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". BIG CRIMINALS GONE. INSPECTOR BYRNES TELLS WHY THEY LEFT NEW YORK. The Police Followed Tlim To Clow-ly. Blelrupolititii Irt-ctl v Ail vrtUd by Photograph Well Kmmn Crook Kotli In Ttila Country anil In ICnroue. If Innpoctor Byrnes is to be believed, high class professional criminals are a passing generation. The inspector dooH . not mean by this tliat high cl;tss crimen have ceased, nor that they are any less numerous than heretofore, but that the professional who had the skill to plan frreat crimes and the daring to execute them is no longer a distinguished feature of city life. "Twelve years ago," said the insjector, "there were bold, defiant ami skillful bands of criminals in this city. They followed crime as a profession. They lived by stealing large sums of money in the lower part of New York. They were to be seen daily on Broadway, parading their ill gotten gains in diamonds, in tine clothes, and in lavish expenditures of money. They scarcely took the trouble to conceal ttieir metnou or gaming a living. In fact, there was little neces sity for concealment. In many cases they so carefully covered their tracks that the law was not able to fasten crime upon any one of them. In other cases, and these were the more numerous, they avoided the consequences of their acts by compromise. "The person who was robbed preferred to get back some part of hi money rather than to take high moral ground and punish the thief. So they made New York their headquarters and their chief field of operation. These men were, many of them, well educated, and all of them clever. Their plans and their ob ject were on the most extensive scale. In this way millions upon millions of dollars were stolen. They worked in gangs of from four to six. Each gang formed a close corporation, and there was no fear of betrayal. BREAKING! CP THE PROFESSION. "About twelve years ago this began to change, and has continued to change ever since. The police officials began to pursue new methods with the criminals, and the new methods were successful. These professionals were brought in and photographed, and their photographs were spread abroad, so that their faces became pretty well known. They were sent up to the penitentiary whenever there was a chance for conviction, and an impression became prevalent among them that the old time 'honor among thieves' existed no longer. They began to suspect that there were traitors. Whenever four men came together to do a job each looked askance at the three others and each feared that one of the others might be leaking to the police. When their confidence was gone the stampede began. They soon were con vinced that New York was not the place for them to operate. They still made New York their headquarters, however. "With this city as a base of operations they worked the inland towns and Balti more and Boston and such cities along the coast. My business then became the work of following them up there. When ever a crime was reported from another city, and the criminals were thought to be New York thieves, our force helped to hnnt them down. In this way many of the high clasa criminals were arrested here and sent to other cities, where they were convicted and sentenced to good long terms. "Another field which they could work with New York as a base was Europe. When they no longer found it profitable to work in New York some of the best of them crossed over and forged and robbed in England and Germany and France. I have known these men to make two trips a year, and to return each time with the spoils they had gained somewhere or other. , THE THIEVES OF TODAY. "We did not lose sight of them, how ever, bat opened communication with the authorities over there. Sometimes we got information that a raid was to be made, and forewarned the officials . over there, so that the thieves were cap tured, or the attempt thwarted at least. "So it has come to pass that the great professionals, so notorious fifteen years ago, are no longer heard of. They are in other parts of this country or in Eu rope. Many of them are in peniten tiaries. Nor have they left any suc cessors behind them. The men of the present generation who are criminals at heart do not pursue professional methods. There have been few graduates of late years into the high class stealing busi ness, and there will be fewer still. No one should infer from this that there are no more professional