Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 23, 1887, Page 2

THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: THE FIREMEN. || 1, Olose of the State Tournament at Rl Kearney. i KEARNEY, Neb,, July 22.—|Special Tele- gram to the Brk.|—A nice, cool, refreshing Bhower fell yesterday afternoon, placing the ground in fine shape and making the air The day eould not have been finer. ¥ were not entries enough for the $300 " free-for-all race, hence it was postponed. For @ unknown reason the Thurstons of aha did not enter. The board of control . got together this morning and made out prizes for a free-for-all, no entrange, of $100 1o first, 850 to second, and 25 to third, both hose and hooks. Kearney Protection hooks entered and made the race in 4445, duplicating the time of York the same * @8 yesterday, The York boys were In the * city. but refused toenter, The Kearney boys wanted to make them a hub-and-hub- race, “ but York refused. In the hose race the Kramers and J. C. Bterns, of Kearnay, the Dorseys, of Fre- mont, and the Alerts, of Cheyenne, entered, the Pacifics, of Grand Island, going home at moon. The Kearney boys came first, mak- InF the time of 411-5. "There was a hard wind and thus the boys made another mag- nificent run, The Alerts came next and made their time in 463-5. When it is con- sidered that the Alerts used a hose cart welghing, with service plgu. 1,160 pounds, the run was very fine, They are an excellent company of men and made a grand run. Their conduct here has won them many warm friends and admirers. ‘The Dorseys came next, making a fine run, but in unreeling the hose the coupling was completely broken, losing them the race. ‘This team Is composed of fine young men, whose conduct here has reflected great credit on them. By ill-luck that they could not help they lost some races. In all the hook races it must be remembered that the ladders were thirty feet instead of twenty-four as heretofore. The teams having lowered all previous twenty-four foot ladder time, it will be seen that the time wade here is un- precedented. ‘This evening the Cheyenno boys made an exhibit down town by hooking the hose to a hydrant, unraveling about 700 feet of hose and r‘)\lnlnz water through a nozzle, all in the short space ot thirty-seven seconds. Every man knew his place and nota break was o from beginning to end. The exhibl- tion was witnessed by an linmense crowd of men and women. This evening the Kramers are parading the streets with brooms and band, rejoicing over their grest victory. A The Long Pine Chautauqua. 1.0NG PiNg, Neb., July 22.—[Special Tele- gram tothe Ber.—|The second day of the Long Pine chautauqua meeting was ushered in with the finest kind of weather. The managers and teachers are feeling thankful and went to work this morning with a zeal and enthusiasm that is destined to produce good results. From early morn till late at night the time I8 oceupied In lecturing and instructions, beginning at half past 6 in the morning. Prof. C. W. McConnell organized the chorus class, and he has shown himself a competent conductor, interspersing his lec- tures with anecdotes, which hold his hearers with unabated attention. Rev.J. A. Abbott delivered an Interesting and well-studied lecture on the “Immortality of the Soul,” ~and occupied the time until the noon hour. 1n the afternoon the normal class was or- nized by Prot. J. D. Stewart and resulted TR ketting sixty mombers. | Tho professor s the right man and in the right place. fle is & thorough didactician and has his part well studied. Rev. Marsh, of Neligh, delivered 8 lecture to an appreciative audience, and the balance of the time was occupied by Mrs. L. H, Blackburn, Revs, Lisle and Evans con- cluding a hard days work. Everythingis in - fine working order and well attended, which encourages the instructors. The sparkling “_water and beautiful scenery has a tendency to stimulate evervone to activity, and the re- sult so far has been beyond all ‘expectations. ‘The managers to-day adopted the BEE as the official organ for the Long Pine chautauqua . association. 3 Safe Crackers at Fremont. .. FREMONT, Nab., July 22.—[Special to the V'Bee.|—Burglars cracked open two safes in tLis city last night. At the John Paul lum- _ber yard they took out a pane of glass and ““erawled through the window of the office. ‘With a heavy sledge they broke the combina- ““tlon and’'opened the outer door of the safe, ‘They wera working at the mongy drawer ‘when they were frightened away by a man sleeping up stairs. At the mill they opened the ssafe In the same manner and suc- . eceeded in getting away with the coutents, amounting to $20. Sentenced to Hang. AiNswonTH, Neb., July 22.—[Special Tel- egram to the BEE.