Nebraska Newspapers

    PART II. THE OMAHA \ SUNDAY BEE. PAGES 9-16 ,
NINETEENTH YEAH. OMAHA , SUNDAY MOENING , , APRIL 20 , 1890-S1XTEEN PAGES- NUMBER MO.
THE GREAT FIRE SAL LARKIN'S DRY GOODS
Thousands of dollars worth of the best goods from Larkin's Stock , still remain that'will'be ' closed out this week. To do this we have made great cuts as 3011 will sec
by these prices. ' *
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Larkin's Stock. Larkin's Stock.
r WASH GOODS.
All Larkm's
Checked Nainsook
Worth 12'ic.
FINE All WHITE Worth Me.10c
All Larkin'si p
Imported White Goods I j j
-LvV
. WAll
Worth 3T c. -
All Larkin's
American Sateens 7c
Worth 15e.
All Lnrkin's ,
MANCHESTER SATEENS' '
WorlhSOe.
All Lnrkin's
French Sateens . 17 cAll
Worth : sr o.
All Lnrkin's f r
Pink Chambrays , / C *
Woithl..e.
All Lai-kin's O 1
Shirting Calicos ,
Woith Te.
AlTLnrk ' ' '
in's T
Indigo Blue Calico , ) C *
Worth PC. * -
All Larkin's
Curtain Scrim ,4k ;
Flannels.
Lnrkin's All Wool
White and Red Flannel 10c
I.nrkln's price 2 , " > o.
All the Heavy MedicnlecJ-j
AllWool Scarlet Flannel
I.arl.lirs price -inc.
All Larkin's Finest f \ f
All Wool Opera Flannel / " ) P
* * JJ
All Larkin's Wide
White SHAKER FLANNEL/ P
Ills price Me. '
LINENS.
All Larkin's
WHITE BLEACHED TOWELS ,
All Lnrkin's Cotton ( " ) 1
Crash Toweling , / 9
All Larkin's Finest
,8c
All Linen Crash ,
All Larkin's Imported / > F"
Table "Damask , S ) P
Woithjj.oo , _ / * - V
Larlun's Very'-Finest f / \
Table Damask , " ! ] C
worth ftr . - VyV
THE LOCAL WORLD OF SPORT ,
What is Being Said About the Omaha Ball
Team.
WHISPERINGS PROM THE WHEEL.
Six Day 'Cyclo Clinsn The
Wheel Club's Curil Th Athletic
Club The Anil res-Davis
t Local Spoi-tH.
Arc-Thfy Quitters ?
Many of Omaha's most enthusiastic baseball -
ball patrons have bjcomo imbued with the
idea that the local team arc an aggregation of
quitters. That if they obtain a good lead in
the outset of the game , they lack the stamina
und the vim to maintain it. If they get n bad
start nothing on earth could save them. It
must lw acknowledged that there Is some
foundation for this belief , for there is no kind
of doubt , to use the time parlance of the
sport , that the team is quite apt to ' 'lie
down" in a close pinch. There- no occasion
for any such condition of things , however , as
there uro several men in thoOninha team who
should have at least some little life and style
uboutthem. Wally Andrews , so far , has Ix-cn
about thootilv player who ha.s essayed to coach
the men on bases. But Andrews is handi
capped by his voice. It is enough to break the
Sabbath. Still ho manifests nit
interest In the proceedings , und nn
earnest desire to win , while the balance of
the gang tire content to watch the game pas
sively from the bench. Clarke is a good
man ul times , but what's the mutter with
Cleveland making n little noise occasionally I
Ho certainly Is big enough ; or J nicer Strauss ,
Cauavon , Mickey lllnes , Walsh and the rest
of them ) What's become of Reams' vaunted
coaching capabilities I It is about time he
was trotting them out.Vhut n guv old bou
quet of hollyhocks wo had lust season !
There was never any quit to them. They were
always on the jump. No team in the country -
try pulled out more g-amos in the closing In
nings than did the O malms last season. They
were never whipped until the last man in
the last Inning wus out. .
