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I THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. FEBRUARY 5. 1000. I COUNCIL BLUFFS. Mi.xm si Davis sells glass. Pine A. H. C. beer , Neumaycr'8 hotel. AVelflbach burners at Blxby's. Tel. 193. Uudwelsc-r beer. I * Kos nfeldt , agent. Lucius Wells la In Chicago on business. Sheriff Cousins wnt to Avocu yesterday. Get your work done at the popular Kngle laundry , 721 Hrou < hviiy. 'Phono 157. W. c. Estep , undertaker , 2S 1'cilrl street. Telephones : Ofllce , ! )7 ) ; jesldencc , 33. Sirs , Lynn nf "Ixth avenue Is entertain ing Mrs. Kennedy ot Pasadena , Cnl. . The place to hnve your framing done. AlexiiniK-r'B Art EmtKirlum , 333 Broadway. George Iltullo has returned from n trip to Denver. Colo. , nnd other western points. Mrs. Coffock of Mason City , la. , Is the Kiipst of her ulster , Mrs.V. . I , . Douglas , on Klchtli Street. .Mrs. . .1.V. . Simpler returned yesterday from Kearney , Neb. , where she was cnll"d i liy the dfath of her sister , Mrs. Kate liean. Mrs. Arthur I. . Stevens nnd Miss Flor ence Stevens left last evening for Chicago cage , where Mrs. Stevens goes for medical treat inent. I Mike Doer , working In one of the grading ! ! camps neiir Lovelnnd , has been taken tn i Ht. nernnrd's hospital , suffering from a . Bevere attack of pneumonia. Mrs. Hunnlng of South First street 1ms relumed from n visit In Atehlson. Kan. , accompanied liy her sister , who will spend the remainder ot the winter here. I Htute Senator Hazelton spent Sunday Mvlth his family In this city. He Is suffer ing from n severe attack of rheumatism , Imt expects to return to DCS Molnes to- lay. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Sweeting , who have i been visiting Mrs. Sweeting's parents , Mr. I nnd Mrs. J. T. Oliver , on Park avenue , returned - turned yesterday to their home In Chicago - I cage , | All companions nnd their women friends tire Invited to attend a convocation of Star chapter No. 47 , Hoynl Arch Masons , this ovenlng at E o'clock. A banquet will lie served. The Clgnrmnkers' union will moyt this evening at 8 o'clock In Labor hall , when a gooil attendance Is requested , as there Is business of Importance to como before the meeting for action. A. C. Grahiim of this city , who , with Ills wife , Is spending the winter at Los Angeles , Cat. , acted as toastmaster nt the celebration of Hums' birthday annlver- eary there on January 25 , G. H. Sweet of Twenty-third street nnd Uroadway cotniilnlnoil to the police yesterday - terday morning that during the previous Slight hU < burn had been broken into anil U new set of harness stolen. Mrs. Do Forest of Westoli , who has been nt St. IJernard's hospital for several weeks nnd who recently underwent a severe surI Klcal operation , has so far recovered ns to bo able to be removed to her home yes terday. Mrs. Mary K. Dalley , librarian of the public1 library , haw returned from Alton. 111. , where she. wan called two weeks ago by the serious Illness of ber sister , Mrs. Gr.itlan , who died shortly after Mrs. Dnlley reached her bedside. A large attendance Is desired nt the tneellng' this afternoon of the Woman's Christian association , as there Is business of Importance to come up for transaction. The meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs. O. W. Butts , 820 First avenue. John King , an old-timer In police court , is behind the bars again. Late Saturday night he showed up nt the city Jail very much the worse for liquor ami demanded lodging. The Jailer seeing the condition ho was In gave him a berth In the steel cell Instead. "Brown's In Town" was witnessed by a largo audience nt the Do- linny opera house last night. The matrimonial menial entanglements that Brown became mixed up In kept the audience In shrieks of laughter from the rise to the fall of the curtain. Ernest Kvorett , the Infant son of Mr. nnd Mrs. N. .1' . Acton , died yesterday morn ing at the family home In Boomer town ship , aged 10 weeks. The funeral will be held this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence and Interment wll | bo In the Iloomer cemetery. II. M. Metz , commercial agent of the Il linois Ctniral nt this point , went to Free- iiort , III. , Saturday night to spend Sunday with his family. Mr. Mctr. has leased the I'lumer residence on Glen avenue and will remove his family In the near future to this city from Freeport. The. regular monthly session of the city council Is slated for tonight , when , In ad dition to the usual routine business. It Is expected that the resolution granting the change of highway asked for by the Lake Jlanawii i < i Manhattan Beach Hallway company will come up for action. Tbo criminal docket will be taken up lu the district court this