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IF the Phonograph had not boon in
vented the llcpullican would have been
caved a good deal of worry and mortifica
tion.
Titr Republican libellers try to bo
very funny ever the black eye which
they received at the handa of an impartial
TUB Omaha Herald is Informed that
Dr. Miller has been called to attend upon
President Cleveland. The oQico-aoekora
in this state hope that the doctor's medi
cal advice and proscription Trill have a
salutary effect. Ho no doubt will qlvo
Mr. Cleveland plenty of taffy.
AFTER escaping from an Indictment ,
It la bnt natural that Yost and Nye
chonld accept the verdict of the jury an
ft relief. They and their counsel know
that they had no proof whatever to sus
tain their libellous charges , and the only
chance for an otcapo was in hanglrg the
CONTRIBUTIONS are solicited by Fred
Nye for the benefit of the proprietor ; ) of
the Republican to pay the fine and costs
in that libel suit. If the contributions
don't como in any faster than they did
towards Froddy'a hospital fund , when ho
svaa at the helm of the defunct News , ho
will have to ask for a stay of execution.
Tur.itn was a time when the proceed
ings of the Illinois legislature were of
general interestbnt the readers of the
associated press dispatches throughout
the conntry are getting tired of the big
grist that continues to be sent out dally
from Springfield concerning matters that
nro of interest only to the paoplo of the
Sucker stato.
MAYOR HARHISON having olosodthe
Chicago 'gambling houses , and taken a
course of baths at the Hot Springs of
Arkansas , no doubt consider himself
purified morally and physically. He now
returns to Chicago expecting to resume
the duties of his office , and become a
moxtti" mayor , if ho is not ousted from
his position by reason of the illegal votes
that gave him a bare majority.
OIIAHLES FRANCIS ADAMS has started
from Portland for Omaha. This snggea. .
that upon his arrival ho ba stationed be
twcon the tracks north of tko Unio :
Pacific depot , and kept there for twolv
hears to dodge tlio trains that are con
etantly crossing Tenth street. If tha
doesn't convince hlra of the Imperatlvi
necessity of a now pasienger depot , wit !
safe and commopions approaches
nothlng onearth will do it except a dyraa
mlto explosion.
THE architect of the Llndqucit build
Ing , which was blown down , finds faul
with the strictures of the BEE. ' Ho sayi
that the foundation was solidly built ,
and IB not In any way disturbed. It was
not necessary that it should rest on pi
ing , as the excavation wan made dee
enough to reach a firm bed of ground ,
Ho says that the trouble was in rapl
construction , which did not give th
walls time enough to become firmly knit ,
as one might express ih The fact Is tha
landlords are too anxious to get rents ,
and hence demand that buildings b
rushed up.
THE Now \ ork Sun confesses to a decrease
crease of abont 40,000 in Its circulation
which is a remarkable admission for
newspaper to mako. It ascribes thi
shrinkage to financial , Induttrial , an
cDmmorcial depression. This csplana
tion , however , will hardly bo acceptc
by the public which knows that severa
' Now York papers , by introducing popula :
and novel features and reducing thoi
prices to one , two and throe cents , ban
made wonderful strides in circulation
and have naturally drawn subscribers
away from the SMJJ. Still the Sun con
tinues to shlno for 100,000 subscribers
which Is a circulation enjoyed by bu
very few pspora. Bnt what forced It to
admit n decrease a fact which runs
a Hoot its advertising rates is "something
wo cannot understand.
WE are not disposed to bandy words
with the Republican ever the "confed-
ernto spy" libel suit. Had the publishers
ehown the slightest disposition to correct
the falsehoods to which they had given
circulation wo should not have pressed
the suit to trial. But from the very ont
set they showed malice and a deliberate
Intent to keep the libel afloat. They
never published one line concerning tbo
emphatic denial nor did they ever allude
to the fact that a libel suit had been In-
ntilutcd against them. Up to Friday
they ctudlously avoided all reference to
iho Buit and it was evident that they In-
tocdul to keep the readers of thaJUpvb.
Ik-nn in ignorance- concerning the steps
which wo had token to disprove their in-
famoui ahuder. In view of this faottho
uttlludo which the csnvlctcd libellers oc
cupy before the people of this commun.
Hvnul elite la not very enviable.
THE STATUE OF LIBERTY.
The arrival to day in Now York bar *
bor of the atatno of Liberty Enllghtnlng
the World will provo an interesting
event iu iho mciican metropolis. It
will bo formally presented by the de
signer and batldor , M. Bsrtholdl , who
conceived the idea come twenty years
ago , when ho first saw Now Yotk harbor
ofler a stormy voyage from Across the
Atlantic. The statue is the gift of the
liberty-loving people of Franco to the
citizens of the American republic. When
placed upon Its podoitil It will bo the
highest etfttuo over erected , and will boone
ono of the wonders of the world. The
Oolojaui of Rhodes , which was tbo won *
dor and admiration of the ancients , was
an almost insignificant affair compared
with the atatuo of Liberty.
