COLONEL AND THE CROOKS ,
ithotn IB Very Angry With Its Dla-
trlot Attorney.
HE IMBECILE OR KNAVE.
I ARrco Thnt the AllcRCtl JHootllcr
"Trlnls" Have Bocti Trnvestlcs
on Justice A rioturcs-
qtto 1'onnsylvnnlntj.
In tlio SIctropollB.
YOHK , July 2G. [ Special to Tnr.
SK. ] linbocllo or knave ?
Dhls q uoatlon In sorao form nil the
ncstmonin Gotham nro now usldng
HhomsolvcH nud ono nnothor.
f All nprco thnt no moro outrapcoiis
tree has over boon cnnctod in the
[ hole long blnck history of boodlolsm
nro than Unit which linn just resulted
B" the ncqulttnl of fcQundo at Bulalon.
Slstrlct Attorney Follows has covered
iiniBoU with infamy. The Now York
lorald which , in its way , made the
mrdost eort of tl ht for him when ho
ban ngninst young Dolancoy Nichol ,
irtually nccusoa him of corruption.
Spooking of the acquittal of McQuado
land the district attorney's refu&al to
Iprosocuto Cleary , Mr. Bennett's organ
[ says :
I When Cleary was tried before Colonel
f Fellows was suddenly seized with a inystor-
.lous Illness , xvhlch Instod until the ordeal of
Jhlft former collonguo In tlio county dcinoo-
rncy was ended. There were folks to bo
found who blntod that the colonel was not
, Blclcntull , but of course nooody believed
Buch an ugly thing of the genial prosecutor.
It Is quito llkuly , though , thftt the acquittal
of McQundo lifts saved the district nttornoy
from another attack of sickness by furnish
ing him the grounds for abandoning the trial
of Cleary.
Colonel Fellows' ' excuses for his failure to
effectively prosecute the actors In the great
conspiracy that was born In the ranks of the
county democracy are oulltllsh and evasive.
The simple truth is that he has not shown
any real heart in the work.
The World , which worked tooth and
nail for the election ot Dolancoy Nichol ,
while refraining from nny ' * ! told-you-
BO'B , ' ' joins in the general condamna-
ltlon and takes occasion to give ono
Grover Cleveland n rap. It says :
> None of the.boodlors . or bribers of 1884 se
cured an acquittal Until after their prosecu
tion -was plawa in charge of John It. Fellows.
Since then ono ot each class lias been tried
and acquitted. The sententious shout of the
"combine's" organ , after the victory In 1787
"Now for the Uoodlers [ " evidently
lacked a word , it should have been : "Im
munity now for the Boodlers. " Does Grover
Cleveland still view with "considerable per
sonal satisfaction" the result of his interfer
ence la our local election ?
On another page is a clover skit from
which I take the following verso :
Coma back to Gotham , Mavournecn , Ma-
vourncon ,
Cotuo back , nroon , to the town of our pridol
The good news from IJallston no doubt may
you nil stun ,
But Draco I You may now face the laws
you defied 1
Como back , ncuslila , Molonoy , Do Lacy ,
Como back , " Keenun. to the land of your
4
birth ;
Dempsey , coinohomo now ; Snylcs , why need
you ream now !
Como all Gotuatn's ' welkin shall ring with
our mirth I
All the other journals of the metropo
lis are launching their geese quills with
moro or less vigor in the same direc
tion. In the marntlmo the genial col
onel goes cheerfully about his business ,
whatever that may bo. Many say the
boodlors themselves might toll , but
of course nobody expects thorn to.
The most picturesque figure in Penn
sylvania's public life since Simon Cam
eron died , and a person of no small con
sequence in national Hfo at ono time ,
was registered at the Victoria hotel
yesterday , as has boon his wont for
many years. Ho is the venerable
Gainsha A. Grow , ono of the few promi
nent spokesmen of the Pennsylvania
idea in politics , who has succeeded al
ways in keeping the respect of his fol
low men. Mr. Grow is very old now ,
but his tall , rather gaunt , broad-shoul-
derod figure , dressed all in black broad
cloth and n clerical white tie. gives
Btill the sumo activity that animates
the big , thoughtful eye. With Quay
and Magee and the younger Cameron
to the front , the Keystone state scorns
to have outgrown men of the Grow
etnmp.
Three wise mon sat on a bench in
the lobby of the Fifth Avenue hotel.
They had all lobbied in their time , no
doubt , and stroked their mustaches ( ono
didn't ' have any ) nnd crossed their
patent leathers and played with the
jeweled tips of their watch chains , and
talked stocks and railroads and horse
races , and , incidentally the affairs of
the great party of the people , affairs
supposed to bo in their hands for direc
tion. The one furthest from the door
was tall , wiry , sandy-mustachod , nor-
VOUB nnd fidgety. Ho is worth $15,000-
000. Ho is a'coal king , n railroad mag
nate , a , horse racer and n stock plunger.
flo is n democratic loader , from the
Croat republican state of Pennsylvania.
