THE OMAITA DAILY UEE : St'NDAY , JtrLT 30 , 1809.
TOCAPTl'KESIARIXEWDERS
Unique Plan of the Fish Oommlsslon for
tha Present Snmnur ,
RESTORING ALMOST EXTINCT FISH SPECIES
Collection ntitl Sillily or ( ItKnutlc
nil Uthfr ( Jilt-Inn * MonxtrrN
Intention * Ufiiiliinicnt of
( iovrrnment Stenmcr.
< Copyrlght , 1SD9 , by S. S. McClure Co. )
The exploration ot a marine wonderland
lmost unknown to science will engage this
uminer the attention of the United States
Fish commission. It la a region full ot
trango flshcn nnd other forma of life qulto
unfamiliar , ot which only a few stray speci
mens hare yet been captured , examined and
classified. Much new Information of the ut
most value Is likely to bo obtained by the
contemplated expedition , Which will bo led
by Dr. llumpus , director of the biological
illation at Wood's llolo. Mass.
It Is the business of the fish commission
taff at the biological station to study the
liablls and llfo hl tory ot sea animals and
nvory summer from thirty to fifty scientists
from Institutions ot learning all over the
country assemble there to engage In various
investigations. Of those qulto a number
will accompany the expedition , which will
1m carried by the steamer Fish Hawk a vcs-
tel specially fitted for Ihe sort of work con
templated and provided with elaborate ap
paratus for the capture ot marine creatures
ot all sorts. The purpose In view will bo
to btudy the Itttlo known fauna along the
edge of tbo continental shelf.
To make this clear It should bo explained
that the eastern edge of our continent Is not
marked by the surf line of the ocean. If all
the water ot the sea were * dried up you could
walk sixty miles eastward from Atlantic
City , X. J. , without descending more than
etxty foot , but at that distance out you
would como to the true cdgo of the great
IanJ mass called North America. Then
you would find before you a fairly etccp hill ,
sloping rapidly llko the sldo of a mountain
rang ) to the floor of the ocean , two and a
bft'if miles below.
Along the upper part of this "continental
docllvlty , " as It Is termed , runs northward
n stream of warm water , on the shoreward
nldo ot the gulf stream , bathing with Us
tempered current a narrow belt of the slope.
It comes directly from the Gulf of Mexico
nnd brings with it Immense numbers of
tropical and eeml-troplcal animals of all
eorts , which never go out of the warm
tream ; Indeed , they cannot do so without
l > elng frozen to death by the colder water
f Jylng either sldo. " "
on The "river" they In
Jiablt Is sandwiched In between a chilly cur
rent from Labrador on the west nnd the
frigid depths beneath the gulf stream on the
The 'belt ' of the slope thus described Is
the "wonderland" referred to. The waters
that warm It are the homo of myriads ot
fcrllllant-hued fishes such as inhabit the
southern seas , while the bottom swarms
with gaudy crabs , some of them of gigantic
size , queer species ot the sea-urchin family ,
formidable looking sea spiders with Im
menscly long legs and marine worms that
< KldaI In gorgcousness the most brightly-
tinted ( lowers. All along the Atlantic coast
ot North America runs this rlbbon-llko ex
tension of the tropics , narrowing gradually
until , as Is believed , It disappears entirely
some distance south of Nova Scotia.
A iMnrlue AVoiiJcrlniid.
It Is only very recently that science has
known of the cxlstcnco of this strip , or any
thing at all about its peculiar inhabitants ,
nnd oven now very little Is understood rewarding
warding .the latter. The contemplated expo'
tlttlon has for Its object a better acquaint
ance with the forms ot life there to ha found ,
and it Is hoped that valuable collections
of now fishes , crustaceans , etc. , will bo se
cured. Trawls 1. e. , sot-lines n mile or
inoro In length , buoyed and provided with
halted hooka at Intervals will bo used to
catch the fishes , and dredges will be em
ployed to capture the star fishes and other
bottom animals. Tbo fishes arc all fiercely
carnivorous and many resemhle eels In
chape , whllo some of the crabs are. big and
strong enough to crush and break open tbo
shells of largo bl-valvo mullusks , on which
they feed , with , the grip ot a claw.
