Nebraska Newspapers

    8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE- : WEDNESDAY MAY 5 , 1886.
PICKED UP ABOUT THE CITY ,
Latest Nowa of the Union Pacific Brake-
men's ' Strike.
THE SITUATION IN WYOMING.
An Insurance Mult In ttio District
Court A Crazy Iloj- Wanders
Awny Police Mutters Tlio
Federal Court Odds
and Ends.
PI _ _ _
Tlio Strike.
Thcro was but llttlo change
yesterday in the condition of
the strike of the brakemen on tlio
Union Pacific No additional men
liavo gone out. The strikers arc causing
tlio company n good deal of tronblo tit
Cheyenne and Lnramio by pulling coup
ling pins from moving trains , mid inter
fering with the crews who are
willing to do the work. An
attempt to take an orange train
out of Laramh ) Monday was frus
trated by the strikers , who run the en
gines on the turn table and killed them.
The strikers took a freight conductor ,
who was going to take his train out or
Cheyenne , from tlio passenger train and
held him , All is imlut on the Colorado.
East Nebraska and Ogden divisions , and
no tronblo is further expected. The
strike is confined to the division between
Cheyenne mid Laramlc. A rumor pre
vailed .yesterday Unit a general strike
had been ordered by all of I ho brother
hood along the entire hue of the Union
Pacific , but up to a Into hour yesterday
oo such action has been taken.
NOTKSANI ) IT.USONALS.
J. C. Lowis.travoling agent of the Souix
City & Pacilic , is in Omaha.
Mr. G. B. Sheppard , who has been correspondent -
respondent clerk in thu general superin
tendent's olllce of tlio Union Pacific for a
number of years , has resigned to accent
a position in the First National bank ,
nntl lias been succeeded by MR A.
O'Connor.
The overland passenger No. 2 , of the
Union Pacific , came in from the west
yesterday on time. The roadmastor
acted as brakeman from Laramie to the
cast Nebraska division.
TUB IOWA. GRANGER.
How Ho Comes to Oninlia to Indulge
In His sprees.
The morning police docket had boon
waded through , and Judge Stenborg
leaned back in Ids chair , pulling a mild
Havana. "It is strange" he remarked to
n reporter who was sitting near him
"how many cases of intoxication I have
from the state of Iowa. Nearly two-
thirds of tlio prisoners arraigned before
mo for drunkenness are from that state. "
"How does that happen ? "
"Well , you see , those fellows arc
Mcnned up over there in the prohibition
stalls , without anything to drink , and
they become desperate about once in
every two or three years. Then they
broalJ for Omaha with from $35 to $500
in their pockets , and they do not rest
until they have spent every cent of it
hero. All the old topers in western Iowa
head lor Omaha whenever thoywantto
have a "good time. " I have always
noticed , too , that the average Iowa man
when ho does got on a spree invariably
reports that ho has fallen in with a man
who got him blindly intoxicated and
then robbed him. Sometimes the Ilawk
eye man will come hero with a
pocket full of cash , say § 100 or $500 , and
ho never rests until ho has spent every
cent of it on whisky and women. When
3-he gets through with his sprue ho is the
'most ' pitiable object one could imagine , a
perfect wreck in body and mind. We
put him in the dark cell and give him from
two "days to-a week to sober up in. When
ho is straightend out ; he has , of course ,
no money left lo pay a line , and 1 send
1dm back to his Iowa homo , with instruc
tions to keep sober for at least the next
six months , lie goes back and regales
his friends with an account of how he
"saw the elephant" in Omaha. When
the prohibition law in Iowa is repealed ,
the Ilawkoyo granger will perhaps learn
to lot Omaha whiskey alone. "
HAIL TO THE CHIEF.
Affectionately Raised by the Gallant
to Tliclr . .FormmConnado and
Commander , Gou. Crook.
The officer's of the Fourth infantry paid
their compliments to Gou. Crook at the
Paxton hotel Monday The Fourth
infantry band under the direction of
Prof. Novotti wore in attendance , and
assisted greatly in making the evening
ono long to bo remembered by
'all who participated. The olliccrs
wore all in full dross and com
prised the following : Gen. W. P.
