yzlng , head'-of the foreign office at Ptklng , ha * Induced ( he emperor to Issue a decree ordering that henceforth no Chinese viceroy shall meddle In -for.'gn affairs. The viceroys have been Informed that the foreign policy wl'l ' conducted''ln ' the future exclu sively by the f reign .ofllce : This , It Is added , IB unpleasant for LI Hung Chang. The vice roys of Nankin , Canton , Mancho ra ! and Kaahgar have all Interfered "more or less In such matters. The dispatch further says the emperor has received many fetters fr.m Co rean noblemen and general , * assuring him of their unJImlnlshcd fidelity. Respite the Co rean king's declaration .of Independence. liiir.i.viii.r : iiiu'oitTS HCAKUU. Tnlesrnph Wires Itlocltccl by the Hostile- Al-mlcs nn Itotli M < l < > * . SAN FRANCISCO , Sept. 10. The steamer Oceanic arrived here this morning from Yokohama bringing Japanese advices to Sep tember 2. IJttla or no Intelligence was brought from China direct , and the following notice , which appears at the head of the editorial In the China Gazette , a newspaper published In Shanghai , seems to Indicate the difficulty of obtaining reliable Information from Chinese sources : "In the present situation of affairs It Is utterly Impossible to get any reliable Information mation over the Chinese wires or from Chinese sources , and we are compelled , there fore to v.alt until , the Japanese official ac counts of the progress of the war between China and Japan are llrst published In the press of the latter country and then get them telegraphed here. The Chinese have , by their disgraceful mendacity In the Kowshlng affair and their refusal to trans mit any telegram which does not glorify them and mislead the public as to their true condition , cut themselves off from all chance of their reports being believed by people who want to get at the truth. " Jtf.AUi : LI tiUNU CIIAMI. Old Viceroy Severely Condemned liy LeadIng - Ing Milniuum : fur Itneont Oofout. SHANGHAI , Sept. 15. Leading Chinamen bitterly complain of the manner In vlilch the war Is being conducted. They especially condemn Viceroy LI Hung Chang , whom , they declare , has nude China lese caste. The navy , they say , remains Idle and the army Is no good. Certain prominent offl- clals are supposed to keep a number ot sll- dlers In regular training for war. and It is now declared they make up their quota of men by enlisting coolies , who will not sub mit to discipline and who cannot endure the hardships of troops In active service. ritnrr.iis TIIK UNITIIIJ STATES. Sir Jottn O'Urlen Docliires that Newfound land 1VIII Not .loin C'nniula. LONDON , Sept. 16 , The Chronicle today publishes an Interview with Sir John T. O'Brien , governor cf Newfoundland , who Is spending a vacation In England , with refer ence to the question ot confederation. Gov ernor O'Drlon says that so far as Newfoundland - foundland was concerned , confederation was not a live Issue , but If ths question ever arose he should say. that the people were probably more Inclined' ' to Join the United States , of America than Canada. It was most Improbable , hpwevcr , that such an Issue would arise. | Tticc ? is no weakening In the loyalty of the popple of Newfoundland to Great Britain. - WILL Itlfclt IHS HKAI ) . Due d'OrlcaiiR AmJoUnres Hint lie MnUe mi KfTort to Itolcn. PARIS , Sept. lG.-i.The , Gaulols says that on the occasion ofr\\\Sf \ \ , Comte d'Aumule's visit to Stowe house after the funeral of the comte de Parts llb ( ; buc d'Orlinas burstIng - Ing Into tears saidExile ' [ my father. I will rick anything rather than Inaction. I will risk my head to return to France , and If I am fortunate enough to reign 1 will risk my head rather than' ' be dead , " It * i MBIT York , ' ) ) Local Travel. Statistics ot metropolitan railroad and ferry trade are of especial Interest at this time when there ara so many schemes on foot to Increase methcda of rapid transit. Over 323.000 rallrwd .trains roll Into tha rail road stations at the Jersey City , Hoboken and Weehawken termini every year and dis charge about 40,000.000 passengers , who cron the river to New York. The North river ferries all told carry upwards of 30- 000,000 passengers a year. The Manhattan Elevated railroad carries ab.ut 2tS.000.OOQ persona , and the surface lines about 250.