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TO NEBRASKA ADVERTISER
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XV. XV. SAXDK11S, l'ubllshor.
NEMAHA. NEBRASKA.
THE NIGHT EXPRESS.
Miss Ethel Mario Is a traveled damoi
Her Journeys aro many, but, nil tho samft,
Over ono lino and to only ono place,
Whonco sho returns with u brlght-smlllng
face.
And sho Is so busy tho wholo day long
With mattors that really brook no dolay,
Sho can't cot away In tho broad daylight,
So all her traveling's dono by night.
"Vhon the clocks strlho sovon In Twlllghtrlllo,
And tho stars corao popping over tho LIU,
Miss Ethel Mario. with n hop and a skip,
Hurries to pack her trunk mid her grip.
Clad In traveling gown of whlto,
Sho glvos us each u kiss for Rood night;
'I hen, with a traveler's flno disdain,
Off sho goes for tho evening train.
Tho Grand Crib lino goes winding down
From Twlllghtvillo into Drowsytown;
Tho station, whero all of Its trains depart,
Is a room that's dear to a mother's heart:
Tho Pullman slcepor, whoso lights burn low,
Is a little girl's bed ns whlto a3 snow;
And Just ns soon as "Our Father" Is hoard
Tho train dispatcher will glvo tho word.
Ethel Mario has her baggago chockod through.
'That's for tho trunk man. papa, to do;
I am conductor; as you soo,
I wrlto tho berth check for Ethol Mario.
-And whom do wo havo for a porter? Ah,
Who tucks up a bed llko a dear mamma?
-And tho cnglncor Is tho Ono, I guoss,
Whoso mercy and lovo guldo tho night ex
press. Frank It. Eatchclor, In Congregationalism
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(Copyright, 1E0J, by tho Author.)
CIIAPTEIt I CONTINUED.
Ono week later a courier from Pres
cott, riding post haste with dispatches
to tho new commander at Retribution,
warned him that ho must guard his
working parties and tho road between
tho old and now post. The Tontos had
"jumped." Now, Tonto in tho Mexican
dialect means fool or idiot, but tho
Tonto Apache was no fool. The craft
iest, cunningest of Indians he, and well
had the chiefs and young men reasoned
that a good time to strike would bo
just as tho old and seasoned regiment
left tho territory, and before the new
ono, utterly untutored in Apache strat
agem and mountain scouting, could be
gin to get down to their work. And so
all through tho wild hunting grounds
in the Sierras their war fires and sig
nals blazed by night and puffed in
smoko cloud by day. All across tho
rocky chasms and among tho pine
crested ranges from the haunts of tho
Ilualpais in northern Arizona down
through tho valleys of tho Verde and
tho Ilassayampa, tho home of Apache
Mohave and Apacho Yuma; across tho
"broad basin between the Mazatlan and
tho Black Mesa and southward to tho
Sierra Ancha, tho Tonto Apaches had
sent their messengers urging instant
and united action, and down from tho
mountains, on stage road, trail and
mining camp, swooped tho savage foe
jncu, and all Arizona waked to a new
reign of terror.
Among the first mines abandoned a3
Jlio result of this sudden raid were
pose on the Santa Anita. Tho first
Aifugce to claim the protection of the
commander of new Fort Retribution
was Muncey, speedily followed by half
a dozen others all with fearful tales
of massacre and pillage. It was a hot
June evening, when they gathered at
the edge of the bluff looking westward
from tho adjutant's office over the
southern foothills of tho range, to
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where, faint and dim, tho guard lights
of the old post could just bo distin
guished through the raro Arizona at
mosphcro, twinkling feebly in tho low
lands of tho Sandy, ten long miles
away.
"How many of our people aro left
down there under care of tho guard?"
asked Capt. Raymond of tho stern
faced old soldier in command.
"Only the ordnance sergeant's family
-and tho workmen dismiuitluig what's
left of tho post."
"No women or children besides
Kelly's?"
"None. Tho last wore moved over
to-day unless wo count MaeDuff.
Leon said ho wanted to stay with old
Kelly to tho last."