"Yes , " said Manager Leonard , "the boys
must brace up and infuse a. little life into
their playing. It is all right to have html
losers , but it doesn't pay to have hard losers
while tlio game is in progress. Never look
glum or seared when you're on the bench.
Walt until after the gumo for lamentations
und excuses. "
And Manager Leonard is correct , but an
other thing Leonard should bo careful about ,
and that is in spurring on the players himself.
If a player conies back to the bench growling
und grumbling because ho struck out , or be
cause ho imagines the umpire gave him the
worst of It , don't let him sit down -mid nurse
his wrath , but start him for the coaching pen
instanter. "Get up there , " ho should order ,
"aud make a Httio noise. Let the i > cople see
you are alive mid the visitors that you are
still lu it " Keep the bovs J tll'od up with en-
couniging words , would bo a good motto , and
let disgruntled players hold their indignation
meetings after tlio buttle has IKVII fought.
The charge Unit the Omutias uro quitters is
without rhyme or reason.
The Moguls on tlio Scene.
President Dick McConulck is with the lull
team on tholr present trip. Private advices
from the mountains say that the big mogul's
X
hair turned us white as the driven snow dur
ing the seventh inning of Friday's game ,
when Kowo's men came in und thumped an
other victory out of Fanning The refresh
ing breeze * from the Itocklc < > In the evening ,
however , restored the president's ambrosial
locks to their normal nut brown hue
Ed O'Braudt , the secretary , left for the
iceaeof carnage last night , and if the boys
lose again today , people In this city will have
no difficulty in hearing him "roar , " even
though he be 500 miles away.
Idle Gossip Aliout the Team.
The all-absorbing topic of conversation
among local enthusiasts is the possible out
come of the Omaha team in the championship
race. A small quote are deluded into the be
lief that they uro strong enough to remain at
the top , others place them second , some
third , some fourth and some on down to the
tall end. However , it is entirely too early to
speculate upon this fluid result. To be sure
the team hus failed to show up thus far in n
satisfactory way , but there Is the stuff in
them for some great ball playing , and there Is
no mil good grounds for croaking or grumb
ling at this eurly day. But people will talk ,
you know , If not about baseball why some
thing else , so what's the din All kinds of
changes and deals uro also being hinted at ,
and down at the different rendezvous , you can
hear almost any kind of a tnlo you want to.
This is nil very foolish. The team hasn't
been fairly tried yet , and what a different
tune the madding throne will sing when
they strike a winning streak. Manager Leon
ard , if ho is contemplating any changes , is as
mum as the legendary oyster about every
thing tiertaining to the team. While every
body is having theirsuy about the plavers ho is
quietly pursuing the even tenor of his wuy as
uurullled us u June day.
The Amateurs tills Afternoon.
There will bo a stubornly contested game of
baseball nt the association park this afternoon
between the teams of the Cr.ino company and
the City Steam Laundry. These are the
struugc&l amateur clubs in the city and a
large crowd of their respective followers will
bo on hand to witness the sport. Following
are the i > osit Ions of the two teams : Crane
company Swartz , c. ; Stockman , p. ; Lally ,
1b. ; Carrigan , 2b. ; Bowles , ! Ui. ; Nelson , ss. ;
Wegmnn , If. ; Kuhn.cf. ; Lawsonrf. Laundry
LIuahan , c. : Hart , p. ; Bowman , Ib. ; Pat
terson , 2d. ; Toner , 3b , ; Norgreen , ss. ; Mc-
Aullllo , If. ; Hurley , cf. , and Alviuaceusrf.
The Onto City Alliletlo Club.
The Gate City athletic club has been thor
oughly reorganized und placed ujmn a solid and
enduring foundation. A new set of officers ,
whose names are not to l o revealed to the
public , hus boon elected , and all the details
tending to elevate thoorgunlzatlon to u higher
standard than It has ever yet reached , have
lxeii attended to. The officers elected are
business men , every ono of them , und men
well known throughout the city and state ,
und the cause for -the enshrouding of their
identity is a mystery yet to be solved.
The cost of membership has been
Increased to 10 per annum , and
the officers will mukea strenuous effort to run
the roster up to at least four hundred. Jim
Crawford , u gentleman familiar with ath
letics and an old newspaper man. has been ap
pointed manager at u salary of ? 1.K ( ) a year ,
The Female 'Cycle Chase.
