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8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY/ JULY 24. 188G. iJfflL
A COUNTERFEIT CORPSE ,
How nn Oil Painting Was Mistaken for :
Dead Man ,
COWARDS AND COWHERDS
The I'oiiiiiliiinstcr'H Sleti llnrc An
other Lively Fljrlit Court News
Mrs. Fcfitncr Gets n Divorce
Accltlctits on tlio U. I' .
A Iiiitltcrous Mistake.
"My Godl There's a dcuel man leaning
ngalnsl the whitlow I"
Tht'so wonts spake Thoinns Polronot
night jailer at the contra ! station , uboui
livu o'cleck yesterday morning
us hu stood on the shle
walk in front of the old city hal
building on the corner of Sixteenth am
Farnain streets. lie was leioking at the
window of room IKi In the ; Merchant ;
hotel , which opens out. from the west side
of the building , in theseeeiml story , lie
was horror struck at what ho saw. There ,
with every lineament plainly discornlhle
by the rays of the rising sun , was the :
figure of a man , whoso appearance tine
posture- gave nvidcncu that hn hael falltn :
against tlio window , lifeless , ills feat
unis looked rigid In death , his eyes hail
already ussumed that horrible classy ap
Dcarancc which is noticeable only in : i
corpse. The jailer looked again mul
again , to bo sure that his eyes were nol
deceiving him. The liguruwas there and
it eliel not move. "Lei mo sec , " ho mut
tonul "I'vei hael three ,
, only one , two ,
four ilnnk.s since mhlnight no , it caiiuol
be. I'm sober ami I'm looking at a dcae !
man , or my name is not Peironet. "
"Here , ISeorgo , " ho continued , nel
dressing one of the polico.ncn , "come ;
here. Lookat that , " ho aeldcel , pointing
to the spectre , whoso outlines wcro plain
ly eliseerniblu through the window.
"IJo the howly mithur of Jasus , " sair
the policeman , In a strong Italian ac
cent , "bhure , an that's a elcad maul"
Poiroiict's lirst imprissions being thin
contlrnied , ho eleturniined to lose no time
in reporting the. matter to the people n
the ; hotel. "He hurried over to the Mer
chants' , on his way stopping to take an
other anel short-range look at the done
man. This time ho coulel see the corpse
more plainly than over , anel he hurried t
inform the night clerk of what Me liae
discovered. The latter was shocked
mill at once agreed that an inves igatioi
of the matter ought to bo maelo immedi
atoly. Ho leel the way up to the room
No.'iW , where the dead man lay. Thej
knocked at the door. There was no an
Hwer. They knocked again. Still ne
reply.
"I'll tell you what we'll do , " suggoslcel
Olllcer Pcironel , "J'll boost you up ami
you look over the transom. "
"It's " the clerk he
a go , replied , as
clambered upon Pioronct's broad should
ers. Ho peered cautiously over the trim
som ; rubbed his eyes , ami looked again.
Then he iumpeel down , with a convulsive
burst of laughter. Hu could not at lirst
re-ply to Peironot's astonished emery.
"What are you laughing at ? " Finally ,
however , when his emotions hail some
what subsided , ho managed to ejaculate ,
"Why , it's only a painting. "
It was only too true. Tlio occupant ol
the room was Mr. Chas. He.yd , an artisl
from Milwaukeewho has been in Omaha
for the past weiek. For tlio last few elay-
Mr. Ilo.yd has been engaged in painting
a life-sized , full-length portrait of n
prominent Omaha gentleman. Last
night , upon retiring , ho left the canvas
leaning against the window , face out
wards' , to dry. It was tins remarkable
presentment that Jailer Peironet mistool
for a elcad man.
THE COUNTV'S MONEY.
Beml-Annual Report of Comity 'JT
tiror Hull it.
The following figures are taken frou
the recapitulation of the report of County
Treasurer ISollu , Hied yesterday with the
county clerk :
KICI-IPTS. : :
To amount on linnet Jan. 7,1BSO. , . . 8l..m)5 ; )
" taxes colluded 2nS ; < > ! .a
" school land , principal ,
lenaonnd Interest llrjx > . .7
" iniscellaiio'us collections. : ! , : i87.7 <
" miscellaneous fees 20J.-II
" Omaha city tux collcct'ns i : Wi
redemptions 5,102.0- ,
received from stutu.
