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FHE OMAHA DAILY BEE
TWELFTH YEAR. OMAHA NEB MONDAY MORNING APML 2 1883 184
UNCLE SAM'S BOX ,
Mr , Gilflllan Turns Over the
Traatury to Mr , Wynian ,
His Succussor.
A Oommitteo Appointed to
Count the Uaeh and Give
Him a Clean Receipt.
How tlio Countinc 1 Performed
Dalloy Balanon * C
nml Ovori-
Chicago Trlbu o Special.
WASHINGTON , March 31 United
Stales , Treasurer Gllfillan baa our-
rendered his oflioo aud turned ever to
his successor the vast amount of
moaey and bonda stored Iu the treas
ury vaults. Sitting at his deok the
oihor day.'ho waa looking ever the
stores of matter suitable for destrco
tlou which accumulate on the hands of
oven the most systematic of men. Ho
oimo across a stray telegram dated
New York , which rau : "wo have got
him"
"What doyen suprose that meant ? "
Bald the busy treasurer. "It moans
that I was privately called to Now
York as an export in handwriting to
make some investigations as to the
attuonhlp of the Morey letter. For
pabllo reasons I did not go , and soon
niter I received this telegram. Tao
'wo have got him' meant that they
thought Bnrely they had detected the
forger.1
DELIVERING THE KEYS.
"What aort of a process do yon go
through to deliver the key. of this
great' place to your successor ? " I
aiiked.
"Tho process is a very simple ono , "
r piled the treasurer. "A committee
Is appointed to inspect the counting of
the money. It Is appointed by the
BI cretary of the treasury , and has gen
erally consisted of two persons , both
familiar with monoy. One Is taken
from some branch of the treasury sor-
vies not In the treasurer's ofiiae , and
tbo other from bank accountants out-
side. This committee of two may ask
to have as many expert counters de
tailed as they need. The balance will
be. closed at the end of business hours
oq the 31 t of March , and very pos
sibly the count may bo completed by
midnight. That doponda on the com
mittee. When I received the office
tha work began at 4 o'closk p in. , and
It was turned over to me at mid
night. "
"How much actnil money is there
to count ? "
"The money ordiaarlly runs about
$70,000,000 In the vaults hero. Thlo
la mainly iu what are called the
reserve vaults , and the money la all In
soiled packages , whlon haa been
cobnted and certified. Those packages
an not continuously the same by any
nwans. They may be said to be
clanging almost dally. Every load ol
miy that cornea trom the bureau of
engraving and prlntlrg Is sealed with
tie counting check of that bureau. It
U immediately uiisetlod , recounted ,
anc ! If correct sealed np again , and the
count again certified , and placed In the
reserve vault. The stores in these
reserve vaults are used only as thoj
are needed In the ordinary disburse
ments of the treasury. "
' "iWhatoro the average disburse
ments dally of the treasury propei
here over the counter , asideof course ,
* payment of bonds and inter
est ? '
"We probably pay out ever th <
counter $400.000 or $500,000 overj
day. We pay at least $800,000 overj
month In salaries , which are dlsburoec
right hero In this District on disbnra
ing officers' chocks-the salaries o
congressmen , of the host of omplnyei
In the different departments , the arm ]
and navy , and the District govern
ment. Wo receive about 1.530 differ
ent checks and drifts during the day
which have to be carefully Inspected
and It Is a very great work , as anj
one acquainted with money operation
will understand. Every night , dlroctlj
after the cloie of cllico hours , th
cash is balaniod , each teller bilanclnf
his own cosh , and his balances ari
carried to the principal book-ken par
who is roqilred to take the whole day'
business balance. No one emplojci
In the oath room can leave until th
balance l struck , or if there Isatrlflin
shortage , or an 'over , ' the amount o
it definitely ascertained and the plac
where It originated located. "
KHOUT8 AND CVERS
"Dj yoi ever have shorts and overs ?
"Of coirso wo sometimes do , bu
since thi days of the largo dofalcatloi
of $47,000 under the old method
which are very different from , th
methcSs which are now in use , w
rarelj have any shortages. Once In i
whllf a teller is short a dollar or two o
five aollars but generally .the shortag
can to accounted for and recovers
bact The errors for the most par
arl/o / with banks , and It Is a curious fao
thlt where there are mistakes they ar
generally overs. Honest money , wher
tloro Is an error at all , Is generall
fvor. This fact Is so general that I
tua become an axiom In the treasury
/and / It la ono of the principles by mean
Iff which wo detect party thefti
VTe keep a ledger account of court
rith every bank which makes II
/xchangos / and redemptions. Occas
/only / a bank Is S3 abort in IU ow
iicconnt sometimes a good deal moi
than that. The bank Is Immediate !
