THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , JULY 17. 1887.TWELVE PAGES.
, tflE POWDER RIVER COUNTRY
, jl Dark and Bloody Ground-Fifty Battles
With Indians.
&F1AVE MEN SLAUGHTERED.
lieutenant Dlnglintn'H Oaltnnt Fight
General Hrlttbln Continues
Ills History of the North *
vrcat In the lice.
'ForrrMcKixxnv , Wyoming Territory ,
fruly 13. To the Editor of the BKK : 'J.'licse
papers wcro discontinued by reason ot
Iho writer changlmg station from Tort
Robinson. Nebraska , to Fort McKinney ,
Wyoming , Having bcnomo again located
under the snow capped peaks of the Dig
Ilorn mountains lu the very country wo
Were writing about , the papers are now
resumed.
* * # *
Singularly enough the last account of
the country givenwas up to old Fort Phil
Kearney , and now we begin to write al
most in sight of that tragic shot whore In
one day , fifty-two Infantry men , twenty-
even cavalry men and two citizens gave
up their lives for the settlement of the
Country.
Most of the readers of the Unn will I
think still remember the Phil Kearney
massacre , which took place December
21 , I860 , when Colonel Felleman and his
whole command wcro killed , not a mnn
being left alive to tell the tale of the
bloody battle.
The facts leading up to the massacre
were briefly these : In March 1800 , the
government desiring to llml n nearer
and bettor route into Montana , deter
mined to occupy the I'owder river coun
try , build thrco forts and open a
road from the Platte river to Montana
yii\ Hip Horn anil the Yellowstone river ,
Colonel Henry IJ. Carrington then com
manding the Eighteenth infantry , was
Bent with six companies of his regiment
'to occupy the country and build three
posts , one : it Fort Heno on the Powder
river ; ono eighty miles south on the waters
of Tongun river or Powder river to bo
known as Phil Kearney ; and one at the
crossing of Hie Horn to bo known as
Fort C. F. Smith. General Philip St.
'George Cooke , then commanding the de
partment of the Platto.with headquarters
at Omaha , gave the detailed orders and
General Carrington marched with 700
men,600 of whom were now and raw re
cruits who hud never seen service of any
hind before going into the Indian country.
General Carrington was himself inex
perienced in Indian warfare and his
twelve ollicera were nearly all as inex
perienced as ho was. The purpose waste
to establish the forts and open the road
by negotiation with the Indians occupy
ing the country , and maintaining them
by treaty. Serious rosistenco on the
part of thn Indians against the wishes
pf the government was not at lirst
thought of.
It soon became apparent , however ,
that the Indians were going to war , and
General Currington telegraphed , in
" August , for reinforcements. These
wore readily promised by General
Cooke , but none came until late in No
vember , when only ono company , C , of
the Second cavalry , joined. On August
B General Cooke had notitiod Carrington
that ho would bo supported in holding
the country , and that General Sherman
would send a regiment from St. Louis to
assist him. In December ninety recruits
joined and the winter shut down hard
fend tight. Requisitions for ammunition
Mere not answered and the troops had
put n feeble supply of powder , ball and
cartridges. Thu situation was deplor-
jiblo in the extreme and the dillatonoiis-
toess of the government greatly disheart
ened the troops in the hold. The com
mand at C. F. Smith's had but ten
Knnds to the man , those at Kearney but
rty-fivo rounds per man and the com
mand at Reno but thirty rounds per man.
On the Otli of December the Indians at
tack J < 1 the wood train , out getting wood
fortne garrison. Captain Fottorman , with
Bonio mounted infantry and a detachment
of cavalry , under Lieutenant Hingham ,
pros sent to the relief of the train. Fct-
tcruian moved to Lodge Trail ridge
Vrlnlo Colonel Carrington and Lioutun-
ont Grummend with about twenty-live
Infantrymen , mounted , crossed Big
finey to intercept the Indians if they
hould bo driven over the ridge by Fot-
Korman. Nearly two hundred Indians
Attacked Fotterman and separated
Lieutenant Hingham with fifteen men
irom the rest of the command. Uingham
fought furiously , but was soon cut oil'
from his own party with Lieutenant
Grummend ana two or three men. Col-
pnel Carrington rescued the dismounted
cavalrymen , but could not find Hing-
bam. Eighty Indians showed up be
tween Carrington and Hingham and ha
Gould not reach him. Some men were
Bhouting m a ravine near by , "For God's
jsvko , como down hero quick , " and Car-
fington's men attempted to reach them.
Boven Indians wcro scon pressing four
poldiers with tlicir spears close at their
backs , and ono of the soldiers
was recognized ns Lieutenant Grummond.
{ They were rescued and the detachment
passed on. They soon found Lieutenant
bingham's body , but lifo was extinct ,
near him lay Sergeant Hewers still
breathing , but his skull had been cleft
Vrith a tomahawk. Ho had killed three
Indians with his revolver before being
overpowered. Private McGuire's horse
Iras shot under him , and just ns the In
dian was about to scalp him hn was res
cued. Private Donovan , who was with
Lieutenant Uingham's party , escaped ,
lie said they had been surrounded by
thirty Indians while Lieutenants Hing-
hnm and Grummend were pursuing a
dismounted Indian and cutting at him
With their tabrcs. Lieutenant ulnghara
and Sergeant Dowers' bodies were
Drought into the fort and buried next
day with military and Masonic honors. .
Chaplain White , who , 1 believe , still live ?
at Plattsmouth , Neb. , conducting tlu
services.
