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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1897)
HIE OMAHA DAILY HIS 13 : IflATTHDAY , 2 , 1807. I COUNCIL BLUFFS. SH.VOIl MENTION. M. J. llolat will lenvo for a trip cflflt In n few dnfl. D. I ) . Thomas of Mntvcrn Is In tlio.clty , the guest of his brother , Hocac Tlionufl. Mrs. P. 13. Shcpard of St. Joseph , Mo. , la In the city visiting her staler , Mrs. J. W. Pori'uay. Mr. It. W. Ilcnilcr Is the fititflt of Miss lllancho Htiffcorn. Ho la en route to Salt Iako City. Thu Council Illuffd office of The Dally Dee lias been removed from 10 North Main atrcct to 10 I'carl street. I'rcf. Laurence Fosalcr of the Nebraska State university was In the city yesterday on Ills way homo from St. IxniU. I'rof. and Mrs. Allison \V. Awplr of DCS Jlolncfl are spcnillnK a few da > s In the home of Mr. and Mrs George I' . Sanford. White Itoso Hcbokah lodge will meet thla cvcnliiR at 7:30 : o'clock for the InRtallallon cf olllcers. All sinter and brother Hebehabs me Invited. All Odd Fellows nrc requested to meet at their hall Sunday afternoon at 1 o'clock to nttcnd the funeral of James I' . Mathcson. Uy order of Charles Nicholson , N. C5. She wan alone. Suddenly a beam of light Bhot through the darkness. It was the rc- llcctlon of Cliircnco's shirt bosom , freshly laundered , from the "KaRlo , " 721 liroadway. Pilgrim Sisters nave their regular mcet- IPK tonight at their hall In Drown build ing , at 8 o'clock sharp. Election and In stallation of onicers , followed by refresh- menu. The ladles of St. Paul's church will ten der the rncmbciH of the Chicago University Olce and Mandolin clubs a reception this nft- ciiioon at the Odd Follow hall after the con cert at the optra house. Commercial Pllgrlmo will meet tonight In regular session at their hall , Drown building , at S o'clock sharp. Iluslncss of Importance , followed by Installation of ofn- ccrs and ri-lrcshnienlH. ' All members of the order cordially Invited to attend. "Saved From the Sea" will be presented at the Mobility theater Sunday evening. It Is announced as the most successful melo drama brought out for come time and has met with enthusiastic receptions wherever It has been presented this season. A reception for the members of the Chicago cage University University Olce club will be Klven this afternoon from 3 to C o'clock In the parlors of the Grand hotel , kindly ten dered for that purpose by Mr. Clark. All who desire to meet the club are cordially In vited to be present , Lcndera have been appointed for the meetIngs - Ings of young people of St. John's English Lutheran church iliirln January : January 3 , Mrs. Laura U. Snyder ; January 10 , Miss May Lndlcld ; January 17 , Mrs. N. J. Swanson ; January 24 , Mrs. O. W. Hayman ; January 31 , Ml EH Johanna Nelson. Beginning with the new year , Rev. T. W. Williams will deliver a series of Sunday evening lectures at the Latter Day Salpta * church , dealing with the possibilities of "Applied Christianity" the subject for next Sunday evening being : "Should Poor People ( Jo to Church ? " The concert to ho given , by the Chicago Glee and Mandolin clubs at the Dohany theater this evening promlspg to be one of the artistic and social events of the season. The organization has scored a decided success wherever It has appeared. After the per formance a reception will be tendered the visitors at the Odd Follows' hall. James II. Mather has been appointed to the position of traveling claim agent for the Hock Islam ! In Iowa. This comes as a promotion to Mr. Mather , who , has had the same position for only nart of the statn. Hn will now handle the business for the entire etato and make his headquarters at Din Molnes. He will , however , retain his resi dence hero In Council Dltlffs. A. W. Woods reported to the police yes terday that some one had stolen n flno gold watch from UoiKiuct's livery stable. De tectives took up the case , but before any re sults were readied the watch was returned to the owner. The thief accompanied the watch with a. note announcing that ho had sworn off , and Intimates that If ho had to stolen It a day or two sooner or perhaps a few days later ho might have kept It , but he couldn't think of being a thief on the llrat day of the year. The watch was a valuable piece of property , and the owner waa very glad to get It. C. n. Vlavl Co. , female remedy. Medical consultation free Wednesdays. Health book furnished. 30D Merrlam block. N. Y. Plumbing company Tel. 250. CliaiiKcH lii ( lie filiilu * StiilT. The first of the year brought several f changes In the office of the Evening Globe. Editor Shuard , thn venerable newspaper man who has the distinction of being the oldest editor In the western part of Iowa , and who conducted a newspaper In Council Uluffs nearly fifty years ago , has retired. Prof. H. W. Sawyer has taken his place. John P. Weaver , who has owned the prop erty for several years , retains all of his In terests , ana E. A. Troutman , who has been business manager , also continues In the same position. Prof. Sawyer Is known In this city and vicinity only as an educator , but ho Is a newspaper man of long experience. Prof. Sawyer returned from the meeting of the State Teachers' association nt DCS Molncs yesterday and left at once for his former homo In Missouri. Ho will bo absent sev eral days and on January 7 will take full editorial and local charge of the paper. H. N. Whlttlcscy , who has been the local news- gatherer for nearly fifteen years , will sever his connection with the paper when the now manager assumes charge. Fine livery for parties and dances. Ogdcn Livery , 1G8 Droadway. Telephone 83. Only one more week of the Durfco Fur niture company's great removal sale. Uar- palns. nt Clirlxtlnn Tiiliornucle. Tho.uomon 01 the Christian tabernacle held open house and revival calls yesterday at the church , and In the evening