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THE O FAIIA DAILY 3EE : TUESDAY. NOVEMBER 7. 1890. 8
SWINDLERS ROB UNCLE SAM
Luorativfl Business in Washing Used
Revenue Stickers.
FRAUDS RUN UP INTO THE THOUSANDS
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OfllcrrN IXImntc Clovrrniin-nt In Ilr-
frnmlnl of Vl\e TlnitiHnnit Hollar *
t Per liny In HieViill Street
Section Alone.
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NEW YORK. Nov. C. Frank 0. Thomp-
' son. chief of the Internal Revenue bureau
In this city , declared that at least 10 percent
stamps used dally in
cent of the revenue
the Wall street district , having already been
cancelled , wcro fraudulent.
Chief Thompson said this when askeJ
about the arrest by him In Newark on saturday -
urday of Caleb L. Crockett and C. J. Leo on
a charge of restoring cancelled stamps ami
selling them for tiso a second time. Mr.
Thompson's Jurisdiction extends to northern
New Jersey and ho said that for two months
he had been watching Crockett.
It is estimated by Chief Thompson that
the government Is defrauded of at least
$5,000 a day by ho use of Bocond-hnnd
stamps In the section of the city south of
Kulton fitrcct. Ho says hat revenue , stamps
worth about $50.000 are dally required In the
transactions of that district and that 10 per
cent of this total Is represented In restored
stamps.
Chief Thompson , who made the first arrest
for this crlmo six months ngo , said the work
ot restoring cancelled revenue stamps was
being carried on to a largo extent and that
ho wan striving to arrest the swindlers as
fast as his varied duties would permit. He
Bald there was no connection between the
nrrcsts In Newark on Saturday night and
that early In October of Freeman Strait in
this city.
"Mr. Crockett , " Chief Thompson said ,
"was manager of a large establishment In
Newark and his position was Important and
lucrative. He has been engaged In washing
stamps for a long time. I Tinvo been watch
ing him for two or three .months. This Is
the first case of this kind wo have run down
In Now Jersey.
CniiRht Swlnillcrn ntVorlc. .
"I learned that Crockett had engaged a
room In the Palace hotel , Newark , and with
several of my men I engaged the adjoining
room. Leo was there nnd Crockett came
In about 8 o'clock. We let them go ahead
for n little while and then we entered. I
caught them at work with a lot of stamps
nnd n bottle of the acid used for this pur
pose was found on the table. "
Chlel Thompson said the stamps taken
averaged a higher denomination than any
ho had previously eclzed.
Messenger boys , Mr. Thompson said , are
engaged to a largo extent by the stamp
swindlers In carrying on their work. He
told of finding ten $50 stamps en a messen
ger boy ho recently called to his office.
"I will venture to assert. " the chief said ,
"that I can go throur'- New or Broad street
nnd take Into ousted } he first fifty nes.en-
gcr boya Indiscriminate. ' . " , and by searching
these fifty boys find at least twenty-five
with washed or restored revenue etamps.
Some houses allow messenger boys nnd
clerks to nfflx and cancel stamps , and even
if the boys received good stamps they often
Eiibstltuta washed stamps and sell the good
ones at a discount.
"Whenever any ono offers stamps for sale
at n greater discount than 1 per cent for
$100 worth , the person offering them and
tbo stamps themselves should bo looked
upon with suspicion. The greatest discount
any ono can getjs 1 per. cent on $100 worth-
which Is tbe most tho'Kovernment allows. "
Chief Thompson said although the de
nomination ! ! ot revenue stamps vary from
% ccct to $1,000 , ho has novcr discovered
any greater than $50 being discounted. He
said that stamps of tbo denominations of $1 ,
$3 , $5 and $10 were most offered and that
the $1 Ptamps were used with greater fre
quency by swindlers.
For this crime the penalty provided in
the federal statutes Is five years In prison nnd
a fine of $1. Chief Thompson , as an indica
tion of the extent to which the swindle waa
being carried on , said he bad $25,000 In can
celled stamps in his safe.
POSTAL SERVICE REVENUES
Auditor' * Report Shown the fiovcrn-
nicnt linn Hun Money Order SyH-
tciu nt Actual I.ons.