This disaster was the culmination of n
long series of skirmishes nnd the begin'
ping of moro serious trouble , ending in
the slaughter of Colonel Fcttcrniau am !
his whole command.
On July 17 preceding the Indians had
first appeared hostile , and crawling with
In the picket lines seized the boll mare ol
Captain Raymond's party anil run of
with her , his whole mulu herd following
Iho boll. Haymondwith only ono order
Iy , dashed after the herd , and was seer
surrounded by 300 Indians. They die
toot kill him or his orderly , but they too )
nil the mules. Two companies of infantn
and tifty mounted men wont in pursuf
but wore not able to recover any of the
stock. Two men wcro killed and thrci
rounded , and at the same time came u ]
the road a report that Louis Gazzon'a , i
trader , and his whole party had beet
killed. Captain Hiiymond , who was in
tout on securing his lost stock , had t >
ffivo it up and retreat as the Indians neared \ \
eared In overwhelming numbers in hi
ont. On his way back to the fort h
found French Poto. a froiuhtor , am
bis wagons. All hail boon killed oxcop
. Polo's wife , a Sioux , mid five children
and they were found bid in the bushes
The wncotis had boon plundered and si
dead men lay near thorn , among tlior
Mr. Henry Arrison , a wealthy citizen o
St. Louis , and porter of Mr. Gazzon's.
On the 34th of July Mr. Kirkendall' '
train was attacked. A company wa
ont out witli a howitzer and the Indian
fled at their Approach , The train coo
Mined tivo olliccrs of the Eighteenth in
fantry with baggage and servants an
pee lady and child , Mm. Liuutoan
Wands. Lieutenant Daniels , of Indiana ,
a young bilker who was & little in ad
vance of the train selecting n camping
ground for it was killed. Captain Tom-
plcton , Lieutenants Bradley , Wands and
Chaplain White wore with the attacked
train and all fought well , Captain White
taking a full hand. Captain Ktrtland ,
now of the Seventh infantry , was the
olllcor who went to the relief of the be
leaguered tram and to whoso coolness ,
promptness and bravery all owed their
lives. Tills liuht took place at the cross
ing of Crazy Woman's Fork on the old
Kearney road.
July ! J3 , only two days before thn fight
last narrated , a citizen train had been
attacked at Htillalo Springs , on the Dry
Park and Powder river , and ono citizen
had been killed unit two wounded. Uu
the same day the Indians run oil' the
mule herd at Fort Ueno , but only suc
ceeded in getting away with ono mule ,
On the same day Nyc , a citizen of Kear
ney lost four mules , and Mr. Axe and
Dixon two each.
July 23d a citizen train was attacked
at Dry Fork and two men killed. On
the sumo day Louis Cheney's train was
attacked , ono man killed and his horses ,
cattle and property destroyed.
July 23th the Indians attacked the
stock at Fort Hone and run elF the cattle
of John 1) . Floss , a citizen.
July 2th ! ) a largo citizen train
was attacked at Browu'a Springs , eight
men killed and two wounded , one of
whom afterwards died. They are all
buried in ono grave at Brown's Springs ,
which is unmarked , and I guess now un
known even as to its location. Yet there
lies the remains of nine as bravo men as
over lived.
The country was now everywhere un
safe , and battles and skirmishes were of
daily occurrence. Mr. Graver , Frank
Leslie's artist , \vas ono morning killed
and scalped while only a few minutes'
walk from the post of Phil Kearney.
On August Otli , in ono of the frequent
attacks on the timber train , four mules
were taken quite near the post , but a
bravo follow , Corporal Phillip , rushed
among the Indians , killed one. wounded
another , and , knocking a third oil' his
pony , drove the mules back to the fort.
August lith the Indians returned , and
in an attack drove ofT seven
teen mules. September ,8th , late
in the evening , twenty mules were
driven ofTSeptember ; 10 , ton herders were
attacked near the fort and although they
fought well , thirty three horses and
seventy-eight government mules wcro
captured and driven away. Pursuit was
unsuccessful and not a hoof was re
covered. September 13 , the Indians at
tacked Crary and Carter's train at Goose
Creek killed one man and captured two
hundred and nine head of cattle. They
ran a herd of bullalo into the camp and
then drove oil" both bullhlo and ( -tit
tle together. On the same day they at
tacked the herd at the post again , stam
peding it and wounding two herders ,
Captain Ten Eyck and Lieutenant
Wands pursued but failed to como up
with the Indians. Private Donovan got
an arrow in the hip and no sooner had
ho pulled it out than ho was shot in the
same place by another. Ho left this ono
sticking in the wound and rotlo back to
the fort. September a soldier named
Gilchrist was Killed while on herd. On
the 10th of September Peter Johnson ,
while riding a low rods in advance of his
party returning from the hay field near
Lake Do Smet , was suddenly cut oil' by
Indians and killed. September 17 the
Indians attacked the fort herd and took
forty head of cattle. Septemb6r 20 they
attacked a citizen tr.iiu at Pinny , and
after a long light wcro driven oft' . Sep
tember 23 they run otF twenty-four head
ofcattle from the fort. The troops
turned out and a battle was fought , thir
teen Indians being killed and many
wounded. The soldiers lost , ono
tilled and six wounded. This was a
egular battle fought at close quarters.
lieutenant Brown commanded the
roops and Rod Leaf the Indians. On
; ho same day Lieutenant Matson was at-
acked in the hay fields and a citizen
sontractor named Grull was killed near
ho fort. On the 27th Patrick Smith was
dllcd and scalped at Piney. Uo the road
' 'aspcr Welch was killed and at Drv
Tork , \ \ . II. Pettis and A. G. Overfolt
wounded. The bloody drama went on
from day to day and almost every hour
announced the killing of some oflicor ,
soldier or citizen. I have briefly alluded
to the events , but a full account
of them would till a boot ; . There were
surprises anil struggles in the lonely
woods and lingering deaths on the broad
prairie far from homo and friends. The
eath struggle was approaching , and I
prefer to toll of It in another letter , and
how the bravo Fetterman and his com
mand fought and died in the conquest of
the Powder Illver country , where all is
now peace , and fields of grain cover the
very spot on which hostile battalions of
white and red men atood dealing death
blowa to each other.