When the water Is calm enouch gauze
nets will bo towed to gather In the smaller
creatures that live nt the surface of the
warm bolt of water , which arc as peculiar
In their way as those that dwell on tbo
( bottom. A quart measure ot "tow-stuff1
thus collected will contain hundreds o
thousands of minute crustaceans , myriads oi
tiny mollusks called "ptcronods" and Im
mense numbers of "foramlnlfora , " or win-
dow-bearors these last mere bits of Jelly
enclosed In limy shells ot elaborate and
Infinitely varied design , through openings In
which the/ project long arms in search o
food. But perhaps the most Interesting o
nil the pelagic or surface animals of the
trip are those which drift northward with
the cult weed from , the tropics trausparen
Hhrlnips , transparent worms and trausparen
cuttleflshcti 'that ' make their homes In thi
weed , which Is upheld by bulbs filled with
nlr.
nlr.Tho
The flsh commission steamer Fish Hawl
wilt first have to find the tropical bolt
which Is no easy matter , owing to Its nar
rowness , and then to follow It along. Thl
will be accomplished with the help of a spo
The work of n fanner's vrife is never
ended , But it is wholesome , enjoyable ,
productive work that is pleasurable if the
farmer's wife is a well woman.
The work becomes weary , drudgery
when the woman is sick. The work
drags and the woman's pride is hurt.
Her ambition is to do as much and better
\rork _ than her
neighbors. It is
a distinct tri
umph if her
butter is gener
ally regarded
as the finest it )
the county.
But fine butter
and bad health
don't go to
gether.
sirs. W. J. Kid-
cltr , of Hill Dale
Farm , Knosburg ,
VI. . write * to Dr.
K. V. Pierce , Buf
falo , N.Y. ! ' 'Dur- '
inifthe past year I
fouud that I wat
to become moth
er and that I wai
In rapidly falling health , I Fullered dreadfully
from bloating , and urinary difficulty , Irm
growing- perceptibly weaker each day mid suf
fered much sharp iialn at time * . 1 had to Rive
up my work nnd I felt that something must l.e
Uo followed your hygenlc iintructloni. I began
to Improve immediately , my health became ex.
cellent , aud I could do all my work ( we live on
good f lied farm ) , I walked and rode all I could ,
eml enjoyed It , I had a ihort , eaiy confinement
ml have a healthy trnby boy , "
The one medicine that gives prompt
and sure relief is Dr. licrce'8 Favorite
Prescription. H is a tonic and purifier
that works on one special set of organs
and puts them in a perfectly vigorous ,
healthy condition. It nulckly soothes in
flammation nnd stops debilitating drains
on the system. Taken regularly during
the period of gestation it greatly lessens
the pain and danger of childbirth ,
Although sv < eet to the taste it contains
no sugar which often disagrees with weak
stomachs ; nor does it contain any alco
hol , or opium in any form , and therefore
docs not induce a craving for stimulants ,
perfectly in any climate.
lal pp r ltis consisting of a pounding line
f wire with a heavy sinker on the end , to'
which Is attached a thermometer The
Dundlng line Is run off a huge reel and the
hcrmometer Is fixed In such a way as to
urn upside down and slop resjhlerlng thn
nstant that the sinker touches the bottom ,
n thin way the temperature of the water nt
ho bottom Is ascertained and when It
ouches about 62 degrees Karcnhelt , wllh n
cpth of COO to 700 feet recorded by an
ndlcator on the reel , It may be taken for
ranted lhal Ihe strip has been struck.
Then It will be time to get out Ihe bents
and sci the trawl-lines , duly baited wllh
ncndhaden and squid. The tackle of the
'beam-trawl" on Iron hoop that drags a
mg-shapcd net along the botlom will be
cleared , and Iho "langlts" will bo ciaJo
ready. These last are enormous mop3 of
avelcd ropes , which arc lowered to the
lottom and towed along from Ihe veasof , en-
angling starfishes , sea anemones , sea-pens
and numerous other forms of llfo that escape
ho beam-trawl. Thus means will bo taken
o capture crcalurcs rcprctsnllng all the
> rdcrs present In the tropical belt the
Ishcs and ccphalopods of the surface waters ,
he finny and "clawy" animals of the bottom
and the various speclcb of tnvcrtebralos thai
are ground-dwellers.
Ilrllllnnt CrcnturcM Ilctirntli Itir Sou ,
The coloration of the botlom animals along
.ho strip Is very brilliant , Ihe crabn , star-
Idbcs , etc. , being as a ruro either bright
orange , orange-red , or vivid scarlet , and It Is
.ho same way with the corals ot sea-pens.
The nncmoncH , too , counterfeiting the
flowers ot the land , ore ornngc-hued or rosy.
It is 'believed that the color scheme Is
arranged with reference to the sea-grown
sunlight which faintly Illumines the depths
like a tempered moonlight ; for this kind
of light Is not reflected by the red and
orange-tinted creatures , which thus are In
visible , or very dimly seen In It. Accord
ingly their peculiar coloration , which would
appear so vivid In daylight , serves actually
to conceal them from enemies In their
native haunta.