morning , the ; llrst case being set for trial being that of J. A. Gregory1 ; the desperado nnd horse- thief , 'charged with shooting Constable llnrdln Moss of Loveland. There are two other Indictments pending against Gregory. Chief of Police Albro has received a telegram from Montreal , Can. , signed by "Widow Cameron , " asking If Mr. and Mrs. John Sutler lived In Council Bluffs nnd if so how long had they been 'resi dents of this city. The pollen have been unable to locate anyone of that name here. The Knowles , hypnotists , will open . week's engagement at the Dohany theater tonight. Th y aresupported by a clever company ami are ttnld to give n most In teresting entertainment. Tomorrow night u young woman will be hypnotized In front of the audience , placed to sleep and buried In thn lot at the corner nf Seventh street nnd Broadway. She will bo resurrected and awakened at the theater Wednesday night. An unoccupied two-story frame house nt the corner of Third avenue nnd Twelfth street was destroyed by lire about 1 o clock yesterday morning. The blaze started In . stairway at the rear of the building nnd Is supposed to have been the work of tramps. The building was an old one nnd had been vacant for a long time , 'llio flames bud reached such headway by the time the department arrived on the scone that there was no chance of saving the structure. Charles Wilson , arrested for being drunk , will serve out his sentence tills morning when he will bo renrrcsted on iv charge of larceny , preferred by tbo Rock Island 1 Hallway company. Ho Is said to have | Htolen a quantity of tools belonging to the company. There Is also a charge ot forgery hanging over Wilson's head. Last summer he signed the pay roll for and secured the check of another employe which ho endorsed and cashed nt the First National bank hure. H Is said the Mil waukee people will Ilkan Information against him UK soon as the Hock Island rnllwny gets through with Its case. N. V. Plumbing Co. Tel. 250. 1'ny Tribute in I MM | llrro. There was quite a gathering of Council Wuffa citizens at the Northwestern depot ) yesterday morning when the funeral train bearing the remains of Major General Lawton - ton , Major Logan and Surgeon Major Arm strong passed through. A number of the members of Company I > , Fifty-first regi ment , Iowa National guard , headed by Cap tain Tlnloy , wore on hand to meet the train. When the train pulled Into the local depot Jt was boarded by a eompilttce of citizens bearing ! floral tributes , which It placed on the biers of General Lawton and Major Lo gan. The llorol offerings were In the shape of pillows , accompanied by the following [ rote : "To Mrs. Henry W. Lawtoji and Mrs. John 'A. Logan , Jr. : These are tokens of the ap preciation and love In which the names of Major General Henry W. Law ton nnd Major . John A. Logan. Jr. , are held In the hearts of the people of Council Bluffs. IH. They real ize that true American patrotlam has had ! , : a singularly Impressive exemplification In the bravery , loyalty , devotion and unselfish ness of three two heroes of the Philippine The note was Blgruil by Major George ; II. Richmond , First Lieutenant Sur- KCOII Don Macrae , Captain Matt Tlnley , I/oonard Rverett , M. F. Rohrer. E. W. Hart , i ) . W. Bushncll , J. T. Stewart , Jr. , Emmet I Tlnloy , Charles Bcno , I. M. Treynor , George V , Wright , H. W. Binder and V. 12. Bender. Dr , Seth H. Craig of Beatrice , Neb. , an uncle ot Mrs , Lawton , was ut the depot to meet the train. FARM LOANS Negotiated In Bastern Nebraska nd Iowa. James N. Casady , jr. . / 12 Main St. . Council Bluft/t. pinto/it tri TP TUP pinnippn lONSOLlDAlt HIE CAUCUSES One Set Enough for the chool and City Elections. AVOID SOME OF THE FUSS AND FEATHERS ' Cliiilriiicn of ( lip flty nnit Ciiuiity Itr- liiilitlenli CoiniKlllPOH Coimlilprlnu n Plan Wheroliy thp Whole .llnltiT > lny lie Sliuiillflril. Chairmen Harry M. Ilrown anil Frank K. Kverest of the republican city and county central cortmlttccs respwtlvely have a plan . under consideration for consolldatlnR tome I of the caucuses to be held In this city | within the next thirty days. The school i election will ho held on March 12 and the city election two weeks later , on March 26. Owlnp . to the proximity of the dates of the two olpotlons It has been sURRcstcd that one t of caucuses will suffice for the selection of delegates to the two convention : . The date of these conventions has not been set yet by Chairman Hrown , but will be In the near future. The county convention , at which delegates will bo elected to attend the state con vention , which selects representatives to the nntlctial convention , will be held cither toward - | ward the latter part of March or the begin- nlng of April. In