PART II. THE OMAHA UNDAY PAGES 0-16.
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SEVENTEENTH YEAR. OMAHA SUNDAY MORNING , MAY 0 , 1SSS.-SIXTEEN PAGES. NUMBER 323 ,
5 Wonderful prices on Fine Black Silks
for Monday and all the week.
Wool Dress Goods ,
White chain fine French Dress Goods
plain and striped to match , in all the
newest colorings at 87 } ; these goods
were imported to Sell at 81.60.
A SPECIAL BARGAIN
| Nun's Veiling,37ysc.
t ( 42 inch Nun's Veiling , in all the
choice colorings , goods that were im
ported to soil nt85c , wo close out the lot
nt 37c. Wo have also a line of evening
shades , with the exception of cream' , at
37e , worth 85c.
LINENS ! LINENS !
Great Sale , of Fine
Table Linens.
I On Monday wo will commenso a great
sacrifice sale of fine Linen sots. Wo
find wo have an over stock of these fine
Linens , nnd wo arc determined to re
duce it. These goods arc manufactured
on the celebrated hand looms of William
Liddoll & Co. , and * John E. Brown &
Sons , Belfast , Irleand.
At $9.65.
8-10 double Damask Cloth with J Nap
kins to match , reduced from S13.75 ; sale
price $0.05 set.
At $10.50. *
8-12 double Damask Cloth With 4
Napkins to match , reduced from 816.25 ;
sale price $10.50 sot.
At $11.25.
8-14 double Damask Cloth with f Nap
kins to inatch , reduced from $17.00 ; sale
price $11.25 set.
At $12.00.
8-10 double Damask Cloth with J Nap
kins to match , reduced from $10.25 ; sale
price $12.00 bet.
Turkish Towels.
100 dozen largo Turkish TowelsntlSc ,
worth 25c.
100 dozen large Turkish Towels nt2oc ,
worth 40c.
60 do/.on fancy Turkish Tidies at 7c.
worth 12jc.
Glass Toweling.
1 bale 18 inch all Linen Gla&s Towel
ing at llc , worth 10c.
Pillows ! Pillows !
7 pound fine Feather Pillows at $1.02 }
worth $2.50.
7 pound fine Feather Pillows at 52.12 } ,
worth $3.00.
G pounds live Geese Feather Pillows
at $2.02 } , worth $3.50.
G pounds live Geese Feather Follows
at $3.37 } , worth $4.75.
STORY OF A GOLD MINE
Adventures of Mon Who Searched
In the "Lost Cabin" Load.
THE CROW INDIANS' WORK.
Ilioy Seiul AVlilto Prospectors toftljo
Happy Jliuitlnt ; Gronnil
'i'lio ItonCl Never He-
dlBCOvurcd.
Perhaps the most famous , as well as
the most mysterious , mine on the con
tinent is the celebrated Lost Cabin
Load , says a Fort Keogh , Mont. , letter
to the St , Louis Globo-Domocrat. It
lias been discovered , rediscovered , and
lobt half a dozen times , and at the pros-
out writing thu exact location of this
rich lode is as much a mystery as ever ,
This mine is otio of the magnets that
drew Thomas Palgo Comslock ( Old Pan
cake ) north from Ins Nobraskabonanzas ;
but ho never found the lead , and ho
came but to find a Buicidu's death. The
Lost Cabin has grown to bo somewhat
of a legend , although there can bo no
doubt that rich veins of gold nro scat
tered all through the Big Horn
range , and among these moun
tains this much-sought mine is
snugly hidden away and will
probably remain BO until EOIUO lucky
prospector tumbles upon it and so be
comes a thrice millionaire in a twink
ling , That there is gold in the Big
Horn mountains cannot ba questioned.
Colors have boon found all along the
Big and Little Horn and other rivers ,
and nt the mouths of the Big Horn and
Hosobud a littlu industrious panning on
the bars will show undoubted signs of
auriferOus washings. But the treasure
vaults of the Big Horn niust bo closed
to prospectors for many yeara yetus the
Sateen R emnants
6ysc. Per Yard
50,000 yards of fine Sateens in lengths
from 1 to 12 yards , worth 15o per yard ;
Monday wo sell the lot at 0c per yard .