they held an In formal reception. Coffee and refreshments were served. During the evening a musical and literary program was presented. The evening meeting was In honor of their now pastor , Ilcv , C. N. Cole. The minister was met j < th an nddrcra of welcome by Mr. Fcrgi i and responded. ThU was followed by a song , by Mlt * Emily Anderson , one of the bright young women of the Christian home ; recitation , by Ethel Lemen , and song by Thomas Montfort. Wanted. We have for sale or rent several desira ble fruit , grain , vegetable and stock farms near Council DIuffs for 1897. Day & Hess , Ilcntal Audits. Dy sending forty Domestic soap wrappers to L. Dolton & Co. , Des Molncs , la. , you will get six silver teaspoons free. VOIIIIK Kulu-rt TIII-N ( lie The friends of Harold Egbert , the young man who Is serving out a sentence of thirty days on bread and water In the city Jail , prevailed upon Judge McQco to let the young man out of Jail yesterday so ho would not be obliged to begin the new year under such unpromising and unpleasant conditions. Egbert had served fifteen days of his thirty days' bcntcnco to confinement on bread and water and bin health was beginning to bo affected. Ho took a solemn pledge In the presence of hla mother , with Judge McGco for a witness , that ho would not get drunk during the year. lliiNlnii .Store Will bo clwed all day today , Now Year's. Hoffmayr's fancy patent flour makes the best and most bread. Ask your grocer for It. m JllllfN l.llllllN III .Illtl. Only one man fell Into the hands of the police yesterday. Ho was n farmer named Frank Jones , who had conio to town to get randies and nuts for hla friends at homo. I While lloundcrlng around In the mud In a - hclplcHs state of Intoxication hu still man- t aged lo retain his grasp upon the package ; of sweetmeats , and when ho Bottles with I Police Judge McGco today ho will be per- L mlttud to take thu candy and go homo. i I'rfe HllviTiviire. I Dy Banding forty Domestic coap wrappers to L. Doltcu & Co. , DC a Molncn , la. , you will get six silver teaspoons free. TO WORK UNDER THE UNION DoLong's ' Ohnrity Finally Sconroa Ample and Official Recognition , NATIONAL ORGANIZATION TAXES HOLD American Sunday Si-liool ITnliin Will Hereafter Direct ( lie Work .So l.oiiK Carried On ! > > Kailicr Henry * Commencing with yesterday the chari table work of Mr. and Mrs. DcLong will bo carried on by them under the direction ot the American Sunday School union. For years these good people have been recog nized ns the most conscientious workers In the cause of charity In Council Bluffs and have received the hearty support ot the public. With the close of the old year they have completed their report of the work done In 18DG. This report Is In the nature ot a diary that Mr. and Mrs. DcLong have kept of the manner In which they have extended aid to the needy from day to day. They have Introduced their nnnunl report In the fol lowing manner : "The .Industrial school now starts on Its sixth year. Until last year we received our salary from the general dona tions. After all bills were paid , Eomcttmcs this netted us as high as $ JO and at other times wo would come out behind. When this occurred we would work at our trade and soon catch up , as we commanded high wages $5 per day. But the year closing today we have received after nil expenses are paid $30.70 per month. Thus far we have kept our own accounts and the people have had to take our word as to the re ceipts and expenses. We have worked hard and have done our best every day. We have had for our motto , 'Glory to God ; Kindness , Gentleness and Mercy to Every Living Soul ' " Then follows the announcement that they will hereafter submit all their accounts nnd reports to the American Sunday School union. TOUCH HOOnTrMS fXDKIl AHKHS'U l.enilerH of a Cnnc that Interfere HellKloiiH NervleeH. James Stevenson has been arrested upon nn Information filed by the church people conducting the Fifteenth Street mlmlon Stevenson Is a star member ot a gang of hoodlums who have long terrorized that portion tion of the city. The mission was started In the hope that the hoodlum savagery rep resented by young Stevenson could be reached , but Ua civilizing Influence haa not been strong enough. The mission has been a. constant object of their attack. Two years ago the mlrslon people thought It would bo a I'hrewd scheme to appoint one of their number ns spcclnl policeman to pre- ocrve order. "Sandypoint" Adams was se lected. Provided with club and revolver nnd a big tin star he attracted a vast amount of attention from the rough clement. He finally ceased to afford them amusement , nnd one night they nttackcd him , stripped him of his weapons nnd star nnd nearly beat him to death. The mission people have since been unable to find a man willing to take the r'sk ' of being killed for the privilege of wearing a star , and they have been com pelled to rely upon moral suasion to pre serve order. For n week or more the toughs have made It almost Impossible to hold the nightly meetings ot the mission , and Stcven- rion has been ono of the ringleaders. Ho will have a hearing before Judge McGco thla morning. He hes subpoenaed a large num ber of his fellows , nnd cxppcts them to swear that he was out ot town when the disturb ances occurred. \Vnteli-\lKlit I'artlcH. There were many leap year nnd watch- night parties held Thursday night , where gay and bright crowds watched the departure of the old and welcomed the new year. Among the most pleasant was that held at the residence of Spencer Smith on Wash ington avenue by Miss Smith. There were a largo number of guests present. A feature of the evening was the leap year form given to the party between the hours of 10 and 12. After midnight the gentlemen did the honors. Refreshments were ser\ed. Mrs. W. H. Trcynor presiding. Tlie guests were : Misses Zula Llpe , Nettle Qronoweg , Cora Keller , Alice Foster , Helen Baker , Mary Barclay , Adele Meyers , Mabel Robinson , Nel lie Lutz , Ethel Shcpard , Byrd Baker , Mona Reed , Ella Wlrt , Delia Dyer , Etta Otis , Har riet Walker , Belle Patterson , Ethel Thomas , Qusslc Honn , Gertrude Green ; Messrs. Fred Grass , Herman Groneweg , Tom Farnsworth , Fred Parsons , Will Butler , Ernest Irons , Frank Capell , Tom Evnns , Clark Hayes , Charlie Saylcs , Don Bono , Harry Murphy , Georgia Wlckham , Fordlo Chllds , Roland Crockwell , Frank Hoagland , Will Keller , George Cavln , Halllday , George Green , Tom Green , Loyd Griffith , Mat Tlnley , Harry Hattcnhauer , Tom Treynor. Miss Grass entertained a party In the afternoon at the residence of her parents , Mr. and Mrs. Frank Grass , between the hours of 2 and C. The party was given In honor of her friend , Miss Vcra Tipple of Tabor , In. Among the guests were : Elln Wlrt. Delia Dyer , Etta Otis , Hnttle Wnlker , Annie Wnlker , Annette Wnllnce , Sadie Davis , Miss Avery , Corn Keller , Nettle Gronoweg , Mllly Graham , Alice Foster , Leila Blalnc , Bella Peterson , Mona Reed , Nora McCabe , Essie Anderson , Kittle Warner and Annette Grass. If you want a bargain In watches and diamonds mends call at Snydcr's , 328 Broadway. Cenrral IloilKc. to He Here. The old soldiers are looking forward to the entertainment to be given at the Chris tian tabercacle Monday evening , with con siderable Interest. Though a llttlo late It will bo a Chrlatmas entertainment , as pro vided every year by General Q. M. Dodge for the children of the veterans of Council BlufTs. This year's treat promises to bo one of exceptional Interest , as General Dodge has announced that he will be here for the occasion and the sold I era have arranged to give him a rousing reception. For years Gen eral Dodge has donated $100 for a Christmas - * mas entertainment for the children of the veterans. All the money Is to bo expended for piesents and good things to cat , the other expenses of the affair being met by the local veteran organizations. Dr. Thomas , chairman of the committee having the mat ter In charge , has announced that all old soldiers can obtain tickets of admission to the entertainment for themselves and fami lies at J. Spauldtng's store In the Revere house block today and Monday. WHKCIC 0.1CKOKUIC .t WI3STI3U.V. ItallM Sireail anil Condi anil Car Are- Turned Over. DBS MOINES , la. , Jan 1. A passenger train on the Keokuk & Western , no-.thhoiuul , was wrecked this morning two miles south of Norwalk , Injuring several passengcra and ono perhaps fatally. It wcs a heavy train , loaded with teachers going homo from the state neooclntlon. The ground under the track was softened by rain , to that the rails spread. Ono coich and baggage car were turned upside down and others tipped over. Several passengers were bruised. Eugene Chapman , a eon of Dr. R. U. Chapman of D i Molnes , was seriously cut In the left tcinplo and may die. Conductor Ed Cavanaugh - naugh was also severely hurt. A relief train was oent from Dee Molncs to bring the In jured to Des Mollies. Crcxton I'Miuuiccx. CRKSTON. la. . Jan. L ( Special. ) The city council will hold a special a ecu I on to morrow forenoon to adopt plans to fight the garnishment proceedings Instituted by At torney Bull against the saloon men. The suit has placed the city In a peculiar elmpo financially. For the first time In yearn war rants presented to the city treasurer wcro stamped , "Not UP Id for want of funds. " Heavy llulu In JEFFERSON , la. , Jan , L ( Special Telegram. ) A heavy rain fell all lout night. The ground Is covered with water and roods art ) luipaitable. , i.\\iis witi , .STAY wur.iti : in : KM. No llnnlN for Hie Hlnleiiienl Hint HP IN to SUIT en ! | ) CKMV , CINCINNATI , Jan. 1. When the attention of Mr. M. E. Ingnlls ot the Big Four rail road wan called to a published rumor that ho was to bo promoted ( o succeed Hon. Chauncey M. Dcppw of the Now York Cen tral rend , and that Dcpcw was to receive a first-class diplomatic1 appointment from Pres ident McKlnlcy , he frankly and quickly re plied : "There In nothing In It so far as 1 am concerned. Cincinnati cannot get rid of mo so easily ns that , " and the businesslike president closed the Incident with a cheery "Goodby. " NEW YORK , Jan. 1. Touching statements contained In n New York dispatch to a west- cm paper that M. H , Ingalls < of the Big Four will succeed Now York Central Presi dent Chauncey M. Dcpew , 4t may be said that no action toward Mich a change has bcn takcin on the railroad's side. So far as la known here , no Initiative has been taken by the president-elect toward the placement of public responsibilities upon Mr. Dopew. The rc > latlcns between'the president of the New York Central and nil Its Interests have never been more close or satisfactory than they are < now. COUIIT DISMISSES A HAIMIOAI ) CASK. llnllett Dcchlex for the I'nloii I'n i-1 111. ami the IT. P. I ) . A : C. DENVER , Jan. L The case of the United States against the Union Pacific railroad was dismissed by Judge Hallett In the United States district court. This action was brought by the government on behalf of 2,300 people , for the purpose of clearing title to land purchased from the railroads secured by the government grants. Judge Hallett also declined to Issue an order com pelling the Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf to pay taxes on Pullman cars used by the railway company In Colorado. Freight OillclnlN of tlio Lake Shore. CLEVELAND. Jan , 1. The following changes In traffic olTlclnls of the Lake Shore railroad wcro announcEd today : The office of assistant general freight agent here Is discontinued , because of the resignation of J. G. James. James L. Clark Is appointed general western freight agent with headquar ters at Chicago. M. S. Chase , general freight agent at Chicago , will have charge of local