Til 13 OMAHA DAILY NEB : MONDAY , FEBRUARY 20 , 1801.
A NEW NAPOLEON TO ARISE
From 1807 Ho Shall Rule Franco and Dic-
ti\to \ Law to All Europe ,
WILL AN OLD PROPHECY BE FULFILLED ?
Trend of i\rnU : nnil Trtnlrnclc * of the
J'reni'iit Said to Comport with Pre
diction * Mucln Many
Vtnru A ( jo ,
PARIS , France , Feb. 10. ( Special Corro-
ipondcnce of The Deo. ) Nearly half n cen
tury ngo a most curious llttlo pamphlet
was published In London. H was en-
tilled "Tho End of the Ago In 1001 , " and
was written by ono Hev. M. Baxter. It
eohl on the street for 1 penny.
The pamphlet was a propliccy founded
on the Book of Daniel and the Apocalypse
of St. John the Divine , and contained n
table of predicted events of the last decade
of the nineteenth century.
The most striking thing about this quaint
publication Is the fact that the curious
ohnln of predicted events begins with the rise
of n now Napoleon In 1897 , who shall rule
France , nnd , through her , dlctato law to
Europe with more splendor than the great
Corslcan ,
For many years the llttlo lurid-covered
ri.'imphlct has lain about In odd corners ,
PCWII with dust and forgotten ; now , the
ntrnngo uncxplalnablo Nepolconlo fever
which In sweeping over France nnd Europe ,
In vlow of the crisis toward which the
powers of the world seem to bo hastening ,
lias blown the dust from the leaves and
the prophecy has been read with curiosity ,
with Interest and with almost wonder. It
IIIIH been translated and published In
French , German. Spanish and Dutch.
Its prophecies , which follow a distinct
biblical analogy , and form a consecutive
chain of events mutually dependent on each
other , are the more curious , because , In
their general bearing , they comport with
certain facts and lendcnclc.l of the present
time , which the most far-Hueing judgment
could not then have divined.
A NEW EUROPEAN ALLIANCE.
Just before Uio new Napoleon shall arise ,
declares the prophecy , Europe will bo ar
ranged Into a now , tcn-klncdomed alliance
or confederacy , which will Include all of the
Ktulcs comprised In the ancient Roman em
pire of the Caesars. This , as expositors of
nil ages have agreed , was symbolized by
Daniel's ten-horned wild beast , , and by the
ten-toed Iron legs of his metallic human
Image. The two legs naturally correspond
with the Roman empire's eastern and west
ern divisions , each of which Is therefore to
become subdivided Into exactly five king
doms , corresponding to the five toes on each
font.
font.Tho
The countries ot Caesar's original Roman
empire consist nt present of about twenty
kingdoms or stales which must be reduced
to the number of ten confederated kingdoms ,
which can hardly bo otherwise , says the
prophecy , than as follows :
1. Britain Separated from Ireland nnd
India , and such of her colonies ns never
formed n part of Caesar's Roman empire.
This seems to Indicate that these countries
will have parliaments of their own.
_ ' . Franco Enlarged to the Rhine so as lo
Include nil lerrllorles west of llmt river ,
liclgium , Luxembourg , Alsace-Lorraine.
Switzerland and Tunis , and whatever of
ljudcn , Wiirtemburgand Bavaria Is not added
to Austria. This can come to pass In only
one way by Franco defeating and dictating
terms to Germany.
: t. Spain With Portugal and northern
Morocco.
I. Italy Probably with Tripoli.
ft. Austria Losing Its provinces of Ilo-
licmla , Moravia and Galllcla north of the
Danube , which may bo added to Germany ,
but gaining Bosnia , Herzegovina , and per
haps part of Scrvla.
! . Greece With Thessaly , Epirus , Mace-
( Ionia and Albania.
Either AustKaor Greece will annex
Montenegro.
It will bo seen that the ten states are
separated naturally Into two groups , con
taining five eastern and five western states.
These groups correspond to the two feet
of Daniel's statue. These ten states are
to bo formed together Into an alliance ,
which Is denoted by the body of the staluo.
This alliance can bo produced by only one
cause It will bo a combination of these
ten Roman nations to resist military at
tacks by Germany or Russia , which have
never been Roman nations , and which will
Etand nutsldo and apart from these ton
kingdoms.
7. Turkey" reduced In size to ancient
Thraco-wlth-Bythlnla.
8. Syria separated from Turkey.
9. Egypt.
10. The Balkan States Bulgaria , Bo
hemia and part of Hungary and Servia.
This prophetic parceling points to the trc-
iren < ? : t > 8 c.m'Uct whlc'i Europe In with dread
ful certainly approaching a glgiinlic strug
gle which will not have all ot Its virulence
In the mutual hatred and Jealousy of Ger
many and Franco. The prophecy Infers that
Germany will meet with overwhelming defeat -
feat and bo driven altogether across the
Rhine , so that the whole left bank will bo
annexed lo Franco n result necessitated If
the old Roman empire bo revived. Its revival
Implies , nlso , Uio victory for homo rule for
Ireland , either peaceably or by the renewal
of the events of 1853-1857 , and Infers that
England Is to experience another mutiny In
India , and perhaps the horrors of another
eastern war. So says Uio prophecy.
"And there are seven kings , " says the
'Apocalypse. "Five are fallen and ono Is nnd
ono other Is not yet come ; and when ho
comcth ho must continue a short space. "
Following the governmental headships of the
Roman empire , II will bo seen that the Na
poleonic dynasty became , in ISOti , the sev
enth head of the empire , which dictated law
to Uio rest. Franco , then , was this ono of the
KOVCII heads of the monster whom the
prophet Daniel siw , and the ono of whom
St. John spoke when ho said : "And I saw
ono of his hcadii , ns It were , wounded to
death ; and his deadly wound was healed , and
ull the world wondered. "
The Napoleonic dynasty "continued but a
short space , " until 1815 , when , at Waterloo.
It wan "woupded to death by the sword. "
This Is the dynasty , according to the proph
ecy , which Is to bo healed , and make the
whole world wonder.
TUB KING TO BE A NAPOLEON.
"And the beast that was nnd Is not , even
ho IK Uio clghlh , " said the angel to St. John.
The boat' ' tint was nnd Is not , and Is again
to be , Is the Napoleonic dynasty.
Decides this natural Inference , says this
latter-day seer , the prophetic books of Ihe
bible declare explicitly that this king of the
ten-klngdomcd confederacy Is to bo named
Napoleon , It IK stated plainly In the second
verso of chapter Ix of the Apocalypse of
SI. John : "And Ihcy had a king over them ,
* * bul In Iho Greek
longue , hath his
name Apollyon. "
The king , therefore , says Uio prophecy ,
must have a name which In the Greek
tongue Is etymolnglcally Apollyon In the
Greek acrlst tense , Apoleon. The remark
able blbllc.il chapter ends , with this verso :
"Hero Is wisdom. Lot him who hath under
standing count Uio number of the beast ; for
It Is the number of a man ; and his number
is BX | hundred , three score and six" CCii.
The verso seemn to show that this ruler U
n man , and thai In some way his name Is de
noted or represented by the symbolic num
ber CG6.
