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HISTORY OF ANCIENT TRIBES
The subject that the Fiesta committee
has selected for representation by the floats
abounds With antiquity, mystery and ro
mance.
The History of Spanish-American Civil
ization covers a scope so wide and so di
versified In its character that it opens an
almost unlimited field for the artist and
tbe historian.
The origin nf the different tribes,
shrouded as it is in mystery, has so many
traditions anci legends that the residts of
the researches made by students read like
fables.
It is evident, therefore, that the suc
cession of floats to he seen during Fiesta
week will be a i lisplay of great historical
value and will lie of interest, not only to
the visitors, but to the residents of this
city.
The spectators will be led through the
different periods, when civilization was
making slow progress and treading a
rough path to elevate the Indian from his
stage of bigotry and superstition to hu
man intelligence and from his adoration
of the sun to tbe teachings of Christ.
Each of these Hoots will be a history in
itself. The High Priest of the Sun will
lead a procession of Incas, while the Em
peror of the Toltecs will lead a band of
his slaves.
Then again Montezuma the Great will
be seen seated in a chariot, and the cus
toms and manners of the Aztec tribe will
be portrayed.
Further on the Aleutians, that north
ern race that is supposed to have massa
cred the tncjlaus of Catalina and other
islands, will appear, and so on, until at
last Uncle Sam, with the Stars and Stripes
floating from the liberty pole, will com
plete a picture, that for brilliancy, scope
and historical value has no equal any
where.
But follow the history of these tribes,
necessarily briefly related in these col
umns, and the true merit and romance
will at once suggest itself.
The Toltecs do not receive very favor
able mention from writers. Some histo
rians consider them an inferior race, sim
ply a tribe of sedentary Indians. It is
stated that the kingdom of the Toltecs
lasted from "20 A. D. to 1116 A. D., when
their destruction was accomplished and
their people dispersed. Tbe ending of
this race was caused mainly by famines
ami pests and the invasion of strange peo
ples. The last act of their resistance as a
distinct tribe was a sanguinary battle
with enemies, in which the chieftain,
Topiltzin, Meconitzin and his wife,
XochitL were slain.
'i k .ie Toltec nation, however, is not with
out an interesting history. They claim
tbat their ancestors founded a city some
where on the shores of the Colorado River.
There they lived for generations, until at
last they wandered toward the south.
They founded their great city of Tollan,
now* Tula, which became the seat of gov
ernment of the Toltec nation.
In form they were tall, robust and well
formed, of light, sallow complexion, and
could run at the greatest speed for hours.
They were refined in their tastes but most
cruel and brave in war.
To them belongs the credit of having
invented part of the menu that is until
this day so much beloved by the Mexicans
and enjoyed by Americans, They had
corn, chile, frijoles and other delicacies
and eatables that have become distinc
tively Mexican.
The early faith of the Toltecs was the
adoration of the sun, moon and stars. In
fact they regulated the division of time
by the stars. Their principal god was
Tonacatecuhtli, because, according to their
belief, he warmed the earth and made it
fruitfnl, thus giving tbem their chief
blessing. They offered flowers, fruits and
sacrifices of small animals to him.
But in the matter of personal adorn
ment they had definite styles. These
styles did not change as often as nowa
days, but their garments were made of
strong or delicate fabrics in many colors
and designs, and frequently studded with
precious stones, which they worked ami
cut them selves.
Near the now extinct volcano. Nevada
de Toluca, about forty miles of the
City of Mexico, tbe "Toltecs had a palace
of stone decorated with hieroglyphics.
Among the legends of tbat peculiar nation
is one that the ashes of one of their ohiets
were carried to heaven by handsome birds,
that his heart followed aud became the
morning star.
The 'loiters discovered an intoxicating
drink, that has been the delight, of the
Mexicans from that time to this.
Strangely, a woman named Xochitl first
showed to her lord, the king, how to ex
tract from the heart of tho maguey a
sweet honey to drink, and from that
strong distilled liquors were made. These
ancient Indians became addicted to the
intoxicating fluid, and as the temperance
unions had not been established, the Tol-
AZ'EC WARRIORS—WnEN SLAIN IN BATTLE THEIR BODIES WERE ORNAMENTED AND
WKIiE BELIEVED TO INHABIT THE SUN.
tecs deteriorated in the most disastrous
manner and soon were lost as a nation.