|—Judge Kinkaid heard a motion to-day for a new trial in the Ole An- derson murder case. The motion was over- ruled. The prisoner was sentenced this afternoon to be hung by the neck until dead An the inll yard at* Ainsworth, November 16, 1857, Ha received the sentence without emo- tion or a look of surprise, It is expected the case will be appealed. e Fremont's Popularion. FreEMONT, Neb., July 22.—|Special to the .BEE.|—The compilation of names for the lnew Fremont city directory has just been completed and shows the city to have a _|population of 8,225, This is a phenomenal’ . \ilncreaso probably not made by any other city iin Nebraska. When the state eensus was ‘faken in the fall of 1855 Fremont was credited with a population of only 4,014, It will be seen by this that the number of in- habitants has more than doubled in a little over eighteen months, Every residence in ©-the city is full to overflowing and scores of .. mew ones have bee'. bui't to accommodate “,the people, Our citizens are jubilant over Tesults and prospects. e Thompson May Recovsr. FurLerToN, Neb, Julv 2a—{Sieial to ~“the Bek.]—Elmer E. Thompon, who was 80 severely wounded, is still alive and with some chance of recovery. The bullet took a wdownward course, lodging In the thigh, ~where itstill remalns, Dr. Smith, the attend- “ ing physiclan, not thinking it advisable to irch for it unless inflammation sets in. ‘Che patient rests fairly well and has taken some nourishment. His father s with him, Scores of telesrams are being received from anxious friends. e The Republicans Will Nominate, NonrroLk, Neb., July 22.—|Special Tele- gram to the Bre.|—The republican central committee of the Seventh judicial district met here to-night and decided to hold a con- * vention in Norfolk Thursday, Sevtember 1. « The basis of representation isthe same as the state convention. No movement was made towards the endorsement of the non-partisan nominees. o Freed For Lack of Eviden: Corumnus, Neb, July 22.—|Special Tele- . gram to the Bek.|—John McGrail, who was held over to~lay to procure testimony show- ing his complicity In the burnlugnot George Beott's barn Inst week, was discharged, the evidence not being suflicient to hold him over .o the district court. No Third Party For Fellows. IowaA Ciry, Ia., July 22.—Prof. 8. N, Fel- ¥ Jows publishes a letter in the lowa City Reo- publican this evening declining the nomina- tion tendered him by the lowa prohibition convention for superintendent of publie in- struction. e says he sees no use for a third nty in lowa, and declares that the republi- gn party has done all in its power for prohi- bition and has glven Iowa an excellent law. ‘The professor intimates that he will be a can- didate for the same oftice before the republi- ©AR state convention, A Suicide's Body Found. Iowa Ciry, Ia., July 22.—(Special Tele- gram to the BEE.|—Last evening the body of Mrs. Pressler was found in tne Cedar ¢ niver about two miles from this city, She .+ was seventy-one years old and it is supposed « she committed siicide. Fatal Target Practice. CneveNNE. Wyo,, July 82 —{Special Tele- I gram to the Ber.]—A peculiar and unprece- dented accident oceurred at Fort Russell, this city, yesterday, by which Private Jawes Riley was shot and fatally wounded. LRiley A acting as marker at target practice aud standing in a six-foot deep trench dug 40 frout of the target. A Dballfired on tne | 800-yard range® struck the target and gianced downward, g!flkh‘ Riley lwha_ back, di- rectly under the shonlder blade. 'The ball has been %robed for but has not been found, and though still alive no hopes are entertalned of the wounded man’s recovery. ———— BOYOOTTED THE OFFIOERS. Taylor Connty, Kentucky, People Re- fuse to Be Levied On. LovisviLLe, Ky, July 22.—United States Marshal Gross and his large force of deputies, who left Tuesday to levy on property of resi- dents of Taylor county for refusal to pay taxes on railroad bonds, have been boycotted by the hotels at Campbelisville and were compelled to camp out. He is not making much progress with tho levy. All the stores are closed and most of the personal prop- erty has been removed and live stock taken out of the county, Levies were made upon several houses in lieu of anything bet- ter. BSuit has been brought against the wmar- shal b{ the county jailer for $1,000 tor un- lawfully camping in the court house yard. ‘I'ne people seein determined not tn pay the taxes and a zeneral hurwn ot the United States posse seem 1mminent, as_ neighborin town have said they would not take eare ol anything levied on in Taylor county. e itibiacibbieni THE COMPANY MUST PAY, Report of the Referce in the Cutting Will Case. New York, July 3.