12 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY MAY 8. 1887. TWOSLVE TAPES.
PIAY1SC FOR CROVER'S ' SEAT.
Secretary Bayard Doing Adroit Wire-
Pulling to Succeed Hia Present Chief ,
MRS. GRANT'S POPULARITY.
nx-OoncrcHHinon as Lobbyists Cleve
land's Hatred of CntholloUm
Alaska Growing In Favor
News and Notes.
May 5. | Correspondence
of tlio llr.i : . ) There are some queer currents
In the maelstrom of tm'jllc opinion just now
In regard to the nominations for president
next j ear. For ln tance , within a day or t\vo
It lidshecn announced th.it a strange phase
of tlio oDposltlon to the nomination of Pres
ident Cleveland has manifested Itself among
the Catholics of New iork. It seems that
when ho was Koxernor of that state hoc -
toed so\eial hills nppioprlntniK funds from
the state treasury to sustain Institutions that
belonged to and were controlled by the Cath
olic church solely , h.ivlni ; no claim upon tlio
state treasury , cxcupt that In tie ! Institutions
there wore prob.ibly maintained In comfort ,
many Indigent persons who would have
otherwise become a public charge. These
vetoes had much to do In driving from him
many votes of that church in 1S3I , and the
feeling has grown stronzer with each suc
ceeding jear ever since , and this phase of
the opposition tohim , may , In the end.rcnder
It necessary tor the democracy to look somewhere -
whore else fora candidate than the white
house.
"Is Mr. ISiiyanl , of tlio state department ,
playing dirt on his cldct' . ' "
This question Ins been asked frequently In
political circles horeiboiits lately. And the
reason tor asking such a conundrumls found
In the way Mr. Bayard has oru'anl/ed the
consular n'ud diplomatic service since he took'
charge of It. An ex.imlu.itlon of the rosters
of the diplomats and consuls appointed by
Mr. llayard , will show that Ho has chosen ex-
confederates tour times nut of live to repre
sent this government abroad. Ihls penchant
for ex-ieliels has been so marked , that It has
provoked a great deal ot Indignant com
ment upon the part ot Mr. Cleveland's
friends all over the country ,
and many ot them do not hesi
tate to charge that Mr. llayard Is playing
his cards for a nomination himself , In ease
Mr. Cleveland falls to secure a second show.
These- people hay Mr. Ua > iudhas dispensed
his pationngo In the way ho has , with the
hope of trotting the solid \otoof the south In
cast ! a daik hoiso becomes necessmy. It this
Is Mr. Hayaid's scheme lu > has plujed It well ,
for gratitude , If no other Incentive , oinrht to
secino him tlio solid south In 1SS8. ' 1 hat these
ex-con federates can doery much tow.iul
making him the successful dark horse Is cei-
taln as death and taxes , for they all oeloui :
to the class of men who , In the south.mauiu'o
the democratic party as a close corporation ,
which only patilclans can asplio to rule , the
plebes being reco.'tiUed by them only as so
t \ much voting capital.
There Ims also sprung up hero In the minds
\ \ of the union democrats a very serious doubt
whether It will be expedient or politic to re-
nomlnatoMr. Cleveland. This class of dem
ocrats say that the president's recent Albert
Sidney .Johnson and John C. Calhoun let-
teis will cost him thousands of votes in oveiy
loyal stiito next yeai ; that no sound union
democrat can \ote tor any man who holds
such sentiments nt this late day , Ihose let-
tern produced a profound sensation hero
when lirst made public , and the suiprisoat
them has not oven yet subsided. Ono leadIng -
Ing local demoeiat said within my hearing :
"What does ho mean , an > how 1 There is
no need ot his making such demonstrations
In order to secure the confederate vote. Ho
boiuht that long neo , and paid for it in good
fat appointments , and no one can hope to do-
puvo film of the usnlriict thereof , and there
fore his writing suoti letters was a work of
supererogation like painting the Illv , or
gilding refined gold. The votesnoeded to
nominate and re-elect him If ho is nomin
ated and re-clected-must como from
some other section of the union ;
the east , north or nortwest , and
and ho shoula have done , something to con
ciliate the democrats of those sections. In
stead of that ho has caused a huge disgust all
through those ( matters of the union. Hols
foolish In politics when Dan Manning Is not
lit his side , and moro's the Pity. "
On the republican side of the fence mat
tcrs are In much bettor shape than with those
of their ancient foes. With each succeeding
day the feeling Is growing stronger and
stronger that their true policy Is not to anti
cipate events , nor to concentrate on any one
man irrevocably , Republicans of all classes
have thinking caps on just now , and will
keep themon. No man ran claim the nomi
nation as his , Just yet. Whenever one falls
In with a Knot of republicans , letthcm como
from where they may. If ho will listen atten
tively ho will soon hear the sentiment that
there Is no hurry necessary In choosing the
republican leader tor IbiS ; that It wilt pay to
pause , ponder , compare notes , and pick out
the best and the strongest man , lot him bo
who ho may , heal all the differences in the
party , and then go in to win.
And In this predisposition of the party will
DA found in time an Invincible presage of an
overwhelming triumph. There seems to bo
no discount on that.
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The annonncmcnt made this \\eektlm
Mrs , General Or ant had determined to not
visit Washington , as she promised to this
BUtnmor.was a severe disappointment to her
friends in this city. Mrs. ( Irani was protm
bly the most popular and widely-known of
the ladles ot the white house. Ever ) body
knew her , and knew her as the plain , sin
cere , and pine Mrs. Giant , and not ns an as
Burned society woman. She was fond of her
personal friends , and regarded tier acquaint
ances of a friendly character as friends as
true as herself. Her departure from Wash
ington WAS universally regretted. No one
was glad of her leave titklng. No onn was
jealous of Mrs. ( Irani. .She had no rivals
And when she lett Washington Mio promlso <
to return often i'd keen fresh her friend
ships. lint the country knows how linpoisl
bio that was. She returned but a very few
times , and then only to icmaln a short
period.