Carlin , Col. J. F. Kunt , Maj. W. II. Pow
ell , Maj. J. Morris Drown , Maj. C , J. Von
Hermann , Capt. T. F. Quinn , Capt. Jos.
Koefo , Capt. J. W. Hubb , Lieut. Butler
D. Price , Lieut. T. C. True , Liout. L. A.
Levering , Liout. F. B. Andrus , Lieut. A.
H. Brown and Chaplain McAdam.
'The ' balcony of the elegant ollico of the
Paxton was filled with army ollicors and
their ladies. A number of the stall'of the
' headquarters of the dupartinont of
of tlio Pintle was also present ,
among whom wo noticed Gen.
Crook , Adjt. ( Jen. Breck , Sur
geon MoParlin , Maj. Terrell and others ,
* Tlio Fourth Infantry band , which ,
next to the band at West Point and the
marine band , is admitted to bo the best
in the United service , gave the following
programme in thulr usual excellent man
ner :
1. Serenade , "Sohllnr's Dieam. " . .Illploy.
S. Selection , "Faust , " , ( iiiniuitl
'J. Miiuiilsli Fantnsio Missiul.
4 , Moonlight Medley Wads worth.
The evening was spout in n pleasant
ihturcouroo between Gen. Crook and the
ollicors of the staff mid lhe Fourth In-
fun try , which regiment served for years
, wjlh the gennrnl in the campaigns against
tho. Sioux and Cheyenne Indians in this
tloiiiivtment. ( ten. Crook expressed much
regret at the order transferring the Fourth
from thlsdepartm out to that of the
Columbia , and gave utterance to the
I" ) hope that the change might yet bo
tlcopiod inadvisable.
, Aniong the distinguished gentlemen
from abroad went bunator W.vek , Hon.
Goo , W. Dorsoy , Fremont ; N. W. Wells ,
Sehuylcri ox-Suiiator Klnknld , O'Neill ;
.Lieutenant Gootllu , Seventh Infantry ;
Jno. F. Lawrence , Church Howe , of Au
burn ; \V. Mungor , of Fremont ; Judge
Brewer , Hon. Clias , A. Holmes , Johnson
Co. , Mavshnl Hiorbowor. A. T , Itichnrds ,
Frnmout ; P. O. Ha was , Judge Applognto ,
Johnson Co. , Hon. N. S , Hanvood uud
Ll'jutonnnt Iloblnson.
llu n Away.
About 7 o'clock Monday evening ,
if shortly nfl'jr C. K. Mayno hnd left his
.residence for a drive with a new team of
' 4-Y .av old colts , the latter became
'frightened while being driven up Leav-
cnVvovth St. , near Park avo. , and ran
away , They became unmanageable and
ran. away , throwing Mr. Mayne violently
" - - the buggy , knooklng him senseless ,
-nv-fnlly tiyo minutes before ho re-
wined las consciousness. Tim horses
u ro caught on the corner of " 3d and
ivnium Sts. The buggy was completely
wlroycd. The cells escaped with but
Sight bruises , but no doubt will feel the
lucts oi their nice for several days.
HYGIENE AND HOLIDAY.
Tlio Coniniqndnlilo Ol\cou | < of a Nciv
Amateur Athlotlo ntitl Hccrcn-
tlvo Society.
For several tlftys sojno of the lending
sportlnff men of this c'ty ' have been on-
gngctl In forming n now sporting asso
ciation under novel circumstances. The
idea comprehends n society of about thir
ty members nnd the object is the friendly
meeting'for both recreation nnd oxcrciso
if the members on certain days , after the
confining nnd sedentary labor to which
they are subject. They will play ball in
summer nnd in winter indulge in the ex
hilaration produced hy gymnasium dl-
vcrllscmcnt. In bull playing the sides
will bo selected at random after the old
style of choosing sides , and each side will
wetr : the uniform used by the mcmburd
so selected on that day. There are twen
ty of these suits. Ton are of drab pray ,
tlio other Inn of maroon. Tnoso sides
will bo exclusively nomposed of members
of the association and tlio result is ex
pected lo bo not alone cxcrcisu but also
enjoyment und delightful Intercourse.
Tim association is odlcorod as follows1.