Standard Dress Calicos
ices , 5c.
2 cases now styles of Dress Calico at
6c , worth 8c. }
Indigo Blue Calico
6c ,
2 cases best quality Indigo Blue Calico
at Oc , worth lOc.
Shirting Calico
3 I-2C.
10.000 yards best quality Standard
Shirting Calico at 3lc , worth 7c.
The Great Invention !
THE MOTHER'S FRIEND.
PATENT
SHIRT WAIST.
Awarded the first prize modal at the
American Institute Fair , New York ,
1887. The most useful and time saving
invention for which a patent was over
issued by the patent ollicc in Washing
ton , D. C.
NO BUTTONS CAN BE TORN OFF ,
EITHER IN WEARING OR
WASHING.
The Mather's Friend does away en
tirely with the sowing on of buttons.
It is supplied with an adjustable belt ,
which is easily taken off when the waist
is washed ; the buttons are riveted on
the belt , consequently can not bo torn
off , cither in wearing , washing or iron
ing.
Wo oarrv a full line of the
Mother's Friend Shirt Waists at
50c , 75c , 85c , $1.00 , $1.25 and $1.50 , in all
the newest designs manufactured.
MEN'S HALF HOSE ,
19c.
100 dozen Men's fine Unbleached
Moco Cotton Half Hose , with silk clock ,
all sizes , at 19c ; regular price 40c.
Crow Indians are barons , in foe , of all
that rich country , and do not propose to
part with ono inert of their birthright
for love or money until a wise congress
legislates on the matter and throws
these rich lands rich in minerals and
grasses open to the industrious white
prospector and farmer , whether the
Crows like it or not.
Allen Hulburt , a California stampodor
of the MO epoch , was the man who dis
covered the mine , built Iho cabin , lost
the mine , and never found it again. Ho
was a quiet , sensible citi/.en of .Tanofc-
villo , Wis. , in 1810 , when ho caught the
California gold fever , and so in October
of the same year ho loft homo , friends ,
everything else behind him and jour
neyed across the plains to the Pacific
Eldorado. Ho worked his way north to
Oregon , then into what is now Wash
ington , and in the spring of 1603 found
himself in Walla Walla without u cent
in his pocket.
In companv with two other roving
spirits ono Jones and ono Cox the
trio bought a now prospecting outfit ,
including six horses , and , with a
month's ' provisions in pannier packs ,
sot out over the Mullen trail for an ex
ploring expedition on tno eastern slope
of the Rocfcies. Aftur hard trials , and
encompassing almost insurmountable
dilUcultics , the little band finally
reached the Yellowstone , floated down
on u raft to the Big Horn river ,
nnd made camp on an is
land in the wildest nnd most
hoatilo portion of the United States.
The geography of the country waa lit-
known in these days , Most of their
traveling had to bo done in the night
time , as the country was full of Indians ,
nnd therefore , not being well able to
distinguish the country roundabouts
as they passed through it at night , the
inngo of mountains timt loomed up just
in front of them one bright morning had
neither name nor location for them.
Into these mountain they hurried , pros
pecting ni'd panning as thov went , and
striding better pay the deeper nnd
higher up the gulch they got. At last
coming to a wonderfully rick streak
which prospected handsomely , a shaft
was sunk to bed rod ? , which was only
These silks are the finest that are man
ufactured , and every yard is guaranteed '
to give thorough satisfaction. This is the
biggest sale of fine black silks we have
ever made , and the prices we know are
right. "We only make rediculously low
prices to reduce ou stock , which we find
too heavy in fine grades.
Lot I. at $2.35. .
In this lot will be found all the finest grades
of Silk made , including G-ros Grains , Satin De
Lux , Satin De Flor , that we have been selling
from $3 to $3.75. Sale price $ S.35.
*
Lot II. at $1.95.
All the black G-ros G-rain Satin Rhadama and
Satin De Lux , that we have been selling from
$2.75 to $3. Sale price $1. 95.
Lot III. at$1.45.
