6 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , JULY 3 , 1889.

CORPORAL TANNER'S SPEECH ,

Goodrich Hall Crowded By an En-

thuBlaallo-

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TALK TOTHE OLD VETERANS.

The Debt Iho Nntlon Owen Iti OnllnntDefenders Ilnrrlsoii'H Friend-

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For the Soldier-About Pensions.-

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Intcrrttinir Tjcoturo.Corporal Tanner lectured at Goodrich hall

Jnnt evening to a largo nnd very npprcclntlvo-nudlcnco. . Every scat In the hnll was occu-pied

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and many old veterans hud to stand uu ,

but BO InturestinR was the Icoturo that noono loft the hull. A largo number of flagsdecorated the hall , while n big banner be-

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the speaker's platform bore the word. " ,

"Welcome , Corpornl Tnnncr. " General J. U-

.Donitls.

presided nt the mooting , and severalprominent citizens occupied the speaker's-platform. .

Bcforo introducing Corpornl Tanner , Mr-.Vundorvport

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addressed the aucllonco brieflyon the political situation , the pension ofllcoand the distinguished lecturer of theevening. Ho closed his remarks by snymj ? :

"I know Corporal Tanner. I have .sleptwith him nnd helped to tnko off his woodenleg. Wo will welcome Corpornl Tunnor nndwill watch over him. bo with and hid htmGod speed when the old soldiers will inarch-on to the music of the union. It Is my pleasureto inttoduco to you Corporal Tanner , thecommissioner of pensions. "

Corpornl Tnnncr nroso and said :

"Comrades , L-idics nnd Gentlemen ; 1think before prococdlng further that wo hadbetter hnvo n mutual understanding. Iagreed to lecture , but not for money , nnd Iinsisted that Mr. Vandervonrt should breakthe Ice , not that thcro is any ice In the audi-ence

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now , but there may bo some before Isit down. I feel th'nt I should como to u lit. .

tlo camp flro. I hnvo traveled with theGrnnd Army crowd for twenty-two ycar.inow , and hope I will always bo with youboys-

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hnvo worked hard since I became com-missioner

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of pensions. Tim re are ninny com-plaints

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about not having letters answered ,

and many of you , perhaps , have had some ofyour letters unanswered , but my iniul'uvcr-agcs

-about 12,000 letters a day, and only the

important and necessary ones c.ui be au-pwored-

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nnd I , comrades , owe it to ourselvesnnd our families to hnvo every fraudulentclnim wiped off the records. If over I goton to u fraudulent claim I'll show no moroyuntil the penitentiary doors are closed uponthe frauds.

' The only education I over got I pot nt my-mother's knee. I have hud no scientific edu-cation

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, but of late I have como to believethat I .un somewhat of an alchemist , for 1*

Imvu been turning gold from its old channelsand distributing it among the worthy andneed-

."Wo.

do not realise what n mighty powerwo hnvo In1 the United States. Wo conqueredthe mightiest rebellion tuo world ever RAW ;

wo passed out millions of dollars and laiddown thousands of lives in defense of thisgreat country. For two days In 1S05 I stoodnt the capital of thu nation and snw theinlglity hosts of our conquering armiesmarching up Pennsylvania avenue. Ono in-

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graced that avenue , and that wasthe ono inscription that every patriotendorsed. It read , "Xho only debtthat this nation can never pay isthe debt it owes its saviors. 'There nro over ton thousand honorublydis-churged

-soldiers nnd sailor1} In the alms-

houses'V of this country. I have GeneralP Black's tabulated statement , which showsover thirteen thousand live hundred-

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I went to the whlto house to thankPresident Harrison for the honor ho hadconferred upon me , ho said , ''Go ahead , Tan-ner

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, and tr6at the boys liberally.1 Certainpapers said 1 was to ho removed , but I amgoing to.do business nt the old stand for an-indellnlto period. The other dny 1 got a longletter from a poor widow woman. It wasthirteen pages long , and I intended to put it-nsido to read at n more convenient time , butI clianccd to, sco the words 'For God sake ,

help mo it is too late , and if f am-to cct a pension , let mo have it before f am-in my eoflln. ' I read the letter through , andnext day that poor widow got her pension-

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are many things I would like to do ,

but I can not dn , for my mother taught methe sanctity of an oath , and I shall ever, do-my duty ns my oath hinds mo to do. Nosoldier on the line over talked of what hispension would be. Wo talked ofnext day's battle ; we talked of ourwives and sweethearts , and wo talkedof everything else , but no ono ever talked ofgetting n pension. We did not Hunt forniouoy. True , wo got paid for belng.soldiers-

wo got 43 cents a day for standing up to boshot at.Vo had lots of freedom. Wo hadplenty of room we had all out doors to sleepIn ; we had plenty of fresh air ; wo got onoration and all wp could confiscate. Wenever Htolo anything , we only confiscated ;

but circumstances niter CUSPS. I say thisbecause I want to exonerate nil of my com-rades

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from the charge of petit larceny. It-vas not petit larceny , it wns grand , and the

hungrier the men Urn grander the larceny. Ihave often thought when I sat nt the table of-no mo hospitable comrade , jind the 'good-housowlto was worried because some thingswere not exactly right , because thu steakwas a little undone , or the cotl'oo was weak

I felt like whibiieringnword In nor ear andtelling her what, wo used to hnvo to cat in thenrniy. In those times wit ate what wo couldRot and were grateful for it , nnd when wo-wo stoou around the camp lira sipping ourblack cotl'co and n uug would lly along andtake an Involuntary Turkish bath by fallinginto our cup , wo did hot throw the preciouscoffee away ; wo only skimmed it n little andtook out the bug, then drank thu coffee vitb-a soldier's keen relish-

."Well.

, boys , it la just ns well to rememberBoiuo of those uld things that exasperated us-nt that time us It 1 tn think only of tha sadonus-

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may bo egotism , but I think the grand-est

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organization In the world is the GrandArmy of the Kcpuhllc. How long couldBUC'II nil orgnuizntlou exist in Rusain , Spain ,

or any other country but in free America I

Alt , it is u grand army of the republic grandJn the fnct that they battled not for thorn-solves ; they fought fov the fnct , and to ver-ify

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the Btatimiont that nil men wcro createdfree mid equal. Most of the heroes whohave fought In ttilb winy have boun gatheredto their lathers. Abov-n nil who fought Inthe nrmy I place tlioso who suffered in south-ern

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prison pens men who bore their suffer-ing

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and refused to surrender tlioir loyalty to-

thu old ( lag.-l

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'or those of the second , class 1 go not yetto the battle Held , but buck to the homos Inthe north , where anxious wives nwaltoit-wltli anxious ears to hoar from their bulnvo'lones who wcru nt the front , bearing theirBorrows and suffering * without u murmur-

."When.

a prisoner of war , lying.Ina little farm house in Virginia ,

there were six men from whom had beentaken seven logs. Among the wounded lyingnear was ono poor soldier whoso fnuno hadbeen terribly shuttered. Ho said ,

'I can crawl , but they cannot their necessi-ties nro greater than mine , ' nud ho crawledto a trco near by nnd plucked therefromtome mi plea with which ho illled his pooicots-ind then painfully crawled back and distriU-atcd

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them among his suffering com-ades ;

I'lio exertion was too great for the Bclfmterl-Dclng

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soldier , nnd , throwing up his hands ,

BO foil forward , dead. I have no hesitationin uayinn that , when too last day comes , nnd-ivc nro to bo Judged for what we hnvo duneind whul wo Imvu not done , I nhould rattierlake my chances with that man than withmany line gentlemen within thu circle of my-

I'liialntanco. .

