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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 19, 1898)
OMAHA DAILY IVEE : FRIDAY , AUGUST 19 , 1808 , 0 A MANUSCRIPT BY MOSES ? Supposed Biblical Treasure Unearthed in the Ancient City of Lechisch , MOST IMPORTANT DISCOVERY IN YEARS Authenticity of 1lip Docninpnt Af- flrnircl l > > n Ccriiinii lUplnrrr Mn > Uxplnlu tinOrlKlu uf the Aliihnliut. BERLIN , Aug. 4. For several years a German preacher from the town of Walbroel lias been at work , personally and through native asjents , in collecting ancient manu scripts and coins from the excavations In Palestine. The preacher's name Is Brucsscl- bach and he has Just published a little rnonoRraph giving the result of his labors. The publication h ? * attracted wide atten tion among archaeologists hnd scientific men , for the reason that the discoveries which Hruesselbach claims to have made , and which seem to be authenticated by the facts , are the moat Important made In many years. The finds possess other than scholarly Interest , as they nearly all relate to bible history. The most Important of the discoveries re lated by Drucsselbach Is that of a manu script supposedly written by Moses himself. The margin bears the name of Moses and the vi-iltlns relates to the subjects treated In the early books of the bible which have come down to us as tlie books of Moses. If the explorer can prove the accuracy of hh belief In the august authorship of the manu script which he has unearthed it will be being built upon tb ruins of In predecessor. It was In a portion of the mound untouched by Dr. llllss that Ilrucssrlbnch and his coworkers - workers made their discoveries. In his explanation of the Mosaic mnnu- Fcrlpt , the explorer calls special attention to the forms of ihe letters used In the In scription upon the papyrus. The first letter , called Alcph , an ox , Is really a drawing of the horns of that animal. The second letter , Beth , means a house. The third. Glmel , stands for camel , ami so on , throughout the alphabet , there Is a remarkable correspond ence between the names and the objects. This discovery Bruessclbach thinks may solve what has long been a puzzle to scholars. In all school geographies the origin of the alphabet has been ascribed to the Phoenicians. Many modern scholars bate been Inclined to doubt this theory , for the reason that the letters were not suf ficiently primitive. The Inscription Jnst discovered , which Is presumably the first specimen extant of early Hebrew writing , eeemo to bridge the chasm hitherto existing between the hlcrogl.vphlcs and conventional letters of later times. Dr. Druesselbach sass : "The result of our Investigation Is that the manuscript , Judg ing from all external and Internal evidence , Is genuinely Mosaic. If this be co , the religious world Is on the point of some startling discoveries , for where one manu- I script has been found there may be others and the next one- unearthed may contain Eome portion of the bible In this ancient script , thus supporting the tradition of the Mosaic authorship of the Pentateuch , or parts of It at least. " Coin * of ( .rent Antlanttr * The Palestine Fund reports other InterestIng - I Ing discoveries , among them a coin of , earlier date than any heretofore known. The oldest Hebrew coin discovered before this time bore date of 143 D. C. , and SZS J S f i r JCTsfcff f A TRAGMENT OF THE MANUSCRIPT. Btu4led v\lth Interest as one or the oldest nnd probably the most valuable specimen of early writing In existence The frusmcnt Is remarkably well pre * served and appears to be made from the Ekln of some aquatic animal , probably the hippopotamus or Nllu-horse. It Is a > ellow- lah brown In color , crinkled and dry with ase. The throe drawing on It are done In black Ink , and , as Interpreted by the dis coverer , apparently nfer to the labors of the enslaved Israelites In Efopt. The bible story runs ( Exodus 1 , 1114)"They ) ( the Egyptians ) set over them ( the Israelites ) taskmaster : : to aflllct them with their bur dens. And they built for Pharaoh store cities , Plthorn and Haamsas. And the Egyp tians made the children of Israel to cerve with rigor. And they made their lives bitter with hard bondage in mortar and iti brick and In all manner of service In the fleld. " Story ToliI In lie MnniiNrrlpt. The first picture on the recovered roanu- Bcrlpt shows a Jewish maiden