order to avoid holding so i many caucuses at or about the same time , the suggestion has been made that the del- j i i egatcs to the school , city and county con i ventions be selected nt the same caucus , Chairman Kverest of the county central com- 1 mlttcc Is willing that this should be done , but | can make no arrangements until the i call for the state convention Is Issued. IF the t call Is made before Chairman Brown of the t city central committee fixes the date of the city and school conventloys , It Is i probable ' that an arrangement will bo en tered Into whereby delegates to all three conventions can bo selected nt the one caucus. This plan has met with much favor | and If It can be possibly arranged ' there , will be no opposition to It being car- | i rlcd ' out. This year tlrree county conventions will be hold I In Council Dluffs. The first , aa already mentioned , will bo to select delegates' the state convention , which will elect repre sentatives to the national convention. The second will bo to select delegates to the i state convention , which will nominate a , state ticket , delegates to the Judicial and delegates to the congressional convention. The third convention will place In nomina tion a county ticket to be voted on next November. The county convention to select delegates to the Elate , judicial and congressional con ventions will be held some time In the early part of June , while the county con vention will not be called until the latter part of September or the early part of Octo ber. Congressman Smith McPherson'e term expires this year and the Indications at present are that ho will receive no opposi tion In securing a renomlnatlon. Judge Macy's term on the district bench expires also this year and It is said that he will not seek a renomlnatlon. The reason for Judge Macy wishing to retire from the district bench Is due to 111 health and the nomina tion will probably go to some candidate either from Harlan , Atlantic or Mills county. Davis sells paints. Howell's Antl-"Kawf" curea coughs , colds. IMll-HMIUXO TO TAKE THE CENSUS. Supervisor Kvorcnt ( lettlnir Itcndy to Mnkc the lOuumi-ralloii , Frank F. Everest of this city , supervisor of the census for the Ninth district , hi busily engaged these days making the neces sary preliminary preparations to take the census. He has received hundreds of ap plications from persons deslrouo of being appointed enumerators and from these he will select a list to be sent to Washington. He expects to forward his recommendations about March 1. The census district over which Mr. Ever est has supervision Is Mentlcal with the Ninth Congressional district. This district la divided Into enumerators' districts to facilitate tbo gathering of the necessary statistics. An expert In the census bureau at Washington has prepared a plan of this division and submitted It to the supervisor for his revision nnd approval. Mr. Everest received this plan some tlmo ago and has been busy for nearly a month gathering information for the bettering of tha enumerator divisions. The plan as prepared - pared at Washington would give , this dis trict 143 enumerators , but Supervisor Ever est thinks that ISO enumerators will bo I necessary to complete the taking of the census within the given time. He expects the director will Increase , the allotment for this district to at least ICO enumerator ? . The taking of the census will commence on Juno 1 and the * work of the enumer ators must he completed by the end of that month. In cities of 8,000 population and over special provision Is made that the enumeration must bo finished within two weeks from the 1st of June. Council Bluffs U the only city within Supervisor Everest's district that has over 8,000 population and to complete the count within the fourtcen- day limit Council Bluffs will have about sixteen enumerators assigned to Its terri tory. In the Instructions sent out from the census office at Washington to the super visors certain classes of people are especially rccommcndej for appointment as enumera tors , and a fuw are declared Ineligible U the posltlcn. Among those whom the dl- rector advises would make good enumerators i are school teachers , college students hccno for the summer vacation , country physicians country postmasters and all who have cler ical experience. In regard to postmasters thi attorney general has decided that though they are federal officeholders there la noth ing In the census act to prohibit their ap polntment as enumerators , The only class of pcoplo whom the census ofilco expresses a deslru not to have ap pointed are those who arc- directly or In directly connected with the levying or col J lectlng of taxes , such as atsessors , townshl ] trustees and clerks and