An Important part of the expedition's
work will bo to map out the limits of the
present range of tbo tile fish Iho dweller
ot Iho strip that caused such a eensatlon a
few years ago. It was in 1878 that the
fishing schooner Hutchlngs , trying wllh
trawls for hake In new waters , 100 miles
south of N'nntucket , took thousands of
pounds of a flsh up to that time unknown.
Tbo fl h Tvas very handsome , -\vllh gleaming
metallic scales , yellow- speckles and an
odd-looking fishy fin that stood up on tbo
top of Its dolphln-llko bead. The speci
mens taken weighed from five to fifty
poundn and a trial of them proved that
they were extremely good to eat.
The flsh commission experts declared the
flsh a now species and aa Investigation was
proposed , but before It could bo carried out
a dreadful catastrophe occurred. In March
nnd April , 1882 , vessels arriving at Boston ,
New York nnd Philadelphia repcTted that
they bad passed through hundreds of miles
of dead and dying flsbos of an unfamtll.tr
kind , floating on the surface of the sea.
Theaci , as It proved , were tile fish , and tha
evidence gathered on the subject showed
that at least 7,500 square miles of ocean
were strewn thickly with scaly victims
numbering at least 1,000,000,000 enough to
feed the entire population of the United
States for two months. ,
Thus passed the tile fish , the whole spe
cies being apparently wiped out by a mys
terious and wholesale calamity. Dut subse
quent Investigation has made It prctly clear
that the catastrophe was caused by an In
trusion of frigid water upon the tropical
strip. Kunnlng southward on the shore
ward side of It , as already explained , Is an
Arctic current from Labrador , which dur
ing this fateful season carried more cold
water than ordinarily , possibly because of
the pretence of unusual quantities of floatIng -
Ing Ice In the North Atlantic. The cold
stream pushed away the warm stream from
the continental slope and froze Ihe lllo
fishes to death.
AH ( looil n M the Cn < INni.
It was feared that the tile tish had been ren
dered extinct , but ten years later , In 1893 ,
the flsh commission steamer Grampus
caught eight specimens In the belt and there
was great rejoicing. Since then Iho species
has multiplied fast alone the strip and Dr ,
Ilmupus Is confident that largo numbers will
be taken by hla expedition , The tile Is a
rapid breeder nnd has few enemies to fear ,
being larco and tierce. It bites greedily at
any kind of bait and there Is every pro&pect
that before long It will become a valuable
commercial food flsh. When the species la
restored to Its former status numerically it
can be captured iu as great quantilles as
the cod , and good Judges assert that it Is
decidedly superior to the latter flsh for table
purposes. Furthermore , the fishing grounds
b ing only sixty miles out , there will be no
trouble In fetching -the tiles fresh to mar
ket , The 11 sh feeds on the crustaceans
which swm on the bottom and Its stomach
usually Is found filled with shrimps and
eca-epiders.
The temperature ot the marine belt which
furnished the marine wonderland described
Is not high , but It remains at about the
came point 52 degrees all the year around.
The strip continues southward to the straits
of Klorlila and beyond. Opposite Cape Hat-
leraa II li very narrow , owing to the abrupt
ness otthe slope along that part of the
coast , while , for an opposite reason , It
spreads out over a wide area off the Carolina
lina * . The luppoiltlon is that the tile fishes
occupy the belt through all of Its length ,
though thli remains in i-o prvc1 , and thai
the noYlhorn part of the strip was rcpopu-
lated with -them from the southern portion ,
which was unaffected bv the disaster above
referred to.
Some jears ago 1'rof. Vcrrlll of Yale uni
versity dredged In the strip and secured
eighty-five spedes of crusiaceans , sixty spe
cies of the sea-urchin family , scvcnly spe
cies of fishes , olxtj-flvo species of sea-
worms and 260 species of mollinks. Many
of thcJe were entirely new to science.
err or TIII :
The area of the world's coal fields Is 471-
SOO square miles.
There are over sevenlv miles of tunnels
cut In the solid rock of Gibraltar.
The odor of musk which was mixed wllh
Iho mortar when the Sophia church. In Con
stantinople , was bulli Is still perceptible.
There are now over 100.000 embalmed
specimens of birds , mammals , reptiles and
fishes In this country , the bulk of which
have been embalmed within clcht vears.
The principal malcrlaf for tanning In
Russia Is willow bark , which Is collected In
the early spring by the peasants before field
labor begins. The willow bark contains but
4 per cent of tannin.