milking a cow , referring to the labors with flocks and herds. Above is a pack saddle with two girths , a reference to the vvork of transport. There , Is nlso an Egyptian eagle , drawn exactly as It is found on the Egyptian monuments. The second picture is tint of two Israelites holding up a largo winnowing frame , In illustration of their labors In the state granaries establUhcd by Joseph The Semitic t > pe of the two men Is characteristic and unmistakable. The third picture Is that of the foot of a pyramid or the base of a fortification wall , a specimen of the labor of brtckmaklng and building , in which the captives were employed. Upon the column is perched a hawk , the hawk and eagle being sister symbols of upper and lower Egypt. While the pictures arc Interesting , the most important part of the papyrus Is the Inscription across the top. It Is written in ancient scrip , hitherto unknown , but so primitive as to approach very closely to the hlcrogl > phlc stage. It U translated by the discoverer : "Their j earning for freedom from the oppressor lb full ; their long con tinued sins cry unto Thee , O GoJ. " Whether or not the Interpretation Is accurate , the eentlmcnt Is a proper one to emanate from blm who succeeded In giving the Israelites their desired freedom. round In I lie Itiilnn tit I.erliUch. Thit first flvo books of the bible have al ways ben Known as "The Tive Hooks of a * Moses. " According to the history of Jo- i eephus. the original manuscript of these , in the handwriting of Moies. was preserved in the temple at Jerusalem. The fragment In the possession of Dr. Uruesselbach was un earthed from the ruins of the ancient city known In the bible as LechUch. The ex plorer explains the transition by saving that when the temple and city of Jerusalem were destrojeil by the Itomans (70 ( A , D. ) these anil other treasures were burled and later removed to the city of Lechisch. where many scholars had taken up their residence. The ruins of this city have only lately been unearthed , lr. K. J. BlUs , acting for the Palestine Exploration Pund of England , found It while digging In the Tell-cl-Hesy , s the Arabs call It. He found that Tell-cl- Hesy was tnJrfxl "a inouml of many cities. " no less than eight existing there , each one Bruesselbach's party discovered a large bronze coin of David's time. It shows the crown of David with a circlet of stars. The crown was said , according to story , to be made of gold of the value of a talent. The Inscription about the coin reads. "David , King of Jerusalem. " On the reverse Bide is an eight-stringed harp with the In scription : "Fear je , repent jc , who are strong In faith " Scholars and numismatists alike arc exhibiting deep interest in this coin , which was struck off almost 3,000 years ago and passed current among the subjects of King David In Jerusalem. Another more notable discovery reported by Dr. Druesselbach la that of the "Seal of Solomon. " There is no story more clearly remembered by thoee who have read the "Arabian Nights" than that of the mystic ring by which the genii was summoned to the tervlce of its possessor. Arabic and Hebrew literature Is full of the legends of ANCIENT COINS UNEARTHED AT LECHISCH. the wonders performed by the might o Solomon's Seal , made through the wisdom o this wisest of monarchs. The Inscription IB not to easy to read as thee on the coins because of the peculiar shape of the letters and the fact that they are Interwoven with the design on the seal. The name of Solo mon has been deciphered. If this is the genuine Seal of Solomon It also has on I "the ineffable name" of God , Jehovah , bu Ilruesselbacb. has not been able to make this out to his own satisfaction amid the various lines traced upon Its surface. Another coin brought to light Is evident ! ) to be located about 175 D. C. In the time of the king-priest , Jason. The Inscription is In a peculiar dialect of Syro-Aramalc belonging to that period and Is written from left to right , contrary 10 the Hebrew custom of writing. The decipherment of the Inscription Is "K. Jehason G. Is. Coin o the City , " which has been translated "Jaon , the high prim ( Kohen Gedol ) o Israel. " On the reverse Is a palm branch and a smoking altar , illustrating the priestly function of offering sacrifices In the temple Serially speaking , Jason is not & blbllca character , for he lived in tao time Jus allowing the clone of the