L It THE OMAHA PATLY BEHh MONDAY , DECEMBER G , 18 ! > 7. FROM THE FARTHER WEST1 HE Foucnvini [ \ KIT c ; VeUran of Montana Recalls an Old Fight in tha Sonthwsst. FIRST MEETING WITH APACHE KID "fnrlo Hill" IttrlnK , Who 'Wnn n Snl- tllrr In Mir Mrxlcnn War ami SrinlnolcH In Klnritlix V Cluecr Olinrnctcr , Colonel William H. Ewlng. better known to Iho pioneers of Montana as "Uncle Dlllr. " left Helena last week to epcnd the winter at the .Vallocal Soldiers' home In La Angeles , Alter a residence of a full third of a century In Helena and the Prickly Tear valley , says the Anaconda Standard. "Ifficlc Billy" Is a native of Kentucky and Is no ordinary war veteran , tor he began his military caretr moro than sixty yearn ago , vhen 20 year * old he entered the army for the Semlnole Indian war and it will bo Just three-score years next Christmas day since ho participated In the battle of Oksc- chokco In the everglades of southern Florida. No Christmas day has gone or come ulnce then upon which be has not recalled that memorable event. Ten years later "Uncle Billy" enlisted and went through the Mexi can war. of which ho is now a pensioner , and ho carries a memento of the battle of Taos in his kne ? a Mexican bullet , which ban a migratory habit of occasionally creeping out from under the knee cp. when "Uncle Billy" is obliged to sit down and drive It back to Its resting place of fifty years ago. for It becomes painful when on the move. "Unrlo Blliy" did not take part In the war of the rebellion , an the breaking out of that WBB found him an owner of slaves on a plantation In Missouri and he was In the dilemma of sympathizing with the south and unable to tight against the Hag whirh he had helped to carry and support fo long. He came to Helena , bringing with him some of his slaves , who were loth to part from their former master , but the modern conveniences for protection from the severity of Montana winters wpro somewhat ecarco In Helena In lS ( > 3-4 and the negroes , being unable to stand the cold , he sent them to Oregon for a milder climate. ' I'ni-ie Billy" Is as full cf the history of the west s an egg Is of meat. There is not a section ot the United States west of the Mississippi or north of Mexico with which he is not familiar and when In a reminiscent mood he tells many a frontier story of moun tain and plain of Intense interest. Ho wus in one of those moods the day be fore he left Helena. "Yes. " he said , "I am going to winter In Los Angeles. I believe my blood is getting thin after eighty years prodding around and I bad a caution last winter when I barely pulled through a siege of sickness. But 1 am not going to any strange plice or among strangers I was all through California In 1S4S-3 and have been through there several times slne. I rode a mule once In the early 50's from Sacramento down through Into Old. Mexico. I .have many friends in Los An- Kcles and besides 1 shall probably see Apiche Bill down there somewhere. The last I heard of him he was a prosperous citizen in that vicinity. Who is Apac ie Bill ? Well , I don't mind telling you theetory. . "Let me eee. It was somewhere along in the early snrlnc of 1S35. I was one of a com- pany of guides and spies numbering about thirty mounted frontiersmen , all experienced fellows , under the leadership of Kit Oirson. about whom so much yellow-back literature bis bcea written , and by the way. speaking parenthetically , as you newspaper fellows say , I ran ucrcc : a little specimen of young America eomo time ago who bid overheard me speaking of Kit Carson and who stepped. up and this conversation took place : 'Mis ter , did you My you knowed Kit Carson ? ' 'V.'ell. yes. son. I was tolerably well ac quainted with Mr. Carson. ' 'And did you know Bu'.clierknlfe ? ' 'N'o. I can't eiy that I ever mot Mr. Butcherknlfe. ' 'Well , then. ' sild the little rascal , 'I don't believe ye ever knowcd Kit Carson , 'cause Butcherknlfe and Kit was inseparable companions , allers roumln' the wild prairies and a scalpln' In- Juns tos'ctbcr. ' "Well , this ccrrrnny of guides and spies was attached to Colonel Fauntleroy' * troops ta pursuit of the Apache Indians , who had been marauding , murdering and looting on the Mexican frontier above Taos. The regu lar troops , about 500 men. had been called out to suppress these depredations and It was ) the duty of Carson , our crotaln , and his company to scout in advance of the troops. . The weather about that time of the year was somewhat cool and disagreeable. The scouts came upta the Apirhes 500 strong early In the morning before light , and It was our object to surround them and hold them In engagement If possible until the arrival of the regulars , but the wily devils were on the alert"anJ were already breaking canp. We stam .edeJ end captured enough ponies , however , to set the greater number cf them afoot , and then pursued them hotly several days ino the fastnesses of the mountains , where we came upon them again. In this second brush with them we killed a number , including some squaws , for they b-id their squaws with thcT ) , and It being In the early marnlng It was Impossible to distinguish the bucks on account of the similarity of their drcts v.