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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 24, 1888)
2 THE OMAHA'DAILY BEE : uFRIDAY , FEBBUARY 24. 1888. RECEIVING THE , GOVERNOR. A Brilliant Event In tha History of Bholtou. , HIS BONDSMEN CAPTURED HIM. A BI n Charged With Forgery to Bo Compelled to Stand Trial Prob able Drownlnjs Rankln Hound Over. A Ilojrnl llccoptlon. SIIHI.TON ; Noli. , Feb. 23. [ Special to the J3nn. ] The rallltnry drcsi ball and reception in honor of X3ovcrnor John M. Thayer and stuff , given hero by Company A , Second reg iment , Nebraska. National guard , lycster- day , will long bo rcmchibcred as the most successful event In the history of thi * thriv ing young city. On the arrival of the Union 'Pacific trains front the cast.aovcrnorThaj cr and accompanying members of hi1 * stall wcro received , by the ofllccrs and members of Company A In full unlfoim , the KnlghU of Pythias , A. O. U. W. and other civic socie ties , brass bands from Wood Klvec and Gibbon and a vast concourse of people from the city nnd"snrro\inding country. The town wna handsomely decorated with flags. The crowd was larger than over before known. After the parade a reception was held In the opera house , which was densely packed. In tlio oven Inp another reception was given , followed by the ball nnd banquet. Eloquent and able addresses were mndo by Itev. Talt , Governor Thuycr , Colonel Dudley and Col onel Corrcll. An amusing incident happened when the latter In the course of his remarks referred to the kindness of Governor Thuycr. The speaker said the gov ernor was kind-hearted enough 'to gicct all with kindness nnd courtesy. Ho was so kind hearted ho would kiss the children , and would oven here during the pause made by the speaker the audience broke into enthusi astic laughter and applause , catrhing the thought before it was uttered. They evi dently knew the governor would kiss the mothers too , if , as the speaker said , "a proper petition was presented accompanied by an in demnifying bond to cover any damages that might result. " Too much'praisecnnnot be given to tha patriotic citizens for the grand success of tha ball and reception. The dance was a bril liant affair and the bamruct superb , i , Holt Wants Division. ATKISSOSNeb. . , Feb. 23. [ Special to the BRH.I Largo and enthusiastic meetings are being held In all parts of Holt county fur the purpose of making four counties at the next election. The people uro much In favor of the division , as the county is altogether too large , being 48x54 miles. The new counties nre expected to bo named Elkhorn , Union , Dustin nnd Holt. Kankin Bound Over. Neb. . Feb. 23. [ Special Tele gram to the IjEF . ] In the case of the state against C. H. Hnnkin , who shot and wounded Banks , the defendant waived examination and In default of (5,000 ball went to jail to await the next term of the district court. The man talks freely about his crime and says bard times and desperation tlrovo him to do the deed. Bunks is getting alongnicely and is nblo to bo on the street. The wound ia only slight Probably Drowned. OAKLAND , Nob. , Fob. 23. [ Special Telegram - , gram to the BEE. ] It is thought Rudolph Klibcr was drowned in Logan river some tiina yesterday , his hat being fouud to-day on .the ice. He wns hunting alone. The creek to being dragged , but the body has not been , found yet. Ho was twenty years of ago and hid been living with his stcpraotherhero this winter. Mrs. A. E. Wells. Ho has a sister somewhere in Illinois. He was a young man well liked by everyone. Arrested By HU Bondsmen. Wnmujt , Neb. , Feb. 33. [ Special Tele gram to the BIB. ] O. P. Warner , postmas ter at this point , was arrested this morning1 nd token to Valentino , the county scat of Cherry county , by his bandsmen , John Thomas and Frederick Clark , for his nonappearance - appearance at the last term of 'court to nn- ? wor to the charge of forgery , which ho"was 'laid to have committed at Valentino some time ago. Hamilton District Court. Auitoiu , Neb. , Fob. 23. [ Special Telegram , to the BEE. ] Judge Norval cleared up the docket and adjourned the February term. of. the district court last evening. In the case of \V. V. Morse & Co. , of Omaha , versus F. J. and Catlipriao Eugle , of Aurora , involving- the title to property taken on a mortgage , amounting to about $1,400 , a verdict was ren dered in favor of the plaintiff. Freparlnp : For tlio Break-Up. NHHJUSKA Crrv , Neb. , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. | The Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy to-day removed their pile bridge across the river at this point and made other preparations for the ice break * up. The river raised considerably to-day rnnd It is feared much damage will bo dona when the Ice breaks. Appointed to Fill the Vacancy. WASIIIXCTOX , Feb. 23. [ Special Telegram to the line ] The county commissioners met at this place to-day and appointed H. C. Ed wards to fill the vacancy caused by the death of County Clerk Brown. There wcro about forty applicants for the position , and it took the commissioners three days to select a man. A VICTORY Foil CHICAGO. Justice Hnrlun Renders a Decision In , the Imko Front Cases. Cmoiqo , Fob. 23. Justice Harlan read an opinion in the United States circuit court this afternoon disposing- three coses affecting the ownership and possession of the lake front. The decision is regarded as a sub stantial victory for the people of Chicago and the state as against the Illinois Central rail road wnnpany. The prevailing opinion fs that It will stand , and that the Illinois Central has been confirmed m all the rights it was entitled to.'whlla the people have been pro tected from unjust encroachments. The inllroad company's main contention that it owned- ono mile in width of the bed of the city's . harbor , is sot aside. The riparian'rights remain in the city with the consent of the state , not only as to the natural shore , but" where filling in has been done on n largo scale by the railroad. The jtillrouil U shown to bo the owner of all the water lota in front of which depots , piers , etc. , have been built and that the government 1ms no title to the ground described in the infi/V- nmUon except so far us it seeks to protect the harbor agulnst obstruction. The property claimed by the railroad extends some niiiff thousand feet beyond the line of the govern ment breakwater , established at the outer harbor. A modest estimate of the rights claimed