criminals. There are thousands of them hundreds in New York and they are breeding all the time. But the new criminals are all young. They are not nearly so dangerous as th old generation, because they have neither the intelligence nor the adroitness. "The professional thieves of New York are today an insignificant set, stealers of small things, clothing, a few bits of jewelry, the contents of a sidewalk showcase. When they commit highway robbery it is upon a poor man walking through the darker parts of the city. But it must be said for them that in these little thefts and crimes they are more daring than were the big thieves in their great crimes. For the big thieves were wary as well as bold, and knew the consequences and feared to take desper ate risks. But these young small thieves know nothing of the consequences of crime and so do not care." New York Sun. What War limn Cot France. War, without counting the Tunis and Tonkin expeditions, has absorbed 13,641, 612,008 francs, and the naval movements 3,473,761,852 more. Independent of these rams we mnst add the expenses on ac count of liquidation namely, 1,575,633. 933 francs for the replacing of materials And stock annihilated during the war of 1870-71, and 68,026.148 francs allotted to the navy for the same purpose, which ghows that war has cost France 3,040, 00,000 since 1870. Chicago Herald. A Tlraaclitatnaa'a Dilemma, In the office of a prominent architect m Chicago one of the draughtsmen is a young man who came here from Troy, N. Y. He lives at a pension on Wabash avenue. One evening during a cold snap he had occasion to escort a young lady to her homo on Thirty-fifth street, and as affairs with them had reached the stage where it is pleasant to be alone together, they walked. The girl was well bundled np, but tlio young man was not dressed for extremely cold weather, and when thy reached their destination he found that his left ear was frozen stiff. The next day he appeared at the effico with his ear ioulticed and bandaged. His employer noticed his condition and remarked ujion the extraordinary devo tion to duty he displayed. The young man was greatly pleased, and for five minutes quite forgot the pain. After he had been at work for an hour or so he found that his head was irresistibly pulled sidewa3s by the weight of the bandage, and that it was impossible to keep it squarely on his shoulaers. But he went on with his work. Next morning his employer was any thing but gracious and informed him that all of the previous day's labor would have to be done over again, for all the lines were out of drawing and theiiouses leaned perceptibly to the north north west. The young man attempted to draw the front elevation of a house, but found that he could not draw a perjendicular line, and that the horizontal lines would not lie flat. He couldn't account for this phenomenon until one of his fellows suggested that the bandage on his left ear, which pulled his head over toward his left shoulder, was the cause of it. The young man thought the explana tion plausible. What did he do? Did he lie off until his ear got well? No. That evening he cnlled upon the young lady, induced her to go out for a walk. and left his right enr exposed to the chilling blast. When he reached home he found that he had accomplished his purpose, amd that the other ear was frozen as hard as a rock. After that he had no difficulty with his houses. Chi cago Post. Points for Young Mariners. A grizzled individual in the attire of a farm hand prowled along the docks all day. With all his ru&ticity of attire there was a tinge of tar and bilge water about him that added to his swagger and stamped him unmistakably as a eon of the sea. His movements attracted considerable attention as he boarded vessel after vessel and inspected the pumps and then whistled for the ship's dog. His cruise extended from the sea wall to Harrison street, and it was at this point that he was accosted by one of Franklin's runners. "Want to ship, old man?" he asked, as the stranger climbed down from the top sides of the Lady Cairns. "Yes, I'm going to 6ea again," was the reply, accompanied by the observation that ranching was not what it was cracked np to be. "I'll get you a good ship," suggested the runner. "Well, you needn't bother. Tve been to sea for forty years, and mebbe I knows enough to pick out a ship for myself." "What are you looking for?" "A fat dog and a rusty pump bolt, you bloody lubber. What do you 