THE OMATTA DAITAr BEE : SUNDAY , OCTOBER 2 , 1898.
IMUHPP tif i tn n nTii i n t nt >
HIJICE HAULS STILL HAGh
Over Ono Hundred Persons Missing in
a Wisconsin Timber Pirea.
APPALLING SIGHTS AROUND RICE LAKE
Iliinilrcilx of 1'iirnirrx mill Itiinrliorn
Are lli'iortiMl Iliiiiiclrmi mill Irnll
lullJScnr CliliHMMtii I'litlN mill
[ y IIIINM In Iiiiiiieiine.
MIUVAUKii : : , Oct. I. A special to the
Journnl from Itlcc l.nko nn > s : Hdluf pnrtlcs
nro now out through thu burned dlttrlcU
outli and wont of this dly. Tlio loss of Ufa
from tlio disastrous turrit II res cnnnot now
lin estimated , hut It will ho great. Thu
work In gelling to the huruiMl illHtrlcta IH
nlo\v , ns all thu bridges nru down. Over
100 persona nro missing.
Many dead bodies hnvo been found , nnd
tliry nro hurned beyond recognition. The
remains of ono mnn by the nnnio of Nelson
were found thin forenoon nt the bottom of
a well , where ho h.ul gonct to cacapo the
lire. At nuotlier pliico u v\oimtu mul two
chlMnMi were found In a well. The woman
was no hndly burned thnt slio will dip.
At nnotbcr plnco , where a mnn had been
planing In n Meld , his charred ri'innlns and
thn cnrcnss of hlfl liorso uero found lo-
ilny. All the cntllo , horses nnd other stock
In a largo district lm\o been hurneil to
death.
IJvcn the wild nnlmals eould not escopo
the Unmet. The wind this morning la
Hoiitlicust nnd binning at a r.ito of about
forty miles nn hour. Vires arc- now raging
in thu hard wood timber Inndn botwiuu
thla rlty niul Cumberland , hut fortunately
the dlntrlet Is lightly poUlatcd. | The mills
In thla city hn\o been shut down anil an
other reserve flro department has been ordered -
dered out.
Kxrnpo of ( 'rru.
UIIIl'l'IWA I'AMA Wit. . Oct. 1. Au
gust Mason of thin city , ono of the most
cxtonslvn loggers In Wisconsin , letiuued to
day from a tilp to his campa at Codnr
hake , Ilarron county. Hu hud an exciting
cxperlrnco with forest Urea and reports the
entlro Ions of all his cmupi and outfit at
Cedar l.ako. llu also bello'H that four of
lila men have lost their HVCH In the llameB.
Mr. Maaon loft the campa with hla crow
ThurBday morning for the lallwuy Btatlou
nnd they narrowly escaped with their ll\es.
When they atnrted the tire was eight miles
away , bull the wind wan blowing a galu
ami the llamert were rapidly gaining on
thorn. All rushed fur a lake a mlle away ,
and when the oilgo of the water was I cached ,
the tire was upon them. Men nnd homes
plunged Into the fnko and remained there
until the flaniPH had paused o\or. The heat
nnd mnoko were nlmost unbearable.
four of the crow who were. In the rear
of' the larger party ore missing and Mr.
Maaon sajs ( hero la no hope that t'liey are
enfe. The names anv Sam 1'opplo , Wil
liam llrown and two McCllI ( Mothers. All
\\ero rcsldonts of Ohlppowa county.
'IVrrllili' .SiM-nr * .
The scone , Mr , Mason says , \\aa terrible.
On o\ery sldu thcro wnn a sea of tlio
rapidly Brewing and destroying everything.
Knapp , Stout & Co 'a outllta In
that locality are nil burned , also o\er COO
oxen. The moans of the animals could bo
htvml In all directions. Dozens of farm
houses that Mr. Mason passed In the morn
ing were In ashes In the afternoon. Many
buildings that were at least a quarter of
n mlle from the woods were destroyed , the
tlameti running along meadows and fences.
Hundred a are homeless , many o\cn losing
nil their household goods.
