fl TTTTfJ fmATTA DAILY 151313. flHLTTJRDA.Y. MATHIT 28. 180(1. (
LINCOLN AND HIS CABINET
Ohnrrtctoristica of the Martyred Prosldon
and His Counsellors ,
RECOLLECTIONS OF CHARLES A , DANA
"Orcnt In flrnlim , In Clmrncfor nut
In Oii rtiiiilllcN" The liiinnl of
Von Mnllke In Mlllliirr Science
AliNlrnct of n Lecture.
Ono of the most Important and Instructly
contributions to ttio' Lincoln lltcraturo o
the period Is the address of Hon. Clrnrlc
A. Dana of Now York , delivered at New
Haven , Conn. , on the 10th Inst. , and pub
llshcd In the Sun of last Sunday. Mr. Dana
was assistant secretary of war under IM
win M. Stanton , and was on most Intimate
terms with the martyred president and his
great war secretary , lies Ides ho was the
confidential reporter of the War dcpartmcn
nt the front In many of the great campaigns
and In that capacity was looked upon by
commanders and subordinate officers as "tho
eyes of the government. " His Judgmen
of Lincoln's character and abilities while
chief executive of the republic during the
most trying1 period In Its history Is , there
fore , founded on personal observation ant
Intimate knowledge of the man and his en
vlronmctits.
Mr. Dana began by stating that the
election of Abraham Lincoln was duo to the
unity of the icpubllcan party and the divi
sion In the democratic ranks. The great
question at Issue , though not stated In the
platforms of tho' parties , was this : Shali
the owners of the slaves enjoy the right ol
taking their slaves Into the territories that
nro now free , and keeping them there ? On
that Issue the north and south divided. The
question was to bo determined by war. As
soon as Mr. Lincoln1 was elected the south
began preparations for war. And as soon ns
ho was limgurated the north began to pre
pare for war.
Respecting the members of the cablnol
selected by President Lincoln , Mr. Dana
referred to the feeling caused by his having
surrounded himself with the men who were
his competitors for the nomination nt
Chicago. Chief of these was Mr. Seward
a man of "great , subtle , far-reaching In
telligence. Ho was an optimist , " says Mr.
Dana. "He had Imagination. Ho was
reaching out always toward the future , and
dwelling upon It. Ho believed that North
Arrerlca should bo ono and united ; one
government ; ono flag ; ono power. " Ho was
not the equal of Mr. Lincoln , because ho was
an optimist. During the war ho expected to
bring the seceding states back Into the union
by some friendly act of congress , by some
device of negotiation ; "yet taking , him for
all In all , It would be difficult to match him
among llvlns ? statesmen , or among states
men of the world. " Of Mr. Chase of Ohio ,
the second member of Importance In the
cabinet , Mr. Dana said "ho was a very
able , noble and spotless statesman ; a man
who would have bean worthy of the best
days of the old Roman republic. " Mr.
Cameron of Pennsylvania , secretary of war
for a year , he classed as "a very able man ;
a practical politician of Immense knowledge
and resource. " A great outcry was raised
against Mr. Cameron because of his activity
In purchasing war supplies , nnd caused his
retirement from the cabinet ; yet subsequent
events Justified his action and gave him "tho
full credit that was entitled to him as a wise ,
patriotic nnd provident statesman" Mr.
Bates of Missouri , the attorney general , was.
In Mr. Dana's opinion , "an amiable and
Blftcd man , entirely creditable and satisfac
tory , without possessing any extraordinary
genius or unusual force of character. "
"faithful , able , devoted and successful , " nro
the tributes paid by Mr. Dana to Mr.
Welles , secretary of the navy , and Mr. Blair ,
postmaster general.
The advent of Edwin M. Stanton as secre
tary of war , succeeding Mr. Cameron ,
marked the beginning of Mr. Dana's "career
In the War department. Mr. Stanton wan
recommended by both Mr. Cameron and
Charles Sumner. Of his antecedents , ap
pearance and abilities * Mr. Dana said in sub
stance : "Stanton was on old state's right
democrat. He had never voted anything but
the democratic ticket up to that time. In
personal appearance ho was a short , thick ,
dark man , with a very larco head and n
mass of bltck hair. Ho was very Intense
and ono of the most eloquent men that I
ever met. Ho was entirely absorbed in his
duties. His energy was something utmost
superhuman , nnd when , he took hold of the
War department the armies seemed to grow ,
and they certainly gained In force and vim
nnd thoroughness. I never knew a man who
could do so much work in a given time. He
was a nervous man ; a man of Imagination ;
n man utterly absorbed In the Idea of the re
public ono and undlvlslblo ; and bo lived for
It , wore himself out In the service , nnd
shortly after ho censed to servo In that office
lie paused Into another world , entirely ex
hausted , consumed by his devotion to public
duties. "
Passing from the members of the cabinet
to the chief executive , Mr. Dana reviewed
Jila marvelous force of character , his won
derful patience , his military foresight and
.wisdom , as follows ;
It was a most remarkable character , that
of Abraham Lincoln. Ho hnd the most com
prehensive , the most Judicious ml ml ; ho was
the least faulty In his conclusions of any
nan that I have ever known. Ho never
stepped too soon , and he never stepped too
late. Just consider , if you can , the uroblum
< hat wan before him when ho became presi
dent. One-third of the country in open re-
lielllon. Not merely In rebellion on account
of this peculiar property In slaves that
wo have epokcn of , but also because they
had an intellectual conviction that they had a
a rlcht under the constitution to leave the
union , when they thought It was advan
tageous to do BO.
They had come Into the union , they bad ac
cepted the constitution , and they couldn't ad
mit that that \\&a an Irrevocable transaction ,
' /ho right of rebellion ha- ] been talked of In
every quarter. Kvery moil has a right to
rebel , wo were told , If only ho la willing to
take the consequences. That wag the doc
trine cf our seceding countrymen In the
tiouth. They were defending their property
as wo would defend ours , and they were de-
lending what they considered to be an Inher
ent , right , the right of every freeman to say
whether ho will submit to the government
that IB over him , or rebel and take the cense
quences. And I am bound to declare that the
most of them wcro Just us sincere In their
inirprtn nnd their passion aso were In ours.
