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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY DECEMBER 7 , 1880 : TIIE DAILY BEE. PUBLISHED EVERY MORNING. op sf Dnllr 'Morni.itr IkMiom Including Suti'lny ' Her. Onu Yf > , ir . flOOl for Blx Month * . - . ft < ) I'orThrcn Month * . "M U'he Oinnlm SwrnUy tlKK. mnlle-.l to nny Uao Vear. . . C ( OMAHA omrr. Vf > . tni Avr > PM FAN-JAM . Hr.vr Vou : < omrn. HIMMI itt. THIIII-XK lit-iinisn. -o.v orncr , No. &U PUI-IITIEIMII Ri II ET. . All communications rclntlng to ni ntnlrill- torlnl mutter MiouM Lo JuMresJwl to thu l.ni- sou or Tin : All nii ! ne * letters mid i-emlttnncolionlil 1 > o ndiliosM.'d to Tin : line Piniit.sin.Mi IJO.MI-ANV , UMUIA. Drnttit , chocks nnil iio-.tofllt.-o tinier * to be maJo jmy able to thu orj r of tUo company. THE BEE PUBLISHIXFCOPW , PBflPBIETOBS , E. llOSBWATKIl. Em-run. TIIIO DAlIiV IllilS. Sworn Statement of Circulation. Slate of Nebraska , I 0 County of DoiiRlao. f s-a' ( ! ro. U. 'IV cluick , secretary of The lice Publishing eoniiinny , doe * solemnly swear thnl DIG actual clrculatinu ol tliu Dully Bee lor the wee ) ; ending Uoc. ilul , IbSO , WHS at inllows : Sntimlny. Nov. 57 . W.110 Kmiilav. Nov. ss . ii.lOO : . . 'I'tiestlnv. Nov. HO . 1'J.tttT , AVediiPtdny , Dec. 1 . 1S.O KI Tlittrsdny. Dee. 'J . iiiis : : : 1'rlday , bee. = ! . .ltU75 ! Avctacc . is.aif ) (1KO. 11. T/.HCitrnt. Subicrlbed nml swotn to ticforotno this 4th doyof Dncoiiilicr , A.I ) , , IBWl. N. 1' . I-'KII. , [ SKAI.I Notarv I'ulillc. Oeo. 15. T/.schiirk. hclup first duly sworn , deposes i\ii \ < t says that he Is secretary of the JU-o I'lihlNiliiBcoinn.iny , that the net u.il av- erniro dnlly r.lrciilntlnn nt the Daily li-e ! for the month ol .Innunty , IS fi , was 10.iS ! ! copies , lor I'Vliritary , ISSil , 10',5 ! > r cottles ; for March , IbtO , n.KIT coiilfj ; for Apiil , 1SSO , 12l l copips : lor May. 1&M > , 13,439 ! copies : for.lune , 18N5 , l'JCScoi ! ! > f ( ! : for .1 uly. llbfl , l'jiil-l ' copies ; for Aueiist , IbMl. IS.tGI co'piesifor Spnteinber. lin , lii.XX ( ) cojucs ; for Uctobur , l SO , IS.OS'.i ' copies ; for December , Ibso , tn ; : ; ; conies. OKO. U. T/.scntTK. Sworn to nnd subscribed liel'ote me this ( Uli tluv of November. A . D. 1SSO. f.SKAl. . ] M. 1' . Kint. , Nnlnry 1'iibllr- . J ATTIN : the Humane society's meeting at the opera house on Tuesday evening. Ni\v : You * Is infected with tin- Wag ner craze. The disease is virulent for a time , but the convalescence is generally a speedy one. ACCORDING to an Ohio oxchangca ! man from Michigan wont dowh to Springfield , In that state , nnd o1111 red to start a bank if the citizens would give him a brick building and $100,000 in cash "to stimu late enterprise. " Nebraska has had a number of just such experiences with "enterprising" citizens. A MUCH needed reform has been inaug urated by the Wisconsin Central , which prohibits all travelers on its line from tipping nortcrs on parlor sleeping cars If Mr. Pullman's monopoly , wlncli forces travelers to pay the wages of his employes , will follow suit a long fell want will at once bo filled. I Mu. Ci.r.VEi.\Ni > has yet to learn thai brevity should be the soul of state papers as well as of wit. Any average rcportci could have condensed his message into three columns without impairing in tin least its value. More than a half of the document is a useless repetition of the reports of thu various government bureau ; which have been in print for a week nast. ENOUGH coal veins have been found in Nebraska during the past two weeks tc supply the entire west with black min eral , one condition and ono only to be fulfilled. That is the presence of cnoiigli coals in the veins to make them wortli working , lioforo wo rend the air with hozauna ; , brethren , let us make sum we have anything to shout over. Mit. WHITNEY'S naval report is a sad dening document. It exposes the inca pacity of the naval bureau of construe' ' lion and shows the urgent need of sweep ing changes in the methods of naval ad ministration. According to Mr , Whltnej there is too much red tape and too fo\\ brains in the navy. It does not difl'ur in this respect from several oilier executive departments of the government. Tlio lliiinnnu Soclct3' Meeting. The interest of the good people ol Omaha la bespoken in advance for tht newly organized Nebraska Humane BO olety which will hold its first public meet ing on Tuesday evening in Hoyd's oners house , The now organization is a brand of the American Humane society. I will endeavor to fill a vacancy , in thli rapidly growing metropolis , whoso exist cnco has long been a shame and a dis grace to our community. Wo have hat ono society for the prevention of cruallj to animala which died a lingering deatl many months ago. We have never pos KOflscd a society for the prevention o cruelly to children. Hotli will lie com blued in the new humane society whiol hns been organized on a strong and sub stanlhil basis and which will expluii to the public on Tuesday evening ill aims and its objects and the means bi which it hopus to .secure thorn. With such able and oloqucntspcakcrs r.i the Hon. A. < l. I'opplctou and iludgi Savagn to Introduce the society to thii community , it ncml not be said that tin occasion will be both an interesting am instructive ono. Our people are likely U learn for the llrst time what < i field thorc is right among us fur thu work of such : u organisation and to hear with gratiflea lion and amazement how much sulVerin ; and crlmn and brutality have been pro yented elsewhere