"1 can tell you n little nrmy story thatlakes me bunk to Malvern Hill , where 200cannon wore In Hue with muzilus depressedto sweep the valley buow! , and wo crownedthe crust of the hill with our grand nrmy.-ivhllo

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the Johnnies cauio mnruulng on andidvnnccd boldly within reach of our puna ,

when wo opened tire and thu shot nnd shellteemed fairly to lift them in the nlr nnd-ivhola regiments wei-o destroyed. Wo shotto kill and fought vvlthdetermination , but worespected our feet , wh i fought sn bravely.

Many soldlors went out lieardless youthssud returned grizzled men. I hey broughtback tha llngd that had boun handed them byfair women , Now the glitter wns gone fromIho eagle and the stuff was shattered Uullet holes tilled the Hag , out it hud beer bap-tized

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with t'iory , We did boiiiclhing fnr thufuture in tula war. 1 think the world is gut-ting

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bettor nud better , and wo will Inculcatemore of the losagus of tied und thu good

deeds of men. Wo had a mighty ndjunct lathis nrmy for the preservation of the union.-I

.refer now to God's best gift to man , nnd

every ono knows I mean woman. Llfo Is notlong enough to tell nil of woman's sold Influ-ences that helped the soldiers along, and howmuch good she did to aid the cnuso.

And BO the story runs and thp hour Is-

pono. . Wo rcmembdr the old comrndcs nndlook forwnrd to the tliuo when.wo shall elnsptheir hands again In the spirit land. Uut nowwo remind yon citizens thnt when wo stoodbetween you nnd the dissolution of the unionwo did It not for any selfish reason. Wo didit for the good of the south M muchns for the good of the north. Youmnv some day again hoar theold rouol yell , but If overyou do It will bo when NorthCarolina nnd Nebraska light side by sideagainst a foreign foc-

i."Now.

, men of the Grnnd Army , whnt Is to-bo donol I appeal to you all to BO conductyourselves ns to iimko your lives pure , clearnud irreproachable ; and ono of those dayswo will ho whore there will bo no morntroubles , and I can wish for you no creatorJoy than thnt you will over bo.xr yourselvesns gallantly in your civil llfo n& you did Inyour milltnry life. "

The Iccturo wni interspersed with mnuyInteresting war Incidents; and was listenedto with marked attention by nil. Mr. Tnn ¬

ncr hns an Impressive manner that seems to-glvo additional force tc his words and con-vince

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ills hearers of his sincerity.After the lecture all present wont up nnd

shook Corporal Vannor'.i hand. Refresh-ments

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wcro served nnd then the votorntissat around tnlKlng over old camp-lhro scenesand Incidents until midnight , the com-rades

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disbanded-

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NliiUKiVbKA FIREMEN.-

I'roKrainmn

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of tlio Seventh AnnualTon i-n tun cut ,

The seventh annual tournament of the Ne-

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State t'lremcn'a association will be-

held nt Ued Cloud , Noli. , July 10 , 17 , 18 nnd10. The following nrograuiuio has been pre-pared for the occasion : .

First day Kcccution of 'iromen.Second day Parade In morning. The nf-

ternooii-

will bo devoted to rncci * betweenumntcur hose teams nnd n chiufti' ' race.

Third day IIcso r.ices , hook nud ladderraces , ladder climbing contests and'coupling-trials. .

Fourth day Pompier corpi drill In IhnmornitiKIn thu afternoon , tug of war , husorace unit hook nnd ladder moo.

The 11. iVi M. railway will ship ftro appa-ratus

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free both ways , nnd will sell round-trip tickets for ono Dire.

Premiums to the amount of $3,000, are of-fered

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by thu committee having the tourna-ment

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in chi'.rge , and they agrou to furnishbultublo apparatus to companies'who. desireto attend but are prevented from doing sofor want of same.-

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art exhibition has beou prepared con-taining

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about $.20100) worth of works of artand brlcnbnio.-

On.

the evenings of the second nnd thirddays thcro will bo a display of fireworks atthe grounds.

Detailed information will be furnished onapplication to A. J. Tomlmson. chairman ofthe committee. Hod Cloud , Neb.-

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JKJY 1)110VNEIf-

.jlttle'KI

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ht-Yoar-Olil Johnny Ilaxtcr-KinilN n Wntjry Grave.

While Johnny , the little eight-year-old sonf C. Baxter , of the firm of John Rowe &lo. , was playing with some boy companions ,

ou the banks of the Missouri , about 00 feetsouth of the waterworks , Monday forenoon ,

10 slipped oft thu log ou whicti ho wassitting und was drowned. The boys had

> eon playing around there all morning , nnd-ind been in swimming. The bank Is pro-ected

-at that point by rip-ruppinp , back of

which the water is only about a foot deep.-On

.the river side of this the current is very

swift und the water about thirty foot deep.The other boys went quietly homo nnd

said nothing about tlio ulTalr. Mondaylight Mr. LSaxter started out to look for hisjoy and continued ou a wild goose chaseuntil yesterday noon , when ono of the boyswas Induced to toll what had become of him.-Mr.

.. Baxter nt once went to the score nnd-

ried; every possible means to recover thejody , but with no success. A grapplingiook was tried , but the bottom of the riverit that point is covered with largo blocks ofatone used.in the rip-rapping , und nothingcould bo done with the hook.-

Mr..

. Baxter then notified the people livingalong the bank for n considerable distanceind offered a reward of §'JO for the b dy.The little fellow's hut was found near theplace , nnd It is reported that u lady livingicnr has his pants nnd hat. The story thattlio boy was pushed into the lake by his com-panions

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docs not seem to have any foundat-ion.

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Personal I'aiMcranho.-W.

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. H. Covey , of Elba , is at the Millard.Joseph Lester , of Lincoln , is at the Murray.-H.

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. H. Moses , of Wayne , is ut the Arcade.-H.

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. D. S'viuner, of Poncn , is nt the Es-mond.

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George D. Stevens , of Crete , is at thePaxton ,

D. C. McGulhp , of Seward , is nt theL'uxton.-

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. A. Richnrdson , of Lincoln , is n guest nt-

thu Arcade.-D

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, T. Cornell , of Holdrego , Is a guest ntthe Paxton.

John T. McDonald , of Lincoln , Is stoppingnt the Paxton.

Adam Ichos nnd J. J. Mclntosh , of Sidney ,nro nt the Paxton.-

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McMillan , of Nebraska City , is aguest at the Murray.-

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. H. Sherwood and wife , of Lincoln , nroguests nt tlio Murray.-

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. C. MoHonry and wife , of Jackson , nroguests nt thu Esmond.L-

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. S. McCaimlus and wife , of Neinnha ,

nro guests at. the Murray.-F.

