Nebraska Newspapers

    0 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MtNDAY ) , DEOEMBEK 14 , 1S9J.
FOREIGN FINANCIAL REVIEW ,
2bnoy Marktt not Affected by the Bank
Bate Rcduotion.
fOSURE REGARDED WITH DISTRUST ,
Authorities Ur o the I'rnctloo of Cau
tion JJH n Hi-suit of Drnlu on
Gold Jtrnorvn to I'ny
Tor Grain.
Losnov , Dec. 13 , Discount wns without
demand during the pust week ; quoted ntii
per cent for three months nnd IKpm'cont
for short , The reduction of the IlnnU of
Knf-lmid rnto did not affect the money
mnrkot , discount houses tinvlnc lowered the
rate u ween before. The abundance of sup
plies was hastened by n genorul expectation
thnt the bunk rnto at the opening of
the now year will bo ! i per cent. 'J ho
reduction of only one-half of 1 per cent
caused dissatisfaction in the market
us a half hearted measure , not
representing the iictunl value of money , rho
bnnl * authorities urge the necessity of caution
In thnt low rates are likely to encourage de
mands on the gold reserves and the bank
inust ho ready to meet the certain drain to
the United States to pay for ( -rain shipments
not yet made. But lor these considerations
the onichil rate might have been lowered now
to ! ! | Pcr cent.
OnthoStoeU cxehniiRo during the week
dealings were moderate , but the tone Rcnor-
"nlly wnc good , Tlio case with which the
settlement wns arranged , the scuri-lty of
favonto Investment stocus and the cheap
ness of inonoy strengthened quotations ,
though dealers complain of the absence of
orders. High class investment stocks were
In good domanu. liritish funds rose unc-
balf of 1 per cent , nnd rupco
paper one-eighth of 1 per cent. In the
foreign socuiltles 1'arii buylnp orders for
the international stocks gave nn impetus
to the market , Italian rising 1 % per cent ,
Hungnriau ono-hnlf of 1 per cent and Kus-
blnn live-eighths of 1 percent , but the failure
of the Portuguese loan negotiations caused n
drop in Portuguese securities of IJf per cent.
In South Americans Hruziliiui lost 2)4 per
cent ; Arircntlno S par cent to 2 % per cent
and Chilian ono-half of 1 per cent. Dealers
in American railroad securities hero nro still
waiting for nn upwind impuUo from New
York.
The transactions through the past weeic
fulled to respond to their hopes of n rapid
rise , although the market has beonsomowl'nr ,
stimulated since the Hunk of ICnuhu.d rat
was lowered. Tlio steady current Investment
hero in this cluss of securities show * tnat
public confidence In them is sustained and
that n revival is Inevitable.
Variations for the wcclc in prices of Amor-
lean railroad securities Include the follow
ing : Increases Loulsvillo & Nashville , 2
percent : Krlo , ordinary , \y \ per cent ; Nor
folk & Wsstcrn preferred , Now York , On
tario & Western , Now York , Pennsylvania
& Ontario firsts nnd Mexican Central new
4s , 1 per cent each ; Lnko Shore and Central
I'aclilc shiircs , $4 per cent each ; Denver &
Rio Uranda common , Union Pacillc
shares nnd Wnbash proforreu. J < j
per cent each. Ohio & Mississippi
ordinary. ! . ( per cent ; Erlo seconds , \ \ $ per
cent ; Illinois Central , 'i4 } per cent ; St. 1'nut
common , 1 % per cent ; New Yonc Central ,
1/4 / per cent. ; Pennsylvania , % par cent.
Decreases Wnbash , debentures , 11.4 per
cent : Atchis in , if per cent. Canadian rail
way sccuretlcs were in good demand , Grand
Trunk second preferred rose 4 per cent on
the week ; ditto ilrst preferred , 'l'.C per
cent ; ditto third preferred SJ per cent , and
ditto ordinary and guaranteed stock 114 per
cent each ; the securities of the Mexican
railway were also bought. Firsts
advance , Jf percent ; seconds,2j percentand
ordinary , 1 percent. Among miscellaneous
ficcuritlcs , commercial cable shares
gained 4 percent on the week nnd Peruvian
corporation , 2) per cent ; while Uio Tintos
lost , % per cent. ; Hells abbcstos shares Jj *
per cent , and Eastman's Meat company
shares % per cent. Securities of the Mexi
can terminal mines were placed on the mar
ket during the wooir.
Havana. Mnrlcct liovl w.
HAVANA , Doc. la. Business in the sugar
market during the week was restricted owini ;
to the tact that the urlco nskcd by holders
wns too high for buyers and the sales made
were insignificant. Tlio market closed high
to nominal.
MOI.ASMS : Sirn.ui Ilecular to cooc ? polar
ization , SS.n'lt'ciS M ) gold per quintal ; cen
trifugal , 02 to 'M degrees polarization. In
hogsheads , bags nnd boxes , $ . ' ) .lti4' ! ( < KI.S.l * .
Stocks In warehouses nt Havana nnd Mutnn-
zns , 28 boxes , U > r > .000 bacs and 100 hogsheads.
Hccclpts Irom December 1 to'S ) , 10.500 bags ;
ox ports durincr the same period , 31,000 , all of
which to the United States.
BACON $0..r > 3 gold per cwt.
llt'TTKU Superior American , ? 2S.OO gold
per quintal.
FI.OUH American , $12.50 gold per bbl.
, IIIIKII : : > Burr $ & .00 uold per quintal.
HAMS American sugar cured. * fl8.CO gold
per quintal for northern mid $17.25 for south
ern.
ern.Lutn In kegs , $3.75 gold per quintal ; in
tins , $10.50. .
POTATOKS American , $2.75 gold per bbl.
LU.MHUH Nominal.
SIIOOKS Nominal.
BKANS Whlto navy , ? .r > .00 gold per quintal.
UIIKWINO TOIIACCO821.00 gold per quintal.
HOOPS Nominal.
FIIKIOIITS Dull.
KxciiAsoi : Firm.
SPANISH UOI.D ? 2.40J (7I2.4I. (
On tin ) Ilci-llii .
