THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , 8 KP TEMPER 4 , 1392-SIXTEEPT PAGES. 13 CHOLERA'S ' CRADLE "Carp" Writes of tbo Gonntry Whsro the Dread Ecourgo was Nurtured , CITIES OF THE RUSSIAN MISSISSIPP leading Characteristics of tbo Coinumnities in tbo Valley of tbo Volga , INSARATOFF.WHERETHEPLAGUESTARTED . Putrid Tish and Rotten Fruits the Staple Peed of the Poor. RUSSIAN CENSORSHIP OVER THE PRESS No Monry or Glory In tlio Mowpnper lln l- lies * \\lthln Iho Crur'ii Uniiilnlons 801110 Iiiillcroun ItiKtmiFO * nt the Hint- toqno Policy rnllco I'lipon 1'ny. ST. 1'r.TEitsneiio , Autj.20. [ Special Corro pondenco of THIS Bsn.j The skeleton of tno cbolora now bungs ever Kussia nnd the ruports of tbo horrors of its ravages along the lower Volga nro brought here dally. Tnoy nro kepi o.ut of tbo newspapers ns far ns possible , nnd it Is not known to Ju t wbat ox tout the pluguo has spread , but there lb no aoubt limit is rapidly marching up the Volga and It cannot bul dcsolalo Iho fnmlno- . BlrlcKt-n produces. I llrat hoard of It four weeks ago during n slay lhat I made at NIJ- ni Novgorod. I was ontertalnod Ihoro by n Mr. Zovccko , n very woallhy sbipownor , who owns the largest line ot steamboats on tbo Volga , nnd whoso business is the carry ing of frolirht from Persia and the Caspian provinces UP nud down the Kusslnn Missls- nippl. During ray stny Mr. Xovccko wns in tolozraphlo communication with Asiraithau nnd bo lold mo that the cholorn had already ninnifcstod llsolt Ihoro nnd il wns feared that it would march on into Russia. A short time nftor tnls I vlsltod Saraioff , Simbirsk , Samara and Kazan , nil of which lowns are in the cholera regions , nnd it wns only n few days nflor I loft Sarnloff that the tholora broke out thoro. There is no doubt that the whole of the Volga roeions will bo rtovaslatod by It , nnd in oraor to under- Blnud Its daugors it is necessary to know the character of Inocouniry and tbo llfo ot the pcoplo. An Artery of Coiniuorco. The Volga in ns wldo ns the Mississippi. It s 'J,300 miles long nnd it hns ns cront n trndo ns nny river in the world. It flows through u Hat country and Iho lower half of it passes through nn nltnost ireoloss region. Upon Ihcso great plains Ibo hot sun of the tropics IB beating down now with relentless vigor. There is absolutely no protoollon from It , und the women go about with nothing but handkerchiefs on their heads , ana children boll Iholr brains under Iho sun's burning rays with no protection whatsoever. The inon wear heavy caps , nnd the houses nro ao built thnt they are like bukoovons at this time of the year. At Kazan nnd Samara I saw hundreds upon hundreds of half-naked men lying OD the roadside nnd sleeping with this tropical sun boating down upon ibom nnd with the smells of decaying vognlablo mailer nil about thom. Saratoff has a sys- walor works , but most of these Volga have no sanitary arrangements whalso- ovorTund the village of uussm which pos j Bosses a water closet Js ono of a thousand. S The peasants , among whom the cbolcra Is Iho W worst , have absolutely no knowledge of the U ruins of health , and their diet nnd Habits would naturally brood the cbolora and canuot but Increase it. Their fnvorito soup is made of green cabbages , und old mon and babies cnt this by the gallon. Tboy cut carrots , nnd ouo of luo chief articles which you llnd peddled everywhere uud which Is consumed In largo quantities is the green cucumber , which is eaten raw , Just as it comes irora the vine , or , moro oftun , nftor It has Docomo wilted and stale from lying about under the not sun. Famine Ilrciul. In"tho provinces JustaboveSarnlofT a great deal of tbo fumlno uroad Is Mill usod. I saw oorao of Ihis sluft while I wus on Iho Volga nnd it would bo Iho ruin of any man whoso bowels we're al all dullcato. Its surface is of a dlrly gray , and wbon you break It open you llnd that its inside Is of a deep brown. It is salty and sandy , and it tastes moro like clay than broad. Il looks as inough it were made of bran and busks , nnd it is as grllty as tbo apples of Sodom. There are thousands ol people who nro eating this broad toilny , und wbllo I wus on Iho Volga I found thom ready to devour unylhiii . lr. ) ilubboll , Iho Amer ican Hed Cross socloly ngunl , was wilb me , nnd In speaking of Iho corn which was spoiled in crossing Iho water ho lold llio ro- lluf people that ll could ba dried nnd used lor ibo calilo. Tuoy replied that they were drying it and using ll lo feud ino peasants nnd thnt the most of ll would do very woll. The natural condition oTtlicso people is bad bovoiul description , and 1 wns sUown loday n rominlsconco of llio choiora In the shnpo of n photograph of ibo iniorlor of a bin on ibo A'olgu. Bcsldo n loom , in which was Iho hnir-llnlsbod cloth that the woman had been weaving when ebo wus inkou sick , lay u rude bench , und on ibis u young mother of ihlrly slono dead. Hnnglntr from Iho rafters in ono of tliUSD Kusslnn cradles was a llttlo baby , Whoso buld Iiimcl pooped out of tbo clothes in which sbo was wrapped , nnd whoso bright eyes , I was told , twinkled as the picture was taken. Filth mul 1'oul Air. One of the roost offensive smells nlong the Volga is that of putrid flsh. Nearly every other wharf has groiit crates of ibis pnuKocl nwny , nnd you see peasants walking about the stroots'peddllng dried flsh , which tboy linvo upon strings atid which they carry ubout swung ever thoirshouldois. The moil to of thuso flsh coma from Astrakhan , whicb is nt hg mouth of the Volga , mid in which Is ouo ot the greatest flsh markets of tlio world. It Is here that the grouter part of the cavlaro ot the world is uiudo. It comes from the roe of ttio suigoon , and millions of dollars lars worth of it