tralflc between Chicago nnd Dune Park ; Jnmcfl L. Clark , general western agent nt Chicago , will have charge ot all through trafilc nt Chicago , with connections , nnd of all contracting and traveling agents In and west of Chicago. H. 0. Lawrence , general agent nt Plttsburg , will have Jurisdiction over freight trafllc from the Plttsburg & Lake Erie railroad soutli of New Castle Junc tion. , TWO iioinns yrni < Aftermath tit the DlHUNtroiiN Wreck of l.UNt Stinilay in Aliilmiaa. BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , Jan. 1. At the un dertakers' In this city there yet remain two charred bodies taken from the wreck of last Sunday whlcli have not been Identified. It Is the general Impression that theco bodlca arc the remains of S. W. Tlbbs oud wife , who were on the train and are still missing. The boJy of Tom Gleadall Is still missing , nor has the body of Sam Weaver cf Aldrlch , Ala. , been found. There IT llttlo prospect of finding cither of these bodlcu. and It now appears that there wcro at least five more killed than originally believed. Presuming that last Sunday's disaster was the train wrecker's work , the Southern Railway com pany and the Loulsvl.lo & Nashville railroad have , by advertisement In the' papers and posted notices , offered n reward of $10.000 for the arrest and evidence to convict the guilty parties. I.MIMOVIS HOII A HIR STOKH , Systematic IleiireilatloiiH In a I.arKv St. Lonlx lry ( iiioilN House. ST. LOUIS , Jan. 1. A wholesale conspiracy having for Its object the systematic robbery of ono of the largest department stores In the city , entered Into and successfully carried on for a number of years by employes of the firm , has been exposed In the arrest and sub sequent confessions of six of the dishonest employes. The firm which suffered through the depredations of tbeso men Is the Wil liam Barr Dry Goods company , and Its less will amount to thousands of dollars. The conspiracy \\as an extensive one , so far as It can bo learned , and Its ramifications , It Is said , will Include a number of other em ployes. The names of the men arrested arc- Caiislus English , P. L. Lee , William Haupt , William Jackson , William McFarland , Luther Snode and Amos Rice. Sl'ISS TUB MVH STOCK I2\CIIA.\CR. United StntcH Attorney IlrliiKx Action to DlNNolve n H u TriiNt. TOPEICA , Kan. , Jan. 1. United States At torney W. C. Perry has commenced suit In the federal court hero to dissolve the Kansa * City Live Stock exchange , which Is located In Kansas City , Kan. The proceed ing Is Instituted under the antl-truat law , which the exchange Is charged with violat ing by Its rule fixing arbitrary commissions for the hancMIng of live stok. It Is alleged that the establishment of these fixed rates shuts out competition. Creer , Mills & Co. , who were recently expelled from the ex change for violation ot these rulen , Insti gated the proceedings. I'AHSO.V \V12imKD TO THIS I1OCTOII MINN Caroline llartlelt of ICalainazoo AVedM Dr. A. W. Crane. KALAMAZOO , Mich. , Jan. 1. Miss Caro- llno J. Bartlctt , the celebrated pastor of the People's church of this city , and Dr. A. W. Crane , a prominent physician of Kalamazoo , wcro marrlod In the People's church laet night by Rev. Jcnkln Lloyd Jones , pastor of the People's church , Chicago , before a largo audience. The ceremony was a com plete surprise to a number of people who had gathered In response to an Invitation sent out by Miss Bartlett for a New Year'ii reception. The bride will still remain pastor of the People's church. l ThciiiNclvfK to Death. ST. LOUIS. Jan. 1. C. D. Parker , an cm- ployo of the Home Sewing- Machine com pany , nnd C. W. Wcyrlck. n local draughts man , were found dead this morning In n room nt t'.io ' Planters' hotel. IJotli men were Intoxicated when shown to the room this morning. It develops that one of the men wn.s In the luililt of Inking n strong nr.rcotlc during Cils sprees. After entering the room they eent n bell boy out for the drugnnd It Is presumed that both took nn overdose. _ ( ! lrl ClenrH the \CKrocM. GUTHRIE , Okl , . Jan. l.-Eva Morrow , the 12-yenr-old girl who was so terribly In jured nt the time her father wns murdered nt Perkins two weeks ngo , lins recovered Hiilllelently to speak and snld to the p'.iy- Hlelnns that two white men committed the crime. This clears the nesroes under ar rest , who wcro so nenrly lynched. It Is believed the men were members of n sans of horse thieves , ngnliiut whom Morrow tes. titled Borne tlmo ngo. * VcxMcl Floated hy TIIKN. CAPE IIENIIY , Vn. . Jnn , l.-Tho British stcnmnhlp Sardinian Prince , with n gcncrnl cargo , from New Orleans , for Antwerp , vln Newport News , Vn. , went nshoro ncnr WiiBh Woods , . N. C. . curly this morning during n dense fog. Four powerful ocean tugs went to her asBl.stnnec , and the vessel was Moated ut 4:30 : p. in. nnd proceeded npputcntly uninjured. Kcmalc Doctor flnllty of Murder. PUEULO , Cole , , Jan , 1. Dr. Carrie Johnson - son , u well known femnlo phyalclnn , for merly of Washington , D. C. , lins been found guilty of murder In the second degree. S.'io was o.inrccd with Imvlnif caused the denlh of Mr- ) . Kiln A. Kulsey InHt September by criminal malpractice. Mrs. Johnson will probably bu sentenced to prison for twenty yearH. _ _ l.oiilHlaiin IVnpIrciil Succor. MONROE , La. . Jan. l.-It Is said the $5,000 nppropilutlon for thu benellt of the drouth f-uffererH will not be milllclent. The train furnished already will not fiirnlHh bread for two weeks nnd by February , thrce- fourlhH of the people In thu district will be without support. ftOCH Iu Defend Ivory. NI3W YOUK , Jnn. l.