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    8 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SAgTUIlDAY , 3LAHCII 13 , 1897.
CUSTER AND HIS COMMANI
Recollections of the Terrible Tragedy on tb
LUtlo Big Horn ,
GEN , 'MILES' ' DEFENSE OF GEN , CUSTEI
Cnptnln rillmnti'n Slinrp In llic Ilnttli
tnn Tul < l liy IllniNclf AVIint
tlie Survivor * OTTO to |
\ Cnittnlii llcnlccii. |
The massaero of General Ouster and flvi
companies of Ihe Seventh cavalry by Indian !
at the battle of the LUtlo Hlg Horn , twontj
years ago , has become a topic for publl <
discussion , especially among military men
from the fact that General Nelson A. Miles
in hla recently published recollections o :
nrmy life , vigorously defends the bravo bui
ill-starred Custor from the charge ot Im
prudence and reckless disregard of mllltarj
strategy In Ills preparations for the battle.
General Miles claims that Custor fatloi
to defeat the Indians because howas no !
adequately supported by the seven companlc !
of cavalry that were to act In concert will
him and which were under the command ol
Major Iteno and Captain Hentcen.
No one la more Interested In any discus
Ion of the Ouster matsacro than Deputj
Commissioner Francis M. Gibson ot the
Street Cleaning department of this city
says the Now York E onlng Post. Man }
who have met him In his official capacltj
nro aware that he Is ft retired army officer ,
'but ' few ot them know that the pollto , quiet-
mannered , smooth-voiced deputy commls-
eloner was with the vanguard of the troops
tinder Ilcnu and Dcnteon , when they had to
fight with the desperation of despair tc
nave themselves from the fate of Custci
end hb men after these unfortunates had
been "wiped out" by an overwhelming force
of Indiana.
Captain Gibson seldom speaks of that stirring -
ring episode in hla military career , but In
justice to the reputation of his old comrade
In nrms , Captain Hentecn , ho has written
out for the Evening Test the following nar-
ratlvo of the events that led up to and fol
lowed the Uuster massacre , and ho has told
his story In a way that la impressive by its
quaint simplicity :
CAPTAIN GIBSON'S STOKY. .
The Seventh cavalry , under the command
of Its Ilcutci.nnt colonel , General George A.
Ouster. left Its winter quartern on May li ,
1876 , for the Yellowstone country , from
which flection. In conjunction with other com
mands. the Second cavalry and Seventh In
fantry It was to operate against largo bands
of hostile Indians , then on the warpath. The
Seventh cavalry was divided Into three bat
talions for this service. The first was com
manded by General Custor himself ; the second
end by Colonel Heno , one of the majors , and
the third by Colonel Bcnteen , the senior
captain of the regiment.
These three officers possoeficd very differ
ent characteristics. Custcr's gallantry and
dash have gone down to history. Ho was
nlso a uian ot extreme nervous energy ; his
untiring activity was boundless , and so also
was hla Intensity of purpose. Ho was ut
terly fearless , always eanguluo of success ,
had an abiding faith In the ability ot his
regiment to succeed when others would fall ,
and reposed absolute confidence In hlu
chosen friends. His daring exploits attest
Ills bravery , and his fighting qualities should
stamp him an able olllcer. Ho was a thor
ough cavalryman from top to toe.
Colonel Heno was regarded as an able " offi
cer , but ho lacked the dash , the cnerg"y ( the
determination and the ambition of Custcr.
Uentccn ts a man of many noble charac
teristics. He is as brave as was Julius
Caccar , and aa cool under fire as the pro
verbial cucumber. In a tight place his cool
ness Is reassuring , and his judgment can al
ways bo depended upon , and all the sur
vivors of the battle of the Little Dig Horn
nro very glad ho was there to exerclso his
superior jtdgment. Colonel Benteen Is a
man of stolid determination , and whc.ii. ho
lakes up a position , cither on the Held of bat
tle or In the midst of peaceful pursuits. It ts
next to impossible to move him. Ho Is
generous to a fault , and most charitable , and
places his principles of honor on the very
highest plane. I speak thus of Ucntecn
knowing whereof I speak , as my relations
with him were most Intimate , having been
his first lieutenant for a number of years.
Ho is now a brigadier general by brevet ,
this honor having been conferred upon him
for hla distinguished services at the battle
of the Little lilg Horn.
i THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN.
The three regiments I have mentioned
were brought together on the Yellowstone ,
at the mouth of the Rosebud , and General
Terry , the department commander , was there
in supreme command. While the exact loca
tion of Sitting Bull's camp was. a matter of
conjecture , the neighborhood of Ills where
abouts wns pretty well known. From the
mouth of the Rosebud , Colonel Keno's bat
talion was sent on a rccnnnoUsanco , and
about twenty miles from our camp ho found
a very largo and fresh Indian trail leading
toward the Little Big Horn river. After
mihmlttlng his report to this effect , General
Terry held a council of war with General
Gibbon , colonel of the Seventh Infantry ,
General Custcr of the Seventh cavalry , and
General Ilrlsbcn of the Second cavalry , at
which the plan of campaign was discussed
and decided. It was arranged that the
Seventh cavalry was to proceed up the Uose-
Imd river until It struck the trail discov
ered by Iteno and follow It up. The other
commands , which General Terry and staff
accompanied , proceeded" to the Big Horn
river , followed it up to the mouth of the
LUtlo Big Horn , thoncn up the latter , with
the purpose of co-operating with the Seventh
cavalry.
Yn conformity with the plan adopted , the
Seventh cavalry broke camp at the mouth of
the llO8pbu.il on the afternoon of June 22 ,
and marched up that stream for seven or
eight miles , nnd made camp for the night.
Huro General Custcr disclosed a part of the
plan agreed upon at the council of war. On
the 23d wo marched about twenty-five miles.
On tlui morning of the 21th , after marching
six or seven miles , we came upon the re
mains of a very recently deserted Indian
village , and also struck a very largo trail ,
leading toward the Little 13lg Horn.Vc
lost no time In taking up this trail and fol
lowing It rapidly. After making a good
day's march wo went Into camp , but broke
camp In n couple ot hours , and resumed the
trull until nightfall. Wo them bivouacked
for another couple of hours to give the men
and horses a little rest and something to cat.
A PROPHETIC RRMAIIK.