But little is absolutely known about the
Zuni Indians. History has it that they
belong to a I'ueblo tribe, a semi-civilized
remnant of the Aztec empire. They in
habit a district of New Mexico about two
hundred miles southeast of the Moqusi'
settlement, and number about two thou
sand souls. Their town, Zuni, is about
half a square mile in area, and their
bouses, some of which are three and four
stories high, are built of adobe. Ladders
to tbe roof are used as a means of en
trance.
The Zunis are generally occupied in ag
riculture, are peaceful and industrious,
and have but little inclination toward
sports. Tbey care little for hunting and
other outside exercise as are usually found
among Indian tribes.
Their government is not expensive
and their salary list so small that even
the retrenchment committee now at work
with the ax in Sacramento could rind
nothing with which to make a record.
Their only officials are a governor and a
high priest, the latter being the oracle of
the tribe and the temporal and spiritual
guide. He is the main ruler, as his or
ders arc the laws that are carried into ex
ecution by the government,
The traditions of the Zuni Indians are
that they came from the northwest on
their march southward; that all Pueblo
Indians belong to v common race and are
members of the Aztecs and Montezumas;
that some of the forefathers remained be
hind during the nation's migration, but
that the greater body ultimately formed
the empire of Mexico.*
Several of the chief men of the tribe
made a pilgrimage to the Atlantic ocean
in IMS 2to procure some of its water, which
they deemed sacred. They visited several
cities in the East, under the guidance of
Frank 11. Gushing of the Smithsonian In
stitute at Washington, who has the dis
tinction of being the only foreigner ever
adopted into the tribe and who has lived
among them for a number of years to
study their manners and customs.
The religion of the Incas is one that
combines all the superstitions and religious
beliefs of ancient Indian tribes. It can be
said that their origin is shrouded in mys
tery and that their traditions are fabulous
in character and can be looked upon in
the light of a legend.
According to historical data Manco, the
first inca, tirst appeared on the shores of
Lake Titicaca, Peru, with his wife, Mama
Oello. He announced that he and his wife
were children of the sun and were sent by
A HOME AMONG THE INCAS—THE? USEO LADDERS TO ENTER THEIR DWELLINGS,
WHICH WERE GENERALLY SIX STORIES HIGH.
the glorious Intl (the sun) to instruct the
simple tribes. He carried with him a
golden wedge, or. as it is sometimes
called, a wand. Wherever this wedge,
upon being struck upon the ground,
should sink into the earth and disappear
forever, there it was decreed Manco should
build his capital. Marching northward
became to the plain of Cuzco, where the
wedge disappeared.
Here he founded the city of Cuzco, be
came the tirst inca and founded the Peru
vian race. He instructed the men in ag
riculture and the arts, gave them a com
paratively pure relipion and a social and
national organization; while his wife,
who is sometimes represented in the dual
role of his sister, taught the women to
sew, spin and weave. He therefore be
came the absolute ruler of his tribe, both
political and spiritual.
After having given his people proper
laws and organizing them into communi
ties, he quietly took his departure and
allowed them to "paddle their own ca
noe." He merely sent a proclamation to
his people stating that be had "ascended
to his father, the sun,"and nothing more
was heard of him. It is claimed that that
event took place after he had reigned
forty years, in the year 1082 A. D.
The origin of the Aztecs is no clearer
than of any of the other tribes. It is
claimed that previous to migrating they
dwelt in a land far to the northeast of
Lake Clapala. This region strongly re
minded, them of their far-off home, they
called Aztlan, and from this they called
themselves Aztecs.
In the middle of the seventh century
they determined to seek a new home and
commenced a long, tedious and dangerou
tramp toward tbe scrtithwest, under tin
marsnalship of their priests. The latter
not being supplied with charts or compass,
I traveled by inspiration, and as a conse
quence they paused whole years in differ
ent places, building bouses and temples
and leaving them as souvenirs.