JAMES S. BUISUIN.
The Internal Condition of Russin.
The Vienna correspondent of the Lon
don Daily Telegraph has received from a
friend at Kioll'tho following description
of the situation in Russia.
In every class of the population ( says
my friend ) are to bo found symptoms of
a deeply rooted and increasing discon
tent , trom tliis even the army is not
froo.sceini ; that the continued preference
given to the regiments of the guard
above the other troops is a source of un
ceasing complaint. Moreover , the vexa
tious system of supervision by tlio com
mandant of the regiment over his olliccrs ,
and of the oilicors ever each other , tends
more and more to loosen tha spirit of
fellowship and open the door to suspic
ion. It has even gone so far that the
commandant is responsible for thn pri
vate relations nay , oven for the corre
spondence of his officers. Recently a
ukase from St. Petersburg is said to have
been issued to the military
commandants to the effect that let
ters to the soldiers wore not to bo de
livered until the contents had been
examined. Landed property is under a
ban , the great landowners are oppressed
by government ollicials on ono side , and
threatened by the peasantry on
the other. In disputes of the land
lords with the peasants the cen
tral authonty.fromfoar of agrarian riots ,
generally sides with the peasantry. Be
sides this , the value of land is driven
down to the point of ruin by the inhibi
tion against letting it to Poles or Jews ,
who , in the southwest of Russia were the
best and most enlightened farmers. The
demoralization of the authorities is over
mere and more on the increase. It is a
well known fact that the chiefs of circuits
and superintendents ol districts derive
fixed annual contributions from the man
ufacturers , merchants and landowners oi
their jurisdiction. It is not attempted to
keep the system a secret ; the joint stock
sugar factories place such outlays openly
in their account under the heading ol
honoraria. Even police functionaries do
not scruple to accept largess. Respect
able ollicials are forced to bn spectators
of practices which they may detest , but
are unable to prevent. In religion , sec
tarianism , especially the sect of the Sun-
( lists , Is making enormous progress :
while the influence of the Orthodox
priests on iho peasant population u
steadily decreasing. Meanwhile the peas
ant population , fleeced by the organs o !
government , goaded by Panslavists
courted by the Nihilists , and altogothei
in a condition of economic dotcriaration
presents a distressing spectacle , ami
aflbrds every reason for apprehending
the very worst at no distant epoch
Every whore disorganization and decay
everywhere thn same evils which possi
bly could only be checked by poacofu
policy abroad and by energetic reform :
at homo. Of such incisive reforms then
are , uo indications observable. Hal
measures are taken , which only nggra
vate the mischief and detract jot man
from the respect duo to authority.
IN THE ELECTRIC FIELD ,
The Power Required for Electric Lighting
Tabulated Eesnlt ol Tests ,
LONDON JUBILEE LIGHTING.
Electric Motors AH Electric Trumpet
Lights on the Lake
Lights on Trains
Motors Flashes.
Poxvcr Required Tor Electric Lighting
Franklin Winkle , M. E. : In the pro
duction of electric lights llio principal
factor for commercial consideration is
the power required ns compared with
the number of lights produced of stated
candle-power. Contracts for electric-
lighting apparatus should therefore dis
tinctly state all conditions which alleet
the cost and amount of power to bo re
quired In order that fulfilment ot guar
antees or the contrary may bo demon
strated and settled without equivocation.
Guarantees of horse-power economy are
therefore to bo made upon tiio coal re
quired for producing the necessary steam
power , or the number of actual or indi
cated horse powers required for produc
ing a given result in light , 1. c. , number
of lights of stated candle powers. Where
a whole plant is erected the best safe
guard for the purchaser is a guarantee
based upon coal consumption.
Guarantees of indicated power are the
least satisfactory unless it has been dis
tinctly agreed that the indicated power
shall bo taken by laying the dynamos on
some particular engine , when that en
gine is already carrying a stated indi
cated load. The reason for this is that
all engines in fact the same engine at
different times vary in actual power
compared with that indicated for dill'or-
oni loads.
Where tho. steam power plant is not
part of the plant furnished , then the
best basis for guurrantco of power is the
number of uctual horse powers of ! V,000 )
foot pounds to be delivered to the dyna
mos or machinery furnished by the
electrician.
Power required should bo agreed upon
for not simply the whole number of
lights taken at ono time , but as well for
fractional parts , ns three-fourths , one-
half , one-fourth , the \yholo number ; for
the commercial otlicicncy of dynamos
decreases with fewer lights.
Should it come to a test , the construc
tor of the plant should pronounce con
ditions satisfactory. Unless conditions
and results arc carefully noted , no test of
power should bo regarded as of any
value. As to conditions and results for
purposes of test of a commercial efliei-
ency of an electric lighting plant , it is
the duty of the person who measures the
power to know simblv how many lights
he has in circuit , and what "pressure"
ho has in the circuit , as shown by the
voltameter. Any of the lamps may then
be selected , and their candle power test
ed when the identical voltameter used at
the power test is employed and attains
the same reading. These precautions as
to results are especially applicable in
case of incandescent lights.
