Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE rONDAY. JANUARY 12 , 1891.
n THE COMMERCIAL TRAVELER.
TlirilL'sg Exporlenoo of an Old Timer in
How Mexico. .
THE SKELETONS UNDER THE BARN ,
_ _ _ _ _
T/ioy / nvplnln Many Mysterious Din-
nupcnrnnoes Tlio Jeweler's Nor-
row I2 onpo Samples from the
Grip baokH-Oiiialm's Visitors.
01 Campbell Hardy , n Jeweler from Boston , Is
{ ' ! In tlio city , nnd yesterday , when la his nptirt-
incnts nt tlio hotel , related some of tlio ex-
porlcnccs ho liad when In New Mexico ton
years ngo. Mr. Ilfirdy made the money thnt
gave liitn n start In life when a packman. Ho
traveled through nil tlio for western states ,
lint the most exciting tltno ho hail , ho says ,
was In Now Mexico.
"Otio dny , when much fatigued and bun-
Bry , I stopped for dinner at whnt appeared
to bo a pioneer's cabin , " ho bcRiin. "Tho
house was miles from any other habitation.
I had about ( SOO worth of stock and $1,200 in
tnonoy. When I entered the house I found
'
the occupants to bo a ifiaii of about sixty ,
his twenty-flvc-ycnr-old son , and two
women. The uppearanco of the old man
caused ino to mistrust dim , nnd I
m heartily wished I had not visited the place
two minutes after I entered It. Of course
the men nnd women wanted to ace what I hml
for sale , nnd the women purchased about $3
worth of goods. The old man , whoso nntno
was Moody , was particular to ask mo whom I
had last aeon , and to learn whether or not I
had nnv frlonda In the country. Afterward I
found out ho wished to find.out If I would bo
missed If ho made away with mo.
" .lust before I sat down to dinner I hap
pened to look out of the window and I saw
the BOH tro Into the barn with n shotgun In his
hand. His stealthy manner put mo on my
guard nnd I took coed care that my gun xvns
within ranching distance. I can not say I enJoyed -
Joyed the meal. I qulcklv swallowed a cup
of colTce , took n few mouth fuls of bread and
fillpltod what I could Into my pocket. Then
1 prepared to louvo.
' 'But you must sco the blooded stock I
have before you go,1 said Moody. 'Probably I
can trade one of the animals for a silver
watch. '
"But I knew If I overwent Into that barn I
would never como out of It alive , so I mndo
somoweak excuse nnd started down the road ,
keeping u sharp looKout from behind. The old
man was much enraged at my not falling Into
the trap , nnd Just ns I stepped out of view I
saw him enter the barn. I determined to
watch and wont Into a grove a llttlo farther
down the road nnd I stood where I could see
what was point ? on at the barn. I saw Moody
nnd his son come out , each firmed with n rilto.
They wnlltod into the woods not far from
whore I was hid , evidently meaning to head
mo oft farther dcnvn the road. I nm coitnin
they meant to lay In ambush for mo nnd
shoot mo down us I passed. But I made up
my mind to fool them , nnd Instead of going
the way I intended went in the opposite di
rection , passing the , house In the woods so
the women would not see mo. I kept close
to the road nnd when about half a milo from
Moody's ' I saw two trnppors walking In my
direction. They looked like honest fellows
nnd 1 confldod my suspicions to them.
< A The first comment otio of the men made was :
' 1 always believed that old wretch was a mur
derer. ' As I was not.In senrth of ndventure
I declined to return to Moody's house nnd in
i/ the trappers' presence demand an ox plan a
L tton , All I asked wns their protection for
' -"a mlle or two. For an old silver
watch they consented to accompany mo.
nnd wo started. I did not suspect
Jloody or his son were within a mlle of
mo , but when I suddenly walked our from
n llttlo clump of trees a bullet went whizzing
wist tno nnd lodged in the trunk of a hickory.
1 Jumped back Into n thicket of underbrush
nnd was almost scared to dentil. I got out
my revolver , however , nnd prepared to defend -
fend myself. I lay thcro about live minutes.
Suddenly thcro whs another loud report not
far from mo. The shot was Immediately fol
lowed by another and then I heard ono of the
trappers , -who had taken up positions near mo
as soon Us the llrst shot was fired , say : " 1
think they nro rtono for. "
"My trnpper friends called mo from my
hiding place , nnd lying behind n fallen tree
were the bodies of Moodv and hit son. Tlio
old man was shot throuph the ton\plo when
ho was looking over the lop for mo , und the
pon's back was brolton.liohiivlngstartcd to run
nwoy after his father was killed. The bullett
passed through his * stomacho. Both men
were dead when wo reached them. Wo then
returned to the house , but finding1 It empty ,
looked Into the barn nnd there found the two
women in a big collar under the building ,
digging n grave my grave. Wo found no
less than twenty skeletons In the place.
That old wretch nnd his sou had killed every
stranger who had visited that part of the
country for years. There was no end of ox >
citemcut when the riaws of the ghastly find
fn the don wont abroad and before I loft the
country tuo two women were strung up tqa
tree. Mood's ' remains and those of his son
were nlso hung up ns a warning , on a tree
near the side of the road. The old pioneers
In thnt part of tlio country can tell you a
tnuoh moro thrilling story about Moody's don
than I have. "
A IllRl" Five Tarty.
Ono of the most oajoynhlo high flvo parties
ot the season was given by Mr. nnd Mrs. B
Edbolm at their residence , 2030 Charles street ,
on lost Saturday evening to their Intlmato
friends.The llrst prize was won by Mr. W
NY , Ford , nnd the booby prize foil to the lot
of Mr. J , DoBartclo. After the conclusiot
of the game supper was served and music
and Hinging brought tuo evening festivities
to o close. The event proved to. bo ono of the
most oujoynblo of the season. Among those
present were : Mr. and Mrs. Grandn. ! Mr
nnd Mrs. W. W. Ford. Mr. and Mrs. B.Wcst-
erdahl. Mr. and Mrs. O. Wcstordnbl , Mr , and
Mrs. ( Jodfrcy , Mr. and Mrs. NVnlthor , the
Misses Knto nnd Kiln Smith , Clara Kdholm
Loulso Grnndln , Delia Fotd , and Otto E
Jtocobson , Charles Kdbolm , J. Do Bartclo
dud Cassia Wcstcrdabl ,
Sample * .
E. II. Holly has quit the rood. Ho got rich
but will remain in Omaha.
Charley 11 mm is npondlng a vacation n
Grand Island.
George Mead loft for the Hills yesterday
with n line of the Koch-ICIlpatrlck dry goods
company's goods. George wai married re
cently nnd makes his homo nt Chndron.
G. Alnrty , i , . B. Farrcll. D. S. Loltz ana
George Savngo will tnko the roail today with
spring poods for the Koch-ICilpatrlck dry
goods company.
8. P. Ifohn stnrts Wednesday to look after
the Kock-Kllnntrlck dry roods companv's
trade in northwestern fowu and South "aa
kotn.
