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THE OMAHA "DAILY BEE : ATUKDAY. OCTOBER i. THE DAILY BEE. COUNCnTlBLUFFS DJTFZOX , NO. 12 , PEARL STREET. Delivered t > y currier m tiny parlor th clty i twenty ccnU pur wuuk. 11. W.TILTOK. . . Manager. TKLKPHONE3 : BcniNCiiR OrncE. No. 43. KIOIIT EniTOK No. S3. MI NO II MKNTION. N. Y. numbing Co. Rcltcr , tailor. Fall goods clic-ap. District court convened n nin this morn * ing at 10 o'clock after a recess ot a tiny and a lutlf. 1/idiuH , sec combined writing desk nnd owing mnchmo. Domestic ollioe , 105 Mam street. The No. il IIOHO horses were given a lit tle run yesterday afternoon to acquaint them wllii thuir work. The largo pile of cednr posts at the Northwestern depot will soon serve to keep Aiynster street travelers out of the mud. The funeral of II. It. Martin , who lost his life ut the ( Jlcn avenue sand bank Wednesday , occurred yesterday after noon at 1 ! o'clock. Hen Hart , aged sixteen , was arrested yesterday for assaulting aif eleven-year- old boy named E.V. . Heed. His case will como before Judiro Aylesworth this morning. There will bo a special meeting of Hebekah lodge this evening at 7:30 for tin ; trnnsnutionof business of importance. A full attendance is desired. 15y order of N. . The stakes were set yesterday after noon for the new patrol house , next to the city jail. The irregular track iust purchased of Mrs. Amy , by the city , gives a frontage of twenty-live feet on Hryant street , while the rear end of the lot is forty feet in width. The Omaha Herald man in this city must have upset himself in the pri/e fight on Thursday morning by some means , lie occupied a column with an account of a prize light ho never attended at all , ana tried to tell by rounds what a bloody allair it was and , worse than all , ho had the wrong man whipped , and by his own errors allowed Omaha to do up Council lUulls. Dr. , T , T. Van Ness , physician and sur geon , oilico room ! ) , Opera House block , will attend professional calls day or night. Residence corner Eighth avenue and Fifteenth street. Visit the new jeweler , C. Voss , No.I IB liroadwuy , if you wisli anything in his lino. He has a line assortment of the best goods. _ J.V. . and K. L. Squire lend money. Miss Minnie Heche is with friends in Red Oak this week. Dan McDnrmett , of Key Creek , was at the Creston yesterday. A. McCandless , of 15roca , was a Creston house gue.st yesterday. Postmaster J. C. Christie , of Silver City , was in the city yesterday. Mrs , Charles 1. Fowler of Chicago is the guest of Mrs S. P. MacConnell. K. A. Simonds , of New York , and F. A. Schrunk , of Diibiuiue , were at the Uechtolo yesterday. Kov. G.V. . Crofts is back from Shcn- nndoah , where ho attended the Congreg ational convention. I. M. Hay and wife of Manawa Park have gone to Mmncaiiolis , and in a few days will return to ther summer residence upon Lake Munuwa. b. Seliontx , who was county jailor for several years , and is now a prosperous merchant at Corrcctionvillc , Iowa , is in the city for a brief visit. List your property with Cooper & Judson.No. 120 Main st. In Uncle Hum's Court. In the federal court railway suits scnm to be at the front. The case of Walter 1. Smith , administrator , VH. the Chicago & Northwestern railway , came to a sudden end. in this case the suit was to recover damages on account of the death of 1) . Sponjfenherp , ' who was killed while coupling cars at Missouri Valley. It was claimed that the cars were so loaded as to leave the lumber projecting , and thus causing the unfortunate man to bo caught , and that in this the company was guilty nf neglect. The judge , after the evidence had been taken , instructed the jury to find for tha defendant. Yesterday was taken up in the trial of a Bomewhat similar case. Mary Poole , as administratrix , sued the Union Pacific railway company , on account of the death of her brother , James Devoro , who . was killed in tlio yards hero in 188U , 8 : while coupling cars. The claim was IK * that the engineer backed up in such a rapid and reckless a manner as to break the link and causa the draw -bars to crowd by eaou other , HUH catching Do- voro between the platforms and causing x Ins death. " One thousand head of one , two and three-year-old steers for sale. Will givi1 credit to reliable parties. Enquire of A , J. Urccnamayer , 023 Myuster at. , tele- 211. , The Cluti GCIH Itlegcr. The Club is growing fast in number' since the rooms have been opened. There are 107 members and thirteen now ones wore added