Just aa wo went into bivouac I passed
very near Colonel Keogh , who told mo he
was going to have EOIIIO beans cooked , and
aykeil mo to coino and take some with him ,
saying at the same time that It might bo our
last meal together. I told him I doubted It we
would bo there long rnougli to cook beans ,
but If wo wt-ie , I would come. It was In
deed poor Keogh's last meal , UP being killed
In battle next day.'t > loft this bivouac
after about two hours' rent and pushed on In
the direction of the Indian village. Soon
after daylight wo discovered email bunches
of Indians some distance from our flanks ,
It was not long after thlu that wo halted
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ar > j the officers' call was sounded. All th
officers assembled at the head of the columi
1n response to this call. General Cuite
tald that wo had been discovered by thi
Indians and from that point battalion organ
Uatlons would ccaie and the column woulc
proceed from there In the order that trooi
commanders reported them ready for action
It so happened that "H" troop , which 1 hat
commanded ever since Colonel Benteen hai
been placed In command of ft battalion , wai
near the head ot the column that morning
and after General Ouster's remarks I has
tcned to the troop and directed the men t <
tighten up their horses' girths. This done , :
reported to Benteen he being my captain
and being ordered to resume command o
his troop that "H" troop was ready foi
action. He , In turn , made the eame repor
to General Custer , and , being the first cap
tain to report ready , wo wcro given th <
head of the column on resuming
the march. "We had hardly marched Hn tb.li
order two miles when we again halted an < !
General Custer Informed Colonel Bcnteer
that ho had reconsidered his order breaking
up the battalions , and that Benteen couli
take his again , which consisted of thre <
troops , and added that Colonel Heno wouli
also have his old battalions , wbllo he , him
self , would resume personal command o :
the original five troops ho had started with ,
This accounts for eleven troops , the twelfth
Troop "B , " being designated the escort It
the pack train. The pack train was an Im
portant adjunct to the command , as It constl.
tilted the transportation for our supplies
and extra ammunition.
A 11ECONNAISSANCE.
Immediately upon resuming battalion or
ganization Colonel Ucnteen was directed tc
take his out ot column and proceed with II
across the hills to the left , which turned oul
to bo small mountains , and reach the val
ley of the Llttlo Big Horn as soon as pos
sible. If Indians were found trying to es
cape up the valley -wo wcro to Intercept them
and drive them toward the village. It was a
formidable undertaking , getting over
thcso so-called Mils , especially ae
our horses wcro leg-weary and the
men very tired and much In need ot rest and
food.
About half way over Colonel Benteen or
dered nlo to select half a dozen men on the
beet horsjs , got ahead ot the battalion , and
proceed as rapidly as possible to the valley ,
and report to him without delay what I
found there ; at the same time he handed
mo his field glasses. His object In sending
mo was to save unnecessary fatigue to both
homes and men In case nothing was there.
I got to the volley and found It as quiet aa
the grave Itself. Up the valley I could sec
a long distance , but In the direction ot the
village only a short one , owing to the turn
In the valley and the broken character of
the country. I hurried back to Benteen , and
told him there was no use going any further
In that direction. Therefore , In compliance
with General Ouster's orders , In case no In
dians were seen In the valley , wo were to
return by the shortest route to the trail of
the main con-mand , and follow It up.
After we had gotten back on the trait wo
had not proceeded more than a mile or two
before we met an orderly with a written
message to Colonel Benteen , which read as
follows : "Bcntecn , hurry on ; bring packs. "
This was signed "W. W. Cook , " who was
the adjutant of the regiment , and under his
name ho had again written , as It to empha
size It , "Bring packs. " As I said before , the
Importance of a pack-train , when you have
no other means of transportation , cannot bo
overestimated. Benteen asked this orderly
if the pack-train had passed , and he ,
stupidly , did not know. Colonel Bcntecn
hereupon concluded that aa his battalion
seemed to bo needed at the frgnt , and as a
troop of cavalry was sufficient to conduct
the pack-train to the battlefield , ho would
hurry to Join the balance ot the command ,
which was , or soon would be , hotly engaged.
\Vo had not gone far when we found the
cavalry trait separated. After a little hesi
tation Colonel Benteen chose to follow the
right-hand trail , which led up to the top of
a high hill. When we got there wo saw the
whole Indian village spread out before us ,
down in the valley , and skirting the banks
of the Little Big Horn.
THE INDIAN VILLAGE.
Wo then thought possibly we had taken
the wrong trail , and that wo should have
taken the left-hand one , leading to the
river. Colonel Benteen had the glasses , and
I remarked that all those persons down there
could not bo Indiana , and ho replied that
iio could see nothing else. Well , wo thought
If they were all Indians , there wcro enough
ot them to eat us up and cry for more. The
ridge we wcro on led off to the right , and ,
looking In that direction and about 200 yards
away , we saw two Indians mounted and ap-
larently In doubt what to do. We had same
[ ndlaii scouts with us , and concluded these
wore two of them , and after making friendly
demonstrations to them tl.cy proved to be
our Indian contingent. On reaching them
they greeted us with great Joy , and , pointing
off this hill to the very broken and difficult
country below , nald , "Soldiers. " Following
with our eyes the direction Indicated by
them we saw cavalrymen using every en
deavor and urging their tired steeds to their
utmost to get up the hill rapidly. They
were on the retreat , and proved to be the
officers and men who had not been killed
of Ilcno's battalion. When they Joined us ,
our first Inquiry was of Custcr. lleno said
hla battalion had to take the left-hand trail
as Custer had detached him to cross the river
and open the engagement and to push
Ihrough to the other end of the village , and
: hat he , Cuater , would support him. He said
the last he saw of Custer was on the crest
of the hill wo were then on. but that his
; roops mustliavo been behind the slope , as
10 did not see them.
Ouster , he said , after seeing him engaged ,
waved his hat , which Heno took for a token
ot approval. There wore too many Indians
for Heno to hold his own , and after losing o
lumber of officers and men he was forced to
retreat to the high ground , where his bat-
.allon and Benteen's joined. Bcnteen sue *
gcstcd that we move In the direction of the
general's trail , and follow It with a view of
ejolntng his command , adding strength to
; he whole force.
A FIGHT FOR LIFE.
Reno ocqulcsccd In this , and accordingly
wo proceeded In that direction , The couti-
, ry over which wo had to travel was much to
our disadvantage , and we found It Impnssl-
) to , without suffering a terrible less , to pro
ceed further in that direction. Benteen
again communicated with Heno , and It was
decided to return to the place we joined
ileno after hU repulse , and was considered
he brat point to make a defense. After wo
cached there the pack train arrived and
ho several troops , seven In all , were placed
n position to light for their lives. Troci > II ,
which I commanded , as It happened , was
posted along the crest of a hill that over-
ookcd the rest of the command , which was
ocatcd about 300 yards away , across a broad
slope .which was somewhat protected , but
very little , from the constant and heavy cross
( Ire of our wily foe. In this slope our horses ,
iack mules , supplies and extra ammunition
'ound ' such poor shelter as It afforded. Many
of our animals wcro killed , and , as the
weather was hot , they decomposed rapidly ,
which by no .means added to our comfort.
