Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 24, 1892, Page 7

T » . T HE OMAHA DAILY BEE JULY 24, 1 8! PAGES, 7 " s GRAND ARMY .DEPARTMENT otes of Preparation for the National En- campment, STRANGE STORY OF THE WAR Omclat Contl tion of the ldentity of a Soldior Supposed to Have Been Baried at Shiloh — Daring Escapo of a Spy. The notes of preparation for what is intended to be the grandest national en- cumpment since the war are heard in every post room in the city, saysthe New York Tribune. This great gath- ering is now only two months away. Comrades all over the country are get— ting ready for it with unusual zeal and énthusiasm, und if the department of New York menns to maintain its pres- tige it has no time to lose. New York can send more men to Washington next September than any other state in the union. She did in 18061, 1¢ 1863, 1864 and 18¢ aud she can do it in 1892 But it will require united effort, in which every officer and comrade of every post from the cammander down must join. Post commanders must bear in mind that they are to send a report to Adjutant General W. A. Wallace at Albany, giving the number of men they expect to have in line and the location of their headquar- ters in Wushington. As many small posts cannot appear 1n the parade in Lnlly. Department Commander Poole hus authorized such comrades, with the consent of their commander, to attach themselves to any post of their county or neighborhood. But they must con- form to the uniform of the post with which they march. The comrades of Washington city, and its temporary residents as well, have been untiring in their labors to make the encampment in all respects a success. The citizens’ex- ecutive committee at tho capital is hard at work on the details for encampment week. a Strange Story of the War. The allowance of the claim of William Newby of Mill Shoals, White county, Ill., by the War department officially confirms one of the strangest romances of the civil war. Newby receives back ay, bounty and pension amounting to 0000 and 3 wonsion. of 872 por month for the remainder of bis life. There was an official investigation conducted throuzh the War department before the above action was taken, the developments of which v more like those ’(v\md in the pages of romance than the actunl happenings of real life. Tho investigation was for the purpose of identifying William Newby, living, who had been accounted for as dead for the pust thirty years, the record of his death at the battle of Shiloh, fought April 6, 1862, and of his burial on that battlefield two nights later, having duly appeared on the reports of company D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers, U. S. A., without contradiction during all the time intervening. The strangest feature of the strange case as it now stands is that although the United States government has thus aecided that William Newby is alive and in person on his farm near Mill Shoals, after being thought dead for a eneration, Willinm Newby’s brother, reston Newby, declares that the fhan whom the government so recogn. not William Newby, but a ; fraudulently posing as William Newby. Against this denial of identity is to be placed the evidence of cther brothers and of the wife of Witlium Newby, all of whom ave convinced that he has come back to them in the flesh, and that the man officially recognized by the United Stutes government is not an impostor, 1On the night of April 8, 1862, two aays after the battle of Shiloh, the work of burying the union soldiers who had fallen on the battlefield was going for- ward. Among the ‘“burying details” engnged in the work was one from com- pany D, Fortieth Iilinois volunteers. This squud was communded by Captain Gilbert J. George, now of St. Louis, who went into the fight ns orderly sergeant of company D, and came out as lieuten- ant. There were twelve men detailed in the squad, of whom throe, Captain, then Lieutenant, George and Privates Thomas Eilis and —— Limpperd, veside in White county, Illinois, near the farm owned by William Newby. Nine men of company D were then ac- counted for on the muster roll of that sompany & having been killed at Shiloh, bvgn inm Newby being among the num- r. According to the report made by that “burying detail” of company D., For- tioth Tlinois volunteers, the third body which they placed inthe trenches on the night of April 8, 1862, was that of Will- inm Newby. The body was found lying under a tree on the battletield, only a few vards away from the spot where one of Newby’s comrades had seen him fall on the day of the battle. it was ideati- fied by lantern light, and buried. Death had been caused by a bullet wound in the head, just above the left ear, The facts of William Newby’s death and burinl, us reported, were accepted, his brothers, who were also in company D, returning home at the wur's clyse and confirming the stopy:® Some years after the war his wife, granted a pension, The family remained on thé farm near Mill Shoals, "White t‘o\lnb_}'l. 1L, which William Newby had left, when he went to the front in Au- p’ ghnl. 1861. The *‘widow,” Mrs, Phari- ' by Newby, never married. Her chil dren grew up and married, all but one, Van, estublishing homes near the old favmn, Nearly thirty years after the battle of Bhiloh an old vagrant tramping his way about the countiy was taken into the ‘White county poorhouse, a few miles from where the Newbys ed. He was imbecile, suve for occasional moments when he seemed to partially recover his mind. ~ Atsuch moments, when asked ns 10 his identity, he would state that he was William Newby, and that he had at the outbrenk of the war lived at Mill Shoals, White county, Ill., and that he had enlisted from there in company D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers. The fact of these statements heing mnde by the old pauper came to the oars of the Newby family. The youngest son of Willinm Newby went to the couul.