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. Q. Huusor and S. E. Taylor , of Lincolnare stopping nt the Arcade.-

I'Yod.

' Patterson and. James D. Kerr , of-

nstincb are nt the Arcade.-Dr.

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. B. } : Monroe nnd W. Johnson , ofBlair , are stopping nt the Millard.-

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. Anderson , of Moadfand D. S. C. Alex-ander

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, Yutan , are stopping at the Murray.Bruce E. Smith , of Fremont , nnd J. D ,

Kilpnirlck , of Beatrice , are stopping nt thePay ton.-

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. M. Juuicon nnd wife nnd S. MoPhcrson-nnd wife , of Rod Oak , ara guests at thePaxton.-

J.

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. Hemingway , J. B. Weston and R. J.-

Kilpnlrluk.

, of Bontrloo , are registered at thePnxton.-

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. D. Humphrey , of Marion , und W. B.Sheldon , of Hastings nro stopping at theMurray.-

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. Rose and 11. V. Crouk , of Pendor , nnd-H. . W. Dilh , of Lincoln , are guests ut theArcndo.-

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. M. Cams , of Seward , and N. R. Per-singer , of Central City , are guests nt theMllluru.-

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. Ii. Bcllouis , of Weeping Water, John C-

.Ilatran.

, of Nebraska City, and C. D. Puyen ,

of St. Paul , nro guests at the Puxton.-E.

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. A. Oakcs. of Grand Island , E. E. Bon-nolle

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, of Hustings ; A. Natzell , of Genoa , nnd-J. . B. Grey , of Norfolk , are stopping at theAroudo.-

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. Wessoll , jr. , Mrs. S. Horschtor , E. M-

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. F. Porrmonml H , F. Por-rjiio

-nud wife , of Lincoln , nro guests at the

Mlllnrd.

A Delirious CJIilld.Johnnie lilnckburr , u six-year-old child ,

wns found Inst night about 11 o'clock at-

Twentysixth nnd Walnut streets In a deliri-ous

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condition. He was carried Into a saloonnear by and the pntiol wagon was telephonedfor. Thu child's' parents who live ut Thir-teenth nnd Martha streets , wore notified ofhis whereabouts , but at 1 o'clock this morn-Ing

-ho had not boeu taken home hut wns still

uncoaeious.!

The Ciry Council ,

The council mot ut the exchange rooms of.the board of tr.ido la t. night. The mayor'sappointment of W. J , ICiorstod ns a memberof the board of public works and of James 8 ,

Bennett as police clerk wore cantlruied , Theappointment of Joseph Schiller as dog poundmaster wns rejected upon the showing bjHasuall thut Schiller has served a term in theNebraska penitentiary. The mayor's vetoof the ordinance repealing the license on bllHard tables wns not sustained. A detectiveitem of tS-i.W was stricken from tha appro-prlatlon ordinance. A largo amount of rou-tine business douo.

AHKANGEMUNXS I'KU OTI3D.

All In IlOitllnc84! For the South 1M-

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Constltntlonnl Convention.Sioux FAM.9 , Dak. , July 2. [Special

Telegram to TUB Bnc. ] All arrangementsre perfected for the llnnl South Dakota con-

ontion-

which convenes nt Gormanla hall , inIlls city , nt noon , Thursday , July 4. Theolottatcs hnvo begun to nrrlve and they nre-ommlngllng with the politicians tonight.-ho

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? presence of President H , L. Loucks , of-

ho Farmers' nlllinnco , nud General Hugh J-

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, nclthorof whom is n delegate , cre-ates much uneasiness , ns they have theirHint on nml nro fighting for the state's con-

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ofllccs. Campbell , It will bo re-

nombered , wns n conspicuous figure in thearly movements for division nnd-tntotiood , but ho became BO Impa-lent nnd rnbld , declaring In favorI Immediate division nnd statehoodr war , that he was thrown overboard. Now

10 nftllmtos with the Farmers' nlllnnoa ,vhlch wants nothing the statomnkor has> lnnncrl. Tlio convention will probably ba-

allod, to order nnd bo presided over by Sen-atorelect

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A. J. Edgorton , of Mitchell , whovns president of the Huron convention ,vhlch urndo the constitution ratified nt themils on the 1 Uh of last May. Governor A.3. Mcllcttocamo down this evening from hislonm at Water town , where ho has been dur-

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( the past ten days attending the encamp *

nent nt the territorial militia , and it was be-

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until to-night thnt ho would bo askedto cull the convention to order. The gov-ernor

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will deliver the Fourth of July talkvith Congressman Sunset Cox undSotmtor-elcct Moody , of Huron , nndeaves hero for thnt purpose to-morrow.There will bo n session for organization onlyou Thursday. The convention will adjournover to Friday , thnt the dolccntcs niny-iolp the people round about celebrate theanniversary of national independence andstatehood nlso nt thnt time. In nil there nro-oventyllvo delegates. They wore chosen

at the election held by congressional ntithor-ty

-ou Mny H last , nnd for their expenses

.hoy have $20,000 from the national treasury.This bus been plnccd In the hands of C. W-.Iubbnrd

.; , of this city , by Territorial Secro-ary

-Ulctmrdson , nnd will bo disbursed on-

he former's checks. This Is the third con-stitutional

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convention held* in SouthDakota , but is the only onowhich hns the npprovnl of congressand whoso work is by federal authority nnd-nlroady ratilied. This will bo business , for-t, will be brief. There need bo but n week

or tun days consumed. A convention will bo-apnointcd to go to Bismarck , the presentcapitol , und join n similar committee fromthe committee for the state of North Dakota ,which also covencs on the fourth , nnd devisea plnn for u division of the territorial nrch-ves.

-. It is probable that duplicates of them

will bo made , so that both stales will havecomplete copies of the records when the con-vention

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returns and its work is npurovcd.There will be few amendments.0 the constitution which is again andfor the last tlmo to bo submitted,o n vote on the .first Tuesdayin next October , when a full complement ofterritorial and congressional ofticers will bo-elected. . The line of division of the territoryis to bo changed from the Forty-sixth par-allel

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to the seventh standard. The name of-Llio state will be changed to South DakotaInstead of "Dakota , " as in the constitutionut present , und there will bo u reauportion-ment

-of the legislative districts. All efforts

to go further into the work of amending theconstitution will bo bitterly antagonized. Aplan for division of the territory debt ,

imouuting to about 7590.000 , has beenagreed upon. Each state will assume ashare in the indebtedness for its own institut-ions.

