Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE , MONDAY. MARCH 1,1880.
OLD lECDMSEH'S ' TEMERITY ,
JPlunges Into Print On Unwarranted Jour-
nalistic-Domestio Liberties.
THE FRY MATTER EXPLAINED.
Slicrmnn Submits the letters Which
Cnve iliso to tlio Accusation Tlmt
lie Attempted tollcllttlo the
1'nino oftirnnt.
The Birr ! iinn-Iiry Controversy.
Nr.wYoiiK , Feb. 23. The North Amerl-
Can Jlovlow for March contains a letter from
iSencral Sherman to Colonel Scott , which
wns the basis of the controversy with Gen
eral Ft > . preceded liy an address which was
intended to bo delivered before the Loyal
Lesion at Cincinnati , but General Sherman
enys that the sudden ami unexpected death ' I
Of General W. S. HancocK the evening pre
vious changed the whole character of the pio-
Cecdinjjs.
The following Is a copy of the letter In
question :
To my Comrades and Ft lends Whilst 1
ficokro liicnicnt land peace , the newspapers
takegientlllu'itlcs with nie.as ultli oven body
uNe. ' 1 heyhavo published that my lainily
will soon k-avd St. Louis because we ate dis
contented , caeli paper assigning Its own sepa
rate teaion. ' 1 here line secret about It. All
my family connections and all who hauia
light to be consulted nnucrstand the ease
puifeetly. i\rr.slncc : tlio lailine of tlio liar-
i Ison Wire company , at St. Louis , which In
volved my son-in-liw. Captain Filth , and
which bus it'stilted In tlio removal of hU
family to Pltlsbun ; , we lm\o been disturbed.
Tliipii of my children and seven grand
children aio now away irom my home ,
untl there lemalns to us only tlnce. Ot
thcso tluee , tlid.umngestson , lllycais old , on
whom the Inmlly must soon depend , will
uiaditatuat bt. Louis univetslty In June.
1SSJ ( , and wants to tro to Yale college , and 1
fuint him to iirehetho best nossiblo educa
tion , His iroliu ; to Now liavuii In Septum-
oeJ will piobahly result in the fewol us left
jolng to New York to bo near him. I will ,
no\Mi\er , retain all the property I possess In
St. Louis , not much , to be sine , but all 1 have
to leave my family when I am laid In Hello-
fontalno cemetery. 1 am perfectly content
With my nclKlibois and friends of St. Louis ,
1 I to whom lam very much attached , and who
lm\cdonc , all they possibly can to make our
Bttivvltu them agreeable.
The Fiy matter Is equally Bslmiilo when
viewed aihint. Last summer , after ( loncinl
( rant's funeral , which I attended while
tiavollnc between Now Voik , St. Louis ,
Allnnctonka and Chicago , J was collecting
uiatei lal for Hie tribute ot respect , which 1 , as
jncsldcut , was requested to make to the
inomoiy of General Grant , our llrst com
mander , before the Society ot the Army of
the Tennessee ntonrmeeting in Chicago , Sep
tember Onml 10. This addresa was unlvcr-
Rilly noted and copied In all the Journals ot
thu day and was the result of that rotrcspond-
ence. The spuclal quotation of General Fry
In the December number .of The North
American He view was not made from that
imhlle addicss , but from one of two mivatu
letters of Inquiryaddiessed to Colonel
Itobert N. Scott , who had been
on General Halleck's staff , and Is
now In charge ot the war recoids
at WashliiRton. of whom all army ollicers
inalto ficquont Inquiries tor scraps of Infer
mation. Colonnl Scott Is a peisonal Client ! ,
whom I have known since boyhood , and his
father before him. in Son Fiancisco , and I
wrotu to him with the same confidence I
> \ottld to my own brother about family innt-
tcis. I keep no copies ot such letteis , and
write mine hastily , carelessly , and It was
only January 20 , two months alter , that I ob
tained Irotn Colonel Scott a cony of the cor
respondence from which Fiy liail made his
detached quotation. This concspondonco
piescntstlio whole story better than I can
state It annw.
As soon as General Fiy's article appealed ,
General Grant's friends called my attention
certain fiom General Fry the soiuco of Mis
quotation , that 1 might explain or asccitaln
who revealed my private letters. Gencial
Fry's answer was ovasho , calling on Uuiiuial
Sherman to deny the words and the " .senti
ment" betnro he would substantiate his state
ment. I a aln called on him and appealed
to the wardupnitmcnt , all without success ,
pencially explaining 'to coirespondents
that I thought It Impossible I could have
used that paitlculnr fomi of expression ,
and believed General Fiy had n malicious
motive. I received , too late , notice by a
roundabout way fiom a gentleman in Cin
cinnati that Fiy was cunningly laylmja trap
to catch me , and it was nut until Janmuy
that Colonel Scott himself lust luvcalcd to
me the actual source of this mlschovlous par
agraph , detached and used as a text for a
Burmon. It was as clear a forgery as was ever
perpetrated. Taking my letter to Colonel
Scott In Its Integrity , though manifestly
never meant for publication , I contend it is
eminently conslstnnt with my constant
friendship for General Giant fiom Shlloh to
thu day wo deposited his lemalns in the
tomb at lUvmsidu.
Thu date , September 0 , 1835 , Is prior to the
publication of Grant's Memoirs , In which , on
jingu BCTi. ho positively rocotds that his posi
tion at Coiinth , Juno , IbS'J , had become "bu
unbcaiablu" that bo had resolved to go to the
lear and w as dissuaded by Uohcial Sherman.
01 , quoting his own words : " 1 then obtained
poriubslon to leave the department , but Gen
cial Sliei man happened to call upon mo as 1
was starting and urged mo so strongly not to
think of going that I concluded to remain. "
General Sherman , In his Memoirs , IbS.'i ,
status the same fact , with the further addi
tion that ho learned of General Grant's pur-
posu to go back to St. Louis from General
llalleek himself , and iode to General Graiit'H
camp for , thuery purpose of dissnaillue film
from committing this fatal mistake.
Now , it la a matter of notoiioty
that from Febtuary to July ,
li > 03 , General Grant was under a cloud ,
hounded by newsjiapoia and by a clique ot
olllceisof whom Fry was one , until , as lie
hlmsolf saya , his position became "unbear
able. " And dining all that time General
Sherman was his steadfast friend , and dis
covered lu him those puiu , uiisellish. manly
qualities which nftorwnid yielded such
in ectnusfi ults to our country and mankind.
Can It then bo wonacied at otter twenty-toui
j ears that General Slionmm should bu little
biirprlsed that the habitual liuclor of General ,
Giant ( see hid nubllshud volume , Thu Aim ,1y
under JiuelU should attempt to assume the
clnnactor of ; Giant's panogyilst nt his ox
I > ensu ? There Is not a member of ( lie supreme
promo court , of concurs , or any lawjei
who will consent to the publication
of his nmwtbcilpt. without the pilvllegu of
' the piuol * . and , moreover , Provost ,
General Fry knows that In a trlix il
by comtmaHlalof the humblest pilvatusol
dler , thu testimony ot each u itnoss Is subjce
to ' 'revision" ' betoio becoming a part ot tin
iccnrd. Yet , he obtains Irom a conlldliu
filend a piivaloletterund publishes It to tin
woild , gai.lod , and makes It thu text for i
Mnmuu to General Sheiman. and when po
lltuly asked for the source of Ids quotation In
answers coolly : "Hotter lot the case ies
wheat it Is. " If ho thinks ho has achieved i
cheap newspaper vlctorv over General Slier
man hu Is welcome. Tlio mnuwhogotol
with my otcicoat may kcop it , lor I liavo gen
n new ono.
