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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 2, 1890)
_ THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBKUAKY 2 , --SLXTEEN PAGES ; J THE NAMING OF THE PLATTE H 1 Exploits of tko Mallet Brothers In j 'x the Elghtoonth Oontury B \ BAND OF BRAVE FRENCHMEN H Should Tlicy Not Hnvo Rome Mpiuorlnl H of tlm Valor nml Ihitoriirlao H AVIlluli Helped to Cult H l/c Nobrnnkn ? H How the rinttn Wnn ClirNtcnril H I'npor rend by Hon .Initios W.Sttvngo H before tbo stnto historical society : H In the sixth volume of his collections H of nmnuscrlpt documents ro lutingto H America , Pierre Martfry , tbo illstln- ft " piilshcd historical mvcHtl jntor of B I'Ynnco , gives a brief account of a visit | { H in ttio year 17 , ' ! 9 to the territory now In- r H eluded in the sUto of Nobrnskn , which | H Bccms worthy of n place in the records t H of tlio historical society ot our stnto It i H is nn nccount of the journey of the Mtil- l H lot brothers with six other Frenchmen f H from the river of the Pnnimnhas in the j H Missouri country to Santa Fo | H To comprobonil tbo full significance i B of this expedition itwlll bo useful to j H recall to our minds the jealousies , the ) V rivalries , tbo contests , Die treacheries , , the massacres , the assassinations , the BC7 crimes of all sorts which tnc sixteenth H and sovoutcotith centuries witnessed as I B n result of the discoveries 'by Columbus t B Spain , reasonably ficcuro in her pos > B session of tbo country west of tbo dos I B oris beyond tbo Mississippi which tbo f B Mtloi" nnd urowess of Corto/ had glvon j H i her , laid claim also by vlrtuo of the 10 v- | H > otutions of the Genoese navigator , to l M the wbolo of Florida , under which nt- f B trnctlvo name was comprehended tbo j fl entire region from the Atlantic to tbo I H Mississippi , mid from tbo gulf to the \ m ' north polo Franco , grudging the glory • B , and the wealth with which the now • H World had advnnccd the crown of ,1 , Charles V. , entrusted to Vorrazzano the H | task of finding the opulent kingdom of H i Cathay and as a result , of his discoveries jH | laid claim to tbo sumo oxtonslvo cetin M try The hostility thus begun lasted J B for moro than two centuries SH ' The French complained with in- B dignntion that the Spaniards thought V that tbo now world was created ex- J prcssly for them and that no ether man J living liad a right to move or breathe HJ therein , The bitterness ongondoredby Ba tboso rival interests led to the atroci • B ties of Monondoz and Gourguos , the B butcheries of Fort Caroline nnd St SB Augustine , nt the narration of which B the blood still runs cold That these B Hlaughtora werocommitted in tbo name K of tbo founder of the religion of pence • BW _ adds darker shadows to the somber BB 'iu S ntory of tboso days Ono mild and gen B ' tlo uoostlo addressed tbo king in tboso B uE words ; "It is lawful that our majesty , B BB * " tbo "MtcTii good shopbord appointed by r band of the Eternal Fnthor bhould tend B pT nnd load out your sheep since tbo Holy BB , Spirit has shown spreading pastures BB whereon are feeding lost sheep which H ) bavo been snntched away by the dragon , H the demon Thcso pastures are the now BB worla wherein is N comprised Florida , BB now in possession of the demon , and > , BB hero he makes himself adored and ro- _ H . , vcnled This it the land of promise pos Bff bessed by idolators.tho Amorito , Amali- BB kite , Monbito , Cunnanito This is BB the land promised by the Eternal P Bj Fatbor to the taithsul since wo are com BBl manded by God in the Holy Scriptures B PJ to take it from them , being idolaters , H and by reason of their idolatry and fl to put thorn all to the kuifo , leaving no BB living thing save maidens and children , B their cities robbed and sacked , the walls IB and bouses lovollod to the earth " * - fl . For many long years the struggle bo- BB twocn Franco mid Spain for this fairest B portion of tbo Now World continued B Neither was destined to succeed The PP BBki pompous expeditions of both nations , B * * > their blasphemous proclamations , tbolr | B costly settlements , nil gave way in time PJ to tbo simple beginning on the banks of fl tbo lames cud the coast of Now ICng- PPJ land Still , for a long Mine after , tbo J Spaniards wore con lined to Mexico nnd J the French to Canada , and the Misais- PPJ | sippl valley , the same suspicions , jeal- B ousics , rivalries and autiigoiiisms coii- | B tinuod If the French made a move in IB ' ono quarter the Spaniards endeavored B i to moot it by a counter stroke in nnotb- . fl or If ono nation established a trading IB j post in tbo wilderness , the other sought fl