- ( XX,000 ) more. The Brooklyn elevated lines carry about 51,000,000. and 45,000,000 , cross the East river on the bridge , and stout 22- 000,000 on the ferries. Thli makes a. Utal of (1,000,000 ( carried by the ferries and bridge cro&ilng the two rlvera , riding on the elevated roads of both cities and th sur face lines cf New York. These figures are dm ply stupendous , Nearly 2,000,000 per sona in a greater New York population cf 3,500,000 are thus tiantp-rtiil every day. It Is question whether thr railroad sta tistic ! even cf London surpass thcsr figures. WHAT INCAPABLE IVUI/E OO3T. Hero Arc the l ° liilrr , Itiimilii ; Inln Tlitmimiiil f AH'.lloiit. The depression that resulted from the at tempt of the democratic party lo carry out Its pledges which were made In the Chicago cage platform two years ago has been rec ognized In every branch of business , and It has been known ( or many months that the I loss to the United States would amount lo many millions of dollars. Only iccently , says the L'oslon Advertiser , has the attempt ben made to reach any exact estimate of the amount of damage done , and the results de veloped by the computation form a crushing arraignment of the democratic party , which has just confessed In congress Its Inability to carry out the promised policy ot tariff reform , Dullness has been forced Into stagnation for more than n year , with the pitiable result of a policy which Increases by M0,000,000 the taxation of the American people and makes generous gifts with one hand to the great , trusts , while with the other hand onerous restrictions are laid upon the Industries of Hi : north. For nearly a year tariff agitation his : ben kept at the front , and now that a bill hns been pasted that Is distasteful and objectionable to every honest democrat. It Is purely time to count the cost ot all this desultory and disappointing tariff tomfoolery , One . .f tle best Indications of the volume oC business Is to be found In the bank clearings ot the country from week to week since the democratic party came Into power. Ths first April of democratic rule showed bank clearings of $4,913,819,872 , as compared with $ ! i,06fiGT9,109 for the slml- lir period In ISfli' . In May the clear.ngs held slightly above the average for 1S92 , but from Juno until the close ( f the year the figures showd quite plainly the depres sion that was settling upon business. The clearings for 1S92 averaged nearly $3,290- 000,000 each n.onth , but In 1S03 the clearings for July were f 1,137C8D,801 , and at that time the state of affairs u-as generality thought to be almost equal to a panic. Yet the balances sank lower and lower even when the silver question was settled , Au gust clearings amounted to $3,316,000,000 ; September showed but $1,311,000,000 ; Octo ber , $ S. 83.000,000 , and December , $4,022JOO ( > OOJ. In 1801 the story cf democratic rule fof one year was completed by $1,029,000- 000 for January , $1,188.000.000 for February , and ? 3,72S,000,000 for March , the clear ng- ) for the las. two months being less than lli.so for the "panic months" of June and July , 1893 , In all , the clearings for the democratic year were about $48,000,000,000 , as compared with $02,000,000,000 for the pre ceding j-ear of republican rule. This loss of $14,000.000,000 of business In the United States , a loss of about $200 for every man , woman and child In this country , was significant enough of the fruits of tar iff agitation , but the clearings since then have been all below the figures of 1S92 , and It Is plain that the loss Is even greater this year than last by about { 3,000,000,000. As a natural result of the business depression failures grew more numerous. The Increase In failures u'.is above 25 per cent In a single year , and the number of failures among "eound" business houses Increased more than threefold , while the total amount Involved In failure Increated by about $200,000,000. It deserves to be said also that , while these figures deal mainly with business houses that were engaged In mercantile or manufacturing pursuits , the farmers also felt the stress quite as keenly. In the past year the value of horses has decreased $13,30 per head , or about 20 per cent ; mules , $8.51 , or nearly 12 per cent ; while other farm animals have shown such decrease In value that the farmers' losses In that one branch of their trade exceeded $300,000,005. The losses In the sheep and wool Industry have been heavy , falling little below $50,000,000 , or irarly $ GO to every sheep raiser. The low price of wheat has Injured fanners heavily , and has reduced the prlco of labor In the west so that In Eome sections men have been walking this summer for 3Bc a day. In manufacturing also the amount ot loss.s Invagea alone is enormous , there being a decrease of S.OOO In the number of