London's Oencral Omnibus company runs
1,300 omnibuses , which carry ino.000,000
passengern n year and run 20.000.000 miles.
It OWIIH lfi.351 horses and employs B.OOO men.
The annual receipts arc about $ "i.ftOO.OOO. "
Statistics which have rcccnllv been com
piled show that persons with red hair are
far less likely to become bald than those who
have hair of another color. The a
number of red hairs on the human skull Is
23,200. Hair ot a dark color Is generalty
much finer than red hair , aud Ihreo dark
hairs cover as much space as a single red
hair. As a rule a dark-haired person has
about 105,000 hairs in Iho skull.Tatrhalrcd
persons , on Iho other hand , men as well as
women , have from 140,000 to 160,000. The
strongest hairs , however , are those of a red
color , and hence they endure the longest. It
may be added that red-haired persons are
generally of a sympathetic and passionate
nature , and are , as a rule , far more opt to b3
optimists than pessimists.
Nalure does some wonderful things In the
tropics toward supporting a population ren
dered lazy by her crimatle moods In those
regions , says Ihe PlttsburK Dispatch. For
example , there Is a carnauba palm growing
in Brazil which yields n nutritious milk ,
from which flour is made. The same tree
produces edible nuts , from which a fair 1ml-
lallon of coffee may bo exlracled. Its roots
have medicinal properties ; Its palmetto is
eaten as a vegetable ; yields a sugar and a
sago , both very nutritious , and from It wine
and vinegar are produced ; the stem contains
a pith which can be used for cork. Is covered
with a straw- that Is woven Into hats ,
baskets , brooms and mats : the wood of the
stem Is used In Iho mat. . 'ncturo of musical
Instruments , for building material1 , or ground
up for paper nnd cloth ; with the pith
punched out It becomes available for pump
stock and tubes , And , finally , this wonderful
tree gives a resinous wax much used for
making fine candles.
The Glasgow ( Ky. ) News prints a peculiar
story of how Emmett Seymour , a young
fanner of Woodsonvllle , Hart county , lost a
work horse. The horse was being worked In
a harrow with a mule , when at n certajn
point in the field the ground began to sink
with Ihe horse , and be went down a distance
of about four feet. The boy who was driving
the team quickly unhitched the mure and ran
to the house for help In order to extricate the
horse. Ho was gone only a few moments ,
but when bo returned with help the horse
had entirely disappeared , leaving a hole in
the ground about six feet in diameter. Work
was then begun lo find the animal , and it
was located at a distance of fiftv-three feet
below the earth's surface , and was dead ,
supposed to have had Its neck broken In the
fall. A lantern was tied to a rope and let
down In the hole , by which means the horse
could bo seen , and when It was discovered
that ho was dead no further atlemnt was
made to extricate him.
I.AIIOII Ai\l > IXDUSTIlV.
American trade with Australia In leather
goods has quadrupled In five years.
The National Iron Moulders have selected
Toronto , Can. , as the place of next meeting.
One hundred and nine thousand locomo
tives are at present running In various coun
tries
Germany's receipts from picture postal
cards were Increased from 1BS6 to 1807 by
$600,000.
The only complete tabulation of strikes Is
from 1881 to 1891 , with 14,389 strikes , of
which 45 per cent were successful ,
Durl.ig tbo tlrst half of 1893 the furnaces
turned out (5,280,107 ( gross tons of pig iron.
The product for Iho year 1S94 was only
3"n 000 tons Inces3 ot the half year of
18D9.
18D9.An
An Increase of 25 cents per day In wages
has boon sranled all ihe molders employed
In the various foundries at YounRslown ,
O , The Increase dates from July 21 itnil
affects about DOO bands ,
According to the Chicago Hail nay Ago
railroad track has been put down this year
In thirty-seven of the forty-nine stales ami
territories , on 146 roads , to the extent of
1,300 miles , and the total new track to ba
laid In the next elx months Is estimated n (
300 miles.
A new Industry In Kansas la the manu
facture of salt , A large deposft has been
discovered on the line of the Santa Fo
railroad near the to n of Hutclilnion. In
the central part of Iho slate , which the
local geologists claim to be the largest in
the world. More than ? 3,000,000 has al
ready been Invested In plants to purify it ,
and the output last > ear reached nearly
2,000,000 barrels ,
Millions drink Cook's Imperial Extra Dry
Champagne every year and Iho numbers are
rolling up with a ruth.
FOUGHT WITH JOHN BROWN
General Sunton WAS a Volunteer in the
Army of Freedom.