biblical period , he accounts of which nrc very scanty. A cal ring , bearing the name of Simeon , the- laccabec , who ruled 143-145 U. C , was monR the other discoveries. The Inscrlp- lon Is most distinct of all , being the most ecent , nnd Is therefore more easily read ban the others. The letters are arranged round a seven-pointed star and run : Simeon , the High Priest. " To Tent UIP Ulncocrlr i. While Dr. Druesselbach has made no at- empt to exploit his discoveries , he claims hat there Is no doubt of their authenticity. it the same time , be Bays that there Is Ikely to be controversy regarding the genu- ncness of some of them , and he thc-cforo reposes to place these and other manu- crlpts , coins and ring , which he has dug p , before competent scholars to settle , If osslble , beyond a doubt , the question of heir accuracy. The fact that ho has found a manuscript urportlns to como from the hand ? of Moses , bearing his name and that of Joshua his successor ) cm the margin , written In cry primitive characters on the most prlm- tlve material ever found , would seem to je Important in itself. Dut there have been klllful forgeries of such documents before now , and , until a number of experts have passed upon the matter , judgment may have o be suspended. This discovery Is , how ever , In line with other startling finds of he last few years. The unearthing at NIp- ) ur of Inscriptions which carry civilization > ack to 6,000 or 6,000 years before Christ , bowing that the art of printing was known and practiced at that early day , settles one f the objections which has frequently been raised against the possibility of Moses hav- ng written any part of the bible , the natural doubt as to the use of writing at that early late. The discoveries of Dr. Brucsselbach will ertalnly arouse widespread Interest nnd awaken renewed enthusiasm for the work of xploratlon in the holy land. niJHA > TS IX COURT. \ > nnip Familiar In the AVoM r In Dltnrco I'rocecdltiK * . The wife of William West Durant , son f Thomas C. Durant of Union Pacific fame , was granted an absolute divorce by a New York court last week. She was also nc- orded the custody of her three children , wo boys nnd a girl. Durant Is a Waldorf-Astoria boarder and millionaire. He Is the only son of Thomas C. Durant , who died on October 5 , 1855 , eaving a fortune estimated to be worth almost $2,000.000. He had been president of he Credit Moblller of America , of the Ad- rondack company and the Adirondack Rail way company and vice president of the Union Pacific railroad. He owned large racts of valuable Adirondack lands. He left a widow , son and daughter , who is now Mrs. Helolse Frethy Rose. William West Durant prior to his mar- lage was well known In New York and iaratoga society circles , relates the New- York Herald. He was married to Janet L. tott , a daughter of Commodore Stott of Stottsvllle on the Hudson , In the spring of .SS4. She was a handsome girl , only nlne- een > ears old at the time , whilehe was hlrty-four. They lived a life of luxury and he spent his Income with a liberal hand. They had just completed a trip around the vorld in Mr. Durant's yacht Utowana , In S9i , when it was rumored there were do mestic troubles In the family. They subse quently took a trip to southern California , > ut when they returned east Mrs. Durant eft her husband and went to reside at the home of her father. It was shortly after this that Mr. Durant irought an action for an absolute divorce , charging his wife with Intimacy with Dr. ' 'rank Richmond Pratt , who had been her physician. Mrs. Durant absolutely denied hcse accusations and in return asked for i separation on account of her husband's cruelty. Lewis Cass Ledjard was appointed referee n that case and he reported to the court Mr. Ourant's accusations had not been substan- : latcd and that those of Mrs. Durant were not of a sufficient character to entitle her to any relief. The costs of that suit amounted to $5,950 , which Mr. Durant was obliged to pay. The finding of the referee was sus tained by Judge Pryor. The next step taken was by Mrs. Durant , who a short time ago brought this action against her husband for an absolute di vorce through her counsel , Robert W. De Forest. Mr. Durant Interposed an answer , making a denial of the charges and upon consent of the parties Judge Daly ap pointed Mr. Norton the referee. Mr. Durant has been Involved In