-i-.h that of the squaws at that soison of the year. But let pie say right here that the Equawa of the Apaches were as merciless In their warfare as the bucks themselves. Kit Carsan shot one in the birk while she wus on h-rseback. and Just in the act of get ting away with one of our men who was down , but C irsn HUS greatly grieved at hav ing shot a woman , for Kit was the tendercst hearted nxin that ever drew a bead on au Indian , an.1 he aftepward gave a Mexican flvo silver pesos to go back and put her out of her misery. "After a hotly contcsttvj engagement through the- chaparral the Apicheg retreated further into their stronghold an ! I went In pursuit of a number , when one. whom I had taken for a buck Indian , but who turned out to bo a squaw , attempted to jump her pony across n deep , i arrow gorge in the hills. The liorse falkvl to.make a successful leap and fell to the bottom and lay on , hl back. Ms't 1a the ravine , with hla feel fanning Jhe air. As U seemed fruitless to follow the rest of them. I dismounted and entered the cavern- oua bed of the now dry mountain stream In search of the unborfod foe. I followed the trucks up the gorge about 150 yards , when I came upon a bed of sand Y the edge of a Krml stratum of slate rock , under which the water fc.ad washed a deep recess. Noticing that the tracks f the lleelng Indian were somewhat irregular in tbla sand I stopped , and getting down on all fours I peered Into the depths beneath , from which came no sound , but after my eyes had become accus tomed to he > darkness I raw two little eye- bslla that Hashed Ilko diamonds. I managed to reach In and get bold of a little human leg and pinied out an Apache papoose , prob ably 3 years old. who began to squall and fight like a wildcat , having with animal In stinct remained raotionlesi .ind quiet until captured. Then , discovering that I had been following a squaw , I went back to my home. tied the papoose in my bucket and mother- fasbloned cinched him on my back. In that way. after giving up further pursuit of the IndUni , I rode with him 100 mlre ! back to the troops , I named him Bill , after myoolf , Apache. Hill. ' "Getting to camp I found that nothing would reduce the little redckln from his sav agery but plentiful supplies of ugar. and finding htm too much of an tncumbrunce in my I In ; of business I sold him to Lieutenant Colonel John B. Magrudcr for 100 pesos In Mexican ellver. His purchaser afterward be. came General Magruder cf the confederate THERE IS fiGUSS OF PEOPLE Who are Injured by the use 'of coffee. Re cently there lias be < * n placed In all grocery stores a now preparation called QRAIN-O , made of pure K'alns , that takes the place of coffee. Toe nu t delicate stomach re ceives It without dUtreM. and but few can tell It from coffee. It dc > n t cost over U as much Children nay drink It with grjal benefit. JSo and 2Sc per p ckace. Try 1L ror on/uN-o. ar.iij. aim tok little 'Apache Bill' as a x > dy servant all through the war ot the re- nclHcn. Thfn he educated him and 1 expect to ffe him In California. "Yw. I will meet you again when I come back in the tprln ; . that is if I live until the 1st of M-ueh. 1 had a stave once who used to say he alttijrs felt might terglverout- Ilko about laiMng the 1st of March , but be noticed that when he bad passed thai he al ways lived another year. " WYOMING MSWS. rurlnn lop the I'\iio llli > n. DOUG I ASVyo. . , Dec. S. ( Special. ) Messrs. J. J. StcfTen of this place and Tat Ilyan. of Cbadron are preparing to send to the Omaha exposition one ot the largest collections of Indian turlos in the vorld. The gentlemen have been seventeen years In making the collection , which comprises 4.000 separate articles of Indian make. The > Sioux. Crow , Arapaboo , Nara ) ? , Shoshone. Apache and Putsblo Indian trltwa are rcprc- senttd. Of weapons there arc over 300 war clubs , and boiva , arrows , spears and shields , battle axes and scalping knives. The collec tion Includes a large number of relics from the Cluster , Wounded Knee and other famous battlefields of the west. The collection aho Includes a complete assortment of borns ana heads ? m ] furs from the wild animals of the Ilockymountain region. The entire exhibit will form one of the moat interesting fea tures of the exhibit which will be made by Wyoming. IllcliVjoniInn : Ore. CASPER , -SVyo. . Dec. 5. ( Special. ) Tom Wagner came In from his Alcova ranch eirly this weel : bringing with him some ere which is said to bo rich with tre < ! milling KM. 'Several ' assays and one mill run have been made of the ore which gave an average 1 of JTuT.15 per ton In gold. The Udce of I rock from which the ore was taken begins , at the foot of Point of Rock mountain ami ' extends about 14.000 feet ijp into the I'cdro ! mountains. The lcse is sixteen feet wide for about 10.000 feet and at the top of the : mounta'n ' , where there has been. blowout , the ledge la 200 feet wide. ( Forty-four claims , have been stake-3 off and a number of men have gone from here to stake off claims and . do assessment work. Mr. Wagner has re- ' celvtd a proposition from Deidwood parties to put in a smelter , but no definite arrange- ! i mor.U foavo yet been made. A carlcad cf the > I ; ore will be shipped to Denver as soon as Jt can be hauled to the railroad.vr' I I I \VjotiiliiKT .Mining Intoreitv. I RAAVL1NS. Wyo. , Dec. 5. tSptclal. ) Sev-1 j I oral prominent mining men , representing ] i large syndicates of capital , have gene into the : few days. Dan OToole of Ssn FrancUco , who I has had years of experience In placer and I lode mining in Callfornli. arrived here Fri day end went up to Grand Encampment on I Monday * for the purpose of. making a thor ' ough examination of the district. M0 Too'e represents a company of San Francisco capi talists nho are ready to expend several thou sand dollars developing propertUs. if he Ehould make a favorable report on the pros pects of the camp. A report has just reached Raivllns of a very rich gold strike In the Battle Lake district , on a claim owned by ii Mr. Ledbetter. a Colorado prospector , which Is located near the famous Doane mine. Arrcxtrtl for Huritlnry. OHBYENXE. Wyo. Dec. 5. ( Special. ) James Hayes and wife , colored , were arrested here charged with burglary. It Is alleged that Hayes and wife broke Into a neighbor's house and stole J25 worth of preserves and canned goods. Mrs. Hayes was released from the state penitentiary recently , marrying Haves shortly after her release. In the United