Br.iii.iN , Dee. 13. On the bourse during the
week business wns limited , but prices showed
n tendency to llrmncss. The llnnl quotations
Include the following : Prussian 4s. 10j.r.O ;
Mexican Us , Ki.l0 ! ; Deutsche Bank , 147 ;
Bochumers , 117 ; P. Hnrnonors , MS ; roubles ,
ltl ) ! ; short oxchaiigo on London , 20.(2 ! ( ; long
exchange on London , 20.21 ; private discount ,
S0.M. ! ! A s.vndlcato of banks will negotiate u
Itusslan railway 4 per cent loan of 85,000,000
rouoles. The union of Gorman banks
is forming nn association to protect foreign
bondholders , similar to the London council.
The project wns Initiated by the Deutsche
bnnu nnd is approved by the government.
On the 1'nr'H HOIII-HO.
PAIUS , Dec. 1 ! ! . On the bouuo during the
past week prices were weak , becoming ilrm
toward the close. Three per cent rentes 40c
nnd Credit Foncier 5f. whtlo Hlo Tintos
dropped 1)4 ) per cent. The Bunque do Pans
refused a loan to Portugal unless the govern
ment agreed to n European commission to
receive revenues to guarantee the coupons.
PortUBiioso securities declined ltf per cent.
On thn i-riinkfort lionise.
FHANKKOUT , Deo. 111. Little business was
done on the bourse during the week , hut n
good feellnc provnliod. The llnnl quotations
include the following ; Hungarian gold
rentes , IK,10 ) ; Italian , bli.PO ; Portuguoso.44.SO ;
Spanish , < ! . ( ! 0 ; short exchange on London ,
CO.X ) ; prlvuto discount , 3 > $ percent.
Tlio Growth ol'thu Stork
The annual report of the South Omnhn
Union Stock Yards company has the follow
ing Interesting figures showing the amount
ot stock received during the olght years of
Us existence and the total amount of ship
ments for the same time :
TOTAL lUCEIl'TH Of STOCK FOH KK1HT YEAIIS.
TOTAL BIIII'ME.NTa OV STOCK fOlt liiailT Y I : A IIS.
Wllllnir to Go lluuk.
J3. 3. Honsol , the man who U wanted in
Denver , for nn nlloeod fraudulent furnlluro
cotitrnct stated to Chief Ronvoy .vcstcnlny
tlmt ho wns perfectly willing to go bock to
Denver ns no wa sntlillotl that ho could
entity tiqunro himself. The Denver ofllclals
worn nt once notillcd that Honsol would go
wllnout papers find nn ofllcor Is expected
todny to tnko tha nmn back.
Commcnitnhtc.
All claims not consistent with thn high
chnrnetcr of Syrup of FR | nro purposely
avoided by the Cnl. Fltf S/rup Company. It
nut ! ) ccntly on the Iddnoyx , liver and bowels ,
cleansing the system effectually , but it Is not-
a curo-all anil makes no protcnslons that
ovrirv bottle w'll ' not substantiate.
Organs from $2 up. Eisy : terms
Hnydon Bros ,
Dr. MuGrow , Mth and Farnam sts.
TAM3 OF THM MJTUU.K.
A Twentieth Century" Novel Cntixlit In
n Sliownr ,
Boston Glebe : There was trouble in
tlio Texas Coiitrul Ruin Producing com
pany.
The last order for a two-hours' rain
had not boon satisfactorily filled.
The rain had only lasted twenty min
utes , ami IIH thin company made a
specialty of gutirantocing the length of
atorm , or inonoy refunded , this job had
been a losing 0110 for thorn , both in
poekot and reputation.
\Vallaco Carlton was hold to blame for
tlio failure ; , as he had used his now ox-
nlosivo in the balloon that was sent up
without consulting the company who
employed him.
Wallace luid insisted that there was no
fault in his explosive , but that the
failure was wholly duo to the fuse being
too long , thereby allowing the balloon
to got too far away bofoi'3 exploding.
His oxplo.-uvoina balloon traveled more
rapidly than the other kinds used.
But Air. Wilson , president of the com
pany , was not to bo appeased , and Wal
lace was olllclally notillod that the com
pany no longer desired his services.
"This is only an excuse. " Wallace
muttered. "Tho real reason for my dis
charge is that ho knows I love his
daughter. But I will prove the value
of my explosive to his cost , and I will
win Kthol yet. "
A week from that day was the tirwo
set for a grand fete on Mr. Wilson's
grounds , in honor of certain inlluential
political friends.
Wallace determined that the fete
should bo deluged with such a rain as
the most successful explosions had nuvor
yet brought upon Texas.
But fate had another victory in store
for him.
That same morning Ethel Wilson had
started homeward on the airship Pega
sus. It proved a most disastrous voyage ,
for a few minutes after the start there
was blown against them iv balloon , sent
up for a small local shower , which ex
ploded as it struck the Pegasus.
Fortunately it was ono of the smallest
s/o ! ( known as the lawn sprinkler bal
loon ) , and the Pegasus , though badly
shaken up , was not blown to atoms , as
would have been the case had the bal
loon been of the regular rainstorm size.
Ono of her gas compartments ro-
inained unhurt , and the Pegasus still
lloated slowly along , though entirely
unmanageable.
Floating thus it came into the view of
Wallace Carlton , who was watching the
blow ascent of a rain balloon just sent up
by the man who had been promoted to
his place.
Wallace naw with horror that the air
ship must bo blown to powder when the
balloon exploded.
Suddenly ho remembered that Ethel
was coming homo on tlio Pegasus this
very urn = j
There was no thought in his mind of
his own risk : his only thought was that
ho must save Ethel.
Ilis private Hying machine was 'an
chored near. Ho looked at his watch.
In just two minutes the balloon would
explode ; ho know exactly the workings
of these slow , old-fashioned things.
Could ho possibly roach it and ex
tinguish the fuse in time ?
Springing into nis machine ho weighed
anchor and darted upward , steering
straight for the slowly ascending bal
loon.
It seemed ages to him as ho How up
ward , straight and true as a bullot.
On came the Pegasus. Would ho bo
intime , and would ho do it ?
