THE OMAHA DAILY BEE. SUNDAY OOTOBEK 11 , 1801-SIXTEEN M&E8.
General Casilns M. Olay iu His Homo at
Wliito Hall , Talks of HU Duels.
HOW HE FOUGHT.DECLAREY AND MARSHALL
Ilnwla Knife vs. the I'lstol Clny'H
T rrll > lc Fight \ \ ith Mnm.
Hi-own Tlio Turner
nt I'n.Uoxvn.
KtciiMosi ) , Ky. , Oct. 7.-f Special Corrcs
pondenco of TUB ! Jin.Tho : | life of General
Cajslus M. Clay has been ono of constant
lighting. Kentucky has always t.eon a hot
blooded state. Hero n word Is always fol
lowed by a blow and an insult has to bo
wiped out in death. Life Is of less account
hero than In the north , und It was of still
loss value In the days of Ueuurai Clay's
youth , nearly two generations ago. It 1
elxty yenra now since ho delivered the Wash
ington centennial oration at Yale college , In
which ho espoused the cause of the negro und
became the most hated man in Kentucky
nmong the slave holders. All bis life ho has
had to light for his Ideas , and the stories of
his personal encounters road like a romance.
Jt was during the latter part of my visit to
' White I l.ill1' this week while wo wore sit
ting , ono evening , before the coals of his 11-
brarv fire that I drew General Clay on to
talk of some of these lights and f could almost
see the combats In the coals , as in cool , but
graphic language he brought them back from
the memories of the past.
Said ho : "I Imvo never courj d trouble
with anyone , but 1 have never gone out. of
the way to avoid It. I hnvo had a number of
encounters and I have never been whipped
In my life , except by my mother and 'by my
older brother. 1 remember the llrst and only
whipping I got from my brother. Ho was
older than I was aud a great deal stronger ,
nnd I was accustomed to tease him and play
tricks upon him , until ono day wo wore out
trimming some trees in the orchard. The
trees were rather high nnd my brother bad
made a little ladder to o.inblu htm to got up
> nto them. Ho took ono row of trees and I
took another and I would put uway his lad
der and take It over to my row so that ho had
to Jump down and pet it when ho wanted to
go to a new tree. Ho ofijectcd several limes ,
notxvittistandlng this , I still kent nt It and ho
caught me und threw mo down and whipped
mo with some of the lontr sprouts or trim
mings of the tree * . Those sprouts were very
supple nnd 1 can nlmost feel their stings yet.
I appreciated , however , the justice of the
wbfpplng and did not cry. I rose laughing ,
but from that time I did not take my
brother's ladder and I stopped leasing him. "
Rcnrrnl Clny'H I-'hst Hucl.
"When did you have your first duel , Gen
eral ! " I asked.
"My llrst duel , " replied Gencial Clay ,
"terminated without either party Ilrlng a
Bingle shot. It occurred when 1 was twenty-
one , llflv-oight years ago. 1 was engaged to
bo married and I had a rival suitor who , in
spite of my success , wrote a letter to my
sweetheart's mother In which ho made a *
number of very obnoxious charges concernIng -
Ing mo. The letter should never have been
shown me , but the mother or my aflianccd
wife did hand It to me and asked me to explain -
plain It. I explained It by going to Louisville
nn the hunt far the man who had written It.
He was a doctor ami his name was Dcclaroy.
A friend of mine went wltn me , and as soon
as wo got to the city I went into a cooper
shop and got a good tough hickory cane
about as blir round ns your linger. I saw Dr.
Declarey on the street nnd went up to him
and oskrd him if his name was Dcclaroy ,
Ho replied that It was and I then told him
1 would llko to huvo a talk with him. This
was on one of the mnln streets of Louisville ,
nnd though I Intended to cane him , I did not
want to do it where a crowd would rush In
and prevent. my giving him tha punishment
ho deserved , so I quietly turned our promen
ade off into a side street. In the meantime
my friend , James S. Kollina , afterwards
noted during the war as General Rollins ,
walked along the other side ot the street und
watched mo. When 1 had gotten Uonlaroy
Into aside street , Tsaid : 'Dr.Dcclaroy , I
, nm Caibius M. Clay , about whom you hnvo
taken the trouble to write In this letter , nnd
( would like to know whet her you can Rivt ,
mo any explanation of your action. ' I then
( bowed him the letter , but he said nothing.
[ then raised my cano and began to cnno him.
