Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAIIA DAILY 3W3E : FEBiniAKY 21 , 1898 ,
FROM THE FARTHER WEST
TELLS OF WOUNDED KNEE
Nebraska Woman Relates Incident * of the
Famous Battle.
WITNESS OF THE BLOODY SCENE
Slonil I'poii n Knoll nnil AVntclicil the
Kljslil In Safety rnllicllc Slorlm ( if
tinln - _ ; olilVnllicr nml
( lie \Vniin < Icil People.
Mrs. Pot Llmbach of Hay Springs , Mob. ,
Is visiting friends In Dos MoliiM. Mrs. Llm-
bach became widely known nt the tlmo of
the Indian outbreak n few years ngo by
reason of her bravery In remaining out-
nldc tha lines of safety for the purpose of
notifying settlers to hurry to the little town
of Hay Springs and escape the raid of the
Hlonx. She was a spectator of the battlu of
Wounded Knee and the first woman to reach
the bntttcflotil after the conflict was over ,
ulicre aho assisted In the care of the
wounded. She has many valuable memen
toes ot that fight.
Mrs. Llm bach talks Interestingly of the
days which were fraught -\vlth \ such great
onxloty on the part of the settlers along
the northern border of Nebraska by reason
of the ghost dances of the redskins and their
oivage desire for wlilto blood , nays the DCS
iMolnrti Capitol. The Indians had been act
ing In a threatening manner for some days
and the scattered families of whltcfi were
not sure when they retired at night that
they would not bo awakened by the yells of
tliu Sioux and fall victims to their devilish
{ hatred before the coming ot another day.
Thin woman lived In a log cabin having but
a single room. There wcro In the family
lier husband , herself and their two small
children. It wan at 2 o'clock nt night that
a man rode up to the cabin and , knocking
violently at the door , admonished them to
flee for their lives. Ho stopped only long
enough to tell them that the Sioux had
elartud on the rampage and wcro murder
ing right and left. While the husband was
hitching the tcanm to the wagon uho gath
ered together such garments as would bo
needed for the children , prepared against
hunger by lllling a box with everything
there was In the house In the way of pro
visions , got the feather beds and bedding
In shape , secured all the medicines against
cmergoneliH , and by the tlmo ho reported
that ho wus ready to bo oft she had the
carpet loose from the door no that it , too ,
might bo taken.
COLD WEATHER.
This was In winter. In fact , the very cold
est weather known to that country In years.
Few people hero In Iowa will appreciate
what It means to get up In the middle of
the night and start ncrcsj a Nebraska pralilo
In lho face of a freezing gale. This , too ,
with the thoughts of murderous Sioux con-
iM'itly ' In mind. It was almost a dozen
miles to the little town of Hay Springs and
the place was not reached until morning.
There wcro found huddled together ten times
more pcoplo than could be housed from the
cold , much less food. In their terror the set
tlers had left their homes with the little
OIIOT half clothed In many Instance. ? and tlmo
had net been taken to secure anything to
eat. The condition wan terrible. The men
wcro kept < busy preparing to defend the
lives of themselves and famlllca. Not all the
settlers had been notified , and It was hero
that Mrs. Llmbach proved herself a heroine.
Being a splendid horsewoman , she , upon
suelng advised that certain families had not
ibecn notified of the danger that threatened
them , rode away and performed that duty.
'And filie did not stop there. Slid made a do
lour of many miles and did not return to
safety until < < ho was sure that no ono ro-
uialncd exposed to danger.
Returning to Hny Springs , she Immediately
set about to relieve the suffering there ps
beat she could. Her own children were be
neath feathers and blankets In the wagon
IKJX In which they had ridden to town. The
carpet was spread over all , the sideboards
preventing It from falling cl ? o < lown to the
bedding , thua making of the wagon a. pro
tection from tbo cold.
From her estra articles of apparel she
rclected clothing for the llttlo ones belong
ing to other mothers. Her fmthcr pillows
were sent to the church , which had been
turned Into living rooms , and there placed
under the head ot a poor woman who had
Klvon 'birth ' tu a cnlld. It maybe said that
lour births occurred 'there under very mis
erable circumstances. The men wore given
tutnis on patrol duty and It had been an
nounced that anyone who shirked would bo
promptly shot. Such was the condition for
two Ciiya , or until 700 colored troopj arrived
from , Kott Robinson. The Indians had cut
'tha ' wires and no help could come from the
cast. Upon the arrival of the negro soldiers ,
women fell upon and hugged them for Joy.
Fhey wept and wrung their hands and begged
lilhcin not to leave until the danger waa
vver. Never did Uncle Sam's troops look so
fiood. and oven now , she says , she Is thrilled
jty the sight ot a soldier In uniform.
NO REAL FIGHT.
Dy this tlmo General Miles had received
Instructions from the government to force
( ho Indians back onto the reservation , even
it It were necessary to shed blood In ao
tlolng. With a line of soldiery thrown out
on either eldo anl the center typing brought
tip with a Gatlbig gun , the Sioux sullenly
retreated toward the reservation. When
they had gone as far as Wounded Knee , they
mot Red Cloud Mid ha reproached them for
Hoeing before the whites. He commanded
thorn to stnnd and fight , which they did.
Tho" Galling gun was turned upon them with
deadly effect , and the crces lire of the troopn
mowed the Indlrns down In heaps. The
equaws fought lllio demons. Mrs. Llmbach
eaya they were perfect demons and ton times
more savaga than the bucks. The sympathy
down cast for the thirty who wore killed
i\as wasted , oho Bays. She was In n'ght ' and
hearing of tbo battle and when It was over
was among the first to reach thescene. .
