Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, October 30, 1893, Page 3

———— THE DAILY BEE COUNCIL BLUFFS, OIFICE NO. 12 PEARL STREET Delivered by carrier to any partof the city W TILTON - Manager e -« | Rusiness Office. TELEPHONES | Night Bditor MINOR MENTION, N. Y Plunbing Co, Boston store, cloa’ Mrs Lease will spoak at the opera house this evening. District coupt will open tomorrow with Judge Smith on the bench. Mrs. (!, 11, Sherraden entertained a num ber of her lady frionas at a_high five party last Friday afternoon at her home on Wil low avenue, Mrs. I1. B, Jennings and Mrs Dr. Reller were awarded first and second v Whist players who want all the laws and prineiptes of the game as stated and ex- plained by Cavendish will find at Bushnell's & very neat little hand book, just issued by the Penn PPublishing company of Phila- delphia Work on the new oridgoe is progressing rapidly, the men being worked seven days in the weck ana as many hours in_the ¢ possible in orrder that it may bo completed before cold weathercommences, The painters are now at work. Quotations ave being utilized in so many ways nowadays that & covvenient hand Yook of them will be welcome, Bushnell has one of the neatest and most complete thin in this line, it being oneof the Penn Publish- ing company’s latest A barn belonging to John Flageolle, at the corner of Thirteenth street and avenue A, was et on fire last evening about 7 o'clock, but the fire was extinguished before the de- partment arrived. ‘The same building was scorelied last summer. About a dozen of the members of the Ganymede Wheel ciub went to Omaha_last avening to attend the service at the Beth- Fden Baptist church. They met the Omaha Wheel club at the iatter's headquarters ana all proceeded in a body to the church, County Aucitor Matthews is hard at worlk | arranging the county ballots for distribution | 1o the various judges of election throughout the county, He expects to start out today on his trip through the rural districts. The 1y ballols will not be in readiness until the middle of this week. The cuse of the city agninst the motor company is booked for a trial in the superior court tomorrow, The company has admitted that it is bound to pay the taxes due ona small portion of the paving, for which pay is | demanded by the city, but’ claims that as it pays the regulation 2-mill tax for intersec- tion paving like any other taxpayer it is exempt from the payment of the tax for paying betwecn the tracks or intersections. This claim, if upheld by the courts, will make a difference of something like $7,000 in the total amount of paving tax the com- pany will be called upon to pay. When coal is hfgh to save we try. The Art Garland and Oak Garland heaters are the most economical coal burners ever made, Experience proves it, and ~xperience is the best teache: Bear in mind that Garland stoves and | vanges are sold ouly vy De Vol, 504 Broadway. The Junior Ordor of United American | Mechanics will give thew first annual | Masonic le on Tuesday even- | ey & ball at Musonig tomp nilestayicsen | sisted in seizing the engines and taking cave ing, October 31. Elaborate arrange- .aents ave being made for a good time. Cole’s patent airtight sheet steel only $7.50, for wood and other light fuel: weighs but 30 pounds; holds fire 48 hours; ashes removable from the Jront. Cole & Cole, 41 Main street. W. E. Chambers, dancing academy, Wasonic temple. Classes each Wednes- day afternoon and evening. Williamson & Co., 108 Main street, largest and best bieycle stock in city. For ledgers, journals, records, ete., Bee Morehouse & Co. Smoke . D. King & Co's Partagas. Domestic soap is the vest. PEESONAL PARAGRAPHY. A. W. Reikman is seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. James McCabe have returned from a World s fair trip, F. Ogden and W, E. Haverstock have re- turned from a hunting trip. Miss Lou Massenburg of Fulton, 11l is visiting her sister, Mrs. W. J. Davenport, on Fourth street. Charles of Helena, Mont., has re- turned home after a visit with his father-in- 1aw, George Gerner and tamily, w. Davenport has gone to St. Louis to attend the annual meeting of the freight agents of the Burlington system. A banqyet was booked for lust evening, John W. Paul hus returned from a business trip to Chicago. He found money rather easier to et thau on his former visits there, and gives it as his opinion that as soon as tho senate has eiven the lie to the accusavion of it being an_ornamental body by re- pealing the Stcrman law times will improy rapidly. He says Council Bluffs is all right and is gomg to bomore o within tne next thiree or four months, S LOST A HAND. es on an Unlucky Hunting Walter Booth, the 19-year-old brother of Mrs. Harry Evans, who resides at 220 Ninth avenue, met with a sad accident last even- ing and one which has rendered him almost helpless for life. He came here from Mid- dletown, O, last Thursday and has been stopping at the home of his brother-in-law, who is employed by the Council Bluffs Gas company, while waiting for work w0 turn up. Yesterday morning he went down to Lake Manawa with John Devancy und Mr. Fvaus to hunt ducks. They sturted for home about 10 o'clock, putting their guns in the back of the buggy. KEvans and Devaney broke their guns and took out the cartridges, but Booth neglected to follow their exampie. As they were passing the limits of Manawa on their way home Booth saw a bird perched on a telephone wire, and as he had had bad luck