The little man next himwith the bushy
chestnut hair nnd closely trimmed red
dish board nnd sharp acquilino nose and
restless brown eyes , is also n democratic
loader from the great republican state
of Ohio , and moro latterly from Wall
Etrcot. Ho is worth a million and a half
and is a railroad magnate , a stock
plunger and a corporation lawyer. The
third nearest the door was sharp-nosed
nnd bright-eyed like the other two , but
unlike them had a smooth face. lie
was u little heavier in weight than they ,
nnd , like them , is n railroad magnate ,
n stock buyer and a coal nnd corpora
tion promoter. But ho isn't worth their
millions yet awhile. Tlio three great
loaders in the peoplo's fight against plu
tocracy were none others than those
famous chieftains , William L. Scott ,
Calvin S. Brieo nnd Arthur G. Gor
man. It IB to bo hoped they did not put
up the price of coal at that mooting.
lionrv P. Kcannn , the author of l > Tra-
Jan , " "The Aliens , " and other novels of
recent period , and who is as woll-known
in newspaper circles as in the literary
world , has emerged from his lone re
tirement at Scrnn ton , Pa. Ho lately
purchased a farm near Mamaronaok ,
WostchoBtor county , this stato.whore
ho expects to upend the remainder o !
his days. Koonun has been for twenty
years in newspaper work oust and west :
the Chicago Times , Phtladolphia Times
nnd Press , and the Now York Star.havc
boon in succession thoiloldsof his labor :
but with his ventures into llction , ho
abandoned journalismand for some time
has boon ul most lost to his old associates ,
Having now sot his stakes anil
fastened his cords so near to the metro
politan centers of literary activity , he
will doubtless , between the seasons o
secd-tlmo nnd harvest , re-enter the
ranks of those who seek fame or fortune
with the pen : nnd it will bo no surprise
to these who know him to hoar of his
occasional engagement with the Now
York newspapers nnd periodicals.
Mrs. Leslie Career has boon livlnc
very quietly since taking up her rosf
donee , in Now York. She dresses with
that severe simplicity of unerring taste
which cost * dressmakers BO mucli
trouble , nnd sees only her closes1
friends. She is working hard preparing
for her debut in the fall. Her piny has
not bcou dollnitoly decided upon. Since
.ho publication of her own statement ,
tolling for the first time the woman's
side of the great divorce story , she has
received congratulatory loiters nnd
.olcgrnms , which go iar to encourage
her in her single-handed struggle
against the odds of wealth and influ
ence , Talking with the World reporter
nbout the evil that the recent trial in
Chicago had wrought , she said , on Fri
day , that It "had closed every other
nvoiiuo of respectable enjoyment to her
out the Btngo. " The typos malignantly
loft out the word "other" in that om-
tmrrasslng way that typos sometimes
havo. It was a very provoking error ,
ns a glance at the context of the printed
article shows.
Judge Leicester Holme , of the city
court , has appointed Wanhopo Linn , a
young lawyer and orator of the Fifth
assembly district , as the receiver of the
property of Ann O'Dolln ' Diss Debar.
Receiver Linn will now have a chance
to study up on spooks and materialized
spirits. Ills frlonds say that ho is not
afraid to tackle the appointment , and
that ho can give a well-fed ghost a 180-
pound blow ,
It is not surprising that an English
syndicate has been trying to buy Dol-
monico's. There is a mint of money in
the unpretentious house bounded on
throe Blues by Broadway , Fifth avenue
and Twenty-sixth street , to say nothing
of the down-town establishments. Iol-
inonlco's is distinctly n place for the
rich. The prices are purposely placed
at high figures , because tho'money test
is a rough and ready moans of straining
out the sort ot people that Dnlmonico
does not wish to entertain. Thousands
of well-bred people of good position ,
but moderate means , never visit the
placo. Its patrons are the much abused
400. and beside a host of mon perma
nently or temporarily Hush. Now York
is full of wealthy Hebrews , and they
swarm at Dolmonico's. New York is
full of fooliph youth who choose to spend
for show , money that they or others
need for more important objects. They ,
lee , swarm at Dolmonico's. The man
agement is able in largo part , to exclude -
cludo doubtful persons of tlio gentler
sex ; and raon who are absolutely
disreputable , - find it difficult
to ho served at the placer But
the cafe is sprinkled nt times
with politicians , successful gamblers ,
and other mon who delight in a vulgar
display of rnonoy. Compared with any
but throe or four restaurants that as
pire to rival Dolmonico's , the prices of
the latter are enormous. A single dish
out of the ordinary often costs as much
as a substantial dinner at many respec
table restaurants. In fact , Delinonico
reflects the oxtravacant tastes of rich
and of reckless Now Yorkers , whether
they bo millionaires living on Fifth
avenue or mysterious men about town
with no known habitation or means of
support.
&ew York bids fair to lead oyery
other city in the world in its facilities
for musical performances. At the largo
building on Madison avenue Theodore
Thomas and his orchestra will hold
forth ; the now Mudison Square Garden
halls will bo used by such concert per
formers nnd soloists ns may [ ongnge
Ihum , and the now hall to bo erected at
Seventh avenue and Fifty-seventh
street will bo used for a like purpose.
The Carnegie hall will bo dedicated
some time during September. Work
on the Seventh nvonuo hall will bo
begun immediately , nnd the Madison
Square building will bo started late in
the fall. By next summer , therefore ,
Now Yorkers will bo nblo to gratify
their musical taste in halls of largo
proportions , and built with careful con
sideration for acoustic qualities.
DON'T lUISS T1JI3 Ol'POftTUNlTV
To Visit Ogdcii and Snlt liakc City ,
Utah , or Iluiley , Idaho.
A grand excursion to the above namod-
points will leave August 20th , via the
Union Paoillc , "The Overland Route , "
and for this occasion the exceedingly low
rate of $30 to Ogden and Salt Lake City
and return , and 835 to Hailoy , Idaho ,
and return has boon mndo from Mis
souri river terminals.
