Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 20, 1891, Page 12

SAVED BY A SENTINEL Yrue Story of the Escaps of Union Soldiers fiom Libby Prison. THRILLING NARRATIVE OF THE LATE WAR, An Ex-Onfoderate Tells How Ho Oon- nived at the Flight. DICK TUINER'S BRUTAL TREATMENT. Federal Cflicers Draw Lots to See Which £hould Be Ehot. A DARK PAGE IN AMERICA'S HISTORY. How Colonel Rose and His Comrades Dug Their Way from Misery and Want to Light and Liberty. “Libby'* prison has often beos written up .nd various versions have been published of the famous escape of Colonel Rose and his comrades from tno jail. But the true and complete story of that escapo has never here- ) told, T have rocently come into the possession of evidence, never before pub- lished or even hinted at by pravious writers, which shows how that escape was mado pos- sivle, But lev me first recapitulate some facts connected wiih the historic buiiding, which was erccted in 1552 by an entetprising Scotehman named John Enders. e was a prominent manufacturer of tobacco, Who builta number of similar structures in the neighborhood for rental. The ono standing on the corner of Twentieth street was leased by Luther Libby in 1854 for the purpose of conducting a chandlery, grocery and com- mission business, Ho admitted his son, Goorge W. Libby, now a well known citizen of Richmond, as a partner six years later Young Libby cnlisted in the confedorato service ut the breaking out of hostilities and served through the war. The first building used in tho confedorate capital as o military prison was a tobacco on Main strect, between Twenty-fifth and Twenty-sixth streets. General J. H. Winder, who was in commard at Richmond, finding himself in noed of additional qnarters, took sush prompt posseasion of the houso of Liboy & Son that the sign was left sus- pended on tho northwest coruer, and thus furnished the name by which the most tamous southern prison of the civil war will always be known. 7 just Suspicion, The much execrated Henry Wirz was the first commandant. He did not remain long in chargo before being sent to Andersonvilte, where his atrocities upon unicn oprisoners caused him to bo hanged aftor the war. He was succeaded by Major . . Turner, an educated centleman, who 15 now a promincnt dentist in Memphls, Tenn. Erastus W. Ross wus cuief clerk. Some of his relatives were such pronouncea union men that Ross was suspocted of connivance with the whole- salo escapo of prisoners 1 February, 1564, ‘There was 1o ground for the momentary suspicion, however. He was an iu- tense southeruer, woll educated aud unap- proachable through corrupt weans, On his return from o meeting of the Knights of Pythias in Richmond late oue evening n 1878 he retired to his room in the Spottswood house, with 4 companion numed Hines. A fire broke out somo time later and Hines oxtricated himself. Learning that Ross was still within the building he fouzht his way back through the flames aud smoke and botn perisied. The Hines lodze of Richmond is named in houor of this true inight. Mr. Frank £, Moran, 10 his account termed “Colonel Ross' Tunnel at Libby Prison,” puts language in the mouth of Koss which ho never could have used unless in jost. No native of Richmond could by any possibility say, "“There’s one thing, sho', there's oight or teu of you uns vere that ain't yero.” Tnere may be some baclkwooas districts in the south whore such a dialect is heard, butnot in Richmond First Prisoners. Tho tirst_cousignment of Union prisoners arrivea in Richmond July 23, 1361, followed tho uext day by others. all of whom had been captured at the disastrous battlo of Bull un, These were confined in tho Liggon building. Up to June 20, 1862, there had beon 1,800 men received into Libby. Thoy included most of the Fourth Now Jersey and Eleventh Peunsylvania regiments. Lieuton- ant T, P. Turner, having been pro.noted to a captainey, was ordered 1o report for duty in the latter part of October as commandant of Libby vrison. He was tho well known *'Dick Turner’ held in such