Total . S3SJ5XU- ; !
.
Uy nmount warrants re
deemed . S120,205.n2
15 y nmoiint paid state. . . 4 * > , : iOi.75 :
" paid schools 20,101.47
" school bonds
and coupons reel'meil 1.1CS.C2
By amount redemption
money paid . 5,700.73
By amount salnrlas paid 2,700.1)0 )
uror . 27-US3
Bv amount penalty re-
'finided . 105.70
By amount village tax. , 5.JJ7
4 " resolutions
on Ronurnl fund . 2.VJ.U7
By amount suuurvlfior's
receipts redeemed. . . . 1,43-7.50
Balance . ' . . S1G9/.KW.4
TIII : VAIIIOUH minis.
Amount of state fund July 1 , 18.SJ..S 55.700.2
" county iitiii'l fuuelJuly
l.'tti . S5.CS7.3
" Kchool apiiortloiimuut
fiiiiel , July 1 , 1 ! < 83 . 8,300.8
" special school fund ,
Julyl , 16St ( . 12.WS.C
' school bonu limd , July
1 , 18 1 . 703.4
' county slukliiK final ,
July 1 , 1SSIJ . . 3U,500.2
" pounty hrleluo fund ,
Julyl , 1BSJ . . 0,747.2
" county roael fund , July
1 , itttti . . . . . . . 4,501.2 ,
city of Omaha taxes ,
July 1 , 133.C
village ) of Waterloo
taxes , July 1
Jeelunil. July 1 , ( . . . 2,010'J
redemption money
fund , July l. issii . nso.s
nitially lumi , July l.'NS bOl.t :
insane fund , July I , ' 81 5,231. ; :
jiidcinunt fund. July 1 ,
ISbO. , . I. . . 10,40
Total , .
SIIOICT-rjlVKI ) TIES.
Tlioso Wliloh Uoiintl Mr. anil Jin
JulliiH FcHtnor.
Vestorelay morning the little lady wh
lias bopn the wife of Julius Fcstnor for
couple of months walked into Jud Ne
villo'a court to obtann a diyorc
from her cruel hubbuud. Sh
was accompanied by her fathu
and mother , the latter of whom sii |
Pftrteel , because the young lady was ovei
como \vith sorrow and shed tears nneeii !
ingly. 11. J. Davis appeared for her. Sli
and nnr parents testified and showed wh ;
uy.ory aeqiiaintance has known , that sh
iyaa as loving a wife as Festner had boo
a cruel huaband , Judge Neville hoar
tlio testimony and granted the divorce.
1'cstnur's whereabouts is nnknowi
When last heard front ho was in St. Pan
The imliotmont for obtaining gooi
under false pretenses hangs over him i
Chicago , and he has skipped out loaVin
his bondsmen to make good their surct ;
Ityitnor has written homo several time
for money and it is suspected that he
n\thcr \ short.
AUANUONEI ) .
Union Paolllo Gives Up Its Fa *
Impress Scliomc Otlior Noted.
The hoggish policy of the Chicagt
liiirllugtoii & Quinoy road has compclk
the Uuiou 1'uvilic to nbtxudou its fa
limited express BP homo. Such , at least ,
was the information given out without
qualification in General Supcrtntcnelont
Smith's ollico to-elay. Anel it is probable
that unless some now phase of the ques
tion turns up , and the Iowa roads can
ho induceel to reconshlcr their refusal to
go into tlio scheme , that the fast express
scheme will ue > t be a subject of further
discussion.
Car Service Agent Thompson , who has
all along been active in attending to the
ilctalU of the plan , Is very much disgust
ed at the turn which atl'airs have taken.
Ho said yesterday ho thought the plan
vniilel have to bo deforreel , but might
ultimately becarried out.
The fact that the Union Pacific has suf
fered much from rain and waterspouts on
the western-divisions has already been no-
tlce-.d in the Hir. : . Thursday af
ternoon a heavy landslide occurred on
the South Park branch , near llortenso ,
Col. No material damage wu : eloiic ami
the track was soon cleared. Trains were
running as usual yestorelay morning.