This excursion affords our patrons a
magnificent opportunity to visit Gar-
tield Beach on Great Salt Lake , the
finest bathing resort in the world , and
also visit Hnilcy Hot Springs , famous
for their medicinal properties. Tickets
good thirty days.
For further particulars address
E. L. Loir AX , G. P. A. ,
Omaha , Nob.
'
A SAFETY DUEL.
Belford's Magazine : It was 2 o'clock
in the morning. Our labor for the
night was done , and , after the manner
of the Impalpablos of the press , wo had
assembled at the Owl to drink iv few
parting toddies nnd indulge in light-
winged folly ore retiring for the night.
Arthur Wandloss was the chosen
spokesman of the coterie ; and when
ever ho was in ono of his radiant
moods wo supproESod our inclination to
talk and allowed him to monopolize the
conversation. Ho cnmofrom the south. ,
and.had earned the right to distinction
in the good old days of fervid southern
journalism. Ho told a story in an inim
itable manner that cannot bo repro
duced in print. On the occasion to
which I refer , ho drifted back to his
early experiences and told us how ho
had uocoino a fighting editor. Wilh
the hope that his recipe may bo of some
service to the journalistic profession ,
the skutch is at this point turned ever
to him * * *
I never know why providence insisted
upon making a fighting editor of mo ;
for I am slight of build , rather tender
hearted , and not aware that I possess
any romnrkablo physical courage. I
never enjoyed fighting at school ; but
whom I grow to manhood and became
assistant editor pf n small Mississippi
weekly paper , I discovered that cour-
nco had the edge on brains nnd applica
tion. The llrst week or two after I
entered journalism , I was surprised at
the number of carnivorous majors and
colonels who lived in the neighborhood
of ourblllco. The military gentlemen
had boon either through or around the
war , and ns they gathered in our olllco ,
appropriated the "exchanges , " talked
politics and chewed tobacco , I felt for
awhile as if I were surrounded by a
band of rcd-hnndod nihilists. Everyone
ono of them had taken an incaneles-
contly brilliant part in the war and had
furnished the material for n now come-
to ry in Spain. By decrees , however ,
my faith in the cast-iron voracity of
these warriors took Might when I
learned that most of the colonels and
majors were solf-nppointod with mili
tary famo. and had never boon within
ton miles [ of a batllo. My confidence
was entirely destroyed wfion T hoard
that Major Gallonnwtiy , the tloriest llro-
eater of the lot , had , at the only batllo
in which ho had participated , become so
oxcltod that ho mounted his horse the
wrong way and rode off backward.
I began to meditate upon the subject
of courage , and I came to the conclu
sion that the marketable article con
sisted of pure "bluff. " After I had boon
on the paper a month , I found a first-
class Mississippi vendetta on my hands ,
and , us the few survivors wore arrested
nnd arraigned in our court , it was necoa-
bary for mo to write an account of the
trial. Several parties confidentially
convoyed to mo the fact that this or that
person under trial was dangerous , or
that his brother was n fighting nmn , or
thnt his grandfather was n regular
Hyricnn tiger , nnd ndvisod mo not to
publish the details of the court pro
ceedings. I not only neglected to fol
low this ndvico , hut even wont so far as
to publish the throats implied in the
communications made to mo. I also de
nounced the surviving murderers in the ,
plninost terms I could uso. A luck
would hnvo it , the mon I denounced
were sent to the ponltontlnry ; nnd I
was nl once installed in popular ostootn
ns n fighting oditor. Sovcrnl other
affairs of n similar nature came up , and
I treated thorn with the same apparent
fearlessness , nnd somehow I bore n
charmed life , nnd increased my martial
reputation so much that , Jn less than
two months , I was called Captirtn
Wnndloss.
I was beginning to think that it was
easiest thing in the world to bo a fight-
in g'odi tor , nnd I used to compliment
myself on my adroitness in accumulat
ing such n reputation.
Well , when I fought my duel with
Jim Douglass , that iixed my fame for
ever. It wns certainly the most rcmixrk-
nblo duel ever fought , Midshipman
Easy's nnd Bob Acres' to the conlrary
notwithstanding. Fortunately for Doug
lass , uiysolf , > and the lighting reputation
of both , I inherited from my mother a
hoon senseof humor , which had full
play in the emergency which soon
arose.
Jim Douglass was an Indian Hoosier ,
who came to our town to start n paper
in opposition to mine. I was informed
that lie was a very desperate sort of a
follow , and I concluded at first that I
would ignore his papor. Ho evidently
had not heard much of my desperate ntv-
turo , for in the second issue ho'bogan a
vigorous attack upon our papor. My
chief had gone to the Louisville races ,
for the purpose of making the regular
annual deposit of a part of his journal
istic earnings with the ' 'bookmakers"
of the Falls City course. I was , there
fore , loft in eh urge of the pauor. I paid
no attention to the first onslaught made
by Douglass , and ho , observing my silence -
lonco , had in the noxl issue a paragraph
lo Iho effect lhat it was easy to under
stand why his attack had not boon mot ,
ns our paper was in charge of n brain
less pro torn. I was bantered so much
about this that I found it necessary to
reply. I did so in the lurid pictorial
fashion of Mississippi journalism. Well ,
Douglas cnmo back nt mo and the dis
cussion wont through the usual news
paper stages. Ono bitlor personality
brought on another ; butwhilo Douglass
called mo all sorts of pet names , I con
tented mysalf with maliciously poking
fun nt him. Finally , however , his
abuse became so violent that I allowed
my an gor to got the bettor of my judg
ment. I had learned of a chapter in his
life , the scone of which was laid in
Texas. Douglass had started a paper
there , but had been suspected of com
bining horse-stealing with journalism ,
nnd wns compelled to leave uncere
moniously , as the combination was not
popular in Texas. I revived the
reminiscence and "clothed it with n
coat of many colors1' to suit the ronuiro-
monts of my rcndors. I described his
wild flight ever the Lone Star state in
sucli a way that I expected nothing less
than goro. After the publication
several of Douerhus' friends came to mo
and advised mo to write a retraction ,
as ho was very much enraged ever the
article and was having a dreadful time
Irying lo restrain his impulsive nature.
