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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (June 5, 1898)
. ; jL _ _ r STIRRiNG ! IIFE ON TIlE RAIL Ectting Pbaos in the Oarera of Railway Trainmen. 4lI PAGES FROM AN ENGINEER ltuinnncci nnil % i1yeilirew ( hc , , ft Pecn1nr zpt-rrons , t1u P'ont- bonrd in ti ( ' ( frn.'rnl ttit- . ngri Oilier. , Mr. Herbert Elliott flnmhlrn , ntithor ot ' 0n Many Sea8 , " a mtth wh Irn'i ) izul prac- tka1 cxpcrkneo In rnIroa0Iig , 1ia put tn book form his railroad experiences , recently - pubtkhecl In McClure's inngitzlne. It pur- . ' Port8 to be the rccolIectlon of the genera' ' - manager of a great ) sten1 , 1rnnc1itng out from Chlcngo , nnd I the recoril of bin tile from the slity of htn youthtul initintlon n a train hand to the iThys wliqn lih ripe cx- ; perlonco and eapnclt7 to nilminister Vast railroad Interesta irnule him the opcrUIng licail of a cn1ing system. It Is a book of , _ - . ( ninny rai1roa stories and. though most in. telligently nlIrecintcd ) by those ot the emIt , It Is written for nil who flutI the processc : ratlroniUi , subjects 01 uncjmsing inter- . est. Whoever lookH upon a locomotive an , Its twin magicians with Fomuthing of boy- I huoul's or fh1s a thrill at the super- ultiral oniush of a pon.Ierous trnin , will . finil tim hook worth the time spent In a rondiiig. True , it has It vrobletns , Wltlcl thie railroal man will best unileratnud , nud tts technology Is at times occ'uit , but for nil that It not. otily Interests , but It liii- presses , beeaue the s'ritcr knovs what hi' Is talking about. If the toil and vcril of railroad are IuntterH of gravity and cotise- , - _ qttcnce , and worthy the experienced historian - torian , then "rhe General ldnnnger's Story" . ' shoulti have Its idaco In the literature of a mighty industry. Tltce reminiscences 1nve their drolleries , for their hero Is a . Eood type of American , am ! their literary - S east hmam an aptness and crlsi ) htrecIion that : are artistic and ungagitig. A few of these recollections follow. For instance , there is a good color io thmis lCII picture of Rim fli- - Imrcntlco watching the veteran's mastery of - 8 flyIng train : "flow she would fly down bill. the exhaust - haust a steady roar out of the stack , the connecting-rods no undistingulshmahilo blur , the old irI herself roiling anti jumping as If at every revolution she must leave the . : track , the traiti 1)chinl half hid In a choud of ( lUSt , and I Imamigitig on to time side of the ) cal , for door life , vatcliImmg out ahead where : i lcitow tlit're k a shari. reverse curve , anti lmophtmg , cii , so much , that he'll shut her otT before we get there. I watch that grimy I 1t'ft itanti on titi. throttle for the lrehlnmitlary - 8weihing of the niuseles , that will 1mo me 1 hI ) is taking a. grip on It to shove it In. Not a sign ; his It : ail and half his hoily are I out thin wimmilow ; ahd 1to' we are upon it. : i gi'o one frIghtened glance at tlte too con- venhent ditch , whore I tiurciy expect to land , and tale a death grip of the sub of the cab.Vhmang ! She hits tIme curve , seems , to tmiset ; I am nearly flung out the window lit SimiLe of toy good grip. liefore she has half done roiling ( how do the springs over stand It ? ) she hits the reverse , and I am torn froiti toy hold on the WilidOW and siammimned over against the boiler , anti , hay- ' lug assoti thIs most Imneomfortable place , ' she ihIc On , tolling amid roarhmig do'n the iflOtinhtln. . All this time the engineer hasn't moved it cyeli , nor time firemen inter- rupteti for an litstamtt tim steady pendulum- ) ihco swing of the flue door auth the scoop- - slmovei , how do they do it ? Ohm , It's easy after you gt&imsed to It , " In this why tim future general manager began . at thte foot. of the Indilem' . Stt ii inir Its St 1t ' 'I reported to limo yar.lmnast r ten nilmi- Uts almond of time. . SticiUng his head out of the door , lie called out : ' 'hey , Simmons ! ' "A fine , large sunburned , blnck-berded c man nptcnreti in answer to the sumntons. ' , 'Ilero',4 a green man I vanL to break In , ' saiti time yardmnster ; ptmt him on top anti let him ias time signai for a day or two until ho cami handle Itiniscif , ' , , ' ' said Simmons who I 'All right , , soon foun vas time conductor of a 'drill , ' a swItch engine crew. lIe took me out to time engine amid said to the engineer , a. grimy. greasy , Intl lvi ii U 0 I " 'lull , here's a fresh fish flawson wants to break In. I'll itit bun at the head car and ] et hint imass the signal. ' 0 'All right , ' said Bill sourly , "I was then told to mount the car next the ngIno amiul repent time signals of the man In the mnldtlho of the train to the engineer. "That