Nebraska Newspapers

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COUNCIL 'BLUFF'S DEPARTMENT
MIXOH
Mr * . W. n. MeLomletl and daughter art
Tlsltlng Mr * . A. L. Mungcr at Alvo , Neb
Th6 Itoyal Neighbors have arranged a pl as-
ant nodal entertainment In their hall for
Saturday night ,
Th6 Grand hotel , Council Bluffs. High
class In every rctpect. Rates , $2.60 per day
, K to and upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor.
Myrtle lodge No. 12 , Degree of Honor , will
/ held Its regular meeting this evening for
Inltallon uid Installation or cfflccrc.
The Iowa Legion of Honor meets this
evening fcr the purpose of Installing officers.
All members ore requested to bo present.
The Young People's Society of Christian
Endeavor will give an entertainment this
cv.nlng In the Second Presbyterian church.
There was not n single caie In the police
court yesterday , and up to C o'clock the
city police force hnd not made an arreat
elnce Wednesday morning.
Justice Cook yesterday continued the
chlrkcn stealing cases until today at 2
o'clock. The burglary cases against the out
fit have also been taken to his court for
hearing.
There will be a special reeling of Star
chapted No. 47 , Royal Arch Masons , rrl-
day night , January 10 , for work In the mark
niMters' degree. All members are requested
to be present.
Charles dllmore , the clerk of the grand
Jury , was taken suddenly III yesterday after
noon and was obliged to be taken home.
This necessitated nn adjournment of the
Jury for the remainder of the day.
The Compston Dramatic comptny will open
a week's engagement at Dolmny's Sunday
evening. H Is wld to be one of the strongest
org-inlzalloiiH on the road. Popular prices
will bo charged , 10 , 20 and 30 cents.
Several complaints have been mad ? against
teamsters who are neglecting to provide
proper phclter for their horses this winter.
Hard times cannot bo pleaded as an excuse
for violation of law , and a number of pros
ecutions arc In sight.
Matt Tlnley was awarded the Dodge Light
drards' medal for the best drilling during
the past season. His drilling through the
month of December Is said to have been
particularly good , and was largely the means
of his winning the medal.
Guard against loss by fire and Insure your
property In reliable companies. If you pay
an Insurance premium you expect Insurance.
We represent some of the best English and
American companies. Lougee & Towle.
Have you seen the new gas heating atafM
at the company's office ?
Dr. Cleaver's ofllca moved to COO Broadway.
I'HHSOXAI. PAIlAtillAlMIS.
George Rudlo arrived homo last night from
a business trip to Chicago.
Mr. P. E. Vale has gene to Chartlon , la. ,
and will return next week , accompanied by
Mrs. Vole , who has been visiting friends
at that place for several weeks.
Mr. S. C. Hunt and wife , who tcok leading
parts In the Woodward Theatrical company ,
. have left His company and will make their
home here for an Indefinite period.
Mrs. Wcb'tor of Kansas City , sifter of
MM. J. G. Lemen of the Christian Home , Is
In the city , called her ; by the dangerous
lllnesu of her father , Mr. Hagle , who recently
Buffered a stroke of paralysla.
MAY OBT MOUU FOll THE ISSUE.
Hoard of Siinervlwor * Coiinlilrrliipr Hie
$7OOOO 1'n ml I UK IlonilH.
Several hours of the session of the Board
of Supervisors yesterday was consumed In
talking over the subject uf the sals of the
$70,000 funding bonds Issued May 1 , 1891 ,
and conditionally sold to Roberts & Co. , New
York stock brokers. The bonds were Is
sued under the provisions of the statute
which provides for the funding cf any out
standing Indebtedness ot counties. The
necessity for Issuing bonds In this county
ntcse from the judgment obtained against ,
the county for a refund of nn excess of
taxes Illegally assessed during the years
If90 , 1891 and 1892. There was a question
as to the legality of these bonds , and some
dldlculty was experienced In selling them at
par. The beard appointed the auditor and
tieaeurer a committee to effect the pale.
They succeeded In making a sale at par and
accrued Interest , with the provision that the
question of the legaillty ot the bonds was to
bo submitted to Judge Dillon of New York ,
and If ho decided that the Issue was legal ,
Roberts & Co. were to fulfill their con
tract. Judge Dillon's decision , rendered a
few days ag , was favorable , and the brokers
were ready to take the bonds. Hut before
doing so , and as an additional security , they
asked the board to pass a resolution confirming
the sale. While these negotltatlons have
been pending other bidders for the- bonds
have entered the field with" better bids. The
board has also discovered that if
It goes before the legislature and
has a legalizing act passsd , which
will remove every shadow of a cloud ,
the bonds will be worth about $1,000 more
than the amount of Roberts & Co.'s bid.
The question the board has now to consider
Is whether It can safely break the contract
with the Now York brokers and accept the
better one from Deltz , Dcnlson & Pryor of
Bcston , with the added responsibility of
getting a legalizing act through the legisla
ture.
Iliinily with Ilrlekhiitx.
According to Instructions Issued by the
city council , Deputy City Marshal Ander
son went down to Avenue O to remove n
fcnco which J. C. Huffman had erected In
front of his propsrty.
There was a lot of trouble In store for
Anderson. The owner of the fence had built
It with care and did not propose to have
an amateur fcnco builder remove It. Ho
had collected a nlco pile of brlckbats.broken
to convenient size , and ho began practicing
his art as a luirler at Anderson. It was
\tarm for a time , but Huffman was finally
brought to a realization of his position and
was taken to the city Jail. After ho had
11 cooled down ho was allowed to go homo and
the obstructing fence was removed.
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On water bills after today. Office open
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> ' , until D p. in.
Hold for ( lie fir n nil Jury.
