Nebraska Newspapers

    OMAHA , NEBRASKA , OCTOBER , 189l SlTJPPLEMENT.
gang of boodlors thnt plastered South Otnana
all over with mortgages' ho helped to ptrpo-
Irate nnil cover up thotno.it iWrant Jobs.
Every lawyer In Umatm knows that since Uo
was dropped as city attorney for Soulti
O in nil u Mr , Hdgorton has not earned enough
money to pay for the clotncs ho wears , llo
has no Inw practice. But Kdgortmi managed
somehow to pay hl way during ( ho whole of
last winter Ma"guldophllosoph < ! rnnd friend"
of tlia independents In the legislature.
IIow < n nt the capital during the wtiolo ses
sion nnd ho Is credited with doing some sly
but very alTectlvo work to prevent the nn -
sugo of the stock yards hill , which provided
for reduced charircs for handling and fcedlntr
llvo stock tit stock yards nnd made himself
nolld with the manager of tlio South Omaha
lock yards.
And In this legislative lobby Mr. Edgorton
formed 11 deep attachment for that now apostle
tle of the third party , Paul Vnndcrvoort.
I'niil Iho Apostle.
Paul Is now stumping the state for Mr.
Kilgcrtoii. I take It that men nrn known by
the company they keep , .ind that Mr. Edgor-
ton has full conlldcnco In the tiblltty of Air.
Vundcrvoort to bamboozle the farmers for
him. nnd that ho nxpccts through him to
work lit ) sympathy among the veteran
soldiers of this stato. ( jcnoral Vandorvoort
Issued a valedictory before he wont Into the
camp of the Independents mid made a tear
ful appeal to the boys in blue nnd tno
farmers. Let mo road from this precious
document :
After many days and nlulits of llmiiRhtuf
the most careful cluilbnrntlnn , looking over
all tlio parties and peering Into the future. I
havn decided to close mjr uiirrnr In tliu ranks
of tlio republican imrty , and oust my lut with
the Independents.
Mind you , ho was a republican ofllccholdcr
when the legislature met nt Lincoln and held
a position In tlio mall service at Omaha , lint
ho hired out to the tclcpbonu company as a
lobbyist , and whllo drawing pay us nuporln-
tnndcnt of malls nt Omahii ho was down at
Lincoln manipulating the legislature , in
* d : to.do effective 'vork ho took up his
headquarters at the Llndell hotel with tlio
Independents and actually nulled them Into
the belief that ho was in deep sympathy with
thorn. When Postmaster General Wanu-
umker through bin special agent ascertained
that Vandorvoort had deserted his post nnd
Was at Lincoln lobbying for the telephone
and telegraph companies ho decided to dis
miss him. As soon as Vandorvoort bccama
nwaro that his head would como off
ho sent In his resignation and bid good bye
to the republican party. As u matter of fact ,
while ho cut loose from the republican party ,
ho did not cut loose from the railroads and
other monopolies that have had him on tuelr
pay roll. Hut. I must road u little more from
Paul's valedictory :
I pave my ( Irst vote for Abraham Lincoln
while In the prison pen at .Milan , ( fa. I have
loved tlio party nnd tnllod for Its welfare In
sunlight and Kloom. 1 have risked my llfo
; uiU been mobbed nnd stoned In the dark und
benighted itnlnlno : iud fever mrlcUcii districts
of southern Indiana.
The new npostlo forgets himself a little bit
nnd tolls us In another part ot tills letter :
I went , to tin ! \vnr nttlie ago of 15 and was
captured nnd MvoU onoyiMir In tlia camp of
Hello Isle with my comrades freezing in the
trendies.
Let us sco. If Vnndorvoort wont Into ttio
war nt the ago of 15 , und remained there
until ho could vole for Lincoln , ho must
have served six years. I hupnon to have the
report of the adjutant general of Illinois
right here , who cortlllos under the seal of the
state that Paul Vnndorvoort unlisted at
Camp Butler near Springfield on the 10th
day of .luno , IbO' . ' , the first tlmo , and
was mustered out nt the place whore
ho had unlisted , the camp near
Springfield , after three months , bo-
cauuo the term of his company had
expired. If ho wns 15 yenrs old in Juno ,
1802 , how old was ho In November , 18)11 ) ,
when Lincoln was elected president for the
second term ] Ho could not have been much
over 1" , nud If ho voted for Abraham Lin
coln nt the ago of 17 ho was nn early voter.
[ Applause. ] I want to call your attention
to another little discrepancy. Ho says ho
voted lor Abraham Lincoln In a con
federate prison. Did confederates gather
votes for Abraham Lincoln in the rebel
prisons nnd forward the returns to Washing
ton ? [ Applause nnd laughter. ] Further on
In this saintly enlstlo Paul says :
am not going to join the domooratlo party
because there Is nothing left of it but a roml-
nlsepiicu , n Rovormir from Kllkciiey , nnd the
rioting , reHilntr Biiloons with tlndr blear-eyed ,
rnd-nuscd bund df howling dervishes.
Such soul stirring prohibition sentiment
appeals to the Woman's Christian Temperance -
anco union.
At the risk of shocking the good people
Who have pinned their faith on Vtmdervoort's
professions I want you to look al this letter ,
Paul's own handwriting.
I'OSTOKKICK OMAHA , March 28 , 1SBO. Dear
Sir : I inn Kittling u splendid lot of statistics
from tipiiortil Hangs the owner of the Dodlln
quarry. Uo writes mo that he will miike them
comploto. Ho want you to bid on granite for
your house. Thinks ho uan satisfy yon.
Voitrs , 1'AUIj VANIir.llVOOHT.
This letter , written just before the opening
of the prohlultlon campaign last year Is
directed to Hon. 1'otor E. Ilor , the famous
whisky distiller. Vandorvoort , waj the middle
man for the Dodlln grnnlto quarry and volun
teered to furnish Her statistics against pro
hibition as tin Inducement for an order lor
Dodlln grnnito. But Paul has experienced a
ohango of heart , llo Is so disgusted with
those red nosed democrats.
AH nn OH Houin Malinger.
But that is not all. Last year Vandor
voort tcstlllod upon the witness stand In
Omaha thatwhiln ho was In the lobby at Lin
coln for the railroads In 1SS7 , hu never knew
of nn oil room or a room In which liquor was
Riven nway to members of the legislature ,
und did not have any liquor In his own room.
Now here Is the lodger of the Capital hotel
kept by Mr. Kitchen. In this lodger you see
there are accounts ngnltm various
people who stopped there dur-
Inn the session of the legislature.
You will see In this hotel ledger , pages
HI , 100 and 110 , headed John M. Thurston ,
debtor , nnd among the items chaivod to
Thurston are : January 25 , V.mdurvoort ,
lodging milt board , $104.25 ; 27tli , room 15 ,
cigars room 15 was Paul's room ; February
0 , bar 40 cents ; February ( ! , cigars M.fiU ;
tlth. washing , $1.40 they took euro of their
lobbyists and kept them clean ; tlth , cigars
t3. Then ngaln cigars. Then wo como to
February 18 , clears ; February SO , bar and
cigars fMl.r > . Ho did not hno\v anything
about tlio liquor In the oil room , but ho had
run up u bar bill of $31,15. February 24 , bar ,
14 ; Sath , bar , W.GO , and cigars ; and then wo
get around aealn to tlio 20th of Murcb ,
bar F-Mft ; thun some moro wnshlnc ;
then on the 25th of February wine , $3.
on the stur.o day another order for wluo ,
$8 ; 25th , bar , * 1.10 ; than on the ' 'tlth board
nnd lodging , $1I5 ! nnd the total hotel bill
which Thumon Is charged with for Vandor
voort during thnt memorable session when
the apostle of anti-monopoly , temperance and
reform was playing copper for the railroads
foots up ii3.ar ; > and Mr. Thurston's bill
aggregated $2,531.IW. So Vnndorvoort's
memory was slightly out of Joint when ho
testified under oath that ho did not know
anything about the leglslntlvu oil rooms nnd
never had nny liquor in his rooms at the
Capitol hotel.