In the tlmo when John wrote The Reve
lation there was only ono way In which n
number might stand fur a man. In the
Greek there was In use a curious method of
letter writing by means of figures which
was culled dntlvu Inscriptive form. In this ,
by an arbitrary system ot combination mncn
Ilka that of the so-called Roman numeralx ,
each letter of the alphabet represented a cer
tain numerical \aluo , and was represented by
Its corresponding fiRuro.
If this was meant by John when ho said
"tho number of the man U COO , " then the
[ Jreok name of tilts king must have the In
scriptive valuu of CCO. There U a Greek
ttonl which has long been known to hnvo
that value It Is the word Nupoleontl , each
latter ot which has thu following value :
N A I1 O It K Q N T I
M ) 1 W 70 30 5 70 W 300 10 CCA.
Kiiimlruntl U the ( Iret'lc fiirin , of the French
"NUJKlltHIII , "
NEW NAPOLEON TO III : KING OF SYRIA.
When Daniel had the vision of the ten-
wild tcaht , uud nslscU the meaning
of the horns , he wan answered , "And the
ten-horns out of this kingdom ure ten kings
that shall orlne , and another shnll rise nftor
them. " Thin other llttlo horn , which In to
bo n Napoleon , Is lo bo a king , and first
rule over itome llttlo kingdom partllloned out
of ono of the four Graeco-Macrdonlan Horn-
Kingdoms of Greece , Syria , Thraclan Tur
key or Egypt. The llttlo horn , says Daniel ,
"waxed exceedingly great toward the south
and toward the cast and toward the pleas
ant land. " "The pleasant land" to the bibli
cal writers , meant Judaea or Syria ,
After coming to the crown of Syria , however -
over , the Napoleon In to lay his plans for
the hcad-Bhlp of France. "And after the
league made with him , " says Daniel , "ho
shall work deceitfully ; for he shall como up ,
nnd shall become strong v-lth n small people
ple , * nnd ho shall forecast his devices
against the strong-holds , oven for a time. "
j f Fmm bolng king of Syria , with n siuMcn-
lic-ss that ijtfBpettiMt a peaceful vote of the ten
nations , ho becomes emperor of France ,
and thuo head of the confederation. "And
they worshipped the beast ( Napoleon ) say-
ItiK , who Is like unto the beast ? Who Is
able to make war with him ? "
The new Napoleon , says the prophecy , Is
to become more powerful even than In the
time of the first Napoleon , possess military
occupation of Homo , and restore the tempo
ral powcd of the pope , Ho Is finally to dic
tate law to almost all of Europe , take Egypt ,
decree changes In lawx nnd times , nnd finally
to abolish Christianity.
WILL THE PROPHECY BE FULFILLED ?
Strangely enough , the situation of the
European powers seems to bo so shaping
Itself no to cause those who watch the curi
ous moves on the chess board of the world
lo ask Ihcmselvcs the question , "Is the old
prophecy coming Irue ? "
Certain It Is thai , though written so
many years ago , when Europe was balanced
under nn entirely different adjustment of
power when the lendenclos nnd alliances
of Ihe present time wcro by nothing less
Ihan n miracle to be Inferred from the then
existing conditions Hint Oils old prophecy
has nkelchcd n future struggle for Europe
toward which all present tendencies seem
to be deepening.
In regard to the predicted Roman alliance
the present shows only possibilities. The
world Is talking now of the dual alliance
between Russia and France. Thus
far , however. It has consisted
most largely ot a city covered with buntIng -
Ing , of the shouts of frantic Parisians , and
the throwing In the air of greasy caps at
Toulon. Franco has made much noise
about It , but after all , docs It mean much
moro than that she would give that Great
Bear anything ho asked with n view to a
future creeping under the mantle of his pro-
lecllon ? What Russia wants , of course ,
Is a port on the Mediterranean nnd a water
way for her fleets through Uio slralts. She
Is palling France on Iho back , apparently ,
but discreetly promising nothing. It Is
from the realization ot this , perhaps , that
Germany has all along smiled at the Franco-
Russian fetes. Germany Is waiting for the
great struggle one most Imminent with
her which will have ns Its virus the mutual
hatred of herself and France. Meanwhile
she gives herself little concern atont this new
move of Russia , knowing that It will be
balanced by counter moves of England.
England , on her part , seemed alone to
have looked to the bottom of the Russian
flattery of France , and has seen that It
la full of menace lo both herself and France
that It might mean nothing loss than a
possible reopening of Ihe old eastern ques
tion , Ufo dominance of the Mediterranean ,
and danger to India. Especially does Eng
land "fear Hie Greeks when Ihey bring
gifts , " and It is this scarcely-expressed fear
that Is responsible for the present war scare
fn Parliament , and the efforts which are
now being pushed for the Increase of her
navy.
The wondrous advancement Bailee has
made since the cataslroplio of IsiO and her
Increasing wealth arc every year making her
moro and more n match for Germany.
Under such conditions Russia would be most
unlikely to take any decisive move , occupied
ns she Is with thoughts of the cast and of
England. No. Russia might prove the
broken reed , piercing the hand of Franco
should nho lean upon it.
Russia's object In the Mediterranean will
sooner or later como to France like thu
strelchlng of an armed hand nnd then
Franco will have no choice but to turn to
England. A Russian fleet In the Mediter
ranean would be a terror to both and It will
make common cau.te.
So much for Franco and Britain. Italy
might Join hands , too , and because of the
Jealousy of Germany and Russia , the in
ternational relations of Germany and Italy
would rather help than hinder Italy In this
coalition. Italy's nonchalance of late Is
perhaps due to the same cause ns Ger
many's. Crispi Is waiting. The feeling
seems to be ono of strained anxiety and
waiting for the Franco-German Imbroglio
which Is lo precipitate the gigantic Euro
pean struggle and foreshadow Its end.
Should Germany bo defeated In Hits , as
the prophecy states , her weakened con
dition and her hatred of France would be
moro than sufficient to drive her to an al
liance with Russia against the confederacy.
From this view of the case , nothing stems
moro reasonable In Its general outline than
this predicted Latin alliance against Ger
many nnd Russia. This , however , is in
the future ; much moro Imminent seems to
bo England's loss of Ireland and India.
THE POSSIBILITIES OF A NAPOLEON.
But In the meantime , says the prophecy ,
the new Napoleon has arisen as king of
Syria , from which ho goes to the empire
of Franco and becomes dictator of the con
federacy.
The Napoleonic possibilities are limited
to the direct line. At the death of the
Imperial prince. Louis Napoleon , In the
Zulu war , In 1879 , Prince Jerome Napoleon
became the head of the Napoleon dynasty.
On his death In March , 1891 , his two sons ,
Prince Victor and Prince Louis Napoleon ,
cousins of Iho dead Imperial prince , Louis ,
became the direct , heirs of the empire. The
oldest son , Victor , Is the head of the dy
nasty.
Strongly enough , by way of Indications
toward the fulfilment of the prophecy , until
very -recently , Prince Louis Napoleon , who ,
by the way , Is by far the moro popular of
the brothers In Franco , and who could
count on the strongest support , has been
In the Russian army nnd was colonel ot a
Russian regiment at Tlfils , In the Caucasus
on the north Syria.
According to Daniel , Napoleon Is to
"stand up In place ot the king of the north
and obtain the kingdom of Syria by llat-
lerles. " Whether Russia be the "place of
Iho north , " and the king the czar himself.
nre matter : * for conjecture. It but adds
to the strangeness of the circumstance ! )
when wo remember that the czar has all
along favored the young Napoleon , and
would be moro Ihan Inclined lo help him ,
It may bo , to a. diminutive buffer kingdom ,
such ns Syria , If , by so doing , ho might
strenglhon his own frontier against Ger
many or help to strike a final blow at an
archy and nihilism In his own limits by
assisting the forces allied for the downfall
ot French republicanism.
