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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 25, 1897)
CURRENT NEWS OF INTERESTS FROM IOWA. COUNCIL BLUFFS. MI.VOIl Cooper , Tire Ins. , 6 Pearl , tol. 372. Schmidt's bjs rcHcf photos arc the latest. Spconcr Grocery Co. , 323 Dwajr. Tel. 3H. A. carload a week at the reliable llluff City Laundry. J. A. Dumthc ot Oto , la. , was a Bluffs visitor ywtprdiy , John Hamilton of McIMul. la. , was a city visitor yei'torday. O. A. Johnson ot Glenwood was a guest In the city yesterday. P. P. Estcs of Sidney ws In the city yes terday on bushcEa. J. 0. Crawford of Stsni'jcrry , Mo. , was a. cltr visitor yesterday. Henry Kruso of M'ncoli was In the city yesterday on a business trip. J. J. Dalby of ncoebcrry. Mo. , was In the city jcBtcrday visiting friends. Perry Kcrncy and Jacob Hanson of the Board of Supervisors were In the city > cst r- day M. J. Van Kirk , an extensive cattle raiser of Silver City , was In the city yesterday on buslnerfl. II. D. Sackctt left laat evening for Kansas City , where ho will spend Christmas with relatives. Mra. II. H. Glover and son of Grand laland will visit the family of T. E. Gavin during the holldajo. J. L , . Gaboon of St. Paul , Minn. , Is the Kuest of his mother , Mrs. A. S. Deck , on Glen avenue. Ho will spend the ho'.liMyn ' here. , Wo want you to feel thnt your package Is very welcome at our place , and every effort will bo made to please you at the Eagle Laundry , 724 Bwny. Do you want n hair brush , n tooth brusher or any kind of a brlstlo brush ? Wo have them In cndlefs variety , and cheap and good. C. n. Paint. Oil & Glass Co. Mra. Trumbull. Ablcy Homo , county Cllng- ham , HorwIcUshlre , Scotland , Is spending Cbrlntmas and Now Year's with Mr. and Mrs. Ilowetson on Park avenue. Misses Gertrude and Kloreaco Kennedy have gene to Logan to spend Christmas with relatives. Krom Logan M'es Gertrude Ken nedy will go to Des Mclncs to attend the meot.ng of the State Teachers' association. Mr. and Mrs. O. R Ottmar of Lansing , 5Jich. , arc enjoying a portlcn of their honey moon In this city. Mr. Ollmar was a col lege mateat Ann Arbor of J. W. Fcrrler and Clem P. Klmbill and will visit them dur ing his stay In the city. The police were notified yesterday that John DoiKVhoe , at 1220 'Fifth ' avenue , had lost of flno Plymouth Hock a d-zcn and a half chickens , which wcro stolen from his hen house. The thieves also appropriated a suit of underwear that had been left hanging on the clothesline. William Earncs. an Inmate of the county Jail , Omaha , will be brought to thlo city at the request of Governor Drake. Application for requisition papers ha\e been made. Earner Is charged with the theft of a lot of hogs from Robert Klrkwood at Crcocent. Ho fled to Nebraska and was arrested at Blair. Charlie Sanderson of hose company No. 3 met with a severe aoclafcnt last evening. He slipped through the hay chute tfiave the Msl'a ' , falling a distance of nearly twenty feet cna ccmlcg In contact with numerous obstacles before he finally ecttled down Into the bottom of the manger. Ho was paln- ful.y bruised but escaped' ' without having atiy bones broken. C. B. Vlavl Co. . remote remedy ; consulta tion fteo Ofllco hours , 9 to 12 and 2 to 5 Iieattn book furnished. 320-327-328 Merriaa : ' block. N. Y. Plumbing compmir. TP ! . 50. . . / Domestic soap wrapubrs call for spoons. Hoffmay's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. Charlie Moore and his assistant , C. Prank Rohrcr , of 'the Corner Cigar store extend the greetings of the season to all of their cus tomers today , and remind them that the celebrate ! l\iltana and the famous Corner cigars will bearflttlng finale of the Christmas einncr today. They also thank the public for the ( biggest Christmas trndo In the history of the store. GoliiK in for Clilckciin. Poultry raising on a large scale Is one ot the possibilities that Is attracting a good de il ! thn nttontlnn of urn-oral Council Bluffs men who own farms near the city. The splendid exhibit made by the Southwestern Iowa Poultry association a few weeks ago served to attract additional Interest to the business of raising finely bred poultry , and the Investigations that It led to disclosed the handsome profits attached to the business if It Is properly pulled. Among the men who have taken a deep Interest In the subject is C. M. Trcphagcn , who owns a couple of farms within a few miles of the city that arc favorably located for poultry raising , and yesterday ho took the first steps toward going Into It on a largo scale by ordering the con struction ot several of the largest incubators over constructed. The smallest of these will frlld 2 , GOO eggs and the others are proportion ately larger. Ho has planned to raise 12,000 chickens , 4,000 turkeys and 2,500 ducks , using cgga from the best gradcft of fowls , Other farmers arc taking a correspondingly deep Interest In the subject , under the Impression that the Transmlsslssltipl Exposition next year will afford a ready market for all of the chickens that can bo produced. Interest In the business wo/s stimulated by the visit to the city yesterday of Piank Poye , who owns one of the largest duck -farms In tha world , located at Brough , la. With htm was J. L , Toild , the chicken fancier of Atlantic. Both were enrouto homo after attending the chicken enow at Shcnandcah. The talk ot the gentlemen raised the chicken fancier 'business ' < o a fever beat , and will probably t > o the means of sending a number ot small farmers into the new field , with thu expectation of making their fortunes within the next few years. Domestic eoap wrappers call for spoon * 1I1H AVIfii \ iIllKiimy. . Charles Philips arnllcd to the district court yesterday for a divorce from his wife , Lllllo Philips , whom lie says ho married a | Blair , Neb. , on September 3 , 1891. Ho as sorts under oath that Lllllo committed the crime of bigamy within less than a year front the time