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12 THE OMAHA DAILY JIEE : SATURDAY , MAY 21 , 1998. SALOMY JANE'S KISS. BY BRET NARTE , ( Copyright. 1H > S , by Urct llnrtc. ) I'nrt I. Only one shot had been fired. It had gene Wldo of Its mark the ringleader of the vlgl- lantcs and bad left Hod Pcto , who had flred It , covered by their rlllcs and at their mercy. For his hand had been cramped by hard riding , and his cyo distracted by their sud den onset , and so the Inevitable end had come. He submitted sullenly to his captors , his companion fugitive and horse thief gave up the protracted struggle with n feeling not unlllie relief. Bvcn the hot and venge ful victors were content. They had taken their Kien alive. At nny time during the long chase they could have brought them down by n rlflo shot , but It would'have been unsportsmanlike and have ended In a free fight Instead ° ' ntl example. And , for the matter of that , their doom was already sealed. Their end by a rope and a tree , al though not sanctified by law , would have at least the deliberation of Justice. It was the trlbuto paid by thu vigilantes to that order which , they themselves had dU-J regarded In the pursuit and capture. Yet this strange logic of the frontier sufficed them , and gave a certain dignity to the climax. "Ef you've got anything to pay to your folks , say It now , and say It quick , " said the ringleader. Ited Pete glanced around htm. He had been run to earth at his own cabin In the clearing , whcnco n few relations and friends mostly women and children , noncombatants hnd outflowed , gazing vacantly at the twenty vigilantes who surrounded them. All were accustomed to scenes of violence , blood feud , clinse and hardship ; It was only the suddenness of the onset and Its quick result that had surprised them. They looked on with dazed curiosity and some disap pointment ; there had been no tight to speak of no spectacle ! A boy nephew of Red Pete got upon the rain barrel to view the proceedings more comfortably ; n tall , hand some , lazy Kentucky girl , a visiting neigh bor , leaned against the doorpost , chewing gum. Only n yellow hound was actively per plexed. He could not make out If a hunt wcro Just over or beginning , and ran eagerly backward and forward , leaping alternately upon the captives and the captors. The ringleader repeated his challenge , lied 1'elo gave a reckless laugh and looked at his wife. At which Mrs. Red Pete came forward. It seemed that she had much to say In coherently , .furiously . , vindictively to the ringleader. Ills soul would roast In h 1 for that day's work ! Ho called himself a man , skulkln * In the open and afraid to show himself except with a crowd of other "Kl-yo's" around a house of women and children. Heaping Insult on Insult , Inveigh ing against his low blood , his ancestors , his dubious origin , she at last flung out n wild taunt of his Invalid wife the Insult of a woman to a woman until his white face grow rigid , and only that western-American fetish of the sanctity of sex kept his twitchIng - Ing lingers from the lock of his rlflo. Bvcn her husband noticed It , and with a half- authorltatlvo "Let up on that , old gal , " and a pat of his freed left hand on her back , took his last parting. The ringleader , still whlto Minder the lash of the woman's tongue , turned abruptly to the second cap tive. "And If you've got anybody to say 'goodby' to , now'a your chance. " The matt looked up. Nobody stirred or spoke. Ho was a stranger there being a chnnco confederate picked up by Ilcd Pete nnd known to no one. Still young , but an outlaw from his abandoned boyhood , of which father and mother were only an ugly forgotten dream , ho loved horses and stole them , fully accepting the frontier penalty of Ufa for the Interference with that animal on which a man's life so often depended. But ho understood the points of a horse as was shown by the one he bestrode until a few days before the property of Judge Boompolnter. This was his solo distinction. The unexpected question stirred him for a moment out of the attitude of reckless In difference , for attitude It was , and n part ol his profession. Hut It may have touched him that at that moment ho was less than his companion and his virago wife. How ever , ho only shook his head. As ho did BO his eye casually fell on the handsome girl by the doorpost , who was looking at him. The ringleader , too , may