THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SU3STOAY , JULY 0 , 1890.-SIXTEEN PAGES.
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THE MODESTY OF GREATNESS
General Grant Possessed tha Quality in an
Eminent Degree ,
RECOLLECTIONS BY EDITOR GUILDS ,
A Valuable Contribution to Contem-
IHirniicoui JIlHtory Sherman's
Memoirs The Third
Term Idea.
No part of the volume of "Recollections"
just published by ( Jcorpo AV. Child * will bo
read with ( { renter Interest than tlmt which
ro'at ' s to General Grant Few men enjoyed
such Intimacy with the great cotmnamler as
did Mr. Chllils. Sustaining this Intlmato
relation Mr. Chllds was In n position to form
Q Just and thorough estimate of his character
and the reading public Is again placed under
obligation to tils good nnd eminent man for
this valuable contribution tc contemporaneous
history ,
General Grant , writes Mr. Child's , was ono
Of the truest and most congenial friends I
ever had.Vo llrst met in ISM , after the
victory of Vlcksburg. The General and Mrs.
Grant hud come to Philadelphia to make ar-
rnngemcnts to put their children nt school In
llurllngton , N. J. From that time until his
death our Intimacy grew. In his life three
qualities wore conspicuously revealed Jus
tice , kindness nud firmness.
SeeliiK General Grant frequently for moro
than twenty years , I hud abundant oppor
tunity to notice these qualities. Wo lived nt
LOUK Branch on adjoining properties , on the
tame land , without any division , and I may
say there never wa.s a day when wo were
together tliero on which either I was not In
Ills house or ho in mintHo would often
como over and breakfast or dine with mo. I
never saw him In the Held , though I cor
responded with him during the war , nnd
whenever an opportunity presented itself ho
would como to Philadelphia for the purpose
of seeing his fnmlly nt lurliiiBtonnnd ! would
often stay with me , and In that vvay ho inado
a great ninny friends. That was as early as
1WV1. Ho always seemed to enjoy his vislta
here , as they gave him rest during the tlmo
1m was in the army. These visits to Phila
delphia were continued after ho became pres-
, Went , nnd ho always found recreation mid
6 pleasure In them.
General Grant was not nn ardent student.
Knrly in life ho was somewhat of a novel
reader , but latterly ho read history , biogra
phy nnd travels. IIo was a careful render
nnd remembered everything he read. Ho was
n great render of newspapers. I recall an In
cident which happened whllovo wore at
LOUR IJwnch , Just after General Sherman's
Memoirs had been published. Hofei-rlng to
the work , I asked him if ho had read It. Ho
said ho hnd not had time to do so. Ono of the
persons present observed , "Why , general ,
you won't Hnd much In it about yourself.
Sherman doesn't seem to think you were In
the war. " The general said , "I don't know ,
1 have seen some adverse criticisms , but Iain
poimt to read It and Judge the book for my-
m > tr.
tr.After
After ho hnd read the work carefully nnd
attentively , I asked him what ho thought of
it. ' "U'l-ll. " he said , "it has done mo full Jus
tice. It has glvon mo more credit than I do
nerve , Any criticism I might make would bo
that I think Sherman has not done justice to
Logan , Blair , am other volunteer generals ,
whom ho calls political generals. These men
did their duty faithfully , and I never bcllovo
In Imputing motives to people. "
General Sherman had sent to mo the proof-
sheets of that portion of his Memoirs re
lating to General Grunt before the book was
published , and asked if I had any suggestions
to make , and if I thought ho had been just to
the general. 1 Informed General Grant that
I hud read these proof-sheets and that I
thought , as ho did , tlmt General Sherman had
done him full justice. General Grant hnd the
highest opinion of General Sherman ns n mil
itary man , und always entertained n great
personal regard for him. Ho was always
/ magnanimous , particularly to his army usso-
' dates. IIo was a mau who rarely used the
pronoun I In conversation when speaking of
Lls battles ,
There is an amusing llttlo incident I ro-
rall , tipropos of a largo painting of General
Sliormim on his "March to the Sea , " which
hangs In the hall of my Long Branch bouse ,
nnil which was painted hy Knuffmann. Sher
man sits In f rant of the tent , In a white shirt
without coat or vest. The picture shows n
ramp-lira in front and the moonlight in the
roar of the tents. The criticism of General
Grant when ho first saw It was , "That is nil
very line ; It looks llko Sherman ; but ho never
were n boiled shirt there I tun sure. "
\ Whllo living at Long llniuch few confede
rate ofllcurs who visited the place failed to
call upon General Grant. Ho was always
glad to sco them , nnd ho invariably talked
over with them the Incidents and results of
the war. Tlio general held in high ostlma-
t- tloa General Joseph K. Johnston , and always
spokoof him ns ono of tho'very best of the
southern generals. At one of my dinners I
l > sl the pleasure- getting Johnston , Grant
and Sheridan together.
General Grant \vns staying with mo In
O'hllndulphla at the tlmu of the Tilden nnd
Hayes campaign , nnd on the morning of the
momentous day after thu election , when the
returns gave Tildcn a majority of all the
electors , ho accompanied mo to my oftlco.
After a few momenta an eminent republican
senator and one or two other leading republi
cans walked in und they went over tbo re
turns. Ono of these leaders , notwithstand
ing ttie returns , said , "Hayes is elected , " an
opinion in which tlio others coincided. Gen
eral Grant listened to them , but said nothing.
Alter tney hud settled the matter in their
own minds , ho said ; "Gentlemen , It looks to
1110 as if Mr. Tildon Is elected. "
When the contention on this point took such
hitter and nugry form and excited so much
hot blood , the moro conservative nnd the
wiser men in congress , llko Itnndiill , Gar-
lluld , Abiiim S. Hewitt and Knsson in the
house , and Edmunds , Ilayard and Conkllng
in the senate , seeing the necessity of adopt
ing borne imletlr.g and reassuring measures ,
began to consider what ultimately took form
in the electoral commission. About this time
General Grant asked mo to make him a visit.
Hu had patriotically espoused the proposal
i for nn iimlciiblo adjustment of tlio threaten-
lug dispute la any practical farm , tmd
warmly favored the Idea of an electoral com
mission. When 1 got ; to the white house ho
said ; "This matter is very complicated nnd
the people-wilt not bo satisfied unless some
thing Is done In regard to it which will ap
peal 'at their sense of justice. Now , " ho con
tinued , "I have thought of an electoral
commission , but the leaders of the party ai-o
Opposed to It , which I am sorry to sco. They
say that If an electoral commission Is ap
pointed wo might as well count in Mr. Tildcn.
