rv\r.\TTA TJATT.V inn ; < % . rvrrvxmAV. if P.IVPTT AIJ-V oo
SPECIAL NOTICES
AiUt-rtlncinentii for themcolnmnii
r n-lll lie tnken milll 12i.10 p. m. , for
the c\pnln7 nnil until 8 I > . in. for the
ninrnlfiK nnil Snnilnr ctllllonn.
AiH < TIH < T , Iff rciinentlnpr n num
l r > c l cbcclc , cnn lm\c nnuwcrs nil-
drcHftcit to n numbered letter In cnre
of The lice. Animcrii no nililrcHm
nlll he ilcll\rrcil on iirrnotilntlon of
the chock only.
Ilntcn , 1 1-Uc n rroril flrnt Inncrllnni
lo n vinril ( licrenflor. .VntliliiK tnkcn
for li-HN thnii U"o for thellrnt Inncr-
tlon. Tlicxi * nil > eTtlncnieiitM niuiat he
run cnttnrcMitltelr.
SITl'ATIO.Ni ' )
TOH t.ADY BTKNOO
rnplier ; p | > crlcncDil ; BOOI ! references Address
M 18 , HOP , Council Illurr * . A MS75 22
WOMAN wisnns iiottsnwoiiic.
C07 80. 13th , room 8. A-MS91 )
: _ iAi.n 111:1,1- .
WANTKD , AN IDHA ; WHO CAN THINK Off
tome pimple thins to pnlent ? Protect your
Idea * , tliey muy brine you wenltli ; write John
WriMrrburn & Co , Ueiit. V. Pntent Allomeys ,
WnnhlnKlon I ) . C. , for their II.WXV prize offer ,
nil n Hut of 200 Inventlonn nnntcil 11 337
TAII.OHS WANTED. CONTINCNTAIj CIXJTII-
Ing Company. 1 > Mli °
THAVKIJNO HAI.TiqMnN TOll CIOAIIS ! OLD
rellnblo housi- : experience unnecessary ; exlrn
Inducements to customrra , JT ! to JIM p r
month and expenses. C. C. Ulshop & Co , St.
Louis. U MKO-MIS *
SALT MHN-WANTnD TO JIANII.n TUB
Ixidcercttc lilll file ; unlls for $225. merchants
buy It ; Rood commlnslon on every sale. pn > -
InR side linn. Aillress nmnfr. , Wm Itltulolpli
Ailnml , TopfKn , Knn. II MiS2G *
A rr.vv nNttQiTic , HWSTMNO MIN CAN
find ntcmly , p-olltnble work with O r Ailiuns
Co , 6 ! < So. IClh Bt , inS !
DHUJIMIMIS AVANTno nvinYwiinn ! : SAL-
nry nml commission rxpcilcncc uimpce snry :
Fteodv position Laredo Clgnr Co. 1' O box
SMS , New York City. 11-M970 27'
MVH MIN. CITY on COUNTRY. MAKH .7 !
to t1.ro per dny. Wiillaco , N W cor 13th
olid Iode | , room C , up tnlrs 11 M075 22
WA.NTI2I1 KKMAI.K
ron aoon aiui CALX * AT SCANDINAVIAN
Y W. C. Acsocl.itloii Home , 2013 Davenport
Bt. C 833-2S *
KAIDY or ivs.ni UIH'CATION TO
fill ponltlon ( or ono jcnr. Aililross r 2S llco
C MJ13 23
VVANTIID , antn ron aiNKitAt < HOUMI :
work , rnmll fiunlly. 2017 I vavcn orth st
C IJI)7 21 *
GOOD COOIC WANTJ2D ; NONK OTHIMI NHI2D
appll 2223 Doilcc st. C MMO 23
1COH
1IOU8I.S IN ALL I'AUTSOI'TIIIJCITV TUB
O I' Dnvls Compnnj , 1C03 1'nrnim D 3JS
HOUSES. IJBNBWA & CO , 103 N. 15T1I ST.
D 33S
MODI2UN HOlJbUS C. A. STAHH 023 N. Y 1.IPK
D-400
cnoicn noufana AND COTTAOKS AM ovnh
the city , J3 to JOO. I'ldcllty , 1T02 Turmm St
I l-IOt
HOUSES , WAI U\CU. imowN BLOCK. ICTH
an.l DouKlnii. D-tOS
1IOUSBS , COTTACinS & ST011KS , ALL I'AUIS
of oty. | Hrennnn. Love Co. 430 P0 * 1
S TLATS. OAIIV1N linOS. 1013 l
HKNT.
jluiob LIST. M'CAdUE , 1STII & . oonan.
D 103
ron IUNT. : riNn nnsioriNcn WITH IJ\H.
anil lirce pronnds. on l'.irk nxcnuc
ytc"m l.cntc . , | llutB Anil stores In the new Davldge
l.ullilinK opposite city Imll
lO.room home. 1W nminm street
Htoam healed brick store tor. 1C & rallfornli.
John W. nobbing , agent , 1E02 I'nrnan 8U
n-noo r NKVVI.Y rtniNisirnn iiovan COM-
pletp. the furnllurn unil furnli-hlniMi for Rale
chcnp. Imlf block from new iiontoflle-p hefr
Jamis Neville , room 11 , N. U cor irili nnd
Doilge DMDJ
foil KHNT. TwnNTY-rivn Acnn rArn
C blocks mitsMn city limits cist of new
fair Brounils : Rood S room liouae vyell ccllnr.
Inrre 2-ntnry I > nrn. corn crll.s , 3 chlcUen liouses ,
conl and Ice IIOURC. > nrd feneed nnd sodded ,
nice lot of ( strawbcrrlc-s , blackberries Brnpca
nnd npplcH ; nn ideal Homo , rents J223 00 I > er
jear In advance. Inquire at 2T03 Lei v en worth
rou IIOOMS.
rUHNIHHKD nOOMS. CH SOUTH 17TII AVn.
B19 NOIITII TWnNTlKTII STOnCT. SJIAW
ultllng room , bed room , with closet ,
loc ?
S NICELY PIIRNISHED ROOMS. HOUSE
Icceplmj 1112 South 11th E-Mail 81 *
ROOMS. WITH OR WITHOUT DOVRDI M\ \
South 251h nvenue L I
UOOMS AM ) IIOAHD.
VKIIY nnsiitAiiLH rnoNT ROOM , WITH
alcove , liot water , Z12 fcouth 2Cth St.
HOARD. STEAH HEATED ROOMS JIM A
daj C02 S 13th. Lant-o Hotel
3 PRONT IIOOMS WITH HOARD. MODERN !
lailuccil rnteu CIS So. lilth P-S7C-M1S *
_
fTRNIsTlEfTilOOMS HOARD 2tft II VRNEY
i iiy j ifcU
A ROOMS OOOD
boiir.J 3 W week Ml N 19th si. P-M"H1 " ! 27'
roil HiT STORES AM > OPF1CES.
POR RENT. THE 4-3TORY I1RICII I1PILDING
at 810 Parnam st This bullJInis bus n I reproof
cemtnl lintemcnt , complete lcnm heatlnii llx-
tnrcs , water on nil Iliors. j.as , etc. Appl > at
the olllcc of The lice. 1 " 10
ACiHVlH WA.M'HII.