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. For instance , North Uaxota has apenitentiary at Bismarck , an insane asylumnt Jamestown nnd u university at GrandForks. The bonds issued to pay lor theconstruction of these institutions will bo paidby North Dakota. South Dakota will as-sume

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the bonds for Her Institutions , whichnro as follows : University at Vermillion ,insane asylum at Yunkton , penitentiary andschool for deaf mutes at Sioux Falls , normalschool ut Plankinton und the soldiers' homein course of construction at Hot Springs ,near Rapid City. These bonds were nil is-

sued since 18SO and nro due in twenty years ,although they may be paid at the-end of tenyears. They boar from 4J to 0 per centinterest and are held by eastern capitalistsprincipally. The credit of the terri-tory

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1ms so increased that thefirst issue ou bonds has beenrefunded by the sale of lu-'JO's paying 4J in-

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of U. Sioux Falls will witness hergreatest day on Thursday and she will boprepared for it. There will bo no stint inanything , from lire crackers and .bunting tofree lunches and oratory. The city will bo-llllca with statesmen for the next two weeksnnd there will bo nothing left undone for thebirth of the now nnd thrifty state of SouthDakota , which will bo douo by presidentialproclamation ns soon ns the officials arcreceived by President Hurrisot' a week ortwo after the election ou the ilrstday of' next October. A callwill bo issued to-morrow morning for ncaucus of tlio republican delegates to theconvention. This move is for the purpose ofheading off the proselyting work of Louisund Campbell , who are to-night advocating afusion of farmers and democrats so that theconvention may bo organized in opposition tothe plans nlrcady agreed upon by tlio leadingrepublican delegates. The straight out 10-publicans will stand together , and all opposi-tion

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, whether democratic , prohibition orfarmer , will bo classed as democratic.-

Pjjitity.

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AVATliK 81'OUT-

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, I'n. , Flooded Tlio KosorvoirWay GIve Wny.-

AI..TOONA

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, Pa. , July 2. A water spoutbroke over this city to-night , doing greatdamage. The rain is running down in tor-

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, overllowing the streets and burstingthe sowers. Reports from South Fork saythat the great viaduct is in danger and notrains from the west have come in since G-

o'clock. . The Juniatn is risingbeyond Its bounds nt Tyrone. TheKittiuning Point reservoir , this city'swater supply , is expected to brealc , as thewater is pouring over Its banks like a smallNiagara. Should it go the city loss will be-MOO.COO.( . Mrs. Nicholson , wife of the Pennsvlvnnia ticket ngcnt , wns struck by light-ning und is not expected to recover. ThePennsylvania agent at Ilolllduysburg , A. M.Hell , with his wife and child wore found un-conscious

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in their homo from the effects ofthe stroke.

r.lonx FnllH rtnoes. .Sioux FALLS , Dak. , July 3. [Special

Telegram to TUB HKK. | The flrst day of themeot'ng' of tno South Dakota Trotting nsgoelation wus cool and the track in good condi-tion

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, Summary :

Threo-minuto trot , purse ?250 Moody wonin three straight heats in 2:41: , 2:41tf: ,2:39: % ; Mudge second und Harry Wilkesthird.

2:40: pacing , .purse $350 John W. won Inthree straight beats in 3M: ! , 2-MX , 2:25 ;Motto second und Maggie Blulno third ,

Novelty running race , purse 8100 BillyBluII won the first quarter in VQ seconds andthe second quarter in 51) ; Dan Wagnerwon the third quarter In 1:17: and RoderickDuu the fourth in 1:57-

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Intort-HticK Decision.K-ANSAS'

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Cm' , July 2. Judge Phillips , of-

th" United States district court , has preparedhis decision In the case of Garrett A. Gur-rotson

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against the North Atchlson bank , of-

Westboro , Mo. , filed at St. Joseph. The caseInvolves the question of the liability of un In-

dorser-

who Indorses commercialpaper by telegraph. James Tate , ofColorado , proposed to buy of the MuscutlnoCattle company , of Iowa , 100 head of cattlefor tfi'.J.OOO. The cattle company at the tlmoowed the bank und wanted It to take Tnte'scheck on the bank for the purchase of thecattle , In payment of the company's debt.They telegraphed asking If it would pay Tale'scheck for $e2OOJ. The bunk answered bytelegraph : "Tato Is good. Send on you *order. " The check dually fell Into thu handsof Gurrotson , hut upon sending It to the bankit was protested. Judge Phillips holds tlio-ucceptanco of the check ns implied in thebank's telegraphic message amounts in lawto indorsement , and ho decides the bank mustpay the plaintiff.

licit tlio llntiins Again.-Luxuox

., July 3. At the Massachusetts

rifle team contest wiUi.tbo Royal Hurkshlrovolunteer tonn to-day , on Lprd Wantagesfamous chnin range Vhn.'Vrnnd totals wcro :

Americans , 1,001 ; EfyJf&li , 073-

.FOHO

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Thinks Ho Is ihc ), 'Victim or n Foul

Nr.w YonK , July 2. Tile next Issue of theIrish World will contain 'nn editorial articlefive columns long Uyt Pntrlck Ford , Mr.Ford says ho Is not n. member of the Clan *

na-Gnol midnddst Vll secret politicalsocieties arc so many'rinffs in the dark tobring under control tit Influence by indirectmethods those who wdrk In the open. "

In another section pf fjho editorial Forddcclnrcs n predisposition against AlexanderSullivan , but ndds thati nt this hour , In hisopinion , Alexander Sulllvnn is tlio victim ofgrave injustice. "

"Thnt ho Is entirely Innocent of the mur-der

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of Dr. Cronin ; thnt ho Is utterly unnblo-of conceiving or suggesting or wishing sodastardly n crlmo I firmly believe , nnd sobelieving and regarding him as n victimof nn overwhelming wrong , I shoulddcspiso myself were 1 to sin against my soulby preserving n cowurdly silence nt this de-spicably convenient tlmo.

Ford reviews the case nt length nnd says i

"If Alexander Sullivan had nothing tognln-by Cronln's murder there were numbers ofpeople who had something to gain by It ifthey could only fasten a suspicion of themurder upon Sulllvnn. "

He closes by adjuring nil Irishmen to clingto Gladstone lor Ireland's salvation.-

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Ornder Stabbed.-A

.cutting nffnir occurred on West Cuming

street Sunday afternoon. A party of pradcrsfrom Lowe street , south of Cuming, and nn-other gnng from Lcenoy's entnp , corner of-

Twentyfourth mid Hurt , got into n drunkenbrawl on Cuming street , nnd one of the mennamed Mercer was cut in the 'right breastnear the breast bono nnd about two inchesbelow thu collar bone. The cut was about nnInch nnd n half deep nnd looked ns though ithad been inflicted with n jack-knife. Theman was taken to Banes' urug store , at-Twentyfifth nnd Cuming , whore his woundwas dressed , nftor which ho wns taken tothe camp nt Twenty- fourth nnd Burt. Thegraders nro very reticent about the affair nndrefuse to relate nny of the particulars or givethe nnmo of the party doing the cutting. It-is learned that the latter is a boy about sov-enteecn

-years old nnd that the graders pro-

voked¬

a quarrel , which resulted as nbove.

Charged With n SeriousHenry Songonnor wns nrrcsted last night

for n criminal assault on Carrie Jergson , nt-

Thirtysixth und Jones street , but was sub-sequently

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uduMtted to ball.

For Obstructing n Street.-A

.warrant for the arrest of Jnmcs Boggs ,

the house mover , has been plnccd in thehands of nn officer. Ho is charged with ob-structing

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Pacific street.

SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.

