DAILY JlRlSt WBDNIiSSnAY , TA"tfUAHY 1 , 1800
NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS.
Office , 12 Pearl Street. H. W , Tlltoti , Manager and Lcanee.
> RrSftr Ti7llryir317Sln31r3rp
Ml. VOIl MRM'IO.V.
Floral design * . J. II. McPher on. Tel. 244.
Wanted , a good clrl for general house
keeping. Mrs. D. W. Archer , 409 South
Eighth street.
Captain William Langdon ha * ecwcfl the
brick building nJJolnlriK tlio Ogden hotel on
Broadway anil will open a minion.
Tlio trial of Jackson. Webster and lloper
for the murder of "Texas" linker has been
continued until next term ot court.
The leap yeir parly to be given at the
Grand hotil thin evening promises to be the
lending social event ot the winter.
The Grand hotel , Council Hindu. High
class In j\ -y respect , nates , $2.60 per day
nnd upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor.
The Ladle * ' Aid society of St. John's Luth
eran church meets Thutsday afternoon at
the residence of Mrs. II. J. Meyers , 2212
Sixth nvcnue.
Elmer Kalr , ot the firm of Fair & Web
ber. nnd Mies II. Henderson are to be mar
ried this evening nt the bride's residence ,
C02 North First street.
Lily camp No. 1 , n. N. ot A. , will meet
. 'In ' regular session Thursday afternoon. Jan
uary 2 , At 2:30. : The newly elected ofllcors
111 be present for Installation .
Peter Christiansen , who was arrested and
convicted of drunkenness twice within thre ?
days , wu-i given a ten day. ? ' sentence In the
city Jail yesterday , on a diet of bread and
water.
The city auditor and treasurer are exchang
ing omces In the city building. The room
now used by the auditor Is larger than the
ojhcr and better adapted for "so by the
treasurer.
County Auditor J. M. Matthews Is wmllng
out notices to th ? township assessors of Pot-
tawattamlc county , advising them of a meet
ing to b ? held nt the court house Monday ,
January 13 , 1S06.
The young folka and friends of St. John's
Lutheran Sunday school are preparing to
render the "Gypsies' Festival , " a musical
nnd tableau entertainment In costume , on
evening In their hall , 17 Pearl street.
The" Woodwards , at the request of many
people- , will repeat "The Midnight Watch"
tonight , one of the strongest plays on the
road. This afUrnoon at the matinee they will
glvo "Tho Two Sisters. " A great sale of
scats Iwvo already occurred for tomorrow
night , when that good , old piny , "Kast
Lynne , " will be given. The usual full house
greeted the play last night.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
nn Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
We represent some of the best English and
American companies. Lougee & Towle.
MONEY to loan on Improved Iowa farms.
Largo loans -specially. . Flro Insurance. L.
AV. Tullcys , 102 Main St. . rooms 2 and 3.
Art Sloelc filvcn
Not being able to attend to business , I
will sell anything In my line at actual cost.
Goods must go at some prlc * . See the ele
gant new pictures that Just came In. All to
bo cut and slashed. A large etching given
With each $1.00 purchase.
W. W. CHAPMAN , 17 Main Street.
Stephan Bros , for plumbing and heating ;
also flno line of gas fixtures.
I I'KU.SOXAI , I'AHACiHAI'lI.S.
J. V. Hlnchman of Glcnwood Is stopping nt
the Grand.
Mlso Llna Wilkinson of Wlnterset Is vis
iting Miss Beatrice Tlnley.
Miss Ellen Collins of Englewood , III. , Is
In the city , the guest of Mrs. Thomas Met-
calf.
. J. II. Doles , formerly of the Nonpareil , now
lias a position as reporter on the I'eorla
.Call.
.Call.Mrs.
Mrs. Ovldo VIcn has been confined to her
bed for a week past by a severe attack of
the grip. .
Charles Llchlcltor ban returned from
Cherokee , where he spent the holidays with
Ills parents.
Mrs. C. Young of Chicago Is In the city
for a visit with her son , C. G. Smith , clerk
at the Ogdcn.
Frank Trimble has returned from spending
the holidays with his parents In the northern
part of the state.
Ed N. lirown made a flying trip to Coun
cil Bluffs yesterday and will spend today
with his family on Harrison street. Mr.
Brown has organized a stock company with
large capital and has opened n C. O. I ) , gro
cery store In I'corln , III. , and has good pros
pects of soon owning the town.
MUS. IIATTENHAUIJRIN TIIOUHL.E.
Arreidril on n Clmrec of OIitiilnliiK
Money liy Kalwr 1'rotciiMon.
The following Item , which appeared In
Monday's Chicago Tribune , will bo of Interest
to a great many people In Council Bluffs
end Omaha :
Mrs. Howard Hattenlinuer wns In Justice
Hurtln's court Saturday on a charge of
having obtained money under false pre-
tensea She bnil been arrested on n war
rant Bworn out by a relative , Jlrs. C. M.
1J It tollhouse.
The case was taken to Justice Hall on a
change ot venue and continued until Mon
day. Jlrs. llnttcnhauer Is charged with ob
taining WTO from Mrs. NltlcnhouBc , repre
senting herself to be the owner of several
valuable mortgages , when such wa not the
cane. When the mortgage.1) were Investi
gated , It IK tmld , they were found to be
controlled by another person.
The defendant saya she Is a victim of
malicious prosecution and denies any at
tempt at fraud.
Clerk Kclley ot the Victoria said Mr. nnd
Mrs , Hattenlinuer had been there ten dayu
nnd had paid their bills promptly. Cleric
Johnson or the Wellington knew them when
they bad apartments for neven months In
thai hostelry , nnd said their bills were all
paid at the moment they were due.
To save cost all parties Indebted to mo
prior to December 1 are requested to call
and settle by caeh or note. Respectfully ,
George 3. Davis , druRgUt , 200 Broadway ,
Attend Davis * clearing sale of holiday good ; .
1 Jarvls 1877 brandy ; purest , safest , best.
| SI nil Illiuler Hot-rlvcr.
