Nebraska Newspapers

    10 TUB OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JANUARY 31 , 1892-SIXTEKN PAGES.
FREMONT HOME PATRONAGE
The Bnaincsa Men of That Oitj Meet and
Organize.
fOINING WITH THE STATE MOVEMENT
o Hours Spent Among thn T.nrgrflt of
I'roinont's rurli > rle Import Indus-
trim Tlnit Sliould Un AVcll Sup
ported 1 > y tlio Stato.
The manufacturers and bmlnoss men of
l romont Uavo declared thornsolvcs In favor
of homo patronage and nro taking steps to
help on the movjment. On Monday evening
A largo nnd enthusiastic mooting was hold at
the club rooms In Fremont , as nlroady men
tioned In TUB BEE , nt whloh doUntto notion
wai taken.
decided . sentiment had been worked up
In Fremont favoring the formation In that
city of a manufacturers' association , Inde
pendent of tbo state association. The argu
ment In favor of this move \vai that such an
oreantzatlon could work for bettor freight
rates for Fremont while the slate associa
tion would not bo expected to look alter
auch matters for the individual towns , but
would confine Its efforts to all legitimate
objects of tbo association , viz : the oncour-
ogomont of the consumption of Nebraska
products by Nebraska people.
President Page , Secretary Bradlov and R.
F. Hoglu of the stale association were pres
ent and explained the objects of and alms of
the movement nnd advanced numerous rea
sons why Fremont should join the state as
sociation and not nttompttho work alono.
For the purpose , however , of looking after
freight rules nnd other purely local matters ,
it was decided tu form n local association ,
but at the same tlmo to oncouru o the stnto
association. The following resolution was
adopted :
WheicosVlth much pleasure and profit
to oursalvoi wo have listened to the repre
sentatives of the Nebraska Manufacturers
nnd Consumers association , and ,
Whereas , Wo realize the importance nnd
necessity of actlnc upon the general policy
proposed by them , Bo it
Resolved , That in an organl/ation wo nra
strongly In favor of the purchasing of Ne
braska made goods and shall work to that
end , and urge upon our members such action
In Joining such state association as their indi
vidual Interests may dictate.
C. D. MAIUI , President ,
' V. T. HiiMMBi , Secretary.
The following Fremont manufacturers put
in treir applications for membership in the
Btalo association : Fremont Milling com
pany , ( lour , food , etc. ; Nebraska Creamery
association ; Nebraska Twlno BInder com
pany j Creamery Package Manufacturing
company ; U. T. Smith , fence factory ; George
F. VVolz , potato chins. Several other
firms have the tnnttor under advisement and
have partially signified their intention of
Joining the stnto association.
Fremont I'lictorlrs.
Early Tuesday morning the visiting officers
of the state association and n representa
tive of TUB BJB were mot at tbo hotel ana
escorted through a few or the loading
factories , thouch tbo number visited was
limited to the two hours a\allablo before the
departure of the tram for Omaha. However ,
enough was scon to convince any ono that
Fremont is alieady an important manufac
turing point.
The fust plant visited was that of the Ne
braska Binder Twlno company , an institu
tion that cost $12,000 , that employs sixty
people , girls , bovs and men , that nays out
$1,800 per month in wages and consumes the
product of 2,000 acres of Nebraska land.
They have auxiliary plants or tow mills at
North Bend and the Uodfroy farm.
So 11 ttio is generally known about this im
portant Nebraska industry that a detailed
description may not bo out of place. The
Fremont factory manufactuios twine from
hemp , which yields the strongest fiber
grown , and whloh is used for the strongest
cordage in uso. Other 11 ben of which twlno
is made are products of tropical countries ,
and from their harsh nature rcquiro satura
tion with oil to prevent broakibg , thus adrt-
ing to their weight.
Nebraska Is especially well adapted to the
growth of hemp wblcb nos proven to bo n
very profitable crop to the farmers. Hemp
Is sown broadcast in the sanio manner as
small grain and after the seed is placed in
the ground no further cultivation is required.
The plant grows to the height of from six to
olgbl feet and the stalic is from the size of a
'
lead pencil up to tbo'sizo of a man's finger.
The crop is cut with mowing machines and
loft spread out on the ground to rot. This
loosens the bark containing the fiber from
the pith of the plant and at tbo sanio time
returns to the ground the gluten contained
in the plant. For this reason it Is said that
hotnp does not impoverish the land as rapidly
as other crops.
When the plant is sufllciontlr rotted It is
cured and -stacked lu the siirae manner as
hay and can then bo hold uutll.it is wanted
at the tow mill. Tha twlno company pays
the farmer JO per ton for hemp and tbo yield
par acre runs from two and a half to three
tons ,
The first stop In the manutucturo of hemp
is the separation of the fiber from tno wood
of the plant. This operation is performed in
iho tow mill. The hemp straw , whloh looks
like some kind of couiso weed , is fed into a
series of breakers , which crush tbo stalks
and separate the fiber from the wood and
pith. The fiber comes out of the breakers in
the form known as tow and can bo sent di
rectly to the factory to bo made into twlno ,
or can bo baled and stored until wanted.
