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THE DAILY BEE---OMAHA , SATURDAY , AUGUST 26 ,
The Daily Bee.
OMAHA.
Bafur'a ? Mornintr ,
\Voathor Koport ,
/i'ho following observation * are taken nt
l\t \ name moment of time at nil the ntaliom
rimed. )
WAR'DKrARTMKNT , U. 8. }
/ vies , OMAHA , Aug.25,1882. ( l45t > .m ; :
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Denver 83 Krc h Wr
. 2bY 85 'URht '
Cheyenne.
! WMt.nklo. 29. B 3\V | t.lxh
ruito 29.78 K lliru *
29 88
i Ytnkton > . 2 . S
DcsMolnM 29.83
9,88
Bt. I'Mll. 29.85
8t.U > ul . 21.89
Hooihcad. . CT.81
Vincent. . . 2-1.1)1
nlsuutck , . JO.71
Buforil . . . iU.W
Cutter. . .
Potdwoou.
Amlnluolnf
- TJ Ttythoa al > o\c low w ter mark
T"o . /inch Yanltton ! Ml..l ! pj > l , S
' ' * nd B'eot ' 10 lnchc"
DJbuquo./
JOAL BEHV1TIBS.
- 41 XopOB.-vln for paving 10th street me
ITA , > rbyth0cityccrk. ,
* AThcre nro now ten water hydranta
Chairman "Chin " the state fair grounds.
-Tho Union P.icifio IB said to ho after
MINOR , . .k Moton. Is ho n base balllsU
" " " " Jncob Kauf-
"at. Duffy has purchased
J. Mueller's Pfth gajoon ty the northwest corner of
Slicrradcn makes 4 Hurt streets.
Joseph lloiter " - plain dr.mk nnd ono
latest styles at No. 310 Brf the pcaco before Judge Benei'e.
-No one broke Into. i\V \ ° & discharged for 8oo < ciUon
yesterday , nud hence ttierosralof tholatoMatilom Jncnba
tumble ' out. f 1 p. in.yeBtcfda ? " tolling offl-
The outgoing train.cMt 01 -
" ' " 8 bcen aW'01"1611
ternoon ia over the Chicago" utf
cm railway. . , -r M/"ri I'wIHo ro d. it
. . und the doctor is deserving
* i C.L in i i t. t- "
At Shull'a butcher ehop , J
etreet , you can always ( fet 0 _
* ' & Co. have
, . JioUmnn gotten
nt reasonable pricei. ; ,
. . _ , Bevel nmusemcnt called "The
-Rev. Newton Don , . . , , It U to ho aeen at the
in the Irealijtoilan JireD , )
moraing and evening ; , , * . . .
-An accident Sn.-.lJ.ull \ ' " " l Acting of the Social Art
or tiaturday , Au ust 20th ,
of K. A. B.mttbjt-Wiljas school
room nt 1
p In
at THK BEK ofllce. " ' '
\t t desired to bo present.
"L ! : --MNrjS : nt tlie ro > ltUnc ° ° f" ' wj ' -
, ' -
darkey ? That's entffl 4lu8t : S4,1882 , by lt v. J. W.
asking. HoH/nanuirof | Ueoigo B. L.no and Mlsa
One of ' 'elliB I' . Vfyod , all of Omaha.
Wilson's ro' Vv\Tho Ligjitfoot Social Dancing Club
" "V hop ft * HaiiBi oiu'ii I'ark was ono of the
most enjoyu bio parties of the nenauu.
About forty i ouplea participated. Irvine'a
euperh orche tra furninhcd thu imwlc ,
A upccial train will leave Union Paci
fic depot , Mo ulay morning ot 8 o'clock for
Grand Islum It will atop at all utatluns
en route fu passengers und arrive ot
Grand Island Ibout 2 p. m
The trupk/nctory of II. Marhoff , lu
Millard llouso Ijock , will hereafter ho run
under the name m Marhoff & Son , the jun
ior i ) rtnerarrfvlnyi'iiutsdny t 10 o'clock.
WolgbT , nmo IToun ( wo think ) , father
nd son doing OB weli can bo exjccted. |
_ > n enjoyable surriL party was given
iofiHr. Bocke nt'4.jr
fj r < ia > nc > > l > y
numoer of tjielr younlfrienda , Thuis-
day. which was very rnuompj.roclated by
the recipients , and a ct [ Hi invitation
given them to call again.
The new Dormitory lVg built for
Brownell Hall will bo 01 byv\i { oet , two
Btorlca with basement and of f r\ne. Tbore
will be kovcnteeu rooms and hoKcoVl and
ihowcr baths will ko put in all ili loiml
lories. Henry 0. Darrow is the aniltect
and the cost will he about $0,000. I
South Omaha still carries the buner.
\VilHjO. Iledfield , the dry goodajmer-
chant at 7th and Pacific streets , hs re
ceived an involco that makca him foi ex
ceedingly pr und. They nro twins !
boyn. V/eight nineteen pounds , niu mil
ten w pectivfly.
/ Joe Blake , Will Krug nnd W
jilabn relumed Thursday from n tlsii
, e.xcunon ! nnd the whole town was rutlii
, to Bchrotcr & Becht'a
drug etoro
to seoibe
/Imineiue / flih they
captured , which las
/ehteenth feetlong. It ( s being embalmil.
The trio had a banquet
yesterday ( o
celebrate the capture.