[ To cried out and a crowd soon collected , but
Rollins , by spreading out his arms and run
ning in again ana again pretending to separ
ate UH , actually kept back the crowd until I
was able to give him a good caning. I ex
pected that Dnclaroy would challenge mo
and I had brought Holllns along to act as my
'second. I was not disappointed. A few
hours after the caning I gotu challenge. Wo
fixed n place In Indiana , just over the
river and the tlmo was the next day. When
wo got there wo found that there was a great
mob of Declaroy's friends there on the
ground , and General Holllns refused to allow
the light to io on. Wo thereupon chose
another place , but Dcclaroy's mob followed
us there. The next day was to have been my
wedding day , and I had to go to meet It. De-
claroy wanted mo to come back nftor I was
married , but I decidedly objected to break
ing up tnv honeymoon in this way. Ho after
wards said that he intended to cowhide me
the next , time ho saw mo , nnd I went to
Louisville to give him a chance. I went to
his hotel , but ho was not In the drawing-
room and had not yet como in to dinner. I
waited for an hour , but ho did not como , and
I then went into the dining-room nnd loaned
ngalnst the pillar , Intending to wait for him.
As I stood there I heard some ono rise behind
nio. I turned and saw Declaroy. He was as
pale as death and I saw the Dominick in htm.
Ho did not hold my eye but got up nnd went
out. I staid for a short tlmo longer , but
llndlntr that be did not Intend to llu-lit , wont
back home. A ruun who acted in this way ,
could not ntthat time be respected In Ken
tucky , nnd Dcclaroy committed suicide the
next evening by cuttlu hls arteries. "
'llio Clay-Mm'slial ! Ilied. .
"It Is n curious thing , " mused General
Clay , ns he poked up the dylnir embers of the
fire into n glow , "that n man will have the
bravery to commit suicide ami still not have
enough physical courage to light. I hnvo
had a number of such Instances in my life.
It was so with Tom Marshall wljo was so
famous as an orator In Kentucky , There has
been for years a fuod between the Clays and
the Mnrshalls. Henry Clay , you know , had n
duel with Humphrey Maratiull. and Tom
Mushnll nnd myself were enemies for years.
My llrst trouble with him was ut the time I
was the editor of the "True American , " nnd
Marshall headed the mob which was raised
to kill me and demolish the paper. I got two
four pound brass cannons and put them up
In my olllco and loaded them with shot and
nnlls. I had them on n table nnd their
mouths wore just ns high ns a man's breast ,
and they faced the door. I f it mob attempted
to enter I expected to shoot right Into it , nnd
I had Inside of the oftlce aUo u keg of powder
which I expected to blow up with a match ,
nnd send my enemies to eternity if thov suc
ceeded in capturing the olllce. Well , the
mob attacked mo , but I was not killed.
Borne time after this , I wont to the Mexican
war as captain of a company. Tom Marshall
was captain of another company of the same
regiment , nnd I decided to settle my trouble
with him before wo got through tbo'war. Ho
was drunk about half the tlmu.nnd I believed
he often cultivated drunkenness In order to
enable him to say mean things nnd not bo
called to account for them. I expected 10
have a duel with him and I got a itonu ami
ihftrponcd my sword until It shone llko sil
ver and hud ait edge like n razor. I gave him
one or two chances to challenge mo. but he
did not da so , and at last one day when wo
were pitching camp , Marshall rode down
into my quarter * . He inny have boon
drunk , and ho may have mistaken
iny company for his. At any rate ho came
up to mo and made some insulting remark , I
rose and suld , "Tom Marshall , we may as
well settle our feud , and now is us good a
time as any. Got down from your horse nnd
wo will light it out. ' Ho replied , 'Not now.
Borne other time. ' I here drew my sword and
said , 'The tlmo for men who wear swords Is
now. You chose your own tlmo to mob ma
nt LoxInnUm , and you are a coward It you re
frain on uccount of your surroundings. ' Mar-
fclmll hereupon rode over to his tent. In a few
moments hocnma back with hU plitol. t saw
him , and wont Into uiy tout nnd got uilno. 1
oatuo out with one in eauu hand. They were
cocked , nnd I snld 'I nm ready for you. ' llo
was a cowtrd nnd he was nfritld to tiro. It ,
turned his horse nnd rode hack to his tent
Thnt same ovcnlnu he tried to drown hinr
Rolf In the Hlo Grnmln rivnr. but the men saw
himnnrt prevented him. Ho was nfntid to
light , hut nc wni not nfrald to commit sui
cide. Ilntl wo fouehl with swords I would
nave carvodjilm up llko n pancake. "
KlKht with > inni llrown ,
"Do you remember any other Instances ! "
"Yes , " replied General Clay. "I suppose f
could give others. It Is n curious fact thnt
ovfiti n bravo man when ho U once beaten
hates to encounter the same man ngaln. I
can only explain the fact that I was not chal
lenged by Ham Brown after our Terrible lighten
on these irrounds. "
'What was Zho light , general ! ' '
"It rose out of n congressional contest , "
replied General Chtf. "f was-a candidate
nualnst n man named Wickllffc , and \N ick-
Iiffe Introduced my wife's name Into ono of
lu speeches. 1 challenged him nnd wo llr"d
at trn paces. Hoth of us missed , nnd
1 rah eil my pistol up Into the
nlr nnd demanded n second lire.
