Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 7, 1890, Page 6

THE OMAHA BEE. COUNCIL BLUFFS OFFICE. NO. 12 PEARL STREET. Felivered by carrler in any part of the City, H.W.11L10N. MANAGER TELEPHON DUBINERS OFFICE NO. 43, NigHT Epiror, No. # MINOR M N. Y. . Co. Gleason coal. Council Bluffs Lumber Co., coal. Thatcher coal, see advertisement. The Hoston store for holiday goods. MBest coal and wooa at C. B, Fuel Co. Carbon C oal Co.wholesale, retail, 10 Pearl The considerations of real estate transfors For the past week were £52,500.45, The annual meeting of the board of trade for the election of ofiicers takes place this evening. Two drunks, Dave wero towed in yesterday afternoon, are old offendors, Work on the new waterworks settling basin near Avenus B und Thirty.eightn strect will bo commonced this week. Two small boys while skating on Indian creek near Madison street Sunduy afternoon, broke through the ice, receiving a cold bath. Judge Aylesworth convened the January term of the superior court yesterday .morn- g, Nothing of importance was trausacted, the onty business boing the calling of the docket and assignment of causes, Curds are out announcing the marriage of E. J. Abbott and Mary H. Dougherty this afternoon at 4 o'clock at St. Paul’s o ; They will bo “at home,” No. 500 streot, from 0:80 to 12 p. m. this evening. The first building permit issued for the now year was taken out yesterday wmorning by O. W. Graham for the erection of a §3,000 tramo sash factory on lots 6 and 7, block 11, Boers' adaition. The plant will cost about 10,000, he wife of Deputy Marshal Charles,| White died yesterday after a lin i ikl mess. [Lis but @ short tiwe since an only son preceded her. The sympathy of many fricnds is extended to the doubly bereaved busband and father, Cards have boen received several parties in this city from Boise City, Idalo, aunouncing the marriage of Justin Gilbert 1o Miss Esther W. Cabalan on the 20th of December Jast. Mr, Gilbert was formerly with Wright, Baldwin & Haldane. The third party of the series given by the members of the order of the Kastern Star will be held at Masonic temple Wednesday night, Junuary 8. 1t is expected that about members of the order from Omaha will bo present te participate in the pleasures of the evening. Council Bluffs lodge 270, Ancient Order of Unitea Workmen, will give an entertainment at Dohany’s onera house Tuesday evening, -y 21, for the benetit of the Christian n this city. Miss Lenore K, Murray, olocutionist, will take partin the pro- gramme, Tho nowly elected board of supervisors met yesterday morning and orgatized by the election of I, C. Hetzel of Avoca as chair- Tostevin and J. Shoup, Both man. The doy was consumed in approying bonus. Those of the county treasurer, sher- iff_and auditor, besides a large number of township officers, pussed through their hands ana recewved their official sanction, Charles Sanderson, S. Newton und James Pryor, representing the Veteran Iiremen’s association; James Bradley, Charles Wilson and Charles Nigholson of the fire depart ment, ofticiated us pall bearers at the funeral of thelate B. 'I'. Connor yesterday morning. The bell at tire headquacters tolled thirty- eight stokes when tho funeral cortege left St. Francis Xavier church, where impressive services were held. Judge Carson heard the arguments on the motion for a rehearing in the case of Saguin v8 Siedentopf yesterday morning. In the case of D. C. Bloomer vs Flickinger et \l, the defendant filed a motion to sct aside the }ndnmunt and for a rehearing. The motion for a new trial in J. I\ Stewart vs City of Council Blufts was overruled. Lime was granted to filo bill of exceptions. Ice harvesting will be begun this morning at Lake Munawa, and the first loads will go into the houses of Wheeler & Herald, bot- tlers, The ice was eleven inches thick yes- terday, aud as 1t has been constantly freez- ing, tho first cut will measure over a foot. ‘The quality is unusually fine, and those hav- ing private houses to fiil are rejoicing at tho prospect, Seyeral hundred tons will be cut 8t the lnke, us it is the iutention to putup about seven hundred tons for use at the sum- mer resort, to say nothing of all that will be hauled to the ey s Drs. Woodbury have removad their dental office to 101 Pear] stroet, up stairs. e -— S. M. Williamson sells the Stavdard and Domestic sewing machines. 100 Mai st, CH ol Finest line confectionery, fruits, nuts aud hohauy groceries in the’ city. S. T. Me- Ateo's. e P. C. Miller, best paper hanging orating. The best is the cheapost. and des- & - - Saddle Rock restaurant, 402 Broadway, oven day and wight, [Firsy class. J. K. Yaucy, prop. —— otel, first class, reasonable rates 'The dtoss Investment and Trust company Noumeyer KLl 3, G. Tipton, real estate, 527 Broadway. ghiaretisk ol Bush & Gert's pianos, 538 Broadway. ———— . The Manhattan sporting headq'rs 413 B-way. - - Fountain cigar, a strictly 100 cigar for 5¢c at the Fountain, Cry o O Grand drawing February 1. Moore & Bowman, (e L Skating at the Lake, The Manawa motor trains will commence .running today, making hourly trips, at 1, 2, 4 and 5 cach afterncon., The trains are for the accommodation of the skators, The lake presents a smooth unbroken expanse of ice a8 Luooth as glass, and skating parties are very popular.. The trains muke connections ‘With the electric motors for Omaha people. Personal Faragraphs. W. O, Wirt leaves this week on a western Arip in the interests of the Masonic Benevo- lent association. Mrs, Skinner Il with influenza at her home, corner of Fifth avenue and Eighth street, The disense has assumed a very alarming phase.