Nebraska Newspapers

    JO THE OMAHA DAILY JJEE ; SATURDAY , MARCH 17 , 180I-TW15LVE PAGES.
HOW COSTER MET HIS DEATH
Btand-and-Look-Bnckward Gives a Graphic
Account of the Celebrated Massacre.
BRAVES WOULD HAVE SPARED HIS LIFE
With Shorn I.orlm lln Wns Not IlrcoRnlfcil
Hotillcrx llml Trouble rutting Cnrt-
rlilgM Into Tliclr ( limn Inci
dents of the U' r.
Htand-and-Look-Bockwnrd IB chief of the
Ixiafor bnnd of the Drulo Sioux at tlio Hose-
bud agency. In Dakota they call him
"Scoop , " but that's only for convenience.
"Scoop" and his wife , his wife's nunt. Ills
little daughter. Yellow Horse , and five young
Sioux braves have arrived In San Francisco
from South Dakota , says the San Frnnchco
Examiner. This Is the first Journey that
Stantf-and-Look-Uackward ever inado In
which he availed himself of railroad trains
and ferry boats. Of course he has traveled
thousands of miles through the "had lands"
of Montana , Wyoming and Dakota , but It
was always on the back of a pony. When
ho came to a river ho cither had to wade ,
Bwlm or raft across It , so now , although not
given to tuiiluu confidences , he expressed
considerable surprise at all the white people
ho had seen anil the wonderful ways they
had of doing things. He says that ho had
been told by some of his jnoro traveled
friends of the great number of palefaces ,
and ho had even been close enough to a rail
road to nee the swiftly passing' trains , but
ho had never quite believed all the stories
of his acquaintances , and ho was not tiilte |
sure of the philosophy and IIBO of engines
and cars. Now ho has seen for himself , and
Is satisfied.
Stand-and-Look-Uackward Is a kind of
man very raruly mot with off a reservation
nowadays a full-blooded Sioux. Ho Is a
splendid specimen of the plains Indian ,
almost unspoiled by contact with white men.
After ono sees Plutes or Washocs , or Diggers
from California and Nevada , ono U tempted
to remark that Fonnlmoro Cooper and the
rest of the American story makers who
have written of the "noblo red men" didn't
know much about the subject ; or , If they
did , they surrounded him with a great deal
of Imaginary glory. Rut when one becomes
acquainted with Slaml-and-Look-Ilackward
and looks at the tall , handsome young men
that accompany him , there Is some tempta
tion to believe that the complimentary
things the novelists have written were
nearly true.
" " "bad Indian. "
Years ago "Scoop" was a
Ho spent nearly nil of the first part of his
llfo on the warpath. When he was not
fighting the whites he was doing battle with
other Indians. Now ho says he has for
gotten all that sort of thing and only does
what the Great Father at Washington tells
him. Ho did not Join In the I'lne Hldgo out
break , although two or throe of the young
men who were with him were In the midst of
the battle.
SCOOP'S VKHSION OF THE MASSACRE.
Rut what makes "Scoop" a more Inter
esting character than an ordinary Indian ,
Is the fact that ho took part In the battle
of the Llttlo nig Horn , where Custer and
300 men of his command were killed. The
liistork'H 'nil refer to that light as the "Cus
ter Massacre. "
"Scoop" was only 26 years old then. He
Is 43 now. At that tlmo he was not a
chief. His description of the fight , although
brief , Is Interesting. Ho speaks of his
share In the encounter with reluctance , however -
over , evidently with some lurking fear that
even at this late day the government might
nunlsh him for It.
"There were a great many Indians , " ho
began , through his Interpreter , Colonel Jor
dan. "I cannot count them , oven the lodges.
Wo cannot read nor write , and It Is very
hard for us to tell numbers. Rut there ,
were a great many. " Hero "Scoop" counted
awhile on his fingers as though trying to
estimate , but at length shook Ills head as
If It were n vain attempt.
"Thero were nlno tribes , and tlio young
men were all very angry. They were
strong young men and great fighters.
Crazy Horse and Gall were the chiefs in
command. All of the braves wanted to
cftpturo Custer nllvo. Wo called him 'Long
Hair , ' and knew that there was not ono of
us any braver than ho. That Is why wo did
not want to kill him. So wo nil looked for
the man with long hair who sat up straighten
on his horse and looked very fine. Hut wo
could not sco him.
Hero the Interpreter explained that Just
before the fight Glister's wlfo had asked him
to cut his hair , because she thought bin
long locks would make him conspicuous
and a prominent mark for the Indian rifles.
"First the soldolrs came upon us In a
small band. Wo attacked them , and thej
were afraid. They ran. Wo pursued them
and took their rifles away. Afterwauls wo
used them to kill the other soldiers. They
were cowards. They did not fight at all ,
but were llko dogs. Wo could have beaten
them with sticks. "
Colonel Jordan explained that this refer
ence was to Major Hono's detachment which
Custor had ordered to attack the Inillam
from ono sldo and divert their attention
imtll ho could got around and attack them
on the other.
"After the first soldiers ran the others
advanced against us. A tall man with n
buckskin coat rode In front. Wo thought
ho was Custer , but ho did not have the long
hair and so wo shot at him. These men
were all bravo. They would not run. They
fought hard , byt there were too many of
us. Wo killed them all , but there were only
eighteen Indians killed. There seemed to
be something the matter with the soldiers'
guns. They could not put cartridges In
them. U was a big fight , but wo killed
thorn all.