In order to avoid any errors arising
from dift'eronco of conditions and subse
quent candle power test , it is advisable
that the horse-power expended should ho
measured simultaneously with test of
lamps.
The following is a tabulated result of
simultaneous tests of horse powers and
of lights. They are interesting in com
parisonbecause they show improvements
made in the past few years , and also how
the commercial clliciency of electric
lighting apparatus doorcases with fewer
lights. Tlio first was made by ns recent
ly upon a 200-llght machine , made by a
prominent company four years ago.using
the most improved lamps now made by
that company. In both tests lights wore
held to sixtoen-standard candle-powers.
One hundred and seventy-eight lights
required 24.4 hone-power , equals 7.U
lizhts per horse-power.
.Ninotj'-ono lights required 14.30 horse
power , equals 0.34 lights per horse
power.
Forty-five lights required 9.03 horse
power , equals 4.06 lights per horse-power.
Five lights required 4.7 ! ) horse-power ,
equals 1.01 lights per horse power.
Dynamos only , no lights , 3.07 horse
power.
The following is the partial result of a
similar test recently made by us ot actual
horse-powers required by the apparatus
of a younger company :
Four hundred lights required 40.89
horse-power , equals U.98 lights tier horse
power.
Three hundred lights required 30.83
horse-power , equals 9.70 lights per horse
power.
Two hundred lights required 20.91
horse-power , equals U.G lights per horse
power.
One hundred lights required 19.28 horse
power , equals 8.1 lights per horse-power.
Fifty lights required 7.75 horse-power ,
equal 0.4 lights per horse-power.
Dynamo only , no lights , 3.78 horse
power.
Klcotrio Motorn.
Electrical World : The change from
animal power to electricity of an entire
street railway system , including lifteen
miles of track and eighteen cars , as was
recently accomplished at Montgomery ,
Ala. , is indeed an event which speaks
volumes for the strong confidence that
the operators of street railways already
have in the capacity for work and econ
omy of the electric locomotive. But
while smaller cities arc thus making
rapid strides , we find the larger ones
still holding oil'and watching the
results obtained. This is but
natural when we consider that many of
the larger companies number their cars
by the hundred and their horses by the
thousand. To alter tlio former for elec
tric traction and to do away with the use
of the latter altogether.is an undertaking
which involves considerations other than
occur in smaller towns. Still with an
electric railway now in course of con
struction in this city , and others contem
plated , it is clear that the load of the
minor cities will soon be generally fol
lowed , and the horse car bo finally and
wholly banished.
Eloctrlo Ljlahta In Trains.
The olectrio lighting of passenger
trains , a most timely topic , very properly
occupied the attention of the last meeting
of the American institute of electrical en
gineers , and the paper presented by Mr.
Blodgett contained much food for
thought. While all those present con-
ccdcu the superiority of electric illumina
tion for this purpose , much of the discus
sion naturally bore directly upon the best
means of carrying out the idea in actual
practice. Mr. Blodgett set forth very
fully the methods proposed so far , and
from those it will bo seen that , speaking
generally , four modes are open , viz
lighting by private batteries carried on
tha tram ; secondary batteries carried on
the train and charged at a terminus ; sec
ondary batteries carried on the train and
charged by a dynamo carried on the axle
and finally , tlio svstem of having
a separate plant in the baggage
car of the train , with engine
and dynamo for lighting direct. The
objection raised against the last mettiot
is that tlio cars can receive no light when
dctatchod from the dynamo car. In al !
the other methods , with the exception ol
the first , the secondary battery must be
looked to for bridging over irregularities
in the work of the charging apparatus
Whicli of these methods is to bo the rina
ono adopted can no more be determincc
now than the question as to which i.s the
best'primary battery. The question must
to a great extent , bo a matter of circum
stance and adaptability. On roads will
very light grades it would bo out of place
to put in tlio system of batteries and
charging djnatuo-drtvctt from the axel
as the benefit to bo tlcrlvcd from the
momentum of the tram1 running down
gnulo would not bo Available on such a
load. For those who'argito that the Ipeo-
motive must not bo called upon to do
more work than it now per
forms cither fn ' the charg
ing of the batteries or their hauling on
the cars , the solutloii ofjlio problem lies
in the direction of the method of a sepa
rate lighting plant oh the train. U is
evident , therefore , that a wldo latitude is
permissible for the gratification of indi
vidual tastes and the adaptation to ex
isting conditions. So far as the results
obtained In this country at the present
time go , Mr. Blodcotl's 6pinion is a val
uable one. Ho states that storage is no
dearer than gas , for the same amount of
light , while further obvious improve-
ments.both in the batteries and the lamps ,
will make this balance turn decidedly in
favor of the c'ectrio ' light , even on the
single ground of enonomy. It seems to
10 tolerably well established that if the
storage battery can perform the duties of
car lighting satisfactorily , its cost will
not utand in the way of Us introduction
on a large number of roads in tins conn-
ry. especially on competing lines , which
aim every attraction and comfort in order
to draw patronage.
Jubtlco Lighting In London.
The English papers to hand show that
ho use of olectrio light for jubilee cele
bration purposes was larger than the
cable dispatches gave reason to believe.
llio Anglo-American Brush corporation ,
ho Gulchor company , U. E. Crompton &
Co. , Messrs.V crity te Sons , Woodhouso
t Rawtion , Messrs. Faraday and Messrs.
