THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , NOVEMBER 30 , 1801 ,
FOREIGN FINANCIAL REVIEW ,
Value of Honey riuotuated Oonsthrably
During the Week ,
DISCOUNTS BECAME STEADY LATER ,
Block KxolmiittO IlHHlncHS Sliows SlttiiH
of Improving Without Any Mnrkccl
Jtcvival ol' Activity
Oilier .MnrketH.
Loxnox , Nov. 29. There was a fair de
mand for discount lost week , the quotations
being 3 per cent for three months and 2J per
cent for short. The vnluo of money Hue-
tuatod durhiK the week. Stock exchange
dealers borrowed heavily during the settle-
tnnnt and the payment of nn installment of
the now South Wales further diminished
tuppllos ; however , the strctiBth displayed by
the IJanK of England reserve , coupled vith
the entire cessation of the foreign demand
for bullion , finally caused rr.tes to become
itcady nt about Jio level of the previous
week. The condition of the money market Is
now considered the best that it nas been for
a year past. The autumn requirements have
been mot and the expected unusual drain of
gold has not occurred. The Bank of Ens-
loud reserve Is jE15,2.0,000 , and there Is ccr-
tnliitv that it will bo Increased by .a.OOO.OOO
duritie the first quarter of the now year. In
fact the situation Is such as to load to the
bopoof nieductlon of thoUank of England
rate before long. , , ,
Stock oxchanu'o business showed signs of
Improvement without any marked revival of
nctlvltv. Fears as t' > the financial situation
on tho'contlnent have subsided. Yet oper
ators are disinclined to increase their com
mitments , nnd unless some unforeseen In-
jluonce nealn oxcltss the markets the end of
the year will bo a period of general quies
cence. The chief incident of the week in
foreigners was the rebound of Hra/.llian Is on
the fall of da Fonsecu and the appointment
of n reliable llnnnco minister : after bo ng
bought higher at lil'f they closed yesterday
at ( Hi's , a woeli's rise of 8 percent. Other
lirazlltnn securities roe from 7 per cent to 10
per cent. Russian advanced 1 % per ceut
chiefly under Paris speculation. The report
circulated on foreign bourses that Uussla In
tended resuming specie payments in
silver mot with no credence here. Iho re
port probably originated in the Kothschihls
buying silver for Spain. Spanish nnd Chllliin
securities gained I'-f per cent. The cabled
terms of the settlement of the \ irslnla
state debt were at llrst received with satis
faction and sent the unco up to10'i per cent ,
but nftorwards a less favorable view was
token nnd tnc quotation returned to 40.
American railroads were quiet and fairly
well supported. Speculation was dull , but
there were numerous country orders to IMIV ,
chlelly low tirlcnd securities. Dealers are
hopeful that Now York will initiate u boom
early next year that will ivo a fresh start to
business on the London block exchange and
nil around. Variations for the week in prices
of American railway securities include the
following increase * : Wah.ish debentures ,
1U per cent : Ohio & Mississippi ordinary
nnd Union i'acillo shores , l > 4 per cent each ;
Now York , Ontario & Western , Lake Shore
nnd Northern 1'ncillc , 1 per cunt each ; Erie
ordinary and Now York , Pennsylvania &
Ohio first mortgage , throe-fourths of 1 per
cent each ; Denver & Hio Grande common ,
Louisville & Nashville , Norfolk & Western
preferred , Wabash preforrocl , Erie seconds
nnd St. Paul common , one-half of 1 per cent
each. Canadian railway socuiltlcs were in
demand. Grand Trunk second preferred ,
rose II per cent , on the week ; Grand Trunk
iirst preferred , 1 % percent ; Grand Trunk
third preferred , 1 } Pcr conl !
nnd Grand Trunk guaranteed and or
dinary stock , 1 per cent each.
The securities of tho-Mexican railway were
weak. Ordinary declined 1'4 per cent nnd
first three- fourths of 1 per cent. Amongst
the miscellaneous securities , Bell's asbestos
was heavy , declining JJg per cent , while Uio
Tintos lost oni-half of 1 per cent , partly
owing to the death of the chairman of the
company. Primitive nitrates gained flve-
olghths of 1 per cent on the week : Eastman's
Meat com pan v onc-haltof 1 per cent. An
organization known as the London Shipping
exchange has been formed. T. L. Field of
the Atlantic Transport line has been ap
pointed honorary treasurer , The mom tier-
ship of the executive comtnitteo Includes
Mr. Hill of the Allan line , Mr. Williams of
the Atlantic Transport line , Mr. Tweedy of
ttio Atlantic- Trident nnd other heads of At
lantic transportation companies.
ia Mtiruet llovlcw.
HAVANA , Nov. 29. There was considerable
demand for sugar during the week , but
owing to the fact that the prices ostted by
holders were too high for buyers only n
small business was transacted. Molasses
sugar , regular to peed polarlzntlon , f3.)7 ! ) } $ " ( 5
2.50 gold per quintal ; centrifugal , 9J ° to
90 ° polarization , in hogsheads , bags and
boxes , $ ! l.lSJiii.-l3.'i ( : | . StocKS In warehouses
at Havana and Matanzas , twenty-eight
"Boxes , 251,000 hags and 100 hogsheads. No
receipts during the wool ; . Exports during
the week.UI.OOO bags , -17,500 of which went
o the United States.
BACON $11.75 gold per cwt.
Uurri'.ii Superior American , $37.00 gold
per quintal.
FI.OUII S12.73 gold per barrel for American.
Jp.UKKl ) Hr.Kl' $ "i.50 per quintal gold.
