TH3L OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 21 , 1898.
CHANGE TO AVERT THE WAR
Negotiations to Prevent Bostilitie
Interrupted by Popular Outburst.
OHN SHERMAN REVEALS CABINET SECRETS
Veteran Stnti-nninii Points Out the
Folly of Acquiring Itcinotc mid
narharoa * Territory nt nn
Enormous Uzpcnse.
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. The Tribune prints
the following Interesting Interview with
forxnory Secretary of State John Sherman ,
from its Washington correspondent :
"I tried to prevent this foolish war with
Spain. President McKlnley will tell you
that I could have prevented It , As a mat
ter of fact , negotiations were already in
progress to purchase Cuba from Spain when
the war feeling suddenly rose and swept
everything before It. And Spain would have
accepted the terms.
"This Is a matter of secret history. And
now what have we got to show for all tats
expense ? Some Islands in the Philippines ,
for instance , which arc worth about $200,000
per annum Income ; Increased Indebtedness
of $200,000,000 , and a lot of Inlands Inhabited
mainly by man caters. And tne most dis
tressing feature of the affair Is that we are
now about to bo called upon to pny $20,000-
000 for territory that we could have taken
without expending a dollar.
"I will admit that I am no longer a factor
in public affairs ; nevertheless , I am a cit
izen of this country , I hope a patriot , and ,
well , as I have nothing else to do these days
but to reflect , I cannot refrain from passing
judgment on these things.
"I see the Tribune has been scoring tne
for my views on expansion. Whatever may
be the views of the Tribune on this ques
tion I do not hesitate to state that this ex
pansion business will ruin the American
people and that the extravagance of the ad
ministration will ruin the republican party.
Just , think of It ! The debt of the country
has 'been Increased within the last lew
months $200,000,000. I bail hoped to llvo to
see the cntlro civil war debt of $600,000,000
wiped out. I have no liope of that now. "
Like many old statesmen who have passed
from active public life , Mr. Sherman 'Is dis
trustful of the future and ho said with
plaintive emphasis : "During oil the dark
hours of the civil war I cannot recall a
time when I was BO oppressed with doubt
of the future of the republic as now. It waa
never meant that we should cross the Pa-
olflo In search of new territory. "
Problems of n Former Wnr.
In reply to a question ns to whether flur-
Ing the civil war ho himself or President
Lincoln was doubtful of the result , the old
statesman fell into a reminiscent mood and
said : "I always believed God was on our
side and that wo must succeed ultimately.
If Mr. Lincoln was despondent ho never
so expressed himself In my presence. I
naturally saw much of him. What a won
derfully wise and good man ho was and
what a crlmo It was to kill him.
"Our greatest anxloty in these days waste
to raise money enough to keep the govern
ment running. Our dally expenses were
enormous and wo wcro constantly In hot
water to meet them. But meet them -we
did. The greatest strain upon my mental
and physical faculties was when , after the
war had terminated. I as secretary of the
treasury , had placed upon me the task of
resuming specie payments. Then , too , my
life was dally in danger. Threats were se
cretly and openly made against me. Men
credited with great wisdom said we could
not resume. But we did and resumption
came so easily when we had determined
that It should come that 'we could hardly
realize the fact.
"Although It has fallen to my lot to en
gage nearly all of my life In affairs of state ,
In my younger days I was seized with the
desire to become a soldier. I wanted to go
to the Mexican war , but my relatives
thought enough members of the family were
already m the army. Then I wanted to
enlist when the civil war began , but Mr.
Lincoln pursuaded me that I could do more
efficient service in congress. I was for a
hort time a volunteer aid on the staff ot
Major General Patterson. It was while with
Patterson , Just before ho crossed Into Vir
ginia , that I first mot the afterwards cele
brated George H. Thomas. While wo wer
encamped ut Wllllamsport my brother Tecumseh -
cumseh visited mo and brought Thomas
with him. I well recollect how they throw
themselves down on their stomachs like
two boys and , with the maps spread out
before them , pointed out the strategical po.
Billons In the regions liable to be fought
over , as well as the linen ot march and
obstacles to be overcome.
Secret of LOUR Life.
"Thomas , it Is said , died of disappoint
ment. Tecumseh ought to have lived many
years longer than ho did. But he loved
society and the theater , exposed himself
recklessly and died. Death when sought on
the battlefield Is not often found. He hart
exposed himself on numerous battlefields
and came out unscathed.
"I hare always taken good care of my
health. The secret of my physical vigor lies
In the fact that I have taken good care of
Kyeelf. I have made It a point not to worry
over affairs , public or private , and I have
always slept well. I have never required
much sleep , but the hours I have devoted
to rest I demanded should be undisturbed.
1 have always been methodical In my habits ,
whether business or otherwise , and tem
perate In everything. Since retiring from
public affairs I spend my time In attending
to my private business and In reading nnd
riding at stated hours of the day. So the
days pass pleasantly enough away. I still
take more than a passing Interest In public
affairs and shall until the end shall come ,
which , by the laws of our being , cannot bo
much longer deferred. "
KILLINU AT GREENVILLE CAMP
Guard Attempts to Prevent PUtol
Practice and us Ilemilt One SI nil
In Killed and On Wounded.
GREENVILLE. S. C. , Dec. 20. Private
Murgerldge , Second West Virginia , was shot
nd Instantly killed today by Private John
liattlce ot the Two Hundred and Third New
York regiment , who also shot and wounded
Private Hart of the Second West Virginia.
