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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 4, 1896)
T1IR OMAHA DAILY BE 15 : 1 , V . , COUNCIL BLUFFS DEPARTMENT MINOH MENTION. Photo supplies ntul mineral nil BMvvny. Mies Ulllo llnKRerty has rr'urnod from s \lali to Carroll. Ororpo P. Wi Ight hns returned from n ilill of tlirco vvcoks to Colorado , T It Conwny , stnto printer , of DCS MolnrR vvnu In the city j-Mtordny. Mr and Mrs J. 11. Wlnshlp arc In Monmouth - mouth spending tliclr honoviuoon. Unity Guild will meet tliln aftcrnnon at tlio hnino of Mrs Mnddcn , on I'krco strcot. The Junior HniloavorcM of HIP CoiiRroBa- tlotinl church will give an Oiiteitnlnmunt this evening. MM 0 A. Pltiipy and son of Arlington , Knn , lire Clients of the family of Deputy Shcilff Campion. Angiictn grovci mooting tills afternoon at 2 SO slinrp at Woodmen of tlio World hall. JHislnuks of Importance. S U. I.lmlily , representing the Iiidopcnd- rut American Publishing company of Crcs- lon , was In this city last evening. Thp Iloval Neighbors of Amcilca Aid roclc'y will meet at Mr P. H Wind's , 73S Washington avenue , Prlday evening , Decem ber I Moore & Hills have routed the cigar stand In the basement of the Odd Follows' temple , \\hcio they will open a branch store In the nrar future Alice Gascolgno Tvai severely Injured Wednesday evening whllo nlatlng : on Spoon lake. Hho wan struck by aonlhcr sKalcr mid knocked down Two carloads of goods \vero received by W A. Mauror through the custom liouso yesleiday. The goods vvcro Imported from Franco and Ungland. A smile of admiration came over her face h Algernon approached , bin linen fairly ( . listening , snowwhlte and fresh from the Kaglo Latindr } , 721 Droatlvvay. Abe Lincoln corps No ISO , will meet In regular session Krlday , December 4 , at 2 30 As It Is for the election of officers , every member IB requested to be present. The grand Jury for 18't" and petit Jury for the next term of llio dlstrlot court will be drawn from names sent In by the \arlous election boirds of the county. They arc to bo drawn by the same commission as heretofore. Council camp No 181 , Woodmen of the World , meet In regular session this e\enlng There will bo work In the protection de gree A full attendance Is desired , as there nio to bo live delegates elected to attend ncaii mini ) Mr and Mrs W. 1 , Thlckstun returned home jcstorday after an absence of nearly a year In Chicago They most agreeably surprised their friends , who were not ex pecting them. They will spend some time visiting tbolr friends. Mrs II. D. Carbeo han had Wilbur Bar ton arrested upon the charge of disposing of mortgaged propel ty. Saxton sold 100 cords of wood upon which Mrs Carbee claimed to hold a mortgage The charge will be heard In Justice Cook's court this afternoon The report In an evening paper that the Judges who will hear the Justice1 ? of the peacu content cases have beta hclectcd In without fonmlitlon Justices Vlcn and Cook liavw agreed upon the simo man , but bis name has not been made public The- date of hearing has been fixed for December IS Ileach & How ere' minstrels will bo at the Dohany theater next Monday evening The companj comes well heralded by the pi cut of the various towns In which thcv have showed this seasein all of which pro nounce the performance up to date and enter , talnlng The olio first part Is especially well spoken of , and EOIIIO of the neural features on the stage are among the pro gram "Jolly Old Chums , " the roaring farce comedy , which comes to the Dohany theater Sunday , December 2 lias a plot , to bo sure , but that need not worry any one , as the nu merous ) specialties , catchy HongB and amtip- Ing feiturcs ) < ecp I'm audience In such a Plate of hllailty that the plot cuts no figure , and It Is not until the tag of the pleco Is reached that the spectator recalls that the piece started out with a plot With such a ve hicle , and such a splendid company of comc- dlanu as have been engaged for Its Interpre tation , thtro surely rests In htoro a rare treat for all Seats are now selling rapidly In advance at the usual place. C. n Vl.wl Co. . female remedy. Medical consultation fret ? Wcdnc-sdajs. Health book furnished. 