J. C. Lenore , alias Harris , and the woman
who was arrested with him at the Chicago
house and taken to Karl Ing , la , , to answer
0. a charge of burglary , h-ivn had a .preliminary
examination and have been remanded to the
Shelby county jail at Harlan. Additional
evidence has been procured against them that
ma key the catv apparently eo strong that
tlioro Is no clianc for an acquittal. The
man , however. Is cold to bo ono of the most
adrojt of Jail breakers , and ho does not need
to bo given half a chance to break out of
the Harlan jail. Chief Soinlan and ODlcer
Murphy ot this city and Officers Dloom and
Savage of Omaha went to Barling yesterday
to testify In the case.
Another Union Avenue Aniienl.
Another Ijatch of property owners on
Union awnu.t have given nctlce of their ap
peal from the sheriff's award of damages
suppoied to bo Inflicted upon their property
by tbe laying of the Terminal company's
trncka The nHjorlty ot the property holdcro
received $1 as their award , and nearly all of
them have coino to tome port of an under
standing with the railway company. The last
to appeal are Sackttt , Uoekhoft and Shelman.
Tbey clilm that their award was ridiculously
disproportionate- their damage.
Matrimonial ProNnectx.
Marriage licenses have been Issued as
follows :
Name nnd residence. Ago.
W. H. Lewis Trinidad. Cole 25
Mabel C. Kecny , Weslon , Neb. . . . , 18
Hurburt Kouffman , Omaha. , , . 25
Mary Hector , Omaha 2f
Ed Wilson , Lincoln , Neb , , . SI
Kmma Leathcrby , Lincoln , Neb 23
Coiint'll MrvtliiK1.
A special meeting of the city council has
been called for this evening. It Is under
stood that the question ot cleaning the
etrccta In HID business section of the city
will come up for consideration and a report
may bo made on the Omaha Urldge and
Terminal case ,
AViXcr Illll *
Can be discounted C per cent until tbe even-
lag of January 10.
PII1PIIT 1\T I PT11IVPT * VPT
CAUGHT IN A STRANGE NhT
Omaha Fishermen Arrested for Seining at
Lake Manawa ,
-WERE DOING A WHOLESALE BUSINESS
Tivo Tlioninnil Yitriln of Scliien Coii-
lli cnti' < r nnil Scvoii Men I.umleil
In Jail AVnrrntilH Out fern
n lllock of Seven.
A largo cl7.cxl dose of grief has been cookcJ up
for the Manawa fishermen who have per
sistently and flagrantly violated the state
fishery laws at their pleasure. Arrests have
bc.'n made frequently , but the trials have
always been held before Dome country justice
who was cither a pretty good fisherman him
self or had a kindly feeling for the profes
sionals. The punlshmc-nts were always ot
such' ' a nominal character that no deterrent
Influences were exerted. A $5 fine would
generally bo the limit , and as the fishermen
could go out and In halt an hour catch
enough fish to pay this and leave a good
margin for prcnt , It mattered little how
often they were arrested. A misconception
of th ? law prevented the officers destroying
the seiner ! captured , and the nets were always )
returned to the owners In good condition , ex
cept on ono or two occasions , when they
w = rc secretly sprinkled with sulphuric acid
and destroyed.
Last summer two or three wagon loads of
flsh were taken on an average wen week , and
after the end of the bathing ssason no at
tempt was made to Interfere with the law
breakers. After the water became too cold
to bo comfortably waded In the fishing ceased ,
but since the ice on the lake hus become
strong enough to bar the weight of a menthe
the work has been resumed. Holes were cut
In th ? Ice , and wines attached to long ropes
were drawn under and manipulated In such
a skillful manner that not a fish could es
cape. More than C.OOO pounds of flh have
been caught In this way during the last
three days. Two wagon loads containing over
2,000 pounds were taken out of ths- lake yeo-
terday forenoon and taken to Omaha. The
men worked openly In the daytime * and In
squads cf a dozen or more.
Yesterday afternoon , after th ? last catch
had been taken across the river , W. II. Bus-
Bey of Manawa came up town and filed a
complaint with Justice Vlen , and a squad of
special constables were sworn In and ssnt
down to make some arrests. They carried
nine warrants , and when they reached the
point where the seining wat > being done they
found seven of the men who ? ; names were
on the warrants and seven others for whcm
no warrants had been Issued. Th ? other two
of the nine were the men who had taken
the two loads to Omaha and had not re
turned. Price Gibson. F. M. Phillips. William
Walker , Albert Rachwltz , Emll Rachwltz ,
Bonap.trto Whitney and John Mlllrr were
placed under arrest and guarded by one of
the officers , whllo the others gathered In the
flsh nets. When the nUtlng was all piled
up on the Ice It was fund that nearly 2,000
yards had bson captured , representing a value
of about $3CO. This netting will be confis
cated under the > law and destroyed.
The prisoners were brought up town and
lodged In the county jail , and another batch
of warrants Issued for the other fii'hermen ' ,
and It Is protxible that a dozen more of tlum
will be In the tolls tcday.
Local fishermen arc taking nn Interest In
thp case , and It Is probable that the state
flsh commissioner will be called here to nsrist
In the prosecution. The prisoners will be ar
raigned today and the date fixed for the hear
ing.
No lllHCfiiiiit
On water bills after today. Office open
until 9 p. m.
HE SOLD MORTGAGED PHOPEHTV.
II. M. Ilyntt In Serious Trouble Over a
llnil lliixliieNN Deal.
B. M. Hyatt , a blacksmith of Crescent City ,
waa placed under arrest yesterday upon a
warrant from Justice Vlen'o court on a charg *
of having dlsposad of $180 worth of mort
gaged property , consisting of a horse and
buggy , sixty cords of wood and a lot of other
personal property. The mortgage was drawn
last spring in favor of S. P. Vnnatta. Later
In the season Vanatta arranged to move to
Nebraska City. He turnsd over the mortgage
to a Council Bluffs business man to satlcify a
debt , and since that time the holder of the
security has been trying In a sort of per
functory way to secure a settlement. Th ;
mortgage waa duo last Septembsr , and elnce
that time the business man has been en
deavoring to Induce Hyatt to haul In some
of the wood. Only a few loads were forth
coming , and the grocerymin began to In
vestigate. He discovered that If there ever
was an original pile of sixty corJs of wood
It had v-inlshid. Hyatt's excuses were plen
tiful and original , but not satisfying eo far
as. the liquidation of the debt was concerned.