The present condition of popular feeling
In France , chime ! ) strangely In with the
prophecy. The Napoleonic- fever Is abroad ;
it Is In the nlr. It has become In popular
opinion almost a certainty that If France
falls as a republic , her only future Is In the
Napoleonic dynasty. Thcro Is still the party
of the royalists who own a staunch allegi
ance to the old llourbon line , , nnd In the
event of u revolution , Iho line of the Corn to
do Paris would not lack support , but the real
strength ot the royalist enemies of the re
public Is on the side of the umpire and the
Napoleon , With them would bo thrown all
the force of the protcstant element of
France , who fear another kingdom which
might mean rlfo Catholicism and the re
turned power of the Jesuits.
Is Louis Napoleon the man who Is to stand
up "a man of fierce countenance and under
standing dark sentences , and of crafty policy ,
destroying many by peace. "
In connection with that part ot .the proph
ecy that refers to the temporal power of the
pope at this lime. It Is most remarkable to
note that Luclen Bonaparte , who at his ordi
nation In 185S , wan pointed to as likely to bo
chosen pope some day. Is now a cardinal ,
and Is thus eligible to Uio olllce ,
In foretelling the unparalleled success ot
the now Napoleon , the prophecy Is but re
calling the deed ! ) ot his ) great forerunner ,
Tlio new coiner U to bo of the same auda
cious originality as Napoleon I , , "and ho
shall speak great words against the Most
High , and think to change times and laws. "
In ISl'J , when Cardinal Fosch , the uncle ot
Napoleon I. , tried to dUsundo the emperor
from hU ruinous enterprise of Invading HUB ,
nlji , Napoleon replied : "The great power I
have already obtained forces mo to become
dictator ot the world , My destiny U not yet
uccouinllttUed. | uiukt vfctaUUU. ouu uulycr-
r
M ! cede of laws Uio Napoleonic code -one
court of nppcnt , one coinage and monetary
currency , with Napoleon's cRIpy stumped
upon It , ono system of weights nnd measures.
I must make onu nntloti out of ' nil th
European Htatos , nnd Paris must bo the capl-
tnl of the world ! "
This change of times nnd lawH will , In the
main , be the program of the new Napoleon.
Tlio French republican calendar was dated
from September 22 , 1792 , and It would not
be more startling should the new emperor
In n similar manner , "think to change the
times. "
Tlio new Napoleon IB , moreover , to decree
the nbolltlon of Christianity. "And the Ulna
shall do according to his will , nnd he shall
oxnlt himself , nnd magnify himself nbovo
every God , nnd slinll speak marvelous things
against the Clod of Gods. "
This nlso , Is only what happened In Franco
In 1793. J'OST WHKBLEU.
J.MIOIt XOTKS.
A native pulnter In India enrns 40 cents a
day ,
A mule driver In Morocco earns 10 cents a
day.
day.The
The I'ltlsburg window glass factories nro
closing down.
A thresher In Turkey can command 40
cents n dny.
The trades unions of Ilaltlmoro nre agitat
ing for n stringent child labor law.
Ten tlnplnto factories at Swansea , Wales ,
employing 3,000 hands , have closed down.
Employes of the St. Louis Stamping com
pany have had their wages cut from 10 to 15
per cent.
A meeting of Vienna's unemployed , nt
which violent speeches were made , was
dispersed by the police.
The Ohio miners In convention nt Colum
bus nre divided In sentiment on the pro
posed reduction In wages.
General Master Workman Sovereign Is In
conference nt 1'lttshurg with the leaders of
the Knights of Labor.
During the thirteenth century In France
nn nrcher received 1C shillings a month ,
a knight -1.10 , n field marshal 15.
Persian laborers work from sunrise to
sunset , with nn hour's Intermission at noon.
No work Is done on Friday.
Employes of the Washington mill at Law
rence , Mass. . numbering 1,500 , ure on a
strike against reduced wages.
The Fowler Car company's works at Eliz
abeth , N. J. . have been closed Indefinitely ,
throwing 300 men out of work.
Coal miners nt Louisville and Lafnyolte
have resumed work and Bellied their dis
putes with the mine operators.
Coal miners ot the Kdgcrton and Qulncy
companies nt Colclmater , 111. , have accepted n
reduction of 12V2 cents per ton.
The laborers In every occupation are paid
from two to live times as much in the United
States as In any country In Europe.
The Northern Pacific receivers have de
termined to accept the modification of the
wage-reduction schedule asked for by the
employes.
The New York legislature has reported
favorably in the senate on n bill to appro
priate $1,000,000 to furnish work for the un
employed.
The first of the Mansfield , Pa. , rioters to
bo tried was Joseph Ualcchek , for assault.
Ho was found not guilty , but assessed one-
half of the costs.
In the English woolen mills female em
ployes , though doing the same kind of work
as the men , and often doing it better , re
ceive only one-half the pay.
Plowmen and reapers In Bohemia are paid
30 cents a day ; females employed at the same
labor receive 20 cents , neither board nor
lodging being furnished.
John Hums nnd other men prominent In
English labor circles are to come to this
country to confer with their brethren in
the cause on this side of Ihe Atlantic.
General Master Workman Sovereign says
no charges have made against Mr. Powderly.
Ho says another move will bo made against
Secretary Carlisle's bond Issue.
The new Delta coal mines In Montana ex
pect to take out 100 cars of coal dally and
employ 500 men. The Boston and Montana
copper smelter has largely increased its
force.
The coal miners nt Bevlcr , Mo. , have
agreed to accept the operators' new rule to
extract coal by cutting Instead of shooting
solid. This gives work to expert miners
only.
only.The
The talk among the locked out cigar-
makers now Is to establish a co-operative
shop of their own , which can bo done , as
the union treasury Is reported in a very
satisfactory condition.
Grand Chief Ramsey of the railway tele
graphers has gone to Milwaukee to meet the
Northern Pacific receivers. Ho says his
organization will acquiesce In whatever Is
done by the federation.
Notices have been posted at the Spear
man , Alice and Mabel furnaces , Sharpavllle ,
Pa. , of a 10 per cent reduction. This makes
the wages $1.05 per day for labor and $1.25
for turn work. The men will accept the
reduction.
The Dayton ( Tenn. ) Coal and Iron com
pany has blown out Its furnaces and closed
Its mines because of a strike of from SOO to
1,000 employes , who demanded the reinstate
ment of three men who had been discharged
by the manager.
The National Farmers Alliance has
adopted a resolution stating that Secretary
Morton , In his Chicago speech , entirely mls--
rcpresented the necessities of the farmers ,
and that his doctrines were false In principle
and dangerous to the welfare of the Ameri
can farmer.
It Is not necessary to call a doctor for a
cut or bruise ; get Salvation Oil. Only 25c.
VUJtl'KS Oflllti UttOOIfS.
A shoplifter , recently arrested , carried her
plunder In a paper sack.
Emma Taylor , a female dip arrested In
San Francisco , dresses In black and works
at funerals.
Joseph Mann , arrested In Now York , dis
guised himself as a monk and collected
money and stole everything In sight.