shooung, determined to give an exhibition of his marksmanship. He accordingly got out of the buggy and siezed the gun by the muzzle to drag it out. In doing so he scrapod the hammers against the side of the bugwy and both barvels were discharged, the charges entering his right hand. ‘The entire hand wus blown away, but, for- tunately, his body was not in range with the weapon and he escaped being instantly killed. He came very near bleeding to death, however. He was hurried to the office 0f u surgeon, and the remnants of his hand were cut away and the wound was dressed, Bad Bills Made Good. 1f you have any bad bills against per- sons not living in lowa who are employed by any railway, telegraph, express or sleeping cur company entering Lowa the Nassau Investment Co,, Merriam block, Couneil Bluffy, la., will guarantee their vollec! My Wanted. Waunted, to buy upland hay, prairie or timothy hay, in lots of from one to 500 arloads. L. B. Cousins, The attraction at Miss Ragsdale's this week will be a special sale of trimmed hats. Prices will range from 8§2.50 0 $5.00, Ladies, if you desire absolute peace in the kitchen ask your grocer forJ, C. Hoffmayr & Co.’s Fancy Patent flour, Cook your meals this summer on a gas range. At cost at the Gas company. Books ruled for special use by More- house & Co. Ask your grocer for Domestic soap. NEWS FROM COUNCIL BLUFFS | Conduet of Oounty Treasurer Reed Forms the Latest Political Sensation. OVER FEES PAID TO EXTRA ATTORNEYS His Opponents Claim Reed Is Responsible for the Money Securea by Burke and Casndy - What the Treasurer Says About It The latest political sensation is one in which County Treasurer W. B. Reed is deeply interested. As stated some time ago in Tie BEk, the county treasurer is the can- didate upon whom, perhaps, the hardest fight is being made of any of the county can didates. Forseveral days past the repub- leaders have been looking over the v of his official career and now make some interesting chavges. The collection of the 8,000 and more of personal taxes from the Unjon Pacific Railway company, to which 80 much reference has been made in the columns of the ofiicial organ of the local republican party, is the basis of the main charge, which is that e has been guilty of piling up costs againet the taxpayers. 1t will be remembered that some time prior to the seizure of the Union Pacitic locomotives, Messrs, Burke snd Casady were cngaged ns attorneys for the county tre urer. In accordance with their aavice six- teen engines were seized, and when the company at last decided to plank down the cash the § per cent penalty was collected ac- cording to law to pay the expenses of the scizure, Uhis & per cent amounted to $402. Sei ina Big Bl At the last session of the Board of Super- visors a bill was presented by F Casady for $00 for attorney fees. quest of some of the local democratic leaders they were induced to keep the bill until after the boara had adjourned, feaving that the presentation just at the opening of the political campaign might work damage to Reed's chances for re-election, TImmediately ‘after the board adjourned S. B. Wadsworth called at the ofice of the county auditor, accompanied by Mr. Casa and authorized Auditor Matihews to piy the bill which Casady presented. He stated that tbe bill was all right, and that the superyisors had talked 1t over and decided that it ought to be paid. Matthews accord- ingly paid it The republican party leaders claim ¢ this fee should have been paid out of the 5 per cent penalty above referved to, instead of allowing Mr. Reed to slip the $492 into his pocket and bleed the taxpayers for an extra 00, Fxplanation of the Treasurer. Mr. RReed was secn by a BER reporter yes- torday afternoon and asked what he had to say about the matter. 1 have not had the time to collect the ecessury liguves s his reply, “to make as complete defense as 1 shall make in the course of the next twenty-four hours, but I cun say truthfully that the taxpayers have never been cheated out of one cent during v term of office. The law provides that if ¢ treasuver seizes the proper delinquent taxpayers he can receive no extra pay for his sery but if he appoints a deputy the deputy shall receive 5 per cent of the amount collected I apvointed Mr. Wadsworth my deputy and hie gotthe $42. paying out of that amount the wages of all the men that as- of them while they were in his custody. Be- fore the seizure was ever made the board en- gaged Burke & Casudy toact as my legal advisers, This was asa favor to County Attorney Orean, who said that he had so much 1o look after that it would be impossi- ble to attend to this partof the work. As long us they were hired by the Board of Supervisors they had a right 1o o just re- muneration for their services. I did not en- gago them and had nothing to do with pay- ing them. And I never received 1 cent of the 5 per cent penalty.” “Wusn't it because Organ had just been taken nto partnership with Wright & Bald- win, the Union Pacific attorneys. that he couldw't take charge of the case?” inquired the reporter, “Well, now, 1 didn't say that,” was there- ply. it On a More serious Charge. A further charge made against Reediis that he has been loaning money belonging to the county and receiving interest therefor, a thing which the law expressly says shall render the treasurer liable to_a fine. This charge is supported by au amdavit bearing the signature of Emil H. Leffort, wno was formerly employed in the Cattlemen’s bank of this city. In this aMdavic Leffert says that from the opening of Reed’s term of of- flee until January 1, 1803, Reed kept an aver- age of about $10,000 on deposit in the bank and received 3 per cent interest on the sum, the interest being paid monthly. The im- plication is that he has slipped this interest down into bis pocket as an addition to his vy of 5,000 per annum. 