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TILTS OMAHA DAILY KEEt SAJTlTlinA V. HAIL 111)1 ) PRINCE OF PEACE Britons Head tbo Message of Wales with Great Satisfaction. EVERYTHING LOOKS LIKE RECONCILIATION nnil lVpi l ! Alike nnitnrnc llic of ( tic I'rlnre nnil Ailopt Illn Krlcmtl- SlMltlllH'llt. < CopyrlKlit , 1S05 , tiy Pruin PuMlnhlnn Company. ) LONDON , Dec. 26. ( New Y&rk World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The publica tion everywhere In England and Europe this morning of the Joint message of the prtnco of Wales r.rt the duke of York In response to Mr. Pulltc.er'8 cablegram , la considered by the English newspapers nnd the English people aj , an event of the greatest political Importance , Tlio exigency which could lead nny member of the royal family the prince of Wales most of all to Intervene In any way In any question , even remotely associated with politics , In universally accepted as In deed serloilA Such n public expression by an English sovereign or a prospctlve iwvcrelgn na this cablegram to the World M probably unprecedented In English history. The message It obviously accepted as all this by. the entire press and people of England. It Is glvsn the first place In the news columns r.f every newspaper , Is printed again In the news mimmarlcj , and again In every leading editorial. The London Telegraph plainly points out the rea , onu why It Is to bo considered of the vtry , highest Importance. PRINCE NOT A 1'AKTISAN. "Tho prince ' of Wales and the duke cf York , " eays this most widely circulated of all the English journal ? , "havo united In dispatching to America , at the Instance of the editor of the Now York World , a paper that has done Invaluable strvlco to the cause of peace during the recent outbreak of ontl- Brltlsh fooling , an Important telegram bear ing upon the relations of the two countries. The very rarity of the occasion upon which nn heir to tlu throne Intervenes In current political affairs , whether domestic or Inter national , Incrcasca the effect of the message , which Is practically one of gscd will to the whole body of United States public. It Is one of those principles of conduct which the prince of Wales has always studiously fol lowed that his position prevents him from taking any share In the partisan controversies of the day. There Is nothing In the constitution which In any way enjoins such abstention , and on rare occasions It might become the duly of the heir apparent to express his own opinion on ono side or the other of some de bated question. Cases can well be Imagined where It wculd be to the great advantage of the nation that words of warning or of en couragement should procod from m eminent n source. Generally , however , the practice. if not the theory , of ths constitution has precluded royalty from cither saying or doIng - Ing anything that cculd In the slightest de- grcj bear an outer semblance of political partisanship , 'and on all ordinary occasions It can easily -bo seen that such a course Is the wisest to bo adopted by on ? who will uomo day be called upon to rule over all parties and classes alike. In International politics the casi Is different , and here there , Is an Inherent fitness In the voice of royalty ' being occasionally heard , speaking the senti ment of the-whole people. SHOULD CARRY GREAT WEIGHT. "The reply which the prince has directed to be sent to a transatlantic journalist Is 0112 that will In tons as well as In sub stance commend Itself to both nations allko. It affords one moro example of the unerring skill and tact which has charac terized In a very remarkable manner all ' the public utterances of letters of Its Il lustrious author. In It his royal highness. In Ills own name and that of the duke of York , expresses nn earnest trust and be lief that differences that unhappily prevail * will ba adjusted In a manner satisfactory to both countries , and that thsy will be succeeded by the same warm feeling of friendship that has existed between them for so many y'car . "Thero will be a general feeling of grati tude to the prince for having dispatched S3 Influential a message to our kin beyond the seas. There have bsen stupid efforts made to produce bad blood bitween the two Anglo- Saxon communities , and at ono time It really seemed as though there might bo danger of tha war craze overpowering the saner Judgment In the United States. All tha moro necessary , therefore. Is It that men of eminence and Influence- each camp should act as volunteer peacemakers and attempt to show vividly to bath nation : ' haw small Is the subject of dispute and how lamentably great would be the calam ity of-'H resort' to arms. Happily the worst of the fever Is now over , nnd unless some untoward event of a totally unexpected and unlikely character should occur , then ought to bo no further Setback to the progress toward convalescence. The true International attitude l certainly that warm feeling of friendship to which tha prince's telegram refers , and the sooner we return to that attitude the easier will It be to forget that friendliness was over momentarily dis ' turbed. " Till * T A The Times , In n leader of four columns , Is no less emphatic. "Tho prince of Wales , " It declares , " , has rendered an Important serv ice to the cause of peace by replying with , perfect tact , good feeling nnd dignity to the appeal of the Now York World. Discarding all considerations of ctlquetto nnd punctilio , lie hns expressed In his own name and In that of the duke of York their earnest trust , uml thplr bpllef that the preront crisis will bo arranged In a manner satisfactory allko to Great Britain and to the United States , and that It will be succeeded by the same warm feeling of