"Slldo" Kelley , city man for the ICock-KIl 1
patrlckdry goods company , Is homo trotn 1n
visit east ,
A. Blimnlioimor , who does the western ter
ritory for n Now York clothing house , was .
nt the I'nxton over Sunday.
M. Mlchnolls , the senior member of the
clothing , firm of Mlohnolls & Son of New
York , turrlou over Sunday at the Pnxton.
Mr. Michnclls Is on the road half of the tluio i
alternating trips with his son.
Marie llnze.
There la ono gcntlomnn In this city ,
the Chicago Post , who fools something more
than ordinary Interest hi the domestic affairs
of tbo famous prlma douna , Marie Kozo.
This gentleman is Prof. II. B. Perkins , the
well known composer and teacher. His
brother , Julo E. Perkins , the noted basso ,
. -was Marie Haze's first husband. Ho was the
prime basso of the Maplcson Italian ra
company when ho married her in Paris In
1874. Julo Perkins , who had before him Ina
brilliant ooroor as nn artist , died a year
after his marriage In Manchester , England ,
In the hope of getting some information from
Prof. Perkins as to the miirltnl difficulties of
Marie Itozo and her husband , Henry Mniile-
fion. the saunterer sought , found and talked
\vlth him on the subject.
"Maria Hozo , " said Mr. Perkins , "is ono of
the most amiable of women , refined , ox-
trcuioly modest , wholly dovold of that in-
\ -cllcacy ono so often notices In members of
ho dramatic profession , an J a lady of the
ilghcst typo In every particular. I know
hat my brother always declared thathls wlfo
vos ono of the most punctilious and refined
vomen thnt ho over met. Ho and Marie
lozo were the moti dovctcd couple that ono
could llnd. She \vns very deeply attached to
ilm nnd ho fairly worshipped his wifo.
'
nm quite sure that Marie Hozo nnd
Icnry Maplcson were married. I nm sure
tlnrlo Hozo would uot do BO foolish a thing as
to live with nny man before the marriage
ceremony hnd been performed , oven under
the name of wlfo. I was not n witness of nny
cLTomony , nor hnvo I anv other proof of tholr
narrlngo than the fact that Henry Mnploson
nt reduced her to everyone ns his wlfo nnd
.hot she introduced Mapleion to tno n3 her
lusbnnd. There is hardly nny room to
doubt the mnrrlaco. And Mnploson's course
seems to mo to bo a very brutal ono. Ho deserted -
sorted his llrst wlfo nnd she secured n di
vorce from him on that ground nnd n now liv
ing In New York city. I am very sorry , In
deed , to read of Marie Kozo's troubles. She
Is a woman who dcsorv'os the best things of
this life.1' ' _
LAWS 'fHIi I'KOl'l.K It'AXT.
A Conservative Independent Vlow of
Puoim , Nob. , Jan. 12. To the Editor of
lie BKG : The present national depression
in agriculture is the result not nlouo of ro-
oorted shortness of crops , but ot n wrong ad-
lustmont of ccouomlo forces , for which the
farmer Is not responitblo , nnd which must bo
righted In part by legislation.
iVgrlculturo is , in the United States , the
basis , of prosperity. Its prosperity Is the
prosperity of the land. Through the present
distress all trades suffer , nnd well nigh the
whole country. Legislation for the fnrmers
la relief for the nation. Our legislators ami
congressmen have boon Incapable of remedies
or have culpably neglected the farmers' wel
fare , and nro rightly being retired to private
life.
life.Tho
The Nebraska farmers have been unjustly
treated by the railroads , nnd our loKlslnturo
should lower rates to the lovvn figures. Tliero
should bo strict national oversight of rail
roads nnil telegraphs in the Interest of the
public , nnd If necessary government manage
ment or ownership , or both.
The money lenders In thcso hnrd times
have been oppressive nnd extortionate. The
state rate of interest should bo llxed by law
at 0 par cent , and no moro than 10 per cent
allowed on contract , and violation made to
forfeit interest nnd principal.
It should bo In the power of no class of
men to make the hard times which como from
contracting or expanding according to their
selfish Interest and will the money volume of
our land. Bunks should not bo allowed to
Issue and to retire money ; but this should bo
the privilege of the United States govern
ment nlono.
There should bo nn Increase In the volume
of currency by the coinnpo of rcmonltizod sil
ver dollars and the Issuing of silver certifi
cates secured by bullion la the treasury until
there is speedy and manifest relief.
Kiirmers should have thrco years in which
to redeem fnrmi , or if possible three years of
"grace" before foreclosing of mortgages.
Each seller of commercial pnpor should bo
required to vouch for its genuineness with
his signature and place of residence , nnd such
guarantee should accompany each transfer.
Every traveling njrent should bear croden
tints of Identity , of ofllco and of power , and
oo requ i red to exhibit such u poll request from
un expected customer.
There should bo a reform In state and
especially In legislative expenditures.
The Australian ballot in Improved form
should bo adopted by our legislature.
Consumers should bo protected as well as
manufacturers. The public revenue should
bo raised on luxuries rather than on necessa
ries.
ries.United
United States senators should bo chosen by
popular vote.
It having been repeatedly declared by our
statesmen that the welfare of the nation re
quires the tillers of the soil to own the land ,
and farms in our country having by thou
sand passed into the hands of landlords , nnd
hundreds of thousands moro being hopelessly
mortgngod it should bo the great concern of
state nnd national governments to save our
country from the thrcntening tcnantism and
landlordism which Is the great curse of the
old world.
Great crisis justify extreme measure.
Therefore the sub-treasury bill nnJ the .land
currency bill nro Justifiable , if they arc neces
sary practicable. N. H. B. ,
Secretory Alliance ll'J7.
Tlio Usury Qiin'tlnn.
Oscr.ou , Nob. , Jan. 9. To the Editor of
n Bnii : Allow a nineteen years' '
resident of Nebraska , wnoso farm is at the
present tlmo ground down in the mortgage
mills of the Inw , to give his opinion in the
present notation demanding usury laws.
It has been my experience that a largo ma
jority of farm mortgages have been given to
get money nt-low mtos of Interest to pay oft
local dobts. It is amusing how local money
lenders can prove to their skinned victims
the proflt of mortgaging tboir farms to non <
resident mortgage companies nt 7 or 8 per
cent interest , to stop p.vylng suoh extortion
ate Interest as local money demands , etc.
Oftentimes when my notes due local money
lenders ( on which I was paying from 18 to10
per cent per annum Interest ) were duo ,
nnd owinir to short" * crops or low
prices I could not meet them promptly , I
hnvo mortgaged the homestead to get out of
the clutches of local Shyloeka ; and though
the mortgage on the farm Is now being fora-
closed by an Iowa mortgage company , It Is
an 8 per cent mortgage and was pivon to
satisfy local usury.
It will bo adiro calamity on ourstatoif
laws are passed which will deprive farmers
of the privilege of getting money nt low
rates of interest ; such laws will bonelit only
local money lenders , who nrp hiding tholr
own avarice by urging the nbuso of lo.m com
panies who hnvo by loaning money nt lower
rates of interest helped thousands of farmers
out of distress caused by resident usurers.
