" v * r * " ' " ' 'Ji THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , NOVEMBER 10 , 1893-TWRNTY PAGES. SI FALCONER'S THANKSGIVING LINEN SALE , ILU Tomorrow we place on sale a special purchase of over $20,000.worth of fine linens. No such values have ever been shown in this market before. The linens were IN E A'ill be equally as low in price. This will be a splendid opportunity to lay in a stock of Thanksgiving and Christmas linens. These prices cannot be duplicated , so buy IN while you may. We will also have for tomorrow 500 pairs of fine all \yool and part wool blankets. Prices are quoted below. Wo would call your attention , too , to the special 750 bar U gains in black goods , the 290 colored dress Roods , the discount we are giving on all our dress goods , silks and cloth capes. Capes we are selling at half price , dress goods and silks at a dis count of 20 off. No matter what part of Iowa or Nebraska you live in you can save more than your fare by buying of us this week. Our Grand Opening of Christmas Books Continues Monday. IJNENS , SI .08 , LINENS , $2.48. LINENS , $2.25. . LINENS , $3.50. LINENS , S2.S. ! ) LINENS $2.48 nnd $2.5)8. LINENS. Flno bleached damask tnblo cloths , A choice assortment of beautiful G-S .napkins to match the damask Blenched dntnnsk table cloths , 3 A Inrpo lot of odd cloths , no nap All our damnsks , crashes , towels oil new r.ml handsome designs , full 93.75 ( Intrinsic tnblo cloths , 2i ytiros spoken of , usually soils at S3 par 3-4 napkins to match , usually soil at yards long , real value of every cloth kins to match , every clolh worth and fancy linens will bo on our 2 ynrdft long , real vnluo is ? o.OO long , exquisite new designs nnd of dozen ; our $4.50 per dozen , our price 3l.7o , and never before wcro they 85.00 or more. tables ami counters at prices to suit POP clolh , Tomorrow's price , $1.98 excellent Tomorrow's quality , price , S2A8 Tomorrow price , $2.25 Tomorrow will be $3.50 offered loss Tomorrow's , price , S2.98 Tomorrow's prices , S2.8nnd $2.JS ) the slimcst pocket book. BLANKETS , 75c and si. is WIIITK BLANKETS , WHITE BLANKETS. GRAY BLANKETS , 75c and $1.25 GRAY BLANKETS , GRAY 13LAJNKKTS , $11.85 and $7. FINE BLANKETS. . . $11.85 tind $5.75 S2.45 and $3.35 . naif. All our liner grades of blankets In All our $1.25 blankols tomorrow $1.85 nnd $2.75 All $1.25 blankets , 75c. 11-4 So blankets , $3.85 nor . gray this siilo at cut prices. 75c per palf. All 2.7f > blankets , $1.85. All S5 blankets , $3.85. All $1.75 pray bltinkots , SI.25. All $3.50 pray blankets , $2.45. . . 11-4 $8.50 blanket. " , S7 nor pair. Also a line line of quilts of all . . . , $3.35. . All S4.50 blankets All our 31.05 blankets , tomorrow All $3.60 blankets , $2.75. All $7.50 blankets , $5.75. pray . kinds. ,81.18 , per pair. _ See these. Choice- , nil new. Excellent Values. Choice nil wool. Ilich Ciilifornins. so Colored Dress Goods 25 Per Ceiit Off Mondaj.TuesdafandUesday FOR ONE MORE WEEK BLACK DRESS GOODS OS AM , On Monday we will place Per Cent Trimmed and Untrimmed on special sale 20 pieces qf hand-made Japanese silks , in He- all colors , 24 inches wide. will bo Monday OFF These are suitable for evening or party dresses , and are worth BOBBY BONNETS , TURBANS , and at least 850 a yard. TOQUES , Etc- Our Price 52c a Yard. miss this For we will one day more & you For SOc \vo will sell 21-inch black falllo Tuesday anico to -innco buy jlnok - dross. Como offer all our ladies' cloth capes We Carry only the Best Francaiso , 21-inch black pros grain ncd . 21-inch black crystal bengalino , worth fcarly. wo . will sell . 