{ poorhouse und saw the man claiming to be William Newby, In & long conversation with him the son was told cortain fucts ubout the family life before the war, which caused him to be- lieve, nlmost against his will, that the strange pauper was his father. But there were two peculiar developments of the son’s visit that were caleulated to fystify oven the most credulous hearer of the old man's story. The first was that tho pauper claiming to be William Newby could not remember ever hav- Ing had & wife and family. The second was that William Newby’s hair and eycs, when he went into the army in 1861, were light, while this m‘gurloua stranger’s wore dark. 'he son reported the facts of his visit to the old vagrant to his mother and te the sisters ana brothers of William ewby. A family Invu:g:unn was gun, & second visit to or widow, was stranger ; being made. His story was again told, and at its conclusion the wife whom he could not recognize announced har cons viction that the man was William Newny, The brother nearest to the age of William Newby stated that the latter had two marks on his person which would furnish means for positive identi- fication. One was a scar on the left foot made by a cut from a broadax, the other was an injury to the bone of the right leg below the knee, caused by the kick of a mule. These marks were found on the person ot the White county poorhouse pauper, and the trother who had remembered them then declared that the stranger was Willinm Newby. The old pauper was taken from the poorhouse to the Newby farm. There he rocognized certain foatures of the old place and recalled cortain family in- cidents, which still further confirmed the belief that he was not an impostor, but Willinm Newby in truth. Still, however, he failed to recognize his wife and children. He was visited during the next few days following this release from the county poorhouse by man; of Mnr Newby’s former old comrades of com- pany D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers. To them he told certain facts of his army life, which convinced them also that he was William Newby. This testimony to that effect was added to that of the Newby family. - Urder the care and loving attention of Willinm Newby’s wife and children the strange old poorhouse paupor soemed to gradually recover his mem- ory, until on Saturday, April 25, 1801, the darkened chapters of his life story suddenly received a full light. He rec- ognized his wife, recalled the namoes of his children, who had outgrown his recollection of them, and with his mem- ory fully restored proved beyond all question that he was William Newby by showing himsell thoroughly familiar with the history of the ~cwhy family’s home life up to the ve - when Wil- linm Newby icft home t 10 the front. A big “‘reunion” dinner was given to celebrate this rea! restoration of Wil- liam Newby, pthed and in his right mind,” und since that day there has been but little doubt that in some strange way the grave had “‘given up its dead.” But the War department investiga- tion followed. William Newby told the story of his life since the battle of Shiloh was fought, and that story had to be confirmed. Newby stated ihat he had been wounded in the head at Shiloh, and there was found on his head the plate where the wound had been trephined. It tallied exactly with the description of the wound in the head of the soldier buried as W'lliam Newby, as described in the ofticial report of company D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers, after the battle of Shiloh. He also stated that from the timo that wound was received he had become par- tially demented, and in that condition had for nearly thirty years arifted from poorhouse to poorhouse all over the country. He remembered the names of many of these places, and the War de- partment dotailed a man to visit every one “mentioned in William Newby’s story. This was done and the records of the various poorhouses visited con- firmed Newby's story in every detail, For some time the change in the color ot Newby’s hair and eyes was a stumb- ling block in the way of official evidenco of the story of the man taken from the White “county poorhouse. It has now been proven that a_*similar change oceurred 1n the personal appearance of a sister of William Newby, still living, the change being testified to by a num- ber of people who have known the lady since her girlhood, The evidenco of all the surviving comrades of William Newby in company D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers, has been taken during the War department in- vestigntion of the case. This action developed one of the strangest features of the strange case, a feature that may be illustrated by quoting one extract from the testimony given in the case by Captain Gilbert George Captain Georgo was asked: Do you recoguize and positively identify tbis man as Willinm Newby, formerly a private in company D, Fortieth Illinois volunteers, reported by you as having been killed at the battle of Shiloh?” I do not,” was Captain George’s re- ply, ‘‘pecause this man does not answer the personal description of William Newby, owing to the difference in the color of hair und eyes. But I am sure, nevertheless, that he is William Newby, because no man but Willinm Newby could have told me certain facts of our army life that were known only to Will- inm Nowby and myself.” “We have evidence enough of that character to establish the identity of 100 men,” rveplied the officer conducting the investigation. And upon evidence of that character the War department decided that the man was William Nowby, and ordered the acknowledg- ment of his claim as above stated. Anothor odd feature of the case is that Willinm Newby’s “honorable dis- charge” from