by the rail road places their valua at $100,000,000. Iluilroad Notes. Switch Engine No. 100 , of the B. i M. , is draped In crape for the death of ono of its crow , killed In the yards. Night Operator Perry , of the B. & M. , loft for PlatUmouth hist night and his place wll bo filled by Fraud Dcens , who comes from the Itock Island. Ticket Agent F. J. ICnapp Is now keeping bachelor's hall , his wife having gone on u Visit to friends in Michigan. t Fanahlta Morales , who lives nt Plaza Toguesqulto , N. M. . Is one hundred and fteven years old. She lives alone in n small casn do nilobo and docs her own housework , and most any evening can be seen preparing her supper , which consists of tortillas , tonuues and bluck . Even nt her very old ago she IH straight as an arrow and moves about th astonishing oaso. Her hair reaches r w Ut and IB white as snow. A Bookless Drive * Ilttni Over I a Ten- Year-Old Girl. There Is nojardltiaflco In the city code vlo- ntcd as much ns the ono against fast drlv- ng. On busy days the street crossings are absolutely daHgerou * on account of the legion of reckless drivers who dash down the streets to the peril of nil pedestrians crossing the streets. There Imvo been u number of acci dents recently on nccount'of this criminal carelessness , nnd'yesterday another victim , iv Ittlo girl of ten years , was added to the list , nnd showlllbo cilpplcd for life. Her name s Jessie Bush , the daughter of Charles Bush , who lives nt Orchard Hill. She was on the cast Hide of Sixteenth street uiul was : roislug Davenport going north , when Henry Sharp came driving at full sjiccd from the south and turned east on Daveniwrt. The jnck of the little girl was toward the horses nnd she was not aware of their approach. Sharp did not slacken his speed In the least , jut grimly watched his team knock the littio 'lrl down , trample her under foot , and ot the wheels of his vchlclo past over her. The thighbone of the left leg was broken nnd so badly splintered that thcro nro doubts of the bone-over knitting suMcicntly to bear ni'ch weight , She was * also otherwise jruiscd. The piercing screams of the child ittracted n largo crowd , who expressed great ndlgnation for the manner in which she was injured. She wan picked up tenderly and : arried Into Korsyth's drug store , where the jrokcn , member .was put In splints. About mlf an hour afterwards Sharp was arrested ind put behind the bms at the central sta tion. The police say that this oflcnso is n common onu of Sharp's , and by his tecklcss driving' ho bus run over no less than four per sons within the past few weeks. He Is a driver for the Qarneau Cracker corupauy. . AMU8KMENIS. llamons' "New Fatitnsinn" Greeted by a Tremendous Crowd. The Hnnlon Brothers' "New Fantosma" drew an Immense audience at Boyd's opcrn house last evening. Standing room was at a premium.t Every scat in the house was occupied t pied when'tho curtain rung up on the first act. Everybody was delighted , for "Fan- tasma" Is a spectacular feast , garnished with astounding -illusions and set , off with the most unique staco effects. lii all respects it is a novel productiqn ot the thost attractive description , and in familiar to Omaha theater goers , having been witnessed at the same theater last season. Thora nre many changes , however , nnd some now and decidedly clever innovations have been added to this year's production. The quar ters of Zamabicl , at the bottom of the sea , is a thrilling scene , an idea borrowed from ouo of Vorno'singoinous novels. ' It i < wondrously effective , its numberless 'transformations being as fine as any ever put on any stage. Ono of the most striking features is the nat ural way in which the monsters of the deep move aboutamong the performers in their aqueous abode. It is an extremely realistic bit of mechanical engineering , and never fails to cvoko ' thunders of applause , The famous Phoitcs appear in various roles as nymphs and'sprites , and are remarkably clever. Laura Burt is a pretty girl , with a graceful , well rounded form , and makes a charming fairy queen. Her songs were repeatedly encored. The "Italian Girl" is her best it is capital. Littio Tootsy , the juvenile clown , made his usual hit. Tha whole performance is interspersed with tableau-vivants and is altogether immensely taking. _ SINNERS AND SALVATIONISTS. They Come to Blows nnd an. Army Mini Slugged. The checkered history of the _ Salvntion army was varied last evening with a littio genuine blood and actual fights with the enemy. During the course of the war songs and battle cries of the doughty Salvationists some scoffing votaries of the enemy's camp were present and made a mockery of the war like demonstrations. The intruders were promptly drummed out of camp with moro force than politeness , and thirsting for revenge - vengo they laid In ambush for the Salvation ists. The first warrior who appeared was Stringer , a common private , who was mis taken for the captain and was assailed by ono of the gang , called "Charley. " Charloa was moro than a match for Stringer ana ho pounded , him. up pretty badly , smashing his nose and leaving both of his eyes in mourn ing. Stringer informed the police offlccis of the assault and Intcndr swearing out a warrant this morning for "Charley's" ar rest. rest.Tho other disturbance was kicked up by Wilson Llhdly , a chronic disturber of the Sal vation army barracks , who for similar of fenses has been arrested some three or four times. Last night , just outsldo the door , ha had a row with ono of the pickets , who re fused to lot him into camp. Lludlythcn tried the force of blows , when he was col lared by OfUccr Cullcu and marched off to tha guard house to await tha court martial of Judge Bcrka this morning. A Hard Hand to Travel. Frequenters of the Union Pacific depot must have noticed a foreign-looking woman , accompanied by two small boj s , who sat In gentleman's waiting room for the last two days , apparently oblivious to her surround ings. A fc\v quilts rolled up and a faw small packaccs of edibles were her only luggage ; but she seemed to bo contented and without care. When the midnight trains arrive she is still there , stretched out on the hard station floor , but fonretful of everything in sleep. She Is the wife ot a Bohemian minor in Colorado , and has traveled alone from Penn sylvania to meet him , bat her funds are ex hausted and her trunks are. lost. She her self has a ticket to her destination and is awaiting the arrival of Uer trunks to nlodgo them as security for the passage of her boys to their father's homo , but in the meantime she Is putting up \ ith hardships that would make a strong'man weaken. The Union Pa- citla ofllcials .are kindly allowing her the shelter of the depot in the meantime. ProvcdThoy Wore Not Vagrants. Just a wecR ago the Bid published the troubles of "L. C. Taylor' and Myron E. Croukhito , Who had been sentenced to sixty days imprisonment ast vagrants , with tha first and last ten * days on bread and water. Through tho'Offorts of their attorneys , how ever , they secured a reheating yesterday , and when they produced affidavit 3 from some of the best known residents in Council Bluffs , they wore at once and honorably dis charged. Their case scorns to bo a hard ono. Traveling " 'us . they wcro with all their capital ( some ? 