litiga tion with his sister , Mrs. Heloise Frethy Rose , for several years over the estate of their father and she had him arrested more than a month ago upon a charge that he was about to leave the country without ren dering to her an accounting of her share of their father's fortune. She had sued him for an accounting in 1S36 and the action of the lower court was reversed. She Is still prosecuting her claims against him. He recently had the order for his arrest va cated. Mrs. Rose says she gave her brother a power of attorney after their father's death concerning her share of the estate and he soon after went to England in his yacht , where he entertained the nobility most lav ishly. He made her an allowance out ol her portion of their father's property. She alleges she ascertained he had dis posed of about $1,000,000 In securities and upon his return to this country she declares when she demanded her share of the estate he became enraged and put her off from time to time until she was compelled to take legal redress. Mr. Durant alleges he has accounted for his father's property In Warren county anc been discharged by the Surrogate from his trust. GEOGIlArilEns A.\D TUB WAR. Change * * In the World' * Territory Make * Maiiuiakcm Utmy. In these da)8 , when the war is making important changes In the map of the world , savs the New York Tribune , the publishers ot school geographies are In a state of sus pense and uncertainty. It Is their wish to have the maps they Issue strictly up to date , but the rapidity with which recent events arc altering the national ownership of territories seems to indicate that the task of altering the geography plates wll not bo finished for some time to come. As coon as a change Is finally and permanently effected the map-makers Incorporate it Into their books. Thus they have been busy of late in redrawing the newly explored Alas kan regions , EO that the new plates give correct representations of the now famous Yukon river country. Still more rccentlv within the last few weeks the geographers have been engaged In giving the United States credit for the ownership of the Ha waiian Islands. Books Including this lat ter change have not vet appeared In the stores , but they are in preparation. Before recording any of the alterations which the present war Is bringing abovr the mapmal.ers fay they are waiting for the treaty of peace. Although the results In the West Indies could probably be fore casted pretty accurately , the fate of the Philippine Islands and the small groups In their vicinity Is more unsettled and the publishers are cautious about performing any work which subsequent occurrences may force them to undo. Just as soon as anything Is positively decided they are ready with their pencils , they say , but since it takes some time after the new plates are made for the books to bo printed nnd Is sued , It Is to be feared that unless peace comes soon the children will have to begin school this fall with their old-fashlonec maps IEVENUE STAMPS FOR ALL Various Kinds of Stickers Issued by the Government at Different Times , HOSE OF THE CIVIL WAR PERIOD Sltntlnrltr f 'hp > mill the Olil In Color nml Ilpnlittt Stout Vnlnnblc Stump tt cr Mnile Prices 1'nld liy Collector * . Much commotion as the revenue stamps which came Into USD the first of July have caused In the business world , not even the lankcr , the druggist nor the expressman las been as much Interested In them as nether Individual the stamp collector , or jhllatellst. This personage sees In them says the Globe-Democrat , a notable ad dition to the objects with which his favorite lobby Is concerned , and confidently expects hat these stamps will draw Increased at- entlon to it , particularly as the stamps hem&ches , besides being mementos of the .resent . war , are beautiful In design and of considerable Intrinsic Interest for what hey depict. The stamp collector , be It said , s no rare personage. He Is found In very considerable numbers In every community. Most fcchoolbojs have at some time or other collected these labels , and not a few con- Inue the pursuit all their lives. Prices run ning up Into the hundreds , and even thou sands , of dollars have been given for single rare specimens In recent times , and the number of active stamp collectors in the United States has recently been estimated at more than 500,000. Postage stamps are generally the main object of the