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    TUB OMAHA DAILY JBHEt TtMflsSY , JAtfUAIlY 133 , 1800.
COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT
MI.VOH Mli.M'IO.X.
On and after February 1 the Council
Bluff3 offlco of The- lies will U ? located at
No. 16 North Main street.
The millinery store of Mrs. E. I. Tinkle
at Missouri Valley was closed yesterday
upon a chattel mortgage for { 1,401.
The Grand hotel , Council Bluffs. High
class In every respect. Hates , $2.60 p r day
and upward. E. F. Clark , proprietor.
A business meeting of the executive boatd
tit the Berean Baptist church has been called
for this c\anlng at the residence of Rev.
T. E. ThlcksUin , on WI'low ' avcnuo.
A defectlvo flue caused a fire yesterday
morning at the residence of Andrew Dreg r ,
195D South eighth stroet. Tlie department
was called out and the lire extinguished
litsfore any serious damiuo ' .vas done.
"William Brnnk of Sioux City and Miss
Lizzie Gum of Omaha were milted In mar-
rlago by Justice Vlcn ycstciday oftcrnoon.
Tlio wedding party started to Omaha last
evening for a. wedding tour.
The Woman's Relief corps * will glvo an
entertainment on Friday night at Grand
Army of the Republic hall , Refreshments ,
literary exercises and dancing will bo the
order of the evening. The"now woman"
will bo ono of the attractions.
Manager Alton has noulicil A. M. Palmer's
"Trilby" for February 1. The dit& was
made yesterday by wire trim New York.
The- company Jumps from Chicago to Council
Bluffs nnd from Council Bluffs to Denver
and from there to San Francisco.
The Young Men's Christian Association
Blues completed the arrangements for their
reception on .next Thurslay night at the
nwoclatlon rooms. Everything went through
with n whoop and a push that can mean
nothing but success. The Blues will cat tur
key.
key.Tho
The dry goods store of J. J. Vavra , at
H2 Broadway , wis temporarily embarrassed
by having a couple of attachment suits served
yesterday. The amounts were for less than
$100 from local claimants , and unless other
creditors nro called down upon him th& obli
gations will all bo met todiy without any
Interruption of business.
Word was received from George Metcalf
yesterday strongly contradicting the report
that his health was glvln ? his friends n
great anxiety. Ho Is In Sioux City taking
treatment for pulmonary troubles , and ho
sent word that he was better than ho has
been for many years. In fact , almost well
it ml would be home again In a short time
ready to pick up lila work where ho was
obliged to drcp it a number of years ago.
About forty of the leading citizens met
ot the Young Men's Christian asslcatlon par
lors last night for the purpose of making
arrangements for giving "The Old Deestrlck
Schulo" at tha opera house on February 14
nnd 15. Prof. Sawyer was unanimously
chosen as teacher for the school. Classes
In geography , grammar , spelling , history ,
reading and arithmetic were formed nnd
on Infant class was also provided for. The
meeting adjourned until Friday night of
this week , when more names will be added
nnd arrangements made , for perfecting the
organization.
There was only standing room when the
Holdcns pulled up the curtain at the New
Dohany theater last night upon the second
performance of their second engagement of
a week In Council Bluffs. The play waa
"Roxto , the Waif , " a bill that abounds In
rare possibilities for that rare- little soubrette -
bretto , Miss Kittle DeLorm. She caught the
audience and carried the- house by storm.
The company appears to bo even stronger
than when it was here n month ago. To
night by special request of several hundred
people the- company will give "Angle , " the
most delightful piece In its repertoire.
The regular Monday night meeting ; of
the Working Men's Friendly club last night
wao well attended and enough accessions
were made to the ranks to swell the mem
bership to sixty , although thera were over
100 men present. During the meeting Uncle
Henry DeLong called upon every unem
ployed man In the room to rlso to his feet.
In response twenty-nine men stood up. Thssa
men stated that they , were idle and had
nothing for themselves or their families to
live upon but their dally labor. Some tof
them were well dressed and clean looking.
The pledge of membership requires every
man to uss his best endeavors to secure
honorable employment for himself and
brother members.
Judgu Robinson has received from his
brother. Colonel M. W. Robinson of South
Dakota , some specimens of gold ore- that
exceedingly rich , Colonel Robinson was
In the flock business at the bead of Tepee
creek , north of Rapid City , and while work
ing at his wood pile ono day struck his axe
Into the ground and unearthed some material
that led to the operation of what Is now
known as the Woodpllo mine. Two samples
of the ore have been received. Ono of them
hi from a small vein and assays $1,200 a
ton , and the other from n larger vein assays
$70 a ton Active work has been commenced
on the mine. Colonel Robinson was a resi
dent of Council Bluffs for many years. He
has been in Dakota for the last twelve
yoars.
Wanted , good farm loans In western Iowa
at lowest rates. Money loaned for local In
vestors on beet of security netting G per Qent.
Flro Insurance wrltfen In reliable companies.
Lougeo & Towlo , 235 Pearl street.
1'KUSONAI , I'AU.\GIIAI'HS.
Mrs. L. B. Cousins is visiting friends at
Nebraska City. i
County Auditor Matthews has returned
from his visit to his parents in Warren
county , Iowa.
Krcd CiclHC Not .1
A report has been In circulation for sev
eral days to the effect that Fred Gelso , the
well known brewer , was out of tbe city nnd
Ills absence could not bo accounted for by
i , his family and friends. The matter was
' ' loked tip yesterday and the story was found
rfii to be without foundation. Mr. Gelso left
homo a week ago last Wednesday on a trip
to St. Louis' for purposes connected with hla
business , and his arrangements provided for
a brief trip from there to 'the ' Hot Springs
In Arkansas. The latter part of the journey
was rendered necessary by uerlous inllamma-
tlon of onu ot his eyes. Ho took his gun
with him when ho left with the Intention
It ' of making his trip as much of an outing
no possible , and this little Incident Is what
gave rise to the alarm that some of hla ac-
oialntanccs felt. Mrs. QcUw has received
u number of letters from him and ho re
ports a great Improvement In hla health ,
The friends of Mlsg Bagp3ale will bo
pleased to learn that she will continue her
millinery business , and make her parlors
at No. 10 I'earl street moro than over at
tractive to ladles wbo like the newest mil
linery goods at the most reasonable price ? .