Ed. Lender , president ; H. A. I'arrisli.
vice-president ; W. U Kennedy , second
vice-president ; John O. Morrison , mana
ger and F , M. llitters-on , secretary and
treasurer.
The charter momborRof the association
are I'M. Mituror , L. H. 'Litwrciieo. W.V. .
Donnelly. Ueo. Kay , Ilobt. bexauor ,
Krank Keiiniston , F. H. Carleton , Jas.
O'Neill ' , Frank Parish , Geo. Fleming
Andy Moyniltan , L. O. Hibbon , Kil.
Leigliton , C. F. tinker , J. Maloney , Jas.
Kilkenny. Prof. P. J. Fallen , Frank Par-
maleo , Win. Bear , W. Smithson , J.
Murdock , K. D. Pratt.
There are few organizations in this
city which promise moro in thn way of
both healthful exorcise and amusement
than that above outlined , anil the charac
ter of its members gives every proof that
it will not only run through the summer ,
but even extend into the winter.
A'II Insurance Oast : ARitinst the City.
The Phamlx Insurance company , of
Brookl'm , has commenced an action
against the city of Omaha , that will de
cide , in a measure , the liability of an in
surance company's receipts to municipal
taxation. The petition of the plaintifV
alleges that between April and .Funo in
189.1) the local agents of the Plioj-
nix returned for the purposes
of state anil county taxation
a list of the gross amount of premiums
received by the company's agent hero in
1831 and paid the state and county taxes
thereupon. The city clerk in making tlio
city assessment roll from the county
assessment erroneously entered the gross
amount of the company's premiums and
the city council thereafter levied taxes
upon the same , which taxes wcro paid in
December 1833 , in the sum of
$278.33. The petition allcL'cs
that at , no time in 1881
were the gross premium receipts tlio
property of the company , but belonged
largely to the agents of the said com
pany in payment of commissions and in
amounts returned to the assured by the
cancellation of policies ; and that after
the payment of agents' commissions , re
bates , losscss and other expenses , but a
small portion of the gross receipts belong -
long to the company Furthermore ,
that the levy for city taxes is or
dinarily made upon an assessed
valuation which is about one-third of the
real vajtiation of the property but that
the plaintitr.s property was assessed at
the full value tlieroof ; that the , gross ro
eeipts ot the company on premiums can
not bo legally assessed as real or personal
property. Therefore the company prays
a judgment against the city for ! ? 278.23 ! ,
the amount of the taxes illegally assessed
and collected , and the costs of the suit.
llo Wns n Gambler.
The general run of court martial cases
which comu up before .Col. Htirnham , ad
vocate general of this department , are
uninteresting. In most instances the offen
ders are soldiers who hnvc indulged in a
spree or perhaps committed some petty
ollenso , for which the punishment is
nothing moro than a few days in the
guard house with possibly a trilling loss of
pay.
pay.A
A little out of the ordinary run is the
case of u sergeant who has just beon\3om-
mittcd at Fort llussoll for running a
gambling hall. The unfortunate man is
Jamns Morton , and ho is , or rather was
tip to a few days a sergeant in company
H , Ninth infantry. He was arrested for
running : t faro game in his private quiir-
tcr.svliMili managed to swallow up the
earnings of many of his follow soldiers
In addition the charge wits preferred
against him him that his game was fraud
ulently conducted , that his "layout" was
a "crooked" ono , etc. , etc. The ease at
tracted no little attention and was bit
terly fought by Morton. However , upon
a easeful court martial trial , ho was found
guilty and sentenced to bo reduced to
the rank of private , withthc loss of $ .10
of his pay. So far as is known the case
is the m-tit of iU kind in this department.
Tholr Stiver
Mv. nnd MM. Jacob Sluvmmel cele
brated their silver wedding at their resi
lience on Twenty-fourth and Pacific
streets , Monday. Thcro were many
friends in attendance , and Mr. and Mrs.
Sliammol wore the recipients of a largo
number of hand.somo presents , notable
nmong which was an elegant and costly
china loa sot , nivjontod by the employees
of . K. & J. S. Collins , Mr. Shammol
lining foreman af the mechanical dupart-
mont of that establishment , aleio an ele
gant. set of cups and sauoors from Kaura.
bliiiiu niel ; line castor t > et from Mrfi. J. M.