Yesterday a start was made to foreclose en
111 ? other property covered by the mortgage ,
but It wan found that the horse , buggy and
harness had been sold. A warrant was at
once sworn out and Hyatt was arrested. His
hearing was postponed until today , and last
evenlnn he was hustling around trying to
raise a bond for $200 to keep from spending
the night In jail.
WAXT ASSESSMENTS nCDUCEU
Avacn CltlxeiiM ANk the SnpervlnorH to
Correct n Iliirileiixoiue AMMexHiiiciif.
Fremont Benjamin of Avoca was before the
Board of County Supervisors yester
day for the * purpose of Inducing
It to correct what ho claimed to
be an erroneous and burdensome assess
ment of a large amount of farm property
lying In and adjacent to that town. He
represented the property owners Interested.
In tliclr petition to the board the taxpayers
say that they are the owners of farm lands
lying Inslda the town Hniltu of Avoca ; that
the assessor erroneously asses 3d thcs ; lands
a i town property , fixing a valuation beyond
the statutory limit ; that the ruporvlrora
when sitting as a board ot equalization fur
ther added to the mischief by assuming It
to bo town property that was ups-jssed too low
and Increased the assessment by doubling
It , bringing It up to , In tome- Instances , UK
high as NO per acre. The property owners
hava goco Into court and asked for an order
restraining the board from making the levy
cr collecting the taxes , and the matter Is still
P'ndliik' . The chief object of the petitioners
appealing to the board at thlo juncture Is to
Induce them to go Into court and confer
judgment and thus agree to the Issuance
cf the restraining order. The board took the
matter undfr advisement.
The firm of Woodbury Bros , having ben
dissolved , C. E. Woodbury has opened an
office In the Sapp block for the- practice of
dentistry.
Sllll I.lven In the ItlultH.
Klmball Bros , liavo filed a motion to Btrlko
from the files the affidavits made by James
McCabe , C. M. Harl and M. L. Gordon In the
application of Deere , Wells & Co. for a new
trial , Klmball Bros , secured a verdict
against Deere , Wells & Co , and a motion for
a now trial was made on the grounds that
F. S. noarman. one of the Jurors , was not
a resident of Pottawattamle county at the
time ot the trial. An affidavit was presented
by M , L. Gordon of Monona county , who
snore that Boarman had been living In that
county and had decided to move there and
farm next year.
In the motion filed by Klmball Bros , yes
terday , resisting the application for a new
trial , Mr , Boardman makes an affidavit In
which he asserts that he has lived In Council
IllurTe for twenty-two years and has no In
tention of changing bis residence. lie- ad
mits that he was In Monona county last
month , but asserts that he was only work
ing there at the time and still retained his
residence In this city.
More Trouble for Diineiiii ,
Two additional attachments were filed
against B. M. Duncan yesterday. Doth were
for goods told and delivered by Omaha firms
to the shoo house managed by Mr , Duncan ,
The Williams-Howard 8bo company' * claim
was for $180.87 and E. 0. Stearin ft Co.
claim Judgment for $ .337.68.
POLITICS IN Tim SCHOOLS.
Superintendent PnnlNoti I'romlxea to
InniiRiirntc Sonic \rcileil ItcforniM.
There will bo a radical change ot policy
In the management ot the schools ot I'ot-
trwattamle county for the next two year * .
Prof. W. K. Paulson , the now county super
intendent , declares that ho Is going to In
augurate a new policy and work some re-
foims that ho thinks are sadly needed. He
does not expect to meet with the most
cordial support , and says ho may lose caste
with the politicians by his plan , but he
fccto It bis duty to make the changes and
proposes to do It and let the political results
and effects bo what they may.
Pottawattamle Is a big county and has 263
schools and gives employment to 340 teachers.
It Is In the employment of the teachers that
ono of the chief abuses ot the system ex
ist ! , and to the detriment , In the opinion of
P'of , Paulson , of the public school system.
It appears that politics and charity have
entered too much Into the selection of
teachers In years past , and , as a result , the
standard of the county schools Is much below
what It should bo when the expense of
maintaining tno system Is taken Into con
sideration.
Out In some ot the country districts the
dliectora have bcn In the habit of cm-
ploying three different teachers during the
school year. It has been the custom In a
number ot districts for the directors to get
together at the beginning of the fall term
and decide upon the distribution of school
patronage for the school year. Ono teacher
would bo selected to teach three months
and at the beginning of the winter term an
other teacher wnuld be Installed , only to bo
dropped at the commencement of the spring
term of school to make room for the third
favorite on the directors' list. Good work
under this system , the superintendent as
serts , IB simply out of the question , and ho
Intends to oppose the continuance of the
plan and will probably get into trouble with
the school directors In short order. He says
that teachers have no Incentive to do good
work with such a short term of employment
facing them , and that the scholars make no
effort to Interest themselves under any of
the teachers.
Superintendent Paulson also states that the
pchooN have been dragged Into polHicsi In
years past and have been demoralized' ' by the
contact. High clara certificates have been
granted to teachers who were In a position
to help some candidate for office or were
willing to sacrifice their school wcrk for po
litical preferment. The now supjrlntendent
will put a stop to this practice at once by
requiring the most rigid examination of ap
plicants for positions , and will seek to weed
out the Incompetent teachers and those who
hold their positions by plltlcal favoritism
Instead of merit as teachers.
The new superintendent also promises to
make his headquarters In th ? saddle for a
greater part of his time. He tuya that there
are schools In the county which have not been
visited by the superintendent for years , and
some of them have never seen the head of
the county's rchools. His predecesscr visited
but forty-sight schools last year , and so re
ported to the state superintendent. Super
intendent Paulson will , he cays , visit every
school In the county during the year and will
be away from Council Bluffs two-thirds of
the time. H ? places little Importance on the
office wcrk of his position , and says that
with the exception of stated dates for teach
ers' meetings and examinations he will not
bs In his ofllcs at the court house any
oftiner than Is absolutely necessary.
