TITK OMAHA DAILY UK 13 : Sll&\Y. ) nti'JIO.UIttiK to , ISO , ' , , NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS. Office , 12 Pearl Street. H , W. Tllton , Manager ami Lessee. ifr3frHMrararafHirr3irfli ] ] ! ] MINOIl MIJVI | O\i Fleral dfh.RDJ \kPherocn Tel 211 Maria Pet. r-tn cf 911 Avenue II In rc- portd Ill with strict fever The funent of Jim Sarah C'nners will take plac tills mtinliig at 10 o'clock from the Cnthollc ctiuieh In WeMon The KnulTninn OK-lirMrn of Omaha plnys nt iho Graml hotel every Sunday evening fiom 6 to 8 o'clock , during Hi Sunday evenIng - Ing ( linnets Rev. WV Harsna , n D . pri"dvnl of tlio Pnnblcrlnn Theological seminary nt Omaha , will preach In tlit First PriKb/t'llan church this morning. No evening service. Mr * . B. A Collins has applifd to Judge Smith for an order giving her an allowance nut of tha properly of hir husband , who has Ir-eii In the lnane a } lum tlace 1S90. Henry Winner , who wan lull d to Chicago by a tulrKiam aniK-uneliiK the Illness of hlfi daughter flml his worm fears ml'ml , de.Uh having chimed her before he reached h r beJsldc Andrew Melniyre was fined $10 10 In police court jcitfrdny mcrnlni ; for drunkenness When ho was nrr "tcil he thr.atened to make HIP fit } ' pay $1 for e-vci } day of his confinement. His rxed ftr.a'F for the popular "Mikado" will b on i-ule ut the thratcr hoonico on Mond.ij. All the boxes for both p'rform- j * iiiiccx have bcon t.il.cn , and a bli ; rush for ' 4 seats Is expected. * There was a largo leak In the water nnln at the corner cf llroadway and 1'ejrl street 'I ' jesterdi ) afternoon , which made It nec's- ' wry for Hit residents of that part of the " city to drink something beside water to about an hour Muudlc. tlm 3 } car-old daughter of Mr. nnc Mrs J 1 * Walter , died of membranous croup jtsttiday afternoon it her home. 2(122 ( A\E ntic A The ftnurnl will take place this aft 1 cinoon ul 2 o'clock fiom the resld > nc' , am * the remans will be burled In Falrvlow ceme 3 tory. ; Willie , the S-ycai-old ton of John J Fltz . gcralil , at 1411 I'le.isuit street , climbed on the front end of a corn shelter for the pur po ref taking a ride. He fell anil the two wheels passed over his chCEt He was founi to he somewhat crushed and bruised , but no Lones were broken. N. L Jensen's case , In which he Is chargei with selling diseased hogs to on ; Kirk , ha ! f been continued until January 3. His at j , torncy clalnu < In ha\c a letter from Hi ij I'nltod States Inspectoi at South Omaha , " stating ( hut the record they keep shows tha the nrilmals wora marked "piggy sows. " i , All the null matter placed In the box In H front , of the binned Deere , * Vells & Co building after SMC o'clock Friday was dc ntroed When I'ostmast r Don man e\ f atnlned the box yesterday afternoon he founi It partially filled with ths clnrrJd remains of a largo number of le'tcrs All p rsons who S' deposited mall In this box will now know ff > j that It was destroy d , t $ j Lloyd Slgler Is to have a hearing before K y Justice. VIon tomorrow on the charge o ' cheating Pair K. Webber out of a box o t \t } cigars by representing to them that W. D r Hardtn had authorised lilm to buy them for ? him Yesterday Slgler had n inlk with Har ' din , and , It Is claimed , made him rcmembc the circumstances under which the authority was given. The costs will ha\e to b ° palJ befoip the case Is dismissed. Wanted Capitalist to erect n warehouse costing $30,000 , Including ground. Can ren came on long tlmo lease nt 10 per cent on amount Invested. Will loan $12,000 on the property If desired. LougeeTowle , 235 Pearl street. MONEY to loan on Improved Iowa farms Large loans a specialty. Tire Insurance. L | ' W. Tulle } s , 102 Main St. , rooms 2 and 3. ' i Before the holldcijs } ou will probably neei < ] some printing You will want It done jus ' 4 right ; so call en Prjor Bros. , printers , at The I I Bc'j onice , 12 Tearl street. PKIlSO\Ah PARAGRAPHS. Justice H. E. Deemer of the Iowa supreme court was in the city jcsterday. J. O. Lemon and wife are spending Sun day In Pclla on business. James Matheson Is suffering from a severe shock of rheumatism In his left limb. Mrs. C. W. McDonald returned yesterday from the south , where she went several weeks ago for the ben fit of her health. Slu re turns very much benefited. Robert Harris of the .Missouri Valley Times was In the city Prlday evening , acting as thaperono for a party of the Ancient Ordur of United Workmen \\lio came down to at tend the district meeting of the order. Those composing the crowd were- George H. Wil son , J. B. Leet , J. Bratle } , W. A. Skllton , W F. Donaldson , J. B Crall , Fred McCul- lough , Antono Chrlstenson , John Larsen , Nels Jergenson , W. B. Chlldern and Bob Harris A Mliln Street SeiiNiitloii. Twelve dozen sample knives , razor sharp regulator , 7G-cent grade , fully warranted , at Cr. cents till after Christmas A seven nnd one-half-lnch nickel warranted American i > h ar for 60 cent * The finest display of cut lery and dainty pattern knives ever brought west. Grisly pattern knife sets , 25 cents a net. Plcur sifters , B CHI'M. Anti-rust tin boilers. 55 cents. A flue pair of carvers for $1.00. An elegant four-hole rang ? for $16 00. A six-hole range , $18 00. Wo carr } the larg est and best stock of stoves and ranges In Iowa. Also Colo's Airtight Heaters , the fuel savers COLE & COLE , 41Maln street. _ IliirlliiKtou Route. Christmas and New Year's holiday exrur- I'iou rates to all imlnts within a radius of 200 miles from Council Bluff ! ; ' . Dates of vale December 24 , 25 and 31 , 1S95 ; January 1 , 1S9G. Good to return until January 2. O , M. Brown. Ticket Agsnt , Council Bluffs. PiiNMllil ) n Case of Tinnier , The friends of John Sleverson are very much concernid about his mysterious ub- Beiiilo. Slcverson Isho proprietor of a creamery nt Plalnvlew , Neb. On Saturday , December 7 , he left the farm of S. Tyndall. near Weston , In. , to return to Phlnvlew , Tyndall Is part own r In the Nebraska croam- eiy , and Sleverson had visile 1 him to con sult with him concerning the business.He had several hundred dollars with him , and on his return to Omaha he stopped at Hayden - den Bios , and collected $ CO more. Since i then all trace of him ha ? bon lost. IPs I paitners and frlemh' at IMalnvlsvv supposed he had prolonged his st.iy nt TyndulPu , with whom ho lias been on terms of Intimacy for a } ear. and It was only yesterday when the ttlfgrnph was brought Into requisition that It was discovered that lie was at neither lilac ? , His friends are positive that he has lioe.n the victim of foul play. Ho had leased the creamery for five > cars and wa-i doing a very prosperous business. A telegram from tht.ro last night stated that It had been dis covered that Sleverson owed several largo bills there , but his business Interests were far more valuable than the aggregate amount of his debt i. He Is n } nung man about 27 jcars old , said to be of good moral character and free from bad hablu. HonlN. Iii nil sizes , * pointed and square too. ralf- fckln , nt $ . ! .00 , $2.CO and $3.00 a | alr. at Dyers' shoo ttore , 412 Broadway , Ileduced prices on slightly used pianos at Ilourlclus' , the orchestral crown piano dealer , 110 Stutsman street , near M. C. church. Attend Davis' clearing s lo of holiday good * . ItftiiHt > H. The follow Ing marriage licenses were Is- Find by the city clerk jeaterday : Name mid Address , Age Abram L Hurbrldge , I'ottnwnttamlo Co. 37 Laura 12 October , Omaha , , . . . .27 Tliomns Co > ne , Sheridan , Wyo . 