They soon became a kind of ancient
gypsy tribe, and it is said that some parts
of this nation are still moving around and
bave never been able to find a permanent
abode.
I'orriOO years the main body of the Az
tecs moved us slowly as the Industrial
Army, and in 124 t they became tired and
halted. It was then that they changed
LOS ANGELES HERALD: SUNDAY MORNIKG. FEBRUARY 17, 1895
their name to Mexieas, from which the
word Mexican was afterward derived.
This change of name was not made, how
ever, because they desired to elude the
vigilance of tbe " officials of their native
country on account of criminal acts, but
because the priests received orders from
one of their gods, Mexitli, that they
should adopt a name like his.
This name finally attached itself to the
country they Inhabited and finally was
applied to the entire area that stretches
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Chapul
tepec, meaning Hill of the Grasshopper,
was named hy them, and in their picture
writings they depict it as a small hill with
a huge grasshopper standing all over it.
The Aztecs knew no alphabet, but cor
responded by certain signs or hiero
glyhies. that were taught by priests and
handed down for generations. Yet they
had their books on religion, history,
poetry, feasts and wars. They wrote on
linen Cloth and the colors were produced
from vegetable dyes. Some of their pic
tures are yet in existence in the museum
at the City of Mexico.
It is strange that the religious customs
of the Aztecs were so barbarous that even
! neighboring tribes abhorred their cus
toms. And vet they firmly believed in a
future life. While the other tribes be
lieved that after death tbe people would
be transformed into insects, the Aztecs
conceived uf graduated stages of happiness
for mankind. Warriors who were killed
in battle were immediately to dwell in
the house of the sun. For four years after
the death of a relative the friends of
fered Mowers, wine and meat to the de
ceased.
Rut when a chief died his body was
| ornamented and several papers were pre
l sented to the corpse, one of which was a
passport across the defile between the two
mountains, another with which to avoid
the great serpent, etc. A little red-haired
dog was killed and buried near the
corpse to guide its master across the
I great torrents that every departed soul
t must encounter.
j Every man was bouud to marry at the
I age of 21, and he could have as many
wives as he was able to support.
The Aztecs were musical and they had
a sort of theatrical exhibition, in which
the faces of the actors were hid witb
masks representing birds or animals.
The most important relic that is in ex
istence today and proves the mental pow
ers of the Aztecs is a calendar, carved in
tho year 1612 A. I>. and now built in the
cathedral of the City of Mexico. For two
centuries this immense calendar, with
other objects of heathen worship, lay hid
den in the ruins of their temples that had
been destroyed hy fire, as it was finally
discovered in 1790, when the Spanish
Viceroy ordered it built in the sacred edi
fice at Mexico.
This calendar is 12 feet in diameter and
made of a piece of basalt of immense
weight. It gives a clear idea of the divis
ion of time as understood by tbe Aztecs,
into cycles, years and days. Fifty-two
years constituted a cycle, 805 days a'year,
of which were five unlucky days, that
were utilized to make them still more un
lucky for those wbo were selected as vic
tims for human sacrifice. Each year had
eighteen moi.t'is and twenty days each,and
the months four weeks and five days each.
The days were desighated by such high
sounding names as "Rain,"
"Sea Animal," etc. The tribe believed
that a great catastrophe would occur at
the end of each cycle. When the unlucky
five days in the year approached they de*
stroyed everything they possessed, tore
their garments and gave* themselves up to
despair, as they considered that they liad
no further use for any earthly comforts.
When the time for the human sacrifice
arrived, a procession moved to the top of
a hill, six miles south of the city. At
midnight a tire was kindled by rubbing
sticks of wood over the breast of the
human victim. The body of this victim
was thrown to the flames, and when live
lives had been burned everybody shouted
with joy and delight, and the surviving
Aztecs returned to their houses, com
menced a season of house cleaning and
replaced all tiie broken pots und pans and
ruined clothes with new ones.
Aside from their barbarous religious
practices, the members of the tribe were
gifted with a certain amount of civiliza
tion not found among others. They had
the greatest respect for women, who ruled
their homes peacefully, and who were oc
cupiod mostly in the cultivation of flowers
and ornamentation.