AOENTS-KOMETIIINO NEW. JIJST OUT ,
Worder I'KR Henler nml Cream \Vhlp. ictnlls
MCc sumplo mailed fire for Co to pn > pnslnR *
LarKe line other nulck lolllnc mei.laliles O
C vnilne , Mur ( Dfpt 10 , J5 Ramlolph St.
Chlcuuo J M8I3
\NTIJU TO KENT.
WANTED TO RENT. PLEASANTLY LOCA'l ED
boiisi > with Un looms and stableApplv to
U \V , OaniifIt , llroun lllock K-.MJ.7 M
OM YAN- & STORAGE , 1U5 PAHNAM , TEL 1559
M 107
I'AOIPlcTHTORAOn AND WARIJIIOUSE CO. .
VOS-S10 Jones. General ktcrngo and forunrJInc
iii-'i'o iiuv. o
AM AUTIIORP/.ED TO OPPER CASH POR
llinlled umount Omaha Savlnui bunk accounts.
11 II Harder , , ' 702 Paniuni N-MiOQ _
WANTED TO IIUY , A NIPE CLEAN DIHTQ
tick \iiibrut n ccJa fountain ; ulll trade Omaha
jiroporty K u carrier 24 , Omalui , htb
WANTED-TO IIUY A TWO TON DKRRICK
Address , KUInK locution and prke , P J. . Ilia
N P71 23 *
iC
rou SAI < E
CHEAPEhT HARDWOOD \\OVBN CORN CR1R-
bine made C R Lie , Ml Douclat. . Q 109
POR 8V.LE-P1NE NEW HIOII-ORXDE I1ICY- .
clo ; t > Omaha Hlcjclu Co. , Zli N , IClli Ht.
Q-410
REST SEED SWEET POTATOES. 1123 P13R
bbl , all sorts. Addiesa Thco Williams. Omaha -
Q-MS31
NEW IJICU'LE. PI RSI-CLASH AND OUAR-
untred , for only f33 DO. Nebraska C > do Co . 15th !
& llarney. Q M&iu Mli I
i
i
OI.AIUVOYAVrS.
(0
Mas u A u Y r n n CI MI\vbil \ AN r. Ti 77
i6th. y HOT : MH * 10 i
MASS\li ( : , UVTIIb , ETC. '
11ME. SM11H , 1121 DOUQIAS , ROOM & : MAS- _
* ago and tteum lutbs ' 1 MM ! tT
It US UR LEON , ELECTRIC MAdSAGE RATH
puilors ; rcvtful and curathc. O7 a llth si. ,
upstair * T 3 : !
2S 00-RUPTURE C7JRED-TILL MARCIt IS
for J2S 00 , no pain ; no detention from business ;
we refer to hundreds of nollenls cured Th
O n. Miller Co , T17 New York Life Ride. ,
Omnhn. U 111
BATHS , MASSAGE. HUE. POST , J19H S 15TII.
V-113
VIAV1 FOR UTKRINE TROURLES. S < 6-8 REE
HMK. Physician , consultation or health book
free. U 112
OMAHA DFNTAL COLLEGE. 12 & PACIFIC 8T3
Teeth tilled with Kold amalgam , lln. Kutta-
pcrchn , cement , and plain made for cost of
material only. Teeth extracted and cleaned free
_ U-51 -
I CURE WRINKLES , RALDNESS AND su
perfluous hair. S2 Chamber of Commerce. True
Co U-M793 MIS'
MOM3Y 10 l.OAN UEAt , ESTATE.
ANTHONY LOAN A TRUST CO , 113 N. Y. L. ;
quick money at low rut for choice farm loans
In Io a , northern Missouri , eastern Nebraska
W-4H
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
property. U. S. Mortgage & Trust Company.
New York. Puney & Thomas , Agents , No. 207
First National Rank llldg. W 128
CITY LOANS. C X STARR , 923 N. Y. LIFE.
W 415
MONEY TO LOAN ON IMPROVED OMAHA
real estate. Hrennnn , Love Co. , 1'axton block.
W 416
6 PER CENT MONEY TO LON ON OMAHA
property.Ncb. farms. W , U. Mc.'kle. Ut Niit'l Uk
LOANS ON IMPROVED & UNIMPROVED CITY
property. W. Farnam Smith & Co , 1320 Farnnm
MONEY TO LOAN AT LOW RATES THE
O. P , Davis Co , 1505 I nrnnm St. W-418
ON OMAHA PROPERTY , LOWEST RATES ;
building loans wanted. Pldellly Trust Co.
J30000 PRIVATE MONEY. SELUY , BOARD OF
Trade Uldg. W 737
I.03T.
IXJST SMALL I1LACK DOd , WHITE STREAK
front , short hair , n m "Jerry , " reward C.
S Stcbblns 1230 South "th nvenus. Lost-MCM
LOST A RED COW. WITH WHITE SPOTS !
dfhornol. tall broken , lelfphone 1369 , Omaha
Van A Storage < X Ix > st 87
CAUPET CLEAM > 0 ,
CHAMPION CARPET CLEANING CO . CARPET
benten , ncourpd and renovated , rcllttlng nnd rc
InIng cnrpcti n specialty , new management.
718-720 South 14th street , Omihi , Neb , 'Irl ( K
SM Ml ?
MACIII.MS AMI sui'i'i.ins.
NKW HOMIJ. HOUSEHOLD AND \ \ H1TB
tewing machine oniee , 1311 Cop. Ave. Tel. 1574
T\l'iWIllTHHS.
OUT THI : IIEST TYPKWIUTKHS : sui'i'L.ir.s :
rrpaln * . United Typewriter & Supplies Co. , 161J
Karnam St. 4MJunr-30
IIUILII.\0 AMI LOAN ASSOCIATION.
SHARES IN MUTUAL I , & B. ASS'N PAYS 6 ,
7 , 8 per cent when 1 , 2. 3 years oil ; always re
deemable. 1701 Parnam street. Nattlnger , sec.
423
HOW TO GET A HOME OR SECURE GOOD
Interest on ravings. Apply to Omaha L & B.
Ass'n. 1704 rnrnam O. M. Nattlnger , Bee.
I'AW.MIHOICEUS.
II MAROWIT2 LOANS MONEY , 413 N. 10 ST.
4.12
SHORTHAND AM ) TYPEWH1TI.NG.
A. C. VAN SANT'S SCHOOL , 13 N. Y. LIFE.
AT OMAHA BUS. COLLEGE.1CTH & DOUGLAS.
Maud Muller smiled as sue raKed ner nay ,
And thought of the fun she might have had.
If she had caught the judge in the modern way ,
With The Daily Bee and a small want ad.
WI3 WILL HAVn J200.000 TO J300.000 TO LOAN
In Anrll , Mny , Juno nnd July on lirnt-clnss
Improved Omaha property In sums of Jl 000 to
J10000 ; want applications at once , low" < t
rates on best loans. Fidelity Trust company ,
1702 rnrnam Bt. AV MOT
MOM3Y TO LOAN CHATTELS.
MONHT TO LOAN ON FUnNITUHK. PIANOS ,
herpes , paeons , etc.ut lowest rates In city ;
no removal of Rooda. Btrlctlj conlMentlal ; > ou
can pay tbe loan oil at nny time or In any
amount. OMAHA S1OKTQARU LOAN CO. .
ZOC So. ICth St.