Now lot us once moro continue Yonder-
voorl's pathetic valedictory. Ho says :
t have always lived In the Rtinlltfht of truth.
ll'Mightrt ] 1 defy tiny man to imme a broken
UromUo of inlnu In tlio statn. 1 have never
talntuil my hands with a dlfthono-it dollarund
with all the ability I have , and with nil my
hoarti and with the approval of u noble wtfo
ami wy bright uyud children I will go with
Klndnomo hope Into the ranks of the Indepen
dent party.
Always In the sunlight of truth , Indeed.
Never touched n dishonest dollar. Listen to
this touching tribute to his parents nnd then
contrast It with thin luttor from the norao of
his boyhood :
My father with hands blistered tolled early
mid late. .My mother In daylight und dark
ness , bho hud no Joy. Shu bore hur children
nnd worku'l hur HimerH in the bone In the
liloktirliiK Ilitlit of a tallow oiindlo ,
Ul.ooMiMitoN , III. , Jan. 'M , IbiW : Dear Sir.
Vours reeolvod. In answer ns to I'uul Vim-
dorvoort's youthful antecedents , I have often
s&ld , nnd Htlll think , I never know n moro
worthies * , strong , healthy boy Hum ho wast
hot criminally so , but lylnir. deceptive nud
false to u uiHxf father , never mould worn , but
play off sick.
1 think ho otiiUtcd hero while attending
\Voleyan sehool and too yuiinx , wxs sent for
ward un iv rcortilt , and wont Into a cavalry
rcxlmrnt. Tnls wail my understanding , I
\ a In tlm aurvlce nt the tlmu.
After thn w r he roturiud here and was
very forwuid In polities anil got sumo appoint *
uiunU In rural hchool districts as * syuiiUer ,
nd after oloctlon worried thu RUeceaiful can
didate fur tomu Important ollk-o. 1 bulinvo
one of tils domiuidt WMI territorial governor ,
but thry gradually let him down to a mall
oUrkalilp.
And from that on you uro bolter p < > ted than
1 m , I am too unwell to wrltu further. Hiiro
It u wo do not want him buck at a oitltou.
Yours Honcctfully , O. HAIINAHU.
I'nit I'M ItoNonnnt lloir.
Yandervoort'i most blood-curdling np-
am to the old loldlon and a woopliit
denunciation of tbo republican part ;
for going back on the veterans ol
the war. "t appeal to my com
rades" howls Vandcrvoort with n
voice thnt resembles the fog horn of an oco.ir
steamer , "for whom I hnvo labored nil m.v
llfo , who hnvo won nil the victories
of the republican party , who 3tooO
by them with M loyal devotion ns In the dnj
when , with Iron hands and nerves of stool ,
they held the shining musket nnd Hashing
sabro In thu red front ol battle or. nil
the fields of carnngo ; who have forgiven
broken promises and see rewards given U
those wno battled In the lines of tlio gray , U
como out nnd Join hands with thcrlslngglory
of the now party. "
What a b.'nthcrskllo ' and impostor
Has over a nation on earth done ru
much for It * volunteer defenders ! Have
wo not pensioned every man who has boon
maimed In battle or disabled by disease ? Atx
we not carrying thousands of soldiers' '
widows on the national pension rolls 1
Hnvo wo not pensioned every man win
were the blue who Is now dependent I
Are not our pensions moro liberal thun those
of any other nation I Are wo to pension able
bodied swashbucklers like Vmidervoort , whenever
never received a scratch In tlio war. anil
have been knpt on Undo Ham's pay roll two-
thirds of the tlmo since the war I
Lot us see what Vnmlcrvoort's rule is aa
the gri'at champion of the soldlor. A few
'
years ugo when'ho was temporarily out. ol
the postal service , bo was employed by n
Washington pension agent who has amassed
$2,000.000 out of tlio pension clulm business ,
to use his Influence with Grand Army men to
clamor for moro pension nnproprlntlons. Not
long ago , when on the stand , ho gavu the fol
lowing-testimony :
t } . You may atats whether you ovprg.ivooi
furnished any passes to iiieinlinrs ot the legis
lature during ttmxesslon of IssTV
A. I occasionally fnrnlslio 1 p-.M es for mem-
hers upon their reiiiustt | , I'he members of thu
legislature nil hail time pastes.
Q. When did yon lor.vu the railway mull
service us chief clerk ?
A. In 18 %
q. What did yon do after that ?
A. In 18.1 I was employed hy tlio Union and
Contrnl I'aeifle to hi-nuro the nntlnnu ! im-
campment atSan I'runc'seo. ' nud after Ihe en
campment was secured. In 1SW5 , I was em
ployed by the same railroads to secure thi )
travul over their lines to San Kranclsro.
. What docs this show I It shows that Paul
Vnndorvoort ns U Grand Army man used his
Influence to get the railroads n long haul for
the encampment and carry the delegates to
the Grand Army encampment and other
veterans clear across the continent to Han
Francisco , and yet this notorious railroad
capper Is now stumping the stuto for Edgor-
ton , and whllo ho pleads for the poor soldiers
nnd denounces the republican party for not
having done enough for them , ho Is only
trying to use the old soldiers ns cats' paws
to pull the railroad chastuuts out of ttio lire- ,
and whllo bo Is advocating the election of
Eugerton ho is traveling on railroad passes
over this state and bo is making regular re
ports every few days ut railroad head-
quarters. This is his mission In the camp of
the Independents , nnd if Ectporton is elected
thu railroad managers expect to have u friend
in court.
VniiOnrvoortand Edgorton were both lob
bying at Lincoln last winter , yet wo nru told
that the producers of this state can
rely upon Mr , Edgcrton as an unap
proachable man. How Is Iti Is
n man who has boon a lobbyist ,
n man who has not got any business as a
lawyer , who does not spend sixty days In a
year nt the court and probably not , I might
sav , two hours In a week nt his profession ,
lit to bo judge of our supreme court ! How
can such a man nsplro to such n high poji-
tlonl It seems to mo that the people of this
state cannot afford to do tills , notwithstand
ing the foollnk' that great wrongs have been
perpetrated Iti the past , notwithstanding the
fact that the people demand bettor govern
ment nnd thnt our legislatures have failed to
glvo them relief.
It seem ? to me then that the rank nud illo
of the Independents , the farmers nnd the
working people who arc roully in earnest nnd
honestly deslro reform Una themselves in
this dilemma. They have endeavored by a
third party movement to rid themselves of
bad government , of bossism , of the machine ,
nnd they have endeavored through
nn Independent legislature to formu
late laws that would give tnam hotter
rates on the railroads , that would protect
them In every direction against corporations ,
nnd they have found that their confidence
has been bolraycd by their own representa
tives , and they have been imposed on by de
signing men. Now what shall they dot I
urn just as much in favor of all the reforms
wo have advocated , but , I believe that if in
dependent republicans nnd independent , dem
ocrats would work within the lines of their
own parties that they hava sulllcicnt
.strength in this 'state to con
trol every convention , to control
every legislature and got all the relief they
want. In California when the working people
ple of that state did not want tbo Chinese to
remain , what did they do ) They did not
create a now party. They wont to the demo
cratic party and in their conventions passed
resolutions In fnver of Chinese restriction
laws. They went Into tno republican
conventions nnd did the same thing ,
nnd they wont to the national conven
tions of both parlies and pledged members of
congress to enact laws excluding Chinese
from the United States , and they suceodcd.
A single "ism" is not likely to create a great
revolution In the United States. The mere
doslro of reviving grconbackism , which has
boon dead over slnco resumption wont Into
effect in 1878 , is not going to revolutionize
the politics of the country or pivo u new
party control , or oven tbo balance of power
in national affairs. At the very best
a third party Is only n temporary expedient.
