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Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
SOME ROMAN LUWHARDS.
The insignificant Goulds and Van
derbilts of the Eternal City
CICERO WAS A GREAT BORROWER
General Brisbin Dabbles i'll Ancient
History and Finds Some Mug
wumps-Banqueus, Wakes and
Circuses-Kome VS.. Texas.
BIooded Romans.


FORT ROBINSON, Neb., May 9.-[Cor-
respondence of THE BEE. when we
were boys we read great deal about
the fortunes of great Romans, but these
would not be thought extraordinary in
London, Paris or America in these
days. If these old Romans who boasted
OF their wealth to all the little world OF
their day, could have lived until now
they would probably have very little to
say about their possessions, once thought
to be illimitable and never to be ex-
celled by individual fortunes.
Croesus, who is still handed down to
us as an example of great Roman wealth,
only possessed about $3,0OO,OOO in our
money, and wonld have felt almost
ashamed of himself in New York be-
side some OF our millionaires. For ex-
when told Vanderbilt conld buy him
fifty times over or Jay Gould seventy
five times over, and many others twenty
times and ten times. A man died in
France not many years ago leaving
f20, ,0G0, 900, and another French linan-
cier when Informed that an English
man OF his acquaintance had left only
e2, 900 900, exclaimed: "Oh, always
thought he was rich, but it appears,
poor fellow, he died COM
paratively poor man" Cresus
used to say no man could
esteem himself rich unless he could out
of his own revenues maintain an army,
vet Pliny tells us Croessus was worth
only about e2,000,0O0 or $4,000, 900 in
our money. Either armies were very
| cheap in Cr1ssus' day in Rome or
Cressus was blowing. This fellow
CREssUs WAS A MUGwUMP
| anyway and not TO be believed. Caesar
| OF course had great deal OF money II
| mean julius the great, for he could
take it from whoever had money. This
julius Caesar was great spendthrift,
and We are told by an old army officer
that julius was G30O,0OO in debt before
| ever he held an office, but like Col
orado legislator, when he once got
into Office he was not long in catching
up with his expenses. Claudius boasted
| OF his debts, and Trollope informs us al
times they rose to G600,000. Cicero was
| not rich but he was good borrower.
At one time he bought one OF the finest
houses in Rome and borrowed every
dollar to pay for it with. Still Mr.
Anthony Trollope says: HE did not
owe more than Roman gentleman OF
rank ought to owe."
Great Scott! what an example
for Ward and Fish and al
the ex-bank cashiers in Canada
Cicero, when questioned by CORE
spondent of the Roman Bee about hi,
debts, candidly admitted them, ant
said: "Know, then, that am so muci
in debt that should be willing to con
spire II any one would accept me-"
He should have moved out here ans
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
was EVERY INCH A FIGHTER
DIR. Miller's "reminiscences of Pio-
neer Journalism in Omaha.
WEBSTER AND THE REPUBLICAN,.
His Work in Organizing the Party III
Nebraska and His Intimate Re-
latiOns With LincOln's Admin.
fstration-Mason and Slidell
Welded a Vigorous Pen.


Resuminp the narrative about early
newspapers and newspaper men, 1 sug-
gested discussion upon Colonel f.. ID.
Webster, who was the first really strong
man on, and who was actually the
founder of the Omaha Republican.
before discuss my old friend and his
active life here at about the time the
republican party was born, mention
the incident that in 1857 the Weekly
Times was started by w. w. Wyman,
who came from Wisconsin here in the
early days, and was once our post
master. He was the father OF A. u.
Wyman, our distinguished fellow
citizen, who for so many years was at
the head of the, treasury OF the United
States. The Times, like all the papers
of those days here, was a weekly and
democratic in politics.
Another incident OF our newspaper
life was the Omaha Democrat, started
in 1858 by Hadley d. Johnson, which
lived about sixty days. and died without
much fuss being made over the re-
mains. 1t is proper to mention here
that Mr.. Johnson was one of the orig
inal organizers of our territory. He
was an Iowa man OF a good deal OF
strength and ability in way, differing
with everybody who agreed with
him at once, and a good writer
Before the territory was organ
lied, he was sent as squatter delegate,
as you might say, to congress to urge
the recognition Of Nebraska as ter
ritory, and might be called our first
Aaln hautpn lpnnl sfptns how
ever, as such.
Mr.. johnson lived in these parts
many years, always a respected citizen,
and was once the owner OF 3z0 acres OF
ground right in the heart OF what Is
now the residence portion OF the city.
IL he could have gone to sleep twenty
Ave years and not disturbed his own
possessions his fortune could now be
counted by the millions. But he was
young man, and growing up with the
country, and he landed in Oregon, more
than twenty years ago, selling his prop
critics here. At late day he removed
to Utah, where he still resides at an
advanced age.
The next newspaper incident was the
Telegraph. 1t was coincident with the
arrival of the magnetic telegraph In
Omaha and took its name from thai
circumstance. 1t proprietor and editor
was the late Major III. z. Curtis, son o.
Major General Curtis, and brother
of Samuel II. Curtis who Il
now with us. This paper was
the first daily printed in the city. Il
did not live q year, however, and gave
way to the Omaha Republican, whict
was issued In the month of May, 1858
by Mr.. Frederick Snyder, better knowr
here as Fred Snyder, and man by the
name OF Brown. 1t soon came undel
the control of the late DIR. G. G. Mon
nell, grandfather Of the present edito
OF the World, Mr.. G. M. Hitchcock ,auS
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12