- Mrs. H.J. Worcester is dangerously 11l with diphtheria at her home, 21 Fifth ave- nue. e C. B, steam dyq works, 1013 Broadway. —-— : Heroaftor tho dining room of the New Pa- cific will be run on séini-European plan, All meals served at 25 cents each, Save 80 per cent on tombstones and monu- ments. Design sheet and pricolist free, L. Kelley, 203 Broadway, Couucil Blufts, A Dr, C. H. Bower, 526 First ave. Tel, 220, — - Blank books, all kinds, lodgers and g:r- pals, 1 to 12 quires, at less than cost. nd olr jces, Masonic book store, Council uffs. et e Money loaned at L. B, Craft & Co.'s loan oftice on furniture, iuuo-‘ hornes, wagons, personal proverty of all kinds, nud all other of value, without removal. ~All bus- strictly confidential, # g e A Charity Concert. There will be a charity concert on Thurs* evening 'for the benefit of the St. 's hospital. Hughes' new hall has 0 donated for the event and a programme of rare musical and literary nee is lelpnwm. i which the best talent of Lffs will take part. This institution 1s Doth a benelit and a credit to our city, aud an entertainment given for 80 worthy & cause ean not be too liberally patronsed. b Sm—rpr— , Jaunsson, teachier of the zither, 927 Third fll’ul. Council Bluffs, o SR loca e i of Panes & Soultor 16 Doar sioas avire ‘l.gr.hh “fl?’ufl rent. Inauire of IN AND ABOUT THE BLUEES, Mr. Mackay Stil Maintains His Stand Roegarding Prohibition. REPORTERS AND REVOLVERS. Justice Hendricks Savs They Go To- gether~The Union Depot Docs Not Matemnlize—General ity Notos. Mr. Mackay Replies. Rev. T. J, Mackay of St. Paul's yesterday indicted a ldtter in reply to the attack made upon him Sunday morning by Rev. D. C. Franklin in the pulpit of the Broadway M. K. chureh, a synopsis of which appeared 1n these columns yesterday morning. _The matter bids fair 1o develop into an open dis~ cussion of the prohibition question between these two clergymen, 1n which caso the de- bate would be one of much interest. The following is Mr. Mackay’s reply to what was stated yi rday morning by Mr, Franklin: [ have seen the printed sermon of the Rev. Mr. Franklin, and as [anticipated aud stated in my open lotter, I dia mot expect either courteous or christian treatment from my beethren in the ministry. 1 am therefore not disappointed in reading the personai abuse (which my brother must have mis- taken for argument) and which he has heaped upon my head. This abuse I cannot return, but svould suggest that in making comparisons the reverend gentleman should be more careful in the future. He calls me “Juaas Iscariot,” but unfortunately for the point of his comparison, Judas was on the side of the priests and rehgionists of his day, while it was the common people, the publicans and sinners of that day, who stood by him who was never ashamed to be known as their friond, and who was called by his priestlv foes **a wine bibberand a gluttonons man, & friend of publicans and sinners.”” The comparing of slayery with prohibiton 18 equally falso and misleading, as is the anal- ogy of another of my critics, who mulkes the divine law aganinstemurder of no greater im- portance than a logislative enactment to chauge the personal habits of the people. I would as soon think of comparing the laws of Moses against the pérsoual uncleauliness of his _people, with the laws which have formed the basis of all law ana he een approved! by the universal conscience of humanity, namely, the ten commandments. The assumption that the man who 18 in favor of the restriction of the liquor trafic is a friend of the saloon interest and an ad vocate of free whisky can no longer be palmed off successfully on an intelligent peo- ple. The common sense of the people can be trusted to distinguish btetween a practical attempt to restrain, what all agree should be restrained, and a fanatical attempt to de- stroy, the result of which has been the very reverse of the end sought. ‘The question for tue legislature to an- i Which is the best law for onr Jowai The prohibition law which, accordiug to the sober judgment of our best citizens, has been a failure, resulting us it has for several years in giving us free whisky, encouraging a disrespect of all laws and provoking the scorn and contempt of all nonest mew, by the disgraceful methods used by the moral promoters of tha scheme, who have let loose on the com- munity a pest of informers aud spics whose nefarious wark has only resuited in filling the pockets of the inwyers and heap- ing up tho expenses of the county. Let the legislator chivose between this abortive at- tempt at law aud that of high license, which will limit the sale of liquor to a few re- sponsible parties—confine 1t so that our authorities can casily codtrol any violation of the statutes and correct aay evils which 1nay result from the abuse of such a privis lago—and give to our city treasury a sum of money which will materiaily add to our re- sources and which is uow 108t through pro- hibition which does not prohibit. The true fricnd of tewperance reform cannot hesitate long between the two laws, especially if ho has been a witness of the methods of prohibition and of the ewils which spring up in its train, Yours for tem- perance and common sense. T. J. MacRaY. e SR Reiter, tailor, 810 Broadway. o — A. D.