1 The suit of the Perm Mutual Insurance
company against John N. Baldwin for the
foreclosure- a mortgage upon the Baldwin
block , In thta city , came to an end yester
day , when Judge Smith algncd a decree ,
which has been agreed to by the attorneys
on both eldes , In favor of the plaintiff. H.
W. Hinder wns appointed receiver to collect
the rents and look after the property.
The trial , of Al HacUwltz and Tom Brown
for the larceny of a fish net from ono Kramer
was to have been heard yesterday , but owing
to the fact tlmt their attorney was not
ready , It went over until Thursday ,
Judge Smith approved the deoda which
County Clerk Heed , as special commissioner ,
was authorized some time ago to draw up ,
tratuferlng to 1C. W. Nash and Guy C.
Barton one-third ot the properly In the north
western part of the city , over which Nash ,
Barton and John W , 1'aul were In litigation.
Judge Smith rendered a decree apportioning
'tho estate of th ? late L. M , Aylesworth
mong his widow and heirs.
, There will bo no court today. i
The following" nmrrlngc licenses were Is
sued by tbo county clerk yesterday ;
Name nnd Address. Age.
Kobert H. Gummcll. Hurt county , Neb . . M
Irene Long , nothvlllo , Mo , 'a
Oscdr Albert ! , Council Hluffs , . . 21
Kva Parker , Pottnwiittatnlo county 23
W. U. Smith. Moberly , Mo 23
Lucy E. Hall , I'otlawuttamlu county. . , , f.
John W. Harper. Lincoln , . , 32
Carrlo Nadle , Lincoln , , . , , tn
Iliivt" Ilullt Miuiy
. Messrs. W. & J , C. Woodward , the or-
, iihltects , Everett block , make a very wtls-
ttciory report of their buslnesj for 1S95.
They have been hard at work all the time
and' have built many flno buildings. They
ra pre-emlnontly the home builders of Coun
cil Bluff * ' , for most of the finest and most
comfortable homes In the city originated In
their brains. Their prospects for the coming
year are very nattering ,
Have you Been the new gas beating itore *
fct the company's ofllcsT
' ?
TWHI.VI : Mo.vms OP iitsi\iss.
llecorcl of 1.MI.1 One ( tint I * Comfort-
IMK to CnntPtitplnlr.
It might have been better , but It might
have been worse. That li about the way In
which the situation In Council .Hlu ft s during
tbo p.ist year la sized up by th ? Inhabitants.
Nobody , to far as Is known , has become
suddenly rich , and , although the poor are
always with us , their number Is not much
greater than In past years , when times were
conaldercd good. The public has be-fn startled
by no reports of heavy failures. The large
firms have gone on In the even tenor of
their way , sold their goods , and met their
obligations when they cams due. What few
failures there were were of the smaller es
tablishments , which , even In the best of
times , often go "broke. "
The holiday B.'nson Just ended was marked
by a gooi trade. The merchants took care
not to overttock themselves with goods , and
as a result they unloaded at a fair profit.
Every one seemed to have what he needed
to make his Christmas a merry ono partly ,
possibly , becaure three years of financial de
pression have taught people to limit their
wants , to a certain extent , to the size of
their pocketbooka , to dlno on ham sand
wiches when porterhouse and mushrooms are
not obtainable.
The annual report ot II. O. Dun & Co. ,
recently Issued , shows that , taking the whole
country over , thcro have been twice as many
failures during 1SD5 as during the preceding
year. In this Council Bluffa Is glad to BCC
that It has failed to keep up with the pro
cession. There have been but six failures In
the city during the past twelve months , and
none of them wcro large establishments , or
for largo amounts. The most extensive , per
haps , was that of Marcus , Marx & C ? . , the
Upper Droadway commlpslon firm. They had
only a limited capital to start with and over
reached themselves.
The aggregate amount of business done In
the Jobbing line has diminished. The Im
plement houses located here have bcn doing
a business ot about $5,000,000 annually until
this year , when the cutting off of a large
territory owing to crop failure , decreased
the trade to between $3,500,000 and $4,000,000.
Ileslde this there has been a transfer business
ot $5,000,000 this year. In splto ot the de
pression , the city has not lost a single Job
bing firm , and , on the contrary , has received
several very desirable accessions.
The Peru Plow company , with n paid up
capital of $75,000 , was moved here from
Sioux Fally , S. D. , owing to the Increare of
Its business and the transportation facilities
of Council Illuffs. The cstabllshnunt here
has been made the headquarters , and the
one at Sioux Falls Is merely a branch house.
T. J. Evans , who was largely Instrumental In
bringing the company here , bought a large
block of the stock.
The Combination Fence workswas
moved hero from York , Neb. , and was build
ing up a good business with a stock ot $10-
000 , when the recent fire totally destroyed
ths plant. It will at once be rebuilt by Its
energetic manager , H. II. Bloomer , who thus
shows his confidence In the future ot the
country adjacent to this city.
John G. Woodward & Co. Is the name of
a new candy manufacturing company , which
has a stock of $30,000. JU. Duquette , who
was formerly In business with Mr. Woodward ,
has branched out on his own hook and has
Invested about $5,000.
The Monarch Manufacturing company
came hero during the early part of the year
from Rockford , 111. , and ly now doing a good
business In the manufacture of axle grease ,
the t-tock of the company being $10,000.
The number of firm ? maintaining a transfer
business In Council Bluffs Ima been Increased
by the addition of the Stoughton Wagon
company , Fuller , Johnson & Co. , and the
Westlnghouse company.
The amount of money Invested In wholesale
houses In the city Is more than $2,000,000 ,
and there has been no disposition manifest
on the part of any of the companies to with
draw any part ot It. The disastrous fire of
ths past month , which wiped out several of
tha largest warehouses , did no parmanont
damage , for each of the companies which
suffered losses have already begun taking
steps looking toward rebuilding.
