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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (March 7, 1887)
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; MONDAY. MARCH 1. 1887. TiIE\ \ ' RAISED THE LONG HAUL The BarlingtoD Road Turns tlo Tables on Governor Larrabco'a ' Request ! IOWA HARD CIDER MUST GO. Tlici Drink of the DaildlcH 1'ounccd on IJy I'rnliililtinnlHtH Fixing to Uooin Col I ax S ] > rlni ; < i Utlicr Iowa Notvs. It .Tumped ttin Wron/i Way. Dr.s MOINKS , In. , Mnrch 0. [ Special to tlio BKIC. ] Tlio business men of Den Momcs and lown ionorally ; nro very much concerned over tlio oircct upon commerce of tliu now railroad law. There Is a Kooddealof aollcl- tudo and Imlf-conocalcil fear that western Interests are mort tikuly to sutler than to bo beaelitcd by Its one * " 7113. Iowa's shipping Interests are so lined ) ' Inter-state and re quire so much from the lone haul that If the railroads docldfl to raise the lonHiaul rate to the short-haul liguro It IB uoliiK to make trou ble. There seems to bo a disposition to do tills very thing , as was shown In n small * | matter just recently. It will bo remembered that a few weeks "io the governor complalne d to the railroad commissioners that the Chicago cage , Hurllngton & Qulucy railroad was dis criminating unjustry In tlio matter of rates for coal curried from a point In Lucas county to Council lilutls and to Glenwood , several miles this Bide. Tlio state had been com pelled to pay a higher rate for luivlng coal carried to the deaf and dumb asylum at Council Bluffs than to tlio asylum for feeble minded children at Glen wood , some distance this side , and tlio commissioners , in passing upon the case , said that If the principle of no discrimination was n < rood tliinic for Inter state commerce It also was for local traffic. So they advised tlio railroads to come to time by chandnsr no more for a short than for u long haul. That was the lirst Innlncs. Now thn railroad has Its Inning , and for the time being at least , It has knocked the state quite out of the diamond. The "Q" has otlicially informed the author ! tins that It will comply with tlio now rulinc charging no more for the short than the lout ; tiaul and accordingly raises Its rates for coal from the Lucas county mines to Oouncll Ululls from 81.B3 to 31.93. The cat has jumped , but not HI the way expected. In- Bfc-adof lowering the Glenwood rate , which Wan 81.80 , to the Council Buills figure , 81.B5 , or maklni ; n compromise rate , it lifts the rate for the longer haul to 31. US and holds the shorter haul at the same figure , SI. SO. The railroad claims that 51.1)3 ) Is only a fair com pensation , and asserts that the Sl.2."i rate formerly was a losing rate forced upon It by competition with other roads. If ifiis bo so , It will practically shut Lucas county mines out of n Council lilutls market , and the state will liavo to get its coal for the deal and dumb asylum somewhere else. Tills Is men tioned as a sample case of what the railroads may do under the new law. If they are goin : to raise the Ion. ? haul rate above thn short Jianl r.ita Instead of reducing the latter , then there will be a "how dy'e do , " and the people ple will lind thslr last estate far worse than their former. pjtoimiiTiNo IIAIIP cinnii. The prohibitionists having disposed of other worlds have pounced down upon hard cider , and the drink of our daddies will have to go. A local court has subjected a seizure of this beverage to a chemical analysis , and declared that It contains moio alcohol than beer and Is a very dangerous fluid to have round the house. Whether It would be al lowed to mingle with thn juicy mincemeat or not has not yet been officially determined , but It is urobablo that sucli an alliance will not be tolerated bv some of the zealous people ple who are endeavoring to rouulate the ap petites of their countrymen. Tlio local chemist who passed upon the qiialltlen of liard cider declared that it contains about 5 per cent of alcohol , or from 1 to lu per cent more than common beer. If so , then cider will have to walk the plank oil the theory that that is more than n man can do who Imbibes U freely. Thus gradually the tcstive bovurages in prohibition Iowa are growing beautifully less , and some apollinaris water and- Coif ax will have the floor to themselves. A CUI.PAX CONJJKCTIOX. Sneaking of Colfax. that suggests the new project which Is now being dlscusned for con necting that popular resort with Les ) Molnes by a boulevard and cabla road. Colfax Springs , now one of the popular resorts of the west , IB located about twenty miles east of Des Molnes on the Hock Island. Its waters have a national reputation and draw people from all parts of the country to enjoy their medicinal properties. But the little city In which they are situated is totally devoid o'f other atti actions and is too tar from Des Holnes to be reached easily , except by the regular trains. It Is proposed to build a boulevard and cable road between the places and thus build up suburban homos all the way out. It Is believed that if this were done , giving quick and cheap communication between the two places , that many visitors at the springs would prefer to spend their days there and como wo to the city and stay over night , while the cltv people who are engaged nil day would bo glad of a chance and go to Colfax for the night and rmurn In the morn ing. It is understood Hint some California capitalists are behind the enterprise who liave confidence that It can bo worked with vreat success , and it Is not Improbable that the project will bo started this spring , pro vided the necessary concessions along the way can be secured. xiir. WOMAN'S HKI.IKK COUPS. "One of the best thoiu'li most unostenta tious of Iowa's charitable Institutions , " said a veteran observer , "Is the woman's relief corps. It Is doing a work that no other or ganization undertakes , and is Instilling a patriotic