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DAILY FRIDAY MARCH 25 , THE OMAHA : , "TT sPt 13 An nmnf uoai nur sPtfl Ttttfif it t n EXPLORING THE YUKON'S BAR United States Government Expedition * , Organized for that Purpose. STARTS FROM ST , MICHAELS MAY i Trnilc wllh to A ! "Work : of Importance 'l > rrlforj-Kour - the \orllm-cNtcrn of Sniinil- 'I'lioiixiinil Mllea liiK * to Jle could gain acceea to It an ocean steamer the Yukon river H might penetrate 300 miles Into the Interior of Alaska , but across the " mouth of the river there stroUCics a bar to navigation through whlcd co ccagolng ship has yet been able U find a path. St. Michael Island , sixty miles north of the northernmost mouth oC the Yukon , lo the nearest port for ocean trafHc , and the river boats , which come down from the gold fields , dave to make the slxty-mllo trip along an exposed coast befcre tht-lr cargoes. - they can receive or discharge Until very recently nobody has thought It worth while to facilitate traffic with the In terior of Alaska. Such trade as there lias been could well bo carried on In round about ways. It has not been to the Interest ' of the trading companies which have had a monopoly of norUiwtstcrn commerce to niako It easier for competltcrs to find an entrance to their limited market , and so It has hap pened that nobody lins really tried to dis cover .a direct jxissage from the ocean to the river. As for the government at Washington , hftvn In take with him on his Untried lour * 1 icy wilt weigh about 150 tons. DISTANCE TO BE COVERED. Pour thoueand miles ot soundings wilt betaken taken , and the work must bo dene In forty- five days. The Ice never breaks In the vicinity ot St. Michael Island before the 16th ot June , and sometimes not for a fortnight later. Winter storms begin to blow by September , end by October the Ice Is packed In again. There are ninety days during which navigation Is open to sonio extent , but ot these at least one-halt are sure to bo so stormy that eoundlngs cannot bo taken. In order to utilize what llttlo time there may be Mr. Pratt will work hti men at least sixteen hours a day tild sometimes longer. This will bo feasible , because In those regions , during the summer season , the sun practically never ssts. The work will be full of peril , for even at their best the scan are choppy. The iceo will bo com pelled to rough It ; they will eleep aa best they can aboard their frail launches and at times they will be miles apart. It will be dimcult to get accurate soundings , for the winds are high and their velocity anl dlrec- tltn may produce a variation In the height of the tide amounting to six or eight feet. The Gedney , a .cocat survey steamer vessel now stationed on the Pacific slope , will as sist In making the deep eca sounding * and In dctermlnlns the eighteen-foot curve which marks Iho boundary of the bar. Mr. Pra't will fix the extent and chapo of the bar , doterm'ile exactly the location of the six mouths or channels of the Yukon delta , and plotjtho coast line to the north and south of the river. For weeks at a tlmo the daring scientist and his men will bo tossing Id tfc , midst of a hitherto un- traversed cxiaci'fl iOf wlhd-awcpt sea. The detailcalls not oily for scientific skill , but f or 'executive capacity and business sense. Besides designing thd launches and looking after their construction , Mr. Pratt must attend to their transportation across the continent , must gather his materials fern n lcig stay In the Arctic regions , must nee to the provlslonlnj of his party and the 3KS8S&rr'- \ " HEADQUARTERS FOR SURVEYING PARTY. r' ' ' MICHAEL ISLAND ST. ! It has been BO Indifferent to the possibilities that on adequate sur- of ttio Alaskan country \ey of the northern coast has never been thought ot till now. With the dazzling dis coveries In the Klondike a change has come. Millions are btlns Invested In ships to carry men and provisions to the mining camps and bring back n preslous freight of gold , and II las ; become a matter of vital Importance tc find the easiest , speediest and most profitable water route to the mining Cf.tnps and trading ntatlons which are ( springing up along the ,1'ukcn and Ha branches. EXPLORATION OP GREAT VALUE. bo discovered through th ( It a channel can Yukon bar It will decide the course or future traffic In the Northwestern territory. If one cannot bo found , then Alaskan enterprise maj turn another way. John