Now , my friends , 1 want to direct your al
tcntiou to what there Is In tills case "mncl ;
adu about nothing.1 At the datu ot that lul
ter , Soptombin fl.thwo was to bo a meeting o
thu Society of thu Army of the Timnesscu n
Chicago , September Uuud 10. IbWS. Genorn
Slunman was at Lake Mlnnctonka and , lit
ing summoned by the tamlly of Genern
Grant at Ma death , July ' . 1883 , went t
Mount McGiegoi , icmalued till his body wn
cntomhcd , Augusts , ibs'i , compelled to irau
liom New York to St. Louis , to Lako.Minm
touko , to Chicago and St. Louis , and bae
again to Chicago for thu army meeting. II
w as forced to collect matoi lal for his addict
'on thu wing , " That address was the ie u
of this correspondence , and It has been uu
t ui sally copied and was In the hands of Get
unit Fry when ho composed his paper for Hi
North American Uovluw , December , Ibb !
Utterly Ignoring tlila publlo audrus :
which was thu conclusion I had leache
! fiom conespondenco and from person :
knowledge. General Fiy segregates a sincl ;
from ono of many private lettei
' of liiquiiy of which ho became possesse
wrongfully , and now wants to prove to tli
TorliT that ( idnora ! Slu-runn Mefl , actually r
ourtlng to police methods of reproducing ] > h
toaapn copies of the paragraph in a iottc
which he could well hat o understood Gouen
bbermanhad foreottcu , and which , In II
legtogato. WM most euloislstlo ot aeuer ;
Giant. Jk.ni lawyer or logician reading U
hol ot tlift eorrespondeno * . not the parole
oxtractt , will that on th * eih of beptec
h r. us. ' . , ny mind wai vrorkloi out aul
ILUt * to tt vw < l ! Cblcaso only thie da ;
later before my comrades and friends , all of
them ardent friends of ( Jen. Gtant. to con
trast Grant of Donelson , February. 1S03 , nnd
Grant of Appomattoxnnd the dead hero of
loss , an Interval ot tttenty-tlirco long event
ful years.
As lo General Hallcck , I had In him the
most unbounded confidence In isoj , Ho was
the best informed scholar of military ait In
America , McClellau not exccpted. 'Iknow
him familiarly at West Point for thrco jears ;
sailed with him around Capo Horn In 1840 on
vnrd the Lexington , was associated with
him In California for four jears of the Mexi
can war , and knew him for another six years
tt hen he was a member of the law firm of
llnllcek. Peachy , HilllnKs A Park. Hut war
Is n terrible test , Hallcck did not stand this
test , whereas Grant did. Halleck was a
theoretical soldier ; Grant was a practical
soldier. In February , 1V32 , General Hal-
leek's fame nnd | > owcr\tcrotrnusccilcntal and
thatof Grant wnshardlvrocogiilred. whereas ,
in 1M4 , llalleek had dwindled into
a mcro chief of staff , and
General Grant had pained such
renown that ho was able to diclntohls own
terms to tliopre ldent and secretary of war.
Wo are now told that the road to fame nnd
public favor In America Is strcttn with the
carcasses of men who wrote letteis. This Is
true , and It Is equally turn that yon can not
nick up a handful ot soil that does not con
tain phospate which once was a part of the
embodiment ot an Immortal soul. Netcithc-
less , must woln our shoit sojourn ou earth
deny ouiseltcs the pleasure of social Inter-
coiimo and correspondence1. ' Must we ab
stain from all communication with family
and friends because some ono may Imprti-
dently or maliciously icvcal our seciet
thoughts ? Kten among the tweltodi ciplcs
one proved false while ulutcn remained duo
and spread the gospel of peace to all the
woild. Does the enlightened press of Amer
ica claim that no honorable man can .sen o
t ho goeminent' . ' Is this to bo thciesultof
our fico Kovciiuncnt ? Tlie naio questions
which \\e can leave to our Micccisots In the
"next war. " I remember only too well that
In the last war , In thu midst of gloom and
tabulation , I derived fiom the public press
but llttlu eiicenragumcnt , but liom such men
as S. S. L. L 'llommidlu , Charles Anderson ,
Silas F. Miller of Cincinnati , James L' .
Ycatinan , tlio Itcv. W. G. Kliot and
Henry Turner of St. Louis , my heart was
waimod nml my aim stilengthened in tliu
good cau o for which we fought. Therefore
am I willing to bu adjudged Imprudent by
conlidlng in personal lilunds rather than to
the public press , which must more or less
trim Its sails to the surface hice/cs. Now I
gito thu whole couespoudunce , without
abridgement , and I Invite special attention
to the letter of September 0,188. " ) , Irom which
General Fiy made his extracts :
WAsuirfOToN , Jan. ax I&HQ , General W.
T. Shot man. United Slates Army , St. Louis ,
Mo. Dear General You and Lhatomadua
"mess of It. " You by writing a letter to mo
of gioat hlstoilc Interest and foigcltlng It ,
and I by using the letter for the Information
of my friends. On the 30th of August last
you wrote to mo for certain infoimatlon , to
bo used lu a speech about Allen , llalleek and
Grant. I replied September 4 , calling your
attention to record etldenco ou the subject
nnd commenting nn It. On September 0 you
lelolned , writing , among other things , as
follows : "Now , as to Halleck and Giant , I
had the highest possible opinion ot Halleck's
knowledge and potter , and net or blamed
him toi mlstrnstlug Giant's ability. Had C.
F. Smith lived , Grant would have disappeared
to history alter Donelson. Smith was a
strong , ncrtous. vlgoious man when I ru-
poited to him lu poison nt Fort Henry. "
I sent both j-our lettuis to my liiend ,
General Fry , who Is deeply intoiestcd in tliu
history ot Grant and Ualleck , Isteiy filendly
to both , and who had , as I knew , Investigated
the very question you huvo asked. Fry was
struck bv your Giant-Smith conjunctino and
de.siied It to illustrate ono of tlio points in
his "Acquaintance with Grant. " As that
coujnncuiio was neither esoteric nor hinttnl.
I , without hesitation , assented to such nso ot
It , little dicamlniT It was a pnukngu of uu-
Inbulcd dynamite. Since the publication of
yonrMorilion letter , Fiy feels it incumbent
upon him to piovo that bo has not misquoted
jou. I recognize that necessity , but de-dto
that his vindication bo accomplished at a
minimum of annoyance to you. I enclose
Yours sincerely ,
KonuiiT N. SCOTT.
