Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, June 05, 1886, Page 10, Image 10
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY JUNE 5 , 1880. STORY OF BiENNERHASSETT Thp Historjcjlslana in the Ohio River and its Owners- A TALE OF RUIN AND DISGRACE. Jho 1'lott of Anron Hurr Mln Aiuhl- Droning of AVcnlth ntui Kinplrc. Cleveland Plain Dealer : Ono hcantl- ful May niornlmr seven ty-olin years ngo a fctrnnpe craft pushed out Irom Pitts- hnrg and floated down the silvery current of the Ohio. It wns primitive and ca pacious nnoiigh for an nrk , and us there was no propelling po\vor , hud the ap pearance of being intended for the high tide of undivided waters. At this season of the year thu swollen waters of the Ohio , fed by hundred of Alt-earns thut dashed Impetuously down from the sur rounding hllh , bore whatever was en trusted to lu bosom eight miles an hour , and but for the Inntlinornblo bonds would have been .1 resistless torrent This river conveyance was 60x14 , The boat Itself was similar to the Ilatboatsof our day , only It Had n gnnwalo four or IIvo fcot above its sides. In thu center of the boatInstead of the rude covering that was used to protect tlio emigrants und their household goods from wind nnd weather as they flouted down this urcut river and its tributaries to the sunny val leys which worn still covered with pri- ninVJil-furmt-s , it had n veritable house wItiuilj Ui ( > ' < j's3ontials of home comforts , u kite' ' * ! ! vtith a briok llro place , a din ing 'r.Xih and two sleeping apartments. The roof of this domicile was constructed to servo as n-promcnado deck , where its passengers could sit and enjoy all the shifting scenes ol the wilderness through which thov were to pass , in that onrly day the iron clad hills of Southern Ohio wore still covered and crowned with forests , The voyager might pass hundreds of miles In his floating house without hearing the sound of the woodman's ax or seeing the smoke from the cabin of the pioneer. There was no longer any danger of lurking tribes of Indians upon the banks , for the strong arm of thegovornment had marked out the reservation of the rod men at the close of tin ; Indian war in the northwest territory. The few scattered villages along the frontier wore begin ning to need their block houses and strong palisades less and less as the years went by. This singular craft had been con structed for the especial use of an indi vidual who had more warm friends and more bitter enemies than any other man In America Aaron Hurr. Colonel Hurr had been for ten years a prominent lignro before the public. At thirty six he had won the highest honors at thu bar a scat in the national councils --and even been .a competitor for the presidency itself with Washington , Adams , Jefl'crson and Clinton- , and now , a decade later , when ho had been for fonr years vice president of the United States , had taken leave of the senate and loft that august body in tears. When thousands won } vasking what will Aaron Hurr do next ? ho was quietly sailing down the Ohio and planning what Presi dent Jcllbrson and all the wise council ors had talked of in case war should rise with Spain an invasion into the rich ter ritory of Mexico and the Spanish prov inces. His dreams were not to extend the jurisdiction of the United States bo- end the newly acquired territory of Qin'Mana. This-ox-vico president was now a man without a country ; lie felt liimself as ho TcAllv.jnvisj ostracised , where he had as- pirYid'to'tht ! highest honor in the gift of the people. With his great ambition thwarted turtiing his eyes to the southwest , ho saw there the rcati/ation of his most ambitious dreams of wealth and empire. The gold of the inexhaustible mines that had ' lloodea Europe would enrich the ad venturer who was bold and during snoujjh to strike the lirst blow and become fche Ctosar of the now world , i'ho priest- Uood was disaU'ectod nnd only waiting ( or thu drum tap from the right manwho would secure to the church the privileges denied by the Spanish authorities. The pomp of.nnedifovatphivalryand the splen dors of tho" cast could bo revived in this r gorgeous realm. More titan this ) here , 1,000 miles bo- eontl the