notified , and often when its romtttani
is short It protests that its uccoui
oonld not have been wrong , and thi
tht money must have disappeared I
the treasury. But banks , as a ml
hive discovered that our methods a :
ao accurate they cannot generally 1
questioned. Not long ago a bat
whose package was abort $5 or so w
fory emphatic In annonncli
hat Ita count must have boi
orrcot. Now , we keep a rcco :
> f all the "shorts" and 'overs" wl
. ! l the banks running back for mai
rears. Wo immediately turned to tl
coord , and , sending to the bank a II
> f the very largo number of orrc
which ) \ ] > r , . 's" the conreo
" ' of
of yeai- * ,
overs which tno. . . ' ick
; o It , we inquired if tno . ivor
questionedth&oconraoy of the treasury
icconnt when money was returned to
it which U had sent In exom of thn
requirement , and the bank acknowl
edged its error. Few banks , probably
no banks , keep a record of tholr shorts
and overs as wo do. "
"lIONKST MONEY ALWAYS OVKU "
"Yon say that the principle that
'honest money is always over' is used
a a means of detecting potty thefts.
How does that operate ? '
"It oporttuB just this way : Of
courao In the counting room the Urge
amounts of money are counted. Tno
experience of the treasurer , as I have
said , haa boon that honest money , as
rule , la ovur where there is an error in
tno count at nil , In a counter , thoru-
fore , in making returns to the super
intendent continually rcturna money
"abort" and never returns any "ovor , "
wo know that there in something
wrong m the counter. The dlf
( eroncos seldom amount to
moro than a dollar or two ,
but If shortages are continually
returned by tito same counter
that counter has packages given to
him which have been put up in the
treasury , with suitable marks , with an
intentional excess. This Is trlod two
or thseo times , and the money , upon
Us return , is Immediately privately
counted by exports. If the "over"
haa boon retained by the counter the
sum la deducted from hia salary and
the aonnter discharged. Tr is happens
now bat very rarely. There scarcely
has been a case of petty theft of that
sort for two or three years. "
TELLERS' BALANCES.
"How do you keep the run of the
tellers' balances ? "
"Every teller haa his own tin box
locked and placed in the vault at
night. His balance is not accepted
upon his own verdict , but at an unex
pected tlmo once a week or once a
month ; never loss than once a month
oaoh teller on some different day Is
relieved at the close of hours and in
formed that the treasurer boa detailed
some ono else to count his balance , II
the money In his dally box is short It
Is speedily ascertained , but ho is com
pelled every day to make his account
balance without an examination ol
tha box. "
"How many bonda belonging to
national banks have you In your oua-
todj ? "
"Probably $400,000,000. The ore
all in large omulopoa in the bond
vault. They are constantly counted.
Every bank has ita agent , who is re
quired to see to it that the bonda uro
counted at least once a year , and the
bonds of some bauka are surely count
ed every day. The tranfor of the
bonds to my successor will bo n com
paratively easy taak. " E. B. W.
CAPITOL NOTES
Special Dispatches to TUB Bit.
iniSII REFUGEES ,
WASHINGTON , April 1. While the
president could not be expected tc
make any direct statements In reference
once to the representations ot the
British government concerning the
utterance and the actions of cltlzana
of Ireland and Irish sympathlzsrs in
the United States , your correspon
dent haa authority to say that the
British minister hero has for monthi
called the attention of the government
to those utterances , but iu an entirely
friendly way , and without any de
maud for redress other than might be
suggested to this government after a
full Investigation of the whole sub
ject. The president , after the com
munlcation of the British minister
had been laid before him by the secretary
rotary of state , called the attention ol
tno cabinet to It , and , after brleflj
stating his own views , requested
the members of the cabinet tc
submit their views in writing
to him at the next cablne
mooting. Tois was done on Frldaj
last , and although your correspondent
does not feel authorized to give In de
rail the views of the cabinet , It can hi
Bald that there was no dissent in the
opinion that In the existing situation
of affairs the government would uol
bo justified In interfering with tbi
Irish sympathisers now in this conn
try. Onn of the papers submitted b ;
the cabinet members enters into ai
exhauillve review of the policy of th
British government with referouoo tc
political refugees from other countrio
who have sought an asylum In Eag
land , and cites the Invariable rofusa
of Great Britain to surrender or Intct
fore with them in any way In the absence
senco of commision of overt ats
TnU policy the United states govern
ment adopts as ita own , and haa s
communicated to the British mlnlste
with the assurance that our govern
ment will use its utmost endeavors t
observe both national and interns
tional obligations , and to BOO tha
thev are not violated.
GUEAT IS EAD8.
Oapt. James B. Eads recently wrot
Senator Gibson , enclosing his reslgno
tlon as a member of the Mlsslssipi
river commlsilon , which ho requesre
the senator to lay before the preslden
for acceptance. Senator Gibson in rt
ply says if there la to bo an merit ii
the Mississippi river commission It bi
longs to Oapt. Elds , fer the success a
the jetties led to the conception of ap
plying by appropriate legislation th
principles Elds had adapted to th
whole river. The senator predict
that the day la not far distant when
grateful people , from the jollies to tt
headwaters of the valley , will unite <
erect some fitting memorial in hon <
of the great engineer , who not on !
gave them deep water to the sea , hi
security also against the floods.