Figures furnished by City Auditor Gould
show that thcro Is a creditable state of
things In the city finance ? . Intersection
paving bonds have been paid off and can
celled to the extent ot $4,000 , special assess
ment sewer bonds $3,500 , special assessment
grading $32,200. and special assessment pav
ing bonds $17,500. The bonded Indebtedness
of the city Is now $603,900 , as compared with
$031,100 March 1 , 1805. Sinking funds have
been accumulated to the amount of $79,200 ,
as compareil with $70,000 March 1. Thlc
makes tha net bonded Indebtedness at pres
ent $524,700 , as compared with $561,100 ten
months ago. The general fund warrants out
standing amount to $122,053 , a decrease of
$8,400. The water fund warrants outstand
ing amount to $37,725 , a decrease In ten
months ot $7,353. During this same period
$40,000 of Intersection bonds , bearing 6 per
cent , have been refunded at 4 % per cent ,
thus making a saving In Interest charges of
$000 a year.
There is ono lack trom which Council
Bluffs suffers and that Is In modern houses
that will rent for from $18 to $25 per month.
Thera are houses for rent , but there IE a
painful deficiency In small cottages , built
expressly for the most desirable class of
tenants , with all the improvements which are
now recognized as necessary. A great deal
of capital Is lying fdl now which would
bring In a good revenue If Invested In this
way. The need Is beginning to be realized
by the moneyed men of the city , and there Is
no doubt that If the gentral prosperity In
creases during the coming year , some of them
will release their hold on their purse strings
and put some of their spare cash where it
will do them and th ? public generally eome
good.
The health record during the year has be.'n
In the main good. Owing to tlio carelessness
of come of the citizens an epidemic of con
tagious dUeases sprang up a few months
ago. The efforts made by the health officers
to put It down were made of no avail , by
the fact that parents would Insist on allow
ing their children to go to school after they
had been attacked with the disease. In case
of death , they would allow their friends to
attend the funeral. City Physician Trcynor
finally secured the co-operation of Marshal
Canning and an ofllccr attended each funeral
to see that no one else attended. During the
year there have been 284 cases of con
tagious diseases reported to the city clerk.
The deaths from contagious diseases and all
other causes numbered 269.
In speaking on the subject of public
health , City Physician Treynor said : "Out
side of the deaths from diphtheria , croup
and accidents , the death roll has been very
light. The hot weather in July caused con
siderable mortality among children under
ono year of age. Of the thirty-four deaths
in that month , twenty-three were under
1 year of age , and seventeen of those were
the result of cholera Infantum , With regard
to the epidemic of contagious diseases we
must remember that every city In the
country , as well as many of the smaller
towns and villages , were troubled In the
same way , and Council Bluffs fared as well
as any of them , "
O. O , lialrd , the affable deputy county
clerk , has proved himself as blooming a suc
cess at dispensing matrimonial blips as any
of his predecessors. lie has Issued & 16
licenses to wed , thereby setting 2,064 feet In
the paths , ot happiness of the other thing ,
according to circumstances. He has no com
plaint to make as to the tale of marriage
certificate ? , with pink and blue cuplds
frescoed over them.
From the marriage department to the city
Jail Is a long step , but It should be remarked
that 1,209 vagabonds , drunks and other
people needing the care of the city marshal ,
have been locked up during the year.
Marshal Canning complains of the bard
times moro than almost any one , although
ho has not yet been compelled to turn his
hotel over to any assignee. He says that In
the past it was customary for most people to
pay their fines , but now It has become the
proper thing for a man to serve out his time
behind tbo bars , as he can make $1.33 more
thin la any other way. The tola !
I KJ I KII ri U * * L T i iy j l TJ LIKJ L VJ LZUL H
receipts of the last ten months from fine *
amount only to $915.06 ,
I1USIM2SS TALKS AVITII IlUSINBSS MR.V
The I'nnt Year Ilnnn ( Ilccn Uiixntln-
fnctory tn IVreKoy C .Moore , ilic
( Irrnt Clunr Itnnnr.
The year has not dealt unkindly with the
big whole-sale houses of Council Bluffs and
during all ot Us serious vicissitudes the
wholesale business has floated along much
more smoothly , encountering fewer storma
than havj been felt tn altncet any other
western city. This has been the case with
I'crcgoy fi Moore , whoso cigar and tobacco
business covers a vast territory , embracing
many western elates. "We have little to
complain of and much to fel thankful for , "
said Mr. William Moore. "With the whole
civilized world In a state ot financial tur-
bulency , It could not be expected that Coun
cil Bluffa should escapa unscathed In the
financial hurricane that has swept over the
land In the last two years , but when wo
ree so few wrecks nnd all.ot our business
men so determined nnd confident It gives
added strength to our abiding faith that
Council Bluffs Is all right and able to weather
any financial storm. We have Bold as many
goods In 1895 as wo did the prcvloys year ,
but moro than usual of medium priced goods.
The people are Jurt as ready as ever to buy ,
but they want more for their money , and
this has created a demand for lower priced
cigars from those who are Inclined to be
conservatively economical. We have not
pushed any especial brands this season , al
though I am confident that the sales ot some
of our old favorites have exceeded anything
In the cigar business In this country. We
glvo the trade Just what It wants , and the
best there Is In the world of that grade.
Ot course , we have hid to Increase our
stock , and In addition to the more than 300
brands of cigars we now handle , we are get
ting up new brands for the new year. We
thought wo had reached the limit some
years ago , but each year shows an Increase
In the number of customers and the amounl
of goods bought. This cannot be attributed
alone to the unprecedented advantages af
forded by our magnificent railway facilities
to all Jobbing Interests , but to the fact of
still greater Importance to the trade that
all our gcods are Just what they are repre-
rontcd to be. We have pushed the Chan
cellor to the front as the leading cigar of
the day. Wo make them In six sizes , but
they are all exactly alike In quality. There
are probably mor ? of the Chancellors sold
than any other 10-cent cigar on the mar
ket. "
Messrs. Peregoy & Moore extend the heart ) ,
cat compliments of the season to tlulr friends
and enter the new year with their old tlmo
confidence. Theirs Is the oldest established
tobacco house In the west , and their ccn'lnued
success and confidence Is a strong earnest of
the future.
