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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDJyfc JULY K I893-STXTEEN" PAGES ,
OVER TW'O WHEELS OR FOUR
Roadster Olnb Split * on ft Question Ooncarn-
Ing Matinee Hitches.
WILL IT BE WAGONS OR CARTS OR BUST
Bomo rnrnent Keeling KxUU AinonR the
Member * of the OrijanUatlon niul
Illnrnptlon U Thrimiened Ho-
lilt * of Ilia Ilne Yc tord.iji
An opiilomlc of discord lias Invaded the
ranks of the Gentlemen's Koadstor club ,
seriously threatening the complete disrup
tion of the organization. Ilni1lc.il differ
ences of opinion have boon manifest for
gomo tlmo , but It has not been until within
the last week that thcro 1ms boon an opoh
split. The roclc on which the orpanlzatlon
bid * fair lo RCX to pieces Is the action o' the
directors n woo ) : ago. changing the rules so
ns to allow the use of two-wheel Instead of
four-wheel hitches nt the speed contests of
the club.
tTlio by-laws of the club distinctly specify
thnt nil speed contests shall' bo to wagon ,
nhd this rule has always boon strictly on-
fofcod until yesterday afternoon , when the
11 rat niatlnco of the season was hold under
the now order Of things. It Was a dismal
failure , and" it l\to bo regretted that thcro
is ovor.v indication that the situation will
-not . A number of
- improve. Impromptu moot
ing * of the members have aovcloned consid
erable acrimonious discussion , and quite n
llttlo unfriendly fooling has boon engen
dered. ' .The four-wheel men say that they
wllfchavc nothing inoro to do with the con
cern , and foresee the collapse of the club ,
while the two-wneclors admit that the road
Is rocky for the organization , but hopefully
phophesy that out of the ruins of this club
will spring up n now ono that will bo
stronger and better In'ovcry way.
Its Wiiy Xot llrlfflit.
When it is considered , however , thnt it
has taken a great dual of hard work to keep
the club on Us legs , oven with the united
strength of the two factions , It Is dinicult to
sco wncro the membership mid money is
coming from to maintain a successful organ
ization uftcr half of tlioso now interested
havp been cntraugod.
Therearo a great many of the members
who can bo tirovnllod upon to drive in the
matinee races If the four-wheel rule Is main
tained , but who will not Under any circum
stances mount n two-wheeled skeleton after
the fashion of the professional jockoy. and
chase each other around the track for the
cdlllcntlonof.tlio assembled multitude.
Whim It comes to argument , the four
wheelers have big odds on their side , but
the others maintain that if a number of the
members want to drive to speeding carts
tlioy ought to bo allowed to do it. The four
wheelers insist that to allow the use of
carts is to compel the use of them , us u
wagon would bo hopelessly handicapped in a
race against a cart. Each succeeding dis
cussion , instead of tending to an amicable
agreement , only widens the b'rcach and
strengthens each sliio in the position"taken. .
It Is Indeed rrgrotablo to be called upon to
chronicle the fact that so string has the
feeling become , that some of the incmocrs
were looking for an open demonstration at
the track yesterday afternoon , but fortu
nately thcro was nothing of the kind , be
cause the four wheelers instead of attempt
ing to overrule and set asldo the arrange
ments made to rule thorn off the track un
less tho/accoded to the now rulesj promptly
declined to drive or IHITO anything moro to
" do with the clnb uutil-tho former condition
"
" of things was restored. The result was a
dearth of starters , some races that * \voro no
races at all , and an empty grand stynd.
, Ycitorcliiy'/i Kvents.
t
There wcro three events on tlib1 card , the
3:00 : trot , the frco-for-'ill pace nnd thrt free-
.for-all trot , and tboy ware all disposed of
with In an hour and a. Half. The entries for
the first wcro : Hobort Wells , buy muro
Whiona ; O. C. Motcalf , gray mare Daisy
Sprague ; George Wakelluld , black gelding
Duron. His lordship was hopelessly lost in
the ilrst shufllo and was heard of no'more ,
whllo the race was decided Int\vo : heats ,
Daisy winning handily in 1:20 : uud 1:20Jf. :
The free-for-all trot called out but two
starters. Harry McCormick's brown mare
Klttyy Bird and H. B. Iroy's bay gelding
Murray John. The big bay possessed
enough speed to have driven the gumoy mure
a rattling race had It not been for persist
ently hitting his knees , particularly on the"
turns , the heavy blows actually knocking"his
legs out from under him , and being plainly
audiulo 100 yards away. The mare won the
Ilrst heat in a Jog in 1 : SJ/ , but was pushed
to 1:11W : In the second , which she might Just
a ? well have done at a ; l30 : ! clip.
In the p.ica the starters were : G. D
Edwards' bay gelding Columbus Tom , and
II. II. Martin's chestnut gelding Trailer.
The latter capturca the first heat in 1:2L :
and Tom took the second in 1:22 : * { . In the
shake-off , Trailer went under the wlro on a
run , although several lengths in the load ,
owing to a little carelessness on the part of
the rfrlver. Inasm jch as ho had twice pre
viously during the heat indulged lib thor
oughbred propensities , the Judges concluded
to sot him buck and give the heat and rnco
to Tom , when Starter Swlgort , who was of
ficiating in the stand on thu other side of
tlio track , announced it the other way with
aho tlmoas 1:20 : > and It was allowed to
land.
Several of the members who have partlci
patod In previous iimtlnocs were on the
grounds with their horses , but the now rule
kept them off the track and put n dumper on
what mlgnt otherwise have boon n fair
afternoon's sport. The lioadstor club has
dpno so much during the past two years in
tlio way of bringing about the improvement
of the class' of horses kept in and around the
city for driving , jmd in the encouragement
of this distinctively gentlemen's
sport , that
it can only bo hoped that existing differences
iriay aoon bo nettled and the purposes for
which the club was
organized moro fully
car-
rjcd out.
TKNNIS TOUIIN\.MKJ T.
IVIml Htorln I'rovoiitu tlio Completion of
l.nit livcnlii'a i'rugrtiui.
Great preparations were inadj for ontor-
tiiining n big crowd lust evening on the
Omaha Tennis club grounds on Hnrnoy
street. The occasion was to have been the
ilnal round of the singles between Culllng-
1mm and Denisc and half
, of Omaha was ox-
prctcd to turn out to look on. A number of
chairs hud bcon borrovod from the Young
Men's Christian association and these were
arranged In rows along either aide of the
central court , which had been watered and
rolled mull it was smooth as n billiard table.
In addition to tlieso preparations n nntlco
hud bfcn posted on thu door that an admis
sion Jo ? of 10 cents would bo charged to help
defray expenses.
About U'iU : ) Cullinghftiu and Battin entered
the court , but tlio chairs were nearly all
citipty. Several people hud come , Inn had
turned back on seeing the fast approaching
rain clouds ; others had stayed nwuy for the
ttamo reason , But the match hud to bo
pla\od if it wcro in any way possible. Do-
nlso won tl-o toss and otiosu the bervice ,
Cullingham taking the south sldoof the not.