There was no time for slackening
speed as lie neared thn balloon. IIo
must sail by close enough to roach the
fuse , yet not to collide with the balloon ,
or do would explode it with the concus
sion.
It was a beautiful piece of airmanship.
Now ho could see. the fuso. It was
burning not four inches from the bal
loon 1
IIo loaned far out as ho swept by , and
firmly grasped Iho fuse in ono hand.
His hand will carry through lifo the
scar whore that slow match burned dooo
into it before it was extinguished.
But Ethel was safe.
lie could see her leaning over the side
of the Pegasus , white with terror.
Wallace sailed up to the disabled air
ship , and throw her a rope ; then ho
slowly descended with the Pegasus in
tow and landed on the llrm earth in
safety.
( Continued and concluded after the
manner of the nineteenth century
novels ; for the onward inarch of science
makes no change in human hearts. )
She waiO and ho wns 7. Ho wanted her
to nromlso to marry him. Ho offered cnndy ,
lee cream mid nuts , but slio wns obdurate.
Finally ho said ho would give Her a bottle of
Bailor's Sura ( Jure Cough Syrup. She
smiled , hi Hi her hund In his and said , yours
till death.
Solid Trains l < 'rom Omili-t
Vostlbulod , electric lighted and steam
hontoti , with the finest dining , sleeping
and reclining chair car service in the
world , via the ' 'Chicago & Omaha Short
Lino" of the Chicago , Milwaukee & St.
Paul Railway. Double daily train
service , leaving Omaha at 12:15 : r , . m.
and ( i:20 : p. m. , with no transfer at Coun
cil BlulTa as heretofore. Apply 1501
Farnam street for tickets and further in
formation or audroas F. A. NASH ,
J. E. PUKSTOJ * . Gen. A"U
City Pass. Agt
T1IE EARLIER BIRD.
F rd Jlciy"ww in Hun Francifca .tryommf.
"I would to C5od thou and I know where a
commodity of peed names were to bo bought. "
FulstafT , In Henry IV.
( There were four men In tlio emoklnp
compartment of a Pullman , in an over
land train heading westward. They
talked of California of Its gold and the
liters , of Its fruits and wlno , of its moun
tain scenery , and of the hospitality of
its people. When the latter subject
was reached , ono of the travelers fetched
a sigh so long and deep that It Instantly
attracted the attention of the others ,
and they asked Its cause. He returning
no answer , ono of them demanded to
know whether ho hail over experienced
the famous hospitality of the Californt-
tins , and to this question ho made the
following reply : "Yes , by proxy. "
Thereupon , the others , burning with cu
riosity , besought him to miiko himself
understood. Tills ho did in the follow
ing tale ) :
My flrst visit to the Golden state took
place a number of years ago , when I was
aa inexperienced youup tuaa o ( about )
V . My homo nt that time was in Cleveland -
land , where my family had resided for
many yoars. A trip to California in
those ilfiyu was looked Upon as a great
uiidortiiidnir , and I began to talk it over
with my friends and relatives both of
which I had in abundance several
weeks bolero I set out. Presently , I
mndo a remarkable discovery. It was
that every ono of those friends and rela
tives had Bomo acquaintance on the Pa
cific coast , who would rojolco at the op
portunity to welcome mo , afforded by a
iultarof Introduction.
Now , it happened that several years
before I had had a little experience with
the practice of making friends by letter.
When I wont east to college I carried a
note to some pcoplo in Boston. I pre
sented It , and I am confident that no ex
plorer of the Arctic regions over onr
countered a lower temperature than
that which enveloped my welcome.
Now , M I understand a letter of intro
duction , Jt Is a sort of sight draft ,
friendship being the consideration ,
drawn by your friend on the
stranger , which you are empowered to
collect if you can. Your success depends -
ponds on several things : your friend's
credit with the stranger , for ono ; the
stranger's general solvency that is , his
capacity for friendship for another :
and his opinion of you as a collector , for
a third. The whole transaction seems
tome loose and irregular , and the risk
falls entirely on the tinfortunato bearer
of the letter , who usually takes the
thing on its face value.
At first , I tried by various evasions to
got out of accepting thcso letters. But
it would not work. Pnoplo scorned to
think that they wore conferring some
enormous favor on mo , which , with the
natural modesty of youth , I was seeking
to decline. Thn more 1 hold oil' , the
greater was their zeal in my behalf , and
in several lust-'ncos , I am confident , it
resulted In my having letters forced upon
mo which would otherwise have baon
forgotten. Whut could I do ? Nobody
ever hoard of such a thing as declining
a letter of introduction It would bo
equivalent to saying : 'M don't want to
meet your friend ; ho may bo good
enough for you , but I have no use for
him. " Sol accepted all that were of
fered , and concealed my true sentiments
under an expansive mask of grat
itude.
The number of these epistles increased
with surprising rapidity. For not only
did all my friends and relatives write
themselves , but many of them dementedly -
edly wont about asking people , to whom
I was an utter stranger , for letters that
should make mo known to their friends
in California. Then there were some
letters that came spontaneously from
the most unoxoectod quarters. For ex
ample , a friend would meet mo and say :
"You don't know Colonel Jim Fair
fax , do von ? "
"No ; t don't. "
"Well , ho told mo the other day he
had a friend out ojj the coast that ho
would like you to meet ho had hoard
somewhere of your California trip. So
ho gave mo a letter of introduction
here it is. It's to the Hon. Patrick
Casey a member of the legislature. I
thanked him , knowing that you would
fool grateful for the attention. "
"Certainly. " I answered : "but as I
never mot Colonel Jim Fairfax , I hardly
see how ho "
"Oh , that was all right. Up just wrote
the letter as if you were a friend of his.
See ? "
I opened the letter and saw. It was
calculated to deceive the lion. Patrick
into the belief that Colonel Jim and I
were like Damon and Pythias. I shud-
doringly added the letter to the heap ,
and I mention it now only as a sample of
its class.