The pUmterora's I' . U. of Omaha wll
" " '
-
iilcnio nt Horu'a park , Councl
. on Bundiy , August 27th. Kxcur-
ticket * admitting to the groundu , lu
ng dancing , for the round trip , 60
. Tickets can bo procured from nny
ber or t the depot , Train will leave
* sharp. Muolo will be furnished by
1' , band. Thoossoclatlun willsturt
Jity Hall at half-paet B o'clock ,
. \ 'oiterday about '
eight o'clock , n
Well laborer engaged on the North
Ou5
| a tower , waa accideutly struck on the
fo ; lul with a ( hovel in the hand tf n
fell Uwoiknmu , inflicting a flesh wound 1
aboifour inches long x ending down to .1I
the l e. He w&s taken to the reaideucu 1
° f DjIIerlzmann , who ceued up the 1t
wount t
There was an apf earance of the
fractucf ) the outer table of the frontal 1C 1I
boneI'he ' doctor prouoauced the wound 1J
not , J
Clmlars ore out annouucingthe open ,1 C
ing of iOinvha Savings Bank , on Man * ,1li ,1C
day , 84feuiher 4th li >
, temporarily at 1213 liII liV
DouKlaitifeet , in the Millard hotel. About II '
NoveuiUf lit It will move to IU 8
iwruia-
nent buAifng ou the northwent corner of 8F 8I I
TWrt > F
ent
nud Douglas. Its capital utock
,
O
IB 8ltO,000.
,
lability of
stockholder
* , A
9300,000. Jai-ea y , jUojd is president AO ,
John K. Wilbur.qanhier ; Charles V , Man- ; S.A
dersoo , manBglne director. Tlie bank S.I
ntarta out well ami li I * ,
Uu Inetitutiou
long J.
needed in Ouuhu , J.Ci
CiK.
Coroner K.
Jacoba wan notified K..M
at nine
' .M
o'clock yesterday that ID the uioru
woman came to the river bauk with two .MM
.bundles , one ueuvy and the other light , M
jxith of which the threw in the rher. The V. K
Uiutllerpackoge wna thed out and proved V.J.
t > le a Blocking , the tickening J.D.
contents of D.
w\ilch \ iudlcatoJ tli f n nnn tiirnl mother U.N. D.U. .
lta < in thii manner rid hertelf of a child N.W
W ,
whV'b ia auppoied to have 1 eeu in the Ch ;
weightier bundle , Officer Gorman was B.Jol
JcUEed to investigate the matter and an Jol
the woman is N.
known be
will no doubt as- . ]
laertaln nil the fAcU. 0,1
|
Banquet to the Department Oom-
mandor of the Platte.
Tribute to His Worth
no a Holdtor and a Man.
The Mlllnrcl tlio Soonir the Tlrll-
llant Bfinrjuot
It lias boon novoral week uinoo the
firat nnnouncomcnt was made of
General Orook'a ' conlomplatod clopar
, uro for Arizona , and the feeling of
regrotnt firat oxprcBB d has only boon
'rtngthonctl ' as time elapsed. The
banqu t tendered him by the pronii
.n - pr'Mjsaional nnd bunincsa men
was onljTvin. ) ! , , ! testimonial of the
general esteem In which ho is held
bothir. militnry aniotvio circles , and
it isiftfo to say that ns man In aiml-
Vac position was over transferred from
a fiojd U' which ho wan inoro univer
sally hoinrot ) , OBlcomod and loved
than Gonbal George Orook.
r"HK 1IANQUKT
at the Millar Jast nJKht was -
cipatod in by ) jaia'8 ruproaentaHvo
men and n pro8i-nt mi.ilt javo ft > it
honored by the arnotcr of lho nt.
tondaneoand the \ .
cere expressions
of roBret exjiroasod K nU Bidcll ftt the
occasion whrh cnll , , , , , ueBtt to.
Kothor. At /nn early Cur the Millard -
lard waa now witf ,
nimuiuua u * wu Ullu fn * * * t
.ti&Ifro ana " _ _
nn ire disk1'1 pratnonaifna ti
wafers which MW . > B the mi.ittr (
complexion of nfrti7iS 0 changed
THE , . . , ' . ,
UEl'AUTMBNT OK\
'
\ 1'Moantimo Tin : i - s.
found opportunity \ reporter
in upon the dining room wS'anco '
moat elaborately prepared for w" °
casion. The beautiful '
room waL00'
orated on nil aidoa with "
n profuaft0"
The national colors and regimental fli ? , I
stars and
stripes
were aproai
acroaa the
entire breadth of
the
oaat and west walla , while the ban
nors on the north and nouth walla
were intermingled with
Ihgs draped
festooned and in ,
every other
shape.
Above thu main entrance
was a blue
silk flug bearing the word ,
"FAHEWKU. "
md near by it banner of the
same
i th ore-ill hue
inacribud
latni. .T. . . : -t , . with thu
i.Soutll
and Wilaon Creek , ull
n which Gen. Crook has taken n
prominent ; part. The table decor.-
lioim wore no leaa cnmpleto , and Mr.
0. S , MiitUiowo , the atowurd , and
Angelo Odono , chief , doaorvo credit
for presenting the handsomest
layout over BOM in Omaha. Three
sides and the cento * of the hall were
occupied by
THK TABLES.
