Nebraska Newspapers

    The Transportation Board to Ask
Another Reduction of Batos.
POTTER WILL HAVE TO ANSWER.
The Waterloo IlrldKc Matter to Ho
Taken Into tlio Court * School
Money Appointment-- Ilimil
Klcction To-ilnjr.
[ FIIOM TUB IIF.H'S uxcoi/x nunrAU.1
Tlio Rccrutarlcs nf tlio aLiitu board of trans-
| iort tlon mot yesterday at their rooms mill
considered the nuusttoii of u redaction of
rates. The rocL'iit reduction of intcr-stato
rates nffects Missouri river polntfl , and Lin-
coin and Fremont , which hiivo boon given
Hcpiiriilo schedules at an mlvanco of about 5
rents ) iur NX ) on dlfTerent classes over MIs-
Bourl river rates. The state board bollovo
that the rest of th HtuUi Is entitled to re-
ductlouH as well us Missouri river | xjlnts und
those iilnees. nnd consequently they have
culled a meeting of the board to consider and
adopt n new tariff ithoct for the different
roads in tlio state to conform to the reduction
intulo In intcr-stato rates. Tlio clerk of the
board was instructed to notify the dlfTerent
roads in thu state of the meeting and request
representative r to bo present. At that incot-
iriK , if an agreement is not made with the
rouds on reductions , the board will declare
existing rates unreasonable , make a reduction
to a reasonable basis and proceed to the en
forcement of their order in the courts.
In the matter ot the Waterloo brldgo nnd
overflow awe , In which Mr. Potter
refused to accede to the findings of
the board , the board will proceed to
make out a finding of facts und Hie the muno
In tlie court a where the Union Pacific will bo
culled upon to answer In trial.
] n the board records a now complaint bus
leon ) entered by John Llsco , of Clark's sta
tion , Merrick county , who alleges that the
Union Paclllu discriminates against hlui on
shipments of hay to Omaha and that the ills
crimination was imido in cur load lots In
favor of other shippers. Answer day for
this complaint is net for Monday next.
Tin : soiiooi. .MOSKV API'OHTIOXMKNT.
Superintendent Lane yesterday handed to
. the state auditor the souii-unmiiil apportion
ment of school money based upon the report
of the stuto treasurer Hied with him Uucum
bor fl. The rcjxirt nhowed that there wcro
the following amounts to apportion : Interest
on Union' Pacific bonds , JiHW ; interest on
tuto bonds , ? ijU50.(59 : ( : stnto tax , 'JlMrj.7i : ( ; ;
interest on county bonds , $ ) , b'JU..20 ; interest
on district bonds , $50 ; lease of school lands ,
Wl,87il.i ! ! : ; private securities , $2li.)0 ( ! ! ( ) ; atotal
of K-ttMiiaiK ) . Under the law the stuto HUHir- |
Intcndent lists apportioned this amount to the
different counties of the state according to
Hohuol population. The school population of
the state is fciT9JS2 and the rnto per scholar
was Jl.l'J. The different counties in the
Btato receive the following amount
TIIK IHlSn KI.KUTIOH.
To-day the city votes upon the proposition
of grunting 1M,000 of bonds to uld In the
c n t ruction of the ] > roi > oiod Lincoln , Ued
Ouk & DesMiilnes niiiroud. There wus
nioro evidence of opposition to the bonds on
the streets yesterday than heretofore and
poino parties who did not reveal their Iden
tity , hud boys scattering dodgers , calling on
tux pavers iioforo voting more bonds to eon-
lder first what taxes are the present your
und asserting that taxes arc 0 i > cr cent.
AVhutiivor the opposition may bo it is very
evident that it bus urrived too late and the
disposition among heavy tax payers is to vote
the bonds.
STATIJ 11OU5C NOTIi * .
Governor Thuycr I reported to bo im
proving , b it ho is yet contincd to his bed.
Thu governor's friends are unlimited und all
are anxious for his siteedy recovery.
O. C. Oaston has btxm upixilntod steno
grapher for the Klovonth Juufciul dlntrict by
Judgn Cochran and has Hied his onth of elllco
with thu secretary of state.
.ludre T. U. O. IlurrUon. of Grand Island ,
is the Hrst of the district Judges-elect to Hlo
his outh of olllce with the secretary of stuto
for the coming ycur.
Sheriff Grimes , of Johnson county , was in
the city yesterday , bringing with mm anew
boarder for Warden Hycrs , sentenced to ono
year's Imprisonment for Mealing a wagon.
The same party Is under indictment in Otoo
county for horse-stculing.
Captain Hill , private secretary to the gov
ernor , Colonel Palmer , General Cole , Colonel I
Stone nnd Llcutpiiant Uudloy , ot the cov-
ernor's staff , went to Wymore yesterday to
attend the military ball at that place given by
the battery of light artillery.
The following notaries were commissioned
yesterday : William Uyan , Hanilnll , Chey-
onnocounty ; Albert O. Kdwnrds , Omuha ;
A. 1) . Gibbs , Anipahoo , Fnnins county ; H.
K. Wilson , CMiamplon , Chase county ; John
T. UniHs. Laramie , Choyeuno county ; Jumes
lUiley , Hastings.