If loan companies did not have bankers for
ngonts they would not bo inndo "cats-paws , "
ns they now nro , to pander theirntwnts' inter
ests , and farmers would soon re.Ui/.o who are
their host friends these wheedled them out
of their inonov by usury , or the loan compa
nies who relieved them ol their omharosa-
mcnts at low Kites of Interest.
An investigation of the nhuses of our usury
luws may bo perverted by the enactment of
laws which will distress thousands of our
fnrrnors and force the snlo of tholr homes ,
which under shrinkage of values caused from
a crcnt number of forced sales will enrich
our local usurers , who will be ready to buy at
low prices and try , then as now , to hldo 'tho
wrong they hnvo done to others by shouting
"Wolf , wolf , " nt tholr cats-paws and victims.
If there were no borrowers there would be
no usury , nnd in proportion ns the supply ol
money is greater than tha demand for It , In
terest will by competitltioti to lend bo less ;
therefore , whatever legislation will place the
farmers in condition that they will not bo
borrowers will bo a remedy for distress
caused by borrowing money.
I believe the law has n constitutional right
to say what rate of Interest it shall boused it !
nn ngont to collect , nnd if debts nro con
trnctcd nt greater rates it shull not bo used as
an agent for their collection.
For jrold the venal legislator rnnts nnd jaws
For gold the hireling judge distorts the
laws ;
Wealth henp'd on wealth , nor truth nor
safety buys ;
The dauRers gather as the treasures rlso.
J. H. AXDEIISON.
"Slionnndtmh" in the South.
The sentiment of the south townh
"tihcnandonh" Is thus expressed by the Sa
vannnh Times :
Whllo the south Is proud of the glorious
and Illustrious rccora of her arms , she Is
naturally sensitive at the touching of he
sacred memories by alien hands , am
shrinks when the curtain is drawn back for
the mcro purpose of revealing n puppet show
of thosa yc.irs of self-denial and heroism. I
by so doing tlioao memories can bo bollowoi
n good purpose Is subserved. But cnn scenes
from that great drama bo ro-cnuctcd on the
mlmle stage toJny and the spectator not go
back in mind nnd sympathy to the momen
and act it part himself (
The trouble with Mr. Howard's play from
n southern standpoint is that the speeches
the sentiment , the action , and the coloring
whllo dexterously manipulated , It is true , nn
inoqunbly distributed , Ono sot of tones haj
all the warmth ; the other Is subdued. One
sldo has ttio'glow and the other -the shadow
This U not so much in a posltlvowny as uoga
tlyely. The propondoronco of glory and lus
ter and patriotism and devotion is on th
xNorthern side. Even the Southern girl's
aheart is divided between her countr
and her lover , who Is lighting it , and , per
nps , naturally , though not empirically , the
ntrlotlsm Is not so strong as the affection
or the tnngiblo sweetheart. Hero and there
n the play are things which the southerner ,
hough now as ardent a p.ttrlot ns any , ro-
onts. The author did uot RO intend It , of
ourso. Indeed , It Is to bo presumed that ho
vould not have It so for a moment If ho un-
erstood. * * * The wnr drama cnn well
jo laid away for a long tlmo , nnd It Is to beeped
oped that "Shennndoah" will net oncourngo
ho production of others ,
An Acknowledgment.
OMAHA , Jan. 11. To the Editor of THE
Bnni Will you please allow mo to acknowl-
do through your columns the receipt of
ho very generous donation of "C. h 1C" for
ho benefit of Uio poor of the city ) I shall
iso It to the beat of my judgment nn J ability
n relieving the sufferings of such needy poole -
> lo ns I may Und. In tUs imroo of the deserv-
ng poor of Omaha I thank "Cask 1C" for his
t. W. J. ILvtisiu.
At the Y. M. C. A.
Three hundred nnd sovontr-ono young men
voro present nt the meeting at Concert hall ,
f. M. C. A. building- , yesterday , 4 p. m.
Jhcss Birch , the musical evangelist , who Is
tow assisting Hov. S. M. Ware , pastor of the
Second Presbyterian church , In n series of
revival meetings , had charge ot the service ,
t opened with a song sorvlco under direction
of Prof. Kr.ttnnd male chorus. Mr. For-
ingor , the association cornotlst , and Mr ,
) ireh , wltn his gold cornet , assisted in swell-
ng the volume of praise. Hov. Wuro of-
'orod a brief , earnest pr.tyor , and
vl r. Birch sang a solo in n rich
'ull voice. The mooting was then
I'arlcil with testimonies , experiences , nnmlug
'avorito hymns , etc. Toward the close Mr.
Illrch rendered n beautiful cornet solo , which
melted the hearts of Ids hearers. lie spoke
lor n few minutes from the sixth chapter of
Mark , nbout the mnn with tlio withered
mud who wns healed by Christ , nnd pointed
out to the nudlcnco a number of sins whlcti
vero to them withered hands , which could bo
icalcd if strotch'id forth to Jesus. Twelve
I'oung men expressed a dcsiro to become
Jhristlnns , nnd In nn after meeting thrco
thrco of them profession conversion.
Entirely Too Mo'lcst.
The Collector , an eastern publication In the
interest or art , says : "Tho wanton rmitlln-
.Ion of Bouguercau's charming allegory , 'The
Heturn of Spring , ' by a prurient , not to say
obscene minded crank at Omaha , suggests
, ho existence of a novel peril for public exhi
bitions of works of art. Only Imagine whnt
liavoothls putrid-soulcd lunaitc might wreak
In a certain gallery In New York just now ,
Nor need the violences of such social Huns
DO restricted to the nude art , which , In the
: aso of the Omaha imbecile , aroused his filthy
ulood to the boiling pitch of ungovern
able fury. What is to prevent a rabid
sectarian from destroying a picture
which represents nn ndvorso creed to thnt
which lie has chosen to ndopt , n confirmed
misogynist from butchering the pictures of
all the pretty women ho encounters , nnd so
on ? It Is all very well to punish such scoun
drels nftcrwnrds , but punishment does uot
mend the ruin they causo.
In the Omaha case the crime was really ono
] f miserably-malicious rascality. The picture
is a work which could nrouss offen
sive ideas only in a mind of the basest lewd-
ness. Spring , typified by a maiden in her
adolescence , pure tin the baby cupids thnt
hover about mid wclcomo her , stands erect ,
shivering just n llttlo in the fresh ? ephyrs
that Ijnger in the track of winter. To ilnd
such n picture Immodest Is to invent the im
modesty for it. Painted for the Salon of 18SO ,
it was'brought to New York In 18S7 by
Boussod , Valndon & Co. , and wns for n
lotitf tlmo ono of the poms of their
Fifth nvcnuo gnllorles. It Is on 1m-
portnnt work , thoroughly representa
tive of the nrtist and which would
doubtless hnvo brought at auction the price
of $18,000 nt which they valued It before the
necessity of repair impaired its market worth
a good fib per cent.
