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14 THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , fcftCEMREll 2. 1888-SIXTEEN PAGES. H Cloak , Shilt and louse in tlie 'West * SEALSKIN CLOAKS , Always a large assortment on hand which , we offer at the former price , being 45 per cent below prices of to-day. We have in stock 9 Sealskin Sacques of the very best quality , which we shall sell at $225 and $250 , worth $300 and $350. Fur goods of every description always on hand. The very finest goods at the lowest prices. We repair and renovate all kinds of furs. NOB HILL'S CHEAP GRANDEUR A Callfornian Magnate who Gilds Boflnod Gold. GRAND ARMY OF WINTERER'S. Arrival of thy Atlvunno Gunnl Coin- Injj I'y ' tlio Tliousnml Iinll iilmml- | gruntd Foreign Snlcw ol'WItic Monopoly. Stnnford'H Ilrlc-n-IIrnc. SAM FKA.NCISCO , Nov. 127. [ Special CorroHpondoneo of Tin : Bun. ] The return - turn of Loliiutl Stanford to Sm : Fran cisco was solemnized by a reception ill tlio big house on Neb Hill , where were gathered all tlio supersorvieoablo tools of the Southern Pacific railroad , and all the people who are friends of the big monopoly. The private secretary , who given out the names of the guests to such of the. papers hero as care to print them , would give his cars , if ho dared to , for tlio power to mention the names of some of those whom the state really honors. But they won't come. They regard Leland Stanford as a man who has made his fortune by the most questionable incanfl , and they laugh at the ignorance and pretentiousness for which his house is famous. Tlio main hall is in imitation , or Is said to bo , of a Pompoiian atrium , and the llooring is in imitation Roman mosaic , repre senting the signs of the Zodiac. Out inscriptions have boon added in huso Latin , and baser French , which afford the real beau monde of this city a source of constant and inextinguishable merriment. The great art gallery is the most curious medley of bad and good things which can bo conceived , the gems being almost entirely the work of Tom Ilill , a Boston artist , who for the past twenty years has boon lo cated in this city , and who is a man of unquestionable genius. One of the funniest things , however , is a repro duction in marble of a Tanagra statu ette. This will gLvo the exact measure of the senator's art culture. Why I have a friend on this same California street , but many blocks higher up , who has three groups and several heads of Tanagra ware , and he makes no talk about it , either. Ho has orig inals , and the great millionaire has a marble reproduction , the common baked clay of the Greek sculptor being too cheap and common for him. No won der everybody laughs at Lolaud Stan- lord. TIIKY AUK COMIN'O 1JVTHOUSANDS. Tno advance guard of the grand army of winterers has begun to arrive iii platoons. Uj winterers I mean people who don't like the winters of the east , and who have been in the habit for the past ten years of going to Florida , or Colorado , or coining hero. The yellow fever has knocked out Florida , and the accommodation in Colorado is moro than limited. Besides which there wore u-ly { whispers of typhoid fever in Den ver all the summer and fall , and the way the Denver Republican went for the mayor of that city was convincing proof that something was rotten in Denmark , as Hamlet says. It is pretty certain " ' that typhoid fever is the result of filth , and no one can bo surprised that in that city of 70,000 population there wore at one time a thousand cases of the fever , , when it is learned that in hundreds of places within the city the open cess pool and the surface well btivnd bitlo by side. Of course our ruilroud men com prehended the leverage those things Kavo to California , and Vice President Towno hinibolf told me that the South ern 1'acilio had been working like a beaver to make the most of the oppor tunity. Once a Calif urn iun always a California ! ) . When a man has once been hero , ho will always btay hero , if he canand even if forced to go away lie will always regard it as his state , and work for it. Mr. Towno told me that the Southern Pat-Hie had fairly flooded Now England , whore the bulk of the consumptives are , with gorgeous and tempting advertis ing mutter about the golden state. Besides this they put on a Golden Gate special vestibule train with unprece dented accommodations for those who are not comfortable unless they are spending money. And they have pro vided the ordinary travoliny cars with bedding and blaiiKots free of charge for those who are immigrants and winter ers , and who are made very