The Bartholdl statute , whllo Indicat
ing to the foreigner as ho approaches our
shores that this is the land of freedom ,
whore the oppressed of nil nations may
find a rcf ago and a homo , and ba unre
strained In the legitimate pursuit of llfo ,
liberty and happiness , will at the same
time eymboliza the bond of friendship
that exists between the people of the
French and American republics. Illu
minated by electricity the torch in the
right hand will bo soon at night for out
at sea and the ocean voyoger will hall
with delight this beacon of liberty.
Standing at the gateway of travel nnd
commerce between the old and now
worlds , illuminating land and sea , no
moro appropriate location could have
been found for this great monumental
work. Every American will naturally
take pride in this atatuo , which 'ore long
will roar Its lofty figure high above the
metropolis.
STAR-ROUTE PRDSEOUTIONS.
The star route swindles , which had al
most been forgotten , have boon recalled
to mind by the announcement that a suit
against the Parkers is at last to bo tried
in Kansas this week. The Parkers , it
will bo remembered , wore among the moot
extensive and prominent star-iouto mall
contractors. Ono of their routes extended
from Vlnlta , in the Indian territory , to
Las Vegas , in Now Mexico , & dhtanco of
eight hundred miles. It was a useless
route , and the mail bag hardly over con
tained moro than ono or two letters , and
was frequently empty. For hundreds of
miles there was not a living person on the
route , muchloja apostoflico- They started
in at § 0,330 a year , but in a very short
time they had their compensation
incrcassd by the usual expediting
methods to $150,591. In this and other
steals they were assisted by eoveral sen
ators , and other public men. This is a
sample of the list of ninety-throe rontos ,
The government now proposes to recover
If possible a portion of the money paid
to these plunderers , and the result will of
course have an important bearing upon
all the other star-route cases. It is
claimed by tbo poatofQce department that
upon forty of these ring routes there is
really duo to the government ever $2,000-
000. It is oho arrested that the evidence -
donco is sufficient to warrant legal pro
ceedings in these forty ciacs , bnt as to
the others thera Is considerable doubt.
It la bnt fair to cay that the proceedings
that were inaugurated at the In
stance of Postmaster-General James
during his term of office , now
bid fair to bo pushed to a termination ,
and it is hoped tlfot the government will
recover every dollar that it has paid out
under fraudulent representation an
practices. Such a result would hav
been brought abont long ago had the department
partmont of justice done its duty ai
efficiently and faithfully as the post
office department did under the adminia
tratlon of Mr. James.
HON. BLANCH K. BKUCK , who has re
tired from the oflico of register of th
treasury , proposes to return to Mlssitslp ,
pi and continue to make that state hi
homo. Ho is a man of whom the colored
people of this conntry may well fee
proud. The Chicago Herald , ono of th <
ablest democratic papers of the unprejudiced
diced stamp , pays the following high com
pllmcnt to Mr. Bruce :
In the ostiraition of most people Mr , lime
is the best representative of his race In Amor
lea to-day , lie Is not the equal of Prei
Dougloa in oratorical powers , but in every
thiner else , and more especially in the graces
of mind nnd manner ho Is his superior , Bruci
is not a professional negro or a habituate )
politician. He has the tact to conduct him
self as a white gentleman would , and he neve
finds any rough camera projected in his way
Douglaaa and some other men of promlnonc
will fo out of their way to invite an insult o :
stir up race prejudice. During Mr. Bruce'
career in tha Donate and in the treasury he ha
won the roipect of all men , without regard t <
party. Ho will bo followed into rctlromen
with the good will of the public , and the wish
will be general that he may soon reappear in
political life as a southern representative ,
HON. PAT 0. HAWIS rosenti as an In
sult the statement that ho is indebted to
Senator Van Wyck for his successful efforts
forts in tocovevlng from Undo Sam
ilaima ser Indian dopredattons In No
Haska , According to Mr. Hawes the
> nly thing that Senator Van Wyck did
ras to introduce him to Secretary Endi-
: ott and other members of the new ad >
nlniotratlon. That Is the only thing wo
> Jamo Senator Van Wyck for.
FOR onca Qaoen Victoria and Parnoll
re happy over the same event. Both
ra very glad to pet rid of Gladstone. It
omains to be seen how much Parnell
rill gain by the trade. The tories never
ave been very friendly to the Iriah
nse , _ _
THE aesoclate editor of the Lincoln
'ournal threatens na with a reiinltitlon
> r ono hundred dollars , Ho claims that
10 BEE has lime and again called him a
ibol bushwhacker. The nearest we
vo come to it was when we referred to
him BB an ox-confederate who did his
bushwhacking from behind the editorial
columns ot the Lincoln Journal. There
is AS much difference between a rebel
bushwhacker and an "ex-confed" firing
away from bolu'nd the ambush of n
republican newspaper as there is between
a chestnut horse and a horse chesinnt.