It is to bo hoped that Messrs. Boussod ,
Valadon & Co. will cxaot from the Omaha
exhibition authorities the extreme compensn
tlon possible to bo secured , They owe a rigid
insistence on this act of justice , not only to
thomiclves , but to the whole world of art.
Moamvilo , until the Omaha idea o ( modostv
becomes moro civilized , it will bo Just ns well
for owners of derolloto pictures to glvo ts
loan exhibitions a wide berth.
UNION VETE HANS' UNION
Permanent Organization of Onloncl
tlaiuosV. . Suvaco Coiuniiind.
A largo number of old soldiers mot nt the
ofllco of Judge E. A. Shaw yesterday after
noon to perfect the organization of Colonel
James W. Savage command , union veterans
union.
The initial steps were taken a week ngo ,
out oflloors were not elected until yesterday.
The organization is oflicered llko n regimental
command nnd the officers oloot ureas follows :
J. A. Bnrtlett , colonel commanding ; J , U.
Mlllor , lieutenant colonel ; B. A. Shaw ,
major ; L. B. Edmunds , adjutant ; U. W.
Allen , chaplain.
This is the first command organized In the
stnto , the order having been organized less
than two years ago.
All Eoldirrs who served six months In the
war of the rebellion are eligible to member
ship , making it moro of a veteran soldiers or-
ganiAition than the Grand Army of the Re
public.
Colonel Savage command starts out with
fifty charter members , about two-thirds of
whom are Grand Army raon.
A XXO UXVEMEXTS.
Henry Wnttorson , the brilliant orator of
the Louisville Courier-Journal , nftor seeing
Clara Morris in Sardou's nowplay/'Odotto , "
remarked : "Thoro Is but ono American no-
tress , and her name Is Clara Morris , " This
evening Miss Morris appears nt the Boyc
nftor nn absence of three years , restored in
health and with a strong reporloiro. Her
novplty thU season Is a now play written ov
Saraou , entitled "Odette. " Miss Morris will
produce "Odetto" on this n..d Wednesday
iiveulngs and "Camlllo" on Tuesday evening- ,
Miss Gornldlno McCann , the handsome nru
dnshlng Gabriel of lilco's "Kvungollne , " is
said to bo the brightest artist who has yol
assumed that rolo. Tlio compauv open a' '
Boyd's with a matinee Saturday , January 17 ,
and closes there Sunday night ,
Solomon's Wisdom Needed.
Detroit legal circles have been excited
ever the trial of a habeas corpus case for
the possession of a fourteon-yoar-old girl
called Annlo Duggnn. The child was
In the possession of Mrs. John Mumlary ,
who swore it was her daughter , while
Mrs. Anna Moran , who nlso swore thai
BIO ! was the mother of the child , wanted
possession , bays a dispatch to the Phil
adelphia Press ,
Each sldo produced a cloud of wit
nesses , Including nurses , who hnd boon
present at her birth , doctors who had
attended n child llko Annie In habyhooc
nnd photographers who brought nogo-
tlves of the girl's picture as n. child , Into
court nnd Identified the child by u mole
on the forehead which was shown In both
negatives. The evidence was the
conflicting on ull points , the defense pro
ducing us perfect u claim as the plain
Judge nosmor , before whom the case
was tried , was in a quandary and re
sorted to all kinds of schemes to help
him , but none of them wonted. In sum
in ing up the case the judge said thnt ho
had never hoard of n cnso since Solo
men's time where two women were BO
positive of bolncr the mother of ono child
Ho lacked the a'utocratlo power of usln <
the sword test , but should allow th
child to stay with Mrs. Mundnry.
Mrs , Moran weakened her case b
claiming the child as Illegitimate , an'd
the luupo rather disliked to decide It
her favor. The case will bo taken to th
supreme court.
Just Ilia ritylo.
Browning , King & GJ. : Cmtotner llav
you nny soft young men's tints }
"Yoa , " was the reply , "plenty that wll
exactly suit you. "
Clipped from Canada Presbyterian , undo
signature of C. Blackott lloblnson , proprloto
I was cured of oft recurring billlous bead
aches by Uurdock blood bitten.
10W ONE FEELS UNDER FIRE
Sensation Dasaflfcd by a Man Who
Una Bjn Thoro.
EVEN THE BRAVEST GET NERVOUS ,
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Graphic Account of a Thrilling III do
on n Knllroml , Train Through a
Porest Missouri
Ilouclfttltoiitcd.
As much has been said and written about
low volunteer soldiers feel and act , when
Irst under flro. I will give my own experi
ence. Some of the boys loaded nnd fired ns
'at ns thov could , but were so terribly excited -
cited that they fired too much nt random.
Others were less excited and fired moro do-
Iberatoly. I didn't flro nt nil until I saw ,
some ono to shoot nt. Afterwards whllo In
the service , I was afraid nnd terribly oxcltcd
nt the prospect of n , battle , but when It
actually commenced , after the first lire , I
wns ns cool as a cucumber , flrod low , nnd
.rlcd to do the enemy ns much dnmngo ns I
could. Tliero is no such a thing ai Insensi
bility to four. All soldiers realize the danger
0 which they nro exposed. But do they
1 Inch ? Not much. They expect to conquer
or dlo la the service of their country , nnd
many times they expect to dlo.
Poor George Felt , ho was the first martyr
to the cause of bis country from our regi
ment , the Sixteenth Illinois , nnd from
our company. Ho had a presenti
ment that day , before wo boarded
, ho train , that ho was soon to illo.
Ho wrote a letter that dn.v to his father tell-
ng him that somehow ho felt they were never
.o meet again In this life , and bidding him
'nrowoll. That letter arrived with his dead
jody. Ilo was the only son of n wealthy
farmer near Hamilton , 111. Ho wns a young
nan of much promises with brilliant pros
pects. Ills body wns sent homo with an escort
cert of his comrades , where ho was buried
with civil nnd military honors.
Our regiment wns again for a short tlmo
scattered by companies at different points on
the lino. The regiment at that
time was 1,000 strong , each company
laving 100 lighting men in its ranks.
A company ot 100 men , with a hundred
muskets ' , was moro than the avcr.igo Mls-
so'url bushwhacker wished to tackle , miles *
: hey outnumbered us three , or four , to ono.
Firing on the trains , had become so frequent
that now , no train attempted to run for any
considerable distance , without some soldiers
iboard to protont It , nnd rorurn tlio flro of
skulking bushwhackers. As n moans of
[ irotection for the engineers nnd llroinon the
bnbs of the engines were protected by plutos
of iron , except the front windows.
Colonel Smith soon received Information
that the rebels were in force , some fifteen
miles south.of Monroe station , and ho ordprcd
; ho different companies to concentr.uo nt
Monroo. where wo remained long enough for
lilm to review nnd inspect us ,
when having received information
of an outbreak at Palmyra , a place
which was a regular hotbed of re
bellion , ho dotachetU forty men out of each
company , under command of a lieutenant of
each company , tho. Svholo commanded by
Major Hays , to Palmyrn.whllo ho determined
to march with the remainder. 000 men , upon
the rebel camp whioh , according to the best
information ho could obtain , was locntod
about twelve miles iouth of Monroe station.