States court a continuance has been granted tbe defendants In the case of the United States agulr.st Gus Smltzer and George Reeb. charged with robbing the pas sengers of stages and government ambu lances In Yellowstone Park last August. The ccsa will be tried at the May , 1S9S , term of the court. Olvon Twenty VC-IITH. CHEYENNE , Wyo. . Dec. 5. g-pecial. ) Judge Jesse Knight reached here yesterday from Sundance where he presided at the trial of "Annie" Cunningham , charged with mur dering a Crcok county ranchman last spring. Cunningham was convicted of mur der la the second degree and sentenced w twenty years' Imprisonment In the peniten tiary. SOLTH DAKOTA. .MOWS. O Ulcer * Clu > iMi. HURON. S. D. , Dee. 5. ( Special. ) Friday afternoon the Women's Relief corps elected officers for the ensuing year : President , Miss Emmcr Cook ; senior vice president , Mrs. Adda Jones ; junior vice president. Mrs. Pcr- melki A. Pay ; chaplain , Mrs. Martha Loomls ; conductor , Miss Blanch Spaulding ; treas urer. Mrs. Melissa Cook ; guard , Mrs. Hattic Drake ; delegates to department convention , Mesdames Emma Huntlngton , Adda Jones , May Munson ; alternates. Miss Blanch Spauld- Ing. Mrs. Mary Sherwood and Mrs. C. A. Summers. Officers of Kilpatrick post : Commander , R. B. Brockway ; senior vice commander. Frank A. Munson ; Junior vice commander , Leonard Woodworth ; chaplain , C. B. Clark ; surgeon. Charles Gerrard ; officer of the day , Charles Merritt ; officer of the guard , Asher F. 1'ay ; trustees , E. C. Walton , F. A. Munson , Har.-y Shields ; adjutant , W. S. Demaree ; quarter master , Charles A. Summers ; sergeant major , J. II. Alexander ; delegates to tbe state en campment to bo held In Canton In June , John Carter. J. W. Griffith , F. A. JTuason ; alternates. W. A. Lyon , J. H. Mulbolland , E. T. Losey. Yr ' Iiicoriiuriitlnn * . PIERRE , S. D. , Dec. 5. ( Special. ) Articles of Incorporation have been filed for the Mo tive Power company at Bowdle , for the man ufacture and tale of steim and other en gines , with a capital of $250,000. Incorporators - ators : John F. McGlenn. William RJft-arus , William R. McGlenn , Joslih Wallace , Georga denser , Henry C. Mass. John Klein , A. F. > Clare and A. L. Yeaton. For tbe Interna- lonal Mining. Transportation. Trading and Development company , at Sioux Falls , with a capital of $1.000,000. corporators : George- A. Poalgrew. Flandrcau ; Albert Carr. Rapid City ; c. S. Palmer. Sioux FalU ; Leopold Gross , Webster ; Henry T. Corson. Sioux Falls. flittliIlrnmU Comltm : In. PIERRE , S. D. . Dec. 5. ( Special. ) Cattle brands ar \ coming In rapidly , most of them so far from the Black Hills section of the country. The counties which have sent In Iho greatest number for record up to tbo present date are : Pennlnston. 10S ; Mt-adc. 92 ; Butte , SO ; Stanley , 0 ; Cu = ter. 50 ; Hugbej. 53 ; Fall River , 25. Up to 'the present time nearly or quite 650 different brands have been filed and the probabilities are that the number will go to 1.000 before the meeting of the .board In January. Criiolui ; on I hiIpp. . OHAMDBIltiAIN. S. D. , Dec. 5. ( Special. ) The ice on the Missouri Is now safe for the crossing of teams. The pontoon bridge was removed from the river before the strer-n froze over. The wvxxlen rccdway of the urldge will at once bo replaced on top of the Ice , thus affording convenient crossIng - Ing facilities. South Dllkolnriv \uten. The Sioux Falls Argus-Leader wy9 that a good crop next year will muke South Dakota on * of the rnojt prosperoui Mates of tbe union. WaUer L > oyd , a leading resident of Wes- slngton. and a prominent South Dakota pop- ullit , died at hli borne In that town last wftk. Tbe new mining camp , Hornblende , at the mouth of tbo nortb fork of Castle creek. In Peonlngton couwty. Is attracting much at tention in the Illack Hills. Bi > re ford people had a rrprceentaUve of a Sioux City dry gtx > U house arrested under the anti-peddler law- . The bouse hs retali ated by opening up a branch store la the town. In district court at Brooklngs last week R. P. Nelson uus sentenced to one ycur and six months in tbo penitentiary for forgery and 'Henry ' Netherj to-ttlrtr dayi in jail tor grind Urceujr. A . < M- MINING OUTLOOK IS GOOD Every Indication of Increased Activity the Coming Tear. CAPITAL IS NOW SEEKING INVESTMENTS Mlnpritl I'riitliiPtlon of Montnnn for 1SUJS Will , II t HcllpT ! fl , Kicceil tlmt of tb Vrp cnt Your. HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 5. ( Special. ) A. D. Keith , editor of the Western Mining World , has recently spent some time in the great 1 mining camps in this part ot the country I and as a result ot his investigations he de- I cl res that there Is every Indication of increased - ' creased activity In the mines of the Rocky 1 mountain region for next year. He believes ' , that the mineral production ot the state will be greater in 18US than the present year end that the outlook for profitable mining Is good In spite of the tict that silver is nway below - low ixir. "The outlook for mining ls > exceptionally : good , " said Mr. Keith , to the Independent , J ' "and capital is seeking desirable Investments In the mineral belt Instead of In the agri cultural sections and In manufacturing en- j terprlses , as heretofore. The Intermounuln < empire from the Arctic clrc ! to Peru Is at- ! tMCtlng the attention of the world , and | while this section or that may enjoy a tera- | porary boom the country in Its entirety Is looked upon as the most Inviting In the I world. While the Klondike country has Its Innings at present , and probably 100,000 per sons will rush Into that benuggeted section the coming year the fever germinated by Its discoveries will give to mining In general the same momentum it received from the Califor- nli excitement in 1S49 and which- was fo'- lowed by the opening