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ESTAIiLISIIED TUNE 19 , i871. OMAhA , 1V3iDNESDAY MORNING , JUNi io , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVECENTS.
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STORY BY A VOLUNTEER1
.utthg rncman'a Experience in the War
for IndeenIence.
ON TIlE STAFF OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE
Au tobIofzrnplIy of Cicn1 ) ler 1r Pout- '
iIbntiit-StiinIL hook of ' , Vnr StiirI.
-uhII4 I)4It't Vorr $ t.gg.it IJI.
-An Anthor'N ItInItIINccccM.
It In lwys a pIcasur to reat of beroic
adventurwi and to Americans especnIIy so
when those adventures were met with by
. - who gave his energies and his courage
1 to the scrvce of the bravo mcii who by
thctr nrms lflaIC possible the founding of
this republic. The autobiography of "A
1ronch Volunteer of the War ot Indepenti-
once" Is the pleasing nrtrraflvo of auch ad-
Ventures. This French volunteer , the Chcva-
Her do I'ontglbatid , was one of the gallant
lIttle band of 1rcnchmon , who , "sIck for
breathIng and cxplott. ' crossed the Atlanttc
to aid the Amerlvan colonists to gala th4r
Independence. lt wa whIle servIng on the
atJtft of General Lafayette that ho saw so
' much of the conflIct of the colonies wIth
i . arcat BrItaIn and formed opinIons of men
\ and matters that are of the greatest In-
tOrc9t now ; but h18 exploIt and adventures
. . Q.flirnciiced long before he over thought ot
comIng to America. Indeed , tint for certaIn
adventures In Franco It Is probable he would
not have come over the Atlantic at all.
The Chevalier do Pontgllrnud began to b
( an InterestIng personage very early In life.
- lie was evidently self-wIlled and resolute ,
as indicated by certain Incidents he relates
about his childhood. lb came of a noble
family and his parcnLs lived In one of those
picturesque but. unsanitary old French
- castles so much affected by the petty nobles
of the iast days. The young man was given
to boyish pranks of all kinds. much to the
chagrin of his staid narents and proud reIn-
tives , ind as t result he was tried at a
family ouncll and for the leinous crime of
"being of a fierce and violent character and
.rettthIng to (10 work of any kind" was sea-
ti tonced to Imlirlsonment in a state prison
I near Lyon , hIs term beIng Indefinite. whIch
meant that It was ( or lIfe. 110 delIberately
ilug his way out through many feet of
masonry , the work takIng 1dm forty-five
nights , and made his escape In broad day-
-
light. although Pursued and beaten by the
guards , He was then but 18. lIe struggled
across tIle country to his farmer home and
In view of marvellous adventure , wlildi
excited the admIration of everyone. he was
permItted to joIn a company that was being
formed to go to the American colonIes.
Jieforo the cxpeIItIou was landed a Brit-
isli cruiser got. after the French vessel and
sunk it. Pirates ( rout on land , mostly no-
grocs from tlio adjoining Virgina planta-
tion. robbed the vessel as it lay on the
beach and a few of the volunteers sue-
eroded In reaching the shore macli be-
draggcd and pennllcsss. The Chevalier do
Pontgibaud walked \Viilininsburg and
there saw Tliqlnas Jefferson and complaIned
to him about the treatment he had received
'when drlvn to shore on the James river.
Jefferson could do nothing more than give
- hIm a passport permittIng hIm to Journey
on northward in safety , and he added at
the bottom a recommendation to all per-
sObs for tb lr charity toward the young
Frenchman. lie did walic on and dually
reached the camp of General Lafayette at
\'alloy Forge. lIe told his story to the
great French PatrIot and was provided with
clothes and an outfit and was made an
olileer on the general's stall. It was while
- . . In this positIon that the Chevalier lund the
opportunity of meeting wIth uuearly nil the
great men of the revolution and of know-
lag what was lone In the colonIal army.
Ills habits of observation were developed
early and hue made good use of them while
In thuo American army. lie saw a great
deal more thuaiu nuerely a long drawn-out
struggle of a ftusv inca for freeulouui and lie
noted doWn what ho SaV. Tolling of hIs
huavhuig become attached to General Lafiy-
ctto's staff lie contInued :
"The Marquis do Lafayette presented me
as hIs aIde-do-camp to the commander in
chief. 'Washluigton was intended by nature
for a great iuositlouu-hls npparanco alone
gave confidence to the tImId and Imposed
respect. on the bold. lie possessed also
those external acirnuitages which a man
born to couiumnaud should have-tall stature.
, a noble face , gentleness in his glance ,
amenity In his language , slnuplicity in huI
gestures anti expressions. A calm , Orm
- - bearing harmonized perfectly wIth theue at-
trIbutes. ThIs general , who has since become -
come so celebrated for his talents and sue-
cesses , was just begInnIng to play that un-
lortamlt part in history that lie has sInce
so gloriously sustained , In every capacity ,
mIlitary , civil and 1uolIticI. But I Intend
lucre ( lilly to sPeak of the general ,
"lie as surrounded by his otficertu , who ,
for the most part , were , lIke miie , on their
first campaign. Many at them had been far
from ImagIning , a short time before , that
they were Intentled for a mliitary career , I
sa'j standing near the cmnmuander-in-chief ,
Gates , the ytctor at Saratoga , a small unaui
uibout iO years of age. Two years before that
ha was merely a rich faruier , yet quiet and
SiLflllI as hue looked lie had nmuie hulniseif a
naino in history , ThIa ngrlcuiturlst turned
so1dier , who \'i5 wearIng on his henul a
woolen eaiu surmounted by a farmer's hat ,
hail just received the sword of General liur-
goynu , vlio , dressed in full uniform , and
With hIs breast covt'rcd with all the orders
: Boglauid could give , came to hIm to sur-
render.
"Near Gates was Arnold , as brave as ho
: was treacherous ; ho was lamed fey life by
a bullet ho lund received at Saratoga whIlst
, sharIng the dangers and glories of General
Gatos. A few mouths before ho was a dls-
tinguished officer in the army , Arnold was
: umuthuing mnoro than a horse dealer. General
Leo , however , VaS a soldIer before the war
: : or Inchupenulenee. General Sullivan was a
. lawyer and WllCfl ieace was ( leclared , be returned -
turned not to his llov ) , but to his omco. Ccl-
, oncE hlamnilton , tIme frIend \'ashiIngton ,
when the war was over also became a law-
t yer anl hlcadet at I'lmllmulelplilu. General
ttark was time luroprictor of a large and veli
uuianaged estate , Drave General Kumox , who
I comnnmandeci lImo artillery , had , before the
, - vnr , kept a bookstore. "
, These umwljmlrs of the ChevalIer o Pont-
Ibaud , it must be roniembored , were written -
ten out long before the war was
: ' . - over , bt tt appears that lila
, recollection was good and In the
mnar.ner indIcated by this brief excerpt ha
gave graphIc pen vlctures of the colonial
, army amid its bravo amen , its triumphs and
defeats , Its sufferings and pleasures , and ho
hit off with a happy faculty many incidents
that but for his narrative outd have been
. host to history , The ChevalIer was pres-
4. .