friendship which has existed be tween the two cpuntrlcs for so many years. It would bo Impossible to convey In a man ner iiPC9 ) accurate , more- authoritative or mora accsptable to the American people what are assuredly the sentiments of the people of this country , without distinction of class or party. If ; no our New York correspond ent anticipates , the American people Inter pret the prince of Wales' mere suggestion .M expressing alro the scr.iimsr.is of the queen , they will only unhu with the people of Great Britain In doing Justiceto the gracious sovereign whose character demands the admiration and respect of the world. " SALJSHURY'S SOBER SENTIMENT. The Times continues In nn elaborate dls- cuEtloiU'of the situation , present and pros pective , In which It states apparently as If Inspired by Lord Salisbury , which I am well autur.'d IB the ejact fact , the projcnt Eng lish position thus : ' , Lord Salisbury having replied to Mr. Olney'B dispatch nnd Mr. Cleveland's mes- Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair , DR ; BAMN6 Igf POHDFR . MOST.PERFECT MADH. A pure Gripe Cream of Tartar Powder. Pica from Ammonia , Alum cr any other adulterant. 4Q-YEARS THE STANDARD. j cnge being 'o municipal document , ' of which her m < ijp ty' povernmont has no ofHclM cognisance , In tliroo circumstance * It would certainly not fnrth r the cause of pence to take nny action whatever. On the contrary , It would embarrass thd government of the Un'ted ' States , which nt present IB not In ternationally committed In any way. How easy It would be to do harm by Int rfer- cnco In what Is really n domestic dlscusdon upon a foreign policy may be seen by con sidering how the situation would have been complicated at Ihls moment had Lord Salis bury made a proposal last w ek bated upon n state cf things which has already been profoundly modified. When definite pro posals are made to our government , It will bs time for It to state Its views nnd Inten tions. Jhit to do so b fore the American people fiavo made up their own mind would Involve the most norlciig risk of committing ont party or the ether or pos'lbly both to positions from which withdrawn ! might bo far from easy. As things stand nt present there Is no difficulty about withdrawal , be cause th re Is nothing to withdraw. The Standard , the third of th ? GrJat lory organs , also discusses In n column lender the prince's nussage and the World's Interview with Senator Oray. Of the first the Stand ard says : "We print this morning a telegram - gram In wlilch the prince of Wnlfs and the duke of York have replied to the Invitation of the New York World , though they are pre- cludfd by their positions from so much an touching on the merits of the question now at Issue between England and the United Slates. The hope they express for pacific set tlement of the dUputo will go toward Its own fulfillment and lead to the restoration which t'iiey desire cf tha old friendly feeling be tween the two nations. " OKAII AT UJUY'S STUAW. The Standard considers that Senator Oray'9 statement , If , as reported , It may be taken as representing 1'ronldent Cleveland's present vliws , materially changes the status of the whclo controversy. "It has put a very welcome gloss on the terms of the re cent mtssago to congress , " the Standard ob serves. The commission about to Inquire Into the Venezuelan frontier question was not proposed , Senator Gray says , with nny view of dictating trt fJrpnl llrltnln. hut cnlv to supply the American public with the latest nnd most accurate Information , and It would bo a mlstak , we are told , to believe that the Monroe doctrine would actually , or could properly , ba Invoked If It were found that bona fldo doubt existed an to the buntbry between Venezuela and British Oulana. Wo are very glad that so reasonable an Interpre tation can bo read Into what seems a some what uncomprcmlnlng text. " The News ( liberal ) also accepts Senator Cray's utterances as Important. "We there fore welcome , " It remarks , "as one of th ? sanest and most conslblo utterances which has been reported from America the ac count of art- Interview with Senator Gray which Is given to the New York World. Sen ator Gray said that the United States by tha Venezuelan commission did not assume the rlcht to delimit the frontier for Great Britain , but sought to ascertain for Itself whether there was nny design by Great Britain under pretext of a boundary dispute to aggrandize her own territory nt the expense of Vene zuela. Wo have said all along that to a com mission appointed In that way and with that object England can have no possible objc- tlon. On the contrary , Its appointment might be sincerely welcomed. The main point Is to convince- the people of the United States that England has acted In good faith , nnd has not been grabbing territory to wlilch she had no claim. Wo may congratulate the prince of Wales on the tact with which , neg lecting the obsolete rults cf reticence , he has expressed though an American newspaper his nhHsfmns irrnottnrra The Chronicle , representative of the mopt radical thought of Grat Britain , and under stood to bo almost as opposed to the continu ance of the monarchy as to that ot the House of Lords , BjyK : "TliP prince of Wales never m'.ie IrJly rcprcsecd ! the fc 'ngs and wishes cf the English people than whs.n he directed MB secretary , who has served him now most conscientiously for just a gsniratlon , to send through the New Ycrk World a Chrtoimas message of confident hope to the American people- Every ono will i hare his royal hlghnero' hopa that the question will be ar ranged In the manner t-atlsfactury to both countries and will bo succeeded by the same warm feeling of friend ship which has existed