ho led her to the altar. In January 1892 , ho says , she left him and was married to Charles Smith , with whom she Is still living. Domestic soap wrappers call for spoons. Xmas novelties cheap at Davis * . Bee Davis for fine perfumes. Cleanliness , Even Heat , Base Heat. Economy novt'r loforo seen with rift coal. IM tons ofsoftcoul 1 ton of hard , A report from llev J. Hcale , J1JJ iatt I'lercc SI : "I lin\e been using jour Hot Dliul with toft coal us fuel for lx weck . \\'e are \ cry much pleased with It. It not only g\\tn \ un toad latlufartlon BI our hard coal biM burnt r , but l > ravine a | UPK part of the expent , ) ) l lieatlne. " B it Running at V COLD A COLE'S , 41 Mitn St. . Council U luff a. MILTON UOGEHS & SONS , Omaha. OEO. W. UOIGG3 , South Omaha. SF , NICit ASD THE ORPHANS Delightful Celebration at the Christian Homo Last Night , UNFORTUNATES HAVc ONE GOOD TIME HcniiMful Tree I.nden irltli ( ilftN and Ciouillc * , Which UliI Sail til Ohms ComcN to lluml Out to the Children. Christmas will bo celebrated In Council Bluffs 'today ' In a style commensurate with the prosperity of the people and the excep tionally perfect winter weather 'that has pre vailed during the greater part of the month. The holly and the evergreen will bo found In almost every house \\liero there are children to make happy with visions of Scuta Glaus and his bountltul gifts. Dealers In Christinas dainties and troca report the greatest demand for their goods In recent hlstcry. Lwi't ' year several carloads of holly wcro left on hand to bo sold at after-Christ mas prices or given away. This year almost every sprig of the rich green foliage with Its scarlet berries bos disappeared &nd empty crates stand where full ones were exposed to tempt Christmas buyers la t year. Deal er ) declare that the demand has Indicated thut nearly every family In the city has pre pared Us Christmas tree. Venders of other novelties make the same report. Tiac itoy shopa are almost denuded of their large ntocKc and nil acrcarances seem to Indicate that very few of the 4,700 school children In the city will be overlooked when old Santa drives hla rctadcer team through the city be- bcforu the dauu this morning. In all the churches some special recogni tion of the day has been prepared for. In many of them the usual Sunday school Christmas tree has been provided , laden with Iti burdens of toys and sweetmeats for the little people. In all of the oV.nrltable Insti tutions the same prognim has been followed. One of 'the brightest places In town last nlgftt was tbo Christian Home orphanage , where nearly 300 fatherless and motherless little waifs danced with 1'ccncst dcllghl around a gigantic tree that had suddenly grown up In the largo eiapel of the Institu tion. The sturdy boughs of the tree were bending to the floor with the weight of toys candles and nutu. Every child In the home woa remembered by generous old Santa , not cnce merely , but many times. The tree was brilliantly 'Illuminated and 'the ' light from its boughs was all there was In the room , cxccp t.iat which shone frcin the hundreds of radiantly happy little faces. The children trooped and shouted around It , singing Clirlstroia songa and carola Presently San' ; Claur appeared enveloped In it Is great coa of furs , his Jolly red face showing brighter as ho gazed 'Into the countenances of tht merry thrcng of children around him. The tree was quickly dismantled and Its burdei of good things transferred to the ll'ttle people for whom they were meant. Space near the t-reo w'as reserved for the members of the "tiluit-lti-bin'J , " little helpless cripples who have sought the shelter of the home us Uie last place on eaith to which they could go It was a revelation to them , a realization o all of the wildest dreams of Santa Claus 'ilia had ever been conceived to their little heads end they were radiantly happy. Some at tempt Urrender a set program -was contcm plated , but the exuberance of childish life was too much for any restraint or decorum and none v.as attempted. The little people were consigned to the care of Santa Glaus and ho was In solo command of the. bind The g-lfts came from all parts of the country but the greater part from the merchants o Council Bluffs. Boxes and buckets of candy wcro donated and sent to the home during the early part of the day. Several boxes o oranges found HSielr way to the Instltutlca from the same source. Toduy the children and 'the homo workers will bo treated to a gorgeous Christmas feast. I.V program will bo rendered In the chapel during the after noon. The little people who compose the kindergarten - , garten Classes In the Bloomer school build ing were treated to a lovely Christmas tree that had been procured by penny dotations from themselves. Santa Claus , In the form of thoughtful mothers , supplied each young ster with a suitable present. The tree was spread ! during the afternoon , and after U had been relieved of Its loidi of dainties It was sent to the Christian Home. Superintendent RothTt of the Iowa School for the Deaf scot special invitations to a large number of people to bo present at the institution today to participate In the Christ mas festivities. The Christmas tree and the big wheel were erected In the chapel last night and \\ero dismantled amid scenes of the happiest gaiety. Every pupil and every person connected with the Institution was remembsred with a present. Each present , however , was something good to cat , Prof. Rothcrt having decided that the regular gifts to bo given the children should be placed ) by the bedsideof each during the night BO that they could find them on first awakening la the morn'ng. Candles , nuts and frulls were distributed during the even ing ; and composed the burdens of the tree. One of the features of tbo evening was the presentation by the Board of Trustees of 250 -volumes ot valuable read'ng matter to the library of tbo Institution. These were placed on. the big wheel , .ind the children were permitted to look at them as they were taken down and see that they were Intended for the use of all. Totey a big Christmas dinner will bo served. Christmas will be observed at all of the other city Institutions. The Woman's Chris tian Association hospital will have a fine dinner for all of the patients. S. A. McAteo sent three big turkeja to the commissary department yesterday afternoon , and the women who have been contributing for years to tbo support of the Institution have been unusually generous rod have provided the necessaries for a flrst-clara feast , | At St. Bernard's hospital the earae gener ous treatment was bestowed upon all of the Inmates and Christmas made a reality ttf them. Christmas dinners will bo spread today In the city and county jails and the unfortu nates of the vnder worlol will be given some evidence- that tboy are slU within the tound of the good will proclamation made 1,900 , years ago. Miss Cook's studio , Grand hotel annex. Domestic BOO ( > wrappen. call for spoons. Hvnl KKtntf TrniiMfiTM. The following transfers nro reported from the title and loan otllce of J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street : Farmers' Loan and Trust company to Mary II. Wind. e > ,4 lot ) , block 10 , Mynster's addition , q , c. d } 311 Samuel a. Underwood and wife to John M. Underwood , Ee'/4 swll 1-75- 42 , w. d 1 A. J. Crlttonden to Arthur C. Smith , trustee. 22 acres part 1st 1 In subdi vision of nwVi noV4 and of lot 0 In Hubdlvlslon of neVi mv',4 30-75-43 , w. d 2XW ( Llda T. Crlttcnden to A. J. Crltten- den. same , q. c. d. . . . , , . . . . . , , 1 Heirs' of Christ Illsso to Vorena Ilerg , bwil swU 23 npd ue i ucU 20-77-41 , n. c , d. . , " . . . . . , , y William A. Saundrrs to Smith B.iun- dfrs.mnfllvlded ono-hnlfof lots 1 to C , IS to 21 and 24. block 23 and lots 1 to 0 , block 20 , Omaha nddltlon. q. c. d , 1 Bnilth EiuiiuUTB and wife mid William A. Saunderu to National Heal Estate and Investment romp-iny. loin 7 to 17 , blcck 23 , and lota 7 to 12 , block 26 , Oma'.ia addition , q. c , d. , 1 Seven transfers , total , . , $2,32) I'n III I Itlirlorloal , the first of the public rhetorical exercises arranged fen the prcoent term by the puplla of the High BoboDl was given yesterday aft- einoon In the High echool assembly room. Tbo character of the prograln was of such a nature us to amply repay thoss who made the journey up tb hill and well befit the Mirlstmns sefson. The essays and reclts- lens were nicely executed and the musical numbers of the program were exceedingly veil rendered. Among the vlsUors wcro a number of the tud"nti' parents nnd qtiltn a contingent of the High school alumni. Iritndvrnx 'Mctlmillut ' OlirlMinniM Tree. The Sunday school of the Broadway Metho- Ist church made special arrangements with canta Claus to .take charge ot the iblg Christ mas tree provided for the entertainment of he school last night. The tree occupied the open space In front ot the platform In the lascment and the remainder ot the large oem was filled with the several hundred members of the school. Gifts for each child vcre found on the heavily laden boughs of he tree , and Santa , Claus , enveloped In his ur coat ipersplrcd as he unloaded the tree of ts treasures. A fine musical program of veil rendered Christmas music helped to nako the evening pleasant for all who at- cndcd. Up to Friday night the Council Bluffs I'alnt , Oil and Glees company enjoyed the Dtislcst and most profitable holiday It has ever experienced. The line of artists' sup plies could not be more complete and the art department Is unexcelled. From a can of red paint for your coal shed to a beautiful pleco ot art to adorn your parlor mantle or wall , your wants arc easily supplied , Davis always has nlco holiday goods. Domestic soup wrappers call for spoons. Shcn .FIK-w Ills Petition. J. J.Shcn has filed his petitions for tem porary Injunctions against the saloon keepers upon whom he had notices served several days ago. The court Is asked to enjoin Schott Brothers , D2D Main street : J. Shoe maker , Twenty-first street and Eighth avenue ; Ashley & Castle , C35 Brcadway : Has- musscn & Olsen , BOG 'Broadway ' ; Llndcr & Filter , 1021 West Broadway ; William Whitney. 718 Sixteenth avenue ; H. W. Butterfield , 1609 South 'Main ' street ; John Olcson , 211 'East ( Broadway ; A. L. Smith , -IIS East 'Broadway. ' Arnold's Hromo Celery cures Headaches , lOc , 25a and i"0c. All druggists. LEGISLATIVE SLATE IS FIXED. AVIio ArcI.Iktly to lie OlHriTs In ( lie House nt UOM Moliics. MARSHALLTOWN , la. , Dec. 21. A DCS Molncs letter In the Times-Republican gives the following frt&ft gossip In regard to the organization of the Iowa house In January : The prospect now Is that there will bo less contest for legislative places than usual , for most of the house positions seem to be pretty well settled already. The slate announced now Is really not a slate , but Is only a list of these who are In the lead and almost cer tain to win. There Is no combination. All talk of that sort Is nonsense , now and al most always , for combinations are hard to make except on paper , and hard to hold to gether after they are made. This list la as follows : Speaker , J. II. Funk of Iowa Falls. Chief clerk , James D. Rowen of Des Molncs. Chief doorketoer , James A. Gllmore , Stuart Sergeant-at-nrms , some good man from the Second district. Journal clerk , Harold Lounsbury , Marshall- town. Enrolling clerk , Miss Nebergall , Hull. Engrossing clerk , Clara Keller , Wapello Louisa county. First assistant clerk , C. R. Benedict Shelby. Second assistant clerk , C. H. Graves , Rice ville. This Is a good list and It Includes'repre sentatlvo people , who will alee make good ofliclals. There are contests forrsome of the other places. In the senate It Is morb-u'n certain , and as yet low strong candidates are well advertised , except for the three sec rctirlcs' placee , where the old officers seem sure of re-election unless something new turns up very soon. They are : Dr. George A. Newman , Cedar Falls , secretary ; C. H Talmadge , West Union , first assistant , and S H. Slbley , Marshall county , second asslstanl Frniilc Xovnk to lie lltelenscil. VTNTON , la. , Dec. 24. Frank Novak , con vlcted pf the murder of Edward CMurray , ant sentenced to prison for life , -will oe released on ball next Monday pending the supreme court decision on his plea for a new trial. Of the $18,000 ball required $16,000 has al ready been secured. lown I're N Comment. Burllngfon Gazette : The Chicago news papers are already laying out the -winter's work for the Iowa legislature , and Iftheir program Is properly carried out it will be a busy session. 