operatives In seventy-five Khode Island mills alone , to say nothing ot the entire mill In dustry of New England. In the building trades of New York the decrease In the airounl of annual wuges Is given as about $7,000,000. Altogether , taking Into account tlie tre mendous loss In bank clearings , amounting to $40,000,000 $ a day. In addition to the business transactions that were not transacted through banking Institutions , It Is plain thai the loss has bean enormous. On the basis ot the statistics that have been collected by thr federal government , by the Elate bureaus of labor and by Hraiistreet's , the estimate of the absolute loss to the United Slates during the past eighteen months of business deprf Bln Is fixed at $1,000,000 a day ! Ths democratic party has forced the country to submit to this gigantic lots for the privilege of looking on while a democratic cangrem quarreled and dickered and jobbed , only to agree upon a measure which the hole country pro nounces to be a pitiable burrtnder to the dictates of a few allied truMB and a flat re pudlatlon of the plain , explicit promises under which the democratic parly gained control of the federal government. The mcst dnr'ng exploits of confidence men. of "green-goods" dealers , of "bunco" and "gold-brick" sharpera sink Into utter Insig nificance In comparison with the political history of the past eighteen months , during which the people of the United States have been swindled cut of $1,000,000 or more every day , only to get such a contemptible thing us the Gorman bill ns a "sawdust" apology for the promised tariff reform. THIS MODEL WASN'T TIRED. An Kilremcly Trying Pose , but It Uldii'l Matter nt All. Good artist's models arc unusually plentl ful this summer , and the studios of the bet ter-known painters are flooded with appli cants who want to pose. A majority of these are professional models , says Hie New York Sun , but theatrical people , who , being stranded In the city for the season , which is an unprecedented one In theatrical annals for dullness , and being short of money , are very glad to pick up a few dollars In the studio. Artists are always glad to get this kind of models , for the stage people not only pose well and with great patience , but there Is found among them , so painters say , a greater variety of peculiar types of faces and figures than In any other profession. In the matter of peculiar and unusual muscular development , especially , the "knockabout" actors and variety performers are valuable. The women , however , have not the courage of their convictions , as have the profes sional models , and decline In almost all cases to ppse for the "altogether. " The most remarkable thing about these theatrical posers la the ease with wlilch they assume difficult attitudes and the pa tience with which they preserve them. A well known painter recently employed a young woman who has been a variety ac tress since her earliest childhood ta pose for him , and "set" the model In an extremely difficult position. Ho nude things an easy as possible for her by arranging a rest for her head , and every few minutes he would stop and tell her she could rest. To this the Invariable response would be : "Oh , I'm not tired , Go right ahead. Never mind mo. " He would Insist , however , on her resting. One day , determined ta test her endurance , he painted steadily for nearly half an hour , purposely omitting to offer her a chance to rest , and presently In his Interest In the work forgot all about the possible dlecom- f rt of the girl , When he finally did thinker or her It was with a Blurt of self-condem nation , as ha saw by his watch that the patient model had held that trying pose for moie than an hour. "I'm through for today , Stella , " he Bald to her. "I forgot all about you , You must be awfully cramped. " "Hy Jove ! She must have fainted , " aald the painter. "What a careless beast I am , " He went over and lifted the girl , who stirred , looked around In a puzzled way , stretched herself , and Bald : "What ? What time Is It ? Did you call me ? Oh , I gueis I must have fallen asleep. " "How on earth came you asleep all twisted awry Ilka that ? " Inquired the amazed artist. "That's nothing , " returned Slella , milling. "I did a contortion act for three yean , and that pose U a soft thing for me. " "American Life Insurance Methodi , " by Miles M. DavMon ; "Classification of Law , " by Russell H. Curtla , and "Relation of Taxa tion to Monopolies , " by Emory It. Johnson , are three recent pap ri submitted to the American Academy