uro slapped fiom ibis point ovorv yi.'tir. Millions moro are made in the dried flsh which uro sent ever Russia , and tbo people ut Alraskiinn live on llttlo also thau libh , Tno poorer of thoui ont tbo refuse , and this has aggravated tbo cbolora there , nnd the cnscs nra rapidly Increasing , The linn which urosbippoa from Astrakhan nro often not moro than halt cured , nnd they are in n bad condition when tboy uro sold to Iho peasants. Tboy nro onion half cooliod , and as llttlo euro is taken to keen ihom olonn ibcy form nbout ai indlgosilblo un article of dlol ns can DO found. Tha bailer class broad used by Iho peasants of UuisU would ruin the stomach of an ordinary iiiiui. nnd Its ougn- ness Is such that It ounnot but bo injurious to a paliont who has a tendency toward cholera. It is ns ho.ivy ns thu Boston brown broad nud it looks not unllko It , It is mudo In loaves of twunty-oi.u pounds caeli.nnu the nvorngo loaf of broad oiuon nloug the Volga U ns big us n lon-moutbs-old baby. Living on broad , oubbago boup , cucumbers nnd drlod ( lab. with now and ihon n cheap bit of moat , the people hnvo not enough stniuglbonlng food to wurd elf Iho cholorn. Their systems uro nl ready nm down by tlio f.tmiuo , nnd Un un Is wilting Iho life out of tuuui. Tboy know nothing of the use of uiodlolnos , uud tbelr homo llfo is such tbui il is almost 1m- poaslblo lo kuqi Iho cholera from spreading. l'Iuu | KimU. T can easily see how ono cbolora case spreads Iho disease throughout n village , The mun who llrst gels tbo disoaao probably beloni : * to ft largo family. This family lu- liablU ono of these llttlo , hot , thatched huts , und a dozen mon , women uud children nru liuiiolod logotlier wittilu It. They sloop side bv ldo on one bed , which U usually the top \ If ibo HtovOjOr llo sprawled oulcloso togolhor n the floor. Thov wear the aamo clothe * , ay and night , and tt there are cholera germs n nny ono ot the garment * of a family these rd bound to bo communicated to the others , t tbo cholera Is slow In manitestlnc Itself ho patient may move around about tbo ether icoplo of the village. The work of the vil- ago Is done In gangs and ono man must co mo n contact with nil the others. Tbo result Is bat Iho dlscnso must spread , nnd tbo only vendor is that it is not grantor then it is. It wns ut Snratoff that the reports about ho cholorn were first sent out ever the vorld. I spent several days In this city Just tofora the news of IU presence was mndo mown and It probably existed at the lima I vas thoro. Saraioff is In Ibo southeastern mrl of Uusstn , nbout 800 mlles south of ; inl ] Novgorod nnd TOO or SOO mtios from iloscow. ll lies right on Iho Volga and it is urroundod by n rolling country , the hllU ot vhlcb rlso up back of tbo city and on the top f which there stands a long line ot great vindmills , wbich swing their arms ngnlnst bo hot blue sky , There is n deep ravoln mining through the city , nnd d I val ue it In three parts , nnd coming o the city from the river It looks > olh picturesque nnd beautiful. It Is n very air llusslnn town and Is bolter built nnd better looking thau tbo nvorngo citloi of ho Volga. It bus nbout 112,000 people , hns need : oed theater und a number of line churches , omo of which belong to the Germans. U U mo of the editors of the German colonies of ttissla nnd you llnd thnt nearly every ether nan Iu the town speaks ( Jorumn ns well ns tusslan. The buildings mo , nsarulo , of tucco. The streets are paved of cobble tones , and the town is llphted with gas. It s , on the whole , much cleaner than nny of ho ether Volga cities that I hnvo visited , md it seems strnngo thnt the cholera jhould mvo llrst broken out there. I understand bat tlio people nro leaving In largo numbers nud these that remnln ere almost frightened o doalh. The town has hnd considerable experience with Iho cholera in Iho past nnd nearly every crcat cholera apidotnlc of his- ory has rested during its march through Russia nt Sarutoff. ' The Ilotbod of Cholorn. With the Increased facilities for communi cation diseases ot this kind spread moro rapidly lhan over before. Tbo hotbed of the cholera acorns to bo Asia Minor , Persia nnd ho regions along thoTrnnscasplau railroad. The pruat cholorn opldom o of 1823 came 'ro n this region und cxumdod into Aslnilo Russia. Tbo cbolorn of 1830 llrst manifested tsolf in Porsln. nnd it got IU start on the shores of tbo Caspian sea. It crept up Ibo Volga Just as this cholera Is doing and It ravaged the Russian empire , and during the following year spread ever tiuropo nnd wrapped its dlsoaso-sproadlng nrms around Eiiglund , Franco nnd ( Jorimmy. Thence it went into Spain nnd Ituly nnd finally cam o ever lo North America. Nearly every cbolora ot history bos como from Lbo trans-Caspian region , and though liussla Is doing all It can to keep It down it is Impossible to toll whether itbo will succeed. Down nt Astrakhan tlio pco plo nro dying by Iho dozen ovary weak nnd there nre , I urn told.in the neighborhood of 100 cholera cases dallv in that city. It Is through this town thnt nil Persian trnvolors musr , como , nnd u rigid quarantine is cnforcod. The officials on the Transcasplan road in spect nil passengers nnd n careful examina tion is bolng made nt the different cities. At the present writing , however , the peopla nro suffering from tbo lock of doctors nnd Ihoro is practically no medical service In connection with the Russian villages. Dur ing the typhus fovcr nnd the famine Iho most of the proscriptions were made by nrlvato citizens nnd the care of the sick was Inrgoly by well-to-do pcoplo , who did the work for charity's sake. Reports from the cholera districts nro so unreliable tha' , It Is impossible to toll Just to bow great nn extent it