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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SUNDAY , FEBRUARY 1 , 1801-8IXTEEN I > AGES. The Postmaster General on the Financial Sltuatioiii HE OUTLINES AN. IDEAL POSTAL SERVICE , Free Coinage No Itcincily for Hnrtl Union Tlio I'oHtal 1)111 Now llcloro ( lit : Senate - ate GoHHlp. Jnn. 2S. [ Special Corns- spontlcncoof Tim Hun. ] The best business man In President Harrison's cabinet It Post , master CJenurul Wiinnmakor. IIo has ac cumulated ono of the blprKOit fortunes hi the country and his morcnnttlo business Is said toboonu of the largest In the world. Ills department nt Washington Is the bluest business dcmrtmcnt | under the government not excepting the treasury , nnd Air. Wnita- maker muriates It ns far us possible on busi ness principles. Ttio views of such a man on buslmns matters cannot but bo of great In terest , nnd I called at the postolUco building ntI : ! K ) o'clock this afternoon to tmvo , it pos sible , a chat with the poUmiistor Bottor.il on the llnant'ial situation. Half-put 4 o'clock p. tn. U a good tlino to catch the paymaster general. Ho Koti at tlio depirtmaitat about 8 o'clock In the jnnrninif or an hour bofora lili clerks begin to arrive and nt 4:30 : the Rroat building Is ilojortod , the poutmutor general has Cotton through with hU moit Important business nnd ho Is finishing up his work , which ends between 5 and fl p. ni. every day. I fonnil him dictating n , letter , nnd after ho had finished asked him to toll mo his opinion of the causes of the present financial strin gency lie replied : "As to the financial situation , I think the trouble has tldeJ over for a tlmo.Ve wore In danger of a tunic , hut wo havis eie.ipu it and matters will move smojthly from now en. \Vo need n more elastic currency , but wo need one that is b.isctl on tidllTuront principle ) that of 80 cents worth of silver to the dollar. I would to In f.ivor of the fros coinage - ago of silver , but the patting of .SO cents Into ncolu and marking It 10'J cents Is Justus bad as though you should put three pcclci of wheat into a bushel anil by tii'irking the measure 'full' should try to make the people of tno world believe It would p.ns for a bushel nud that they should pay the same price for It as when tnoy rccolvod four pecks nstenu of three. The five caltmgo bill may become a law , but I don't bellovo It will last a year longer thin the congress that enacts it. Tlio remits of it will bo such that tlio next congress will have to repeal It. " A WOltl ) AIIOUT I'OSTAI. SAVINdS IIVN'IH. "How about your postal savings banks scheme , Mr. postmaster general , " I asked. "U'ould not s\ich Institutions increase the hoarding of the iiiouoy by the pojplo and add to the financial stringenclC3 llko the pres ent ! " "Not at nil , " replied Mr. Wanannker. "Tho best thing for the country today would bo those postal savings banks. Tnoy would bring Into ticllvo circulation n hundred mil lion dollurs whlcli are now hoarded away 1 n stockings , tucked beneath the r.iftor.s or sandwiched under the carpets or buried bo- ncnth the hearthstones. Whenever a bank falls this hoarding lucreabes. The people feel that they liuvo their princlp.il safu It they lose the interest. They con sider their hiding places bettor than tlio banks but they have lueha confidence In tlio government that they would deposit their money lit once if postal savings banks were organized , My plan provides that the money shall bo loaned under proper security to the banks in itio .states from which the savings coino and this would at once put the motny Into circulation. I want to see these savings banks within tin hour's wallc of the homo of every workincman. The Influence of depos itors upon their fellows would bo marked and thousands of dollars would bo saved by people ple who now save nothing. Last year tlio total amount , of the deposits of savings banks in Great lirltnln was just about ? 1XOOO.UO ( ) ( ) , and tlio Door among the French deposit about t'IO,000 ( ) ( ( ) every yer.r In the postal savings banks , Tlio deposits nro Increasing In all the countries of liurope , which have adopted the postal savings bank system and a largo pro portion of the savings are deposited by mi nors showing that they iiro great educators In the schools of economy and accumulation. It would bo a good thing for the boys of the country and would aid them tu get u start in life. " WAXAMAKCIt OXTOIITUXB MAKING. As Mr. Waiiamukor said these words I though of his start In life , nnd my mind rap idly rim over his career ixs I liavo heard It reported. I could see him a little fair-faced boy living in the country and wnllting four miles every day into 1'hilailolphm to clerk In n book store tit $1.25 a week. I could see him as a little older ho received Sl.fi'J a week in u clothing store , nnd then year by year and dollar by dollar , na ho grow and saved until ho got his start nnd founded the big store wbich now employs thousands of clerks nnd which gives htm an Income of perhaps a thousand tlmos as much every week as ho made when ho started. Air. wann.miik.or . is said to be worth millions. Ho has Invest ments of many kinds , and it Is said that the Philadelphia store makes a number of times the president's salary every year. Its busi ness runs Into millions , and during one year , by its co-operative principle , it paid , 1 am told , to the clerks alone $ lX,000 ( ) In excess of their salaries. And still the man who has created this business is as yet in Iris prime. Ilo is llfty-llireo , but ho doe. ) not look to bo moro than forty , nnd as ho talked 1 wondered how much of Uis success was duo to luck and nnd circumstances , and 1 asked : "Do you think , Air. Wnnuninker , that the chances of business success nro as great to day as they have been In your past I Sup pose you were