by tha work of klntlrct roeietips , Two of the most practica philanthropists of Now York to-day nn J-'lbrldgo ( Jerry , president of the society for the I'rcventioii of Cruelty to Children and Henry liurgh , of the society for th ; I'revcntion of Cruelty to Animals Mr , ( Jerry's ' work in rescuing waif from misery and crlmo and violence wil oe hts miduring monument in tha great metropolis. His efforts rcachut oven to Albany and compelled a levisioi of the state laws for Iho protection o girlhood and the purity of the homo AVith the life work record of llenr ; licrgh all the world is familiar , Jl'ho UKE urges our citizens to turn ou In largo numbers and to fill the open liouso on Tuesday euening. The meet ing is not to be an adjunct to a colleetlot box. No contributions will bo solicited It seeks to enlist sympathy with a more mont which , like every other uiovomen for thu umclionatlon of humanity , en forcoj sympathy with iU aims Iho mo incitt these uro clearly understood. Tttc President's Mcss.igc. 1 he second annual mosjago of 1'rcsi- dent Cleveland will lake rank a ? at least among the most elaborate sta'.e papers of its class. The whole field of topics of national interest is very thoroughly cov ered , and the matters referred to arc pre sented with a clearness of statement that will mnkc them easily understood by every citizen. Accompanied with A posi tive expression of opinion where neces sary that leaves no doubt as to the con victions of the prcs'tlont respecting them. The assurance Is given that nothing ha occurred during the year to disturb the friendly relations of the United States with other nations. Therein a depreca tory reference to the continued oulrases in portiom of the west upon the Chinese , and a recommendation for further legis lation to prevent these violations of our treaty obligations. The Chinese govern ment is well disposed and will meet this government half way in any measure. ! it may deem expedient with respect , to thu ju l anil proper treatment of the Chinese here. Regarding the fishery controversy tlie president has less to say than tho'e intero'sted in the Mibjccl will perhaps -think was due to it. Ho savs sitllicient , however , to show that he regards the matter as of rather grave importance , for which eome permanent arrangement should bo sought. lie oilers nothing in defense of the action of the administration , which when taken \vas somewhat sharply criti cised , in agreeing to a continuance of the privileges accorded by the clauses of the treaty which were suspended , simply saying that the whole correspond ence relating to the issue would in due limn be laid beloro congress , whereby tliu history of the issue would bo fully disclosed and the attitude of the ad ministration comprehended. Tha possi bility of complications in our relations with Colombia , growing out of the Panama canal enterprise , is suggested , but the president evidently does not in dulge any serious apprehensions hi this direction. The cultivation of a closer in timacy with the Hawaiian islands is urged in order that this paramount influence wo have obtained there shall not be lost. The expediency of enlarged treaty ar rangements with Japan is suggested , and the duly of the United States to exert its influence in all proper ways for main taining the integrity of Liberia is held to bo obvious. The president renews his recommendation for legislation to carry into cll'uct the reciprocity treaty with Mexico , and announces his purpose to initiate negotiations for a new and enlarged treaty of commerce and navigation with that coun try. Inferring to the Cuttingoa-c and the pretension of Mexico rulativo thereto , the president maintains tlio position taken in ihat matter by the government at the time , in denying the claim set up by tin- Mexican authorities as invasive of the jurisdiction of this government and highly dangerous to our citizens in for eign lands. The president slates at some length the position of the govern ment on this matter , and it is such as will bo apurovcd by the country. The issue with Spain growing out of discrim inations against American vessels trad ing with Cuba and 1'orto Hico , which was speedily brought to an end after the retaliatory action of this government , developed a friendly disposition on the part of the Spanish government which furnishes ground of hope that future controversies of a similar nature will be avoided. With regard to all questions of domes tic policy the president's position is un changed from that of a year ago. He renews the suggestion of his first mes sage for legislation to relieve the people from the burden of taxation , rendered unnecessary by the fact that thu rev enues of the government exceed its actual needs , and will do so to a still greater extent , wlitsn "tho portion of the public debt now subject to extinguish ment shall have been paid , if the present revenue is maintained. The argument with which the president urges his views of present duty in this nio t important matter is not essentially new , but it is not less sound and forceful because it travels somewhat in beaten paths. The president does not recommend an aband onment of thu tariff polic3' . Ilo under stands , in common with all intelligent citizens , th.it that is out of the question. What he urges is such a revision of the revenue lawa as shall clve relief to the people without endangering tlio interests and welfare of established industries , or operating to tlio disadvantage of Ameri can labor , aud hu believes this to bo necessary , just and practicable. To bring the revenues down to the actual needs of thu government , and to enable the people of all classes to supply their necessities without having to pay an unnatural profit duo to unnecessary taxation , are the objects sought by Iho policy of revenue revision which the president recommends , and ho rightly maintains that I hey can be attained without injury to oapital in vested in indu.ttrial enterprises and with out imp'urtnu the wages of labor. Thu ptcsident repents his hostility to compulsory sliver coinage nnd again urges its suspension on ail the grounds .slated in his first message , reinforced by the in creased exportations of gold , with a few additional and not very imprcssivu reasons. It might not bo quite just to say that thu president manifests timidity in connection wilh this subject , but hu certainly docs not aituro.is him- suit' to its discussion with the Interest ho shows for other subjects of no greater importance. Civil burviua reform of conrso receives due attention , in terms which fihow'lhat thu president is as ardently devoted lo this pat policy of his aUministration us over. Thu president consider. * at length thu subject of pension : ) , making an argument which is larjioly by way of dufcnso of his action in vetoing u numbttr of pension bills. Regarding the public lands hu bin eonsiduratilo to say , which is resolved in the recommendation that the pre-emption and timber culture laws and the desert land laws bo repealed. An argument it madu in favor of improving the harbor defenses , which the president thinks should bu commenced at once. An effort to improve commercial relations with thu countries to the south by increasing the postal service is recommended. Tim In dians arc considered at length , and with EOIUO good suggestions , Tlio recom mendations of the various heads of do- partmeuts are approved with supple mental suggestions. As a whole , the mcssago is a creditable statu paper , though too elaborate for popular reading' iB HiVBBVBBBM * AxoTitKit county has boon heaid from. This * time It is the Hon. Jim Luird who has given the public the benefit of his opinion on the senatorial issue , lie con fidentially whispered in the car of a Chicago reporter that he does "not believe - lievo that Van Wyck can make it. " lr. Miller and J. Sterling Merion , according to Mr haird , will hold the democrats firm for a candidate of their own , while enough of Van Wyck's supporters will go into a republican caucus to give the republicans a majority , and will then stand by the caucus nominee. This is an interesting plan of what will bean interesting campaign. It is well mapped out and the positions to be occupied by the ( iiicinics of Van Wyck are well chosen. Hut will It be fought as suggested ? That is tjic ques tion of crowning importance , ( ioodgen- oraU do not always gtvu battle on the field chosen by their opponents They very oftun decline the tactics which it Is expected tiiat they will pursue. Strategy and tactics combined are what make good generalship. Still , for alt that , it is yet n lllllc premature to plan it battle which is weeks oil' . The Burlington man agers , whose second choice goes by the name of Jim Laird , can employ their time to better advantage. The outcome , whatever it may be , will have little per sonal interest for the congressman from the Second district. NKW VdiiK's prohibition vote readied " 0,000. New Jersey increased her unti- liquor vote by several thousand. In both states I he republican party was Iho chief sulTurur. Prohibition agitation is a bon anza for tliu democracy , lu dallying with this breed of fanaticism , republic ans simply place : i club iu the hands of their opponents. It is political hari-kari. KNDICOTT'S report gives a bad black eye to General Miles. Pur- haps it was tliu secretary's report instead ' " ' ' " 'was of "Crook's friend's" that Miles thinking of retreating from. KINGS AND ( JUKISNS. The sultan of .Muscat has sent n chestnut horse to Quee.li Qictorla. Queen Victoria has now , ihnnks tn I'rln- eoss Ik-atrlce , tlic round number of thirty living Knindcliikh en. Queen Vlctorht has ordered the Vienna aitist , Grott , lo p.ilnt her a Iiu-sl7.e ! portrait of I'rluee Alexander of llattouburi ; . The mausoleum prcpareil by the Kmprcss Kunenlo at l-'iirnbnroiiili - is now almost re.-xily for the reception of the bodies ot the lute Hmperor and 1'rliico Impciial. I'llncc Henry , or Prussia , while attending the marriage of Iho Duchess Charlotte to thu prince of llcuss at .Scliwcrinuiaile a proposal ot marriage to Kllzabclh , the youngest sister of the grand ilulcc of Mecklenburfi-Schwerln. Kiir. { Humbert nf Italy has bemi presented with an enormous wreath of Uroii/.o , sur mounted by n coldon star , in recognition of the bravery unit humanity displayed bvhim during the cholriii epidemic In Naples. It was paid for by popular subscriptions lim ited to one cent each. C'laus Sprecklcs , the sugar kins , having contemptuously returned the. decorations con ferred upon him by King Kalakaua , that im pecunious and beery inonnrch forthwith kniuhled Mr. Herman licnilcl , the headof u rival sugar liouso In Sail Francisco. It seems to be a ea o of "sugar' ' all round. Queen Victoria's annual sale of fat stock bred on her Windsor farms is fixed for Wed nesday , tile 8th of December , aud will bo held at the I'rinco Consort's homo farm. The catalogue comprises ftOO sheep , r > 0 bullocks and 100 pigs. A number of uullocks and pitfs from the duke Jof ( 'ouiiauyht's farm at ] > aisiot ! will