which wcro burdened down-ijiUi thoU
weight of delicacies. The main , table
waa at the woat end of the hall aud
upon this the moat notable pteco wan
a floral tribute from the frionda of
General Orook , in the shape of a
mammoth shoulder strap , that of a
major goimrnl. Hums bearing
the general's name and baskets
of artistically arranged fruit and flow
ers adorned the table. On ono of the
side tables was a representation of the
Omaha nnd transfer depots , connect
ed by the U. 1\ bridge , the whole
constructed of corned beef ,
THE "nia MUDDY"
waa made of mirrors on whoso glossy
surface a couple of veaaels under
full Bail were aeon , while a Union
Pacifio tram stood midway on the
the bridge. The stars and stripes
floated from the towers on each aide
of the stream. On each of the long
tables was a prairie chicken in full
plumage , and an immunao pyramid of
flowers. llama and other meats , with
the name "Millard , " Crook , the coat
of arma of the United States , and so
on were numerous , na well ns dishes
of fruits und flowcra skillfully inter
mingled , A soono in Colorado , a mill ,
liouso and church was
A NOTABLK FKATUKE ,
as was also the monogram in mornn-
RUO of Gen. Orook. At 8:30 : the
Musical union orchestra struck up the
grand march nnd the quonta , led by
Mayor Hoycl , Gon. Orook and staff ,
entered the banquet room. At each
plate was a card on which was written
a name , and a neat button-hole bou
quet. From the cards was obtained
the following list of
TkoGuoiti :
Ben , Geo. Crook , Mayor J. K. Boyd ,
Dol. 0 < r fn , Fred Nye , llepub'u ,
\i \ , M. Benuett , Oapt. Bourke.
I Sterling Motion Thos. I , . Klmball.
r. II. MllUrd , Win. Wallace.
3. P. GiKxiiaftn , A. Koche ,
> V. H. MoCord , Mai Furay ,
3hasVoll , O. K. Yi t.
i , KichnrdBon , M. II. Gohi [ > ,
r. J. Dickey , P. V. lUrkaW ,
.lent. Klugman , .1. M. Thurrton ,
> . L. Perrine , II. lliolmmti ,
larrvGlhaon , Kohi. Patrick ,
Jol. Koyal , Cllutou Brlggr ,
) r , Tildeu , Ow. . Prflchett ,
' . K. Her , A. whn ,
Jujit , Thomas , J , C. Cowln ,
. A Crclghton , Lev ! Carter ,
lo. W. Doaue , 0. A Alontgomorv , . VI
. W. Pad.lock , 0. O. Chase , Herald. °
Martin , K. W. NaMi , 11
. it. Stone , H.Jl. Jnmuob ,
f. V. Mone , O. P Davl * , ' aC
C
'r , Barnett aG
, II. Ivouutie ,
" ' 'l. JUean , Ben Gallagher , G
I , T. CUrke , 0. W. Hamilton , U
. A. Nash , J. N. II. Patrick , o <
apt. llohortu , E. P. V'nninif ' , b
T 1'oimleton , W. W , Lowe , ki
Nlead , Col.
Ludfiigton , ,
f ,
cke. '
'f. Sincnfcon , Republican ,
1) ) . WIIUni'A. . J. Ilanscom , ,
H. McSlmne , W. T , Henmau til
,
NV. . Homau , J'J . l1' , .Snivthe , | \vi
J. KuiiKf \
, > lulm McCormioV ,
. Helimau , 11 11 , A. Pumlt , ncwi
H. Pealxxiy , Mlltou Hoger * , ' wi
U. Mercer , N. A. Kuhn , ]
r. Hayu , Max
Meyer , ha
K. &lKire8. W. H. I jams ,
H. Cofliuan , Mr , O'Donohue , yo
1. . Webster BBI
, Gen. Wilson
H. Barrlger , M aj 'J'ower , , till
K. llaimey , N , Burnhain , towa
B. P Icouer , J. .S. McCoruiick , wa
H. K nt , BEE , Col. Buruham. i vie
an. Bill f crick , ' W. J. Kennedy ! , ' jo
V , Troxell J.
, Wll lams ,
in Brady , C. II. ( Julou , lua
Merrlam , Jt. K , T ft , rog
M. Metcalf ,
3 , 1'eate , Gee , A. Hoiglimd , citj
Qeo. 0. Sqalre I * A. flroff ,
A Pmtt , O. 0 Towlc ,
nil' Kirkcndall , M. ior [ ' >
C HinHOl , 11. K. Wlthnell ,
W lJ.r , ' 7. DM.wiler ,
V , UiiiffT * ' .MtlTcrDrnkc' ,
fuVi IkOTWrSSSfflir-
Lieut S hnvler ' , .
] 5i.rhwer , ,
V'r'nvt'm liinM vlle ! ,
'ru.i" . Stonton ,
n . Co.mel
? V C'aVt W W. MttMb
.l.inci if I , ' " - ,
.TRIIICK CreiKlit"n ; , \ J\ \ ; T.i. . . s.mpjon. . , . . '
Joi. l > arKt'r , > \ . . . Iisurnp . ,
0 F. Munderann.T - 1 > . 1'uray ,
Hon. Alvln S un-ers. !
Hardly were the guisla Boated when
- -ny of colored waiters marched
in and BUHAintlio feast nftortho w-
' ' "K
Menu.
Oykters ,
Uoncd Turkey , en i Aspic
Prnlrie Chicken , in I'minage.
Unclnn UlUtenlJalevue ,
Chicken Sal .l , en M yonn t.B. Irairii
Chichcn Pftttcen
Ikcf Tongue , with Jolly.
Charlotte KU P , n 1 Pfttl'lenn . Orna
mental Mwlngno. PyramuUf Mac-
aroonn. iVHKirted CnlrcM. Va-
nill Ice Cream.
Oolite.
DK01NH.
During lho discussion of the viand
nnd winea , Hodcrer ai'd Mumm a ex
tnv dry , the Musical Union orchostr
tilled the room and curridora with th
fmcat music and the bnlluncy of th
scuno was increased by the Udicsfror
the fort who turned out in full lorcc
looking in from the ordinary , opcnin
into the main hall by folding doon
Att'r ( nil hour pi > nf. ill BOCial dial
Mayor Boyd called the assembly t
order and addressed them as followe
Hou , J. E. Boycl.