Lewis , and others too numerous to men
tion. Among tho.se present were Mr.
and Mrs. Meyers , Mr. and Mrs. Keller ,
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Lewis , Mr. and Mrs.
Hackthornn , Mr. and Mrs. Minions ; Mr ,
and Mrs. Suhinkor , MM. Malone ; Misses
Johnson , King , Foonan , Kowdorosky ,
Shannon and Eokhart ; Messrs. Ureouer ,
KiigarnanVhitto , Broudhurst , KooCo ,
Meyers , Thompson , .Sauter/ji Mot zur ,
Soitelzcr and many others. The a'lair '
was one ono of the most pleasant- that
have taken plnco for some lima , and the
lio.sl and hostesi are to ho congratulated
upon their. success in oiUorUvhuujj ,
Mys tori ono DUnppnnranco.
The case of the disappearance of a sick
boy wlio has beou lying ill In a hut on
the bottoms was reported at police head
quarters yesterday. The young
man's n-.una h Anton Seliaab ,
and for Wicks past lie has been
sick so ill , in fact , that he has
been nimble to leave his bad for a mouth ,
JIis sister has boon "working out" nnd
supported him as best she could with her
scanty earnings. On every opportunity
she would vUtt him , see that his wants
were attended to , ami bestow upon him
the best of a sister's care. Of late , however -
over , ho had grown worse , instead of
bettor , and Had begun to show signs of
aberration He imagined that some
enemy was pursuing him to hound him to
death , and it was with tlio greatest dilli-
cully tlr.it his shtor could induce * him to
remain indoors. On Sunday , when she
wont to visit him , ho was missing , and
the most careful search lias failodta re
veal his whereabouts , lie. has undoubt
edly wandered awjiy , and it is feared that
his delusion may have iod him to commit
suicide , _
lIAU'urtl Siutuu m&lws cold mcr-ts a lux
ury.
The Street
Superintendent Smith , of the Street
Hallway company , said yesterday that
the company would have to relay two
miles of track this year in the districts
which"aro to bo paved. "Beyond that , "
ho said , "I can't tell you what wo shall
do in the way of track laying. There
nro some schemes alloat , but none of
them have assumed definite shape. Noth
ing has been decided about the branch to
South Omaha1
At the annual meeting of the stock
holders of the company Monday , the
following directors wcro elected : S. II.
II. Clark , Guy C. Barton , Frank Murphy ,
W. A. Smith and \V. A. Marsh. It was
decided to double track the red car line
ns lar north as Seward street , thus add
ing greatly to the facilities for travel.
The directors of the company subse-
micntl.v hold a mooting nnd elected the
following olllcors ! Frank Murphy , presi
dent ; Ctuy C. Barton , vice president ; \V.
W , Wiilsli , treasurer ; J. K. Wilbur , secre
tary j W. A. Smith , superiutcdont.
Onmh.i Konl (3 < itnto Men.
A largo number of real estate agents
responded to the call for Monday's moot
ing at the board of trade rooms for the
enrollment of members and the clection
of ollicors for the ensuing year'of the
Omaha Heal Kstato board.
Ex-Senator Alvin Saundcrs was elected
president ; Gco. P. Buinis vice president
and Kdwin Davis treasurer , the election of
secretary being postponed until Tuesday
evening , May llth , at 8 o'clock , when the
board will moot at the same place and its
various committees selected. The most
important committee will bo the ono
chosen for encouraging the locating of
manufactories in our midst and a strong
ono it is intended to bc.tho prime object in
organizing the board being a desire on
the part of Omaha's best real estate monte
to do all in their power to build up the
city , and knowing the most important
factor towards ai-oomplishiug that object
is the building up of factories hereabouts ,
Mormon ConvcrtH ,
The 183 Mormon proselytes from
Europe who passed through Omaha Sun
day night , arrived at their destination
this morning. Most of them something
over one-half are from England , the
rest being Danes , Swedes , etc. They are
totally in ignorance of the kind of life
they are to lead , having an idea that they
are about to enter sonic sort of lower
heaven. Even the moro intelligent of
the proselytes , in conversation with a
reporter for thu BBB who questioned
them , showed the wildest ignorance of
the Mormon religion , and the duties
which would bo expected of them. There
are about six of tlicso parties brought
over from Europe every year , some of
them numbering 500 or GUO souls. This
party was the lirst of the season. Another
ono will probably pass through Omaha
the middle of June or the lir t of July.