—The report of the referee in tho celebrated Cutting case was made to-day, and as a consequence judg- ments in a large amount have been filed in the county clerk's office. The referee finds that between the death of Franeis B, Cutting, the father ot General William Cutting, on June 26, 1870, and January 13, 1836, the son, a8 executor, held or converted to his own use 81,840,575, Of this §104,107 were his own by specific bequest, or as income of the property, lr:cmlu that the Farmers’ Loan and company should pn( over to Lydia S, ting, as executrix of Hayward Cuttin lliiam Cuttine for the benefit of Brock- holet Cutting’s children $1,280,98, 1t is thought that General Cutting cannot meet the demands which will be made upon him in an enforced settlement of the estate, u¥ the terms of the will of Francis B, Cutting there was nothing to be allowed his sons for acting as executors, and the referee, after listening to a number of transactions showing mis- management, comes to this conclusion. ——— CHARGED WITH CLAIM JUMPING A Couple of Miners Get a Pressing In« vitation to Leave, ButTre, Mont.,, July 22—A Phillipsbury special to the Miner says that at an early hour this morning a large body of masked men visited L. L. Carrie, superintefident of the San Francisco Consolidated, and North Granite mines, and his associates, Louis La- mar and Samuel Tolman, and served notice on them to leaye the camp at onee on peril ot their lives, Ropes were put about their necks and all three went out. 'The allega- tions agalnst them were jumping adjacent mines. This afternoon Lamar and Tolman returned to cainp and swore out warrants for the arrest of several of their visitors whom they recognized. There is great excitement and more trouble looked for. —— ——— Boodle Evidence Begun. CuicAGo, July 22.-—~The hearing of evi- dence in the boodle case began to-day. The first witness was an indicted ex-commis sioner, Charles F. Lynn, who turned state’s evidence. He told how the detendant com- missioners held a secret meeting and decided that the chairmen of the various committees should no longer lay themselves open by ac- cepting and divid| ngc money paid by firms whose contracts had been put through. It was upon motion of witness that Warden McGarigle was selected as the regular col- lector. ‘I'he money was secured by the com- missioners from every contract, about $500 or $1,000 apiece to each man for large contracts and a regular percentage for sinali ones. peds Texas Fever in Kansas. St1. Lous, July 22.—A special from To- peka, Kan., says: Since Texas fever was re- ported at Greenleaf, Kan,, two weeks ago, the contacion has spread with remarkable ra- pidity, until now reports from Washington and M ontgomery counties show a most un- healthy condition of eattle, One farmer has already lost 90 per eent of his stock. The legislature failed to appronriate any money for the protection of the eattle interests and the state is practically helpless to wage battle against the fever. The railroads, however, will be called upon to cease the shipwment of any more diseased cattle. e Troops Called For, Prrrssuna, July 22--Specials from the colke regions report that a large number of strikers resumed work to-day but new com- plications have arisen which may prevent the settlement of the strike. At many works the strikers would not go to work unless the non-union men were discharged. ‘The oper- ators refused to concede this and the men re- turned to their homes. At the Mammoth works trouble is expeeted this afternoon and the governor has egain been called upon for troops. & 4 Milwaukee & 8t. Paul Shares. New Youk, July 22—The Milwaukee & St. Paul company ratified the stock ex- change to-day that 57,351 shares of its new stock has been subscribed for making in ad- dition 10 the 30,000 shares pald for the Chi- cago & Evanston road 87,351 shares, all of vhich were placed nm the regular list of the exchruge. The 8,000 shares unsubscribed for are expected to be taken by London holders whose subscriptions have not yet ar- rived. kb U S Opposed to Conmstitution. PITTSBURG, July 22.—At the annual meet- to-day of district assembly No. 3 Knights of labor, comprising all the assemblies in Alle- gheny eounty, the fact was developed thata majority of the district is og ed to the new constitution and It is probable that their del- egate to the general assembly will bein- structed to oppose It. e —— Weather Indications. For Nebraska: Warmer, fair weather, except local rains in western portion, winds generally southerly. For Iowa: \Warmer, fair weather, winds becoming southerly. For Kastern Dakota: Warmer, fair weather, (ollnwed by local rains, variable winds gen- erally. i Two Children Burned to Death. MoNTROSE, Col., July 22.—Mrs, Heath went to a neighbor’s this morning, leaving three swmall boys alone in the house. The boys tried to light the fire and set fire to the house, which was consumed, and two of the cnildren burned to neath, Lightning Kills Two Men, NEW Youk, July 22.