also be .sold. Queen Victoria now Intends to pas Christ mas at the Isle ofVijlir. . The court will re move to Osboruo as soon after the 10th as JJcatrlco Is able to travel , mid Windsor Castle - tlo will bn deserted till the third week in Keb- marv. H is probable that the queen will go lo tin ; Ulvlera for Kaster , accompanied by Princess Ueatricoand I'rluco Henry oflJut- tciibui- ; , ' . Ills proposed by loving objects of the coed Queen Victoria to fcslil'y their devotion toiler by creeling a colossal statue ot the worthy old lady as a companion to that of Ijlbertj Knll.clitcnliii ; the World. If somebody \vlll contribute an island and u pedestal New York is understood to be perfectly willing to furnish the surrouudini : wator. Kmpresi Aiifcusta of ( icrmany goes tills week to Ucrlln for the winter , blic Is In very fair health nnd much stronger nnd lu better spirits than site was n low years ago. It is reported on good authority that she will probably- pay a short visit to Queen Victoria \\Iiulfor CaMIo in the sprint , ' . She has been iiKicat peacemaker In the family dis putes which have divided the courts of Si. James aud lierlln of late Years. Blushes nt.i Ballet. ChtMQo Time * . While badly dislauccd In every oilier wnv , St. Louis Is a st'-on moral rival ot Chicago. It blushes at a bullet. Not Hereditary. It is no matter If the domestic reports from thu white liouso turn out to be true. Tliu president is not hereditary. No.vt Term. The country Is settling down to the con viction that the president will earnestly sup port civil service reform next term. A Happy Mr. Beccher .says : ' ! have no sympathy for an eight-hour man with n fourtcen-Iiour wife. " It is a happy epigram , which Amcri can labor would do well to take to heait , 11 lust rated iloiirnftlism , ( Jlilciiua Trtlmnt. The St. LouU Globu-Dcmocr.it of a recent Issue contained an old cut of the leaiimg tower of Pisa , which It attempted fo work oil' on its rcadcisas the board of tnuie building in Duluth. Klccp , Mlm ( Initial ( II O glorious tide , O hospitable title , Uu whoso nioon-heavliig breast my head hath lain , rcn I , all e.vetl anil of wounds and washed ot fitniiH , Through holy hours bo yet unsatisfied , l.osn inii bctiniiis ; lor In my soul abide Urging of memory ami itxilii x pain Weighs on me , as the spirit of 01111 slain .May thro ! ) fur Uiu old strife wherein hu died. On eolilon-footeil shadows from the sen , r'rum dark , from dre.uus , from each exult ant day. Oh , spc.ed me I Swooned and outworn king oie while , AY horn swart I'hniclans shorewaid bore ; Mid me. Thy hiving hunted drceVr , thou , too , blmlt la > Jieneath Iho olive boughs of mine own Isle. The Collnpso lu ailnliiff Stacks. Clittago Tribune. The abwril "boom" in mining stocks in San Francisco and Now York seems to liavti reached its limit and collapsed , In several respects this cr.ifco has proved the most remarkable known iu specu lative circles for years. Without any in crease in thu product of the mines or certain proof that now deposits of reli able richness had been found , the slock market In Han FrnncUco began to take wings and lly upwards some weeks ago , and in the course 'of a month shares in certain mines advanced from $7 to f VJI Kx'puriuucud speoulitors who know there was no rolitiblo bails for au advance sold out as . eon as stocks flew up , and they seemed to haye no idea there WAS to bo : \ general and extraordinary upheaval. blill the boom went on , and clerks , bar tenders , haekmen , policemen and servant mauls "cleaned up' ' remarkable sums and turned Hie bonds of Iho vet erans. who hurriml back to buy the stocks they had disposed of only a few days before. As UMtal in such eases the. gambling mama proved infectious and continued to wax stronger until the brokers began to fall , and their oflieer were surrounded l y crowds of "dark- brewed men mid 'l..ysluiieul women. ' ' \Vhile many of the brokers' unices in San Francisco were clo.M-d and t'.io cashiers hold parley from ( he second-story window with the mob in the Direct , the bartend ers , haekmen , policemen , etc. , who got out In time with sums ranging from $10,000 lo $ : > 0,000. and resigning their places and preparing for a life of luxury. Probably a more gambling "boom" was never know. In its results it certainly verified the adage as to the individuals moil favored by luck , but the recent transactions in San Francisco hardly rose to the dignity of jaetatraws or belling on a horse race. It wasMmply a gambling crn'/.o prolonged by ignoramuses and by speculators who know it looked reason able foundation , but who hoped they could escape with some one eNu hind most , AVhat Wns Done in Tribunal To-ilny. There were two bloody fights at Ross- Icr's hall Stirduy night , and yesterday morning the participants were ar raigned In police court. They WJTC a hard looking set of subjects. One man had his right ear nearly chewed oil' , while the others had their eyes in various degrees of mourning. In passing judgment upon the men Judge Stcnberg remarked that he pro posed if possible to break up these Sun day night lljihts at Kessler's hall. F. Sullivan and 11 H. Whitman were lined § 'J5 ami costs , while J. MeiS'atnar.a was lined $ r > 0 ami costs. Larry Cumin plead not guilty and will have a trial. Jack Qumlan , who was the main provocation of one of the brawls man aged to make good his escape , but will be. arrested by the police. Henry \ \ ilsou , the would-be detective from Iowa , paid a line of $10 aud eo ts. Thomas McParlin , who had tried lo inter fere with one of the ollicers in making an arrest at Kessler's ' hall , was lined if 10 and co'-ts. Several Swede. " , who had been engaged in a drunken brawl on Douglas street early Sunday morning , were lined ( ? " > anil costs. lie \VUIIIM tlm Land. The case of Cropsoy vs. Dago County is still on trial before Judge Iundy ) to day in the United States court. The ease is one in which Gage county is niado du- femlant by Cropscy.who wants to recover a block of land in Dcatncc which in 1BTO hu deeded to the county for the erection of a court house. The structure lias bo- comu dilipidatcd unit is no longer used as a court house. Cropsuy claims thu land on which it wa.