The seconds would not permit this nnd wo
loft the ground without n reconciliation or an
npologv on cither side. As I look over the
matter now , I don't believe thnt our seconds
nnd landed the pistols with balls , and 1 did
not see how I could have missed. I was nn ex
cellent. shot and was ncoLstomod to shooting
with n rlllc nnd revolver. One of my fnvor-
Ito nmusoments was squirrel shooting , nnd I
could shoot the heads oil of cloven out of
twelve squirrels when out hunting. Vou
know If a squirrel sees you and runs up a
tree , and you remain quiet , us soon as ho gets
into whatever it considers n safe place , ho
will poke hl head out and look to see where
you arc , nnd the skl.l In squirrel shooting is
to shoot oil the head of the squirrel.
The Howie Knife VM tlio Pintol.
"Well , \ \ IcklifTo here had the worst of the
light , nnd during the canvass for congress I
was making a very good opposition to htm
much to the disgust of the pro-slavery party.
HO had n hnnnbill which ho road during his
speech. Wo had our speeches together nnd
when ho brought out this bill I always rose
and nsked If I might Interrupt him. Ho
would politely consent , nnd I would then say
the handbill bo hud read was untrue , nnd had
been proven- . The pro-slavery men got
tired of this nnd they decided to kill tuo.
They sent for Sam Brown , who was ono of
the most noted bullies of Kentucky. It Is
said that ho had had lorty lights and had
never lost a battle. lirown came nnd
ho nnd WicklifTo , n fellow named
Jacob Ashton , nnd Bon Wooii , n police
bullv , held a consultation nt which they
loaded u pistol which Urown was to use upon
mo the next day.I know nothing of thisT
and I had not my duelling pistols with mo
I interrupted WicklilTc as usual nnd ns I did
so Brown struck mo with his umbrella nnd
told mo thnt my statement was n d - d
'
lie. 1 saw at ouo'o that it m.mt ; light , nnd
when I recognized Brown I Knew It meant n
light to the death. I had a long sharp bowlc
knife In the breast of my coat nnd I jcritod
this out , but before [ could strike Brown's
Iriends grabbed ray arms from behind und
hauled mo back about lifteon feet from
Brown. Brown now pulloa his revolver nnd
told them to get out of the way nnd to lot
him Kill mo. The crowd got back nnd I stood
alone Brown had his pistol pointed at. mo
nnd 1 started towards him. I could see him
looking along tno barrel of the revolver. Ho
toolt aim und waited nntll ho thought I was
close enough to give him n sure shot and
then llred. I felt the ball strike mo in tlio
breast und I thought It had gone through mo ,
nnd 1 determined to kill him if 1 could before
I died. I came down on his head with n
tremendous blow with the oowlo knife , but
did not split open his skull. I struck again
nnd again und stunned him so that ho was
not able to lire. With ono cut of the knife I
sliced his nose right in two , so that It separ
ated in the middle and came out as Hat as a
pancake. With another blow I cut off his
ear so that it hung by a shred , and with n
third I put out his oyo. The conspirators
now soi/ed mo and I was struck with hickory
sticks and chairs. Some of the blows of
which 1 still feel. I broke loose from my
captors nnd again made for Brown , and they ,
to keep him out of my way , picked
him up and throw htm over a stone fcnco
suven feet high nnd this ended the
light. Though I was the assaulted party ,
they afterwards tried mo for mayhem , and nt
this trial Brown confessed the conspiracy
and Henry Clay defended me. Of course I
was not convicted , hut I felt very friendly to
Brown nnd wrote him a note thanking him
for bis evidence und telling him I was willing
to bo friends with him if ho cured to oe so.
Ho refused , however , to bury the hatchet ,
und when I rom'imbered his condition I did
not wonder at it. The doctors had patched
him up pretty well , but ho was a horrible
looking object , and I expected that ho would
Insist upon a duel with mo or would attack
mo and have his revenge. I mot him several
times afterwards , however , and ho never
touched mo. I have no doubt thnt ho stayed
In Lexington intending to kill me , but the
probability is that ho baa not the courage to
attack me. "
"Whore did Brown's ball strike you , gen
eral I'1 suid I.
"It struck mo just over the heart , " replied
General Clay , "and 1 would have been killed
but for ono thlnir , The scabbard of my
howic-kiiifo was tipped with silver , and in
jerking the knife I pulled this scabbard up so
that it was just over my heart. Brown's
bullet struck the scabbard and imbedded
Itself in the silver and we foundi the ball
there. There was u red spot just over my
heart , and the whole seemed almost provi
dential. "
Within nn Ace of Death.