—A bolt of lightning struck a small row boat in Princess bay, Staten 1sland, during a squall this afternoon and instantly killed Michael J. Dixon and John 8. Ryan of this city. A third man was in tmla with them and was picked up sensel s New York Dry Goods Market. New Yorx, July 22.—There was more demand on the part of the numerous buyers present, with results of improved propor- uons. Cotton goods of popular makes are 1n very "ght stock and prices ruled strong. . i Fire at 8t. Paunl ST, PAvr, July 22.—=The wholesale cloth- Ing house of I, C. Burbank was partially de- stroyed by fire to-night. Loss, $100,000; in- sured for two-thirds, - Closed the Deputies. PARts, July 22.--1n the deputies to-day M. Floquet read the decree closing the session and the house rose. . Gold Landed in New York. NEw York, July 22.—The steamer Allen, which arrived here to-day, brougnt $500,000 in gold. Comfort, conyenience and economy in hotel life are three rare attractions for travelers. The United States hotel, Bos- ton, is located within five munutes walk of all the great southern and western stations and steamboat landings and is counceted by horse ears with all the places of amusement and interest, mak- 1ng it altogether the most accessible and convenicnt location 1n the city. The reoms are lnrfie and airy, the table un- ed, und prices moderate, HAULED HOME IN THE PATROL An Incident of the Weo Sma’' Hours of a June Morning. 'TIS PITY AND PITY 'TIS TRUE. Counciimen Bechel, Lee and Boyd and Editor Rothacker Out On a Lark—Nows Picked Up About the City. Having a High Time. The police commissioners held & lengthy session yesterday afiernoon in the board rooms. The object was to consider complaints which had been made against policemen. Chief of Police Seavey reported that Ofticers Crawford and O'Brien had con- verted the patrol wagon to private uses. In the communication the chief stated that the two men were good officers. Crawford was conductor of the patrol wagon and O'Brien was driver. Both were heard. It seems that about six weeks ago, bofore the electrical system went into effeet, the patrol wagon was summoned to the corner of Twelfth and Douglas by telephone. On arriving & hilarious party emerged from the saloon on that corner. The party consisted of Councilmen Bechel, Lee and Boyd, and Rothacker of the Re- publican. They had been “‘taking in the town," as the officers put 1it. They had been “making a night of it.”” It was 4 o'clock in the morning and they wanted to go home. They piled into the patrol wagon. Rothacker was taken to his res- idence on Dodge street, Bechel was taken to his home on Farnam strcet near Twenty-seventh, and Boyd and Lee were dropped in the vicinity of Hanscom park. The patrol wagon was gone an hour from the central station. Oflicer Craw- ford’s examination developed these facts and the details were fully drawn out. Ofticer O’Brien’s examination was brief. Several officers were brought up on minor complaints and all the cases were continued until next Monday. Officer Norman, sus- pended June 22 for absence from duty without leave, was reinstated with pay from July 10. A number of applications for special police powers were opened and referred to the chief for investigation as to the character of nrpliurnt. R. W. Chamber- lain was appointed special for duty at the Union Pacific passenger depot. The board has had nearly 200 applica- tions for positions on the regular force, and will meet again Monday at 3 o'cloek. A SORRY PLIGHT, Daniel Bates' Expericnce in Beeing the Metropolitan. At 11:3) yesterday morning the patrol wagon was sent to the livery barn on Harney between Thirteenth and Four- teenth streets. A man was found dead drunk on the sidewalk, taken to the sta- tion and placed in a cell. About 3:30 in the afternoon attention was attracted to the man by deep groans issuing from his cell. ity Physician Ratph was called and found that the man's right arm was broken near the shoulder, The sufferer gave the name of Daniel Bates, and his residence as Beard, Gutherie county, lowa. He said he arrived in Omaha Thursday night and stopved all night at 1018 Farnam. Yesterday morn- ing he was about with an entertaining stranger seeing the town. He drank frequently and finally Bates gave his new found friend $140 to keep for him. He thinks the man was a Swede and further he has no recollection, His arm was set and he was made as comfortable as possible. TIRKLD OF LIFE. Andrew Lick 8hoots Himself Through the Head. Yesterday morning at 11:30 Alonzo Lick committed suicide by shooting himself through the head. Lick was a German, about fifty-seven years of age and roomed at 1224 Chicago street. He had been very despondent tor several days, owing to a cataract in his eye. He was employed by the Adams Manufacturing com- pany as a canvasser. The weapon used was a common affair, the bullet going through from the right ear to the left temple. Lick had a family in San- born, Ia., and left