/ling , Warton & Down , all were busy to
heir utmost capacity during the jubilee
veek. Among the buildings illuminated
'or ' the occasion by electricity were the
stock exchange , the instilutlonof civil on-
; incorstho Junior ( Jnrlton club.tho Grand
lotol , Charing Cross , Draper's hall , the
omperanco provident insurance build-
ng , and the royal institution. A very
argo number of private houses wcro
also made conspicuous by electric lights.
The firms mentioned also had large con
tracts for lighting in the provinces , and
: hc Gulcher company had a contract for
llumintitinjr Winchester cathcdrol with
110,000 candle-pomor Gulehor projector.
The illumination of the Junior Carlton
club , by Verity & Sons , included no
ewer than 28 2,000 c. p. arcs. Messrs.
Verity also supplied 25 arcs for use on a
riumphal arch at Kensington. There
seems to have been a brisk demand for
ires of from 5,030 to 10,000 caudle
power. _
An Electric Trumpet.
An electric trumpet has been recently
lovlsed by M. Xigang. It consists , says
then London Electrical Review , of a
short brass tube mounted on wood and
containing an electro-magnet whoso ends
'ace a vibrating plate , on which is fixed
i small piece of soft iron. Against the
) hito armature rest a regulating screw
with platinum point , which serves lor
lutomatic interruption , by vibration of
.he armature. With two Lcclanchc ele
ments a musical sound is obtained , which
nay be varied in. pitch , intensity , and
timbre by means oftthujscrow. This in
strument may bo Usefully employed in
signaling on ships , .railways , tramways ,
etc. ; it may also bervo ns a receiver for
signals of the Moise typo.
Electric Lights on the Lake.
The Chicago city 'council are dealing
with u number of 'matters of interest to
the electrical fraternitv. Through the
unfailing zeal of Prdf. Barrett , city elec
trician , a number oFschomos for lighting
and signaling have been brought to the
attention of the people. , ' The latest ono
of these is called the "vessel dispatcher"
scheme. At a meeting of the tire and
water committee the plan was set forth
in detail by Prof. iBarrott , as follows :
Build a central station at the tug otlices
on South Water strent , near Franklin ,
and establish telephone connection with
nil tiie bridges on the mam
branch of the river , on the
south branch as far ns Twelfth
street , and on the north to Chicago avo-
lino. The total number of bridges , in-
eluding thn three railroad bridges under
the vessel dispatcher's control , would bo
nineteen. The adoption of this plan will
servo to stop the incessant whistling by
tugs , and oll'cct a saving of one-fourth of
the time now needed for opening and
closing the bridges. The estimated cost
for the entire plant necessary to operate
tlio scheme is § 4,000 , The committee
recommended the adoption of the plan.
The committee also sent to the law de
partment for an ordinance to light the
river by electricity. Prof. Barrett's
scheme i.s for n plant with 100 arc lights
to bo operated at a cost of $8500 ! a year.
Ho estimates a saving of 91,000 a year
from the cost of gas displaced.
1'rof. Grny'H Telautograph.
Chicago Tribune : Prof. Elisha Gray ,
of telephone fame , is perfecting an In
vention with wonderful possibilities , and
one which promises great results. It has
already reached that stage which insures
its practical success , the experiments
thus far proving eminently satisfactory.
The "telautograph" is the name by which
the instrument will be known , which , by
the way , conveys a very fair idea of what
this instrument really is. Once in opera
tion it will b possible for the Chicago
speculator to deliver to his Now York
broker a tclautographic order to buy or
.sell 1,000 or 10,000 shares of railroad
stock , an exact fac-similo of the order
being reproduced in that city at tlio same
instant it is written here. If the Chicago
nvin happens .to bo in New York and
wants to send his wife a check for money
he simply writes it out in that city , and
the moment he is through it is in Ins
wife's hands hero. The electric current ,
of course , is an important factor in the
invention , but the chief feature is tlio
plate or instrument on which the writing
18 done. No particular kind of pen or
pencil 1ms to bo used ; in fact , a sharp-
pointed instrument of any kind , or even
u piece ot wood will answer the purpose.
The paper on which the writing is done
and the autograph reproduced docs not
have to bo prepared , for in the first in
stance it is the pressure on the plato
which gives tlio impulse to the machine ,
while tlio reproduction is brought about
by H tracing point , which may be a prop
erly-inked pen or oyen an ordinary lead
pencil attached to a movable arm in the
receiving machine at the other end of the
lino. i
A number of experiments with the ma
chine have been made frt Highland Park
where Professor Gray's * laboratory is , all
of them of the most ? satisfactory charac
ter. The circuit wa'a not a very Jong one ,
but the tests wcro of that kind which in
dicated that the length of the circuit aid
not matter much,11110. , that the work
could be done over , 1000 miles of wire as
perfectly as over 100 - I'rofossor Gray has
not yet applied for patents on the inven
tion , but it is fully covered by caveats , so
that ho has removed the injunction of
sccreey , and feels free tb talk on the sub
ject with his friends. Flo is inclined to
think : the machines 'will bo required in
all cases where absolute accuracy in the
delivery and lillingbf an order is required ,
and that it will eventually supersede the
present system of telegraphic communi
cation ; in fact , that an operator will
simply transcribe a message , and , while
in the act of so doing , will wire it to any
point on the continent , thn reproduction
at the other point always being u fac
simile of the writing of the person at the
machine.
An attempt was made yesterday to see
and talk with Mr. Tripp.Profossor Gray's
attorney , who is well posted about his
electrical devices and inventions. Mr.