GKNTLKMEJC Among the many re
quircniunts of my official position a
mayor of Omaha has been the nucui
uity , on various occasion ? , of inaltin
public addresses. I assure you thu
this 1ms been one of the most arduou
of all my duties , because it has s
happened that my lot in lifo ivua cas
where the argument of the hands hai
to receive the raining of early youtl
moro than tlio olmjuonou of th
t > ngue where the exorcise of tli
muscle loft'but Htllo time for.gtlv
moro pleasing cultivation , of thosi
gifts which nature IMS bestowed upoi
mortals for the more brilliant parts ii
the great drama of lifo.
To-night that task is tenfold mori
illicult to mo than over before
' n-o mine the ncroonblo duty of wol
ofli H G"anornl Orook and hm brotho :
f'vj to Omaha , language woulc
" i iT ' adapt itself to the hoartj
woiw ; op5 aff TCtliand , , , foron such ocea
;
heart , 3UUt chorB ] f
are at p l
' oh B1 |
vory.and volub.Ie.'Vit to nay "Gooi
bye , and toy it ,
inoajnBy | nnd well
e pecialjy whuro
the fuL
HHa , ) at part
i g ai-o struni ; to tlicirXUmBt
( ; ton
mon , by the Hndoat of asociationi
and the meat ploasunt /rieudshipj
Blinuld have moro oxpurioncsd
r' ' " uont Jips than mine. am
Omaha "ffi of no ono whoso Icavini
OKNRME0'1 ' Rouuino and
as that of Gen. Goonfc" " -
guest this ovoning. Though vtcauu
to a profossiDii from which there ia n
honorable divorce as long as hoalt
and physical nativity remain a pro
feasion whoso uncertainties of rfquiroi
duties makes the entire continent hi
iMco of residence , and thu whole pa
trioti * . oooplo his '
neighbors , a 'ill ei
intimate i , , .hoon this soldier with al
the social coohu-Tsial and progressive
interests of our riolijjj " Oity tilat ni ,
departure Booms an "ut > tt hat ahoulc
not exist even amid thosforn'Qonxvn
L
<
and surprising situations of militar
life. But duty's calls must bo obeyed
This is the true soldior'n fundamontu
loeson in lifo , on which u built nl
groatnoBS , honor and fnmo in the fu
ture , and none whoso names are in
scribed ou America's brightest record
of grand and glorious deeds , has a
all times moro properly and promptl ;
understood tlio true meaning of tin
demands of duty than Gen , Orook.
That ho is now called upan to per
form n work that other bravo , sklllfu
and faithful oilicora suompd unable t (
grasp in all its trying intricacies , is ai
honor that must at once be acknow <
lodged by a very true soldier a rocog'
nition of merit before which all pro
motion along the beaten paths of mill
tary lifo grows pale , and one that
THK WltOLK AMKHICAN 1'KOl'LE
with one accord , miy has boon right ] }
won by the gallant soldier and courteous
ous gentleman whom we to-night have
mot to wish God-apvcd on hid journey
to the frontior.
Of General CrooU'a unequalled and
successful treatment of the Indian
( inflation in this very same Hold to
which ho is now called , I need not
speak. Ilia brilliantopuraticim against
the moat cunning , treacherous , and
blood-thirsty foe that over existed are
Familiar to you all.
Theao campuigns in which our noble
nueat has BO boldly figured huvo mut
the eye and the prniau of military gen
ius throughout the world , and rucuived
ho stamp and favorable criticism of
impartial history. Now that ho ia
iskod by his auporiors in fact by the
txigonciua of the grave situation of
) f the frontier , to return to
hose wild and warlike scones again
tarries with itinucli | xnilioance. Tiioro
s no mistaking thu liighnoaa of th
tenor conferred , nor the worthiness o
lim thus selected from the many b
oason ot merits posaeasod only by th
ow ,
I will detain you gentlemen but u
loment longer , far there are othen
rho will moro fittingly and forcibl
xproas the feelinga of the hour tliu
could over hope to. Some yearn ug
s a member of the "Merchant )
llub , " J had the pleasure of takitij
loneral Orook by the hand and bid
ing him welcome to Omaha. 1 must
) tifos3 it ia hard for mo to say "good-
yo" to-night. As mayor of Omaha I
now I am expressing the fit-artful
eliups of all clasaes of iU citizens
hen I asauro
UUNKltAI. CKOOIC
at ho nnd hia brother ullicers
tli them on their fur western carry jour-
y naught _ but the most Bincere
shea lot their welfare , and for a
petition of those succotaes which
ve hitherto BO notably distinguished
ur every military movement , llest
mred that thu minutest details of ;
j campaign on which you are about
enter again will bo moat cleanly
tched by a host of frionda in thia
inily , for it almost seems as if ono
"the manor born" was about to
J in thia rcsponaiblo work of the
enoration of Arizona ,
la ono of the buuinesa men oi thia
' I can truthfully Bay ( hat never , ;
since the department of the Platte
WBH organized , has there existed more
pleasant relations between the military
and the civilians than that which has
characterized the ngimc of General
assure you , general ,
11KOHCT
that they nro to soon to bo compelled
to part * with you , and thit they look
upon your removal only sta a tempo
rary separation , which , hi time , will
make the weluamo on return the moro
heartfelt. Remember our kindest
and best wishes will bo with you nt
all times and wherever the require
ments of military duty may find you.