unhappy by having to disburse unnecessarily. ITALIAN' IMMIOIIAXTS. Among the immigrants who are most saving wo may reckon the Italians. They are of a very superior class , and are no moro to be compared to the Ital ian laborers of Now York than a Cornish miner to a member of parliament. They have money of their own , and they come to buy land and to settle down to the cultivation of fruit and the rearing of hilk worms. They prefer the country to the south of San Diego , especially liking San Bernardino county. If that region , which was once so terrible , is now the Granada of America , it is mainly because so many of these Ital ians have nestled under the great shadows of the snow-crested range and dowered the land with their Knowledge of citron culture. Our Italians in the north are domiciled chiefly in Frisco ' about Point Lobos and No'rth Beach , and in Marin county , and they are fish ermen for the most part. They own their own boats , which are regular sporonaro , with lateen sails , and there is no more picturesque object than these vessels gliding about our mag nificent bay. They are fine , manly follows , with a passion for sour rod wino , and they swear that out- poorest wine made from the Mission grape , and which no connoisseur will touch , except when put toils legitimate use of vinegar , is exactly like Chinuti ( pronounced Kianti ) . They are also fond of eating cuttle fish stowed in its own black ink , and I must say , that having been persuaded to try it , I found it to taste something like lobster , only much better. Some day the California ! ! will eat his cuttle fish regularly , for all prejudices and prepossessions molt away west of the Rockies , and wo go infer for the best of everything. VOKIilOX SAI < KS OF OUK AVINE. Aspad Ilaraxthy is no longer presi dent of the state board of viticultural commissioners , for his term of olllco ex pired some weeks ago , and as ho wanted a rest ho declined reappointmont. lie told mo yesterday that California ! ! wino was moro appreciated in the Sandwich islands than anywhere else. Old ICala- kaua particularly shows a most com mendable liking for our champagnes and white wines. But it is a most sing ular fact that he also , like the Italians , prefers the thinnest and sourest red wines.VhutUstill moro astonishing is that the people of Mexico and Central America show the same want of discern ment Wheicas the Japs and the Chi nese , who are beginning to buy our wines , like the full-bodied , llno-llavorod Zinfandels , and show a very gentle manly preference for aged wines. Would that the same thing could bo written of American purchasers ! But the retail dealers , who are the solo buy ers , insist upon buying now , uii- ripe wines. generally of the poorest grades , and they pur chase a little mature wiuo for the pur- CLOAKS , A'new assortment , beautiful styles , best fit , finest materials , lowest prices. po-so of blending , so as to give their trash a far \\iiy flavor of the real arti cle' ITnrazthy said that he was over stocked with mature wines , for which there was literally no market , .since the wine drinkers of America could not bo tempted to bnv them. Whenever they give California wine a trial they buy some of the sophisticated 'p0'011 ' of a local dealer , and are naturally dis gusted. It is very hard to build up aa industry , but it is harder still to uproot prejudices. It does seem strange that Americans should pique themselves on not drinking California wines , and on driiiKing the vins do cargaision of Franco , vile compounds whose sale is prohibited in Franco itself undes pen alty of line and imprisonment. Wo shipped last year to Central America to the value of $ ( ) .3.W3 : , to Mexicq ? 177- 749 , to Honolulu $145.o27. ! to Europe $ ! ; ! : ! ,181 , to Panama for South America $41,3)9 ) , and to Japan SliS.'Jli. imiDOlN'O THH STKAITS OF CAHQITIXK55. The California it Oregon railroad is becoming an important factor in the railroad interests of the Southern Pa- cilic , and the necessity of a bridge over the Straits of Carquinez is strongly felt. At present there is a big ferry boat , but the increased production of wheat in eastern Oregon and eastern Washing ton Territory has made the management think a little. It is no joke to bridge thif wart of San Francisco bay , and the expense must bo many millions. But , on the other hand , money is cheaper than it is likely to be in iho near fu ture , for a European war seems sr cer tainty , and American money will find abundant outlets for investment. Colonel Fred Crocker is greatly in favor of it , because the insufficiency of