yesterday , among them beinj ! Homo of the leading professional am business men of the city. Should anj one dosim to join they will find this the "Ihost desirable timq , as the initiation fee is to bo raised considerably directly aftei the opening reception. Many of tht more conservative gentlemen liavi been somewhat backward it joining Thn Club , as there have previously boon several clubs and organisation formed in this city that have come t < naught. After they get a glimpse of tin luxuriously furnished club rooms and sc < the amount of uionoy that has been expended ponded in furnishing the same , they im mediately conclude The Club an orgam y.utum that will be lasting , and in con sequence are anxious to become member forthwith. Several merchants from othe cities have visited the rooms and pronounce nounco them as being far above the bus ! ness men's ulubs at their homes in ele Robert Laws , of OmaTia , is expected t visit The Club to-day and possibly ma make arrangements to run The Clu cafe. He runs the cafe in the chambc of commerce in Omaha. Tlio Month' * Disbursements from general and pohc funds for the current expenses of th city for the mouth ending September 3 ( 1887 , were as follows ! Flro department SImi Police and marshal l.Gii' Streets and alleys 7sl.l City engineer's department aid r Salaries of ofllcers 5S3. ; Filntlng and supplies jsw.i Cos and struct lamps 47V Intersection trading l. ' il. Damages SKI. ' Miscellaneous 177.- Total general expense September..87,977. Disbursements of special funds : ji Special levy.send-anniml water rent.510,000. It Special levy , intersection snwer. . . . 4oy $ , Special levy , Indian creek ditch , , , . l.Si'5. ' Special lo > y , old hewer fund Mi Total special levy September S15.4W. * Money to loan. Cooper & Jtidaou , THE NEWS IN THE BLUFFS , The Hotel Manawa Taken Possession of By the Creditors. THE FINANCES OF THE CITY. The Federal Court Busy With Kail- WAy .Suits InsppotlnK the Only Patch or lirjctt Pavement Mure The Club's Growth. Iinnkl'ig at llrlok * . Several of the leading citizens were yesterday seen standing on the cross'ng ' of Hroadway and Main street looking down to a little spot between the street car tracks , as if searching for some lost coin or trinket. Then they would stand erect , discuss some topic with evident vigor , and then examine the street again. The explanation of the curious sight proved to be that these citi/.ons were ex amining the little patch of brick paving , if so it may bo called. Three years ago an old cistern was covered over there , and the brick on top has solved as a bit of brick paving. It is in ono of the most travelled portions of the city , and lias had such wear and tear as could hardly have been given it elsewhere. The article in yesterday's HKK called the attention of many to this little bit of brick work , for it has escaped general observation until the question of brick paving came up. How has it stood the rumble of wheels during these years ? It bears evidence that it has been little af fected. Still there is but a little spot , not sutliciont to answer satisfactorily the many questions concerning the advisa bility of using brick pavement. City Engineer Toste.vin was seen yes terday , and an attempt made to question him. "I'm just driven to death. Am too busy to give you what I havo. I have been hunting up this question ot brick paving some , and have got a lot of information mation , which 1 will gladly give you when I get timo. My impression is that it is the coming pavement. The main question seems to mete to bo whether the clay hero is of the right kind. It is different from that used cast , where they are so enthusiastic about brick paving , but still J am inclined to believe that the right kind of bricks can bo made right here. " T. M. Walker , ot DCS Moincs , writes in regard to the same question : A good many bilck men hare Insisted that there was no clay hero that would answer the purpose , but that theory has been effectually exploded In tace of the inct that two Des Molncs men hnve found clay within or near the city limits , and It has proven oven supe rior to that used lor the samu purpose in Illi nois. A specimen both of this nnd nf the Itloomtnrton brick can be seen nt mvoHlceat anytime , lilomn Hilton Mas used this pave ment for ten years with ouch entire satisfac tion that It 1ms discarded all other kinds. And now I'eorisi , Kpriiiilield , ( Jalesburir , Decatur - catur nnd other Illinois cities are adopting It. One Kentlcmnn sent a quantity ot Ue.s.Monies