CHICAGO , III. , Sept. SO , issTi , Dear Scott :
I am here en route for Mansfield , Ohio ,
whciu wo have a family icuiilon. Tliencu 1
go to Jt. Louis , preparatoiy to coming again
to Chicago for tlio annual meeting of thu
Society of the Army ot the Tennessee , Sup-
tomberOand 10. At that meeting I will be
compelled to speak somewhat of Gcneial
Grant , but will fry to limit myself to his con
nection with the Aimy of the Tennessee , of
which ho was the tirst commander. I am
somewhat familiar witii the early events of
1803 , but there Is one point of which you must
have peibonal knowledge. When General
Halleck i cached Corinth lie was compelled
by superior orders from Washington to send
the army of the Cumberland under General
JJuell back toward Chattanooga. and
the remaining forces woio dishibutcd
defensively along the Charleston &
Memphis railroad from Corinth to Memphis -
phis , Grant being assigned to thu dlstilct of
Memphis. Then , when Hilleck was himself :
oideicd to Washington , ho cast about for his
own successor and fixed on General Kobert
Allen , chief qu.utcrmastcr at St. Louis , and
olfetcdhlmtlio command. I knew this fact
nt the time from llalleek himself , also from
Allen , and that Allen declined , llavo you
any personal kuowledgu on this point ? or in
Halleck's letter books or telegrams , do you
mid specific ordeis or Inquiries' ] ' Alien is
still lit ing in London , bulls too far away
for mu to ask him. Can you fortify mvmem-
ory in this particular ? I will bo at 912 Gai-
rlson avenue , St. Louis , from Siturday , Sep
tember 5 to Tuesday , September 8 , and will
bo poisonolly obliged if you will answer.
With gteat icspect , always your friend ,
W. T. SIIEIIMAN- .
WASHINGTON , Sept. 4 , IBSS. . General Sher
man , U. S. A. , St. Louis , Mo. My Dear Gen
eral : Your letter of the 80th ultimo has been
received. Hy slip you date It September SU.
Grant's geographic command from Fein nary
17 to October lu , IbOJ , was the district west of
Tennessee , but as early as April 81 that year
ho began in outers , etc. . to style hlsmoblll/ed
lorces the Army of tlio Tennesseoseo olllcial
rebellion record , vol. X , part 3 , pages 110 ,
ia-4,154 , and specially note part 4 ot order on
page 144.also : sue Hallcck to Grant May 13 ,
on page 183. Ibid ) . On Juno 10 , Ib03 , Grant ,
liuell and Pope were oulered to icsumu com
mand of their respective "separatu army
corps , " vice the armies of the Tennessee ,
. Ohm and Mississippi. ( See It. It. vol. X ,
r pait 9 , page 283. ) Memphis was formally embraced -
braced in Giant's command June 12 , IbGi.
Hu entered that city on thoid
ot that month ; but \ou woio the litst
o commander of the "district" of that
- immu. On July 11. 1SGJ , Hal
- lcck was ordered to Washington. Immedi
ately upon receipt of the president's order ho
telegraphed Grant to cumu to him at Corinth.
f ( The documents herewith , which are printed
t In volume XVI. . not yet Indexed , of the Ite-
belllon llecords. ) Halleck went west , hoping
to leturn. No successor to his command In
t thodopaitmont of tlio Mississippi wus ever
u appointed , It full apart when lie Ictt , Grant
g and lluell dividing so much of it as was east
tu uf the Mississippi. Hallcck was certainly
tuo tery fond of Allen , and had a high opinion
o- of ids administrative ability , but from facts
o10 within my personal knowledge I liavo for
ata twenty years at heart believed that llalleek
a neterseiiously thought of Allen ashlsotvu
r- successor in thodepaitmont of the Missis
ilt sippi. 1 know the stoiy as liadeau gives it.
at but I do not bclluvu lu Tliu only olllcial
light on the subject appeals In the document- ;
ith I send i ou. It is a pleasure to mo to git o you
h all thu aid in my power ou any war topic of
itnf Interest to you. liy thu end of this yeai
nfat utoiythlng relating to thu war to the end of
atal IbKl will bo in typo 01 ready lor the printer ,
alu The Clilcauiauga and Minerva campaign !
u- aie now beint : arranged for him. 1 mention
uat this bccniiAU 1 am intoimed tliu piofacutc
teAS thu new edition of your Memoirs finds faull
AS with thu progress 1 have made ,
ASel \rery ti nly j ours , UOUEIIT N. Sco rr.
o- { Enclosures from 6'coK.J
olu 013 GAUIIISON AVEJJUK , Sr. Louis , Mo.
lu Sept.0.1SV5. Col. It. N.Scott. War Uccon
S3 Office , Washington , 1) . C. Dear Scott : J
Ilt thank you as always for your answer ot Sep-
11- tcmbui 4 , and for tno extracts which accom
n- mnied the letter. 1 don't bcliotu you have-1
nhu better frlund than the undersigned In tin
5. world outside of your family , and I Iove (
ss. ntidreteied your lather in Cidltornla whoi
ss.ed you was a uilschlet oils bojf. Hut 1 do saj
edal the got eminent of tlio United States , presl
lo dent and congiuss , have been guilty of i
irs most cruel act ot Injustice tt itli which histor :
ed in the futurp will deal. Thu govern men
here called to its military service In Ibo5 aoo.Ott
ro- of its best men nud shot ed them by detach
10- mcnta against nn organized rebellion
10or Mott&papcr correspondents , sutlecsrnigler {
ral nnd refugees ' wiotn. conteuipoiaucou
he history tvhlHt otery man who won
ral to tight hail n light t to expect tha
hoed tlio government would protect hit
ed fair fnmo. M dear to him as life , and yet tv
intt are hcie. In ISS3 , after tttonty jears , aud got
tt t'ltimoiit hbtoiy Is ftlll cropliig in thu dull
obscuio fuels of IbOJ. . ( Sao aeries 1 , . vol. Xll
part 3) ) . Now , if one year of the | \var ] takes
twenty years to record , how long will four
years take ? Klghty yeaw. 1 contend , snd
have contended with Kuropcan oflleers of
world-w Ido fame , that the military profession
ot America was not responsible for the loose ,
preliminary operations of 1803 , and that it
was not till after both ( kttysburg nnrt Vlcks-
burg that the warprofesMonolly bcfftin. Then
our men had learned In the deart-st school of
earth the single lesson ot war. Then wo had
brigade' , ditislons and corps which wo could
handle professionally , mid It was then that
\ve , as professional soldiers , could rightly beheld
hold to a lust responsibility. This Is the
point I snail cndeivor to make In my
memoirs , but never refleetlntc on you person
ally or officially. I hold the republican party
responsible. Instead of appropriating 55,000
for wc.r records the annual appropria
tion should htvo been 51,000,000 In ii > 60 ,
SAOOOOJO III 1S07 and alter , so that by
1S70 llio work should have been done. The
Germans tvcro less llian six years In thcli of
ficial lecords. Now , as to Hallcck and Orant ,
I had the highest possible opinion of Hal
leck's knowledge and potter , nnd never
blamed him for mistrusting (3rant'B ability.