The wood and pith of tbo stalk , known as
chives and having no commercial value , ore
used for fuel under the bollcis , thus solving
the cheap fuel question in this branch of
manufacture.
In the twfno factory proper the first opera
tion is performed by the two carding ma
chines , which remove the remaining shlvoi
from the tow. From the cards tbo tow
is passed to the drawing frames , where
thn individual fibers uro drawn out to their
full Ungth and parallel to each otber , tbo
tow coming out from thrso machines in tbo
shape of ribbons nbout three inches In width.
Ills now ready for the spinning frames
where it Is twisted into twlno. Thou to the
balling machines which roll It Into IIvo-
pound balls , and then afler being tested and
tacked it Is ready for market.
The company has u testing apparatus with
which they try tbo tensllo strength of each
iftolc of twine that loaves the factory. A
test of at least eighty pounds is required , but
the greater portion of the twlno turned out
testa over 1UO pounds. That tested In the
presence of tlie visitors btoou a strain of 113
poundi. The twlno will run In length 525
feet to tbo pound or Ufty feet moro than any
other twlno , tnanllla not oxceplod.
It has been proven beyond question that
binding twlno of the best quality can by
made in Nebraska and it only remains to bo
teen whether the merchants and farmers of
Nebraska care enough about the prosperity
of the state to give this important industry
tbeir patrnnugo ,
U11 estimated that it would require four
factories the ulze of that at Fremont to
the supply Ute with binding twlno ,
furthermore that $50,000 U sent
out of tbe state In iho course
of a single season for binding twlno that
uilcht bo made at home. A * tbo acreage of
imall grain in the state is Increasing there
, muit bo a corresponding increase ia the do-
maud for binder twine. All classes of people
ple are Interested in this industry , as It em
ploys Ubor and keeps money within the
itate , but the farmers ought to bo especially
Interested in it , as it gives ( hem an opportu
nity to grow a protitabto crop.
If the merchants would urge the farmers
to buy Nebraska twine , end If tbe farmers
themselves would Intlst upon being supplied
with the home article , this Industry would
become ono of too greatest in the slate.
Tow mills , the machinery for which costs
very IHtlo , could be established at different
stations throughout the state. The tow
could be baled and shipped to iho mala lao-
lory and them made up into twine.
If Nebraska manufacturers were given the
olid smpport of their own people they would
DOQ become strong and largo enough to com
pel * against the world , ana Nebraska farm
er * could crow tbo hemp that would bind the
grain of all the western elates.
Ilutter Tuki ,
Another important Industry m Frmont Is
carried on by the Creamery Package Manu
facturing company , who manufacture white
ash butter tub * . They oinploy tbirty-ilvo
men with a pay roll of $3,100 par month.
They occupy three buildings , ono 30x100 foot ,
three storloi and basement , another thosamo
slzo , but onlv ono story In height , and Iho
third , IloxBO feel , OTTO story.
Their plant It supplied with the best and
latest machinery Known , nnd they have been
nblo lo supplv n good nbaro of Iho trade In
their lino. Omnhn butter packers nro hcnvv
patrons of this factory , ono firm buying over
6,000 tubs In n single order.
The method of manufacture n Interesting ,
consisting of both hand nnd machlno work ,
but the tlmo for Inspecting It was too limited
to form n correct Idea of nil the details of
the work and no description will bo at
tempted.
The Crcumery.
A call wai made at the Nebrnikn Creamery
association' * plant , which Is claimed to bo
Iho largest establishment of the kind In the
country. Unfortunaioly they were shut
down for the dav. Thev manufacture almost
500,000 pounds of butter In the oourso of the
your , with n force of eight hr ten people.
The milk is Drought in by farm wagons or
shipped In from country stations nnd each
lot is tested to dotormlrrj the percentage of
butter which it contain * . On this basts tbo
factory bays for the milk. This method of
determining the vnluo of milk will rnako It
nn Inducement for the farmers to keep only
snub cows aa yield tbo richest milk.
In the way of equipment the Fremont
crcnmory is unexcelled , nnd It is duo partly
to thnt fact and partly to good management
thnt the product'of this factory moots with
such ready sale.
The Iron Works.
Tha Fremont Foundry nnd Machine com
pany have n largo plant for the manufacture
of fngines , boilers , elevator and null ma
chinery , Atnmps ; furnaces , etc This bolng
Iho dull season , tboy are employing only
twenty-six hands , but during the summer
they have forty to lllty mon nt worn. This
company makes quilo n upcclalty of mining
machinery and are now at work on some
largo ordors.