between the 'j > : ople for so many years. Referring to Senator Gray's Interview , the Chronlcl ? adds : "We iliunk Senator Gray for hl.3 . frankness. It Is nearly as good a ms.ago of peace and good will as that of the prince of Wales nnd his son. " MORNING IS NOT SO HOPEFUL. The Morning notes : "Only the belief that ho might thereby help allay the angry pav clons of the moment could have prompted the prjnce of Wales to take an unprecedented "departure from the reticence usually observed by the members ot tha royal family In deli cate International question and to send a friendly message to America. The message Is gracefully worded , and wo wish we could share the confidence which has inspired It. In this country tliere is not a little of antl- Amerloan sentiment. Across the Atlantic the feeling toward England Is far from friendly and the Americans have not hesitated to ex press It. Though such a kindly message as that of the prince of Wales cannot bs ex pected to affect the policy of the Washington dlplomattste , It Is well calculated to Impress the American people with the sincerity of England desiring to avoid a misunderstanding with the United States. " Henry Gust , editor of tha Pall Mall Ga zette , and a member of the last Parliament , has always been supposed to have extra ordinary opportunities for learning tne Inner secrets of whitever administration is In power. Although a tory , he , first published the news of Mr. Gladstone's intended retire ment. He Is bclr to Lord Brownlow , U < In the most exclusive plltlcal as well as social clrclss of London , and until last year was ac cepted as one of the coming men In Great Britain. His statement that the prince's message was sent with the knowledge of Lord Salisbury , If correct , might give to the cablegram momentous Importance , as In dicative of the prime minister's future policy , at least to the extent of hlt < disposition In the coming emergencies. The Poll Mall Gazette says : "Tho message addressed by the prlnca of Wales and tic | duke of York to the American people by way of the New York World Is Intrinsically ad- mlrahla and brimful of that tact which char acterizes the public' utterances of the mem bers of tlie royal house. But the real signifi cance of the message lies In the fact that It has been sent at all. The prlnco of Wales.falth- ful to the example set him by the sovereign , studiously avoids the slightest infraction of the rule that the queen governs through her ministers. No such t > tcp , therefore , as that of addressing tlie people of a foreign state through the medium of a newspaper could have been taken excspt after consultation with the prime minister. The fact that Lord Salisbury has approved of the > happy Idea which prompted the prince to reply to the appeal of the World may bo taken as evi dence of ( he spirit In which MID govirnment regards the crisis so recklessly sprung upon us by the American president and Mr. Olney. " The Globe says the prlnco "did the right thing In the right place. " The prince's cablegram is the foremost topic of discussion In the clubs and at other gatherings cf influential London people. The prlnca Is entertaining n Iqrgo Christmas party at SandrltiK'nam His action In thus addressing himself directly to such a benefi cent mission as that Inspiring his messagi Is certain to very greatly add to his present popularity with all classes of the English people. BALLARD SMITH. n.V.V GOVI2H.V.MH.VI'H COMIUXn. Talk of nn Allliiiu-o ( o I'rotcet Tlic-Ir American I'OSHPNMIOIIH. LONDON , Dc. 2fi. The Vluinn correspond ent of the Dilly News says that Spain has already notified the British government of Its opposition to President Cleveland , and It Is believed that four states , Great Britain , Franc ; , Spain and Holland , will form a quadruple allhncp tc r-ect : * their American possessions against the United States. Lord LondEsborough has written to the Times , enclosing a cablegram received from Liberty lodge of Masons nt Beverly , Mass. , w'nlch he takes as representing all the Amer ican Free Masons , expressing n fraternal sentiment toward England , A New York dispatch to the Dally News1 says : There Is a rumor that Secretary Olney has sent a private telegram to Lord Salisbury assuring him that the passage * of the com mittee bill was not to bo construed as a hostlU act. The Dally News says editorially on this : "There ls nothing incredible or sur prising In such n announcement. On the contrary , It would be highly honorable In Mr. Olney. " r.ie Dally News nays : "Our Vienna cor- re pond nt has reason to believe that Lord . Salisbury Is. negotiating with France and Hol land , an owners ot American colonies , to join In a proltsl against President ClsvtUnd'd Action , which hag nlrcady been condemned by Spain , We should be- Inclined to doubt the wisdom of ny European alliances which hnvs not been supported by cool nnd sober opinion In America. " ZIMTOU.V OAl'TCItKI ) 11V TIII3 TUHKS. Ilrfrnloil In the Klrnt KiiRnjrrniont They Turn the Tnlilcn In Ihc N'rxl , LONDON , Dsc. 27. A dispatch to the Times from Constantinople * , dated December 2G , wys : On Monday the Turkish troops hastened to the barracks occupied by the Insurgents at Zoltoun and summoned them to surrender. Their refusal led to n battle , In which the Turks were worsted nnd were compelled to retreat. During n fresh en gagement on Ttiesdny both HID Insurgents and the non-combatnnt Zeltounlls fled. The troops cccupled the town. Thrre has been much perturbation nt the ylldlz kiosk since Monday night , when n pls'.ol shot was fired In the palace. The mln- Inter of war was summoned , nnd has been nt the palace with only a brief respite ever since. Many officials and servants hnve besn arrested nnd questioned , but the mystery has net been solved , The sultan was much per plexed , and has had the guards and police largely Increased. Military .Alcii MniKlr. ( CopyrlRhl , ISM , by 1'reM Publishing Crmpnny. ) LONDON , Dec. 26. ( New York World Cablegram Special TeUgrom. ) Olympln , the largest place of public entertainment In Eng land , opened today with a military spectacle , which Included a friendly meeting between American and English olHczra and a salute of the combined Hags of the two nations. These exhibitions of friendly International feallng were received by the great audlcnco with Immense enthusiasm. HrltlHli CnlnnlxlN C iiiiiliiln. 