Jumped Prom the Flyer.Abraham E. Braunsohn. of Omaha , came

down Tuesday evening to bring some meat to-

Mr. . Goldstein , of the Third ward. Insteadof taking the dummy tram ho took the flyer ,

and at Q street steppart off thp fust movingtrain. The unfortunate nian got off with nbadly fractured left ankle. Ho was taken tohis home , No. 103 Tenth street , OP. n latertrain und surgical aid summoned.

Caledonian Picnic.-At

.a meeting held Tuesday evening the

Caledonian society completed arrangementsfor the picnic July 4 , nt La Platte. Messrs.Frank Burness , Alexander Webster undWilliam Watson are the general committee ,

nnd Messrs. Andrew McAndrcws , CharlesMcAdams and George McDougull are thucommittee ou refreshments and games. Adelegation from the , Burns club of Omahawill accompany the picnibkors. They willmeet ut Twenty-fourth and N streets nt 8-

o'clock Thursday morjiinj

Hit on thollanil With aTlcrci *.

John Bnlnn , employed m the Armour-Cudnhy

-packing .houses , Just before noon

Tuesday had a tierce fall on his head , cut-ting

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a gash three inches long , but fortu-nately

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not fracturing any bonoi. A sur-geon

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was summoned , who dressed thewound.

Nntca Ahout the City.Fred Oreboch will answer before Judge

King- Wednesday morning for assault nndbattery.-

Mnx.

Gunsowski has opened clothingstore at No. 5)) 18 Twenty-fifth street , first doornorth of Isaac Levy's.-

A.

business meeting of the Gun club willbo held Wednesday nt S. S. Reiner's saloon.

James H..Lowne , proprietor of the Del-monico

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, is suffering with rheumatism.The ofllcers-eleet of South Omaha lodge ,

No. CO , A. O. U. W. , were installed Tuesdayevening.

Edward Dillon has sold his saloon to G. W-.Goincr.

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Monday wns William Stewart's sixty-thirdbirthday and half a dozen of his stock yardworkmen made him a present of a handsomecane.

John P. Evors nnd W. C. Wood haveformed a partnership in the Insurance andreal estate business , with ofllces in the Na-tional

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Bank building.-

A.

host of school friends Tuesday eveningsurprised Miss Ruby Grifllths and made allhearts clad. Lunch was served and an en-joyable

¬

evening was spent.Miss Jennotto Mullen gave a picnic Tues-

day¬

afternoon in Syndicate park. In honor ofher friends , Miss Mamie Guard , of Omaha ,

and Miss Aiinio Berger , of Missouri.Captain John Barry has gone to Los An-

geles.¬

.

James Furguson has returned from Chi ¬cago-

.Swift's.

base ball club mot the SobotkorsTuesday evening and nrrnnged a gumo for$2 ! a. side , to bo played Sunday morning at10 o'clock in the Third ward park , theSwifts' forfeit of § 10 to bo covered byWednesday evening by the Sobotkors.

Editor nnd Mrs. M. M. Parrish have gonefor n visiting trip to Central City , GreeloyCenter and Denver.

Charles Bean , of Mapleton , la. , is theguest of Joseph Martin.-

Mrs..

. John McConncll is visiting friends in-

Schuylcr. .

Miss Emma Stnniicld , of Audubon , la. , isthe guest of Miss Jennie Campbell ,

Micael Dailoy. boss of the Armour-Cudahy

-beef cutting gang , left Tuesday for

u visit in Chicago.-Mrs.

.

. W. S. Coolc has returned fromSchuyler.

War ImmliKijtt ft Europe.L.-OKOON

.. , July 2. The Rome correspondent

of the Dully Nows'jSa'j's' : "It is rumoredhero that the pone at n recent consistory in-

formed¬

the cardinals present that the papalniunlclo nt Vienna had a'dvlsod the Vaticanthat war is imminent.-

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$r O ( > , () OO IMazo.-CniCAno

.

, July 2. X fppeial from Hailey ,

Idaho , says four business blocks wcro.burned there tills morning, causing a lossestimated '

A i'tind Ilnvlnc No Jail.The governor of I jigoland Is mon-

arch¬

of nil lie Biirvoye , albeit what hosurveys is not very 'much ; but there isono multor in which ho cannot but foothis inability to claim kindred withother rulers of men. says the LondonDally News. In brief , na ho almostplaintively obsorvosthoro is no regularjail in Heligoland. A "few soils" thereare , it is true , in which "disorderlypersons are occasionally conhncd. "When Heligoland haa the misfortune toproduce a real determined criminal nodoubt it will bo equal to the occasion ,but at present serious crime upon thistight little island under British rule ap-pears

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to bo practically unknown , thetotal olTonsos against the person orproperty in the entire community vary-ing

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from year to year from three or(our to uono at all.

THE DAILY BEE.

COUNCIL, BLUFFS.O-

FFICE.

.

. NO 13 PKAHIj 6TIIKICT.-

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llvcrc I tr carrier In Any Tart of ho City aTwenty Cents rerWook.I-

I..

. W. .MANAOK1U-TKMU'HONESl

EFS OrrirB No. 43-

.KDITOIU.

, No.l.-

M1NUU

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MENTION.-

N.

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. y.Plumblog Co.-

C.

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. li. Music Co. , 633 B'wny.-Uoltor

.

, tnllor, 810 Broadway-.Evans'

.liiundry , 724 Broadway.-

D..

. W. Otis , city nnd farm loans.The ground wires nro being placed on the

Upper Broadway nnd Pierce street extensionof the electric motor lino.

The Pottnwnltnmlo Teachers' institute con-venes

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next Monday nt tlio Bloomer school ,nnd will continue for three weeks.

The local brunch of the Order of Hcd Men ,

which was organized Saturday night Uy E.-

D..

. Wiloy , of DC * Momcc , grand sachem ofthe great council , starts out with a member-ship

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of thlrty-llvo.The district lodge of the t. O. of d. T. was

In session in the city yesterday. In theevening , George W. 13. Hall , one of theolllcers of the grand lodpo , delivered a-

Iccturo at iho Broadway M. E. church.The regular monthly nicotine of the Ro-

tall merchant * ' association , vvlilch was to be-held this evening , hns been postponed untilft week from tonight , on account of thisevening bolnp the night before the Fourth ,

which fnct would tend to lessen thu attend-mice-

.Onlccr.

Leo Isonborgor hns tendered hisresignation as n member of the police force ,

and the snmo has been accepted. It is statedthat this action on his part was requested bythe authorities on the charge of drunkenness.Neither drunkenness , insubordination norneglect of duly will bo tolerated on theforce.-

A.

party of Omahans bowled up quite ox-toiisivoly

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at Lalto Manawn Sundny eVening ,

and created such n disturbance that thepolice wore sent for to ciuict them. Suchscenes as this will not happen after thu nowtown is duly incorporated and competentofficers elected to promptly sit down on suchlawlessness. ,

M. D. Hnrdin , county snpcrlntendcnt ofthe poor , illcd an Information yesterdayevening against Mrs. Myers , a blind womannow nt St. Bernard's hospital , charging herwith insanity. The woman has grown worseof late , and is now violently insuno and has-te bo tied to the bed. Monday night thesisters wcro unable to control her , and uman had to bo called to their assistance.She will probably bo sent to Mount Pleasanttoday.