303 Mcrrlam block , N. Y. Plumbing company. Tel. 250. Ill * ; Snlu of CIonKx at lliiNton Store. TIIKKK WILL 1113 IH'SV Tl.MHS IN OUK CLOAK nnpAiminNT SATUHDAY. Ladles' and misses' cloaks , jackets and capes specially reduced for this sale Satur- MlayLot Lot 1 About 100 garments , Including ladles' heavy plaid golf capes , misses' ana clilldien'H long cloaks , worth from $ .100 to J1P 00 Wo offer jour choice Saturday for U8c each Lot 2 Ladles' heavy beaver Jackets In black and navy. Lirgo MCCVC.S , black vel vet collars. Worth JC 00 , jour choice Satur day. $ t.no. \fcL _ Lot 3 Includes beaver Jackets In black ail 1 navy , brown boucle cloth and chinchilla cloth , all cut and trimmed In the latest style. Lot 4 consists of ladles' Jackets , formerly sold from $1500 to $17 60 , In tans , greens browns and blacks ; all perfectlng-lltttlng and well made garments. Your choice of this excellent line for $1000. $1000.DOSTON DOSTON STonn. Broadway , Council Illuffn , la. This Is the last day of the Ilroadway Melho dlst bazaar A line lunch will bi > served at noon , and In tlio evening a dinner of roast beef and baked chicken. Clerka and busi ness men will find an excellent dinner at email cost. Day & Hess , 39 I'carl street , Council nluffj , have fcome extraordinary bargains lu fruit , garden and farm lands near Council Uluffs. Now Is the time to buy real estate. Dtirfeo Kurr.Ituro Co.'a great removal sale Is now In full blast You In It. ' If joii want a bargain In watches and diamond's call at Snjdcr's , S2S Il'way. Skates onlj 25cts pair at Drown's C. O. 1) . IlolpliiMT the VoiuiK1 Mi'll. The regular monthly meeting of the Young Women's Christian association was held In the Young Men's Christian associa tion rooms yesterday afternoon. There was n fair attendance of the members present The necessity for aiding the association of their brothers was frankly admitted and eai- m-Htly discussed Various plans were pro- po3i < d and considered and the fact made Mry prominent that the young women were determined that the association should bo maintained. Pork tenderloins. 12'/icts ' pound ; clmck Bleak , Bets pound , bist pork loin least , 7cts pound ; chuck roast , 4Mscts pound , lirown's U. O , D. R W. Dean , M. D. , eye , ear , uoso and throat , 211 McTlam block. Men's and hoys' mittens , lOcts pair , liravvn's C , 0. D. Iti-iil The following real estate transfers vvcro rejiorteil jesterday at the otlleo of J.V. . Siiulro : W A Mynstcr , trmtpp , to tlio Iowa Coiistruytlon coiiip.ni > ' , eovoriunont lot 1 In H-75-II , vv il . ; 25 JIIIIUK Klllpnrh and vvlfo to Draco M Drlvor. iuJ J nv\'i 6-77-42 , w ! . . . . 1 Jiinu'3 Klllpiu'lc and vvlfi ; to Oiacu Jt mill Krcd Driver , soU nvvii C-77-4. , w U . l.SOO Three traiifffpro. total . $1KM SoJu crackers , 5o per Ib. lianlutt Grocery 2S Ibs. Now Oilcans sugar for $1,00 $ , - $ cu - Tim following marrkice llceimcuero Is- iiueil > cntc'iiliy : Niiino ami iiililroHM , ARC. lloiinla IliuiHi.li , I'ottavvattnmlt ) . . . . . . 21 Kinniu dual row , t'ottavvnttiinilo . ' . ' 1 J. l\ Walker , Council lllurra . 23 J. A. Humbert , Council Uluffu . 0 r { liPt PIIn'pttt nn I\TO \TP CARhS HR ) OlllhRS ISSANh PottawattnmiG County Looks After In digent Luuntics from Ontsitloi COMMISSION WEARIES OF THE PRACTICE MIIM n 1'itnfVtilrli OITi-rx n Cooil Op- IHII limit ) fin * a 'IV11 A rrcitiiiiit Count * and \\lll Tit li It. The caeo of M. J. Tldd , a pauper suffering from iiausls , Is being Investigated by the commissioners of Insanity and Is liable to result In home determined efforts being made to stop the dumping of paupom and Insane patients Into Pottawattamlo county from other parts of the state. Tldd was sent up fiom Randolph , rromont county , to bo taken rare of by the authorities hero. Ho Is a phvslcal wreck , but was able to tell how he managed to get here. lie said tint ho was placed on the _ train by the authorities there , who paid 'his fare Ho had been a icsldcnt of I'rcmonl countj for sixteen } ears , but had been sent to Neola , this county , about two jears ago , In order that ho might Join his wife From the story told by Tldd his wife had deserted lilm at that time and he had been sent after her. From Neola his wife eamo to Council Illuffs and he again followed her. Her next move was to Mapleton , where she no\v Is I'rom hero Tldd went