The Union Pacliic..ycstcrelay announced
a free rate on the carrying of all exhibits
to the fair | e ho held in Omaha , with the
usual restrictioug'aml provisions.
Vcsterelay morning about 3
o'clock a collision took place
in tlio Union Paeilie yard
imiiii'diatoly ast of the Seventh street
viaduct. A long freight train was being
made up and part of it had just crossed
the viaduct , backing eastward. Jn M >
eloing in crossing into the main track
loading toward the brielgo. On the lat
Lor track Union Pacilic engine 100(3 ( was
backing , also toward the cast , and before
it coulel bo stopped the tender jrasheel
into the freight while t ho mo
mentum of the engine draggeel
alongside several ofj the ears.
Tlio tender was forced oil' the track at
right angles and buried its trucks in the
soft earth of the hill under the track ,
where It remained until this afternoon.
Tlio engine broke her connecting bar ,
piston and lost the shell of her cylinder ,
while also sustaining a number of other
injuries. Engine No. 9 , a new one , on
its way to the \V. V. & C. 11.11. , was also
injured , and had to be taken to the shops
for repairs. The track was badly torn
up and relaid at an early hour. It coulel
not be ascertained who was to blame.
A soconel accident took place near the
transfer in fltho Union Paci
fic yards at Council Ulull's
Vestorelay morning. Engine1)01 ) ,
while rattling over the tracks at that
place , was thrown across the rails , badly
shaken up and resulting in the elclay of
the overland about three-quarters of an
lionr.
The third accident took place
yesterday morning in the
lower Union Pacilic yards at
the foot of Douglas street. Engine 710 , Tim
Manahan in charge , was climbing the
hill , when ho was run into by a train
going down into the yards. The front
of Manah an's ' engine was baelly broken
and several of the rear box cars of the
other train wore partially destroyed.
There was nobody hurt. All this
smashup caused a delay of both freight
anil passenger trains .which have not yet
been maelo np.
, V. K. Habcock. of the North Western
roael , return yesterday morning ( .from a
trip to Chicago.
The tratlie to Chicago , on the C. M. &
3t. P. , road , l\r. Carrier reports as not so
icavy as it was miring the prevalence of
the reduced rates , but he claims that it is
much heavier than it hael econ before the
.nil. The company woulei seem to have
lost but little by the reduction ; while the
advertising it received has been of the
most satisfactory nature.
UECOVEHINO LMIOPEIITST.
A Suit Caused by u Widow IJlBrcjarel-
Inn Her Husband' * Will.
E/okiel Giles filed in the United State ?
clislric-tcourtyesterday a bill of complaint
against Pester Lancto , Josephine St.
Louis Lanclo and II. J. Whitemoro. The
suit is brought to regain possession of
some valuable property iu the city of
Lincoln.
In 1809 the petition of the plaintiff ,
Giles alleges , Jacob Uawson , a resident
of Lincoln , dieel , leaving behinel him a
widow and several children. His estate
included , among other things , the prop
erty in Lincoln over which the contest
exists. He made it ono of the provisions
of his will that his wife should retain pos
session of this property so long as she re
mained single. For ten years
shu diel remain unmarried , but
in 1870 , the temptation to return to the
"blessed estate" proved too strong. Put
ting aside her weeds , she married a man
by the name of Pickering. The property
thus rovorteel to her children , all but two
of whom had elied. These two united in
a deed transfer ! ing the property to
Messrs. L. C. Hnrr and II. II. Wheeler ,
of Lincoln , who in turn transfeirreel it to
E/.ckiol Giles , tlio plaintiff. In the mean
time , Mrs. Pickering the fromor wife of
Dawson took it upon herself to soil the
properly to Peter Lanoto and his wife ,
Josephine St. Louis Lancto , on a war
rantee eleed. It is against these parties
that Giles lias commenced tho.suit , to
set asielo their claim upon the property ,
on the ground of illegality. Whitomoro
is included in the suit because ho bought
up and transferred to Laycto a sort of
tax title to the in-ouorty in question.
A Ilnlly'H Assault.