It was Mrs. ( .rant's Intention to spend a
month In Washington In the early part o
this summer. Her old and true friends
General and Mrs. llealo , were to give her
their entire time and attention. Hut Mrs
Grant shows her ue and Is sad. She has
sent word that she cannot come. She In
tends to spend the remainder or her llfo will
her children , and says she has no heart to gc
round alono. When Mrs. Grant Is doai
the famllv name , It Is believed , will b ex
tinct , so far as the country Is concerned
None of the children can keep It alive , un
less , possibly , Colonel Fred Is unexpectedly
brought fotward. Some times his name Is
used for a political position , and there Is a
possibility , although not a probattllltv , that
no mny como to tlio front In politics , as the
old war hor&es disappear.
There are bitter comments made on the fac
that so many ex-congressmen , as soon as
their terms are out and their constituents are
throuzh with their services , settle down In
Washington and open offices ostensibly for
the practice of law. In reality they never
have a case before the courts , hut they seem
to thrive better than the genuine lawyers
with a lance practice. The truth Is they are
Blmply lobbyists , and use their knowledge o
the business of the departments and their
acquaintance with members ot congress to
advance their schemes.
During sessions of congress the halls ant
lobbies of the capltol are thronged with these
ex-members , button-holing members am
senators. In the recess they transfer their
operations to the departments. There Is a
vast amount of room for criticism am
thought In this state of affairs. Hut there Is
even a Rtlll worse and more flagrant abuse o
position yet to bo stated. Quite n number o
present members of con cross spend a grea
portion of their time hero during the rocci-s
at well during the sessions In buying am
celling Washington real estate and worklntt
ether money schemes. A , an example , ono
particular member from a western state , who
was * few years ngo a commissioner In one
* ot the departments , spends all his time here
tie la notoriously active In the promotion o
, atock JobbhiK operations and patent rlgh
schemes. Ho does not stop oven at this
Behind nearly every proposition that come
i before congress , In which iliero Is a 11 bora
appropriation asked for ho can be found en
"Wenched behind second and third parties , I
, la true at work. Heavy ordnance and co.is
defenses attract his intentionantt his position
, committees makes him \ aluable to the pai
'U s asking for money at the bunds ot con
| IM.
JMt lucU members as tula one.tho ex-uiem
> er an I professional lobbyists lay for ;
ml they have an ally In him. This Is only
hi1 most prominent of a number of such
Members. There are too many of sucli mem-
ITS misrepresenting their constituents.
hey are generally men who can make a
; oed stnmi ) speech and asslmiilate with the
oters of their districts. They generally comn
rom largo cities and obtain their election by
landei Ing to the lusts and mixing I with the
milliners or the wards before the nomination
nd spending their inonuv freely aftorwaids.
1 hey get much financial help from ontsldo
turtles who expect to need their services.ind
vho know they can depend on them. This
crowing evil , ft has been pointed out rccent-
y a number ot times by need men , calls for
fiction from tlio people of the country.
Some of these active lobby members , and
he one relened to Is a sample of them all ,
> pposud thupmigoof the tutor-state com-
nerco bill when It was before congress ,
and for a consideration , woiked to
lefeat It. Now they are how line foi Its sup-
> oit , and mo Mivjng it will stand ; that It
sail neither he repealed nor substituted ; that
t Is good cnoimh , and the people demand It.
The secret of this change ( it heart Is the rail
roads hive retained them at line figures to
ise their ollloJal influence upon the commis
sioners , ami they do not want to bo ills-
urbed In their harvest. The drag-net of
such iiiuu catch the fees going and coming.
It has been a number ot times suggested
hat tlio constituents ot representatives and
senators , ouaht to demand to know why
he n nubile servants , hang around Washlng-
on all tnmmer when congress Is not In ses
sion. They are not hero for any good pur-
) oso. Olllco getting docs not keep them hero
. specially republicans.
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.Some gentlemen who have recently visited
Alaska talk about tunning a colony and muk-
ng an expedition ute that dlversllled
country , select some deniable mineinl and
timber lands , develop them ami make the
country their homes. Theio K they declare ,
no law to prohibit them doing this , and the
government will confirm their action. Un
doubtedly theio Is much to attract one theic ,
and those who go early will receive the
plaudits of congress , as there is lack ot a eer-
: . ln class of development lu every section of
the country. Speaking about the climate of
Alaska , a gentleman who has been over all
the best portion of tno country says :
"Thero Is necessarily a wide diversity of
climate in a country so extended , with roll
ing pl.ilns\vklo valleys , and high mountains.