I refused to do so , and a few days later
I roco i vcd a challenge from him.
At first I thought I would treat i
with con tempi , but on second thought
I decided lo nccopt it , for I had ac
quired such an exacting reputation that
if I ignored the challenge ho could
brand mo as n coward. Now , I did not
have the remotest idea of fighting the
duel ; but a day or two passed nnd there
was no change in the situation. I received -
coivod no intimations of weakening on
the part of Douglass. On the con
trary , BO voral of his friends continued
to speak with me about his sa/ago dis
position , and , as an offset I soul some of
my friends to Douglass to oxpatialo
upon my crimson deeds.
In the meantime Iho day for the duel
had been sot. My perplexity was in
creasing , for , as I have said before , I
did not want to fight and I did not in
tend to fight ; and yet I could not think
of a respoclablo way out of it. I cursed
Douglass for a fool in gotling us in such
n dilemma- and ho loomed up in my
fancy as a demon from Iho head-waters
of Bitter crook.
But how wns I to got out of it nnd re
tain even n few rags of my boasted
ferocity ? I was becoming very sick of
my roputalion , and heartily wished
that I had devoted myself to a milder
form of literature than Mississippi
journalism.
It was the day before the duel , and
all sorts of fancies filled my mind.
Thai dreadful Hoosicr was just as im
placable as ever , and I vowed that I had
never soon such a relentless man. At
last I made up my mind to throw the ro-
quiromonlsof the cede to the winds nnd
have a personal interview with my ad
versary. I looked for him all day , and ,
of course , made inquiries of several per
sons as to whore ho was. In the mean
time my friends had made mo out to
Douglass as n devil incarnate. The in
quiries I hud boon making about him
were promptly misconstrued , and it
was everywhere reported thai I was
looking nflor Douglass , and I very soon
observed thnt the town marshal * and
his deputies were looking after mo.
The whole town was aroused , and I was
the cynosure of nil eyes. I could see
the heads of women craned out of Iho
windows ns I passed ; the mon conlom-
plalod mo with undisguised admiration ,
and the children stared at mo in
speechless horror. I did not find Doug
lass until 8 o'clock that night. Wo mot
in a saloon. lie lind evidently hoard
that I was looking for him , and ho did
not propose to bo taken at a disadvant
age , for ho gave a wild yell when I
came in , bounded back like a rubber
ball and drew n pistol. I told him that
I was unarmed , nnd the barkeeper
bogged mo not to raise a disturbance
there. I replied with a dignity I did
not fool that there were other ways to
settle a difllculty than in a bar-room
fight.
"I don't believe you , " said Douglass ,
wilh great excitement ; "you have a
pistol and you want to assassinate mo. "
"You can search mo , " saidL
This was done by the barkeeper , and
no weapon was found upon mo. I Ihon
told Douglass I would like to bee him
privately for a few minutes , and wo re
tired to the back room of the saloon. I
remained tlioro about half an hour , and
when I came out I had changed my
mind. I had decided to fight.
As I was about to loavo. Douglass , in a
determined way , said : ' .Then you- refuse
fuse to rotraetV"
"I do , " I replied , wilh equal firmness.
"Very well , Then wo will have lo
resort to other means for Bottling this
difficulty. "
"Just aa you please , "
And so wo parted.
The next morning I rose at 3 o'clock ,
mounted my horse and joined my sec
ond. It was a rather cool , bracing
morning , and under other circum
stances ttio ride ever the long , rambling
road would have boon delightful ,
Strange as it may scorn , I was in bettor
spirits than my second. Ho was
actually depressed , and the cause
of it waa Boon revealed. Ho had
had r. dream -thd ytght before ,
which caused him tojca [ , for my safety.
Ho was on the polnt-of tolling it , hut I
interrupted him.I would rather not
honr it1 said I , "bodau > 6 1 do not care
"to go into this affair With nny forebod
ings. I nra no boHoydrn , } dronins , but
they have the powoqJoJCr\innorvo \ mo at
"
times , nnd for thn "ronson 1 would
rather honr nothings The duel must
come off anyhow , dream or no dronm ;
nnd I would nllow 'nothing to inter
fere. " I
"Well , I'll ' Bwonryl my second ,
with evident admiration. "You've got
tbo finest grill over saw r
An interval of silence succeeded
which was interrupted by mo : "I hnvo
made my will nnu lefPlt in my trunk
with some other papers * ' If I should die ,
you must toll my parents thnt I
was game to the last. There are several -
oral loiters from my sweetheart they
nro tied with n little red ribbon.
Her name is on the back of ono of them
send thorn to her nnd toll her I
died with her nnmo upon my lips. "
My companion was profoundly
touched , nnd promised lo do ns I wished ;
hul tried to console mo with the hope
that the affair would turn out all right.