- > erected reverts to him. Wanted to Carve Him , Yesterday morning a half cranky fel low whom aJStimlay's spree had rendered very excitable , appeared at the corner ot Nicholas andSe vcntecnth streets and com menced to abuse ( Scorgo Woolovcr , who is doing soinu excavating at tlio point named. Finally ho drew a knife and went tor George rather savagely. It Fcems that one of the lattor's employes owed the crank ? , "i , and instead of apply ing to the real debtor hu attacked Wool ovcr. _ SILVER IN TEXAS. H Find of a. Hunter tn the Llano Mountain Kiumc. From reliable parties of this town are gleaned particulars of one of Iho most re- markublft Ircasurc-troves known in this country of surprises , writes a San Antonio nio , Tox. , correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The facts , so far as they go , are vouched for by people of un impeachable veracity , and the talc re ceives implicit credence from them. About ton days ago there appeared in town an aged , straight , bronzed individ ual , who wore the. ordinary hunter's garb , anil ho was evidently a man who had lived much in the open air. Ilo drove a good wagon and a slashing team of horses. He put up unpretentiously in n local camping yard , anil slept in the open air , as ho hod always done. Ho was first noticed making uiquirius as to the terms anil capabilities of resident assavists. He was directed to Kalteyer & Co. . nmonr ; the largest druggists in this place. The senior member of the linn. George Kaltcyer , is an analytical chemist. The old hunter approached him and asked the cost of a metal assay. "Fifteen dollars. " was the response "Then , " said hu. diving into his pock- olsand fishing out a largo , blauJr lump , "go ahead and tell me what that's made of ! " When Kaiteyer saw the metal ho laughed. "There Is no use in saying thai my friend , " ho said. "That is pure sil ver , what is known as 'ham' silver , that has been smelted by volcanic action. " "Well , " said the hunter , "there's plumy more where that came from , " and lie turned on his heel and walked of. liuing iulorviuwed by a reporter ho seemed willing cMOiiirh to talk , but at tliu same time remarkably secretive. It the first place he refused to divulge his namu or place of residence- is thought , however - over , that ho is from Llano county. Ho saitl thai ho was a hmitur by tratlo. had followed il for a number of years. In the mountains where ho lived ho had always believed that there was silver. Some days ago , on ono of his hunts , ho found a white rock trimmed square , and set Hush wilh the ground. It was about afoot and a half across , and some five inches in thickness , On the top end , as he ascer tained when hu raided it , also on the bottom tom wuro words , or iHlhor letters , more than half of them obliterated. As well as hu could make out those letters which remained decipherable spelled the word n-n-v-K Ilo dugtlown forMtmo little distance , buliuviujr that the ruck mark a treasure placu , hufho foundino valuables of any kind. The finding ol Iho stone , howuvur , had the oll'ect of soliciting his curiosity ami causing him to keep his oycd open. .Somo davs aftur\\a'd | , about two miles from the place of his , first discovery , ho found unilur a live < ak treu a ba'r of smelted silver stamp J" with a Spanish stamp on both sides. It was about , half the length , width ami thickness of an or dinary brick. Thun.n'dto recently , ho touiuf the ohl , disused workings of what was once u largo silver mlnu. From a ledge , which the hunter alleges to bo three tcet in thickness , the hunter broke tlio lumps of native silver which ho wished to have assayed. He loft town to day in a northerly direction , slating that lie would return in a week. His fabulous find bus much excited those people who know of it. To thu last ho refused to give any hint of thu loca tion of his fiolconda Hu slated Ibut bis objecl In visiting the city was lo interest people with money who would asslt him in workinl : his argent claim. Ilo has suc ceeded in Ins pruiinilnary object of inter esting bothjieonlu with nionev and those with none , It has long been known that the Llano range of mountains contained hilver , and thai Ihoy had many years .ago been workoa by Spanish adventurers frtim Mexico. HOW ZOUICOFFER FEU , Facts He irdins tlio Killing of the Confed erates General by Oolonsl Fry. Huttlcof Mil ) Sprlngs.vKy. The Fntal Meeting on ljOKan'sCio i Itnatls Statement or Hyo nn Witness. the lirsl battles of the Into war , writes u correspondent of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat , was that fought at Mill Spring , Ky. , January lit , 18GJ , and at the beginning of which the confederate gcu- cral , Folk 1C. Zollicofl'or , was killed b.y Colonel ( altcrward General ) Speed S , Fry , coiuinander of the Fourth Kentuck.v infantry regiment. A complete history of that unttlo , as also the