Murgerldge and Hart were at pistol prac
tice In the woods near the regimental camp.
Mattlce , who was on guard duty , started to
arrest the men , when , It Is claimed , Mur-
gerldgo fired twice at him. Mattlce re
turned the flro , the ball passing through
Murgerldge's body and striking Hart In the
side. Hart denies that either ho or Murger-
Idee fired at the guard.
Central Kline has ordered Mattlce to be
turned over to the civil authorities for trial.
Missionaries Wnut Hiiual Chance.
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. A meeting of the
representatives ot Evangelical Missionary
societies has been "held " In the rooms of the
, Presbyterian Missionary society In this city ,
, at which were considered the efforts now
i making In congress to rc-estahlUh the "con
tract school" system among the Indians.
The'result reached by the meeting was the
drawing up ot a petition to congress urging
that church and state be kept separate In
religious , missionary and educational work
and that every denomination have the saino
fair field and opportunity.
More llnlu lit California.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 20. Another
copious rain hss fallen throughout northern
and central California. Reports from all
McUoos of the state hw that for the lost
week damp , foggy weather has prevailed , so
ihat the wHI has absorbed every bit of the
rain that fell Isst we k. In most of the
valleys the soil Is now In splendid condition
for seeding , nnd where grain was town early
It has sprouted and Is looking well. In the
Sacramento valley the farmers have ceased
worrying over the possibilities of n drouth
and are now confident that sufficient rain
ulll fall to Insure big crops of grain. The
Indications are for n continuance of the rain.
COAL OPERATORS IfTsESSION
ItrportN on Conditions In Illinois ,
Indlnnn nnd Pennsylvania
Fields Are lielnc Heard.
SPRINOFinLD. III. , Dec. 20. A meeting
of Illinois coal operators Is being hild here ,
about 100 representatives In attendance.
The mooting Is preliminary to the Interstate
convention , to be held at Plttsburg In Jan
uary , when conditions existing In Pennsyl
vania , Indiana , Ohio and Illinois fields will
ho considered.
Today's session was largely taken up with
hearing reports from the different districts
as toliow the current agreements with min
ors la being carried out. The following offi
cers were elected for the ensuing year :
President , S. M. Dalzcll , Springfield ; vice
president , A. J. Moonhead , Mount Olive ;
secretary-treasurer , J. A. Agee , Rlverton ,
Chicago and Kansas City ; recording secre
tary , C. L. Scroggs , Chicago.
GOLD IN TRICKLER TUNNEL
nicli Find Near Colorado Springs
Which Cnnsm Intense Excite
ment In That City.
COLORADO SPRINGS , Dec. 20. A strike
of gold In the Trickier tunnel , being driven
through Pike's Peak to Increase the water
supply of this city , bos caused the most
Intense excitement In Colorado Springs.
A splendid vein bearing large quantities of
sylvaulte has been encountered by the con
tractor , George W , Jackson , and samples
of the find assay up Into the thousands.
Today pieces of the ore were roasted and
globelets of gold were found In the rock.
The find li of great Importance to this
city , as the riches will revert to the city
ot Colorado Springs. Exports who have ex
amined the property eay that millions of
dollars worth of gold are contained In the
vein encountered.
CONFIRMS OFFER OF A LOAN
ItciircMentntlvc of TVew York Finan
cier * Admit * Overture * Were
Alnde to Ilnlnn Ministry.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. William Ivlns , for
merly city chamberlain , affirmed the truth
of the St. Petersburg dispatch , eaylng aa
the representative of American financiers he
had communicated to the Russian ministry
of finance , through H. H. D. PlercS , the
United States charge d'affaires at St. Peters
burg , ti proposition to make a loan to Rus
sia. Mr. Ivlns , however , declined to give
the names of the financiers who had author
ized him to make the proposal and Bald
further that he could not talk on the sub
ject Just now.
DEATH RECORD.
Ilnln , "the Man Who Never Slept. "
KENOSHA , Wls. , Dec. 20. Millionaire
Howard Bain , president of the Bain Wagon
company , whose death Is announced from
Pasadena , Cal. , was familiarly known as
the "Man who never slept , " and It Is
doubtful U another case like his exists. It
Is virtually , a fact , that for tbe last six
teen years he did not sleep an hour In his
bed. Constant devotion to business was the
cause of bla sleeplessness , he having been
known to remain In his factory up to six
teen years ago as late as 4 and 6 o'clock
In the morning and when" he would seek
rest ho found impossible tosleep. For
the greater part ot the last ten years It
was his custom to take dally trips to Chicago
cage to pass the time away In street car
riding and driving during the day and at
night he was alwa > s to be found either at
a theater or billiard hall , which were the
only places he was able to get a short nap ,
the music at tbe theaters and tbe clicking
of billiard balls alone affording him short
spells of repose. He was born In Kinder-
hook , N. Y. , Bovcnty-flvo years ago. The
cause of his death was pulmonary apoplexy.
County Clerk of Neniaha.
AUBURN , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Henry E. Peery , county clerk of Nemaha
county , died at his home > ln this city last
night of diabetes. Mr. Peery was 34 years
old and leaves a wife and two small chil
dren. He Is now serving a second term as
county clerk and Is widely known through
out the county , having lived here since a
small boy. He Is a son of former Commla-
sjoner and Judge James E. Feery of this
county. U is expected that interment will
be at Auburn under tbe auspices of the Ma-
bonlo , Odd Fellows and Woodmen of the
World organizations , In all of which ne
holds a membership.