detestation by those who enjoyed the hospitality of Libby during the war. He is o relative of Major Turaer, and is now a mill owner and timber cutter in the Islo of Wight county, Virginia. Adjutant Latouche, the remaining officer in charge of the prison at the time of tho escape, dio in Richmond October 4, 1840, 1 shall recall only enough of tho facts con- nected with tho escapo of the union prison- ers 1 make clear the statements that follow. The building, since disintegrated, taken to Chicago and put together again, stood on the uthwest_corner of Cary and Twentieth streets. On the east was a vacant lot, on the west were similar buildings, on tho front Cary street and at the roar the caual and James river. DBotween the rear wall and canal was a roadway. Somo of the pictures of Libby represent the lower portion of the building as whitewashed. No whitewash touched the walls until after the war. The accompunying illustration shows Libby ox- notly as it appearea in 1562 and 1363, The dungeons of Libby, so often referred to, were thrce in number. They were small compartments, boarded up on the lower or basement floor, fronting on Dock stroet. It was not often that anyono was confined there, and then only thoso that were in- tractable. The Tunnelling Begu Thomas 1. Rose, colonel of the Seventy- seventh Penusylvania volunteors, was o wred at Chickamauga and arrived in Libby prison October 1, 1563, His first thought on ontering tho gloomy building was how bo was to got out, and his fertile mind was con- tinually at work forming schemes of oscape. Major A. J. Hawilton of a Kentucky cavalry regiment shared his foelings, and it was ot long befove they agreed upon a plan. Thoy begau tunuelling, and persevered in tho fuce of discouragements that would have stoppod almost any one else. A change of arrange. ments prevented their access to the room by which tho tunnel could te dug, and other obstacles wero found to be absolutely in- surmountable. 'ho toilers wero at last forcod to the beliof that but one desperate hopo remuined—that waa to tunnel underneath the vacant lot on tho oast 80 as to emerge ou tho other side of & fence soventy feot distant, iuto a shed at tho rear of avacant oftice of tho Virgina Towlug company. Could this bo done they coula oasily pass through the frout fnto Docx stroet, The tunnelling of this passage was one of the most wonderful exploits of the war, The prisoners wero rot allowed on the ground floor, on a level with Cary street, nor in the cellars or floors on & level with Dock streot at the rear. The three sections of the bulild. ing were distinct from each othor, with solid walls_a foot and & half thick separating | them. 'The first floor of the corner | bullaing contained the sieeping quar ters and oftice of the prison oficials, From kitoheo, an entrance was wade to the cellar of the uext or last section of the building. This room hud two stoves, one within about ten featol the door opening ou Cary sireet. It was always strongly bolted, und a guar was contiuuully passing to and fro in front of it. Working Under Dificultie A bole was wade o the fireplace \\ldol wan had descended, buae Colonel H. THE enough to allow the passage of a man. Yot it was not broken through, for it was in plain | ¢low of the confederates, and it was necos sary to keep the sccret from the union prisoners, who would have spoiled every thitg by thelr eagerness to join i the effor 10 got away. All the tunnoiling was done betwaen 10 o'clock at might and 4 In_ ths morning. Per foct silonce was necossary, for i sentinol wis nover a dozon foet uway, The implements at command wore an old knifo and chisel, tho 1 des of two cante s, which had beea un: 1 oy melting on & hot stove, B sides theso prmitivo tools had porhaps half a dozen whiskey bostles, furnished t thom by W. F. Crane, the confederate senti nel This statement will surprise a good many, for the comvance of the soldier has neve vofore been refered to in print. I have his statement [ writing, with permission to use it, as 1 will further on. With