to seduce its borvnnts and render the J enterprise abortive Spies and ether j | paid emissaries abounded everywhere J | With nn ostentatious display of pence J I on both sides , there was constant suspl- PPJ , cion and constant watchfulness In a Pj letter from Uienvillo govaruor of J Louisiana , dated April 25 , 1722 , 'ho says J ' that ho learns from the savages of the . Missouri that the Spaniurds moditatcd P „ an establishment on the Kansas rlvor , PPBT and that he had ordered Siour do Bois TSj I brant to prevent this by Bonding a deBT - BT v" • - tachment of twenty soldiers to build a B littio fort nnd to romaiu in garrison on J J ihat river j Such was the situation In the years H i 17lt-H ! ) ) , when tbo expedition , to which IB > I invite a few minutes nttontion , J ( started from what is now Nebraska to J I the city of Santa Fc What wo know of j • this journey is mengro and frugmontary IB , | in a most ] irovoking degree , consisting eololy of nn anrldgmont or synopsiaof j ' a journal kept by ono of the travelers j ; for tbo perusal of Governor 'do Dion- villo at Jfow Orleans The summary or table of its contents 1b as follows : "Tbo brothers Mallet with six other Frenchmen , leaving the rlvor ot the 1 Paniinahas discover the Platte , visit . tbo villages of the SallUuio nation nnd I roach Santa Fo " The names of tboso , ffbo composed this adventurous band > were Peter nnd Paul Mullet , Philip i Ttobltalllo , Louis Moreu , or ns the name is sometimes wr' .tton , Doorcan ; Michel Uoslot Joseph llellecourt , . Manuel Guillen , and Joan David All except the lust , who was from the mother country , wore Canadians of Fionoh pnrontngo The ostensible ob ject of their trip was to establish trade with the merchants of Now Moxlco What botrct iutructlons if nny , tboy . had or what tholr real puroso was is no where revealed in their memorial and will probably never bo moro than con I joctured , but that the Spaniards were nt least doubtful ns to their character I ttooms clour About 100 years later 1 and long after Louisiana had become the property of the United States , nn expodltiou starting from Texas with | the biimo protonsu of amity nnd com ' inorqial intercourse , received but scant courtesy from the Mexicans ; nnd it is not probable that the latter were leas on their guard against their hereditary onomioB , the French „ The llttlo baud , at the tlmo when the journal introduces us to ihom , had IjBtf reached the nation of the I'nuimubas , PP P with whom the French were on friendly PP > • terms , living on a rlvor of the eamo BJ numo It may bo consldored ns a fact H established by papers already published J in the collection of this soclotythnt the H 'I'arkiiiuu'i Pioneer of Fraucu lu the new J i-iA J I'unlmahns were the trlbo since known ns tbo Pawnocs , and tbo Pnnimnhn rlvor wns tbo stronm now called the I/oui ) Fork From n point on tbo Loup , not fnr from , whorj ( Jonoa is now situated , tbo Mallet brnthors took tholr donarturo on May 2' ' ) , 17til. ! Tboso who prior to that tlmo had essayed to make tbo same hnznrdous I journey , hud supposed that Now Mexico wns situated on the hcad- wntora of the Missouri and bad there fore I nttomptud to rcucb Hint country by following ' up the course of the Inst men tioned stronm Hut the Mallet brothers , pursuing tbo tulvico of soma of tholr savngo allies , determined to seelc Now Mexico by taking a , south western direction ncross the country Accordingly , pursuing this course they ' enino on the third daytoawido nnd ' shallow river , which ( and hero I follow j the oxnet language of the orig inal ) tboy named the Platte * So far ns I know or can ascertain , this was the llrst tlino that our wandering stream hnd received an appellation in a Chris tian tongue Other adventurous bush rnngord thereafter translated ether titles , and I/ICtui-nui-Court , IVKnu-qul- Plouso , the Pupilllon the Chadron , the Loup and others will long rotnin , it is to bo hoped , the soft nnd musical no menclature of the Gallic race Hut who named thorn , or whore , are ques tions ns yet as dlilicult to answer ns tlio question what numo Achilles nssumod when ho hid hinisolf among women This ono fact alone has survived tbo century and a half that has elapsed slncollio j daring outerpriso of thcso Canadian French They struck the Platte , probably , In tbo vicinity of Konrney ; nt any rate , at some point where the general course of tlio Btroam was towards the northeaster or east , for wo read that the explorers , finding that it did not deviate mate rially from the route they hnd chosen , followed It up for the distance of twenty ciglit leagues , ! where they found that the river of the Padoucns emptied Into it Tliis