collectors' pursuits. Foreign evenuo stamps are rarely gathered by \merlcan collectors , but most of them gather ho stamps of this character that Uncle Sam ias so far emitted at least the ones whose ollection ! not forbidden under heavy penalties. These latter are very numerous and embrace all the tax stamps ou tobacco and liquor , in other words , they are the tamps on these articles which have alwas Ince the civil v.ar been subject to internal obacco , cigars and cigarettes , for whisky , > ecr and wines. Many of the Issues are quite handsome , and the denominations run evcnue. These stamps are of many kinds ind denominations. Special emissions are irepared for plug tobacco , snuff , smoking up into high values. As Is well known , it s an offense against the revenue laws to emove any of these stamps from the packages where found. The possession of a collection of them would , therefore , bo re garded as prlraa facie evidence of fraud , and would be treated as a serious offense. Not withstanding this , however , there are not a few who collect these labels. Tlic AVnr IKNIIC. With the stamps that came Into use the first of this month , however , the case Is far different. Their collection is not forbidden jy any law , and since nearly every stamp ollector has In his possession some hundreds of varieties of similar stamps that were ssued by the government during and after ; he civil war , he hastens to add these present reminders of our latest war to his collection. They are so far not nearly so numerous or perplexing as those that were turnlshed during the late war. Indeed , the different stamps that were then Issued are so many In number that a complete col- ectlon of them is almost an impossibility and would run well up Into the thousands. The bulk of the thousands would , however , consist of the private match , medicine and playing card stamps which were then Is sued by authority of the government. Such stamps are authorized by the present law , 3Ut none have as yet been issued. Only time will tell how many private firms wilt avail themselves of the ijfivernment's per mission to provide themselves with stamps of special design to pay the tax required by their business. The number will , however , probably be large. The government did not Issue its first set of internal revenue stamps until the ate war had been In progress for some time , or until 1S62. The set then emitted was the most elaborate and extensive issue of stamps ever prepared by any government for any purpose. They were of thirty-one denominations and of 102 varieties , rang ing from 1 cent to $200 in face value and specifying on the different labels many dif ferent purposes for which they might be used. Thus there were In the set no less than eleven different kinds of $1 stamps All were precisely alike In design and color , save that each of the eleven varieties had a line of description specifying the pur pose for which It might be used that Is to pay the tax on a convevance , entry of goods , foreign exchange , inland exchange , lease , life Insurance , manifest , mortgage , passage ticket , power of attorney or probate of will. The same was true of the other denomina tions making up the 102 varieties. It was the intention of the government at first to enforce strictly the use of a stamp with proper inscription for each purpose. Thus to pay the tax on a mortgage , neither one that had the Inscription probate of will or conveyance would do any more than a post age stamp ; It had to be a mortgage stamp and nothing else. This proved extremely vexatious , so much BO that the government was soon compelled to drop this require ment of a special kind of stamp for each kind of document or article. Under It n lawyer's office would In the course of busi ness lll.cly require off and on at least a half of the stamps embraced in the set of 102 varieties , which was entirely too much to ask. The annoyances that have been experienced since the present stamp law came Into effect were nothing to those that must have been felt In 1SC2 before the gov ernment receded from Its position that each article must bavo Its separate kind of stamp. Valuable brtN. Dut to the stamp collector this old set has always been a thing of beauty and a Joy forever. The vignette of George Wash ington formed the central design of each of the varieties , but for each denomination the surrounding design differed , as well