X 123
MON1UTO LOAN. " 0. CO. 00 DAYS. rUHNI-
turc pianos , etc. Dull Greenroom S.Uarker blk.
X 123
JIUSIM2SS CI1AACUS.
roil SALE. ABOUT J OtO LHS MINION TYITJ.
700 Iba. ngnte , 150 pair twothirda ea 40
double Iron sfxnds for two-third cases. Thla
material was UHOd on The Omnha llec , nnd U
In fairly Booil condition. Will be sold chenp
in Irnlk or In qunntltlcB to eult purchaBcr.
API > 1 > In person 01 bj mall to The Dee rub-
lulling Compan > , Omaha , Nco i
A "coon LOCATION rou A STOIU : : MOST
ABultab" for Kenoml merchandise Addro , * , box
Neb. I-JIM > a
11 , Avocn ,
WANTnn-I'AitTY TO 1'UT DUY QOOUS IN
laiBo ilopnrlment store. ono of best
towns In state , nlso party to put In
shoo" , till. U a annp. Address - The Talr ,
Hfii.tlni.ii. - - -
ov AND A mm \itcii ISTwn WILL ni :
nt 1C22 Oiipltal Ave I'oi trade. 100 ncrrn A 1
bottom land Jown. for food house and lot
ere mhei Io anrini to tra.le for Om-iim
pfopertj ArnoW A. Vlnton WIN
TOR \L13-HHAli 1JSTATR.
AIISTRACIB TUG IlVnON nHCD COMPANY.
. jti ; iij
HOUSES. 1JOTS , TAIIMS , LANDS. I ANS
Oio I' llomls Real istato : Co , Paxton bllt
OMAHA SAVINGS IJANIC ACCOUNTS TAKI3N
at pin In exchange for houses and lota ( All
or part ) The lljron Reed Co 1112 < S7
KOlTNTZn 1'LACK HOMES AT BOG ON THE
dollir , J2 25l > , 13.0W to fOCUO , tee photos at
16U nnd 1'irnuin. Morf bids > J Olbnon ,
511 ririt National bank , tide , RE > USS
nn AcriKS ON MILLIR : PARK nori.B-
vard , Jl.SOO 110x570 feet east of old fort
Oma in. Jl.OOO lJix35 ( feet on 30th i.trcet.
i > a\cil miith of Miller park J8.000 & 0xl25fect ,
near 27lh and Spauldlnif. JIOO John N rren-
xer , opp. 1' . O. _ _
OJIA7lA"sA VINOS It A NIC ACCOUNTS 11OUOHT
for cash , taken nt pur for choice 1st mortsnues
or tnlicn nt | > ar In exchaniii ) for real estate nt
prcffnt low vnlui-s. O. O Wallace llrown
block ICth f. Pouglai RL'-SJO-
TAHM OP 100 ACRiS 15 MILKS I'llOM
Oina'm. fur vale ut half lt value Room UO ,
lUtnito building RIMSOS 52'
rou SALI-ONP. or am : riNivrIOACRI :
farms In DoUKlaa count ) , ROOI ! buildings , only
II WO , lentil for Wo CO u 5ear lljron R.
llnntliiB * . ili B. Hth m. Iti-11871 25
_
sao IHTVS rivu-HOOJtTioitsi : . wFru IIAI.P
lot , lii KTOHI locntlnn , not far out ; also tuli | ) In
nlv-room roltaitc , clivo In. for good lot vV. A.
KrH-mtr , 1CU I'.trnam street. RU 964 22
MtOOM HOUSn , DAItN. iTC. . 1922 CHARLKS
street. J075W
S.room luiiite , full lot 301S Llmlney ave . I7IQCO ,
lluuso and lot. 19J3 South 10th tt . JUuO C *
lloun- and full lot on .Mb t , , between r'uclfla
anil I'oppleton me. In llantiiim 1'licv. illCUCO.
5-rooni cottaRe , cant front lot , rn GeorRla uve. ,
half blix.k south of Lenvcnworth tt 13 500 00
Corner lot f ron 11 UK poulh'inul cant , 1CO\127 feet ,
near Hnnicom paik. J1CWW
lutr jolnlns ixi)0 ltlon ulto on south , } 223.CO
each
ucro In DehUlere. west of Miller park (50000
niies Impnned fiontlntr Miller parK J3WOCO
ncrea Improved , betxuen 2Uli > t. and . 'Oth Nt.
bouUvunl. near Mlll.r park , ( 00000
ocrca four inllrs from | > tonice , J73 CO per
acre.
ncrea northwest part cltj , SCOW mi ncre
nrrvs near Koulh Omaha. | < tf 00 per urru
Seicrul line farms In Uouclnv. Sarpy and Wash.
InKton ( .ounlles. from ( U 00 to SUM per acre.
I'otter & Ocorku couiiMn > , b' , W cnr. 16th and
runiam. RU-Mi 21
roit a\ua OR TRAnn"n.vu KO-AC-RK WILL
Improveil farm (2.M-0 ( moilc.iKu duo In three
) i r * ; will lake ci > o.l clear ell ) proncrty for
equity ; muit have I M caih J. J U'lC cfe
( ! 7 Drcadwvy , Ccuni.ll Dlulfi , RE AlSiO X
MUSIC , AHT A.VD LA.NGUAGn
QEOROC r. GKLLUNIIECK. BANJO , MANDO-
lln and guitar teacher. Room 412 Dee I3ldg
Tel 238. 100
ruuxiTonu PACKED.
GGT M. S WALKLIN'S PRICES ON 1'URNI-
turo picking , repairing , upholstering ; mat-
treibes made and icninated ; 2111 Cumlng. Tel
1J31. 430
\VATCHMAICKltS.
HAP.D TIMIJ TOICBS : WATCIinS CLCANKD ,
"r > c , genuine main MirliiR , 75o , wateli crjstals ,
15c , clocks cleaned and reiinlred cheap , specta
cles and e > CKlisseH half price , ejea tchted free ,
work wniranted. Ashbel Patterson , 1C11 Tarn men
,
en fn
TOR RAM : , WARRANTS AMOUNTING TO
several hundred dolhira , general funl , Ne-
braeku counties. 7 per cent Intel est drst-closi
security for Investors Inquire of Omaha
Prlntinc Co , 91S-9JO Tarnam street. MWJ
LOANS ON GILT KDQCD SiCLUTlC9 LIPH
Ins policies bouEht. W. P. Ilolden , McCnpuo
blk S37
SAFES.
NEW AND SECOND-HAND SAFES ; SAFE RE-
palrlnir. J. J. DcrlUit , 1116 Parnain "
SCO-M3
TO unvr.
SO ACRES , 3 MILES S W OP I1ENSON AND
om * mile N. of Dodge st. now occupied by
Claus Uulir.