At last , when I wsus ready to start , the
bundle of letters had grown iso largo
that it positively frightened mo. In
deed , at times I was half resolved to
abandon the trip , solely on account of
the premonition of evil that swept over
mo whenever I contemplated that awful
heap. But I had now gone too far to
back out , and depositing the letters in
ono corner of my trunk , I took my de
parture. There was a crowd at the sta
tion to see mo oil' , and the last thing I
hoard , as the train started , was a gen
eral cry of :
"Bo sure and present my letter to "
Of course the request was superfluous
like most things said at p\rtings : for
the reason that I had already solemnly
promised each ono that I would deliver
his letter.
In the quiet solitude of the first day's
ride I had nothing to do but thin1 : , and
the bundle of letters provided mo with
plenty of subject-matter. They consti
tuted a problem whoso vexatious condi
tions drove mo half distracted.
If I fulled to deliver them or to make
at least an honest etTort in behalf of each
I would break my promise to n num
ber of people whoso good opinion I hold
In high osteom. It would never do for
mo deliberately to admit , on my return ,
that I had scorned to make acquaintance
with their friends , or that I had boon
insensible to their kindness in giving
mo the letters. On the other hand , I
doubted .vhothor I could manufacture
excuses delicate enough to be satistact-
ory , and at the same time in largo
enough numbers to tro around. Having
boon trained to truth from my boyhood ,
I lacked the imaginative power that is
needed for artistic mendacity. In fact ,
I was likely to find myself in the same
embarrassing situation that is said to
have overcome the father of his coun
try : I could not tell it lie that would
got mo out of the scrape.
So I finally settled it in my own mind
that I must present all the letters.
Then the other horn of the dilemma
began to gore mo. Horn wore u lot of
people who know nothing of mo nor I of
them. I was expected to hunt them up ,
at a great expense of time and trouble ,
and deliver to thorn a letter apiece all
around , after the fashion o ! a conscien
tious and impartial mailman. But that
was not all. These letters practically
Involved a demand on my part , for at
tentions , based on a jo-no-saih-quol rela
tionship between the sender and the re
cipient. Being a very young man , I
was somewhat sensitive on the score of
snubs , and I saw them looming up in un
limited numbers throughout the whole
situation. Tlio Boston experience was
liable to be repeated on a magnificent
scale.
The second day out I became ac
quainted with several of my follow pas
sengers. Ono of them , a bright young
Now Yorker by the name of Yolvorton ,
seomcd to tnko a special fancy to me ,
and wo put in several hours conversing
together. Ho had visited the coast ho-
fore , and , although only a few years my
so.ilor , was evidently a man who had a
good deal of experience in the world.
Naturally , after our acquaintance had
progressed to a certain stage , I talked
of the subject that was uppermost in
my mind , and told him all about the
letters.
I hud hoped xhat ho would say some
thing that would provo reassuring ; on
the contrary , ho aggravated my woo.
"Why , my dear follow , " ho said , "if
you nro going to undertaKe to deliver
those epistles , you have my sympathy.
Just now"the very words 'letter of in
troduction' arc to the average Oallfor-
nlan like a rod rug to a bull. They are
a hospitable pcoplo , but their good
nature has been BO grossly imposed upon
by the horde of impostors and mounte
banks that has poured in since the
building of the railroad , that it is no
longer easy for n stranger to got Into
their good graces. The lottor-of-lntro-
ductton device" : " ' has boon
worked until it' ' is threadbare
nnd the man whov/oITors to proaont
ono risks nn immediate arrc t from the
police , or oven uovoror treatment at the
hurnls of the vlgiliiridof committee. ' '
"You frighten moI ' said ; "howovor ,
ns ray letters are iiH-Ronulno , and beat
the names of many ofc , the most promi
nent people of Cleveland , I hardly ox-
pact to meet with ( lllllcultlcs of that
sort. "
"Probably not , " aaUl Yolvorton ; "but
you may expect to bo rather coldly
treated. ' '
"Well , blast the letters , " I exclaimed ,
angrily ; ' 'I ' can see they nro going to de
stroy half the pleasure of my visit to the
coast. "
My annoyance scorned to afford Yol
vorton no small amusement , and lie re
curred several times to the subject aftoi
I had allowed it to drop.
It was part of my plan to stop over in
Denver about a week to visit some
friends. Yolvorton , also , made a brlul
stay in that place , and wo occupied ad
joining apartments in the sumo hotel.
Once , when ho happened to bo in my
room , I had occasion to look for some
thing in my trunk , and I came upon the
hated bundle of letters.
"Hero are those infernal documents , "
I remarked , tossing tlio bundle over to
the table near where ho stood. Ho
picked it up , felt of the thickness , and
then gave a sardonic laugh.
"You are certainly in for it , my boy. "
ho said , and put the loiters bick : on the
table amid a pile of newspapers and
magazines.
Before his departure , which took
place the next uay. Yelverlon mndo
mo promise that I would telegraph him
when I loft Denver , so that ho might
meet mo on my arrival nt the coast. 1
promised it ui hesitatingly , for I was
satisfied that his friendship would bring
ouportunitics not to bo slighted.
Various circumstances which I need
not detail lengthened my stay In Den
ver from a week to nearly a month , and
in the course of that time'l quite forgot
about the letters of Introduction. When
I was ready to depart , however , I
thought ofthem with a sudden and in
tense pang of discomfort.
I telegraphed to Yolvorton nnd pro
ceeded to pack my trunk. Just as I was
about to turn the key It suddenly oc-
currea to mo that I had not noticed the
bundle of loiters in the cover of the tiller
or elsewhere. I opened the trunk and
investigated. The letters were not to
bo found , cither in the till or elsewhere.
Then I remembered that shortly after
my arrival at the hotel I had taken
them out to show to Yolvorton and had
put them on the table. However , they
were not there now.
I made a thorough search of the room ;
the letters hud plainly disappeared.
I -vent immediately to the clerk and
told my story. IIo sent for the head
chambermaid.
' 'Who takes care of : Mr. Bon worthy's
room ? " " .
"Maggie , " nnswoVod the head cham
bermaid ; but Clara'hitd the room when
ho first came. " -4
"I have lost a paclcngo of letters , "
said I. & -7J
They exchanged , two significant
glances. , * . .