In a general way It may bo said that
Inland Aln ka has an arctic winter
and a troplc.il summer. At Yukon
the thermometer often rises above
100 * lu the summer , and from 00" to T0
below In winter. At Nulato , on the \uUon
river , the fall of snow during the winter
averages eight feet , while it frequently
reaches twelve leut. Along the immense
southern coast and islands the climate is
moist and warm. The most excessive cold
on the Inland of UnolasKa , reeouled bv a
Greek pilest , during a peiiod ot hveyuais ,
was/ero of Fahrenheit ! extreme heat lor
the same period , Tf. I'lio average lot live
j ( MIsat 7 In the morning wasiiT1at ; 1 in the
atteinoon , IO-1. and at ' .I at night.W. For
seven jears the aveiairo of weather was
hftv-thiee. all clear das , 1. % ! half elear , and
. ' r > all cloudv. In line , it is verv much the
limate ot noithwestein Scotland. For
fortj-hvo vears the climate , has been the
average winter ot West Virginia , and the
average summer of Minnesota. "
The suggestion has been made to a number
of statesmen and very enthusiastically ie-
celved that the public strip orXo Man's land ,
situated In the northwestern cornel ( it In
dian Tcrritoiy ho thrown open to settlement
and ninety days' pieferenco given to houoi-
ably discharged union soldiers. There Is veiy
little doubt that this unoccupied strip ot hind
will be thrown open to settlement by con
gress this winter , and the justice In giving
ex-union soldleis the pick ot the land for
homes Is apparent. There is no laud in the
public domain to-day which is veiydcsli-
able for homesteads toi poor nnd indigent
people. Many of the soldiers who would
now embrace an opportunitytosecureahoine
In the west at this time either did not have
the oppottunity or did not need it when
there were good lands open to them. Many
of them havii iceently become dependent or
poverty-stricken.
At the iMinci.il land nlllco It is learned that
very little land which Is desirable for home
steads remains open to settlement That in
the domain at this time is far beyond water
or access to railroads or other transportation
facilities , and will remain so. Much of the
choice lands have been taken by immk'iants
people who never have done anything for
the country , and people whoso solo interest
In the United States rests In getting free
homes. Originally the best of the lands were
opened for settlement to the loyal soldiers ,
but not one-tenth ot them were secured by
the boys entitled to them. There Is very lit
tle more to otfcr the soldiers , and the lands
In the public strip or No Man's land seem to
be about the last chance , since the roll of the
deserving is fast lessening.
Congressmen who assume to bo * financiers
and most of them do say the first thiig )
which will bo done when the national legis
lature meets In regular or called session this
Nvlnteror fall , will bo the reduction of the
surplus In the treasury and provision Kn
ottier national bank security.
Most of the statesmen say the secietary of
the tressury will be authurued or instructed
to go Into the market and and buy at caul
rates as many outstanding bonds as lie may
deem advisable. They contend that , with
nearly two hundred millions of idle surplus
the government can better afford than pri
vate Indluiduals , to pay a hljjli premium on
her outstanding bonds.
All agrco that there is but one excuse for
maintaining a national debt , and that is to
give bonds to national banks tor a circulat
ing basis. Since the bonds have been taken
up to a point where It becomes necessary to
provide another basis for banks , it is held by
the ablest financiers that all the bonds may as
well bo taken In , interest stopped , and an
entiioly new security for banks provided.
It is not the security deposited with the
government that makes depositors In a na
tlonal bank secure. It is the supervision
over the bank the government has , as a bank
vv ltd S.'iOooo capital may not have but Si'-.uoo
government bonds deposited with the
government.
'Ihe most popular proposition yet made for
bank security is the deposit of gold or sliver
In the treasury. This any ono with capita
can get without premium , and there is no
fluctuation or call by the government for re
demptlon purposes. In the event this Is nol
done a now 2 per cent bond Is to be floated
a bond to rfln. say 100 years. It Is bcllovei
two millions can bo * > old at par.
1'Kimv S. HEATH.
SINGULARITIES.
A mule , which Is said to have bean seventy
three years olddied In Stevensvllle , Snlllvai
county , X. 1' . , recently.
In Denver. III. , there Is , laid by a loca
hen , an egg that Is attracting considerable
attention and justly , too. It Is smaller am
lighter than an ordinary egg , and will no
He or stand In any other position than on Its
small end. If stood on the largo end it wil
quickly turn to the othnr.and If pushed down
on Its side It will jump up again. ltdoe <
not appear to have any unusual weight li
thosnmll end.
In boring an artesian well at Eureka , Cal.
they found charred wood at 50U feet , am
pieces of shell and parts of the skeleton of
bltd at 5sx ) feet ,
Alfred do Cordova , the Wall street broker
has a retreat In North Branch , N. J. He cm
ploys a number of trained carrier pigeons to
carry news from his ofllco to his country
home. The birds bring film slips of thin
paper on which are printed the names am
prices of stocks. He Is thus able to transac
a good deal of busluoss without going to the
city.A .
A span of colts ran away In Portland , Ore.
and coming to a railroad bridge ran out fully
fifty feet on the ties before either steppec
through. Thou both wont down In a heap
and were afterward pulled out , with hardly
a scratch.
While two residents of Galena , 111. , were
driving through southern Wisconsin ycster
day , they witnessed , near Arena , a lleico
light between a bald-headed eagle and a
large tomcat. The "proud bird of tut moun
tains" hud attacked the cat while hunting In
the Held , and succeeded in fastening Its
talons Into the animal's back , when the bat
tie Immediately bo an and was contlnuei
amid terrific yowls of the cat and screams of
the eagle. It was a sort of catch-as-catch
could contest , and while It continued the
feathers and fur flew thick and fast. The
cat was tee heavy for the eagle to fly with
but It succeeddd In raising It several times It
the air , 100 feet or more at each , effort , but
tlio. attempts to get away with Its prey were
futile , as the weight of the cat ana its fierce
Ktru.'gltt for life Invariably brought the
eak-lo to the ground again , where the battle
was repeated with nearly the same result
In the final bout which took place on terra
lirma , the eagln threw up the sponge anc
flew laboriously across the river , while the
cat , much worried , made tracKH as rapidly as
possible awov from ibo scene ot tno battle.