F. Pratt , an expcrl cnccd ofilcor of tCio United States coast ani geodetic survey , will have the distinction o ! making the first exploration ot the six mouth < of the Yukon. Mr. Pratt Is now stationed to "Washington , but ho has spent the better par of his lite lit charting the Pacific and Alaskai coasts , and tie probably hao a better knowl edge of these regions than any other ofilcla of the government. Three years ago he wai t ttio head of the government expedition which surveyed the Alaskan boundary In thi neighborhood of the now .famous . Chllkoo PCFS. Ho 1 < J a fearless pioneer , familiar will and knows how U danger and hardship , handle large bodies of men In desolate coun < tries far removed from a baco of supplies. Hi will leave Washington on May 1 with si ; eclcntiflo assistants , and ho will take will 'JOHN ( F. PJIATT , IN CHARGE O THE EXPEDITION. film to the frozen regions ot the nortl force of thirty others , hardy and advcutui men , Inured to cold and danger. The delta at the mouth of the Yukon the largest In the world ; the bar wl stretches before It extends from St. Mlcl Island on Uie north to Point Dyer on south , a distance of 170 nillcs , and Its ai occasional n < calculated by ego width , s gators , Is forty miles. This Is an t nearly equal to that ot Massachusc Soundings have never been taken over portion of It , and It la an unexplored to exist only ns i lianso. It Is known eels approaching at various points have I compelled to EtanJ oft. Mr. Prett's duty will bo to explore It tl oughly , make soundings everywhere , cover a channel suitable for seagoing Bcia It possible , and como back with a report In the fall. DIFFICULTIES OF THE EXPEDITIO : Ho will have to carry with him all Implements and provisions for a dlstt of nearly 3.000 miles , and the most Impor part ot his outfit , the boats from which soundings will bo made , are to be car across the continent as well. There arc boats In exlstenco rultablo for the kliu work ho proposes to do. Ho will need stn craft ot light draft , easily hanJled and fi to stand all sorts of weather. These b ho has been compelled to design him : and ho will have to superintend their < structlon In person. The contracts have ready been let for them , and they will i bo under way In Now York , They will three In number. Ono Is a largo st launch seventy-live feet over all and slxi feet beam , drawing a little over three f the other two are steam launches , thi two feet by eight. These must all bo shlj to Seattle by rail and then conveyed to Held of survey by boat. The two si launches can bo handled Mslly enough , they are constructed EO as to fit a Oat exactly ; but the largo launch must be arranged that it can , bo taken apart put together again In sections when It reached Its destination. Mr. Pratt's : will have to epcnd a part ot tbo time a rhclr arrival at tbo mouth of the Yukoi "putting together this craft ; and In orde save tlmo they may bo compelled to go with their soundings from her unQnl : bull while bringing her to completion. Forty will be obliged to take with them < 70.000 teet ot lumber. Part of this will * ftia * < l In erecting beacons along the coure Hho oundlng . Thceo beacons will from twelve > to sixty feet In height , ace Ing to the contour ot the country , and ' .will bo vrhltevraahed so as to be consplci at Brett dUtancei. Other lumber wll needed to house the largest launch In wli a * tbo boat will hare to be left some-w tihor * .for another' iumaer'1 work. > selection of his men. None of the steam companies plying between Seattle and Yukon can afford him freight facilities , so a revenue ) cutter will be ordered by government to go to Seattle to take mrty aboard. They will be twclvo daj go'iig ' from Seattle to St. Michael under mcst favorable conditions. There Is only one of the mouths ot Yukon about which anything M kn This Is the small northerly channel , thr which the sternwhcel steamers pass In ting from St. Michael into the main r Me. Pratt will fold whether nny of the e on-1 larger mouths of the river can bo i available for commerce. Ills Is not the exploring expedition 'Which will be senl by the 'coast survey , but It Is the ambitious. Ono party will explore the rr. of the Copper river , beginning In May , still another will examine the coast Talya and Skagway , thus mapping oul gateways to the Yukcu country. iMIl. VKST'S DUAL , IX CGGS. Took Tin Cnn of "Sollil McntV lo Yukon mill IlrotiKht Hack ) jl < ) , : H ! Nearly every man who hcs come 01 Dawscu during the last two months or lias had something to say of the "frozcr man , " relates the Seattle Post. They him at various points between the Chi summit and the Yukon river , trudging i with ono companion and four dogs , Ing a cargo of frozen cgga bound for Klondike. Eggs at Dawson are worth : more each and this high price proved an Incentive to a Portland man that h solved to freeze a lot ot them an ! take In. The egg man has been the souvco i llttlo amusement for the Klondlkera have como out. They have frequ laughed at his foolhardy speculation often predicted his failure. Ho has be prolific landmark arid ono ot the stock < tlccis which Kloudlkcrs have asked other hero has been , "Where did you the egg mar7" The egg man Is lii Seattle. Ho has his eggo and returned with n sacs v many a Kbudlkcr might well eiw.v. name Is Charles Veat. Vest left Per last October on the steamer Elder. B leaving ho obtained 1,743 dozen eggfl. broke and packed them la tlno cans ho cue gallon each , or six dozen. The were scaled , frozen and put on Ice. weighed 2,025 pounds In cold storage. With ono man to help him and his Vest hurried the eggs up to Sheep Camj burled them In the snow. Ho put four In a sack and tied the sack over the backs. Each dog carried twenty-eight pe In this way. dice over the summit the were piled on sleds , pulled by the dogt the Journey continued. Several adventures befell Vest ani companion on the way. On 'Deccmbi they stopped at a cabin and bought si and lodging. They bought some mocc ot one of their hosts. In the mornlnf can of the eggs , now becoming more mo-e precious , was gone. Vest hae suspicions , but had no evidence. He , his host about the missing can , bill no satisfaction , although his susp ! wcro confirmed. Thcro were others c Ing at the cabin , and from these tv three days later Vest obtained corroboi evidence as to the guilt ot the suspect thief had go no toward the coast , but followed him and took him before th lice. Confronted with the evldencco t crime the fellow confessed. The pollc creed that the man should bo punlsln giving up his 'outfit to the man ho wronged. This was done and Vest gel per dozen for the can ot eggs , erin in all. At Thirty-Mile River an adventure different sort overtook , the egg man , / . was built to 'float ' elawn the river , stayed on shore to line the raft dowi his companion was aboard the- raft , tee at ono place was not strong cnou support Vest's weight and ho was 1 to let tbo line go. The raft went spl down the river at a fearful rate , the ar owner running along shore to keep up It. Suddenly a rock rimmed with Ic poared In the track ot the raft. In i mcnt the raft had dived under the Ic the cargo had spilled Into the swift st The steve and tent ot the men cank the sacks ot egg cans went floating stream. It was bitter cold , out the sltuatlo : desperate. Vest did not ponder long what to do. Ho plunged Into the s and pulled out the sacks ono at a time clothes froze to him , but ho saved his Then he went back to his companhi threw out a rope and towed him t ; Three men , who happened to bo cai nearby , gave the two wet men shelter they had dried and warmed themselvc Sixty-five miles further down Vest re the I3lg Salmon , where Major Waist camping. iMaJor Walsh wanted supplle he bought Vest's eggs at S3 per dozen , eggs yielded $5,211 , which , added t J1.110 , amounted to $6,321 as the total duct of .Vest's undertaking. Explorer * to Start TbU Monti VANCOUVER 13ARUACKS , V March H. Orders have been Issued by cral Merrlam for the Sushltna. river , A exploring expedition , known as "Expe Number Three , " to leave here nbou 29th Inst. Captain E. P. Glenn , TV fifth Infantry , -will have charge of tt pedltlon and will have two ofllcer : nineteen enlisted men under him. Ce i * coughing by ualng Dr. Bull'a If ii ft nrtwrmn rtAVT * * n rrIf MEMORIES OF SLAVE DAY ! 