spirit In the minds of the young that Is having a noble effect. " Investigation shows this to bo true , and the rapid ixrowtli of the order Is quite surprising. Althou.'h orcnnkeil lesa than four years ago , the na tional organi/.ation contains thirty depart ments wild 60,000 weiiibc'is. The department at Iowa , though organized less than three years ago , contains 103 corps and over 3,000 members. The members of this organiza tion are composed of the wives , sisters and dauxhtors of union soldiers , and one of the main purposes Is to assist in tlio work of the Grand Army of the Ui-publlc. They do a great work ot charity in looking after the needv and dependent veterans , administer ing to the sick and giving a woman's sympa thy and help to the suffering old soldiers , yho are neglected by all else. During the past year the Iowa department has raised about 84,000 in money alone , which has been distributed through thucharltablo agencies of tno society. In this city the woman's relief corps takes a very prominent and very useful part In all the social and benevolent untej- rises of the G. A. U. , and Is proving that It as a largo and very Important mission to perform. TBIAI.S OF oppicr.it * . Homo pcojilu have a very queer idea of the duties of u stuto olllcer and Imagine him to bo a sort of general Intelligence office or universal factotum for tlio good of everybody vrho wants his services. Tlio Kcntlomon who live at the state house recuitosomu very queer inquiries and very stiango requests almost everyday. They are plied for information on every variety of topic from tliu Noachlan tlelugo to the sizuot the latgest citv in China , and people don't hesitate to ask for all sorts of services , conotrulng thn "public hervlco" idea with the largest liberality and most ex acting llteralness. A good example of this was afforded recently when State Auditor Lyons found in his malt u request fiom an old farmer up In ( iiitlirlti county to hunt him up a good second-hand stove here In l > es Alolnus and ship U 10 him. The old farmer evidently thought Itas a part ot the auditor's business to serve the public In any way desired , oven to playing the role of a junk shop. HASE 1IAI.I. MATTEIW. The patrons of the national n me In this aio getting very enthusiastic .over the K'cts of tlie Des .Mollies club this season. way the club has started in at Now Ors - ' s has raised public expectation very lilch. ttmlr opening iratuo the Cluclnnat s who m-io strengthened by I'funVr , Chicago's aruat second baseman , nnd liuck Ewlng , New York's famous catcher , beat the boys by but one score In a total of 2 to 1. ' 1 he Cln- cinnutls made but t\\o base hits elf Des Koines' new pitcher , Blttle , and some creatcr surprises are yet In store. Onq of the les Molnes team , who was but litllo known and was taken at ome risk , Is going In prove ma-rot. Several eastern manager * have already mail * linn < l om biui for ul $ release. but he'li nonu too good for Dei Moluei. and will stay with hit contract. Croat Interest l Jolt in the openHs gv-u.-s in i t.V.s city are to be played with Omaha , and It Is ex- Ifaro that base ball matters will have a If vcly boom here this season. Missouri Valley Mutter * . Missnum VALI.EV , la. , March 0. [ Special to the Ur.i : . | At a clilztji.V meeting last night a most excellent city ticket was placed In nomination , which will undoubtedly bo elected on Monday. Tim nominee for mayor Is a > ouug man of much ability , and Is recog nized as one of the Icadlnc attorneys In Harrison risen countv. He served onn term M mayor and did good work for the city. The entire ticket Is a good one , the nominees for coun- cllmon being our most substantial and repre sentative business men , and the citizens feel that city aiTalrs will be safe In their hands. Tlio ticket Is as follows : Mai or , ,1. b. Dawpll ; solicitor , L. llrown ; treasurer , L. K. Massle ; assessor , W. N. ToutCoiincilmen First ward. C. IL Dent and J. II. Crowder ; Second ward , K. F. .lames and \V. II. Funs- lert'lhlrd ward , A. Kdgecomb. The. Knights of Labor have nominated W. W. Scaton for ma\or , but the rest of their ticket has not yet been definitely settled. This city will take many steps forward this season. Already a number of buildings are planned , and the boom Is expected to arrive with the good weather. The railroad com panies will do much grading and Improve nnd increase the capacity of their yards heie , In order that' they may be better able to han dle the Immense amount of freight that is transferred here , and It Is expected that they will make other substantial improvements. THE \VKiaiC IN AVAMj STUKET. Xho Course of Speculation Very Er ratic anil Disappointing. NEW VOIIK , March 0. [ Special Telegram to the Ur.E.J The week , taken altogether , was a disappointment. in vailous Interests In the stock market , the course of speculation hav ing ueen very erratic and frequently tliu rc- verse of what was expected. Washington news was largely responsible tor the vagaries of the market in tlio absence of anything im- poitant from abroad. At the start the bears sold stocks freely on the bacuward state of the appropriation bills , which gave grounds for thn Impression that there would be an extra session of congress , and also on talk of prospective tight money arising from di minished reserves of banks. To assist them In their efforts In the direction of depression they had a sudden break of 17 > j points In American cotton oil coitili- cates , which weakened a number of small operators and frightened them into liquidat ing on their mineral ventures. Still , with these in Hue ucen the Impression made upon prices was comparatively slight , and there was a scramble to cover as soon as It became apparent that tbn leadlnc bear was running on his shorts. Trrti result of this was a sharp rally , which carried some shares up to tliu highest point of the week , the rise being as sisted by favorable traflic leturns , by