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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
§ 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.