'Burlington ' Hacwkcye : Inthe long run it will bofound that Senator Allison Is the most practical currency reformer. He may bo a little short on sanguine theories , but he Is well loaded on practical results. Atlantic Telegraph : The snow now coverIng - Ing Iowa Insures abundant crops for next year and every Inch added to it Increases the prospect for Increased yield. It has already helped business as well as the enjoyment of the younger portion of humanity. Stoux City Tribune : The national banks of Sioux City , whose statements of condition made upon demand of the comptroller of the currency were all except one printed In offi cial form In yc-stcrday evening's Issue of this paper , show a gratifying Improvement. The' statements made .three months ago showed a remarkable Increase ot resources , but this statement shows a still further Increase of nearly $50,000. The banks of Sioux City are keeping right up iwlfh the procession. Iowa City Republican : ( Regent F. W , Mahln will socn start for hla post as United States consul at Helebenberg. Mr. Mahki's resignation 'from ' the -Board of Regents will not be tendered until the first of the year. Ho will bo sorely missed by the univer sity , whore his wise judgment and' great in fluence wore almost constantly employed. By the way , President iMcKlnley das nov removed two of the university regents and made them consuls. Wonder If there's some sort ot diplomatic training In a regency DCS Molncs Leader : The next legislature should pass a bill providing for the payment of Interest on all dc-poslts of public moneys , but It should be a well considered bill. It should carefully guard against 'the possibility of less. Llko the dog In the fable. It would bo poor policy to snap at the shadow of in terest If It meant the dropping of the bonq of principal. The proposed bill should bo dUcussed and perfected , not -with clamor , but with calm liberation and a careful sur vey of the whole field. lolVIIiMK \OtfH. Thomas Olsen of Daws was asphyxiated In a Chicago hotel ( Monday night. The Colonial Dames of Iowa will held their annual meeting In Davenpart , December 28. Mrs. W. P. Hay died smddenly at her homo In Odebolt last -Sunday evening and &ie was burled In Chicago. A monster wolf was recently killed near Hucgell. When fcuid , the animal waa quloily amusing lUclt among a bunch of cat- tic. tic.It It 1J rumored that a vein ot ccal has been struck near Llvennoro twelve feet thick , uid at a depth of only thirty-eight feet .under ground , T. E. Ilrjcu , president of the defunct Nora Springs National bulk , died -Charles City on Monday of Illness brought on by nervous brooding ever the lorn. Mapleton has beuj making addltlci'fl to the 'flro apparatus and it U claimed will soon have an equipment equnl to any city of 5- 000 Inhabitants In the state. stranger at Muscatlno worked a fraud en a number ot people by prctwcMng that ho was authorized by the government to In- ctall letter boxes at 2D cents each. Po&tnnster Is'-at/i of Sioux City , will cu- gage In the fuiolturo buslneru the first of February , whfti he U to bo succeeded as poitnv'Ater by EJ Holier of the Journal , A big fucking liouao in ClUitcn which has been Idle two or three years , has been put in operation by Its owner , Ch-ulc.i Limb , and It la slid Chicago persons may buy the plant. Coughs and colds. Those who are Buffer ing from coughH , colds , core throat , etc. , should try Brown's Bronchial Troches , Sold only In boie . ' LAST GREAT VAR IN IOWA * M Pitrco Battles in Wrjoh.tho } Monnd Bullihn DISCOVERIES Ofl' , i'X BATTLE GROUND 'III-IH that Wore Almost WonitntiK of Wnr Hurled wllh the Dvnil AVnrrlorH l'ottery nml the ArtM/Umiy Kliie ItrlloN. The mounds of northeastern Iowa have never boon fully explored by the archaeolo gists , but investigations have been carried on by a number of local scientists sufficient o show that the moimd builders lived In own and made < i hard fight against the In vading Indians < it one time In the distant past . Selwyn Coltraln of Waukon has made a study of these things and recently con- rlbutcd to tlio Kansas City Star a valuable article on the subject , r have received o copy of the Sunday edition of the Star , ho wrote. In which I find the description ot excavations made * on the Arkansas river , with smnnsltlnri ! ) ns In thu hiiblts. clrr.ss and ways of a prehistoric race of people. There s a striking similarity between the de-scr'p- : lon ot that race and the remains ot a race which has been dug up in this ( Allair.akcc ! : ounty. I have specimens of nil the war Implements and pottery dcsrlbod lei the Star and seveial which were not mentioned. There Is a etrcug probability that a long and bitterly fought war was carried on In tile northern part of this country'as there Is a | line ot fortifications extending all along the Oneota or Upper Iowa river nearly to Its source. Around these some of the battles must have been fought , for there arc numerous graves scattered In and around them , and the bdles In some places seem to have been burled In trenches. The bodies are burled In every poaltlon , some doubled up , othpf E lying crossways and seem to have been thrown Into the trench and covered ui > . Some of the fort& are