THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 28 , 1808.

COUNCIL BLUFFS.MENTION.f-

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Hamilton's choc store. 412 Broi &7Davis sells glass.-

Btockert.

Carpet Co. , 205-207 Bwy-

.Moore's.

food kills worms and (aliens.Doll 0 , Morgan , drugs. 142 Broadway.Born To Captain and Mrs. D. Denny , a

daughter.-Hon.

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. L. P. Potter of Oakland was In thecity yesterday.-

C.

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. B. Jaoquemtn A Co. , jewelers and op-

ticians¬

, 27 South Main street.Born to Mr. and Mrs. P. B. Clark , MO

(South First street , it daughter.John M. Patlon Is visiting relatives and

frlcmls at his home In Thornton , Ind.City Engineer Sam Ktnyre Is spending the

Chrliitraas holidays with relatives In Oregon ,

HI.Mr.. and Mrs. O. L. Scager of Minneapolis ,

Minn. , are the guests of E. C. Laltison andfamily.

Alderman J. D. Johnson has returned fromn three-weeks' business trip In the easternpart of the state.

Miss Anna Miller , principal of the schoolsnt Auburn , Neb. , Is visiting her brother , F.-

W..

. Miller of this city.The old matting In the superior court room

at the county court house has been removedund the floor covered with linoleum.

Attorney D. B. Stuart of the flrm of Saun-ters

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& Stuart has returned from Dos Molnes ,

Vhcro he spent Christmas with his parents.-

J..

. C. Blxby , beating and sanitary engineer.Plans and specifications for beating , plumb-ing

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and lighting. 202 Main. Council Bluff*.

"Walter B. Parker commenced suit In thedistrict court yesterday against George L.Farrell and others to quiet his title to lot

: 13 , block 17 , Beers' subdivision.-C.

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t; . Sprultt , member of the Board of Edu-cation

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, went to Lincoln , Neb , , yesterdayrnornlnK to attend the meeting of the Ne-

braska¬

State Teachers' association.Busiest , biggest and best managed laundry

in tbo west. Skilled hands and simplemethods explain why ours Is a satisfactorylaundry. The "Eagle , " 734 Broadway.-

J.

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. C. and William Beswlck , the former of-

Kearney. . Neb. , and "the Inttsr of Norfolk ,

Neb. , are spending the holidays here , theguests of their brother , O. E. Beswlck.

The following two cases of measles werereported to the Board of Health yesterday :

Low Larsen , 1603 South Eighth street ;Lynne Brown , 307 South Eighth street.-

C.

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. Gcrock of G10 Damon street reported tothe police yesterday that a buggy had b nStolen during the previous night from hisplace of business on South Main street.

Elmer E. Smith , county recorder-elect ,

lias removed his family to this city fromMacedonia and they are stopping for thepresent nt n hotel until Mr , Smith securesA suitable residence.

The b :<ly of the late Mrs. Rachel C. Bow-

lH-

of 1816 Thirteenth street , who died lastSF urday morning , was taken to Harlan yes-

terday¬

by her husband , Charles Bowers ,

Where the funeral was held yesterday after ¬

noon.William Scheldler died Monday night at

Ills residence , 1314 Pleasant street , ofdropsy , aged 78 years. He leaves a wifeend four children three daughters and oneBon. The funeral was held yesterday after-noon

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from the family residence and Inter-ment

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wap In Palrvlew cemetery.-

Mrs.

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. Myrtle Pouder, neo Borden , died Sun-flay In Perrell , Chihuahua , Old Mexico. Shewas a sister of a. P. Borden , 1119 Avenue O ,

this city , who has been notified of her death ,

but baa received no particulars. Mrs. Pouderwas for a number of years a teacher In thecity schools hero and was married In Coun-cil

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Bluffs. She was 36 years of age.Collector Allwood entered suit in Justice

Vlen's court yesterday against some seventy-flvo

-persons who have failed to pay their

poll tax for this year. The other Justicesfeel a little slighted In the matter and ex-

press¬

the opinion that Collector Allwoodshould have divided 'tho suits among them(Instead of entering the entire batch In onecourt.-

M.

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. P , Due , a watchman In the employ olPawnbroker Snyder, was fined $10 and cosU-Iu police court yesterday morning for, be-

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drunk and disturbing the 'peace Mondaynight. On bispromising( Judge Ayleswortt-to behave himself In the future the flno wassuspended. Due went Into on of thgambling rooms Monday evening and lost a

couple of dollars bucking the tiger beforehis presence was made known to the proprietor. He is a cripple and the owners ol

the gambling rooms have refused .o let himflay. His nwney that ho bad lost In back-ing tho-wrong card was returned to him nnd

lie was ordered to leave the place. This Duedeclined to do and threw the money on thefloor. Later ho went to the police station tc-

tnake a complaint and was arrested for boln §

drunk._

N. Y, Piumblns company. Tel. 250-

.Ilemcmbcr

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the exposition by getting semicopies of Snap Shots at the Council BluffOffice of The Dee. Ten cents each.-

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In Brother'* Nnme.John Twomy was arrested ycsterdaj

afternoon by the police on the charge ol

passing a forged check on S. Welnberg , :. i Broadway clothing dealer. He purchased

some small article and tendered In paymeni-

a check for ? 10 , drawn on Officer & Pusey'bank , bearing the signature of his brotherCon Twomy , a prominent farmer living neai-

Crcs9ent City. The check was returned bj

the bank as the elgnaturo of Con Twom ;

proved to be a forgery.