WASHINGTON. Nov. G. The auditor for
the PostoOlco department , In his annual re
port , shows thai during the last year the
number of postofllccs in the United States
increased from 72,970 to 7-1,384. The num
ber of domestic money orders Issued In
creased from 27,708,078 , representing , -
113,717 , to 29,007,870 , representing $442,483-
354 , a net Increase In number of 1,209,702 and
in volume of { 41,3C9C3C.
During tbo year the revenues of the postal
service increased from $89,012,618 to $05,021-
384 nnd the expenditures from $07,853,407 to
$101,032ICO , a not increase in the receipts of
$6,008,765 nnd in expenditures of $3,718,752.
Upon this showing the auditor asks for an
Increase of thirty clerks ns a minimum re
quirement for the year 1900.
Considerable space Is devoted to the sub
ject of money orders and a statement Is
given which shows that during < ho last year
this system was conducted nt an actual loss
to the government of approximately $101-
r OC , which , the auditor says , would suggest
the cxcrclso of greatest care In legislation
for the employment of now financial features
In the postal service.
HOW IT'SJAGKED ,
Undoubted Reliability is Expressed in
Omaha Endorsement ,
What's your backing ?
When n stronger applies for credit
That's the first question a banker asks.
Hamo rule applies to anything EUnnge.
Can't ' always tell by appearances.
They who depend on a stranger's word
Often get left.
What you want Is homo endorsement.
The backing of people you know.
Ctnahr , proof for Omaha people.
Thot'B what follows here.
Surely no better backing can bo had than
the following statement from
Mr. Ufads Johnson , 1107 Paclflo street ,
employed nt the G , A. Iloagland Lumber
CJ , , who eays : "I have a good deal of
heavy lifting to do and It Is necessary to
have a good , Btrong back to do the work.
My uacV ; commenced to trouble mo nnd fi
nally became EO bad I had to lay off work ,
In fact , was net working when Doan'a Kid
ney 1'llls came to my notice. I procured
a box at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store and had
taken them but a few days when I waa
able to return to my occupation. I have not i
liad n syroptccn of backache tlncu I took I I
the treatment , and you can use my name as
ono who thinks Doau's Kidney Pills the
finest medldno tliero Is for back und kld-
jioyr. "
Kor rale by all dealers. Price 60c per box.
.Mulled on receipt of price by Foetcr-.MIl-
burn Co. , Iluffalo , N. V ; . solo agents for tbo
United States.
nemomber tbo name , Ucan't , and take
pa substitute ,
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MANY APPLICANTS FOR WORK
Illinois nnipto ) turn ! Agencfc * Mnkc
Itcunrt \nmlior of People Who
llnvo Ileeu Helped.
SPRINGFIELD , 111. , Nov. C. The record
of the work of the three state employment
agencies of Chicago has been compiled In
the state bureau of labor statistics. The re
port covers the pcrloj from August 1 , when
tbe offices wcro established , until October 23.
The report shows that the total number of
applicants for work during the thirteen
weeks wns 17,089 , of which 10,203 procured
positions , During the same pcrlcd 14,275 ap
plications for help were made by employes ,
and 4,72.1 of thw-o applications arc yet un
filled. The number of males S2curlng em
ployment was G.820 ; fcm lo3 , fi,383. For the
positions yet to be filled 2,777 mates and
1,295 females are wanted.
MILITIA IlELOjN READINESS
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has been n very general awakening of In
terest In tbo election throughout the state ,
and n much heavier vote than usual la
looked for.
HLIMI.VATHS TUB MKJIIO VOTI3.
CoiiNtltutlnit of Inulnlnnn Ac-
eoiniillxlirN J ( 1'nrpoxo.
NEW ORLEANS , Nov. G. Tomorrow will
bo election day In New Orleans and a legal
holiday. It will be the first city election held
In November , the new constitution having
separated state and municipal elections. A
bitter canvass has been In progress for seven
weeks and 00 to 95 per cent of the registered
vote will be polled. There are two tickets
In the field , one headed by Mayor Flower and
supported by the Citizens' league and the
Jackson Democratic association , nnd the
other beaded by Paul Capdovlelle nnd sup
ported by the regular democratic organiza
tion. Under the now constitution 12,000 ne
groes have been disfranchised and there arc
now only 1,300 of them registered. The total
registered vote Is 38.500. Both sides claim
the election. The result will have a material
effect on the coming state tight and the elec
tion of two senators to succeed Caffcry and
McEnery.