11 thus trouble 1s raised by the ofticials of the Citizen’s State ba; answered Mr. Reed, when his attention was called to_the the charge; “it is mere spite work. There are fiftecn banks in Pottawattamie county, and I have been keeping anywhere from £50,000 to $160,000 infourteen of them all the time, dividing up the amount as fairly as I could. 1had private reasons for not want- ing to keep any of the money in the Citizon's bank, aud all their atterpts b coaxing, bribing, and bull-dozing have been unablo to make me chunge my mind, Itis an absolute falsehood. 1 have never had one dollar of the county funds loaned out to any bank during my term of oftice, and I have a state- ment from Mr. Leffert to the effect that he did not know what he was doing when he signed that paper. 1t No Use. That is what the man said when he tried to reform and failed, but a visit to the dress goods department at the Bos- ton Store will convince you that it’s no use paying fancy prices for common dress goods when you can buy fancy dress goods at common prices. Read the following items and compare prices: -inch all wool hop sackings in plain solors and fancy mixtures, well worth our price, 50¢ a yard. 46-inch all wool, silk finish henriettas, over 40 shades to select from: our price, Tbe: others ask $1.00 for the same goods. The satin soleil, a beautiful hair-line cord, with a fine silk finish, in all the new and desirable shades. Our price, ch fine English diagonal, in all the newest shades, at $1.50 a yard. This is one of the newest and best things shown this season. The nobbiest goods of the season are the English taillor suitings. These goods come in pinhead check, broken plaids and stripes, and for a tailor made suit can't be beat. Our price, §1.33 a yard. Good value at $1.50, At$1,00 2 yard we are showing the most complete line of plain and fancy dress goods ever shown in the city. This includes the new Drop de Faris, whip cords, India twills, French and English serges, Ottoman poplins, et We are showing the largest and most complete assortment of novelty dvess patterns ever shown in Council Bluffs, They are all plums from the lowest to the hlghest priced ones, no two of them alike, and are the choicest pickings from the home and foreign markets, Ask to see our assortment at $10.00 and $11.50 & pattern. FOTHERINGHAM, WHITELAW & Co. Leaders and Promoters of Low Price: Couneil Bluffs, la. Taking Her Hurbind Aowe. Yesterday was “temperance Sunday" in the Sunday schools. according to the inter- national series of Sabbath school lessons, and in all of the Sabbath schools of the city, as well all in other cities 1o the land, the children Were given lessons in temperance matters. But the most effective object losson Ulfll‘lven 10 & mixed audience of men, wouweun, obl the afternoon. Tt was in ‘‘Preshytetian alley,” the private areaway betweon Main and Pearl strects in the rear of the Baldwin block. The audience filled both ends of the alley and spread out into the streets. The lesson was given by a poorly clothed, taded out little woman, who was trying to get her big, burly drunken husoand home. She had found him in a drunken_ stupor ying among some beer kegs In the alley. Heranxiety to get him away before the police discovered him nerved her weak arms and she lifted the man bodily to his feet, but he recled over ana falling carried her to the earth. The sight of a faded shawl mixed up with a man, and oo alle, beer kegs for a background made ‘& picture that quickly attracted attention, and soon both ends of the alley were filled with curious spectators, Every shade of feeling that nioves men and women was depicted on the faces of the crowd that watched the p ceedings, but jecrs rather than sympathy were given to encourage the littie woman in her devotea work. As the crowd gathercd her fear mereased and with the strengthy desperation she halt led and half carvied | the drunken man through the crowd and away to some cheerless home before a police- man came around to inquire the cause of the gatheri heir blood is on your head” it you permit your children to die of diph- theria, knowing how suvely De. Jefferis’ vemedy will cure diphtheria. Thirty five years trial has proven it infallible. Pri 3.00. Nodoctors needed. For sale by Davis, De Haven and Beardsley, also 2404 Cuming street, Omaha. Mrs, N. (. Creighton, late of Denv has opened a hairdressing parlor at Broadway. Ladies and children’s hair- dressing at very low prices, cutting, curling, shampoving, bleaching, dyeing, complexions beautified. The opening night of ‘“Ihe Union Spy™ on Tuesday evening will be given for the beuefit of the High school cadets and the friends of the young men are expected to be out in full foree, Be shown the Klein tract, 23 miles east of postoffice, out Madison strect. Choicest and cheapest fruit, garden and suburban ac , now on sale by Day & Hess, 30 Pearl strect. For Sale—The best fruit and garden land on the mavket, and you can have any number of acres you want. Green- shields, Nicholson & Co. George S. Davis, prescription drugglst. W. 8. Buird, Lawver, Evevett block. Domestic soap is the best S GOLD FOIL. Rev. Willlam ¥, Murray Discusses the Bible and Its Teachings. Rev. Willlam P. Murray of Hanscom Park Methodist church delivered the following excellent sormon yesterday : Text: Psalms xix, 10.