Mr. J. D. Calhonn , to whom wo referred ,
is a natlvo of the south who served in the
confederate army , and has never madn
any secret of it. J1 though associate edi
tor of a republican paper ho is a demo
crat , and when he is not too bitter wo
take his satire in good part because it is
generally known and understood that his
democratic blnndorbnss , when loaded to
the muzzle with republican ammunition ,
only kicks back and hurts most at the
breach. Hence the point ho made about
the alleged libel is not well taken.
HOFFMAN'S PROMOTION ,
It is announced that Governor Dawoa
hw appointed to the position of assistant
adjutant-general his notorious private
secretary , J. M. Hoffman. This ap
pointment shows how utterly careless
Governor Dawes is of his own reputation
and how devoid ho is of the great re
sponsibility resting npon hla shoulders OB
chief executive of a great commonwealth ,
His latest action with reference to Hoff
man moro than over confirms the sus
picion that there Is a powerful link bind
ing the two together , which Governor
Diwoa dares not break. There was at
the time of the shooting affray in
the state troauiror's office some
very mysterious connection be
tween the governor , bis private
secretary , and the detectives who con
cocted the job and shot down the wooden-
logged man whom they had Inveigled
Into the attempt to rob the state treasury.
It was mainly because our knowledge of
Hoffman's previous history created the
impression that ho must in some way
have been connected with this crooked
piece of business that wo gave publicity
to his record. No denial has over boon
made except in the shape of a brief
editorial in the Lincoln Journal , which
ridiculed the idea that any charge made
by the BEE against any public official
conld possibly have a substantial founda
tion.
tion.Tho
The people of the state have looked on
in amazamont at the retention of Hoff
man In his confidential position , and
they are not likely to consider his eleva
tion to the office of assistant acjntant-
general as a vindication from grave
charges which were made by this paper ,
with a fall knowledge of the consequences
that attached thereto.
SDPERINTENDENI LANE has very prop
erly extended the time for taking the
census in Omaha , which otherwise would
have been very incomplete. It is very
important that a full and correct census
shall bo taken , and every citizen who has
the welfare of Omaha In view ehonld as
sist the enumerators in every potsiblo
way. Ono of the main difficulties will
bo to got the names of penons who occu
py rooms In ono bnilding and take their
meals in another. It Is safe to say that
there are at least five thousand persons
in thla city who live in this way , and the
enumerators should make a special effort
in that direction. They wlil find a lar o
number of such persons living In rooms
in business blocks , and they should make
repeated efforts to secure their names.
We would suggest that before the census
work is cloied up the enumerators hold a
meeting for at least ono week in some
public office for the purpose of receiving
the names of persons who have been
overlooked , and that all persona who
think or know that they have not boon
registered bo requested to call at uuoh
place as may be designated and give the
enumerators the required statistics concerning -
corning themselves.
JUDGE LAMDEHT TREE having been
given some prominence as the oppooont of
General Logan in two or three ballots at
the tail end of the senatorial contest , now
thinks ho is entitled to the Italian mis
sion. It is a little late in the season , nd
perhaps another spiiog will have to roll
around before the Chicago Tree leaves.
THE growth of como of the southern
states is Illustrated by the statement
concerning Chattanooga that it hai in
creased since the war "from a clump of
whitewashed warehouses and shanties tea
a city of 25,000 inhabitants ; from a tax-
roll of 81,300,000 to ono of § 7,000,000 ,
and has increased Ita business capital
from $200,000 to § 5,000,000. "
AiTnorjan yonng In years the Ameri
can republic now possesses three of the
grcateit artificial wonders of ( ho world
the Washington monument , which Is the
highest ever built , the Eiat river bridge ,
which Is the highoit and longest suspen
sion span over constructed , and the
Bartholdl atatne , which will loom up far
above all others ,
MR. JOHN 0. BON-NELL haa bocn ap * (
pointed adjutant general of the Nebraska i
nllitiu. The B. & M , will bo safe now. ,
[ f that corporation should have any moro 1
'dump" troubles it will be no handy to c r
lave ono of its own officer * in charge of
if the militia.
r
WE wonder if the private secretary of o
u
lovernor Dawes liascontributed to the c
tcpublican's five cent fund ? If not , ho b
e
hould by all means forirard a five cent L
03(030 ( stamp. tly
tly
TUB editor of a domocratlo paper has
sen brutally aimnltcd by a justice of the tl
jace , This ii what wo oill ' ofFenslve fi
artisanship. " jit | j
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THE principal occqpitioa of the gen- tlb
ill way , freight , and passenger offices
owadaya teems to bo In attending pool
meetings. Hardly ft day pasoes withont
some new pool being organized or some
old ono bursting.
TiiKnamoof the state covt-doctor hat
not been officially announced as yet. If
there is anybody in the Lincoln Journal
who .hns . not already boon provided for
ho ehonld Clo his sheepskin as veterinary
surgeon ,
COL. SAIT has been heard from on pro
hlbllion iu Iowa. Ho pronounces the ex-
po'rimont a dead failure. Probably the
colonel is familiar with the back doors oi
the Council Bluffs refreshment bnrcans.
Boss BOYD has boon hoard from , It
bo a cold day when Bicrbowoi
becomes a loft bower.