120 acres , IS miles from Omaha. Ilemla , Pnxton
lllock M-Ot.3
SUES & CO. ,
PATENT SOLICI10RS ,
Dee itulldlii ? ,
. , Oinrxlia Neb
Aclvlcn and I'nlant Hook
I'HKK
I'l
KAIII/l" IIIHI ) Si\ATOHS. th
Ifsi
TinHlvnlr > for D.Hlrnl.liHelit * in t lie- sia
siei
ei
Senators are always alert for good seats
to
upon thu floor of the senate , and sometimes toWi
file applications with the sergeant-at-arms BU
longIn advance of vacancies. Last May
when Senator Dubols vvas threatening to
leave the republican party unless the St. to
Louis convention should adopt a free ellver
coinage plank , Senator Gear of Iowa made
application for Oubols' seat , which adjoins
that of his colleague. Senator AllUon. The
sergeant-at-arms told Senator Gear that Iu-
bols would surely be re-elected , and Goir
replied' "No man who deserts the party
which lias made him can bo certain of a re
election , 'I want that seat "
The other day Gear entered the ofllco of Mr
the sorgeant-at-qrm and had his name sot
down for Dubols * neat on March 4. There
were other senators seeking the place before It
Gear reached the capltol , but they were
eght | months too late.
Incidental to ( Ills t-tory , an old emplo > o of
the capltol t-aja that when Senator I'cndlo-
ton of Ohio secured the passage of the civil ttio
service law , In 1S83 , Senator Vest of Mis
souri made application for Pemlleton's Beat ,
When I'endlcton remonstrated with him Vest
said "The Ohio democrats will not re-elect
a man who has passed a bill to keep all
republicans In office and all democrats ) out. "
And Vest got I'endleton's teat. Ho Etlll
holds It ,
In Sou ih Cnrollim.
Conprcsmiian McLaurlu of South Carolina
\ouclies for the fo ! lowing story 'n the Sir-
Washington" I'ost , ' 'Tha late cointlUitlonnl lex
convention.In . South .Carolina pis.sjd on My J
cduc.itlonal inmllllc.Ulon rteclnrlns that ti JRi
voter to leglstcr muflt bellevo In a Ri
nnd bo nbla to rtuil or muljrrftainl Jut
the constitution when reiul to .ilrn In the CO
( ounty of Horry , generally called ' ( lie In ah
dependent republic ' un old nesro came Into
the supervisor's ollle-e to register ,
" 'Well who la He. vvnnt do vou call
Him' ' jHkcd the supervisor
" 'Ob him Is Mr Johnny McDerniott , de of
clerk ob tie. co't. * " w !
Ueecliam'i I'llli for stomach and liver Ilia. me
I ?
Sad Romance in tho'Lii'oj of Our Bachelor
t 101
SEPARATED BY A,1 , 'CRUEL SLANDER
il lij- HjfJ * , ' ijctrotltetl , \\lin
boon Dlt-il ofqillrfi
l-nlthfiil to lc- ' ?
Lite ,
A few months ago one of the many stor
age houses of Washington hail a sale of
articles which had bean left with It long
bojond the legal time , ana which no one
appeared to claim. A gentleman who la
not usually Inclined to buy a , pig In a poke
was prompted for some , reason that ho could
not explain to purchase a box filled with
papers and packages. He did not supposs
they were of any epeclal value , sajs the
1'lttsburg Dispatch , tout , having become the
owner , was curlotis enough to examine
thorn , and was astonished and delighted to
find among them rt largo package ot lettcra
of James Buchanan , addressed to various
notabilities ot the time , and also many
responses from those who were addressed.
Some of the letters were upon topics
then being agitated , but none ot them were
of any special valilo historically. They are
especially prized by the lucky purchaser
as autographs. If die had attempted to
secure them singly , and as a collector , they
would have ccst him a largo sum As It
was , he bought them for a flong.
Some of" the letters , however , referred
to a passage In the life of the last presi
dent of the United States preceding the
war about which little Is known and less
written , and jet which had the most \ltal
Inlluonce on the whole subsequent career
of the man. Had It not bean for that oc
currence Uuchanan would never ha\o en
tered the fleld of Tvolltlcal exploit and ne\or
would have been president of the United
States.
It was James niiphanan's one romance ,
but It was QO tragical tint It revoraed the
cm rent of his life , prevented him cvci
attsr from entcitalnliig a thought of mar-
ilago , and divorced him nt once and for all
time from the possibility of enjojtuent of
domestic happiness , which to a man cf his
character , would have been grateful In the
ex'reme '
HOMANCD OP A LIFE.
Reference In the letters so cheaply bought
to this Incident In the lllo of tha famous
man are \nguo and throw no light upon
the Inner facts of the romance Placed w Ith
other \aguo records and reminiscences thov
undoubtedly afford a clearer \lcw than has
been had heretofore of an occurrence that
was of such profound Import to Uuchauan
himself.
Some time previous to his death nucninan
made the late lion Wjlllam U. Heed of
Philadelphia hfl ! literary executor , and
placed all of his Important papers and cor
respondence in his keeping The two men
were close friends Heed had been appointed
minister to China by Buchanan An
unfoi innate mistake , after Reed's servlcs
abroad wrecked his life , and when ho re
ceived the Important ! personal commission
to prepare a biography and arrange the cor
respondence of liuchajian Ills physlclal con
dition soon came to a rttago of collapse
which prevented lilnf frojn fullfllllng his
obligation. Relatives of Buchanan delegated
the late George Tickuor ( Jiirtls to complete
the work. Interrupted by Reed's disability
and death. Curtis had not known Buchanan ,
and confessed that he undertook the
task with reluctance. His biography of
Buchanan proved a fjilluie It ga\o every
evidence of carelessness and haste , and Is
not used even as a book of reference
In that work ot Ciutls' , is the only men
tion In any publication of the romance In
the early life of Buchanan. That mention
is very brief , and as tthe book has not been
i pad the matter may bo said to > lie- almost
wholly now1.
WOORb. WON ANJ ) SHPAUATOD.
The Coleuian family of Lancaster was
ono of the most' prominent In the Penri-
sylvanla of that < lay , and many notable de
scendants of It are jet living , ono of them ,
voiy aged , residing In this city at the present
time. They were aristocratic In both
breeding and wealth , and were one rf the
most influential In the state In public and
social affairs. At that time Buchanan van
quite a joung iran. entering upon the pro-
fcsslon of law , but hardly of the same social
set as the Colemans. Tills did not deter
him , however , from paying court to one of
the beautiful ilaughters of the Coleman
family. Miss Annie C. Coleman , and his at
tentions were welcomed. The joung people
were betrothed , and both looked forwanl tea
a speedy union and happy life forever after
Suddenly the course of this eminently true
love was Interrupted A mjsterloua slander
the dotatlo of which seem to have been burled
with a very few who were the Immediate !
actors in the tragedy , reached the knowledge
OjT the young woman In regard to her lover
That the gossip involved very tlanuglng
charges Is evident from the prompt action
eli Miss Coleman. She wrote a brier note to
joung i Buchanan , demanding that she bo re
leased from their marriage engagement.
Buchanan pleaded for onportunltj to explain ,
but the Coleman family , proud and hlgh-
stiiing , rejected every attempt of the suitor
tc compose matters , and the separation wan
complete.
An old man , once a friend of Buchanan ,
but who , like most all others , was over In
the dark in regard to the real cause of the
separation , cpcaklng of the matter the other
day to the writer , quoted the words from
"Chrlstabel" as best descriptive of the trag
edy of lovo-
And never clthorTound another
To free the hollow heart from paining ;
They stood aloof , the scnrs remaining *
Ijlko cliffs tlmt have been rent asunder ;
And nelthei frost nor hall nor thunder
Shall ever do away I noon
The marks of tlmt which once hath been.
There Is ample testimony that Buchanan
could never rrfcr to the matter to his most s
Intlriiato friends , ns ho did sometimes , with-
out giving evidence of the most extreme
agony
AND DEATH.