Phillip Kcndis , a youthful fruit peddler ,
came to Judge Stonborg yesterday morn
ing and swore out a warrant for the ar
rest of a fellow banana seller , Herman-
sky , by name , on a charge of assault ami
battery.
Hermansky had approached the boy , it
seems , with the question , "Have you got
a license ? " Kendis replied brielly and
to the point ;
"None o' yor el business , "
"What's tliutj" askeel lleirmansky , pre
paring to fight.
"Ton hoard wet I sald and you just go
wav , " roplieel the boy.
"Gimme some of ilein poaches , " said
Ilormansky , threateningly , "den I'll go
oil' . "
"Nary-poach1 ' said Kendis , dodged r
The conversation was intqrrimteel'by thg
big bully rushing at Kondis ami bcatln-
him with a club , Before the police ar
rived ho had maelo his escape. Ho will
bo arrested to-day.
Insurance Mon.Wunt Hutler.
It is possible that Chief Butler may be
induced to retain his position at the ho.iel
of the lire department , though whor
asked about this matter ho shakes hi :
head ominously , and refuses to tnako i
definite reply. It is understood the Jin
mul waterworks committeo.'to whom hi :
resignation was referred , will report ad
vesely toils acceptance.
The local board of underwriters met ir
session Thursday afternoon , and among
other things passed , a'resolution on the
matter , This resolution commends Chic :
Butler's good rccorel in the past , and re
quests the city council to retain him al
tlio head of tlio department. This rose
lutlon will bo presented at the next moot
ing of the city council.
A Kind Act.
C. W. Ackorman ono of the mechanic ;
engaged in building Frame Mooro'e
house on Eighteenth street between
Leavonworth and Jackson , who brok <
ono of his legs in a most severe inanne :
by falling from the roof of the building
was sent to his homo in Watcrloo.lowajbi
the conibineelsubscriptions of his.twent.i
associates , who subscribed one dollui
cadi , ami his employer who doubled th <
COWAIIDS AND COW HERDS.
lloth Make Things Ijlvcly on the
Streets Yoatcrdny.
Ycsterelay morning a herd ofattlebe-
longng to the residents of North Sixteenth
street and vicinity , ami numbering about
ono hundred and eighty , were quietly
grazing in tlio bottoms at the foot of
Grace street , They were herded by four
boj's , William and John Barrett , sons of
the gentleman who has charge of the
military stablca in this city , and Edward
and John IMiloy , both sons of Council *
man Dailoy of this city. About ten
o'clock several of the poundmastor's
men drove up , and , against tlio protests
and resistance of tlio boys , drove oft" the
co\ys on a gallop.
The Daley boys went and tolel their
father at the shops , while the linrrcltd
wont to the stables and tulel tlioir father
of what had taken place. The stable
men turned out mounted , followed , aseliel
Daley ami friends , ami overtook the fel
lows , who were driving the cattle away.
They ensued a scene to which Hull'alo
Hill's show is not a eircumstaneo.
Under the Inlluuncc of the lashes of the
contesting drivers , the cows ran in every
direction in the vicinity of the pound , on
the corner of Tenth and Capitol avenue.
Mothers rushed frantic to the street ,
snatched up their playing children , ami
ran with them into their houses
to reach a place of safety. The men
shouted , the women screamed , the cows
belloweel , ami the elust rose high in air.
In the height of the light one of the
pound men was struck on the heael with
a billet of wood and knocked from the
horse. lie Is the s.uno fellow who , it is
alleged , whipped young Barrett when
the latter sought to oppose the driving oil'
of the herd.
The pound men were routeel and the
cattle restored to llieir grazing ground.
Yesterday afternoon , Frank W.
Sloan , ono wf the injured
men , appeared buforo Judge
Stenbnrg and swore out a wariant for the
arrest of John , William and Tim Barrett ,
on the charge or assault ami battery.
$1O.OOO FOR L.O.
Tlio Same Donated by n Phllnu-
tliroplu Woman of Philadelphia.
lit. Hoy. James O'Connor , Catholic
bishop of this elioceso , has boon made 'the
recipient of $10,000 to bo used for tlio
establishment of Catholic missions among
the 1 ndians throughout Wyoming. This
handsome sum has been given by Mrs.