Stewart alone last summer. She had
been run with dogs and shot at so much
that the people began to think that she
bore charmed life. She had be-
longed to Colonel A. X. Schumfert, but
ran away seven or eight years ago and
took up in the swamp. Sunday morn-
ing it was learned that she had been
seen by some OF the nelghbors, so that
A. l.. Falls and Jim Deese got dog
and gun and started in pursuit of her.
Pretty soon the dog began to bay in the
and mud to see what was up. He went
too far, and the old SOW saw him before
he saw her.
Making lunge at the dog, he re-
treated, and she was right on Falls,
who made spring to climb up some
little saplings as the hog dashed by.
The sapling bent, and Falls was in the
mud and water ankle deep, and the hog
was about five feet distant, with bristles
erect, eyes green with rage, and an
enormous mouth, bristling with tusks
two inches long, going for him like
lion. He began to pray and to yell at
Deese: For Gods sake, come quictlyl
Make haste. Oh, Lord, do come, Jim;
run, for Gods sake!" Before he got
through the SOW was in reach, and he
grabbed her by the ears and hung on
for sweet Ete-calling for Deese and
the Lord at the top of his voice. The
old beast cut him once or twice on the
arms with her tusks and threw him
the ears as his only salvation. The dog
put in u lick or two, but this only al
lowed Falls an opportunity to jump on
her back, where he yelled and prayed
for assistance.
Deese got INTO the swamp by this time,
thinking that the hog had Falls in the
mud on his back and was tearing him
to pieces. He got there and found him
on the hogs back and nearly exhausted.
He pulled his knife and ran to his
friends assistance. the hog trying hard
to scrape Falls off by running under
tho bushes. Deese made lunge ut her
throat as she plunged at him. The
knife cut about pound and half of
meat out OF her neck, and the blood beg
gan to flow rapidly. The fight went on
until the hog was becoming exhausted
and Falls was beginning to think that
he would be unseated in spite of all he
could do. His fingers were aching by
the tension of the grip he had to
was shaking from exhaustion as II he
had buck ague. The dog made snap
at her hind legs, and the old SOW went
off at double-quick, carrying Falls
deeper into the swamp, with Deese and
the dog running on after worrying her.
At last Falls was thrown of, and the
hog and dog disappeared. Deese got
his gun and followed the bloody trail
few hundred yards and shot her. She
measured seven and half from her
snout to her tail, was three
four inches high, and weighed
235 pounds. Falls says this is
the first time he ever remembers
praying in his life; the first time he
was ever scared, and he would rather
stay another five years in the war than
fight wild hog.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
N.B.FALC0NER
15G-15O7 Douglas Street.
Silk Department..

Still another sweeping reduction in
China and Pongee Silks. All that are
left Of our 75c, 65c and 49c, to be
cleared out on Monday, at SOC.
And all our 95c, S5c and sc 10 be sold
on that day at SOC.
Also, all the Colored Pongees at 75c.
The balance of our finest grades of
China and Pongees for S7i.
On Monday we will also show full
line in very desirable shades OF Colored
French Failles at 100, worth Sl.35, and
all our best grade Of Colored Surahs, at
75c, worth SOC.
Our leader in a 25-inch Black GrOs
Grain Silk, always sold by us AT Sl.T5,
on Monday will be given away for l.25.
The same quality in a Black French
Faille, sold by us for $l.75, will be let
out on Monday for Sl.25.
We have a splendid assortment OF
everything that constitutes a first-class
silk department at prices that nobody
touch
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
Black Goods Dept.
SECOND FLOOR