the ferry is well known to him as lie is in charge of the vast interests of the con federacy. But Leland Stanford is op posed to its being attempted at present , and Mrs. Scarles , the widow of Mark Hopkins , is opposed to it altogether , whilst Cohs Huntington is willing to bo persuaded either way. Stanford's mind , however , is on hisunivcrsity , and Huntington is said to bo hatching'some rascality with Jay Gould , so that there has been no real btudy of the matter by any ono save Colonel Crocker. As for Mrs. Searles , she does not understand the thing at all , and like most women she is opposed to grcnt expenditures. It must bo said that Colonel Crocker in planning itj and in urging it .upon his associates is really working for the benefit of Northern California and San Francisco. There is no limit to the wheat business , which will grow and grow for generations to come , and if "it were not for the California < fc Oregon railroad it' would have remained in Portland. It is the enterprise of Col onel Crocker that has brought it to us , and ho realizes that it has made the bridge a necessity. Wo certainly owe him both thanks and gratitude. TIIU WBLLS-I'AlinO MONOPOLY. If the postmaster general of the United States wants to redeem his share of the administration from being remembered with the most absolute contempt he will do something with regard to the sending of samples of wine and liquors through the mails. As that is for bidden , they hlivo to bo dispatched through the Wolls-Fargo's express com pany , and that institution takes advan tage of Iho situation to skin the San Francisco wino dealers , and the wino makers throughout the state. It is not probable that the ex press company would listen to any pleadings , however impassioned , for they consider it right and proper to make all the money they can. ' 'It is their nature to , " as Dr. Watts his name sweetly sings in the hymn about dogs delighting in barking and fight ing. Therefore the reliance of the wine men must bo upon the nostolllco depart ment. The excuse made when the matter - tor was brought before Mr. Dickinson's notice was that in prohibition states ob jections would bo made. This was before election. Now that the ballot troubles aroolVhisniindhemustseo that the ques tion of their objections does not come SUiTS , Buy your Black Silk Dresses now. They are cheaper than ever. Wehave reduced them to less than cost. up until they have objected , and that his objecting for them in advance was no part nf his duty as postmaster gen eral. We claim a right to fond sam ples through the mail , and wo havopro- parod'a case to hold wines , etc. , which is cork lined , and opens in the center by unscrewing a stopper that is per fectly Hat. The cn.so is round and smooth , and cannot possibly do any in jury to other mail matter. Don Dick inson ought to feel proud in having it in his power to advance the cause of American viticulture , and i can tell him , moreover , that if there is no tarill nonsense California can in future bo counted on as a democratic state. To this complexion wo have come , partly through the popularity of Senator Hearst , partly through tlio connection of the republican party with railroad corruption , and partly through the dis gust of the wino men at the prohibition party. . TIG. SINGUIjAUITlES. A freak , in the shape of a perfectly hair less horse , reached Sun Frnucibco recently from Australia. A Diibuquo ( Iowa ) paper reports that it is quite a common thing for < lo 9 to commit suicide by jumping irom tlie high bridge in that city. A man at Wayiiesborough , Ga. , owns a cow which develops the most furious kickiiiK propensities just on the full of the moon. At other times she is as gentle as a lamb. ' Woril conies from Wheeling , W. Vn. , that a live bat has been found there imbedded in solid rock in u crevice just big enough to con tain it , ami utterly shut away from the out side world. A well-authenticated story is told of a Waterbury cat which died of grief over the death of a mistress for whom it had n re markable affection. As soon as the animal saw the face of the dead girl it fell dead with a groan. There were found last week in the heart of a big red oak , cut down near Hiekman , Ten it. , the "three chops" wherewith the original surveyors of the country uhued it , and over which were the rings indicating seventy-live years of growth. A hen flow on the cow catcher of a rapidly moving engine on tlio Maine Central rail road , and rode live miles , when it was dis covered by the fireman. The chicken WHS between the trucks , and but for getting on the