Wants Her Htisbnml.
QMarshal Cnmmings yesterday received
the following letter from a woman who
is evidently in distress :
OiucAoo.April ! ! 0.
To Mr. Jailor Will you please let me know
if you received a letter dated -Ttli ! for my
husband , ( ieoixc Bull , conliueil in jail. I re
ceived no answer and I am very uneasy , as I
am very sick and have four llttlu children. 1
don't understand why ho Is in prison. His
bossunilsemepeople here , that know him
will do what thuy can for him. I would like
to hear from him , 1 know ho feuls very bad
for us. Tell my husband to write to 'il !
Smith Clinton street , Chicago , 111. , and
oblige a poor sick woman.
Yours respect fully.
_ JIuMAUY JJnij. .
I'leasolnt inr hiisb.iinl answer this right
away. The babies send their love to him.
Neither the city or county jail author
ities know anything about such a man.
An effort however will bo made to lo
cate him in this city.
April Weather.
Signal Service Ollico Polack has prepared -
pared his report of the weather for April :
The range of the thcmomotor during
the month of Apr ! : , has been a wide one ,
from 81.0 degrees on the 22d down to 17.8
degrees on the Cth ; the month avorag ng
3 degrees warmer than for the same
month last year , and 3 degrees cooler
than for the year 1883. Ten days have
been marked with a rainfall ot more
than one-tenth of an inch , and the total
rainfall during the month of 0,31 inches
is larger than for any April during the
previous lifcecn years. Thcro have been
nine clear days , fifteen fair days and six
cloudy days. Light frosts foil on the 5th
and 27th , and three thunderstorms have
disturbed the equanimity ot many people
ple during the month.
Will bo Hclcnsctl.
Gen. Crook has issued an order for the
return of Private Cecil E. McDowell , of
company G , 7th Infantry , who for some
time past has been in confinement at
Fort llussoll , W.yo. McDowell deserted
the service of Uncle Sam on Jan 12 , 1835 ,
and was apprehended in Denver , Col ,
moro than a vear after , fin March 1888.
Ho will bo restored to the Fcrvico with
out trial upon condition that ho forfeit
ull pay and allowances duo him at date
of desertion , that he make good the time
lost thereby , nnd that ho refund to the
United States all expenses incurred in his
apprehension and delivery at Fort 1) . A
Russell and the cost of transportation to
the station of his company at Fort Wash-
akic , Wyo. , to which place ho will bo
sent.
A IjUtlo OIIR'H Kill :
Monday between 0 and 7 o'clock , a
little girl about M years of ago , in getting
oll'a north-bound car on Sixteenth near
California street fell to the pavement and
bucamo unconscious. She was carried
into Anderson's tailor store , whim Dr.
Lanyon attended her. It was found that
she liud sulleri'd no dangerous injiu'y ind
upon bi'ing revived .started for homo.
.She gave nobody hcrnamti , neither could
it bti ascertained how she happened to
meet with the accident which for some
tluui was considered fatal ,
Old Folks Concert.
The members of thu Seward street M ,
K. churuh will favor thu pcoplo of North
Oiiiahn with a regular old-fashioned "Old
1'olks Concert'1 on next Monday evening ,
lUth iiisl. All the singers and tlioso tak
ing part will bo artistically attired in the
costumes of a century ago. This will bo
a good chance for the young pcoplo to
sec how they conducted singing bees in
thu days of "Auld Lang Syne. " The
price of admission will be the same as it
was nt the last sociable , notwithstanding
the announcement to the contrary.
Tlio IMcroe Disappearance.
Detective Charles Emery has received
n letter from Frank CastotUir.J . of Blair ,
rpgardiiiff the disappearance of K , C.
Pierce , the well known undertaker of
tlintnlaro. Mr. C. says that the parents
of Mrs. Pierce have come on here from
Vermont to assist in tha search. The rel
atives of tlio mlEfeing man .still cling to
the belief that ho has not committed sui
cide , but bcliovo that ho wandered away
in a lit of temporary aberration.