OtlKirructorlcs.-
The Fremont Milling company has a fine
plant for the manufacture of Hour nud food ,
They run dav andjnleht wlthnforco of eleven
mennnd consume In the course of the year
nbout 'JOO.OOO . bushels of cralu.
The Fremont BrowhiR company , with n
cupltaVstock of $200,000 , has Just completed
n model plant of the kind. They expect to
commence operational In nbout four wonlcs.
E. T. Smith , fonc'e manufacturer , has a
largo business in his line.
Gourgo F , Wolz manufactures potato chips.
The necessity for manufactutors advertising
themselves In some way was shown by the
fact that ono of the most active business men
In Fremont did not know that there was such
an industry In the city.
It is said that tha onlv factory Idle In Fre
mont Is the only one that was brought to the
city by a bonus. ,
Thoiouro a good manv moro Important in-
dustrjos In Fremont that nro worthv of nn
axtondod notlco but there was not tlmo to
visit thorn. „ . .
On tbo way to the depot the party stopped
ut the office of the Kyo-Schneldor compHnv ,
which is ono of the largest shipping firms in
ihc state , handling lumber , live stock , etc.
They have llvo stock on the South Omaha
market almost everyday.
XybruBlm City Comes l'ir nr l.
Secretary Brudloy of the Manufacturers
and Consumers association returned yester
day from Nebraska City with applications
for tntinb6rship from seven "ot the largest
manufacturers in that cltv. The following
are tbo firms , together with the number of
employes : Nebraska City Cereal mills ,
roll $ -100.
sovonty-throo people , monthly pay -
They hnvo a capacity of fi,000 bushels dally.
ThOy manufacture hominy , grits , pearl meal ,
rolled outs , otc. They make a specialty of
quailed rolled oats , which are manufactured
by a now process that Is said to impart a do-
llclous parched flavor. This company is
dnlng a largo busmnss In Omaha.
The Otoo creamery , Allison & Gllchrist
proprietors , omnloy three people.
McKlhony Manufacturing company turns
out novelties such as reservoir flower pots ,
cob pipes and furnlturo castors. Tbo.y em
ploy Uventy-Hvo people with a monthly pay
roll of $300.
Nebraska Distillery company occupy a four
story brick 50x194 feat , besides smaller build
ings , elevator , cattle sheds , etc. Capacity of
the , plant 1,000 bushels or corn per day. They
employ ninety-five people and have an aanual
product of over ? J.OOO,000.
The Nebraska City. Starch company has
just completed its plant and started up ,
Paul Schralnko & Co. , millers , employ
seven people and have a monthly pay roll of
$500.
$500.Tho
The Mattes Brewing company employ ton
people with 8800 per month on the pay roll.
Morn Ijtnculn Men Join.
Two moro applications for membership
have been received from Lincoln , the Ne
braska Mantel & Cabinet Works and the
Purity Bxtraot Co. The first monlioned
company employs six to twelve people. This
gives Lincoln nlno members In tbo dtfto
association and makes a total membership of
IGt manufacturers. This Includes the twen
ty-two applications for membership received
tho'past week.
P trnnfzo Homo Industry ,
nnd specify in your purchase : that you want
goods made in Nebraska factories nnd pro
duced by Nebraska soil. All whiskies and
sphlts ot jiny kind manufactured by Her &
Co. and the Willow Springs distillery are
made in the state nnd from Nebraska grain ,
consuming 3,090 bushels nor day. Insist
upon your dealer furnishing homo made
goods ; they are equal to the best and cost no
moro. Assist homo industries.
VOIHf WITH TUK VKXTDKY ,
An Ohio man , 93 years of ago , has wticten
to Or. Win&low of Boston for tbo latest In
formation in exploration , saying.that bo is
"still very much interested" In the subject.
The onomlei of tobacco will not find much
comfort In tbo casoof James Cramer of Chicago
cage , who died at thn rlpo ago of 100 years ,
having used the weed regularly for ninety-
llvo years.
William C. Murphy of Philadelphia Is a
vigorous man of 82. Ho fought at and "ro-
mombors" the Alamo. Murphy was ono of
the guards who had Santa Ana in charge
after the battle of San Jaclnto.
Ono hundred and two years measured the
Ufa of Moses Alkus , who died at tbo homo of
bis daughter In San Francisco , recently.
Moses Alkus was born In Oannssau , near
Poson , Germany , in November of 1700.
Mrs. Elizabeth C. Wallace , who died in
Lexington , Mo. , a few days ago , was a cousin
of Davy Crockett and claimed doicout from
the Wallaca with whom the Scots bled , as
Burns' song says. Shu lived to bo 05 years
old.
