Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, September 2, 1889, Page 1

THE OMAHA NINETEENTH YEAR OMAHA, MONDAY MORNING WDERMOTT'S MEANDERINGS. | The Famous “Red Jim's" Graphio Becital of His Travels. WANDERING OVER THE WORLD, He Marries a French Conntess and Becures Wealth and a Tit “Des nies That He Was a British Spy. “Red dim's" Ramblings, [Coyyright 1889 by James Gordon Bennett.| LosnoN, Sept. l.—[New York Herald Cable—Special to Tue Bee.]—Red Jim NieDermott, who made his home in Brook- Iyn for many years,who has been denounced a8 an informer by Irishmen all over the world. whose death in various shapes has been aunounced nearly a dozen times, and for information of whose whereabouts Henry Labouclierc offered £50 during tha sitting of the Parnell commission, left London to-day on an early morning train. He had been in London a week. He took 1o pains to seclude bimself, and last night informed the Herald correspondent that he was afraid of no one, and that the heaviest weapon he carried was @ latch key. This he carried in his trousers' pocket attached to a silver chain, after the Enghish fashion. MeDermott never looked mOTe Prosperous nor more contented than last night while he sat at one of the smali tibles ‘with which the smoking room of one of Lon- don’s principal hotels is lavishly furnished. He was one of a party of six. Five of these were Americans, The sixth might have been @ native of Scotland or the north of Ireland, but he had very little brogue. Excepting his upper lip, his face was smoothly shaved. He wore a small sandy moustache; his hair, also sandy, ‘was cut reasonably close and was plentiful. His face was fresh colored rather than forid. His attire smacked of the world of sport. It was of Scotch goods. a rather biggish eneck, and was fashivnably mads In his scarf he wore a large cameo pin und on his head a brown derby. His age would be guessed at from forty tw forty-five. His movements were quick, and s air youthful rather than middie-uged, though his manner was per. fectly composed. This afternoon McDermott was perfectly at home, though he had known only one of the party for more than thirty minutes and only to one was he known us Jim MeDermott, for his single acquaintance, a New Yorker, had introduced him to the others of the party under an assumed name, ‘This, it should be said, was done without MeDermott’'s connivance, and Red Jim fuformed me afterwards that it would not have bothered him at all had he been ntroduced us McDermott, as he thought muvy had foreotten him, while mauy more believed him dead. The subject of travels -was introduced by omne of the party, and it soun became evident t Mc- Dermott had seen more countries and more Life than the rest of the party combined, at least his conversation made such a conclu- sion reasonable. He had been in America, over a good bitof it, he knew New York and Brooklyn as well as he ever kuew pray- ers, though nhe at this time did not enter into details. He bad been over England, Scot- land und lreland. He had traveled the con tinent from end to end; Austealia has been his stamping grounds; much of Ceyion was fawiliar to him, In the courso of an hour the party broke up and left McDermott and the Herald cor- respondent towether. ‘Then he told souw thing that will interest many Herald readers. He may at onetime have been in fear of ussus- sination; but Le issono longer. He snaps his fingers at those who threaten him. He de- nies most vehemently that he was ever in the pay of Scotland Yard, aud while on this topic said: “Why, I don't know where it is, except that it is in London. Ihave been hounded 28 a British spy when I never was one. When I was supposed to be getting money from the British government 1 was broke, sometimes without a pound to my name. 1 was driven from pillar to post, a man with- outa country, but in spiteof allI have to-day all the mowney I want. I have none to throw away, but plenty for comfort and a little for luxury. Since I left America and was arrested on this side and throwu in the Walcon jail at Liverpool, the same jail Mrs. Maybrick was in, I have talked tn several Americans, but when they went home and snid théy had talked with Jim McDermott they were not believed. I met Cnarles McLean, the millionare of Brook- lyn, some time ago in Scotland. I was there with my yacht. He knew me and talked with we. Phey would not believe him in New York. I met Peter Mitchell, of New York, who is now a judge, right in this place, the Criterion (we had left the hotel), and talked to him for an hour. Soon after he got home there appeared a three column in- terview in the Brooklyn Union with him., 1 :must say that he treated me fuirly, but I don't think the interview was believed, I bave been killed 80 often that people won't believe I am alive. They had me dead at Toulon of cholera. There was cholera at Toulon at the time and a cordon was drawn around the vity, but 1 got away be- fore the cordon was completed. 1 was last killed by a man named Flanegan. He was interviewed in London, He sall ‘1 met McDermott in France. We met face to fuce. He knew me and I knew him, The moment our eyes met he turned and ran. I followed, He took to the country. I fol- lowed. ‘And what followed !’ asked the interviewer, ‘Don't ask me,’ sald PFlanegan, throwing up his hards as much as to say he would never hear of MeDermott again, but you can't ex- pect we to tell how I disposed of him. Now, 1 was within reaching distance of Flanegan ‘when he told his story, We saw each other, but be took no notice of me, for he did not know me. Ho many lies have been told about me and some of them have been 80 ingeniously con- structed that I was often puzzled by them myself, - I was in Berlin once, aud from hotel went to live at a quiet piace uutii I was told by the police I had been long enough in the place unless I had & passport. I could claim citizensnip nowhere, The United States should have protected we, but did not. 1 was without a country. At the time I felt rother desperate, avd Isaid to myself, by G—d, Il go to the only free coun: ry on earth, and I weut to England, There “ man is safe, and my sympathies to-day are English. They say 1 betrayea the secrets of Irish so- cieties and am accountable for the imprison- ment of Mr. Gallagher and others. I say they lwe. T have not belonged to an Irish society since 1865. 