HAMS American sugar cured. Sl.'t.OO gold
per quintal for northern and $17.00 for south
ern.
ern.LAUD In kegs , fS.75 gold per quintal ; in
tins , Jl 1.50.
I'OTATOIIS American , ? 3.00gold per barrel.
LUM nr.u Nominal.
SIIOOKS Nomliinl.
Hr.AXt White navy , $5.00 gold per quintal.
Hoers Nominal.
Fun tain s Nominal.
i : Firm.
UOMI r-.2
On the Paris ( onrsc.
PAUIS , Nov. 29. On the bourse during the
week business was quint with . % slightly bet
tor tendency. The week's increases include :
Three per cent rentes , 30o ; Credit l-'onclo'r ,
Ii4'f ; Uussian securltcs , IJ.f per cent ; Span
ish , PS per cent. Uio Tinto dropped IS
percent. An agent of the Husslun llnnnco
ministry , Ylsunagradski , has had Interviews
with the directors of tno Hank of Franco.
( Jrodlt Fancier and others on a proposal to
plcdgo the unissued part of the recent loan in
exchange for silver or gold , leaving bankers
free to unload the bonds when they choose.
The negotiations hang lire.
On tlio Itcrlln
BKHI.IX , Nov. SO. The outlook on the
bourse is now brighter , and though dealings
during the week were limited , confidence Is
returning nnd bank and industrial securities
nro rising. The final quotations Include :
Prussian -Is , lO.'i.fiO ; Mexican Os , bll.70 :
Dcutpcho bank , Hil.no ; Bochuu'or , US ; liar-
ponor , I.1) . ! ; short exchange on London , 20.111 ;
long exchange on London , 20.21) ) ; urlvato dis
count , JJJjf percent.
On tlin Ki-iiiiKlma Pom HP.
FIIANKFOIIT , Nov. 29. On the bourse dur
ing the past week n good fooling has pre
vailed and yesterday foreknow wcro strong.
Final quotations Include the following :
Italians , 87 ; Portuguo o-t5.SO ; KuRslan,91.bO ;
Spanish. ( B.40 ; stiorl. oxcnnugo on London ,
S.USU ; private discount , 2tn. :
My dear ilr , I love your daughter nnd want
to marry her , but she says you have a con-
dlt Ion to your consent ,
Certainly sir , I want you to promlso vou
will always keep Ualler's Sure Cure Cough
Syrup and Hahor's German Pills for the
children ,
Certainly , I will give thorn a dose lust ns
icon an as-
All right you have my blessing.
Competition trembles wnon Hnydon
Bros , open prices on pianos and organ.
It WIIH Deadly.
Detroit Free Press : The jrolico judge
of ono of the interior Ohio cities had
boon on a "bar" in Toledo , and there Is
no tolling what ho hadn't boon through ,
if ono were to judge from hlu apnear-
anco , said the drummer at the Cadillac.
When ho was able to take the bench
Again there wcro u lot of cases for die-
posal , the first ono being n concealed
weapon charge.
"Ho , " salt ! Ills honor to the prisoner ,
"you were carrying a concealed deadly
wcanon , were you ? "
"No , your honor , " denied the pris
oner.
"The onicor says different. Didn't
you have anything on your person ? "
"Nothing , your honor , except a bottle
of whiskey , and there 's nothing deadly
about that , votir honor. "
"Where ifld you got it ? " Inquired the
Judge.
"Toledo honor. "
, your .
The judge rubbed his head as if It
were eoro clean through.
"Fifty dollars and costs , " ho said
slowly , "I guesi you don't know what a
deadly weapon is. "
Do Wilt's Llttlo Earlv KISOM ; only pill to
cure slclc headache and rcgulato the bowels.
MISS COXXI3IW I'ljUCK.
How.She ICupttlio SHIM nnil ritrlpoH
Over Itrr School.
Ono of the prettiest Htories of the year
comes from a llttlo backwoods town In
Indiana , where lives a plucky young
schoolmarm who has recently shown a
spirit not unlllce the good old Uarbara
I'Yiotcliio. Her noble defense of the
American stars and stripes against a
crowd of lawless hoodlums has brought
her through the press to the notice of
the public from the Atlantic to the 1'a-
cille. Every newspaper in the country
has published hoinothing about the
young woman and several of the more
patriotic papers have made her act the
biibject of numerous highly laudatory
editorials.
Miss Emma Connor * , the heroine of
the story , toadies a district school near
Crawiordsvillo , Ind. She is greatly hu
miliated to thinic that the little cotton
Hag upon which she sot such store was
torn down and destroyed by a lawless
band of ignorant miscreants who had
seemingly forgotten that the gro.it war
opoek ended a quarter of a century ago.
That the wanton insult to the Hag may
not occur ngain she has made a fort and
arsenal of her school house and declares
that she is now prepared to defend "Old
Glory" with her life's blool That she
will do just what she says no ono doubts
for Miss Connors comes of lighting stock.
An ancestor fell in the war of the revolu
tion * , her grandfather's bones bleach on
the arid p.ains of Mexico , while her own
father sleeps his last long sleep on a
southern battle Held.
When her father , Caleb Connors of
the Fortieth Indiana volunteers , fell ,
just as the great rebellion was drawing
to a close , Emma Connors was only a few
weeks old. Loft in very moderate cir
cumstances , Airs. Connors' struggled
hard to support ad educate her daugh
ter. She was amply rewarded for her
care , for when but 10 years of ago Miss
Emma assumed the support of both her
self and mother by beginning life as a
school teacher. She has stuck to the
business over since she began it , too , and
has had remarkable success , being con
sidered one of the best teachers in that
section of the state , bho has not stuck
to the business from roecssity , either , as
she has had scores of opportunities to
change her name and condition in life.