1'OTTAWATTAMIE'S STUOXG I1O.V.
Treasurer A mil GetH 1'osneHiloii of the
County's Ilniilc Account.
The work of checking up the accounts
of the late county treasurer was completed
at noon yesterday and Treasurer Arnd was
duly Installed in possession of the office.
The work of checking had kept County
Auditor Matthews and the Board of Super
visors busy for a number of days and all
ot the dealings of the office for the last
year were examined In detail and found
correct. The condition of the various county
funds , with the collection of city taxes for
the year ending December 31 , 1895 , Is shown
by the following figures :
Collections. Balances.
State $ 19.2M 01 $1.37280
County 7-1,011 23 18,93079
School 1529372 10.1G1 C9
Bridge 17.018201,78123
Insane 19.CGS G2 8,232 03
Bond 48,5)251 ) 51679
Soldiers' relief 3.S20 77 1,44427
Poor. . 1D.327 32 3,295 72
School house. . 9,927 fil 1,343 83
Teachers 75,323 09 10.438 62
Contingent . . . , 23,481 03 3.833 51
Road 3,431 7C 981 IS
Health 297 33 108 38
Cemetery . . . . 138 12 107 05
County road. . . 12.7S9 33 11,024 31
Avoca. . 2.154 91 231 62
Walnut 1,45410 41474
Ncola 1,368 S 19493
Oakland C07 34 9095
Carson 20322 Oil1)
Hancock 3G 30 1576
Mlnden 79G 75 165 CG
Mnnawa 46193 1143
Macedonia 11574 49 !
Institute 86140 20 CO
Dog 1.180 88 I.IRS 93
Permanent school . . . . 7,896 S9 2,19083
Omaha bridge 21 C3 23 67
CITY TAX COLLECTIONS.
General $41,43523
Bond 4.72608
Kx. Int. I'nv. bond . . . . 9.402 43
Fix. funded debt 6,2fiO B7
Ex. Int. sewer bond. . . . ( ! ,2CO 09
Lbrnry 3.133 SI
Park 3,12517
Park sinking fund . . . . 14 23
Water 13,701 01
Judgment 9,41911
General sewer 1.5D3 2 (
Bridge Ifi32 Itt
Special grade 10,621 10
Special pivlmj 41.ir.SS2 20000
Special sewer 4,777 09
Fpecinl curbing 26621
Special sidewalk 1.453 57 4900
Total . $321,175 87 $82,483 07
HAVE SECURED A JUIIY AT IAST.
Ttiklncr of Evlilciice AKTiiliiNt Dlelter-
HOII to lie Commenced Today.
Twelve men who will try the case against
Isaac Dlckerson of Atlantic , charged with
complicity In the wrecking of the Bank of
Cass County , were secured at C o'clock last
night , and the actual trial of the case will
bo commenced this morning.
Attorneys on both sides of the case , and
there arc a dozen cf them all told , exercised
ozpcclal care In the selection of tbc * jury ,
the defense going Into the prejudice of jurors
against banks and corporations In general.
Every effort was made by the defense to
keep the < farmers off the jury , and In this
they were successful , the jury being com
posed almost entirely of townspeople.
A. W. Dlckerson , son of the defendant ,
tiai been brought from the penitentiary ,
where ho Is serving a term for his part In
the wrecking of the bank , of which UP was
the cashier. Ho will be called as a witness
In the case for the purpose ot showing what
part his futher had In the ictlvc mniiHge-
mcnt of the Institution. He will be kept In
the custody of Sheriff Morgan during the
progress ot the trial. J , C. Yet r of At
lantic , who was president of the defunct
bank , Is also In the city , and will bo called
an a witness. Mr. Yetzer was convicted of
fraudulent banking , and his caee la now
pending In the supreme court on an appeal.
Ladles , send your table linen to the Eagle
Laundry and fee the beautiful finish anil
enow-like color we give your goods. Tele
phone 1G7. 724 Broadway.
1'i'eoM Valley I'laiiN.
Council Bluffs enterprise has taken a hand
In the development of the Pecos valley , In
New Mexico and Texas. Articles of Incor
poration were filed yesterday with the county
recorder of the Pecos Valley company. The
capital flock of the company li $2,000,000
and the headquarters at Council Bluffs' . The
directors are J. J. Hagernmn. Charles A.
Otis. E , 0. Faulkner , Percy Hagerman , W.
A. Otla. W. E. Newberry , H. J. Belle and
W. P. BonbrJgbt.
Stephan Broi. for plumbing and beating ;
also flue line of gas fixtures.
No Illncoiint
On water bills after today. Office open
until 9 p. m.
IIIJ LEVIED O.V THE Vt'ir.tlUVM GOAT.
ConMntilp llnx n l.lvelyfVl : > iiprlrnce
While Trylnw to ColleM n llrht.