Among the women was a set of
nuns who were called priestesses, and
who at the age of 12 or 13 retired to the
teocalli, where their hair was cut and
where they dressed in white. Their life
was one of abstinance and toil, and their
actions and movements were guarded in
daytime by a lady superior, and at night
by old men. They assisted at the re
ligious dances, adorned their hands and
feet with feathers, and painted their
cheeks red to a point that would cause
envy in the hearts of the variety actresses.
Tney had a peculiar manner of painting
their faces on days of penance, when they
pricked their ears until they bled and
used the blood as a "rouge."
Such were the Aztecs in 1500, after
little more than a century of life in their
new land, and they were soon conquered
by the Mexicans and lost their identity
and nationality.
One of , the floats will represent some
scene in the conquests of Cortes, whose
life was so replete with exciting and ro
mantic mci .ents that it will not be diffi
cult for the artist to present a most real
istic picture.
Fernando Cortes was certainly a self
made man. He was born in 14H5 at Me
dellin, Spain, and at an early age de
veloped a taste for military tactics rather
than for the study of science. He entered
the army with the intention of serving
under the great Captain Gonialvo of Cor
dova, but met with an accident that pre
vented his wish, and as soon as lie had
recovered from his illuts- he went on a
tour of adventure to the West Indies.
From 1504 to 1511 he traveled in the In
dies, and in that year accompanied Diego
Velasquez to Cuba, of which he subse
quently became Alcalde. In connection
with his residence in Cut a is a bit of ro
mance. It b claimed that Cortes fell in
love with a young lady named Dona Cab
alida Juarez, who was also admired by
his superior and who subjected him to
terrible persecutions on account of his
amours. Cortes was imprisoned and then
incarcerated in a ship and chained. He
escaped, and .swimming to shore took ref
uge in a sanctuary. Subsequently he
married the lady of his choice and be
came the foremost man in Cuba.
Whatever may be said of Cortes as a
brave and undaunted warrior, much of his
personal qualities show decided defects of
his character. He was more than cruel to
ward his enemies, lind his greed of plun
der leu him to many nets that 'deserved
the severest censure. * Yet he was a man
who was beloved and respected by those
surrounding him and over whom he exer
cised an irresistible influence,
Cortes embarked at San Jago, the Cuba
of 1518, with a squadron of eleven small
vessels, carrying ILO sailors and 550 sol
diers. After some unimportant experi
ences Cortes landed at the Tabasco River,
where he spent Palm Sunday and where
high mass was celebrated. At the end of
March, 1519, word was received hy Monte
zuma that the white men were at the
plateau of Analuiac, and demanded imme
diate audience.
In order to make himself popular with
the natives, Cortes allowed himself to be
decorated wit!) the ornaments belonging to
the god Juetzaleoatl, and the populace be
came convinced that it was their deity,
who had returned to them. He soon re
ceived orders from Montezuma to depart,
he himself having retired to the mount
ains. Instead of acting upon the King's
orders, Cortes found valuable allies in the
natives, and he at once established the
site of Vera Cruz and declared himself
Captain-peneral of his forces.
He soon received an invitation to visit
the Cacique ol Canpoallan, and Cortes Wits |
not slow in leaving the hot and sandy ;
shores uf the Gulf of Mexico for fresh air |
ami better climate. He was received with |
great honors, and during his stay learned j
of the existence of the republic of Klax
ealla, hostile to Mexico, and immediately
resolved to avail himself of these people ff
necessary. He resolved to visit that coun
try, ami started on his march in 1519.
lie was received well enough by the
people, hut an army ol Otomis, a tribe
Friendly to the Tlaxcalans, did no.tap
prove of the invasion and gave Cortes
battle, and on the sth of September, 1519,
the first real struggle between the army
of the New World and the descendants of
an ancient- race took place.
Cortes won and the defeated warriors
returned to their city to consult their
oracle. The latter announced that Cortes'
army was composed of children of the
sun and invincible during the day, but
that at night tliey would lose * their
strength, and be like other mortals. Act
ing Upon this advice Cortes was attacked
the next night, but was again victorious.