700) ) invested in maps , on reaching Omaha they wore run in by an intelligent policeman on the clwreoof having coulldcnccd an ignorant foreigner out of $70. There was nothing to substantiate the charge , however , nnd it was dropped , only to make room for another of vagrancy . ' That , too , was dismissed yesterday , and they find them selves out for very heavy legal expenses , and two weeks lost time. They will lay their case before the city council in the hope of being reimbursed for the money expended. * Licensed to Wed. The following marriage licenses were issued yesterday by Judge Shields : Name and Residence. Age. ( Thomas Krullik , Omaha OS | Jenny Uowlatul , Omaha 18 j Loren A. Marsh , Omahn. . , 2 < ! I Mary A. Durben , Omului CO j Jacob Mortz , Omaha 23 ( Anna Pelican , Omaha 2C j Alb ran Peterson , Waterloo 21 1 Tilda Johnson , Waterloo ia j John Pollock , Omaha . * 27 | Curria Benson , Omaha -1 j John Mossltt , Omaha 23 I Blrdio Henley , Omaha 1C I Fritzo Hansen , Omaha. . . ; 21 ( Sunder Oloson , Omaha 21 Schools and Architects. The committee on buildings of the board of education held a three hours' talk with the various architects of the accepted school buildings lost evening. The main object for which the meeting was called was to discuss the ventilation and other sanitary features of the new buildings. The committee , however , did not confine themselves to this , but modi fied the proposed size and arrangement ol a number of tbo rooms of tha prospective buildings. It was decided to heat all the .new buildings by teaui , except the Ellis building , which U to have the Houtan hot air BJ stem. Arrangements wcro nnulp to ad vertise for bids to put a roof on the- now un finished Webster street school. Matrimonial , Wednesday evening Harry , Merriam , editor of the Pythian Spur , was married to Miss llnlllo Elliott nt the bride's residence , Twenty-third nnd Plorco streets , by Uov. J. S. DeUvellcr , ol the English Lutheran church" , Tito cere mony was witnessed by only the Immediate. Friend * and relatives of the contracting' par ties , all of whom signalled Uvo event by the indentation of uioful and costly presents. Mr. and MM. Merriam will hereafter bo In their new homo ou South Thirty-second street , _ The Spring Imlco Kdcn. The engineers who have been nt work staking the drives , walks nnd lakes of Spring Linko park in the southern part of the city , mvo finished their work nnd the laying out of the place , which will bo in ado most beauti ful , will take place as soon ns the bids' .for ; ho work nro accepted , which will bo before , long. It was thought originally that $ ' > 0,000 would defray the expense of the improve' incnt. but now that the amount of the work required to bo done has been ascertained , tha cost , It is estimated , will approach ? 100,0 < > 0 Thli amount of money will make the spot ono of the prettiest parks in the country. The Prodigal Son. Interest in the lectures to men only at Trinity cathedral by Dean Gardner has in creased with each service this week. Lost night the subject chosen was . "Hepentanco , " the discourse being based on the parable of the "Prodigal Son. " There was u largo nud- lenco present , which included u number of visiting clergymen of the city. Nearly the entire congregation remained at an after service conducted by the dean. The subject chosen for this evening's IcctUro is "Pardon. " The mission is proving of unexpected inter est and great good will undoubtedly result from the efforts of Doim Gardner. Jumped Their Board. Mrs. J. A. Bain , a widow , keeps a board ing house nt 1911 Douglas street. Recently she has had a preponderance of typcstickors. Several of them have jumped their bills , and Mrs. Bain is much aggrieved. Wtrt Baiid nnd William Hyatt are the most recent of fenders. They left unpaid accounts aggre gating S4.4.50 , and the woman says she kept Hyatt from starving and. .freezing this win ter. She has sent their accounts' to their re spective homes in Ohio , and 'Iowa , anil will probably receive a draft the first ono In from the northwest for the amount. ' Cnble Cur a Blocked.i It was again a boy ; and. this time he de layed all the cable cars for upwards of an hour last night. His name could not bo > learned but ho made an nttcnipt to cross Tenth street Just In front of the grip at the Jones street crossing , and" in order to save his life , as well as the Cubic company from action for damages , the gripinan- on the brakes. Ho did not drop the cable at , tha same time , however , and the complicated machinery got out of order , and nt 10 o'clock there wcro five grips with cars attached awaiting the track to bo cleared. Hebrew Ladles' Sewing Society. The semi-annual meeting-of this charitable institution will take place to-day , "Friday , at 2 o'clock p. m. , at the vestry rooms of tho. synagogue. The officers of this society are doing their utmost to clothe the poor. All members nro desired to bo present. The Jewish Feast of Purim will commence next Saturday evening. Divine sen-ices will be held at the synagogue , comniunuing at 7 o'clock. _ TheK. M. A. and the National League. The Emmet Monument association which gave a ball in the exposition hall , some weeks ago , for the benefit of tha national land lenguo fund , netted the magnificent sum of WOO , which has been sent to Dr. Olieilly in Detroit , , the treasurer of the league. Tha members worked well for the causa as tha grand showing made attests , and hope when some tickets , which have not yet boon , , ac counted for are hoard from , to increase tha excellent sum. Queer If Not Insane. ' Edward Warner , a queer acting German , who only