n boy again ( is you wore forty years ago , do you think you would have as fair a chniico to make a fortune and to do good work as you have donel" "Yes,1 , replied Mr. Wanamaker. "I think I could succeed as well now as la the past. It scorns to me that ttia conditions of today are even moro favorable to success than when I was n boy. There are bettor fa cilities fordoing business , and there Is tnora business to ba demo. Information In the shape of books nnd newspapers Is now in the reach of all , and the young man has two op portunities where ho formerly had one. " "Hut do not the monopolies nnd trusts that now prevail compete with and clog Individual enterprise to an extent Unit they have never done boforol" 'I think , " replied Air. Wanamaker , "that wo are much moro afraid of combinations of capital than wo have any reason for being. Competition regulates everything of that kind. No organization can make Immense protlts for any length of tlmo without Its Held soon swarms with competitors. It requires bruin and muscle to maiiago any sort of u business , and the same elements which have produced business success in the past will produce It now and will always produce it. " TUT. SOUTH A3 A riBUI I'Oll KXTEllI'lltSi : . "Suppose you were asked as to ttio most promising Hold for enterprise , industry nnd capital In the Unites States today , where would you locator * "Ono of the best fields. " replied the post master general otniihnucnlly , "Is the south nnd this section would today have liundrcdH of millions of dollars of northern cupitiil um ! thousands of good northern men thrown lute It , could It bo shown that a northern man would hold there the position that his intelll genre , ability and honesty entitles him to Ir respective of his political principles. U i believed throughout the north , whether true or not. thut n republican U not so r icelvcd b > a southern community. The sentiment to 11 largo extent prevails that In the south north ern money Is welcome but northern men ait not welcome unless tnoy leave behind tlioir any political beliefs that differ from those ol the south nnd therefore many northern re publicans do not care to go to the south wltt their families to suffer social oitraclstn. 1 don't know that such a danger exists every where but I'do know that the belief that i < docs exist keeps out of the south thousand : of men and millions of capital , " Mil. WANAMAKKll'S IDIiAI. I'OiTAI. BEIIVICR , The conversation here turned to postofllci mutters , mut I asked the postmaster generate to give mo In a nutshell his Ideal of what tin postal service should bo and do. Postmaster General 'Wanauukor studied i moment nnd then unylnp , "Tho question Is rattier bl torn nutshell1 ho reached for n pad of yellow foolscap jiajicr and rapidly wrote the following ; "Our postal service re quire * a number of changes to make It an ef ficient one. In the first Dlnce. the postmaster general should bo relieved frntunll clerical work so that ho might study postal subjects. Improve upon the old methods nnd construct plans for the enlargement nnd expansion of the service. Ho should bo an ex-olllclo mem ber of ttio sennto and tiouso committees on postofllces and post roads , nnd ho should bo privileged to po upon the floors of congress to explain such postal subjects as are pending before that body. "Agnlti tlio government should procure the best trained businessman In the t.ostnl service nnd make him the permanct secretary , not of the postmaster general , but of the postoftlca department , so that the department would always have one thoroughly nblo ofllcml for Its routlntj work. The mnti should receive not loss tiiau SlU.tMXJaycor. I in should ben good business manager and should not lie rcinovn- hie during his term except for misbehavior. lie should bo appointed by the president for a term of yours , with the approval of the senate. "I believe that nil postoftlces wiieto the rental Is "ilK ) u year and upward ought to bo located In government buildings costing | 1UK ( ) ( ) and upwards , according to the popu lation of the town. In the lanrcr cities the lostofllocs should bo connected with the sub- itntlons by pneumatic tubes , telephones and clcgruplis , and the smaller cities should bo oniiertod by telephones with postofllecs laving telegraph stations. "I believe that a postal telegraph and a lostal savings olllce ought to bo located in .he postoflico within n walking distance of ivory homo and that a free delivery should jo made at least once every tiny from ovciy ofllco that receives forty letters and news- mpers per day. "Again the United States should bo dl- r'lded into postal districts. As the business s now managed It Is like n big store with a lumber of brunches scattered nt wide dis- .iinccs niHirt , hut all run from the main es tablishment without any man from the head ollico going out to Investigate their condition , to see whether their accounts nro correct or whether tliclr business is being pushed 113 it should be. The different parts of thn United States have different requirement * , Wo need men on the ground to see that the people nro getting what they need , that the service Is [ lushed to the fullest capacity nnd that com- [ rtalnts nro Investigated the moment they are iiuile. For this purpose the smaller post ofllccs should bo grouped around the larger ) fllees for the purpose of supervision , ov the United Sttitcs should bo divided into postid districts with n superintendent of postotlk'cs for each district who might bo the best post master In tlio district. "Again I believe thataUpostinustewshould bo graded and that till employes should Imvo a llxcil tenure of olllce , with n scale of pro motion according to merit. IMO one should 1)0 appointed to the railway mail service who lias not had experience in postal work at the l > ostolllec. and