1S93 , by I're.'n Publishing Company. ) COLON , Colombia , Dec. 20. ( New York World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The British Guiana newspapers are complaining bitterly. An attempt Is being made to grow coffee. In England sugar , Guiana's staple , has been dwindling for the last four years. Gold mining and other minor Industries can not put sufllclcnt money In circulation. Rico cultivation on a grand seals Is contemplated. STORY OF A GOLD .111X13. HfTct-t of n lIiiHhiiiHl'N I'rolUnlilu Ircx- oiit lo lllH Wife. It Is not likely that Captain Do Lamar had any intimation , wlun he seized the $1,500,000 option on the property of the Merciir Gold Mining nnd Milling cunpany , that there was 4ho representative of a German syndicate stepping almost upon his hccla It is a fact , nevertheless ? , relatss the Salt Lake Tribune. The attention of the Germans was called to the Merciir In n way that was novel. Last spring Charles Boettcher , who was Just then seeking a foothold for the Citizens' Electric Light company , started forth to buy a suit able souvenir of his sojcurn In Salt Lake City to send to his wife , who was visiting the old folks In Berlin. On his way to a jewelry store Mr. Boettcher met an aqunlntance. "I'm on my way to buy a present for my wit ? , " tuld ho to hla companion , "nnd for the life of me I dcn't know what to buy. " "Mnki. It 1,000 shares of Mercur , " was the recommendation. "What's It worth ? " "Ten dollars , If It's worth a cent. " i "What's It selling for ? " "I'll nil an order at $3.65. " Tins decided on , tno purcnnso waa mane , and when Mr. Boettchcr's next letter reached his wife it contained 1,000 snares of Mcrcur. Perhaps that lady did not appreciate the real merits of the gift until a few weeks later when she opined another letter to learn that it had earned a dividend of $1.25. A month later this way repeated , anJ repeated a sec- cnd time , to the astonishment of her friends , and then letters bsgan to pour into Mr. Boetlcher's mall. The Teuton wanted n slice of the stock , and when he got a letter recit ing what waa necessary to gratify his ambi tion a movement was begun looking to the purchas * cf the property. A syndicate was organized , and a repreMUtativo was started for America with Instructions to lay a propo sition before the Mercur people , but on reach ing Now York It was to learn that Captain Da Lamar had clinched the deal. Since that tlmo the representative of th ? syndicate has been watching "every movement In connec * tlon with the option. Should the captain fall to take It up , which Is most Improbable , thero'll bo a citizen of Germany knocking at the door of the bonanza as soon as the fast train on the Union Pacific can bear him to It. Meanwhile Mrs. Bosttcher has seen her stock advance from $3.63 to $7 , but there la no evldenc ; that she has decided to part with the certificate that brought her such luck nnd which put a millionaire syndicate of Germany upcn the trail of an American bonanza. Iii < < -olli'Klnlo OhfHH 'I'ouriiiuiieiit. NEW YORK , Dec. 26. The annual inter collegiate chess tournament was begun this afternoon nt the Harvard school. The games opened with the understanding that those not finished by 11 p. m. each tiny will then be adjudicated by Samuel Lloyd or Eugene Delmnr , the referees. The tour nament will bo finished on January 1 , four games being played each day. The contest ants today were : Columbia , A. M. Price nml I. Ross ; Harvard , W. Ryderand Elmer B. Southurd ; Ynlc , Leo Arnsteln and Wil liam Murdoch ; Princeton , R. P. Elmer nnd II. Seymour , Jr. Ross was the llrst to score by dercatlnp Seymour In forty-live moves' . Arnsteln defeated Elmer In thirty moves ; Ryder beat Arnsteln after slxty- thren moves ; Murdoch and Southard drew after forty-eight njovcs , Took the OIllcer'H Itevolvrr. On Christmas night Officer Matson under took to arrest several young toughs 'who ' were disturbing- peace In the vicinity of Thirteenth nnd WIIHumi streets. Ho was nesnulted and had his revolver taken from his hand by one of the gang. All of his assailants escaped. Yesterday warrants were sworn out for three of the number , nnd Inst night Tom ( joinns , anus nltl , and Frank Kane were arrested for participating In the fight. The Ambitious Perxou , Who strives to "get thfre" will certainly reach his destination quicker via the UNION PACIFIC than via any other line. Ha will save 13 hours to Sa'c I.ako City' 15 luiirs to San Francisco , v 11 hours to Portland. A. C. 