ANOTHER TELEGRAPH.
The next opposition telegraph cou
pany will -bo the Postal Union. It
understood hero that the compar
has already obtained control of tl
' ' which Is
Bankers' & Merchants' ,
well-established new line between ho
aud New York , and that It will con
Into thla cltv upon the poles of th
company. Tbo Postal Union Is al
said to have made an alliance with tl
Sjuthern Telegraph company , whl
reaches all loading points in Virginia ,
and that negotiations are pending
which will probably result in the
.ransfor of the American Ripld Com
pany to the Postal Union.
TUP. C'LEKKS.
The civil sorvlca commissioners
lave decided njt to present their rules
, o the president until his return from
its southern trip. Barman B , Eaton
aays that the rnloa are substantially
ioraplotcd , and tint there is nothing
n them to which any ouo can object.
1'hero are about 2,100 clerks in the
Toasury department propsr. There
were abaut M many ton yotra ago , aud
there are to-day ever 800 people
employed In the department who were
on the rolls ton ycarj ugc > . Taero are
on an average ninety-tivo voluntary
retirements from the treasury depart-
nont every yjar. That unmbor of
mon or women resign to go into pri
vate business , into matrimony , or out
of politics. This leaves about 350
paraons accounted for , and that nutn-
nor includes all the dismissal * for
cause or political reasons. Not 10 per
cent of the 850 have boon removed tor
"political reasons" In the lasttouycara ,
CROOK'S OPPORTUNITY.
Arizona Indians Revolt and Are KillIng -
Ing Citizens ana Soldiers.
SANTA FE , N. M. , March 31. Mex
ican troops nndor General Oarbo are
in the field to take no prisoners hut
kill bucks , cqnawa and children. The
casualties in Arizona have been heavy ,
four mon having been killed. Clark's
camp No. 4 on the Glla river and the
two Biacho'a camp are total wrecks.
The hostllos are behoved to belong
to the Jus band , reinforced by some
Calrlcahuas. Ail the troops of south
ern Now Mexico are in the field and
all possible measures far the protec
tion of aottlois and the punishment of
the Indians are being taken by Gen.
MoKenzle.
MoKenzle.nUUOHS
nUUOHS OP A BATTLE.
TUCSON , March 31. The troops are
all moving towards the Mexican line
to Intercept rho Indians on their ro <
tnrn to the Sonora. A band of fiftj
nostllos are reported as having boon
aeon near the Arizona line going to
wards Clifton ,
There is a rumor that Mojor Tup
per , from Huachaca , had a bgh ; witb
the Indiana and lost twonty-alx men.
General Cirr and onn hundred mor
will leave Tucson for Banson to-night.
THE NUMBER OF KILLED.
TUCSON , March 31. The White
Mountain tribes are open in declaring
they will go on the war path thli
moon unless uomothlng positive ( s ac
complished. There h certain dangoi
of an attempt by an oraaulzsd body ol
citizens from Clifton , Globe , Tombstone -
stone nut ! S in Carlos , against the Iu <
dlanp. The reservation people arc
waiting to gixo Crook an opportunity.
Twonty.sc.vm have boon killed In ulnt
days.HINNSVILLE
HINNSVILLE , Mexico , March 31
Thirty-two people have been killed It
the past nlno days. The hostile ! art
moving toward Arizona to a sparsel ]
settled region.
gRIQHTS'or PASSENGERS.
a. Opinion by the Supreme Court o
Illinois.
CHICAGO , March 31 , The snprom
onch of Illinois , the whole bond
ssonting , has just filed an oplnloi
eclarlng in substance that the Pull
man palace car company and like cor
orations are common carriers , plaoln ;
lorn on the same category as rallroai
ompanlea. This ia contrary to th
ocislon given by the aam tribune
overal years ago , and affirms th
rlnciplo 'hat the preeont atato legla
atnre haa endeavor to embody In th
tatnte. The suit waa brought b ;
iuke Levin against the car compan ;
or refusing to permit him to oooup ;
ho sleeping birth assigned hlmwhlcl
IB offered to pay for. The lowe
onrts decided the plaintiff hai
no power to enforce accom
modatlon from the car com
any , and that it was optional on it
_ art to furnish the same. The cour
asserts that the running of the Bleep
irs has become a business and social ne
iosstty , and In that view the law oai
mpose obligations on the company th
amo oa on railroads , ferrymen an
nn-koeperp. In the language of th
pinion , "Whore , therefore , a pcneor
; or under the rales of the company i
ntltlcd to a berth by paying tbo uent
are and to whom no personal objec
Ion attaahua , enters the company * !
aleeplng car at the proper time for th
mrpoap of procuring accommodatlor
'or a birth , offering or tondoiing th
: uatornary price therefor , the compi
> y Is bound to famish it , provided :
ias ono at Its dlaposal. " For
> reaoh of any of these Implied dntii
ho court holds the company cleat ]
lablo
Hood Recaptured
Spoctil Dlipttch to Tu Bu.