. ? _ i. eat at the Ctihittiro of Major Andre , he was
with the army at Monunouth amid at doena
of other battles , ho suffercd with them and
helped the muon in every way liossibhe
nod all the tIme be gathered for himself Information -
formation that could hardly have been
gathered by any other luerson , Time whole
period of the war of independence was
: overetl by his servIce in the colonial ar-
mIca.
Dot the Chevalier do Ponigibaud bad not
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got enough of adyontures in the American
war and be went withi expeditions to Asia
and AfrIca and met with narrow escapes and
suffered exposures there. Wherever ho went
ho ws 'ceenly observant of all timings and
in hIs book wrote wittIly and pleasantly of
thiese thIngs seen and heard. A peculiarIty
of his book Is that It was publIshed by
Ilonoro ( he Ilalzac , and for this reason the
copies are rare and priceless. iiaizac was
a printer before he became an author and
he faIled In business. ThIn edItion of the
book of the Chevalier do Pontglbaud Is
translated by Robert 13. Douglas and is II-
lustrated with an engraved portraIt. It is
ft book for ( lie times. D. Appleton A Co. ,
New York , $ l&O.
Another timely book. atid approprIately a
very small book tha ( would not greatly
burden the pocket of a soldIer for several
days , bears on the flexIble cover of red cloth
simply time wordVnr. "
\Vnr. It con-
tabs a number of choice war stories
which have been published in Mc-
Ciures' Magazine from ttmo to tIme
-true storIes of the war told by men
who were witnesses. One of these mIght be
summarized as a sample. It Is told by Cap-
taiui T. J. Mackey of the confederate corps
of engIneers and at least a part of the story
came to his notIce while he was holding
court at Coluinluln , S. . Tje story begIns
in August , 1861 , before Petersburg , where
General Grant's lines were rapidly closing
in upon the confederate army. A South
Carolina regIment had been ordered to at-
tuck the union lines at daylight. There
Was no surprIse and the confederates were
unable to advance against the entrenched
union army. As they stood in line in front
of the trenches an omccm In the union hues
called out to them to surrender , but they
refused. They could not wIn. but they
would not quit. A mqunted oiflcer of In-
fautry was seen to emerge from the union
hInes , and galloping imp to the color bearer
of the Twenty-seveitti South CarolIna regiment -
mont lucId out his right hand and do-
nmauimleil the surrender of the flag. The
color bearer , more dazed by time audacIty of
the captain thnn In fear , surrendered the
flag. It was very dear to the Carohinans
and General Ilagcod , whose horse had been
shot from uniter him , advanced and called
the captain to baIt. The fire from
the trenches had temporaihy stopped.
Time captain refused to give up
the flag. 110th men were hetwcen the two
lines of battle. The general was determIned
and In order to gain posseaslon of the flag
shot the captiium and wrested the flag front
his band as he fell. Then mountIng his
horse the comifederate general rode back into
hIs lines with the flag , but in making lila
escape nearly half nt the brigade was lost.
Time cahittIrCd horse was killed on the hues.
The sequel came many years later. General
hiagoodas ( ho comptroller of Ijie state of
South Carolina. lie received a letter In Do-
ceniber , 18S0 , from the captain who had
made the gallant effort to capture the cnn-
federate flag within the lines of the enemy.
Ito asked for information to enable him to
sccumo a pension. The old wound was
troubling hini again. Time letter was from
CounCIl Blufis and was from D. 13. Dailey ,
hate captain Fourth Iowa volunteer Infantry.
The atory Is vell told and tIle confedernto
engineer who tells it named it "The bravest
deed of the war. " In this little volume there
are stories by General Nelson A. Miles ,
Majnr Alfred It. Calhoun , Major Philip
Ioumglas and others. It is illustrated with a
portrait ofGenera' Miles and several
skctehcs. Joubleday & McClure Company ,
New York. 25 cents.
A pretty little volume , not as large even
as the one Just mentioned , Is also tImely.
It is a study of peace , entitled "Don't
Worry Nuggets. " It Is not an outgrowth of
tIme Don't Worry movement which the pam-
graphers have made famous , hut a charmIng
collection of the sayings of the bo3t think-
ems and wrIters adapted to give the mind
peace amid the soul comfort in trying times
like time present. It is filled vith serene
and strengthening thoughts from four great
spin tual authors--Epic tetus , Emerson ,
George Eliot and Robert Browning. It is
not known that anyone over before bmnught
together thio commiforting sayings of this
quartet of brilliant authors , but they fit
together admirably , These selections have
been admirably made by Miss Jeanne G.
Pennlngton. Theme is hardly a paragraph
that doen not bring with it a now sense of
strength and commiforL It Is a pocket volume
that mIght be of qse to a kIng and is ocr-
tntnly good enough for any American school-
boy. Fords , howard & Ilulbert , New York.
io ; cents.
The mender soon discovers thaC time story
beaming the quaint tithe , "A Boy I Knew
and Four Dogs , " is the story of the author's
childhood , It Is by Laurence hutton , scholar
and essayist , amid the fact that It Is autobiographical -
biographical lends interest to it. The namra-
( Iou of stories of childhood by one competent -
tent to give all the detaIls and present the
proper colorings for a picture Is a branch
of hitoratura too much neglected. Literary
habits nowdayum are1 formed early in lIfe ,
and it is Imnpomtnnt that. they lie rightly
formed by the young peop'e ' , Thus story of
time chIldhood doings of Mr. hutton Is an
auimnirabie lucy's book and it will not harm
older persona to meauilt , There are a numn-
bem of Illustrations that cnhianco its at-
tractiveneas. TIme storI of the dogs are
good dog stories au4 bat1s saying much for
them , hamper &jjrother , New York. $1.25.
"Questions and Answers in the Theory and
Practice of Military Topography , " by Major
J. II. lJowhIII , Is time title of a book which
wilt be published immediately by The Mac-
nilhian conipany. This timely work is oc-
conuimnled by a folio ot sixteen plates and
eighteen diagrams to be used by the student
as separate working plans. While avoiding
useless repetitiops , the , whole of the ques-
( Ions whIch hi.4o bcn set. In recent cx-
amlnations. are uchiided Ia thIs book , cot-
hooted under thirty-tour groups , each uleal-
lag with , a particular branch of ( ho subject.