exists. Tbora nro snld to bo n few cases in the hospital at Moscow , but so far none bavo manifested themselves hero , nnd the disease seems lo bo continod to tbo Volga. Hanltury Arrangements , The sanitary arrangements of Moscow and St. Petersburg might bo improved upon. It is not thai the streets and the bouses are not kept clean enough , for tboy are ns well cared for In Ibis respect ns Ihoso of nny olhor cities of Iho world. Tbo police hnvo charge of Iho sanitary arrangements and If a man docs nol Keep ino roadway in front of his bouso clean or allows nny nuisance to remain about his promises bo Is llablo to find himself in Jail , and if ho is n storekeeper his shop may bo ordered t but for a period of some months , ns the authorities docldo. The grcnt trouble is tbo lack of good water works , and nvtn the sanitary building ot the houses , neither St. Polotsburg nor Moscow has the bo t of drainage , and this city of St. Petersburg , as cool a : it oftoa is In tbo sum mer , is built unon a marsh , und its night air Is filled with noxious vapors. The authori ties are always llxlug Iho streets und the Nevskol Prospeict has been lorn up during a great part of my stay in Russia. About ono- half of this street is paved with great round blocks of wood. These nro walarod Iwico a day nnd Iho moist nlr of Iho sea makes the wood rot quickly , nud this rotten wood , packed full of the foul elements which it has gathered during years , is now thrown up under tbo sun to dry. It is no wonder lhat fashionable St. Petersburg moves almost bodily into tbo country in the summer and tbnt the city bos n high death rate. Tbo donlh rnto ot tbo Russian people in ordinary tlmoi Is greater than lhat of any ether civil ized notion , and it runs between thirty-five and thirty-seven per thousand. This Is 04 par cent greater than the death rate of Uroat Britain , 37 per cent greater than that of Ger many and . ' 19 per cent greater than lhat of Franco. Over tbo wbolo of Russia tbo avor- death rate is about to the .ugo thirty-six thou sand in ordinary limes , and this is twlco as high as that of our inrgcst citlos , It 13 esti mated that fully half of all the bablos born in this country din bofora thov are live yours oldnnd still children nro produced so rapidly that this loss is overcome nnd the country has a million moro babies every year than tbo year boforo. A curious thing about the health statistics of Russia la that the uior- lalliy Is gronlcst in the villages , whllo with us il is groalosl in the citlos. The reason of this Is the poor food nnd the poor sanitary arrangements which the peasants hnvo nnd which during this famlnctho typhus and the cbolora 'bavo ' become moro npburont than over. The Censor's lllnttc'r. Speaking of the cholorn , I picked up the Berliner Tagoblatt this morning and looked to see what the Gorman roporls of Iho Rus sian cholera woro. I found nothing in it , but on the first page wora two big blacu blotches which effectually stamped the printed mut ter out of ut least a column of the news paper. This was probably tbo news concerning the cbolora , and it is a fair example - ample of ibo state in which tbo foreign news papers como Into Russia. No reports concerning corning tbo cholera which nrd not approved by tbo covernmont uro allowed to bo road hero. Kvcry paper U carefully examined , nnd anything which the censors do not like Is stamped out. This is so with all news papers , nnd such magazines nnd books ns uro admitted often bavo pages torn from thom , and tboro Is no sjoli thing as a free press la Russia. The paper * hero receive instruc tions from the government as to Just what tboy shall publish. If they do not follow out these Instructions they rocolvo first a warn ing. It they offend agnlu this warning Is ro- peulod , and at ibo third offoueo the paper U suspended. Three such warnings mways re sult In the abolition of Iho newspaper. The warnings may bo years apart , and tbev maybe bo caused by tbo mistakes of cheap reporters or careless proofreaders ; but tbo paper loses its standing , nnd at the third warning , its existence. Us udilor is aUo llablo to im prisonment , and Iho result Is that there is no such thing ns free thought in Russia. Tbo inoHt ridiculous t hints are prohibited from publication , nnd nothing concerning thn czar is ever published. During a larco part ol tbo time 1 have boon in Russia tbo czar has boon vIMilng in Den marl : . Ho mot tbo Gor man omnoror tboro , and the European papers bavo been full of possln concerning him. Kvory line of this bus bucn blacked out , whutbor ll came from the London Times erin in the way of witty remarks from the Fliogondo Blatter , and a largo part of tbo famluo news has been handled in this aamo Mav. 1 bavo before mo a list of subjects which were handed over to the press during a single your some tlmo ago , but iboy will bold equally well today. Ono of thom states that notulnp on tbo Jewish question is to bo pub lisbod. Auothor prohibits anything concern ing the assassination of a Russian genera whoto doalh was full of romance , and a Uilri prohibits UioBaylinrof anything about the church schools. Tbo churoh and tbo government mont , in fact , control the press in KuM nnd the censer U a bigger man'than the editor , Cannot tie Wnihed OK I wish I could show you ono of thoio papers vrhlsh huvo been stamped by tbo coiuor. Tboy IOOK as tboucb nn ink roller had been run over thorn , uud it u impossible to root word of that which has boeu inoipod out. Thov use nn Indelible stamp nnd they hnvo changed the quality of their ink lately. A ladv whom I mot Iu east Rim ! a told mo shn used to bo nblo to got thn Ink off by washing It with turpentine nud tnnt the print would then bo readable , but that Within tbo past