Jl'es Coleman , with her slater , went to It
Philadelphia to visit friends , and to find In
tlio diversions of society BOIIIO forgetf illness ,
poralblo , of the ordeal through which
sliu must pas ? , Instead ot that she fell Into
condition of utter despondency. The most
eminent medical men of the day wcro called
attend her , but without avail. She finally
was attacked with hjstorlcal convulsions , and
suddenly died when It was not thought she
was In serious danger , , (
Heartbroken before- young Buchanan was to
now dcsporate. In I. la agony ho appealed
the father of the , gjrf/to / permit him to
vlow the remains , but the request was re
turned to the writer , scaled as It had been
sent. This letter , 4tr < W ) to relate , was pr
found among the paprni ; t Buchanan which
came to Mr Rued after the death of the ox-
prealdcnt. It la knovfil lliat It was the In
tention of Buchanan lo allow sonic of tlio
correspondence In regard to tro matter to
appear In his biography. Ho had informed
Reed that tbe explanation of the affair
would bo found In a package of letters in his
safe. The package wan cTUcoverod , but upon of
was the c rcctlon' iJVIiIc-nllj written not set
long previous to the ilfiMfi ° r Buchanan , as
the Ink wno ely fresh , tlmt the
package uhoiild be ) > tfrncd without being the
opened With the burning ot these letters
secret of the tH K&ffy apems to ha\o a
patssd from the knowledge- the living But thn
through some oversight the letter which vvci
written by Buchanan to' ' .Mr Coleman at the
time of the death of tllo > oung woman was a
left among effects of minor Importance , and
wan discovered after the death of ttc writer
following Is the letter :
AN AGONIZING APPEAL
Jamoi Buchanan to Robert Coleman , Hsq arc
"LANCASTER , Dec , 10. 1819. My Dear
SirYou have lost a dear child I have lic
lost the only caithly object of my affections ( '
inospects are all cut off and I feel thai him
happiness will be burled with her In the
iave. It Is iiow no time for explanation
the time will come vvnon jou will dis
cover tl.nt sho. as well an I , has been much
nbusoJ , God foiglvo the author ! ot It. M >
feellngi of resentment against them , who ns
ever the ) ma > be , are burled In the dust I
uvo ono rcquent to make and for the love
God and of your dear departed daughter debt
whom I loved Infinitely mure than any nthc. la tnu
luinan being could love deny mo not. Afford or
the melancholy plmuro of seeing tlr 2
body befoto Its Interment. I would not for
the world be denied this rcqumt.
"I might make another , but from the rep
resentations which mint have been miilc to
jo-i. I nm almost afraid I would like to
follow * her remain * to the crnvo as a mourner
I would like to convince the world , and I hope
jet to convince you , that she wni Infinitely
dearer to me than life. I may sustain the
shcck of her death , but I feel that happlncti
lias fled from me forever The priver which
I make to Oed without cfn-iliiB Is , I jet may
be able to show my veneration for the mem
ory ot tnv dear depirteil saint by my respect
and attachment to her surviving friends
"May heaven help vou and enable > ou ti
bear the shock with the fortitude of a Chris
tian I am , forever , jour slncei'e and tsratc-
fulfrlcnl. JAMK3 IUICHANAN. "
Hai Mr. Coleman seen fit to open this
missive he vvouM probably never
ha\o been responsible for the crueltyol
dcn > InR the pathetic request * ! contained
therein and one can InuiRino the excess ol
grief to poor Buchanan when he realized
that his letter had been teturncd unread
A LOVnil'S OU1TOAHV.
U ! s known that an obituary notice of the
death of Miss Coleman , which appeared In
the Lancaster Journal of the date of Decem
ber 11 , 1S19 , was written by Buchanan. It
Is as follows : .
"Depaited this life , on Thursday morning
last , In the 23d jcar of her nge , while on n
visit to her friends In the city of Phila
delphia , Mlis Annie C Coleman , daughter
of Hobcrt Coleman , eaq , of this city.
"It uarcly falls to our lot to shed a tear
over the mortal remains of ono so much and
so deservedly beloved as was the deceas d
She was cvorj thing which the fondest patent
or fondest friend could have wished her to be
Although alto vvas joung and beautiful and
accomplished , and the smiles of fortune shone
upon her. > et hen native modesty and. worth
made her unconscious of her attractions Her
heart was the seat of all the softer virtues
which ennoble and dignify the character of
woman She has now gone to a world where.
In the bosom of her Oed , she will be happy
with congenial spirits. Mny the memory of
her virtues bo ever green In the heal Is of
her surviving friends. Muy her mild spirit ,
which on caith still breatheu peace nnl pcod
will , be their guardian angel to picservc them
from tlio faults to vvh'lch uho ever was a
stranger
The spider's most attenuated till cad
Is cord , 11 cable , to man's tender tie
On eaithlj bliss It bleaks ut every btecro
VOW OP CBLIUACV.
On that dav thcro was registered an un-
spoken. unwMspered vow of celibacy , and
that Is the explanation of the bachelorhood
of one president of the United States which
often been a matter ot mirth to the unof
knowing and unthinking.
Buchanan vould never refer to the event
with his most Intimate friends Some jears
after the death of the joung woman o-io of
Buchanan's dearest associates showed the
latter a nevspaper article , which made
some refereree to the tiaglcal romance
Hucbinanat long without speaking , and
then snld
"I have no explanation to offer nt this
time. The coirespomlcncc and nil that re
lates to that sad event will be. found with
other papers after my death. Thrn the
ttiith nnv bo told "
As has born stated , Buchanan changed
his mind nnd wrote the Injunction that
they should be burned unopened
Amniii ; tl.e letters purchased at the rale
ofS pitlelcs for storage Is one from the late
S L M I'arlow , ono of Buchanan s closest
friends , , in arswer to an Inquiry made b >
George Tlcki-or Curtis In regard to this love
affair Mr Barlow save
"Mr. Uuchanan never spoKe of the matter
In so far as I have ever heard , except In
the mo t vague way , nnd he nevei give Miss
Cqlcninn's name. In a long and confidential
talk In London , while ho was United Statc <
minister there , he said to me-
" ' 1 never Intended to engage In politics ,
but mount to follow my profession ntilctly
I3ut my prospects anil plans were all
changed by a most sad event which hap
pened at Lancaster when I was a vouw ,
man. I found the most wealthy and In
fluential family in that part of the state
hostile and desirous of breaking me down
Theio was no cause for this , but I saw I
must leave my homo and fight my way. An
a distraction fiom my great grief , and be
cause I saw that through a. political follow
ing I cotil 1 secure the friends I then needeil
I accepted a nomination ' "
So died and was burled forever the secret
Of Duchanan's romantic tragedy.
buiiirnin COURT SVJ.I.MU.
Talcott against ricld. Appeal from. Gage
county. AHlrmcil. Opinion by Judge Har
rison.
A 1)111 of exceptions must bo nuthentlcatcil
bv the clerk of the trial district court to
entitle Its contents to consideration In an
appeal to this court.
Gilllin against Jenkins Appeal from
nulTalo county Aillinie.il. Opinldn by c
Commissioner Irvine.