clay to ( i.ik'sburt'and had it burned there ; the other was liurned at tlio Iowa tile works on the Kast side , u Is almost like Iron. A company is now boinj : orcaniml here tor the sol purpose of manufacturing street paving brick. The people are waklm ; up to the fact that blocK pavement at best is only a temporary affair , nnd the du.ucst kind tha' can bo laid , anil to the turther tact that nearly all the money paid out for it Is not kept here , but goes to ( Jhicnco or other places outsldo this city and stnto. Wo aiH simply snpplinc the lite out of our own town when we send away our capital to pay for that which can better bo produced at home. If we would have our city tfrowve must utlli/e nil the re sources within our reach. 1 am quite ccitaln that It Is only n matter of very short tlmi" when the block pavement will not bo tolerated In the city and when brick pave ment will bo the only kind used or wanted. The \\nko or the Circus. business was quite brisk in Judge Aylesworth's justice dispensary yester day morninir , owing to the large number of crooks who always follow a largo cir cus. Pliilip Reagan , of Uurlingtou , and A. K. Emerson , of Waterloo , N. Y. , were each sentencca to fifteen days' work in the court house yard. Emerson claimed to be an educated gentleman , having at tended school until twenty-three years of ago. In answer to the court's query as to how far advanced he was in mathe matics , he said that ho had been as far as "de/.mals , " and was pretty good in sub traction and long division. Reagan claimed to bo a married man of three years' standing , but had been away for two years. His family con sisted of a wife and two children , and the judge didn't blame him for leaving. Will Smith and Johnny Howlcy were two Musoatine sixteen-year-olds who ran away from home about two months ago , and in order that their cup of experience might bo full and running over the court gave thorn three days in jail , advising them to get homo as soon as po-'sible after their release. C. A. Johnson had just severed his con nection with the sideshow band , and was merely trying to get what they owed him. Hu said ho would immediately try to got work if let go , and was discharged. Jim Smith , of Omaha , pleaded guilty to the charge of urunkenncss , and ad mitted that ho had been there before. The judge laconically informed him thst Iowa whisky was higher than formerly , and taxed him $8.10. An assessment of $8.10 was also levied on John Call for over indulgence. Charles Jones , ( colored ) , wanted hotel work nnd was accommodated with litteen days at Hotel do O'Neil. Thomas Leo failed to touch a tender spot in the magisterial bosom and will likewise languish in durance vile for'a similar period. Preparing For the ProHldent. Upon invitation of Mayor Uronoweg a number of prominent democratic citi/.ons met in the aldurmanic chamber at 7UQ : o'clock last evening for the purpose of making some arrangements for the ro. ception of President Cleveland upon his visit to this city. There were presenl about fifty gentlemen , among whom were Ed. Campbell , jr. , United States deputj marshal. This mayor at 8 o'clock called the meet ing to order nnd said- "I have taken the liberty of calling this meeting for the purpose ot making propel preparations for the reception of I'rcsr dent Cleveland on his visit to tb.is city. Ho then had the following letter from the president read by Mr. Ed. Troutman KXECUTIVK MAJJSIOX. WASHINGTON- Sept. 7. Ibs7. Hon. William Cironewei ? Mayor , Council limits , la. Pear Sir : 1 liavi received the Invitation kindly tendered mien on behalf of the cltUcns of Council lilutfs ti visit that city during my visit to the west am south and have carctully considered the pos sibllity of its Acceptance. In determining the places among the man ; to which 1 have been Invited where the Urn Ited time nt my disposal would permit me ti stop 1 have been culded somewhat by u dc sire to meet the convenience of the larges number of people nnd as the arrangement of the plans for the trip which canno bo chanced without interfcrlnc with the en tire schedule , will only permit me to remali In your locality about an hour , It was deeuici best to inaxe the stop In Omaha. 