I assort right here and I know whereof 1
speak that it Mr. Burrows and Mr. Powers
had nut niado the frantic efforts tnoy did and
sent requests und appeals to niom-
bors of the farmers alliance to
keep away from ttio republican prim
aries last year , wo would have
had a republican convention that would ha\o
nominated n clean anti-monopoly ticket. U'o
would have nominated the ablest nnd moit
reputable men within the ranks of thu
farmers alliance , and we would have bad a
legislature that would have been true blue ,
and would not have boon cajoled Into passing
fictitious railroad bills nud all sorts of legis
lation that costs us ouormous sums of money
without rendering any equivalent.
Hall road Manlpuliitlon'
It Is a matter of fact , too , and I want to
call your attention and thnt of the Independ
ents to that , that last year's people's conven-
convention was manipulated by the railroads
almost as much as nny convention that has
over assembled lu this state , A
very considerable number of members
in that convention wore manipulated
by the railroad lobby that was right there on
the lloor. When tliu convention mot it was
understood to DO In favor of Van Wyck for
governor , but the lobby managed to manipu
late It to nominate Mr. Powers. Now , Mr.
Powers Is not a railroad man. I do not charge
that , but Mr. Powers was u weak man und
the railroad managers wanted the weak
est man to head thnt ticket , and they
succeeded. Tno same thing tmpponol re
cently in the independent judicial convention
of our district Vnndorvoort catuo In and
helped to foist two men on the independent
judicial ticket , one of whom has been nn at
torney ot the Missouri Pucltlo nnd the other
ouo who is known to bo controlled by the
railroads. Candidates with a good record
wore defeated. And yet Burrows appeals to
nil Independents to vote the unscratcbed
ticket , and assures them that every
candidate on their stuto and judicial and
county tickets Is thoroughly liono. C
and capable. It Is a shame nnd n fraud.
It U with independents just as. It is with
the rank and file of all parties. They listen
and botlovo every mountebank nnd windbag
who piotcnds to sympathize with them and
makes profuse promises. They have allowed
themselves to bo led by n few Inwvcrs llko
Mr. Edgertou nud our man Strlcklor who
formerly was a sleeping car conductor and
turned up as a great constitutional ex
pounder and has had no cutes excepting thoio
prohlt'ltlon ran tests. That class of people , the
Vundervoorts and their Ilk , load tnom
by Iho noio and try to make thorn believe
that they are now on the high roud to reform-
Ing-the state and giving us hotter govern
ment than wo t vvo bad.
When the national campaign of ISM
opona , necessarily there will only bo
two great partic * after all. And when wo
como to ituto onicora and the state ticket , U
it not likely that the republican party , de
sirous of success , would put to the front the
very bo t men It can command and would
yield to vrhatoTur the farmers demand
provided always that the farmer * would
lake part In our primaries and In our
conventions , but If they absent themselves
and U ttjoy go Into a separata campaign aim
dlvldo themselves into a minority they
limply throw their votes away nnd
they iv 111 acccmpllsu nothing. Men
lu all parties are after all but
men. Tbo label of any ouo party docu uot
muko a man honest , A man iiouiluatod iu au
Independent convention U uo moro to on
trusted than n man nominated In any ether
convention unle. s ho is Known to no a reliable ,
straightforward , honest man , nnd unless ho
has the Instincts of Integrity add sincerity.
Now , I trust , fellow citizens , that you will
waigh thl. matter well , that you will not
undertake to place upou the supreme bench
n man who Is confessedly Incompetent nnd
whose only claim for your suffrages Is thnt
ho professes to ha a convert to every Heeling
popular dogma bo It over so wild and vision
ary.
ary.I hope that vou will , on the 3d day of No
vember , put your seal of condemnation upon
nil the spurious reforms and cast your votes
for Albert M. Post and place upon the supreme
premo bench ; i man trusted and respected by
tbo people In his own county and the people
of his own district who will bring
to the discharge of his responsible
duties the nuo Judgment of nu experienced
judge.
I thank you , follow citizens , for . mr
attention , and 1 trust that when you como to
make your choice , regardless of party bo-
catiso after nil this Is a question that affects
every citizen and the Integrity nf our courts
you will uo your duty ns citizens , who love
the state and its good name nnd reputation
moro than thsy love their party.
"rut : aii.itKnr or .V//.I.UK. "
Newspaper reader * who have boon enter
tained by the exceedingly eleven sketches of
Mr. Austyn Uranvillo of Chicago will ho
pleased to learn that the first novel from his
prolll'o pen is shortly to make its appearance
her. Mr. Ornnvlllo possesses n remarkable
knack of telling a short story well nnd ho
tins been widely copied by the leading papers
of the country , but the present work Is his
first attempt at a more ambitious style ol
llctien.
"Tho Shadow of Shnmo" Is laid In Paris
during tbo memorable siege of 1S70-71 , and
thu tlmo Immediately preceding. Henri do
Marguerites , u Frenchman of noulo ,
hut impoverished family , who comes
to America to recoup his fallen
fortunes meets with such success that iu n
few years ho Is able to return to Puris , ro.
store thu ancestral mansion to moro than its
prhtiuo splendor and to take his place among
the great financiers of thu luxurious capital.
In the meantime , however , pu had met In
Baltimore a MUs Julia Lacombe , daughter of
n very old and aristocratic family , and though
oj/et-jl years her senior , full dospai-aloly In
love with and man led her. The uonuty und
accomplishments of the American girl ut
once raised her to thu topmost pinuaclo ot
social success , nnd Uo Marguerites , rich ,
honored , the bond of u household
where the most distinguished und tlio
mo t aristocratic mombcrt ) of Iho Second
empire were proud to nieot us guests , felt ten
thousand timoj repaid for all tlio vicisiitudos
ho hud passed through In tlio eourso of n not
uneventful career. To crown hU happiness
two children ulo sed his union.
Then ho began to reaoivo anonymous loiters
ters reflecting upon the honor of his wlfo and
connecting her name with that of her cousin ,
Maurice Lncombo. Hut thu two cousins had
been playmates from childhood , \vcre always
on terms of the most c.indul intlimicv , mid
tnorovcr Maurice was a favorite with Ho
Marguerites who had brought him to
Paris , furnished tilin with money
nud always welcomed him as n
guest at hii houso. llo accordingly received
these anonymous suggestions with contempt.
Then ho employed detectives for the purpose
of forrotliiir out the author ot the cowardly
attacks , but so skillfully did that Individual
conceal his identity thai nothing was accom
plished. Not only the letters themselves but
the directions on the envelopes consisted o. '
printed letters carefully cut out and pasted
together so as to spell out the words desired.
The letters continued to anivo , mid as
weeKs passed and revealed Ills ununown cor
respondent' intimate acquaintance with his
private affairs , f.-oupled with the damning
coustruction ho invariably contrived to put
on the apparently innocent actions of the
two cousins , the loiters began at lust to
hnvo their ofTecl upon him. Ono of them
suited that young Lueombe was leading a
very rapid llfo and upon investigation Do
Marguentcs found thut ho imd become inti
mate with a variety actress known us Mile.
Cochlnutto whom he had installed in somewhat -
what showy and oxpunslvu splendor in pri
vate apartments and he reflected thnt if ho
was no infatuated .with Mile. Cochluotto ho
could surely have no dangerous penchant for
-Mmo. De Mnrguontcs. Ho determined , however -
over , thut there should bo DO moro dropping
In to 11 o'clock uroaufasts or 4 o'clock
teas and ho promptly Informed his ncphow
by post that until ins relations with the
nymph of the Varieties were severed ho
hoped ho would see the propriety of discon
tinuing his visit-s. Halt tired of her already ,
und inwardly glad of some pretext to got riu
of her , Maurice showed the letter to Cochin-
otto. Madnmolsscllo bi-oko two expensive
vases , pretended to paint and suiu :
"Give mo 5,000 francs anil I will leiivo you
tomorrow "
Maurice groaned aloud. Then ho sought
Alfred Cassusuc. a cashier at the brink where
they were noth employed. Cassagno had
social ambitions nnd hud bought to g-.iln the
cntro which Maurice enjoyed bv loaning him
money , but tlio young uristocrat'Iiad treated
his pretensions with cool contempt. From
that day Cassagno conceived for him
mi impla'cablo hatred and determined to
revenge ulmself for the slight , bo
when Maurice told him how badly ho
needed 5,000 francs Cassagno suggested that
ho apply for it to his cousin , Mmo. Do
Marguerites , and to the objection that
ho dart ) no longer to call upon her , ho re
plied tbut n loiter asking for nn appointment
would uns\\or the purpose , nnd oven offered
to ftunlsh a pluco of meeting at tlio house
of n married sister , he said In the Hue
Mnuvais.