When trorn H was posted on this bare
illl I was ordered by Colonel Hentecn to hold
hat position at all hazards , as It was the
icy to the situation , and If It was lost the
'jig" would bo up for us all. At this time
we knew nothing of the whereabouts or fate
ot General Custcr's battalion. Wo did know ,
lowcvnr , that wo wcro surrounded by on
overwhelming number of savages and the
irospcct did not look at all encouraging ,
[ 'lie number ot Indians engaged In this battle
ins been estimated at from 3.500 to G.COO
and wo went Into the fight with less than
100 men in all , and , as Custcr had nearly
lalt of thla number In his battalion , all of
vhoin had been killed , consequently wo , about
130 men strong , were battling with the en-
Ire force of Indians ,
Against such odds resistance seemed al
most hoprUts. It must have been in the
neighborhood ot noon when we took up tliU
> osltlon , and until after nightfall the fight
aged furlci'sly , with a constant crash of
carbines and musketry on both tides. Heno
lad lest coifiderably while In the bottom ,
> ut our can'altlcs increased greatly during
ho afternoon and evening.
TilK SECOND DAY'S FIGHT.
The next nornlng , before dawn , at Colonel
Uontcen's suggestion we had reveille
sounded. This was done to put on a bold
'rant ' and Impress our enemy with the fact
, hat wo were ready to re sumo the content.
Wo know there was no alternative but to re.
sumo It , so we tried to "maku a virtue of
necessity. "
The last notes of the reveille had not died
away before volleys frpm the Indian mus-
itcU , from nil direction * , crashed through
the morning air , as It In answer to our chal
lenge. The light , all that day. was Incej-
sant , vicloui , nnd At very clone quarters
Wo were losing men r | > laly in killed and
woundeJ. The Indians Raw this , and grew
bolder , from time to time , until thejc got
within twenty-five feet of the right ot m
line. I had held this hill in obedience t
Colonel Bcnteen' * orders until my troop wane
no reduced in numbers as to make m
evacuation ot It almost necessary. My me
who were still able to fight fully realize *
their peril , And remained there bnly becaus
they , too , knew If that position was cur
rendered it would bo a sorry day for us.
was In sore- need ot both men and ammunl
tlon , but to send a man to the command wa
almost sure death. Wo were not In commu
nlcntlon with the rest ot the command , am
had no Idea how It was faring.
Finally our situation became desperate
something had to be done at once it wo hope
to live many minutes longer. Just as I ha
decided to send a messenger to Colonel Ben
tccn Private McDcrraott epoko to mo an
asked If I would llko him to carry a messag
to the colonel. I hastily pointed out th
danger of his going , but he again exprcssc
his willingness to go. So ho carried mj
message to Colonel Bcntecn that I must hav
men and ammunition at once. McUermot
miraculously got there and back without r
scratch. Ho said the colonel would be her
Immediately with reinforcements. Ho did no
arrive at once and McDermott asked mo I
ho should go back. I replied. "No , " that I
Colonel Bcnteen said ho would come ho ccr
talnly would. Sure enough he soon arrlvc <
with about ten or twelve men. Oonslderlnp
the smallncss of the command and the lossc
It had sustained , twelve was quite a large
number.
THE CIIAHOE AND THE RETREAT.
Bcnteen took In the situation at once am
* ald wo must charge them , This wo did nm
It resulted not only disastrously to them , bu
surprised them , so that they gave us a wide
berth after It.
Subsequently Colonel Benteen convinces
Major Heno that ours wns the position t <
defend , so wo got more trocps up there am
Bonio spades and picks , and soon threw up
very respectable earthworks. This strength
ened our position Immensely , and , after fight
Ing us until dark , the Indians with all their
belongings withdrew nnd left us In possession
of the field.
This they did for two reasons ; they had
had pretty hard fighting , had lost heavily
and their runners had discovered Genera
Terry's command approaching In the dis
tance. About 8 o'clock on the morning o
the 27th Terry's command was In sight , ant
from it wo heard of the fate of Custer am
his men. They , It turned out , had perlshct
In leas than half an hour after they became
engaged , and the dead bodies of our com
rades wcro lying about two miles from us
Thus the battle of the Llttlo Big Horn
ended.
It carried many ot our comrades , whom
we loved with almost a. brother's affection
to the "happy hunting ground , " and rnaj
their souls bo at rest.
Colonel Heno is now dead , but I do no"
think I do any violence to his memory b/
stating most emohatlcally that had It not
been for Benteen s perfect coolness and sur
passing Judgment wo all would have ended
our careers there.
Thcso are some of the events that oc
curred from the day wo left the mouth of
the Rosebud , on Juno 22 , 1876 , until the
close of the battle o' the Little Big Horn , on
Juno 20 , 1870 , as I , after twenty years , re
member them. There may bo some Inac
curacies , but , if BO , I am not conscious ol
them. F. M. GIBSON , Capt. U. S. A.
Captain Gibson was appointed second lieu
tenant in the Seventh cavalry in October ,
1SG7 , was made flftst lieutenant on July 11 ,
1871 , and raptaln on February G , 18SO. Ho
retired from the service on December 3 ,
1891 , on account of physical disability.
You cannot deny facts , and It Is a fact that
Salvation Oil Is the greatest pain cure. 25c.
IIAYDI3X 1IUOS.
Snttirilny'N III r Siiccinl Sale.
SPECIAL SALE OF MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
100 dozen men's fancy laundered shirts ,
collars attached , detached and colored bosoms ,
worth $1.00 , ? 1.50 and ? 2.00 each , Saturday's
price , BOc.
100 dozen men's fancy silk and satin band
bows , worth 2Gc and BOc , your choice , 15c
each.
1 lot , of men's and boys' half hose , worth
oOc to $1.00 ; your choice 2ac a pair.
SPECIAL SALE OF KID GLOVES.
500 dozen ladles' kid gloves In all the new
shades and all sizes , worth $1.00 'to $1.50 , on
sale at G9c a pair.
1 lot of boys' fancy laundered shirts 39c ,
worth 75c.
100 dozen children's fast black seamless
cotton hose , all sizes , lOc per pair , worth 20c.
SPECIAL SALE NOTIONS.
The new ruchlngs , all the latest colorings
nt cut prices.