WHAT the Nebraska railroad commis
sion doesn't know about railroading
would fill oovoral volumes.
STATE JOTTINGS.
Crete City is assessed nt $320,473.
The t oc levy of Columbus IB ten mills on
the dollar ,
The ndventista nro holding a camp meeting
at Norfolk ,
Wolf Biftlpj command $2,00 apiece in
Tbayor county ,
The aggregate assessment of Dakota county
this year la $300,000.
The assessed valuation of the precinct of
Fremont la SG50.G50.
The Button high tchool will turn out seven
graduates next Thursday.
A base bnll tournament will bo held at
Hastings July 1 2 , 3 and -1.
A $10,000 bank building 19 * one of the im
provements proposed nt Button ,
The reduction of tax In Fremont this year
amounts to nearly thirty milla.
Myriads of ground squirrels nro ravaging
crops In the Whlto liver country.
Crolghton is passing Ground the hat for
funds to build n § 10,100 grist mill.
Oscooln la promised a branch of the Burl
ington & Missouri from Ulysses.
The editor of the Sevvnrd Democrit 1ms
ordered a patent outside for his broad basket.
The corner atone of the First Methodist
Episcopal church of York will ba laid on the
18th.
Ishm.iel Hiekoy , the giant of Johnson
county , dlo3 on the Sth. Ho was GO ye.vts of
.ige and weighed 489 pounds.
A wicked breeze struck tha neighborhood of
Antelope on the 5th and wrecked several
barns , windmills and fences.
James Casey , of Beatrice , was given a fif
teen year term In the penitentiary for as
saulting William McKIbanoy.
A Jackson ( reniua ia building wings with
which to float into spoca on July fourth. He
will uaa hia tongue ai a fan mill.
Lightning struck the city hall in St. Helena
Monday night , demolishing the chimney and
ripping off considerable siding.
The site chosen by the poatoflico building in
Nebraska City is n strip of ground 120x114
on the corner of Eighth nnd Otoe streets.
An old lady 70 years of age wandered from
tier homo near Hanover a few days ago and
was found n few boura afterward m a slough
and dead.
A Wilber beast la human shape is in jail
lor incest. The daughter gave birth to n
child , and the father and hia wife buried the
nfant alive.
The cheese factory recently established at
Bralnard , Saunders county , la proving a great
success. Four thousand pounds of milk aio
consumed daily.
Nellgh will vote Wednesday on the propoai-
; ion to Is we § 6,500 ia bonds to build a school.
The bonds are to run ten years and bear 7
per cent interest.
Fred Reaves , 16 years old , in attempting to
amp a gravel tram at Burnett Tuesday ,
slipped arid waa run over by saven cars , being
literally cut to pieces.
W. H. Parker , a heavy cattle dealer and
owner , ia reported to have sold hla interest in
the Paxton nnd Parker herd to J. H , Bosler ,
of Carlisle , Pennsylvania.
NIobrara has a band called the Dudes , who
Rave their firbt free open air entertainment a
few nights ago , and nro now cautioned by the
authorities not to let it occur again ,
Maurica O'llourko , the great navigator of
Plattsmouth , is busily engaged floating
schooners over the bar. Navigation and irri
gation dev etail in the Caas metropolis.
The regulation tax in Nebraska City ia 27
mills on the dollar , and every nblo bodied
man between tha ages of 21 nnd 50 , is re
quired to do two days labor or give its equiv
alent in cash ,
Plattsmouth has concluded to pay the high
school bonds and a proposition has been sub
mitted to the voters to fund the persent ten
per cent bonda by issuing bonds bearing six
and a half per cent.
During a heavy atorm nt Cdia last week
lightning struck the house of H. Judsondoing
no injury to any of the family with tha excep
tion of the 5-year-old daughter , who waa
made deaf by tha cluck ,
A proclamation for n special election in
Cedar county , on the 30th inst. , to deiido
whether or not the people wish to repeal the
herd lav/ passed nt the last session cf the
legislature , has been Issued.
The state auditor has refused to register the
bonda voted by the Fullerton school district ,
on the ground that It waa unlawful to use
the levy of 1885 as a basis of voting bond ? ,
until the board of equalization had adjusted
the assessment of 1865 ,
A blind tramp named Winters was struck
nnd hilled bv n locomotive on the Missouri
Pacific near Weeping Water on Wednesday.
The mail was being led by a boy across n high
trestlmg , when he was thrown to the bottom
of the ravine sixty feet bolow.
ThTJohnson County Journ.il In after the
scalp of A. W. Grlffeu , chief of the mail ser-
vies of this s'ate , on the "offensive p.ittie.vn"
dodge. It charges him with the great crime
of recommending republicans as worthy of
railroad p.isies , while domo.T.its must p.iy
full fare or check tics ,
A runaway team in Grand Island jumped
onto the wagon of Henry Aherng , who en
deavored to pot out of their way , When Mr.