JoiuuaB. Wlckharn , who was beyond all
doubt Ibc oldest man in Iowa , died at Ot-
tumwa , January 15. Ho was ooru in Franic-
Hn county , Virginia. 110 years ago. The his
tory of bis llfo Is filled with enough romance
to satisfy any novelist.
Mrs. Bertha Jones , colored , died in St.
Louis recently of eonillty , aged 101 joars ,
She was born in middle Tcnnossou in 1701 ,
and was the mother of sixteen children , Sh <
was born a free woman , and was never a
blavo , although all of her colored neighbors
were.
Rev. Dr. William Henry Furnoss of Pblla-
delphia , who preached at All Souls. ' church ,
Now York , last Sunday morning , will bo 00
years old April SO , but there was no Indica
tion of Infirmity in bis sermon or Its do-
livory. His loading , helped by a voice of
admirable quality , has always been iho delight
light of tbo Unitarian body and it 1s as ef
fective now as over.
A South American newspaper tells of a
man living in Hao Paulo , Brazil , who Is ron
stJorably ever 100 years old and who Is grow
ing young again. He has recently grown a
nnw sot of tooth , und bis hair , whloh had
turned gray , is now almost black again. Ho
is in active business a ? a borso trader , an.d
occasionally ho rides ever ton leagues in a
dav. Ho has boon married three times , is
now n wldowor , and is qullo wealthy.
.
.I
hpoopcmtj kq Hui Astluua
and ho spent thirty-two minutes trying to
tell his wlfo to go to thunder and get bin bottle
tlo of Dixob's Astbmn Cure , and she ( poor
thine ) fluttered around and brought some
broth and a hair brush ant ) things , und
BpoopendvUe nearly died , but bo got the
Asthma Cure finally and then well , I'm
sorry for hla wlfo.
The odlior of the Edeorly Mall , a Dakola
dally , bean the bewitching name of Mlsa
Vlunlo Hall. Miss Vlnule. U Is said , keeps a
manicure sot in her desk and rubs up the
half moons la the pink nails of her pretty
fingers while giving the boys their assign
ments. All the aamo the i * a hustler , und
can set typo and make up the forms like
lightning when there ( s a prairie on fire or I
siampeao in a neighbor's cattle yard.
GRAND ARMY DEPARTMENT
*
The Active and Varied Career of Eton
0. Becra in the Aimy.
KEARNEY'S CANDIDATE FOR COMMANDER
The Alplm rind OmeRn of
Story of Mllnicr Mrl.riui liiA\lirno
llou o nt Appoinnttox Ocurrul
l.eo .Surrendered.
Vicksburg post O. A. R No. 252 , was
organized nt Strung , October 2-5 , 1837 ,
mombot-fl but loath
with twonty-thrco , (
nnd romovnl baa reduced tbo ranks to
ilnotoon , Protnlnont ntiiony the few
mombora of tbo post Is Elon * G. Boors ,
) resent postmaator. Mr. 6oora was
born nt Darlington , Wis. , November Oj
18M , wboro bo lived until tbo death of
bla enlistment , April 22 , 180f , In tbo
Third Wisconsin Infantry. Ho was
elected corporal , afterward sorgoani and
then first sergeant , lltmlly promoted to
second Uoutouant tor bruvory nnd olll-
clent sorvlcoon tbo field. Tbo regiment
was"nsslgnod to tbo Twelfth nrmy corps ,
Army of tbo Potomac. This was tbo
roglmont which arrested tbo secession
ist members of tbo Maryland legislature
at Frederick , Md. It might bo well to
add , In thla connection , that only ton
members and the chief clerk of tbo
house wore arrested , they being tbo par
ties who tried to got the legislature to
ratify tbo acts of the seceding states.
Mr. Boors wna with the loglmont nt
tbo battles of Winchester , Couar'Moun-
taln , Antlotam , wheio ho received n severe -
voro wound , Chancolloisvillo , Beverly
Ford , Gettysburg , besides in smaller
battles and skirmishes nt Bolivar
Heights , Edonburg , Buckton Station ,
Newton , Second Bull Hun , Chantllly ,
Gonnanin Ford. Falling \Vators nnd
Ruccoon Foi d. This regiment was ono
of tbo details to Now Yoik to quell tbo
drnft riots August 5 to 20 , 1803. After
returning from the scene of the riots , It
was trnnsforrod to the Twentieth corps
then operating in Tennessee. Near
ly all the regiment re-enlisted
in tbo veteran service at
Wnrtrnco , Tonn. , December 22 , 1803 ,
Mr. Boors was with tbo regiment at the
buttles of Rosa'ca , Dallas , Culps Farm ,
Peach Tree Crook , Atlanta , Avorysboro
rind Bentonvillo , besides bcring engaged -
gaged in the smaller battles of Cass-
villo , Pine Mountain , Pumpkin Vine
Crook , Konesaw Mountain , Candors-
villo , Harrison's Plantatlo"nt Argyle
Island nnd others of minor importance.