General nnd Doctor Ftatiblutt.
Tlio telegraph has brought the In
telligence that a man named fishblatt was
ucting us "general" of the Salvation nrmy at
Fuirbnult , Minn. , where , it was claimed , the
success of the celestial array of mortals
had aroused the enmity of sev
eral local ministers who had In
stigated soiuo of the disreputable
elements of the city to make the licuvonly
cohorts flco for the safety. The "general"
of tlio army boors n iinmo well known to re '
idcnts of Omaha of u few years ago. In those
days the gentleman was known as "doctor. "
Jk > occupied Mimptiious apartments over the
the Omaha National bank , . 'wlvi-rUstd with
liberality und aportcd | > asVo- diamonds which
. 'i
made him the cnrloil ono1 of every
tiotel clerk In town. Hut btisIncM didn't
pny , nnd ni > orlliig nroand the 'green cloth
didn't nil his pockcU. He left the town ,
drifted to Cleveland. Ohio , 1um [ > ed Into the
broker business , wciit to other towns , always
dropping down lower , until now ho Is found
endeavoring to mnko u grand usoent to ht-nvcn
nnd Induce others to follow him In the ranks
or the army which Is battling for salvation
andagiilust sltiuml thoilovil. Dr. and Gen
eral Flshblntt's verNitlllty Is equal to almost
nny emergency.
A ciiiititATiiOA.si ; : ; ; .
The Suit of Frnnklln IloMnson v < . Al
fred J ) . JoncH , ot nl , Now oil Trial.
Tlie case of Franklin lioblnson vs. Alfred
I ) . Jones , et nl , began yesterday In the
district court , Judges Wnkoley nnd Qroff oc
cupying thu bench. There wiw a great ar
ray of legal tulcnt present und many sp jc-
tntora. The plaintllT'8 Cnso Is Wing con
ducted by Messrs. Ooorgo 'W. Donno , .Tolm
W. Lytlo and Pat O. Hnwos , while Messrs.
John M. Thurston und C. A. Ualdwin appear
for the defense.
Tills promises to IMJ n long and tedious case
nnd ut thu same tlmo u celebrated one. The
history of the litigutioti U well known to the
readers of the HIK , but u short synopsis Is
given below :
Mr. Robinson wus n velcrnn of the Mexi
can war and nftcr completing service removed -
moved to Gentry county , Missouri. Mr. Hob-
Inson mndc an application for a frnvcrnment
land patent to which ho was entitled. This
was prior to 18-1 ! ) . When gold was
discovered In California Mr. Robinson was
seized with the fever and started for the
mines. He alleges that ho and Mr. Jones entered -
torod into un agreement whereby the latter
was to locate the land for him. Ho claims
that Jones did not keep faith with him , but
obUtlnvd the land und Hied the patent in his
own iituno. That Mr. Jones nfterward sold
this property und bought real estate in
Omuhn , which is now very valuable. Mr.
Robinson returned from California in 1SSG
and ut once begun ault ugalnst the defendant.
*
Public Works.
Hereafter , when .advertising for bids for
the construction of sidewalks Chairman
IJulcombc , of the board of public works , will
cull for bids for the construction of cross
walks. The latter were put down by the
street superintendent , and it is thought the
new system will bo less expensive.
During the past year there have
been over twenty miles of sidewalk
laid down by the sidewalk contractors , and
about sixty miles by private parties. The
cost of this has been about $1.WH ) per mile.
There seems to bo some difllcnlty about
getting contractors to build n house for the
watchman on the Sixteenth street viaduct ,
unit us a consequence the custodian of Unit
structure is compelled to buttle with the ele
ments.
Councilman Lowry compluincd to Secre
tary Wnppich of the board of public works
that the paved streets wcro In a horrible con
dition because of the dirt which has accumu
lated since street sweeping has boon discon
tinued. Ho ulso showed that u largo part of
this dirt was rapidly turning into dust ,
flying through the air injuring
the displays of holiday goods und making it
unpleasant for people to bo on tlio street.
The secretary said that ho would inform the
chairman , who. ho thought , was oven then
out looking for Contractor Funning.
A Home Tor tlio Itabics.
On the corner of Hnrnoy nnd Nineteenth
streets may bo found the little homo for tlio
children ol mothers who go out lo work. H
is now in readiness for uhc , is cosy and com
fortable , and will answer every purpose for
which it is intended u'ltll spring , when the
permanent building will bo completed. By
the paying of a few pennies for the food nnd
euro of her cnlld during the day , a mother
can earn u full duy's wagcsand rest perfectly
easy as to thu welfare of her child. If a
mother wishes to go out to work by the week ,
a permanent homo can be secured hero for
her babe by the payment of a mere pittance ,
not to exceed SI. 50 a week. A good matron
has been secured , and she will be assisted by
charitably disposed Indies who have volun
teered their services. Still more help is
needed ; clothing for little- children , and many
other thtngsncoussary to the xuccess of this
meritorious enterprise. For full particulars
call on or nddrcss Elizabeth G. Munford
1733 Dodjjo street , secretary of the Home.
A PiiHhliiK Church.