"Hut that was all when I was a young
man. I will never put on the war paint
again. Now I want to bo a quiet man. I
have my family and I sea that It Is not right
to fight. I do not talk of that light be
cause It sounds llko boasting. I have
never spoken so much abjiut It before. "
All this was not told In n minute , nor In
the exact order In which U Is written here.
Stand-and-Look-Backward spoke a sen
tence In his deep guttural voice , which was
nevertheless not unmusical , und then ho
would take a puff or two at the cigarette
which ho had rolled for himself , his eyes
looking away off as though ho saw all over
again the fierce fight that ho was describing ,
Then suddenly ho would begin again. He
gesticulated with great animation , telling
nearly as much by signs as ho did by words.
Ho has a wonderfully strong face. The
nose Is of the Ideal Indian type. Ills brown
eyes are large , bright and keen , his fore
head high , his hair straight , long and well
combed ,
LO CHEWS GUM.
"Scoop" manifests the utmost contempt for
the Nevada Wushocs und Plutes. Ho saw
some of their miserable wickiups from the
train as ho came through the Sagebrush
state , and Inquired about them. AVlion "told
that they were dwellings of Indians ho
ejaculated "High ! Wo glvo our dogs better
houses , "
And It U truo. Colonel Jordan Bays that
fStand-and-Look-Backward Is one of the most
famous of Indian formers. Ho has 040 acres
Tinder cultivation , owns a frame house , Im
proved farming tools and has his horses
ami wagons.
On hU breast there hangs a great silver
modal , with the head of Andrew Johnson on
ono side and an Inscription on the other.
This was presented to his father , Crow
Daglo , whllo on a visit to the president In
1S6J.
1S6J.Tho
The five Rrulo Sioux with Ha-KI-Kla-
Nazln , as "Scoop" spells his name In Sioux ,
are a tine looking lot of young bucks. They
nro all over six feet , straight as trees , with
keen black eyes and complexions In which
there Is Just a lingo of copper. Spotted
Owl Is thu oldest. Ho , too , was nt the
Custer.fight , und there Is a scar on his cheek
that shows where he was wounded there ,
Thou there Is Rluck Fire Heart. One Star ,
Rlack Spotted Horse and Yellow Hawk.
All wear brilliant red and blue Jackets ,
which cost $3 a yard nt the agency , beaded
vests , leathers In tholr hair and other finery ,
When they came down to the Examiner
office to have tholr photographs made everyone
ono was vigorously chewing gum , , Colouel
Jordan , who , when ho U at home , U the post
trader , says ho sells carloada of gum to the
Indians ,
Throe of the young men wore In thu IMno
nidge affair Rlack Spotted Horse , Yellow
Hawk and Ono Star. Hut they are good
Indians now In fact , they declare that all
the Sioux are perfectly contented now.
Moil of them are engaged In farming , or
teaming , or work of some sort , and they are
quite prosperous ,
They trooped up Into the room where the
Examiner's photographic work Is done. It
Is pretty high up , and they were ublo to
look nil over the city , see the bay and Oak
land beyond. Rut not an exclamation of
surprise cxcipoil them. They had never seen
anything llko It before , but they took every
thing as a matter of course. They did not
Rccnt to quite understand the big balloon
hovering over Central park , but , they asked
no questions ,
Stand-and-Look-Rackward was taken
through the city prison the day after he
came to San Francisco , and lit ! told his
young men that they must not drink or they
would have to go there ,
GENnityL EAKLY'8 CAIIBCR.
General Jubal Anderson Rarly , who wan In
his 7Sth year at the tlmo of Ills recent
( loath , was n Virginian by birth. Ho was
graduated at the United Slates Military
academy In 1837 , appointed a lieutenant of
artillery , , and assigned to duty at Fort Mon
roe , Va. He saw service In the Florida
war In 1837-38 , and In the latter year ro-
Hlgned from the army and began the prac
tice of law In Virginia. Subsequently ho
became a member of the legislature and
commonwealth's attorney. During the war
with Mexico General Early served as major
of a regiment of Virginia volunteers , and
was also acting governor of Monterey In
May unit Juno , 1817. After the disband
ing of the army ho returned to the practice
of law.
At the beginning of the civil war ho en
tered the confederate scrvlco as a colonel ,
Commanded a brigade at Hull Hun , and In
the battle of Willlamsburg , May G , 1SC2 , was
wounded mortally , according to first reports ,
In May , 1SG3 , he commanded the illvtalon
that held the lines nt Fredrlcksburg , while
General Lee was fighting the battle of Chan-
collorsvlllo. For this ho was made a major
general. Ho also commanded a division at
Gettysburg. In 1861 ho was ordered to the
valley of the Shcnandoah.
In Juno , ISC ! , General Lee had massed his
troops ) around Richmond and was opposed
by Grant. Just then Hunter appeared at
the lower end of the valley and , dashing up
tlio turnpike , passed Strasburg , Woodstock ,
New Market and Harrlsonburg. The fed
erals had never been higher up the valley
than Harrlsonburg , and Hunter pushed on
to Staunton. Then ho made for Lexington ,
and on toward Lynchburg. General Lee
realized the great danger this advance , suc
cessfully carried out , meant , and determined
to send a troop Into the valley to deal with
Hunter and prevent his return to Washing
ton. The work required a commander with
decision , energy and rapidity of movement ,
and for It General Early was selected.