An order confirming1 a. judicial sale dis
closed that the puiclnBci in op < _ n court
raised his bid , but did not diseloso vsh >
he did so or that his action In so doing
vv.is in perfoimanco of any condition Im
posed bj the couit as essential to the con-
Hi matlon of the sale. Held , that the con-
Ill null on of the s lie at the hlpher pi ice
was without prejudice to the former ovvnei.
piovldotl tlio sale as reported vv.is itgulnt "
2 The record examined anil held not to
dlscloso nnv irrctfiil.iilty which would ha/e
justllleil the trial couit in setting aside
the cilo as roporlcd
1'uiky ngalnst Peebles Error fiorn
PumliiK county Tieversed and reminded
Opinion b > Commissioner Iivine.
- , In older to biliiK commtinlci-
tlons nmlo to a lavvjer within the privilege
nccoide'l by the rommon luvv dcLinieil liy
tlm statute. It must hu Hliovvn th.it the ro-
latlouslilp of attorney and cllunt oxlsteil at
the tlmo the communication * ) were made.
Whllo this rule bus HH exception In the
f.iet that communications prop ily m ulf
In negotiating- tlio employment of an
atttoiney mo likewiseprlvl'egctl ' , still ,
neither the mlo noi Iho exception , nolthar
the letter nor the Bphit of tlio common
law' or of the statute' , extends the pilvIU-Ko
to communications voluntnrllv mmle to u.
lavvjoi after ho IMS Infotmed the pet son
making them tint howill 'not nnd cannot
acec-nt the emplo > mcnt to which the rom-
munlcallotiH i elate
J A conspiracy , llko other facts ) , may bo
proved bv clrcumstantl il evidence , nnd ono
meiina of proof Is by showing overt acts of
of the Individual' ) clmrseil with coiiKpIrlng
Kiom tlie fict that different pcisona at
different times by thelt ae's pursue the
imo object , the Jury may In connection
with other facts 'nfe > r tlit < existence of a
conspiracy to effect that object
J In ordr > r to JutUIfy the nilmlialon In
ovlilcnco , for the purpose of establishing
the conBplracy , of Hiich nrtR of Individuals ,
Is not neccHsiry to lirst prove by othec
evldonee' the oxHtenco of tl e conspiracy
) Declarations made In piirsunneo of the It
object are likewise nilmlKBllile. but to bo so i
they must not be ) meii'ly n.matlvo of past ! In
occurrences or statements of future pur or
poses , but they must tend so directly to
ward the accomplishment of the alleged of
common oblect ns to constitute n part of
the. re-H gestac
5 Kvldenro of such nct * or declarations
may have n two-fold purpose , first the
proof of the existence of the conspiracy , H
second , thu eonspirae-y having been proved ,
charjjo each member thereof with the
consequence- mich ai'tH or declarations
For the llrst purpose the ovideni-o is nd-
mUslblo generally as against all , for the
second purpose It cannot be considered a
against thoho not participating In thu acts
declarations , nnlcHs from all the evi
dence the e-xlstonco of the conspiracy has
been proveil
Klimon against Gothenburg Appeal from
Daw son count v AHlrmcil. Opinion by
Cominlsslone > r Irvine
The statute's provldi ) for the acknowl
edgment nnd recording nf plats subdividing to
tractu of land , and that the acltnow jedg- the
ment anJ recording of such n pl.it IH equiva -
lent to a deed In feesimple of such portion
the premises platted IIH IH on muli plat
npirt for strcots and other public use
Held , that under this stututo n nlat pinp-
erly ncknovvltdged and recordfil showing
subdivision of land Into blocks nnd
lots , with Mreotu traversing thn fame with
block In the center thereof not snlxllvl led
Into lots and with no alley truvuislug
same , a.s vvas thu cnsu with
other blocUs , wild block being desig
nated "iiimen'H : I'ark" ( IChmen lielng the
owner of the In ml subdivided ) , operated UH
statutory dedication of tlmt block for a
public park
2 The term park as used In this count ! )
meant ) a tract of land within or near a
town or city devoted to purposes of amuse
ment , pleasure or exercise , ami iwhllo there
private ) narks In fil-s name sense , the
term generally means ono open to the pub
3 Inlevv of thefreeiuent use of the
'nnor's name to designate a public mirk by
granted , the use of the term "UIimui'H
park" c.innot l > o taken to Imjily the reser
vation of the land for I'hmc'n'n private IIM
The Clink Drug Company aguliut Hoard-
mun Apnenl from Hamilton county Af-
tlrmetl Opinion by Pommlssloncr It.igan
A creditor in iy take such lawful steps
he deems best to necuro the pavment or a
debt owing to him , and If the creditor's only
motive bc < the lion eat ono of necurtng his
hit will not bo guilty of fraud because
pffeet of M-curlng or payliiK liU debt
to leave some other creditor's debt partly
wholly unpaid
, Tor the purpose of enabling lilm to
buy n , drug store nnd cngnijo In buMness n
mother loaned her son , who liail no prop
erty , $1,500. Tor thl * < loan lie uavo her his
note , duo In ono vear ; ho ptmhasvl the
store for K.OCO. unld thereon tlio cn h bor
rowed of hii mother nnd gave his note
for $30 for the balance , while ho w.is In
builness ho rtpre onte < ! to wholesale deal
ers that his only Indebtedness was the J.00
owing on the purchase of the store' nnd
ronce-nled the fact of his indebtedness to
his mother , thei m holes \lc dealers sold the
son goods and extended him credit , Ig
norant of the fact that he vv.is Indebted to
bis mother ami relying upon his statement
that his total Indebtedness vvas the 35GO.
utter the mother's note \tured she ascer
tained tlmt her son was llnatirlilly tin-
b irrasied. Indtu-eil him to confess a judg
ment In her fiver for the amount ( Urn her
on her note and caused the Irii ( ? Htoie to
bo seized and sold on execution , thirelipon
the wholesale de.ilern polish t Uy a mil In
equity to have their Judgments against the
son paid out of the proe-ecds of such sale
before the pu incut of the mother's Judg
ment Held , ( I ) whether the money fur-
nlPheel to the son bv Iho mother " .as a
loan , a gift or an advancement , li"lhcr
or not the mother vvas actuated by a sinister
motive' in fiitnlshlng the momv to her son
at the tlmo nnd under tlio c'lre'iimstnnces
that she * , did , In doing nothing lo notify
the public of such fact. In Inducing her con
to prefer her his other creditors nt a
time when he was fin inclnlly embarrassed
nnd In resorting to tbo confession of | ndi- !
ment for th.it purpose , were ono aii'l all
questions of fact : (2) ) that the cvldaacc
would not support nny other llndlng than
the ono made by thn district court that
the money furnished bv the mother wan n
loin nnd tlmt her entire conduct In the
premises nvas Inspired bv .m hone-si purpose
and that In nolhlng tlmt she elld w as she
Influenced by a motive to defraud any CUP
Held (2) ) , that the mother was not estopped
from claiming the proceeds of the execu
tion sale as against her fon's ether creel
Hois because he had no property when
she made him the loan , nor because lo her
knowledge the son borrowed the money to
purchase the drug store , nor because to
her knowledge the' son embarked nnd con-
tlmidl In tie business , his onlv capital Ic
ing the moiipv she hnd loaned him. nor be
c.iuso she did not give any notice of the
fact that the capital on which her * on was
doing business vvas loaned to him by her
and unpaid , nor because she did not take
and lllo .1 chattel mortR.igo oil the drug
store to secure the loan when It was made ,
nior because the son concealed from the
wholcsilo dcaleiH thu fact that he was In
debted to his mother and therebv Imlu.-cd
them to exte-ml him credit , nor demise
the effect of the -son's preferring her debt
was to le'iue the ile-bts of his either ciedl
tors putlv or wholly unpild , nor because
she rc-soile-d to a confession of Judgment
to sreiiro such preference and expedite Its
payment !