The Westminister Presbyterian congrega
tion the Uev. John Gordon's will open
their now church on the corner of Twenty
nincth and Muson streets , with services on
next Sunday mornlmr. The church Is a very
Hue structure and has a seating capacity o
about r > 00. The congregation is largely im
bued with characteristic western energy. If
was only organized in April last ; in Scptcui
ber they concluded to build a church , and on
"Christmas eve" the building will bo occu
uied withun entertainment for the children
Ttuuk Hold on Two Counts.
H. W. liuclc stood before Judge Bcrka
twieo yesterday to answer Hrst the grave
charge of embezzling $120 belonging to his
into employer L. A. Black , 2,407 Cumlng
street ; and second the charge of obtaining
money under false pretenses from Jcno
llnnseu. Duck waived examination on both
charges , and was put under $1,000 bonds to
appear before the district court. In default
ho was sent to jail.
An Omnium In Denver.
F. L. Dana , formerly connected with Brad-
streets pfllco has become editor of the Denver
Exchange Journal , which has Just rondo Its
appearance. Ho Is also secretary of the Col
orado Real Estate and Mining company. His
venture in Journalism is a creditable ono and
his supply of advertisements Is sufficient to
guarantee success.
Real Fstato Transfers.
Otto T.nng nnd wlfotoE.Tj.Blerbowor ,
lot 10 , blk 5 , lioggss & Hill's add
wd $ 8,400
Jno F. Boyd ot nl to Anna Hlloy , lot U ,
blk 4 , Boyd & Sharp's add , w d. . . - . . 1,350
F. B. Ranltiu and wife to Mary L. Me ?
Kinzlc , lot 13 , blk 4 , Bedford Place ,
wd 050
Jno A. Harmon to M. D. Long , lot 3 ,
blk 2 , sub div blk ii7 , Albright's
Choicc.w d 500
Gee L. Dunham and wife to C. F.
Yutcs , lot 14blk B-Ceutral Park.w d 3,600
Chas Fengstroin and wife to dins F.
Yates , lot 13blk 4Wiso& Parmolo's
add. w d 2,500
E E French nnd wlfo to Chas F Yates
lot 3 blk Hi Central Park , wd 1,500
Lou iso M Yates to Chas F Yates ,
] K > wer of attorney to sell real estate
W G Albright and wlfo to Chas C
Millurd , lot U blk 1 Fowler pluce.wd 1.200
John B Kusuey to M Hellman et al
s H partly wall bet n 44 ft and mid
dle 44 ft of lot 1 blk 105 Omaha , n c d 300
M Donnelly to Robert B Wallace * i al
lot I ) Clark's sub , Millard & Co add ,
w d 4,500
Charles Stutzncr ui.d wife to John
Fritz , lots 0 and 7 , blk 10 , town of
Millard. wd 300
Charles C S | > otswaod to C F Yates , o
SIM ft of lot 11 , blk A , Bedford ,
w.d 2,500
John A McShano to John ACreighton ,
undivided } $ n SO ft of lot 1 , n 80 ft
of o ) lot 2 and w K of lot 2 , blk 147 ,
Omaha , wd 50,000
John A Horbuch und wlfo to Mrs Mary
H Lambert , n X lot 4 , blk 0 , Hor-
bach's 2nd add , wd 45n
Oliver H P Halo and wife to W G
Alexander et nl , part blk 3 E V
Smiths add , 84 l-0xl * ) } < , wd 3,200
John Lntcnsor and wlfo to Mrs Win
Young , und K blk 3 E V Smiths add
ill 1-tixlSCiJ j. W d 300
G A Lindiiuibt et al to G W Spalsburg
lot 11 blk3 Rose Hill add , wd 325
Cornelia A Hlco to S P Great , lota 15 ,
10,17 , 13 blk 14 , Bedford Ploco ndd ,
wd. . . 3,800
J H Patterson nnd wlfo to D C Patter
son , und 14 blk 1 nnd so 'M ft lot 3 , lot
4 to 21 and so 30 ft lot 32 blk 3 , blk 3 ,
4 , Fnyetto Park , w d 7,000
Anna Rilcy nnd husband to Patrick
Rowloy , und > f lot It , blk 4 , Uoyd &
Sharp's add , wd 1,500
Amos Phillips and wlfo to EE French ,
H 30 ft lots 7 and 8 , blk 7 , Patrick's
Sdudd , w d ! 2,500
C E Mayno and wlfo to E E French.
lot.s 5 and 0. blk 17 , Central park , wd 1,200
ABU H Merrill and wlfo to S D Rynear-
aon , lot 2 , blk 73-.So Omuha , o. c d. . . 7,000
, Total' . . . . . . ' . . ; t97,5'J5 '
A ROCKY MOUNTAIN HERMIT ,
General Brisbln Discovers Him Liv
ing With a Pot Boar.
CABIN IN THE BIG HORN RANGE.
A KnltlilcHs Wlfo Drove Him Front
Civilization Kntltlcd to a
I'ciiHlon for Service In
the Lnto AVnr.