Wo rode the rest of the way in Bllonco
ever the winding road nnd into the
sombre forest to the glndo where the
duel was to bo fought. It wns n grue
some dreadful kind of n plnco , fnr away
from the sound of hitman voices. The
Bllonco wns depressing in the extreme.
, Wo hitched our horses to small trees
nnd begun to survey Iho ground , iny
adversary and his second not having
arrived. Wo indulged in fragmentary
conversation for n few minutes , when n
noise informed us of the probable approach
preach of Douglass. As the two mon
came up my second scanned thorn
closely , nnd said to mo , "Ho looks as
cool and resolute as you. "
"Yes , " said I , indifferently , "ho is
evidently n bravo follow. "
"Neither of you fools is lacking in
courage. "
I smiled grimly.
Douglass and his second dismounted ,
and the usual preliminaries of a duel
were gone through with. The seconds
examined the pistols and saw that they
were in proper shape. Thou Ihoy sol
emnly measured oft the correct distance ,
while Douglass nnd.Ilwont through what
little propartlon was required of us.
At last everything was readyand there
no further excuse for delay. There
were n few hurried handshakes , a last
glance on my part at the glorious day
lhat was unfolding its golden splendor
nbovo us , and wo took our places.
It is hard to describe one's feelings
under such dreadful circumstances.
Long years after I recall that awfully
quiet meoling in Iho forest glade , with
the two seconds standing seriously and
anxiously at one side like the chroni
clers of doom.
"Aro you ready ? " wo were askod.
"Yos/ }
"Ono , two , throe firol"
Two shots brolco sharply on Iho morn-
incr air. Noilhor of us was hit.
My second approached. " his colleague
nnd asked if Dougla'ss was satisfied , and
when the mailer was , referred to my
brother journalist ho replied , with n
violent that ho was not. So wo again
toolc our positions. Again wo heard
the dreadful "Ond , two , throe firol"
Again wo missed. Dbuglass' second
now came to mine , and said thai
his principal was salisfied if I was. I
eont word back' , thnt tbo qunrro
was not of my seeking , but Ibal as long
as I had gotten into it I wns not avorsol
to seeing it Ihrough. * Wo got into
posilion for Iho third 'time , shot and
missed. The seconds .hold n nervous
consultation , and camp to both Doucr-
lass and myself and begged to lot the
matter drop. -
"Both of you , " -Ihey said , "havo
proved your grit , and wo don't want to
see either of you hurt. "
We , however , were obdurate , nnd ac
cordingly faced each other for the
fourth time , fired and missod. Again
the seconds made an appeal to us to desist -
sist , but wo stood firm , and took our
places for the fifth time , with the same
harmless result.
"Can't wo persuade you d d fools
to stop , " said ono of the seconds to
mo.
mo."No , sir , " I replied , with dignity ; "I
didn't come bore for nothing. "
Douglass , it seems , took the same
view as I did. The seconds consulted
again Mind made an unnoifncomont lo
each of us"You : have now had five
shots at onch other ; and , on account of
Ihe limited supply of ammunition , only
ono moro shot is possiblo. _ If you fail
to hit this time wo will bo compelled lo
terminate the duel and decide
that Mr. Douglass' honor has been
vindicated. "
To this Douglass and I roluctanlly
agreed. It was nn awful moment to
the seconds just before that last sjiot ;
and there was a fooling of great and
unmistakable relief when it was fired
with the same old result. The next day
the duel was the talk of the town , and
public opinion decided that wo were
"the gnmcst follows and the d dost
worstjdiots" in Iho slato. * * *
You don't understand it ? Well , you
see , in the long interview I had with
Douglass the night before Iho duel , I
found Hint ho was frightened to death ,
and was as eager to have it postponed
sine die as i was. It was onlv a question
of how wo could got out of it decently ;
nnd n bogus duel , in which wo were not
to flro nt each olhor , was agreed upon.
It was suggcsled by lhat sense of humor
which my mother gave mo.
Well , lol's have nnothor toddy all
around before the daylight catches us.
For a dfsodcrcd liver try Heecham's Pills.
A Petroleum Colaltrntloii.
A centennial to commemorate the
lighting of the world will bo the cele
bration of the sinking of Iho llrst pe-
Iroloum well in Pennsylvania. The oil
rocions of thnt stale , Now York and
Ohio will lake part. There will bo no
dilllcully about the illumination.
HOW TO CURE DRUNKENNESS ,
Thoro'a No Uao Trying to Destroy
Alcoholic Liquors.
THE MERITS OF MODERATION.
These Must Bo Instilloil Into the
Minds of Men HoCoro the Problem
Cftn Bo Holvoil The Sontl-
incut In Now York.
Prohibition and Temperance.