I happened to bo among the 400 sent to Pal
myra , whore our DroAouco had a quieting
effect on the rebel element , who suddenly
became the staunchesFtimon men immacrinn-
blo. As to the doings of the other 000 I will
hnvo to depend on tb o , information received
from them when wo' reinforced nnd rescued
them thrco days aftertt'-irds under the most
oxcltlng circumstances. The saino day that
the -100 arrived nt Palmyra Colonel Smith
loft Monroe with' ( XX ) men , and ono
piece of artillery , a nine pounder , to find the
rebel camp.
Martin Green , a democratic- congressman
from that congressional district of Missouri ,
had been appointed a brigadier general by
Jeff Davis , and had been organizing and
drilling a brigade of between throe and four
thousand men at the camp referred to. Of
course Colonel Smith was ignorant of the
number of tuo enemy ho had started out to
disperse , ana it so happened that General
Green had started nt thu same time with all
his force to gobble up the Sixteenth , not
doubting for a moment his ability to do so.
As the two hostile columns approached each
other General Green gotnoticoof the advance
of our men nnd nrr.mgod an ambuscade In a
rnvino through which ran a stream called
Hiiine's branch , on the line of routo. But
the men ho had posted In the brush on both
sides of the road through the ravine
could not bo restrained from tiring as soon as
the head of our column entered the ravine ,
thus preventing the sUccess of ttieir plan , for
the rear of ourcoluinu immediately formed in
two'lines and charged bayonets on the Hank
nnd rear of the concealed fee , compelling
them to break cover and lly , thus giving our
boys a chnnco to punish them well in return.
At the first lire several of the boys wora
WDiindcd nnd Captain McAllister of company
C received seven wounds in different plncos ,
but when the rebels were compelled to break
cover they suffered severely from our lire in
flank nnd roar. The ravine was sbon cleared ,
but Colonel Smltb , suspecting the rebels
were in force in the timber on the right nnd
rear , decided to fall back to the open prairie.
Arrived therohosawalnrgoforcoof mounted
rebels galloping toward Monroostatlon , which
w ns In plain sight , nlthouch five miles away.
Colonel Smith , surmising their urrundordcred
his men to march briskly in that direction.
But s > eon the whole country was nllvo with
mounted rebels who swnrmed from the tim
ber on each side of the prairie. They were
soon in front , on both flunks nnd rear. Their
method of attack wa. } to charge in column ,
but when they cnrao within several hundred
yards thov would wheel mid aelivorthcirflro ,
then ride back and leload.
Our boys soon becnmo familiar with their
plan of action. The formed a hollow square
auU kept on their march to the station , wliicti
was now in flumes , und the Held piece was
trained on the charging columns , nnd when
they wheeled to flro our muskets belched
forth at them , dealing them immensely moro
dnmago than they did us with tholr
shotguns nnd sporting rifles. They
soon bccamo timid and moro in
clined to avoid a closer acquaintance ,
with our boys , and during the remainder of
the march to the station they kept modestly
out of range of our muskets.
The station was reached before sundown ,
but every building in the little hnmlot had
been burned by the 'rebels ' except a largo
brick bcmiimry , of which Colonel Smith took
possession , and the boys throw up an earth
work ten rods square around it , whllo the
rebels formed a cordon around them at a safe
distance. Several tlnias during the night
they advanced , but the light from the smoul
dering ruins betrayed thorn and brought them
a shower of bullets till they retired beyond
'
range.
The next day their ifnmbors had Increased
but they kept well out of rouge and settled
down to n rogalar seltftt.c/Thoy now displayed
two field pieces , wltk.whlch they cannonaded
the seminary all that day and succeeded in
hitting the building "ftvlco. They supposed
they had the Sixteenth it their mercy and
proposed to starve thbni out and thus compel
them to surrender. Tbp situation was indeed
critical , for on the previous duy wo bad taken
only two days' ratlouirwith : us nnd only fifty
rounds of cartridges apiece , and now
there was only an average of ten
rounds per soldier left. Relief from the rail
road was out of the question for the rebels
had destroyed ttio track on both sides of the
station. They might march to Palmyra by
lighting tholr way through , if they hai
plenty of ammunition , but with their present
scant supply , It would bo madness to make
the attempt. There was only a ohanco tha
Major Hays at Palmyra would got news o
thii situation and como to their rollof wltn
his men , and n supply of provisions and am
munition , and Colonel Smith wisely resolvoc
to sUmd his ground and tnko the chance
Tlio next day the cordon of rebels romnlnci
nt a safa distance but
, our llcld-pioco by a
lucky shot dismounted ono of tbulr guns , am
they removed tbo other so far back that i
could do no damage. There was only two
rounds loft for our flold-ploco. Early In the
afternoon , deuso volumes of smoke was iceu
far down the railroad track.
Meanwhile Major Hays , with the 4CO , wa1
quietly at Palmyra , ignorant of tai
vchts In progress nt Monroo. until the morn-
ng of the third day. IIowMnjor Hays ob-
nlncd news of the situation wo private !
over knew , but wo did know that there wale
o telegraphic communication in these days ,
lo must hnvo received the news sotno tlmo
urlng the previous evening , for before sun-
iso that morning wo were aroused by the
ovctllo nnd ordered to strlko tents nnd load
ur bncrgngo on cars then standing on the
rack. This order wns executed with nlncrlty.
Vo found n train of freight and flat cars
vlth nn engine In front nnd another
ouplcd on behind , It carried workmen-
eels and material , coiumlssary stores mi'i '
ammunition , nnd , In short , was perfectly
equipped for the work wo had in hand.
Mrectly In front of the front engine was a
iat car. on which wa4 mounted an old ilold
iiece , and several of our men whohndsorvcd
is artillerymen during the Muxlcun war were
lotnilod to man the gun.
Although wo privates were still In Ignor-
unco , somehow wo nil felt that this meant
mslncss. Our officers soon informed us of
ho situation of affairs nt Monroe , and wo nil
owed to effect n Junction with Colonel Smith
jr perish la the attempt. Tbo distance wns
something loss than twenty miles hut
lover wns railroading done under greater
difllcultlcs , for it took from 0 o'clock In the
norning until 0 In the evening to
unko tbo trip. Wo could have marched tha
listnnco in less time , but the supplies were
moro essential to the garrison tit Monroe than
our presence , nnd in ordur to got the supplies
there wo had to accompany the train thnt
carried them. Wo hnd not , nt this time , been
"
"urnlshcd with government wagons , nor with
, ho famous government mule , nnd It was im-
Kwsiblo to impress teams nnd wagons , for
hey word run olT out of our roach.
Wo had proceeded but n few miles until
nir train was stopped by a burning bridge.