Fort McKlnnoyVo. . , Correspond
ence of the Now York World : Few
people cnn know of the stnviiRO things
wo meet in these wilds.VhiIo hunt-
In" ; not Ions "KP "P i" the very heart of
the Hlfj Horn mountains , wo came to a
Httlo open vnlley through which ran n
Bircam of pure cold water. Following
the Htruatu up to its source we found n
magnificent spring. The pool was BIX
'cot wide , seven or eight feet deep and
: o clear that every pebble on the hot-
om could bo distinctly soon. Near the
pring stood un old double cabin of
rough-hewn logs , which wo at first
hought was uninhabited. On closer
inspection , however , wo found that
somebody lived in it. Wo rapped on
Uio door , but got no rcsixHiso , nnd wo
roro about to turn away when tv pot
lcar shambled up the path towards us
ind an old man clad almost entirely in
ikins of wild animals followed close be-
liind the bear.
"Come hero , Jncko , " said the man ,
and don't bo too free with the stran
gers. Ho won't hurt you , gentlemen , "
lontinucd the old inim'tbut ho in mighty
roe/ ' The boar sutup and looked mid
, hon cnmo up and smellcd them. "Got
nit of the way .Tui'ko , " said the old
frontiersman , giving the brute a smart
kick , "and mind your mnnnui'H. Come
'n , gentlemen , and don't mind Jacko ,
! io is only my companion and ho nnd I
.ivo all alone. I expect I spoil him
sometimes , but Jnuko is a mighty smart
bear and can do almost everything but
Lalk. I got him when ho was only a
ittlo cub up there on the mountain.mid
.10 is now over n , your old. Go and lie
ilown. .Tacko , " and the boar did as ho
, vus ; bid.
We are now in the cabin , and n
strange place it was. An old fireplace ,
ivith a few pans and kettles , a rough
: nblo made of hewn logs and sot .up on
stakes and throe threo-loggcd btools
completed the furniture. The earthen
tloor was covered with boar , wolf , fox
and swift skins , and Jacko rested on the
poltofn magnificent grizzly , perhaps
the hide of his own father. The walls
wcro ornamented with skins hung up rm
pegs , and u do/.en or more heads of elk ,
door , bear , antelope , wolves nnd lions
beautifully preserved Irokeddown at us.
The poise and expression of the heads
were so lifo-liko thoysoomcd as it about
to spring from the walls. Ono "huge
wolf , u Kocky Mountain lion and a swift
had boon .stalled entire , and they
looked as if alive. I expressed aston
ishment at the beautiful art of the taxi
dermist and the skill with which the
work wus done , and the old man seemed
pleased.
"I did it all , " ho said. "Tho winter
nights are long , and when I work it
keeps mo from getting lonesome. "
Hearing mo addressed by my compan
ion by my military title , the old man
looked hard ut mo und then uskcd mo
quickly :
"Aro you a soldier ? In what army did
you serve during the warV"
1 gave him my name nnd told him I
had served in the nrmy of the Pottomuc
for nearly three years.
"My God ! " ho oxolaimod. "I vrivs
there too , and I remember you perfectly
well now. Well , well , " ho continued ,
"it seems a long time ago since the war ,
and I. presume most of my old comrades
are dead. " Ho then told mo the num
ber of his regiment andjcompany and the
names of his olllcers. Ho had gone into
service from Philadelphia and had boon
all through the war. Before the war ho
was a furrier on Arch street , Philadel
phia.
"What are you doing out here all
alone in this * God-forsaken place ? " I
asked.
"Not God-forsaken , " ho replied , "for
here , general , umid these mountains wo
are almost face to face with God. "
"But what are you doing here living
like a hermit ? " I persisted. ' 'Come old
comrade , " 1 added kindly , "you may
trust mo and give mo your story. "
And ho did tell it. It was one of the
saddest tales I ever heard , and I should
like to repent it entire only I don't
think ho would like mo to do so. Suf-
iicc it to say ho had a family a young
wife and two children when ho
wont into the army nnd loft them behind
in the great city , For a year or two all
went well , and then ho heard strange
tales of his wife's infidelity. He
did not believe them and served
out his enlistment and returned homo ,
only to find the stories he had heard
were too true and his wife was living
with another man. Ho took his chil
dren from her , cursed her and loft. His
children ho loft , with his brother in
Iowa and then came to the Rocky
Mountains. Ho hud boon for over
twenty years in the valley whore I
found him , and said he never would
leave it. I asked him if ho did not want
to see his children , and ho said they
wore both married ; to good men , anil
would not want to see such nn uncouth
old creature as himself even if he did
want to see them. He had given all his
money and property to his brother for
thorn and that ended it. Ho know they
were all right and ho was glad of it. Ho
preferred to bo alone , for ho had
nothing now to live for.
He cooked us some supper , nnd it was
plain enoutrh but good. An .ash cake ,
homo fr nl deer meat and baked pota
toes was all ho had to offer , with a
draught of bweet water from the beauti
ful spring.
After supper took us into the adjoin
ing cabin , and there I saw a sight not
faoou to bo forgoton. The walls were
complptoly covered with heads beauti
fully done and wonderfully Hfo-liko.