Trcdcrlck Woyorhnusor has Just returned
from a trip through the tire regions. Ho
ran glvo no estimate of the amount of bis
pine losses ,
The following estimates of losses were
inndo by a prominent lumberman hero :
Northwestern Lumber company , $22,000. All
gust Mason , $3,000 ; Mississippi Hlver Lum
ber company , $ S.OOO ; Chlppowa Logging
company , $50,000 , Knnpp , Stout & Co ,
$225,000. The losses Inclndo standing Urn
lK < r , logs , campa and camp outfits. The
lostt of farm property In Clark , Unrron ami
Chlppewu lountlra H estimated at $300,000.
latest reports say that all hopes of check
ing the flames have been abandoned. Noth
ing but rain will s.i\o the enormous amount
of property that Is burning and threatened.
AVu licr Hurt-nil ( ilvo * HOIK * .
DKNYKU , Oct. 1 The forest tires on the
vest slope ot the Hookies continue to spread
nnd only a heavy r.Un can stop them. In the.
\lelnlty of Steamboat Springs there baa
been a rainfall which checked the tires there ,
but they are still smouldering and will start
Into life again unless there s.h. ll soon be
wore rain or snow. Ixic.il Torec.ister Uruu-
denburg says ho has observed no Vhango In
weather conditions that point to rain ,
though the welcome prediction of the
weather bureau at Washington for Colorado
is "showers. "
Governor Adams said today : "I think the
only thing that will put a stop to the flrea
is a good hea\y rain. There U but little
use in trying to put out the tires by the
usual means , as the Ore Is not continuous.
Krom what 1 can learn It must bo la prob
ably firty places. In my opinion the flrea
are due wholly to accident. Campers build
u fire , a. spark blows Into the underbrush ,
tthleh Is very dry , and a tire Is the result.
U U so easy to start a forest flre Just now
Terrible
ECZEMA
Speedily Cured By
CUTICURA
My baby wan about four weeks old when ho
t-epia to uter from Uut terrible dUeaje ,
Enema. I tried every remedy I thought
would do him good. I even called in thu
doctor who told m It would wear away in
time , but I used his medicine to no account. I
did not know what to do with him. He cried
all tha time and hU faro was equal to a nw
piece of meat , It waj horrible , and looked u
If th r vru never any * liu en it. I had to
carry him around on a pillow. 1 wu fairly
UUcoaroged. I vmthon recommended to use
CVTICVBA KEMUUBI. Tttrtt tin * / vjaj
( Vm J tvuU J * U fAjnytf. I tised about
halt a box ot CVTKCKJ. ( ointment ) , and not
cn half cite of CrnccaA SOULT , sad at tba
m < i ff/cn * J\orl * my tujjr vat tntirily
cvnrf. Th r > bil never tvn a truce of it
lac * , to-day hu lia U u sscvth "d toft
J. CYKEKSB. .
UflTUCDCI Tkatk * vtrabil&tihCm.
MUlnCnol nu foir. uJ . <
wlm Ctrtmu. puwi ( toatiUui Ula t . wtu ifitai
Ititul nixl la U * 4Mnula ofUc&Uic. uibu >
* ad Kir Utxili'4 k nm at U > ilia u4 o.'p. > u
low at klr , u < i ng ! to * tbcm. U to ttil ta joar d & .
T * & nn al mui cwafctt ia4 tn tit tr\ wtll
w lt M niltl uJ Ktmiiaj ttxp tw t"1" , u4 tl
fun , I , u/i. i
thnt It la almost Impossible to nuccrtnln the
orlRln of It. flpnrks from railroad cnglncn
may have enticed gome flrcn. "
Within n ilny or two tlio tires hnvo np-
pcnrod on tlio west elnpo of the 1'lkc's I'cnk
range nnd Inrfio sections of limber nro beIng -
Ing dcslroicd. CJreat volumes ot smoke cnn
bo nodi rolling over the crest of tlio range.
The flrcii Bccm to bo burning llcncly along
tlio west Blilo of Mount Ilnldy , which rises
to nn altitude of 13,000 feet four miles eolith
of I'lkr'fl I'o.ik. At Bimilown the volume of
smoke decreases perceptibly. The people ot
I'llklti county nro bccomlns torrlfled o\et
tlio havoc v\rought by the lire.