Her pretty face , brightness and inde
pendence have attracted numerous sigh-
inc- swains and suitors , but turning a
deaf ear to all appeals bho liasgoTle right
ahead teaching the young idea how to
shoot , occasionally assisting them uutho
hill of knowledge by means of a hickory
switch , in the use of which Miss Con
nors is said to be an adept.
It was over a year ago tnat she first
took charcro of district 9 , Clark town
ship , and to say that things liavo been
lively in that school over since but
'
feobl'y expresses it. The community is
considerably behind the times and a ma
jority of the people have no more liberal
education than that which is obtained at
the cross roads grocery or the refining
inlluonco of an old fashioned Iloosior
corn husking. Certoin boorish patrons
of the school oven wont so far as to ob
ject to the teaching of United States his
tory in the school because it designated
the "Into unpleasantness" as a gigantic
rebellion.
Miss Connors began the present school
year with her usual'Vim and push , and
until about two weeks ago matters
moved on with remarkable smoothness.
About that time the teachers of Clark
township held an "institute mooting" at
Ladoga , and the question-of raising the
American Hag over the school houses
came up for discussion. Miss Connors
earnestly advocated the measure and do-
cl'ircd tiiat she would inaugurate the
custom at her school the following week.
Nothing daunted by the talk and blus
ter by a number of old fogies in the
neighborhood , Miss Connors procutod a
Hag from Crawfordsvillo , and , assisted
by two stout , loyal ladsraised a flagpole
and swung the colors to the bree/.o.
A few mornings later Miss Connors ,
while seated at her desk in the school
room making out the weekly report ,
noticed that s > ono ono was swinging an
ax with a right good will in the school
yard. Supposing it to bo the trustocb'
hired man chopping wood for winter
liros , she paid but little attention until
the ominous crush of the falling llagpolo
brought to her mind a realization of
what had occurred. She lost no time in
hurrying out of doors , and arrived just
in time to see three young "bucks" of
the neighborhood and a hoary old repro
bate of DO Hoeing with the captured Hug.
They evidently were unawar of hor-
presence until the stir in the schoolhouse -
house which followed the fall of the
polo made them certain of her
whereabouts. They quickly cut the Hag
from its guys and started for the woods.
Miss Connojs followed them for a short
distance and then realizing the absurd
ity of pursuit returned to the school-
nouso and hud a good cry.
She was soon roused up , however , and
wrote a sUrrlng letter to General C. M.
Travis , past department commander ,
Grand Army of the Itopublic ,
who resides In Crawfordsvillo. She nar
rated the circumstances surrounding the
iiuult to the Hag , requested that ho re
port the alTair to the Grand Army of
the Republic and closed with the follow
ing btlrrlng words : "I shall procure a
new HagstnlT and raise another Hag next
Monday if I have to do it mysulf , and it
shall stay there , too. My father died in
defense of the stars and stripes and I
will ti > o , if necll bo , for while I live and
teach in distiict U the American ling
shall wave over thoschoolhousoatul the
first man who trios to haul it down shall
perish on the spot. "
The letter was presented to the Grand
Army post and the cnmii of Sons of Vet
erans. Itoiolutlons were passed ' con
demning the insult to the ling. They
voted to Htniidby the spunky little
schoolmarm to the bitter end. General
Travis drove down Into the swamps of
Clark township and called at schoolhouse -
house No , i ) . Soon enough iv now Hag
Heated over the building and inside the
schoolhouse sat Miss Connors instruct
ing classes and keeping guard over "Old
Glory" with a first-class repeating rillo ,
which stood in a little niche just back of
her desk. She rooms just across the
road aim within easy rillo range of the
llagpolo , so a night attack is as likely to
bo attended with disastrous re&ults as
ono made under the light of the noon
day sun. A paper was put in circulation
among the patriotic and n largo sum
raised , with which n handsome silk Hag
and a medal were purchased and pre
sented to Mlsa Connors.
For com huck r Hallor'j Australia
salve ,
JAPAN'S ' AWFUL EARTHQUAKE ,
Pcenes In tha Devoted Distrlol Diaoribod
By a Former Nebraska Girl ,
STORIES OF DEATH AND DESOLATION ,
TliousitmlM of Injured \Vltli NoI'lij-
to Drc-HH Tticlr Gaping
Wouiidfl Work oi' Hell
by tlio Missionaries.
The horrors of tbo recent earthquake In
Japan , In which thousands ot lives were lost ,
nro described ut length by Miss Mary E.
Walnwrleht in a letter which bin just ooen
received from her by her father , Hov. tr. )
O. \Valnrightof IJIalr , district supcrln-
tondont of the American Blblo Society for
Nebraska , Colorado nnd Wyoming. Miss
Wnlnritfhi Is u tnlsstonarv of the Amoriean
board at Kioto , Japan. Her letter was be-
Kim on October 23 , the day of the o.mh-
rjualio , mid closed after tuo disturbances
had ceased. She writes as follows :
I awawcd this morning at ! i o'clock and
lay awake until four , disgusted with myself
that I could not got to sleep again. There-
was such an oppressed feeling upon mo. I
felt as though 1 was Imprisoned in too small
n place for breathing. After lying with that
m.SLTatilo feeling upon mo for two hours , I
nroso and spoilt some llttlo time In gymnas
tics and sat down to a book of heavy reading ,
hoping thus to sloop. It was a hard
task but at lust I conquered
and slept until pearly 0 o'clock.