At that tlmo the general was commanding
Swell's corps , and with It he was moved to
Lynchburg , and Hunter retired down the
valley.
Early won a victory at Monocacy In July ,
18C4 , and then pushed on toward Washing
ton. At one tlmo. It Is said , he was so close
that the fire of his skirmishers could be
heard at the white houso. Early concluded
ho was not strong enough to take the city ,
and on the night of July 12 began to retreat.
Soon after this he made a raid Into Pennsyl
vania and burned Cliambersburg.
Sheridan was then sent against him , and
at Opcquan , Fisher's Hill and Cedar Crook
Early sustained Staggering defeats , whllo In
March , 18G5 , he was totally routed and his
army Dispersed nt Waynesboro by Cus er.
In conseo.ucnce.of these disasters Early vas
relieved by Lee.
After the close of the war General Early
spent some time In Europe , and on Ills re
turn resumed the practice of law In Rich
mond. Ho subsequently took up his resi
dence In New Orleans , alternately with
Lynchburg , Va. , wherewith General Beau-
regard ho became a manager of- the Louisi
ana State lottery. He was president of the
'Southern Historical society , and In 1867 pub
lished a pamphlet entitled "A Memoir of the
Last Year of the War for Indonenilenno In
the Confederate States. "
DESTROYING A RLOCKADE RUNNER.
In thoMarcirissue of nine and Gray "Union
Jack" tells the following story of a .gallant
exploit of n boat's crew 'of the Hartford ,
under the guns of Fort Morgan , Mobile bay :
On the night of August 1 an English blockade -
ado runner , favored by circumstances , ran
through the fleet , but was pressed so closely
by pursuing gunboats that , running too near
to the land , her keel took the bottom nt a
point close under the guns of Morgan. Far-
ragut was much annoyed by the circum
stance , and ordered an expedition to be
formed , composed of two boats from each
ship , amounting to 100 men , who , under
cover of darkness , pulled In for the beach.
At 3 o'clock they returned , reporting that
they could not find the wreck. Farragut
summoned his aid , Lieutenant Watson.
"Watson , take my barge and a dozen men :
go In there anil destroy that blockade runner. "
Watson required no second bidding ; ho
loved such work. The larger expedition re
tired chagrined , whllo the crew oh tha barge ,
with whlto covers on their caps to dis
tinguish them from the enemy , armed with
cutlasses and revolvers ; pulled at a swinging
stroke straight for the entrance to the con
federate works. The fort loomed up through
the darkness , stern and forbidding , whllo a
sharp lookout for thu hull of the blockader
was maintained. She was discovered by a
keen-eyed young topman , lying In the deep
shadows of an angle of the fort. There was
no delay or nonsense about It ; no appealing
to the. men to. fight manfully. There was no
occasion for that with the men of the Hart
ford. The barge was headed direct for her ,
the men boarding Just forward of the star
board paddle-box. . The demoralized crew
were driven In all directions , many seeking
safety In flight ashore , giving the alarm to
the garrison. With dextrous hands the
sailors strewed combustibles in various parts
of the vessel , and placing a largo tank of
powder In the midst of the machinery , the
.torch was applied. Fort Morgan had now
opened a plunging fire , and as the barge
pulled off shore , flames burst from all portions
tions of the doomed craft , revealing a com
pany of soldiers advancing nt a double-quick
down the broad beach. Hut the game had
Mlppcd through tlielr fingers. The shot from
the fort made the water boll und foam around
the barge , but none struck her , and as the
first rod streaks ? of dawn tinged the east ,
Watson reported his mission to the admiral
as accomplished ,
A MIDNIGHT INVADER.
In the spring of 18C2 , writes a correspond
ent of the St. Louis Republic , our company
( C ) with others were formed In different
parts of the good state of Arkansas. Wo
were armed with double-barreled shotguns ,
homo-mado knlvos made of old crosscut
saws , flies and the like and wo looked dan
gerous. Wo were * camped In an old store
house In Helena waiting for orders , and
discipline , and whatavcr It required to make
tlio Twenty-third Arkansas regiment. In
our house wo hail room In the rormtrs to
stack our guns and knives and other bag
gage , and wo had hauled some shucks and
hay and put over the floor for bedding.
Then , when wo all had our beds dawn nt
night , wo had the flpor pretty well covered
up with men. Now , on the south side of our
building we had windows , and In the east
end n double door. On the north sldo there
were no windows , and .In the west end there
were none. There wus n friendly cow , belonging -
longing to a German barkeeper near byv
and she would como and steal our shucks
and hay when wo were outsldo cooking and
eating.
On this particular night the moon was
shining In through our windows and the old
cow climbed In at the door and made her
way on .uiul on until she had reached the
back of the house , no one thinking or. caring
anything about the cow. Perhaps she was
two hours or more making her way over ,
around and through the men , but In course
of time she stepped on some one up In the
dark corner , and ho gave a scream for
mercy. Then the old cow took the nearest
route for the door , regardless of men , blank-
kots or any of the Implements of war.
The men prayed , yelled and cursed. Some
run off to the river , some one way and some
another , and day dawned on us before wo all
got settled back to sleep.
We bad , If I remember correctly , 108 men
In our company. Wo wont through the war
and surrendered with about eighteen men.
We saw the elephant at many places , but
the members of company 0 were never
cared worse than they were by that cow at
Helena.
An Important 1'olnt.
IndtanapolU Journal : "This Is the queer *
ost. report of sulcldo I ever aajv , " said Mrs.