There were elk nnd door with great ant
lers , wolvof , foxes , swifts , antelopes ,
bears nnd Rocky mountain lions. I ex
pressed my astonishment at the perfec
tion of his work , and he said , ' 'time nnd
care does it. Tlio winter evenings are
long and I spend much time at my
work. " I asked him where ho got his
skins , and ho said ho shot the animals.
Formorally ho killed a great many for
sitort , but now ho killed only n few for
food and occasionally ono for a pelt. I
asked him how ho tanned them and ho
said an old Mexican named Pete , who
lived over the mountain in another valley -
loy , tanned them for him.
Yes , once in a while ho sold hcada to
got Hour , ammunition nnd tobacco , nnd
once in a while hunters stumbled on his
place and carried away MWIO of the
heads. An English lord Captain Dris-
cell , or something of that kind had
come lust year and taken uwuv most of
the heads and carried them to Knglund.
Wouldn't wo stay all night ? It was
Into in the day and the paths of the
mountains wore uncertain. Ho could
glvo us a fur bed and a pretty good
breakfast of fat vonibon. If wo would
stay ho would make Jncko dance for
us. "
It needed not much urging , for the
clouds looked heavy In the \vcsland evi
dently a storm was c6ming up. It was
nearly dark , too , and'thanking the old
hermit forhls hospitality , wo
gladly accepted the friendly shel
ter of his roof- for the night.
Then ho brought in some pine
logs , made up a good fire , fried some
more potatoes and deer incut and baked
some bnttof in n pan. After eating all
wo could hold ho called up Jncko and
made him dance , turn somersaults , tum
ble , open nnd shut the door , go for
water , bring In wood nnd perform a
Dumber of tricks. Jncko win given his
supper of cooked meat and put to bed
in the corner. l
"You don't know what a comfort Jacko
Is to me , " said the old man. "lie's just
like a human being , only he is a good
deal better than some thnt I nave
known. Jacko is honest , and wo oflon
talk together that Is , I .talk to him ,
nnd Hmictimcs I think ho Understands
mo. "
The old man had some tobocco and
corn-cob pipes , and he offered us each
ono. "I smoke a good deal , " ho said ,
"and find my pipe company. There is
loin of company in a pipe when I'm lono-
somo. Jacko smokes , or ho thinks he
does. " He then called up Jacko , made
him sit up , put a pipe in his mouth and
placed his hat on the bear's head. The
ear made a funny picture. "Come and
give mo a hug nnd go to bed , Jocko , "
said the old man , and the bear came and
gave him a huge and then went to his
corner.
Wo sat quite late into the night talk
ing of the war. Tlio old man loved to
talk about the battles he had been in.
I had noticed he was slightly lame , and
he showed me where he had been shot
in the lognt Antictnm. I told him ho
was entitled to n pension , and should
got it for his children it not for himself.
He shook his head sadly , and said : I
have all I need. I have done with the
world. Jacko and I will stay hero and
not bother about any thing. "
I wiw u little afraid o , that bear , but
the old man assured mo ho would not
move out of his corner until morning ,
and he did not.
Next morning , after a hearty break
fastwe left him at thu door of his lonely
cabin , nnd Jacko turned several somer
saults of delight , as if ho was glad wo
wcro going , and no doubt ho was ,
JAMKS S. BKISHIX.
Tin nn 111 Wind
That brings with it gusts of rain from
the northeast. When the wind blows
from that quarter on a wet day , the
rheumatic are apt to suffer , oven if
seated by their "uin comfortable ingle"
in a cosy arm chair. A few wino glassfuls -
fuls of Hosteller's Stomach Bttiers
most genial and comforting of specifics
will afford them unspeakable roliof.
There is ample proof on record of its
efficacy in inis disease more particu
larly if used for ils relief al Ihe outset.
Chills and fever , dyspepsia , constipa
tion , liver complaint , and a lack of tone
in the kidneys and bladder , should also
be Iroaled wilh this lipcful , family medi
cine of botanic origin. Appolilo im
proves , refreshing slumber once more
visils the weary eyelids of the nervous ,
and Ihc circulalioa is.onrichcd and ac
celerated in consequence of ils invigor
ating und regulatngnclion. ) Use it as
u protector against gojting wet.
A MurderoiiM Blade.
New York Telegram ; Ono of the de
tectives atlached to'tho Twenty-ninth
precinct has in his .possession a slit-
lotto which is said to'have been used in
twenty-two murders and which was the
ruin of one of the oldest and wealthiest
families in Italy. The weapon Is kept
by ithfl detective in u small iron box.at
his home.
When asked to tell the story of how il
cnmo into his possession , the detective
said : "I was an otllcer on patrol duty
at the time , and , as my beat was in that
district known as 'Litllo Ilaly , ' I got to
know u number of Italians living Ihorc.
Among them was a tall , fine-looking
young follow named Guisoppi Gravcno ,
and he and I wore great friends. Ho
scomod to be boiler educated than the
others of his kind , nnd would stand and
talk to me by Iho hour of his once mag
nificent homo in southern Italy , but
which owed its ruin to u knife.
"The knife , ho said , had been picked
up by ono of his ancestors in Egypt over
two hundred years ago , and had de
scended in his family from father to son ,
and in that time twenty-two people had
been killed with it. I used to think ho
had been drinking when ho would de
scribe the murders , and more especially
when ho would tell mo , as ho would
often do , that no ono could handle the
knife without culling some ono with it.
