Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 7, 1889, Page 5

\ i i e THETYRANNY OF MORMONISM. Men Who Act and Vote Like So Many Automatons. . THE ELDERS PULL THE STRINGS, A Disgraceful Condition Of Affairs in Utah Which Bids Fair to He Changed By the Kab- eral Party. Politics in Salt Lake, Sarr Laxe, Nov. L-—[Special to Tnm Bre.|—~At the late Mormon conference in this eity, the Latter Day Saints were im- pressed by almost every one of the many speakers of the importance of receiving counsel from members of the pridsthood and of obeying every command and tenet of the church, There was in this more than one object in view. Because of the many prosecutions by the federal ofMicials of Moruons for the violations of the Edmunds-lucker law, the speakers could not come out plainly as in the past, and urge men and Women to enter 10to polygamy, and those in NOW, W live “their religion’’ but their words of advice and instruction were conched in Janguace which the faithful fully under- stood, while to the *“‘outsider” it would beo * easy 1o say thut “‘polygamy is a dead issue in Utah,"” as Delegate Caine has asserted in congress. The second object was to pre- pare the people for the great contest o be fought at the baliot box in Salt Lake City next February. In past yoars the masses were 80 thor- oughly under the direction of the priesthooa thut an eloation for political officers was a much one-sided affair, The church not only looked after the spiritual welfare of the peo- ple, but dictated for them in about all tem- poral affairs. 1o this light of the situation it ‘was really amusing w hear Apostle George . Cannon, the real leader of the saints, ex- plain that there was NO UNION OF CHURCH AND STATE, and to assert such to be the fact was the greatest libel ever uttered on the church. In explanation he said that the best men in the church were members of the priesthood, and it was not only natural but perfectly right that such men should be chosen to il ofticial political positions ‘Lhen he told his large audience how 1t was the duty of all samts to counsel with mem- bers of the priesthood, Gods chosen ser- vants about all thiogs and to heed the advice of them, Going back tothe daysof the reign of Brigham we find thut every territorial county, city, road and sehool district office had to be not only in high favor with the chiefs of Mormonism, but in ne: must hold membership iv the pr ~be anofiicer in the church. These officers ranged from the president, histwo conuselors aposties, bishops, etc., through a long list down o *‘teachers,” the lowest and meanest, bemg only spies, entrusted with the duty of KNOWing what every man, woman and child on his block does and thiuks. 1t is of such thut the rank and file are expected to get counsel and act thereon, either in planting a patch of potatoes or casting a ballot at an election. During all these years it has been a very noticeable fact that ‘men who went the deepest into polygamy occupied the best sitions in both church and state. This as established an aristocracy which Can- non some years ago, in @ happy moment, designated as the “ELITE OF THE COUNTRY, among whom he claimed an honored position because of his “exaltation” in saving the souls of s0 many women by marrying them. In the good old days when there were few “cursed outsiders” in Utab, and none of the elect bold enough to oppose the priesthood, an election here was as complete u farce us ‘was ever enacted. ‘The president and merm- bers of the twelvo aposties would get together gnd decido who should hold the offices. If there were any Tat places they went to some of their own number or to members of tueir families, and it w1s no uncommon thing for some of these to draw 8o many prizes as to get wway with nearly all the offizial emolu- ments of an entire county. Huving decided on the names to be voted, word was sent out, thut it was the will of the priesthood that these shonld be made the officials, and it was done. Later when “‘outsiders” bogan con- testing for some of these offices, the rank aod file were instructed to go through the farce of holding primaries and conventions, but tho will of the pricsthood was always followed in forming a ticket. Ap incident at one of the semi-annual or Kcuurul conferences live years ago illustrates 0w things were doue in the past, It had been the custom at these conferences to read reports setting forth statistics of member- ship, contributions to various funds, dis- burscments, etc. Johu Taylor was then presulout of the church. He arose at the jghest pulpit in the big tabernacle and said: “Ihold in my hand the report of the committee appointed to audit the accounts of tho trustee in trust. They have reported every cent received and how disbursed. I might read this to the saints present, but you would not understand it, and then we do not intend to give our enemies a club to beat us over the head with. All who are in favor of acceptivg umd adopting the report will raise their