'owa Soldier's Eecollcctiona of Days Befoi the Rebellion ! ' 5TORY OF AN OLD PLANTATIO How Slnvcu Were I'utilnlicil by tli Ovcrnccm Drut Ebcpvrloncc with Tli > How One Iowa llcg lincnt Freed Slave * . The winter Immediately preceding tl ; rcat civil war found my father and myac > n the cotton plantation ot Mr. T. , In Misal jlppl , writes Major S. II. M. Dyers In Ai lals of Iowa. My father In these days wi Engaged in Belling Iowa dorsesf south , at to save the cxpewe ot wintering them ! cities , It was hLi custom to Orlvo them some plantation In the Interior. On this pa tlcular trip south , I , a lad' ' of 20 , was pe in It led to go along. I still recall with smile the evening wo reached Mr. T'a fan The overseer of the plantation , with a ha dozen of his slaves , came out to the roa side to assist us lit putting away the horn for the night. To each ono of these aesls Ing darkles my father gave a small coin. II generosity was soon noised about among t fifty or more men and boys of the plant tlon. Colored folks had not been much a " " from anybod cuatomed to getting "tips" The evening was chilly , and shortly wo whl folks wcro Bltt-Jig before a-big blazing fl In the overseer's house. Supper had not bci announced before a couple ot black became came Into the room grinning and with ci In hand. "Massa , " said they , "wo'uns , to jest helped with the horses. " As the blai boys all looked , about allko In the unccrta light from the fireplace , my father hnndi them also a few pennies. But that momc other grinning faces appeared from tl shadows at the back end of the rooi "We'uns , too , took care ot the herese massa , " and a half dozen of ragged caps ai graining faces came Into the firelight once. They got their colna , and others cam and others , until It sesmed there had bei flvo times as mcny darkies helping us as \ had horses. We nil laughed ; even the ovc seer. When the small change gave out thi all good-naturedly went out upon the grn In front of the hoUse and serenaded us wl old plantation songs. That was tny first c pcrlence with slavery. What a contentc happy lot of people , I thought to myse Their ccmgs were filled with pathos. Tin voices were mellow , and low and nwect. have never had such delight with mus never , not even with the stars of gra opera , as I experienced that night with the simple slaves elnglng on the lone plantatl In the backwoods of Mississippi. There w a feeling ot sincerity , almost a sorrow , tl other music never yet produced. It was t Ecng of slaves , touchlngly happy , even bondage. Shortly the lights wcro out In the slaves' cabins , and , savins the flicker ! llamcs from the fireplace , the lights 1 wcro extinguished In the house of the ov seer , and slave man and free man sli alike In the starlight , and neither kn whether the roof above lilm waa ot gold straw. straw.TREATMENT OP THE JIEX. The owner of this big cotton farm rpi hla winters In Europe or In some eouthi city , and the control of his 150 human ch tels , llko the control of his horses and pi were left to his hired overseer. How go how humane a man this owner of hun flesh might have been , I had no means finding out. His overseer looked upon th unfortunate men and women as exactly In tame category with the animals on ' farm. Could he abuse , starve or whir horse , so could ho abuse , starve or whit slave and who dared ia report to the m tor when ho came ? Only God's cyo fi what happened on many a plantation In south and It wan all 'happening under then so-called "flag ot freedom. " 1 farce was too awful to continue forc\ The explosion ot almighty wrath was cc Ing on. The overseer ot the plantation Mr. T.- would not have dared treat father's herded In the manner he Bometlr treated the master's slaves. And § yct ho gurdcd himself as one of the milder , kin men who had charge of other people's "n gcrs. " Among his tlaves ho had a black rufllan whore ofllco seemed to bo cl whlpper for the plantation. Licking "n gers" was , after all , too hard work for overseer. "Glvo that nigger a licking , " v a common speech to hear from the overs when the black folks came In from fields evenings , when so.io luckless fell had not done his allotted work. Then big , hard-faced man would lash his fell creature , man or woman , with a relish t ! seemed absolutely astounding. "There Is use treating niggers roughly , " the overs would sometimes say to my father , as sat around the evening flro. "These pee all know I'm master hero and th : enough. " My father usually made no ansi but looked straight Into the fire. Ho \ an abolitionist ; he held his peace , but lived to see the day that even a mem of a plantation overseer could exclto an In the human breast. Around the flrcaldo that plantation during these winter nig the American stars and stripes BCcmeU bo a disgusting mockery. Northerner i southerner alike were pretending to a m etrous He. Splto ot the slave surroundings the s on the plantation was Interesting In extreme. Everything