it i * A V THE OMAHA BJCE : SUNDAY , MARCH * 4i888 : BIXTEENPAGEa V V 6 '
HOSIERY
DEPARTMENT.
Special Bargains !
Mon47 < March ( itn , and during Uie week , vre
WlU off r many unequalled bargains In Ladles'
and CUildreu's Hose.
Ladies' ' Fancy
Striped Hose
s Of thin lot wo have 100 dozen. Wo Imported
( hem direct from the manufacturers lu ( Icr-
tnany , and although Uicy are good value for25c ,
during this sal ? vre will sell them at 18'fc a pair.
AGMTS FOR BDMICK'S ' PATTERNS
STRIPED
DROP STITCH HOSE
25c a Pair.
Thlfl we consider the plum of our Importation j
tavo sold regularly for SOe. This lot we offer at
half prlre or 35c a pair. We ha\ 100 dozen and
cnu get no inora this reason.
LADIES'
25c a Pair ,
Monday morning we offer DO dojju abso
lutely fast bliiok Hose nt Hie a p.Mr. Should
nny of ttiem crock wo will retuhd the money or
replace the hoSo. They are worth double the
price wo nsk.
LADIES'
50c a Pair ,
U dozen extra fine quality Fast Black Hose
( rill be ottered at BOc a pair ; they have sold
readily at tl.OO.
MAIh OKDI2KS PILLED.
S.P. MORSE & CO
REGULATING RAILROAD RATES
Recent Decisions Rendered By the
Board of Transportation.
LINCOLN AND THE METROPOLIS.
The Secretary Holds That the Burling
ton Dtaoriminntcs la Favor of
the Latter Items Picked
Up in the Olty.
THE BEE'S LINCOLN BUHEAU.1
The state board of transportation held a
regular meeting at its rooms at the capltol
building on Friday and the day was passed
in disposing of findings in cases prepared by
the secretaries. Each case brought up a dis
cussion on rates but the majority of the board
hare agreed to let the question rest until the
present war is over. The following findings
and orders in cases were made :
In the matter of the complaint of the Farm
ers' union against the Chicago , St. Paul ,
Minneapolis & Omaha railway company , the
board , after hearing the ovidunco docs find
that tuo charges in the. complaints are not sus
tained. It is therefore ordered that the said
complaint bo and the snmo Is hereby dis
missed. W. H. MUSOBB ,
J. H. ATBH ,
O..P. .MASON ,
Secretaries.
fats recommendation was adoptud by the
board. Locso alone .voting no.
In the complaint made against the B. & M.
railroad by citizen * of Adams county the
board adopted the following finding und
order :
Your secretaries find that the B. & M. rail-
roiul butt satisfactorily settled the matter of
crossings in the village of Adams to the
wishes of the complainants and
your secretaries llnd for the
11. & M. railroad In the question
of the condition of the track and that the ties
and truck uro In a safe condition , and safu for
thotranloof freight nnd passengers. Ills
therefore ordered by the board that said
complaint bo dismissed as far as it relates to
the tlos mid track and as to the ether matters
contained in said complaint the sarno have
been satisfactorily adjusted between the road
and the complainants und the sottlumcnt U
satisfactory to the board. The finding \vaa
pusKod unanimously.
In the matter of the complaint of the Lin
coln lumber dealers a substitute order was
agreed Ux | > n differing from the ono prepared
by the secretaries after much disci'sslon ' and
all voted for it but Mr. liabcock. The und
ines nra as follows :
Wo find that the ra\o on lumber charged
from Lincoln to the iraints nnroud constitutes
an unjust discrimination against the com-
pluimmts ; Unit the B. AM. rates on lumber
from Lincoln to the points named nro to the
extent of such discrimination , unjust and un
reasonable and that a Just and reasonable
rate would be lower than the present rate in
j > roK | > rtlou to the distance from the points ol
shipment. It is therefore by the board of
transportation ordered that the Uurlington
& Missouri Hivor Rallioad company ut once
reduce their tariff rates on lumber from
Lincoln to the points named In the complaint
BO that the rate from Lincoln to said points
will be In accordance with the dlfTonmco In
distance from Omaha and Lincoln to such
points and that thuy cease from charging a
turn lu excess of the existing rate less such
proportionate reduction.