Mr. Lincoln wai not what you would call
an educated man , The college that he had
attended \MIS that which a man attends who
gets up at daylight to hoe the corn , and sits n
up at night to read the best book ho can flnd
by the sldo of a burn'-tig pine knot. What
education ho had ho picked up in that way. As
lie had read a great many books ; and all the
licka that he had read , he knew. Ho bad a
tenacious memory , Just as ho had the ability
to eeo the essential thing. Ho never took an nB
unimportant point and went oft upon that ;
but he always laid hold of the real thing , of
the real question , and attended ( o that with
out attending to the others any more than
mau Indispensably necessary.
Thus , while wo say that Mr. Lincoln was
nn uneducated man , uneducated in the ucnsa
that we recognlzo hero In New Haven , cr at
any other great collpge town , ho yet had a
singularly perfect education In regard to
everything that concerns the practical affairs 10
of life. Ills Judgment was excellent , and his
information waa always accurate. He knew
what the thing waa. Ho was a man of van
genius , and , contrasted with men pf educa
tion , genius will carry the day. I remember
very well going Into Mr , Slanton's room In
the War department on the day of the Gettys
burg celebration , and ho Bald. "Have you f
icon thoio Gettysburg speeches ! "
"No. " eald Is "I didn't know you had
them. "
Ho said ; "Yes ; and the people will be de
lighted with them. Kdward Hvcrett has
pift'lo ' a speech that will make three columns
in the newspaper : * , and Mr. Lincoln has made vas
a speech of perhaps forty or fifty linos. Ipa
Everett's Is the speech of a scholar , polished
to UIQ laM possibility. It is elegant and it
In laarncd ; but Lincoln's speech " 111 bo read
J > y a thoueand men where one reads Ever *
clt'u. and will bo remembered as lone as
anybody's speeches are remembered who ipon
speaks In tbo English language. "
That was the truth , If you will take those 'his
two speeches now , you will set an Idea how
mtporlor genii ) * In to education ; how * upcr
lor that Intellectual faculty IR which sec
tlio vitality of a question And knows how I
stale It ; how mrpcrlor that Intellectual fncull
Is which regards everything with the flro o
earnestness In the soul , wilh the relcntlcs
purpose of a heart devoted to objects bcyon
lltcraturo.
Anolhor remarkable pccullarlly of Mr. Un
coin's WAA that ho seemed to have no II
luplons. Ho had no freakish nollons tha
things were so or might bo PO , when they
wcro not no. All his thinking and all hi
reasoning , all his mind , In short , was bnset
continually upon oclual fads nnd upon fact
of which , as I said , ho eaw Iho essence ,
never heard him say anything thai was no
93. I never heart hjpi foretell things , H
told what they were. Uut I never heard him
Intimate _ that such nnd such consequence
wcro likely to happen , without the consequences
quences following. I should say , perhaps
that his greatest quality was wisdom. Am
thai Is something superior to talent , supcrlo
to education. I do not think It can bo ac
quired. Ho had It. Ho wag wise ; he wa
not mistaken ; ho saw things as they were
All Iho ndvlco thai he gave was wlwj ; It wa
Judicious ; and It was always timely. Thl
wisdom , It to pcarccly necessary to add , had
its animating philosophy In his own famous
words : "With charity toward all ; will
malice toward none. " Or lo afford a mor
extended Illustration , let mo quote from
Nlcolay nnd Hny'a history ( volume VI. , p
1R2 , ) the main part of his most admirable
Idler of August 22 , 1SC2 , lo Horace Greeley
"If there bo those who would not save the
union unless they could al Ihe same tlmo
save slavery , I do not agrco with them. I
( hero bo these who would not save the union
unless ihcy could at the sarno time destroy
slavery , I do not agree with them. My
paramount object In this struggle Is to save
the union , and Is not cllhur to save or de
stroy slavery. If I could save the unlor
without freeing any slave , I would do It ; ami
It I could save It by freeing all the slaves , I
would do It ; and If I could save il by freeing
seme and leaving others alone , I would also
do that. What I do about slavery and the
cclcred race , I do because I believe it help1
to save the union ; and what I forbear , I
forbear because I do not believe It would
help to save the union. I shall do less when
ever I shall believe what I am doing hurts
the cause , and I do more Whenever I shall
believe doing more will help the cause ,
shall try to correct errors when shown to bo
errors , nnd I shall adopt new views so fast
as they shall appear to bo true views ,
have hero slated my purpose according to
my view of ofllclal duty ; and I Intend no
modification ot my oft-expressed personal
wish that all men everywhere could bo
free. '
Another remarkable quallly was his
personal kindness. Ho was kind at heart ,
no : from mere politeness. As I said , I never
heard him say an unkind thing about any
body. Now and then he would laugh at
somclhlng jocose or satirical that somebody
had done or said , but It was always pleasant
humor. I noticed his sweetness of nature
particularly with his little son , a child at
thai lime perhaps six or eight years old , who
used to ro&m the departments , nnd whom
everybody called Tad. He had a defective
na'ato and couldn't speak very plainly.
Oflen I have sat by his father reporting to
him about some important mailer lhat I
had been ordered to Inquire Intp , and ho
would have this boy on his knee ; and , while
ho would perfectly understand the report ,
the striking thing about him was his
affection for the child. He was good lo
everybody. Once there was a' great
gathering at the white house on
New Year's day , nnd nil the dip
lomats came In their uniforms , and all
the officers of the army and navy in Wash
ington were In full costume. A lltlle girl of
mine said : "Papa , couldn't you take me
over to see that ? " I said yes ; so I took her
over , and put her In a corner whore she be I
hold this gorgeous show. When it was fin
*
ished , I went up to Mr. Lincoln and raid :
"I have a lltlle girl hero who wants to shake
hands with you. " Ho went over to her and
took her up and kisred her and talked to
her. She will never forget It if phe lives to
bo a thousand yeare old. That was the na
ture of the man. I must tell another story
to Illustrate the same point.