Hint In now raKlnK nenr Anpeii. The county
commissioners nro ndvlalni ; with tlio city
nuthorltlcit ns to tlio best methods to check
tlio IIn. , but as vet no jilan ban been out
lined. The flro on. White river has burned
nvi > r nn urea ot 100 tuiuuro miles und Is
ftlll g\vcupliiK eastward lu n elrelch ton
mlliH wide Thu people ot upper White
river hnvo fought fire for three weeks day
mid night. They liuvo been aided by Kor-
cst ItaiiKcra Dunn nnd Olblot. 1'nrtlcs from
Hint Beetloii cny they bnvo Bran nothing ot
the other government rangers.
Thu ( onus of Kokomo nnd Halm's I'cak
nto reported to bo In danger from the flrcs
sin rounding them.
( lloinvood Springs Is enveloped In n
cloud of Hinoko nnd the nltuntlon In that
vicinity Is rapidly becoming worse.
llyers , Cole , reports thu pinlrle llrcs ho-
t\vecn Living Springs nnd Coronn have
caused n considerable losa to stockmen , nnd
ns fuller accounts nro received the magni
tude of tbo disaster U moro apparent.
Among these burnul out nro Steward &
AilnniH and Will Upple. The rnngo for mnny
miles hns been destroyed nnd the outlook
for tlio coming u Inter la not n bright one
for thu cnttlo nnd sheep Industries ot the
bin in d dlstrlrtfl
SECOND TO CHICAGO
( Continued from Klrst Tage. )
nntlvo Htato upon thlacry site less than
ilfty jenrs ngo.
Kittle wonder IB It that the neoplo of the
west ro Interested In these relations of the
wtalcrn city to the western community.
The flngets of fate mo\o In decades and not
In icnturlea , In setting the problems fet
western humanity to conquer ,
Kittle wonder la It that no solution seems
too dllllcult of attainment for those who
have seen such great transformations In the
west through the successful solution of
eailler problems , equally grave
\nd now ns the genius of America , nt the
close of n glorious war so bravely fought
by u gallant army nnd navy under n great
nnd wise president , stands upon the thresh
old of n dawning century and n dawning
destiny , with her face toward the fair 1s-
Inndi of the 1'aclflc west placed by Ood'a
hand undir her guardianship , little wonder
IB It that these people of the west , them
selves but a short time ace the ndontcd
children of the wilderness , should not doubt
that the path of national duty toward the
new western possessions shall again bo the
path of national glory.
On ( lit * l.oulNlnun I'lirolui.ie.
Cogressman J. II. Slann also recehed n
llaerlng welcome from he audience. Ho
discussed "Tho Louisiana Purchase , " as fol
lows.
lows.We
We celebrate today the 'Uctorleg of peace
and peaceful pursuits. Where n magic city
uml a beautiful exposition now stand the
wild butTalo was chased by the savage In
dian within the lifetime of many here. In
the midst of this fitting celebration of the
successes of our arts of peace , while on-
Joj Ing the benetlta of bounteous plenty and
prosperity , It Is proper to recall the history
of those events which have made these
western states nn equal part of that nation
which Is today the embodiment of progres
sive civilization nnd which files the most
beautiful and bclouxl ting ever lighted up
by the sunshine or kissed by the breeies.
"l-nrgo streams from little fountains flow ;
tall oaks from little acorns grow. " The lit
tle narrow fringe of settlements along the
Atlantic coast has grown Into an empire
which sweeps across n continent and cm-
braces the Islands of the son.
The Louisiana purchase rnoro than
doubled the national territory. It gave to
our country the exclusive control of the
mighty Mississippi and Its tributaries' It
planted our possessions on the CJnlf 01
Mexico. It acquired for us the Columbia
river and a coast line on the I'aclflc ocean.
It brought Into our country a region having
the most fertile farm nnd grazing lands , as
well aa varied mineral resources , to bo
found In the world , and jet Its acquirement
was' , as It were , only n chance shot.
Spain owned the entire western bank of
the Mississippi river and the eastern bank
below the Thirty-first parallel of latitude
the boundary line fixed by the treaty o
1795. After the war of the revolution our
country west of the Alleghcnlea had begut
to till up with a clasa of sturdy and Inde
pendent pioneer settlers. These settle
ments depended for transportation of their
products wholly upon river navigation , th >
only outlet for which wa" > through thi
mouth ef the Mississippi , owned and con
trolled by Spain.