river of tbo Pn- poucas was unquestionably tbo south fork of tbo Platte nnd it is noteworthy that ofi ono of Cottons maps of the United States , published as Into as 1802 , the strealn is still called the Padoucc For tbrco dnys nftorwards the brothers Mallet ascended tbo north fork of the Platte until on the 13th of June , finding thnt its course was lending them to the northwest instead ot the direction they had determined upon , they turned to the loft crossed the north fork , traver sed the tongue mndo by the two brnnchos nnd encamped on tbo shores of a rlvor which must have been tbo south fork It is not easy to identify with absolute certainty tbo wutcrcourscs which in the next few days they seem to have crossed From their journal bus boon eliminated all matters except ns would enable an engineer oilicer todiroct the march of an army over the name counso It is manifest , however , that they cros sed several nllluonts and the main cur rent of the Republican , marching oyer a treeless country which supplied barely wood enough for cooking purpo ses , and recording thnt tbeso bare plains extended ns far as the mountains in the vicinity of Santa Fo On the 20th they renchod and crossed a deep nnd rapid river , losing in the operation seven horses laden with merchandise This stream they 6ay was the Kan sas Again they enter cd upon the pralrios bare of trees , dependant upon bulTiilo chips for their fuel , encamping nearly every night by a water course , until on tbo 80th of Juno they pitched their tents upon the banks of ibo Arknnsas rlvor , where for the llrst tlmo they enmo upon trucks of Spanish occupation It is hnrdly necessary to follow tholr exact course from this point or to speak of their encounter with an Indian trlbo called the Lalitancs , their huccoss in procuring a guidu , or their first view of the Spanish mountains On the 14th they roach ed tbo pueblo and mission of Pecos , so well known to all travelers on the Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fo rail way Hero they wore trcatod with kindness and consideration , and from hero , passing through Taos , they readied Santa Fo on the 22d of July From hints in their journal and its ac companying documents it is ouito evident - dent that while hospitably received they were sedulously guarded and watched Communication with tbo City of Mexico could bo had but once a year , and so after making known their wish to ostublish a commerce between the Spanish and Froneli , they were oblige ! to submit to a delay of nine mouths before fore an answer could bo returned Prob ably this dutontion was not entirely irk some to them , us it onablcd them to make sundry valuable observations for the governor of Louisiana Tholr re port contains suspicious sentences like the following : Santa Fo is a city built of wood and without fortifications of any kind ; " There are only eighty soldiers diors in the garrison , an jli-condliioncd body of mon , poorly equipped " There are valuable mines in the provtneo , worked by the king of Spain , the silver from which is transmitted annually by caravan to Old Moxlco" The few prsonts distributed among the Sali- tlnos bavo hud an excellent ofloct and the trlbo will be entirely on our sldo if wo have any establishment in the country " It is doubtful if our ndvontureis were much annoyed or disappointed by the rospoiibo of the viceroy which consisted of an otter to ongugothom to discover a rich region three months ' journey to the westward where it wns said there were populous cities by the sea whoso dwolleis were clothed In silk nnd lived in luxury They preferred , with a single exceptionto remain in their own country Ono of them , Louis Morcao , hnd during the visit succumbed to the charms of Now Moxlcnn beauty Und decided to tempt , the desert no further Of tlioremainlngsovon , throe loturnod to the land of the Pawnees on the Loup nnd ovontunlly reached the French settlements on the Illinois The remuiningtourdescondod tbo Arknnsas , not without hardships , risk and suitor lug , llimlly abandoning their horses and constructing two burk canoes , in which frull vobsols they floated down the last named river to its mouth , and the Mississippi toNoff Orleans After ono abortive attempt to retrace their stops they pass from our sight • It may not bo uninteresting in con clusion to preeout a translation of a cor- tlllcato or good conduct givun at Santa Fo to the seven who returned I reproduce as well as I can tbo modest and unassum ing tone of the original document "Cortillcato glvon nt Santo Fo to seven Frenchmen by Joan Paez Hur- tado , Alcaldo , Major und Captain ot War of this Capital City of Santo Fo nnd its jurisdiction , Lieutenant Gov ernor and