Whenever an Important campaign of the
armies began , Mr. Lincoln liked to send me ,
because when I went , with my newspaper
experience , io got a clear report of every
thing that happened. The generals didn't
like to sit down , after fighting all day , and
write a report , and they wore always glad
to have mo come to them. Well , when General
oral Grant went out Jor the campaign in the
Wilderness lhat was the last great cam
paign which ended in the surrender of Hich-
mend for two days wo had no reports. Ono
evening I got a message to come to the War
department. There I found the president
and Mr. Stanton. Lincoln paid : "Wo are
troubled about this business down In Iho
Wilderness. Wo don't know what is going
on. I would like you to go down. " I said : Q'
Certainly. " °
How won can you be ready ? " said he. I
homo and change my clothep and get the
things that I want to take , and get my horse
saddled , and then it will take twenty min
utes to get a train. Besides , we must have
an escort. "
"Well , " said ho , "you nro willing to go ? " $
"Why , yes , " 1 said ; "I am delighted. I
want to see It. " So I went and ordered a
train , got my things all ready , and got an
escort provided to defend Iho train after wo
had got beyond our lines , and then went
down and got Into a car. Somehow wo didn't ity
start , and presently there came a man on
hor3cback , who said to me : "The president
wants you at the War department. " So I
rode back to the War department , and there cai
was Mr. Lincoln with Mr. Stanton. The stl
Sir
president said :
"I have'been thinking about this , Dana ,
and I don't like to Bind you. There Is Job me
Stuart with his cavalry roaming over Iho re- ex In
n
jlon that you will have to crooa , end I am
ifrald to have you go. " Said I : "Mr. Lin cui
coln , Is that the reason you called me back the
iero ? " "Yes , " ho said. "I don't like to oul
mvo you go. " I said : "I don't thlk that is mp
very good .reason , , becausa I have a good all
lorse and forty troopers , and wo are able to the
un If they are too many for us , and If they mu
nro not. wo can light. " "Well , " raid ho , "I pn
im glad to hear you say that , because I really the
want you to E , but I couldn't send you out re
until I felt sure that you were entirely wili ton
ng yourself. " "Well , " I answered , "you arc
ho first general that over gave orders In Jol
hat way , I gueas. " That was the man , kindly
and affectlonalo to everybody. I don't even be
jellevo ho over spoke a cross word to bis
wife. That Is saying a good deal. Isn't it , Pi
gentlemen ? "
These are amiable and lovable personal
qualities , but the great thing was the fact am
hat ho eucceedcd ; that the civil war was ml
nded under his rule. Ho succeeded , with the Mr
cle
orcca of the anti-slavery states , in pulling
dewn a rebellion in which 12,000,000 people that
vere concerned , determined people , educated
icoplo , flghllng for Ihelr Ideas and their tend
iroperty. flghllng lo Die last , fighting : to the
don't think there lo else
death. I anything iai
hlstfry lo compare with this achievement. to
low did ho do it ? any
In the first place , ho never was In haste. with
I said , he never took a step too soon , and Ihe
Iso he never tcok a step too late. When the
vhole northern counlry seemed to be clamor- eld
ng for him to isjuc a proclamation abolish- me
slavery , ho didn't do It , Deputation after tion
lepulnllon went to Washington. I remember , er
once 100 gentlemen came , dresned In black Un
oats , mostly clergymen , from Massachusetts. hero
They appealed to him to proclaim the aboil' or
Ion of slavery. But bo didn't do It. He al- : CC
owed Mr. Cameron and General Duller to that
xccute their great Idea of treating t-laves ob .n .
contraband of war , and of protecting those don
vho had got Into our lines against being re that
captured by their southern owners. But lei
would not prematurely iiiako the that
iroclamatlon that was so much do- I
olred. Finally the time came ; and of that he ire
the Judge. Nobody else decided it ; wai
ncbody commanded It ; the proclamation was vania
issued as he thought best ; and It was vh
mraclous. The people of the north , who vhur
trlng the long contest over slavery had sure
luays stood strenuously by the compromises woi
the constitution , might themselves have t
iccome half rebels It this proclamation , had we
jcen issued too soon. They at last were ment
meU
Ircd of waiting , tired of endeavoring to U
ttserve eycn a show of regard for what was ; en
ailed the compromises of the constitution 'er
vhen they believed the constitution Itself Wl
In danger , Thus public opinion was pre
when the proclamation carne , and that It
as Ibo beginning of the end. 'hi
This unerring Judgment , this patience as
vblchyaltcd and which know when the .8I
Ight tlmo had arrived ; those were Intel- ICC
ectual dualities ( bat I do not flnd exercised be
any such scale by any other man In lot
ilslory. and with eucli unerring precision , ni
proveg Abraham Lincoln to have been 'ft
ntellectunlly of of rulers. ' '
ono thi/ / greatest 'W
If wo look Ihrough Iho rcconl of great men
where has there ever been ono to be mntchee
atorgsldo of him ? 1 don't know. Ho could
hnvo Issued this proclamation two years be
fore , perhaps , nnd the connequcnco of I
might have been our entire defeat ! but when
It came It did Its work , and It did us no
harm whatever. Nobody protested ngamn
It , not even tbo confederates themselves
Hut they felt It deeply ,
Another Interesting fact about Abraham
Lincoln was that ho developed Into n grea
military man , that la to sny , a man o
supreme military Judgement. I do not risk
anything in saying that | t you wlU study th ?