the United States army will be dated thirty years after the day upon which he last zerved in that army, the historic day of the battle of S| A Duarin KEsoap “It has been caleulated that for every 800 bullets fired during the civil war o an was killed, but I saw a rogiment of Mississippluns who prided themselves -on their marksmanship send that many bullets after one man and fail to get him,” suid Major Jumes Huxley to a re- porter of the St. Louis Globe-Dewocrat. “We weve at Corinth aud had captured a smooth-faced young Yankee, convicted him of being a spy, and sentenced him 1o be hanged, He was marched out of cainp to where a rude gallows had been hustily erected, and the regiment de- led to seo him well into the next world formed a hollow square. The prisoner was & slight, givlish-looking fellow with a babyish face, and I felt that be should be spuved und sent home to his mother instead of being strung up < s a spy. | expectod to seo him breal down und beg for his life, und was nerving myself for it whon we were treated to a spectacle of auite a different kind. Just ns he mounted the fl\llawu with a guard on either side of him and two behind nim, he slipped his small hands through his jewelry and let out righv and left, knocked the first two guards sprawling, The two behind him stood two steps below h He turned, vaulted over their heads, and before the squore could come to a charge bayonets hud broken through it and was running like o scured wolf. Tho rogiment broke into an impulsive cheer, and it was nearly a minute before the order to fire upon him was obeyed. Then a scatter- ing volley was sent after him, I don’t know how the others aimed, but I can muke oath that my bullet did not come within & dozen rods of hin. We gave chase, but it was like trying to run down a streak of lightning, Once the youn daredevil turned and waved his hand- kerchief, then fled on toward the fed- eral lines.” [——— Mr. J. E. Thoroughgood, writing from town, Deluware, says: “Two tea. spoonfuls of Chamberlain's Colie, Cholors and Diarrhosa Romedy savad the life of Mrs, Jaue Thowas of this place.” He also siates that several other vory bad cases of bowel complaint there huve been cured by thys ro.edy. For sale by druggists. ENDEAVORERS IN NEW YORK Snapshots at Delezates in Many Interesting and Amusing Positions. THE BADGE UP IN THE.POLICE COURT Adventures of an Towa Lawyer-Delegate— Ladies from Paritan Vermont in A Wicked Playhouse=A Great Convention, New Yonk, July 20,-|Correspondence of Tur Bee. |—‘“Che best laid schemes ‘o' mice and men Gang aft agley.” So sang Burns, and I have been proving, lo! these many da. the truth of his coupl On Puesday lust 1 Inid down my pen with a sigh, of relief, locked my aesk, and reading my title clear 10 & brief holld.'y wiped my weeping eyes, so to speak, and h.el me to the wave-washed cliffs of Long Branch for a week’s outing. ‘Three hours later I was tilting comfortaoly back in tho casiest of all the easy Hotlywood porch chinirs, pitying the poor fellows bard at work hustling for news in New York, when a harsh inhuman hail boy aisturbed my dream of bliss witn a soulloss telegram, which read: ‘‘Report conveation at Madi- son Square Garden, The sweat smile of pity froze on my lips and the hall boy flod with shrieks of terror from the fearful glare I bestowed upon him as I said “No answer.” Twill whisper to my *gentle reader,” in contidence, that the word ‘“‘convention’ has, of late, the same offect upon my feelings as a red flag is supposed to exert upon the over- strung nerves of an 1nfuriated bull, I scorchod and_starved and shouted in vain for Blaine at Minneapolis. I took my life in my hana and fought for food and freedom at the Chicago Wigwam, and having escaped alive from these two conventious 1 felt Litile disposed to face the perils of a third, and so ‘twas with slow and [faltering step that I bearded the boat for Now York. Anything in stronger contrast to the Min- neapolis and Chicago convenuions than the convention of the Societies of Christian En- deavor, now in session here, it would be difti- cult to imagine, Iinthusiasm thereisin abund- ance, but itis fourded on the earnest anu silent steadfastness of a great determined porpose, and manifests [tself In hatielujahs vather than howls, in bymns rather than hurrahs and in psalis nstead of shouts. It is not my purpose to write of the con- vention; I only intend to record a few ad- ventures which have bofallen certain unsus- pecting delegates who will roturn to their homes convinced beyond peradventuro that New York is the wickedest place in the wide world, In a great town like Now Yorlk, the pros- ence of 40,000 or so of strangers makes not aripplo in the great tide of humanity that aobs and flows through Broadway, and were it not for the badges that desiguate the dele- gates—deacons and damsels alike—one would never guess that any unusual gather ing was holding the public attention. Feminine Delogate Distrusts New York. Tohe delegate feminine evidenlly regards New York and the unbadged inbabitant thereof with sternest distrust. The lamp of Christian endeavor may shine brightly in her eye, but you read suspicion 1 tho wary watchfulness with which sho clutches her umbrella in one hand, and makes sure of fan and hymobook and purse in the other. There is an almost fievce fixedness in the gaze she fastens upon you, that causes a sudden shrinking in your opinion of yourself when- ever you encounter her analytical eye. With a quiet courage that her New York sisters could never imitate, the woman with a badge takes possession in swarms and droves of the botel corridors and the lobbies and writing rooms, where usuaily ouly the foot of the masouline iuvader troudeth. Sho takes quiet possassion, too, of the big policeman on the corner, and that high functionary unbends and with a respect