I'olioo Court.
Leon Lamboard ami John Nelson wore
lined { n and costs in police court yes-
tordny for drunkenness. 'Albert" Ma"-
loney and P. M. Hurt charged with a
similar otVunse , wore rclcasci } . S. Hope ,
who was arrested for beating his wife ,
was lined $5 and costs.
John Fitzgibbon was held on a charge
of highway robbery. Nothing about tlio
circumstances of ' .lie caio is known by
the police.
THE TENTH STREET BOOM ,
An Old and Well EnownrDrj Goods Estab "
lishment Changes Hands.
John lander-holm Succeeds Peter WUfj
nt tlio letter's Tcntti Street
Store , mid Will mid Great
ly Thereto.
Late last evening it wns rumored in the
dry goods circles that. Mr. Peter Wilg ,
tlio veteran dry goods merchant of South
Tenth street , had sold out his entire slock
to a gentleman from Kssox , Iowa.
Upon further Investigation this morn
ing it was found that Dame Humor once
again was telling the truth. Mr. Wilg has
sold his entire stocK amounting to about
S37.000 to Mr. John Ltnderholni , of Kssox ,
Iowa , a gentleman in every scnco of the
word and well and favorably known in
western Iowa and throughout the greater
portion of Nebraska. Sir. Linderholm
will add quite extensively to his stock ,
having already ordered about $00,000 ,
worth of new dry goods , millinery , gents'
furnishings , boots , shoes , etc. When tins
lot of now goods are in it will compare
favorably with any establishment in the
city.Mr.
Mr. Llnderholm is a man of menns ,
having a large store in Central City ,
Nebraska , in which is about a $30,000
stock and as much more in another store
at Ogallaln. The latter store is in the
charge of his oldest daughter , who will
give up her position there to lake the
general management of the Omaha store.
Mr. Linderholm's youngest daughter will
act in tlio capacity of cashier. llu is now
building another brick store at Grant ,
Neb. , which ho will stock to its full ca
pacity. His property in Iowa having
been disposed ot Mr. LSudorholu's will
now make Omaha his future homo. Ho
has the reputation wherever ho has
stores of being "a terror to
low prices. " I'his is easily
accounted for as having so many stores
to look after , ho buys in the largest < | iinu-
titles at lowest possible prices , thereby
enabling him to make the closest prices
on earth. Ho is a pusher and will jrivo
tlio Omaha people a few profitable point
ers on how and where to buy goods. Ho
comes highly recommended , and together
witli bis estimable family will bo a valua
ble acquisition to both social and business
circles of Omaha. The numbers of the
the store arc -114 and -IK ! South Tenth St.
Let more such men got to the front.
The Federal Court.
In the U. S. circuit court ycstcrduy
Judge IIrower ruled on a number of un
important equity eases. Damages in the
sn m ot $500 wore awarded N. C. Clark ,
against M. K. Lewis , for an infringement
oh a patent.
Judge IJundy , of the district court , was
able to assume his olHoial duties yes-
tenlay , and called the. grand jury at
2 o'clock. _
Might Have Hceu Worse.
Engine No. 03 , attached to a tram of
freight cars , was derailed yesterday by
a plank which had been placed across the
U. &M.track at South Twenty-third street.
The cars fortunately were' not thrown
oil' the track , but the engine was badly
smashed. Fortunately , no one was in
jured. The plank witich caused the
mischief was evidently iut ; on the track
by some person with evil1 intentions.
Throe Foot linens.
Fred Cunningham , an amateur foot
runner , well known in' the cast , has made
arrangements for a series.of three races
wjth Dan J. lloss , of th&.cit.v. . The hr.it
will be a quarter of a mile lih distance , to
be run on May 23 , tlio second will boono-
lialf mile , to bo run on May 30. and the
last , which will occur June 0 , will be one
mile in distance. " "
WliiMiyou come to Lincoln , stop at tlio
Commercial Hotel , if you want homo
comforts. C. W. KITC HEN , Proprietor.
Traveling Masons.