The air was still oppressive , so I
guvu up the attempt at turthor sleep and
commenced dressing. 1 had prepared some
medicine for ono of the girls and was combIng -
Ing my t-nlr when thera came an ominous
sound , nnd a very peculiar anil Indescribable
sensation. My thought at once \vtH , It Is an
oarlhqualco , but will soon bo over. In Ibis 1
was mlstnicoti , for instead of ceasing it grow
nioro distinct. The dust begun to lly , as
though the mustering wcro falling , and I
thought it tlmo to gut out of the houso. So ,
shoeless and with my hair streaming , I ran
'
for tue Uoor. The 'girls of tne school had
preceded mo and were already out. The
solid ground rose and fell as if it , were water.
It was tcrrlblo to see. The house shook us if
it wcro a plaything. The slate tiles on thereof
roof separated again and again , while every
moment I expected to see the house go down.
There liavo been some llfteou shocks today.
TUoy make mo seasick.
October yj The earthquakes continue. I
have a seasick feeling all the tlmo. This
afternoon the earth has scarcely been still a
moment. It Is constantly rocKlng. It
Is an awful fooling to have the solid
cartn waving llko a choppy sea.
Itgivos mo anything but a stablu feeling.
It was very hard | at Osaltl. In the midst of.
nil the terror there wcro some amusing inci
dents. A lady coming to Kioto was asltod
at Nagahama for her passport. She took it
out and showed it to tbo oftleor. Before ho
could got her name the earth began to shake.
The ottlcer dropped the passport and ran ,
with an "excuse mo , " and she ran in the op
posite direction , but llually returned to find
the passport.
November 5 There were slight shocks last
nipht. Here , whore no lives were lost. It
was terrible. It seems now like a horrid
nightmare. At Osaki buildings wore leveled
and lives lost. Some sixty miles from hero
the scone beggars description. Dr. Berry
has gene there , taking three nurses from the
hospital. Our eirls are at work for the suf
ferers. TUoy have already completed
liGU garments for them. Every hand
is busv and every heart Is moved.
Dr. Berry writes : "Daring the
forenoon wo have bjen at worit for the
wounded , the number being so great that tbo
surgeons hero could not attend thorn all.
Such wounds and In such condition. It Is
now live days sincu thov were received , and
they are not dressed. The wounds actually
stink. The greater portion liavo back and
loin injuries. A messenger has just como
from Glfu , bringing word that the governor
Is anxious to have a relief party go on to a
village where there is no physician and
where the condition of the wounded is fear
ful. I told him I should prefer to go , but
the governor wants us hero for n few days ,
mid ho will send some ono else to tno out
lying villages. "
The doctors are coming In rapidly now.
Dr. Scilober , professor of surgery in the
university medical school , has como with
sixteen students and doctor's assistants.
They are to go among the different villages
of the district. Wo had a heavy day's
work , but have beou greatly aided In It by
several doctors who have just arrived. Ills
a distressing thought that there are hun
dreds of people in this district suffering
from wounds tl-at have not yet been at
tended to.
I have just received from the ofllco the
oniclal returns of the dead and wounded in
Ogaki only : Dead , 7S'J ; wounded , 1I70 ! ;
houses entirely demolished , il,3. > U ; partially
demolished , 1HJ2 ; burned , 1,501. There are
six places whore rico Is being boiled and
distributed to the poor , amounting lor this
place alone to 0,113 : ) inuloi and 7,8U females
dally. The dead in this vicinity number
1S03 and the wounded L',084. Rico is being
given out from 101 nlucos to 15,327 males and
'Jf > , r > 05 females , and what is true of this
vicinity U largely true of theontiro province.
Fortunately the three banks of this place
were not burned , though thrown down , and
the contents have boon dug out , and deposit
ors have tnus a little ready ciuli to rebuild
their houses with.
A committee of students from the district
school caiiiO today , bringing some money
with them. It will bo very helpful. I am
told that the whole "city was thrown down
by the llrst shock , which lasted llvo minutes.
So violent was it that those who escaped
from their houses Into the open nlr could not
btand for the shaking of the earth. Every
thing possible , it seems to mo , is baing dona
that can be , to relievo- the suffering and
want.
Dewltt's Llttlo Knrlv Uisors , best pills.
STORIES OF WILD FRONTIER LIFE.
An Ollicer'H During Dcotl.
Wo sat in the smoking room of the
sleeper , and the conversation naturally
turned on the recent Indian troubles.
There was nn army olllcor present whoso
bronzed , woatlier-bonton face showed
that ho hud seen many years of service
on the frontier. lie talked freely of the
ghost dancers and the methods of Gen
eral Miles in dealing with them , and
then wo asked him for some reminis
cences of his own experience on tlio
plains in earlier days. Ho was reluc
tant to speak of those matters , but by
persistent questioning ; wo gradually
drew him out. lie recounted several
thrilling adventures and incidents in
which ho bad participated , ono of which
was as follows :
In 18U5 , said ho , I was stationed nt
Camp Cook , on the upper Missouri
river , in Muntina. Nearly all tbo
northwestern tribes were troublesome
in those dnys , and wo were in the line of
travel of war parties und pillaging out
fits from the Crows , Croos , Plogans and
the various branches of the lilackfoot
tribe , so that wo were compelled to tie
always on the lookout for our own safety
nnd that of the government property
under our care. Frequent skirmishes
in our immediate vicinity , and frequent
and dangerous scouting expeditions into
hobtlle countries left us no time to got
lonesome.