1 would rather luuv Mr. Tildcn thnn that the
republicans should have n president who
could bo stigmatized ns a fraud. If I were
- _ Jilr. HayosI would not have the ofllco unless
my claim to it were settled in some way out
side thu senate. This matter is opposed by
the lending republicans in the house and sen
ate and throughout the country. "
President Grant invited several leading
republican senators to dlno with him , to meet
mo and to got their views. Ho said to mo :
"You see the feeling hero. I find them al
most universally opposed to anything lilco nn
rleotoml commission. " I named u leading
democrat In the house ( Hon. Samuel J. lian-
C ilall ) . who was ono of the most prominent
. men in the country , a man of large , Inlluoiico
and of Kt-ciit Integrity of character , and
whom It would bo well to ceo. I sent for
Mr. llandall to como to tbo whlto house to
pco mo , and put the dilemma to him
us follows ; ' . 'It Is very tinnl for the
president and very embarrassing to men on
Ids own side1 that this matter does not seem
to Hnd favor with them , besides having demo-
i-rutiu opposition. Koiiuollcans think they
might nn well count Tilden In as to agree to
mi electoral commission , but us the feeling
throughout the country demands as honest a
count of the votes as ixisslble , this clivtoral
commission ought to be appointed. " There
was every prospect that the great majority of
the deinoiTuts would ultlmatelv support'tho
measure , though chilling and angry under
what they appeared to regard as a great
wrong to them und to the country.
s Knmliill\vas speaker of the house nt
s the tlmo. His language in reply inado It
( / * manifest that ho felt it his duty to exert in
nil proiK r wnys his powerful lattui'iicu for n
peaceful adjustment. He was careful In
po H-h , for hu evidently realized If an elec
toral rommUsion was created by law that ho ,
. m presiding ofllcer of the house of reprcsentiv-
\ lives , would huvo to see , In part nt least ,
Hi U such law was faithfully carried out a
task which ho oxocutcd with firmness amid
n excited assembly.
Gcncnil Grant , however , did send forSenn-
tor Conkllngnud nld with deep earnestness ,
"Thin mutter Is a serious ono nnd the
jicoplo feel It very deeply. I tlilnlc
this electoral commission on slit to bo ap
pointed. " Colliding said , "Air. 1'resldcnt ,
Mr. Morton" ( who was then the acknowl
edged leader of the sennto ) "Is opposed to It
and opposed to your efforts , but If yon wish
the commission carried I can help to do It , "
Grant said , "I wish It done. " Thereupon
Mr. Colliding took hold of the measure nnd
contributed Ills fowcrful old In putting It
through the. senate.
\W ! person * not In public llfo understood
fully at the tlmo how near the country waste
to another civil war , nnd of course had no
adequate appreciation of the vital service
done by the statesmen nntncd above , nnd by
thovs of both parties who patriotically stood
up In their support. But the peril was Im
minent nnd the people of the country ewe to
nil of them n grant debt of gratitude nnd
especially to Messrs. Unndall , Edmunds ,
Conkllng nnd General Grant.
General Patterson of Philadelphia , who
hail been tin intlmato fr'ond ' of President
Jackson , auu a life-long democrat , was also
sent for at that tlmo by President Grant.
General Patterson had Ini go estates in the
south , nnd a < ? reat deal of Influence with the
democrats. Ho was then upwards of eighty ,
but lie went to Washington nnd remained ono
or two \vculu with President Grant , work-
in R hard to accomplish the purpose In view ,
After the bill had passed and whllo it
was awaiting his signature , General Grant
went to a state fair In Maryland upon the
day It should have been signed , and thorn
was much perturbation about it. I was tele
graphed by those Interested that General
Grunt was aiisunt , nnd that they were iinx-
Ions about the signing. I replied they might
consider the bill ns good ns signed. The
president returned to Washington that night
nnd put Ills name , to the document.
Just before General Grant started on his
journey around the world ho was spending
some days with mo , nnd nt dinner with Mr.
A. J. Drexel , Colonel A. 1C. McClure nnd my
self , ho reviewed the contest over the crea
tion of the electoral commission very fully
nnd with rnro candor. The chief slgulllcanco
of his view lay in the fact , as hu stated It ,
that ho expected from the beginning until
the final judgment that the electoral vote of
Louisiana would bo awarded to Tildcn. Ito
spoke of South Carolina nnd Oregon as Justly
belonging to Hayes , of Florida as reasonably
doubtful , and of Louisiana as forTilden.
General Grant acted in good faith through
out the whole nff.iir. It has boon said that
the changing of the complexion of the court
throw the ofllco into Hayes' hands , and that
If the court had remained us it was , Tlldcm
would luwo been declared president. General -
oral Grant wits the soul of honor In this mut
ter , nnd no one ever hinted that ho was
unfair or untruthful in anyway. I , for one ,
do not bcllovo tlmt ho could possibly toll a
Ho or act deceitfully.
"
There is another" point In politics not gen
erally known. General Gariield , during his
canvass , became very much demoralized , lie
was fearful that the republicans would not
carry Imllnnnnnd was doubtful whether they
would curry Ohio. In tlmt emergency ur
gent appeals were inado to General Grunt ,
nnd ho nt once threw himself into the breach.
Ho saw Ids strong personal friends and told
them they must help. There was ono very
Influential man , Senator Conkling , whom
General Grant sent for and informed that ho
must turn in and assist. Ho at first declined ,
being hard pressed with professional engage
ments , but at General Grant's urgent solid-
utod handsomely to the victory. In order to
do so ho was compelled to return to clients
817,5000 which had been paid him ns retain
ing fees in cases to bu tried In October dur
ing his absence.- General Grant went Into
the canvass with might and main. The tide
was turned , nnd It was through Genur.il
Grant's individual efforts , seconded by these
of his strong personal friends , who ( lid not
feel any particular interest in the election ,
that Garllcld was successful.
General Grant/ never by word or by letter
suggested to any ono tlmt'ho would llko to bo
nominated for a third term. Neither Mr.
C'onltllng nor General Logan nor Senator
Cameron had any assurance from him in any
way that ho wished the nomination , and they
proceeded in their contest for it without any
authority from him whatever. His heart
was not on a third term ntall. Hu had bad
enough of politics. After his second term
ho told mo. "I feel like a boy out of school. "
At first General Grunt intended to decline.
In conversation with mo hu said : "J.t is very
difficult to decline a thing which has never
been offered ; " and before ho loft this coun
try for the West Indies I said : "General ,
you leave this matter In the bauds of your
friends. " Ho know I was opposed to a third
term. His 'political friends , however , wore
in favor of it , not merely as friends , but because -
cause they thought ho wus the only man who
could bo elected by the republicans. There
is not a line of his in existence in which ho
expresses any deslro to have that nomina
tion. Toward the last , when the canvass be
came very hot , I suppose his natural feeling
was Hint ho would like to win. Hut ho never
laid any plans. Ho never encouraged or
abetted anything looking toward u third-
term movement.