The meeting of the Grand Commandry
of Masons took place atFremont yesterday
A number of Omahans went to that city
on the morning train , among them were
A. II. Smith , grand commander , W. H.
Bowen , Chas. Ncodlmm and Gustuv An
derson. _
PostolIIco Receipts.
According to Postmaster Coutant's re
port for the month of April , the receipts
were :
Stamps sold S0.1.T3.10
Envelopes sold 1,04-1.72
.1'ostal cards sold 1,0-SUG
HE PRESIDENT'S "BETROTHED.
Minn FoIsom'H Acquaintance with Sir.
Cleveland Related by Her Uncle.
Boston dispatch to tlio Now York Her
ald : "No there is no doubt about it ,
President Cleveland is soon to marry
my noico , Miss Frankie Folsom. "
This was in answer to a direct question
put by your correspondent to Mr. II. F.
Harmon , Hour merchant of State street ,
Boston. Mr. Harmon is an undo to Miss
Folsom , as your correspondent entered
his ollice ho was in the act of scaling a
letter which lie had just written to that
interesting young lady.
Continuing , Mr. Harmon said : "It
was our intention not to announce the en
gagement until some little time before
Die wedding , but unfortunately it was
made public by a breach of conlidcnco on
the part of friends in Buffalo , 1 thjnk I
know who made the first state
ments concerning the wedding in that
city , and although wo are not assured as
yet wo will undoubtedly learn in time. "
"I have just been writing a letter to
Miss Frankie , " he added. "It is now
nearly time for her to bo propari ng to return
turn homo. "
Mr. Harmon was then sho\yn the arti
cle about tlio president and Miss Folsom
published in the Herald yesterday , and
after reading it carefully and evidently
with much interest , tiiUd : "Ves , that is
substantially correct. "
"Do you know , " asked the correspond
ent , "it your niooo has heard of the many
rumors in circulation hero * in regard to
her approaching marriage ? "
"I nave no doubt , " Hiiid ho , "she has
learned something , 1 was engaged in
writing her , as you entered , that the cat
was out of the bap. and giving her a lit
tle of the gossip bhe may expect to hoar
on returning homo. Wo frequently re
ceive letters from her about the trip. She
writes often and her letters ! are particu
larly bright. She has a brilliant descrip
tive style and is an enthusiastic observer.
Among the many rumors that have ap
peared was ono to the ell'ect that the ex
penses of her European trip wore paid
by Mr. Cleveland. There is not a parti
cle of truth in it and I do' not see how
it over originated. It wasMiss , Folsom's
intention to announce the engagement in *
duo time before the wedding , but to her ,
as well as Urn entire family , the prema
ture statements concerning it are a great
surprise. As I have said , there wore but
a few who were let into the secret , and
some ono was evidently unable to hold
it. At last accounts Miss Folsom was en
joying the best of health. She enjoyed
tlio visit to Italy very much , the only
drawback being her mother's illness in
Gouoa.whero she was taken down with a
foyer. "
THE ACQUAINTANCE.
"Can't you tell mo something about
tlio acquaintance of Miss Folsom and Mr.
.Cleveland ? " the correspondent asked.
'Tiis , I may as well tell you all I know
now , Isuppose. . Others have spoken
and others will speak. It had better
come from somn ono who knows. There
is certainly nothing in all this that either
Frankie or Mr. Cleveland need bo
ashamed of. There is no reason , so far
as I know , why they should not love each
other , or why they should not marry.
Frankie will make him a most excellent
wife , and there is every reason to believe
that he will bo a model husband. Miss
Folsom's acquaintance with President
Cleveland lorms a romantic story. Her
father was eire of Mr. Cleveland's warm
est friends , and , owing to his business
relations as a law partner , was intimate
ly acquainted with the family. Frankie
nt a very early age pave promise of great
beauty. As a child she was loved by
every one who know her. She was frank
m manner , warm hearted and very
beautiful. When scarcely knco high she
wns particularly friendly to 'Uncle
Clcvo , ' as she called him , and In after
ycarrfthcld him as ono of her dearest
friends and advisers. Then came her
father's death , with its attending
changes. I have no doubt if lie had lived
ho would have been much gratified nt
the marriage. It has already been told
how Miss Folsom passed her school life.
