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
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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 ?
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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
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OfTor * InilticoiucnlN to lir City 1n
lloneiv the KrnticlilNe In 'Com
plete lU-nrmiiKonil-nt' o (
the Scale. 1 i' '
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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
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Mm Ion Knyctlb . . .i I
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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
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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.
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f
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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-
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mlttPd to possess qualities known only to
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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.
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DR. MUDGE ,
319 BROADWAY ' COUW BLUFFS , IDE
Council Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , - - - $100,000-
WE SOLICIT YOUll IIUSINESS.
WE DESIUE YOUH COLLECTIONS.
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r. I'ISR CENT I A1D ON TIME DEPOSITS. .
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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-
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what lias foundations. Can invest for you judiciously.
All stocks nonassessable.
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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 ,