Trlpp , it was learned , is hi Europe , tint
Dr. J. W. Porter , who is associated with
Mr. Tripp.gavo the reporter llio informa
tion set forth abovoadding that Professor
Gray regarded the invention us a moro
important ouo than that of tho- tel
ephone ,
REGULATORS OF DAKOTA.
Horse Thieves in Pioneer Days on the Bor
der ,
A STORY OF ROBBER BANDS ,
How the Railroad Frontiersmen
Wcro Despoiled ofTliclr Horses
and Cattle The Ilc-
vengo Sought.
Communication Dakota Bells It was
early in the ' 70's fifteen years ago-that
I found myself on a Missouri river steam
boat leaving Omaha and headed up
stream. Being of an inquiring turn of
mind , I explored Iho lower dock and got
into conversation with ono of the crow.
From him I learned that. Buck Hawkins
was on board. I had heard of Buck
Hawkins as the roost dangerous man in
that part of the country. Ho staid up
the river in the neighborhood of Yankton
most of the time , but , I understood from
my informant , had been down to St. Louis
on some sort of business and was return
ing to Yankton. I felt anxious to ECO him
as soon us I found ho was on board. The
man told mo 1 doubtless could do so if I
would take the trouble to hunt up the
bar , as ho and some friends wcro indulg
ing in a poker game in its immediate
vicinity.
1 soon found the place , and to my
whispered inquiry a spectator informed
me which of the four catliercd around
the card-table was Hawkins. I was
somewhat surprised as ho did not look as
I had pictured. He was small , not over
live feet and seven or eight inches , and
evidently weighed less than 150 pounds.
Ho had brown hair and gray eyes , and
though his face showed determination
and lorco there was nothing of the reck
less desperado which I know he had the
reputation of being. I watched the game
for some time. I learned that the
other three were all professional gamb
lers and that Hawkins was losing. The
room was full of spectators , and it
seemed to possess interest for everyone
on the boat. Everybody expected
trouble. There were great slacks of
money and chips on the table , ami Haw
kins and the gambler opposite him each
had heavy six-shooters lying on the table
in front of him , while the others had aim-
far weapons in their belts. Every one
knew that the gamblers were not playing
a square game , and it was only a ques
tion of time when they got all of Haw-
kin's money. That was the time trouble
wasjcxpccted. Ho had been drinking
heavily , and should ho detect them cheat
ing it was known ho would not hesitate
to shoot them all unless they shot him
lirst.
lirst.All
All the afternoon I remained close by
the table watohintj the game intently. 1
had become almost ns much interested as
the players. Hawkin's money was sio\yly
but surely going. Once when Hawkins
was dealing ho happened to touch a pile
of his chips and they rolled oil on the
floor. Instantly 1 sprang and gathered
them up and placed them on the table.
He just glanced at me and said "thank
you , " and was deep in the game again.
A few minutes later there was a Jack
pot. Hawkins and the gambler wont in.
They raised each other until there was
several thousand dollars in it. At last
they laid down their hands. Hawkins
had four kings , but the gambler had four
aces , and reached for Iho money and
chiys.
"I reckon that was all fair , parson ? "
said Hawkins as he looked across the
table at his opponent.
"Ye bet it was , Buck ; yo know I
never play no other way , " replied the
gambler , showing some signs of nervous
ness.
" 1 of it " said Hawkins
am glad , , pick
ing up his revolver and holding it care
lessly , ye all know what I'd do if I
thought it wasn't. "
"Shoot , of course , Buck , that would be
all right but it's squar' , an' ' yo can bet
on it. "
"All right. " and Hawkins arose from
tlio table'and went ont. I saw nothing
moro of him thnt night.
The next day ho approached mn on
deck and talked a few minutes. He
guessed that 1 had run away from homo
ami advised mo to return , saying that it
was no country for boys. I could scarcely
conceive as lie gave mo this advice ,
which I knew to bo good ; that ho had
without doubt killed a dozen men per
haps more. But it was a fact.
Hawkins loft the boat at Sioux City and
I went on to Yankton , The next live or
six weeks I spent in the vicinity of thnt
place , working on various farms. I did
not get very high wages , but I managed
to make my living. After Home time I
hired out to a man who was driving some
cattle up the river to the Yankton Indian
agency. There were some two or thrco
hundred head , and there were several
men along with them. To make the trip
1 had invested in a pony.Vo arrived at
the agency after several days , and find
ing that my services would no longer bo
required , I started to return on my pony.
I was opposite Niobrara , Neb. , and back
some four or live miles from the river ,
when I met two men on horseback , each
leading a string of live or six horses.
Some of the ones which were being led
were wild and were giving the men con
siderable trouble. They hailed mo and
after , as I thought , asking an unneces
sary lot of questions concerning who I
was. whore I came from and where I was
going one of them said :
"I m shorift' down in Nowbrasky , on1
my podncr hero is dop'ty. Wo'vo got
some bosses here what was stole that
wo'rotakin' back. They don't lead very
well , and I'll give you $5 to go with us
this afternoon an' to-morroran'hclp us.1
"All right , " I said. "Where are you
going to cross ? "
" Choutcau . "
"Down at crccit.
"I should think there were bettor "
" ' the bobt 'round
"That's crossing hero
wo know this country like a book. "
"I saw that no information was wanted
from mo , so I said no moro and went
along with them. I soon saw they were
remarkably well acquainted with thn
country , and appeared to rather avoid
what low roads and trails there were
than otherwise. Wo soon struck Chou-
teuu creek and started down it. fre
quently crossing from ono side to the
other. I noticed that the men wcro both
heavily armed and appeared rather nerv
ous and in considerable of a hurry. I
thought nothing of this , however , as
nearly overybocfy went armed , officers
especially , and it was likely they wanted
to make the crossing that night , and
possibly they feared that the thieves
might attempt to recover the .stock. Wo
came in sight of the river just after sun
down. Wo passed through several grovej
of litrgo cottonwood trees , ami then
turned up the river.