the progress made by the railroad managcis In ariangiug schedules to conform to the new inter-state commerce law. by a opcclal move ment hero and theru in the list and by sur mises of telegraphic and railroad de.xls grow ing out of tlio ( iarrett dinner.VlHii con gress adjoin ncd and some of the appropiia- tlon bills failed ana money advanced another selling movement sot in and the Improvement was partially lost' ! ' lie transactions throughout the week were on a limited sea In and fluctua tions outside of Milwaukee. LikeShoie As Western common and preleired , which ad vanced from 5 to 10 points , nnd American cotton oil certificates , which rallied U points from the early decline , were generally com passed within a range of 1 to : t points either way. The movement In railroad bonds was far less impuitant thah dining the previous week. Some of the Issues which were con spicuous for strength then uiado some reac tion , but a few others came to the fiont an.l scored smart advances. Union and Central 1'aclfics Ists rose ! ( } < points on talk about the companies being enabled to Invest their sinking funds In those bonds Instead of United States currency f > 's because of the high prices for and the small return of Inter est by the latter. Green Uay Issues jumped aboutSpoints.and the Milwaukee , Lake Shore & Western in comes little less. The Atlantic & Pacifies were In good demand near thn close and re covered 1@1 > points. The Texas 1'acilics were weak for a time , but soon rallied and loft off firm , with only llirlit offering of tixed date issue. The foreign exchanges were weak until near the close , the demand hav ing been light and offering of bll Is some what laiger than of late. The market showed nllttlo more steadiness in Into dealings but rates are still below gold-exporting points. While foielgn exchanges had a favorable turn , the monetary situation was character ized by a firmer feeling and a higher range of rates. Terrible Double Tragedy. CIIICAOO. March 0 , An Inter Ocean spe cial from St. Louis says : James F. Uodman , a wealthy citizen of lluntsvllle , Mo. , had a dispute last night with his wife in the pres ence of his little son. Ho kicked his wife out of bed and brained her with a boot-jack. He then went to the barn , severed an artery in his arm , and hung himself to a rafter. * Goal Miner * ' Strike Ended. PEOHIA , III. , March 0. The strike of coal miners In this vicinity , which was quite gen eral , is substantially ended. Many men have returned to work In one mine , and a now force has been engaged at another. The men wilt go to work on the co-oporatlvo plan. The operators refuse to einplo'- the miners who instigated the strike. JHED. BOYD-In this city , March 0 , William Boyd , aitcd 71 years. Funeral to-day at 2 p. in. from the family residence , 41 : ) South Ninth street. BHEWSTEK-ln this city , March , at 8 a , m. , Albert , son of O. P. and Ella M. Brew- Bier , aged 1 year and G months. Funeral to-day from the family residence , 1444 North Twenty-second street. Inter ment at Kennard , Neb. GIUSON In this city. March C , atC p. m. , Kdna , daughter of J. II. and Ilattio C. Gib son , aged 0 years and 6 months. Funeral to-day at 3 p. in. from the family residence , 113'J Delaware street. Friends In vited. FREEMAN March 5 , at 7 p. m. , at his room , 'J14 Noith Eleventh street , Sherman Free man , aged 10 j oars. Komalns were taken to Diexel & Mauls Funeral announcement htreafter. Gigantic Are these to bo built in South Omaha , for which tlio plans hnvo just boon com pleted. Vast industries will bo added this year and HKNIWKD3 OK DWIU.I.IXGS eroded for these limling cmploymoi.t there. AUtmmir's CHOICE oilers the bust opportunities for these wishing to purchase lots in South Uinulin , whether for residence nr speculation. \V. G. ALUKIKIIT , 218815th st. MrH. Mnukny'M Snpptilro. Mrs. Mackay'tf lutjst acquisition in the line of exquisite coins is n s.ipuhiro of brilliant hue , not quite the largest of its kiiuluxtant , but , nuvurthclcss , one of the most valuable. Its former possessor , a Russian prince , whom neoassity drove tea a separatum with the gem , looked long and lovingly at it before consenting to let it go , but tliu ? IM.OOO which the bo nanza king's wlfo offered for the bit. of Htono finally overcame his reluctance and tliu gem is hers. Of this lady's mutch- less jewelry much has been already written , but tliu famu of all her other possessions has boon eclipsed for the time by the sot of coral ornaments , lit erally encrusted with diamonds , which she has also nddud to her storo. It is more than two years since the lirst piece of this matchless coral whoso color is the rarest and most delicate shade of rose niiik came into her nands , and it has taken her Purls jcwulur all this time to complete tbo set ai desired. There is only ono other sot in the world that will at all compare with it in beauty , and that is owned by the reigning Queen of Portu gal. * For Kent Store building S3il3i feet , 4 ilonei high uod basement , 1114 H r- nay , 'nrmerly oocupttdl sy CUriw Oug. Co. Eoinaiitio History of This Peculiar Glass of [ Southern People. SENSITIVE , SOLDIERY , SOCIAL. Old llnicH In Now Orleans Under .Inckson CJrent Mistake In the Moaiiliiicot' n Name 1'uro Whites. A Now Orleans correspondent of the San Francisco Chronicle writes : Al though the early history of that larco territory whloli was once embraced under tliu title of Louisiana Is closely as sociated with the names of licrnando do Soto in 1539 , of JoHot and Marquottc anil La Sallo in 1073 and 1082 , yet the.se first explorers left no colonists behind them. It is true that La Sullo [ ilanteil the banner of the llcur do lis on tlio banks of tliu Mississippi and took solemn possession of the territory in the name of Ins most puissant majesty , Louis XIV , "by grace of God , king of i ranee and Navarre , " but the honor of found ing the lirst settlement belongs to two distinguished French