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14 OMAHA DAILY BEE : SFJNDAY , FEBRTJAKY 8 , 1801-S1XTEEN PAGES.
TIM FUTURE OF INCALIS ,
Ho May Make a Barrel of
Loctnring.
A DESCRIPTION OF HIS SUCCESSOR.
Kenntor Mpoonor'o Ambition * Gen
eral VIliiH nml lllH Political
History Don Cnmcron
nnd Draw 1'tiker.
| f' < 7 > i/ii/if ( / , Itat , tiiil'imik O. Ciinvnttr. !
\VABIIi.siiTo.v , Feb. 0 , ( Special Corrc-
gpomlcncoof Tin : HF.E.J The future of Sen
ator In galls U ono of the inoit Interesting
gubjcfIs of gossip In Washington. A friend
of hit told mo last night that ho would tnako
$100,000 n year , and when 1 inked how , ho
mentioned n number of contracts whlcn had
been offered the senator which snowed mo
ho was not far wrong. "Senator Ingnlli , "
snld ho , "could mnko 10,000 ayenr by his
, pen , Ho has a most versatile mliul mid ho
gets applications every day from editors of
mngazincsniklng for contributions. Some
of tlicso letters enclose checks with the
amount left blank nnd with a request that
ho fix his own price and 111 ! In the check In
payment for the nrtlclo If ho will only write
It. Ho has n ( standing offer of 5 cents a word
for anything ho will wrlto for syndicate
newspaper publication , nml n number of lec
ture managers of the country ere after him.
It Is sild that Oeorgo Kctmau makes (0,000 (
n year by tAlUlng on Siberia. In galls would
draw everywhere on any subject , mid ho
could mnko nt least double this amount dur
ing n season's lecturing. Ilolsa splcm'.ld
lawyer and Is not nhad businessman. The
manuscript of his novel was burned tip In
the lira which consumed his dwelling anil
tils library n year or so npo , und it may bo
that ho will tnko this up ami rewrite It. It
wns a splendid story and would undoubtedly
hnvo paid well. Senator Ingalls would draw
hotter ns a lecturer than nny other man In the
country. Ho has made few general cam
paign speeches and helms never carted hlin-
Bclf around from state to state ns a prlio
show politician during urealdentlal cam
paigns , Ho would bo n now attraction r.nd
Ids lecturer would bn such that ho could
work the same towns over and over again. "
sr.XAToit i.NdAi.i.'s succr.xsoit
promises to be quite as plcturo.in.ue a charac
ter ns far as tils personal appearance Is con-
ceiiied ns Ingolls himself. Ilu Is six feet tall ,
eighteen inches ncross the shoulders nnd ho
has a ben id nl out two feet long. His hair
grcnr.s down on his forehead , sol um told , to
within ono Inch from nls eyebrows nnd ho
1ms n lean , lank frame which makes .you
thinkof a sUeluton in clothes. His head Is
us queer in shape , as Hint uf Ingalls , and In-
pnlls1 head Is the most curiously shaped ono I
have ever seen. It Is narrow nttho front and
wldo at the back. The hair comes low on the
forehead. It is cut short and is of n rich iron
pray , Incalls , however , Is upon the whole n
liner looking man nnd he has n distingue air
which Is not tlio cnso with Judge Poller who
looks more Hko a hoosicror n broken-down
preacher , and who was , I am told , getting fcJj
ll week ns an editorial writer at the .time of
his election. Ho will bring u lot of now Isms
to the senate nnd will , 1 venture , bo surprised
nt the small impression honinhos.
8BXATOK Sl'OOXnU'S AM1IIT1OXS.
1 saw Senator JohnU. Spooncr on the street
thin afternoon. Ho very much regrets the
political necessities which prevent his return
nnd he has a lingering hope that ho will get
back hero at the next senatorial election. Ho
has been saving some money within the past
few years and Is worth enough to
keep hint provided ho lives
plainly. Ho can make twenty tlioii-
Hiind dollars n , year at the law , and I was told
the other day that ho was offered this
amount if ho would taken position with a
certain railway , which has Its headquarters
at Chicago , llo refused on the ground t that
ho did not want to leave Wisconsin , and if
certain business Interests in which ho is In
terested with other senators , do not turn out
well , ho will probublv bo found practicing
huv In Milwaukee. Ho will never bo happy
until ho gets back Into publliilifo. IIolios
had a taste of notoriety nnd of the toadyism
which surrounds the great man here , and he
will pine for it until ho gets a full meal ot it
again. Ho is a man of ability , and ho may
succeed In his ambitions.
A MAN op unM.utKAiiu : Ajm.iTr.