Constable Albert ! Is sorryVlHit modern
court etiquette docs not provide steel armor
for the protect on of the oxecittlve1'officers ot
the Justiceshops. . If It did ' 111 * would not
have been compelled to order1 n new pair of
pantaloons yesterday , and oH6 nvoldcd the
necessity of purchasing half a dollar's worth
of court plaster and arnica. Ifo' ' , 'tiad a great
batch of executions from Cork's , court to
servck Among them was one upon a man
named Collier. The constable 'Vent ' to the
Collier homo and levied uporf everything In
sight , and still there was not inotlgh , In his
op'.nlon , to satUfy the execution. He had
loaded up the household belongings and all
the paraphernalia of the barnyard and wood
shed and was ready to depart when ho heard
a mocking laugh that seemed to conic from
the top of the barn. He Imagined that the
ones owner of the chattels was jeering him
upon his failure to discover come hidden and
valuable pleco ot property , and he returned
tor another search for plunder. Tlicrc * was
absolutely nothing In sight , but the mocking
laugh from the top of the barn was fre
quently In evidence. Ho begun to Investi
gate that , and presently discovered that It
was a patriarchal billy goat that had been
Jeering him. William was property , and the
constable concluded to take him along. Billy
was Induced by coaxing and clubbing to
jump down upon the carriage house , thence
to the chicken shed root and then to the
ground , where he > was quickly captured and
haltered. Tied behind the big moving van
with an Inch rope , Billy was obliged to waive
all objections and go along with the other
plunder. Albert ! took the stuff to Ills own
homo and placed It for temporary safe keepIng -
Ing In his stable lot. After the gate was
closed the billy goat was turned loose , and
at once wont on a tour of Inspection. There
was not even n wrapperless tomato can In
sight to ghdden h's eye and give him as
surance that he was not taken away from
home to starve. The goat was finally seized
with a curiosity to Inspect his captor , and
ho came up behind the constable and gazed
longingly at him as he was stooping over
fastening the gate. Then he was suddenly
seized with a thirst for revenge , and what
transpired for the next five minutes neither
the goat nor the constable have clearly fixed
In their minds. Albert ! thinks his head be
came entangled In the gate , and that his
neck was practically In the stocks , and the
satisfaction the goat nppears to feel seems
to Indicate that ho was attending strictly
to business. The goat did not stop until he
had buted the- constable through the gate ,
and then retired to the other side of the
barnyard and contemplated the pile of clothIng -
Ing that lay near the gate. The net result Is
that the goat Is a wanderer and the consla-
bla has a new suit of clothes.
ONLY .MEANS OP SAVING HIS LIFE.
Armenian Enilirr.eeil iNlniiilnni n.i the
Only Alternative.
NEW BRITAIN , Conn. , Jan. 9. Another
letter has been received by Marios Strarlan
of this city , giving details of the massacres
In and around Garmury , In the province of
Kharput. The writer Is his uncle , Abraham
Abrahamlan , who embraced Islamlsm to save
his life , and the letter was written whllo he
was under a guard of Turkish soldiers. It
states those who apostac'zcd are permitted
to write to their friends In America , but
the letters must pass through a censorship
that strikes out all matters that reflect upon
thegovernment. . Abrahamlan however
- , , suc
ceeded In adding1 to a letter that had passed
the censor and gave some truthful details.
The villages around Garmury have been de
stroyed , and men , women and children mas
sacred. Their houses are either burned or
occupied by the soldiers , -and even those
who embrace Islamlsm arc not , allowed to
reta'n their property. The _ younger women
have been carried off by the soldiers and are
killed upon the first show of resistance to
their demands. All the -Armenian paper
has been burned , and none can be obtained
for letters unless through the authorities.
The letter closes with an urgent appeal for
aid to the Chrlstalns ot America.
Into n. Good Thliip : .
C..1CAGO , Jan. 9. Thomas Cusack of the
Chicago Board of Education has received 'n
communication from a lawyer In Ireland
which Inspires him with the hope that ho
Is heir to the comfortable fortune of $15,000-
000 left by a relative who died recently In
Australia.
DECATUn , III. , Jan. 9. James Boone ,
Mrs. C. B. Johnson and Eugene Bbone have
been officially Informed that It has been
proved they > \re amoiiii the fifty-four .heirs
to the Pegg estate of $ GC,000,000 , at Phila
delphia , Pa. , soon to be secured by the com
plainants. ,
Governor .loiieH Gradually SlnUliiK1.
SAN FRANCISCO , Gal. , Jan. 9. The con
dition of Governor Jones of Nevada , who
hus been sick for two months , IB not Im
proved. His physicians have now diagnosed
his trouble as cancer of the stomach and
ho Is thought to be gradually Hlnklng. His
children have been sent for from Carson
City and the governor has made his wl'.l.
AVEATIIER FOIIECAST.
Contnuetl Fair a nil SVnrmer Pronilxod
for NehniHliil.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 0. The forecast for
Friday Is :
For Nebraska , Kansas and South Dakota
Continued fair and -warmer ; southwest
erly winds.
For Iowa Fair and warmer ; south to
southwest winds. '
For Missouri Fair ; warmer In the north
ern and eastern portions ; southwesterly
winds.
Local Hecoril.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , Jan. 9. Omaha record of temperature
perature- and rainfall , compared with the
corresponding day of the past four years :
1836. 1895. 1894. Ib93.
Maximum temperature . . - C4 33 8 24
Minimum temperature . . . 28 10 zero 12
Average temperature. . . , . 41 22 4 18
Precipitation . 0 0 T T
Condition of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for the day and since March 1 ,
1896 :
Normal temperature . 17
Excess for ( lay . 24
Accumulated excess since March 1 . . 401
Normal precipitation . 02 Inch
Deficiency for the day . 02 Inch
Total precipitation since March 1 20.72 inches
Lenclcncy since March 1 . , , . . . . . 11.21 Inches
IlcnortN from StntloiiH at H i > . in.
L. A. WELSH , Observer.
, " < IT
TIME. BRINGS ITS REWARD
Fnnk of Hanlln Evona Up with Alien of
Van Bnrcn at Last.
GRUDGE CARRIED FROM LAST SESSION
HIP "Sixty-Five Per Cent
ClniiNv" SuvcO the .Mulct Itlll
Then nnil DeclileN the
i Now.