1'ICXIO IMi
Festivities or Society Take IMauo Out
of Doors.
A moro Jolly crowd than that which as
sembled at the Webster street depot Friday
morning through the hind invitation of Miss
Hnna Strang to spend the day nt ilollyrooil
has seldom been seen. A special car was at
tached to the regular train and was well
filled.
Hollyrood , the summer residence of Mr. E.
S. Hood about ono milo from Binnington sta
tion , situated upon a high elevation of rolling
pralrlo , Is a lovely spot. The house being of
modern style of equally modern furnishings
surrounded by beautiful walks , drives , parks
and a shndy orchard in which nro found
swings , hammocks nnd rustic chairs , The
grounds nro nicely laid for lawn tennis , ball ,
croquet and other popular games , Among
those present wow tbo Misses Itenn Straug ,
Nottio Gray , Kmma Free , Carrie House ,
Anna Baumiin. Lillian House , Nettie John
son , Grace Godso , Ada Parker , Mamio Jos-
solyn , Lou Johnson , Alice Parker , Marglo
Lambert of Stillwatcr , Minn. , Elslo Butts
ami Nettle Oldham of Council Bluffs.
Messrs * . Charles Clark , Herbert Hogers , Lcn
Strang , Will Kogers , George Strang , George
Quorumi , Gould Dietz , Wilbur Urandt , Mnr-
tin Brown , Kolwrt Itusscll , John Brown ,
George Miner , Leslie Stuvert , Louder Charlo-
ton , Charles Ktono , D. U. Morron nnd Harry
Lntoy of St. Louis wore also psesont.
iMrs. uooii , assisted uy Airs. Webster nnd
Mrs , Marreangt , received nnd entertained
the young folks. At precisely 'J o'clock din
ner was announced which proved In every
way equal to the occasion and llttlo over ono
hour elapsed before the last course was
served. In the evening the housu and
grounds were beautifully illuminated with
Chinese lanterns nnd a magnificent display
of tire works was made.
At a late hour the train for Omaha arrived
to take the hapuy party homo whllo nil ex
pressed most hearty thanks to their very
hospltublo hast nud hostess for thulr untiring
efforts In making the glorious Fourth of July ,
1SIH ) , 0110 so pleasant and long to bo remem
bered.
The Alto Circle.
The second picnic of the Alto Clrclo was
held Friday , July 4. The following members
were present : Ada Uhl , Florence Winter1
Ltzzlu i'ounds , Laura Winter , Lottio Frazler ,
Lettlo DuHolt , Ncllto Craven , Pet Van Wag-
nor. Pearl Km-o , Pearl Page , F. Hay ward.
II. Priehanl , II. McGill. H. Porter , F. Stov-
cnsoii , C. Owens , W. Flannlgan , B. Prichord , '
R. Alattby.
_ _
Omalinns
Quito a number of Omaha people who have
been attraetoit by the delightful scenery at
Lake Okoboji , In. , intend spending the sea
son at that ulaco. Those already there , ares
William Preston , Fred and Walter Preston ,
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. llufruuo und daughter ,
A. M , Clarke , Howard Clarke , Mr. and Mrs.
Augustus Pratt , Mr. and Mrs. Norman A.
Kuhu nnd D. O. Patterson.
An Acknowledgement from llrtutHliitw
Tun BKK has received from N. M. Fergu
son , treasurer of the Hrndshuw relief fund , a
receipt for SlU.tho balance of the money col-
lectctl by Tun BUB.
Blaolc net wrought with line gold threads
In Kscurlal figures nuulo over a slightly
trrined skirt of Chlua silk Is the vur. perfec
tion of artistic rlognnco when worn by a
graceful , slender woman.
Dr. Blrnoy.prnotlco limited to catarrhal -
al diseases of nose- und throat , IJeo bldg.
MEN AT MOMENTOUS MOMENTS
The Thrilling Experience of Botng Re
jected bj a Lady ,
A LUNATIC SEARCHING FOR GORE ,
JIow Mr. n. Dlcklimon Narrowly Es-
cnpcd Doing Murdered Other
Kxcltlng Kplsoilcs In the
Lives or Omniums.
"Did you ever have a thrllllntjnxpcrtcncel"
This question has been naked nnd answered
moro than fifty times within the post two
weeks. Strange as It may seem , a great ma
jority of these Interrogated replied :
"Xo , never. That Is , nothing worth relat
ing. "
Charles Oftutt , who was born and raised in
Kentucky , said the only event conspic
uous In his thirty-five years of existence was
when ho proposed to his sweetheart and she
haughtily rejected him.
"That so shocked my nerves for fifteen or
twenty minutes that I hardly know whether
to dlo then nn'd there or not. It was a lovely
moonlight night in Juno. Wo were sitting
on nn old rustic scat under her father's fa
vorite oak , talking nonsense and loving each
other very warmly. A soft wind gently stirred
the tree tops above us , the air was redolent of
blue gross and llowora. All nature seemed to
bo in Just the right mood for mo to pop
the question. Hut I was timid and bashful
like most young men when they fall In love ,
and hesitated a Ions tlmo. To mo she was of
course the only girl on earth. Her largo blue
eyes and rosy lips and tangled rod hair formed
such a picture as ono often reads about in
mountain stories. The crisis finally came.
Somehow In what manner I never could tell
I asked her to bo my wife. That was In
deed a thrilling moment , hut her answer
knocked the thrill nil out of mo. She said
"No , " "No , " "No , " viciously three times in
rapid succession and slapped mo on the left
cheek with her Illy white tiand. Imairlnc my
feelings. I was literally crushed. Wu never
sat under her father's favorite oak naln and
soon thereafter I left Kentucky forever.
Many Omaha people remember Major Wil
son , who was stationed hero for several years
on General Crook's stuff. Ho used to outer-
tain his friends with interesting recital * of
an exciting affair In which ho played a prom
inent part at the i'Hfth ' avenue hotel , New
York.
Major Wilson graduated from West Point
in the class of ' ! > ' } , when Grant , Sheridan ,
Schollcld and other distinguished military ol-
ilccrs went forth u > do soldier duty , imme
diately after graduating lie visited Now York
and spent a few days seeing the sights. In a
room adjoining his , the first nttrht , long after
everybody hail retired , ho lic.ird strange
noises as of some person whetting a big knlfe > .