no one should be appointed in the postotllc.0 here who has not served In the railway mail service or in ono of the thrco .irlncipal . postotllcos of the state In which ho Ives and no one should bo appointed at tlio liead of any bureau in the postoflico depart ment without having served ut least four years In that department. "There , " snld the postmaster general , as ho handed mo the four sheets of yellow foolscap paper which contained the above , "you hnvo some of the changes I would make If I could , and ono that I would dearly like to make would bo that of Introducing the postal tele graph. " Mil. WAXAMIKKIC ON' TUB POSTAL TCLCOKAI'II. But , Air. Wannmaker , " said I. " 1 see it charged that your postal telegraph would both entail cxpcnso upon the government nnd bo u tax upon the people. " "That , " replied the postmaster general , "Is n mistake. The postal telegraph bills be fore the scnato nnd the house glvo all telegraph companies the right to bid for the business only they llx tlu rate about ono- third below that which the monopolies charge. Here , for instance , are two great machines. Ono Is the United telegraph company , domi nated and made Inordinately profitable by ono company. Tno other is the 10,000 carriers of the postoflico department and the other em ployes inside and outside of our free delivery poatoflices. Suppose a company can use these carriers and messengers free of charge , can It not do its business cheaper and bring telegraphy within reach of moro people I There will bo no increased cost to the gov ernment save perhaps In the little which will bo expended by n small bureau managing it , which will bo moro than supported by tlio increase ; in tiio postal revenue. The ptoscut companies do not have to bid for the carrying messengers nt the rules given , if they do not wish to do so ; and it they did not euro to dose so inasmuch as they nro capitalized for throe or four times the real value of their stock they rould cut under any company which would have to bullil now lines to compote with them. " "Thero Is no doubt In my mind , " Air. Wnnainaker went on , "but that under this system the telegraphing could bo dona at a profit. Tlio English telegraph , which is a real government telegraph , makes money , and the bill before the senate and house sim ply state that there Is enough ingenuity In the American people to assist the telegraph companies to do a class of work which is waiting to be dono. The passage of these bills would cut down the price of messages , would remedy the unreliability of operators , nnd would glvo us n limited postal telegraph which would pay as It went for what It ac tually did. As for mo I would like to tnko the risk of inaugurating the details of sucn a plan. But if I do not enjoy that happiness you may bo assured that some other post moo * tor general will. Postal telegraphy is bound to come. The opponents of the present bill know It , and many of thorn Indeed favor pos tal telegraphy both In their hearts and hi their pocketbooks. " A STOUV or UNCI.U DICK OOLCSDV. As I came down the stops of the postoflico department after the above Interview I met Representative Cannon of Illinois , and asked him to toll me somothlngof Governor Oglesby who defeated Senator Farwell for renomina- tiontotho United States senate. Said he : "Undo Dick Oglesby is ono of the best liked men In Illinois. IIo is as quick as n Hash , as bright us u dollar , ahd as Jolly as a satyr , He can innko a good speech , tell a good story , and there Is nothing conceited or snobbish In his muko-uu. Not long ago ho was ridliuj with an Illinois politician on the cars , unit nttring the Journon ho appeared hi deep thought. His companion wanted to know what ho was thinking about , nnd he replied by nsklng him to take a look bacn over his own life and to tell him what good ho had done , what ho had accomplished , nnd how the world was any bettor lor his having lived in It. The -polltican who was a little intin with n big head , thereupon recounted his numerous virtuous acts , and as ho closed ho snld : "And now Governor Oglesby , what good have you done ! And what noble works have you performed ! " "That's Just what I'vo been thinking about" replied the governor , "and do you know , my boy , I hnvo como to the conclusion that Undo Dick Oglesby is a d d old fraud , " _ FRANK G. CAitruxTcn , Of all articles used to grace a tnblo none Imparts moro brilliancy than Dorllinger'f American Cut Olass. It Is the richest cut glass In the world. Enquire for It of yout dealer. Every piece has Dorllingcr's trade mark label , A Itiul Jut ) go. Sail Francltcii Krtimlntr. It Is reported In a telegram from Porl Townscnd Unit the Washington legislature Is about to Impeach a superior judge , out Sachs. The cntirecs are that no la on hubitua' ' gambler ( the loglsjators do not play ) ; thai ho prejudges cases brought before bin ( whereby the Impartial e'lco are deprived 01 their Just intluciico in the state ) ; and that "during the last campaign ho openly boltoi the republican ticket. For the last men tloncd crime , uncertainly Impeach able , the criminal Is preferably shot. Sick Bed Strategy. ItulMin , Allss Polly ( prim , positive and vlncgary- ) Mtss LIghtfoot , I am going out for ttio day When my brother awakes tell him tbat If hi Insists upon being perverse , unreasonable um unmanageable ho may bo In your charge foi weeks to come. The Pretty Trained Nurse ( domurely- ) Yes , ma'am. The Invalid ( feebly but trlumphantly- ) Thuuk heavcul My little pluu is working I'll stay tick. _ _ I'rlniii-Dofinn , Jfiirj > r' IIVrMi/ . A poem are you , dear , and ono that I Like well to rend full often ; would youknov Why , then , I llko the little drama sol Listen , sweetheart , and 1 will tell jou why Not bocuuso fascinating roles you choose To play as star before my wondering heart