Peace was declared, the republic recog
nized as a vassal to the oroWII of CustiTe
ami Cortes established the Christian reli
gion among the tribe. He insisted upon
the abolition of human sacrifices and cel
ebrated the tirst mass, upon which occa
sion many young girls were baptized.
Cortes had now determined to conquer
Mexico, and at once commenced the
march to the capital city. He was met
by Montezuma, who offered him costly
presents, magnificent carpets were spread
on the grounds and other tokens of
friendship were offered. The Spaniard
was invited to the palace at Axayacatl,
and he gladly accepted the hospitality,
Cortes' tirst endeavor after gaining Mon
tezuma's friendship was to have the lat
ter embrace the Catholic religion and be
come a subject of the King of Spain.
Cortes had nearly accomplished his pur
nose Slid succeeded in the abdication of
Montezuma, when he was called back to
Vera Cruz, where Narvaez, an emissary
from the Governor of Cuba bad landed
with directions to disposses him of his
command. He surpris M the new-comer,
seized the horses of his command and at
once returned to Mexico. Here be found
matters changed through the poor policy i
of the man he had left m command, but
he w;ts too smart and brave a man to be
foiled, He made Montezuma address the
Mexicans and plead for them, hut bis
people assaulted their monarch and re
fused to obey his commands.
Seeing that his presence was unsafe he
resolved to abandon the city, and with his
army left on the night of July I, 1530. He
was attacked by the Mexicans, but es
caped and fell under a large tree, where
he reviewed tin- extent of bis misfortune.
Tbis escape is called the Noehe triste, and
the tree under which Cortes sat and
wept isa venerable cypress still alive.
Cortes gathered tiie remnants of his
army and commenced a campaign against
Mexico that lasted eight months. He
killed thousands of Mexicans, until
Cuahtemoc, the young monarch, sur
rendered on the 13th of August, 1521. The
country was put under martial law, al
though Mexican chiefs were allowed to re
tain tbeir titles. He ruled with an iron
hand, but fought for the Catholic Church,
which lie established among the Indians.
He returned frequently to Spain, but
was received coldly by his sovereign, and
finally died in the neighborhood of Seville
on December 2, 15-17. His body was
buried in great state in the chapel of the
Dukes of Medina Sidonia. He had willed,
however, that his bones should be re-
A MEXICAN MONUMENT FOUND BT CORTES AFTFR THE FLIGHT OF MONTEZUMA.
NEAR THE CITY OF MEXICO.
turned to Mexico in ten years, and on
July 2, 1794, his ashes were placed in a
marble sepulchre in the Church of Jesu
Nazareno, that he had founded himself.
WITH HORSES OR ELECTRICITY
Asking for a Street-Car Franchise Along
First Street
O. A. Ivers, John S. Maltman, John
Kennedy, Richard Dillon and Henry T.
Hazard have asked tho Oity Council for a
franchise for a double-track street railway
on West First street, from Bonnie Brae
street to the west city limits. The roail is
to be operated with either horses or elec
tricity, and the franchise as asked for is
to run for fifty years.
The Council will take the matter up on
Monday, ami it is probable the tirst move
will be to refer it to the City Attorney.
Dunn Goes to Sacramento
City Attorney Dunn left yesterday on
another trip to the capital of the state,
where the able law-makers arc now gath
ered. Information had reached him that
the proposed changes in the Vrooman act
are coming up at once, and he qi >da-
llied himself thence, to be in at the full
ing, and, if possible, sec that Los An.,cles
gets her share of the game, whatever it
may be. f
Lack of vltalltv and color-matter in the
hatha causes the hair to fa 1 out and turn
gray. We recommend Hall's Hair Kencwer
to prevent baldness aod gra- ness.
Vt'vll paper hung , 10c roll, S. Spring.
FOR HIGH-CLASS MUSIC
La Fiesta Concerts Will Be a
(ireat Attraction
A NUCLEUS FOR THE FUTURE
Sub-committees Appointed to Solicit
Subscriptions Soon
Charles E. Day Selected a» Director of the
Choruses-. The Amusement Committee'
Is Now Hard at Work
Charles E. Day
has accepted the of
fer of the music
committee to act as
director of the chor
uses at the Fiesta
concerts. Mr. Day
has in the past been
very successful in
directing large bod
ies of vocalists, and
he will do all in his
power to make the programme to which
lie has heen assigned a decided success.