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Special makes of fancy wears , also G-ros Grain
Satin Bhadamas , at $145 , reduced from $2-25
Lot IV. . 'at ' $1.25.
Black G-ros Grains and Satin Rhadama , that
we have been selling i rom . $1.85 to $2. Sale
price $1.25 , -
Lot ir at 85c ,
'Black G-ros G-rain , in ? the following makes-
'Puritan" Regatta and.G-reat Republic at 85c
reduced from $1.35 ,
UP STAIRS.
Albatross Cloth 250.
Pink Blue and Cream Albatros Cloth
nt 2oc , worth fiOo.
CreamCanvasCloth
4 pieces 42 inch Cream Canvas Cloth
at 37e , worth $1.00.
Childrens Jerseys 69c.
Monday wo make a great sacrifice on
our entire stock of Children's Jerseys
nnd to simplify the sale wo divide them
into two lots as follows : Children's
plain and fancy Jerseys in blue , wino
and brown , ages 8 to 10 years , formerly
sold at $1.00. 81.25 and $2.00 ; on Monday
OOc.
$1.57-
Childrens fancy Jerseys in bolted
Blouse shapes formerly sold at $2.75 and
i $3.25 ; on Monday at $1.67.
Summer Corsets.
Wo again call attention to our stock
of summer corsets which at the prices
wo make $75o and $1.25 , are superior to
any line shown hero.
seven feet below , and hero was found
gold from the grass roots down , panning
all the way from 5 cents to $1 each trial.
These frantic men made up their minds
to stay all winter. They had plenty of
powder and lead , the country was full
of game , and so , without further delay ,
the little pioneer party began work in
dead earnest for a long winter's stay.
They whip-sawed lumber , built a dam
across the crookput up sluice-boxesand
sluiced from morning till night
while the weather lasted. The average
yield was about S100 a day to the man
until snow began to fly. When the
water fro/o , and mining operations had'
to bo fauspended , Cox , Jones and IIul-
burl had about half a bushel each of the
brightsparkling nuggets and gold dust.
Now came winter. The tlmo was too
valuable while the season lasted to
waste it in building operations ; but now
it wiis getting late ) nnd the boys indus
triously whip-sawed lumber'and cut
logs sufllciont to orecta cabin and sur
round it with a blockade. This was the
famous cabin that bus fainco been lost so
mans times , Hay was cut , too , for the
five horses. One had boon drowned in
crossing the Yellowstone. In the spring ,
when the water had b < J .in to run again ,
the thrcn men wore atthoirsluico'boxos
and taking out just as much gold as ever.
Ono day Hurlburt suddenly retarnsd to
the cabin for some necessary article ,
leaving his two comrades busy at work.
Scarcely had ho gotten out of sight
when bang ! bang ! wont a number of
rilles and Cox and Jones lay weltering
in their blood. From a tree Hurlbut
saw the Indians strip , scalp and muti
late his comrades , after which the red
skins followed the wcll-Doaten trail up
to the cabin and rifled the latter of
every single article or thing they
wanted. They oven attempted to sot
fire to the famous structure ; but the logs
were green and would not burn , thus
sparing the celebrated building to
future discovery. After a while the
Indianiloft. Hurlburt slipped quickly
from Ilia perchgathered together a few
necefebary articles ( the Indians had car
ried ot ! their horses ) , packed his knap
sack full of gold ( burying such treasure
as tie could not carry ) , and , without
. Ladies' Dressing
Sacques.
We arc n.ow offering a very choice
line of Dressing Sacques which wo will
show on Monday. The fit and ranko of
ot these goods is nil that can bo asked
for and the prices will commend thorn
to every intending purchaser. Note
the prices , $1.15 , $1.60 , $2.25,33.00 , $3.25 ,
$3.75 , $4.60 , shown in Lace and Embroid
ery trimmed.
Muslin Underwear.
Special purchase of about 25 dozen
Skirts and Drawers which wo place on
our counter on Monday at the following
prices.
Lotl , at 21c. 6 dozen plain tucked
drawers of good muslin well madout21c.
.Lot 2 , at 42c. 0 dozen tucked drawers
with embroidered rufllo at 42c.