county officials who have to do with the tax assessments. This exception In regard to tux-gatherers Is mad because It is probably thought that people will not give the desired census Information to those whom they know to be > Intereste In thu assessment of taxes , and whom the thus gained in the levying of taxed. It IB. required that the enumerators bo residents of the districts In which they ar appointed. In case , however , that no rest dent applies for tbo position , the super visor Is authorized to recommend a non ccsldent for appointment , Mr. Everest hai already received applications from nearl every district under his supervision an sotno districts have half a dozen aspirants for the enumeratorshlp , All the applications will have to pass an examination In order to bo eligible for ap- polntmeut as enumerators. This examina tion will he conducted by the supervisor and may bo held by mall. It- will consist principally In the filling out of dummy cen sus schedules and the 'neatness and accuracy with which this Is done will determine the iltnesti of the candidate for appointment. Nearly all the applications now In the hand * of Mr. Everest are from people of more than ' ordinary education , and many of them are from college students who will be home in Juno for their summer vacation. Thus there will he no difficulty In securing pco- plo well qualified for the positions. The minimum pay for the enumerator Is 2 cents for each name recorded and 15 cents for each farm visited and a maximum Is 3 fce cents < for each name and 20 cents for each farm visited. Supervisor Kverest will recom mend that the maximum compensation will apply to this district. The county districts aiff for each enumerator under Supervisor Kv ffei erest will contain from 1,500 to l.SOO people and the town districts will have from 1,300 to 2,000.The largest district allowed any one : enumerator by the census act cannot contain moro than 4,000 people. Some enumerators may be able to record 150 names a day , but the average will probably be ' about 100. I Supervisor Everest expects to have his work fully completed so as to be able to close up his office by the last of June. In fact ho has been allowed clerk hire for only that length of time. At present his office | force consists of one stenographer , but It may be Increased during the month of June , the month of enumeration. Then all the enumerators are required to make dally re ports to supervisors and those reports have to be summarized and forwarded to Wash ington. Blind Boone will give a concert In the Broadway Methodist Episcopal church Wednesday evening , February 7. He will he assisted by Miss Josephine Rivera , so loist. Admission 25 cents. Wanted Girl for general housework. Family of two. COT Mynster street. County llplil for FORT DODOD , In. . Feb. 4. ( Special Tel egram. ) The affirming of the case of Wal- rode against Webster county by the supreme premo court of the state settles It that the county must pay $ G,000 to Claude Walrode for . personal damages Incurred by his team jumping off a bridge whllo frightened. It was proved that the railing of the bridge was rotten. As soon as the action of the supreme court was learned , A. Hlveley filed notice I of suit against Webster county for $10,000 on account of the death of his young child last summer. A county bridge was rtder repair and Hlveley's team was frlght- xied at the material at the roadside and ackcd the wagon over a high embankment , illlng the child. IX THE HEART OK linA/.II. . nclileiiln of ilip Centner W ! Inline- < nii' Trip Up < lic Ainnxnii TUver. The cruise of the Wilmington 2,300 miles long the Amazon Is the subject of a very eadable article In Alnslce's for February. he writer says : 'The dreary solitude and monotony of the ntermlnable stretch of low banks and the nowledge that back of these shores lay undreds of miles of unexplored , almost 1m- enetrable forest swampy , stagnant , fever- reeding and pestilent gave the journey up ho great river a weird , mysterious tone. Passing craft were few and far between. w and then rafts , or 'bolsas , ' as they arc ocally termed , would be discerned near the hore. These 'bolsas' are peculiar to the Amazon and are in common use. Their con- truction Is simple enough : A number of uoyant logs are lashed together with vines nd upon this platform Is erected a small amboo house with thatched roof. Several amllles equipped with provisions will em- lark upon one of these queer craft and drift vlth the current until a desirable place for ettltng la reached. "As the Wilmington progressed It was loticed .that the character of the vegetation hanged somewhat. The forests grew more lense and the luxuriant hues of the tropics were pronounced. . Durlilg the day the