officers of uoblu birth , iiicnvillu and Shurville , who brought a colony of Canadians to Hiloxi in 1099. The settlemunt of Mobile fol lowed soon after that of Biloxi , and a few years later Hiunvillo sent his en gineer , Siotir le U'ond ' do la Tour , a knight of St. Louis , "to choose a site for a oily worthy to become the capital of Louisiana. " The city was laid off In the form of a square , which is still known among tlio Creoles as lo Vimix Carre , and forms the principal portions of what is now called the French quarter. The new town was named for I'liillippe d'Orluana , and Bienville , thim governor of tlio province , soon deter mined to make it tlie seat of government. For many years Now Orleans was a strongly fortiliod city. Along the streets which constitute its outer boundaries ran military walls , with fosse in trent both dco | ) and wide , and numerous fortresses within easy distances. Traces of these aarly military defenses arc still foil ml in the vicinity of the city , and to them wo owe the beauty and great width of such streets as Canal , Hsplanado and Ram- port. Tllh IIOMANCn OK IIIsTOKV. _ The parly history ot Louisiana reads like a ro nance of the middle ages. Its pages seem to ivsourd witli the warlike din of trumpc't-blast-i , the clashing of arms , the frequent marshaling of knights to battle or else we read of daring knights-errant in costumes of Versailles mooting with wonderful ad ventures in the depths of trackless forests. Well may the Creole historian say that "The lirst souvenir of Louisiana is : i souvenir of chivalry. " The intrepid Hionville led Ins little hand of heroic adventurers to wars against the Natchez , those Indian wor shipers of the sun whose civilization was so tiir in advance of other tribes , and also against the lierco Chiekasaws , in which last conflicts ninny of this brilliant French cavaliers were slain. A number of French governors succeeded Bionville , whose administra tions were more or less inemori.il , but none of them rivaled him in the affections of his people , by whom he was long called "Father.1 In 1703 , and during Uienville's rule , his majesty of France sent out a cargo of ciirotully selected , respectable and industrious girls , under the charge of several priests and nuns , to bo wives to the colonists of his posses sions in America. Most of tliesu girls worn Parisians. They soon found hus bands among the common soldiers , and each young couple received substantial help from the government wherewith- commence their housekeeping. , Tho. birth of the lirst Creole that is the first native of unmixed white blood was considered an event of sufficient * impor tance to be made the subject of a dispatch to the French govcriimont. OUOWTII OF THE COLONY. The colony grew and thrived ; the Creoles multiplied yearly , although the name Creole , which means the isuu of European parents in Spanish or French colonies , was not given to the native whites of Louisiana until during the Spanish occupation many years later. It had its origin in the Spanish word criollo , a word coined from criar , to create , and ola.a wave , and signified born beyond tlio eea. By an easy transition it became the French word crcolc. The iif.mo was given to distinguish the children of pure French and Spanish descent from the offsprings of mixed races , such as the mestizo , a cross between tho'white and Indian ; the grille , mixed African and Indian , or the mulatto , of white and African parentage. The term Creole has thus been bestowed from the earliest set tlement of Louisiana as a title of honor. Almost all of the young French ollicors with Bienvillo were nobles , so that many of the Creoles can boast an untainted lineage from the most exalted families in France. The Spanish olliners who came with Don O'lleilly were , in largo proportion tion , "lords of high degree , " who , in their turn , married the descendants of the French olliccrs , so that an unspotted and exclusive aristocracy was maintained in the colony from an early period. Under the administration of Governor Korlorec some very excellent families of Lorraine emigrated to Louisiana ; and , still later , a largo number of Acadians , who had been driven from their homes by the Knglish , settled the western prair ies of the state. The Acadians , or "Ca- juns , " as the Americans have nicknamed themaro Creoles , but tjyiy have remained in a great measure distinct and separate from other colonists of French descent. A I'OINT OF IIOKOIt. All classes of Creoles have united on tlio ono subject of the preservation of their honor and disgust at any admix ture of negro blood. As early as 1751 and during the rule of the Kronen governor , the Marquis do Vandrcnil , a decree was published which contained the following article : "Any Frenchman so infamous as to harbor a black slave tor the mirposo of inducing him or her to lead a scandal ous life shall bo whipped by the public xucutionor , and without meroy sou- cnced to the galleys for life. ' " And again , under Spanish dominion , in 1785 , the then Governor Mire issued a procla mation , in which an early dccrco was mor rigidly enforced , which prescribed the knrchiof as a headdress for all colored women , they being forbidden to wear plumes , jewels or other adornments ap propriated by the white women. This peculiar handkerchief headdress was very picturesque and was long n distinct ive feature of tlio French negresses. From the pages of Gayairo's delightful history wo gather that the disastrous revolution elution of 17IK3 arose partly from a race question. By the treaty of Fontainoblean , in 17i3 ( , Louisiana had been sold by Franco to Spain , but this transaction was long kept a secret from the people of Now Orleans and aroused their deepest indignation when known. It is probable that the Orleanians were not disposed to look with unprejudiced eyes upon the now Spanish governor , Don Antonio dc Ulloa , when ho arrived in 17GU with his fuw