DBS MOINES , Jan. 9. ( Special. ) "It Is a
long lane that 1ma no turning , " said John
H. Funk of .r'urdln county when questioned
as to his support of Mr. Ilyers rather thai
cf Mr. Allen , tha avowed candidate ot the
prohlbltlotitrtB for ppwker of the hous ? . "Mr
Allen knows why I cannot support him. Two
years ago , when the fate of the mulct bll
was hanging In the balance and when It was
practically killed , without any conmiltatloi
whatever with me or my committee , of which
h ? was a member , he sprung the ' 65 per cent
clause' on the floor of the house , and thus
saved tint measure from defeat. I was sur
prised and dumbfounded when this amend
ment was propossd , and resolved then that I
would remember It , and my time has now
come. I do not regard Mr. Allen as anymore
moro favorable to prohibition than Mr. Dyers
judging by tholr past record. I have not en
tered Into any deal whatever. Uyers Is
going to get the nomination with votes to
spare. If Allen hod stood by mo two years
ago It might have been othsrwlse. "
The conference of leading resubtnlrslonU'ti
outside of the legislature , which was expected
to meet today to take a hand In organizing
the legislature along these lines , f-illed tc
put In an appearance , though a few rccognlr.ei' '
leadcrj of this movement were pjen In the
lobby. Among these were It. S. Coffin ol
Fort Bodge and John Mahln ot Mupcatlne.
All effort to put a new candidate for speaker
In the field In opposition to Mr. Ilyers has
been abandoned , and the nomination of the
gentleman from Shelby by acclamation Is
now fully assured. Mr. Funk cf Hardln Is
very confident that Speaker Byora will ap
point him chairman of the committee on
suppression of Intemperance and give the
frlendu of resubmlsslon a working majorltj
tf this Important committee. That Mr. Funk
will get the chairmanship Is altogether likely
but the complexion of the committee Is no
03 certain. It ID given out that the speaker
will endeavor to plnrnte all factions , but
this will bsa very difficult task. With sev
enty-nine republicans to provide for , and only
thirty-seven ch-alrmant-hlps at his disposal , li
will be readily seen that some members wll
have occasion to feel slighted.
Nearly every member c-f both housws ol
the legislature Is now In the city , and the
lobbies of the leading hotels are crowded
with members and office seekers. Among the
latest arrivals are Senators Hosiers of Sioux
Henderson of Pocahontas , and Eaton of Fre
mont. The contest for chief clerk cf the
hounj Is narrowing down to a choice between
W. A. Mclntlre of Butler and J. D. Uomen
of Polk , although I. K. Wilson of Madison
and W. C. Watklns of Jefferson will receive
a few votes. For first assistant It will be a
very close race between Sherman F. Myers
the fighting editor of the Anita Tribune , and
C. D. Eaton of the Wilton Review. Mr.
Eaton , having the solid support of the Second
end congressional district , would sem to be
slightly In the lead. J. F. Bell of Henry has
a few votes and may dictate the choice.
T. C. Gregg ot Calhoun ID a le-idlng can
didate fcr srgeant-at-arms of the housa. The
candidates for doorkeepers and other minor
positions are too numerous to mention In , de
tail , and the selection for these positions wll
depend on skillful trading.
Dr. E. R. Hutchlns lias dropped out. of th ?
race fcr chief clerk of the senate , leaving
the field to J. W. Cliff of Polk
and W. E. Bullard of Wright. Mr.Bullard ,
was brought Into the field this morningby
Senator Rcmen 'of Wright , and Is developing
considerable strength. In the event of Mr.
Dullard's success John Stevens of Greene
would become first assistant.
Calvin Doris M. Fox of Polk Is making1 an
active canvass for eergeant-at-arms of the
senate. Hlsi chief competitor Is S. W. Smith
of Cerro Gordo.
LOCATED THE OI3IJ FELLOWS' HOME.
JefferHon SeciireH the Prize anil AV111
Erect n Fine Iluliltiiur.
DES MOINES , Jan. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The commission appointed by the
grand lodge of Iowa Odd Fellows last sum
mer to determine the location of the home
for Indigent members of the- order and their
orphans met In this city today. The mem
bers of. the commission are : E. W. Hartman
of Indlanola , J. S. Bellaym of Knoxvlllc ,
George Whlpplo of Burlington , J. T. Abbott
of Manchester , F. Dleckmann of Clinton , anil
Grand Master C. W. Bowen of Centervllle.
At a previous meeting the commission had
voted to accept the proposition from Jeffer
son , but Indlanola afterward so amended Its
proposition that It was deemed advisable to
reconsider. The. commission then referred
the matter to the members of the grand
lodge of the state , 110 In number , for advice.
They voted three to ono In favor of accept
ing the Jefferson proposition , and today this
was ratified and Jefferson finally awarded
the home.
The town offered as bonus eighty acres of
land In the outskirts of the place and $5.600
cash. The total value of the offer Is about
$1MOO. The commission has an appro
priation of $40,000 , and full authority Jo erect
such a home as It may desire. . Work will
commence In the spring , and a $30,000 build
ing will be put up at once. It will be
equipped with school rooms and every fa
cility for the care and education of children.
The town of Jefferson will , In addition to the
bonus , bo required to extend sidewalks , elec
tric light and water mains to the home , and
to provide free tuition In the public schools
for the older children In the home.
Cellar Fall * Woman
CEDAH RAPIDS , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special
Telegram. ) A week ago Mrs. Bertha B. OB-
berne left her homo In Cedar Falls , ostensibly
to coino to this city to , * vlsjt her sister. Mr.
Osborno has been here two 'or three days
trying to locate his wife , but has been unable
to do so. He bellevea she has wandered
away while temporarily Insane. It has been
learned , however , that she drew $200 from
the bank before leaving home. Not thp
slightest tracq has been .found.
Hreuklniv Ice CIIIIHCN a .Strike.
BURLINGTON , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Ice cutters on the river quit work
and rushed for bhoro today when the Ice
broke , letting two teams Into th& water.
Over 100 cutters and teamsters struck and
refused to teturn to work.
Cunt * of I , ore at Flr t
CHEROKEE , la. , Jan. 9. ( Special. ) Miss
Lulu Dunsmoro of Cherokee and W. T. Mills ,
a Chicago commercial traveler , were secretly
married yesterday. Mr. Mills was visiting
In Cherokee and met Miss Dunsmore for the
Your sink
,
ibasins , tubs , etc , never become clogged
with grease , if the washing that's done
in them is done with Pearline.