Wtckwlro , as alia laid down her newspaper.
'What's the matter with It ? " asked Mr.
Wlckwlro.
"Why It Bays the man took three grains
of morphine , but It doesn't say how much
ho paid fpr It. I hove been reading the pa.
j > ors for years , but I never saw the prlco ot
the drug omitted beforo. " *
QUAINT LIFE IN MONTEREY
Onrious Characteristics of the People of a
Mexican Oity.
A LAND OF PERPETUAL SPRINGTIME
I'rca CnlmtRn , Cliriip r.i\bor unit lllgh-l'rlceil
ltlen Mimic , Clgnruttri , 1'laty
nnil Hoiiiliroriii tlio Nil-
tloinil Trillin.
The first Important city ono enters upon
going Into Mexico Is Monterey. It Is said to
bo thn most Americanized town In the re
public , but It Is really Impossible to notice
any such effect upon the people. Although
within 17Q miles of our frontier It Is more
foreign than most nriy city In Europe.
The streets of Cairo , as we saw them at
the fair , are not more curios than those of
Monterey , with the houses built out to the
sidewalks , which form two walls on cither
side as far as the eye can reach , as there Is
not a vacant lot In Monterey. The houses
are built around the block In form of a
square , having space In the center for a
garden. Thcso buildings nro ot solid
masonry , with walls never loss than two feet
thick , with ceilings , roofs 'and floors of ce
ment. As the houses are built to stay and
ono could not burn them If he tried , there lane
no such tlilni : us a fire department , or In
surance companies. A logical Mexican told
mo that insurance companies were the cause
and fires the effect of Insuring.
ODDITinS OF THE PEOPLE.
Even a causal observer perceives that
there arc three classes ot Mexicans. The
fiorn , or Indianwho wears little more clothIng -
Ing tluin nature has given him. The half-
breed , who dresses gorgeously In buckskin
garments , and a hat as heavily ladcned
with gold and silver as his pockctbook can
afford. The third are of pure Spanish blood
and are really the lords of crc.ttlon , as most
of them received large ufants of land dur
ing the Spanish rule andfclllL pwn many ox-
tenslvo estates. Labor Is worth I or 0 reals
n day. which Is equal to 35 cents In our
money at the present price on exchange.
As yet I have not been able to find living
any cheaper hero than In any place In the
United States. Of course the laboring man
must ljvo cheaper , but his wants are few.
I'EWLCSS PIETY.
Ono of the most peculiar things about the
Mexican Is that ho is constantly going to
church. They nro really very pious people.
Every time they pass a church or funeral
they reverently take off their hats and re
peat a short prayer. In the churches there
nro no pews , so the nttondnnts at mass
kneel on the bare floors throughout the ser
vice. It Is very picturesque to watch them
kneeling there , with their heads bowed In
silent prayer and their bright red zurapas
hanging loosely over their shoulders , whllo
their costly hats lieon the floor beside
them. In trips a little maid , followed by
her servant carrying a dainty silken pillow ,
and there beside a bare-footed peon kneels
she down to pray. Oh ! so different from our
way , where money has Its own house of
worship and the poor are left to God and
to shift for themselves.
The Mexicans are said to be great drink
ers , but as yet I have failed to see any of
them Intoxicated. The only drunken man 1
have seen since my arrival was from Iowa ,
and I was told he had not been here long
enouglrto got sober. However , the Mexican
Is a perpetual smoker. There are only two
places where you do not see him with a
cigarette In his mouth , these are church and
the theater.
Last night a man seated In front of .mo nt
the theater rolled and lighted a cigarette.
No sooner had ho commenced his smoke
than a policeman tapped him on the
shoulder and requested him to call the fol
lowing morning on the judge and pay the
usual fine for such offenses. This little act
goes to show the authority the police pos
sess. A man requested to call on a police
judge would havd'llttlo effect on our rowdy
element , but hero the police are so strong
and active It would bo Impossible to avoid
them.
A DELIGHTFUL CLIMATE.
Monterey Is the veritable land of perpet
ual spring tlmo. Frosts are unknown and
the thermometer ranges from CO degrees to
85 degrees throughout the year. In my
opinion this Is a vastly superior climate to
California , as It Is devoid ot fogs and has
no long rain spells , as they do thero. Hero
all the tropical fruits grow In great abund
ance with the exception of the banana , which
does not grow hero with the success It does
further south. The oranges , however , which
are best at this time of the year , nro the
sweetest I have over tasted.
There are but two houses In this whole
city ot 50,000 inhabitants which are pro
vided with a means of heating. These nro
the two American hotels , each of which
contains n stqvo about the size of a cracker
box. These u'ro looked upon as curiosities
by the natives.
All classes of Mexicans Join In the dread
of the cold. It Is very funny to see the
natives shiver and shako when the ther
mometer drops down to CO degrees above.
They wrap their heads in tholr blankets
and never seem to bavo a thought * about
their feet and Megs , which" are always bare.
They' ' remind ono of the proverbial ostrich
who hides its head and funcles It cannot
bo seen. The wealthy gentleman wears
long cloaks with hoods attached and lined
with some gaudy plush. At night , unless
it Is positively suffocating , these hoods nro
drawn up over the bend and the cloak Is
thrown over the shoulder In the form of
a Roman loga. .They nro very plctureiqup ,
but on n dark night one's mind naturally
turns to sneak thieves and assassins na you
see n man cross the street and enter n
portico unannounced. How many Don
Juans have I not seen under these mys
terious cloaks ? No tolling , for I am told
Mexico abounds with them.