The dead Indiana had ciot yet been carried
away by their pcoplo , and Mrs. Ltmbach
took from the bodies many articles as mo-
nicntora ot the battle. Among other things
she secured a necklace of elks' teeth from
the neck of a nrniaw and the headgear of
eagle feathers from a chief. The pappoojo
that was found alive strapped to the back of
its dead mother , where It had lain through
out ono ot the worst blizzards known to
< lmt country , was bundled up by her aad sent
to Ruahvlllo , where It was later adopted by
an eastern woman ,
Mrs. Llmbach tells a pathetic Incident ot
the battle In which ca Iowa boy figured at
the coat of his life. After the battle It wao
found that ono of the dead was a youth In
civilian's clothes. Ho was unknown and the
mires were used In the hope of discovering
3ili Identity. When the body had lain at
llushvlllo for a long time , there arrived from
Iowa an aged couple , who recognized the
Aad boy as their HOOT. Ills parents had mip.
posed that ho was attending school at Amen ,
but when the Indian excitement broke out
lie slipped away to the sccno of war , with
the awful results as already told ,
NC-TV Vtnli nniloviulu Hiillronil ,
SALT LAKE. Utah , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
It is announced hero that a syndicate of
Utah capitalists have completed arrange
ments to construct a railroad extension from
atllford , Utah , the southern terminus of the
'Oregon dort Line , eighty miles southwest
: i tbo direction of I'locho , Nov. An old
trade built several years ago will be used
uud contracts have been made for the ties ,
1'ho line will take In the now gold mining dis
tricts ot State Line , Deer I < edge and Kaglo
Valley , A new towiislto named Nelson la
now being platted at the tt"-.nlnua , Two
hundred men are to bo put to work at once.
It Is the intention to ultimately extend tbo
GIVE THE CHILDREN A DRINK
called Oraln-O. H li a delicious , njnwtlilns ,
nourlihlHK fool ilrlnk to take thu place of coffee ,
by nil grocer * anJ liked by nil who linve
ii l It lc u o when properly ( ircpareJ It tualea
Ilku Ilio n e t coffcu but 1 dee from all IU
liijurloui i > roi > erllm Oraln-O utdt dlge llon and
trtnk'Uienn ttio nerve . U I * nut a ttlmulunt
but u health bulkier , and children , u * well &t
uJulti. can drink It wltli treat tienellt , Co ts
bout U u mucb aa cott . U ana ! e
road to 1'loche MK > connect with a projected
line from Los Angeles , thus making a now
transcontinental route.
WYOJIIXO rhACttltS CIIAXdlJ HA.W1S ,
OliU-rmo Cllnn Will llnllil n UKch to
Wnfth ( or < he CJolil.
DB > TVKR , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) George H.
Davis ot Chicago , ox-congressman , beat
known , perhaps , as director general ot the
World's fair of 1S93 , yesterday signed a con
tract for tbo purchase of the famous Frc-
raont placeiM In the Wyoming county ot thai
name. This property Is on the Swcetwatet
river and is about sitty-flvo miles north ol
Itawllns , which Is on the Union Pacific rail
way. It Is not far from the Lander valley ,
a welt settled and highly productive agricul
tural region , The placers comprise 3.DOO
acres. Mr. Davis has announced his Inten
tion to spend between $30.000 and } 10,000
for Improvements alone. The improvements
rc to Include a ditch MX miles long to carry
7,000 miners' Inches of water and an appro-
nrlato plant and equipment. The work Is la
be pushed with a view to teglnnlng the ex
traction of gold by Juno 1.
It Is said that Colonel Davis' two sons will
manage his now enterprise for him. They
Iiovo been associated In others of their
father's undertakings , lint will devote their
whole attention hereafter to the placer * .
Their father will also give as much of his
tlmo as he can spare from his other Inter
ests to the one In question , of which he has
Krc.it hopes and ho will be much In Colorado
and Wyoming.
The significance of the transaction to the
section of Wyoming affected and Indeed to
-he mining region on the north In general
can hardly be exaggerated. Colonel Davln
expects -to prove that the mineral resources
of the Swcntwator arc1 In nowise Inferior to
the fertility of the Lander volley.
"I have sinned the papers and will leave
for Chicago very soon now , " uald Mr. Davis.
"A friend of mlnn called my attention to the
Investment some time ago. and as I had
faith In his honesty I made Inquiries amj
found the prospects good. The placers have
not been worked , but I am so well satisfied
of their richness that I Intend to spend n
good deal In development this spring. I ex-
poet to return in April. I will h.ivo a ditch
constructed six miles In length , which will
cost at least $ lu,000 , and I will expend $30-
000 In machinery. I expect to do a great deal
of work In the summer and have engaged a
placer miner from California to superintend
the work , and I will bo out a good deal my
self. The west pleases mo and It does a
person good to get away from the city. "
flOljIl OUTPUT OK CAI.IKOIIMA.
iNo Yield from I hi- Mother Toi1c
hlnciIt Wn : KlrKt IHsoovi-rril.
LOS ANGELES. Col. , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
An estimate of the gold taken from the
mother lode of California since gold was
discovered here , exclusive of the placers
partly derived from It , places the total sum
at between $70,000,000 and $100,000,000. For
a number of years the lode has yielded about
one-llfth of the s.tate's annual gold product ,
while Its entire 'yield hr. < s 'been ' between n
quarter and n third of the quartz mlnln ?
product of the state. The average yield
has been about $10 per ton , varying from $3
to $25. Hut heretofore It has been the richer
t'ectlons of the lode that have made the
greater part of the yield. With the modern
methods of mining and milling the average
yield will probably bo reduced to $5 or $5
per ton. A good many of the mines on this
lode have- yielded enormously. The Keystone ,
the Utlca , the Kennedy , the Old Kureka and
the Plymouth Consolidated have each yielded
from $5.000.000 to $12,000COO. A number
have yielded between $2,000,000 and $3,000-
000 , and there are a numtocr whoso output
has 'been ' in the hundred thousands. More
work haa been done on the lode In Amador
county than elsewhere , and the yield there
has been between $35,000,000 and $50,000,000 ,
about half the entire product.