"Do you think thoyhavo boon stolen ? "
I asked ; "no ono could ' huvo any possi
ble object " 'ij
"O ' ' said tbo'clcrk Then ho
, no , , asked
mo H the letters were valuable.
"N-no"I , said , "not exactly. "
"Well , I'll toll y < 5u"suid the clorkov-
idonlly relieved ; "vvo lot that plrl , Cla
ra go , because she hnfd a reckless way of
burning up things that she found lying
around in the rooms. If you have made
thorough search and you are sure the
otters are not there , the chances are
they are destroyed. "
I found it diillcult to repress my joy
at this intelligence. It is to bo doubted
if the clerk and head chambermaid over
succeeded in explaining my strange con
duct , in actually refusing to m.iko a row
when ono was quite justifiable. I hast
ened back to the room and executed a
fresh search so as to satisfy the last kick
of my conscience. 'When I was abso
lutely convinced that tlio letters were
gene , I danced about tlio room in a
transport of glee. The awful incubus
which had been weighing down my
spirits was suddenly removed and I
breathed again.
"What u blockhead I am , " I said to
myself ; "why did it never occur to mo to
destroy the letters and claim , on my re
turn that they had been lost ? ' '
Chance had supplied the excuse which
imagination had been unable , to sonjuro
up. I continued my journey , light
hearted as a prisoner who has just se
cured his freedom nnd totally uncon
scious of the fate that tvas about to over
take mo.
Yolvorton had advised mo to stopover
at Sacramento ono of the historic cities
of the state nnd visit the capital and
other points of interest. I adopted tlio
suggestion. The train got into Sacramento -
monte in the morning and I was driven
I wrote my name on the register , and
asked for it room for ono day. The
cleric whirled the hook around , glanced
at the iiamo , and said :
"All right , Mr. Bon why , are you
Mr. Bonworthy ? Elliot Bonworthy of
Cleveland ? "
Well , " I said , with some dignity ,
' what did you imagine J wrote that
name for amusement ? "
His tone and manner surprised and
annoyed mo. It was evident , however ,
that my cool answer had disconcerted
him. for his hand shook as ho pencilled
tlio numhor of n room after my naino ,
and his voice trembled when ho called
UD the hell boy.
Ton minutes later , just as I was com
pleting u hasty toilet , there was u knock
at my door and , in ans wor to a ' 'Come
in , " the clerk entered , followed hy n
tall , military looking man. When tlio
door was closed , th(5 ( glorl * motioned his
hand toward mo antV nodded.
"What is itV" I itekod.
"Do I undorstanrfj , * ' said the military
man , "that you aclnowlodgo your nanio
to ho Elliot Bonwqvtby'r1"
"Of coin-so I do , ! ! .1 answered , some
what angrilv. * : *
"Woll , I like hisu-'orvo , " said the mil-
itnry man to the clerk , and the clerk
grinned at mo. u ,
" " continued . 'tho '
"Say , military man ,
"havo you any friers in this town ? "
"No , " I said ; "I < ha < 4 some letters of
introduction * "
to sovtfral
The clerk gave 'U loud and derisive
' ' '
laugh.
"That settles it 'Ml , " lie said to his
companion : "you had hotter run him in.
You can take him down to the city on
the afternoon train. "
"What docs all this mean ? " I ox-
claimed.
B'll produced n paper from ills pocket.
"It means that you are under arrest , "
said ho"on n chartroof obtaining inonoy
under false pretenses. We know all
about your letter ot introduction
scheme ; it may have worked all right in
San Francisco , but it doesn't go here.
Now jest come along quickly , and there
won't bo any trouble ; otherwise "
I glanced at the warrant. There was
my name Elliott Uonworthy an plain
as print. I don't need to remark that I
was astonished and frightened. I had
hoard of men being mistaken for crimi
nals and put to the necessity of proving
their own identity , but "here was i ,
arrested under my own name , in a place
where 1 had supposed myself utterly un
known. What could 1 do , or euyV i
asked a few uucstlons aud learned that
the crime that wns charged had boon
committed in the city of Sun Francisco
n week or two before. Of course I could
provo nn nllbl at the trial but , in the
menntimo , what wits to ho done to keep
out of jail ?
I accompanied Bill "quietly. " ns ho
had suggested to the sheriff's olllco ,
nnd wo walled there until the next train
loft for San Francisco.
Bill proved to bo rather an entertain
ing companion. The first half of the
trip ho uld his best to convince mo that
I ought to make a full confession to him
of all my various crimes. Ho promised
to "stand In" and got mo off with a ,
light sentence. When ho found this
undertaking hopolcss , he began to talk
about the country , answering the ques
tions which I , a stranger to the scones
through which wo were passing , very
naturally asked. At length , however ,
ns wo were crossing the ferry from Oak
land , when I expressed my satisfaction
at beholding the Golden Gate for the
first , ho turned on mo , with a sheepish
grin and said :
"You'd better lot up. It won't do no
good. Of course you know the place as
well as I do , and It's no use your tryln'
to fill mo full of prune. " . "
When wo arrived in the city wo wont
dlroctlv to the sheriff's ollico.
"Wo will take you to the jail later
on , " said Bill apologetically.
The sheriff dispatched a messenger
after some of the complaining witnesses ,
and then proceeded to Interview me. I
told him my name , and explained that I
was a tourist from Cleveland. IIo nod
ded his head and announced that the jig
was up , nnd that I might as well confess ,
for they had a very good case against
mo.
Presently , two woll-dresscd men were
ushered into the room. Bill accom
panied them.
"This is the man , " said tlio sheriff ;
"IIo acknowledges it at least the name ? "
"Ho la not the man , " said ono of the
new-comers , emphatically.
"IIo isn't ? " exclaimed the shorilT , and
Bill made a hasty reference to the infernal -
fornal regions.
"No , " cried the gentleman ; "I told
you that the follow had a blond mus
tache , blue eyes , was thick-sot , and were
his hair parted nearly in the middle. "
"Yolvorton ! " I exclaimed , springing
up.
up."That's ono of his names , " said the
sheriff ; "ho went hero under the name
of Elliot Bonworthy , and ho had an
armful of letters of introduction , with
which ho worked the town. What do
you know about him ? "
"Ho itole those lotlors from mo at
Denver , " I said.