"Do you mind riding all night ? " asked
the sheriff.
"No , " I replied.
"I'll make it a couple o' dollars extra.
Wo want to cross up hero an' got 'cross
the p'int of the reservation an' over
to Red Bird on the Niobrara 'foro wo
stop. "
" ( Jo ahead , I'll stay with you. "
A little later I heard the sound of hnofs
behind us. This gave me no uneaMneas ,
the moment it struck the cars of my
companions they took their Winohesterr
from where they were fastened on the
riiiddle and began to look back intently.
A moment later a dozen horsemen came
around the point of a bluff at full speed.
Several of thn party fired at us , My
companions returned the shots and
dashed away , leaving the horses they
were leading. I had no doubt that the
thiovns from whom.thoy had recovered
the horses were m pursuit , so followed as
fast I could , Wo wcro in an open place
near the river and headed for some cottonwoods -
tonwoods about a quarter of a mile dis
tant. Our horses were on the run , and
glancing back I saw that our pursuers
wcro gaining on us , still wo could easily
have reached the timber ahead of them
had not a shot from the party behind hit
the deputy shnrlh" . Ho fell forward and
struck the ground heavily , while his
horse dashed away. The sheriff stopped
and returned to him while a ball whistled
BO uncomfortably close to my own cars
that I concluded to do the samo. Our
pursuers came up and surrounded us. It
was growing qulto dark by tills tinio.and
I could not well make out their features ,
though I thought they looked moro
like farmers than horso-thlovos. In a
moment my suspicions were confirmed.
"I reckon we've got yc this time , " said
ono of tlio party , "an1 yo bet we'll show
yo what this rero vigilance committee
considers good for hess thieves. "
The wounded man was taken up and
placed on horseback , two men wcro de
tailed to guard each ono of u.s and wo
started back. I tried to explain my con
nection with the others , but was silenced
by tlio grulf voice of the loader , who as
sured mo that I would have a chance to
explain things at tlio trial. This relieved
mo somewhat as I had no doubt that I
could easily prove my innocence. Wo
rode till about midnight when wo came
to a small cluster of houses called Mineral
Springs. Wo came up before n long log
house , which proved to bo a saloon and
hotel combined. The barroom was lit
up and there were a number of men in
side and horses tied outside. They gave
a loud cheer when they saw the prison
ers , and there was a great deal of hur
ried conversation. Wo wcro taken inside
and placed under guard. Twenty or
thirty men gathered in the room , when
ono said :
"Well , boys , wc'vo brought 'em in , an'
we got the hosses. I reckon wo'd bettor
try the men an' fix everything up to
night. The chcormaii will please como
for'ard. "
A man elbowed his way through the
crowd and took his seat on a box behind
a card table. It was Buck Hawkins. 1
felt still easier , ns I hnd no doubt ho
would recognize mo and set mo at lib
erty.
The trial was very informal , and the
other two were quickly disposed of.
They claimed that they had found the
horses cached further up the creek and
never stole them. It was admitted that
perhaps they found them hidden , but it
was charged that some others and the
gang put them thero. "Besides. " said
ono man , "s'poso they did find 'em
cached what bus'ness they got tryln' to
run 'em out of the country ? "
"That's it , " said Hawkins , whoso ju
dicial mind instantly praspcd the im
portant point , "they hadn't no business
at all , and I reckon we'd bettor hang 'em
for luck. "
This was assented to with a yell , and
Hawkins started to got up. I saw that
1 had been included with the others and
that I must crowd in my story. 1 ac
cordingly asked them to hold'on and
told my story. When I finished a short
thick-set man shoved his hands a little
deeper into his pockets and said :
"Gentlemen , I want 'o remark I've
hcered that air story occasionally before
tliis ! "
This was greeted wltn a loud laugh and
everybody agreed to it.
"But , see here Hawkins , " I said , my
heart beginning to sink , "you know mo
you've seen me before. "
"Oh , I reckon I seed you once , " ho re
plied , without looking at mo.
"Then you know I'm not a horse
thief. "
"Can't say that I do. 1 saw you on a
steamboat a couple of months ago , but
hess thieves can ride on steamboats. "
Like nearly everything else , this was
agreed to with loud applause. I .saw that
my chances were growing desperateand
used every argument in my power to con
vince them that I was inn9eont. The
men I had fallen in with put in their tes
timony in my behalf , but to no cft'ect.
They were especially anxious to see mo
hung after one of the committee closely
scrutinized mo and identified mo as Doc
Billinirs. ono of the leaders of the gang.
"Ho looks young , but he's a hard one , "
exclaimed the man. So it was settled
that I should hang with the others. All
seemed to bo m favor of carrying the sen
tence out immediately. Hero Hawkins
rose and said :
"Gentlomen.it wouldn't bo a fair shako
for the other boys wait till niornin' till
they como to help. Besides , they may
bring some moro of the gang , an' we can
string 'em all up together. "
This was agreed to as readily as every
thing else , and wo were taken to an
empty log house a little distance from the
rest and thrco men detailed to guard us.