Mississippi , many of the disaf fected in tlio states whoyearnedforsomo- thing more to their taste than the plain republic would sco the glittering prize as the son of Esther Edwards saw it and hasten nt Ids bidding this most auspicious Hmo to strike the blow that would open the way to honor and to glory. This dream of greatness stood out be fore the mind of the disappointed poli tician in marked contrast to the shadows thalluingovor him , tlmttorribloduel with Hamilton , the flight and exile from New York nnd Now Jersey , whore the clamors were both deep and loud for revenge for Hamilton's untimely death by thn hang ing of the vice president. The ovations that "wore given this distinguished politi- 3ton in the southern cities during thr.t past eventful summar had helped to as- fluro him that there would be among his followers in this now enterprise a larger number of persons in high positions , men of culture , who would gladly nnd joy fully follow the fortunes of Aaron Hurr. The prospect of war with Spain was growing.less , but why need that make any dlfliirniiee in his plans ? Secondly , ho hoped that , in case there should bo noyiv between the United States and Spain , to ascertain the senti- men ! * i > t thu people of the west upon the mibjoct Mft separation from the eastern states , Should both these plans bo abortlvo he entertained the Idea of purchasing a largo tract of land of Huron Hastrop , situated in the territory of Louisiana on the OuaRliitau river. Iluro ho might at least Ontablish a colony of choice spirits where' ho could have about him a society re markable for its relincment in social and civil lifo. The boat wluoli bore this great man for vice presidents were Very few then- halted at the mouth of the thriving little town of Marietta , at the mouth of the Muskinghum , This town had been largely settled by patriots of the revolu tion , men whoso valor and devotion to he cause of liberty had won thorn n worthy place in the history of the nation. Amongst many of the military chief- lains dueling was regarded as the only honoiablo way to settle a dilliciilty be- Is ? twoeu gentlemen , TliB enormity of Hurr's crime , outside Of Hamilton's political friends , was hirgoly reserved for a later day. It was the political power thut feared the fasci nation ot his presence , tro oloquiK-u of his toiifjttu , that ostracised Aaron Hurr ami made him eventually remembered as the t'atallnu of the west. At Marietta us soon as it was noised abroad that the ex-viuo president had landed , ! the most prominent persons canio out to welcome thu dis tinguished guest and oiler him hospitali ties. Hurrliad called , he said , to pay ids respects to a few friends , and to see the ancient fortifications near Campus Mar tins , wonderful reports of which had been carried to the east , During his brjof § tuyat Marietta , ho was told again the MimvutlC'stOry of the lordly owner of JJlennerhassett's island , which was only n few miles below thn town. That same afternoon his flouting house was moored ut I ho .lovely spot which lias since been called the American Alhambra All that euUuru could accomplish in eight years had made this lovely spot the moat beautiful and pretentious domain west of the Alloghcniosj the private resi dence had been fashioned after an old country style , with curved wing , like those of the Ursulino convent on Kuolld avenue , and it is said to have had the appearance of the Moorish palaces of Andalusia to the voyager down the river. The extensive grounds around the house wore dcckctl with tasteful shrubbery and interspersed with showy flowers. Art and naturi ! had combined to fashion the most delightful walks nnd drives ; orchards of peach , apricots , quince and pear trees extended along the exterior , while in the middle space wound labyrin thine walks skirted with flowering shrubs. Heyond the beautiful grounds were inany acres of farming land already In ft lilffh state of cultivation. When Madame iMeiiiKjrhassel saw strangers in her grounds she sent to oiler them the hospitalities of the mansion , Hurr re turned his card by thu servant , declining thn invitation , and stated that cnricsit ) ' alone prompted him to land upon tins' fiivoiod