S. A. I'lorcc & CO.'H Fnvornblo Opinion.
The strength and solidity of many of the
merchants of Council Bluffs Is Indicated
by the uniform success of that veteran shoe
house , S. A. Plerco & Co. , at 100 Main
street , one of the oldest and In point of
volume of business , ono of the largest shoe
stores In the state. "With all the hard
times and frantic demands for stricter econ
omy , wo are closing up a. larger and In
every way moro satisfactory business than
we did last year , " said Mr. Pierce. ' 'This ,
ot course , can only b3 accounted for by the
fact that we have made prices closer to
the cost mark than ever and kept just
the class of goods that our trade demanded.
Buying for spot cash and In big orders
from manufacturers when money was of
such pressing Importance to them , we have
gotten all the edge that could bo bad , and
this has enabled us to put prices down and
keep the quality ot goods up. We have
learned that the people want the best goods
for the least money , and we have managed
right along to glvo them shoes at prices
they could not find anywhere else In the
country. The remarkably sudden jump In
the prices of leather last summer has not
been permitted to be felt to any great ex
tent by the customer. Wo have been estab
lished here so long and our customers know
us so thoroughly that they feel sure that
when wo advertise a bargain It
has no string to It. We have
never misrepresented or misled , and when
wo have advertised shots at cost or be
low they have been carried away at that
price.
"As to the future , we have every con
fidence In It. Council Bluffs has held her
own , and that Is a great deal to rejoice
over In times like these. This country has
now about reached bedrock and , In my
opinion , the improvement will be gradual
and sure from this tlmo on. We Intend
to do our part by clothing the feet of the
multitude during the coming year , oven
moro satisfactorily to the people than
ever. "
TIIXOH for InHt Vrnr.
County Auditor Matthews and his assistants
completed the work of putting the tax books
for 1895 In order , and they were turned over
to Treasurer Reed last evening. The amount
ot taxes wnicn tno treasurer is auuiorizeu
to collect throughout the county Is $070,320.89 ,
of which $136,643.32 , Is general taxes on Coun
cil Blurts property , and $91,27-1.83 special.
Tlie o are divided among the various funds
as follows :
GENERAL T-AXI3S.
General fund $19.fiSS,48
Kcmls and Interest 7-lf > 3.27
Intersection paving and grading . . 14.900.SI
Intersection sewer 9,937.70
General sewer 2,481.12
Library J.OfiS.S'i
Water 21,811.21
Funded debt 9,937.70
Judgment -1,968.85
Bridge 2,481.42
Park 4,908.85
.Total $136,643.32
SPECIAL TAXES.
Paving $58.142.42
Grading 20.987.72
Sewer : . . . 4,83.12 !
Sidewalk C.825 6' )
Curbing 1,465.93
Total „ . . . . . . . „ , . _ . , „ . . . $91,274.83
Merely a < liu-N < lon of TIIXCH.
According to City Attorney Hazelton , the
Injunction suit nvhlch was Instituted Mon
day to restrain the Omaha Bridge and Ter
minal company from laying Its tracks down
Union avenue was Intended mainly to prevent -
vent the company from getting possession of
the'aveiuio until the taxes on the new bridge
are paid. The taxes of this company tor 1894
have not yet been paid , and several months
ago Its representatives called upon the
city council and asked that the assessment
be reduced , The tax last year was levied
on an assessed valuation ot $10,000 , which
made It amount to between $2,400 and $2COO.
The city council failed to see wherein this
figure was exorbitant , hut the assessment
'or the coming year was fixed by the assessor
at $30,000 , which would make the taxes about
$1,800. A meeting of a part of the council
and the representatives of the Terminal com
pany was held at 'which the tax question
came up for dlKusslon , but no action was
taken. Mr. Hazelton does not think that
the present complication will make any
trouble for th3 company If the taxes are
paid , but Is confident that until they are
paid the suit will not bo dismissed or any
ordinance passed giving a right on Union
avenue.
Tire l''lrrn.
Yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock an alarm
was sent In from box SI. The residence
formerly occupied by C. L. Felt at the cor
ner of Seventh avenue and Eighth tjtreet ,
was on lire. Mr. Felt left for Omaha torn ?
.lino ago , and the house bad been standing
empty since. F. A. Blxby had rented'it and
was about to move his goods In. Ho started
a flro in the furnace , and It was from this
that the fire started. The damage to the In
terior ot the house Is estimated at $500. and
It covered by Insurance.
A flro at the- barn of Frank P , Wright , at.
i o'clock In the morning was discovered'by
. Wright. The department extinguished
he blare before much damage was done.
Killed UliiKiiiiiii'ii Ilorxc ,
Harry Shaw was driving a load ot wood
down Canning hill , In the eastern part of
the city , lait evening at 7 o'clock , when one
ot bit lines broke , Ths horses commenced
to run at ft wild Rait At the bottom ot the
hill w * a team MonRlnt.to A man named
The wagon loflfttio ctruck on * tf
hors s nnd ktllcl It.
A ( lrrn < fie Ctfrnr.
Fair A. Wfbor's famous Rq'clgar , The
Is ptrhapt the best known 'itnil , most popular
cigar mndo In Council lllutt * . . , It h.ip helped
to mak the reputation ot tihcicnergctlc young
men who make It and has placed them fore
most among the local manufacturers , For
the new year they are piling on other
brands that wilt bo equally popular. Ono of
these will be th"Thrto .ftlyeg , " their new
6c cigar. The others will UP. , the Excelsior
and the * F. ft W. , tno ot the best lOc smokes
to bo hod anywhere. ' r'
Solil KIIKN ToojCltrniily.
James P. Hazzard , an apxn\ \ for an Omaha
Installment hous ? , the C. F.yiams company ,
on Harney street , came to this side ot the
river yesterday and : offered some fine fur rugs
for sale at a very low price. He had Juet
sold an $8 rug to Joslah Danforth
for $1.60 when Officer Murphy , who
had been tracking him , swooped
down on him with his eagle eye and mas
sive fist. Hazzard's pockets were filled with
blank contracts ot the Omaha house , and
these were taken by the cffleer before he
had tlmo to slip them out ot sight. Ho
claimed to bo working for H. B. llldgely , at
51fi Grand avenue , Des Molncs. The Omaha
firm was notified by the police , and they
said h : was working for them , but had
received no orders to begin n
bargain sale. They directed that he bo held.