Several guinea \\ero played and at the outsat
Cullingham was gottiug the advantage , hut
DeuUo caught ui > , and when the his , ' , ugly
cloud that came up from the wool witti such
/earful velocity u llttlo before 7 iluuliy
iicanul all the spectators nwuy in u hurry ,
the score was three games all. Still the
players stuck to It , but before the next gumo
was finished the dust was blowing
across
tha court in such voluuiu that it wus abso
lutely impossible to proceed , and it was
agreed to put off the mutch until Monday. tso
May will begin prompt at 0 o'clock to
morrow. Thu same 10 o.10
cent * admission fee
will bo charged and there 1 * no reason why >
n largo enough number should
not bo pros-
cut to 1111 the chairs provided for them and
to turn in n suniolont number of dimes to
the coffers of the club to recompense the
f members of the rommitteofora considerable
portion of their expense and encourage thorn
to similar effort another year. In mldltlou
to thu Jlnul of the singles , the two matches
in jlm HuuiMInal of the doubled tire also to belie
decided Monday night ,
'Mmb ! Jim" l.oit ,
Lour CJTV , Nob. , July IS. ( Special to TUB
DKK.J-A wrestling match tor $300 a side
was cometoU at Arcadia , Nub. , botwoou
.HmTnylor of.San Francisco nmlthoShor
man county farmer , "Nlmblo Jim. " Al
though the Sherman county man secured
the Ilrst fall In four minutes and thirty seconds
ends , the San Francisco mart won the next
two in twenty-four minutes and sixteen
minutes respectively. "Nlmblo Jim" weighed
in nt 171 ! and Tnyior nt 1117 , and although
there was over twenty pounds difference In
their wciphts. It was a gnat match. "Nlm-
bio Jlm".i ! willing to wrcstlo anybody with
in ton pounds of his weight.
T. M. C. A. ' WO.V.
Boliller * Smothareil \ > y tlio ClirUUnnft t '
AMoclntlnn I'nrk Yrntrntnjr.
At 4 o'clock yesterday nltcrnoon nt the
Young Men's Christian Association park n
game of ball was called which was destined
to open the eyes of some people who have
continued to meaiuro the Youcg Men's
Christian association team by the record It
made In the first gaino with the University
of Nebraska. The association has been
steadily strengthening Until It now has the
best playing and best hitting team In the
city , ns the game yesterday afternoon de
monstrated , Yapp wns doing the shooting ,
so far ns the ball wns concerned , lor the
soldiers , all the rest confining themselves to
shooting off their mouths. As soon ns it bo-
cuma evident to the boys In blue that they
had n mouthful on hand much too largo for
successful chowln tnoy began to nbuso the
umpire most unmercifully. Twice they refused -
fused to pay unless the umpire was changed ,
and twice their demand was acceded to.
Meanwhile they wont cheerily on making
errors mid neglecting to hit in places occu
pled by the ball until the Very end. '
The features of the game were McBl .
vamo's pitching , when ho relieved Yoph ana
Hobmson's pitching for the Young Men's
.Christian association nil through the gamo.
Barring his wildness , which was excusable ,
owing to his lack of practice in the box
lately , ho pitched a superb game , letting the
soldiers down with ono clean hit to right
field.
Jollcn's sky-scraper over the center
fielder's , head with two men on hasos , en
deared him to the crowd. Fully 1,550 people
saw the game and , barring tho'continued
hoofing about the umpiring , were highly
pleased with the gamo. Score :
Y. M. c. A.
JCn H. ii.it. r.o. A. r. .
Hu < itln,2b O'l
Abbott , c D 2 a 10 4 0
itobiiHon , p G i a o 10 o
Jlclvulvoy , 3b 4
Jullen
Turtlold.lf i 6 2 i ! 1 0 0
Wllklni. 11) 4
J. Trail , rf 4 O 0 0 0 0
Crawford , ss 4 0 IS 0 3 1
Angol.m 0
Total * 30 If 11 27 25 3
TOUT OMAHA.
A.ll. U. 11,11 P.O. A. B.
Stonoy , ss
Triipnor , 21) U
Vnn Oriiiuii , 3b. . . . 3
Dilborry , c 3 0 1 12 2 3
Yiipn. p. ami rf 2 0 0 0 8 O
McUlnnls , Ib
Haslur. m 3
Cody. If ? 4 00000
Hallol , rf . - 1 0 0 0 0 0
McElvuln , p 2 O 0 1 10 2
Totals 27 4 1 27 10
bCOIIK 11V INNINQ8.
V. M. O. A O 14400000 0
Kort Omaha 0 03000010 4
8UMMAUY.
Earned Mini : Y. M. C. A. , 0 ; 1'ort Omaha , 0.
Two-base hits : Abbott , \VilkInsT Throo-basO
hit : Jullen. llaso on balls : On Kolmison , 4 ;
olTYn ] ) | > , 4. Struck out : Ily lioblnson , 10 ; by
Ynpp , 3 ; by Mcnivnlu , 0I'USMM ! balls : low-
berry , 5. Wild pitches : ltobluson,3app ; , 3.
Tlmo of game : 2:03. :
NATIONAL LEAUUK GAMES.
Fhlliulelphlit IIulili tha Lead , 11 Ut the
Colonels Made Her lluxtlo.
LOUISVILLB , July 15. The Phillies batted
out a victory in-tho tenth inning , Score :
Louisville' . . . . . 0020002001 0
Philadelphia. . . 2 0
lilts : Louisville , 10 ; Philadelphia , 11. Errors :
I.oulbvlllo , 3 ; I'hlludolnhlu , 2. Earned runs :
Louisville , 1 ; I'hlladnlpulu 1. Batteries :
Urliu and tJtrutton ; Weyliluj ; and Sharrott.i *
Uoaueiitors Took tlio Whole Set.
CINCINNATI. July 15. Boston made it three
straight by batting out today's victory on
two innings. Cincinnati couldn't hit
Stlvetts ana were unfortunate in having no
runners on the buses when the long hits were
mndo. Score :
Cincinnati 4
Huston 7
lilts : Cincinnati , 6 ; Boston , 12. Errors :
Cincinnati , 3 ; Boston , 2. Earned runs : Cin
cinnati , 2 ; Boston , 0. Batteries : I'arrott ,
Chamberlain and Murphy ; Stlvetts ana
Motrlti-
1'lrntos Slug the Soimtors.
VITTSUUKO , July 15. Heavy hitting by the
Plttsburgs and no hitting at all by tno
Wabhingtons characterized today's gamo.
Three homo runs were made in eight innings.
Score :
i'lttsburc 141242140 2 10
Washington. . . 0000000000 0
Hits : 1'lttsbur ; : , 20 ; Washington , 0. Errors :
I'ltt&burK , 1 ; Washington 3. Earned runs :
PittsburK , U ; Batteries : Klllent and .Miller ;
Duryou aim Furrell.
Clurkiton'it Improving.
