Nebraska Newspapers

    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
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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.
CHARTER OAK BTOVES and lUNGES are
SOLO IN KEfiBASKA as tollowi :
MlI.TQNnOGF.RSfcSONS . OMAII * .
I' . KKN'NEV. . GokuoN.
DALLASft l.KTSO.V . HAMINOS.
K.C. IWKWr.R , . . . . . . lUv.SmNO. .
H.AIKUftCO. . . NKOHAIW..CITV.
W. P. TKMl'I.KfON , . N pi son.
. STUKI.I.VANT ft SON . AIKINJON.
in. & . . . . . . CIIAUKOM.
KAUSR.1.UI.KCK \VKI.CII. . . COIUMOV * .
Ol.DS IIKOS . EnGAS.
TANNii.L&SwrKNr.V : . , KAHHUKV.
Cl'.TH.Iift FACI.K . f'ANkifi.
N.J. JOHNSON . No.ilil > Mi.
J. / McCAFrT.HTV . O'Niiu. CriY.
R. IIA7.I.F.WOOD , . O Ciot . .
1. S. UUKK . Fj-ATT'UOUTII.
A PKAK'ipN . , . . . .Sri'U-ic ; .
. G CRKKN . . . . . . .Sitof.viiUKQ.
< fAnilF.N &SON . SurrKio * .
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