" A female bicycle race , six days , three hours
a day , begins ut the Coliseum tomorrow even
ing , for the championship of America and n
f.VX ) purse. The entries are Kittle O'Brien
of Belfast , Ireland ; Helen Baldwin of Port
land , Ore. ; Huttlo Lewis of Pittsburg , Pu. ,
and Lily Williams of this city. The riders
are all in fine trim , and anxious for the com
mencement of the struggle. They have ull
ridden here before , and the public U pretty
well acquainted with their abilities of livers.
Misses O'Brien and Baldwin have botn Im
proved wonderfully since their last upjx > ur-
nnco here , ami it is doubtful whether they
havethelr.eqiials as riders lu thewnld. The
start will be made at 7 : 'M sharp tomorrow
evening.
The Iteadhig-l'rluoe llnue.
The llcudlng-Priuco six day bicj cle race
has , us usunl with so many of these sort of
events , ended in a fi le Nor ha > it leen the
Soldier's fnnlr , cither , for his backer has been
DRESS GOODS
Larkin's Entire Stock of Dress Goods has now been divided in nine im
mense lots as follows :
LOT 1 All the Larkin's Cheap
DRESS GOODS ,
Such as Cashmere. Pcrso. Tunis , anil Tancy
Dress Cioous ,
t Yard ; uarth uptoSOc.
LOT2--A11 Larkin's Double Fold
English Cashmere
o
JJiessrinmifls , Tricots , Etc. ,
Yard ; worth up to S-V.- .
LOT 3 All Larkin's All Wool
Dress Flannel ,
Striped and I'laid 1'lannel ,
riiiile Ilt'lprs r.ti- . .
Yard ; oith up teX c.
LOT 4 Lnrkin's Finest
All Wool Hlbstross
I'runuh I'lanneN.-Einll'h Cash mere , Kte. ,
Worth up
LOT 5 Larkin's Finest All Wool
DRESS GOODS ,
In C'ashmeic , LartleV < ' ! c > th. Cheviots Tilcots
and lleurlcuus ,
LOT 6 Larkin's Fine
Wool Suitings ,
Cloa 1. iuss for summer wt-a i : all Hocil Import PI )
Cii hmcres um ! ubiiicr Weight Uroailclotli.
G
LOT 7 All Larkin's
SILK PLUSHES ,
Hllc Velvet" , finn ' ilk r'nl hert Velveteens ,
: iml I'.mcy SiU
Wurtli up to JI 00.
LOT 8 All Lnrkin's
Surah Silks ,
In all the ncnest simile * , ns they \\orciccelved
just Define the tilt1 ,
LOT 9 Larkin's Finest Imported
Black Dress Goods
Including 1'rrncli * Henriettas. Ilrllliaiitlnes ,
M'bastopois Kto ,
48c
Worth up to { ] . ! .
' * * * 508 AND 510
J.LBRANDEIS'&SONS
. SOUTH 13TH STREET.
ready over since Prince flrst sjukc of such a
conte , with his share of the stakes , and de
clared his uaginiic&s to hind the inaU-h lit any
time Hither Prince could not secure the
necessary baching or he is afraid of Heading ,
or the proposed event was purely Coliseum.
The Lexington ciulis ncply.
LixiVfiTox : , Xch. , April IS.To the Sport
ing Editor of Tin : Bnc : Dear Sir There
seems to bo a desire on the part of the Omaha
wheel club to pose as an awo-inspirinfj and
brcath-talsinp organization. Last SCXDAY'S
Ben contained the following item.prcsumably
from the club correspondent : "Has any OHO
heard from Lexington lately ? The Omaha
wheel club accepted their challenge so quick
it must have taken their breath invay. Come ,
Fisk , Decoration day is close at Land ; let us
hear from you. "
As a specimen of monumental pall the
above item of news "yanks the bun. " The
facts of the case are as follows : The Lex
ington wheel club issued a challenge in TUB
BEE to any wheel club in the state for a (25) ( )
twenty-flvo-milo team road race over the
Ovcrton-Kenrney road on Decoration day. In
answer to this challenge the secretary of the
Omaha wheel club wrote as follows :
"Your challenge in yesterday's Bnr. will
not go unnoticed by the Omaha wheel club.