1 regret much that circumstances are sue as to prevent me from vlsltinc notn cltlc and assure you the Invitation from Counc IJlutfs Is none the loss appreciated on ae count of the Impracticability ot Its accep auce. Very ti uly yours , ( inn Ci.r.VEi.ANP. The mayor said upon reception ot tli above letter saveral gentlemen held consultation and thought it best to writ to Colonel Keatley in Washington , an see if the president could not so urrane it that the presidential party could spen an hour at least in this city , and in r < ply Colonel Keatley writes that the pres dent cannot , under any circumstance I atop in Council Bluffs. That ho will u to Knn .is City from Omaha on tlio Kan sas City road and that as the train passes through Council Hluffs It will slow up in order for the citizens to get a look ut the president. , Ex-Congressman I'usey suit ! he thought it would be best to try to head hl.n oil" before he got to Omaha as ho comes to Omaha from St. Paul. Ho advocated catching the party at the lironilwav depot > pot of the Northwestern railway and as sure them that they would bo returned to the train In time to go to Omaha. A committee composed of the mayor , Alderman Lacy , F. M. Gatilt. Judge James , Postmaster liowman and Alder man Wells were appointed to try to make arrangement for the imrposo of rccoiv ing the president and of making some arrangements by which ho could stop in this city for an hour at least. The mayor ami Aldermen Wells and Lacy are to go to St. Louis and meet the presidential party , while the balance of the committee are to lind out the arrangements rangementsof the railroad company upon arrival in this city ana hereafter arrange plans. The meeting adjourned to meet nt the call of the committee. Thn Hotel Mnnawn. Yesterday morning S. P. Alae Council , of the Chicago Lumber company , took forcible possession of Hotel Manawa. It appears that Mac Council wont to Atchl- son Saturday night last to see the noted builder of Hotel Mauawa and if possible do something towards completing the details - tails in settlement. Ho hunted high and low for the man of famoin Coimca Ululls Frank Clark. Hut to his utmost aston- inont Clark was unknown to the resi dents of Atclnson. Even at the hotels no trace of Clark or Lamphere could bo found. The residents had hoard some thing of a proposed motor line but no Clark. As Frank Clark was n name familiar to even the children of Council Hind's , MacConnell became dis gusted nnd was i-bout to give up his hunt when he discovered the famous builder of hotel Manawa and his friend , Mr. Lamphere , who professed to bo con nected with the , building of the motor line in this citS Jjut who would now probably deny auywuch statement , from the very fact that no one seems to think there is a motor line here. It was learned that Lamphere and Clark , that being the proper position tor their names to npoear in print , wore rcallv building a motor line in Atchison , Lamphero being foreman and Clark time-keener of the grading gang. Clark refused for some reason to accept MacConnoll'i propositions and MacCon nell returned homo on Tuesday and con cluded lio'd step into Hotel Manawa quietly and bo lord anil master of all ho surveyed , even to the ground the hotel is upon. This blunt announcement may bo dis pleasing to some of Clark's smaller cred itors , but for the time being , at least , MacConnoll and the Chicago Lumber company have nine-tenths of the law in thuir hands possession. Two watchmen have been placed in possession of the hotel and the building will be guarded night and day. Mr. MaeConnoll lias a lien of $4,000 upon the building as well as a land contract for the land upon which the hotel stands and a chance for a warranty- deed when a balance of $3,550 cash has been nuid for the land. Under existing circumstances. Mau- C'onncll could get no insurance upon the hotel and he now hopes to be able to in sure the vdacp , as lie has watchmen there. Hy so doing ho also guards against further dam.igo by mischievous persons. What the plans are for his running ttio hotel as a winter resort does not appear , but as a hotel manager it is hoped he will bo successful. Proceedings have been commenced to foreclose tlio lien unon the hotel , but when it will be reached in the district court is unknown. Frank Clark has also entered suit against MacConnell for $ ,1,000. Thn Shrievalty Plum. The friends of A. F. Clatterbuck arousing using his name very freely as the proba ble candidate for sheriff on the republi can ticket. His wide acquaintance and long residence make his name ono which is looked upon with favor , and his exper ience certainly tits him for the position , should ho bo elected. For four years ho was deputy shorilV under Reel , and for four years under ( iuitar , and ho has since been two years a constable of ( ! ar- ner township. His name