c.itcher would undoubtedly have been killed. EDUCATIONAL. S. K. Heath , of New York , has sent a gift of $10,000 to Hutger college. Hoston is holding a fair to raise money to build colleges for Indians in Dakota. The old school boys association of Boston , now has about three hundred members who attend the schools of that city or towns which have since been annexed to it , lifty years or more. A line of $ ' } imposed upon a Canadian school teacher for whipping a pupil was p.ild by children in the neighborhood , who took up a collection for the purpose. Thirty-live thousand Brooklyn girls for about that number attend the schools uaily will be interested to know that the board ot education voted to teach them how to sew. General Clinton H , Fislc may bo president yet , The board of trustees of Dickinson college indicate an intention to elect him to the vacate presidency of that institution. Henry Clarke Johnson , president of the Philadelphia hiirh school , recently delivered an address upon education which it is charged Is almost word for word the same as ono delivered by President GarJleld in Ib07 at Hiram college. The woman's college which has been erected m Baltimore at a cost of $120,000 , is making a very successful opening , about ono hundred students hcinff already enrolled. The college has introduced something ot a novelty by establishing two departments for physical training , something which Ameri can women sorely needed. The Chicago Mail recalls the fact that at the national republican conven tion of 1880 , when bomobody cast one ballot for James A. Gadiold , Benjamin [ larribon walked over to shake his hand , and that when , upon the next , round. Benjamin Harrison had ono vote , Garliold was not slow to return the mock compliment , till of which is a little odd when read "in the light of later events. DRESS GOODS We will continue for one more week to sell our 48 - inch finest Henrietta Cloth at $1.00. The greatest bargain ever offered , 50 colors to select from 86.30 will buy a full Dress pattern ot all wo oi extra heavy French Dress Uloth , in all new shades. WARFARE OF THE TONKAWAS , A Fierce Tribe which Resorted to Cannibalism. THEY ENCOUNTER THE KIOWAS. Trouble In Tc.tnw An ICscnlaplnii War rior Peculiar Style of KxhluitiiiK Joy of tlie "Women A Surprise mid Stampede. Horrors of Indian Warfare. For the Ilc. At one time the Tonkawa tribe of In dians were all-powerful in the territory now known as Texas , and the Indian territory. They were regarded as being the strongest ( with the exception of the Comanches ) of the southwestern tribes. They claim their origin from the wolf and in most of their dances each warrior is clad in a wolf skin and has a wolf's head as a mask ! In their warfare with the Choycnnes , Arapahocs , Comanches and Kiowas they showed no mercy and often ate their victims after a successful battle. This tribe is the only ono known in hibtory , it is believed , who resorted to cannibalism and for this so great was the enemity against them that when the Indian territory was adapted as a home for the different tribes , the Tonkawas were permitted to remain in Texas for a time. They wore finally , however , taken there and given a vil lage not far from the present site efFort Fort Sill. Their advent created great excitement amongst the different tribes. Rumors were sent from village to vil lage , and a strong coalition formed against them by the Kiowas , Com- manohes and Cheyennos , and trouble was feared by those in authority. . All remained quiet , however , for a week or two ; until suddenly , and with out warning , at midnight , the entire force of the three above named tribes pounced down upon the Tonkaw.is camp and killed the entire community with the exception oT about ono hundred and fifty warriors , who managed to cut their way through the lines and escape to Texas. Neither man , woman or child was spared by the savage foe. The ilights continued clear to Mexico , whore they found refuge with the Lipans. After taking squaws from the Lipans they returned to Texas and placed themselves in the service of the govern- mcnt as scouts , and iij that capacity led many an expedition against their hereditary foes , and wore of infinite ser vice to the. troops. In the fall of 1803 a party of three soldiers and about twenty Tonkawas were detailed to scout the country sur rounding the postof FortGrifllii , Texas , for "Indian signs. " A war.party of Kiowas , it was said , were raiding the settlements to the southeast of the post and wore expected to pass out somewhere near the post. It was not expected that this small