NEMAHA CITY , Neb , , March 31 -
[ did to-day recapture my man Hoc
who oecaped from me at Syracui
March 8,1883. Hope this will romo\
; ho great responsibility resting on n
two friends , Mr. Howe and M
Furey. G. W. OULV.
Mormon Convorti-
Special DIapitch toTui B .
ST. Louis , March 30. This mon
Ing 200 persons under charge of Eld
Morgan , of the Mormon church , pas
od through the Union depot onron
for Utah. Taeaa converts all can
from the Southern .States.
Forty Men Drowned.
YARMOUTH , Enc. , March 31. Do
lug a recent terrific gale six fnhli
smacks wont down and forty sallo
lost.
were _ _ _ _ _ _
A Xjifo Saving Service.
Mr. M. E. Allison , Hutchison , K i
Saved his life by a simple Trial Bottle
Dr. King's New Discovery , for Ooasutn
tlon , which caused him to procure a lai
bottle that completely cured him , wh
Doctors , change of climate and every thi
else hkd Ulled. Asthma , Bronchitis , i
vere Coughs , nd all Throat and Lung d
eases , it is gutranteed to cure ,
Trial bottles frea t 0 F. Goodma
diug store. Large size , ft ,
aprl 2-eod&w :
THEY ALL DO IT.
Oonsitablo Fnss Made About
a Woman "Shinning" Up
to a Man.
An Unsophisticated Konnnck
Captivated by Agnes
Langtry ,
Freddie Stilt Bonus in th Smtlei
of tlio Beauty.
pcclal Dispatch to Tun Hsu.
PHILADELPHIA , April 1 In the
atost news from the Langtry oomblno-
ion the central figure is not Mrs.
jingtry but Mies Agnes Langtry ,
chaperone and sister-in-law nf the
ictross , who wan called to thlo country
jy Lily to bo her traveling companion
ifter Mrs. Libouohoro'a departure.
Mlsa Agnoa le said to bo n sister of
Mr. Langtry and has hitherto enjoyed
; ho Intimate friendship of the wifo.
she is moro than a few years her
senior , is moderately feood looking and
very oodato aud dignified In her man
ner. Slnco joining the company sev
eral months ago aho has boon almost a
constant associate of Mrs. Langtry
and Gebhardt In tholr walks and
drives. The Times has a dispatch from
Rochester Baying that on March 18h
tbo company were on tholr way Into
Canada and stopped at Niagara
Falls for a day. With the party waa a
young man from Toronto , who had
boon introduced to Miss Agnes a few
days before , aud whoso attentions to
her , it Is said , were almost as marked
aa were those of Gobhardt to the ac
tress. The company mot at the depot
at the appointed tlmo to take tholr
departure , but Miss Agnes and her
friend were missing. No explanation
of her absence could bo given , and
when lost seen ahe waa on the Canadian
side in company with the Toronto ad
mirer , riding from the ansponalon
bridge to the Clifton hence , As they
wcro not on hand when the train was
ready to start , the company wontwlth-
ontthorn.
Telegrams wcro aont back to her
but no Information was obtained
until several days later when a letter
came to the city requesting Miss
Agnca1 trunk bo aunt to her at ones to
Toronto. This wua too much for Mrs.
Langtry. She positively rafnaod to
Bond the trunk and still retains it.
Mrs. Langtry is very angry r.t hot
sister in-law'a conduct and Is ahocked
thut her own decorum did not inspire
within her a deeper flense of propriety.
Meanwhtlu it is a Eerlout question how
a woman can stay array two whole
woeka without her bagifogo. She sent
several telegrams later demanding hoi
things but they have not received
atfoutlon.-
HAKTFOUD , Conn. , April 1. Frank
H. Cjrbln , who leaves u wife and boy
of 5 years , has disappeared , and h
reported to h&vo jjono west with Mist
Luoy A. Rabbins , The partioa bo ;
eng In Nowington , four miles from
tore , but for several months past
lave resided in Hartford , aa tbolt
ntimacy iu Newlngton made nn <
) loasant gossip. Last fall II
cached the car of Mrs. , Corbln ,
nd aho had a conference with the
lobblna , who promised the wife , hoi
Id schoolmate and warm personal
rlond , to abandon the affair , but the
ntlmaoy waa renewed with a week ,
nd Ccrbln brutally boosted of it tc
.In wife , Thereupon aho sued for t
Ivorco , and Corbln came to Hartforc
nd bought a drug-store , which die
tot prosper. Miss Rabbins about the
amo time removed to Hartfoid anc
nrnlohed a room elegantly In one o :
ho fashionable buildings , Corbh
waa a frequent visitor. Within a f av
ayu both have disappeared , and Mlsi
Jobbing told a relative that aho wonlc
bo absent an Indefinite tlmo. She li
worth nearly $50,000 In h < jr owt
ight , and is reported to have drawi
$10,000 In cant just bofoao the flight
She was abelloof Nowington , remark
, bly handsome , highly educated , aud
had refused Boveral advantagooui
offjrs.