Wo trust that our extreme nrohlbl-
tfonist friends Imvo rend the suxtotnont
of Dr. Albert Day , the suporintorulont
of the Washington homo , concerning
the various methods by which people
gratify their dcslro for intoxicating
bovorngcs , snys the Boston Hornld. Ho
said the odium which tittuchcs to the
UBO of ivlcohol has led many people to
dcviso original methods of scouring the
ofToot of Inobrloty without subjecting
themselves to the chnrgo of using alco
hol ; consequently the UBO of outlandish
and sometimes deadly drugs is terribly
un the inoroaso. This boars out the
opinion that wo have repeatedly as
sorted , that temperance is not to bo se
cured by prohibiting the use of any
particular intoxicant ; that , in a largo
degree , liquor drinking Is an effect and
not n cause , the cuuso being the dusiro
people have to intoxicate thorn-
solves , or , at least , to stimu
late tholr physical systems. Ilonco ,
If the ordinary Intoxicating beverages
now in use were entirely destroyed and
the knowledge of the manufacture was
lost , sotno other moans of obtaining
similar physical results would bo de
vised , and the curse of intoxication
would still exist. Wo have insisted
upon this view of the cnso , for the rea
son that wo believe that an enormous
amount of precious time "and human
energy has boon wasted in attempting
to correct an oflcct when the work
should have been applied to an at
tempted correction ot a cause. What
wo need is to stimulate in the minds of
men a belief In the merits of modera
tion. Wo need to cultivate a public
opinion in nil classes of society that
will hold in abhorrence the man who so
far disgraces manhood as to become In
toxicated. When one takes into ac
count that in the early years of this
century It was considered no disgrace
by the most estimable individuals to
now and then become the worse for
drink ; that some of the best Christians
wore distributors of rum ; that at gath
erings even of ministers of the gospel
largo quantities of hard liquor were
consumed , one can see that a great
change has taken place a change
which , two generations ago , would have
boon looked upon as impossible. And ,
in view of all that has been done , it
scorns to us not only probable ,
but certain , that wisely directed olTorts
can bring about oven greater changes
in the future. It Is in this direction
that wo believe the work of reform
should bo turned. The true remedy is
to bo found not in the Euppression of
liquor , but in the suppression of the
now too prevalent desire to drink. By
working on this line it might bo pos
sible to bring about what assuredly
cannot bo accomplished by prohibition
a state of society in which liquor
could bo obtained by all who chose to
ask for it , yet in which no person would
drink to excess.
Says the Weekly Now York Mall and
Express : At the request of the temper
ance people the republican party of
Now York pledged itself to submit n
prohibitory constitutional amendment
to the people. The first stop in that di
rection was taken last year , and the
legislature to bo elected in November
next must decide the question finally.
The request was based unon the situa
tion as It then existed , which lead many
to believe it would bo adopted if
submitted , and others that the canvass
for it would bo an excellent edu
cator. But the situation has under
gone material changes , and , in consequence
quence , the Northern Christian Advo
cate and other leaders of temperance
sentiment no longer favor submission.
Ono of these changes is that the last
four votes on prohibition have not only
boon defeats , but disastrous ones ; and ,
as each ono has boon worse than its
predecessor , it is evident that the
caufao cannot bo promoted by courting
more of them. Instead of rushing for
ward with crazy recklessness , it is bet
ter to call a halt , and do the prelimi
nary work which all sensible men now
see must precede a successful advance.
Another important change is that , for
its own aggrandizement , the so-called
prohibition party has practically de
cided not to allow amendment cam
paigns to bo conducted hereafter on
non-partisan linos. The attempt to
openly utilize such opportunities for
partisan purposes was first made in
Pennsylvania , but , after doing an in
calculable amount of harm , it was
finally abandoned there. However , the
state committee of that party in Con
necticut , at the instigation of the
chairman of its national committee ,
and before the Pennsylvania vote , de
cided to organize and conduct
a campaign in Connecticut as
a party , and did this against
the known wishes of nine-tenths
of the friends of the amendment. This
decision was heralded as "a now de
parture , " and mot with such hearty
approval Irom the third party press as
to make it clear that It is to ho here
after It. settled policy. The inevitable
consequence of this action will bo that
tlio members of other parties who ad
vocate and vote for amendments will ,
to tome extent at least , strengthen this
prohibition party parasite upon the
cause of humanity , and that many of
Have you used
SOAP ?
STRANO & CLARK STEAM HEATING GQ ,
Steam and Hot Water Heating and Ventilating
Apparatus and Supplies.
Engines , Boilers , Steam Pumps , Etc.
the friends of the cause will refuse to
do this goes without saying. The show
ing wlllthoroforo , grow more and moro
unsatisfactory and discouraging , An
other important reason Is that , after
every defeat , the third party papers are
filled with false and wicked charges
against the republican parly , that Injure -
juro both It and the causa of lompnr-
nnco by inducing some to net unwisely.
Whenever a submission proposition
Is before a legislature , members are
told that they are only asked to give
"tho people n chance to vote on it
without committing themselves or their
party , " and many do consent who nro
known to bo opposed to adoption.
This was the case in Pennsylvania ,
as every whore else , but as soon
as the canvass commenced It was as
sumed by many that the republican
party was under moral obligations to
bring n pressure to boar on its members
to induce them to vote aye , and as soon
as the election was over a perfect howl
wont up from third party and demo
cratic throats about the "troachory"
and "hypocrisy" of the republican party
in "submitting and then defeating the
amendment. " The dishonor , hypocrisy
and treachery in those cases apply moro
justly to those who asked for submission.
and nothing moro , and then abused
those who did what they agreed to do ,
because they did not do what it was ex
pressly understood they were not bound
to do. And at the same time those
annablo apostles of "tho gospel of sweet
reasonableness" glvo the republican
party no credit for the fact that its
members furnish throe-fourths of the
votes those propositions received. For
those and other reasons , it scorns clear
to us that it is advbablo not to submit
any moro prohibitory amendments at
this time.
Advlco to Mothers.
Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always bo used for children
toothing. It soothes the child , softens
the gums , allays all pains , cures wind
colic , and is the best remedy for dinr-
rhoea. 5o a bottle.
SHROEDER
GRAIN ,
Provisions i Stocks
Basement First National Bank.