party of scamps would make any attack ; but if they found a trail to send word to the commanding olllcor ot the post and follow it slowly until overtaken by . troops. The only commissioned ofllcor in the party was a burgeon , who being an ar dent geologist and botanist had made application to go along , and by virtue of his rank in the service , of course took command , "While a non-combatant the doctor was a very bravo man , and when the party , after being out a few days struck' a fresh trail , of , in the neighborhood of about thirty Indians and sixty horses ho forgot all about sending for troops , HOSIERY , If you wish to save money , buy our all wool seamless , full regular Hose , in black and colors , 4 pairs for $1.00. Full line of Silk Hose , black and colors. KID GLOVES. $1.00 G-loves for 65c. but pushed on with his small force 11 pursuit. The trail was followed by the scouts about ! ! o'clock in the afternoon of the same day. When the red blankets of the Kia- was were discovered spread upon.tho Mosquito bushes a mile ahead , indicat ing that they had gone into cami a concil of war was held. The doc' tor asked the sub-chief of the Tonka' was if his men would light ; that thougli the Kiowas outnumbered them , they had the advantage of a surprise , etc. After a consultation between Chiel JUcCord and his warriors , it was finally decided that a light should bo made , McCord stipulating , however , that ho should have the direction of it , to which the doctor readily agreed. The Indians immediately dismounted , painted their faces a blood-red , took the covers on" their shields and allowed the long plumes to wave in the wind. Some oven went bo far as to paint their war ponies. When all was ready , by direction of tlio chief .six warriors were detailed to steal up as close as possible to the camp of the Kiowas and then dash down and by yells and the shaking of blankets stampede their herd of horses , and thus leave them afoot. These instructions were executed to the letter. Without a bound the six warriors rode down until they were within about fifty yards of the herd .and then shouting their war-cry , shaking their blankets and firing their guns , they succeeded in driving oil the herd. The three soldiers and the remainder of the scouts immediately charged the camp , firing volley after volley , which the "Kiowas returned with such deter mination that the order was passed to dismount. Several ot the Kiowa's were killed and borne wounded by the first fire , and the remainder took refuge in a email ravine back of them , with the exception of their chief , ap parently a young man , who shook his rillo in the air and standing alone , com menced a most savage abuse of the Tonkawa squaws. lie was finally shot down. Things were growing critical for Uncle Sam's men about this time. The enemy was under cover , and they wore under lire , and they could neither ad vance nor retreat. The scientific disci ple of Esculapius commanding the party lay in a little hollow about twenty feet from a wounded Indian , and o\cry ; time he raised his head an arrow whistled past _ it , fired by the wounded man. His apprehensions were not lessoned when the savage commenced firing up into the air and the arrows came down all around him , running six inches into the ground. Finally the six Tonkawns who had driven oil' the herd returned and opened a rear fire on the enemy , which put what remained of them to light. There wore fifteen bodies found dead , and the indications were that bovcral others wore wounded and carried oil. The scene that followed this victory was horrible. In spite of the efforts of the doctor and his soldiers , tlio most horrible mutilations of the bodies of the dead. All wore scalped ; some made necklaces of the ears of the foe ; some cut oil the hands and feet of the enemy fastened them to their bridle reins , and the head of the chief was severed from his body and fastened to the lariat of McCord , the chief , and so brought into the post. Tlio scenes when these scouts N ro- .turncd to ( Jrillln can hardly bo do- scribed. The Tonkawa bquaws who had learned of the victory flocked into the post to meet their victorious warriors , and when they wore seen coming over the prairie in two parallel lines , each man about three yards apart , chanting their war song , bearing their bloody trophies and at intervals firing their rifles in the air , the squaws apparently wont mad. To an uninitiated looker-on ono would think that it was a defeat in stead of a victory llioy were celebrating. They tore their hair , wailed and A new shipment of our famous 