"Oh. then you are the simon pure
Elliot Bonworthy ? " said ono of the gen
tlemen.
"I can provo it readily enough , if
necessaryI said.
The sherifl and Bill began to make
profuse apologies , to which I paid little
attention , ns 1 was anxious to learn of
Yelvcrton and his performances.
"He arrived here nearly a month ago , "
said ono of the gentlemen , "and began
immediately to make acquaintance by
means of these letlers your letlers , it
appears. They were to many of the
finest people in the city. So wo took the
man right in , for ho talked and acted
like a perfect gentleman. WellslrI don't
suppose any man that over came to this
eitv got more elegant treatment than
that follow. Do you ? " ho asked , turn
ing to his companion , who signified his
entire agreement.
"Go on , " I said , with an inward trroan.
"Tho best private houses and tlio
clubs were all open to him , and lie re
ceived every poss-iblo attention. Several
men I know gave him wine suppers.
There wasn't , a social event of any im
portance to which ho failed to have an
invitation. IIo gave out that ho was-
sizing things up for a syndicate of
Cleveland capitalists that thought of in
vesting largely in mines Well , sir , I
calculate that in the three weeks that
ho put in in this city , ho had probably
ono"of the very largest times that any
man over enjoyed. And ho wound the
the thing up by getting the names of
three or four good business men on
spurious drafts , and then suddenly dis
appeared from view. "
"That was when I telegraphed him
that I was coining , " I said.
"Woll , " observed the speaker in con
clusion , "if you have any more letters
of introduction bearing that same name
I would not advise you to present them ,
for you are llablo to got arrested every
time you try ono on. "
1 explained that Yelvcrton had cap
tured the entire pack. The complain
ing witnesses then shook hands with mo
and departed. I imagine their experience -
ionco with Yolvoi ton discouraged them
from any rash tenders of hospitalityfor
they did not suggest any improvement
of our acquaintance. Indeed , it was a
cool stand-oil on both sides , for I did
not fiinev Iho sarcaslic flings on the
subject of the letters.
The next day the nowspaptrs con
tained the whol'o story the theft of the
letters , Yolvorton's performances , and
my arrest. The account given of the
liriol but glorious career of my proxy
the spurious Mr. Eliot Bonworthy con
vinced mo that the gontloinon I had met
at the shorilPrf ollico were quite rjght in
saying he had enjoyed a "largo timo. "
As I read of suppers , dinners , fetes ,
balls , excursions , honors , attentions ,
etc. . my senses fairly reeled with
inpulsh. All th's ' good time really
Delongod to mo. I had been cheated
out of if , partly through my own stupid
nisglvings , and partly through the
shrewdness and industry of the early
bird.
"Now then , gentlemen ( concluded the
> assongor who had boon asked to toll
vhat ho know of the hospitality of the
Californlans ) , you understand what I
mean when I say I received my welcome -
como on the coast by proxy. "
Mrs. WInslow's1 Soothing syrun for chil
dren teething glvos quiet , help fill rest. . >
cents a bottlo.
Dr. Koch Writes from Lcipsic.
"A I'outih for which I tried niiiny other
nedlulnoM , whk-h hud not Hit ) sllRhtcst aired.
soon hootimo bisttur. and has now mitlroly dls-
nppimri'd by tin ) 1190 of tlio ifodun Mineral
iistlilos. "
Howard of ImmltuUnns. The "Ki'niilno"
niisthavo thOHlKifituroof "Klxnur & Men-
lulson Co. , " Solo Agents Now Yorlt , around
each box.
LoDuo's Periodical Pllla.
Tbo Vroncli runiody nets directly upon thn
genurutlve organs and cures siiirosslon | | ) of tlio
iiunsos. t 'or tlireo for 13. ( inil oui : ln mailed ,
iiiouldnolbeiisgddiirlnitliru'nnney. Jobbon ,
IriiKKlHta urn ! the public suninlod by tioodimin
) ruiUo , . Uuuilia.
SOUTH OMAHA.
UNION STOCK YARDS CO. , LIMITED
COMMISSION MEROHANTJ.
Altn : Root & Oo. Gasmanu & Dudlo/ ,
loom l KxchnnKU llulld- HOOIIH , UJ nnd 01 Kx-
lluliaini : South chnnva building ,
Uiuuha. Huuth Omaha.
P. E , Frederick &
Sons-
Cummliilon dealcri In
Homes. Itoom 31
Kiclmniio South
Oniulia.
A. D. Boer & Oo. , Hunter & Greoa ,
. (9 Uxcbanga Ilulldlug , VO ICzctianKO Uulldlni
Bouth OiEabk. South Ouuba.
OMAHA
) '
!
) AIK < nnd mhlmt ) ; *
lUimiUUllilUli ) ( i
DIRECTORY.
Morso-Ooo Shoa Company ,
7 , IIOJ Howiirl Hlrcot.
"Victor rornor lltli nml l > oul.i : HtrotU
\Vearo nmklnitcloau prlcos to cull burori , nnl
solliiu nclim of irooU wlilcli U verjr fl.il-
G.tDIo with murclKinti.
Williams , Van Aor- K5rkondnllJonoi&'o | (
: mm & Hnrto '
WlioloinloMimifnrtiir'rt
1212 Hnrnor strait , AKcntifor lloilon Hull-
tier Shoo Co. 111) ) . ' . 1101 ,
o ti. i \ , ' 11 anil IIO ) , Ilnrner utroct-
CAIUllAGKR , CLOTHING.
W. T. Seaman , Gilmore & Euhl ,
Omnlm's LnrKOt Vnrletr Mnniifncturori nnl
'
\Yliulumlo L'lothlori ,
WAGONS AND
CAllllIAat'd. Itir.i llnrnny direct.
COAL , COKE , ETC.
Omaha Goal , Ooko & Ooutant & Squires ,
Limo Oj , , llnnl nnd soft co.it slilp-
llnnl nnd ion coal. S. I" , pt'M.
cor. HHIi and Dollijl.'il 1303 Itarn-ini-itroat .
it-coin. Oninhn.