SECOND tbOOh.
Great sale of Fine Black Dress Goo ds
on Monday and all next week:
40-inch Silk Warp Henriettas, 75c,
worth Sl.00.
4O-inch Silk Warp Hcnriettas, $l.17i,
worth S1.50.
4e-inch All Wool Henriettas, 75c,
42-iuch Black Brilliantiue, Toe, worth
S1.00.
42-inch Black Brilliantine, s1.0O,
worth Sl.25.
4O-inch All Wool French Cashmere,
soc, worth 65c.
4O-inch All Wool French Cashmere,
Csc. worth $50.
4O-inch All Wool Nuns Yelling, SOC,
worth 75c.
Laces. Laces. Laces.
We wish to clean up our Lace stock,
and as we have great many short
lengths of desirable patterns, we will
divide them up in the following lots:
Lot at 1c yard, 900 yards colored
and cream Lace Edgings, actually
worth from 1Oc to 25c per yard. To-
morrow only 1c.
Lot 2 at $500 yards OF Laces from 8 to
10 inches wide, worth from soc to 90
per yard. AT SC yard.
Lot 3 at 25c--100 yards of All Over
Laces, worth as high Us $3.50 yard,
at 25c yard.
Lot 4 at 81. 75-4O yards of 42-inch Black
Chantiliy Lace Flouncing, would be
cheap at $3.50, at $l.75.
Lot 5 at S3.00-25 yards 42-inch and
60-inch Black Lace Flounoing, selling
as high as $3.50, at $500 yard.
Remember, the above are all short
lengths.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
Insists on a Black sheen.

An old fashioned housewife in Cliff
ton PA. will never permit her husband
to be without at least one black sheen
In his flock. She has get notion that
1t is not healthy TO wear stockings with
any kind OF dye in the wool. She cards
the wool into rolls by hand, just as peo-
Pile did three or four generations ago,
spins the rolls herself and knits her
own stockings. Once tree fell on her
black sheep and killed it, and her hus-
band had to hustle around and find an
other. " took him three days aud
miles of travel, but he finally came
across black eve lcmb fifteen miles
away and bought it.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12

then the populace hunted the boars,
Ostriches and stags.
NOW, MIR HARRISON.
Why couldn't the late democratic
mugwump administration have done
something of this sort instead of
monkeying with the tariff and spending
its time foolishly with the civil service
commission? But Mr.. Harrison will
give us show, see if he don't. Not
only show at the offices, but a real,
genuine circus. Time are very dull, so
dull, in fact, it is hardly worth ones
while TO live, unless they can be MEM
Der of the legislature, and we can't all
be legislators, you know-the legisla-
tion won't go around. J.. B.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
Colored Dress Goods.

UNUSUAL VALUE FOR MONDAY.
We will show the handsomest line
OF Henriettas, Cashmeres, Foule Twills,
Brilliantines, plaids and stripes which
have been sold during the season for
65c to SHE per yard, all the uniform
price Monday, only SOC per yard.
We will show superior line OF
French Foule Twills, in 46-inch all
wool, and in all the choice colors, at 65c
per yard.
We will show choice selection of
Paris novelties in Brilliantines, just the
thing for warm weather, as it does not
catch the dust. On display Monday at
$1.00 per yard.
We will show an extra quality 54-inch
All Wool Cashmere at $1.OO per yard.
Excellent value for $1.35.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-12
Veilings. Veilings.

VeilingS. VeilingS.
At Sl.50-All our "Jaue Hadiug"
Wells, worth as high as 1915, at $3.50
each.
AT 5c-Chenillo Dot, Composition
Dot and Partisan Yelling worth from
25c to 40c yard, Tomorrow at DC.
Notion Department.
25 dozen French Plate Mirrors, size
4x7 inches. at 47tc, worth 75c.
Received q nice line of decorative
etc, at &c, SC, 10c, loo, 25c and 35c.
10 dozen Leather Pocketbooks at CSC,
worth soc.
10 dozen Full Leather Patent Frames,
75c, worth S1.25.
Our line OF Fans Is complete. We
show an elegant assortment in satin,
plain and painted, feather. gauze, plain
painted and embroidered Japanese nov
elites in large assortment.
Domestic Department
We will continue all OF the bargains
of the past week IN this department,
with the addition of many new ones.
We have just received s cases OF
Figured Lawns, guaranteed fast colors.
and will place them on sale Monday ut
&c per yard.
A full line OF Dress Ginghams at So.
Latest styles Satines, sac.
Best quality English Flannelette only
12ic.
Challies, SC.
All of VIM. Simpsons Linen and
Silk Finish Calico at TIC. These are
handsome goods for wrappers, having
the appearance of the finest satines.
We have the most complete and best
stock Of 1Oc and 12ic Ginghams that can
be shown in the city.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
Kentucky Outlaws.