I shall always remember ono night in
November , 1WI5 , ns the most wretched
and perilous I over endured. I bad rid
den up the river four or live miles dur
ing the forenoon to look after u detail of
men who were hauling and chopping
wood. I noticed that there wore a great
many wild goose on the stindbars , nnd
on my return to thu post invited the sur
geon to go with mo in the afternoon for
u few hours' shooting. We started im
mediately after luucu und ut every bend
rn
In the rlvor we gph from ono to half n
do7.on allots. Wothung up our game in
the trees to bo collected on our return ,
nnd by Si o'clock were above the last of
the choppers. Time passed rapidly nnd
wo traveled further than wo know.
About ! l o'clock wo Ifonrcl rapid und con
tinued firing back > lu the hills behind us
nnd know that the picket in charge of
the choppers had , Ijeen attacked.Vo
wore nearly four miles above them nnd
being armed only with our shotguns
were in poor almpo to stand otT a war
party of Indians.Vo started clown the
river , making the best time possible ,
skit ting the woods'and underbrush so
us to keep concealed ns fur us possible
from uny prowling redsthnt might como
our wuv. Wo had gene less than a milo
when , in starling to run across an open
ing , by which wo were to cut off a largo
bond In the rlvor , wo saw four Indians
ut the lower nnglo of the bond coming
toward us. Wo dropped into the short
grass und crawled rapidly into the near-
clump of bushes. In less than five
minutes the bucks rode up and passed
within llftceii feet of us , but without see
ing us
As soon us they were out of sight wo
made the run on which wo hud started
nnd reached the lower point in safety.
From hero wo saw , two or three miles
below us , the teams , choppers and escort
cert , going at a lively trot toward the
post , while twenty-live or thirty Indians
wore skulking through the woods , keep
ing up u desultory lire on them , but at
lee great a range to do any damage.
From hero on wo were compelled to hug
the river in order to keep under cover , as
the outside bottom land was an open
prairie. Wo had reached a point with
in two miles of the post when wo heard
voices and the clutter of hoofs a few
yards ahead of us. I climbed to the top
of the bunk beneath which wo were hid
ing , peered through the grass , and saw ,
not a hundred yards away , a t > rly of
about lifty bucks in war paint , riding up
the trail directly toward us. I slid back
down the bank , whispered to the doctor
and wo crawled hastily inttatho nearest
clump of willows and bull-berry bushes ,
which were so short and scant as scarce
ly to conceal us. Wo were compelled to
stop into water six or eight inches deep
and then hump down as low as possible
in order to conco.il onrsolvos.
Wo thought wo should have to stay
bore a few minutes when the war party
would bo out of sight , but you may im
agine our horror when they rode no on
the bank , halted and deliberately went
into camp within lifty foot of us. Wo
were horrified , but were prisoners be
yond hone of curly escape , and in this
cramped , uncomfortable and dantrorous
position. Wo dared not move lest they
should see or hear us , and in case they
discovered us , escape would have been
impossible. Tlio river had been several
feet higher a few dajs before thun ut
this time , and heavy Mocks of ice that
had been floating were piled along tlio
banks. Wo were wedged in among a
number of these , and when we found
that wo were imprisoned wo settled
down on them and leaned back as far as
possible.
It was about 4 o'clock when the war
party corralod us hero and darkness
soon overtook us. Then they built a
lire atid indulged in a big talk.
They proved to bo Blackfeot , and I
could speak and understand their lan
guage in those days just as well as I
eould my own. In the course of their
talk I learned that they had como into
the country for the purpose of stealing
and running olT tlio government herd
from our post. They were not of the
party who had attacked our pickets ear
lier in the aftecnoon , and evidently
know nothing of the light. They de
cided to stay where they were till ncy
morning , when they would make the
raid on our herd and start with it for
the British lino.
All this time wo wore suffering untold
agony. The night was bitter coldour foot
were immersed in freezing water , and
the cakes of sharp ice against which wo
were compelled to loan for support were
cutting into our backs. Tno doctor ,
ivho was less robust than I , was para
lyzed with the cold. I was com
pelled to hold him , and feared ho would
perish in my arms. Once when I lot go
of him for u moment ho fell forward into
the water. The Indians heard the
splash ami instantly there was an alarm.
"What was that ? " several of thorn
cried.
"Skunk , " n sub-chief , and wonld-bo
leader of the band said : "My heart is
bravo I will see what it was that made
the noise. "
IIo came to the brink of the hill ,
looked down into tlio brush and the
river , but the steep bluff shaded our re
treat from the light of the camp fire :
wo were as still us death , and ho could
hoar or see nothing. IIo returned to
the fire and said in his pompous manner :
"My friends your hearts are weulc.
You are squaw then you lot a beaver
frighten you. "
All this time wo were looking und
listening for relief. Wo know that
when night came and we did not report
at our quarters the commanding ollicor
would send out a party to search for us.
It was now well toward midnight , and
no parly had como to rescue us. The
Indians began a wurduneo. At inter
vals the bucks would recount their
deeds of valor. In this Skunk was more
protontious.boistorou-i and boastful than
any of tbo others. lie told how many
while men ho had killed and scalped ,
and how many Crows , Sioux nnd other
rod warriors had fallen by his hand. IIo
told them how ho had been in the while
soldiers' camp lhat day ; how the squaw
wife of the white interpreter ( .loan
Baptisto ) had patched his moccasin ; how
the white soldiers feared him , and how
they looked at him and trembled when
ho passed them.