1 was a Fenian, but that was the ouly Irish society 1 ever belonged to. 1 belonged 1o none of thewr societies in Auwerics, and the only secret organization | belong to to-day is the Masonic. How could I steal and sell the scerets of societios or organizations to which I never belou ged! 1 was arrested in 1888 upoun landivg in Eng- land from America, Iwas in jail for six woeks. All my papers wore taken from me, but they were all returned to me, It was after I was liberated that I began my wan- derings. Talk of romance, no romance can compare with the story of my life. When I was aboard the ship, from which I landed y to be arrested, Imet my good fortune in the form of a woman, Why she took an interest in me I can not say, out she ¢id, My arrest did not lessen the interest. Iam married to that woman now, out before that event occurred 1 suffered many hardships' traveled over many countries, sailed thous- ands of miles and had countless curious ad- ventures 10’ my wanderings. I have picked vp several languages, My wife is French, a countess, and Tspeak her native language. I spenk Danish and Swedish and can make myself understood in several other languages. There was a time when I was not worth a kroner. Now [ own a chateau and estate France, You can drive coaches through the main halls of the chateaun. The estate is small, only fourteen hectares, or fifty-six acres, but the tenautry on it numbers 200. Owing to the ravages of phylloxera it has only paid enough for some years to keep the tenantry. There has been no profit in it. It used to pay 5,000 francs taxes to the government on it, but owing to its recent un productiveness the tuxes were lowered to 200 francs. It is the same in many parws of France. In marrying the countess I ob- tained the title of count. Everything she owned 18 mine, for in France, you know, everything is in the name of the husband. There 18 no tenast on the estate who can marry without getting my consent. They could in oune sense, but such has been the cus- tom for centuries, and none of them would think of getting married before obtaining the consent of monsieure le count. I own a yacht, a forty wnner, and I want to sell her, The yacht costs me £500 a year und she cost me about £2,800. I believe I would sell her now for what she costs for one year’s keeping. I own a house in Stock- bolm, and one of my particular friends there is tho American minister, Thomas, who was relieved by Cleveland, but has been put back again by Harrison. Thomas knew all about me and introduced me to his friends, and among his friends are some of the best people in the place, and a beautiful place 1t is, too. There is another property that I have, aua you wouldn’t guess where it Itis in Chathan street, Colomba, the apital of Cylon. Chatham street seems a curious name for a street in Ceylon, but that's the name. This property, house and grounds, was left to me by an uncle I never heard of till he died. He died intes- tate. He had a son, but this son was eaten by wild beasts, it is supposed, for he went into a ferest and never came out of it. 1t cost me a good deal for legal expenses to prove my title, but I did so, and the property pays me 80 per cent clear on what it cost. Since Thave got this property I have great affection for wild beasts, and if I only knew the particular species that ate my lamented relative I would get one and have it stuffed. Ican now look back with com- placency on the times when I hardly knew where to turn for money. I willtell you of one of them. I was in Copenhagen. It was at the time I was kept moving, It took some money to keep moving. I was living at the best hotel, Atuhis hotel I met an Englishman to whom Ltook a great liking. 1 was sitting at a table one evening, sipping a glass of wine, when I noticed a fine look- ing fellow sitting at u table near by, Iknew who he was, though he was traveling in incog. He fell into conversation. He of course supposed I did not know him. After a while he hinted that he would like to see a bit of town life. It was agree- able to me, I said, and we started. I knew Copenhagen and when we got through my companion knew it. When we started out he said to me: ‘We do not know each other and you will oblige me if you will call me Jack) I said, ‘All right, and you can call wme Jim. We struck to the bargain until we were about to part, when I said, ‘good bye, vour highness,’ He looked much surprised and said: ‘You know me.’ Isaid ‘yes, you are the dulke of Braganza,' who is, you know, the heir ap- parent to the crown of Portugal. He said- ‘L'wish you would come to breakfast with me.’ Ieaid, ‘I could not refuse.’ I went and was royally entertained, He was stopping at the palace, out of which he had slyly walked in order to see a bit of the town. As Iwas about to take leave 1 invited him to breakfast. It was bold, out I wanted him, and I wanted my English friend to dine with him. The duke came to the hotel the following morning with his attendants and he sat down to & more royal breakfast than he had given me. I felt bound to give him a better one. My Euglish friend sat with u; Now, when I gave the breakfast I had just emough money to pay the hotel bill without counting the cost of the breakfast. I was thinking how I would manage it. My English friend asked me if anything was the watter. Itold him my funds were short. He only knew me @s a stranger he had met at the hotel, and with whom he had had 4 good time. He sat down and drew @ check payavle to me for £800, wying: ‘Pay me when you are in funds. There was a lot- tery drawing in a few day I was inter- ested, but not largely. I won exactly £800 and paid my English friend half the déht on the spot. The other half I bave since paid. He is a man whom [ love above ail others, and when I say good bye to the world he will get every penny of my property, I bave no children. While I was at Copenhagen I taught school sad among the pupils was one of the Dunish princess You will see that I have come in contact with all clusses of snciety, My troubles are now all behind me. More than once I have deterwined not to open my mouth in reply to any statements made abou® me. £ omeof these have been terribly aggravating, us they have been void of truth. With the exception of the interview with McLean aud Mitchell, all the interviews with me have been manu- factured. 