thatis almost courtesy, points out the car that will carry the sight- seoing delegato to the particular object she wishes to visit. With a dauntlessness that alinost benumbs you, too, she addresses the autocratic_ticket-chopper on: the Klevated road, and he also forgets for a mowment the insolence of oftice, and politely directs her whither she would go. Truly the Una from abroad bas tamed the shaggy lion who roars upou the L platform in our midst. Before one dignitary, however, even the delegate trembles and is subdued, I saw a group of eight well known men about town, politicians, sporting men and brokers, fles precipitately from their own acknowledged stamping ground in the Hoffman house lobby, as a party of enterprising KEndeavorers culmly swarmed in trom anflwl{i Even Prze Fignter Billy Kdwards, the Hoffman detective, was put to rout when he tried to turn the visitors tothe ladies' entrance. They blandly but firmly ignored him. and, heediess of horritied havitues and grinning bell boys, peeped into the famous art gallery where drinks undreamed of are mixed for the thirsty. When they had noted each lux- urious feature of the famous barroom they turned to the cafe for Junch, I followed them, prompted by an ignoble curiosity, to observe their movements. ‘I'o my greatsur- priso they immediate.y evinced, with one ac- cord, the wost shrinking timidity. Their very badzes seemed to droop and wilt inawe of that elegant presence in a dress coat, the Hoftman house waiter. In trembling whis- pers they gave thew modest orders and lunched 1n soulful silence with a furtively apologetic air that was inflnitely funny. The woman delegates, to their honor be it recorded, escaped nnharmod the snares and pitfalls into which the brethren stumbled guilelessly in this wicked town. It was a masculive delogate who ventured into a museam on the Bowery oa Wednesday, and was robbed and beaten by a so-called “fortune teller"” who was one of the freaks of tho establisnment. This sad fate befel a gentleman from Xenia, O. A Luckless Lawyer-Delegate from Towa, A very bright young lady delegate from a Nebraska society rolated to me with an un- holy glee, which was eminently feminine, the sad experience of a lawyer from lowa who forsook his brother delogates at the station and started out to find & boaraing house for himself. This unhappy delegate was met by & couple of “ladies” wbo kindly volun- teored to guide him to a house where only members of the Young Men’s Christian asso- ciation and convention delegates were enter- tamed. Their offer was thankfully accepted, and then all seews to nave become a blunk to the geutlewan from Iowa untjl be found himself suddenly deserted by the kiud *la- dies’’ and minus his wateh, money and valu- able papers. The *‘ladies" were pursued and captured, but their arrest, only added to tho trouble of their victim who, in spito of his prayers and protests was locked up in the house of detention to appear as & witaess against them next Tuesday. A man wearing o Missourt badge, which ho had borrowud from an unsuspecting dele- gato, was arrested at Thursday's groat over- flow meeting for pleking pockete ln Union squaro. And two well known snopufters were caught piylng their nefarious business, wearing badges whose streamer bore the words: *“Illinols for Jesus,” Many amusing mistakes have resultod from the proximity of the entrance to the (Garden to that of the Giarden theater in? the same bulloing. A group of ladies from V. mont hurriea into the theuter, so. Manager Morrissey told me, on Friday evenlng. They seemed a littlo surprised at the rise of the curtain, but they sat bravely, but slleatly, through two acts of “Sinbad the Satlor.” At the woirling finale of \he second act, when the whole stage 1s one confused flash of shapely imbs and gauze and spangled drap- s, Lthe eldest of the ladies rose uddfll:’l‘;'. +'Oh, my! this is awful!” and precipitately fied,’ followed by the rest of tue group, and bursts of applause. by These are a few of the little incfdénts of the convention that causo a smile 1p ereep over tho face of the scoffer. A worthler pen then mine were wveeded to fittingly record the deep significance of = this great meeting, which s in many Wways romarkable as the culmination of a movement of exceeding 1mportan A soolety whose membaership represents force of a milhon and a quarter of Christian work- ers must of itself commaud respect, and its deliberations are watched by the saintly and secular ulike with profeund interest. = Cer- tain ivis that with this great baud as a nu- oleus,Christianity should oo longer be an idea for discussion, but an assured fact—and 50, looking toward the dawn of the happy day when all faiths and factions shall unite uander one banner, we extend the hand of foliowsbip and farewell to the Society for Christian Endeavor, I ROECK, [ —— Ald for St. Johus Sufferers. New Yons, July 23.—The steamship Miranda, with food And clothing for the suf- fevors at St. Johns, N.'IF lleft_destitute by the recent tire, sailed! ffdm Brooklyn this morning. . Loxvoy, July 23.-2ThHe government is plauning for a loan to N¥Wfoundiand for the volief of the sufferers B¥ the St. Johns fire. CHOPPED T0 F [f.'.i IN BED. Mr. and Mra. Scott of Béuver Killod by the Woman's Former Husband. Desven, Colo., July Shortly aftor midnight Mr. and Mrs; Jacob Scott, living at1122 Champa stroet, wers almost chopped to vieces in their bed. ;{lhe weapon used was a hatcher. The victimg,were discovered in an unconscious condition, Peter Heenan, the former husband of *M¥s. Scott, is sus- pected of having committod the crime, veing prompted by jealousy. Some time ago he wrote from L,os Augeles, Cal,, to Mrs, Scott, threatening her life. It is thought that he came to Denver and attempted to make good Lis threat. Search is being made for him. ARRESTED FOR KILLING Photographoer Page, n We ploye In Jail Hammoxw, Ind., July 23.