seemed simple enough , hut I hadn't becim doing it moore than ton mlmmutes when tIme 'mtghmmo stopped amid 11111 called out : , , 'hidy ! hey ! you there , dominic , par- rout' ' 'Seeing that he was addressing his re- ninrlm to moo riuiti not lilting the impertinence of such a uhireptmtnbio looking individual , I - soul : : 0 ' \\'eil , hnt is It ? Are you talking . to TOe ? ' 0 \ ' I'mn talkin' to you , an' ye better keep a clvii tommguo in yer head , 'I tell ye. Wimat kind of a signal is that yo'ro givin' mc ? , W'ha' d'ye vauut Inc ter do , nnyvzmy ? ' 'I . don't nnt voLt to do nnvthimir. and I don't care what o1t do , l'mngivimig you time signal Just as I get It. ' 0 'No. yt imaln't ntutimer , an' don't ye give Inc 120 back tnIi. Say , where do you route train 7' ' , 'I am from \Valton , ' saht I. I , Shoi I thought soanotherValtomm pumikium husker. Say , Simmons , take this ( i-ti omnaniemit o' yours ilown off o' lucre , anti give a titan that kmuouvs one signal ( room autother , or I'll smash nil time cars in the yard before night. ' - Themm lie gave time euigimme ci Jerk back timat. nearly throw me off time ear. , ' 'Oh , lie's all right , ' saul Sinmniomms. 'lie's a little greemu , but lmo'ii get over that ; ' then to nb. 'lie careful how you pass the signals , ; bob , or the engineer can't toil what lie's do- log. ' "I told imimn that I was giving them Just exactly as the. other man did. I , ' \\'cii , that's eli rlglmt ; Bill is kinder cranky. but you nmustmm't immind that. ' , , \\u imadmu't worked ( cmi mniuttites moore , and my mtrmums ere hmcgimimtiimg to ache front time ; commtinuotms mumotioum , when huh roared out " 'Say ! yotm immfemntii counter Jumper , will you git out a' tlmO wny so I cmiii see that titan's signal 7 Set down , ( miii down , giL icr off o' tlmero ! You'll the - hm--dovmi scare en- : ' . glint off tint track , time va ) ' you're flappimug I 1 ) 'Uum' wings , ' Themm , having orcasion to go to time other emmd of time yard , ho pulleti her wide : oiieu. ulremmchmlmug lao with soot and water I ( rota time stack , until I was a slgimt for gods . mmmiii muon. I immtd itt ) ' best ciothes on , ammd - tIme ) ' vore rmmimmed , 'i'i rvit at II Ia Job. \\'lmcn we Were relieved at 6 o'clock , I was I - ' tired , dirty. timid thorouglmiy ulisgusted witim : raIirondimti , tumitl started ( or nmy hotel firmly 4 dotermnlmioul to quit at once. m Time ( phiowlng colloquy between the rlsimmg yommumg raiirozui immaim amid bitt tralnmaster is j aim cxnmmmiimatiomi of time fomummer for liromotiomi . to time tlmrottlo and lever , There is d.cisiomi mumtl muervo in time young felloW's replies , and mmmcn in tmtimer timan time raliroaui business will ' - ' note timat they disclose gemmemulalmip' "Tilt ) traiimmmuaster tamigled inc up a little r ommcu or iti whim his vomiuuudrunms , amid I 'cared I wasn't mtmakimig a very good uubovimmg 1mm nnei' to the question , wlmat i would do If , wimeim mummmmmIn a first-class train on a biumglo track brntmclm , I Imati orders to moot. mnul uas ammotimu.'r first-class train at time Junction - of the double track muaiz % ine , and - - - - - on nrrhting timere tourmi that she hi1 not yet srrivetl. 'I answcrei that I 'uvotild wait ustli she 'liii. ' . 'qttppose tube was nn imomr late ? ' 'I ' ' . ' hmusiness. 'Thnt's none of may 'I 'What ! ouIt1 you imold these passengers there an hour with a double track ahead of 3'otm ? ' "I wasn't quite sure , but nnswereti desperately - porately , 'Certainly , if I hind orders to vnlt "lie iirouglmt his flst dawn witim a bang on time table , amid roare4 out , 'Timat's right : I vnnt you always to renir'mnbcr that.vhen nut order Is given to 'ou , it's good tmntil fulfilled - filled , and is to be obeyed. I'll run time trains front here-that's ' what l'mn hlrel , for ; I won't have conductors and engineers ruta- ning trains " 'Now suppose you was ritmtmtlng a first- class train , ad you got a regardless order to run the opposite track to time next station , what wouid you do wheum you got there ? " . , 'Cross back again and proceed on my ri gluts. ' 0 ' ' 'uVlint riglits' 0 ' tinme-tablo . ' 'My - rights. 