Omaha extends her riyht hand bf good
fellowship at parting , with feelings
' -.ocd" itli sadness , though fully
aware that you are entering upon the
rcalaotivit , „ ' life
MoWicr'8 , which
must bo so preforauio to
you enter
ing upon a campaign wilt/ . * increased
military honor and fame ate lu > 0ru
for you. which wo a1l _ know you so
richly douerva and will so manfully
wear.
wear.When at the conclusion of hia nd-
drosH iho mayor proposed the toaet
'Our Guest , " there was a ponural
movement of apphuso and General
Crook , rinini from his so t responded
briefly but feelingly to the sentiment.
toucrnl Crook
said : I
JiiW It would bo folly in
mo to itttumpt tp reply fittingly to the
complimentary words of the mayor ,
B but I assure you that J , ns well us my
odicera , npprtcinto this high compli
ment ao gonirously paid us. In ull
my exponent in the service I have
never boon inV place moro agreeable , nor
loft ono with greAter regrets than I do
Omaha. I shall over watch with in
terest the growth and prosperity of
your city , and in future will look buck
to the moments spent hero as among
the happiest of my life.
Mayor Boyd read letters of regret
from Gov. Nanca nnd J. Sterling
Morton , nnd Hi MI proposed the nccond
toast of the livening , "Tim Depart
ment of the i'latte ' and its Command-
era , " which was thus responded to by
Col JJ'
- ' Dlclcoy-
Mn. TOAW MASTEU AND GENTLEMEN
Only yesterday I was notified by
the committee that I was expected tc
take the place assigned to our eminent ,
worthy i nd eloquent fellow-citizen ,
the Hon. Ezra Millard , who had been
invited to respond to this tcaat , who
being called to Colorado last night , is
not able to bo present.
I have therefore to uak your indul
gence while I cfl'er a feeble substitute
for whnt might have been , had Mr.
Millard not bcon nbfiont.
"The Department ot the Platte
and its Commander s" I am sure any
citizen of Nebraska or Omaha would
bo ploasiid to respond to thia toast.
I am doubly pleaecd to have the priv
ilege , and only regret my lack of ex
perience in thia direction , and want of
time for preparation , will not oriablo
mo to do the subject justice.
"Tho Department of the Platto. "
Its boundaries are well known to all ,
ns well us Us importance in ita rela
tions to the war department and to
'Aua oooplo and property of Nebraska
What n/'iU west.
mnnt of the PJdtrDGwn aa the depart-
I8GC and placed under tfi\j'biiahud \ in
of Gen. Philip St. Goorco amaud
April 1st , 18GC , by a general o rdor *
from the war department. Gen
Cooke only served as h0 oommandor
for u few months. The orRaniaw .
of the department was perfected and
its machinery put into detailed opera
tion about fourteen yearn ago under
the command of that brilliant officer ,
f"i ? " * ' " Bo , W ° H remembered in
Omaha. \ [ ftf to Gon. 0. 0. Augur.
ment , want1or * W military depart
long te n feu by the old
settlers , who had their hem anj
property in Nebraska , previous.to U
establishment , and hailed it with delight -
light and satisfaction.
Gen. Augur commanded the depart
ment for several yoara with great
ability , winning golden opinions from
all with whom ho came in contact.
His services while hero were deserving
of the highest estimation.
The protection furnished by the
department of iho PJatto under his
intelligent command made it possible
to complete the great national high
way - the Union Pacific railway
yoara before it cold have been accom
plished without , but , after the man
ner of the military , ho loft us. He
ffont to Texas , carrying with him the
uHection nnd regard of the people ,
Many are hero to-night will recall the
dohchtful patty given to him and hia
amily upon the occasion of their de
parture.
General Augur aerved about four
fears in the department of the PJatto ,
id wan succeeded by General Ord ,
ivho in turn wun succeeded by the
'ontluman who is our gueatto-mght-
lonoral Gaor e Orook.
Thss military department ia ono of
rnat impartanoc. and the rcsponai-
ility placed upon ita commander , cs-
icoially during the past few years ,
hould not bo underrated and cannot
10 oxaggearattsd. Few of ua iisido
rom those who know by our buBinoes
'olations have any correct idea of how
much wo are indebted tb the depart
ent of the PJatto for the present
irospority of Nubmaky and the citj
f Omaha.
By its fostering care the depart-
nont of the Platle haa made poasibo
ho settlement and reclamation of the
iM wastes of the west , which worn
oforn given up to thu Indians nnd
the buffalo , but which are now loaded
down with abundant crops ready for
the harvest , und swarming with thous ,
ands of cattle ready for the market
By its protection the treasurers of the
grand old mountain * were opened up
to the industry of man. Without the
military this could not have boon.
lit may well bo proud of the posi
tion ho has achieved in hia profession
if his native modesty forbids thia
the city of Omaha will bo proud for .
him and of him and I am nuro I express -
press the sentiments of every citizen
within the limits of thia department ,
m aaying that wo will huil with pleasure -
uro the promotion tliut ho lua just P
earned and auro to overtake lum , and 8 ,
lso in expressing the hope that wo lu
may , many of ua , aoo him in preserved BO
icalth at thu head of of the army of BOWJ
ho United States. lo
It has boon my good fortune to 1C
enow General Crook well , and to bu CO
hrown with in buaineta , in the social sh
irclo , as a traveling companion nud shwi
t his homo , and assert from personal at :
nowlcdgo that ho ia a man gifted m ?
rith nerve , rare good qualities , and
as loss faults than most of us , andre sec
ro should all bo , us wo are , glad to of
do him honor. Ho is gifted with won
derful potaonel magnetism and the
finest social qualities. None know
him but to love him. Strong mot.
love him , the ladies all love him nnd
seek him. Hii personal stiff nro r.s
devoted to him as ft child to its moth
er.
er.While this is true , the officer * of
the department have also uuarded
with jealousy the rights of the In
dians under their power , and protected
them.
Having said this much in regard to
the department of the Platle , I now
say a few words of its pronont com
mander , Gon. Crook
Ho came among ua with a well de
served , world wide reputation as the
boat Indian tamer in history , fresh
f rotn liU brilliant achievements in the
wilds of Arizona among the belliger
ent Apachos. Ho had made many
"go ° d India"8" ov.tllcro . nnd.haj .
imviu.A thu remaining ones with a
most profound ironptct for him.