, Davis , only drug dtore with registered clerk.
Of HlH
A German , named Grummel , living In
Sioux City , filed an Information in the federal
court yesterday , charging Mr. and Mrs. U\ry \
riummer , living near Nanson , a small coun
try pottolllco in this county , and also Post
master Nanson , with the crime of tampering
with Ms mall matter. Ho alleges that nil
of them conspired to open his letters , pry
Into Ills business and communluato with
bis friends In Germany , giving them unfavorable -
able Information of himself. lie paisjdsed a
very limited knowledge of the English ian-
guage , and the olllcers had considerable
doubt as to the reliability of his charge and
wore rnluctant to take any action. War
rants , however , were Issued nnd placed In
the bands ot Deputy United States Marshal
Hllwcg , with Instructions to Investigate be
fore ho made any arrests.
Hut lli-il
Wo have 1,000 hot bed eieh which we are
going to close out. They won't last long.
How many do you want ? Wo will make you
a price that cannot ba duplicated. O , B.
Taint , Oil and Glass company , Masonic tem
ple , Council Bluffs. _
l.ICfllHI-ll ttl Wl-ll.
Marriage licenses were Issued by the clerk
of the. courts yesterday as follows ;
Name nnd Itesldcnce , Age.
O ! o W. Jackson , Nebraska City. Neb. . , , 2S
DIuncho l.t-'wtllen. Uecutur , la. , . , . . , . .1
Winum Brunk , Omalm . , . , . 3f
Lizzie Gum. Corning , Nub , . . . . , . , . . 17
The firm of Woodbury Bros , having b en
dissolved , C. 13. Woodbury ha * opened an
office In the Bapp block for tha practice of
dentlitry.
_ _
' Dr. Cleaver' * offloa moved to 600 Broadway.
WENT OVER HIS WHOLE LIFE |
Isaac Dickers&n Put Through a Very Severe
Crois-Examination.
STUCK TO HIS ORIGINAL TESTIMONY
He 1C n CM v \iitiliiK ! of tlic Heat
Condition lit Ih'u Hunk When lie
AVout lo DnvcMiiiort to ItnlNe
Money.
Isaac Dlckcrson was on the witness stand
all day yesterday under cross-examination
In the case against him for his alleged con
nection with the Cass County bank failure at
Atlantic. The cross-examination was con
ducted by Harlo and was very exacting. He
went Into the moat minute details concerning
every action of the defendant , from the time
of his boyhood days to ths fillure of the
Cass County bank In Deccmbsr , 1S93. The
attorneys for the defense have apparently
great confidence In the Integrity of their wit
ness , and have not Interposed nny strenuous
objections to nny of the questions of Mr.
Harle , but have allowed the defendant to go
on and tell all ho desired In response to
the state's questions. Mr. Dlckerson stood
the te-rt of the cross flro very well , and has
adhered to his testimony given on the direct
examination without nny material variation.
Referring to the publication of the arti
cles In the Atlantic papers several months
before the. failure of the bank , Mr. Dlckcrson
testified that there were rumors that Miss
Keyes had withdrawn part of her deposit
from the Cass County bank and had deposited
It with Whitney's bank. Then there were
miners that the witness had become largely
Interested In Missouri lands. The witness
and E. J. Dlckerson talked the matter over
with Mr. Luescher of the German Savings
bank at Davenport , and Mr. Loescher sug
gested that the witness prepare n statement
denying that he was using bank funds In his
Missouri land Investments. The papers con
tained the statements that were made by
the witness and other directors of the bank
regarding the bank's condition. The news
paper articles contained a statement by Mr.
Dlckerson that the Missouri lands were a
profitable Investment , and that ho was not
using the bank's funds In his Missouri specu
lations. In his newspaper article Mr. Dlck
erson also guaranteed certain deposits In the
CaM County bank.
Mr. Harles pressed the witness with ques
tions concerning his efforts to get money
In Davenport and in Chicago during Oc
tober and November , 1893. Mr. Dlckerson
srald that his son , A. W. Dlckerson , had
told him that the bank was hard up for
ready cash and that he had gone to Chicago
und to Davenport to raise money to pay his
Indebtedness to the Cass County bank. He
had published his statement In the Atlantic
papers with the hope that It might have
the effect of quieting the rumors concern
ing his Missouri Investments. Ho denied
that A. W. Dlckerson had told him any
thing further about the condition of the
bank than that it was close pressed for
ready currency.
EFFORTS TO RAISK MONEY.
Mr. Harle pressed the witness with ques-
evcnts that took place on Christmas and
the tvo days following In 1S93. The witness
told the story of the eventful week all over
again. On Christmas day A. W. Dlckerson
had told him that the bank collections were
very slow and that ready currency was
necessary. Nothing more In detail was
talked of that time. The witness then went
to Davenport and was unable to get the
desired money. He came back to Atlantic
nnd then heard from Joseph C. Yetzer what
the. real condition of the bank was. Then
Yetzer came to the ofllce of the witness
that morning and learned that Mr. Dicker-
son had not been successful In making the
loan at Davenport. He told the witness that
the bank was In bad shape. Yetzer said
that drafts had been returned nnd that col
lections were nearly Impossible , and that
th1 ! bank was out of money. Then the wit
ness told Yetzer that the bank could not
run In that shape and that steps should
bo taken to appoint a receiver for the In
stitution. Mr. Phelps , the attorney for the
bank , suggested that the bank should not
bo closed , as that would Invite attachments ,
but that steps should be taken to have a
receiver appointed in order to avoid the
squandering the assets of the bank.