up of mining properties In all parts of the world. Important discov eries In one mining district iwd to the belief that other districts will yield abundantly It properly exploited , and capital Is usually found ready to try the experiment : hence. all profit in a general way from the Interest excited by one. "The mining business as such will Ukc- on great activity during the next few years and the Interest excited In the east by the K'ondike wi 1 diffuse Ltelf In part throughout Montana and other ( mountain states until It becomes evident to all that a new era ot mining activity bis dawned. Symptoms of xhls universal Interest are already observa- ble. Utpcrts from all the western states nud provinces received by the Western Mining World Indicate an unusually strong movement - ' ment in the direction ot opening up new ' mining properties. Mcatanians soircsly ap- predate what this will mean to the state. ; Already the repre nwtlves of eastern ca-ital- i ists are visiting different districts and in- ; vestlgatlng their merits. The increase in the mineral output of Butte and the inexhaustible character of its ore bodies lead up to the conclusion that other parts of the state hav ing a similar geological formation are en titled to investigation. When five acres of mining property In Butte sell for JG01.003 to resident buyers. It indicates something of possible profits from a steady yield. "The free coinage of silver would of course add Immeasurably to the prosperity of the state , but even if that desideratum is In definitely postponed , cheaper methods of ex tracting the values from ore may make pos sible the reopening of our silver mines. Chemistry is wrestling with the problem and may overcome to some extent the ruinous j effects of demonetizutlon as far as they apply to practical mining , without reference to the j demagogical attempts made In some sections to revise the splendid wage system now In vogue 1n this state. " ' DCATII OK "A VCTUHASr PIUXTKR. HiIji > nrntMl III Trade In tue OUlcc ivltli llorncc Cm-ley. LIVINGSTON. Mont. , Dec 5. ( Special. ) The death of Alexander Lamartine , which occurred in this city last week removes from the ranks ot the living one who probably was entitled to the distinction of being the oldest printer in the Unlte-i States. Eorn in Erie , Pa. . Febmary 19 , 1S1G , he mastered the printing art at an early age. serving an apprenticeship in the same offtoe with Horace Greeley. with whom he traveled to New York as a Journeyman printer. Later Mr. Lamartine became interested In several -newspaper ventures , the most excit ing experience In this line bsing when he WES publishing the Flag of the Union at Han nibal , Mo. , at the -breaking out of the civil war. Hannibal at that time was a strong secession community and < ho Flag of the Union reflected , although passively , "the gen eral sentiment , but nowiths-ndlng the ed itor's personal view ? favored the side of the north. Whtn the Union troops occupied the . town they sacked the office of 'the ' Flag of i the Union and dumped the plant Into tie 1 river. Mr. Lamartine escaped from their fury by seizing an engine that was in the railroad yards and speeding out ot town thereon. A man named Appleton , who vsa associated with him In the publication of the paper , was taken to "Lover's Leap" and threatened w Ith Ixlng thrown from the prcc. Iplce. The threa't was not carried out , ven geance being wroakeJ upon Appleton by eet- . ting him to dig a well and keeping him at . work up to the limit of total exhaustion. | In after years Mr. Lamartine traveled over much of the west. He came to Montana overland with his family from Denver in 1SS2. residing In Coulson an Billings abou ; a year and then proceeding to Livingston. His last active work at the printer's case was performed at Billings. His wife , whom he married In 1SS1. survives him and four ou : of a family of twelve children. I.nrjjr \ IloiintlfftVilnt < < ! . HELENA. Mont. . Dec. 5. ( Special. ) At the meeting of the executive comnrlttee of the North Mcmani Roundup association , held here , the wolf bounty legislation was quite generally discussed. The opinion seems to bo that a larger Dounty ehould be offered for gray wolves , one member , M. E. miner of Malta , advocating * 10 lor every orte of the animals killed and 12 for coy otes , an Increase of $7 In the former ca e and -i decrease of 51 in the latter. This , he claims. Is more In proportion to the damage wrought by rie unlrjMU and makes up for the harder task of killing the gray wolves. Itlrh OnIn Callfdrnln. STOCKTON. Cal. , Dec. 5. Information has been received here of one of the richest o'.rlkea on the mother lose made In many years. This i in Tuolomne county , near Sonora , a thirty-five foot ledge being uncov ered. Just < u the shift was cnanglng on Thanksgiving morning a blast was set off , which resulted in uncovering the wall of a Vein which Hhowpil Hriv Thic tnnrnlnt- # > * * miners had gone in nine feet in the vein and there was not the least indication 4hat It was any narrower thin Ue- original thirty- five feet. Mining men who came from Sonora today averted that it was one of the larg est bodies ot ore yet found , and ihcfe who who have examined some of the rock pro nounce it rich , though there has aa yet been no report on an assay of It. The vein shows free gold In nearly every piece of It , and is very rich .a ' aulphurets or tellurlde. Tic work of developing the mine was commenced tome time ago , and a tunnel was driven Into tha side of the mountain with the expecta tion that the ledge would b found at be tween 500 and COO feet. l'lr t Siilvnlluii Army Colon- . HOLLEVS , Colo. , Dec. B. ( Special. ) It is announced that arrangements have been completed for the location of the first Sal va < ion army co-operative colony on land neir this town , about four mile * from the