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HAIL 111)1 ) PRINCE OF PEACE
Britons Head tbo Message of Wales with
Great Satisfaction.
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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 ,
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BAMN6
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. 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. Dunn , City Pass , and Tkt.'Agent ,
1302 Farnam St.
The Oi.ly Mue
Running thruiigh Pullman Sleepers and Full-
nmn Dining Oirs , Omaha to San Francisco
or Los Angeles without change.
Take "The Overland Limited" via
UNION PACIFIC and sava time to Salt
I.ako and all California points.
A. C. Dunn , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent ,
1202 Farnam St.
Umml Ilollilny Itnti-n
Via tha Missouri Pacific railway. Call at
city offices , northeast corner Thirteenth and
Farnam , or depot , Fifteenth nnd Webster
jttreets ,
I'fi'noiinlly Coilueleil
To San Frunrlsco and Los Angeles leave
Omaha via UNION PACIFIC every Friday.
Upholstered Pullman Tourist Cars are In
charge of experienced conductors , accom
panied by uniformed Pullman liorter. Special
attention given to ladles and children travelIng -
Ing alone. For further Information call on
A. C. Dunn , City Pass , and Tkt. Agent ,
1302 Farnim St.
The Omiiliu-Uhlciifru Special.
Via "Northwestern Lino. "
The METROPOLITAN Express leaves
Omaha U. 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.
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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.
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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.
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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 , "
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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
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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. "
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