heat was oppressive. There was a moist , humid ouch to the atmosphere and an ever-present dor of decaying plants assailed the nostrils , ate In the afternoon , however , cooling rains nvarlably set In , rendering the night com- laratlvely pleasant. "About five hundred miles from Para , at he Junction of the Tapajoa river with tha \mazon , a town was reached which proved - xtremely Interesting to the gunboat's crew , ts name , Santarem , gave no evidence of the act that Is was originally colonized by Americans. That was in 1866 , and the pass- ng of thirty-three years has removed all races of the Yankee settlers. It did not re quire this result of an attempt at Anglo- Saxon coloni/dtlon to prove to the 'Wll- nlngton's people that the tropics form no 'avorable ' home for their race. Despite the gorgeous panoramas of flaunting colors In 'orest ' and sky the evidences of nature's most lavish hand In flowers and fruits and mineral wealth and a climate eloquent of lerpetual rest and dolce far nlento not a solitary officer or 'Jackie' of the gunboat would have even harbored an Inclination to exchange his home land for this. At Santarem were seen several typical \mazon river steamboats. They were of various sizes , and looked not unlike the craft familiar to the Mississippi. The more pretentious were so constructed as to fur- ilsh two decks open at the sides , the upper devoted /Irst-class passengers and the ewer restricted to those traveling second- class. As cattle , mules and freight are also carried on tbo latter deck. It can easily be understood that this location Is not entirely ilesirable. There are no standing beds on board , hammocks being Invariably used. Three steamers ply to all parts of the great network of rivers forming the Amazon sys tem , -uid are utilized In transporting rub ber. * ' "Six days after Its departure from Manaos the Wilmington reached a point where the Sollmoes ends and the Rio Maranon and Rio Javarl , which form It , begin. The Rio Jnvari has the distinction of serving as the boundary line between Brazil and Peru for some GOO miles , and close to Its Junction with the Maranon Is a small town , Tabatlnga , at which Is main tained a force of Brazilian soldiers , who have the monotonous task of guarding the fron tier. "Tho Wilmington fired a national salute as It slowly aproached the station and sent a boat ashore to exchange the usual cour tesies , On gaining the little wharf extend ing out from the bluff banks In front of the town the officer In charge of the gunboat's cutter noticed with some surprise that the crowd of spectators previously observed on shore had entirely disappeared. "There were several Brazilian soldiers at the lauding , and one of these ventured to approach the naval officer. The Brazilian seemed greatly disturbed , and from the ac tions of his companions It was evident they felt unaccountably alarmed. " 'Seuhor. ' exclaimed the former hastily , we arn without news , and we beg that you will enlighten ua at once. ' " 'News of what ? ' was the American's puzzled reply. 'I am sure I ' " 'Then there la no war ? ' broke In the soldier. " 'Not In this part of the world. ' " 'But you fired ? ' "Tho Wilmington's representative stilled his desire to laugh and gravely explained the gunboat's presence , and her well-meant courtesy In expending ao much powder. " 'I am delighted , ' finally confessed the Brazilian ; 'but , scnhor. ' he added , 'you have depopulated the village. All the natives have lied to the jungle , and I doubt If we can Induce them to return until you are gone , Scnhor , those guns , they echo yet ! ' "A mile or two above Tabatlnga several huts were noticed near the river's bank , but the most careful scrutiny with glasnea could not discover signs of life. It was plainly apparent the salute of the Wilming ton had badly frightened every Indian within hearing. " TJ ivr it \ v Pinil TPVtolsi iflC MAN FROM TEXAS A Nerrj Ranper Forsakes His Old Job to Fight Filipinos , ' SHOOTING i ECORD OF LIEUT , LEE HALL "Story of 111 * I'Mierlenoo with .Noted Hail .Moil of the Soitllm cut Hc- iiiarUnliH- Duel * with Tbrre Is one fighting nian who has gene \vlth Undo Sam's army to the Philippines of whom the great American public knows little or nothing , writes N. A. Jennings in Uio ' Philadelphia Post. His name throughj i out the statu of Texas stands as a synonym j for desperate courage and fighting qualities j j of the highest order. Ho Is Jcsso Lee Hall , i now a lieutenant In the Thirty-third United | i States Infantry , but he earned the rank of captain In the Texas Rangers by years ol ho hardest kind of service on the border. Lee Hall succeeded Captain L. H. McNelly , n 1S78 , to the command of the Texas Han- gcr company that had moro to do with