rizht bands.” Al bands WENT UTOMATONS. The joke in this business is thut not one of them Knew what he was voting on. Then Jobn Tuylor was trustee in trust, having the cusiody of all funds, a position he wok when greatly in _debt, and dying but w fow years afterwards, left a munificent estato 10 be furrelled out among bis numerous fam- ilies. It pays to be a president or apostle in tho Mormon church.. “There is a new deal inelections in Utah these days. ‘The old system still works in the back country, away from lboral influ- ences or molestation, but the time has pussed for success in the cities through mere in- struction in ward meeting houses, and quiet counseliog of the lesser priesthood. I'ne progross of Utah has been kept back through riesthood rule these mauy years, ut ever since the railways, the mllies of civilization have entereda the territory, there has been a stream of good, patriotic men and women bringing light over the Wasateh range till this valiey is now "ripe to be wrasted from the darkness of su- perstition and brought inwo complete har- mouy with our great government and made fulty loyal thereto. is new element 1s stirring Salt Lake City as never before, and althoukh it is yet three months before the great battle will be fought at the polls, there 18 such wonderful preparation going on as to attract the eyes of the whole couw try. It has aircaoy changed the “tac of Mormonism, as far as outward apy ances show, and they are falling into line 1n lnitating the liberal party in conducting the campaign. When in August last the liberals carried this ety by forty-one majority, the Mormons received a more potent revelation than ever came through any of their prophets or their seers. In an election for members of the legislature, they brought out nearly all thewr force, while many liberals were either u.f.;urd- or were away from home, The smack of that short, sharp cawpaign had vot Tawrly died away,before the liboral party had plunned and began worlk for a much greater coutest, and we trust a grander viotory, The Deating of drums and music by bands are heara every nignt, while botn liberal and Deople's party clubs are being formed. Ro:.d- ers should remember that the suti-Mormon perty, com| d of democrats and republi- cans, working shoulder to suoulder, rally under the name of liberals, wh the priest- hood call themselves the people’s party, In my next I will toll how the two parties are being marshalled for the fray. M. s Lt Cushwan’s Mentho inbaler cures catairh, headache, neuralgin, asthma, hay fever. Tyial free at your druggist. ;‘rl.n 50 cents. ottt i i €banged Into a Corporation. New Youx, Nov, 6.—The committes on re. organization of the Cotton Oil trust made its report this afternoon, una the report, which provides for the c.hdam{h:lu the trust into a corporation, was adopted. The new coucern wlflmu-v- fium.tlr) common stock and $15,000.000 prefe red. . — The Deuver State lottery compan: wunts agents. Tickets 60 cents. Ad- dress A, C. Ross & Co., Denver, Colo. FATE OF THE BEADER FAMILY, They Were Made Fond For Wolves Yenrs Ago. SAN FRAKCI#CO, ., Nov. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tite Bge.| ~There lives in Los Angeles a laborer named N. Coberly. He ‘was a coustable in Havan® township, Mont- gomery county, Kansas, in 1872, e says he was frequently at the Beoders' home. Coberly is satisfied that all the Benders are dead and narrates the following story: ““After the disappearance of York,a promi- nent citizen of Lawrence, the settlors organ- izedl a vigilance committee. When the com- mittee reached \pe Bendor tavern, young Bender, after boing closely questioned, broke down and confessed everything. The young man wns taken to the banks of Dunn croek, and never seen afterward. When the vigilantos reached tho Ben- der ranch a search followed and thirtcon bodies were found buried. Old Man Bender, the old woman and Kate wore then loaded into their own wagon and headed south, I was one of 100 men who followed. Heach- ing rocky hill near Cole creck, in a desolate region a few miles from the Bender tavern, the team was balted and 100 bullets whistled through the air. Tho three demons were literally riddled with balls, Their bodies were not buried. They were thrown among the rocks on_the billside, where the wolves probably fed upon them. The vigilantes took the back trac All were sworn to se. crecy. Tho team was thon headed north- ward and the next day a blood-stained, Lul- let-riddled wagon, without occupants and foliowed by the Benders’ dog, was drawn by @ sorvy looking pair of horses into the towa of Thayer. No investigation of the case was ever mude by the Kunsas authorities, but you can rest assured the Bender family will never again be heard of 1n this world.” i saaliiaiiats UNTAL FOR HER. A Woman Who Did Not Like Her Hus- band’s Chinese Ways. ProvIDENCE, R. I, Nov. 6.—[Special Tolo- gram to Tk Ber.]