IMMORTAL LEADER A GRAND CHARACTER
Minor ) li > > In M'lirnaUn Intrrcal-
IIIK fliniilrr from l.rnMntlvr llcc-
nriln of Territorial 1'erloil
Mntery Alinllnliril In IMtlll.
General T. II. Stanton. ex-paymaster of
the United States nrmy. who Is now passing
his retired days In Omaha , which was his
headquarters for many years on and oft
during the greater iiortlon of his term of
active service , began his military career
under the banner ot the Immortal John
Drown , the Apostle ot Freedom. Ocncral
ftantnn , whose career Is full of frontier
adventure ami Incident , was a very young
man when he enlisted In John Brown's
Army of Freedom. Jits reminiscence of his
first meeting with John Ilronn Is of more
than ordinary Interest.
"In August. 1857. myself and five com
rades left the academy at Mount 1'lcasant ,
lu Iowa , to RO and Join John Brown In Kau
nas. The citizens of Mount rtoaoant were
very enthusiastic over the Idea ot keeping
slavery out of the territories and It was
with the greatest pleasure that they fitted
us out with a. team of mules and a wagon
and a big quantity of supplies , arms and
ammunition 'when they ibecamc convinced
that wo intended to go to the front. We
started' out with the best wishes of the
liberty-loving people of Mount Pleasant
and amid the greatest enthusiasm.
"When we arrived at the Missouri river
opposite Nebraska City we crossed over to
the west bank by means of a rope ferry.
Standing on the bank was a man of some
what striking appearance evidently a man
of years and I at once recognized In 'him
John Brown.
" 'Is this Mr. Brown ? ' I asked.
" 'Yea , ' ihe replied.
" 'There Is a little party here that Is
going to Join you In 'the struggle that you
are making In the cause of freedom , ' sail !
I , and I said it , too , iwlth a great deal of
pride , which "was shared In by my com
panions , as I well remem'ber.
"I was very glad to meet John Brown
who extended to me and .my companions n
most cordial welcome , and after giving us
eomo Instructions he Informed us that he
was then on his way to Tabor , la. , which
was a station on the "underground rail
road , " as the route toy -which southern
slaves were piloted to the lan-d of freedom
was called. He was going to Tabor for
supplies and arms and to enlist tbo syro
pathles ot the people in behalf of the cause
for which ( ho was fighting in Kansas. Ho
told mo that he would return very soon an <
that ho then wanted to have a long talk
with me.
"We proceeded en our way to Kansas 'by
way of the Nemaha valley and Browns
ville , meeting 'with little or no adventure
finally reaching Topeka , which then con
slated of a stone fort built by the free state
men , and one house. From Topeka we went
on to Lawrence.
"John Brown soon returned from Iowa
nnd at once took up the aggressive ngalns
the 'border ' ruffians , as they were called
the men who wanted to thrust slavery Into
the territory.
"John Brown's career had been one o
constant opposition to that Idea and every
body recognized In him a leading spirit. He
was kind and gentle , yet brave and courag
eous , and even his enemies learned to
respect him.
"I never shall forget the night after the
fight at Lawrence , September 10 , 1857 , when
he and 1 slept under the same blankets a
the foot of Massachusetts street , In the
warm , soft dust , with the moon shining over
us. For a time we carried on qulto an an
Imatcd conversation , In the course of which
he confidently predicted that there would bo
a great struggle In this country over the
question of fn'-edom and slavery. "You wll
probably live to see It , 'but ' I shall probably
not , " said he ; "the two Institutions of free
dom and slavery cannot live together and
the time must como when slavery will bo
wiped off the face of this country , '
HIM Noiil ( JorH .MnruliliiHT Oil.
"John Drown was a man with an Idea
and that Idea was slavery must cease , ills
struggle against the Border Itufllans the
pro-slavery men was the prellmlnar ;
skirmish of the civil war. John Brown
more than any other man , precipitated tha
struggle and It was not long after tha
event when I heard an army of 100,000 men
singing 'John Biown's body lies a-moulder
Ing In the grave , but his.soul goes marching
on , '
"John Brown was -a grand character , bu
llko many others ho did not live to see the
fruits of the seed he hud sown and otbe
mon came after him and gathered the crop
He was a man In appearance somewhat llko
the usually depicted Uncle Sam or Brothe
Jonathan. In character ho was quiet , se
date , eolld and sturdy , devoted to his bible
In which he found great comfort , and be wa :
as gentle as a child.