have been touched by his complete loneliness , for he hesitated. At the same moment ho saw that the girl was looking at his friendless captive. A grotesque Idea struck him. "Salomy Jane , ye might do worse than come yero and Bay 'goodby' to a dying man , and him a stranger , " ho said. There seemed to bo a subtle stroke of poelry and Irony In this that equally struck the apathetic crowd. It was well known that Salomy Jane Clay thought no small potatoes of herself , nnd always held off the local swain with a lazy , nymph-llko scorn. Nevertheless , she slowly disengaged herself from the doorpost , and , to everybody's astonishment , lounged with languid grace nnd outstretched hand toward the prisoner. The color came Into the gray , reckless mash which the doomed man wore as her right hand grasped his left , Just loosed by his captors. Then she paused , her shy , fawn- llko eyes , grew bold nnd fixed themselve upon him. She took the chewing gum from lior mouth , wiped her red lips with the back of her hand , by a sudden lithe spring placed her foot on his stirrup , and bounding to the saddle , threw her arms about his neck and pressed a kiss upon hU lips. lips.They They remained thus for a hushed momcnl the man on the threshold of death , UK young woman In the fullncs of youth am' beauty linked together. Then the crowt laughed ; In the audacious effrontery of tin girl's act the ultimate fate of the two mei was forgotten. She slipped languidly t ( the ground ; she was the focus of all eyes- Bho only. The ringleader saw It and hi opportunity. Ho shouted : "Time's up- forward ! " urged his horse bcsldo his cap lives , and the next moment the whole caval cade was sweeping over the clearing Int the darkening woods. Their destination was Sawyer's crossing the headquarters cl the committee , wher tbo council was still sitting , nnd whcr both culprits wcro to expiate the offens of which that council hnd already foun them guilty. They rode In great nn breathless haste a haste In which , strangcl enough , even the captives seemed to Jolr That 1msto possibly prevented them fror noticing the singular change which ha taken place tu the second raptlvo since th episode of the kiss. His high color re malncd as It It had burned through his mas of Indifference. His eyes wcro quick , alei and keen , hU mouth half open cs If tl Blrl's kiss still lingered there. And th : haste had made them rarelcsa , for the hon of the man who led him slipped In a gophi hole , rolled over , unseated his rider an oven dragged the bound and helpless secou captive from Judge Iloompolnter's favorll marc. In an Instant they were nil on the fret again , but In that supreme momei the second captive had fell that the con which bound his arms , bud slipped to h wrists. Dy Keeping his elbows to his sidi and obliging the others to help him mom It escaped their notice. Dy riding close I his captors , oud keeping In the crush ( the throng , ho further concealed the ai cldcnt , slowly working hla hands down ward out of his bonds. Their way lay through a sylvan wilder ness , middle deep In ferns , whose tall fronds brushed their horses' sides In their furious gallop and concealed the Happing of the captive's loosened cords. The peace ful vista more suggestive of the offerings of nymphs and shepherds than of human sacrifice was In n atrango contrast to this I whirlwind rush of stern armed men , The westering sun pierced the subdued light and the tremor of leaves with yellow lances ; birds started Into eong on blue and dove- like wings , nnd on cither side of the trail of this vengeful storm could bo heard the murmur of hidden and tranquil waters. In a few moments they \\oiild be on the open ridge , whence sloped the common turnplku to "Sawycis , " 'n. mile away. H was thu custom of returning cavalcades to take this hill at headlong speed , with shouts and cries that heralded their coming. They , withheld the latter that day as Inconsistent , with their dignity , but , emerging from the ! wood , swept silently llko nn avalanche down the slope. . They were well under way , looking only to their horses , when the sec- admlrlng nephew , ( lapped and fluttered away In her short brown holland gown. Her father's house was four miles dis tant. Contrasted with the cabin she had Just quitted It was a superior dwelling , with "lean-to" the which brought a long - at rear , the caves almost to the ground and made It look llko a