While this is not n formal acceptance , for
that will come from our captain and through
the columns of THU BII : , wo are desirous of
entering six men in such race. "
Wo have been waiting patiently for that
"formal acceptance , " but thus far have
failed to see it "in the columns of Tin : Brn , "
or anywhere else. The Lexington wheel
club is just as anxious to have the nice take
place as the Omaha wheel club pretends to
lie.
lie.There
There can bo nothing gained by the Chi
cago-Wilmington tactics of the Omaha wht-cl
club , excepting a little cheap advertising and
newspaper notoriety. If the Om.iha wheel
club really want to nice the challenge is still
pen. All we are wait ing for is that "accep
tance. " II they do not want to race why ,
crawfish gracefully , and do not say that the
Lexington wheel club is not willln' . Yours.
breathlessly , N. T. FIK ,
Cnptatn Lexington Wheel Club.
lu justice to the local wheel club it must bo
said Unit they have no province whatever over
the items which ap | > eur in Tin : BEE , and the
query contained in last Sunday's budget to
the Lexington club Wiis probably prompted
by the misunderstanding the writer had that
the challenge had been accepted regularly and
in duo form. At all events the Lexington
boys will iliid naught but gentlemen in the
Omaha wheel club , and if the ni-ojioscd race
comes off it will doubtless give birth to some
pleasant , profitable and lasting friendships.
Sport Kd , _
Tim Spirit Ijiiko IlcRnttn.
The Iowa amateur rowing association met
at Cedar Kupids yesterday and fixed upon
July 15 and 10 for the dates of their annual re
gatta at Spirit Luke.
The DavlH-Aiidros H ln.
Jack Davis , the champion local heavy
weight , tights Hi Andres , a big 'un from
Kansas City , to a finish at South Omaha
tomorrow night. The tight is for u purse ot
K > 00 and the puto principally the latter.
Whisperings 1'rom the. Wheel.
The ApoUos did not make tlio run to Glen-
wood last Sunday owing to the threatening
weather.
Cabbatil , the St Ixmis amateur athlete ,
now with the Hlchurdson drug company , this ,
city , has conrlnvud all competitors hereabouts
that ho is a decidedly clever man at anything
ho turns hU hands to. lie made a magnifi
cent showing at the Coliseum the other day ,
demonstrating that ho hus the stuff lu him
for the making of one of the fubU t bicycle
riders in the country He is a young fellow
of splendid form , with powerful torso , good.
arms and supple , graceful limbs , and dogs ah
his work with the finish of a professional.
He can probably h it nnv amateur
in the city with the exception of Billy Pixley.
a one , two , three or five -mile race on the Col
iseum track
By the way , Pixley , with Deal Wertz , ns
his mentor , is in training for the St. Joe tour
nament. Ho'is rldinc like a bird , and ex
pects to wrest n few handfiil.s of laurels from
the St. Louis and Kansas Citv amateurs who
will be on hand.
The membership of the Apollo club is grad
ually growing , and by next October the offi
cers hope to see fifty inen-enroircd.
The St. Louis crackbykers who will be
present at the St Joe tournament' Stone ,
Tevy , Hirk , Greenwood , Sheriff , Wilden and
Taylor.
Lily Williams , the local female cyclist , is
anxious fora matcltforany distance with any
female rider in ttib world. Her five-mile
Parisian record has never been equalled on
this or the other side of the pond.
It is reporUnLthat Jnclt Prince will remove
to St. Joe immediately nftor the female nice
at the Coliseum this week , of which he is the
manager.
Mr. Brigham of the White Cycle Co. , is
spending a few days in the city with the
world renowned "Broncho" safely , and it is
a wonder. It is a puzler.to the Vlders who
cannot make the pedal mount , and should
teach them n lesson , and that is go learn the
peddal mount without further delay. Don't
go hopping along a half a block before you
make an effort to get into the saddle. It looks
anything but graceful.