"One night ho came to moon post
and handed mo something wrapped in a
piece of cloth which he explained was
the mysterious and fatal knifo. He was
afraid , ho said , to keep it for fear ho
might bo tempted to use it , and wanted
mo"to either destroy it or put it some
place whore no ono could handle it. I
took the knife and put it in my pocket
and forgot all about it until I was at homo.
I took iloulunrollcd Iho clolh and nulled
Iho blade oul of its sheath. The blndo
was about five inches long , nnd curved
in and out in a curious manner , giving
it a look like longuo of flume. The
bundle was covered wilh dark colored
loalhor , and I look it up in my hand to
logic ot it more closely. I don't know
what eamo over mo , but suddenly I felt
a queer sensation alt over my body. My
fingers closed over Iho handle , and the
queer shaped blade seemed to quiver
with life. I felt an unconquerable de
sire lo slick il into some one. and would
probably have done so had my hand nol
slruck Iho hoi chimney of a lamp and
Iho pain caused mo lo drop it.
'I managed to got the blade into the
sheath again and wrap it up as it was
given to me , and nul into that iron
chest , where il has neon over since. "
The reporter asked lo see Iho knife ,
and after considerable pleading got Iho
detective to open the box nnd lay the
knife on the table. 'The ' sheath was a
plain heavy leather ono , and the knife
looked so like hundreds of others ho
had seen that the reporter smiled at Iho
supposed ghost storyThe blade was
withdrawn , and , as' the detective hud
said , was curved in n curious manner.
Near the handle were a number of
hieroglyphics , and , like the detective ,
tlio reporter to oxamiiio them lifted the
knife from Iho lablo. His hands had
hardly closed on tlio shaft when the
curious thrill passed'over him , but just
then the detective forced the knife out
of his hand , nnd with n sigh of relief ho
saw it locked in the iron chosl from
which il will shorlly' ' bo taken and de
stroyed.
Ancient historians. ! tell of Damascus
blades which had a similar power , and
the stillcllo mav have been fashioned
by Iho hands lhat fashioned thcih.
Some fashionable ladies ara not satis
fied with ready-mado fans , but must
have thorn made to order ; they are ,
however , snlisficd with Dr. Bull's cough
syrup at 25 cenla and take it regularly.
"One fire burns out unother.s buru-
, lng , " and most pain Buffers moro to bo
cured , but Salvation Oil is painless and
certain. It costs only 25 cents.
Financial Difficulties ,
J. S. Duke , hardware dealer , Plattsmouth ,
Neb. , has closed up under foreclosure of
mortgage , the liabilities being $3,000 ,
George S. Johnson , dealer In pumps' nnd
wind mills si Sett , Nob. , has oUo been closed
with f 1SOO as liabilities
SHOT DEAD ON THEJTRACK.
tinmen Thotnnfc , a Turf Crook , Killed
lljr nil bnicrr.
Now York World : . GuUonliorg race
track yesterday aftcrnnoon was the
sooiip of Iho mo t Interesting tragedy
that has occurred in Hudson county , N.
Y. , In many years. James Thomas ,
alias Jim Williams , a notorious track
crook and thief , and In turf parlance a
"tipper , " was shot dead by Sergeant
Darling , of the Hudson county police.
Karly in the fall of 18SIS Thomas made
his appearance at the ( , 'lifton race truck
and said he came from Virginia. Ho
was an expert "orniw" player , nnd also
gave tips to a number of sporting men
who visited that track. As soon as thoraces
races closed he turned his attention to
other mutters , and in a very short time
ho was accused of being Iho iirinulpalin
several petty robberies 'in Paswiio
county. About three months ago
a warrant was issued for his nr-
rest by Justice James K. Norton , of Pus-
sale county. The warrant WHS made out
upon several complaints , ono for robbing
u church near the race course and the
other , us far us can bo heard , for insult
ing women. The warrant was given to
u local detective to servo. Ho went to
the race track and arrested Thomas.
While ho was bringing him from the
rooo course to the jail Thomas jumped
upon the detective and bore him to the
ground , and when ho was down ho hit
him several times about the face and
arms and made his escape. The de
tective made inquries regarding him
at different race tracks and llnally lo
cated him at Gultenburg.
The detective then caused a warrant
to be issued for Thomas' arrest for
assault and battery and also on the pre
vious charges. The warrants wore
given to Ofiicer James Gynn undnnother
olllcor , whoso name cannot bo ascer
tained. They visited Justice Van
Gcedonof Now Durham , North Bcrgon ,
where the Gutlonburg race trnck is
located. They asked him for assistance
to arrest Thomas and ho referred them
to the Union Township Town Hull.
They visited thai place and gave the
warrant to Sergeant Otto Darling and
Olllcor Buckley , who promised lo arrest
Thomas as soon as possible.