Messrs. Charles Scribner's Sons will have
ready at once the first volume of Letters
In tIme definitive edition of Byron , It gives
lImo poet's correapondemmce up to ( lie year
1S1I , that is , to time eve of time publication
of "Chilhde harold , " The first volume of
time verse just bring the meatier to that
point , so time tvo hdrmonizo very well.
There are about fifty letters ( list have
never boemi published before , These were ,
in most cases , written white Ilymon was at
harrow and Canilridge , Some of them
are addressed to his halt-sister , others to
his friend , Mr , hanson. In the notes , too ,
there is munch fresh matter.
hlichard Ilardimig DavIs' first two war
articles for Scrlbnem's Magazine appear In
the July nuniber. They are "The First
Shunt of the Var" and "The First Bounbamd-
meet" ( Matanzas ) , with snap shots of life
0i time Ilagahip New York-Ensign Boone ,
who fired the first shot to kill , "cleared
for action , " etc. Mr , Davis will write of
the war for no ohermuagazine.
New books received ;
"Way Out Ycmnd4" by Will L. Visacher ,
Lalrd & Lee , Chicago , 75 cents.
"Time Lake of Wine , " by I3ermmurd Capes.
/pVieton & Co. , New York. $1.
"The Rational Spelling Book , " by Dr. .7 ,
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rut. Rico. American Book company , New
York. Two parts , 1& and 20 cents.
"Cuba at a Glance , " by Emma Kaufman
and Annie O'Ifagan. It , 11. Russell , New
York ,
"Revised Text Book of Geology , " by WIl-
11am N. Rico. AmerIcan Book company.
New York.
"WIlliam , Ewart Gladstone , " by James
Iiryce. The Century company , New York.
$1.
Iifernrr Ntes.
Thmo Far Northwest Is tIme name of a new
monthly magazIne for boomIng the northWest -
West , pUblished In Seattle ,
The magazInes are all filled wIth war
Ilteraturo and it is evIdent there has been
great scrammibllng to get timely copy.
Lipplncoti's MagazIne has again nchuieveml
dIstinction. Tlmo edItor hasn't heard of the
war , or at least , gives no sign of it In the
magazine.
The "Forest Lovers , " by MaurIce hewlett -
lett , publIshed by the Macmillan company ,
has gone into its second edition Just. three
weeks after its first appearance.
Mrs. J , C. Croly , "Jenulo June , " Is ill at
her home In New York from a fall while
descending a flIght of stairs. She broke
her hIp by the fall. She is now G years
old.
Frank Calkins of Iowa , well known as a
writer of stories for the magazines and
newspapers , Is preparing a series of stories
on lIfo along the upper MIssissippi river ,
It Is a fruitful field ,
The vell known firma of Boston publIshers.
Messrs. Estes & Laurlat , hiss been reorganized -
ized and Will hereafter he known as Dana
Estes & Co. The niemubers of the organiza-
lion are the same , wIth the exception of
C. B. Lauriat , jr. , and I. fl. Webb.er , who
retire ,
Is NOT PREPARED TO SAIL
lteser'e Sqiuuidruuum at Cumulimi is in No
ConditIon ,1u ANMIIuIIC the OlTen-
, , i'c AuI'wlLerc.
( Copyright , ISIS , by the Associated Press. )
LONDON , June 1i-New ( York World
Cablegram-Special Tohegrani.A ) Chronicle
special via Gibraltar from Cadiz ,
Monday , says : "t came on the
same train wIth Captain Aunon ,
minister of marine , Friday. Ills reception
I was only immoderate on the route. lie remains -
mains hero on board the Pclayo conferring
with the captains. Mauicuvers were promscd ( ,
but no steam is up. Time object of time visit
is a secret. It is alleged preparations for
expedition to the Philippines are probably
false. Ito , perhaps , cnmne to necertain why
the Ahfonso XIII is unseaworthiy and per-
imps to avoid questions in the Comtcs why
the reserve fleet is stIll unready. The beat
opInion doubts the departure anywhere of
the fleet , which consists of the battleship
Pelayo , Carlos V. the old bmoadatde ironclad
Victoria , cruiser Aifonso XuiIl , This prac-
ticaihy eliminates time cruiser Epamito , which
Is still at Cartagena , time Princess of As-
turns , unflmiisiiel in ( lock as launched , four
destroyers , five torpedo boats , three German
liners and five transatlantic steamers as
auxiliary cruisers and the Scotch yacht
Giraida , whose armanients are incomplete ,
The military governor of Cadiz is alert.
Night alarms are frequent. The light house
has been destroyed , the torts at the end of
tIme point are still being strengthommeI.
About twenty fresh guns have been mounted ,
six of them modern. "
The Daily Mail's Brussels dIspatch says the
Madrid correspondent of Petit Bicu has had
an interview with a member of the Spanish
cabinet who is believed to be Senor Sagasta.
This personage declared Spain was ready to
accept propositions for peace provided they
dId not emnanate from United States.
CANADA \VISIIIS 'I'O HE FItISISIlX.
SI , ' Clunries 'I'umier 'I'ulIcN of lteli-
tioums with till ! United Stntes ,
LONDON , Juno 11.-Sir Charles Tupper ,
the Canadian statesman who has just arrived -
rived lucre from Canada , is quoted In an interview -
terviow as discussing lengthily the relations
between Canada amid the United States. Ho
said : "Canada sympathizes very warmly
with time proposed approachment between
Great Britain and the United States. It has
always been our desire to have the moat
friendly relations with the republic , but
hitherto the United States has not shown
any dlposItion to reciprocate , The McKln-
hey and Dingley bills and thue allen labor
laws lilesented conclusive evidence of this
point. I belIeve , however , ( list the present
is a most propitIous time for time settlement
of all questions and in the changed ( camper
of the American people I think they can be
approached with a fair prospect of a just
settlement. "
AS A BOARD OF EQUALIZATION
tOuiUt ) ' CuInuumiNuiomerM , 1cet , Orgummize
uuuu4 AuiJourii huSh
Saturday ,
The county commIssioners convened and
organize4 as a board of equalization for the
purpose of hearing complaints on assess-
meats. CommIssioner Ostroni was elected
chairman , and a recess was taken untIl
Saturday morning , This actiomm was due to
the fact ( hunt the footimigum of time books of
the assessors had not been made , and also
to ( lie further fact that no person appeared
to file coummpiaints ,
WhIle the comnuissioners will not sit as a
board of equalization until Saturday morn-
iumg , Cimalrnian Ostroni wIll be at. ( ho rooms
each ilay for the Purpose of receiving aumd
itiimig coumiplalnts that may be Imandemi In ,
There being no complaints filed at ( lila time
is rcgarlemi , its a favorajign by thu coma.
misslouiers , vlm are otzC1jJ opinIon that. all
of tIme taxpayers are satislThi ( with limo assessment -
mont made.