In 1SOO. by the secret treaty of San Ilde-
fotibo , Spain retroceded the nrovlnce o
LouUtanu to France , but without delivering
possession at that time.
It became evident to the statesmen o
that time that we could have no lasting
peace until we should possess ono bank en
tire of the Mlwlsslopl river , with a conae
qucnt right to Its freenavigation. .
Jefferson was president and did not be
llevo that the constitution warranted th <
purchase of new territory , but overcoming
his scruples he rose equal to the emer
gency and he commissioned James Monroi
: o act with Hobert Livingston , then minis
ier to France , In an elfort to purchase tha
Mrt of the Louisiana province east of th
Mississippi , including New Orleans , from
France , nnd congress appropriated the sum
of $2.000,000 for that purpcoe.
Wur u rortmuiU' liu-lilent.
"U U an 111 wind that blows nobody an :
good " Fortunately for our own interest
France and Kugland w ere then on the v erg
of another war. They had Just conclude * ,
a treaty of peace , but each country \va
looking with dread suspicion upon the other
Knglaud viewed with grave objection the
retrausfer by Spain of the immense Louis
iana province to France , and Napoleon ,
who was then the first consul of France
and its ruler , quickly saw that in case of
war the Kngllsh , with their superiority at
pea. would immediately seize New Orleans
and the Mississippi river valley. On Easter
Sunday. April 10. 1SOJ , he called two of hU
counselors who were most familiar with the
foreign possessions and asked their advice.
He sold to them
I know the full value of Louisiana , and I
have been desirous of repairing the fault
ct the French negotiator who abandoned it
in 1763. A few lines of a treatv have re
stored it to me. and I have scarcely re
covered it when I must excect to lose it.
Hut it it escapes me. it shall one day cost
dearer to those who obllse me to strip
myself of it than to those to whom I wish
to deliver it. The Knglbh have success
ively taken from Franco Caniuta. Cape lrv-
ton. New Foundland. Nova Scotia and th *
richest portions ot Asia. They shall not
hiive the Mississippi which they covet. "
And after hearing from his adviser ) , one
la favor of selling the province to the
United States , the other in favor of retain
ing it. Napoleon said :
' Irresolution and deliberation are no
longer in season. I renounce Louisiana.
It U not only New Orleans that I will c de :
It U the whole colony without my reser-
vatloa "
Mouroo and Livlasstoa had no authority
to accept th offer which was made to them
by Napoleon
Th y could oot cable for instructions.
Th r had BO tim to communicate the
homo govvrunwBt by letter. Napoleon
wa * not a Spaalih diplomat , he wanted
his on r prvuitttiyctrepleii or rejected.
MOUHM and Uvu > x4t . how v r. proved
equal to tiw ( K3lo . and after n otia-
tton , which lat4 but a few day * , the
purchase was ugr J upon , the United Status
to pay France th * principal sum of UI.S30.-
000 I'ayaWo la stocks or ton .la due in tif-
teea yearn , vvth Interest und , the further
um cf } 'T" * > . ' to fc j pad by our go\-
trnma * . Um r can cU.tet : * havla * cer-
tl vn I U 'it ana 'is Fra' >
\\tta the tr a'.y \
country some of the haters of President
Jefferson raised a violent outcry ncnlnst Itn
confirmation , and illru predictions were made
about the danger ot extending tha country
In violation of tlio constitution , and bur-
dcnlng the people with an Immense debt
for the purpose of buying an uninhabitable
wilderness ,
The treaty of purchase was dated April
30 , 1803 , was ratified In October follow
ing , nnd on December 20 , 1803 , tbo Ameri
can ling was raised over New Orleans.
No ono can measure the future oosslblll-
tles of the Btntcn embraced In tha Louis
iana purchase. The development Blnco the
purchase In 1803 ha * been moro splendid
than an alchemist's dream. The future will
for outrival the present nnd the past
Thn value of tbo Louisiana inircliasa
cannot yet be appreciated. In 1S5I Omalm !
was but n bare trading post. Its growth
l > iH bcon ns rapid as the mushroom which
springs up In the night , but as strong nnd
ertnln ns the atccl beams which constitute
ho superstructure of Its great buildings ,
ml It Is but an example of the genius
f the west.