She was nn ambitious student and de
servedly popular. One of her strong
characteristics was her modesty. She
was entirely unassuming in manner ,
possessing none of the conceit and
Iiautuer of which so many young ladles
are victims. "
TUB KNOAOK.MF.NT.
"Do yon know at what time their en
gagement took place ? "
"No , 1 do not , " said Mr. Harmon ,
smiling. "She would , no doubt , tell me
were I to ask her , but it is , as you must
reali/.c , a delicate matter even for an
uncle , and a loved one , as I believe I am ,
to touch upon. Mr. Cleveland was very
friendly disposed toward Miss Folsom
from the time she was a child , but about
three years ago his attentions commenced
to assume a more si'rious aspect. Al
though very reserved in manner , it was
evident lie now cared far moro for the
woman than ho had in former years for
the child. When Miss Folsom and her
mother visited tlio white house last year
considerable talk was made regarding a
possible engagement to the president ,
mil not until the announcement of the
marriage was recently nude was any
further report put in circulation , 1 think
I may safely say you can travel a great
many miles before you will lind a young
lady of greater beauty and accomplish
ment than Miss Folsom. She has sound
common soiisonnd , is in every wav worthy
of the position she will occupy. 1 have no
doubt it will bo very embarrassing for
her to know of the thousands of varied
rumors that are being circujaled regard
ing her. It will bo especially so if she
happens to see any ot the newspaper
cuts printed over her name. There is
not the semblance of a likeness in any
of them. "
Mr. Harmon then took from the drawer
in his desk a cabinet photograph of the
much tnlkovl of young lady , and your
correspondent agreed with him that no
likeness of her had yet been printed.
Her beauty has not in the least been
overrated. The chin is broad , nose
straight and forehead high over the nose ,
but low over the temples.
Before returning the picture to his
desk Mr. Harmon looked at it foudly and
then said , "Good day. "
CHAT WITH A BRAKEMAN.
Cincinnati Sun : "Brakeman ? Yes.
What of it ? "
"Jiut wanted to know how the old
thing works. "
"Works ! Well , it works all right , with
an old-time crew , but get ono of these
ngfiravntin' greenhorns in and nobody
knows the result till it's settled. "
" ' catch readily
"Don't the new-comers on
ly ? "
"Readily ? No. Warily would be a
word. I will try to tell yon how they do
it. The whistle blows for brakes and all
hands scramble for them. The greens ,
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caboose. I think I see one of them
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the roof of the first car and contemplat
ing the prospect in abject terror.
"Forcible expletives from the rear im
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contemplates the yawning chasm between
the first two cars lie ever jumped , horror
is written on his face and reluctance
halts his step.
"Yes , it's common. They all look at
the fearful leap , grit their teeth , make a
wild jump that lands them about the
middle of the next car , and thereafter
attack duty with the conlidcnco born of
Kuch experience. "
"Where are you recruiting the brakemen -
men from ? "
"Almost without exception from coun
try towns. The kids , in defiance of law
mid marshals , disport themselves about
the trains while passing or shifting till
the habit becomes a passion.and maturity
makes its gratification possible.
"Accidents ? Well , they are largely
duo to cither carelessness , drunkenness ,
or over-confidence chielly the latter.
An occasional funeral is promoted by the
snapping of a brake-chain ; again , with
out warning , a train parts at a critical
moment , but on the whole brakemen
make no specially foremost figure in rail
road fatalities.
"Yes , in ono way we're tough , but we
work hard for small wages , and when wo
relay wo do it hilariously. "
"Suppose yon have had many close
calls ? "
"Well , the fact is we're on tlio ragged
edge about every minute of running
time. Of course , wo take no thought of
such things , but no doubt our lives or
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of times every trip. "
"How does it so often happen that old-
timers are cither Killed or maimed ? "
"Just because the older tlio hand the
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"That fellow witli his hand enveloped
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for ton hours at a stretch without serious
risk , but familiarity breeds contempt for
danger , as for other things , and in that
way ho lost half his right hand.
' 'Once a railroad man always ono ?
Yes , that's about the extent of it. There
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oil' and scarcely over sought to bo volun
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discovery of a now planet. "
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