A GIRL'S INFATUATION.
3
Hhe Eloooa with and Marrloa He
Father's Negro Coacbman.
HAUTFOKD , Conn. , March 31 , Mis
Ann Brookor , a bright , pretty girl
Ivinp In Torrlngton , In this atato , ha
eloped with her father's negro coach
mail , named James Bradley. A ahor
, imo ago Miss Brookor wont to No <
York on a visit , and when aho Icf
there , instead of coming homo as ho
friends supposed she was going to do
nho took the Honsatonlo rend o
Bridgeport ana went to Ashley Falli
whore she mot Bradley , as ha
boon previously arranged , and the
wont to Sheffield and were married
Mlsa Brooker is a young lady of fin
appearance , about 5J4 years of agoran
Is of good family , her father beta ]
ono of the prominent mon of Torrlnf
ton , and in very good circumstances
living about a mile and a half fromtb
village on the road' to Lltobfiolc
Mies Brookor Is the
YOUNGEST OF BIX DAUGHTERS
and has ono brother. Her mother
dead. The girl had always conduote
herself in a proper manner and no or
had over auipccted that there wi
anything Improper between her an
10 the young folio * * . Bradley la a fu
blooded African and has worked f <
her father about three years. Li
week , when Mr. Brooker dlscovorc
the whereabouts of his daughter , r
wont to Ashley Falls , accompanied I
his son , and trlod to persuade her I
return home. She would not llstc
to thorn , and , crushed with ahamo at
diipair , they were compelled to r
turn homo , leaving her with her hu
band in a miserable shanty in Aahli
Falli. Mian Brookor'a conduct is i
explicable , as her homo relations ha
always been the pleaaantost and el
has grown up In luxury and refin
mont. Her family fools the dlagra
keenly and everybody aympathlz
with them.
MY FATHER'S BUSINESS ,
A Lady Who is Following the
Master's ' Footsteps ,
A Story Full of Real Lifu Ro-
manoes ,
And KnpprMied Sensation * of Ro-
oeut Occurrence-
Tno following Is the report ot city
mission work for the first three months
of 1883 , by Mrs. 11. B Fuller :
Daring the first two months of the
quarter I worked thlrty-sovon lours a
week , aluoa then not being well , have
been ont comparattvoly llttlo and
should have accomplished little had
not the work come into my hands by
constant calls for holp. There has
boon more necessity of this than ever
before , and though the supplies have
boon greater they have atlll
FALLEN SHOUT OP T1IK NEEDS.
I wish to acknowledge the receipt of
about fiyo barrels of potatoes and
other groceries , some clothing and
$1,50 cash from the Cjutral school ;
and two or three barrels of provision ,
clothing and § 2 DO c ih from the Pa
cific street school. Those came with
out my having askoa or suggested
that any portion of the supplies col
lected be given mo , and they were
very thankfully rooolvod. They were
given oat In email quantities and I
have vliltod personally nearly every
family Into which they have gene
Some , too , have boon recommended
by Mr. Pierce , county superintendent
of the poor. I have the address of
every family and if the donors would
like to see for themselves , I shall bo
Very glad to have them do BO and
learn by fnvostigatlon
WHETHER TJIF.ln 01FT3 HAVE I1EEN
WASTED.
I would acknowledge , too , a month
ly order for groceries from Mrs. G. H.
Clark , groceries from Mr. Fleming ,
glfta from Mrs Daltz and Mrs. Mo-
Oaguo , and second-hand clothing from
many friends (500 ( garments having
been distributed ) , and qViito a supply
of now clothing from the benevolent
Doclety of Irdngton the doarfriondn
of my homo church of whom It may
almost bo said : "Thoy have done
what they could. " I have received
from the First Congregational Sundaj
school $12 75 , and have collected
? 14 50 on
MY "PKNITENTIAUY I10X , "
which Is Bill ! unsold ( who will buy it ? ]
Those last two glf to have been kepi
ooporate , that tno donors may know
jast where they have been bestowed.
Muoh of the cash has b'ooii used foi
shofa and medicines , proscribed bj
physicians. I do not moan the shoos
were prescribed by the doctor , though
many times he oould not do bottoi
than to order them.