seemed so differ to mo from farm life In the north. SI cry changed everything. With mlllt precision a great horn "was blown ov morning before daylight , when nil the groes In the long rows ot cabins got and prepared their breakfasts ot hoec and bacon , and then sweet potatoes v roasted for midday lunch in the fl When the day broke squads were ton of men , women and children , and the j cession started < to the fields to labor evening twilight. An Immense Held being cleared of the dead trees and 1 and stumps , and forty or fifty men chop till nightfall. Sometimes I noticed wl groups of them chopping together , keer rude tlmo with their axea to eouie plai tlon melody. Way down there , what nro you dolni Slow , low , way down there ; Don't you know the Lord am coming. Way down there ; Go slow , go slow , very slow , Away down there. WINTER ON A PLANTATION" . The overseer , his wifemy father myself were the only white people on plantation that winter. It was six m to the nearest hamlet , and the oven was the absolute master of the wl black colony. There was no law tl but his will. Body and soul , the els were aa helpless from his temper or wrong-doltig , as dumb animals. The i of black people grown up slnco the has absolutely no realization ot the se tuda In which their fathom and motl groaned. Around the big blazing fits , at night overseer was by no means a , Wd man. had ha ! grog , and his tales of soutt duels , and of the overflowings ot the rivers ; and we , In our turn , -told him the big prairies of the far west , the dlans , and tales of Immigrant trains California , The ab ent 'owner of the planta "chattels" was also part owner of a fash able livery and , sale stable in 'Memphis , was there that mir father had arranged in uhlblt and sell hU Iowa homes. The co irtncr and manager ot the cslabllshmcn' ' is Mr. M. Occasionally , some ot thi 'groca ' from the farm .were brought Into thi ty and put to work In the stables. Franl id 0)111 , and Uncle ( Alfred , and Sam ant me. How their names come back to mi tcr all the changing years I I , too , Inborn out the stables , cither to help care for mj ther's horses , or to rldo them no and dowt 0 street to enow them off to purchasers hllo Mr. M. In 'his loose , green plnli ousers etood llko A cigar sign at the door ay. His appearance as he stood.1 there wll sver bo effaced from my memory. With hli oad-brlmmed sllthat , his plaid pantaloons 1th their great ween checks , strappci idor his boots , .his buff vest , his cane , hi : hlte. dainty hands , his absolute clcganci id Idleness , ile-iregarded himself as thi t looking man In Memphis. I never sav Im do a stroko'lof work unless when In i idden flit of anger ho walked to the- bad id of the 'barn ' , , took down a harness stra ] id "licked -nigger. . " Llko the oversee U on the farm , .however , ho did not llki > "treat his slaves'too roughly. ' ' A terrlbl > whidlng on the naked ba k now and thei as not BO much * punishment In his mini 1 a warning.Of course the d d nigger , ust not forget .who's who , " he would some " don't know anythlni mes say to us. "You ' " bout a nigger .up , north , you folks don't"- u would exclaim io my father. PUNISHMENT OP MEN. Ono day ho called the big boy , Bill , Inti 10 office. "Bill , why In 'h ' 1 don't you marr ; ino ? Go alonginowl We want more llttli Iggers around here stock's running low.1 Why , land sakcs , Massa , that yellow ga ; s wouldn't think of marrying mel Sh ouldn't look at this nigger , she wouldn't. ' Well , now you just walk In there and tel her. I'll tend I er you are going to marry 10 rest. " In two weeks thcro was a bli ilorod wedding In the basement of th tethodlst church. Jane figured as brldc- i white lawn dress and abundance of fin ibbons. Bill had done as was told him to H ! Jane to the altar , and the ribbons ani 10 dress and the cake were all furnlshei y the man In the green-checked trousers week afterward Bill had neglected to wasl carriage properly. He was not the mos kcly of niggers , anyway. "Bill , " says Mr t. , "take this note down to the keeper o 10 lock-up. " With depressed countenano 10 slave took the note. I followed to sc hat would happen. "Yes , I see , " said thi ecper of the lockup , as ho read the note What you been doing again , Bill ? " "Why 's nothing , massa , 'pon my word. " "AI ght , Bill , take off your shirt and lie dowi lero on the floor. The slave did as ho wai Idden , and lay down on the wet