Wells , Fargo & Co. estimate the gold and
silver from California mines In 1SD7 at $18-
830S24 , nearly $1,000,000 more than the mint
estimate. Aft only $12,918 of this amount Is
for silver , the gold product stands at $18-
817,870. This Is probably a < i nearly accurate
us the mint estimate , ns many mine ownorn
send their product outside the state to have
It minted. Nevada county stands at the
head , its output being about $2,500,000. Its
aggregate yield since 1849 lies been , In round
numbers , $212,000,000.
A gradual resumption of hydraulic mining
goeo on under the Camlnettl law. Every
year from thirty to fifty hydraulic mines re
sume operations. Hut their production is
much restricted by the necessity of storing
'the ' debris , which renders it Impossible to
wash as largo a quantity of gravel as they
could otherwise do. At present many of the
hydraulic plants are closed down on account
of the scarcity of water. In Placer county
alone ten out ot the thirteen hydraulic
mines have shut down.
Tiimil for SiiKTiir licet * .
VENTURA. Cal. , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
Charles E. Bttlng has sold to Hcoiry T. Ox-
nerd 2,981 acres of land situated near Huen-
cmo , In consideration of $11G,7CO. The Ox-
nards are constructing the beet sugar factory
neir Huencmo for the Pacific Hcet Sugar
company , nnd it Is upon this land that they
will raise beets for the factory. The OxnanU
rave purchased numerous smaller tracts near
the factcry for the culture of becte.
California \I-V\K XoteH.
Citizens of Los Angeles have guaranteed
the funds and the fiesta will be held this
year as usual.
An octopus three feet long was recently
landed by fishermen near Point Loma , tha
largest one over raught on the ccast.
The discovery has been made that one
out of every ten of the patients In the Insane -
sane asylum at No pa is suffering from
tuberculosis.
Two cars broke loose from .1 freight near
Nortlmm , ran three miles and crashed Into
an engine , breaking a plpo and letting out
all the steam.
The first mining machinery In Los An
geles will bo erected this mouth and will
consist of a stamp mill , a concentrator nnd
cjanlilo works ,
Mrs. E. J. Hassett a pioneer school
teacher of San Jose , died In that city , aged
70 years. She went there In the early 60s
nnd taught for twenty-live years.
Last year the Etna quicksilver mine ,
Napn county , produced 3,600 llasks of sev
enty-six and one-half pounds each , the
Napa mlno C.-100 flasks and the Now Idrla ,
In San Henlto county , 3.C05 flasks ,
A sulphur deposit nn Sulphur mountain ,
near Nordhoff , Ventura county , la being
worked. Ono bed CO by 240 feet has been
uncovered and there ore several others that
are larger. They are owned by T. R. Hard ,
who delivers fifteen tons of crude sulphur
dally In Ventura.
Scarcity of water la affecting many of
the mines In Tuolumno county. Electric
power plants are being erected at a num
ber of the mines. The Colby mine. In Sonora -
nora , which yielded a $40,000 pocket last
fall , gavn up $5,000 last week , and the own
ers think they are on the vcrgo ot another
big strike.
Receiver Charles W , Pauley of the Golden
Cross mines at Hedges , San Diego county ,
has filed his second report. The clean-up
for October netted $48,430 ; for November ,
$47,060 , and for December , $43OSG. , The
receiver reports that the mines will produce -
duce sudlclent bullion to pay off all the In
debtedness. He says the Indications ore that
the ere will Increase In richness as the
mines are worked ,
I Jill to Olttiiln lloiul * .
EOOBMONT , S. I ) . , Feb. 20. ( Special. )
Thus far , A , H. Cllft , cornier of Uio defunct
Hank of Edgomont , and his assistant , E. C ,
Salsbury , have failed to obtain bonds and
they wcro taken back to the Hot Springs
Jail yesterday after spending three days in
Kdgctnont in a rain attempt to get them
selves out of the custody of the sheriff. It la
now lnowr. : that the exact amount of the
avfccts found In the bank when the receiver
took charge waa $ G.74 , whllo there should
have been about $11,000 in cash and securi
ties. Local depositors will Inso about $3,000.
U is stated on good authority that lust be
fore leaving the city the cashier made a re
mark that it wed nobody's business what ho
did with the oEdots of tbo bank , slnco it
was a private Institution , F. O , Grablo U
hero looking over his busmesd nutters , Hu
Will visit tbo northern Hills before return
ing cast. Ho is confident that all ot his en
terprises will terminate successfully.
MEMORIES OF A MASSACRE
Terrible Slaughter of tha Whites nt Port
Phil Kearney ,
HORRIBLE MUTILATION BY THE REDSKINS
Senator "XVnrron of iU'j-oiiilnpr Tnlro-
ilncr * Two Mill * lu CotRre
Which 11 ceil 11 ( lie llorrllilc
Kvciit to Mlnil.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Feb. 20. ( Spcclat- )
Scnator Warren has Introduced two bills In
the senate and secured favorable reports
upon both , which nro ot Interest In Wyo
ming , as they recall ono of the most thrilling
Incidents of the early history ot the state.
One of the bills appropriates the sum ot
$5,000 to pay Hattlo A. ( Phillips. widow of
John Phillips , deceased , as full compensa
tion for the services rendered by the said
John Phillips In bearing dispatches from the
commanding officer at Fort Phil Kearney to
Fort La ramie- from December 21 to Decem
ber 2(5 ( , 18G6 , after the massacre ot the United
Statca Eoldlors under Colonel Fetterman toy
the Sioux Indians , and by whoso services
the garrison at Fort Phil Kearney , then sur
rounded by Sioux Indians , was rescued and
saved from annihilation. The report from
the committee on claims recommends the
passage of the bill nml says In part :
"In nil the annals of heroism , In the face
of unusual dangers on the American fron
tier or lu the world , there ore few that can
exceed In heroism , in devotion , In self-sac-
rlllco and patriotism the rldo made by John
Phillips from Kort Kearney , In December ,
1SG6 , to Fort liaramle , carrying dispatches
which gave the llrst Intelligence to the out-
sldu world of the terrible massacre near the
former post and which saved the llvos of
the people garrisoned there , men , women
and children , by starting reinforcements to
their relief. Fort Phil Kearney was then
the extreme outpost In that part ot the
northwest and was over 200 miles from the
nearest telegraph line. On the 21st ot De
cember , 1SCG. the Indians under Red Cloud
made an attack upon the post wood train
a few miles north of the prst. A detachment
of troops under Colonel Fcttcrmnn , Including
two other olllcers and seventy-eight
men and a number of civilians ,
made a dash from the fort for
the purpose of protecting the wood train.
