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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 16, 1897)
THE 01SIATTA DAILV Hi : , . 1.VPt'nf > AT , OCTOBER 16 , 18i 7. COUNCIL , BLUFFS DEPARTMENT Mi.voit Mn.vrto.v. lUrry Murphy , coil and wood. 37 Main. Ii. Shrlvcr , dentist. McrrUm blk. , rom 240 Smoke Ollle ? Choice , 1023 South Main Hired. Senator N. Krllz of 1'emlor , N'cb. , Is Iti p- ( ho city on ImsliicfU. pr Mr. and Mrs. J'.hn V. Davis and Mrs. Fred Davis me In Chicago. K. H. Gregory of Hot Springs , Ark. , Is In the city vIMtlnc relatives. $ Dick ( lunnoudo has gone to visit relatives &t the llotobud Agency , S. n. M. S , Walker o' Dos Molncs , formerly ot thin city , U visiting friends here. Satisfaction guaranteed at the reliable llluff City steam laundry. 1'hone 314. Mrs. Fred ( Iran , recently the guest of Mrs. K.0 , llaldy , has returned to her home In North I'latle , Neb. Roy Lane , who lias been visiting friends here for some time , departed last evening for Central City , Neb. Stranger In town. A lot of soiled linen. Where Is tbo best laundry ? Ask any Opllcc- man. Ho will tell you the "HaBlc,1 .21 II way. Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Kastncr returned last evening from their bridal tour to the west and will go to housekeeping on Third uvemic. Thomas Ulshton furnishes only the best grades of coal , guarantees correct weight and prices as low as anywhere In the city. JIOG "West Ilroadway. Mrs , llallock , who has been visiting her niece , Mis. A. C. Harding of Twenty-third street uml Avenue 11 , left last evening for Jier home In Waterloo. Neb. Council muffs people cnn obtain copies of the International art series. "Ireland In PlctlllcV by calling at the Council Uluffs oillco of The lice , No. 10 Pearl street. The Denlson Herman Lutheran conference will meet at Denlson on tno 10th. This con ference Includes all of the churches on the Northwestern from the Bluffs to Ilonne. J"r. ) ( ! eoge : L. I.onpe of Uessemcr , Mich. , 1s thu guest of Mr. airl Mis. George Van Ornian nt the Transfer hotel , while en route for his home after a six weeks' trip through California. The dlrls' Industrial school meets this afternoon at the Klscman building. Miss Nellie Dodge and Miss llrldeiisteln will be there to assist In the practice of music before the opening. Mcl'lierson & Reed will open today at their downtown store. No. 0 I'earl street. Carnn- tlona , roses or buttonhole bouquets will be given to lady or gentlemen visitors. All are invited to call. Messrs. Legge. Konlgmacher , Estcp , Me- J.llllau , Grey , Upo , llrownlcc , Stevenson , I'at- ton and J. C. Mitchell accompanlned an ex cursion of Knights of the Mystic Shrineto Fremont. Neb. , this afternoon. Mrs. C. U. H. Campbell has returned from a week's visit with Mrs. K. S. I'usey of Den ver. On Sunday evening Mrs. Campbell , ac companied by Mlsa Nieman ot Schuyler , will leave for a brief visit in Chicago. H. N. Sucksdorf and daughter of Trcynor were among the guests at the Kell yesterday. ( Mr. Sucksdorf is one of the most extensive land owners and stock raisers of that local ity , lie and his daughter are cu route to the west on a pleasure trip. Mrs. Cora Williams died at Kirksvllle , Mo. , on Thursday , where she has been residing for Borne time taking medical t eatment. Mrs. Williams was n niece of Mrs. E. J. Gilbert. The body was brought hom& last evening and will bo burled here. Arrangements for the funeral have not been completed. Ellle C. McKenzle. daughter ot A. and Catharine McKcnzlc , died yesterday morning at their home In Silver Creek township , aged 20 years. Deith resulted from typhoid fover. The deceased was born In Summer- Bide , P. E. I. , Canada , and came to Silver Creek township with her parents In 1S78. Mrs. Grace A. Grady died of heart trouble yesterday at 11:30 : o'clock at the home of her daughter , Mrs. Hale S. Hutcliliis , at 100 Fourth street. Tno dccensed was a widow , C8 years of nge , and resided In Sioux City , Avhcro the remains will be taken today for Interment. She was here visiting her daugh ter nnd was taken sick last Tuesday. Nelson Allen , the colored man who swindled James Donahue , a Kansas youth , out of | 10 on the plea that It was to bo full compensation for carrying him as a Pullman pafiscnger to the Pacific coast , was brought over from Omalm yesterday. He refused to come without the formality of extradition papers and had his wish gratified. He will bo tried upon the charge ot obtaining money under fnlKe pretenses. Henry O. Kent , of Lancaster. N. H. , was In the city yesterday on business connected with ono of the Cass county banks thut 13 In the hands of n receiver. While hero Mr. Kent took occasion to talk pretty freely about politics In his own section of the L-uiiuiry. Ho was the defeated candidate for governor of New Hampshire last fall , and , as the New England states went wholly republican last year , that means that Mr. I\eni w.is the democratic candidate. Ex-Congressman Ilynum of Indiana , chair man of the national democratic committee , will spend tomorrow In this city the guest of Postmaster llowman. Mr. Jlyniim spiuks at Clarlnda tonight In the Interest of sotr.i.l de mocracy and sound money , and on Monday evening ho will speak In Missouri Valley. It has been suggested that he might bo induced to address a religious meeting In this ciiy on Sunday evening , but th're Is slight probabil ity ot him doing so , and a large party of sound money democrats has been niado up to accompany him to the Valley on Monday. Prof. J. C. Hlsey went to Lincoln yesterday to attend the meeting of the department of state BUt'orlntendance of Nebraska. On Thursday ho took the phonographic records of about half a dozen pupils In Miss Thompson's room , and a number of specimen fiages of the work oi the pupils In Miss Morgan's room In the illoomer building. These were to be used In Lincoln last evening to Illustrate the methods of teaching nnd exemplify the work of the pupils In the Council Illuffs schools. Prof , Hlsey has been rolled upon to explain the work at flu Lincoln meeting. He cxpcctii to return todiy. C. 11 , Vlavl Co. , female remedy ; consulta tion free Oillco hours , 0 to 12 and 2 to u. Health book furnished. 