Aherns was extricated from tha wreck he was
imconccious , tha back of bin skull was crushed
and he died on tbo eight of the Oth. The un-
lortunato man farmed six miles from town
ind leaves a wife and two children ,
Chief Cleland , of the Fremont firo'depart-
nont , waa presented with n $45 trumpet last
, veek. It is a German silver one with a gold
inlng. Beautiful designs nro engraved upon
t , among them being hooks'and ladders nnd a
iteam engine. It bears the inscription , "Tc
iur Chief , John C , Cleland , from Fremont ,
tfsb , , Fire Department , Juno 10th , 1885. "
The venerable and venerated bachelor , Dick
Dhompson , has [ pulled his props at Hatting ) ,
aken to hlmso'i a helpmeet and settled in the
lolfthborhood of the land olDca notices in Me-
3ook. DIck'd helpmeet ii H. B. Walquiat ,
nd the tie that binds them is the McOook
democrat , the first issue of which has just
eacbed these headquarter * , It is a fao simile
f the Adams Count/ Democrat , nnd a neater ,
evveler weekly cannot ba found outside the
metropolis.
Howe & Nixon and the Lincoln Land corn-
any have contracted with the commissioners
I Nemaha county to erect a building to be
ted for a court house , and which is to ba
iinpleted by August 1st , The building will
a 10x10 , with a lean-to 10x14 , and with the
( ception of the addition will ba two stories
igb. The entire building will bo rented to
10 county for $50 per month for a term of five
cars , with the privilege of continuing live
ear * more at the option of the county.
Crop reports from points In northeastern
to the Sioux City Journal show
lit up to the Gib there had bam no rain ; the y
elds , excepting low bottoms have dried off , t
nd the farmers are m tlio corn fields from
nylight to dark. The corn is considerably tlcl
i the weeds , but with continued dry weather clh
10 weeds will bo overtaken. Oa very low clai
ittom the corn ia hopcleaily drowned out , ai
Jt tint low bottom constitutes but a small aiai
; r cent of the total acreage. On medium ain
iw land the stand Is not good la many fields , 1
bnt Iho replanting has been finished ,
The corn crop may bo rated
< u ft little nbove the average In con
ditldn and An .average aa to stand. Only
good weather i < nesded now , weather that
will allow the farmer * to keep the cultivator !
going to rnako a Rood earn crop. There is
nothing to ay about aho small grain except *
ing tliAt th outlook everywhere in these
parts waa never better , if BO coocl. This ap
plies to wheat , oats , flax , rye and barley.
There is , ns far aa can bo learned , ho oinop-
lion to this sweoplDjf and ' satisfactory state-
montjaboutthe email Rrnin.
Tor the benefit of 11. A. Barrows , of Cen
tral City , the BKK desires to state that the
letter charging him with being n carpet-b3g.
ger was construed to the fathomless depths of
the wa te basket , aa are nil letters of like oa
lure. The BEE will give neither space not
comfort to the personal fights of office-Bookers ,
and the reference made to Mr. Barrowa as A
carpet-bagger was published simply to show
the silly epithets employed by rival office
hunters. Ninety nine out of every hundred
persons in the state are "carpet-baggera" in
the sense that they Are not natives.
The scramble for the Seward post office cul
minated in n row last week. w. J , Taylor ,
fon-in-lsw of the notorious ex-ljiautonaiit-
Governor Oarni , called on the editor of tlio
Democrat and insisted that the aforesaid
icribo should sign his petition for the postal-
lice or take a thrashing. lie chose the Utter
and the racket began without ceremony.
Shooting-sticks , malletsnnd old cuts Bailed
around the room promiscuously before the
pugilists got Into close quarters. Taylor
grabbed for the editor's top-knot , bnt failing
to find enough hair to cling to he rammed his
digits Into , tlio yawning mouth before him ,
The editorial masticators closed down with a
snap that made the postofljco aspirant yell for
mercy. The way those Queeni wore munched
would bo a curiosity for n museum , In ad
dition to a lame hand Taylor contributed
$11.GO to the school fund and stopped his
paper.
Capturing John Wllleoa Booth ,
Baltimore Herald.
"Wo at onoo surrounded the barn , "
[ said Oapt. E. F. Doherty ] and I went to
the dorr and tried to open It , bat it was
locked with & padlock. Young Garrett
had the key to Iho padlock with him ,
ncd , when ho unlocked it , 1 called to the
man Inside :
" 'I have como hrro to take yon. I
know who yon ara , and I want yon. If
yon do not como out , I have men enough
to take you , ( lend or alive. '
"At first Ihero was no answer. Pin-
ally , In a loud , strong voice , Booth re
plied : 'Who are yon , mid what do yon
want ? '
"I Boid : 'It's no matter what wo want ,
deliver up your arms and surrender your-
oelvca. '
"Ho called out again : 'Why nro
you1 !
"I replied : 'That makes no difference.