Applications from those who de
sire to take part In the chorus wiil
he received by Mr. Day, Professor
WilhartitZ and E. P. Kubel, and the ap-
A SACRIFICAL CEREMONY—THE TOLTECS RESERVED FIVB DAYS EACH YEAR FOR
HUMAN SACRIFICE.
pltcantS are requested to signify their in
tention as soon as possible.
Tt is the intention of the directors and
the music committee, however, to exer
cise a somewhat critical supervision over
those wdio are willing to participate. They
will be required to give sufficient evi
dence of their vocal powers before their
services will be accepted. Many are will
ing to sing in the chorus simply for the
sake of obtaining free admission to the
concert, without being possessed of a
voice equal to the occasion. Tbat class
of singers will not be accepted.
Hut the oommltee is fully aware of the
fact that a large number of people reside
in this city who have good vocal qualities,
and who will have sufficient patriotism
and pride in the success of the Fiesta to
offer their services, and upon those will
rest the responsibility of making the con
certs a grand feature of the carnival.
The music committee has a plan of
greater extent than the Fiesta concerts.
The latter are intended as a basis for an
nual musical festivities during the Fiesta,
such as the Handel and Haydn Music
Festival in New York and elsewhere East.
Those in charge of this matter will use
their best efforts to obtain the co-opera
tion of the local talent to make such a
festival a success in the future festivals.
Professor Stewart Taylor will wield the
baton over the musical societies of the
surrounding towns, that will also form
part of the concert programme.
Each participant will be provided with
a ticket, entitling him or her to a re
served seat upon the stage, and in this
manner confusion in seating the members
of the choruses will be avoided.
The finance committee has districted
the city and appointed a sub-committee
for each district to solicit funds for the
Fiesta. These committees will commence
an active and systematic canvass on
Monday morning and expect to receive a
cordial and liberal response from the citi
zens.
Following are the names of the chair
men of the sub-committees and the dis
tricts to which they are assigned: A. P.
Lewis, Los Angeles street; Fred Lam
bourn, Aliso street; John A. Keifcr, north
of Plaza; John P>. Wachtel, Main between
Temple and Plaza; C. F. A. Last, Main
between Temple and Second ;J. J. Dorn,
Main between Second and Sixth; W. F.
Ball, Spring from Temple to First; H. V.
Anderson, Spring from First to Second;
J. 11. Newberry, Spring between Second
and Third; J. W. Vaughn, Spring between
Third and Fourth; H. J. Kraemer, Spring
between Fourth and Seventh; A. E. Pom
eroy, liroadway between Temple and
Third; Dr. G. MacGowan, Broadway, be
tween Second and Fourth; John H.
Trout, Broadway between Fourth and
Seventh; Isidor Fleishman, Commercial
street; T. H. Avery, First street; R.
Altschul, Second street; Wesley Clark,
Third street; Miles Pease, Fourth and
Fifth streets; A. Hamish, New High and
Temple streets.
The amusement committee has under
'consideration several special features for
the Fiesta week, that, will meet with
public approval. On Monday evening,
April 15th, it is proposed to have a bril
liant and amusing programme, when the
Queen de la Fiesta will be publicly in
stalled. In the afternoon the formal trans
fer of the keys of the city, by the Mayor,
will take place, and the official installation
of Her Majesty will be accompanied by aH
the pomp and splendor usual for such
imposing ceremonies.
In the evening, however, a more in
formal tone will pervade the festivities.
Members of the committee and of the
Queen's Court will deliver humotous
speeches, and the affair will be of a
light and amusing character, without court
formalities.
It has been decided to exercise the
strictest supervision over the masquerade
ball at Hazard's Pavilion on Thursday
evening. Instead of an invitation affair,
admission can only be gained by sub
scription, and prizes will be offered for the
best sustained characters. Only masks
will be allowed on the floor, and it is
expected that full dress will be "de
riguer'' in the balconies. The decora
tions have been already described in The
Herald during the week.
The athletic tournament will take place
on Friday evening by electric lights.