—More to be desired are they than gold, **No comparison to show the value of the words of God's holy book could be better than this,” smd the speaker. “No gold mint is engaged 1n such noble work as it fashions and stamps the coins of a realm as occupies the tireless press where the deathless utter- ances of the world's master minds are tran: ferved to the printed page, by whose in- fluence, from age to age, these prophets of the race are to direct the thought and shape the lives of men. But while we may speak with warm enthusiasm of the value of the world’s great books it behooves us to re- member that there is one book of which the words of our text are especially true, and that book the bible, The bible is precio said the speaker, from its antiquity, sharing with the Vedas and the songs of the Shi king che honors of great age. During long centuries it has passed through severe conflicts, its historic, scientific and prophetic accuracy being at- tacked, butsuccessfully defended. Rawlin- son’s opinion of the bible’s historic accura was given and particular instances of the historic and scientific reliabilivy of the bible were cited, The prophesies of the bible were not like the equivocal utterances of heaven oracles, sure to be right in any event: but are plain and explicit. They were uttered centuries before the events they foretold took place and were remarkably fulfilled. A long and minute prophesy concerning Frypt was cited and the fultilling history related. This book abounds in wonderful prophesies, wonderfully fulfilled. Compare it with the books of the world, test its super- natural claims by the severest scrutiny. Let science, history and logic bend their united energies, that imperfections may be detectea iv this sacred volume of truth. Jike gold tried in the fire,” it will come forth, purer, more precious, *‘more to be de- swred than gold, vea, than much fine gold.” As a literary montiment the bible stands supreme. The masters of the world's letters proclaim its grandeur. Great writers. yes, great national literatures have risen through its inspiration, The noblest productions of the painter’s brush, the sculptor's chissl, the architect's plan, the poct's ¢, the philosopher's musing, the esman’s con- structive brain, in these wonderful modern centuries of Kuropean and American civiliza- tion, have come to life und glory through the vower of the words of this book. Continuing he smid the bible is a book of religion, Not for its age, its science, 1ts history, its prophecies, its literary grandeur. which are but incidental, but for its theology, its morals, its spiritual life, shin- ing through these pointing the world to Goa is this noble volume to be so highly prized. That which gives the diamond its great value is its power to wonderfully grasp and throw back to our eyes the glory of the sunbeams, Glistening, glowing, Hashing, these rays of light from every facet spe the elory of the sun and the purity of the recious gem. So of the jewels of truth in this great book. Back from each chapter and verse shine the light, the life, the glory of the divine nature in beauty and majesty. ‘The bible contains, with its revelation of God, a revelation of salvation. It not only reproves our sins and pricks our conscieuces with its sharp warnings and true woras as to sin’s sinfulness, but it offers us mercy and cleansing, A man whose eyes are blinded by sin cannot behold the golden words of this book. Heis forced to read with his finge the sharp, raised letters, which reprove hi sins and foretell Goa's judgments. As he reads these he shudders, he trembles, he cries for mercy. God opens his eyes, and now, between these lines of sharp, raised letters, ne beholds God's golden promises and invitations. “God is love; whosoever ometh unto me I wiil in no wise cast out.” *If we confess our sins he is faithful and Jjust to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.” And sll those other golden texts of mercy and of life. Words of gold! And from cover to cover there is not a page that does not glow with the glory of theso promises. It is the one book that points for us the way of u pure life on earth and in heaver 1 All the centuries witness to the fulfill- went of these promises. The characters of those who yield to the truth ure transformea by the grace of. God. It is the crowning evi- dence of the divine cheracter of the bib! and its crowning glory that it is able, und it alone 18 able to make men like God. Gold is prized not so much for what it 1s its purchusing power, for what it will us. So of this book of gold, 1t possesses more magic powers than gold which can purchase pleasures, gratify ambi- tious, conquer kingdoms, “This book leads us to the joy of pardon, the sonship of God and the conquest of spiritual kingdoms. The bible's power is primarily with the individual. Fanatics bave baptized king and subjects in a day, but & real spiritual conguest can only come as from individual to individual the word and grace of God are imparted. Thus it has been that nations in the course of centuries have been conquered for Christ and have undergone & spiritusl transformation from beathenism to faith in the true God, from brutality to noble man- hood, from iguorance and degradation to civilization, from wWarring upon oue another o benificent vhllunlhrol){. The speaker closed with an appeal for the study of the bible in the public schools. 