—~Photographer C. Q. Page, whose young wife died 1n Baugor, Mich,, July 5, of poison under suspicious oclrcumstances, was arrestod last night charged with murder. Mrs, Eliza Tobin of South Chicago, Page’s portner, was arrested on the same charge. Thoy wers committed without bail. In the meantime a warrant had voen {ssued for Aibert Taylor, an em- loye in charge of their place of business at South Chicago. OMicers Waiker and 1'ab- bat drove over to that town and brought Taylor to this city at midnight. After alighting from the carriage he was piaced under arrest. Mes, Tobin was taken to Crown Point, while the men were locked up bere. The dead woman's father was here aud smid that an ‘aualysis of the stomach re- vealed the presence of arsenic, ‘The exam- ination will probably be held at Crown Point next Tuesday. The whole affair has beon conducted so secrotly that further facts are unobtainablo. HIS WIFE, n and an Em- FOUND DEAD THE DESERT, The Bodies of Broedlove and Fish Discov- ered Badly Decomposed. Sax Dieco, Cal., July 23.—The bodies of Messrs. Breedlove and Fish of Philadelphia, who were discovered in a cauon of the moun- tans yestorday, were found close togother, and from their appsarauce it was judged that the men had boon dead at least two weoks, Under the scorching sun of the desert the bodies had decomposed rapidly and tho soarching party found it impossible to bring them in. ' Two of the mules were discovered a short distance farther on, but no trace of C. W. Breedlove and the third mule could be found. A party will probably start from here soon with wagon and team to bring in the bodies. STRUCK BY 1GHT G AND LIVES, Remurkable Case of & Woman Residing Near Ottamwa, In. OtTuMwa, Ia., July 23.—During a violent thunder storm yesterday Mrs. Alex Feidler, residing seven miles éast of town, was struck by lightning, the bolt coming down the éhimney, striking her on the top of the Liead, burning every vestige of hair, teariug away part of the scalp apd extending down ber neck ana breast, tearicg the clothing from her body. The miraculous feature of the case lies in the fuct that the woman has @ show of recovering. Iobert Bailsy, living six miles from here, Was also struck by lightning and bis face 'scriously burned, leaving him in a critical'cindition. ——ugg Fatal Wreok on the Itio Grande, Sarr Laxe Ciry, U. Tiyduly 23.—A freight train on the Rio Grande Western broke in two near Soldier Summift vesterday and the rear half dashed down grade at frightful speed. The caboose jumped the tracks and other cars followed. hductor J. W. Har- per had his thigh brokell and his shoulder dislocated, and received, concussion of the brain and internal injurjes, Brakeman Wing tvas torn to pieces and fngtantly killed. Starvatlofi M Dexporate, ExaLewoon, J., Joly 23, —A promise of what is due them has averted the danger of an outbreak onthe partof thg men at the Clinton Point guarry. -~ The condition of the men is pitiable. They have ‘received no monoy for a long time and cat get no crecly at the local stores. This condition of affairs made them desperate, and when food was given them yesterday they ate it ravenously. They are sull sullen, and if their money is not forthcoming soon they may break out again, Two Kliled in an Accldent. BAGERSTOWN, Md., July 23.--In an acol- dent on the Norfolk & Western road near Rileyville John Stoffer, freizht coaductor, and Austin Funk wero killed Grocer WasHINGTON, D, ( a grocer, was murdered last night by an un- kuown person and robbea of the day’s re- celpts, His skull was crushed wilh a club. s NOT ANXIOUS FOR PEACE, Atchison People Will Not Withdraw Thelr Reduced Rates West. Cu10aco, 1L, July 23.—Apparently the Atchison road finds so much amusement in the suspenso of its competitors regarding the proposed $12 rate to Denver and return that it is 10 no haste to put them out of their auxiety. At the adjourned meeting of the Western Passenger association today the Atchlson people, instead of sending a repre- sentative Lo the meoting, simply sent @ mes- sage to the effect that they were not yet ready with the report showlog justification for their action, but that they hovea to be able to submit it to the chairman before the close of the day. Upon hearing this the meeting again adjourned until Monday aftor- noon. Thero was a report today that the presi- dents of the roads would be asked to interest themselves in the situation sufticiently 1o call a conference and use their influence to avert the threatened demoralization, But it is gonerally conceded that the tinie has gone by when there was & chance of inducing the Atchison to withdraw its notice. The prob- ability is that the road has gone too far to recede from its position, as it is daily makiog contracts for business on the pasis of o $12 rate. In fact 1t is acoused today of having already placed these tickets on sale in New England, but this probably rose from a mis- understanding on the part of the Boston & Alvany road. At any rato it is emphuatically denied by Passenger Trafic Manager White, who says bis agents everywhoro have posi- tive Instructious uot to commence sales unti August 3. A meeting of the Chicago freight commit- tee of the Central Traftic association wi held toaay to consider a dalia lines in reducing 84 rate on grain and g:‘;lllll products from St 'Louis to the se: ard. 1t was found that'tho reauction was not as serlons as first #hpposed, ‘nasmuch as thereseemed to be & chiice of preventing & general reduction. Th#“%epresentatives of the Pennsylvania line,’ ¥hich is the eastern connection of the Vanlialia, said bis com- pany usd not authorized and would not participate 1n the reduced, rate and that no- tice to that effect bad ‘been served on the As this wllé{‘llks it practically o for the Vantdlin to put its new tariff nto effect the Clffedgo commitiee de- clded by a unanimous vote that there should be no reduction in grain rates by way of Chicago. Of course tujs)notion was taken with the undunuudln" jthat no other St. Louis road has issued & toriff on the 20 cent oasis, It was rumoredkére today that the Wabash had giveu notiéen! a simiar reduc- tlon and if this proves to be tho case the Chicago rate mayébe forced down afterwards, S e ——— CLEVELAND ON A YACAT, He Changes Hls Mind About His Return Trip to Buzzdrd's Bay, New York, July 23.