Shortly after midnight , wo judged ,
the dance broke up and the warriors lay
down to sleep , leaving ono of the num
ber on guard. Still wo sat , or rather
crouched , in our lorluring positions , not
daring to move hand or foot , our bonus
aching und our blood freezing from the
intoiiho cold. Finally , about o'clock in
the morning , wo.- hoard tno welcome
sound of horses' hoofs on the dry sod of
the pralrio. Simultaneously the rod
sentinel gave the nlurin to his sleeping
comrades ; all was,1 commotion , und in
less than a mlmito.ovory devil of them
was on his horse ready for notion They
fired a volley at tho" detachment of cav
alry that came charging into their camp
und thbii dnslied uwiiy into the dark
ness. Our men r'dturned the lire and
hpurred after thqrn , but successful pur
suit or assault was , of course , impossi
ble. ,
Wo c-alled for boll ) nnd were dragged
from our arctlo pVIson more dead than
ullvo. The poor doctor was unublo to
walk or rldo. IIo had to bo carried to
the post on u blanket , is an invalid to
this day , and will be until ho dies , as u
result of the suffering unu exposure ho
endured th it night.
A year later I mot this same Sicunk
again , and , while not permitted to wreak
vengeance on him as I should like to
have done , I had the satisfaction of pay
ing him u part of the score. I was out
with u detail of fifteen men and n party
of Indian scouts guarding u coal bank
on which four men were working.
Hoving bunds from warrior tribes fre
quently camped near our work , und I
always made u practice of going among
them alone and unarmed , In order to
show thorn Unit I was not afraid of
them , und thin to secure their good will
und respect. Ono evening a bund of
over two hundred Uluckfoot cnmo along
aud camped near ua , Llttlo Wolf , one
HHALTH SUGGKSTIONS.
Plenty of light U 'is essential to cued health
m pttro nlr.
Kat inouli of aooj , plnln food regularly
Mutton U the tiKHtdlgcstlhlo food.
In wet wonther wear ttont wntor-tmio
boots In profoienco to rubber ovoMhO" ,
Dr. II.V Itlclmrdinn say * thathn hut never
U miti a ( truth from broiichltU itr piuMinmnli
that did not nprlng from n cnlil. It follows
then that a cold It n more ( limacroUR maladv
than if usually thought ; so bo careful o
yourii'lf.
llv far the host method of setting rid of a
cold and consequent ilcnro-sloti Is to ttiUu i
little pure whNkcy In water. Such a sllmii
l.int promotes the circulation which IIIIH bc i
chocked and removes the olfccts of the cli'.ll.
( Iroat oaro should be exorcised In buying
whiskey. The pieionuu of fusil oil or other
.Impurities Is a source of danger to those who
Imhlbe It.
The only whlikpy that Is manufactured for
purely nieillclnil purposus Is Dairy's Pure
Malt HIM ! may bo obtained from druggists tun
croeers. There N no other whiskey HO frco
front fusil oil or so pure and boni'llulal. The
lu.itllnK scientists sny so.
LoDuo's Porlodloil Plllg.
The Trench remedy acts directly upon the
Renor.itlvo organs and cures suppression of the
menses. J2or three for . and can tin mailed ,
bliouldnothqnsoddnrlngprutnancy. Johbur * .
druggists nnd the public supplied by Uoodmau
Dm ; ? Co. . Omaha.
ffTAKEAPHLL.
U. Hobb's Are tha Bssl on Earth.
Act gently ypt prompt-
I1D UflDD' ' ? ly ori thoTivnii , Kin
UH. nUoDoH VSnn'i ' IIO II.H.UIS. :
PolllnR Headaches , Fov-
ere and Colds , thoroughly -
LITTLE ly cleansing tlio system
of disease , and cures
Vegetable Imbltual constipation
'fhoy are suuar coated ,
do not grlpp , very small ,
easy to take , and nurrlj
TC rlaulr. ! . ! pills III ricli :
vial. 1'orfcct digestion
follows their use. They
abiiolulolrruro nlrh headache -
ache , and are recommend
ed by lonilliiff iihysiclans. For sulo by loading
driipRiata or went by mail ; Sorts , a \ Inl. Address
HOBBrS MEDICINE CO. , Props , San Francisco or Chicago ,
KOU SAM : IN OMAHA. NEB. , BV
Knhn A C'o. , Cd.r ltli < t Douslan St .
J A Puller & Co. , Cor. 14th A DoiiKlasSts.
A a Foster A Co. , Cuuue.ll Bliifla , la.
jHiPti , ( Sli'ctttntl I
cured In ' ! diivs by thu rronoli Koimxly entit
led the KINO. It dissolves aitnlnst and Is ab-
eorliod Into tlio Inlluniud parts. Will rufunil
money If It clous not eitre , or i'au es stricture
Ueiitloinun , buro Is u rn.lablu article. $1 a
tmukugo. or 2 forW per mall prepaid. MoCor-
Lund. Onmliu.
of my Inditin scouts ciuno to mo shortly
aTtor dark and said :
"My friend , my heart is good toward
you and I don't want to see you hurt.
The Bliiclcfeot and some Pidgans and
Crocs are Kinuff to huvo a war dance ut
the Blnckfoot camp toniglit. Tnuro are
many bad Indians in these oainps , and I
don't want yon to como up there. Some
of them might kill you. "
I thanked him and ho went away. As
soon as I ate my supper , IIOWQVOI ; , I
walked up to the Blnckfoot camp , wliioh
was half a milo away , taking with mo
my revolver and hunting knife. A
largo lire was burning , and around it
were s-eated in a circle , at least two hun
dred bucks. [ crowded in between two
of them , pushing thorn aside as though
I belonged there , and sat down , and
when the pipe came around , I took my
turn ut it with the others. I noticed
that several of the bucks leered at mo
from the corners of tlieir wolfish oyesas
if they deemed tno an intruder , and
would like the task of putting mo out of
the circle , but I paid no attention to
them.