'I 'tioO4l agini fly - , some o' tlmoo fel- icra would wait there twenty-four lmours for aim order to put 'em on time time-table. ' "lie kept this Jciitd of thing imp for a good boiir sommuetimes puzzling me commalulerably. hut on time whole I didn't mnnico any very haul breaks. U last , hooking at imis watch , ito said : 'li-i I it's dimmtmr time. You can tail Mr. Seehy thunt l'mml satisfied. ' IL Is a serious situation whemi an engineer tilacovora that out a dowit grade his train ham ; brolcemi in two , for timemi tia second anti hm'atlless scctiomm is wild and ummeontrohlabie and the immiscimief it umma' do is aommmetimitmg terrible. Stmcim a itredicamnent once ftmrnishic'l ' nil agonizing eierienco to time hero of thus book. " 'fhmoro was ott our division a mountain aimd tue track down this mimountain Was about sccmu muihos iong ammul at time top was a tumtimcl imnif a mmmile long , opemming out on time down-lulil side , on a simort curve , hmnnuiy to look back emi ammil see If youmr train was nil together. The road down the mountain was quite crooked , as such luhaces always are , flint so steel ) that to take a train UI ) its emutiro lemmgth without 'doubling' was a feat to brag about. half way down and hidulcmm by a curve front botim .hirectiomms was a statiomm on one mmidn and a trclgimt imouse cmi tiio other and imearly all inwardbountl trains had cars for the freight hoimse , wimicim compelled theta to cross over the outward- bound track to got to time frelghmt house ski- lug. The switch to tlmis sidimmg was a 'iteaml- on' switch to time outvard or downward hill track , runl as that place caine umtder the 'yard limit' rule all freight trains were ohiigcml to come in there dead sho' , whuicim they did. Comiscquemmtly conductors had be- comimo Careless and \tere Itt time habit of bay- lug timis imead-on switch open after they Vent iii , so as to be handy to get out again , ammil time flagmmuin would go lmareiy around limo curve , so lie coumlul show his flag to any on- comulmug train amid stop it before it ran timrouugh tue opeim switch. iivim tiuile for Lift , "On the day of which I speak had a heavy mnixd train , amnong them being four cars of railroad Iron just abut itt the timid- die , amid when ummy emigino miummgctl into time tunnel I shut her off ; for sue would roil all too fast after that , ammii need a few brakes set. It was early omm a summumner mnommming , mmml I kmmow the crow were apt to be asleep in the caboose so I called for brakes to wake tlmenm UI ) , but it didmm't. have time tie- aimed effect. I looked bade as I came out of time ttmnmmcl and watched time ears following each oilier out uummtil about half time train was through tiietm there comae no more. I pulled out at once and blew time 'broke-in- two signal agaimu and again , all time time watching back for the rear eni of toy train. They must have parted just on time crest of the mountain , and time rear section nmust have nt'arly stopped before It pitched over , immd comic I miii , , i I o iol iov ima , for I opemied out mu good train iemmgtlm and begami to tlmink that thu crew muttist have got their end StOiImel ( , whemu they shot otmt of that tunnel hike a comimet , the railroad Iron in the head , Agaimm I pulled out for dear hh ( and blow my sig- nal-imot a man was out on that trainand as it all canto through , the caboose ( a little four-weeled affair ) was flirted off time track by tue wimhithike laotian of the traIn iii straigimtetmimig out , and flying through thc air dropped immto a river more than 500 feet be- low. - "Now I was in a tIght box , not a living oui to set a brake ott those ears ; for time omiglno crew , hmeaui breakman and all , went down to death in their caboose-a severe penalty , indeed for their neglect of dumly In going to sleep on the road ; but. one which thoumamuls of railroad men have paid , and will continue to pay. , " 1 told my flremmman to close the flrobo , door again anti junmp If ho wanted to , 'for , ' said 1 , 'we shall probably never g'et to time bottom of this mmmountain. ' I know that the ciummnces would ho a hundred to one that somneone would be worhimig in the freigimt- house track at that tinmo of day with time snitch open , anti 1mm tiuat. case I was bound to go in there amid wreck thio wimoie otmttit , for I couldn't stop ammy more that a 3-year- oiti child could stop an earthquake. lIe looked tmp at the fast flying telegraph poles mummi didn't dare to jump ; so oum we tvent , faster. Butmi faster , yet hardly faSt enough ; thu old engimmo jummiped and roilCd so that we could imarthiy hang on to lieu' ; time coal was ruumting out of each gangway 1mm a steady stream , the lids of time tank boces , lien' open and tools amid oil cans marked our trail , . A. ivim.i ili.ie , " 1 hmli never forget timat wild ride down tue mnommntaln if I live to be a timdusand years uiii. When she strmmck a reverse eurvo nbout two talk's froumm time tumno1 tIme ilrernan was throwmm clear through the cab window and literally torn limb front limb as lie came in contet witiu timti ground , I thougimt sue hind loft the track nitogetimor , for she rolled ah most over , hurling tue tucross time Cal ) anti back ugaimm , as site struck tim reverse emmi of time curve and cammme down on Imor wimeels with a crash that simivered every pane of glass