ST. Louis , July 1C. Today's was another
pitcher's battle in which ClarKson was nbly
assisted by both in and outfields , Score :
.St. Louis 0-S
Urooklvn 1 00002000 3
Hltv. St. Louts.- ; Brooklyn , 6 , Errors :
St. Louis , 1 ; Brooklyn , 4. KurneU runs : Ht ,
LouU , 2. Batturlcn ; Clurkaoii ami ( Junson ;
Kennedy unit Kln.sluw ,
Ainu * hiivod the Day ,
CLBVKI.AND , July 15. Now York won today
in n welTplayed game. Clarkson wusbatted ,
freely in the fourth , but Cleveland could do
nothing with Husk1. Attendance 2,01)0. ) '
Score :
Cleveland 000000030 3
Now York. . ' . 0 01420000-7
Hits : Cleveland , 12 ; Nuw York , 13. Errors
Cleveland , 1 ; IS'ow York , 2. Earned runs.
Cleveland , 3 ; Now York,4. Batlnrles : Clark-
son and O'Connor ; Unslu and .Mllllgun.
Uncle Finally Ciiptiiros u Merles ,
Dhicuco , July 15. The Orioles lost their
three straight games through inability to
hit Mauck. McGinnU was released and
Hugoy , formerly of Kansas City , signed to
daybyAnson : Attendance , S.700. bcoro ;
Chicago 1 0
Baltimore 100000000 1
Illtti : Chicago , 0 ; Ilaltlmom , 2. Errors
Chicago , 2. Earned runs ! Uhlcago , 0. lljit-
terlcs : Mauck , 1'anottuud iClttrudgu ; Huwko
and ClurUe.
r of ttie Teiinti.
W. Ij. I'.O. W. L. l . O.
Pldlnilolplda 1:1 : ' 'J IS-.VJ : io ; n
llontoii. . . . . . 4JJi . - ' Si'lli
-Ji : O4.d Now York.'U ; iu
I'lttaliiir. . . . , 11HJH 57.11 Ulilcavo MM l.l.H
lirooklyii. , . . : ij * . ' ( ) Oil.6 lUlllinoru. . . ' . ' 7 : til J'J.I )
CluvelanU : iiMl ; B3.ll -Jll 411 : il,4 |
Uluuliiimtl. . . 31 3117.7 18 Uil 1IJ.J
Itiiuc * ut Clmclroii ,
Wyo. , July 15. [ Special Telegram
gram to Tin ; DEE , ] In the horse race bn
twoen Dee Mlddlotcu * , owned by D.in Uobert t-
son , and gorrul Johnson , owned by Sheriff
Dahliuan of Children , for f 1,000 , a side her o <
today , Dee Mlddleton won by over half a
length. The interest in the race wan in i-
tense. It partook of a llht bctwunn tin
two Kromont , Klkhoru ft Missouri Valley
towns. All the Chadron money in sight wa 13
won by Casper men. Over $3UUO uhangtx
hands on tlio result of the rare. Four
ditTorent pool sellers wcro kept busy all da.V.
Money beuniB plenty nud the town is lively.
Gust ( iraof of Casper ooat Uuorgo Dyson ,
the lUO-yard u > done of Hay Springs , for u
wager of $50 a sido. 'I'tio 100 yarus was ruu
In less than ten seconds.
A'-.ilu Viuturlou * .
i , Nob. , July 15. ( Special Tel
egram to ' 4'iiR UKB.J Sprlngilold won the
third straight game from Wcoping Water
today on the homo grounds , Score :
HiirlliK rllold , 30101010 0
Wuopli li | { W tur. . . . 001011UO Q -i
Illtai HprlnplleM. It Wueplnx Water , U.
llatterles ; UeUt anil Hall ; Dunn and Oiuvsou
The ladyaoronnut will , make a balloon
ascension und parachute jump this after-
" " " ut Couutlaml beach.
l Juhniunt In Jail ,
N , I , T. , July 15. United :
Status I'oatultlco innrioutoi'd J. II.
Spounor uud W. H. Hoooko ulToctod 1111
Important arrest lioru yoatonluy on thu
charge of fraudulent UHU of thu mulls.
They will turn over to thu fodorul court
ut Fort Smith Kli Johnson , II. ( J. Johu-
ROD , W. 1) . .Tohnnon nnd Ilnlo Johnson ,
fnthor nnd three sons , who Imvo for
snvornl nionllm styled themselves M tlio
"Johnson Trading company. " Tholr
jil an of operation wnst to obtain mor-
rlmmlho wliorovor possible without jay-
inont In advance , convert the poodrf into
cash and neglect to pay the merchants.
Kansas City , St. Louis and Chicago
houses are tlio principal victims.
QENEBAIi M'COOK AT DENVER.
llo U 1'rrpnrlnB to Open the New Dcpnrt-
nirnt llcndiiunrtprn Thurn.
DKNVfUt , July 15. Alexander Mc-
Cook , brigndior general of the now mil
itary department of Colorado , Utah.
Arfzona and Now Mexico , arrived In
this city yesterday for the purpose of cs-
tatllshini > the headquarters of the de
partment at Denver. The general was
accompanied by his aide do camp , Lieu
tenant Chiiuncoy B. Baker of the
Seventh infantry , Clerk Donaldson and
Messenger Ray.
"Tliroe years ago , " said General Me-
Cook , ' 'when in Washington , I demon
strated to the Bocrotafy of war , Mr.
Procter , and to General Schoficid.ttiat n
few years would prove how convenient
It would bo in order to maintain proper
urimlnlHtratlon over Utah , Colorado ,
Arizona nnd Now Mexico , for military
and above all tor business reasons , to
organize those territories and states
Into a now department with headquar
ters nt Denver. Tlio recent NaVajo
.U _ roubles hastened the change of head
quarters from Los Angeles to Den
ver. The gain from this change
In correspondence with the different mil
itary establishments in Now Mexico and
Arizona is ton days in some instances ,
seven in others and in all three days
from all post correspondence except the
ono at San Diego. All the mail from
those points from Now Mexico nnd Ari
zona , all estimates and ofllcial corre
spondence , had to bo sent to the Pacific
coast at Los Angeles nnd wont back by
the Biuno routes. We think thnt the
transfer to Denver , as a business propo
sition alone , is based upon good judg
ment und Hound sonso. t expect to muko
my home hero until I close my army
career on April 22 , 1805. "
SHE WANIS HER HUSBAND.
An Kloponiont MiirrmKo Which lias Jtc-
Milted in n Second Wight.
MASCOUTAH , 111. , July 15. A roman
tic tory with n sad ending is told , by
Mrs. Adclia C. Lea , a well dressed , relined -
lined woman of Memphis , Tonn. , who is
in this county in search of her recreant
husband. Ton years ago Mrs. Lea was
15 years of ago and was just blooming
into beautiful womanhood. Her father
was ono of the leading divines
of the south and she was
roaro in a refined homo. While
on a journey through Georgia she was a
passenger on a train that mot with a
frightful wreck. Forty lives were lost
and the girl was rescued barely in time
by the handsome young engineer of the
train. The acquaintance thus formed
between the young people was kept up ,
and in time ripened into love. It was
the old story. There was parental ob
jection , and the young couple
eloped to Fort Worth and were
married. For. a number of
years they lived , hapnily together
and four children came to brighten their
homo. Ton days ago the husband sud
denly disappeared. The Memphis
papers published long accounts of the
disappearance , and hinted at foul play.