1o these schools we study the literatuce and religion of great heathen peoples and note the effect upon (he character of men of these literatures and faiths. We should study also this bible for its literary worth; we should trace the effect of this great book as it has passed from race to race, and as by magic it has wmughl SUCh wWoBArous trans- formations and ushered Ju the glorivs of civ- ilization. Let it be studied by all as a surv. dren aud doge at a later hour in ‘ of the literature ana history of the worl LIFE ARUUND Tm: (OMSTOCK Tad Senator Stewart Regales His Washington Friends with Rtories 6f the Mines, SOME INCIDENTS IN A SENATOR'S YOUTH How He Dally Expactedd to Bo Killod—One Way of Avoiding n Dyel—His Parte ner's tron Nerve-Detalls of n Fight, Wasnixeroy, Oct. 27.—-[Staft Corre- spondence of Tue Bee)—William Morris Stewart of Nevada, who has spoken longer and more frequently than any other mau in the senate during the controversy over the silver repeal bill, sat in the senate restau- rant vesterday, after the delivery of_an- other one of his bitter denunciations of President Cleveland's anti-silvor policy, and a8 he stroked his long, snow white beard and partook of a light lunch he talked in a husky voico of some of his early mining experi- ences and the dangers to which he had been subjocted all his life. Senator Stowart, who is familiarly referred to around the capitol as “Oid Santa Claus,” was started on his reminiscences by an observation upon the part of his populist confreree, Senator Allen of Nebraska, about the physical hard- ships which a fow of the silver senators had been subjected to during the seige of almost three months upon the silver bill, “Oh, this is nothing more than the hara- ships 1 have been bearing all my life, which has now run over sixty-four year: said the venerable-looking Nevada senator, us hie straightened his six-foot-three figure of immense proportions and brushed his great snowy beard outwardly from an in- ward stroke. The only difference between the fatigue in this contest and the ones 1 have been used to in my mining exporience in 184950 s t no danger nas been experienced here. used to worlk almost day and night around the mining camps of the Pacific slope, and_carrled my life in my hunds. 1 never got tired. 1f wo had ten silver sen- ators heve who were willing to fight as you and 1 are, Seuator Allen, we would make this fight continie day and night until the st of uary, at lea: ¢ *You would hardly remind a man of hard- sip or danger,” observed Senator Allen. When the Law Was In the Holster, There was a pause for some seconds, du ing which Senator Stewart turned his | ruddy faco toward the floor, and while great steel-blue eyes peered thoughtfully at his feet he stroked his flowing iwhiskers with both hands. Finally he said: “Well, I remember a period_in the mining camps of California and Nevada which covered a number of years, when 1 really didn’t expect to 1ivo the day out each morn- ing that | went to my work, with a pick in one hund and a revolver in the other. 1 re- call an experience I had 'in Nevada when it was_the proper thing to challenge a man to fight a duel if tho least offense was offered, and it was very easy In those days to offend & man. Men werc high strung; every one haa his nerves upon the highest tension by the excitement inci- dent to great metal finds, all kinds of depre- dations and crime by whito men and In- dians, and a_geneval epoch of conflict. 1 think T was the best pistol shot in all that country during those days, I was i power- fully-built and vigorous young man. My eyes were quick and ‘my nerves steady. Why. I used to sometimes shoot birds on the wing with a pistol. I took a very active part in poiitics, and, having a little ‘more money than some of the men and being inclined to spend it freely at timés, I invited all of the jealousies incident to” it mixed mining com- inunity. Frequently - T° momentarily ex- pected some one to shoot me down without announcement, or challenge me to fight a duel. T remember the first time I had a di- rect intimation that I was to be challenged. A man came to my office and asked 1e what 1 would doif I were challenged to fight o duel. I had not beforchand made up my mind what course to pursue, but the pres- ence of danger made me quick witted. 1 would kill the man that brought me the challenge,’ was my reply. His Flan tor Avolding Duel; “*You don't mean to say that you would shoot a man for simply acting for a friend, do you? said the man who haa come to me, his eyes flashing excitement and his body quivering in fear. ‘hat is exactly what T would do; the first man that comes to me with a challenge will drop dead in his shoes ; I will shoot him on the spot, and 1 emphacized my statement by placing my hand upon a_heavy revolver at my belt. Looking my caller straight in the eyes T said slowly es, sir, you can state 10 any one who is interested that the first man, and every subsequent man, who carries a challenge for a duel tome will die by my own hands, und that if any one wants to carry a challenge to me he must come pre- parad to shoot and begin shooting as soon as he delivers his challenge.’ " “Would you huve carried out your threat?” was asked. “There is not the least doubt of it,” re- plied Senator Stewart. “It was the only thing & man could do under the circum- stances. I made up my wind iu an instany to follow out that plan, and as sure as I sit here I would haveshot the man who brought me the challenge as quickly as I could have drawn. Whynot? A challenge to fight a duel is a deadly message—it means that either the challenger or the man challenged must die—and [ don’t see any difference be- tween shooting the man who brings the deadly message und the man who chullenges you." ! The con ation drifted into stories about duels and pistol shooting. Then it turned into feats of bravery, when the grizled old miner senator from Nevada looked up shurply and said: Suved His Partner's Life, “Isaw my mining partner do the most daring feat'of bravery 1 ever heurd of or expect to hear, My partner in the early 60's vas a rugged and us powerfully built man as myself. The only trouble with him was that he would occasionally go off on a spree and had a fonduess for gambliug. When he drank decply he got into disputes and fights, Nearly every time he was in a drinking mood and he lett me 1 expectéd to hear of his sudden death, On one oceasion, atter he had been away from me a few hours, | learned that he was down town in & bar- room a little intoxicated and playing cards, Somehow I had a premonition that wy part- ner's life was in dahger, and I struck out from the mine to the'little town, a short distance away. When 1 entered’ the bar- room Isaw my partner sitting at a table, He had been drinkiig ‘heavily, but was not drunk, Opposite hith sat & notorious ruf- flan, who had killed'diany a man. The first thing 1 saw when my eyes fell upon the two men was the rvuian draw s gun, cock it, and shove it intotthe fuce of my part: ner. Instantly 1 ,expected to see the flash, hear the, | r and o witnéss the brainin my best friend. 1t took me buta second 10 spring forward and jerk the stool from under the rufilan, As he fell tothe floor he pulled the ger of his big #un/ " The revolver gave a ritio report, and’the bullev passed so closely over the nhead’ of my partner as w neurly touch the seatp. In & jifty I haa grasped the pistol hind of my partier's ad- versary and disarmed him. Tn I rushed my partuer out of tie pluce and away. “Chagrined, humiliated and infuriated that rufian went about the camp declaring that he would shoot my partner on sight; and he meant to do it Some days after- wards my partoer and I were sitting on the ground near our mine eating dinner. We were in deep conversation, and never ex- pected that danger was near. Suddenly, without the least warning, the man sprang immediately in front of us, and with a cocked revolver pointed close to the face of my partuer, he exclaimed : . “Now I have got you. By ——, I ntend wo kill you this minute." Couldn't Scare Mag, “We were sitting fifteen or twenty feet away from our pistols. Neither of us had a firearm or other weapon of defense upon us, 1t was an intensely hot day. Great beads of perspiration were already pouring down our faces. 1 looked down from the mountain side 10 the little mining camp called a wwn, and thought thatwy partuer at least would never s THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, OCTOBER 80, 1893, see that place again. His time had come How my heart ached that I could not raise a hand in his defonse! There be sat, with the weapon which was to take his life looking him in the face. 1f T had had a pistol in my hand, cocked and pointed at the ruffian, 1 do not believe 1 would have pulled the trigger, for it would have cost my partuer's life. There is no doubt that the rufflan, a erack shot and experienced in such close business, would have blown the top of my partner's head off even after a bullet haa ssed through his own brain or heart here was a moment of deep silence, My partner looked the rufan straight in the eyes while Ilooked at him. Not a muscle moved in his face. There was not a quiver in his eyes. Ineveroxpect tosee such a critical moment or fool the keen pangs of such a scene. The bosom of the flannel shirt on my partner was full open and his groat breast was barel He had on no other cloth- ing but trousers and boots. Looking his assailant steadily In the eyes he raised his hands to his breast, and taking hold of the open lapels of his flaunel shirt pulled them farther open, Then, rising slowly and keep- ing his eyes steadily upon the man with the drawn revolver he exclaimed, with ali the passion and earnestness possible for a man to show, but without the least sign of fear * ‘Shoot, you scoundrel! shoot, take my lifo, you villain and coward ! “1 tell 'you, gentlemen, that was a dra- matic scene. The ruffian quailed. His face quivered, his eyes dropped, and o lowered his pistol. id 80 he exclainod : ** ‘I cannot take the life of such a brave man, Here is my hand ! " When Stewart Thumped His Man, A few minutes afterward Senator Stewart velated this incident ‘“After 1 had well established my reputa- tion in vegard to killing any man_who brought me a challenge to fight a duel T w told that one fellow intended to .|%m mo the first time he met me if he cohld not himself arrange for a meeting according to the code duello. One evening 1 was passing along the strect and saw my adversary upon the sidewalk opposite me, He was off his guard, did not see me, and I ran across the Tu-em and was upon Liim before he realized t. ** ‘Here, you —— scoundrel, T understand you have said that you would kill me on sight, and I bore him to the ground. 