2 An Insolvent son mav prefer his mother
to ( his olhoi creditors , by secuilug or pay
ing | , bet debt , but when such preference Is
called In question by tbe other creditors
the law II'UCPS the btitden on the mother
of show Ing bj a preponderance ot the e-vl-
di nco that such pit fort nee was ncccpteel
b" her In good faith for her protection and
not for the purpose of defiaudlng any one
Merchants SivhiRs Dank ogunst Nell
Appeal fiom Divves countv Alllrmcd
Opinion by Chief Justice I'ost
A defend ml bv a generil appearance In
.in action thereby waives the' Issuance and
Meivice of summons therein
2 A electee will not be reverseil by this
louit on account of en or miles i piejudlci.il
to the comp ! lining partj
3 The record of the- trial court la for the
puiposD ] ofin appellate plot eeelhigs when
certified as required liy 1 iv. Impirts abso
lute verity. AVorley against Shong , J3 Neb ,
11
4 In such case If ( ho locord Is Incorrect
or Incomplete , the umcilv Is by nppi opt Into
prccce'dlng-i lo secuie a collection Iheicof
In the lower court Omaha Loan anil Trust
company against Hogvboom Neb 9
rieinont , nikhorn .t Missouri V.illov
Hallioad Comp m > agiliut W iters Hrrnr
fiom Sevvaicl count ) lit vet sod and re
manded Opinion by Chief Justice Post.
It Is tbe ilut ) of a tailroail torn ] ) my In
this state1 , subjei t to such reasonable ruks
aa ma ) bo adopted 111 tlie tinnsiction of ll
business ns a common carrier , to receive
and transport gooda offeied for shipment , to
the lei minus of its line , and In case such
Kooib , arc consigned to i point beoml Its
line to safely deliver them to a connecting
carrier
2 A railroad comp my receiving for shlp-
i lent , goods consigned to a point on the
Ine of i connecting carrlei under an agrco-
iient to transport them to the terminus of
Its own 10 id Is neither ft common law or
1 v statute of this state answerable thorefor
after tholr safe dtllveiy to tin , connecting
line named In tlie bill of lading or eontrict
of shipment
3. Hill of lading oxamll eel nml construed
us an igreement for the cvirriigc of goods ,
ovei defendant's line of toid only.
4 An Instiuctlon unvvnrrinled by the evi
dences ulthough an accurate statement of
the law , Is Rioimd for reversal provided It
lias a tomlencv lo mislead the jury.
Slcioc agnlnst lloniau. Appeal fiom Doug
las ( ountv. Alllimed Opinion by Chief
Justice I'ost
The rlRht of subrogation exists In favor .
of , i cieditor who line paid the ainnunt of
a. mortgage or other incumbi nice In oieler
to protect his own subordinate- lien 01 when
as the holder of such subordinate' lion lie
has , through mlstiiKo or imidvcrtance ,
satisfied a prior lion upon the ptoperty
\overed thereby
2. The rlgU of subrogation must In evarv
use rest upon some rccc'fnl/cil principle of
equity Jurisprudence , sutii MS a mistake
of fact , un ngropiw nt or understanding
that the monev advmcr-d was for the ex
press put pose elcslgnutid , or the like Helm
C < sh and Door Company against Case , 42
Neb . 2SI
. ) Evidence examined and hehl to sus
tain the ( hidings of the refc-iuo and the I
decree b ised thereon
Moshei against Cole J noi fiom York
crnly Kever ecl and remanded Opinion
bv Judge Iliirilson
In an action for lent the defendants
ansvvpiid th it the lessor had fulsnly n > pie-
hrnted th it he vns the owner of nnd cn-
tltle'd to co-Hi ol 1111 demised premises and
therebv Induced the lessees to cntei into
the lease when In fact tinIrs or did not
own the- premises nnd wis not entitled to
Iho eontiol thereof 01 to lease them , and
that subsequently the ilrf ndants h id nt-
torneil to and received a lense of this pron-
oi ty from thn owner and paid the nut dur I
Ing tbe tlmo for which It was claimed IN
the action , to th < " later lessor Held , That
iiasmuch as the lessee took posses Ion of
the premises under thn lease by vlitue of
which the plaintiffs nsseitcd iheli claim foi
lent duo and It not being shown that de
fendants had suirendeied tlieli rights under
the Hist lea-e or been kept out of posses
sion 01 that theie had been un eviction or
Us equivalent by the holder of the pira-
mount title , theio was no sulllclenl defense.
llcimirUiibliPrcxinci - of VII ml.
A woman hail Issued invitations torn party
twelve , relates the Argonaut , nml on the
moinlng of the appointed day , when con
ferring with the footman , nlic discovered
that ono of the twelve silver hholls In
which Hcallopod oj'Hters were to bo p-ervcd of
had been misplaced nigid weaich for the
missing article ) havlmpioved univilllng ,
the vvomnn dceldrd that , HDc-ner U an give up
that particular cnuim.sho would xlmply
decline ojHtcrH when they were handed her ,
and HO the eleven shells would be mtfllcli nt
happened that when the oynterweie
served at dinner the hostess vv.is cnuj eil
a very animated rnnvci-ntlon with one
two of her nilghboi , nnd , forgetting
her ( letermlnntlon , took one of thn nhrlls
ojstcis and set It before herself If the fire
Bervnnl'H heart fell In cc s'i IM iilon at
this , ho gave no external MKII of It. but
spi'.altlng In tones distinct , tbouili low , unlil , to
iCHpcctfully "I3xtusn me , cnadam , lilt jou tall
Hilil I WIIH to remind you that tlio doctor
forbade j-our eating oystei)1
w
ha
Never defer a vital matter. A rough and
shouldn't bo neglected when Dr. Bull's
Cough Srup will cure It at once.
ous
A IHiiHlonlxt. of
Indianapolis Journal "And you have tbo the
assurance to tell mo th it ) ou discharged
your laundress becnuso of her belief in by
divided skirts' A new woman llko you ! "
"Vou didn't let me llnlali. I wau going
explain that she had an Idea that It was
proper thlrg to divide my supply of year
-klrts between huisclf und her IS-yuar-old
daughter. "
"Oh ! "
SANTA ANNA'S ' WOODEN LEG
Just How Ihixt Historio Trophy Wfts Cnp-
tnrod by tlio nomyi
AN INCIDENT OF THE MEXICAN WAR
'I lip I'rlic Iotind liy One of I uec
Troopern AHer Ih'e'llnttlu
< if Orrro ( Sorilo Sum Helm *
ton lit tin * I'rn ) ,
"How Ions have 1 been In the UnlleJ
Stattw military service ? Upward of unit a
century , participating In several wars. Hut
the proudest day In .ill my army lltn was the
14ill of September , 1S47. Why ? llecauso.
voti ECU , that was when I received my first
promotion as n non-coinniKiUineil olllcer In
the regulars. It vvas In the City ot Mexico ,
which Major General Wlnflold Scott had Just
entered , nl the head of our victorious nrmyj
the climax ot u remarkable Iho months' cam *
pnlgn , liCKliniliiK with ( Uu capture ot Vora.