The major arose , lighted the gas and awultcd
developments. Directly ho saw a long dag
ger thrust through the 'transom over his door
nnd , an Instant later , tliero was the appear-
unco of u wild-looking , black-whiskered man ,
who announced It ns his intention to "commit
a blooily murder. " The major thought cer
tainly his tlmo to die hail arrived and was
frightened almost out of his wits. The
thought , however , struck him that the fellow
was crazy. He hud either read of it or baen
told that to catch a lunatic's eyes with one's
own and hold him under a steady g.izo
would prevent him from hnrming anybody.
The mayor had recourse to this strategy on
his transom visitor. It worked like a charm.
He centered a piercing look in the fellow's
eves and helu him spell bound whllo ho sidled
around to the bell button and called for as
sistance from the olllce.
A porter came up , took the would-ba-mur-
derer down from his suspcnJed position and
locked him in his own room.
The next day it was discovered that the fel
low was an insane man who had escaped
from some New York asylum.
There may bo u number of men who have
gone tlirouu'h ' more dangerous undertakings
than Kd Di'dan on , late general manager ot
the Missouri division of the Union Pacific
rond. but ho can count probably us largo a
number of narrow escapes as any of them.
Years of adventure among desperate men
In a country where laws were set at dcllnni-o
naturally give men nn experience they could
hardly gain where civilization aud justice
hold crime in check.
"Onco an engineer came Into my office nt
Laramie , " said Mr. Dickinson , "purposely to
kill me. I hail discharged the fellow three
times for drunkenness , and because of the
plcauings of hU wife took him back. Matters
ilnnlly reached such u state , however , that I
was compelled to let him out entirely. Each
time ho promised faithfully to brace " up , wit
instead of keeping those promises ho" gradually
grew worse. Ho came into th'o onlco ono
morning Intoxicated and currying a loaded
revolver. My desk wus so arranged
that I sat witii my back towards the door. I
noticed my chief clerk leave- his .seat sud
denly aud rush out of the room. Just then ,
the engineer uttrated my attention and as I
looked around lie was in the act of shooting.
Had It not been for the timely Interference of
another clerk , who ran m nnd grabbed the
revolver , the fellow would have shot u hole
through me. Another time Charles Peirronet ,
a conductor , went gunning for thuroaihnnster
and mo. Ho happened to meet the road mas
ter first , nnu , before getting where I was ,
put a bullet through thu roadman's heart. It
was an accident then that saved inc. "
When Warren Swit/lor , was at college ,
and in his junior year , two of the preps ,
undertook to play u practical joke on him ,
Ho had gone to his room quite late one night
to study and , after having been there half
an hour looked up nnd saw a liguro under the
bed. Murderers and robbers were the first
thought that entered his mind nnd , being In a
part of tbo building considerably r-'moved
Iroai every other body ho was terribly
frightened. "I had one of these old-fashioned
pepper box pistols that father gave
mo. It was loaded and in my
trunk. You should have seen the effort 1
inado to act bravo. It must have been very
funny. I commenced whittling , walked un
concernedly across the room three or four
timers , got to my trunk and quietly secured
the gun and commenced to oxamiuo It very
carefully. Those duffers evidently had their
eyes on mo all the time , because when 1
turned around and madu a motion ns though
to take a shot ut them they screamed and
begged mo not to tire. After that no ono at
tempted to play any tricks on me.
1JO1J1I121) OK 111 * 1IOMKSTUA1) .
Henry Kali re nt' Dupont Street Swin
dled ! > ) 11 Sharper.
Trading "sight unseen ! "
Will grown people nsvcr , never ccaso en
deavoring to profit by that usually childish
practice 1
A short time ago Henry Knlirc , a well-
known German of this city , and a man who
has setin a half a century of life , was most
comfortably situated with his family In a
handsome resilience on lot C , block 4 , Dupont
place , valued at1,500. .
But Mr , Kahru conceived the Idea that it
would bo a tine thing to bring his family , par
ticularly his boys , up on n farm.
Tnls fact becatno known to a very glib-
tongued Individual named N. C. Hunillo , who
seems to have lost very llttlo time in striking
thu German for a deal.
Instead of going to some well-known cltl-
7on and explaining his wants , ICuhro pro
ceeded to listen with all possible assurance to
Hnndle , an utter stranger.
T'IO latter represented that ho had two 100-
ncro farms lay ing side by sldo In Chase county
county which were exceptionally well adapted
for agricultural purposes , having a black ,
rich loam several feet thick. The stranger
nlso said that there was a line house on each
farm , nud with each was a team of horses ,
harness , with plows , harrows , etc. , eto. He
said the hunt wus worth $11 ! or $13 un acre , ut
the very lowest figures.
Well , after a great deal ot talk , during
which Ivahro l > eciuno moro nnd more in
tensely convinced that Uundlo had just what
ho was looking for and that to trade was the
elm n co of his life , Kundla surprised him by
offering to trade both farms , Including the
houses , horses , wagons , etc. , together with
J700 cash , for the handsome property in'
Dupont Place.
ICiihro couldn't make out the deed quickly
enough.
The { TOO boot monov wasn't forthcoming at
the time , but Kahro didn't mind a llttlo thing
llko that.
After the deeds had been slgucd aud ex
on both l3cs nnd a few days
had elapsed , Mr.'Kahro . took a llttlo
jaunt up to Chase county just to measure the
the rooms of ono of tlia houses nnd see wheth
er his carpets would fit ,
Whatnshnmol -
A mountain of sand , , Excavations In the
sand , such as has been , made by the wind. A
place shunned oven by , trows whoso long ox-
I > crlcnco had taught Mima thnt neither manner
nor beast over froqpbnted It ,
Houses !
No. , ,
Horses ! ,
Ko. , . .
Wagons , harness or farm Implements 1
Not a tire or tug. i. ' .
Hlch black loam I
All there was could jKivo been weighed atone
ono tlmo In the balling of n diamond mer
chant.
Duck to the city jumped Knliro. Ho hunt
ed up n lawyer and telling him the whole
sad story rave Instructions to huvo Kundlo
prosecuted at once.
'Ihe lawyer Immediately got an Injunction
from JudgeWnkeloy restraining Uundlo from
disposing of the property. Then It was dis
covered that , during the tlmo lost by Knhro
In ascertaining that ho had been duped , Hun-
dlu had transferred Kahru's homo in Dupiiut
Place to Frank N. Prout , an attorney at Bo-
atrico. Uundlo then skipped to Crulgsvllle ,
Mo. , which Is snld to bo his home.
Kahre's ntlomaw saw Prout but the latter
claimed that ho had bought the Dupont 1'laco
property in good faith irom Uundlo.