Now the Hue Mnuvais was a locality of a
decidedly shady reputation , but bad as ho
was Maurice had not been Jong enough iu
Paris to become familiar with all its wicked
byways , and overwhelmed with joy ho
seized the hand of the little Frenchman and
shook It warmly.
That evening auothor of the printed letters
readied Do Marguerites. U read :
"Your wlfo will meet her cousin tomorrow
night In the Uuo Mauvuis , No. ill. Intercept
hU lotlor und read it if you do pot believe
mo"
"It is impossible , " ejaculated the ox-iner-
chnnl , for ho know the line Mtiuvols , but ho
was up before 5 the following morning , und
ns soon us ho heard the lid of the latter box
rattle ho was out it > the vestibule nnd had
possessed himself of all the letters addressed
to his wife , four In number. Among them
was ono from Maurice , and opening It ho
found that his anonymous correspondent hud
told the truth. The first Hush of passion
over , ho said :
"Why shall I condemn her unheard because -
cause Lacombe writes her for a clandestine
mooting ! "
Hut to Manure he wrote : "I have stopped
your loiter iu Julia. If you write to
her again or attempt to see hur ,
1 will shoot you llko n dog. "
This missive the alert and crafty Cassagno
never permitted to reach the man ( or whom
It wus Intended.
' There U no doubt about it ; Julia never
received my letter , " said Maurice.
" 1 am certain she aid uot , " asserted the
cashier , nnd ho urged upon Maurice the
necessity of making u personal appeal. "To
night , " said ho , "Mons do Mai-puarlto goes
to Versailles. I have ascertained that the
train leaves nt 0iO. : ! Vou must go to the
house between II : ! ) nnd 7. If the servants
refuse you admittance , hero is gold ; use It
liberally. " Thou as ho loft ho hold out his
hana und Maurlco shook It warmly.
It was 11:25 : when Uo Marguarltos , dismiss
ing his carriage , entered the railway station.
The train was already going at a peed ruto of
speed when a commissionaire running breath
lessly along side thrust a 110:0 through the
window of his compartmout. Do Marguerites
toro It open , his fuco tilack as night.
"I must alight at once , " ho exclaimed.
Maurice was lu thu midst of hb confession
to his cousin when the door opened and a
servant announced that Mgr. do Marguerites
had returned.
"How verv singular , " said Julia calmly ,
"Ho must have missed his train. "
But the servant who had longbeoa aware
of Do Marguerites' Jealousy , hastily thrust
the young man Into ai alcove , The next
movement , throwing open tbo door , his face
distorted , his eyes bloodshot and staring Do
Marguerites prculpltatoU nlmiolt into nla
wife's chamber. With the swiftness of
thought she anticipated his movement and
throw hoi-self In his path.
"Tuls 1s my chamber I Whllo I live you
shall not pass , "
A shadow on tbo curtain was wavering
and Illckerlng In Iho uncertain light of the
street lamp. Shu saw it loom up blactc and
distinct for au Inttanco and tnen disappear.
Do Margucrltoi saw it also. With a curse ho
Awopt his wife asldo und , revolver in hand ,
dMbed Into tbo alcovo. As be did so ft man
ttola froai the shadow of luo bouse , and pass
ing through the sldo gate went out upon the
street ,
The fugitive gavu ono glance upward ore
ho broke Into n quick run. In that brief in
stant Do Marsiiorttas saw und know htm.
The following morning ho hastily dressed
himself , nnd descending by nn unfrequented
stairway passed out through a sldo door to
the street. Later In the day
ho was walking down the Boulo-
vardes dos Itallons with his friend
the Baron ArchnmbaulU As they drew back
to permit n carrlaito to pass Do Marguerites
and his friend looked up. Loaning back on
the cushions , side by sldo with ouo whoso
natno was notorious among the demi-mon-
sanies of Pans , sat n woman , the uppT half
of whoso face was obscured by a slight
shield , half mask , half veil. As Do Mar-
gucrlles clung to the arm of his friend a look
of Intonsest horror froze upon his face.
At thecnd of the week papers containing
the terms of separation between Madame and
monluur Uo Murgijerltcs were dulv signed
and the divorced wife loft Iho mansion where
she had ruled u.4 inlsuv.st.
'I tun fnrsiikun-of God anil man , " she
led. "Henri Dur\laruurlto3 may deny maa
Jutstlco , but let. him bawaroof my vengenr.c.
It shall bo tr-rrlM"
At the end of twelvemonths there had been
established In thd half world nf Paris a resort -
sort whoso mugnlllccnco far surpassed any
thing ever before ; known , even in that luxur
ious city. Tho.extraordinary beauty of Its
mistress inaucr her thothemoof pools. A
great artUt had stooped to Immortalize heron
his canvas. The prefect of police , yielding
to hur charms , syitomtitlciilly Ignored the re
ports of his subordinates that dangerously
hlgu play of qultb n ptiullu character wcro to
bo seen nlchlly ut the Villa Ulgl.
Humiliated beyond expression Do Murguu
riles no longer dured to show himself upon
the botiluvHfds , Una night Baron Archum-
butilt went to Ibe Villa Klirl and plead with
thu masked woman.
"Will you not leave Paris for your chil
dren's sake , he urged , but she was relentless.
Then ho oll'ored her 500,000 francs. The
masked woman laughed.
"Fill the Tuillcl-ics wllli gold and It would
not buy mo. I llvo lor my revenge. "
Thun came thu terrible strugslo butwucn
Franco and Germany. There were aci-om ,
panylng tlio German force and present in thu
ticleguuriug army not a few noble men nnd
WOIUL-U who , tlieiusttlvo * non-belllgureuls
sought the Held of battle for the solo purpose
of tending the dying and succoring the
wounded. The. distinctive mark of the
Geneva convention , the rod cross on n whlt-
prouud , procured for thei i immunity wnoro
over thciirernindlof mercy might Uko them.
Among thoio women was ono clothed In the
order of St. Hubert. Her great personal
beauty , her look of settled melancholy nnd
her extraordinary devotion attracted ihe at
tention of Dr. Hu oman , an American physi-
lian who was proicnt nt the scliro of Stras
bourg. A warm friendship sprang up bu-
Iwcon I hem , She told him thut she had once
been married to the creat iiuanelerK Henri
de Marguerites , nnd lived In luxury In Purls.
He- : husband was devoted und her Home ideal
until his mind hii'.l been poisoned against her
by nn nnomvmou- ! loiter writer and
he Imd cast her off. Hoirunutn
was deeply moved by her story and with a
' '
view ol 'ferreting 'out thcs mystery , and , if
possible , bringing about n reconciliation ,
went to Paris. There ho founu De Marguer
ites and lold him of the woman whom hemet
met at Strasbourg and v.'lio claimed to hnvo
been his v/lfo. Du Marguerite * listened
coldly to the doctor's recital and then said :
"You have boon imposed upon. The woman
who was my AVifo is now mistress of the
Villa litgl. "
Heucnmn , still linn in his taitb in the
woman whom lie had soon movlr. llko ; i
ministering ungel umong the wounded sol
diers at Strasbourg , ono day visited the Villa
Ulgi. He wus about to outer when ho heard
the voices of a man nnd woman raised In
angry altercation. Withdrawing Into ino
shelter of a ( lowering shrub in the conserva
tory no saw thut the upper portion of the
woman's featuroj was hidden beneath n
small , silk musk , through which nothing but
her dark , flashing eyes wus discoriinble. The
man was DJMarguerite * .
