Arizona silver belt., 1886-05-15
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is named as "a soldier it to stand by Cesar and give directions" We pre- sume that the Gyesar referred to here was a member of the Julian family and surnamed Caesar because one of them keft an elephant which bears the same name in the Punic tongue, 8r because one was born with @ thick head Of hair. Julius Caesar was cheap son of that family, having been taken by pirates they offered him hls liberty for thirty talents, either for cash or approved county produce. The name has become a favorite with ne- groes of the South. There Is Julius Pompey Caesar, Pompey Julius Caesar and Julius Cesar, and the latter named person may possibly he the Cesar referred to. Had they referred to Crook as fit to stand by Geronimo and give direction, we would have taken issue with tho club, even afler it had been stuffed with the exploits of Crook while in command in Arizona.
 The Bee informs its readers that ''tHe friends of Gen. Crook grouped around him m the luxurious parlors of the Omaha club, commenting him for his success in dealing with a saw age foe, and congratulations upon ms safe return, whiled away the feeting time"
 The scene at the club as described by the Ree, was in marked contrast with that of his leaving the scene of his triumph in Arizona. Instead of congratulations, he was sever ely let alone. He seemed lonesomo--as lone some as a mullen stalk in sheep pas ture after being visited by bhghting frost, and seemed to carry a depressed heart, bruised by diversity and, per haps, remembering the fate of Lots wife, he did not look back upon the scene of his triUmps, but sped to Oma- ha wheSe he had reason to believe the fatted calf, If not a triumphal arch, awaited him. He was not deceived. His fondest hopes were realized not, however, by bovine roast, but by tables describing a mammoth E, coy- cred with snowy linen, gracefully pan eled with prone-like trarls of smilax; fruit and floral designs, rich in quail ty and ingenious in conception made fascinating the well-trained board Smilax was trained about the chande. Hers, and from the sideboards came the perfume of fresh and beautiful flowers" Tie stiffness of formahty was swallowed with the first course "and everybody enjoyed the yiauds and indulged in cheerful intercourse of thought" The menu card was beautifully gotten up and emblazoned with the following sentiment: He is a soldier fit to stand by Cesar and give direction. The title page bore the following in bronze: Complimentary banquet to General Crook, U. $. A. Omaha Club, Aplil 26, 1886. The last page was embossed with a tomahawk also in bronze. Thls caused quite an amount of speculation and was the subject of many witty remarks. Toast. were given and responded to by a number of gentlemen all, of course complimentary to Crook, but no men tion was made of Geronimo, who SC out-generaled Crook that the govern. msnt was obliged to retire Crook tc Omaha, where nothing IS required o him except to draw his pay.
 Crook. of course had a speech pre- pared for the occasion, and although aching to account for his failure tt master few ragged and poorly pro Yisioned Indiana, the Bee says he re luctantIy responded to repeated calls and so satisfactory was his remark. that upon his conclusion his audience arose and cbeered for several minutes
 And now that the admirers of Crool in Omaha have succeeded in making hero of him at the social board, their next effort should be to try and ex tract sunbeams from Cucumbers.
 Omaha was only playing second i'd dle to Harper's Weekly m singing hosannas i'll praise of Crooks 9ictorie over the Chiricahuas in its April issue under the caption "The Ending of tn Apache War" The article reierre, to is dated Fort Bowie, Crooks head quarters) April Sth, doubtless at tn suggestion of Crook by his amanuen sis, Captain Bourke, the author of ar ticles in Outing, depicting Crook il the Sierra Madre, in 1883, taxing hi inauguration for his facts. The Car tain, however, in his article of Apr 8th, in Harper, takes too great a Ii cense in his attempt to deIfy Crook, i putting into the mouth of Chihuahu, upon the occasion of their meeting a San Barnardino aneh for tue purpos of burying the hatehet, the followin words: 1t seems to me I have see the one who makes the rain and send