GAVE HIM DRUGGED LIQUOR
Stramiger Nummned lhiigery Itobh,1 in
; hhuuck Iy Seine Clanumee '
Aeiumii I im tnuit'cs ,
A visitor to the city fulled Ilagerty was
decoyed into a cab Monday nIght by several
uumkumown men and robbed of $2O and a
miuunberof valuable papers. ilagerty , who Is a
guest at the Midland lintel , was nuot on tIme
street by time mcmi , vhio , after taking hulimi tea
a uuunber of sahoouis , invited hilmu to take a
cab ride. Hogcrty says that during the ride
howas given drugged liquor and during the
time ho was In a stupor was relieved of hula
money.
When he came to himself he was alone in
the cab and then discovered hIs loss. lie
hurried to the police station and reported
hIs loss ,
1)1st luimmuulsimeul loeorj ,
Dr. H. D , Dldama , an cunlucot physiclami
of Sractqme , N. Y , , and Br , Marcy , time dis-
tTngutshmed surgeon of Boston , ba been
aluondmmmg a day or two in Omaha on theIr re-
tt.rn from time national medical convention
at Denver , to s our great ! pos1tJon pd
to renew their acquainTance with our men
of medicIne , ( rein whom they have received
a w.srm welcome and every atentioa , flu-s.
Jildama and Marcy were ( be guests ot Dr.
Miller at ( linner at Seymour Park. 1mm Dr.
DIdama he meets the lana who largely
guided lmimmi In hIs medical studies and personal -
sonal welfare more than forty-five years ago ,
and there seems to be nothing too strong or
too good ( eu- him to say of the distiaguisimed
mean who generously befriended him in his
qarller years ,
CARE OF ChILDREN'S ' EYES
A Subject Receiving Sri u Consideration
Prom Educatoi'a.
MEASURES ADOPTED IN.NEW YORK CtNY
Iuumortnnce of CnrIns 4for ( lie I'c's
of the Yuigletsiied h
ami OcuIi1tJdtLcu-
tiunni .Iesu.
By far time most impomt of the msmm
educational reforms umgadupon time man'
misers of publIc schools i tlpmt of protecting
the eyes of children. Thc.ubjcct is mccciv-
hag serIous consideration. In1 the large cities
and lironmises to lead toubstantiai results.
In New York City theosures have heen
adopted to dotermnlno the visual defects of
chIldren to the end that limo lIght In cliool
rooms may be adapted to the average con-
ditlon of ( ho pupils' eyes. its progress is
somewhat hmnniluered by lack of money , but
a beginnIng has beemi mgde , and favorable
results oimtaimmcd. The objects aimed at at-a
related by the New York Sun , as follows :
Last Juno the iurcsideit of time Board of
Education appoInted a commission of three
exlerta amimommg the ocvlists of time cIty to
report to time hoard its opinion with reference -
enco to tIme color most desirable for use in
tIme new school buildings , and in others whmemi
time tints are changed. At the same time , the
board expressed a wish that a corps of experts -
perts might ho appoInted and paid by the
Board of Health , whose duty shottld be to
exaummlno time children of time hiUbiie heel
wIth reference to defective sight , amid hearing -
ing , defective breathing , hnd any abnormal
or detective pimysicat condition.
Toward the last of October , Dr. Charles
Stedmnami Dull , Ir. henry 1) . Noyes and Dr.
Emnhl Gruemming , time comunlssiomm reported
( hint they huitd vIsited a large number of
schools. They suggested that it was not ad-
visabio to place blackboards on the wall di-
redly Opiesite the windows in nmiy class
room , as was done in several buildiuigs.
They found that time biuickboard were cor-
rectiy phncel In most htildiugs , so ( bitt the
lIght 'as mint rchiected jul the eyes of ( hue
upIhs. They objected tot pantiumg time vail
space between time surbae and chmmiir rail a
dark maroon , as that made a too marked
contrast with the side walls. They advised
the use of dark yellow or light bmown with-
omit any ndnmlxture of red , and suggested
light buff tlmmts for ceiling and side valls
as satisfactory to eyes of teachers amid Pupils.
Timeso authorities relorteI ) ( list the qtmaum-
tRy of light 1mm a room was greatly immilu-
cumccd by time color of the walls , anti that time
u-cd end of time spectrum should hover be
used in decorating school rooms , ns much
light ns lost in the emphoycmcnt of certniui
colors. Lighter and more delicate shades ,
mmclias yellow or gray , were stmggesteti as
the best The 'quantity of light 1mm a room
also varied greatly , unit the color chosen
should he estImated for time least favorable
conditions ' Time commmiissiomi advised tlme
choice of , light-colored woods for all school
furniture and the woodwork f time build-
jugs. The building cnmmumitteo in doing all
it caum townrd carryIumg omit , the suggetmtlons
of this special cnmnmissl mi so far as eon-
corns locating blackboarmls , arranging desks
that the light may fail on thicumi properly ,
amid in decoratimig wails and ceilings.
Cr.rt of Eyes hum iuutnmic- .
"That is a step In the right direction , "
said a prominent eye specialist in spenkimig
of thIs effort of ( ho scimobl beau-ti , "but time
care of a child's eyes shoui1 begin at home
long before ho enters a kindergarten.