two cards on’which he had written to his wife that as he was nearly blind he considered his useful days over and did not care to stay longer. An inquest resulted inthe finding of a verdict that death resulted from suicidal intent. The wife was notified and the body iil at Drexel & Maul's awaiting her arrival, The Cudahys and Packing. Michael Cudahy, partner of Armour, the packer, is here to attend to some of the detmls of the recent purchase by their firm of the Lipton packing house. He is accompanied by his brother, Edward A., who is manager for the firm in (‘hin::{:m ‘The latter is the youngest of the Cudahy brothers, and is about to branch out on his own responsibility in the packing business, He is canvassing the advantages of Omaha, and has not determined as to whether he will locate here or in Sioux Ci The Boss Corn Stalk, A stalk of corn fourteen feet and eight mches high, being nine feet to the first ear, has been left at this office ag an ex- hibition of what Nebraska soil can do. ‘I'nis stalk comes from the farm of R. H. and H. L. Pickard. in Douglas precinct, Douglas county. They have nine acres in corn, and this tract'of nine acres has been planted with corn for fifteen years, For the last four or five years the aver- age has been 108 bushels per acre. The average will be larger this year. Compromised. The change of grade of California street, which has called forth much com- ment and which oceasioned a special meeting of the council, has been settled The property owners have agreed to amages on a cut of one foot and accordingly the work of grading and paving will be commenced at once. S St. Peter’s Church. To-morrow morning at 10 o’clock St. Peter’s Catholic ehurch will be used for the first time. The new edifice 15 on the corner of Virginia avenue and Leaven- worth streets, Personal Paragraphs. Miss May Snyder, of Hannibal, and Miss Katie Cannon, of Kansas City, are guests of Mrs. H. Jeffries. George Llewellyn, of Superior; Jelice Op‘rinu, of Niobrara; Al Dexter, of Blair, and A. G, R, Calhoun, of Kearney, ure at the Arcade. J. W, Worl, of Lincola; Frank Thorpe, of Norfolk; O. J. Coleman, of Broken Bow, and N, R. Pessinger, of Central City, are at the Millard, E. E. Moyers, the well known architect from Detroit who designed the court house; J. M. Rice, Chicago; ¥. E. Grogg, H. C. Reller, Alba Brown, "t H. Soha: berg, 0. C. Bell and J. . Deweese, all of Lincoln; Milion D. Polk, of Platts- month; J. I’. Smith and James E. Birny, of Crete, are at the Paxton. THE LIQUOR CASES. They Were Up in Polloe Oourt Yester da; y. Judge Berka was oceupied nearly the entire afternoon yesterday in hearing the cases of John King‘and C. S. Higgins, charged with seling Jliquor after mid- night. King was fined$100 and gave no- tice of an appeal to the district court. The evidence in the Higgins case showed that the two men ‘whg had purchased liquor after 12 o’clock had ordered it with a supper in the rooms above the saloon. iggins has permission from Ml%or Broateh to serve ligitors to patrons of his restaurant and as it could not be shown that the saloon was’open, the oase was dismissed. l & There was a mectfng last night of liq- uor men at the saloon in the alley in the rear of the government building. The meeting was a secrot one. ‘Uhe object was to consider what proceedings to tuke in certain contingencies which are likel to arise under the existing state of af- fairs. Further than this those present declined to talk. There were a number of suloon men in attendanoce. LOUISE ARMAINDO. The Champion Female Bloyclist Now in the City. Louise Armaindo, the champion female bicyclist of the world, is at the Millard hotel. A reporter for the BEe called on the lady Iast evening, anxious to see the little Frenchwoman who had covered 1,052 miles in a six day race. Miss Armaindo is & pleasant little woman of about 5 feet 2 inches in height and weighs 145 pounds. She wore a light costume and at her throat was the championship medal won in Chicago some time ago. She has dark hair, dark eyes, and speaks with a charm- ing little French accent. Sheis in the city on a brief visit and will return to Chippewa Falls, Wis., early next weok. Another Complaint. Yesterday another complaint for forg- ery was filed against Benjamin B. Pink- ham, Floyd & Co.’s employe whose ar- rest was chronicled yesterday morning. Thomas 8. Ward ~charges Pinkham with forging a $100 devosit check. ']lfhfi ‘(‘lfl'li s are tho same as those pub- ished. Lt Remedy For Red Noses. New York Mail and Express: The latest novelty in silver 18 a tiny powder box of repousse work, lined "with gold and destined to be earried in the pocket dur ing the warm summer months by the women_ whose noses are apt to become shiny or whose chins assume a roseate hue that increases in depth in proportion to the gradual rise of the mercury. The