—Captain A, M. Bisbie, a prominent member of the international mari- timo conference, representing tho empire of Chnina, is just now occupying public dtten- tion here as plaintiff in an amusing divorce suit. Captain Bisbie is a native of Cape Cod, where his wife Flora lives. For ten years past he has been in the service of the celes- tial ompire, and has been so long in the flow- ery kingdom,where he is chief commissioner of coast surveys, that he has all the tastes and externnl appearance of a mandarin, A littlo over @ year ago he came home on a leave of absence and alleges that his_spouse celebrated nis return by pulling his hair, scalding him with the tea kettle, and knock: ¢ him down several times with a poker. Ho s thorefore entered suit by counsel in the supreme court for ubsolute divorce. It is understood thut there is_another side to the story. Friends of his wile alloge that he attempted to run his home and family on an oriental plan, That was incompatible with the dignity of an American housewife, and she took heroic moasures to persuade him to return to mineteenth century ways. The suit promises to be lively and entertain: ing. Captaia Bisbie is now in Washington attending the conference. EE PUGS" AKE PRINCES. WHELRE Interest on the Coast in the Jackson- Smith Contest. SAN Fraxcisco, Cal, Nov. 6.—[Special Telegram to Tur Bee.|—The Jackson-Smith contest at the Pelican club in London the universal topic of conversation among coast sports. The durectors of the California Ath- letic club are anxiously awaiting the result, se that they may settle on future heavy- weight matches. If Jackson comes off the victor he will be immediately matched against Kilrain. The winner of the Jackson-Kilrain fight, will be matched ugainst the great John L. At last night's meeting of the board of di- rectors of the California Athletic club it was decided to match McAuliffe and Carroll. The directors have not decided upon the purse butthe probabilities are it will be a smail one. The club is going to shut down on beavy purses. Twenty-five bundred dollars will be the lim The club decided 1t would not offer a purs 1 £12,000 for John L, Sul- livan to fight for. Dempscy is anxious to meet LeBlanche agaa but the Marine an- nounces he will only meet a man he has not ounce aefeated. A el OMAHA VS UHIUAGO. A Scries of Hand Ball Games Fora Puarse of $1,000. M. Kilgallon and J. J. Byrnes, of this oity, returned from Chicago yesterday, where they arranged for a series of hand ball games with Thomas Murphy avd William McGurn, of the latter pl: for a purse of $1,000. A forfeit of $200 each was posted with Captain Conley, a well known Chicago sport. Three games will be played in Omaha and four in Chicago. The first three games willbe contested in Kilgallon’s court, at Twelfth and Chicago streets, on Thanksgiv- ing day. P The Base Ball Brotherhood. New Yourk, Nov. 6.—The base ball broth- ernood took up the matter of contract in- stead of the constitution and by-laws. Tho contract subject was referred to a committee, which at 10 p. m, was not_ready to report, and the brotherhood adjourved until to- mOrrow. A Celebrated Mars Dead. PritAvLeiiA, Nov. 6.—Maggie B B, dam of Iroquois and other celebrated race horses, and considered by many 1o be the most cele- brated brood mare in America, is Jead, A MARK FOR LINDSAY. Jimmy Grifin Poor Showing Before the Omaha Man, The long looked for fight between Jimmy Lindsay and Jimmy Griffin took place at the rooms of the Gate, City Athletic club last night, and ended in being declared off by the referee, The fight lasted just one round, and was a clear victory for Lindsay but for circum- stanees which are to be seen later. The fight was for a purse of $500, and was intended to-be a first class affair, Billy Hawkins was second for Griffin, with Ed Rothery for bottle holder, while Jack Davis, the conqueror of Clow, seconded Lindsay, with Jack Ryan, the clever middie- weighy, for bottle holder. Manager Kelkenny was chosen referee, Both men were in fine condition when time was called ana sprang to toe the scrateh with a vim. Lindsay at once opened hostil- ities by smashing his oppouent with his left and right tull in the face. Grifin was a per- fect baby iu bis hands and wade a fesble showing.' Finding tuat he was likely to be bested, he rushed in to clinch and received a heavy fall for lis pains. Then Lindsay hit him so hara that he saw Syracuse, N. Y., and several other constellations, and theu Rothery jumped 1n the ring and the cir- A repetition of the Lindsay- nill at South Omaha seemed in- evitable, and was only prevented by Kel- kenuy decluring the mateh off, ‘The Gate City club, however, have learned @ lesson, and that is that in future nooe but gentlemen will be allowed inside, as was first intended, Lindsay can whip Griffin at any stage, any rules, under any conditions, A committee will wait upon Grifin to-day to ask him o fight Lindsay for an increased purse. Connor; Failed to Get a Fall. Tom Counors, champion cateh-as-catch can wrestler of the world, appesred on the stage of