1 have allowed myself to be killed i enough ways to satisfy a dozen men. I bave been denounced as a dynamiter when I nover was one; I have been denounced us an informer when I never was one; I have been described as a monstrosity, physically as well as men You see what I am physically, Tam fifty-four rs old and bave yet to see @ stranger who could come within ten years of my age. I take good care of myself and 1 the last couple of hours have drank more spirits than In the rest of the last six wonths, As I said, some of the lies told about we were 80 skiilfully put together that I had to read them twice to satisfy myself thut they were lies. To give you un example, Just before I was compelled to leave Berlin 1 drobped into the register office and in a spirit of deviltry, when nobody was about, wrote in the register in u large band, ‘Jumes McDermott,’ Some time afterward, when 1 was in Australia, I found copied 10 @ paper there au interview with we priuted in an Awerican paver, The in- 1 terviewer said that he met me in Berlin, His description of me was incorrect, but he had evidently heard of me, for much of his story consisted of bits of old stories, but the only word of truth in the interview was the fact that he saw my name on the reg- ister, I have told myself it was not worth while saying anything about my enemies. They would always have the Inst word. I mean peopleon the other side of the water. Now take O'Donovan Rossa, for instance. I see that a man named Cassidy has brought suit against him, and that Rossa denied he had ever received a check from me for the defense fund. He was shown the face of the check drawn by me and made payable to him. He said,'Look at the back of it,’ and on the back of it was his own endorsement. Then he claimed that the check was given to him personally by m Now, do I look like a man who would give Rossa $507 I gave him that money the defense fund, and when he says I did not he lies, Ho says he never wrote meo alinein hislife andthatI haven't a scrap of paper in my possession to show that he did. He has written to me more than once, but his letters I haven't considered worth keeping. In knocking about the world as1have been compelled to, a man gen- erally gets rid of surplus luggage, and [ have destroyed a great many letters, but I have something of Rossa’s written by him to me when I was leaving America, and 8o Rossa will find out some day. I also have a word in writing from James Stephens. When it became a matter of general belief that I was in the pay of the British govern- ment I received o number of letters from men offering to sell information. Some of these weie simply baits, but some were bona fide. I did not answer one of them, but turned them over at once to the proper authorities, What use they made of them I do not know, but unless I am much mistaken these letters are at the bot- tcm of the enmity entertained by one set of Enghsh politicians towards another, both of whom were friends until lately, I don’t know that I shall ever visit the states. There is no reason why I should. 1 am comfortable in Europe. Itis certainly not fear that keeps me away. I fear none of them and you see the way 1 go about, with- out any more precaution than you take your- self.” aicDermott asked how a number of New York and Brooklyn newspaper writers were prospering. For many of them he saida good word. He also asked how McGroarty, who keeps @& place where strong liquors are sold, next door to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, was getting along in the world, and mentioned the fact thathe was accustomed to make McGroarty's “‘a sort of headquarters.” He spoke of the time he first carried a revolver, and said it was after he had been shot i the cheek. For Rossa he expressed only con- tempt. Unlike the average Irishman, beis for the governwent, and displayed a pretty intimate knowledge of British politics. In talking of Labouchere's offer of £50 for formation of his whereabouts, McDermott said he did not want and would not take the money, but he would like somebody to get it out of Labby, as he called hin. He ‘was in London, he said, when the offer was made, and did not try in any way to conceal himself, He even asked a friend, a Frenchman, if he did not want to make £50, at the same time showing nim the printed offer. The friend refused on the ground that *'it might harm the count.’ Perhaps the intormation that there is more than one Irishman in the states who writes to McDermott and keeps him vosted will not be uninteresting. - LONDON STRIKE for TRE Two Thousand More Out—Resolve to Jontinue the Fight. Loxpox, Sept. 1.—Two thousand coal heavers and burge men employed by Parker & Lawbert have joined the strikers. A council of strikers last evening, afwer a long discuseion on the situation, decided to con- tinue the strike, A meeting of the strikers was held in Hyde park this after- noon. Mr. Burns, the socialist agitator, and other labor Jeaders made speeches. Rosolu- tions declaring the men would continue the strike until eheir demands were conceded were unanimously adopted. The enormous crowd dispersed in_an orderly manner, Cunon Lidden, of St. Pauls, hrs subscribed to the relief fund. In a sermon at York to-day Canon Fleming expressed sympathy with the strikers, Meetings to express sympathy with the strikers rre being held throughout the coun- try. A Warn:ing Note. Cnrcaco, Sept. 1.—The Chicago Trade: sembly to-day adopted resolutions declaring that the wonderful rapidity with which the great strke in London has spread frow the dock laborers to other occupations in no wise connected therewith, and the active interest, sympathy and co-operation of the great masses of the people in that eity, together with the tendered active help of the workers in the industrial centers of Great Britain, Europe, America and Australia, marks the existence in the minds and hearts of workers of one common and vital interest that makes practical aud very probable a multitudinous nprising of such great masses of angry workers as will seriously endanger the cx- isting social and industrial institutions, and emphasizes the immediate necessity for the employing class to conceae such reforms as will remove the possibility of a revolutiou thut threatens such terrible results to life and property. An Acronnut's Peril, LoNDON, Sept. 1 —An cxciting scene was witnessed at the exhibition by M Beau- mout, the aeronaut, at North Shields yester- day. In descending from her balloon with a varachute the woman got caught by a light- ning conductor, from which she hung sus- pended oy one arm far above the ground. There was a great crowd of spectators and the excitement was intense. Ladders were brought as quickly as possible and by their aid the during aeronaut made a safe descent. ———— THE STRICKEN OHILP, John Grass Says That He Wil Surely Dic, BisMaRck, N, D., Sept. 1.