‘Telegraph Co. Al persons in tho city who have tele- phones can call up telephone 179 for mes- senger boys, cabs and express wagons, ete. Prompt attention guaranteed. C. G. Robin- son, manager, No. 11 North Main street. e = The Council Meets. ‘The city council metin regular monthly session lust oveniog, after an hour's hurd work to rako together & quorum. Mayor Robrer was in the chair and Aldermen Ev- crett, Waterman, Weaver and Lacy were in their *uspal places. Alderman Waterman was just recovering from an attack of the grip and wanted the reading of the minutes of the previous meeting dispensed with, but the other aldermen objected and the minutes were read, Bills amounting to $3,400 were read. Ald- erman [verett obfected w0 lumping thom all together and objected garticularly to the bill of Wickham Brothers, amounting to 504,47, for work on the new’ eugine house, on the grouna that it had not been presented to the financo committee, A vote on ull the bills but Wickham Broth- ers’ failed to carry, Everett voting no. ‘Ihey were then read separately, and three bills signed vy the fioance commiute, amount- ing to §2,030.50, wero allowed. ‘Tne bill for feoding the city prisoners, awounting to §55.34, then came up, Everett voting no. He insisted that the marshal, jailor or somebody about the jail ought to send in an omized statement with the tick- ets presented, but finally voted to allow it, and the matter was thus disnosed of. The fire department pay roll, amounting to §050, came up, and Byorott. demonstratod that be was still on earth. He wanted the bill signed at least two persons who knew that it was right. Weaver loudly protested against such continual kicking, ana Everety volunteerod the information that he did not propose to be choked off in any such man- ner, but finally subsided and voted to allow the bill, The bill of the police department, amount- ing to $1,022,65, was allowed after a short discussion. ‘The payroll of the city engineer’s depart- ment, amounting to $451.60, was allowed, A bill of Aiderman Waterman of $11.25 for ropairs on the appuratue of the fire and po- lice departments was read and Alderman Lacy wanted to know if the ordinances did not forbid un alderman doing any contract work tor the city, He said that he sup- posed one lesson would be enough for the lderman from the First ward, and that the suit now pending against him for doing such work had put a stop to his doiug any of the city's repairing. le went to Mr. Waterman last spring and personally requested him to desist, as thero was a kick about it, and furthermore, he had no right to do it. Alderman Waterman stated that he would not have done the work if he had supposed that any one would object, in fact, no one did object but the alderman from the Taird ward. " This breught Lacy out in force, and stated vehemently that he did object, and furtheruiore, thag he was not in the council o countenance uny such business. Alder- man Everett moved to allow the bill, but it was defeated on Lacy’s “No.” : Bills of .25 for scavenger work, $39.45 for removal of building, $11.25 for repairs of recls, $254.34 warshal's fees and several other smaller bills wore lost. A bill of City Veterinary Cady, of $19, for services and medicine, was referred to.the fire committeo and chief of tho fire depart- ment. ‘I'he bill of electric ight company of $572 for street lighting, was referred 10 the fire committee, A bill of $792.12, a8 per architect's esti- mates for work aud waterial in raising the foundation of the uew fire house, was granted. A clalw of #5060 interest on the old disputed warrants 1ssued for paving doue in the oity several yoars ago was referred to tue flnance committee, ‘The bill of the city agaivst the motor com- ny for p:vlnf taken up by motor tracks at he covaer of Broadway and Pearl, Pearl and Fifth avenue, and Main aond Fifteenth aveoue, amountiog to §633.00, was referred by g cotw| on the matter, s due the cjty from for Toterred % 1o city relaying paving were auditor with instructions to eollect tho same, A bill of Contenctor Davis for refilling the ditches on Avento A wis read and i wars rant for 03 was ordored drawn on the in- wersection grading fund and the mayor was instructed to preseut the bill to the motor company, Tho city marshal's bill was roconsidorod and a warrant ordored drawn on tho police fund for the amount. Wickham Brothers' bill was reconsidored and the contractors wera allowed $165, to apply on the regular contract, this making’ the total amount due, less the 15 per cent ro tained. Colonel W. F. Sapp and J. W, ed before tne council of the Union Driving park association and asked that the oity tax on the park be remitted. They stated that the same request would be made of the county, giving as a reason that it was the desire of ' the association to give a fair next fall, and it wished to be financially able to do s0. On motion of Alderman Everett, the taxes of 188% and 1880 were re- mitted, and Colonel Saop returned the thanks of the Driving Park association, The council then adjourned untii this morning at 10 o'clock, as the hour was too late to begin on_tho large number of com- munications and other business that had ac- cumulated, There will also be a meeting of tho committee of the whole this afternoon. Dr. H. 12 Pear Peregoy as a com- oty West, gnaranteed dentistry. No. ., over 13EE office Thero will be a ball_after tho Hughes' hall on Chursday night. A pleasant entertainment will be provided, The pro- ceeds will be for the benefit of St. Bernard's hospital. concert, at, - Make preparations to attend the concert and ball at Hughes' hall on Thursday evening, , e -Crblrisss The Union Depot. The present status of the union depot schemo 18 such ns.to cause its projectors and the citizens generally much uneasiness, The absence of representatives of the Rock Islana and Milwaukee roads from the meet- ing held in Omaha on the 3a inst. 1s ad- versoly commented on, and the fear is ox- pressed that these two roads may hold out and cause the defeat of the plan. The gen- eral opinion expressed in raiiroad cirel however, 1s that these roads want ceriain concessions from the