Wanted This morning , teams to haul lcfrom , Gilbert' lake. Gilbert Brothers.

Snap Shots all go at 10 cents etch at toCouncil Bluffs ofllce of The Bee-

.ChrlHtmiiN

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Entertainment.The children of St. John's English Luth-

cran church will have their Christmas en-

tertalnment tomorrow evening , when Santi-

Glaus will bo present and a little play wll-

be given. The -cast for the play la as telIons : Santa Glaus , Mr. Altmanspcrgor-Mrs. . SantA Claus , Miss Nellie BartonKalrlo Overcome , Miss Sylvia SnyderFalrlo Content , Miss Tyllle AltmanspergerDot , Nellie Swansou ; Sir Sec-All. Alvli-

Ballou. .

Special sale of pianos , organs , mandollntviolins , 'guitars , etc. , for ona week only , agreatly reduced prices , at Bourlclus MusiHouse before the Invoice taking. An oj-

iporlunlty for a good many. We mean busl-ness. . 325 Broadway , where the organ standupon the building.

Heal Kntute Trnimfen.The following transfers were filed yester-

day In the abtract , title and loan office c

J. W. Squire , 101 Pearl street :

li. W , Hoes , master commissioner , toFrank T. True , 'conveys all propertyof the Council Blurts Gas and Eleo-trio Light company. Including lotsIn llesrs' add und Kiddle's subdlv,

master's d. 288,1

Gu.irdtun of Leonard Chambers toIda J. Johnson , undlv 2-15 of o% scV42-75-39 , KUnrdlan's d. .. 2

Chicago , llook Island & Pacific Hall-way

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company to Frank S. Huas , cy,nwW and lot 1 In 3J-77-44 , q c d. .

Tolly Dlllnrd to Millie Fender , part of-

c 4 ne'i 17-74-39 , w d. . . . .. ..Henry Wlnegar nnd wife to Jane

Demon , 2 ri acres In neVi seU 2174-39

-d. ,. 1-

Georm H , Cook nnd wife to John A-

.Copiockt.

| part of nwtt awVi 36-75-38 ,

State bank of Neola , eV4 nwtt 6764-

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. w d. i-"ivA. Lonlo nnd wife to Florence M-

.Bol'.n.

et al , lot 6, block 16 , Hyatt's'-subdlv. . w il. ..Ida Casady to Pottnwattamle Invest-ment

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company , lot 11 , Mount Lin-coln

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, and trart adjoining same , w d. 4

Nine t rant fern , total. 1292. !

, Domestic soap whitens the clothes-

.UnrrlHK

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! < * I.lcenies.Licenses to wed were Issued yesterday

the following persons :

Name and Hraldencc. . As-I.ewlft M. Lane. Macedonia. : . . . .

Martha May Mile * , Macedonia.William H. Ltddell. Taylor.Margaret li. Chuney , Oakland.K. A. Hmtrson. Council Bluffs.Wilson , dlenwood.f

PROSPERITY I IN EVIDENCE

Local Deal * Very Well Satisfied with

Present Conditions.

CHRISTMAS TRADE UNCOMMONLY GOOD

Amount and Quality Purchased Indi-cate

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the Abundance of Moneyand the Wllling-neii of Peo-

ple¬

to Part rrlth It.-

"Yes

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, Indeed , I wa* agreeably disap-pointed

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, " said a leading business man of thecity yesterday. "I had been led to expectthat the Christmas trade this year In Coun-cil

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Bluffs would be , it anything , below theaverage. My reason for believing this wasbecause during the summer the people ofCouncil Blurts had been liberal patronlzers-of the Transmlsilsslppi Exposition , and Idid not think they would have very muchmoney left to celebrate Christmas or buypresents , but the contrary was the case andwe had one of the very best Christmastrades we have had for many years."

The experience of this business man !

that of all the merchants of'Council' Bluffs ,who agree that they enjoyed the best holi-

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buslneM they have experienced formany years. Every night of the week pre-ceding

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Christmas the stores were crowdedwith purchasers and *very day It would bwell into midnight before n.any of thestores would be closed and the weary em-

ployes¬

able to go to their home * . One faotwas very noticeable this year , and that I

that the line of presents purchased by thepeople in general w a of a more expensivekind than has been the case for the lastfew years , Indicating that times must un-doubtedly

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be more prosperous.The jewelry store* w re more liberal ! }

patronized than for many years past , andthe purchase* of costly bric-a-brac andworks of art were far more numerous. Oneleading jewelw on Broadway , when askedabout hli Christmas trade , stated he hadsold more goods during the week precedingChristmas than he had sold In tht entirethree months before , and this Is equallytrue of many of tb larger ( tores.