somwe of the inplements named thoe MOTLAT Wiss cub from batweon a dozon bricks, which wora pried out. ‘Then they cut i the flue aud thence below the floor of the Joining cellar, whore they broke thrc wail. Tne rope ladder which Colon had inanaged to conceal about bis person enabied him and his companion to rech the outer or eastorn wall of the prison About ck each wintry morning the brivks were carefully replaced and soot sprinkled over them and 1n the crevices to hido all s1gns of the work. Night after nizht the toilers keptat it. Awain and again to escapad discovery by a hair's breadth. Ou whilo desconding the flue Colonel Rose lost his holit on the rope and was pinioned fast He could not move an arm and was in immi- nent danger of suffocation. Major Hami(ton trove desperatoly to reloase him, but was unablo 10 do so_until he called to his aid ant I, B, Benning of the Kighteenth when the colonel was extracted s o save his life. 1z tho sole. st a repetition of the mishap the hols was slightly eularzed, and thoy began tunneling at the southeast'corner of “tho cel lar, their intention being to enter the sewer in Dock street. This was found impossivble and the plan was given up. Meanwhile Roso and Hamilton haa creased their party to fifteen, I'wo failu convinced the recruits that thiero was no carthly chaneo of succe:s and they withdrew from the scheme, but the leaders kept at it, as they were bound to do s0 long us any hopo remained. They struck in again at the northeast corner of the buila ing, the ovjective point beins that which has alréady been reforred to as soventy feot dis- tant withu the yard of the Virzinia Towing company. ‘I'ne botiom partof the beginning of the tun- nel was six inches above the lovel of tho cellar floor. Oue man penetrated fnto the passage, filled the wooden spittoon with dirt und then by a twitch of the rope sivnulied 1o his com- panion, who draw the box into the cellar and emptied it under tho straw. Tho enthusiasm of itoso ana Hamilton had secured a number of new recruits, and they worked with u flagging cnergy, Some of them kept fanniv the openin of the tunnei with a rubber blanket stretehed on a frame, otherwiso the man working inside wc been speedily asphyxiated, for the air was very foul. Al this tife tho ofticials of the prison were apprehensive of dunger. While they knew nothing of the tunnel, they did kuow that 1f the tholisand daring, restless men under them united in a conc d effo X come the guard and have things for m their own way. Confederates have told mu that there were many timos when this could have been done with little diiculty. The urgent calls for men 1 the avmy oiton re- duced the guards of Libby to less than half a score. A rush by the prisoners would have swopt everything bofore them. A Successtul “Bluff."” No one saw this danger move clearly than Mujor Turner. Ho expected that during some of the daring union raids around Rich- mond a dash would be made nto the city ana the prisoncrs released. He' resorted to a clever and successful ruse to prevent any at- tempt from within. Thero was & vetoran African known as “Unclo Harry” who was a frequent, visitor to the union prisoners, and who, of courso, was in full sympathy with them. ' One night, when matters looked unusnally treatening, Major Turner and Adjutant Latouche or- dered tho aged darkey to uccompany them to the basement of tho builuing. The major carried a lantern, tho adjutant a kg, wiile the wondering “Uncle Harry" toted a pick and shovel. “Now diz," said Turner sternly, when tho buement whs reached. The uezro obeyed, and soon a hole was excavated large enougn o contain the keg, which the adjutant had lowerea to the ground. He carofully placed it in tho bole, and “Uncle Harry' was told to cover it with dirt. ‘Then a fuse connect- ing with the keg was carefully led up to the oftice ou the first floor. “Now, ‘Unclo Harry,! » sald Major Turner in his most awful tones, “what you hay dono and ~oon tonight. must bo' kept a dowd secret.’" ““Yos, sah,” replied tho awed negro. “You understand that on_the first attempt of the Yunkeos to escapo I shall touch off that fuse. The next thing Libby prison and every one in it will be' blown into kingdom come."” “Oh, Lord! Yes, sab.” “If you whisper a word of this to anyone I shall ‘havo your ears cut off and you shot. Remember!”