Mr Harle was persistent In an effort to
get Mr. Dlckerson to admit that ho had
conssnted to have the bank kept open on
December 27 , after Its condition had been
ascertained. Mr. Dlckerson declined to make
such an admission , but stated privately that
ho made n protest against allowing the bank
to be kept open during th& rest of the
day. He did not go to the bank that day
and did not sso nor talk with A. W. Dlck
erson th < it day In regard to the condition
of the bank , except that AI came to his
ofllco and said If the money could be raised
at Davenport the tank would bo all right.
Mr. Dlckerson testified that ho had held
no conversation that he could remember
with F. R. Wllbern In front of the Cass
County bank in August , 1S93. Mr. Wllbern
is the witness who testified that ho had
tesn told by Mr. Dlckerson In August that
the bank was hard up. Wllbern also testified
that ho had been told on October 30 , 1893 ,
by Isaac DIckorson that the bank was prac
tically broken. Other witnesses have testi
fied that Mr. Dlckcrson was In Chicago on
that date.
Mr. Harlo concluded the cros-cxcimlnatlon
of the witness at G o'clock , and , after a
brief ro-examinatlon by Mr. Organ , court
adjourned until today. The examination of
Mr. Dlckerson will bo finished In a short
tlmo today. Then the court will hear ar
guments on n motion by the defense that
the trial at Glonwooa constitutes a bar to
this action. If the motion Is overruled the
further evidence of the defensa will bo pre
sented and the arguments probably com
menced tomorrow.
I' . . A. ritclicr DlKiipiioiirN.
B. A. Pitcher , a traveling man for liar-
rls , Emory & Co. of Des Molnes , dropped
out of sight In this city last Wednesday , and
tlio police and his frlqnds are looking for
him , but have been unable as yet to obtain
any trace of his whereabouts.
Pitcher came to Council Bluffs on January
15. and stopped at the Hotel Inman , Ho
worked Omaha nnd Council Bluffs , tolling
dnstless oil , Ho remained a week , and on
Tueoday last paid his bill at the hotel nnd
nald ho waa going to Slout City In the after-
noon. Ho left the hotel , but did not return
for his baggage and clothing , which hod
been left In tils room. Nothing wns thought
of this until a day or two later , when a telegram -
gram was received from his Dos Molnes
house , telling him to come homo. This
message was returned undelivered , and the-n
Mr. Pitcher's family and friends were notified
of his disappearance. Still nothing was
done for a few days , no It was thought tht
he had made a Hying trip to Sioux City and
would ivDon return. Telegrams sent to him
at Sioux City wore not delivered , and yesterday -
terday Jonah Vail of Ies Molnes. father-
in-law of the missing man , arrived In the
city , and engaged the services of the police
In an effort to locate Pitcher.
Chief of Police Scanlan remembers hav
ing roen Pitcher at the hotel during hla
stay there , and Is qulto piEltlve- that he
saw him In a Broadway saloon on Wednes
day , nnd that he had boon drinking con
siderably. Mr. Vail Piys that Pitcher Is not
a drinking man , and has been on the road
for a number of yeanHo has a wife and
five children living In Des Molnes , and Ills
homo life bus always ben pleasant. Ho
was not In financial trouble and his account ! ,
with his firm are all right , so that his dis
appearance Is without good renon.
Hi-IMcd tin * Attcirni'V POOH.
After Judge Woolson hsd discharged hU
court duties In CMineetton with the Bale cf
the Omaha & St. Louis railroad yestcrdiy he
held a special tesulon of court for the pur
pose of deciding the question of allowance
of attorneys' fees In a case that was adju
dicated at Iho last term of court. Fllcklngur
Bros , of this city and Ha mm : ml & Steven ? ,
two Hamburg lawyers , had attached a Judg
ment for $1,200 secured by tlielr c'Unt , Ander.
son , agalnet the Hamburg Hotel company , The
combined claim of the attorneys amounted to
even $1,600 and Mr. Anderson concluded
that the pjm was excessive and Informed his
lawyers that It they ever saw that much of
his money they would only bo accommodated
at the end cf a hot suit. The suit was not
titartcd , but the attachment proceedings
were. Judge Woolson devoted nearly all the
afternoon In going over the bills rendered by
the attorneys In his usual painstaking and
thorough msnner , explaining to Mr. Ander
son In the most kindly terms the justness of
the vnrloim charges. At the conclusion the
amount was carefully figured out and
reached the sum cf $9SO. An order was
Issued up to the clerk to pay over this
amount and return the remainder to Mr.
Anderson ,
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W. C. A. Iloxnllnl.
COUNCIL BLUFFS , Jan. 27. To the Rdltor
ot The Bco : The Woman's Christian assocla-
tlon has reached the twelfth year of Its
organization. The members feel there has
been much to be thankful for In tbe spiritual
and temporal blessings which have alike
come to consignor and worker.
The Woman's Christian association hos
pital has by Us reliable Christian character
grown to bo recognized as a living force for
good to suffering humanity , to thf city nnd
vicinity and to the many 'men and women
who aid It. Benedictions arise to our Heav
enly Father for that divine charity which
engrafted In many hearts , has willed our
good people to philanthropic generosity and
has enabled the Woman's Christian associa
tion \\omcn to find the means to lift the
fallen nnd cheer ths faint , The result of the
year's standing Is such that the members
feel a greater loyalty toward the hospital
than ever before. The work In the devo
tional , commissary , relief nnd outlook de
partments has been commendable. During
the yfar 481 donors gave baskets or the
cqulvaUnt In an order , nnd to these the
association feels thankful. To the hundreds
of people who have helped In the dilly dona
tions we would bsg leave lo say they little
realize how thess gifts have brought a smile
of joy to feeble lips , or a happy expression
to a dull eye. The annual report will con
tain n full report of all donations received ,
and It Is earnestly wished that each donor
will receive a report , nnd understand the
work the women ore laboring to do. The
association feels convinced that much of the
success of the. past year has been due the
dally prt-ss. The friendly fojlln shown
the hospital and the work Incident thereto
has strengthened the Woman' Christian as
sociation In public opinion , and has been a
source of true appreciation from all mem
bers of the organization.