Louise Drexe ) , of Philadelphia. This
younglaeiy is one three daughters of the
late Philadelphia banker of than name ,
whoso death took place some time ago.
He was possessed of seemingly unlim
ited wealth , a portion of which , amount
ing to about one million dollars , ho be
queathed to the archbishop of Philadel
phia , to be used for the bcnolit of the
Catholic church. Each of the sisters , it
is supposed , is worth about ten million
elollars , the income Cf ; which they use in
conserving the public and private wel
fare in ways peculiar to themselves. The
three have united in the erection of a
grand industrial school for boys , the
ground for which has already been nub-
chased , ami the erection of which will
be undertaken this fall. The money
given Bishop O'Connor will bo utili/.od
in civilizing and christianizing ; the Indi
ans in the territory mentioned , of which
there are not less than 0,000.
AN lj\ST.
The West Block ( No. 5) ) of Hawthorne
In 1'or ' Sale.
JJ B. Evans & Co. are the sole agents.
These 11 lots front cast on 3ith st. , run
ning back 151 ft. to ! 50th st. ; are high and
sightly , with gentle slope to the cast.
Lies just north of West End , anel is for
sale at lower prices than any surrotiml-
ing property. Terms : One-fourth cash ,
1 , ! i and ! } years on balance. Home-seek
ers anel investors should see this prop
erty. The cable line west an any street
doubles these prices within three months.
A Suit I-'ilcil.
The Pacific Mutual Telegraph company
of New York , have brought
suit in the district court to
secure $0,000 damages anel costs ,
from Chas. M. Wells , Edw. Nanglo and
Fred W. Gray , the two first mentioned
being recently addeel to the defendants in
connection with Fred Gray whp was or
iginally named some time ago. The bill
sots forth that the defendants , contracted
to furnish thrc hundred cedar telegraph
poles at not less than forty-five feet high ,
ami afterwards supplied but forty-live )
Doles , refusing to furnish any more.
The comuany was therefore compolleel tei
purchase the remainelcr of the poles at
an incroaseel cost , of ! ? < ( .fiO per polo , and
in the meantime had lost the right oi
way , of their line through a part of Kan
sas City at which the poles were to have
been del.vered.
Funeral of Mrs. Charles Tietz.
The funeral of this estimable liuly took
place from the family residence on the
military roael in West Omaha precinct
yesterday afternoon. It was very.largcli
attended from the city , ami all
the neighbors of the deceased
anel her griof-striekon husbanet , were oul
in force to testify their sympathy. Mrs
Tietz was one of the olelost residents ol
Douglas county.and was highly cstoomeel
by all who know her for her quiet , kinillj
disposition and noble motherly qualities
She leaves a husband and eight little
children to mourn her sudden and sael
taking e > n" , _
$100 Voidior.
The case of L. B , Graddy against the
.Union Pacific railroad company for medical
cal services , rendered to Byron B. Hunt , i
clerk in the company's employ , in 1883
was elecidcd in the county court Thursdaj
evening , in favor of tlio plaintin" , tlio jurj
returning a verdict of 100. The defence
was that tlio company was not liable , be
cause the hitter's surgeon , Dr. Galbraith
didn't have authority to employ Dr
Gradely. Arthur Wnkoly appeared foi
the phiintiir. Judge Thurston appctirci
for the company.
The Y. M. 0. A. IlulldlnK.
Process of eviction has been commencce
in Justice Anderson's court against Goo
II , Hoffman , liveryman , and Aloxaneioi
K. Jolt , to vacate the lot on tlio south
west corner of Sixteenth and Douglas
The defendants refused to move upoi
proper notification , and accordingly tin
l , M , C , A. , which has purchased the lot
took this method of compelling them. /
member of the association said yesterday
that work on the structure would prob
ably bo commenced this fall.
Base Da'll Tips.