remarkable pieces of civil engineering , one In particular being almost Impregnable , except to the use of modern firearms. It is situated on the apex ot the watershed between the Iowa river and Bear creek. On 030 side the embankment Is a precipice down to Bear creek , 400 feet below , and on the other It Is almoo a cheer fall to the Iowa river. A handful of men could hold It against an army. Another fort , about a mile from this , seems to haVe been hastily constructed , for It Is maffe of bould ers , which seem to have been put up In a hurry and without any care used in Its construction. It w'as probably only a tem porary defense , as It a party had been cut off from the main body of troops and fought. The fighting , however , eaems to have been desperate , for numerous arrows , knives and spear points have boon found there. There are also a inumber of skeletons at this place and further ffow.n the river are numerous mounds , some iOf them very large. Ttie largest , it Is estimated , would take a hundred wheeled osrapers three yearo to construct. These mounds are almost Invariably filled with skeletons , an l 'some ot them seem to have foeen regular .burial places , as the skeletons are In rows and well covered up. while others are a heap of humaa remains with the dirt thrown over them. Some of the Pkeletonfi. are'only about olx Inches below the surface. The bones are so mixed that It Is almost Impossible to tell antj-hlng about them except that nviny of the skulls are crushed and numerous arrow and spear points' ' are mixed up with the holies. 'J ABbniGINES'OF IOWA'/ / , , , The race which inhabited this section of the country were of short stature , compactly built ; of an average height of abbut five feet four Inches. Their skulls nro low and re treating In front , full In the back and broad and flat on top. In the excavations made hero Is unmis takable evidence that some of the ancient warriors met death by violence. In some of the graves opened arrows were Imbedded In the bones , and some of the skeletons wcro minus the skull. One singular case was where an arrow had been shot directly through the head from front to back , being Imbedded In the back part of the skull , about half of It sticking through the bone. lAnother skeleton was dug up with a knife sticking through a rib ; It had evidently been driven Into the body by a terrible blow , splitting one of the ribs as It passed through. Every Indication points to a war of ex termination ; the last stand of a nation made In the canyons of the upper Iowa. One race or the other was destroyed , and It must have besn the Mound Builders , for the heaps of skeletons dug up are all of this race of people. Another proof Is that the regular mounds are much more ancient than the hastily created heaps of earth dotting the river bottoms. The only proof -wo have of this Is that the bonea found seem to have been burled regularly , and are In a far more advanced state of decomposition than In the other mounds. In most of these mounds all there Is left of the skeleton Is the skull and some parts of the larger bones. In digging Into one of the bone heaps left by the war riors , skeletons In a fair state of preservation may bo obtained , the finger and too bones being all that are missing. UNKNOWN RACE OF PEOPLE. On the bluffs on both sides oif tbo river arc single graves of both mound butldera and a race of people similar to the Indian. The shapes of the skulls of the latter , how ever , differ In many respects from those of the Indians. The inouod builders ecu bo distinguished by the pottery In the graves and also by the material from which their war Implements were made. Their war tools were of a more regular shape than those of the unknown race of people , and their spears , arrows , war clufbs and war axes are made mostly 'from ' obsidian. Obsidian Is vol canic glass , commonly called sugar flint. Some of 'the ' war clubs and axes are made ot a kind of granite which Is only found In the Allegheny mountains ud in the moun tains of Now Mexico an'd ' Arizona. Some of the mounds are made In the shape of birds , beasts ani' ' snakes. One Is shaped like a spread eagle ; another Is a snake with an animal of some kind In Its -open Jaws. In a great many 'of the graves are copper spears und arrows"and also strings of hard ened copper 'heads. ' None ibut the mound builders have cvff been known to have eop- < per Implements : i n4 ornaments In tinelr graves. t , < ' > i One remarkable skeleton was dug up by myself and anollidH-man. It was that of a slant , being ovW J ivcn feet six Inches In height. An ldoa/p , . , tlie size of this man maybe bo gained by tho.length , . ofhis shin bone. I stood It on the ground at my heel and It reached about two/Inches above my knee Joint , being tw nty'-five Inches In length. The only part ofti e' skeleton we were able to take away \ > $ a , tjio Jaw ( bane. Everyone who has seen It ( UAI It Is the most massive jaw ever seen by 'tneni. ' It measures Irom the top of the front teeth to the lower edge of the jaw brad one and three quarter Inches. Around .Ihp lower cdgo It measures six and a half ; # 0hq9 , across f.ie jaw from the two tips la ilvo and a half Inches. It has a rc-raarlrablylvperfeci set cf teeth. Its first owner must'hsve been some great chief , for there waa $ ' , b iltlfully shaped pot burled - led over his mouth , and with him were found several rtrlngs of beads and a number of war Implement ! . AHT WOIIK OF THE PEOPLE. In my collection I have five different slz's of pots. The smallest Is ot a reddish color and hclds about half a pint , while the larg est holdi about three quarts. Some of tlictn ate as largo as a goad sized washtub. I have pieces of po'.a which by taking the circle from Uio piece they will measure two feet In circumference , They were founJ In various place * , mortly In the graves with akeetor.c ! . They were frequently ifcund ovci the mouth , tut aoraeUrnen on the shoulde ? and