the People’s theater last night to make good his chalierg 1o throw all comers twice in twenty minutes. Alf Greener, of Eung- , responded. Patsoy Fallon and Lord Booth were chosen time keepers, and Sundy Griswold referee. Jack Davis was beniud Connors, whiie Jack Prince esquired Groener. It was a flue ex- hibition, sed Greener wow, Connors failing 10 get & fal, The Bas» Ball Directors. The Omaha Base Hall associatiou airec- tors met last night st President McCor- mick's office. Eighty shares out of 127 were ted. The secretary’s report showed - of $,157.24 ou hand. The rules wore amended and In futare the bodrd wilt consist of only three directors, who wers choseny as follows: J. S, McCormick Ed Brandt and A, T. McCormick. MeCormick was elected president, Brande socretary and A. T. McCormick, treasurer. The meeting then adjourned. ool THE SPEED RING. Nushville faces, Nasuvitie, Nov. 6.-Summary of to-day's races ¥ Two-year-olds, five furlongs—J. B. Frood won, Nauny P second, Romaine third, Time Six furlongs—Consignee won, Puente sec- ond, Tom third. Time (. Ono milo—Pantaletts won, ond, Argenta third. Time— One mile—Cruiser won, Brandolette sec- ond, Queon of Tramps third, Time—1: Seven furlongs—Brown Duke won, Deer Lodge second, Kittie R third. Time—1:31. Tiwo-year-ola fillics, nine-sixteenths of .a mile—Ballyhoo won, Lizzie C second, Mora third. Time—57%. . Vermont sec- 44, izabeth Races. Euizaners, N, J,, Nov. 6.—Summary of to-day's races: Five furlongs—Lela May won, Tipstaff second, Cracksman third. Time-1:08!¢. Six ‘furlongs—Lisimony won, Hop Filly second, Veronica third, ‘lime—1:153, One mile—Little Minch won, Oregbn second. Time—1:4014. Mile and one-ecighth—Brussels won, Wil frod second, Macbeth third. Time —2:0134. Six furlongs—Brown Charlio won, Gien- mouna second, Girondes third, Thue--1:18%(. One mila—Refund won, St. Valentine second, J. J. O'H third. ' 9, - Pikedy BOARD OF EDUOATION. Con sidering the Question of Submit- ting a Bond Proposition. The board of education held an adjourned meeting last night. Thoro were present Messrs. Coryell, Poppleton, McConnell; Mar- tin, Kelley, Rees, Welirer, Goodman, Saville and Poiuts Dr. Saville submitted a report embodying a bond proposition to be submitted to the people providing for the issumngof bonds amounting to §260,000 for the purpose of pur- chasing school sites and putting up new buildings. After an informal talk on the guestion the board went into committee of the whole to cousider the matter, with Mr. Points in the chair, Tnoe report submitted by Mr. Saville was then taken up and considered in detail. It ‘was decided to recommend to the board that a proposition be submitted to the people to vote bonds for the purchase of sites and erection of buildings. Suggestions were then fu order, and the sites specified in Dr. Suville's report were endorsed. as follows: Oneacre in the vicinity of Fort Omaha, at an estimated cost of §2,500; one acre in the vicinity of Gibson, for $2,500: five lots in the vicinity of Kountze Place, for £5,000; five lots in tho vicinity of Bodford Place, for $3,500; four lots in the vicinity of ‘Windsor Place, for $5,000; additional ground, consisting of one lot adjoining the Center school, for $3,500. Little dificulty was experienced in agree- ing on these details, but when the auestion of buildings was taken up there was a marked difference of opinion, Mr. Popploton stated that he was in favor of erecting an addition to the high school and putting buildings in thickly populated districts, where they are absolutely needed, but was not in favor of weighing down tne proposition with estimates for buildings in the outskirts to meet future needs. Mr. Martin remarked that it would surely defeat the proposition to favor one part of town and notanother, and he, for one, was in favor of putting buildings where they are needed, and building good ones. Mr. Coryell moved that the propo: made te incluae a twelve-room b the Franklin site at a cost of $30,000, This evoked considerable discussion, somo of the members thinking there would be no necessity for so large a building for several years to come, but the majority were of the opinion that it is cheaper to build a large building and finish the rooms as they are noeded than it would be to build a small building and be making alterations con- staatly. Mr. Coryell's motion was put to vote and carried. On motion of Mr. Kelley a twelve-room building on the Center school site, at a cost of £30,000, was added to the list. Mr. Martin wanted the same for the West Omaba site, which was agreed to. The Long school site, at Twenty-sixth and Frauklin, next received attention. There is already a building on this site, but it is in- adequate to meel the needs of the district, and it was decided to put an eight-room building on the site, at a cost of §25,000. The next building proposed was an erghteen-room addition to the high school, av @ cost of §75.000. ‘This propesition came from Dr. Saville and was strongly opposed by Mr. Wehrer on the ground that the high school building was no place for pupils in the lower grades. He stated tbat the board has no right to use theso grounds for the purpose of a graded school, as_the deed of the ground provides that it shall ve used for “high school, college or other educational iustitu- tion.” He was opposed to saddling this burden on the other proposition. 