On Sunday the Union Pacifies will nice
tlio Luavonworth team , and as both nine
are strong , a good game is to bo anticipated
patod , The positions are as follows ;
Lnavenworth. Position. Union Paclfice
Welch . catcher . liaiull
Swatzel . pitcher . . . . . .Snlihbur
HoL'im . , . 1st base . . . . . .Uockwcl
PwTnuham . Qad base . McKelvo ;
Murray . 3rd base , . . - . Audersoi
Peoples . shortstop . . * . . . . . I ) wye
Beckles , . . , . , . leHUelef. . . , . . ,8troci
Hall. . . center nelel , . . . .Bran
Itoyuolels. . right fluid , , . > pu ai
Rent $ I8ooo Per Month.
George Canfiolil has received a lotto
from BulljuloBill stating that the Wit
West show will oloso October 1st , aftc
which Idr , Cody , wiU take rest ol si ,
'
weeks , during which lie will visit Omaha
After that ho will open ; his show in the
great Madison Garelcn of New York ,
where ho will give exhibition all
through the winter. Hid rental of this
place is about $18,000 a month , but Mr ,
Coely thinks ho can make ends meet.
Still Mining !
The search for the missing man Joseph
W. Bell , who wanelcrotl away from homo
about three weeks ago , still continues. It
now dovolopos that tlio oldlman was soon
in Florence , a few days ngo , waneloring
around in the woods. To a man who
asked him what ho was eloing lie refused
to say anything and seomoel to act in a
half prazeel manner. The country about
Florence has buon thorouglUy searched ,
to no avail.
Pol lee Points.
Judge Stonberg's business in police
court vcstordny morning was notof an im
portant MPlurc , Chs1 Falberj : and Chas.
Mcsncr were fined ? o and costs for
drunkenness , while several other cases
of intoxication were discharged , Two
women , Mrs. Rhodes ami Mrs. Hill were
arrested fe > r indulging in a neighborly
quarrel of serious proportions. Mrs.
Hill proveel to bo the aggn-ssor , anel was
linoel $ . - ) anel costs , wiiilo Mrs. Rhodes
was disehargeel ,
Trleel For Stealing AVood.
Frank Kubovck anel George Crush ,
Ijoth of whom were arrested by Consta
ble Edge-rton , charged with stealing
seven cords of wood from Van Camp's
and Byron Reed's addition , we're on trial
yesterday by a jury before Judge Bcrka.
Judge 1-elker appeared for thoelofend
ants.
Personal Parajrraiilis.
Mrs. A. Gleason , of Cleveland , O. , Is
in the city , visiting her sister Mrs. P.
Milestone.
E. B. Slosson. ticket agent of the Union
Pacilic at Lincoln , was in the city yester
day on his way to Columbus.
William Bartele , inspector of freight at
the Union Pacilic local office , has gone to
Chicago for a short visit.
II. II. Ilaines , cashier of the Rising Sim
National bank , Ceeil : county , Maryhxnel ,
was.an overland uassenger yesterday
morning.
Dr. Amelia Burroughs arrived from the
east yesterday , having attended the
American Institute at Saratoga Springs.
The wife anel daughter of Mr. J. L.
McCrcary , of Washington , are in Omaha
on a visit to Miles Stamlish and family ,
it 1510 St. Mary's ave.
Ce > lonol and Mrs. Dnane , of Uoston , are
n Omaha , the guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Uoherty at Brownell hall. Colonel
Doano was the chief engineer and snper-
ntcndent of the B. & M. railway during
ts construction from Plattsmouth to
iCearney Junction. He is also the founder
uid foster father of the Doanc college m
Ji-etc. The colonel was a member from
Massachusetts of the national conference
of charities at St. Paul and exerted no
small inlluencein the selection of Omaha
as the next place of meeting.
Brevities.
J. W. Butler , a butcher on Cuming
street , has mysteriously disappeared , no
> uo knows whither , lie leaves behinel
lim manj elebts and little property. ' The
latter was yesterday. attached.
The Omaha Oil anel Drug Gazette lias
jccn transferred from the II. T. Clarke
Drug company , the former proprietors ,
: o Messrs. Cotter & Danbaok. O. M.