After reaching Washington the regi
ment was sent to Louisville , Ky. , and
bold in reserve n few days ns part of the
force under General Sheridan , that was
destined to drive tbo French forces , under -
dor command of Marshall Bazaino ,
from Mexico. But it was finally mus-
toicd out of the United States service
July 18 , 1805. Mr. Beers settled on the
land adjoining what is now the town site
of Strang in 1871 , when buffaloes were
frequently killed between there and Rod
Cloud , and all wild gnmo was abundant.
It Is entertaining to listen to him toll
some of his experiences in the early days
of Fillmore county.
Krurncj Ciindldiito for Commander.
The Grand Army of the Republic of
Kearney will bo largely represented nt
tbo department encampment to bo hold
at Columbus Fobunu-y 17 , 18 and 19 , as
Sedgwick post No. 1 will present the
name of Comrade R. IvifonVnlno for the
honor of doprtrttnont commander. Ho
was a member of Company I , Twelfth
Now York cavalry , which the late
Colonel Savacro of Omaha comm-indod. .
Cornrado Lafontalno joined the Grand
Army in Connecticut in 1808 and rhas
been in good standing in the order over
since. Ho came to Nebraska in 1877 ,
is a good organizer , n competentwojthy
gentlemen , and would bo able to < 1o the
order much good. '
From Dull Him to Apponkattox ;
Colonel John A.Cookorill in the Now
York Commercial : In 1870 , when I was
thp editor of the Cincinnati Enquirer ,
Mr. Washington McLean brought to my
ollico ono day a gentleman 'whom ho in
troduced as Mr. A < D. Banks , of Mis
sissippi. Mr. Banks served in various
capacities in the rebellion ami his ac
quaintanceship in the south was ox ton-
slvo. He had just boon toll
ing Mr. McLean some romark-
nblo atorica touching the war ,
nnd ono so Impressed -him , that
ho Insisted upon its being repeated tome
mo in order that It might find its way
into print. Mr. Banks complied with
the request , nnd T took notes on a strip
of proof papor. Both Mr. Banks and
Air. McLean are dead. Looking ever
some old papers in my possession the
other day I came upon these pencil notes
of twonty-ono years ago. Sotno portion
of tbom nro almost obliterated , and now
that I have attempted to transcribe thuin
I find myself embarrassed by certain
signa and hieroglyphics which may have
boon intolllglolo then , but which uro ob
scure nnd mystic now. But hero is the
war tomnncons I nra nblo to present it.
At tbo beginning of tbo war of the re
bellion Wilmor McLean , then about 55
yours of ago , a natlvo of McLonnford ,
Fairfax county , Va. , was residing on n
small farm near Bull Run. When the
confederate nrmy concentrated on the
plains of Mnnnasna his house became the
headquarters of General Joseph E.
Johnston and GOD oral Bonurcgnru. In
the battle which oiibued soon nfto.rMp-
Loan performed olliciont service ,
bis knowledge of the locality
proving valuable to the coufou-
oiato commander ? . Ho won tbo con-
tldonco of both Boauroga < d nod .John
ston. Ills homo wiia bunied-whon the
confederate forces foil back to the do-
funco of Richmond , nnd ho followed the
wing which waa sent to cover York-
town. Ho was with General Johnston
us a volunteer aid , when that olllcor was
wounded nt Seven Pines , in front of
Richmond. For u season ho lived nt
Richmond , assisting in various ways to
advance the confederate cause. , After
the second Bull Run fight nnd Antietam
McLean proposed to A. D. Bankp to go
up into the neutral country in tbo
northern neck of Virginia nnd secure
for the uao of the confederate nrmy some
110,000 bushels of wheat known to bo
there. This section of the state is'com
posed of the counties of WostmorolnnJ ,
Richmond , Lancaster nnd Northumber
land. It ia n part of the vast territory
ceded by the king of England to Robert
Carter , known in Virglnln aa "King"
Carter , because of his possessions and
the feudal system which ho established
thoro. McLean's scheme was totako , a
sronll Btonraor to liYodorlcksburg by
railway , launch it in the Rappahannock
nnd proceed to tbo wheat country.
Everything waa prepared , including
Backs for the wheat. McLean naked lor
u small escort of troops to bo sent along
to protect him from strolling bands of
federal cavalry , nnd General Gustavtu
W. Smith sent Mujor Ball with four
companies of cavalry and two pieces of
ll'bt artillery. The day after the ar
rival of McLean and bla expedition ut
Fredericksburg , November 17 , and im
mediately following tbo launching of his
boat , the head of fluruildo'a army , 10-
000 morf , conimdndod by Gonornl Sumner -
nor , ronchoir' ho opposite aide of the
Rnppnhnnnopnd prepared to cross.