about four weeks ago was , up be fore the county commissioners .supposably demented , but who was dismissed as u sane person , was again taken into tbo bands of the law last night. This time it is for wife beating. The police think that If Warner i not insane , ho certainly Is a perfect counter feit of it. nnd they wonder , how. ho. ever passed the crucial test. * I " " A Now Savings Bank. , ' The South Omaha Savings . bank- filed articles.of .incorporation ( yegteplay , , with the county'clerk. . The capital block is 9100,000 , nnd the bank is to bcjrin Dusinpss April 1,1883. The first board , of directors is composed of the following gentlemen : C , W. Thomas , J. H. Millard , Chas. H. Brown ! H. H. Meday and Guy C. Barton. Kniirman's Case Dismissed. > Dave Kaufman was tried in the police court yesterday on the charge of' embezzling $150 belonging to M. F. An del-son , ol Corn- ging , Ia. Mr. Kaufman satisfied , tho. court timt it was on account of his financial em barrassment instead of intentional fraud that ho failed to send the $450 to Anderspn. , Personal Paragraphs. P. A. Gebhard , of Now Y6rkJ Is at. the Paxton. George O. Thompson and bride ) pf ' | 0r4 , Neb. , nro at the Paxton. , ' - State Veterinary Surgeon J : Gertk.DJrp of Lincoln , Is u guest at the Paxton. " " , K. W. Clarke and E. F , Hamilton , of 'St.1 Paul are registered at the Paxtou. ' D. A. Branch , traveling passenger agent of the Chicago & Atlantic road isjn the city. " John S. Patee , ono of the most prominent business young men of St. Joseph Mof , Is a guest at the Paxton. ' " James C. Birncy , of Croto'.N chairman of the stock commission of Nebraska/ n guest at the Paxton. , ' , i . . . > Superintendent Smith , of the horse railway company , has returned after an' absence , pf about thirty days in Florida. xt H. W. Gifford and wife arrived in this city yesterday. Mr. .Gifford Is a jjromjn- eut druggist of .MarshalltoWn , la. " * ' . At the Millard : F. E'White , Chicago ; J. M. Evans , St. Louis ; J. Held , .ChlcamKlt , Doyle , Now York , and R. A. Tuttlq and > vifO of San Diego , Cal. James Foley , of Grand Island , b'rpthor of Pat'k Foley of Thirteenth street , in this city was in town yesterday on a visit to tho-latter who has been ill for some uuys. J. F. Allard , chief clerk in the .office of Bradstreet's commercial agency , has - recovered covered from his illness which has , confined hint to his homo for a coupio of weeks. Brevities. Yesterday's internal revenue collec tions amounted to $8,078.40. Sheriff Coburn took the convicted forger , McDonald , to Lincoln yesterday. A commission of lunacy has been ap pointed to inquire into the mental con dition of Mrs. Frank Bellamy , wife of the capital avenue saloon keeper. Justice A. O. Road celebrated Wash- , ington's birthday by uniting iu mar- rlago Lovorln Hugh , of Omaha , and Miss Annie Smith , of Dubuque , Ia. Last night the arms for the Crolghton Guards came to hand , and they are now completely uniformed and equipped. Licutonant Xounon , aide-de-camp to General Crook , drills them twlco a week , and in a short time expects to bo able to allow their friends to witness their proficiency. Birdie Henley is a slxtoen-vear-old Miss that is willing to try her fortune on the troublous sea of matrimony and John Mossitt , aged twenty-two , is the mate she has chosen for the voyage. As Birdie was riot of legal ago , the unfeel ing clerk compelled the expectant groom to bring from her mother tv writ ten consent to the marriage , which ho did , Mrs. Henley making a marginal note that the consent was given "iu ttio her husband.1 . BLACK BILLS ARGONAUTS Early Struggle tp Obtain the Pre cious IMotal. CONFLICTS WI H THE SIOUX. Thrilling Atlvrjiftjirc-of n Band or llnrriy Frontiersmen Dcntli anil Torture 'jlfystlllty ' oftho Govcrtimcnt. A Arthur Lynn writes In the Minneapo lis Tribune : Todd , Hamlnll , Captain Raymond , Chnrlia Oureau nnd old man Bleonotto had married Into the Bnilo Sioux tribe nnd htul lived with the In dians many years previous to 1870. They wcro men of more than ordinary intelligence nnd neveivinorc contented or-happy than when rotating their ex perience on the frontier among Indians , especially when n ( jig brown jug und a tumbler were Imndy. I carried a jug ncross the Missouri river ortco that proved how much these usually modest men could relate of wars , raids , fights and hair lifting when they were in the right humor. It was from these four men and James Bordcau , who had a ranch opposite the Spotted Tail ngoncy , that I got the un doubted proof that gold existed In the Black Hills. Mr. Bordeau waa in com mand of the Amorictm Fur company's trading post now called Fort Laramiq when Fremont flrstcrossed the plains. Ho stopped with Mr. Bordcau for sev eral days , who was , when I talked with him , a traveling history of the north west from 1840 up to that time , 1870. Mr. Bordcau informed mo that Indi ans had time and again brought speci mens of gold into the trading post , but- would nover'dlvulgo the locution of the Ihul. Ho determined to find out. Ho' bribed a young Indian named Euglo Claw , who was very much attached to him for saving his life while down with the smallpox , to follow the returning hostilcs to their camp , under guise of living among them'nnd find out tbo secret of the warlike Brules and Minne- conjus. Eagle Claw proved faithful to his trust and returned. Ho was under penalty of death , bound to keep secret all he had been. Ho described the loca tion of the hostiles as on a river that was going to meet the sun iu the morn ing , which Mr. Bordeau determined must bo the south branch of the Chey enne river. Eagle Claw described , after hesitating for a long time , the torture of three white men who had been caught in the foothills of , $ h mountains. The poor fellows had DRC/H surprised and lit erally filled with arrows before they had a chance to defend 'themselves. Their guns were not wiflfyi reach just at the moment they werdMiocded , nnd the mea wore soon bound 9.itives. They were disabled , one in both , legs , the others in body and arnjsii The Indian de scribed the torturotwith burning sticks , hot arrow uointb inid mutilations. He told of their unflinchlne : bravery , stand ing up to the stoker with fael teeth and flushing eyes , until the cruel flrente into the vital spot , that hold them up , then the roasted flesh andjioncsof the defiant face butn few moments before , dropped on to the roasting breast nnd all was over. Mr. BordeaVifmauo