Captain General ot this realm of Now Moxlco and the Provinces : "I corllfy , so far as It 1b within my ability , the the Captain dom Louis do Saint Denis , who commands the fort which is at the entrance to the Ited river , to all other governors nnd cap tains , judges and justices of the most Christian king of Franco , and to all olllcors , military or civil , to whom tbeso presents shall como , that on the 24th day of July of the past year , 1730 , there " "lis tomberent lur une riviere qui IU iioniracronl rivlore Plate " t'l'lio French leuguo U variable Ihat hero meant ii probably the league of 25 to the desree or2.0 Eagluh mile * . KBLLEYpTIGBRT& ; CO.16th s odffe I Grand Annual Sstje of Unlaundried Shirts and Mght Shirts > I Grand AnnualSale OF WHITE UNLAUNDRIED AND NIGHT SHIRTS , Hems of Interest to Gentlemen . Take advantage of this reduction sale The largest assortment to select from , LOT 1 : At 39c. White Unlaundied Shirts , made of good muslin and linen bosom , at 39c ; worth 60c. LOT 2 : [ ' • At 50c. White Unlaundried Shirts , made of superior muslin and fine linen bosom , excellent fit and finish , at 50c ; worth 75c. LOT 3 : At 75c. White Unlaundried Shirts , made of extra quality muslin , all linen bosom and hand made button holes , excellent fit and finish , for this sale 75c ; worth $1.00. LOT 4 : At $1.00. The Best Shirt made , in open back or front ; the best fitting and most reliable shirt on the market , at $1.00 ; worth $1.35. nichtsitI 200 dozen White Night Shirts , macle of good muslin and ex tra length , At 55c. Worth 85c. KELLEY , STIGER & CO , Corner 15th and Dodge Streets . . - - - - * i came to this city of Santo Po eight Frenchmen , named Peter nnd Paul Mallet brothers , Philip Robitalllo , Louis Morin , Michael Bcslot , Joseph Bellocourt and Manuel Gallion , Creoles of Canada in Now France , and Jean David of Europe , who wore received in my presoueo by the Seigneur Dominique do Mondo/.a , lieutenant colonel , gov ernor and lieutenant goncrul of this realm , at the entrance of the pnlnro where tbo said Paul Mallet , having entered with the said seigneur and Dom Saint Iugo do Bolbuldo , vicar of tne realm , tbo said lord governor de manded of him whence they enmo and to what end To which the said Paul answered that they were from New Franco , and that they had como for the purpose of establishing commerce with the Spaniards ot this realm by renson of the close allinnco existing between the crowns of Franco nnU Spain Upon which the saiu lord governor sent their muskets to the body guard , nnd Booking where to ledge them , there Doing no room in the palace I took them to my bouso where I entertained thorn A few dnys afterwards I sent to seek for their arms , ammunition and baggage which they had saved , when wreclced in cross ing a river , where they lost uino horses lndon with morchandlbe and clothing So that according to their account tboy had had the intrepidity , though almost naked , to discover this reulm and give to it communication with the colonies of Now Orleans and Canada And spurning all dangers and risks from hostile savages they have como to see the Spanlnrds , by whom they bavo j been well rocolvcd , having been invited - I vitod by them to eat and lodge in their bouses while uwulting tbo answer of Monsolgnour , the archbishop , viceroy of Mexico Dom Jean Antoine BUaron , a period of nine months , during which time the brothers Mallet , who bavo boon domiciled with mo und eating nt my table have maintained a very correct - roct nnd ChriBtian-lIko domcanor ; and being about to return I have ndvlsod that in case they obtain a royal license for commerce with this kingdom , they bring on their return n certificate and passport from the governor , in default of which tbolr goods would bo liublo to confiscation as contraband In tostlmony whereof , etc Glvon at Santa Fo , this 80th of April , 1740. Juan Pakz Hujitado Such is the unsatisfactory and imperfect - foct memorial of an expedition which at that period called for und displayed as much sagacity , horoio endurance und bravery as any moro recent discoveries in the Arctlo regions or the wilds of Afrlcn The numos of its boroes except - copt for the acctdont of being pigeon holed a century and a half ago , would have boon in our day utterly forgotten The Mallet brothers , the loaders of this llttlo band , have descendants still liv ing in this country Would it bo out of place to 6uggost to the authorities of tbo Union Puclllo , B. & M. , Northwestern - orn , or other railways , and to ethers engaged in western enterprises , who find it no easy task to eoloct distinctive or appropriate appellations for the ra pidly Increasing towns of the western frontlor , that these who gave its en during narao to our orratio river , are entitled to have their own perpetuated in bomb nourishing station or villugor * Marriaeo liicens- > . Licenses were lsauod to the following parties by Judge Shields yesterday i Numo ana Uesideace Ace I Hans Petersen , Omaha 84 I Caroline Jorgensen , Omaha 30 j Charles Alfred Hadlund , Omaha 25 1 Matilda Sophia Stenberp , Omuba SU j Carl Frlcke Omaha , . , . , ,23 l Louie Blutb , Omana , , 23 j Charles G , Itlley Omaha 23 ( MagRlo Gcurd , Hubbard , . , , -3 j Vaclav Kruml , Omaha 29 ( Ana Sloup , Omaha , . . . . , .U1 j Frank Smith , Omaha , , . .29 ( Mary Moylnhan , Omaha , . . . . .20 PUENIX LEADS : THEM ALL cut 4 Phenomenal Sucooss df thia Brook lyn Fire Iuauraqpo Co RECEIPTS IN THE MILLIONS It Lands AH Over the Country , Espe cially In tlio Btato of Nebraska With Kvcry Loss Prompt * ly Paid The Great riienlx Ono hundred and thirteen insurance com panies have complied with the law and are authorized to do business in thp state ot Nebraska , nnd at tuo present time the auditors ofllce at Lincoln is kept busy in re * ceiving and examining the various reports received from each company Hut few people ple rcallzo the magnitude of the business transacted by many of the largo companies , and a liri : reporter , discovering that the Phenix Insurance company of Brooklyn , N. V. , bad dona the largest business of any cbmpany in the state , called at tbo state ofllce of 6aid company , rooms 14 , ID and 10 , hi tbo Arlington block on Dodpo street , in Oinnhu , nnd there found U. LI Coryoll , esq , who is practically the manager of the Phonlx Insurance company for tbo state of Nebraska Mr Coryoll has charge of about llvo hun dred agents in tbo state and the results of the your just closed , demonstrate his fltnoss for the position bo occupies , and also that the people of Nebraska enjoy having lu their possession a Pbonix policy , The receipts for the Phenix in Nebraska in lSb'J were f'JlO.712 , nnd the nmount puid for losses wus ( $110,05 , ! ) . „ Mr Coryoll enjoys the entire confidence of his numerous agents , and has so thoroughly engrafted into thorn his manner and style of doing business that bo has no trouble in securing their hearty co operation In behalf of the Phenix Ha Is ably seconded and aided by J. T. Hopkins and IS C. Arnold The reporter also found hero M , M. Ham lin , the general tuljustor of the Pbonix , who has been Identified with the company for eighteen years , and has charge and control of all losses in Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri , Kansas and tbo west Mr , Ihuulln says that ISS'J ' was , as a rule , a serious year for insurance companies , , as the disastrous fires at Seattle , Spokario Falls , liottoti and Lynn made serious inroads on thoasBots of a num ber of companies Yet tlio Phenix in creased dor net surplus over { 200,000 , which was only equaled by one pr two ether com panies Mr Hamlin .lias . associated with him Mr C. H. Williams ofOmaha nnd Ira Welch of Kansas City'l'btiih well known men J < * i The history of the Phenix is remarkable and Interesting , and thu ( , > ppmpany Ib today recognized as ono of the most active aggres sive companies In the , coimtry This fact has caused considerable cgmment , and , at times , unfavorable criticlftn , lrom those who could not compete or ( iaep pace with its rapid development , , , . , It was organized in lfc ? jpBrooUlyn ( , N. V. , and some of the companies already organ ized on tbo Now York sicjq t > [ the rivcrlooked upon tbo venture as | one of ' mushroom growth , " and boasted itwould soon till un early and unhonorod graye " Its capital , was $ . $0,000 , and , for , twqlvo years , it was cngagod la laying deepnauu atroag the foundations of ono of the most successful companies in the country In 16CI the capital waamcreased to f500 , . 000 , and in l&tf was doubled up again and increased to 11,000,000 Prior to this time the company bad not attracted much publio uttentlon , but now , with a capital of $1,000- 000 , it assumed the dignity of a full grown man , and began to make Itself hoard , felt and known in all sections of the country The income of the company had only been about * JO0,0O0 a year prior to lbtH , but Jonu ary 1,1805 , this nad increased to 1700,000. This wus a remarkable Increase for ono year , but the reoords proved the same to be cor rect and true , and , on the same authority , it is shown that the premiums for the next year were in excess of 1900.000 and the as sets of the company were over (1,700,000. These rapid strides Dogan to attract at tention from both tbo insurance world and the insuring public , and tbo company that was regarded as "llttlo