Kaa is line and lx mllei from Coolidge , Kan. Tie Amity cam ) , the big waterway ot the Great Plains Water Storage company , passes through this pin of the mate and Irrigation oin bo eatlly and effectively carried out Under Irrigation the land la this section 1 . fine for farming and fruit growing. The I first colony will comprise crreral hundrei i people , and home * will bo prepared ( or them with The capital now being raised by Booth I Tucker to the east. VOTI.XO FOII POI..UUS. Total Hrtnrnn In tU < > .I'npulnr Content L'li Till SoKjnr MRlil. Following Is tbe result of the vote In tbe contest for Queen Fo\aHs up till Sunday night : Florence KlU-hle . . . SIS.Mrs. M. K. A very . nilratwth I'lillllp * . . ! Ti ( leorgla TennerK Florence Vivian . . i Hlanch Crals . . Selma Epeneter . . . I7\Emma Kecnan Utura 2 4 May llamlln Clara Kedlnser rill Hannah Haphael ' Sadie Alexander l-'lorence Campion Nora McAtloo 1ST Wenonah James. 1'earl SmlVy . 1M Mr * . Diirrls . . . . Minnie Neale . 1911 Anna Aiknrlth 9'Edith Packard Clara CU'kfon 1M Kat * Holloway L na Stpelkf . Haapko Martha HIMvbrand 17J Wlnnlfreil Howe. . . Dell Axtell ITS Kva C. Sayles Maud Johnson . . . 1K > Ttnra LtndBtrom. . . 43 Minn Andres 15 Mr ? . 1 * . . .VHalley. . 43 Annie Kuca 1S3 Emma Uahl 41 Helen lloagtand. . . . li- CARNIVAL NOTES. ! Managers Morris it Love have sot aside next Wednesday night for a "bal masque" j on the Lagoon , at the exposition grounds. A band of music will be In attendance and all 1 who wish to have a jolly time are Invited. 1 Those who attend en masque will be admit ted free oi charge , as the idea Is a new and 1 novel one to Omaha , it is hoped that all ' will -take advantage of .his opi > ortunlty and ! Join with the merrymakers. There will be i no increase In prices. Admission at gates ! 10 cen's. The entrances are on Sherman av. i enue and Twenty-fourth and Pinkney , the I latter being the most convenient point from 1 which to reach the mirror. ' For the flrst time since the opening of the . Exposition grounds for skating on tbo lagoon the attendance yesterday proved that Omaha I tkaters only wanted a fine pleco of Ice and they would patronize it. At 4 o'clock yes terday afternoon there were over L',000 persons - sons enjoying themselves , assisted 'by ' a band . of twenty pieces , loiated In the center of the I beautiful mirror , and when Business Man ager Fallen announced a grand march the crowd formed and circled around the Lagoon - ; goon several times , making an animated picture , which was applauded .by the numer ous spectators. We will have a large number of maids of I honor representing tielr respective towns and cities at the carnival of Queen Polaris , I and each lady who conies this way must be i given a hearty welcome. The 'managers have cudgeled their _ brans ! trying to think | up schemes of entertainment and so far i can only think of giving { hem a reception at i the Hcxtcl Millard , where all the maids will meet and receive their queen. If any one thinks that It Is going to be a picnic for the managers , let them suggest something else. Suggestions are now In order. They have cast over 8,000 ballots for a maid of honor for Queen Polaris In Grand Island. Mils Ka-- Matthews stands at the head of the list \i : a total bailer of 3,959. The militia company dropped a batch of 1,000 , and Mils Matthews' chances of bslng elected are very bright. The West Point Republican of this state ! made Its announcement Saturday for a voting contest In the following language : "Now thfn , girls , this Is an honor worth striving for , so get to work. Look your prettiest and smile your sweetest at your ( best fellows and sweethearts and make them got out and hustle up vets If you want to be a maid of honor to Omaha's queen. " Edna Cramer , Hae Alexander and Edith Payne are having an interesting fight for the lead in the Hastings voting contsst. Miss Dora Frlck. closely .followed by Miss Antonla Kessler , leads in the Plattsmoutb contest. The latest returns from 'Missouri ' Yallc > mention Miss Mamlo Concherd first , fol iowed by Miss Tennle Corroder and Mltc Ella Fensler close second and third. j The Kearney contest Is becoming Interest- i Ing. as Miss Nellie Davis Is not a great ways ] ahead of Miss Jessie Burger and Anna 1 Swltz. ' Miss Sarah Ireland and Miss Gwendolyn ! Larah al Nebraska City are not so far In the lead but what three or four of the others are reaching out for the honor of being a maid to the queen. Remember Wednesday night's "bai masque" on the beautiful Lagoon. Brass band. Frf e admission to all en masque. * I'nlr n SIICIH . The Thurton Riiles' fair given at the armory under the auspices ot the women's auxiliary came to a succrssful conclusion Saturday night. During the three nights which the fair has been open to the pub lic it has been unusually well patronized. Its success Is due to the efforts of a com mittee headed by Mrs. Buchanan as pres ident. Mrs. II. M. Cross secretary , and Mrs C A V.'hlte treasurer , tosether with about twenty-five young women. Those who had chare * of the booths were Misses Stokss. Madcre Hayes. Marie Taggert , Coryn Tagfrert , Mamie Fltzpatrick. Laura Fisher , Armstrong and Buchanan , together with Mesdames Hlfley and Nichols. A large um was netted for the benellt of the Rifles' fund. GOD'S ' GREAT PLAN OVER ALL ,67'Dr. , Pierce Assures His Hearers of Divine Directiont AILY MANIFESfATIONS OF HIS DESIGN Vlll of the Almltclitr Hie I'ervmltnc l-'orre of Which All Other I'oror * Arc hut Evidence. Rev. Dr. Pierce of the New York confer- nce. who le the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. ke l of this city , occupied the pulpit at the 'tret Methodist church yw.erd-iy morning. lo talked to a congregation that filled every eit In the lower floor and the greater pirt ( the gallery. His text was the passage , 'All thlngR work