ridding Texas of Its notorious "bad men" and with putting a stop to the wholesale cattlft raiding on the lower Hlo Grande j ! frontier than any other agency. With thcso j rangers Hall did seine magnificent work ind became renowned for his fearlessness n n country where bravo men are the rule. With but seventeen of his men , one stormy night In December , 1S76 , ho arrested over seventy armed desperadoes In DoWIlt county , Texas , members , of the Sutton fac tion In the Taylor-Sutton feud which had ragtd In that county for nearly twenty years and had caused the killing of hurt- dmls of men on both sides. On the night In question all the Sutton following had gathered at the wedding of one of their number , u man who with six others had been Indicted for a cold-blooded murder. Hall took his men to the place , surrounded the house and then boldly entered nnd stated he had como to arrest the murderers. The desperadoes drew their six-shooters and said they would die before giving up. "Very well , " answered Hall. "Move out your women and children and we'll glvo you 3 all the fight you want. My men ex- 3I pcctcd I n fight when they came here and I 1 don't want to disappoint them. I'll glvo you flvo minutes to get the women and J children out then we'll turn loose. " The outlaws knew their man nnd that . he meant every word he said and they began to parley. Hall saw his opportunity and called two of the Rangers to his side. Then he told the Suttonltes to give up their arms quickly if they would avoid being killed. In a few minutes the dcs'peradoes were disarmed and the next morning the accused murderers were landed safely In Jail. Nothing but supreme courage and coolness could have accomplished such a remarkable feat , but that Is Just what Lee had. Deniiorniliipii Coriivroil. Hall personally arrested Ham White , the most dreaded and successful "road agent" Texas ever knew , a man who Invariably "worked alone , " and who , single-handed , robbed many a stage coach. Hall trailed White from the scene of one of his exploits , caught him In a livery stable In a town fifty miles away , and arrested him. White was armed with two six-shooters and showed fight , hut Hall sprang at him , knocked him down and overpowered him after a desperate struggle. Hall was In at the killing of the notorious Sam Bass and his gang of bank robbers and cutthroats and In dozens. of other noted encounters with the outlaws who gave to Texas such a terrible reputation In the years gene by. But it was before lie became a ranger that Hall won his spurs as a fighting man in Texas. He was born In Lexington , N. C. , In October , 1849 , and came of old Rev olutionary stock by both his parents. Among his ancestors were the famous Gen eral Giles and Governor Stanford of N'rth Carolina. Lee went to Texas in search of adventure when he was 20 years old and found It when he became a deputy sheriff In Grayson county , just south of the line of the Indian territory. In a little Ices than two years the young deputy sheriff made l.OCO arrests , killed seven men and was wounded five times. H's ' fame as an oflicer of the law spread far and wide : It was a foregone conclusion that any man Hall undertook to arrest iwould be made a prisoner or would be a subject for the cor oner. There was one desperado , however , a man named Wilkinson , who had managed elude Hall for months and who had sworn ! ho would never be taken alive. He was wanted for cattle stealing nnd murder. Many a long , weary day and night had the young deputy sheriff hunted for this man and Wilkinson at last grew tired of belus sought so persistently. He sent a message to Hall , who was ! n Denlson , In which he said that If the deputy sheriff wanted him so badly ho could come nnd get him on a certain day. Wilkinson said that he would bo on a little prairie about eight een miles from Denlaon , at I o'clock on the afternoon of that day and would meet Hall there , provided the latter came after him alone. The outlaw pledged his word that he , also , would be alone. If Hall could arrest him under those circumstances , he said , he waa welcome to do It. And Lee Hall accepted the Invitation and the terms. llucl to tlip IlPiitli , Early on the morning of the appointed day he mounted his horse nnd with a breech- loading shotgun nnd a six-shooter for arms rode out from Uenlson to keep the appoint ment. The sheriff tried in vain to dis suade his deputy from the undertaking and begged him at least to lake a posse with him to surround Wilkinson and sur prise Llm Into giving up , but Hall would not listen to him. "No , " ho said , "Wilkinson has made a fair , square offer and I bollevo he'll keep his word and bo there alone. If a desperado can keep n promise I think I ought to he man