"Leon!" exclaimed tho miner Muncey,
In apparent amaze. "-Why, I thought
that boy waa was safe in Sonora with
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his mother's people." Whereat two of
his follow miners looked keenly into his
face and then exchanged quick and ox
presslvo glances.
"That boy,'' said Capt. Foster, "is
like a cat. He found his way back
from Tucson to the old post, and sticks
to it so long as there's a shinglo left.
Look hero," ho continued, pointing to a
jagged, conical shaped height clearly
defined against tho soft hues of tho
lingering twilight. "Yonder's Signal
Butte, overhanging the old rookeries,
and Kelly's ranch is a mile beyond that.
Now suppose tho Apaches did work
around to tho west of us and wcro to
swoop down on tho Sandy, suppose our
pcoplo wero ablo to got up there and
signal, how long would it tako us to
turn out fifty horsemen and gallop over
those ten miles, and how much would
bo left by tho timo wo got there?"
Tho commanding officer stood in deep
thought for a moment without replying.
Ho had sent to tho old sito only a lieu
tenant and twenty men. This would bo
sufficient to protect tho property still
unshipped and tho lives of thoso still
detained there on duty, but thero wcro
two ranches in tho valley within a
couple of miles of tho posts; thero was
tho camp of Joso'a bull train, thero was
Sergt. Kelly's little farm on tho slopes
of tho Gouth gate of Apacho canyon, all
beyond riilo shot of tho guard. Kelly
was an old First Dragoon man, a vet
eran who had fought Apaches a quarter
of u century before, and declared that
ho despised them. His wifo and two
daughters lived at tho ranch, and,
though bitterly disappointed at the re
moval of tho post, wero by no means
afraid. Rut no such, outbreak as this
had occurred before. Tho Apaches wcro
more daring and better armed, and
down in tho bottom of his heart Maj.
Thornton wished ho had left a bigger
force of cavalry at the post, but it was
now too lato to change.
Darkness had settled down on tho
garrison. Tho Inst hues of the twi
light faded out of tho western sky. Tho
guard lights at tho distant valley
twinkled faintly, but steadfast, through
tho warm, pulseless air. Over at the
half-ilnished quarters tho drums and
fifes of tho infantry were sounding tat
too, and still tho party lingered at tho
westward bluff, Wharton, Raymond
and Foster chatting in low tones apart,
tho civilians talking to somo younger
officers, eagerly and excitedly recount
ing tho circumstances of their morn
ing's ilight. Munsey was of these tho
most voluble. IIo was just saying: "I
tell you the wholo Tonto tribo is out of
the hills and down hero in tho basin
this very night," when another cried:
"Hush!"
Sbmewhero over on tho north side the
call of a sentry rang out sharp, clear
and full upon tho night air:
"Corporal of the guard, No. 51"
"That's old nennicke," said Ray
mond, promptly. "When ho has any
thing to report it's no boy's story. I'll
go, ,sir."
The cry went echoing back toward
the guard-house, sharply passed along
by Nos. 0 and 7 on tho eastern flank.
Tho corporal camo out on the
run, and the guardsmen, sitting or
sprawling around tho stacked rifles,
scrambled, many of them, to their feet.
Before even a fleet corporal could
reach the distant post Thornton and
two captains bpro down upon it, others
at respectful distance following.
"What's up, Ilcnnicko?" hailed his
troop commander, scorning preliminar
ies. "Firing, sir. Out on tho Prescottroad
to tho northwest. I could seo the
flashes."
"Who on earth can it bo?" asked tho
mi'jor. "Capt. Foster, let your troop
snchllo at once."
CHAPTEH II.
That thero should bo repeated
alarms from the northeast, east and
south, whero wcro tho pine covered
crests of the Black Mesa and tho Sierra
Ancha whero wero tho haunts of tho
Tonto and tho White Mountain Apaches
every one expected. There wcro
still among the foothills somo parties
of miners and prospectors over whoso
fate there was good reason for alarm.
The Santa Anita placers had been
promptly abandoned, as wo havo seen.