and unknown but a few year * ago , now walked forth as a 200 dozen Night Shirts , extra quality muslin , with colored embroidered front , collar , cuffs and pocket , At 75c. Worth $1.25. Coital ! lis 500 dozen fine Linen Collars in all the latest shapes , for this sale At lSVaC Worth 20c. 300 dozen Four-Ply LinenCuf/s for this sale At 15c. Worth 25c. OUR STOCK OF DRESS SHIRTS Is complete in every detail , and the assortment is the larg est in the city Special prices range from 75c to $1.50. $ 51 giant , nnd occupied a place and position among tlio institutions of tiio country , that brought it shoulder to shoulder , and fnco to face , with nny of its competitors The phe nomenal success uttonding It-increased and continued year by\year until , in 1870 , Its 1 premium incomd exceeded $1,003,000 and its assets were in the neighborhood of } 2,000- 000. 000.In 1871 the great Chicago fire occurred and proved to bo the death knoll nnd grave vnrd of sorao seventy-Ova or eighty com panies with over * 2 : > ,000,00 ( ) in nssots The Phenix canio to the rescue and was the llrst company to pay a loss in thnt groit conflagration , and n facsimile for this draft of 1,000 to Hart , Asten & Co , Is even today ono of the treasured mementoes among Phoenix mon The Pbonix paid 5150,000 for losses in the Chicago tire , nnd was one of the very few companies which made no as sessment on its stockholders or used nny of its ? 1,000,000 capital , having , as It had , a suf ficient surplus to meet nil of its obligations The action of the Pbonix at this tlmo was prominent und created consldornblo com ment It quickly followed up Its disaster by an un active , vigorous campaign and secured nn immense business , ami witnin less than a year after the Chicago fire It donated to Hos- ton another fjOO.OOO for the Uoston bluze Thcso heavy llros and largo losses only seemed to have a tendency to Inspire the monaeoinent to Increased activity nnd rene no wed efforts Tbo spirit beenmo contagious and the Hold force nnd local agents worked in harmony with the company and the ro3ult wus a continued climbing upward The business became so voluminous that a western general agency was opened up in Chicago , under the management of T. R Hurcb , who surrounded himself with n vig orous , active class of men whoso only ambi tion was to Bocuro the best possible results for the Phenix Several of thcso gontio- men are , today , occupying promlnont posh tions with leading companies ns manngers , general ngeuts etc The success of the western department was marvelous and at tracted much attention , nnd a marked increase - crease In rccoipts was apparent , so much so , that , in 18b0 , tbo premium ra- colots were nearly fi.200,000. This condition caused the oldest insurance man to wonder what would como next The Pbonix , over awukonudVeady to solzo every opportunity for advancement , Increased its agouoy svs- torn until the " emblematic horse shoo bo- cume known in every town , village and ham lot No company was over known to make such an aggressive campaign ; but pushed by the western management there was no let up nor no going backward Heproseutativos of the company were to bo found at every crossroad , and the vigorous policy pursued by the management at Chicago resulted In a largo Incruaso In premiums , so that in lBSt the receipts were over < MiUO,000 ! , and In lbS'l ' had reached the enormous sum of ? 5G00,0O0. These figures exceeded these of uny ether company in the country , and naturally caused an uneasy feeling among some of its compet itors uln nddjtion to the Are business the Phenix was also engaged in the marine Insurance business , but tbo losses in this department became so numerous that it discovered that there was no raonoy In it In fact it had preyed the losing schema and the company decided to shut up that department , which it finally did In regard to the Impairment ot the com pany's capital in 1837 , when an examination was made it was discovered that in consequence quence of tbo heavy marine losses there was n deficiency ot about $403,000 ; and then began ono of the most remarkable scenes In the history of this or any other company It was claimod.that no w the end would como and the Phenix would fail Tboso who shouted tbo loudest wore disappointed The stock holders immediately convened , and , fully realizing the situation , put their hands in tbolr pockets and at once made good the Im pairment Local agents were promptly ml- Vised of this action and un earnest appeal was made to tbom to redouble their vie lence The response eamo as if from ono man They were in sympathy with tbo company , with Its inuuagemenL and they , had unbounded coniMem-o that these in au thority would