Had C. F. Smith lived , ( hant would Imo
dlsappeaied lo hlstoiy after Donelson. Smith
was a sttonr , nervous , vigorous man when I
repotted to him In.pcrson at Fort Henry , 1
saw him airalu at Savannah , nu his steam
boat , tlio Tigie's , I believe. Ho tlucatpncil
to arrest mo If I did notpiotcutColoncl Tom
Woitliliigtou coming to boto him. 1 saw
him after ho skinned his leg lu stepping Into
a yawl-boat , and I bullutuas well as I bcliuto
that thrco years ago I lived lu Washiimlon ,
that General Smith icportcd to Geneial Hid-
luck that by icnson of this mcio accident ho
could not mount a horse , and that was tlio
real toasnn that General Grant , then luft be
hind at Tort Henrv. was ordered forward to
Satannali and I'ltfsburg handing to mstinio
Ills command. General Smith's adjutant gen
eral , T. ,1. New-slum , Is still living over In
r.dttaidsvtlle , 111. , nnd ho Insists that after
tlio general's death ho caiefully prcpaieil a
full copy of the letters and telegrams which
weio sent to Mrs * . O. F. Smith. These will
turn tut. The same or similar facts are 10-
norted by lincleau on page 10S , vol. 1. and 1
bolluvo he possessed a letter.of Gcneial itobett
Allen , fiom w hich ho quotes at length. 1 a m
ceitaiu that llallrck told mo as much , and
that Allun did also , llalleek and Giant are
now dead , but Allen lites in London , lias pre-
paied much lor publication , but his last lettui
to mu , within a > ear , intimates Hint liu will
not publish more , but his MSS. will remain
and thu truth will eomo out. I believe the
lact as firmly as I bullotc that Mi. Lincoln
made his executive older ot July 11 ,
iwu. assigning Goncral llallock to the
command ot all tlio laud f icc as
goncial-m-clilof , I Relieve that Lincoln
was justified In Ihls nctbv the then condition
of nllalis , and ho ( Hallcck ) hating no ono
willing ami competent lu his judgment to
command tlio three armies of IJiioll , I'ono
and Grant made tlio best disposition he could
of affairs at tlio west and most piopcrly
obeyed the positive order of President Lin
coln to go east. Grant , therefore , was called
back to Coiinth bv virtue of his commission- ,
not by selection , and simply icsumed com
mand of all tioops left in the district of Ten
nussco. On the 2-id ol June , 180. , I mvself
was with General Grant uu route tiom
Coiinth lo Memphis. ulnctv-sU miles , nml
had a lout ; talk with him. He was ordctod
thoiu and made thu ridu by land without
cscoit other than his otdcillos and clciks.
Hottasotdoicd back to Coiinth July 11 ,
by way of Columbus , because Halleck
was articled to Washington , thn motlto for
which was thn condition of atlalrs tvitli
McCicllan In Vligtnia. From liio 21st of
Fobimuy , 1WV2 , till July 11 , 1SC3 , lito long ,
blttur months , Giant was under a cloud , but
thcsu tested and sticngtliuued the qualities
which woio in him which produced such
fiuits. I don't lilanio Lincoln or Hillock ,
Uuoll or anybody , but 1 do beliotc wo now ,
after twenty yc.us , should know moioof tlio
exact truth than wo seem to possess. With
gieat icspect , jour friend ,
W. T. SnnntiAN.
Then follow letlcis from Shot man lo Gen-
cial MniiNon , Fiy to Colonel Scott and Shui-
man to bcutt , liutctoforo published.
THUKITHAOKDIES : OF A Hl"i ) .
Jealous Husbands 1CI11 Their \ \ lyes
nnd Then Themselves.
Pnir.viir.i'iitA , I'eb. 2 ? . Gottlieb Lcntz ,
German , cut his wifo's tlnoat ttitli n ra/or
this utenlnt ; and then shot liiim > elt ttitli me-
\olver , both djing instantly. The tragedy
was tlic icdidt ot jealousy "on thu paitot the
husband. The couple tvcro nuiiied thirty
years and raised a family ot tinea girls and
two bojs. Lentdinnk heavily , and
when under the inlluenco of lliiuor became
vciy abiislt u to his wife. To day he came homo
diunk , but contiaiv to usual custom treated
his WHO tery kindly and after remaining in
tliu house a shoit time again went out. Din
ing ills absence a young man runs tlio door
bell and inmihed for ono of the daughters ,
but she not iiulug at homo hu left. Sontz re
turned immediately and It Is supposed ho
saw the young men depart. There weie no
\vitncsius to the hoiriblo tragedy ,
but fiom appearances n terrible
struggle must have taken place.
Lent/ had et Idcntly slipped behind his wife ,
nnd drawing bur head back had slashed the
i.uor aciois hur tlnoat. Mrs. Luntz , covered
with blood , ran out the back door , then
through an alleyway to tlio stiuet. where she
entered a saloon and fell to the
floor dead , and at the same time
two pistol shots tvcro fired In the dlicctlou
of the Lcntz house. The police entered the
house and found Lentz dead on the floor
w itli a shot through thu neck and a revolver
by his side. Ho had tried to end his life by
hanging , but was unsuccessful. The neigh
bors speak very highly of Mrs. Lent ? , and
say her husband had no cause , for his jeal
ousy.
Faithless "Wife nud Both Dead.
ST. PAUL , Feb. 23. Theodore P. Hlch , of
' Nuw Voile state , arrived In St. Paul yester
day and learned that his wife. Fannie , was
living tvitli one A. S. Galo. Ho sought nu
Interview with her at the Astoria house ,
which resulted In KIcli shooting his wlfu
duad and then committing suicide by shoot-
In ir.
ST. PAUL , Feb. 23. Much Interest Is man
ifested here In the murder of Mrs. Fanny
Smith Hlch by her husband , Theodore Hlch
of Coblcsvlllu ( N. Y. ) , last night. Investiga
tion discloses the fact that Hich and his wito
and hur pai.imour , lr. ) Gale , are all people of
note at homo. The murdered woman's
uncle , abiotherof thu late Henry Smith of
Albany , wires ho will como on and take
charge of the remains , now lu the morgue.
Galu and Mrs. Itlch had beou to Dakota ar
ranging for a divorce just preceding the
tragedy.
Similar lu Bomo Respects.
Cr.EVEtANDaFeb. 28. Frank 13urgcl , the
man who shot fils wife. , Cyntha Htirgel , at
Mnssillon lost night , committed suicide after
leaving homo. The police scoured the town
in scaich and scut numniuus tolcgiams to
otlior cities giving , a. description ot the sti | > -
posud tugltite. About ? o'clock this morning
the body was found lying In the road lifty ;
rods from his own hou.su. Ills throat hail
been cut from ear to ear. and by his side lay
a knlfu with which thu deed was committed.
Mis. limgul Is still allto. Thu only witness
to thu shooting was a domestic , who lefuscs
to say anything about the causes which led
to tliu tioublu. It is supposed , however , that
liuigcl and wife quarrelled about money
matters.
French Labor Troubles.
DECA/.iviri.K : , Feb. 23. All the miners In
Atoyron dlstilct , numbering 35,000 , threaten
to join tliu strike of tliu workmen here. Thu
in elect ot thu department has telegraphed to
U. Sari leu , minister o ( the intoilor. for reln-
toiccments of troops.
MOST PERFECTWAUE
Prepared with ipoctal regard to boat * .
No Ammonia , Ume or Alum. .
PRICEBAKINO POWDER CO. ,
CHICAGO. 'ST. LOUIS.
I1E BOUNCED tllE LAWYERS ,
> _ i
Ed Orowell's ' Testimony Causes MuchMoiriS
meat inthe Court ,
TRIBUTES TO tUDGE MITCHELL.
The Committee Aipolntcil by tlio ban-
caster County Inr on Their \Vny
to Attend ho Funeral
llrlorflcntloii.
IrnoM THE nKK'fi.iNcot.v iitmrAtr.l
The proceedings of the Cole-Miller
case Salurnay wcto devoid of interest
until noon , when EL Crowell ot Omaha ,
was put on the stand by the defense.