Senator Spooner has no moan competitor ,
however , In ox-Postmnstar Vllns , who has
been elected for the next six years to take
his placo. Vilas is as cold as a wedge in
December , and ho Is as sharp us the tuck
which sits with point upwards incognito on
your bedroom lloor nttor house-cleaning. Ho
has had the education in party mnnagemcnt ,
nnd the nianlpulatlonof political wireswhich
go with the > rrcat posiolllco department , and
tlio defeat which ho received with Cleveland
nt the last presidential election , has proba
bly reduced the swelling which his enemies
charged was going on inside of his cranium ,
through the prominent position which ho
held hero. When Vllns llrst canto to Wash
ington , ho had what Is called n big head. Ho
thought that because ho was a member of
the cabinet , he had lodgings among the
clouds , but ho soon learned tlmt
the only way to succeed wns by
diplomacy , and by the time ho loft , he wns as
BUIIVO nnd pollto us an ofllco-seckor , Ho is a
man of remarkable ability nnd he can make
an eloquent pecch upon occasion. Ho has a
wonderful analytical mind , and ho under
stands how to get the meat out of a subject
nnd how to servo it up Iu such a manner ns
will suit tlio palates and uiidcrstnndlngs of
those he Is talking to. Ho is about as good a
InwvornsJohn Spooner , and ho is fully ns
.veil educated 11 num. ilo has a library of
nbout live thousand volumes , nnd ho reads
Vtrifll In the original for amusement. Ho
understands the French nnd the Gorman ,
nnd his favorite novelists are George Eliot
nnd Charles Dickons. Sonutor Vllns Is well-
to-do now. Ho wns making about f-0,000 n
year when ho was chosen to take n place Iu
Cleveland's cabinet , and ho has the moneymaking -
making scnso inherited front his Yankee an
cestors and developed by the atmosphere of
the pushing northwest. Ho mndo n big hit
during the time ho wns hero at Washington ,
n the Uogcbio iron region along Lake Su
perior. Ho had bought some lauds hero
yonrs ngo. before the mines were discovered ,
on account of the timber , Inter.dim ; to keep
them for his children. The mines made
them Immensely valuable , ana Just how
much ho Is worth , himself only knows.
When Cleveland was making his last cam
paign , Vilas had no idea but that ho would
ho re-elected , and ho confidently expected to
bo continued us secretary of the Interior.
His confidence In this mnttor wns so great
that ho rontou a inagnillcent house on Six
teenth street In Washington mid took a four-
years' lease on it , only to find nt the time the
lease was signed that Cleveland was de
feated and that ho wns out of n Job. A * to
what ho did with the house , I don't knawr
It remained Idle for n time , nnd it is now oo-
cnplcd by ono of the South American legn.
tlon , but whether they rent. It ol Vilas of
whether he comprised the mutter and throu
up his lease , I am unable to say.
Soaking of Vllus as n prospective soim
torlal orator , ho mndo tils llrst national repu
tation of n speechmahcr , when ho dellvere
his famous oration on Grant to the army o
the Tennessee , and ho again came to the
front as the president of the convcntlor
which nominated Cleveland. Ho vas looked
upon as an austere man when ho IIrat came
to Washington , but ho developed socln
traits later on , and became quite a story
teller. I remember nn anecdote concornlnj
his first speech after ho left school , as ho toll
It cue day after a cabinet meeting nt the
whlto house , and as Colonel Dan I.ninout re
peated It to me. Said Mr. Vilas ; "It was
on the occasion ot a now railroad coming
coming into the town , and for some reasoi
or other I was chosen as the orator of the
day. I got through , and wns highly compll
montod by a backwoodsman of tuy ncqunlu
tanco who ran to me us I came down Iron
the platform , and putting u strong T on th <
end of the French words he used , said : '
want to shako your hand , Hllllo ; I've hccroi
vor debut , and yo'ro come out with a hit ,
eclnt.1" And concluded Mr. Vilas , "I don'
believe I will over got a greutor complluien
than that , ,
1 > OX CAMEIIOX AND IlllAW POKtlt.
The absurd stories that gain currency nni
are even believed by many people In Wash
Ing ton , are decidedly iutercatlnt' . Ever ;
et of a public man Is attributed to lotno
ndcrhnndcd motive or personal plquo or
ccllng. I heard it , solemnly asserted
nly lust night , that the secret
f Don Cameron's going against the
orco hill , wns because lift had hnd trouble
vltli Senator Aldrlch over a llttlo gnmo of
raw poker , nnd that such games wore the
nuio of much Internecine warfare In the
enate. No ono would Imagine that so cxoin *
ilnry n character ns Aldrlch had anything to
lo with n gnmo of cards , nnd there Is no
oubt that Senator Cameron , however unfair
10 may play the gnmo of politics with his
onstltucnis , would not do otherwise thnn
ilny fair at cards with nyankco from Hhodo
slnnd.
