Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 5, 1889, Page 6

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1889 THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFI®E. NO. 12 PLARL STREET, Delivered B, W. TILTON carrier fn any part of the City at enty Cents per Week, ... MANAGER TELEPHONES: RINrEs OFr1ce No, 2, 1Gnt Epiron, No. 23, MINORR MENTION, N. Y. P. Co. Gleason coal.. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., conl. Thatcher coal, see advertisement. Best conl and woou at C. B. Fuel Co. Carbon Coal Co. wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl. Fall sale begins Monday. Boston store. 8. T. McAtee has moved his grocery to 233 Pearl street. The school board will hold ing this evoning. A marriage liconse was issued yesterday to C. J, Daniels and Adela Callahan, both of Taylor Station, this county, Manager Dohany received a letter from Mr. R. Moyer, yesterday morning, asking for a aate for Sarah Bernhardt in the spring of 1801 The Salvation Army will discontinue their regular warfare Thursday evening long enough to serve an oyster supper at the bar- racks. Complaint is made that Frank stroet,north of Broudway, is sadly in need of sidewalks. The pedestrians who seck to go to church on Bunday, or market on week days, aro very wrathy. Regular meeting of the board of trade this evening. Matters of importance must be dis- posed of. It is the next to the last regular meeting of tho year. All members should attend. There will bo a public installation of officers of the Good ''emplars this evening in the Merriam block, An oyster supper and literary programme will be provided in con- mection with the cercmonios. On tho first of the month a change went 1nto effect regarding the postal servics on the Wabash. It was formerly u one man run from Moberly to this city, but there are new tive crews of two men eacn, and the name of the line is the St. Louis, Moberly & Council Bluffs, There will 0o a_meeting, freo to all, this evening in Saint Puul’s church, of the organ- ization known as the King's Daughters Beveral of the King's Daughters from Omaha have promised to attend and will make ad- dresses, and an interesting tiwe is expected. The boy choir will sing. T, J. Melntosh, who was convicted during the last term of the district court of obtain- Ing property under faise pretences, and sen- tenced to two years in the penitent estorday released from the county ing mven an appeal bond, and will have his liberty until the supreme geourt has ruled upon the matter, Colonel J. J. Steadman, of the Nonpareli, was sorely perplexed yesterday to account, for an item that appearad in u morning paper stating thav he had sold his interest in the Nonpareil plant, The information thus con- veyed o the public was a surprise to Colonel Steadman. aud he says the statement was entirely unauthorized. ‘The Marquette society has been organized for the amusement and improvement of the young men of the Catholic charch. , Rooms have been fitted up in the basement of St. Francis Xavier's church, Games, debates, good reading matter and other attractions are to be provided. The rooms will be opened * Thursday evening and thereafter every evening from 7 to 10 o'clock. Rev. Father Malloy is the president. (CLZ TR ‘The Pullman restaurant, 534 Broadwuy. il E. H. Sheafe & Co. give special attent on to the collection of reuts and care of property 10 the city and vicinity. Charges moderate. Oftice Broadway and Main streets. 2 s New Ogden, largest and best hotel in western lowa. Special attention to commer- clal mea. special meet- s Boots, shoes, rubbers, Kinnchans, Broadway. 326 TRl Finest market i city—J. M, Scanlan’s, —_———— Personal Paragraphs, Miss Lida Near, of Ottumwa, is in the city, visiting J. D. Johnson and sisters on Wash- ington avenue. George 1. S er, of Easton, Pa., is in the city visiting his brother, J. K. Sayaer, the Pearl street commission merchant. He will remaiu in the city several days, gotting his first impression of a real live western city. Dr. Stevens has removed his office from this city to Omaha, being now located on Thirteenth street. opposite tue Fair. He ‘will continue his residence on this side of the river, —~— Always on Tim», 1f you wish to purcbase a good and reliable watch 25 per cent loss than club rates, and on easy terms, then call at once and make your own selection at C. B. Jacquemin & Co., 27 Main street, e s s C. B, bteam dyo works, 1013 Broadway. e Bixby has removed to Merriam block. e ““The Famous" cash bargain house, 200 B'y Neumeyer hotel, First class. rates, ealu Bl ] Getting Ready for To-Day. ‘The politicians were out in force last even- ing and congregated at the Manhattan, where scveral bets were made. One bet of two toone on O'Neill by an enthusiastic democrat attracted considerable attention, but when he again flashed his roll and wanted to duplicate the bet the interest sud- denly died out. Scveral bets were made on majorities, and the opinion seemed to be tlat Plumer would head the ticket with an in- crease over his 1,700 majority of two years 8go, and that Boies would be second. Money was placed on Boies securing over 1,500 ma- jority. The majorities of the other demo- eratic nominees was ranged down to 500, at ‘which figure O'Neill was placed. It is predicted that the fight will be hot to- @ay, but thut everything will pass off quietly, Muloney & O'Brien have made arrangements with the Western Union to receive all the Associated press political dispatches for the next four days, and will bulletin these and the returns from the county at the Munhat- tan, which has been the political headquar- ters of the campaign. B Meschendorf’s popular mieat market, finest 1n the Twin Cities, - 333 Broaaway, B o Money loaned at L. B. Craft's & Co.’s loan office on furniture, pranos, horses, wagons, personal property of