of Political and Social Bclenca at Philadelphia. It I * staled that out of the 40,000 men em * plcyrd by the railroad * of this country only about I.UOO attend church regularly. A King's Daughters circle In San Francisco Is composed ot eight Chlnesa women , two Japanese , i\\o Syrians and two Americans. So carefully do the HucUlhUt priests watch the 2C.OOO Japanese schools that nhcn any of the 29.000 tcachcis engaged in them begin ta be Interested In Christianity he Is quietly Hev. Dr , If. K. Clark , the founder ot the Christian 1-nJcavnr society , has gone to lu- rope for rest. While- I here ho will Introduce Uie society Into Germany , Denmark and Scandinavia. A meeting was recently held In Westphalia , for I the purpose cf organizing Christian work men i , bo h 1'rjtcst.nt and Catholic. Into traces unions In order to counterbalance the effect of the socialist unions. Archdeacon Jeffries , after thirty-one years spent In India , ( ays : 'Tor one really con verted Christian us the fruit of missionary labor , the drlnklflg practice of the English have made 1,000 drunkards. " llcsldes being a clergyman Itcv. I , M. Springer of Ilolle- Vernon , Pa , , Is n justice of the peace , nn undertaker nnd a furniture dealer. He can also make an omelette and edit a paper better than the editor himself. Ilev. Edward Allen of Somerset , Kngland , Is eald to be lhe > oldest clergyman In the English church , being now In his 7th year. Ho rends and writes without using glasses. Netl to him come Dean Macartney of Mel bourne , Australia , In hi * 06th year ; lilshop Durrcford of Chlchester , who Is ! > 5 , and Hev. C , J. Glyn of Wltclmmptou , who Is also 93. Archbishop i ! > an of Philadelphia , who Is ono ot the ; gr at orntors ot the Homiin Catholic church , cnjo > s a joke nt his own expense. His hair Is very ted nnd when the red hat was conferred on Archbishop Gibbons he remarked to a friend : "Well , well , I suppose I shall never get the red lint. Dut no matter ; I have a beautiful red head. " According to the Home News , London , , the Hiiltun of Turkey Is mixlous to take step * to counteract the growth of Christianity ; In Africa. Numerous emissaries , Mussul man priests and others are being dlspatchuJ , ' \\o are told , at Iho expense of lh. ' sultan's privy purse , lo Africa , In order to spread the mosUm religion and Ideas , and thus to create n barrier to the advance of the Christian powers In th : dark continent. The Biiltanlc &chcmc will , we nuiy safaly believe , prove less foimldabto In practice than on paper. The privy purco referred la h not overflowing anJ missionary enter prise Is not to be prosecuted without funds. Hvv. Dr. 13. Winchester Donald , formerly of I Ma city , uho tucrcpdcd the late Llslipp. llrook.i as rector of Trinity church , Iloston , tpcaks. Bovcrcly o ( "smnll etoul d Kplicopnl * Inns who report large gains when they have.- only gathered Into their folds a number of .Methodists , tlaptlstR. Presbyterians and rne.n- bora of other denomination * . " He says such gains do not Indicate nn Increase of the army , but only n shifting of the troops. During the past > ear the net gain In the- Kpuortti league has been 4,000 chapters. , making- the pros nt total 10.000 , Including the 3,000 chapters of the Junior league. There U a plan for a rally on Thanks giving day , at wlilch each member will bo expected to contribute SO rents toward the missionary collection ot th > church , nnd It Is calculated that this will bring In $250,000. Another feature of the work conducted by the league Is the establishment of orphan ages. The league In Chicago supports the children's homo of that city. VAIRV RING3 OF HELENA. Theories Ailrnncril UK to Their Origin Com mon In I mlrrri Montnmt. The wll known circle on the pasture lands about six miles on at ot Helena , near the old overland stage road , and which has been n curiosity and a source of speculation for years , Is ldcntlc.il with the fairy rings EO common In some parts of Rngland. There Wvro formerly two of thesn rings , says the Helena ( Mont. ) Independent , but one- has en tirely disappeared within the last few years. The remaining oner Is about 200 foot In diameter and forms a perfect circle. The ground forming the circle Is about twoyarJs wide and quite destitute of vegetation. Many theories have been advanced as to the cause of these rings. Some say that It Is the ropult of lightning ; others that & herd ot buffalo , pursued by wolves , stopped and formed themselves Into a circle as a meant of defending their young , and thus trump deut out