~ Now you can go." No Powder in t'.c Keg. Tho African shufifed off, and on tha first opportuuity did the very thing Major Turner wanted him to ao. He told the union prison- ers of what was certaiu to Luke placo on the moment any move to escape was made, as our boys loved tiberty, and much longed for it, they were not willing cor tho frightiul certamnty of boing blown to fragments. They preferred to wait the slow process of exchange or the termina- tion of the war. George W. Libby said to mo:— I give you my word of honor that that keg which ‘Uncle Hurry' covered up ana which was sonaected by fuse with the office up stairs did not contain a grain of powdor. It was filled with sand, and tne whole thin ¢ was a little game of bluff on our part which accomplished its purpose.’ The most thrilling incident conuected with Libby prison took place July 6, 1503, about sevon months befors the attempt to escapo. By order of General Winder tho sevonty-two captaius confined there drew lots for two of their number to bo shot. in retaliation for the shooting of Captains W. . Corbin and T. McGrew by General Buraside at San- Qusky, O., during tne preceding M Cheir offens® was that of recruiting in Kentucky for the confederato army. Captain Turner assembled tho union pris- oners in a room 1n the prison at noon. They were formed 1n a hollow square around a table und told wWhat General Winder had ordered should be done. “You may select ono of your number to do the drawing,” said Captain Turoer, “and the first two names taken from the box will indicate the couple that are to be shot.” Captain Sawyer of the IMirst New Jersoy cavalry said “I suggost that the duty be performed by one of our chaplain “The suggestion was aceented and the throo union chapluins were calied down from the up- per story. Rev. Mr. Brown consented to perform tho unwelcome task, and amid the inteuse hush stepped forward and arew out asiep of paper. With trembling bands Ly unfolded it and callad out in a broken voree: Selected to D e, “Heury Washington Sawyer, First Now Jorsoy cavalry.” Lyvory eye, including thoso of the confeder- ate ofiicors, was turned sympathiziugly toward the officer, Who was the coolest wan in tho room, “Well," he remarked with a smile, “it had to bo some one, and I can stand it as well as any of you.”" The second name was that of Captain John Flino, Fifty-first Indiana. Captain Flinn showed natural emotion and was greatly do pressed. Tho rest of tho party were dis- missed, and the two doomed men were talien 10 Genoral Winder's oftice, where they were told thev might write to thelr friends, Captain Sawyer wroto to bis family aud read the letter aloud to a confederate ofticor. His voice was firm until be cawo to the last fave- well to uls wifo and chiidren. ‘iben the brave man broke down, and beggivg the in dulgence of th pund bim turned away his head and w onild. Flinn bud 10 lotters to writo and asked for the middle scotion of tho building, used s a | BEHICIL His request was grauted. they wore ordered Lo be kept 1o close con | finement until the day fixed for exeoution Fortunately, towever, that day « came. In due ume thep were exchavged and re turned to their familios. Ou Tuesday evening, Fevruary 9, everything being realdy, Colonel Rose ored his friouds in the’ kitchen, softly out the bricks, aud, waiting until th OMAHA DAILY BEE Hobart goodbye and followed tho others. He paused at the bottom until ho nheard the lad dor drawn up and the bricks roplacod. This party numbered fifteen, the understanding being that the secoad fifteen should follow un hour later, the provession being Kopt us as long a8 possiblo. Freo at fns Uolonel Ross was the first to onter the tunnol, with Hamilton at his heels. Tarough tho fon, dark passais