35 Ifulx-llu W , Brooke. Wmore , Neb . 28 Ullbert Xultu anger , I'olt.iuattuinlc Co. . . 23 Mary T. Tynrilea , I'ottawaltnmlo Co. , , . 23 linns A'bert ' , Omaha . . , . . . , . . . . 29 A'lnnlo iluy Sht'rraden , Council BlufTa , . . 20 Hvery well dreiscd man appreciates good laundry work , That \a \ why to many go to th Uaglo Laundry , 721 Broadway. Telephone 167. The new neckwear Is very ityllih. Mot- calf Bros , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D. W. Haymond watch , $15 ; Woll- nun's. 136 B'd'y ; Nlcholsoo ; meat * ; telephone 315. I < A'IIII : DIV iiiiMii\'i'H : or rim : r ( I finer 'I'hliiU * ( he 1'lrc Dpi - i The seem of Trlday n'ght'g fire was vis- I I'tcl by larg" numbers nt people yesterday. i There were plenty of perple vvho declared I that Mayoi Cleaver and his retrenchment policy were responsible for the enormous low , but It wag n noticeable fact tint those I who were loudc t In their denunciations of the present policy of the council w re mem- ( , berg of the opposite political faith. Mayor i Cleaver was seen jc'terday end had already | heard , apparently , what hard things were bclni ; alil .iboul him , even U ° fore he was In formed by the newspaper man , "The lire department Is largo enough , " was his reply to n question. "List night's developments neve not changed my opinion In the least At a time like tlut every citizen should be a member of the depart- I men ) , and any man who would rcftu ° to 1-iul a hand nt Mich an emergency ought to bs I kicked out of town The fellows who nr ! doing the Kicking belong to a crowd that used lo run HIP city government , and ran It over head and cars In dfbt. Now they stand oil and roast us bee 11193 we nro merely trying to live within our Income , Instead of pit tlni ; on a lot of st > le on other people's mnnty. As long as 1 hava any say In the matter there will not be any Increase In the slo of the fire department until the state of our finances Justifies It. " Considerable dcubt was expressed as to the ability of a flru department of any size to bring about a different result Alt the plugs In the vicinity were In use , and If there was n weak point anywhere It was In the presburo furnished by the water works rompanv Chief Tcmpleton states that the pressure was good , CNceptlng at the begin ning of the file. The first thing done after the arrival of the department was to fasten a couple of pieces of hose to a hydrant di rectly In front of the , Deere , Wells & Co warehouse. At that time the fire was con- Until to the nmpkle-Shugart building. After a time- the boat became so great as to burn off the two lenghts of hose close by the hdrant. This left two great streams ol water running Into Iho street , and It was out of the question for any one to venture near enough to the burning building to turn off the wate-r. Finally It stopped running. Yes terday morning when an examination of the h > dram was made It was discovered that the Intense heat had melted the Iron lijdrnnt nnd closed the orifice through which the water had flowed. The wasting of so much water unquestionably took away from the force of the pressure. The heat shrivelled the granite paving In front of the building until it peeled on from the pressure of horses' hoofs. The following Is a full list of the companies In which the Deere , Wells & Co. Insurance Is held : North American , $1,500 ; London Assuranr9 so lety , $4 , COO ; London and Lancashire , $1,5 0 ; Germ-in of 1'recport , $3,000 ; Commercial Union , $10,000 ; American Central , $2,500 ; State of DCS Molnes , $5,000 ; North British , $2.000 ; Aetna , $2,000 ; Hockford. $1,000 ; Se curity , $3,000 ; Greenwich , $2,000 ; Manchester , $4,000 ; Fire Association , $4,000 ; Hamburg , $2,500 ; Concordla , $2,000 ; St. Paul Tire nnd Marine , $1,500 ; American Fire $2,000 ; Han over , $4,000 ; American of Newark , $2,500 ; total , $06,000. The other companies were In'ured In the following companies : Champion company , Warder , Bushncll & Glessmr. $3,500 ; Wcst- Inghoiiso company , $6,000 ; Fuller , Johnson & Co. , $ SEOO ; Welr-Shugart company , $2,500 ; Stoughton Wagon company. $800 ; Sattlcy Manufacturing company , $1,000 ; Combination Pence works , $2,000. The estimates of losses have not been obliged from those published yesterday mornIng - IngAt At 1 o'clock yesterday morning another large- chunk cf the south wall of the Deere- Wells building fell , but by that time the fire had bEcn gotten under control sufficiently that the wind could not do further damage. About noon the- ruins had been cooled enough so that nn attempt was made to get Into the vault. It was found that the door had b en BO warped by the licit that It would not opn. A hole was then picked through the masonry and access to the vault obtained , everything was In good order , although a little of the water had penetrated. Thd books were moved to the first floor of the Snpp building. Into tlie room formerly occupied by Bcnnlson Bros. , wheie. . the firm will probably have Us headquartqers until spring. Mr. Wells could not sa } } estcrday whether or net the firm would rebuild , but will have to consult first with the other members of the firm. The Welr-Shugart company , which owned the building occupied by the Combination Pence works , will not rebuild , for the reason that the company was organized for a term of only five } ears , and the five years have been up for three years. Its affairs are now being wound up as rapidly as possible. H. H. Bloomer of the Combination Fence works states that he himself will rebuild. The loss fell more heavily on him than any one else probably , for "no had Just started up , and his building was fllHl with spring stock The city lost about 100 feet of hose , and as this costs $1 a foot the loss 'Is quito n re- spectdblo one for slye. A part of It v\as burned off at the hdrant In front of ths Deere-Wells warehouse , nnd the rest by being dragged over the almost red-hot pave ment. _ I.AKi : MAN \AVA SUIT AT A.V BM > . Miiiilintfaii Ilrncli Ueclnrcil < o He In 1'lnt'imill Not Awrt'tt'il. Par three weeks a number