IKilo Intercut In I'eiittnylvnnln.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. C. Exceptionally
fine weather is promised for election day
in Pennsylvania , but notwithstanding this
and the fact that the rival candidates for
state treasurer , Lieutenant Colonel G. E.
Barnett , republican , and William T. Creascy ,
democrat , have led parties of "spellbinders"
Into nearly every county , the usual off-year
apathy appears to exist and the leaders of
both parties have little hope of getting
out a largo vote. There are rumors from
various eectlons of the state that the "In
surgents , " as the anti-Quay republicans
are called , will vote the democratic ticket ,
but the republican state chairman confidently
claims upward of 150,000 plurality for hla
candidate. The democratic state leaders
claim they -will win if the efforts to prevent
fraudulent voting In Philadelphia are suc
cessful.
Ilniuin 1'reillcln IS'imUV Sncccna.
CLEVELAND , O. , Nov. G. Senator Hunna
today reltwated the declaration that Nash
would bo elected governor at tomorrow's
election. Ho declined , however , to make
any estimates , saying that any plurality re
ceived by Nash would be a great victory for
tbe republican party In Ohio under the exist
ing conditions.
Senator Hanna addressed a. meeting on the
docko this afternoon , and he will speak in
the Polish district of the city this evening.
The local forecast predicts clear and pleas
ant weather In Ohio for tomorrow. " '
I.lulit Vote ProbnMc in Virginia.
RICHMOND , Va. . Nov. 6. Present Indica
tions are that an unusually light vote wll
be polled tomorrow. The legislature which
Is to be elected will select a successor to
United States Senator Martin , and this Is
practically the only Issue. Both Tyler and
Martin claim a majority of pledges. It is
conceded that the legislature will retain Its
present overwhelmingly democratic com
plexion , with probably a reduction of the
handful of republicans and Independents. Ex
cept In a few counties little interest is dis
played.
\ew JcrHpy Heiiulillriiim ConHilent
NEW YORK , Nov. C. At republican head
quarters In Newark , N. J. , the leaders all
expressed confidence as to the outcome oi
the election tomorrow In New Jersey. It
was stated that tbo republicans were sure
to control both branches of the New Jorepy
legislature , although they may lose one
or two senators , but there was a gooc
chance of gaining two or three assembly
men. Tbe senators to be elected tomorrow
will have a vote for the United States sen
ator to succeed Sewell In 1901.
Weather for Klectloii Day.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 6. The weather bu
reau Issues the following special election-
day forecasts :
"Fair and cool weather will continue
during Tuesday in the Atlantic coast states ,
the iako region , the states of the upper
Ohio valley and generally west of the Mis
sissippi river , except in the southwest.
"Rain is likely to occur Tuesday In the
middle and west gulf states , Oklahoma ,
southern Kansas , southern Missouri , Ar
kansas and In the lower Ohio valley.
Acljntnnt nrncrnl Corliln < o Vote ,
DAYTON , 0. , Nov. G. Adjutant General
Henry C , Corbln arrived In this city this
morning nnd remained over the day visiting
rclatvcs. Tomorrow ho will go to his old
home , Balavla , to vote , when he will return
Immediately to Washington. General Corbln
remarked briefly on the part of , the Phil- !
Ippluo Issue that ho fully expected to see
the end of the insurrection there in Feb
ruary. The leaders there have orders to
end the uprising without further parleying.
Ilnln for IClccdini Day.
LEMARS , la. , Nov. 0. ( Spcclnl Telegram. )
A big vote will bo polled In Plymouth
county tomorrow because a slow , heavy rain
set In tlila afternoon and Is still coming
down , saturating tbo cornfields so that the
farmers will all be compelled to give up
husking. The campaign In this county has
been the most active In many years.
Scmlli UnUoln IN Snfi > .
SIOUX FALLS , S. D , , .Nov. 0. Chairman
C. N. Herrled of the republican state central
committee estimates that tomorrow's elec
tion .will result In a republican majority of
10,000. Ho bases his figures on the general
gcod times which prevail In the state and
gains which republicans have made through
Immigration.
KIIIINIIN riiiiiinl | n Wnn Quiet.
TOPBKA , Kan. . Nov. 6. Tomorrow elec
tions for county officers wilt be hold thrcugh-
cni t Kansas , They bid fair to bo the quietest
in years and will close n campaign that has
been practically devoid of Interest , except
for local
The election returns will bo received this
evening at Ed Rothcry'e , llth and Harney.