The acquisition of the Louisiana territory
\ns the greatest prize over gnlncd by a un
ion nt ono time. Uy the stroke of n pen
n empire changed handa In a moment
f doubt n conatructlon vvna placed upon
ho constitution which authorized the vast
ncrenao of territory.
The Louisiana purchoac will soon have
greater population thnn the country which
old It to us A single fnlso step might
mvo loat us Its possession. All the clr-
timatnnccs nt the time of Its purchase con-
plrcd to glvo us n single opportunity to
nln nn empire. The opportunity refused
r neglected might never have como ngnln.
The Krnnco which today maintains an
rmy of moro than half n million men be-
aiieo fiho was compelled to cede Alsace and
jorralno to Germany gave way to us n
losscBalon worth many times Altaco nnd
. .orrnlne. nnd gave It In friendly peace.
Not ono of us can look far Into the fu-
uro. The progress of a century has en-
bled us to utilize nil our possessions The
Ightnlng'ti fl.ild puts far distant territory
n n moment's communication with the
apltol. The expansion of our domain and
he Increase of our possessions mndo more
teen the Intellect nnd genius of our people ,
t broadened the hearts nnd dceucned the
onls of our citizens. With the new wants ,
niiscd by long distance nnd varied Inter-
sis , cnmo new Ideas with which to BUD-
ily those wants. New discoveries In the
Iclda of science , art , mechanics , followed
losely the now discoveries regarding the
urfaco of our territory.
The last address waa to have bctn made , '
by Hon. William E. Mason on "Our Conn-
ry. " Dut the senator was unable to bo
resent nt the exercises , haIng been called
o Washington on business Thursday. The
nogrnm was concluded by the band playing
'Tho Star Spangled dinner"
During the course of the exercises Chair-
nan Harper read the following "abler.un
which was received durlnc thi moinlng
from Fcrd W. 1'eck , commlssloner-ln-gen-
eral from the United States to the 1'uils
exposition :
GENEVA. Oct. 1 William II. Harper.
Chairman Illinois Commission , Omaha I'arls
exposition greets Chicago day at sister expo
sition , rncic.
Commissioner General.
After the exercises In the Audttorlitm
Mayor Harrison's party was escorted to
Uarkol's casino , where they were banqueted
jy the members of the executive committee
nnd the city council. The party occupied
the long table on the north side of the room
on the second floor of the north restaurant.
Aside from the dinner there was no set
program and speeches were not Indulged In.
Affer dinner the party broke up nnd the time
between then nnd the sham battle was de
voted to visiting the exposition buildings.
Chairman Harper of the transportation
committee left for Chicago at 1 30 > esterday
afternoon.
HECUPTION TO THU CHICAGO VNS.
.Mnjor mill Mm. llaiiihUoit ICi'i-p Open
Holme fur tlir CiiONtH.
The Chlcagoans were given a reception
at the Illinois building last evening from
9 until 11 o'clock. Along the walks and
among the trees surrounding the structure
1,000 Incandescent lamps had been strung
to light the way of the visitors to the
warm welcome of Major and Mrs. Hamble-
ton. Within , the rooms were hung with
evergreens and decked with roses. The
punch bowl stood In a conspicuous place
near the entrance. The orchestra , stationed
on the balcony , furnished music for the
occasion.
Out on the veranda members of the Cook
county democracy nnd the Union League
club , forgetting politics , spoke only of the
beauties of the exposition , or watched at a
distance the display of fireworks whoso
scattering stars lighted the sky In the
north.
Nearly 500 guests called during the even
ing to pay their respects to their fellow-
citizen , the major , nnd do homage at the
shrine of their mother state. It was the
unanimous verdict ot all that Illinois had
done Itself proud at Omaha. All agreed
that there was no better stale building on
the grounds and united In congratulating
Major Hambleton on the beauty of the
home that he has made his during tbe
summer , and spared no praise for the taste
nnd art displayed In Its decoration for their
reception and entertainment.
The headquarters of the Union League
club In the north room upstairs were es
pecially Inviting and had Its share of guest *
until a late hour.
1'12.V > SYLVAM.VS UOI'IILK BAY.