of Council Bluffs cltbens Interested In property at Lake Manina hive been spending their days In law Ing and their nights In worrying to determine concerning rights and titles. C. S Lefferts Is the plaintiff , and the defendants Include the Manhattan Beach Improvement company , Tom Sklnn r. Hiram Bell , Theodore Butchelor , Colonel P. N. Used , Ben Marks , and J. N. Casady , Lefferts , who acquired a Ibt cf property In Sarpy county , has claimed that by the fickleness of the Missouri a goodly amount of Like Manivvu property be longed teally to him by the law of accretions. Judge Ambrose lisa been hearing the case , and yflor jy morning rend red his decision , which was to the. effect that all the land Involved , except that claimed by Skinner , Bell und Batchelor , was "In placs , " and not accreted. In regard to the property claimed by Skinner , Bell and Batchelor , that was dlffeient again A part cf that was Ih : re sult of aecretlon. Those three , unlike the other defendants In the suit , do not rest tholr claims on f o title , but rather on the right jy possession , having been In undisputed occupation of the land for ten years or more. The court , In deciding that part of their land Is accreted , does not pass upon the question of ownership , but has left that open for furthir uigument , to be made next Thursday , It Ilnrd I. lick f Bad management , or only forgetfulness ? It don't really make much difference which It was. The pipe burst. The "cut off" would not work. They telephoned the New York Plumbing company , 30 Pearl street , for a plumber and : hen watched the water run down their new- stair caipot while they waited for him to get ; here , _ Jtixt Itrrrlv I'll. A fancy line of children's shoes. What B more appropriate for a Christmas present tor little folks ? Byeru has them In all colon ) . Prices very low. You can make no mistake If you get your Christmas presents at the Durfee furniture company's , and It will bo useful , beautiful and cheap , Look at the new novelties. for OlirlHtiiniH I'rcNciiln. Mueller hau the finest and largest line of mandolins and guitars In the west. They are beautiful and appropriate Clirlttmat At CtiNt. The Iarg and well assorted itock of vatchea , diamonds and jewelry for the next 0 dayi nt C. n. JACQUCMIN & CO , 27 South Main Street. J. K. McDermot , undertaker , dealer In church goodi. 542 Broadway. Telephone 203 , German medicated baths make pure blood Mr , S. 13. Winder , 176 Graham avenue. Stephan Broo. for plumbing aud beating ; alto tine line of g i flxturei. A i , i\nvis or THIS AIIK. : . AcllilH In ninrl ClroloN on tlic In- rrciiKc UN | lit > HolliliijNitroiu > li , Considerable Interest Is being taken In the performance of the "Mikado , " under the illrcctlcn of W A. Baker , at Dohany's , Mon day and TucoJay evenings. The company is ? In the nnln therame as that which recently presented "Powhatan , " nl htugh some clmrg s have been made In the cost of principals. The last retuarsnlis held at the Heal Arcanum hull last evening Mrs. H B Mull s plays the part of K t's'ia ' Prank Clnm- bjrhiti In Nankl Pooh , C S. Allen appears aa Pooh-Bah , C. B Altchlron at the Mlkldo , and W. A. Baker as Ko-Ko The three little mnldi from school , by name Yum Yum , Plltl Sing and Peep-Bo , are represented b } the Misses 55ena Lanse , Bessie Slew art and Belle Snjder. Perry Badollet Is the Pish Tush and W S. Ulgdon is Ncc Bin. Lint Monday Mr ? 1. M. Trejnor , assisted by Mm H P Barrett and Mrs. W. S. Dim- mock , entertained the Monday Musical club at her residence on Willow avenue. Miss Olla Cook rind a pnpsr on Klvvard Lasscn , and was folk wed by Miss Jeanls Heating's rendition of that composer's popular song , "Thine i : > cs FO Blue nnd Tender. " Mrc Wallace Shcpard rendered a selection cntl- tbd "La Joyeuse , " b } Schnccker. Mrs W S. Dlmmcck sang two songs , "Nocturne , " by Chadvvlck , and " 1 Loved and the Old Is Mine , " by Clapton Johns. Mrs Donald Macrae , Jr. , pln > od the "Tremolo" of Gott- schalk , nnd Mrs. Bnrrott snug a selection , "Tho Life of Love Is but a Day , " by Karl Konzalc. The program closed with a piano ind mandolin duet by Mrs Casadj and Mies Nellie Wadsworth. It In the plan for the club to entertain their fi lends at a reception In the Hojnl Arcanum hall on Monday even ing , December 23 , and Invitations are to be sent out soon. Prlday night Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Sims entertained a few friends at their new home Ridge Lawn. The guests were the num bers of n small literary club , "M'rry Think er. ' , " which has met from time to time dur ing the pa t two jears. This gathering ! was not a fo'ina ! club meeting , but n fagot party. Each guest had a little bundlof fagots , and as It burned In the grate the tlmo taken In Its consumption had to ba oc cupied by the guest In entertaining the others by ptory or song. An enjoyable oyster supper wai > served , and the evening was most enjoyable throughout. Among thosi present were : Prof. Eastman , Miss Wright , Dr. and Mrs. Houghton , Mr. and Mrs. Kunyan , Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Allen. Mr. Walter Bcebe , Miss Emma Bcebe , Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Spooncr , the MIssea Carrie and HMen Spooner , Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Tllton and Miss Mlllard. The new home of Mr. and Mrs Sims occu- plci a sightly position on Ridge street , and whllo having all the advantages of suburban air and ceneiy. Is lacking In none of this convnlcnccs of the city , Mr. Sims having put In a private gas plant , water supply , etc , so that the home In complete in every dc- ta.ll of needed comfcrt. The Interior finish- Ings nnd furnishings well merit the many words of admiration to ' "which those who Glared In th hospitality of the home freely gpvj expression. There was a mcst pleasing gathering of the Ancient Order of United Workmen Fri day night , there being present besides n large loil represcn'atlon , mcmb'is from Crcston , Glenwood , Missouri Valley , Walnut , At lantic , DCS Moines , Omaha , Lincoln , GibbOT , Neb , and other points. The big fir-1 delayed the opening of the lodge , but business was speedily disposed of and master workman opened up the gocd of the' order. Grand Mas'er Workman J. G. Tate of Nebraska was Introduced and made a stirring address on the r'ghts , privileges and benefits of the order. Judge Walter J. Smith gave a plcas-i Ing talk , In which he expressed the serttl- ment that the new woman was not so greatly needed as the now man , the mothers and wives being as good as could be pro duced. The new man needed one who gave the fullest protection to those dependent upon him. The order was doing noble work In developing such men. F. H. Pardy vvis called on and eulogized the fratcinal and brotherly endowments of the order , and gaye numerous Interesting reminiscences. The grand recorder of Iowa , B. II. Rechkoff of Des Molnes , assured the members that the recent decisions in regard to Insurance com panies in this state did not In the least affect the Ancient Order of United Work men , as Its grand master hail always ren dered to the Insurance department an annual report , though It was not required , nor was It given a placa In the auditor's printed re port. The evening closed with a banquet nt the Creston house , about 150 being seated at the tables. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur L. Stevens enter- talnod at the Grand for dinner Tuesday even ing Mr. nnd Mrs. n F. Rand of Montpeller , Vt. , and Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Smith of this city. city.The The Women's Parliamentary Reading club met Prldaj afternoon with Mrs P. J. Mont gomery. By vote Hie club adjourned to meet the first Prlday In January , After conclud ing the "Merchant of Venice" they will take up the study of the Passion Play at Ober Ammergan and Thlersee. Yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock the mar- ilage of Miss Vlnnlo May Sherraden , daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs , Charles H. Sherraden , to Hans Albert was solemnized at the residence of the bride , C2C Willow avenue. The rooms were profusely decorated with roses In the end of the parlor from the celling hung a double heart , madeof smllax nnd bound to gether with ribbon , Under this emblem the bridal couple took their stand , after entering to the strains of the wedding march , played by Herr Gahm of Omaha The brldo was becomingly dressed In a gown of blue silk , tilmmcd with lace nnd chiffon. The cere mony that united their lives was performed by Rev. Stephen Phelps. None but members of the bride's family , together with a few of the most Intimate friends of the groom , liv ing In Omaha , were present. After receiving the congratulations of friends an elaboiato dinner was served. Many fine presents were received from the friends of the. parties. Mr. and Mrs. Albert left for Omaha in the even ing and will bo at home to their friends after January 1 In that city. No cards were issued. To celebrate the forty-eighth anniversary of the o'der , Wednesday evening , the mem bers of Washington camp , No. 12. Patriotic Order Sons of America , Invited other organ- Izitlons to meet with them In their hall , over 101 South Main street , and enjoy an evening at progressive h'gh five , after which lunch and cigars were served , An enjoyable tlmo war had , tf the kind , characteristic of the enter tainments given on their aimlvernirlot' , show ing American hospitality to b > second to none. The prizes were good jiaturedly fought for , and not until the end did the win ners know what they were to receive for their hard struggle. Th ? first p'lze , a set of silver nut picks and cracker , was won by Ed Can ning. and the boody prize , a pin cushion , was ciptured , pins and all , by William Klnzsl , Among thwe present were' Dr , O. W. Gor don , G , T. Dahl , W H Poster , T. Ellin , I. Llmlquln' . Will'am Klnzell , D. S. Kerr , Ralph Griffith , Ed McManlglll , J. II. Rlshee , O. C. Brown. Lcn Sessions , B Huffaker , Gcorg ? Ulrica , Ed Canning , Charles McManlglll , C , W. Noonon , C , Chrlstophereon , E. W , James , 0 , C. Case , Prank Carley , George Turner , S. Stevenson , J. A , Spauldlng , C , S. WlllltP , L Hotchklss , H. L. Ward , John Reynolds , Phil Hirles. L. J. Cook , D , L. Lannlng , George T. Lacy , John D , Knight , 0. 0. AILertl. L. R. Kramer , 0. Talbot , F , V , S , McManlglli. T. K , Winter. William Brcck. L. M. Shubert. P. A. Grout , C. O , Davis , Henry Eller , W. C. Joseph , Guy Gate. I.iiiiuilry Co. No , C20 Pearl street. Telephone 290. We have all the latest improvements for laundry , Ing. Wing point and turn down collars , and for the saving of linen In general , Our Xmas picture frames are selling fast. They make fine holiday presents. Big line of photo frames. H , L. Smith & Co. Hitch I'rlt'u for \VIIKOII. . In ISfcl R , C. Payne bought a wagon from C. B. Walte , He only paid $20 and Walte had to sue for the balance. He got Judgment , but from that day until a short time ago th ? Judgment was never fished out from the bottom of the pile of papers In Walte's office Payne now owns a grcc < ry on West Broid- vyay and Wate | had his attention called to the fact by the announcement made through the paprs that Payne had been burglarited. He figur 1 up nnd fnurrt t nt the unpaid Jiulg- | ment with Inter-t ! "frffounted to $180. Ho i turned It ever to SWi'iff llaz'n , who levied on Pane's t rrc > c < tfHhy afternoon. Pane > ! was out of the city , ! btrt his brother , Wise Pavne , ttcitrel Hi * Imntey and paid off the Judgment , so that thouloorg of the store were not locked. At th.o time the wagon was bciiRht It would rmVQ , < , est cbcut $ SO , but n much betlcr cn couW be bought now for $ GO. * + Suntii Ctiiui. With the near oppybaili of Chrlttmas th re Is no subject that Is so , fUI | of Interest ns San.j Clmis and his wares. Every place where such goods are sold t < t nttractlv ? , but It's ths big stores that ar the magnets drawing the multltule. Twenty y.ars ago J. D , Crock- well began to rcpresbnt Sanla Claus In Council Bluffs , and oich jcar has seen his business grow and expand until H Is today , according to ths statements cf traveling men , the largest In th * slate of Iowa. It now covers three floors of a total areagc of 5,000 square feet , In this Immense slock there Is everything that Imagination can suggest that would b suitable for n pres nt. It takes Mr Crockwcll six months of Hie } car to buy his stcck , and this seison It required a solid month of hard work to i'"oack Un cases as they arrived from all parts of the world Mr. Crockwell's Idea Is to buy only good , substantial toys , not the cheap trnthy stuff of the departm nt stores and dry goods houses , snd to sell them at popular prices. The line embraces everthing In Christmas novelties , nnd th' problem , "Wlnt ehall I buy for Chrls'mas ? " Is quickly solvoj the moment you cnt r the door , for there are present suitable for nil members of tha famll } The show windows ara Unquestionably the most pleasing sights of the city , and the store. Itself , brilliantly lighted , and with the twenty busy clerks , makes n place where nn hour or two can bj spent most profllably and delightfully. AVIicrc InV < ii4Hhl | > . Reorganized Church uf Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Pierce street , three doors west of Glen avenue. Social service at 10 a. in , Sunday wheel at 12 in. . Z. R. T. so- cMy at 6 p. m Preaching at 7 30 p in. , subject , "Tho Religion of Humanity ; or , Our Duty to the Poor. " The pastor will speak at the Biptlst church , corner of Seventeenth Etiect and Third avenue , Sunday morning ; also each evening during the wesk. T. W. Williams , pastor. First Presbyterian Corner of Willow nve- nuo and Seventh Street. Hev. Stephen Phelps , pastor Preaching at 10'30 a , m , by Rev. W. W. Harsha , D D , LL.D. , of Omaha. Ther ? will be no evening service on account of the- Illness cf the pastor. Fifth Avenue Methodist Episcopal Corner Fifth avenue and Eighteenth street. Preach ing at 1030 a. m. , and 7'30 p. m. ; cla j meeting , 9.45 n. m. ; Sunday school , 12 in. ; Junior league , 3 p. m. , nnd Epworth league , C 30 p. rn. Prlvito meeting Wednesday , 7 30 p m. W H. Cable , pastor Congregatolnal Morning , "Absalom , or the Duty of ttie Church to Young Men ; " evenIng - Ing , "The Message of the Church to Men of Wealth. " Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Cor ner Pouth street and Ninth avenue. Class meeting , 10 a. m. Preaching. 