amid loosened every bolt amud.joint in time cat ) uimtil It 'yes like an old basket and rolled arounui with every roll of the emmgimme -a new sourCe of daimger to mime , for if it left imer it. niust surely take tao with it. : " grabbed time wjilstio cord again as soomu as I was able to steady myself emmotmgim and frantIcally blow time 'broke-in-two' uuigmpi , hoping that it would warn any emi who mimlgtut.bo 1mm time awliclm that I was coining and coubdmm't stop. I couldn't see ulmeaul very well , for it seemed as If time wind was blow- iuit a hurricane , anti behlmid mite I raised mmccli a cloud of dust timat I couitin't even semi time rear car of the section I int'l ' , So I Just hung Dim desperately , blew my warning sigmmai antI w'atchucd tue steam gauge , and as time steam went down I Pulled time timrottlo out a notch at a time , until at lemgtim I hind her wide open , imooked tip withmium mu couple of mmotchmos of time commter , amid time exhaust sounuloti like a commtimuuomts roar. Anti mmow I saw aluenti of rime mu titan iii the middle of time track , ismu- gUltliy wmviim a roil flag. 'es , it was all over wIth mue miow-time ireigimt house switch was open , Mecjuauically I again blew time signal ; then realhthmg that I had not nmore tltaim half a dozen moore breatlmi to tim'muw iii timla world , a kimid of demnommine C ; u y 'cozued to seize iime-a desire to tb alt I Iossible 'stilt may dying breatim , to . , , mnihilate overytitlmmg ( rota the face of time earth , as it uvere. Clutelulmug time reverse ieycr with both imammds , I wIth thililculty Unhooked her amiul dropped luer down a coulmbe of notches , amud as last as she was goIng before , I felt her leap nimeaul under the imnimetus of time longer imoimit of cut-ofT amid a fierce Joy surged over flue to think what a world-beater my wreck would be , "Looking almond again , I saw that the Ilagunan had droimlmctl imis flag ammd was rita- mmiumg at a brenkumeck speed for time switch. lor a wonder time ) ' hadn't sent out time biggest - gest duimce on time traimu to hag , lie hail lsCUbu emmough on seelug me coming and hear- ing my signal to coriprehiemui the sItuation. mind wit ennuigh to kuow the only right thing to lo , which was more than I lund tiny right to expect. , t leRnlriIig 4hiriek. "Once more coward lmnite rose In my breast. If lie coumlil get timat switch cinetl , time nb'olute certainty of instant death at that Point would he over-the chanee were about one in a thousand. To spur him on , I again bhCw what then sounded to me like time tiespairing death shriek of the iron devil I rode , nail to give imim every sconut of time iossibhe , I shiimt off my throttle , whim time immediate result that the cars hummped up against tIme tender with a shock that nearly threw ate over backward : but I imung on miami watched that man eagerly as he flew itim all time speed thmat was in him for that switch.Vimnt if lie mulmomubl stub imis toe , as nicim so often do under hike circumm- stamices ? It wom.mluI nmean ulentim for mc before I could -those my eyes ; and , even then , I re- nienmbcr timimiking how fortunate it was for mc that , owing to the proverbial lazIness of ( legmen , he bmatln't gone out as far as the rules required , but had stayed near the switch. "I saw hint reach it nntl stoop down , clutch time handle , and at the first effort fail to lift. it out of time notch in whmielm it lies vimcn tIme switch Is open ; anti thou I swept by like a cyclomme. lie had ot time switch closed just tim time nick of time atmd the rush of wind front the passing traimm imumied lmimn down it litty-foot emmmiamikmnemtt , , brulshmig imim anti tcarlmig his clothes , but fortuutatriy dolmmg hint no serlotis immJmry. " 'ell. time twont1 set1oim flnahl smashicti into the first and time usual vieclc ensued , because time tratmm crew tonic an early mnortm- itmg imp. "One night as I tas running along at a good gait. crowuhitig the itoctl utah a little -fur I was trying to immnke a certain sld- lug almeati of time eprcss-somimCOumO sitook mime roughly by time siotmiiIer numfi naiti : 'hey , you ! ' I wontlered that time threnman shoalui lie so energetic tim ntbhrcsslng rite ; so it wac In rt fit of hi-humor that I pmulleul nmy hictt'i itt , anti , sumariiimg omit ' \Vimnt do vant ? ' looked nlommg time barrel of a big rovolvem' anti into a pair of Iherce eyes uuntler time britn of a slouch hunt. That was all I coumitl see. lint it vmimm enough. I hail scraped ii lucIa in tue iaitmt omm time gauge iammmp giobo to read orders by aumd the ray of light from it sliowetl limo this unpieimammt sight. Tue cab being all itt darkness the gun amid eyes appeared - peared as if suuspentleul iii smacc. Tlmere wa aiso a voice auth it aIui : 'I vatit you to slack up , rIght hero , so'u we kimi git off. ' JIo)1ers I ) rout Off. " 'All right , sir , ' said I , and I shut right oil. I rcnciueii for time whistle cord to call for brakes , but time voice said : 'HO ! ' on , onmmy ; none o' timat ; 'tnin't iuealtimy , ' so I let her roll. 