Inquiry at the grocery and butcher storesshowed that the peopU this year had pur-chased far more liberally than they did lasyear. There was no quibbling about an ex-

tra pound or two In the turkey or the roasl-of beef and the grocers say they sold morecostly table luxuries this year than foimany seasons.

The express companies did a rushingbusiness. The agent of one company saleyesterday that he would not be surprlsecwhen the statement was made out that 1

would show that they had done almos-wice as much business as last year.The postofflce was a busy place and thi

ale of money orders , both domestic and forIgn , was large and considerably in exceti-f last year. "When people can afford t-

end home money to the. old folks acrosi.-he sea It Isa, sign that times cannot be a-tery bad , " laid Postmaster Treynor , "am-t would surprise you If you saw the amoun-t money that was sent away from Councl

Bluffs this Christmas."The furniture stores also did a big busl-

iesi this Christmas , especially In a flm-

nd artistic line of The dry good-itores all report a trade far above their ex-

eolations and , taking all In all , the Christ-mas of 1898 In Coupncll Bluffs was an Indl-atlon: that good times ore here again.

Davis sells drug*.

Domestic Is the best soap made.-

ON

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ELECTRIC LIOHT FRANCHISEE

Council Committee Consider * the Ap-plication of ] anlilna er Company.

The city council Committee consisting oAldermen Metcalf , Shubert and Chrlstensen-Jayor Jennings and City Attorney Wads

worth , to which was referred the matter o-

ho three ordinances embodying franchise-e the J. C. Hublnger company of Kco-

kuk for gas, electric light and steam beat-ing plants , herd its first meeting last nighn the private office of the mayor In th-

Ity hall. R. D. Craig , the reprcsentatlvi-f the Hublnger company , was not present

The ordinance embodying the franchise fo-

ho gas plant was the only one of th-hree taken under consideration last night

but It Is the intention of the committee t-

meeteach, night of this week until the en-

Mro matter Is disposed of, so that a reporcan bo made at the regular monthly meetng of the council next Monday night-

.It.

has been Intimated in some quarterhat the Hublnger company In seeking th

franchises in question ls doing so for puretspeculative purposes and that It has nreal Intention of ever erecting the plantiThis , on the other hand , has been emphatic-ally denied by the company's representstlve , who states that his company is In thfield with the best of intentions and thet Is hero for business and not for spcculit-

lon. . As an evidence of good faith on thpart of the company seeking the franchisethe committee was of the unanimous opln-

on that it should be required to deposwith the city a certified check for $3,00

for each franchise , these checks to be foifelted In the event of the company fallln-to complete Us contract after accepting th-

franchises. . City Attorney Wadsworth wa

instructed to Insert a clause In each <

the three ordinances providing for the dc

posit of these certified checks in the abov-amount. .

In order to further protect the city again !

franchises merely for speculative purposeAlderman ChrlBtennen advanced the suggei-tlon that the ordinance bo so drafted thithe company would be required to erect 11

plant before being given permission to us

the streets for laying mains or strlngin-wires. . The suggestion met with consldeiable favor at the hands of the other mere

bers of the committee , but after being geterally discussed it was decided that the dpewit of the certified checks would suff-

ctently safeguard the city.The ordinance for the gas plant francb.li

submitted by the Hublnger company pr-

vtdes that one mile of mains must be la-

by January 1 , , 1900. This the commlttidid not deem sufficient and the city attoi-ney was directed to amend this clause i

as to make It read five miles of mains listead of one. On the suggestion of Mayi

Jennings this clause was still furthiamended so aa to provide that the plaishould be in operation by January 1 , 190

The ordinance for the steam heating plaicontains a similar provision as to laylt-

of mains and when the committee takes t

that ordinance the clause will be similaramended.

One of the committee called attentionthe fact that It bad been suggested that tlpurpose of the Hublnger company In seekli-to secure the franchises was to disposethem to the Council Bluffs Gas and ElectiLight company , whose present franchise e-

plres In about a year or so. As a safegua-agalntt such a thing , City Attorney Wadworth was Instructed to Insert a clauseeach ordinance prohibiting the transferthe fnnchUe by the Hubinger companyany other corporation holding or operatliunder a franchise from the city , also pr-

hlbltlng the company from taking over ai

franchise at present held by another coi-

pany or corporation.With the exception of a few minor Chang

In the wording of the ordinances these we

the only alterations or amendments ma

by the committee In the gas franchise or-

dlnance. . The committee will meet at thesame place again tonight.-

A

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fresh Jersey cow for sale , cheap , by C.-

W.