Major Ball wanted to advance , suppos-
'irig thnt IftP1 filiu to do with n federal
raid , for ntljiM season of the yonr no
body nntlcipntod n general forward
movement bhthe { part of Burnsldo.
Gonornl Coiroli of Sumnor'a corps , who
was In advanoop says thnt ho would have
crosicd then If pontoons bad been ready ,
but the nbsoffco\Jl \ ! these and Major Ball's
gallant resistance prevented , nnd word
was sent to Lee by his scouts of Burn-
aide's niovcl&jiCts. Twenty-four hours
later Longatreot's corps arrived , took
position on Motfgoi Heights and bognn
to fortify. Ui r/isldo cjncontratod hla
army on the opposite sldo of tbo river
nnd on December 11 bognn hla disastrous
advance. The great battle was fought ,
and McLean lost his boat nnd hh sacks
nnd his wheat , but ho felt compensated
by the fact that his expedition had
checked the crossing of tbo Rnppabnn-
nock by Burnaldo'd nrmy nnd nnd on-
nblod General Lee to gain n great vic
tory.
tory.McLean drifted back to Richmond , rejoined -
joined General Joe Johnston , nnd whoti
thnt oflicor was ordered to the west ho
accompanied htm as nn aide. Ho was
with him in the beginning of the At
lanta campaign , but hia health failing
ho retired nnd returned onst. Wonry of
the wur nnd its disasters bo sought n
roll-out for hlmsolf nnd his family far
from strife and the marshalling of
armed men. With all the south to BO-
loot from ho settled upon Appomntlox
court houso. In thla llttto village of a
dozen houbos ho selected the best the
only brick structure.
But the fortlmos of war soon brought
the contending' armies to his doors.
Leo's retreating veterans , hemmed in
by Grant nnd Sheridan , laid down their
arms nt Appomuttox. The surrender of
General Leo to Grunt took place at
McLean's homo on the 9th of April ,
1805 , and not under an apple tree , as
erroneously believed for n long time.
And thus it was thnt the man who furn
ished n roof to the confederate uora-
mandora at Bull Run the ilrst great
battle of the war provided also thereof
roof under which the great general of
the confederacy signed the tonne of
capitulation. McLean's houses may' bo
said to have been , so fnr as the war in
Virginia wns concerned , the Alpha nnd
the Omega. *
This Is the conclusion of my notes , but
1 find nt the bottom of them , In answer
to my inquiry as to what had become of
the romantic McLojin , this entry : "I
think ho has < ronobnck to live on the old
farm alManasses Junction. " From recent -
cent inquiry find that McLogtn died
several years ago.
Turning to General Horace Porter's
very excellent description of the sur
render of Leo , published in the Century
Magazine , I find much concerning
McLean and his Appomattox homo. Ho
tolls bow McLean could not find n bottle
of ink in his house when it came to
drawing up the terms of .surrender , and
how Colonel Marshall , Loo's secretary ,
provided it , " rfliu n boxwood holder
which ho carried in his pockot. Ho
tolls , also , how--the relio hunters de
spoiled McLean qn the afternoon of the
day of the surrender , and how General
Sheridan sot a good example by paying
him 820 in gold for , ' the marble-topped
table nt which Leo a'at , presenting the
same to GenerVtl'Custor with a request
that it bo sent/as'-his / gift to Mrs. Ouster.
This induced Gonornl Ord.to pay $40 for
the table on wbich'tho terms of surren
der wore signed , and at which General
Grant sat during the famoUs interview.
that" McB/oante'former' homo' was upon n
Virginia farm1 ! ' near , the battle ground
of the first Bull Runandhis house was
uaod for n time as the headquarters of
General Boaurcgard. To avoid the nct-
ivo theater of war ho removed to the
quiet village of Appomattox , only to
Hnd hlmsolf again 'surrounded by con
tending armies. Thus the first and last
great scones of the war in Virginia were
enacted upon his property. "
It will bo observed that my notes wore
taken twonty-ono years ago , und that
tbo above paragraph , written by Gen
eral Porter only n few years ago , con
firms them. I am happy to thus throw
Homo light upon , the career of n man
whoso war romance is even more remarkable -
markablo than that of tbo young
Frenchman who , born near Charloroi ,
followed the campaigns of the first Na
poleon from Ulm to Wntorloo , nnd in
the rotront wns Hhot to death by ono of
Bluchor's dragO9ns in the garden of the
cottage in which lui waa born.
A Correction.
NKMAHA CITY , Nob. , Jan. 22. To the
Editor of Tin : BEK : In your paper of
Sunday , Jaquary 10 , in giving a sketch
of the old soldiers of Nemaha City , G.
W. Culp Post , No. 53 , 1 find thnt you
made n mistake in regard to W. Had-
lock'a army record.