sKt- | When the lady found that she was honored by so distinguished an individual as the ex-vice president she was un usually Importunate. Hurr with scorning reluctance Dually yielded and remained several hours. Air. Itlonncrhassott was from homo. Could the madame have foreseen but a moiety of the nnhapplness and misery that was to come to all within her little Eden from this fascinating tempter , she would undoubtedly have preferred that the waters of the Ohio should have swunt her Island homo out of existence before it became the rendezvous of men suspected of. treason. To understand the niln of this beautl- fitly homo one must know something of the antecedents of those who made it what it was. Its owner , Harmar Hlcnnorhassott , was from a family not noble , but amongst the most illustrious of the Irish gentry. He had been educated at Trinity college. Dublin , and was called to tlio bar at King's Inns in 1700. He declined entering upon his pro fession until after he had made a tour upon tlio continent. Wherever ho went the spirit of discon tent was abroad. England had lost her American colonies , Franco "had been raked with the whirlwind of revolution , " and Ireland was just passing through one of her periodical awakenings. "Strange and unforscon events wore crowding the annals of the world ; the established nxioms of general polity began to lese their woiijlit among nations , nnd governments , wihfly wanderiugfrom the fundamental principles of their own constitutions , appeared carelessly travel ing the road to ruin. " The young scholar saw all this and yearned rather for the llowery paths of literature , than the rugged way that led through bustle and hurricane of trying times up the patli of political prefer ment. Ho chose rather to renounce the here ditary honors of his family for the se cluded lifo of an unpretending repub lican. So ho disposed of his anccstriul estates , purchased at London an extensive lib rary and a philosophical apparatus and. with his young , intelligent and beautiful wife , sailed for the now world. The lirst tow months wore spent in New York studying tlio topography of the country und the character of its inhabitants. It was decided to follow the tide of emigra tion to the great west , over the Alleghen- les. They reached Marietta that fall and were delighted with the tone of the so- oiety of this now scttlemen ) , and deter mined to locate their future homo in its vicinity. The following spring a portion of Backus island , in the Ohio river , a couple of miles below Parkersburg , was purchased , and operations at once com menced to clear enough of its thick growth of timber for the site of the fu ture residence. Stores wore bought , and laborers hired , and the clearing soon assumed definite"shape. . In time the fair island blossbiiicd.as the rose , and travel ers upon the Ohio spread the romantic story of this almost enchanted island , whoso owner had abandoned the "pleas ures of Castle Conway for a home in the secluded forests of America. Another year rolls round , when wo again find Hurr ut the island , this time accompanied by his accomplished daugh ter , Theodosia Alston. The war with Spain was no longer among the probabilities. Hurr and his confederates were planning their western expedition more vigorously than ever before. The island of Hlennorhassott became a rendezvous for men engaged in the enterprise. In an evil hour the happy family had listened to the voice of ambition. The patrimony was fast wearing away , and Hlonnerhassett's children might bo poor , tlio tempter had said. So the great hearted unsuspecting Irish man was led on step by step to em bark all his ready means in the purchase of battoaux provisions , and outfits for this Utopia which loomed , up in the dis tance. Humors of powerful military associa tions that extended from New York to the Gulf of Mexico , began to circulate freely. Thu nresident's proclamation againstsuoh enterprises confirmed their existence , The islands of the Ohio being - ing part of the state of Virginia , .those who were hero expected no interference from the Ohio militia ; but loarnintr that Virginia troops intended to take posses sion of the island next day , tour of the