The Indian Territory takes the lead with
a boy bandit 12 years old , who alone held
up a postmaster In daylight with a revolver ,
secured $75 , and , jumping on his pony , es
caped.
Arthur Meyer , a young Now York clerk
recently arrested , wont to the postolllco and
had his employer'11 mall changed to a new
address. Ho then received and rilled Icttcra
of checks and money orders.
Dotecllvo Emll Katidmoycr of St. Louis
once obtained a clew to where a largo sum
of money had been secreted by hearing the
thief , whom ho had been rooming with as a
boon companion , talk In his sleep.
A boarding house thief who gave his name
as William A. Crane , arrested In New York
the past week , has a craze for collecting
keys , sixty of which was found In his room ,
representing Just so many houses ho had
gene through. Ho had eighty-two pawn
tickets , besides a carload of stuff found at
his house.
A young man out of work adopted a novel
plan of obtaining money In St. Louis re
cently. Ills plan was to select the name of
some wealthy citizen and wrlto him n
straightforward appeal for aid , signing It
with the man'.s own nnme. Ten to ono the
busy business man would think possible It
wax some of his relatives , and glvo the aid
needed.
A dangerous class of swindlers Is now op
erating in the gutso of servant girls. They
Eccuro positions as domestics and then sys
tematically rob their employers. Carl ! Petersen -
sen , a bright girl , was recently sentenced to
the penitentiary for two years In Now York
for that kind of work , and many complaints
nro continually made In this city of the eamo
kind of work.
Mrs. Sweeney , the wlfo of a Chicago po
liceman , was apprehended upon the street
by a stranger , who attempted to get posses
sion of her pocketbook. Slio resisted , nnd
when she was about to scream for help an
other stranger stepped up and demanded to
know of the first man what ho meant , "Ho
tried to grab my pocketbook , " explained Sirs.
Sweeney. "Hand mo your purse , " said the
second stranger , "I'll protect your prop
erty. " The unsuspecting woman at once
handed aver her pocketbook , and now Mrs.
Sweeney nays the second man failed to re
turn her property. As soon as ho secured
npusesslon of the purse ho told the woman
ho had to ' 'catch a car , " and the police
ofllcer's wlfo Is now mourning the loss of a
$3 purse , $4 and several small articles i'f
jewelry.
Llttlo pills for great Ilia ; Dowitt's Little
Curly. KUera.
JOBBERS $1 WORRYING
They Are Expecting H Good Spring Business
and Arc Prepared for It ,
SIGNS THAT GIVE ENCOURAGEMENT
ifl.-j
Wholesaler * Well I'lennoil with 1'rcdrllt
Truilc , Which Ii iliipirovliis Kvery I uy
Wlntt Vpur'ft lltinlnrM Will Do .Judg
ing from Indications Noiv.
-t
That Omaha 1ms a class ot Jobbers who
are enterprising.and capable , who have
built up a trade tliat Is to endure , has been
abundantly demonstrated by the severe test
of the last six months.
In spite of the conditions that have crip
pled all lines of trade alike It would bo dlfll-
cult to find a wholesaler In this city who
complains of hard times or falls to express
perfect satisfaction with his trade nnd pros
pects. That Is not saying that the Jobbing
trade of the past few months has been
equal to that of last year , which was n perlo.l
of unusual activity. No ono would bo fool
ish enough to deny that thus far It has been
n dull year , commercially speaking , but the
fact remains that Omaha Jobbers have held
their own under the pressure of adverse con
ditions better than their competitors In other
jobbing centers of the Missouri valley.
Not a single firm lias been Lorlously embar
rassed by the financial stringency. They saw
the Btorm approaching and for the most part
were as well prepared for It as It wan possi
ble for conservative and far-seeing business
men to bo. During the winter they have
ordered conservatively and Bllll have avoided
the mistake of dealers at some other points ,
who now find It dlfllcult to obtain their re
quirements of certain lines of goods In time
to meet the demands of .their trade. The
Omaha Jobbers have held themselves In read
iness to meet the first signs of a return of
business activity , and In several Instances
this foresight has won them valuable cus
tomers , who would otherwise have placed
their orders , as heretofore , with Chicago
houses.
While trade has been comparatively dull
In most lines for the greater part of the
season , the Increased activity that has char
acterized the past thirty days has been
felt to a greater extent In Omaha than In
almost any other city In the weal. While
other cities experienced a spasmodic bright
ening of the commercial horizon and a
following reaction that left them In doubt
as to whether the Improvement was really
more than a temporary shifting of the
clouds , the local jobbers have been favored
with a steady and permanent gain which
Is rapidly approaching the limit of a really
active trade.
There Is not a jobber In Omaha who has
not stocked up In anticipation of a fair
spring business and every indication thus
far goes to show that their confidence was
not misplaced. Many of the dealers have
enlarged their terrilory and are branchIng -
Ing out In the expectation that the wave
of returning prosperity will eventually
leave business in better condition than it
has been for several years buck. This
view Is warranted by the fact that the
conservative dealings of the past six
months have left the trade In a more sub
stantial , If not more prosperous condition
and that with stocks down to a minimum
In all lines of retail1 trade the Impulse of
really active business will necessitate a
more liberal purchasing of goods than has
been known In ordinary times.
It is generally believed that with spring
weather trade will tdko a new lease of life
and that the end'of ' the spring months-will
show a gratifying aggregate. In an ex
tended trip through 'the ' wholesale district
a Uee reporter was ifnable to find a Jobber
who had any misgivings in regard to the
issue of the season.1 All are hopeful and
many seemed quite enthusiastic over the
outlook for spring 'sales. The following
expressions from leading jobbers show that
they are far from feeling that the season
will be a failure : '
George E. Tibbs of M. E. Smith' & Co.
While our February trade cannot b'e said to
be as good as last" year , wo have noticed a
marked improvement over January. Busi
ness seems to be enjoying a steady growth
based on the legitimate wants of the trade ,
and I look for n good trade during the
spring months. Our orders are Increasing
dally , both In number and proportions and
we notice especially a strong demand for
manufactured goods. Wo have lately had
a number of heavy orders from the west ,
which Indicate that business men out there
have regained confidence and are disposed
to take advantage of the present low prices
on many lines of goods.
W. A. L. Gibbon There has been a
steady Improvement during the past few
weeks , and I look for an active trade as
soon as good weather comes. There Is
every evidence of returning confidence on
the part of our customers , and far from
being discouraged , wo expect to do a good
business all through the spring.
Paxton & Gallagher Wo nro having a fair
trade , and while wo do not expect such a
boom as the Omaha Jobbers enjoyed last
year , wo believe that the spring trade will
reach proportions that will compare favor
ably with the average of previous years. It
Is true that the retail merchants are buying
conservatively , but this will moke business
all the better as soon as people get over
their fancy that wo are in the midst of a
financial panic. There have been good crops
all over Nebraska , Kansas , Iowa and Mis-
sourl , and the farmers have plenty of money
which Just as soon as they let loose of It
will make things toke a new aspect. Our
customers generally eay that they are doing
a good business. They have worked their
stocks down below the usual limit , and are
paying their bills promptly. Under these
conditions the slightest Increase In their
business must have a two-fold effect , as It
will mean Just so much business all along
the lino.