'GIt outer time way till I see , ' said the voice , whelm , as time firemamu imaul opomieti time door , I coumld imow see lehomuged to a big , squnre-shotililered six-footer. tie took my place at time window , and wimen she imiti showed tlown suIflcieimtly I could imear voices in time rear counting otto , two , tlmreo. They vere coumiting thoimmseives us they Jummpetl off. Time timird man , after calllmmg otmt hits mutimmiber , sang out , Ahl right ! ' ? uiy friemid wRit the ordnance chinmbed down on time step amid dropped off without a word , amid I wemmt 0mm. l'rcseimtiy time commt1utor canto aitead to know wimy I hind shut otT. I told him to let off a gnumg of tramuis. Timat night time express was hail an imour late , anti passed nie in time sidimig , at. the rate of soy- emily ummiles an hour. She lint ? been flaggeti near where may 'tramiips' got off. One fellow got on the engine , anti emmtertaimied time en- gimieer ammil ihreman , while his three partners looted time express car and took UI ) a cohlec- tiomm front the passomigers. "After that all freight. engines and en- hooses were furnished wIth aroma , anti , as if by mangle , time tramis tieserteti our road for nearly a year , by whiiclu timime the gmmmms imai beconte lost or atohemi or useless , amid gratitialiy they returtmed , soon bccoumimmg as miestiferous as before. I don't timinlc any of us woulti have used our aroma , timougim ; for there are too ninny ways that they couli ( lmavo retaliated , anti the ordinary risks of railroading are sumflciemmt ? , without mmiaking deadly enemies of the countless horde of irresponsible - responsible vagabonds. " tim conclusion , an engineer must he a nina of timese vans : "Time position of locomotive - tive engineer Is a very pecuiiar one , call- log for widely miliferemit qualities. lie must be hrave to recklessness whoa time occasion tleunands it , amid yet extreniely careful , both of the mnacimino under imis control ammd as to the hamitllimmg of his train , for whIle lie will be imold strIctly accountable for the slightest danmago causeti either by carelessness or Ig- mmormmnco out lila part , there are circumstances under whmlclm time company will justify him in willfully wreckimmg time niaclmimmo to avoid greater damage. As his judgment must be formmicti instantly , mmd amid time most excit- lag surroumuiimmgs , anti afterward putt to time severe test of comparison with some other iaetimotl viulclm the mnastor mneclmatmic hits timouglut out In the leisure of imis cusimlommett oilloo chair , it can be seen timat rare attain- meats must ho possessed. by time maim on 'the head end' if imo would imold his job. " F'r Ynr Vif. iiiuit It you Imave a wife timid lmnbe you wiil Ime Interested iii time recqmnnmeniatiomm ( .01 0. A. Marplo , nssistatt postmtmnster , Comma , Mo. "I take plcaaturo tim 'reconiumiemidtng Chain- berlain's Cough flomitedy to the public. My wife and habo have used it nail it never fails to cure tim's vorst cough. It is mild ammtl lieasammt to take , too. CONti lilA Li' ! ' ! IS. Wimon mu yOUflC man Imrol ) to a girl , lie never says mmmmythming like what he thought miii to time mdghmt befom. ' , Miss Miury 0. Smmmitlm , a Clmicago girl , vili Fraimlc MciCtmmlcy of ( lumthrie , Oki. ' in marry Jumme , Mr. IuicKimmiey ii. a cousin of 'The imrslulemmt , and time couple have becmm immvited to time White house , IL is said that Mrs. Frances ltotlgson flur- nett , wimo was ulivorcetl recemmtiy , is sooim to marry Bteplmen ' 1'owneseumL aim Eumglisimmnafl , Yimo has heemm her imrivate secretary for sonic time. lie is ten years oltler than sime , Marie 'Van anilt , the prima donna , myimo April 29 , was mitarried to Mr. Dc Scherluol ! , a Itussien at Cantles , vill tutako imer iio'to at Ato8coY six omontims of time year , She cx iecs to tavcl extensively 4ltmring tb.m aunt- une eason , It is reported tlmmmt Miss Clammoros , i'lmo a few months ago figured so extommsively as tbmm imroimo ( of a remarkable rcqcue froni 'hpammiimm intprisonmouit in Cuba. will simortiy be mnarrieti , 11cr aihiancetl is Carlos Ca- banal , a ilavana banker , Time niarriage will prolmably take Imlace at time resitleumce of Getm- oral Lee , hticiummiommil , Va. alias Cisneros is at imresent lit Wnslmingtom , at the residemmee of Mrs , John A. Logan , ) mer"guaruiiamm , Time woddhmig day of Miss. IjiIio Grove of Morristowmm , N. J. , ammil Howurd Atlroomi. in- atrtictor in a