has before boon within a tew votes of bejng placed on the ticket , but ho laid aside his claims for others. His friends arc many , and they , ro urging his name with considerable nergy. There is no doubt but that if lommatcd ho would prove a strong mane o help pull the ticket through. It is understood that Slierill Reel will : iot accept of a renomination. It seems : onccded that Deputy Sheriff O'Neil lands tlio bcdt chance of any to get tha 'cinocratic nomination. He is ono of the est oflicerd tlio county over had , and if lomlnated would make it hot for his epublican opponent. The race promises o bo a warm one , if the two named are .nit up , and it is safe to bet that neither would bo distanced. A Charley Unas Sewer , The location of the sewer connection with the city jail seemed to agitate most everybody who wont near the city jail or city building yesterday , as well as all the aldrmcn- surveyors , engineers and the sewer builders. For some unaccountable reason no con nection could bo found , although two excavations over nine feet deep were made where the engineers said tlic con nections were , as ho Know by his mark. Many lookers on believed there never had been any outlet to the city jail sewerage ami some of those about tlio building are now under the same impression when they think of the loud stench that has per vaded the atmosphere. At last accounts , by telephone , Deputy Marshal While said ho had cot Charlie Nicholson to go with the patrol wagon in search of the lost sewer connection and in consequence it will probably turn up to-aay. A Wonderful Quilt. Miss Ella Hko , of Warrcnsburg , Mo , has just completed a (5ra/.y quilt which she has spent over four years in making. It is 'J yards in width and ! ij yards long , and is bordered with heavy ruby-colored plush and lined with gold-colored surah silk , and is beautiful in the extreme. The feature of ihn quilt is that it consists en tirely of silk , satin , velvet and plusli scraps from famous and noted persons , such as presidents and their wives , most all of President Arthur's cabinet and theii families , most of President Cleveland' ; cabinetollicials , andfamiliesof thoUnitcil States supreme court , members and ( ami lies of diplomatic corps , United State ; senators and representatives and theli wived , governors and familes of differonl states , actors and actresses nnd othei noted persons. Every piece in the quil has a history. Tlio quilt comprises niiu largo blocksone of which contains piece : from the dresses and cravats of member of her graduating classes and her teach crs. crs.Tho kinds of work which she has deco rated it with are Hat and raised wool am silk chonilla and arasonc , tinsel cm broidery , brush painting , Kcnaingtoi painting , raised work in ribbonvelvet am plush , Kensington embroidery in silk am crewels , braiding.beading.appliquc , etch ing , transfer , cross-stitch , difterent designs signs in fans , palettes , plaques , and bug ot sillc , satin , velvet and plush. Th quilt contains uieces of ribbon from tw ot Mrs. Cleveland's wedding bonnet * . TOMHUGflE N AUSTRALIA , Colonel Tom Oohiltreo Tolls S3tne Inter esting Things of a Noted Bushranger * A MAN OF 'LUCK AND GRIT. The Dps mill Down * of Ills Career How A I'ullcchtnii'a liullut Inter- riiptnit Ills Kxplolis by a Snwetl Off Gnu. New York Sun : Col. Tom Ochlltrco sat in the barroom of tlu : HolVman yes- tenlay drinking champagne with a friend , when a reporter came in. "Say , Tom Hughes has been bagged , " ho remarked to n reporter. He was much surprised to learn that the reporter was not acquainted with Mr. Hughes. "Why , lie was at one time one of the llrst citizens of Denison , and at another time of ir.ireda. Why , everybody in - Texas and every other state must have known Tom Hughes. Hut let mo toll you , his capture wi's accomplished only because of his hard luck , and hard luck was an infre quent incident in the picturesque life of ono of the old-time spirits that lifteen or twenty years ago gave n zest to life in this country- "Tom was n native of England , but ho came over the western ocean at the ago of sixteen , just after tlio close of the war between the states. Ho lloated along out to the western states gradually , working at whatever came to hand until ho had a few dollars in pocket , when ho would move on , Ho is said to have blacked boots in Now York city , worked in a grain elevator in Buffalo , shoved lumber into a planing mill in Sag- inuw , roughed it with the lumber men in northern Michigan , served as a