together for good to them hat love God. " and from this he dlscutsed he exact harmony which marked the work- ngs of the divine purpose. He cpoko first ot the harmony of natural la wo. Thin uni verse was not the result of an accident , in aggregation of elements In which the slip ot a cog here or there might precipitate a catastrophe. There was no such thing as a war ot the elements. All natural forces worked ID perfect and unbroken harmony md there must be eomcwhere a more pow - [ ul , all controlling force that held all these lesser forces in hand. The speaker cited the- known and fsmlllar principles ot science to emphasize this idea of universal harmcoy. Light produces heat and boat light. Heat produces motion , and motloD heat. Light and heat combined pro duce electricity , and electricity In turn pro duces both light and heat. The great amount ot forcea ! the universe was never more or le ! . Scientists have asserted that there Is only one gieat and Incomprehensible force In the world , and these forces were but various manifestations of that force. What this great all pervading force Is science cto act explain , but the Christian can trace Ute to the dlv'ne power , which Is the all con trolling force of the universe. Referring to the divine power ! o Its re- latloco with humanity , the speaker contended that the same harmony existed. God's pur pose Is In everything and no matter how little able the human ralad nMy be to grasp ths sublime harmony of the divine plais , It still exists. Even sorrows and afflictions are a part of the program of the Creator and are necesjary in order to work out hi ? pur poses. But , in order that all these thlcgs ehould work together for good , it is necessary to be in harmony with God's plans. When that state Is reached the promise of the text wilt have a literal fulfillment and the be liever can IK secure that all his afflictions assist to work out a divine plan for bis good. MAKING A THAIJE WITH GOD. RPV. Dr. SnndprKon Discourse * on lini-KiiInx ninl OnVra One. "Bargains" was the somewhat unusual topic announced for the morning sermon yes terday of Rev. F. H. Sanderson , D. D. . pas tor of the Trinity Methodist Episcopal church. The discourse wes based on the heavenly j exchange of gold for brass , God's priceless J gift to every person In exchange for that I person's heart and soul ana experience , no matter how unworthy or unsatisfactory tiey I might seem to the possessut. In his Introductory remarks the preacher spoke of the wonderful changes wrought In the scientific world , through the modern uses of steam , electricity , chemistry and the other sciences. "Ever sfnce Eve boiled the tea In her first teakettle. If she owned such a kitchen utensil , " said Dr. Sinderson. "tho use of steam in the world has been steadily on the increase until now the hum of factories can be heard In oae continuous song around the globe. " He also alluded to the Improved means of transportation , the rapid flight of mess-jges across the continent , and said it was impossible to tell wiat fur ther improvements the future held in store. Regarding bargain , he said that the spirit of exchange was Innate in almost everyone , the youth beginning his exchanges at school by swapping knives , keys , buttons and other things of the miniature storehouse ot his pockets. "Thus the embryo birgain maker begins his career , ani from that period or > Is bent on enriching himself. Man contin ually makes better out of wcrse. and God wants him to. Such a principle Is shown through all the works of natur ? . Order is brought out of chaos. Nature provides only the dull clay of the earth. Man fashions it Into substantial brick and cf the brick are built handsome palaces and elegant man sions. So God Is continually giving to his people gold for brass. It Is our duty to look only to the higher conditions of the spiritual life and to rise above the poorer things of sordid earth. To lay down our Inferior lives and In exchonge to take up God's su perior life. Let us lay down the brass and take up the gold. The only consideration on which this exchange becomes practicable Is absolute surrender. There must be self- abnegation. As Christ said : 'I came not into the world to do my own will , but that of my father's. ' So must we subordinate the human life to the divine life. Thus it Is that God efoinges our dross InJo the brightest gold. Whatever may bo our experiences In life , how unsatisfactory our lives may seem to us. He wants to take them and exchange gold for brass. God has always taught this principle , as shown through all history. Es pecially prominent did it appnr In the lives of Abraham , 'Moses ' and Peter. Peter left an old boat and bad fish and tiien said be had given up all to follow God. This has been the cry of the world ever sine * . However little the sacrifice might be pecple have cried out that they bivo given up all to follow God. But have they ? PMer wanted to know what ho was to receive for navmg given his all and following God , and he was promised that be should sit on the right hand of the The biggest value Drox L. Shooman ever offered Is our three-sole mechanics' shoe lace with tap Poles a full stock calfskin shoe with soles of the very best quality of oak sole leather hundreds of pairs worn in Omaha right now and every wearer highly recommends them If we were to show you tills shoe and have you set the price yourself you'd say It was a 5-1.00 shoQ well , that's about what It Is but we are the greatest shoo value givers lu Omaha that's why we only price them at $2.50. Drexel Shoe Co. , 119 Farnalu Street You know there'ainn Ice Carnival at the Kxposltlon grounds good skating on the Lagoon now ana1 there are lots of other places where you can skute If you liavo the skates now , you've the money and we've the skates let's trade our skates are the celebrated