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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
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