25o tooth brushes , 9c ; 2Bc hair pins , 9c ;
25c checker board , 9c ; 200 yards spool cotton ,
10 spools for 15c , only 10 to a customer.
5,000 BASKETS AT 1C.
Wo have over 5,000 baskets , worth 25c to
$2.50 , wo will close out Saturday at Ic each ,
3c. Be , lOc , etc.
There are lunch baskets , market baskets ,
fancy work baskets , knife and fork baskets ,
flower baskets , etc. Como early and get a
bargain.
HAYDEN BROS. ,
Selling the Lehmann. wall paper.
For beautiful sweet peas and other flower
seeds go to Neb. Seed Co. , 520 N. 10th.
Iin l.IOAUXKI ) A MSW TUICIC.
Mini Avltli llayxecil In Mix Ilnlr Fool *
n Clever I.iinilloril.
"You can't clerk In a big hotel without
being something of a detective and keeping
your , eyes open all the time , " declared a
widely known landlord to the rural caller
with a cheap suit that didn't fit and a slouch
hat that looked as If It might have Been
service In a hen's nrst , according- the
Detroit Free Press. "Don't want to bo put
up too , high , hey ? I'll Just give you a nice
warm room on the third floor. Ask the clerk
for the key when you vant to go to bed.
Ho's at supper now. As I waa saying , you
have to bo a good judge of human nature
and up to all the tricks of the crooks In
order to bo a first-class .clerk. I was In the
business fifteen years before I became a pro
prietor , and was never taken In once. I can
tell a slick customer as far as I can sec
him , and eomo of his kind are always
around. "
"That's what I've nllus hecrcl. Atwccn
you an' me here's $200 in this envelope. I'm
going to pay n fellow most of It , , hut I guess
I better leave It Inter your safe till inornln' .
Just count It , lan'lord. "
"That's correct ; Just $200. "
At hour later while the landlord was
counting his stack of cash the "farmer"
came up , breathlessly. "My man's hero now ,
an1 bo's got ter ketch a train. Jlst ban' me
J1T5 an' take It outen the enverlopo. "
This was promptly done. Next morning
when the cash showed the above shortage
the landlord grimly charged it to hlnibelf ,
filled his hip pockets with guns and went
looking for his rural friend who had changed
envelopes while the receipt was being writ
ten.
INSANITV OP K.VKMSII i I3OI'M3.
One IVt-HOii In ivry HIM !
In ( irriit llrllnlii Dcnu-iilt-il ,
Prof. J. Holt Schooling , fellow of the Royal
Statistical Society of Great Britain , has just
completed a very Interesting investigation
by which he has been enabled to show some
curious facts relative to the Insanity of the
British people. He tells how many persons
go mad and why they do EO. Ho declares
that ono person in every 300 of the popula
tion of Britain is a maniac and that that
ratio promises to Increase.
The results of Prof. Schooling's mathe
matical calculation , boiled down Into sue-
slnct facts , ehow 'that In every 10,000 of the
English and Welsh population , 31.4 people
ire lunatics. In every 10,000 of the Scotch
population , 33. 0 people are lunatics. In every
10,000 of the Irish population 40.3 people
ire lunatics ,
En'erlng Into the causes as to why men go
mad , Prof , Schooling strikes a mighty blow
for the cause of temperance when ho makes
the statement , solely Inspired by his Investi
gations and the accurate results thereof ,
that drink , liquor , sends mad nearly one-
third of all the persons who become. Insane
in Great Br'taln from tlu eight leading causis
of Insanity in that territory.
Ho places these night principal causes of
Insanity and the percentage of each as re
gards every hundred of lunatics as follows :
Drink , 33. U ; domestic troubles , 15.1 ; mental
anxiety , 13.4 ; old ago , 13.3 ; adverse circum
stances , 13 ; accidents , C.5 ; religious excite
ment , 4 ; lore affairs , 3.2.
"Brown's Bronchial Troches" are nl < iily
known as on admirable remedy for
Uronthltla. Hoarseness , Coughs and Throat
Sold ouly in boxes.
CAMPAIGNING f/tf / ITH CRAN1
The Critics of the GAdt-Oaptain'8 Policy o
nnmmerinffiAhe ! Enemy.
PAPER BULLETS \VERE \ NOT EFFECTIVI
IlccolloctlonM of llic * IlnUlc of Cole
llnrlinr _ IruintnliR n Corrc-
Hliotulont eSt of Camp
General Horace Porter's "Campalgnlnf
with Grant , " now running in the Century ,
deals with the battle ot Cold Harbor in the
March Issue. General Porter says :
There wcro critics who wcro severe Iti
their condemnation ot what Grant called
"hammering" and Sherman called "pound-
Ing ; " but they were found principally among
the stay-at-homes , and especially the men
who sympathized with the enemy. A sol
dier said ono night , when reading by ft camr
nro an account of n call Issued by a dis
loyal newspaper at homo for tu public meet
ing to protest against the continued blood
shed in this campaign : "Who's shedding
this blood , anyhow ? They better wait till
wo fellows down hero at the front hello ,
'Enough ! ' " The soldiers were as anxious
as their commander to fight the war to a
finish , and bo allowed to re till li to thcl
families and their business.
Grant could haV9 effectually stopped th
carnage at any tlmo by withholding fron
battle. Ho could have avoided all blood
shed by remaining north ot the Hapldan , In
trenching , and not moving against his enemy
but ho was not placed In command of the
armies for that purpose. It had beet
demonstrated by more than three years o
campaigning that peace could bo sccurei
only by whipping nnd destroying the enemy
No ono woo more desirous of peace ; no one
was possessed of n heart more sensitive to
every form of human suffering than the
commander ; but he realized that paper bul
lets nro not effective In warfare ; he knew
better than to attempt to how rocks with a
razor ; nnd he felt that in campaigning the
hardest blows bring the quickest relief. Ho
was aware that In Wellington's armies the
annual loss from disease was 113 out of 1,000
In our Mexican war , 1B2 ; and In the Crimea
COO ; nnd that In the campaigns thus for It
our own war more men had died from sick
ness while lying In camp than from shot am
shell In battle. Ho could not select his
ground for fighting In tills continuous siege
of fortified lines ; for , though he and his
chief olllccrs applied all their experience and
skill In endeavors to maneuver the enemy
out of strong positions before attacking him
his too was often too able and wily to fnl
Into the traps set for him , and had to be
struck In positions which were far fron
Grant's choosing. When Lee stopped fight
Ing the cause of secession was lost. If Gran
had stopped fighting the cause of the union
would have been lost. He was assigned one
of the most appalling tasks over Intrustci
to a commander , lie did his duty fear
lessly to the bitter end , nnd triumphed. li
thirteen months after Lincoln handed hlu
Ills commission of llcutdnant general , ant
Intrusted to him the command of the armies
the war was virtually crided. * * *
SUFFERING AT THE FRONT.