As to Senator Cameron's silver specula-
ion and his agent , Hon. David Littler , I had
queer conversation with this man in New
York nbout the time ho wns In the thick of
t. I could not understand his nctlons then ,
iut they are moro apparent now. Mr , Lit-
Inr Is a big beefy man with n red face , iron
fray hair nnd heard , and a general bullying
dr about hlin. Hu wns sitting In thu lobby
f the Fifth Avenue hotel where 1 wns stop-
> lng when I saw him , nnd went up to him
iid calling him by name bndo him "good
lornlng , " Ho looltfil nt mo ns though 1 was
bunco stcorcr , nnd upon my telling htm that
had met him nt Denver , when he wns on
he I'aclllu railroad commission , he gnvo mo
ils hand mid asked mo what 1 wns doing , I
opllcd that 1 wns corrcspondlntf for the
ovvspnprrs and that I wa * doing some worker
or the New York World. As I said this ho
row buck suddenly nnd .said : "I don't like
o talk to newspaper men. ' '
"You don'tl" I replied , "anJ why don't
on ) U'hnt hnvo you been doing that you are
frali ) to talk to newspaper men I"
"Oh , nothing.1' said he , somewhat inflig
nntly. and then changing his tadk'U made
n evident attempt to bo Irlcndly. 1 then
vcntotitoii.sk him n number of questions ,
ot with any Idea of getting anything for
ublicutlon , for I did not believe ho hnd
nytldng In him worth putllsh <
ng , but merely ns _ n pastime. I
iskcd what ho wus doiiig , nnd upon his tell-
UK mo Unit ho was practicing Inw at Wash-
ngton , I innocently asked whether ho
vas making any money tit the law. and us to
vhal kind of law ho was practicing. Ho
vldcntly thought 1 was probing to close to
liver nnd he said : "Now 1 tlott't want to bo
ntcrvlowed , and what do your people care
vhether 1 inn making any moiiev or noU"
"Well , Judge , " 1 replied , thoroughly ills-
{ listed with the man's egotism , "I had no
dea of using your remarks and Icancm-
ihnllcally tell you that In my judgment the
enders of the newspapers don't care n cent
ibout you or what you do. Good day. "
Llttfor's law practice seems to bo the fate
of a score of other broken down politicians
vhohang about Washington , They get n
asto of public life mid imagine themselves to
10 great men , until the tidal wave of public
iplonlon turns thorn down , and thov wake td
Inil themselves nonentities and their bare
eeton the pavement , They have t.otsenso
mough to go buck homo and try again , but
hey hnng about the capitol looking lor
Tinnbs from the political tables , and ready
o do anything or go into anything , which
iromises to keep them nllvc. The lobby nnd
ho law are In Washington to n great extent
ynonomous'terms , and I know of men who
ire really great lawyers who Hnd plcnt v td do
n the presenting of a case to a committee of
congress , an ox-senator has a pull that the
ordinary lawyer could not have , und it is said
hat HoscooConklingatono time gotn $00,000
fee for arguing a case for the Appollotmrls
vutor company before the secretary of the
rcnsury. He often came hero \Vnshlng- -
on to practice bo fore the departments , nnd
he could command his own terms.
SOME 1IOXKST Mr.X IN WASHINGTON .
A great many people , however , have the
dca that money will do anything In Wash-
ngtcn. There never was1 a greater mistake *
> 'ho majority of the congressmen , nnd the mn-
ority of the government clerks are honest.
pnssed a mini on the street today wup is now
vorkmg for the government at $ I-NX ) a year
vho I know , refused n bribe of $30,000 to sny
list ono word a few years ago.
Ho was at that tlmo the confidential clerk
if Mr. .Tenks , the assistant secretary of the
ntcrior. The Hell telephone cases has been
) eforo the department , and him been decided
iut the decision hnd not yet been given to
ho public. They were locked up in this
oung mnn's desk , nnd the assistant scero-
nry hnd gone homo leaving him In charge.
tfo ono outside ot the department anew that
ho cases woredecided. . Ho was sitting nt
: iis desk when two well dressed looldng men
entered , nnd nftor waiting a moment came up
to the desk und asked him if the assistant
secretary wns in , Ho replied that Mr.
fenks hud loft the city nnd nsked the men to
bo seated. They then ongagcU In general
conversation , and upon learning that ho had
ived in Minnesota claimed to have come
'rom tliitstate. ; After n few words about
: ho northwest , ono of them broached the
subject of stocks , nnct very adroitly referred
xi the Bell telephone cnso nnd said that a
nnn could mnko a pile of money if ho knew
jew it wns going to be decided.
"How so ! " said the other. The first man ex
plained how the settlement of the case would
itTcct the stock markets , and then asked the
clerk if the case hud been settled. Ho replied
.lint it Imd , ami tlmt it wns that moment
locked up In his desk in the room In which
.hoy were sitting. Ho had no suspicion at
this time whnt the men were after , and ho
wns iriehtcncd when the man sitting nearest
liim leaned over , nnd pullinc open his coat
showed him an envelope stuffed with thou
sand-dollar bills nnd said :
"I want to know whether that decision is In
favor of the Hell company or not , nnd I have
iust $ H,000 hero to pay for the Information , I
only want you to say "yes" or "no , " and the
monov Is yours.
The clerk thought a moment nnd then snld :
Wait n minute and I'll ' tell you 1" "Ho then
wont into see Secretary Laniar , but could not
llnd him. He passed on into Assistant Secre
tary Muldrow's ' ofllco , and told him there
were n couple of men In there who had tried
tobribohlm. Muldrow rushed in with him
to catch the men , out they had jumped out of
the window and got away. They hnd first
tried tlio door , but ho had told the messenger
to keep this door locked until ho came back ,
ind they had risked the breaking of thelrlegs
by the window , The clerk was highly com
plimented by Lamarforhis nctlonand , ho de
served it.
SIIADV LAW riUCTICK.
Speaking of shndv law practice in Wash
ington , and how broken down statesmen en-
gugoln it , recalls a remark of thojaio Secre
tary Wlndom in regard to his action in keepIng -
Ing away from the capital when ho wns not
In public life. Said ho , just before ho tooic
his place In President Harrison's cabinet : "I
used to sco so many .ex-sonntors hanging
around the chamber Interested in some Job ,
that I resolved never to ho found in their
company. A man of honor can never afford
to run suspicious risks. " There was no man
at the capital moro careful of his reputation
than Socretnry Windom , and there ara few
who have hnd such nn extended public
career without bolng charged , Justly or un
justly , with favoritism and fraud in some
direction or other.