About the time of the disappearance of
the locomotive engineer , a dnsTiing
, -young woman named Nellie Hurd alsp
disappeared , and it is claimed that they
have boon seen together' ' at East St.
Louis. The wronged wife is searching
for the recreant husband , in the hope
that bo may yet bo vyon back.
Balloon ascension and parachute jump
this afternoon at Courtland Beach.
Claim * to IIuvo Hoen Swindled.
INDIANAPOLIS , July 15. A restrain
ing order has bcon granted in the ease
of William R. Burlcigh against the
Borford stone quarry by Judge Woods.
Tlio order prevents the sale of any prop
erty until July 19 , when the case will bo
heard. Tlio company made an assign
ment-u short time ago and William
Burloigh was appointed trustee. S. B.
Vorios of Bedford claims to hold $275,000
worth of stock , und it is for
this amount und $4,750 interest Hint the
suit is brought. The complaint says
that the company was controlled by Wil
liam L. Broyfoglo and W. C. Win-
stanley , who were the original owners
of all the capital stock , und that they
have managed the afTuirs to suit them
selves. It is charged that they mlsup-
propriatod $100,000. and that the inter
est on the company's obligations has not
been met , although past duo. It is fur
ther charged that Broyfoglo bus fraud
ulently endeavored to prevent the $ ulo
of bonds nnd otherwise hindered efforts
to secure payment of Vorios.
,
At Courtlund Bench this afternoon ,
balloon ascension and parachute jump !
HaiiabrouKh'H Fluiinoliil I dims.
-ST. PAUL , July ' 15. Senator Hans-
brough delivered nn address before the
Chuutuuquu assembly at Devil's Lake ,
N. D. , last evening , which is creating
talk In business circles. IIo explained
the difference between free silver , single
gold standard and limited < < : oinage. Ho
advocated bimetallic currency , the
coinage of either metal to bo limited
in proportion to production , the
ratio to bo regulated from tlmo to time
as the relative rnto of production do-
mundod , congress to bo the judge of thnt
time and rate. Tlio senator favored the
exclusion of foreign bullion , or at least
would have its importation limited by a
high rate of duty. Hoi advocated the
Issue of silver certificates redeemable in
silver and the extension of the legal
tender power to $1,000 , , but not unlimited
legal tender power.
Jlouheil nn ArkansitJ bhorlir.
MKMIMIIS , July 15. Sheriff Warner
of Orittundon county , . Arkunsns , loft
there Into last night on the Iron Moun-
tain train. Just across thu river , nt the
junction , ho stopped on the platform ,
whore homo unknown person shot ut
ihim. . Sheriff Warner pulled his gun
and lot go , but his assailant landed a
second shot in the sheriff's right arm.
The sheriff's shot wont wild and his gun
fell from his grusp. The robber then
wont through him for $12,000. Tlio
sheriff is now ut Guston's hotel , this city ,
whom the doctors dressed his wounds ,
His Obsullant escaped.
The lady aeronaut will make n balloon
ascension and parachute jump this after
noon at Courtlund beach.
,
Convict Drowned.
LITTLK Hoaic , July 15. The body of
i Nina Sliupurd , u once notorious bandit
j of the nortlr.vodtorn part of this state ,
was found in the Arkansas river just
ubovu this city last evening , He escaped
from hU guard in Saline City lust Tues
day und it is supposed undertook to
swim the river whllo onrouto to this
plnco , He was serving a term In the ,
penitentiary for the murder oT Olllcors
Will DaltonundEd Wright atKoger ,
Ark. , about eighteen months ago. Ho
wuh a dtipporuto character and escaped
the gallows simply through the olTorts
of Hhrowd attorneys.
' At Courtland Beach this aftornocn ,
uballoon usconbion uud puruchutu jump.
DOUGLAS COJgiY'S ' FINANCES
"
-
Balance Shoot Sluing the Condition of
the Several Fnnih
ono , it
COUNTY CLERK SACHET'S STATEMENT
.Hz tl
> ; ri-
leport In Detail < /ra1ho / Cmh r.xpcnilei !
During the I'nut ai } In Krerr Drpnrt-
input of the Cdunty Ilnl.uicol
In ttioVund * .
tit )
For the first tlmo InthohUtOry of Douglas
'ounty ' a complete financial report for the
lsc.nl year 1ms boon prepared. County
Clerk Sackott has Just completed n showing
if the condition of the various county funds
hnt is complete in every dotal' ' . It Is of In-
, orcst to every payer of. taxes nud is given
n full :
In presenting to the public n statement of
ho llscal year of 18lhjvhlch by the pro
visions of the statute of this state closes
uly 1 , 1893. 1 feel that some compllmont
may bo Justly paid to the Board of Conimis-
ilonors who have so successfully suporm-
.ended . the dlsburslmrnts of the finances of
ho past year and by their efforts largely
iontrlbutod to the present prosperous con-
illtlon of the finances of Douelas county.
A complete statement of the llnancial
transactions of Douglas county for the fiscal
'car Just closed Is us follows : ,
\ssessod ralliatlon 1892 $25,7,17,091 00
Amountof levy 1892 , 429,810 18
IHSTIUIIUTION OF r.KVV 1892.
Oonorat ' fund , $231,034 23
'load fund 51,474 27
.Irldpo fund 51,47427
tisane judgment fund IVBOH ! 57
lospltal Judgment fund 3H.G05 71
Holdlors1 relief fund 5,147 43
'
'loud sinking fund 38,005 71
Total $429,810 18
MlSCRl.iaNF.OU8 FUNDS.
Special Cash Fund llalanco on
hand July 1.1892 $4,100 02
Special Klcctlon Fund llalanco on
hand July 1,1892 1,238 21
In addition to the above assets on hnud
July 1,1893 , that wcro available nnd against
winch warrants could bo drawn , was the ID
per cent reserve of the 1891 lovy.
Of this amount $ 'J,09J.U3 , , being a portion
of the reserve duo to the general fund , hns
bcon drawn up during the year , thus making
the total assets of Douglas county July 1 ,
1S92 , as follows :
Levy of 1892 1420,810 18
Levy of 1891 ( reserve ) 0,994 03
Miscellaneous funds 5,338 83
Total $44D" , 143 04
The disbursement of this amount In the .
various funds Is shown by the following
statement :
Gononil Fund.
Amountof levy $231,034 2'J
Loss 15 pur cent reserve . . . 34,745 13
Total , $190,889 09
Current , collections , loss cancella
tions 9,994 93
Special cash fund , July 1.1803. . . 4,100 02
tiuoclal cash fund , current collec
tions , less cancoliuytjn'j 33.779 21
Total . " . . . . ' .H $244,703 85
Dlaburseulontj to Date.