THE MEXICANS ARE MUSICIANS.
There Is no such thing as a music hater
In thIB southern republic , as every Mexican
Is a born musician , and ono cannot help
but admire tholr music. Last night I
hoard n band coming up the street , so I ,
stepped out on my balcony expecting to
see a large military band , ns 'the music was
exquisite. Hut to my surprise 1 saw a
crowd ot ragged fellows coming along llko
a flock of sheep , some were In the street ,
others on the sidewalks , glancing Into the
shop windows as they passed , whllo ono
was stealing a ride on a street car. Yet ,
with all this Indifference , tholr music was
superb , muslo that would have done honpr
to Sousa and musicians that the Into Gll-
moro would have been proud of. This
band of ragamufllns coultl have climbed a
mountain playing bettor music than our
bands over dreamed of.
At the "Thetro < lel Progress" I beard ono
of our modern melodramas set to music.
The acting was , poor , and the actors wore
continually prompted , but the muslo was
catchy and In all parts exhibited that strange ,
weird melody existent In all Mexican music.
The orchestra accompanying this opera was
as good as the ono In the Metropolitan opera
liouaa ot New York. This statement Is In
Itself broad , but when I nay that the house
held not more than $300 , It seems Incred
ible , yet It Is' a fact. I am told that oven
the beat musicians get but little better pay
than thu common mechanic , and that some
of the wealthy families have full orchestras
for their own private use ,
MEXICAN MONEY.
The Mexican dollar will buy as much In
Mexico as It ever did , yet within a few
years It has decreased In value nearly 75
per cent. Our money Is the real Rtandard
by which all transactions are entered Into.
At present exchange on United States Is at
a premium of 95 per cent. That la , one of
our dollars IB worth a dollar ninety-five In
Mexican money. This Is undoubtedly duo
to the free and unlimited coinage of silver ,
and this Is what wo could reasonably expect
If our Colorado neighbors had their way. How
would our laboring men like to work all day
for $1.60 , which , In reality , la worth only 75
cents ?
I hired n drayman to do BOIIIO hauling for
mo , and his charges were 1 real , or 131 $
centu , which la really worth but C cants In
our money , This real would buy him two
rides on the Htrcet cur.'one loaf of broad or
ono glass of boor. Thq prlco of labor Is
cheap , but the price of necessities nro not
correspondingly low. However , the laborIng -
Ing man has but ( ew wants , ana as the rich
man's education In enjoying the luxuries of
life ban boon neglected , bis wants are not
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Why They Got Married.
Have you bvor hoard the story , full of love and pride and glory "John , " said she , "Look not so lonely , don't you know I love you oulyP
How a pair of happy sweethearts made tholr minds up to got wodP Lot us banish all forebodings , and bo happy while wo may , '
In the pardon sat sweet Mary , bright and gay as any fairy While the twilight shades ate falling and the whipponrill i ? calling IS
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A nd beside her John was sitting , listening to the words aho said. Lot us lay our plans together for our happy wedding day. "
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"Ah , " $ $ John , "for that I'm longing ; As through town you go n-shopplnff.
Still dflffpartcnlngs como thronging , Into various places dropping ,
Everything U so expensive wheresoe'er You find the People's Furn & Carpet Co.'s
I cljqpco tiin to roam , Sign above their door.
And although I've got some money , Where all furniture they sell you ,
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Still nptlqulto ; enough , my honey , You can ask , any ono can toll you , m
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To rncct the merchant's h < ch prices For a small deposit and n promise , you
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When \vo furnish up our home. Can biij troods nt their store.
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"Then"said Mary , "do not worry , And all goods they sell at prices
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Though to wed we're In no hurry , That the lightest purse entices
Still the sooner wo are settled , 'twill too Stoves and carpets , beds and bedding ,
Host for you and I. Dining room and parlor sots.
I can tell you where the place Is Everything In choice selection ,
That all Omaha graces , Set apart for your Inspection ,
Where tho.e's furniture In plenty , aiia There you purchase goods nt bargains
The prices are not high. _ . . I . . _ , That can never bring regrets.
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m "So , dear John , " said pretty Mary , -'things don't look so contrary
There's a bright and golden future yet in store for mo and you ,
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And though wo can't afford a carriage , lot us not put off our marriage
Our happiness completed shows what the People's Furniture and Carpet Co. ca do.
"
America's Largest and Most Progressive House Fmtishers.
Terms Presents for
Easy
, With every purchase of $5 nnd over
An Fmported Souvenir.
$10 worth of soods,81.0U per week
or 8-1.00 per month. With every purchase of $10 and over
825 worth of goods , 81.50 per A World's Fair Portfolio
week or 86.00 per month. Containing 110 photographs of ovcry-
tbttig tlint was iiitincstlng in tlio Whlto
850 worth of poods , $2.00 per City. It is wiill bound nnd Is jvlthnut
quustlim the Ilnost , most complete portfolio
week jr $8.10 per month. ' '
folio of the Woild's I'nlr viit Issued.
With every uuirhnlo of $25 niui over
$75 worth of goods , 82.50 per
week or 810.00 per month. A Nige Rue' .
With every purchase of $73 and ever
$100 worth of poods , 84.00 per
A Pretty Rocker.
. month
week or 815.00 per
With every putclmso of iloo and over
$200 worth of poods , 85.00 per A Beautiful Pair of Lace
8-0.CO month.
week or - per
Curtains.