IXCllUASi : IX SAVIXOS I1AXK DEPOSITS.
Ex-Senator Cheney of Now Hampshire ,
ono of the richest manufacturers in that
state and the president of one of Us savings
banks , tolls mo that these banks are increas
ing very rapidly , ami that the Increase In the
amount of their depositing during IS'.H ) wns
fS.OOO.OOO over that of the year before.
"These savings of the people , " "snld Senator
Cheney , "havo doubled during the past
twelve years and there are now about fi- ! ( )
000,000 deposited In the savings banks of the
state. Most of the banks are mutual affairs
anil they pay.Interest on deposits of 4 per
contand upward. "
I asked as to Now Hampshire's abandoned
farms , and Senator Cheney replied : "Tho
best of these dojertcd farms have been
bought up during the past year. Now Hamp
shire Is becoming a great summer residence
state , und wo have an Income of from
fS.OOO.OOO to ? 7,00 < ) ,000 a year from our sum
mer boarders. The summer season is quite
as Important to us iu a money-making way ns
Itis to the seaside resorts , nnd it will not belong
long until the whole state is tilled with the
country homes of city-people.
Fit AX K G. CUlU'EXTCU.
Worthy Her Consideration.
Xtw York JfeniM.
In the yonrs that llo behind you
You might scorn the simplest laws ,
Arguments of nny kind you
Might dismiss with just "Ilccuuso. "
Hut when higher education
Makes you equal with the men
And you seek such elevation
How about your reasons then )
A Good Kate.
I begged a kiss she bowed her head
1 thought it iravo assent ,
But "No , of course not , sir , " she said ,
And I wondered whnt she meant.
1 asked ; n deep blush dyed her cheek.
In tones as sweet ns the birds
She answered me , "Why , actions speak
At all Uinos louder than word * . "
THE NEBRASKA FUGITIVES.
A Story oT tlio Present Inilinii Uirli |
11 r 8. a , v. oitiswou ) ,
CHAPTEU X.
THE HKt.KAouKiinn IIAXCII.
Plorro Bnptlsto Rnzod In horror upon tlie
frightful spectacle presented to him. Ho saw
the plenmliiff eyes of tlio big Sioux bulRin R
from their sockuU , and hh pnlntod vlingo
hideously ( llstorto.l. Hu saw the Ill-fated
wnrrlor wildly throw up his long , tmkcJ nrim
nnd the ( liingcroin tomtihiuvK full from Ills
nerveless praip , then after n few moments
of vuln strUKellnp , the dnrk form nf the suf
fering snvago straightened out rigidly , his
tutted licud Toll lltn | > and dnnglintr , wlillo his
lotip , bliict ! tfjisoi stroimo.l loojoly li : the
\vlnd , nnd his huniH , iu n laUiuvful dojporn *
tlon , clutched the untnurelful shaft upon
which ho was Impaled.
It was n horrible futo to abandon n huma'i
creature to , but under the clrcu instances the
government. scout found llttlo dintciilty In
reconciling lilmself to the event us It stood
necninpllslied , ns ho had rceoKtilzcd the poor
wretch with n most demoniac llcnd , richly
deserving such nn awful doom. Ho was one
of the most murderous of the horde which
hnd annihilated Custcr nnd his bravo com
mand in fact , Big Crow wns nlwnys a wnr-
rlor held In mortal dread by the curlier ranch
men n very scourge of the northwest fron
tier. As far back M the Minnesota massacre
ho had ruthlessly butchered many defence
less women and children nnd committed mon
strosities too revolting for the pen of the
historian to perpetuate.
Pierre did not ( tare to linger In horrid fas
cination over the fearful sight , hut turned
and ran swiftly on toward the mansion ,
where Hob , jr. , was anxiously nwnlting his
arrival , and as ho swung open the heavy door
the form of the exhausted scout glided
within.
" 'Chunk heaven , you are safe , Pierre , '
ejaculated Mr. Bnrrott in a tremor of joy ,
grasping Unnttste's hand , nnd shaking it
warmly , as It they had been separated for
months.
"Yus. I'm safe fur thoJtlmcgov'nor , but
we're nil In nn ugly box nnd no mistake.
Look well to your Winchesters , both of you ,
mid don't ' leave the windows,1' nuthoritlvely
replied the scout , pumping n cartridge into his
gun , ana taklug his place at the nearest win
dow.
Standing there In perfect quietude , Pierre
Bnptlsto realized by the violent pulsations
which shook his frame , how dcsiierato hud
been the exertions ho had been called upon to
put forth.
All at once the still evening air was rent by
n chorous of ns barbaric yells ns n gung of
frustrated savngcs could give vent to.
nnd the scout at once concluded
that the entire band that hnd evidently been
lurking In the neighborhood had assembled
at the spot where the nppalhng sight of Big
Crow's impaled body met their horrilied gnzo.
The prostrate cottonwood , with tlmt
ghastly oojcct stuck upon one of its spear-
like snags , was in pretty nlnm view of tboso
within the mansion , nnd as the dnrk shadows
gathered around the fateful spot , our friends
counted no less than a score of stalwart
bucks. °
As they were engaged In lowering the gory
remains of Big Crow , their numbers might
hnvo been considerably diminished by n well
directed volley. However , in addition to
beinginlluenccd by 11 kind of suncr.stltlous
dread , impelling the scout to refrain from
disturbing their attentions to the corpse ot
their comrade , slain in so awful a manner ,
hewns fully sensible that such n procedure
would bo anything hut expedient.