Peek & Suyder kind every boy , girl or man or woman that can skate will tell you that the I'eck & Snyder skate Is the Hkate to buy wo've all sizes and all kinds at all prices no matter what price , you get a I'eck & Snyder guaranteed skate It's n good tlmt > to slide Into our store and ska to out A. C. . . RAYMER , DUILDKRS * HARDWARE HERE 1514 Farimm St. Two ways to use up clothes rubbing them on a washboard , ami washing "them with harmful things. Unless you want to waste mo'ncy , don't do cither. Use Pcarline. Use Pearlinc rightly , } and there's no washboard needed.j No rubbing to speak of. No [ wear. No hard work. As for the , safety and xitter harmlcssncss of " ' ' Pearlinc , let its twenty years of un-k interrupted and constantly-growing success .iik. Anything that hurts or weakentac clothes couldn't bo used , year in and year out , by mii. . . > ns of careful women. & Peddlers and some unscmrnlous crocen will tell yrn. "this U as" "the Pearline. " ITS as good or same as > C W Ct/J. C > FALSE Pearlinc li sever peddled : if your wocer sends you an Saltation , be honest tend it ku * . JAMES rVLlf. New York Father. This was what waa promised Peter ini those with him. This 1 what Is promised ill these wio follow God. What Is heaven , whcro wo arc to sit on the right hand ot the Father ? Heaven Is to have the best we know. It may be figurative , but It I * to have the \ery best wo can think of. May It at last bo our privilege to mingle In those scenes celestial for all time to come. " Clirlmt1 * 1,1 to tin r.\niiiilr. Rev. George E. Walk of ths Church of the Good Shepherd delivered a sermon at the morning service yesterday , liking as his theme Incidents from the "Life of Christ. " In tweaking of Christ Dr. Walk said that his life represented all that was oure and lowly. Dorn of an humble family , the Savior had early shown himself removed from the foibles of mankind , although ever unassum ing. Among the high or with the lowly ID life ho had always preserved the gentle eplrlt of a God-given nature. Although per secuted by the very ones he had served , never for a moment had he resented any mis treatment , but had acted out that divine law "Thau shall love thy neighbor as thy self. " Christ told his disciples that "there was danger In much praise. " He neither courted or shunoed those who nwke 111 or good of him. but knowing the weaknesses of his fellowman had warned them not to be de luded by the flattery of others. In the life of Christ , said the speaker , there Is everything which the Christian of todty mlcht admire ana profit by. The light of his good deeds shine out through the centuries undlmmcd from the lapse of time , ever an example fet those who wished to attain a better exist ence. The sermon concluded with a touchug ! pic ture of the Savior's trial before Pontius Pilate , hie conduct through the ordeal , and his cruel death. At the conclusion of the services coin- munlon was administered to a large number of communicants. Comfort of llflnpr n ( "lirlitlnn. The pulpit at the Knox Presbyterian church was occupied yesterday morning by Rev. W. J. Trimble of Chattanooga , Tcnn , who is In the city visiting friends for a short time. Rev. Mr. Trimble had been out at Clifton Hill and had held a number of meeting * there. Yesterday , however , he entertained the Knox people for half an hour in a discussion of the "Constant Com fort of Being a Christian. " Rev. Mr. Trimble discussed the question from the standpoint of a clergman and drew his deductions by showing the benefits aris ing from being a follower of Christ. The speaker did not contend that It was neces sary for all of the people to worship at one shrlnft rmr nfc fhp nnlnlts of nnp reMcious denomination. There were' ' many roads kod- Ing toward heaven , all via the Christian churches of the world , and If a man traveled in one of these roads and did not deviate from the path described by God and referred to In the bible , he was certain to reich the holy city when he died. It was contended that the Christian was a. much happier individual than the worldly person who had never sought the sivlng grace and united with the church. The Christian was a person who hid a hope for a happy and restful future , no matter what might be the financial and physical conditions .here on earth. TO ft UK COI.I1 I.OXK DAY Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund the money if it falls to cure. 25c. The genuine fc-s L. B. Q. en each tablet. COMES TOO SHI.IHMI. Oiniilia I'roiiliI'nsierly Tulip Ailvnn-j tune of theSnowfall. . i Not In a long time have the people ofj Omaha been afforded better sleighing than the last heavy fall of the beautiful provided. Friday night the Jingle ot the sleigh bell began to be heard in the land. All those who were the hcppy possessors of a well- shod pair of runners hastened to sweep the cobwebs from their neglected vehicles , and , as If by magic , the streets and avenues were thronged with merrymakers. Business men drove to and from their stores In sleighs , and many of the express companies and other firms fitted "bobs" to their heavy wagons. Saturday night and all day Sun day every available cutter In the city was put into service. Rollicking crowds of boys and girls filled big bob sleds Saturday night and held high carnival with tin horns and songs. Every young man had his "very best" out for a ride yesterday , and although the down-town streets under the warm breeze soon grew muddy , the roads and lanes out In the country still gave good results. Not a few people drove to divine worship In sleighs yesterday and many fashionable turnouts were in evidence. Among those noted were equipages driven by Hal McCord , Charles H. Gulou , O'aarles Heller , A. J. Hanscom. Edward Cudahy. R. W. Patrick. V. Ledwlcb , General Mandcrson. Dr. A. W. Nascn. 