There was eager watch for danger sig
nals from tho site of tho old Retribu
tion, down in tho Sandy valley to tho
west, but from the sito of tho new post
to tho crossing of tho Sandy above
Apacho canyon tho road turned and
twisted among tho foothills of tho
mountains for twenty-three miles and
there wasn't a human habitation for
nearly forty. Then, deep in a cleft of
the range, a stage station with corrals
and well and lunchroom and bar had
been built by somo daring spirits,
eager to accumulato monoy at what
ever risk. Boyond them for another
thirty miles tho road lay through deso
lation Itself and reached tho outskirts
of even frontier civilization again
among tho nowly finished ranches in
tho broad and sunny valley of Wil'ow
creek.
In view of tho sudden and simulta
neous swoop of the Apaches upon tho
roads east of Prcscott everybody had
been warned. Even tho mail riders
held buck for mounted escorts. No
stage for Wickenbcrg and tho south,
no buckboard for tho Santa Anita had
left tho territorial capital for thrco
days. No mail had boon received at
Retribution for forty-eight hours. Tho
daring troopers who rodo in with tho
dispatches early that Juno morning
had come through tho Sandy valley, as
they frankly admitted, with revolvers
in hand, their hearts in their mouths
and tiio reins in their teeth. They
had passed no party eastward bound.
Who, then, could it bo, who, striving
now to reach tho post by way of tho
new road, should havo fallen foul of
tho Apaches only a milo or bo out?
Thornton's first impulse was to say tho
sentry must bo dreaming. Raymond,
who had known tho old trooper nearly
a decade, as promptly declared tho sen
try'" report reliable "I not only saw
tho flashes," said Ifcnnloke, "but I
could faintly hear tho shot3, sir fif
teen or twenty. It was still as death
out here." .$'
Meantime, sending an eager boy
lieutenant on tho jump to order out
"G" troop, Capt. Foster had hastened
to liis temporary quarters half can
vas, half udobe to mako his hurried
preparations. Already tho rumor was
running from mouth to mouth. Only
three of tho officers had their families
with them at tho timo. Mrs. Foster
was ono of those women who insisted
on accompanying her husband on tho
movo to Arizona, oven though tho
rudest of camp lifo was to bo her por
tion, and sho and Ncllio with anxiously
beating hearts wero standing on tho
unfinished porch of tho now quarters
listening for further Bound, as tho cap
tain hastened up tho slope.
"It enn't bo anything very serious,
dear," ho said reassuringly. "Probably
somo belated miners, whoso mules tho
Indians nro trying to run off. We'll
know in half an hour and I'll send word
in at once." Silent and anxious sho
followed within tho doorway, whero
hung a Navajo blanket as tho only bar
rier between their army nest and tho
warm outer air, Ncllio clinging to her
mother's side.
"Wo'vo been wntching all tho even
ing for signals from tho Butte," mur
mured Mrs. Foster, ns the captain rop
idly exchanged his regulation coat for
a scouting jacket. "Wo wero so anxious
about Leon and ovcrybody who had to
remain there seems so exposed now.
Wo never thought of hearing of trouble
thereaway," and Mrs. -Foster glanced
out through tho open casement to
whero tho Prcscott road, winding away
down the slope, disappeared among tho
dark mountain shapes lying black and
silent under tho twinkling pointers of
tho Great Bear.
"Leon is safe enough if he'll only stay
whero ho is with Kelly," answered the
captain, buckling on his pistol belt.
"Apaches won't attack tho post oven
tho remains of one at night. But I
wish old Kelly and his girls wero near
er the guard. I don't like their being
so far from help and so eloso to those
overhanging cliffs. Noiv, don't borrow
trouble to-night, dear," ho concluded,
taking his dovotcd wife in his arms and
kissing away tho brimming tears. "You
and Nell must bo brave. These beg
garly Apaches probably think wo won't
know how to fight them and aro simply
starting in for a littlo fun. I'm only
too glad of a ohanco to deal them a les
son so is G troop."