"Really the care of the eyes should begin
before ( ho birthi of one's great grandmother ,
hut simico our ancestors took no thought of
this precaution in our favor , we niust do the
best we can for ourselves by having our eyes
examined comparatively frequently , anti by
taking good care of them'If they prove' nor-
mmml , or by treating them properly it not
normal. It would shock many a mother to
learn thiat imer child is blind through her own
ignorant carelessness , and yet this is true
iii a great mummy cases. Our umsyiumns for
time blind are filled with people shut out
fromn the light because their eyes wore miot
cared for whmen youog. The educated ,
thmoughtful motliem' of today vhmo neglects a
Child's eyes is almost a. criminal. If a
mother has ( aught herself to look at her
chmiid in ( ho right way , his actions anti
speech umot only denote to her ( he child's
nientahity and morality , but also tIme actual
physical comiditlon of his eyes. Frequently
a chIld suffers from violent headaches amid
nouralglo pains , and hasa peculiar manner
of looking at people anti objects. Tim ignorant -
norant mother cahl this manner a 'queer
habit , ' says. it i Cute , amid encourages time
child to keep it up. These Imeamlaches are
as common to childhood as rheumatism ,
which parents tell the little sufferers Is
nothIng but growlqg imnins , and nine ( hues
out of ( cii arc time dIrect rpsult ot eye strain ,
First of all , our ancesors were careless
about our eyes , and timen ( ho macthetis of
are belmig gradually educmmted to the umeces-
sity of wearing glasses. 'flue environummemit
recognIzed by mnothmrs , thougim , Many imcn
l e asIc why so ummmiy folkb , artlemmlnrly cliii-
dren , are wearing glasees today. There are
three good reasons for thIs being time case ,
"Eyo strain Is frequent In chmilmlreu m'itlm-
out the resultmmnt headachmo , It In rarely
of our foreftmimera amid our owum efl'iuoimummcmi (
the eyes , smith , last of mill , PeOPle generally
ummndern civilization are extremely tryIng to
combimied are the coutlitjonmt that put glasses
on so mnamuy noses ,
-
Streuutlm of immihluuui Ii't' ,
"Take the Indians , for exuimple. You
never found am : Indian malsed on time hlaifls
in heed of glasses for ammy 'coummiitieum of time
eyes except that of old age. It Is very
seldom that you find a cotton dclii mmegro
with other than normal eyesIght , Seamen
mind time children of seammien iave Proverbially
good oyes. On the otherr hand , time Ocr-
mans are notoriously amnetroplc , What do I
mean by that ? They arc given to errors of
refraction , not eye dIseases , Mark Twain
may have exaggerae limo state of timings a
little wimen ho said a German tatimer would
not accept a child u.s hiis own unless it was
borul with glasses , but Jie Wflb almost justi.
fled in mnaklumg time statement. Thmls ennui-
tion of time eyes of time Germans can be accounted -
counted for on two grounta , tiieir studiouB-
11088 anti their stolidIty , tim American may
be just as studious as a Gerumman , hut ho is
not stolid , and , wiulio devoting hImself to
his books , gets out , cVera a lot t ground
and changes hIs range of vision constaumtly ,
Not so with the Uerwaq. He limits his
range of vision to such ahiort distance that
the muscle of accopmnpdatioui kmmown as the
clhiary mu8cle , whoso busipess It Is to adapt
the eye so that it may ace objects close at
hand , is In a constant state of contraction ,
There is no mmmusle In the body Intended to
be In this condition , Eyen the muscles ut'
the heart have regular piods of rest , Anj-
body with- ordinary gumption can readily
understand that thIs poor eye muscle , overworked -
worked , over-exerted , miuut cry out to the
being which governs its action In time only
way that a muscle can cry , and that is in
pain. ThIs accounts fortlie many eoummiltlons
of so.cahlcd neuralgia and rbeuniatlama of
the head from which our grandparents suf-
fered through their own ignorance and time
ignorance of the doctors of their tIme.
"This continued dragging and pulling on
the clllary muscle is bound after a tIme to
have a bad effect on so delicate an organ as
the eye , and by changIng or interfering
with the passing and exit of the fluids
through the interior of the eye gIve rise to a
degeneratIon and disease of the delIcate
coatings in Its interIor , Eventtmaliy it leads
to an elongation of time eyeball itself , which
Is a condition kmmown mis nmyopla or near-
algittedness. Many a chIld can timmink its
mother for being near-sIghted. Sue hums
encouraged it. to straIn over books for first
honor or some silly prize and the result Is
a bad cumso of near-slghtedness. The eloagmi-
( ion of ( he eyeball is not as a rule congenital -
genital or hereditary , but a tendency to it
certainly is , and when such is the case a
confinement over books will surely cause it ,
Ommtdour Exercise ,
"When a cluihti hums what. Is known as farsightedness -
sightedness , or iiypermnetropla , a life led in
the open is not nearly so injurious as a coa-
fined life , It a far-sIghted citihti is allowed
to romp and vlay in the cotmumtry or in time
hark the best part of its ( line , it wIil probably -
ably go through its whole life without any
eye trouble. Far'sighmtcdftcas has not a
tendency to iuicreaso , but ummost authorities
agree that it turns into near-sighteulnesa
if time subject does communing work. Because
a child sees as well as its idayniates does
not signify that it has no neeti for glasses.
If time youngster is far-sighted ( lust poor
little muscle iii time eye is compelled to work
hmard nil time ( line for distant vision and all
tIme harder for near visioim ,
"The exterior appearance of it child's eye
rarely simon's a difference froni umomnmal 1mm Its
refractive quality , unless the child hits it
squimit or is cross-eyed. Time eyes of aimnost
every cross-eyed c1ild , it taken iii time , cmiii
be atiniglmteued iermmiammcmitly by the use of
glasses , and the muecessity of an operation
and much mentaj irrltntion consequent upon
contlmmual pain avoided later in life.
"Mothers do not always attend ProniPtly
to sigmis of Inilamniation about the eyes of
their chtildremi , It is very sehdomn that an
eye specIalist sees a case unless it hiss been
referred to him by ( ho fanmily doctor after
lie ima expended all his skill in endeavor-
lug to cure the child of headache. Few
family physicians realize that most of child-
hood's headaches are due to eye straimi. Time
qtmestiomi arises , caum similicient permanent. injury -
jury come from the conditions of thin eyes
nmemmtiommed to justify any comnnmummiity in ox-
pomiding money toward discovery and relief ?
Yes , ten times yes , for time reason that ( lieu-c
are 'cry mummy pOu-SOflS 1mm our humid asyitmuns
today who are iarasites on the municipality
becaimso their eyes were mmcgiccted in childhood -
hood ,
"A clmild's eyes should he just as carefumhly
observed durimig time period of Its growth
as its morality. .Then Is ( lie thumic that
time eyes are time most strained. hut vieiv of
the Ignorance of parents , teachers amid time
children thiemniuelves , It would be very wIse
to imave an examlnatiomm made by experienced
eye specialists of time refractive condition
Qf tIme c'es of every mmvii In our public
scimools. A record of each examination
should ho kept , and where there is a temi-
dency toward micar-muightedness , far-sighted-
hess or ammy of time conditiomis memitioned ,
the teacher lii direct charge of such pmmplls
u
1 would ho inatructent by the doctor as to time
propei amount of eye work advisable In
each ca , ' After the system was once es-
tabhished there would be but little tiouble ,
A general examimmatIon of tIme eyes would
hardly be miecessary more than once a
year.
"Time regular exnnInation of a child's eyes
shoimld , begin at birth and shoimid ( lien to
made by an eye specialIst. It is a simple
enough matter to examine a child's eye and
aim expert does it very rapidly iy mmicams
of a little instrument known as ( he ephthmni-
moscope. With only those eyes showing a
coumfilthon ether than normal by this Instru-
niemmt would it be miecessary to go through
a longer and more thorough examination.