32G-327-32S Merrlam block. . N. Y. Plumbing comjmny. Tel. 250. CoulniiMi for a Million Uriel.- . K. A. Wlckham concluded a cent act yester day with the Armour people In South Omaha by which he Is to deliver Immedlitely 1,000.- 000 building brick. Mr. Whyiim has on h nd at the present tlmo about l.oOO.OOO br k , and expects to find sale for the remainder of the lot in Omaha during tlio season. "SOLID , not liquid ! " Oh , the dignity of an Honor * Care ! The yigor'innjdng nnd actual nerve- buildintj ( Dualities of Dr. Cliarcot'a Koln Nervine Tablets are prtcise. Dr. Charcot's q lclcy | rctn- cdy nen'ous nfilicticilS and repair shat tered nerves. They kill brain fatigue mid keen the k intellect. Your capa- 'city for work nud pleasure _ _ will be doub led If you will accept the simple treat ment , llundredi of dank men and women have wiiitcn to ui of their relief. Send for jiroot ; of curei. Kola Leaflet 1'ice , Price , GOc and $1 a. package. Accept nothing that Jiftt not carry Dr , Chariot's name on the f adage. Druggists , or ( Eureka Chemical and Manufacturing Co , ta Cieuc , Wii , ARREST IS LIKELY TO ICCUR Postal Authorities Bollovo They Am on the Bight Track. MORE ABUT THE LOST REGISTER P USH Throw n I.ltlli- on Hie OreiirreiH-e mill Iti'Niilt In Severn ! of the. ItullMllClerks. . "Tho man who stole the postal registry pouch will be arrested as sure as his name is , " remarked a postal employe yesterday , "And ho will be arrested before he Is many' days older , too , " continued the speaker. "Ho lug gotten away with a bigger load than he can carry , and he will either drop It soon or it will be taken away from him. " About all of the facts connected with the dlsaiiicaranco of the J14.COO iiackago were bought : to light yesterday , despite the efforts of the postal authorities to keep It all quiet. The date of the disappearance Is much longer ago than was at first stated. The pouch reached the transfer depot here on the- after noon of September 29 , and the special agents of the department have been puzzling their brains over It ever since. The circumstances under which It disappeared were correctly and exclusively staled In The lleo yesterday moi nlng. Thu postal clerks Into whoso hands it was last trace. ) both reside in this city. They huh declined to make any statement contenting the matter for the i-iuson thai It was the custom of the depatinent to ical the lips of all of Its employes under such circum stances. George V. II. llrlll , who recelptol for the missing pouch and neglected to enter It on his book , resides at 2535 Fourth avenue. He has lived In Council Bluffs for many ycais , and has been In the railway mall servIce - Ice 1'or ' tlio last ten years. Ho bea-s the j highest charade : for Integrity and honesty. Ills run Is from Council lllnffs to Cheyenne. Thomas Pheney , the clerk on the Burlington's fast mall , who consigned the pouch to llrlll and took his receipt far It , lives with his family , on the corner of Avenue H and North Ninth street. Ho has been In the railway mall service for more than ten years , and Is | likewise above suspicion. It was admitted yesterday that the depart ment had about ceased Invcs'.lgatlng ths em ployes on the eastern end of the Union Pa cific division and were looking up some warm clews on the western end , and al though It wus most strenuously denied yes terday It was quite well understood that special agents of the department and tno Insurance company were sulllclently well sat isfied as to tne 'Identity of the thief as to Justify his arrest. HOW "REGISTERS" ARE HANDLED. The methods pursued by the department are supposed to throw every possible safe guard around the handling and transporta tion of valuable property that goes through the malls. The regulations require the per sonal Inspection and checking by two or three men of every pouch containing regis tered mall , but owiii to the rush this is frequently impossible. Often it Is counted has'lly and checked and received In a lump. When the pouch containing the small for tune disappeared this rule of the depart ment was fully observed and every otic of the hags passed through the hands of liic two mall agents and were checked by the transfer clerk at the depot , John Powers , lly some means that the department can only explain as an oversight Postal Clerk Drill /ailed to make the entry of the pouch In his book. It has also been ascertained from the Chicago end that there were on this par ticular day two register pouches for Ogden. There 'Is always one each way every day and the postal clerks have become so fa miliar with It that it would be an Impossi bility to overlook It In checking or entering It on their books. The fact that there were two on this day was extraordinary anj gives rise to the suspicion that a conspiracy to steal It might have originated In Chicago and chance would be given If by some oversight .one of the clerks should fail to note the presence of two and ac cording to custom receipt for only the one that came regularly. The two Ogden pouches would be entered on ihe books , the regular one first ar.J the extra represented by ditto marks under It. It Is supposed that this might have been the case with the books In th'Is instance and that llrlll had overlooked the ditto marks when making his entries. From the time the pouches are received In the mall cars until they are delivered at their destination or to some other clerk they are not taken out of the Iron cages prepared to receive them. It is presumed that when some other clerk along the Una found Drill's report showing but one bag ami two on hand he concluded that U was hia pie. iAt least this Is the the ory the department ofllcers are working. The fact that seems the strangest of all Is that .particular and valuable pouch should be the one that Is missing. ll * nl listnd- Transfer * . The following transfers are reported from the title and loan ofllco of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : Lucy M. Fair and husband to Charles L. Conr ! ; s'fc ' lot 22 , John son's add , and n'.i e > { . lot 5 , orig inal plat , w. d $ 550CO A. C ! . Hough and wife to Edward M. Smart ; lot I. block 10 , Oakland , w. il. . . 