Formerly People's Mammoth Installment House.
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many more. The millionaire and the mer
chant live allket both have overythlnc they
want ; both are content. The only observable -
ble difference between them Is In the rlch
, ness of tholr Iw8Somo of the wealthy
Mexicans wear Shoes/ but with" a ? 25 sombero
and a 25-cont suit ot clothes they all look
alike to a strainer.
THE POLICE AND SOLDIERY.
To become a policeman seems to be the
height of every -Mexican's ambition , and they
do make excellent guardians of the peace.
As a rule they ) are small men all Mexicans
are undersized but their arms make them
respected. They carry both sword and pistol
tel , and when mounted a ride also. At
night the policemen , wrapped In largo cloaks
and carrying small dark lanterns , walk the
streets. Thise < lanterns they occasionally
turn upon the .faces of the passersby and
question them'about the business that brings
them out so late. It Is not well to bo sus
pected , because'they ' will arrest a man upon
the slightest provocation. Even the ordinary
drunkard Is lodged In the city prison.
The soldiers do not compare favorably with
ours. They are smaller nnd not so well
equipped , but they nro hardy , used to long
marches , -as the number of petty revolutions
hero keep them In practice , and when It
comes to fighting they a.ro said to bo daunU
less soldiers. Yesterday I sav , a company
of them bathing In an aqueduct ; tholr cop
per-colored skins fairly glistened In the sun
light. They v/ero all quite naked and a
better built lot of men I never saw. Their
legs nro always large and muscular. As I
watched a party of women come upon the
brldgo nnd seemed to be quite ns interested
as I was. Tholr comments , which were
from n purely artistic standpoint , wore , to
say the least , amusing. A. E. M.
BBOTHEKHOOD MEETING.
Impressive Serxlco of Associate Jlllstlon
rimptcr nt ht. John's I.nst Kvciilng.
The meeting of city chapters of the
Brotherhood of St. Andrew , a preliminary
announcement of which appeared in our col
umns a few days alnco took place at St.
John's Episcopal church Thursday. Tlio
full seating capacity of the church was taxed
to accommodate the largo congregation pres
ent.
ent.Tho exercises were characterized by great
spirit and eaniPHtnotis.
The service of Induction of associate mis
sion chapter proved most Interesting and Im
pressive. The candidates numbered eleven
and the usual ritual service of the Hrothcr-
hood was carried out. The sermon was de
livered by Ilov. John Williams of St. Harna-
bas and his subject , "TJio Working Classes
and the Christ , " under the skillful handling
of this popular preacher , proved a fitting
thcmo for the occasion. The short ad.
dresses by Messrs. H. H. Chamberlain and
Battln earnest nnd pointed ox-
J. W. were
hortotfons to IlrothorhooJ men to do the
work' to which they are pledged.
The musical portion of the program was
carefully selected und rendered with vigor ,
the special selections balng as follows :
Processional , "Onward Christian .Soldier ; '
anthem. "O ! Mother , Dear Jerusalem ;
Brotherhood hymn. "Jesus Calls Us 0 or the
.Tumult ; " hymn. "Lovo Divine , All Love I-x-
colllng ; " recessional , "Sing Alleluia I-orth
In Duteous PralBo , '
Service nt CnHtoIlar.
Hov. Dr. Thotnaa Marshall , field secretary
of the Presbyterian foreign mission , was
greeted by an Interested audience In the
Castellar Presbyterian church last night.
Dr. Marshall Is In the city for the purpose
of delivering a scries of lectures before
the Presbyterian Theological seminary.
The gentleman Described his Journey to
Yokohama and related the Interesting Incl-
dents encoMtite ton the way to Japan ,
Ho spok of * the missionary work In
that country md stated that the first
Christian work began In that country In
1853. Previous .o that date people who pro-
fesnecl ClirlstlUi Ity were beheaded , and the
natives were we ruhlpcrs ot Idols and Images.
Images. -
. . had been bap-
In 1872 only ten people * * * * > H I-
tUed In the Christian .faith , but now there
were 87,000 followers ot the true faith.
Japan has ISO.trtQI Christian people nnd In
Toklo there ore Seventy-two places of wor
ship. The doctor ciald that there were 1,500
missionaries. 1M. schools , 17,000 baptized
children nnd C1 J Churches with 60.000 mem-
born In Pekln.Mi
There are 40,000 Christiana In North
Africa , and thajmltulons there are reported
to be In a flourishing condition. Dr.
Marshall visited many places of religious In
terest and gave an entertaining and Instruc
tive description ot the sceuei , tlio people
nnd their customs. Ho delivered a sermon
In Jerusalem.
or THU couxiur.
Census liiilletln CUIiiK Interesting Facts
About the Went.
WASHINGTON , March 1C. The census
bulletin on manufactured In the United
States has been made public. The sta
tistics are given for all classes ot me
chanical and manufacturing industries. The
total number of manufacturing establish
ments fs reported as 355,401 , against 253-
282 in 1880. The summary of totals , gives
ttho following figures for 1SDO : Capital ,
$0,124,475,305 ; miscellaneous expenses , $630-
014,058 ; aggregate of the avcravo number of
employes , 4,771,812 ; wagon , $2,282,823,203 ;
cost of materials used , $5,158,865,353 , and
value of products , $9,370,107,021. The con
tribution to the wealth of the country Is
most clearly shown by deducting $3,158-
863,353 , the cost of the material used , from
the value of the products. This leaves
$1,211,239,271 as the Increased valuation of
the raw materials.