Hut that I must myself play well my part , Because you always give sucu noble cues , TlIK I'KIJ.OW IX ( llli.l8V JK.lXti Char1e / ' . Lninmls Frank \ LtiUt's. Whey I How the drivers hammer' ! Wo arc Into by an hour or more' , Wo sway and swerve on the ringing curve , And the bridges reel nud roar. Look tiow tlio engine lurches- Ami nut of Ita window cranes , With gray eyes wed to the track ahead , A fellow In greasy Jeans. Scarcely looks like ttio fellow To trust with so grave a cnro In that grimy fnco 'twere ' hard to trace The metal tlmtsbnuld bo there. Faster wo roar nnd faster The hand tit tbo throttle shows Steady enough , If the face Is rough- Ami the landscape melts nnd flows. Into the cut , nnd horror I There death hns the right of way I The whistle wakes to a ihriek for brakes ; And what does Uis swift brain sayl Jump , for Moll and the babies , And for dear life's love supreme I Jump fiom the doom ot a crunching tomb And the hell of the howling steam. Stay , for the hero's duty , The trust of u hundred It vest Stay , for the suite of the hearts would break , And for others' babies and wives. He stays , with while teeth gritting. And with hands that snatch amain , The monster reels on reversing wheels , And the air braiio chokes the tratu. We are safe with our scratches There's only the engine wrecked , And HID onglneerl Oh , well , I fear That's only what nil expect. And In the torn steel's chaos I read what our life ordains , And shivering , pauses for yon cinder was The fellow in greasy Jeans I 'THE NEBRASKA FUGITIVES. A Story of the Present Italian Upris ing. J1Y SANIIV O. V. OH1SWOU ) . CHAPTKH VIII. Tiir WAiistxo or TIIU HAWK. As Nan Barrett ceased speaking the wounded Indian rolled his black eyes , full of a.mftcned grateful light , in a look of recog nition upon the girl , and exclaimed Without moving ; "Night Hawk much hurt. " "That I can plainly see , my poor fellow. Shall I not bandage the ugly cut In your forehead ) " gently rejoined the ranchman's daughter , brushing back the , long black , wiry hair from the Cheyenne's faco. 'Injun much hurt Little Sunshine stop blood I" 'That I will , friend Hawk , " nnd with thU kindly assurance the girl quickly knelt and examined the injury. ' "it is a bad cut , Hawk , and looks as If It might have been done by a cavalryman's sabre , but there Is no reason why It should result fatally. I think I can ease you a great deal in a moment. " And then without further ceremony Nan proceeded to tear her pocket-handkerchief into strips , nnd with these sno neatly bandaged the wounil in the Indian's head. In a brief time she had effectually staunched the exuding life blood nnd was exceedingly gratified to see that her wild patient felt much relieved , mid there was tin expression of undying thankfulness beaming in the rest less eyes that followed her every move as she busieu herself nt his side. After the completion of her surgical task Nun IJarrott tenderly raised tlio Cheyenne's head to her lap. There wasn supremely con tented look In the barbarian's blc.iob.cd face , and ho was about framing his mouth to make some observation , doubtless explanatory of the Inauspicious event which had placed him In the sorry plight in which our friends hud found Inin , when , for the first time , his roving vision took in the statuesn.no figure nnd glowing counte nance of Lo Loup , the guide , who had stood perfectly motionless , a short way back , during the scene Just pictured , but by no means an indifferent spectator. There was a percept iblo start , accompanied by an Involuntary "noon ! " front the Hawk , when his restless organs fell upon the red pilot's face. His lioen , scrutinizing gaze re- mninoil riveted In unmistakable incredulity upon the repulsive visugo , and it seemed the hardest matter in the world for him to como to a determination about something. However , ho suddenly turned hLs eyes in another direction , for n swift , black look , replete - pleto with a terrible significance to the Chov- cnne , gleamed athwart Lo Loup's darkly painted lineaments. But thut quicic , meaning glance had not passed unnoted by those for whom It was not Intended. The you tic girl , who had Just per formed the ofllces of the Good Samaritan to the wounded Indian , had observed It , nnd something warned her that it was the glance of recognition between these two barbarians. This discovery , of course , awakened In Nan's heart an overwhelming dread and fore- bodement. But controlling herself as best she could , she resolved to communicate to her friends at the earliest opportunity lier weakened contldenco inthotrguido.thon nerv ing herself she again accosted , in a kindly tone , the Indian who had once teen a most loyal aud steadfast friend. "Can I do anything moro for you. Hawk ! " "Nothin'l" laconically replied the Ghey- cnno , who now lay breathing irregularly , al ternately shifting his Irresolute giuo from the fnco of the noble girl to that of the sullen guide. Although Night Hawk's ' eyes never actually encountered these of Lo LOUD , after that sin gle ominous glnnco , ho was fully conscious of the Jealous scrutiny that evil genius was maintaining upon him. Every moment the wounded warrior's uneasiness and perturba tion seemed to increase. Ho rolled Ids head from sldo to sldo. nnd worked tils lingers convulsively. In fact , ho deported himself in such an inexplicable way that tbo affrighted fugitives doubted not that bis dissolution was at hand. All but Nan Barrett felt tills way. She know that the hurt in the Cheyenne's head was but trilling , aud that the blow which had In- Ihctcd the Injury had probably loft him in an insensible state , from which ho was Just re covering when our friends were attracted to the spot by tils groans. Again pushing back the long , black , dis heveled locks from the savage's face , Nun softly