as the color , and as the face value increased the stamps were made larger In size. The 1 cent values were about as large as our present postage stamps , and BO by degrees the size was Increased for the values , until the $200 Etamp , the climax of the set ant a most beautiful piece of work , printed In two colors , wa * a dozen times as large Many of these old stamps are still hidden away on documents. One result of the abrogation of the rule requiring a special kind of stamp on each l.lnd of a-tlcle or document was practically to retire from use all but the com monest species of these stamps for each de nomination. Some of the others thus be came rare. These stamp * in general are still common and can be bought from stamp dealers , the most of them for a few cents each , but others bring dollars each as objects of collecting. Thus the fi-cent proprietary stamp of this set is held nl about 125 , the $20 probate of will at J1S. and the $200 value at $15 ; a large number of these stamps are priced nt from $1 to $2 or $3 each. These prices , however , are f&r the common varieties of each denomination ; there are In addition from one to five 01 six varieties of each regular type. These came from the fact that the government used In succession two klnd rf paper on which to print these stamps. First , there was the old paper , as It Is called by philatelists , and then later the silk paper , which Is much rarer , and which , with man > varieties that are common enough on the old paper , makes a stamp that sells for a high price. Then , too , the etarapi were first Issued In sheets unperforated ; then perforated only one woy , cither vertically or horizontally , nnd finally fully perforated. Many of them nro nlso found In more thnn one shailo of color nnd others nrc doubly perforated , so that , take It all In all , the possible varieties for a collector found In ils eel range near the thousand mark , niak- nt ; It by all odds the most Interesting and xtenslve set of stamps ever Issued. Illizli-l'rlcnl Slniniii. The government next withdrew this set of tamps and put In Its place another with a till larsir number of denominations , but with only one variety of stamps for each alue. They were of precisely the rame hape as the corresponding values of the ormcr Issue , but Instead of various colors or the set. all , save the two highest , were irlnted In two uniform colors. Each stamp md a central medallion of George Washing- on , In black , surrounded by a frame of > lue that differed In design with the cevril cnomlnations. The highest stamp of tli' ' csuc had a face value of $500 , and was the most valuable label of the kind ever Issued by this or any other government. It was of great size , and resplendent In the four olors , blue , black , green and red. The ; oveinmcat also had dies prepared for a 5,000 stami , and proofs of this were printed , ilthough the stamp Itself was never brought nto actual use. Many specimens of this second issue of revenue bring high prices ns curiosities. The $500 value Is quoted at 200 , used , and the $200 denomlnatlon'at $75. Ml the denominations arc found on two ctnds of paper , pink and violet. Of course wo Impressions were required to print the wo colors on each stamp. Fo it sometimes lappened that a sheet that had received he Impression of one color was carelessly ed to the press upplde down to receive the other. This mistake caused the specimens o bo called "Inverted medallions , " which are found In nearly all the denominations , and bring high prices as objects of collec- lon. After awhile the government Issued a third set of these revenues , or rather it changed the colors of most of the denomina tions of the second Issue , the designs re maining as before. Instead of the uniform blue and black colors of the former set , each value was printed in a separate shade with central medallions of black. None of these stamps , excepting n few with Inverted medallions , were of any great rarity. They j remained in use until the document tax was repealed. But as late as 1S71 a set of proprietary stamps was issued , many of which are now extremely rare. There were ten denomina tions of these , each printed In green , with central medallion of Washington In black , | and much resembling the document stamps j I In general design. The rarest of this Inue the hlcbctt denomination , of $5 face value Is quoted at no Irss than } 12fi by