Ten minutes later, in perfect silence,
a doublo file of horsemen rodo briskly
away into tho darkness to tho north,
Foster leading, every trooper armed
with carbine and revolver. Tho night
was breathless. Not a puff of breeze
stirred tho pines along tho mountain
side or ruffled tho foliage of tho willows
at tho springs. For two miles the road
lay through open country, dipping from
the plateau on which stood tho now
post into n railo wido depression, then
winding up the gradual ascent among
tho foothills of tho range. Somewhere
along that ascent tho firing had been
scon and heard. Hcnnicko's story had
already been corroborated. Two quar-
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bui'wunwriiiuuu, enjoying a quiebHiiiOKC
oiusiuo ine ai;ooo wans ot the new
corral, had seen and heard just what
ho did, and Maj. Thornton was already
in possession of their story. So, too,
had tho sentry on No. 4 heard what
sounded like distant shots, but had
seen nothing. Now, as Foster and his
fifty horsemen disappeared in tho
night, tho major stood at the edgo of
tho bluff looking out to tho north, with
an eager group around him. Capts.
Raymond and Turner, whose companies
had silently assembled under arms,
wero waiting for orders within the
quadrangle of tho garrison, as well as
tho adjutant and quartermaster and a
lieutenant or two. Thero was littlo
talking going on among them all wero
listening intently for sounds from the
north or of further firing. Ono or two
of the Santa Anita prospectors had
mounted and gone out after Foster, but
tho mass of the refugees still clustered
ulong tho bluff, chatting in low, eager
tones. If any ono voico was especially
prominent it was Munccy's, and, like
most men given to chatter, ho found
only nn impatient audience. "I toll
you," said ho for tho third time, "thero
enn't bo less than a hundred of them
Tontos out thero now. They just want
a single troop, or even two, to come
and tacklo 'em in tho dark." And now
ho had raised his voico still higher and
was talking for tho benefit of tho
major, who had been persistent in
avoiding him and had twico pointedly
begged him not to intrudo upon tho
council of tho officers. "They've just
lined tho rocks and tho roadside out
there, and aro simply laying for a
chance to ambush tho wholo crowd.
What I'd a dono would bo to send two
hundred men out, deployed cs skir
mishers and swept tho hull bottom,
north and west, too."
Thcso remarks wero rewarded by his
companions with a contemptuous sniff
or a nervous, half jcoring titter. "You
ought to havo been a general, Muncey
that's what's tho matter with yon.
Thero ain't Apaches enough in all Ari
zona to daro a fight in tho open, day or
night, witli fifty white men, soldiers or
'cts.' No Apacho plans a fight that's
going to got him liable to bo shot. Tho
Iclnd of lighting ho likes is from bohlnd
rocks and trees, and thero nin't rocks
and trees enough ont thero to cover a
dozen of 'em. I'm hotting tho firing
was dono by somo party as badly scared
ns you wcro yis'day morning. I'm hot
ting they just thought somo skulking
lynx was an Apacho and let drive u
volley into tho dark. Tho sentry snvtt
tho shots wero all bunched. You know
and 1 know tho Apaches don't own n
breech loader (this was early in tho
seventies), so most of it must havo been
dono by white men or greasers, llko
that gang you trained with last year, in
stead of herding with your own kind."
Evidently thi3 allusion was a stinger.
There was a burst of laughter, more or
less jeering nnd unsympathetic, under
Khowor cf which Muncey turned angrily
away, ll'o went over toward tho group
of officers, but at sight of him tho ma
jor lifted a warning hand and lowered
his voice. "Hero's that follow Muncoy
again," said ho, "and I distrust him
somehow." Everybody seemed to turn
nn unsociable back on tho newcomer,
and presently, after a moment's hesita-
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"YOU OU011T TO HAVB IlKKN A OKNICUAI.,
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tion, ho pulled his old felt hat lower
over his eyes, thrust his hands in his
pockets nnd slouched away down tho
slope in tho dlrcotioii'of tho corral, with
in whose ndobo walls tho horses and
mules of tho refugees wero sheltered.
And now camo on a night of no littlo
excitement, even for Arizona, in tho
heart of the Apacho country. For three
quarters of an hour after Foster and
his men rodo away thero was a strange
silence and eager waiting at tho post.