Four more men have been killed az
result of the Howard Turner feud in
Harlan County. in the mountains OF
Southeastern Kentucky. The last en-
counter occurred on Tuesday morning
last between a posse led by Judge Lewis
and band of about fifty outlaws under
the leadership of Wilson Howard.
Judge Lewis represents the law and or
der side, but he is not implicated in the
feud, and only desires to enforce the
law. On last Monday he heard that
Wilson Howard, who killed George
Turner, was hiding in the mountains
abont fifteen miles from Harlan Court
house, on Martins Fork. The Sheriff,
who was q relative of Howard, refusing
to make the arrest, Judge Lewis organ
lied party Of ten men and attacked
the outlaws on their own ground. The
Judges party were attacked in the rear,
however, by a detachment of the out
laws and put 20 flight and three of them
killed. The whole County is terrorized,
and such is the fear in which Howard is
held that he rules it like a King. Will
son Howard's stronghold is in country
where there are no roads, and only q
resident could find the bride path. All
around are deep rayines, clumps of
woods and huge piles of rocks, behind
which the outlaws may hide. 1t is
miles from any railroad. In the camp
twelve moonshiners' stills are running
all the time, and from twenty-five to
forty men are working them. Every
one of the men is wanted by the author
tiles for some offense, and consequently
they are ready to fight to the death.
They are armed with improved Win
ches:ers and know how to use them. In
the party is Bill Jennings, perhaps the
most desperate man in the whole County.
He is an uncle of Wilson Howard, and
shares in the leadership of the outlaws.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
AQUARTER OF A MILLION.
Is What Columbia and Greenville En-.
eineer Comes in for by the Death Of an
Uncle Of His Wife.

Is What Columbia and Greenville En-
sineer Comes in for by the Death Of an
Uncle Of His Wife.
It is not often that a freight train
leaves any city with an engineer at the
throttle worth a quarter of a million OF
dollars.
Such was the case yesterday when
Engineer W. II. Dorsett drew out from
the Columbia and Greenville yard with
the morning freight for Greenville.
Mr.. Dorsett has filled the position of
engineer on the Columbia and Green
vile Railroad for some over year past
and has made his home in Columbia
during that period. His wife, Miss
Pope before marriage, is the daughter
of the late Superintendent Pope Of the
Vaucluse cotton factory, and is niece
of Mr.. L A. Pope, who, as the owner Of
extensive silk manufacturing business at
Paterson, N. j., amaSsed a large for
tune.
By the death of this uncle Mrs. Dor
sett falls heir to one-fourth of his for
tune, estimated at over one million of
dollars, as she is one of the four heirs
among whom the estate of the deceased
is to be divided Mrs. Dorsett yester-
day received notice of the bequest and
sent OF an acknowledgment of the receipt
of the information Mr. Dorsett Yesterday
received telegram requesting him to
come on at once to attend to the bust
ness. Columbia Register, Augtsst ~.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
It Makes a Grea. Difference.

The nomination of three ex-Confed-
crates at the Norfolk convention has not
excited the cry of rage from Maine to
California that one might have ex-
pected. Gen. Malone, the candidate for
Governor, was leading spirit in the ter.
rible slaughter that followed the futile
explosion of the "crater" at Petersburg
during the siege of that place. But for
him the result of the explosion might
have been an earlier triumph of the
Union cause, instead of the destruction
of a great number of colored soldiers.
Yet there is no cry against him from
Senator Chandler, of New Hampshire,
noc from Senator Sherman, of Ohio.
ingalls,, too, is silent. Exceptional
activity in behalf of the Confederate
cause is not, therefore, it appears, q
matter for denunciation in cases where
the ex-Confederate is now acting with
the party of high tarifS.-Baltimore
Sls12.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
The Settling Up Is Certain