The fire wns soon extinguished , but some of
" .ho timbers were so weakened by the flro
.lint that they hnd to bo taken out and re-
ilnccd. Lieutenant Hntch of company I , who
mil formerly boon a railroad bridge builder ,
superintended the work. It took sovora !
hours. But after It wns repaired wo
nndo quick tlmo for nbout three
nllcs , whoa the tram agnlii stopped ,
"
"ho track hnd been torn up
irsomodlstnnco by the removal of both
alls and ties. Those were found hid in the
tall grass of a neighboring meadow and were
quickly carried buck nnd rcplnccd by the
mun , and on wo wont again. Not a living
soul hnd thus fnr been seen along the line , In
lold or nt farm houso.Vu were again
stopped by another bicnU in the road , wtiich
vns soon rcpuhod , nnd wo steamed ahead.
Wo now saw sunolco ascending from some
loint up the road , but it bend or ciirvo ahead
irovcntcd us from seeing what was on lire ,
wo soon rounded the curve nud found the
ire.
ire.Tho
The Hannibal & St. Joseph railroad , llko
nil railroads running through a country
were timber was abundant , used wood M
'uol for its engines , and here nt this point
, vas n cut extending for some distance.
" Immense quantities of cord-wood wns
"icro ricked up on both sides of the
.rack on the banks imldo by the cut.
md extending for nearly a mllo. This wood
lad Iwon fired on both sides , mid when wo
airived at the place the lire was just gettluj ;
under headway. Major Hays , thinking that
icrhaps the track was torn up In the cut.
stopped the train. John Vance , Ike Hill and
nyself volunteered to run the gauntlet bo-
.ween the llros to see If the track ahead wns
ill right. This wo did , amid sinoko and flame ,
or rather between the flumes , which fre-
luently overlapped over our heads.
The hent anil smoke were nt times unbenr-
nblo , and were it not. for the fact thnt there
were intervals where the wood hnd not yet
: aupht lire , we could not have gene through.
\Vo found the track all right except in ono
ilnco. where the spikes were withdrawn from
one rail and the rail slightly misplaced. Hud
the train been thrown hero nothing
could hnvo saved it from destruction.
When wo got through , wo saw a party of
men standing on the track several hundred
yards ahead , and wo promptly llred at them ,
, vhen they took to tholr heels ,
Luckily wo found a sledge , a few spikes ,
and a part of a broken crowbar , lying along
side the track. Wo took thorn and wont
Dtrck , replaced the rail and spiked It down.
Then finding a break In the line of cordwood
wo got outside and hastened bock to the
train , reported to the major nnd urged a
speedy passage of the train , as the fire was
training headway , nnd every momauU delay
increased the danger of the passage.
And right here , I wish to record the fact
that I never think of this occasion without a
feeling of prldo nt the service rendered by us
on this occasion. Major Hays , when ho saw
our scorched clothing , singed hair and
blistered faces , patted us on the back and
called us "bully boys. " Ho nlso snld , that
with a single ivgimont of such men he would
not bo afraid to taeklo all tlio rebels in North
MUsouri , if they would give him a chance.
Ho had hesitated in attempting lo make the
passage , but whllo wo were gene ho had the
tram backed oft nearly half a milo to where
ii Mnall stream crossed tbo track , and ordered
the boys to beak their blankets in water nnd
fasten them to the sides of the cars. Ho now
ordered 10J men to march around the flro on
o in sldo nnd nn equal iiumbor on the other
sldo , and ordered the rest of us aboard tbo
cars ,
But now n now hitch arose. The engineer
of the fi out engine demurred against making
the passage , saying the chances were too
groat. Ha had a family , etc. But instantlv
several men In the ranks who had previously
been engineers offered to take his
place. Then ho got ashamed , and
said if ono of them would
got Into the cab with Him no would take tbo
train through h 1 If necessary. The train
started. The engineer threw the throttle
wide open nnd wn pained headway rapidly.
Scon wo plunged in between the two lines of
fire , which was Increasing In fury with every
moment. The flames shot high above us ,
hissing , crackling and roaring , now and then
overlapping the train , llrst team ono sloe ,
then from the other. The heat was stifling.
On went the tram between the two raging
line of lire. It might have been two minutes ,
11 could scarcely hnvo been moro , from the
tlmo wo entered this tunnel of fire until wo
emerged nt the othar end , but It seemc-d
much longor..Hiid wo'not noticed nnd fixed tlio
tnni | > cred rail , the train would most certainly
have been thrown from tlio track nt that
place and burned , with perhaps nil on hoard ,
But as It wai the train kept the track nnd wo
emerged safely , though nearly suffocated , nt
the other end , nnd wlion nt n safe dlstnuco
from the fire , the train stopped to allow the
men who had u'ono around to rejoin us , wa
got off nnd oxnmlncd the cars. We found
those cars , which had not been protected by
wet blankets , blistered , scorched and smok
ing , and-tho wet blankets were now dry anl
singed. Had wo been fifteen minutes later
the train could not hnvo mndo the pas ago ,
for the heat afterwards became so great that
the rails twisted.
SIMM , WK D1N13 AT O ?
London Society Disturbed by the
Question or Clmngliii ; Kitting Hours.
The fashionable dining hour is justly
oxcltintr attentionsays a London fashion
authority. Nowadays wo give BO much
thought to the healthy , wealthy and
wise question that it is almost strange
some stand has not hitherto boon taken
against the absurdly Into hour at which
wo dine. Even now it is uot on th
ground of health that the appeal is mnd
against 0 o'clocic ns the fashionable- din
ner tlmo , but by reason of its inconvou-
lonco ,
The oxnmplo Is , of course , sqt us In
hlfjh plncoa , and it Is from the nrlnco of
Wales thnt the reform Is anticipated.
Tliero nro rumors that ho would not 1.a 1.o
averse to fixing the hour at 8 , aa ho , beIng -
Ing n great play-goor , finds It inconven ai
ient to got to the theater under existing
arrangements. The reprehensible fashIon -
Ion of postponing the dinner hour till
the evening IB half ever , Is undoubtedly l
ono which theatrical folk condemn , nnd
which Is obviously unfair to the general
play-going public who tnko tholr princi ilI
pal meal curlier In the dny , flinco to suit
the conveniences of the statutes tholr
evening's entertainment is not only cut
downf but communcos at at hour when
they not unnaturally expect tholr amuse -
rnonts to bo actually on train. 0is
Another result of 0 o'clocic dining Is
that the meal Is rapidly rushed through :
In order that It may not ho protracted )
quite into the night. It stands to reason
thnt oven the regulation courses cannot
be oiiton under tin hour , and when ono
considers the number of dishes to bo con -
suinod , the details of service and the
necessary pauses , it Is not BO much to bo
wondered at that the fashionable folk
como Into to the theater , but that they
ronoh there nt all.
In order to bring dinners begun so Into
within reasonable limits of time , rapid
ontlng ami eorvlcormvo boon resorted to ,
and it IB ngnlnst the fashionable hnsto of
dining thnt the moat sorloua plaint is
mndo. Even younp pobplo complain that
they cannot bolt ttiolr food at the pnco
required , while tholr old ore nnd tlioso
. who sot a vnluo upon good dishes bitter
ly ' lament tholr nbltlty either to digest or
appreciate the food which fashion thus
compel ) thum to consume at lightning
pnco.
INDIAN AND COMRT.