all kinds, and all other articles of value, without removal, All business strictly confi- dential, Reasonable i Dr. C. H. Bowers, 526 First avenue, b it Lo Ly 1800 Ledgers and journals, special ruled, extra first class paver and well bound, by' More- house & Co., Pearl St., Council Blufts, bl utify your house in best 12 North Main. Arrested for Overcharging. A back driver named D. O'Leary was be- fore the police judge yesterday morning, charged with overcharging & passenger. The latter was a stranger, who gave the name of J, M. Evavs, and arrived in the city Saturday night on the Kausas City train, He hired O'Leary to take bim to a house on Main street, but the parly he wished to see @id not live there, and over an hour was con- sumed in fluding him at the last house on Fifth avenue, Evans tendered a $10 bill in payment of the $1.50 charged. The hackman walked to the transfer to get it changed. He counted the change twice before Evaus, and EIVG him back #.50. Sunday morniog ivaus discovered that be was just a dollar short, and had O'Leary arrestod, After hearing both sides, the court decided that the backwan could go on pavmeut of costs, sud Evans was left to mourn the alleged loss ©of bis slmoleon. IN'AND ABOUT THE BLUFES. An Unknown Person Ground to Pieces On the Rail. SCOTT'S PRELIMINARY HEARING, Skirmishing For To-day's Battle— The Oity Council Ments—General and Personal Notes of Interest. Killed on the Rail ““This is the worst chowed up stift we've had since we've been in the business,” re- marked Will Esten, of the undertaking firm of Field & Estep, as he paused in his work last evening over a horribly mangled mass of flesh, bones, dirt and cinders, blood-bs- smeared, and bearing not the slightest re: semblance to the remains of ahuman being, Yetsucn, in fact, were the repulsive and sickening fragments. A pair of congress shocs, attached to some part of the gory heap, were the cnly things that would lead one to suspect that only one short hour before theso romains had bean full of life and health, which had boen crushed out in an instont by the merciless grind of the iron wheels, und the, body literally reduced to mineo meat. How it _happened will uever be known, and the identity of the dead man may like: wise remain a mystery. ‘The first that was known of the horrible affair was a few min- utes after 6 o'clocic last evening, when one of the employes of the Northwestern round- house started to cross the tracks, and almoat stumbled over what the light of the lantern disclosed to be the trunk of a human body. The incoming evening passenger, No. 5 fron ¥ 0, had just passed on its way to the 1ocal depot and the trunsfer, and apparently explalned theawful find. The coroner wis at once notified of the affair, and repaired to the rouund-house where an inquest was held. No facts were elicited that could throw any licht upon the subject, as no one had seen the man, no one knew him, and no one knew anything of his tragic death until his mangled .remains wero found as above 'he engineer of No. 3 was not aware that aman had been killed, and quietly went home and to bed. Whnen the train arrived at the transfer the engineer found a small spot of blood upon one of the driving wheels and remurked, *Hello, we must have run over a dog somewhere up the line.” When the train backed up to the yards the engineer got off at the dummy crossin and walked up the dnmmy track 10 the Metropolitan, while the fireman took the engine on to_ Broadway, to turn over to the hostler, and was there informed that they hiad kiiled a man in the yards as they 1e in., Ho went on upto the round house, nd was a witness before the coroner’s jury. Ho testifiea that no one had been scen upon the track, and the first intimation he had of any accident was as above stated. When the train was aearly opposite the round house, ha mnoticed that they slacked up a little, and supposed that so.ne ono 1n one of the ' cars was fooling with the air brake, No attention was paid to it, and nothing further huppened until they neared tiie Broad way depot, when the train suddenly came to a full stop. He and the engineer supposed that tlie conductor had turned on the air, and got. off to find out the reason. The conductor had not touched the air, and an investigation showed that the small stopcock on the under side of the air drum, just back of the fire-box of the engine, had been broken off. It was supposed that a crossing plank or some small object on the track had struck it, and the hole was plugged up avd the train proceeded to the transfer. Other witnesses could tell nothing that wouid explain any more fully how the acci- dent occurred. ‘[he coroner's jury, composed of W. H. Copson, Ed Bates and Ed Morse, returned a verdict in nccordance with the facts, and at- tached no blame to the railway company or any ot its employes. It is supposod that the stopcock was broken off by the body of the unknown dead man, thus turning on the air. Where the accident occurred is a matter of conjecture, as tne re- mains were.strewn along the track as far up as the section house, a quarter of a mile above the round house, where the body was found. The supposition is that the deceased was stealiug a ride, and was either on the pilot, at the front of the engine, or on the forward trucks, under the beiler. 