often at the head. Neitr the pot a clam shell was usually found. These are com' monly called death ipocrp Some of them arc ornamented wljb different dcolgno , ccal. loped edgei , etc. Corn mlllt , chliels and drills arc all found In abundance , but all Indication * are that they luvo been abanr doned. or the race that used them bad beta exterminated. The pots found here are ebaped like ia old-fashioned kettle , with a swelled body and faring mouth. , Some are straight , llko a. common kettle , with hold ? In the sides near the top for a ball to be attached , but mc.it of them have ears or luge. Ncarl > all have two lugs each , but sometimes ( our and rarely nix , I have been endeavoring to learn what substance they used ! o coloring the clay of which they made the pots , but have only come to a conclusion regsrdlng the black ones. I find that by soaking tlio clay in a solution ot tincture of Iron and burning It a similar color to that of the pots found l produced That they were colored Is ovldral , for they arc Invariably ot a < Tarker hue out- elde than Inside. They seem to have been made ifrom powdered clam shell aad cl y , as there are pieces of the shells visible nil over them. Four of the pots I luvo ara ornamented -with scalolpcd edges and striped sides , while one Is plain , being devoid ot any ornamentation. I have In my collection about 200 arrow points. Sonio of them are ot obsidian , but they are mostly flint of different kinds. I also have about thirty spear points In per fect condition , several skinning celts of granite , n grrolto war club and a granite war ax. I had a singular specimen In the shape ot a celt made of basalt , the only one I over heard of being found. It re sembled greatly the one used by the quat ernary river drift men of America , but It was found -with a mound builder's skeleton and the material la only obtainable In Cen tral America , Mexico and the inouatalns In the cast. Important Miitinr Dcclnlon. DES MOINES , Dee. 2i. ( Special. ) One of the most Important liquor decisions In this state In years has been secured In tlio federal courts In this city. John Callum Is a whole sale liquor dealer at Hock Island , 111. He drove A thriving business sending liquors Into Iowa , selling them In largo lots to people In towns where there are no saloons. The goods were shipped In crates , and the persons re ceiving them also received bills dated at Hock Island , and paid for them when the goods came , cither to Callum and his agents , or to the agents of the tiillroad or express companies liaiidliag the liquors. Agent Grlggs ot the Adams Express ccmpany tit Corning received and remitted payment for an amount of these goods. The government secured an Indictment of Callum on a case from Corning , charging him with Illegal sale of liquor. Tha government maintained that the goods being sold on orders taken In Iowa , the delivery not being In original paskages , aud the collection being made at the time and place of delivery constituted the transac tion a violation of the liquor laws , and re moved them from the protection of the liquor dealers' revenue stamp held by Callum at Hock Island. Callum pleaded guilty and will bo sentenced In a few days. Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup has always bsen kept up to the standard. It Is the same It was forty years ago , the best sold. iY MAKICS A STATEMENT. ( ) Pay 1C very Dollar of Ills lllllclltf llllOHH. PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 24. The Record to day publishes the following editorial : To the Public : The Record Is compelled to make a painful personal announcement this morning. Owingto the linnnclal em barrassment of Mr. William M. Slngcrly , president of tlio Rscord Publishing- com pany , the Chettnut Street National bank and the Chestnut Street Trust and Savings Fund company were obliged to suspend business yestsrday. Thp weight which proved too lieavv for Mr. Slngerly to carry was his large Invest ment In the Slngerly Pulp and Paper mills at Elkton , Md. The extrume shrlnkags In the price of paper and the resulting de preciation in the value of that property was the primary cause of his embiirra ° s- ment and of the suspension of the bank and trust company with which he has been so closely Identified. An extraordinary effort was , made before the announcement of the suspension yesterday to tide over the diffi culty ( ind Mr. Slngcrly's friends rallied to Ills assistance with rare generosity and fidelity , but It was found Impracticable to turn the assets at his disposal Into a shape to meet Immediate requirement. A complete statement of the condition of the Chestnut Street National bank will soon be available. It Is probable that such ar rangements will be perfected as will enable the bank to liquidate Its obligations without the necessity or delay of a recelvsrshlp. In the Record property Mr. Slngerly has a valuable asset. The earnings of this journal during the year 1S9G. In excess of all ex penditures , were J-'IIO.COO. With such a money maker to fall back upon and with a grim determination to pay every dollar he owes , he hopes to redeem his credit and satisfy his creditors. The Chestnut Street Safe and Deposit company , which closed Its doors yesterday , made an assignment today for the benefit of creditors to George 'H. ' Earle. Jr. , presi dent of the Tradesmen's National bank , and Richard Y. Cook , president of the Guaran tee Trust and Safe Deposit company. The Chestnut ( Street company is closely affili ated with the Chestnut Street National bank , which was yesterday placed In charge of the national bank examiner. William M. Slcgerly Is president of both companies and the boards of directors of the two compa nies are the same with the exception that In eaeh board there Is one member who Is not a director In the other. Tlio deed of assignment Is signed by Wil liam M. Slngerly , -president , and there Is no reserve In the conveyance of 'he prop- eity of the