stamp dealers There was still another ls uo of proprietary stamps In ItTS. Thrro were eight varieties upon various colored papers , but none of them were rare When these finally went out of use the United State * had no stamp * of this cla s current , for nine jcors , until the Imposition of the play ing-card tax nnd Issue of the present stamps In 1S94. An 13iliMi ltc ( 'ntaloRtir. This , however , by no means exhausts the catalogue of revenue stamp * In use during this time. In addition to the strictly gov ernmental Issues mentioned , there were the private match , medicine , perfumery and playing-card stamps. The number of these , as before raid , was Immense. Of leading varieties there nro catalogued 179 Kinds of rratch stamp' , 2 0 kind * used on patent medicines , thlrtv-two on perfumery and six- to n on plavlng cards This , however , Is but a beginning of the number of varieties of these stamps that a philatelist reckon * , as the most of them nrc found on four dif ferent kinds of paper , some of them are varlou ly perforated nnd roulcttcd , whilst not a few are printed on more than one shade of color. The medicine stamp * are wonderfully va ried In shape and design , many of them be ing of great size , whilst others are cut by dies Into diamonds , circles and other un usual shapes. Most of the other stamp * are of near the common postage stamp size , and vrry many of these stamp * nro catalogued at enormous prices as curiosities. Thus the 1-ccnt match stamp of J. J. Macklln & Co. Is worth $30 , the stamp of the same denomination once used by V. It. Powell Is worth as much nnd quite a number of others are quoted nt the same figure. Man. of the medicine stamps nro even rarer and more valuable. A hundred dollars Is the modest price nskcd for a specimen of the 4-ccnt black stamp once used by Thomas 12. Wilson nnd $75 Is demanded either for James Swalm's C-cent stamp In orange. Morehead's neurodyne 4-cent stamp in blacker or Aver's 4-cent stamp In lilac. A very largo number of other labels are held at prices approximating the above , to that It may safely bo said that to build up a com plete collection of United States revenue stamps would require a considerable for tune. If the stamps emitted In obedience to the present revenue lavy should ever rival In number those that belong to the civil war period , few of them will likely bo held nt the prices now asked for the former by collet-torn , Thin Is because the num ber of stamp collector * ' now Immcuscl ; greater than It wa then A vrry much larger percentage of all scarce clamps U row t.ived by tli cc people an ) put In their albums. Tor all time to como there "III doubtless bo preserved numerous mementoes of our * ar with Spain In US In the shnpo of revenue stamp- , whose Issue It caused , IKI111:110 or .irv.v. A YotiitKBtpr of I'oiirlriMi Who Curried AVntiT to I \Viiiimlrd. . Among the soldier * from Santlaeo who landed Monday morning , KI > S the Ne-w York Press , from the transport Louisiana was a boy , apparently only 10 vcara of age. HI * little , dark face , made darker by the broil- Inp sun of Cuba and the grime- and dust of * team hlp , bore a troubled look. The boy was Charles ITacmlero , whose mother. Mrs. W. A. K'cudcro , lives In Colmnbu * . O. H was worried and anxious because ho w anted to go there and had no money Young Kscudero Is nbout 14 vcars old , but small for hi * age. He was dressed In part like a soldier and was la other respects so plainly from the front that the people * wondered what such n little fellow could have to do with a fighting army. The lad's uniform was a nondescript af fair a wide-brimmed campaign hat of the regulation army pattern , a brown , Ill-fitting coat , a torn blue flannel army shirt , and a pair of light seersucker trousers made for a man. Young as the boy Is , however , he was in the midst of the fiercest fighting around Santiago. His father , William A. Kscudero , U a private In Company F , Ninth United States Infantry. "Where did jou land ? " the boy was ask oil. "On the sand , " he said. ' < > w . - < "At what place ? " 4 "There was no plaeo there , only rand. About a week later the charge up San Juan hill was made and I went all through It. At first I was by my father's side. When wo got In range of the Spaniards and our men began falling I had to do duty as a water boy , running to a brook nnd back with water for the wounded men. Didn't have