1f the members want to submit a proposition for u High school addition, let it be sub- witted” scparately. The sam which it 1s intended to expend on this addition would buy ground and put up a good building in the vicinity of the High school, aud he did not believe in putting auy mors money on the grounds, which do not belong to the board. Mr. McConnell strongly opbosed_the. 1dea of making the High school question u sep- arate issue, as 1t would be opposed by men in tho vicinity of the school who ure preju- diced agamst it, and who have no chilaren attending there, It was tinally decided to allow the High achool proposition to remamin & part of the whaole. The committoo then rose and reported as avove, and usked leave to sit again. Au ‘adjournment was then taken until Saturday evening. ANOTHER MOTOR VICTIM, Otto Grable, a Soldier, Struck by a Car and Instantly Killed. The electric motor caughv its second victim in the person of Otta Grable, & privatein A company, Second infantry, last night. It was not thefault of the motor or the men, however, for Grable was intoxicated. He was on car No, 7, going north, and at Sherman avenue and Madison strect con- cluded to get off without waiting for the train o stop. He did 8o and foll in front of motor 15, in charge of MartinLovys, and was instantly kiiled, his neck being broken. ‘The remains were conveved to the coro- ner's ofice, where an inquest will be held this morning. . Struck By an Engine. Antoine Lasi, an Italian laborer, who lives near Oskamp & Haines' mill, at Twentieth and Pierce, was struck by a switch engine ut Sheely’s station about 10:30 last night and seriously if not fatally injured. The unfortunate man was walking down the track, aud thinking to avoid the appros ing engiue, stepped directly in front of ivand was thrown a distance of fifty feet. Medical aid was summoned, but it is feared that there 18 but littie hope for bim. —_—— The Wheaton Meception. General und Mrs, Wheaton gave avother pleasant reception to their friends last night in honor of Miss Miller, at their palatial res- idence at Fort Omaha. Dancig and wusic was tho order of the evening. ——— Why don’t you try Red Cross Cough Drops, five cents per box, pr——— By Rail Up the Jungfrau, A Lucerne engioeer, already favora- bly known s the buildor of the Brunig railway, has petitioned the Swiss fed- eral council for the concessions to build a railway up the Jungfoau, says a Ber- lin dispatch to the Londoun Standard. He estimates the expemse at 5,000,000 francs, or only hall as wueh as Heer Kochlin, yet "he demands that nearly double the fare posed by Kochlin shall :au eharged, vmufi fraucs, instead rancs. OMAHA DAILY BEE THYRSDAY, WANT IN THE BakoTAS, 1t has not Resulted F'rom Want of Fer- tilety In the soi. That there is destifution among the peoplo in some paris of both N(\rlg and South Dakota can ‘nbt be deniea says the Bismarck Tribudt. That assistance must be had from somesource to relieve those people whos¢'€rops have been a failure for two or thrto consecutive sea- sons is very evident, sind it will not do for the Dakota presd to hail at the iwea of receiving proffored aid from the good ;’:l‘nplc of othor localities, who have been lessed with plentyi’ That the destitu- tion here um‘r there:in Dakota will be misunderstood and grossly exaggerated by Eastern people—and malicionsly represented by the Bastern press—is to be expected. Let us, however, moet the question in a businoss-like way. Lot us meet all ot stacles und solve the proplem in & calm, deliberato, and roasonable manner. The Dakotas are big states, marvellously rich in resour- ces but young in developement. If not new states such a thing as destitution in three or four smnall counties would never be heard of outside of the state limite, Notone-tenth the poverty and suffering exists in the Dakotas that pro- vails constantly in every state in the Union. The conditions, however, are different. In the older states the de- privations of the early settlers have long since been forgotten, and the average weoll-to-do-citizen of to-day cannot apre- ciate the difficulties under which their forefathers labored. History is but re- peating itself. The early settlement of overy state has been similar. The Da- kotas have been pun‘)led within a very few years,and largely by a class of im- migrants poor in purse and unekilled in farming. Thousands have come from foreign countries where for generations the ownership of land has beeu coufined to the fow. Mauy of these people bring with them a large family and no previous experience in farm work. It isa new life