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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1896)
THE OlMAIlA DAILY J5BE : MO3fTh.Y. ! JANUARY 27. 1SDG. 1' COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT JUNOu jtn.vno.v. On and after February 1 the Council niaffft ofllcs of The- tee ! will be located at No. 16 North Main etreet. Tlis Grand hotel , Council Blurts. High class In every respect , nates , $2.50 per day and upward. 15. P. Clark , proprietor , II. O. Cook received the Intelligence last evening by wire that tils brother living at Aueplan City , S. D , , was dying. Last spring the brother'B wlfo died nnd Mr. Cook made thn long trip of 1,000 miles only to find her dead when ho arrived. The Worklngmen'c Friendly club meets to night 8t the rooms of Dp Long's Industrial school. Thp club rooms arc open every day , but the Monday night gatherings tire of a more pretentious character. A lllcrary and Tnurlcil program la provided for the amuse ment nf all. H. F , Clark of the Grand hotel entertained the members of the Clanymcdc Wheel club nt dinner last night. Mr. Clirk Is enthuHa- Unity engaged In the good work of encour aging I IIP building of a blcyclo path between the two cities. The pKspccta seem to bo excellent that ho will succeed , Dobatiy'o ' theater was crowded last night , the occasion being the opening night of the week's ' engagement of the Holden's , The play was a nt.-ong one , and the company scored another lilt with n Council muffs audi ence. Tonight they will glvo a great popu lar favorite. "Hoxlo , the Waif , " Owing to the fact that there are many people who Attend theaters , but do not favor Sunday performances , the management lies deter mined to mnlco Monday the usual free night for ladles , ono paid ticket admitting two. "Anglo" will bo ono of the plays during thn early part of the week , this and "lUxle" being the only two that will bo repeated. $70,000 to loan at 7 per cent on farm or | j city property. L. W. Tulle ) . 102 Tenrl I' ' . Mrcet , Council Illuffs. Wanted , gcod farm loans In western Iowa nt lowest nicy. Money loaned for local In vestors on beel of security netting G per cent. Flro Insurance written In reliable companies. Lougco & Towle , 233 Pearl street. What ( he Saint * IVi-lleve. ' COUNCIL ULUFFS , Jan. 25. To the Edi tor of Thp I3eo : Saturday's Dee contained n statement that a minister of the Reorgan ized Churoh of Jesus Christ had been denied n.cmbershlp In the Ministerial association of St. Joseph , Mo. It Is hard to credit such n statement , whsn no excuse Is offered save- the fact he , the Saints preacher , was a heretic. A heretic Is ono who denies the di vinity of Christ and the doctrine of tho. Trinity. Now I assert that no people on earth believe more strongly In the dlvlna character and mission of Christ than Litter Day Saints , or any other tenet or doctrine taught In the sacred scriptures. We use the same blhlo used by the reverend gentlemen who voted to exclude Elder Tessel nnd wo ( the Latter Day Saints ) believe In the same Chrltt , worship the same Qed and expect eternal life through the provisions of the some gospel they cla'm to > each. Then we ask why debar Ilrother Tessel from association with tnem. Drothcr Tessel may not bo strictly orthodox according to the creeds nnd dogmas of the day , but as to being n heretic , the charge Is shameful and smply : shows what human prejudice can do. Per haps not one In ten of thp ministers of the association Know what Elder Teasel does believe , but have , like the astassln , struck In the dark. Latter Day Saints believe In God the Father. In His son , Jesus Christ , and In the Holy Ghost. We believe men will bo pun ished for their own slnsi and not for Adam's Bins. Wo bellevo In faith , repentance and baptism by Immersion for the remission of sins ? . Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghcst. We bellevo In the rcsurrec- tlpn of the Indy from the grave. We believe in eternal judgment , men to be Judged ac cording to their deeds. We belloVe a man must be called of God to preach the gospel and. ordained by Jaylng on Cf hands of tliose r having authority. We believe In the same k'nd of organization that existed In the prlm- j Itlvo church , viz. : Apostles , prophets , pas- l tors , preachers and evangelists. Wo believe j that In the bible Is contained the word of God , but that God will continue to reveal his will to man until the end of time. Wo bellevo In the powers and gifts of the gos pel , viz. : The gift of faith , discerning of spirits , prophecy , revelation , heal'ng , etc. Wo bellevo marriage Is orda/h.ed / of God and that the law provides but for one companion In wedlock , except In case of death. These are the cardinal truths of our creed , and I believe I may say without egotism that as a people the Latter Day Saints arc as honest , lawabldlng and godly a people as can be found , notwithstanding they are taught heresies. Now If a belief In the nbovo truths con- Btltuto a heretic the Saints are not to blame ; the doctrine- ot God. Ji S. STRAIN. lint IltMl NIIKH. We have 1,000 hot bed gash which wo arc going to close out. They won't last long. How many do you wont ? Wo will make you . a prlco that cannot bo duplicated. C. D. Faint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic tem ple , Council Bluffs. Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow white laundry work and best delivery service at Eagle laundry , 724 Broadway , Telephone 157. Ilcvlvnl MeetliiKN nt Trinity. A week of revival meetings begun at the Trinity Methodist church last night. For the past two weeks revival services have been held at the Broadway Methodist church , which drew largo crowds nightly and were the means of dolnt ; much good. It Is hoped the Trinity meetings will be equally success ful In awakening an Interest In things re ligious In the southern part ot the city. Out- Bide aid Is promised In the way of well known pulpit speakers. ' If the meetings are as successful as anticipated they will bo con- * MJT tinned through the i > econd week. Rev. Mr. Hooker , the young pastor of the church , Is - a strong speaker , of marked personal mag netism , and the church people bellevo the present series of meetings will be the most successful over hold In the- church building. The firm of Woodbury Bros , having ben dissolved , C. E. Woodbury has opened an ofllce In the Sapp block for the practice of dentistry. Fill I IM ! n Hi'coml Time. Two attempts have been made to burn a Vacant dwelling near the corner of Fourth avenue and Sixteenth street. The flrrt was made on Friday evening between 7 and 8 o'clock and the second a llttlo earlier on Saturday night. In both Instances the fire department responded too promptly to permit the design of the IncondUrlos being carried out. The two attempts have resulted , how ever , In burning away n big section of the roof. It Is said that the house has become the rendezvous of numerous gangs of petty thlovon and tough characters * and residents living In that vicinity have concluded that the rurest way to nbato the nuisance Is to destroy tfce old building. r. ( irrnt Sale of Picture FraiiieM , [ , They must go. Not a frame or picture ref - f served , D&iutlfy your home now. All go At Just half the regular price. II , L. Smith ft Co. Y. I' . S. of C. R. The Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor will glvo a free leap year social at the parlors of the Congregational church en Friday , January. 31. A novel feature of the evening will be that every young lady at tending must bring a clothespin drersel In the same- material that the drwa eho wears that evening l composed of. These clothespins will bo glvsn to the young gentlemen , by which he must find his escort for the evening. Stopban Bros , for plumbing and beating , also line line of gas fixtures. Or , Cleaver's oftlca moved to $00 Broadwgv "Hoxy , the Wiftf. " Tonight theHolden Comtdy company will present the comedy-drama , "Iloxy , the Waif , " with fifteen new songs and dancer. As they always Ittue ladles' tickets for Monday night , they will do so for tonight only , Himembcr that each purctmier of a 80o ticket will re ceive ono BOH free of dlmrge , good for lady or , one gentleman nnd lady , and must be bought f before 0 p. m. tonight. Seats are now en ale. Secure them tarly. DAVU , onljr drug * wltn registered clerk. READY TO BUY THE WABASII Many Enilroad Men in Oounoil BlufTa and Omaha with Money , PIECE OF TRACK IN GREAT DEMAND Kvlilencrn on ( he Htirfnce Iiullentc thnt < he ItlililliiK Will He Lively AVlicii the Cain in 11 y llrnneli In ( KTorc-il. The sale of the Omaha & St. Louis rail way , which takes place today , was a topic o absorbing Interest In railroad circles all day ycWcrday. Thcro were a largo number estrangers strangers In the city , drawn here by the sale , but how many of them carried the certified check required to be put up by the fortunate bidder could not be known. Nor could It be ascertained exactly how many prospective purchasers were here. Aroum the Grand hotel \verc many weighty looking Individuals , who were by common conseni or rumor connected with the deal , but any attempt by the quids to draw them Into a conversation that would reveal their Inten tions or disclose their business In Councl Uluffs wcro as fruitless as Ice harvesting In summer. Ono delegation of gentlemen from Now York and Baltimore made only a toclal call at the hotel , shook hands iUth some of the now arrivals , chatted a mom en and then , after a brief consulta tion strictly outre nous , took the first motor train for Omaha. Only ouo thing was surely evident , and that was that all of the Interests , prospective ant otherwise , In the Omaha & St. Louis were amply rcpreiontoJ. Ons ether fact , however was not attempted to be disguised , and thai Is that the Wabash system will be among the active bidders for the property. The com pany Is represented by B. C. Winston ot St. Louis , who occupies room 307 at the Grand. Cornelius I ) . Gold of New York City was among the earlier arrivals , but Is a sphynx ulinso riddle could not be guessd by the reporters. The sale of the property will occur at noon todayat the Wabash freight depot. Receiver L Wi Ross will conduct the sale , and when the property Is knocked down to the highest bidder Judge Woolson of the United States district court will bo waiting In chambers to confirm the sale. Whoever the lucky bidder may bo ho will not get the property without a contort. Each man representing the Interests looking toward the purchase of the road carries In structions to bid up to a certain amount. Of course these amounts are secrets , bul notwithstanding the fact leaked out lasl night that ono of the representatives had re ceived some sort of a tip as to the other fellow's pllo and Immediately wired home for authority to raise the limit originally glyen him. This llttlo Incident , whether It Is true or not , Is an Indication of the Interest that Is being felt In the sileby some of the ca'jtern companies that would like to acquire the property. The facts outlined In The Bee of Friday morning make the whole transaction of deep est Interest to Council Bluffs and Omaha and sjcm to assure something good for the twin cities , no matter whom the purchasers may be. .tl'LAUGIIT.IX'S M3AV THAIN llH.YIvK. Iiitenileil to Ilevoliitlonlze the Iliin- tllliUV of Itlillrond Trnlllc. Manawa this year will be something more " * than"a pleasureresort. . Popular as It lias been In that line In the past , a greater future seems to be looming up for It. Indications now are that It will be an Industrial center of more : than local Importance. In an easy and unostentatious way a big manufacturing plant Is being built up down there , which promises to give1 employment to many men , and to exert an Influence that will be felt. A building 30x50 , one-story high , and another 30x50 , two stories high , have been erected slnca last fall. They are filled with ma chinery and work that now glvas employment to about twenty men. But this Is