many fruitless - loss attempts to { J9tjtho record of the. men , but everything Ufyd been burned. The Indians had no knowledge of mining , but had learned to examine the streams from their surprising miners at work , and afterwards killing thoin. and getting their outfits. The other four inon RauduU. Raymond , Gurouu and Bisonette had also personal knowl edge that there was plenty of gold in the Black hills having gone there often with lodge polo parties and on hunting trips , but wcro never allowed to do any prospecting , only what could bo done by the utmost caution to deceive the Indians. From all this assurance , I de termined on ray return to Yankton , to publish all the facts and create u grand rush. ' Out of all the hundreds who wanted to go , only twenty-eight could bo mus tered at Sioux City when the pinch camo. This list included Mrs. Tallont nnd her twelve-year-old boy , wife and son of a member of the expedition. She was the first white woman who got into the hills , not n captive. On the Oth day of October , 1874 , this littio band of heroes crossed the Missouri river at Sioux City and headed northwest for the hills. After crossing the Niobrara river they entered the great Sioux res ervation. Their course was over a wild , howling wilderness of dcsohitlan until they were fortunate enough to strike Ouster's trail and followed It to a point on French creek , whore a stockade was erected and clo o to where the present Custer City now stands. The trip oc cupied two months and seventeen days , and no Indians mot. Their route and time was chosen judiciously. The stock ade erected was bOxOO nnd solidly built. About the middle of Juno ! , men started for the hills by Sidney , Neb. When forty miles north of the Platte river they were arrested and brought back and sent to Cheyenne. Captain Moynahnn , In command at Sidney , used his unfortunate prisoners in a brutal manner. Following on the heels of this outrage came another still moro brutal nnd inhuman Captain Walker , of the First infantry , stationed nt Fort Randall , was sent out to overhaul u largo party going Into the hills by the Niobrarn route. His command came up with the pioneers near Rosebud creek , about midway between Randall and the hills. Walker was a fina looking soldier - dior , and nothing in his make up or style would indicata.Ithat ho would vol untarily misuse the ( captives , who num bered over 200 , andlcduld have licked the soldiers , but dlfllft { want to nrouso Uncle Sam. CnptiM1. "Walker burned wagons , clothing an f personal effects belonging to the entire party , then marched them boqki to Fort Randall , putting them across tto > Missouri river and turned them idoie. They were a sad and dishoartdfi&d crowd when they reached Yankton. * This put a dumper on all other"ptxrtics who wanted to go to the hills. Tli'is brief outline of the early and unsuccessful efforts to gain a permanent foothold brings us.up to another trial by inou who fought , suf fered and died. > niS Just before Captnln'1'Walker had cap tured hlb 200 victlmsahotber party had secretly organized on the cast side of the Missouri river near where the llourishinz city of Chamberlain now stands. They were all frontiersmen and posted. Their outfit consisted of three wagons loaded with supplies and tools , each wagon being hauled bv a strong mule team. The river was crossed jufet below old Fort Lookout ; Major Lyman was in command , and the other mem bers were Jim Somers , Louis Bordeau , Hank Jones , Lore Pattce , Gus Willis. Big Parker , Follicia Fnllis , Poker Bill Williams , Jim Ellis. Bill Jones and Tom Platt. At daylight they broke camp and away they wont- This thrill ing narrative of their march , lighting , death and retreat I got from Jim Somers , as Major Lymun would never talk of the horrors of thp trip. Ills success in all previous frontier oxpurioncos hadboon , so marked that this disastrous oefcat overshadowed everything. I haa to promlsoQVCV to publish the true Btnto- mcnt imtlho and -Soinors were dead. Jim Sorters died near Brulo Cltv In 1870 or 1877 , nnd the account of Lyman'd death I sent the Tribune , which was published last week , Seniors was second end In command. Hero's the story : ' 'I did not look for much trouble until wo slruck the trails loading from the C'hoycnno and Grand River agencies to Red Cloud's big camp at Pine Ridge , as wo wcro taking a course midway be tween them. Our first three days nnd nights were passed nil right. After leaving the Missouri wo passed the head of Medicine river on a south westerly di rection to reach the White river at or near Two Tail creek. Following up the river for two days nnd making good time , wo concluded to change our direc tion to strike the liond of Wakpa Shiclin or Bad river , which wo reached on the night of the third day out , hav ing inado only ono dry camp ( without water ) on the crossing. On the morn ing of the fourth day , Fnllis ; who had the last watch , rushed down from a feinall butte where ho had .stood guard the bettor to overlook the country , and calmly stated : 'Boys , wo'ro In for it. Our trail has boon discovered by a war party , judging from their appearance and actions. ' * 'Ottr judgment was right. Wo reached Whlto rlvnr , placed pickets and wore ioon'nslccp. Before break of day we were all ready for the expected attack. It didi t como. Our lookout could got a fair view of the country up and down on both sides. There was nothing to indicate the presence of the enemy not even the appearance of a startled bird. Wo were about ready to start out and were discussing the move- monttwhon , like a thunder clap out of a clear sky , came the report of rilles , 'Jump cover , boys , they have got us , d n 'cm , exclaimed Lymau. It took but an instance to realize our position. The llrst , volley did its fatal work. Poor Ellis nm } Pratt were down and ono mule was badly injuicd. Wo dis covered at once that wo wcro ambushed in the rear. Every imui hold to his protection for five minutes or moro , thougli .It scorned nn hour. Not a shot haa been flrod by us , nor had the In dians exposed their position after their first fatal volley. " ' ' said 'I fear In 'Boys , Lyman , wo are a trap. There must be Indians above and below us , or they would never have tried this dcpporato game. ' "Fallis proposed a plan to uncover the concealed fee which was for three to go up and then down the river and the other four towards the river , cut a hole in a hat and fasten n piece of this twine to it. When wo hu o got our positions , run the twine over a twig or anything that \yill do to hoist the hut up. Then take your position on cither bide aim pull th'o string , raising the hat' slowly , as if on a man's head. Those who go towards the river will draw fire first. Then look out for both sides. 