To the proceedings by which ICuhro sought
to entoh his property before It passed boynnil
Hundle's hands the latter has filed a general
denial of all charges of fraud , etc. It U thought
that the answer has been filed simply as n
bluff to innko the prosecution think that
Kundlo is going to meet the mutter in n civil
court action. Counsel for ICnhre says , how
ever , that ho proposes to go lifter Itundlc In
n different way , nnd If posslblo bring him
back hero by criminal proceedings.
It is expected that this ease will result In
the unearthing of a combination of sharpers
who are doing n gigantic land swindling busi
ness in many portions of thi * state , and par
ticularly Chase county. The statement is
.made furthermore that one of the best
known land companies in Nebraska-
is secretly Involved In these swindles. Thu
niuno of this company Is withheld until the
matter can be more iiilfy Investigated. It H
known , however , that several attorneys of
the shark variety arc standing In with the
big game which is worked as nbovo de
scribed.
Air. Knhrc had four witnesses to the rcpre-
siMitations made by Uumllu concerning the
alleged farms In Ctioso county , and all hnvo
filed affidavits substantially In accordance
with the foregoing statements.
Till ] SliOOUMIJ 1\\\ ' .
N brnskii'H Uneiiu.lllod Statute for the
Regulation id' the r.luor ( ] Tmflle.
The following H n synopsis of the Nebraska
high license , local option law :
Section 1 provide. } that the county board of
each county may grant license for the sale of
malt , spirituous and vinous liquors , If deemed
expedient upon the application by petition of
thirty of the resident fivi ; holders of the
town , if the county is under township organi
sation. The county bo ml shall not have au-
thoritv to Issue nay licence for tliu sale of
liquors In any city or Incorporated village , or
within two miles of the panic.
Section ! 2 provides for thu filing of the np-
Dlieation and formiblicalion of the aniillca-
tloii for at least two Weeks before the grant
ing of the license. - * *
Section 1 } provides for' the hearing of the
case If a remonstrance * " is filed against the
granting of a license to the applicant.
Further sections provide ior th.o appaallng
of the remonstrance to the district court ;
the form of the license ; , the givmtf of a ? 1,0'JII
bond by tno successful applicant for the li-
conse. . .
Sections S , ! ) and 10 make It nn offense.
iiunUhnblo by a line of 'il , for any licensed
liquor dealer to sell Intoxicating liquor to
niiiiors or Indians.
Section 11 provides that any person selling
liquor without a license shall bo lined not
less than MOD nor ino e than f 500 for each
onVnso ; and section \ 'provides for the trial
of such offenders. ' "
Section Kt makes it an'offense , punishable
by a line of $100 and u forfeiture of license
for any licensed liquor vender to sell adul
terated liquor.
Section 14 makes it nti offense punishable
by n line of $101) ) for any parson to sell or
give away any liquor on Sunday , or on the
dar of any general or special election.
Sections 15 to 'JU inclusive , define the lia
bility of saloonkeepers for damages sustained
by anyone In consequence of the traffic nnd
provide the stops necessary to collect such
claims.
Section 24 relates to the Issuance of drug
gists' permit * .
The local option feature of the law is con
tained In section 'J5 , the salient part of which
reads :
"Tho corporate authorities of all cities and
villages shall huvo power to license , regulate
and prohibit the selling or giving away of
any intoxicating , malt , spirituous and vinous
liquors , within the limits of such city or vil
lage , This section olsn fixes the amount of
the license fee , which shall not bo loss thnii
$31X ) in villages and cities having less than
10,000 Inhabitants nor loss than § IOW , ) in
cities having a population of moro than
10,000.
Sections 20 and 2 * relate to1 druggists'
registers and penalties for violation of the
rules governing the same.
Section S3 makes drunkenness an offense
punishable by u line of S10 and costs or im
prison men t not exceeding thirty days.
beet Ion S ! ) provides that tlio doors and
windows of saloons shall bo kept free from
screens or blinds.
Garllcld Itcauh < m Great Suit I ike ,
Utah.
The famous health and pleasure resort.
Giriiold J teach , on Great Salt .Luke.
Utah , 18 miles from Salt Lake City , and
reached only via the Union 1'acillu "The
Overland Kouto" is now open for the
season *
Thin is the only real sand lwiich on
'
Grevt : Salt Lake'and i.sonoof the line&t
batliini ; and pleasure resorts in tlio west.
Grout Salt Lnko is not n sullun , listless ,
( meet of water , beating Idly on tlio shore ,
hut on tlio contrary Iti as beautiful u
sheet of water as eim bo found any where.
It Is 21 per cent salt , while the ocean is
only it per cent , and the water isHobouy-
ant Unit a person Is sustained on Its KIII--
lace ituietinitoly wtinoiu ino least oiiort
on his part. Kxi > orionco has proven its
great hygonic effects. Owing to the
stimulating effect of the brine on the
skin , or the saline air upon the lungs the
nppotitu is Htimulated , and after a bith : ,
the bathers are ready for a hearty meal
anil feel greatly Invigorated.
Pine bath-houses , iu/coininodutlng > 400
people , have been ( fronted at Garflold
beach , in cunncutlonifrith which thftro is
a first-class restnuraUVniid a largo danc
ing pavillion built onV > over the hike , al
of thcso are run by tlio Union Pacific ,
who guarantee a Ural-class resort in
every respect. ' ' '
The Union Pacific Ifa's nuulo low rates
of faro for these desiring to visit Salt
Lake City nnd Garfifyd. beach.
For complete description of Garflold
beach or Great Salt J tike , Bend ! to K. L.
Lomax , general piussonfloragonl , Omaha ,
for copies of "Sights and Scones in
Utah , " or . A Glimoso of Great Salt
Lake , "or iII. . P. Doiydclty ticket agent ,
1802 Furnnm St. . QmTifiu. IScb.
California
Pullman tourist sleeping car excur
sions to California and Pacific coast
points leave Chicago every Thursday ,
Kansas City every Friday via the Santa
Fe route. Ticket rate from Chicago
817f ; > 0 , from Sioux City , Omaha ,
Lincon or Kansas City $3d , bleeping
car rate from Chicago 31 per double
berth , from Kansas City $3 per double
berth. Everything furnished except
meals. These excursions are personally
conducted by experienced excursion
managers who accompany parties to
destination. For excursion folder con
taining full particulars and man folder
and tlmo table of the Santa Fe route
ami reserving of Bleeping car berths ,
address S. M. Osgood , general agent ,
E. L. Palmer , traveling agent , A. T. &
S. F. railroad , 1308 Faruam struct ,
Omaha , Nebraska.
SUMMER SCHOOL.
At the OMAHA COMMERCIAL COLLEGE , coi-nor Fifteenth ami Dodge alroota , bv RORUOUGII DUOS. , bocinnlnr
Monday morning , July 7th , nt 9 o'clock and continuing SIX WEI-IKS. Children above 10 years will bo adinittod. Instruc
tion will bopivon In Roiiditiff , Writing , Spoiling , Grammar , Arithmetic , Gormnn , llusinoss Letter Writhi" and History.