'spose I'm looking for?' "Come and have a drink." suggested the runner, who was anxious to learn the connection between a fat dog and a rusty pump bolt and a desirable ship. "Well, lads, I'll tell you," said the in timate friend of Neptune, "and you want to remember this, because "til be useful some day. It took me many years to larn it, but it's yours for the sake of your kindness. Mark what old George Palmer tells you when you want to ship look for a fat dog; that means the old man is liberal with his duff and youll be well fed. Look for a rusty pump bolt, 'cause that means that the craft is right and tight and the crew don't have to break their hearts and backs keeping her dry. If the pump bolt is worn and shiny look out, lads, for she's a sieve, and your watch below will be spent in keeping her hold dry." San Francisco Examiner. Tho March to the Sea. Among the chief figures of the epoch of the war probably Lincoln and Sher man were the most individual and origi nal. The most romantic and picturesque of the many renowned events of that time was the march to the sea. It has already a distinctive character, like that of the Greeks in Xenophon's story of the "Ten Thousand." When the news of its successful issue reached this part of the country it served to show the simple and honest patriotism of one of the most un fortunate of the Union generals. Burnside, after the explosion of the mine at Petersburg, had been relieved, and was staying with a company of friends at a country house on Narragan sett bay. The company were all sitting one morning upon the spacious piazza, when a messenger rode np and announced Sherman's success. Burnside's delight was enthusiastic. All thought of him self vanished. The good cause only was in his mind and heart, and running to his wife he joyfully kissed her, saying, "I know that the company feels as I do. and will forgive me." It was the feeling of a soldier as sim ple and true hearted and patriotic, bnt not so fortunate, as Sherman; and it was the same candor and manly sweetness of nature that softened Sherman's voice whenever he spoke of the soldiers of the war to whom fate had seemed to be un kind. He is gone, the last of the old fa miliar figures, some of his old foes bear ing him tenderly to the grave. And are not Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, Sheridan, Porter, Seward, Chase, Stanton, Sum ner and their fellows historic figures worthy to rank with the elder Revolu tionary group dear to all Americans? George William Curtis in Harper's. Soma Cfeaase. "What does Miss Brown mean by say ing she was born just after the war?" "She means the Mexican war I re member her telling the same story in l." Munsey's Weekly. RAW AS BEEFSTEAK. Baby's Fearful Suffering from Skin Disease Covering; Entire Body Cured by Cutlcura My Imliy v;in taken very si-'k when lie was three months old ;wil in ;i few days l)e(;ari hieakiiiK out. We employed both of the home doctors and they conl.1 do not limn tor him. Then we sent for the ties', doctor In K:t on l;;tn!s, Mch., and lie iott"red h'm for two we k. rnd he k t worn- a I ttie time ; and t hen I tot k h m to .Jackson, to a iloc inr who attende Is 'l'-i;illy t in dint ascn, an'i then he ;o wor e t han ever. lie I to!l uiy hus r f&! X&- -Til band ue hail better t, the CiTKlKA I- v M 1 1 Ks any way ; did imt have any h i-a in y v . ni I do ai'V f-'i.ud. but in 1. ss tli iii two uiniii lis f i' in I he till)' we bean jji v 1 1 n them to him he was en tirely V. ell, aim n t ;i si r on 1 1 1111. Ills hair beptn rrowiiifr rijjht IT, and w tliiilit he Wi.uld always he bald - ln-ail- d. 'I li re wac not a spot on bin whole boy. face, and head, inly li If- nose and cch. bin w hat w h as raw as beet steak, "o poor Iheie was'not anvthliiLT but bones, and s weak he could nr.se neither hand nor head . .Mrs. Frank Hairett, ii field, .Mich. OUTICUKA III OLVICNT The new blood and skin I'ur fler. ai d picat est of Humor Kcnu-it !. cieanses the h ood of all impurities and poisonous elements, and thus leiiiov-s the cause, w bile ( l 'i i in a, t lie creat skin cure, and vt u vua SoAiv an ex quisite skin i i autiliei . c:ar the sM ; ami s.-alp. ami restore the hair, 'llnis the Cm- run A I: km Kin Ks cure eveiy species of itch inir, buroiiifr. scaly, p mply nd bb tchy (-kin scalp and lno-xi di-e. sen Ironi pimp es to scrofula. Irom mlahey to ae, when ti c best phy i. iaiiH tail. Sold everywhere. 