-AHHlstant District Attorney Melntyro will mill for London tomorrow to defend Edward J. Ivory , who la charged with conspiracy. lnrmNl AflBE/ / Iu the Hands of I Ion Truly Bravo the Knlfo isMJo'far Than Quu. DRUMMER'S ' YARNLIOF TWO HOT FIGHTS ItoiiHtaliiiiit Dlii'l oil n 3tlN < ilNNltil > l Nlcaiiiliiiiit Ktilff lli'Hln IMMul In a l.cauVlllv I'luM DIIKO Irt < n > l' of CluliM. "I have n theory , " said a hardware drum mer , who was Industriously helping lo per fume the air In the smoking room of the sleeper , relates the New York Sun , "that may or may not bo new. For aught I know , some philosophical sharp may have written books about It , and may have proved the truth of whit I firmly believe , bu' If so I rcvcr saw the books , and as fci the theory , I made It up myself from the facts I have teen , traveling around the country selling goods. " " 'Tlsn't likely , then , " said the man whoso specialty Is school books , "that anybody has written about It. Thcotlcs In books arc not usually built up on that kind of a basis. But what's your theory ? " "I believe the degree of civilization to which an Individual lias attained may be told with tolerable accuracy by the weapon ho carries. " "Supposing he does not carry any , " said one of the party. "I remember hearing a lough-looking Irishman In a police court tryIng - Ing to defend himself on a charge of fight ing , and he swore solemnly that he had noth ing In hU hand but his list when the fight occurred. " "If his fist was really the only weapon he carried habitually , " said the hardware man quickly , "he was very high up In the scale or else he was pretty certain that ho llvci In a highly civilized community. The ultimate result of civilization , of course , la the doing away with all weapons excepting those which nature provides , of which the fist Is the bust. It will be some time , though before we reach that stage , and until wd do I expect to go on celling a good many knives and pistols. " "Are knives used very generally as weapons ? " aske.l another. "More generally than people think , even Ir the great cities , " was the reply. "Dut not generally by native Americans In our principal cities. Everybody knows that the Italians carry them ; and use them , too , men and women , on what seems slight provoca tion. Americans almost always prefer plstoU' , and the pistol Is unquestionably the weapon of the most advanced civilized type. There are communities , however , In the south and southwest where It Is still com mon for men to carry knives , and where they arc very skillful In using them. WHEN CLUBS AH13 DBST. "One thing , I have noticed , seems to dovetail In with my theory , If It does noi go to prove It. A man who Is accustomed to carry and even to use any kind of a weapon Is ICES afraid of that same weapon In another man's hands than he Is of a ruder weapon. An , Italian padrone firsl called my attention to that. He said : 'If an Italian over attacks you with a knife don't attempt to defend yourself with n knife. He knows all about knives , Is usci ! to them , and Is not In the least afraid o ! them. Use a club. Almost any Italian will run from a club , eycn after he has drawn his knife. ' And I . believe that even the toughest characters 'in the wilder parts of the pistol , would rather face a levelled revolver than a drawn bowle knife. Yet the knife Is certainly less used than It was a generation ago , very much less than seventy ycara ago , when. Colonel Bowie designed the knife that bears his name , and won a world-wldo fame by hla skill In the use of It. " "But , If they arc so tough , and If they fear the knife the most , why don't they carry them ? " asked the schoolbook man. "Ah ! That I cari'tsay. Some of them do as I said , but the pistol Is the favorite. I'm not explaining the theory , I'm only stating It. But those who carry knives arc usually the most Ignorant as well as the most desperate. " "Did you ever see any fighting with knives ? " was a natural question. "Yes , " said the drummer , "several times. The first time I ever-eaw a man killed WCH In a knife fight. I was standing on the upper deck of a Mississippi steamboat , about thirty years ago , on my first trip south. The boat had stopped at Helena , Ark. , to take on freight , and I was watching the roustabouts bringing It aboard. It was a tremendously hot day In the late summer , and I , standing In the shade of an awning on the upper deck , looked down over the gangway end the lower deck In amazement to sec how the poor devils could work ca they did. for they ran to and fro like ants , while the mate of the boat stood shouting his orders and cursing them for their laziness. They didn't seem to me to bo lazy , but It Is the fashion to call a roustabout so and to curse at him pretty steadily while he works , Just as a mule driver swears at his train on general principles. A DUEL TO THE DEATH. 'Meat of the 'roustcrs' were black , or part negro , though there were a few who looked like white men , and probably were , and there was one fellow that I thought had both Indian and negro blood In his veins. He was a strapping big man , and l noticed that while he carried as heavy a. load each time as any of the others , ho carried It without any perceptible effort and without the strain of muscle that the others showed. They were all stripped to the waist for the work , us 'roustcro' usually are , or were then , In the hottc.it weather , and I noticed his phy sique with admiration. He looked the most powerful man In the gang. "Suddenly ho bumped against another man who was coming off the boat for a fresh load as he was coming on with his. I could not see whose fault It was , or whether It was a pure accident , but In an Instant lie had thrown his load to the deck and struck at the ether with hla fist. The other man was a very black negro and con siderably smaller than the half-breed , but ho was as quick as a cat , and Jumping back ward ho avoided the blow and stood on the defensive. "Ho WES very much on the defensive , too , for as he Jumped he put his hand to hla belt , and as ho struck his attitude ho hold out a murderous knife with