stone flee t the Jail corridor , when the hired brut' ' ave him 100 lashca on his naked back will cowhide ! Screams and piteous prayer nd cries that might have moved a stone t icrcy fell on heedless cars. A bucket o lit brine was thrown over the slave's laccr ted back and ho was told to dress hlmscl nd go homo to his master. I , too , wen omc , wondering that the Almighty pcrmll 3d such men to livean lioui soon learned that this wa ho elegant Mr. M.'a way of getting h laves punished. Ho simply sent a note I omo brute of a whlpper. "Glvo this mo 00 lashes. Charge to account. " Sonn Imes , however , Mr. M. suddenly flow in . rage. There was no sending polite noti hen. The nearest rope , strap or club , se led the business. Only good , saintly , o vhlte-halred Alfred eeemed cxcepted fro ill cursings , beatings and nbuae. Ho wi : o faithful and true. He had been In tl il. family fifty years , possibly had carrli M. to school as a little boy. Now ho w ; he faithful , the loved , old slave and ecider In the colored church and Sundi ctiosl. Whr.t waa my astonishment o : ifternocci to hoar the gentleman In tl jrccn checked pantaloons cry out to o vhltc-halrc < d Alfred : "Como here , ye lussetl nigger. " Alfred had neglected son rifling duty. "Take off your shirt , ICE iver that ball ot hay , " shouted the enrage naster , as he snatched a harness tug fro ho wall and mercilessly lashed the o nan , the great welts on his naked ba < howlng at every stro'.te. Poor Alfred crli ind prayed "Oh ! Master II. ! don't kill m 'or Goi'a sake don't kill me please dor till me ! I'll servo you and pray for yo naster , as long as 1 live don't kill me The blows rained on until master and Bin' vcro exhausted : ahd no avenging ang > truck the monster dead ! That night n 'ather told Mr. M. that wo were going -nort lo could E'tandauch ' sights no longer : "We what kind of people are you , up thcro Iowa , anyway ? " sneered the enraged ma 'You don't know what niggers are If I cou lot stand to BOO a nigger licked , I'd i north , too ! " Wo returned "home , leaving the few wield iold horses In therhands ot an agent. IN. WAR DAYS. In a year the frightful war broke out. Ii stantly I was a volunteer In the ranks < the union army.i My winter south hclpi mo In my resolution. The scenes In M , barn wcro burned In my .mind forevc With varying vicissitudes the strife we ; on. Battles werot'lost , battles were galne Ono day the river gunboats , with the a at some of our' ' troops , took Memphis. Ui cxpectedly my regiment was ordered to i and camp In tho-suburbs of the city. Th very day , with a small squad of mounti men , I hurried Into the town and to tl street where the fashionable barn was. ! M tt. still stood there In the doorway In h ; reen checked trousers. 'Had ' ho been stan ing there a year ? "Who are you ? " ho aske is I rode up past him airJ ; Into the bar 'I am Sergeant iB. , " I answered , "of tl Fifth Iowa. You once wanted to know wh ; < lnd ot people lived up In Iowa. I ha' ' brought some of them with me , here , " dded. Ho sneered "So you've como steal my hordes and 'burn ' any barn then , suppose ? " "Oh , no , not so bad as that , " unswored. "We'll just take some of tl dorses and the harness. " The men with n began backing the animals out ot the stab ! That moment I heard voices at the back ei Dt the barn. "iLor ! Lor ! Look If there alt young Mr. B. , " shouted a dozen voices ance and Frank and Jim. and Bill and Jai und wtilte-halrcd Alfred crowded about m trying to get my hand or even to touch n horse's neck. The master stood there sullen llence. Lincoln's proclamation freeing the slav had not been Issued yet but some of o soldiers had taken such matters Into the own hands. ' " 'Boys ' , " I said , "my regime Is out by the Brick hospital you know ti way go , all of you ! " Without a word or farewell to their master , fifteen slaves e tered the sunlight of freedom. Some of the followed our command as servants and can cooks for many months. Jane is toii somewhere .In Iowa , free. Old Alfred doubtless dead. Mr. il. with the green pla trousers , no longer stands In front of t doorway for reckless soldiers later * burned his establishment to the groun There was not much to burn , only ser brick walls and some carriages with a horses. Mil. HllUCli AXI ) O.U'TAl.V Ij.YTIIEU Horn n. Sliivc , lie Unfitly Overcnn lined 1'rojiiillcv. On ono of hla latest visits to New Yo Mr. Bruce told of an experience which