low triangle. It had a long barn and cattle sheds , for Madison Clay was a "great" stock raiser and the iVncr of a "quarter section. " It had a ltphg room and a parlor orvan , whoso transportation thither had been a marvel of "pocking. " These things wcro supposed to give Salomy Jane an undue Importance , but the girl's reserve and Inaccessibility to local advances were rather the result of a cool , lazy temperament and the preoccupation of a large , protecting admiration for her father for some years a widower. For Mr. Madison Clay's life had been threatened In ono or two feuds It was said , not with out cause and It Is possible that the pa thetic spectacle of her father doing his visiting with a shotgun may have touched her closely and somewhat prejudiced her against the neighboring masculinity. The thought that cattle , horses , and "quarter section" would one day be hers did not disturb her calm. As for Mr. Clay , he ac cepted her as housewifely , though some what "Interfering , " nnd , being one of "his own womankind , " therefore not without some degree of merit. "U'ot's this yer I'm hearln' of your dolu's over nt Hod Pete's ? Honoyfoglln' with a horsethlef , eh ? " said Mr. Clay t.vo days later nt breakfast. "I reckon you heard about the straight A SUDDEN "VAQUERO" JERK. end captive slipped his right nrm from the bonds and succeeded in grasping the reins that lay trailing on the horse's neck. A sudden "vaquero" Jerk , which the well- trained animal understood , threw him on his haunches with his forelegs firmly planted on tho'slope. The rest of the caval cade swept on ; the man who was leading the captive's horse by the rlata , thinking only of another accident , dropped the line to save himself from being dragged back wards from his horse. The captive wheeled , , and the next moment was galloping furi ously up tbo slope. It was the work of ft moment. A trained . horse nnd an experienced hand. The caval cade had covered nearly fifty yards before they could , pull up ; the freed captive had covered hnlfthat , distance uphill. The road was EO narrow that only two shots could bo fired , nnd these broke dust two yards . ahead of the fugitive. They had not dared to lire low. The horse was the moro valua ble animal. The fugitive knew this In his extremity also , and would have gladly taken a shot In his own leg to spare that of his horse. Flvo men were detached to recapture or kill him. The latter seemed Inevitable. But ho had calculated his chances ; before they could reload bo had reached the woods again ; winding in and out between the pillared trco trunks , ho offered no mark. They knew his horse was superior to their , ' \ 1 THEY REMAINED THUS FOR A MOMENT , o n own ; at the end of two hours they re- 0 turned , for ho had disappeared without tracker or trail. The end was briefly told In the Sierra Record : Red Pcto , the notorious horse thief , who has BO long eluded Justice , was captured nnd hung by tbo Sawyers' Crossing vigilantes last week ; his confederate , unfortunately , escaped on n valuable horse belonging to Judge Boompolnter. The Judge had refused Jl.OCO for the horse only a week before. As the thief , who Is still at largo , would find it difficult to dispose of so valuable nn animal without detection , the chances arc against cither of them turning up again. * * * * Saloray Jnno watched the cavalcade until It had disappeared. Then she became aware that her brief popularity had passed. Mrs. Red Pete , In Stormy hysterics , had Included her In a sweeping denunciation of the whole universe possibly for simulating nn emotion In which she herself was deficient. The other women hated her for Usr momentary exaltation ntove tlitun ; only the- children still ndmlred her as one who had undoubt edly canoodled with a man "a-going to bo hung" a daring night beyond their wildest ambition. Salomy Jane accepted the change with charming unconcern. She put on her yellow nankeen sunbonnct a hideous affair that would have ruined nny other woman , but which only enhanced the piquancy o ( f her frcfh brunette skin tied the strings , letting the blue-black braids escape below f Its frilled curtain behind , Jumped on her r mustang with a casual display of agile 3 tinkles In shapely white stockings , whistled 1 to the hound , nnd. waving her hand with a i "so lone , eonuyl" to the lately bereft but t thing , then , " said Salomy Jane unconcern edly , without looking