Union Pacific and are holding out until these ure granted. The Union Pucific and Northwestern combine is regarded a8 the cause of the trouble, and the situation is thus set forth: The combine with the Union Pacifle virtu- ally extends the Northwestern tracks to South Omaha, and gives the latter road the cream of the packing house business, to the practical exclusion of the other eastern roads, [t is claimed that the Northwestern will get all of this trade, or as much of it as it ean_possibly handle, uniess the other roads can offer the same facilities. This being the state of affairs, the theory is deduced that the Rock Island wants a right-of-way over the Union Pacitic bridge and over the Union Pucific tracks to South Omaba It 18 not be- lieved that the Des Moines syndicate, which recently filed arucles of incorporation with the county recorder, has any intention of vuilding the bridge that is mentioned o the aforesaia articles and which is supposed to be intended for the use of the Rock Island company. The opinion 18 advanced that the Milwau- koe 18 planning on crossing the river on the proposed Nebraska Central bridge, and that it is holding out for the purpose of securing a right-cf-way to the north in order to reach the bridge. The talk in nearly ail the other oflices is that the Rock Islend and Milwau- kee are holding back either becauss they aro greatly displeased with the result of the combine, or because they do not know what the result will be and are inclined to be suspicious, In cach and every instance the said combinoe is declarad to be the only cause of trouble, and it is freely predicted that the existing difficulty will not be settled until a deal is consummated by which the two roads, that now are posing ag silent kickers; are granted rights or privileges of which they are novNow possessed. It 18 conceded that the unmion depot project s in a precarious condition, and that matters having an im- portant bearing outside of the Biuffs wiil have to be finally and satisfactorily settled before this city is blessed with the much de- sired and long promised structure. Reporters May Carry Guns. The case of the state vs E. C. Huntof Tns Bek for carrying concealed weapons was tried yesterday before Justice Hendricks and resulted in the acquittal of the defend- ant. The charge was brought by one lee Isenberger, formerly a member of the police force, who assaulted the reporter last July, and was effectually tamea by the gun which has since figured in court. The prosecuting witness alleged that the weapon was con- cealed 1n the defendant’s pocket and was. loaded. Other witnesses testified to seeing the gun in the defendant's hand. The de- fendant admitted the correctness of all statements except that the weapon was con- cealed. He admitted carrying a gun at the time alleged and since, and stated that his business required his pressnce in all parts of the city unattended, and until late at night, and he was compelled to carry 8 weapon as & precautionary measure, “The court stated that a literal interpreta- tion of the law rendered it inconsistent, as it gave a person the right to defend himself when attacked, and this in itself implied the right to reasonably prepare for such defense. “Tt1s gemerally known,” said the court, ‘‘that there is a tough element in this city, and tke pavers tell us frequently of midnight assaults and attompts at_highway robbery. The law does not intend that a person is to tamely submt to such a state of affairs. A man is supposed to take all the precaution- ary measures that are nccessary Lo Insuro s safety, Heis warranted in defending himself, éven to theuse of & gun. I would not travol these streets at uight unarmed ana 1 would not deem it necessary to wear a gun in @ belt about the walist to avoid break- ing the law governing concealed \veapons. ‘The crime is in the jutent, (f a gun is car- ried for the purpose of doing some one an injury, the porson carrying it should be pun- isbed, even if 1 is exposed to plain view. The evidence in this case does nov show that the defendant purposely concealed the re- volver with the intent of making an assault and the case is therefore dismissed.” The court stated that a common sense in- Wr‘rramflan of the law was the proper one, ond his decision was made accordingly. Judge Aylesworth of the suverior court was one of the witnesses subpoenaed on the part of the defevse and his opinion regarding the correct interpretation of the law was solic- ited, He stated that he bad made a practice of allowing the question 1o hinge on what constituted conopaled weapons, and this was practically the same idea as that previodsly advauced by "Squire Hendricks, el THE WATOHER BY THE DEAD L Ambrose Bierce in San Francisco Examiner: In an upper room of an un- oceupied dwelling in that part of San Francisco known as North Beach lay the body of a man in a coffin, The hour was near 9 in the evening; the room was dimly lighted by a single can- dle. Although the weather was warm the two windows, contrary to the cus- tom which gives the dead plentyd air, were closed and the blinds drawn down. The furniture of the room consisted of but three pieces: an arm-chair, a small reading-stand, supporting the candle, and a long kitchen table, supporting the body of a man covered from head to foot with a sheet. All these, including the Lody, would seem to have been re- cently brought in, for an observer, had there been one, would have seeu that all were free from dust, wheveas every- thing else in the room was pretty thickly coated with it, und there were cobwebs in the angles of the walls, Under the sheet the outlines of the body could be traced, even the features, these having that uonaturally sharp defination wgiuh seems to belong to the faces of the dead, but is really charac- teristic of those only that have been wasted by diseasv, From the silence of the poonm one would rightly have in- ferred that it was not in the front of the house, facing the street It really ¥ faced nuthing bubs high breast of rock, ‘)‘H‘I rear of the bififing being set into & hill, Asa neighborjng church clock was str seemed to imply sieh an indifference to the flight of time that one could hardly help wondering why it took the trouble to strike at all, the single door of the room opencd and. & man entered, ad- vancing toward the coffin. 