Tuition for these six weeks , 0.00. UoolkooplnK ; with the above $150 extra. Ponnmnslilp alnno , 83.60. Special attention
will bo given to the children In these branches. A
special elnss will also bo started in Shorthand and Typewriting. Tui
tion for six weeks in Shorthand , $0.00. Typewriting , $5.00. Moro than twenty persons have already nuulo their nrrnntro-
meats to attend this special SUMMEK TERM. The rates of tuition are ruduced moro thnn half. Prof. Moshor will ilo his
best in Shorthand and Typowrltlujj. Now is the time make
to a start in these branches , or to lncroaso your speed.Vo
have plenty of tlio Caliprnph , RomiiiRton and Yoat typewriter : ) . You will uovor hnvo another opportunity llko this to
learn Shorthand utulor the boat teacher to bo f nil. Parents
on , put your ohtldron In sohool at least halt of oaoh unv and
keou them off the a tracts. Tins term is open to persons dcslrinp to review any branches or porsuo others. You can take-
FROM UPPERS TO OPULENCE
Actors JIuo'a Moro Prj porom Now Than
They Were Years Ago-
IN THE SUNSHINE OF SUCCESS.
Itemlnliceiiecs of Star Who Once
Dressed Poorly and Haunted the
Itlnlto Macbeth In n Pow
dered \\\K \ Xi tes.
"Thero is nothing moro marked in the pro
fession1 said an old Chicago minajjor , "
"tlmii the wonderful improvement in the
condition of actow during the p.ist twouty
years or so. "
It was n short time after that when the old
stock company system bo mi to break up and
tfive way to traveling eoiabinatlnia. As lito
as 1S75 every town of any slzo In thl1 ? country
hail its stock company : the actor * worked
hard , got \vretehod silurlcs , nn'1 ' were ( , 'ou-
ernlly and practically declassed. People
looked on thorn with undisguisisl contempt ;
they naturally felt the hu initiation of a posi
tion which W.W almost Invariably ono of pjv-
erty. and the few moments they could sp ire
for recreation were usually given to the bar
rooms of the town. Yet , when It was dis
covered that the s tock system was surely
Koinu to piuoiH , there w.w hardly a manager
or actor in the country who did not feel that
the end was nigh , aud tlmt the new cohdltioa
would bring about a state ot things in
llnltcly worse than what had boon.
Vet the very reverse Is true. S.ilnrics have
advanced three and four fold j-cs , even ten
fold. Tlio actor is now a respected member
of the community , and ns Rood ns any other
num. Actresses marry Into thobest families ,
nnd n surprising clmiiuo has come over the
face of things in the amount of property
owned by members of the profession. Uo to
almost any of the popular summer resorts ,
and some of the prettiest places there will bo
found to belong to men and women who
make their living as actors.
There Is no prettier place on the coast of
Massachusetts than Cohassct , and the nlccit
places there are the homes of Stuart Hobson ,
Ur.me and Lawrence llarrett. Kach of these
nion is worth considerably over $ iOOX)0. ( )
Hut when stock companies were tlio rape ,
( Jr.mc's salary xvas about STO a wcolc. Ho
originally became the comedian of tbo Oatcs
company nt $ i i a week. Lawrence Barrett
these days could barely make n living. Ho
was proud but mighty poor. As for Stuart
Hobson , his position w.is that of a nomadund
moro offlm tliau not his living for the week
hud to bo derived fri n his Friday night bou-
oilt , the custom then with star actors who
traveled from place to place playing with the
resident stock companies.
AV. .f. Florence , now n man who commands
81,000 or il.r)00 ) a week , and has for a good
many years , was another man AVUO depended
on the Friday night benefit for his living.
Further down the coast is Manchester , and
tncro is the famous Musconoma hou.- , every
shingle of winch was thu result ot the actor's
art. Mrs. Booth is now Itw genial and frugal
inBtivss. Old John CJilbert's hmiso is just
buck of It , Ho died worth 8150,01)0 ) , tlio care
ful saving of many years. When ho was a
well known actor in Uostou in a stock com
pany Ids snhtrv used to bo * ; ) a week. When
ho traveled with Jefferson his suliiry used to
be $ ' ) ( ) ( ) per week , a fair astlmato of the uni
versal improvement in the actor's jlaaiiclid
condition.
There really is now no hotter paying pro-
fe.silon in the world than the actor's. For
the same expenditure of brain and energy no
other profession can show anything like the
0 .1110 results. Often a simple part cleverly
played will five u man an income ot $1,0011 erse
so a week , year in tmd your out , nnd the time
actually expended In work may not bo more
than two hours out of tlio twenty-four.
It is true tlmt physical gifts are moro Im
portant hero than In any other calling. Any
follow with modicum
good-loukingyouiig only a
cum of bruins canwith a little practice , innko
himself worth 100 a week. Herbert ICelcoy
came , here a few years ago , ono of the worst
actors who ever trod tlio stage. Yet mana
gers vied with each other to secure his ser
vices because ho was a handsome fellow and
made nn attractive-hero in a play. His sal
ary therefore speedily rose Irom $50 a week
to $200. As for II. .1. Montague , ho owed all
his good fortune to a handsome facu and a
winning manner.
Tills quc&tloa of hoanty tells with men
oven more than women on the stage , prob
ably because handsome ; men are much rarer
on thu stage than handsome women. It Is a
natural goal for a handsome womun to seek ,
whereas lots of good-looking men prefer
other trades , where vanity is less likely to ho
a prime mover in thu question of making a
living.
The Improved condition of the actor , In
fact , could not ho mom graphically shown
than in the statement that tlltcen years ugo
John B. Owens was considered the richest
actor In tha world , and ho was popularly
supposed to ho worth about fci.Vl.OOO. Kvery-
body looked on him with admiration nnd
wonder. There nro now dozens of actors
worth that amount of money.
Kdwln Booth is popularly believed to bo
worth a good deal over a million , though It Is
only thirteen years since ho went through
bankruptcy. His Players' club alone cost
him very nearly SJOO.OOU , und ho hardly felt
the pressure when ho presented It to a select
few among the managers.
Oliver Doud liyrnn , n man who appeals
only to the most popular of nudicnccs , is
worth in property pretty nearly half a mill
ion dollars , lie nwus blocks of houses in
Brooklyn , with a lurgo portion of MumnoutU
Beach , near Long limnch.