Mrs. Edith Reed , treasurer , has submitted
the following report of the financial standing
of the Woman's Christian association hospital
for ths year , 1893 , which will Interest many :
Money received :
From hospitnl patients $1,321 9T
From county patients 1,903 SO
Soldllers' relief fund 121 10
Cash donations 231 ( X
Membership fees nnd from nurses. . . 23.1 W
Oporn "Powlmtan" 3SG S5
Special fund Young Men's Christian
association IT. ( K
Other sources 91 55
Total $4,422 63
Money paid :
Supplies nnd repairs $1,94177
Superintendent , nurses and other
help SOo :
Loan nnd building association GO 0 <
Telephone and tax 177 OG
Young Men's Christian association
and annual report 63 7 (
Interest nnd note fi-12 73
Credit on loan on property 725 ( X
Total . $ I , C23
Balance January 13 , 1S9G , of $0.42.
The attending physicians during December
were Drs. Montgomery , Treynor , Hanchett
Mauuiea. Jr. , and Thoman. Mrs. Sanh
Rohrer was the December solicitor. The fol
lowing responded with baskets and orders :
Mrs. Joel Stewart. Mrs. J. Barstow , Mrs.J. .
D. E3mundson , Mrs. D. W. Bushnell , Mrt\
Edward Rlsssr , Mrs. H. Haworth , Mrs. J.
T. Tidd , Mrs. C. K. licsse , Mrs. H. W.
Hazelton , Mrs. E. Leverett , Mrs. E. L
Cook , Mrs. J. C. Blxby , Mrs. Mary A. Mc-
Go3 , Mrs. J. C. Robertson. Total , $24.75
Sum total for year of orders , $715.75.
The officers for 1S9G are : President , Mrs.
Anna B. Phelps ; vice presidents , Mrs. Joe
Stewart , Mrs. K. K. Stoddard , Mrs. Angolla
R. Shugart , Mrs. Rutb Mayne , Mrs. Liura
Sheafe , Mrs. Eva Blxby , Mrs. Eleanor D.
Pusey and Mrs. Clara Estop ; recording
secretary , Mrs. Mlnta Galnes ; corresponding
secretary , Mrs. Laura MacBrlde ; treasurer ,
Mrs. Edith M. Reed ; auditors , Mrs. Emma
G. Lucas and Mrs. Allle A. Orcutt ; commis
sary committee , Mrs. Fannie Bradley , Mrs.
Carrie Kcellne , Mrs. Sarah B. Rohrer ; de
votional committee- chairman , Mrs. Helen
Montgomery ; Icok out committee , Mrs. Joe
M. Rors , chairman ; relief committee , Mrs.
Eliza Rockwell. MRS. MINTA GAINES.
In JiHlKo Tliornoll'N Court.
Judge Thornell convened court In the south
room at the court house yesterday and spent
the day In calling the docket , entering Judg
ments In default cases and attending to
minor matters In connection with the work
of the term.
Foreclosure decrees were entered on de
fault In the cases of J. W. Squires , trustee ,
against Catherine Towlcr and A. A. Cochran -
ran against R. C. Clover.
Judgment by default was rendered In fa
vor of Fisher & Amy agalst H. Gore and
E. Gore for $251 on an account.
The ghost of an old newspaper contract
came > up In the suit of Victor F. Lawson ,
proprietor of the Chicago Record , against
Fred R. Nugent and J. C. DeHaven. Nu-
gent was a former Council Bluffs newspaper
man , now dead , and In 18S9 was made agent
of the Chicago News-Record In this city.
Mr. DeHaven signed his contract as surety.
Mr. Nugent dropped behind In his accounts
and finally quit business owing the news
paper $04,04. Suit was brought for the
amount and the case has been hanging fire
over since. Yesterday by agreement the jury
was waived and the case was submitted
to the court on an agreed statement of
facts.
The suit of Ella McConnell against the
Standard Life and Accident association was
con promised by the payment of $900 to the
plaintiff. The suit was originally for $1,999 ,
which was claimed by Joseph McConnell ,
who held a policy in the Isuranco company ,
and was Injured In a street railway accident
In this city In 1894 , from the effects of
which ho waa disabled for nearly forty
weeks , nnd claimed ? 50 a week on his policy ,
MliilHtrrliil ANNOcliitlon MC ' < N.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Council Bluffs Ministerial association was
held yesterday In the study of the First
Presbyterian church. The association reelected -
elected Its old officers for the ensuing year ,
Rev. Stephen Phelps , president , and Rev ,
G , W. Snyder , secretary. Mr. T. E. Sala ,
the district representative of the Iowa
Children's Homo focloty , wns present , nnd
presented the cause and the work of the
mlnlstera Many of the pastors were
familiar with the work of ths society , and
entered heartily Into the discussion of the
gcoil work It Is doing In rescuing and finding
homes for friendless children. The associa
tion resolved to publicly cndorw the work
and advise the formation of a local branch
In Council Bluffs. It was nb ) determined
to toke the necessary preliminary steps In
that direction at as early a day as possible ,
The association also dlicursed to some ex
tent the subject of Sunday night theatricals ,
and the question of starting a petition to
ba circulated generally throughout the city
and pent to the legislature urging the resubmission -
submission of constitutional prohibition. The
hour at which the subjects were Introduce' ]
was too late to permit any general dle-
curalon , nnd no action was taken.
ftri-ut Suit * of I'lctiiru Framed.