Editor of Sunday ( uhaol Publication * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. Rev. Dr. Daniel
Wise Is dead at his home in Eoglewood , N.
J. He was born In Portsmouth , England , In
1813 , and came to this country In 1833 and
jccamo a minister ot the Methodist Episcopal
church. From 1855 to 1872 he was cor
responding secretary ot the Methodist Sun
day School Union and Tract society and
editor of the Sunday School Advocate , an.l
also of the Sunday school and tract publica
tions of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Ho was the author of more than thirty
religious works for young people.
Octogenarian of Monroe.
MONROC , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Samuel Alexander died at Columbus , Neb. ,
Saturday last , aged 81 years. He was a na
tive of Knwana , 111. , but has resided for the
last twenty years In this vicinity and most
of the tlmb In this town. He leaves a wife
and a largo family of grown-up children. He
hcd been sick for about a month with paral
ysis.
Traveling Man Die * Suddenly.
YORK , Neb. . Dec. 20. ( Special. ) R. W.
Wells of GaUsburg , Mich. , a traveling sales
man , arrived here a week ago and , com
plaining ot being 111 , was taken to the
Ursullne Sisters hospital , where he died lost
night. Tbe Knights ot Pythias took charge
of the body and It will bo shipped home ,
Cbarle * n. Atnliroe.
HURON , S. D. , Dec , 20. ( Special. )
Charles B. Ambrose , junior member of tbe
grocery firm of Jeffrie & Ambrose , died In
this city Sunday night. Mr. Ambrose was
one of the leading business men of the city
and state and for a number of years was
chief clerk In the government land offlc
here. His death was due to pneumonia.
Alexander Mnilok , Iron Manufacturer.
PITTSBURG , Dec. 20. Alexander Nlmlck ,
one of the oldest and best known steel and
Iron manufacturers In Plttsburg , dlrd today ,
aged 7S years. He was Identified with many
Important business and financial Institutions
and was prominent In benevolent and patri
otic work.
Death IlreaU * an EngBBement.
FRIEND , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) Yes
terday a son of John Gibson , who resides
three and one-half miles northeast of , this
town , died with diphtheria. The funeral
will bo held today. The young man was
soon to have been married.
Mr * . Martha Field.
CHICAGO , Dec. 30. Mrs. Martha Field of
New Orleans , the newspaper writer known
as Catherine Cole , Is dead In this city. Mrs.
Field came to Chicago about three months
ago for treatment for paralysis.
HAD A BEAD ON CEROWIO
A Plainiman's Two Meetings with the
r mons Apache Ohlefi
AN INCIDENT OF THE EXPOSITION
Itccnllcctlons of an Indian Itald He-
called br a Meeting Which
Aroused a Desire for
Apnchc Blood.
A sane man and a Christian was pointing
out the objects of Interest to his wife at
the Omaha exposition. Suddenly the smile
on his face seemed to change to a diabol
ical grin ; his blue eyes flashed fire and ho
was almost overcome with a desire to shed
the blood of a felrow creature. This homicidal
icidal desire was not the result of tem
porary aberration , but of undying hatred ,
born In momenta of peril and despair , to
last as long as life Itself. The grim , wrin
kled vlsag of Geronlmo , ex-chief of rene
gade Apaches , was the cause which wrought
the sudden change In the plainsman.
"That ugly face was visible across the
sights of my rifle barrel a good many times
one night , " said tbe white man , and then
turning to the Indian , he added : "You and
I came pretty near dying In the same place
and at the e me time , although you didn't
know It"
The remark was translated , Gerontmo
merely shrugged his shoulders and grunted
as If to indicate that It did not signify. To
stand face to face with a man who has had
a mortgage on one's scalp Is apt to re
fresh the most recreant memory , writes a
correspondent of the Now York Sun. Dur
ing the summer of 1878 Lester L. Moffett ,
now a Montana stockman , was running a
freighting outfit from Albuquerque tft a con
struction camp at what was then tbe end
of the grading on the Atlantic and Pacific
railroad. The camp was about 150 miles
from Albuquerque and something like seven
ty-five miles from Fort Wlngate , the near
est military station. The ralte had not'been
laid and the freighting business furnished
employment for a number of men and teams.
Passengers were sometimes carried as well
as freight , for most of the people then trav
eling on that part of the frontier preferred
to have company. Rumors of the depreda
tions of a band of renegade Apachee reached
Albuquerque from time to time and such
complaints were made almost every day at
Fort Wlngate. At this period It was a tame
frontier that did not have Its periodical In
dian scare and the freighters belonged to
that class of westerners who never borrow
troubte.
Tenderfoot Couple.
The day before the elght-Jhorse teams were
to start from Albuquerque a young man
accompanied by a girl about IB years of age
applied for passage to the railroad camp. In
tboso days It was necessary for a stranger to
furnish a plausible autobiography before he
was admitted to the fraternal relations made
necessary by a trip across the desert. The
young man explained that ho and the girl
bad eloped from Ohio and that he had a rel
ative running a grader's outfit at the camp
who had promised him employment He
admitted that he had no money to pay for
his passage and the name of his relative
was not one known to the freighters. On
the whole hi * story was not so convincing
as tt should have been , and his request
would hava been refused peremptorily had
it not been for the girl. To his earnest
pleading she added beseeching looks. After
the danger of being killed by the Indians
had been put before them In bloodcurdling
narratives they still adhered to their desire
to go , and so they were told they were wel
come to passage It they thought they could
stand the harduhlps ot a freighter's life.