true facts re garding the death of General ZollicolVcr , have never before appeared in print , since General Fry IUH heretofore , with a modestv ehnrnclcrisllc of the man , declined to bo inlcrviowcd with reference to tlio part ho played in the drama. A newspaper representative , however , wlio bus hud a personal ac- iuaintuncc | with him for a long number of years , has succeeded in obtaining the general's own statement with direct ref erence to the battle. In writing of It , he says : ' 'All the letters and articles heretofore written upon the Hiibjoel , so far us 1 have seen , were either the production of pur- ties who never heard Iho crack of a 1:1111 during that engagement , or knowingly perverted tliu facts. They are in keep ing wjth Iho ono given in your letter to me , viz : that you iiad heard Ihat General Xollicoft'er and myself were schoolmates before tiio war. 1 ncve.r met tnat gentle man until Iho IHth day of .luiuiiiry , when wo met upon the battlHicld of Mill Springs when wo sat side by side and ' held u conversation without'knowing who the other was he taking mo for a confederate ollicer anil I taking him for a federal oflieor , landing , as we were , within a few yards of thu right of my regiment. TIIK PAT.vr. siior. "Tho first shot that vtis fired struck my horse , this coming from a confederate olliccr named Kwmg , as L afturwauls learned , an mil of General Xollicoller's stun" . 1 was looking illreotly at him when he fired , his ball being intended for iiiyt-'clf. 1 thrill wheeled , lired and Killed the general himself. Young Kwing was tulully wounded just alter ho lired his pistol and died before reaching h.s homo in Nashville. " Correcting a number of erroneous re- Zurts with reference to both himself and ollicoller , the general further says : "To have been schoolmates just before Iho war would make us quite old boys , trudging lo some college or school house with books under our arms. 1 was forty- one years of ttgc at the outbreak of the war , and 1 judge he was as old. if not older , than mysolf. In 1310-47 hu was in congress from the Nashvjlle ( Toiin. ) dis trict , and 1 was a captain in the war with Mexico , It was also erroneously said just after this battle that he and I were rivals for tlio hand and heart of the same young lady. " STDltY OF AN EYE-WITNESS. Mr. Humphrey Hyde , the first soldier who enlisted under Colonel Fry , when ho organized his regiment at D.-invillo , was promoted to orderly sargcant for bravery , on the battlefield at Mill Springs , nerved through thu entire war , and who is now u resident of Lrnnkfort , gives a more detailed and graphic ac count of the death of Zollicofl'ur , as fol lows : "It occurred in this way : Our regiment was formed on what appeared a bridle palh through a woods , winch the natives ' ' Cross-roads. ' It called 'Logan's - appeared the confederates were making a flank movement on tlio right of our regiment , and , as 1 well remember , we were firing iu an oblique direction. The company vvliich 1 belonged to was on the extreme right wing. Close in front , as if reoon- iioiteriug tlio rebel movement , was Gen eral Fry on horseback , in the center of Logan's Cross-roads. We kept a brisk fire on the foe , and tho.y seemed to have become demoralized , for they cucounl- ered , another cross-fire from some hil locks chind which wore stationed the Michigan regiment deployed as skirmish ers. IIODK OUT TO IMS DEATH. "At this stage of the fight an officer , who appeared to bo and'was taken for one of the stafl' , emerged from the wooden on our front to the road where General Fry was , aud accosted him. Fry was colonel then of the 4th Kentucky. The stranger , who wore u long gum coat wliicd hid his uniform , said : ' 'Colonel , you arc firing on your own men. " Gen eral Fry , taking him to bo one 6f General Thomas' stall' , thought he might have made a mistake , and ordered us to cease Tiring. As ho did so , and while In conversation with tlio olliccr in gum overcoat , a rebel cavalry ollicer rode behind an old oak tree and shot directly at Colonel Fry , missing , the colonel , but killing his horse. Fry , thinking that the man lo whom he was inlking was practic ing some treachery , raised his Cell and shot him directly in the heart. It was a largo Cell revolver , presented to Colonel Fry by some citizens of Danville. At the same time some ono of the soldiers shot at Iho aid Ihat fired at Colonel Fry , and killed him at a distance of 150 yards. Immediately after some confederate sur geon was made prisoner , and It was ho who recognised the body of the strange olliccr and said it was Zollicoli'or. I would hero bay wilh regard to General Zolli- coffer that when Colonel Fry ascertained wlio it was that ho had killed ho hail his body taken to his headquarters , decently tlrcssed and Rent 10 his family in a beauti ful burial ease , delivering his sword and watch to his daughter. Kvory mark of respect was shown the boily , and it was sent through Iho flues with an escort , while our bravo dead were loft on the field to have their graves made by the strangers1 heedless hand. "Some men claiming to bo soldiers have tried to make ir.mu for thcn elves by falsolv and basely assorting that some body clso , not Fry , killed ZollirolTur : thuv can't tell who. Tlmy seemed to know better than General 'Jhomas , who reported It to the < ; ovftnimenl at Wash ington ; bettor than those who witnessed the act. .Such nimi were not present at the battle. General Fry never tried to make capital out of it , and will hardly spimk of