They must go. Not a frame or picture re-
terved. Beautify your homo now. All go
at Just half the- regular price. II. L. Smith
& Co.
_
Wo offer you only clean , crisp , snow white
laundry work and best delivery service at
Eiglo laundry , 724 Broadway , Telephone 1G7.
wcr In .Tell ,
Deputy Sheriff WIghtman wont to Avoca
last night and escorted Charles Altman-
fperger to this city and placsd him In the
county Jail to await trial on the charge of
having forged the names of a lot of fanners
to notes due Slefert & Wleso at Avoca ,
Seven Indictments have been returned
against Altmansperger ,
Stephen Bros , for plumbing and heating ;
also fine line of gas fixture : .
HAVO you seen the new gas heating tOTt
U the company's olllce T
RAILROAD SOLD
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End of a Long Scries of Litigation and
Speculation ! ' '
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OMAHA & ST , LOUIS UNDER ! Tilt HAMMER
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At Council lllult.s Cornrllnn II. Culil
of Xoiv York 1'nyn l l.r.dt-
OOO nml ( ictn the
Ilonil.
Cornelius n. Gold of New York bought the
Omaha & St. Louis railroad at fore
closure sale at noon yesterday , at Counc.l
Bluffe , paying $1,660,000.
Mr. QM represents the syndicate which
holds the first mortgage bonds of the Omaha
& St. Louis , but further than that no one
has been able to ascertain. It Is the general
belief of the men who have been most In
terested In the sale that the purchase was
made by bondholders In tho'Interest of the
Baltimore & Ohio. Mr. Gold , Iho purchaser ,
Is a man of much wealth and was for many
years a member of the Wall street firm cf
Gold , Cornhli & Gould and Is considered the
best authority In tbe United Stales loday on
the v.iluo of railroad properties.
There were several hundred people present
at the tlttlo old dumpy Wabash depot on
Eleventh avenue , Council Bluffs , when Hon.
L. W. Boss , master In chancery of the fed
eral court , read the order of sale , which bail
been Issued In response to foreclosure decrees
by the federal courts of Iowa and Missouri ,
In April , 1S95 , In favor of the Untied Stales
Trusi company of New York ,
The order of sale provided that the roaO
should bo sold In Its entirety , embracing 143
miles of railway from the Union Pacific trans
fer depot In Council Bluffs to 1'attonsburg ,
Mo. , with all of the rolling stock , dcpois ,
rights of way and all property of the roat
of every description. The terms of sale re
quired the payment of $50,000 cash and the
balance on the confirmation of the sale , either
In cash or In Ilr.st mortgage bonds , to be
dated Juno 1 , 1S97 , with accrued Intercsl
from dale of pale.
In addlllon to the purchase price the buyer
was required to assume and pay the Indebted
ness of the receivers , amounting to $210,000 ,
and the claims against the company for dam
ages and Injuries , now pending In litigation ,
to the amount of $1C,170 , a total of $255,170.
The sale was also made subject to outstand
ing second mortgage bonds In the sum of
$31,000 , held by the Farmers' Loan and Trust
company of Now York. This would make a
total consideration for the property of $1-
830,170.
MADE THE BIDDING BRISK.
After reading the announcement and terms
of the sate Mr. lloss asked for prospective
bidders to make their deposit of certified
checks In the sum of $50,000 each' . Two bid
ders responded , Bryant C. . Wlrrston of SI.
Louis and C. B. Gold of New : York. No other
chccka were deposited and Mr. iHoss asked
for bids. k
"Will you make an offer ? ' ; asked Mr. Gold.
"Suppose you start It , " replied Mr. Win
ston. '
Mr. Gold made a bid of $1.160,000. Mr.
Winston ralrud It to $1,250,000. Mr. Gold
offered $10,000 more and then sthe bidding
went along lively at $10,000) ) a clip , until Mr.
Winston bid $1,650,000 and stopped. Mr.
Gold offereJ another $10,000 and the property
was knocked down to him. '
It required Judge AVoolson butra few min
utes longer to confirm the' sale"than It did
Mr. Ross lo sell the proparty. ( .The master
In chancery submitted his report and Judge
Woolson rapidly scanned < iit.iraskedr a few
questions In his quick , terse manner , and
announced his approval oftbe whole trans
action. The certified check" for $50,000
which Mr. Gold had given to Mr. Ross at
the tlmo of the sale was turned over to
Colonel Steadman , clerk of the federal courts ,
and the court directed him to deposit It In
his own name In one of the- local banks and
draw his check against It for the payment of
the costs of the sale and of the attorneys
for the bondholders. These fees , together
with $500 allowed Mr. Ross , , and other In
cidentals , reached the sum of $15,279 , and
the clerk's checks were given for this
amount In a few moments.
The question of fees has not been alto
gether settled and is yet to be determined
by the court. The law directs that 1 per
cent shall be retained In the clerk's olllce
of all money passing through the court ,
and If tho' whole sum of $1,500,000 should bo
paid In cash , $15,000 would remain In the
cloik's hands to bo disposed of by the court.
Only a small portion of this sum , however ,
can be retained by the court officers as
fees , the excess being required by law to
bs turned Into the government's strong box.
AII or tne amount , whether In the form of
cash or bonds , must pass through Colonel
Steadman's hands for disbursement. Bonds
that are to be paid must be paid by him.
The whole transaction will Involve an In-
flnlto amount of labor and will perhap *
require a largo part of the year. The bond
holders and the purchasers are anxious to
have Colonel Steadman go to New York to
make the first and heaviest disbursements
as It will greatly facilitate the work. Un
less ho docs , the bondholders and all others
to whom the money is to be paid must
come to Council Bluffs and make their set
tlements. Colonel Steadman has not de
cided what ho will do in the matter or what
methods ho will pursue to make it the most
copvenlent for all concerned ,
SOME POSSIBLE RESULTS.