Overdue. '
SAN FUANCISCO , Nov. 6.-Tho transport
Ohio. JuK arrived ut tills Port , brought no
news of the Indiana , with the Tennessee
volunteers on board. The Indiana l.s now
ituo here nnd the reception committee from
Tmuiwce Is anxiously awaiting Its arrival.
The olllcors of the Ohio report that there
Is a scarcity of food on the island of
Umun ,
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Strfiif for Minn Wlllnrtl.
CMIIPAOO. Nov. C. The commission ap
pointed by Governor Tanner to make ur-
ranceineiits for the statue of Frances ! : .
Wllllurd to bu placed In Statuary hall
Washington , hold its Initial meeting today.
The committee was organized
by the , an-
pointing pf Miss Anna A , ( lordon chairman
and Mrs. Mary Metzccr secretary.
Experienca of an Aotor Who Made a Short
Strut Upon that Stage ,
UNIQUE EXPRESSIONS OF DISAPPROVAL
When HP Hrunn to Slnwr Hie Anillcncc
IlcKnii to Shoot-Lnter Cnmc
Wnrm Invltntlon * to "TnUc
SuintliliiV
Frank J. Watson , a tenderfoot with his
trionic leanings , floated Into Dcadwood
very early in the gaaio and acquired a
large store of experience. Ho Is now in
PUlsburg. To a correspondent of the New
York Sun nt that point ho relates omo of
his experiences :
"Theso aetoro who spend their time
growling about hard work nnd low salaries
should have been with us In the Black Hills
during the gold excitement In the ifls ,
said Walton. "Thoso wcro the days when a
performer had to make good or
be dropped at the first stop ,
and 'If an audience didn't like you It was
likely to shoot you full of holes before you
could get Into the -wings. I waa the first
performer to appear In Dcadwood. Notice
these gray hairs. They wcro caused by my
fright that night. I will never be sobadly
scared again nnd live.
"I had been doing Mack-face song nnd
dance for quite a few years and the spring
of 1877 found mo working my way back , cast
from the coast. Quito a few ot the profes
sion wcro in Chcyonno In April when I
struck the town and wo decided -to stay a
whllo and spend a Httlo of our money.
Deadwood was Just then opening up .lively .
ns a mining camp. It lay 305 mllce from
Cheyenne and by every stage coach en me
news of now shootings. A man named Mc
Danlels who had money to toss at the crows
came down from Dcadwood ono day and an
nounced that ho would hlro good talent
to open a house at home. I was young and
the Idea struck mo about right , especially
when McDanlels ottered mo a long contract
nt $70 aweek. . McDanlols hired all ho
wanted the first week in April nnd set out
alone for Dcadwood alone to build his thea
ter. When I think of our troupe now I
would llko to pit It against some of the star
high"salaried people on the road today. In
had Babe McDonald or
the first place we
Polly McDonald. She was a little fioubrctto
who could ont-dance and elng with any one
I have ever seen or heard. She was only 15
years of age and pretty as a picture. Four
years ago she was burned to death In a New
York fire. Jim McDonald , Dabe's father ,
did a pedestal clog on ice skates. The like
of his work In those days has never been
equalled since. Jim and Dabe drew $150 a
week. McDonald is now In Boston. Then
who In black-face
there was Billy Diamond ,
did everything well. Jack Morton , an all-
round man. completed our party.
Over the Ilonil.
"We left Cheyenne about the middle ol
April by stage coach under guard of four
armed men nnd made the trip in two days.
It was not until the night of May 1 that
we opened up. Deadwood was the embodi
ment of everything tough and bad. Saloons
and gambling halls were on every corner.
When a man got too tough for any other
part of the earth he fled to Dcadwood. It
was in this sort of place that we were hired
to open up the first theater. McDanlels had
built a long ramshackle affair of rough
boards. It was a ealoon , of course , and ho
made a hit by announcing that his theater
would be free to.all who bought aarink , at
his bar. He sold a villainous whisky , ai 23
cents a glass , and at 8 o'clock , when we were
to open , there were about SOO In the house.
"I shall never forget my impression as I
peered through the flimsy curtain at the
mob. It seemed that every felow had at
least two guns In sight and moat of them
had been drinking before they came In and
they were still at It at the tables In the hall.