After General Clay said this , ho leaned his
head on his hand and looked for some mo
ments into the tire in deep thought. Ho was
apparently living the light over ngmn , and I
interrupted him nnd asked him If ho had over
been so eoso ! to death since that time. Ho
replied i " 1 don't know , but I think I have
been within nnnco of death n half dozen
times blneo my light with Brown. I was
nciirly killed within a mile of this house ul
lAixtowu , the cross roaas , whore vou turned
oft from the pike to come into White Hall.
This was during ono of the political cam
paigns during 18)1) ) ) , and when 1 was having a
sort of n political discussion with a man
named Turner. Wo spoke together and 1
was against slavery nnd Turner was for it.
All the slaveholders wore with Turner , and
I know that my situation was a dangerous
one. 1 curried my pistols with mo every
where , but at Foxtown I loft them In my
curpot-bng and was tinned only with my
bowlo kntfo. At this meeting , our debate
grew very hot , and Turner's son rushed In
nr.d struck mo nnd told mo I lied. I know
this meant a light and that there was a
conspirioy against mo. I drew tuv bowlo
knife , but was seized by about twenty of tlio
conspirators und hauled buck and my knife
wns jerked from me. I llrst thought thut
the men wore only trying to prevent a tight
and I did not make any resistance. But as
soon as I lost my knife , they bcirnn to pound
me with clubs and someone behind mo stub
bed moln the breast reaching around in front.
The knife entered my lung. It cut apart my
breast bone nnd I bled like n stuck nig. I
thought I was killed , but I determined to Kill
the man who hud Incited tire mob. I grabbed
my bowie kntfo In my lingers , catching it by
the blade nnd the handle and cutting the
llesh through to the uoiw. You can see the
scars now" and with thutGonerulClfty hold
out his hand on the two tlncers of which was
seen great white sears where the bowle
knife had cut them.
"Well. 1 gut the knifa and I nourished it
around my head with my bloody bands. The
crowd disappeared ns I cried out , "got out of
the wav , " nnd I rushed for Turner. I cut
him in the abdomen , but as I drew the knife
from him , 1 almost fainted from the loss , of
blood , nnn fell saying 1 died for the liberties
of my country. At this time my boy ran In
with my revolvers hut it was too late and I
could not use thorn , Tnu crowd thought I
was dead and tbU saved my life. They car
ried mo home and I lay between life und
death for some days. I did not think 1 was
going to dfo , and I would not lot tto doctor
tuuch mo. I would not let them chanpo my
clothes , and I lay for days drenched In blood.
After some time , however , 1 begun to mend ,
my wound * healed and I irot well ugaln. As
for Turner , ho died. This atfniy caused
much discussion among tha abolitionists uf
the- north , and not a few of them criticised
me not a little severely for lighting. Tboy
thought I ought to have submitted und lot
them Kill mo , nnd Dr. Bailny , the editor of a
paper in Washington said I would have done
a great deal of good to tha causa If I had
died , and remarked ; 'That ' .bo biond of the
faithful is the seed of the church. ' " As ho
bald this , rather a humorous but vindictive
smite spread over General Clay's face , and
ho paid his ruspects to the New Knulund
abolitionists in iauguuga that was both em
phatic aud graphic. Ho re for rod also to tha
ingratitude of the negro for the klndnessm
which were Uoua to them by tha whites , and
I asked htm as to the killing ot 1'crry While
Klllcil In Suit1 UcConso.
General Clay hai perhaps done more for
the norfro than any other man In the south.
He freed his slnvra nnd fcticht tor the uboll-
t Ion of .slavery , whcn-no other mini dared to
spnak eruct for them. After the war wns
ovrr , ho came bade to Kentucky nnd lived
quietly nt While Hnll. devoting his chief
time to study. Ho had with him his adopted
son , Luunof Cluv , it Illlie boy of four whom
he had brought with htm from Uusslu , and
lie lived alone with Luunny nnd his servants
nt Whltn Hnll. His servants robbed him
riitht nnd left. They .stole tilt silver and
his furniture , nml systematically plundered
hU plantation. Thov poisoned his son nnd
attempted to polsc.ii him , and when ho dis
charged then ) one uf them threatened to
murder him. Clay warned him to keen oft
the plneo. White loft , hut sent letters say
ing ho Intended to kilt Clay. One morning
when out rldlify , General Clav saw him on
his plantation , concealed fn the woods. Gen
eral Clay jumped from his hor.se nnd believ
ing thnt the negro Intended to kill him , drew
his revolver , got the drop on him und told
him to throw up his hands , Ho then began
to give him n lecture nnd to nsk htm why ho
hod threatened his lifo , when Perry Whlto
tint down his hands nnd Jerked on this pistol ,
General Clny then ilred und struck the negro
In tin- nock , Ho llred u second time nnd .shot
hin ; through the heart. Ho was tried for the
shooting , but was acquitted on the ground of
self-defense. I walked with General Clny
over the place where the shootlnir ocurrcd.
it was within a stone's throw of the house ,
and the Gcncr.il said that he * had no doubt
that ho would have been a dead man if ho
had not killed White.