1'riee. O'l ticuhA. .r0i : Soai 2.rc : Kksoi.vfnt, J?I. 1 epai ed by 1 lu: I (iTTKll I Kl'; AND ( 11 M IV A 1. OKI"' HAT Ion. , .vr- I If I., i ...... .,1 OiL....uo " -T nt liu mi iiui J . iiiit j nr. -it n.-i-.-. Boston. t I 'V kin and t-culit punllt d and i 'CUliliedby llln ika Soai bs.ilutely pure. Rheumatic Pains In one minute the Ciit'Ciirn Anti-Hnin Piaster relic v s rhriiiiialiu sclaiiea. 1 i p. kid e , chest, sind iiui-cular pains and weaknesses I'rice, 25c If you want and dolls J. I. Youngs is the place as he will close out his stock of dolls regardless of cost and quit handling that line of goods This is your chance -5c dolis for luc. Paby is Sick. The woefnll expres sion of a Dew Moines teamster's countenance showed his deep anx iety was not entirely without cause, when he inquired of a druggist of the same city what was the best to ive to a baby for a cold? It was not necessary for him to say more, his countenance showed that the pet of the family, if not the idol of his life was in distress. "Weive our baby Chamberlains's Cough Remedy," was the druggists answer. "I don't like to give the baby such strong medicine," said the teamster. "You know John Oleson, of the Watters-Talbot Printing Co., don't j-ou? Inquired the druggist. Ilis baby, when eighteen months old, got hold of a bottle of Chamberlain Cough Kemedy and drank the whole of it. Of course it the baby vomit very freely but did not hurt it the least.and what is more it cured tha baby's cold. The teamster already knew the value of the Kemedy, hav ing used it himself, and was now sat ishecl that there was no danger in giving it even to a baby. For Sale by F. G. Fricke & Co Druggists. Monkeys That Fight with Stones. The Gelada baboons sometimes have battles with the Hamadryads, especially when the two 6pecies have a mind to rob the same field, and if fighting in the hills, will roll stones on to their enemies. Not long ago a colony of Gelada baboons, which had been fired at by some black soldiers attending a duke of Coburg Gotha on a hunting expedition on the borders of Abyssinia , blocked a pass for 6ome days by rolling rocks on all comers. This seems to give some support to a cu rious objection raised by a Chinese local governor in a report to his superior on the difficulties in the way of opening to steamers the waters of the upper Yang-tse. The report, after noting that the inhabitants on the upper waters were ignorent men who might quarrel with strangers, went on to allege that mon keys, which inhabited the banks, would roll down stones on the steamers. "The two last facts," the report added, "would lead to complaint from the En glish and embroil the Celestials with them, especially if the men or the mon keys kill any English." Spectator. lie Is Against Cremation. "Don't you favor this idea of crema tion?" asked the old gentleman in the horse car of the man who sat next to him. "No, sir, I don't," said the other man emphatically. "Cremation and crime are synonymous terms with me. J have been in the gravestone business long enough to know that the old fashioned method of burial is in every way the best." Somerville Journal. Most birds are stoics compared to owls, and those who cultivate their acquaint ance know that they have no time wherein to make their poetical com plaints to the moon. Poets should not meddle with owls. Shakespeare and Wordsworth alone have understood them by most others they have been scandalously libeled. The most ancient description we have of a water pump is by Hero of Alexan dre. There is no authentic account of the general use of the pump in Germany previous to the beginning of the Six teenth century. At about that time the endless chain and bucket works for rais ing water from mines began to be re placed by pumps. The Ionian isles produce a loose lace, unique rather than handsome. It was used at first mainly in the churches and tombs. As antiquity more than doubles the price the shrewd natives blacken and mildew their work before offering it to the tourists, who take dirt as a voucher for ase. Judge E. R. Hoar, the senator's broth er, is the leader of the Boston bar. He is past seventy, but still carries himself with erectness, and his step is elastic. He is the father of young Congressman Hoax. I X Gvmnastic Exhibition. Tin fnllowino- is the nrotrramme to be given by the Turnverein at the opera nouse weunesuay, rj 13, 18J1: PAKT FIRST. nvrtiir.