thoy mado their way, and in a'tow minutes enerzed futo tho yard T'hs gate loading to the canal was opoen and the coist eloar At this juneturo an unexpected state of af: faies threaiennd to overturow everything. Tho secret had spread among the prisoners, and tho prospect of wscape throw them into the wildest excitement. They began a furious strugelo to enter the opening, and fora time fought like will beasts, Iortunately tho noiso did not attract the guards, ana some thing like order wis finally obtained. Ono hundrad and nioo ofieers, inoluding cloven colonols, seven mujors, thirty-two captains wnd fifty-nino lioutondnts, passed through the tunnel and entored on the wild race for 1iborty At voll call the next morning the Libby authorities Laarned the astounding truth I'ho fire placo had boen 8o skilifully restorad that for a thino no ono could tell how the os cipe bad been brought about. Tho Rich mond papers pronounced tho whole thing iraculous,” and tho wondering crowd flocked thither for several davs. Ono of the nu huppened to remove a plank in the yit the socrat was revealed. A dog fropped into the tunnel, passed tho wholo lengtn, and thon 1t was made plain how the | men had osca o very hour th vizorous pursuit was set on fo tive only was captured within th v limits, Colonel Rose was ov aken within sizht of the union lines and brought back to Libby. Major Hamilton was fortunate enough to re joln s friends. Mr. Moran states that forty-cizht were retaken. ‘I'he correct num bou is sixty-six. Among those who got away were Colonel Strefeht and soveral oficers who wore concealed oy Miss Bettie Vanlow, on sympathizer, who was afterward made postmistress of Richmond by President Grant. When the huo and ecry bad subsided theso ofticers stole forth and safely reached the union lines Amond the flrst steps naturally.taken by the authorities was an vostization as fo whother any confederates had assistod the lerals. Seen by the Sentinel. said Genoral Winder to his chief cler! f yvou tell e the truth you s 't be harmed, but if you lio you shall be shot; what do you know nbout this business?" Nothing,” was the prompt reply, and he s believed. The investigation brought out the mterest- ine fact thut the sentincl on the south side of Libby plainly saw the fugitives as th wod from tho building of tho Viginia v, but dia not challenge then as u 1 as a store house for cios sent to the prisoners by their s in the morth. The guard, under promise of pardon. confessea that it was frequent oceurrence for the confederates to abstract theso goods for their own use, “It scoms to me, " seid he, “that thero was a confounded Iot of them at it, but as L sup- posed they were only doing what I had botped many times to do, I dido’t interfere.’ This_is the story told by the ex-confeder- ates, When questioued they invariably re plicd that thero was no collusion botwee: any of the officials and the prisoners. Any such suspicion was resented as a reflection on their bonor. Woen I asked for tho name of tho sentinel who coniessed that ho saw the unionists no one could giveit to me. I had a suspicion that he might tell an intel osting story if ho chose. I finally located him at Cowikke postofiice, Barbour county, Ala. His name is W. F. Crane. His daugh ter writes me that he hias been suffering sev eral years from paralysis, but when asted to give his version of the éscape of tho union prisoners he repliad in the following vigorous fashion : The Sentinel's Confession. “Cowikle Post Ofiice, “Barbour county, Ala, Dear Sir—My daugnter, Miss ' Annio Crane, comes to me with a request from you to give you my recolicctions of .the escapo of ho fadoral prisouors from. tho. LibbY prison in Ricbmond in Februury, 1864, she having correctly stated to you that L was tho confederato sentinel on guard the night of the escape, Your account of the matter is in the main correct, with only a fow trifling exceptions, one of which was that the prisen- ors had only an old chisel to diz with, when in pownt of fact they had the four sides of two canteers which they had unsoldered by melt- ing in a hot stove. 