Records of the war , nnd study the writing
relating to It , you will agree- with me tha
the greatest general we had , grcaler lhan
Grant or Thomas , was Abraham Lincoln
It was not so at the beginning ; but aftei
three or four years of constant practice Ir
the science and art of war , no arrived n'
this extraordinary knowledge of 11 , so lha
Von Mollko was not a beller general or on
abler planner or expounder of n campaign
than President Lincoln was. Ho was , to
sum It up , n born leader of mon. He knew
human nalure ; ho knew what chord to strike
nnd ho was never afraU to strike It when
ho believed thai Ihe lime had arrived. On
Ihls , let me tell r.nother story :
Lincoln was a supreme politician , and he
wag a politician who understood pollllcs , because
cause ho understood humnn nature. Am
finally tbo idea wag conceived that the con
slllullon of Iho United States should bi
amended so thai slavery should bo problbltei
In the constitution. Thai -was a change It
our pollly , and It was also a moat Importan
military measure. It was Intended no
merely as a means of prohibiting slavery am
decreeing HD abolition , but as a means o
affecting the Judgmeni nnd Iho feeling , nm
Iho anticipations cf these In rebellion. I
was believed that that amendment to the con
stltulton would bo equivalent to now armies
In the field , equlvnlenl lo sending 100,000
men lo flght , because this would bo an In
tellcctual army and nn Inlolleclual force lha
would lend lo paralyze Iho enemy nnd brcal
the ccntlnully of his ideas. In order lo
amend the constitution It was necessary firs
to have the propeed amendment npprovet
by two-lhlrds of lire stales , and when that
question came to bo considered tne. Issue was
seen to be so close , that one stale more was
necessary. Then the stale of Nevada was
organized to answer that purpose , and was
admitted Into the union. I have heard people
sometimes complain of Nevada as a super
fluous and potty state , not big enough to be
a state ; but when I hear thai complaint I al
ways think of Abraham Lincoln's saying : "It
\a \ easier to admit Nevada than to ralso an
other 1,000,000 soldiers. "
Well , when the question finally came around
to bo voted upon In the houpa of repressnta-
llvcs , It required thres-quarlers cf Ihe voles ;
and Ihls vole , Ihls final decision , was can
vassed earneslly , Intensely , mosl anxiously
for a long limn beforehand. At last , late one
aflernoon , the president came Into my office ,
a room In Iho Ihlrd story of the War depart
ment Ho used to come there sometimes
rather than send for me , because he was very
fend of walking , and liked to go about a good
deal. He came In and shut the door.
"Dana , " he said , "I am very anxious about
this vote. It has got to bo taken next week.
The time is very short. It Is going to be a
great deal closer than I wish It was. " *
"There are plenty of democralg who wish
to vote for it , " I replied , "and who will rote
for It. There Is Governor English of Connec
ticut ; I think he Is sure , isn't he ? "
"Oh , yes , he Is sure , on the merits of Ihe
quesllon. "
"Then , " said I , "there's Sunset Cox of
Ohio. How Is he ? "
"He Is euro and fearless. But there are
some others that I nm not clear about. There
are Ihree that you can deal with bctler lhan
anybody clsa , perhaps , ns you know Ihem all.
wish you would send for them. "
Ho told mo who they were ; it Isn't neces-
xiry to repeat the names here. One man was
rrom New Jersey and two from -New York.
"What will they bo likely to want ? " I
asl
I don't know , " slid the president ; "I
don't know. It makes no difference , though ,
what they want. Here la the allernatlve ,
that : we carry this vole or be compelled lo
I don't know how
ralso another million nnd
many more men , and flght no one knows how
long. It is a question of three votes or new
an '
"We'll , sir , " eald I , "what shall I ray to
these gentlemen ? "
"I don't know , " said he ; "but I say thla to
you , that whatever promise you make to
those men , I will perform it. "
Well , now , this la a fact that I do not
think Is recorded in any history. I don't be
lieve my friend Thomas C. Acton , who sits
back there , over heard of It before. I sent
for the men , and saw them one by one. I
found that they were afraid of their party.
They said that some fellows In the party
would be down on them. Two of them
wanted Internal revenue collcclors appointed.
Said I : "You shall have It. " Another one
wanted a very Important appointment about
the custom house of New York. I know the
man well whom he wanted to have appointed.
He was a republican , though the congressman
was a democrat. I had served with him in
the republican party county committee of
Now York. The offlce wag worth perhaps
$20,000 a year. When the congressman stated
the case , I asked him : "Do you want that ? "
"Yes. " said he.
"Well , " I answered , "you shall have It. "
"I understand , cf course , " eald he , "thai
you are not saying this on your own author
? "
"Oh , no , " said I ; "I am saying it on the
authority of the president. "
Well , ho voted ; Ihe amendment was
carried , and slavery was abolished by con
stitutional prohibition In all of the United
States. That was done , nnd I felt that this
little Plccp of sldo politics was ono of the
most judicious , humane , nnd wise pieces of
executive < authorlly that I had ever assisted
or witnessed.
Dut this appointment in the New York
custom house was to wait a few weeks until
at
term of the actual Incumbent had run
out. My friend , the democratic congress
man , was quite willing. He said : "That's be
right ; I am In no hurry. " Well , before
( tlmo had expired , Mr. Lincoln was
murdered , nnd Andrew Johnson became ,
president , I had gone away , and was In
west , when one day I got \a telegram
frcm Iloscoo Conkllng : "Come to Washing
" So I went. He said :
"I want you to go _ and see President
Johnson and tell him 'that this Is a sacred
prcmlso of Mr. Lincoln's , and that It must
kept. "
Then I went to the white house- and saw
evident Johnson.
"This Is Mr. Lincoln's promise , " I urged.
regarded It as saving the necessity of >
another call for troops , nnd raising perhaps a
million ! men to continue the war. I trust ,
. President , lhal you will see your way
clear lo exccule this promise. "
"Well , Mr. Dana , " ho replied , "I don't say
I won't , but I have observed In the
course of my experience , that such .bargains of
to Immorality. "
The appointment was not made. I am
happy to say , however , that the gentleman
whom the promise was given never found
; fault either with President Lincoln or
the assistant secretary , who had been
means of making the promise to him.
There IB perceptible , I think , a very de
cided disposition to convert this great ele
ment In our history , the savior of the na
, the man who brought us through that
terrible civil war- with our liberties un- at
dlrnlnlshed , to convert him Into a kind of
of romance , a legendary figure. He Is
sometimes thought to have been queer and
eccentric , and there area good many stories n
seem to favor that idea , I never found '
anything ) eccentric In him. I found only wlo- and
and humor ; humor that never failed and
always was fresh , delightful , and re :
lieving to the awful seriousness ot the duties n
wo were engaged In every day. a
remember ono evening , just before the
presidential election of 18G4. The decision , It
plain , would turn on Ihe vote of Pennsyl
; and tbo state election cf Pennsylvania ,
which then took place In October , a month
before the presidential election , was pretty V.
to show how the presidential election _ } .
would go In that state , So on the evening u
the i day when that election had been held ,
were all gathered In the War depart
, the president , Mr. Stanton , Chlel
Justice Chase , Mr , Welles and the principal
generals that were then In Washington.