only the 'start of grc-ater things yet to materiallza. Tim moving spirit In the enterprise Is Wil liam Gordon McLaughlln , an Inventor and organl/er who has already attracted the at tention of railroad men and others Intcr- ejted In big schemes. Mr. McLaughlln has been making his home In Council Bluffs for several years , but has been spending his days at Manawa during the greater part of the time sines last spring. Ho first became Interested In the resort for the reason that Colonel IlecJ's littles railroad gave promise' of affording him the oppor tunity for which he had long craved of making a practical test of f veral practical Idc-aa that had found a lodgment under his hat and have alnco been protected by letters patent from the United States government. One of these propositions he submitted to Colonel Heed and was at once glvon a chance/ to work It out nnd apply It to ono of the Manawa mctor trains. It was a new brake , direct and automatic , that would control a train of any length in a manner as positive , but more gently than the automatic air brakes now used on railway trains , and which wouU cost centa whcrei tlio air brake costs dollars , All summer McLaughlln and "a few faithful helpers were at work on the brake , con structing the appliance by hand or with crude machinery and applying : It to one of the trains. There were but few Intervals during the summer when the lake ( raffle did not de mand the USP of all cars and no time when both of the- largo steam motors were not In USKS. McLaughlln and his men had to work under the greatest disadvantage , but they worked. An old mo'or with boiler capacity Just sufficient to hold s-team enough to pull Itself at a fifteen mile speed was all thnt could bo glv.'n him , but this nnd a few of the least used cars on 'tho line were sufficient to demonstrate the fact' that the man hod a brake that was as simple and practical as a form wagon brake , and as powerful as the- moat Intricate ) nnd costly automatic air ap paratus that ever checked a train of Pull mans. Ho demonstrated Its practicability Im mediately after thn Hnrnf Dm con inn l-at fall , and has since been engiigjd In adding an automatic coupbr to bj worked from the engine , and to be entirely under the control of the engineer of a train. It Is only within the last few days that he 1ms been enabled to show this last devlc ? , but now hs has a train that Is undoubtedly the most unique In the world. The englnfer can ret out any car " In his train , by simply working an Indicator , couple or uncouple wherever and whenever ho pleases , and step his trafn while running at full fptsed In less distance than has evr been accomplished by any of ths air pressure devices. There are no boss or plpn connect - t ons to bo mad ? between the cars e-lther for the brake or the coupler. A single ; steam cylinder operates the brake , and uses no more steam In limiting a stop than Is re quired by the air pump of the Westlngbouss system In making one stroke- . Every pos sibility of an accident Is provided agilnst , A worm-gear attachment la fixed to each car arjd should the train break In two thfr monu-ntum of the rar winds up the brakeon that and on every other car In the train , The detached cars muit slop and so must the engine and the remainder of thetrain. . This attachment Is , operated by a rep ? similar to jiio Dell rope of passenger trains , and when a train la made up that line la the only thing to be connected by hand. For the last week McLaughlln has had his train equipped with all of his novel ap- pllcnces , and lias been running to and from Manawa almost dally on the track eoutli of the Wabash railway tracks. The train has been broken Intentionally while going at full speed scores of times and the worm ? ear attachment has been as unerring In Its operation as the law of gravity , demon strating that one cause of eo many railway accidents would by Its use to forever re moved. A feature of the steam brake that has commended Itself to the practical railway men who have examined It Is the method of applying Ui force. This Is applied gently and continuously to every wheel In the train , not with an explosive Jerk like com. iresEtnl air , which In passenger trains bumps ho heads of passengers and In stock train : : hrcws cattle oft their feet to be trampled o death. Among the hundred * of tests that lave been made there has not been a single uitanco when tht people riding on Mac's llttlo train could tell when the brakes wcr applied If they shut their eyes. The tral I corres to a standstill very much as It I ' grew tlreu ot running and had no othe occasion for stopping. Experts say thi this feature alone would save railway com pr.nlcs millions of dollars In losses that oc cur In this manner In stock shipments. McLaughlln has organized a stock com pany for the purpose ot pushing these roil way appliances. The corporators are General oral W. W. Lowe , Lee S. Estclle and Georg IJ. Bowman of Omaha , T. D. McPhcrson o the Union Stock Yards National bank o South Omaha , W. G , McLaughlln , C. Hcfne and others. They have a tract of nine acre of ground at Manawa and upon this It I purposed to erect a big manufacturing plant which will Include water works , elcctrl light plant , foundries and kindred enter prises that will mhko the llttlo villas much more than self-supporting. One of th objects of establishing the manufacturing plants Is to manufacture a new motor tha McLiughlln has perfected , which Is a muc ! greater mechanical marvel than his rail way appliances. It Is a power generate that appears almost to solve the problem of perpetual motion , and Is as much n mys tery to the common mind as the Keeloy motor. HAVO you seen the new gas heating atnve it the company's office ? 