1o addition to this the nad perhaps a_nalf dozen whisky bottle filled with spirits, which I myseif had fu nisbed them, for they all had plenty of con- federate monoy. They begged me to get ther brandy at$50 a quart, and as 1 had to a ouly £25 n quart for it I did a very lucrative busin L knew they were digging the tunnel a wweek or ten duys before the escape, aud shook hands with perhaps a half bunared of them on the afternoon preceding the escape. Col- ouel Rose, with tears in his eycs, wring m hand with both of his. He was a splendid man, and 1 shall never, no never, forget his tremulous voice as he bade me ‘Goodby, Bill, and may God bless you,’ on the outside of tho prison, when I calléd out to him, ‘Goodby, colouel, keep vour eyes skinnad. ' “You may wonder why 1, a true confeder- ate soidier, should counive at the escape of the d—d Yankees, as they were then callod. Well, my motives were varied. Mingled Mot.ves. “In the first place, T was mad because of having to do duty at Libby prison at all, for I had gone or rather boon sent lo the hospital in Richmond to get relief from an obstmate attack of rbeumatism, which I had con- tracted on the Rapidan. You wili, perhaps, remember that the winter of 1564 ver cold. During the coldest of the winte cavalry raid started from tho federal army to get in behind Lee and capture Richmond They were pursued and overtaken by tha prince of cavalrymen, General “Job' Staar who only overtcok them when within a ver fow miles of Iichmond. My opinion was and s thot this world has seen no greater cayalrywan than Stuart since that celobrated old cavalry marshal of Napoleon, Schulle Murat, died. Your much vaunted ‘Phil’ Sheridan was not nigh his equat, and Sheri- dan seemed to be aware of that fact, for e took particulrr pains never to let eithor Stuart or his successor—our glorious South Caroljna horo—Wade Hampton, get a whack athim, “‘Another reason for my conduct was one of rovenge. 1 had received a mortal insult from no less a person than Major General Winder, at that timo commandant at the post of Itichmond. I was passing up Maia treet oue day, and sceing a nice looking bar- room I thought I would goin and ge! drink. Butering whe door, I approached the counte bebiiud which stood 8 bold, black-eyed wirl Those who were familiar with the oot ichmond during the war know thoy were all kept by womon. The men having all gone to the v thelr places were suy plied with women, and the girl who could swoar tho londest and was the most brazen commanded the highest wa well, 1 approached the bar and remarked, ‘Hello, Moll, sting we a little apple toddy out here.’ Insuito ! by Genera Winder, Sue shoved the decanter and 1ss on the counter and 1 poured out and drank the lauor. I was standing at the counter toying with the spoon in the glass, when, hearing a uoiso behind me, I turned and s an old, der approacning, ne up ho said Lo me, ‘Got out of d d—n you.! SLway a little dilatory about moving und flushed & look of defianco and latred on hin wnon he raised his foot as if to kick me, but on hearing tho cliok of a pistol behind me, | turned and saw the girl with a cocked six shooter in her hand poiuting directly at Winde ick, kick," sho ejaculated, ‘and Il bore ¥ou through.' *With thut Windor lowerod his foot and I turned andwalked out. Tho girl kuew it was L0 bior interest to protect the private sol diers, for they were her principal customers, and she told we afterward that had Windor kicked me sho would huve killed him in s tracks “Now I come to the main ruason waich in duced me to act os [ did. | saw a large num ber of geutlemen in that vile pei. Thoy wore gentiemen indecd, oven 1f they were d- —d Yaukees. Thoy'were educated, viany of thom highly 50, and many of them were us devoted Christians us I hitve ever seen in my life, and then ugain & number of them wero from Now Jersey, wy father's nativ state. S me two oF tiree were from Elizi bOLBOWN, WLore e was born, aud knew m C. | graudmother, old