10 30 a. m. Sunday school , 12 in. Epworth league , G 30 p. m. Gospel service , 7.30 p. m. Conrad Hooker , pastor. St. Paul's Church R.CV. L P. McDonald , rector. Holy commhnlon nt 8 n , m. Morning praer and sermon at 1010. Sunday schcol at 12 m. Evening prajcr and seimon at 7 30 , with address on the distinctive teaching of file church. Subjeat of sermon In the even ing : "One Thing Then Lickest. " Confirma tion class meets on Friday evening at 7:15. : First Baptist Church On Bijllss p-irk. 1030 a m subject , ' 'Distinction ' of Sodom ; " 12 m. , Sunday stiicol ; jl 30 p m , juniors ; C 30 o'clock , Uaptls.1 Young People's union ; 7:30 : o'clock , the second .lecture on the. life of Joseph , subject , "E.\attecl , or from Prison to Palace. " V. C. Rocho , pastor. Grace Church Corner of Union and Pierce streets. 10 30 a. m , hcl } communion : 7-30 p. m. , evening praer. Rev. John E Simpson , reclor. ' Broadway MethoJIst Episcopal Preichlng at 10MO a. m. and 7'30 p m. by the pastor ; class meeting at 12 m. 'Sumlay school at 12 m. ; Epvvcrth leagire serviceat C 30 p m , followed 'by the preaching service. J H. Senseny , pastor. Giand rally at Mt. t'lsgah Baptist church , corner Twelfth and Jackson streets. Pi cach ing nt 11 a. m. by Rev. D. Phelps ; at 3 p m by Rev. J. T. M. Morris , DD ; at 8 p. m. by Rev. J. Jones. Pastor , R. January. Christian Tabernacle Corner Scott and Mvnstcr streets. R. W. Abberley , pastor , will preach at 10'30 a m. on "Fellowship with Chi 1st , " and at 7.30 on "Back to Jerusalem. " Junior Christian Endeavor. 3 30 P. m. ; senior Christian Endeavor , C 10 p m. ; prayer mefitlng , Wednesday 7-30 p in. C. G. Saunders , county attoiney , will make an address before the Young Men's Christian association at 4 p. m. Children's reefers are the thing we are making the drive on Just now. They are handsome and cheap , and the line Is un broken. Melcalf Bros. Ladies of Council Bluffs should not fall to see display of beautifully wrought Mexi can drawn work at Mrs. Scott's , 530 Broad way. Hvo you seen the new gas beating stoves at the company's ofllce ? Our prices are right on everything. Met- calf Bros. < f MAY siinsini/.n AM > TIIIII AVaritN Ka < 4t Mull Coiuu-etioiiN ulth Camilla. NEW YORK , Dec. 14 Sir Charles Tup- per , bart , Canadian high commissioner to Great Britain , accompanied by Lady Tupper , arrived on the Campania today , and was met by his son , Sir Charles Hlblnrt Tupper , who is the Canadian minister of justice. "I am going to Ottawa at the Invitation of the Canadian prime minister to confer with the government ofllcials upon the proposed establishment of a fast line of passenger and mall steamships between Great Britain and Canada. The steamships nil ! be built for the trade , and will be In all respects up to date. Who will build them cr who will own them I cannot say , as the matter Is only In Its inception yet , but they will be subsidized by the government and tenders will be made and accepted before anything very definite can be given out , I have no Idea what British port the steamers will tall from , but It Is tafeto say that they will run to Halifax In winter and Quebec In summer. " _ UTAH niJAHY FOR STATIMIOOI ) . All tinXi'ciMNiiry I'JIJHTM l'ri'iiiri > il fur hiiliiiilNNlon. WASHINGTON , tyc. Jll. Jcrrold R Letchfr of Salt L-U.o , airman of the Utah committee , arrived Jicrcjitoday. bringing with him the enrolled mipyirof the Utah consti tution and a c rtlfltat ! of the votes cast there on the last ' ? lb' (1on ( , for presentation to the president. fiK'designed ' to present these < * s Eoon as an' audience can b ? ob tained with the prJsM'nt , Governor West. Delegate Cannon , Crtrfriijlss oners Lotchor and Hcyt Sherman nnd ( ftTrtij'conEresslonal frlemli' of ( he rtnte vlll cll oi ( Diepresident. . The enabling act provided that the conrtltutlon should be "republican J In form , " It must bo Inspected by the "attorney general , and when he renders an opinion It Is probabla that the statehood proclamation will be i.s- sued , Th2 stnto oSlcrw. will assume their duties and the Monday * follow Ing the legis lature will bo calledu In cpectal tesjlon to make laws under the ? constitution and elect United States scnaluw , u MAKING A rirtiiTom roi'i'i\in ; , A. I * . A. Si-mUnif l'rliitiil Clrciilnrn to McmlirrM off tint M-uiilr , WASHINGTON , D d. 14. The A. P. A , Is engaged In a vigorous warfare through peti tions and otherwise against theconfirma tion of the nomination of General J. J. Cop- plnger to be brlgadl r general , The petitions charge that his pramofon Is made over the heads cf a scare of brave , Jiid gallant ofllcem. and assert he has bee.me an Ame.-Iian cltlz'D within the past Hire ; } am. They further say : "He Is the Irish Roman Catholic vol unteer , who , with others , left Ireland to ge and light for Pope Plui IX against the free dom and unity of Italy , and who , for pre tended gallantry , wag creat d by the pope a chevalier of St , Michael , and made honorary aide-de-camp to Pop- Plus IX. " Thf pell- ( lens art * In printed form , end all cet forth the same facts and arguments , Th nom ination Is now before lhe committee on ml < llary affair * , und hau not been tomddercd by Uie commltu * . ' rouriMi TIM : TUMrnut r.OIIK. . i _ . \V. ( ' . T. I. of Moiilli DiiKotn l m-H a Cull lo Mt rhrlftOmtN. SlOUX PALLS , S. 1) , Dec --Special ( ) - Tha tcmperanca work r heio have broken out In a new phce. A delegation of the mem hers of the Wonnn's Chrlsthn Temperance union appeared before th ? grand Jury , which In now In teMlon , and It Is understood that It presented conclusive evidence of the viola tion of the prohibition law In this city. The women , however , do not fel very jure that the grand Jury will return any Indictments ag.tlnst saloon keepers. They have , there fore , If sued the following call- "To the Christian Voters of Slou\ Palls All are