9 3V12AV YOHK'S HIO OU.V. To Coiiiiiiniiil the Inner liny from n 1'nrapioil Fort Hamilton. Hundreds of slght-sccrs have visited Forl Hamilton to gain a view of the big rlfiet gun which has just been brought from the Sandy Hook proving grounds and now lies In the roadway beneath the rampants of the fort. This Is the first ot the rifled guns , on dis appearing carriages , with which the govern ment proposes to equip Forts Hamilton ant Wadsworth , says the New York Herald. It Is to bo .placed In position on the outermost parapet of Fort Hamilton , under .the direc tion of Lieutenant McGregor of the United States engineers' department. Behind the parapet n platform about twelve feet In honght has been built and' upon this masonry the gun will be laid until the dis appearing carriage , upon which It will eventually rest , has arrived. The construction of this masonry was begun about four years ago. ago.The The ew gun was made In the government arsenal at Troy , N. Y. It was then taken to the proving grounds at Sandy Hook , where It was tested. It weighs thirty-three tons. tons.Being Being a 10-Inch gun , Its barrel Is com- paratlvsly small , but It casts a projectile weighing 570 pounds , and requires a charge of a barrel of powder. At 1,000 yards the ohct will penetrate twenty Inches of steel. Al though the rilled gun Is EO much larger and more powerful than the ordinary smooth bore guns with which the fort Is equipped , It requires no larger force to man It. "The carriages will be of cast steel , " said Lieutenant McGregor , "ana , auhough It Is called a disappearing carriage. It Is In reality the gun which disappears. When in position the gun will bs Invisible behind the parapet , and only when firing will It rlM to view : "These breech-loading guns were first manufactured , I believe , by Krupp , In Essen. The cost of the gun , carriage and Its place ment , I would roughly estimate at about $125,000. "The govsrnment Intends to protect the entire water front at Forts Hamilton and Wadsworth with thes5 guns , thus amply protecting tha harbor of New York and making the Narrows practically Impregna ble. ble."When "When this gun Is In position no Ironclad of any nation at war with our country could Mfely pass on the farther side of the Nar rows. A slngl ? shot from the 10-Inch muz zle might sink It. "Tho ordnance department was not In duced to strengthen these defenses by the alarming stories current a , year' or so ago about the defenseless condition ot the har bor. The Idea of these Improvements has ieen under consideration In the department for many years. The Intention now Is to utilize these guns as soon as they are. made. Immediately on their completion they are sent to the proper ground to be tested and stored. We have plenty of guns ready , but the only delay seems to be In getting car riages for them and placing them In position. "I have no definite Idea as to when the carriage ) will arrive for this gun. That Is a natter under the charge of the ordnance department. But If the carriage Is not tested before It Is sent a preliminary test of gun and carriage will be made at the fort. "I would not like to make any positive statement concerning the range of this gun. Tl.ere Is a decided difference between the extreme range and the useful range. The ast 1,000 yards are far less valuable than : ho first 1,000. At the queen's late Jubilee In England some talk was occasioned by the Irlng of a shot ten or fifteen miles. But such a test Is practicably valueless. "These1 guns are designed for use In the nner bay and were their penetrative power only ten or fifteen Inches there would be small chance of any enemy's vessel entering ifere. " SWELL DANCING SHOES. Leather Gnltern ivlth Slllc Stocking Attachment. The swell young men of Now York , having run their collars up until they are as tall as cuffs used to be , and having adopted a cuff that Is shaped lllto an old-time turn down collar , have now sent their thoughts n the opposite direction that Is , toward heir feet and they have adopted a foolish and wickedly extravagant thing In the line of shoes. A fashionable shoemaker In Forty-second stieet , near Fifth avenue , brought the freak o New York , says the World. It Is a thln- oled patent leather gaiter , with a silk stook- ng attachment that gives the appearance of a dancing pump and at the same time protects the ankles. Look at your shoes as you read this. Im agine that the soles are of paper thinness and that the uppers are or glistening patent eather. Your shoo Is n gaiter , with elastic upports , of course , and the elastics hold your ankles firmly. At the point where the vamp of the gaiter ends a serviceable silk stocking Is sawed on. 'his stocking reaches nearly to the knees. Just at the base of the Instep a satin bow r a silver or gold rhlnestone buckle Is dlxed. Thus you have a gaiter on , but you look us ,1 your feet were clad In dancIng - Ing pumps and your lower limbs enveloped In silk hose. "The Idea of the whole thing , " said a young man at the Waldrf , "Is that a fellow doesn't like the thought , don't jou know , of carrying his pumps around with him , don't you know. You wear this jolly good thing to the opera ; your ankles are warm ; you feel as If you had your shoes en ; and later In the night you are all ready for a dance , and all In gcod form , don't you know. They are sure to be Jolly papu lar during the summer , don't you know. " T , F. O. Lanler and F. A , Snow are en titled to the credit of having Introduced this eccentric fashion In footgear. The price of a pair of gaiters ranges from J22 to $10 per pair , according to the quality of the stocking. It seems , however , that this style , al though likely to bea social fad , Is not new , The combined gaiter and stocking In imita tion of pumps wag worn In polite English society fifty years ago. The swells cf London vied with each other In the ex travagance of the decoration of the stockIng - Ing top. Open' work and fancy embroid ery were shown In expensive and artistic designs. A novel effect that will no doubt be du plicated by young New Yorkers was to have the uppers of the gaiters made In flesli-tlntoJ leather , over whlc'i haa worn a delicate open work stocking of black. The Illusion of dancing pumps In this Instance was perfect. Nor Ilrlilffc Over the ! HNMHHIIII | | | , ST. LOUIS , Jan , 20. A contract baa been signed with M. 8. Carter & Co. of this city 'lor the construction of a railroad bridge across , the Mississippi river from Davenport to Hock Island , Wotk will te started at once , and the bridge completed by September 1 , 1S37. Piles of people have piles , but Dewllt's , \VJtch \ Hazel Balvt will cure them. GETS LOWER RATEOS GAS _ _ _ _ _ I'lMUl DCS Moines People Win TusW Tight for Cheaper Lights',1 ' ; " " COMPANY FORCED TO COME DOWN \ OfTor * InilticoiucnlN to lir City 1n lloneiv the KrnticlilNe In 'Com plete lU-nrmiiKonil-nt' o ( the Scale. 