to them, und while the most of them have prospered in spite of their inexperience some have been un- ablo to adapt themselves so suddenly to their changed condition—have been slow in learniug the art of farming. Amoug such people there mustneeds be some suffering in any season. What then can be expected in those commun- ities where the visitation of drouth or floods or early frosts or hail or any other inequality of nature comes two or three years in succession? This is the condi- tion of affairs in two or three small counties in the Dakotas. Butthesuffer- ing in these communities is just as great the pangs of hunger just as severe as though the destitution was wide-spread over the whole state. Thesp people must be assisted, and while it would be possible for the ad- joining counties to contribute all that is necessary from their well filled graner- ies to alleviate the temporary wants of their distressed neighbors, it is natural that in applying for aid these people should send to the wealth-centers of the older states. And why shouldn’t they? Do not those great cities—those magnifi- cent buildings—represent in a large measure the profits’ accruing to the middle-man in handling the produce of the farmers of the West? Ought they not then be to the first to respoud to the urgent wants of the producing class? These unfortunate veople are not beggars; they are hauest hard-working citizens. They aresimply the victims of nature’s wrath. Let the good people wherover and in whatever manner they may chose contribute ther mite. It will be appreciated. The Dakotas have given thousands in similar chavities they have rbceived cents. We ished one-seventh of the flour produ- cing cercal of the United States last year and in a short crop vear like this will furnish over 45,000,000 busheis of the world’s suply, or one-eighth of the en- tire product of the United States—this to say nothing of the other products and the output of gold and silver and other metals. It will therefore be in bad taste for Eastern newspapers and irre- spoasible paragranhers to misrepresent or make light of the Dakotas—the two States that are destined te become the richest and most prosperous in the union. The destitution now exper- ienced is only local in its nature. SUNG TO HIS REST. How Uncle Joo's Colored Kriends Bade Him the Lasy Farewell. Uncle Joe dwelt {n a log cabin on our estate, within a short dfstance of the house, and we had an excellent oppor- tunity for observing the ways and cus- toms of the ‘‘darkies” in that part of the country, writes Mury Proctor in the St. Louis Républic. One day while the poor old man was driving o team of mules he was thrown out of the wagon and dragged some distance. Although he was not badly hurt, yet ho was much shaken and could do very little work after that, With care he might rossibly have re- covered, but his friendsseemed to thinlk that it was about time for ‘‘de gude Lawd to take his soul:”” so they came tramping in from far and wide to hasten him on his journey. They certainly did 50 most effcctually, for they gave him overy possible thing to eat, from fried alligators to unvipe watermelons. Fin- ally the doctor who had been attending Uncle Joe declared him a hopeless case, and after a futile effort to disperse the crowd, he pushed his way out and left the man to his fate. In a short while the cabin was full of darkies singing and praying—waiting tor Uncle Joe’s soul to take ite flight. The greatest confusion prevailed, and amid the din the dying man tried in vain to make himself heard. His wife and daughter were watching every breath he drew, and telling him 1o “hurry fo' de gude Lawd was awaitin’” for to take him ‘‘cross dat golden rib- ber.”- More and more came crowding in from all directions and joined in the monotonous chantipg, until at length Uncle Joe breathed his last. His friends were now so excited “that they jumped und screamed with' joy, clupping their hands and saying: “The gude Lawd has taken his soul; he am gone to de gude Lawd. Lawd bless poor Brer Joe.” As the shades of evening fell fires were lit all around the cabin to keep the “'epirits” away, whilst the darkies sang hymos to chéer Uncle Joe on his way. It was a w Lm0 Al the darkey preacher stood there, solemnly chant- ing the first line of, eyery hymn, which was then gorougly sung, or rather shouted, by the assempled crowd. All around was the dargpess of night, save for this one lonely spet 1lluminated by the firelight, showing the old log cabin in strong relief against the dark back- ground of pine trees. Such a howling and lame ntation as those darkies kept up all night long! It was truly pitiful, and only at early dawa dia che weird song end and the crowd disperse. At noon they all ussembl‘ud again at the eabin 10 follow the coffin containing the remaius of Uncle Joe, as he was carried to his last resting place. All the way the darkies kept up their low monotonous chant, until they reached the lonety gravein the midst of the pine