gymmmntmtmiumim , eamimo arouimd six maommths ago , but tIme groom ditl riot , lie turned Up several vvoks later mimni after cx- piammatiomis time day was tixet ) for last Thmura- day. Tltvmm ho soul a teiegrsumt "umnavol.labiy . delayed , " wimicim wait teach , t the wcdthimig feast , but tim marriage ltmiaiiy took lilace Frda ) evening , though time groommi wmis miii imour late , itmiti after time cereummommy the gtmamts ttiti mutt know wimetimer to felicitate airs , Adreon er mmot. , 'r''e'4 ( ) ttt of 'little , Just as time strings ofj mtmslcal instru- umment. get out of tumne timroumglm lack at care antI break out. into ear-torturing thhitcords tvimea toue.lmed , ao time iuqman nerves get out of tune ; ammti umiaku et'srybody mniseralmlo that commmes Itt coumtact with thema , Every tobacco. usermm nerves are out of tumme more or lose , amid the real tobacco slave's umervon mire re- httxt'ti to thue utmost , No-To-Rae Is time tuniimg-koy i'hmieht tigimtc'ns thm imerves , imiakeit timent respond quickly to time eummo- tloiis , resulting In time imnplminess of nil. No-b-Baa guaranteed tobacco habit cure mmmmukcs weak mnttm atroumg , Mile. flotard , the young woman whose annie limit 1)00mm recemmtly placed upon time list of time Legion of hemmer of the Fr.immclm aeadeumy , bait been cqtmuected whim time Sal- petricru hospital , l'arimm , since she was a CUBA LIBRE OLOXCERA hOPE Passes fronl the Domnn'of Doubt to Oiio of Cot4ty. VIEWS or TOM41'ESTRADA PAMA l'reMiil'iuf of tiut ' , .mimi lit 'rnbkM tt.i t IL iiiit Ii , ) r t li l'rn.uiueet lipftrt' II iN of tlu 4ritmvgie , "Cuba will rememmmicr April 19 ant ? May 1 along with time days fistic. glorious by pa- trfot victories or sacred by the shedditmg of Imatriot blood. " 'rhmeso are time words of Delegate Tounas Istmni1a Palmmmn , the most hnflumemithnl Cuban lenuier outside the islammtl itself anti tIme head of time Cubamm party in thio United States. Time dittes referred to were titosit of time sign- in ; ; of time resolutiomm of coimgress , witlchm set tue seal of cortnlmmty 00 time Cubaims' long- deferred hope of release fronm Siuumiisim oppression - pression , and of time battle of Mammtia , which gave time first itractient ticmommstmntiomm of .tlme iimmmimcmise superiority of time Ummitoti States to Sitalmm. contitmiled Mr. i'nimna , "Cuba Lliiro is no lomigor a hiopt' , intl a cortmuiiity. To be bure , tue work is mint Iimtisimctl. it i'ill go on ummtil time last Simnimlit soldier is tirivomi froumm the island , Intl. muow it is Ctmima against Spaimi , estates anti fantilles as well nit their own lives to risk iii time struggle , an. . timey went itmtu , It willIngly. knowing the great otith against them and limo ferocity of their op. lion COts. "lmnmnedinteiy on tIme first outbreak time governor gemmeral ileelareth time imrovimices of Matnimzns anti Santiago In a state of siege , but nmmommumceuh that all who lititi tiown tlmir arms vltlmimi time vcriod of eight tiays wotmitl be itartioned , ljnter these conditions Juami ( ' , uiilbt'rto ( iomumez sumrrcmmulereI autti wits re- leaseti , but lie was imitnmedlateiy rearresteti , couirt.mmmavthaird anti sent hum clmnimms to time Simaimiii Itenfli colommy at Ceitta. Titus Is a fair specimnpn cm ? time Simammlshm trenimmient of those who oItmntarily stmrremiuiered , wlmlle time ijtnmm of eammipaigmi against time leaders lii arms was one of bribery. From ( lie outbreak - break of time war .towmi to time Present tltmte time govvrntitent lois mmmntie roimemiteti efforts to bumy oft the Cuban lenders , but lit mme case have they succeetleti. "Time iiropoi'tiomm whIch time revolution as- sumumieti lumtuietliateiy cmi Its immeeptioui mmmmty he interred front the faut that withimt a umionth ( lemmermul Martinez ( 'nmmmuos , Spain's greatest amid titost ( simmons iemmeral ; , was muppohmmtcd to time task of pacifying the islflmmmi , a task to s imichm lme vaInly dovotetl himnaclf. Tlmotmglm Gcmmerai Camape's dl.imm't limit ulovit tue rove- hilton he atteuimluiei to do so , amid IL titus wimilo lie imhl eoinmmtamid of time Spammish forces 1mm tIme island that most of time immill- tmmry mmmovemnc'nts of any iimmportanee look place. lmu'uut'tttmm ( liit the' . of tue " , 'itr , ' 'Time largest battle of tiuo mar sns fougimt in time mutliltilo of Jul11' , IS'J3 , lietti comm 4SOt ) , . . I//i / , , . . . \ /1/Il / - ' \ I 7/U/I / / I I - C ' 1' , ESTIIAIA PAlJm1k'itES1DlINT op 'r un CUBN JUNTA , NEW YORK CITY. mummil mmci , mis before , Ctiu'u ( agaimmiti the world , On sucim termims time cannot Inst. iotmg. Time end 1mm already Ibm siiimt. Time patriots of Cuba at iemigth eoitlme rgoal of their amnbi- lions realized timrou lm hie aobie action of time great mmatiomm which ' vas