Danger in the abstract was preferable tea
a precarious existence in Albuquerque and
they were told to put their belongings Into
one of the covered wagons. Many of the
wiseacres who always gather about the
campflre of an outfit the night before Its
start said It was a sin that a woman , and
a young and pretty one at that , should be
led into such a deathtrap , but the young
couple disregarded all these dismal croak
ers. They were happy as larks , and the
girl was the life of the outfit as they watched
the town slowly fade from view.
The days were very hot , although the
nights were cool. The first camp was made
early in the forenoon. The girl did her best
to prove that she was grateful , and tbe way
she helped the old camp cook Improved the
flavor of the plain but substantial food. In
certain environments It does not take people
ple long to get acquainted , and by the time
the camp was made for the night every
body was calling the girl "Nellie , " her first
name. She enjoyed the novelty of the thing
and seemed as much at iiome as though
she were feeding the pigs and chickens on
her father's farm In the Buckeye state. Flit
ting hero and there , she made the kind of
picture that Is always appreciated by fron
tiersmen , and after the first twenty-four
hours there was not a man In the camp who
had not caught himself marveling that an
ordinary-looking chap like her husband could
catch such a prize. One by one the boys ,
as they urged their teams along , dreamed
again the familiar old day dream of the
time when they would go back east for a
wife , and each one decldod he would get
one just like Nellie. Plainsmen are loyal
to the west They declare that the rest
of the country Is not fit to live in , but they
always think of the east as the place where
the pretty girls come from. "Going back
east to get married" Is as much of a stock
phrase as "Doing west to grow up with
the country" used to be in the east
First Nl ht Oat.
Meanwhile the caravaa moved slowly
across the parched plains , and If there were
any thoughts of hostile Indians they were
In connection with a dream of some dare
devil deed that would make the doer a hero
In Nellie's eyes. The name Itself and her
blond wlnsomeness reminded tbem of home.
Nellie was essentially a cognomen acquired
In the states. They were used to Dolores
and sloe-black eyes , to senorltaa who wore
mantillas and smoked cigarettes. Such girls
belonged to the place as much as the pralrl *
dogs and tbe coyotes. Spanish girls never
made tbem think of sweethearts or ulsters
8 this youthful bride did. The Yankee girl ,
they thought , had but one fault , and that
was her husband ; still In New Mexico at
this time there was always a chance ot bet-
becoming a widow , especially It they should
happen to meet Geronlmo on the trail.
Forty miles from Albuquerque the first
night camp was made. The young couple
sat around tbe campflre listening to the
stories , but with a tact which did the narrators
raters credit all tales of Indians and taran
tulas were avoided. The night wrangler who
watched the horses slept at hie post just
as If there were no rumors of Indiana on
the warpath , and at breakfast denied ht >
bad closed his eyes. All tbe day the prairie
dogs barked merrily , the sun shone fiercely
and all nature seamed to be at peace. Juat
as the sun was going down tbe caravan came
In sight of a green vallsy. Cottonwood trees
could actually be seen , and as they got
nearer the bunch grass lost Its yellow hue
and merged into a green sward. Down the
valley two miles waj a cluster ot cabins be
longing to a rancher engaged In tbe busi
ness of raising horses. A little way from
tbe corral a bunch of gentle ponies lifted
their beads In wonder a * the strangers cam *
In sight. Near a spring ot mountain water
the freighter * made their camp , and supper
was scarcely over when Nellie's songs at
tracted the owner ot tbe ranch to tbe spot.
Yarns were swapped and after the young
couple had gone to bed the Indian scare
was discussed. Pronounced as the belief ot
a fatallit Is the singular Inability to rccog-
ntto the presence of danger that has filled
so many western graves. The bronzed
plainsmen sitting around the flro puffing at
their pipes were prone to doubt. Many ot
them privately thought that the alleged dis
tance around the earth was somewhat exsg.
Berated , nnd as for the report that Oer-
onlmo's band was on the warpath It was one
they had heard so many times that It bad
grown monotonous. The stockman went back
to his cabins , where a number of men , sup
posed to be about ten , and a wlfo and two
babies were waiting for his return ,
9itnH of Danircr.
The freighters had been holding an ani
mated discussion as to whether the left
wheel horse or the right leader was the
better runner. It was growing late when
one of tbem , about to replenish the fire ,
noticed a red glare against the sky. He
dropped the wood and threw two buckets
of water on the flames. All the sanguine
assurance of safely disappeared now before
the unmistakable signs of danger. Talcs of
cruelty that had seemed romances a moment
before were accepted as gospel facts now.
A messenger was sent to tell the night
herder to get the horses as far away from
the camp as poselb'le , lest by their whinny
ing they should attract the Indians. It was
the Individual belief of every one that the
Indians knew of their presence and that
Indian spies had been watching their every
movement ; but face to face with danger
men neglect no precaution that may con
tribute to their safety. The man that was
sent to warn the herder was fully justified
In the belief that Indian spice would see
test. It Is easier to tempt fate than lie
htm leave the camp , but ho made no pro *
and welt supinely for Its final stroke.