'erhapa there , were twenty gentlemen there. J.
I came In at about 10 o'clock , the
president said to me : "Corno here , Dana ;
down here , " So I eat down beside him.
others were all sitting around aa uolemn
a camp meeting. V.
Indeed , it was a pretty solemn occaslfin ,
iccause on the decision of this election hung
question whether wo were there , or were
there. The president looked over to me Joe
said ; "Did you ever read anything of
'etroleum V , Nasby ? I answered , yc . Ann
'Well , " he old , "I want to read you some- D.
IhlnR. " So he btjnn lo read Ju l lorn
enough for rno .lo ihenr. Mr , Slnntot
couldn't stand thls.it He got up and went of
Into tha telegraph rooom that WAS Jut
alongside , PrcienHy he opened the door nm
called me : "I hnvojgot something for you. '
So I went Into the telegraph office. I foum
that ho hadn't nny < irork for me. Ho simply
wanted lo objurgate the man who could si
down at such tlmo nd read such silly
stupid Ptuft ns that Dirt that constant
humor which Mr. Lincoln Infused Into OVMT
thing was really what saved him and brought
him through the -whfcle of this Immense
suffering nrj-J struggle In good health nnd
spirits at fast ,
Let me bring these rem'nlscenccs lo n
c'oro wllh nnolhermtory which relalos to th
laei day of Mr. Lincoln's life. It was ono o
my duties In the War department lo rccclv
Iho reports of the officers of .tho secret servlci
In every port cf the counlry. Ono cloudy
aflernoon I got a telegram from the proves-
marshal In Portland , Mo.j saying : "I I
poslllvo Information lliat Jacob Thompson
will pass through Portland tonight In ordc
to take a steamer for England. What nr >
your orders ? " Jacob Thompson of Missis
sippi , as you know , had been secretary of the
Interldr In President Buchanan's admlnlstra
tlon. Ho was a conspicuous secessionist am
for sohio llmo had been employed In Canada
as a eeml-dlplomallo agenl of Iho confedernt
government , getting up raids , of which the
notorious attack on St. Albans , Vt , was i
specimen. I took the telegram and wen
down and read It to Mr. Stanlon. His order
was prompl : "Arrest him ! " Bul ns I was
going out of the dcor ho called to me and
eald : "No , wait Bctler go over nnd see the
president. "
At the white house all business was over
and I went Into the president's business room
wlthoul meeting any one. Opening Iho door
Ihcro seemed lo bo no one In the room , but as
I was turning to go out , Mr. Lincoln called to
me from a lltllo sldo room , where ho was
washing his hands :
"Halloo , Dana , " said he. "What Is It ?
What's up ? "
Then I read the telegram.
"Whal does Stnnton my ? " ho asked.
" that I should refer
"He says arrest him , but
fer the question to you. "
"Well , " said ho slcwly , wiping his hands
"No , I rather think not. When you have got
an elephant by the hind leg , and ho Is trying
to run away , it's bert to let him run.
With Ihls direction I returned to the War
department
"Well , what says ho ? " asked Mr. Stanlon
"Ho says that when you have got nn
elephant by the hind leg and he Is frying to
run away , it's best to let him run. '
"Oh , stuff ! " said Stanlon.
Thai night I was awaked from a sound
sleep with the news that Mr. Lincoln had
been shot , and that the secretary wanted mo
at Manager Ford's house. I found the presl-
dtnt lying unconscious , though breathing
heevily , on a bed in o small sldo room , while
all the members of the cabinet and the
chief Justice with them , were gathered In
the adjoining parlor. They seemed to be
alrrost as much paralyzed as the unconscious
si'ffercr within the little chamber. The
surgeons said there was no hope. Mr.
Stanlon alone was In full nctlvily.
"Sit down here , " said he ; "I wanl you. "
Then ho began and dlclaled orders ono
after nnolher , which I wrole oul and scnl
swlflly lo Iho lelcgrnph. All those orders
were required to keep the business of the
government In full motion till the crisis
should be over. It was perhaps 2 o clock In
the morning bcfore.be said : "Thai's enough.
Now you can go homo. "
The ntxt morning Just about daylight I wai
awaked by a rapping jon a lower window.
It was Colonel Pelouze of the adjulant-
general's offlce , who said :
"Mr. Dana , the president Is dead , and Mr.
Stanton directs you lotnrrest Jacob Thomp-
The order was sent to Portland , but
Thompson couldn't ibe-found there. He had
taken Iho Canadlani road to Halifax.
And so Lincoln finished his marvellous
career and passed to the other world , leaving
other men to deal with the arduous and
perilous questions -reconstrucllon. . He
lad Indeed , done enough , nd It , may be he
was even fortunate in the. tragedy of his
death. Who knows ? '
But as we bid him' farewell tonight ' * e can
declare lhal while ho iwas great In genius ,
n charactorr' and inPopportunllles , ho was
even greater In sanity of heart and elevation
of spirit. Whllo he was entirely human ,
hero waa no mean fibre In his composition ,
no base , petty , selfish Impulse In his soul.
An Hour Auurt.
The flying Northwestern Line trains lo
Chicago.
"No. 2 , " "Tho Overland. " Omaha 4:45 : p.
m. , Chicago 7:45 : a. m.
The "OMAHA-CHICAGO SPECIAL"
Omaha , 5:45 : p. m. , Chicago 8:45 : a. m.
Modern art had to stop a while after these
trains wcro built
Clly ticket offlce , 1401 Farnam street.
HOMBSnCICCUS' EXCURSIONS ! ! !
April 7 , 1800.
To points on the Fremont , Elkhorn &
Missouri Valley railroad In Nebraska , In
cluding polnto In Ihc upper portion of Iho
lerlllo Elkhorn river valley.
Ask agents ) for particulars , or send lo tbo
indcrslgncd for maps and printed matter. J.
n. Buchanan , G. P. A. , F. E. & M. V. R.
It. , Omaha , Neb.
KiiHleiSiilc .
The ladles of All Saints' church will con CO
tinue their sale today at the rectory and all
will be clad to see their friends at any qua
tlmo during the day.