doubthsi cognlzint of the work done by the Woman's Christian Temperance unloi during the past two month * The work culminated In their going before the grand Jury with sufficient evidence to convict the e doing business here In defiance of our laws We wish now to thus plead publicly the cause of oitr ofllclal It has been demon strated In our meetings held hero for weeks past that they arc not doing thlr duty ns oltlcerR elected to enforce all laws It has been demonstrated also , but not " "o publicly alluded to , that the officers have no constitu tor1 backing in enforcing the law , henc- this call. Will ) ou now , Christian voteis of Sioux Palls , rally to the support of our officials ) , who arc the public exponents of jour wish and will , nnd assure them of } our support nnd co-opentlon In thin matter which Is now forced to n direct ISMIC , nnd Is of FO much Importance to us as a commonwealth In true Christian ndvanc'inent and clvlllzitlon' Yours foi the best Interest of the city. "W C. T U. " I'll ! M-I'll ( il-lllll l ( ' . SIOUX PALLS S D.Dec II. ( Special ) Of the S2G.S57 worth of notes taken from farmern last spring by th ? county commls rloners , for seed grain , all have been pild In but $1.7S2 , and the trcasutcr sa > s all of this In gMd. The notes drew 8 per cent In terest , and besides helping the farmers grentl } the count } received about $1,000 Interest. Ministerial AMHoi-liitloii AiljuiiriiN. SIOUX FALLS , S. D , Dec. 14. ( Special. ) The Ministerial association of the Metho dist Episcopal church ° s of the "outhern half of this state has adjourned aft'r a three days' yesslon. The next meeting will bo at Plandreau next April. AIIT nii AiiTHi2vr uncn H llci-Clltlj IlllllKT III tilt Clllll ItoillllN lllHIU-t'tl-ll. The art department of the Woman's club entertained Its friends at the club rooms yesterday afternoon from 3 to 5 In a charm ingly hospitable and informal manner. The occasion of an Invitation at this time was the hanging of a number of new , Braun , carbon photographs , which the department has Just secured for the decoration of the dub rooms. The reception committee , which consisted of Mrs. Keysor , Mrs. and Miss Ilartvvcll , Miss Mack , Miss Davis and other members of the department , added more to the grace and beauty of the scene than even the cheerful copies of the great musters The rooms wro prettily decorated with palms and bouquets of pink roses At either end of the room was the generous punch bowl , from which was ETved a refreshing but nonsplrltuous punch. Mrs. Stelger , Mrs. Barkalow , Mrs. Pavne and others serving nt different hours The new pictures were much admired , and the perfect ta to exhlbltled In the selection of frames elicited much comment. A picture of the cathedral of Amiens , which Is hung In one of the pirlors. Is said to be a fine portraal of the Gothic architecture. Another cathedral photo , tint of St. Mark's , shows the blending of the architectural idei of the Goth and the Saracen. Among the prettiest pictures , at least to the untrained ee , arc the "Madam Le Braun and Her Daughter" and "Mrs. Slddons , " by Gainsborough ; "The Children of Christ , " by VanDyke ; "Anne of Austria , " by Rubens , and "The Burgomasters , " by Rembrandt , are Interesting examples of the northern art , upon which the depaitmcnt Is now spending its time. Raphael's "Hours , " with which many be came somewhat acquainted by means of the first stereoptlcon lecture In November , Is hung appropriately near to Guldo's "Aurora. " Coregglo's "Holy Night. " Murlllo's "Im maculate Conception. " and Ghlbertl's "Bronzo Gates , " which Angclo said "was fit to be the gites of Paradise , " complete the Interesting collection. The .reception was largely at tended. ( SAvn THI : LMVIKSITV A .1111,1ION. MlNM Culler UoiiatcH tliut Much for II llloloprlcnl Scliool. CHICAGO , Dec 14 Miss Helen Culver of this city Ins given ? 1,000,000 to the Uni versity of Chicago , the entire gift to be de voted to the Increase and spread of knowl edge within the Held of the biological sources. In defining the uses to whlc'n the money may bo put , Miss Culver says : "I mean that the gift shall develop the woik now represented In the several biological de partments of the Unlvenlty of Chicago , by the expansion of the present resources. That It shall be applied In pirt to an Inland experi mental station and to a marine biological lab oratory ; a portion of the Instruction supported by this gift shall take the form of unlvuslty extension lectures to ba delivered by recog nized authorities at suitable points on the west side of Chicago. To secure the above ends , a portion not to exceed one-half the capital sum thus given , ma } bs > useJ for the purchase ct land , for equipment and for the erection of buildings."The marine laboratoiy will be erected either on the Atlantic or Pa cific coast , and the Inland laboiatory will be placed at Lake Geneva , Wis. , where the Yerkes telescope Is located ; $300,000 will be spent for the erection and equipment of build ings on the colle-ge campus In this city. " Miss Culver is about 50 years of ugc and some } ears slnre Inherited the estate of her uncle , Charles J. Hull , whose housekeeper and accountant she was for many years. Her estate tateIs estimated at anwhere from $7,000,000 to $10,000,000. She says that In making the gift she Is carrying out the Ideas and honorIng - Ing the memory of her uncle , whose name will bo borne by all of the buildings to be erected. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ COM'HACT IlKAIir TO Hi : SKJM',1) . I'lll lie Mull mill I'aiiaiiiii Iliillriiiiil Item-li 11 IL A ( ritii > iit. NEW YORK , Dec. 14. The Pacific Mall- Panama contract Isl closed to all Intents and purposes. The contracts aio being printed today and will be signed on Monday , Tha term Is for three years , with the option on behalf of the Pacific Mall of an additional two } ears If deslrc-d after the expiration of the original contract. The arrangement pro posed provides for a solid line between New York and San Francisco , t'.irough tlio com bined facilities of both companies , the Pan ama railroad and the Pacific Mall company on thePacific. . This restores tlio arrangements of several years ago. The- agreement dos not Involve n pooling contract. The negoti ations thus concluded by th ? formal ratifica tion of the boards of directors of the re spective companies lias ben well spun out until Wall street was tired , They were at tended by violent fluctuating In Pacific Mall Etcck , The origin of the dispute was the belief on the part of the Panama railroad people , whose property Is owned In France by fiio liquida tors of the unfortunate Panama canul , that the road was simply a catspaw In the hands of the Southern Pacific railway Interests , The latter controlling the Pacific