Cruz and followed by the brilliant victories
at Cerro Oonlo , Jalapa , 1'erote , I'uebla , Con-
Ircras , Valenca , Cliorulmsco , Mollno del Hey ,
Chapultcpec and Mexico. All acoompHshcd ,
too , despite thu enemy's Rreat advantage ot
bcliiR on his inn ground and of vastly supe
rior numbers. "
'Iho speaker was a vcUran of over 70 > cars ,
Mcittcnant Colonel IMward Collltn of Milton ,
Mass , U. S A. , on the retired list , whom a
Huston Transcript writer recently Inter
viewed. A tvplcal soldier ot the old school
U Colonel Collins ; tall , straight , erect and
of decidedly military carriage , with faiw
bronzed b ) his many campaigns , jot n gooT
fnco. oxpro lvo ot a kind heart , allied to
an Iron will , In manners frank , agreeible.
Colonel Collins gave an Interesting do-
talled account of the siege of Vera Cruz ; the
landing on Iho beach of the American forces
In seventy heavy surf boils , containing
nearly 4,000 regulan ; Iho erection ° ' l'al" '
torlc.s nmld the constant dlschaigo of hostllo
bombs nnd balls , thu long nnd terrlllc bom
bardment of the city , ( ho plucky defense
undo by General Morales , who , through the
clamor of the affrighted , discordant populace ,
was deposed , and his successor , General
l.andoro , capitulated the city , the strong
fortress of Sin Juan do Ul'oa , and the garil-
son.
son.Then , after a fortnight's rest , the army
reinforced by 4,000 men chiefly from Gcner.tl
Tax tor's command , Scott moved toward the
interior ami fought the opening and famous
battle of Corro Gordo
"Tho Cerro Is a stiong pass , said the
colonel , "sltuatul among loftv roclfs ami
entlielj controlling1 the- road toward the In
terior. Hero General Santa Anna , had s > n-
tloncd himself with 11,000 men The Mexi
can Komrul had fortlfkd It * o carefully that
It was deemed Imprcgttablo except In front
I'urther along the load was another hill
similarly foi tided , nnd defended by General
La Vega , with 3,000 men Ilcsldes thrao
principal woilts , batteries were placed nt
different points on the road , so ai. . to sweep
dliectl > across It In fiont of these stations
was the HIo do la I'lnn , n small stream be
tween deep , rugged tanks. The reid Itself
was broken up bj gorges , hills and ra-
v lues
"Such was the position which , although ,
defended bj 11,000 men , Scott was about to
storm with 8.0CO Ho jou wonder that wo
felt n little nervous at the outlook' "
Colonel Collins dotcubed the various
fe-iturcs of the b-Utle , which account maybe
bo cpltomlzeJ by staling that Stott wisely
opened by an attack In the enemy's rear ,
tliu troops after eight hours' work the night
before , having lifted the- cannon up the
steep rocks and otherwise picparod for the
dajbleak assault made b > Goncril Twlggs.
vvhllo Pillow , with his volvntiew , engaged
the enemy In front ami charged the icdoubt
on that side under a most galling fire , all
of which proved successful. Gorcral La
Vega , four other Konerils , 3 000 troops , forty-
thruo pieces of brass artillery and an Im
mense amount of small arms and military
stores were capture 1 , the bulk ot that
seemingly invincible army routed and Gen
erals Santa Anna , Canli/.o and others ,
escaping through a 'lartow pu > j 'o Tuibla.
.Tho total loss of the Americans waa about
250. that , of the Mexicans , exclusive ot pris
oners and deserters about 100 moic.
"It was at Cciro Goido , " continued the
old soldier , "that I had my first and only
glimpse of the doughty warrior , Sam Hous
ton , who licked , at San Jaclnto Santa Anna ,
the Mexican president and commander of
the army. A quickly dissolving view , but
ombodvlng a scene destined to wldo and
lasting : fame
" \Vo had driven the enemy and wcro
double-quirking down the slope of Telegraph
Hill ( Cerro Tclcgrapho ) In hot pursuit , when
paw , a llttlo way In front of ua , n man cut
loose a team of six mules from a heavy cov
ered carrlige , from which the occupant was
taken and hustled onto ono of Iho animals ;
then the dilver mounted another of the
mulea , and , applying the whip to them all ,
gallopnd awiy with the passenger , whom I
naturally suppose 1 was a perxonage of dls-
tinrtlnn As wo fionn learned , this was none
ether that old Santa , Anna himself , who hail
fult so aure of driving , If not dcstiovtng ,
our force that he had ventured too near the
front and narrowly escaped capture
"As our line passed the dossrted carrlasn
saw It was an elegant one Hut wo did
not stop to oxamlne It Some of the troopa
behind us did stop long enough , however , to
confiscate o consldciablo amount of gold coin
and Sinta Anna's wooden ) ei ; the substitute
for the limb lie had lest In one of his early
battles That v.ondcn trophy Is now in BOIIIO
imiBoum in this countiy. Its capture , and
miller such Ignoble circumstances , was
noised throughout the land nml created a
deal of humnrmis comment.
1 Ilit ] In nil of my exp ifences In that nicm-
mable campaign the most appalling one was
that at Mollno del Kr > y , a strongly fortified
station In front of C'liapnltepec the lattei
defended by 30,000 Mexicans when , ut a
critical moment , a bugle charge waa HoundJ
and 1.000 Mexican lancers , taking advantage
our temporal y confusion , came Hwnophi , ;
down upon us In showy uniforms glistening
helmets and with gloaming pennants
"Wo stood firm , though vvo expected ex
termination nut Colonel Duncan promptly
opened two pieces of artillery upon tbcnCfol-
lowed Immediately after by Colonel Drum ,
vvhllo Major Summer , with two squadrons of
dragoons and Captain Huffs company of
mounted rifles , passing rapidly down under
f i om the enemy's vvorl.H , charged the
head of their column The might } foicn
thereupon brought their horsus from a tun
a trot lo a walk to a halt then turned
and Ignoinlnlously fled'
"Had they been Uncle Ham's cavalry they
would ( have iltno Just tlio opposite would
have started at a walk , broken Into a trot
climaxed with a run
"A few dajs after , with flying colors ,
drums nbeat , and In all the panoply of glori
war , we marched proudly Into the City
Mexico , not na 'revellers In thcs bulls of
Montczumas , ' but as a hated 'Americano,1
target for missiles thionn from housetops
the moro violent of the angry populace. "
HcUlngfont university , In Sweden , lias tlila
2,101 HtudentR , of whom 2C1 ore women ;
noventy-nlno of these urn under the mathe
matical , 117 under the philosophical , and
flfiy-vcvin under the medical faculty.
Take along
some Pearline. Keep a little in your
Bicycle tool-bag. It
cleans dirty and greasy
hands quicker and
better than any soap
can. Takes grease and
mud stains out of your
clothes. You need it to clean yourself with , after you've
cleaned your wheel. Pearline and water is the best for
cleaning and washing anything that water won't hurt.
Wheelmen and wheelwomen have a hundred good uses
for Pearline. Unequalled as a lubricant for the chains ,
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