AUTICLKS or INCORPORATION
Of the Warncrvillo canning company ,
located at Warncrvillo , Madison county ,
have been filed with the secretary of state
Capital etock f.\000. The Incorporators arc
Georgu A. Lailmur , H. Wuriicr , M. K
Morris , Charles Dawson , O. I ) . Munson aud
John Duncan.
Amended articles ot Incorporation of tin
Western Trust and Security company , of
Fremont , liavo also been placed on nlo , In
creasing the capital stock to K > 00,000. The
amended articles uro signed by L. D
Klclmrds. president ; W. II. Fowler , sccro
Vary ; and L. M. Keene , J. W. Gbtraud Hcnr >
( funraan , of the board of directors. '
crrr rrBMi.
Tb * siua'.o and house ualU Jn the ca ; > rte
LADIES'
35c a Pair ,
200 dozen I.adloV Fancy Striped Hose usually
oM for We putr , we oner Monday t 35c , or 8
pairs to' 11.00.
LADIES'
FRENCH LISLE HOSE ,
38caPair ,
Tlili Black French LMe Hose lias double heel
and toes ; equal tonny 50c hone In the city ; our
prlcnWcduring'lilifsalu. ;
Til ML , OHDEKS F1LLKI ) .
BLACK
$1,25 a Pair ,
In ( his lot we have onlj'25 dozen. They are
Solid llluck Silk Platted tlose ami worth I ! a
pair ; sale price $1.25. .
FRENCH
RIBBED LISLE HOSE ,
$1,00 a Pair ,
Come In both Black nnd color * , flutes and
nodes , brilliant , and ut { 1 a pair ; aio dccldud
larKalns aud worth { 1'xl a pair.
Boys' Heavy
Ribbed Hose ,
25c a Pair ,
Of this stocking we have 100 dozen ; all solid
ninck , have double knees' double heel 'and toe ,
nnd bold usually at 40c to 45c a pair ; during this
bale we offer them at 23c a pair.
AGENTS FOR BUTTERICK'S ' PATTERNS
S.PJORSE&CO
julldlntr wear a deserted look since the ad"
ourmncntol thoG.A. K. encampment and the
inndsomo decorations arc buini ? taken down
and stowed away. Among the flags in the
encampment hall was a rebel ling , the prop
erty of Captuln Paine , of this city , a fio.K that
was captured by his father , General I'alno ,
from the First Alabama regiment at Island ,
No. 10. The veterans , when they saw It , ex
pressed a desire to see some ono try to en
force an order for Its return.
The district court has disposed of a num
ber of cases the past three davs , among them
belnatho injunction proceedings in which ,
the Nebraska Loan and Trust company of
Hastings ask that certain parties in Lincoln be ,
excluded from using that name for their loan
business.
The Y. M. 0. A. and churches of the city
nro anxious to secure Moony for a scries of
meetings hero. At a meeting of the Y. M. C.
A. and churches Secretary Dennett of the
association , was sent to Hastings to confer
with the evangelist on the subject.
S. O. Salisbury , Papilllon ; William McAfee ,
South Hand ; T. H. Maltors.Harvard ; Wil
liam U. Engle , Caloway ; C. P. It. Williams
Grand Island , and John A. Harmon , O'Neill
have been commissioned notaries.
DA WOMAN'S CONTEST.
Mrs. Burton's Plucky Fight Against
a hand Company.
A correspondent writes to the St.
Louis Globe-Democrat from San Diego ,
Cal. : Great excitement in real estate
and business circles has existed hero ns
the result of two telegrams received
from tlto City of Mexico. The Interna
tional Land company , of Mexico , was
incorporated in Hartford , Conn. , for the
of soiling and developing lands
i Lower California. Edgar T. Welles ,
of New York , is president of the com
pany. Through the company's office
office hero lands in Ensenada , San
Carlos , Punta Buena , and other Lower
California towns have been sold to the
extent of nearly $7,000,000. The land
tfas purchased largely by small settlers
and emigrants. Recently there has
boon a controversy over the title of
lands sold.