Jlson has been engaged as associate edi
tor.
for Sale Cheap Fine Jersey heifer
calf , three months old.- Address at once ,
H. C. . care Pacilic Hotcl-O , '
Steamboat Frank.-
Chicago Herald : Tlio Boston papers
are publishing copious biographies e > f
that remarkable Aludoc Indian. "Steam
boat Frank , " who elied the other elay at
Decring , Mo. , where ho was attending a
Quaker school , umlor the patronage of
the Friends , who hael taken an interest
in the Modoos at the time they were sent
from the lava heels to the Indian tcrri- ,
tory. One ot these papers speaks of Frank
as the second chief of the Moelocs , Bogus
Charley being the lirst , anel goes into a
kind of Concorel school hysterics over
Steamboat Frank's ' wonderful abilities ,
his hcar-covercel body , his savage nature
subdued and Christianized by the in
fluences that the Quakers brought to bear
upon him. " 1 know 'Steamboat
Frank,1" observed a gentleman the
other day , "long before the Quakers elid. I
fear the Quakers have got unduly worked
up over their young apostle. I was all
through the Modoo war. Frank was not
a Modoc chief , but simply a young buck
who for several years before the war liveel
with a remnant of his tribe at a place
called Steamboat Springs , about forty
miles from the lava beds. From that cir
cumstance ho was called 'Steamboat
Frank'a name given him by the whites
in the vicinity. Ho was not a warrior ,
nor indeed a tmvugo , save that he was an
Indian. Ho was a mild-mannered boy.
and could speak frontier English as well
as anoboely. Ho had worked for tiio white
cattlemen , had ridden a mail pony to and
from Yreka , California , and was three-
fourths civilized before the Modoo war
broke out. When Captain Jack , whp was
the chief of the Alodocs , precipitated
the war ho called in the scattered
villages , ami , among them , that to
which Bogus Charlie and Steam
boat Frank' belonged. Frank did not
go into the lava boils for several months
after the war began. Even then ho did
not do much lighting. Ho and Bogus
Charlie wore chielly employed by Cap
tain Jack to decoy the Canby peace com
mission into the trap the savage had laid
for them. Neither of the boys know ,
however , what was the real secret of
tlioir various missions between the lava
heels and the military camp , though Bo
gus Charlie diel find it out thrco days before -
fore the massacre , and warned Genoial
Canby to beware of treachery. Steamboat
Frank was simply a bright Indian boy ,
who was quite harmless , though , \s full of
mischief as an egg is full of meat. I was
iu Captain Jack's camp once , about thrco
weeks before them assacro. There were-
half a do/.on in the party , anel
wo hael gone in to try to patch up a
. anel at the request of General Can-
Eoace. invite Jack to a conference.
When wo eamo out 'Steamboat ' Frank ,
Bogus Charley , Soar-Faced Charley ,
mm Hooka Jim rodooiit with us to the
camp , forty miles awayI hey worn armed
to the teeth with rilles and cartridge
belts taken from our duael soldiers in pre
vious lights. The Indians wore not ma-
licious.mit tlieiy wera full of half-savage
doveltry , which would prompt thorn to
annoy the unarmed whites in every way.
I remember once my EiJdlo turned and 1
had to dismount to hx it. The rest of the
party had got perhaps-half a milo ahead ,
and had broken into at gallop for camp ,
us the sun was setting ! Hooka Jim and
Steamboat Frank saw tlio mishap and
dropped behind , as 1 supposed , to keep
me company. I hail no sooner mounted
and put the sturdy army gray into a
strong gallop , than those young
devils began to whoop and yell. Frank ,
with his pony , ran deliberately into my
horse , and Jim fired several shots directly
across his cars , pretending that ho wus
shooting at a rabbit on tlio other side ol
the trail. Then , seeing that I was
uneasy , ILcr would howl with laughter.
They Kept it up lor a milo or so , and had
a great deal of fun. That night m camii
Frank said ; 'Why YOU no scared lou
bravo. ' 1
men make paper tulk pretty
remarked , by way of a tremendous com-
pllment , that I knew two such magnili ;
cent warriors as ho ami Jim were nol
going to hurt au unarmed man. Pool
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Frank afterward came near being shot
summarily by General JelVC. Davis after
the Canby massacre , but the government
never cousidcreil either him or his friend
Charley in the least desgrce responsible
for that dreadful deed. The four men
who were guilty of it , anel who wcro
hanged , were Captain Jack , Sconschin ,
Black Jim and IMack Dave. "
KING KALAKAUA HARD UP.