Referring to the" battle ot Cold Harbor ,
General Porter says.
The generalln-chlef realized that he was
n a swampy and sickly portion of the coun-
: ry. The malaria was highly productive of
disease , and the Chlckahomlny fever was
dreaded by the troops who had a recollec-
.lon of its ravages when they campaigned
n that section , of the cjountry two years
before. The operations had been so active
hat precautions against sickness had neces
sarily been much neglected , and the , general
was anxious , while giving the men spme
rest'to Improve tho.sanhary conditionBy
dint ot extraordinary exertions the camps
vero well policed , and Jargo quantities of
resh vegetables were brought forward and
distributed. Cattle"wero received In much
letter condition than these which had made
eng marches and had furnished beef which
vas far from , being" wholesome. Greater
attention was demanded In the cooking of
ho food and the procuring ot better water.
Dead animals and offal were buried , and
moro stringent sanitary regulations were
nforced throughout the entire command.
What was most distressing at this time
vas the condition of affairs at the extreme
rant. No ono who did not witness the
Ights on those portions of the line where the
ppcslng trccps were in exceptionally close
ontact can form an Idea ot the sufferings ex-
> crlenced. Staff offlccrs used to work their
vay on foot dally to the advanced points , seas
as to bo able to report with accuracy these
larrowlng scenes. Some of the sights were
not unlike those of the "bloody angle" rt
Spotsylvanla. Between the lines where the
heavy assaults had been made there was In
omo places a distance of thlr'y or fcrty
yards completely covered by the dead und
voundcd of both sides. The holies of the
[ lead were festering In the sun , while tte
vounded were dying a torturing death from
tarvatlon , thirst and los of blood. In
omo places the stench became * slcloalng.
Svery attempt to make change In the
Icket line brought on heavy firing , as both
Ides had become nervous from Jong watch-
ulness. and the slightest movement on cither
rout led to the belief that It was the bcgln-
Ing of an assault. In the night there was
ften heavy artillery firing , sometimes accom-
anled by musketry , with a view to deterring
lie other side from attacking , or occasioned
y false rumors of an attempt to assault. The
ncn on the advanced lines had to He close
o the ground In narrow trenches , with Httle
ivater for drinking purposes , except that ob-
alncd from surface drainage ) . They wtre
ubjcctcd to the broiling heat by day and
10 chilling winds nnd fogs at night , and hade
o eat the rations that could be got to them
nder the greatest Imaginable discomfort.
* * * * * *
DRUMMED OUT OF OAMP.
General Meaclo had been untiring In his
fforts during this eventful week. Ho was
jcneral Grant's senior by seven years , was
Idcr than any of Urn corps commanders ,
nd was naturally ot an excitable tempera-
nent , and with the continual annoyances to
vhlch ho was subjected ho not Infrequently
ecamo quite Irritable. Ho was greatly dls-
uibcd at this tlmo by some newspaper rc-
orts stating that on the second night of the
attlo of the Wilderness he had advised a
ctreat across the Hapldan ; and In talking
Ills matter over with General Grant , his
ndignatlon became BO great that his wrath
now no bounds. Ho said that the rumor
ad been circulated throughout the press ,
nd would be believed by many of the peo-
le , and perhaps by the authorities In Wash-
ngton , Mr. Dana , the assistant secretary of
ar , who was still with , the army , was pres-
nt at the Interview , and ho and General
rant tried to console Mcade by assurances
iat the Btory wouhl not he credited , and
tat they would give a broad contradiction
o It. Mr. Dana at once sent a dispatch to
10 secretary of war , alluding to the rumor ,
nd sajlng : "This is entirely untrue. He
as not shown any .weakness of the sort
Ince moving from Culpcuer , nor once In
itiated a doubt as to the successful Issue
F the campaign , "
The secretary replied ( bo next day ( Juno
0) ) , saying : "Pleaee nay to General Meade
iat the lying report alluded to In your tele-
ram was not even for a moment believed
y the president or myself. Wo have the
nest perfect confidence In him. He could
ot wish a more exalted estimation of his
billty , his firmness , and every quality of a.
ommandlng general than is entertained for
Im. " The newspaper correspondent who
ad been the author of this slander was
elzcd and placed on a horse , with large
lacards hung upon hla breast and back
earing the Inscription , "Llbeler of the
ress , " and drummed out of camp. There
ad never been a moment when Mi'ado had
ot been in favor nf bold and vigorous ad-
ances , nnd he would have been the last mane
o counsel a retreat. * * *
LOSSES IN THE WAR.
While at the mess table taking our lakt
neal before starting upon the march to the
ames on the evening of the 12th. the conver-
atlon turned uiion the losses which had oc-
urred and the reinforcements which had
ecn received up to thai tlmo. Theflgurco
len known did not differ much from thoas
ontalned In the accurate official reports aftor-
vard compiled. From the opening of the
campaign. May 4 , to tha movement acrota the
lainea , June 12. the total casualties in the.
Army of the Potomac , including Sheridan'
cavalry and Burnsldo's command , had beer
Killed. 7.C21 ; wounded , 38,339 ; captured o
missing , 8.9C6 ; total , 54,926. The services c
all the men included in these figures wcr
not , however , permanently lost to the armj
A number of them were prisoners who wcr
afterward exchanged , and many had been enl
slightly wounded , and wore soon ready to
duty again. Some were doubtless countc
moro than once , as a soldier who wa
wounded In a battle twice , and ottcrwan
killed , may have been counted thrvo times li
making up the list ot casualties , whereas th
army had really lost but ono man ,
The losses of the enemy have never bcci
ascertained. No precise Information on tb <
subject haa been discovered , nnd not even i
general statement can bo made ot his casual
ties. In a few of the battles of this campaigi
his losses were greater than the losses suf
fered by the union troops ; In the greate
part of the battles they were less. Our re
Inforccments had amounted to Just about thi
same number as the losses. It waa estimate ,
from the best sources ot Information tha
Leo had alee received reinforcements cqua
to his losses , BO that the armies were nov
of about the same size , as when the cam
palgn began.
All the reinforcements organized In thi
north and reported as on their way to thi
front did not reach us. There was a goot
deal ot truth In the remark reported to liavi
been made by Mr. Lincoln : " \Vo get i
largo body of reinforcements together , nm
start them to the front ; but after dcductln ;
the sick , the deserters , the stragglers and tin
iiiscliarged , the numbers seriously dlmlnlsl
by the tlmo they reach their destination. It'i
like trying to shovel fleas across a barnyard
you don't get 'cm all there. "
* * *
TWO OF GRANT'S ANECDOTES.