1 i' ' ii DBS MOINES. Jan. 20. ( Special Tele- gram. ) Desi Molncs has won another victory In Its contests with Its corporations. For two years past an effort has been going on to force the gas company , owned by the United Gas Improvement company of Phila delphia , to reduce Its ratca It was charging $1.70 for Illuminating and $ MO for fuel gap. After a long fight Ito council passed an or dinance requiring tlio rcductfon of the rates to $1.30 for Illuminating ami $1 for fuel gas. The company took the matter Into the courte and applied for an Injunction to prevent the enforcement of the rates. The matter Is still pending. A few weeks ago the company made over tures for a settlement and met the com mittee of citizens which has directed the lit igation. Conference after conference was held and at last terms were reached. The company agrees to make Its rate $1.30 per thousand for both Illuminating and fuel pur poses. This Is to take effect at once. At the end of two year ? a reduction of G cents per thousand will bo made , and each two years thereafter reductions ) will bs made , till the prlco will bo $1 per thousand at the end of ten years. This the company has agreed to do If the city will withdraw all suits and repeal the present ordinance fixing the prices at $1.30 and $1 and give n fifteen-year contract for the use of the strests for the gas mains. The citizens' committee has called a meet ing for Monday at 4 o'clock , at which the matter will bo presented to the citizens and the adoption , of the . "preposition strongly recommended by the committee. There Is llttlo doubt but It will' be accepted and the litigation ended. This Is the second signal victory the city has won In the last few months , the other being In the water case. In which the water company was compelled to reduce Its rates. IOWA'S SOI.DIKUS' MONUMENT. IilHt of Cotiiitli-K mill ItvKlimMitM reneittoil In the AVorlf. DBS MOINES , Jan. 20. ( Special. ) The following are the counties and regiments rep- resantcd on the state soldiers' and sailors' monument now nearlng completion In this city , It , In fact , being all complete but the placing of the medallions and figures Included In the list : monument the following appear ' : ' County. Places County. ' riaceB. Des Molncs Vnn Ittiren9 1 folmson } Henry' ' . . . . ' ; 1 Mm Ion Knyctlb . . .i I Clinton Story Lee HoKltnent. Daces. ' TlcKlment. Places. Second tnf 10 Fourth cav 2 Third cav 5 KlRlith cav * . 2 Sixth Inf 4 KlRhtli Inf ' . 1 Seventh Inf 4 Thirteenth Inf 1 Ninth Inf , 3 Fourteenth Inf 1 Eleventh' Ihf . . . . . . . . 3 Nineteenth Inf . . 1 Twelfth Inf 3 Twenty-third inf . . . . 1 First Inf 2 Twenty-fourth Inf. . . . 1 Fourth inf 2 Twcnty-lltlli Inf 1 Will Inf 2 Thlrty-wrond Inf . . . . 1 fifteenth Inf 2Thlrty-clshth Inf 1 Sixteenth Inf 2 Thlrty-reventU Inf . . . . 1 Twentieth Inf 2 Slxt'.i cnV 1 Thirty-first Inf ' . 2 Ninth cav I Thlrtj-itMrd Inf 2 First bat 1 Tlflrty-tlfth Int 2 Second bat 1 Second cav . . .i 2 A resolution has been Introduced Into the eglslaturo to appoint a committee to con- o'der ' the removal of the monument from HF resent location to some more suitable spot he present ono blng across the street soutl of the capltol , at a point where the beautlfu staft of the monument just about offsat' the architectural effect of the smokertac' of the heating plant on the north side. VT OUTS WITH THE UOCIC ISLAND DCH Mollies Hnx n Si-rlonH ( lunrri With KM Mniii Outlet. DES MOINES , Jan. 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) The new Des Molnes union stock yards Is having serious trouble with the allroads. When the yards were opened wo months the nock Island road Issued rders to Its agents not to accept stock for hlpment to the yr < rds , the reason fllven being hat the Rock Island would bring In most f the stock to the yards , and the other carts would get the haul cast from the Ity , while the Rock Island could get the ntlre haul to Chicago If It refused to bring lock to Des Molnes. The railroad com missioners were appealed to , but found no emedy for the condition. Then the Com mercial exchange was appealed to , and took up the matter with the road. Conferences were held , and the road agreed to wlth- raw the orders on condition that It should > o given a guaranty of as much tonnage cast as It delivered to the yards from the west. This was agreed to , but the question of switching charges Interposed Itself and made It Impossible to put the arrangement Into effect. Last evening a conference was held between the Rock Island officials and lie representatives of the Commercial ex change , which ended In a rupture and the announcement by the road that It would eclare all negotatlono oft and refuse to landlo stock for the yards. As a result , the exchange has Issued a tatcrrient of the situation , and calls en the dippers to punish the road for Its opposl- 011 to Des Molnes' Interests. There Is erlous talk of a systematic effort to de- > rlve the road ot Its Des Molnes' business ntll It concludes to deal , differently with he yards. Meantime the local stock market s suffering. SiiliiK fur Moro I'ny. WEDSTBR CITY , la. , Jan. 20. ( Special Telegram. ) Publishers of- . 