How Julian Hawthorne Escaped a
Gencr.il Clay Is now nearly 3'J years of ago.
But he Is still a dangerous man to fool with.
Quiet in his mien nnd gentle In his conversa
tion he would resent an Insult ns quickly
today us when ho was in his primp , and in
self-defense , 1 nm sure thnt he would bo
equal to two average men of half tils years.
It Is now only a few years ago since ho came
very near having a 'duel with Julian Haw
thorne , tbo novelist. Hawthorne had re
viewed n copy of General Clay's memoirs ,
nnd in his review had criticised Clay severely
and had discussed the subject ot the chastity
of his wife. Said Geiienti Clay : "I was very
angry , f did not believe that I could
multo anything out of the man by suing him ,
nnd I determined to make him apologise or
tight. I wrote to Colonel W. G. Tornll of
\ \ oshington asking him to act as my second ,
and I also wrotvto Whitelaw Uold , enclosing
a letter to Hawthorne , which I asked him to
publish if his relations toward * Hawthorne
wore such that ho could do so without affect
ing them , lu this letter I told Mr. Haw
thorne that thn article ho had published concerning -
corning me in which 'ho had used the name ot
mv wllo was lalso , and that ho had at
tributed language In that article to mo which
I had never uttered , nnd that I demanded an
unequivocal retraction of everything ho had
said about her in the nrllclo , and that this
retraction should bo so published that It
would have ns wldo a circulation us his ar
ticle had had. I told him that I would give
him an opportunity of withdrawing his allega
tions , und my letter was so written that be
tween the lines vou could see that I meant ho
would have to fight if ho did not withdraw
them. Well , 1 sent this letter to Mr. Reid.
Ho replied that ho was a friend of Iluw-
thorne's and that ho could not publish the
letter , but that ho would refer it to Haw
thorne. Hawthorne got the letter and ap
preciated the situation. Ho wrote a re
traction that was perfectly satisfactory and
published it. This ended the matter. Had
he not done so. I would have challenged him ,
and if he hud refused to accept the challenge.
1 would have shot him on the streets. As to
what his article said ubout me 1 did not care.
It was bitter und unjuit.but I am accustomed
to such attacks. I did object , however , to
what ho said about my family , and I tuudo
him retract his remarks concerning my
wife. "
By this time the lire had burned low in the
great open tire place. The hands of the cloclc
on the mantel pointed to the hour of 1- ,
and the general arose nnd gave mo a light ,
telling mo that he thought it was time for us
to retire. Before leaving I asked him what
he thought of the code duello. lie replied :
"I am opposed to it on principle , and I think
It Is .1 savage way of sotjltng n difficulty , but
there nro some cases for which it seems to bo
the only remedy , and 1 don't know whether
it Is n good thing or not. In all my life I
have never courted n quarrel , and in the case
of Tom Marshall , ho began the feud by
attacking mo at Lexington. I believe it is
man's duty to defend himself when attacked ,
and such rencounters as I have had have
been brought , about bv my enemies. "
Fit INK G. C.viirKsrr.u
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Dr. Birnoy cures culiirrh. Boo bldg : .
' 1 hn Perfect Man.
Clutltlcraii I / 'iimf.s.'ier.
His trousers are immaculate ,
No bag disturbs their faultless knees ;
The pattern , too , is up to date ,
And always just the ono to please.
His coat is simply "out of sight , "
No wrinkle , bulge or crease appears ;
The collar sits exactly right ,
No "JUILping tall" its beauty "queers. "
His waistcoat is the proper thing ,
His linen nnd his four-in-hand ;
The gauntlet to Perfection tllng.
His figure what the girls call "grand. "
Ho has n we.ilc but pretty "phiz ; "
Ho no'er was known to dissipate ;
And this exquisite mortal is
The fellow in the Fashion Plato.
KOMI'lXC. KIDS.
Working MI > t Affrutetl Him.
Ho got homo late , but his little daughter
was still up , nnd was as inquisitive us usual
says the Chicago Tribune.
Ho lifted her up and kissed her , and us ho
put her down she said :
"Papa , do you have to work nights ? "
" .Sometimes , my dear , " ho replied.