Mrs, Murshall, well Phero were as brave men 1n that pen as I [ buildiog. T cannotof myown knowledgo say for | had faced them on the bloody fields of Frederieksbury, viile ana Gettysburg, i putting them where thoy wore o ever seen, even applied to the seeretary of mission to apply corpor prisoners, 1ot b for ho wa be ernn found other moans to punish tho und resorted to abuses too indecent to mon- Ho was a viliain of tho docpest dye, ected to hear tion and that rold, noe twen! ide whether worthy or blameworthy. truly, D) them. dungeon while. Livby Hifty and sixt and Fort g him to Libby oniy fed: of the ¢ aistrib within the confe: the His storehouse adjoined where the United States gov were kept, Upon calling upon Major told him that Ylw onfederates were about to 4 id ho wished o surrender L H!h\ prison m him with all the prison stored in large could not take ords that were the oftices, them with him because of luck of trs 18 anxious that tion. highly served. 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ONE CONTINUAL ROUND OF LAUGHTER “Go Whene the Crowd Sir Blwin Amold [Editor Ixuf(luu Daily Journalist, RAuthor, and Poet | Grand Opera House Wednesday Dee. 23, Baby's che 1s it Mad N Volumes to its p tiful CMBER that this is not, Chancellors i had assisted s cortain that he has n Treatment. “Woell, T saw thoeso mon subjocted to o indignity and o is heavily sth and {8 exuctly in the condi tion i which it was secured by the present | for the care of involvod 1n a war, and it 1s assortod th orivate in tho Two Hun- | their zoal to get businoss from Omnb volunteors, L ono of th ts to onter Richmond after the d and Sixth which the d punishment to the vut fo Seddon's eredit he refused, s 0ppesed Lo it on principie, learted old rase but vecause he kuow it was cont laws of \War as conds foderates from firiog it | the prison with several comrades Mr. vo walk up to the door, take the key Ho ran aftor the newro give up tho key. James still rev od by eivilizod nutions, 0, ho feared the United States gov and compelled him to this key which M. ains, An Inviting very cold, and ing Machine nover allowed more thin “I have thus, agenc poor prisonet handful of fire. ny denr sir, givon you my sing the prisonors from dur- ile in Lioby prison and my motivos for it, and now after tho lapso of more than unable to de- The White Se their new quarters in the Lowry biock, 1616 Chieago street, can boast of ona of tho neat est and best appointed sewing machine offices | jibarty to apply the fooding trongh to com in the country. It is furnisned Latplo il Ll gother presents a very vant, the now gene sponsibla 1 ibles Turned o nges for the bettor., urner gained an tion among the prisoners for his t fon troops er mond he was sicasd ana placed in one of the a considerable prisoners called LittleEarly Kisors, bost for sick headacho, Bost pill for Dr. Cullim fully frem he their opinion of Some of them spat in his face. been restrained he wo ‘The total numver of prison during ¢ Modost Mr, h vigorous ) ) im in vigorou Councilman E. Had they not against Tirs 1ibel particular publication on which he b g of April2, 1865, Commander | modest demand derly to the ofice of 1 James Stewart, of the One Hundred volunteers, nsk- fant’s oftice at -ninth New Yoi 11 at the cons ¢ in Rictmond lio having been parolod to at the time linos and appointed svernment for thit purpose. Libby on the north, rnmen supplies SUNDAY, MONDAY, THE GREATE This surrender took place precisely aumidnight aad seven hours entrance of the uuion troops. ‘Castlo were also turned ove, oefore the first ‘Pemberton,’ the _hospitals, to Captain Stewart. fis the True Key? prison at Chicago v ORIGINATOR OF SWEDISH DIALECT I XTRA! ‘r'ma. i 1<|~; ’ANNIE; LEWIS= And a THOROUGHLY CAPABLE COMPANY Including the Harmonious Lumberman’s Quartette, TIM MURPUY, "A TEXAS ST TUESDAY MGRNING THE ADVANCE SALE OF SEATS will begin at the BOYD for the engagement of Hoyt's *“A TEXAS STEER" Company Wednesday Night. Persons desiring places may do so by letter, The Tanagement will file sich