Wo were each given a blanket and 1
wrapped mine about me and .sank down
in a corner with thn most terrible feeling
I had over experienced. My past lifo
came up before mo vividly , and my
mother and the homo 1 had so recently
left without cause rose up before mo and
caused mo moro bitter anguish than it
seemed I could endure. MV companions ,
hardened by a desperate life and perhaps
by former hairbreadth escapes.converscd
in whispers for some time and coined to
take it very coolly. After some time the
leader said :
"Young feller , I reckon ye got to dunce
on air 'long with us. "
Whether I replied or not I do not re
member , but ho continued :
"I'm mighty sorry wo got yo into it ,
but wo 'lo\yeu we'd get 'way all right.
Ef they swin" yo jes' keep up and show
yer sand. They say yo'ro a hoss-thief ;
act's if yo was ono. A feller can't but
once , " and with this philosophical re
flection ho rolled himself in his blanket
and ho and his companion were soon fast
asleep.
I tossed and rolled in the corner un
able to sleep and I might almost say un
able to keep awake. I felt du/.cd and
stupid.
It must have been 3 o'clock when I was
startled by the door opening and one of
the guards stopping in. Ho came ever
to my corner and told me to come out. I
did so , and as I stepped through tlio door
I saw a man on horseback and another
horsit saddled and bridled.
"There's your hos.s , " said the man as ho
loaned down from the saddle , and I rec
ognized the voice as that us Hawkins.
"Get on an' I'll show you out o' this. "
At first I could hardly comprehend
him. The prospect of deliverance and
that by the judge who sentenced mo
fairly overpowered mo. Ho warned mete
to bo quick and I scrambled on my pony
and rode away by Hawkins' side , none of
the guards ollerinir any resistance.
Wo rode for somn distance in silence.
Thnn Hawkins said :
"There's a loose board in the floor , an'
they'll think you got out thero. i can't
go with yo very far , but I reckon yo can
get away. Keep north o' Yankton , an'
don't showyoruelf to anybody ef ye can
help it. Skip down into Iowa , an' then
go home an' stay thoro. "
"I'll do that , " I replied , "if 1 get
away. "
"That's right this is no country for
boys. Vo did mo a little favor picking
up thnin chips on the boat that time , an1
I'm willin' to do as much fer ye. "
"Why , Hawkins , I can't tell you how
thar.kful 1 am but that was no favor I
did on the boat nothing at all. and this
saving my lifo look at the dilfuroneo. "
"Oh. tliat's all right no difference at
all Jos' what we both had a chance to
do , an' neither of us couldn't do no
moro. Don't say no more about that. I
know yo didn't stca' ' them bosses an'
didn't want to see ye hang for it. "
"But how did von know I didn't have
something to do with it after all ? "
"Why , cuss It , ye see I stole the
hossos mvselfl"
"You ! "
"Yen , mo an' some other fellow.e
oaclicd them up on Choutcau creek an'
these Nebraska fellers tried to run 'otn
off. I reckon the moral health o' th <
community demands that they swing. " , '
"But Was that erowd-horso that is
were they all your friends1
Oh , no , some of ' m were farmers , Yo
sc I'm clieorman of the Dakota Anti-
Horse Thief society , and all my gang are
prominent members.Vo \ have to have
in soiiio o' the farmers an' other people
to loud respectability to the social } ' , yo
know , but I'm elected checriuan every
time , an' wo generally put the outsider' *
in as vice presidents or something. I
find my position mighty handy iu my
profession. Well , I can't go any further
with yo ; hurry 'long an * 1 reckon you'll
bo all rifiht , 'though the vice presidents
will bo lookln' fcr yo in the niornin' an1
wo may hov to hunt easy like ourselves.
Go back homo an' stay thorcl"
Ho turned and rode back in the gray
dawn of morning. I went on as fast as
possible and got safely out of the coun
try. I wont homo and appreciated It ,
and when 1 struck the territory ogam live
years after 1 can truly say that it was
with regret that I learned that Buck
Hawkins had been treacherously shot
and killed by n member of his own gang ,
who was also treasurer of the Dakota
Anti-Horse Thief association.
Glrla , lliivo n Purpose.
Chicago Cutrenti Girls , you cheapen
yourselves by hick of purpose in lifo.
You show commendable zeal in pursuing
your studies your alertness in compre
hending , and ability in surmounting dif
ficult problems have become proverbial ;
nine times out of ten you outrank your
brothers thus fur , but when the end is
attained , the goal reached , whether it bo
the graduating certificate from a graded
school or a college diploma , lor nine out
of every ten it might as well bo added
thereto , dead to farther activity , or ,
sleeping until marriairo shall resurrect
her.
Crocheting , placquing , dressing , visit
ing , music and flirtationf make up the
sum total for the expense and labor expended -
ponded for your existence. If forced to
earn your own support you nro content
to stand behind a counter , or teaoli
school term after term in the same grade
wnilo the young men who graduated
with you , walk up the grades ns tip a
ladder , to professorship , and good salary ,
irom which they swing elf into law , phy
sics , or perhaps , the legislative firma
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like nobiihu in their wake. You girls ,
satisfied with mediocrity , have au eye
mainly for the "main ehaiieo" msxtri-
ago. if j'ou marry wealthy which is
marrying well according to the
modern popular idea 3011 dress
more elegantly , cultivate moro
fashionable soeietv , leave your
thinking for your husband and min
ister to do for you , and become in the
economy of life but a sensient nonentity.
If you are true to the grand passion , and
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planets to their central sun. Choosa
some ono course or calling and mutter il
in nil its details , sleep by it , swear by it ,
work for it , ami if marriage crowns you ,
it can but add now glory to your labor.
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