"Why , papa ! " she asked.
' To get money to buy my little girl
clolhoo , " lie replied ,
"And toysi" she went on.
"Yes ; nnd tovs. "
"Sho thought the matter over fur a moment.
Then she said :
"I don't believe it's good for you to work
night * , pnpu. "
" \Vhy not ! " ho nsked.
"It always make your breath smell so
bad. "
Knowledge of 1'owor.
Rochester Post : "Bobby , you seem anxious
to begin school. Why Is it ! "
"Mo nnd Jimmy Lnrkln is goin" to lick the
teacher or know why. "
HlN IMan.
Cincinnati Commercial : "How do you keep
from getting tanned , Bobby ! " oskca bU
stater , loolUng askance at her sunburnt
hands.
"Don't sass teacher none , " said Robert.
Van Houtcn'u Coco.i Pure , soluble econ
omical.
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flIOXTA.NA C
HtmlstloHol'tliu Output Show aStontly
Inorciisc.
The wonderful and increasing copper out
put of Montana bus already astonished the
mining magnate * of the world. The produu-
Ion of the precious mineral bearing ore of ull
kmus has beer cltmblni ? right up into larger
Ilijui-os every j oar , until Montana stands nt
the head of the mining states , The Inter
Mountain calculates tlut tbo copper output
of the Butte mines this year wlU'crowd
150,000,000 pounds , thut it certainly will not
fall below 75OOU,000 nnd will give 'Michigan
a cluso race , despite the fuct thut the Ana-
condu plant has been closed for half tun
year. This prediction Is based upon thu
cstlnmui that the Boston & Mon
tana. though working with un awk
ward and expensive plant , will dro-
duce ubout . "i.UOO.WKJ pounds of copper , The
Butte nnd Boston's average production for
the year U likely to evuut 150,0JJ ( a month ,
or lfi.000,000 in all. The Purrott will produce
not leas than 12,000,000 antf perhaps 15,000,000
pounds. The ilutto reduction works will
reach O.OOO.UOJ pound * before the end of the
year. The Colorado smelter , which treats
mostly silver orp4 , will add 1,000,000 to the
product. The Anaconda ran three munlb.s
nnd may be estimated us having produced
1M,000,000 pounds. Is it nnwonder. . In the
presence of such figures us thcsn , that the
property owners and people of Butte huvo a
contluenco that U untttnchlng , even though
one of the bit ; plants which has contributed
largely to its pros purity U temoorarily Utul
Dr. Ulrnoy cures catarrh Beq
TERRORS ,
r m
Ootisul J. W. Lava tit San Salvador , De-
tcrilm Its Uav.o and Rain.
STREETS FULL OF1 TERRIFIED PEOPLE.
Tin ; Native * MtiYiipiitnrlly Uv
tlio Fiftuoiitli 301111 Dcitniotlon of
Sun Salvador A Oootl
IMneifto Avoid.
Six SAt.v.inoii , Contnxl America , Sept. 15 ,
( Sncclnt Corrcipoiulonco of TUB BKK.J
I Imvo secured the most rcllnblo data and
records of the earthquakes of this strangely
destined city. Tboy besln with its recorded
history and come to the present time. I'hoy
have occurrud nt nil hours of tno day , but
the quiet hours of the night nppour to secure
a profcronco for tmttiru's internal efforts In
this city's destruction. I mention only the
earthquakes Hint Imvo totally destroyed this
fnlr capital :
First , In 1533 or 1.1:19 : , authorities differ ;
second , May : > 3. isro ; third , May 18 , 1370 ;
fourth , in liM)3 ) or 1501 , authorities disagree ;
fifth , in KXMI : sixth , Beptombor 30. KIM ; sev
enth , in 1707 ; eighth , May ( ! , 171 ! ) ; ninth ,
February 12. 171)3 ) ; tenth , In ItsOrt ; eleventh ,
in August , 1815 ; twelfth , In October , 1SIK ) ;
thirteenth , April 0 , 1 V.I ; fourteenth , March
Natives fool now that the fifteenth de
struction Is near nt tiand. At U n. m. on Sep
tember 3 , IWI , the city had a terrible shoeu.
Many buildings \\oru badly damaged and
some totally destroyed , but few people in
jured , ns a forewarning is always given und
the people nro out in the streets ) , purlts or
courts , out of the way of falling walla.
We have had many shocks since the 8th ,
some qulto severe.
You > vill sco tliero has been no rosular In
terval for those destructions ; still , you will
hear from oil parties that wo are to have u
total dos. ruction every n'.notcon years.
There is no authority for such assertions.
Only once has that interval occurred.