50 the door closed| apparently of its own volition; there was a grating, as of a | key turncd with difficulty, and the snap of the lock-bolt as it sho A souna of retiring footsteps in the pas- sage outside ensued and the man was to all anpearances a prisoner. Advancing to the table, he stood a moment looking down at the body; then with a slight shrug of the shoulders. walked over to one of the windows and hoisted the vlind. The darkness outside was abso- lute, the panes were covered with dust, but by wiping this away, e could see that the window was fortitied with strong i1on bars crossing it within a few inches of the glass and embedded in the masonry on each side. He ex- amined the other window. It was the same. He manifested no great curi ity in tho matter; did not even so much as rmise the sash. 1f he was a oner he was apparently a tractable one, Having completed” his examination of the room, he seated himself in the arm chair, took a book from his pocket, drew the stand with its candle along- side and began to read. The man was young—not more than thirty—dark in = complexion, smooth shaven, with brown hair. His face was thin and high-nosed, with a broad forehead and o ““firmness” of the chin and jaw which is said to denote resolu- tion. Tho eyes were gray and stead- fast, not moving except with definitive purpose. They were now for the greator part of the time fixed upon his book, ut he occasionally wathdrew them and turned them to the body on the table, not, apparently, from any dismal fases ination which under such circum- it might be supposed to upon ~an even courageous person, nor with a_ conscious robellion against the opposite wfluence which might dominate a timid one. Helooked at it as if in his reading he had come upon something recalling him to a sense of his surroundings. Clearly thiswatch- cr of the dend was discharging his trust with intelligonce and composure as became him. After reading for perhaps half an hour he seemed to come to the ond of a chapter and quietly laid away the book. He then arose and tuking the reading stand from the floor carried it into a coraer of the room neur one of the win- dows, lifted « candle from it and re- turned to the empty fireplace before which he had been sitting. A momeut later he walked over to the body on the table, lifted the sheet and turned it back from: the head, expoping a mass of dark hair and a thin face- cloth, beneath ' which the features showed with even sharper definition than before. Shading his eyes by inter- posing his free hand betwesn them and the cundle, he &tbod looking at his motionless companion with serious and tranquil regard. It was a picture to delight a Rembrant. Satisfied with his inspection he pulled the sheet over the face again and returned to his chair took some matches off the candlestick, put them in the side pocket of his sack coat and sat down. . He then lifted the candle out of its soeket and looked at it crtically, as if caléula ng how long ic¢ would last. It was bucely two inches long; in apother hour he would be in darkness; He replacsd it in'the.candle- stick and blew it out. m In a physician’s office in Kearny strect three men sat about a table, drinking punch and smoking. It was late,1n the evening, almost midnight indeed, and there had been no lack of punch. The eldest of the three, whom we wmay call Helberson, was the host—it was in his rooms they sat. He was about thirty years of age; the others were even younger; all were physicians. “The superstitious awé with which the living regard the dead,” said Dr. Helberson, ‘‘is hereditary and incura~ bte. One need no more be ashamed of it than of the fact that he inherits, for example, an incapacity for mathematics or a tendency to lie.”” The others laughed. “Oughtn’t a man to be ashamed of a liar?” asked the youngost of the three, who was, in fact a medical student not yet graduated. “My dear, Harper, I said nothing about that, The tendency to lie 18 one thing; lying is another.” “*But do you think,” said the third man, *‘that this superstitious fecling, this fear of the dead, reasonless as we know iv to be, isuniversal? Iam my- self not conscious of it,” *Oh, but it is *in yoursystem,’ for all that,” replied Helberson; *‘it nec the right conditions—what Shakspeare calls the ‘confederate season’—to mani- fest itself in some very disagreeable way that will open your eyes. Physi- ciuns and soldiers, are, of Course, more nearly free from it than others.” “Physicians and soldiers!