Tbo freighters pulled the wagons together
In an attempt to make rude fortifications.
Nellie and her husband were awakened and
told of their danger. The girl did not beg
to bo killed If the Indians came , but there
were several among that company that de
bated with themselves whether or not a
pletol bullet was not more merciful than
Apache torture , Her natural protector watt
simply stupefied by the danger. Ho lay on
a blanket and burled his face in his hands.
The girl was braver , but she , too , trembled
like a leaf and held the rough , calloujed
hand of a freighter between both her own.
The glare of the flames grew brighter.
The yells of the Indians could be beard
plainly now. Sometimes the short , sharp
crack of a Winchester reached the cars ot
the freighters , but whether it was the sig
nal of death for friend or foe could not
be guessed , for Geronlmo's band had modern
weapons. Several among that company
fancied they heard the imploring accents of
a woman's voice , but In times like this the
senses are not to be trusted. At last a
crackling ot the bushes was heard. The
men ect their teeth and waited , but jurt
when they bad nerved themselves for tbe
conflict they heard the voice of tbe man
who bad been sent to warn tbe herder.
When ho got to the camp ho said that
neither the night herder nor tbe horses
were to be found. His words merely con
firmed a suspicion that every one had har
bored and tbe only wonder felt was because
he returned alive.
Trailing the Indians.
At length the suspense became almost In
tolerable. One of the men started across
the open space between the wagons and
the bushes and paid no heed to the en
treaties of his companions to return. Carefully -
fully and with the feeling that he was
treading on the domain where death stalked ,
he made his way toward the burning cabins.
The wild rose bushes grew in great profu
sion and were very tall. As he crawled
along on hla bands and knees the wounds
made by the cactus plants drew blood , but
caused no pain. It seemed strange to him
that such a little wound pould cause a man's
blood to flow. 'With' bis mind occupied by
one great central thought , a thousand little
fancies , some ot'wtilch were even 'amusing' ,
Intruded themselves1 to relieve a tension that
eeemed too great to be borne.
While he yet fancied himself a quarter of
a mile distant from the house he suddenly
poked his head through an opening in the
bushes and saw dark forms flitting about.
He was less than 200 yards away from the
burning cabins. Fifty yards away some In
dians were guarding tbe horses of the
others. The brutes seined frightened at the
fearful work their masters were performing.
Sitting on a blooded horse that could not
possibly be mistaken for a cayuse of tbe
plains , was the chief , who directed the
( movements of those who had dismounted.
Almost Instinctively the freighter gradually
brought the muzzle of his weapon round to
bear on the savage chief. To some men
there Is a fascination about killing such a
foe. Some sights arc so awful that the
brain departs from routine methods and It
almost seems a pleasure to give one's life
for the satisfaction of killing.
The freighter's arm was steady and bis
aim was sure. With < hlm there was no
possibility of missing. To press the trigger
was to end the wretch's evil life. He
thought of the consternation of the savages
when they saw their leader fall. Quietly
ho figured out the probabls number of
Indians he could kill before they killed him.
His mind was no longer in a normal con
dition. Since he had first learned of the
presence of the Indians he had believed
there was no chance to escape. H had ac
customed himself to the thought of dying
and he now thought of himself as the man
who had killed Geronlmo rather than as a
being yet alive and capable ot suffering.
Ho had been spared the sight of the butcfi-
ery , but he fancied he saw some of the
bodies move after the Indians had thrown
thorn Into the fire.
Fllicht Snvcff Him.
Geronlmo was sitting on bis horse look
ing at the sight. Tbe light from the burnIng -
Ing cabins showed every lineament of his
features aa plainly as daylight. Tbe
freighter lay very still and quiet , but kept
looking at Geronlmo across the sights of
the rifle barrel. Tbe Indians were strip
ping the body of a cowboy of Its clothing
when an Indian mounted on a horse reekIng -
Ing with foam abruptly reined bis horse In
front of Geronlmo and eatd something to
him. The renegade chief waved his band.
There was a general shout. In a trice the
Indians -were on their horses and riding
away. The freighter lying in the bushci
still sighted his gun at tbe chief and
watched him until be was out of sight. Then
he felt angry with himself that he had al
lowed the chance of killing Geronlmo to
pass by , but when he thought of the little
Ohio girl In the camp which the Indians
were riding almost directly away from he
was thankful that he had been able to hold
himself In check at the only moment of his
life In which he know there was such a
ttlng as an Irresistible Impulse to kill.
The night herder returned with the horses
before the freighters left the burned cabins.
Ho said he bad not been asleep and had
seen no Indians. Before the freighters were
fairly on their way the next morning a
trooper , whose commanding officer bad
descried them with a field gluas , rode up and
asked which way the Indians bad gone.
Uncle Sam's cavalry was In pursuit , but It
was a futile chase that time. The messen
ger whom the freighter bad seen ride up to
Geronlmo had warned his chief In time and
the redskins escaped to the mountain fast-
necses.
The brldo soon recovered her spirits , but
her husband was never popular In the grad
ers' camp , so they went back east a few
weeks afterward. Rrspect for the majesty
of the law often deters men from doing what
they believe to be their moral duty. Ger
onlmo was a great deal safer at Omaha than
he would be In some parts ot tbe west
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M'PARTLAND ' KNOCKED OUT
Pacific Ooait Lightweight Does thi Butiaeu
for Him in ThrM Boundi.