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. Foster , 232 Avenue 0.

Buy Domestic and get tablespoons.-

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of Dpxtlttitlnn.-A

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pitiable case of destitution was reportedto Chief of Police Blxby yesterday eveningby George Gerner of the jewelry flrm of-

Jacqucmtn & Co. A Mrs. Tucker , a widowwith five small children , living opposite theThird street school , was found by Mr. Ger-

ner¬

to be without even the bare necessariesof life. With the exception of a few onionsthere was absolutely nothing to eat In thehouse and when Mr. Gerner took some meatthere the children were so ravenous withhunger that they started to eat the meatraw. Mrs. Tucker Informed Chief Blxbythat she had applied to Overseer of thePoor Jackson for relief , but that he hartrefused to aid her and further had toldher that If she applied again he would haveher arrested. This later statement Is be-

lieved¬

to be exaggerated , but owing to thelateness of the hour Mr. Jackson's explana-tion

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could not be secured last night. ChiefBlxby purchased a supply of groceries andother goods sufficient to supply the Immedi-

ate¬

need * of the unfortunate family and to-

day¬

will bring the case to the attention ofthe county authorities.

Domestic soap outsells all others.

For Sale Horse , weight 1,100 , 8 years old ;

elnglA or double ; bay color , sound , gentle ;

family or delivery. 325 Broadway , Bourlclus'Music House , where the organ stands uponthe buildin-

g.Prooperlty

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nt Christian Home.The last weekly report of the Christian

Home shows that the Institution U enjoy-

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an era of financial prosperity and thatthe receipts are away above the estimatedneeds for the current week , thus decreasingvery materially the deficiencies In the man¬

ager's and general funds. The grand totalof receipts to the manager's fund was { 64 ,

being J29 above the needs of the week andreducing the deficiency Inthis fund to dateto 23829. The receipts In the general fundamounted to 550.97 , being 350.97 above theestimated needs for the current expensesof the week and leaving a handsome balanceIn this fund.

Bluff City laundry , telephone S14. "They-do-a-oarload-a-week. "

IOWA TEACHERS ASSEMBLE

Abowt 1OOO Are Gathered In Dei-

Molnes to Dlsonim Subjects ofMutual Interest.

DES MOINES , Dec. 27. The Iowa Btati-Teachers' association began its annual seaslon here today. About 1,000 are In attendance. "County Normal Institutes , " an'-"What Is to Be Done with Incorrigible amNeglected Children ?" was discussed todayThe Iowa Child Study society and Woman'iRound Table also met today. This evenlnjPresident Currier delivered an address to thi-

association. . Tomorrow a reception will bi

tendered the teachers at the Savcry house.

PHYSICIAN ILL WITH SMALLPOX

Gates of nnrllnnrton Locked Again * '

Entrance of Another.BURLINGTON , la. , Dec. 27. ( Specla-

Telegram. . ) Two more cases of smallpox anreported at Blggsvllle, 111. One patient 1 :

Dr. Merrick , who was the local attendlniphysician when the disease broke out. Thicity of .Burlington attempted to raise i

quarantine against Dr. Nelson , the agent o

the Ilflnole Board of Health , who Is now li

charge of the cases and who has been visit-Ing Burlington for supplies and lodging anight , no hotel or private house in Biggs-

vllle allowing him quarter * and so far tbquarantine has been successful.

JILTED WOMAN CUTS HER THROAT

Inconstancy of Her Lover Leads lieto Deaiierate Act.-

WEAVER..

. la. , Dec. 27. ( Special Tele-gram. . ) Miss Minnie Lang committed sui-

cide In this city today because her betrotheitired of their relationship on the day bcforthat sot for the wedding ceremony. Thyoung woman went to her room -and wafound later with her throat cut.

Heavy Land Dcnl.SIOUX PALLS , S. D. , Dec. 27. ( Special.-An

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Iowa man named Schultz has juscompleted the purchase of 1,000 acres cland near Wheeler , Charles Mix countswith the Intention of engaging In the sloebusiness. The consideration was In thneighborhood of $15,000 , making the dpa

one of the largest of the kind this seasonMany desirable ranches along the Mlssoutriver In that locality are being purchaseby eastern capitalists , who arc tempted t-

go Into cattle raising by the large profitrealized the last year or two by cattleme-In the ceded Sioux lands between the Mis-

sourl river and the Black Hills.

TRYING TO CIVILIZE AFRICA.

New Scheme for AuollaliliiK SlaverIn the Diirlt Continent.

July 10 last I started for the Interior c

Africa , says a writer In the American Mag-

azlne. . On tbo high tablelands , 500 milefrom the coast , I am bulMIng model vil-

Uges. . Here , In the heart of the dark contlncnt , I am Introducing to the natives thfirst stages of civilized life and by sya-

teraatlc effort starting the civilizing of thipart of the country. The villages are belnbuilt on what are now wild wastes of lane

No expedition , however farge. will evebe able to stamp out slavery In Africa bforce , for the very reasonable fact that Itextremely unlikely that any expeditionever bo sent here of large enough propertlon to successfully cope with 250,000,00natives who believe In this ancient anbaneful custom.