Olflirtttlon nt ! > Kxiionltluit to He
FolliMicil 1 > > IMiMilc at the I'urk
Pennsylvania day at the exposition Is
Wednesday , October 5. The headquarters
for Fennsylvanians on that day U to be at
the Nebraska State building. Postmaster
General Smith Is to deliver the oration.
Governor Hastings and staff , with a large
party of prominent Pcnns > lvanlans , are to
bo present. Ten thousand Nebraska Penn-
sylvanlans are expected. Badges and but
tons for F nnsylvanlans can be obtained at
DoldufTs , Daliell's and several other places i
In town The Pennsylvania basket picnic i
will be held on Thursday. October 6. in i
Hanscom park. All Pennsvlvanlans are i
cordially Invited. A program of short ad
dresses by General Manderson , Governor
Holcomb and other prominent Pennsylva-
nlans. interspersed with plantation melodies i
and songs. Instrumental and vocal , will I
be rendered. Everybody who attends is i
expected to be on the grounds In Hanscom L
park by 11 a. m. as refreshments will be
served at 12 o'clock. Every person from far
and near 13 invited to bring their onn
basket , as it Is to be a typical Pennsylvania
basket picnic , consisting of meats , sand
wiches , cold elavr. salads , apple butter ,
scrapple , pumpkin pie , cake , elder , etc. The
headquarters for the picnic people until 10
o'clock of Thursday. October 6. will be at the
Young Men's Christian association building
in Omaha. Street car accommodations run
direct from there to the park A beautiful
souvenir Pennsylvania button has been pre
pared and can be obtained from any of tbe
committee by applying for the same. One
uundred and fifty Pennslyvantans have been
appointed on the reception committee and
everything ha * twen done that was possible
to make thU a great day for Pennsylvanians
in the w t. One county has promised to
send 500 representative * and oth r counties
all over the state are expecting to send in
large
lluutlrrtls of Cnr of Kut Mock Hc-
oclvcd nml lluudr tl More Couilnjj.
The live stock show , which opens on tin
North tract Monday and which include !
cattle , horses. Jacks. J naet3. mules , stwep
, and snlae procnUes to be one of tha greatest -
est exhibition * of its kind ever held in tba
United Stated. The entries number : C 0
, izlnnU. nearly all ot whkh % ' 1 be h < r .
For tfco c' < "tnmoda\ca of fie s'3ck Ci y-
cue bans ta fc sa er tt U , wuh Iji
horse 1 , 400 cattle , 332 swine nnd ISC sheep
atnlls nnd pens.
Veitcrday wnn a busy time with the
owners of 'tlio stock nnd nlso with the ex
position people , ns trrUnlo.-ula of animals
were arriving from early morning until
Into at night , coming from almost every
Htato nnd territory In the union , ns well n.i
Bomo from Canada. Whllo Monday Is tlio
opening day of the show It Is not expected
that all of the stock will arrive before
Tuesday morning , ns thnt exhibited nt the
Illinois stnto fair nt Springfield will not
leave Its destination. Two hundred nnd
fifty carloads of stock arrived yesterday
nnd ns much moro Is billed to como In to
day. The stock thnt has arrived tip to
thla j time Is of excellent quality nnd most
of , the animals uro prlzo winners at many
fairs previously held. Ono ewe , In par
ticular , has arrived that has Just been
brought from England , where It took first
prlzo In the Cotawold class a few weeks
ago.
ago.Tlio horse show will bo good , but It may
not compare favorably with some of the
shows held years ago , na It Is n dlfucult
matter to find nny largo number of flno
horses in the country , brcedota having gene
out ot the business to quite a largo ex
tent.
tent.Tho Judging at the show will not begin
until Thursday morning. Tor the purpose
of showing the nnlmaU before the Judges
nnd the public a large amphitheater has
been erected , capable of Keating several
hundred persons. This la located Just In-
sldo the east entrance to the grounds nnd
Is directly In the rear of the Dairy build
ing.
_
( ilMJN A tJUKAT hllAM 1IATTI.K.
mill OtliiTM SIMVlin < Sni-
IIK % AVitrfiirt * Wnw OIUM * liIKi * .
Nearly nil the Chlcngoans nnd thousands
of the other visitors witnessed the sham
battle fought yesterday afternoon between
the Sioux nnd their allies nnd tbo Ulack-
fcct nnd their allies. The battle was pre
ceded by the usual parade ot the members
of the Indian congress , nil In gala nttlre.