0. S. Hoffman , J. E. House , Harry Sharp and R. P. DrUcol. DAVID DOICI.A.S iini.nnvs I.IFK. Pioneer \Vlio Slmu-il Dmtlny In Until \i-lirnitkii Mini C'olomilo. David Dough * lielJcn died at 5 o'clock last Thursday morning at his home In Denver and by his death another of the Nebraska pioneers has passed. Although Mr. Bcldcn removed - moved from this state many years ago he Is remembered by all of the early day set tlers , having s.-rvid one term as mayor of Omaha and two terms lu the Nebraska leg islature. He was an uncle of C. C. . llcldcn of this city. Eleven years ago ho retired from the practice of law and eight ycais ago he retired from active business. For spvorol years his health hns been poor. Oa November 22 last he suftercd from an attack ot apoplexy. Another attack followed last Sunday , resulting Inf his death the following Thursday morning. David Doufilip Belden was born In Karra- ingtou , Trumbull county. O. . March 21 , 1831. lu his youth he had only the advantage ot a common school education. In 1S1G he cn- tpred the law oRlce of Jcshua II. Glddlngs In Jefferson , 0. Glddliigs wns afterward elected to congress and was one of the fa mous abolition leaders , as well as one of the great lawyers of his time. Mr. Ueldcu spent u year In the Glddlngs office and then en tered the law otllce of 11. V. Hanney , who was afterward chief justice of the Ohio su- ureme court. Mr. Bcldcn was admitted to the bar in 1S4S and for svfn years practiced law In Warren. Trumbull county. 0. During two years of this time he was prosecuting at torney for his district. He moved to Omaha 'in 1S57 and at once became prominent in politics. In 1S53 he was elected mayor by the unanimous vote. At that period the townsltc ot Omaha was still government land. While many people owned shares In the land ? , the claims had never been proven. The people agreed , upon electing him mayor , to allow him to prove all the claims and secure the title to all of Omaha In his name. This he did and made a distribution of the lots to their rightful ow ners. In the fall of 1S59 hewas elected to the Nebraska lower house and In the fall of 1SGO elected to the asn > ue. It was during his last term In the Nebraska legislature that the question of the location of the state capital was to be decided. There was a bitter fight between Lincoln and Nebraska Cltjr. Mr. Belden supported Lincoln and those with him won the day. ' Early in 1SG3 he resigned his seat la the Nebraska state legislature ted moved to Denver. In April of that year a big Ore swept away nearly all of Denver. His house was burned and he decided to move to Cen tral City. During August. 1S63. he became superintendent of the Smith Parmlee Gold company , holding the politics until 1S63. It was in 1&G7 that he was eleted atate eena- tor from Gllpln county for a term of four years. The Issue of the election was the question of the location of the state capital. The people of Gllpln county were strongly In favor of Golden. Mr. Beiden did not hold the common view , and after becoming a. candidate told thn voters that ho would cist his vote for Denver. They did not believe his etatement and he was elected. However , he voted for Denver and Denver wco. In the spring of 1SC9 Mr. fielder * removed to Denver and resumed the practice of law. He was elected city attorney In 1S71 and 1S72. During his last term happraed the famous Denver lot scandal. A large cum- hcr of eastern investors had purchased Iota In Denver. The title to many of these lots was stolen and the records of the county BO chsnged that the rightful owners had great difficulty in recovering the land Mr. Belden ferreted out tho-frauds and was the means of saving the city J3j.OOO. besides recoveries the nroperty for Its pwners. Do not go traveling without a bottle of Sal vation Otl. It cures a bruise at once. 25c. \ < * WMltc > ) 'M tin u Striker. There were very few Chicago papers sold on the streets of Omaha yesterday after noon , a newsboys' strike being the cause. The management of the Chicago paper * here was recently changed. The new man agement , according to the newsboys , attempted to cut down the newsboys' tiharo of the gains from th.- salof the papers. As a result one newsboy stationed at Fif teenth and Farnam streets yesterday after noon and last evening handled the papers usually sold by a score of newsboys. Ili-llit to Sioux City. G neral Superintendent ' . ar-ce Lane of tha Nebraska Telephone company celebrated the opening of the line of the company Into Sioux City yesterday by arranging long distance c-on versa lions bftv.een the olllces of The Bee , the Sioux City Journal and the Sioux City Tribune. Prosperity comes quickest to the man whose liver Is tn good condition. DcWltt'i Little Early RUwra are famous little pliu for conBtlr.itlon. biliousness. Indigestion add all stomach and liver troubles. I You shouldn't overlook the fact that we've a whole lot of music boxes Kediiii nui.slc : boxeri there Is nothing better made plays anything 1.000 tunes that's pretty near everything they're $1-1 to ? 200 according to size but the most popular oue Is only $ -15 It's 22'.x 2oxll inches with the tune sheets liiiA Inches in diameter extra discs only We each come to the store we'll show you how easy It Is to play one of course If you'd rather have a piano we've sot 'em at the right price too. A. HOSPB Music and Art. 1513 Douglas Full size hair brush sterling silver ยง 3.00. fc Cut glass salve box sterling silver top W ) cents. Cut glass vinaigrette sterling silver toj > " > cents. Cut glass full size putt boxes sterling silver top-l'.M. Sterling silver nail flies 25 cents. Solid gold pen genuine pearl handle 75 cents. The nbove goods are not Gorlinm's. CO engraved visiting cards and copper plate $1.00. Kngnived wedding stationery at the right prices. Mall orders carefully at tended to. C. S Co . , Raymond , , Jewelers , 15th and Douglas Streets.