year she found the inlt of n different char acter nnd she could do nothing with It , The uncertainty of matter passing the coniors malto nil printed waller unsafeIn the Hus sion malls. The censers nro snld to often coop tbo papers nnd lend thorn to their 'rtunds before soncilne thom to the pconto to whom they nro addrussednndl was told lhat n journal wllb nny Illustrations In Ityns nl- most sure to bo lost In the mnlK The Christmas numbers of the London Graphic , the Illustrated London Now * nnd pauors of that kind which hnvo chroinos or lithographs wllh Iholr loiter- press seldom ronah Iho hands of Iholr sub scribers without these being stolen by the postoftlco employes , nnd I nm lold it Is umnfo o send photographs throuch Iho malt wllh- oul registering them. I am sending all my ) hotographs to America In United States consular envelopes and nm registering every thing , nnd so tar I think that everything has ; ono through , The consular sump Is n good hlng lo hnvo nn your letters when you send horn out from hero. They Iboti nppeur lo como from the legation , nnd even n Hussion mull clerk will think twlco before ho opens the letters sent out by nn American dlplomnt. I don't think that the popsrs that coma to our consul general here nro over opaned , and ho gets all sorts ot newspapers , including many which nre not permitted to como to ordinary pcoplo In Rdssln. There nro in fnct only n ow newspapers which nro pormlllod lo como nlo Russia , And Iho only American dally which is sure of going ihrough Iho malls every llrno Is the New York llornld. 1'rlondly to Ainortcn. This newspaper censorship , ns to the American newspapers , Is becoming loss rigorous since Iho ulndnoss ot tbo Americans ns to the famine , nnd I hnvo received quito n number of American newspapers , When I came line Russia some wook3 ago I had quilo a number of newspaper clippings from American newspapers ubout Russia. nnd I feared that these would bo tnkon from mo al Ibo ironiicr. A number of lhtm related to tbo czar nnd others wore nbodt nihilism mid the Siberian prisons. Owing to u letter which I hnd from ono of the Russian diplomats of Europe , I gel Ihoso through with out examination and my irunlovas not oven opened. Speaking of the blacking out of articles by the censers , n funny Instance occurred when the young grand duke mndo his recent tour In India , f ho London Graphic came to bt. Petersburg with a black murk upon it ns big as a sbeot of notepaper , nnd ono of Its sub scribers wondering what this important oblllorallon might moan out this page out ot tbo Graphic nnd sent it back to the office , asking thom to tear Iho page from nnolhor rOpy nnd lo send it lo her through the mails. It wns sout nnd Iho oblllornlcd ptoiuro wns merely a phologrnph of a Ugor hunt In which the grnnd duke wns standing with olhor hunters uboul the body of a dead Ugor. The Graphic thought the blotting o' this so ridiculous lhat in its next issue it ropub- llshcd the skolcb and also the facsimile of the blo'ted paper. This cnmo to the eyes of tbo czar nud ho laughed nt it nnd ordered that this copy of the Graphic should bo ad- milted , nnd it was admitted and nil SU Petersburg laughed with the czar. Gooil 2so\rg | > pors Impossible. With such restrictions it Is impossible to make goods newspapers , and none of the newspapers here make very much money. The dallies are published wltboul illustra tions and the pages of thom look as though Iho Greek alphabet had gone on a drunk and sprawled around ever Ihem. There are In Iho whole empire less than flvo dally Jour nals , and tbo lolograph bills of thojivholp of Ihom nro not ns groal ns Ihoso of n big Now YorK newspaper. Nearly every paper pub lishes a continued slory , which runs nlong Iho bottom of the paper , and few of thorn have mnnv ndvortisomonts. A curious fea ture of Moscow nnd St. Petersburg nro the police Journnla. These oolong to Iho police orgift'lzallon nnd Ihoy give full roporls of Iho doings of the police and of alt nets relating to Iho city. The people nro bulldozed lulo taking thoin , and Ihe result Is that they have good subscription lists and paying sub scribers. The Russians nro naturally a reading - ing people nnd if the country bnd a free press some of the largest daily circulations of the world might exist horo. Fit INK G. CAitrcNTcn. After n mnn has boon married four or flvo voars ho is apt to refrain from expressing his opinion whenever his wife gets n now bat. "How many fiances bavoyoul" "Three. " "Is that nlll Why , I hnvo live , nnd Iboy'ro all rich. " "But ono of miuo Is willing lo marry. " "Engagement cups nnd saucers" ara Iho lalesi fnshionnblo lunacy. Perhaps Ihoy nro iulonded ns n bint lhat engagements uro oa.slly broken. The wedding of Henry B. Freeman nnd Miss Anna Mann Dlmond at Capo May brings to un end a courtship extending ever twonty-tlvo years. A couple has been marrlod nt Winston , N. 