Ho knew tco well the inestimable value of
the short Inactivity that would bo vouchsafed
them he was too thoroughly practiced In the
dfcvilish natures of the Sioux to provolto
them to art assault while ho yet panted for
breath. Ho consequently remained undem
onstrative , wntchinir , though , with utireluxed
nttentiveness their every move , nnd thus raj > -
iclly regaining his breath nnd strength.
The blood-covered body of the dead war
rior was borne buck Into the depths of the
grove , und as soon as this was done the entire -
tire gang ugniii assembled near the fullen cot
tonwood , yet back considerable further , ren
dering it more dirtlcult for our friends to get
In an effective shot.
They resembled a pack of hounds brought
to a full stop by the irrecover
able escape of their quarry. They
were appnrently undecided ns to what
course to pursue In order to satlato their
vengeance. Ono pointed oil into
the woods to the north , another
to the south , while one loud-mouthed
Imp , who appeared to be the chief of the
[ inrty , continually cesticulntod iu an Impa
tient manner toward the ranchman's man
sion. They evidently doubted and found it
hard to concur on some nil-important point.
It was plain that they had not yet recovered
"rom the confusion created by their recent
_ osses , but eventually they appeared to suc
cumb to the urgency of the chief's ' language ,
and began making their preparations for in
stant action of some kind.
It was a breathless moment.
The only key our friend possessed ns to the
mentions" their relentless foe was in their
gestures , nnd thu indications that escaped
them in the fury of their discomfiture.
Plorro Baptisto alone knew that n crisis
was lit hand. All the facts presented them
selves clearly and , as it might be , oy intu
ition , to the mind of the rugged government
scout , who nlso perceived the necessity of
immediate decision upon the incnniro next to
bo taken , and of bein in readiness to act In
concert with his less experienced companions
when the critical moment should arrive. Ho
ventured n look at the old rancher , but
turned Ids head Instantly to the small win
dow ngnln ns If apprehensive tlmt the anxious
appearance of his own countenance tnlghtcom-
municato additional alarm to those whom ho
know would need the fullest control over
their faculties In the trying ordeal that was
assuredly at hand.
" \Vomustborciuly men1 ? finally ndmon-
.shed thu hnlf-breed , "for they are nbout to
make n rush on the house. 1 think they'll
llnd us good form least four of 'cm , but don't
Mthcr of you lire , until you hear the crack 'o
my piece. Buffalo 11111 and I war kotched In
just slch a snap as this nine year ago , up
iu the North Dakota woods. A
gang of outlyiu' Brulos ran us into
an old trapper's shanty , and kept us there fur
a full week , with only the carcass of a coyote
to keep us in hreathln' order look ! look !
we're In fur it now , steady men 1"
The scout , with his consummate. knowledge
of tlio character of the uncivilized people
with whom ho had to deal , seemed to antici
pate ovcrv measure on which they decided ,
mill , it might almost bo said , verily , that in
many instances , ho know their pinna before
hoy" become known to themselves.
The last startling admonition hod scarcely
fallen from his lips when n shrill cry of ven
geance rang out , simultaneously , as If from
the throats of n legion of devils a frightful
augury of their Hercoandiiltiless Intentions
nnd amidst this tumult of prolonged yclls.tho
whole party came hounding frantically across
the open clearing toward the mansion.
As the screaming crow name on , brandish
ing tholr weapons in premature cx >
ultntion , our friends felt n burning doslro to
send their deadly missiles into the ranks of
the clamorous hordobut they were restrained
by the deliberate oxiunplo of the half-brood.
When half the open s.pnco had been trav
ersed and tno Sioux catnu bounding on , the
shaggy head of the govern mentscout slightly
Inclined , the muzzle of his Winchester was
thrust through the window , whore It re-
n ml nod on a level n slnclo moment without
tremor or variation , then its fatal contents
poured forth In a sheet of llama and smoke ,
and Into the presence of its Maker the un-
iircparcd soulof n screaming Sioux was sent.
The unhappy warrior leaned high Into the
air with a wild shriek of nirony , and fell
prone upon his face , writhing in the throes of
dcatn.
The Indians recoiled a moment at this sud
den visitation of death among them ,
nnd , seizing the opportunity. Mr. Ilarreti
and Boh , Jr. , cut loose themselves Into the
midst of the hesitating gang. At this In
creased disaster for our friends' shots had
been no less effectual than the scout's , as the
stilled scrcmns of pain out on the clearing at
tested the remaining Sioux , with unequiv
ocal cries of consternation , broke pell mcll
for the nearest point of woods.
When they hid gained the shelter of this
V'oody environment they slunk behind the
trees 'nnd logs with as llltlo delay as possible.
For a moment Bnptisto hoped they hud with
drawn for good , but sooa their swarthy
faces were seen ns they peered savagely out
from their concealment , and their threaten
ing gestures and the signlllcant way In which
they shook tholr weapons ut the house de
clared the intensity of their bnnleii ferocity
ami the revengeful intents they yet harbored
toward our friends ,
Once , one or two , less tempered with self-
command than their fellows , gave vent to
tholr rancorous irisslons In frenzied howls
nnd hurled tlich1 bullets iticffci'tunUy , ot
coume , against tlui. mansion's stout walls.