—|Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.—The report that John Grass, the briiliant chief of the Sioux who led the Iudians at Standing Rock to siga the treaty for the opening of the reservation, hus been poisoned by Sitting Bull lacks con- firmution, The causeof his prostration is claimed by the Indians and himself to be suustroke, and although he himself says that he can not recover, there are hopes that he will. An effort be made to remove him from his bumble hutto the agency, where he will bu given the best of medical treat- ment, The lodiaus are very moch grieved over Lis illuess, and a gloom has been cast nearly every tribe on the reseryatiou, ince the opening of the reservation Grass has been looked upon with affectionute |- miration by his people, and his death would be ¢ blow to them. The latest report from the stricken chict is that he is resting well, but Le is very weak and helpless, —— Boulanger Will Surrender. Paws, Sept. 1.—The Nineteenth Century annouuces that Houlanger has decided to submit to arrest the week preceeding the elections, in order Lo avoid se.zure before his arrival o Paris, . UNDER CROOK'S EAGLE EYE. Forces of the Departmont of the Platte Pass in Review. THE FIRST SINCE THE WAR, Precision Marks the Manmuvres of the Regulars, Showing Most Careful Traming—Oavalry and Artillery Evolutions. A Memorable Military Event, Camr Geonrae Crook, (via Fort Robinson, Neb.) August 30.— [Special to Tur Bee. The first grand revieW of the regulararmy in the fleld which has beén held since the re- bellion, took place to-day in the valley of the White River under the eyes of Major Gener- al George Crook, the inspector general of the army, and a host of distinguished veterans, The splendia spectacle of this afternoon has had no parallel for twenty-four years in th country, This, in itself, is suMcient to dis- tinguish it. But in the brilliancy of its ex- ecution and the charm of its surroundings it has never boen matched in the Umted States. The war witnessed larger reviews of tired and tattered veterans. The great gathering in Washington at the dispersal of the nation’s armies in 1865 can, of course, brook no com- parison as to numbers, A dozen states every year collect larger bodies of militia for gubernatorial inspection. ‘But none of those mentioned, or all together combined, pos- sessed the features of spocial and peculiar significance which distinguished to- doy’'s pageant. An eighth of the army of the United States gathered on a field of peace, all arms of the service repre- sented, every organization from company and troop to brigade and division, every rank present from second lieutenant to major gen- eral, line field and staff, and on historicground once wet with the blood of pioneer, savage und soldier, passed in martial measure bafore the distinguished warrior who scarcely ten years ago led & victorious column of Indian campaigners up this little valley of the north- west, General Crook and his party arrived by special early in the morniag, paid a hurried visit to the camp, and arranged that the comwand of General Brooke should be re- viewed at 4 o’clock in the gfternoon. Orders 10 this effect were at oncd promulgaved by the department commnander, At 2 o'clock Colonel Vroom and Major Richards selected the fleld for review and issued orders for the formation of line with the First brigade on the rizht and the cav- alry on the left, extending along Soldier creek from the west end of the upper garri- son to the east boundary of the cavalry camp. The afternoon was a blessed relief from the excessive heat of the past week. 'I'he sky was dull and threatening, Great masses of clouds rolled up Soldier creek and bluck streake of vapor surrounded tho valley. Drops of rain in flurries began falling, stopped as if disgusted, started again and ceased, only to repeat the original pro- gramme. Shortly before half-past.3 the trumpet calls in the various camps prefigured the coming graud review. Ling after line of regiments took up the notes, They echoed from the artillery and cavalry camps on the right, rolled in brassy toves through the First and Second brigades and were re-echoed from the trumpets of the Twenty-tirst infuntry on the left, Simultaneously there was a move- ment from the tents of the department head- quarters. General Erooke, Major Vroom, Major Bacheand Licutenants Warden, Rowe and T'ruitt buckled on spurs and swords and prepared to inount their chargers, which o group of orderlics were holding to the south of the camp. A moment later an_ambulance dashed up to General Brooke's tent, and General Crook, General Breckenridge and Colonel Corbiu alighted and were greeted by the de- partment commander, The major geaeral and his were attired in full dress uni- form. Colored scarfs crossed brawny breasts. Gold epaulottes graced blue bloused shoulders, and corded aguil- ettes depended from gilded but- tons, There was an interchauge of saluta- tions, hardly concluded before the notes of the “‘assembly’’ rang out in seven camps on the field bewow, and . fifty-eight companies dressed into line, the infantry by origades, the cuvalry by battalions the battery all by itself, Five buands struck up a stirring tune and fifteen mounted trumpeters on the left biew the rattling straios of a bugle march, 1t is a pretty sight from headquarters tent where I sit. ‘The rain has ceased dropping and the sun is struggling to break through the clouds, throwing deep shadows upon tue valley bo- low. Masses of horsemen are slowly moving eastwards on the right, Long lnes of blue, tipped with steel gray, flanked by regimental bands, are changing positions to the left, ‘The movement in progress means the inver- sion of the entire line and 1ts evolution on itself and backward an eighth of a mile, the Ficstbrigade, now westward, being placed on the extreme easterly portion,the Lighth and ‘I'wenty-first regiments changing positions ‘with each other, A low rumble of wheels, a mass of horses and eight dark grouvs piloted by a scurlet guidon marks the advance of the artillery into position. ‘o their rear, platoons of borses and riders cross and recross the line of vision, Guidons flutter and the light glistens on polished sabres. It is the Ninth cavalry forming into battalions preparatory to forming line of masses, A ‘moment later General Brooke and staff have mouuted and galloped down tue slope towards the formiog liae, Let us follow, On the plain w the rear of the long line of quarters of the permancnt camn_ the brigades ure rapidly swinging ‘into position. Midway between the lire of the eamps of toe Seventh and Second Infantry sull sixty yards to the rear, stand two mounted colored troopers motionlessly marking with fluttering gui- dons the reviewing point. Down the line to the right a group of mounted oficers show the position of Generdl Brooke and staff. On the knoll back of the reviewing pusition are four ambulunced surrounded by ladies announcing the presence of fuir Lors, Mrs. neral Hrooke, her sister Miss Stearns, Mrs. Major Worth, Mrs. Captain Wells, Mrs, Lioutenant Chynoweth, form the centrul group, Three other bevies of ladies from the garrison flank it right and left and scan with eager curiosity the mile long line of white gloved soldigry which stretches on the edge of the slope below, against the pack- ground of the glowerlng hills and bluffs eross which Lue sliadows are cliasing each otber. There 1s a pause, An side gallops swiftly northwards, At the wave of General Brooke's band, a puff of- smoke, a shurp report vreaks from the left center of the line, and Soldier buttes echo the thunderous sounds of & major goneral’s salute of thirteen guns, from Mujor Kinzie's battery. General Crook and staff are approaching. Across the ridge thiy ride, chapeaus, coaulets, eiguilletes ‘and” sashes mingling their colors, followed by mounted orderlios, and take up tkeir position in front of the guidons which face the ceuter of the ex- tended line of tgops, the largest assembled togather in reylew 'since the great march down Pennsylygnia avenue in 1805, As they are saluted by aud saiute in turn General Brooke aud staff, Major Vroom, Major Bache, Lieutenants Warden, Taylor, Day, Truit and Rowe, the great review begius. It is @ magnificent spectacle, the most splendid in military surroundings which the couutry has witnessed in twenly-six years, is s pageant which Is now belng enacted lin this valley of northwestern .\eurunl but @8 oue General Crook has seen nothing like it for years, General Breckenrikge admits its nov- elty, General Brooko since the days when he succeeded General Sheridan in the command of the army of ‘the Shenandoah has looked upon no such sceno, Silhouetted against the encircling bluffts of the valley of the Whito river, rich in Indian tradition and martial story, stand like stat- ues 2500 men in line a4 milo and a quarter long, arms at parade rest, white gloved hands ' rigioly grasping rifle and car- bine,guns aund caissons and riders and troops silont and motioniess. The clouds chango. The deep shadows of the backeround lengthen and shorten, but there is no sign of life in that living line with its mathematical spaces for roziments and brigades which faces the brilliantly attired group of officors silent between the fluttering flags. ‘Lhere is another flurry of raiu drops which sprinkle the scarfs and chapeaus and neat blouses with their glistening shoulder straps and gleaming epaulettes. The groups of ofti- cers, division and departmental, mingle for a moment, then wheel to the left and allop rapidly down the line to begin the review by briga ‘The sun peeps from tho clouds to look on the scene, Who can blame him tor his curiosity. 1o is now 4:80. The great body of troops, in formation of brigades, with the brigadé commanders and their staffs forming clearly detined groups in their front, stand at at- tention. Two flouris es of trumpets ring faintly from the extreme right as General Crook, General Brooke, their staffs and attendant oroerlies rein up 'before Colo- vel Merriam and his staff, salute the com- manding ofticer of the Iirst brigade, wheel and trot rapidly down the line of glistening arms which are presented in their hounor. The Seventh Infantry band strikes up **Hail to the Chief” and swords drop gracefully into “salute” as the reviewing general passes to the Bighth infauty aguin to be greetod with a major general’s flourish of trumpers, a crash of martial music and the leam of polished steel. Down the long line to the Second brigade, Colonel Mizver command- ing, in the ubsence of General Wheaton, past_the serried fronts of the Seventeenth and Second infavtry regiments, amidst blare of trumpets, the sharp commands of regi- mental commanders and the rattle of rifies thrown forward with the precision of work, the brilliant group of oMl aguin past the Third brigade un Blunt with the Sixteenth and ‘Twenty-first regiments, every eye to the front, rigid, mo- tionless, trumpets suluting and succossive bands breaking into martial melody, the horses and their riders advance. The shrill trumpet of Major Kinzie's batfery shrieks out its note of honor, which sc dies out before twelve bronzed trumpeters, on gray horses, in beautiful unison, welcome the re viewing general to the Ninth How is it possibie for horses to stand solutely quiet! How can men be drilled to sit 0 tirmly and flash 500 sabres into ‘‘pre- sent” with a single gleam of stocl. It is the cruck colored regiment of the army not afraid to dispute the palm with any white reciment of troopers, which holds the left and completes the line of the review. A quarter o five. The reviewing party wheels aguin to the left and passcs in rapid gallop along the rear of the line whose front they have been inspecting. Once again, reg- iment by regiment, the trumpets flourish, the bands break out into stirring marche: and the full military honors due to the high- est rank are paid by officers and men. They are back again on the fre of the First brigade and here the reviewing group apparently breaks up. The grand march past is about to begin. A cloud of dust rolls up the great purade ground us Generals Crook and Breckenridge, Colonel Corbin and their orderhes dash along the line and rein into place around the reviewing station guidon. See! The troops are changing like pieces of an intricate mechanism into com- pany front. That blue-coated line in an in- stant has become a series of wasses of men, arms at “‘carry,”faced at right angles to their former position, company distances as true as if measured with tape line, rezimeuts and brigade spaces beautifully marked, colors fluttering gayly at regular intervals, all waiting for the word of command which i8 to pass them 1n motion of march before that gray-bearded, gold epauletted