it. I verily lliinU no had wished the fortunes of war had not compelled him to do it. Wo tried to capture Xolli- coll'fr'b horse , but could not , he making his cfceapo into the confederate lines. At a reunion of the Fourth Kentucky , a short time ago , In going over the roll- call , wo found that only about sixty nr seventy of the old regiment who entered C'amn Oick Itobinson in 1H01 uro no'.v alive' " General Fry , now about seventy years of ago , is living quietly at Danville , prac ticing law , and id onu of the purest and best of men. Ho has always buuii a mem ber ot tlio Presbyterian church , and hnv- iiiff Cone successfully through two wars , is battling to gain that other victory which is eternal. Like ilio warrior of old , ho waits with bated breath the Mun itions from on high. With not an oiii-my in the world , hu expects to leave it as peacefully as ho oamu into it. WOMEN ANpWILD HORSES. How tlio AitinzonB of ilm N z Per en Ti-ibo IJUKKU and Tninc tliu lSe.at.tH. We saw women of nil ag s evnrywhc.ro. Thuy worked in tlio fields , carried wood from the grove by tlio entolt on their broad backs , for winter use , anil packet the wheat to mill on the ovcrbirnk'nci ponies , siys an laaho correspondent of the San Fm'.icisctiCall writing of the Ne/ Perco Indians , Nearly nil the young met became entangled In the complication , that led to the war of 1877 and cithc fell in battle , wore banished with their chief , or scattered among sympathizing tribes on both sides of the Hockj mountains to avoid prosecution by the eivi aulhorities. The females shoot ( lu bear and the elk , herd and brand the Mock , ami attend to all the bushings of the household. Their cattle and horses of which some families own large num bers , run wild on the ranges , and the calves are caught and branded by means of the lasso , anil are not corralled. Theii haunts arc far back from the settlements , on the broad plateau , where both horses and c.iltle live undisturbed and die of old ago. Wild horses in large numbers , without brands or owners , roam that boundless expanse. A cloud of while dusl extending from the rim of the high mountain on the e.asl of us far down toward the level fairly darkened the sun. A rumbling sount was heard , the Cttrlh seemed to tremble , and then GOO pulling , panting horses came riinnlny at furious speed down the steep slope. When they reached the level they began to spread out in all directions , A young Indian woman , mounted on a foaming , rearing hoisethat was slinging the white froth as he tossed his head , came dashing out of the blinding dusl around the surging mass , and turned toward the open corral by gracefully flirowing out the cods of a long riala. The horses , oneu in the corral , were quiet but crowded together , and each tried to hiilo his head behind his companions , They wore driven infer for sale. Drovers -were discussing prices and qualities by the aid of an interpreter with three sisters. They were the sole owners of the herd , ami my escort in formed mo that this family had soltl over $10.000 woi tu ot stoek within five years. A dispute aro.iuabout the ago of the marc while we were looking on. Ouu of the robust sisters stepped forward , and let- ling her blanket fall from her shoulders , and borne in a double fold from her belt , picked up a riata , cut the animal oil'from the crowd , and lassoed her by both lore foot , throwing her tint on the ground. The frightened beast struggled hard to gain her fcut , but liydexltirous manipula tions of the ropu the feminine vanquuro kept her on her sitlu till hoi * teeth were examined anil the dispute settled. The horses that are accustomed to bulnir corralled arc uol _ considered wild , although they can be controlled only by thoiso who arc familiar with their ways. As wo passed over a liich divide beyond the .settlement wo taw some real wild ones. When first observed thuy were coming toward us in a steady , swinging gallop , following the leader in a narrow trail. They were all spotless white and eaeli long tail floated on thu wind like thu train that follows a eoinot. Wo dismounted to await their approach They came within twenty rotls of us. Suddenly they halted and the watchful stallion in his olliec of guardian raised his head high and snorted loudly , so that the shrill whistle startled our gentle nags ; fourteen horses formed breast to breast like a 'column of soldiers before us , tla-ir long waving manes anil tails imparting a weird look. They bleppud cautiously forward in line , rais ing and lowe.riug their heads and then wheeled as if to run away , but returned again. Hul soon they wuro bounding otV like as many tieer. As far us wo could seu them they kept up their graceful , easy run , in the narrow winding trail , always led by thu same phantom-like guardian. There is something about the wild horsu that impresses one with his grandeur. I have seen an antelope in a nervous tright , tlio de.er in his headlong haste , the bull'alo with his irresistible fury , and the elk , wilh his wide antlers , as he crashed through the woods ; but the wildest and grandest scene of all is Ihc flight of Ihe wild horse , lie can impress one with his wild ness more thoroughly than any other animal. Kxi'osuitu to rough weather , getting wet , living In dainplocaltties , are tavor- able to the conli action of diseases of the kidneys and bladder. As a prin cntativc , and lor the euro for all kidnuv and liver trouble , use that valuable roiiiudy , Dr. . ) . 