Kliodes wouhl make n good Broncho man
but he cannot bo spared from the chain-gang
just yet.
Hun to Bellvtiariflo range this morning at
! > . This is any easy and Very enjoyable ride
and the "Bronchp" will be there.
Mrs Allen is the flrst lady to own and ride
a lady's safety In Omaha. May there be
many wore of them before long.
Mr. Hazzard of Boston , formerly editor of
the Bicycling World , is looking over the city
with thv intention of locating. He will make
a very- agreeable acquisition to 'cycling
circles iu this city , having been identified
with wheeling foe a good many years.
The team race over the Overtoil-Kearney
course has about fultea tlirough so far as the
Omaha wheel club Is concerned. The boys
think the expense of goiUx so far for such a
small prize is hardly wonji while.
The. Beindorf.-FlhesclSer race will bo nm
this afternoon over thq Council Bluffs scorch
ing course from thbtUridge to the creek at
the Bluffs and return.
The flag tVojQThasilwn planted on the
Omaha wheel club hou * > . ami only needs a
streamer now to be eowml-ote.
The Omaha wheel chiVrun to the fort a week
ago tocay and yrero teijicrtained in way up
slmpo by Lieutenant AbwxTomblo , who Is an
earnest udvocuto-of sport -in nil Its legitimate
branches.
QiiChUons and
Will you kindly oblige mo through the
sjKirtlng columns of Suxim's Bnc with the
full name and address / SIcQuirk , flrst base
man of the G. lives ton , ' Tex. club I M. H.
M . Omaha.
Ans. T. J MeQulrir , Gjilveston , Tex- .
To decide a wager please Inform mo of the
beast record for ono mile running race. L.
H , Beck , KivcrtonJCob.
Ans. If you mean by a horio , 1:30 : , by
man 4.10 l-A ,
To decide a bet con j'ou inform me , what U
the bet > t standing jamp on record , unit who
made it ( A Header , iJentson , Ja.
Ans. George W.Hamilton , at Hotnoo ,
Mich , October atI S , H feet o.S inches.
Will you please Inform mo through Sun
day's sporthijcolp iV < when Jeff Duvii was
inaugurated J-.Jl.'lJiMai.Uirp , Lincoln.
Aus. NWerlsorfro c ! thH being tt Sortinif |
event , but he was iaiugumt&l for six yean
on February 23 , 1SW.
Is there any i < m | Iniilch I can pet at
Conqueror's long 'alaumix trotting record *
U was madu a good luany yiurs ago on 0110 of
the New York couwcs , and I tiwugut you
might be able to give me the address of some
authority. T. H. T. , Omaha.
Ans. Conqueror trotted 100 miles in har
ness at Union course , L. I. , November 12 ,
IbM , in 5 hours 55 minutes and , " > 3 seconds.
Charles and Annie. You will find n good
treatise on the game in Snyder's pamphlet on
high five. For sale by all news agents.
Please sUite in next Sunday's BIE : what
was the full name of Morrissey , the puirilist ,
who at one time was n member of congiess.
C. E. KiTuy , Columbus , Neb.
Aus. John Morrissey.
Many n man who is a good shot in this
world hopes to miss fire in the next.
Pride is wise when it goeth before a fall.
If it waited until afterward it could not go at
all.
all.It
It has been observed the churches that
short sermons always scorn to give the best
satisfaction.
Brigss I did not see you at church last
Sunday. Bragg No : J didn't gel iu until
you had gone to sleep.
Q. What did Saul of Tarsus do when the
light from heaven blinded him I A. Why ,
why he ho tumbled.
"When I'm in church I'm for giving , when
nt an nuctlou-I'm for bidding , and when in u
saloon I'm for getting full. "
Turn about is fair play. If the sultan will
embrace Christianity , Colonel Shepurd ought
to bo willing to embrace the harem.
"Mean ? * Whv , Brown is so mean that
should he be so fortunate as to reach heaven ,
ho will kick because there is no fire there. "
Some men's idea of being real giddy is to
pit-tend to be religious , and then take a drink
with a crowd of fellows who will tell it every
where.