100/0 Samuel M. Hicks to the Avoca bunk ; ' / He4 ! 20 nnd sVi mvU 21- 7fi-29 , w. d 4,7ir > .n Edward U. McMahon and wife to John T. Hcdlek ; lot 2 ! ) , block 11 ! , Potter & George Co.'s add. , H. w. d 2-00 Same to fame ; blocks 3 , 4 and u ; lots 1 to 7 , 10 to IS nnd Ifi to SO , l.ock : C ; lots 1 to 15 and IS to .TO , block 111 ; blocks H and 1.1 ; lots 1 to 2S , block 1C , Potter & George CO.'H add. , s. W. d 2.03 Charles T. Olllcar and wife to Terry Uvimoiv ! ; lots 20. 22 and 23 , block I ; lots 10 , 12 and 2 : ! , block . " > , and lots 31 and Si , block C , Uabbltt Place , w. (1 1CO.CO Hi mi' to Eudora A. Anderson : lot 1C , block 5 , and lot 19 , b'.ock C , Ual.bllt Pmee , w. U 100.00 S. H liust and wife to John Coleman - man ; lot 10 , Auditor's Hiibllv. nw'i iu'/i 12-i.VK w. d 7.W.IX ) 10. A. nnd 1C. T. Pratt nnd wives to Ernest 10. Hart ; feVl section 4 ( except 10 acres ) , nnd mU neU 9-7J-40 , w. d 9.COO.OO Potter K George Co. to John I. Heillck ; Ki lot * In Potter & George I'o.'s add. , f. w. d 2.00 Sume to same , lot 4 h'ock 1 , at.d lot ; ! , block 2 , Potter < t George CO.'B add. , fe. w. d 2.03 Eleven transfers , totnl $15,323.15 \rresleil for Sleiillnur I'llperx , Thomas Jeffries , a 15-year-old luy , was arrested yesterday upon thu charge of stealIng - Ing newspapers from the subscribers after they had been dellvere.l by the carriers. Ho was caught In the act of taking two copies of The Dec from a business block on Droadwuy , and when an examination was nude of his pack of papers It wa * found lo contain copies of all of I ho morning papers. Jeffries U the boy who was found In com pany with a gang of adult tramps In I ho Hock Island yaids several \veek-i ago and w.a taken to the station , lie prove : ! to be a runaway hoy. havlns left his home In Ot tawa , 111. , Eoine tlmu before , and was beatIng - Ing his way over the country In box cars , H's father was cmmunlcatc'l with by the police. He informed the ofllcers that the boy had run away from his home frequently and had cptnt most of his time for the last ] two years In wandering around the coun ! try. Ho would like to have him sent back , ho wrote , on his mother's account , but ho doubted If ho ivuld bo induced to stay at home. The boy U unusually bright and clean , and made many friends around the station. These friends procured him a posi tion as bell boy In one of the hotels and have been trying to keep him in line. I'nreliilHf n I'n The trustees of Fifth Avenue Methodist chuicli have purchased a seven-room frame house on Pierce street , which they will move onto the north end of the lot on which the church now stands , and will bo used as a parsonage. Arrangements have been made whereby the rental that wouM otherwise bo us Ul to outsldo parties by the p.tstor will bo paid to the trustees of the church and arv'v ' on the debt Incurred by the purchase of the building. iiinii SCHOOL A < rviv5T i7i < ; ii .SCHOOL. Omaha nml Omiiell llhilTx Will Collide ut ( he I'lelil Clnli ( iriiiinilN , Local foot ball enthusiasts are antici pating a great game this afternoon between the teams of the Council Illuffs nnd Omaha High schools. The game will be played on the gridiron In the Field Club park , be- * pinning at 3 o'clock. Omaha suffered a defeat at the hands of the Council Hluffs boys last year for the first time 'In the history of the schools. Today both teams are going to try hard and not have a defeat put down on their record. Most of the men arc new on the first ! j team , but old foot ball players. The team I ' has been working hard this last week under i the captaincy of Dyar and coaching of Hess. I The llccup la as follows : C. H. H. S. Position. O. II. 3. H. Dailcy . left end . Everotts j Anderson . left tackle . Cor.elyon I Morehouso . left guard . Morse Hoblnson . center . ' . Stokes Saunders . right guard . . . .Frakenburg Itutts . right tackle . Dickinson Itarnard . right end . Hutchlnson Rutherford . quarter . Spafford Dalesman . right half . Tracy Dyar . left half . Thomas Gr.iham . fullback . West Itclkman-lless. . substitutes .Martin-Crosby Jameson . substitute . Hughes Money to Loan Reduced rate on first class improved farms and Inside city property. Apply to Jns. N. Casady , jr. , 23G Main St. I Christian Home h'timnceM. ; The financial report of the Christian homo orphanage for the week shows that the total donations to the manager's fund amounted to $20.37 , being ? S.C3 below the needs of the week. Deficiency In this fund , as reported last week , $184. OS , Increasing deficiency to date to $103.31. Grand to'.al of receipts In the general fund am-unts to $ S6.SO , being $113.20 below 'the estimated needs for cur rent expenses of the week. Deficiency In this fund , as reported last week , $523.07 , In creasing deficiency to date to $036.27. Amount needed In the Improvement and con tingent fund , as reported In last week's paper , $ SSS29.50. The financial report shows that at the present -time thirty-four states nrc contrib uting to the support ot the orphanage In the form of state pledges , each pledge amounting to $100. A number ot these Btatcs hive completed and forwarded the proceeds of many pledges. Iowa heads the list with twenty-eight pledges , the present one now having eight signers pledging $10 each. The pledges are complete when ten persons In the state authorize the manager of the home to attach their names to the pledge and draw on them when the ten names have been secured. Nebraska follows next with Its eleventh pledge , which now seven signers. Illinois pledge