But no goomcr Imtl these futile demonstra
tions been made thnn a single short , nuthorn-
live whoop was given from some Invisible
throat , when every scowling vlsagn vanished
M If by some ncdronwutic ngcucy and the
silence of the tomb fell over the scene.
The scout , realizing how complete had
been the repulse of their nssnlinnts , Indulged
In a hearty laugh that seemed to shnku Ids
hugo fratno. Then ho turned nni > nttomplcd
to nssuro our friends , who were bowed down
v.'ltb. the most fnsuffcrnblo thoughts
of the beloved mother , sister ,
sweetheart nnd ' friend , whoso fate
was so uncertain , bv the confident declara
tion that the Sioux "had received such u re
ception ns would cause them t ( v'ellborato a
long time before they ventured to repeat the
experiment , nnd that during the , coming
darkness ttiey might effect their escape from
the mansion. Yet the wary scout never fern
n moment deceived nlmsclf. Ho was well
enough ncquutntcd with the Sioux mode of
wurfaro to know Hint their future movements
would be governed by the utmost stealth and
cunning , nnd not for n single moment must
ho relax his vigilance. While , therefore , ho
HUitnlnctl nn outward semblance of calmness ,
ho never felt for a moment but what their
situation was yet critical Indeed.
Kvcry faculty was therefore Ucpt nhvo nnd
oil the alert for renewed action , and notwith
standing there wa.s something Ilka reviving
confidence hi the scout's manner , our friends
earnestly prayed that n few short hours
would llnd them on the trail of their loved
ones.
"It can bo depended on , " finally observed
Baptiste , "that the skulking devils will at
tempt tiothln' further until after night fall ,
nnd at the very llrst opportunity wo must
vnmoso the ranch wo cnn't ' hold out long
ngalnst them in hero -they'll burn us out mid
shoot us down when wo attempt to leave. "
Then an hour of titter sllonco followed.
Thu old ranchman was then upon the very
verge of making some sucgcstlon , when ho
was nnruptly checked by un admonitory
wave of the hand from the scout , who hnd as
sumed an attitude of intense attention.
Another moment of breathless silence
.1 ragged by , when Dnptlstu partly turned Ids
Head , nnd in a suppressed tone nddressed our
friends ,
"Sny ir.cn , I'm a jny from Council Bluffs If
there isn't n big dirty Sioux nestlin' at the
top of that big cottonwood out there ,
plump in front of the door. Ho is prou-
011 his llrst warpath fur ho hasn't ' used the
discretion of a school boy. See , his red
knees are both In full view at the sides o'
that big limb ho'slyin'behind. I remember
when John Potty and I used to practice down
on the bottoms wo woilldii'thavoasked a big
ger tnrget than that. Now , JJob , you and the
old man look sharp and we'll ' see what sort of
in Influence an ounce of lend'll have on him.
It's n drink nil round tluit I crack his knee
joint and tumble him like n&quirrol from his
cosy nest. Now watch I"
Every eye was instantly fastened upon the
big cottonwood , rearing its scrngcy top far
above Its less ambitious companions , and
jaslly distinguishable from the rest. Our
friends knew from the confident tones of the
scout that the tree contained n venturesome
enemy , who bad climbed there with the hopes
of getting an unlocked for shot down upon
the Innwtoa of the nmuslon.
A moment of Intense quiet followed , then
nn unearthly scream from the cottonwood's
top , was the answer to the half-breed's shot ,
and the succeeding , instant showed thu
brawny form of the savage dropping from
limb to limb , as ho endeavored to save himself -
self by clutching at the ragged and brittle
branches. Ho was Borlously wounded but in
his extreme desperation ho succeeded in
breaking his fall , aiid regained n position
ngalnst the trunk of the tree. Evidently con
cluding that ho stood hut llttlo show of keep
ing himself out of roach of such a marksman ,
with the utmost caution , ho commenced a
further descent.
Pierre quickly pumped iu unother car
tridge , and keeping a l < con cyo upon the pro
gress of his wounded victim with the hopes
of gcttlng'nnothcr and a better shot. But m
this he was disappointed.
The adventurous warrior reached the
ground in safety , whi'rc ' , taking his position
behind tlio cotton wood's hugo bnso. the
despernto wretch gave u taunting yell of
'
dellunco , nnd a ball ' from 'his Win
chester burled itself in the sill of the window
where the scout stood. This was responded
to by a chorus or savage whoops from the
rest of the Sioux , who had undoubtedly
witnessed their brother warrior's inirlorlous
defeat.
"Yes , yell , you sneakln' boss thief , but
you're hurt n good deal worse than you want
us to know , and if you over see your dirty
wigwam again you'll bo toted there , for I'll
bet n dollar to a doughnut there's a hole in
your right leg big ctiouch to stick your
thumb in , " retorted the hulf-brcea in a sten
torian voice. That ho was considerably
piqued at not getting the second shot was
plalnlv obvious.