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P. depot dally at 545 ; p. m. and arrives at Chicago SMS next morning. A "Northwestern" train In ey-ry detail. Tlio Omuliii-CiiluuKo Special. VIA NORTHWESTEHN LINE. A CLEAN train DIRECT FROM OMAHA. Evenings at fj45. ; An EARLY nnd CONVENIENT TRAIN Into Chicago next morning 8:45 : , Vestlbuled steam heat gas a la carte diners on tno epicurean plan first-class sleepers fre "Northwestern" chair can. City Ticket Office , 1401 Farnam St. m Comfort und Economy will be realized by buying a tourist ticket to California nnd using the upholstered Pull man tourist cars on the UNION PACIFIC. THROUGH SLEEPERS DAILY TO SAN FRANCISCO. For tickets and reservations In tourist sleepers , call on A. 0. Dunn , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent. 1302 'Farnam St. - m Hayden Drci. ' ad , U OB ( ago i. RECOLLECTIONS- BORDER Brace of Stories Beoalling Lifo on tbo Frontier , GALLANT DASH AAT THE APACHES lion- Fort C. I" . Bmttli AVnn Hcllcveil AVlio.il HolcnR-nereil Ity lii- dlntiM Aboriginal StipernU- tlou Served tulitioil \\'o had come out of Port Wallace , bound for Camp Supply , with n train of thirty wagons , says a writer In the Detroit Free Press. There were only sixty troopers to escort cert the train sixty troopers and the coun try full of war parties raiding back and forth and fluiheJ with their victories over the stage stations and Isolated settlement ! ' . At high noon , as wo halted tor half an hour's rest and to close up the- train , fully -100 In dians were. In sight from every wagon. Horses were unsaddled , rubbed down and given a blto to oat before the saddles wrved out , flrearms overhauled , and the pale-faced teamsters warned that they must fight or be wiped out. We are ready half an hoar after 12 o'clock , We must * give the Apaches a lesson In man ners. Wo had bean waiting1 until the train should reach a favorable location. The mo ment had come. On this ground the team sters would take caret of It with ten troopers to guldo and direct , and that left fifty of us to act. The word was quietly passed down the line , well man prepared himself , and at a note from the bugle a wonderful change lock plac ? . Our captain wheeled with twenty men , and charged to the rear ; our single lieutenant wheeled ] to the left wHli ten men ; a sergeant charged straight ahead with ten more. I took nine others and wheeled to the right and rode straight at a body of eighty Indians bunched on a , knoll just out of rills snot. "Hlght wheel steady , now forward , trot , gallop charge ! " Ten to entity ! Eight to one ! Odds enough to prove our mctnl and make It exciting. Every troopsr In every squadron was cheering no he rode. His carbine was 'strapped to hit' back and his saber was held aloft In his right hand. "Kui'h ' 'em , bys drive right Into 'cm make a hole In the bunch ! " Our plan had ben executed so swiftly that the reds were dumbfounded. Only three or four shots were flred at us as we charged , and the whole band tat theic gazing : it V3 ns w-e thundered up. Wo struck them with nn awful crash leu of us In single rjnk , and n,3 our sabers began to Hash the Indians thought only of getting : out of reach.Ve had thorn flying In two minutes' , and the order was , In case they took t& flight , to keep together and run thsm for a couple or miles , using our carbines on their backs. HOT WORK. I had a light horse , not much larger than an Indian pcny. Ho struck and knocked over two ponies , and as I cut a warrior down with my saber my horse pitched ground. I was stunned , but remember that two cr three horses stepped en mo aa the Indians drew out and took to flight. When I struggled to a sitting position It was to find myself almost helpless. My right shoulder was broken , my back severely inr/vl nml mv torn folt. nllmll. T tvnfl _ ln n hollow , from which I could not see the wagons , but could hear the fighting going on In. all directions. To the right of mo was a dead warrior ; to the left a second ; further to the left a dead pony ; to the right a wounded one ; directly In front of me and twenty feet away was a redskin'kicking and struggling. I had just gotten a rest on my left elbow when he sat up. The right side of his head was all blcody from a saber cut which had shaved off an car. but this would have been a trlfl ° to him. no must nave ojen uiBmounieu as I was' , and had also boon trodden upon. His right arm"hung limp and his back was broken. 'He fell back as Jio.rtrled to , et ! up , and , rolling over Jhalf way , his eyeo Icoked straight Into mine. ii Talk 'of 'tho fury In the eyes of 0 tiger brought to bay , of a lion crippled and waitIng - Ing to strlko a dying blow , of the fires of hell burning In the eyes of a mastiff at tacked with hydrophobia and Impatient to destroy ! The face of that Indian was the face of a dwnon fresh from the confines of hades. The hate In his eyes made the blood chill. The desire for vengeance burned out like a blaze on a hilltop at midnight. I felt for my revolver with my left hand. It was In thB holster of my saddle. My carbine was at my back , but I could not get at It , Injured as I was , and the slight est movement gave rae the most excruciat ing pain. Was he armed ? Yes ! I saw his left hand go down and seize the handle of his tomahawk , and as ho raised it he tried to utter a shout of vengennce. He could not sit up , and his right arm was helpless , but , shut ting his teeth tightly together to force back the pain , he waved tie tomahawk three or four times to get an Impetus , and the'n flung It as me. It passed over mo and sunk Into the earth. Had he any other weapon ? He lay back , though , and again his eyes glared Into mine , while the blood oozed from his wound and ran down his throat and neck. A THRILLING MOMENT. Hate ! Vengeance ! Fury ! Hope ! Despair ! I read each feeling as It passed through his heart read It from the eyes which burned and glinted and blazed until I gnw faint at their malignity. Then he moved his arm again and brought up a knife a long , thin knife , wlilch the lightest blow would drive to a man's heart. ' It flashed and 'glistened In the sun , and my flesh crept as the red devil , wounded unto death and almost helpless , reached out and laid the knife on the ground , and then sought IO ClUlCn llll > BUI ! UIIU UIUK ma MUUJ lunuiu me. An Inch two Inches three five ten a foot ! 