Finally ono old Indian got up and
made a speech , boasting of ills deeds of
valor , as is the custom in all such cases.
Then hn danced and the tom-toms were
beaten , lie sat down and was followed
by another. Then Skunk , whom I had
already observed in the circio , got up
and leu off with a long harangue , boast
ing of his bloody deeds , and tolling how
ho had vanquished and scalped many
white as well as rod foes , He" told how
ho and his bands had frequently re
pulsed and routed the white soldiers ,
and that no white soldier was his equal
in bravery. Frequently , during his re
cital , ho would walk up in front of mo ,
look at me and talk directly to mo , in
the most insulting and aggravating
manner possible. When ho hud finished
liis talk no drew his revolver and scalp
ing knife , and wont dancing and howl
ing around the ring , brandishing both ,
and pantomiming at mo , dashing to
ward mo aa if about to shoot or knife
mo.
mo.I sat like a stone through it all , and
the moment Skunk sat down I grasped n
buffalo robe from the shoulders of a buck
who sat near mo , throw it about mo ,
drew my revolver and knife , walked
about the ring and spoke my piece. I
told the audience , in the Blackfoot
tongue , that I represented the Great
Father in that country ; that I had come
to their dance simply as a spectator and
a listener , as I had a right to do ; that
Skunk had insulted mo and my com
rades ; that ho was not the bravo war
rior ho claimed to bo , out a thief and a
coward. Thou , turning and facing him ,
I told him of the night on the Missouri ,
of his volunteering to go and see what
had made the noise in the water ; that ho
was afraid to go to the bush to see what
it was , and that ho had gene back
and told his people it was a beaver , when
ho knew lie was tolling a lie. I told him
and the audience that ho had Hod at Die
sound of the white soldiers coming ,
without waiting to light or to see how
many there were of them. I pointed out
half a dozen men in the circle who were
with him that night and who would
swear to all I said. I told them that
Sicunk had challenged mo to light because -
cause lie believed that being alone in
their camp I would not dare to fight.
"Now , " I said , ' 'if Siuink is a man ho
will got up hero and light mo if not , ho
is a coward and a squaw. "
All this tlmo the Skunk sat with his
chin on his breast. I waited a minute ,
and all eyes were on him. Then I
walked up to him , clubbed him over the
head with my revolver , and kicked him
ns ho rolled over. In an Instant Little
Wolf and half a dozen other frlondlios
were at my side , deeming a light immi
nent , but no ono lifted a hand to harm
mo. On the contrary , several of Skunk's
former followers tore his buffalo robe
from him , trailed it in the dut > t , and lie
was no longer a chief. I had done a fool
hardy piece of work , and fully reali/od
Lhat had I boon killed no ono would have
boon responsible for my death hut my
self ; yet I had been insulted , and had' I
not resented it in the way I did the In
dians would over after have called mo a
coward.
UoWltt's Lltllo lOarly Ulsora for tha llvj
I'upplcH.
Washington I'ost : Apropos of dogs.
It is said that the late Admiral I'ortur
had the yard and stables of his house on
II. Htroet full of them , acquired in this
manner : Whenever a young naval olllcor
wished to ingratiate himself with the
idmiral , he would casually remark :
"Oil , Admiral. I have a valuable litter
of puppies , and It would give mo great
pleasure if you would accept one.1 The
idmiral was fully conscious of tlio ralson
d'etre , and whenever a basket appeared
with Lieutenant or Ensiim So and SO'H
compliments and a whining , llabby HIIUC-
tmon of imppydoin therein , he would re
mark : ' 'Hero comes another application
for ahoro duty. " _
A very small plh , but a very good one. Do-
Witt's llttlo Karly UUo .
Lyclla Thompson Is playlnir In " 1'aul Pry"
and other old pluys In Knglund , unu the
critics over thcro are praising her. tier
duuuhtor plays In "Tho Middleman , " which
will visit Otnatnt this wcolt.
iaiiiiiauuiiuio a
DIRECTORY.
A s A XI ) TtiXTS.
Omaha Tent or Awning -
ing Oo , ,
HUBS , Immmootn , oil unit
ruhtiprelnlliliiit Sand for
iip. liu Knrimm
HAGS A\U 2'U7iV/i' .
HIUYCI.KS.
A. IT. Pcrriro & Oo. M , 0 , Daxou ,
NOtl Doilk'D Street. lllcjelo * rold nn moiithlr
piymontn.
SPnd for our c.it
nnd prices. 130 N. Utli itroct.
JiUOK lllXDEUS awl
Morso-Oco Shoj Company ,
1109 Howard Street.
Fnotnrr , corner Illh nint lloiiuli" Stroit.
Wonrc mnkliiKclone prices to caili burora , nmt
clmi of Kiiodi wlili'li l < vcrr ml-
i nblu with maminntf. ' - -
Ackonnau Brothers & Hoiutze ,
Printers , binders , eloctrntri'OM , bUi't boo * nianu-
f.iot iron.
1110 Howard lroi't , Om h * .
JIOOTb AM )
< .lAltti. (
W. T. Seaman , West & Fritsclior ,
Mnnufnctiiros Mnoclicxrs ,
' . Vnrlotr
Omnlm's l.nrxoat
.