Mr. Crowell leslilid that at the tune of
the alleged sale br Loyal L. Smith to
llaiman Lo\vy in dune last ho was a
deputy Bhcilff , and In his olllcial capacity
had charge of the dock as agent of the
attaching creditors when the appraise
ment was made. During the time lie
was in the sloro he had a number of con
versations with Jlr. Io\vy concerning
the purchase of tlu stock , which tended
to confirm the tcstmony given by pre
ceding witnesses 01 the same subject.
Ono day , said Mr. Crowell , whilethn ap
praisement was bdug tnado , Mr. Lowy
came to mo as stool near the safe in the
back part of the slnro and complained
about the manner in which the appraisers
tlioi * work. "Those "
ers were doing men ,
ho said , "are making the figures too
high , I wish jou ( Crowoll ) would sec
thorn , and got tliom to let up. 1 wil
make it nil light with you when the jobl
is done " After identifying some tran
scripts Mr. Crowoll was handed over to
Mr. Thurston far cross-OMimimiUon ,
when the fun began.
"Is it not true , " risked Mr. Thurston ,
"that at the time Mr , Lowy snnto * to you
iibout the aj pointment Mr. Cole and
were both uresotn"1
Answer "No sir , Mr Lowy and I were
alone , when the conversation to which I
refer took place. "
Question "There were more or less
lawyers about the store all the time the
appraisement was goi.ig on , wasn't
there if"
A. "Yos , sir , until 1 ran them out. "
Q "Then jon drove some lawyers out
of the store. What was that for * "
A. "For inturieiing with the work ,
and making nuisances of themselves. "
Q. "Whom did you ojcet ? "
A. "Mr. Montgomery lor one. The
appraisers said ho was obstructing them ,
and 1 bounced him out. "
Hy this lime uvoiy ono in the court
room , Judge Dnntly included , was roar'
ing with laughter , mid casting sharp
glances at Montgomery , whose faeo gave
evidence that no heard Mr. Crowoll' *
answer , though ho nmumrcd to be wholly
engrossed in a legal paper which Bill >
Morris had beonMinsilccessfnlly trying to
have injected intrtthli case. At the con
elusion of Crowull's cross-examination ,
which was very brief after the inoidcnl
described , courtwas _ adjoinncd until this
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Tiwumjs u < o Ji GIs siitciinix.
MCSsrs , Mason , Dowceso ' , Ryan , Cor-
ish : ind Sawyer , 'the committee ap-
ointed to represent the Lancaster
ounty bar at thd funeral of Judge
liteliell , started for Sidney , Iowa , the
ilacu of burial , yesterday morninz , bear-
vith them two majrnilicont floral tributes.
One , from the bar association , pictured
'ustice , standing .on the band of im-
noi telles. bearing in her hand the typ ical
calo , while at her feet was a sword
vorkcd in carnations , emblematical of
he deceased's aimy rank. The other
ribute was from the oflicors of the court ,
ind represented an open book lying on a
> : ink of llowers. A copy of the following
'csolutions ' adopted by the bar Saturday
iftornoou was forwarded to the bereaved
amily.
The Lancaster county bar , assembled
Tor the purpose of taking action com-
nemorativo of the high character and
services of lion. James L. Mitchell , de
ceased , would ask leave to have spread
i pen tiiu records of thi& court the follow-
"ng :
That they have heard with deep sorrow
Jio announcement of his untimely and
sudden death , and they cannot regard it
otherwise than as a personal bereave
ment.
That as a citizen of this great nation
10 was true and patriotic , evidenced and
emphasized beyond question by tlio fact
that ho risked his life in battle lor its de
fense mid maintenance.
That as a man his character was pure
nid loftv , meeting the rosponsibilit.es of
life with courage , performing his duties
with fidelity and capacity , with all per
meated with benevolence towards and
charity for all mankind.
That as a member of tlio legal profes
sion he .sedulously cared for its honor and
was therein conscientious and faithful ;
spurning success through trickery or deception -
ception ; helpful to those in trouble and
distress rather than seeking to make him
self the repository of their property with ,
out adequate consideration , thus setting
to the members of the profession a most
worthy example , and ono of which there
is at this time great necessity.
That as n judge of this court , ho was
patient and anxious to fully hear and
understand the causes brought before
him , and then decided them according to
his own high standard of justice , thus
endearing himself to all and growing in
their confidence and esteem.
To the family and children of tlio do-
ccasod , now in tlio hour of grief , wo ten-
dor the fullest measure of heartfelt sym-
pathy and condolence , and roinind thorn
that while they mourn him as n husband
and father , wo too mourn him as an lion-
orablo member of our profession and an
honest and righteous judge , and that tlio
commonwealth in his death has lost a
noble citizen , the republic a bravo defender -
fonder and morality and religion n pillar
of support and doJon's o.
Resolved , Thalia copy of tlieso resolu
tions bo sent to tlio family of tlio deceased
and that conies I bo furnished tlio daily
press lor publication ,
nillKP MENTION.
The ofllcors who wont to Wavcrly to
arrest Wettenknmp' ' and Mayno , tlio
pri/.itVightors. returned loaded with facts
about the "milj.Y but without any pris
oners , the pringip.ils having skipped
town. It was aspui touted that the light ,
which lasted fully hull an hour , was wit
nessed by a Wavorly constable , a justice
of the poaeo and a district court juror ,
and that about 8J0 wua wagered on the
result. ,
The January pay roll for 15. & M. em
ployes living in Lincoln footed up ? 50-
000.
000.Tho
The creditors of E. W. Boghtol have
chosen Sam McClay as assignee , and In
structed him to leave Mr. Hcghtol In
charge of tlio stock , fcului" confident
that no can handle it better than a man
strange in tlio business.
The local Trades Assembly have electee
thufoUowinff oilloors.to servo wnty Juh
1 : President , Henry bcnaai of tlio printer ! ?
union ; vice president. Harry Stino of the
cigarmakors' ' union ; ; secretary , G. Crab
book of the carpenters' ' union ; fuuuioia
secretary , N , luiyloy of th6 plasterers
union ; T. Eaton of tfio Knights of Labor
Hon. Patrick Egan is said to bo consult
ing his lawyers about suing the Capita
City Courier for slander in printing tha
picture yesterday morning.
The Irving society gave a public en
tertainmcut at the liign School Saturday
njght , in which the Misses Hessio Men
denhall , Edna Honton , Jennia Erb
Uanno Rcgnlcr , Georgia Taylor. May
Thompson , Myrtle Mann and Clarkio
Pace participated.
STATE ARniVAI.S.
John A. Vnndonburg. Friend ; B. Mes
senger , Klkhorn : T , 11. Parker , Dorches
ter ; W. 11. Kcckloy , York ; A. P. Stewart ,
C. P. Sellers and 1. G. Chapin. Seward ;
II. M. Wilcox , Wvrnoro ; J. S. Taylor ,
Wnvorly ; Charles Magoon and Jeff Glass ,
Omaha. _ _ _
TAOKLKD
Sam Jones Makes Ills First Assault
on tlio Wicked City.