box, of course, contains a miniature powder puff of the kind that one sees in a French doll's outfit, and the daintiest mirror imaginable is inserted 1n the lid so that madame or mademoiselle may gaze upon her features as she apolies her chalk or bismuth, and know just how much to put on and how much to take off. There are some canservative women— who _consider the (use of face powder highly objectionable. But, on the other hand, there is no doubt that this adjunct to the toilet is a luxgry, so far as numbers of fashionable damds age concerned, es- R ally after the ho$, weather sets in. Nothing, or few thungs are uglier to look upon than a shiny, red, perspiring face, particularly when thattace belongs to a pretty woman. (TFherefore the pocket powder boxes ought to prove very wel- come. The price {s;somewhat exorbitant it 1s true—$15 for ‘the plainest pattern. But they are also munuf:\cture(l in ivory at the trifling cost of a dollar or so. Mail and Express . writer hap- penod to be riding down town the other ‘day in the Sixth avenue elevated kmain. Opposite sat a young woman, and . directly facing her was one of the long, narrow looking- glasses that adorn the cars. [t was ob- served as she glanced toward this mirror —which she did at every turn of her head —an expression ot annoyance crossed her countenance. Kinally she thrust her hand into her nocket and pulled out one of the little powder boxes just mentioned. Then, without the least trace of embar- rassment, she proceeded to deftly to powder her nose. A good many of the passengers stared and smiled. But on the continent of Kurope no self-respect:-- fng woman ever goes out witnout her powder box, and soon, perhaps, the cus- tom will become general here as well. s Cava'ry Horses. A cavalry officer says in the St. Louis Goble-Democrat: Most compauy ofticers lr}y‘ to get their men mounted on horses which “are all of the same color, and in every regiment we have troops of black, ay, roan, bay and sorrel horses. Bay lorses are the easiest procured, and con- sequently you will find several troops of this color in each regiments. Blacks and grays are not so easy to get, and it is al- most impossible to get a roan troop. Geptain Wood, of the Fourth cavalry, has the finest troop in the servhw! the horses are all magniticent iron grays, and it has taken him a long time to i:ot them together. The regiment s proud of this troop, and the oflicers al- ways give way to Captain Wood when a fine gray horse i8 purchased, so he can select it for his company. When a horse is first bought for the service he is desig- nated by a number branded on his lmnfi butas soon as this wears off he is allowed to be named by the soldier to whom he is assigned. Some troops have a uniform system of naming their horses; thus all of the horses belonging to B troop of the Fourth cavalry have names commencing wich the letter B. A great deal of atten- tion is giwven to the cavalry horses; they are oarefully groomed and regularly fed on the very best hay and grain which the government can procure. The horses are retained in service just as long as they remain sound and in good condition, When they begin to fail in strength, become blind or getcrippled they are condemned by a board of army officers, and are sold at auction to the highest bidders, Some horses remain in the service for man years. I have known of a horse which was perfectly sound.after twenty years’ service in one troop. - Not a few horses are condemned soonafter being bought, for -}lhonfzh they .have the appearance of being all rnght, a short test shows that they have not the .éadUrance necessary for hard work. 0« long campaign animals suffor greatly at times for want of forage and waterSbuf in time of peace the cavalry horse mgy bg said to occupy as enviable & positian as any reasonable horse could desire. 7 el The Ppal. A juv\'nll?Y salesman says i the St. Louis Globe-Democyat!, The opal has come into fashion agam-so suddenly that its value has increased 2% per cent withiu the past year. Although the prettiest combination in jewelry is the opal sur- rounded with aiamonds, there was such a prejudice against the opai that it had gone out of use previous to the recent revival. It began to go out of fashion about fifteen years ago, and there are sensible women who are not super: but wiio frankly admit they have a prej dice against opals. If the fashion can maintain itself for the next year, 1t may dissipate the popular prejudice and save one of the prettiest jewels from obscurity. The opal is the jewel of October, so that according 10 popular superstition those born in that month are safe in wearing. I have heard many inciaents of opals, which no doubt were the eauses for the loss of popularity, and the aseribing of bad luck by the wearers Las no doubt deferred others from purchasing snch ill omens. There isalady inthe ¢ity who has a full set of opals and diamonds, epr- SATURDAY. JULY 23. 