No. S has eight signers. New York's fourth pledge has seven signers , Pennsylvania follows with Its third pledge having two names. Cali fornia's third has five names , Massachusetts third with eight names , Kansas' third with seven names , Indiana's third with three names. New Hampshire , South Dakota , Kentucky , Connecticut. Colorado and Min nesota follow with their second U fourth ple.lges. with varying nnnvbers of signets. In addition la this Is the fifth United States pledge with the names of ten people agree ing to give $100 each. The smaller contribu tions come from all of the states and from ' many foreign countries. During Its exist ence the home has taken In and cared forever over 200 orphaned children from Nebraska. X MV Counterfeit. A new and very dangerous counterfeit coin was passed lost night at the Jarvis bar room , on South Main street , by a couple of strangers. The coin appears to be an old live-dollar gold piece , and Is so skilfully constructed that it would b < ? taken wtthnut hesitation almost anywhere. It has appar ently the proper weight , the proper size and Is heavily plated with gold. Its spurious char acter can only be detected by a close exam ination , which discloses the fact that It Is cast an 1 not stamped. I The men came Into the saloon and ordered drinks and presented the coin In payment. H was taken by the bartender without hesi tancy and $4. SO In change returned. Its true character was not discovered until tlio cash was being counted for ths day. The police were furnished with a fairly good description of the men , but they were not found. r llu.Mcllnurli ( 'line. Floods of oratory were encountered by all who Invaded the upper floors of the county court house yesterday. The arguments of the attorneys In the McHugh case occupied the entire day and were not finished when the time arrived last evening for the ad journment of court. Colonel Dalley resumed his argument for the defense , when court cor.vcnod In the morning ami did not con clude It until after 4 o'clock in the aftcr- uoon , making a speech that covered more than a full day's session of the court. County Attorney Saunders began his argu ment and gave the jury three-quarters of on hour more of oratory before court ad journed , and gave notice that he would finish this morning. It Is expected that the case will reach the jury before noon. . . llnptlxt Illlile Students. The students of the Christian culture course of the First Oaptist church held the Initial meeting of their winter's work last evening. The meeting was well attended and considerable Interest shown. This Is the class' third year in the sacred literature course of the Baptist society , which Is com pleted In four years. Two classes were main tained In different parts of the city last sea son , but the two are consolidated this year and will meet cnce a week at the church. Kor > irv \Vonuii lloi-Kfonl'M Aelcl PhoNiilinle. D. ' . J. II. Alexander , Charlotte , N. C. say * : "It U pleasant to the taste , and ranks among the best of nerve tonics for nervous females. " OI.OSK OK .MOI1OMC CO.YI''l < : itI3.VCK. liidliiii Allotment Seheine IN IMxriiNNCil 111 Ill-lull. MCHONK LAKE , N. V. , Oct. 1C. The dcs- Ing session of the Indian confo/encu was held today. The E-UCCCSS or fallire of the allot ment scheme was the main theme of the day. General Whlttles-ey eald ho believed there was now enough light to bellevo that the allotment had been a wise and benefl- clent policy. Major Wooclson , U. S. A. , continued his account of the operations of the system at the Cheyenne snd Arapahce agencies In Ok lahoma. He ccntrEHtcd the c million of thesj Indians twelve jears ago , when an outbreak from them was feared , with the peaceful industry now existing. He empha sized the Importance of th ? service tendered by the farmers and field matrons and urged the conference to use its influence tupaclally to procure : n Increase In the number of the latter. Alhrt K. Smiley desc.lbed ces'.a of Inrthns who cannot well take their lands In sev erally now. Among these are the Navujos , win nre pasto.al and drh-3 ihelr flocks a thousand miles , the tribes In southern Cali fornia who cllim to the place where they have long lived and the Pueblos of New Mexico , who will not glvB up tlulr village lift ) ami community ownership of land. Ruv. Dr. Hubbell of Buffalo explained the situation of the Now York Indians G.OOO In number , with 80,000 acres of land and their unwillingness up to this tlmj to take laud In severally oit account of threatened claims upon their land In such case , by the Holland L.nd company. Dr. Frlsu-ll. Miss Ivcs , Rev. Charlei W. Shellon. Ml.u Scovllle , D1. Hart- marn , Re.Dr. . mith cf Hirtfird , Mr. Frank Wood uml others poke Inlelly. Rev. Dr. A. E. Dunning of Boston urged the retention of the Indian names for In dians and Mrs .Qulnton pointed out the objections she found to this. The confer ence udjounied after an extended eccslon. MllHIIIIN All jlllll-ll , HAI/TIMORE , Oct. 15. The general grand chapter , Royal Arch Mosona , adjourned finally today after a brief morning ueyjlon at which the principal buBlncna wua the election of Dr. William M. Kuhn , grand high priest of MUsourl , Etncrnl master of the Urn veil , thus completlni ; the list of olllcera ' < * JIURK / , Additional Hand ? Given Employment In the Manufacturing Lino. ACTUAL PRODUCTION' . ON THE INCREASE I niiNiuil Activity | \ofrtt In tin- Iron Market , While September IHporl * of Wliriit .SitriiiiNN All Ileeilt-llM. NEW YORK , Oct. 15. II. O. Dun & Co.'a Weekly Review of Trade will any tomorrow : Foreign trntlo In September , the heavy In crease in Iron production nml consumption anil the wriest ipiiymcnta through clearings over known In October nrc Inillcntlons which outweigh hesitation In some markets. The Increase In employment or labor tins continued r.vlth further accounts dally of , works opening , Increasing force of hands , or raising of wngcH , and at every point where actual production