81.00. at a discount of 50 per cent from 81 to Sl.oO a yard. iBuy now nnd $1.25nnd31.351)lnck On Monday SOc Save Money. goods for less than import price , for we SPECIAL IN * Wo would call special attention to a rTlB Seventy-nine have been selling them at im line of brocaded blnck silks , the very rt grand - . op- cents. Wo mention HANDK'F. DEFT latest thing for a nobby dress. On fbrturnty. Don't miss it. only a low ' of them. porters'prices. . . Monday to introduce them. Borne of best Priestley's flno novelties - $1.08. rftid choicest our thinjjs oltios , French All our § 12 capes for $6. Plain white homstitchcd linen hand'fs iP Buy this now sale. and serges , Alma and twills suiting diagonals and , All our $15 capes for $7.50. at i-inch 5c , hemstitched and corded hemstitched Extra Special. Imperial All for stitched handlers , worth lOc and loc , all feave Money. many others , all at our $20 capers $10. at 5c Monday. For Monday Only. All our § 30 capes for $15. Hnch ana 1 inch hemstitched initial 3,000 yards fine all wool dress stuff , All our § 50 capes for $25 , handkf's , warranted pure linen , regular mixture and novelty weaves , picked up price 85c ; Mondav 25c or 8U.75 per doz. by our eastern agent at a mere fraction All our $75 capes for $35. Chiffon hand'k'fsin all shades. Colors of their value. Roods that sell every * 79c guaranteed fast ; former price , 05c and where at 60c , 05o and 75c a yard. All our § 90 capes for $49. 75c ; now 28c. 31.25 chiffon handler's Monday , 02c. Monday only , Choice at All at just half price. 81.75 and 82.00 chiffon handk'f's Mon 29c a day at 78c. yard. Promptness always in Carefully Correct N.B. Filling MAIL ORDERS. In Filing all Orders. . . ! HASTINGS POLICE DEFIED " Petty Burglars Organized in Adams County and Are Working Baldly , AUTHORITIES UNABLE TO DO ANYTHING lncnln Citizen Emily Capture * a Colored Thief Rod Handed ( but Loses lili Prisoner Knroute to the Police Station. HASTIXOS , Nov. 18. [ Special to Tnn BEE. ] r-For Bonio time , what appears to be a jTogularly organized gang of petty burglars has been making Hastings its headquarters , Snd conducting operations with great bold ness. In fact , the police of the city cocm Utterly unable to cope with the thieves and theydo not seem , to have been incon venienced in the least by anything that the police have done. Thursday night the residence of Mrs. Nancy Cooper , at the corner of Brings and Sixth street , was broken into about 11 o'clock and the marauders had pocketed a handful of silver spoons when frightened away by the family. A stone's throw away a largo barn used as n warehouse for painters' supplies was broken into three times within the week. Boino sneak thief entered the ofllco of Miss C. II. Johnson , a stenographer , .but had to content himself with a pair of spectacles , Tvhich ho sold at a Jewelry store a block flown the strent. The committee on arrangements for the reunion of the old settlers of Adams county root In Hastings today , with a largo attend ance. Previously all the reunions have been held at Junlata , and the citizens of Hastings are sparing no pains to malco the meeting of the association a pronounced success. Tues day , December 13 , is the ( Into appointed. The Southern Nebraska Poultry associa tion will hold Us annual mooting-in Hastings four days , commencing with the 5th of Do- cembcr. On Monday next George W. Lehr of Rapid City will assume the duties of agent of the Klkhorn hero , S. A. Mosher having been uro- jnoted to the position of traveling agent. On Sunday , the 20th. the Methodists of Highland townshiu will dndicato a now church oalfico , Hev. Mr. Shank of Omaha being d.pec ted hero to preach the dedi catory sermon. In Honor of .Tuiliio Harrison. Onn , Nob. , Nov. 18. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] -The members of the Valley county bar tavo u banquet in Hotel Ord last-evening in honor of Judge Thomas Harrison. A lotto. " of regret was read from Judge John II. Thompson , who was unableto bo present. Twenty-one gentlemen sat down to supper. Mrs. A. B. Plough of St. Paul , Minn. , is ilsltlnc with Mrs. J. O. Sharpo. Mr. O. P. Harmon of Milford. III. , is here looking alter his real estate interests in Valley county. Mrs. McCarthy of Grand Island is visiting TfHh Mrs. P. Mortonsen , Mr. and Mrs. S.f , Uoed of Oakland , Cal. pent part of the vreok with Mrs. and Miss Keod , leaving for their California homo Wednesday morning , While hero they were called upon by many of their old-1 line acquaintances. Auburn ISravltlci. Aumwx , Neb. , Nov. 18. [ Special to TUB BBS. ] John Welch was arreited last week aud placed in' the county jail for soiling liquor without a. Hconso. Ho had a prelim inary hearing Tuesday