I enlisted July 17 , 1801 , wna discharged
the 20th of February , 1805 ; served under
Sherman most of the time ; was under
Fremont in Misaouri in the fall of 1801
nnd the next spring went down to Shiloh -
loh and from thnt time on waa with
Sherman in the balance of his campaign
to the time I > vus wounded ; never nerved
in the Army of the Potomac ; I was
wounded four times , once in the foot at
Kcncsnw Mountnin , Jnnunry 28 , 1804 .
losing ono too ; again nt or near Mucon ,
Gn. , on the 22d of November of same
year ; wns wounded in the head nnd in
the no&o nnd in the right arm ( in place
of the loft ) , as you stated in your paper ,
causing the amputation of ray right arm
at the bhouldor joint , leaving no stump
ut all ; nt the sumo time I lost the use of
my right car. The shell that wounded
me burst bo close that it burnt most nil
the hair off from the front pavt of my
head. My ur V\vaj5 taken off about 10
o'clock that night ; I wa9 Put illto nn
urabulancont daylight next morning nnd
wont on with the rest of Shorman'a ' boys
to tbo sou nnd oinTioro to toll nbout and
advocate tbo goo/- / cause nnd- vote as I
ahot. 'WALTBR ' HADLOCIC.
Ono'WiVr Knougli.
In the currontiidlscusslon , the com
mander of the Ijjriijad Army of the Re
public is credited with the remark that
"the Grund Ann non will bo found to
bo among the nicjst conservative as to
taking warlike fiibps towards Chili , for
the votornna h vty Been service on the
field and they Uupw the dreadful moan
ing there Is in n declaration of wnr. I
remember my self when tbo rebellion
opened how eager I waq for mv first
fightnnd 1 constantly fretted during my
first six months of service bocnuso I was
not in fight. But after I had soon my
first light my sentiments wore decidedly
changed , nnd my entire hope wns that I
might never see another. It is nil non-
Benne for men to assort thnt bravery and
heroism tako.thoui into n fight. It is
simply duty and fear that innkes them
face death on n battle-field. You will
find aa n rule thnt the men vMio nro the
most extreme for war nro UIOBO who
haven't ' soon the realities of war. "
This statement U entirely true. Men
who have had no experience of the mis
ery of wnr wnnt no moro of it. If there
shnll bo serious trouble with Chili , vol
unteers in the nnny nnd nnvy will bo
young follows , ardent nnd inexperienced
loving ndvonturo nnd fnncylng blood
shed glory.
juu.v or ovn HUE.
Prlnca Bismarck Is fond of practicing with
the rovolvar , anil , old as ho 11 , can still mnk o
n .iplondia shot at n moving onoot. |
Hoscoo Cbnidlne used to bo callol a woll-
JrosscJ aucor. Thomas I ) . Hood seems to be
entitled to the sobriquet ot genial snrcnsm.
Mr. Uormnn U tbo only man , with ono ox
coptlon , who ovor"'rocolvod n third term ns
United States senator rrom Maryland legisla
ture.
Mr. Cleveland has cone to Louisiana to
buntpamoon Joseph Jefferson's ' plantation
nnd to recuperate hlinsoU for hunting politi
cal game later in the yoar.
General Mltrd has withdrawn from the
contest for the presidency of the Argontlu o
Ropubllc. Ho thinks , with the pool , that o f
all sad words , etc. , nro tlioio : It Mltro boon .
Jutigollotltlu of K.itism , it is claimed , can
tnUo three finders of 00 cent whisky ovary
half hour and hit n 10-oontmoco wlthhls rlUo
ntlOOyards. Ho is considered un honor to
thrt profession ,
Captain Sohloy of the atoamor Baltimore
thinks "tho United States should treat Chili
ns an unruly child , nnd spank it , " and ho
.would like to assist in the operation with his
steamer for just ouo hour.
David B. Hill has twenty-two admirers In
the Olilo legislature , while hut olgat are for
Cleveland. Of the republican members
forty-tUroo uro for Blalno , sixteen for Harrison
risen and a few scattering.
The most important personage now at
Monte Carlo is Prlnco Victor Dhuloop Singh ,
but there nro other visitors to the famous
gambling tables who will bu slugod Just as
much before the season Is over.
William S.t Hnymond , a lawver at Fair-
mount , W. "Va. , claims to be the youngest
confcdorato valoratu Ho was a courier on
the staff of General Imbodon in Ib02 , when
but ton yeori of ao , nnd at cloven held a
commission as major.
Dim HIco , who wns a circus man before
Banmm , nnd the greatest clown of the
centuiy , Is engaged in the real estate DUSI-
ness In Now York uud has been making
monov nt It. Ho Is devoting his time outside
of bts business to wilting Ills nioiiiolr-i. Ho
expects to have Ihom finished la the course
of two or three months.