the grass. These rings have attracted HIP attention of scientific men , and recent Investigations have slioun they are the r suit of centrifugal development of certain kinds , of fungi , among which is Iho common mush room , which shows a tendency to grow In. this manner. The spot where It has grown Is unfitted for Its continued nourlshm nt , nnd tin ; spawn extends outward to now soil , fanning the circle. These rings are com mon In eastern Montana , along the Mussel- shell river , but the one n nr Helena Is the most perfect In the state. Castoria is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants nml Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It Is n harmless mbstltuto for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , nutl Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. ItH guarantee Is thirty years' use by millions of Mothers. Castorln destroys "Worms and nllnys fcvcrlshncBS. Custoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation and ilntulcncy. Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach oud bowels , giving- healthy and natural sloop. Cas toria is the Children's Panacea th Mother's Friend * Castoria. Caetoria. - "Castoria. Is an excellent mcdleinR for chil "Castoria Is so-well adnptid to children that dren. Mothers bare repeatedly told mo of Its I recommend It oasuperlor to any prescription good effect upou their children. " kucnvato me. " D.i. 0 , C. OSOOOD , II. A. Ancnnn , M. D. , Lowell , Hoes. Ill fio. Oxford Bt , Uroolilyn , K. Y. " Castoria h the bet lomcdy for children of " Our physicians Iu tbu children's depart nhlch I nni nvqua'.utud. I hope tiio cl.iy Is rot ment have spoken highly of their crporl- far dlstantnlieninotliorswIHconsider the ro.il cure tn their outslJo practice with Coatorla , Intert-et ot their children , r.u J usa Castoria In and although wo only liaro among our stead of the xarlouaquockno trumswhlchnra nicdiial supplies vrtmt Is known a * regular destroying their loved oucs , by f orclnjopluci , products , yet wo are frco to coiifcB * MM * the morplilnn , sooth'ng fjrup and other hurtful merits of Castorla lias ro " ta look with agents down their throats , tucieliy wadinff favor upon It. " them to prciuMuro graves. " UNITED HOSPITJLC , i-is BijpnuainT , Dn. J. r. KiNcniLoit , Boston , llais. Conivay , Ark. AU.CH C. SMITH , Frrt. , The. Contour Company , 77 Murray Str ot , Now Tforlc City. . , . BLUE TICKET . , . Dissolution We're getting anxious to dis olve partnership by No vember 1 , next , an'l ' in order to hasten a reduction of stock one-half so that the change advertised the past 30 days can take place , we have decided to have a Blue Ticket Sale. Every article in our store with blue ticket attached is marked in plain figures some at cost and much at one-half cost until change takes place. It will be many a day befoie you will be able to duplicate our prices , 336 and 338 Broadway , Council Bluffs. WEAK ejjg ; ; ; " vj AMD d rQj * I'hr lcai Wraknrrf. etc. . tijr IN1 nAI'O.lhoeirnHilnflookrin.dV. Urlil r Jul'ii ft Co , Car. 1Mb A lioujlnnRI > . > nd J.A. l > ; -iitrdCo.Cor.tltUDouelaMBU. ; . OMAHA. QEO. P. SANFOUD. A. W. niCKMAN. I'reildent. Cathie r. of COUNCIL BLUFFJ. Iowa. Capital , - - $100,000 ProJitH , - - . 12,000 Ont ol Ilia olJol b nki tn th * Halt ot Iowa. W collclt your builotu and collection ! . \V pay i per rent on Urn * dtpoiltf. W * will l pleaaed lo ae and itrre you. Clmo Ti Dnlnhrlilnfl AUorno' < -t'lHW J > ri Ollllo 0 DUmllllU'JIj ' Uce In lit * it.te uii.l ruilxral cuurii. itooini COO-7-U-0 , Huuirurl Llocu. ' Council UluOfc. lit " -Special ftfotlccss ' 'OH HUNT , LAHQE. I'ltlVATB IUIW. NCAR " Fifth atenui and I'eatl atrcct. Apply at He" FOU fiALR , Till : FL'KNITUHB AND I.KAHU of a ttm-clana hotel. 43 room ; tlila V.e | lia * a llr lcla rimilnllon , fmllni : Jiom o to to at meal ; located Mlddlr llroadway at tlie Junction of all the uti'-cl cur line * . It la the beat stand In UIP city of Council liludv. Addrvia J. lie * ottlce , Council lluH ) . \VANTKI ) , A LIST "OF ALL VACANT IXJTB and acrcnE * rur tale In Council lilurri. No fancy prlcra conildeiid. P , J. Emlg , t ) I'earl iticei. PUItNIHIIUI ) HOOlt FOIl HUNT ! CENTn/U.LV / located ; private family. Addreaa II 15 , lie . Cuundl lllurrs. CI.KANED ; VAUI/TH CUJANED. llurlie , ai W. H. Jlumer'a , US UroaJwuy. ran HAM : , vs WXJCKTON rAVED'sTiiKirE two bloika from Omaha motor line ; fruit und forenl Irtfui fine view ; ill * } oilier eholci rwldence M , fruit land and farma. CnrtoO A DaliJ , Ileum I , ilverttt Lloctc , Council ItluJta. 1" .