IM3HSO.VAL. I'AHAGHAl'IIS.
clin
W. E. Clarke Is In Chicago.
John Moran , Baltimore , Md. , is a Darker :
guest.
W. M. Erie , Lincoln , Neb. , Is registered
the Darker. < ofvt
Judge Halter left for Chicago yesterday , to
gone a few days.
State Senator Wilson and Mrs. Wilson of
Chadron are in the city. VfGi
T. R. Dodge and Mrs. Dodge of Chicago , !
are among the hotel guests. Ml
Deputy Stale Oil Inspector Warwick
Saunders of Columbus Is in the city.
Mrs. . W. J. Hughes left for Chicago last
evening , where she goes to attend the grand 3f
opera. s'
Mr. and Mrs , Charles Walto and M. M. Df
of Deadwood are among Die holel ,
arrivals.
Lew May went to Lincoln yesterday on , , i
uslness in connection with the State Fish
commission ,
Luclcn Stephens left for points In Missouri
iut evening and may extend his trip lo
New York Clly.
James Burns nnd wife and six members
the Sol Smith Russell company are stop Fr
ping at the Darker.
James Dunn , Goodly Broker , C , W. Cole ,
Ir. Galbralth and . .Churles Thomas left for
akesldo last evenlsg pn a hunting trip. it
Mrs , Glddlngs ofTPortland , Me. , who was
visiting Grant Kenny and wife of this city
or a week , left foe N mpa , Gal. , last even-
ne. I
ne.Colonel
Colonel J , S. Kcllar.pf . Hot Springs , S. D. ,
who was a delegate to the state convention
Huron , was Inithecclty yesterday on his
vay home.
Presldenl C. P , CJarko of the New Haven ,
larlford & New Hampshire railroad , arrived
Omaha lost reveling In spec'ol car
'lolanlhe. " Mr ClirKe remained over night
left for the coast this morning.
Rev. C. W , Savldge-returned from Harlan
ounty yesterday. Hie. says thai Ihe farmers
that section ofulie state are pulling In
large crop , and t that they predict an un
usually large ylehl. ' He states that HID
ground U In fine condition.
Nebraskans at the hotels are : S. L. Kel-
egg , Nebraska City ; L. Jensen , Lincoln ; M.
Nicholson , Valentine ; II , C. Sears , Yutan ;
E. Marriott and son , Chadron ; W. M ,
iecker , Ashland ; A. Chrlstensen , Hastings ;
William Moshage , Wiener ; Thomas H , Mat
ers , Harvard ; Mrs. H , I. Adams , May
Dowllng , North Bend.
At the Murray : D. 8. Williams , F , A ,
turfman , New York ; E. T. Mulr. Chicago ;
W. Moore , Philadelphia : G. Illocli , New
fork ; J. W. Patterson , Burlington , la. : Mrs ,
Jarrlo Nye , Fremont , Neb.r A. B. Tuther ,
Chicago ; J. J. Stanley , Liverpool ; A , Marth-
netz , New * York ; F. DeMartln , St Paul ;
. C. May , Golhfnburg. Nob. ; D. Brown ,
Market Lake. Idaho ; M. G , Rodearmel , Min
neapolis ; J , J , Strauss , Chlcaga ; E. M.
Kussner , 81. Louis ; D , D. Spauldlng , Detroit ;
Lach. H. F. Johnson. J. H. Balrd , Chicago \
cage ; J. B. Rochofuller. Atlantic , la ; A. W.
, New York ; Maurlci Leorold , Chicago ;
A. mum , city.
AL Bee , March 27 , 1890.
Great Suits
The spring of ' 96 will be remembered by western
clothing buyers as the spring of great suits at the Ne
braska. & * * Never since our store was first opened have
we been able to give you QUITE so much for your
money , and it is likely to be a long time before we can AL
duplicate these values again. & * ? * Take our $4.25
suits as an example. & When the present lot is gone &
we cannot duplicate it from the maker less than $5.50. AL
Many stores wouldn't hesitate to ask $ JO,00 for these
suits , and many people would consider them AL
good value at even that price. At $7.50 we show &
tour different patterns of men's cassimere and rough che
viots which will compare favorably with the best $12.00 AL
suit in other stores , and one pattern might easily be &
palmed off as a $15.00 suit. The suits we will sell
this spring for $ JO.OO are marvels of fine material and AL
make. & We have them in cheviots , worsteds and cas- AL
simeres ; some imported fabrics , some SILK MIX
TURES ( which are never sold for less than $15,00) ) and AL
we give you a dozen different patterns to pick from at AL
that price. ? * J * Of course we have suits at $6.00 , $8.00 ,
$9.00 , $11.50 , $12.50 and upwards , and whatever you AL
pay for a suit , whether $4.25 or $21.00 ,
If You Buy it at The Nebraska You're Safe.
& ALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALALAL&L
KILLS J.JHAICI3MAPAUL UIGELOIV.
Full from tlie Too of ( lie Triilii COHIH
1111 Oniiiliu Mini Ills llfe.
Paul Dlgclow , a Union Pacific brakcman ,
fell from the top of his car while the train
was switching at Chapman yesterday after
noon. The wheels passed over both less.
culling Ihem off just below the knees. Blge
low was taken lo the hospital at Grand Is
land , where ho died at 6 o'clock last even
ing.
Blgelow lived at C12 South Fourteenth
street. He leaves a wife and one child. Mrs.
Dlgelow was on her way to Grand Island
when her husband died. A dispatch from
Grand Island to The Dee gives these par
ticulars :
"While on a high furniture car the air
brakes cave slack to the train and It was
with such force that Dlgelow was knocked
off the car. Ho fell In such manner that
the trucks passed over and almost cut oft
both legs between the knee and ankle joints.
He was nt once brought to Grand Island
nnd the company's physician , assisted by an
other surccon. amputated the limbs. From
the fall and loss of blood Dlgelow's con
dition was such that he died after the oper
ation at 6:10 : this evening. The deceased has
been in the employ of the road for the past
ten years. "
All last winter Mr. George A. Mills of
Lebanon , Conn. , was badly afflicted wilh
rheumatism. At times it was so severe
that ho could not stand up straight , but
was drawn over on ono side. "I tried different
remedies without receiving relief , " ho says
until aboul six months ago I bought a bottle
tle of Chamberlain's Pain Dalm. Aft r
using it for three days my rheumatism was
gone and has not returned since. For sale
by druggists.
a P. in.