Lot 3 , at 42c. Plain Skirt with clus
ter of tucks and wide hem , 42c.
Lot4at65c. Skirts of good muslin
, wjth tucks and embroidered ruflle at55e.
Lot 6 , 85c. Skirt of heavy muslin with
tucks and wide embroidered ruffle.
White Lawn Suits.
Our stock of Ladies' and Childrons
White Lawn Suits is this season , far
superior to any lints wo have over shown
and the styles are confined to us.
pausing to look around or oven to take
n landmark , lied for his lifo.
His route did not lay back over the
old trail ho and his two friends had come
the year before ( the Indians had gene
that way ) , but to the south , in the oppo-
bite direction , through n strange , wild ,
undiscovered country 2 so to speak , over
which no white man's foot had over
traveled before. Alter many days , when
far away from the bid camp , ho arrived
at a lofty prccipicp , where to the cast
could bo seen a vast stretch of open
prairie , while to wo west was a lofty
range of mountains , whoso fanow-capped
peaks pierced the clouds.
Hoping to strike the trail if ho trusted
to the open , Hulburt struck boldly out
over the prairie and hoadcd , as near as
ho could judge , for the Platte crossing
of the great transcontinental route to
California. After eighteen days ho did
reach the North Pjatto rivor. ninety
miles above Fort Lijramio. at Ke.shaw's
bridge , and found himself on .tho old
trail which ho had ( passed over fifteen
years before on his way to CAlifornin.
Hero ho snot the ( lr t white people ho
had soon for nearly t'lTO yours , except , of
eourso , his slain comrades. The coun
try was then on lire ever the news
from Alder Gulch , Ittch diggings had
been reported at Grasshopper crook ,
nnd Alder , in Montana , and the tread of
the gold hunters WOBMIOW to the north
west instead of toward the setting sun ,
as was the case in 1849. Hulburt mot a
big btampodo coming to the North
Platte bound for Montana. Without
going back to the etato or sending any
word to his friends lie joined this party
of El Dorado hunters , and was soon on
route to the country he had so anxiously
been fleeing from during the previous
thirty day * . Going along ho told the
story of his own wonderful experiences
to them , which resulted In a split in the
crowd , these with him heading a now
stampede , in which ho came near get
ting killed for his pains. To show the
size of this division it is only necessary
to state that Hulburt had no loss than
140 wagons at his heels , with something
like 650 men , women and children , and
all these crazy people going oil ou a
Children's Hosiery.
60 dozen Children's English Sox , solid
colors , atl6c ; worth 3c. .
100 dozen Children's Fancy Striped
Cotton 3-1 Hose at lOc ; worth 25o.
Misses' Hosiery.
60 dozen Misses' Black Lisle Hose ,
sics from 0 to Si , with double heels and
toes , at 85c ; worth 75o.
Misses' Black Cotton Hose , with snlit
feet , sizes
5 , 5fr , , G , ( U , 7 , 7 } , 8 ; 81 ,
15c. 20c.
Ladies' Hosiery.
100 dozen Ladies' Balbrlggan Hose ,
silk clocks , at 25c ; worth 40c.
100 dozen Ladies' Fancy Striped Cot
ton Hose at 19c. Would bo cheap at 35c.
100 dozen Ladies' Fancy Printed
Cotton Hose at 25c ; regular price 60c.
LISLE HOSE.
Ladies'Ribbed Lisle HOBO at 60c ; re
duced from $1.00.
BLACK SILK HOSE.
The bigtrest bargains of the ecnson.in
Ladies' Silk Hose in fact , they are as
cheap as cotton or lisle thread.
Ladies' Black and Colored Silk Hose ,
extra length , at $1.00 ; regular price $2.
Ladies' opera length Silk Hose , in
pink , cream and blue , at $1.00 ; regular
price $2.75.
Ladies' pure White Silk Hose , extra
length , lace ankle , at $1.25 ; worth 85.00.
Ladies' Hosiery.
Ladies' Fancy striped Cotton Hose ,
lOo.
100 dozen Ladies' Fancy Cotton Hose at
19c , worth 35c. *
At 29c.