W. M. Glass , Secretary Lee-Clarke-An.
drccsen Hardware Company Business Is not
Just what It ought to bo at this season , but
wo are not borrowing trouble. Wo naturally
expect the spring business to come a llttlo
later than usual this year on account of the
strain of the past six months , but I think
that In the end wo will have no reason to
complain. Any ono who thinks wo have no
confidence In that opinion should go Into
our warehouse and look at the stock of
goods we have piled up. Wo have bought
about as many goods as usual , and expect
to sell them. The trade has been conserva
tive , as creditors have so far only bought
what they absolutely needed , and as soon as
their business picks up they will have Just
so much more to buy.
Steele-Smllh Grocery Company Wo have
done moro business so far this year than
wo did last , and this Is saying a great deal ,
as last year was a particularly active year
In the jobbing line. Wo have expected
a good healthy spring trade , and nro pro.
pared for It. The general conditions aro-
much Improved In Wyoming , Utah and other
western stales , according to the reprcsonta-
tlons of our customers and traveling men ,
and wo are also'doing well In the lllack
Hills territory and ull through Nebraska.
The cattle prospects are excellent , and the
recent snows glyo" promise of good crops
ull around. Our collections are good , and
the retailers aro. allowing a disposition to
Increase the size of their orders Instead of
buying from hand to mouth us they have
been doing for some time past.
C. S. llayward , ' secretary Williams-Hay-
ward company Wo Imvo no reason to bo dis
couraged , although most of our customers
are still orderlnir 'jrodds In small quantities.
Wo are doing more business than last year ,
which may bo dug lo" the /act that we have
branched out considerably , especially In Iowa.
Collections are fairly good , and wo look for a
thoroughly satisfactory spring trade.
Z. T. Llndsey Wo are having n fairly
good trade and see no reason to complain.
Of course the weather has a good deal to do
with the trade In rubber goods , and as soon
as wo got the regular spring mud ami rain
wo expect to do very nearly our usual busi
ness.
ness.Klrkcndall
Klrkcndall , Joncn & Co. Wo have had a
good , steady business so far this year , and
expect trade to Improve continually from now
on. The tendency still rein tins toward conso-v-
atlvo buying , but ( here lu a growing Im
provement In this respect , and the trade has
been benefited rather than Injured by the
slow but sure policy that has been followed
In all classea of business.
Robert Cowell of the Kllpatrlck-Koch com
pany Thcro has been a marked Improve
n our truj ° lu u" llncs | Q tb
thirty days. So far from being dissatisfied ,
wo are moro than pleim-d with the present
prospects , which nre decidedly better than
might hnvo been anticipated a few months
ngo. The call for manufactured goods Is
really heavy , and our factory Is hard pushed
to nil orders on time. Spring llnost nro
moving steadily , and the retailers scorn to bo
beginning to rcallzo that certain lines of
goods nro now on the market at prices below
the cost of production. An agent of ono of
( ho largest manufacturing establishments In
the country was In town the other dny nnd
ho tells me that there In n renewed activity
all through the v/est. Merchants who
could not bo Induced to buy except In drib
lets thirty day ago are now ordering freely ,
and confidence seems , In n large measure , to
have returned ,
W. 8. Wright , Ucctor-Wllhelmy Company
The hardware trade Is allowing a steady Im
provement , although building hardware must
necessarily remain quiet until there Is moro
building going en In the country. Retailers
have allowed their stocks to run way down ,
and every time they sell nn article they have
to go to the jobber to replace It. On this
account I look for marked activity as trade
continues to Improve.
-OIIK'AUO ( IKAIN .MAItKI'.T.
U'licul Still I'liriu an InlcrcNlliif ; IVitliire of
tint TniilliiK.
CHICAGO , Feb. 24. Wheat declined today
and May closed with Ic loss. Free selling ,
small export clearances , the mild weather
and liberal receipts In the northwest were
responsible for the weakness. A little buyIng -
Ing caused a temporary reaction , but May
closed only ' , &c Inside the highest figures.
May corn closed -Tic lower , Mav oats 'fcc
lower , and provisions lower all around.
Wheat opened weak nnd without grcntly
diminished activity , ns compared with the
big business of the previous dny. The
starting price was at a decline of from ' /fcc
to % c , the first transactions being nt from
G0c to OOVie , ns compared with from Clo
to GUfcc at the end of yesterday's market.
During the first hour nnd a half , which com
prised the larger half of the short session ,
the range for May was Inside of the limits
of GO'ic.to f 0f nnd C0c. Some long
wheat was sold out. and some short wheat
covered , but there was not business enough
to suggest that any changes occurred on any
important lines on cither side of the mar
ket. The more conservative of the bulls
recognize the necessity of patience. Hut
there Is a more radical element on that
side , which would bo disheartened by an ad
vance of less than Ic to 2c per bu. per day
continuously and definitely , and are cor
respondingly ready to take a desponding
vlow of their prospects on any Intermediate
counter marching during the bull campaign.
The latter were the sellers of long wheat
this forenoon. The cables were not sug
gestive of more than a 'very lukewarm
sympathy with the past two days' advance
here. The weather was mild , with a warm
wave In view. Liverpool was quoted firm
at the opening , but closed easier.
Bradstrect's glvo the exports of wheat and
flour from both coasts for the week at 1,730-
000 bu. , compared with 2,005,000 bu. last
week. Tlio general expectation Is that the
Monday visible supply will show a decrease
of 1,700,000 bu. Comparing the difference
In the relative receipts this week and a
year ago the decrease amounts to something
over 2,000,000 bu. Now York cent bearish
dispatches , but reported export purchases of
23 boatloads. May declined to COc , recov
ered to 60c on u little buying , but was
down again to from COc to CO'/fcc ut the
close.
Corn was dull , the market ruling quiet
and stagnant the c-nllro session , prices keep
ing within fractional limits. An easier
feeling prevailed , the market opening oft % c
and sold down Vic , most all of which was
due to the action in wheat. At the decline
the price held steady and the market closed
with the price of May at the bottom figure.
In oats there was a moderate trade and
an easy feeling , duo to sympathy with wheat
and corn , and on prospects .of an Increased
demand. Prices receded \'tc \ and the mar
ket closed quiet at the Inside.
Provisions were weaker and lower , easier
early on the weakness In live hogs In the
yards , the decline in wheat and free selling
of pork by a prominent broker and lard by
a leading packing Institution. The volume
of trading was very light with no. oulslde
support. A moderate reaction In wheat a
little later on was responsible for the market
improving to the opening prices of the dny.
When wheat broke this market declined In
sympathy below the Inside prices of the day
and then rallied to a partial extent shortly
before the end of the session on a little buy-
Ing. The market was an extremely narrow
and featureless one , with pork and ribs
closing steady and lard firm. Compared
with last night , May pork Is T'/jC lower ; May
lard 5c lower and May ribs 5c lower.
Estimated receipts for Monday : AVheal ,
40 cars ; corn , 4CO cars ; oats , 155 cars ; hogs ,
33,000 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows :
Cash quotations were nsi IUIIUHB.
' *
WHEAT- . 2 Fprlnff , 57ie ; No. 3 pprliis.
S3ig57e : No. 2 rc'il. f.7ie.
OATH No' ' 2 ? wwbv ; No. 2 white , 3I ? 31Vic ;
No. 3 'while. ' SOfiSllie.
nl ; Xo. 3 , 4.r.:3a : Nn.
. - - . , . . .
TIMOTHY SDKD-l'rlme. 4.10fl4.13.