JTOV
General Erisbin Continues His Description
of the Northwest.
THE PHIL. KEARNEY STOCKADE
Shell Creek Ijako lc Smct Indian
Jill I Trout , Thaller nnd Griz
zlies Tim Kcpulslvo DogFish -
Fish Interesting
Not CM.
TOUT ItoniNfeoN , Neb. , April 17. [ Cor
respondence of the 15iE. : ] Some time
nye the HIM : began the publication of a
series of lettcts describing the country In
the northwest , its resources and advant-
aRcs.together . with mention of incidents of
Fcttlemont worthy of notice , and dcllnia-
lions of scenery. The articles were sud
denly brought to a stop by the sicknsss
of the writer , nnd when ho got well the
state legislature met and made the whole
tate sicK. As the lugislrttiro IIPS now
liappily adjourned and the springtime
lias como with its llowers and its sun , it'
would bo a good time to continue our
walks and talks through the northwest.
It is to this country vast numbers of im
migrants are pouring and seeking homes.
It is to this country railroads are build
ing and capital seeking employment and
profit for its unused millions.
New coal fields , new oil fields ,
and oven gold and silver mines
are being found and to a section where
such developments occur a newspaper
ni'iy well give its attention.
In our description of the northwest
wo had progressed as far as the now
famous Powder river country , when the
disasters mentioned in the opening lines
of this communication occurred. Let us
now take up the thread of our narrative
where vyo laid it down and proceed with
a description of the country noithwest
of Omaha , and let ns hope , tributary to
it for all time to come.
MIEM , CUKIK. :
Shell Creek is in the Powder river
country near the Clear folk of the Pow
der river. It is a small stream and not
vcr.y long , but noted for the purity of its
waters , its timber and tro it. It empties
into Big Pine creek near its moutii , quite
close to Lake Uo Smet. The timber has
now nearly all been destroyed on the
lower part of the stve.un , but great
gloves of plum bushes have grownup
and there is still some fuel.
The valley is about two miles
wide and bears splendid grass ,
Hay vv. s cut hero many years ago for
Fort Phil Kearney , and was always con
sidered to 1)0 ) of the linest quality'to bo
luid in thc'country. The stream is in
many respects similar .to Dear Forkonly
it is of course much smaller. It has a
hard bed of sand , with hero and there
some black rocks on it. The stream is
swift , and has always been a tavonto
camping ground for "both white men and
Indians travelling along the base of the
mountains from cast to west , or west to
east. We arc now quite near the Lake
Do Smet , and a nonion of it can bo soon
from the hills as we descend the Shell
crook.
LAKI : DI : SMI.T.
This lakp is a shallow sheet of water
about a mile long , and not over half a
mile wide. It is rather a noor affair to
call a lake , yet it is knovvif far and wide ,
probably more on account of the name
of the man it bears than anything else. It
is smrounded on all sides uy high
hills , and the lake seems to
h ivo no visible outlet , unless
it bo a little , narrow dry eulcli
which extends from the lake to Big Piny
and which I am told uins with water
during the wet season. The waters of
this lake are alklinc and heavy deposits
of vvhlto alkali is seen all around its
edge which gives it a very beautiful ap
pearance as you approach it. As seen
from the green hills the waters look
clear and tlio lake seems to bo set in a
delicate white frame.
MONVTKKS IN TIIK HKE.
Wading into this lake wo go some fifty
yards from the shore before vho water has
reached a depth to come up to the knees.
There is a thick black mud on the bottom
ami it is dillicult wading , the foot
sinking in the mud up to thu
ankles and holding fast like putty. The
water becomes black with mud when
stirred , and looks like strong colleo , but
ahead , where It is clear wo can see shoals
of lisli darting hither and thither. Using
n small dip not we bring up many curi
ous lish. Some are a species of chub
others mud suckers , as known in our
school days , and others again white lish.
All are too small and bony to cat. Dip
ping the not again wo dredge the bottom
of the lake and bring up tiny shell lish ,
largo muscles and ono or two small
green turtles with hard Hat shells. Dip
ping again wo catch a small monster
Known as a dog-fish and ono of the most
repulsive reptiles on the earth. Ho is
about eight inches long and a little over
an inch thick and has a long eel-shaped
tail. His two fore logs and two hind
legs look like human hands ; ills head is
like the head of n cattish , and ho has
flexible horns on each side of thu lower
jaw. His body is yellow in
color on the belly and ho
has black and yellow spotted sides
with a black back. He is slimy and
moves like a lizard on land and uses his
tail like an oar to propel himself for
ward through the water. There was
another species of this' water dog and
very much like the first onlv this lellow
was darker in color and had a Hat head
with three gills on each side , ono horn on
each side of the lower jaw , and two
horns on the throat. He had two hind
feet but no fore feet. His tail was long
and flat and and so very thin that when
held up the sun shone through it it was
in fact only a transparent membrane.
When placed in a pail of water with the
other dog this fellow went for him and
despite Ins efforts to keen out of the way
"
ho was soon caught and killed. The two"
legged fellow then began eating his
cousin , like the miserable canibal that
ho was. Coming out of the lake wo
found our legs covered with ugly bloated
worms known as mud leeches. They
had fastened themselves in our skin and
were sucking our blood like dear life.