The curtain shot up , and I came forth to do
my little song and dance. I had selected
something with which I was very familiar
and did well. The first verse finished , I took
the customary , one , two , three step back
ward , apparently preparatory to swinging
Into my jig when something happened. Ten
thousand Dewey receptions would not convey
to me a conception of nolso equal
to what happened. It seemed that
a thousand people were shooting at
me. Down in front one fellow was standIng -
Ing and blazed away like all possessed. I
was sure ho was popping nt me , and I could
almost feel each bullet cutting through me.
One thing I do remember , and that Is Diamond
mend , who had been waiting In the wings ,
shouting to me as he ran that ho was off for
Cheyenne , and that ho would tell my friends
how I died. I stood there llko a fool , scared
to death. I believe If some one back of the
ecenes had given me the cue I would have
dropped dead without any more fuss. After
what seemed an eternity the shooting
stopped , and the big fellow down in front
shouted to me :
" 'Ye're all right , pard , an' I kin lick the
moke wet says ycr alnt. Climb down an'
drink. '
Iffnvoiily MiiNlp ,
"Talk about heavenly music ! That fel
low's ba voice was as the whisper of nn
angel to me ; but I was too scared to move
until I beard McDanlels from the wings
fc'houtlng to mo that the fellows had been
only applauding , and I bad better get down
and take the drink. I climbed over the
footlights and downed some of the awful
whisky , then went back and finished my
dance. It wae the way those wild dovlln
had of applauding. If they liked your work
they simply emptied their guns Into the
colling and made you quit to come down to
drink. My experience was n pointer for the
rest , and they didn't shy at the gun plays.
You should have heard the reception they
gave Babe , though. You couldn't sec ten
feet for smoke , and they elmply showered
money at her ,
"This was not the end of the exciting ex
periences , though the first night pretty well
prepared us for anything which should coma
along. The boys never did get through guyIng -
Ing mo until I got oven , Diamond was es
pecially funny at my expense , nnd many a
morning I laid awake figuring how I would
get even with him. My chance camo. Diamond
mend and myself wanted to see what was
going on. Wo never got out of the theater
until about four In the morning , and from
that time until broad daylight and some
times until eight o'clock wo would wander
round the different gambling halls of Dead-
wocd. The boys used to tell us funny stor-
les about other people In the camp and have
us spring them on the boards the next nlsht.
One night Hilly got a good atory In which
a big butcher , one of the worst cases In
the town , was the victim. Ho told it the next
night , to his sorrow. Diamond waa ono of
the best story-tellers I ever heard. He could
take the burials of Mcses nnd make an and.
lence roar at his telling It , J when ha got
hold of this good atory ho trimmed It up
to perfection. The butcher was down among
the nrat tables that night , but Billy didn't
know him. Diamond finished his banjo
work and set the Instrument down agalnet
his chair and began his story. Ho had
the house going before ho had got half way
through and the butcher down front was
laughing fit to kill , For some reason. Diamond
mend didn't spring the name until about the
finish and the moment he mentioned the
butcher'p name trouble began. That butcher
began to shoot before ho got on his feet ,
and he shot to kill. There was no play at
the celling In this , he was after Billy Diamond
mend , and would have cot him. too. had not
1
A. man grabbed his arm as the revolver went '
off. The first shot hit the banjo leaning
against Itllly'p chair , nnd the Instrument
went whirling across the stage Ijlumond
was Into the wings with ono Jump , and
thiugh I was sure we would all be killed
right there , I couldn't resist the tempta
tion to shout to Billy OR he ran : I
Store Srnrcil Tlinii Hurt. '
'
" 'Are you going to Cheyenne tonight ? '
"Out In front the gang was having a merry
.Ime with the butcher. They had to down
ilm and take his gun away. Ho sent word
: hat ho would Mil Diamond on sight , and
he meant It. The next night , at Billy's sug
gestion , wo changed the program. It had
De-en given out that Diamond had gone to
Cheyenne , and he figured that ho would bo
safe If ho dressed up ns a ncgrcss. Wo had
worked this together before , and I went out
ns the colored moko to serenade my Dinah ,
who was to appear later. Billy was Dinah ,
nnd ho almost upset the game by talking .to
me from the wlnga as I poured forth my
pnfclonato serenade In full view of the au
dience.