'To emphasize my emphasis 1 churned him up and down on the ground and gave him two or three sharp strokes with my fist, ex- claiming as I did so that I would teach him how to threaten my life. * *Apologize and big, you scoundrel, or T will beat the life out of you!' I continued to y as T pounded him up and down on the wround, Finally the fellow apologized and assured me that ne would not challenge or shoot me. Then I invited him to a neighb ing bar and we took a friendly drink to wether. From that day we wore fast friends.” Perny S, Heati, e iy MONEY FOR THE PEOPLE. Eight Dollars More Per Capita and How to Get 1t Lixcony, Oct, 88.—To the Editor of Tue Bee: Knowing as1do your friendly atti- tude toward the masses I make free to sub- mit to you and the many thousands of read- ers of your able paper a few thougihts on the all-absorbing financial question of the day The maskes have long been clamoring fo more money. Congressmen, financiers and statesmen have heen wrestling with the problem of how to safely increase the circu- lating medium of our country. And as we have a plan we beg for space to submiv it and invite discussion and criticism, for if the plan is good it shoula be pushed and if not we and others desire to know. Ourplan is this: Your readers no doubt quite generally understand that the govern- ment of the United Stites uow issues money called *‘national currency™ to national banks of the whole country, all ready for final sig- natures of proper ofticers, which said money is secured by government bonds. deposited by the banking corporation with the proper department at Washington, Now, we would go just & step farther, We would ask congress to specify the features of a general bond law for the states similar to what Nebraska now has, also to provide a bureauor depurtment, or cioth the comp- troller of currency with additional powers, 10 authorize the issuance of currency gua anteed by the government and siguea by proper government ofticials, all ready for countersigning by the proper officers of a city, county or state, to which 1t was to be uransmitted and to be secured, not by government bonds, but by the bonds of cities, counties ana states. duly and prop- erly voted under a rigid and carefully guarded bond law for internal improve- ments, Said bonds to run twenty years, to bear no interest till past and 't be pi; able at_the rate of 5 px nt per annum, After having passed the scrutiny of the proper state officials the bonds shall be d. rnsined in Washington City and currency ssued therefor to the full face value of suid bonds. | The government to see to the gath- ering in and destroyingof the currency when redeemed by the borrower, just as it now sees to gatnering up and destroying the cur- rency of national banks that have paid up, In briof the above is the plan. Let us suppose, for illustration, that Omaha wants to malke some improvement that will cost the taxpayers £200,000 as a siarter. Under the present luw you vote the bonds, say on twenty years time at 6 per cent interst, and at the end of twenty y ou have paid out the enormous suni of $£240,000 in_interest alone, and still owe the entire original debt of £200,000, while under our plan, by paying only b per cent per annum for twenty years the whole debt is paid. And, as mearly all kinds of internal improvements ave a sort of charity, is it not quite enough to pay for them once, and is it not little enough to ask of the general government that it lend a hand, us indicated, to relieve the burdens of the people and give a powerful impetus to public improvements over the entire nition? We are of the opinion that the loss to the currency by five, flood, ete., will be quite enough 10 compensute the government for the part it takes in the matter, but if the law makers think otherwise then let them provide for an annual tax of, say one-half of 1 per cent, to be refunded so far us not ex pended when bonds are redeemed. Again, if the lawmaker fears too great a volume of money iv will be easy to provide that no city of 1,000 inhabitants or over shall vote bonds under this law in excess of say b per cent por capita, and that the county may vote say b por cent additional, and that the state may bond itself for 2 per cent per capita, or some such restriction, But us there are towns andwvillages innumerable too small to vote bonds for national improve- ments, the age increase could not ex- ceed #8 per capita under the 12 per cent hmit. We believe such & currency would be stable, and yet flexible and elastic. For as the years go by many localities would be paying up and others continually coming to the rescue with new bouds and fresh money, It would bein the power of the people at almost any time to increase the volume of money, make needed improvements und keep the hungry toilers ted and clothed, and at home. It would meet the growth of the country, for as wealth and population increased the volume of money could be also increased. Aud this money would go 1ot to the banking corpora- tions to be loaned, but direct to the men who toil aud furnish muterial for the improve- ments, And thus the question so often asked. “How will we get the money if the government does make it?" is fuily solved, Tor it goes direct to the people of every state and every county. As to its being good no one can question. This plun would also turn millions of money now put into this class of securities by the capitalist each year into other chaunels, and thus roll arouna again and again the monster wheal of progress, unfoldiug