to Handolph about thrco weeks ago He hns relatives living [ here , among them Is William Wolf , hus band of Tldd's niece. Wolf , Tldd states , was Instrumental In sending him back to this county as a public charge This part of the story Is borne out by n letter that A T Flkklnger , one of the commissioners iccclvcd about a week ago from Wolf asking that the county pay SliiO In order to defray the expenses of sending lldd back to his friends In Ohio Wolf promised to release Pottawattamlo county fiom nny further responsibility In caring for his uncle His request was refused and Tidd v.as shipped out of Handolph back to Council IJIufTs. The records of the oveseer of the poor show thnt 1 Idd and his family had been county charges for some time and that they had come hero from Fremont county. Aa the county authorities were too lenient In the matter he was allowed to remain , and the commissioners of In.sitnlty ate now In a quandary whether Tldd Is ically a citizen of this county or of Fremont. Dr. Thomas bald last evening that the present case would be thoroughly Investi gated , and that If It was found that the facts were substantially true as stated above , Tldd would bo sent Inck to Fremont county and the matter placed In the hands of County Attorney Sntii.dcra to look after Pottaw.it- tnmlo county has been frequently Imposed upon and has cared for paupers and Insane patients shipped In from other places ( Jen- erall } , said Dr Thomas , the persons sent hero are In such a terrible plight that It would be Inhuman not to harbor them for a time Doth Dr Thomas and Mr Flltkln- ger stated that tltej favored making n teat ease as t > eon as possible , and If Tldd'o story piovcs to bo true , action may be brought against Fiemont county to force the authori ties theie to care for him and stand the expense the countj here has already been put to lu the matter. Tldd was kept at the connlj Jail last night and his cabo will be further Investigated this morning _ > < > tl M' to Itv Haulers. The cold weather of the past few days has put a ircrry twlnUe In the Ice-dealers' eye , and by the beginning of the week prob ably two or three hundred men and teams will find cmplovmont. Hughes , the men's ouflttor , at 415 D'way , wants to say to the Icemen and laborers generally , that he is selling the best of felts and overshoes to bo had for $200 , and the very best line of caps , gloves , ui.dcrwear , and In fact every thing for men that can bo found In the cltv. If jou want to stand weather see Hughes. _ Hiead , 4e per loaf , 1 % Ibs. Uartlctt Gro cery Co. _ niNtrlct Court Xoti-n. All the testimony was about In last even ing In the case of r. H. i\ans : against Joslah Danforth and the aiguments will be taken up this morning. An amendment to the first count of the plaintiff's petition relative to the amount claimed as damages because the defendant did not own a con trolling Interest In the Fire Escape Manu facturing company , was offered , but was overrukd bj the court. The case has now dwindled down to two Issues , the claim of Uvans for the $2,000 salarv and his damages for the purchase of the stock In the com pany. C S LefTerts has sued Douglas M. Gavrs anil others to foreclose a mortgage for $8,000 given February 1 , 1S95 , on 193 acics of land In Pottawattamle county. Ole Hasmussen has sued the Nashua Loan and Trust company for $113 for work done on the Grand hotel annex and a residence belonging to the defendant on Lincoln av enue The plaintiffs have filed a motion to set aside the verdict returned In the case of the Miller Vastlne Manufacturing company against Drown Ilros and others They ask that the verdict be set aside and one en tered for them , or that a new trial bo granted The will of the late Jonathan D. Htj-- wood was admitted to probite yesterday and James He ) wood appointed executor. In the case of Mary D. Cotton against Charles D Palmer the demurrer of the de fendant was overruled In the ease of the Hdward Thompson company against W H Wore , the defend ant was ordered to appear at 2 o'clock Sat urday and tell under oath what disposition ho had made of certain goods bought of the company and for the pajment of which the present suit was brought. Coiifortu'd A lie ut Slnpr. The major , city engineer and several