11. McLean's Liver and Kidney Halm. . bottlia. f-1.00 pur _ AN ECCENTRIC MILLIONAIRE. A Cold Sinn , With a Thread of Ito- inaiico Kimniiic Through Hint. James Gordon , an eccentric million aire , died a few days since in a Cincin nati hotel , witli no one near to soothe his dying moments orcloso his eyes when hn had ceased to breathe Mis was a most peculiar if not most romantic life. Ho was born in poverty , near Nashville , Tumi. , sovcnly-livo years ago , and early bent his mind and energy to the accumu lation of wealth. Appreciating the value of money , lie was nuver known t < > squan der a dollar. Other puonlo went to theatres , races anil the like , or dined luxuriously after n hard day's work , but James Gordon , Ihough always a hard worker , was always a modest liver. Liv ing a retired , uneoinmiiniealivo life , ho permitted no pleasure to interfere with tils plans anil finally accomplished his aim. When millions were his , however , ho had lost the power of enjoying them. Vet cold anil iinimpassioned as Mr Gordon was there was a thread of ro mance In the tangled web of Ids life , OR in what Jifo is there not , which his death has been thn means of unraveling. Ho had two hobbles. Ho was an ardent mason and a devoted spiritualist , and il was in pursuit of his spiritualistic belief that the romance entered his life. Veins ago ho visited Itoston and while there was initiated into the Mystic circle , whence emanates the .spiritualistic1 pub lication , tin , ' Uaimcr of Light. The medium of thu oirolu was a Miss Teresa Shullhammer. a brilliant , vivacious little lady. It wa.-ji'tlong aflor his lir t visit that ho paid asocniul visit lo ISostou. On the occasion of this vmil.ns on the former one , ho sought the Hociuty of Miss Shell- hammer , anil as she was thu only woman whoso Mociely ho had ever been known lo seek , his arqiminlancos shook tlnur hoad.4 and predicted that llu < pfotty Boston meiJIuni would become the wife of tlui eeeeiilrict millionaire. Their pre diction ? cunicd about to bu realized whun he fell ilck , and Mi s Shdihammur went from Huston to wir.-nhlin , ahd for weokti sil : by thu siilit of his xii-.l : bed in the Grand Hotel. Hi > reeovered nnd she re turned to iioslon. Lust spring In ; again foil side , and again MUs sludlhaiiniKir appeared at his bedside lo rmnUtur to him. On Ibis occasion thnir tifluc.linn was not eoncisaled , mid II was uirain si'id that they wuro to bo married. The lady relumed to her home ngiiin , however , and HID millionaire went buck to his work , but nothing more was over heard of the medium , nor did Mr. Gordon V < ir ' ' ( > back tu IhiMon. Alone in a liiu hotel jut breathed his last in physical pain , hav- iiu1 : first tiki'ii : the precaution to nial : < ; a will , in which lint bulk of his property is said to have been bcquealli.-d to ihu wom.iii ho lnu-d. Hloivinu Up Hell < ; ato. has bee. ! ) n laborious and costly work.but the end jus > tifio.s the uli'ort. UUtniclioii in any liuiiortnnt channel moans dibits. tcr. Obstructions in tha orgails of thu human hotly bring inuvitablo disease. Tlu'j ' must bo cleared an ay or a ph.v ical wrcok will follow. Keep ihu Jivur in or der , and Ihu pure blood cuiiivc.s through Iho body , convoying health , slrenght mid lift ; ; lot it become. di&oi-dci-iid and thn channels an : clogged with impuriiic.i , I which re-suit in diseiiBo and death. No { other ine'lii-ine equals Dr. Pivi'C'-'H ' " ( jot- j den Mfdi ul Discovery'/of acting uj-qu the J vi-r and Purifying th'j ' Mo.od W-i.ll attract a frm/e Hui of iicop lcf cstu Wish iuy in a ny tu a ni < fa ctorfes , aud the city trill no doubt be increased to a population of it" it ft hi V yearn , thus 'hicacatfitiff Ute raluc of all real csfafe in Utc city. All sifburban > proHsrfy noir will be inside properly tJien. IZverybotly JJutt has real estctfe here uiattc from KW Seer er cent on the cash , tlaf-y Itat'e ht- vcstert , and the same tlmtg is bound to con- tiiine. We have a large list of bargains of liotii inside and sitiuirijan properly. Here is a partial list : Ginck IS , Credit Fom-iri' : sil < ! i- llon , S loin , ( rncltiigv em-la shlo , within Uvo biks oi'coal mliir. Murrain. 9-rooiii Gdlcivffd , $ 9-n in house , BtllcxvHil , ncu- , ( l-ronm ! ioii i' , Dm rovciiicni Ah soi'intion , l : > t ! )0.\IVI , en l IVoitl i-roi > : n luttiso , < 'orin ; avenue , heated l y Mimiivntcr nnd ( ; ns , full lot , linrn , etc. , iienr ILunvomvHrfli , ft V , TOO. EEoiifcc , S roonm , U liMx , Wrndaor Place , a IMot-U * west I ni-l < , $5,1100. JEouse and lot in I < o\vc' . addi tion , $1SOO. Fine new IKHMC in HIIIIM-OIII I'lnee , Cnllacrtnc Mrcel , to room- * , heated by rnriuu-e , l t-t built In tlio oily. Itargalti. 85.700. 5-rooni collage , no\v , c-ornvr lKli ! and Oiilo street * , LaUe'N addition , $2NOO ; QIOO eastt , balance $25 per month. E'Miic lot In Vtishlnylon Square $12,300. mtuaicd oti tin : military Btoiul , > vcr whieli more travel eonic * lethe the cjty limn any oilier \vlthin 5 ) ! ooK t < > r VTaliml IEHI Depot on he fiSelt iUac , 31 > 'J lots Tor Hale , ice I'roin $ 'JirtO lo Q50O , one- cnih cmli , balance frto per iioiilli. Tht i lot * \vlll double in i-aStie vrlUiSii a year , thus itialilii ; ; i ] tBV II1 ol' 1,000 per cent on lite fash paid. 4. ' iu In at oii'-i- and Kist wluil you uiuillor ihcj ultl ill soon o. Wo alM anaUe a npeciaUy ol Soiilli Omaha properly Tor sale. List your properly u'llh IIH.Ve u IM : iU i-r'lsf it ivell i'or you. We have acre priiperly norih , uotith and tvesl , tVc aixo have piopei'ly oJ'all Torale. . / Of , 1509 FARNAM STREET Room 9 , Hioilick's 2nd Tic or.