before Judge Church. Tuo evidence was strong enough to bind him over to the district court and lu default of ball ho was returned to jail Tuesday night this city was raided by Burglars , At G a. in. the Missouri Pacific depot was broken Into and about $3.75 in avail change taken from the money drawer , Tuwlay night the II. & M. depot was broken Into , the money drawer broken open and bout 5 c nu la pennies ) atoleu aud four iQttlcs of beer taken from the express room. The same night A. E. Hollcnbeck's barber shop was robbed and thirteen razors and .wo clippers taken. In both instances en- ranee was effected by breaking window ights. Prof. James 1 { . Dye and family are making ( reparations to spend the winter in Cali fornia. Auburn has decided to have water works after suffering from so many disastrous fires. The work of erecting pipes will bo begun at once. John McElhaney's 'bus was run into a few evenings ago by a cart and one of his horses very seriously injured by the shafts of the cart. The cart was driven by John Simpson and U. C. Gilllland , who wcro thoiworso for liquor. McEllmnoy had them arrested nnd the boys compromised the matter by paying Mctllhanoy KJQ and costs. Affair * at Fremont. FJIKMONT , Nov. 18. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Harry T. Stoney and Miss Nevada Mc- Mahill of Omaha were united la marriage today by Justice Huff at the Eno hotel. They were accompanied to this city by D. E. CulUnano of Omaha. The Standard Cattle company reports that the results of its venture in cultivating sugar beets have been highly satisfactory. The nrerago of the whole 500 acres has been about fifteen uud a half tons of high standard beets to the acre , which , according to reports re ceived , more than doubles the average pro duct cf the Grand Island and Norfolk fields. The oftcsrs say this excels the best results In California , as an average crop in the best beet sections of that state Is but about ten tons to the acre. The city authorities have put U N. Morse , ex-county treasurer , to work on the city ircasuror'i books , and as far as ho has gone lie corroborates these who had already gone over them. Treasurer Forbes says he cannot account for the shortage , but admits that ho was utterly unqualllicd for the ofllco and claims that the deficit has occurred through mistakes. It is probable that at the next meeting of the council his resignation will bo demanded , and ho will doubtless comply. The harvest homo festival at the Women's Christian Temperance union temple Friday ulqhl was a success financially and other- wUo. wUo.Mrs. . John Paul was granted a divorce from her husband bs- the decree of Judge Marshall given today and { 1,200 alimony was allowed her. tionvicled of Arson. McCooK , Nov. 18. [ Special Telegram to Tim BEK.J District court has been m ses sion this week , engaged in the trial of John N. Jenkins , accused of procuring Waldo Sotithcrland and James Mclnt.vro to commit the crltno of arson. The jury was out twenty-four hours and found Jenkins guilty as charged in the second count and not guilty as to the first. Jenkins was running the Klrkbrlde hotel at Stratton and employed Southerlaud and Mclutyre to bum the St. James hotel. It is supposed his object was to do away with the opposition in business. Two attempts wcro made to burn the property in April , lfa'J3 , and both failed. The jury in a notu to Judge Welty recommended the leniency of the court in passing sentence. The case at tracted couslderaolo attention , The greater portion of the audience wore ladles. Mcln- t.vra pleaded utility. Judge Welty sentenced Jenkins to thrco years in tbo penitentiary. lili Account * Were Mixed. CwirCEXTEit , Nov. 18. [ Special to TUB rir.c. ] In the district court now In session Judge Hastings rendered a judgment against A. J. Orendorff , treasurer of Spring Ranch township , and his bondsmen for ft. 100. U will bo remembered that some time ago Orendorff left the country sud denly and his accounts wore not iu the best of condition. l.aily Irjared. DOIKJC , Neb. , Nov. 18. [ Special to THE BEC.J MUs Laura Beruasck , formerly of Logan , la. , sustained a fractured limb T&ursday night