Tlicso pcnplo are strangely suspicious , and
adipt wild reports ns absolute fucts. In 1S70
a lake some twelve miles distant , which is
ttio crater of some dead volcano , had two
hugo roclts pushed up ttirough it. These
rocks are hugo contortions , standing from
thirty to ciahty feet high , and of consider
able area. From the latgest one hot sulphur
fumes omit and at its north west side the
water is still boiling. The smaller ono hiis
become cool and is now the homo of birds ,
but little vegetation has yet taken llfu on
them. This lake is accused of all these
troubles and is being drained , or partly so.
This appears the wildest foolishness , as its
waters vary with ttio rains and dry woather.
When you como to know thli country those
quakes are not unnatural. It Is all ono vast
ash-bed , that has been quite recently thrown
out of these llery cones. Huca hol
lows and caverns mut underlie most
of those western mountain range *
and an occasional cavng-in ! or dropplnp-off
from the inner sh\o \ causes tlicso surface
waves. They are intense from iwo causes :
we are in the ccntqu q an extensive volcanic
zone , the surface is most irregular with hugo
conic mountains thut.cuuso a severer shock
In the thinno ? table lands and valleys , which
are small. This citjjjs in ono of the largest
table or basin lands 111 ttio republic.
Now , a word as to tpo recent shock. It is
impossible to describe it. You must realize
it to know it. This city was in its usual
quiet slumbers , not a sound disturbed ics
perfect rest. Thd rebular hourly screeching
of that domesticated nocturnal torment thut
can make more notfo than any bird of its size
on earth , th8 * poroteto , n cross
between a stork and some other
bird to this 'pbor scribe unknown ;
and an occasional whfc-boom of the church
skyrocket that must bo sent heavenward at
every death or birth ; " such was the quiet and
peace of our city's pco"plu at the early hours
of morning on KeplonVber. 8. At 2 o'clocic and
3S seconds our city wiis instantly thrown into
one violent rumble nrid quiver. The nbfso
was Intense and of thnt internal and exter
nal mixture you muit hear to know.
It lasted but n few seconds , but in that
short tlmo our people were all unhoused.
hastily rushing into the streets , courts and
parks with whatever coverhig they could
snatch on in their double quick from falling
walls and tile roofs , pictures , glasses , lamps ,
furniture , bric-a-brac and loose household
decorations , joined a general heap upon the
iloor.
People ) of all ages , nations , color , and of
both sexes , wore forced to Indifference as to
dross nail appearance. You would see ono
with a sheet , another with a blanket , another
with a counterpane , towel , tablecloth ,
window curtain or pattatta thrown ibodt
them , many who hold lifo so dear as to forcot
their apparel , appearing ns nature clothed
them.
Detachments of police wore sent in all
directions to report at once the billed ,
wounded mid homeless. The president of
the republic and his chief army ofileials com
posed ono brigade. It wis soon learned that
the destruction of life. was not great , still n
few wore killed and several Injured , and
many with no homes save a crumbled heap
of ruins. The stes ! of the excited crowds
were thrilling in tha extreme. Each ono
could see that provt.lonco had extended a
helping hand in dispatching him or her from
the Tallinn casn. gomo were struck dumb
and were tongue-tied , acted wild and wont
pclltnell wherever wild rage directed. Soon
vou could see men , women and children leav
ing their homo * with a package in hand ,
on head or back , bidding good-bye
to death's falling walls ; and on that strnngo
Central American face coul'J
you sco pic
tured the determined resolve to depart to the
open Hold , whcro naught save the sinking
earth or fulling heavens would cause destruc
tion. The houses were all desert , edcvon the
cats , dogs and parrots taken from thorn by
the occupants. The balance of the night
was spent In wakofulnevi and fears of n
more deadly shock. They all know It was
sure to conip. The wise ( } ) ones predicted
It oven stated the hour it would cbmo to
far it hasn't . I make
pass so como. no pre
dictions and will not bo surprised nt any
thing.
Those people still sleep In full drtm with
doors open or in the counts und outdoor ; .
Each day and night since , wo have had quite
severe shocks , such in fact that wo have
hastily dressed and prepared for out-door ap
pearance. ft is quite like lightening ,
hard to dodge and escape , l > v the
time the thunder ( shock ) is fully realised the
danger is over. If u total destruction must
occur , I will bo present und witness it.
The climate is warm In these parts , still
this is our winter , and nlmost every night wo
huvo heavy rains. We have two seasons , the
wet , winter , and the dry , summer. The for
mer begins nliouUj lay 1 and continues till
October ; the luttur Uio balance of the year.
TI-.o roads nro ivrrxtromo as the weather ,
nil mud or ( iust tlio-ivorst roads I ever saw
wheels pass over. The earU are two-wheeled
ox carts. Thestvuiule-s und men convoy the
commerce of tluwu.i countries ; women , on
their heads , the localHnilllc.