The history of the controversy out
side the title between the International
company nnd Mrs. Burton , whoso name
is given in the official documents ns
Senoru Don Maria Araparo Ruiseo do
Burton , ' has been an interesting
nnd at times exciting one. HOP
claim dates back to 1834.
Mrs. Burton , who is now an old wo
man , has labored for eighteen years to
regain possession of this property. She
found no transfer records in the city of
Mexico , but recently presented to the
Mexican government the original deeds
und claimsand on the strength of these
President Diaz has revoked the order ot
April 4 , 1887 , which fact was made
known hero to-ilay by the receipt of two
telegrams from Mrs. Burton's attorneys
in Mexico.
The tract of land to which Mrs. Bur
ton has made claim , and which is known
us the "En setmda do Todoa Santos"
( which translated into English would bo
'the boy of all saints' " , The tract
comprises about 300,000acres. The lim
its ot the tracts claimed by Mrs. Burton
are fixed as follows :
On the north , the Arryo del Carmen ;
on the east , the Sierra Mad re ; on the
west , ' the seashore ; on the south , the
Arroyo del Mnncandcro ; and as stated ,
their boundaries taka in nn area ol
about 800,000 ncresnnd Include the now
towns of Ensanada , San Carlos ' City ,
Punta Banda , the Mnnenndero nnd San
Ruofel valleys and pretty much all the
Improved property of that section of the
country.A son of Mrs. Burton said
to-night : , - "
"Unless the International company
compromises , wo shall at on j begin
suits of ejectment for possession of' the
lauds. "
The company had already received to
date about 9 ,000.000 in eas.h for Ian da ,
The largest single'purchaser was that
. BAtEl '
ALL NEXT WEEK.
SPECIAL VALUES.
CHUBS' DBE8B , $1.75
81re 8 months to t years , made ot fine Nain
seek , yoke front of three rows of Insertion and
solid fine tuckr. puffed sleeved , Hamburg In
sertion belt , neck and fdeeve.i to match , tucked
bark and skirt , with dfonhcm and cluster of
tucks above , usual price IS.IiOi gale price tl.76.
New Arrival In Fnncli Oriss Bomb.
PRINCESS WRAPPERS , 98C.
100 LadleV Calico Prinoeo * Wi-anpers , In dark
colors , do * p rullle on skirt , waist lined ttuough-
out ; woulii be good vnluo at 11.50. All next
wrek we offer them ut We.
Childs' Gretchen Dross , $2,50
Bl n O Month * to 2 Year * .
Made ot finest Lawn , wnlst tiio'tort front and
> nik , with liarrlng-unno belts arrosa fiomem-
jrolrtcry mill * on iiMrt , with cluster of fine
tucks above , embroidery trimmed on collars
unit cuflg. For one week we otter them at $2.50
well.
VAI-tE
Childs1 Dress ,
Made of line Nalnsock.Mr.es same as above ,
Mother Hnbbiird front of ninbioldevy Inseitlon
and solid flue tucklnz , embroidery on neck and
sleeves. Skirt 1ms ft-lnoh ham. With narrow
tu-ks above. At 75c cash they are just halt
irlco.
AGENTS BUTTKIUCK PATTERNS.
S. P. MORSE & CO
of a lady , who put $40.000 in the invest
ment. The other purchasers ranged
from $500 to $5,000. The com
pany has sold upwards of $7,000,000
worth of land on the installment
[ > lan. IfMrs. Burton's claims are car
ried out , all of the titlps issued by the
international company will bo null and
void , nnd thousands of small settlers
nnd investors will be ruined. Up to
Lho present writing nothing has been
licurd from the directors and officers of
Lho company , all of whom live in Now
York and Now England.