"Have you read the bible much , Miss Know-
italli "Oh , yes , I have read it fromGenesee
to Revolution. " "Indeed , how do you like
Psalms ! " "I never read Sam's. Did ho
write a biblnl"
Teacher Now , children , God made the
world in six davs. Ljttlo Joe ( with logical
tutn ol mind ) But ho did not finish it. Look
at all de houses buildin' and do boys and
girls dat have to grow !
"I at conclusions " said the
never Jump , pas
tor. "No. " said the elderly member of his
congregation , who takes liberties. "I have
noticed that from your sermons , You reach
a conclusion very slowly. "
Good Minister Priuo and vainglory arc
weaknesses found only in the human race.
The lower animals never have them. Mrs. "
McAvnoo Oh , you are mistaken. You
should see Fide put on airs over the baby.
"Now , children , " said the good man , "I
have told you where the good boys go and
where the bad boys go. Which would you
choose ! " "IMease , sir , I'd rather go to the
circus , " answered the little fellow in the
back-scat.
Hev. Mr. Wi'gus It has only been a short
time ago that I read of n drunkard who , in at
tempting to blow out a lamp , caught lire und
was entirely consumed a genuine case of
spontaneous combustion There is a lesson
in that , my besotted friend. The Besotted
There is , fur n fact He/ had no business let-
tin' hKself get so dry.
"Well , I declare. It's too bad ! " exclaimed
a maiden of the 'Steenth Presbyterian
church. " .What Is It ! " "That young pas
tor of out's. While ho was preuchink ou trial
he never breathed u word atKiut his being en
gaged , but as soon as the chuivh called lilm
he went right off and got married. He's u
fraud , that's what he is. "
Ono of the latest additions to the University
of Pennsylvania is the esMblKbment of un
ii'ivhajlogical nuiK'ni. Karly iu December ,
Is' . , a few friends of tue unlvrwltv pur
chased at auction u small collection of stone
implements. From thin small beginning , and
lu so short a time has grown one of the most
unique collections of iu kind in the country
Hero are deposited iu , ( U of the most In-
ti-rlst.ng objects from every corner of the
United States , Mexico. Central America ,
Peru and oilier parts of South America-
HOSIRR.Y
ASP
UNDERWEAR.
All I.nrkln's
Ladies'Jersey lOc
Ribbed S3c.lOc
l.arliln's prloc S3c.
Alll.ntkln's
Ladies' Swiss
Ribbed Vests
LurUn's price 35c.
All Liu kin's p-
CliMren's anil Misses' k p
Cotton Hose ) ( ,
Worth up to SOc.
All Ln : kin's
jNIisses' Imported 15c
Hosiery
Woi th Me.
'
All La i kin's
Ladies' Black
lOc
Cotton Hose
.
Worth tip to23e.
All Lnrkin's
Ladies' Fine
19c
Imported Hose
Worth.-Oo.
All I.nikln's
FANCY
LISLE
Worth 73c.
All Larklii's - / * p
Finest Ladies' J L r\
Imported Hose V j J (
Worth 41 2T >
"lflJ.LIA.Jl THE Tr.
A Slcxk-nn AVnr Veteran , a Terror to
Fremont il-Ioers. .
Fitr.voxT , Neb , April -Special [ to Tin :
BEE. ] One of the most interesting charac
ters in Fremont is William Martin , or 'Squire
Martin , ns he is called. He is n halo old man
of eighty-one , whoso mind is as active and
clear as most men's at sixty. Ho has some
fixed and Immovable opinions on n great many
matters , and especially in regnnl to morals.
He has no patience with offenders against law
and decency and during n long service in Fre
mont in the capacity of justice of the peace
and jKilice judge ho was a terror to the law
less elements among whom ho became
known ns ' William the Terrible. "
The 'squire has hud something of a law
practice for half a century , in connection with
which he did a biir pension business. Jiven
nt his advanced age lie maintains un office in
n little row of wooden buildings on lower
Main street and is ns prompt and efficient in
whatever service ho undertakes for his clients
as the most successful attorneys. He is n
great patriot and ho never tires of relating
incidents of his experiences in the Mexican
war. The badge presented to him , as to all
other survivors of that war , he proudly wears
pinned to his vest , year in and year out. It
is of the regulation stjle , made of a bronze
cannon captured from General Tavlor's forces
and afterwunls recovered from the Mexicans
nt the battle of Chenibusco.