Following the sale the railway and busi
ness men of Council Bluffs commenced
speculation as to the result of the sale and
as to Its real significance. Railroad men
and bidders who expected to take part In
the sale are apparently ao much at ssa as are
the- laymen on the significance of the trans
action. The figure nt which the sale was
made Is larger than was expected and the
first bid froze out a number of people who
were expecting to have a hand In the bid
ding. Mr. Winston was generally supposed
to represent the Wabash , but he denies that
such Is the case. Ho la assistant creneral
attorney for the Wabash , but also represents
a number of other corporations , ono of
which Is the Missouri , Kansas & Texas
Trust company , which Is a very largo holder
of Wabash securities.
Mr. Gold announced that he represented
the United Stales Trust company of New
York , holders of the first mortgage bonds ,
and staled lliat ho would , fpr the present
make no further announcements of the plans
and purposes of the company ! In bidding
In the road. It Is generally thought that
the Drexcl-Morgan Byndp4tels ( _ back of
the deal and that/ / the purfJiosff , of the prop
erty Is only a part of the ijtan , that has been
under consideration for yjar of securing
a Missouri river terminus fcjniho Baltimore-
& Ohio system. This road.nou' lias a line as
far wesl as Beardstown. III. , and has only
a gap of fifty miles to close , up to give It
connection with the Qulncy to Trenton , Mo.
Another gap of lesn than-ntty1 miles would ,
If closed up , glvo the road Icrmnecllon with
the Omaha & St. Louis atijPattfnsburg , Mo. ,
and would furnish Council fluffs and Omuha
a ccaboard connection without1 reference to
Chicago. ' ' > al
Color Is lent to this bellflf Tiyithe fact that
Ihe Drexel-Morgan syndlcatei'U ' largely In-
( crested In East Omaha andiln the Omaha
Bridge and Terminal compariy and has an
Immense Investment thatl liv. almost value
less without some such otltlet as the one
proposed.
Then the Santa Foa \ looking for a con
nection at DCS Molnen and some of the guess-
era have connected that road with the new
deal. The Pennsylvania lines have a line
to Keokuk and are also given credit for
pow'bly having a finger in the Omaha &
St. Louis pie. Whatever plans of the pur
chasers are It Is generally thoughl that the
change unans improvements for Council
Bluff * and Omaha and that both cities will
bo benefited.
* Implement Uoiixf ( 'loKril.
At daylight yesterday morning , or before -
fore the earliest arrivals among the em
ployes were present , an officer was waiting
at the Council Bluffs branch of the Mar-
> . llc3 ! Manufacturing company to post a
lotlco that the property was In the hands
of a receiver and to demand the keys , When
Manager W. 8. Cass arrived ho was met
jy T. D. Crane , an , Omaha attorney , wlh (
the Announcement that the company had
failed and thst Martin Kinsman ot Pcorla
was the assignee. The local manager was
very much surprised , for as far AS his knowledge -
edge of the Affairs of the company went he
knew It was In a prosperous condltkn , The
factory and homo office of the company are
at Marseilles , III. , and It Is one of the largest
agricultural Implement concerns In tbe cen
tral part of the state. Later In the day
the news was received from the cast that
the company had failed , with liabilities ap
proximating' $200,000 ,
It was estimated In Implement circle ! *
yesterday that the assignment was Jorccd ,
but through no dullness of trada or finan
cial uiipoumlncss , but through a peculiar
combination of circumstances not altogether
free from jealousy. It was also Intimated
that ono direct and Immediate result of the
alignment would be the removal of the
Council Bluffs branch to Omaha.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS
CCCODCCOCCOODCCOCCOCCCCCCOO
All members of the city council were pres
ent at the meeting last night ,
Bids for feeding the city prlsMiers will be
advertised for. Two keepers of rcotauranls
hive already put In bids at 12 cents per
meal ,
The council went Into committee of the
whole , with Bulla in the chair. An ordi
nance providing that the American Water
Works company bo compelled to prcscnl an
Itemized bill to nil consumers of water or
suffer the penalty provided by the ordinance-
was called up first. Uyan moved that the
ordinance be passed , but , not receiving a
second , the mayor took tlio lloor and ad
dressed the council. Ho Bild Ihero ccr-
lalnly could bo no good reason why Iho
ordinance should not be passed. "Every gro
cer cr mercantile dealer In the city , " said
the mayor , "renders an Itemized bill. Why
the American Water Works company ob-
jccls lo this ordinance I cannot understand.
It Is beyond my comprehension why out of
the councllmon present not one has Iho cour
age to scond the rnotleu. I want to have
this ordinance passed and also the ono pro
viding for the reduction of water rates , and
as mayor of this city I propose to have these
ordinances brought up and discussed and
passed , If possible. It has been said that
I Introduced thesa ordinances for pollllcal
effect. What If It should be true ? All of
the councllmeu have sworn to look after the
Interests of the citizens of South Omaha.
These overcharges by the water works com
pany I consider the business of the council.
Ita duty Is to see- that the rcsldenls are nol
robbed by corporations. JIayor Johnston
then discussed Ihe overcharges forwaler
found by Ihe Investigating committee.
Hyland thought there was no necessity for
pissing the ordinance , as the local super
intendent ot the water works company had
promised to render itemized bills when asked
to do so.
Walters , as chairman of the commltlco on
judiciary , read an adverse report on the
passage of the ordinance. In explaining the
report Walters said that not a single citizen
had come before the council and complained
about excessive charges. Ho thought that
the council was meddling wltb affairs with
which It had no business. He then rawed
that the ordinance regulating water rateo
bo not passed.