The operation was painless , but wo
brushed them off , preferring to save
our blood to fatten our own bones. The
water in the center of this lake is said to
bo nuite pure and free from alkali , but
having no boat wo could not test it. I
have given this description of animal Ufa
in the lake purposely , to satisfy the nat
uralist readers of the 11 KK , many of
whom want inforuiatlon about such mat
ters. It is interesting , especially refer-
ing to waters of the lakes. If they want
a lizard or two , wo will gladly send
them , The lake , of course , is named
after Father Do Smct , the famous Cath
olic priest who lived so long among the
Indians of the northwest. I do not
known what year it wus ho visited this
section , but somewhere about 1813. 1
have never scon an Indian west of the
Missouri river that did not respect the
name of father Do Smct , nnd some of
the tribes fairly idolize him yet.
The lake can only bo approached in
ono way from Shell creek , ando
\\o have to go back over the
game route wo came. All around
the lake are deep Indian trails , showing
it has long been a favorite resort of the
Indians and a camping ground. Re
mains of camp-fires and marks of villages
wore ( till there , and this is the tuoro re
markable as the wood has to bo brought
from Piny creek some distance oft' .
Near the lake and about three-fourths
of a mile to the east rises the famous
Picket bill , where Indian warriors were
stationed during the whole of the occu-
oatloa of tbo rawder rivet country Us
Ihc Trilled Stales troops in ISGG-'O ? nnd
' 03. It is said this outlook was never"
without its Indian lor three years , and
1-ort Phil Kearney ami the movements of
tlio trains ami herds were constantly
watched. 1-rom the hill the view is mag-
nllleutit and extensive , the road being
visible for over eight miles cast , while
much of the country west and beyond the
old fort can bo soeii. It was no doubt re
ferring to this outlook Hod Cloud said in
tlio council at Phil Kearney in IW ,
"There has not been a day from the llmo
you llrst came hoio tlil the present
time that we have not looked down into
this fort nor has a nun or animal come
or gone thai \\o have notseenhim or it. "
ItKl ) lU'lTKS.
Hiding back to Shell Creek and cross
ing by the Phil Kearney wagon road , we
ascend to high ground and wind about
among romantic hills for 'cveral miles ,
when wo come out at the Butlos , better
known iii the Hod Unites. They are
merely red blufls to the right of the road
and unworthy of special mention. Thn
Big Piney is a well timbered stream and
has a dense undergrowth. The roait fol
lows along a line of high hills on the loft
to their end , where a beautiful view pre
sents itself.
Thn pine covered mountains rise up in
the distance , while nearer an inner and
lower range spreads out , covered to their
base with porrenlal green. Here and
there a cone shaped peak slu > ols
up toward the sky thousands of feet high
its top covered with perpetual flnows
and glistening in the sun. while its base
is shaded in the dark gieen of monstrous
plno forests. The trees are largo and
hide the earth. In some of those forests
it is almost dark at noon-day and the
( hade is so deep along the streams that
the sun's ray.s seldom reach them , and
the waters are icy cold. There sii'o many
little tributaries with dense undeigrowth
and pools. Hero the trout lurk and
gru/ly bears used to abound in the
thickets. The beaver and otter inhabit
the streams and for ages worked unmo
lested at their dams and houses , until in
18115 , when the white men came and be
gan to trat ) them. I could tell a good
beaver story about one of the dark re
cesses along tlio Piney , where perpetual
night almost dwelt and where a couple
of follows prowling about at uoon in the
gloomy recesses of the forest , came
upon a monster gri//.ly and had to fight
for their Ihos ; but boar stories will keep
and this letter is only intended as a de
scription of the country.
TIII : Lirii.K rixv.
Little Piny is is a tributary to Big Piny
rhcr and the timber along its banks was
very dense a few years ago. The trees
were very small and the undergrowth
thick , furnishing an excellent shelter for
deer , mostly white tail , who sought this
vicinity in great numbers. In the Big
Piney were herds of black tail while on
the Little Piney were found white tail
dee . From this fact 1 should think thc o
different species of deer are different in
their habits , the white tail loing the sun
light and open and the black tail seeking
the deep rcee 8es of the forest. The
scenery hero was M ild in the extreme
and the deep tangled wild wood would
have satisfied the tate even of a Thoor-
uan or Dudley Warner.
The Big Pmoy river is almost a dupli
cate of Little Piney , only on a larger
.scale. It flows over n bed of black
boulders anil is something larger than
the ( .Ya/y Woman river , previously de
scribed in these letters. The bed of the
stream is much like Hock Creok. and the
river itself , 1 should say. was trom forty-
h'vo to fifty feet wide and four miles
from its head. The stream is about two
foot deep _ at low water , but often rises to
four , five , and even ten feet in places
during the rainy season. Like all mojn-
tain streams it is very uncertain. Heavy
timber of pine and cedar lined its banks
some years ago , when we were there ,
and the soil on both sides of the littln
river seemed to bo very rich. Tlio val
ley was about threc-fotirUis of a milo
wide and stretched along both banks.
The grass was very luxuricnt
and formed a damask green carpet under
our feet , on which our horses loved to
roll , and which was as clean as if washed
and spread out to dry. To the right of
the Piny forest , on the Little Piny , and
about two miles away , we see tlio old
stockade of Phil Kearney. Following the
stream to its junction with Big Piny we
find the old fort situated on a gentle rise.
Its stockade is washed by the Big Piny ,
and in the eastern corner is where the
famous fort stood.
To the cast is Picket hill , along whoso
base wo have had to pass to reach the
fort , and all around us is a wild panor
ama of nature's linest scenery. It was a
wild and beautiful spot , old Kearney ,
and it is little wonder that the Indians
coveted it and resented tlio intrusion of
the white man into the fatness
of their forest homes. The
dear , elk , bear , and lish , wore
abundant and there they lived as easily
perhaps and as well as anywhere on the
continent. The coining of the white men
disturbed and drove out the game ; witn
their axes they felled the forests and the
Indian saw ho must fight and drive out
the invaders or lese his homo , and ho
chos'j ns most men wouldrather to light
than give up his own to those who had
no right to it except the right of might.