Steamship com pany did not se ° k to make It profitable , but to prevent competition. Preildent Huntlngton did not arrive In time for the meeting of his directors. MILS. I'AHMM : , COIM ; TO mmVM > . Inli-iiilH to SIM-nil Koine Time ultli Her dill } SurIt IIIK Soil. NKW YORK , Dec. 11 , Mrs. Delia S. Par- lull , mother of the late Charles Stewart Parnell , its Bill ) In Trinity hospital , this city. Mre , Parnell was tome months ago robbed and brutally beaten when going to her resi dence at Bordentown , N , J , She decided upon re-ccverlng to visit Ireland and remain there for come time with her only surviving son , John Howard Parnell , but the shock to her jyetem v\as so great as to compel her to abandon her proponed trip , She therefore trick up her residence temporarily In Trin ity hospital , the ma Inn of the Institution b'lng an eld friend of hrr. Mrs. Parnell complains of Intense pain In her left arm , but Is Improving dally , and expects to nail from hero before Now Year's day. OX nil : COl'lil.AXIl ' X Slllil'AKI ) PUN 01' ' MhDICAI. PRACI'ICB C. W. T ( > Mli-r , Si-vlnti of TnlrvliMv Onii-trr ? , Connc'll Illulfi , 'IlilnU * It In lite llt-M SjMoiii to lie Pound Monti * n Competent .Sic-lnll | t for All \\lio .t > i-il Ti i-iiliuciil. Mr. C. W IVi'tcr , the soxtnn of Pull view comrtoiy , Council lllufK le'ldeuce 232 Avenue- , Is ono of tbt Kind of men whom people r ? pect. In fn-t. thoao who become licunniu-nt In placis uf responsibility mid tiu t me tmmllv capable , iMcnn-hnnded , stnr-cte nnd estimable men , nnd Sir. Poster U no exception to the inlo. of what Is known n- > the Coppland nnd Shcp- of vvlmt 1" known ns the Copolnn nnd Shcp- nrd s } stem the 8 } stem of providing chronic Invalids nnd "Uflcrels with the br t help of the profe lou nlmo t free of cost , the "e\- pen o assessment" being co light that It Is felt by none He imilnlnlni that the bund ling of nil form's of chronic dNca < e by Ur . Copelaml nnd Slupird Is much moio sclentlilu mill much more ? ucrc sful In C. W. Foster , Council niulTs , Sexton Pnlr- vlevv Cemetery. prncllnl results than the methods u ually In vogue , and holds that the help thus mihllclv provided In n grand common-sense humniiltv that ought to be encouraged by ever } body. Mr Fostel used to be an Invalid him self Ills health had been broken nnd blasted bv the poison * of catnnli , affecting Mist his bend und thro it , then ruining his stomncli and weakening nnd wasting and mulct mining his whole sjstem , To aggra vate his condition lie became nflllctcd with caturrhnl nsthmn. The disease hud been working on him for ninny montliK nnd seemed to have got beoml the rciich of medicine , but n short course of treatment with Ur . Copelaml mid Shepnril resulted In his complete nnd permanent restoration to health. Mr Poster pn"j : " 1 do not suppose any man now living wns ever brought to a greater extremity of prostration anil suffeilng or to n more de pleted condition of the entire phxlcal s > in tern fiom nshtma , bronchitis nnd general cutiirihiU polponliiR than I had been re duced to nt the tlmo 1 begun trentm < 1iit with Dts. Copcland and Shcpnrd. A en- WILL 1II3GI.V WITH A CI.n.VN SI.ATIJ } New Sniita IV Comiuiiij Will Abro Kate All ( Mil ContraclH. CHICAGO , Dec. 14 A local paper sas The new management of the Atchl'xm , Topeka & Santa Fe railroad has decided to cancel on January 1 every contract of every descrlptloi held by or against the old company and begli all over again as If none of them were In existence. The decision applies to traffic con tracts , contracts for supplies , contracts will other corporations , railroad and otherwise ; In fact , contracts of every kind The centric with Pullman , which , It was announced , hat been abrogated , will doubtless be renewed That with the Wells-Fargo Express compaii } will be the next to be abrogat d , but It al o will be renewed. One of the contracts aboul which there Is a question Is the ono with the Southern Pacific , giving the Santa Fe an out- l t to San Francisco. This contract gives the Santa Fe the right to run Its own tralnu Into Fan Francisco If It desires to do as at an } time. TAKU sinns WITH TIIIJ mo Hue-It reeling ) n-vlitliltfil OMT tlic 1'tnli mill Colorado Unto Qm-Ntioii. CHICAGO , D ° c. 14 A meeting of the Transmlssourl lines of the Wes ern Passen ger association will be called next week to consider the troubles between the Dnvcr Rio Grande and the Union Pacific over the tickets In Colorado and Utah. There Is a strong disposition among many of the lines to take sides with the Denver & Rio Grands Ih the matter , although no opportunity has been given the Union Pacific to present Its p'de of the question. The majority of the lines have worked so hard to put tha West- rrn Pas'-engcr association on Its feet once more that they are prone to feel strong ! } against any line whose actions may In any way tend to disrupt the association , nnd It is a sure thing that unless the present matter Is ppeedlly settled the tiansmlssourl portion tion of the agreement will be knocked into nothing In very t'hort ordei. 1IOIIK GOI.U KM'OHTSVriCIP YTI3I1. Vcllon Wt'tnl ( ItiliiK Out Itru of the K\olinniic MurKct. NEW YORK. Dec. 14. The well defined prospect of further "special" shipments of gold on a large scale during tha coming week , practically regardless of the exchange market , renders the question of the financial situation of the United States treasury particularly In teresting to the community at large , Including the dealeis In and owners of railway securi ties here and In Europe. Accordingly the re port of Secretary Carlisle Is anxiously awaited. With a congrets politically hostile to Cleveland , the prevailing opinion Is that no legislation materially affecting our mon etary system Is at all likely. Foreign ex change Is still at tlio gold export point , but legitimate operations In the outward move ment have been moderate during the past week. Kntnl Accident on u DciiVcr Street. DENVER , Dec. 14. A passenger train on the Union PaclllO Denver & Gulf railroad ran into a street car on the tramway com pany's line at University Park about noon today and killed the motorneer and seriously Injured the conductor and one passenger. Following Is a list of the killed and In jured , Killed : CURTIS E. WILBUR , motorman. Injured : John C. Shearing , conductor of street car ; skull crus'ifd ; will die. M. E Shannon , engineer of the Gulf en- glno , head cut and bruised. J M Efslngton , brakcman on the Gulf train , bruised nnd crudied. G R Pror of Parker , Cole , pass-anger on street car. chin cut ; eye gouged out. Olive McDowell , daughter of Chancellor McDowell , head badly rut She recslved her Injuiles In jumping from the street car Juat hf-foro the collision. 