companies of Spanish poldiurs. The dlsliku of Spanish rule was a smoldering lire which needed thn merest snarl ; to Kindle it into llamo , and the spark which produced such dire conUagralion was , as we have said before , purely a question of ruut ) . CAUSE OK A 11KVOI.UTIOM. ' The story is as follows ; When Don Ulloa had boon about n year in the colony ho sent lo I'crn for hit liancco , the Marqnlso d'Abrador , Trliom ho mot at the Uiill/.o , whord'tlniy ' word married and then" returned in.'trinluph to Now Orleans. The bride was Accompanied by some young Ivlruvian ladles , her maids of honor , \yjioj unfortunately had yellow comiiluxli/ns The Creole ladles declared that the Peruvians were initial * toes , and declined1 lit visit the marquise unices chu would bonscnt lo send away these oll'-colorod fifpmls of hers. The marquise hatuihfSh' refused ; the New Orleans ladies lidd , their ground , and soon the all'air cijtnod such importance that the wrath uhtho whole populace was aroused , and th-jiinen conspired to throw off the foreign yoko. The chief promoters of the ' ruyohition that burst in 17JS ( wore leading'omcors ; ' ' of the govern ment and prominent merchants , notably Lafrenierc. the attorney general ; Noyau and Hicnville , two neiihews of the city's founder ; Villero , Marquis Hardy do llots Ulanc , Foueatilt and others. Ulloa was expelled , a republic was projected and delegates were sent to the other Ameri can colonies to nropo.sc a union wltti Ilium. Hut these dreams of victory were quickly dispelled by the arrival of Don ( VKeilly with a largo force nnd Lousisiana again succumbed to the dominion of Spain. The hcoric chiefs of the revolution were arrested , and despite the prayers of the people were executed in the old Place d'Armes. Noyau would have been par doned because of his extreme youth , but preferred to share the fate of his com rades. The gallant Lafreniorn died with a prophuoy on his lips , "The cry of liberty is already heard victory will follow , " he said in farewell to his follow citizens. UNDF.lt SPANISH HUM : . Although the race distinction which had assisted in bringing to pass that bloody day in the. Place d'Armcs was always rigidly maintained , yet the relation be tween the Creoles and their slaves was of tlie friendliest character. Although the authority of Spain was thus tragically inaugurated by Don O'Hcilly , yet the rule "of the succeeding Spanish governors , during their sovcV- eignly of nearly thirty-live years , was mild and conciliatory. Nearly sill of the proud young Spanish grandees , includ ing several of the governors , selected their wives from the Creoles of French descent , so that the population became largely an intermixture of Spanish and French. The effort to introduce the Spanish language , however , proved a complete failure ; even the children re belled against learning their lessons in Spanish , and , although that languairo re mained the vehicle of oflieial communi cation , yet the French tongue , manners and customs maintained their supremacy dp.spitc the city's frequent change of mas ters. The young French officers enrolled themselves under the banner of the Span ish Governor Galvcy. and followed him eagerly to thu wars against tlio Knglish , from whom they took thu towns of Pen- sacola , ISaton Kongo , Mobile and others then in possession of Great Britain. PIEDNKH AT HJ'.AIIT , That the colonies remained French at heart was manifested in their joy at being again transferred to Ifranue , in 18,1 ! ; and it lias always set'inedta cruel deed that France should so soon again have sold these loving subjects to thu United States. Yet , while the Creoles.have retained the manners , customs and language of their ancestors , they hav ? never fallen behind any other AmuricaniiQiitizen in their pa triotism or fidelity c to their adopted country. Among tlie troons who foiiuht with Jackson agaiuSt'thp. English , on the memorable Held"ot Cl/hlmetto / , none were braver than the cWnipanies of Creole soldiers. In the Mulxi/jan / war more than 0,000 gallant Louisiamans sprang to arms aim marched side by. side witli tlii'ir American brothers'0fo the country of Montezuma. Persons who havo"koown , or who have lived among the cultivated and refined upper class of Louisiana Creoles , con sider it the grossest ignorance for an out- Hldo world to have believed I ho word ere-- ole to imply an individual with more or * less taint of Africanorigin. It has been a crime worse than ignorance on the part of certain writers of romance to seek to convoy this impression in their works ; since a very little inquiry would have es tablished tlio the tact that the term Creole is not only a title of pride , but also an unanswerable claim to tlio possession of pure white blood. In the past an Ameri can of northern birth , an Englishman era a ( ierman , might , and sometimes did , niarry women of mixed African descent ; but , at no period in the colony's history would THE IIAUOIITY CRT.OI.K have so demeaned himself. Up to n date shortly preceding thn late war Creole so ciety remained as exclusive , as diflicult of access to the stranger who possessed no patent of good birth , nor held the divine right of genius , as were the famous salons of the Faubourg Saint Germain. But once the stranger gained permission to surmount the otherwise impassable barriers , it was as if a fairy scene had opened before him. Never elsewhere in this country has there existed n society equ il to that uphold by the afllucnt Creole noblesse of New Orleans. Their prineely fortunes enabled them to obtain all the elegance and luxury enjoyed by the fash ionable world of Paris or other cities , while their good tastes dictated a proper use of these luxuries and forbade any os tentatious display of wealth. It is difficult to understand how the slander originated , which cast so foul a smirch on this cultivated and relined community , but possibly it grow out of that larger signiliceneo