porter in Palmer's hotel , Chicago , waited on a table in a river side restaurant in St. Louis , and kept an eating booth under a tent on the bank of the Missouri in Kan sas City. From Kansas City ho went to tort Scott. It was here that ho first got liis name in the papers , uml also , so fur as known , began to associate with crim inals. "The only timber around Fort Scott is to bo found along the creek bottom. Hero there is u prodigious growth of young oaks. It was one of Tom's fancies to go walking on a Sunday morning among the oaks. About the third Sunday trip of this kind ho made ho found him self in a little opening , at about 10 o'clock in the forenoon , with three men in front of him , one of whom was point ing u revolver fair at Ins head and tell ing him in blood-curdling tones to holdup his hands and ' 'em well ' up 'keep up , too , an order which Hughes made haste to obey. It was related afterward by the survivor of tlio party that Hughes seemed to bo the 'wust Heart tenderfoot ye ever see , but he was stackin' the kyards for us shameful. " "Hughes , with his knees knocking to gether and lower jaw drooping , kept his hands up , but they were Hopping about ii ; a way that made the man with the pistol laugh. Ho couldn't help turning Ins head a minute to remark to ono of the men with him that ho "never see sich a idjit , " but he never said anything else after that. The moment his eye got around to his companion Hughes' shak ing right hand dropped down on the butt of a revolver bomowhero about his cloth ing , and even before the robber saw the motion Hughes sent a bullet through his heart. He shot one of the others with the next pull of the trigger , and then told the third to hold up his hands and make tracks toward Fort Scott , which was done instanlcr. "Hughes , boy that he was , became the idol of the town. The citi/.ons made up a purse , bought him a beautiful re volver and a Winchester , and a gold watch and no end of stull' , which were undented to him with great speech- making. Three months later home ono sawed the iron bars out of the county jail .so that ( ircg. Kimmel , the robber Hughes had captured , could escape , and Hughes and .Johnnie Reid , a Hash gam bler of the place , disappeared. It was pretty plain that Reid had determined to turn Hughes' nerve ; to account , and had taken Kimmel along. No one was sur prised , therefore , when news came a month later that a party of three was having great luck holding up stages in southern Arkansas. "Hut the road was not at that time a favoritn with either Hold or Hughes. Reid was a natural born gambler and lughus was an apt pupil. They only ook the road when down on their luck. lughes' appearance and nerve made um the best faro dealer in the west at hut time. Ho had an honest look and a sareless bearing , but no one over got the drop on him over a c.ird table. "Ho was prodigal of his gains , tooand hus got a wide reputation for generosity , t is said that ono night while ho was dealing down in Dcni&on a young fellow from New York , who had blown in all lis wealth , became desperate , and draw- ug a revolver aimed it at his own lieatl , ntending to kill himself. Hughes , whenever never failed to see a motion with or for x pistol , saw this. Without a moment's lesitation ho picked his revolver from ho table and sent a bullet through the would-be suicido's hand just in time to turn the pistol aside. That ended tha thoughts of suicide. Then Hughes had tlio young man cared for and when ho had recovered from the wound gave him $1,000 and borne good advice and .sent ° iim home. "Hut there came a time , as il always does , when luck deserted young Hughes. He and two others .started in to hold up a stage not far trom Tcxarcana. Hughes had the drop on the driver as straight as u string with ono pistolwhile ho covered a quiet gentleman on the stage seat with another. Hut the moment Hughes .stopped out of the cover the quiet gentleman got one of those infernal sawed oil' shot guns out f'-oin under the duster or some other unlikely place and let drive two lug load" of buckshot at the covey , bag ging the whoUi three. He never would have done it only the cartridge in Hughe.s' pistol failed to go oil' . Hard luckwasn't it ? "Well , Hughes wasn't dead , but the other two wero. Hughes had three or four buckshots in him , ono of them right in the right lung , but ho pulled through , and then got ten years for the job at Lit tle Rock. J think ho served about six- months and then skipped , and that's the last wo over saw of