After a Htlle trouble they found their
man under the name of Williams. At
first they wore not wire and asked the
Passaic olllcers to visit the truck and see
if they eoulu identify him. This they
did Saturday. He must have scon the
men in company with DitrlingumlBuuk-
Itoy and kept very shady since. Yester
day afternoon the two Union township
ollicors visited the track and saw the
negro near the grand stand talking to
Eovornl gentlemen , evidently giving
them tips. When they approached him
ho ran nway. They pursued him nnd
saw him dodge into thccurringc-shcd at
the north end of the truck. When they
entered the shod , after having consid
erable trouble in opening the largo
slablo door , the negro could not bo seen.
Oflicor Buckley , however , saw something
white under ono of the carriages and
said :
"Come , Williams. We have a war
rant for your arrest and you may as well
surrender , us wo want you. "
The negro got out from under the car
riage and asked what they wanted , nnd
and upon being told said defiantly :
"Come and take mo then. "
Olliccr Buckley , having hoard what u
despuruto character the negro was ,
drew his revolver , more to intimidate
him than to use it , advanced und nt the
same time draw the warrant from his
pocket and road It us he went towards
the negro. As Buckley stepped over
ono of Iho HliuftH of the carriage , be
hind whfoh the negro was hiding , the
lutlcr jumped forward and seized him
around the waist nnd attempted to throw
him to the ground.
Officer Buckley is a tall , powerfully
built young man , but found no hud his
hands full when ho tackled Ihe negro ,
who scorned lo have only ono purpose
and that was to obtain the revolver
which the officer had in his hand.
Thov swayed from side to side and did
not have much room to move , as they
were surrounded on every side by car
riages and were at different times
forced against them. Sergeant Dar
ling called to Buckley , asking him if he
needed help , but received no ans
wer and only heard snillo and hard
breathing of both men as they
fought for the revolver. The negro
suddenly seized the bull end of il and
forced Ino officer's arm up. Ho , Ihink-
ing Iho negro was going to shoot him in
the head , knocked Ihe revolver down
with his left hand , while his right was
around Iho negro's neck. Suddenly Iho
revolver won I off and Iho bullet struck
Sergeant Darling in the right hand ,
between the thumb and the. first fingor.
Buckley again seined the negro's right
hand , bul was soon compelled lo release
his hold by Iho negro biting him.
Then Iho negro placed the revolver
against Iho otlicor's 'loft breast , right
over his heart , and was about to shoot
when Buckley , seeing his danger ,
seized the revolver with his right hand
and at Iho same time pushed his first
finger between the hammer und the
chamber. The trigger came down with
u sharp snap nnd split the officer's finger
almost in two.
Sergeant Darling had not been idle
during this time , and when ho saw the
negro place the revolver against Buck
ley's breast ho , thinking the hitler was
about lo bo killed , pulled his revolver
and fired at the negro , The bullet
struch Iho negro in the shoulder jusl
as Iho trigger descended upon Buckley's
linger. Bolli men groaned and Buck
ley , jumping back us far as ho could ,
wrenched Iho revolver from Iho handy
of the negro. As ho did so Sergeant
Darling tired a second timo. This was
the fatal shot and it struck the negro
ever Iho hearl. Ho reeled back and
wilh a groan expired. Ho died sland-
ing up , leaning against ono of Ihe car
riage wheels.
Sergeanl Darling loft Buckley in
charge of the body , and going to Officer
George Stanton , who has charge of the
track , said : "I have killed a negro in
Iho shed , bul did il in self-defense. "
The only witness lo Iho killing of Iho
negro was a Mr. Carlin , a well-known
sporting man , who happened to bo pass
ing the shed as Iho llrsl shol was fired
nnd saw Iho lusl part of the shooting.
Sergeant Darling was taken before Jus-
Uco Van Gildcn , of New Durham , and
made a slatument reciting the facts.
Both the otllccrs have good reputations
and have boon connected with Union
township for about six months. Ser
geant Darling was Ink on lo the county
jail lo await the coroner's inquest. The
body of Williams was , removed to the
morgue , and County Physician Con
verse was notified.
Noises.
In the ears , sometimes a roaring , buz
zing sound , are caused by catarrh , that
exceedingly disagreeable and very com
mon disucse. Loss of smell or hearing
also result from catarrh , Hood's Stir-
sapurillu , the great blood purifier , is a
peculiarly successful remedy for Ibis
disease , which it cures by purifying the
blood. If you buffer from catarrh , try
Hood's Sursapurilln , the peculiar medi
cine.
GoatH and Grizzlies.
Kansas City Star : George Riobald , a
pioneer of Idaho since 18(18 ( , the owner
of the LitUo Gfanl gold mine nl War-
ran and -long n skilled bun tor in the
Sawtooth mountains , is in town. Mr.
IliObald was.for many years a contem
porary 'for1 George Wotsotv the Luiicd
trnppcrnntl hunter for' whom the busy
young metropolis of Wolsor City was
named , and ho was associated with him
at times on HOIUO of his most perilous
tramps. "Weiscr was the Daniel
Boone of that section , " said Mr. Rio-
bald yesterday ; "but the naming of Iho
territory was ilono by Joaqtiin Miller.