Taps had sounded just beforo they left.
Half-past ten o'clock, called by tho sen
tries, had gono echoing uway across
the still anl starlit mesa; and not a
sound or sign came from tho front.
Then (suddenly, far out through tho
darkness, there was faintly audible tho
thud of hoofs, and a minute or so
brought tho rider, full canter, into
their midst. Ho could barely rein in
his horse at tho hail of tho major's
party. Everybody officers, civilians
and oven soldiers seem to swarm
about tho courier in an Instant. It was
Corporal Foley, of Foster's troop. Rec
ognizing the major, ho throw himself
from tho saddlo and stood respectfully
beforo tho commander, handing him a
penciled note, which the major eagerly
opened and read, all eyes upon him.
"Wo found two Mexicans," it said,
"with a camp outfit. They wero badly
frightened, but unhurt. They declare
they wero attacked by Apaches, who
succeeded in running off two mules.
They say the Indians drew away north
west toward the Sandy, nnd that there
was a party of prospectors and packers
camped at Raton Springs eight miles
out, who wcro warned of tho outbreak,
but who wouldn't believe it. Tho
Mexican said they wcro trying to reach
tho post when headed off, and that
there wero enough Apaches to wipe
out that party. They themselves only
escaped by hiding among tho rocks
down in tho deep ravine. Their story
is told with such earnestness that I
havo deemed it best to push on in
search of tho prospectors referred to.
"Wo should reacli tho springs soon after
midnight. Tho Mexicans go with uo
in hopes of recovering their mules.
(Signed) "Fostbii,
"Commanding Troop."
to m: continued.
Not Butliflcd.
Tho other day ono of tho partners of
tho firm managing ono of Boston's fa
mous hostelries ordered a certain
waiter to leave. Tho waiter was slow
in obeying and tho manager practically
kicked him out.
The waiter oven then was not con
tented witli his dismissal, and hunted
up tho head of tho firm.
"Mr. X ," said he, "Mr. A has
just kicked mo out. I "
"Well, what are you hero for? Do
ydu want mo to kick you out over
again?" Texas Siftings. J
Poppy Seed Eml(inkiutu)ti.
Within tho last two or thrco years
French engineers have undertaken tho
sowing of railroad embankments with
poppy seeds, as when onco established
that prolific plant covers tho soil with
a network of roots that prevents it
from washing away during heavy rains
or from upheaval when frost is coming
out of tho ground iu the spring.
Tho Clock Stopped.
Mr. Staylato Dear mo! I don't bo
liovo this clock is going, is it?
Sho (wearily) No. Wo always wind
it beforo going to bed. It ran down an
hour ago. N. Y. Weekly.
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NEBRASKA STATE NEWS,
Tin: old III no Valley hotol at Ulysses
wn destroyed by lire the other morn
ing. Adam HnNir.ucif, farmer, was badly
injured iu n runaway at Nolson tho
othordny.
Tin: public school nt Urcoloy was rc
ocntly closed owing to tho prevalence
of scarlet fovor.
Simon Cahtkii, of Hnrtlngton, was
recently adjudged insane Religious
Bxcitomcnt the cause.
Fuji: at Blair tho other day destroyed
the implement houso of 1L R. Smith.
About two-thirds insured.
Tin: gold excitement has been re
vived at Pleasant Dale. Excited citi
zens dcclnro it is n second Cripple
Crock.
It is statod that thero is moro corn
stored at Winsldo than over boforo
known. It is ostlmatod that by March
1 thero will ho 100,000 busliols in crib.
Tiik general merchandise stores oper
ated by F. L. Kincald at Ellis and Vir
ginia and the implement store at liar
bine, owned by him, have been closed
on a chattel mortgage.
Ovicn fiOO men and boys participated
in a wolf hunt, ten miles south of
Fairfield recently. Ono wolf, ono horse
and 51 jack rabbits wore killed. Tho
horso was accidentally shot.