prove true 10 their promises , The result was an immense increase in busi ness all along the line , whhph still continues , and , la consequence ot tbo abandonment of the inarlno business , tbo premium income is not as largo as In I8b0 , yet in pure lire und tornado insurance the Pbeulx is the equal 'of any company in tbe country , and , not withstanding its apparent misfortunes , it will continue to groiv and increase , because it has behind it in tbo west a management that is active , progressive , energetic , and fully allvo to the necessities and wants of the western people As to its New York mauagomont , the Spectator tater , a very protniuot insurance journal says : ' The Phenix , as is well known , Is a SPRING ANNOUNCEMENT I Yesterday we opened the first shipment of our M NEW SPRING IMPORTATIONS I -OF- H Sis , Dress Goods , ScdM GUams I AND FRENCH SATEESS I INCLUDING r M . , . The H styles of these it n. 1 A n'li NCW ' Clima SltltS J nglll'ed , Silks are confine * New Shades Plain China Silks , [ t0 us exclusivel * NEW SHADES IN SERGES , H NEW SHADES IN HENRIETTAS NEW STYLES IN FINE BLACK GOODS ALL THE VERY LATEST PATTERNS AND COLORINGS New French Fiprcfl Sain New Shades Plain French Sateens New Styles in Fancy Scotch Ginghams , New Shades Plain Scotch Giugaams ON SALE MONDAY MORNING H staunch , substantial company , entirely sol vent , and , since its reorganization under the preslaency of Mr Sheldon has lieon con ducted iu accordance with conservative methods , which have produced oxeollont re sults The company Is now in a bettor con dition than It lias been for a number ot yenrs nnd is entirely worthy bf the confl uence of property owners desiring insur ance " The reporter loft the Phenix Insurnnco headquarters \ully Batisfiod that both Messrs Hamlin and Coryoll fully understood the in surance business , and nro also fully posted ns to the merits of the company they so faithfully represent If nnv person has a doubt regarding the reliability of the Phonlx call and see these two insurunco encyclope dias so mi ; Discii/vuoioi ) . ItsHUlt of the Inquiry Into tlio ilobcrt- hoii Asinult Case After the nrfeumonts in the Hobcrtson out rngo ca9o bv both the state nnd tbo defense , JudRO Helsloy said that there was not suf ficient evldenco to bind over the dofcndntits The names of the latter are Charles Whlto and Tout Gillon The prisoners were then discharged Before leaving the court room Whlto and Glllcn were arrested on the charge of assaulting Jacob Hrown and Charles Uowcrs in a Sbormaii nvenuo saloon last Saturday night They gave bail , and the cases were continued , Steve Dnloy nnd Tom Carroll were dis charged as to the charge of raping the littio Ilobinson girl , and were held on the charge of assault and battery , in bonds of $100 In stead of $1,000 each ' UllillllnB 1'orinlis. The following building pormlt was Issued yestoiday : Upton Swlngley , ono-story frame nddl- to store , Htt-Jjiiko Btreut . . * JW ) District Court Wllliuin T. Seaman has comraonccd unit against Isaac 1) ) . Mayors ot al to recover i550 on a note T. J. Board & Uro , have commenced suit against Anna J. Fitch ot ul to recover ? lbO on a mechanics lien Sarah Seldou has brought suit to comuol David J. Scldon to turn ever to tmr all money in bis hands belonging to her ns udminis tratlx of the cstntoof O. 13. Scldon The petition Mod In the case allcgos that D. J , Scldcn holds $3,000 deposited as a trust fund besides 2(1,000 ( belonging to the estate George W. Looims ot ul have beguu suit In forcclosuso against Luke P. Sinltoy ot nl , Charles W. Morton ot al have brought BUit in foreclosure against Luke P. Sinkoy ot al , Charles W. Morton ot al have commenced Hult in foreclosure aguinst Luke W. McUrau ' ot nl , _ _ _ _ _ _ County Court The hearing in the election contest case between Phalon and Olmstcad , rival canul dates for the position ot road supervisor , was concluded before Judge Shields yester day and decided in favor of Olmstead , who bad boon declared elected Notice of appeal was glvon McCord , Hrady & Co have brought suit agaidst 1) . A. Carr for II0J.IJU on notes , Sarah A. Jenkinson was appointed admin , istratrlx with will annexed of the estate of Kobort G. Jonklnson Sarah 10. Acker was appointed admin istratrix with will annexed of the o.tatu of Mary li Dean , Queried unit AimworH To tbo Kdltor of The Uebi Please an swer the following lu Tuk liKi : and oblige a render When the reservation in Dakota is opened what will it cost per acre for land , and bow much will have to bo paid down I Ans Section SI says that all the lands In tbo great Sioux reservation , outsulo of separ ate reservations , shall be Ulsposod ot by tbe United States to ftctual