while attempting to board a train here. _ Slillunl Safe Cracked bjr HurgUrs. Miuani ) , Nob. , Nor. 18 , [ Special Teio- grum to TUB BEK.I Burglars cracked Wil liam Von Dohrcn's safe la his lumber and grain ofllco last night ana secured about t J in cash , and papers and notes to the value of about $10,000. The papers were found along the Union Pacific track half u mile cast of Millard this morning. The tools with which the crooks worked were stolen from a blacksmith snop in this place. One Joseph Koseky was absent from his boarding place in the evening , but at 4 o'clock a. m. he called for his cluthes and left town. Toblim' l.'itest lloom. Tonus , Neb. , Nov. 18. [ Special Telegram to TUE BEE. ] Tobias is at present enjoying somewhat of a boom. .Tho now building being erected by C. S. Buchtel. which will bo occupied by L Mehuron as an implement house , will bo completed this week. The now buiUlinp- being erected by Cass Mc- Curdy for a furniture store will also bo completed next week. After the completion of these buildings C. S. Buchtel's store will be moved and a magnificent two-story brick will bo built in Us place' by S. G. Empoy. The upper story of the building will be occupied by the different secret societies of the town as a lodco room. The Grand Army , Woman's Relief corps nnd Sons of Veterans are making extensive preparations for a camp fire at this place November Able speakers have been se cured for the occasion and n good time is ex pected. The exercises of the day will beheld hold in the Baptist church and the supper and dance in McCurdy's new building. Most of the farmers are through husking corn. In this immediate vicinity the grain will average forty bushels to the acre , while in neighboring counties it will not averaco over fifteen. U'est I'olnt Notes und Personals. \VnsrPotxT , Neb. , Nov. IS. [ Special to TIIE BEE , ] Johunlo Neligh returned from Chicago Thursday , where ho had been em ployed In the Nebraska division at the World's fair. Frank Noligh , son of Dave Neligh of this city , came to West Point Thursday after nn absence of sixteen years. Frank , in the meantime , has been living in Texas , Now Mexico and other western states. Ho Is somewhat broken down in health. On the evening before Thanksgiving the Youne Men's club of West Point will plvo a ball in ICraijse's hall. The proceeds will bo applied in acquisitions to their library and other accessories. Minolph Stiercn , brother of William Stieren of this city , died at his homo In Monterey township Friday of hemorrhage of the lungs , Fred Kucstcr , aped 71 years , died Wednes day und was burled Friday , Hov. Mr. Minor ofticiatlnj * . The deceased has been a resi dent of Cuming comity for many years. Injured on I1U Engine. FAIHMOST , Neb. , Nov. 18. [ Special to Tne BEE. ] Samuel Cocram of this city , engineer on the Chester branch of the B. & . M. rail- road met with a curious accident yesterday. About four miles south of Bolvdder , whllo coming down the hill the side rod of the cnglno broke in two about the center and the ends in ( lying around tore the whole sldo and floor out of the cab and badly bruised Mr. Cocram's left leg. Ho was taken homo and Dr. Pluuib was called. He says there are no bones broken , but it will bo several days before the man will bo able to get out. Captured a Lincoln llurclar. LIKCOLS , Nov. 18. [ Special Telegram to TUB BEE. ] An unknovro negro was sur prised in the act of robbing the residence of I * . K. Mclntyi-o at 2120 South Eighth street this afternoon. Ho was captured by a neighbor , O. H. Hering , who telephone ! to the jrallcQ station for help. Without wait ing for the patrol wagon Heriutr started for the station with his prisoner. Befor * they had gene far the negro suddenly threw u handful of red popper into the eyes of his captor and made his escape. Mr , Horlng is suffering severely , but his injuries are iiot serious. Illiliop Newman nt Norfolk , NoiiroLK , Neb. , Nov. 18 , [ Special to Tan Bee. ] Bishop John P. Newman of Omaha will deliver bis lecture , "Our Country's Mis sion , " in Norfolk next Thursday cvenlncr. The proceeds of the lecture go to form the nucleus Of a fund to build