P. H. Mahoney Johnson Bros. ,
Ilnrd-Coal-Soft. DU I'nrnam treat.
1CU7 rarnam. 81:1 : N. ICtli. .
OnirtliA. Nob.
LOKXIVE. CXMUXT-LLMM
Eagle Gornico Wbrki , J. J. Johnson & Oo. ,
MnmifncturnrflOfOnlvitn
licit Iron C'ornlco. 15th Strojt ,
Window cnp-i , mctnllo
ckyllithU , i-lc. 1110 uml Omnhn. Nob.
1111. !
U It Y GOODS.
M. E. Smith & Oo. , Kilpatriok-Koai Dry
Dry Koodi , notion ! , fur- Goods Oo. ,
nlililnn uoo.li. Dryaood * . notloni , vent )
fiirnldhlnu noods.
Corner llth nnd Hownrd. cor. llth nn I Hnrncy Sit
ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES.
I ) ISTIlorr-AUTOMATIC
Wolf Electrical Oo ,
Electric Motors
llluitrntcd cntnloiuo nnd Dynnios.Ctitalnu ?
freo. froi * . H. A. Klnncy.liun'l
1C14 Cnpltol Avonuo. Atll. KB-3 .V. V. Lira llld'K.
FAIiM MACHINERY , ETC.
Parlin , Orendorff &
Martin Oo. ,
Corner Jones nnd 9th StJ-
Oiimliu , Nob.
AND CARPETS.
Beebe & Runyan Furniture -
nituro Oo.
Succos-on to 0. A. Ilo3b9
ft Co. ,
Ornco nnd l.'Hh sti.Omnhn
o jaws GOODS.
J. T. Robinson Notion
Oo.
OontV ftirnlihlnx Rood * ,
m't'it i'iilobr.ito.1 brnnil
11 lluckikln " overall ! ,
pants , shirt. , conta. oto.
Cor. 12th nnd llow.ir.l Sti.
GLASS , PAINT OIL AXJ ) DRUGS.
William Oumming3 , Blake , Bruce & Oo- ,
Cl7nnUCl9 South liilh St. W-.031.o.ivenworti ! SU
Omnhn , Nob. Omnh.'i , Nob.
GROCERIES.
D. M Steele & Oo ,
1201-1203 Jonoi 3rojU
Omuhn , NcO.
GRAIN AND PltO WSIONS.
Cookrell Bros A. S. MoWhorter
Ilroker nndc.ish buyorj. Itoom 15 , Honrdnf Trn3
I'rlvnto wlroi to New llrokura. 1'rlvnto wlr
York , ChlciiKD , & Ht. to .Now York , Chlcii : {
IxjiiH. Hi-W Honrd of utidHt. I.uuU. Cii
Trnde. liuilKlit.
J , Sands Oommi-sian
Oo. ,
Ilrokors. Direct wlros
toChlcaijo , New Yorknml
St. Louts. N. Y. 1.1 to
LUMliEli.
Oharloi R. IiD3 , John A Wakofiold ,
Hnrdwond liuiitior , wood Imported , AmsrlC'in I'o"
cnrpots nnd parquet Inn I ronioiu , .Mllwii
doorlnx. koo llydraull ) Conu i
Oth nnd nii'lQulncyVhlti ' U.ni
HARD \VARK. \ \ HiDB * ,
Rector & Wilhelmy Oo G03. Oborno & Oj
Cor.lOth nnd Jncmon Sti lluycrs ( if lildcs , uool
tallow mid furs.
Oninhn , Neb ,
MlHnulhiith-st : :
IRON WORKS.
Paxton &
Iron Works ,
Wroiiuht nnd cnst Iron
tiulldlnK work , oiulnos ,
lirnsa work , uonornl
foundry , m\clll.m : uml
hlnckamilli work. U. 1 * .
Uy. nml lilh S' .
MILLINERY AND NO1 IONS.
0. A. Slonehill ,
Millinery , NotloniCloaki
ICto.
110-118 B. lOtliSt. , Omnhn.
MUSICAL JNSTRUMKXTS , ETC.
OYSTERS.
ABcoth Packing Oo. Platt & 0 * . ,
I'uckoraof oitari , tlsh Oyitcrs , Klih nnd celery ,
nnd Celery , 819 Bouth loth Bt
COB Loarciiwurth Ht. Ilnvld Cola Manager.
LIQUORS.
Her & 0 ] , , R. R. Qrotto ,
I.lquor Merchants , Importer nnd Jobber ot
IITJ llnrney Street. Wlnus nnd Minion.
Mnnufnotur'n Kennedy' * 1020 nnd Wit KnrnnmHt
ICa.t India IIHWrj. I'rlco Hits on uppllentloa
Friok & Herbert ? ,
WlioIeialuI.kjuorDj.iluri
IW1 I'urnum It.
OILS.
Oonsjlidatod Tank
Line Oo.
nnd luhrlcntln-
oils , nile grensn , eta
r
U l MISSION.
Ribbol & Smith , Branoli & Oo. ,
Donlrrn In rnuntrjr i > rn < l < '
t'roiluc of nit
HOP , fruit * , vrKotnbloi , < \ friilti
tc. kindoyslori ,
107 Itovnnl Street. 1.1th nnd Ilnrney Slroott.
KJrschbmun & Sons , Jas. A , Olark i Oo- ,
lluller , chooin , rut
lluttcr , cttk's nn.l poultry.
lioultry nnd iinmo.
( J South llth Street.
Riclcloll & Oo. , Q. Fcgan ,
Cn-iti tin/or of Initlor
llutlcr. cliooso , ciftrs.voir- nnd rt. < , wnernl cum-
otiilik'K , fruit * , poultrj' million mcrclmnl.
nint KKIIIO. 311-310 a , Wli.
Mullin ft MoOla'n ,
. Inrur. .
rhpi'io. mm'lrjr. t'to. No.
ms. mil. itur. in NH. ,
Innk.
A I'Kit.
Onrpontor Paper Oo , , James Hughes ,
Cnrrr n. full etock of Slovoi ri'imlM of nil kin li
printing , wniuplnu nnd looks nml llunlorj
wrllltnpnper , ciuil pn- for -iilo.