boats were hastily loaded and the thirty or forty confederates embarked and made their way down the river , leaving Mrs. Hlennorhassctt nnd her two boys nnd f-cveral servants to moot the storm of the morrow. She was to procure the family boat from Marietta and follow in a few days. The expedition came while the lady was avpay , in'okojnto the wine cellar and drank themselves into vandals. Thou the work of destruction began. They ranged the house , destroying nnd disfiguring wherever they went , tearing down costly drapery , firing rillu balls through painted ceilings , breaking in pieces ynsed and mirrors. Then they rushed about tlio grounds , destroy ing evorytninj' that canio in their way. In tlio midst of this riot and destruction Madame Hlenncrhassett returned. Some youn < * men on their way down the river to join the expedition ollered to take the disappointed lady in their boat , an ofler which she gladly accepted , and in a few hours turned her eyes tor the last time upon the scone of long years of almost unalloyed happiness , The arrest of Hurr , his trial for treason , the verdict of "not guilty" after the court had been engaged in the investigation twenty-six days a verdict which his countrymen refused.to Accept followed. Eiuht months uftor thn arrest in Alabama and six after the commmiconiont of Ills trial at Uiohmond , Hurr was once moro free , but his uooil name was by no moans restored , The indictments against HIen- norhasselt ami the others were never prosecuted , The man whom the country hud once delighted to honor , the now no torious Aaron Hnrr , fled for his native land under the name of ( } . 11 , Edward and became an oxilu on foreign shores. Hlimnorhasset realized how thoroughly ho had been deceived and drawn on to his rum. . After his discharge financial ruin was inevitable : his beautiful home had been used us public uroporty , the gar dens had boon destroyed by tho'freeboot ers and the .floods of the Ohio , and a lire swept away thn mansion in which his family had spent , many happy years. Once moro ho startei ) u homo in Missis sippi , liopingto retrieve his fallen for tunes by the culture of cotton , which at that timn commanded an exorbitant price. The war of } 813 dissipated all hopes of 'success in this direction , Ono failure snoceydod another , Twonty-tlvd years after ho had sought America with buoyant hopes and joyful anticipations , blessed with u competency boy on d his wants , ho sailed for Ireland. Illsfondest Iio os had perished , his fortune had been lost , his hc.tltn Impaired , and most bitter of all his remembered misfortunes was the thought that ho was branded by pub lic opinion with the design of overthrow ing tlm liberty of the government which had drawn him across the Atlantic in his happiest days. UNDER THE MOON , Sitting here nlono , looking over the moon-lit waters of Lake Ponclmrtrnin to night , 1 cannot help recalling the poor fellow's pale face and sunken eyes. I hare tried again nnd again to flh'ako off the sad impression this memory creates , but without avail. For half an hour 1 have watched those two schooners come slowly into view from out the purple darkness of the distance nnd gliost-liko go sailing by until now they are moro patches ot ha/e far ofT to the westward. It may be the wave voices as thn water plashes against the piles of the wharf or ( he falnl thrumming of that guitar in one of the fishermen's cabins inshore that has so vividly reawakened this sad recollect ion. That night , too , a rippling sea made derisive music among tun .wharf timbers , and some one was ploying a guitar in the distance. Wo had been boys togo'thnV , had graduated from the university in Ihufttmio class , nnd separated only when ho went to France to study medicine. This was our lirst meeting for many years and had been brought about by a letter asking sonic advice in a commercial matter and inviting me to dine with him at the lake. 1 knew tiio crime ho had committed , though absence from the city had pre vented mo from learning the details of the sad ull'air. 1 knew also that ho had been acquitted upon a well-substantiated pleu of insanity , to which his moody temperament , his strong ullcotions , unit bitter antipathies lent an air of proba bility in tlm minds of those who knew hitn'ns 1 did. I did not ask his confession that night. No ! 