The word 'Idaho' is pure Matinock and
signifies 'The gem of the mountains. '
"As to the game un there now. we'vo
got plenty , and good game , lee , bul not
a buffalo. There were uncounted thou
sands but n short tlmo ago , but the
Northern Pacific road and the hunting
that ensued from it drove what re
mained into British Columbia , where
isolated bands may occasionally yet bo
found. There 1A nn abundance of elk.
bear and myriads of mule doer. On all
the earth probably there Is nol another
place where there Is moro doer. They
weigh from eighty to ! ! 00 pounds each ,
drcflscd , and nny hunter with any skill
nt all can easily get all he wants.
"Tho wildest nnd most oxhillrnting
sport in Idaho is that Indulged in by
Sheep-Kilters , a branch of the Bannoolc
tribe. They are known by thi ? naino
liocuui > o they subsist largely on the
lingo mountain sheep. When the sheep
are heavy with young they drive them
far up on the cliffs , nnd then with their
dogs make them jump down , where
they are found dead nt the bottom , and
made way with by those follows. These
Indians are first class shots , too , and of
course kill many of thcso sheep and
other game thnt way.
"Wo vo got an animal up there called
the untolopo goat. Did you ever hour
of it ? They grow very largo. A bull
nntolopo will weigh HH much as IKK ) or
4IN ) pounds. They remain in the very
highest mountains that is , above Iho
snow line al an altitude of from 700 to
1,200 feet. They stay there summer and
winter. They have jot black horns , 11 vote
to thirteen inches long , sharp IIH a pen
cil , and depend iiltogolhor on fighting
when attacked by wolves or dogs.
They have a terrible big hum ] ) on their
rumps and sit down just like a dog. I
have seen them sit ( Town on u rock and
watch. They can't run much , and they
can't jump more than six or seven feet.
They nre indigenous only to lhat coun
try , and scientists don't know anything
about them. I tried to got one of thcso
< iucer anlolopo goats for the Smithson
ian institute tlio last time 1 was out , but
didn't succeed.
"Tho bald-headed grizzly bear is the
only animal the Indians won't disturb.
They ain't afraid of the others. I have
myself driven nn ordinary she grizzly
away from her cub and she didn't al-
tack mo , being thus lossdangorous than
u sow. A sow wouldn't permit that.
But those buld-hcodcd grizzlies nro
largo and extremely vicious. The sil-
vop-lip grizzlies are ulso very cross.
"Wurrcn , the town where I am is 1GO
miles southeast of Lewiston via Mount
Idaho , nnu 100 milch by jack train via
the once famous camp of Florence. It is
100 miles also from Weiser. I have quit
hunting for awhile and came down for u
IItlio recreation.
A Fact to Be Hciucnilinrod.
Do nol bo deceived by misrepresenta
tion , Ask your druggist for Allcock's
Porous plasters and lot no explanation
or solicitation induce you to accept n
substitute. Allcocks planters uro n
purely vecetablo preparation , the form
ula , of which is known only to the manu
facturers. Their vuluublo curative
qualities nro duo to the employment of
the highest medical and chemical skill.
They act safely , promptly and effectu
ally. Over 1,000,000 persons have boon
cured by AllcockiS Porous plasters.
Another Case of Surplus.
Boston Transcript : A wealthy nnd
enterprising Bosloninn , who is accus
tomed to having things just about us ho
wants thornmid to wanting them pretty
nice , tells a story of an experience of
his own which illuslrules Iho sensations
which a rich man may feel when'ho is
reminded thai Ihorc nro men who nro
passing rich on what would mean Iho
most abject poverty lo him. Ho had
iusl loft a now office which in its furn
ishings and appointmenls is Iho wonder
of Iho mercantile community , and had
taken the train for his suburban homo.
Ho was in the smoking car , smoking
a 25 cent cigar. In the seat in front of
him wcro two farmers of Iho mosl unmil-
igaled rusticity. They were _ engaged
in comparing notes about their crops.
"Sold your p'tatcrs yet , Jesse ? " asked
ono of the farmers to tlio other.
"Oh , yes , " said Jesse.
"Done well ? "
"Fust-ruto. I wouldn't euro to have
everybody know about it , John , " lower
ing his voice a 1 ittlo and assuming a
somowhut conlldonlial air , "bul I don't
mind tcllin' you. I've laid by money
on them p'talors. "
"How much , Jesse ? "
Jesse loaned ever toward his compan
ion and whispered , with an air of abso
lute frankness and honesty :
"Nino dollars nnd forly-throo conlsl"
"Gosh , Jesse ! You don't toll me !
Wai , I'm glad on't. You worked hard
nn' you dosarved it. "
IjnxurloiiN Christmas Presents.
Colgalo's Cash moro Bouquet per
fume is a luxurious , yet inexpensive
present which every lady will up
prcciatc.
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Navigation at Fort Bmltli.
Kansas City Times : "I saw a very
amusing thing at Fort Smith the other
day , " said Mr. John W. Noir. "Thero
is not u foot of paved street in the city ,
cpnshqucntly when it rains it is impos
sible lo got around. Well , while I wus
there I saw a skiff being drawn through
the streets by a pair of mules. Ono man
was doing the driving , another was
using the oars and Iho third was manag
ing the rudder. The mules did not
seem to bo pulling very hard , and Iho
sight caused a vast amount of cheering
from the cili/cns who wilncssed It. "
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