of the aldermen spent a few hours yesterday on Lower Hroadway watching the work of putting In the slag macadam In the sUtctii- foot roadway that Is to extend from the Northwestern to the tnd of the street The city olllclals watched the work vslth a good deal of Interest , and then began to Investigate the material that was being used. They discovered that n greater part of tint slag was of such extremely brittle a nature that It could readily bo broken with the fingers The ofllcials feared that this would not make a very durable base Part of the slag Is very tough , and resists the blows of the hammers moat stubbornly , but much of It Is reduced to a pile of htnall brilliant black cubes at the lightest stroke. There was some disposition to Interfere with the contractor until It occurred to the vis Itors that this material was being used only for the ba c , and would not be subject to breakage after the work was completed There Is a probability tint some recom mendations will bo made at the regular meeting of the council Monday night Now Orleans molasses , 25cts per gallon , Drown's C. 0. D. Spare ribs , 4c Ib. Dartlett Grocery Co. Ill-mum I'nrr In llcultli AK Herman Parr the moterman who wca In the terrlblo smashup that resulted from a collision between a motor car and a freight train on the Uurllngton tracks two jcars ago , lias recovered from the effects of the dreadful Injuries he received at that time Mr. Parr partially recovered from the ef fects of the accident , and for nearly a year performed ha ! duties , but last summer he had a sudden and dangerous relapse. He was taken to St. llcrnard's hospital , and for a long time his life was despaired of At one time he was reported to be dead aud his friends were arranging the details of his funeral. Mr. Parr had the pleasure of teeing KOIIIO of the flowers that had been ordered for lib funeral and of reading his obituary notice In the t > apcr0 , , aiim nnu.nus IN CONVI\TIO\ . Three SlnlcM Ili'in-exi'titi-il In ( In- Con ference of V. ( " Irnln > . The guln dealers of western Iowa , eastern Nebraska and the northern part of Mlq- sour I met at the Grand hotel last night. Just what their business was they refused to state and the doings of the session , which was held behind the closed door of the ordinary of the Grand hotel , could not be learned. The presiding genius of the star ihamber session was W. II. Chambers of Hepburn , la , nccietary of the National Grain Dealers association With seeming reluct ance ho stated that the corn crop of Iowa was In bad shape and that Its condition was the object of much concern to the shippers and dcalcu The continued lalm of the summer and fall had made the season bad for the ripening of thu grain. Among those In attendance at the meet ing were Frul L Harris and J. C. Utt of Onnlia , William Coal , Cumberland ; J W. Sexton , Drldgewater , D. N Dunlop , Fontau- ello ; J. A Funk , nianchard ; W. H Daton. nmeraon. J A Windier. Shenandoah ; C. M. Ilagnton , Cieston ; M A Duff. Ne braska flty ; D Hunter , Hamburg , F S Hrownfleld , Craig Neb ; J n Samuels. S. Smith , Hlverton ; II A Noble , J W. Frede , Watson , Mo ; It. J. Edmonds , Haw thorn ; Ed F. Hose. Coin , J S Kyle , Shen andoah ; K. Dockstader , Lenox ; Jerry Wilson , Conwaj ; 0 A. Plerson , Orient ; W , H. Cham bers , Hepburn. Many of these In attendance- last even ing were here last Juno at the meeting of the Western Iowa Grain Shippers associa tion. They denied trat they were here on any business connected with that organiza tion , claiming that they were to dhcuco matters relating to the national associa tion and that Mr. Chambers was hero to present the matter. When asked If the shippers weio contemplating any demand on the railroads for a rebate In the rates , Mr Chambers said they were not and that they vvera perfectly satisfied with the present 17-cent rate He acknowledged that there were a number of the elevator Interests represented at the meeting and that the knowledge of the meeting might cause some mlsunderstinllng between the shippers and the dealers who were not connected with the elevator business. Fancy Now York apples , $1.50 per ban el. Brown's C. O. D. Ilalslns , Be Ib. Hartlctt Grocery Co. Ward \Vi\n SnnilliiiKTKiMl. 