1887 rings, broastpin, hncelou.'flng.s and hat s, that is not equalied by any other set in the west. She was once prosper- ous and lived in wealth, but 1n the five years has had more misfortunes th usually befall one woman. Divoree, loss of fortune followed quickly upon the other. She never wears her opals now, and it has boen frequently remarked by her frionds that they were the cause of her ill-luck. 1 know another lady who a.cribes misfortune to a beautiful onal ring which she keeps because it is an heirloom, but will not wear it or allow her children to wear it. It was given to her by her brother whea on his death- bed, and upon her return to the city she wore it. The very first night the water- pipes burst and caused a damage of sev- eral thousand dollars. She had bhad a presentiment that something was going to happen, and after that night she ceased to wear it. Several years later her daughter put it on and a gentleman friend was so taken with its appearance that he asked to wear it. What followed 18 considered remarkable. He had been very prosperous, and had lately gone up like a rocket. Shortly afterward he fell as suddenly. He returned the ring, hav- ing become a convert to the popular prejudice. P — JEM HASTINGS' DUCK. The Part Which it Played in Develop- ing a Rich Mine. Alta California: An antiquated indi- vidual, dressed in exccedingly uhx\hl:! clothes, and with a gray hirsute apend- age to his chin that would have made an ambitious fion of the male persuasion feel decidedly envious, ambled into the rooms of the state mining bureau yester- day. He immediately began to inspect the varieties of ores and minerals on ex- hibition ihere as if he was an officer reg- ularly appointed by the state for that pur- pose. His advent upon the sccne was soon made apparent by a series of guttu- ral sounds which he emitted at intervals of fiveseconds. At last these sounds cul- minated in a prolonged : “‘Howlin’ snakes ! He was standing before some particu- larly fine specimens of gold quurtz. “I s’pose they call that gold,” he snorted, addressing a meek little man who stood beside him, The meek little man nodded assent, “Wagh," with another snort, this time indicative of disgust. *‘)' they call them specimens of '49¥ Say, [ don't reckon you were up at—'Cuss the Luck’ bar, were you?” “L don't think I ever was,” said the meek man, thoughtfully. “Of course you never knowed Jem Hastings then; me and him ran the bar in the early 50s. ‘Talk of gold. Why we wauldn't trouble 'bout them ere chunks of gilded rock. We hed the lumps of solid metal big as your hand. here d'ye 8’pose our mine was?" “Give 1t up.” was the laconie reply. *‘Right in the middle of Mudhen lake, and 'twas tur'ble deep down, too.” The meek little man began to show signs of interest, and inquired how they got the auriferious article from the watery depths. “Ah,” pnrsued the ancient one with a chuekle, “that’s whar our genius comes in. You Jem owned a big duck. I's name was Buster. We discovered the mine in this way. One day Buster was diving and havin' a royal time in the water, and after he had been sportin’ about this way for’bout an hour, we see'd him swimmin's to shore with some- thin' shiny 1n his beak. Cuss me if ‘twas'nt a _ nugget of gold. ‘Rah,” says Jem, ‘our fortune's made. He - took Buster and petted him und gave him a solid meal of cold EI‘"IL Wal, that kinder encouraged the ird, and as_soon as he hed stuffed him- self, Buster jest went out on that ere lake agin and begun diving and bringin’ up the gold at & great rate. Ye Kin jest bang me with a pick handle if Buster in the course of the next two hours didn’t work like a Digger Injun when he gits a flask of whisky, and pile up a reg'lar heap of little nuggets on the shore. Then he got kinder tired, and we took him and the gold to the tent. Wal,” con- tinued the ancient narrator, taking a deep breath, “we worked Buster for two days, and yar had better b'heve that we 'had n goodish sight of gold. More'n twenty-tive pounds, I guess. Then an jjee struck Jem. He concluded that there were bigger nuggets at the bottom of the lake which Buster couldn’t handle, so we rsgzed up a new scheme, We threw a big sac into the lake with a rock in it, so that it would sink, and with a rope tied to the top of 1t. First we showed it to Buster and he quacked as if he knowed just what it was .for, and when we threw it into the lake Buster followed. He was out of sight in a minute, and stayed under a long time, Next we seed him poke his head up for a minute, as if to breathe, and then go down agin. ‘He’s fillin’ up sack, sure,’ says Jem. It’boutan hour Buster swam ashore, and cocked his weather eye up at us as if to say, ‘It's all right.” em and 1 took hold of the rope to pull