company to thb assignees. The directors of itho trust company held a meet ing this morning and the assignment to Mr. Earlo and Mr. Cook -was the outcome of a discussion of the troubles of the company. It Is understood a statement will tie Issued In a day or so , showing the exact conditions of 'tho company's affairs. An assignment was made today by the Philadelphia Binding and Mailing company. This U a small organization which was In corporated In Maine. The assignment Is said to have been forced upon the- com pany through the failure yesterday of the Chestnut Street National 'bank. ' PHILADELPHIA. Dec. 24. William M. Slngerly , president of the Chestnut Street National bank and of its allied Institution , the Chestnut Street Trust and Saving Prnd company , which collapsed jcsterday , Issued th' ' ( statement to the public- tonight : "On Tuesday next , or .at the latest on Wednesday , a plan now being formulated requiring the devotion to Its purpose of all my assets will bo submitted to my creditors fnJ to tbo credltora of the Chestnut Street National bank and "tho Chestnut Street Sav ings bank. I believe , and this belief In chared by these who have been Informed of the situation , that this plan , which will In volve partly an acceptance cf Record Pub- lUVng company stock , approved by the creditors , none of them ultimately will esc anything. " The only other development In the situa tion today waa the formal anslgnment ot thu trust company to Georgu H , JOarlo , jr. , presi dent of the Tradesmen's National back end of other financial Inatltutlons , and Hlcliard H. Cook , president of the Guaranty ( Trust and afo Deposit company. This was but a natural outcome of the filluro and was taken after a lengthy ses.ilon of the board of directors of the trust company. The deed unreservedly convojo all the property of the company to the assignees. Mr , Slngerly'a etatcment comet ? as a re suit of a conference of the directors of the defunct concerns held tod.iy and It U gen erally believed that ( ho hope of a settlement en a 100 per ccot basis will to realized. A statement will bo Issued In a day or two showing the exact condition of the com panies' affairs. The only embarranrmcnt thus far result ing from the crash was the assignment to- Cay of the Phlliaelphla Binding and Mailing compsay , a small organlzatlan Incorporated In Maine , The- tank examiner and bin assistants epent the greater part of the day going over the books of the two conipa-ales , but declined to inaku any statement. It U eli that the bank has about 1,800 deposit accounts and the trust ccmpcny about 8,300. State Banking CommUiloner Gllkeson and Attorney General McCormlck were engaged today Icqulrlo.g Into thu condlllon of the state deposit In the bank rhd looking after tbo Interests of depositors In the trust com- piny , which la Incorporated under the itatb The bank examiner and his asulBtantBrcro busily engaged today In going over the books and accounts of the Chestnut Street National bank. The examiner declines to make en ? statement regarding the a SB eta and liabili ties of tlio Institution , butieaye ho will fur nish a complete statement when his Investi gation shall liavo been completed ) Every -sr -j effort Is belnft matin by President Slngorly nml tlio dlrcetore of the bank to adjust the accounts of the bank In such manner thnl tlio creditors will receive every dhllar duo them. Following thp nipe'tlns of the director of tlio trust company , \\hlch terminated in nn assignment of the company , thcro was a conference of the officials of the bank with representatives of n number of financial In stitutions of the city at which was dlacutiicd a plan to raise sufllclent funds to llquldato all the claims asalnst the bank. President Slngorly soys ho Is confident eomo plan e H bo consummated by which nil creditors of the bank will bo paid and the bank will bo permitted to RO Into voluntary bankruptcy. The truet company has about 3.200 deposit ac. counts and the bank about 1,800 deposit ac counts. , HUCTON , Md. , Dec. 24. When the news of the closing of the Chestnut Street Na tional bank of PulladQlphli. of which Will- lam < M , Slnncrly fa president , reached -this town yesterday afternoon It hn , ' a disturbing effect upon tlio depositors In the Second Ma- tloiml bank of Elkton , of which Mr. Sing- crly Is vice president and n heavy stock holder. The bank opened Its doors as usual thli morning fop business and a steady stream of depositors fllo.1' In. nnxlous to withdraw their accounts. The officials of the bank had anticipated a run and made prep arations for it. The depositors iwcro as Bured .by 'President ' William 0 * Warburtc-n and Cashier Isaac D. Davis that the Insti tution was solvent nml fully able to meet all Its outstandlnR obligations. As a result oftho assurances many depositors decided to retain theJr funds In the bank. It Is fearoi thnt the "ntniclal failure of Mr. li'lnRcrly ' \vlll. close"M paper mills In 'thin county. nui.vns SUIT rou iiu.vvv UAMARUS. Clirtrprc * Stniiilnril Oil nml Ilnllwny rfimliiiilliM xrtlll ( ? 4lllMlllrilfv. NEW YORK , Doc. 24. Papers were nied today In the United States circuit court In a suit brought by the United States Pipe line against the Standard Oil company , New York Transit company , Penn sylvania Haltroad company , Krlo Rail way company , Delaware , Lackawanna & Western railroad , Tidewater Ploo company , National Transit company , William T. Ward- well , John D. Ilockefcllcr , William Rocke feller , Henry II. Hogcrs. Henry M. Papier , John D. Archbold , O. U. Jennings and Wesley II. Tllford. Conspiracy Is charged and dam- ogc3 amounting to ? 