'I think , ' said Fallis , 'that wo can uncover the brutes and got oven with them. I tried it on a cowardly Pawnee once nnd got his huir , ' Wo scattered and got our hoisting apparatus fixed and took posi tion well ott on cither side , Lyman , Fallis and Big Parker and myself faking the river front. ' Wo got a position-near where Ellis fell dotid and rigged the hat. I held the hiring and moved off about ten feet and pulled the hat up ' gradually .and dropped it a little to make it seems like a man rising and showing his head. I drew the hat up oven with the brush , when bang came a dozen or moro bullets. Down went the hat , and in an Instant a coupio of yells from the brush on the river bank told that our shots had hit. This rapid firing and yells mingled with shouts told us that the Indians on our flanks were uncov ered also , for bang , bung , wept the guns of our boys , with , the certainty that another Indian was hit. I pulled up the hat again a littio more cautious , and our shots counted again on ono In dian , at least. Things began to work in oUr favor pretty well. Lyman crawled back and called iu u man each from the flanks , and thus reinforced wo concluded to force Ike fight on the river , as a retreat uqrobs tlio river would give us big odds. Wo had the Indians well located and judged there wcro ten'or fifteen of them. The brush along the bottom'was favorable for our approach on cither flank of the savages , never dreaming that wo would tackle them in &uch a manner. There wcro three on each flank. Lyman'a party was to open firbt , and my crowd was to take advantage of what turned up. "Our Schema worjcod like a charm. Lyman and his two men commenced an indiscriminatejmmning of lead into the brush whore tholndiuuswereconccalcd. The attack was a surprise , besides the bullets caused the Indians to move , then wo got a chance , an'd , by thunder , wo gave it to thorn hot. Both our parties were firing at the point of an angle where Mr. Indian was concealed. Ono Indian jumped up and fallback with n yell of defiance. Our work was countIng - Ing and wo crowded the now thoroughly aroused1 foe. Ono tall minted devil broke for the river but ho didn't get there. Then two more started , both reached the water but ono was wounded. Lyman yelled out in Sioux , which wo us well as the Indians understood , 'clo o in , give 'envholll' Wo did , but Parker got an ugly wound In the loft shoulder. At thjs stnpo of the game , the Indians ' became" , convinced .that they were whipped , bq ldo's having tha river behind - hind them. They gave it to us hot for a few minutes and then broke in a wild stampede for the water. "We hud lost Ellis and Platt. Parker was badly wounded , but not fatally. Two of our six mules were gone , and in twenty hours wo would bo hopelessly hemmed in and death nnd butchery would wind us up , If wo stayed very long in our present camp. It was then about 5 o'clock. Itvas decided to got supper and cross the river , and make a bee line for Nebraska. Wo repacked the three wagon loads into two , leaving out extra grub and mining tool a nnd pre pared for light hiurching order. As soon us It was dark wo moved tbo" wagons v down to the river , which was ensily forded , wo buried our comrades without ceremony and bade farewell to the cursed hole. We had nothing to fear from the Indians that night , nor would they likely attack us again until reinforced. Our only hope was a rapid retreat. Of course wo hadn't any idea of the bitter hostile attitude of the entire - tire Soux nation ; as wo afterward learned. After getting safely across the river wo marched as nearly duo south as wo could , Wo Boon struck n creek and continued our march on the ridge all night. At daybreak wo could BOO a high butte several miles in advance. This wo mndo for as rapidly us our mules could travel. "Tho sun was scorching hot and our poor animals wcro suffering for water. About noon our pursuers approached our locution to inspect , They could see the thrco men on top of the butte , but wo were out of sight. The Indians had no knowledge of our numbers now , as they know they had killed some in the fight and couldn't toll how many wo had to begin with as our numbers were con cealed. They were going to fool our position , OB they rode around the butte out of ran go and again halted in front of our ravine. They know if they could stampede our stock they had ua dead to rights , The hour lor iho final struggle wna at hand nnd everyone know his duty. The Indians divided their forces again , one-half going to the opjioslto sldo of the butte and dis mounting. They were going for Ly- mnn and his two men on top. The mounted lmlf > were going to tnko chances and stampede our stock , think ing porhups that the thrco men on top were all that was loft of our force. They also know that ono moro night's march would bring us pretty close to Missouri. It was their last chance and ours also. They wanted our blood nnd scalps ; wo were equally as anxious for theirs , . Thcro was u mutual fooling on this point. Our foes numbered twenty- six and our fighting foico was tun. Par ker could still shoot , but a slight jar was terrible. Ho was game nnd full of rovcngo. Lymnn had taken the extra rlllcs with him. The struggle began. "Tho mounted , painted demons , with a howl of rage , made a bold and four loss dash for the ravlno , but aldonly circled right and loft in splendid stylo. Wo watched their every motion , but kept perfectly quiet , having judged their plan to draw our fire if there was anyone concealed in the ravlno. They know of the men on the butte tops aild that our stock was In the ravlno , and that was all. The first srtlly was for the dismounted bucks to attack Lyman. as wo soon heard his gun talking. Tnon the mounted bucks prepared for a regu lar charge in dead earnest. On they came like Hying devils , pouring their bullets into the ravine as they came. Wo answered not until they got within a hundred feet , when I gave the signal. Seven good bullets wont out to meet a mark , and our repeaters were handled with a rapidity that astonished the devils. Thrco ponies wcKoJiit 'and two Indians dropped before they got to my position. They