Mrs. Maria Burton ib the widow of
General Henry S. Burton , of the United
States army. Ho was a follow cadet
with Hallcck nnd Ord. Ho came to
California with Stevenson's regiment
in 1847. With a portion of the regi
ment ho mis stationed in Lower Cali
fornia nnd commanded the defense of
El Paso. Ho also anted as lieutenant
governor of the territory. When mus
tered out he was stationed at San
Diego , and there he married a beauti
ful Mexican girl of good
family , named Marie Baudini.
This grant in Lower California
was made to the great-grandfather of
Mrs. Burton for services to the king of
Spain. The Bandinis are ofQpuro Cas-
tilinn blood , and several of Mrs. Bur
ton's sisters have married men who
have become distinguished in Califor
nia. Mrs. Burton herself is still n'
handsome woman of commanding pres
ence. She is ns well known in Wash
ington ns in San Francisco. In both
cities she nnd her dashing daughter
Nellie made a sensation in social cir
cles. She wrote a romance of Spanish
California life , called "Tho Squatter
and the Don , " in which she bitterly sa
tirized some of her enemies. She is
nlso the reputed author of the novel
"Democracy , " descriptive of Washing
ton political life. Mrs. Burton spends
money .royally. She once owned the
Jnimil ranch , near San Diegoconsisting
of 0,000 acres , but this was all seized for
debts. Many of her creditors are influ
ential men , and it is thought they have
given "her claim strong backing.
A Celestial Goat.
Now York Sun : The all-absorbing
topic of discussion among the New
York Chinese dudes at the present mo
ment is the beautiful fur cent of their
minister , Mr. Chin Yon Hoon ,
who arrived hero on last Friday
evening. His excellency wears a coat
said to luivo cost a small fortune. It is
of the skin of a certain species of rare
otter.
"This animal , " said ono of the old
Chinatown sages last evening , "lives
somewhere on the northern confines of
the Chinese empire. Their fur is nat
urally so warm that you can always tell
whore these animal live by the
fact that for a space of a milo
square around the nests or
holes there is no snow or ice , while
outside of that circle the snow and ice
may be mountains high. Another sin
gular fact is that no ono can ever catch
one of these valuable animals , except ho
be nearly frozen to doalh.whcn these be
nevolent little creatures will crawl out
ot their hiding places to save the- hun
ter's life by simply going near him.
They are thus caught nnd skinned
ulive. "
"But , " said an interested listener , "Is
not that very ungrateful. ' '
"Well. " said the heathen , "that's the
rcflson why the fur is so dear , because
few men were willing to be catchers
and still fowuf are willing to be caught ,
and no Chinaman is jwrmittcd to wear
such-furs except ministers nnd manda
rin' , of the fir t grade'und the . omperoi
himself , Mr , Chin Yon.Hoonis-uext to
the -emperor In station ; therefore .ho
wears ono " ' 'h so tuts. " ' . . . .
BARGAINS
CHILDS' DRESS , $1,26
The above cut represents ons of otfr Child's
Dresses , size two to four years , made ot fine
lawn , waist of line clustered tucfcs and herring
bone banding ; skirt with wide hem at bottom
with cluster of fine tucks above , neck and
sleeves trimmed with embroidery. They are
reully worth C. Bale price > 1.25.
Agents for Buttcrlok.'a Patterns.
House Wrappers , $1,25 ,
60 Ladl'-s' Callr'o Wrappers in dark colors ,
Mother Hubbard front und Princess back. wuUt
lined throughout. Former price 11.75 ; present
prli e 11.85.
CHXLDS' DRESS , $1.5O
Sizes two tu fuur years , wnUt or cluster of
ticks and cmhr'olclery , cluster of tucks and cm-
biolilery on skill , neck nnd sleeves trimmed to
match'tnndo ot oxtm fine goods nnd considered
a bargain at t'M ; nil next week , ne offer them
atiro.
MAIL. OKUEttS
Sl K IAl , VALUE
Childs' Dress ,
Sizes slxi niontlH to two years , made of fine
nainsook , Molhur llubb.ird front ot solid flue
tucks and Insertion , back with three box plaits ,
skirt IMS embroidery rullle with cluster ot flue
tuck * above , neck and sleeves trimmed with
embi older ? . All next week only We each.