'Squire Martin loves the old flag and when
there is an important anniversary or holiday
it will IK ) found floating over his house or
place of business. Yesterday it was flung to
the breeze in front of his unpretentious office
In commoratiof of the battle of Cerro Gordo ,
ono of the most imjiortant engagements of
the struggle with Mexico.
It was forty-throe years ago yesterday that
that " engagement took place , and 'Sqiro Mar
tin" then n lieutenant iu General Twigg's
brigade , had a hand in the fracas. To your
correspondent ho related some of the details
of that buttle. He said :
"Our forces had captured Vera Cruz on
March 27,1M7. We then proceeded on our
way into the heart of Mexico. A few days
after this battle we attacked the Mexicans
at National Bridge , routed them and went
ahead. We arrived in front of Cerro Gordo
on April 10. Two days were spent In flxlng
the plan of attack and taking a rest prepara
tory to the ussault. The Mexicans , under
Santa Anna , were strongly entrenched
in Fort Cerro Gordo , which was
situated far upon the side of the mountain of
the same name. The road up the mountain
was very zigzag and at every angle leading
up to tne fort there was parked artillery
commanding the road. Wo started for the
fort atfaunrlse on the isth and captured this
artillery at every point as wo went. Wo had
no more than got well up to the fort proiR-r ,
about noon , than , unknown to us and to the
utter amazement of the Mexicans , n force
under General Worth , which had been di
rected by General Scott from below , hud
gone around In the rear of the mountain and
ascending to the top suddenly up | > enred right
above the fort and began raining shot down
on the Mexicans from above. And there
hUxxl our forces in front. The grousers were
between the devil and the deep tea aud about
J o'clock in the afternoon they displayed the
white flag , Wo captured nUmt three thou
sand men. They were paroled and fpr the
following two days we were busy destroying
their anus. They had nngllsh flintlock guns.
These wo broke up and burned. "
The 'squire has drawn u pension for more
than thirty yean , now receiving $ . ' 10 per
month It wus not n great while after the
war when he. wu * in Detroit , In the office of
General Clancy , where hu met a small coterie
of his old comnido * . Ho hud hud his left foot
broken while In the service and some one
wanted to know if he hud applied for u pen
sion. He said he had not. They pcrkUUdtHi
him to make application and he sat down
there in Clum y i > office und made out the re
quired form U wus witnei td by ( lau-y ,
who saw him when he wao wounji.il uUu bj
the surgeon who dressed toe wound and who
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3c".iniM. ? . Best" Quality Dress Stays
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niStio Perfumes w
' happened to be present , m d b\ Captain ,
afterwards Gcnir.tl I * S ( JniM | , , is
uNo in the room. Tin1 appla-nt on . > > . < .tr-
i xiardfd to Washington and in , i \ - < > j f w
! \\cfks his pension wns grantnl
i The 'squire i\as asked hi > w many Man
veterans then- arc in Nebraska Hi s.i.d . ho
knew of only three others , n.iniHv . ( . ! , . ' -il
Morrow , now loratofl at Fort Sulnt \ J A.
Nnson of Scribner. D. B. Hum It. m.'lv > 1-
lam Snowden of Omaha , and Judin Pirmas
of Blair.
At the University of Michigan tin difJlu.'t '
art of writing for the sUijre is tiuinht
The University of Mirhipnn has tin largest
chemical Inbor.itoiy in the Vnitcd st.iti" .
President IMioails of Jinn M < u\r fcmnlo
college has received the degree- I L D lit.m
Union collej.ro.
Columbia enllefro has innrh real estate in
New York and Union college has lar o ] > os-
sessions on Long Island.
The Babvlonlun explorers from theri.Her -
sity of I'einisylvuniii havo. nlrciiiK ixpjr.'cd
to the extontof : , < W ) tablets.
The Prineetonian Is resjionsitilc fur Hie
statement that there is a himentable Uuk of
the iithlotk * spirit at Princeton.