General Porter gives the following ancc-
uotcs that wcro related by Grant at the head
quarters mess.
"I was with General Taylor's command In
Mexico when ho not only failed to receive
reinforcements , hut found that nearly all his
regulars wcro to bo sent away from him tc
Join General Scott. Taylor was apt to bo a
Ilttlo absent-minded when absorbed In any
perplexing problem , and the morning ho re
ceived the discouraging news ho sat down tc
breakfast In a brown study , poured out a cur
of coffee , and instead of putting In the su
gar , he reached out and got hold of the
mustard pot and stirred half a dozen spoon
fuls ot Its contents Into the coffee. Ho did
not realize what he ) had done till ho took n
mouthful , and then ho broke out In n tower
ing rage.
"Wo learned something nt Shtloh about
the way In which the reports of losses are
sometimes exaggerated In battle. At the
close of the first day's fight Sherman met n
colonel of ono of his regiments with only
about 100 of his soldiers In ranks , and said
to him , 'Why , where are your men ? ' The
colonel cast his eyes sadly along the line ,
wiped n tear from his check , and replied In
a whimpering voice : 'Wo went In 800 strong
and that's all that's left of us. ' 'You don't
tell me ! ' exclaimed Sherman , beginning to
bo deeply affected by the fearful result of the
carnage. 'Yes , ' said the colonel ; 'tho rcbs
appeared to have a special spite against us. '
Sherman passed along some hours after
wards , when the commissary was Issuing
rations , and found that the colonel's men
were returning on the run from under the
bank of the river , where they had taken
shelter from the firing ; nnd In a few minutes
nearly all of the lost 700 had rejoined , and
were boiling coffee and eating a hearty meal
with an appetite that showed they were still
very much alive. "
Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup 3ias always boon
kept up to the standard. It Is the same it
was forty years ago , the best sold.
The "Parson Davlcs" special train for the
Corbett-Fltzslminolis fight will leave Chicago
cage at B:30 : p. m. Saturday and run via
Omaha over the Chicago , Rock Island & Pa
cific railway , connecting with the Denver
& Rio Grande and Southern Pacific rail
roads. Parties desiring to Join this special
at Omaha can do so at 7:3G : a. m. Sunday ,
the 14th Instant.
All Itemly for Carnoii City.
All these contemplating the trip to Carson
to eeo tbsi great championship fight between
Pltzslmmons nnd Corbett should call on me
without further delay. I will bo accessible
at The Bee ofllce from 8 to 11:30 every mornIng -
Ing , and In the afternoon parties can call nt
Handle's cigar store , where full details will
bo given them. The special train leaves next
Sunday morning at 8:15 : o'clock , and parties
from out over the state should be in Omaha
Saturday , the 13th.
SANDY GRISWOLD.
A TIOI,1 , UM1I3IL Tllia CAIUM3T.
nine-overs- a Koi-timc Left liy ji
IlOHtoil IlL-ClllHC.
Under the carpet In the room where Isaac
H. Lewis , the Nephonset hermit who died
a month ago in Boston , lived , there were
found a few days ago bonds , deeds of prop
erty , cash , end various kinds of securities ,
the total value of which Is said to bo over
fSO.OOO.
The life of Lewlswas that of a recluse ,
says the Boston Globe. No one was al
lowed to enter hla home , and It was sel-
ilom that ho bowed or spoke to these whom
lie met on the street. Mr. Lewis died dur
ing tha big snow storm about a month ago.
I e was alone when he died. Ills neighbors
Bven didn't know ho was III. He liad been
ilead several days when his body was dls
covered.
The police searched the house previous to
the burial for money enough to pay the ex
penses. All that was found was $18 , which
was sewed In the lining of the old man's
vest. The first evidence of wealth was dis
covered when , after his death , a deed for n
lls tract of land at Mount Bowdoln station
was discovered In the house. The land Is
worth in the neighborhood of $30.000. It
was known also that ho owned the house
in which he had lived for nearly a quarter of
i century. This Is worth probably $5,000.
W. H. H. Moore , Lewis' son-in-law , presl-
lent of a big Insurance company In New
fork , with Lowls' "son , who holds a re-
iponslblo position In a railroad company at
Chicago , came to Boston after the cjeatb. ot
ho old man. Both were convinced that the
ild man had property hidden somewhere ,
[ hey Inclined to the theory that ho had the
iroperty in a safe deposit vault.
A careful search failed to disclose It.
Svery safe deposit vault In tno city was
ippllud to , but none of them had any of
, owls' prcperty. The savings banks were
ilso visited , Lut , search as they might , the
ncn could not get any trace of the hidden
vcalth. Then they concluded that perhaps
ho property was concealed about the house
> t the hermit.
A party of men was employed , to dig up
ho cellar of the hous > o. Tills was done very
arefullj' , and every square Inch of the
jround was overhauled to a considerable
lepth. The search disclosed nothing , Still
ho relatives of the dead miser were not
atlsfled , They continued to look over the
louse , and finally took to- looking into the
falls and then under thu floors.
Then , it U stated , the box containing the
aluablos was found. The wealth waa nearly
ill in United States bonds and Interest-
icarlng documents worth , at a conservative
istlmato , $ M,000. ) The exact amount will
lot bo disclosed. A good deal of secrecy
s malntalrcd by the authorities at the
cquest of the relatives.
No trace of a will haa been found. A
horough scorch has been mod a for it , and
t Is believed that thu man died without
nuking one. Ho was SI years old , and 111 Ms
ounger days ho had been a. merchant In
few York. Some financial difficulties ovcr-
ook him , and he was confined In an asylum
or a couple of years , When ho obtained
its release from that Institution he turned
,1s , back ou his homo and family.
Tto Neb. Seed Co. , BL'O N. ICth , EcllB ajedf
t higher grade than eastern houses.
HUMUSIs
At iinir
Via the Missouri Pacific Hallway & Irani
fountain route lo points In thu west and
outnwest. Tickets on sale Tuesday , Fchru-
ry ICth , March IGth , April Oth and 20th , and
lay 4th auJ ISth. For descriptive and II-
ustrated luniphlets Of iho different states ,
imo nnd map folders , Address H. C. Town-
end , General Passenger Agent , St. Louis ,
K-Tliiny IM. . Triiln.
of the
CHICAGO.
MILWAUKKH
& 8T , PAUL HY.