Importuned : "What is It , Hawk of the Night what troubles youl Wou't you toll Little Sun- sldni'l" "Nol" ho replied , so fiercely that the young girl recoiled In alarm ; yet she noted the intense nervousness of his voice. All I Could our friends but liavo known what the trouble was could they have but known that It was the good feelings of the young Choyonuo struggling to assert them selves , my pen might have been sp.irod the task of chronicling a norrlblo and heart rending episode. "Whore palefaces goin' 1" abruptlylnqulrcc1 the Hawk , looking up eagerly Into Nan's face. "Cioin1 to Hushville , Pine Kidgo Agency ) Nobber pit dcr better bettor " Ilcro the wounded Cheyenne cnnountercc another glance , full of blackness and dirofu import , from Lo Loup , whose hand claspoi tightly the handle of tils batchct , nnd ho stopped short , leaving our friends in tola darkness as to the information he was about to impart , and knitting his brows and com pressing his lips ho gazed hard Into the pale face of ttio young girl bonding tenderly over him. There was unquestionably a mighty strug gle of right and wrong going on within the Cheyenne's heaving breast. "Bettor what. Hawk what had wo bottet dol" solicited George Cameron , venturing a stop nearer the prostrate form. The Indian did not respond for several mo ments. Ho seemed debating some tnomon tons question in his own mind. He fastenci a penetrating look upon the young Nou Yorktr and the trembling little group oncotu passing him. This sad picture evidently caused n rovul slon of the good Intentions rtfo In his heart nnd shows how much often Hangs by tlu slomlcrestthreail on whntan liilliiltoly smul point great events somot line turn , forhosud deniy sprang to his feet , with as much celerIty Ity us if Just awakened from a rofrcshlu slumber , nnd exclaimed , earnestly , ovei fiercely , as a diabolical expression over shadowed his tawny physiognomy , "Tho Hawk will toll you what bettor do- hurry on to Pine Iltdgokin gU dcr muc boat ) quick don't turn back prary cobborci with bad luluu BUj Foot , Short Bui omln1 lilll cbberywnito In 'flrnska mus' | mrry no stop mxnU' ' Dcro1 do Night lawk tell you whnt do ho friend - go now ! lo pront warrlorji mr forget Little Suu- nine , eloe forget nil rcstl tlood-byo ! " And with n my.itlc.'htilf-'iaviige , half smll- tig , glance tit Lo Loup , Itie lltho form of the oung Clipyonno vanished 'midst the deepen- tig shadows 'round , ix. A tiActj'TOu urn. For n moment our mile band of friends teed transfixed ; there wns no misinterpret- ng the dreadful warning ot the Hawk. His vords were of the most npalHng import , nnd cut cold chills of terrOr" to the hearts of the fated fugitives. Shortly after the Chi'.Venr.e's dlsnpucaraneo cLoup glided off hi the same direction nnd vas noon lost to view In the thickening ob scurity of tlio denser woods. Almost before our friends became aware of ils absence , tbe sharp detonation of his rldo everberated throuirh the grove , and pres ently ho made his appearance ngaln , carrying In his hand a headless iralrlo chicken. Casting thl ? to the ground 10 observed that tlio women would need Its lourlshment , and that It ' .vas getting too dnrk : o kill any more , and then began preparations o build a lire , when Mrs. Barrett stepped forward , and In tone of authority , stated that. their position wan too dangerous to permit of another moment' * delay. She turned u deaf car to tlio wily guide's protestations to the contraryuml would not hear of remaining any longer within the treacherous shadows of the timber , while all the rest de-chireit they felt no necessity of food or refreshment , all they wanted was to get on ns rapidly its possible toward 1'lno Iltdgo. The Hawk's portentlous words had Infused them with n feverish uneasiness to bo out upon tlio open plain again , and the morose K ido , though evincing a stubborn reluctance , could only ac quiesce. So , with a still fouler , more bale ful light burning in his L'llttcring eyes , ho llimlly signified that ho was ready tt go on , A low moments later the fugitives wore again plodding over the gloomy plain. Young Cameron was now tirouscd to the fullest sense of their situation , and he heroi cally resolved that no mishap should befall his friends , who were at least nominally under his charge , through any romlssness or blunder of his. After a hasty conference with Mrs. Barrett , ho concluded that there were hostile Sioux in alarming proximity , nnd that the Hawk's impatient nnd abrupt departure trom the grove boded them no good. So ho determined not to lose another moment In hurrying on toward the agency. The darkness of night was now rapidly cn- Hhrotuiing the earth , and with Its coming the fears mid doubts of the fugitives increased n hundred-fold. Uovvavcr , the pale , silvery lustre of the ttjirs afforded suftl- clent light to reveal all rough nnd nud impassable places on the prairie In ample time for the shivering refugees to avoid de lay or entanglement. Since leaving the tlmbjr Nan's voice hud not been heard. She clung close to the side of Her lover , but never once removed her eyes from the dark barrier of trees fast disappear ing in the rear. She was constantly on the alert for any suspicious sign , and it was not nt all likely that her trained senses would fall to detect the first clue to danger. The exjltcmcnt of hornew situation ; the thrilling hope , the agonizing dread , almost unnerved. her , and the thoughts of these loft behind , of the old homo , lay tvlth a deadening weight upon her heart ; yet. . her visrllancu was un ceasing. Several times she was convinced that she saw the shadowy figure ot some per son following the Wilson , but sno doomed it good policy to maHo no allusion to the circumstance - stance until it assumed the shape of cer tainty. She did not wish to needlessly