District court v.ji $6.1,459 69
1'oor farm " , 44,90103
County Jull , 23,024 21
Court house , ' , . 52,990 32
Indigent poor ! ' 20,820 81
Miscellaneous ac-1 *
counts viv00,713 78
Itoad and bridge ac/rf. . : o
counts d . , ,50042
Total ' " ' * , < $244,530 13
BalancoRonernl ? l |
fund .Vl 6 00
Ililiinco special cusfor < i , I
fund . - fi227GO '
. . . .
1O7 H * 11 i i
Balancn rr\lt' * 23372
The specillo.cxpqtjdltyircs of the general
fund are as follows , , tl _
_ . , Df STU I T CODnT , (
Jurors and wipiossyKfi/-- $35,917 45
Dufendlni ; prlsonera . . . . .r. 2,017 00
DletlmJurors. , , . , . . , 833 00
Bailiffs ami constable.t. . 5,051 20
Grand jurors and wHiic's us : 810 05
Kuoi In state eases 2,18025
Kent 3,441 04
Total $51,459 69
I'OOIl FAIUI.
Miscellaneous ; $ 3,430 83
Milk 1.290 90
( Jrocorios 8,754 40
Soap 277 76
Fuel 4,803 70
Dry Roods nnd clothing 1,700 40
Furniture nnd repairs i 4,258 35
DrilKs 2,098 45
Moat 3,030.08
General fund. . . . , 8,920 25
Salaries 0,257.80
Total. . . . , $44,001.03
JAir , .
Miscellaneous S 1,83038
Furnlturo nnd ropnlrs' . ' . 1,433 HO
Dry goods and clothing 018 29
Fu l 2,093 04
Drugs 420 88
Soap 259 15
Hoarding andC'omlUals
County prisoners 8,553 10
Ulty prisoners U.170 15
South Omaha prisoners 005 90
Tiisnnu prisoners 813 05
Salaries , i 3,620 00
Total 1 $23io24 21
COUIIT HOUSE.
Mlsci'llanooui $ 3,054 52
1'urnltuionnd repairs : . ' J.-'U-Gl
l'o > .tago , ivcordlns , oti } . . . . . 005 01
Co. surveyor , sal. nnd HUP 4,31201
Stationery and printing 15,094 70
Kuul . ' 2,051 03
Co , commissioners , salaries. . . . , 10,75O 00
I'a. auditor's ollloo , salaries 2,850 00
Uovhiipt'HOftlcu , salaries and sup. . . 1,800 04
Co , court , salaries. 3,44000
Co. court house , salaries 2,84100
Co , clerk's olllce , salaries 1,100 00
Total ; . ' . $52,005 32
1.NDU1KNT I'OOIl.
Tntonnenti , ( 773 60
Transportation 003 53
Dry goods arid clothing 107 00
Kuol 4,700 01) )
Drugs . - . - . 2,05302
Urocerlex 10,800 31
Caru of Indigent poor 307 70
County agent. . . . , , . . . , 425 00
Total $20,820 81
J1ISCKU.AN1COUS.
Insane 8 4,008 08
Tax list and aisessmont , 14,100 02
Taxes unfunded 708 10
Coroner's fooH and post mortoms- , . 2,021 20
Advertising 4,402 27
County attorney's olllco , . , 5,070 83
UltrtnxuH , . . . . 8,554 47
County physician 1,800 00
Aid to agricultural societies , 3,012 15
Elections ; : . . . . , 0,140 (53 (
Klkhorn river i 241 00
no it
Total . ' 'l.i-i.i -.800,713 75
JlOAIlUOCilUNTd. -
Paid from general fi/nd-U /
MUcelluneoii 'id.l.J. t 41 12
Appraisement aidi | ariiigos | , . , . . 8 00
Grading and cnlvtuitf , , i 204 26
VaUoy7iroclnoH id ij-'vjsor.s | ) . , . . . . . . . ; 211 au
Total B.J , { ' . ! ? . $404 07
. o < w
imilM A UbTS.
Paid from the general bind :
Lumber . . .aJituj. { 3200
Miscellaneous l li-- ; 58 75
" ' '
. .Total . , ' 00 70
Iliiluiico
utiexpondcyr ,
Oonural fund ' . . . { ' . ' ! ' . . . . . . - . 9 0 00
Special ciibh ruiiilt.n'j.JI'a. . . . , 227 GO
' '
Total , - > . . / . i , 1239 72
Amountof til IKI
lovy. . . . . . . . t Ji.il "
Due City of - '
r.Oinuliu , . . . $20,300 80
DuuOltyof
.So. Omaha. 2.250 70
23,017 05
'
, 28,807 23
I.uss 15
per : < ;
cent re-
burvo. . . . ' ' 4,328 68
' 124,628 04
DISllUllSUMEKra TO IUTK.
Suporvlsorx $11,915 44
UnulliiK and culverts. . . 8,031 11
Surveying , ' . , , . 1,60360
A upraUomont and dam
. . . . , . . 720 CO
MKcelluneous , . . . , 1,003 ( X )
$21,118 65
lialuncn , t. . * 409 9U
Disbursements dlstriouted as foliowk :
itoua FuuU.
Miscellaneous $ 1,00900
AppraUuniunt anddumuitoji 729 00
UrudlnvandculvurU. , 8,931 11
Hurvuyliii ; . . . . . 1,603 60
rhlcftBoiiroclnclfiuporvUora. . . . . 1,111 93
Union product miporvMors . , H74 oo
Klkhorn precinct supervisors. . . . . . . 770 ( K )
| Waterloo precinct supervisors , . , , . . 617 00
Klorenro product miporvlsorn. . . . . . . 1)9320 )
I'lntto Valley | irpplnctsiliocvl | ori..i 1,001 08
, JnfToren precinct supervisor * . . . , , . . 890 60
McArdlo proclnct supervisors . 090 60
\\VstOnialin precinct stiuorvlioM. . . 1,001 ( X )
Dnilglns precinct suporrlsors. . , 1,328 09
Mlllard proclnct Mipnrvlwra. . . . 1.7B3 OO
KfiM.Onmha precinct supnrvlsori. . . 137 76
Ulontarf precinct suporvlsorg. . . . . . . . 84 00
Total . 124,1 IB OS
UnoxpondoU balance . . . . 403 09
llndRO Fund.
Amount of lory . , , { 51,474 37
Loss 10 percent reserve , 7,721 * * . . . . . .
SuporvUorn . , , $ 4.003 31
Oradlngamlculvortv. . . 10,087 63
Hurraying. . . . . 1,437 43
Lumber. , ? . 4,055 29
Miscellaneous . 1.948
Rn
Ililnnco . . . J12.2GO 03
Disbursements dlstrtbutod as follows :
nui Dor.