5O5 feoulhlStli Street , Oiuulin
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H , W. HARRIS & COMPANY , Bankers ,
115-117 Monroe Street , CHICAGO.
00 Dcvonahlrn Stroot. BOSTON.
Boots and Shoos.
KIRKENDALL , JONES A CO. ,
Successors to Itccd , Jones & Co.
Wholesale Manufacturers of Boots & Shoes
Agents for Bosto n Hnbber Shoo Co. , 11(12. ( 1101 and 1100
llnrnoy btroet , oniaha , Nebraska.
Browors.
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STORZ & 1LER ,
Lager Beer Brewers ,
1M1 North Eighteenth ilroat.Oroaha , Neb.
_ Cornjce. _ _ _
EAOLE COItNWE WORKS ,
Manufacturers of Galvanized Iron Cornice
Window-cans nnd laetallcikrllEhts. John Itpenettr.
proprietor. 106 and 11U Boulh 10th ttreot.
_ Paper 80x08. _
JOHN L. WILKIE ,
Pronrietor Omaha Paper Box Factory ,
N on. 1317 and 1318 Douglas street , Oinnha , Neb.
M. A. DISttllQW & CO. ,
Wholesale manufacturers of
Sash , Doors , Blinds and Mouldings ,
Branch o91ce , 12th n d Iznrd streets , Omaba. Nc ! > .
8O11N MANUFACTURrNO CO. ,
Manufacturers of Sash , Doors , Blinds ,
Uoutdlnvn , stair-work and Interior hard wood Onlih.
North icth street , Omaha. Neb.
Steam Fittings , Pumps , Eto.
BTRANI9 A CLARK STKAM IIEATIKO COM
PnniDs , Pines and Engines ,
SMam , water , railway and mining suppllii , etc.
93) , VT > and 924 Knrnam street , Omaha.
U. S. WIND ENGINE & PUAIP CO. ,
Steam and-Water Snnnlics ,
Ilalllday irlnd mills , 019 nnd 93) ) Jones st. , Omaha.
O. if. Uoii , Aetlng Ulanater.
BllOWNELL & CO. ,
Engines , Boilers and General Machinery ,
BheeUron norfc , steam pumps , Eair mills. 12M-12U
Learenitvrth it reel , OuiaUu.
iron Works.
PAXTON & VIERLINO IRON WORKS ,
Wrought and Cart Iron Building Wort
Xnxlnes , brass wort , general foundry , machine and
blacksmith work , onice and works , U. 1' . Ity.
and 17th street , Omaha.
OMAHA WIRE & IRON WORKS ,
Manufacturers of Wire andiron Railing
Dciirslli. wlnilovr L-uardi , flower standi , wlro slgui ,
etc. l.'J Ncirtli ICth ttioot , Umaliu.
03IA1TA. SAFE A tRQN WORKS ,
' s ,
Vault * . Jail work , Iron thuttqrn and lire einayt
U , Andreen. vr p'r. Comer Hth and Jackioa it. ,
SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YARDS CO. ,
Of south Omaha , Limited ,
THIS
CHICAGO SHORT LINE
01' THK
Chicago , Milwaukee & St.-Paul R'y ' ,
Tiio licst Itouto from Oniahii nnd Council
to
TWO TUAINS DAILY HBTWKKN OMAHA
AND COUNCIL
Chicago , AND Milwaukee ,
Bt. Paul , Mlanenjtolls , Ccdur Rapids ,
Hock Island , Fioeporl , Jtockford ,
Clinton , Diibiujiie , Darenport ,
Elgin , Madlsuti , Jancstlllc ,
Uoloit , WInona , La Crossc ,
And ell other Impoitnnt polnti Eait , Nortbent and
Kortbrouzb tickets call on the tlekel acent at IM1
Farnam ttrcet , In liarier lllock , or at Ualca 1'aciOo
l > upot *
i'lillman Steepen and the tln.it Dining Can ID thg
wcirlrt are run on tbo malnllod ot the Chicago , Mil *
waukosi Bt. IMul llallwar , and orerr attention I.
puld to pat > nxir ( > t > j rourtooui employm o ( the
cotuuaar.
It.Mll I.Kll Uenrral Manager.
J. ! ' . TlICIJlSli , AtilitmtUcucrtl Manager.
A. V. 11. l-Alil'U.Vmt , General I'diier.ger tnd
Ticket .Aitat.
UKO K. llEAFTOJll ) . AiilitnatUecorall'aticoger
.liivqt.
Agriculture [ Im lomontiB
OH U RCJIlfL PA RKE R
Dealer in Agricnltnral Inmlenientsjagoiii
Cnrrlagci nnd biicslcs. Jonc ttoct. between Mb nl
10th. Omjilia. Ktbrttka. J *
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L1NINCWR AMETOALPCO. ,
Amlcniri Implements , Warns , Carriage !
IhigitU ) , etc. WholctalB. Onulm , KctraUn. _ ,
PARL1N , ORENDORP A M.ART1N C'O.j
\Tholcsalo Dcalcti In
Agrtcnll'l ' Implements , Wagons & Btiggie ?
rpl , 101 , ftft and W7 Jont < ltrcetOmabK. .
E , MI LI ! URN A STOOD ARD CO\
Manufacturer * and Jobt-onln
Wairons ; Buggies MM , Plows , Etc ,
Cor. Ptli anil 1'ncKlo ttrceUV Onialm.
Artists' Mntorlnls.
A. UOM'-B , Jr. ,
Artists' ' Materials , Pianos and Organs ,
1511 Uou'gln * ilrcct , Omaha , Nobmakn.
Doota nnd Shooo.