in crease the alarm of her.compa'ilons. Some tlmo passed , auil discovering nothing further to startle her , Nun was inwardly thinking her Into fears groundless , whim , with fearful suddennciss , there burst upon the still evening air , but furlong in ttio roar , u chorus of ye'lls.so wild , so fierce and fear Inspiring , : i a luglon of human blood hounds could make them. Turning their tiffriiriitod gaze In the direc tion whence came this wild outcry , our friends dimly descried liniiny dusky forms ns they cleaved the air in long bounds in their frantic efforts to overhaul the wagon. George Cameron , grasping his Winches ter firmly , but in the wildest excite ment , ordered .Scipio to put his IIOHOI to their utmos't speed , and to pay no heed to any command to halt or slacken their gait , which might bo given by Lc Loup.wlto , wonderful as it may appear. malntulneJ his place close by the side of the oil horse , leaping silently along with the speed of a deer. The dusky driver , wtiose fright was possl- uly greater than that of any of the party , at once lashed the nulmals Into a full run , using voice and whip incessantly to keep them at their tremendous pace. As tbo awkward conveyance swayed to and fro , in momentary danger of upsetting , the tear of this cam strophe- alarmed the occu pants almost as much us did the savages in pursuit. They rose to their feet , steadying themselves against the sides , and again nnd again their hearts leaped to their mouths , and again and azaln they gave utterance to some half suppressed exclamation , us the vehicle lurched fearfully from side to side. Muro than once it seemed ttiat it must go over , but as each tlrao It righto.l Itself and plunged forward at the same headlong rate , the fugitives breathed freer and hope re ceived a spasmodic renewal , only to collapse as abruptly * as before. It was n race for life or death I The Sioux in chase , wore well trained and disciplined , numbering among the swiftest runners of the whole nation , and almost a mate.h for ttio horses themselves , but in a short time , owing to the gloom , they must curtaliily ha loft , far out ol harm's way , pro viding no disaster occurred to the fugitives to check the speed of the animals I Tearing forward at this breakneck rato.tho panic-stricken African lost nil presence of mind , nnd became more and more reckless each moment , urging the blowing steeds on at a still more furious pace I The chilling screams of the Indians were constantly ringing in his cars , and as ho glanced furtively over his shoulder he saw the dusky figures in pursuit I Suddenly Lo Loup dropped behind , and al most instantly after the off horse , with a frenzied snort , bolted high Into tlio air , , then fell back , crushing the wagon-tongue and tearing asunder the harness , to the earth , where ho lay kicking and struggling ns If in death. The wagon came to a standstill and our friends were fairly stu polled with horror , as the fierce barbarians , now certain of their victims , made the night nlr resound with their hideous screams of triumph and delight 1 [ TO 1IK CONTINUUl ) SUSIIAV XKXT. ] Took Off His ShH nt n Ball. The society uinaluuR ) . who went to Baltimore ) lust wccic und nddeil about $4,000 to the funds of the confederate homo by their performance of "L'Afrl- canno , " had a very cordial recaption. Tlio hospitalities extended to the visit ing numtours were , Very lavish. There WIIH n sonorous supply of refreshments behind the wings , with which some of tlioso who sntitf , iiueV some who did not , moistened their throats during the per formance. There \fi\s \ nlBO an abundance at the Albion and $ tJamos. . wlioro the guests wore uiitovtiiined tit dinner aftoi1 the performance ) , ' ' , juid at the gormiin given by the . Tuning XJotillon club in the oveniti ) , ' . Here Kuvunil of them under the inlluonco of thb excitement of the day became morq , .tjeiiioiibtrntlvo than Baltimore society , , | H accustomed to. James U. Dlalnivjjr. , who was ono of four grand inquisitors in the cast of "L'Afrietuino , " bdcnino uncomfortable In his tight shoos , and .liunlly to relieve his feelings removed < the offending articles nnd displayed hla stockings to tho-aston- ishcd guests. This was not in exact ac cord with Baltlmot'oan ballroom eti quette , so the ton of the sec-rotary of stnto was porsutulcd to retire to his hotel , where ho could devote his entire attention to the task of malting hlmsoll comfortable. _ _ _ _ As Natural on l.lfo. TituHvillo lloriilcl : "How many cards did' you siiyV" suitl Pobtmastor Shnttuck , as a gentleman asked him for burnt postal ptistoboiirds yesterday. Another man just behind , who was waiting , hero "chipped in" with the m timrk that ho "would take flvo. " The number wns promptly shulllcd to him. Then us the gentlemen stood there looking at each other , n funny though ! Boomed to Btriko them slinulliincously and they smllod , bunched their htmdi uud dulotl } ' separated , THE SCOTTS BLUFF DITCHES , Practical Eesults of Irrigation Upon Ne braska Soil , A LIST OF THE WORKING CANALS , Ou-r 10,000 Acres of Lnntl Amply Watered nt n Cost Not IJx- 'J.uU Pur Acre. OiMitxn , Scott's Bluff County , Neb. , Jan. 28. [ Special to Tun Hii-Tho : : ] llrst canal for pure Irrigation purpose i In Nebraska wns constructed lu Scott's llluff county , fol lowed rapidly by others , until now tbo county not only Is the honorable pioneer , but idso points with prldo to the fact that she has more miles of irrigating ditches than all the rest of tlio state combined. Indeed , it is evident from her position and facilities for obtaining tin unfailing water supply from that king of western rivers , the north fork of the I'latto , that Scott's Uluft county will not surrender a position of eminence in this re spect without u struggle , or until the arable mill Irrigable