The moment that a mactimer , be she veer or
rich , sees that a child's eyes are immilanmed
In ( lie least she should take it at once to a
specialist. Those who are miot able to pay
I
for advice should patronIze ( ho dispensaries
where special attention Is given to the eye.
"Mothers should hot allow growing boys
and girls to read or study at night , anti they
simould train them to clmange ( lie range of
vision frequently. A child of two or three
years can lie taught that when its eyes are
tired fromu looking at objects close to It , it
will rest thorn to look at timIngs off in time
distance. Children should aio bo tuuumght to
read and study sitting In almost a vertical
position , with tIme book nearly on a level
with the eyes , and at an angle so that tIme
light shines on It fromn over tIme shmotmlder ,
I Thu so-called simple remnouhies for weak and
I lumfiaumied eyes should ho shuumned as we shiuum
Imi plague. Poultices of bread amid milk ,
camomile and tea heaves and aimphicatlns of
rose water , lmehiadommmia , wItch imazel , and so
on are 'ery injurious. No hot or oven warm
apphicatlnume ehmouhul be uscmi on the eyes
unlps directed by a specialist. Moro ulcers
of time eye are time result of such home treat-
uncut than of any nthmc'r cmmuso. In renoviug
foreign bodice from time eyes the linseed or
eyestone ahmoulul never be resorted to , for , in
time first iulace , it is lIable to [ uSSS from view
hehimid time lid , otteui causimmg additional In-
flaummatlon , and ( lien it Is aim excehlemit yuhiclo
for germs. "
( m'ovtii of Com'uieii.
Time growth of Cornell university In a
simmgio generatiomi to Its preacuit luosliloum as
time iuecr of time oldest amid strongest Is often
spoken of as tumuparahleled iii educatIonal
history. But Cornell hrns outdone Its own
record In time matter of growth title year.
'limo abut caine iii tile catabllshmniemit last
fall of a graduate scimool of railway rncchmnum-
ical euiglmmeerlng , Thou time soums of ( hue
hate lion , iiV. . Sage gave time universIty
imis $ S0,000 mansiomm anl an enmlnwmuit'nt of
$100,000 for an Infirmary for sttmtlent who
may be Ill at thin unIversIty. Next on (1ev.
eu-nor Black's rccouimmemmdatlon lite legislature -
ture aumthiorlzed tIme establisimmnent , unlor ,
control of ( lie trustees of Cornell , of a btate
college of forestry , aiproprlatecl for its
maIntenance $10,000 a year to begin with
( time sanm wIll afterward be Increased ) , amid
authuoiized it to use state funds for time pur.
chase of 30,000 micros of Adlroumdtmck forest
land , for a dcmnopstrumtlon area. Last of all ,
but certaInly not least , was time sudden appearance -
pearanco of aim heir to Ezra Cornell anti
Henry \V. Sage In the mutter of individual
beneficence , Colonel Oliver If. Payne lisa
by a wave of ( lie magic wand created a Cornell -
nell university medIcal college with an experienced -
perienced teachIng staff of fifty or sixty
of time greatest imiuysiclans and surgeons 1mm
New York , for whose salaries lie has pro-
vltled ; and he is now arranging for a mag-
niflccnt buildIng for ( ho college , which will
ho designed by the first firm of architects
iii Now York City. This is not a bad record
for a simmgle yeari
Sold LIuuiur to I uidlmmums ,
Louis lflnman , ianlel Iilackhmawk , Green
Crow , John Baptist , John Bear , WalkIng
i'rieat amid John \VrIht were brought ( roam
time Wiumnebago agency by Deputy UnIted
States Marshal Ailummm anti arrmmhumged before
United States Comumummissloner Anderson on a
charge of selling whisky to Indians. All
of ( ho men pleaded guilty and the usual
sentence was lmnposed , but was suspended on
the comudition that each of the amen pay a
lIne of $ GO before January 1 , 189 , and quit
the hiquoi tjmz,1c ,
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STOPS TWO MORE SKIN GAMES
Senrclullgjlit Tumrmmeuieuu by The lice
Cuumses the l'umiIe to Shunt Vim
Gnmmiluiiiig SImu , ,
The arrest of thefoumr proprietors at the
skin ganmbilng game at 314 North Sixteenth
street Monday brought to light the fact
very palpable that this game armul the one at
Sixteenth anti Cas streets hati been opera-
thug under time sanction of time police and
were payiumg a regular weekly dividend to
the police officIals ( or their protectIon.
Time arre8ts were made , it Is ( rile , by the
I'oiice , but it was with great reluctance.
Chief Gallagher was forced to chose them
by order of Mayor Moores after be read In
Time Bee of time gamIcrs' flagrant infraction
of time law , After the macn were arrested , to
show that he was all rIght , ChIef Gallagher
hurrIed to time imoilce station anti had it so
arranged timat the four keepers and
time six enimpers for the games
voro immediately released , ttmo
keepers on cash imonds of $ fO mind time cap-
Pore oum cash bonds of $20. As ganmiihiumg Is
a felony and the howest bonti that caum be
acceiiteul in a case of tlmls character is $500 ,
Chief Gallagher's interest in time ummatter is
-explanatory ,
Last Thursday Mayor Moores first learned
of the Illicit ganmes timrougim LIseumce Inspec-
tom McVite , anti lie then eu-tiered the police
to close them. MoVitto also ordered their
closure amid vemmt en far as to call on the
gammiblers three different ( lames and mmotifled
them to close , lie called time last (1mb Saturday -
urday nmornimug ,
Orders from the inrmyor and time lIcense
Iumspcctor were mitaregardeti by ( ho gamin-
hlers. Finally the police were compelled to
take cognizammce In the matter emm at peremmmp-
tory order from the mayer , and
bccause of ( urea coiupimmlmmts fllcti
by Charles Sttmder , steward at
time Deliono hotel , amid C. 0. llugel amid
Neis Tomider of 2611 Cumning street , who
alleged that they hmad been robbed at 314
Nortim SIxteenth street.
LIcense Inspector MeVittle soummo ( tune ago
was approached by tIme proPrietors of time
game t that aumnmber and asked if ho could
hot Issue a license for the operation of a
pium puzzle game , Ito immfornucd time gamblers
that lie couhul Hot isstmc such a license anti
would not. The mayor , it is saId , was
asked to grant mm. Perumilt for time gnmne antI
also refused. Time gamblers were more site-
cessful i'Ithm time Police amid shortly mmfter their
visIt to time hicemise immspcctor had two gaines
going in ( till blast , McVittie ,
learning of this , called at time
gaines and denmauimied ( limit they be closed amid
(0 know on wimat gromumuls and by whose aim-
thority they ivero operating. lie sas shown
a license issimeul inoumtlms ago for the operation
of a game knois'n as ' 'mugger head , ' ' but
which had expired Aimrih 20. McVitle took
this hlceumse ( mum time immen and notlfleti time
authorities of time existence of the gammie , but
ho mmmovo was made to close it.