69 tate are , watching with considerable/Interest / ; the out come of a suit which has justoboan rtarted In the courts hero by EditorJnSjUoss ; of the Eldora Herald. Ho seeks to jfcover from Hardln county $ l , < rt allc-gcd to b duo him for publishing bn.inl proceedings for vcrnl months past. The pUlnllft's contention Is that the bills prascnteJ by him wcro not large enough to cover the compensation tor tntch work as pro ldad by law. The suit Is an outgrowth of the bitter war which has raged In Hardln cu.inty between the county and the newspapers for years. mi.v.M.vc. OUT Tim I.OCAI. Ki.oint. Mliitirnitolln Mlllpr * Deli-rinliio to Control tin * 11 < " Miilnc * MnrUit. UKS MOINES , Jan. 2G. ( Special Tele gram. ) As a it-suit of a flour war now In progress this city Is getting flour for about GO per cent of the usual retail prices. The trouble started when a new firm , Dwells & Co. , opined a house and bought several thou sand sacks of high grade flour ; then ill placed a. force ot canvassers at work selling flour from house to house at 85 cents per sick de livered , about 45 cent ? per sack less than the regular price. Since tlrsn the wholesale price- has rlwn , but the firm Is asking the same re * tall pries as before. A number of Iho re tailers got a * largo stocks nnd cut the prlco to 80 cents , but they soon ran out of flour and could not RJt more at prices that would enable them' to meet the Dwclle cut. The. trouble originated with the action of n local firm , Shannon & Molt , In buying a mill of their own and pushing their Hour to tlio exclusion of the Minneapolis brands , for which they had besn agents. The Minne apolis people * put In the Dwelle house and have ; had everything thcilr own way. Tite war Is still on and prospects are It will con tinue for scmo time. Novfl Wny of 1'iiylnpr a Debt. SIOUX CITY , Jan. 26. ( Specljl Telegram. ) To lift an Indebtedness of $13,000 against the First Presbyterian church nt this place the trustees have adopted the novel plan of selling shares of the debt at 10 centa per week per share. The payments are continued for a period of five years and as 600 pur- chasirn have already been found the debt will bo wped out In that time. Alllxoit Cluli nt AlllHoii'M Home. DUBUQUE , In. , Jan. 26. ( Special Tele gram. ) The republicans of Dubuque , Sena tor Allison's homo , will organize an Allison club next Thurt'Jay night. They Intend to go to the St. Louis convention In force. SEX AMONG EMIfiHANTS. Some I'l-ctillnr FnctN thnt Have Ncvi-r Ilcvii SiidKfnclorlly Explained. The publication of articles on th ? subject of European Immigration Into the republic of Venezuela has called attention again to one of the curiosities of emigration which has never been clfarly explained and remains therefore , something of an enltyna. It Is well known , says the New York Sun. that the foreign Immigrants Into this country from the northern nations of Europe Great Britain , Germany , Ru&sla and Scandinavia have , like th ? early colonists from the mme countrleo , been pretty evenly divided between the two sexes. The emigration from the south ern countries of Europe , on th ? contrary , Spain , Italy , Greece and Portugal , has been chiefly inalf , and to thlo fact , perhaps , more than any other Is due the Intermarriage of emigrants and natives In South America , and the general absence of such marriages In North America , particularly In the United States and Canada. The emigration from Ire land , for Instance , fcr many years , has been more largely made up of female than male emigrants , while from Italy , on the other hand , the proportion for a period of more than twenty years IB , male , & ; venty-flve ; female , twenty-five. Thn totsl number of emlnranta tn thp United States from 1815 , the first year of largo emigration , to 1S95 , a period covering half a century , was In excess of 16.000.000 , and more than 40 per cjntaa female , whereas the large Spanish and Italian emi gration to South America has been almost exclusively male. As this matter Is not one of early occurrence , but continues at pres ent ( the census figures resuming their old dimensions since the Improvement of the times ) , It might be supposed that the num ber of women In then ; European countries from which there Is and bus bsn practically no .female emigration , would , be much larger than In those countries which have suffered a steady diminution through the emigra tion of persons of both sexes. But the con trary of this Is shown by the figures of the Almanach de Gotha. In Italy , from which thcro Is very little female emigration , the number of female Inhabitants is actually las than th3 male Inhabitants In the ratio of ninety-nine to 100. Iri Roumanla It Is ninety- three to 100. On the other hand , In Great Britain , from which the emigration of women has been continuous , they outnumber the lien In the proportion of 104 to 100. In ill the other countries of Europe * rom which there Is and has been a large emale emigration a majority of the In- labltants are women. In Russia the propor- 'on Is 102 women to 100 men , In Germany 14 women to 100 men , in Sweden 106 women ) 100 men , In Switzerland 104 women to )0 ) men and In Denmark and Austria 103 women to 100 men. In France and Belgium the equality of proportion between the sexes Is very evenly preserved. Thus , In Franco there are 1,004 women to 1,000 mn , nnd in Belgium the difference Is smaller , there being 1,001 women to 1,000 men. A still more peculiar manifestation of the samj paradox , If It may be so considered. Is found In the official reports recently pub lished In England of the emigration from that country during the last quarter of a century. In 1860 4S'/4 per cent of the popu lation of Great Britain was male an ! 