1 remember , ho it was who said ho had something to tell me , and us the night was pleasant wo could walk out to the end of the wharf , whore wo would bo nlono. Wo had finished our dinner at Houdro's , one of those rare gastronomic compositions the cooks of those days knew so welt how to prepare , and 1 can oven now snilV the lluvor of those Uouquet do Aroma cigars , They scorned to bo bettor than those of today. Ho had been even boisterous in his mirth during tlio repast , something remarkable for him , and talked so loudly that Had I not known he had partaken of but little wine 1 might have thought his spirits wore enlivened by tlm choice vintages. Then he walked out and sat down here I bclicvo this is the very spot. The moon was up then about where it is now , and by its light 1 noticed that u remark able chance had come -over his counte nance. The genial smile had disap peared , nnd his eves had lost their merry twinkle. Whether it was the moonlighter or my imagination , I could never tell , but his face assumed a bloodless pallor that was most unearthly , and his voice became deep and husky. Ho looked inquiringly about to see that no one was near , and sat on the edge of the wharf , his feet hanging over the water. Hcforo commencing he played nervously with his watch charm. 1 could see in the moonlight it was an amethyst heart. I also noticed that he had untied his cravat and unbuttoned his collar , in order to breath moro freely. It was an amber silk cravat , audits ends fluttered restlessly in the wind. "I am tolling you this , " said ho , "be cause I cannot live without telling it to somebody. I know I can trust you. and it will relieve me of a burden that is kill ing mo to confess all. I know that no judicial action can be taken now , but it will be a satisfaction to know that to one person at least I have told the whole truth , not saving myself in the slightest degree. You understand that ! " Ho knocked the ashes from his cigar and they dropped into the lake. "When 1 returned from Franco and began the practice of medicine here , you know 1 was very well off. My mother's place on Hnyou Lafourchc which she left mo had netted mo a handsome sum dur ing my absence , and sugar then brought good prices. I was never extravagant , as you know , and never indulged in .strong drink. None of our family over did. Hut that has nothing to do with what I want to say. To tell you the truth , the nearer I approach the subject the moro timid I become. Please keep me from wandering awav from it. Hold mo down to it. Understand ? Light another cigar. "Well , 1 began practice and devoted all my time to my studies. Hy some peculiar allinity I becumo enamored of the 83'inptology of nervous diseases. I drifted that way naturally , and 1 gave to the nerves and brain every spare moment. I had no thought then what this -\yould lead mo to. UnderstandV My friendships were few perhaps too few. A man with a limited acquaintance is apt to become introspective and given to analyzing his own sentiments and imprcsions too much. " _ ! ! ( ) turned his big black eyes in the direction of a passing sail , and was silent for nearly a minute. I could see from the motion of the muscles of his neck that lie was endeavoring to swallow. To use an old expression , "his heart had come up in his throat " "I met and loved Natalie Latourncuu ; " another long silence. Ho lit another cigar. As he tried to go on his lip trem bled and he clinched his hands as if in great pain. "My God , how I loved her ! Hut wo will not talk of that. Understand ? I worshiped her , and I thought she loved mo. Then ho came between us. Ho set up his paltry sentiment as against my adoration. Tlio fool ! Don't ' lose patience. Follow me , please. He , the vain , boast ing , flattering gallant of the salons , thought to take from mo tlio ono thing that was dearer than an eon of lives to win her. Ho brought it on him elf. " He arose and paced up and down tlio wharf for a few minutes nnd then took his former place , apparently somewhat quieted by the oxccrcise. lie \ycnt on , loss excitedly