time flrst of American republIcs to"frec Itself ( rain the yuo ] of Eurommeamm comitrol , althought in its case the yoke tvas imever so galhimmg as that wimicim Cuba has borne for 460 years. "We feel timat emily jumatice imas been done Cuba by the action of time Ummited Stimtes , but It is the jtmstice of time bravo anti gemmeroims , nmore rare atimong nations than anmong tndi- viultuals. To time imeojule of time United States I wisim to express time timanks of Cubaut ha- triots everywimere antI to assure timeimi that Cuba viil not forget her chaimmpion ; hie mviii imot prove ungrateful far what has been done. As our bravo Comes has said : 'Though Cuba becommies a sister among time American republics , simu vihi remnain time dauglmtcr of the United States. ' " \Simile we rcmmmemlmcr ammil appreciate tIme action of the United States , we do not forget timat it urns made possible only by the stiug- gles and the heroism of her owmm commmrades , wimo imave shown to the world that Spain could never coimquer them. For timree years titcy Imave wageth a warfare mnimrked by suf- brings and sacrifices 911dm as iierhmaps have never been cqualetl 1mm any previous struggle for liberty. It imas been lre-emitllmcntiy a war of sacrifices , waged on time part of Spain with a venommi nuid barbarity of wimicim that natiomm alone is capaiile , and on time side of the Cubans with courage in the face of sufferings - ferings , time full extent of wimich only the iiatriots themselves will ever realize. % Vbmnt time Cuil.imimuu Iltive lumsiuirt'i. "Time sacrifices of time Cubans really begun - gun In time Ten Years' war when they gave iii ) timeir lammth , property amid slaves imm time catiso of tmmtiependc'nco. Timat war eniled with promises of reform iii the adnmitmlstrn- tlomm of Cuba , prorniss which iu'ero aot kept , and were never imitemmded to be kept. All time abuses which imati led to tIme war were continued , mind time crusiiimmg burden of tax- mmtion was made more heavy , Time 1)001)10 of Cuba then reabizetl that there was no hope of release from Spammish ojqmresstomi save 1mm intlepommdencc or extermination , nim.i . began to immopare ( or a final , supreme struggle. Years before the outbreak of time prnsommt hos- tilitica time people witlmimi nmmti without. time island began to organize witim a view to preparing - paring for time inevitable revolution , being satisfied , after repeated and patient endcav- era , timat peaceful petition was fruitless , "Timo loading spirits in this work of organization - ganization were otflccrs and men who imad served iii the Ten Years' war. Chief among them was Jose alarti , who for live years before time outbreakjof . .the , preaemit. imar cia- voted iminisoif heart pmid1aoul , to time cause of Cuba Libre , lie cmii over the United States , wimerever thyfowere Ctlbammmm in ammy numbers , gathering1 them into clubs , flrlmmg theIr hearts with h'jpassionato description of Cuba's wrongs an14tzing their purses for funds to be used tn , , mrqing omm another contest with Spain. , ' time organi. zimtion of the mnoveit u civil anti military atlminlstratiomm was fmflipdeml , Mar11 was at the head of the formspnml iutaxinmo Gonmez was elected to ieadt latter by time principal - cipal othicrs wimo immulserved ttm time former war , "As time wont on time calls for aitl from thu oppressed In thq ilantl butcamimo nmore ' urgent amid February , 'p1 , 1895 , was set as the date for the g , Otm timat tIny the revoltilen was ' ( arly ! begun with risings in a , luzen digererut parts of time Idianil , fly the Spanish government It wea characterIzed - Ized as a mmcgro anti bandit mnovomnent , thougim many of the umiost wealthy anti In. tiuentiai Cubamms at ommco flocked to the staumfiard of Free Cuba , St m'i iium tumult's of i'uut riot Isin , "A few exammmplos will itimow time' general character of these uprisings , At Cuhicito , which Is the cemmter of a ricim district , flartolmne Masse , wimo imatl been a leather lit the fortner war , who was a nman of position ammul who has since been elected president of the Cuban republic , rose at the imead of lift ) ' amen. At Selba Mocha Manuel flarcia gathtereti a few mmative whites anti negroes about imim in time nammmo of Cuba Llbre. At Jogtmez ( irammtio time revolt was leti by the village scimoolmoastem' , who was accomnpanled by hIs seven sons. "Theco flen were not bandits , They had Si.amilam.ls ummiler Canmpoa aimil 3OO Cubans miitet Macco amid itabi. It is lmmowmt as the battle of lhayammme or Perahejo , amid resulted 1mm tIme defeat of time Spanisim witim a loss of 400 killed aimd a larger mmtmmmmbur woumitied. \m'Simortiy ; affer timis Gomez and Macco be- gait timeir nmamcim across time hslammd from ezmst toi'ost. . It