enough to do the same and I'll meet him on his own terms. And , " ho added , "If I come back he'll be with me. " The place of meeting was a clear space about half a mile square , surrounded on all sides by mesqult , chaparral and live-oak woods. . At precisely 4 o'clock Hall rode out from the southern edge of the chaparral onto ihe prairies and a minute later Wil kinson rode Into view from the north end He , too , was armed with shotgun and re volver. The men were with'ln plain sight of each other , hut too far away to exchange shots. At the same Instant they urged their ponies Into a gallop and made straight for each other , both holding their shotguns ready for action. No moro evenly-matched men. perhaps , had ever met in a duel to the death , for such they knew their meeting must be. Each wan a perfect horseman and a line marks man. Neither knew the meaning of fear. They approached each other rapidly and were soon within hailing distance , but not a sound escaped their lips ; they were there for action , not words. Just before they got close enough to each other to use their shotguns effectively both men dropped their bodies Indian fashion to Jho sldra of their horses , so an to present as small a target as possible , their guns being pointed over their horses' necks. They fired at the same Instant. Hall were an overcoat with a cape attached to It and the buckshot from the single discharge of Wilkinson's gun almost cut this capo from Its fastenings , but not a single shot hit the deputy. Hall also fired one barrel of his shotgun and the i barge entered the nek of Wilkinson's horse , knocking him down. Wilkinson sprang off and landed on hi * knees as the horse went crashing to the ground. His shotgun fell from his hands and the horse fell on the weapon. "I've got you"yelled ! Hall , wheeling his hwse about , straightening up In the saddle nnd pointing his gun straight at the out- . law's head. "Hlvo up now'or I'll kill you ! " | "You've got the drop on me , all right , " ' answered Wilkinson as he looked coolly Into the muzzle of the shotgun , "but If you're such a brave man as you'd have folks think yon are , get down off your horse and light ' It out with me with six-shooters. " No sane man would have accepted suoh an absurd proposition , but Leo Hall was j 1 not sane nt that moment. He was fighting a duel nnd his sense of falrplay was uppermost - most ) In his mind. His adversary was a brave man nnd ho should have a show for hU j life. Al right. " paid Hall , "I'll do that , but ; you must promise not to pull your six- shooter ; until I'm down. " "That's fair , " said Wilkinson ; "I'll wait till you'ro ready. " I Hall deliberately shoved his shotgun back Into Us Kcabbard under his right-hand stirrup leather. Then ho sprang from his horse ] , jerking his six-shooter from Its ' holster at his belt. ! I ' The revolvers cracked with one report > and a bullet went through Hall's left shout- | der ] , while another bored a hole through Wilkinson's breast. Neither man fell nnd again the revolvers cracked. This time Hall was wounded In the left side and Wilkinson was shot through the heart. The desperado pitched forward and fell on his face and Hall sank to the ground. A few minutes later two cowboys , who had been attracted by the. shooting , rode onto the scene. They found Hall uncon scious and his horse standing with drooping licad over him. The cowboys managed to get the officer to a ranch not far distant , where his wounds received attention. In a month he was on duty again and arresting men as vigorously as before. i UlN Only Hun. | ' The only tlmo Le'e Hall ever ran from a man was when ho went after John Wesley Hardln , thr > most noted "man-killer" ever . known In Texas. Hardln had murdered over n score of men , and there was a reward on . his head of $4,000. Hall wanted the reward and determined to get It. He learned of . Hardln's whereabouts and started for the place. Before arriving there he was told that J Hardln had five or six men with him nnd that they were all encamped at the edge of a lake. Their camp could bo approached preached from only one direction , and that was over an open space- several hundred feet wide. Hall summoned a posse of six men and started for the camp. When he arrived at the edee of the open space he and his men dismounted and tied their horses In tbo ! brush. I "Now , " said Hall , "we'll run right in | on them. Wo don't want any long-distance I shooting. The only way to get those men J Is to rush them. Follow right after me and \ we'll have them before they know It. " The posse agreed to this , and Hall started on a run across the open space straight for the desperadoes' camp , carbine In hand. Suddenly the desperadoes opened fire on his advancing