Wo know who you are , and wo want
you. I lave fifty men hero armed , and
yon cannot got away. '
"Booth : sade lomo answer nbout hla
being captured by his friends , and then
ho nelcort for. time to think the matter
over. Finally I cald to him : 'Wo have
waited lone ; enough ; it is time for yon to
surrender. ' Booth called out : 'I am
crippled and alone. Take your men back
fifty yards from the door and I will como
out. Yon ought to civo mo a chanca for
my life.1
"I told him. that wo bad not como to
fight , bnt to capture him , and ho had
bettor como out. After awhile Booth
called , "There is a man hero who wants
to surrender , and wants to surrender
awful bad. "
"At thi i Harold came ont to the door
and said : "Letmocnt. I want to our-
render. ' I said , 'Hand ont your arma,1
and Booth said ho had no arms. I took
my pistol and told Harold to put both
liandn out at the door. Ho did so , and I
caught him and pulled him out. Then
Booth made some stagu-liko npcech that
I could not distinctly undeiBtind , but I
remember he eald : 'Boys , prepare a
stretcher for me. Another man is slain
under our glorious banner. ' A few mln-
ntoa later ho called ont to mo again to
take my men from around the barn and
give him a obanco for his llfo. Just at
that moment somebody , whether one of
my men or one of the detective ? , I am
not snre , lit a match and dropped , it in
the straw in the rear of the barn. In an
inotant the whole place was lighted up.
Wo saw Booth standing on the floor of
the barn leaning ever on his cratch. On
the floor was the straw , and outlining
Booth aa ho stood there glaring aronud
as if trying to eco us on the outside1. I
do not think he intended to shoot at us
but had made up hla mind to kill him
self. It was hardly a moment
after the fire burst ont before
Booth dropped his cratch and took
his carbine In both hindr , still glaring
about the barn , end really looked as if he
wore nbout to shoot. At thla instant wo
beaidaahot. Booth gave a yell and for
the moment stncd with the cirblno be
tween his legs , hio head bent ever the
butt , and then , as ho was about to fall ,
I caught him under the arms and pulled
him out of the barn. Sotno otio called
ont 'Ho has shot hlms lf , ' and It was for
some time my tmproselou that thnt was
the ctso. Bat Sergeant Boston Oorbett
coon told ino that ho had that , intending
only to disiblo Booth's arm.
"Booth lived abont two hours. I took
the blanket off my horse , sowed him up
in it : took an o'd negro with his cart and
returned to Belle Plaino , where iho
iloamcr I 8. Ido , Captain Wlleon , was
waiting for me ; returned to Washington
with the corpse of Booth and David E
Herold as prisoner , and at 3 a , in , on
April 20. 1805 , turned Booth ever to the
naval authorities in charge of the iron-
slad monitor Hontauk at the navy yary.
"Booth had on an old buaineai suit
black , with little white epots. In his
pockets wore a lot uf little onions. A
liary was in one pocket. I did not read
! t carefully. Several pages had boon
written after the assassination. Ho al
aded to hliuaolf as the greatest patriot
mown to modern history. I turned the
lalry over to the war department. I
; hlnk It was never published.
"Tho prize money of $75,000 was dlvl-
rod on the plan governing the dlstrlbu-
Ion of prig ) money in the navy. I was
egardod as the captain of a vessel pass-
og from ono equadron to another , and
nnkiog a capture on the way. I re-
leived $7 COO , Colonel Baker $3,750 ,
longer § 4,000 , L. B. Baker 84,000 , Cor-
iott and the other sergeant $2,540 , seven
lorporals cot $2,201 , and eighteen prl-
atea got § 2,003 Nearly all the men
( ve now near PJattabnrg , N. Y. , whore
bey invested their money In farms. I
ive in Louisiana , and am engaged on
OTCrnmont work on the Rod river. I
m happy to sav I have multiplied my
bare cf the S75.0CO several times. "
The body of James Templar arrived hero
esterday morning from lleno , Nevada , and
'as taken to Drexel < fc Maul'0 , where It re *
mined until 2 o'clock and then was sent on
s journey , by way of the Wabash road , to
pilngfield , III , , for burial , Oa the ( ith inst ,
emplar was thrownfiom his pony near lleno
nd killed , while chasing cattle. He was a
oung and wealthy cattle man ,
| A little bree < ! 9 of excitement was created
ssterday afternoon down at the
'ulonPaciCo shops by one of
le tougliFnt old female hags in the town
mrging that a respectable man had intuited
jr. She called ofllcer O'Oiien to have him
rested , whereupon several shopmen put in
i appearance and demanded that If any ar-
latlngbo done she should be the one arrested , i
lut no arrciU were made ,
FINE OOBNIOE8.
An Ommhn Firm I'ma Them tip All
Over tlioVc8t. .