'Iho accident was due to the careluspness of the motorman , who neglccltd to cluck the speed of the car In going down a hill and at tempting to make the crossing ahead of the Gulf train. MiiHt I'll ) ' tbe KlrNl MorlKiiue Inlcrcxl. MILWAUKEE , Dec. 14. In the United States court today Judge Jenkins Issued an order directing Receivers Blgelow and Me- Henry of the Northern Pacific road to meet the Interest on the general first mortgage with Elnklng fund charges , $1.700,000 The oidt-r was granted on a stipulation elgned by the Farmers' Loan and Trust company and the Adams and Llvlngiton reorganl/a- tlon committee. The flrtt mortgage cove-rs the entire property , amounting to $46,943- 000 , The Interest Is payable seml-annually and amounts to more than (1,300,000. The to til sinking fund charges under the mort gage ttmnuiit to $341,000. Under the terms of the mortgage ( he net receipts of the sales of the land department are to be applied. This Is occasioned by the * work Incident to adjusting the accounts of the talcs of the land , Killed by n Town Miimliiil. CINCINNATI , Dec. 14 , Umlerloker Fred Miller of this city was shot and Instantly killed today by Marshal Newton Cartsr of Weft Wood , In the western part of the city. Carter was trying to serve a warrant of ar rest. Ho says Miller wan draw lug a re volver when he ehot him. Southern I'nclllcIIIIIN ( beOrcnon. . PORTLAND , Ore. Dec. 14Tho Orcgonlan nyu : T litre seems to be good reason to be- Hove that the Southern Pacific Railway com pany U sicking control of tbe Oregon Railway tnrih which bcgnn In mv head , no ° o ami tfJront mnnj vnrs ngo eenietl to taint my blood with n kind of poison nml to grnilu * fill } disease mj entire sjstctn. "First instomncli gnvo vvny. Ths mucus lining of Its vvnlls vvns eaten nvvny so completely that illgtstlon was bio nml my bodv begun to shrink nml vvinto for want of nntiitlon , nnd from thai tlmo on until mv Html cure 1 never knew what It vvns to have u nnturnl nppctlto or relMi a meal M } gtonmch vvn > not only peii'ltlve nnd ore , musing me Incessant pain nnd distress , there wan such n stnlo of stonmcli sickness or nnn ea that the slightest Irritation , such ns a lit of cough' Ing , would cause gagging nnd vomiting "I'll not tnkc time to tell about the buz- ring noises In mv ears , vvenk nnd blurred eyes nml terrible headaches These enusetl great suffering , but the mo t Important feature was the extension of the catarrh to the bronchial tubes and nlr pifsaRC'i. Mv breathing became labored nnd so.mt nnd I never could get nlr ctiouuli My chest nml lungs seumed compte e < l nnd tightened so that 1 would be In fieijucnt danger of smothering to ileiith I could not get nlr enough In the IIOIIFO nnd used to H > 'iul many nights on the porch nnd curb stone. "Plislcliiiis told mo tluit I vvns In the Ilrst Mages of consumption , nml 1 VMIS In clined to believe this for 1 hud suvero night sweats , chills nnd fever nnd the cmiiclntlon thnt nieompiinles wasting Itinc disease * When I went to Ors ropelnnil nml Shcii.ard I felt that 1 mu t liuve sonio- tiling unusuallv thorough In order to "top my blend } decline 1 wns lmplv sinking- like ncoti'umptlve I wns one of the Hist pa tients of the o phvplolnnn In Omaliit , begin- II'IIK my treatment In September , 1S9I , over 4 } enr ago The enl } commeiil on Hint treatment which I think It neceMiirv to nniko Is that It rrsu ted In my prompt nml complete cure. My liuslnc H often keepn mo out In wet wentliei , exposing me to nil the changes of tlit variable cllmnte. but Miice my treatment 1 have never had nny sign or HVinptom of mv old trouble to thin day. My nvernge weight nowIs 150 pounds In 1W1 I weighed only K > I nlwnys eommcnd Dis Copeland nnd Shciv- aril to m } ft lends i vvlll be glnd to verify this Mntcmcnt to nn > one who mav call or write Oiatltudc Impels mi > to mnk ° thia statement , not notoilot } . " nn.oo A MONTH. All diseases. No variation fiom thti cl-argc It covers full tir.atment and all modlclnos For mall treatment send for Svmptom Sheet , DRS , COPELAND & SIIEPARD ROOMS 312 AND 313 NEW YOUK LIFD BUILDING- . OMAHA , NED. OMlce Hours 3 to 11 a m2 ; to G p. m. Eve. nlngs WednesdwvH nnd Saturdays only , 0 to 8. Sunday 10 to 12 m W A. UKT.lILs 312-1 Broadway , Council Ittnfji , /a it-it The Largest Crockery Establishment in tha West , Among tlio almost endless variety of beau tiful things to select from for the holiday ? arc the following : White Violet China. Purple Violet China. Rich Chrjsaiilhcimim China. 13eleek ! China. Honl Berlin Flower Painted China , Royal Dresden Flower Painted China , Under Glared Blue nnd Itose CUIna. Rovnl Sevres China. Italian Brlc-a-Brac. German Delft. French Faience. Gold Encrusted China. Rich Paris Bronze Enamel Ware. Austrian Jewel Glass. Paris Gold Mounted Goods. Brlc-a-Brac from nil celebrated inaUera , Course Sets of every description. Dainty and rlchl } decorated Odd Pieces ol every description. Jurdlncres and Pedestals In large variety Lamps of every descilptlon. Sterling Silver for the table. Sterling Novelties In largo vnrict } Cut Glass Atomizers. Cut Glass Flasks. Cut Glass of every st ) lo for the table. Pieces from io to { 1,00 ; dainty enough to Klvc nny friend for n present. Visitors us well QH pmthaeerB nro wel come. , . Special Notices-Council HAVij UNiNcujtnniinu CITY puorariTY In c'xrliunte for Nebraska land. C. II. Nlchol * on , 1.3314 llroadway , VAUMS CLIANIU. 1M Hurke , at W. H Homer'a , HJ Ilroailway. I HAVn A CAbll CIJSTOMKIl roil ICO ACHES of Nebraska Innd. C It , Nicholson , UU'4 HioncJ way , Cauiisll liluffi. IB. & Navigation company , and that the present rate war was Inaugurated for the purpose of forcing the latter company to the wall to that this end might be more easily ac complished , The wheels are working soni6 placB , and It IH only u question of a few witekfi until definite Information will bo learned concerning the exact reason for tha rate war , Old-Time Shipowner Deiid , " " ' " YORK. Dec. 14. Levl Wurre'n ' nonunion , an old shipping merchant , well known In houses engaged In the foreign mid California trades , U dead at his homo In Hath , Mo. , whtro he vva born In 181G. In 1W ho and bin three brothers ucceeded hlA father In the shipping buslneiw , the'Jatfer having become the owner of on of the finest fleets of American vttsels afloat. For nearly forty years the houss maintained a fleet of about fourteen fullrlgged shlpi , building usual y ono ship a year , ami engaged. In the carrying trade of thl port , New Orleam. ! 1 } .r.anc"co' Havre , Antwerp , Liverpool and Chinese and Ea t India por/a ! DeutliN of a Dux. ROME , Des. H.-Cardlnal Paul Melchtr ? la dead , He was a German by birth , wn born In 1813 and v\au created cardinal In 1885. 1885.KORT KORT WORTH. Tex. , Dec. 15-Judrt Thomas L. Nugent , the populln leader ih Texan , died at hU homo In this city at 2iU this morning.