Duhino a recent jack rabbit round
up in Boone county, Wallaco Dodge
accidentally shot Mortlmor Barnes,
lllllng his body full of flno Bhot, but
not seriously wounding him.
Tun other day William Anderson re
ceived very severe, if not fatal in
juries, while attempting to break a
horso at Bingham. In attempting to
saddlo tho animal ho received a prob
ably fatal kick.
Tiik stato board of agriculture at it.s
lato annual mooting accepted tho re
port of Robert W. Furnas to tho West
ern and Eastern Fair association,
which report fixed tho dato of tho fair
at Omaha, August 31 to Soptembor -I.
1. A. Bunnkm., a Lancaster county
farmer, -18 years of ago, committed sul
cldo the other day by taking strych
nine. Ho leaves n wifo and llvo chil
dren. Circumstances indicated that
his mind had become unbalanced from
somo cause.
John C. Santkk, a well known poli
tician, committed suicide at Niobrara
tho other night. Grief ovor his wife's
death caused tho deed. His wifo was
dying and ho apparently lost his mind.
Turning over all Ills valuables, ho
rushed to tho barn ami hanged him
self. Dumxn tho year tho Albion cream
ery received 1,035,170 pouuds of milk,
for which it paid casli to the amount
of $10.01:1.40. It also paid out 87,570.00
for 50,035 pounds of butter and 10,205
dozen eggs, making the total amount
disbursed to farmers in tho vicinity
317,590.
Tin: Bank of Commerce nt Grand
Island closed its doorB tho other day
and tho bunk examiner was tolc
graphed to go and tako charge. Tho
day tho bank closed tho county treas
urer deposited 315,000 and tho county
had 310,000 in tho bank boforo tho do
poslt, making tho amount of county
funds hold by tho bank 325,000.
J. C Wim.iams, president of tho do
funct Blue Springs bank, has boon ar
rested upon tho charge of cmbozzlo
ment. The particular charge was
founded on a discrepancy bctwoon tho
bank books and those of tho county
treasurer, tho latter showing about
81,000 moro county money in tho bank
than thero was entered on tho bank
books.
Pknhionb lately granted Nebraska
veterans: Original, Lewis It. Dorese,
Wescott. Restoration and increase,
Joslah Luc, Hastings. Increaso.Charles
W. Talbitzcr, Oconee; James Campbell,
Harvard. Reissue, Steward Thomp
son, Beaver City. Original widows,cta,
Nancy C. Miller, Perch; Catherine M.
Waldcninoyer (mothor),(jlbbon; minors
of Joseph It. Loghry, West Union.
Tin: annual winter meeting of tho
Nebraska stato board of agriculture
opened at Lincoln on tho 21st. Chan
cellor MacLcan dolivercd tho address
of welcome. Tho treasurer's roport
showed receipts of 5:1,158.31, including
tho stato appropriation of 32,000, and
tho disbursements wcro 350,801.30, of
which lattor amount 318,070.03 wore
for premiums paid at the state fair.
Fiuk in tho Dodge street school build
ing at Omaha, at which 500 children
wcro attending, tho other day pro
duced a panic that might havo been
attended with fatal results excopt for
the presonco of mind of Oflio Downs, a
14-yoar-old boy, whoso duty it is to
boat tho drum which keeps the schol
ars in lino in emergencies. As soon as
the alarm was given ho got his drum,
and, stationing himself near tho door,
poundod out tho tunes whllo tho chil
dren marched away. Hundreds start
ed with a rush until tho drum sounded.
Piiof. Stout, United States geolog
ical survoyor, who has boon taking
measurements of tho flow of water in
tho streams of western Nebraska for
somo timo past, was recoritly in Kear
ney and lot the contract for sinking
13 wells from a point on Wood river,
three miles north of that town, to tho
Blind hills south of the Platto river, a
total distanco of about fivo miles. Tho
wells will bo sunk 'fivo feet into ruu
ning water, and a record of them will
bo tukon onco a wook. Thcso wolls
are sunk for tho purpose of determin
ing, if possible, whother tho underflow
remains tho same during tho entire
year, or whether it is affected by the
rains and molting snows in tho mown
tains.