I'UOVIHtONH-Mewi pork , per bbl. , 12.n2'f0
l-oJ * lard , per 100 11)3. , J7.M ; Mmrt ilhs , tildes
HOOKO ) . iiSlifi6.2Ti ! ! ; dry bulled . .
( libxcil ) . lt.23i ! ( .M > : Bliort clear Miles ( boxed ) ,
' ? ' - llHera' finished K' > d. < , per Kill. .
| JO
The followInB were Ihe receipts nnd phlpmonts
°
Ai-Uclea Hecelptfl. Shipments.
Klour. bblH . Wo Mou
' " "
OatH bu' . 1S2.00"
live Im . . * . 2. < W' ' >
llarley > ( , bu . S-.01"1 3"'n' > "
On Ihe Produce fiXchmiKe today lie : butter
market 'WHH eimy , uneliiuiBCil. 1'BKO , 'tulel ;
strictly fresh. 14M517c. ;
_
UNCKKTAINTV IN Till : MINATII.
W H Street l AVutHiliiR Hi" Fliiiineo J'om-
inlllfi ) with t.'omddenililo Aiulrly.
In his weekly letter Henry Clews , the
Wall street expert , says :
"In Wall street speculative business con
tinues to center principally In the class
of stocks known as 'the Industrials. ' The
continued uncertainly IIH to what may bo
the final slatus In the new tariff of certain
articles which these trusls conlrol naturally
gives to this group of stocks an active
speculative Interest. This Is especially BO
In regard to sugar , the duty on which sllll
remains undecided. It seems to IK reason
ably fciiro that the m-nato will so strongly
favor some duly on thu article thai Iho
liouso may consent to Its removal from the
free list ; and the best Informed opinion
Inclines to the expectation that the duty
on raw will finally range around 1 cent
per pound. The thing on which congress
Is likely to differ widely Is Ihe duly on
the refined article. The eastern inemberH
of both houses seem to preponderate In
favor of n small protective duty on this
grade , mitllclcnt to prevent Importations ;
nnd the nontli ulso Is likely to
favor that course for obvious reasons
of Interest. But the west , which grous In
creasingly rampant against any form of pro-
lection , may bo expected to oppose any former
or degree of favor to the Sugar trust. The
difficulty of the subcommllteu of the Kcnale
finance commltlo In reaching a report Is
Huspccled to cover uomo possibilities of u
serious disagreement. Senator ! ) are said to
find u much moro posllivo public hostility
to Incorporating the Income tux in Uio Wil
son bill Ihan Ihey expected lo encounter ;
and , In some quarters. It U deemed possible
that the upper house may venture on thu
experiment of returning the bill to Die house
minus that odious and unpopular claiift * .
The longer the measure remains In the sen
ate the greater the danger of miscarriage
from tula cause is HUely to become , for there
can bo no question that the public hostility
to the tax , through the whole section from
Chicago to Baltlmoro nnd Baltimore to
Portland , Me. , Is most bitter nnd Intense ,
and would alone miinco to consign to ob
livion the party responsible for the outrage
of adopting such a tax. U remains to bo
Keen what these clouds on the horizon may
betoken ; but Wall street has Its eye upon
them as Involving possibilities Important to
speculation.
"Tho rates for foreign exchange continue
to rule , nnd Under ordlnnry relations be
tween the homo nnd foreign money markets
gold would now be flowing to Kuropc. Under
existing conditions , however , neither Kng-
land nor the continent want more gold , but
would prefer to allow American balances to
run until the rate of Interest Improves.
Thcro ! s llttlo probability , therefore , of nny
noteworthy shipments ot specie being made ;
nnd were It otherwise , the effect hero , with
our abundant supply of Idle money , would
bo rather wholesome than otherwise. "
( MIA MA I.IVt : STOCK .tl
Receipt * of ruttlu mill Slin-p AIT Light ,
but HogK Art- Plenty ,
SATURDAY , Feb. 21.
Receipts of both cattle nnd sheep hnvo been
comparatively light this week , but there has
been a sharp Increase In hog supplies , The
figures are as follows :
Cattle. Hoes. Sheep.
Receipts ) this week. . . . 1:1,011 : K9.ISS 4fc"J
Receipts hint weok. . . . 11,610 23IM 10iKI :
Same week lust year. IT.illl 10C7.I 1.VJ70
Same week In 1SW. . . . 13,011 2S.6I2 8,077
This has been another very unsatisfactory
week In the cattle market. Supplies have
not been at all heavy. In fact they hnvo been
rather light , falling l.COO short of last week
and -ICOO short of the corresponding week
last year. With an average demand prices
would ordinarily have made a good advance ,
but the demand continues of the most In
different and restricted character , and as a
result prices arc still dragging along on the
bottom. On Monday and Tuesday prices
were on the down grade and on Wednesday
and Thursday they reacted silently. On
Friday the market weakened nnd today It
was firmer ngaln. It has been a very un
even nnd uncertain market , but the lluclua-
llons art- very limited , In fact the market
is so low and weak the flucluallons arc
lltllo more Ihan spasmodic fiullerlngH. The
ordinary run of light nnd medium cattle nre
selling at the lowest prices of the year , and
whllo there has been perhaps n sllghl Im
provement In the market for the better ,
heavier grades for shipping nnd export
prices nro not more than lOc or l.'c better
than nt the extreme low point on Tuesday of
this week.
week.LITTLI3
LITTLI3 FIRM 1311 F13ELINO.
The supply today wns not at nil heavy
nnd Included S-OIIIP very decent beeves ,
although there were none thai could be
called choice. Buyers for Ihe dressed beef
houses nil wanted supplies nnd ns there
wns a fair Inquiry from outsiders , the com
petition for the good heavy steers was active
enough to advance prices a nolcli or Iwo.
For Ihe general run of half fat and short-
fed stock the market was perhaps u trllle
moro active and firmer than on Friday , but
not quotably higher. The movement wr.s
reasonably active and the liens were cleared
at an early hour.
Less than a Ihlrd of the fresh receipts
were cows and the general quality of the
offerings was rather moro satisfactory.
There was very llttlo noteworthy change In
the market , supply and demand being
evenly enough balanced to hold prices firm.
Veal calves met with an active demand at
good strong prices , nnd the market for rough
stock was , If anything , a shade better than
on Friday.
Business In stockers and feeders was very
quiet , not an unusual condition of affairs
on a Saturday. Prices have not changed ma-
lerially all week and Iho volume of Iradlng
has been light. Stoekers nre bringing good
stiff prices nnd feeders nro still paying
moro than killers for half failed and short
fed stock. Good to choice feeders are quoted
at $3.00JUO : , fair to good at * 2.7fiif3.00. (
and lighter , commoner grades al from $2.75
down.
HEAVY SUPPLY OF HOGS.
It has been several moons since 40.000
hogs were received in a week at this point ,
and yet there were within fiOO of that num
ber received during the past six ; days.
With similar condillons prcvalllni ; at nil
oilier points , the average of prices for Ihe
week has been lower , nnd Iho close about
lOc lower than last Saturday. A sllnht In
crease In eastern shipping orders has helped
to keep values from going down too fast , and
ns prices go down it Is morally sure that
eastern shipping orders will Increase.