51 % per cent was female. Between I860 and 1870 the female- emigration was the larger , yet by the census of 1871 the female popu lation Increased the more rapidly. From 1870 to 1S80 the male emigration was the larger , but the female emigration Increased the mere rapidly. THE STAR OF HETIILEIIEM. TinI.Icu Unit It IH llvlm ? Looked For liy ANtroiioiiirrH ErroneoiiN , Among the many curious legends nnd su perstitions connected with this time of the year Is that concerning the star of Beth lehem and Its possible reappearance. The Idea that the star mentioned In the second chapter of Matthew is being looked for now by astronomers , says the Plttsburg Dispatch , Is entirely an erroneous one , and rests on EO flimsy a foundation that It is really remarkable how the error has been perpetuated through eo many centuries. The only rutlientlc fact Is that In November , 1G72 , a new star of great splendor suddenly appeared In the constellation Cassiopeia , oc cupying a position which had previously bean a matter of history , being observed by the Danish astronomer , Tlone Brake , and , In fact , by all of the scientists of the time. Its magnitude Increased until It Is said to have surpassed even Jupiter In brightness , and finally became visible In the daytime. It retained Its greatest magnitude but for a very short time , when It commenced to VI Ifl * "fe > Kin WC WILL SEND FREE For 12 Couponsj One Pin { on , ron 2 Coupons and 12 ota. ' , WE WILL ALSO SEND FREE. , , K - ONE PAIR OF Link Sleeve Buttons { 1 2 Coupons 30 ota , You will find one coupon Inside each 2 ounce btg , and two coupon * inside each 4 cuace bag of BLACKWELL'S GENUINE DURHAM TOBACCO , BEND COUPONS WITH NAME AND ADDRESS TO DLACKWELL'S DURHAM TOBACCO CO. , DURHAM , N. 0. Buy a bag of this Celebrated Smoking Tobacco , and read the coupon , which gives a list of other premiums and how to get them. Z CENT STAMPS ACCEPTED. j I ( llir.lnlrh In brilliancy , clunglng from to yellow. th n to rc.l-llsli anil flnilly It Ijct.-imo fnlntlr tltto. anil .i > linilnlsiiiiK t > y i1csr es It VAnKho.1 from slglit In March , toN , nml h.ii never ilnoa been xto.i. Thrc Is a tr.vllllon , ttaie.l by different authorities with more cr K-M vagueness , Hint plmllnr appearance ! ) took place In thl ) constellation In the yearn U'O.I MH ! 015. These Ihroo ttatos. 1572 , 1261 nnd 015 , In- dlCAto periods of SOS nml 319 years , or a mean of 3la years. Counting back this brings in very clo o to the beKlnnlnK of the Chtls- tlnri r.ra , though nut nlth snlllck'iit < xacl * ness to make the coincidence very startling or convincing. KcckonliiK forward , ( lie star should have reappeared about 1SS5. Hut Its period , by tlic figures quoted , has been ko variable that some crnn1 < s have not given up hope yet , and are Etlll looking for It. Hut as It 13 now ten yeais. overdue , It will doubt less soon have to be given up for lost. Of course , no reputable astronomers take any stock In the Idea at all , simply because thcro Is no good evidence for the 12CI and P4 ! > phenomena , . Hut the Idea Is certainly .1 fascinating one , and many have believed In It Just because they wanted to believe. It Is not the only error so perpetuated. Ladles who value a refined complexion must use l'ozzon's : l'o dor. It produces a soft and beautiful skin. WK.VT1IHU THAT WAS WHATIU'JM. Hi-eorilN of Colil Winter * , KlnodM nml Cold WnvcH. Captain Charles Lawson , pilot of the St. Louis and Mississippi Valley Transportation company steamers , has a valuable ssrapbook , which , among the many records , has the fol lowing on severe cold winters In this country and Europe , says the St. Louis Star. The Information was obtained from records of the St. Louis Cathedral , over forty-eight years ago. In the year 408 the lllack sea and Straits ot Dardanelles were frozun. In S02 the Datnibo and Elbe were frozen over and bore heavy teams for a period of a month. In SCO the Adriatic sea way frozen. In 901 general freezes occurred all over Europe. Crops failed the following season , and famine and pestilence followed. In 1133 the Hlver I'o was frozen from Cremona to the sea ; \\lne casks burst and trees were split by the frost In 1230 the Danube was frozen to the bottom. In 14GS the wines furnished to the soldlero In the army of Flanders nero frozen and had to bo cut with hatchets. In 1CSI the Ice was eleven Inches thick on the Thames river and coaches drove across on the Ice. In 1715 booths were erected on the ice of the Thames river , In which fairs were held. In 1741 and 1745 the strongest ale , when exposed fifteen minutes , waa covered with Ice one-eighth eton on Inch thick. Like events occurred on the Thames river In 1800 and 1S14. The same record contains cntrley of floods In the Mississippi at St. Louis , the first being made In 171S by Francis Xavler Martin , but the height Is not given. Gorcre records a flood In St. Louis In 1785. and Governor Sar gent In 1770 , 1782 and 17S5. In 1S2R the water came up to Main street. Record of the floods Is also made In 1832. 1S44 and 1S43 ; the height 10 not given , but there are many old steamboat men living among us that remem ber the latter dnteo Captains James Ward and Joseph La Dargo and James Kelly < uid give the height , the water going up In Com mercial alley , and steamboats landed along side the houses and discharged their cargo'es through the second floors. From Captain Charles Lawson's own experience bo has re corded the results of some CDld wlntcra In January , 1SG4. the Arkansas river was frozen to the cut-off , about twelve mllEs above Us mouth. On January 1 of the same year the thermometer recorded 2C degress below zero at St. Louis , which Is supposed to bo the coldest weather ever recorded there. On Jan uary 5 , 1877 , the Mississippi river way closed by Ice from Terrence to the foot of Ozark Island , below the mouth of the Arkansas river. In January , 1855 , Galvcston bay was partly frozen and the Ouchlta and Arkansas rivers were frozen. Dewltt's Lltlle Early Risers the pills tha : ITC constipation and biliousness. A Hundred Reaxuiin Can be given why Stuart's Dyspesla Tablets are the best and most effectual cure for every form of Indigestion. . f They are In tablet form , which retains their good qualities. Indefinitely , while liquid preparations become plale and useless with ago. ago.They are convenient , can bo carried In the pocket and taken when needed. They are pleasant to the taste. After each meal dissolve one or two of them in the mouth , and , mingling with the focd , they constitute a perfect digestive , ab solutely safe for the most sensitive stomach. They digest the food before It has time to ferment , thus preventing the formation of gas and keeping the blood pure and free from the poisonous products of fermented , half digested food. Stuart's Dyspesla Tablets make the com plexion clear by keeping the blood pure. They Increase flesh by digesting flesh formIng - Ing foods. Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets Is the only remedy designed especially for the cure of Uomach troubles and nothing else. One disease , one remedy , the successful physician of today Is the specialist ; the suc cessful medicine Is the medicine prepared especially for one disease. A whole pacakage taken at ono time would not hurt you , but would simply 'be a waste of good material. Over six thousand men and women In the state of Michigan alone have been cured of Indigestion and dyspepsia by the uss of Stuart'e Dyspesla Tablets. Sold by alt druggists at CO cents per pack age. iJhlTliR 111ON YOUR. GUARD There In n Poxullilllty Thnl n r.uro- lienn Huriny Muy Iiirmle UN Affnlu ThU Year A SuuRtli > i In Time. The latest news fionl London Indicates the pievn once of n grout deal of Influenza , not only In that city , but throughout Eng land ami Europe. Tills is the way ttio of last ycnr started. riioro Is nn unusual amount of coughing' , sr > pfz."K'1 ' headache. pain In the muscles , p $ . neolally mound the sholdci * nnd arms , cold feet ; In fnct , nil the usual grip symptoms , o\i may say I do not tvnr the grip. Out do you not fcnr the terrible- things which Kfly may bring ? , especially pneumonia , which may come Rlmo t In a moment nnd cause your death within H day ? Moro people die suddenly from pneumonia thftn from any other known complulnt. WhyT uccauso It comes unexpectedly , because It p.vos no warning , has no symptoms other thnn those iibovo tUntccl , mid yet It Is the most fatal of nil known disease. " . In view of these solemn facts , what should any sensible mall or woman do who reads these words ? Manifestly , guard against the coming of this dangcron * dls- How ? Not by dosing with quinine. lint liy strengthclnr. by toning the system with some pure stimulant of tonic power. There tire many which claim to posse * * this quality. but there IB but one which actually docs posse s It , Th.it one Is Duf- fey's PureMnlt Whiskey. It has stood the test of years and Is tno most popular pitpnratlon today known to the American people. 1'liyslclans recommend It. H Is generally used , nnd It Is universally ml- mlttPd to possess qualities known only to Itself. Do not permit your druggist or gtoccr to persuade yon otherwise , but In sist upon having what you call for , oxn WHISK , COMMENCING Snii'lny Niglit , Jan20 , llctuni ol the MiiHcot Attraction , CoijiecU ) In a repertoire of new plays , songs an4 dances. Tonight , Monday , "ROXIE , THE WAIF. " SPECIAL Two ladles or ono lady and gen tleman will be admitted on one paid 30a ticket If purchased before C p. in. Wo still have the same company as when hero the last time. Seats on sulo at the box ofllce. PRICES-ioc , 20c , 30c THE BEST $5 $ SET IF TEETH MADE AND WOltIC GUARANTEED. DR. MUDGE , 319 BROADWAY ' COUW BLUFFS , IDE Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , - - - $100,000- WE SOLICIT YOUll IIUSINESS. WE DESIUE YOUH COLLECTIONS. ONE OF THIS OLDEST HANKS IN IOWA , r. I'ISR CENT I A1D ON TIME DEPOSITS. . GALL AND SEE US Oil -WHITE. HOTELS. McPHERSON SQUARE , New house , centrally located , Elpffuntly equipped nnct furnlHbnX Culalnoniid servlcu unexcelled. HORACC M.CAKC. PnorRICTOR. Special Note-Council Bluffs WANTED , GOOD SECOND-HAND LUMBEIl : must bo cheap. Address McLauehlln. lies office. 40 ACltCS OP LAND FOU SALE OH THADK ; S-room liousa with bain and wl-ll , nnd farm , welt Improved , four mllrs nortli of Council muffs. Clms. Mortenson , 103C , Washington ave. . * A HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING , BUT NOT TO SHAVE WITH. " A POLIO IS THE PROPER THING FOR HOUSE-CLEANING Cripple Creek $ Is producing $1,500,000 per month. Are you getting- your share ? We were in at the beginning and know what lias foundations. Can invest for you judiciously. All stocks nonassessable. Win. O. Wirt & Co. , Investment Brokers , Mines and Mining Stocks , CRIPPLE CREEK , COLO. Refer to banks at Council Bluffs , la , and Cripple Creek , Col. Dr. S. Mosher SPELGIALJST. Having fully demonstrated by ycura of uccesBfm practice und experience that he Is able to cuic multitudes of dltcaties which bailie tlio vklll of ordinary physicians , ho feela It his duty to malic known to tuffuiinu Immunity Unit ho devotes his whole tlrno and energy to thU particular branch of the pi of fusion , und will prepare and furnish medicine at hla ofllcu or visit tli no cases which may require personal examination. I'u- tlents at u distance may contull Dr. Moslicr by letter , ulvliiK a carefully written history of their cases , describing their uymptoms minutely no porslblc , which will rnabla him to mnko correct diagnosis , und juduo veiy accurately of the curability of the disease , und to. apply proper .remedies. Medlclro forwarded either by mull or "xpresn , und ull mcdlclno prescribed by Dr. Mothc-r U prepared under hla own personal supervision. He treats all diseases without mercury or other pplsonx , which create disease of themuclve ? . The doctor by his new nESTORATIVK TREATMENT cures all curable diseases , and treats with CUCCCSH all affections nf tha J.lvcr. Throat and Lungs , Catarrh , Epilepsy. Dyspepsia , Hemt Disease , Rheumatism , Neuralgia , and all Nervouu Diseases caused by overwork , the Indiscretion of youth , or the expenses of riper yearn , and whatever may tend to lower the latent fotcc or the tone of llfe'u vitality , causing physical debility , nervous exhaustion. Insanity , and premature decay. Consult personally , or by Letter , free and strictly confidential. Address , Dr. S. Mosher , Office , Room 50 , Kiel Hotel. Council Bluffs ,