Charles Villlers , M. P. , the "Father of the
House of Commons , " whoso OOta birthday
has boon ilttlngly honored , is neither n
teetotaler mbr an anti-tobacco man. Ho is a
Jolly old contloman , n perennial diner-out , u
lover of good wino and choice cigars , and has
been a man nbout town ever since the reform
bill struggle of 1833.
AraDl Pnshi , the oxllod Egyptian mischief
maker , lives on the Island , of Ceylon nmid
cocoanut groves haunted by squirrels and
magpie robins. Ho complains of the moist
heat of his nrosont "homo and compares
it unfavorably with the dry warmth ol
Egypt. Tbo ell ma to or some other cause has
somewhat. impaired his health of lato.
Road these lltilo throe lines. Buy Cook's
Extra Dry Imperial Champagne If you want
a fine and delicious drink.
COXXUIHAT.ITIEH.
Love Is a madness , and oven tbo lover him
self is apt to admit It after thirty years.
' Paul du Chnlllu , the explorer"and" story
teller , says that wbllo InAfrica ho was
offered Sli.'OOO wives 815 In ono day.
This world has always boon full of contra
dictions. Solomon has always been called a
very wise man , and yet Solomon had prac
tically 700 wives.
Each of the flvo wives of a Georgia
widower have died on Friday. Ho says that
the old theory that Fnday is unlucky is a
silly superstition.
An Interesting marriage , to bo celebrated
In April , will be that of Mr. Uarl Nowiioff of
Dresden and Miss Ruth Smith , nlcco of Mrs.
Augustus Kount/o of Now Yorlt.
The present which Mrs. Marshall O. Rob
erts gave to her busoand , Colonel Ralph
Vivian , on her wedding day was a lovclv In-
surauco policy on her own life for $100,000.
The question the maiden asks about her
lovorls : ' 'How much does ho yearn ! " The
question her sordid father asks about him Is-
"How muob does ho earn ] " And sometimes
they both get fooled.
The king of the lobby on his way to Wash
ington to buy , up congicss never felt the im
portance of his mission half so much as the
young man on his way to the Jeweler's to
buy bis llrat engagement ring.
The announcement is maaoof the betrothal
of Archduchess Stephanie , widow of tbo
Crown Prince Rudolph of Austila , whoso
deuth on January 30 , 1889 , caused such wide
spread scandal , to Prlnco Miguel of 13ra-
ganza. . ,
Oldfrlond : ' 'How did you and your wife
came to remarrv nflor so many years of
separation ! " Jlniion : "Well , you see , in
the cross suits for divorce she made mo out
sd bad und I roado her out so btd that tboro
wouldn't anybody oUo have eltnor of us. "
Researches for precedents bv which Piinco
Goorgp , son of the orlnce of Wales , might be
enabled to marry Princess Mary , who was
betrothed to iho late duke of Clarence , have ,
it Is said , disclosed the rule that In tbo ov nt
of Iho death of her betrothed a royal princess
must walfllvo years before again becoming
betrothed , _
Cards nro out from' Mrs. Caiherwood of
San Frauclsdo for the marimgoof her daugh
ter , MUs Louise Cathorwood , to Mr. Urncst
La Montague of Fur RocUaway , LI. . Miss
Cathorwood is said to ho young , nietty and
possessed of ninny attractions nnd accom
plishments , but , unlilto most California belles ,
she In not an houess.
A bachelor's Idea of n married man Is n fol
low piihinpr a babv carriage or also walking
the U or nights with ono of n pair of crying
tu iu pn each arm. A married man's idea
of a bachelor la a follow sitting with hs } feet
on the mantel and smolnng a cigar , or clso
sowing buttons on bis trousers with a budlv ,
threaded noealo and u patience worthy of a
bettor rauso. And thoy'ro both wrong.
" ( Jins , wo are just 21 and are 'Mo irt whole
and fanoy free , ' " , exclaims iho odltor of the
Dublin ( Ua.l'ost. ) "Our fatherfurnlshesus
with free board : our mother owifs u gold
mine , and wo 'stand In1 tolerably \vell. The
only thing that wo possess tnat will do to
brag on Js a heart , nnd It is big enough to
love a wbolo family , If loroasary. Call early
that you may avoid the rush. "
Ono of tbo hitoiestlng marriages of ttio
past week was that of Mr. Claroncu Hawaii of
Now Yorlt city and MUs lloxanna Wentwortti
of Chicago , daughter of the late millionaire ,
known as "long John Wontworth. " Miss
Wentworth looks so strikingly hko Mrs.
Cleveland she U often called "Mrs. Clove-
land's double. ' ! Miss Wentworth Is Im
mensely wealthy. The marrlogo was sol-
omnlzcd lu Chicago.
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1 Ib. of good coffee costs at Icajt SOc. , makes 31 UaU.pInt cups.
Z" ! " therefore OOc. , " 03 ' "
I V.II.COCOA" also OOc. , J50 ' " "
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