" 'la that mug with the gun down front ? ' j
Billy would whisper to me from the 'wing '
as I sang. I could only shake my head and
keep on singing.
" 'Sure now ? Peck all round , for he'll fix
my clock If I show front , ' pleaded Billy from
the wlnga
"I finally convinced him that his man
wasn't In sight , and Billy , ns the ahy Din
ah , came out nt my call. He had sung but
ono line of his part when ho made n break
for the wings again , shouting , 'You're a liar !
There's the mug down there ! '
"As I hope for future ralvatton , I hadn't
seen the butcher , but there ho was ns big
as life , down at the front row of tables. He
hadn't recognized Billy , nnd all would have
been well. McDanlels couldn't get Billy
back on the stage that night , and I had to
finish the work alone. Billy Diamond died
firm In the belief that I had Inveigled him
out that night In order to see him shot to
pieces. That butcher would have killed him ,
too , If ho had recognized him , for he was
mad all over. After the show that night wo
were In a hall , when In walked the butcher
and right up to Billy with his gun In his
hand. He wanted an explanation , nnd the
moment I saw ho would glvo Billy a chnnco
to talk I know It would bo all right , for
Diamond could make any man believe black
was white when he chose. The result was
that the butcher shook hands with Billy and
said he was n good fellow. Ever after when
the butcher was In the house he would Insist
on Diamond telling that story , then he would
make Billy climb down and drink with him.
Ho was one of the best friends wo had , and
years after , when I was In Deadwcod on
a trip , lie hunted me up and askrd about
OPPOSING J.EADKIIS IX WAR.
Mllttnry Career of Hie Coniniiunlcrs
oC nrlldli nntl Iloer Arinlow.
The forces In battle array In South Africa
are commanded by soldiers who have wo'i
their spure on many a bloody field. General
Petrus Jacobus Joubert Is already in the
field In command 'of the Boer army , and Sir
Rodvcrs Duller Is on the sea bound for South
Africa , where he will take supreme command
of the British army operating against the
Dutch republics.
Few men In England have monopolized so
mtr.h nf thn rmhllc attention during the past
month or so as Sir Redvers Duller. With
a splendid military record , which includes
years of service in Africa , Sir Redvers might
bo forgiven It he showed himself now and
then somewhat conscious of his own import
ance ; on the contrary , he Is extremely mod
est and gives not the slightest evidence that
the high honors bestowed upon him have
turned his head.
Sir Rodvcrs * reputation as a strategist is
patched ' by his ropuTa'tlon for personal
bravery. Ho wears' many decorations , but
among them all Is one that ho values more
than the rest put together the coveted Vic
toria cross. How be won it Is written In
the records of the Zulu campaign , where he
had command of too mounted troops at
tached to Sir Evelyn Wood's column. Woods
had sent Buller to drive the enemy from
Inhlobano mountain and the task was splen
didly accomplished In the face of tre
mendous odds when the Zulus auddenly
pushed largo reinforcements to the front.
Ho was fcrced to withdraw his men , retreatIng -
Ing down the precipitous face of the hill
under a galling fire which decimated hit ?
command. It was In this crisis that Buller ,
by three distinct acts of heroism , made him-
eelf eligible as the wearer of the little bit
of bronze which now means as much to the
English soldier as the cross of the Legion
of Honor did to ho Frenchman in the days
of the first Napoleon. An English writer
thus tells the atory :
"First , when the pursuit was hottest , he
saw Captain d'Arcy of the Frontier Light
Horse dismounted , his horse having been
killed under him. and retiring on foot.
Colonel as Sir Rpdvers then was Buller ,
though he himself is a big. heavy man , quite
a load for a horse , especially after a fa
tiguing morning , promptly took Captain
d'Arcy up behind him nnd carried him out
of reach of the foe. A Httlo later , on the
same day , under similar circumstances and
In the same manner , ho rescued another of
ficer of the Frontier Light Horse , Lieutenant
Everett , Ho finished also on the same day
by carrying out of danger n trooper whose
horeo was completely exhaustC1 ! . When he
took this man up behind him the Zulus were
within eighty yards of them. Three separate
and distinct actions in ono day , each of
which would have gained the famous bronze
crc.s fnr any man. "