They weio surrounded by Indians In over
whelming numbers and every man of the
ditachment killed. Three thousand Indians
then surrounded the post and It was fully
understood that If they were successful It
meant torture and death for every member
of the llttlo garrison.
"At this Juncture not a soldier could bo
found willing to carry a call fcr relict to
the nearest outside post , a distance of 223
miles , directly through a hostile country.
John Phillips , a scout and hunter , vol-
unteeied to make the attempt. Placing a
few biscuits In his pockets and carrying a
small quantity of feed for his horse. he
left the post at midnight of the day of the
massacre and reached Fort Laramle with
the dlspa'tches five days later. The country
across which ho rode was absolutely unin
habited 'by white men and tbo ground was
covered with anew from three to five feet
lu depth ; he had no food , except the meager
amount ho took with him , and It was neces
sary for him to travel entirely by night for
fear of hostile Indians. The weather was
cold , the thermometer toeing 20 degrees
below zero. 'When ' he reached Fort Laramle ,
hardy frontiersman that he was , he fell in
a faint and was seriously 111 for some time.
Troops were sent Immediately from Fort
Laramlo and the garrlscn at 'Fort ' Phil
Kearney was relieved. For this remarkable
act ot heiolsm John Phillips has never been
paid In any way by the general government.
In 1S72 marauding Indians destroyed Phil
lips' wagon train near Fort Fotterman and ,
although ho was given a judgment In the
court of claims for $2,210 on account of
this less , the amount bas never been paid
because of a technical error In the proceed
ings. "
In conclusion the report states : "The
name of John Phillips should bo written
among these heroic men , the tales of whose
heroism , devotion and patriotism Illumine
the story of savage warfare on our frontier.
The committee believes that the government
does tardy Justice to his memory In allowing
this claim. It simply reimburses the widow
for property actually lest , with a very slight
recognition for the gallant and heroic
services rendered. "
SITE OF MASSACRE.
The second bill Introduced by Senator
Warren directs that the secretary ot war be
authorized to mark the site of the Fort Phil
Keainey massacre 'by ' erecting on said site
a monument of rough masonry and an his
torical tablet. The site of the proposed
monument , one-fourth of an aero In area ,
lii to 'bo ' donated by the state of Wyoming
to the United States. Five hundred dollars
Is appropriated , by the terms of the 1)111 , for
erecting and providing the proposed monument
ment and tablet. In recommending the
passage of the iblll the committee on claims ,
through Its chairman. Senator Warren ,
quotes the ic-port of Colonel Henry B. Car-
rlngton , who wto In command at Fort Phil
Kearney at the tlmo of the massacre , showIng -
Ing that It was ono ot the most terrible af
fairs in the history of the unending con
flict with the Indians In the parly settlement
ot the west. In calling for reinforcements
In his dlu-patchcs sent to Fort Laramlo > by
Courier John Phillips Colonel Carrlngton
paid :
"I have had today u fight unexampled In
.Indian warfare. My loss Is ninety-four
killed. I have recovered forty-nine bodies.
Among the killed are Hrovet Lieutenant
Colonel Fetterman. Captain F. II. Brown and
Lieutenant Grammond. The Indians en
gaged were nearly 3,000. I hove every team
ster on duty and at beat 119 men left at the
pan. Glvo mo two companies ot cavalry or
four companies of Infantry. Promptnea3 1
the vital thing. The Indians are desperate
and they spare none. "
In a later report Colonel Carrlngton said :
"Tho scone of action told Ita own story , The
road on the llttlo ridge where tbe final stand
took place was t'trewn ' with arrows , arrow
heads and cealp poles. The battlefield shows
that the command was suddenly ovorwhelmoJ ,
aurroundcd and cut off. Not an olllcer or
man survived. Nearly all the bodies were
heaped near four rocks enclosing a apace
about six feet square , this having been the
lact refuge for defense. Fetterman and
Hrown had each a revolver shot in the left
temple. I am convinced that they fell each
by the other's i'and , lather than undergo
the nlow torture Inflicted upon others. The
mutilations were terrlhloj some of them
were as follows : Uyw torn out and laid on
the rocks , nosca cut off , 'brains ' taken out
and placed on 1ho rock ? , ears cut oIT , en
trails Imken out and exposed , hands cut off ,
oyco , ears , mouth and arms pontratcd with
spear-heads , sticks and arrows ; punctures
upon every seucltlvo part of the body , even
to the soles ot the foot and palms of the
hands. In the "body " ot one of the civilians )
were 105 arrows. In the opinion of our post
surgeon a largo number of the men were
woundc-d and slowly tortured to death by
mutilation. "
The place where the maesaero occurred
Is about twenty mllra south of Sheridan and
is known as Massacre Hill.
I.nrniuli- ( iriinil Km-ninpiiii'iit.
LARAMIE. Wyo , , Feb. 20. ( Special. ) A
company is about to bo organized hero to
build a wagon and stage road from Laramlo
to the Grand Encampment district. The dis
tance from Laramlo ran bo reduced to eighty.
flvo miles and of this the raid from Laiamle
to the top of the rungo la already completed
and passes through the Douglas creek dis
trict , Tha remaining part of the road Is
down tbo west elope to the mouth of Dig
creek and from there good roads are found ,
The route would bo a direct wagon route to
Hahn'ii Peak , Whisky park and Columbine
districts end the saving would be the faro
from Laramlo to Rawllta ( | G ) and ono to two
days' time lu making connections.