Lumber . t . I 4,958 20
Mlwllnnooin . 1.048 04
( IradltiRnmlctllvofM. . ! . 19.0H7 53
SurvoyliiK. . . . . 1,437 43
Chicago pronlnct supervisor * ) . 283 00
Union precinct supervisors. . . . 143 OO
Klldiorn product supervisors. . . . . . . . 208 50
Waterloo precinct supervlsorH . 420 40
Klnrrncn precinct supervisors . 413 75
I'lnt to Valley proclnct supervisors. 080 20
Jolferson precinct supervisors. . . 000 00
McAullo product supervisors . 353 80
Douglas precinct supervisors. . . . . . . 120 00
Mlllard precinct supervisors . 322 20
East bnmlia pfo"ciiic't"suporvlsofs..I 14 40
Total . . . .i $31,402 50
Unexpended balance $13,200.03
Insnno Judgment Fund.
Amount.of lovy. . . . . . . . $12,808,57
LUSH 15 per cent rcsorvo. 1,030 28
810,038 20
DISnUltSBWr.NTS TO 1UTK.
$5,000
Halnnco 6.93820
Disbursements distributed as follows :
Paid on account Insane Judgment to state ,
So.OOO , Uuoxpondod balance ? o'JJS.2'J. '
Hospital Judgment Puml. .
Amount of levy J38.005 71
Less 15 per cent reserve 5,700 80
$32,814 B5
BlailUItSEMINTS TO DATK.
Hospital judgment $32,818 33
Italanco overdrawn 3 48
Disbursement's distributed as follows :
Paid on account hospital Judgmont.3a,818.33 , ;
balatiuo ( overdrawn ) , $3.48.
Snldlor'H Hollar Kiiud.
Amount of levy $5,147 43
Less 16 per cent reserve.i 772 11
$4,375 32
H18UUHSKMKNT3 TO DATII.
Soldiers' relief commission 34,374 45
|
llalanco 87
Aboyo disbursements have boon advanced to
the Soldiers' Hollof commission as provided
by law and expended by thorn.
Uno.\pondedJalanco t 87
UonU Sinking Fund.
Amount of levy $38,005 71
Loss 16 per cent reserve. 5,790 80
$32,814 85
niSIIUIWEMENTS TO DATE.
lionds and Interest $20,010 50
Balance 512,708 35
Disbursements distributed as follows :
Redemption of bonds nnd Interest. . $15,010 50
Transferred to general fund 6,000 00
Total $20,010 50
Unexpended balance , $13,793.35.
Spnclal Klootlou Fund.
Balance on hand July 1 ,
1802 81,238 21
DISnUltSEMBNTS TO DATE.
Special election 8000
Nebraska Central Hallway
company $1,158 21
$1,238 21
The above fund represents an unexpended
balance of the money advanced by the Ne
braska Central Hnllway company -defray
the expense of the special election hold Juno
10,180-J , and has been paid back to the de
positors , all claims having been fully paid.
The total unexpended balance in all f uuas
on hand July 1 , 1893 , is as follows :
General fund 9 233 72
Itondfund 409 09
llrldgo fund 12,200 03
Instino Judgment fund 5.038 20
Soldiers relief fund 87
llond sinking fund 12,708 35
Total $31,041 85
Added to this is the unexpended 15 per
cent reserve required by law to bo'withhold
until the tax shall have been collected ,
amounting :
Per 1802 to $ 01.078 00
For 1801 to 08,103 75
Total $100,884 5Q
LOBS overdraft ( hospital judgment ) ' 348
$100,881 08
Loss amount of taxes canceled en
1891 and 1802 tax lists $ 2,108 05
Total not amount of available as
sets prior to levy for 1803 168,082 13
Unpaid bills und claims on hand
July 1 carried over to the llscnl
yearof 1803 amount. : 58,407 03
Balance of Insane Judgment 7,000 02
Total 00,157 95
Not unexpended balance July 1 ,
1803 02,524 18
It must not bo understood that this balance
represents cash on hand , ns it docs not ;
under the provisions of the statute the
Board of Commissioners nro allowed to draw
warrants agUnst 85 per emit of the amount
of the levy in any ono year , whether the
taxes have boon collected or not. Therefore
the transactions referred to in the foregoing
statements relate to the disposition of the
levy ns mndo by the county board.
The balance of cash on hand In the hands
of the county treasurer docs not constitute
a fund against which warrants may bo
drawn until nil outstanding warrants have
boon redeemed. At the close of all tlscal
years prior to this , the amount of warrants
roglstcrod and not paid for want of funds
has , been very considerable ; this year no
warrants are registered and unpaid , except
31,000 against the hospital .building fund ,
which have not bcon paid for the reason
that the litigation that has boon commenced
agninst the county by numerous purchasers
ot lots in Douglas nddltion has rcsultod in
causing a number of purchasers to withhold
payments duo on lots bought until the ter
mination of the pending suits.
Thcro is , however , an nssot which might
properly bo included in the foregoing statement -
mont , and which consists of the accumu
lated surplus derived from miscellaneous
fees and collections against which no war
rants have been drawn , but which has oper
ated as a sort of standing rcsorvo fund and
has assisted , very materially in redeeming
warrants drawn before the levy against
which they were issued had boeu collected ,
The presenceof this Horn has boon made
nirJl manifest at this tlmo for the reason
that at the ualo of lands and lots for dollu
quont taxes last November nearly all the
taxes on tlio 1891 list and all prior lists wcro
collected ; thus turning Into the treasury u
much larger amount of cash for tlio redomp
tlon of warrants than lias boon collected in
any previous year.
The result lias bcon that nt the present
tlmu all the warrants drawn against BA pur
cent of the levy of Ib'JJ ' have boon paid , and
there is still a large cash balance on hnnd in
nil tno funds , with a very largo percentage
of the Ib'JJ tax still uncollccted.
With a proper financial management this
condition should not bo'changod in the f u
turo , so that hereafter Douglas county warrants -
rants should bo redeemed in cash us soon as
issued ,
Khould this prove to bo the result it w 11
very materially raise the financial standing
of the county nnd will do away with a very
largo number of the complaints against th
onlclals in charge , whoever they may bo.
A largo proportion of the complaints made
against the administration of the public
affairs of this county In the past have arisen
from the fact tbat claims against the county
could not bo promptly paid in cash when duo ,
So long as the present provisions of the
statute remain in force this surplus should
be held as u sacred fund for the solo purpose
of redeeming warrants the day they are
issued ,
The outstanding bonded indebtedness o
Douglas county July 1,1803 , is as follows ;
Klght per cent fundlnz bonds Issued
July 2,1877 , refunded and culled In
August 34 , 1887 , but not yet pre
sented for redemption . . . . . , , . . . . , . . . ( 10,000 ,
Five per cent funding bonds Issued
July 1,1887 , duujuly,1007 , 258,000
I'lvo per cunt funding bond Issued
July 1,1801 , duo July 1.1011 108,000
Six pur cent court uousu bond ls uod
Jnnimr ; 1 , 1881 , duo .Tanuiuy 1 ,
1001 , . . ; . . . . ii . . . . 110.000
Total outstanding. . ( . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ S4&,000
Donds voted but not yet issued i
Nebraska . Central Kullway . . . . , . _ .
line 10.1H92 $500,000
Itoiki ! Improvement bonds
uno 10 , 1S93. . . . , $160.000
Total $050,000
The total assessed valuation of Douglas
sounty for the year 18U3 ns returned nnd
lualuod amounts to $ ir > ,433M)4. )
The levy of taxes mnd for the year 1S93
is as follows :
lenoriil fund , 0 mills $228.81234
'toad ' fund , a mills 60,847 10
Irldito fund. U mills . 60,847 10
Soldiers' rollof fund. 2-10 mills. . , . 6,084 72
Insane fuiid , 3-10 mills i . . 7,03708
Mend Sinking fund , 15-10 mills. . . . 38,135 90
Total. . . , $381,353 01
This amount i 48,450.27 less than the levy
of 18W.