1If he was in the former place he was evidently benuntbed and feil off, and if the latter, his clothing must have caught on the uxle and pulled him from his position. The place on the trucks is one very fre- quently occupied, as the boiler furnishes heat for the impecunious traveler, and there is quite a little platform there on wuich to ride. Scarcely a day passes that a tramp is not dis- lodged from this perilous perch by the wutch- ful engineer as he oils lis engine. It was a groesome task gatthering up the scattered remains. Hora was a log. there an arm or an ear, and & little further on aportion of the eutrails. The clothes were fouud near the section hcuse, that is, such us were found at all, for some had un: doubtedly been torn to shreds and scattered t_the wind: The wheels had passed lengthwise across the fuce of the unfortunate man, reducing the head to a pulp, and a small potion of one cheels was all that could be ized asa portion of a human head. ‘The shoes were the ouly portion of the clothing left upon the body, and they were picked up with the efids of two mangled stumps pro- truding from thew, presenting a most revolt- ung spectacle, The only things found in the pockets were a smail notebook containing o large number of newspaper clippings of poetry and a pawa check for an overcoat on which 3 had been loaned, on the 2a inst., by A. Wolf, South ‘Tenth street, Omaha, It is probablo that this may lead to his 1dentity. The deceased was dressed in a brownish gray, pepper-and-salt coat and vest and a striped blue flannel shirt. ‘The at and pants were not found, and were probubly blown to one side of the track and may be Zound in the morning. ‘I'he remains were taken to the undertax- ing rooms of Field & Estep. where they now lie, and will bo held until to-morrow for identification, B J. G. Tipton, real estate, ———— Three dollar cabinets only $1.75, Schmidt's, 220 Main, Broadway. —— . Get Fountain 5c cigar, next to Eiseman’ s Swanson Music Co., 335 Broadway. e Sheet music 10¢, 538 Broadway. ot bV L C. B, P, Co, Stephan & Harmer, 83 Pearl Scott’s Preliminary Heaving Begun. The preliminary examination of ex-Po- licemam C. W, Scott, charged with the mur- der of Lottie Leland, was commenced be- fore Judge Aylesworth yesterday afternoon. Prosecuting Attorney Organ appeared for the state, and Colonel D. B. Davey con- ducted the defense. Several witnesses were examined for the state, but all the evidence for the prosecution had not been submitted when court adjourned. The testimony intro- duced was substaotially the same as given by the witnesses at tne coroner's inquest, ana those who were placed on the stand were Hattie Turner, Hazel Gray, Belle Clover, Jerry Mulien, Frank Fowler, Elmer Joselyn, Dr. J. C. Waterman and W, IT. Bretz. Aoout the only thing that was fully proven iwas that the Leland woman was shoy and died from the wound, It did not appear from the evidence that Scott was even in the room with the deceased when the shooting oc- curred, or that he went up stairs with her, Some of the wilnesses, notably the inmates of the Clover bagnio, hiad apparently suffered » material lapse of mewmory regarding sev- eral matters, and the indications are that should the case finally come to a trial in the district court tney will have entirely for- Rotten everything in connection with the case. Scott's wife and little girl were present in court room, and sat by his side during the nw}nu. Mrs. Scott evidently remembers what'has passed, and there was a conspicu- ous coldness which she manifested toward her husband, She gave the closcst attention 1o the testimony of the witnesses from the house where the tragedy occurred, and was apvarently desirous of ascertainiog just what Scott's relations with the dead woman bad been, Scott listened iutenlly to she evidence, as this was the first time that be had boen confronted winh the witnesses, His confinement has told heavily upon him, and he has lost fully fifty pounds in weignt. He appears norvous and careworn, and dark circles have appeared under his oyes, while a deep pallor has succeeded the ruddy com- p'lfxlnn that was his before his incarcera. tion, The hearing was continued until to-mor- row morning at 9 o'clock, at which time the state will call the doctors who attonded tho woman after the shooting, and some of the inmates of the Clover bagnio, whose pres- ence could not be secured yesterday. It is known what testimopy the defense will in- troduce. but it 18 understood that the de. fendant s the only witness, and he will be placed upon the stand in his own behalf. When court adjourned the marshal in- quired where the prisoners should be con- fined uatil the completion of the examina- tion. The court thought that the county ail was the best place, as ‘‘the city jail might needed for other parties who might vio- late the election laws.” The prisoner ob- jeoted to going to the county Jail, as his wife wished to visit him to-day, and the court stated that he had no choice in the matter. The matter was entirely in the hands of the marshal, and ali that was necessary was that he should be safely confined somewhere, Tho upshot of the matter was that the prisoner aken back to the city § Considerable interest ‘was manifested in the case and there were several spectators in the court room. It is thought that half a day will suffica for hearing the remainder of the evidence. The testimony is being re- ported by District. Court Reporter Clark, of Judge Mucy's court, who leaves to-morrow evening for Clarinda. ity N Desirable dwellings for redt at mouerate prices. E. H. Sheafe & Co.. rentul agents, Broadway and Main streets, up stairs. - — . Couneil Proccedings. The city council wet last evening with the mayor in the chair and a full board present. It was the regular monthly meeting and as much time was required for reading of bills the council procseded to work without read- ing the minutes. A nuwber of bids for construction of sowers were referred to the city engineer for tabulation. . An ordinance to straighten and vacate a portion of North Eighth street was pre- sonted and read the first time and lad over under the rules and referred to a commitiee composed of Aldermen Everett, Waterman and Knepher, I'he regular monthly bills were allowed and ordered auditod. Bonds, less 10 per cent of the amounts, wero ordered drawn in favor of Contractor George S. Mitler for back paving, one for 4,187, one for $442.45 and one for $13.