round. "What do you kalktlato Rube will say to It ? What are you goln' to tell him ? " said Mr. Clay sarcastically. "Rube , " or Reuben Waters , was ft swain supposed to bo favored particularly by Mr. Clay. Salomy Jane looked up. "I'll tell him that' when he's on his way to be hung I'll kiss him not till then , " said the young woman brightly. This delightful witticism suited the paternal humor and Mr. Clay smiled , but , nevertheless , ho frowned a.moment after ward. , f "But this yer boss thief egot nway arter all. and that's n boss ot different color. " ho said grimly. Salomy Jane put down her knife and fork. This was certainly a new and different | ) haso of the situation. She bad never .nought of it before , and , strangely enough , for the first time she became Interested In the man. "Got away , " , she repeated. "Did they let him off ? " "Not much , " said her father briefly. "Slipped his cords , and , going down the grade , pulled up short , just like a vaquero again' a lassoed bull , almost draggln' the man leadln * him off his boss , and they skyuttcd up the grade. For 'thUl matter , on that boss o' Judge Boompolnter's , he mout have dragged the whole po'sso of 'era down on their knees ef ho liked ! Sarved 'em right , too. Instead ot stringtn' him up afore the door or shootln * him on sight , they must allow to take him down afore the hull com mltteo 'for on example. ' 'Example' bo Wowed ! Ther's example enough when some stranger comes unbeknownst slnp enter a man hanged to n trco and plugged full of ' holes. That's nn example , and he knows what It means. Wet more do yo want ? But then those vigilantes Is allus cllngln' nnd hangln' ontcr some mere scrap o' the law they're pretcndln' to desplso. It makes mesick sick ! Why , when Jake Myers shot your ole Aunt Viney's second husband , nnd I laid In wait for Jnko afterward In the Butternut hollow , did I tlo him to his boss nnd fetch him down to your Aunt Viney's cabin 'for nn example' before I plugged him ? No ! " ( In deep disgust. ) "No ! Why , I Just me andered through the wood , careless like , till bo comes out , and I just roJe up to htm , nld I said " But Salomy Jane hnd heard her father's story before. Even one's dearest relatives are apt to become tiresome In narration. "I know , dad , " she Interrupted , "but this ycr man this boss thief did ho get clean away without gettln' hurt nt nil ? " "Ho did , and unless he's fool enough to sell the boss ho kin keep away , too. So yo see , ye can't ladle out that purp stuff about a 'dyln' stranger' to Rube. He won't swaller It. " "All the same , dad , " returned the girl cheerfully , "I reckon to say It and say more ; I'll tell htm that ef bo manages 'to get nway , too , I'll marry him there ! But yo don't ketch Rube takln' any such risks In Ecttln' Uctchcd , or In gottln' away arter ! " Madison Clay smiled grimly , pushed back his chair , rose , dropped a perfunctory kiss on his daughter's hair , and , taking his shot gun from thu corner , departed on a peaceful Samaritan mission to a cow who had dropped n calf In the far pasture. Inclined as be was to Reuben's wooing from bis eligibility ns to property , ho was conscious that he was sadly deficient In certain qualities In herent In the Clay family. It certainly would be a kind of mesalliance. Left to herself , Salomy Jane stared a lone whllo ut the coffee pot , and then called the two squaws , who assisted her In her house hold duties , to clear away the things while she went up to her own room to make her bed. Hero she was confronted with a pos- slblo prospect of thnt proverbial bed she might bo making In her willfulness , and on which she must lie , In the photograph ot a somewhat serious young man ot reflneO features Reuben Waters stuck In her win- dow frame. Salomy Jane smiled over hei last witticism regarding htm , and enjoyed It , like your true humorist , and then catch- ! leg Bleht or bcr own kaudsomo face In th < llttlo mirror , smiled again. But wasn't It funny about that horse thief getting off after all ! Good Lordyt Fancy Reuben hear ing ho was alive and 'going round with that kiss of hers set on his lips ! She laughed again , n llttlo moro abstractedly. And he had returned It llko a man , holding her tight nnd almost breathless , and ho going to bo hangrd the next minute ! Salomy Jane had been kissed at other times , by force , chance or strntcgcm. In n certain Ingenuous for feit game of the