A noticeable feature at present Is the
largo percentage of young hogs that are
being marketed at present. A prominent
buyer says the averase nee of Uio offerings
will not run over 8 months , while the
welghmasters' books show the average
weight lo bo very little over 210 His. This
means ono of two things either farmers
have suddenly taken to marketing their
hogs younger , or else the present compar
atively satlsfaclory prices for hogs and Iho
prospects of n lower market later on nro
causing fanners to rush their hogs to mar
ket as fast as they are anywhere near In
marketable condition. Most people Incline
to the latter theory , and It Is feared that
the present fico marketing may seriously
curtail the spring and summer supplies.
The trade loday was somewhat peculiar
A heavy run coming on the heels of a
heavy week and making nearly -10,000
hogs for the past six days , 10,000 more than
n week ngo and 23,000 moro than a year
ago , gave buyers a big advantage and open
ing bids wcro largely at $ I.7G to $4.SO. Sell
ers were slow to accept so big a decline ,
and as shippers and npcculntors began to
take a hand the market strenstncneii , fair
to good hogs sold largely nt $ I.SO nnd * l.fc.ri
and toward the close the same hogs sold
largely nt $4.85 nnd $1.90. The eaily mar
ket wns lie to lOc lower than Friday , but
this decline wns nil regained before Ihe
close nnd Iho pens wuro cleared In good
season. U was u $4.80 to $ l.8i ! market ,
agaliiht $4.85 lo $1.90 Friday and $1.93 to $5
on last Saturday.
The supply of sheep thin week has been
comparatively small but In the present de
pressed condition of the trade this fact has
not helped the market any. Prices have
been easier from day to day and the mai-
kvt today was much Iho same as it has been
all week. I'rlces bid were not much If any
lower than yesterday , but they were too low
lo suit sellers and trade was very low and
dull. Fair lo good natives sell at $2.7.1 ©
3.2. > j fair lo good westerns. $2.2."ff.10 : ! ; com
mon and stock sheep. $ l.fiO < n2.l : ! ; good to
choice 40 lo 100-lb. Iambs at $2.GOfi3.70.
IteeelplH mill IINpiMllliin of Stuck.
Olllelal iceelptH and disposition of Hluck an
flhown l > y Ihe boukx of Ihe Union .Stock Yniilrt
company for the twenty-four himra cndliiK at
C o'clock p. in. Fcluttary 21 , 1SUI :
JtI-ciil'T3. :
fiiri. Head.
7. 1.W7
IIORH 1-1 . -IJ
Klu-ep 3 < | 7
llorees ami nudes - J'J '
DISPOSITION.
Ituyera. Caltl'lloia. ' . Sheo.i
Omaha I'acklntr eompany. . . 2S 2IMS
II. 11. Hammond cninp.iiiy. . 33S Jl.l . . .
Hwlft & I'll 4 0ij . .MM
Cudahy I'ac-ktnK eompuiiy. . ! 3i.'j | . . .
H. lleeKer tt : IttRVH Jl ;
A. HIIIIM ' ' 7--
Sierry | K 11 p.1
Onlahy Ilnw
J. I * . Kiiulrn & l'o - ! "
Hhlppei-H and feedei'H It1) ) W
Left over * H . .
Total . . . . .l.tST S,2.'i7 l"i
SI. l.iinlH I.lMi Stock.
ST. I.OP1S. Fell. SI.-l.'A'ITI.U-Hoci'lplH. T'H
heail ; BhlpiiienlH , l,4i l head : maili-t uleinly at
lietier pilcen ; pud f l TexnM Heern. l.inii lo
ISIM Hm. . J3.OOSJ3.70j fair to medium. tJ..Vi'fi2.ii ' ! ;
eoWH , $1.7ri1l2.7ri ; nalKo lailcheix , Kuud , j.'l..J07f
3.7. . ; miilllllll , M.OO | X2S.
llllHS IteeelplH , l.f > lienil : chlpnientH. 2 SIK )
head ; m.iikei iioinlii.il , lull Hleady at > > -i.l'-idi > ' ! i
clone ; lup prlecH , t. > .20 ; bulk uf Kilci , i'l.'i'tl.'i.l.'i. ' '
Mil 131 Jl' Itecc-lplK , none ; phlpmciitx. IKHU * , mar
ket linn , blither : ' | 'I-MIH Hliccp , \ 'i.'Wt'HI \ ; nallve
welberi" , (3M ; n"d t cholcw mlseil 11.1 Inert ,
Clly l.lvx Stock Market.
KANSAS CITV. IVIi. 21. - -I'ATTI.i- l ! < c.ii. | |
IMXIO head ; dhlpini-nlx. tT > lioail ; mink , i olr.idy.
TrxiiH hliM-iH , J-J.WI3. 10 ; Hldpplns Hlt-'iH , U v %
4. ( HI ; Texan and native eo\v , f l.l..fl U' . ; Him k < TH
and refill-in , : , .Vf.1. ) | | . ' , ; | IUH. | | $ I.Wllt3..i > .
IIIKIHIteeelplH. . 8 > l hr d ; chlpnii-lilH. l , . 0
head : maiki-t weak In lUe lower ; hull ; , ll.X'ii// '
4'j : lii-iivlcit , patkeix ami mix- , | , JI.,1MW ;
IlKhU. VnikeiH und | ilu , Jt.MJH.lc > .
HtlliilteceliilK. : : . W hendi ohlpliienu , JUO
head ; inaiket meudy.
inck ( In
Tim fullowliiK aru ili rrr < iptn nt ihu four prin
cipal cllleii Katuiday , I'oltnurS' 31 :
CuUlv. H KH. tilleep.
fcmlli Oiniilm . J. 7 MM J77
l.'lllOHKO . K -I-1" " '
Kanwu. City . S,6tf ] S.'JUO I'M '
Ht. J.OUU . l.WW
lutal . .
FOR COD'S ' SAKE , DON'T ' SHOOT
A Thrilling War Time Incident Told by .nil
Army Telegrapher ,
HASTENING A REPRIEVE TO THE FRONT
The litceiitlon of Condemned lc orlcr *
Stayed liy a T > lejniili | Mc.fWRO Itu-
I't'lpt mill Drllu'ry of lui
1'iirdim ,
The other dny Dan I.iuhvlg , Jcsso M. SarvU
nnd the Cincinnati Kmiulrcr writer worn
chatting togc-thcr In the lobby of Wlllard's
hotel , In Washington. I < udwlg and Snrvl.-t
nro old-llmo telegraphers , hudwlg Is notf
connected with the Western company III
New York city. San-Is works In Washing- '
ton. Ho furnishes from that point flnnnclnl
news to Wall street , occasionally inrnltu ;
that thoroughfare upside down by the start
ling .stuff which ho puts on the wires.
A military funcrnl passed In front of the
hotel. Thu band was playing the "Ucail
March In Saul. "
"Th.it time , " said Ludwlg. "gives mo n
sort of nervous chill. " Sarvls nskcd how
that was. I.udwlg told :
In 1SG1. lie xalil. I wns stationed nt liar'
pi-r's Kerry In West Virginia. I wns In
charge of the I'nlted States telegraph olDoo
there. There had been n number of deser
tions from the union forced. The military
authorities determined to Mop them. They1
decided to make nn example of the next
who deserted and was caught. Two men ,
Shea nnd Donni' , weru tnki-n after Ihey hail
deserlcd. They \\cro given n court-marl lal
trial and sentenced to bo shot. Tln > evenIng -
Ing before the day nominated for
the execution I was sitting In my
olllce al headquarters. The post chaplain.