- 3.45, and the assessment of the cost ov- dered taxed up to property owners on the streets paved and sewered under Miller's contract. “The order and contract for grading Com- mercial street in Snow & Greea’s subdivis- ion were rescinded and annulled for the rea- son that the grades established was imprac- ticable and injurious to the property abut- ting thercon and _to the prover improvement of Fairmount park, and the engmeer ordered to prepare @ profile for a proposed avenue from Park avenue casterly along the line of Snow & Greeu’s subdivision, After a great deal of discussion and the notice by Centractor O'Hearn that he would expect damawes, the matter was referred to the committee on streets and alleys, with power 10 act. Bids for paviog, with hard burned brick, of the alley between yant and First street, were received. The bid of WV A. Moorn, for $1.50 per yard, was the lowest, and he was awarded the contract and given thirty days in which to complete the worlk. Bids for grading Avenue A replacing the earth taken out by the Motor company were received, There were a large number of bids, and _they were roferred to the city engineer for tabulation, A largo number of bids for plank and brick sidewalks were offered for tabulation. Tne bid of John Skinkle was thrown out be- cause the bond furnished was not us large as called for in the advertisement. Bids for a mile two of stone curbing went the same way. The lowest bid was supmitted by John Lionehan, 38 cents per lineal foot for artificial stone, A petition was presented from property owners on Lower Broadway, asking for the removal of one electric light tower from Middle Broadway to some point in their lo- cality. Referred to the committeo of the whole. Property owners on Lincoln avenue asked for the establishment of the grade on that thoroughfare and asked that it be ordered put to grade. Referred. ‘The matter of change of grade on Eighth avenue was referred to the committee of the whole, The list of democratic policemen sabmit- ted by tne local chairman to act on election day was approved and the mayor instructed to approve a similar list from the republican managers, if submitted, to-day. On motion of Alderman erett a war- rant for §2,000 was ordered drawn 1n favor of the finance committee to assist in the park litigation, and to take up a note for $2.00) at the Savings bank, which sum was drawn upon individual paver of Alderman Lacy and the mayor to securc some of the disputed title to the park lots. The council agreed to meet as a committeo of the whole on - Wednesduy afternoon and complete the location of the electric lights. Ofticer Josslyn appeared and asked for an investigation into the matter of his discharge from the police force, Referrad to the muyor and police committee, Adjourned until Thursday evening. petataic i £ Cobs $1 a load. Gleason, 20 Pearl. —_—— THE ARIZONA KICKER. The Editorial Burdens Which & Bear Gracefully. Detroit Free Press: We extract the following item from the last issue of the Avrizona Kicker: *They Will Know More.—A combi- nation calling itself the Aeme opera company, -of Chicitgo, gave a siow ot some sort at IReynold’s hall last Friday night. No free tickets were sent to this office, and when we sent our half- breed roller boy over to the manager with a note asking why in Texas he had neglected such an important duty, he returned word that The Kicker could kick and be hanged to it. We therefore kicked, We hired Cooper’s hall for the same night, gave a free dance and the Acme opera company opened to an audience composed of the laundlord’s cross-eyed boy and two old half-breeds who thought somebody was going to be scalped. “Phere’s nothing mean about us. We simply want what is due (o the pro- fession, and what has been graated it from time memorial. When an amusement combination sots out to ig- nore us and make us sing small some- body will certainly hedr something ullljfln.]mrm-u getting to the top of the hill.” He Still Lives.—A Nebraska sub- scriber writes to inquire if there is another weekly published in this burg. There is, We lave a chat- tel mortgage on everything but Y R Y e e AR dered coyote who edits it, and can close him up at any minute; but we let him run on in order to keep him off the town. We rather like his audacity as well, He prints 180 copies, noué of which can be read on account of the poor press work, and yet he claims the argest circulation in the known world. He knows we own the very chair he sits in,but yet he devotes four colnmus each week to abusing us personally. “Yes, he still lives, poor old unfor- tunate. But we are going to give him rope for the winter. If he was bounced out he might have to run for the legis- lature.” “*Not Saying a Word.—Many our subscribers are asking ~ why the Kicker has nothing to say in favor of either of the local* tickets now in the field. There are two reasous. First, because we are not nominated on either ticket, and secondly because a bigger gang of rascals was never up for office, We wanted to run for mayor. [t i8 no use being over modest about such things, We are better fitted for tors of the position than any other man 1n town. The offico should have been glad to seek us. It digin't do 8o, and so we sought it. We should have filled the position with credit to all, but the gnnq wanted a tool, and so they nominated Doc Burrows and, Hank Jones to head the two tickets, 'Neither of thess men will ever serve. ‘'Within one month we will have both of them back at Joliet to serve out their unexpired senterces. ““We have begn, warned that we must come out and support one ticket or tho other or go tothe wall. Begin your wall business, gentlomen, as soon as you please. When you down us you have got to beat a grand aggregation of news- prper, grocery, foed store, harness shop, butcher shop and knitting factory, all under one roof, presided ovor by one head, and each doing a fine business.” ‘‘Not Just Yet—The Tom Cat Silver Miniug company sent us a certificate of stock of the face value of $500 last week and asked us to editorially mention the fact that the mine would prove ono of the greatest bonanzas of the age for in- vestors, We can’t conscientiously do it yet. © want to wait awhile and see whether we are to be assessed on the stock or not, and we'd like to hear of some one who has received a dividend. We used to take everything in silvar stock that came along, and puff up their old swindles withou® stint, but we have made a chango of base 1n this respect. We found that a company which would beat the public would also beat us.” ““They Took Exception.