Of the long and bloody contests bo-
twcon the Indians and thn while men for
tlio possession of that country , I shall tell
in anotl er loiter. Suflico it to say hero
that beyond the fort is a hill and beyond
this hill , shut out from view of the tort ,
ono of the bloodiest tragedies that was
over enacted on this continent took place
the Phil Kearney massacre.
JAMES S. BKISUIX.
Peerless Paul's Early Experience.
Interview in Hartford Times : "How
old were you when you made your lirit
appearance ? "
"I was seven years old , and the occa
sion was a concert at Tripler hall. I was
so small that I was put upon a table near
the piano. I sang 'Una Vocc' and 'Casta
Diva.1 I made a success , and my par-
onls , who were in want , through tno dis
honesty of an operatic manager , made
money. I was really a mere child , fif
teen years old , when 1 made my debut In
'Lucia' at the Academy of Music , on the
24th of November , 1859. Ulhnan had to
be urged to allow mo to appear. Ho
thought 1 would not amount to much.
The performance was the
evening of Thanksriving day.
Mmo. Anna Bishop wo ? advertised to
appear at the matineo. Underneath
It said : 'In the evening , debut of Mile.
Adelina Patti m "Lucia di Lammor-
moor. " supported by Brignoli and
Amodio.1 How proud I was of that ad
vertisement ! Next yearlsang in Boston -
ton , Philadelphia , and other large cities
of the United States ? : In 18811 went to
Europe. " Mmo. Patti also said that Elsa ,
in "Lohengrin , " she considered the most
exquisite of all operatic hcroincs.butthat
she did not dare to sing Wagner's ' music
for fear of injuring her yoico.
"Do you sing 'Homo , Sweet Homo'
from sentiment,1' I asked , "or merely for
effect ? Pardon the blantness of the
question , but many people say you sing
the air merely for effect. "
" 1 was born In Madrid , February 10 ,
1843. My father was n Sicilian , my
mother a lioman , but wo came to Now
York in 1844 , and the first language I
spoke was English , and , as I said before ,
my only home was that of my childhood
hero. Hence , 1 sing 'Homo , Sweet
Homo' for its sentiment. "
"What was the lirat opera you overheard
hoard ? "
" 1 suppose 'Sonnambula. ' My mother
sang it in Madrid on the 18th of Feb.
ruary , 1848. "
Dn. J. H. MCLEAN'S Strenglhing Cor
dial and Blood Purifier , by its vitalizing
properties , will brighten pale cheeks ,
and transform a palo , haggard , - dispirited
pirited woman into one of sparkling
health uul baauiK. SI nnr bottle.
TOUC1IEST HOLE IN CREATION
The Ex-Police Judge of a Now Dcfuno
City Indulges in Reminiscence.
JULESBURG TWENTY YEARS AGO
How Vice , Debauchery niul Lawless
ness Held M > ; lilly Carnival
1'nsnliiK Sentence Behind
Two KcvolvciH ,
I Written for ( lie Sunday Jicc byAjax. ]
"It was about the toughest place in
CNlstOllCO. "
This expression fell from the lips of
this evniayor. anil police judge of Jules
burg , Colo. , Colonel Kdtmmd Bartlctt ,
the other night. Ho was dNcussing with
a reporter for the HIB : , that erstwhile
flourishing city of the western frontier.
He was indulging in sonic interesting
roniiniscences of the now "deserted vil
lage , " and the tune ho referred to was
when Julosburg was the western ter
minus of the Union Pucitic. To-day
Julcsbiirg is nowhere ; its relic is now
Denver Junction. Whom twenty years
ago there was a nourishing town of 0,000
inhabitants , there are to-day but n few
straggling huts and houses.
At the time when Mr. B.irtlett was the
combined mayor and police judge of the
place , it is hardly to bo questioned that
Julosburg was , to use his own expres
sion , "the toughest hole in creation. "
iSMno-tonths of the population would cor
rupt the morals of the worst pirate ship
alloat. It was a community of thieves ,
Mrumii.us : : , rur-miioAre , OAMIILKUS
and prostitutes in short the rillrail'of
humanity. Dance halls , gambling
houses and brothels were the principal
places of amusement and rciort , and out
numbered the legitimate business houses
thrceito one. Every night on the streets
of this city could bo heard the "awect
notes of the pistol" the shriek of some
dying victim , tlio hollow laugh of the
painted harlot , the coarse jest and curio
of the debauchee , the border riillian or
the murderer. Crime and villainy held
nightly carnival thoro. The annals of
the town were one sickening repetition
ot vice and horror , to recount which
would lill volumes. Jt was in short the
"Inferno" of D.tntee , reproduced on
earth.
Such was Julcsburg at the time re
ferred to by Colonel Hartlett.
1IIB JI IKJi : WAS AltMKI ) , TOO.
One Interesting reminiscence related
by Mr. Bartlett referred to the trial of
two toughs , "Shot ty" and Jack Hayes ,
who came down to Julosburg from
Cheyenne. They announced when they
landed in the former place that they
would run the town. They gallope'd
through the streets yelling , cursing and
hring revolvers at the bystandersuithout
regard for ago or sev. The police ar
rested them and they were brought bo-
fori' Judge Baitlott for tri.il. On this oc
casion the court room was packed with
desperadoes and rullians who wcio
friends of the two prisoners , together
with a Hrge bocly of citi/.en-vigilantcs
who were determined to sec that justice
was done to the Cheyenne toughs. Both
sides were armed for desperate work ,
i'robably in that little cabin which served
as a court house there were no less than
200 revolvers. The friends of the pris
oners openly boasted that
TllhV WOl'I.O KILL THE JUDGE
if ho dared to sentence the culprits.