the sack in; but it wouldn’t budge ’'twas so loaded with gold. Wall, to make a long story short —for it gricves me to think of it—Jem got mad and waded in to get a better grip, and got caught in an undercurrent, or somethin’, and was drowned. Buster was sittin’ on the shore watchin’ pro- coedings, an’ when he seed Jem go under he jes gave one agonizin’ quack and jumped in too. He act'ally committed suicied for love of him. I couldn’t git the bag ashore, so 1 cut therope of short, T left with what gold was in the tent, but 1 lost it in unfortunate speculation. Now, what I propose is this: I kunow the loca tion of that’ere lake, and if I coula git some capitalists, like you, for instance’— *8ay,” cried the little man, indigna- tion getting the better of his habitual meekness, “‘did you ever hear of Ana- nias?” “Annie Nice?” said the ‘‘tough’ cus- tomer, thoughtfully; *‘she mought have lived over in Poor Shoat’s camp, but I'm danged if there was a petticoat of that name our way. ¥ re,” cried the diminutive man, agoin, “take this quarter and go and buy phlet eddition of Baron Munchau- “Thankee,"muttered the other, accopt- ing the silver, *‘that will do towards or- ganizing an ex ploring party. Butlemme tell you somethin’ *bout the childhood days of Jem’s duck.” But the little man had vanished, and the self-styled relic of the departed days of gola lost no time 1n following his ex- ample. —_— The Limit of Life, Cosmopohtan: It would appear in fact as though five score years were th natural or normal limit of human life and that when men die many years be- attained, the fault, apart gnant disease or accident, has lain with ti Underlying the old proverp, *‘rvery man is a fool or a physician at forty,” thereis the import ant truth that it 15'in every man's pow if he 1s wise, to recognize early in life (ke Cornaro) the requirements of his own constitution, and the means by which all such stores of vitality as it may possess may be utilized. Ap able phy- sician said to me a short ime ago: ‘''In all my experience 1 have never known but one man who really died a nataral death;’ and he went on to explain that a man can only be said to die a natural death when he dies all at once, when the organs on which eirculation, respiration, and nutri- tion depena, all fall at abont the same time; wnereas one man dies because cir- culation fails, another beeause the re- spiratory organs give out, and yet an- other because stomaeh, liver, kidneys, or bowels becomé unequal to their work. In fine, the secret of longovity lies in the attainment of a natural life to be brought to an end by a natural death; and nearly every man, did he but powers fair chances, would find that, like ‘The wonderful one-hoss shay, He was built in such a logical way [As torun] a hundred vears to a day, And then, of asudden [to pass away|. ———— General Sheridan on Politios. General Sheridau was “interviewed" by a reporter of the Cincinnati Commer- cial Gazette a few days ago on the sub- jeot of polities. The following is given as the result: *‘What do you think of the present po- litical situation?'’ was asked. “I don't think about 1t." was the reply, “]lln'r‘ 1 don't pay any attention toitat all, “‘Did you have an interview, as re- ported, with Sscrmnrg Endicott in Washington last weck about the return os the flags?” the reporter asked the general chased the moisture off his rabi- cund countenance with a handkerchief. *'No: 1 did not see Endicot,” he re- plied, “and don't know mnyv.hfng about the flags." “Your name,” the reporter suggosted meekly, *‘has been mentioued soveral times and more by your friends in con- nection with the presidency of '88," “'Oh, well,” was the brusque reply, ‘‘all the work of the fool-killer isn't com- pleted yet. Good evening.” —— Did Gerge Gould Skin Uncle: Cyrus? New York Truth: Iam told, and tho authority is very close to the principals in the transaction, that it was neith Mr. Jay Gould nor Mr. Cyrus W. Field who engineered the little transaction that cost the latter £3,000,000. It was young Mr. George Gould who thought it all out and fixed 1t all up, while his father was nwailylchtinz for the benelit of his health. e did not dare, however, take the responsibility on his own shoulders of striking thc blow, and he therefore waited for his father's return. The father came back, the sledge-hammer fell, and Mr. Field was scattered. A further bit of intimate history in connec- tion with this affair 1s that r)ung Mr. Gould has been determined for a long tiume, if he ever gotit_in lus power, to strike a hard blow at Mr. Field, and the cause of it was a decided shight once put upon young Mrs. George Gould, formerly Edith Kingdon, bi the old financier, who little thought of the reprisals he would one day be compelled to suffer. iy Just Try It. 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