can be tested It ap. pears greater than ever before , Efforts by the llnnk of Hnglnml have de layed further gold exports , but with a cnt- ton movement rising , lurgc shipments to this side are deemed certain and not dis tant. .More gold , however , menus less Just now than more Iron. The output of pig Iron October 1 was 200- 1IS tons weekly , against 112,7i2 ! a year ago , the Increase since July 1 having been 2 HIT cent. Unsold stocks have been reduced at the rate of 40,217 tons * weekly In Se : > .ember. Indicating a consumption exceeding 2X2 OCO tons weekly , < whle > i Is about 20,000 tons greater than ever before and 40 per cent greater than three months ago , Prices of pig hold steady , though the production him boon further Increased since Oo.ober 1 , and .prices . of llnlshed 'products ' gradually rise with especially heavy demand for plates , rods and bars , while another contract hns boon taken by the Illinois Steel company to deliver 30.000 tons of steel rails for j ! > mn , and the Pennsylvania company hus bought 3.,000 tons of ore shipments on the lake sur passing all records , and the Rockefeller company has contrite.cil for another steamer with two consorts to carry LV.COO tons , the largest over built for the lakes. Makers of black sheets have raised the Di-Ieo for No. 2S to ? 210 and wire nails are Be higher , the average of Iron and steel products rising G per cent for the week to the highest ipolnt since April S. Tin plates arc cheaper at JX10 , with enormous produc tion , and copper at $11.12 for lake , with lead nt $1.10 , but tin Is fairly strong. The cotton mills are producing as largely as cheap cotton Invites and 'With modi-rate demand ; print cloths nrc low at $2.-14 and some grades of other goods arc slightly re duced. Sales of wool for specul.itlon have greatly decreased , but manufacturers do not tlnd that current prices are 'warranted by thtlr market for goods , though It Is strong and advancing. S . 'cs of wool for two lAceks have been 24.331.nro ; iound t at the three chief markets , of which iri.SOT 3f < ) were domosilr , and while quotations are maintained , large lots previ ously withdrawn by consigners are now offered. The demand for spring goo'ls Is limited , but the prices of some iiuulltlos have advanced a shade further. There Is also some qnlet contracting already for heavy -weights. Wheat has been fairly steady , but moving more largely than last year from the farms and from ' .he country. Western receipts were 15,167,054 bus.iels In two 'weeks ' of Oc tober , against 14 2.t.,01t ; lust year , and Atlan tic exports n , irh1,401 bushels ( Hour Included ) , against 4,747Slo last year ' .vhllj corn ex ports were 3,2C7..t7 bushels against 3,300,925 last year. Stiplembor-exports of wheat sur pass uI ! records , amounting to 2iJ,8fiSS3S bushels , against li.filfi l , " last year , owing to high prices , the value being over 100 per cent larger for all breatlstuffs. The price of wheat has decll-ied ij of a cent , and corn 1 per cent wlt'1 the g6vernment report of a yield exceeding lifO > , ( .OVOJ liu-shels. Cotton has declined 3-lfic to $ < ; " 1 for spot , some au thorities of repute having pub'lshed esti mates that the yield will be O.fOXKX ) bales , but the movement Is yet retarded by the the fever. Failure ? , for the week have been 223 In the United States , against : ; S2 last year , and 30 In Canada against 40 last year. \VI3KK1.V CM'J.VUIXfi 1IOIISK TOTALS. iilc of l.'ilNliM'NS Ti'miMielloiiK of tll < * ANSOf'lllU'll IlltlllCS. NEW YORK. Oct. 15. The following table , compiled by Ilradstrect , shows the bank clearings at eighty-seven cities for the week ended October 14 , with the percentage of In crease and decrease as compared with the corresponding week last year : rounding- the elections In New T ork wpro conditions to unsettle the nubile. The con- tinned brcnk In rhlcnpo Gas wan the ln < M. dent of the downward move , tind that ute k led In the rally , although It showed some fluro whs every evidence not only of covering by tVe shorts , but of ncrmnulii- tlon.M of certain stocks In the hand * of whnt the street calls the "big people. " Commission houses , however , arc Inactive , nnd the public having linen fhakt-n out , are slow to return ns buyers of stocks. Kuropo has done little , though It bought at a decline nnd sold on the rnllies. The fact that further old Imports nre delnye.i by the artificial advance of the Hank of Kngland rate on gold < \nd the marking tip of Its discount rate to 3 per cent 1ms had com paratively little Influence. It Is recosnlzed thnt the persistent purchases of brend- n'.uffs by foreigners must result In lowering of rates to the gold point nnd the transfer of considerable ppeele In this direction. Ki-rr.s iuj"vin\v 01TII.UIK. . Aetlvlly hi lU'iuniid for Staple * IN Not ( litllf So Markod. NEW YORK , Oct. 15. IJradstreefs tomor row will say : The activity In staple lines of merchan dise Is less pronounced than a month ngo , duo to Interior merchants having supplied their demands for the time , a Ki-.ulimted Increase of the territory Included In this yellow fever quarantine , the low prices of cotton , n tendency In thu Missouri river valley nnd Mirlne wheat states to hold wheat for 'higher prices nnd to farmers be ing bu y with fall planting. Unseasonable weather linn had an unfavorable Influence on the distribution of iiterchand'po through out the central west , and nt Chicago and St. Louis Bales have fallen off. A well Informed correspondent of Hrad- strect's , after extended personal Investi gation , gives reasons for anticipating" a much smaller yield of cotton than trade es timates Indicate. He looks for a Texnn crop not to exceed 2,0000 | bales , or less than Inst yenr , while the Mississippi valley will , tie thinks , produce less than an average - ago crop , nnd Arkansa be In less favorable situation than last yenr. The long nnd p- Vere drouth , facilitating picking and mar keting , has , he > declares , destioyed nil