—Tall Bill, of the ‘Gem Saloon, Ohio George, of the Aveade poker rooms, and Lovely Jim, of the Red Front Sink of Iniquity, took e ception to our Kindly remark in last week's issue that whisky and poker ng to run the town, and they aid forusaccordingly. On I'riday afte noon we were examining the carcass of a big jac hbit killed over in the gulch' by Sam Andrews, and on exhibi- tion in front of Davises’ butcher shop, when the three worth above named approached and signified their inten- tion of cooking our goose. We had them covered by our gun in five seconds, and we held them in line with hands up for full five minutes as an exhibition. When they had been disarmed we al- lowed them to sneak away. “We don’t claim to own this town, and we never set out to run it, but we propose to talk plain English on all sub- jects and guard the public interests to the best of our ability. 1f the three par- ties named do not subside at once we shall encourage a crowd to turn out with a rope some frosty evening and 1;\:]1 their heads chock up against a imb*? Sy A DEMON OF THE PLAINS, The Big Bull That Runs Wild Over California and Nevada. It is doubtful if any land animal of this age, outside the elephant and rhin- oceros, equuls in size to the fully devel- oped members of the bovine family, suys the Reno (Nev.) Gazette. Very few of them are granted the opportun- ity of attaining full size, as they either 20 to the butcher shop when three or four old. or are transformed by the knife from the deep-voiced and broad-necked head of the tribe into the piping ox and set to dragging logs to mill or pulling the plow. Iiven the king of the herd falls a victim to the canned ned-beef market before his time and is replaced by younger and more vigor- ous blood. Perhaps the tinest specimen of his race on this continent is an im- mense blue bull that roams at large over the Madeline plains, and has for years been the dread of the herdsmen who have to gather cattle twice a year in that country. Madeline plains is a high table-land on the eastern slope of the —Sierra Nevadas, extending from Honmey valley = nearly to Goose Jake, devoted the cat- tie and horse business almost e clusively. Farm are few and far be- tween, and this beast had abundant freedom to develop. He escaped the brandfng-iron and Ynilaiwhilain young- ster and now has pussed entirely b yond control of the methods and appli- ances of the cowboy’s art. No corral could hold him and a dozen horsemen could not handle him even if they could get their ropes on him. He is, from all reports, fully as large as any of the animals that are exhibited™ as curiosities, and unlike them his devel- opment is superb. While their ten. acre pastures gave them room to feed his range was over whole counties and his action.is like that of a deer or a race-horse compared with theirs. He has been heard of in widely separated parts of the country. Dr. Patterson,.of Cedarville, says he broke into a field in urprise valley one night and ate up a whole crop of ~sugar-cane. Ed Ferris, at Honey lake, had him, with a lot of cattle, in a corral once, but he walked through it as if 1t was made of old ney papers. Lew Clark got a rope over one horn and his nose but the steer was walking away with horse and rider so fust that he had to let go and lose his line. Allen Bragg saw him ouce in Dixie valley and Senator Fred Cox on Pit river. ‘When the mountains are snowed un- der, his lordship betakes himself to the rich bunch-grass of Nevada, and graces the ranges of Louis Doan and Ward Bros., with his presence, and has been secn by Col. C. H. E. Hardin’s vaqueros as far east a Quinn river. There seems tobe nothing in the country that he fears, and neither man nor animal can tamo him. He has been shot at often, but his thick skull sheds bullets like a duck’s back does hail, and unless a chance shot reaches the heart he is pretty sure to die of old age. John Fleckenstein declares that he saw him and old *‘Clubfoot,” the gigantic grizzly, come together in Sardine vallev a few years ago, which must have been something to behold. They had both beem invincible up to that hour, and each was ready for any- thing that came bafore him. The bull seemed to get the first scent of an enemy and began-to paw the ground and bellow. Old “Glabfoot” accepted the challenge and marched proudly out into the open and waited for the charge, which came plenty soon. He reared up on his haunches and re- ceived his enémy with a nlow on the side of the head that resounded like a note from a drum, but the momentum of the flying animal was too great, and the bear took ajtumble clear over him- self. He rose i a rage, and before the bull had time to'turn he was upon him, tearing his sides with tooth and claw. The air was filled with dust, and the woods echoed and re-echoed with the roars of the bear and the bellowing of his foe. Blood flowed from both, and the horns were tearing the shaggy coat of bruin as severely as the claws were that of the bovine. The fight resulted in a draw, and