There wus u short but unequal struggle , In
which Iho musk was torn from her fiice.
Du Marguerites released her und stag-
go rod slowlv back.
Miles away in the Prussian batteries , u
dense cloud of SUIOKO lollowcd by u thunder
ous roar proclaimed to till Purls the discharge
of another gigun fo sleco gun. There was u
deafening explqjihr , the heavy lloor .of the
villa heaved unilCTItiiblcd like a shlpsitrickeii
with a gigantic .sju und the soliu masonry
rocko.l and totteruj to its very foundations.
The form of the masked woman lay
among the shattered furnishings nf the once
nntgnllicent houfc.mangled beyond recogni
tion. DJ Marguerites was still brenthinir.
Ho was removed to his homo where shortly
before midnight , nflcr everyone but the doc
tor had retired frarn the room , ho mudn a con
fession. The masked woman , whom xiutil
the day of the fatal Interview , he , in common
v.lth overypno clic. hod supposed to bo his
wife , wu. : in rudfUy , his wife's .slater , who
hud been Itldnapod at an early age , and after
the most uiitiniigfeiTorts on tno part of Judge
Larombo uad , been given up for dead. She
find been his mistress in New Orleans under
tlio nii.no of Laura Surinnc. it was after ho
bud mot and loved Julia Lacombe that ho dis
covered her identity. Then ho dc.sertod her
und went to Puns ! where ho airaln met .lullu
whllo sbo was vIstHng there with her inothor ,
proposed und was accepted.
In the meantime Iho girl whom ho had
wronged followed him to Puns. With the
aid of Cassaguu she began the anonymous
correspondence which resulted In the divorce ,
und then , taking ndvantaso nf tlio sudden
disappearance of MaJumo Do Marguerites
and her striking resemblance to her , she cum-
( ilotcd her torrlblo revenge by opening the
Villa Uigi and deceiving himself and the pub
lic niiuo into Iho belief that she was the
woman who hud formerly , us mistress ot his
house , led the soi-hl world of Purls.
Shortly bsfore duyllirht ho expired , and by
his bedside sat the woman who had been his
wlfo. ' .
"Forgive me , " ivero fits last words , nnd
she stooped and im.scd him.
At the end of three years Franco , risins
PSumlx-liko from the great disnstfr which
Inul ; overtaken hen under a monurchlal form
of irovcrnmont , soared ulolt to renewed pros
perity andVroalueas In thu purerutmosphern
af thu younit rooublle. Ttie blood-stained
soil of many n bat'.Kt Held lay hidden beneath
her enormous hnrVr-i'.s , Joyously roipod bv u
contented and happy peasantry , nnd Purls
once ugiiln became tlio Paris of yore , tlio
Meceu of the pleasure seeker , the wonder of
Lhc world , but tlia Huron Archumbault Is
lonely.
Now York Is n line city and ho has never
seen it. Hu Inters to go there during the
coming winter amt'wlll bo the guest of two
old friends , who are now Ur. and Mrs. liege
man , -v ,
Mr. CJrsnvlllo'Wior.v is an ingoulous one ,
graphically told , and if It bo true that n ve
ined and devoted wife could unuor any cir
cumstances givn ultnranco to the threat
which enabled Laura Surlnno to curry out
iior extraordinary revenge , the story is in the
main consistent. There nro many evidences
of uuduu baste In Its preparation , but wo
Tiust not expect lee much of a Pegasus in
the harnesiof daily journalism.
3IK 'K H'K.lll.
The Hnest winter overcoatings arp in cood.s
that rult beautifully under the bund. Thoio
iubrici roully Improve with wear and the
nap of the inaiormrimi buconia well bristled
up.
up.Tho rognlalioti winter overcoat will ho cut
consldarably larger than laU .soison , In lit
roomy , with umpto velvet collar mid Hy
.rait. The double breasted fronts will bo In
secondary domandruml the korioy.s , meltons
and other hard , smooth surface heavy goods
will yield procodouud to the dull finish fab
rics.
rics.The pearl undraiso.t kid is the dull fln'sh
glove of evening drojt , and although the reg
ulation tan walkluf glove with wear eon
takes on a dullish wolc ihuro uro extremists
.hat will only huvuHio undressed tan glove/
The dull finish f.lt ro.iehoJ its zenith when
it Included nookwiur. The bright textures
mvo bean appreciably quelled lu obedlonco
thereto , but the ofriiy of silks and patterns
,3 , , peradventure , ilia tlnest that bus over
been shown. , '
The nuveltioj-Tiio called--In troutcrlngs
differs but slightly from what has been seen
recently , but in eiho trousers are at the
luporlutlvo so far K shapj Is ooncornod com
bined with comfojv. They are tnado straight
lown not looio upr tight the tmtomt hot-
ovrod out illghlly over the Instep ,
The corrdct outaivay the morning coat lu
iho absence of thai doublo-bro.istod frock-
is of dull finish bt&ck vicuna , thlbat or rough
worsted , as a matter of fauoy. The single
breasted untrlmmsl lapel will bo cut low
down tc show a irotxl shod scarf and through
an opening slightly curved off the V shape
There will bo a marked absence of docora-
Lion In Iho shape o ( buttons oa sloavo or
braid or extra stitching.
ILLUMINATING CITY STREETS ,
Comparison Mculo Between American ant
Europoau Systems ,
QUESTION OF MUNICIPAL OWNERSHIP ,
Victor Ko.scwntcr Presents Some In-
torostliiK KIIUtn Drnwu From I'nr-
muni ObsorvntloiiH Alironil
Wntcr WorltH MonopolyKto.
Nr.w VOIIK , Oct. IB. [ Special Corre
spondence of Tin : HIIK.J If the dirty condi
tion of the streets of Now York attract par
ticular notice of n traveler accustomed to the
much cleaner pavomonia of Kuropuan cities ,
the fact that poor street lighting prevents
him from seeing the tilth nt night will not
have u tendency to chniigo his Impressions
for the better. Whllo the city govornmonl
pays out vast sunn annually to the gas and
electric lighting corporations , enabling them
to pay hugh dividends uuon stock watered to
sovort.l times the original Investment , thoao
companies manage to furnish thu stipulated
number of lights , but to furnish them In
such quality us to leave the city in a condl
lion of dusky darkness. The lamps nro so
dirty thut rays from n llirht of much botloi
iinaiiiy would still have great dlfllculty In
penetrating the gln s. On luoso &lrcols
which nro Illumined by electricity , the state
of uilulrs Is little hotter. Instead of having
iidlll'iised dimness from numerous gas lumps ,
Iho Infre < iucticy and the distance between
thu olectriu lights give * ultornntitig Intervals
of dense darkness separated by short spaces
of passable iUnnilnnUoii.
11 must bo said thut London is not illumin
ated nt nights as well us it
might bo , although besldo It Now
York would bu but n shadow.
London Is supplied wltn cus by private cor
porations. Many companies formerly com
peted for the trade , but they have in recent
y.'ars oeon consolidated into three companies
which divide territory. In this London is nn
exception to the usual rule ninong Hriilsh
cities which have for Ihe most part retained
thu gas monopoly under direct control of tlio
municipal uuthuritlos. Kvorywhero the
change to the system of public ownership is
considered u givalimprovement nnd iu Birm
ingham u monument hus been erected to
Hon. Joseph Chumbcrlnln , pledging him the
everlasting gratefulness of the people
for his efforts in iho ucijuisllion of the city
ga.s works. Kloctrlu lights nro seareo in
London. Some uscriba thu duluy in ihoir in
troduction to uufuvorahlu legislation com
pelling the companies to sell their plant ill an
upprui.icd valuation uftcr the o.xpirution of a
limited number of yours , to comply with
strict regulations und to lay nil wires" under
ground nnd well Insulated. Whatever bo the
cause , electricity us u meant of illumination
is just beginning to enter the Held. Con
tracts have been made for public strcot llghl-
ing und the construction of Iho plant is
well under way. When completed , ( julto a
chungo is expected in the nocturnal.
ntpgcU of London streets. Ileru ns In
thu other lurge citlos of Europe , the employ
ment of incandescent lumps In private build-
itij ; und houses is rapidly paining headway.