CHICAGO , Feb. 33. Sam Jones' four weeks'
revival season opened hcio at the tabernacle
erected for Moouy's use. Notwithstanding
the Inclement weather the church was filled
before the time the services began , fully B,000
persons being present. The revivalist's ap
pearance and manner was such as to nut him
on a good footing with the congregation from
the start. Ho prefaced his sermon by a plan
for fi o runt easy good fellowship , and Ills
own attitude was that of a in mi In his own
homo talking to a friend. The sermon was
an earnest one , pleached from the text. "Let
jour light so shine , ete. " , and appealed to
Impicss the audience deeply.
TIIK PIUI3 1U2COHD.
An Interior Town of I'cnnsylvnnla
Severely Searched.
Pirrstiuiui , l'eb. 23. A Homestead , Alle
gheny county ( Pa. ) special sajs : A Hie bloke
out here shortly after 2 o'clock this nioi ulng ,
which destroyed six buildings and damaged
sctcial others. The flames tteie llist noticed
In I'attlgan's < > aloon. An alarm was sounded ,
but the building being finmc , the ( lie was bn-
M'lidcoiitiol ' beloio the II H ) doputmont al-
riu'd. The flames soon sniead to the saloon
of Iticlinul Holt , adjoining , and then to
Mowers' tlushnp , Hiown's bikery. Atttood's
haidttaiu stoio and the ollico of A. W. Idle-
mei , ai'unt lorsoveial PltNluug newspapers ,
ile < > tioylng them nil. The total loss Is 81-1,400
nu which theio wasan , liisuiaiice of SU.100.
The oiigiu ot the the Is unknown.
At 1'ort 1'orry , Out.
I'OIIT PKIUIV , Out. , Feb. 2S. A flic to-daj
dostioyed tlio stoics occupied by .Innics
Hoxall , stotesand ttuttaioV. ; \ . F. Pmlsh ,
hiu dtynre , and J. U. lliovyh eonOlal stoic.
LcsjaOJO , : ( initially Insured
The Pennsylvania's Keller Fund.
Piiii.Aiir.i.iMiiA , Fob. 2& Considerable
surprise was occasioned amoiu the omplojcs
ot the Pennsylvania Halhoad eompaiiy by
posting the following notice at all the iirl'ncl-
pal olllci's of the company :
Tholcatinoof Ilieiellef fund leqiihlng em-
iiloycs cnloilng tl n seivlce of tlio company
to accept its piovisloiiR hnNing been found
objectionable , notlco is now given that no
oin > at pit-sent In , or on cnU'iliiL' , Its scnico
\\ill bu obliijcil ( o become a member. The
Peiins > l\anla Itallmad company will con-
tiibute to the icllef d > > ] iattmcnt the full
amount of coiitilbittlnns fm Kubiuaiy and
laioli due fidin umplo.xcsholiivt ) made n ] > -
iilic.it on foi mcmueiihlp.hich otlieiwibo
Inx'e been deducted fiom theli Kcbiii.uy ray.
Under the movisions of this notice , no de
ductions will bo made lioin L'liiplojes for
Febiuarj' . UliAiti.ns E. Puoit.
ft > r Their c > rri i rlns.
CixciNXAii , Feb. 21 James 11. Held has
for seine > eais lived unhappily \ \ itli Ins wife
In this city. Abotit two months ago he dis-
appealed under a financial aloud , going , It is
said , to Minneapolis. Yestciday helslted
the home of Ills latliei-ln-lnw , Colonel With
ers , on Walnut hill , whcie Ids wile aiuH
yeai-old ( laughter llnzol ll\es. flooijewa ; ?
nt hoiiiq bi't ' the cjillil nml -dmotlier , and
llelileGiZiufe nis dutiKliter , put lier In a car-
iago that was \\nitini : outside and was
Iriven lapldlv away. Mrs. Held has com-
nenccd piocccdlugs of habeas corpus to re-
over the child and u ill apply for a divorce.
Ticket Punchers I'owwow.
WiT-unsiiAiinK , Pa. , Feb. 2a A meeting
it the union division of ! the Order of Hall-
vay Conductors took place here. C. S.
Whcaton of Chicago , grand chief conductor ,
vas In the chair. The meeting was called
'or the inn pose of Instiuctlng the members
n the \\ork of the order , and comparing
lotus on mattcis of intcio t. Whcaton says
lie older was founded on the anti-strlKQ
) Ian In the beliet that railway
in'tallord to have tiains stonpcd without
irst having a confurenco with * the lallway
imnagersand talr arbitration.
"Workmen's Meeting Day.
LONDOX , Feb. 28. A number of meetings
tt unemplojod worklngmen were held In
London to-day. Owing to the cold weather
: ho attendance was meagre. At Manchester
10,000 workmen assembled , but In the ab
sence ot orators they dispersed caily , after
indulging in vaiious forms of rough amuse
ment.
A Victim i
SUSPENSION Uuiuou , N. Y" . , Feb. 23. A
man , 35 or 40 years old , came hero from Buf
falo this afternoon , took a cairlngo to the
rapids and thence to tlio falls , whcie lie went
on the Ice-bound base of American fall. Hu
tell or jumped over and was lost. Ho was of
medium sl/e , sandy whiskers , and wore n
silk lint and frock coat. Ho looked like a
Geimnn.
Salisbury Settled It With Greece.
PAHIS , Feb. 23. The Journal dcs Debats
says Lord Salisbury drew up the convention
vith the Porto for the cession of Cieto lo
Kngland on thu payment o ? .1,000,000 and a
guarantee that Giecco would bo prevented
Jrom taking aggressive measures against
Turkey. Gladstone , the Journal adds , hesl-
tatcs.to conlnm the convention.
Our ISv-llrljjndlcr Minister.
CONSTANTINOPLE , Feb. 23. Mr. Winston ,
new United States minister to 1'cislu , and
Mr. Chicrband , of the Nuw YoikTImcs , have
arrived hero onroiite toTchcian.
Soda Won't Sign It.
SOFIA , Feb. 23. Sorvla refuses to accent
thu treaty of peace diafted by IJulgnt ia. The
treaty has , theietoro , not been signed.
TELEOKAi'H NOTES.
Bismarck Is suffering from an attack ot
sciatica , and Is unable to receive any cnllois ,
Kmperor William cave an atidioncu to the
Catholic bishop of Fulda , It Is believed on the
bUbjcct of the May laws.
Wind lifty-sK miles an hour and llier-
mometerTbalow was the weather record In
Now Yorl ; City Saturday.
An estimated decrease of 32.V)0,000 ) in tlio
public debt during Febnmij' . Punsion pay
ments amounted to 811,000,000.
The Kmpeior William Is confined to Ills
room , buiruiing fiom a contusion ot thu lull
hip. Thu injury Is not rugnided as seilous ,
Aschoonoi , supposed to bo thn Syltcster ,
of Gloucester , is tvieckcd at Hlchmoiid
island. It is bulioved her crew tvuio saved.
lien Dlaiicliaid , the Indian land wanant
swindler , has beun tried and acquitted on tliu
charge of obtaining a signature to a note un
der talso pretuiihcs.
Secielaiy Luinar hasiequested thoattoinuy
general to Institute suits against paities tor
timber trespass upon land- , resulted for
school purposes In Washington U'liitoiy.