The plan I am working upon for the civ-

lllzlng of this great continent , or at leastpart of it , Is different from anything be-

fore tried. In substance , It Is the acquire-ment of fertile lands by cession from Europcan governments and by purchase from na-

tlve chiefs. Upon these lands I am build-

ing model villages and towns , composed c

free native settlers and liberated elaveiQuality rather than quantity is aimed at.

Such villages , when completed , will e

once radiate good Influence and win be ol-

ject lessons to all the dark regions arount-ii As soon as the natives see for themselvc

how much easier and raoro profitable 111-

is under civilized methods of living thaunder their savage customs they qulcklmove to the villages and become a part e-

them. . In joining the village they have t: renounce slave hunting , polygamy , wltcb

craft and rum. This , I think , from my ei: pcrience with them , many thousand !; them will very readily do when they se-

i for themselves how weir the villages g<

along without any of these evil Influenceto which they have been accustomed.

The natives , although barbarous , aiquick to learn and are great Imitator

; When once shown how to do a certain thint they remember It , and make good workmei) They are strong and able-bodied and cap :. We of accomplishing great results whe1 started on tbo right track. The first. these villages Is being established bttwee-i Bcnguella and Lake Nyassn , In the soutt-f western part of the continent. High tablei lands exist In this region , and here , B,0 (

; feet above the sea level , the town Is belnlaid out. Tbe climate Is healthful and tt-

r soil Is particularly good-

.As.

quickly as possible each village wl-

be made self-supporting. The natives abeing taught house building, farming atvarious Industries and trades. All the mentcr* of my expedition f.ue much th * san

as the nnttvcri eating the sumo food andliving in houses built'of native materials.But soon wo shall teach the natives Im-

proved¬

methods of agriculture and the cul-

tivation¬

of all the new products necessaryfar the maintenance and development ofthe village.

The native settlers will also soon betaught carpentering , blacksmlthlng andother lines of work and Industry , and grad-ually

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there will spring up a self-made andself-supporting town , constructed on mod-

ern¬

lines. When once thoroughly estab-lished

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, It will probably grow rapidly , asevery native that joins will bo an Incentiveto others to follow suit ; and having oncedemonstrated that by joining us they canImprove their condition , wo shall have no-

Ifllculty In getting recruits. As soon ashis first village Is thoroughly established

we will start a second one on the sameInes , some distance further Inland. In like

manner a third and a fourth will be added ,

and so on until all thla section of the coun-ry

-Is dotted with them.

The natives are not being pressed to Joinny of these village * . Work is being pushed

with the express purpose of creating an ob-oct lesson for them , and of their own free-

will they make application to come In ande granted their assignment of land on

which to build their house and help develophe resources of the country. Each village

will be conducted on civilized and modernprinciples , and everybody will work for theadvancement of the district.-

In.

this way Africa will be civilized bypeaceful methods , which I believe is theonly way it will ver be done. Under ourplan the natives are really civilizing them ¬

selves.

BNOW H All IT CAUSES DEATH.

Klondike Develops a Mania Badan Oilnm Gating- .

Every great discovery in the world's his-tory

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has brought with It an accompanyingaffliction and It has remained for the Klon.dike to develop a peculiar mania that threat-ens

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to outrival opium eating. Among theresidents of the far north , says the NewYork Herald , Is It Is known aa the "snow-lablt" and it Is said to bo Incurable. Honrj-3arnum of Great Bend township has re.turned from the Klondike and tolls thestrange story.-

"Thero.

are many strange things In thtKlondike ," said Mr. Barnura , "but perhaps

: ho strangest and that about which nothinglas been written so far Is the dlsslpatlorcaused by eating snow. In the north , whetthe thermometer reaches 30 to 40 degree :

below zero , a mouthful of snow Is llkimolten metal. It brings an Inflammation tc

the palate and tongue and It is imposslbli-to take enough to quench the thirst. Thfirst advice an old timer offers a newcomei-in the region Is 'Don't eat snow. ' Thereare men In that country , once hearty , ro-

bust miners , now weak , effeminate crea-tures , whose fall can be traced directly t <

the time they began munching snow-."The

.matter has been but little Investi-

gated , but the scientists who have examinedthe subject say that the waters of the nortlare rich with mineral deposits which anbeing constantly washed down from thi-

mountains. . A certain per cent of thlsrnln-eral Is taken Into the air when vapor rlseiand the enow becomes Impregnated with ItThere have been several falls of red anovnear Point Barrow , the deposit being of i

reddish brown color , due entirely to minerals. Thus It can be seen that a parson eat-Ing large quantities of the snow takes In'ti

his system a corrsspondlng amount of mln-erala. ."