'if he can havetime ho will pull him self across that space to within striking dis tance , and then drive that knife Into me ! Ho reaches out again ho groans In pain his fingers dig up the dirt his eyes look blood-red as he calls up his thirst for venge- anc3 to help his muscles perform their work. Another Inch six Inches another foot ! I feel the ground around me again as far as I can. No weapon nothing to slop hlr advances ! s Once merci lie reaches out and deposits the knife the black fingers sink Into the soil and find a hold the powerful muscles of a single arm pull his crippled body along Inch by Inch Inch by Inclil There's a brighter blaze In his eyes additional fury creeps Into that steady glare , Bje has been wounded unto death , but if ho can kill mo ho will die without a regret aye , * wlth-a shout of cxulla- tlcn on hU lips. Inch by Inch coming , coming nearer , nearer ! Two feu morcand ho can read ) me and stab and * thrust with that knife. But , suddenly I notlcj that ; JJis firing has ceased. I hear the hoof bsataiofpgalloplng horses , and now a half dozen troopers ride up , and one cf them calls out ; "Hless my stars , but there's our sergeant ! Hello , old boy , catch .a. bullet ? Down boys , and look after hip ) , .and I'll just-put an ounce ball Into ( lit-ilhaad of this red devil who's been picking hlferteeth with his hunt ing knife. Stand clear a minute , boys ! One , two1 , three gons to ililjun heaven , to fool no more with wagon trains ! " FOIIT SMITOXmELIEVED. The rtory told the other day of the fierce battle of Sand Creek-Jin which White Ante- lopo's village of IndlJIis , man , woman , and child , were annihilate ! tby the whites under the leadership of Colonel Oeorge L. Shoup , now United States senator from Idaho , brings an Inquiry as to what > participation In that blcody episode was had by the famous Nell Howie. He took no part In that sanguinary cncunUr , relates the Philadelphia Times ) , for the simple reawn that tie was not there. The mention of his name , however , bring ! to mind a story unrecorded In American hls- tsry , and of which It should form a par ! , It refjulr.'s a preface. In the pioneer day ] , to reach Montana from Cheyenne , In Wyoming , required u roundabout journey that Involved a double crossing of the Itocky mountains , with a change of base at Silt Lake City. Tlio United States government brought about a better condition of travel by constructing a trail through the Gallatln valley along the coursj of the Gunpowder river , reaching aiound the bate of the mountains In a curvilinear fcrin , which avoided the heights of the Heckles. To protect this route from marauding Indians thres forts were liult ! Reno. I'h.l Kearney and C. F , Smith. ' Th * e were KKrUoncJ by United States troop1 In 1863 tus murderous Sioux from the Yd- * * ! . * . * , * lowttono'vflllcy pursuedmngulnnry course up through the Gallalfn valley and Into Man- Inn * . It was marked by mplno nnd plunder , They besieged Fort Ilcno and killed many of Its Rarrlton , Including n brother ) of A. K. MeCltirc. They environed Fort Phil Km- ncy nnd wiped from the faceof the earth every human Using whosw walls It fulled to protect. Then they surrounded Fort C. F. Smith , where 200 union soldiers found them selves surrounded by moro than 1,000 death-seeking Indian * . Escape teemed Impossible. A courier got word of this con dition of affairs to General Hancock , who was then stationed at St. Paul , and ho cent a message to the governor of Montana at Hozcmnn , calling upon him to relieve the be sieged garrison. The chief executive of the territory of Montana at that time WAS Green Clay Smith , who , by the way , recently died In Washington , a Haptlit clergyman. He had been a member of congress from Ken tucky , but President Lincoln made him ter ritorial governor of Montana. Ho was seated on the porch of his residence In Hozeman when Hancock's message was handed to htm. To a visitor from the east who was seated by his side , and who Is authority for this narrative , ho said : "What In the name of heaven can I do ? Fort C. F. Smith Is 250 miles away. The country between here and there Is filled with Sioux Indians , Our mill- tla force consists exactly of 427 men. Not a man of them could reach Fort C. F. Smith alive. I am absolutely powerless , However , I will send for Colonel Howie. " HOWIE KNEW THE INDIANS. At that tlmo Colonel Nell Howie was United States marshal for the territory of Montana , He was a typical frontiersman. He commanded- Montana volunteers , nnd It has been paid of him tint "Gensral Sherman might have been at Uozemnn City with G.OOO troops and the people of the Gallatln could not liave escaped the pcalplng knife of the savage , but Colonel Howie , with less than 400 men , protected 100 miles of exposed front ier but a little distance from the hostile tribes. " It was to thU man that Governor Smith addressed himself , handing him General Han cock's dispatch , and saying : "Colonel , we can't do anything for those poor devils In Fort C. F. Smith. Wo haven't enough men , and those wo have couldn't get there. Am I right ? " "No , " said Colonel Howie , quietly , with out any exhibition of excitement , and wlh | the gentle voice of a woman. "There Is no trouble about that , governor. We can nr- lange. that matter and still leave the Mon tana frontier protected. I will need some picked men and a g3od loadsr for them. I think Captain McCnbe la the best fitted for this undertaking. I will go out and find him. " McCabe was another gentle voiced man with blue eyes. Ho didn't make much nolsj. Ho acted. He said to the governor : "Oh , yes , it Is easy enough. But I'll need forty of