Noticing the great popularity which
galvanized cornices have gained , n J3Ki
m n Imd a short talk yesterday with the
representative cornice manufacturer * ,
Messrs. Ruompltig & Bolto at 310 South
Twelfth street , near Farnam street , and
learned many valaablo fact * . The line
cornioo ornamentations which this firm
have been putting up all ever the state
are attracting a great deal of attention ,
both on account of the beauty and
quality as well AS their Bolontlfio manner
in which they are phcod on the build
ings. Nearly all the best
bnilding ! in the west are
ornamented by Messrs. Iluoinp'.ng &
Bolto'a renowned cornices , and nny
job , largo or small , stands aa the
highest commendation aa to this firms
goodviork. They have now on hand
ooino of the lorgoit contracts in the
state and it is safe to eay that a very st-
isfaotory job * ill ba the result , aa both
the proprietor from childhood up hove
been practical cornice manufacturers who
employ uono but first-clasi workmen to
assist them. For four years Messrs.
llucmpiog A Bolto have boon dnlng an
excellent business , cornlcoj , amounting
to over § 30,000 being put out during
the past year. Nofirm in the city more
richly deserves their great success than
Messrs. Rncinping it Bolto , as for fine
work and low prices they load all com.
potitore.
A HOWLING- HURRICANE ,
_ ho central and Western Part of Ne
braska Enlcttalncil With
Lively AVlnd Htovin.
The little brcczuthat rattled up Omaha
so lively yesterday mornlug acorns to have
been much moro severe and ditastrous
farther wot. It appears to have traveled
from southeast to northwest and along
its course loft moro or lesa damage to
property. Up mid down the Nebraska
railroad couth of Lincoln much damsajo
is reported , but fortunately ills not very
heavy damage. Telegraph poles
and wires are all down in
many phcca and at Phillips
station the depot waa partially
wrecked. Several light uiid airy build
ings were blown from their foundations
and occasionally one fell to ruins , At
Calhoun a house w&a blown down.
From Grand Island woit a distance cf
six miles every telegraph polo along the
Union Pacific road U laying flat on the
ground. Some of them were snapped oft'
as though they hid boon mown doun.
At Elkhorn report says that ono honao
and ttvo frame barns were carried off of
their foundations , and at Millard station
the wind played havoc with two lumbar
yards. The otorm si ruck North Platte
abont half past cis o'clock last evening ,
and when the wires stopped working they
said everybody IB gottlcg out of the depot
to save themselves , a it is being torn to
pieces.
Another hard rain passed over the
country last nt ht , but it was not preced
ed by qnlto so hoivy a wind aa cither of
the two previous storms.
BADLY BRUISED.
A Man Knocked , off the rnck at
Hheclcy's Crossing by No , : t ,
After chasing down four or five airy
rumors last evening a reporter for the
BEE finally ascertained part of the fads
connected with an Occident that occurred
yesterday afternoon on the U. P. road ,
out near Sheeley's packing house. ] ] A man
was knocked off the track by freight
train No. 3 , which was just leaving for a
trip to the west. Neither Iho trainmen or
Dr. Galbralth , who attended the un
fortunate follow , learned his nemo , but
the night watchman at Shooly'a estab
lishment eays it waa a man by the name
of Peter Mentis , who keeps a board ! n ?
house near wheru bo was injured. He
bad two nbj broken nnd his shoulder
knocked out cf place. Ho will recover.
A CRAZY CHINAMAN ,
Lost Ills ll ? eon From tlio UBO of
Opium.
The first Chinese pittcnt that over en
; crod St. Joseph's hospital ws t ken
hero yesterday crazy as a loon so crazy
.hat his uamo coald not bo learned ,
.hough some ona eaid that it is Sing Loo.
Jo was brought ever front Conncll
Jluffs yoiterday morning and convoyed
o the hospital. It was ascertained by
ho ohters from another celestial who ao-
ompanlea him that Lee is en route from
tfow York to Saoramonto and expects to
irocood on his journey ai Boon as ho gets
bio. But there ate serious doubts about
its over being able. Lee is the victim of
oo much opium and looks like a man in
ho very last atiqcs of consumption. His
nee mahogany colored complexion bus
hanged to art asby paleness and his
ilnd seems to ba a total wrook. Ono of
Is countrymen is at the hospital with
A Now Acquisition.
Mr. David Jamison , of the Nebraska
Iceland Lime company , has sold hU Inter-
st to Mr. J. H. Halbert. NT. Halbort
) r the past year has been general egent
3r the Chicatjo , Mil waakeo & St. Paul
t Council Bluffr , prior to that at
Inbnquo having railroaded nineteen
ears. Ho now retires , and oamea ta
Imaba with the highest rcccmmondf-
ions from all parlies , and will bo an
cqulsiiion to the mercantile Interests of
10 city.
The Nebraska Coal and Lhno corn-
any , organised two years BRO , has made
good record ; having handled ever one
loueand cars of coal and lime In that
mo. Mr. Btlch , the manager , has
ad fifteen years experience In
IB coal trade. At one time lie wna
ties agent for iho old housa of L R
/ilion & Co. , of Buffalo , N. Y. . and
iterwarda with their saccsaiora , Lang-
on , Illohardson & Co. , of Chicago , sell-
13 coal to permanent dealers In the cities
f coven states.