( > K < lt'ii ttiiKitr Km- torjCinitriu't ,
OODEN , Utah , Feb. 20. ( Speclal.-Tho )
contract for the structural Iron for the Ogden
sugar factory baa beeu signed and the ma
terial will bo here as BOOK as it can be coot
and whipped. The contract c&lla for 250,000
poundn and w ranifc. with the Plttsburg
Iron company of Pltlsbrfrg , Pa. The line of
railway for the sptinto-lhe- factory has been
surveyed and will rut&frotn } Just c at ot the
old race track to the erounds selected It the
right of way can bd netiured. The exact lo
cation ot the factory-depends upon the * nocur-
tag ot the right ot way.
ti ii"Aptllcn | < lnn.
PIEIUIE , S. D.f 'Fob. 20. ( Special. )
Judge OnfTy bas dismissed an application fore
o writ of mandamu Brought by the Carter
Publishing company to compel State Auditor
Mayhew to issue a-warrant on a claim of
the company for printing. The printing In
question was the rules of each house ot the
legislature and the Jojnt rules of both
"
bodies. For the session" for which the work
was done W. O. Yiitoa & Co. had the con
tract for the regular legislative printing at
a contract rate much below the maximum
price fixed for such work by statute. He-
Cardloss of this the work was ordered by
the two houses of the legislature and given
to the Carter company , as work outslfio ot
the regular contract , and the bill presented
was at the maximum statutory rate. The
commissioner of printing refused to approve
the bill and on that ground the auditor re
fused to admit the claim , The mandamus
suit was brought to compel him to take ac
tion regardless of the refusal to approve
on the part of the commissioner of printing
and the Judge held that this approval was
ono of the requisite proceedings before the
auditor should act ,
3111.MU V M.VTTUHS.
It Is stated at the headquarters ot the-
irny li Washington that the efforts of the
War department to relieve the suffering
minors In Alaska have been temporarily
blocked by an unexpected refusal of the
Canadian government to permit United
State * troops to crcc.i the boundary linn from
Alaska Into the Dominion territory. There
has recently been some Interesting corre
spondence between olllclals of the Wnr de
partment and the Urlthh ambassador In
WashlnE'en. ' It is stated that the attitude
ot the British authorities has surprised the
War department officials , but It Is thought
that the required permission will not long
bo withheld. Attention has ibeen called by
this government to the charitable purposes
of the project and to the unmllltary character
of the parly. It Is pointed cut that but
fifty-five enlisted men of the army will form
an e-scort to serve as protection to tbe sup
plies. The question Is still pending , but an
early settlement Is looked for.
No orders have been Issued and no orders
are In contemplation at the War department
restricting appointments as ordnance ser
geants to scrseants of artillery. The Im
pression prevails that such a policy has been
adopted or is In view. There nro a number of
Infantry and. cavalry sergeants on the
eligible list awaiting appointment and the
list recently prepared was with the idea of
providing the coast forts with ordnance ser
geants. It was necessary , therefore , to
select sctgeants ot artillery for the duties
which will be required ot the new appointees.
The attorney general of the United States
has rendered a decision residing the right
of dishonorably discharged soldiers to re-
enlist. Tne decision reverses ono previously
rendered on the subject and maintains the
position taken by Judge Advocate General
Lleber In the matter. The opinion concludes
as follows : "I , therefore , advise you that In
an application for re-enlistment the olllcers
recruiting for the -military service of the
United 'States , under thu act of congress , In
quire If the applicant .has during lib pre
vious term performed honest and faithful
service , and If ho has not reject his appli
cation. " ,
The- War department haa decided to order
Lieutenant James \ \ \ . Watson , Tenth cavalry
to the United States Soldiers' Homo at
Washington , 'D. ' C.lor medical treatment.
U was held some years ago by the War de
partment that nn oflUertcould not be trans
ferred to the retired .list for physical dis
ability if the 311 6911,1 , reported a chance of
recovery from the disability as a result of
treatment or operation. Secretary Alger has ,
It Is stated , decided to adhere to this view
nod Llotuenant Watson ? , will report to the
medical officers of the bjbmq cr an operation.
Colonel Alfred Mordecal. ordnance depart
ment. In command of Ilia notional armory
at Springfield , Mas.3. , will be relieved from
that duty In a few daja. Secretary Alger
believes , it Is stated , that the transfer of
Colonel MordecaF will furnish' the speedier !
mean ? ot settling the cciitrovcrslss which
have nrrten In Springfield between the labor
unions and the commandant. It Is thougnt
that Colonel Mordecal will be detailed za
commanding ofllcer of th& Watcrvllct
arsenal , rcllcvtag Colonel I sac Acold , jr. ,
ho will bo ordered to Springfield.
Irvlns C. Rosso , who was a cadet nt Wcat
Poir.t from July 1SG3 to January 23 , 1SG1 , ban
applied to the government for a pension
under the act of June 27 , 1890. In acting
upon th'd matter the assistant secretary of
the Interior department holds that the claim
1'as ao legal foundatlcn and does not fall
within the scope of the act ot June , l&OO.
Tlis assistant secretary says that to hold
that congre.-a , by the passage of the act In
question , Intended to confer n pensionable
status on a cadet at West Po'nt , who waa
there for the purpose of securing an cduca-
ttcri at the expense of the government , with
the prospect of sometime bein In the active
military service of the United Statce. would
bo to hold an absurdity. The claim bas
teen rejected.