1'ur ' , etc.
ro ; H. mil sircit
S'KSVnoons. . nrL\s. ETC
M , A. Disbrow & Oo ,
Mnmifncturcr- mli.
iloon. bllniU nnd
inoulilltiKi. UniDcliof-
flco , litli nml linril Sts.
STEAM AXD WATER SUPPMK3
U. S. Wind Engine & A. L. Strong & Sow ,
Pump 03. ,
. 1WJ-IOUI Fnrnnm Street.
Ilnlllil.ir
Wlml Mllli.
BISniuUr.lMimoiHtroot.
( ! . ! ' . Itiun.ucllMjf main < 'r Omnti.i. .Vob.
TOYS.
H. Hardy Oo , ,
Tor , ilolli , nib HUM ,
fancy ( -i"- . housufiir-
u Kiiuili , clillil-
cnrriiKOi. :
uriKim Street.
Pensions procured for soldiers of tlio
Rebellion who sorvi-d 9) dnya niitl uro
low disabled from AN'Y cause. The pen
sion is pnyivblo whether the disability
as incmvcd before , during or sitieo
service. Pensions for widows and child
ren without regard to cause of soldier's
death. Pensions for mothers and
fathers who are NOW dependent ,
ivhother they wore dependent on soldier
when ho dioJ or not. Widows , child
ren and parents are regarded us ' 'do-
Dondcnt" in all cases where they huvo
: iotsulllcient property for their support.
Soldiers pensioned at less than twelve
S12. )0) ) ) dollars our month and sull'oring1
rein disability in addition to that
named in their pension coHilleato , may
obtain increase uiiJcr the now liw.
Information and advice gtvon with
out charge. Uest facilities over olTorod
.o claimants to have their claims pro-
> orly and diligently prosecuted. No
charges unless successful. Write for
nformation to
Bureau of Claims.
OMAHA , NEB.
C f7 This Bureau h uirintoo'l ny thq
Oniulia Itce , the IMoneur I'less aii.l the Sun
' Kxatnlnur.
DATIiWO NVGN U
rilOCUUKI ) I1V TUB
Bee Bureau of Claims
OMAHA , NEB.
Kqnnl with the Intoron of the o hiring clnlmi
caliiHt ttiuKOvernment U that of IN'VI'.NTOaS , vrho
ften lose the buuoMt of valiiahl , ) Inventions bee mjd
f the Incoiiiiiotency or Imitlentlon of tha nttormjyi
mtiloyoillo obtnln their patunti. Too niiioli euro
nnmit bo oxcrcljud In oni.iloyln i coiiipjiont un
elliblo colic lor to procure patents , for th3 vnluo
f n i > .itont d jpendi Kro itly. If not untlroly , upon tha
tire nnd skill of the nttornay.
Wlththo vlo.r of protoetliir Invonton frJ u worth
ICPS orcnrulcyn nttornoyj , nml tif i otii { tli.it inven
tions nro well protneto I by v.ill I pntenti , Till' * llu ; : ]
IIUUKAU Imn retained counsel expert la patoul
prnctlco ; uml nru thoraforo prep iroj u
( ilitiiiti iKitt'itl.i ,
f'Hiitlnct In t < ! / fi'iirt'.H ,
M'l'HNl'tilltt' rpJP.Ctfll I'llNI'H.
Ili'ltntcifiniti : utiifliH tinil < - j > jsr/s/7-f/f.
Jteinlci'ttjilnloim tixtuHtiuitc nml rttUtl-
itu of i > nttitn. .
ri-arti'iaitn nnl : itzfp.n I infrlnyaH3ii
Hiiitit , etc. , etc.
If you hnvonn Invention on hand end Till' III5IJ
HUItl'AUaHliotch or photograph tlicrnof , luKOllior
with n brief description of thu Important foaturoi ,
nnd you will bo once ndvlsud as to the hoit co > irstf to
purbiio. Modelti uro nol nueois.iry unleis the inven
tion la of n ciinilluatod | rm'iiro. If others nro In-
( rlnKlnx'on your rUhti , or If you nru cli.'ir tnl with
InfrlnKement by othurj , nub'n'.t ' tlio matter to Till ]
; for u rellabla 01'l.VIUN before nctlnu oa
SKIi BUREAU OF CLAIMS ,
220 ISuo lliillJin , ' , OjiuUii : , Neb.
INDIAN DEPKEDATIOKUIHS
1'crwms who have lo t property from Indian
raids should Hlo tlit-.r flalriH under tlio Indian
Dcpro hit on Act of .Murvli ' , IS. 1. The tlino U
limited , mi I the claims are taken iii | by the
court in thu order In which thuy nro rojolvoc ] ,
Take Notice thatall contracts antercd Into
with attorneys prior to the Aat uro mada
null and void. Information Klvon and nil
claims promptly attended to by the
Blili HURHAU OF CLAIMS.
ano / / < < ! ituiiiiiin/ .
OMA.MA , NliLJl-iASKA.
lldn | will bo received by thu Ktati ) Hoard of
1'rlntinR , nt thu olllcuof thu Hcrrtttury of stuto ,
un or Ixiforo U o'clock p. MI. , Dietimlicr > 'U ,
If-.H ' , for prlnt'ni ; nnd lilnlln * In eloih. two
thoiiHund C..ooii ) cotili'N of the roster of ox-
Koldlorx. sailors nnd marines , residing In No *
hranlUk Juno 1st , IS'JI. to lie delivered c > omplut6
ut the ollico of the hcurrtary of state. To con
tain < JU uaKCH , iniiro or less. Tln > HM ! of piiire ,
welirlit and qnnlltvof inipur , Hlylu and quality
of lilndjiir ) , htyluof Itaiurlng on cover , und In
all respects the worn to b the KM me IIH tha
Hiiiniile to lie seen In thu ollico of thu Micrutur *
of stale.
The rUht to reject uny iiml all bids U re-
served.
Kut'li proposal must bo accon-pimli'd by a
bond Irt thu Hum of t.WJ. JOHN 0. AM.KN ,
Deceinlier btb , lo'JI. ' Seorutnry of Stute.
DlullUtU
OP'sH ° BS8k
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