S. P ; MORSE & CO
ONE WOMAN'S ' ACHIEVEMENT ,
The Struggles and Triumphs of Mies
Lizzie Gordon.
THE FOUNDER OF HOLYOKE
An Eastern Girl Who Came West , Lo
cated a Claim. Founded a Town ,
and is Now a Prosperous
Financier.
Many of the commercial travelers yrho
have "made" the western states and
territories for the past five years , will
remember a young lady who for a pe
riod of two years , carried a grip over a
territory in Missouri and Kansas. Jviiss
Lizzie Gordon , who is now a resident of
Holyoke , Col. , loft her homo in Greene
county , Pa. , five years ago to seek her
fortune on the'western plains.
A relative of Miss Gordon lived at
Wuhoo , Saundcrs county , Nob. , and
that town was her objective point.
She was there but a short time when
she accepted a position as teacher in the
graded schools nt a salary of $50 a
month. Her services in this capacity
were highly appreciated , but after her
term of school expired she sought for an
avocation loss monotonous. Eager
to make a record for herself outside the
usual lines of woman's duties , she
scanned closely the advertising columns
of the daily papers , hoping to find some
thing that would pletiso her fancy and
nt thu same time be a lucrative nnd
honorable business. Her eye caught
the advertisement of a publishing house
wanting agents for a wnrk entitled ,
"What Can a Woman Do ? " and ottering
liberal inducement * to active agents.
She soon secured a position us traveling
saleswoman. The slates of Missouri
and Kansas were thoroughly and suc
cessfully canvassed by the active little
lady , and many a commercial traveler
in that territory h'is been uolightod
nnd honored with her ncquaintviico.
After following this occupation for two
consecutive ! years she became imbued
with its teachings , and with the spirit
of independence characteristic of ncr-
self , she resigned her position nn the
road to do"moTistrato to a certainty the
extent of < he'titlo "
"What can a woman
doV" She determined on a plan of ac
tion , that' df''taking ' up a homestead
in the bouhdlbjfts prairies of the far west ,
and makingr'horself the ' 'architect of
her own for ne. "
Returning-to Wahoo only to remain
a short time nroparutory to starting on
her ovorlanti''journoy ' toward the setting
sun , in'-J inc 188-5. together with
her sisteriijitVbrothcr-in-luw she started
for her frontier destination. The party
wended its tway up the valley of the
Frenchman , already grown tame by the
hand of civilaxation. On and on
through dreary nnd desolate canyons
and fields'of sand , whore nothing exists
but the prickly-jwnr , and sund-bur , till
at last their ciimp-firo sparkled on the
verge of the distant plain a desert
only in the primeval existence of its un-
cultiuutod state , needing but the sturdy
huml nnd untiring energy of tho. hnrdy
pioneer to make it "blo' ' om and bring
forth .fruit. " '
Many miles from the outposts of civili
zation they entered upon the broad
tnblo Jand between the South Plittto
and the Frenchman rlvora in eastern
Colorado. ' They decided at once to Iq-
cute , iind' after nun ting about for thin
evidences of a government survey the
heroine- this sketch made selection
of a quarter section onwhicb she JilstJ
CURTAIN
, AND '
SLAUGHTER Of PRICES
Monday morning and all ncit week we vrlll
clo e out numerous odil lot * ot Curtains and
Tldlehlcli we bought for spot cash Bt one-
half of ! manufacturer1 * prices. Tlirifty honie-
keopcM should carefully read the following
prices !
ImportedMadras
I8e Yard.
78 pieces of l > est quality Imported Madras ,
regularly sold for 35c ; our prlco We a yard.
45c.
20 pieces of Double Width Madras , flue Im
ported uoods and handsome patterns , worthOOc ;
sale price 45c a yard.
54-INCH MADRAS
85c.
"Bpleco ? 54-Inch Imported Madras , flne t qual
ity nnd bent patterns made , woith $1.50 ; our
jifice for ono week , 65c a yard.
Madras Curtains ,
$2.25 a Pair.
100 tmlrs Rood Madiqg ClP loins , sclocted pat-
1 Vfa cfor ut * ; , : , s paw.
Chintz Madias Curtains
$3.75 a Pair.