Ami J the oaae which have inter
cited me Is that ot a woman whom ]
have known for years , who called-the
other day to Bay that she
HAD HEll HUSBAND AHBESTKD
the night before , because she was It
fear of her life , and she could ondnri
it no longer. Her honso was abut U ]
for lack of rent , and nothing romaluoi
bat to go to her father's. Her ohildroi
were already at the depot , bat she hai
depended upon the wages horhusban
told her were duo him to take thot
to tholr destination , She found hi
story untrue , and scarcely anythlnj
left. It was not the firat timeaho hai
boon cruelly deceived , bat It place
her now ( n very trying circumstances
A half fare ticket waa obtained of th
ooanty commissioners , and she waa re
joined to go to her childhood's home
and thought she would not again b
betrayed Into leaving It by fatso pro
texts. Whisky , of course , was th
cause of the trouble.
Another case from
THIS "IRIIEI'KESHIBLK CONFLICT. "
A lady called one morning a lady
notice with the daintiest , awootos
little five year old girl , and inqnlroi
for some police oflioor. With dlflhnlt ;
aho told mo that her husband had no
boon homo since the proviona mon
ing. He had never atayod away a :
before. She had waited for him a
dinner , waited for him at supper
waited for him all night. Who oa :
guess what snch a night of waltio
moans but they who have triad It
Ho had never boon arrested , but eh
feared it , because ho sometimes d !
drink too much.
Wo found him in the city prlsoi
She readily obtained his release , bu
while she waited for this the littl
girl came homo with mo. In he
childish prattle she surprised mo b
aaylng , "I guess I'll pray about m
papa , ao he wont drink any moro ,
and presently added , ' 'My papa crli
when he la drunk. Ho just laid h
h.oad down against that hole , " tt
grated door of the cell " and cried ,
And probably this Is but the begli
njng of Borrow to the tempted , eli
ning man , and
THE POOH STRICKEN WIFE
and helpless child.
A widow who haa found It vet
hard to auppott her poor children-
the youngest , of three months bor
since the father's death la going 1
take them down to the Soldier's 0
phans Domo/ln St. Louis , where so'
oral yean of her own early life woi
spent , and I have promised to s <
that that the children are made roac
for the journey ,
I saw , a week or two since , a lltt
three year-old girl , who was adopte
last summer. She has Improved voi
much , and herfoater parents think hi
quite aa remarkable as people a
wont to think tholr own.
WAITING FOR HOMES ,
Two nlco llttlo girls are going i
trial to a hcrno In the west , where '
is moro than likely they will bo kept
Two or three children are yet waltli
for homos. Are there not some Our :
tlan hearts who will hoar through tl
call the Masters , "Inasmuch ? "
Those who have been Intoreitod
my prlaon work , will be glad to know
that two of these released have good
places and doing well at last accounts ,
One Is in a place of trust and writes ,
"It is sufficient to show mo that I have
0110 moro chance to bo a man , and
with God's help I moan to improve
It. " Ho aont mo $5 to bo asod for
ono of his friends in prison.
MOUK FAITH.
These give mo moro filth in others
there , when they write as ono did the
day boforu Christmas , "Yes , right
hero on the ova of the birth of our
Lord Jesus Christ. I promise yon to
live for Him , and I hope my future
life mny provo the ulncority of my
words " This man I have hoard Is the
non of a clergyman , though ho ha *
never told mo BO. Is not a covenant
kcoplue God yet following mauy of
those wanderers
"Who have but fallen In tlio path
Wo have In wo\knes trod , "
METROPOLITAN HOTEL , OMA
HA. NEB.
Tabloa puppllod with the boat the
market ntiorda. The traveling public
claim they got better accommodations
and more general satisfaction hero
than at any other honso In Omaha ,
Rate , f > 2 pnr day. nuggltfm
T LEQRAPH NOTES.
Sptclkl Dlapttchos ti Till BSR ,
Tha estimated reduction of the public
ebt for March IB St,600.000. )
The steamer Polar Stnr exploded her
boiler at Columbus. Ivy. Four men were
drowned and two killed Ly the explosion ,
The W b sh railway haa completed ar
rangements with the Itook Island railroad
by which Its system IB to bo extended to
St. Paul.
Bishop elect Nicholson , of 8t Mark's
church. Philadelphia , writes to Rev. Dr.
Wakeueld , president of the standing com
mittee , declining tbo episcopate of Indiana.
George Buchanan , ion of the bogus dl-
plomar , Dr. John Buchananw s convicted
at Philadelphia , of having caused the
death of Kllzibeth Holsteln by n criminal
surgical operation ,
The United States express company bos
Arranged to deliver , without charge , n
donation from Hiram Slbley & Co , , ol
30,000 packaged of selected garden soodi
to sulTerers by the tornado nt Grinnoll ,
Iowa ,
The twenty-ninth annual report of the
Chicago , Burltugton & Qnlncy railroad
shows grosi earnings , S'21,051,100 ; operat
ing expense and tnxer , 811,284,000 ; net
onrntngB , 10,207,000 ; Interest and ex <
change. $162.000 ; total , $10,710,000 ; divi
dend , $501 ! , 100 ; carried to the ! reserve
fund , $750,000 ; number of miles of lint
operated , 3,228.