At the Boston nniver.sty ! the ti Milter of
those who studj Saiislcrlt Is frreutir ii < .u > at
any other university in America
.Mr. riorl.ni Cujorl , a former student i f the
Johns HopUIns university , has bein ili-itcd
to a full prolessorship of phxsics in tti. ( . olo-
r.ido college.
The editoi-s of the Westminster ui.O Lain-
hcth f iH7elte.tlu Misses Kinih and de. lyuua
Hill , have established in London n < m.in s
school of journalism.
Mrs Caroline Ddnnvnit , who founded a | > ro-
fessrirshlpof Kiifrllsli IhiiKiuw iinrl I < riiituro
ut the Julius Hojiklns universitv , ili < d at her
home in Ciitonsville. Mil.
Prof Louis M Hauiianil Kdiiniitil ,1 J < H < PS
of the University of I'eiinsvhmau l.mjtist
completed an iinKirt.inl | andintx resiiuu int'i.o-
tjrapli on "C'anuls and their Ki-oimnui ICi-liv-
tinn to Tr.inspnitution. "
Tlie undurKiMduiiU's of St l rain Ih Xa * icr's
I'olleRt ! will soon Ive 1'lautus'i-nmnu Tlio
Captives , " in the original It i smd tn.it
XKi will be spent on the prodm t < ii tMih
is under ansjiii'cs of the iilutni.i
The Yale senior elass has iweivcil from a
Tiftin ( O ) linn u package of rin ulurs to DO
distributed to the ineirtlxirs of that i lass in
which the firm offers to furnish i s .ns. mm-
positions , debates , orations , e1 < . by the
wholesale , at prices raiifrfiiK from ito 11
AVashiiiKton is fmitful in univei1 * . lies rol-
leges and schools , besides hiuiiip Hie most
thorough eiiulptnent for object lesMUis in iho
Kinltlisouiiin , the National inuseum tup Cor
coran art pillery , the patent i.ni. i > tim
Hotanic.il garden and other lustitutna.b f Vlio
kind.
kind.Walter
Walter Camp of Yale who has n < im tibo
rcirurded as tbo leading expert t.f - n-wj
atliletlcs , writes u very InUnvstin.1 ar'o iv In
the mrrent number of the Jllustrj'eil Ameri
can , showiiiK how ho.ilthy spurts have taken
the place In collides instead ol nmdjibin uud
riot.
riot.The object Ktoss for the frirtim h U K1 . > -opo
which Is to bit mount'-d at the I'uitir * iv of
SoutheniCiilifoiiiiii at Kuti ] ) H'II > has < n
ut Cambri l e Mass Two yi'iirs uiii lie -.jKiit
In preparing it at Cambrldt.'bt-fuit 'u DO
ix-udy fur use This refr.ic.tinj ; telt-si | x. ivnl
bo the ) uitnst ; ever omstructfd
1'roC' . Wellunin 1'urks ivcenth it-ad n
p.ipor Ixiforu th" Albany InotiliiU' f rum u huh
the follow liiirii quuliul : "In I'aris u VVO.H im
easy matter to show u lung list of i i.Kliirtl-a
of world-wide n > | > uia lion , pniiluaUft of the
Iensselaerpiil { > technlc InstituU' . vvti" unv ut
tlli-hi-ud in I'.iilr'Miis. ' c.iluiU , gi-ui > ; ( ; > t-ieilnu-
Ity. brldjri * . oti-
The M-eond semi'stro at the t'nnf ity of
Colorado ha < Ite/un with un uu'ieu"i in
Iho number , .f MuilriiU l'j iriuit I ajoi t bus
Just been fec ti-,1 ti , IMC full pit.fi" si rMi.p of
physics Tin' rah ) j < iMuUiIiiii stuilci'ts from
Vale , WillUnii , Amtifist , UlHrtm Ailt'ilxTt ,
who uru ilrhi-u t i < .l' > iado JD scunh ( it
health , uml tlnil tuat > u luvouiit cf "n
Knuif of t h' ' 'j--iu , luey do uot hue 10
uuj tiuiu.