locality known as "I'm n- plnln' " had " " "sweet , many "pined" for n Iss" from Salomy Jane , which she had elded In n sense of honor nnd fair play. * io had never been kissed like this before 10 would never a aln and yet the man was Ivol And behold-she could sec In the mtr- or that she was blushing. She should hardly i know him again. A oung man with Tcry- bright eyes , n flushed nd sunburnt cheek , n kind of fixed look n the face , and Jio beard no , none that lie could feel. Yet. . bo was not at all llko tcubcn not n blti She took Reuben's Icture from the-window nnd laid It on her orkbox. And to think she did not even now this yrunpman's name ! That was uecr. To be kissed by n man whom she night never know } Of course he know hers , he wondered If ho remembered It nnd her. Jut of course howasiso glad to get off with is llfo that ho never thought of anything Ise. Yet she did not glvo more than four r five minutes to these speculations , nnd , ko a sensible girl , thought of something Iso. Once again , however , In opening the loset she found the brown holland gown ho had worn on the day before , thought It cry becoming and regretted'that she had ot worn her best gown on her visit to Red 'eto's cottage. On such nn occasion she eally might have been more Impressive. When her father came homo that night he asked him the news. No , they had not apturcd the second horsuthlef , who was till nt large. Judge Boompolnter talked of nvoklng the aid of the despised law. It emalncd , then , to see whether the horse- lilef was fool enough to try to get rid of ho animal. Red Pete's body had been de- vcred to his widow. Perhaps It would only e neighborly for Salomy Jnno to ride over 0 the funeral. But Salomy Jane did not nko to the suggestion kindly , nor yet did ho explain to her father that , as the other nan was still living , she did not care to ndeVgo a second disciplining nt the widow's lands. Nevertheless" " she contrasted her Ituatlon with that of the widow with a ow and singular satisfaction. It might lave been Red Pete who hnd escaped. But ic had not the grit of the nameless one. he had already settled his heroic quality. "Yo nlnt hnrkenln' to me , Salomy. " Salomy Jane started. "Hero I'm askln' yc If you've seen that sound. Phil Larrabec , sneaking by ycr oday ? " Salomy Jane had not. But she became in- erostcd and self-reproachful , for she knew hat Phil Larrabee was one of her father's ncmics. "Ho wouldn't dnro to go by here inlcss ho knew you were out ? " she said ; ulckly. "That's what gets me , " ho said , scratch- ng his grizzled head. "I've been kind o' hlnkln' o' him all day , and one of them Ihlnnmen said he saw him at Sawyers' Crossing. He was a kind of friend o' Pete's vlfe. That's why I thought yer might find ut ef he'd been there. " Salomy Jane grew nore self-reproachful at her father's self- nterest In her "nelghborllness. " "But that ain't all , " continued Mr. Clay. "Thar was racks over the far pasture that warn't mine. I followed them and they went round nd round the bouse two or three times , ez f they mout hev bin prowlln' , nnd then I est 'em In the woods again. H"s Just like hat BPeckln' hound Larrabco to hev bin yili' ln-\\alt for me nnd afraid to meet a man fnirl and1 squnro In Ihci0pon < " , imn | "You just lie Iow < dad , for a day or two more , and let mo do a little prowlln'1 said he girl , with sympathetic indignation In her dark eyes. "Ef It's that skunk I'll spot him soon enough nnd let you _ know whar he's hiding. " ' 'You'll Just stay ( Where ye are , Salomy , " said her father -decisively. "This ain't no woman's work thol I ain't sayin' you laven't got more bead for It than some men 1 know. " ( To bo continued next Saturday. ) Arnold's Brome Oclcry cures headaches. lOc , 25c. EOc. All 'druggists. AVEniI\G -.CIIILKOOT PASS. Uitliiuc Cor moiil N Attending ; 11 Union In Knr-ont Alimkii. Never , perhaps , has there been a more nterestlng wedding than that of Frank Brady , a strapping miner from Montana , and Marie Ishnrov. a Polish girl , who was traveling with her father toward the Klon dike and met the American en route. The rl Is much more than ordinarily gooO fooklng , and the stalwart Montanlan Is sucf a man as would find favor In the oycs of most women. Ho and the Polish travelers , with a number of others , were In camp to gether for some time , and the young couple soon took to each other. Young Brady pro posed and was accepted , . and Mr. Isharov , ifter careful Inquiry , became convinced thai als daughter had captivated ft man who could and would provide . .well for her. So the wedding day was set , all arrangements being In the hands of the groom's friends They decreed that there should be a wed ding procession , and that It should begin at the scales' " ascend the famous steps cu in the snow and Ice by the tread of goli seekers gene before , and that the wedding ceremony should take place on the suniml of Chllkoot pass. This program was car ried out to the letter. The wedding procession started from "tho scales" nt 11 a. m. Leading the way , ac cordion In hand , was Phil Ward of Virginia City , Mont. , who manfully played a wedding march. Following Musician Ward were Ushers Gilbert nnd Siegfried , nlso of Vlr glnln City. Then cnmo thn bride , accom panied nnd assisted by Bert Fcnuer. Miss Isharov was sensibly attired In neat-fitting modest Klondike garments nnd appeared as happy as any bride on whom the sun eve shone. Following the bride came her fathc and Mrs. Decker , a handsome young widow from Puyallup , Wash. , who was on her way to the Interior. After Mrs. Decker nnd the bride's father came Ushers W. A. Stevenson Knute Elllngson nnd William Nurnbergcr all of Virginia City , nnd Arvln L. Kells o Dawson. Then followed a grent crowd of In terested spectators , many of ttiem with load of 100 pounds on their backs. When the wedding procession reached the summit It was met by Rev. Christopher L Mortimer , a Missouri minister , who Is seek Ing fortune and souls to save in the goli fields. In a very short time the ushers hai everybody picturesquely arranged for the ( list wedding on the Chllkoot summit. It was a strange scene , this wedding cere mony upon the mountain's summit , and the Montana boys who had arranged It felt repaid paid as they looked-around. 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This Coupon with 25 ; will secure The Mailed to any address in the United States or Canada Official Photographs ada , for 4 cents extra postage. OF THE UNITED STATES NAVY. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH DEPT. Address , ' THE OMAHA BEE. NAVY PHOTOGRAPH DEPT. , Omaha , Bcc Building ; Council BlufJfe , 10 Pearl St. ; South Omaha Dec. Omaha , 24th and N. Sts ; Lincoln , 1020 O St. HUNGER BEGINS TO PINCH I Spaniards in Havana See that the Americans Mean Business. THOUSANDS WOULD BE GLAD TO GET AWAY Ilnnlilly Tnkliiir POHNCH- uluii of I'ortloiiN nf Knxt Enil of the iNlniul Which SiuuiUU 1'oriiicrly Held. ( Copyright , 1SOS , by the Associated Press. ) HAVANA , May 0. ( Via Vera Cruz , Mcx. . May 13. ) The weight of the blockade Is beginning to bo felt here. Business Is al most at a complete standstill and there is hardly any movement in tbo streets , which have a sort of holiday appearance. The parks arc almost , deserted and there arc very few people to bo seen on the Plaza do Armas at night , although the baud plays there and everything possible Is done to keep up the spirits of the people. There Is a feverish dcslro to leave tbo Island , and over 0,000 people are booked at the ofllco of the con signees of the French steamer Lafayette , which leaves hero today for Vera Cruz , Mcx. , with this letter , which will bo posted at that port. In fact , an actual panic now prevails , while when the blockade com menced there was a fueling almost of se renity among all classes. But things have changed. The grim earnestness of the Americans is steadily forcing Itself upon the minds of even the most hot-headed Spanish officers , though the latter are work ing vigorously at the fortifications , which have been considerably strengthened and Improved since the war began , The Spaniards , It must bo admitted , are preparing to fight as desperately ns posslblo under the circumstances. Many families without means ore striving to emigrate , tryIng - Ing to borrow money from moro fortunate people In order to bo able to pay their pas sage money. But It Is hunt to see how their condition will bo Improved to nny consid erable extent even If they succeed In leav ing the blockaded city , for they have been rendered penniless nnd their chance of earning a livelihood In n foreign country ) s very slim. There Is considerable feeling against the men who nro desirous of leaving the city , and posted on the corners of houses all over the town you can see such notices as the following ; "Here are