woods. Iires were lit at the heaa of the grave to light the wanderer on his way. and overLead the pine trees sang a solemn requiem for the traveler to that bourne from whose shores none re- turn, As the darkies returned homeward their funeral chant was changed to & soug of joy,and their sppesrance sug- NOVEMBER 7, 1880 fiuled little of the solemn scene which ad just taken place, Aftor Uncle Joo's death the log cabin was deserted, and is now slowly falling to decay. His “spirit” is supposed to haunt the old home, and at night noth- sng could persuade u darky to go near the place. As Aunt Sallie told ue. if ‘‘there war anything she war afeerd oin,” it would to see Uncle Joo's spirit. It appears he had not been very good during his lifetime, or else he would have gone ‘‘straight to de gude Lawd,” but Aunt Sallie very much feared “dat he'd be a long time gettin’ dar,” Stories were now told about mysteri- ous lights to be seen in the cabin at night, and how one evening a darky rashly venturing 1nside the cabin wit the intention of takine a plank lying thero, suddenly heard a deep gru voice saying, “Leave dat plahk vight dar,” And it is needless to remark that he wen't ‘vithout awaiting further orders. When Aunt Peggy heard about it, she &aid if his spirit cime anywhers around her “‘she’d sic the tribe of Israel on him Met His Match. A big burley man with the form of a heavy-weight pugilistic was making himself exceedingly objectionable to the passengers of a Sixth aveuue train about 2 o'clock yesterday morning., says a New York special to the St. Louis Post-Dispateh, He sat with his long legs stretched across the aisle, his hut forward on his eyes and a look on his face which seemed to declare: ‘‘Iam a bad man. See? I am looking for trouble and I don’t care where it comes from.” Several passen- gers are unfortunate enough to stumble over the man’s feet and in return were profanely abused fov doing s0. There was not a man in the car who did not feel inclined to punch the fellow’s head, but he looked too formidable. At Thirty-third street, however, the bully met his match. A quiet looking little man, with the appearance of a prosper- ous young clerk, but who in reu‘ity was a well known teacher of fencing and boxing, entered, and as he made his way(to one of the cross seats encoun- tered the outstretched legs of the ob- jectionable person. Very politaly the newcomer turned to him and *Sir, will_you kindly feet so that I 'can pass?” The bully looked up to see who had made such an impertinent request, and said to the inoffensive looking man, after astring of onths, *T'll do nawthing, see? If yer wants ter get by you'll nes over dose feot, and if youse got goo sense you’ll be caroful how you does 1t.” The little man’s eyes flashed and he said in a tone very different to that he had previously used: *‘Sir, draw in your feet.” An oath was the only response, and the littie man with a *‘then take that,” gave the big man a magnificent kick in the shins. The big fellow jumped to his feet to annihilate the little ono— but he did not. Hardly was he out of his seat before a sledge ham- mer blow under the chin knocked him flat on his back, and there he lay. The blow knocked him out. The passengers fairly cheered; but the quiet little man wa not looking for glory. Going to the seat he had selected before the encoun- ter, he sat down unconcernedly, pulled ont a newspaper and began toread. The guard and ono or two passengers roughly picked the prostrate man up and jammed him into a seat. His dazed senses soon began to return, but he said not a word, and at Filty-ninth strect he meekiy left the train. & . Robberies On Kussian Railways. For the last three or four weeks the Russian papers have almost daily con- tained accounts of robberies and other crimes committed on railways, and most of them are of such a character that it seems difficult to think that they could have been committed without the cog- nizance of some of the railway ser- vants, says a St. Petersburg letter to the London Daily News. Thus, only a couple of days ago it was discovered = at Berditcheff, a station on the Great Southwestern railway, that an entire consignment of steel rails had com- pletely disappeared. All that the po- lice succeeded in learning was that a certain Jew, who some weeks ago had left Russia for the United States with a large fortune, was probably the chief of the band who had operated on this and many other oceasions. Again, some days ago the maii train ruunning be- tween Wladikaukas and Rostov was at- tacked at the station of Mirskara by five. armeu men, who killed the cashier and carried off 250,000 rubles, and at the same time injured several attendants and passengers. —ae An Eleph Abroad. There isa burglarious elephant about just now which will put any of Mr, Bar- num’s clephants to the blush, Pall Mall Gazette. broke into some stores in Accrington and stole some jam and onions, which he found highly delectable., Not con- tent with this