hope ofi top crop , and will materially cut slnrt the later yield. The position of the cotton goods Industry Is no more favorable , but woolen goodn manufacturers report demand brisk , prices steady nnd an unwillingness by maker-1 to accept new order * nt pre.'vnt quotations. Advam-cs are ) rtx | > rted for bcs- spiner pig Iron and steel , billets , with quick saliis , but'prlces < ire Ilrmly held , Some steel mills are not able to keep up with order ? . The domestic consumption of pig Iron last month was extraordinarily heavy and prom ises to greatly > tlmulate production. With tile slackening olC in the rate of distribution of merchandise , the upward movements of prices IM correspondingly checked , and in this , the third week In succession , the number of staples for which quotations are lower Is greater than those which are higher or unchanged. There are nominal advances for lard and men's shoe. " , but prices for pork , Migar , other forms of iron nnd steel than those named , for enp- per , lumber , coal , hides nnd wool nre un changed. Quotations are lower for butter , l > otntoes , wheat , corn , oats , Hour , beef , coffee , print cloths and lead. Wheat exports have again expanded , the total for the present week belnq among file largest on record. The total export * of wheat ( Hour Included In wheat ) this wCik from iKith coastn of the United States ag gregated 0,039,720 bushels , against 4.S3V.I1 bu-hels last week. 4liSt7 ( bushels In Ill's week a year ago , 2,40:1,01X1 : bushels In l.Wi , ; ! ,1K > , OCO bushels In 1M > 1. 2,70'J,00 ( ) bushels iti 1803 and 3,270,000 bushels In 1SH2. Corn ex ports again make a small tot il , belni. 2.221,000 bushels this week , against 2lonOJ last week , 1,711,000 bushels n year ago , l.GSO.OOO bushels in ISM , ll.V 3 bu-'hels In 'SS4 , 1,123.000 bushels In 1S93 and 701,000 bush el : ) In 1892. There are 196 business failure. " reported throughout the United Stales this week , compared with 23(1 ( last week , 279 In the week a year ago , 2MI two years ago , 2.V1 three yeais iigo and. 340 four years ago. There are 41 business failures rtpirtcd through out the Dominion of Canada this week compared with 45 last week , SO In the week a year ago nnd 37 two years ago. South Omaha News . TEPWW'iSPW'S0 ' 1 Yesterday afternoon a permit was issued to the Schlitz llrewlng company for a $12,000 building at the west end of the Q street viaduct. This structure will be of brick , two stories and a basement. The building will have a frontage on Q street of 100 feet , and. wilt run back sixty-four feet. 11 is the Intention to push work as rapidly as possible In order that the roof may be placed In position before extremely cold weather sets In. The old frame buildings which formerly occupied this site have been tomoved , and the ground is being prepared for the new structure. Grading for the foundation of the Schlitz warehouse at Twenty-seventh and L streets is about completed , and the work of erecting a cold storage house will soon commence. With the completion ot the buildings men tioned , the Schlitz company will own six teen different sites In this city. \o SettleiiK-iil I.IUely. All efforts to settle the Ellen Tlmony claim have proved futile , and possibly the city will have to stand suit. Mra. Tlmony was Injured last February by falling on a slippery sidewalk. Certain attorneys got hold of the case and filed a claim for $5,000. This was not pushed , and recently Mrn. Tim my sent a written offer to the council agreeing to settle for $250. The council was willing to .pay $150 , but no more , and so the matter has been dropped as far as negotla- .ons are concerned. IJniiNiinlly lilulit KfurlNlrudon. Thursday was the first day of registration and only 1S5 voters took occasion to regis ter. This was very light In compar'son with the first day's registration of 183G , when the total was 1,171. There Is not near the In terest In the campaign this year that there was last , probably accounting for the light registration. Not as many newcomers have registered as was expected. Everyone de siring to vote jnust register this fall. Thr- iiext day for registration will be October 22. for mi Alleficil In.NiiU. Sadie Sandon has commenced suit In the district court against Cai.italn Patrick Mc- Danougli ot the police force , to recover $5.000 Tor an alleged insult. The -n-oman called at the city jail some nlglils ago to enquire about a friend who was a prlsone- , and was told by the captain that there would be a warrant out for her In tlio morning. The police c'alin that the Sandon woman has been lined In police court for disturbing the peace. ItoiimlliiK ; I'p ViiK'riintN. For several days past the police have boon rounding up the vagrants. A large number wore brought before Judge Ch.tstmann yts > - terJay afternoon. Without a single exertion they all put up the talk of looking for work. The judge gave each ono a couple of hours t' leave the city. Ann Seillile.I. William nobler , an employe of Swift and Comi any , had the misfortune to f > nald his light arm yesterday afternoon. While quite badly burned , Dr. Schlndel , who ottendej Ilobler , said tliat the Injuries were not seri ous. Dubler lives at Thirty-second and .S streets. John Payne of Elgin was a visitor at the oxclunse yesterday. J. S. Illxliy of Clarkson wus a Imsliiets visitor hero yeoterday. Frank Kramcl , Narka , Kan. , Is registered at onu of the hotel * . The democrats will hold a meeting at Blum's hall tonight , T. J. Davidson , Hepner. Ore. , Is here lookIng - Ing after his property interests. Mrs. Fox and Mrs. Corbett of Nelson arc the guests of Mrn. Carl Smith. Dorn , to Mr. and Mrs. Paul -Mollner , Twen ty-fourth and Polk streola , a con. Quito a number of Shrlners from tills cl'.y ' wont to Fremont yesterday afttriioon. W. J. Cliadwlck will build an addition to oils s'.ore over near the Cudahy plant. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Illlne of Crescent. Ja. . are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Frank Jones. A son has been born to Mr. and Mrs. Wil liam NeumelEter , Thirty-sixth and Q ttreets. This evening the Swedish Salvation Army will hold fcrvlcen at thn corner of Twenty- Dr. CARL ENGEL ui'-Kin : , nar. JIAI.V STIIIIT , Jn I'lutner Hullding. . , , .Tell'iilidlie > ii , fi. DISEASES OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN. fifth ami K street * . The Bcr ccs will bo la charge of 0. V. 1'Mctisv.nnl anil A. J. Agren. Kor fifteen days this month the fees col lected for building permits Issued iimount to $32. Oalt Leaf RI-OVC will plvc n ilanco t Workmen hall , Tncnty-alxlH and N streets , tonight. tr. Ucrry reports .1 r.iso of diphtheria at the homo of M. riannaRan , Twentieth and Drown streets. C. K. Itruen has lakrn out ft permit to build a frame .resilience at Twenty-seventh and Ij streets the cost to be $009. Mr. and Mrs. llalph Hall " 111 entertain the Mohican club this evening at their home , Twcn'y-fourth ' and U streets. City Clerk Carpenter Is writing n history of the funding bond ordinance , which wan passed at the last meeting ot the city comi- ell. The state retail lltiuor dealers were en tertained nt the South Omaha brewery yes terday afternoon. After a trip through Hie brewery refreshments were served. The party wan In charge of 1) . Jcttcr and Man ager Henry Mies , Hev. .1. 0. Staples and Ilurton Hlce of the local order of Good Templars have been elected to ofnces In the grand lodge. Hcv. .Staples was chosen grand chief and Ilurton Hlce grand treasurer. The next annual ses sion of the grand lodge will be held In this city. I ook to your Interest. You cnn buy Salva tion Oil , the great pain cure , for 25 cents , I'UCAin.vc ; FOR i.ri < n' < ; iiiT's : i.ii'K. i\-.Illilu < % Vllieelil ( "onlllllleN Ills Ail- < lres 4 < i ( lie Jury. CHICAGO , Oct. 15. Klcctric fans buzzed merrily on Judge Tut hill's desk today , but ton feet away men and women sat and swoltoro.l ns they listened to the closing Argument of ex-Judge Vincent , chief counsel tor the defense In the Luctgert trial. The crush of humanity at the criminal court building was torrlllc. A hundred times the number of people the court roam would ac commodate clamored for admission. After the court corridors were crowded with moro ptoplu than could bo seato.1 In the co'.irt rojm hundreds stoo.l In line on the sidewalk outside and persisted In their de mands for admlssl.n. It was the greatest crowd tlio trial has yet seen and the nolsest. Collisions between guards and deputy sher iffs on one side and the ml.xe.l throng on the other were frequent In thu early morning and much loud and vulgar talk was In dulged In. The speeclimaklng In this fa mous case seems to be the greatest ran ! In the two months' continued Judicial per- | fcnuance. .More than half the number of ' the crowd that surged , pushed , pulled , gesi i tlculateJ , demanded , beseeched and otherj j wise /ought admission to Judge Tuthlll's court was composed of women. ! Luctgtrt came Into court leaking much , Improved In personal appearance. Ho also appeared to have had a better night's rest , than upon Wednesday night. He greeted his son , Ainold I.uetgcrt , nnd William Charles , his business partner , with hearty | handshakes. Then he turned and facel the ' large audience present. His lio.ivy eye brows were contracted and the habitual scowl deepened as Luetgert gazed about j him , apparently In search of the presence ' of friends. ' Kx-Juige ! Vincent took up the evldenc" In lhi > case and discussed It at length. Ho de fended William Charles. Liietgert's iwrtncr against whom Impeaching testimony was In troduced , nnd practically admitted that the story Charles trild was the story Luetgert would have told had he gone on the wltnos * stand. The bone experts wore discussed and thrsG of the prosecution were ridiculed , while : li evnerts of the defense we o extolled. Tomorrow State's Attorney Dcncen will spoaK. He will close the case in a live-hour argument. It is expected that one hour and i half vxlll bo required Per Judge Tuthill to read the voluminous Instructions. You can't aturd to rhk your life by al lowing c cold to develop Into pneumonia or consumption. Instant relief and a certain euro are afforded by Ono Minute Co'Jgh Cure. ll'iiiiniii > AN.NOclnl Ion Ail joiiriiN. NASHVILLE , Oct. 13 The American Humane association closed Its annual meetIng - Ing today. John G. Shortull of Chicago was re-elected president ; F. H. Rowley , Fall Hiver , Mass. , secretary ; D. C. I'annu- l.c Cleveland , O. , treasurer. I Hev. I. Iewenthnl nnd Matt Hello of Nashville made brief speeches regarding I the work of the Nashville Humane socle y. Oovernor Tayloi Introduced .MIs Will Ailm Dromgoole of Tennessee , who ddiven.'d an address on "Gamins of the Gutter" Tie address consisted chleily of recitations of nor poems and n story. Airs. Hale of Louisiana read n pa.per . on "The Correlated Duties of the Humane Public and the Medi cal Profession In Regard to vivisection. " I Cndirrh yiuir Life's Climil I Eminent nose and throat specialists in dally practice highly recommend Dr. Agncw's Catarrhal - tarrhal Powder , as safe , sure , permanent , painless and harmlcfs , In nil cases of Cold In the Head , Tonsllltls , Hoarseness , nnd Catarrh. It gives relief In 10 minutes , nnd banishes the disease llko magici. ( i. Knhn & Co. , irth , and DOIIK'II- ; Sherman & McConiicll DrilK Co , T.13 Dodge St. Airl S'irJic.il hstltati. lG051)oUuSt.Oiiiiha ! , Neb CONSULTATION FlP.K. Chronic , Nervous and Private Diseases audnll WP.AKNF.SS MICM and niSIWIJKUSof ill fella . HYDKOCEI.Kiiiul VAHIC > jCEnK i > o.iii.inently anil I Buccenufully eureil til twery cane1. I1LOOI ) AKD SKIN DlHiTiHHS. Sere Spots. I'lm- ' pleH. Scrofula. TiunorH. Tetter. Kr7cnia mill Hlood I'olKon thoroiiflilv eloaiiHi-il Troin tlio Byhtoin. KKHVOUS lleblllly. Kperiuatorriei ) , Seminal I LosueH , KU-ht Kmlbtilonx. Loan ut Vital I'owera ' lieriiKlncnll ; unU hp'-nllly cured. WIJAK MiiN. ! ( Vitality Wealt ) . imide HO l > y too eloHo npplle-illon \ to biiHincHH or Htndv : Hevero mental Htraln or ( trier : SICXUAIj KXC'ESSKS in mlilillu llfu or fioin ' IKI ottectu of > nuiiful ) Jolllc-s. Call or write them oiluy. Itox S77. i Offlalia Medlcilad Surgicil Institute RflcCREW IH THK ONLY SPECIALIST WHO rni.ATS AI.II Private Diseases Vl lin i > ad Uliordf r of MEN ONLY 0 YmrnISxp ricnca. 