While coming down the Copper river lasspring Mr. Barnum came upon a party ominers where one was dying from the effectof eating enow. He had been a bandrinker , but had run short of whisky. Hlithirst became unendurable and CIA watewas scarce In midwinter he had taken teating snow. Boon ho claimed U relievehis appettte for the liquor , but his companlons noticed that his for thisnow increased until he was consumlnienormous quantities. Gradually .his skinwhich was a dark bronze , grew light , hirugged etature became bent and even hiharsh voice changed to the effemlnatsqueak of an old woman. His strength gavway and his companions tried to break binof the habit. Ho would lie on his palle-nnd moan pitifully for a mouthful of snovand when opportunity offered would steaunobserved to the doorway and gulp dowihuge handfuls. At lest , seeing death wainevitable , his companions allowed him thsnow , hoping to prolong his life. It proveiunavailing , however, and one morning jusprevious to Mr. Barnum's departure the maiwas found dead.

There are some spots on the Copper ritewhere the snow , when melted and stralneithrough a cloth , shows perceptible signs ominerals and often gold is found plentiful ! ;

intermixed , but , of course , not in paylni-quantities. . Where this comes from Ismystery , but it may be brought from thfar north by the heavy winter gales thasweep over this part of the country.

THROUGH HUEZ IIY SEARCHLIGHT

Wlilit the Great Oriental Cnnal LookLike by NlKht.-

We.

slipped noiselessly along In a channenot wide enough for two ships to para , re-

lates a correspondent of Collier's WeeklyBy daylight the canal might be , as the olsoldiers declared It , commonplace and wearlsome ; but when the soft night of the Orlenclosed down each object afloat and on shortook on strange life and mystery. The welrilight at our bow lighted up a semicircle opale green water. Not a sound was hearfrom the desert ; not a throb or vlbratloiwas heard on the ship ; nor was theresign of motion , except the gentle displace-ment nave that swished the bank as tt foilowed In our wake. A line of bobbing buoydecorated the channel's edge with colorslights. Now and then huge towers werpassed , with ladders losing themselves i

the black night sky. These dark masserested on rafts , apparently of several deckithe lower ot which were peopled with famtlies silhouetted , as they stood on the bal-

conies or In the doorways , against the glow-Ing Interiors. These structures , utterly In-

explicable in the darkness , proved them-selves at dawn to be huge dredges used i-

iclearing'the canal. The towers support Ionarms , which conduct the dredged aand 10feet or more Inland ; the lower part containthe dredging machinery and provides a hornfor the workers and their families.-

In.

the horizon before us arose a light Ilkthe moon , and grew larger and larger , Iwas a ship coming toward us. The veeseentering a "block" first has the right o-

way. . So we waited In a "side station" owidening ot the canal made for the , purposeMany times during the night we were 0-

sidetracked. .

Once there passed us a ship sister to ou-

own. . Its lights loomed larger and largeand finally we could see the boat itsellSlowly it passed , a mess of black and whitpeople leaning over the rail ; the homewarand the outward-bound ones met , thrllleand cheered. An Interchange ot letterimessages and good wishes passed from ahl-

to ship , then we slipped away and continueour voyage.

Such scenes repeated themselves through-out the night. The searchlight revealesometimes objects of Interest on the desert-as

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a group of palm trees , some Arab tentor a passing caravan ot camels. The earlmorning was spent In steaming through tbInland sea called the Bitter lakes , sometimequite losing sight of land. The channel I

everywhere marked , however , either b-

II buoys or by embankments. Fishing boatdot the surface of the Inland sea and I

the canal Itself the biblical looking flsheimen were catting their nets for a draft.

The sunlight , however , robbed the camot all its charmi. Tbe dredges becan

monstrosities remarkable for nolhlnf hulltheir Immensity. Everyone was glad whoant 11 o'clock Port Said en mo In sight ,

TWO AUANDONKU MARKS.-

A

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Rrooklyn Kplnoile In the Light of RWestern Incident.-

In.

Brooklyn the other evening a police-

man¬

found a flve-we ks-old baby neatlytucked away under a robe in a new babycarriage In the entrance of a Pulton streetdry goods store. The policeman thoughtthat the child's mother or nurse mighthave forgotten It In leaving the store In ahurry or a fret and would come back afterIt In * much greater fret as soon as sherealized what she had done. He reasonedthat It would shorten the agony It themother or guardian could reclaim the childbefore it got to the police station , and thathe would stand a much better chance ofmeeting one who sought the child If ho re-

mained¬

at the store than if ha took It tothe station house. Possibly ths fact thatthe baby was sleeping quietly had some-

thing¬

to do with the policeman's decision.-

He.