"My Intercourse with him was of a char
arter which led me to believe that ho was a.
thoroughly sincere man and he Impresacc
all who come within his acquaintance In the
way He seemed to be greatly 1m-
wllh the Idea that he wss leading .
movement which would rrault In great
events. In this thought he was right. The
sons hp loft nt OssnvMillnmle anl the- mis
fortunes that he hod suffered did not seem
to affect him In a personal way. He took
thin misfortune n * a part of the burdens
which men have to bear In this world.
"But through All this deep , underlying
thought was that there- was a struggle
near at hand nnd that he was doing his
share , In a small way , to settle ihe great
question of the future. Take him all In
alt he was a most admirable American citi
zen , thoroughly devoted to his country and
to the cause ot humanity. In fact , ho was
ono of tbo historic characters of the nation.
The sacrifice ot his life at the behest of the
southern stales only Increased Ihe etllma-
tlon In the northern mind of Ihe work he
had done. "
Slnvcry \olirnnKn. .
General Stanton Incidentally recalled the
fact that slavery once existed In Nebraska.
How few people ot today know or believe I
that Nebraska was once a slave tcrrllory. |
The first census of the lerrltory. taken In
1851 , gave a population of 2,719 whites and
13 slaves.
lu 1859 there were seven or eight slaves
owned near Nebraska City by some emi
grants from Missouri , under the Huchanan
Idea llmt the constitution of the United
States gave them the right to hold them
here. During the fall of 1859 a colored
servant girl from Missouri passed through
Omaha , way-billed as an express package
and consigned to a United States army offi
cer nt Fort Kearney. Very few people aw
anything wrong about 11. Some few antislavery -
slavery people merely remarked that It waa
a curious express package.
The question of abolishing slavery had
como up during the extra session of the leg
islature In Ihe full ot 1858 , when Hepro-
scntatlvc S. G. Dairy Introduced a bill for
the abolition of slavery In the tcrrllory of
Nubraska , bul no decisive ncllon was lakcn.
The matter wns revived at the next session ,
however , by William H. T.iylor , who , on
December 7 , 1S3 ! > , Introduced In Ihe coun
cil "a bill to abolish nnd to prohibit slavery
or Involuntary servitude. " It was referred
to a committee consisting of Mr. Taylor ,
George W. Doane and Dr. Miller , who made
a report December 12. In the course of
his report Mr. Tnylor showed that slavery
did practically exist In Nebraska. "There
never has been to my knowledge , " said Mr.
Tayfor , "a federal onicr appointed to any
ofllco In this territory who has not brought
with him Into this territory a negro or ne
groes who have been and are now held
In slavery. E. A. Dcslonde , receiver of
public moneys at Nebraska City , has ono
or two slaves. Now , It slavery does not
exist here , then the nlavo Is free the mo
ment he sets foot on Nebraska soil , pro
vided ho came wllh his mnsler for Ihe pur
pose of residing In Nebraska. I know of
my own knowledge that Hon. S. K. Nuck-
ells , a democratic member of the territorial
legislature , had three colored persons whom
ho claimed as slaves up lo a very late
period. Two of these persons escaped from
Mr. Nuckolfs In Ihe wlnlcr of 1858-59 , and
the other was sold by him , If I am correctly
Informed , and carried to one of the elave-
holdlng states , as a slave , in the spring of
1859. This man has been a resident of Ne
braska for about three years. Mr. A.
Majors , one of the government contractors ,
has a number of colored persons In Ne
braska City whom ho claims as slaves now
In Iho lerrltory ot Nebraska. Again , as
evidence that slavery does exist , and Is con
sidered to be a legal Instllullon here , I have
only to cite the fact that Hon. S. F. Nuck-
ells , here alluded to , has Instltulcd suit In
the Second Judicial district court of this
errltory against certain parlies residing in
Ihe elalo ot Iowa , for the value of two
colored persons , hla slaves , whom ho al-
eges were abducted from him In the winter
of 1858-59 , which suit Is now pending in
said court. "
In concluding his report Mr. Taylor urged
the passage of the ( bill and gave his reasons
herefor. His report was laid over for future
action.
I r. Mlllcr'n Report.
'Dr. Miller also made a resort , In which
he deemed It "extremely Injudicious for the
legislature to lend Itself to the agltnlion of
i subject which , to the people of Nebraska ,
.s conceded to bo of no practical Importance.