Qest ( service ,
ILECTRIO LIGHTS ,
iJlnlng car.
City office : 1504
Dec , March 12 , 1697.
Top Coats
We want to impress on everybody that we are sell
ing Spring Overcoats cheap wonderfully cheap. For
five dollars we are selling such a coat as you might ex
pect to cost you ten at least , It is a dark grey substan
tial cassimerc good enough and respectable euoughto
wear in any company and durable enough to keep look
ing decent for several years to come , All wool , of course.
For eight dollars we arc selling a handsome , sterling , up-
to-date coat made from imported cloth , For eleven fifty
and twelve dollars we are selling snappy Box Coats , with
full satin sleeve linings and half satin backs and for fif
teen dollars we are selling the famous West of England
Covert Cloth Coats than which there are no better coats
made. You can go into a great many clothing stores in
Omaha and elsewhere and buy coats for double our prices
without "getting stuck" very bad. You might easily
pay fifteen dollars for our eight dollar coat if you got in
the wrong store but you ought not to after reading this
ad.
About a dozen coats left over from last fall $4 each.
The following arc some of our great reductions in our Special
March Sulo.
Jleduccd
from To
1 Mahogany Sideboard (76,00 $ 53.00
1 MahuKnny Inlnld Table Z3.00 9.00
1 MnlioKiinj Parlor Table 12.00 5.00
Oak Parlor Table 4.00 1.75
Onk Sideboard 00.00 05.00
MnliOKuny Sideboard 100.CO 47.00
Onk Tea Table 12.00 0.00
White Maple Ten Tnble 12.00 G.OO
Mahogany Inlaid Table 85.00 37.OJ
Inlnia Satin Wood Table CO.OO 22.00
Onyx I'nrlor Cabinet 1CT..OO 100.00
lllrrli Indies' DeM ; 25.00 13.00
Onlc Ladles' Desk 8.00 4.50
Vernls Martin Dcfk 55.00 31.00
Inlnld MahoKnny Ilocker 20.00 12.00
Mabosany Hooker 2S.OO 18.00
Mahogany I'nrlor Cabinet 75.00 40.00
MahoRnny Bhavlng Stand 15.00 8.00
Mahogany TlocKor , leather Feat. . . . 12.00 5.00
Mnhosany HocKer. Inlaid wood seat 15.00 6.00
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO. ,
Special March Furniture Sale. "th and Douglas sts.
C1EVHIAX1J'S XEW HOME.
Dc'coratloiiN mill TrcnniircH In ( hi
Princeton HOIINC.
The Cleveland homo in Princeton , N. J.
has been In the hands of painters , paper
hangersi plasterers and plumbers for weeks
Much has oeen done on the Interior , says th (
Now York Herald , and considerable remain :
to ho done , although the house has been oc
cupied by Mrs. Cleveland and the chlldrer
for several days. The mansion has been re
decorated and tbo walls renting from
collar to garret. Light and cheer
ful tints prevail. The woodwork haa
not been changed. It Is all In the colonial
fashion and of good design , marked by a
happy simplicity of detail. The old-fashioned
high ceilings are relieved by heavy and es
pecially effective mouldings , which wcro put
in when the house was built. The wood
work of the entire house Is painted colonial
white.
The house Is built with a wide hall down
the middle of it , with rooms on. cither side.
The hall has a panelled wainscoting five feet
high. Above this the tinting of the walls ,
an unusual shade of Kilo green , remains.
The stairs have a walnut rail , supported by
white rods. The landing half way up la In
a colonial style , too admirably proportioned
over to grow tiresome , and on It Is to stand
a real grandfather's clock.
To the right of the hall Is the reception
room. The room has a southeast cxpcouro
and Is made ntlll sunnier In effect by the
walls , which are of a soft , warm tone of
golden yellow , with panels of paper In a
colonial design , surrounded by the plain yel
low tint.
The mantel is of wooJ , very simple , and
painted white. All of the mantels In the
house , with two exceptions , are of wood. The
two exceptions are of marble , ono white and
ono dark. They are old fashioned , but so
thoroughly In harmony with the house
scheme that Mrs. Cleveland ordered them not
to bo disturbed.
livery room In the house has Its fireplace ,
and they are fireplaces meant for use , too ,
for while the house Is heated by a furnace
the ceilings are so high and tbo rooms so
largo that open flrca will bo welcome. Mrs.
Cleveland , moreover , Is fond of the sight of
a blazing , open lire.
The dining room la back of the reception
room. The walls arc papered In Imitation of
tapestry. In rich but dull tones of brown ,
blue and green. They are dark , hut by no
means somber , and form an admirable back
ground for the white and exquisitely ap
pointed table , which should bo the focal
point of a dining room on a feast day.
The great library , wh.di will bo the Bit
ting room of the family , Is opposite the drawIng -
Ing room on the west side of the hall. Low
book nhclvca , palutcd while , extend about
three sides of the room , The windows are
hung with curtains of Pompullan rod silk , a
color which la repeated , or rather suggested ,
In tha paper of the walls , on which an olive
green and u palo yellow combine with the
rod , Pompeiliin red la a favorite color with
Mrs. Cleveland , Of a decided and strong
personality , 6ho prefers strong and simple
colors. She baa no llklyg for lifeless , neu
tral tints , the negations of color , In either
dress or furnishings ,
The bedrooms of the lionsa are on tlio BCC-
end and third lloors. Mrs , Cleveland's own
room is in tlio delft colors , with blue nnd
whltn paper , blue nnd white tiles about tha
grate , and a blue end white hath room with
i tiled tioor and a porcelain tub opcn off it.
This bedroom has n geiuilno old fpur poxier
bed , canopy and all , In mahogany. Another
bedroom loola ; lllto a fairy bower , brimful
if .luno , I'lnlf rOBca tlnmber over the walls
ind Ictjo IheniBelvcs under ttio jilnlta and
jreen of the frle/es. A grepn and whlto
Liathroom belongs equally to tliki dainty
room , and to ( mother chamber on whoso
ivalls yellow rote ? with green leaves riot.
On the third floor la Ilia largest room In
.ho bonne. It IH the nursery , and IH papered
in the Jollleat nursery paper that the
> ye ot even such fortunate babies an ths
Ittle Cleveland girls ever liuld. All the
'avorlte ' heroes and heroines from nurssry
l.ynies and fairy tales hold carnival on the
valin. The rooms for the nurses are on
, ] .o third floor , near the nureory ,
The four pouter bed In the blue and whlto
jedroom in by no means the only piece of
ild mahogany In the house. In fact , all the
urnlttire Is antique. Mrs. Cleveland la a
; oml judge of mahogany , and has boon col-
ectlng for yjars. Sbo has "plcl < ed up" de-
ilrablo pieces In Ma acbiieetts during her
) ray Cables summers , and has made many
wrchaseH In tlia antique shop * of Nnw York ,
'hlladelphla and Wanhlngtcm.