'C. , after a courtship of twonty-sovon years. They are reported to bo not qulto sure even yet that tboy haven't made a mistake. The oncngomont of Miss Helen , daughter of Mrs. William Garamell , and Arthur Her bert of tbo English diplomatic service was proclaimed with n grand ball at Nowporfc. Ho 1 have decided to astt your father's consent by letter , Paulino. Now , what sort of a letter would you ndvlso mo to make IU She I think , Horace , lhat I would aiako it an anonymous lottor. Miss Maudlo And GO I refused him nn tbo ground thnt 1 am too young to marry. Chorus of Miss Maudlo's Friends Oh , you clover girl 1 Who else would have thought of that excuse from you I "It is the some old malbomallcal paradox , " snld ono of Iho wedding guosls , " 1 plus 1 equals 1. " "Boif pardon , " replied ibo bride groom's In3t year's girl , "thoro Is no paradox at all. It is a case of 0 plus 0 equals 0. " In the midst of her happiness nt thoucbt of her first ongngornont , n girl nlwajs has n llttlo fooling of regret to think she can never got engaged again. She ncvor has the same muturo of feeling , however , afior the llrst engagement. Miss Seventeen Ana so you nro mnrriod nt Inst , dear , nftor all' these years. How pow it must seem 1 Didn't you fool ombnr- rnssod a llttlo wbllo the ceremony was being performed ! Mrs. Thirty-eight ( faintly ) No , dear , not embarrassed ; only Just re lieved. Ono of Iho paradoxes of llfo is that when a younp couple got married in a church with n bishop , a curate , Mendelssohn , smllax , bridesmaids , pages and a swell supper with plenty of champagne to end up tha event pots "n couple of stlaUs" in the newspaper * , whllo if thov sneak away to a Justice of the pence nnd got tbo knot tied wilh nonlncss and dispatch the event calls for a couple of columns. A wedding of International Interest took place Saturday nt blch noon In the rcctorv of the famous D niton priory nt Polbum manor nn tbo Sound. The groom , Hon. Reginald Pclham Bolton. Is grandson of Iho builder of the estate , which 1 now owned by Mrs. Frederick Vandorbllt Allon. The bride Is Miss Ethelvn Huyok , daushtor of Iho Into Loonnrd Huyok , the wealthy Washington , D. C. . banker who dlod two years ago. She Is n highly accomplished young lady who has done some v ry clover work In oil and water colors , und hns boon a prominent figure In the Woman's Society of Docoratlvo Art of Now York city. The "No. 0" Wheeler & Wilson , with Its porfpotod tensions , upper nnd lower , is the only lockstitch machine that makns nn clastic seam. It is the dressmaker1' favorilo on lhat account. Sold by Goo. W. Lancaster & Co. , C14 S. 10th Btroot , Her UnJUit lnliiunttoii , Dotrolt Trlbuno : "Wbon you Rodown town , Jonas , " boffan Mrs. Mlldtnuy , "can you romomhor to " "Soo hero , Mury , " returned bor lord nnd master , 'Must boo mso I forjrot flomo Billy orrnnd when wo were flrat mnrrlod It Isn't necessary for .you to bo always throwing1 out insinuations nbout my memory. What la it you wnnt ? " "I was K ° ln to usk you. dear , " re turned tbo coed lady quietly , "If you would order the butter you promised to got last week. " Insist on ( rolling Cook's Extra Drv Cham pagne ifyou want a pure article ; there are no headache * Iu It. UNCLE SAM'S ' RED SOLDIERS it r. " Buffalo Bill's" ' Estimate" the Indian's -Value and Adaptability. hlWa VERY FLATTERING OPINION OF POOR LO it 01 Colonel Coil ] * ! SponUInu" from a f.oiiR Ur- liorlonco , Tlilnks thoiiliultnn Will Mtka n StoU Vnlnnlilo nnil 1'nltlirul Cnmpntftncr. "Buffalo Dill" has probably bnd ns ROOI ! an opportunity lu-nny man \\v\pjs \ \ \ to study tbo bablts of the Amorlcrvn Indian , nnd Uls oplu- on on tnatiors portalmiK ? totho rod man Is acuordlngly cntulod to consideration. Much has boon written of Into by army ofllcora nnd others on the Indian as u soldlor nnd the results - sults of the efforts of the army department n onllstliik' the Indians ns rosulnri In the standing nrmy. Many nf the old school oH ( cors hnvo not taken kindly to this innova tion. tion.Colonel Colonel Cody approves the plan , holding .hat the Indian Is n aotdlor by nature , nnd tuut nnytliltiR the government mav do In this dlroctlon for the Indian must advance him. rhu following letter from the colonel will bo road with Interest : LONIIOK , England , August 8. To IhD Edl- xir of TUB BEE : I roprot that owing to the demands upon my tlmo I nm only nblo to reply but briolly to your request for my opinion on the Indian as a soldier. J\RO of iradillon , of contest , and his past mode of [ Ho hnvo mndo the Indian's natural disposi tion vhnt of a soldlor , nnd it Is ns much liorodltarv In him ns nny feature , peculiarity , vlco , or virtue for which ancestry In nny other race Is responsible. Civilization's greatest olTort in its struggle with the red man has boon the dlfllcult one of trylncr to wean him from his nrms , and wo nil know tiow even lately tbo red man wat luipracttca- blo enough to prefer donth to disarmament. Consequently , 1 bohovo that In tlmo , with patience and judgment , suoh ns our oxporl- unccd nrmy Indlnn-ilghting onicors possess , tbo crudities of tbo Indian's personalities will give place to the polish of discipline. The Indian's tenacity to the game ot war has really been the cause of his limited In terest In the grand continent ho once pos sessed , and practically the reason for his numbering now only about , 300,000 souls. First Inillnng Usoil a Scout * . Many yours ago my old companion , Major Frank Worth , on IU ted tbo Pawnee scouts , whoso services and whoso loyalty are mat ters of history. They made most excellent , soldl6rs , and though they wcro not taught much of tbo nrmy regulation drill , wbon they had to take their turns on cnmp or picket duly with tbo regular soldier , they did it well and cheerfully. But it was amusing to henr them call out and pass tbo word of the hour of tbo tilcht when on duty. They knew but little of the EngllstTlanguage , nnd they would sing out any Kncllah words that cniiio to tbolr minds. For instance , if the time had come wbon they should call out : "Post No. 10 , 13 o'clock , and all's well , " they would call out something line thU : "Po i past 5 cents , nil rizhf 1 don't caro. " Thov will stand the test of sorvlco in the Held nnd nctivo campaigning as well ns tbo will to or colored mnu. It 1 % well to consldor , however , that in the Instance roforrcd to , thov were notuatod by nn enmity to a more powerful tribe , and hpd , as the Indians of today huvo , tbo benefitpf unlimited contact with the white map hud of an ad vancement in friendship , that association