trundled the carriage back and forthfor half an hour, and as no claimant forthe infant appeared he took It to the sta-

tion¬

and eventually It went to the citynurse. For his pains he had to stand thegood-natured chafilng of his fellows and apublic prone to a cynical view of the find-

ing¬

of a helpless baby alone In a bustlingcity-

.It.

this particular baby was abandonedIntentionally , relates the New York Sun ,

the patrolman at least hod the cxcute thatthe trick was a new one. The tohe ex-

cels¬

any of the common dodges for gettingrid of troublesome Infants , It haa becomesomewhat difficult to Induce even childrento "hold my baby a minute" while themother goes into a shop. And to lay achild down In a doorway Is always likelyto draw the unwelcome attention of somestraggler In the streets. But nobody canquestion a woman who wheels an Infant up-

to a dry goods store , and leaving It at thedoor , goes In to shop , especially It tbobaby Is tucked under a robe. The onlyquestion is the expense and the ponlblllty-of detection through identification of it-

by the dealer who sold it.Yet , after all , It is not wholly fair to

direct satirical comments at the Fultonstreet policeman for his course. It is notan Impossibility that the direst calamity ,

in the individual sense , may be responsiblefor just such a circumstance as the appar-

ent¬

desertion ot this baby. There Is a mannow holding e leading position In one ofthe largest cities of the central west whofurnishes an Instance In point , and an In-

stance¬

of such force as to forestall argu-ment.

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. It was only comparatively recently ,

after he had won his way to a place of suf-ficient

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prominence to Interest the publloand the newspapers , that he learned , acci-dentally

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, who ho was and why he had al-

ways¬

been obliged to consider that* he hadcome up like Topsy , who "just grew. "

When he was something like four yearsold his mother took him from their home In-

a small town not far from the border llnbetween Ohio and Kentucky , up to Cincin-nati

¬

to make a visit and some purchases.When ready to go home they had to wait in-

a railroad station for a train that was late.-

As.

the train was a long time delayed , themother bethought herself that she wishedto buy something more , and she bade theboy remain In the seat where she placedhim until she came back. And then "she

left the station. How long the boy stayedwhere he was put the man does not know.Doubtless he stayed until he was tired , oruntil something outside attracted his , at-

tention.¬

. When he sought his mother he-

couldn't find her. Nobody knew who be-

was. . Ho hardly knew himself. He knewhis name and that was about all. He knewthat he was not at home , but he did notknow where his home was. The man onlyremembers that as a boy' he seemed to'belong to the streets of Cincinnati , thathowever he may have hee'n taken care ofduring his helpless days , his boyhood wasspent for the most part In the streets ofthe city , where he ran arount until he cameto Intelligence enough to realize tha neces-sity

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of an education and set about gettingcue.He succeeded In this and took up the law-.He

.succeeded In the law and became what

he is now , counsel ot an Immense corpora-tion

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the name of which is as familiarin Wall Street as U is In the western ter-ritory

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of Its home. He went among men otfamily and men who didn't talk about theirfamilies , but he did not know even whohis family was or where he came from ,

except from Cincinnati. With the persis-tence

¬

which had enabled him to educatehimself and to rise in his profession , heundertook the task of finding his relatives.But for a long time every move was lulllc.-Ho

.

bad no facts to start on.Once he told a friend among the news-

paper¬

reporters of the quest that was balk-Ing

-him and what he knew of his life. The

newspaper man seized upon the interestingfact that one ot the successful men of thetown did not know who he was or whenceho came , and wrote for his paper an accountof the lawyer's career. The romantic ele-ment

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of the story caused it to be copied Inthe newspapers of other places. Ono daythe lawyer received a letter bearing thepostmark of a town of western New York.The writer said that she was undoubtedlyhis aunt , his mother's sister , and that thenews that ho was alive was like a tale fromthe dead. She went on to tell him thestory of his mother's death , of' how hewas lost and of how hope ot over hearing ofhim again was given up after a vain searchIn Cincinnati years ego-

.It.

was in the early days of the civil warthat bis mother took him on the visit to-

Cincinnati. . His father had gone to the war.The three made up the family. They hadnot lived long In the small town whichwas their home at that time. They worenot well known there. When the motherwent out of the railroad station In Cin-cinnati

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and left her child to wait there forher return she was knocked down in thestreet by a wagon and was so badly Injuredthat she lost consciousness. She was takento a hospital , but died without regainingcommand of her faculties. None around herknow of the existence of her boy. Frompapers on her it was possible to communi-cate

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with her relatives , but when they triedI to find the child there was no trace of him

to be discovered. A child had been seenabout the railway station , but nobody knewanything about him. The search waa aban ¬

doned and the Incident was closed , thoseconcerned thought , forever. The husbandand father came home at the close of thewar, learned that his wife was dead , failedto get any clue to hU child and went away

' and lost himself in the western country, where home ties were not wanted. He cuti himself off from communication with his

relatives or his wife's and burled hi * iden ¬

tity in the new , wild lands.The lawyer , when he had read this letter ,

went to see the writer and found his rela-tives

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end the history of his family and therecords of his unfortunate mother's death.