Nate Salabuay , Tom ICccno , Joseph Mur
phy , AV. J. Seanlan , J. 1C. Kmmet , Alexander
Herrmann , Maggie Mitchell , Lotta , Mary
Anderson and 1C in in a Abbott tire but a few of
a lot of wealthy jieoplo who , fifteen years
ago , would have called n man crazy who had
predicted tlio fortune.- ) they now possess ,
"Jiulah. "
Mr. Wllurd , who is to como to this country
next season , has done nothing liner in his
career than his creation of Judnh Llowollyn ,
In the now play of "Judnh , " nt the Slmftcs-
btiry , in London. Henry Arthur Jones has
achieved several successes with modern
plays , but never before anything which has
approached the perfection of "Judah , " says
the Now York Alornlng Journal ,
London acclaims the new drama as qulto
"as unconventional in Its treatment ua it is
noble in Its theme. " It Is , says ono writer ,
a plav tlmt for Its mysticism and humanity
should take Its phico in literature bv tlio sldo
of the "Jane Kyro" of Currer Boll' , or "Tho
Scarlet Letter" of Hawthorne.
The story is simple , but is worked out with
great power. The earl of Ascarby , rich.gen-
orous , is trying dcspei-.Holv to save the gentle
Liuly live , the last of his children , from n
fatal malady which bus fastened upon hor.
Physicians of onilueiico have given her up.
The father snatches nt any suggestion of a
euro tlmt-can save this precious life.
Suddenly there comes to tlio Welsh vlllaso
adj.icent to thu earl's ostutoa man of shady
antecedents with his mysterious daughter.
Vashtl Uethic lias the repiit.itiou for healing
In u miraculous manner , She can llvo for the
best part of a month without touching food ,
and her miracles nw invariably preceded by
a trial of abstinence.
Kvery one believes in the pale-faced , dark-
eyed woman who has performed such as
tounding and miraculous cures. Scientillo
men may doubt , sceptics may sneer , but at
Voshtl's command nud iiilluenco crutches
are cast usido and iucurablo maladies ura
healed.
The warmest supporter of the mysterious
Vnshti is the minister of the Welsh Presby
terian church. Judah Llewellyn is an enthu
siast , heart nnd soul. Look at his earnest
face , murk his strong expression , take note of
the far-olt look In his eyes. Judah Llewellyn
can love strongly nnd hate strongly. Ho can
do nothing by halves. And ho regards the
mystic \ asnti as u slio were ilcstlnoil by
Providence to help us back to an ago o't
miracles. The minister loves Vashti with all
tlio wild enthusiasm of his passionate nature.
Helms never loved before ; never before has
he felt tbo iiilluenco of a second self.
Hut Judan suddenly discovers that Vushtl
Is tin impostor , a helpless victim in the hands
of her mercenary father. Ills love for her is
so great that ho at llrst continues to support
her cause , thus violating his own conscience ;
but finally by Ids love ho wins lier ton con
fession of the truth , and himself admits that
ho had aided in her deception.
His repentance and sclf-sacrlHco nnd
Vashti's love for him nro powerful to soften
the hearts of the earl and his family , and
Judnh and Viuhtl nre forgiven. Olga Bran
don's ' strong Impersonation of Vashtl lias
won her great praise. But thu Interest Is
concentrated on Judah nnd his struggle with
himself. The play is pure , strong und full of
a tender mysticism.
Musical and Dramatic.
For its fourth year in New York "Tho Old
Homestead" is to have new scenery.
Miss Nelllo Free has boon engaged to play
.Susan In "Held by the Enemy , " next sea-
ton.
ton.Edwin
Edwin P. Price is organizing a strong com
pany to support Clnru Morris in her tour next
season.
Mile. Polideus and Ada Dcaves will ho
among the "Two Old Cronies" company next
summer.
Pauline Hull will hnvo her own company
next season and possibly a now opera in ad
dition to several old ones.
Miss Lizzie Evans will open her eighth
season as a star in a new version of "Fogg's '
Ferry" by Mr. Prank Dufree.
"Tho Basilisk" is the title of a now play to
bo brought out at the Union Square theater ,
New York , July 8. It Is promised with a
strong cast.
Vcolotta , the vocalist , Is having Louis , T.
Cormi urrango a repertory ot now English
songs for her coming tour. She may huvo
boino old ones , too.
Miss Eva Mountford will open her season
under the management of Mr. II. A. D'Arcy
about September 1 In Frederick Soulio's play ,
"Eugenio Lo Tour. "
Kvans and Hooy will return from Europe
shortly. It Is said they have a number of new
things for "A Parlor Match" which they
picked up abroad.
"Master and Mnn , " will bo put on the road
again next season , with J. II. Cilmour and
Uominick Murray In the cast. Several good
nthdotos have been engaged for the fair
scene.
A new comedy Is being written for Mr.
Kiclmrd Mansliuld by n well known author ,
but will not bo produced before next winter ,
"Ueau Uruimncl" is booked
ns for an Indell-
nato run.
Mrs. Leslie Carter's company Is now fully
mndo up. David Uolasco , of the Lyceum
theatre. Is to stage Mrs , Curler's llrst play ,
"Tho Ugly Buckling. " It was written by
Paul Potter.
Cora Tanner will como baclc from Europe
some tlmo In tlio latter part ot July. On her
return she will at once begin rehearsing the
the now piny written for her by Edward Kid-
dor , tno well known playwright. A good
company , as usual , will support her.
A contract for three years was closed by
cnblo I'Yiday by Manager C. B , Locke , of th'o
Jui'li opera company , with Mr. Payne Clurko ,
ono of the leading tenors of the Carl lios.i
opera company. Mr. Clurko will make his
Jlrst appearance with the Juch company at
Denver on August IS.
Miss Marie I'rescott and Mr. U. D. Mac-
Lcnn play six wcoks In Now York next sea
son , opening January S ) , nt the Fifth nvonuo
theatre. Their repertoire will Incluilo
"Othello , " "Uomeo and Juliet , " "Tho Mer
chant of Venice , " "As You Llko It , " "Tho
Winters Tale , " "Ingonmr , " "Pygmalion and
Galatea , " "ispnrtacus , " "Tho Gladiator , "
and n special production of "Hormachls ami
Cleopatra , " a now dramatization of II. Uider
Haggard's ' "Cleopatra. "
Francis Wilson will open his season nt the
the Broadway theater August 18. Ho will
produce "Tho Merry Mrmurch , " nn adapta
tion from the French by Mr. J. Clieover God
win nnd himself. The music Is byKmilo
ChabriernndVoolson Alorsu. Mr. Wilson ,
in mi interview In London , said : "While It
is ilcclucdly eastern In general character , In
clining chiefly towards Indian habits ami cos
tuming , it can bo best described as having for
its scenes , somewhere in ttio Orient , und fin
Its tlmo well , simply some tlmo. "
John L , Sullivan will begin hia career ns
actor at Nlblo'.s August 11 ! , la a now piny
which Duncan Hurrisou Is writing for him.