Thu St. 1'ancrus vestry , li thickly settled
rosulenco district of London , Is now complet
ing its electric lighting installation. It hus
taken advantage of the olecirlc lighting net
allowing niuniclp-alltie.i to conduct their own
plants und promises lo furnish It.s residents
with the best ex'sling ' light nt prices cover
ing only the coil of production.
I'uns is very well lighted. On the boule
vards , tlio business thoroughfares and in iho
most frequented districts , little more could
bo aesired. The sircots uro lined on both
sides with'.hlcKly planted lampposts. And
theo lump posts are tipped with transparent
globes , constantly kept clean. Some have
three arms mid few lire supplied wilh loss
limn Iwo jots eiieh , In most cases with three
und four lights apiece. But there nro many
out-of-the-way places In Puns which uro
diiiilv lighted by u few scattering lamps.
Tnoru Is littlo-lUumination by electricity. To
bo sure , the lirat practical experiment in
street llglu'ng hy uro lamp ! ) wa * made in
Paris at the time of the exposition in ISTS-.t ,
but the Increase In iho numuur of elec
tric lights since Ihen has been ex
tremely blow. The few uro lamps employed
nro found mainly in tno "hotel district. " In
street illuminations , ns in many other luings ,
Iho I'urlsinnv content Ihemsolvos with mult-
ing u great display in u limited extent of ter
ritory. The companies furnishing gas and
electricity are kept under strict regulation by
the municipal authorities.
' 1 hu strtots of Vienna are fairly lighlnd ,
Some use of electric uro lumpj is made , but
the chief illumination is by means of gas
lumps.
Berlin Is probably the host lighted metropo
lis in the world. The authorities do not con-
line their efforts to the districts occ ipied by
tlio higher classes , bill dtivoto particular at
tention to iho less favored portions of the
city. The municipality OWIH and conducts
Its own gas works and i.s not at all spni'lnir In
Iho use ot thd product for public purposes.
The frequency of the lumps with irultlplo
lots shows that thorough illumination is the
main paint Kept In view. This doea not mean
that the WOI-KS lire nol economically man-
aned. Quilo the opposite is true ; for while
Iho prlvato consumers aru supplied ut u very
low price , it is chiefly from the prollts on iho
sale of gus und water that the lurgo annual
surplus accrues to the city. KIcrtrlclty is
moro extensively employed forslrcot llghlliiR
In Berlin thun in other European capitals.
Yet , being supplied by privaio companles.tho
ulcctrlc lumps uro coiiparntivoly moro ox-
puusivu than cas , und consequently , con-
lined In use to Iho points of great
est traftlc. In Berlin Iho incandescent
lump is r.ipiilly gulnlng ground
and Us Introduction into private lesidcnces
U greatly promoted by the artistic forms in
which it'ls being adapted for chamtnllord and
various decorations.
Of other br.iiictic.s of municipal administra
tion the supply of water Is generally through
out tCniopu in tno bunds of the city authori
ties. Iloro ugaln London forms an oxcxiplloii
und ll * inhabit.nits suffer the Inconvenience of
high charges by eight unaccommodating pri-
vuto companies. The quality is exceedingly
I'oor mid the supply always short. The num
erous companies refuse lo sc-ll oul lo Ihe city
except ut an cxorhitunl price , much higher
than would be tlio coil of duplicating the
present plant. Paris , on the other hand ,
owns its waterworks , but leases the opera
tion to n private corporation undoi- conditions
favorable lo Iho city. The purity nnd ubund-
ar.co of the public water supply of Vlonuu
hus spread the fame of thai cllv us ono of the
few places where such liquid Is fit to drink.
Iu Berlin , too , under Its ciTcotlvo municipal
government , the water works leave nothing
of which to complain.
In iho Untied Sluios the watcrsupply nlono
of the various monopolistic services
has been directly assumed to any con
siderable extent by the municipalities ,
Vhnt field hi New York was for u long tlmo
given over to private parlies uut the city
was forced by necessity lo Itself undertake
the work. And of thu various branches of
tills corrupt city government , the water de
partment Is least subject to public condemna
tion. Now York Is not nlonu In ihu munici
pal ownership of watcrtvorlc ; the sumo pro
cess of acquisition bus taken pluco with per
haps two exceptions , in every other Ainerl-
L-iin city of any Importance anil the move
ment U continually spreading to thu smaller
population centers.
In ono tiling , It must bo fairly ac
knowledged. Is'mv York loads thn cities on
Lhu other aide. This Is In the appouranco of
llio inemuura of its police force , for stzoand
'eneral athlctlu build , the metropolitan
"llnest" ure unsurpassed. As to elllcieney ,
I mu uuablo to judge except from an exhibi
tion of the ambulance service viewed In
Hamburg which reflected no credit upon its
> runlzatloii In ( hut city. The polleo In
Kuropo are differently equipped from these
lioro. In Louden the only sign of authority
is u striped bund on the coat sloavu ; on Iho
continent the men carry olthor lontf sabrei ,
pointed swords or short daggers. Thu
American club is nowhuro to bu soon.
The parks of Now York uro very credit-
iblo but for a city of lu slzo the number Is
iltogothor too limited. Abroad us hero ,
DVorv city has ono largo park , the resort of
llio elite where gaily dressed riders and stun
ning vehicles dully matio ihelr nppoaranco
before an admiring crowd of spectators. But
London , Paris and Berlin are also dotted
with tiutnorous smaller parlts , affording fresh
lir to tbo working people and play grounds
[ or the children. The various monuments
to. respected royalty , foliun heroes , or to pub
lic benefactors are usually placed In these
parks or iu front of public buildings. Now
York may not have occasion to erect as mftnj
monument * us ether cltlet , hut these whlct
she has , are sadly deficient In point of olab-
or tcnos as well ns In artistic boMity. If
wo consider thernto nt which the Washing
ton arch is rising , or nt which the funds foi
the Grant momorlal nro boltift gathered , t
long tlmo will clnpso before this city can In-
vtto comparison on this point.
But this sldo of the Atlantic has still a few
objects from which Iho European may learn
something. Our public buildings nmy be
fewer nnd slmplor , but our prlvnto buildings
for ofllcos nnd stores nro uot yet equalled
elsewhere , l-'or solidity of construction mid
adaptability to the purposes Intended , for
eigners must look to this country. 'Jlho
buildings erected by American llfo Instiruuci
companies In Vletnin , Berlin nnd other citlos
hnvo led the way and uro now the llnost
private structures in those places , Vovt
buildings In Eiiropo have over six stories ,
scarcely any moro than BOVOII.
Elevators hnvo not yet been
generally introduced and nro available only
in the largest hotels nnd most recently built
structural. Thu construction nnd height of
buildings abroad nro under the strictest reg-
ulnllon. In Austria every house In the coun
try Is registered nod numbered , even to the
smallest villages nnd no alteration or now
construction of nnv Importance Is allowed
until the plans have been approved by public
authority. In Berlin tlio height of buildings
hus been nojoluteiy restricted lo 70 feet or
less , graded nocorilinp to the width of the
street. There nro some advantages In this
Inasmuch ns the streols present n moro uni
form nnd solid anpoaranco nor uro structures
of ordinary holghtovoMhndowod nnddwarfcd
by neighboring slty-ser.iplng towers. When
it comes to stores and window displays these
here nro generally moro elaborate nnd nt-
Iruclivo. The uu.slnoss of l-'uropo Is for the
most part carried on In sir.nll shops which
exhibit their onllro Btoclts iu Iho show win
dows. Yel u beginning Is being made In the
larger cities where thu great Institutions of
Sixth nvoium mid of Twmity-ihird strcot uro
beins Copied In the grand magnziuos many of
which luwu branches In nil the lending cities
of the countries In which they nro located.