22-inch square hemstitched , strictly all-silk Initial Handkerchiefs has ar rived , 65c , fully worth $1. An elegant Christ" mas present. Pure Linen Hand kerchiefs , 15 inches square , 2 for 25c. Embroidered , white a.nd colors , 2 for 35c , scrcamod and in some instances oil themselves with knives. Enquiry showed that this was intended to represent the : actions of the snuiuvs of the deceased Kiowas when the news was berne to them. For a long time after this the Tonknwas were afraid to venture far from their village asa fearful vengeance was threatened by the Kiowas. As scouts and guides those Indiana are invaluable and I may homo time give some instances slwwing their phenomenal skill in this direction. Spice of lilfv. Fishes arc weighed In their scale1 ? . And an elephant packs his own trunk ) But rats never tell their own tails , And ono seldom gets chink in a chunk. Dogs seldom wear their own pants , Which fact lays them open to scorn ; Sand has no respect for its ants , And a cow never blows its own here A cat cannot parse his own claws , No porcupine nibs its own quill Though orphan bears still have their paws , A tiird will not pay its own bill. Sick ducks never go to a < ] iiaok ; A horse cannot plough its own inauo ; A ship is not hurt by : i tack , And a window ne'er suffers from pane. AlUSICAh AM ) imA.MA.TIC. Mile. Xelie do I-.u5s.in objects to staga kissos. Mr. William Waldorf Astor is at work on a play. Mr. Couldock is playing "Hazel Kirkc" in Boston. Jane Hading , the actress , appeared on the stage when three years old. Signer del Pnonte , who will sing with Cunipanliii this season , Iris arrived. Joseph Jefferson , that sterling actor , hni been amusing vast audiences at tlio Brooklyn Park theater during the past week. After a brilliantly successful week in Bos ton Mr. Dockstader and his minstrel com pany returned to their New York homo. Emma Abbott and her opera cornpaav will make the melodies of "Tho Yeomen of the Guard" known to the San Franciscans. Louisa Montague , the ox-lOUOO circus jeauty , has left 1C. E. llice's ' corsair company , of which she was the Medora , because her wages were to bo reduced. Miss Adele Aus dcr Olio has returned from icr trip with the Emma Juch company , and , vill soon give a series of piano recitals in Jostou and Philadelphia. Robert Mantell is to make hit ) llrst appcar- anco in this country as Louis and Fabian do branch ! in "Tho Corslcan Brothers" at tkd Walnut Street theater , Philadelphia. , Mr. Dcnman Thompson has received a filtering offer from : i syndicate of capital- sts in Philadelphia. They want to build a heater for him and name It "Thu Old Home stead. " Miss Hope Glenn , the well-known London contralto , is singing through the county in concert with Mmo. Teresa Carrcno as pianist. Miss Hope Ulenii sails tor Knglund on De- ember ID. Jane Hading , of M. Coqiielln's company , Is alighted with this country. She /jxpresses urpnse at the si/.o and beauty of our cities , lie culture of the people and the generally ) rosperous condition of the working clatses. There is every probability that Colonel olin A. McCaull will produce "Mr , Sampson f Omaha , " tlie opera written by Fred Nye , ho Omaha Journalist. Ho has accepted the uw work , "Don Quixote , " by Harry 13. Smith and Reginald do Kovcn of Chicago. Francis Wilson is worrying his old friends , he Casino of Now York city , a good deal , nd open war is now declared. Wilson lias ngaged a good many of Mr. Aronsoii'H bust leoplo for next season for his production o Tlio Ooliih , " and Mr. Aronsun deus , not ike it. Emily Soldeuo , whoso cavernous mouth urnishcd newspaper humorists with suggcs- ouH for many hundred parairraphs in the avs wden she was young and charming1 , vill celebrate the twenty-llfth anniversary f her theatrical debut on December IS by ppuaring at a special nmtinuo performance i Terry's theater , Londou. Tlio young king of Spam Is said to bo vrry end of holognu Hiiusagu , and our rolatlona vlth Spain might bo rendered more friendljr ml Ills reputation as a diplomatist firmly ei ubliHhcd'if Minister Belmont wort ) to take vc.ru reliable patent remedy for infantile ollc. WHY PAY 50 PER CENT INTEREST BY * When You Can Buy on Easy Monthly Payments , the Best Emerson , Kimball or Haliet-Davis At Prices below ail other First-Class Standard makes. Ca11 and convince yourself We have also a complete line of the Finest Washburn Guitars , Stewart Banjos , and Imported Violins , Mandolins , Zithers , Flutes , Drums and Trimming for all Instruments. Strings and Accordions. 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