ELECTRIC LIGHTED ,
STEAM HEATED.
SOLID VESTIBULI3D.
Omaha ,
Chicago ,
Limited ,
via the
"Milwaukee. "
F. A. Nash , general agent ; George Haynes ,
city passenger agent ; city ticket offlce , 1504
Farnam street.
a.
Bicycles. Walt for'Darnum. April 1.
LOCAL HUUV1TI12S.
A business meeting of the Jacksonlan club
will be held this evening.
Judge Baker adjourned court last night
until Monday , as he was obliged to go to
Chicago on a bus'ness trip.
No quorum was present at the meeting of
the Doard of Public Works yesterday and
in adjournment was taken until this morn-
Ing.
Judges Keysor and Fawcctt adjourned
court last evening until Monday In order to
allow the judges to attend the annual ban
quet of the Phi Delta Phi fraternity , held
last : night at Lincoln.
The meeting of the board of directors of
the city library last evening was devoted
chiefly to routine business and a discussion of
methods of retrenchment. It was decided
that a new inventory of all Ihe books in Iho
library should bo soon made.
A concert for the benefit of the library fund
the Young Woman's Christ'an association
was given In Ihe rotunda of The Dee building
last evening. Notwithstanding the rain the
01ei
seats were almost all taken. The participants
eiVf
were the Omaha High School Banjo and
Guitar club , the Jenny Llnd quartet , Messrs.
Martin Calm , Roscoe Homan , T. J. Kelly and
Mr. Daetcns.
Some days ago an Item appeared In the
papers to the effect that Henry Meyers had
secured 4 search warrant for the premises
James Callahan , 711 North Fourteenlh
street. ' It was also stated that Meyers was
the oplnfon that some of his old boards
vero concealed about the house. Mr. Callahan
states lhat the whole mailer was a mistake
md that Meyers had no reason for his SUB-
piclaiu. (
THIS IlKAI/l'V MAIIKET.
INSTRUMENTS placed on record March 27 ,
1S9C :
WARRANTY DEEDS.
Fred Krug Drewlng company to Frnd
Krug , no no EW fi-H-U $ 3.CC3
Oyron Reed company to Payne &
Harder. lot 11. block 4. Drake's ndd. 2,250
Payne & Harder nnd wives to L O
Wood , same 2,2:0
Ii Qrlswold and husband to J P
Flnlpy , lots 1 and 10 , Bwetnnm's
Bubdiv , . * 305
QUIT CLAIM DI3ED3.
A Klrkland nnd wife to Union Pa-
cltlc Hallway company , lot 7 , block
030 , Omaha , . . . CO
DEEDS.
Special master to Jesse Lowe , lots C ,
7 , and 15. block 3 ; lot 6 , block 2 ,
Lowe's uubcWv. . . ( . . . . . . . . . . . MS
Total amount of transfers. , i 9,073
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair ,
In
POWDER
MOST PERFECT MADE.
pure Grape Cream of Tartar Powder. Free
iom Ammonia , Alum or any other adulterant ,
40 YEARS THE STANDARD.
\VI2ATIII3Il FOIlISCAbT.
Clouilv nnd Thri-nlciiliur , wltli I'roli
itlilc Sliowi'rM for ebrii lcn.
WASHINGTON. March 27. The forecns
for Saturday Is :
For Nebraska and Kansas Cloudy am
threalenlnjf ; probably wilh showers ; colder ,
northwesterly winds.
For Iowa Ruin nnd warmer In the south
eastern portion ; southerly winds , shifting
to colder , northwesterly nt night.
For Missouri Showers ; warmer In Ih
eastern portion ; southwesterly , shifting to
colder northwesterly winds at night.
For South Dakota L.IBIU rain or snow
colder , northwesterly winds.
Iioc-til Kfl-ord.
OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.
OMAHA , March 27. Ornnliu , record of tem
perature 1 nnd rainfall compared with the
corresponding day of the past four years :
1890. 18D3. 1SD4. 1S93.
Maximum ; tcmpernlure. . . . ta S3 41 38
Minimum temi > ernlurc. . . . 30 44 18 30
Average- temperature 49 C4 31 31
Precipitation 3fi .00 .00 .38
Condition of temperature and preelpllnllon
nt iI Omaha for the day and since March 1 ,
1S9C I :
Normal temperature
Excess for the day 7
Accumulated deficiency since March 1. . 1S1
Normal precipitation 07
Excess J for the day 29
Total precipitation since March 1 1.30
Excess since March 1 14
KeltortH from Station * nt 8 1 > . in.
.9-,5
STATIONS AND STATC OP
WEATHEn.
Omaha , raining- E8
North I'latlc , part cloudy. , 78
Huron , cloudy 78E6
Chicago , cloudy 3S
St. 1/ouls , part cloudy 3SM
St. Paul , cloudy 38
Davenport , cloudy 46
Kansas City , cloudy 70
Helena , pait cloudy. . . . . . . . . . 46
Hiure. cloudy , 46M
Salt Lake , cloudy 50
Hlnmarck , cloudy 54
Cheyenne- , part cloudy 50
Wllllston , ralnlnp 40
Itapld City , cloudy 40G6
GalveBtCTi. cloudy , ii C6
Indicates trace ot precipitation.
L. A. WELSH , Observer.
tlic I'nnlNfiiiieiit Too Severe ,
GEORGETOWN , Tex. , March 27. Matt
Mootey , a negro , was hanged hero today in
the I presence of 4,000 people for the murder
of Andrew Plckcyl , a Bohemian furmcr ,
Insl May. HIa confoderale , Albert llolley ,
was execuleil Inst Friday. Attended by
two negro preachers , he sung a hymn
and prayed. He mnde ix long talk , confess
ing his crime , but did not seem to think
It Justified hanging.
need not be the ephem
eral things they often
are. The same amount
invested in one of the
many forms of { < 3 { { { < 5t
purchases something
that will last a lifetime ,
and be always beautiful.