And einco ho lias boon _ in
command hero the Indians
of this department _ have leanifid
lesson * ho bus taught in Arizona. Ho
has had occasion sometimes to chas-
tUa them , but in my opinion his pow
er to control these wild men of the
plaint ) , comes not so much from the
power of arms an from their confidenctS
in him , which h.is been warranted by
hit ) courao with them on all occasions ,
in strictly fulfilling all hia uromisca to
them , either of reward or punishment ,
But when war haa been necessary
General Crook and hia intelligent ,
brnvo and loyal subordinate officers
and soldiers have never failed to con
duct hia campaigns in a manner to
challenge the admiration of all ,
By his matchless modesty , honesty
and : i "ainglo tongue , " ho commands
respect and mastuis every situation.
When trouble arises at an agency In
thin department they all cry for Gun-
oral Orook.
When there is un outbreak in j Ari
zona the cry in for General Crook.
When there is wanted good advice
and counsel in Washington , General
Crook is in demand.
At the conclusion of Col. Dickey's
speech wine and cigars were circulated
and the third toaat of thu evening ,
"Omaha as a Manufacturing and
Commercial Center , " was responded
to by
Hon A. JPopploton. .
Mr. Poppleton begun his address
with a half humorous , half serious ac
count of the early duyn of Omaha
and a comparison with the situation
at the present day , when the factories
and industrial institutions are num
bered by the score. He said that no
city of like population's and equal ad
vantages conld surpapa our OATH , Re
ferring to the occasion of the present
asaenibly , he paid a glowim ; tribute to
Gon. Crook'o worth as a soldier and a
citizen , alluding to the fact that he
was the firat man in America to con
ceive that the writ of habuao corpus
might bj invoked in the cause of the
North American Indian.
The toast "Nebraska and its bril
liant future was responded to by
Hoii' John Ii. Webster ,
who said :
MK. CIIAIUJIAN : At the date of the
declaration of independence , Virginia ,
then the most populous of thecoloniea ,
had but 405,000 people ; Massachu-
Eo > rf- and New York were the two next
populous , Ond had about 350,000 pee
Pie each. Philadelphia waa then the
ft,1 $ ? fc ciy 'n America , and had not
quarteredQ&tVio.Nejir Jfork when it
when the tea was thrown into"i73""mY ?
bor , had each less than 20,000 inhabi
tants , and yet this country had then
the power to make the British lion
bow its head to the American flag. |
To-night wo are sotted at a ban-
quotting table in a city larger than
uny the country then had , and in a
state muro populous than any of the
colonies , and lRrKor in area than Eng
land. Yet , sir , 1 aoo before mo thoeo
who traveled across thia state when ifc
waa an uninhabited prairie who
wandered along thd banks of ita rivers
when a ford waa their only crossing ;
who mingl'-'l
among ita ekin clad sav-
agoa hen the/ wore proud scalps nnd
rattle * ; who in winter camped in
tents and sought the place near the
fire as happy luxury ; who deemed the
dugout a pleasant homo and the sod
hoiif o a princely palace.
. To-day our cattle are feeding the
hungry of Chicaeo and Now York and
our grains are floating through the
markets of Europe. Our limitless
plains are stretching from the eastern
slopes of the Rocky Mountains to the
Klmaouri , and the rich harvests are
dazzling the sunbeams with their
brightness. Adam , when , in the no w-
IIUBM und grandeur of God made man
hood , ho stood upon the topmost hill
of Paradise and looked down upon
the whole hemiophoro of the yet un
developed world , saw not a more
uleasing proapact to the tillers of thu
mil than is now the state of Nebraska ,
Europe is casting her eurplu.i of
copulation upon America nt the rote
> f notrly huit u million annually. The
nHocurity to person and property has
vastod the ancient empires of thu cast ;
lie Mediterranean now w.ishen thu
loasls of unimportant na'iona and of
heir indigent people. The Bedouin
Vrabs now wander over a land once aa
lopulous ua France , and among the
uina of Ninivohan exceedingly great
ity of three days journey. Hardly
wo centuries age Spain was the richest
nd moat powerful nation in Europe ,
n whono dominions the sun never
et , and whoao people , distinguished
like in arts and anna , carried their
.ii ! and their renown to either pole
nd encircled the earth with golden
Imina of their commerce. Now Ian-
uago seems hardly adequate to do-
: ribo their poverty and abasement
nd the wiotched condition of Spain.
Now Jersey haa now a population of
SO persons to the square mile , New
'ork has 108 to the square mile ,
.hodo Island haa 211 to the square
lilo , and Massachusetts haa 2'8 to
10 tquaro mile , while Nebraska haa
i yet but G to the square mile.
'hoi Nubraska ahull have grown us
jpuloufas Now York , she will Jmvo
08,4009 people ; when she shall
ve grown ua populous ns Now Jer-
y , eho will have 9,879,350 people ;
lien she shall have grown as popu- reK
us na Rhode Inland , she will have revc
, , ; when eho ahull have be- vcm
mo ua populous as Massachusetts , vcA
owitl have 17320,800. Nebraska A :
11 achieve all this , for she is a better ui
ite , haa a better soil and better di ri1
tto than any of the statoi named. ov
The boundless liberty of America , tri
: urod and maintained by the wisdom W
her statesmen and the patriotis of in
her army , is rapidly becoming the
center if population , of commerce , of
wealth and of enterprise of the world.
The fathers of our country at ono time
cxpactcd to hold this people to the
east of the Alleghanics. When they
Uid the touudation of the cipitjl at
Washington they made it to face the
rising sun. Its great porch , on which
all of our presidents have bten inau
gurated , looks out to the eastward.