5IOVnT.nl ,1fl o n Trt t * A \ \ * il n TTntnn kj\l-tlll UUJ a UftU Lit JV. * UIU , U UI1IUII Pacific clerk who lives at 170D Fourth nvc- nue , was reported by his friends to bo suf fering from the effects of a fall on the Ice Ho continued In a dared condition and con cussion of the brain was feared Ho has recovered his normal condition and is now certain that hls Injuries were not due to n fall on the Ice , but from a blow with a sandbag In the hamlH of a footpad The In jury showed the effects of a blow on the top and back of the head In such a position that It could not have been the result of a fall. Then Ward has no recollections of having fallen or how the Injury was Inflicted The marks of the blow are now very pioml- nent In the form of a large contusion and swelling. The Injuries were received on Saturday night , the day Ward should have drawn his monthly pa ) ' . Ho had , however , neglected to get his check and had nothing in his poLkcls. Hoffmajr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask jour grocer for It. Sausage , 7c Ib. Hartlett Grocery Co. DiiiiKcroiiM CrooU Cminlit. Odlcex Murphy arrested an old time crooK last ulgl.t who gave hU tame as J. J Kin- Bey. Ho "as booKcd on a charge of larceny and will bo held until Inqi-'rles can be made whether ho Is wanted 'anj ' hcre. Kln- sey Is known hero as C. A. Murray , who was convicted of robbing the Colorado house about four jenre ngo Ho was but recentlj I reUased from the penitentiary for this crime. Ofllcoi' Clear , who arrested him at the tlmo , I Identified him last evening at the city Jail. About eight years ago ho was convicted of stealing a number of overcoats from a house at the corner of Eighth street and Broadway , Murray Is considered a danger ous crook and expert cracksman and the po lice are Inclined ( o believe that he may have ' had a hand In some of the work that has been done lately hi Omaha. Lundgard , the Taller , 130 S. Main street. Salt pork , 4c Ib. Hartlett Grocery Co. I'nov LIMIIMM : iOMI MUMCO. Olio .Sfttli-r from 'NfliniNUn Allow * ! to llnic lleeii Killed. ST. LOUIS , Dec. 3. A little band of refugees ai rived from Mexico this morning bringing with them a thrilling htory of the peon uprising In Mexico The paity consists of Alfred Gctzer , his wife and bib- , and his father-in-law , H C. Hamblln , all of Denver , Cole Up to the tlmo of the peon uprising they were members of the Metlaltojuca coffee colony In Mexico. The uprising started on Getzci's plantation and the family lied from Mexico to avoid being murdered by the peons Mr. Getzer cald that A L Dennis , a Nebraska settler , who had a plantation near his , was murdered by peons. .lumped from 11 NEW YORK , Dec 3. ElUa H. Cum- mlngs , about 55 jcars of age , and said to bo a wealthy resident of Ilillsboro , O , com mitted suicide here today by jumping from a window of a fifth etory room In the Hotel Empire. ' PAT IMPIH1' nPVlMAAJP ' CMPOIJIA SOLDILRb I'hNSlu p SAlRhl ) Fcihrnl Government Will Arrcett Officers of nn Iowa Veterans' ' . Home , INVOLVES AN IMPORTANT QUESTION Pi''U'tU-c of ItMttlrtiiK * 1" l'n > it 1'iirt of Tlielr liieo'nie to tlie Whli'li ' Vii- liiNlltiitlon * | - tiorlK 'I Iio.it the DES MOIN'ES. Dec 3. ( Special Telegram ) Federal ofllcers of the southern district of Iowa will next week arrest the olllccrs nud trustees of the Iowa soldiers' home at Mnrshalltown for committing a misdemeanor against the federal government by Interfer ing with the pensions of soldiers who are In mates of the homo. They will bo taken at once before Judge Woolson for trial. The hearing will bo sensational. The arrests will bo made on Information furnished by Special Agent Gray of the fed eral scivice , who has been at Marshalltown for some tlmo woiklng on the matter. Dis trict Attoiney C. D. Fuller of the south ern district llrst worked up the case , which hi's grown out of the policy of the homo In requiring Inmates to pay over to the management all their pension money In e\- ccbs of $0 per month. About two jears ago the management of the homo dctcimined that Inmates who hid comfortable pensions ought to contribute pait of them to the support of the Insti tution. Accordingly the rule was made that when Inmates diew pensions they should de posit their certificates with the command ant and when pension