with which the word "ereolo" was used after the Ameri can opposition. Slaves of the Creoles were then called creole negroes to dis- tmgish them from the imported and American blacks. Now , as well as then , there nro Creole horses , ereolo oranges , Creole corn , etc. ; and the largest , whitest , freshest contributions from the poultry- yards are sold rapidly and at higher prices as creole eggs. It is not an tin - common tiling for an epicure to ask at liis breakfast table : "Whore did you get these eggs ? " and if the waiter answers , "they are ereolo eggs , sir , " Monsieur begins his morning repast with gusto. Thus ereolo implies of thu best , when applied to oven so small a thing as an egg. Alaska. The Alaska Free Press , , a weekly news paper recently started aljjuneau by How ard 11 Sons , contains theUollowing : Alaska is probably jntf only place under the United States government where dogs are profitably utilized Here they are hitched to sleds when snow covers the ground and made i > do the wor k of draft horses. j Wo think from pictical observation that wo are safe in making the assertion that there is more gold In twenty square miles of Alaska than Mil any slate or ter- tory in the union , and , too , that time will show it up. At Sitka they spread ) [ \ on rather thick. They advertise beer for mechanical and scientific purposes. A The children ot tliormtivos run about during winter barefooted , and when they have waded through snow or over an un usually long stretch of ice they , as a means of somewhat warming their feet , stand upon one while they hold the other up , reminding us very forcibly of a roost of chickens on a snowy day. Nowhere can bo found a more industti- ous or hard-working class of people than our natiro Indians. The men convert themselves into veritable- boasts of bur den nnd pack great loads for mere nomi nal sums , ana the women are equally in dustrious. Wo never saw a country before where the sun rises in the west and sots in the cast , lint it docs in Alaska. .Old inhab itants hero say that it is liable to rise at any point of iho compass at any hour of the day or night and travel any course it SOC9 fit. ROBBERIES ON RAILROADS , Thrilling Advanturj of an Express Messen ger With Out'Tliroata , TAKEN INBYANODOROUSTRUNK Oyor $80,000 In Ono Fell Svrocp Tlio Money lleouvcrcd Arrest of the Thieves Tlio Mcsscn- jjcr'is Itoward. There has never been a lime since express - press messengers were intrusted with sums of money when they have not been conspired against by bad men. The number of those who have been killed or wounded in the line of duty would make a startling rcc.ord. Now and then one has gone wrong and has landed himself in state prison , but for every such case hundreds have proved their sterling in tegrity against all temptations. About twenty years ago I had a run as express messenger west from Chicago for several hundred miles. The amount of money passing to and fro was very largo , and there were occasions when the run cast almost made a millionaire ot me for the time being. While the orders to ex press messengers were not so stringent then the fear of robbery was just as great , and we were provided with atout safes and firearms , nnd cautioned to never re- lux our vigilance. The cars which I oc cupied were properly the baggage cars , though I had about a third of the space divided off by a pine partition which I was supposed to keep looked at all times , but when we got out on the road , and my work was all in hand this door used to nearly always stand open. The baggage man was allowed to come into tlie little room , and I in turn would enter his part , and sit , on the trunks and chat with him. Tlie idea that the railroad hands would ever have designs on the express money never enterr.d anybody's head. More than once I left the baggageman In charge of from $75,000 to $100,000 while I went to a meal in the railroad restaurant. CHUM UAnciAGKMAX. For over a year , on the run east , I had a baggageman with whom I could chum in all things , and I should have had no fear to hand him the keys of tlie safe. He met with an accident and then one man and another had his place until four came and went inside of six months. The fifth man I liked least of nil. Per haps this was because he seemed to make a ( lead set to secure my good will and conlideneo. lie was fill I ol flattery , over- willing to oflbr his assistance and spend his money ; but this conduct had nn op- po-.Ho effect on mo from what he in tended. While I could not suspect that he had n wicked motive in his actions , I took a dislike to him and had to force myself to treat him with civility. Hn was all right , with the conductor and braknman , however , and 1 heard the engineer and fireman agree thai he was a capital good fellow. It was , of course , against the rules of the road to pass deadheads in the bag gage car , but after tins man who went bv the name of Peter McCube , had been out for three or four weeks there was hardly a run that he did not have a deadhead witli him. The conductor must have been on to them , but ho made no objec tions. These deadheads were not un fortunates , but invariably well dressed , and scorning to have plenty of funds. They looked to me like tough characters and my respect for the honesty and mor ality of the baggageman was not a whit increased. He never Introduced any of them to mebut I afterward remembered how closely they sized me up and in spected my end of the car. McCabu had been on the run about four monthswhen one evening at 7 o'clock as we pulled out of the depot for the run cast two men got into the baggage car with him. They were cautious about it , getting on in the yards after the train was clear of the building. Wnen I came to see them by the light in the car I discovered that both of them had been over the road with him before not together , but singly , and at intervals. There was nothing in their appearance or conduct to arouse