—why don’t Kou add hangmen and headsmen? let us ave in all the assassin classes.” “No, my dear Mancher; the juries will not let the public executioners ac- quire sufficient familiarity with death to be altogether unmanned by it under ordinary circumstances.” Young Harper, who had been helping ohimself to a fresh cigar at the side board; resumed his seat. ‘*What would you consider conditions under which any man of woman born would become insupportably conscious of his share of hur common weakness in this regard?” @ asked, rather verposely. “Well, I shoula say that ifa man were locked up all night with a corpse —alone-in a dark room—of a vacant house—with no bedrcovers to pull over his head—and l(vm{ through it without oing altogether mad—he might justly goust. himseif natsof woman vorn, nor yet like Macduff, arian operation.” ’ *I thought {m-q)ever would finish {)llinr{ up conditigns,” smd Harper,‘but kaow a man-who isneithera phy- sician nor a sgiflier who will accept them all for any étake you like to name.” *Who is he? --am *‘His name is \Parette—a stranger in Californin; comes from my town 1n New York. I havenit;any money to back him, but he will back himself with dead loads of it.” 0l g “‘How do you know that?” “He would rather bet than eat, As for fear—I dare he thinks it some cutaneous disorder, or possibly a par ticular kind of religious heresy.” “‘What does he look like?” Helber- son was evidently becoming interested. “Like Mancher, here—might be his twin brother.” “I accept the challenge,” said Helber- son promptly. “*Awfully obliged to you for the com- pliment, 'm sure,” drawled Mancher, who wu#mwin[ sleepy. ‘“'Can’tlget into this?” N “Not against me,” Helberson said, “*I don’t want your mousfi" Al right.” suid Mancher, “I'll be the corpse.” The others laughed. The outcome of this crazy conversa- tion we have seen, In extinguishing his meagre allow- ance of candle Mr. Jarette’s object was to preserve it against some unforescen need, He may have thought, too, or half-thought, that the darkness would i product of the Cws- ing nine withw deliboration which | As he did | nto itssocket. | he no worse at one time than another, andaf the situation became insupporta~ ble it would be better to have a means of relief, or even release. At any rate it was wise to have a little reserve of light, even if only to enable him tolook at his watch, No sooner had he blown out the can- dle and set it on the floor at his side than he settl himself comfortably in the arm-chair, leaned back and closed his oyes, hoping and expecting o sleop. n this he was disappointed; he had over in his life felt less sleepy, and in " fow minutes he gave up the attempt. But what could he do? He could not go groping about in the absolute darkness at the risk of bruising himself—at the risk, too, of blundering against the table and rudely disturbing the dead, We nil recognize their right to lie at rest, with immunity from ull that is | harsh and violent. Jarette almost suc- ceeded in making himself. belie considerations of that kind restr him from risking the collision and fixed him to the chair, While thinking of this matter he fancied that he heara a faint sound in the direction of the table—what kind of sound he ecould hardly have ox plained. He did not turn his hoad? Why should he—in the darkness? But he listoned—why should he not? And listening he grew giddy and grasped the arms of a chaie for supnort. There was o strange ringing in his cars; his head seemed bursting; his chest was oppressed by the constriction of his clothing., He wondered why it was so, and whether these were symptoms of foar. Suddenly, with a long and strong expiration his chest appeared to col- lapse, and with the great gasp with which he refilled his exhausted lungs the vertigo left him. ana he knew that 80 intently had he listened that he had held his breath almost to suffocation. The revelation was vexatious: he rose, pushed away the chair with Ins foot and strode to the centor of the room. But one does not stride far in darkne he began to grope, and finding the wall followed it to an angle, turned, fol- lowed it past the two win- dows, and there in another corner came into violent contact with the reading-stand, overturning it. It made a clatter which startled him He was annoyed. “How th il could T have forgotten where it was?’ he muttered, and groped his way along tho third wall to the fireplace. ‘I must put things to rights,” said Mr. Jarette, feeling the floor for the candle. Having recoverod that, he lighted it and instantly turned his eyves to the table, where, naturally, nothing had undergone any change, The reading- stand [ay unobserved upon the floor, he had forgotten to **put it to rights.” He looked all about the room, dispersiug the deoper shadows by movements of andle in his hand, and finally, ng over 10 the door, tried by turn- ing and pulling the knob with all his strength, [t did not yield and this seemed to afford him a certain savisfa tion; indeed, he secured it more firmiy by a bolt which he had not before ob- served. Returning to his chair, he looked at his watch; 1t was half-past 9. With a start of surprise he held the wateh at his ear. It had not stopped. The candle was now visibly shorter. He again extinguished it, placing it on the floor at his side, as before. Mr. Juretto was not at his ease: he was distinetly dissatisfied with his sur- roundings, and with himself for being 80. ‘‘What have I to fear?”’ he thought. “This is ridiculous and disgraceful; T will not be so great afool.” But cour- age does not come of saying, T will be courageous,” nor of recoguizing its ap- propriatencse to the oceasion. The more Jarette condemned himself the more veason he gave himself for condemna- tion; the greater the numbev of varia- tions which he played upon the simply theme of the harmlessness of the dend’. the more horrible grew the discord of his emotions, “Whut!” he cried aloud in the anguish of his spiril—"what!” Shall I, who nave not a shade of super- stition in my nature—I, who have no belief in immortality—I, who know (and never moro clearly than now) that the after life is a dream of ade- sire---shall T lose at once my bet, my honor and my self-respect, pe haps my reason, because certain savage ancestors dwelling in caves and burrows, conceived the monstrous u tion that the dead wallk by night— istinetly, unmistakably. Mr. Jarette heard behind him a light, soft sound of footfalls, deliberate, regular and suc- cessively nearer. {L. Just before daybreak the next morn- ing De. Hilberson and s young friend Hurper were driving slowly through the streets of North Beach in'the doc- tor’s coupe. “*Have you still the confidence of youth in the courage—or stohidity of your friend?” said the elder man, ‘*Do you believe that I have lost this wager?”