It is understood at the War department
that the $203 73 , which was missing ct the
payment of the trcops at Fort Brown , Tex. ,
in October last , haj be-en charged by thu
acting secretary of war to all of the ofileenj
through whoso ccntrlbutory negllgor.ee It M
rendered Impccslblo to fix the exact respon
sibility for tbe lo.ns. It Is stated that thc.io
officers were unable to testify with certainty
that the money wee actually In the sack
sent by express when sealed or lei the sack
when the se l was broken. This Is consid
ered an unusual and unexpected view to
tnko of the case , and the tuo officers Who
are ccrcerned , Major John L. Bullls , jiay
department , and Major Henry Wagner , Fifth
ca\alry , must each relmburss the Wnr do-
partmcat for the full amount Involved.
Thto returns to the governmeat $407.50 for
the mlsdlng $203.7C.
Lleutcnat O. T. Lanzharno , First cavalry ,
on duty nt tbo United States legation in
Brussels , will bo directed to accompany , on
his visit to the United States , Prince Albert ,
the heir aparent to the throne of Belgium.
The suggestion for such a detail comes from
Minister Storer , who says the assignment
at Lieutenant Langhorne will bo particularly
fitting , as the royal visitor Is an ofllcer of
high rank In the Belgium sorvlce.
General Gushing , thief of the Subsistence
department , has detached Captain G. B.
Davis from duty at Deliver and ordered him
to duty In Washington' ' as one of his assist
ants. It Is stated that General Gushing docs
not contemplate making any changes In the
stations of olllcers of tte > Subsistence depart
ment before next June ,
According to advices' from General Mcr-
rlam , commanding the Department of Colum
bia , two companies' of''tho Fourteenth In
fantry left Tucoma by 'steamer ' on February
THE LOVE TOJHELP OTHERS
And Hence They Give Good Advice About How To Make
Life Happier.
"A man Is known by the company he
keeps. "
Above are the- pictures of two well-known
and noble gentlemen. One Is the lit. Rev.
Bishop Edward Wllsen. D. D. , L. L. I ) . , and
the other Is Rev. .1. E. Rankln , D. D. , L. L.
U. , president of Howard University , Wash
ington , D. C. These gentlemen bavo secured
the high positions they hold and the con
fidence which everyone has In them through
the fidelity they have shown to humanity and
the cause they reprecMit. They mo men
who have the confidence of all who know
them ; men who love humanity nnd seek bj
every means In their power to do every
thing to benefit It.
It Is notable , though not strange , that
both these gentlemen have found great help
and assistance fiom tbo same source , namely
one ot the great discoveries ot the age.
Bishop Wilson eajs : "I have taken War-
1G for Talya and Skagway. Two more com
panies of the same regiment will sail from
the same port on February 2-1 ,
Private Patrick Mason , company G ,
Twelfth Infantry , bas been transferred from
the hospital at Fort Nlobrara to the hos
pital at Fort Crook , lu order that ho may
obtain better medical treatment.
Lnst week Private Emll Faustman , com
pany E , Eighth Infantry , Fort Russell , was
tried by general court-martial and found
guilty of being absent without leave and
of conduct prejudicial to good order and
military discipline. He was sentenced to be
confined at hard labor for three months and
to forfeit $10 of his pay each month during
this period. Private Roach , ot the same
company and regiment , was also tried by
court-martial last week for being drunk In
company quarters and striking a noncom
missioned ofllcer. Ho will bo confined at
hard labor for three months and forfeit $30
of his pay.
The official military staff at the white
house has been increased by the detail of
Lieutenant W. II. II. Sutherland of the navy ,
who will hereafter assist Colonel Blngham
and Lieutenant Gilmore of the army and
Captain McCawley of the marine corps In
making presentations to the president and
Mrs. McKlnley at the largo evening recep
tions. This detail is made In order to give
the navy representation at the executive
mansion.
Lieutenant Julius A. Penn , Second Infantry
has returned to Fort Keogli after a two
months' absence spent In the cast.
First Lieutenant Henry H. Benham , Second
end Infantry bas been promoted to a cap
taincy.
Lieutenant Patten of the Twenty-second
Infantry has gone east on a month's leave.
Lieutenant Hodges of Fort Crook has gone
to the Lower Rrulo Indian agency at Cham
berlain , S. D. , to Inspect the Issue of annuity
goods.
Lieutenant R. L. Hamilton o [ ttio Twenty-
seeond Infantry bas been promoted to first
lieutenant and goes to the Ninth infantry.
Additional Second Lieutenant Hugh J. Apple
white has been ordered to the Twenty-second
to 1111 the vacancy caused by the promotion
of Lieutenant Hamilton.
The secretary of war has christened the
now ferry boat built for the army and In
tended for use In Now York harbor , the "Gen
eral Hcncock" In recognition of the fact that
General Hancock was once an ofllcer In tbo
quartcrrr.astcT's department.
Corporal Emmet H. Hncrls , troop A.
Eighth cavalry. Fort Meade , S. D. . lias been
cent to Hot Springs , Ark. , for medical treat
ment.
By a recent court-martial. Sergeant
Elcazcr N. Reynolds , troop II , Ninth cavalry
has bean reduced to the ranks and will for
feit $10 of his pay for being absent from duty
without leave.
The leave granted Captain Frank B. Jones ,
Twenty-second infantry , has beeci extemded
twenty-three daya.
Private Peter J. Klckham , company H ,
Eighth Infantry. Fort Russell , has been tried
by court martial for being guilty ot drunken
ness while on guard and Fontcnced to bo con
fined at hard labor for four mouths and for
feit ? 10 of his pay. In this case General
CoppliiKor , commanding the Department of
the Platte. tiolds that the sentence of the
court is inadequate , but it is nevertheless
ordered executed.
Wo often hear people say there Is only ono
good cough medicine and Uiat Is Dr. Bull's
Cough Syrup , the ripoclfic for cold.
Taylor HUM u l.i'W In IlocU.