The Bullers are a Devonshire family and
In the famous western county the future Sir
Rcdvers was born , his father being the late
J. W. Buller. The writer above referred to.
In sketching the general's military career ,
says :
"Sir Redvero Buller was fortunate In the
outset of his military career , inasmuch as
ho received what Napoleon the Less called
his ' 'baptism of fire" within two years of
the date of his first commission. This was In
the China war of 1SCO , In 1S70 ho took part
in the Red River expedition , which first
brought him under the notice of Lord Wolse-
ley. Three years later hn waa deputy
assistant adjutant general In the Ashantl
war , in which ho was badly wounded. He
was In South Africa In 1878 and played an
active part In several actions against the
Galkas and Galekas and commanded the
column In the affair at Buffalo Range. In
the moro serious campaign against the
Huliw he commanded the mounted troops of
Sir Evelyn Wood's column. Ho had charge
of the Intelligence department In the Egyp
tian war of 1882 and was present nt Tcl-el-
Kcblr , also at El Teb nnd Tnmal and wns
chief of staff Intho Gordon relief expedi
tion In 1884-5. "
For aomo time Sir Rcdvers was assisting
the commander-ln-chlef of the army , Lord
Wolseley , In the letter's reorganization work.
Latterly ho has been In command at Alder-
shot , whore he proved conclusively his abll.
Hy to handle great bodies of men. He alee
demonstrated that whllo not In any sense a
martinet , bo was a disciplinarian who did not
hesitate to criticise with directness and of-
feet. A hard worker himself , ho exacts
from his subordinates Implicit obedience and
untiring zeal. Ho Is CO years old , In the
beat of health and possessed of an experi
ence In South African warfare which amply
Justifies the confidence reposed In him by
the British public.
General Joubert Is a man rough of speech ,
hut a fighter whoso capabilities the English
well appreciate , Joubert wns born In the
Capo Colony In the latter part of 1831 , bclntf
six years younger than "Oom" Paul Kruger.
There Is aomo French Huguenot blood In bis
veins , from which he gets bin bulldog ten
acity. When a boy ol 7 years of ago. Joubert
Rheumatism , Lumbago , Weak Kidneys & Lost Vigor , Can Ce Cured
OATIENTS luivo come to mo in such ngony from some of
* Uicso troubles that they could not sit or stand erect , but
found temporary ease only by sliding down into an arm-chair
until ( hey rested on the small of their backs. 1 have yet to
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of clcctriral treatment In from 10 to 30 day * . Ono
man came Into my olllco a few days ngo and bent
hla body forward until his fingers touched his toes.
Three weeks before ho wns unable to bend his back
without excruciating pnlli. This test will expose a
bad back every time. I have cured thousands of
such cases with my
Dr. Mclaughlin Eleciric Belt.
My twenty years of dov'otlon to the cure of dis
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Belt so as to secure the beat results. This explains
my success. It explains my thousands of euros af
ter the failure of every oilier known remedy. It
explains why I euro after the failure of other so-
called electric holts. I have devoted my life to the perfection of my appliance , and guar
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StOD DritJZditlE am . * use I y , Nature's own remedy , which cures whllo
f fc t S
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RR M. b. HiCLAUbHUN 2(4 ( STATE STREET ,
. . . Cor.
, . Quincy , Chicago.
was taken with his parents to the Orange
Free Stato. Ho was taught from early child
hood to detest the British , nnd that lint
been ono great force In his life , nud It Is
to this hatred of the British that Joubert
owes the fact that hu is ono of the greatest
fighters that ever commanded n body of
men In an African campaign. At an early
ngo ho learned how to handle a gun and too
shoot with remarkable accuracy. Ho was
a young man when ho went to the Trans
vaal. Ho soon made his power felt among
the sturdy Boors of those days. It wns al
ways paid that Joubert could lead u body
of men moro successfully against hostile
natives than any other man In the Trans
vaal ; eo It came about that when there was
any ugly uprising among the natives that
Joubert wns called on to lead a detachment
of Boers to quell the rebellion. In a very
short time the natives came to respect the
fighting qualities of Joubert , and his pres
ence nt tbe head of n Boer regiment hnd
a marked effect on the natives.
In appearance Joubert la about five- feet
nine Inches In height , stoutly built , has a
busliy gray beard , nnd a face tanned by the
African sun. There Is not an ounce of su
perfluous flesh on his person. Ho Is as
strong ns an ox nnd possesses an endurance
that Is remarkable for a man of his nge.