now. "I felt that it was impossible that both of us could live in this world together. You know how small it is. In Uorlin you jostle the man you thought in Amer ica , in Paris you get into thu same omni bus witli the 'individual you Imagined in Hio Janeiro , Kailroads and steamships have reduced file world's circumference to a mere hand's span.Vro \ too crowded. I thought over the matter deeply and long. I thoilght of nothing else. To got rid of him. that was what would have to be done , " A tremor passed over him , "Hut how ? That was It , The days of secret murders have long Mnco passed , Chemistry and other science8 nave made the chances of cseapo troin detection dillicult , very dillieult. Ono night I made up my mind. Ah ! that night ! She had never appeared so lovely. Wo were walking in the garden tinder tlio orange trees * How the scent of those orange buds comes back ! It was then she told mo had already asked her to bo his wife. It was her father's wish she should marry him , nnd her father's ' wish was law. She would not sav she loved him. 'That ' she ' , whispered , 'no ono would ever know , ay or no.1 "I loft her resolved. If I could not get her , at least he never should. 'Then I set myself to work formulating my plans , " He glauoed Inquiringly at mo to see the effect of his words. "Yes , I gave to it nights and days ; the result you sou hero , " striking his breast , "u man who has uccoiuulishcd his pur pose nnd is nqw free , free as yourself. "I must confess it. I fearcu the punish ment of the law. , Tlio dread of an igno minious death nt the hands of an execu tioner was a nightmare 'to Inc. To avoid this all my intellect was concentrated. The thought canio to mo as n flash illum inates the darkness. I commenced with real only a desperate man can know , the study of insanity , its causes , its pathol ogy. I digested Vlrohow. Pincl und Kg qttirol. Ir7 Holnrich Schulcs' Hands- biichdcr ( lorsU'skranUliclldn I flavoured- nnd Von Zelmssen's works wcro my daily pabulum. With Hucknill and'JL'uke I en- lorotl the psychological depths nnd Mnmlsley made my way clear. I read in Prltchard that one of the lirst symptoms of this disease was an Indifference to social consideration , apathy and noalcct of the personal and other duties , dislike nnd suspicion of friends. This was my starting point. "I will not now wcarv you with a sci entific description of my cours'e. I know insanity was agood ! defense in law and 1 sot myself studiously about U to become insane , that ! might cheat the law. I wanted to'leuvo no room for any doubt. I wanted hundreds of witnesses who would bo willing to como forward to tes tify , when I might commit thu deed , thut my reason wsis and had been gone for some time. , "Do not turn , away from me like that. The demon jealousy it was that led mo on. If I did nit regret 1 would not now be talklng.Ijord to you. Understand ? "I commenced cautiously , changed my habits of life ; gave up my club , tool ; apartments in a hotel the better to bo observed , became absent-minded , talked to myself. I soon saw that my friends observed the chungn and I chuckled. 1 left my olllco for. days mysteriously , and us mysteriously , without explanation , I walked the streets alone late at night , and gradually became more violent in my temper. I disturbed an audience at the theater by loudly interrupt ing the actors and was ejected. My friends began to talk. 1 smiled at them when alone. What stupid idiots ! They recommended medical advice and that gentle old Dr. Harvey visited mo. Poor man , ho is n child in my hands. His questions I answered evasively , nnd gave him stilllcicMit evidence to sot his poor head to shaking ominously. Ho felt my pulse. Ho did not know I had accelerated its speed by violent exercise a moment before his visit. He said my sy.stom was out of order nnd my brain needed re.st. For four months I pursued my systematic course , growing slowly and slowly more violent. 1 overheard a conversation between , omo old friends , in which it wiis suggested that it would , soon become their duty to confine me in Some asylum. That satisfied me. 1 had rcurchcii the proper point. Then I armed myself and waited. In the open street at noonday , was the time. Madmen do do not seek to conceal their deeds , so 1 took the open , bold course. Under stand * " His eyes were flashing now , nnd his fingers worked convulsively. "I met him at the postollice. With aloud laugh. 