To the caat of that vast palcco of mnr-
blo it waa designed the national city
should bo built ; but westward the star
of empire has taken its way , until the
roar of that building looks out upon
the multitude of our people. You are
seated to-night near the center of the
republic , and in a state that is bound
to become as populous as the eaat , in
her brilliant future.
Italy has a population of 235 to the
square mile , anu Great Britain nnd
Ireland have 258 to the square mile.
If Nebraska was as populous us Great
Britain and Ireland , it would have
1COG ! ) 710 of people.
ISnuliud proper ia not so largo ns
Nebraska , yet England has over 21-
000.000 of peoplo.
Thia is no visionary conjecture
measured by the marvellous growth
of the century past ; no man can gucpa
the future.
The progio33 cf Nebrieka shall , like
the llignt of an eagle nuwly bathed ,
bo right onward and upward.
Gen. Orook ia about to sever hia
oflicial connection with his people ,
and wo ere assembled to extend to
him this expression of our apprecia
tion and admiration.
\Vo shall all misa hia genial pres
ence. His associations loft behind
will miss him. The business men of
Omaha will miss him ; the farmer of
Nubraaka and the cow-boy of the
the plains will misa him , aud lust of
all the wild geese of the Platte valley
will misa him.
All regret the necessity ot hia de
parture , and truat that thu fortune } of
war und our good luck may sometime
bring him back to our hearth and
homo , where ho may feel aura of a
most royal welcome.
Iho Army nnd xbo Natlou.
CAPTAIN ISOUUKE.
MK. OiuiiiMAS AND GENTLEMEN : I
feel deeply sensible of the taut that
mv selection for the pleasing duty of
replying to your toaat has not been oc
casioned by any deairo on your part to
listen to a defense or eulogy of our
military establishment ; certainly , had
auch been your intention , your choice
would naturally have fallen upon someone
ono of my older or more distinguished
comrades.
I am euro that to men like your
selves , many of you
VETERANS OF OUK OllEAT CIVIL WAll ,
but little could bo told that you did
not already know , and yibrhupj it is
juat aa well that the toast nhoulj bo
allowed to pans almost without reply ,
aincoour army is ono of those institu
tions wliosu achievements should bu
i'a moot eloquent advocates. When
o Ulcers of the army and navy duvoto
too much time to defending or eulo
gizing with tongue or pen the profes
sion to which they belong , tnere io
some danger that their swords may be
rusting in their scabbards , Our itrmy
IN TIME OP PEACS
is at best nothing but a well-discip
lined police force , organized and
maintained to repress turbulence and
disorder on the frontier , and not aa
the advance gur * i of colonization ; its
little fragmeiitiA'e nothing but social
drift-wood , borne on the foremost
tion7 Viftfwfl0liY&0J ( g tide of civiliza
floating it may bo accented * ans ha ! Taecl
that civihzuion ia coming and ia
COMING : TO STAY.
The old statement that the army
was the pioneer of civilization was
true in its day , but it is no longer
true. Civilization is advancing so
rapidly that the army has all it can dote
to keep abreast of it , the ofiicer who
atarts out on a scout nowadavs ia
likely to find when he turna back upon
his own trail that it is already white
with the canvas-covered wagons of the
immigrant , and , if ho bo at all alow in
rotnming to hi post , ho runs consid
erable danger of being
CUHSI1EI ) UNUEK THE WHEELS
of a locomotive. Two of the moat
pleasant features of the military ca
reer are the perfect familiarity ac
quired with the possibilities and pros
pect of our great country and the
agreeable social relations which arise
with the people among whom our of
ficers and men have to servo. It is un
der this aspect of the case that I aup-
ppao I have been called upon thia eve
ning. Whatever knowledge of
TUB OK DAT WEST
maybe conceded me , I hope that no
one will deny mo the right to apeak
in glowing terms of the generous hos
pitality und courtesy at ull times ex
tended by the citizens of Omaha , to
the ( iflicers of the army with whom
they have como in contact. My remarks -
marks have been very similar to Arto-
Ward's lecture upon "the babes in the
wood : " that contained , as you know ,
much of everything else und but little
ibout
"THE IUI1K8 IN THE WOOUSj"
10 , my reupoiifo haa not contained
niich about military matter ; , but were
[ eloquent enough it would have eaid
t very great deal about the delightful :
eliitions which have bound us to jour
> ity ; rulationa which , I regret to
hink muj ) now ba sundered in obed-
once to orders from our superiors ,
rho army ofiicer reminds me of poor
'Joe" ot "I am all alonos , " in Dick-
ns1 story of Dombey and Son , when-
ver he has become
A TKIKLE COMFOIITAULE .
he secretary of war , like the grim j.
olicoman , tolls him to keep moving
n. Oflicial orders may interpose dis-
unco between ua , but they cannot
eatroy the memory of the friendly
olationa which have bound ua to-
uthor. There will always bo in our b
carts and miuda a warm , bright re ftIt
flection of Omaha , its energetic Ito
ten and charming women , and I hope o :
lat you will on your side keep a Ltl
lace for us in your memory. tl
"
Gon. J.I C. Cowlu
iplied to the latter half of the toaat '
The Army aud the Nation , " made a
Pi
> ry witty and apropos address , lie PiT
ado & earcastical allusion to the
to
uiorican navy and its police duties tom
idor Admiral Seymour , and gave the ci
ror-Biid harbor bill a good turning cihe
er. Ho alluded to his firat meeting
th General Crook in the wilds of
eat Virginia , when he won the way
to the tiheuandoah Valley by a flank iul
movement. Ho bade him God-spccd ;
Kood health and prosperty in his now
field.