The r.coplo of Kuropo may bo slow In copyIng -
Ing American customs but. the charge cannot
well ho reversed.Thonuinberof stnroaln New
Yorks oiling exclusively Imported nrtlclo ? is
constantly Increasing. The length of tlmo
required for London nnd Purls fashions to
roach this side of iho Atlantic Is becoming
shorter and shorter. I wns surprised on
walking up Fifth nvonuo the ortior day to
hour repeated blasts of a trumphot , to see n
box coach druwn by four horses tear down
the .street , to gn/o upon the footman his
portly form clothed In tlio same rod coat , bis
haircut in tlio same English style as may
hourly oo soon upon similar vehicles in the
neighborhood of Trafalgar square In London.
Most assuredly thn lido of cosmopolitanism
in fasl flowing westward !
VICTOU Rosnw.vrnii.
HO.VKr.FOtt 771 B
Fcnthor toques are shown with a inulT to
mutch.
Many brown and green olTocta appear in
fancy feathers.
Wings uromedlum , in favor and breasts nro
Ignored.
Spauglos are Intermixed with embroideries
tuid fancy feathers.
Never before has Jot been so extensively
used for millinery.
With the exception of hat plus , gilded jewel -
ol ry is not much in demand.
.lot aigrettes , cabouhons , fab-top pins , files ,
butterflies , wings and liny birds uppjar.
l-'oncy beaded side piece * and crowns shuw
bu.uitiful designs carried out In bo.uls und
spangles.
Fancy feathers nro shown In largo quanti
ties and can safely bu promised us good
through iho full and winter.
Fine short heads in ostrich lips are used in
elegant trimming elTects.
Buckle effects are noticed In Jot nnd steel ,
nlso lu HhinoUonos and brooches of moon
stones are set in apparent diamonds.
White satin or ropned silk is suitable for
the wedding dross of n tjrtao of twenty
years.
A prospective bride should use the Initial
of her maiden name on household linen.
A tulle veil envelopes a bride so becom
ingly thut it Is often preferred to the shorter
veil of luce.
Gathered Bounces , roia radios , cahbngo
nlcutings and butllcmonled edges trim the
'oot of many dress skirts , though some of
; hc richest gowns uro quite plain.
Mrs. Cowlo.vBut . : whai Is woman ? Only
one of nature's ngrco.iblc blunders.
Very pretty are some of the spun wool
shawls In llnost lace patterns , which , though
ample insl.o , weigh next to nothing , their
warmth , however , being out of all proportion
.o their lightness. These shawls are hardly
ass gossamer-liko than a cobweb , and might ,
from their marvelous delicacy , have been
mumifui'tured by fairy fingers.
The fashion Journals sav that a now shndo
nf greoii is u favorite in Paris. It probably
will not match thu shade of green Iu the en
vious eyes of llio woman who can't afford to
mvo uny of it ,
Tlo : now Venetian brown of u deep reddish
int upponrs umong Iho handsome dross
fabrics of silk velvet and ladles' clolh lliis
3CU30U.
Piclurosquo and pretty sleeves of silk or
velvet ugaln appear upon imported dresses of
India cashmere , camel's hair nud silk of
varied soi-w.
, Buttons nro considerably used ns garni-
uro. On the skirt they are put on as obvious
rastoninifs to some Joining or overlapping of
lOains , and on , the busquos nnd coats Iu neat
ows wilh n uniform otToct.
Brtld Is arranged in a slnglo row or a sue-
jossion of festoons or bunches lilco ioops of
ibbou , or In the daring "bowkuoj" pattern
vhlcli dominates everything. "Thoso bow-
< nols are spaced with a connecting undulnt-
ng row of braid , apparently to bolu thorn
OL'uthcr.
Now princesso dresses for youthful
vcarers nro made with the waist-portion
ilosoly ailed and reaching only lulf the
ungth ot the ordinary bodice , iho corsage
ueiii' ' murh llku
very n peasuut-wolst , with
'uimpo and rail sleeves o ! some ether urn-
o rim.
In trimming preily house dresses this
reason , modiste nro using velvet ribbon ns
lut borderlngs , In the form of tirooic kova ,
squares , blocks , points In graduated lengths ,
md in plain rows. Silk braid luo same color
is iho dress , plulu or mixed with metal
threads or dotted with cabochons , arc Inex
pensive and clTectlvo trimmings.
The oil of white birch bark , which gives to
inssla leather Its peculiar uromatlo and
asting quullllos , when dissolved In alcohol.
s said to bu excellent for preserving uud
wnterproollng various fubrlcs. U renders
thorn1 both ueid mid infect proof , nnd in no
way destroys their pliability.
Petticoats , for winter usa are handsomer
than usual. Very rich stuffs in plain uud
Igured satin , blucU. cream , gray nnd Indian
ed brocade , also sill : and wool mutorlals.aro
ultllzed. Black suiln or surah skirls , lined
with fancy striped llannols , uro full lu ih0
back , closely gored on llio front und sides ,
ind trimmed in vows ofroso pleating In plain
ruches , or mixed with black laeo.
Ribbons of all kinds nrn in high favor-
vide or narrow , satin , silk or velvet , the lat
er being the no.vost and most preferred. A
nyorllo way of arranging ribbon on a waist
s In what is called nn X A ribbon about
wo or two and u half Inches \vido is brought
round the waist to the front , where It is
crossed , brought back nirulu under the arms
ind up to thocontorof the nock , where the
wo sides moot and uro fastened down bv u
lUiochou.heiug dually brought round to the
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.ccordg
< Old KUOIH l-'roiii the "Itlckor. "
M Quad : \Vo notice Hint our oatoomod
: oiiteiiioriiry ] is mlvortUlnp for n nolltl-
sal editor , "ono thoroughly posted oa
ho politics of Iho day. To mioh n ono
10 promises n steady Bltimtioii tit oed
my. Wo dearly love the old mosabuck
vho clniitn to own and publiHh the
illofiod weekly down the Btroet. but
vhen Up uttunints to docolvo the public
vo fool It our Uutytostnto n f0\y cold
ill lo.
' In the first pluco ho has only nut
iirtMcrlboro. Secondly , our nooplo don't
Jiiro 11 copoo for polltku 'I'hlVdly ' , | ,0
T l" political hla lmnUH , ltl 8t < ) ra ° rdor iu d
editor would Bliirvo to
Icnth In two wooka. Ho Kot ayounff
mtin from Hoston out here lnst Biimmor
jorrowed the $3 ho
had lolt , Ht o hU
.uspondorB. omboMlod lila wh'lto Lhlrt
ind then discharged him. The lot o'
omo nppoaranco ol thd
young nnil con.
Id HIT mim nfl Jo sturte.f on 11" 2 ofK )
" n ° VOr b ° 0fTac0(1 ( ° '
CLAIMANTS AFFORDED RELIEF
They Are No Longer nt the Mercy of Gnup.
ing Hypocrites ,
HOW THEY ARE WARMLY BEFRIENDED ,
Invnltmlilo Alii of the IJco Uureutt to ;
Settler * , I'ntontncfl , Wlilown , Or-
ptintiH , Holillcr.4 , Sfillot-H anil
JH'lirmiloni Pai-ontH.
The granting of pensions hni given rise tea
a number nf pension agouti In nil part ; of HID
country. These are reinforced by another
class of men who mnko u specialty of prose
cuting claims ngninst the government.
Men who have had claims ngiilnst thu govern
ment and omploycd these professional ugonu
to represent them before the departments in
Washington , tell strnngo stories of tricks and
rascality to which they were subjected at thu
hands of these nroaturos. They are of con ran
some honest men among these agents ; but
there nro so many that nro notoriously cor
rupt , thut It Is almost Impossible for n claim
ant , unless ho bo directed by a woll-lr. formed
individual to tlnd ono in whom ho can place
iaipllelt confidence.