- Orchestra Address Philip Andres ot umana Song Double quart -t e oi ine lurovciuu Tableau, repres nting a gymnasium. Puuils and members of the Turnverei Calisthenics By8' class Zither duet. Evelinen Polka Magurka-W KoecK Mr. ana Mrs. junus resiuei ui vni" Exercises on horizontal bars, Members of the Turnverein PAKT SECOND. Selection Orchesira Wand exercises.... Members of the Turnverein Sonf Double ouartette oi the Turnverein Club swinging Otto Wurl Exercises on parallel bars, .Members of the Turnverein . ,.,( a.TraumbilderFantafie..Luinbye Zither solo b A (;ruBSi4ns Diarndle. ..Lmbanf Mr. junus r etrinei . ia fTorculs.and the Spartan Warrior o. . . . b. lie Dying soiater. Statutory c jeath of Thesius. I mnlr . . .. A Hniiasinn 25 and 3o cents. Ke- served seats can be had at J. P. Young's. rirnn.-n A- Rarrett have the largest and finest stock of wall paper and borders in Plattsmouth. wtf Will vnn suffer with Dvspepsia and Liver Complaint? Shiloh's Vit- alizer is guaranteeu to tuir For lame back, side or chest, use Shiloh's Porous Plaster. Price Zo cents. For sale by F. G. Fricke & Co. and O. II. Snyder. 3 rrnnn. whooDiner cough and bronchitis immediately relieved by Shiloh's Cure. tuc tm err n tit TI1 iiitrorje in bloom wonderfully cheap at Moore's Green House. Uli "The Fair" has only a few more velocipede's left, which are being closed out at cost. . tf Hair chains, rings, crosses and hair work of all kinds to order. Mrs. A. Knee. tf 172G Locust St. Our Clubbing List. Globe-Democrat and Herald f 2.25 Barper's Magazine " " 4.60 Harper's Bazar . " " 4.80 Demorest's Magazine " 3.10 Omaha Bee " " 2.40 : oledo Blade " 2.45 Lincoln Call " " 2.15 National Tribune " " 2.45 The Forum " 5.55 Inter Ocean ' 2.25 Lincoln Journal " " 2 30 The Home Magazino " " 1 86 Cough Syrup. Koch's Lymph i3 good in its place but no remedy has been put on the market and had such marvelous pales in so short a time as Haller's Sure Cure Cough S-rup. We guar antee it to cure any cough, cold, bronchitis or sore throat. For sale by all druggists. Marriarrp license issued to Mr Harris G. Todd, and Miss Alice Brown both of Murray. rir v. T. Sio-o-p'ns has returned an may be found hereafter at his oflice over uering's drugstore. n According to the latest ruling o a democratic court in Missouri, a nublic officer is guilty of embezzle ment only when it can be shown that he did not intend to return the money. In other words an action will not lie against him untill after he dies and it is found that he has made no provision for the restora tion of what he has stolen. New Millinery Store. Mrs. C. M. Graves, dressmaking and millinery. .New goods, new prices, latest styles, isiore No. 110 aoutli 3rd st. Piattsmoutli, JSeb. lm Paniet.! Yes! In bloom, of the most gorgeous colors, They will con. unue to bloom alt summer, toQ auj can be selected at Mo0re's (jreen House for irom 4U to 50 ccnts per dozen. j A restore, stricken, and give you a luxuriant growth of hair, to keep its color natural as in youth, and to remove dandruff, use only Hall's All watches, clocks and jewelry left for repairs atC. II. Jaquette's Neville block, Sixth street, will re ceive prompt attention. All work guaranteed and done hi a workman like manner, tf uoeiicta Wtl The Waehingtton Avenue GROCERS -AX D- Provision Merchants. Headquarters for FLOOR AND FEED, We pay no rent and eell for CASH. You don'tjpay any bills for dead beats when you buy of this firm. The beet SOFT COAL always on Hand. DON'T FORGET AT THE 5 OOIRIN'IBIIR'S S Opposite Ilichey Bros Lumber office ""VJT Time Table OOINQ WK8T OOINO EAiT jfOl 3 :30 a. Dl No 2 6:05 p.m. ' a, 5:45 p. in "4...' 10:30 a. m "5 9 :25 a. m. " 8 7 :44 p. in. 7 i -15 a. in. " 10 JT:45 a. m. 9 6:25 p.m. "12 10:14 a. m- "11 5 :25 p. m. "20 8 :M a. in. 19 11 :05 a. m. THE LEADING GROCERS HAVE THE MOST COMPLETE STOCK IN THE CITY. EVERYTHING - FREEH - AND - IN - SEASON ATTENTION FARMERS We want vour Poultrv. Eo-n-a Hit ter and your farm rjrodnrTwif -ill kinds, we will pay you the highest cash price as we are buying for a firn in .Lincoln. R. PETERSEN, TIIK LEADING GROCERS Plattsmouth - - NehmuV Tie Citizens BANK PLATTSMOUTH NEBKAHKA j)fiLi bi.bv;a paia in 0 Authorized Capital, Sl00(0OO. orncxBa ifRANK CAP.KUTH. JOB. A. COS SOU Vice-PreMdimt W. H. CUSHINrj. Cai-hi,. DIRECTORS Cra"utb J- A' Connor. K. K. Guth.roc w. Johnson, Henry Bck, John O'Keefe W. D. M.-rriam, Wra. Wet encamp. W. H. Cuahtag. TRANSACTS'! GENERAL BANUNG B0SINES wues ceJtineAtos of deposits bearlne lnfrt Buys and sell- exchange, county uA 1 city sureties.