a new Met hod lit Episcopal church in Norfolk. HOW "SILENT JIM" DIED An Omaha Man's ' Experience in an Early Colorado Mining Damp. ONE NIGHT'S WORK FILLED FOUR GRAVES Hung the Wrong Mnu for Murder , Then Krenod Up by Seeing the Illclit Man's Heart's Ulood Warm a Dagger Point Scnorlta'a Iternnge. The inquirer may find a constant source of wonderment in what lies beneath the sur * 'ace life of a western city. Its inhabitants lave histories peculiar to themselves and with all that has been said nnd written tbo greater part of it remains untold. Hero lies a distinction of which the Mississippi river is the dividing lino. The eastern citizen grows to manhood among the same scenes nnd influences- that surrounded his father nnd his grandfather. His life Is but a repe tition of these who have gene before. It is uneventful because it has been forced into the groove which has been worn smooth nnd oven with the passage of many decades. In most instances ho succeeds to his father's business , his ambitious and his cares. His whole history and that of his ancestors be' fore htm Is known to the village gossips and even the circumstances of his courtship and marriage are subjects of general knowledge and comment. But in the west the family tree is an un known quantity. Men come and go and settle and accumulate fortunes , and no one knows or cares who their father might have been or whether ho wore broadcloth or Ken tucky jeans , He tells ns much as ho pleases of his previous life and the rest remains un-v known. People Judge him by what they see of him and not by what they know of his father. Under these conditions it Is not strange that many a life story of absorbing interest is stored away amoncr tbo half obliterated recollections of men 'who imay be seen on Faruam street almost any duy in the .roar. But few of the best known , business men of Omaha have reached thijlr. present position without encountering some , of the striking events which punctuate the history of the west. The western citizen roughed it in the days of his itinerancy. Scratch the bricks of his palatial residence , und a personal ex perience of unsuspected interest may stand revealed. ' ' It was the fortune of a reporter to stumble upon one of these bits of.linwritten history where he would least have Expected to find it. It was in the library Of a in an who bus for many years occupied d , responsible posi tion with a leading wholesale house uud sometime ago retired to upend his later years m the enjoyment of the competence which ho had spent his lifetlmoin acquiring j a roan whose bent ficure'uud silvered hair would scarcely recommend him as one who had participated in some of the most stirring scenes which marked tho'oarly days of the west. west.While While the old gentleman was searching through his desk for some papers the re porter's glance rested curiously on a buckskin - skin bag of peculiar pattern. It was troll worn and had been wrapped in tissue paper as if to preserve it from further mutilation. ' 1 suppose you are wondering why I taice so much care of that piece of buckskin , " re marked tbo old man as ho unwrapped the covering nna caressed the bit of leather as though he felt a personal interest in its welfare. "Well , it is a rello of an event which happened over thirty years ntro nnd which was the most crcitlng episode of my life. I have never told the story except tea a tow of my Intimate frieuds , but if you euro to listen I will tell you how i came by ttiat keepsake and then perhaps you will not wonder that I preserve it with so much care. " The scribe was all attention , and after tbo old man had lighted & fresh cigar he spun the yarn as follows : "The first time 1 saw that piece of buckskin was just thirty-four years ago this fall , about six months after the discovery of gold had peopled tlio Col orado mountains with an army of immi grants which in incongruity and numbers ilmost rivaled that which had filled the Sacramento valley ten years before. I was scarcely of age at the time , Just old enough to fall an easy victim to the gold fever , and I joined u crowd of men bound for the an ticipated Eldoraao. It would bo too long a story