imas omm this nmarclm , in time pros' . lace of alatanzas , that time most immiportamit imattlo of time svar , Mniope , was fought. Caimmimos hind tried to irevemmt tIme junction of time forces tinder Oomnez amid Macco anti Imaul mmot succeeded. Thou lie ommdcavored to crush tiucmmi at a siumgle blow , but after ilgimtlng all day tIme Cubamis were cmile to turim time left ilmummk of the Spaimish , wimo retired defeated. That was time crisis of the war. llntl time patriots beau defeated then it wotild Immive becmi necessary to build up time fire of revtmlu- tloii front a lest' scattered enmbers , a thlfiieult if miot immipnssiblo task. ' 'Soomm after this Camnpos was succeeded by Weyler , who Is not a soldier , but a bmmtclmer , lie thiul not attcmuupt ammy vigorous ummilitary mmiovcmnentmu ngalmmst time 'patriots , lie itrefcrre.i to umake war by miiurdvrimmg and torttmrimmg timeir fammmliies , and by starvlmmg time inmmoccimt , lie could never stmimduo time hmatriots in that way , but Ito has immihictoti incredible sufferimmg omm time Isiammil. "Time difficulties tinier , wimlclm tbo patriots have labored mmecd to 1)0 appreciated Imi artier to umimlerstammil what tiuey have accomplished. In time first place , their mutest serIous drawback - back imns been timeir lack of armns. It hmas been Impossible to arm nIl those who wlslmcd to fight iii the hatriot arniy. For the imiost Iart the Cubans imave hail to flglmt with gumms takeim from the Spaimiardmm. "They have hail to live on time country , a cotmmmtry .levnstatcti for three years by torch amid sivorml. Timero has beemi ito megimiar coin- nmissnry departnment to rely on for food , amid st'lmlle tue Cuban soldiers imave mint mutmiTeri'th greatly in tiiis respect time hack has mmeces- sarily hlnmltcd time scope of thmeir opera- Lions. "If a Cuban solthier's horse died or went linac lme lund to foot it until Ito could get mtmmotimer. If lie tell sick or sins wounded Ito had to be left beimimmui in imnprovised noul Ill- equIpped iuospitmmiit , knowimmg that if .liscov- ereul by time Spaniards lie would be butcheremi in hits bed. Timeum , If tIme soldier hmati a ( am- Ily , there was the prohimibility that its nmemmm- bers would be starved or miiimrtlereth , becausd ho was fightimig for his freethoiui. ! izmuIuisIz C'ricbii's. "What lcirmti of war itums Spain waged In Culma umnuler Woyler and Illanco ? They mis- sassimmated Macco thmrotmghu treaclinry ; they hmavo trietl hum vaimu to trap Gemnez auth other leaders by time same mneanum , fly time infa- aloes order of reconcermtratlorm they have dc. stroycti mmearly 100,000 hivos-500,000 Itcoimle who hind done miotlmimig hioyond time criummo of being Ctmbans. Timat they were Cumbamus us proveml by this fact that they were anti arc being starved. "iiummdretimm of old mmmcmi , wememm anti chill. dremm , nomm-comimntants , imava tucemi murdered because timeir aomms or fathers , or other reIn- Lives , were in the Cumbmmn ormy , 'Scoros of estates imave been laid ummiler time torch lmccause timeir owners were Cuimans , evemm though , as in some cases , they hind op. hosed time ivar. "Time Spaniards have wageti a bitter war agmmimmst tue rich and imoiploss. ' , Vithin six inommtius blootlhoumnds have been imitortemi into Cuhia to track hospitals. l'ntieiuts and hum- imital attenmimtnt imavo hiectu massacred mvluer- ever foutmth , in violation of all Iirimmciiiles of civilizemi warfare. "Time most atrocious of Spain's hmarbar- tiles I do not mention , because Americans , cvetm timougim they know sonmcthmlng of hue Silanisim character , would fluid it imapossiblo to believe thmern. nut we Ctmbamms Imnow full mvoli that time worst hmumm imover been told. There is no need to extemmil time lint , however - ever , All the world is agreed hint Spain c'mn mme longer have a lulaco on time cammtlncmmt over which 'Liberty' is tIme watciiworti , 11cr lhmmal atrocities are like time .leatlm gasps of seine nicmnstcr ; her lungs will soon lie turimeul upon imerself. For timreo years , with lmernlc cotmrago mmd immcm'etiibbo sumTerimmgs , the pa- triotum of Cuba imavo struggleti for liberty. Their watcimword tlmrougim all that timmmo lisa hemm 'Imidopeudemmco or 1)eath. ' That cimapter of tiueir hIstory is alimiost written , Soon hlmey svhhl imeghmi to umnuin time work of time tie- atroycr4 , to restore holmmeu3 amid fouls , naul to emitor on a now career under tutu now watchword - word , 'Veace and Prosperity ! ' . Superior Quality is its ass- ' lvor : t. port to your immediate and cheerful patronage. it \tL.Bl.A'I'Z BRF'INi Co. S Folcy Bros. , Wltolcsalc Dcalers , of- , flee Ddtonc Hotcl , 24 N , Four- tccntlm Strect , Omaha , Ncb. 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