sold women's shirts for the men who arc abandoning tbo Island of Cuba. " There has been no disorder In this city or In tbo provinces so far < u known , though It Is true people here are entirely Ignorant of what is transpiring at Santiago , no mall having been received from there for some time past , and the cable being In the hands of the government and almost exclusively devoted to further the military operations , which are about limited to evacuating the Interior towns and concentrating the Spanish forces nt or about the largo cities. It is reported hero than Santa Cruz del Sur , on the south coast of Puerto Principe , has fallen Into the hands of the Insurgents. If this Is the case , thpVIatter now have a port at which their /friends can land arms , ammunition or supplies without Interference. IiiNurccntH TnU'js' Interior TIMVIIX. Other Important oycnts nro said to have transpired .at Santa Cruz del Sur. The officers of the Snansh , } , gunboat Cuba Espanola have reached Sanctl Splrltus , province of Santa Clara by land , and are on their way to Tunas , ' and from there by coasting Rtcamer to "Cienfuegos. Ono re port has It that the commander of the Cuba Espanola burned or blew up his vessel In order to save It from falling Into the hands of the Insurgents. Another version of the affair says the gunboat may have been captured by the insurgents. Confirmation has been received hero that the Spanish troops have evacuated Jlguna nnd Bayamo , In the province of Santiago do Cuba , and that they have been occupied by the insurgents. The Spaniards say the troops destroyed thosn two towns before leaving them , but this is not believed. The troops from these places retreated upon Manzanlllo , nnd some of them have reached other coast towns by this time. Although the prices of provisions here are very high , It is calculated that there IB food enough obtainable to last about five months , because , It Is asserted , considerable stores wcro laid In before tbo blockade , nnd no provisions are allowed to bo sent from hereto to the Interior towns. Eggs cost 10 cents each ; u glass of milk costs from 20 to 25 cents , and the slzo of the loaf of bread hns been reduced one-half. This , however'was done before the blockade began , There nro thousands of men from the cigar , tobacco and other factories out of work , and the authorities are employing sis many of them as posslblo on the fortifications. The num ber of men Idle is a matter which causes the authorities considerable anxiety. Up to the present they have been provided with food In one way or another , mainly by their former employers being compelled to con tribute to their maintenance , but the time must come when these men will fcc-1 the pangs of hunger and then rioting Is sure tu follow. People hero are looking forward with ap prehension to the eventual triumph of tbo Insurgents , as it is believed they will wreak terrible vengeance upon the Spaniards nnd upon those who have sympathized \vllh the WICBV OTinms VAM eamrci/r DOCTORS Searles & Searles SPECIALISTS PIIIVATB dliCBiei of Slcn uiiu wom WEAK M N SYPHILIS SEXUALLY. cured for Ut . Wljht Emissions. Lout Manhood. Hjf rocele. Verleocele. Gonorrhea , Oloet , Bypht Illp , Stricture , Plica. FUtula and Rectal Uloirs , Diabetes. Brlght's Dl ea § cured. Consultation Free. 01 Strloturoandflleati by new method without pain or cuttlnc. Gallon or addrtu with stamp. Tr atro nl by mall. Mi 8IABLES UEARlii DR. FELIX LEBRUH'S Steel | Pennyroyal Treatment is the oricinnl nnd onlr FRENCH , nfo end reliable cam on the mar. kct. 1'ricf , tl.OO ; cent by malt UonulnoooHonlyby Mj-ern nillon llruir Co. . 9. K. Conic * Kith u n U riiriiuni ( . , Oniiiliu , .Veil. latter. The bulk of the Spaniards , however , are filled with warlike enthusiasm and are looking forward with confidence to an event ual triumph over the American forces. They have great faith In the strength of tbo Spanish fleet and thn valor nf the SpanUh eoldlcrs , and are looking forward hopefully to the blockade being raised by the nnval force sent from Spain. As teen as a few cnnnon shots are beard from the forts the shores of the bay , San Lazaro avenue and the roofs of the houses are Immediately crowded with people , who cheer wildly whoa a shot Is seen to fall anywhere near ona ot the American war ships. Maps of Cuba nt The Hco office Omaha- Council Bluffs or South Omaha. Cut a coupon from pngo 2. Address Cuban Ucpt.