Laaies' fancy striped Cottoa Hose in
all colors ; now goods at 2c ! ) , wortti 4oc.
Fast Black.
100 dozen Ladies' fast black Cotton
Hose at 25e , worth 40c.
100 dozen Ladies' Sanitary Black Hose
at 40c , worth Coc.
100 dozen Ladies' Sanitary Black Cot
ton Hose at 60c , worth 75c.
French Ribbed Cotton Hose 3oc.
100 do/on Ladies' Fast Black Derby
Ribbed Cotton Hobo at 35c , worth 75c.
At 33c.
40 do/.cn Ladies' solid colored French
LifaloHoso at 33c ; regular price 7Gc.
BLACK GOODS
DEPT.
UP STAIRS.
SPECIALI SPECIALI
Silk Warp Henrietta
$1.79.
5 pieces very flno Silk Warp Honri-
ctta tit 81.70 ; worth $2.75.
Sicillian Cord 69c.
42-inch All Wool Black Sicillian
Cords tit OOc ; worth sJl.OO.
Drap De Alma , 89c.
Black Drap Do Alma , 42 inches
atb'Jc. Would bo cheap at S1.U5.
Black Serge-
Black French Serge 73c ; worth $1.25
SPECIAL ! SPECIALI
48-inch All Wool Black French Serge
at 05c ; worth $1.60.
Black
Albatross Glotli ,
50c.
40-inch All Wool Black Albatross
Cloth OOc ; worth 7Cc.
Nun's Nettings , 68c ,
42-inch All Wool Bluck Nun's VqlK
ing nt-CSc ; worth S5e.
Black Brilliantine.
Wo _ are now showing' a full line of
genuine Blii.uk Brilliantine , 44 inches
wide , at 81-00,81.15 , and $1.25. This is
going to he one of the most fashionable
fabrics worn. Ladies who have worn
them in years gone by will bo glad to
welcome them back , as they are the
most serviceable black goods manufac
tured.
tured.White
White Goods , at 15c.
5 Coses Lace Striped and Chocked
White Goods at 15c , regular price 23c.
See the samples shown in our west wla
dow.
mad. wild chnso after the goose that
had laid the golden egg for Hulhurt in
the first instance. Suflicicnt is it to
say that they never found the bird.
Hulburt proved a bad pilot , and after
leading bin party everywhere without
success till winter came on , ho finally
and reluctantly confessed that ho was
lost , and his famous cabin mine along
with him. This man , whoso word had
boon law in the camp for so many days ,
was now an outcast-and in danger of
death by violence. Mon and woman
sprang at him like tigers , crying ,
"Lynch him ; ho has lied to us ; lynch
him ! "
Preparations were made for an Im
promptu nccktio party , and Hulburt
was just about to bo strung up when ono
individual in that crazy mob who had a
spark of humanity left in him stopped
over to the doomed man'a bide and drew
his revolver. That was enough. Sullen
with rage , but cowed by ono mun'd
bravery , the lynching boo waf post
poned , and poor , wretched Ilurlburt'u
lifo snared. Hulburt was last been in
Virginia City in 1801 , hinco when the
world has lost track of him. Hundreds
saw the gold which Hulburt brought
tack.with him from the Big Horn coun
try , "ana siiicaljion a bert of blind faith
has possessed many timt til' ' Lpat Cabin
mine really exists. Many old niipors
lost their fives in searching for it , and
twice it was believed to have boon re
discovered. Assays proved , however ,
that it was copper , not gold , that had
been found.
About this time the Sitting Bull
troubles came onand the country where
Lost Cabin lead was supposed to bo hid
den away became alive with nostilo In
dians. Old Tonka-to-tonko ( Sitting
Bull ) , with over a thousand lodges , had
his camp near the junction of the two
Horn rivers , on the spot where General
Custer afterward found him and mot his
death. Notwithstanding the frightful
dangers and almost certain death await
ing any white man who should'havo the
hardihood to pentrato into the country ,
three AUuto men did go prospectngjup !
the Big-Horn about this time , nnd raudo
their way tafely through the hostile ic-
gions ( traveling nights and resting days ) ,
finally reaching the head waters of the
Little Big Horn in safety. Hero thcbo
thrco venturesome spirits ran across a
body of ore so largo and so rich that
they could hardly credit the evidences
of their own boiihcs
But listen to the sequel. After work
ing until their tools were out , the bravo
follows built a boat witli which to de
scend the river , loaded it. down with
nuggets and rich specimens ( burying
what they could not carry ) , ana started
flown Btroam intending to float by-
night to the Yellowstone , and thonrb
on by daylight , and night , too , until
civilization oruKottlomciit was reached.