An Orr.iiha officer arrived In the city In the
evening and took Hazzard back with him. It
Is supposed that ho Intended to get the rugs
oft his hands , making what lip could on
them , and then skip out. Some probability
Is lent 'this theory by the fact that shortly
before his arrest he was Inquiring at what
tlmo the Kansas City train left.
HIM Dem ! Iloily.
John Huffman , who lives at Avenue G
and Tenth street , has again come Into warfare -
faro with the city , which claims him as Its
own. Some llttlo time ago the city council
ordered a now tdcwallc laid In front of. his
home. In order to bo In line with the walks
on the rwt of the street , It would have to
be laid Inside his front fence , thereby cutting
off about eight feet of grcund which ho
claims. City Engineer Etnyro went- down
and surveyed the ground , and reported that
Huffman was laying claim to that much of
the street , and Marshal Canning accordingly
went down to tell Huffman that ho must
move lilu fcnco back. Huffman at once
flew Into a rage and told Canning that ho
might lay the sidewalk , but It would b ;
after his dead boJy hail been laid out on his
front lawn to ccol. To prevent a tragedy
Canning withdrew. Yesterday Huffman
visited Canning's omce , and was referred
to City Clerk Phillips. There was another
scene , and Huffman left declaring that If ho
had to move his fence , be would quit payIng -
Ing ! lilii taxes and leave the city. He claims
it will damage him $500 worth to lese that
strip of ground. _
Every well dressed man appreciates good
laundry work. That Is why so many go to the
Eagle Laundry , 724 Broadway. Telephone 157.
V. 31. C. A
At no tlnr. have so many of the society
liidUs contrlbut d their presence nnd aid to
the annual reception of the Young Mci.'s
Christian association as thlsi year. They
give the young men a special Invitation to
call at the rooms this afternoon. Refresh
ments will be sTvid throughtut the afternoon
and evening. The following" la lies will re
ceive : Mesdamcs II. W:1 : TJllon , J. D. Ed-
mrr.dson , W. G. Sawyer.TThomas Metcair , A.
P. Hnnchett , J. G. WadBworlh , C. T. Ofllccr ,
C. H. Stoddard , E. E. 'llart , J. n. Uee-J ,
Gecrg ? T. Phelps , Joel L. ' Stewart ; Misses
Honn , Woodbury , Janle anuV Helen Baldwin ,
Badolet , the Mljses Smith , , Tloss , Wallace ,
Patterson , Wlrt , Hazard Tiilleys , Pomeroy ,
DeVol and Aylesworth.
Tulley'a quartet. Missrsl Philip and
Charles Pasclrl nnd thsfMlsses Bodlson and
Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Atklnsijwlll furnish the
musical program. , v , '
IliiptlMt Watch Party.
The members of the F.lratiiBaptlst church
had a party last evenlns af'.tho residence of
H. A. Ballengcr on Wlllljw' avenue , to watch
the new year in. An uattractlve program
ot music and readings'WHS rendered and
refreshments were served . "As the- clocks
were tolling the hour of midnight Ilev. T.
F. Thlckstun read an original poem appro
priate to the occasion.
Reduced prices on slightly used pianos at
Bourlclu.s' , the orchestral crown piano dealer ,
110 Stutsman street , , near M. E. church.
Kiitcrtaliicil nix KinploycH.
J. Mueller entertained his employes last
evening at his residence on Willow avenue
In a very pleasant fashion. Music and re
freshment were two of the Important fea
tures. Those present were A. W. Moore , W.
Coffee , F. H. Perfleld , E. A. Mueller , Charles
Adolph , M. Palmqulst , F. A. Sackett , T. H.
Comte , W. D. Talmage , A. C. Mueller and
their ladles. _
Dr. Cleaver's ofllcj moved to 600 Broadway.
Opera HOIIHU at the Talierniicle.
The Sunday school will kep open house
at the Christian tabernacle today. From
2 to 5 p. in. an old fashioned quilting bco
will be held to make comfortables for the
poor. Free refreshments will be served to
all who call. At 8 p. m. a musical and lit
erary entertainment will bo rendered.
MANV OTIIKHS MAY HE IMPLICATED.
MI-H. DnvlilHOii IiitlniatvH She HUH
Other SeiiNnttnitH to Spring.
SAN FRANCISCO , Lee. 31. Popular In
terest In the sensational charges made against
Rov. Dr. C. O. Brown , pastor of the First
Congr.gatlonal church , and Miss Mattlo Over
man , has Increased rather than abated. Mrs.
Mary Abbott Davidson , who brought the
charges of Improper Intimacy against the
clergyman , Is still In the city prison. Her at
torney said today that the dispatches about
Mrs. Davidson's eastern record and her
Imprisonment at Ipswich , Mass. , whether
trill or false , had made It practically im
possible to obtain bill for his client , although
the ball had been reduced to $2,000.
Mrs. Davidson , In an Interview today , reIterated -
Iterated her charges against Mr. Brown , re-
prating alleged confessions which she de
clared both Dr. Brown and Miss Overman
made to her. Mrs. Davidson also saya slio
will make further sensational accusations dur
ing her trial , Involving several prominent
members of the First Congregational church ,
male and female , In scandals similar to tlmt
In which she Implicates the pastor.
Miss Overman today admitted that four
months ago she offered to sell a local paper
for $1,000 a story which she said would ruin
a prominent man In this city. Miss Overman
said when she offered to cell the story she
was under the Influence of Mrs. Davidson
and as a matter of fact knew nothing
"
any prominent man ,
AVar oii'JGninlilerM.
CHICAGO , Doc. 31. As a rcuult of the con
tinued and persistent rafdsjTjrtilch the police ,
under the peremptory orfje 'of Chcf ) Bade-
nocli , have been making on the gambling
houses Infesting South Claqk ; and neighbor
ing streets , fifty-one' fra miller's pleaded guilty
this morning before Justice Bradley and re
ceived the minimum peimltyiof $5 and costs
each. In spile of 'political ' nails and tbo usual
"packed" , juries convlctlon .h vo been secured
In 83veral cases , and as rdprs have been Is
sued to arrest every gambler seen on the
streets on a charge of vagrancy , it has re
sulted In a general exodtnY'iof the tin horn
fraternity , _ _ - _
J'"orl DnilKu AlllHoii , l li Orpranlceil.