Havlnc made diligent search , with a view
of ascertalninc whether any slaves exist in
Nebraska , to 'Ihelr ( Iho commlllco's ) sur
prise , after four days' anxious inquiry and
labor , they are prepared to report to the
council that south ot the Platte river , owned
and held as such by highly respectable gen
tlemen. there are six and one-half slaves ,
Iho fractional portion referring to a small
negro bar , -who Is In excellent and humane
kceplna In that section of the territory ,
AVe are happy to add , on the best
authority , that their servitude is entirely
voluntary , and that they are pcrfoclly contented -
tented with their lot. * * One of them ,
we are Informed , proves a great burden to
his owner by bolns subject to fits. What
can be done -to llehlen the burden of the
master or remedy the terrible malady of the
slave wa leave to your careful and candid
consideration. * Under the operation
ct Incidental causes , aided by the stealing
propensities of unprincipled abolitionists , in
habiting a place called Civil Bend , In Iowa ,
the number has been reduced to the Insig
nificant number ot four and a half slaves , al
told. This furnishes abundant proof of the
entire uselessness ot the lentslatlon for
which Ihobill under considerallon calls
even if It could be shown , which It cannot
be , that there is any other cause for appre
hension on the subjecl. "
In concluding his -report , Dr. Miller ex
pressed Iho opinion -Ihat - "tho effort to In
troduce into Nebraska the ( popular excite
menta which have agitated and dlslraclei
olhtr communities lu our neighborhood
would < be a miserable failure. Tbo people
understand the motives which move men
to engage in 'these ' political games and they
will meet them in the proper way and by
the proper means , regarding only those
things that shall best redound to the
political peace nnd prosperity of the entire
terrllory , " This report was laid over under
the rules.
Mr. George \V. Doano made a third report
concurring In the main with that of Dr
Miller. "To agree that , ibecauso a slngl
Instance may bo found , " said Mr , Doune
"of a returning emigrant from Utah , who
haa pitched hlo tent in some rcnioto par
of Iho territory , and is cohabiting with
Iwo women claiming bo 'his wives , there
fore , polygamy exists In the territory , woulr
bo quite as concluMvo and sensible as the
statement made 'by ' tbo "chairman " ( Taylor
of this committee to fasten upon our fal.
terrllory Iho stigma of slavery by the very
slender data upon which his conclusion I
based. " Mr. Doano maintained llmt If
slavery did exist , Iho evil must bo cor
rected by the Judicial and not 1 > y the legis
lative branch of the government.
Ja'KlMlutlvr Action ,
On December 7 "A bill to abolish nnd pro
hibit slavery In thin "
territory" was Intro
duced in the bouse. After considerable dis
cussion in both branches of the legislature
an amended act "to prohibit elave'ry" was
passed early In January , I860. Itwas
vetoed by Governor QIack In a long aud
carefully prepared message. Ho held that It
was unconstitutional and that the owners
of slaves had a right to hold them until
the territory framed a state conbtllution and
was admllted lo the union ua a state. On
motion of It. AV. Furnas tbo message was
made the epcclal order for January 11 , but
on that day a motion 'by ' Mr. Porter that It
be laid on the table was carried. The
next day a motion to revive the matter was
carried by a vote of 5 to 6 , The whole
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WILHELM
INAUGURATE ANOTHER BARGAIN
SALE-TO MAKE
ROOM FOR NEW
FALL GOODS ,
IPECIAL SALE OF FURNITURE
All Sample Pieces Must Go at Any Price We will
Not Allow Them to Stay On Our Floor Must
Go , to Make Room for New Fresh Fall
Styles This is the Only Way We
Can Always Show New
Goods ,
IT WILL BE A GREAT SAVING TO YOU
$250,00 Overstuffed Parlor Suit Covered in Satin Damask-Finest
Quality , and Made Up in Hair Filling-the Best Suit on Our
Floor Who Ever Bets This Suit Gets a Great Bargain
Monday on Sale at $75,00 , ,
J18.00 Parlor Chair , solid mahogany , Inlaid
Inea , silk tapestry , scat slightly soiled , at
7.50.
$25.00 solid mahogany inlaid Parlor Arm
Chair , upholstered In silk vclour , at $8.00.
$133.00 oak Bedroom Suit , elegant suit con
sisting ot extra largo dresser , with mirror
I ft. long by 3 ft. wide , heavy carved bed
and largo wash stand , with plate glare mir
ror 18x32 Monday at $62.50.
$35.00 Chiffonier and Desk , In quarter
sawed oak , beautifully polished , nt $12.50.
$ lfi.OO Library Chair , leather seat and back
[ only one ) , at $6.00.
$38.00 Mahogany Buffet Sideboard , French
plate mirror , solid brass empire trimmings ,
very fine polished piece , at $25.00.
$64.00 'Mahogany Sideboard , elegant , at
$36.00.