We have nlso IPO pairs of this number ot
Clilntv , Mndrnn Curtains , iHr er und more hand
some putt ems tn bolect from , and have usimlly
soldioadllyatlT.OO. We otter choice of lot at
W.78.
Chintz Madras Curtains
$6.75 a Pair.
In this lot we luivo only 73 pairs , largest size
aud choice doslgui. 'Ihoy mo a ciutulii we
have sold quick at $12.lili , aud nt our price , 10,76 ,
must go fait.
MAIU OR1IKHS
S.PJORSE&CO
pre-emption , on another n homestead ,
mid another a timber culture. The
nearest land office was moro than ono
hundred miles nwny and necessitated
another long and tedious trip , but full
of a spirit of determination she made it
nnd filed in the government land otllco ,
in her own name , upon 480 acres under
the different acts. On their return from
the land office they bought enough lum
ber to build n box house 8x10 feet in di
mensions ; this was sodded aroundwhich
made it comfortable so far as cold
weather WHS concerned. In this she
lived for six months , with no compan
ion but a revolver , excepting the
occasional visit of a little niece. Her
burroundings by day were anything
but cheerful , thu only visible objects for
miles were three sou shanties away in
the far distance , while the whitened
and bleached remains of the extinct
buffalo were scattered hero and there
upon the trackless waste , making the
loneliness dismal at the sight ot their
existence. At night the wolves made
hideous the surroundings by their
never-ceasing howls. Her time was
spent in cultivating the required
amount of ground to make her title per
fect , and in studying the few books her
scanty library possessed. The wuy-
faTor who had lost a pony , or who wan
dered in search of straying cattle , was
the sole disseminator of news
of the neighborhood. Through all this
isolation from the outside world , and
the rudeness to which she was sub
jected in cultivating her "claims , " and
the prevailing barbarisms of the coun
try she was not the least divested of
bur refined tastes.
At the end of six months another
visit to the land office made her govern
ment title securethe pre-emption claim ,
paid by the required residence upon
the land , and the usual S1.U5 ixsr acre ,
the latter of which was saved from' her
earnings at teaching and traveling. On
her return she moved bur residence
upon the homestead quarter nnd con
tinued to cultivate'it. Gradually nnd
almost unconsciously to the scttler.i ,
others luicl located in the neighbor
hood. In the distance in either direc
tion might be seen a few shanties ris
ing above the horizon. Neighbors
began to call more frequently , and a
settlement on the vacant quarter sec
tions in the community was an assured
reality. In the spring of 1887 n corps of
B.&M. surveyors sot their stakes through
the land located by Miss Gordonon their
route to Cheycnmi. A few days later
the to\vnsite _ company's agent made his
appearance , and the location for u site
being so vuty favorable , and being the
only land in the entire country about to
which a clear title could bo given , it
was not long until negotiations were
consummated , at a consideration of
$ .3,600 for eighty acres , A town was
platted , a division station cqua-distant
between Uoldrcge and Cheyenne was
located. Everylxidy in the wobtorn
states soon heard of Ilolyoko , and us a
consequence emigration poured in by
the thousands seeking locations. Town
lots wore sold nt almost fabulous prices ;
a portion of the eighty acres retained
by Miss Gordon was platted und sold.
In u few months the rails were laid und
trains were running into the depot of the
almost spontaneous city. Another rail
road coining np the Frenchman valley
from Culbortson to the Black Hills
forms a junction here. Already m'oro
than eighty buaiue.ss houses are doing
a thriving'trade in the place. . Not
shacks anil shanties , but well built and
.impobing structures that would do honor
lo much oltlqr towns. The rich agricul-
turuHnndH in every direction are set
tled by prosperous farmers. Miss Gor
don ut ATI expense of over $7,000 , has
just , completed a line- hotel , and
on Sunday , February 5' , the 'mag-
GRAND
CLEARING
SALE.
Chenille Porliers ,
TIDIES AND
WINDOW SHADES.
CHENILLE
PORTIERS ,
$12 a Pair.