feat, he broke out again yesterday 1n Chorley, another Lanca- shire town, selecting grocevies for his prey. He devoured a whole cheese, two boxes of biscuits and other goods. When the show wches St. Helen’s, which is in the nchashirve cireuit, the elephant will no doubt drop into Mr. Beecham’s establishment and help himself to a few hundred boxes of pills to counteract the ill effects of his Chor ley and Accrington feasts, which were rather a rich mixture. Pt e B An 01d Abolitionist Gone, Mr. Stafford Allen, a well known member of the Society of Friends, died at his residence, Upper Clapton, Eng-* land, recenly, aged eighty-three, aftor a short itlness, says the Pall Mall Ga- zette. With Mr. Allon disappears one of the few remaining links between the present and the old abolitionist party, for he worked with Clarkson, Wilber- force, Brougham, Buxton, Joseph Sturge, and others for the abolition of slavery in the British dominions, Mr. Allen was a member of the old anti- slavery socicties as far back as 1831, His sympathy for the colored riace was 80 strong that some years ago he crossed the Atlantic in order to see for himself the condition of the enfranchised ne- groes in the United States. e Disensgs oi the Nose, A Dutch phygician cently de- clared that a close co: ction exists between the exercise of our mental fac- ulties and disorders of the nose. The opinion is expressed that if it were generally known how many cuses of chronic i\cmlw:hc, of inability to learn or to perform mental work were due to chronie diseuse of the nose, many of these cases would be easily cured and the number of child-victims of the so- calied overpressure in education would be notably reduced. T e Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. 3 When Baby was sick, we gave I-er Castorta. Whn shie was & Child, shie eried for Castoria, TV en she became Miss, she clung to Castoria, 4§ 120 slahad Children, sbe gave tidm Castoria CREAM BAKING POWDER MOST PERFECT MADE. Is superior excellence proven in millions of homes for more than a quarter of g century. heads ofthe Great Universitios Healthful. tain Ammonia, Lime or It is used by the United States Government. Endorsed by the as tho Strongest, Purest and Most Dr. Price’s Crenm Baking Powder does not con- Alum. Sold only in cans, PRICE BAKING POWDER CO. 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Thousands curel. §#™ A friendly lotter or call may shve you future suleriag aud shame, dud 8dd golden years to life. No letiers an- #wered unless accompanied bY 4 cents o stamps. or call on DRs. BETEs & BETTS, 1408 ¥uruam isvet, Owabs, Now y traus e é\d SRR, AT e Yowe | e once; bislaess quletly wid loga No woman, if she desires to be happy hould be without a *“No. 9” No man Postoffice. Telephone 1490 EF IIMIERSON, EWFHALLET & DAVIS " KIMBALL, " PIANOS & ORGANS ESHERT MUSIC. Omaha, Nebraska. THE FIGURE "9, The figure 9" in our dates is with us and has come to stay. No man or woman now living will ever date s document withont using the flgure 9. It now stands on the extreme right—1880. Next year i1t will be in the third place. where 1t will remain ten i It will then move up to the second pluce—1900—and there iv will rest one hun- dred years. There is another 0" which has also come to stay: itis called the No, *0.” It is nov like the fizure “9" in our dates in the respect that it will have to wait until next year fur third piuce, or ten years for second place, us it has this year stood in first place, and it will noi move irom there; it is the new “No 97 High Arm Wheeler & Wilson Sew- g Machine, The **No. 9 s ot an old style of machine ing some slight, change mude in it and alled **new 1mproved,” but it 18 an el tirely new machin 1t was invented by the best mechanical experts of the age. What better proof is wanted of that fact than_ th following cablegram direct irom the Par Exposition, which was published in all the Chicugo newspapers of October20dt XPOSITIO! NIVERSELLE, PARIS, 1.—[Bpecial.} e lighest possible premium nnd the o grand prize for sewing machines October was awarded the Wheeler and Wilson Manufac- turing Company, The “No. 9 has taken the hrst premium this year at the State fairs of lowa, Minne- sota and Wisconsin, and the first premium atevery county fair where it hus been ex- hibited. should be buppy until he has purchased the Jightest ranning lock stitch machioe in the world, the *No. 9" for his home. No agent is happy unless he sells the *No, 9. No dealer will be happy and prosperous 1 vhis ge of progress unless he furnishes his custo- mers with the only perfect sowing machine mechanism for famiiy use, the *No. 9.” are happy, for our trade has mor doubled since the birth of the **No. 4 WHEELER & WILSON M’ 185 and 187 Wabash ave than G €O, Chicago. treatinent (or i days. Ko syring Giarriem, ste.” No rubly Fiks 5 tiays. Eaatly usod I tFial aningis of reisedy No i dutage: & iy 7 infl on recelpt of v et a0 tiarried of ol | EYANDWRD AEMEDY" SO, ‘Chidagos His i6d cta. in i