Johnston then took the floor again and
asked the Indulgence of Iho council while he
lo'id "whoso nose the rings \\ere In. " This
was a slap at Walters , who staled lhal he
did not propose to allow Ed Johnston or anyone
ono eli'o to put a ring in his nebo and lead
him to a trough and make him drink. John
ston asked Walters If he had not sent to dif
ferent cities and obtained water rates , because -
cause ho had a scheme on foot. Mr. Walters
said he had and remarked , "And you de
veloped the scheme. "
"Yes , " said Jchnston , "but I am honest
and you are not. "
"This ordinance will not pas ? , " continued
the mayor , 'because the water works com
pany does not want It to pass ; the water
works company Is a corporation and the
corporations rule the council. "
"Tho charter of the city gives the council
the right to regulate the rates ; jvhy don't
you do It ? Why should wo not stand be
tween thla corporalion and the people and
demand our rights ? "
Hyland said that ho was suspicious be
cause It had been proposed by Jc'hnston ,
who fathered the park board scheme last
spring. For lhat reason he would vote no
unlll he was satisfied that the deal was all
right.
Blanchard said the city was full of cor-
porallons and he could not sen why this
one corporation should bo picked out and a
fight made on It.
Mies wanted a committee of three ap
pointed to go to Omaha , and confer with
the receivers of the American Water Works
company and try to agree upon rates. The
amendment was lost. Walters' report that
the crdlnance do not pass was carried.
Liquor licenses were ordered issued to Frank
Crawford , 331 North Twenty-sixth street ;
W. F. Bauer , 2101 Q street ; Mary Varvrin-
kurtz , Thirty-third and L streets ; John Con-
roy. Thirtieth and Q streets ; P. McAndrews ,
2527 N street. _
Y. C. M. A. Will He Or raiilzc > il.
Secretary Marsh of the local Young Men's
'Christian ' association says that persons who
have subscribed for the association need not
fear that the plan Is not going through. An
Omaha paper said yesterday that some- busi
ness men who had put up money were anxious
about the outcome. Mr. Marsh states posi
tively that there will be a South Omahi
branch of the Young Men's Christian aayjcla-
tlon unless all signs fall. Quito a mini haa
been subscribed , and It Is expected that the
packing houses and the stock yards com
pany will contribute liberally when the time
comes. In case the sum needed cannot be
raised the amounts already turned In will
bo returned to the donors.
( iarilt'ii Farm Iilru ,
Dr. Ennor , president of the South Omaha
Board of Charities , said yesterday that there
was an entirely new class of people asking
for aid this winter , The persons who were
Eupported last winter were at work nearly
all the summer on the truck gardens fur
nlshed by the board , and have not yet called
for assistance. The people who are asking
aid now are mostly sick and unableto work ,
and as a rule are newcomers. Dr. Ensor
thinks the garden farm plan Is a good ono ,
and will urge the association to continue
the good work the coming summer.
AViinlH 'tlio ' LleciiHcKec ItalMcd.
Walter Slate , .a member of the Board of
Education , will make a light for a $1,000
liquor license when the question of now 11-
censas comes up In the spring. Several of
the older members ) of the board object , and
Klvo as a reason that times are dull enough
hero now , and on account of the hard times
a number of saloon keepers will go out of
business April 1 , and should thei license bo
raised no one but keepers of gambling houses
could afford to run saloons. A lively flglu
Is expected when this matter comes up at
the next board meeting.
Ma lc City
W. E. Blgelow of New Haven , Conn. , was
the guest yesterday of J , L. Paxton ,
W. N. Babcock , general manager of the
stock yanh' , left for Chicago last night.
The women of the Ideal club expect to give
a leap year party on the evening of Febru
ary 27 , at Masonic ball.
The Board of Trade will meet this even
ing to look over the petitions for opening
South Twenty-fourth street and take some-
action ,
A. R. Kelly moved Into bis new bous : ,
921 North Twenty-second street , last Satur
day , and gave a house wannlnu. There
was cards , dancing , hard cider and dough
nuts and a good time all round.
The little daughter of Mr , Fred Webber ,
Holland , Masa , , dad a very bad cold and
cough which ho had not been abb to cure
with anything , I gave him a 25-cent bottle
of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , nays W. P.
Holden , merchant and postmaster at West
Brlmfleld , and the next time I saw him ho
Bald It worked like a charm. This remedy
Is Intended especially for acute threat and
lung diseases , such as colds , croup and whoop
ing cough , and It lo famous for Ita cures.
Trero Isn o danger In giving It to children ,
for It contains nothing Injurious. For tale
by druggists.
Uu.Vow I.I IKto St. Paul.
Lavea Omaha DAILY at 4:60 : p. in. via
Des Moiney , through sleeper , no change , the
"HOOK ISLAND DINING CAR" for supper.
For tickets or sleeping car reservations call
at ROCK ISLAND ticket office , 1G02 F r-
nam street.
WITH TIIU AMI
T. utter Sliecttliitliin- tlic Klrctloii
of n Cuiitnln.
Latt night the Thurston Kllles pnvo their
regular weekly drill nnd smoker at the
arrrory. The all-absorbing topic among the
members was the rceelpt of the special or
der from Adjutant ( lencral P. H. B.iriy
of Lincoln ordering the election of a new
e.iptMn to lake the place of Captain Arthur
II. SchArff , rcslitntsl. Lieutenant William J.
Voye , who lm $ been acting commander of
the Tliumati force's ever since the leave
Inking of Scharff last fall , appears to bo
the favorite among the majority of the
members , and there Is little doubt tlmt lu
will fall heir to the cx-captaln's shoes. The
election for the position will take pl.uvi
In the rooms of the armory next Monday
at S o'clock.
The 0 m n tin Guards gave their regular
Monday night competitive drill and dance
at the nrmoiy on Capitol avcnuo last even-
In ? . The drill series contest Is for a hand-
seme gold meda ! presented by the com *
pany , and must bo won three times In suc
cession to became the permanent properly
of thewinner. . Last night the drill was
hotly contested and the honors at length
fell to James Kennedy , who retained. his
feet while the rest of bis comrades were
( looted. Kennedy has already won the bright
bit of metal twice running , but gave up on
the third round. He now avera that he will
bo a three-tlmo winner or else his com
rades will have to drill over time. The lat
ter part of the evening waa passed In danc
ing , a largo number of the frlcn.ls of the
giards belnr ; present.