Jnmcs E. Taylor found the menna yester
day for excessive Indulgence nnd Rave the
turnkey who Heurclicil him at the station
the opportunity to rend worno Interesting
matter. In ono pocket Taylor linil a pawn
ticket for "one nrtlflcl.il legho Betting
along In the mennttmo with u less modern
one. He itlso bad n quantity of printed
ends to the effect that bo wna In every
way a deserving object of charity nnd ap
pealing to the public for alms. There was
also a letter from a brother In C.ilcaso , who
said ho wus Rlnil to hear of Taylor's pros
perity ami th.U hlH "graft" was being at
tended with sueh good success.
TO CljUK COM * lINi 0X12 DA *
Take Laxative Brome Qulnlno Tablets , All
drugslsts refund the money If it fulls to cure ,
2Cc , The genuine haft L , B. Q. on each tablet ,
If thorp's ROIIK ! itoilm war wo'ro
to be the ones tif'flrp tlib llrst xuu
Wu'ro always llrst first In wnr llrst In
poiii'p llrst In vnlui'H OHP of our lis !
values Is a innuM fll.OO shou vvo'vo al
ways jjlvpn the lnwt valui's for that
monpy years of slioj buying cxncrk'iico
enables us to | > : IM the ] ioor anil select
the { 'oort A spt-clal qlTort has been mtule
for this spring's trade in ? 3.00 foot
wear and \ve know exactly what value
them Is In the line wo nro now offorliif , '
anil know wo win warrant every pair
these come In the bulldog , wide and nar
row coin too HliiKlo UKht or heavy solos
and at one price only $3.00.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1410 FAUNAAl STREET.
ner'o ( Safe Ctiro with great advantage and
derived much benefit from Its use , and un
hesitatingly recommend It to my friends. "
In wpeaklng upon this subject , Dr. Rankin -
kin says : "I have known of many who
have been permanently cured of diseases
of the kidneys nnd urinary organs by lluf
use of Warner's Sato Cure. I know , too , of
lia being used In similar cases by physicians
of the highest Blending. This remedy I
want In the cause ot humanity to recom
mend , "
Men like Bishop Wllscci nnd Dr. Kniikln
do not speak hastily or of things of which
they are not fully aware. They love men
and women and deslro to sco them made ,
physically as well as morally , better. Thous
ands of dollars could not for a moment
tempt them to make statements like the
above unless they know positively that they
were true.
SOL FH OMAHA NEWS.
Very few people of this city who are ac
quainted with Joe Hurt , the owner of the
large shenp feeding farm on West L street ,
are aware of the fact that he was a prom
inent character on the plains In early da)8 ,
but sueh Is the case. Mr. Hurt Is extremely
modest and one rarely hears him Kneaiv ot
his many thrilling adventurers , A well
known Wyoming cattleman who Is now In
the city tells a number of hair curling ex
periences which Mr. Hurt went through four
decades ago.
Along In the early ' 50's Mr. Hurt , who wna
better known In those days as "Ute Joo" was
employed as a professional hunter by the
Overland Express company rnd woo stationed
nt a place called Sulphur Springs In Wy
oming. Game woj plenty In thcso days and
with the aid of a heavy throe-barreled rlllo
which he had made expressly for lib own
use , Hurt often killed enough game In one
day to last the camp for a week. While on
these hucit'ng ' trips Sir. Hurt often had lights
with the Indiana and It was not an uncom
mon eight to sea him come riding Into the
stage station at breakneck speed with a
dozen or more redskins at his heeU. Ono
day while Mr. Hurt was away on a hunt a
bead of Utes happened along and murdered
the station agent and his family end a couple
of hostlers. A quantity of hay was then
burned cs well as all of the bulldlnga Upon
nearlng the place Hurt observed the Indiana
and know that they were waiting for him ,
so he hastened to a piece of high ground cud
quickly threw up a barricade of rocks. He
then shot his horse awl laid down behind lib
Improvised breastworks to await the on
slaught. A fight ensued which laoted ten
hours , during which tlmo seventeen of the
twenty-ono Indians were killed by Hurt'a
three-barreled rifle. On mother occastcn a
band of Utes stole a bunch of forty horscii
from Mr. Hurt'a ranch on the Pintle nnd
then ho started after them as soon as ho
learned of the occurrence. A pccao wca
made up at Rawllns to hasten to his ao-
slatanqe. but when a few miles out Hurt was
met rcturnVig with the stolen horses and a
number of Indian tiophle , ' . As late aa 1872
Mr. Hurt was noting as guide , pcout nnd
hunter and In 187C ho took a contract to sup
ply a Chicago house with 5,000 antelope car-
ratses In ono month and easily cained the
stipulated consideration. Heforo leaving
Wyom'og Sir. Hurt served a term aa a mem-
her of the state legislature and he Is well
known all over the west.
CiilU I'iMiii fho CliiirKnblo.
The different church , societies and other
charitable organizations are in dally receipt
of many calls for assistance from dcstltuto
persons who are comparatively now arrivals
In the city. In many cases the comity au
thorities CTO powerless to render uld be
cause the applicants have not been resi
dents of the rtato for the required length
of time and this makes the burJen on the
local organizations much heavier than It
usually Is. Clothing and fuel pcem to bo
needed moro than anything else at this
tlmo , and especially clothing suitable for
women and children. Charitably Inclined
persons who have cither clotlilni ; or shoes
to spare nro requested to fill a Kuskct with
these articles and send them to the olllco
of the mayor. Only a few days ago one
of tlio olllcc'rs of a local old toclety received
R request for a half dozen suits of under
wear for as many children , the same number
ot pairs of shoes and zome oulsldo cloth-
Ing. An Investigation revealed the fact
that nlno children wcro practically without
clothing or shoes. In every request for aM
made to the city authorities an Investiga
tion Is made by Inspector Carroll and on hl
icport the Issue of fuel , clothing or food
la mado. Very few of the older residents
of the city have been compelled to apply
for aid this winter , the applicants being
mostly ucwcomorH , who expected to find
plenty of work without any trouble.