\
Too good for Dry Goods Stores Jtuielert only.
C. S. RAYMOND ,
S. E , Cor. 15th and Douglas ,
GOOD DENTAL WORK
Is what you flml by patronizing
DR. BAILEY ,
GRADUATE DENTIST ,
10th anil Farnam Sts.
3rd Floor Paxton Block
Tel. 1085. Lady attendant.
Twelve years experience. S jcutu In Oinatm.
Pine linings Inncrlcd without jmlii tunl war Go
ranted to eland the lr t of time. Many of our
patients are now on Ihelr eighth ) ( ur with their
J5.00 eels of teeth.
'
Drldge teeth and all clauses of woik performed
a satlnfactory munuer at a reasonable price.
S.
S ,
Tteth extracted nlthcut the leant pain or Jan.
ger without tan. Oat kept < ml given whtn
NEWEST
SPRING
AT THE
Many defied the dampening efforts of
Jupiter Pluvltis today nnd took n first peep
nt the display of exquisite now millinery.
Compliments from them nil wore profuse.
And surely ( his department never merited
praise more limn this season. Besides the
beautiful decorations for Iho opening many
permanent Improvements have bC6n made
that add greatly lo the appearance of the
department and lo Iho convenience ot
patrons. Ono of the notable features Is the
addition of the great plato mirrors , nut
thcso arc bul side Issues to Iho grand galhtr-
Ing of nil that Is newest nnd best In spring
headwcar. Berlin and Parisian pntlcrn lints
are In evidence and exhibit of course the
acme of fashion. Many exclusive , designs
dictated by the fancy of our own milliner
and given form by dcfl fingers In our work
rooms. Every shape In unlrlmmod hata
dcsllncd lo favor Is shown. Artificial flow
ers , ribbons nnd trimmings have had par-
llculcr attention and every novelty can b
seen Saturday.
NO EFFORT , NO EXPENSE HAS BERN
SPARED TO MAKE THIS MILLINERY DE
PARTMENT THE LEADING MILLINERY
STORE OF THE WEST. A VISIT SATURDAY '
'tl
DAY WILL SHOW HOW FAR WE IIAVD
SUCCEEDED.
Silk Sale
Saturday Evening.
Wo will have on sale at 8 p. m. on Salur-
day evening 2,000 yards of fancy waist silks
which wo will Bell for 12V4c a yard as long
as Ihey last Only ono waist length to a
customer.
FANCY WAIST SILKS AT 8 P. M. , 12 0
YARD.
Special Sale on Men's
Furnishing Goods
for Saturday.
Extra values In whirls for nil day. See our
display In the ICth streel windows.
00 dozen madras clolh shirts 35c worlh
. GOo
" "
"lot" of fancy laundered shlrls worth
Jl.OO. go at . EOo
No are showing a beautiful line of fancy
shirts at 75c In all the late paltcrns.
00 dozen unlaundercd shirts 29c , worth
BOO
1 lot of men's fast black and tan BOX ,
worlh 25c , go at \ \
Our $1.50 all wool sweater reduced to..OSc
iOc suspenders reduced lo . 25o
Ion's balbrlggan shlrls and drawers 25c
worlh . 35 °
lol of men's silk umbrellas worlh $3.50
go at . Jl-50
Wo have Just received a beautiful Hue of
adles' kid gloves for Easter ; gloves fitted
.o the hand.
Special , 50 dozen corsets , regular $1.00
quality , go nt . 60s
The Lyle Dickey Stock
and Hayden's butler , meals and lard slock
will make all Iho excllemen.t you want In the
ivny ) of prices for Saturday. V
BUTTER AND EGGS. Vi
Strictly fresh eggs , guaranteed ! . 80
Fresh country butter , 9c , lie , 12' c and 14c.
Best country butler made . 16 ?
Creamery , ISc , 20c and 22c.
MEATS AND LARD.
Sugar cured No. 1 hams , only . 9o
Sugar cured bacon . 7'/4o
Sugar cured California hams . G'/&c
Salt pork . 3o
'Ickle pork . Co
-pound can best lard . 20c
-pound can besl lard . 33a
0-pound cans best lard . CSo
Its Impossible to get lower prices than wo
have Jusl quoled you on meals and lard ,
md you will save money by putting In your
mpply now.
.ETTINO DOWN THE PRICES ON
DICKEY'S STOCK.
i burner gasoline stove , Dickey price
$7.GO , our price . $2.05
-burner gasoline stove , Dickey's price
$11.50. our price . $5.25
2-burner and step stove , Dickey's price
$22.00 ; our price . $8.50
burner nnd cabinet stove , Dickey's price
$24.40 ; our price . $12,91
2-burner and slcp cabinet stove. Dick
ey's price $29.50 : our orlco . $17.05
Saturday's Book Sale
Bankrupt Prices.
400 novels , Including about fifty copies of
Ian Maclaren's "Beside the Bony Brier
Bush. " All go al Ic each. Come cai'ly if
you w0h ! any of this lot ,
Second lot , Sparks from Bill Nyo. Treasure-
Island , by Robert Loulu Stephcnson. Sev
eral numbers by Antony Hope , Marie
Corelll , Conan Doyle , Hall Calne , etc. , etc. ,
only IOc each.
Third lot. Clearing up all fiOc novels at Co
each. Thtf finest line of novels ever pub
lished.
WEBSTER'S DICTIONARY , 100 EACH.
Ono hundred and twcnty-flvo high cut , flrat
clans envelopes for EC.
Notion Department
Side combs , Cc per pair ,
SILK VEILINGS.
per yard , worlh JCc , 25c , 3Ge , DOc , nl | EO
at Gc , all pllk , some single , gome double
width , all at ono price , Gc per yard ,
Druf ? Department.
Lundborg's perfumes . IOc per oz
Duffy'tt Malt Extract . 0o
I'alnes Celery Compound , . C9o
Peter Mollcr's Cod Liver Oil. , , , , . COo
Warncr'u fiafo Cure . , . . . . , , . SGc
Indian Sagna. , , . , . 70s
Scott'fl Emuslon . . . , . C'Jo
S. S. , small size . , . 75o
S. S. , largo alzo . . . $1.30