Tim Koriner AOOIHUHH of tlio Imttor to
HlN Ihitlni .Satisfaction.
During the year the hist comet was )
streaming In the sky I was camping ono
night In a cannon near the foot of Cook's
pcako , N. M. In the party was an old
and for nn Indian a fairly intelligent
Ute named Sam. Sam had boon at
tached to some cavalry troop at Tort
Ctimmlngfl as n scout , says the Kansas
City Star , but his day of loavlntr the ser
vice being rcnchod , ho attached himself
to mo for a consideration. Pointlntr to
the comet I asked 3am what ho could
say in its defense from the standing of iv
Uto. Sam was , unlike most Indians , a
good Blnglo-lmmlcd talker , and could
spunk English very well. Ho wns ambi
tious to perfect himself in the language
and readily seized on every chnnco for a
"talk. " Indeed , J discovered him on
two occasions nil alone anil talking vig
orously at a mark like a bnvago Demos-
thoncs Bans the pobbles.
"Toll about that ? " bald Sam , pointing
toward the comot. "Sam do It hoai >
hnsy , you hot. The son Is the mun and
bo have moon for squaw. The utars
og ! stars and llttlo stars nil are tholr
children. The sun don't llko 'em nnd
Chases 'am. ' If ho catch ono ho oits : it.
Tills makes the stars heap 'f raid , and
when the sun has his sleep ever and
comes out the stars run iindjiido. When
the Bun coinos stiiM go ; creep into holes
and hide. But the moon Is good. She
IOVOH hot- children , the stai-H , and when
the sun sloops she comes out in the sky
and the stars are glad , and they
como out of tlio places they hide In and
forgot to bo 'fratd ' and play. IJtit when
the sun wakes again they run. Ho is al
ways nftor thorn and ho catches thorn
sometimes. This ono , " continued Sam ,
again pointing at the comet , "tho sun
cuteh ono time. Ho got away thouirh ,
but the sun bit him and 'hurt him.
That's why ho blood so. Now ho's hoop
scared , and so ho keeps his face always
toward the place where the sun Is sleep
ing. "
g
XWISTHD Hl'KKCH.
Some Peculiarities of tlin Dialect Used
in New England.
The Now England dialect is still kinky
with a misuse of vowels and a re
dundancy of negatives , says the Detroit
Free Press , but these peculiarities are
not blemishes ; on the contrary , they add
picttiresqiionoss to the language.
"Yes I bo" does not moan ignorance ,
but a local habit.
"I don't s'poso" Is common to Maine
and Vermont nnd Is used to preface a
question
When speaking of a man who has
boon unfortunate In business , our down-
east friends suy : "Ho has failed up. "
Of a man who is stingy they remark
that ho is "a little near , " or "vory
near. "
Some of the phrnsos are full of meaning -
ing , as when they sponk of ono carrying
n great load , "ho lucrged It in , " which
moans moro than fetched , as it gives n
good Idea of an outlay of strength.
In some localities instead of saying
"ho has rented n house , " it is "ho has
his 'rent " "I've beotr
got , or ever and
soon his rent , " idioms as simple to thorn
as tlioy are obscure to Ilia visitor.
A word in common use among the old-
fnshionod people striken the unaccus
tomed oar ns very peculiar. When n
man's coat doesn't fit him they say : "It
fays badly. " Looked up the word is by
no moans a vagabond , but ono of rospcu-
table antecedents , and found In every
modern dictionary. It is a good old En
glish word , meaning to lit.
A man who has a "hoss" to sell docs
not toll the buyer that ho is In good
condition. Ho bays in the vernacular :
"You kin trot that hess thirty miles nnd
back and. you won't find any outs in him. "
All these llttlo peculiarities of sneoch
"obtain , " as the dialecticians would say
among educated people. The laborers
have a language of tholr own , of whom
a chronicler reports this amusing speech :
" 1 don't s'poso there ain't nobody soon
nothin' of no old felt hat nowhere ? "
This exhaustive use of the negative Is
duplicator In the same locality as the
preceding question in this way :
"I don't s'poso you don't know of no
body that don't want to hire nobody to
dew nothln'f
There is such plcturcsqqonoss in this
poverty of language that wo fool sure it
would lese a real value In a contest with
lexicons and grammars and sink to the
dond level of tlio commonplace. And it
fits the condition of a froo-born citizen
looking for honest employment.
It is indeed seldom that the trusted
vowel or local phrase , is a lingual de
formity. It Is moro often the tradition
of a family hnndud down from father to
son as hereditary us the eyes and hair.
August Dulniont'H Superstitions.
The late August Belmont once told
the writer , on the Monmouth race
traclc that his horses would not win be
cause a flock of blackbirds had crossed
his path thnt morning , says a contribu
tor to the Now York Sun. "I saw the
blackbirds In the Hold , " ho related ,
"and said to myeolf , 'If they Hy across I
shall lose. ' Sol walked my team care
fully carefully. But not Juat us I
cnmo opposite , the birds How In front of
mo , wheeled about and crossed mo
again1 shall not go to the statlos. I
sent for my trainer to toll him It is of
no use to try to win today. " At another
time ho was in radiant spirits because a
llttlo bird hnd flown Into his bath room
and allowed Itself to ho fed"I shall
hnvo good luck ! " ho exclaimed. "Wait
and you will soo. " That day lie won
three principal races. Indeed a curious
phase of his supstltions was that they
generally turned out to bo correct.
When ho felt that ho wns going to lose
ho did lose ; when ho Imuglncdttmt ho
would win ho did win. This may bo
explained by coincidence or by the fact
that his trainers and jockeys were
shrewd enough to humor his whims ,
knowing that ho would rather justify
his suporstltlotiH than capture a race.
But , whatever the explanation , the fact
that such a man should bo subject to
such caprices In wonderful.
Electricity In Surftory.
At the rocontmodlcal congress in Bar-
lln the discussions on electrical subjects
were productive of intense interest.
Electricity Is being used in surgery to
an extent llttlo dreamed of outside the
profession , and many tributes to the
bonoflconco of its agency were given.
A statement was made by ono of the
speakers , Dr. Lassar , to the olToot that
Mr. Edison Intended , through his med
ical advisor , to communicate a novelty
in the shape of nn application of elec
tricity for the removal of etono. Consid
ering the intense pain which usually ao-
corapanloH operations for this dlnoaao ,
suoh a discovery is practical philan
thropy of the utmost valuo.
OUT AMONG THE MORMONS ,
The Naturalization of Alien Saints to Da
Decided This Week ,
OME VERY REMARKADLE ASSERTIONS ,
Oinnlin 1'ooplo Who Arc StnUliiR Their
Mark nt Halt Imko CKy A
Yonr of Wonderful
Progress.