to tell all our experiencesbut at length we arrived at our'destination and located a mining camp In the shadow of a spur of the mountains. There were about forty of us altogether and wo were soon reinforced by additional arrivals , who nearly doubled the size of the camp. It was some of these ar rivals with whom the story I have to tell is connected. "One hot August afternoon a dirty-looking specimen of the class known ns 'greasers' hobbled into camp on a broncho which pre sented as dilapidated an appearance as his master. Ho was not a particularly prepos sessing individual. Ho was dark , even for a greascr.and his singularly black eyes gleamed through a mass of tangled hair that had evidently never knoxvn brush or scissors. Ho was cunning as a fox nnd as treacherous as a coyote , but , there- were too many of us to stand in any fear of him , and at his re quest ho was allotted to stay and was put to work about the camp. "About a week after our population was increased by the arrival of a man and a woman. The man was of no particular in terest , but as the woman was the first wo had seen in two months she was regarded with considerable interest. This was heightened by the fact that bho was decid edly pretty. She was plainly a Mexican , but her clear complexion aud lustrous oyc-s indicated that her lineage was of a higher order than that of tbo average greaser. Her companion was an American , but in what relation ho stood to tbo woman ho did not volunteer to state and no ono was curious enough to inquire. Ho told mo that his name was Jim Hardy nnd that ho pro posed to slay aud prospect awhile , and with that ho became a full-fiodgcd citizen of the camp. 'A month passed and the beautiful senorlta was still an inhabitant of the camp. Hardy's taciturnity had gained him the sobriquet of 'Silent Jim,1 and beyond an oc casional 'Buenos Dias ' his , senor , companion was as reserved as himself. By this time the couple had ceased to be objects of in terest and we had become accustomed to their reserve. Every ono had noticed , how ever , that liuinuldo , the greaser who had preceded thorn to the camp , had the most intense hatred for Hardy and it ivas often claimed by those who knew the greaser's revengeful - vengeful disposition that trouble would come of it in the end. It was the general belief that the trio had met before nud many sur mises wcro thrown out as to the cause of the Spaniard's hatred. But wo were too busy to look after other people's business , and ns liumaldo did not Indulge in open hostilities the matter ceased to bo n-suhjud of remark , "As tbo weeks passed the mountains took tbu tinge of autumn and the early frosts stripped the white spruce trees that hung over the camp of their foliage. Our camp had become a busy mining town and was alive with all the disorderly elements that infested that country in these days. Thcro was no law but might and thefts wore be coming so frequent that no one's property was safe. Provisions , weapons and even the nucgets which rewarded our daily toil had a fashion of mysteriously disappearing and no one was able to detect the thief. Many suspected Itumaldo , but we were un able to obtain any direct evidence against him. Meantime the thefts became mom frequent and daring until there was hardly a man in camp who was not a sufferer from the depredations. It was useless to com plain , but it was well understood that when the thief was caught a rope and a tree would furnish the means for summary pun ishment. "Ono frosty evening about the middle of November Jim Hardy was scon to leave the cabin which he and the ssnorita occupied and stroll down a footpath which led south from the camp. About eighty yards down the valley was a dugout , where un old miner named John I awton had secluded himself from the main camp. It was claimed that ho had found an exceptionally rich pocket and had secluded himself from the rest in order thai they might not find out his secret Ho was said to have a largo amount of gold hid somewhere in his rude shanty and had been often urged to move nearer the camp for protection from thieves. But the old man only laughed and said that he wanted to see the