A serious accident nn thn Noithnin rail
way at Thoin Hill ( Canada ) Satmday night ,
icsulted In thn death of thu news agent , and
twenty persons wuru more or less Injuiud ,
It Is ropoited that the judiciary committee
of the senate toted to icpoit adtursely ujion
tlio nomination ot Xacluuiah Munlgomery ot
Callfoinla , n United States dlstiict iittoinuy
lor llio Intuiloi dcpaitmunt. , . . _
The commlttco appointed by the uppci and
lottcrhousoof the Pni-jiiuu landtag on the
bill for GuiiminUlng tliu PolNh piotluces
will icpoit In tnvor of thn got eminent pio-
posals ttitli slight amendment- * .
The entho stable of racehorses belonging
to i'leriu Lorillard was sold at Itancoca'i
block faun , Johstottn , Satmday. The ! au'u&t
price icceited was Syu.tW ) , iMlil by Dtvycr
Urotlicrs lor the a-jcat-old hlly , i ) iliop.
Saturday morning a fire broke out in thn
stable of Patilck M.ickuy , "iignolia direct ,
InopUyn. The llamos eprc-ad to : n
dwelling , tlio Lutheran cemetery ami , the
V\ press Hill Halhoad company's stable. 1 ho
loss will bo over giOO.OOO.
Coinellus CoiiKhlaii , bmUeuinu on the Dos-
ton & Loucll r.dhoadvhs , blown tuna thn
top of his car Into the Chnilo < > liver ami
drowned. At Lawrence K. Luscomb died
from injuries rect > hcdby belnt ; blown lioin
a milk wauon. With the \\liul blowlnt' at the
\olocityoflUty-oiiouillcs an liour and tin
theiuiometeral b below , the Hay 6tatuw.it
somewhat \\orrlcd by Saturday's \\eathur ,
BTATE AX1 > TKUU1TOUY.
N"cljrnskn IottliiRq.
The Catholic fair at Crete last week
netted $700.
A considerable quantity of wheat was
sown in Fierce county last week.
Dakota City is organizing n company
to build n telephone line to Stouv City.
North Platte is making up a purse to
secure the erection of a llour mill tlmre.
Tokamali has rnl od § 1,000 of the
$3,000 bonus required to secure a can-
factory.
A squad of Union Pacific surveyors are
said to bo running n line from Kearney
to lloldrego.
Mr. John Kyncr , father of James It.
nor of this city , tiled in Norfolk , last
week , aged CO.
The pile bridge at Nebraska City lias
been taken down to give the ice "an un
obstructed channel.1'
The Wisnor Times has pulled up stakes
and moved to Heemor , ono of thoyotutg
towns of the Klkhorn Valley.
George Uott , a Columbus youth , has
been strapped into the reform school for
stealing f50. Ho got six years.
Auburn has dccitled to incorporate na
a city of the second class , the glory of
which will cost her $ i,4UO a year.
The May Hrothcrs of Fremont have de
cided to double the capacity of their
stoie bv building an addition .10x100.
Johnstown , Hrown county , want.s all
the world to know that there is a largo-
siml opening there for a shoemaker.
Durglnrs raided the hardware store of
F. J. Iloorger in Stilton , and canied oil'
cutlery aim shooting irons valued at $100.
York is experiencing a llltlo direct
pressure on the subject of Holly water
works. A complete plant can bo'had for
$ ' , ' ,000. ,
The Elkhorn Valley railroad paid
$2.200 to Mrs. O\toby of North Honil in
full settlement for injuries sustained by
her in a ralltoad accident , September
last.
last.Tho
The residence of Mr. L. Bird near Ml.
Pleasant , Cass countv , was burned tp the
ground ono night fast week , causing a
loss of $1,000. The family had iv nariow
escape lioin cremation.
Tlio eligible hellos of Fremont who or
ganized some mouths ago to ferret out
tlio true character and conduct of young
men paying them court , have been pho
tographed by an eastern pictorial paper.
"The prettiest" is getting there.
The plat of the proposed extension of
the Omaha & Uopublican Valley railroad
has boon received at the North Platte
land ollieo. The road will leave the
main line of tlio Union Pacllio at O'Fal-
lens and run northwest into Wyoming.
Three hundred residents of Neligii ,
Oakdale and Burnett turned out last Sat
uiday , and succeeded in rounding up live
wolves. When the poor , hungry beasts
haw the mob bearing down upon them ,
they throw up their tails and surrendered
without n growl.
The farmers of Iliohardson county have
organized a society for tlio purpose of
holding a market day in Falls Gitj one
Saturday in each month. The &ociety
lists been given the freedom of the city.
The idea is a good one. It dispolises with
the middleman to a large extent , and will
doubtless prove prolitablo to all if prop
erly managed.
The coal craz6 in Wheeler county has
entirely collapsed , leaving only a num
ber of prospect holes and claim stakes as
monuments to local vanity and cupidity.
On any pleasant day claim holders can
bo seen kicking tlicmsclycs over the
prairie because they did not have sense
enough to sell out when the craze was at
its height. The country was undoubtedly
salted , but no one can tell who did
pickling.
That Grand LJand is rauldiy assuming
metropolitan proportions is shown by
the tact that tno city is now "overrun
with thieves , thugs and deadboats. " A
13-yoar-old boy was held up the other
night and robbed of in cents. Five thugs
tackled James Wirte Thursday night and
demanded his pocketbook. Jim threw
out his dukes in pugilistic style and scat
, ored the highwaymen. Another hold ui
was attempted the same night , but it was
equally profitless. One ot the robbers
was run down by n policeman.
The sporting editor of the Fromon
Herald decides a wager involving some
line points of courting law. An Arling
ton masher bet a box of cigars that he
would take a certain young lady to a
dance in Fremont. Ho succeeded in
making half the distance when the hora
run away and ditched himself and lud.y
love. They were not injured , however ,
and the lady was helped into a buggy
with another lady and gentleman going
to town , while the young man rode the
horse. The question who won the bet
was settled by the s. e. aforesaid deciding
that the masher won half n box and his
opponent half a box , the winnings to bo
left with the referee for further delibera
tion. Smoke ?
While Dakota can boast of a number
of tendetfoot women farmers , Nebraska
can "point with pride" to one at least
who has "grown up with the country. "
She manages n farm in Washington
county , raises and cares for her own cat
tle , horses and hogs ; plants , cribs and
markets the corn and grain ; drives her
loaded team to market in nil kinds of
weather , and enjoys that rosy health
which activity ami contentment brings.
She is an export housekeeper as well as
farmer , has teeth like pearls and checks
that bloom in all seasons , and wo.violato
no confidence wjion wo doela'ro she
would make "a jewel of a wife. " Names
and localities are withheld to prevent tin
exodus of bachelors from neighboring
towns.
Town Itoius.
A $10,000 opera house is going up in
lioono.
Dunlap will spend $1,000 in advertising
tlio town tills year.
Col. T. U. Kaufman of Holmont has re
ceived a back pension of 3,500.
1 ho registry lists hhow that there are
3,04 ! ) persons of voting ago in Sioux City.
Tno nostolllcc nt FairJiold was bur-
glan/cil and $200 taken , Tuesday night.
Vincent Wright of Fall banks. lUtch-
nnan county , collided with n mule's liuol
anil died instantly.
IVank Hibbard of Traor U confronted
with a charge of bigamy , two wives being
the chief witnesses.
Tlio icpoit is circulating in Crc.stou
that the''Q" intends to build a $75,000
hotel there this summer.
A Clurion girl thinks she is an ungul.