DAL HAWKINS FAVORITE IN BETTING
Olllr Noodhnm of St. 1'anl and Frank
llradley Introduce Principal * with
Lively Ilout Bradley
Get * Ueolilon.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. Dal Hawklni. the
lightweight pugilist en the Pacific slope ,
made ehort work of Kid McPartland ot this
city , whom he met In the arena ot the Lenox
Athletic club tonight. The bout was de
cided In the third round , the Now Yorker
being knocked out with a lett awing on lh
jaw. Hawking opened a favorite In the bet
ting at 100 to 80 , but these odds did not
last long and even money ruled when the
men donned the glove * .
This wa * the third time that Hawkln *
has fought before a New York club. He
won from Joe Oani In fifteen rounds th
first time ha appeared here and wai knocked
out by Splk * Sullivan on his second visit.
The men agreed to box under the Marquis
of Queensberry rules and to break when
called upon. They were announced to go
twenty-five rounds and each weighed 135
pounds at 3 o'clock this afternoon.
Round One After iome Blow work Haw
kins got In a left-hand hook on Mac's atom *
ach and the Kid fell to his knees and arose
quickly and they exchanged left hooks on
the stomach and head befora the bell
sounded.
Round Two Mac cut out the pace , with
Hawkins on the defensive , but very little
was done by either until near the close ,
when Hawkins landed a. very hard left hook
In the wind.
Round Three Hawkins was first to count
In the third , swinging his left to the ribs.
Mac replied with a left on tb head. Then
both sent left hooks to the head. Mac sent
a straight left to the face and Dal sent
hi * right over the heart.
This blow weakened McPartland , who a
few seconds later was eent to the floor
with a left hook on the Jaw. Mac rolled
over but got to his feet In nine seconds.
Both made passes at close quarters. Dal
sent his right and left to the Jaw and Mac
landed a short loft swing on Dai's jaw.
Just aa Mac started to sprint away Hawkins
let fly another long left swing , which landed
flush on Mac's jaw and the New Yorker
dropped like a log flat on his back. He
lay as If dead while the referee counted
ten and MacPartland's seconds carried their
man to his corner. Referee Charley White
declared Hawkins the winner , while the
backers and friends of the Callfornlan stood
up and cheered wildly. Time of round ,
two minutes and thirty seconds.
Prank Bradley of Philadelphia and Billy
Necdham of St. Paul put up a lively fight ,
the preliminary of ten rounds , at 12G pounds.
In the second round Needham overreached
himself and stumbled. As he was falling
Bradley caught him with his right on the
head and Billy fell. He was up In a couple
of seconds and cut out the work. Bradley
held himself In reserve for the first half
of the bout and then cut loose. Needham
had several chances to use his right on the
ribs and kidneys , but took no advantage
of the opportunities. Both men were pretty
well marked up at the finish and the referee
decided In favor of Bradley.
On the New OrleaM Track.
NEW ORLEANS , Dec. 20.-Twenty-thtra
day of the Crwcent City Jockey club1a win
ter meeting. Weather cloudy , track heavy.
Hlttlck , Oath and Macy were the winning
favorites. Results : . . . . , , n .
lo
First race , thlrteen-slxteentlis of a m :
Tlmemaker won. Canova necond , Hanlon
th6ttbnd race , handicap , thirteen-sixteenth *
of a mile : rilttlck won. Tendresi second ,
Queen of Sons third. Time : 1:30 : % .
Third race , wiling , one and ono-half
miles : Dr. Marks won. Uockwood second ,
Royal Choice third. Time : 2:86V4. :
Fourth race , selling , six furlongs : Cath
won , Carlotta C second , Applejack third.
TFlfth1raci ; one mile : Macy won. EjLWn
second. Uarnct Ripple third. Time : 1:60 : % .
Foster Brothers today sold the well
known spinier Glenmoyne to J. D. ( Texas )
Smith at & private sale for ? 600.
Grnnrt American Handicap April 11.
NEW YORK , Dec. 20.-Th i annual meet-
Intr of tht Interstate association took place
today. J. A. Dressel was re-elected pres
ident , Irby T. Bennett vice president and
Edward Bonks secretary-treasurer. Elmer
E. Shaner of Pltt burg WM appointed man-
for the seventh executive year. Arrangements
a er
rangements were perfected tor the annual
live bird shoot , which Includes the grand
American handicap for 1899. The shoot will
take place at Elkwood park , near Long
Branch , on Tuesday , April 11.
SOCIETY MAN AN EMBEZZLER
Treasurer of a Cleveland Coal Company
In Ills Accounts
pany ! Short f4,200
counts with the Concern.
CLEVELAND , Dec. 20. Five Indictments
have been returned by the grand Jury
against Frederick C. Harrington , treasurer
of Ihe late Young & Harrington Coal com
pany , on the charge of embezzling J4.200
from that concern. Harrington was one of
the upper society set In Cleveland. He has
been in the west for some time and Is be
lieved to be at Seattle. Wash.
New York Troops Are Healthy.
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. Tw train loads of
troops , consisting of five companies of the
First New York volunteers , arrived In Chicago
cage today over the Burlington road from
San Francisco. The m a did not come
Into the union depot , but were transferred
at Forty-second street to the Lake Shore &
Michigan Southern cars and left over that
road for their eastern homes. There were
no casea of sickness on the train and most
of the men , though thin , were bronzed and
hardened by their camp life.