FORT DODGE , Ia..t jec ) < 31 , ( Special
Telegram. ) The Fort Dodge Allison club
has been organized with Hon. M.
D. O'Connell president ; Senator Hoaley ,
vlco president , , , George E. Roberts ,
secretary and ex-Governor Carpenter , chair
man of the executive committee. Meetings
will bo held at stated times , stationery printed
and a systematic , effort made by the repub
lican ! ) of this county to exert an Influence for
Senator Allison's nomination as president
upon the republicans of other states ,
Mnrrlvtl nt CrrNtou.
CRESTON , la. , Dec. 3L ( Special. ) Harry
Thurlby. a wealthy Creston bualness man , and
Mlsa Carrla Nye , ot WaUon , Mo. , were mar
ried today at noon at the bride's home , Ilev.
Mr. HuBEsll of the Kplfcopal church of Chart-
ton , la. , officiating.
I'KCt I.IAH ClltMINAIi CASH ItKVIVUI ) .
Trlnl of Tlhtnlhy Honnvnn nt Micro-
ker AltrnrlliiK Addition ,
C1U3HOKKB , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. )
The case ot the state against Timothy Donovan
evan for the shooting of Toblan Hapan April
S will bo the first case for trial nt the
January term of the district court , This
cn o Is looked forward to with much Inter
est by the entire community , owing to the
fact that the circumstances surrounding It
are of a peculiar nature , and perhaps the
first of the kind tc'fvcr go on record. Both
principals have been long and favorably
known In Cherokee , always being consid
ered hard working and honest men , each
the head of a large family.
In the spring of 1S91 Donovan secured
a position with the brick and tile company
at Sargenl's Bluffs , and moved his family
to the place. He had scarcely located when
ho received a letter from his friend Hagan ,
at Cherokee , asking him to use his Influence -
fluenco In securing htm a position with
the brick and tlio company , which ho did ,
and Hagan secured the desired position.
Hagan went to Sargent's Bluffs to work ,
but left his family at Cherokee , and se
cured lodging with the Donovans. Every
thing went smoothly until about the middle
of the summer , when Donovan gave a llttlo
party , Inviting all of his brother employes.
Beer was one of the principal refreshments ,
although none Imblbtd too freely. About 12
o'clock the guests had gone and the family
retired for the night , and so did the
boarder.
"About an hour nnd a half after I had
gone to bed , " said Mrs. Donovan , "I was
partially awakened by some ono getting
Into my bed. I supposed It was my hus
band , consequently It did not startle me.
Ho generally slept In an apartment by him
self and a visit to my bedchamber by him
was not an uncommon occurrence. He re
mained with her an hour.
"I dW not know that It was not my hus
band that had been with mo until n few
moments later , when he , as I supposed ,
came back to my bed , and I asked him why
he had returned. Ho replied that he had
not been there before. I screamed , Jumped
from the bed , nnd said : 'My God , Tim ,
what have I done ? A man has Just left my
bed. ' We. . were both nearly crazy with
rage and hardly knew what we wcro doing.
Wo lighted n lamp and went to Hagan's
room , where ho pretended to bo sound
asleep. Wo both accused him ot the crime ,
but ha denied It , and we ordered him from
the house. Wo felt so bad over our dis
grace that wo could not stay there , so n
short tlmo after this happened we moved
back to Cherokee. "
When Hagan returned to Cherokee ho
secured a position with the street com
missioner. April 8 his duty called him to the
Donovan neighborhood. Donovan had
brooded over the wrong that his once trusted
friend had done him until ho was moro
like a beast than a human b lng , and the
sight of Hagan as ho passed his homo In
censed him to such n degree that he could
no longer control his feelings. He seized
his shotgun and ran Into the street and
fired two loads of shot Into the body of his
victim , who fell to the ground. Donovan
ran back to the house nnd secured more
shells , but was seized , on his return , and
prevented from again firing on Hagan , who
was already more dead than alive. Donovan
van was taken Into custody and the wounded
man carried to his home. It was found
that ono charge had taken effect In the right
arm and side , the other striking him fairly
In the back. Over ninety shot had found
lodgment In his body , and the physicians
thought that ho must surely die. But
Hagan Is a very strong man and recovered.
The arm that was so filled with tin lead
Is stiff , and will probably be ot no further
use to him.
Donovan waived examination on the charge
of assault with Intent to kill and his bond
wns fixed at $1,000 , which was soon fur
nished , and ho was given his liberty.
HIS HEAD WAS TOO IIAHI ) .
loivn Man AtU-mplN to Fire a Iliillct
Into HIM IInil 11.
JEFFERSON , la. . Dec. 31. ( Special. ) Al
bert Morlan , a prominent contractor ot this
city , attsmptcd for the second or third
tlmo to kill Mmsclt yesterday. About two
months ago he shot hlmslf with sulclda :
Intent , but was unsuccessful. In his last
effort he came very near closing his earthly
career and the fact that he lives today Is
duo to bis having , apparently , an abnormally
hard head. The weapon used was a 32-callbcr
double acting revolver , which was held In
the right hand and discharged point blank
at hlu head. The ball took effect just
above the back ot the ear , ranged upward ,
and stopped beneath the scalp on the op
posite ylde of the skull. Morlan , the would-be
suicide , did the shooting In the presence ol
hlu wife , but she was Ignorant of his Intent
until the shot was fired. She rushed to arouse
the neighbors and call a physician , while
Morlan sat In a chair where ho had com
mitted the act , covered with his own blood.
A physician made * a hurried examination to
ascertain the extent of the Injuries , finding
that the bullet had failed to penetrate the
skull , and locating the missile on the opposite
sldD of the head. It was shortly afterward
removed , and found to be as flat as though
fired against a stone wall. The victim turned
the revolver over to a friend that came In ,
toying as he-did to that he had b ° cn praying for
three weeks for help to keep him from shootIng -
Ing hlmcclf , but couldn't stand It any longer.
Ho lo about 40 years old , his first wife dying
some four years ago. A year later he married
a young girl only 15 years of age. His
troubles are the result of domestic affairs.