Finally the jury brought in a verdict of
guilty. The judge ros > c promptly
in Ins scut and leaned slightly over
his desk , a cocked revolver in
each hand. "Gentlemen , " ho said , ' !
have heard your threats and 1 understand
your intentions. If you are disposed to
resist the execution of my sentence , the
best time is now and the best place is
hero. 1 want to say that there is plenty
ot room in these sand hills to bury every
man of you. I shall sentence each of
these men to pay a line of ifUSO. "
There was not a word said and the two
nieu were taken back to jail , under a
strong guard. Thov wore released after
their friends had paid the aggregate line
of ? 500.A
A DFM'EUATE KNCOUNTEK.
Another incident recalled by the cv-
police judge of this "Wicked City
of the Plains , " serves to siiow
in what constant danger of their lives
were the policemen who did duty in
Julcsburg. One day a wild and woolly
cowboy rode into town and commenced
behaving himself in a manner anything
but neaccablc. A policeman named
Koadpouch approached him and was
about to place him in custody , when the
fellow turned on him andsneeringly said :
"You'll arrest mowill you ? " at the same
time drawing his revolver and firing.
Uoadpouch fell to the ground in such a
manner that ho could not get his re
volver , and lay there prostrate and help
less. Meanwhile the cowardly ruflian
continued tiring at the policeman until
ho had put seven bullets in his body.
Fortunately none of them proved
fatal and Koadpouch jumped to his
feet , dashed after the lleoing cowboy and
lired just ono shot at him. The rullian
fell dead. Hoadpouch was taken to the
hospital , and after two months of careful
nursing recovered. The history of the
town was fraught with such "incidents"
as this , which wcro of almost daily oc
currence.
THE POLICE KOHCE.
The police force of Julesburg , which
wus under the direct supervision of the
police judge , was , it is safe to say , one of
the best maintained in any western city.
It was composed of twenty-live men ,
bravo , trustworthy and true. They wore
well paid , receiving $185 per month.
Their salaries , however , were not at all
out of proportion to the dilliculty and
danger which attended the performance
of their daily work. The cost of main
taining the force was defrayed by the
heavy lines imposed by the police judge
on the prisoners who were brought be
fore him.
THE JAIL WAS 8AFK.
The jail in which those prisoners wore
kept was both secure and insecure. Any
prisoner could burrow his way out of it ,
but to expose his person in such an at
tempt meant instant and certain death.
The jail was about thirty or forty feet
square , built of pine timbers driven down
into tlio sand , closely together , and
boarded on top. In this the prisoners
were kept. A man could easily dig his
way out under those boards , but very
few ever attempted It. At each corner of
the jail u guard was nlaco 1 , armed with
a Winchester rillo. These men had in
structions to
SHOOT THE KIUST PUISONEU
who poked his head above the sund. Uno
or two men wcro killed in this way , and
the criminal population of Julcsburg be
came convinced that its jail was practically
"Bastilo" of Franco
ally as secure as the
or the "Tombs" of Now York City.
Most of the lawlessness with which the
police of Julesburg were called upon to
deal , arose fiom quarrels In the gamb
ling halls. The
QAMINO HELLS WEUB ALLOWED TO HUN
scot tree. Fortunes were lost nightly and
men driven to desperation by their losses ,
committed the most horrible crimes.
Ono young man rented a building for
ono thousand dollars a month and people
thought ho was crazy. Hut ho was not.
He put ton faro tables In the establish
ment , and ai ho rented thorn for ten dollars
lars each per night , his prolits were over
f 3.000 n month.
Hut the glory of Julesburg was ephem
eral. Its decay was almost as rapid as
ita growth had been. When the Union
e wui built beyond that point , the
A SPECK OF WAR.
"VVc arc NOT members of the "Pool" or of any Associa
tion , for mod for the purpose of maintaining
HIGH PRICES !
FOR '
Wall Paper or Window Shades
Wo however carry a
'
LARGER STOCK AND GREATER VARIETY ,
Than any House in Omaha ,
And will sell Wall Paper made by the Pool , at
1O F ER GEHSrT
Less than prices made by Pool members , and if AVO can not
demonstrate the truth of our statements , wo will furnish
you with wall paper
We keep none but good workmen , our prices are very
and our work always done on time.
T. J. Beard &
Painters and Decorators ,
E3T1410 DOUGLAS STREET. ]
We have NOT moved and
have NO Branch House. ,
1410 Douglas street.
YOUNG ;
1213 Farnam Street.
FURNITURE ,
STO"V : EDS
House Furnishing Goods.
HAHN'S NEW PHARMACY ,
ST. MARY'S
Try IK lin's Violet Powder . for tollut uso. rnlllliio of I'almor'g , Mimlborirh's mul Hu
Perfumes IUWHJS on hand. , All goods nt us rcusoimlilo prices iiuiillty ol poods lll allow.
Jtcbpcctfully HAHN'S , 1822 St. Mary's Avenue.
Silsbee's NewCash Furniture Store
1818 and 1820 St. Mary's Avenue ,
Is attracting much attention. His largo stock of nice Parlor Furniture and lo\r
prices , is securing him a good trade. Hed-room Sots , Folding Hcds , Spring ! * ,
Mattresses , Lounges . , Tables , Stands , Chairs , Refrigerators , etc. , etc. Call and
sec and sao money.
thousands of adventurers buckled on
their revolvers and followed the road to
its next stopping place , Cheyenne. To
day there is scarcely a soul left to tell the
tale of the dead city. Like Sodom and
Gomorrah , the biblical cities of old ,
which the divine wrath wiped oil' the
face of the earth by a shower of lire and
brimstone , Jnlcsburg has verily perished
in its wickedness.