time to be afraid then. My , but that was hard work1" Not being on the pay roll of the army , th boy was sent to the Children's Aid society. The society fed him , fitted him out with clothes , bought him a ticket for home and put him on the T 40 train Monday night with a day's "rations. " Send } our out of town friends Ihreo photogravures of the Imposition. Only ten cents. The Bee office has them. JOBBERS RHD OR OMAHA. ART GOODS Hospe Picture Moldings. Frame * . Backing and BOILER AND SHEET IRON WORKS Drake , Wilson & Williams SaceeiBom TVIlion A. Drake. i Manufacturers boilers , smoke stacks and tireechlntjs , pressure , rendering- , sheep dip , lard and water tanks , boiler tubes con stantly on hand , second hand boilers bought and sold. Special nnd promnt to repairs In city or country. 19th and Pierce. BOOTS-SHOES-RUBBERS. n merican Hand 1 V Sewed S.toe Go Wfrs I Jobbers of Foot Wear WESTFRN AGTMS rOH The Joseph Banigau Rubber Co. r H , Sprague & Co. , Rubbers and Mackintoshes. Cur. eleventh & Farunm Ms. , Oinulin. F.P. Kirkendall t Co Soots , Shoes and Rubbers aluroonu UK-UM-1104 Harney stncL . Morse Co. Boots , Shoes , Rubbers , AT WHOLESALE. Office and Salesroom 1119-21-23 Howard St BAGS is Cma.ja Oag Go " Importers and M nuf ctur rt BAGS 614-16-18 South nih Street CHICORY he American T Chicory Go. Grower * Mid manufacturer * of oil formi of Chicory Omnha-Fremont-Q'Nell CROCKERY AND GLASSW ARE H. Bliss , Importer and Jttker Crockery. China , Glassware , Dtlver Plated Ware , booking dlajses , Chan delier * , Lampt. Chtmntya , Cutlery , Etc. 1410 FAUNA * 6T. CREAMERY SUPPLIES Jhe Sharpies Company Creamery Machinery and Supplies. poilers. Engines , } > ed Cookers. Wnod Pol. Icj3. Shafting. Beltlnc. liutttr Pack- ? , se § cf < UI lclndm' W7-909 Jones BL . . . . . . DRY GOODS. M E , Smith & Co. V laportert uil Jobber * of Dry Goods , Furnishing Goods AND NOTIONH- DRUGS. Pichardson Drug Co. 902-906 Jackson St. T. O. RICHAnDSON , Pre L JJ& a F. WELljEH , V. Preat. T" 1e Mercer Chemical Co. Fharmacratlcal I1 IU. Hfiteial Formulae frrpartd to rtlfr. fc'eisi/or Catalogue , * lV r torr , 114 } Bovird fit , Omaha. E. j ruce & Co. Druggists and Stationers "Queen Bee" EpecUlttee , _ " " Cleans , Wlnai and Brnndle * . Ceras ? SOth and Hnrary atret ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES. W esferii Electrical Company Elctrical Supplies. CIcctric Wirinsr Bolls ami Gas Liphting G. VV JOHNSTON. Mcr. 1D10 Howard St. \ A/oli Eleefrioal vv Supply Co WHOLESALE AND RETAIL ELECTRICAL SUPPLIES UM Firnam Bt , John T. Burke , Cf > XTK.\CTOK 1'OR ELECTRIC LIGHT and POIVER PLANTS Ull South 15th St. FRUIT-PRODUCE. & > W110LE5ALK Commission Merchants , E. W. Corner irth and Howard Sti. Cletnbeni cf the I.'oilcnal I acue of CommUk Utrchsnu ct th United State * . GROCERIES. 13th and Lenvcnworth St Staple and Fancy Groceries RA ANC come tumults , cu. eyer & Raapke , WHOLESALE FINE GROCERIES I Tea * . Bp'ce ' . Tobacc * inA Clei * < J M-1WT Hartley Eircil. HARDWARE. Wholesale Hardware , Omaha. f ee-Olark flndrsosen * Hardware Go Wholesale Hardware. Bicycle * tad SportlniGooai. 13ie31 > 3l Hu HARNESS-SADDLERY. J * HAIlfE3 , SADDLE * AXD COJ.LAttB Jobbcrt of Leather , Sadtlln'y Hardware , We solicit jour orders 1315 Howard Et LIQUORS. Moise & Co WHOLESALE LIQUORS. Proprietor * of AMERICAN OIOAR AND Or.iA.Sa WARE CO : : t-21G Uouth 14th St. 'Iley ' Brothers , Wholesale Liquors and Cigrst U18 Farnara Street tier's Eagle Gin East India Bitters Ooldln Bheaf Fur * Rr and Bourbon Willow Sprv > ri DUttlU/7 , Iltr * O * . . Harney Street John Boekhoff , _ WHOLESALE Wines , Liquors and Cigars. C14U B. Uth gtrw * . OILS-PAINTS gtandardLOUjjo. ; . A. Hortet , lit Vice Pru. L. J. Drake , den MCI OILS Caroline , Turpentine. Axle Create. Cte. Omnha riranch and Acencles. John I ) Ruth MgT. PAPER-WOODENWARE. f arpsnfor Paper Co. Printing Paper , Wrapping Paper , Stationery , Ccrntr lltk ted BowLTd atrMU. STEAM -WATER SUPPLIES. rane-Churchill Co. 1014-1016 Doncln * .Street. Manufacturers and Jobber * of Stenro. Oai an4 Water Supplies of All Kinds. [ TnT.ed States w Supply Co . . . no8-iito Harnev St. Bteam Pumps , Knclnes and Boilers. Pip * WlnJ Mills , Stram and Plumblne Material. IWtlne. Host. Etc. TYPE FOUNDRIES Qreat Western Type Foundry Bnporlor Copper Ulzed Typ It the kwl or the c/rk't. EUECTHOTTPE FOUrfUnT. UK Uo l Street. For an up-to-date Western Newspaper Head The Omaha Bee