Hnivllionu- School 'I '
The Idea of holding a special meeting of
the Heard of Kducatlon tonight to take some
action on the heating apparatus at Hawthorne -
thorno schcol haw been abandoned. At the
last meeting of the board a resolution was
passed allowing the architect and contract-
Wo are HliowliiK hundreds of all-ready
framed pictures have the walls nt our
now piano room covered with thorn
xoma of thewo are priced at less than Ilio
frames would cost some are not but ,
talking them all together , the prices wo
have made are such that you and your
friends can afford to add a new picture
to your homo perhaps you have a pic
ture that ni'ods framing wo frame
keep a force busy all the tlmo at our
I/ard street factory our reasonableness
in charges In what mailed the biiHlnoss
so largo nil the late up-to-dato mould-
ings to select from
A. HOSPE ,
Music aud Art. 1513 Douglas
There are men Innumerable who have bcea
wora out by the carea and strains ot llfo ,
who are leas energetic and active than
formerly ; who feel a lack of ambition when
they should bo energetic , end who do not
know the cause- . There Is but one cause for
all thcso troubles , and that U , hlftiay or
liver disease.
There are many women who nro unac
countably pale , e-tllow. sickly , who lack ap-
petlto nmi are virtually a burden to their
friends and yet who do not rcalbe the oc
casion of ouch troubles. It nil arises from
femaledlfiiculttcs caused by Imperfect kid
neys. To all such the outspoken words
above quoted should come as a blessing.
When such wolt-knowri mid noble men an
the above cpi'nk In such frank nnd manly
teims cs tlioy do of a remedy , they thor
oughly know there cannot be the slIghtMt
question s to Its great merits rrd Its
power to bcnotlt mankind.
ors fifteen days In which ti mnko such
changes In the plant as they deemed neces
sary and the board cannot Interfere before
the tlmo Is up , for by so doing It would
icleaso the contractors ot liability. Men
worked all day yesterday and Saturlay nt
the school hoiue and it Is thought that
with the changes made the heating and ven
tilating apiaiatus will work all right. In
case It should not the board will then tnko
a. hand and make other arrangements. It
Is thought that a mooting of the beard
will bo held the latter part ot the week to
bear reports on the workings of the plant.
Will OrKliiil7i > C'oniliiiTolnl Club.
A meeting of business men will b held
this evening at the lloctor-Johnstoii ofJlra
for the purpose of taking steps to organise
a commciclal club. The mutter has been
canvassed by a committee within the lasl
few days and quite a number of buslncsi
men appear to faxor the p > Jn proposed. II
Is the intention to secure commodious quar
ters In the heart of the city ami establish
i\ sort of bureau of Information , where vis
itors to the city may bo taken and enter
tained. Several locutions have been exam
ined and providing enough Interest la dis
played at tonight's mcctbs the- project will
bo cairlcd out. Nearly nil cf the busltrns
men admit that South Omaha needs an or
ganization of this character mid all that ia
Jacking now is the financial support.
CltX lillSNlll.
There will bo no meeting of ICie city coun
cil tonight.
Ex-Councilman Frociok Is seriously 111 at
IiU homo In the Second ward.
Prank Fltzpatrlck was arrcstod yesterday
and charged with drunkenness and vagrancy.
William Ryan , H cospcr , has been arrested
for assault end battary , the complaining
wltncEii belni ; Kato Hart.
Lon I'lnnell nnd Mis. W. S. Wltton carried
off the Cavers ot the Home Circle High Flvo
club meeting Saturday night.
The dcrrand for live nnd nix-room house. *
far exceeds the supply and real estate acnts ;
uay that more houses nro ncedod.
Prof. Warman lectured tonight at the First
Methodist Episcopal church on the subject ,
'Tho True and False In Klo'cutlon. "
The Louis Hradford Lumber company
opens cfilccs and extensive yards In South
Omaha nnd Is now ready for business.
Major Dark ) of the government Inspection
force hero announced yesterday that bo
would bo an Independent candidate for pollco
Judge.
Sol Goldstroin received n letter yesterday
from Slgmund Landsborg , who Is In Ilerlln ,
Germany , studying music. Mr. L/vntjiberg ex
pects to return to South Omaha In May.
Ono of the latest business enterprise ? ) to
locate In South Omaha Is Ifie Louis Bradford
Lumber company , which la now ready for
business. The uptown olllco la located at 31 ! )
Railroad OVCMUO , just south of N ntreet ,
while a large tract of land bis been secured
In Albright for the yards. This new e-inpnny
was Incorporated with a capital stok of
$100,000 a few dajH since by the fallowing
well known persons : Ida A. HradPcrd , C. II.
I'ugh , O , L. Hradloy , Kumlt Thompson end
0. Itadfr/rd. The olllcors of the company are :
1. A. Hradford , president ; 0 , L. llradloy ,
treasurer ; C. U. I'ugh , secretary ,
MV. Dradloy , who Is treasurer and man
ager , wca for a long time In tfio employ ot
Louis Dradfard In Omaha and for the last
four years has been associated with the
Howland & Hradford Lumber company of
South Omaha. C. It. I'ugh , tha secretary of
the mow coTipany , was for a number of ycats
Mlos mar.iigfc for a largo agricultural Im
plement hoiiho Ui MlchlgHti and has had con
siderable experience In the lumber busi
ness , Mceam. Thompson and Kadforil , In
charge of the jards , nro experienced lumber
inon who fiavo an extensive acquaintance In
Douglas and surrounding 00111111011.
A heavy stock of lumber of all kinds Is
now bring unloaded at the yards In Albright
and a laTgo force of men will bo given per
manent employment by this now company.
Hcsldos the yards hero this IInn Is Inter-
ffltod In a number ot yards located In dllfcr-
cnt rarts of the ntato and handles u com
plete line of lumber and hulldlng materials
both for the wholesale and re till I tradu.
The yards la Albright are cnnvcnlnntly
arranged and cany of access , the differences
regarding trackage facilities having been ,
ovcrcimio I > y the ( iitcrprlMnu