There Is not an inch of the Transvaal
that Joubert docs not know , and now , in
his sixty-eighth year , he is as full of fire
and fight as ho was in 1881 when he de
feated the British nt Mn1uh.i Hill , rtnsicln
being the general of the Boer forces Jou
bert Is also vice president of the Trans
vaal , and next to Kruger stands nearer to
the hearts of the Boers than any man In the
Transvaal. His notable battles have been :
Defeating tbo British at Lalng's Nek ; de
feating the Natal troore , under General
Cooley , at Mnjuba Hill ; completely sup
pressing the Swazls In 1895 , n feat which
.tho British were tinablo to accomplish ,
though they tried It for years nnd finally
turned over Swaziland to the Boers in 1S93
ns bclnff a bad egg ; but U did not take
old Joubert long to trim the Swazis nnd
they arc now among the best-behaved of the
natives subjects of old Kruger ; and whip
ping Jameson when he tried to raid Johan
nesburg.
This is the kind of a man that the British
forces will have to contend with In the
present struggle. Behind this man are
also men of llko caliber , men who do not
know when they are defeated. Pctrus Jaco
bus Joubort , this remarkable old general of
South Africa , may bo termed the General
Miles of Africa.
V.\I/IIITV OK CAIITKII'S COXTUACTS.
Tent Cnxe Covering ; Wtjrlc In .Southern
Hzirlmrx Aiipenrx In Court.
WASHINGTON , Nov. C. The first resc
case Involving the validity of the contracts
entered Into by former Captain Obcrlin M.
Carter and the Atlantic Contracting com
pany , of which Colonel John F. Gayuor is
president , wns to have como before the
court of claims today , but was postponed at
the request of the claimants until next
Monday. Last spring the Atlantic Contract
ing company filed n claim for over $200,000
alleged to bo due tbo company for work
done at Cumberland sound and Savannah
harbor. About ten days ngo the company
filed a motion which wns to have como up
today. The Department of Justice will re
sist the motion , a It intends to file counter
claims to prove that the company in reality
owes money to the government.
.Similar School Workers Ailjoiirn ,
COLUMBUS , O. , Nov. C. The Field Work
ers' department itl the International Sunday
School Workers' convention ha } adjourned
Itn session. The annual conference will be
held In Toledo.
LOCAL WEATHtR RECORD.
OFFICE OF TIIK WI3ATJIJ3U Bt'URAI' .
OMAHA , Nov. ( ! . Omalm record of tempor-
nture nnd precipitation compared with thn
corresponding day of the past tlreo years :
im isas. isw. is > 9 .
Maximum temperature . . IK ! fiS f > 2 ' ! S
Minimum tc-inperntiiro . . . 10 : ! "J 'Jli
Avcrnno temperature . . . . 51 4' ' ! -ID 'il
1'rpclpllatlon 00 .00 .01 T
Ilocord of temperature nnd precipitation
nt Omaha for this day and slnco March , 1 ,
iMin :
Normal for the day 17
K\cnns for tlio day 4
Accumulated excess since March 1 3f. .
Normal rainfall for tlio day 01 inch
Deficiency for the clay 01 inch
Total rainfall since March 1 . . . .un.21 Indies
Deficiency since March 1 G. 13 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , IKfiS. . 3.28 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1837. . 10.51 Inched
ItL'liorf * from SliilliuiN nt S p. in.
STATIONS AND STATE
OF WEATHER.
Omaha. . . cloudy | Ml fil
North Platte. clenr
Knit Lake , clear . . MI r si
Cheyenne , clear . . . SGI 601
Hapld City , cloudy 411 f.21
Huron , clear I ISI fiOl
Wllllhton , clear 351 r , ( ) |
c'hlrugo , clear 46 ! f > 2l
Ht. Louis clear f.SI K > \
St. Paul , partly cloudy r'iI'M \
Davenport , clear fill All
I Helena , clear
i
Kansas City , partly cloudy 1 i
Havre , partly cloudy
HlHinarck , clear 42i r.n
Gulveaton , partly cloudy . . .
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
LUCIUS A. WKLrfll.
Local Forecas ; Odlclal ,
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
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cently tliero IIUH been placed In ull the
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thu place of coffee. Tlio moxt delicate.
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not cost over ' /i nx much. Children may
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