a blade almost If not quite ten lnphs long. It was a pecu liarly shaped Unite , too , for a weapon , for It wcs stralrht and narrow , with a tapering point and only oneedge , but the back was almost half an lu'cli thick , and , of couruj very heavy. It was. almost like a chopping knife. I noticed , too , that ho held It with the blade out from the thumb , OB a man holds a sword. It Is not the way a knife- fighter usually holds his weapon , and I understood , whan' r had tlmo to think It over , why ho warlted so heavy a knife , for some of his blowq' ' wcro delivered broad sword faihlon , 'wliljo others were thrusts , "As I say , It wruiafterward that I under stood this , I hadn't ' time to reason It out till the affair was all over , for the half- brccd whipped but his knlfo as quickly as the other , and -ju/nncd / forward like a cat , In attack. HlH lUiIro was a regular bowlo , shorter , of course , , ' than the other man's , and much lighter , and ho held It In the approved style * with the blade at the little finger side of the hand , They wcro together In an Instant , and there was an Instantane ous babel around them , for the other men yelled savagely as they crowded around and the mate roared tike a bull OH he Jumped toward them with the evident Intention of separating them , or perhaps of knocking them down lower-deck fashion. Whatever his Intention wes , ho abandoned It before getting between the two men , and I thought very wisely. From where I stood , Juit above them , I could nee every motion , and I would as ooon have Jumped Into a railroad collision as to have tried to Interfere In that fight. It was very short , but whllo It lasted It was about the mast exciting thing I ever aaw , THE FATAL THHUST. "It was Impossible toy me , and I think It would have been tor any one , to follow all the motions of the two men , though I watched closely , for they wpro both tklllful lighters , and their thrusts and parries were as quick as the lingers of a preatldlgltator. It must have becu less than a , inlnuto before It was all over , though It fpoincd a quarter of an hour as I watched , The half-brred mudo a feint nt the other's neck , as he Jumped for ward , but changed the direction of the blow as he delivered It , so that the thrust was really M his right side , The negro , however , parried It BO well that the sparks flow in tl-e two knives clashed. Ho parried with a downward stroke , and , swinging his arm nround In a quick return , twlslcd his wrist over , so nt to bring bin edge forward In. a back-handed awkward-looking slash at the other's Jugular. "Awkward as It looked , It was the wick edest blow I ever t w struck , and must have been cither an Inspiration or the result of long study and practice. Ills elbow was raised In bringing the knife back as ho did , nnd the half-breed , unable to get his knife back quickly enough to parry after It had been struck downward , ducked Just In time to save his neck , but got a glancing blow across the scalp that laid It open. Closing In , after this frightful beginning , they broke each other'n guard and stabbed nnd slaHied till'they both fell. The half-breed's knife was driven squarely Into the negro's heart , and his victim never moved after he fell. 'Twas no victory , however , for the negro , as bo got his death blow , avenged himself with n. terrific slash across the throat that half beheaded his enemy , nnd after a few seconds and one or two convulsive shudders , he , too , was dead. " There was a llttlo pause after this story , nnd the drummer lighted a. fresh clgnr. Presently some one asked htm to tell an other. "I was In Lcadvlllo soon after the carbonate - ate fever had made that place the hottest ' ' " ho said. anywhere near 'the great divide , "You see , our firm makes n specialty of small arms , which Is why I have paid so much at tention to them. Fully one-third of my trade Is In revolvers , and r pick up a great many orders In any new place where there Is n rush , for , of course , every man who goes thinks he needs a pistol , whether he docs or not , and , although ho Is certain to carry one with him , he Is very likely , for some reason or another , to buy a new one when ho gets a chance , and the local traders all keep thorn In stock. I suppose Loadvlllc for the first year or so after the rush began was about as 'wide-open' as any town ever was. The boom was a mighty one , and there was more money there than was really con ducive to morality. I stayed there two or three dajs longer than I really needed to. for I wcs Interested , and I wanted to learn as much ns possible about It. knowing that If the growth continued I woulu have to go there frequently. A KNIFE ARTIST. "One day I had Just finished dinner when a stranger spoke to me In the hotel. Of course , ho Invited me to drink. That's the way jou Introduce yourself In such places when you seek a friendly acquaintance , and there are no other circumstances to lead to n conversation. We chatted for a minute or two , nnd then the stranger , whose name I afterward learned was Harry Connor , or Black Harry for short , asked mo If I was not selling hardware. I told him I was. and he said he wanted to buy a knife. I said I had some knives with me , but only as samples , and that of course I never sold samples. 