vouchers came should pay all the monej drawn , In excess of $ G per month , to the commandant , who should tuin the money over to the suppirt fund of the Institution Pensioners unwilling to ac cept these terms hid the alternative of de clining to enter the home. The rule fur ther Is that no pensioner receiving $24 or more shall be admitted. TESTED IN THE COURTS. As teen as the rule was made It raivcd opposition and the matter went Into the courts The Inmates started a cnae and In the Marshall county court It VMS decided ( hat they could not bo compellid to turn over their pel slons The officers of the home oppejl'tl to the state supreme court , which held that the rule of the homo could ln > enforced ; then the Inmatca ctartcd nn ncltatlnn to secure a ruling In contra- , -vrntlon of the rule and at the last nrcalon of the legislature a bill was presented but ! anally defeated , to this end. Since then the home ha < i been collecting regulaily the ex cess over $ fi The ofllcers who will bo arrested arc J H Ratckln , commandant ; S. II. Evans of Ot- tumwa. R J Jefferson of Jefferson A T I'arthard of Marshalltovvn , C. L Davidson of Hull. L 13 Raymond of Hampton , and J W I Motion of Washington , trustees of the In stitution They will be arrested on the charge \hlatlng sections 1,745 , 71C and 4,717 of the revised statutes , which provllcs that no assignment , lien , sale or other Incum- brauce against a pension' can be enforced and which make It a misdemeanor to accept such encumbrance against a pension The statute makes one exception In the case of United States soldiers' nnd sailors' home , the commandant , In the Interest of dis cipline , may require pensioners to turn over to him their pensions In excess of $5 a month , to be held by him In trust nnd turned over to the pensioner or his heirs in cise of his discharge or death There lane no circumstance under which money can be confiscated , as lisa been the Iowa rule Under this law persons arrested for Its violation lation can bo taken directly before the fed eral court and tried wjthout Indictment. This will bo done In this case The lo'va rule Is followed In several other states , nnd the present case Itt the first one begun under the statute' against soldiers' homes. SlirliiopN AxHemlilci at CroNlon. CRESTON , la. , Dec 3. ( Special ) The Mjstlc Shrlncrs took po-sscaslon of the town yesterday , 300 coming from Kaabe and other temple's ' In the state and elsewhere. A num ber from the Omaha tcmplo were present ami aided In uncovering the mjsterles to those seeking admittance , about sixty In number. Kaabo itcmplo , Ancient Arabic Or der of Nobles , from the oasis of Davenport moved to Crcston yeatcrdUy. They com pleted their work last nlglit and returned homo today. The Shrlncrs paraded In the afternoon. Initiated at night and partook of a banquet at an early hour this morning at the now Summit 300 plates being laid. I ! was a great day for the Shrlners. Miixt I'll ) for tliu Cliuroli. CRESTON , la , Dec. 3. ( Special ) Judge Todford has Just rendered a decision against the Anchor Insurance companj of Dos Molncs In favor of the trustees of the DoJgo Center Methodist Episcopal church , giving them a Judgment of $1OG6 The church was Insured In the Anchor company for $1,005 ? H burned and the trustees notified the company , but failed to nialvo proof of loss , which the com panj required. riilnl Prelulil Train Collision. CEDAR RAPIDS , la , Dec. 3. A Rock Is land freight collided with a rpcclal train near Brooklyn today. James Dycrm , en gineer of Davenport , la. , wao killed , and u number of Loth crew a seriously hurt. Both engines and twenty-live care were wrecked The wreck was duo to a mistake bj Operator llowcll of Grlnncll. Illirlliiurton I'relfllil Train \\ree-liecl. COIN , la , Dec. 3. ( Special ) The south bound freight on the * Burlington went Many thousand dollars worth of valuable articles suitable for Christmas gifts for the young aud old , are to be given to smokers of BlackwelPs Genuine Durham To = bacco. You will find one coupon inside each two ounce bag , and two coupons inside each four ounce bag of Blackwell Durham. Buy a of this celebrated tobacco and read the coupon which gives a list of val uable presents and how to get them. " \Vonld-bo competitors ) CLAIM to have made thoin- bolvcs hounl In the CANVASS for the bettor patronage - ago of Western Iowa nnd the ( It HAT state of No- buibku , hut tlioro IB ono CANU11MTH for the Intel ligent VOTH tlmt ui to the latest ItKTUKNS jiluccs beyond doubt the original nnd jonuino ; Sand wich Adams Corn Shullcrs has Imd n Krciitor nuinbor of call H in thin territory than all other corn sliellura combluud. It IB hard work to trot them fast enonuli. but vvo are hard worlcarf Cutalo uo and terms quoted on application to branch houno. SANDWICH MFG. CO. , Council Bluffs. OnicoTebphonoNo. 