Only n moment however did ho remain In-
nctivo , then turning to Mr. Barrett , ho said :
"Now irov'nor ' ! "
, , what'dyou suggest
The three at once entered into a deliberate
consultation , for the moment growing remiss
In their watchfulness. They were deeply en
grossed in exchanging opinions nnd views ,
debating upon the feasibility of this or that
undertaking , when suddenly there came a
deafcnlnc crush at the mansion door , which
came with such tremendous force that the
whole sldo of the dwelling scorned to quake ,
nnd the heavy door seemed about to lly from
the hIngest
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By the bequest of Mnthow Thorns over
PIWI.OOO has been left to the University of
Cincinnati , subject to an annuity of $ ' . ' ,000 for
ten years.
It is assorted that MM. Mabel Gentry , a
school teacher of Neoslni county Kan , , rides
103 miles every week In going to and coming
from school.
The Prussian govern tnent Is exceedingly
liberal to Its universities. Those all possess
rich endowments , yet each year the govern
ment grants them Inrgo sums for running ex
penses.
Now York sets the had example of paying
women teachers ! t.'l per cent loss than the
male Instructors , and at Washington there is
n difference of r 0 per cent in the salary for
identical service.
Two hundred thousand dollars a year are
spent by the London school board In enforc
ing the attendances of children , They nro
advised to try the French plan of getting
children to school by good luncho ) .
Miss Lucy E. Swallow of Hollls , has en
tered the ngriculturnl college of Now Hamp
shire at Hanover. Miss Swallow was a
school teacher hi liollis and Is the first fe
male applicant for entrance into the college
under the new law. ,
Miss Charlotte Grogp , recently appointed
Instructor on the pirfno hi the Chicago con
servatory of music , U stild to bo the youngest
teacher over nsslgned'td ' so responsible n posi
tion. Some claim that she Is the poor of
Mine. Klvo-King andiFrauloln Ausdor Oho.
A valuable completion has boon mndo
from the recently published junior appoint
ment lists of Yale colUjgo which shows that
from the three upper'ciasscs In the academic
department ( i'J ' havo.bcon actively engaged on
different nthlotia temni , (54 ( per cent of whom
have received nppoln'fments.
ICngcama Hiddo , Uw.young schoolmistress
who has become tboi leader of the radical
party In Japan , 1s hardly nioro than twenty-
seven years old. Sho1'Is ' of medium height
nnd faultless ilguro and her eyes nro largo
nnd beautiful. The'people worship her , as
well for her kindness .and . cleverness as for
her humility and simplicity of dross.
The Baptist mission board , of which Mr.
Kockofellor , the Standard oil king of New
York , Is president , bus agreed to donate
f7,500 as nn endowment fund of the Missis-
slnpl Baptist college at Clinton , provided the
Baptist church of the stuto shall raise an
additional sum of $ .Y-MX ! > . More than enough
has been subscribed , hut not all collected nor
in negotiable paper.
The llrst school election hold in Oklahoma
territory was on the Issue of mixed or separ
ate schools for whites and blacks. Under
the laws of the territory women can vote on
school questions. White women did not vote ,
hut the negro women voted for mixed schools
nnd desperate efforts were made by the
blacks to carry tlio day. Separate schools
won by u large vote.
Among the many articles acceptable ns
gifts none Is more appropriate than cut glass
Dorlllnircr's American cut glass Is by far the
beat. Their trade mark label Is on every
piece. Your dealer should ho able to show It
to you.
A MODERN SOCIAL REFORMER
Wnltar Besant'a ' Efforts in Behalf of the
Loniltm Poor ,
THE HUMANITY OF THE ENGLISH NOVELIST
Soinettiliii ; Alioiittho Achievement H of
the Author of-'Arniorcl of Ijyon *
CSHO" The " 1'ooploV 1'alaoo
of Mlle 10ml llond. "
With the mention of Walter Hesiint comes
ho rcmbranco of his admirable definition of
oklii n definition so in harmony with the
author's benevolence nnd kindness of heart ,
hntit Is , In u way , n key to his whole charac-
er.
er.Ilo
Ilo says , "thoelomcntry form of Jolto Is the
Iscomllture of nn oniony discomfiture nt
Irst meaning deuth. Advancing further , we )
rri vo nt the modern point of Inughiug chlelly
t those llttlo Incidents of social Hfo which
ica'n uneasiness , nwkardnojs , or slight meii-
iil trouble. Hut perhnpi ns civilization
ots on , mankind will learn sufllclent sym-
lathy not even to laugh nt these. "
Andthntttgreutsympathy forhutnan nitturo
ins been the background of Mr. Hesnut's Hfo
vork , Is demonstrated , not only by the
ileasuro ho has given to thousands through
ils literary achievements , but oven moro so
iy the very substantial aid ho has brought to
world of unfortunates within his reach.
From the commencement of his career up to
lie present time many of his most pop
lar productions hnvo aimed nt social
uforin , or , moro correctly , have shown the
losslhillty of ameliorating the wretched con-
Ition of the lower clashes , oven that of the
vorn-oiit victim of the "sweatlnir system , "
r of the desperate , depraved wretch driven
o commit crime.
Mr. Ucsant's early experience ns n writer
reatly resembled that of the average lionimo
c lettres.
Ho was spared the extreme penury that
nils to tholotof some lougnoKlcctedanthors ,
nit for all that , there were a few years after
ils niarrlngo to Miss Mary Hiirham , in the
Ittlo church \Vcmbdon. . Somerset , Unit
nixious thoughts followed the strokes of the
msy pen , and the strain to make both ends
ncet. seemed as severe as could be borne.