figure. Hall stepped and blazed away with his carbine. Then ho glanced behind him and discovered to his consternation that he was alone. The firing In front grew hotter , and he turned and ran for his life. The desperadoes yelled and laughed nnd shot at him. They cried to him to come back and called him a coward and many other unplean-int things , but ho was too wise to attempt to fight half a dozen of the worst men in Texas single-handed , and he made straight for his horse. It was where ho had tied It. but the other horses. were gone. ' .Ho had1a. . bullet hole in his hat , and three through his. clothing. Hall spent j [ i the rest of the day huntiiiB down his posw and "cursing them out , " a process they sub mitted to with becoming meekness , for the i deputy 6he"-iff was In a dangerous mood. ! 1 Long afterward John B. Armstrong , at | | that time second In command of Lee Hall's 1 " company of rangers , captured John Wesley i Hardlu In Florida and brought him to Texas , where ho served a long term In Jail. Hall visited Hardln In the prison and congrat ulated him upon being the only man who had ever made him run. Hardln was killed a few mouths after he was pardoned out of Jail. He was shot In a barroom In El. Paso by a man whom he had sworn to kill on sight. It was my privilege to servo In the Texas Rangers under Hall in the late ' 70s , and I know he can win the love and admiration of those under him as well as ho 'can fight. If ho has the luck to set on the firing-line In the Philippines , Jesse Lee Hall will make another Funston record , or all Texas will be mightily surprised. Ilfinnliii of Corporal Smith. | RAPID CITV , S. D. . Feb. 4. ( Special. ) It in expected that the remains of Corporal Will II. Smith of Company M , First South Dakota regiment , will arrive. In this city in a few days. Corporal Smith was killed February 23 , 189S , In battle. Ho was a great favorite In this city and hh death is still mourned. All of tlin returned volunteers of the three Black Hills companies are requested to attend the fur.eral services. A delegation will be made up at Spearfish and Deadwood. iin I'alpnl. To prevent animals from tniiKllnff heir feet in their tether ropes n Virginian has designed a hansjer for the end of the rope , copiprlfin ; ? a T-head set on top of it ver tical post , witi' illlt..yH arranged in the hea 1 to carry the rope , which has a weight athe end to take up the slack. j FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Itiiln or SiKixr Tuo'ilny , ( lo Momliiy , Midi KnNtrrly Wlniln In > rlirnNkn anil Staler Stiilrn * WASHINGTON . 1) . C. . Feb. 4.-KoreMsl for Monday and Tuesday : Kor Nebraska and Kansas Increasing cloudlnere ] Mondays rain of show Tuesday ; easterly | winds. Kor Iowa and Missouri Increasing cloudi ness. with easterly winds Monday : rain or snow Tuesday. Kor South Dakota Snow ( lurries Monday and probably Tuesday ; northeasterly winds. l.ucnl llocitnl. OFFICR OP THM WKAT11KU tlfHEAir. OMAHA. Poll.I. . Omaha record of teni- liprnturo and precipitation , compared with the corresponding day of the last thrco years : 1WO. 1SD ! > . 1SSK. 1S37. Mnxlnium temperature , 52 fi XI 41 Minimum temperature . 1212 Sil 2) ) AvornRfl trmi'ernturc . 22 3 i 12M. . ' . . M. I 1'reelpUutlou 00 .ft ) .nl 'l Record of tcmpernturo ami proelpltnllon nt Omaha for this day ami slure Marrh 1. 1 1SW : Normal : for the day 22 Accumulated excess slnco March 1 f \ ; Normal rainfall for the day 02 Inch Dellclency for the day 02 Inch 'Total rainfall since March 1..2(1.11 ( Inches Dellclency f < liiec < Maroh I l.s ; tnrho * Dclk'Iency j for cor. period , Hflv. I..1I Inches Dellclency j for cor. period , l iT. . ! " ! " Inches t from iitntloni nt S l > . m. < Lots of Money Spent but no Returns Have liccn Received. The people In Omaha -willingly add their evidence to that which has already been given In favor of Morrow's Kld-uo-olds , the best remedy that has ever been sold In this city for backache , kldnoy and urinary disorders , sleeplessness and nervousness. Our druggists report wonderful cures and state that Kld-ne-olde are dally Increasing In the opinion ot our people. Kld-ne-olds act directly upon the kidneys and nerves and restore them to tholr natural condl- ; tlon. Good kldneya make good blood , good blood makes strong nerves , Kld-ne-old make good kidneys and strong nerves. Mr. R. C. Tunkey , 1802 Miami St. , says : "I heve Buffered for several yeans with kld noy backache. I had spells of severe back aches , nervousness and could not sleep well , at night , and also had urinary disturbances of an annoying nature. I took Morrow's . Kld-ne-olds according to directions , and I was greatly relieved of nil my former troubles. 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