1 pointed towards him and called him my brother from Hindostan. The crowded looked surprised and laughed. I told them ho was a wild animal ; to keep awav. He looked astonished , dumbfounded. I expressed great fear of him , and them " Ho had risen , and was gating out into the moonlight. The water washed und plashed , trickled and. dripped on the timbers below. The guitar was still tinkling inshore. ' 'Thau 1 fired 1 fired ! Understand ? "My God in all my months of re hearsal , my coni'fiO of cruel study , 1 luul not once thought of it. When 1 saw his body on the sidewalk it came to me like a stroke of lightning. All this did not give her to me ! This had never entered my brain. He was gone , and so was my love. She would never look upon me again. My brain reeled , and I awoke in tlio jail , and they wore holding the in quest in the vard below. "The .trial y bu know of. Everybody said I was insane the 'doctors , the papers , everybody. I was acquitted und my friends esqprted me to an asylum. 1 hid : cheated " 'thq'law , but not my con science. Understand ? In a few months 1 was discharged'us ' u cured man. So the physician p'Ml Rest , they said , was what was needed , and that restored my reason. Poor.foqls. "You arc the first to whom Hiavc told this , the very first. What can I do what can I do to wiji ba'cK ' the love her love 1 so cruelly dashed to the earthy That is what 1 wanted to.'ask you , only that. " He paced to and fro nervously , clasping his hand to liis head as if in pain. I turned from him with a shudder. Ho seemed in that mbbnli < jht to bn a visitor from the _ nether regions. His yellow face , glaring eyes , his long , slender lingers , and scpul.chrul voice. Hold him that he need never hope for love again. Ho would never see it. That sentiment was too holy , too divine , for ( -itch faouls. Repentance and religion alone wcro left to him. He turned his great eyes upon me and , shaking his head , sadly muttered : "Yes ; I know it. Love will uovor brighten my days again. Weak , weak fool that I was. " lie took a capsule from his vest pocket and swallowed it carelosslv. "I am going to travel , " said he , "and 1 want to carry with mo pleasant recol lections only. You will always remem ber mo kindly. Think of mo as a poor boy that loved lee well , won't you ? I think 1 need a change of scene and I wish " Ho threw his arms up wildly and fell backward on the wharf. The capsule was not his cough medicine , but prussic acid , the most deadly of poisons. This is why , as 1 sit hero ulono in the moonlight , looking out over the waters of Lake Pontchartrain and listening to that guitar inshore like an unpleasant dream , his face again returns. Kirlc'H Gorman I'llo Ointment. Sure cure tor blind , bleedincr , ami Itclilm ; Piles. One box has cured the worst cases of ten years staiullnir. No one ncod sulfur tun minutes after using this wonderful Kirk's Ceriuan Pile Ointment. It absorbs tumors , allays the Itching at once , acth as a poultice , Kives instand relief. 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" 1 u o Simmons LVer ( HrpulMor when troubled sonou Iy with Jiondurhus cau t < d lir constipation , It' produce * a favorable .rusult witbout lilitdorms my miulur puriulu In busi- " W.V. . WiTtitit , * Uoliic. , Iowa. HATCHER , GADD & CO Real Estate Brokers. 1 / r Mfllard Hotel Block , Omaha , Neb , Do a Strictly Commission Business. Have Improved and Unimproved property in all parts of Omaha ; have the most desirable Farms and Lands in Nebraska and Iowa. Splendid Brick Store amiJlotcl , 1 rooms , in South Omaha i 1. . . . $ 4.50U Splendid residence lot In Mllliml Plncc , convenient to business ; cheap at k.- , fl , 3,000 East half of lot 88 , Burr Onkloo.