John says each seemed to have had enough as he sadly took his several roads; but as old Club- foot has never been seen since it is sup- posed that the terrible thrusts from the sharp horns and beating from the thick skull were too much for him, and he crawled away and died. The last place the bull was heurd of was in the hills beyond Snowstorm canyon, but he may turn up neaver home, as Jim Miller offerg #50 for him dead or alive, and Mr, Erug‘g #10 for his hide, From all accounts his horns would be a noble trophy of the chase, as they are said to be very long and extend in'a handsome curve far out on each side of the head. to THE BENDER DEATH TRAP. A Series of Orimes Almost Without a Parallel. HORROR OF A WAYSIDE INN, Unsuspocting Guests Murdered in Rows While Sitting at the Table—The Cellar Was a Charnel Pit. A Kansas Golgothn, The recent arrests at Niles, Mich., of persons supposed to be members of the notorious Bender family, of Kansas, re- calls one of the most horrible chapters in the eriminal history of the west. The family consisted of one old man, his wife and a son and daughter Kate. They kept a sort of wayside inn, with a saloon attachment, about ten miles woest of alittle village called Galesburg, in Kansas. Here travelers often put up for the night, and it was usually the case that they took lodgings for ete nity. Atany rate, the doom of travel- ers was sealed the moment they crossed the Benders’ threshold, and so numer- ous became the disappearances that investigation followed and a series of bloody crimes for gain were unearthed which stand without a rival in criminal history, says the Cincinnati Enquirer, The scheme of the family was an ingenious wone. When they SAW A TRAVELER APPROACHING some member of the family would stray out and busy himself about the roadside, and as the traveler drew near would accost him in o plensaht manner, and if the time was anywhere near nightfall would assure the traveler that he could not reach his destination and had better stop and remain over night, Such real old Virginia hospita rarely, if ever, declined. house was admirably and posely arranged for the purpose of robbery and murder, front room was separ by a thin curtuin,similar to that placed over folding doors. When u man entered whom the family proposedsto rob he was invited to take a seat with HIS BACK TO THE CURTAIN. Sometimes several travelers arrived together at the wayside inn. Then an equal number of members of the family concealed themselves behind the cur- tain, and, each selecting a vietim, would await the given signal and op- portune moment to brain the unsuspect- ing guest. Sometimes the stranger would change his seat. Then the famly aroused themselves to beceme exceedingly jocose und entertaining. The old man related stories of hai adth escapes, daring robberies and incidents of carly life on the plains. Games were proposed and all sorts of merriment was indulged in. Among the games would be ono in which the traveler had to get down on his kneeson a pillow and be blindfolded. The pillow was placed directly over the trap-door, aud at the right time Kate would step from the curtain, and, deal- ing the victim a blow oa the baclkof the sicull with a large hammer, followed it up bya blow on the temple witha smaller one, which finished the trav- eler. Then the trap-door was pulled, and the victim fell a corpse INTO THE CELLAR below. Disappearances became more and more frequent, peonle were missed, and inquirics were frequently made about strangers who had been seen in Galesburg, but could not be traced further than the neighborhood of the Benders’ home. Though they were re- gurded as tough characters, and kept to themselves, vet nothing positive was known against them. Murder will out, however, and the career of the Bend- ers could not, like the purling broolk, o on forever. The immediste cause of their discov- ery was o woman from Eastern Kansas, when her husband, expecting to settle in Western Kansas, took his departure, agreeing to return on a certain day and bring his wife along. Time rolled on and the wife becoming alarmed av her husband lure to come for her, start- ed in search of him. As luck would have it, she was overtaken near night- fall at the Benders and took a room It was a room in the second s and looking around, she saw on the bureau A SMALL LOCKET that attracted her attention. Opening it she saw a picture of herself that she recognized as one her husband always wore. 'T'hen her suspicions were thov- oughly aroused and she resolved to el an omuu'lunlt{ to escape. She red to retire, and putting out the light, awaited in the darkness to note developments. ; The night was a bright moonlight one and looked out upon an orchard. Soon she saw a light moving about in a mysterious manner. She lost no time in effecting her escape from the window onto a porch, and moy- ing stealthily toward the orchard, closely watched the movements of the people. When they disappeared she went to the spot and discovered A NEWLY DUG GRAVE. Paralyzed with horror at tne sight of the grave that was intended for her,she remained in concealment on the praivies until morning came, when, re- ln\i 1ng to one of the neighbors, she re- ated what she had seen and heard and ity was Tho pur- double The ted from the back Erml\lcull the lockeu us conhrmation of er blood-curdling tale., The news spread like wild-fire, and what had been only suspicions before became now proof as plain as Holy Writ. The country was aroused and i posse of citizens was at once organized and proceeded to the abode of the Benders. The birds had got wind that their sins wero on their way home to roost and had taken flight. Th stock and cattle were found, their horses tied to a wagon. They followed their trails, scouring the country, but whether they overtook them and ineted out to them the fri_m