be tween the two races ca only fully complete. Inclluiis lit Uio.Clvil U'ur. During the wnr the Qs'ajo . Datawares nnd other parts of civllired rlb'es contributed to tbo union army , and General Grant bnd on bis staff General ParkjSr , who was a full- blooded Indian. The worth of those men far exceeded the most sangulnn expectations , for they did oxcelicnt.ilgbting. At one time the Dolawures enlisted 170 men out of 200 males between the ages of IS and 45. This is a proof thnt tbo Indians nro in clined to bo soldiers , and tbo Instances given of their work seem to' justuv thotr suscuotl- billty to bo formed' Into effective soldiers. This should bo speclallv'so now , ns the In dians' distrust of the old times is being cer tainly dispelled bv the closer contact be tween tub settlers and the aborlgonos. Nntunu Horn Ctmtlry. If the old warriors of tbo past can bavo It Instilled into tboir minds that war is llnully nnd forever ever between us as u people , nnd if the young men make as much progress in tbo future us they buvu done during tbo last ton or liftoon years , through schools , educa tion and through extensive travel , not only in their own country , but in foreign lands , I see no reason why the gradual education of tbo Indian and bis proper reward for good conduct ( which , by the way , should bo special ) will not maKe him an excellent soldlor , especially in the cavalry arm of the service. In my army oxporioncoand , also in tbo extensive tonsivo enterprise I am now con nected witb , I have found the Indian quick to learn drill , ana comprehend what you daslro , I taavo also found thonvtractablo to nny gonornl regula tions laid down to them. They will tauo euro of tbelr weapons and equipments , and being usually cleanly in person and fond of ornamented costume , they will take a pride in keeping the sumo clean and well preserved. Born riders , their noarot and dearest love in life seems to bo the horse ; naturally hav ing good eyes , and by practice being good shots , it should bo but a short tlmo ere they should bo * well litted for the scouting and ether duties to which tbo cavalry of the future ture- will bo delegated. I huvo tound , contrary to public opinion , thnt wbon given proper facilities , easy of ac cess , they huvo a natural tendency to oloan- llnoss. Trmlltloiml KamliiusH for Arms. One of the old traditions goes to show that the Indians bnvo always boon fond of arras. This tradition says that the first man made by the Great Spirit was the negro , with whom ho was dissatisfied. His next effort was the rod mull. With him ho was some what pleased , but thought ho could improve on him , eo he mada the whlto man. With tbo wblto man ho was very much pleased. Tbo tradition goes on to say that tbo Great Spirit , having made the tnroo man , offered tnom the choiceof three things : ( I ) The book , charts and maps ; (2) ( ) tbo bow and tbo arrow and ether implements of war ; ( It ) nnd the hoe and thu bpado. Tbo whlto man had the llrst choice , and the Indian watched with itoon in tores i what ho would cheese , for ho was afraid tbo white man would take the Im plements of wnr. The wblto man , however , proforroa the books , the charts and the maps. The Indian bad the second cholco and at ouco took the Implements of war , lonvlngt ho negro no option but to tuko tbo hoe and tbo upado. The Indian has over Mnco lived by his arms , relegating all other duties but these of tbo warpath nnd the chose to tbo squaws. It may taken llttlo tlroa"ami pntlonco to perfect an Indian In thaupoltco duties of a ' camp , but wbon his own o'mfort is ( misted I llnd him possessed oj cousidorablo work man's energy. 9r i iL The certainty of n roKUjjj ration will soon teach him the use of , qcogpray , his present voracity being groatlyiillvoncod { | by his un certain meal hours. Aa Homo was not built in n day , time and patlqncqVould bo n bolter iniswer to tlio experiment than any human foresight can flvo. , hlioulil llo KnlUtml In .Simill Numbers. A limited number only from each tribe nnd reservation should bo'anus ted , and not too largo a number to affect Hbo status of otbor modes of ptoyross to tlio Indian rnco. This profession , as It wore , Would bo made sim ply a Htopiilng-stono to 'inoro diversified methods or industries whereby ho can sock employment and bocuro u livinir. It would also , by travel and oxporlcnco , ndd still further on Uls rot urn homo to a confidence In tbo future Intentions of tbo whlto race to treat tbo reuiantof bis people moro equitably than it has boon possible to do In tbo past. As bis legal rights nro now fully understood nud ballovod In it is through the law that ho must uooic reurJs * for any wrongs or grievances , and I bollevo that ho now nas enough friends to see him have fair ploy , a great deal , of course , depending on his own acceptance of the inevitable. Hour to llwiullo thu Muu. .My oxporiouco has taught mo that tbo In- diuus are divided almost proportionately In ability , Intelligence , and disposition a * are tbo whites. 