the best men I can select. You can keep the rest of your volunteer force here. " Gov ernor Smith looked at him In amazement. So did the visitor from the eaet. They both thought that he was cither Insane or a braggart. Governor Smith said to him : "How in the name of heaven do you expect to ralso the siege of Fort C. F. Smith with forty men when you know that It Is sur rounded by more than 1,000 bloodthirsty In dians and that the country between hero and there Is covered with thousands moro murderous Sioux ? " THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN. Said McCabei quietly : "Why , governor. It Is easy enough. The Indians know us and know that we know them better than they know themselves. You folks from the cast have on. Idea that what you call Indian atrocities are simply unmeaning exhibitions of brutality ; that scalping , for Instance , Is simply a form of torture. In t'nat you are mistaken. The Indian believes that no man can go to the happy hunting ground heaven we call It who has been deprived of his hair. Their motive In scalping a victim Is to carry out fiendish hatred to Its utmost by prevent ing him from , having a Hiappy hereafter. Therefore , to deprive an Indian of his scalp Is to rob him cf his hops of a happy here after. My men never kill an Indian without scalping him and the Indians know that. The. forty men I will select for this expedition are unerring in their aim with the rifle. They can shoot sixteen shots In slxton seconds and every ball means a dead Indian and every dead Indian means a scalp and every osalp means a warrior deprived eternally of a chanos of ever reaching the happy hunt ing ground. My forty men will walk from hero to Fort C. F. Smith without firing a shot. " ' "Incredible , " said Governor Smith. "True , " said Captain McCabe. What was the result. - Forty men walked 250 miles from Bozeman to Fort C. F. Smith. Indians watched them on eviry side. By days their progress wa * signaled by circling columns of smoke and at night by fire from mountain tops. But not a rhot was fired. When they got within sight of Fort C. F. Smith the 1,000 whooping Sioux who held the garrison In siege fled , and the forty frontiersmen from Bozeman marched In and escorted the 200 union soldiers back to tno territorial capital wltnout the loss of a life. Not a shot had been fired. Not a walp had been lifted. This Is unwritten history. 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Mrs. Fred Vnndcrbllt , who was so deeply Interested In the "cottage readings" at Now- port last summer , Is most generous in giving assistance In the organization of these read- lugs , even .to the extent of offering her par lors. The Misses Furnlss are lavish patrons of the new form of society entertainment. They opsn their homo to talent , but draw tha line at moneymakingschemes of fresh and green college graduates. One of the dllllcultlos to contend with In getting up these readings is tbo desire of fledglings to Instruct the universe. A poor reader may impose upon n New York audi ence for n single lecture , or perhaps several , providing It Is n matter of course-tickets , but she will never have a second opportunity. Yet kind hearted women of Influence find It an unpleasant task to resist the appeals made them to give young1 literary aspirants the covetJd chance of appearing before the elite nnd gaining the necesjary patronags for a winter's success. To be a successful reader a woman must be thoroughly up to her subject , and her subject must be ono of currant Interest. She should pof ess winning manners , a cultivated voice , and she will find personal beauty no small advantage. Mrs. Van Hens- sclaer Cruger Is naturally , as a successful literary woman , much Interested In these reading classes for the winter. Mrs. Thsodora Havemeyer , who spends more .nln money than any other woman In Now York ; Mrs Burden , Mrs. William T. Blodgett and Mr. Arthur Dodge are all women who are wlllln to give their time , money and drawing room to aid the intellectual progress of the Fou Hundred. Thorner , In the Journal of the America Medical association , calls attention to path ologlcal conditions that may follow plercln of the lobules of the ears , a custom he con elders barbaric. Death has resulted fron trlsmus , erysipelas , and gangrene , whl ! many observers have reported fibroli growths at the scat of Injury , which tend to recur and may become malignant. He In his own experience has seen erysipelas , ec/.e ma and tumors , Including fibrona and kclojd follow , and this leads him to bollcve tha such consequences are more frequent than Is usually surmised. Ho hopes It will speed Ily be considered an evidence of brutality to subject a child to such an unuecessar ; and mutilating procedure. The queen of England possesses the flower to declare war against any forslgn country or she can make a present to any foreign power of any part of the empire. The possibilities of plain black were Il lustrated In a gown seen at a reception the other evening. It was of velvet , made In Empire style , with a low , lound neck. The neck was outlined with Jet passementerie and above the glittering edge a full , soft shimmering chemisette and collar of blacl mousaellno do solo were drawn. The ful sleeves wcro also of the thin stuff ant ended half-way between elbow and shoulder In a band of jet. On one of the government reicrvatlons In Minnesota Miss Sybil Carter has been teach ing Indian women to make pillow lace. Her pupils were of all ages from 18 to 70 , and some of the most proficient workers are among those who have passed the meridian. These women have learned to make a variety of beautiful lace , oven needle lace , English made at three of the point being lace-mak- 'Ing