SALT LAKB , Utah , Jan. 10. [ Special to
? ii8liRtc. I The next session of the supreme
"ourt of Utah will convene on Tnesdny next
nil nt that Union very important question
vlll bo decided. The matter of imturalUlnjt
ilten Mormons will bo 'dlspcuod of. When
ho president of the churoh Issitoii his proc-
ntnntion abolishing polyg.uny , which wns
ubscquontly endorsed by the genornl con-
crcnce , Chief Justice Xanoinnda a decision to
ho effect thnt In the future ho would not
refuse to admit Mormons to cltt7onshlp
n account of their religion ; that ho
jollevod that the manifesto was Issued In
treed fnl th nnd thnt polygamy wns now n
hint * of the past. Ho declared thnt ho was
f the opinion that the uknio wns llniil nnd
hat ns hitherto tlyi solo reason for denying
Uormons the right to become cltlrais was on
hut nccount , ho would In future not con-
idcr their mcmborshlp in the church n bar ,
Justice. Anderson ot the second district ,
lowovcr , holds otherwise. In n recent de
cision ha nsscrtod thnt a man could
lot bo n good Mormon and n good.
Itlzrn nt the same time. Polyunmy ho
leld to bo a Hocomlnry consideration.
The teachings of the church nro In con-
Hot with the present system of government.
J'lio Mormon bcllovoi that the pi lent hood Is
suppressed , In obedience to the teachings of
ho church ho will defy tlio law. Hence ho
cannot bo a good clti/en.
Judge Anderson Is supported in his port
ion by nil the Ic.ultnir members of the bar.
lo is very anxious tohnvo tlio question de
cided. At present ho denies nil thaso nppll-
ants , whllo Jtidgo Xanu admits them , who
vill como out best remains to bo seen ,
Uov. Joseph Cook of Boston whllo
u this city obtained Just enough
M formation on the Mormon taics *
.Ion to enable htm to go back to his
ens tern homo and make an ass of himself. In
n "seilcs" of interviews helms represented
ralygniny as being Just ns bad hero now ns It
wns in tha days of Drlghnm Young1. As u
nutter of ( net the evil does exist , but not In
my way as Joseph puts It. The records
show the total number of convictions during
the past year ns being forty-nlnn. Of this
lumber several were leading Mormons who
wnlkod up | to the captain's ofllco and took
.heir mcdli'lno llko llttlo men. Some of
.horn got the usual six months nnd some of
bom received moro. Ton or twelve nro
waiting trial now. They will bo tried at
the next term of court.
Thcro is a story going the rounds of the
eastern press thnt foi' pure nnd simple pro-
vnrlcatlon takes the cako. It Is ontlllod :
"Will the Mormons Fight ! " The man who
wrote It never saw n Mormon In his llfo and
probably bases his tale on some old history
of Utah and Nauvoo printed in Itil.'l. Asldo
from their religious practices the Mormons
are not such n bad people after all. Tlio
voungor generation are ns intollteont ns nny
class of people In the world. True , the r.imp-
int ones , llko Charles W. 1'enroso and
jeorgo Q. Cannon , who nro perpet
ually talking about the "Nations Lowing
down" to the now kingdom of God on earth ,
nro very flrm in their belief , or apparently
so. Hut the younger generation are fast
learning the ways of the world and it will not
i be but .1 very short time before they will bo
quitting the old crowd entirely. As to light
ing , that is the last thing they would think
of doing. The fooling that Is being en
gendered U ono of fraternity rather than the
contrary. Ucntilo girls are marrying Mor
mons and Mormons are marrying gentiles.
I'arty lines nro drown yet and doubtless wilt
bo for some tlmo , but the day Is not fnr dis
tant when oven they will bo forgotten.
The approaching marriage of Kd J , Smith.
formerly of Ornnlm , is ono of the principal
topics In society hero Just now. Ills brldo is
the charming daughter of ono of tlio oldest
families of the city , that of NY. I' . ICowo , one
of tlio heavy .stockholders In Xioj's ' co-opor-
Ulvo mercantile Institution. The futurcMrs.
Smith is n beautiful young woman. Mr.
Smith wns formerly connected with the
itatiounry department of thoOmnhu Republi
can.
can.S. . P. Rounds , formerly of Omaha , Is going
to locate in Salt Lake , having purchased a
half Interest In the Tribune Job ouico.
Wcndnll lionson of Omaha , who has the
contract for erecting the hotel Knutsfonl.ox-
pects to hnvo the building completed by Mny
1. The structure is a hnndsomn one and will
cost , when complete , over $000,000. It is ono
of the Imposing buildings of the town.
Tno retirement of General Manager Hos-
segulo of the mountain division of the Union
1'nciflo causes no great concern hero , as his
successor is n well knowa Salt Lake mnn
who has boon id on tilled with the town for a
great many years. Mr. Ressugulo says ho
will remain In the city for .some time and rest
up. After that he will look for something to
do in the line of railroad work.
The review of the bulling operations of the
year Just closed has been published. It
shows a totar of over $8,000,000 invested.
Tills is n very gratifying result nnd the real
estate' men nro Jubilant. They will huvo the
result published In pamphlet form und dis
tributed all ever the cast. .
Work on the proposed line from Salt Lnko
City to Deep Creek. Nov. , will bo begun
shortly and pushed to a rapid completion.
The line is 154 miles in length mid penetrates
one of the richest mining regions in the
world. French capital is building the rood.
It IH expected that about throoorfour months
tlmo will Do required to complete the road.
Aimsriunn Httlps.
Wo agree with our contemporary , the
Tribune , thnt the ships to bo provided
for our growing commercial nmrltio
within the next few years must bo built
In American shipyards. Our now cruis
ers give oviilonco that American ship
builders nro ublo to rival , If not to sur
pass , the best of European builders , says
the New York Sun. They ought to bo
the forerunners of a squadron of Amor-
lean merchant vassals , built in American
yards nnd foundries , built of American
steal und iron , built by the Industry of
America's workmen , built for the nor-
vice of American commerce , built to Ijo
launched from American wharves and
to Hall under the American ling ; .
Our now navy shown what can bo done
here in constructing warlike cruisers ,
and the shipbuilders of Now York and
other mnrltimo ports will yet show what
they can do In creating a now commer
clal marine.
From ilfty to * a hundred thousand
workman ought to llnd steudv und remunerative -
munorativo employment in the shipyards
ami the ship iron works of the United
States.
Each Season
Has Its own peculiar malady ; but with tha
blood maintained In astato of uniform vigor
anil purity , by the use of Ayer1 * Harjapnrllts.
the ' system readily adapts Itself toclmngod
co'mlitloiu. Composed of the best iiltoratlvca
nnd tonics , and being highly concentrated.
Aycr'a Hursaparllla Is the most effective and
.economical of nil blood medicines.
"Por some yeuis , nt tlio return of spring ,
1 had serious tronbln with my klJncys , I
wns unable to sleep nlylits , and suffered
greatly with pains in the small of my back.
1 was also afflicted with headache , loss ot
nppctlte , and Indigestion. These symptoms
were much worse lust aprlng , especially the
trouhlo with my bade , A friend persuaded
me to use Aycr's HarsupatlllR. I began
taking It , and my troubles all disappeared. "
( jenovra llcUiiger , 21 Drldgo sU
Springfield , Jlasi
Ayer's ' Sarsaparilla
rnxi'Aiixo ur
DR. J. O. AVEU & CO , Lowell , Mn i.
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