The Chicago and Alton road has terrod
notice of withdrawal from the Olilcagc
nud St. Iioulu passenger pool , nud from till
agreement not to issue pauses to shipper ? ,
on the ground that the agreement hiu
been violated by other lines , parties l (
the agreement. It is thought piobablo II
will also withdraw from thn Southwosfort
association. A war o ( rntcs Is liable to ro
suit.
Colbert Strahn nnd Jesse Milhollnml
were wnylild nnd uhot Kilday uUht noti
Oakflold , Audlbon county , Iowa , by nn un
known man , who stopped I from behind i
troo. Strahe died at midnight. Mllhol
land wan shot In the head , reported fatally
This is tbo outgrowth ol n reign of terroi
In that vicinity , inaugurated nnd sustain
ed by Straho nnd confederates , and knowi
as the Crooked Creek crowd.
The Tribnno publisher a statement tha
on the 12 inst , feU,000 la gold certificate
were abstracted from the cash room of th
custom houso. Over $500,000 was paid ii
duties that day. When the money w *
counted In the sub.treasury It was shor
the above amount. Secretary Folger BU
thorlzes Collector Robinson to make thor
ough Investigation , While President At
thur was collector ho lost 05,000 In th
same manner.
The Now York Catholic Review has ad
vices from Homo stating that the Holj
See hni appointed Rev. Joseph U dot -
nmcbor , of the dloceso of Fort Wayne ,
the sea of Nashville , vacant by promotloi
of Archbishou Feohan to Chicago. Blsbo ;
Drondol , of Vancouver's Island , has beei
appointed apostollo administrator of th
vloarlnto of Montana , now added to tb
province of Oregon , although herotofor
belonging to the province of St. Louis an
administered by the vicars of Idaho an
Nebraska.
At Knob Noetor , seventeen miles wet
of Sodallit , Mo , , a negro who had an rr
broken by jumping from a train , wi
taken to the house of n colored [ man net
by , the fraotuto set and bo given a bei
About 10 o'clock Friday night be or OBI
and began to fire promiscuously with hi
revolver. The Initiates nil lUd , Murthi
Jell llairo repaired to the place and i
attempting to arrest the frenzied negn
was wounded twice Finally the bulletin
was set on fire , but the negro did not com
out until tbo timbers bewail falling II
was greeted with n volley of dhoti , tw
tailing effect. lie waa then e ecu roc
Halro la thought to bo mortally wounded
The iury In the cose of Thou. Waldror
better known OB "Brother Frank ,
president of the St. Joeopli'n co
lege , Urooklyn , N. Y , on trial tl
post weeli on tbo charge of r po of
little Rlrl , aged nix and n half yearn , aft <
deliberating Friday night and Saturday
rendered a vordlct of guilty on the secoc
count , the attempt at rape. The prlsoi
or'i counsel made an eloquent plea in h
behalf for mercy. Judge llalght , In pn
nonnclng sentence , Intimated that the jut
had been pretty merciful In the case , ni
t that the parents of other children had ii
formed him of similar attempt ] by tl
prisoner. Ho therefore Rontencod the prl
oner to the full extent of the law , fa
years In Auburn prison , except that I
might have added ft fine.
a THE PHILO MATHEANS.
The ( jomlntf Concert Next Wedno
day Kvonlntr.
The Philomathoan olnb will give i
next concert , the second of tholr thli
series , at Max Meyer's music hall , <
Wednesday evening uoxt , April
The following is the
1. String quartette , in G Hny
A Adagio , B Presto.
2. Trio In K , Op. 11 , No , 2 Mo/ :
Piano. Violin. Viola.
3. Serenade 8clmb (
Quartette from tilee Club.
5. Concerto for piano , In I ! Allegro ( wl
accompaniment of four strings
llauptma
Mr. Felix lilankcnfeld.
5. Strlnr quartette , In 0 Mozi
A Andinte. B Meunuetto , Or-Ad-
agio. D Allegro.
0. Tenor solo , "If , "
Mr. W. Bh w.
7. Qulntuor , In O , Op , 101 Relsslf
A Andante. B Scezzo.
8. String quutelte , In B Spc
BLAVEN'S YOSEMITE OOLONC
Made from the wild flowers of t
FAH KA&IKU YOSEMITE VALL1
U is the moat fragrant of perfun
Manufactured by U. B , Slaven , 8
Francisco. Foroalu In Omaha by 1
J , Whitehouso aud Konnard Bri
A NEW MAJOR ,
Bolng tlio Now Commandant at
Fort Robinson , Ool , Louis
Hi Oarpentor ,
The Colored Troops and How
They Fight Vi&wa on the
Apaohe Outbreak.