There will be bicycle races, tugs of war
and a lot of burlesque sports. Arrange
ments are being made to have some of
these tournaments open to ladies.
The following sub-committees have been
appointed to take charge of these separate
events.
Installation carnival —Louis Gottschalk,
John W. A. Off and K. Ogden.
Athletic tournament -Wm. F. Kennedy,
Adolph Frese and Louis Herzog.
Carnival ball—John T. Griffith, Maurice
S. Hellman and Albert A. Jones.
The offer of the Wheelmen's Training
League to act as couriers has been grate
fully accepted.
The proposition of Los Angeles Parlor
No. 45, X. S. G. W. and La Esperanza
Parlor, Native Daughters, to take charge
and manage a grand ball during Fiesta
week has been declined, as other plans had
been made.
TO BE GENERAL MANAGER
Mr. Nunn Disposed of All His Worldly
Possessions
But the fndianofa Paint and Ochre Company
Was Not What It Had Been
Cracked Up to Be •"•*]
James Nunn yesterday filed the pre*
liminary papers in an action agaist Joseph
A. and 0. A. Garner and A. A. Graff,
whom he charges with having success
fully conspired to defraud him last month
of block C at The Palms, one horse, one
cow, one set of harness, one wagon, one
piano-forte, one sewing machine, house
hold furniture and farming implements.
It is to recover the land and the personal
property, the latter of which Nunn values
at $1000, that he brought the suit.
The plaintiff says that in September ol
last year he became acquainted here with
Graff and the Garners, and his friendship
with the latter rapidly grew into in
timacy. After they had inspired confi
dence they represented to Mr. Nunn that
Joseph A. Garner wns the owner of 105U
shares of fully paid-up stock in the In
dianola Paint and Ochre Manufacturing
Company of Indianola, Neb., worth at
the time $10,500. Nunn was also made to
believe that the company owned rich min
eral deposits, a large mill with tine build
ings and extensive machinery, and that
its affairs were so prosperous that it hail
paid a dividend of 10 per cent in 1883. In
fact the concern was so prosperous that
within five years its stock would be worth
$2 on the dollar of its present valuation.
After Mr. Munn's eyes hail begun to
bulge at the great prospects in store for
the Indianola Paint and Ochre Manfactur
ing Company, he naturally was anxious to
be let in on the ground door, if such a
thing were not altogether unrealizable.
Capricious fortune favored him more than
he could have hoped, for his newly-made
friends not only offered to help him in his
wishes, but offered him the responsible
position of general manager of the com
pany for a period of two years at a
monthly salary of $100, with headquarters
at Dcs Moines, lowa.
All that was necessary to take a first
class ticket on the road to wealth, they
told Munn, was to purchase Joseph A.
Garner's stock in the company, or if he
had not got the necessary cash* on hand to
trade his ranch for the scrip. The trans
action seemed so favorable to the plaintiff
that he closed the trade and threw in tome
other real estate he owned in Topeka,
Kan., to become the possessor of Gamer's
1050 shares.
After Nunn had conveyed his property
to the defendants on January 28, his evas
commenced to open quickly, ami 'he
learned that the stock of the" lmlianola
Paint and Ochre Manufacturing Company
had no value at all, that it owned uo ricn
mineral deposits; that it oweu ~ver 16000,
more than the total value of the whole
outfit. Instead of having paid dividends
in 1893 it had, on the contrary, become
insolvent at that time. The position of
general manager which Nunn was to have,
turned out a myth and every other glow
ing representation made by tne Games and
Graff to Nunn turned out a burstnd soap
bubble.
Having at last fully discovered the de
ceit of which he was the victim, Stinn
sought out Peck & Foley, luwyers, aj»d
having laid the case fully befoVe them,
asked them what to do. The result of
their advice was an action to haw tiie
deed to the land cancelled and a demand
for his cow, his piano and the rest oi the
household goods, or $1000 cash in lieu of
these necessary adjuncts in a modern
ranch.
This is the seoson to get the best val*
ues und attention in tine tailoring from/
H. A. Getz, 112 W. Third street. 7
Hollenbeck Hotel Cafe. Grill rooms ami
private dining rooms. Oysters on shell.,.