? I know you have!” replied the other with enfeebling emphasis. “Well, upon my soul, I hope 80.” It was spoken eurnestly, almost sol- emnly, There was silence for a fow moments, “Harper,” the doctor resumed, look- ing very serious in the shifting half- lights that entered the carriage as they passed the street lamps, *‘I don’t feel altogether comfortable about this busi- ness, If youririend had not irritated me by the contemptuous mannor in which he treated my doubts of his on- durance—a partly physical quality--- and by the cool incivility of his sugges- tion Lill the corpse be that of a physi- cian I should not have gone on with it. If anything shoula happen we are ruined, as'[ fear, we deserve to be,” “What can happen? Even if the mat- ter should be taking a serious turn, of which [ am not at all afraid, Mancher has only to resurrect himselt and ex- lain matters. With a genuine ‘sub- ject’ from the dissecting-room, or one of vour late patients, it might be differ- ent, Dr, Mancher, then, had been as good as his promise; he was the *‘corpse.” Dr. Helberson was silent for a long time, as the carringe ata snail’s pace crept along the same street it had trav- elad two or three times llromd’\:. Pres ently he spoke: **Well, let us hope that Mancher, if he has had to rise from the dead has been discreet about it. A mis- take in that might make matters worse instead of better.” “Yes,” said Harper. ‘‘Jarette might kill him. But, doctor”—looking at his watch as the carriage passed a gas- lamp—*‘1t is nearly 4 o'clock at last.” A wmoment later the two had quitted the vehicle and were walking briskly toward the long unoccupied house he- longing to the doctor, in which they had immured Mr., Jarette,in virtual buy not literal accordance with the terms of the mad wager. As they neared it the, met a man running. *‘Can you tell me,” he eried, suddenly checking his speed, “*where I can find u physician?” “What’s the matter?” Helberson asked, non-committal, io and see for yoursell,” said the man, resuming his rauning. They hustened on. Arrived av the house, they saw several persons enter- ing in baste and excitement. In some of the dwellings near by und across th way the chamber windows were thrown up, showing & protrusion of heads, All heads were asking questions,none hoed- ing the questions of the others. A few of the windows with colored blinds were illuminated; the inmates of those rooms e that | ined | | people. | Sudden PROFESSIONAL DIRECTORY 'H. BIRKINBINE 'N. SCHURZ STONE & SIMS Sy Building, C: ~Justice of the Pe Attorno; eral Cou Hydraulio and Sunita cifieations co. Broadway, Council Bluffs, lowa. at Law, ! Rooms 7 and 8 Shugart-Beno Blocl, timates Engineer, Plans, Brown I Supervision of Pablic Work. 1il Bluffs, Towa. Offico over Ameriean Kxpress, No. 41 e Practice in the State and Ped- Couneil Bluffs, Towa. were dressing to come down. opposite the door of the house which they sought a street lamp throw a ) low, insufficient light upon the scene. seeming to say that it could disclose & good deul more if it wished. Harper, who was now deathly pale, paused at the door and laid a hand upon his com- panion’s arm. ‘‘Itis all up with docs tor.” he said in extreme agitation, which contrasted strangely with his freo and easy words, 'the game hus gone against us all, Let's not go in therey I'm for lying lo “I'm a physi ‘said Dr. Helber- son, colmly} “there may be need of one,” They mounted the doorsteps and were about to enter. The door was open; tho street lamp opposite nghted the passage nto which it opened. 1t was full of Some had ascended the stairs at the farthor end and, denfed ndmit- nce above, waited for better fortune. 11 were talking, none were listening. y on the upper landing there was a great commotion; a man had sprung out o door and was breaking away from those endeavoring to detain him. Down throngh the mass of affrighted idlews he came, pushing them aside and flattening them again the wall on one side or compelling them to cling to the rail on the other, clutch- ing them by the throat, striking them savagely, thrusting them back down the stairs and walking over the fallen. His clothes was in disorder, he was without a hat. His eyes, wild and rest- less, had in them something more ter- vifying than his apparently superhuman strength. His face, smooth-shaven, was bloodless, his hair snow-white. As the erowd at_the foot of the stairs, having more freedom, fell away to let him puss, Harper sprang forward. ‘Jarette! Jarette!” he eried. Dr. Helberson seized Harper by the collar and dragged him back. The man looked into their faces without sceming to seo them, and sprang through the door, down the steps, into the street and away. A stout policeman, who had had inferior success in conquering his way down the stair ollowed & moment later and started in pursuit, all the heads in the windows—those of women and children now—sereaming in gumd- ance. The stairway being now partly cleared, most of the crowd having rushed down to the staeet toobserve the flight and pursuit, Dr. Helberson mounted to the landing, followed by Harper. Ata door in the upper pussige