Brevet Oolouol Lonla H. Carpenter ,
late of iho Tenth cavalry , bat recently
promoted to a majority In the Fifth
cavalry , was mot by a BKE reporter
yesterday at the Paxton , Major Car
penter la u fine soldierly oflioor of
borao forty years of ago , who has soon
over twenty years of sorvloa In the
army , more than ton ycara of which
have boon spoilt with the colored
troops of the Tenth cavalry. In Oct.
'US ho commanded two companies in
the Indian war In Kansas , and re
ceived the brevet of colonel at General
Sheridan's request for gallantry in
action , Having recently road some
strictures about the colored troops ns
soldiers , THE Bet : reporter ventured
thn inquiry.
"What sort of soldiers do the
colored mon make , ColonoU" 1
"A great deal better than many
suppose , " replied Major Chrpontnr.
"Tho records show that there have
boon less desertions In the Tenth
cavalry than in any other regiment In
the service. Wo have had fewer court
martlals , fewer offenses against the
regulations , and as good general dls- ,
olpllno as can bo found elsewhere in
the army. The mnn are unusually
cleanly and tidy , and spend moro on
their drew than the whlto soldiers ;
they drill well , and are obodlont to
their superiors. "
"How are they In action ? " asked
the reporter. "Can they stand fire ? "
' 'My experience has boon , " Bald.
Major Carpenter , "that they are as
reliable as whlto soldiers in action. I
have soon them in a nnmbor of Indian
fights , and they behaved unusually
well , You know tholr record during
the war , and slnco then the troops in
the colored regiments have maintained
tholr reputation. I certainly have no
iault to find. In 'US ' the two compa
nies that I commanded slid excellent
eorvloo and deserved all * the compli
ments that they got , "
"Then you bollovo In the enlistment
of colored men into the army ? "
"I didn't say that , did II On some
accounts I do not. The moral tone of
the colored mon IB not as high as that
of the whites. They are moro uned
ucated and it is extremely dl Moult to
find mechanics among them for * the
work of the regiments. I moan
blacksmiths , carpenters , oto I think
that for three reasons it would have
been as wall If the enlistment of col
ored men had boon postponed for a
generation at least. Still It la only
fair to say that they are Improving
greatly in the matter of education ana
will donbtlou improve moro rapidly
In this respect every year. "
"I see that the Arizona papers are
criticizing the Apache campaign , " said
the reporter.
"That IB to bo expected , of course , "
said Mr. Carpenter. "Tho Apaches
can't bo subdued in a day and It will
require hard work to captnro or sup
press the band who are disturbing the
territory. The character of the country
la auch that a half a dozen Indians
can hum , plunder and massooro In
the face of a oonplo of companies of
troops and escape to the mountains or
dodge across the line Into Mexico
before much can bo done towards
their captnro. Indian fighting In
Arizona Is hard work , even with the
host of troops and officers , as anyone
knowB who has boon in an Indian
campaign. The Apaches are like the
Irishman's flea , yon put your finger
on them and they 'aro not there. ' It
Is unfair to prejudge the results of a
campaign betoro It lias begun , "
Major Carpenter takes a month's
leave of absentia before assuming
command of Fort Robinson , to which
ho has boon assigned , In the place of
Major Sumner , transferred to Fort
Niobrara ! Ho leaves In a fowdaya
for Philadelphia , returning about
May 1st.
THE EMMET'S ANNUAL
Their Uogular Spring-Time Ball Will
bo Hold on Wednesday , April 11.
That substantial old Ottilia lastl-
tion , the Einmot Monument associa
tion , are out with tickets for their
fourteenth annual ball , to bo held on
Wednesday evening , April llth , at
Cronnso'a now hall , which they have
eooarod for formal opening for danc
ing purposes. The wail of distress
now floating over the Atlantic from
the famine stricken sections of Ire
land has docidod.tho Emmets to donate
tsd the not proceeds of the ball for the
d suffering people of tholr mother coun
n try. The capacious now hall erected
by Mr. Orounso has boon placed at
I tholr disposal , and no effort will bo
spared to make the affair aa great a
success and fully as enjoyable aa for
In mer efforts of the Emmets. The hall
will bo fully completed by the llth of
rt next month , with every accessory nec
rt essary to render dancing onjoyablo.
They should meet with hearty sup
thin port In this eltort to contribute some
thing to rollovo the terrible suffering
in which the telegraph Informs ns la of
dally occurrence in Ireland. The
rt
tickets are placed at $1 00 , and are
now In the hands ot the members for
tti sale. Competent committees have the
matter In charge , and a jolly good
er tlmo Is assured ,
br FOR SALE.
IE A drugstore in woslorn Iowa , popu
tie lation about 3.500 , stock from 0,000
; Y to $8,000 , sales $18,009 per annum ,
0 , only two drag ntoros In the town , a
in largo country trade. Inquire of Frank
Rogers , Mlllard Hotel drug store.
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