$90.00 Oak Sideboard.extra largo mirror ,
at $59.00 .
$60.00 Oak Sideboard , with three largo
mlrrore , at $20.00.
$25.00 Oak Dining Table , quarter sawed ,
extra largo top , .at $1G.OO.
$49.00 French leg Oak Dining Table , very
choice , at $20.00.
$135.00 young tady's suit also sullnblo for
Eparo bedroom fine blue enamel hand paint
ed 4-pioce bedroom suit dresser , dressing
table and cbeval glass all beautifully hand-
decorated to match. This is a very flno
French suit enameled with eight coats
French plato mirror solid brass drawer
pulls brass nnd Ycrnla Martin bed at $58.
This suit will bo sold without bed , it wanted.
$55.00 Solid Mahogany Dining Table , round ,
$25.00.
$75.00 Holland Dutch dining room piece
Buffet carved out by hand sample piece
goon for $30.00.
$30.00 Mahogany Settee , upholstered In
green vclour , $20.00.
$22.00 Mahogany Parlor Chair , with arms ,
cross band , veneer , marquetry back , $14.00.
$85.00 3-plcco Parlor Suit , mahogany
hand made frame , upholstered In satin dam
ask ( worth $5.00 per yard ) , sample suit , price
Monday , $48.00.
$58.00 two-plcco Parlor Suit , elegant Inlaid
fiaine , cover soiled , $25.00.
$16.00 Parlor Chair , mahogany , $7.50.
$11.00 Parlor Chair , mahogany , $7.50.
$125.00 three-pieco Parlor Suit. Too ele
gant to sell that's the only thing the mat
ter with It. Will It sell now ? $50.00.
$11.50 Mahogany Arm Chair , covered in
vclour , $8.50.
$12.50 Mahogany Arm Rocker , covered In
velour , $9.50.
$10.00 Mahogany straight Chair , covered In
velour , $6.50.
$9.50 mahogany straight Ohalr , covered In
velour , $6.50.
$32.00 Mahogany Arm Chair , covered In
velour , $12.50.
$13.00 Mahogany Arm Chair , covered In
velour , $8.50.
$14.00 Mahogany Arm Chair , covered In
vclour , $9.60.
Every reduction is absolutely as shown here every
piece enumerated is offered at less than cost and in many in
stances not more than one-third We make prices to sell
them quickly regardless entirely of original cost.
Orchard & Wilhelm Carpet Go.
1414-16-18 Douglas Street.
definitely postponed. Thus It was that the
council ndjc-urned .without final action on
the slavery question. A similar result was
brought about In the house.
The question , however , came up again in
the next legislature , which met December 3 ,
I860. Hon. John M. Thaycr Introduced a
bill in the council to "abolish slavery and
Involuntary servitude in the territory , "
whllo Mr. .Mutbias Introduced a bill In the
house. The house bill was passed Decem
ber 10 by a vote of 35 yeas to 2 nays , and
on December 26 the council bill was passed
'by a vote of 10 yeas to 3 nays. The bills
upon being ratified by the two houses were
presented to Governor Black for approval ,
but ho vetoed them , his reasons being the
same as given in hte former veto message.
Tbo legislature , however , passed the bills
over the veto January 1 , 1861. Thus was
the question of slavery in Nebraska finally
settled. "
uuil tar ISvll ,
*
Detroit Free Press : "I came upon a
couple of boys fighting on the street the
olher day , " said the portly man , as ho
laughed at the recollection. "They were
both smeared over with eggs and we're
fighting llko a couple of young wildcats ,
"As a usual thing I do not believe 1-j In
terfering with quarrels among children , be-
Moving that It Is better to let them fight It
out and settle their differences In their own
way.
"But they were fighting so fiercely and
were using such bad language thai I
thought It bebt to separate them.
"Getting hold of their collars I pulled
them apart and demanded an explanation ,
" * Ho throw a rotten egg at mo ! ' shouted
the younger of the two as bo struggled to
get at the other boy again.
"This was undoubtedly a fact , as the boy's
clothing was a strong testimonial to the
point In evidence.
" Tut , tut , ' said I. 'you should have re
turned good for evil. '
" 'I did , ' ho cobbed , the reaction having
set In , 'The one I threw at him nas a good
one1 ! "
Nil
Judge : Lady The.e rcfercncc-s look all
right.
Applicant Vis , mum. It doesn't look well
In me fer to say It , but me little bye Ter
ence is the bcfet writer In hU class.
BROWNELL HALL
Iloiirillntr unit Dny School for KlrlH
under the direction of lit. Hrv.
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