DOUBLE : .

He Lives In Chicago and Enjoys theDistinction.

President Menu-ley has a double wholives In Chicago sticl who h oftentimesbeen taken for the chief executive himself.-He

.

Is Harry Hart , the wholesala clothier.-Mr.

.

. Hart's reaemblance to the presidentis vrry striking , trye the Cblctgo Jour.ial.-U

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has otten led him into humorous situat-ions.

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.

One opening night not lei g ago he at-

in a prominent position in one ot the localtheaters. Instantly he became the* centerof every gaze. Tbe audience was apparently

I doubtful. McKlnley was generally supposedI to b In Washington , but , at a distance ,

nearly everybody would have sworn that it-

waa the president himself sitting quietly

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FOR A HISTORY *OF THE EXPOSITION PA

#*1"? .The Bees souvenir editions together

contain a complete history of the greatenterprise , illustrated with beautifulhalf-tone 'engravings. We have a fewcopies left'of tlte-

Opening Pay MUM

$ sgg Peace Jubilea Editions

for

*They contain pictures of the Grand

Court , the illumination , the build-L% ings , the midway , all the officers , the %i" directors , the Indian camp and sham "

battles , McKinley , his cabinet , theheros of the war all about the PeaceJubilee all about the Exposition. )lf

The Boa Publishing Co. ,

Omaha.

there waiting to taho In the performance.One or two started to applaud , but doubt

overcame them. The crowd finally came tothe tacit conclusion that It could not be thepresident , but was his perfect double.

While the Jubilee throngs were In the city ,

Mr. Hart was going downtown ono day whenho noticed that people were cheering. Holooked around with languid curiosity to seewhat was the cause of the enthusiasm , butfailed to discover It,

The people kept on cheering and followedhim , pressing closer.-

"Why.

, they're cheering you , " his compan-ion

¬

Informed htm.-Mr.

.

. Hart fled , to the disappointment otthe McKlnley worshipers.

Now , he modestly protests against allthese stories which his friends tell.

Mined the Combination.Detroit Free Press : He is ono of those

gushing old beaus who think (lattery the keyto favor with the gentler sex. The otherevening he was at a reception with his wlfoand they met the handsome Miss Blank , atwhom he flrcd a whole battery of compli-ments.

¬

. Then turning to his wife be said :

"It's a good thing I didn't moot her beforeI married you , my dear. "

"Indeed It Is , " she smiled sweetly "for-her. . I congratulate Mlsa Hlank. "

Kama * News Notri.Seneca has a smallpox patient.Burlington bad a coal famine last week.

What thieves are at work In Dickinsoncounty.

Stockton will have a poultry show , Janu-ary

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25-.Jurctlon

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City is the old home of the armyhero , General Adoa II. Chaffee-

.Tbe

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recent big rain storm In southernKansas was the heaviest since 1890.

Gas drillers have struck a strong flow at-

a depth of COO fe t near Coffuyvllle.Kansas eggs are selling at 2 cents each ,

and the hens are still working on half : lmo.

Syracuse wants the Santa Fe divisionpoint removed from Coolrlilge to that town ,

Orant , Morton and Stanton counties itacbcast less than 100 votes at the recent elec ¬

tion.Thar-U.Y council of lola hag passed > D

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llrtiveen Council niafT anA Omaha.Rates Reasonable. Hatlsfactlon Guaranteed.

Council liluffs ottlre , No 8 North Mainstreet. Telephone 12 . Omaha oflica re-moved

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to 322 South Fifteenth street. Tele-phone

-130-

8.Connections.

mnda with South Omaha

ordinance taxlnir traveling vendors of mer-chandise

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$50 per day.-

U.

Is said that Kansas people are payingotr their taxes this year better than theyhave for several years.

Firth Clwrlosworth of Belolt , who was acaptain In the civil war, wants to bo ap-pointed

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commander of the Soldiers' home atDodge City.

The Immigration of cattle to Kansas duringthe last year exceeded that of the previousyear by 25000. Kansas IH becoming greaterand greater as a stock state.-

IlltM

.

of Mlnimiirl News.The assessed valuation of Missouri U

11050940801.The school enumeration ot Missouri to

given at 981422.The prosecuting attorneys of the state are

organizing an association ,

Missouri's tobacco crop In 1898 was tea-times as large as that of 1807.

The Chllllcotho Mall and Star Is boomingA. M. Dock ery for governor In 1900.

Charles A. Johnston of Marrsvllle Is acandidate for official ceportor of the nextlegislature.-

P.

.

. I'. Kills of New Florence wants to ba-in ail o enrolling clerk of the next house of-representative's. .

Monroe county cpartsmen bad a big rab-bit

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bunt on ChrUtmas and the cottontail*killed wora sent to St. Loul to be Ua-trlhuted

>among tbo oogr.