As compared with former years the finan
cial condition of Douglas county today Is ox-
tromcly favorable. On January 7 , 18113. there
wns n floating indebtedness of 3SG.74 t.Ul. On
January 1 , 18U3 , this had been reduced to
115,447 , vhllo nt that ( tate the unexpended
balances in the various funds amounted to
upward of $33,000. The present statement
shows not available resources on hand of
$70,734.18 after all claims shall Imvo been
iiaid nnd nil outstanding warrants redeemed ,
lot including the balnnco of nctunl cash on
hand as shown by the treasurer's statement ,
"tcspoottully , FKBI > J. SACKKTT ,
County Clork.
THE MOONSHINER'S BABY ,
llufftiln
Tlio tall peaks of tlio Kentucky moun-
ains were casting long shadows across
the vulloya , when n man emerged hastily
'rom a glen 'concealed by the over
hanging crags and virgin forest , nnd
made his way toward n small cabin a
inllo distant. IIo examined the sur
rounding1 country keenly ns ho advanced ,
nnd , though his Winchester was thrown
carelessly acrass his arm , the weapon
tvas grasped In such n way that It miglit
ho brought to bear in any direction at v
uomont'B notice. A final hoam from
the great red ball in the west penetrated
Lho cottage doorway , as the mountaineer
arrived.
His approach was announced by the
lively antics of a toddler standing at the
door , swinging a little white kitten by
its nock. As the buby tumbled forward
into the man's arms , a woman rushed to
the door with 11 look of alarm on her
face , which wns immediately replaced
by an expression of relief as she ob
served the now coiner.
. "You are Into , " remarked the woman ,
as she returned to the preparation of
supper. "Anything wrong at thostill ? "
'No , mother , all is well und the run
is fine. It's the best licker we've turned
out this season , and the boys are having
a Irolio tonight and you rascal. "
The speech was interrupted ns the
baby sprang from its father's arms to
grab the bright barrel of the rifle.
"And , mother , returns on this supply
ought to bo big , for these pesky detec
tives have not lot much moonshine got
out ol tlieso mountains of late. "
As the moonshiner deposited his baby
tenderly on the lloor and started to hang
his rillo on the wall , an old dog lying
nt the corner of the cottage gave a low
growl nnd bounded toward the path.
Like a flash the mountaineer jerked his
bolt into position , where a heavy re
volver would bo convenient nnd ad
vanced to the door , with his Winchester.
cocked.
"Lookout thar , Mars1 Davis ! 'Twoen '
you * gun and dis ole dorp you make mo
afeard every time I comes hero. " And
the aged negro coming tip the path
made u vigorous lunge at the dog which
Boomed determined to tear his trousers ,
if such a thing was possible with so
ragged an attire.
"What can bring you over hero this
time o'night , Sam ? " and tlio remark
was accompanied by a click , click of the
rillo as the hammer was let down.
"I thought as how you inought lot mo
have n side o'bneon , Mars' Da is. I
knows you lot dis ole nigger have a
piece only t'other day , but my chiilen
are powerful after hog moat , , Mars'
Davis , and I done whore dis ole nigger's
going to git it , if you can't lot him have
It , " and the need darky scratched his
head , as if trying to determine his
chances for getting the coveted meat.
"Of course , you can got the bacon ,
Sam , " remarked the mopntaineor , as ho
led the way to the sinoko house.
'Haven't ' you alsvays got your bacon
from mo ? " and a generous piece of well-
cured moat wus handed to the old
negro , whose eyes glistened at the great
quantity of the precious food hung
around the wall.
"Well , I'B much oblogod , and now dis
nigger's got something moro 'portant to
talk 'bout ' than hog moat , " and the
darky lowered his voice in order thnt
Mrs. Davis , who wai- standing at the
cabin door with the baby in her tirms ,
should not hoar him , and Cy Davis
looked seriously at the old man wondpr-
ing what could bo moro important in
his mind than plenty of bacon.
"Jest bofo' sun down Mars' Davis , I
come to you' mint patch to fetch my ole
woman some you" " mint. You know she
has a hankorin' after julips. Well ,
while dis nigger war on hi.1) ) knees 1 after
dat mint , ho happened to look 'cross de
branch to dat patch o' now ground and
see a man on a big horse. IIo war
lookin' at you' ' cabin and 'poarod as if ho
dida'Lknoiv whar to go. Then lie mo
tioned to some ono in do woods and turn
'round and wont back. Dat man don't
b'long 'round dcso mountains , and dis
nigger hadn't Been the like o' dat horse
since do war. I thought as how Mars'
Davis ortor know 'bout dat man watch in'
Ills cabin , 'cause" it must bo some o' them
thar pesky rov'nuo ' 'iicials from Louis
ville. "
While the negro wns tolling his story
the moonshiner glanced uneasily into
the gathering darkness , and an ox pros i
sion gradually spread over his face that
was only soon there when lie was preparing
paring for a desperate conflict.
"Well , go "long " homo , Sam , and don't
speak of this to anybody. I will not
iorget your kindness , " and ho walked
into the house as if nothing unusual had
occurred while tlio negro shouldered his
bacon and wont home , contented with
having done the eon of his old master
a fiorvico ,
An hour later the prldo of the hum
bio homo of the Davib's wns phico in tv
llttlo homo-made cradle , after lisping
her baby prayer at her father's kneo.
Mrs. Davis thought her son exhibited
moro feeling than usual as ho gathered
the child in his arms for the good-night
hug , Tills was the only shadow cast by
the approaching eloud. When every
thing was quiet in the cabin Cy Davis
loft Ills scat by the door and carelessly
took down his rifle. An extra bolt of
cartridges was added to that habitually
worn. Ho was anxious that his prepar
ations should not disturb his motlior. It
was poasiblo that the threatened attack
would not occur. Still Cy Davis wan
not thu man to take satisfaction out of
fancied security , Ho knew there
was a reward for him dead or
alive. In his varied experience as nn
illicit distiller his path hud crossed that
of many men. For years ho had avoided
conflicts with revenue olllclals. Some of
Ills desperate companions thought this
evidence of cowardice. Those who know
him best were aware that it was through
deference to his mother's wishes. Thou
Cy married and ho Has moro anxious
than over that moonshining should bo
his worst crime. A year later ho wus
arroiiod. IIo could have escaped by
killing two or three dotoctlvcaai his
companion did , but Ills repugnance to
: ominlt murder was too strong , llo was
n prison In Loutsvlllo n yonr. When
lie returned to his mountnln homo
and asked for Ills wife , his pad-faced " * *
mother , with tears in her eyes ,
pointed to n mound covered with wild
roses In the edge of the yard. Later
Cy's hahy would explain In her cunning
ivay that when the angels brought her
to papa they took her mama with them
back to heaven. Hut neighbors under
stood thnt it wns the want ot money to
buy modlotno and food thnt caused Cy
Dnvls's wife to die while ho was In
iirlson. The neighborhood scarcely
know him on his return. IIo at once
reno\Mtod his stills. Six months later
ho was surprised by n force of revenue
oflleluls. lie made n terrible light and
compelled the detectives to retreat.