Some of her furniture haa been bought by
ler direction , at the auction sales by means
if which old white house furniture is din-
loscd of , * o that she will have with her
everal souvenirs of her occupancy of the
ixecutlvo mansion. 1'rlenda all over the
lountry huve acted a her agents In bu.ylng
ntercafliig piece * of old mahogany for her ,
111 she has ons of tUo finest prlvatccollec- _
Ions ot colonial furniture In the country ,
iho lias beds and bureaus , with rounding
rent , corner cupboards with latticed fronts ,
Reduced
. , . _ . from To
Mahogany Divan . . . > 23.00 t 19.00
MiihoRany Tnboret U.OO 8.00
5-plccc Mahogany Parlor Hull 125.00 (3.00 (
3-plecc Mahogany Parlor Suit 45.00 21.00
Inlaid Mahogany Divan , . CO.OO 41.00
Arm Chair , xatln dumat-k CO.OO 24.00
Hlrch Divan J5.00 11.00
Monls Cliulr 15.00 7.00
Combination Hook Case and Desk. . 30.00 22.00
5-plece 1'urlor Set C5.1H ) 59.00
3-ilccc | Hlrch Set 2S.OO 15.00
1 leather Kofa. . . , 123.00 73.00
Corduroy Couch 2S.OO 1S.OO
Fine Leather Couch 85.00 M.OO
Mahogany Dining Table JS3.f > 0 100.00
Maple Folding lied 75.00 40.00
Velour Couch 3".00 1C.OO
Ilokara Couch i. . 100.00 62.00
Itat Hack r.1.00 32.00
Hall Hack 100.00 CO.OO
THE DEMIST.
Pioneer of Reasonable
Prices in Dentistry in Omaha.
IB Years' Expr ! = nc = .
Office 3d Floor Pax ton UloI < .
10th and Fnrnam St. * .
TEL- < > 85. LADY ATTENDANT.
Pull Sot Teotli S3 00
IlcstSot Teotli $7.50 i
Host Tooth , thin pluto $ IO.OO
HrltlKuTcclh $ SOO
Gold Alloy It'llllng * 1.(1O (
I'liroGolif Fillings $2.00 I
Hold Crowns $5.OO to $8.00
claw-footed tables , spindle legged chairs and
other plccca Innumerable.
Of rugs , too , Mrs. Cleveland has a valua
ble and artistic collection. Only a few of
the Princeton rooms will be carpeted. Pol
ished floors covered lavishly with rugs will
best accord with the walls and furniture ,
I'lLO'l1 FOR AX H.MUIIGI2XCV.
H.iniiiliurMVlinl He AVould Ilo
lit n TlKlit l-'lx.
There was a party aboard the boat and
the members wcro telling stories about civil
service reform , relates the New York Sun.
Everybody had told of some preposterous
questions excepting the old salt at the wheel.
Ho had puffed his clay pipe In silence and
listened. There was a moment or two of
qul t after the last story , and the old salt
spoke up. "Never hc-erd o' civil service
regardln' th' pllotln' business ? , dldja ? " ho
demanded.
"Never did , " said two or three of the
party.
"Well , wo got It , " said the old salt ; "got
It bad , too. You fcllere been talltln' about
fool questions , what d'ja think o' this hero
one that was asked mo when I war up t1
pass ? They says t' me , they sayo : 'Now ,
assume there war a fog thlcker'n any fog
there ever was , ' they sayo ; ' 'n' supposln'
you war In command 'n' you suddlnt he-enl
a whistle dead ahead , ' they aayu , ' 'n' then , '
they says , 'you he-icrd a whistle on your
port bow 'n' then you lie-crd a whistle on
your Htabbord bow 'a' then you lio-erd
whlstlo on your port quarter 'n' then you
he-crd a whistle on your stabbord quarter
'n' then you he-crd a whlstla dead astern , '
they says , ' 'n' you couldn't see nothln' , what
wouldja do ? ' they says. "
The old salt puffed at his plpo and gave
the wheel a couple of twists. Kverybody
was silent. The old salt puffed a full minute
before ho said n word. Then ho asked :
"D'yo know what I said lo 'cm ? " Hu took
two more puffe and made sonic remarks
about the wind and the possibility of reach
ing the city In two hours. Finally ho asked
again : "D'yo know what I said to 'em ? "
"What did you say ? " atked one man.
"I says to 'em , " said the old salt ; "I says
to em , 'I'd go below , ' I says , ' 'n' cuss , ' I
says , ' 'caiiBo I don't think I could do nothln'
butter under them circumstances , ' I BBJ-H ,
'n' d'ye know they marked me. 100 fur that
answer t' that there fool question. That'w
what they done. They says that's the only
thing a eenslhlo man could do under tliv
circumstances , they says , "
Leave Omaha G:05 : p. m. KXACTLY.
Arrives Chicago 8:20 : a. m. NO LATUR.
TUB nUULINQTON'S "VKSTIUULBU
. ' "
I.'LYHU.
Hwlft , eufe , luxurious.
TicltoU at 1502 Karimm St ,
Clicnii Kvriii-Nlon Sou III
VIA TIIK WAIIASH.
On Tuesday , March 10th round trip
tickets to Hot Springs , Ark , , and all points
Houth will bo told at one faro , with VI
added. Kor tickets and full Information call
at Vil ; > asli ofllco , H15 Karnam st. ( i'axton
Hotel IJllt. ) or write.
0. N. CLAYTON , Agt.
Washington Stnr : 'Thin butter seems
Btront ; . " sniil the youiiB husband , nt their
first breakfast ( it home. , s
"yes , " slid iinxwcrcil ; "I talked to the - - _ * j
market innn about that , nnd bo said It wn
economy In t'ho end never to buy weak but
ter. He paid thul even though this might
cost a llttln more , people could gut uluu
with less of It , and It would ) ast longer , "
"Tliu Ovcrliiiui
To Utah In 29 ' ,4 hours , California In CO ft'
tc-'Ki via the UNION PACIFIC. This !
tha factcst and flneot train Intbo wett.
Tlcketa ran be obtained at city ticket offlc ,
1302 Farnara utreot.
SIAURITIA- Sinter Mnry. ngrd 33 year * .
Funeral Momluy moniintMurch 16. ut
10 a. in. from hospital uhnpul to Holy
Heimluher ,