Mr. Hughes in the west. "Tlio next wo learned of him was in a letter ono of the boys got from Australia. There was nothing in it but a newspaper clipping , and that related to the most re. cent achievement of a daring bushranger by the name of Hughes , The bushranger is simply the Australian idea of cowboy and a gentleman of the road on the American frontier. From time to time in tlio last live years or more we liavo heard from him in the sumo way. "To-day I received a letter from an old friend of mine , \\-ho owns a sheep ranch with a million or so of sheep on it in Australia , detailing the second capture ol Hughes. The police had determined tc run him down , and had detailed a posse to follow him until they got him. if il took a year. Ever siuco the middle ol April that gang of policemen ! ias been on his trail and Hughes must have had a tough time of it. No doubi ho would have left the country and returned to his friends in America had he had an oupor tunity , but he was pressed too closely Several times ho exchanged shots will the police , but they were running shots LATEST BY TELEPHONE ! I. Sayt In there a flrc nny where f There' * nil awful crowd rnnlilni ; up tlio f reel. B. Hey t Tire ! N-a-w. Ilitlnt je licurd 'lioul the Special Curtain Nitle the Council II In ( ft Car pet Co. IM a liavlir this week t Tluit'i whar the crowd In a goln' . J. That' * no. They give a pole with every pair of curtains Hold. < > IICKN I'll go myNotr. They are nt Xo.1O5 llroadway. II. Wtilt till 1 get my Mirlonl , an' I'll go 'loin ; with > e. JAUCiS. and nobody but th police got hurt , and they were not seriously. On the morning of August 7 Policemen O'Leary and ( Jeo , so the letter runs , got word tbiit Hughes was near 1 romantic , and riding to the spot they found his trail. He was on foot. Ho was a neat hand at covering his tracks , but in this case had overdone the matter. Of course the police never would have found it if a shepherd had not given him away but once Ihov were onto him , the hours which holiad spent concealing the track were wasted. Ho had not covered more ground in live hours than ho could have run over in one. The trull led through a couple of paddocks on the old Canning road , and just beyond the second one the policemen found a camp where Hughes Had been cooking dinner , lju had evi dently got wind nt the policemen ami had run for it , leaving behind a Martini- Henry rillo , a bulldog revolver , fourteen rillo 'cartridges , forty-seven revolver cartridges.besides tea , sugar , sonic mc.nt , split peas , tobacco , matches and rugs. Still he didn't leave all his guns behind. "Finding tlio trail hot , Gee ran his horse to the top of the nearest sand hill whence he. could see Huchcs running at full speed across the open ground. Gee tired twice at the unfortunate fellow , compelling him to take shelter behind a tree. Then Gee galloped straight down at the tree , but Hu < rhes opened lire with his rillo and then with a revolver. Three bullets gra/ed Gee's head , and that sent him to cover also. It was all up with Hughes , though. The tiring brought the other policemen. These took .shelter off at ono side , and Hughes was unable to keep out of Gee's .sight and theirs at the same time. Hut ho was game to the last , and kept firing his revolver until a ball from Gee's rilio struck him in the lett hip , and ho fell. He will doubtless be sentenced to a long term in prison , but no one who knows him will say that his career has been more than temporarily checked. _ "The cause of his c1 pture.afterall.was simply hard luck. When the police came to examine his weapons they found that the Martini rillo had jammed , and would not throw in a cartridge , while the revolver ver , a Hritish bull-dog , had broken so that , while it could bo lircd , it took both hands to hold it together , and thus the aim was spoiled. I can't help feeling sorry that his early prejudices and pa triotism should have prevented his car rying trustworthy American weapons with him when he emigrated to Austra lia , instead of buying weapons in Eng land that were bound , sooner or later , to fail him in time of need. Watches , clocks , jewelry , etc. , the host in the city. C. Voss , jeweler , No. 410 Broadway. Repairs u specialty. The bar fixtures and furniture of the the St. Louis house will be sold at fdieriffs sale , Monday , Oct. S , at ' . ) o'clock a. in. SPECIAL NOTICE .Special BdTeitisonionta. such HS Lost , Fo.ind jol.nan , For Sale , To Kent , Vxmts , Bonullnir , etc. , Till boiuserte'I In thli column nt the loir IHtoofTEN CENTS I'KH U NE for the Brit insor- ion and /IveConU Tor hinofo.