W. V. MORSE & CO. ,
Jobbers of Boots and Slices ,
1101 , 1103 , 1105 Dounlni street , Omaha. Manufactory.
Summer trcot. lloiton. [
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COAL , COKE A LlMnCO.t
Jotters of Hard an ! Soft Coal ,
809 Boiilli mil ttrcot. OmaUn , Noliraila.
NEltRASKA FUEL CO. ,
Shippers of Coal and Coke ,
314 youth ISth St. . Omnlin , Not ) .
LUMBER , ETC ,
JOHN A. WAKEFIELD ,
WMcsale Lninber , Etc ,
Imported nnd Amcrlcnn 1'ortlnn.l ocincnt. SUM
ngontfor MllwHukc h > ilrauilocement and
tjultuy wmto Uaio ,
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OH AS R. LEE ,
Dsaler in Hardwood Lumber ,
Wood cnrpcta and pnrqtivt lliiorlnif. l > th nnil DonglM
ttroels , Umiiliu. .Net ) .
AllKiuflsofBnildingMaterialatWnolesalG
IBlh Btrect and Union Taclflc track , Omaha.
LOUIS BRADFORD ,
Dealer in Lnmbcr , Latli , Lime , Sash ,
Door. , Kt . VRnl-'ornor ; th and Dougln. . Offlc.
Corner 10th and Uou la .
FRED. W. URAY.
Lnmbe1 Lime Cement EtcEtc
, , , , , ,
Cormer 9th a su , Omali * .
C. N. V1ETZ ,
Dealer in All Kinds of Lumber ,
13th nnd California ttrcctt.Oranha , Nebraska.
I. OUERFULDER & CO. ,
Importers & Jobbers in Millinery & Notions
V03. ilO Hinl 812 i-nulll llth Ktroct.
Ncitions.
J. T. ROBINSON NOTION CO. ,
Wholesale Notions and Fnwisliins Goodg ,
1124 IlaniojSticct , Onmha.
Commission and Storage.
RIDDELL & RIDDELL ,
oand'CMuiission Merchants ,
Spoclultloa lluttcr , OCRS , cheese. poultry , gamfe
louunl aircot , oniahn. Neb.
Dry CoodB and Nptlons.
M. E. SMITH it CO. ,
Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods and Notions' '
11M and 1104 Doujjlut. cor , lltli ilrcct , Omaha , Nob.
KILPATRICK-KOCH Dill' GOODS CV (
Importers UobbersinDry Goods , Notions
Goat's furntshlnn goods. Corner lltli nnd llarney
_ ttreuta , Omaha , Nebraska. _
HELIN , THOMPSON & CO. ,
Importers nnd Jobborn of
Woolens and Tailors' ' Trimmings ,
317 BoutU Kill itruet.
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DEWEY & STONE ,
Wholesale Dealers in Fnrnitnre ,
Karnuin street , Omnlia , Nebraska.
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ciiA.ni.Es SHIVERWK ,
Fnrnitnre ,
Omaha , Nebnuka.
CrocorloB.
PAXTON , GALLAGHER. A ca ,
Wholesale Groceries and Proylsioas ,
705 , < n , TO ) and 711 Soutli lOlu n ( . , Omaha , Neb.
AlcCORD , BRADY A CO. ,
Wholesale Grocers ,
llth anil Louvonworlh streets , Omaha , Nebrmka.
Hardware.
IF. J. BROATOH ,
fey HirdYfare , Iron and Steel ,
Eprlnui , wagon ttoclc , hnrdwnra , lumber , etc. IBM
and 1211 llarner struct , Oiuuba.
W. J. BROATOIT ,
Heavy Hardware , Iron and Sieel ,
Bprlniia , naiton tock. hardwnra , lumber , eto. I20i
and mi Uarner alri ! t , Omaha. _ -
LEG , CLARKE , AKDREESEN HARD-
WAlty COMPANY.
Wholesale Hardware , Cutlery , Tin Plate ,
MeUli. Mieet Iron , etc. Anenti for Hcmo icalci ,
Miami powder and loriiiau bmbcdwlre.
UIMKUAVQU & TAYLOR ,
Builders' ' Hardware and Scale Renair Shoo
Mechanic1 toot and HutTnlo icalei. 1 05 Dougla *
ilrect , Oiiialia , > oti.
II. 2IAIWY & CO. ,
Jobber ! of
Toys , Dolls , Albums , Fancy Good ? ,
Houie furnlihlnic goodi. children's carriages , 1291
* arnaai streat , Omaba , Nab. i
Oils.
CONSOLIDATED TANK LINE CO. ,
Wholesale Refined and Lubricating Oils ,
Alia greaie , etc. . Omaha. A. II. Uliliop , M
CARPENTER PAPER CO. ,
Wholesale Paper Duelers ,
Carry a nice itock of prlntlinr , wrapping nnd
paper , bpuuul uUuuHcm Klvenlo curd papoi
HALF ACRE LOTS ,
$225 to $325.
Tlimo lota are only 4 bloclcii from Omab *
Heights , termi IV ) cash , und tx each U
KELPIN PLACE.
Lot B are 2.1x125 , face south on Ilurdette streotl
4 block * to cur line ; 1700 each.
Van Beureii Heights
AND
Harlem Lane.
J < oU 25xjM , , 3T6 oacns 110 cimh amj M war
month ; only 6 block * to motor railway ,
VAN RFIIRFN ,