color of the thief who could rob him and remained in his dugout. Strangely enough , Lawton was the only man in tno camp with whom Hardy was on anything like intimate terms , and it was a common thing for .hem to spend the evening to gether. "On the day following the night in ques tion Lawton did not inaho his appearance , and towards evening half a dozen of us walked down to his abode to see if ho was sick. Uuraaldo Joined the party and in five minutes we had reached the dugout. The door was open and the meagre furniture of the apartment was scattered in every direc tion. Twas the first to cross the threshold and was startled to see Lawton lying at full length on the floor. I called his name , but he gave no answer. Wo all rushed in in alarm and ono of the men bent over the miner's prostrate figure. Suddenly ho stood erect and uttered a terrible oath.Ho has been murdered , ' ho added , nnd a glance showed that ho was right. Lawlon's throat had been silt to the bono nnd , not content with this , the murderer had plunged nis knife a dozen times into the dead body. Humuldo entered with the rest. As no bent over the corpse an expression of crafty triumph lit uu his swarthy face. The knife still remained in the body of the miner. Humaldo snatched it nnd held it up before his eyes. 'That Is Silent Jim's knife , ' ho hissed , and wo all saw that it was true. "By this time the news had readied the camp and nearly 100 miners wcro gathered arouni the dugout. They came for but a single purpose , and that was to avenge the death of their comrade. Lawlessues had run it course and it was tlmo for stern measures The hollow under the threshold where Lawton had concealed his little board of gold was empty. The murderer was the thief who had eluded us so long. Wo could hardly believe that Jim Hardy was n thief. Still less that ho would murder his only friend. But the evidence was conclusive. Humaldo said that ho had seen him leave Lawton's shanty at a la to hour the uiglu be fore. A dozen others corroborated his. state ment. There could bo no mistake. Silent Jiui was tno murderer , and without n thought of mercy the miners prepared to bring him to his doom. A rope was pro cured and in five minutes wo were nt his cabin. His face paled as the rope was thrown around his neck.anJ he was led nway before the scnonta should learn of his in tended fate. Even in that moment of unre lenting vengeance we did not wish to wit ness the distress of her whom wo all knew loved him faithfully. "Hardy was game and nevepsaidia word as wo led him down the nulch to vvheru a single barren pine stood in a mass of thick alfalfa. Then , for the first time , wo told him of what ho was accused. Ho started with horror and attempted tooxplaln.but we chocked him impatiently. Our bloo.l was up nud wo had no limo for explanations. The rope tight ened under the impulse of a suoro of bruwny arms and in a moment ho was swinging In midair. A quick , convulsive struggle , an upward movement of the hands , and then Silent Jim would speak no more forever. In spite of our determination we shuddered ns wct'Ut down the still warm body and lire- pared to bury it. Suddenly wo fell back oofore a iigr.ro which canto running toward us. it was the scnorlta. Stio had hoard the story and wo all stood iu silent sympathy with her bereavement. Husband or lover , it was the same. He was nil she had and wo had taken him from her. She did not utter a word , but the expression of her face will haunt mo as long as I live. She gazed for n moment on the white set face , then fell upon the body , kissing the unresponsive lips and murmuring soft Spanish words of endear ment. "Itumaldo alone seemed to take a fiendish satisfaction in her grief , iio moved forward as if to taunt her with her raUcry , wicn something foil from the pocket of his tyouso and struck the ground like a stone. None of us noticed it , but the scuorita sprung to her feet ai.d bounded forward as if by instinct. Kho snatched tha cbjoct which bad fallen from Uurnaldo's ] > ockot and held Uuu in the moonlight. It was the bag of gold for which John Lawton had been murdered , Wo were speechless wltn horror as we penetrated the