The number of establishments nnd aggre
gate capital Invested In seventeen western
states is as follows : Arizona,0G29CallfornIif ,
7.923 , $140,797.102 ; Colorado , 1,519. $26,651.810 ;
Idaho , 140 , $1,048,910 ; Indian Territory , 20 ,
$204,329 ; Iowa , 7.440 , $77,513,097 ; Kansas ,
4.701 , $3,926,002 ; Missouri. 14,015 , $189,230-
422 ; Montana , 289 , $4,293,71)4 ) ; Nebraska ,
3,011 , , $37,560,608 ; Nevada , 95 , $1,211,269 ;
Now Mexico , 127 , $905,938 ; Oklahoma , 72 ,
$95.511 ; Oregon , a.523. $32,122.051 ; South
Dakota , 499 , $3.207,705 ; Utah , 511 , $6,583-
022 ; Washington , 1,513 , $31,369,735 ; Wyom
ing , 190 , $1.411,184.
WHILE HAZE SLEPT.
Young Nobinil TollH How llii Ksrupcil from
thn Chief of l ) tfrtls. .
A. Nolnnd , the young man who escaped
from Sergeant Haze , was brought back Insi
night. , Ho waived a preliminary hearing In
police court this forenoon , , and was bomiA
over to the district court In the sum of $990.
In speaking about his or.capu to a lies
reporter this morning , Noland said : "As the
train neared South Omaha , I noticed that
Hnzo was fast asleep. The officer's little boy
was asleep on the chairs directly behind us.
I was sitting next tn the window. When
the train slowed up a little I climbed ovci
the scat In front of mo , took my hat from
the rack and walked out of the car. I struck
out for the country ns fast as my legs coulA
carry me.
"At ono farm I saw a farmer milking
cows , and went up and asked him to take my
handcuffs off. Ho told mo ho wan afraid < T
do It , in It would get him Into trouble. I low.
over , ho suggested that I get a piece of wlro
and try to unlock the things. I found a
wire , nnd after considerable work manage *
to unlock both cuffs , I headed for Plaits
mouth , nnd when I crossed the river , I throw
the "darbies" Into the water and wont on.
After remaining several houra In Plaits ,
mouth I struck out south , and Intended to
keep away from Weeping Water , but after
wards decided to go to my relatives them
and get uomo money. That was a bad mis.
take , for as soon as I showed up the mar
shal grabbed mo , "
Major Will Arbltruto.
NBW YOHK , March 1C. The Stelnway
street railway employes In Long Island city ,
who struck yesterday against a reduction of
wages , resumed IhU morning and the matters -
tors In dlsputa will bo referred to the arbi
tration of Mayor Sanford.
Untight mi iiiipr : imf Crown.
NEW YOHK , March 10. U Is current
talk that Mrs , William K. Vandorbllt has
bought a wonderful crown which once
adorned the brow of Empress Kugonle. For
the crown1 Mrs. .Vnnderbllt paid SSOO.OOO.
H contains 2,000 stones.
.Mcllo I.oruti'il
NEW YOHK , March Ifi. According to dls-
patches received by New York merchants.
Admiral do Mcllo Is at Ila Grande , sixty-
eight miles south of Illo , with the Aquldaban
and Hcpubllcn. _ _ _
Struck n Siiuil Iyl ( .
POMBHOY. O. , March 10. Tbo tow boat
Wash Ilonslioll struck the Band dyke last
night with an 800-ton cargo of steel rails.
She will probably break In two and atnk
In deep water. _
TaKu it furlough
Orders were Issued yesterday by General
Brooku , commander ot the Department ot
Sfo Hotter , ffo Ktcam. No Engineer.
UEST POWUIl for Corn nudTced Mills , Baling
liny , Uuiiiilng .Sopnrnloni , Creameries , Ac ,
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary OP Portable.
1 to GO II. P. 8 to-JO H. P.
Bend for Catalogue , 1'rlcco , etc. , describing ork to bo done.
Chicago , 245 Lake St. < OTTO GAS ENGINE WORKS.
Omaha , 107 S. 14th St. 33rt& WulnutSts. , 1'IIIL/VDEM'IIIA / , 1 > A.
. sto tlmo , monoynnrt liealthwltli "doctors" ironaorlul euro-
nils , " speclUco , etc. , when Iivlll bend FJClCJi ; tlio prejcrlptlon ot n
new nnil positive rrmndy for tlio prompt Isstlnif euro of
Lost manhood , Nightly KuiHslon , ; , Norvoua lVcalncs3 InV
" " ' " ' ' ' ' l'hyBlcinncnDutltuproryou''lsOTCI7tljlniflaplalnanilBliiil ' . All
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V "uV" ; iV. . 'H101'y , ,
Ia.iltlnroturnl3thutjou will buy a omnll quantity of llio remedy from mo direct orodvfeaTyour
irlends to do oonf tor you rcoolvo tlio rcelpo nnd BOO tha. tlioro In nohnmbOK nordoceptlon. JJntTOa
can do 3you ploMO about tUla. CorrcapondoricpBtrlctlyconfldcntlal.nniiall letters Bontlnoialn
e 'Si'Si1' 8' ' " ! ! ? ' 222".laplt "Y.lont' . " H.iluiiKorlora , JJosAlOO.Alblon.nllcti ,
the Platte , granting n furlough to twenty *
six of the Indians of Troop L , Sixth United
States cavalry , stationed at Fort Nlobrara.