Catholic priest , camn In. lie wanted lo
send dlreclly to President Lincoln a ines-
Migo Imploring mercy for the condemned. I
told him to secure thu Indorsement of Ihu
commanding general. This he did. on 1 I
sent the mcsp.igo directly to the War de
partment at Washington nnd waltc.l for an
answer. As a general thing wo closed the
olllct' at 9 o'clock. That night I romnlnoil
until after 10 o'clock talking with the clinp-
laln , the general nn.l several members of
hli ! stan" who lia-1 dropped In. all nnxious lo
hear from Washington , and hoping that
Uio Benlenco would be mltlg.iled. Nothing
was heard. Hrlglit and early the next
morning I was again at the olllce. anil
found , to my dismay , that I hud not a sin
gle wire working. All were open. I tested ,
every few minutes for n circuit , but gut
none. The chaplain called early , but
went away with a sad heart. The genur.il
came In nnd , after urging extra vlgllanee on
my part , left lo make the final preparations *
for the execution. In a few minutes I
heard the band coming down ShPiiandoaU
street. The prisoners were Billing on
Ihelr cofllns in Ihe ambulance and a com
pany of Iho Fifth Now York heavy artillery
was the guard. The band was playing Iho
"Dead March In Saul. " The general and his
staff were In front of the ambulance. Ao
they passed the olllco ho looked up at mo
Inquiringly. I shook my head there wcro
no wires yet.
The execution was to take place nearly
two miles from the oHlcc. out on Ilollvnr
Heights , and up hill all the way. I grew
very nervous nnd made renewed efforts to
get a wire through , but In vain. I ran
down stairs and railed up my orderly , u.
lltllo Dutchman named Trunk , who was n.
member of a Pennsylvania regiment , which ,
by the way , always had the good luck to
bo whcro the enemy was not. I made him
get out his horse and mr.ko all ready ti >
carry n message lo the general , iihould ono
come. I went up btalrn again , and , tnkliiK
addressed nn envelope to thu
up n pen ,
general and prepared a blank for recelVluK
a message. Just as I finished there came
upon my walling car ino CIICH m my i mj.
I heaid Dalllmoro calling Frederick City.
Mil
l'tried to break In and ask If ho had not
something for me , but Ilnltlmoro conlendeil
for the clrcull anil I had to K VO way. Ail
soon as ho got Uio chance he ( I think 1C
was Hilly Gentry ) said over the. wlro ; I-or
God'H sake lei mo get Harper's corr > ami
save those men's lives. " I opened the key
like lightning and said. "O. A. H. l- ;
meaning "go ahead Harper's I-errj. I
"broke" and he rushed the message , which
was n reprieve for Doano and Shea , In line
shape. Without glvliu ; the usual O. K.
stalw foldltiB and sealing the
I run for the ,
ifor Krank at the
message , and yelling
of my voleKrnnk , heard mo and
comprehended op the sltuallon. Wl.on . I
reached the foot of the stitlrs he was In Uio
saddle and ready for his ride for two ll\cs.
' and the execution waste
o'clock
12:03
It was :
to lake place between 12 and I.
Frank had nearly two miles of up-hill
country before him. Ho darted off. us IK ;
his whip an.l . both spura. His horse , u ws
nnd the two
Iron gray , responded nobly ,
vero Bo n out of sight. 1 went back to ho
short time , bell 8
onico. 1 stayed there but n
of
Uio posslblIIly
too much exelted ever
Frank arriving lee late. I set out nfoot up
lig street townrd Dollvar Heights , I Hail
moro than half a mlle before I
not
met tie general and his staff roturnlnB.
y the , mfh.-s in their faces I know that
Frank had gel thcro In time. Ho ran his
horse ui > hill ut hlii utmost speed until he wan
wHhln about , i half mile ot hlR ' 1 " .
, out , stumbled
Then the gallant Iron gray gave
bled an.1 . fell. As It hapi-Dned , a " tenant
of Cole'n Maryland cavalry had Just
dismounted from his horse at. uo uoo
tie Bolivar hotel , directly In front ot which
the 11. ead-
the Iron gray fell. With ye
qunrters Orderly ! " Frank sol/.ed the bill
of the lleutiMinnfH horse , sprang Into the
saddle , nnd wan off like the wind.
At the plncu proposed for the execution ,
the nrleslH In attendance , hoping against
hopo. had prolonged the hint rites IIH long
as possible. All had al last been nnld. Till )
command of.
firlnc party advanced under the
. Ho gave the order
one of the ulds-de-eamp.
"Make ready. " Ho next gave the order
"Tako aim" and the men stood with llngcrH
on triggers awaiting the word "Fire. " I Im
Cenoral broke In Just here Hhuiitlnj ; In n lo 'J
"
Ho hail
voice Uio order "Recover arms !
heard u yell from Frank In Iho dlstanco
and hail seen him frantically waving a
message In his hand. When Frank cumo up
the goneial read Uio message , which wan
from President Lincoln , and which In
structed him. In case the sentence had not
lcen carried out. to delay It until further
orders. Tlio general nniiounced Uio reprieve.
Doane , one of llio condemned , asked for * -
chew of tobacco. Shea Bobbed like 11 woman ,
lloth were sent to Iho Dry TorlugrH to re
main until the war was over , n ? you wonder
that 1 um nffeetcd whenever I hear a band
playing the "Dead March In Saul ? "
Everybody should know what a good nudl-
clno Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup IH ; It has unfit
many thousands and will cure you.
An Urgent ( Jane.
Lady Dorlor , I wish you would call nrom.il
nnd t > ci > my husband some evening when Im
Is at home. Do not lei him know Unit I
naked you , because lo : declares ho In not sli' ! < ;
but I know he him consiinipt'on or Komeliilng.
lie's going Into n decline. Doclor I am
uslonlslii'd , but 1 will call. What are Inn
" ' exa-t weak
hymptons ? "Ho hasn't got nny
ness. Ho used lo hold mo In ! IH ! Inp by the
hour , and now even the b.iby tlrt him. '
C1UMK IN ll"n I PLVOrfv it U
not btrii'i u tluil fluino pjoplo do
wronjrthroiu'h ijfiio.-nnoo , othorrf fi-otu
n failure lu uivo.r i"ulo IIH to the riunlo-
wrong of n inutttv Hut It is sir 11170 ,
tlmtimllvliliuU iini linrH , who urofu ly
nwiiro of the rlirhti of others , will pa.
elslln pji'iwt.'titinu' faiu'U upon tno n ,
III'h-tonoil ( , wail tn v mnnufruiurinif
linns will o'Tiv u.v.l neil to retail iner-
chants , nrtloloi which ttuv know to ba
Infrltiilfiinoiitsoi tno riw'lits of proprie
tors , nndliniutionto.'waU known frooli.
Wo want to sounl ; 11 mno of warning i
tliu rotalluiM to uaw ire of suoh ImiU-
tions mill alinulntlo wof "CAUTK-iM L i r-
TLKLiVKill'ii'M. " Who. ) tlioyiiroof-
forctl to you , rofmo thorn ; you ilo not
wiitittodo wrong , unJ yon don't want to
Iny youiMulf liuhlo to iv law uiU lion
Friinklin H-.ild "flunoUy It the bait poli
cy" ; It la lust m it-no thut "ilouoity u
Uiobost priticipio. "