'Well , ' ho said , 'that's the reason I came to you. I hunted the town over this morning to find a knife , and I couldn't find one that was worth carrying. I thought probably you might have one or two good 'ones , and that you would sell one. I don't care what the price Is , so It suits me. ' I still refused , but he persisted so urgently that I finally consented to show him what I had thinking that when he hat1 picked out the one he wanted I could make some excuse for refusing to sell It. So we went to my room and looked over my samples. "I never saw n man examine a knife us lit did the one he selected. I had , perhaps , forty different ones , but he gave only a glance at the lot , nnd picked out the beat one there In nn Instant. Picking It up he weighed It In his hand , turned It over nnd over , ran the edge of It across the back of his thumb nail as a barber tries a razor , fiickcd the point with his nail , scrutinized every fractional part of the blade and hilt , and then , grasping It firmly , swung his arm In the prettiest sort of knife-play , as If .testing Its weight and balance still more carefully. Then , stepping over to a wooden- bottomed chair , he drove the blade squarely through the Inch-and-a-half wood with a powerful blow. It was n remarkable dis play of strength , but nothing to what fol lowed , for It was comparatively easy to drive the blade In , but I did not , think It could be pulled out without splitting the wood. Connor , however , put his left hand on the chair near the knife , and pulled It out with out trouble. "Then he threw It nt a knot In the wooden partition that separated my room from the next , and left the knife sticking squarely In the knot. I exclaimed In sur prise , for he had thrown a distance of at least twelve feet , and he looked at me with a llttlo smile which I didn't at first under stand. " 'That's a pretty good throw , ' I said. 'Do yon think so ? ' ho answered Indifferently , and when I said 'Yes1 he stepped over to the partition and drew oui the knife , still smil ing , nnd stepping back twelve feet , threw It again. "This time I was amazed , for ho had struck the exact spot he had hit at first. I examined It closely , and I could see but one mark after ho had drawn the knife out the second time. 'Oh ! That's nothing , ' he said , and with the point of the knife he scratched a rough circle on the wood about : l-e size of a man's hand. Stepping1 back to whore ho stood before , ho turned his back : o the target , and then , looking at It over nls right shoulder , ho threw the knife over its left , sticking It fairly In the target. Then ho reversed the trick , throwing over ils right shoulder , and finally , planting ilmself carefully In the same place , he ookcd quickly over his shoulder , and then urnlng his face directly away , threw the cnlfo over his head , striking the same target nnd leaving the knife an Inch deep In the wood. " 'I want that knife , ' ho said , rather peremptorily , 'and I want It Just $50 worth. ' And ho pulled a $50 greenback out of his ) ockct and laid It on the table. I took the noney. I thought a man who could use a inlfe like that ought to have n good ono. nd then I was traveling to make money , anl ho price was a long one , even for that cnlfe , and It was the best I had. I was ory sorry , though , before the next day. that had broken my rula not to Ecll samples. THE THROW THAT KILLS. "Men walked In the middle of the street at night in Lcadvlllo at that time , but the entrances to the barrooms and the gambling aloons were brightly lighted , to that It waa safe enough going In or out of them , ns a rule. I had started out In the evening to sco a little more of what was going on , and lad looked In at three or four gambling iclls before I came to ono where 'Black larry' sat playing faro. He was a white nan , fast enough , but at a dark complexion hat gave him his nickname , I heard after- vard that ho had lived a long time with ndlans further west , and I have no doubt 10 learned the use of the knife among thorn. lo sat with his left hand toward the door. , and I did not HCO him nt first , as there were , wo others sitting between him and the ntranco. As I sauntered up to the table I aught sight ot him. Ho smiled a llttlo and nodded , but'dld not speak , and I etood ooklng at him for a moment or two , for no > artlcular rason except that I know him , "Suddenly I noticed that ho was watch- ng the door. He did not turn hla head , ) Ut his eyes seemed to bo everywhere at nee , nnd though he WBH playing ntcadlly and with fairly good luck , too. as his pile of chips Indicated , I was certain that ho saw every motion that anybody made , any- whcrp In the room , excepting , of course , right behind him , I was naturally Inter ested In this , awl presently I noticed that ho was watching a man who was Just com ing In. The newcomer was a stout-built , ugly looking fellow , who looked carefully around as ho entered , and who almcat Im mediately eow 'Black Hurry. ' Ho started a little , and then , evidently thinking that Connor did not see him , aa his head wen not turned toward the door , he stepped carefully to his right till ho was almost behind where Connor sat. Still Connor did not turn his head , but I could BCD him watching the other as ho stepped slowly around until he was fairly out of the range even of Connor's remarkable eyes , Then I naw Connor suddenly look full at the denier with a question as plainly expreaied ati It could have been In words. So I natu rally looked at the dealer. ' < Ho gave no sign at first , that I could nee , of even knowing that Connor was In front of him , but wer.it on dealing , OH If there was nothing else In the world to do , Then In an Instant his eyei Deemed to bluzc , The eye bueluwv was tut wonderful to mo as the knlfo play had been In the after- nonn. When I saw the dealer's signal I looked back nt Connor , and In nil InMmit saw a tragedy. The newcomer was drawIng - Ing n revolver , nnd at the same time Con nor was turning hl head nnd throwing the knlfo I had sold him , H ? rose from hla 1 chair nn ho threw It. nnd the stranger's revolver exploded , hut the bullet went wild , for he enjik to the floor ns ho flrcd , with the point of the knlfo In hla brnln. " 'Gentlemen , ' said the denier , before nny on < o else could speak , 'I cay Black Harry done Just right. That white-livered cur had sworn to kill him on eight , nnd wan fihootln' frotii behind. And , gentlemen , It'a none