The plan was then to return with suf
ficient mon nnd supplies to withstand
the attacks of the red men and to work
th o now mine for all there was in it.
Had they known that the camp which
they intended to bteal past at midnight
wan the largest ever gathered togotlier
on the American continent , strutuhing
up and down the river for moro than
three hundred miles , and uonlaining
botwcon five and nix thousand war
riors , it is probable tlioy would have
gene the other way and gotten out of
the country with all pueblo hiiHto.
Their boat waS discovered by an Indian
dog , whoso single yelp sot 10,000 other
throats to barking , and in their hurry to
pu b forward the frail craft wa.s upset in
the rapids trf 11 > G Little Horn , and the
poor devils wcro prisoner ? . Two of the
men wcru killed instantly , but llio tl'.ii'd ,
in the darkness of the night managed to
oilcct his escape , and after wandering
about for days and days without food ami
with littla or noelothlugfliiall.y reached
a settlement moro dead than alivo. Ho
related liis experiences , exhibited ono
or two nuggets of pure virgin gola in
proof of liis assertion , but would not give
the exact location of the lodo. Through
his privations , bufferings and pondor-
iugs ever his immense wealth his mind
bocumo unbalanced and the poor follow
bccamo insane , and afterwards , when
thfc country was opened up and Sitting
Bull conquered , it was then too late to
return to the lead , .for the only survivor
hp might have pointed out the door-
wny to untold millions was a babbling ,
senseless fool. Ills reason lufd loft him.
A British Iron-Clad Timt Cost $5-
000,000.
Now York Tribune : The latest British
iron-clad , the Nile , just launched nt
Pembroke dockyard , is the most pow
erful ship-of-war ever constructed in
England , if not in all the world. The
onlv others comparable with it nro the
Britihh biiip Trafalgar , built from ,
nearly ajl the tame planH , and the Italian
Doria , Lauriu and Moroslni , and those *
nro not superior to it unloFB possibly in"
speed , n point yet to bo determined.
The Nile may bo briolly described as a
twin-scrow steamer , 315 feet long and
7t ! broad and of 27 j feet draught. Her
displacement is 11,010 tons , anil her hit
dialed horse-power 12,000 tons. It is
expected that she will steam nineteen
miles an hour , and her 000 tons of coal
will take her 0,000 miles at moro than
half bpcod.
Her external stool armor ib from four
teen to twenty inches in thickness.
Her olloiihivo weapons compribo four
bixty-boven-ton in turrets
guns , right
five-Inch in iho box battery , and six
thirty-six pounder and eight six-
poundor quick firing guim. There will
will iih-o bo eight tornuilo tubes , fop
each of which three Whitohcad torpe
does will bo carried. Kho is divined
into liiO water tight compartments , nnd
her pumps have n capacity for 8,000 tona
aa hour. She can discharge sirnulUi-
niiousi.t 5,010 poundb of bhot , including
four m'ibsilcs of 1-50 poundb each. Fi
nally , her total cost v.'iJl tie about
$5,000,000 the most oxpeiijivo sue pvor
built. It is an interesting circumstance ?
that the launching of tlil.i huge fighting
nmchino has loft not another war ship
on the ways in tiny British yark ; li
state of aflulrs not scon bcforo in this *
go n oration.
N.yo's criticism on Jamus Owen O'Con
nor's aullrif. , In u icccnt number of tlio
World , was unlijuo ani ] orluInUl. Nye docs
not t'o into thp subtleties of tlio drama , but
ho has an cfTccllvo and Btrilctni ; method o (
using a dub ,