suspi cion , however , and they gave me not the least attention. I had my way bills to check up and parcels to nut away , and this kept * nc busy for the lirst half hour. A COSTLY SMKI.L. "Just put your nose down here , " said McCnbo , Ida tcatitrc.s at the same time wearing a look ol deev disgust , 1 bent over the trunk to get a sniff , and the nc\t instant the three men sol/od me and liorc me to the floor , one of them having his lingers on my throat so that 1 could not utter a sound. They had lashings and a c-ag at hand , and hi three minutes I was lied hand and foot , and as helpless ns one could bo. "Sorry to use you in this way , George , " said the baggageman as ho fastened the gag in my mouth , "but wo must , have that money , and wo didn't want to crack you on the head. Now then , hey ? . " One of them opened the sliding door while the other two went after the safe. 1 don't ' suppose it was live minutes from the time they .sui/.od mo until they had thrown thu safe ont and followed it. My feet wore lashed to the handle of a trunk , my elbows pulled behind mo and tiedami the gag would not permit mo to utter a sound. There was nothing to do but to let them go , but I had had a good look at both the strangers , and I went to work to paint their portraits in my memory. J.OOKINO KOIt Till : SAI'K. My condition was discovered at the first stop , and thn loss of that money raised an awful row. There was upward of $80,000 in the safe , but had there been less than a hundred the company was bound to get it back. I got ofl , against the advice of the con ductor , and telegraphed the fact of the robbery and asked for insturctions. While awaiting an answer I took a deputy sheriff , both of us mounted on horses , and rode back to the scene of the robbery. It was June , and scarcely had wo started when a thunder storm came up. Wo rode right down the railroad track until wo were , ns near as 1 could judge , at thu spot where the safe had neon thrown out. 1 remembered of the engineer whistling for a crossing just lie- fore the men jumped , and now I was going on the theory that they had con- it-derates waiting nt the crossing for them and their plunder. About half a mile from this crossing wo had to leave the railroad track and take to the woods , on account of a trestle work over a creek , During all this time tlio lighting was striking about us with heavy crashes , and the Hushes were sometimes so sharp that the horses seemed da/.cd for a mo ment. When wo finally struck the highway we were half a mile from thu crossing. The thunder and lightning had passed over , but it was still raining heavily , iind the night was daric. We turned to ride to the crossing but had not gone a hun dred feet before 1 heard human voices. Whoever they belonged toyuro coming toward us , and wo slipped ofl' our horses and stood tinder tliu trees at the edge of the highway. The voices came nearer , and presently I identified that of the baggageman as he said : AN OI'KN CONTESSION. "Nobody is to blame for it , but we've lost precious time and must gut ahead now. " " r After a"bit we made out three blnek spots in the darkness , and 1 heard a sound which convinced me that the safe was being carried by two of the men. It weighed two hundred pounds or more , and though provided with bundles was a dead weight to carry under any circum stances. As the trio came up wo dashed at them with a yell , each of us having a drawn revolver. I cot the baggageman , but one of the strangers opened lire on the deputy and wounded him , and both got away , though they were caught in a week. McCabc made a clean breast of the matter , us rogues often do. Ho had been planning for weeks to rob mo. A confederate was to bo at the crossing with a team to haul off the safe , but he was half an hour late. Then hardly had they loaded up the safe when a bolt of lightning prostrated an old stub anil killed one of the horses. He started off after another , but was gone so long that the robber's became impatient , and thought to carry the safe to sonic more secure spot. Uy the time 1 got a tele gram ordering mo to Chicago to give par ticulars 1 had the money and ono of iho men , and I also gave the local officers thu clue to overhaul' others. How was 1 rewarded at headquarters ? 1 was inves tigated , bulldozed , laid under suspicion , and linally deprived of my situation on the ground of carelessness. My testi mony sent thn three men to prison , and thu papers called mo a hero , but the ex press company laid me aside without mak ing charges of any sort , and I was never rc-cmploycil. Miss Alay L. Potvin , a graduate of the New England Conservatory of Music , is visiting Mrs. E. C. MoShano on Cali fornia street. March April May Are th8 mont'.iB In which to purify the bloodfor llood'a FnsiiipnrlM.l Is prepared from Hnrrupaillla , lit no other nciisonl * . the body HO piKCcptlblo to lion ) Dandelion , Mandrake , Dock , Juniper Itorrlpi , und tit ( rum itu'illclno. The pccullnr purirylnir anil reviving other well known vegetable remedies , in buch a pecu ing qualities of Hoe I's 8.irstpurilla ! uru juat what are liar manner as to derive the full medicinal value of needed to eipplilUcn'O anil fortify Iho system nciilnst each. It will euro when In the power of inuJk-Ino , hdoblltntlnif ! otTcctnif mild weuthcr. Kvery ycitr scrofulasalt rheum , soio * . bollspimple * , ullbumo 3 Increnpcs the populiirltr of Hood'n puranparlllii , for It dyiprpala , lilllou nc s , sick headache , iiulluestlon , , is Juat wluit people noeil ill tlilx season. U Is the Idcul general debility , catarrh , rheumatism , kidney und ni > rln me.llclno. If you Imvo never tried It do so Ilvcrco-nplalnU. It overcomes that extreme tired and you will ho convince ; ! of Its peculiar merit. fcellnc caused by chanite of cllnutu , season or life. Hoixl'tt 8nr uimi'illu. Purifies tlio Blood "Kormiiny months 1 suffered Krcntly. Mynholo "Seven yearn upo , while my little boy was playing