charged over us , killing poor Parker and shooting mo through the > cheek ; see . ( pointing to an ugly scar. ) Willis got a bullet in his hip , and I jumped for the brush. Willis was unable - able to movo. I and my four unharmed men in the brush turned our guns on the howling devils who werounublo , to stampede our stock , but drove1 them In to a huddle. They turned like a whbol and charged out ngain. Wo had point blank range and gave it to Tom strong. Wo got three dead and ono wounded buck and pony. They picked up their two dead bucks first killed as they re treated , displaying splendid horseman ship and courage. Poor Willis got an other bullet through his body as the In dians rode over him. Ho was still liv ing but fast going. I handed him my knife nnd ho crawled over to the wounded buck who had boon shot through from side to sldo and was un able to do moro. Willis sunk his knife into the Indian und rolled over on his back with bavago satisfaction in eyes. Their spirits went out together to war no more.It was a savage pic ture but such was satisfaction. "The attack on Lyman had failed ; but'one ' Indian was lett to pay the pen alty of their desperate attempt. Ly- man's men had not suffered , nor could they fire well down the stoop bluff. The Indians were thoroughly whipped , and our escape was now certain if "no fresh bucks got in our way. Our loss was four and my wound. The Indians lost seven in this fight nud five in the fight on White river. Wo also lost two ponies and another mulein the charge. The Indians dre < v off and camped. Wo t ot supper and prepared for a rapid night march. As spon as it was dark wo mounted and stole away very quietly. After putting about three miles between us and our thoroughly savage foes wo started on a gallop until we felt safe that the Indians could not track us at our speed. We marched" all night , striking Whetstone crook nt daylight , down which wo rode and camped on the old Whetstone agency , then deserted. It was then agreed to separate and go homo , denying our oiTort to go to the hills our loss. In fact , we were deter mined to cover up our defeat ns far as actual facts were concerned ! Wo all had Indian wives , and it was uot safe to lot the matter get out. But' take our trip as a whole , it was the closest call for hair all around that I over got into. Nothing but our good luck saved us , coupled with our thorough knowledge of the brutes we had to contend with. " Major Lyman and Jim Somors uro dead , thereby releasing mo from the promise made them not to publish the entire matter until both were dead. Tlio lust I heard of Fallis was at Ameri can Creek , near Fort Thompson. Louie Bordoau is at ono of the agencies. Williams , Potter and the Jones boys wont to the hills in 1870. There is much of the minute details of the terri ble march and lighting necessarily omittcdso that this sketch would con form to the limits of a big dully. Somors was killed in n fight. Lyman died recently in Montana , near the northwest corner of the National Park. I lost three old subscribers to my paper out of the four killed , but they didn't owe much. AUTIIUU LINN. Tbo Cattle Business In Wyoming. Chicago Mail : Three years ugo Wyo ming territory stood next to Texas as a cattle country. Fortunes wore mudo fast In the business , und u Wyoming cattle tlo man was only another name for a man who was a millionaire , or who would bo ono inside pf two years. "Why , ' two years ago you co'uldn'tthrowastono in Choyonnu without hitting a rich man. To-day you would have to look.around a spell to find ono. Tlio cattlemen made stock , companies out of thoir.hords and sold the atock at fancy prices , I reckon. It wna understood in the oust that the dividends were enormous , nnd in order to meet the expenses and the demands for dividends those companies wore , in many instances , obliged to soil' all of their cattle down to yearlings , when they shouldn't have boon sent to the market until thoy.wofo four-year-olds. That colncs about as'noar to killing the goose that lays the golden eggs as any thing can in those times. Then the cattlemen bucrun to fence in , the earth. Government land was ac quired by every pretence possible under , the laws , and other land was fenced just taken , you know ; A lot of eastern fellows , and English dudes came in , draw big salaries from the cattle com- panlos and cut abigdash. It actually got to bo a common sluht to sea ono of these awkward chaps riding abobtullod hor&o , with a littio English saddle , und rigged up with whlto topped boots , a whip hnndlo without a lush , und'nll the fixings and trappings of regular British swells. They paralyzed the coy boys nnd old timers with amazement at firbt , but wo got used to It after a time and just lot thorn go it. Inside of two years Cheyenne became the most English town in the United States. The tondor- fcet cuttlomon cut a wldo swuth , too. There was a'sot" of thobo chuni. They affected the society of the Engllsn- mon , built fine residences ol ! in ono corner of the city , and put on moro style than u pilgrim eating with a fork. The crush came last summer , and the thing isn't pver with yet. The Swans , who were about the biggest cattlemen of the United States , sold out to an English syndicate for $2,000,000 , and failed last summer. It has como the hardest on the old timers ; the men who settled In the country in the onrlv days and worked up. These were plain sort of men , nnd were led on by the dush and brilliancy of the new comers. Some of them were badly pinched , und every body is sorry for thorn. THE SPECULATIVE MARKETS , Whottt Oomos to the Front With Another Drop in Prioo. CORN SHOWS LIGHT TRADING , The Movement in Provisions Rntlicr on the Bearish Order A Dot * tcr Demand For Cattle- General Quotations. CHICAGO rnODUCE MARKF2T. CmcAoo , Fob. 23. [ Special Telegram to the UEK. ] Flno wcnthor seems to mean lower wheat prices to local traders nnd Feb ruary sunslilno di Ivcs nil thoughts of the np- PI caching cold winds of March from tholr minds. Thcro was nothing In the uows re ceived to-day to particularly influence prices cither way , but they1 dropped , and the weather , coupled with the condition In which locAl traders wcro loft Tuesday , appeared to bo the first cnuso of the dculino. May wlioat opened nt 80Vf@80Xc which wan # @Vo under Tuesday's cloir and steadily worked down to TOJjfc , then hung for a long time bo- twecn 79J6o nnd SOo , but shortly hoforo the close advanced to SOVQSOJ/c , plowing