J. W. LtiVB.
Dr. Birnoy uuucfjx'titarrh. Boo bid p.
FtietettciH The OMHIO/I / ( IfCdii.
This earth , whore ac/hiystoriously / wo came ,
Girds in with kirHtilp : In robust oaks dwol
Our fortitudes ; oth6 willows and ferns to
well
Our foolish fralltynooiplianc-y proclaim ;
Tuo dawns nro ouRipuro deeds ; the erratlo
llnuio tori
Of llghti > Ir.K 1 1 area .our passions ; the grave
spoil f'J
Of moonlight speaks our sorrow and
scarce wu tell
O ir pictured lives from tncir torrostlal f rumo.
Wherefore the itloilior that wo lean to look
On thoio material and yet airy ties
Which bind us to this orb through fated
yean ,
Wo nlmoU feel ni if great Nature took
Our joys to weave liar sunshine with ; our
sighs
To make her winds , and for her rains our
tears. _ _
\otlop.
Unscrupulous dealers have been detected
BOllhm spurious Bluer * under the rinmu of
ludiu nuii-Inainn Hitters under the name of
our "lO.imody'a Kusl India lUtton , " We
shall pro ocuie ull such naraont to the full
extent of the law. Our "Kait Indiu" Hltu-ra
nro never sold In bulk. Cnll for the genuine ,
wtitch are manufactured and bottled only by
ours'Jlvcj and under our tniilo mark label.
I I.K n & Co.
Commencing Monday , Oct. 12th , ( tomorrow ) ,
and continuing for
o
TEN DAYS
BEFORE REMOVING
WE WILL MAKE AN EVEN
SUITS
from goods which sold during the
week at $ Y , $ 8 , $3C ) ! " $32 and $3S for
i
"Trimmings and workmanship guaranteed fas. best. "
We use this means of aclvertisinsr our new store. You
o
will have to see these goods to know their true value. The as
sortment is complete. Many of them
"NICOLL'S ORIGIGINAL DESIGNS. "
ONE THOUSAND
PRTTERNS FOR TROUSERS ,
- - -
$12 Trousers at $10.
$10 Trousers at $8.
$9 Trousers at $7.
Trousers at $6.
$7 Trousers at $5.
1409 DOUGLAS STREET.
Annual Furniture * and Carpet Sale.
Our special Blue 'Figure sale will continue one week
longer.
Tomorrow we will add to the remaining assortment , 300
new pieces.
These goods marked with Blue Figures are actually onc-
luilf their value. We make this statement that customers may
come and not be disappointed.
The sale includes Furniture and Carpets of every descrip
tion , and an odd lot of Curtains and Portieres.
100 Hair Mattresses , $12.50.
200 Special Mattresses , best quality , $4.75.
Chamber Sets (3 ( pieces ) , $12.50 to $200.00. Chairs.
Rockers , ecc. , in profusion.
Charles Shiverick & Co. , '
1206 , 1208 , 1210 Farnam Street. .
Uanorrhovu , til f ft nnil I rncori'ln'au ,
c-urt'd In 3 ( diva by the I'ronuti Komerty mitll-
li-il Iho KINO ll ilMolvu. iiuitliiHt nnil Is til-
wirltuU Into the Inllitiiioil parti. . Will rofuiMl
nionoy It ltdoo * licit cure , or ; ca < in > fclrlcture.
UuiiUenuMi. Hum U a rnllablo article. Kl a
imuUtiw or 2 for M per mall uropiilu. McUir-
mlvk & l.ilinl , Omalu ,
WANTED _ FREE _ _ OUJFT | . ' .ro .
] ( 0
i inw " " " "AY * . " " " on "
'
b'xikn'oriltirtMl. rvo liiYiwiinent ro-
iinlrt'.l. ISIttotlOO nurt.miitlic.il
bouiiulo. FomeicripUunmiillUnral
. ndilreM Btnilnif uniwleiice ,
, , a , , , ) nuulUurlif Ujuk )
old , etc. N. 0. THOMPSON PUB. CO. . ST. IOUIS , MB.
CONSUMPTION.
I line * poiltlro rnmiHly fur lha tliof o JUe M | kjr Itl
DM ) tliouunili ul ci es of tha orit kluil anil ol lee (
Undmit Imio Ixvon cured. luilwul ft itronc I * ray UltU
InluctlcAcr , ttul I ttlltwuil TWO HOTILIruKK.xitti
VAI.UAIIUrritKATI.SK UK till * dUuMoto.nrBjf.
ferur vrlao will unil tun tlielr Kiprex i < l I'.U. tuldrau.
T. A. Hlocuiui 01. C. , 181 1'enrl Ml. , N , IT. )