-each subieijoent luBortlon. Leave adverli-.omcnts nt our offit. NIL U I'earl meet , ao.tr UrunUnr./ , Council uin us. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ WANTS. A younir tlrl to take laioiifu WANTED Apply to Mrs. C. I ialier , cor. Main st. niul Willow nve. , iip-stati- * . . _ FOlt HKNT .My robldonce , corner 1'ourtli st. and Willow nveuue , two blocks from jioi-i- ollicc. Nine rooms , city water and thico cis- torus sluulo upon the | irc'inleii for twoliorbcs nml cm rluno , M In t-'ocid repair. 1'rico { Ml pur month. N. 1 * . KENT Two ot the now Warren llats on Fifth nvcniio. MoHt dpsimulo locution In the city , near the dummy cloixn , oil modem IniproM'inonts. Apiily to Odol ! IlroB. & Co. , No. 1011'o.irl gt I cet , Council Illulls. rpO Apnlo nil ) orb 53) ) bushels best winter JL ( tuples In orchard in Council Illutls. Ap ply to lloiuco IJvurott. _ ANTKt ) Wood chopper * to cut 1,0 0 cords of wood. I'lvo miles tiom to\\iu Horace Eerctt. . _ , to loan on rcul ostiitu unit chattels by $100,000 Day. aa I'eai I bt _ "OUILOINO lots and acre propuity lor ealoby F. J. liy , 3 1'CHrl st. To buy a few lota cheap from WANTED . Cash or on time Addicss K. C. , llco oflice , Council Hindi. \\7ANTKD A Klrl for Keneml housework. IT Small lunuly. Imndy kltuhen. 70'J6tli u\e. OH SAI.K-Stock nf dnit ( In central No- brnsko. Will linolco uliout IW ( ) . In quire of llnrlo , HKSS X Co. , Council Ulutls , In. 'OR SALE OR TIIADK. For Conncll IlluHi property 10,000 acres of Iowa and Ne braska land. J. U. Mice , 110 Mam St. . Council IlIulTs. A. scnujtz , Justice of the Peace. Oflice over American Kxprfiss. No. 419 BROADWAY OFFJCEll fUSEY , BOO Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa- Established 157. CROCKERY , LAMPS , GLASSWARE , AND FINE POTTERY. Prices Very Low , W. S. HOMER & Co. , XO. 23 MA IX ST. , COUNCIL V LUFFS I A JOMX V. bTONIt JACOU 81US STONE & SIMS , Attorneys at Law. Practice in th : State and Federal Cour t Koomt 7 and 8 Shug rt-Dcno Block. . COUNCIL DR. RICE'S 0111111011 HernialSupport1 TltK Greatest Invention of the Age. Rupture or lleniiu a K , , , ; * AK , : , , . , ; MA , . , ; D < M i ict , > < > , n PII.VKI , s ritiir. i- * . i-.i / - - . _ Otllco Hours : 8 to IS a.in.,1 to 5 , md 0 to 8 p.m. UOUIlCll BlufFS , lOWa j yAUSI ' TS y Y y BECHTELE'S ' NEW HOTEL , Best $2.00 a day house in the west. LOCATION , THE BEST , , FIRST CLASS TABLE , SAMPLE BOOMS nnd ALL MODERN CONVENIENCES ! Kegular : Boarders : - : lleduced : : Kates. NO. 336 & 338 Broadway , council Bluffs. No. 201 Main St. , Council Bluffs , Iowa. i : ASSORTMENT Fancy and Staple Groceries Both Domestic and Foreign , UEST MAKES AND HIGHEST GRADES OF Pianos and Organs Persons wishing to purchase instruments will find it to their interest to call on us. IiutnmiciilK Tuned nnd Kcpiilrcd. We never fall to ulve MiUNl'iic Over 2O year * ' experience in Piano and Organ Work. Swanson Music Co. No. 329 Broadway , Council Bluffs , Iowa FINE MILLINERY. New Fall Styles Open. n St. OMAll.l , Creston House , Main Street , Council Bluffs , Only Hotel in the City with Fire Escape , Electric Call Bells. Accommodation * I'irxt flax * , And Kale * Itea < tonahle Max Mohn , Proprietor D. H. McDANEUD & COMPANY , Hides , Tallow , Pelts , wooi < AM > runs. Jltijhcst Market 1'rice * . Proinp JtctHrntt. 820 and 822 Main Street. Council Ultifl's I OWll. Finest Landaus Coaches and Ila cks in City. WILLIAM WELCH , 01 FIIKS : No. 41S Broad d > The Mai.lwtun ' Telephone No. I Na. 015 Main Street , Telephone No , & REAL ESTATE , Vacant I.OH , I.nmls , City lloeltloiicon nnil I'nrius. Aero property lu wcblurn purt ot tit/ All tvlllnir clivup. R. P. OFFICER , Real Estate & Insurance Agent , Uoom ft , over Ofllcer k Vuscy'a Hank , Couno Star Safe S tables and Mule Yards Hromlwny , Council llluds , Opp Dummy Depot Horses and mules constantly on hand for sale : it retail or in car load lots. Orders promptly tilled by contract on hhort nonce .Stock sold on commission Telephone 1 M. Sm.i rr.it & I5oi.i.v. Opposite Dummy Depot , Counei lilu 111 K. H. ItAHXKTT , Justice ol the Peace , 41/5 / Hroadway , ( . 'otineil niud's. Kcferb to any bank or business house in the city. Collections a tpccialty. 06DEN BOILER WORKS CARTER & SON , Proprietors. ALL KINDS OF STEAM BOILERS -M.MK SHEET IRON WORK ( Jrilerc far rispitlis by tnnll pinmptly uttcmlu to , S-iillstmtlon Kimrnnticil. Triilli AMml Joining tUuOifii'm 11 on Wurki , Council llluQ | .