The Story ef a European fjoan of Ten
Millions : nel Its Prohablo Origin.
The varn telegraphed from San Fr an-
ci = co that an unnam eel syndicate of
European c ap italis-ts is ready to loan tlio
governme nt of the Hawaiian Islands
$10.000,000 , with the expectation that they
will obtain possession of the Islands , is
obviously a renewal of one of the familiar
reports put in circulation in the United
States whenever this one-sided treaty is
threatened with extinction by notice of
itsterinination by our government.
The question of terminating the treaty
under the provisions of which the United
States is subsidizing the Hawaiian sugar
and rice planters to the extent of1,000 , , -
000 per year , is now pending in congress ,
with a lair prospect that the notice of the
desire of the Unitcel Slates government
to terminate the treaty will bo approved
by both the senate and the house. As the
recipients of the United Slates subsidy
in the islands , and their allies and lobby
ists in San Francisco and Washington ,
are forced to confess that the financial
advantages and benefits of the treaty are
wholly enjoyed by the planters of the
islands and a combination of sugar re
finers in San Francisco , who arc also
largo owners of plantations in the islands ,
thov are driven to.a revival of the well-
Worn fiction that the termination of our
treaty of 1870 will be followed by a
treaty with some European power , or , as
it is now reported , some European syn
dicate , which will practically carry with
it the possession ot the islands to the in
jury of the trade and influence of the
United States.
Tue emptiness of the threat has Dcon
frequently exposed. Citizens of the
United States , barring tlio clique of San
Francisco refiners who monopolize the
trade with Hie islands , can all'ord to dis
pense with a traelo which , so far as our ex
ports are concerned , amounts to less
than the sugar duties remitted by the
treasury under the provisions of the
treaty of 1870. The people of the islands
cannot do without the markets of Cali
fornia and Oregon for tlioir sugars anel
rice , as thn freight charge for transport
ing tlio same to Europe or the eastern
ports of the United States would bo quite
three times larger than tlio freight charge
from the islanels to San Francisco.
Neither can they obtain the bulky and in
many cases perishable- supplies which
tlioyobtaiii | from San Francisco as cheaply
elsewhere.
The importation of merchandise from
Europe into the islands has largely in
creased by tlio increased purchasing
power enjoyed by the planters since the
reciprocity treaty , with its large annual
subsidies in the shape of remitted elutios ,
wont into ollect. The treaty has utterly
failed to elivert any part of the European
trade of the islands to the Unitoel States ,
at was promised by the Hawaiian
negotiators. Not only have those
promises been elolusivo , but several mill
ions of the munificent ilomition of $ ' 2i- ! ,
000.000 to tlio island planters by the
United States have gone to enrich the
manufacturers of sugar machinery in
Great Britain anel Germany ami pay for
the slik and wines imported into the
islands from Franco.
King Kahikaua's dcsiro to obtain a loan
of .f'J.OOO.OOO . . or $10,000,000. , ostensibly for
the purpose of fortifying the approaches
to Honolulu , is an olel story , and , as ho
now has a complaisant ministry , which
is not in accord with the reputable
American residents of the kingdom , and
whoso members have nothing to lose but
the profits e > f their ollicos , from which
tlioy can bo dismissed at the King's
pleasure , it is not at all improbable that
they are ready to do his bidding and force
a loan bill through the legislature ; but
there tlio scheme would end. Iho
Hawaiian government lias no security to
oiler for a loan of one-third of f 10,000,000. ,
The planters are to a man opposed to a
loan.
The government and crown lanels that
are fit for cultivation are either sold or
leased , the revenues from the latter being
the personal property of the king , who.
despite his income , equal to the salary of
the president of the Unitcel States , is a
frequent borrower ol sums that fall very
far short of millions.
That tlio agent for Portuguese emigra
tion to tlio islands should help to circu
late the story that a syndicate is willing
and eager to loan ? 10,000,000 , to King
Kalukauti , in event of the reciprocity
treaty : being denounced by the United
Suites , is readily explained by the circum
stance , well known to the emigrant
pgeut , that the termination of the treaty
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