—Grover Cleveland disappointed & large number of passengers on the Fall River stesmer last night by changing his mina about v.uh:i Dassage on that boat and accepting sn invitation to Buzzard's Bay ou a yacht. 1t was Mrs, Cleveland's lnteation to have left oo Thurs- day, but belug dotained Mr. Cleveland de- eided to accompany her. Mr. Benediot's yacht Oneids, with Mr. Cloveland and tis y on board. loft about 6 o'clock Ias eveniog. The yacht acrived at Greenwioh, Conn., about 8 o'clock. The ex-president was lntroduced to the leading citizens of the place by Judge MoNall, and he shook han with everybody, At the conclusion of the reception Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland, Baby Ruth and Mr, Benedict lefs for Gray Gables ou the Onelda. SUMMER HUMORS OF INFANCY \ ON FIRE WITH ECZEMA My baby had ecrema. Oh, his tor- turing agonies! Tried two hospitals and seven doctors in this city, no fi benefit. Tried CUTICUKA REMRDIRS, months, did not do her any good, relief was immediate. _In nine Every part of her person was covered was entirely cured. Now as with sores, excepting head. Afier tak- y as any mother could wish, ins. M. FERGUSON, Mrs. 86 W. Brookline St., Boston. [SKIN OFF, FACE RAW Short time after was almost raw. not much to be done. remedies, all failed. cURA REMEDIES. would amount to much was wonderful. One k‘lvcllrtd the . BANG, 174 William St., Newark, N. J. 'ERUPTION FROM BIRTH suffered from birth His little neck, arms, and thighs were one raw and ex: miss of red and inflamed flesh. b is sufferings were intense. Norest . Doctors failed § My baby with eczema. I for us day or ni wd = to relieve. Tried CUTICURA. Jorked wondrouly, el inme- diate, cure complete. ? CUTE Bpeecy IV, ‘A. GARDNER 184 E. 123d St,, N, Y. Everything that is cleansing, purifying, and beautifying for the skin, scalp, and hair of infants and children the CUTICURA REME- | c p1ES will do. They afford instant relief,and a speedy cure in the most agonizing of itch- ingand burning eczemas and other itching, scaly, and blotchy skin and scalp diseases and point to a speedy, permanent cure, * Bad Complexions Pimples, blacklicals, red, rough and oily skin, suamcr rashes, tan, freckles, and sun: burn, bites and stings of insccts, pre. vented and cured by Cuticura Soar, most effective skin purif tifying soap in the worl ventive of clogging of the pores. irth baby broke out with erup- tion, The skin was pecled offathe face Family doctor said We tried seyeral Then tried Cy11- Did not think thes but the result Only pre. ve of pimples, becatse only pre- When the pores open freely, is the time of all others to cure heat humors, itching and burning eczemas, scaly and blotchy erup- tions, and every species of tortur- ing and disfiguring skin and scalp diseases, with loss of hair, At no other time are the celebrated Cuticura Remedies so speedy, effective, and economical. Cured by NG BURNING SORES M‘Iiule girl was troubled with itch- ing, buming sores. Doctor called it Ttalian Itch. He doctored her three ing CUTICURA REMEDIES two weeks It is the season of all others te forever cleanse the blood, skin, and scalp of all impurities and hereditary clements, which, it neglected, may become life-long afflictions. Parents, think of this. Save your children years of physical and mental suffering by reason of torturing and disfigur- ing humors and discases. ‘ Cuticura BABY RAW AS BEEFSTEAK (5> Baby very sick with eczema when three months old. Had home doctors and specialists. ~ Got worse all the time. Whole body raw as beefsteak. Hair gone. Expected him to die, six months before we tried Cuticunas. No faith in them but the itch stopped, and in four weeks the sores were all gone. CHARLES M. GRONEL, Conshohocken, Montgomery Co.y Pa, BAD ECZEMA ON BABY Our baby boy, four months old, had of ecrema, Head was a solid did not help him. xteen weeks. Mittens on his hands to prevent his scratching, CuricurA Remeoies cured him, and we recommend CUTICURA 10 otk GEO. B. and JANETTA HARRIS, Webster, Ind. WORST FORM ECZEMA Daby had ecrema, worst form. Bafiled the best doctors here, he litle_sufferer was in agony eight months. Then began with CuTicura Remepies. In two months the awful disease had ceased its venge- o i A1, Notracecould b seeuof and my darling boy was cured Y 8 A RICOLES, Bunker Hill, Tnd, It Parents and all having the care of chil- dren should know that no remedies_ever npounded in the bistory of medicine have performed the wonderful curcs daily made by the CUTICURA REMEDIES, which are in truth the greatest skin cures, blood purifi- ers, and humor remedics of modern times, Cures made in childhood are permanent, Luxuriant Hair Is produced by the CuTicura Soar. the cause of dry, hair, cleanses the scalp of itrite: tions, scales, and crusts, stimulates the bair follicles, and destroys mi- croscopic insects which feed on the Tt strikes at and falling in two months he was entirely cured. Not a spot on him now and plenty of hair. Mgrs. FRANK BARRETT, Winfield, Micha TERRIBLE ITCHING 1d, broke om on red surface, with white pim itching way terrible, scabs formed on head and face. Used ever could hear of five months. worse all the time. Purchased TIcURA Remeigs, In three weeks there was not a sore or pimple, not even a scar. Mgs, OSCAR JAMES, Woodston, Kan. BABY ONE SOLID SORE Baby two months old, Head, arms, feet, hands each onie soiid sore.’ Docr tors. and everything else did no good. Without faith tried Cuiicura Rumite pixs. In oneweek the sores were wells Now fat baby. Sound as a doilar. Mxs. BETTIE BIRKNER, Lockhart, Texas, - i CuTICURA REMEDIES aresold throughout the world. Price, CUTICURA, the great Skin Cure, 50 cents; CUTICUKA SOAP, 25 cents; CUTICURA RESOLVENT, the new Blood Purie fier, $1.00, Prepared by the Po1TER DRUG AND CHEMICAL CORPORATION, Boston. “All About the Skin, Scalp, and Haig,* 64 pages, 300 discases, mailed free, For Bahy's Skin Baby blemishes, rashes, chafings, inflammation of the skin and scalp, with dry, thin, and falling hair, pre- v d and cui by Cumicura Most soothing, healing, and purifying skin soap in the world, hair, and hence succeeds when all other methods fail. D DRY GOODS €0 BEHLY TERS Peculiarities of the Women Employed as Olerks in Omaha Stores. EARLY MARRIAGE IS THE HOPE OF ALL Along With & Fow Failings' They Have Many Virtues—Dry Goods Saleswomen of.0maha Said to Numbsr About Four Hundred. There are about 400 women employed as clerks in the principal dry goods stores of Otnaha, and in this number may be found “all sorts and conditions of women,” ‘‘from grave to guy, from lively to severe.” Theroe is the irl who has just come 1a, to whom the novelty of the thing, the dresses and pecuharities of the customers and tho Apollo Belvideres behind the other counters are more interesting than her business. She it 1s also who assumes that air of haughty indiffexence to and reluctant acquiescence in the requests of buyers, but a longer exveri- ence in her position teaches herto drop these airs, Thero 1s the girl who has been two or three years at it. She meorely evinces & proper business interest in the customer, but is apt to get miffed at a failure to suit. It she does 1ot get married she will make & good clerk. Tnen there Is that perfect treasure, the experienced olerk, au older woman who has been through it all, is affable, cheerful, painstaking and knows buman na- ture, especially woman nature. She combines a personal 1nterest in a customer with the business interestof heremployer. It is a de- light to buy from her, and when she fais to have on hand what one 1s seeking, the buyer is not made to feel that it is as much as her life is worth to appear 8gain ot the same counter, As a body the women clerks of Omaha ropresent the averago American girl, bright, intelligent, polite, Many of thom are hand- some and many have other claims to personal distinction, Pretty girls are not in demand though beauty is no objaction 1f it be accom- panied by enough braius to keep the boys away during business hours, Said one proprietor: “No, I'm thankful to say there aro DO beauties in my store, 1 gev batter work in consequence.”” Said an- other: *Yes, I think my clerks are protty nice-looking girls, as nice-looking us can be found anywhere,” We find the grave clork,who sells one a handkerchief as she were ofciat- ing &L & funeral, the gay clerk, whose effervescent spirits one; wishes wery' ..corked upi _the sovers clerk, who' gazes upon the goods as if they were personal” enemies; © the Lwvely clerk, who fillips the boxes about with such a waste of energy; the morose clerk, who cuts her words off short apd makes one wish that when she did want to buy a pair of yellow garters she had waited ull later in the day, Most of the clorks are single, though thero are some married women 1n each of the stores. lew of the women remain in the pusiness long enough to become as expert as their mate coworkers. The average time of thelr stay is from one to four years, except in the case of o few who have been in their resent positions from seven to ten years, ity special lines which they have in charge the women clerks sro as competent as mer, though for some occult and 1nex- plainable reason, barring the want of muscle, oy cannot sell dress goods. While men clerks are often dishonest, women are seidom foudd wanting in the virtue of houesty, u faot whioh one proprietor was particularly emphatio in noticing and com- mending. Most of the women clerks live at home, and their employers pluce much stress upon this fact,as it enables them to know exactly whom they are Bmplnglnl. Another advantage accrues from this fact, that It enables the girls 1o got the maximum beuefiv out of their wages. AL Morse's, Falconer's sud Kolloy & Stiger’s the salaries are aboutthe same, ranging from & a week for thq beginver up to 818 or more for the experts. The average is about §5. Much has been sald and written about the differonce in capacity between men and women, and the general couclusion has been toat mien make the better clerks, except in special cases. Many roasons have been ad- vaneed to explaiu it favorably to women, but the cola fact remains that, comparing the body of men clerks as they are with the body of women clorks as thoy are, the conclusion urue. ‘'nis osn bo accounted for as follo With most of the girls their busiuess is merely & temporary affalr, and it recelves from them only esough energy to make & passablo showiog. Tn':‘y work- usually marry before they have boen dog very long. Those who remain o the as well as the purest and sweetest of toilet and nurser” soans. business and use the same cure that a man does becomo equally eficient, and in the line of work to which thoy areut present limited they can not be improved upon. ‘The peculiar adaptabiiity and intuition of tho American girl easily enuble the clerk to acquire the graces and forms belonging to a higher order of society. It is certainly a means of culture to wait upon people who use correct and graceful Inglish and speak in carefully moaulated tones, and the cus- tom in some stores is largely' madeup from that kind of people. Of the 400 clerks mentioned there