justice they deserved, or whether tliey were unable to find them, is . ONE OF THE UNSOLVED MYSTEHIE The members of the posse had sworn to secrecy and refused to talk, yet there have been various rumors il the family escaped to Mexico or Texas, or fled to Germany to live in aflluence on their ill-gotten gains. The grounds ahout the cabin were thoroughly explored, and revealed a horrible state of affairs. Many graves were found containing moldering skele- tons of murdered v ms, Among the bodies found was that of a younger brother of Mrs. Willis Williford, of Athens, Ga. He lived about forty-eight miles from the Benders, and started one day to invest in some lands in the south- western part of the state. He had several hunared dollars with him, and trav- eled in a two-horse wagon. On the second day he reached the cabin of the Benders, and was never seen afterward alive. Eighteen months afterward his body was recognized by the color of his hair and some buttons that he wore as being one of the occupants of the Bon- der burial ground. ‘I'he most prominent of the disappear- Coall A. T. THATCHER, Chicago, Ills. Coall” H. A. COX, Western Sales Agent. OFFICE: 114 Main Streot, Brown Bullding. Telephone 48, Wao will sell to consumers direct, following reduced prices: GRATE AND EGG RANGE AND NUT CHESTNUT - And the best grades of Soft Coal. 23.60, Jackson $5, Cedar $3.85, Cannel $6. screened, $3.00, Gas House Coke 120 per bushel, or 87 TERMS—Cash with order, delivered. SLECTED ANTHRACITE COAL at-the $8.25 8.50 8.60 00, Walnut Wyoming Lump Block 50, Towa Nut, Extra Large sizo and rollee 00 per ton. Al coal fresh mined, well screened and promptly —_——— - — PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY. H. BIRKINBINE Siciitatians “Shnortision of Pubtic, Woric e Plans, Estimates Brown Building, Coucil Bluffs, Towa. N. SCHURZ Attorney. STONE & SIMS e eral Courts. —~Justice of the Peace. Broadway, Council Bluffs, lowa. Office over American Express, No. 41 et e e Law. Practice in tho State and Fed- Rooms 7 and 8 Shugart-Beno Block, Council Bluffs, lowa. “Surgeon and_Hommpath, P. ). MONTGOMERY building. 115 P Room 6, Brown arl St. Office hours, 9 to 12, . m., 2106 and 7108 p. m. ances was that of Dr. York, an eminent physician of Independence, who had a rother who was n state senator, and who himself was one of the best known men in the stats He lived in Inde- pendence in 1873, and one day was called to Ft. Scott on business. HE INFORMED HIS WIF of his intended trip and of his plans to return on a certain day. | ing to return, his family noti- fied the senator, who caused a vigorous search to be made. The doc- tor was a man of weil marked peculiari- ties. Ho was of medium height, wore a peculinr shaped hat, spectacles, and had a habit of conversingg with any chance acquaintance, and always winding up the conversation by asking fora chew of tobacco. These eccentricities of the doctor wero 50 well knawn as 1o be the subect of general remark, and by them the course of the doctor was easily traced. He had visited Fort Scott, and had transacted his business and started homeyward in ample time to reach Independence on the day agreed upon with his wife. Colonel York, who conducted the search, found a man five miles north- east of Cherryville who accurately de- seribed the aoctor, and directed him to the Benders as a place where he could get dinner and have his horse fed. The colonel inquired of the Benders, but they gave him no satisfaction. They had seen nosuch person as he described. Here all traces ended, and tho colonel returned to Independenceand reported. Suspicions were aroused against the Benders, and it was not long before the Qdiscovery and denouementcame. Thera were a number of graves found on the Bender pluce—ten in one spot—besides several BODIES IN THE CELLAR. hammers that were used by Kuate. who is described as the most fiendish of the gang—a petticoated devil—are now in the possession of a man named Bailey. who holds an official position in Parsons, Kan. 5 Kate is described as a repulsive, lavge, raw-boned woman, with a slink- gait and masculine ways. Her forehead was low, eyes deep set in her head, lips thick, chin and lower jaw enormously large and animal-like. Old man Bender had an unkempt appearance and wore a full beard that was dirty and seraggly. The Bender mansion has been com- pletely riddled, and everything that could be carried away as a reminder of the career of the bloodiest criminals that ever disgraced Kansas has been removed by eager curiosity seekers. T S e The carbonic acid in Cook’s imperiul cham- pagne is one of the best remedies for colic or diarrheea. It is extra dry. The Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. When Daby was sick, we gave her Castoria, ‘When she was a Child, sho cried for Castoria, When she became Mies, she clung to Castoria, Whanshehad Children, she gave them Castoria Tarrka! Kerosene H-aters. Come and see my Kerosene Heating Stoves. Just the thing for batn and bed rooms, Some: thing new, and can be runat_an expense of one cent perhour, No pipe, 1o smoke, no odor, hut an excellent Lieater, and easily Carried fron one room to anot! “J knew it was ~oming, and the stove of the future is what people say of it. One wick wili last a whols season, and requiresno trimming. Wil have one buining inmy window every night this week., Come 0 1t- 04 e the Peerless Garland 18 fast alsplacing the I’'ase Burner for par! stoves, on account of its good work and economy. Can heat 3,4 and b rooms with 2 tons of coul, ~Am_closing ouvmy P. P. Stewart stoves, mude by Fuller & Warren, at cost. My No.8, 810 cook stoves are coing raplal; B oferaber thas T havo double the stock of any dealer in the clty and can sell cheaper, ‘Caution—Do not bty @ stove that requires the taking of 100 testimonials to sell it, lnél come aud get & Peerl 8 