1 Hud about CD per coat of the in nro ronlly disposed to ba what wo call good ; about 00 per cent nro disposed to go accord * in j to the influence of tbolr nsioclntot , good or bad , nnd about SO per cent hnvo tbo lower disposition of the in ere vicious classes. In my opinion Mifllclont patience should bo used with the Indian until sorgnnnts and corporals of his own rnco could bo safely trintod with authority In carrying out com mands , ns tbo Indian h of n childish nnturo nnd somewhat subject to Jealousy. Hols sensitive nnd cannot bcdrlron , but ho can bo led by kindness nud solMutorest , nnd learns right from wrong quiculv. You should not lo o your temper with blm , ns it is n well * known saying ot the Indian thnt tbo man who loses his temper "Is a fool and Is crazy. " Hoftion can bo used effectively , nnd It is bet ter to reason with an Indian half an hour to show him bo is In the wrong than to curse or strike him. Personal ohiistlsemont should bo avoided ns much ns nossiblo. The Indian will resent , for his prldo Is onMly wounded , nnd when once touched ho Is liable to hnvo what they call n "bad hcnrt , " which is nothing more nor loss limn blind , heedless , momentary revenge ( or running amuck ) , irrespective of conso- quoncen , ns though ho may oven cowardly avoid dnngor nnd Injury , once wounded or oven tortured , his Indifference to physical suffering Is wonderful. At the same tlmo that you use the gloved band you must lot lilm know thnt it is mndo of iron to strlko with should occasion nrlso , nnd let him never feel that personal fear or porsonnl tyranny has nnythln ? to do with your notions , but ihow him that you nro being actuated only by Justice and duty. Alxvnvs kcop your word with him nnd never break fnlth In oven .ho most trivial matters , ns bis childish nn- . .uro is such thnt though ho can rccolvo "yoj" or "no" with equanimity , n doubtful > r evaded promise or threat not fulfilled Is .o him the same as n llo. Ciiiniot Question Tliolr I.oynlty. With regard to the suggestion ns to the Indian's doubtful loyally in an emergency , : ho many Instances of porsonnl fidelity In Lho last campaign and the general result of n useless misunderstanding when ouco straightened out , is ono answer , and tbo fuel of the cavalry and infantry nrms bolnc tbolr proposed vocation nnd thnt , wo hnvo still the nrtliltcry up our sleeve should bo the llnalo. Go abend ; enlist thorn ; any stop tbo Indian mattes must be n step in bin advancement. W. F. COPY , "Buffalo Bill.1 ' PAOTS ABOUT OMAHA. Omaha has flvo publlo parks. Omaha has sixiy-llvo miles of paved strools. Omaha has ninety-two miles of sowers. There are sixty publlo schools , employing SOS teachers. There are twenty-two ohuroh and private schools , employing 152 teachers. The school census shows ever 30,035 chil dren of school ago. Omaha is n city of churches , having 115 houses of religious worship. There nro sixty-live hotels. There nro thlftson trunk lines ot railway , covcrlne83,233 miles of road oporalod from Omaha. Ono hundred nnd thirty passenger trnins arrive dally. Omaha has the largest smelter in the world. Omabn has tbo largest llusood oil works iu the United Statos. Omaha is the third largest packing center in the world. Last year the stock receipts were : Cattle , 2,533,70J ; hogs , 7,1GOSU3 ; sheep , 733SI > 5. Omaha has the largest distillery in the world nnd tbreo of the largest breweries In the United Statos. Omahu has tbo Inrgost white lead works in the world. Aside from the packing houses Omabn has ICO manufacturing enterprises with n com bined capital of $3,933.000. Last year their products amounted to J3J,000OOU. The principal shops of the Union Pnclfio railway are located in Omaha. They cover fifty aorcs of trround nnd represent an out lay of $2.500,000. Thov furnish employment to 1,200 skilled mechanics nnd aJJ day labor ors. During the year 1891 the roil estate trans fers amounted to $1S,9J9,8JI. Tbonctunl real estate valuation is $250,003 , 000 , wbllo the assessment for taxation is based on a ono-tonth valuation. Omaha has twenty banns , ot which nlno are nnllonal , eight savings nnd thrco are state banks. During 1S91 the clearings were $3.21,133- u5. u5.Tho The postoflloo rocolpts for the year were S204nSb.U'J. This department gave employ ment to forty-six clerks and olxty-slx. car riers. Omaha has ono of the most complete water works systems In the world. The plant , cost $7,000,000 and has 170 nil 103 ot mains. Tbo pumping capacity is 85,000,000 gallons dally. There nro nlnoty-llvo miles of street rail way , mainly eloctrlo. The system employs COO mon and operates 375 cars. Tbo monthly pay ooll Is 10 000 Populntlon In 1889 1.8111 Population In isr/j lo.US.1 Population In ItoJ : n,5lS Population in 18S5 01S.13 Population in 189J 14J.4W Mamma Think of it , Kittio , even the littlp birds always dress their plumage. Kittio Is that why they always have pin feathers on thorn ? WOODBURY'S ' FACIAL SOAP ForlheRKIYSUU > drO)1l > I.KXIOt. The mult of 10 joon' ip rlenn In tTuattngiklntUoaioa.Koraalolj ] < lni > - fl.ti. oriout Uy nmll fur SOr. A * an | > lt al of Soap and 1U pngo liook nn Den luatologrniilUenut ] > MnitaoalcirorlOa MlliiilralodonEkln hcalp. crtnuiand Illoiul DlaoKCi Alan niiflllironicntl /liko / Dlrthmarki , Moloi. Miitla. India Ink nml I'ow.lvr jlarki ; Hrnri. 1'lt- tlnxl , ll dnpai of None , HlllKrllllool llalr.riraplo.vFacMPeve'.iiprociit.otc Cuaniluilua frrv nt bfllre or 117 Irlhf JOHN II. WOCDBURY , D. I. , 125 W , 42d Si , How York Cily The Latest CHICAGO STATIONERY Nothing Better. Our Writing-paper and Envelopes ; Wedding invitations ; Reception Cards are sent , nt reasonable prices , anywhere in the United States. Send for samples. MEXOAIi1 STATIONERY OOMPANT , ( Late Col.b'8 . Library Co. ) 136 Wabash Ave. , Chicago. DR. C GEE WO Thoonlr lozMtr grnluatal Chlntm lilglit Toari' otuilr- Ton yoiri practical otnar1 GDceimliolt knorfii dliuiiuj. Truau ucm ifullr all chronic oaiaiKlriin up br ether doctor * U.ill and ma him or vrrlta for iiio | tlon blank. Da not think jrnuroixi hnpiloti bju.uuj jrourilaotorOIH jou no , huttrf tha Chluoio doctor with hit nntr an 1 nondurfulro noillo.1 , undrjaalru nunr bauollUunl u iioriuniiontourowhntotbar doctor ! oinnot ulrj. llarb * , llooti anil 1'lanu-nntura'n ruuioilloi hit inudlclnos. The vrorM hi ! irltnou. On ) thouiinJ testimonial' Inthrdo yo > ri' pr.iollo ) , Nolnurlou ) dccoctlonn , no narcotic * , no poliaa. Kutlon.il treatment anl