DO pairs of extra heavy Chenille 1'ortlers In Ml
the newest colorings and latest designs , bought
at the same discount onc-hixlf off regular prlco ;
they are worth EO : during this said 112 o pair.
$ SO a Pair.
Wo secured all there was of this lot 60 pairs ;
all new stjles and finest rnlorlngs made , arc
equal to our regular $33 Portlcrs ; for one week
only wo offer thim at $30 a pair.
FELT TIDIES ,
10c Each.
3SO Volt Tldlos , assorted colors , \ \ orth 3Cic each ;
Mouday and during the week we offer choice at
lOo each.
MADRAS TIDIES ,
25c Each.
Mid
choicepatteius , nil at one pilco Suoencii ; regu
lar price Toe ,
MADRAS TIDIES ,
50c Each.
100 dozen Madras Tidies , perfect gemi In de
sign and coloring ; they have always sold at $1
each. For one > > eek our price will lie COj each.
50c Each.
1000 Holland Wlnkow Shades , with best spring
rollers , fringe on bottom , 7-4 ! feet long ; com
plete , COc each.
S. P. MORSE & CO
niflcont building was opened to the
accommodation of the public. The
owner realizes for rent an income of one
hundred dollars per month. Mr. W.
H. Moore is the landlord. The success
of Miss Gordan is attributed to her in-
dominnblo pluck and energy. She is
twenty-five years of ago , fair complex
ion , auburn hair , hazel eyes , symmetri
cal figure , nnd regular features , nnd re
markably good looking. She still re
tains her homestead on which she yet
resides , preparatory to proving up ;
owns quito a number of business and
residence lots in the city , and she has
iully demonstrated the fact that a woman
can do fur moro in this busy world than
the stronger sex give her credit for. AH
n slight tribute to the many admirable
characteristic * this lady has displayed ,
this sketch of her struggles and tri
umphs is presented-to the readers of the
BUB.
Fighting Horsoa.
Theodore Roosevelt is contributing a
series of separate papers on "Ranch
Life" in the Century , which Frederic
Remington illustrates from his own ex
perience. From the "Homo Ranch" in
the March number wo quote the follow
ing : "Some horbcs , of course , uro al
most incurably vicious , and must bo
conquered by main force. Ono pleas
ing brute on my ranch , will at times
rush nt n man open-mouthed like a
wolf , nnd it is a regular trick of range
stallions. In a great many indeed , in
most localities there are wild horses
to bo found , which , though invariably
of domestic descent , being either them
selves runaways from sonio ranch or In
dian outfit , or else claiming such for
their birc.s and dams , yet are quito as
wild a * > the antelope on whoso domain
they have intruded. Ranchmen
run in these wild horses
whenever it is possible , nnd
they are but little more difficult to
break than the so-called 'tamo' animals.
But the wild btallions are , whenever
pos-siblo , shot , because of their propen
sity for driving oil" the ranch mares ,
nnd because their incurable viciousncfas
makes them always unsafe companions
for other horhos btill more than for men.