Garlangd, the world's Dest, P, C. DoVol, 504 Broadway. Flower Pots. Something entirely new, and the handsomest article of the kind that'eyer adorned a bay- window CORSErVALOr) 6 Our new paintéd aud_ornamented Flowdr Pots und Vasos for jouse plants, ‘Thess good v o e usively i Cotneil Tuifs by us, The Rustic Pots are highly oraamental” and will beautify any house, One grade is smoothly aiuted in bright colors ready for decoration K,V ladles who it. These Landsome goods are sold ut pricos commonly asked for plain: Fe for patnted pot and saucer, and plain ot cor SPECIAL NOTICES. COUNCIL BLUFFS. FOR SA\'E ANJ RENT. ANTED—A urth av 2115 canvassrs, £0oa_pay. Apply co to Now Pacitic Hotel,Council Bluifs, few tuble boarde AV Houses on Lincoln and two on Bixth avenue f sale on terms to sult, These houses aro now, modern improved. I will sell these hous per cent, less. than you can duplicate the s C. B, Judd, 003 Broad- 3 VWY pay ront whon you can ouy a llomo for 416 per month and uvwards, including iuterest, of C. B, Judd, 603 Broadway? EW im AN “proved O Judd, 605 I am contomplating large \mprovemed in Council Bluffs, L wiil sell houses ang 10ts Ju monthly payments or terms to suit bos low their cash value for tho next 3) days. It costs nothing to investigate. CO. H. Judd, 608 Broadway. JOR RENT—One s vonue; one eigit-room h d one eight-room b with all r, Pearl stree en-room house on rourth on_ Sece onTenth oI conven- business, my entire stoves and eurpets, will t reserva, DPersons fur- can buy on installe Man- be sold av ¢ mishing good reforenc , making weekly payments. A. J. 523 and 3% Broadway DELL BROS. & O . The moss liveral terms offered. 103 Pearl st. {OR SALE—An old and_woell established drugstore, establishod in 8%, Cash re. quired, ,0)),'balancs real. cstate. Address A #, lsee, Council Blufls, TL/EE INSURANCE at actual cost. 4 A. E. Daugherty, Canning st Bluffs, HAVE houses and Iots in all parts of Ooun- cil Blufls, from $30) t0 81,01, that I can sell on Addross Counetl oriding prices. LUND BROS, SSTROR G DEHSS 3 Main Stréet. GIVE US A CHANGE Price Qursioves. Fuller and Warren's Splenaid and Abraham Cox iadiant Novelty Base furners are too Well Kuowi to requira comment on_them here. Homeinbor, we gUATADL Stoves, Cooks, Kanges und Heaters 1o give perfect satlifac: HowOr RO A6 1 ) gl ETT & NORTON, T Broadway- fectors, Efg, Agents wantea, e C. B. JUD) O MEN:: talniing full pariicu v for hum Frof, 1. ¥, monthly payments, or any terms to suit purs chasers, This is of particular advantage to Omaha merchants, clorks, machanies, or people Who Gesire & Home near the business center ot Umaba withoutbeing compelled to pay ¢ C. B. Judd, 603 Broadway, ¢ o SALE or Rent—Gurden land with houses, v J. It. Itico, 102 Main st., Coancll Biut ‘ T ANTED—A neat young girl to help in gen- work. Mrs Jacob Bims, §16 ATE—Nougit aod mold and ex- Bpocial attention given to exams ination of titles. W. . James, Na 10 Pestl st 'OR SALE—Acre lots in Orchard place. This property 1s located in the Rice nursery, soutn of the main part of tha clty. 14 miles from court house, calf, 1) Pearl st. W . SIEDENTOPF, Estate, attention given to examination’ an rection of title to lands and lots in city and county. No. & North Main st. POR SAL Woro farim in_ Jas inty, Towa, located near coal mines that are in operation. Thereisa five foot vein of coal under the farm. G Meotealf, No. 10 Pearl u& USINESS locations o Main and Hroadwa; at great bargains. Geo, Metcalf, No. I Pearl st. OK SALE—Improved and unimproved prop erty in art of tho city, Raro oppor tunities for investors who seck speculutions; splendid ties_for thoss ‘who dosire hon alf, No. 10 Poarl st. 0Rt SBALE—H0 foet luke trongage located be tween C_B. boat houss and Minaws beach Also & number of choice lots In” Regatta place Geo, Metcalf, No. 10 Pearl st. 01t RENT—Good business front, f3; Broad- way. A fine retail point. In good condls tlon. Inguire E. E. Mayne, 019 Broadway, Councii Blufl COAL. COAL, COAL. 1 propose to ive consumers value for thelw money in Coal, and until further notico my orices are—all rail Anthracite: Grate and Bgg, and Range, §1.60; Chestnur, 1.5 Bost arades or lilinos and Towa 8 Edinbury Tump, 8. nut Whitebr Peu, 82.(0; with order or deli 615 Boutn Main street. i covn"c'il. BL! Omnibus, Carriage an{ Transfer WM, WELCH The Fiuest Lino of Landaus, Hacks in the City. 271 have s new satin-iined carriage for priv call, 1v 18 the most clogunt couch in the Heal . ...Proprietor, Coaches and 1 men cty. Speclul attention giwen to commerc in the and theatrical troupes. Best facilitl city for handiing scenel orrioner G OUS! 616 80. MA 8T., 96 m’fi-’éxl{n.}muzho . . Teiephone Ko, 93 BARN, Telophono No. 230, Tho only line authorizeed to suswer cally turned in to Am. Dist. Tel. Co. BELL & BERLINGHOF, ARCHITECTS AND SUPERINTENDENTS. Room 2, Opera House Block, Council Bluffs, Towa. THOS, OFFICER. W.H. M. Pusky OFFICER & PUSEY, BANKERS. Corner Main and Broaaway, COUNCIL BLUFKS, IOWA. Dealers in foreign and domestic exchange Collections made and ioterest paid on time de- posis. N sz . J. KDMUNDSO E. L. Snucant, D.J. EpuNDSO, o, CiAg. . HANNAN, Cashier, MITI7ENG? OTATE CITIZENS STATE BANK, OF COUNGIL BLUKFS, Paid up Capital. .. . $150,000.00 Surplus P Liabllity to Depositors Dinkctons—1, A Miller, ¥. 0. G p shugart, E. B, Hart, J, D, Kdundson, Cliss. R, Hannan, Transact’ goneral bauking business Largest capitul and surplus of wny bank in Northwestera Lowa, Iuterest on time deposits "MRS. L. SIMMONS Hias reopencd her Dressmaking Parlors over Eisemaus’ old stand, 814 Broadway, on MotoF Line, und is agan | antly lobut -, Khe wunrantees satlsfaction 10 all who desiré firsy cluss and tashlonable work. I'o Omaha ladics’y Motor fare will be paid wud dresses fittel whilé waiting. Pricesi—Woolen Drenses 0 10 8, Bllksy Plushes sud Laces 85 1o §12,