Col. C. S. Chnio
responded to the toast , "Omaha from ,
18G6 to 1882 , " in a happy vein , and
wus greeted with frequent applause
and expression : ) of ttpproval. Ho
handled the subject well ,
Judge X ! . "Wnlioloy
responded to tlio toaat , "Tho West , "
after which several volunteer toaata
wcro ottered and ret ponded to , and.
the banquet broke up at a very la o
hour.
MAttBIBD.
LANE-WOOD At the family residence
on Thursday , 21th inst , , by Hev. J. W.
Shank , Geo. U. Lane to Nellie P , , daugh
ter of E. B. Wood , Eiq. All of Omaha.
No cards.
WANTED , A good socond-hnnd
bicycle. Address box X , Contra ! .
City , Neb l3t
Notios. I ' 1
The "Hawthorn Centennial Ex
celsior Roof Paint , " WHS patented May
24th , 1831 , and lottery patent num
ber 241 , 803. Any person found or
known to tamper with the manu
facture of caid paint will bo punish
ed to the full extent of law. No per-
aon haa any authority whatever to soil
receipts. HAWTHOKN & Buo. ,
Lancaster , Pa.
DURKEE'S DELIVERY
Just Suited the Royal Lead-
ville Bluea.
The BM.'B Bndly Beaton.
Harry P. Kelly's carbonate b.iao
balliats have come and conquered.
Their game with the B. & M.'s yes
terday afternoon was ono sided yet
interesting. The crowd was ono of
the largcbt yet contained in the B. &
M. grounds and heartily enjoyed by
the Union Pacifies and a few who
were so fortunate as to back the gon-
glcmen from the mining camp.
The B. & M.'a can lay their defeat
to Durkee's pitching , which more than
pleased the gentlemen who wear their
hair long. If the B. & M.'s could
only only have trimmed up their hair ,
the chaifcla are they would have have
had lesH strength at tlio bat. As it
was , they worn Sampsons , Jumbos ,
every ono cf 'em.
Foutz , the pitcher , is a paralyzer ,
and no mistake. The H & M.o have
a total of three hits oil' hia liuhtning
nd "teasing" alow balls. In the game
B iS : M.a played fairly , but hardly up
to their standard. Croaby got hit by
Ellis m the aovcnth inning on a
throw to third , and played a little out
of joint all through the game. But
the main defeat is laid ut the door of
Durkee's mansion Heretofore ho haa
held his own among our beat visiting
clubsbut the "Blues" are so different ,
you know.
Mr. Mpnraorency , the B. & M.
manager , ia not overcome or dejected
at hia fovorite's dofeut. Several im
portant changes will at once bo made ,
and this with the now additions that
nro to be added , will-make the B. &
M's. one of our crack clubs as of yore.
The following ia a complete resume
of the walk away battle :
& M , n. BH. TH. A. PO
n , J.b 01407
fl 00
3d b
00
iMoito . UK n ,
Cosby , s B ' . . . ' . ' . . ' . ' . . ( j o
licnt , r. f 0 0
Monroe , c. f 0 1
Durkee , p 0 0
Brandt , c 0 0
Totals 0 3 29 8 24 8
LEADVILLU BI.UK- , . . jnr. TH. A ro B
nvm , 1. j 1 3 ( i o 0 ' 0
Blate , Ib a 2 5 013 0
Knowdell , c 2 3 fi 2 1) ) 0
Foutz , p 3 2 C 2 0 0
'
I'Mlan , 21)
iMcer. f. ' ; ; ; ; ; : ; ; ; ; ; ; 5 s 5 o o o
Keesler , 3b ;
Neivell.c. 1 1 1 C
' ' * ' * 1 1 0
Luraalt'y . . , . i
, B.S . 261 1 2
Totals 1C 10 40 12 27 Ji
8COKKIIY INNINGS.
Innings. . !
B. &M'n..O 0
Leadvilla'rf.3 * 16
Ituns Earned Leadvllle 8.
Three Baa Hits Lavin 2.
Scorers-Keiley and Maynll.
Umpire \Vm. Traftley , of U. P'e.
Fonts is a "bewilder , " aud no mis
take.
take.Bontz)1
Bontz)1 one hand run back catch in
the sixth inning was loudly applauded.
Brandt played without an error ,
Durkee's support couldn't have been
better.
The "Blues" play in Council Bluffs
to-day under the management of the
B , & M's.
Mr , Soils , manager of fho U , P's.
returned from Kansas Oity last even
ing. We hope ho has secured some
players who will get nway with the
'rftannarda "
Traflljy'a umpiring did him great
: rcdit.
Wo wonder if the Blue ] cm handle
ho pick and shovel as well as they
: an the bat ?
But didn't they bat 1
Oh ! why didn t wo bet on the
Jlues ?
There is no doubt about it ; the U ,
Va can't bo hired to play the Lead-
'illea.
'illea.What
What will become of our home
earns if St. Louis gets away with our
> aggago to day.
TI1E STANNAllDS AJTKU SOALl'.S ,
peclal jiUpateb to Tim li .
ST , Luuis , Mo. , August 25. Man
ger Oullina and the Staunard base
all club left on the Cannon Ball train
jr Omaha this evening. Tom Carey
ito of thu Providence team ; Houly ,
f Indianapolis ; Gault , of the old St , <
i3uis Browns ; John T , Magnor , of
\
10 Syracuse Stars of 1870 ; Byrd , late
F the Worcester , and Hugan , Ilode-
lacher , Kraymoyer , Cunningham ,
'avis and Gormloy , all good baae ball
layers , compose the Standard's team ,
hty ploy a game with the U. P. club
i-raorrow and on Monday they will
eot the Council BlufTa tune in that
ty. Tne Standards expect to bring
mio two scalps ,
THE great distinguished feature of lied.
Dg'n Ituuift Salve i * ita power to reduce
lunation.