The matrimonial ninrkct hns been quitebrisk the past day or two. Squire Schurz-ofllcintcd nt the marriage of T. U. Jacksonand Cora Randolph , of tills city, nnd WashGreen and Jennia Kennedy , of Omaha ;

Squire Hennett tied the knot for R. G. Un-derwood

¬and Jennie M. Mnyur , of Omaha ,

nnd John Oborman and Hosy Prior, of thiscity , and Squire HcndricUs performed thesame ceremony tor Alired Samuclson andMinnlo Hilding , of Omaha-

.Hnvo

.

our wagon call for- your soiledclothes. Cascade Laundry Co-

.o.

City steam laundry. D4 Main. tcl. HI.-

No

.

Explosions"When persons keep cool and use our

' 'Sun Dial" gas stoves. Four holes.roaster nnd bakcovon. Costs 7 centsper hour when running full blast. NowYork Plumbing Co.

Splendid bargains at Marcus' clothingstore before removal to now building.

Notice the beautiful iluisli given col-lars

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,, cuffs and shirts by Cascade Laun-dry

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company.-

C.

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. B. Trunk Factory moved to Chapman'sold stand. Largest trunk factory in west.

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Council Bluffs Furniture company forgood goods at low prices. 407 Broadway.

The Now Ogden is catching travelingmen at $2 per day.-

S.

.

. B. "Wadsworth & Co. Joan money-

.Bechtolo

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hoteicentral locationfirstclass-

I'crsoimlJohn T. Stewart is fn Now York.Miss Lou Porterlleld Is visiting friends in-

Atlantic. .

Robert Oliver has returned homo from atrip to Washington territory.

Miss Mury , daughter of deputy MarshalBarhytc , is visiting in Emerson.

Charles Adams of Chattanooga , Tcnn. ,

formerly of this city , Is hero on u visit.-

C.

.

. F. Montgomery Is homo from the uni-versity

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at Jnwa City , to spend the summer.-Misa

.

Grace Osborn has returned homofrom the east , after un absence of nearly a-

year. ..Miss Kato Murphy is visiting friends at

Chattanooga , Term. , and will bo away sev-eral

¬weeks.-

J..

. T. Byors of Lenvcnworth. Kan. , is herolooking after his real estate interests in thiscity and Omaha.

Jacob Sims , esq , , nnd wife loft yesterdayfor a visit with friends in Chicago andPrairie du Chlcn ,

Clarence N. Judson has gone to NorthPlatte , Nob. , on a business trip. Ho will boabsent about u week.-

Mrs..

. Fearson has returned homo from anextended visit to Massachusetts , wliero shehas been visiting for about a year.-

J..

. J. Mass and family of Cincinnati , arethe guests of Simon and Henry Elseman.-Mrs.

.

. Muas is u sister of the Eiseuian broth ¬

ers.W.. C. Estop Is homo from Cincinnati ,

whore ho purchased u hnndsomo hearse. Itwill bo ono of the llnest in this part of thecountry.((1 Miss Marie Bell , ono of the teachers ofthe public schools , loft yesterday for Du-

luth-

, whore she will visit for severalmonths.-

Vnnco.

Lane , ox-manager of the local tele-phone

-oftieo , loft last evening for western

Kansas , on u visit to his parents. Ho willbo absent several weeks.

Judge Deemor loft last evening for hiehomo nt Red Oak , but will return to this cityto-night , to start upon his trip to northernWisconsin. Ho will bo absent about twoweeks.-

W..

. E. Patterson , formerly private secre-tary

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to M. M , Marshall , general agent of the"Q" at this point , but now attorney for ihoLombard Investment company ut KansasCity , was in the tlty yesterday. H was un-routa homo from u month's trip to Denver.where ho has been on legal business for hiscompany ,

R. B. Westcott , ofthe Council Bluffsdepartment of the Omaha Republican , wasattacked with epilepsy yesterday afternoonwhile in thu law ollico of Mynstcr , Lindt &Seabrook. Ho wus removed to his home ,nud was resting quite easily last overling.The attack was brought on by the heat andan unusual mental strain.-

E..

. M. Uunltor has just returned from unextended western trip , looking halo andhearty. While at Salt Luka ho fold throecar loads of IOWH starch from tnn Atlanticfabtory , which is the only factory In thecountry which is using artesian water. Mr,

Hunker docs not agree with those who claimthat Council Bluffs could not manufacture !

starch , because It has not the right kind of-water. . Ho believes as good water for thispurpose can bo found hero as anywhere ,

<List your proparly with A. A , Clark

&Co.

Fireworks at Palmor's , 12 8. Main-

.Fireworks.

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Dynamite flrocarekora , paper bal-loons

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, Roman candles , and sky rocketsnt Palmer's , 12 South Main st.

Rink livery and feed stable , florsos ,

buggies and carriages , Hacks for call.-B.

.

. S. Torwllligor , 602 , 601 nnd 600-

Pearl. ._ _

Ice cream ntwholcs-ilu. Louie & Mctzgar ,25 and 6ST Uroudway , Council Bluffs.

IN AND ABOUI THE BLUFFS ,

The Contest Over the Width orGraham Avonuo.-

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GLANCE AT CITY FINANCES..

The Day In Court The Doln d ni-

Clinutntiqun The City Coun-

cil¬

General ami-Personal. .

The ChnutnminnnR.-At

.8 n. m. the boys1 nnd girls' normal class

mdt ns usual , under the direction of Rev. J.-

T..

. Docking. Rov. 1. C. W , Coxo conductedthe flrst year's normal class , met In thetnbornnclo. At 10 o'clock Dr. Phelps , ofCouncil Bluff i , delivered nn nblo temperancelecture , from n scientific standpoint , In theround tent.-

At.

11 , Dr. Hays , of Knnsas City , delivereda Iccturo of ruro nbllity on "Cnarncter nmt-Manners. . " At 1:30: , Prof. Case conductedhis class In voice culture. It must bo n-

cnuso for congratulation thnt the professorbus consented to spend n few months givingchorus class nnd voice culture In the westerncities during the coming season. At 1 : IiO Dr-.Voodbury

.lectured oil "Tho Gave of the

Teeth , " in the round tent.-At

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2SO: a grand concert wns given by theSchubert quartette , the assembly baud andProf. Case's ohorus. Rov. J. T. Docking ad-dressed

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thu Young People's society mcettni?

nt tent No. 1 at 4 p. m. The limit round tableof the C. L S. C. wns hold nt 5 p. m. , led by-Dr. . Glllot ,

Rogers' baud gave n muslcalo nt 7:45: , nnd-nt8:20: Rev W. L.Davidson gave U Iccturo-ou "About Shakespeare's Home , " withstorcopticoii illustrations.7-

OJIAY1.

!) I'llOUlUMMl : .

10:00: a. m. Chorus rehearsal. Prof. C. C.Case , Tnbornaclo.

11:00: n. m. Platform meeting In the inter-est

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of Sunday ob-survanco , Rov. M. A-

.Gault.