commander who sits hishorse in the center of the vailey awaiting their approach. They are in motion now. A crash of music far to the eastward turns all cyes in that di- General Brooke and staff head the review. The general never looked more sol- dierly as he gracefully leads his staff past the reviewing point and drops his sword in responsive sulute to the reviewing general. A auick wheel of horses, and General Brooke joins General Crook by the f'utteritg guidon, his staff placing themselves in the rear 1o view the marching brigades, It is scarcely dond® before the First brigade passes in re- view. At its head rides Coloncl Merriam with his staff. There is a flourish of trum- pets, a dropping of swords, a raising of chapeaus, Colonel Merriam joins the re- viewing groun und the Seventh infantry, under command of Lieutenant Colonel A. S, Burt, marches past in company, front arms at @& cafry, six companics strong, the band wheeliug o the side of the passing regiment and playiog a sticring mareh as it moves by. And now comes the KEighth infantry, Major Kellogg commanding in Colonel Kuutz' enforced absence. They march like the veterans they are, with their gray-haired captans several of whom commanded regiments during the rebellion now leading bare skeleton squads of clean, soldierly, well drilled men. Glance across the fleld before the next brigade arrive Three hundred yards dis- tant the artillery and cavalry are slowly marching eastward in their position at the rear of the procession. The effect is that of 8 magnificent countermarch, the columns crossing each other’s line of march, with the bluffs of the White river as a background. But the Second brigade 18 approaching. In front rides Colonel Henry M. Mizner, of the Seventeench nfantry, who is brigade commander in the absence of General Wheaton, on sick report. Once more trumpets tourish, officers salute and its band deploys in front of the reviewing officers and plays a brilliant march as the Seventeenth wfantry, led by Major Casey, passes between it and General Crook and his party, It isa fine command, and marches like a veteran organization, with almost perfect alignment and the distance of its ten companies as neatly spaced as if staked out by an engineer oficer, And now comes the Second familiar to Omaha readors of Tue Bes, led by Major Edmond Butler, The fine band breaks out with a crash of harmony as the S1X companies, in company front, march past presenting the fine appearance of well drilled and disciplined veterans, lines clean cut and woll dressed to the right, legs swinging in soldierly suride as iIf moved from a single point, eyes front and rifles 1n perfect align- ment. ‘I'he group of officers around the reviewing guidons is growing larger and larger as each brigade commander and bLis staff joins the distinguished party which cluster in'the rear of Generals Crook and Bropke. The Tiird and last brigade of infantry is now coming up, That grizzied and straight figure riding in advance is Colonel M. M, Blunt, of the Sixteenth infan one of the most rigia disciplinarians in the army, and the commander of one of the best drilled of patalions, regiments and vrigades. Amid fanfare of trumpets aod the blare of bands the Sixteenth, led by Major Parke, marches past, succeeded by Colonel Morrow's regiment, the Twenty- first, under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Poland, @ the Second and Kighth regiments, the Twenty-first is well koown in Nobraska, especially at Siduey, its bead- quarters. It sustains its reputation ouce agoin, as it always does, marching steadily, evenly, in perfect form and alignment, “How remarkably - well the infantry marches over this ground,” remarks the in- spector general of the urmy to Genegal Crook, who auswers with un approving nod. A siugle trumpet now flourishes a salute; There is o rutble of wheels, atread of hoofs, and Hattery D, of the Fifth arriilery, rides past uuder commund of Major Kinzie. The scarlet guidons drop into salute. The two platoons cf guns und caissons rumble past with gunners sitting on the black boxes, their avws foided, their backs as straight us ramrods, the ulignment of guns and caissons, two front, us close to perfection as duily drill and wn earnest wnd ambitious ~ drill muster can make them, The succeeding interval s glances castward infantry, so sbort, the plain seems alive with approaching masses of horsemen. A moment later the Ninth cavalry is before us, Major Randlett and staff riding ahead. The inspector gen cral watches them closoly. Well he ma; If there is a bettor drilled regiment of ¢ alry in the army he has never seon it. Twelve trumpeters mounted on grey horses break out into the major genoral's salute, thev wheel o the left and blow the march as the regiment in column of troops formed in three battalions under Cantains Parker, Loud and Olmstead passes by, A wire drawn across tho tails of thav first troop of horses, as theie riders, with a clash and flash of 'steel, sulute General Crook and party, would be precisely at right angles to reviewing point. What ex- truordinary alignment of troops and what marvelous preservation of distances betweon the moving horsomen. Slowly thoy march past, thoss nine troops of colored calvarymen with oficers salutingaad men drawing and carrying sabres with scarcely a movement of their bolies. As each troop passes by, the crimson and white gmdons drop into salute. So, too, does the regimental standard ; and its trusty guard of four non-commissioned oficers proudly lets it fall aud flutter for a moment only, in the august presence of the major general re- viewing. A last blast of trumpots, a last stamp of hoofs and the review is over. Generals Crook and Breckenridge turn to General Brooke and the brigado and commanders com- pliment them upon tho entire success of the evolutions, then turn their horses’ honds to the department headquarters,towards which ambulances und riders are already directing thewr way. It ismow a quarter after five o'clock. ~The review has oceuvied something over an hour. Within a f ne moments General Brooko's tent is filled with a bright party of visiting ldies, in anticipation of the reception to bo given by General Crook to the officers of the various commands. Brillisut uniforms move among pretty gowns, und tanned and bronzed cavaliors chat gaily with peach-blossom complexioned maidens General Crook, with Genoral Breckenridee and_Colonel Corbin, a8 guests of Goneral Brooke, shake