Mr. lialch has made friends with all
ho have como In contact with him and
M worked hard for the success of bis
> mpaay. Mr Balch says that the very
: st quality of Anthracite coal in the
arkot will como to Omttm this reason
ir the Nebraska Coal & Llrno cornpmy ,
id great cue wU ! > bo taken to ploasa all
ho f Aver them with thiir patronage.
'o welcome Mr. Halbrt aa nu accession
to Omaha ns well as the Nebraska Coal
& L'mo Oo.
SATURDAY'S ' SPORTS ,
Tlio Oninha Wheel Clito Holds Us
First Spring meeting Amateur
HSBO Ball ,
Saturday afternoon nt Athletic park ,
the Omaha Wheel clnb hold Its first
spring mooting , whloh was fairly attended
with spectators and the ( parts offered
consisted of five byclclo races.
The first , a mile dash , In which only
members of the club wore entered was
for a gold modal , and the contestants
were J. G. Hitchcock , Thomas F. Black-
moro , Roy Runclo and Perry Badollot.
The second taco was she for a gold
modal but open to all and there were
four entries , as follows : Harry Mnrford ,
Perry Badollot , 0. H. Gordon and F.H.
Morrium. The third race was a three
mile handicap race with only Hitchcock
and Rnnclo In nnd the
fourth , was a half nillo rnn
open to all. BlacKoioro , Morford and
Badollot , were thoimlyonc * , however , who
entered. The sport wai lively while it
hated , and shotted thnt the young men
have become quito proficient bicycle
rldm. Following are tlio scores :
First race Mlle d h , gold modal ;
J. H. Hitchcock , scrntch 1 , 2:5025 : ;
Thos. F. BUcktnore , 100 ywrdr , 2 , 0:03 : ;
Roy Bandit , 250 yarcs ; Perry Badollot ,
300 yards.
Second race Mile , geld modal ; Harry
Moifcrd ; Perry Bftdollot , 1 , 3:35 : ; 0. H.
Gordon , 39 : ! ; T. H. Merrlam , 3.
Third rice Three mile dash , gold
modal : John G. Illtchcock. scratch ,
1 mlnnto and 10:03 : seconds ; Roy Run
clo , GOO yard ; , 2 minutes.
Fourth race Half mile , gold medal :
Thomas F. Blackmoro , 1 mlnuto and
1.30 1-5 seconds , Harry Morford , 2 mm- a- *
ntcs and 1:35 : sucocds ; Perry Badollott ,
3 minute ; .
At the close of thcoo ngularly net con
tests Mr. Hitchcock gave an exhibit i in
of his strength nnd skill on the wheels
in an effort to lower tbo 1.29 record
made hero last season by Wfstbrook , nnd
ho did it In great shape , making the half
mile rnn in 1:24 : 2-5. His ono milo dash
Is the fastest time over made on a bycblo
woit of the Miieouri river.
A game of bisa bill was played Satur
day afternoon , on the B. it M. grounds
by the High school and Capitol Hill
nines It was o hotly contottcd and
well played game , and attiacod n large
crowd cf spectator ? , Following is a
summary of the game :
Innings . 1 a 3 1 5 G 7 8 0
lapitol Hill . . . . 1 1 3 10 2 1 0 4 0-22.
High School . 112 011002 8.
Base Hlta-Cap.tol IIilI 20 , High School 1.
Errors -Capitol Hill 14 , Hieh School IB.
Struck out By Hall G , by Wilson 12.
Batterifn Capitol Hill , Wilson and
Shields ; High School , Hall and Koso.
Double play Garloy to Smith.
Matters are Moving
The Omaha Fair and ExpcsHiou .Asso
ciation hold 3 , meeting Saturday evening ,
at which the following gentlemen were
appointed to official positions :
S. G. Conch , general superintendent ;
J. ( V. Bedford , gate and ticket auporln-
tcndcnt.
D. H. Whcclrr , secretary of the asso
ciation , nnd J. H. MoShano were select
ed a committee , and instructed to visit
Chicago next Tuesday , with a .view of x
seeming speed horsoj for the fair.
After passing a notice giving certain
instructions to stock holders , the meet
ing was adjourned.
A Quiet wedding.
Saturday afternoon Capt. C. B.
George of the Pullman palace car com
pany , and Mrs. Elizabeth 0. Chrk , a
bright lady from Jersey Clly , N. J. ,
were quietly married at the rcsldcnca of
the Rev. W. H. Scott , 1205 Park avenue.
They took a hack drive to the ininla'cra
houao , had him perform the ceremony
there , after which the newly joined
couple returned to the Paxton hotel and
nra now its guests. Capt. George has
been with the Pullman palace car com
pany at this plaop about uovtn years , and
numbers his fiiends by the hundreds.
His bride ii a charming lady and the
BEK , with all othora who know them ,
joins iu extending its well wishes.
Hondrluka Will Speak nt Ynlo.
INDIANAPOLIS , Juno II. Vica-1'resldcnt
mJ Mrs , llondricka left this afternoon for
Jfew York , Mr llondricks la billed for an
iddresB at Y/iIo college during cuiimieiico-
npnt wonk
Urands ndTortlued aa a
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