80. Munagcr'a Rosldouco Tel.HOX through a brittle two mills north of town this morning The * engine' pa sed over all Ight but four freight cars wont through Considerable diuuago was done , but no one was Injured Trafllc was stopped all day : \iH ongers were transferred from the freight train to Coin by lumber wagons. oiunrr'io \ uviiiu > u > IIOND ism n. loun TII\IIII > -rj4 Kii.loln Hie Collection Of II * MH'Olnl VsNOMXIIIt'llt. MANCIinSTKU , la , Dec 3 A committee rcprc antlnR eight-live of the taxpajcrw of Colony town Mp , Delaware county have It ( 'United proceedings ! to enjoin the countj treasurer from collecting the special tat voted to aid In building the proponed Mis- flinlppl , Solceburg & Manchester railway The line was originally projected from goles- burg to this city , but the plan was changed , alter the tax vvap voted , to run to Dyerrvlllc , and connect with the Chicago Great West ern , which company was to operate It A defect In the notice of election li alleged Contracts for building and Ironing the road vvoro under negotiation , hut are postponed by reason of the Injunction proceedings. Coin l'l o VCIITH Tor it I'oul Olinr. HOONR la . Dec 3. ( Special Telegram ) Judge nirdtell sentenced Andrew Kouhns to live jeary In the penitentiary todaj for In- cert , lila daughter Mattlo being the victim Ho was charged with the tunic crlmei by nn older daughter , but way found not guilty The ca j will bo appealed. Killed li > n rail In n Aline. VICTOR , Cole , Dec. 3 John Ople , part owner of the Puzzler mine , on Strnub moun tain , wan Itllled by falling down the fhaft , 120 feet. Ills fall was due to the breaking of the rope on which ho was descending. Mr Oplo was formerly manager of "Diamond Joe" HcjnokK mining properties In thlw state , and , before coming to Colorado , wno ItiM'ector of mines In rennsjlvanUi Iron \\orl.s llnrneil Out. CI.KVnLAND , Dec 3 Klre , which oilgl- natcd from a lamp explosion , cntliely de- etmjed works No 2 of the Variety Iron companj , near the corner of Hamilton street and Case avenue , caily thli morning. The lees will be bctwt.cn $10.000 and $ . " 0,000 , fully covered bj Insurance. One hundred and fifty men are thrown out of employment The plant will be rebuilt at once. or TOM wsMTHIII. : : . M-liriiNkn I'romlNiMl n I'nlr ln > IOi South tn A\ ! \\lnilH. WASHINGTON , Dee. .1 The foieeimt for Friday Is Tor Neliiasku and Kiins.is Pili , south to west winds Tor Iowa Generally fair , possibly pro- ceded 1 > > loe.il snows In northe.istein poi- tlon , west winds ; wanner Tor Ooloi.ido Fair ; outh to west winds Tor South Dakota Generally f.ilr , south west winds ; uarnur In eastern pot lion For Wyoming-Cloudy and thieatenlug weather , west winds Tor Montana Shown > ; west winds , warmer In eastern portion , followed by colder Friday night. Tor Missouri Generally fair ; southwest winds , warmer In eastern portion Itticiil Itocorit. OFFicn OF run wnATiinu nunnAU. OMAHA , Dee 3 Omaha record of lalnfall nnd tcmpeiature , compared with correspond ing day of the past tlnee jcais. ISM. U9J 1S < ) I ISM Maximum temperature . . 37 31 4fi n Minimum temperatuie . . . IB fi HI 1 Average temperature . . . M IS 32 S Ualnfall W T .00 T Heeord of temperature nnd precipitation nf Omaha for the daj' and since March 1 , 1SOG : Normal ti'iir erature for the day 32 OLilclencj for the d ly 0 Accumulated dellolencv wince March 1 "OS Normal precipitation foi the d iy 01 lm.li Deficiency for tlio day 01 Inch Total precipitation since Mar 1 .31 74 Inchu HNLCSS slurp M.ireh 1 . < i 42 Inches Deficiency for cor period. ISlij .10 TiO Inches Ddlelenej for cor. period , Ib'JI . 