A wild stallion fears no beast except
the gri//.ly , and will not always flinch
from an encounter with it ; yet it is a
curious fact that u jnok will almost ul-
wnya kill ono in n fair fi < ? ht. The par
ticulars of n light of this sort wore re
lated to mo by a cattle man who was engaged -
gaged in bringing out blooded stock
from the east. Among the animals in
his charge wore two great stallions , ono
gray and one bluck , and a iino jackals ,
not much over half the size of either
of the former. The animals were
Uopt in separate pens , but ono day
both horsoa got into the same enclosure ,
next to the jack-pen , and begun to fight
as only enraged stallions can , striking
like boxers with their fore feet , and
biting with their teeth. The gray was
gnttingthobostof it ; but while clinched
with his antagonist in one tussle they
rolled against the jack-pen , breaking it
in. No sooner was the jack at liberty
than , with , cars laid back and mouth
wide open , ho made straight for the
two her es , who had for thu moment
separated. Tljo gray turned to moot
him , rearing on Ids hind legs nnd
striking at him with his fore feet ; hut
the jack slipped in , nnd in a minute
grasped his antagonist by the throat
with his wide-open jaws , und then hold
on like n bulldog , all four feet planted
stiffly in the' soil. The btullion
made tremendous . efforts to shako
him off ; ho . would try
to whirl'round' nnd kick him , but for
that the. juck was'too short ; then .he
would rise up , lifting the jack off the
ground , and strike at him with his fore
feet-but ; all that he gained' by this waste
to skin his foe's front legs without male-
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ing him loose his hold. Twice they
fell , and twice the stallion rose , b y
main strength , dragging the jack they
him but all in vain. Meanwhile the
liitl ; h/Utl l ll All VUAIA. il&UUU W illlU 1 IIU
black horse attacked both the combat
ants with perfect impartiality , striking
and kicking them with his hoofs , while
his teeth , as they slipped off the tough
hides , met with a snap like that ot a
boar-trap. Undoubtedly the jack would
have killed ut least ono of the horses
bad not the men coma up , and with no
small difficulty separated the mad *
doucd brutes.1'
Suicide of n Gypsy Prince.
San Francisco Chronicle : The eldest
son of Hamluno Palmer , generally
known and recognized on the Pacific
coast ns "King of the Gypsies , " is dead.
The deceased , Charles Palmer , ihol
himself nt Lincoln , Placer county , last
week , and has boon brought to Oakland
to bo interred in Mountain View oerac-
tory by the side of his mother , the good
Queen Bess. Though appearances might
seem to belie It , yet the royal family ol
the Pacific coast , the Palmers , is quite
wealthy , King Hnmlano owning some
valuable property in West Oaklandand
a bank account of plethoric pretentious.
Ho is an intelligent man of about fifty
years of age , light complexion for his
race , and on the street , when he ia y
properly dressed , might easily potts for ; '
a well-to-do Britisher. lie is not Icing \-t \ \
in his own right , but by virtue of mar
riage with Queen Boss , who died
eight years ago. In gyosy royalty the
rogul scepter descends not from father
to eldest son , but from mother to eldest
daughter , and though Hamlano will be
looked upon as lender of his race on
this const until bis death , yet at his de
mise , his eldest daughter , Patience ,
will become the queen and recognized
head , aud her husband will be the king.
The gypsies are greatly cut up by tha
fuct that Charles has taken his own life.
Suicide , like female unchastity among
the gypsies , is unknown , and family
honor is cut to the quick by the affair.
Old Hnmlano will not bo comforted.
No cause can bo assigned for the act.
Charles was twenty-two years of # e ,
nnd married about four months ago.
Ho purchased a camping outfit worth
about $800- and struck out from the
parent camp for himself. The funeral
will not bo hold until Patience , the j.
queen-apparent , arrives. She is traveling - v
oling in Amador county , and it will '
take some time to llnd her. In the
meantime the tribe uro camped night I v
and day about the body , which lies in
Hamilton & Brown's undertaking
parlors , and none will leave the room
unless necessary untlll the burial. The
widow , a comely , dark-skinned young
woman , sits moaning at the head of the
co111 n most all the time , while King
Hamlnno smokes his pipe in silent mel
ancholy in u retired part of thu room.
The collin in a rich and tasteful one. A
custom probably growing out of ancient
superstition requires that all of the ef
fects of deceased must bo destroyed.
The bedding , clothing , tents , wngona ,
etc. , will bo burned , his riding homi
shot , and crockery and other domestic .
articles that cannot bo burned will ba
taken by some member of the family
and cast into the sea. The custom of
late years has not been BO closely ob
served , und horses , except the favorlta
of deceased , und the more valuable
property ore traded off as soon as pos
sible , even if at a great sacrifice. King
Hamlano , as stated , is well oft and la
sparing no expense on his son's funeral.
Subjects ot the queen in Canada have
to respect the English flags whether or
no. A citixcn of Toronto found this out
the other day. when , ho 'vyi'iJ arrested
nnd finedfor displaying in front of hit
store a unien jack bearing an advertise
ment of the bargains in clothing to IM-
founfl inside. , ' ,