schools. The women are- paid the highest price the profits warrant , and besides their patience- have the other fltnets of a strong native taste for the work. The work has been Introduced so far among the Sioux and the Chlppowas In Minnesota and Shoshones - shones In Wyoming , Sustained. IntereU has been developed at every point where It lux been Introduced. There are fMlioolu now at White Earth , Leech Lake , Red Like , Wild Rice River , Birch Cooiey , Mendota and She shone. In these schools the lace-making IB taught either by Miss Carter In person or by an assistant. l In a Syracuse family living net far from James street , an amusing Incident hippened the. other day. The family Includes a little boy about 10 years of age. During the con versation at the dinner table ho used Home bad language. His mother naturally re proved him severely for It. "Why , Shakespeare - peare usea those words , " exclaimed the lad , "Well , then , you mustn't pliy with Shakes peare any more , " was the prompt and cau tious reply of the horrified mother , Mm Lynn Lynton , who l never so happy as when she la "going" for something or Eomebady , has an article on "Cranks and Crazes" In the December North American tevlew , There are enough of both cranks and crazes In Hiese days to keep n woman of .Irs. Lynton's temperament busy. Amen hose that sbo Impales In this article are heosophy , spiritualism , foreign missions , bicycle , coster songs , the higher education for the working classes and u few others , One of the "lowest" crazes she thlnlu In the bicycle , "Walking , riding , skating , and dancing she can understand as "fit nxerclst 'or the vigorous and the young. " Hut "cycling seems to be such a doubtful kind if amusement such a queer cross between ho treadmill and the tight-rope demanding uch a constant strain of attention to keep your balance , with suqh a monotonous and cetrlcud action of the limbs as to render > t a work of p nance rather than of pleasure , " Teeth Without Plates. Gold Crown and Urldgo Teeth . J5.00 un Full Set Tooth on Ilubber . $5.00 Filling silver Filling gold $2.00 up Teeth Extracted without Bllghtest pain , without gas. Reliable Dentistry nt reason ! able prices. All work warranted. DR. BAILEY , Dentist Eight Years hi Oitinhn , 3rd Floor Paxtoii Block JAPANESE la the I'EIimCTlON . ' K.N'AMML 1 OLISIf. It Is guaranteed to be ubsolnii-ly free frum all ncids or other chemicals Injurious to the teeth. 11 will not tainls.il fruld or ellvcr nillnxs , kcepa the teeth free from tnrtar. polishes them to R pearly whiteness , hardens the Kuina. purities lh lircath and leaves tr.o mouth dellKhtrully re freshed. For ealo by nil diugglsts , 23 cents. I don't believe that Mrs. Lynton has ever ridden a bicycle , or eho would not speak la this way of It. There IB nothing of a "pen ance" about this form of locomotion , and I don't think that any ono who knowa any thing about it will say that there Is. It would sorely puzzle the average child1 of the United States If ho had to spend Christmas , In far-off Aufctrolla Instead of onow , Ice and chilly blabts , the Australians have weather much like we have on thp Fourth of July. Christmas there means a creat nnn-nr ( nlmiln celebrated In groves of eucalyptus trees and surrounded by blossoming flowerfl. Aside from the weather Chrlstmastldo l observed by the Australian the same aa In ! the mother country , topped off by a flue dinner of fat goose and plum pudding. ' I- I- ' ( I , English women who are naniod Mary hav subscribed liberally to a memorial tablet to. Mary , Queen of Scots , which has Juat been placed near the epot whcri fahe was burled after her execution. > Widow-brides are tentatively asserting their disbelief In the old now Which rele- gitod them to ugly wedding frocks for their Hecoml marriages. They are eschewing the conventional gray gown and bonnet , and with the be t results are presenting a braver show to their friends. Lady Cromartle , In her quaint gown , set n famous example ; she. was wise , too to wear the tlrilcst of transpar ent head dresses , better described as a tiara * though called by courtesy a bonnet , with u ( lowing veil of gray tulle , which wua thrown bark from her tiara , . > till I 1 The queen of Italy In now studying ther Hebrew language and literature. ' She re cently had an audience with Kabul Caen. Porto Venice , with whom she convened la the ancient language of the Jawfl'.und 'dis ' cussed modern reforms. Queen Victoria has always had a supcrt > neck , and oven today Is not afraid to appear In a very low-cut gown. As for her-ddugh- ters , daiightera-ln-law nnd granddaughters , they , of course , follow her majesty's ex ample. Even In the privacy of Dalmora ! Princess Deatrlce'H gowns uro slighter than would be tolerated In many a London draw ing room , The princess of Wales has never conFormed - Formed to the custom with nny enthusiasm , jut the German court has tukun up con imoro , and the cmpreea probably wears a lower bodice than nny royal ImJy In Europe , unless It ba the Empress FroderJck.j.-Jn Rus- , ola extremely low gowns are not encouraged. Thu Uooior Out of Town Vlieji Mo t Mr. J. Y. Schenck , editor of the Caddo , I. T. , Uanner , when his little girl , 2 yearn * YJ of age , was threatened with a severe attack ? * of the croup , He says ; "My. wife Insisted that I go for the doctor , bilt aa our family physician waa out of town I purchased a bet tle of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy , which relieved her Immediately , I will not-be with out It In the future. " llollilnx 'la the Missouri I'aclllc railway. Call at' Ity offices , northeast corner Thirteenth n4 "amain , or depot , Fifteenth and Websttrv treetn. . _ _ t Hayden Bros.1 ad , 1s on p ge < .