The proprluou of ( i.e game at 311 North
Slxteemmth stret are : William lwyer , a nina
who assumes time mmnmue of Cash to hide his
identity , amid harry hlathmaway ,
Time cappers arrested are : J. O'Neal , A.
Joimnsomi , H. L. Baldwin , Thomas Meyers , L.
p. Tegerstomm auth J.J ) . Wagner.
Thin proprietor of iho gamnu at Sixteenth
amid Cass streets , whose umame is said to be
iloibrook. was not arrested for operating his
gaulle , although the pohlc have conclusIve
knowledge of his long contimiucti infraction
of tIme law.
At i:30 yesterday afternoon time gambiers ,
its though notimlmig hmad happened to amy ( lie
even urogress of their way , rcmmcwed their
games ummder the eyes of Chief Gallagher's
vigilant blue coats. Time burly negro "bar-
ker" In front of No. 314 exercIsed hIs lungs
to their fullest extent and kept a steady
stream of players fiowlmmg into ( ho gamblIng
j ace. At time garno on ( lie block below time
patronage was Just as brisk ,
PARTNER SLUGS PARTNER
Iiosi'uuiaitt 'i'ii1e a Couple 01' Eumer-
getle l'Ol'K ut itoe of time
I)1'nmouaI h'utinee ,
Frank itoso anal Max Rosenbiatt , who conduct -
duct the Diamond palace at 212 North Six-
( eemithm Street , are at swords' points amid take
occasion whenever oppotunity presents to
pumnniel each oilier. When linac last at-
temnhied to enter time store lie alleges ho was
met by Rosenblatt , who lamitled a luau-mi right
on hits heft optic and followed it by upper-
cutting him with his loft. Takemi entirely
by surprise by ( he suddenness of time attack ,
Rose inmaglmmed a whole roonm full of prize
fighters had attacked hmimmi and he beat a
masterly retreat to the imohice station , where
lie swore omit a warrant for the ugIlisttc
ltosenblatt.
In explanation of the differences between
him and hIs imartmmer , Itoso said that lie had
a case In court hooking toward the dissolution -
tion of partnership , This move was not
relished by floseumbhatt and ho took every
occasion to resent it , finally resorting to
blows ,
ONE OF ANGECA1TR HURT
I'ohmulgmi' Vimumdem'iIlt'4trd 1st Pails ( ruin
it liIia VJ aniov , Iiu'cei'hiaju-
Sem'imIa liii tu vies ,
For several weekatho youngest one of
the four Ammgela sIsters , iho are hulaying
this week u ( the Trocatlero , has been stuffer-
ing with nervous hirostration and insomnia ,
anti wlthm great dIfficulty haa kept hem' emmgmue.
monte , Yesterday morning about 9 o'clock
wimihe sittimig iii the window of her apart-
unemits , 1imm time third story of tIme house at
210 South Twcumty-flftim street , sue becanmo
dIzzy and fell from the WluiiOW , sustalmmlng
very serIous injuries. Sue was remmioveti to
time MethmouhIst iiomupltal at omice , miamI It Is
not .imosajljle to tell yet hmow badly she Is
hurt , but she will not ho able to be mat for
several ycelus at least. In her fall she re-
elved a bad gash on the sltlo of time head ,
auuul it 1mm feared ( lust her bralmm sumstaineti
some Injury ,
CITY OFFICES ARE CLOSEt )
OfliuiamIs luit'l I , mi'ui In 'luke i'art lam hum
Icd Itmumt lout of Xehmruiskmm's
ihiiiiuiiutg ,
All of the city ofliclals are feeling loyal
to the interests of Nebraska and as a result
they closed their respective offices at 11
o'clock yesterday and spent time balance of
the day in emmjoying the Nebraska festivIties
at jhmo exposItion grounds.
Time Board of EuiucaIoam people expected
to close their omces at imoon , but at that
hour they found that ( lucre was so much
work on hmand ( bat they were forced to give
UI ) timoir half holiday ,
The county kept opemi house during the
entire day , but it did not transact any bus-
mess worth mentionIng , It was the Imiten-
( ion of the county commissioners to have
declared this a hoihmhay , but at their last
meeting they forgot to adopt a resolution
declaring time offices closed , .
Grauiuls it lI'orm'e ,
Time equity court has granteti a decree In
the case of PaulIne Tylee against Augustus
Tylee. The plaintiff secureii time decree aftm'r
proving failure to support , In additIon to
her dlvorco , she gqts back bar maiden aimmo ,
Pauline hIyd.
LEITER TALKS OF COLLAPSE
Tail of' Wheat Deal Becomes Heavy Enough
to Wag the Dog.
NO COMrLAINTS OF HIS ASSOCIATES
I' . 5) . Armour , W'hm ( ) TflkCS LI'IC Vnr *
of Young Spoonhator's CAUlk
lloldiuu& . , 'VIkCS ft Cheerful
'ievm' of time Situatinit.
ChICAGO , Juno 14-Joseph Loiter , opaft
ing of the collapse of his wheat ( Ical , raysi
"It is a case where the tall has begun to
wag ( lie dog. This statement has its Illume-
tration lam time fact that ftmttmres began break-
lag faster than cash wheat declIned. Logically -
ally , the conditIon should have beeii ciflCtl ) '
the rovcuo. For several uiays-mmm fmmt , I flifli
say for some wccks-ca.sim % heat himmi boon
slow sale , especially in tIme northwest nmal
around milling cemiters generally. To a cci'-
( aIim extent thIs has beemi offset by a faiL'
degree of activity at time seaboard iii response -
sponso to aim Imiqmairy frommm time oilier aide , but
( ho local immarlieta have been decidedly In-
dined to drag , Timore hiss beemi a steady
immarketluig of cnli ihmeat , but I calm not say
mis to thin Ihuuimlitlties iii wlmlcim it has gone
imito Imommie coamsuniptiomu or abroad for foreign
1iso. I see no objection to atatlumg ( limit all
iii ) ' hmoidings of futures imavo been dIsposed
of. A goat ! deal of gossIp lmas coumma to me
cmi time gemieral subject of alleged trencimcumoUa
conduct on time hart of uiorttmw&'u.t"rmm grain
interesta whIch I immive always heretofore
coumaidereul friendly to inc In a peioimai anal
bimsiamess isny , but I immmvo nothmlumg whmniever
to say on this subject. It iii time history
of time deal timero have been evemmiS which
Limo lumblic is entitled to kumaw , It Is more
thaum likely ( lie facts will comae out In good
( linac , but. mint from mmmc , I have lie 'ouuipiaintii
to niake nor chmmrges to prefer ngmmimis ( these
withu wimoumi I have been doing buslumc.mms. It Is
u1 Source of considerable satisfaction to miio
that mmmy affairs , for time mnomnemit memo
em' lcss tangled , are 1mm a fair way of set-
tlniemit without. time itmterveumtIomi o a ( rums-
tee , ntmmtl Wltimoti ( invokIng time nimmciiinery of
time court , mis would ho umecessary 1mm time 'aso '
of an assigmmnmemmt. Time Clmlcag. ) tm'naimi wilL lun
taken care Of--ui fact , I mnmiy say it imns already -
ready been Protected. for I nun even eu the
market as far as Sepcmmmbcr cumuitracts are
commcermmeui. Thu cash wheat bimsimiess ivlhi b
transacted ( lmrommglm Alexander Guhu1e , for the
benefit of tIme banks whmleim have an immterest.