secret of the crime. Wo had hung an inno cent man , while-tho real criminal was within our grasp. The senorita still held the bag of gold. She silently raised her hand und pointed her finger at Uuuialdo , She slowly approached him , wliilo ho cawcrcd befora leraud begged for mercy. Ho confessed that he had stolen Hardy's knife nnd with it ended John Lawton's life. The tears ' ; hat had filled the eyes of the Spanish girl disappeared before the rising heat of venge ance. Then without an instant's warnlnp she snatched a dagger from her belt. It jllttcred for a moment in the white moon- ight and was sheathed in Kumahlo's heart. "It was heaven's justice nud no one de terred her as she returned to her post 'bo- side the body of the man she loved. Her * jriof was sacred as her vengeance had been lust. One by one wo stole away and left "her _ with her dead.Vhcn wo returned the next morning she was still there. But the dag ger hud found another victim and the sen- jrlta had gene to Join her lover. Wo buried them there together , the innocent with the guilty , the avenger with the avenged , Tha rough mining camp lias been succeeded by a prosperous city. The energy of a state has centralized In a valley where "Silent Jim" died for another's crime. But n Tew gray-haired men remain who could tell tn'.s stranco story of Spanish love and vengeance. " The perspiration stood in great drops on the old man's brow ns ho finished his story. He did not seem to hear the parting saluta tion of tbo visitor as ho withdrew and left ium alone with the memory of nearly half a century ago. DUiiklroiiH nu Puul ltlt > zc. ST. PAUL , Neb. , Nov. 18. [ Special to TnB BEE.J Fiio broke out in Jacob Hansen'i tailor bhop last night. As a high wind ivaj blowing at the time nnd thofirowas in a frame row it looiccd threatening. Thu tailor shop and adjoining implement store of Frank Varra were consumed , ns well ns part of Edward Amman's blacksmith shop. Efficient work of the lire department pre vented further spread of the ( lames' . Jacob Hanson came near losing his life , having his hair and whiskers burned. Total loss about 3,000. Jacob Hanson had K.7) Insurancp. The fire 1 % supposed to have been started by the upsetting of u lamp. AccomnlUliod llfn Purpose. GitiXD ISLAND. Nov. 18. [ Spatial to TUB Bnn.J Arthur Fagan , who took poison at the Kochler hotel Thursday oveniii ? und then turned on the gas , died nt St. Fruncli hospital last night. His homo was _ ln Laramlo , Wyo. The tie between Judge W. II. Platte nnd Ira T , Paine of thin city for the oflleo of county supervisor was won by Judge PJatto this morniug. Peter Nowlann , whllo driving n loaded dray over n rough crossing yesterday , fell from the scat and was severely Injured , 1-licit hrheino of h\rliifll rs. NemiASKA CmNov. . 18. [ Special Telo. gram to Tin ! Br.is.l Tire men from Sidney , la. , weronrrestoj as suspicious characters this inornlnsr. They had in their posse ssion n largo oatchcl filled with wolf scalps , und it Uo\eloped that they had been traveling from county to county and presenting tnu scalps to county clerks und receiving the bounty. Ono of the men escaped wtiilu being taken to jail. Mrs. Matilda Halo , a resident of this county since 18.M , died at her homo south of the city yesterday , aged 82. fiitliur Under Arrest. PISE BLurr , Ark. , Nov. 18. Authentic re ports have reached hereof tha arrest of tha lyncbers of Tomuelson , who found hli death lit the hands of u colored mob at Varnor last Tuesday by rope , bullets and flra. Among the men arrested are Yancoy Hawkins , the alleged leader , und Stove Hansley. Hawkins resisted arreit , and was shot at by tha am eers , which notion almost precipitated a riot. Excitement at Varnor is intense. * Wns Once u Pioneer. NEW Vonic , Nov. 18. The World says ; The old Guion line , one of the most ancient compapics in the transatlantic service , Is about to end for nil time its passenger serv ice from Uvurpool to New York. Mills Klected Director. SAN FIIAJJCISCO , Nov. 18. W. H. Mills , general laud agent of tbo Central Paolllo company , has been elected a director of the waino company to succocd H , A. Gumming * , dec eased ,