Thou it was generally understood that
Cy Davis would never bo taken alive
again. This wa < J verified by other en
counters until the name of Cy Davis be
came a synonym for desperate courage
in the mountains of eastern Kentucky.
All these things wcro recalled by the J
moonshiner' ns ho sat just inside his I
doorway , awaiting the approach of Ills I
foes. Ho know ho could go to the glen
whore his stills were located nnd BOOH
have a force sulllclont to defeat the/ / ex
pected olllclals , but ho was afraid this
would give the detective nn Idea of the
location of the plant , IIo prepared to
light alone , knowing thnt the olllccrs
must retreat with the ripproucli of day ,
or face an army of moonshiners.
It wns past midnight when the plaint
ive notes of the whip-poor-will a few
yards from the cabin suddenly ceased.
The moonshiner know this meant the
approach of some ono. IIo arose and
walked softly lo the cradle of the sleep
ing babe. Ho kissed the child tenderly.
The purring kitten In its arms was not
disturbed. Tlio cradle wus pushed into
an angle to he out of the way of stray
bullets passing through the open door.
As the moonshiner returned to his vigil
lie saw a man creeping toward the cabin.
Ho raised his rillo to fire. The glitter
ing barrel cnmo in line with a bank of
wild flow.ors near the cabin , made visible
by the moon's bright light ; It was the
grave of his wifo. Memories of the dead
woman caused him to hosltato in tiring
for nn instant , for she hud so frequently
pleaded that ho not stain his hntuls witli
blood. The next moment the rillo of Cy
Davis exploded , nnd a revenue olltcor
dropped behind the mound , dead.
When the detectives found they were
discovered , , they ilrod n volley nt the
house. Mrs. Davis Hurang from her
couch pale and trembling. Her son
motioned her back. Ho know the olllcors
did not dare approach the house. Ills
accuracy witli a rillo was too well known.
An occasional shot was Ilrod from the
forest , while the detectives discussed
the situation. They hud counted on
surprising the desperate moonshiner. *
Ono of the revenue olllcinls , more dur
ing than the others , crept to the edge of
the clearing to try a shot at the cabin.
The door was open hut the Interior was " " % ,
dark. The detective's keen eye
discovered something white mov
ing in an angle of the cabin. Ho took
deliberate aim and lircd. Cy Davis saw
the Hash of the gun and wondered what
particular mark had attracted the
official's attention. His gaze wandered
to the shoot covering the baby's cradle.
Ho thought ho detected a dark stream
leading from that part of the cabin.
With a bound ho crossed the room. The
little white kitten had not been dis-
turbe'd , but the bullet had found its
mark. The dark line on the floor wus
blood. 'The ' baby's face wus wreathed in
n-smile but it was the smile of death.
The father- had not removed the cradle
suftloiontly into the angle , nnd the ofll-
cor's'riflo ' ball hud severed the tender
cord.1-
Suddenly a form came through the
door toward the bunch of dotootlvos.
In an instant they saw it was Cy Davis.
His rifle wns being flred at random , but
his object wus the cover behind which
lay the revenue ollicor , who had taken a
chance shot ut the cabin. The man saw
his danger and flrod repeatedly at the
approaching figure. Ton other detect
ives did likewise. Once it staggered ,
but recovered nnd continued tlio
frightful charge in the teeth of
the deadly lire. As the moonshiner
reached tlio cover of. the officer , his in
tended victim lircd full at his breast.
The bullet passed through the desper
ate man's body. As lie pitched forward ,
Ho fell on tlio ofllcor's body. Several
shots were flred by both men. Gradually
the struggle ceased. The other detect
ives cautiously approached , witli rillos
cocked. The cure wus needless. The
desperate moonshiner wus dead , but the --J N
heart of the man whoso throat ho ' T
grasped had also ceased to beat. The
majesty of the law hod boon maintained ,
but at what cost , only the weeping
woman with tlio corpse of a llttlo baby
in her arms , In the moonshlnor'fl humble
cabin , could appreciate. .
FORCED THEM TO TERMS.
Silver Men Finally Sell Metnl to tlio Treas
ury at 1(4 1'rloo ,
WASHINGTON , July 15. Acting Di
rector of tlio Mint Preston has the en
dorsement of the government legal
authorities in the position he has taken
in "ogard to silver purchases. Ono of
those legal representative' ) said to u re
porter that the question of fixing the
market value of silver rested with the
secretary and that in ca'to holders of
silver bullion declined to offer the motnl
at the prices fixed by the secretary , ho
could decline to buy. There are In
dications that the brokers are coming
around to think as does tlio director of
the mint , for yesterday they released
, ' 10,000 , ounces at the price paid by the
director , nnd that ollicor made other
purchases ut the ' 'makot. value , " ns ho
fixed it. The amount of tlio purchase.- *
was not disclosed , but the ultimatum
was given out that a conslderabla
amount wus ordered und accepted at tlio
ruling market price , which was a slight
advance on Thursday's prices. AccordIng -
Ing to the construction put upon the law
by Acting Director Preston , if the
holders of silver bullion olTor during the
month of July , or any other month as
long ns the Sherman law romuiiw in
force , 4,450,000 , , ounces of silver at the
murkotJirlco , that amount will bo pur
chased during the month , but if they
will nut otTer that amount ut tlio market
prlco , the law allows the Treasury de
partment to decline to purchase any
more than the amount HO offered , it
will readily bo soon that any other con
struction of the law would place thu de
partment nt the mercy of the dealers in
bullion and toward the end of the month
they could form u combination and force
thu government to take their merchan
dise at any figure they might fix , so long
as it was above the coinage value of slf-
vor.
Vrogrett ot T t ifavrr , i
TOPKKA , July 15. John T. White/ /
president of the Knnsus Live Stook com *
mlaolon , hud returned from an Investi
gation of the Texas fever reports which
have come from Chuutauqua county. IIo
says that while tlio epidemic hn not
reached the Kansua herds ills ruglng in
the territory. Many cuttle have died in
the ChorokiiO strip , the Oaago rutjurva-
tlon and western Oklahoma. Quarantine
ruloi will bo rigidly enforced but It will
bo with the greatest dilllculty thu dis
ease will be prevented from contami
nating Kansas hordn.