You may take the world as it comes and goes,
And you will be snre to find
That it will 'quare the account she owes
Whoever comes out behind.
Aud ali things bad that nan has done,
By mhatsot Yer Induced,
Return to him at last, one by one,
AS the chickens Come home to roost.
You may scrape, aud to'l, and pinch and
save,
While Your boarded wealth expands.
Till the cold, dark shadows Of the grave
Is nearing your lifc's last sands;
You will have your balances struck some
night,
And You'll Gud your hoard reduced,
Yon'll view your life in anott er light
When the chickens come home to roost.
You can stint your soul and starve your
heart
With the husks of a barren creed.
But Christ will know If you play a part,
Will know in Your hour Of need;
And then as you wait for death to cone,
What hopes can there be deduced
From creed? You will lie there dumb
" hile your chickens come home to rCoSt.
Sow as you will, there's time to reap,
For the good and the bad as well,
And conscience, whether We wake or sleep,
l. either heaven or hell;
And every wrong will find its place,
and every passion loosed
Drift back and meet you face to face
When the chickens come home to roost.
Whether you're over or under the sod,
The result will be the same;
You cannot escape the hands of God:
You must bear your sin Of shame.
No matter what's carved on the marble slab,
When the items are all produced
You'll find that st. Peter was keeping tab,
And that chickens come home to rooSt.
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
- -
A Young Mans Shocking Death.

Josiah uiott, Jr., of Round o, Cole
ton County, young man about 25 years
of age, met with horrible death last
Monday. He left his home in Inc morn
ing and came to town for the purpose OF
carrying a boiler to bis fathers place of
business, the conveyance being two tim
Der carts, on which the boiler was
placed, and he with others started to
return home. When passing out of
town he tied the sweep of the cart, the
cart being reversed, to some poles on
which the boiler rested, and seated him
self on the boiler He had been in this
position but few minutes when the
rope with which the sweep was tied
broke and the sweep, flew over. and
struck him on his back, breaking his
shoulder and ribs, and njuring him in
ternally, causing death in about half an
hour Wultertoro Press
The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1889-09-04
FIVE DOLLARS FOB A TRICK.
How Clever Barroom T-ickster Floeced
Crowd

"You see this dollarp said one of a
company of men in front of a rosewood
bar in one of the leading hotels in Phil
adelpbia, and he handed a dollar to one
of the group, who examined it and
passed it around among the company.
All decided that there was nothing unu-
sual IN its appearance unless is was coun-
terfeit.
mo, it's not a counterfeit" said the
first speaker, "but l will let you take
that dollar, spin it on the bar. | will
turn my back, and will tell you whether
it turns head or tall"
''Impossible," said one of the doubt
ers, "unless you..use looking glass"
mo, don't use anything, and I'll
bet you drinks III tell it every time"
Done" said the doubter.
The man turned his back to the bar,
the coin was spun, and, as it settled, he
called out:
Heads"
II was ''heads."
''Make it three out of FIVE times for
another round" said another of the
group.
Certainly" consented the stranger,
accommodatlngly.
Again the coin was spun around and
"tails' was called. The third time it
turned "tails," and a third time the
stranger 'called."
II can keep it up all night, gentle
men," he said smilingly.
The drinks were paid for and the
stranger. under the genial influence of
the liquor and the urgent requests of the
company, said:
~ don't often give my tricks away,
but it will leak cat sooner or later. You
see. gentlemen, the coin on the head
side is nicked very slightly by knife,
the hicks being about an eighth of an
inch apart. The hicks are so small as
to be scarcely perceptible. When you
spin the coin, if 1t turns on the nicked
side it settles quickly, whereas on the
other side it slowly settles, taking twice
as long to die as on the other side. By
the difference in sound, you see, | can
tel! which side turns up, or, rather,
down. It's all told by sound"
The coin was handed around and spun
again, and what the stranger said proved
true, much to the delight of the group,
who were glad, apparently, as is usually
the case, to get hold of trick which at
first seemed ineyplicable
There, fix me dollar that way >
said one of the group, handing out the
money, and the other four requested a
like favor at the hands of the stranger,
who, taking out penknife, obligingly
did as requested. Then, bidding
them polite good night, he gracefully
retired, leaving the group spinning their
coins. Suddenly one of them picked up
his dollar, examined it, and quickly flung
it on the bar, the sound given out being
the unmistakable dull, dead sound of a
counterfeit.
"Done for s5," said he, as he looked
ruefully at the door where the stranger
had disappeared.
"Well, we've learned a trick well
worth a dollar" said another, philo,
sophically.