\l50 feet ; bargain at v * Business block on 14th street , between Doujflas and Doilfre , cheap ' 'Ir Will exchange for Omaha property or Nebraska land , splendid hriek store , with stock offeooas. inlfv , town In Nebraska , railroad ' . & , on > % 8,000 . . . ' . . . . . Half block in West Omaha - i. - c.600 Lot in llanseom Place 1,050 Two lots in Lowe's addition U35 Splendid residence lot in Kcyes' addition , near 20th and Harncy streets 4,509 JIouso and lot in Idlcwlld , near cars 4ooo Klegaiit property , 24-d and Doncrlas , paying peed rental ; a bargain 12,500 Now and paying steam Roller , at Scotia , Grecley comity , Nebraska ; at abargain - . . " Lots in Kilby Place , Kirkwood's , Redick's 2d Add. , Hiinebaugh and Saunders Add. , Howe's Add. S. E. ' Add. Claren . , . . Rogers' . , don and other choice locations at bar gains and easy terms. K0 100 feet square s.w. cor. Virginia giidPop pleton Ave. , very desirable for a home , $3ooo. House and lot in West Omaha , $ l,8oo. House and lot in Hanscom Place , $ ,000. IFOIEt S-A.3LIES HIGGINS & PARK-T , and Loan Agents 1522 DOUGLAS STREET. lots in Ambler Place , each $400 to $473 1 acre in Gise's add. , on cast side ; one of the best lots in the addition , $1,900. 5 acre lots in Tnttlc's addition. Acre lots in Mnyfield. 1 acre lots in Patterson's Park. 1 lot on Farnam near USd et. , $4,000. 1C5 feet on Farnam , m ( Japitol add , cheap. Slot on Ilnrnoy St. , $3,000 each. 0 aercs just west of Tnttlc's sub-division , 5330 per acre. This is ono of the cheap est aero lots about the city. 1 lot in Miilard Place , $3,000. 1 lot in Miilard Place , $3,000. 1 lot on Burl street. § 200 cash , balance to suit , $1,230. Lots in Lincoln Place , Walnut Hill , South Omaha , and , in fact , wo have vacant lots in all parts of the city .Terms to suit ; small monthly payments or any way that purchaser may wish. House 2 story , lot 100x150 , on Park ave. , a flue bargain at $5,000. Or will sell divided lot. This will pay parties to look ut , as it is one of the best of in vestments. There is also small fruit enough for small family ; shade trees , etc. 2 story house on 17th st. . $1,000 cash.bal- auco to suit. House 9 rooms , bloelc 7 , city of Omaha ; well , cistern , barn- terms very easy , $ . ' ( ,000. Cottage \Vheaton street , cellar , well , picket fence , good repair ; $300 cash , balance f 23 per month. 1 lot ! > 0 ft. front , block 8 , South Omaha , terms easy , $300. $12,000. Will sell separate. 1 cottugo north of Judge Dandy's , lot 75- xlOO , $0,500. One of .tlio finest residences In Walnut Hill , 10 rooms with -all' modern im provements , finb barn , fenced , ground seeded , in fact everything one would want about a home , lot 100x150 , tcrnia very easy , f7SOO. Cottage in Oisu's add.S room , cellar , well 25 bearing apple trees , lot 75x150 , only $1.000. Fine cottage Walnut Hill , corner lot , $3,500. 0 room pottage on Snnndors street ; $300 cash , balance small monthly payments. 2 cottages on Park ave. , with all mod ern impioveuieuts ; a bargain ; lor both A one-story brick house in Omaha View , 8 rooms , closet , pantry , eto. , with good well , $75 cash , balance $10 per mo nib. This is a nice chance for tor u uarty to get a good homo. Coltngo , 0 rooms , on 19th street , it lias porch , well , cistern , coal house , eto. . lot 01x140 , $300 cash , balance $ : ir > pei ? month. Price f-3,100. Lot in Arlington Place , 50x123 , terms easy , $9UO. ' Splendid residence , 12 rooms , on Park avenue , lot 100x150 , terms easy , only $8,500. "We make a specialty of snlliiier houses and lots' with small cash payments , balance snmll monthly payments. Don't pay rent to others , when yon can apply it on a house for yourself. Wo also have farm lands in all parts of the state , to sell or trade. Also stocks of merchandise of all kinds to sell or trade. Money to Loan on Real Estate or Chattels. / BARKE & BARKALOW , Real Estate and Loan Agents Boom 21 Paxton Building , Cor. 15tli and Farnam st. ' Very desirable lots on monthly payments of from $10 to $60 in the following additions. , _ . West Omaha Barkalow Place. Omaha View , Leavenworth Terrace , Orchard Hill , Bedford Place , Sharen Place and Walnut Hill Also some choice houses and lots on Farnam st , Burt st. , Leaven- wo'rt st , Phil Sheridan and Omning st. , We have bargains in property in all parts of the cityeasy ; payments , Low rates of interest. FARM LANDS FOR SALE ; "M Rents Collected , . - - Taxes Paid ,