, presiding ; nddresses hy Dr. George1 *. Hnys , Mr. Gault and other-

s.t0.

: ! ! p. m Lecture , Dr. L. W. Mcrrlam ,

Onmliii , "The Eye nnd Ear. "20: ! ! p. m. Lccturo , Rev. George P. Hays ,

D. D. , "Talk , Wise and Otherwise. "4:00: p. m Concert , Rogers' band-.5:00p.m

.: C. L. S. C. Round Table.

7:00: p. in Chorus class, Prof. C. C. Caso.8:45: p.m Music.ile , the Schubert qtliir-

tetto.-

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8:50: i . m Lecture. Dr. A. H. Gillette ,

"An Hour on the Nile , " with storopticon il-

lustrations.¬

. Rogers'' band , "Tho Forgo inthe Forest. "

Tlio Christian Endeavor societies have or-ganised

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n Chautnuqua society and appointednn executive committee to secure a properplace on next year's programme ,

ron THE rouiiTit.1):30) : a. m. Muster of G. A. R. Posts.10:30: a. nt. Tabernacle ; National hymn ;

Prayer ; Selection Rogers band ; Readingof the Declaration of Independence ; Selec-tion

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'Iho Schubert quartette ; OrationHon. R. G. Herr ; Music The assemblychorus.

2'00 p. m. Concert The assemblychorus , the Schubert quartette and the Rog-ers

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band.1:00: p. m. G. A. R. camp fire.7:30: p. m. Oration Jnhu Dowitt Miller

The Stranger at Our Gates.

Fireworks at Palmer's , 12 S. Main.

important to TmdicR nii'.l Gentlemen.1 have established un extensive dyeing and

cleaning works in this citv and desire to callattention of ladies and gentlemen of Omahaund Council Bluffs to tlio fact that I havefurnished my works with the latest improvedmachinery known to tlio trade , that I havehad over sixteen years' experience , undthat I usu only the very best dyes nud chem ¬

icals. I clean nml dye everything but furgoods. I call special" attention to my newcleaning process by which the garment is notripped and which restores the original lustra-te the goods. Ladies' and gentlemen's sum-mer

¬

garments , such as flannels or silk , madeto looic as good as now. Dresses , clothing ,

silks , shawls , laces nnd plumes dyed In su-perior

¬

manner. Motor faro allowed on altgoods brought to works , or wagon will railnt residence. G. A. Schoedsack , Twin CityDye Works , Twenty-sixth am; Broadway.Main office 113 South Sixteenth , Omaha.

The Graham Avenue Contest.The contest over the proposed reduction of

the width of Graham avenue will bo a verywarm one , and Alderman Everett will meetwith the most obstinate opposition In his en-

deavor¬

to cut down the width of that beauti-ful avenue from 100 to sixl.sx. ! feet. In''ooking up the matter , it transpires that thedeed to certain abutting property containsdifferent provisions from what the maker ofthe instruments had previously supposed.This property was formerly owned by A. T-

.Elwcll.

, and this gentleman states thnt hoalways recognized the street as being 103feet wide , erecting n fence on that line , undencouraging the city to make improvementsfor a street of tbat wiJth. He states thatwhen lie sold the property he made no pro-visions

¬

whatever about the street. Thisbeing the case , ho Is naturally surprised tofind the following clause appended to thedeed as recorded ut the court house : "Ex-cept

¬

the right of way of street now runningthrough said tract, the title to which I onlywarrant ngainst any act of mlno. " Mr. Kl-well is positive that this clause did not ap-pear

¬

in thu original deed , which ho drew uphimself , and which is now nut to ho found.

The conclusion expressed is that some ononas added this clause to the record , makingit little loss than forgery. Wiiotnor or notthis is so , is something to bo determinedwhen the casn linally comes Into court.-

Mr..

. Andrew Graham , ono of the presentp.irk commissioners , and formerly a memberof tlio city couni.'Il , is pronably bettor ac-quainted

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with the entire facts In the casethan perhaps anyone else In the city. Saidhe, in spealcliig of the attempt of AldermanEverett to wrest half the street from thecity : "Ho can't make it work , for ho hns noclaim whatever to the property. Ho talksubout nsixty'Slx-foot street , but there wasnever u street that width thcro. There lacither n 100-foot street , or none at all. Iknow all about that matter , for Ibccrgcdthnt-btrcet from the property owners. There wasnot a foot of it bought , I begged it all , nndthe property owners told mo to go wliero Iwanted to. That is what made the streetgo wliero it dues , 1 wound around , up oneglen nnd dovfh another , so ns to got an easy ,practical drive , The property owners do-

natcd-

thu street the full width , and it-wns then opened to the public-.Evorctt

.

lias not the shadow of a claim , andand no rights in the matter that the councilIs bound to respect. They might have goneright along and lifted his obstructions outbodily , but they delayed about the matternnd waited for him to get out an injunctionto stop all proceedings , There will be sev-eral

¬

little things of interest to bo made pub-lic when the case llnully comes on , if II everdoes , that will make uoino folks open theireyes. It will eventually turn out that thisplnn of getting property away from the cityis not quite so easy us it looks. "

M. Wollmnn , jeweler , moved to 638 B'y-

Dr.. C. O. Hazen , dentist , Opera houseblock.

Call on the Blrkinmno Engineeringand Supply company , 116 Pearl street ,

Council JJlulTs , la , , and examine theBoilino roollng. It will pay you ; sam-ples

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sent, on application ,

Piroworlcs-at Palmer's , 12 B. Main.

The l> nv In Court.Judge Carson presided In the district court

yesterday , although Judge Deemcr waspresent a part of the day. The case on trialwas the administrator case of W. W. Bllger ,

to effect the settlement of an estate. Thecase occupied the whole of the afternoon ,

Judge Carson will look utter the districtcourt business for the remainder of theweek , und will receive the final report of thegrand jury on Saturday. No more criminalor law caves will bo tried until the 16th ,

when Judge Docmor returns , and tlio petitjury Is again ordered to ho on hand. Therewill bo several criminal cases to be tried utthat time-

.Charlca.

Smith , who wus conv'tted' uu Sat ¬

urday of larceny from the person , hns notyet been sentenced , ns his attorneys , Stewartand Soydor , hnvo moved for n now trlnl onthe ground of the absence of material wit;nesses for the defense , nt the recent trial !

The case wilt ho nrguod on the 18th. Thecase of State vs Kissel , Smith's partner , hasbeen continued until the August term.

The ladles of St. Potor'fl Catlioliochurch will have a German plunio ut-Hostior'' park on South First street July4. Kvorybody invited. leo croamlom-ouado

-and refreshments. Wagons will

start from Nuumoyer'a liotol at 10o'clock.-

Wo

.

have a customer for residenceproperty wortn from 81,601) to $2,000.-A.

.. A. Clark & Co.