an_officer denied them admittance. “*We are vhy ans,” said the doctor, and they passed in. The room was full of men, dimly -seen crowded about a table. The newcomers edged their way forward and looked over the shoulders of those in the front rank., Upon the table, the lower limbs covered with a sheot, lay the body of a man, brilliantly illuminated by the beam of a bull’s-eye lantern held by a policeman standing at the feet. The others, excepting those Bxactly | other, brightening up. “It's odd, I should have neglected to tell you—I tell itso ofton. You sce [ knew by overs hearing him talking to himself that he was pretty badly frighwoned, So I couldn’t resist tha temptation, [eouldn’s veally. That was all right, though cor- tainly 1 did not think ho would take it s0 soriously—I did not, truly. And afterward—well, it was a tough job changing places with him, and then— d—— you! you didn’t let me out!” « Nothing “could exceed the terocity with which these last words weroe de- livered. Both men stepped buck in alarm, “We?—whv—why,” Helberson stam= mered, losing his self-possession one tir “'we had nothing to do with at.” Didn’t I say yo Doctors Hel« born and Sharpe nquived the lunae tie laughing. My name is Helberson, yes, and this gontleman is Me. Hurper,” replied the former, reoassured. ‘“‘But we are not physicians now; we are—well, hang it, old man, we are gamblers.” And that was the truth. “A vety good profession—very indoed; and by the wuy horo paid over Sar 3 honest stakeholde very good and honorable profession,” he repeated, thoughtfully, moving cavelessly nway} “but [ stick to the old one. I am chief Medical officer of the Bloomington asy= lum; it is my duty o cure the superine tendent.” good, I hope Sharper like an Fore avenue; one eight-room houss on Nece ond avenue, and one eight-room house on Tenth stroet: ali fittaa up with all modern convens W. W, Bliger, P OTIC you have real eatate or cnattels you want 10 dispose of quick, list them with orr & Gray, Councll Bluffs, I, or 4 stocks of genel exchasga for good farr invoice from $3.00) 1o $12,000. Address Kere & Gray, Council Bluffs, Ta. J,O8T--Genu 4 irn man's sealskin glove. 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He withdrew it and placed two fingers in the open mouth., “This man has becn about two hours dead,” said he. *“'It1s a case for the coroner.” He drew a card from his pocket, handed it to the officer and made his way toward the door. Jlear the room—out alll” smid the officer sharply,ana the body disappeared as if 1t had been snatched away, as he flashed his beam of light here and there against the faces of the crowd. The effect was amazing: the men, blinded confused, almost terrifisd, made a tumultuous rush for the door, pushing, crowding and tumbling over one another as they fled like the hosts of Night before the shafts of Apollo. Upon the struggling, trampling mass the officer poured his power without pity and without cessation. Cuaught in the current, Helberson and Huarper wore swept out of the room and cascaded down the stairs into the street. “(iood God, doctor! did I toll you that Jarette would kill him?” said Har- per, as soon as they were clear of the crowd. [ believe you did,” replied the other without apparent emotion. They walked on in silence, block after block. Against the graying cast the dwellings of our hill tribes showed in silhouette. The familiar milk wagon was already astir in the street: the baker’s man would soon come upon the scene; the newspaper carrier wns abroad in tne land. 1t strikes me, youngster,” said Hel- berson, ‘*that you and I have been hay- 1ng too much of the morning air lately. It is unwholesome; we need a change. What do you say to a tour in Europe?” “When?” “1’m not particular; T should supposo that 4 o'clock this aftarnoon would be early enough.” “1’ll meet you at the boat,” said Har- per. Soven $ears afterward these two men sat upon & bench in Madison square, New York, in famihar conversation, Another'man, who had been ohserving them for some time, himself unob- served, approached, and, courteously lifting his gat from locks as white as snow, said: ‘I beg your pardon, gen- tlemen, but when you have killed a man by coming to life 1t is best to change clothes with ham, and at the first op- portunity make a breal for liberty.” Helberson and Harper exchanged significant glances. They .were appar- ently amused, The former then looked the stranger kindly in the eye and re- plied: *That has always boen my lan, I %entirely agree with you as to ts ad vant——," He stopped suddenly and grow deathly pale, He stared at ithe man, open-mouthed; he trembled visibly, “Ah,” said the stranger, I sce that you are indisposed, doctor. 1f you can~ not treat yourself Dr. Harper can do something for you, L am sure,” *Who the devil are you?” said Har- per, bluatly. The stranger came nearer and bend- ing toward them said in a whisper: “I call wmyself Ja-ette sometimes, but 1 don’t mind wlllw ou, for old fricnd- ship, that I am William Maocher. The revelation brouqht both men to their teet, *“*Mancher!” they cred in a breath; and Helbarson added; *'It is true by G——1" “Yes,” said the stranger, smiling vaguely, ‘it is true enough, no doubt. fie hesitated and seemed 1o be trying to recall something—then began hum- ming a popular air. He nad apparently forgotten their presence. *Look here, Maucher,” said the elder of the two, “‘tell us just what oc- curred that night—to Jarette, you know.” “Oh yes, about Jarette,” said the C. B, Judd, 606 Broadway. ]' OTS ror sale in Ouk Grove and Greenwood ad- id Easy torms. Houses and lots og monthly payments. T. L. Doble, cor. 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