Every penny tells. You can got Salvation
Oil for 25 cents. . IJcst liniment li ) the mar-
Uctl
n Fair M < MIIN Itonily.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 27. The Treasury
department today received from the manu
facture 119 casca containing 23,750 Colum
bian World's exposition bronze medals , which
were awarded to exhibitors So far as the
department lo concerned , the medals are
ready for delivery. The time of delivery
now rests entirely with the World's Fair
commission. It Is expected that the diplomas
will bo completed tome time next month ,
when the commission will bo called together
and arrangi ments made for their delivery
to the cxhll Ifors entitled to them.
Threw Awiiy Ills CMIH-H.
Mr. D. Wiley , ox-postmaster , Illnck Creek ,
N. Y. , was so badly aflllctcd with rheumatism
that ho wns only able to hobble around with
canes , and even then It caured him nreit
pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain Halm
ho was so much Improved that he threw
away his cane ? . He says this liniment did
him more good than all other medlcnlea and
treatment put together. For sale at GO cents
per bottle by druggists.
I'nmiun Would \ot Prowl-cult * .
Minnie Jones was arrested Sunday on
suspicion of being the woman who robbed
William Parmon of $40 several nights ago.
At the time Parmon refused to prosecute
the woman on account of tbe notoriety which
In would accumulate by doing so.
When the woman was arraigned yesterday
she almost admitted that she had com
mitted the theft , but pleaded not guilty to
the charge against her. As there was no
prosecution the case was dismissed.
Dew Ill's LIUle Early lllsers the pills that
: ure constipation and biliousness.
be persuaded to try some
thing you know nothing
about for a remedy that has
stood the test for twenty
years.
of Cod-liver Oil never fails
to arrest wasting , both in
children and adults. "There
are others , " but they are
imitations.
joe. and $ i.oof-t all druggists.
TWiN CITY DYE WORKS
Clothing , DFCSSJS ani Hous hold Ga ds
DYEING AND CLEANING.
OMAHA OKKIOE-inai Fnrnnm. Tot 1521.
COUNCIL , BLUFFS Works and Ollleo , Cor
Avo. A mid 20th St. Tol. 310.
Send for price list.
IN A FEW WORDS
SufTorprn from 1'llri Mny I.rnrn of i
lliiriulCHR , LiiMtliiK dire.
Tl'ors are plenty of pile cures which give
relief nml sometimes cure o mild case of
lilies , but there Is only one which con bo
dc-nciided upon with certainty to euro ob-
ftlrntc , lung-standing cases , and that Is tlio
1'jramld 1'lle Cure.
Rmlors-emcnts nml testimonials
nro re-
cclvcil daily from men ami women whose
Integrity and reliability arc above question
ami In this connection a letter received from
th < 3 Ilcv. Jnt. II. Wetbrook of Browne , Mich , ,
mny bo of Interest to pile sufferers wlio have
sought In vain fer a cure. He say :
1 li.ivo used the Pyramid I'llo Cure and I
know that It Is all that la claimed for It. I
had been troubled with piles more or loss
for nbout eighteen years and I had tried
oilier remedies , but tlio piles grew worse
m.til nbont ten months ago I used the
Pyramid Pllo Cure. It gave almost Instant
relief and I have been free from piles over
since. llov. Jns. II , Wesbrook.
Mr. Prank Smith , the well known ana
popular druggist of Ypsllantl , Mich. , In
speaking of the Pyramid Pile Cure fays :
"A year ago I sold C. 0. Potter , 119 Ham
ilton St. , Ypsllantl , Mich. , a box of the
Pyramid Pile Cure. He made the following
statement to mo today : "I hnvo been
troubled for twenty years with Itching piles.
Have tried nearly everything that promised
relief , but got very little help until ono
year ngo I called on my druggist , Frank
Smith , and got a box of the Pyramid Pllo
Cure. The ono box used according to direc
tion , wass In my case , n perfect cure as a
year spend without any symptoms of the
trouble has convinced me. "
Although n comparatively now remedy , Its
popularity Is such that all druggists now
sell It : If your druggist hasn't It In stock
ho will get It for yon If you ask him at 50
cents and $1 per package ,
A pamphlet describing the cause and cnret
of piles sent free by addressing the Pyramid
Co. , Albion , Mich.
Itcttiru of the MiiNCUt Attraction ,
In n repertoire of new plays , songs nnd
dances.
Tuesday night will be repeated the mag
nificent b'.ll
"AN am , "
the strongest play of Its kind on the road.
Wo still have the same company as when
hero the last tlmo.
Scats on sale at the box ofilcc.
FRICES-lOc , 20c , 300
ST , BERNARD'S ' HOSPITAL
AND RETREAT FOR
In charge of the
SISTERS OF
Tills widely known Institution has been
doubled In size during the past summer and
in ado one of the most modern and model
institution ; ) of Its character In the west.
The now additions will be ready for occu
pancy by the first of the year. When fully
completed , accommodations will bo afforded
for 300 patients. It Is beautifully situated ,
overlooking the city of Council Bluffs. A
full staff of eminent physicians and trained
nurses minister to the comfort of the pa
tients.
sp-iii : CURE is GVEN :
TO LADY FATIENTS ,
TERMS MODERATE
For fuller particulars , apply to
SISTER SUPERIOR
Council Bluffs , la.
OK-
Couucil Bluffs , Iowa.
CAPITAL , - - - $100,000
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WANTED , GOOD SECOND-HAND LUMBER ;
must ba cheap. Address McLaugWIn , lie *
olllce.
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8-roum liouxa with barn unit well , and farm
well Improved , four mlle- < north of Council
lilurfs. Clias. MortctiBon , 1030 , Washington ava.
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