territory within her borders Is exhausted , Helug situated on the western boundary of the state where the great river enters Nebraska , the county enjoys an ad vantage as to priority of appropria tions which will tie of permanent value , lle'f topogrnnhlcal outline is such as to par- mlt the construction of canals at the mini mum expense , nnd within the following ta ble will bo found compressed in small space considerable information regarding the pres ent canals of this county ; From tills coinpilatiotn , which is essentially correct , as near us tlio rouonls nntl vniious squires furnish , it will bo soon thut nn ap proximate amount of 40,000 ucres of luiul can bo watered by tlioso enterprises and malting proper allowance for coat of the canals to bo finished yet this sprinjj , the approximate cost is , say $100,000..IfST .IfST THINK OF IT ! This means water forever for 42.50 uu nero , nuil a cortnliity of crop. This does not tell thu whole story , for the ranals referred to were comitruoted hy coimmuic * orKanb.od aiuoi'.i ; tlio settlers , the dirt moved hy the farmer's own bone tuutslnoiv , with no ou'tsido Hbrslstnnco , anil are consequently owned and controlled hy the farmers themselves , who nn ; under no obligations , rentals or restric tions imposed by foreign corporations or monopolies. It has for several years been the boast of Scott's Bluff county thut she has th cheKpcst iinU suicst water In the west. Colorado , Wyoming and other irrii-iitton states are so hurrassod by a scarcity of water thut u stringency or total failure ottcn oc curs in the season \vhon it is moat essential to a prowiiif ; crop. But the canals of Ne- hrnsltn , ncconllni : to thu provisions of the Knyncr law , nro ranked as to the priority of their appropriations , The North Platte , bcitiK n mountain stream , with little or no arable land west of tlio Nebraska boundary to absorb its water , it is reasonably certain . thut the canals of western Nebraska dependent upon this stream for water will be amply supplied , nnd no doubt whatever can exist as to the supply for canals already built , build- Intr nnd contemplated. I3oforu goinn farther , n little explanation as to tlie particular canals above. The present capacity In acres' given simply moans the number of acres for which each canal can now furnish water. Nearly every canal lias a much creator acreage of land mulor Its ele vation which it can supply with water by being enlarged. This has been done by sev eral of the companies as necessity demanded , yet none of them have water enough for all the laud beneath thorn. The Winters Creek , Enterprise , Miniature anil Bayard are each being widened , enlarged or extended this winter. No reference Is made in the above list of the Helmont & Froid canal , the MO T roi.oss.ti. I'xonitTAKtxo of all , because no further work has been done upon It than the survey , which is now almost completed. li'lweroto touch on the many canals In this condition , spnco would fail mo. Yet the Bchnont enterprise is of so grand a nature that it cannot bo neglected , and it is In a material Btato of progression. Over SIO.OOO have already been spent in tlio sur vey department , hctieo the faith ot the prime movers Is apparent. As shown by the map published in TIM : BII : of the llth lust , it will bo 2.10 miles lontr , and is calculated to furnish water for T.'O.OOO acres of land in Scott's lilnff , Hun nor , Cheyenne and Ucuel counties. Farmers of Scott's lilulT county nro stockholders in this company to the ex tent of thrco hundred or more shares , and the canal will use nearly otic-third of its water in this county. The farmers' canal company , which con structed the Pioneer tlitelf , has sold its fran chise or head-cato privilege to a now corpor ation of the hnino name , which Is now sur veying n , new canal that its representative men say is CT.HTA1N TO 111 : IIUJI.T this season. It will ho probably eighty miles long nud forty feet wide. The valley lands of the North Platte country are tiow virtually all watered , or situated under lines of ditch by which they can secure a water supply when the canals nro widened to the extent of their appropriations , This much Is now an accom plished fact , and it will bo scon that the need now Is for these mo inon i.ixr. CANALS which will Irrigate even * available foot of the upper higher lauds. Tlio Helmont & Frold is expected to accomplish this for Scott's IJlulI county on the south side of the I'lntto , and the farmers will to a largo extent per form the same work on the north sldo. All the above canals nro filled by appropri ations of water taken direct from the Plutto by tbo dlmplo hendfjato plan , ex cept one. Tno Mutual ditch , which is operated by the town slto company of Ucrintr , the county scat , is supplied by an immense vacuum pump , the largest ono ever made , having a lifting capacity , amply tested , of ! ) , ( HU ) gallons per inltnuo , which it elevates twenty feet , and empties into a Hume , reaching - ing the ditch. It Is located at a point where an ordinary headgatu would bo Impracticable , but It probably gains enough to compensate the extra expense by the use of nearlv every foot of ditch built. To enumerate the practical effects of Irri gation already attained In Scott's Bluff county would bo n largo task. Irrigation bus been uniformly successful the world over from tlmo Immemorial , und there should not bo , although there has been , skepticism on thut point. Many eastern bred farmers con sider It nbsurd , because thov say It u a de parture from nature's original plan of culti vating the soil , but they would no doubt bo surprised to know thut over one-half the population ot the world subsist upon the food producU of Irrigation. Even thu sturdy pie * necrs of Scott's Bluffs county were much of this mind nnd slow to accept Irrigation , but todnv there Is not n farmer In the county but plus-fills ( alth to the irrigation thcorema. And the fuel that Irrigation 1s possible Is the basis of every real estate dealer's adver tisement of Scott's Illult county. Q can foretell a sudden brulso on the leg of a favorite I Keep Salvation Oil for the stable. The early bird catches the worm , and some times a bad cold , which , however , does no In justice to the old proverb , for with the aid of Dr. Hull's ' Cough Syrup colds arc of no cou- scu.ueuco. Price 25 cents , / cvtnrWOMAN THAT HAS ANY SENSE , AND MANY THERE BE WE HOPE , , \WILL SPEND HER CENTS FOR A USEFUL CAKE Of FAIRBANKS-SANTA-GLAUS-SOAP- .FDILLI lleenlli St , OMAHA , NEB. During liln fotcrnl months locution nnd practice In Oimilm , Dr. IHIIlMs | Imi i-ninuct nn onvlnlilo rrput.i- tlon tiinouK tlit'humlri'ilH of fltlrcnti who applii'il to him Mlim > ! .t MM M ! nl report , nnd found In hit * Hklllfiil inlnbtnilloim tliu full ruiillzutlun uf hope long du- fi'rml. Ho Is ponrnncntly located mid Imi tinl l > e t np- rolnk'il anil mod conveniently located I'hyslclnn's olllce : im1 rt'reptlou rooms In Otnnhii. Tlio Kick will Und In Dr. ) > Mln ! in tiuo physician and n f > iupathctlo friend rnd mlvlicr. 1'or the Irc'iitmcnt of thu folluwlnit rmtncd dl i'.i oi ] > r.iilllm'H ) h i proven MintoU po . ' sed of inoa unusual rklll. CA.TUl'1 ' IM iMiMir i-u ill Hi' . tdrrli tlinpvi > rl'lio < Hi > litooil mil norvoi , producing Uo lilllfiliieay nud ilocllno. I'SIAAnd nil the pi ! < p ot Imtliisitlon llvor troulilc. Imported aMliiillatlou nnd nutrition. KIDXIIV DIKHASIHAro mitt dosclvlnu nnd In- MituoiH. Symptom * hint tn rccojnlzu lir thu | > atlont often lend to fntnl lirluliti ilho.uo or illnbotui , 'MH15ASKS OK TI1K III.OOI ) - Illnad pnlionlng , tcroful.i , urynlpolni , nnd dl uaui mentioned lioro- nftor. AI.I , SKIN DISHASiS-KcT.cin.i. nlt rhniim , Viul- pin. ulcer. , til > cr-le < , nrrnfuln , lupin , liuiiHr color of Ilii' skin. plinpUn , nrul illsunxM ot thu scill ) urj cured l > r Dr. DIllliDji. NKIIVOUS DISiASKS-I.oii : of vlitnr , lo t mnn- liooil , tlchlllty , pioitrntlun , ( lininindi'nor. eruplloil on the Mice , li n uf nminnry , iiru.nl of future , etc. A new treatment thnl NHVlill KA1I.S. UIIIU-MATISM A.NI ) NKtTHAI.'JIA-Aro cured by Dr. Ullllngi when nil ollu-rs hnvo fulled. KKMAT.K WiAHNiSSKS-Tlii : : ) Inrsh. Irrational nnd nnnntiirnl uiatlio.lt usually o.unMyo.l lira ro- FHHiMI | > lo fur lullIliroofiunlli" of tno nulTorlnj now rii'tiiriM hy women. liivottluato the norfi homo tro itment of Dr. DIlllniM. 1'II.KS AI.I. IlKlTAt. TltOimUMPlloi , Kit- tuln. nli < K > o < C'4. ' Ntrlctv.ro , nnd nil dl'iMRo of rectum cunMl witluiiit thu knlfo , cnutory or nn hour's tlolny from work or ImMncM. Al.l. I1I1A1IACIIKS nro quickly cured. VKN'iniHAl. niSHAHHS-KecTitor lana ulindln * ryphllls comirrlurn , flrklum iiml nil roiullliiK nf- feetlom tire cured pommncntty nud forever without liny niorviiiyor mineral treatment. MOIU'lll.Ni : IIA1IIT- Quickly , posltlvolr nml | uilnlps ly cured. TAl'K WO11M Tnkiy.i with hrail complete In on hour nlth uno teiispoonful o5 plo.t'innt tnoillclno. No V OTlIKlt IMSKAHIW-Puciiniold orc' ' ) , mnllunnnt Hirer * , tumorcnnccra , hcnrt troubles , nstluiiA , cpllepiy , St. Vltumlnncu. milk \ft \ , chrmlo conHlim- tlon nml chronic dlnrrhinai > r > ) cured. TIIU COMl'tji\IO.V The mo t nn lRlitly nnd umdily complexion quickly tre.ilicnmt und tienullllod. M1KOKKKX81VK MKKATIl-A pornmtient curi ] .O\V KKKS ! I'llKK COXSUIjTATIONI HOURS : 1) ) : 0 n. m. to S p. in. Evoulnga , 7 lo 8:31 Bnncliiys.-Mu 4 p in , Patients TroUod By Correspondence. Medicine Sent Evorywharo. v 322 South. Fifteenth St. G HOUND FLOOR. NO STAIU3. Dr. Dillln prepnioi nnd dispenses his own medicines , which are largely seleoto4 from nature's healing planti , barks , rooU , mm 3hrubJt , ) $ > u i > i I A Godsend to Those Compelled to Artificial Teeth. THIN , TOUGH AND LASTING. Tlir following objections to an artificial denture obviated by usln HIH | jilnto : The fueling Unit your month Is tno full. That burn Ins sensation usually accompaiiyliiK u rubber pluto. The Impediment to speech nnd sin 'lnn. Thu Imperfect adaptation to the month , ami inunj other objections too numerous to mention , Tbo only plaeo to xutthls plato ! x from DR. BAILEY'S , oEsx.r > Offices Third Floor of Paxton Block. Omaha , Neb. Take elevator nl 10th Street entrance. Telephone 1O8B LOOK ! MONTEKEV AND MEXICAN ( IVIr It. It. runs dtniroiiallv across the States of Ciiulinlla , NIIIIVO I.con and Tamaullpns , Old Mexico , fiom nulltoto thu portof.Tainpleo ; Itlsknnwn us tin ) And desires tn nflopt n Tnido Murk Innorporntlnu this tltlo FIFTY DOLLARS Will bo paid for the best design n-celvi-d by tlio ttnilerslKiii'd during the next thirty days. t f ( T \ A T\J General KrolRht and I'lisscn'inr Act. , JT . D. L/V l i- AiN , MONTKUUV , MBXIOO. JMEW YORK DEJWRlTPlRLORS N. E. Cor. 14th and Farnam Sts. DR. P. L. BROWNLEX. Wn will mnko vou n set nf teeth , nslns the best riihhnr , nnd nPAUANTKR n lit , fnrtl.tX ) , J'AINI.KSH EXTHAUTION With imr imithod. tenth are Extracted Absolutely Without I'aln Hold. Silver nnd llmiii ( llllnuK. Crown and HrldenWoru. Our Motto-Tbo IIKST dental work , at UUVI.ST llvlnic prices. "NO GUR.EX ! NO PAY. 1316 Douglas Street , Omaha , Neb. a. in , to n in. OMAHA STOVE'REPAIR WORKS 12O7 Dot.tQleis Street. Steve repairs of all descriptions for cook luid huaUtvc stoves , family and hotul run os. Water ittaehmuiitsu specialty. ROBERT UHUIG , Proprietor c. M. EATON , Manager. V . , , oiMlnlerMO. XlUr il.ti.orM a. 111 l.llli la | iulxiuil bum I'lLk vr l'lri > r dincrrou * 4f.\n \ lAroui for p rlleill nlwtl eel U , ftDd * 'llrlltr for I.udlMM ( Ml < f r , bj rtlurn Mull. 10. < IOOTf.llmo.Ul. . A4'ap.r. . CHICHCSTCH CHCMIC L CO. . , kulii br ll L cl UruuliU. i'llll- *