Jobber * ot lo.if tnbicoo.
WAOONS AND
CAIlllIAOKS. 1011 Kiirniim StrooU
GEN'l ' FU1N1S1U'NG GOODS.
J. T. Robinson Notion
Oo.
( lontV fiirnlshliu good , ,
m'f'g colobralod brnml
" lliitktkln " ovor.illi ,
pnnH , nhlrti , coits , etc
Cor. Utli nnd Howard Ms
GLASS , PAINT OIL AND DRUGS.
Konuard Glass and J. A. Fuller & Oo , ,
Paint Co. , HIT. Douglni Street ,
i-HU Hnrney StrJ ) !
Oumha , NcU Oinnl.n.
William Oummings , Blake , Bruce & Oo. ,
ITandCl'J South 10th bt. WX03 l.o ivenworth St.
Omnha , Nob. Onmlm , Nob.
GROCERIES.
? uxton & Gallagher , Meyer & Raapke ,
706-71 IB. lOtli Street , Street ,
Oiiuiliii , Nob. Omnhn. Nub.
TJ. M Steele & GJ , Sloan , Johim i Oj.
1201-12-W Jonat S'.e lllh nnd I.u.ivcnwurtu
Street , ,
Omnh'i , NO'J. Onmlm , Naa.
Allan Bros. , McOord , Brady i Oo. ,
lUMIIOHir.uy 3Ui and Lenvenworth ,
Omnha , Neb. Onmlm , Neb.
GUNPOWDER.
Hutch 0 Olark.
Ciun'l Woticrn Aatml nf
lni'nl' | * riporllnK tiun-
| ) QWlllT , Allltl llUllUIl | | ( > .
l o Ulutlliu c.ipi , line )
'ISIIurngyilrijel
HARDWARE
Heotor&WilhelmyOo Olark-Audrecsen
Hardward Oo ,
Cor.lOtli anil JucicionHit
UtlianJ llnrnvir , O.-uiliiv
Omuha. Not )
JRON WOllKfi
Cockroll Bros IF , 0. Swnrt * & Oo. ,
nrukorn nml e.nti liiiyer * . I llroko , ( lrnlnl'roTliiloiil
I'rlrnln nlrci to New ' no. I'rltntn wlrn In St.
York , Chicago , A St. i IxmlminilClilCAgo. llooiu
IXMIK 10-18 llourd of " , llnnnldf Trmlp.Onmlio ,
Trnclo. l.tclinnitobM'K , 8.
MIL L IXEll Y A A'AW IO .Y.S.
0. A. Stonohill , I. Oborfuldor & Oo. ,
Millinery , N'otloniCloik : Importer' nnd .Inbbort In
itc. : .Mllllnory
503 , 510 nnd JI.'Houlh ! It ! >
llC-llt S. Kith Ht , Om.ilm. Street.
.MUSICAL JXSTHUMKXTS , ETC.
Max Meyer & Bro Oo A. llospe , Jr. ,
M'f'K Jowclcr" , ilonlo" In I'lnnoi , Organi , ArllUi'
muslcnl Irntmmonti , MaterlnN , Ida.
etc.
Fnrni\m nnd Ifith. 1M1 DoiiKlii Slrcot
OYSTERS. I OILS.
Platt & Oo. , Consolidated Tank
s KMi nnd i clu'y Line Oo.
8)9 ) South 10th 81 '
llcllncd and lutnli'UInf
Dnvld Cole .Mmm.'i'r. oil * , nxln gruaio , oto
Pensions procured for soldiers of tlio
Rebellion who faorvccl 0) Uava nnd uro
now disnbloil from ANY ciiuso. Tlio pension -
sion is pu.ynblo whether tbo disability
was IniMir.od before , duriiiff or since
sorvieo. Ponsioiis for widows nuti ebild-
ron without rofftircl to e.iusoof eoldior'n
dentil. 1'eiiBioiis for mothnrs and
futlicrs who nro NOW dependent ,
wbotlier they wore dependent on soldier
when bo dioi or not. Widows , child
ren nnd pivrontH are regarded IIH 'do-
pendent" in all case.- ) whore they have
iiotHiilliclont property for their support.
Soldlor.s pensioned at less than twelve
$112.00) ) dollars ner month and HulTorln ; ;
from disability in addition to that
named in their pension oortilleatu , may
obtain inureasu nnJor the now liw.
Information and advice ijlvon with
out clnu'fro. liust faolllties uver olTered
to clalnviiitH to have their claims pro
perly and diligently prosecuted. No
charges unless successful. Wrlto for
information to
Bureau of Claims ,
OMAHA , NEB.
r5r This Iliiro.iu Is u'i r.i u toed ny lli
Onmlm lloo , the I'lunuur 1'ies.s mrl tliu Hua
' [ 'riiiilHvco r.xiuuliiur.
INDIAN DEPBEDATIQNGUUMS
Portions who have lost propurtr from Inillnn
raiiU dhoiilcl Illo tliulr claims midcirtliu Indian
Doiirolutloii Act ( it .Mur.'li ' , 134. 'I In * timoU
limited , unit tlio alulnm iiru tiikun up by tli
court m tliuurdur la wliluli tha are roi't'lvo
Taku Notion that all coutraota entered Into
with attornuya pror to the Act are macla
null nnd void , liifurnmtloii Klvun und ull
cliilhia promptly uttumlud In by tlio
lilib HURl-AU OF CLAIMS.
WO lien Iliillillnu.
OMAHA , NliUJHASKA ,