At the expiration of the furlough the In.
tllans will bo discharged from the service.
Tried tn Destroy tlio Fluut.
HID DE JANEIRO , March 1C. The of
ficers of the Nlctheroy charge the Bra
zilian ofllcers of tha licet with repeated at
tempts to destroy the machinery nnd guns
bf the shlpu brought from the United
States. Twice during the passage from
lUilila the Itapas' lights were hidden and
the Victoria tried to ram the Nlctheroy.
The vessel narrowly escaped this danger by
the promptness of the olllccr .ot the deck.
On thrco occasions false signals were sent
to the ennlneer when the vessel was In n
dangerous place , and the ship had a very
narrow escape.
1'or I'alHl Tying .MiUi-lmimlul Itcrnrilx.
CITY OF MEXICO , March JO. Churches
and legal circles are agog over the arrest
of a leading citizen of Coyoacan , Ilev. Father
Vlolanto , civil judge and n member of the
city council , for falsifying the matrimonial
records of the civil registry in fraudulently
recording the marriage of Mrs , Lorenzn
Flares with Manuel Vlolantc , who tiled May
3 , H93 , The dates of two other minutes
were fills ! Neil In order to make dates corre
spond. Father Violunto was until recently
the spiritual confessor of Sonora Diaz , wlfo
of the president of the republic.
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AMor. Klrftiiil to llin C'nrltoii Club.
LONDON , March 10. Mr. William Wal
dorf Antar has been elected a member of
the Carlton club , the moat exclusive of all
the London clubsv Its members are dis
tinctly aristocratic and the qualifications
for membership , up to the prussont , hava
been that the candidate must be an Eng
lishman and n conservative. Not oven
liberal unionists havq been admitted until
qulto recently , The Carlton club miii-
plleR the conservative campaign funds
throughout thu country. *
The following marriage licenses were Is
sued yesterday :
Name und Address. Agp.
I ' 'rank .Mnndrllolil , Omnhn . 23
Lizzie lilubauRli , Omiiha . 21
Mathlas lioyer , Omnlia . 31
Corn Morrl.Hon , Wolbuch , Neb . . . . IK
J. H. llcnrluhsen. Omnt a . 3fi
Annie UnuiJt , Onmlm . . . 18
Itt-porls AVi'riV
DOISH CITY. Idaho , March 10. The recent - ,
cent dam disaster was not BO notions as at ,
first reported. The farm Is not overflowed \
and $ 10,000 will make the ilntn good In tlmo ,
to provide water for Irrigation. :
Will CYilu I'riirl llnrbor to
LONDON , March 16. Advices received I
from Honolulu ay that President Dele de
clares that Hawaii may cede Pearl Harbor
to Great Britain In the event of the United
States proving unfrlsndly to the provlNlonal
govcrnmunt. I <
This extraordinary ncjuvenator Is the most
wonderful dlsuovcry of tnu UKU , It bus bccn-
cudoiHCil by tholviKllUKKcIenllilomcnofKutupo
i > nd America.
II n il y n n 13
purely vege
table.
1 1 ml j mi ttopi
frematurencss
I n a ) un JH.
Cures . 5S8
I/OWJC *
Constlpiitlni ) , Dlzzlne'S , Tallin * Bcnwitlonn ,
Nervous Twilcli.HK nt the rjoaand oihcrlorla.
titrcuKUiuiis , Invigorated ntnl tones U.o cutlio
system , lluilynucures Debility , rfcrvousnc's ,
Emissions , nnd fovvlnjiea und restored weak
orgiina. 1'ulnH In the buck , Io-n' by day 01
nliiht are Hopped quickly. Over ZOUO pnvato
onaorrcinvnts.
I'rcuiatutonwmeans Impotcnoy Jn tlio first
Etajje. It U a t-yinutnmoffccmlnul nfakiKtini.il
birrcnncfA , UcunbtfgtuiipeiliuVtOdaTiby tbo
usooflludyan. .
The now discovery wcs mnilo iiy the Bpcclnl-
lEtlofthonld famout ltiut < ni Oiedlcnl inxll-
< uto. UU thuUrorRfsl vltalher made. It la
very poucifiil , but Imrmlita. Sold for fll.do a
j.actnuoor o pacUn i' f r fn(0 ( plain coulcil
bozcii. Written Kiiarunlrogitun lur u curu. If
you buyelx Injxeaund nro not ontliuly cured ,
six ninro will IKI win to } on frco of all charges.
Scud for circulars and testimonial ) . Addrcca
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE ,
1012 ! 3IAHTCET ST. ,
SAN'FU ANCISCO , CA.LI FOUNIA.
. IA .VO If.VOKJl K V r.Si
This ( Saturday ) evening Mis ? , Mold *
: rnlgon and Mr , Froderlqki ,1'auldlngi , no
lam who are known the country ovt-r as
*
lolng foremost In tholr nrofenulbn , will plnyV
. return engagement at floyd's theater
iriuontlng the social drumii. "A Duel of
loarts. "
Mr. O , Kahn. representative of the Con-
od-l'orenczy Comic Opera company , la In
ho city ilia attraction will comto th
loyd for three nlghta , commencing Thurft-
* mil ay ' , ? irc1 ' " ' Jirt's-int"is " "Tho Tyrolean , "
"Tho Laughing Helr .