1 , " 00 Inches Reports from Mntlnim nt S 1 > . in. T liullc-atcs trace nf precipitation I , AV III.SII , Ixiciil Torcc.ift Omclul . ! sea twin cin on DYKIXfi AND CI.K A NINO ClotWig , Drcs3)3 ) aal llousjlwll Giols OMAHA OlTICC-lSZl Farnara. Tel. 1521. COUNCIL III.UI'TB Works and Office. Car. J v nue A nnd ! Clh Bt. Tel 310. Council Bluffs , Iowa. CAPITAL , $100,000 \VIJ SOLICIT YOIJH JIUSI.VKSH. WU DUbllUS YOUH COLLECTIONS. DM : OKI'IIK OLUUST HANKS IN IOWA. B IMZH GIINT 1'AIU UN TIJti : UUt'OBITA A.ND HKE : ua oa WIHTC. .DOHANY THEATER. Just out * funny performance , humlny nlglil , ltc ) 6 , liu hcmllnK hllurlnun lilt , JOLLY OLJJ CrlUMS. Jnlerpretfcl by it miiKiiI'lo'nt ' arruy of tnlint An HVHlnnclie of nifrrlnicnl Juat Uio tlilni ; to ilrlto unny the ljlne JteKUliir prlicH llox f I CO "I'M Me , Sic 1'Cc- KcnlH on xiile lit Hcllcm' ilrui ; more oa and uflcr Tumd.iy , l ) < .cemt > er 3 MONDAY , DEC. 7 , A chance of a life-time the ever pojnlur Beach & Bowers ftiinsfrels , A paniKOii , nf plfammi , 11 rc > Kular dollar allow for < nil > 10O mill : io CCIIIM. Popular prlco for thu people Bin tlio Krand iiarudo ut 11. 30. Baleof HeatH for thu monarch of modern minstrelsy will open Friday morning , IRISTMAS is coming and do you " 'know any one who wouldn't liku a Camera for a Christinas present ? Anybody can take u picture nowa days and everybody would like to if they only had a camera. You can get more real pleasure out of it than any thing1 you own. You can take snap shots of your friends you can photo graph your pets you can get pictures of beautiful scenery. t < , < t < * * . * "Til 15 COMIVl" ' l n * mall hut mnfi-ct iioi'Kot imipiKiiu * fiimi'ia , Mink-lent Him for four \vlthout rolo.itlliiir. ho Him IMII IH doI'lopi'tl ninl inliitcil tit n cost of uliout0 fonts per dozon. The illnslnitioiisvill jjlvo > ou an iili-a of the sl/.t of iik'tuio tiiKeii with "Tho t'omi1 ! . " If tloxlrt-il thi'j fiin bi > 'it H very small cost. YOU BRING OR SM US Four new subscribers for three wcelcs each Two new subscribers for six weeks eich ; One new subscriber for twelve weeks to The Omaha Bee , prepaid at ihc rate of 15 cents a week , paper to be delivered in Omaha , Council Bluffs or South Omaha by carrier , or sent elsewhere by mail WE WLL ! 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Si/.e of "The Comet" Is I'/ixl'JiMI ' Inches ; weighs three ounces. i ; YOU BRING OR SEND US Eight new subscribers for three weeks each Six new subscribers for four weeks each Four new subscribers for six weeks each N Two new subscribers for twelve weeks each One new subscriber for twenty-four weeks . Prepaid at the rate of 15 cents a week , paper tn be de livered in Omaha , Council Bluffs or South Omaha by car rier , or sent elsewhere by mail WE WILL GIVE YOU A The "Crescent" as a hlKhfiiale , Jhbt cla.ss c.imeia Is not only a surprise , but a delight to tlie ( hous-inds now tisliiK thi'iii in picTcicncc to all others. It l.iKcs a pholojzi.iph tlnce by three liuhcs , the sl/.e of the iiccoinp.in.v IIIK pictuie. The bi/.u of the tameia IB < ! ' / { . li.v I by 1 Indus. Tlie "descent" Is wan anted to hi 111 si class In e\eiy paitlciilar and equal to any . 10,00 hand camci.i on the mar ket. ket.Tlie Tlie "Crescent" is llio latest tiling out in hie cameia line. They wile Hist Inliodiiceil In October , IH'.u ' : , and the eiioimonsnli > ot mine than LlO.oiK ) the 111st month illnstiates the Kteat demand for a popular liluli Kiadc c.imeia. The "Crescent" Is equipped with an aehiomatle lens mound fiom UK finest Impoitod optical Klass , made oxpiessly lor the "Crescent" cameia and wan-anted to Ive equal if not better lesnlls than tlie lenses fouml In Instill- nients costing Horn iCi.OO to Ifl'-'OO. Tlie "descent" shutter Is piobably the most pcifeet ever used on a hand camera. It is adapted to Instantaneous or time exposuie , and c.in be changed fiom one to the other in a second. Tlie "Crescent" Is adapted to either plates or Illins , but as better lesults aio invailably obtained limn plates at a less expense , vvo iccommeml thch use in tlio "descent , " at least to HtartIth. . N. B. A now sub scriber undoi1 this offer bs ono who 1ms not boon taking the 13co through our ollloo or it's tegular agents later than Nov. 2T , 1890. 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