perinaiiunt euro. Hollowing cnsoi imcooutullr trcatol anl car31 given up by other doctorii Thot. CoUiihUn. IIU Itarnor'treat , chronic rhou- mntliiu u ruan. kldnor nud llvar troublui. That. Culvert , Klh anil Kurnjni tro H , Konoral dutmitjr , InilUiMtlun , los of atrandh itnd Took luodlclno for ratr > but unt no roller , M. U Audorion. UJ1 Cumla utrjut , anthiuu uuil Lronchltla at tlftouii yuari Ktunillni. Ilai for solo the following propiraJ remedial nt 1MM n bottle , fix botllui for W.OU , for tlJ'j euro of Asthma , Catarrh , tilok lluatlacliu , Iiullk'Ditlou llloodrolkonlnK , Uhoumatltin , fouiulo Wiuknuia. KMnur and I.lrur Coinplulut. No auonti. Bold ouljt \ > J Chuo | > o Uodlcluu Co , Capital , tlUJUJX Office , IGtb oed Califoroh Sli , Oiniba , Ncl ) Thelorld Looks tayio Pits But that Is not the fault of the pants. Wo fit the shape and If tha shape Is a little off wo nro not-to blamo. Fall Season , 1892. Our boys' and children's department is now rondy for your inspec tion. You will find on comparing the quality of our goods and prices , with tlioso of others , would bo the snmo as comparing Broad day light to the total eclipse of the sun. To sum It up , wo defy nnd conquer all competition. Our knee pant suits ages from 4 to 18 , range In prices as follows : BBc , 78c , 9Bc , $1.26. Each suit worth double $1.6O , $2 , $2.25 , $3. this price. Our School Suits , Ages from 1O to 14 , 3 pieces , coat , pants and vest , at $1.75 , $2 and $2.BO , are stunners. Our Boys' suits , ages from 14 to 18 , 3 pieces , coat , pants and vest , at | n6d $ S > Are .trlotly in it. We also call attention to our Men's Clothing and Gents' Furnishing gGoods departments. J. BAMBERGER , Proprietor. EDUCATIONAL. DENVER S3 * ORADO CONDUCTED BY T E FATH KSOrTHE SOCIETYOF JESUS. This Institution affords every fuaillty for obtaining a thorough , Classical , Scientific and English Education. Bltuutua on : i beautiful knoll about liftoon minutus rldu by oloctrle line from Denver , lire- oelvos thu full Donnlk of tlio hu ilthful iiiul HfnlvliiL' brouzus that Imvu mndo Colorado the bnnlfirlum of the llnltud fct.itos. Tlio vroiinits cover an upland tr.iut of fifty iioros. anrt th- prosnoot Is one of Inkos and moiinlulni und moudows. Haiiuclal attention Is si veil to the physta cul develojiomiMit of the students. Catalogues sent free on iu > j > lloiitlou. SACRED HEART DAY ACADEMY. This institution , under the direction of tlio Sacred Heart , is situated on tha corner of St. Mivry's Ave nnd S. U7th street. Tlio course of instruction pursued develops the mental , moral nn < l physical powers of the young Indies. Special nt tontion is nlbo given to the cultivation of graceful manners und rolliiod tsiatas Music , ljnintin < ; and Drnwinjr , rocolvo special ntUjntion , whilst French nnd Gor mnn : tro included in the cui-iculum free of extra charge. The academy is pleas antly located , with all modern improvements , and cosily reached by the "motor OK Lcavunworth st. For terms and further particulars apply to the Ludy Superior. UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME ( Mnlii llullilliiK. ) THU NiNtrrr-SnviiNTii Srsmo.v WIM. Oi'ii.v ON VUKbDAV.Mil'T. CTII. rur.i. COUKSKI IN Cluesloi , r.cllora. Kclunci * . l.uir. Civil nml Mfclinnl- cnl ICnulmorliur. 'Iliorounh rruimrutory iiu < l C'GiumorUnl Cutirttca. BT. KDH-A mi's HAIL , for buyamul'/r ' lil , Is uulqiio 111 thU COllplUU.'IIU99 ! < ) t IU UllUlpUlllOtlt. A lllllllUll iiiiinlior of riinilliliitui for tlio ucdu luBtlcal utulu will liurucelvuil ia pouUI riium , tnlulonuus Hunt fruu on application to KKV. THOMAS K.W/U < Sir , 0.8. C. . Km in ; DAME , INDIANA. St. MARY'S ACADEMY. ( CMKMII.U WtSTOIT NOTIIK DAMK tNIVJ.ItklTy. ) Thu 7uth Aciuloiiilu Tonn Will Open Muu- ( 'ay , Sept. filli , The Acndomlo Cour o Kthotouxli In thu Prepara tory , Bunolr nnd Clatnlcal llradea. ilmlo Depart * m'jnl. on the plan of the lutt , i'ori orvnl rU' of l.nroDU. l > uniH'r chartio of u oomplulu uorin of teacher * . Htudlo modutud on thu tirvnl Art hchool * of Kuropo. Druwlnunul l'ilntliii from llfo anil Iho nntliiuu , phomiifraphy and Typv wrltlriK InuKhl DulluliiKouulppiHl wllli Mrti u > un | > u > , A nupurutu ( lujHitniu-t | for vlilldrun uudur 13. Apply fur catu. louuo to Dlrvctrom uf thu Acadaiuy. HT. MAUVrf AUADKMV. Notru Dnnio I * . O. , Bt , Avu. , Uiualm. Baby's cheoU is lllce n peaoti , Io it iladamo Itu pport'a bloaoh ? No ! but baby's mama's obook Volumes to its praUe cloth spoald Call for Miuo. lluuporl'i book , "Uow to ba lloautl- ( ut1 THE FALL TERM OF THE OMAHA' Opens next Tliursilny. Sont. 1 , over Bosto Bloru , llltb iiinl Doii'lii3 Nldit school liojltu uuiiiediito. Bond ( orc.it'iloxno. Addrusi Hoiiunoijuii nuoa A IhoroiiRh ncliool. 1'rcpircn for ColietfS or llushi-Bs. Within'JO inlk-s of Ht. Iiiil . Addresj COL. WILLIS DHOWM , Biiporlr.tjndl.1 4 BY DR. SNYDER. THD SUCCESSFUL OBESITY SPECIALIST Sirs. All CM Mnjiln. Origan , Mo.Vnlvlitt IHnni treat- . ; ulti.rtrcatijii.iit , i Thu following immoiu Imvo tnkon trcntmont ol Dr. tinr'lur , with lu ol weight nn Klvon Ixilow , Thuir will clKJorfuII/miawiir ull Inijulrlui If uluuipi WuluhtYluhl Ik-furu. A fur f/Jii , illlH. IlArilKI. ' ' . JOIINHON , I'nclllo Junction , lowu . Kiilbs. 117 lb . 178 III . Ortiiun , Alu . 330" 108" IBS'- H. II. lOI'K , Uniro.VI . . . , . .319" 201" BlMIOS VAN \YINKI.K. Frank ln ! , III . 421" ra" lao" Mlix. < iiumiK : KlIEKMAK , H. Illilwoll. ( nl . , ,279' iou" .Mils. HAIUII llAHNKlt , Hflh-nt. . h , Km . . . .276" 70" 106" PATIENTS TREATED BY MAIL. No.urrliiK. no IncoiitMilenoe , ImrmleM anil uu bad .UW.U. Btrlctljr cxjnllilimtlol , 1'ur 1,1 tculut anil tou. timoaUU adtlroM with Co , la uUtul/i , DR.O.W.F. SNYDER. aioVlcker'e Theatre Dldrj. , Chlcafjo , Id , .