ProbliiK Municipal Corruption ,
CHICAGO , Dec. 20. The Berry Investigat
ing committee , which was appointed by the
lorlelaiture two years ago to probe Into the
affairs of the police department , the civil
service commission and other departments
of the municipal government of Chicago ,
renewed Its laborsi today In an informal
manner. The Justice court system will be
thoroughly investigated and It Is said various
changes in the laws governing those courts
will be recommended.
General Wilson Will Not KeslRn.
MACON , Ga. , Dec. 20. General J. H. Wil
son , commanding the Flrat army corps , In
camp here , and who made reference to
Canada under the stars and stripes , In a
speech here yesterday , denies that be will
resign and says the report which appeared
In the papers to the effect Is entirely with
out foundation ,
CRISIS APPROACHES IN PEIlt' .
Capital In Hand * of Revolutionists
and Plirht I * at Hand.
LIMA , Peru ( Via Galveston ) , Dec.
20. The president of Bolivia , Senor
Alonza , at the head of 2.GOO men ,
Is preparing to march egalnit the
capital La Pas , which Is In the hands
of the revolutionists. The latter are pre
paring for resistance and an Important en
gagement Is expected to take place.
Io * ler Sent to Court of Cnuatlon.
PARIS , Dec. 20. The Courlere du Solr
says this evening :
"The Dreyfus secret dossier was handed
to the court of cassation this evening under
the pledge that it should not bo communica
ted to the counsel for the defense or to any
one outside the court.
Work of llebcl Marauders.
LONDON , Dec. 20. According to dis
patches from Shanghai the rebels have soiled
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the town of Shung-Yang , fifty miles from
Yohang , province of Hoo-Po , on the north
ern bank of the Yang-tse-Klang , 200 miles
above Chin Klang Foo. They have mas
sacred a Prench priest and 100 converts.
CONSOLIDATE BRANCH LINES
Kama * City & Gnlf Ilondii to lie
United and Enter Chicago on
One Track.
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. President A. E.
F lwell of the Kansas City , Plttsburg &
Quif said today' that arrangements have
been concluded for a coiisolldaition of the
company's three northern branches , the
Kansas City & Northern , connecting tne
Omaha , Kansas City & Eastern and the
Omaha ft St. Louis. The consolidation will
probably be known as the Chicago , Kansas
City & Gulf. Trackage rights will bo ob
tained over roads entering Chicago , so that
only flften miles of now orack will nave 10
be built.
MEETING OP THE U. I' . DIRECTORS.
Principal BuHlnca * on Hnud U the
Denial of Report * .
NEW YORK , Dec. 20. The directors of
the Union Pacific Railroad company
ni t to day but transacted no bus-
Iress of general Interest. An of
ficial of the company says that there
Is no foundation for the report that tbe
road has closed a traffic agreement with the
Chicago ft Northweotern road. It was also
stated on semi-official authority that the
Union Pacific had not bought and does , not
Intend to buy the Chicago & Alton rail
road.
For an Approach to the Depot.
The purchase of three lots at the south
west corner of Ninth and Leavanworth
street * by the Union Pacific railroad Is
explained at local headquarters by the fact
that the company desires more ground
about the Ninth street entrance to the Union
passenger station. The possession of these
three lots will enable the company to maka
a clearing and obtain a good approach to
the Ninth street entrance from both Leav-
enworth street and Ninth street.
The exact plan for the uie of the throe
lots just bought cannot now be obtained , aa
President Burt and Chief Engineer Berry
are the only ones familiar with the plan
and the latter is out of the city.
Railroad Earning ! Increase.
MAR8HALLTOW.V. la. , Dec. 20. ( Spe
cial. ) Auditor T. I. Wassor of the Iowa
Central railway has Issued hla utatement of
the approximate earnings of the road for
the second week of December , showing the
following figures : Freight. $35,832.42 , an In
crease over last year of J4.776.76 ; passenger ,
15,319.44 , on increase of J756.71 ; miscel
laneous , 11,800 , an increase of $150 ; total ,
$42,051.84 , an increase ot $5,683.46.
Claimant * Have a Hearing- .
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 20. Special Masterer-
ln-Chancery Cary , who has had charge of
the litigation concerning the Northern Fa-
clflo claimants who have made claim against
tbe tands cast of the Missouri river , has
Issued notices to creditors that he will be
gin the hearings upon the claims on De
cember 28 , sitting at Chicago.
Captain Mercer for Leech Lake.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. The president
will shortly nominate Captain W. A. Mer
cer , a veteran In the Indian service , to bo
Indian agent In charge of the new Leech
Lake reservation , Minnesota.
Forefather * ' Day In St. Lou In.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 20. "Forefathers' day"
was celebrated by the New England society
of St. Louis with an elaborate dinner at
the Southern hotel tonight In commemora
tion of the landing of the Pilgrims at Ply
mouth. It was the fourteenth annual re
union of the New Englanders living in tbla
city and about 150 of them were present.
President George C. Carpecter presided.
After making a short address bo Intro
duced Rev. Dr. A. A. Ilerlo of Bn'.on aa the
chaplain of the Most Ancient and Honorable
Artillery Company of the Hub. who re
sponded to the sentiments , "Forefathers'
Day. " , I
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Advance In Iron Hate * .