Ulxaiiitcared Tilth Coiixlili-rahle Money
ATLANTIC , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) This
city has been th ? scene of another mysterious
disappearance. Thomas Tate , a prominent
farmer living at Brldgewater , In the south
part of this county , came to Atlantic over a
week ago and by putting up a lot of corn as
security borrowed $600 ot Sam Hoffman. He
paid some small accounts , and whIU doing 10
Invariably exhibited a huge roll ot bills. The
last seen ot him was on D cember
20 , and at that tlmo ho said
ho was going homo and thought
ho would go to Anita by train and drlvo home
from there rather th-in drive all the distance
from Atlantic. Today his wife telegraphed
to friends here for information concerning
his wereabouts , but no trace can bo found
and he has not been seen in Anita. Foul
play Is the verdict of many. While ho Is
a man that drinks some ho Is not a drunkard
and It is not thought he was overcome In
that way. There is an unfounded rumor ,
however , that ho went to Oklahoma to buy
land. "
IlIooinerH Favon-tl in JefTerxoii.
JEFFERSON , la. , Dec. 31. ( Special. ) The
young women of this city ore earnest advo
cates of the bloomer costume. This was
shown last season when they wore them con
stantly In riding the whol , and now they
use the costume whileskating. . The verdict
Is strongly In favor of bloomers , the women
asserting the freedom In skating Is even more
marked than In riding the bicycle. Several
who did not wear liloomeru last season will
do f.o next , year , and this mode of dress has
become txj common In Jefferson as to no longer
attract attention.
Clean Lasting CHEW
Cool Sweet SMOKE
WAIL
POUCH
TOBACCO
PURE.
PURE.HARMLESS ,
SATISFYING.
AMTIBNERVOUS I - _
MtniT ox Tim intuit AVAIL
riit Unit In lip Itrvlnnl cn
Tlntr * llpftirp It Wn Aecoiiiril ,
ClUCAdO , Dec. 81. The Insldo hlilory ot
the brewer * ' agreement present ! * omr unl < | iio
features. In driving Into the Intrlcviclri ot
the dc.il It U evident thU the > firm ot Moran ,
Krause & M jr lm earned every ycnny
ol the liberal fco received for the difficult
legal v ork accomplished , ot which tha
framing ol the admirably conceived ogrce *
rntntvos not the least laborious. When tt
U raid that there wcro fifty-two brew on
whom It was nec sary to cajole Into Hn * ,
some- Idea ot the task may bo obtained. As
the compact now stands , every maker of beer
In Cook county li In the association.
The "Aar has ben raging with more or Ics *
Intensity for two years. Aa agreement was
drawn up tentatively n year ago , and slnco
that time It hag been revised si-ven times.
Th first paper was Agreed to by thlrty-Rovfn
breweries , and when three moro \ver < i added
to the list the document had to be changed
to meet the- approval of ths recruits. When
two moro signatures vrcro added to the
document the new signers wanted certain
concessions which tlicso who had already
signed were not willing to allow. Uv.ry
member ot the association had to be appealed
to Individually to countenance the altera
tion which the two brewers demanded. After
a whllit 111 no more came In , and this trio
InslUcd upon a revision that the others ac
corded only under a stress of virulent per
suasion. After forty-nvo had afllxed their
nnn.cs to the document , It was slow business
whipping the Kmalndcr In line they came
In ono at a time. From the forty-fifth to
the fifty-second signature four changes In the
agreement were made.
The Anheuser-Ilusch brewery was the most
obstinate of all. Finally , a week ago yes
terday , this Urm made a proposition , which
was promptly and emphatically rejected. The
St. Louis beer men then proposed something
milder , l-'rhlny last , which could not bo
countenanced , and the following doy another
scheme vry much modified was submitted
to the organization , \vhlch the latter threw
out. Last Sunday the beer mun held a secret
meeting. The- combine was then pronounced
complete , with AnhMiscr-Ilusch out. U was
argued that the- sales ot this lioiito In Cook
county amounted to only 35,000 barrels n
year , nnd It was therefore resolved that If
the St. Louis brewera did not come tn on the
terms proposed by tlio csEoclatlon , the latter
would carry the war Into Newcastle I. e. ,
cut beer rates In the Anhcuscr-llusch ter
ritory. This resolution brought the Mls-
sourlans to the line. On Monday word was
received from St. Louis that the big
br.'wcrs down thcro would consent to the
teims proposed by the organization.
Aiiiiiinl lonn I'oultry Slmir.
CEDAH UAI'IDS , la. , D'c. 31. ( Special
Telegram. ) The annual poultry show held
under the Joint auspice of the Cedar Haplds
Poultry association nud Wnpsle Valley
Poultry club , which began nt noon today
to continue until Saturday night , Is the larg
est bird show ev r held In the state. Over
2,000 birds are on exhibition from breeders
In Iowa , Illinois , Wisconsin , Minnesota and
Nebraska. The Judgso are J. H. Sheila-
barger of West Liberty and W. S. Husbell
of Ottumwa. A flno list of prizes has been
offered.
Beecliam's pills are for bilious *
ness , bilious headache , dyspep
sia , heartburn , torpid liverdiz
ziness. sick headachebad taste
in the mouth , coated tongue ,
loss of appetitesallow skinetc. >
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause of all of them.
Go by the book. Pills toe
and 250 a box. Book free at
your druggist's orwrite B. F.
Allen Co. , .365 Canal St. ,
New York.
f
Annual * ! ' more than COM 000
RUPTURE
PERMANENTLY
CURED
NO PAY UNTIL CURED
XE HEf R tOU TO 8.000 PATIENTS-
\VrlteforBanIcReferenc3B.
_ _ _ _ EXAMINATION FREE.
NoOperatlon. NoDetentlonfromBnsiness ,
SEND FOR CIRCULAR.
THE O. E. MILLER CO. , '
307-308 N.Y.Wfo Bldff. . OMAHA , HEB.
fm Cblcbcitefl Kn ir B tllcmonn llrna.