nyntcni seeniod to bo entirely rundown , my .imhitlon In the yard , he was bitten by u spider. The poUon was none , hud pulnilnmy buck , nndu feclhiKoflas- entered his blood , and sores teen broke out ubotithls nltudo which 1 could not throw otf. I wnn tientcd nn- body ; they Itched terribly nnd caused him Intento iMiccOiiafully for kidney trouble. One day at ray purTcrlni ; . Hcvarul times wo succeeded In heallnu brother's 1 KIIWII bottle of Hood's Rnmipnrlllu and the sores up , but In spite of nil wo could do tlioy determined to try It. Before the Hrit hottlu m tak would soon break out tiKiiln. Klnnlly wo tried Hood't en I con candidly say I was relieved , llnircuscd the 8arsaparlllaand ho took ono bottle nnd ono third of medicine otfond on ovrrahuo , und recommend It for another , when the sores disappeared , lie has not a kidney or liver complaints. IIn < 0 W. U. SniANa , Bore spot on him now , and I consider him perfectly 1117 Atlantic Avenue , llrooklyn. N. V. cured. " W i. II. II , WAitp , Downlmtton , IVnn. N. II. If yon hi : ve made up your mind to Retllood's "Worll like Hood' * Sanaparllla. It Use st tuku any other. Ini , " " I.IZXIK IIAI.FOUH. Auburn , It. 1. Hood's Sarsaparilla . i. . Sold by nil rtruil < t . II ; sir fortr > . Prepared by C. I. t Sold by all drvexl'ti , 11 ; six for K. Prepared by C. I. IIOOJ & CO. . Apothocarlo * , Lowell , Mass. HOOP 1 CO.Apothecaries [ , Lowell , Mass 1OO Ono Dollar 1OO Dose * One Dollar Display at their warerooms , 13O5 and 13O7 Farnam Street , the largest assortment of Pianos and Organs to be found at any establishment west of Chicago. The stock embraces the highest class and medium grades , Including STEINWAY , * * m n 1 4- * , FISCHER PIANOS , " * "il V ' * - * LYON A BURDETT , ORGANS STANDARD , LYON&HEALY Prices , quality and durability considered , are placed at the lowest living rates for cash or time payments , while the long established reputation of the house , coupled with their most liberal Interpretation of the guarantee on their goods , afford * * the purchaser an absolute safeguard against Ions by po t > 'ini ' ) defects In materials and workmanship. LYON & HEALY , < ! A 13 * ' DIAMONDS , WATCHES , JEWELRY , RONZES -.12'- Importer's Prices MAX MEYER & BRO. PUBLIC MICE The best Suits made to order from $25 to $85 , nt ELGUTTER'S MAMMOTH CLOTHING HOUSE 1001 Farnun f Cor. 10th. "CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH. " Tlio Original and Only Genuine. Rife and alwiyi R.llftM * . Hw re of worihlre * liBlutloni. Imlliptnitble to LADIES. Alk jour Uruulel for "Cklohutir'i Kn M h * n Ute > o olhtr.or IncloM le f.unit > * ) to m for roirllaaUri < n ItHtr Ij retnrn niftlt. NAME PAPER. iMhe.ttr Chrml- l Co. , Halt HxlUun Hqiara , rhllada. , ! . Soldbj nrnrict'f * CTrrrwhcrr. Aik lor " 1'hlfhe * P' Unrll.t" I'eniiTroT.I 1'IIU. T.M Nebraska National Bank OMAHA , NEUHASKA. Paid up Capital $250,000 Surplub 40,000 II.V. . Yates , President. A. K. Touznlin , Woe 1'rcslitcnt. W. H S. Hushes , Ciuliler. Dinccrons : W. V. Morse , John S. Collins , II. W. Yatcg , Lewis S. Heed. A. E. Touznlin. BANKING OFFICE : THE IRON BANK , Cor 1'Jth and Fnrnuni Sts. A Ge.ioral IJanUiiig J.usine.ss Transacted. WEAK .Ucretiout - nr . . . . EDUAIUS'ntlCTO T till * N V iHI'IOTIU rthliiptnflopurvon.CCEEor UlNtkATITI VrtlKHIIII , ( U. tlnuoui , mllU , lootblnc current ! of , .j .llrrcll/ through nil weik pirti.rritor- . . . . . . .u. 1 K > to Imlthand VIcnrouiKtrrnRlh. Eltctrta Current > -fillfniUntlr or wt forfeit aj.uU ) In eitli. frrottIinproTrnifnt over all other belli. Vrorntrairepcr * menenllreurfilIntlireornonthf. Hpntrrt rmmfibJeMe. elenip The Sandea Elactrio Co. 109 LaSallo ft. , Chicago Ono AccrU ( Mcn-ntnt onlT ) wnntfrt In rrerj town fur Your"Tan8lH'al'unch" KVO ! lictlor Fntlsfnc- lion in my customers thnn nny tie clirnr I have handled. I sell more of thorn tlmn nil other brands put Intro her. They are prononncod cquiil to the "bit' rU-'ir sold hrro. CflA * A. CIIASIC , UriiRKist , San niogo , CM. UDDRESS , / ? . W. TANSILL CO. , CHICJICfl SHENANDOAH NURSERIES. WHOLKSALE AND HE TAIL. Offers for iprlnK trmlo a full Ino of Applet , Crabs , Cheirlep. I'eiirs. 1'lnm * . . ( Jrapos. C'nrrunts. Uooia- rrli'i.liliirklierrlO'OtimilienlM.MniwtHilTlo AIJjTHK NKW AND OLD KINDS. Apple root itrnf t , overirroem. forest trco noodllng * . , ornamental troen nnd fbriiln , ro'cs , cllmlilna Tines. Ac. Dealers and ull buppllod tit very law prices. Au > aro.s D. S. Lake , Prop. , Shonnndoah , lowrt. Billiard and Pool Table for Sale 3 billiard and 1 pool tal > li < , llriinswick& best. Nearly now. Taken for debt. Very cheap to close. Ono or nil. Address , J. S. GADSDEN , 172 LnSclloKt. , CuiuaRO , 1IL ABSOLUTE PERFECTION IN BAKING ) - AND ALL- MEATS ROASTED IN THEIR OWN JUICES , BY USING THE WIRE GAUZE OVEN DOOR FOUND EXCLUSIVELY OH TUB MARVELOUS RESULTS LOSS IN SHRINKAGE OF MEATS , Very fowiMingjlo know lh.it thn fihrlnkntia ot Mi'f.ti roiittoillii ncluftenvtm ! from tnlrty.hvoto Iori7itvi . All mmu ronulim mvuutr.liva per cunt , ot wit ; emit. nd only tHtntjr live i'r ' cnt. of holla mattur. nuU IL In- * * , that I * nimlo fntlia roanllntfliimniliitn tubovapo. ration of thu Juice , which U thn VITAL MUTOtr MEAT Effect of the SOLID OVEN Door. A TIV loan. I birloln. imxllum or intlUlonn , Mil tie. nmucTii to MX | > oumUnnd four ounce * of Himblo-l Hkutf > ) iotvintn lot of t hi tin priu nil a unil tvrslvnouncof of juice , \\ulle lh lo > l S7H It-remit. of ' tlm loin ! wolulu , It khowi ilia euoxuioui Ludd uf h'JUt ri.il cixi. or TUB Juiur. Effe ct of WIRE GAUZE OVEN Dour. A TLM iK > und tilrloln. uwlluni or wolUlono , will 14 reduce to nlua l > r > uu l < i nndcluht ouucotot Jliii t-l nuiRt , tnonlnua Io of night ounce * of Julra.Milii cent.of the total woiitht Itbliov , thUloMN flva | Mr * thuter y email umnoifiirjTBCvr.M run ct.NT.Of JUici. SlND FOB IUU3TKATEO CI8CULA83 AND PlUCC LlSIS. 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