A small matter , perhaps but
remember that Pearline saves
trouble and annoyance in a
great many just such small matters.
And the truth is that these little
t hings alone ought to be enough to
lead any quick-witted person to
use Pearline even without taking into
account the big things , the saving in work ,
and wear and tear , and time , and money , ira
flrtl time. H WAA * cane ot love At flrn
lKht Yert'rd.iy they x\enl for qiilfl
wiilk nnd ttopped nt K minister's nnd worn
married ,
TltOflll.n I.A CHKSTON ( JIILUCII.
Mplioi1l | ( Ctmlr ( loi-i tin n Strike nnil
Much ! > < ! IIIH ; In t'rotokftl.
CKKSTON. la. , J n. D. ( Special. ) The
strike ot the Methodist church choir , which
occurred two weeks ago , has created n feelIng -
Ing In the church which threatens to dlvtdn
It , and In order to bring' order out ot chao * .
Ht-v. Mr. avimth , the pastor , 1ms taken full
charge. The resignation uf the chorister.
Miss Hex , did not settle the matter , for the
choir follow ed her , and the church wns left
without mittle. llr action precipitated more
trouble , and graver complications have
arisen. Hcv , Mr. Grimth's nctlon In tnltlng
the nftnlr out ot the liinds ot the music com
mittee offended that body , and as the com
mittee composes the most Influential mem
bers of the church , there are murmiirlngs.
The organist and pianist resigned when the
pastor took * charge.
Crnnil Jury lllfKiiHy Drnnn.
OHKUOK13K , In. , Jan. 8. ( Special. )
Some tronbl ? was experienced In the
district court Monday over the drawing of a
grand Jury. After the Jury had bten PO-
lected Attorney A. C. Hobart objected to It
on the grounds that It had been Illegally
drawn , stating that the old law still held
good so far ns It required that only cno
member could b ? dra\\n from any one town
ship , and tint In the present capo two Jury
men h.id been chosen from ono precinct.
Judge Wnkeflcld sustained the objection and
ruld : that the Jury had been Illegally drawni
discharging It nnd ordering another panel.
Yesterday the grand Jury found nn Indict
ment against C. R. Crltchfleld of Merldcn
for selling lntc.\lc.ltlrig liquors.
Sioux Clly MIIVCN for Hrfnrni.
SIOUX CITY. Jan. 9. ( Special Telegram. )
The Sioux City council has given Chief of
Police Young two weeks to clear the city of
the criminal element with which It hits been
overrun for some time. What will bo done
In case of a failure Is not positively stated ,
but the supposition Is that the chief's head
will fall. Several murders have occurred
wllhln a few months , holdups are of almost
nightly occurrence on the principal streets ,
and numerous burglaries have been com
mitted In the outlying districts. The bus
iness men are greatly annoyed at the reputa
tion the city Is acquiring , and are at the
bottom of the movement for reform ,
( .rpiit Western ItcnvlicN MIINOII City.
MASON CITY , la. , Jan. 0. Great Western
railway ofilclala are buying nnd condemning
the right of way through Manloy , la. , to make
connection with a branch of the Iowa Central
running to Mapan City. This lets the Great
Western Into Mason City , which will bo the
terminus.
MILS , n.vvinsox's MEMOIIY FAILED.
Unnlilo to S < n < c Whether Site lliul
Ileeii Convicted of Frlony.
SAN FUANCISCO , Jan. 9. At the con
tinuation cf the police court examination
of Mro. Mary A. Davidson this afternoon ,
for alleged extortion from Rev. C. 0. llrown ,
pastor of the First Congregational church ,
the defendant was again on the witness stand
on cross-examination. Her attorney tried to
show by repsated questions that Dr. Brown
was aware of the existence of the mysterious
Mrs. Daddln , for whom Mrs. Davidson said she
way collecting the money from Dr. Urown.
This point could not bo developed , however ,
nor did Mrs. Divldson's attorney succes < l
In Introducing evidence as t& the clergyman's ;
alleged Intimacy with Miss Overman.
The prosecution tried to show by the de
fendant that she had been convicted of a
felony In Lynn , Mass. , and had MrveJ a term
In a penal Institution. The witness could not
remember If the had been convicted nor could
she recall the names of the persons whom she
vvaa charged with having swindled , although
names were suggested to her.
IS IT A TRIFLE ?
Tlint Common Trfxililo , Sour Stonutuli ,
Xo - KIIIMVII to lie the Source of
Si-rlous UlxciiMeN.
"Sour Btomach" Is the common name for
acid dyspepsia , and because It Is a common
everyday trouble with many people they
have come to look upon It as of little consequence
quence as affecting the general health. Nev
ertheless , the most serious diseases have their
beginning from this very condition. It Is
ciubed In the first place from weakness of
the stomach , which , Instead of promptly di
gesting and disposing , of the food , allows It
to llo In the stomach for hours fermenting ,
causing gas , sour rising In the mouth , heart
burn , headaches , oppression , despondency ,
dullness , etc.
The blood Is thin , Impure , and circulation
poor simply because It Is replenished from
this mass ot fermenting , half-digested food.
This condition of the stomach cannot con
tinue very long without deranging the nerv
ous system , the kidneys , heart , liver or lungs.
Whichever Is weakest will break down first.
Pure blood , strong nerves and muscles ,
firm , healthy flesh can only come from whole
some food well digested. "Ulood purifiers"
and "nerve tonics" do not reach the cause of
the mischief. The stomach is the point.to
be looked after. The safest and surest way
to cure any form of Indigestion Is to take
after each meal some harmless preparation
which will ot Itself digest food. There Is an
excellent preparation of this kind , composed
of vcgetablo essences , pure pcpsl : > . , golden
seal and fruit salts , sold by druggists under
name of Stuart's Dyspeps- ! Tablets , and
these tablets taken after meals'assist diges
tion wonderfully , because they will digest the
food promptly , before It has time to ferment
and sour , and the weak stomach relieved nnd
assisted In this way soon becomes strong and
vigorous again.
Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets are superior to
any secret patent medicines because you
know what you are taking Into your stem
ach. They nro sold by druggists every
where at CO cents per package.
Elliott Alton , Mgr.
Commencing Sunday , January 12 ,
And Continuing All the Week ,
1'ngnecmcnt of the Celebrated
COMPSTON
DRAMATIC
PLAYERS
In a Hepertolrc of
NHW 1'LAVH ,
M3W SO.NfiS ,
MOW IJANCJ-JS.
PROGRAM CHANGED NIGHTLY.
Nc.tvvltliMamllnK Hint tills Is one of the highest
fuiltirlcd ri'i > ortuliu orBatilzntluns on the roaO , I lie
prices will be
lOc , 20c and 30c.
NOTn On Bumlny evening twa Indies or one
liuly nnd ctntUmun will lie admitted on on
[ mill 30o ticket.
Beats on cnle Halurday mornlne at box olllce.
Removes wrinkles and all traces
of aye , It feeds through the
pores and builds up the fatty
membranes and wasted tissues ,
nourishes the shriveled and
shrunken skin , tones and invig
orates the nerves and muscles
enriches 'the impoverished blood
vessels , and supplies youth and
elasticity to the action of the skin.
It's perfect.
Heware of substitutes and coun
terfeits. Yale's Original Skin
Food , price $1,50 and $3.00 , At
all dru < r stores.
MMH. M.VAt.n. Health Complexion Special.
Ynle Temple uf IlonlUy , 14G Stnte St. , ChlcnRO.
Searles &
Searles
SPECIALISTS | . < 4
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Al I'rUuto DlBoaio *
inulDlHiirilcrK of Man
rriMtmetit by null
toiiHiilliitlon frou *
SYPHILIS
Cured for Ufa and tti poison thoroughly
cleansed from the .yeUm. PILUS. FISTULA.
and RECTA t. ULCERS. HYDnOCELK AND
VAIUCOCCLK permnnently and succt fully
rurM. Method new nnd uufalllne.
STRICTURE AND GLEET
new method without pain or cutting.
Call on or addrtsi wlili clamp.
Dr
1/1 1 Na t
For $5.00 Jlnhn' il'hir > niey , Omaha ,
' . \rl > . , will send you' 15 bates of T r/lj %
j l.oit MiDiliood Cure with n illitlnel Irynl
irmmfre to euro you of liny woaUnoss
use i ! by iiJtilhfitl error * or cxecbslvo
. ihlli ! < ! t , fully stopping nly/it cmtao / s
{ bringing bui-lc the * treni/lh iinci i'/f/or / of
'youth or refund every cent pul.l to us.
\Ve do not Klve fret : iirmrrli > tlan , but
j pi vn yon medlclno that will euro mid ( ln-
Ivclop nil parts fully. Slrmlo boxes (1.
Scut by iniill. no printing on outside , on
I receipt of price. ,
farfMillrf TtirklthTansu nnd Fenny
/ / ' I'llls IIOVIT full to brlns MiBim/riia-
I Hun sure to the doJl ; box , IS for ? 5 by
I mail , iliilin's I'lcirinacy. Omaha.
THE BEST
15 SET OF TEETH
MADE : AND WOHK GUARANTEED.
DR. MUDGE ,
319 BROJlDf/AY / COUNCIL
OK.
Council Bluffs , Iowa ,
CAPITAL , - . . $100,000
WE .SOLICIT YOUR IlL'SIMi'sS. '
\vi : DUSIUE : YOUH COIIKCTJO\S.
DM2 OF 'I'UK OLDKST IIAMCS IN IOWA.
5 1'KH OI2NT I'AID ON TIMK DEl'OSITB.
CALL AND HUE US OH WHITE.
Special Nofe-Couocil Bluffs
WANTED , GOOD BlICOND-IIAND LUMDER ;
must lie cheap. Adilregg Mclaughlin , JUeo
olllce.
HOTKI.S.
MCPHERSON BQUARC ,
Nc-w hoiifi- , centrally located ,
El ir iitly uiulpiiuii mid furnlntied ,
Culilno mid HIT vlcu unexcelled.
HORACE M.CAKC , rxorniCTOII.
Dr. S. Mosher
SPELGIALJST.
Having fully demonstrated by ycura of wuccexBfui practice and experience that ho Is
able to cure multitude * of diseases which bullle the vklll of ordinary physicians , ho
ftels It Iilu duty to make known to tuffenni ; Immunity that lie devottu tils wliolo time
and energy to thla particular branch of the profession , and will prepare and furnish
medlclno at Ma olllce or visit those casea w lilcli nmy requlro perao ? al examination. 1'a-
tlentu in a distance may contult Dr. Moslier by letter , giving a carefully written history
of tliclr cases , describing their oymptoms in Inutely a | toi-nlule , which will enable him to
make correct diagnosis , and Judge very accurately of tbe cuiabllliy of the dlscaie , and to
apply proper remedlc * . Medicine forwarded either by mall or fxpruaa. und all medicine
prescribed by Dr , Mother la prepared under hlu own personal supervision , lie treats all
diseases without mercury or other poisons , which create dUcaso of themselvea.
The doctor by Ills new IlKBTOKATIVIS T HEATMENT curew nil curable dlueaseu , nnfl
treats with KUCCCSB all affection * of the L.lv er. Throat nnd I.ungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy.
Dygpcpula , Ilcuit Disease , IlheumatUm , Ne urulgla , and nil NervoUH Diseases caused by
overwork , the Indiscretion of youth , or the excesses of rli cr years , and whatever may
tend to lower the latent force or the tone of life's vitality , causing physical debility ,
nervoux exhaustion , Insanity , and pretimtur e decay.
Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address ,
Dr. S. Mosher ,
Office , Room 50 , Kiel Hotel , Council Bluffs , la