PENNYROYAL PILLS
_ / . - > . Orlelnal and Only Genuine. A
, / l > X < > rC , alotjl Tflllblc. IADII Ilk lOV
Urugflil for Cl Mer-i fiiolli * / < / >
monJllrand In Ited nd 1'olJ meullo\ !
bozcf , iralod with tlua ribbon. Tute
no other. Xtfuii danj rou. luliflru-
Htm and Imltatloni. Al Drifilui , cr i nl tf.
In lUmrf for rnrtleuUri , tcitlmoolali tal
"Ifollcf Tar I.Bi1lc . " In Mltr. bj rctur i
JInll. Id.OOOTmlmenUU , Vom Jup r.
lc-botcrCicnilcal < Jo.Mndl.on Kau > i i
illLocil Uruuliu. l'fcU d . . 1'n
NOTICE.
The Pacific Kxpress Company , Office of the
President , Omaha , Neb. , November 29 , 1&95.
Notice-Is hereby given that the annual
meeting ot the stockholders of the company
for the election ot directors and the trans
action of such other business ns may prop
erly come before It , will be held at the ot-
llce ot the company. No. 1J01 Harney street ,
Omahn , Neb. , on Thursday , January 2 , 1SSO ,
at 2 o'clock t > . m.
Bv order of the board of directors ,
B. M , MOUSMAN , President.
Awn..iIAM F. HKCHEU Secretary.
Nov. 29 , Dec. C-13-20 , Jan. 1. Morn.
tx/cIHY WOMAN
Eometlmes ceetU a reliable
monthly regulating medicine
DR. PEAL'S
j PENNYROYAL PILLS ,
AV3 prompt , safe and certain In rctnlt. The genu <
tae cur. IVal'B ) never dlsaonolnt. Sent any where ,
11.00 , Bherman & .McConne' : Drue Co. , 1511
Dodge street Omahn. Neb.
Pure Food : Mer Buckwheat ,
WRIGHT'S MILLS , Berlin , WIs.
QUAKER OATS
Tito Chllil Loves It ,
The Dynncrttlo Demands It.
Tlio liplcuro Dotosott It.
DO YOU EAT IT ?
WRIGHT S Buckwheat.
Wright' * Mills , B Mln , Wli ;
I'or 15,00 Jtahn't I'liarmaru , Ontnha ,
Xrti.f will tend you 0 boxes of Ttirhlth
7.otl .Vuiihocxl Cur * with a illitlnct Iri/ul
t/iiti-iiitrc to euro you of nuy wonkncus
CMHtd by youthful ri'rnr * or r # t
tli-tiilttiiff , fully Mnppltiit til/hf | rmhuloiit
brlnclmc bnrk the itrenatlt ixna ( ( / < > of
youth or refund every mil paid to ui.
wo do not iclvo tiff ) > rrtfrli > tloti * , hut
Klvo you mndlclmi tlmt will euro nnd rto-
voliii | nil imrti fully. ShiKlo uo < cnx II ,
Heniny mull , no printing an outside , on
tucolptof prlco.
I'oi' t.niUt.i Tin-kith I * . . '
> iii.ad | , J'ennti
rot/itf Plllj nc\rr full to hrlu in ri. fiim.
HOII iiv In Hit il < i/ | . M box , 0 fo 15 by
innll. Ilnlin's I'linrinncy. Umnlia.
WRIGHT'S
WrlRht'a Mlllo , Berlin in.
DOCTOR
Scarles &
Searlea
SPECIALISTS IN
Nervous , Chronic
u ml
Private Olscawi
WEflTMti
8KXU.VLI.Y.
All 1'rlvnte. Dlnoaio
nnil UlHurili-rnot .M tt
Trout mrnt by mill
coimillullon freu *
SYPHILIS
Cured for Ufa and the Pol ° ! >
cltanscd from the ystttn. PII.K8.
ml niCCTAI , ULCE1W. IIYDIlOCKt.E AND
VAIUCOCRLE permanently nnd lucctutullr
cured. Method new nnrt imfalllnc.
STRICTURE AND GLEET
Uy new method without pain or cutting ; .
Cnll on or addrcw with itnmp.
Dr , Scarlcs & Searles ,
Pure Food :
WRIGHT'S MILLS , Berlin , Wla.
ST. BERNARD'S ' HOSPITAL
AND RETREAT FOR
THE INSANE ,
In charge ot tha
SISTERS OF
Tlila widely known Institution has been
doubled In size during the past summer anil
made one of the most modern nnd model
Institutions ot Its character In the west.
The new additions will be ready for occu
pancy by the first of the year. When fully
completed , accommodations will be afforded
for 300 patients. It Is beautifully situated ,
overlooking the city of Council Bluffs. A
full staff bf eminent physicians and trained
nurses minister to the comfort ot the pa
tients.
SPECIAL CARE IS G VEN
TO LADY PATIENTS.
TERMS MODERATE
For fuller particulars , apply to :
SISTER SUPERIOR
Council DIufta , la.
TWIN CITY DYE WORKS
Clothing , Dressss and Household Goods ,
DYEIWi AND CLEANING.
OMAHA OFFICE ; , 1621 Fnrnam. Tel. 1621.
COUNCIL HMJFKS Works nnd OlTlc * . Cor. Av .
A and 2Ctli street. Telephone 310.
Bend ( or price Hit.
u
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , - - - $100,000
WE SOLICIT VOUIl 1IUSINESS.
WE UESIUE YOUH COLLECTIONS.
ONE OK THE OL1JEST IIANICS IN IOWA ,
n I'ICIt UI2NTI A1I > ON TIME IlEI'OSITH.
CALL ANI > SEE VS OH WHITE.
NEW DOHANY
WOODWARD THEATRE GO.
ANOTHISU ROM ! ) WEEK.
Tonight will te flvcn the beautiful comedy-
drama.
"MAUDE
COMEDY. . *
A -I-ACT
Ono of the btroiiKcbt t'lay ' of the day.
KlKlHccn people In the cast. 1'rlce 10 eonU to
all pnrU of the house. No extra cliargo for
reBtred ecatB.
' -JUMHT DEFIES THE KING. " THEN
SAPOLIO
IS GREATER THAN ROYALTY ITSELF.
CHAS , SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Furniture
1206-1208 Dougjas-St.