1(1 ( Yours in Oinnlin. 'rf'k ' Free. ( 'i > n"iilta- tionl'ieo. Joz1C ! , ot 1-ith and Farnam Bti. OMAHA. KKi ; . Young Womanhood. Sweet young girls ! How often they develop into worn , listless , nnd hope less women because mother hns not impressed upon them the importance of attending1 to physical de velopment. No wotnnn , is exempt from physi cal wonh- nct/imdpor * io'l'cal pain , n ii 1 young1 ( iris just budding in to woman hood should 1)0 guided physical ly ns well ns morally. If you know of any young lady wh is siolc and needs motherly ndviee , ask her to address Mrs. I'inhham at Lynn , Muss. , and tell every detail of her symp toms , surroundings and occupations. She will get advice from a source- that has no rival in experience of women's ills. Tell her to keep nothing hack. Ilur story n . - , , is told tea a woman , not to a , mail. Do not hesi tate ahout stalingdi > - iiivvvS < 3"frsstfti ' ftS -SS2S not \visli to men tion , Imt which are essential to a full understanding of her case , and If bhe is frank , help is certain to comet Searles & Searles. Sl'lKIALISTSlN KERllS.CIIROMQll WEAK MN All l > i-it lc Discic Plscnlcrs of Men. 1 rcntmctit by Mail. Ct tisiiitiitinn lrco. Cured for life anil ( lie poison llioioMKtily cle.i inod truin Uir-HyHlem. SlK'rnialc > rrlu'i. ! Seminal Weaknuis. l.osl Miin- hooil. Nlirhl KinlHSloiiN Deeaveil Kacullli's Ko- niiile Weattness. and all ilelleale illdonlern n 'iMi- llnr Hi eltlieiwx. . | -Hltlvoly cnnil. 1MI.KS KlSTt'LA mill HKCTAl , t'l.rKIW II VnUilCHI.H AND VAIIIOO "BfjS 1 > erinanently and aui-cenitully ptu-eil Metliod lu-xv and iinf.ililni ; . SlrifilureadGleetS"mii0 ; ! by mw inetlioil without pain or ciittlnir. Call oil or nililrpBHvltli BtaniP- S. 1-lth SI . DRS. mm O.UA1IA , Nr.3. a well Man of Me : INBAPO IIIKUKKIT HINDOO REMEDY rnonrcEP Tr E AFIOVE nil Narvutifl Dinonjos , FnlliniMemory 1'arosis , 9lecpl < yrnn9B , Nichtiy Knilfi- inn , ctc cuusBil by ppit nbutcKlviM viKorundiiize to Flinmfcpn ornuns , nml Quickly but MUr ly restores Isirt Jffrtittitoil in nlil nr rnuDK. I'MlrcnirKhl ' In vMtpockot.I'ricfljM.WnpacltnKo , fill for * S..Ofi'lf/i a lritttnllfir | in/rr to flirr r nonfrrfiintlfii. | . lie ; 'T HOY AN IMITATION , liut iiiKitt on having INDAPO. If your druRitUt lintt not ( tot It. WH will * -enit It prcpnid. Ill.MlUO Itr.nrilY CO. , rro | < r , rhtMto , III. oronrijinli , Kn in .t Cu. ( . 'or I-"li nml IXnicluss His , Mini .1 A Duller .V. Cii. 14tli k Donirliis' . bts . OMAHA. Nl J' WEAK MAN CURZ YOURSELF Dr. Onuly > woiulcrful Irlfh lnvli ; ' < n > t r , tlie ureili-.t inn > ly fur I.n t MMMI M. . | , ( \T lines pri iniitiui tif H nml i-ti'pH ' u'unnutuial ' \ drain1ami lo "e . Ail -mall. ' ul < u.itns enlnrKi'il an I HKIIunnl. .Sufftlc'iH liy itllll 11 nealei ! | patk- UK1' ciillllllnlll' KO pillH cile inll > ii iniiuumifil , will | je fcnt liy mail fioin ran ljlnr- utitry. < iru will fniiiNli vlx IMI l..i.1'i fur jr , , witli a < : IAUNTIR : to euro "i- nii'iuy ii'fiiiidfil. All lelit n conlUcntlul , uiul K tiAcnt with lull ilihtlil.-tiiiliH fieifniin l IIMT atlmi I'VJIST IMIMJ. . CO. . lomll. Ma . Orletnul and Only Ucnulnc. CATC , lll.Fl t.liul.le. LADUO > .1 ( "r OUihtant Ftitilu * lita- lufi.llio lo.li > Itli Mm rllihin TnUo lllinlliir KrfHtfitangfunn * fic iiii.i innrnri.ifi a lUinl'i Pr parllculatR , irttlmnnlaU to "Heller fop l.n\lrf"laliltr' \ . lit rrlur Hull. UI.IMIO T"'llnTOl , li. # * m : raver. .RE VOURSELFJ or rcit In plain vrrtpHr. j ; eiprti" , prepaid , lot tl.iu. or a oti.i : , U.JJ. C'lrculf * t rcacwV I.\I. i HIAM F'ir Tun nriU SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS- * * / X\XX/WWN /Vy\/V'WW/w\V/Xxw w i.i/iIM ; . Mil 11 , i AUM A.MJ UAUDION lanilH fur tult ur lent. Ij.iy & IH'Ba , 34 I'vail street. . j nroTsUBpn "cupiDENf ? " Hr.S I iihiri ! 'rinacicntVt'RuUililo llbU B . UlELiLJVItnllzi-r.tliorri'hurlii. tlouol u laniounl'renelj physician , will quickly cuiuHjiiol ull HIT. volts or < llHi'UM.'H of the ecnvruuvu urwiiiii , Midi in Jo t Miuilinoil , Iiiiummu , I'lilnaIn tlio ll.-icKKeiiiliml Jinilunniiii. Nfrvnim Ili'hlillv I'lmplca , UiillliiMd to Marry , Kxhuumliii ; Jlrnlim , VurlrnrHa miil Cotiitlnatlon , 11 Btopnu I IOSSI-H ' . ' . by liny < ir tils' i. I'IPVPHIH iiiilcl : , - - - - * - - - ncssoi UlwlinrBOwlilchIfnotclK-1---1 nil tliu linrrnmiil Inipotcnpy. I't'l I > i\i ; : rlcai.bc-s thu liver , lit * kiUncyabnillhn urinary oreauso' all imjiurltlcs. rupinr.Nn utrongthenBttnilrestorraiitnBllwcakorpuns. Tim reason mm-roni re not curi-il lij1 IXirlnrN li IHTIIUFU ninety pfr rrnt urn trouljlp. ' wltJj I'ronlnllll * . CUl'IDKNKIithiinnly Itnowiiri'mi'rty to euro without imopiTallun. E/'iaii'nilmniil. uli. A wrlW-nifii'irHnli'nBlvpnBnilnK.iicy rrlurni-il II Bii hiixes doc-n not cllucta ponnaiicut euro , JLOOn tot , BIX fur | 5. 3tiy mall , rfondfnrriinKclrcilnrana U-Blliuoiilala. Ajllrei > 3 J > AV J < JIianCIKK C'O.,1' , O. llox a/70. Don I'rdiiclit'o , Cnl DR. H. A. WOODBURY fer } Jii'y ist my father , Dr. I K. I. Wood bury , will have char o of TH7WTIQT ' 1O ' ' ' ! l'0 ' w"i'H in mv i Illco nnd ] will LsIjlN 1 lO 1 . jrlvo my ontli-o attention to Ononitno Dentistry , Orinvu mid Uridgo Wet k. No. 30 Pearl St. . . , TT A x \nrfcnTTr fr T > TN n N t to < ; r.nd notd. H. A. WOODBURY , D.D.S IOWA GARNISHMENT u. , NoM-rcHldeutH of lown now hava no oxotnptiotiH ntidcrtlio new CoJo which went into offet October 1.Vo can COI.I.IJCT HAD AC COUNTS us of old , uuttluHtMAIUMKI ) or SINCil.H cmpIoycH of Hull- wnyri , HxproHH , Telegraph , Telephotio and Sleeping Cur conipniilo.s / NASSAU INVESTMENT CO. , Council Bluffs , la <