,i

A. A. Clark & Co. lo.ui money on allkinds of chattels.

The City Finances.City Clerk Huntlngton reports the month

of Juno ns being the most remunerative Inthe history of the city, as regards tlio re-

ceipts¬

of his ofllco. The report , ns submittedto the couucil last evening , Is ns follows :

Dr.-To

.cash on baud Juno 1 , state crime.S (t (H-

ITo cash on hand June 1 , judem'tac't !t'-M SO

Cash received from building permits. 'JJ 00Cash received from iiaturnlixatlon , . . 1 r 0Cash received from civil cases Ufl 85Cash received from city crimes , . . . . -101 15Cash received from lic'tusos. . . . . . . . 'JW 00Cash received from burial permit , , . ll! 00Cash received froui uppo.ininco. . . . . 1.I21 ( W)Cash received from judgment. . , . . . . IM 00Cash received from wltncni. . , . . , , , . , 1 113

Cash received from marslialfees. . . . !150 GO.,

Total $2,020 74-

Cr..Paid civil judgment to Council muffs ,

Fuel company S 01 00Paid F. W. Spotmnn , city treasurer ,,1,000 00Paid for stamps 50Paid F. W , Spetmiui , city treasurer , 1-IOS, 711

Total §2r.9l 15-

nalnuco July 1 , 18S ! ) JKW fillCash on ham ) , judgment account. . . . .'{ 21 Stl

"Cash ou hand , witness foes 185Cash on hand , state crime U OnCash on baud , district court costs , . . U ! ))5

Total S :U3! 55-

Cliy CouncilThe board nf aldermen met Inst night in

regular monthly session , Miyor Rohror pre-siding

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and Aldermen Everett , Knophcr ,Lacy , Waterman nud Weaver occupyingtheir respective seats , Alderman Bellinger-wns not present.-

Thu.

minutes of the Inst meeting of thecouncil were read and approved.

Judge Tlpton nppearod baforu the councilou his own behalf , and also representing'other property owners abutting nn alloy InCurtis & Ramsay's addition , nnd asked thntthe alley bo brought to grade asspeedily ns possible. Ho also askedthat n remonstrance against the llllliuj-of Twenty-third street between 'Avonuo-C und First avenue bo respected , the naturalsurface being ulrcady above the level of-Hroadway. . Ho stated that nil the propertyowners on the street had signed the re¬monstrance.-

Ou.

motion of Alderman Knenhor , the reso-lution

¬

fixing the grade of Twenty-thirdstreet wns rescinded und the subject re-

ferred¬

to the committee on streets andalloys.

The mayor presented n veto of the reso-lution

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of the council ordering the grading of-n portion of Avenue U. The veto w.is sus-tained.

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.

A largo number of regular accounts worepresented by the auditor , ns approved by thefinance committee , and duly allowed.-

An.

account in favor of City Emnneer-Stuuson , for the rent of surveyor's instru-ments

¬

, § 10 , was allowed after olnbor.ito dis-cussion.

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.

The finance committed reported adverselyto the allowance of Dr. L.ioy's' bill for nt-

tondnuco-

upon Policeman Doyle , ana tlio re-port

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was concurred in-

.A.

petition of Dr. Seybcrt nnd others ,asking the appropriation of $1,200 for the ex-tension

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of the electric ligntsj'htcm lo LakeMauawa , was referred to the committee on.gas and eleetflo lights.-

W.

: H. Litoy asked for lire protection ,which was referred to the committee oawater works.

The engineer reported that certain side-walks

¬Included in special assessments had

been paid , and tlio same was thoroughlyeliminated.-

A.

petition of property owners for lira pro-tection

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in the southern part of the city wasreferred to tlio committed on water works.

The city engineer reported having fixednumerous grades heretofore ordered. Re-port

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received and ordered filed.-A

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petition lo have the grade on Fair-mount nvcnuu made ho us to carry offsurface water was presented , which Involvedthe grade of Graham avenue to some extent.-At

.present ' o fall along F.iirmount avenue

is only fn r i : hes to 11)0) loot. The petitionuskstohu o rado umdo that will give * afall of ciguioun inches to 100 foot.

Alderman Everett combattcd the prayer ofthe petition , as damage would ensue to prop-erty

¬

owners on Gruhnm avenue.Alderman Lacy made a strong argument

In favor of granting the prayer of the peti¬

tion.On motion of Alderman Waterman onordinance was directed to bo preparedgranting the prayer of the petition.

An order lor78.82 was drawn on thetreasurer in favor of the public library.-

An.

order was passed for curbing , hy nat-ural

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or artificial stone , of a large nunilior ofstreets in the central part of the city wheregrading und paving are contemplated. Uldafor sucli work will bo oponcd July Ifi.

The street commissioner wns directed tomake four crossings nnd a culvert for theconvenience of parties residing near Twnty-third street.

Alderman Knophor rnlsod the question ofrequisite pressure from the water works in-case of fires. 'J'ho mayor , Solicitor Holmesand several aldermen engaged in a generaldiscussion , which demonstrated that theunderstanding between tlio water workscompany and thu lire department Issusceptible of considerable Improvement. Itwas agreed that the ordinance was perfect ,

but was not properly enforced. On motionof Alderman Kmiphor It was ordered thatthe subject , bo referred to n special commit-tee

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to determine where the fault reposedthat prevented perfect flro protection. '

Messrs. ICnoplior , Lney nud Everett worenamed as such committee.-

Messrs..

. A , C. Griilmrn and S , 13. Vnds-wortn

-park commissioners , appeared befora

the council nnd stated that n meet I air hadbeen hold with a view to thu establishmentof n park on the west side uf the city , Thecommissioners nlso wanted to know whatwas to bo clone roipectlng Graham avenue ,which was the principal entrance into Fair-mount pant.

Solicitor Holmes said that tno city wouldcontest the rights of tha people against nilaggression to the last resort-

.Atthls.

point Alderman Everett offered aresolution that the city attorney bo requiredto tnko notice of nil litigation wherein thacity hns an Interest without special directionand that ho also take notice of all matters in-

volving¬

the action of iho board of equalizat-ion.

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Mr. Holrncs took umbrage nt the resolu-tion

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ns a personal reflection ,

Alderman Lacy defended the past notionof Solicitor Holmes. The matter assumed awide rnngu nnd finally closed without nctloa-in the premises.-

A.

peddler's license was read and adopted ,the fee being fixed at S'iV

After some other routine work the couu-ell adjourned.

, . i i fAttempted Ilnrirlnry.-

At.

an early yesterday morning an nttomptwas made to burglarize the residences ofConductor Crumble and Motorman Fowler ,

of the electric motor line , on lower Broad ¬

way. Crumbio's housu was visited about 1-

o'clock , just uoforo ho arrived homo. Hitwife hoard the midnight prowlers , and , so-

cu'lnif-

his revolver , started toward theporch , when the would-be burglars skipped-.Fowler's

.house Is just aeioss the street , und

that was visited about 9 o'clock.-Mrs.

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. Fowler hoard u noise in the children' *room , und on opening the door BUW a manjust entering the room through the window,while another wus on the ground just out ¬

side. She screamed , and before her husbandcould get to the spot , the depredators haddisappeared in the darkness. Thu raidswere undoubtedly made with -the intentionof rocurlng a little money belonging to thecompany , us both men are employed ou tUlute rUuu and do not settle ut nlcUt ,