65S,44G with Intcrc.n and $10,000 na attorneys fees nro asked for. The plpo line alleges that the conspiracy has been In existence since January , 1SSL' , and prevents any pcroons or corporations other than the defendants from storing and trans porting oil and conducting operations. This has been dene , It Is further alleged , by aults and Injunctions and tlio publication of de famatory statements on the United States Plpo Line company , reflecting on Its financial responsibility and by destroying of Its pipes , and inducing employee of the company to betray their trust. The defendants In answer make n general dental of the charges and intimate that the Olpe line was not organized for the storing and transporting of oil as a common carrier. I'CXRIO.VS POII WKSTLMIX VKTHUAA'S. Survlvorti of I.ntt > War Itoiucinliorcil Ii.v the ( iciicriil KovoriiiniMit. WASHINGTON , Dec. 24. ( Special. ) Pen sions have been Issued as follows : Issue of December S , 1S97 : Nebraska : Additional \Vllllam H. Marsh , Uoniphnn , $6 to JS. Increase Lowellen Metz , Fremont , JO to S. loan : Additional Samuel Wilson Cedar Iluplds. Jtf to $ S ; Haincy Whitney , Puluski , ? 10 to $12. William J. York. Des .Molnes , $30 to $72 ; Uarry J. Wnrren , Ke Grand , $ S to $12 ; Justus K. Jnyne , Wilton Junction , $8 to $12. Original widow , etc Samantha A Cook. Casey , JS. South Dakota : Original Widow , etc Angelluo D. Koote. Urookings , $ S. Colorado : Original Widow , etc. Itac'icl A. Olm * trail , Boone , IS. Issue of December 9 , 1S07 : Nebraska : Original James Ij Brown , Crcston , $ G. Increase Barzlllla W Lamp- man , Culbertson. ? 2 to $6. Iowa : Original Allen B. Carter , West Bend. $8 ; Nathanual A. Waenifclt , Winter- set , $12. Restoration anil supplemental- James Harding- , Baldwin , Jl. Reissue Ail- klns J. Morton , West Union , $10. Original widow , etc. Almlra Hunt , Independence , IS. Restoration ana Increase Charles A. Kink , Soldiers' Home , Marshall , } 0 to $12 Increase John M. Johnson , Milton , $30 to J30.Colorado Colorado : Additional Calvin P. Angcll , Cripple Creek , $6 to $12. Colil WiivcStriken \IMV BOSTON , Dec. 21. A cold wave , accom panied by a severe northwest gale , swept For Infanta and Children. lisi'ie- Itn over New Knglnml late last nlRht ami con tinued todny , While the tempernturo In not uiiiiRimlly low In the southern portion , tha fenrful \ > | iui hns mndo the cold very psnc- tintlnR nnd one ilentli linn been reported In this city , CleorRO Wheeler. 55 yours old , who \vtia found frozen In South Iloston. Hero temperature Is recorded In many places. Pat-ilim for n I ) > liir 'Mini. PITTSlU'lia. I3ec. 24.-A. C. AIMson of Pnnhiiry , I'n. , convicted InM March of fraudulent use of the mulls nnd sentenced to eighteen months In the Western pcnl tcntlnryvna todny unrdoned by President McKlnley. Wnrden Wright of the penlten * tliiry received n tolosrnm from Attorney Ooticr.il MuKemm nbout noon todny fny ItiK to pardon Allloon na n Christmas gift from President McKlnley. It Is feiircd , however - over , that the panlon cnmo too Into , a * Allison | g lylniin the ihnypltnl of the pent * tcntlnry crltlrnlly 111 from consumption. nml 1'lut Cam Col I Id p. NH\V YOUK , Dee , 24-A tlrlll engine nnd a train of lint cars on the Central ml I rend of New Jersey collided In Communlpaw to dny. Hrnkcmnn Collla Hnycock waa killed. Ii'lrrmnn John HlKRlns man fntnlly Injureu nnd I'ltiRlnecr 'M , Mnrtngh was BO badly scalded Hint flc. h cnmo off with his cloth- Injj in great strips. "MY I.IKB msp.vmin OK. " Thcso nro Words of Mrs. Win. nurton of Drvrt- more. Ont. , nftcr doctors hnd prescribed nnd she hnd taken every known In-art rem edy. Dp. AKIUIA'R Cure for the Henri iravo. relief In utmost shorter time thnn U taken to tell H It worked n Uonderful cure In n case of long Htumlliur nnd today ulio says : " 1 um n .well womiin. " Jr. Agnew'a Cure for the Heart bus no cnse recorded ngaliiHt It where It did not give relief In- Pldc of 30 minute" . 43. Kulm & Co , IStli ind Douglas ; Slicrmnn Jt McConncll Drug Co. 1313 Dodge. MADE ME A MAM AJAX TABLETS POSITIVELY C011U .1 J.rVrtroii * JHeast Fntltnn Mem- pir.Ippotency.HlooplcMnoM.oto.cnufpJ ur Abuse or other llrcoosoo nna India- cn > llon . J7iru qulr&fu ami tuittu K1'0 uyl Vitality H rU oryounii.anli fit man forMudjr , lu lt > i > 3 or tnotrlotjo. Pnjjjnt Insanltr nnd ConDiimi.tlon it tnUon In limn. Tholr M O shown liumocllnto Irarrofo. mont and rffecta n OUUR nhore all other toll In- Mil upon httvluu the etnutna AJrs Inbloti. Tlicr invocuroa tboinc'.idson.l nlllcurorotu Vt'oKlroapoa. ItlTO written Bonrnntpo to offwt u c-jro KftfiVQ ia each COM or rofuril the tnoner. PricoUU VlOipor rnckncvi or tli rknca ( full trcntracctl for 11M. lly For mic in Omatm cy .turner ) 1'ormlti , in it ICtti etrtct. Kulm & Co. . IMli and touaii.i ! Klrt-cti. For SaliInly by .IOII.V U.Mr.H , Slain SI. . Council Hindu. SPECIAL NOTICES COUNCIL BLUFFS WANTS * IMVUL.MNGS , KIIUIT , KAIIM AND GAHUUN lands for Bale or rent. Day & Hess , 3a rearl ttreet. MONHV TO LOAN IIF.nUCEO RATC ON Iirst-cln. 3 Improved furtm nnd Inside cltv property. Apply to JIIB. U. CassnJy , jr. , 2t Main St. Inptrncttnns. Albln Huetcr , e til ill a 33S IlroniUvuy. Ocnnun mcthoil of Dresden Conservatory. J. W. SQUIRE. CITY AND FAIUI LOANS. FOR"SAL.I : . AT A IIAUCIAIN , A SMAL.U BUT \\ell established and remunerative inercantllo business. Inquire of D. W. Otis , 133 I'earl St. . Council muffs. Ia. KOIl 8IM. . A KINK TWO-SUATBD SURIOH , cheap. 2SC South Seventh etreet , Council Illurfc. Not from a financial standpoint exactly butfree from the defects found in tin average heating system , Steam and Hot Water Heating All the lea ling Incandescent , Gas Burners and Mantels. Plumbing work , J. C. BIXBY , 202 Main anil 20.'l 1'carl St. COUNCIL BLUFFS , ' / ( FOUR PLAVOUS ) VANILLA , CHOCOLATE , STRAWBERRY AND MAPLE. Made for Trade Who Appreciate Quality. DEALERS SUPPLIED BY * & J. John G. Woodward & Co. , Wholesale Manufacturing Confuctiuncra. Council Bluffs , la. Reduced Prices ! New Improved King of them all , with tha best mantle anl chlmns" mide- Burns loss eas ; ami makes more light than any other lamp in the market. STEP.HArt BROS. , 529 Bvvay. THOUGHTLESS FOLKS HAVE THE HARD EST WORK , BUT QUICKWITTED PEOPLE USE SAPQLIQ.