hands cordially with the hundred and odd oficers who ride up by rogiments, each headed by their colonel or commanding officer, to pay their respects to the distinguished visiors There are many well-carned compliments paid. Neither General Crook nor the in- spector general of the army is at ull chary of praise or hesitates to express his genuine surprise at tho magnificent appearance of the command. Geaeral Brooke looks as pleased as is proper aud soldierly under the circum- stan but he is naturally proud of what his command B been able to show themselyes capablo of. The two weeks' hard work at_battalion and bri- gade drill has orushed up rusty tacticians, given confidence to bright one nd turned a command, brought together for the first tim 0 its existence as individual units, into a great machine working with_the precision of somo wighty automaton. As the guests depart, a lovely rainbow breaks throush the clouds ‘on the east and hancs over the valley Ihe sky begins to clear. Patelies of blue peek thirough from behind the bluffs. The sun comes out_and shines brightly on the camp below, on tent and parade kround, on headquarters and company street, on the groups of dispersing men & fow moments ago in marchiog masses. Even the sun could not long withhold its upproval from the most brilliant display in the past quarter century of army histor. W. E. Ax WS, A Plattsmouth Chinaman Robbed. Prartssourir, Neb., Sept. 1.—[Special “Telegram to Tng BEe. | —A man named Hay- wood aud two unknown men entered the laundry of Quong Lee to-diy and extended a very cordial iuvitation for him to attend the chureh of the Sanctified and Love at Bethle- ham, just ucross the river from this point. After agreat deal of persuasion the Celes- tial consented to go. When the party landed their skiff on the Iowa shore, Hay wood asked Quong for some money to buy whisky with before they proceeded to tne chureh, and the demand was granted. All the men suddenly disuppeared after getting the money and left the poor Chinaman wan- dering through the willows hunting the church. ln a short time the two unknown men returned on_horseback. Ono of them dismounted and handed the Chinaman a bot- tle of whisky, which he took, and while 1 the act of drinking the mun' uttempted to rob him, but, being quite drunlk, the Chia- man easily knocked him to the ground. The man called on his pul Tor assistance, and they succeeded in knocking “John’’ and down reiieving him of $30. He climbed the deep fill at the B. & M. bridga and told his _story 10 Bridge Watchman Dixon, who telephoned the Pacific Junction authorities to arrest the wen. Tampering With Cattle Brands. Hazrnison, Neb., Sept. 1.—[Special to Tue Bee.|—For some time past it has been known to stockmen and others hereabouts that the brand of one of the ranches near Oelrichs, Dak., was beiug tampered with by some parties, and during the recent general round-up the outfit representing the *'—17 ranch, near Oelrichs, found cattle whereon the brand “T" had been added to in +two different ways. One manuer of changing the brand on the animals was to prefix P4 to the proper bLrand, the latter character crossing the bar of the original brand and making it read PAT. The brand PAT is on record in this (Sioux) country, owned by John Connor. He has acknowledged this tampering with —T cattle, und the com$ pany have taken all so branded. Another form was to place a vertical bar across the horizontal one, and ulso place a horizontal bar across the'lower end of the T, Tho —T company are gathering such cattie as give evidence of baving the brand so modified. Pawnee Baptists Oslebrate, Pawxeg Ciry, Neb., Sept, 1—[Special Tel- egram to Tie Bra]—The Baptist denomi- nation of this city celebrated their twentieth auniversary to-day. Rev. Hughes, of Chi- cago, is the present pastor, and since spring bas increased the membership about one hundred, Appropriate excreises were held to-day, the sermon bewng on *What Baptists Beliove.” The church was vacked and crowds turned away. The present pastor hus freed the church from debt and now they have a very nice building and ure prosperous and bappy. Saline County Prohibs. WiLsur, Neb, Sept. L.—[Special to Tae Bee.]—The prohibitionists of this county yesterday nomiuated tho following ticke Clerk, N. E. Holman, Tobius; treasurer, Allen McLane,! Friend jcommissioner, Noble, Crete; sheriff, N. H. Johnson, Brush Creck ; goroner, S, L! Hall, Yobias; suncrintendent, Mrs. Merrick, Dorchester; judg. Guy Ab- bott, C 3 record H, M. surveyor, McSaggart, Ple: Not Observe Labor Day. 1ASKA Cir ., Sept. 1.—|Special to Tue Bek |—Labor Day will not be observed in this city, us the celebration com- mittee has not met with any great financial encouragement by citizons, Mr. Ran- som, the creator of the duy in Nebraska, like the prophet of old, seems o be without honor us bis own hon Blai's Catholic Ohurch Dedicated, Bram, Neb., Sept. 1.—|Special Telegram w Tug Bee|-—-The new Catholic church erected bore was dedicated to-day. Father E Smith, the priest in charge, was assistod by u Jesuit father in the ceremonics. The bells were blessed at 8:80a. m. and mass was celebrated afterward. The service was very Jargely atiended by people of ull denominas tlops,” The church cost 8,000, Bishop Dics From Hais 1 ALLisxcE, Neb., Sept. 1.—|Special Tele- goum Lo Tuk Bee |—Fred Bishop, the man who was shot by Sam Ditto yesterday after- noou, diea from the effects of the wound at 6:15 this evening. Ditto Is under arrest. Ao inquest will Workow woruing, Jurios. be held over the remaius to- | — MBER 75 AN AGREEMENT ~ REACHED. Wanamaiker, Greon and Have a Scheme, Mackoy THAT'S ALL THE PUBLIC KNOWS, No Details Obtainable Yet—A Brief Biography ot the Now Inters State Commerce Oom- missioner, 518 FOuRTRRNTH STRRET, Wasmyaron. D. €., Sept. 1. Tt now transpires that the object of the meeting between Wanamakor and Green, Saturday, was to continue in private dis- cussion what has been carried on through the newspapers for the past two months ro- garding the price to be paid for the trans- mission of telegraphic messages. It may be said that Mr, Wanamaker is not so fierce in private as ho is i print and that he does not intend to treat unjustly even so wicked a monovoly as the Western Union company. Dr. Green and he found a basis upon which they can agree as to rates, and it was also accepted by Mr. Mackoy on benhall of the Postal company. The question of uniting the telegraph and the mail service and