PITTSBURO. Dec. 20. The report that a
new steel combination Is to be formed , aa a
result of a uniform priw of $15 per ton de
manded by the steel manufacturers of umall
billets , da denied by Plttsburg manufactur
ers , who claim ihe condhtlui of the market
baa simply caused uniformity In the de
mands. The minimum price will be $15 per
ton , but manufacturers deny any understand
ing to this effect. Pig Iron was advanced
from $10 to $10.25 per ton by the Valley
Bessemer association.
Uultliuorc A Ohio.
PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 20 , The "Pennsyl
vania Railroad company announced tolay
that beginning next Monday tickets will be
sold from New York to Chicago via Wash
ington with a ton-day stopover at Washing
ton at the same rate as now charged for the
direct route. This will be a reduction of $1
and the cut will bo made In order to mcsit
competition in this direction by the Balti
more & Ohio and the Chesapeake A Ohio.
HtrmniT Ketrhani Overdue.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 20. Fcara are enter
tained fir the safety of the steamer W. P.
Ketcham , Captain W. J. Carter of Milwaukee -
waukee , bound for Chicago from a La'.ce Krie
port with a cargo of coal. Nothing has been
heard of the vessel slnco It pns&ctl the straits
of Mackinaw on Saturday morning. It has u
crow of neven men on board and Is now overdue -
duo fifty-seven hours.
Tramp * Scarce In
Iowa towns generally are remarking on
the scarcity of tramps this winter.
MONEY FOR THE EXPOSITION
Subscribers to tha New Oompanj'i Stock Ai (
Galled Upon.
TWENTY-FIVE PER CENT ASSESSMENT LAID
Provliionnl Board of Director * Acts
Within Itn Authority In Naming
Secretary nnd 1'rovldlnir for
Cnnh to Do UiiNlncNn On.
Subscribers to the stock of the new expo
sition company will be called upon at once
for a 25 per cent assessment on the amount
they have ( subscribed. The call was made
yesterday afternoon at a meeting of the
provisional Board of Directors.
In the articles of Incorporation , which
have been adopted and filed with the secre
tary of state at Lincoln and with the county
clerk of Douglas county , there Is a provision
that during the period from the filing of tha
articles nnd the first meeting of the stock
holders and stock subscribers a provisional
Board of directors , composed of Frank Mur.
phy , P. E. Her , Thomas Kllpatrick , J. H.
Mlllard , H. Cohn , J. B. Kitchen and Georg
P. Bemla , should have charge of the affairs
of the corporation , with power to levy an
assessment upon the stock subscribed and
to pppolut a trustee to receive the money
Pa d fa , , , ' " „ ; '
In pursuance ot this provision the. prelim
inary board met yesterday afternoon and
made the call. The board appointed Frank
Murphy as the trustee to receive and hold
this money. It also appointed Dudley Smith
as secretary of the corporation and in
structed him to notify all the stockholders
nnd Block subscribers of tbe action taken.
In addition to this fact the notification
will contain an announcement ot tbe first
annual meeting ot tbe stockholders and
stock subscribers , which will be held In thi
Board of Trade hall on Tuesday , December
27 , at 7:30 : p. m. , at which a board of di
rectors of twenty-five will be elected and
at this election no one can vote who has not
paid tbe 25 per cent assessment on his stock.
The letter will also announce that the
stock books of the corporation are open for
further subscriptions to the stock and can
be found at the offices of the corporation ,
on the second floor of the Merchants' Na
tional bank building.
Secretary Smith filed the articles of In.
corporation with the county clerk yesterday.
The amount of the capital stock Is placed
at $500.000 , the limit of liability r , 75 per
cent of the capital stock ; the object the
holding of an exposition In Omaha next year
to Illustrate the resources , advancement . i < i
and opportunities of this country , Cuba , T > 1 ' \
Porto Rico and the Philippine islands , and
the period of life of the corporation Is fixed
at from December 16 , 1898 , to December 31 ,
1905. Following are the names attached to
the document as corporators : J. B.
Kitchen , George W. Kelley , W. 8. Poppla-
ton , F. H. Davis , Dudley Smith , E. Rosewater -
water , George P. Hernia , T. P. Cartwrlght ,
Thomas Kllpatrick , Robert Cowcll , Norman
A. Kuhn , Charles E. Wllhelm , C. S. Raymond
mend , F. Paffenrath , William Haydcn , P. E.
Her , W. R. Bennett , Ben B. Wood , Sam
uel Burns , H. Cohn , Clifford Warren Smith ,
Emll Brandels , Frank Murphy , F , J. Coates ,
E. W. Dlckaon , John A. Templeton , F. M.
Clarke and Samuel Gamble.
Crucade Aul"t Iloberta ,
CINCINNATI , Dec. 20. The Cincinnati
presbytery has considered polygamy and the
question of refusing to seat Congressman-
elect Roberts of Utah. Revs. J. H. Walker ,
W. It. Reynolds and W. A. Eulaly. as a cora-
mlttco cei bills and overtures , reported
resolutions calling upon Congressmen Shat-
tuc. Rromwell and Drown to propose and vote
for an amendment to the United States con
stitution defining marriage as monogamous
and forever forbidding and making lawful
and punishable as a crime all polygamous ,
plural or any other so-called marriage ex
cept that of monogamy.
Off for Culm and Porto nico.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Representative *
Lacey of Iowa , Landla of Indiana and Pearce
of Missouri left hero tonight to spend the
holiday recess of congreu la Cuba and
Porto Rico.
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