The play Is called "Honest Hearts , and Will
ing Hands. " If the "big fellow , " .so-c.illed ,
Is half ns clover on tlio atago as ho has been
In tlio pugllistlo ring ho ought to bo able to
score a good mark as an actor. Fighting men
cro this hnvo become politicians , and evci
gene to congress , why should they not go 01
thustagol
Margaret Mnthor nnd several members o
her company , Including Otis Sldnnor. arc at
present In London awaiting Iternhardt's pro
dnctlon of " .roan of Arc. " Miss Mather ox
pccts to rival that production when shu pro-
soiits the piece at Palmer's theatre In Sep
toinhor. William Young la making thotrnns
lutlon of the lleruhardt play , and Miss Ma
thcr U to do the acting. Mls.s Mather acts
well , but f requently thu acting of an udapta
tlou docs not come up to the original , no mut
ter how elaborately the work limy bo pro
duced.
November 31 , 181.1 , the year of Rlrhn.ru
U ugnor's birth , writing ut Beyrouth , where
ho was then living , Joan Paul Ulchtor , in a
preface to B. T. A. Hoffmann's " 1'htmtiislcs.
tuoko , " wrote the following rcnmrknblu sentence -
tenco : "Up to the present tlmo Pluubus
Apollo has thrown tlio gift of poetry with his
right and that of music with Ids left baud to
two nomoni so far apart thnt we nro up to
this hour still vainly waiting for the man who
could produce n gcnulno opera by writing
both the poetry und music of the suine. "
It is somewhat dlfllcutt to form n dcnnlto
conception of the rank among virtuosos M.
radorewski , tbo young Polo , who after some
successful concerts In Paris , is now playing
In London. Tlio critiques upon his English
performances give on the idea that in his
gentler moods ho Is a delightfully pootlt-nl
and ilnlshed executant , but that In bis mo
ments of passion ho punishes the piano und
his auditors in true pugilistic fashion. There
Is already some gossip as to tlio likelihood of
M. Padorewski's coming hither.
A.V AMHUIUAK HKIjlCOIi.VNI ) .
Plslnl to the Head
of ( ho United States.
Benmula , lylnjj In the Atlantic ocean
lily ( ! UO miles from Capo Ilattoras and
wo days' swift steaming from Nnw York ,
s OHO of the most stronirlv fortilled sta-
lens in the British empire , says the
? oston Journal. Uosidus forts and bat-
fries , it possesses a Inufo dry iloi-k and
11 the costly paraphernalia to lit it for a
oiidozvotis for lleotrt. It is the boast of
Mtish olllcow tlmt those things , aided
jy the natural dlllloulUos of IICCOHH ,
iiiko Benmula imnrofjnahle. Whv , it
nay bo asked , has Kiijjlniul expended all
his money on u little , Insijinlllcant ,
ocky group of islets out in tlio ocean ,
uindrodBot miles removed from any
thcr English possessions of any con.su-
uoncor1 Why does she maintain an Hug-
lull Riu-i'lsoii there ami make It a place
if resort for her battle ships ? The com-
norclal value of the islands to Great Hi-it-
lin is Inconsiderable ; almost till of their
nidu is with the United Stntos. There
cnn only bo ono answer to this question.
] ngliind maintains her hold onltormuda
noroly as a point of naval and military
antajjo from which in nn omor oiiey
ho could 1110111100 Now York , the Dola-
vare , Chesapeake bay , Clmi-loston and
Savannah the entire eastern stretch of
nir American coast. This very month a
ubiniu-ino cable is being laid to connect
Jui'inuda with Halifax , under a heavy
uhsldy from the LJrilish government.
Vhilo our own authorities are In-
lliroront or implicitly relying
or. our "common origin" nud the
iftor-iliniior talk about "Anglo-
Saxon fraternity" to preserve friond-
o rulutloiiH , JOnglnnu is conducting
ilTnird in Bermudn us If any day might
irlng a declaration of war. No o't liar In-
oi-protiition can bo put unou the anaa-
uont and naval arsenal which England
ms for many years maintained upon
, heso islands than that I hey are Intended
to "hold a pistol to the head" of the
Jailed Status. If England values the
i-ieiulBhipand good will of Germany
suiliclantly to surrender Heligoland , one
of her own outposts , ought she not in
consistanoy Bin-render Bermuda to us ?
Such a proposition , If properly nut to
Lord Salisbury , might ull'oi-d an aiTmii-a-
) lo cluinco to test the sincerity of
Rugllfili professions of consideration for
America.
Steam Goimralrit hy Klcclrloity.
The Kcoloy motor 1ms arrived , says a
Chattanooga dispatch to tlio Globe-
Democrat. The machinery for go no rut-
Ing steam by electricity has boon sot up
liei-o and was strictly guurilcd , but u re
porter managed to got into the room In
which the plant Is locked nud guarded ,
nnd this is what ho found : To u battery
of two twonty-horio tubular boilorsi ! ten
horse engine nad boiler nro temporarily
connected to heat the water in them ,
Steam is first raised In the Hinnll boiler
nnd a dynamo used to produce cloclrUU-
ty. The Hues in the largo holler are
iflled with asbestos , the ends are con
nected with tlio dynamo and the passage
of the electricity through the asbestos
heats it to an Intense degree , causing a
rapid raising of htoam. When thu re
quired pressure in the lurgo
bollorn 1ms boon attained , the englno
driving the dynamo is attached to the
largo boiler and the work goes on UH bo-
fore. It this way it is claimed but iI5
per coat of the power of Iholnrgo boiloi-a
will bo required to furnish forty horse
power , leaving three-fourths of the
howcr to bo applied to to other purposes.
It is claimed that power can bo supplied
in this immnor to any required cxtunt ,
Tlio forty-horso power could bo used
after starling ; to slnrt n. KHMiorso power ,
nnd keep it moving without any cost
whatever outnldo of keeping up the ma
chinery. This is the llrst instance on
record whore power could hu Inoaeased.
Nature him always worked the other
way and demanded that a Htrongor
should work the weaker , ns the forty-
horse power to drive the ten , ami if this
proves a success , us is claimed , the com
pany has the lilggoHt dlmjovory over
nindo in Amiu-lciiniid nno that will rank
next to the discovery of steam power It-
sol f.
14O9
DOUGIAS---STREET.
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On account of our largo
and incroasinK Practice. ,
wo hnvo ItKMOVKD to
moro Hpiidoim und con
venient olllcoH.
Drs. Betts & Betts ,
1409 Douglas St. Omaha , Neb ,