had just after ho was clectea senator frc Mississippi , and It was an experience whl Illustrates the tact and good sense which f waya characterized him , and which v plained much of 'tho success and roppt which ho gained by his public life In Was Ington. It was announced , relates the Phil delphla Press , that the senator would to Washington from his Mississippi hoi by ono ot the Mississippi steamboats , least as far aa St. Louis , on his way. T captain , a man ot the name of Lathers , vt ( t typical 'Mississippi steamboat captain , a ho was reported to have eild that he wou iplng until i.iched j was and BLITZ SEE THAT * Iver Fails ft PKas The IS ON ) the THE . pro- CORK f * Vnomdana t > pr < rclteet > trt OcenB it0 Ocean OUlTrVJ kc < tao > t cxonUrtte llcer. Val. Blatiz Brewing C < Mllvmrnkert WU. , V. . 'A 4 FOLEY BROS. , Wholesale Dcalc Office Dcllone Hotel , 121 Nort 14th 8t , , Omnlia , Neb. Tinw the black senator -when id got aboard 1 his boat tbat ho would have to keep hli co on that boat , nutl It ho put on any because ho happened to bo a senator , i captain would teach htm manners , s soon a Bruce boarded the steamboat sought the captain , and he eald to him ! ptaln Lathers , I am going to Washington , il a part of the way as passenger on your arnboat. My name Is Hrucp. and posal- ' you may liavo hoard ot me. What 1 nted to roy la that I know perfectly well iat the feeling of many people who art Lvelcrs regarding persons of my color la , ey cannot help It , and I tonnot help U , I I am. going to glvo them no occasion 1 any annoyance while I am a passenger your boat. I simply ask you that you sec It that I am made aa comfortable as pos- ile > , and I assure you that you will have reason for complaint. " The bluff captain stepped back a pace 01 o , looked Ilruco over , and then held oul P hand and raid , with great emphasis : "Ilj , you shall elt at my table ; you shall all my right , liund on the entire trip , and II y , nian objects ho will have to fight me man who can talk as you have and who as fair as you are Is a eight bcttei : ed to be a United States senator than no of the white senators I have carried this boat , " and on that entire trip of some eo days the captain made Bruce his gue-fit Plio eamo quality served Bruce admlrnbt ) the senate , and It was ono cf the meal presslvo of Washington eights to see th ( ilatto senator and his colleagues , the arls. irat Lamar , walking dally together up tin cnuo to the capital , Lamar , the scholar 3 orator , the fine type of southern chlvalrj d cultivation , had the highest respect foi uco and preferred his companionship it a dally walks to and from the capital te it of any other senator. Afterward , " wher mar became secretary ot the Interior uco went to see him and said that ho hat icurcd a good many appointments In the lerlor department ; In fact , a good manj > re than his share , and he had come to sec i former colleague so that ho might take unsel with him. In respect to such actlor In the way of removals as Lamar might tiavo In mind , Thereupon Limar said to him ! "Bruce , not ono ot the men who have been appointed In this department at your recommendation shall be removed while I am here , except for such cause as would make you remove them yourselt it you wcro secretary ot the In terior. " Fcllenn ( Jlvrt * Up for fot. TACOMA , March 24. It Is now considered certain that the Northern I'aclllo steamer I'ellcan , 1C2 elays out from Tncoma for Tien Tsln , China , waa wrecked or disabled oft the coast ot the Aleutian Islands last October. An empty iit , belong to the Pelican. w § lighted bjr tnln Helm of the thin Knlklrk , wlllcb nrrlvcel here from Arnold's Brome Celery cures lOc , 25e and 60c. All druggUta. Hmnotlt Coullilciiuc 3Iiui CottvlcUd , YUI2KA , Cal. . March H. The notorjoul George Knowlton , better known s "lUtol George , " ono ot the smoothest cjjnndcnct men In the United States , has Men cqd vlcteil of Obtaining ! money under .fuljfj . f. pretenses. With two confederates. 1'aclUd robbed a passenger on n Southern train of $250 In a card game. GOLD DUST. 0.1 LY I/ / . \ fC\v ! % - , Harelest things in the house to clean. Most contrary things to keep clean. Most unpleasant when not cleaned. Are made clean and kept clean easily with that enemy of oil nnd grease nnd dirt Washing Powder ii 1 Largest package greatest economy. TUB N. 1C. FAIIUIANK COMPANY , Chicago. 8U Louis. Now York. Uostou. Philadelphia. Mir Po JOBBERS FIND FINDOK OK OMAHA. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Martin Ci Jobbers of Farm Machinery. and Bucclu - Ccr. 9th and Jonei. ART GOODS fHasp ® f\ . Picture Moldings. Mirrors ; Frames , Backing and Artla'jf ' .Materials. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS , merean M'frs \ Jobbers of Foot Weai WESTKllN AOENT8 FOn The Josopb Banigau Rubber Co. F H. Sprague & Co. , Rubbers and Mackintoshes. ltO7 Howard St. , OMAH , F.P. Kirkendall & Ci Bools , Shoes and Rubbers Salesrooms 1102-110M1M Harney strttt. 7 T. Lindsey , / /1 / ' * V w I WHOLESAiffl RUBBER GOOD * Owner cf Chief Brand Uacktntohet \A/.V. Morse Co. BootS ) Shoes , Rubbers AT WHOLKS < VI.E. Offlco nnd Salesroom 1119-21-23 Howard S BAGS B amis Omaha Bag Ci Importers and Manufacturers BAGS 614-16-18 South nth Strec BAKING POWDER EXTRACTS. Farrell & Co. , SYRUPS , Molasses , Sorghum , etc. . Preserves and Jellle Also tin cans and Japanned wars. CHICORY he American T Chicory Go Growers and manufacturers of all forma i Chicory Oraaha-Fremont-O'Nell. CROCKERY AND GLASSWARE H. Bliss , Jnifortt- Crockery. China , Glassware , Oliver Plated Ware , lacking Glasses , Char dellora , Lamps , Chimneys , Cutlery , Etc. . _ 1410 FAHNAU BT. CREAMERY SUPPLIES Jhe Sharpies Compan ] Creamery Machinery . . _ onSsuppiles. Boilers. - Engines. Feed Cookers , "Wood Pu . leys , HUSftlnp , Belt Ing , Uuttcr 1'ack. , ae * . ° . r aU klndl1' . . < * . X)7-t09 ) Jones Bt. * - _ _ DRY GOODS. _ M G , Smith & Co. , T Upof tert d Jobb r tl Dry Goods , Furnishing Goodi DRUGS. Ictiaa'dson Drug Co go2-po6 Jackson . O. RICHARDSON , Treat. L y. WELLBH. V. Treat. Jfie I'f'r * SJcmdanl J'/nir'ttnoatiffcal Vrepara Clout , special Formulae t'repareil to . Order. Send for Catalogue. lAbaratorr. 1U2 lion-aril 6t , Omahi . Druggists and Stationers , "Queen Ho " Specialties , Clgara , Wlneu and Urandles , Corner 10th and llurney Btreitfc ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. esfsrsi Electrical Electrical Supplies. Slcctrlc Mining Bolls nnel Gas O. W. JOHNSTON , Mgr. ISM Howard St. Supply Cc WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIED i U04 F rn m Bt , FRUIT-PRODUCE. Branoh & Co , WHOLESALE Commission Merchants. 8 , W. Corner ICth nnd Howard Sts. Membere of the National League of Coramli ton Merchants of the United States. GROCERIES. McCord-Brady Co. 13th and Lcnvcn\voi-th St Staple and Fancy Groceries IIA AND CONIC RCHSHRS , Etc. eyer & Raapke , WHOLESALE FINE GROCERIES ( | Tea * . Bp'ccs ' , Tobacco enA Clgtn. ; ] > " -1 - ' K03-1W7 Harney Sireeb and Paxfon Gallagher G ( 3A8 COI'FEE UOASTCHS AHiJ JOUOI.NQ anocciu . ' " Telephone 181. HARNESS-SADDLERY JH-Haney & Go. 31'frt HARNESS , 9.tDDLiS , t.YCOLLAIIB Tolbers of Leather , Saddlery Hardware' Kh Wo solicit your orders , 1B15 Howard St. HARDWARE. Elector & Wilhtimv C > Wholesale Hardware , f ct-Clark Aiidreesen Ul Hardware Ci Wholesale Hardware. H Jcle an.d Bportlng Goods , U . ntyr t 55t. LIQUORS. RjlejLBrothers , Wfiolesah Liquors and LIQUORS. Boise & Go WHOLESALE LIQUORS. 'rcprletors of AMERICAN rUQAn AND WARE CO. 2H-216 South Hth Et. er's Eagie Gin ' - ; East India Bitters iolden Sheaf Pura Ry anil Bourbon Willow Sprints Distillery , Her A Co , , larney Street. Wholesale Liquor Merchants , 1001 Kurnniu StrcoU ohn Joekhpffi WHOLESALE Wines , Liquors and 4U-41S a UU > Otrett. LUMBER hlcago Lumber ' WHOLESALE DUMBER . , . 114 South 14th St. PLANING MILL , Manufacturers of doors , sash , blinds , cTflcV. lore nnd faloon fixtures. Ustlmitcs lurnliUtfl n any kind of mill work , fl. 1179. Mill 28th and Davenport St * f OILS-PAINT3 National Oil and Paint Ct ) , Air Floated Mineral And Paint * of All Kinds. Putty. HtiSrl"Jc MIS and KIT Jones Bt Ctandard Oil Co. . A. UofTet , let Vice Tres. L. J , Drake , den Oato'lne. Turpentine. Axle Grense. Etc. maha Llranch nnd Agencies , John I ) , Ruth Mgl PAPER-WOODENWARE. Carpenter Paper Co. ' - ' . - - - - - - sw 7 Printing Paper , Paper , Stationary * Corner Utb ana Hcwud street * . . + STEAM-WATER SUPPLIES ; - rane Churchl ! ! So < : 1014-1016 Douglas Street. Uuiufactureri and Jobbers ot Btenm. Ojl Water Supplies of All United States " Supply Co . iioS-ino Harney St. team Pumps , Engines and Boilers , PI Wind MIIU , Steam and I'liimbtDB Material. Utltlng. Hoso. Eto. TYPE FOUNDRIES f ? real Western a Type Foundry Bnperior COPHT MUM Trp * U tM MM Jsf mtrket. 2 BLECTnOTYPB FOUIfDRT. _ UliUo ard BtrMt. upto-date