Among his earliest successes were two
oluincs entitled , respectively. "Kurly
Drench Poetry" and "The French Ilninor-
sts , " which give evidence of a most unusual
ompreheiisinn of French idiom nnd French
sprit , and in which the early chansons ot
ho troubadours nnd the later fantastic verses
if bards nnd rhymstcrs are succinctly and
irilliantly criticized. '
Then followed n most prolific period.
Story after story came from the
etreit : in Shepherd's ' Bush , some few
vrittcn In collaboration with Mr.
antes nice , but the majority , and without
oubt the better works , from the pen of Mr.
lesant nlono.
Among the best known nro "Tho World
Vent Very Well Then , " "Tho Holy Rose , "
'Dorothy KorstcrLot Nothing You Dis
may" nnd 'Katharine Heginn , " which latter
ivcs a vivid picture of the miseries of the
Condon working girl , who , too often Hko the
loroino Kiithnrlne , is a poor young gontle-
voman , seeking continually for work and
icrforco obliged to inhabit a Hurley House-
in nhodo for the gloomy nnd "desperately
Ircd , " as the discouraged work-seeker must
iver bo the faithful description of which
'homo'1 gives ono much the snmo sensation
s that derived from rending thu third canto
f Dante's "Inferno" n cold sensation of fear
u the present and apprehension of the future.
But then follows a bright picture of what
hat "homo" might ho made , and so nttraot-
vo nnd foAslblu is the illustration tlmt scv-
iral ladies in different part of London have
icon inspired to open , on u small scale , really
ittractlvo homes for workingwonien , where
tindncss Is met with nnd few nnd simple
ules are enforced nml where even the coats
and hats of masculine intruders nro to bo
ecu hanging upon hooks in the hallway.
And the committee , benevolent nnd courto-
us , is not oven given to "going around
ind tasting the soap , " as the committee of
larley House was wont todo.
l"SolICatherino Hegina" wns not written
n vnln.
In IbSU appeared that fascinating novel
'All ' Sorts and Conditions of Men , " which
dealt with the poverty and depravity of the
hen unknown East End of London.
The book did moro than a thousand ser
mons upon the subject would have accom
plished.
It sof , people to thinking and with some
brtunnte bellies to think is to act , and it is
not exaggeration to say that to a certain ex-
ont the Utopian scheme of the "Palaceof
Jcllght , " so cleverly conceived In the well
mown novel Is become u reality in the splen
did "People's Palace of Mlle End Hoad. "
The mere fact that a million and n half of
icoplo attended the shows and fetes held in
ho palace during the llrst year 18b8
demonstrates the success of the enterprise.
The main , or queen's hall , was opened by
( Juoen Victoria In person in 1SS7 , and Is a
splendid room of dimensions sufllcicut to ac
commodate 4,000 people.
Surrounding the hall are the exhibition
mils , lecture rooms , gymnasium , play gar-
Ion , winter garden , restaurant , and in fact
all departments and diversions calculated to
meet public demand.
Although constantly giving the best o
iternry work to the public , and fulfilling
social cluims that press so heavily upon n
popular author , Mr. Besant finds tlmo
[ or active interest in the palace ,
jven to the extent of editing Its
lournal , and supplying it with most valuable
11 atonal.
I used to visit the palace frequently after
the opening and becoming acquainted with
some of its dependants was soon mndo nwuro
of the fact that Mr. Besant occupies a place
In the affections of the pcoplo that any mortal
might envy.
That ho always works con amore Is evident.
Ono criticism 1 heard passed by these ac
quainted with him in London , has since been
made in America by a keen-sighted woman ,
to the effect that "Walter Besant's know
ledge of a woman's many sided nature wns
llttlo less than marvelous so deep and so
broad. "
Perhaps to that fact is duo not n llttlo of
the popularity of "Armorelof Lyonesso" and
the "Hells of St. Paul , " two extremely byin-
[ > athetic romances of recent date.
Mr. Besant's latest project is to establish
an English academy of letters in Londonand
the Idea has been provocative of animated
discussion pro and con , in both England and
Franco.
The English ns a nation are supposed to he
conservative to a degree , but In reading the
opinions advanced by various members of the
trench academy as to a kindred institution
across the channel ono cannot help feeling
that a tory spirit "hath gouo forth Into
Gaul , "
Then , too In the present case Parisian logic
Is so feeble.
Many of the learned gentlemen of 1" Acad
emic Fraucniso argue that a similar
English society could not bo main
tained because of the lack of fellow
feeling and unanimity among British auth
ors thdy are each so Jealous and tenacious of
their honors that disinterestedness would bo
almost nn Impossibility.
They nro ncrood apparently that as half
the highest literary talent of Knclnnd lies In
the hands of the women writers , nn academy
could not bo formed and they excluded.
Yet to admit them would be , ns ono eom-
mentcr tragically exclaims , "to prepare a
sepulchre for thu carcass of that poor asso
ciation 1"
M , Tatno is moro favorable to the scheme.
Ho thinks that the English language Is
completely modified every twenty years , and
therefore an institution of letters would beef
Infinitely greater service than even the corresponding
spending society in Franco.
To modern writers , beginning with
Carlisle , ho attributes the "present degrada
tion of the tongue. " but his climax Is truly
astounding , for ho assorts thut Ilhoda
Hroughtou's works are the onlv real addi
tions to literature since Coorgn Eliot's ' power
was felt I MIIIUM U. Foito ,
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