ot our business what the quarrel wna about. ' "As n stranger In the place I thought It best not to ask questions about what was none of my buslncM , " said the drum mer , as lie throw away his cigar. AMUSEMENTS. The only twin etnrs In the world , Wlllnrd nnd Wllljam Newell , nnd what l snld to be n strong evenly bnlnnccd BiipportlnR company , commence n week's engagement nt Doyd'B with n mntlnce on Sunday next. The bill nt both performances on Sunday will bo the romantic drnmn , "The Corslcan Hrothers , " nnd for the first time this favorite romantic dm in a will bo plnycd without the nld of n double or mechanical Illusion , nnd by vcrl- tnbtc twin brothers , so much nllko thnt whether they nrc seen on the street or on the stngo It Is moat dlMlcult to tell them npnrt. The proRrnm for the week Includes produc tions of "The Lyons Mail , " "Tho Operator" nnd "The Clcmenceau Caee. " The attraction on this occasion IH n double one , for beside * the plays Lunilerc's Clmama- toKraphe. said to be the most perfect of nil the machines for reproducing moving pic tures , will he exhibited One would not clrcmn thnt It was possible to put photog raphy to purposes f > o phenomenal. Looking upon a curtain , there Is a Hush , nnd In- stnntty the spectntors see life spread out he- fore them. Movement nnd notion are there , nnd the sccr.es cnnctcd appear to the vision as If animated In rcnllty. That those Missouri folks who told Mark Twnln's story o charmingly last season are to ho with us acnln will no doubt be wel come news to our theater-goers. No play jit years has left n better linprcralon than did the one Krnnk Mayo made of Mark Twain's Missouri Htory , "Pnddn'head Wll- eon , " In which Mr. Theodore Hamilton playa the sweetly qunlnt old Missouri lawyer , Dave Wilson , who Is known to his neigh bors ns "I'uddn'head" Wilson. Mr. Ham ilton , supported by practically the same ex cellent company neon here before , beglno a return visit of three nights at the Crelghton Thuisday night , January 7. We nre told thnt the play has had n most heart ) wel come since It was here In many principal cities this season. The scenes of the play nro Inld In Missouri , and It Is Kald thnt there la not today a party of players wli" are more popular with the public than those headed by Theodore Hamilton , who Impersonates the Missouri folks who tell Mark Twain's ctory Thla sewnfl to Indicate that Mr. Mayo , the author , managed to Invest the charactcro , who tell the Mlioourl story , with that touch of human nature that mnkes the whole world kin. Prof. John Reynolds , who Is well known In this city ns n scientist nnd mesmerist of nblllty , will be seen at Crelghtou hall during the week commencing Monday night presenting his unique entertainment , which ho will call Mesmeric Mysteries , consisting of a scries of Interesting experiments In animal magnetism or mental electricity. It was the Intention to have brought Prof. Reynolds to Omaha earlier during the sea- Anil llll t nrn vtnna nnrrn imiYinn to nt > mtnilnil tiirii , iruv | IIVTIUUO VtJ tl fit ; til IT" kO JJI IT V UillVtl. The coming of this gentlemen will be re garded with great Interest by admirers of the occult , and no doubt exists but thnt his series of entertainments will he largely attended. The engagement of "Saved from the Sea. " nt Iloyd's , will be brought to a close with two performances today. A special feature ll ono of those "bargain day" matinees , which have proved popular nt this house. The production hns given unusual satisfac tion nnd the company won many admirers. Scats will bo placed on sale tomorrow morning for the coming concert of the Chicago cage University Glee and Mandolin club , which Is announced for Monday night at the Grelghton. The club , which numbers thlrty- flvo members will arrive Sundny In a special car , and will bo tendered a reception atone ono of the leading hotels on Monday. _ _ - * Ccn nn Eiitriinct * to Clcveliinil. CLEVELAND , O. , Jan. 1. A trnlllc nr- r.ingcment hns been entered Into between the Wheeling < t Lake Erie railway and the Baltimore & Ohio , whereby the formeT company Is to enter Cleveland over the latter rond. The Wheeling & Unite Krle has been dcsltous for a long time of hav ing entrance to this city , and negotiations looking to that end betwe-en the two com panies mentioned hnve been In progress for the past two yours. Thu new nrrangt- munt , which goes Into effect Immediately , will give the Wheeling & Lake Erlo the shortest route from Wheeling to the hikes , the distance being 140 mlle.s. Dlnli'H III in-nil Production. SALT LAKE CITY , Utah. Jan. 1. A statement of the mineral product of Utah for thlH year , compiled by Wells , Kargo & Co. , shown an output of It.Ml.SO ) pounds of copper. 273-l30,000 pounds of unrellned lead , S,72S,70. > ounces of line silver , and . 'f,89G ounces of line gold. Computing the gold and sliver at their mint valuation and other metals at the-lr value at the sea board makes a total valuation of the product of $ inSi7"Gfi ! , bhov.inK an Increase of $1,377,307 over last year. Mayor I'lnnrctIICOIIIIIOH Onvt-rnor. DETROIT , Jan. 1. .Mayor Ilnzcn S. rin- jjrco left for Lansing this morning to take the oath of ollice and as.sumo his duties as governor of Michigan. Ho wns accom panied by his family and a dozen friends. In his characteristic manner , his excel lency demanded to bo sold a 1,003-mllo book , which should be good for himself and family. The book was sold him. The trip was unostentatious , as was thu brief Inaugural ceremony at Lansing. Princeton CSIt-c Club nt I.oiilxvlIIr. LOUISVILLE , Ky. . Jan. l.-I'robably the largest and most brilliant audience of the season was entertained at thu Auditorium this evening by thu Princeton Gleu club In an enjoyable ! program. After the concert society turned out to a ball at the ( lull house. 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