to the smiling masses an era of prosperity so long ana so devoutly wished for. But we anticipate opposition from the capitalist, who will thus be robbed of a tine and sure source of revenue; and it will r quire many a sting from such fearless advo- cates of the people's rights us Tue Bee to spur our sluggish congressional body up and onward to the point of doing this thing for the taxpayers of the nation. James . ZEDIKER. Women on Their Musele, Rose Florence, who resides near Tenth and Dodge streets in this city, went to South Omaha last night and became involved in a fight with Madame Baker, who was badly worsted during the melee. Rose escaped and Captain Austin telephoned the Omahd police to urrest her if she could be found, T Mrs, Humacclotti's Funeral, The funeral of Mrs. Mary Ramacciotti was held yesterday afternoon from her late resi dence, 1817 Jackson streot, Rev. Savidge preached the sermon, aud in Good” Work rompt z\ttcn ion ! Reasonable™ 4 A ihrentvach Now is the time to buy a hay pross his remarks referred to the motherly heart Having no chilaren of he she had adopted a bright boy six years agc and brought him up as woek or two before her death she raigned to adopt a 10-months-old baby, but her iliness prevented. A beautiful floral pillow which rested on the coftin was the gift of friends. house the body as conveyed to Forest The pall bearers were: son, John Taylor, Relations of the deceased from out of town left for home immediately after the funeral. e ORMSBY TOOK A HEADER. of the deceased. Harry Hartry, W. A. W Samuel Evans. Adventure of an Omaha Police Sorge the Midway FPlaisance, During the past week big crowd of Omaha people attending the Tke boys had a fine time and there has been a World’s fair, them have returned and are now engaged in dventures to friends. remained for Thomas Ormsby, Michael Mul- ptivate the na- relating the lin and Peter tives of the Midway plaisance, part of the fair dered down among the When they Ormsby executed the skirt aance music of the piper from Kerry. Then the gang hired some camels and pro- plaudits of their graceful riding u donkey and acted as an Farrish chartered advauce guard for the procession. Waite pussing the Persian village, it is al- leged, Tom saw one of the Persian beauties. With his natural_ gallan and made a bow to the fair where ho made a mistalke. He has not rode nce the time Ne was a major in the Egyptian army, several decades ago, and wastherefore somowhat out of practice. attention from the camel to the girl the ungainly beast stumbled over its head. mel and ves- and Pete had to he turned his and Tom wi lumbiun guard cued Tom, while “Mick, et “Spud” to lift, them down from their The boys now say that camel Ormsby has con- high perches. niding is a_base delusion, cludod that camels would nov do for patrol THER FORECASTS, omise for Ne. WASHINGTON, 20, — Forecasts For Nebraska—I"air; warmer in eastern portion, southerly winds. Fair; followed by in- Orrice or THE WeaTHER BUneav, Ovana, Oct. 20.—Omaha record of temperature and rawifull compared with corresponding d past four years: Maxtmum temperature Minimum temperature, Statement showing the condition of perature and precipitation at Omaha for the day and since Ma Deficiency sin Stations at % p. m, | wed s aumvsedmag, o Clothing, Dresses; .\‘hm\x‘ls:gi&hfiixz\s. Blanlkets, Rugs, l"lm:fl.«‘{‘:c‘&;vtxlpzns. Cleaned # Dyed. o WIGK BALING PRESS. A IZ-Tons.a.Day o it a 10-Tons-a-Day Price. nty Goes with Each uthwick Baling Pressis a 2-horse, ful’ irclo machine has e lirgest feed opening of any Cont Double-Stroke 1 the World. Capacityf Construction; Durability~all the BEST. 600 machines sold in the last 90 day SANDWICH MANF'G. CO., COJNZIL BLUFF3 COUNCIL BLUFRS STEAMDYE WORKS All Kinds of Dyelng and Cleaninz dono (a the highest stylo of the art. Falol and stutned fabrios made 10 100k us gool ns new. Work promptiy done and_delivoral in all purts of the country. Senl for price 1ist. C. A. WMACIAN, Propriotor Broadway, near North western depot Telephone PILE CURE A New and Complete Treatment, consieting o SOPRORITORLER, Capsules OF Oltment snictwy Boxes of Ofntment. 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C. ESTEP, RUnerl Director & Embdimer 14, N. Main St., Council Bluffs, Office 97 ~TELEPHONES—Resldence 38 OR. MCCREW 18 tho only - SPECIALIET WO TREATS ALZ PRIVATE DISEASES and DEBILITIES of ' MEN ONLY, Viomen Excluded. 18 yenrs experi Clrculars fre 14th and Farnam Ste. Ouana, Nes. NERVQUSDISORDERS EVILS. WEAKNESSES, DEBILITY, . atb R ::INIL Dn:z)? of the body. I will send ( D 40 any sufferer the ton that o e of these u bl Adm Rbf s S G Sims & Balnbridgy Atk "o viny, fag al courts. Rooms 203-7-8.9, Bhugab k Council Blaffs Ta. Special Noticess CE furntshed room 1o rent, ladies preferred, as 14 South Sixth stre W ANTED (wo b private fumily or privileges for housekecping. Ads dress M P, lie N JOR RENT Address @ 24, Bee ot OR 8 e bottling works, in go tow W kood, paying biistness. 800 reusons for selling. Addiess G 28, Bee oMias OWA FARMS 870 acres, $22.50 por aore; 600 Acres, §32.0 i $15.00; 800 wores, $15.00:100 5.00: 80 acros. $27.00, Lurké Tikt of farms, froit farus and garion 1aad. Joha Wton & Van Patlen. DO, Xou kuow that Day & Hows havo some cholce bargalus n fruit ad garden laud near his elty? AUSTRACTS audloans Farm wnd city property bouglit and sold. Pusey & Thomus, Counol Blans YARBAGE removed, cosspools. vauils, chinngy. Jcleaned Ed Burke, ab Taylor's grocery, o Broadway.