Tin : Hit : : lias received hundreds of oom-
plaints from soldiers and others who hud ad
vanced money whim so desired nnd who
waited for years and yet failed to receive any
iu formation us regards What the sharks h id
done with either moiioy or claim.
Tin : HII : : hus ulso bcnu requested to recom
mend reliable ugeuts nnd has , in this nay ,
served to protect tlio people from Iraud ami
rob bury , lint that did uo good to the people
who hud fallen into Iho hands of sharks. A.s
rapidly ns the latter were shown up now ones
with now tricks nnd rascality took their
placo.s.
There wus but ono moans loft , nnd that wus
to establish n groul bureau of chums. This
Idea was suggested to a numbar of people but
was put Into practice tlrsl by the San l-'rau-
cisco Kxuininor.
With the Examiner Tin : But : bus eo-opor
nted In Iho great work of lalTordlng relief to
worthy claimants.
Tno Washington correspondent of the Kx-
aminnr , Mr. John Woadorburn. who has also
iir-ted ns private secretary to Senator Hearst ,
wus detailed to orgnnUo und take charge of
the bureau. His long service In Washington
In both ihoso capacities had given him u tatvo
acquaintance with government officials and
governmonf. methods. Knowing the men and
the proper procedure to follow , lie \\as
chosen as well qualified to push claims
through In the shortest tlmo If they were
Justly duo.
The best lawyers to bo had were then ou
traged and u full clerical force put Into tlio
bureau. In every instance tlio men weio
chosen for ineir knowledge of the work to bo
done.
Congress was not less anxious to protect
claimants from robbery. The same kind of
complaints hud como to Tin : BIK : mid gone to
the members of congress ns well. Thu com
mittees that had the Indian depredations bid
under consideration investigated thu opera
tions of the claim agents nnd uttorneys in
connection with the Indian depredations
cliilms. They found that the claim agents
had demanded iKl's to 50 per cent from the
men holding tlio claims , und In hundreds of
cases hold contracls ut those figures , Whiio
the bill wus still in congress , with little ui > -
parcnl chaneoof passage , they were able , by
molhods dangerously near the line of fulso
pretences , to inifiico the claimants lo sign the
exorbitant demands.
There appeared to bo only ono way to pro
tect the claimants. Thut was to cancel all
contracts by law , und limit the funs that ut
torneys might collect. The claimants would
thus bo enabled to choose another nuont if
the ono they had 11 rst engaged hail attempted
to defraud them , und the contracts could not
demand moro than the specified rate.
The ninth section of the bill wns thus
drawn to annul "all sulos.trausfors or assign
ments of claims" and ' 'nil contracts hereto
fore made. " The maximum fco to ho allowed
was put at 15 per cent of the amount ? col
lected except in case of claims under ? ; > 00 or
where unusual work had to be done , when ! . ' 0
or cant in Ight bo allowed.
The amount of business received Immedi
ately nflcr the opening of thn ilmrunu is a
proof of the conlldenco In which the people
hold It. nnd of Iho distrust which thu ordinary
claim agent has aroused. In iho six weeks ,
from April 1 lo May 15 , claims lo the amount
or $ ) ,00. > , ! l-II.ri. > > , i were Hied with the bureau
on account of Indian dopredulion claims
alone. All Ihoso go to iho court of claims
under the act nnd nro In various stages of
preparation nnd prosecution. Uoside.s tlio
claims under the depredation act there hail
boon Hied ut that date treasury claims to the
amount of $ : i.'l.li'll ; French spoliation chums
to tbo amount of $ 'JS5SSH ; land clalm\
$2KU50 ! ) ; and patent and other claims to a
largo amount. Since that date some $3,0011,1100
of claims have been lllcd with the bureau , and
it is now attending over $5,000,000 of claims.
Tlio need for the bureau muy well bo seen
hy the fact that it now hus on hand moro
claims than all of the claim attorneys of
Washington combined.
The olforts of congress nnd iho establish
ment of the bureau wus not appreciated by
the claim agents. They wanted to continue
to thrive in their business of fleecing thu
needy claimant. They accordingly de
nounced thn government and the bureau.
They hold thut the former could not cancel
the contracts they hud made with their vir-
tlms. But tlio cancellation wus mndn in
Iho Interest nnd name of the people.
And It need not bo doubted that the
eminent constitutional lawyers who
framed Iho act In question did not dose
so without knowing whut they were doing.
The threats of the sharks undoubtedly
had nn effect upon tome men who desired to
inako now contracts and secure tlio .services
of some olhor attorney , but this olTeot will
soon bo destroyed nnd the cnmnclimltim f
the claimant from the tyranny of Iho shark
will bo complelo.
The amount of money lhat will bo saved to
Lho people hy the work of Tin : litr. : Hi itt "
PI' CI.UMS may not bo calculated. It will
certainly be very ureat. The work will bu
Jono ns near actual cost as possible. Soinu
3f it will not cost , more than 5 per cant , whif"
much of it can bo done within the 15 und . ' < >
per conl allowed by law. In some cases tlio
JO per cent may bo required. It Is the inten
tion , however , to glvo the claimant thu hi'im-
II t of the lowest lihargos thai will cover tlio
Jxpmsosjof the service.
' ' claims In
'J'nn UKKlinutAU will prosecute
; ho supreme court of the United Stiite * . HM
; ourt of claims , thu several courts of tliu Dis
trict of Columbia , before the committees " '
xmgross and the executive departments. I'
.vlll sccuro the payment of Just Indian dppi-i-
lallon claims , land claims , pension claims ,
nltilug , pro-omptlon and homestead nisiami
ibtnln patents nt minimum cost and tint
; ruulost despatch.
There are thousands yet who uro ontltliri
.0 pensions. Those should write Inimeuia-
.civ to the bureau. There 010 thousand '
loirs , widows , minor children , dupondi nl
nolhcrs , fathers , nnd minor diipomli'n'N '
) rolhors and bisters who are entitled ID | ' <
dons and should write to TIIK H : i : Him1'
: omornlng them. Under recent legislation
i liberal Increase In pensions has been af-
entitled to t''i ' ' <
o will nun these who nrn
ihould write to TUB lir.e HriiKAf CWIM A-
lOt'UTION' ,
answered " " 'I '
All letters will bo promptly
ill Information concerning form of apph- | -
.Ions for claims , terms , etc. , will bouivi-n
vlth us little delay us practicable. No lett'-i1
.vlll . bo answered ' unless the sender em-I < > - > < '
equlslto stamps for reply.
Parties doiirlug Information should
litw TIIK HKB HUIKAI : or CLAIM" , ' '
Jtilldlnf , Omaha , Nob. , the malinger of
s Kdwurd P. Koggen.
\\liy Ho Quit tinChurch. .
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Ono ( svonltifT , uftor ti hnril ( lav'w t"
IUVH Smith , Unvy & I'O.'H Month- .
3norgo roturiiiid IIOIIHJ und found ' 'i- ' >
vlfo weoplnir. llo Inquired tlu > < ' " " "
" " and < vu- " '
or the "ahuddinff of lonro ,
onnud thut hla "inollior-iu-law ' ! ' '
van of the orthodox barheil-wlro l > " '
vim ( luiiKorously ill. George , quru : a- . '
huh , ran to hur room , mid when nii'i '
uiw George Bho looked uii nt him " ' '
mlo fuco nnil hntfuiird fcitturos , ai 'i '
mid in boft nndsyinimthotli ! tones :
" I shall Im o
"Goorgo , dourest , 1 fear
o leave you BOOH ; wo litxvo always ' n
food Mentis tojrothur , Oooriro , ( ) w i
lone noon to moot you 111 houvon.
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Two woolen tiftof thatt-hodiud. .
itis since then stopped j'oln ( , ' to c-h' ' ' *