ot 1 o'clock nt 80'ffc. Juno wheat opened nt 81c and sold down to SOj o nnd closed at 1 o'clock nt bO o. The local shorts In corn appeared to have covered pretty well on Tuesday , and outside speculators were the only source from which strength could bo expected this morning. Bujlng orders did not como In sufficient quantity , nnd without any special effort on the part of the bears to depress prices , there was n decline of about } o. Trade was quito light and tticre was no special feature and no news to greatly Influence prices. May rorn opened at Gl QSlKc , which was j , ' @lo lower than Tuesday's close , and after Hdling at 51 > c straight , worked steadily down to 50J c , and GOJ c was tlio price without change for a long time. Later in tlio session there was an advance to SOJjfc , and the 1 o'clock close was at COf@oOj c. Juiio corn opened nt 51c , sold up to riljffc , then down to COVQ SOVc , and closed at 1 o'clock at BOfga. The speculative oat market was quiet and without feature during most ofUio session , liich was evidently advanced to 31 Jf@tlXc : , but declined later to aOKGJmio and the 1 o'clock close was at 31 } < c. Juno oats opened at 81Jf o , sold down to 3k , and closed nt Ul.Vc. In provisions the movement was a littio bourishly inclined. Trading all around opened at prices a littio lower than the Tues day closings nnd before any reaction was ex perienced pork suffered a decline of IT Cj lard 5c nnd short ribs 7 > c. From the Inside prices , however , the market subsequently re covered a large sliuro of tlio ground lost nnd at 1 o'clock exhibited considerable steadiness. The depreciation actually suffered , ns In dicated by the final quotations' , amounted to . l'3 > o in pork , 2 @ 3c in lard and 7 > @ 10o in short ribs. AFTEUXOOX Susliox Wheat weaker ; May closed at 7S Kc and Juno at SO o bid. Corn easier , May closing at fiOjfto und Juno 50Vc bid. Oats lower : May closed tit OXc. Pork closed unchanged , or at $13.80 for February nnd March and $14.00 for May ; Juno sold at Juno at $7.90. Short ribs were u simile S\ \ easier ; May sold and closed at $7.35 < a7.87'K ' ' and Juno at ? r.45 ; February and March weio nominally $7.20. w CHICAGO JJIVK STOCK. CHICAGO , Fob. 23. [ Si > ecial Telegram to the BBC. ] CATTLR Trade was moro steady to-day and the demand a shade bettor , but at the same time the general market was slow in comparison with the opening of the week. With the number left lust night thorq were fully 10,000 on sale. The largo eastern markets are full of beef and private cables quoted Ji'c decline In London on American refrigerated beef. The great pressure , how ever , Is not on tbo very best , but mainly 'on medium and half-fattened stock. The de cline on fat cattle slnco Monday is placed by lovcl-hcaded and conservative sales men at from 20 to 80 cants , according to quality. Prime butcher's stock remains steady , buyers claiming that they are paying higher prices than last week. The sharp down turn and dullness in the fat cattle line bas Interfered with the stacker and feeder trade and business w as not as nc- tivo as for a day or two past. Fancy , $3.00@ S.a1 ; . Steers , 1350 to 1500 Ibs , $4.00 ® 4.85 ; 1200 to 1350 Ibs , $3.CO@4.40 : 050 to 1200 Ibs , $300@'J 05. Stackers and foed- orn , $3.45@3.70 ; cows , bulls and mixed , $1.80 @J.10 ; bulk , * 3.35 ® > .80. Texas grassers , ? * 50@3.00 ; Texas-fed steers , $3.25g4.00. ( Hoes Business was rather slow at the start , with prices somwhut unsettled , but later on thcro was a good demand , with littio or no change in prices. Two loads of 40J Ib. porkers brought $ " > CO@'i05 , but S5.50@5.55 would buy as prime- heavy sorts as anvono could wish for. Packing sorts sold largely bo- twccn $5 30 and $5.50 , and light sorts of 010 11) . averages sold at $5.1U@5.15 aud 170 Ib. av erages at $5.15@5.20 _ FINANCIAL. NEW YOJIK , Fob. 23. [ Special Telegram to the BEE. ] STOCKS The feature of the New York stock market was the strong and advancing tendency in Hichraond Terminals Insiders are credited with putting the market up to sell on , and have sold considerable ) stock. Speculators remember the iiiuuuor in which this property was ballooned in 1SSO and are denying it with a considerable degree of freedom. The largest buyers this morning were H. 1) . Hallins and parties said to repre sent Hatty Green , lloth common and pre ferred wcro purchased and advanced fi@l point and furnished over one-third of Uio morning's business. The Heading strike has been definitely settled and Uio miners ordered to return to work , but tha settlement helped the stock comparatively littio. ' The rate war In the west remains in tlio same condition as on Tuesday. Tlio Granger stocks wcro stronger. The Northwcstcrn's earnings for January decreased $1S1SS3 , and , to the sur prise of nil , prices advanced H but rccoded % per cent before the finish. If tlio Northweit- crn's business is any indication of whut the other Granger toads have done , the outlook is not very promising for the near future. Western Union advanced ? per cent on cov ering by shorts. The rest of the imu kot re- , . i spondcd feebly , but last sales on u majority 11 of stocks were at almost tlio same figures us ) tlio opening. The total sales were 118,440 ( shares. GOVKU.VMKXTS Government bonds were dull but steady. IBaTEHDAY'S QUOTATIONS. IT. S.4.ir < > KlHtere < l.iMtt : 0.&N. W . . . 108 U. B.4H coupon. . dohreferrod . lliU U.H.4' { rCKUtrocllOil'/4 N. Y. Central . lOT/i U. 8 4J , UUpon.,107'/i O. U. K1U 1'ncltlc frf of 'Oi . 1-0 ZU ? Cuiiuda Southern. . 5.1'i Pacific Mail , . . Ut ) ( Vivtral 1'ncltlo 30 O. ll.&K 1SU Chicago * Alton..1M I'llllman 1'alaceCulMl'/ C. , H.&O 12UW Heading fit ; , D. , I.fcW 13UJ , UotkjHlaud 113 D.&U.O 21 bt. L. Erie 27 do preferred " 1 Illinois Central Il . , . . K.&T . 1015 tlo preferred I LakeHhorq HI * Tcxa * 1'nUtlc. . , . , . . HHi I.Ac N. . . . . . "J Union 1'uclUc. . . . . . . MS , MIchlKun Contra ! . , bW. . . St.U & I' . . 14- MlstourlPacific. . . . MX doprnfurred. . . . . SttX JIlKsoiirll'acItlo. . . . Zlii W. IT. Telegraph. , 78 do preferred 45U Mover On call , ruled easy at 2@2K per cent ; lust loan U per cent ; ulosod offoied at 1 ' : MEKCAKTILB PAPBII 4f@5W per STEIIUNO ExcruNOR Dull but firm at t-1.65 for 00 day bills , $1.80J ( for demand. PHODUCE'MARKKTS. Chicago , Fob. 23. Following are tha 9:80 : closing prices : ' Flour Remains steady and unchanged { winter wheat , bbls , $350@3.50j sack- tt50@3.7S ; Wheat , bbls , l3.50O4.tOl