in it , ouiml whmo 'viii act 1mm commcci't , 'rime Juume
Whient represemmting thai cash vcumt in thula
market viui be carried b Armour & Co.
A rmuaoum' Is ( emmeruuas ,
"Time treatinc'mm ( I have received at time
lmammds of Mm' . Armmmotmr is iii time imlglmes ( degree
considerate , courteous and comhulinmentary.
Nothing commIt ] hmnve exceeded Mr. Au-amour's.
generosity in his offers of fInancIal imc'lp ,
which were to an extent coverimig any pbssibho
requirement 0mm my Part , It is particularly
gratifying to be the recIpient of timis kInd
of ( reatmiment at this particular ( lame , estub-
llshiamg as it (1005 the fact thmat ( ho bimsimmeaa.
and personal relations between Mr. Arammour
and nmyself are mint as strained as ( hey bav3
been represented to be. "
1' . D. Arnmour himself. one of the central
figures in time Leiter deal , did mint take a.
particularly ghoonmy view of the situation ,
lie said : "Most of the wheat with thc
baumks is margined at 80 cents a bushel.
I confldeamtly believe time market will react ,
Imasibly before time end of time week. Wimeat ,
has got down to a point where It is worth
the money regardless of speculation. Time
nrrangemncmm ( whmicim I understand has been
perfected provides for tflo protection of all
partiss Immterested , Mr. Loiter's wiieat Iii
all positions betweemi ( hue northwest anal
Europe oughmt to be so lmandhed that th
bammks will not have to take a loss.
"In omme souse ( lucre is lint niucim local end
to the ntory. The local stock of wheat is
nmmmail mmd In relIevIng Mr. Loiter of his June
ammui cash wheat we took oumly 240,000 bmmslmol ,
I do not belIeve ammy of time local people
who have acted for Mr. Loiter will be hurt ,
and the feeling in the trade seems to be moat
khmidly toward imIm When we arranged to
carry his June wheat we offered to hmeip him
In any way we commlth , I regret ( lint time cleat
has turned out nit it has , but I belIeve tiio
worst of it is kmmown and that the market
will promptly react. "
I' . D. Arumiour today bought all of Josapim
Loiter's cmiii wiment in the northwest ,
mmmmmountlng to 4,000,000 or 5,000,000 bmusiieh ,
Semi-authorItative InformatIon Is also oh-
talnetl ( hint Armour will take up all of
Loiter's wheat ,
NEW YORK , Jumme 14.-Jmmstlce Daly of time
supreme court hias Issued an attachmnmen
against time property of Joseph Leitr , time
Wheat speculator of Chicago for $793,25 , lii
favor of Otto B. Loiihte , Wilhiani i' . Cal-
Ingiman and Wllllamn Knlghmt , graIn dealers ,
( or money advamiceul.
Time attnelmuimcmit was levied mmpon ( minds belonging -
longing to LoIter anti ilepoRited In tii
Chmase National bank , tIme hanover National
bank ann other financial concerns in tIme city ,
Time plaintiffs , who cnmmmprlse ( he fIrm of
Otto E. Loehirke 61 Comumpammy , assert ( lust
they advanced , at tIme special instance armul
retiucat ot Lelter , iii various sums , $793,92 $
since February , 1898 , whmlchi lie promlseI , to
pay on demand , They amliege tlmnt hue hmmui
(
grounul ( lint Loiter Is a uioum-rcsilenL , mU
ChICAGO , June 14.-It was atatefi
triemmds of Joseph Loiter ( hmat ( iii , Ltttachrmmen h
Issued agaimmst hIm in New \'ork wili
affect thuo sittmatiomi-tha ( it will hot force au
assignment , The appeal to time cour ( ii
New York was evidently anticipated
, as
representative of a creditor was iieard to
say to Iciter lie "was going to do some
thing. " Mr. Loiter told hIm to go ahead anal
do it.
B.IIJICE A' ! ' 1.iIi'iiIil.'i , CliAl'syg
iluugilsim l'ru'as , , , ' lit' llama iIe. . ,
Jha'ggsurc'd 1y ills Gre.d ,
LONDON , Jumma 14.-Time collapse of time
LoIter wheat corner has caused a panIc lu
tile Liverpool market , 1mm London time macwe
of time collapse was recolvrml with equn.
alanuty. The consensums of opInIon of a nump-
her of operators on Mark Lane Is that thu
English mumarketmi wiil gaIn atea'llness mio
( hunt "Imiminger opematimmg wlthmotmt regard to
market precedence Is shaken out , " It Is as-
ecu-toil on Mark Iano ( hint the collapse wan
duo to Messrs. Armour and Pillsbury , Thu
newspapers generally rejoice at time break.
down of time Lelter plans and polmmt to It as
a moral. The Star says ; "If ( lie primoo
mover In timis war mmgalmmst mnanklntl Is beggared -
gared by lila greed , ( lie retribution itt well
merited. Nothulng can atone for ( lie awful
suffering Loiter arid lila accorniullces lava
caused , "
Arrm'slmumi M'mmher for time Plcet.
13AVAN4MI , Ga. , June 14.-Time tang
aitoamner Maverick , hmtchm has been lucre load4
. lag water to be used by time troops at Key ,
West , will sail ( onmorrow , Time city amciI
arealamm water to the government for 4 ccnta
for 1,000 gallons , a figure consldoraly below
I , what they could got IL for at Key \Vest.
Time success of time MaverIck's trip appoarj
to be assured , and It is assured time govern-
iuemit will soon send otimer vesseli here
: water for the fleets ,