JOYOUS SALVATIONISTS.
A Big Parade and a Blj ? < jor Meeting
Jeered at by Irreverent Youths.
Boston ( Jlobo : "Hallelujah ! "
"Fire a volley for the Lord ! "
The rod-shirked , blood and fire warriors
responded with a will , led by Major
Ikitton , who had given the order.
This was in the Salvation r.rmv bar
racks , in the Argyle rink , last evening.
The troops had just returned from u skir
mish through the enemy's country. None
were injured. Headed by two brass
bands , with Hying colors and steady
front , the troops inarched through tlio
"Cove" district.
The sally was made from the barracks
about 7 o'clock. The line moved down
Washington , through Hollis , Tremont ,
Lagrange and lieach streets to Harrison ,
and thence back to the barracks.
Pretty hallelujah lassies with tambou
rines sang salvation songs , and paid no
attention to tlio remarks of the young
men , who stood on the sidewalks as they
passed by. They treated with disdain
such greetings as "Ah there ! you dar-
l\r\K. \ \ l > Isnrt she a dandy ? " "Is 'oo my
baby ? " and others le'-s peasant.
Tno male soldiers were greeted "Oh.go
soak your heads , " " Ah , 'Arry , mo boy , "
"You big chump , " and so on
At length the barracks were reached ,
and after "stacking arms" they filed into
the rink. At the end of the hall was a
stage erected. This was eompletcly
lilled with blood-washed warriors , all of
whom seemed to be earnest and sincere
in their professions.
There were at least 250 members of the
army present on the blago and in the
audience. Among the noted ollleors
present wore Private Secretary and Field
Sergeant Barker. Majors Mritton , Jones
and Lunton , Division Ollicer Martin ,
Stall' Minstrel Walsh , Attache Hlandet ,
and many captains , lieutenants and ser
geants.
The echoes of ono of their stirring songs
had iust died awav when Major lulling-
ton Hooth , second son of ( Soneral liooth ,
accompanied by Mrs. Hooth , entered
the hall. Then pandemonium broke
loose.
Wild hallelujahs rent the air , tam
bourines were shaken , trumpets brayed ,
and the thunder of the great bass drum
added to tlie din. Major Hooth took his
seat on tlio platform amid a chorus of
" ( Jed bless him , " ' 'Glory bo to God , "
etc. i .
Then Stair Minstrel \Valsh sprang to
his fcot and sang , playing a lively banjo
aecompaniment. lie was fairly carried )
away by the excess of his religious f ren/.y <
and it scorned catching.
As ho finished Major Hooth arose to
his fcot. Ho is a tail , thin man , with ft
pale face and long , black whiskers. Hoi
lias a broad English accent , but spcaka
very clearly ami distinctly. After a few
words he proposed a song , which had foB
a chorus : "We'll cross thn river to par
don. Hallelujah ! Hallelujah ! " to whicli
the army kept time by clapping hands.
At the conclusion of the song , Major
Booth told tlio story of his voyage across
the ocean , which was very rough. In thd
course of his remarks ho hail occasion !
several times to mention General Hooth'a
name , which was greeted each time with
u chorus of "find bless him. " Once tlio
speaker proposed a volley for General
Hooth , which was given with startling
olleet.
The programme for the soldiers to
carry out to-day was then read and then'
Major Hooth called for a song. His request
quest was complied with by Major GayJ
a little man with an accordeon.
Then Daniel Sullivan jumped to his
feet and told how ho was saved. Ho was
followed by Captain Thatcher , a , youn
man with a lisp , who on being asked his
occupation , replied that ho was a D. D. ,
a devil driver.
After that a rcd-slnrted. gray haired
man jumped on the platform anil
shrieked , ' 'Oh You Must bo a Lover of
the Lord , " and after hinging related Ilia
experience.
Then Charley , the drummer , in full
uniform stopped on the stage and started
a song to the air of "Johnny Comes
Marching Homo , " accompanying him
self on his Miaro drum , Then followed
the story of how ho was saved. Kemarki
followed from Mrs.Hooth.who is a refined ,
pleasant faced lady , with H sympathetic
voice. The Salvation army doxology
was then sung. Kxcrcises will bo hold
to-day at Argyle park at 7 and 10 30 a.m.
and a-15 p. in.
Pains in the small of the back Indicate
a diseased condition of the Liver and
Kidneys , which may bo easily removed
by thn use of Dr. J. II. McLean's Liver
and Kidney Halm. $1 per bottle.
Kdward Fowler Hlrd , tun Warren conntv
( make er.idlerlio lives xt thn Shades of
Dentil , .V. J. , has a llomlan hen tlint hn
built her nest hluh up In an old wi/lnw trre.
Tlio nest Is twentv-Mtvon feet from Itio
ground , nud contains fourteen OKI ; * ) . Tlia
\Varien county tanners suv they never heard
of a hen mnklm ; hur nest In n tree before.
Mr. Itlrd often ioes on top of his houte to
look Into the nest. .
The proposition to substitute electricity
for the rope in CIISKH of capital punish
ment elicits from the London Lancet the
following observation : "It is most do-
Nlrable to avoid casting a glamour of fas
cination about the death penalty. I ft
there not a peril of doing tins in the iru <
pul.su to bo humanei"