applications in the order re- takes this means of notifyilg its pairons ow- ing S aordinary popularity of “A TEXA 5 S TEER’ and the rush that there H. HOYT'S masterpie 1801-SIXTEEN PAGES Samuel K James, a vot- oran of the war and_a resident of Kittaning, rmstrong county, I%a. Itis mado of iron, s long, with a flang Kansas City they have violatad the James U1 | thing serious, trolling tho “‘palace’ car businoss patent rignts once removed, anybody velvet | mon cattle cars at tho expenso of id alto- | dollars ana have his own “palace’’ cars ttractivonppearance, | result has boou tho rapid multiplication of , is re- | “palace’” cattle car lines, and thore a theso | some cighteen companies competing — - g Five Hundrel Miltion Dollars G.Moroarty gave formal 0x- | w11 po spent at the *World's fair.”" Now is woe yosterday by filing a | thoe time to secure a hotel, boarding house or a suit other business to make a fortune. Addr Tradors bldg., Chicago, s0s his | p B4 as an editoiral in Tue Bes | Dr. Cullimore, oculist, Bee builc Tho | James Pearce & Co 50 CENTS TIME IN OMAHA. ( 'Deo. 20 and 21. T NOVELTY IN YEARS, HERGE. THE QUEEN Of COMEDIENNES, @ crowd tiat invariably zathers at the box office! Boyd’'s New Theatre CHRISTMAS WEEK, Commencing Wednesday, Dec. 23 Extra Matinee Christmas Day. 3 HOYT'S will undoubtedly be to see CHAS, fest of Musical Com- LAL‘GII The Aundsonest Stige IR Mis. ). Beuso OORNER UTH AND FARN AM STD. EDEN MUSER. oek of s Week of December 21. A DELUGE OF NOVELTIES AND ATTRACTIONS FOR HOLIDAY WEEK. The Crowning Featura of Wonder the Famous Ward of the CZAR OF RUSSIA, 100 1€ J0) THE DOG-FACED M A intelligent educ gentleman who has the head of askye terrier united t body of & human. T'his re- markable being who first saw the light of day in the f; forests of Kostroma mother is unlike atl of the human fumily have cver lived. Unzie The Australinn Aboriginio, first specimen of Boomerang throwers seen in Amorica Marvelous stage shows every department. A worid of wonders. Musco open Christmus duy 100, m. to 10,30 p. Continous show wturday chilren’s Jo-Jo will present evory childs with a puckage of Rus iun Bon Bons. All childre i that day for 10 ceats to co and’ seuts. .\ Imits to Al Chulrs 5 and We. IT'S A BTOCK WAR NOW, Railronds Tired of Paying Tolls to 1s abovt six “Palaoe Car® Companies. ©an inch wide. 1ho | mpg private companies operating lines of cattio cars fitted up with spocial contrivances stook in transit have become | state commerce act Tho attack upon thom 2 is made by some of tho heavy snippors, was stationed near Libby to prevent the cun W. Allerton, tho cattlo king, chavges that ning | tho Streater Stable Car company has boon favoring certain shippors by paying buck to { them a part of the mileage sived from tho railroads, Tho fight may develop iuto some. “Tho origin of the unplensantness was a do cision of Judge Gresham's some tionths ago, removing the restrictions in thoe use of foed company in | ingand watering devices which haa beon monopolized by the few companies thon con for tho trade. The Burlington, Penusylvania, York Central, Saota e, Northwestern, DoWitt's | Paul, Michigan Central and Lackawanua constipa- | have also ostablished thoir own “paiice for sour . tines, ovidently arowiug tived of send fat mileago chocks to theso corporations i aro remodeling their old live stock cars into building. | rezular valace cars THE GREATEST 10l AND lI\\IIH\ S BVER HELD, Season of the Year. Gat Our Prices Befora You Buy— Head-—~Musical Instruments, Gald Watchos, nting eases, stoin- wind, for 0, worth #2 t with diamonds, Elgin move. mont, stemewiud, for fadics, §20.00, worth $30 Gents' gold filled case, stem-wind Watches, Bigin or Waltham move ments, $8.50, worth $17.00 Solid nickel stem-wind wateh, ware- vanted, $2.50, worth #3,00. Gents silvern stem-wind and set Bigin or Waltham watches, $1.95, worth #1000 Gold filled Flgin and Waltham stom- winding watehes for gents, warranted {0 13 years, 31000, worth $20,00, UK. 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