She caught sight of her cars in the minor
and mistook them tor wings.
Sanboin has twonly-oiio oitl/ons whoso
combined weight is 1,750 pounds , the
heaviest man weighing 25' ' ) pound * .
John MeCiad.y dropped dead on the
streets of Cherokee on Tuesday night.
Hum l diatiusn supposed to bo the caifto.
Some of thn citi/.cns of Woodbine am
raising a fund for the purpose of boilng
u hole ,000 feet deep to sso what they
can find.
Hurt D'Armit of Storm Lnko , a cadet at
West Point , in n iccent oxuinlimtion
stood nu\t to the head. Them worn
ninety cadets o.sumlned and thirlucn
itli led to pass.
Jaws McKi'on. son of fanner near
Buminitvilio. has oeon missing for over a
week , The soaich for him has been with
out result. It is feared he met with an
nccidunt , as ho was very fond of hunting ,
Independence claimto have a larger
number vt societies , church , secret , in-
biii.ince , social , inutfoiil mid literary ,
than uny city of lt- > sUe in the btate.
Hardly a night passes that bomn ono of
them does not give an cntcitaimnont of
soiuu kind. There are thirty-one souictics ,
and Hiio winter the peuplt ) have patron-
iied dome sixty d life rent entertainments
for thyir benefit.
ELKS ENTER THEIR ELYSIUM ,
The Elegant Ledge Room of the Order Fitly
Dedicated Last Night
A Social Session of Uniuttnl llrllllnnof
nml nn I2\onlng of Ooll ht fur
lloth Members nnd lu-
Tiled Guests.
The recently orgaubod lodge of Elki
formally opened and dedicated their
ledge loom last evening with the cus
tomary ceremonies followed by n social
session. The lodge room is located in
the opera house building , and Us appear
ance last night was u gioat surprise to
the inunibors of the order. It
had been most elegantlp and
tastefully furnished throughout , and
as the members noted the various
useful and ornamental objects in tlio
room their delight found e\ptession in
words. Ttio tloor is coered with elegant
lU'iisscls carpet , and the furniture is of
tlio best and latest patterns. Settees have
been furnlihed for the comfoit of the
members , and till of the necessary re
quirements for a ledge are provided
Pictures adorn the walls , but the most
striking ornament is n. magnificent elk's
head , costing if 150 , which was luosunted
to the lodce. A grand piano Is also in
cluded in the fiirnlolilngii.
At 8JO : ! o'clock the routlno work of the
ledge was taken up , which lasted two
hours and included the initiation of sev
eral new members.
I'ho lodge proper then adjourned for t\
social session , at which a number of in
vited guests were present. Among them
wore Lewis llairison , John and Kobort
Cionrlay , Mr. Upshear and several other
members of the Harrison & ( iourlny
troupe , which appears tit the Hoyil to
night , Judge Hull was the presiding
ollieer of the occasion ; ami jimut royally
did lie till the position. Ins genial mid
happy manner being ono of thu prime
causes of the enjojmont of tlio
oyoning. Messrs. Harrison and Gonr-
lay also did their slums towards
entertaining those present , rendering
some of their best .songs and reeltalions ,
and doing several specialties , botli single
and double. . . . , ,
A surprise also awaited the assembly
when William Downing was announced
in the solo "A Thousand Fathoms Deep. "
His rendition of tlio song was simply
magnificent , his voice being clear , strong
and perfectly under control. IIu was
loudly applauded , ana responded to the
encore with another selection equally
well tendered. When ho concluded Mr.
Harrison expressed his delight with the
singing of Mr. Downing , and declared
that Ills voice was fully equal
to that of Myron Whitney , although
it needs some cultivation. ' 1 his praise is
very flattering to the joung man. who Is
only 10 yuhrs old and si icsidcnt of
Omaha.
A number of other guests and members
of the lodge favored the assembly with
specialties , which included both vocal
and instrumental music. Huficshmouts
wote then Served and a general good
social time followed. Mr. W. C.Gregory ,
as police , wore a star of the ilrsl iflngni-
tudo , and as he marched members to the
presiding olllcur to answer to charges for
various olVonscH , he presented the an.-
pcanmcoof "ono of the finest. " The
manner In which Judjre Hull
arraigned the ofTondors uiu' liTs solemn
and dignified mode of 'imposing tlio pun
ishment called iortli plaudits of praise ,
and WBB u token which proved concilia-
bd'iy that lie was the right man in the
right place.
IJofoio adjourning for the night reso
lutions wore passed thanking Messrs.
Hariison and Gourlay and others who
added so much to the pleasure of the
first social session of thu Omaha Ledge
of Elks.
AND
CONSUMPTION
OF SWEET CUM AND
MULLEIN.
The owf et Riim. a cathoreil Jrom trea of tbo
lumo nnino , growing uloiitf the iiuall urcjami In .
HID Honiborn mattm , rontnlni a etlmiilatliiir cz.
pnclonint iirmclplo ilmt loosens llio iilileiun pro
ducing the curlf innrnimr iflURli , nnf ( Mliimtatet
Uin child to throwotTUjofttlsoiueiuibruDO In croup
uml wlioaiilnii dUKli. W lion combined with Ilia
hcnllng iiiucllnuliimi9 prlnrlple In Ilia iiinllpln
lilnnt lit the nlil llel.lj. nrenentt In TAYUIC8
L'lIUIIII.EK ItKUnir lIFbWBBTUIIH > M > MUL-
I Fixihollnrntknoi\niouioclyfor ou hn.CroiHi ,
ttKoopiiiic-coiiiiliiiiiilrninumptloni unil no pala.
( Kill ) any rlilUl 1 nlcaiwl to take It. Auk > uur
Onit'k'IMt i r It 1'llri ! .Tr. anil HH.OO.
WAl/1'lilC /j.'l'AVI.Ott.A < lnu ii.Qu.
The March
CENTURY
CON I'A I Mb
SHILOH HEVIEWED ,
liy Goniir.il D , C. liuoll. An important
contribution to the ilisciis inu ueiuu by
( icnurul ( iumt's " .Shiloh" in the CKN i cur
WAIC SKitu.i. Thu iinthor lakes is uo
with ( iunur.ils ( ir.int and Shitriuun on
foino iniiiovt'tnt point * and MipporlH hU
] io3ilion by : i faii-siiuilo of u camp map
glvun him by thu tailor on the availing
nf the first day , anil u uuruful and ulalj-
orate ruviniou of the map of the hnttlo *
lijld. 1'oituiits nud other illiistiiitioi.s ;
uru givoti.
THE MINISTER'S CHARGE ,
Tlio second instiillment of Air. liowell's
now novel , which will contlmut through
the year. "Opens dcllfjfullij. . " ( 'ituio.
"Every promise of gniti'itorcstl--Jo.nt' ) (
NAJ , or U < iMiu"K ; ,
oriinii FICTION
Includes the second part of Mr , Stock
ton's iinvulutto , "A Uorrowcd Month" ; u
coinpletu story untitlud "John Toner's
Experiment" ! and chaplurs of Mis
I'ootti'd We tt'ni ' novel.
I-'UATUUISS
and WwukiiHSs of Soc'inlimr , " Open J.ou
tur < oiiG'Jirinian L'mou ' , I'ounio ; etc. , cu
Sold everywhere , IVco 3-1 c > ui (