are 100 at Morse'’s in the regular corps, with un ex- tra supply of thirty or more during the boli- day season; 110 at Hayden Bros'., 25 at Thompson & Belden’s, 30 at Falconer's, 33 at Kelley & Stiger’s, 12 at Mrs. Benson’s, 100 at Tho Boston Store and probably 12 at Bennison's. At most of those places the work is not laborious, the quarters are pleasant and the clorks have the privilege of sitting down when not waiting on customers. At Kelley & Stiger's a vacation of ten days a years is permitted, and the salary goes on. Altogother the life of @ woman clerk in Omaha is not o wearing one, tho hardest thing being the confinement, which must be irksome. In one storo last year a clerk at the handkerchief counter made a record of 251 worth of sales in one aay, a feat which ber employer said no man could have equaled. ——— A Reliable Authority Spepks. In its issue of a mouth ago tie Chicago Dramatic News, which is the recognized amusement authority of the west, has the following interesting comment on this sea- son’s tented shows: *'Yesterday the Bar- num & Bailey show began its second week in Chicago, and the papers have been & unit in pronounciag the entire exhibition im- measurably beyond all others, for it is the only one of its kind that can visit the metro- polis of the west year after year and not only renew its triumphs but add increased reputatipn on every engagement. There are many cirouses, museums, hippoGtomes and meuageries traveling, but it is matter for comment that while they linger around the borders of the great cities, such as Chicogo, New York, Philadelphia and Boston, and talk about their greatness and publish false reports of their alleged ‘“‘surpassing merit," yet they never come into the mot- ropolitan arenn and win thoir luurels does the Barnum & Bailey’s “Greatest Show on Earth,” season after season. As long s there s no tax on adjectives and printer’s ink, and posters can be purchased from 3 cents a sheet and up- ward, the othor shows in the country can emulate the late Hon, Zachariah Chandier and ‘‘claim everything,” but when it comes t0 offering proof 1n substantiation thero is but one tented amusement that wiil not be found wanting when weighed in the balance; that is the great multi-featured Institution that sails under the Barnum & Bailey ban- ner. 'Lhis show will visiv nearly ail the cities in the west this season, and wherover its printing is posted the public can lm- piicitly expeot fidelity to all its pledges and the prescntation of what {s truthfully ‘the world’s largest, grandest and best amuse- ment instivation.’ e ey ODDS AND ENDS, There were 1,330 deatns in New York last week. t'rance will have another international ex- position in 1900, It requires $1,000,000 a day to run Uncle Sam's government. e United States covton crop last year was 1,250,000 bales larger than ever before raised in this country, The license law of Sweden forbids any per- son buylug drink without purclasing some- thing to eat L the same time, A photographer says that next to bables young married vou, re the most trouble- some, the bride especially being bard to please, ‘Tho average number of letters written per heaa of the population 1s: Eoglana and Wales, 40; Scotland, 50; Irelana, 16; United States, 21; France, 15; Germany, 18, and Ttaly, 7. The bridge of the Holv Trinity, Florence, was built in 1560, It is 822 feet long, of whim marble, und is even now reckoned s being withoul a rival as a specimen of the bridge- building art. In the event of war Russia could show a army of 1,800,000 men, besides Cossac France, on's war footing, an army of 3,500, 0003 Ubrmlny an army of 2,301,000 unaer twolve years' service, The ‘executors of George Bancroft's will have found lmblgno s instructions in that instrument, and bave applied to the court for guldance. Incidentally they mention that they have realized $440,000 from bonds, thesaloof New York property ana other sources, More than 20,000 persons visited Shake. speare’s birthplace last vear. ‘Chree-fourths of them lusoribed their names ou the visit- ora' book, and of theso 0,04 were British subjects and more than balf as many, or 05,885, Americaus. It is strange to observe that ouly ninety-one Germaus are uumbered AMUSEMENT. BfiYD s Theatre, Ono Night Only, Sunday Eve’g, July 24. THE BLAZING SUN of FARCE-COMEDY SKY, JOLLY NELLIE McHENRY AND HER GREATEST SHOW ON BARTIL A Night at the Circus. THE BEER DIRINKING ELEPHANT. THE WILD MAN OF BORNEO, All under one in one ring, THE BIG SHOW 18 HERE. Usual prices. Bex shect opens Saturday morning THE EXCURSION OF THE Omaha Turn Verein Y L THAT BIG SW THEATER, BLACK DIAMUNDS, RIP VAN WINKLE, WILL BE HELD SUNDAY, July 31st, To the Great Rifle Range at Bellevue. ot oumoann, PR B Muure: and J. J. Freabauf's, WONDERLAND! oy 2s 100 O ALL-10C QUAIL BRAND HEALTH FOODS Parched Rolled Oats, Unequalled in Flavor. Corn Gritz, Sold only iu 24 pound packages Velvet Meal, For muffins and gems, 1 BEST 1S CHRAPEST Sold by all First-Class Grocers. Largost stock of HUMAN HAIR west of Chicago. Guaranteed strictly first class, Mrs. R, H. Dauies, 111 8. 16TH. + - OPP. POSTOFFICE, among the visitors, for Germany buys more copies of Shakespeare's works every year than probably any other nation, Tncle Sam is the richest potentate in the world, The Bank of England has in its vaults about $125,200,000 in bullion; the Bank of Germany holds £200,000,000; ¥rance has $474,000,000, and tho United States troass ury and national banks huve §700,000,000, A hermit who diod 1n Logan county, Obio recently was ,mv, hourder of curios, He left a livrary of choloe works worch $2,500, nearly a score of guns, some of them oid filnt locks; enough trousers to starta store, and clocks, watches and revolvers by the dozel the tnventory showlng nearly 4,000 separate Kroups of good: i DeWitt's Sarsaparilia is relisole,