usiog the letter carriers to collect and deliver mes- sages was only touched upon during the con- ference, but it is a pet plan of Mr. Wana- maker's and he will doubtless make some such recommendation in his report. THE HEAVY BOND OFFERINGS. Attempts aro being made by certan self- styled financial writers with bearish tenden~ cles to show thut the recent heavy offerings of bonds for redemption are proof of a ser- ious state of affuirs in the money market. I'hat this idea is ¢ orrect is not believed for a moment by the treasury officials, or 18 it born out by the facts. The total purchase of 4's and 41¢’s during the past ten days have ageregated about $22,000,000. “The ofterings have been remarkably steady,” said Acting Secretary Bachellor to your correspondent last evening, ‘and there is not the faintest indication that they re- sulted from a panicky feeling in the money centers. On the contrary they came from excellent houses, uud simply indicate that the holders of bonds have made up their minds that the government does not intend nce the price which will be paid. worthy of note,” he continued, “that while Jast year at tnis time the actual sur- plus in the treasury was about $107,000,00, itis now reduced to below $10,000,000, and this in spite of the fact that the price paid is ) per cent below the figures prevailing a year 1 consider the financial situation. healthy and encouraging.” It is expected that the offerings will con~ tinue quite heavy during the pr JUDGE VEAZEY'S REMARKADLE RECORD, Judge Wheelock Vea , of Rutland, Vt., who baw been appointed an_inter-stato commerce commissioner, is a native of New Hampshire. Ho graduated from Dartmouth college in 1859, and studied law in Streator Marston’s oftice, Just before the outbreak of the war he removed to Vermont. He was a captuin 1n tho Third Vermont regiment and was successively promoted to be major and lieutenant colonel. Later he was mado colonel of the Sixteenth Vermoot. At the battle of Gettysburg he especially - dis- tinguished bimself and led a charge that broke Wilcox's brignde complef After the close of the war Judge V resumod the practice of his profession in Rutiand, and for the lust ten years has been a member of the supreme court of the stato. The leg- islatureselects the judges biennially. Judge Veazey has for five terms received a unani- mous _ election, which 18 believed to be the only case of the kind in the histo of the . country. Vermont does pre! well 1 this ment. That state already has a cabinet offl- cer, and the position of inter-commerce com= missioner is next to tnat m honor and emolu- ments. This appointment disposes of the chances of Judge Groff for a position on the board, but it is sull the belief wmong the in- terior’ department people that he will be given the commissionership of the eral land oftice. WANT THE TOBACCO TAX REPEALED, Represent ct Evans, of Tennessee, and General Goff, ex-congressman und_ro- cently candidate for governor of West Vir- ginia, a consultation Lere yesterday with' the reprosentatives of the Tobacco Growers' association with reference t a raid the next house of representatives for the eal of the tax on that product. They concluded to eecure pledges from all the can- didates for speaker of the house that if tney are elected they will appoint a committee on ways and means who will report a repeal bill favorably. The candidates who refuse to make this pledge will be boycotted by the tobacco men. WIIY MINISTER HANNA CAME HOME, A private lotter dated Buenos Ayres, July 20, and received at Washington yestorday, states that “'in the last ten days our minis- ter, Mr. Haona, of Crawfordsville, Ind., sailed for home not because he was recalled, but on account of his failing health. He had @ very serious attack of apoplexy or soften- ing of the brain or something of that sort, from the effects of whicn he has entirely gone to pieces, For a while he was not able to articulate so as to be understood and like- wise lost his memory. He rallied somewhat afterwards but was uot able to attend 1o business, and by 0 advice of his dogtor hastened home, not Waiting for the appoint- ment of s successor. We all hope that the sea voyage will do bim good and give him & longer lease of life,)? HE ARMY DE TONS PROBLEM. Secretary Proctor has been cousidering very seriously of lute the subject of the fre- quent desertions in the army, and has been casting about for a plan to check thers. Talking about the matter to-night, he said that the subject would receive some utten— tion in his annual repor Ho has discussed it with Major General Schofield and Adju- tant General Kelton, but what conclusion hus been reached, if' any, he was not pre pared to state at' this time. The secretary said that the majority of the deser~ tions occurred in the first year of service, due doubtless to the fact that a great many men enlisted in haste and repented at leisure, und after the first noveity of soldiering had worn off and the men found that they were pledged to years' service they ran away. The sug. stion has been made that if the term of ment was reduced to three years the atage of desertions would ‘not be so great. While the secretary is not prepared 10 state that wat would do” away with the evil, he is connidering the suggestion iu con- nection with a great many others that haye buen made to bim. He says that the stories which have been vrinted of late in connece tion with the bud and insufticient food given 10 the men are untrue, as the privates are well fed. He docs not believe that the rank and file are badly treated by the officers, but thinis th nay be some truth in the charges of brutality brought aguinst the non-commissioned officers, and us U latter ave thrown in euch close communicas ton with the men it is a dificuit matter to control, Krom a remark made by the speretary it 1s evident that he bel the then bhave too much nou-military duty to perform, which has always been s source of much dissatis= fuction 1o the men. Secretary Proctor would be very glad to have the entire sub- ject inyestizated by 8 commitiee of congress, which will very probably be done, MISCELLANEOUS, 1t is announced that Mr, Ashburner has been apuointed an expert'to collect statistica ubout the consumption and production of coal for the next census, It would seem frow the nune of the genlleman that it is the moss uppropriate selection that Superintendens. | Porier Lias yet wade, Wasnixatox Buneav, Tie Ovana 13ne, } o s s S T A