settlers ouly , under the provisions ot the homosteud law That each settler shall pay the United States in addition to tbe foes provided by law 11.25 per acre for all lands disposed of iu tbo llrst three years , aud 75 cents per aero for all dis posed ot during the next two years , aud 50 cents per acre for the residue ot the lands then undisposed of , The lull amount ot THESE M PATTERNS H ARE H CONFINED M TO US H EXCLUSIVE 1 monny duo the United States for land together - * | gothor witli nil fees must bo paid down H To the Kdltor of Tin ; Bui ; : To decide a | bet will you bo kind enough to glvo mo the H highest watermark of tbo Missouri river In H the lust twenty years and the date thorooti H Subscriber H Ans The highest water mark reported at | | the signal sorvicu ofllco in this city for the | past twenty J ears was 23 feet 10 inches , oa | April 25 , IbSI | Council Hi.urrs , la , Feb 1 , To the | Editor of Tin : Bii : ; : Will you please instruct H 1110 in the columns of your Sunday edition H wbctherMr 'Gladsonohusover visited Amor * H icn , or not , and if hodld not speak in Chicago H four year ago A Subscriber H Ans Gladstone has never been in Amor- H • • m Great has been T. V. Powdcrl.v' I falls H Once ho was considered nn nblo and wlso H leader ot men ; now ho is spoken of us n cnn > H aldato for governor of Pennsylvania on tha H democratic ticket H THK ltK.VIiT * M/VKKI3T. H - = = - i H INSritUMIINrs plicoj un rs33M dunnz 1 Union block Yards to T 8 Balda , lot 12 , , H blkU , Tlrst add to bouth Omaha , wd . . . 030 H Houtli Omuha I.unci Co to ( J U Mace , w 41 H ft lotH , blkTO , bouth ( Jnialia , w J 4 , < 00 1 Miles .ITnompson to JamesUahlll , lot 13 , H Dlk I Cotnei & Archers add , w d . . . . 42B H J W Stewart ard wife to.I II Hell , und } i H lots I to 4 , Hillside add No it , wd . . . . 10,000 H K K Hood una wlfo to i : H Sherwood ss H nwnnd w H swna2i-15 ) lli w d i H II Konntzoand wlfoto It W Gibson , lot 7 H nnd w ; i lot 11 , Ink < > , Kountre 1'laco.w d 4,000 k iiiillH It W ( llbson and wlfo to O .1 McAllister | WlotTaad w' ilotn blk" , Kounuul'iaco H w d 13,000 H Morw .V llrnnncr to (1 ( W WIcKerslinm , H lots II and 1blk 11 ! , Morse & lliuunor'M H add , w d 400 H ( i W Wlckoitfliam and \\\to \ to , ! 1Taylor. ; H lots 11 ana 1. , blK 1' ' , Morse ii llrinner's | H ndd.wil 000 H James Alntcowut ul , to W It Turner , lot iHHIlH W. blk 1. Ilurlltigtou Outer , w d COO | i : 1 * Kvans mill huxband to Lewis l.arscn , H lot 1 i. i\aii8' add wd 1,090 H John Hush et al toV 1,81-lby , trustee , nil H lots ami blks In W Ii belby'M 1st mid to H Hontn Omnliu 11 c il 1 H A K Itlley ami wlfo to H D Abbott , und ii I H lots U and 10 , blK 7 , Kllby l'luce , w d. . . l.SiO H B Hotelier anil wife to 131) May , lot 11 , iHIIIH Bblk It Ileiirnrd'sudd.wd 1,000 1 K M Kario to M Dunham , lots 1 and 4 , blK H II Kuunt7.e\-Hutli'Hiidd , wd 7,090 H G W l.oomls et nl to Delia Dnvlx , nt mv | no IIIV ] I , w d , 800 | III Iloelimennd hUHlmnil to l : .1 Penny , 1 lotlH biles , J I Kodlcic'H 111M , ( led . . . . . 609 | Ii A Ualton to Co-operatlvu Land and Lot | Co , : i acres In nw nw H-lfi-l. ) , wd 3.W0 | It A Van ( lulider and liusbunu to It M illlllllfl last , lotil , blicV. . " bblnn's lid udd , | w (1 , 6,509 H I , H Heed and wlfo to II II Knight , lot i ; M blk il , Alamo l'laza , w d v. 1(09 H Twenty transfers IW.yil H SEVENTH ANNUAL STATEMENT H Of THK H Kent estate morlguges and bonds , , , , , ) M.ATO.FS H Colltteral loans and Judgments WVH.irj B Cabh lu bank aud lu iBiiiimny'u ofllce , : ) H.filu.XJ H I'renilmnn in coiimo of rollectlon m.lil.Od H Hills recahablo taken for titrm rlxs 7f < ,0C& 15 H bundry property Item , , , . , . 6,611.63 H Total tJia.H3.ta H CapltaL flOO.000.00 H Unearned preiiiluin leaerte , . , , , , IK'/iRH H All other liabilities 4.II17.7 < H Total tiPUa .ai H Rnrplus to polity liolilir < jim.avi.7 * H Losses pabl IKS I , * I.U70.KJ H bluce organization . , . lr.,033.W ' H B , It JoiJNMiv President H l „ II WniiAiiH Vlco President , H MJ IIuiinh , Ktcretury and Manager H Ollhe , N. IS , corner 15th anu Harney streets H Omaha , Neb , H CortlllcnCo IVir I'nhlluullnii , H Olllco Auditor Public Accounts , I H blatuof NebranWa V H Lincoln Keb 1. WM ) M It Is hereby certllird that the Nebraska and H loua InsuraucuL'ompanyotOmaha In ilie t t B o ( Nebrustn ban coinplio 1 with the insurant * H la of this plate aud is authorized to trsntuefc B the buslneiis of Ore and other casualty Intur- ante in this state for the cuirmit ycur , H U ilunoH my hand and the seal of tkm H [ SEAi.,1 auditor ot public accounts the usr H uuil your aboie written , H I ' 1' , II IIUNION , Auditor V , A , H CUA1II.B3 U , ALLAN , l > eputy H