The preliminaries Inuring been disposed
of the forces divided , the Sioux nnd their
supporters going to the cast end of the
Held , whllo the Ulackfeet nnd those -who
were to light with them occupied the ground
nt the west end of the camp. Then the
fight vvns on nnd unlike some thnt have
been seen upon former occasions this one
vvns n draw.
With the grandstand crowded and thou
sands standing along the ropes , with hun
dreds of spectators perched upon the roofs
of surrounding buildings , the shrill notes
of the bugle were wafted over the Held
and the fight vvns started. A party ot
Sioux had been out in Blackfcet territory
hunting buffalo nnd two of thorn had been
captured. A council of wnr had been held
nnd It bnd been decided thnt they should
die at the stake. Following out he text
of the decision the two braves , Comes Hun-
nlng nnd Falls-as-IIe-Uuns , were brought
out Into the open space and In full view
of the audience. The first was tied to a
stake nnd n fire kindled nbout him. whllo
the latter Indian was securely roped and
laid upon the ground to be disposed of nt
n later date. Around the unfortunate In
dian the Hlackfcet danced nnd bowled ,
whiting for the llamcs to reach their vic
tim. Not satisfied with this method of tor
ture , however , they added to the misery of
their victim by throwing dust In his eves
nnd prodding him with the burning ends
of sticks.
I.iieU AViiH with Tin-in.
H ii probable that Comes Uunning would
hnvo Journeyed to the happy hunting ground
had It not been for nn Incident. Two other
Sioux bad heard thnt there was game In the
vicinity of the spot that had been selected
for the burning and happened to be close
by when their comrades were prepared for
the slaughter. At nbout the same time , how
ever , their presence vvns discovered and Uo
fearless braves w ere sent out from the ranks
of the Wlchltas to dispatch them. The
Wlchitas went , but they never came back ,
for the Sioux ambushed them , brained them
with the butts of their guns and tearing
their scalps from their heads , fled < to the
camp of the Sioux , where they gave the
nlarm. Within a remarkably short space of
tlmo the Sioux came riding down upon the
' Blackfeet and flred n volley into their ranks
The volley was returned and then the fight
ing became general. In the early part ot
the fight Big Brave , the chief In command
of the Blackfeet , was killed by being toma
hawked by Goes-to-\Var , who was leading
the Sioux. The fight was a hand to hand
' encounter nnd was one of the most cxcltln"
scenes of the battle.
As Big Bravo fell to the ground his scalp
was torn off by Goeb-to-War , who waved
the gory trophy over his head and gave vent
to a wnr cry that was taken up and echoed
over the entire field. Tor an Instant after
the fall of 'their ' chief the Blackfeet seemed
dlsmnved and there were Indications that
they were about to retreat. Kight at this
moment Touches-the-Cloud , a Che/cnae , as
sumed command nnd riding into tbe thick ol
the fight and waving his wand high above
his head , cheered the wavering ranks on. The
not for Touches-the-
fight , however , was
Clouds at thla time , for In another part ol
the field his forces had become routed ani
the men were rapidly riding away , followtd
by the Sioux who were doing great damage
to his columns. The old chief bavv that the
BSD : was lost , and starting to fly. discovered
that ho was alone , surrounded by half a
hundred savages who thirsted for his blood
Clubbing his gun nnd urging on hU pony
ho rode against the ranks of the Sioux , cut
ting his way through and reaching his re
treating men in safety.
ixU < riiilmiUnt ; the Illnvkfoet.
In this fight the Sioux killed and cap
tured nearly halt of the Blackfeet and thel
allies. The dead they scalped and the cap
lives they conducted to the open space am
| prepared for burning them at the stake
I One man. Dust Maker , was lashed to the
[ identical pole to which he had assisted in
I lashing a Sioux but a short time previous
| and around htm was kindled a. bright , blaz
Ing flre. Around this flre the Sioux dancei
and howled , executing the same dance tha
'
is employed when business is intended.
I The squavvs came in for their share and
j assisted In torturing the captive. Around
j and around the Indians danced , while the
mounted red men circled about and gave
vent to the most unearthly yells. Just aa
the man was about to give up the ghost
the Blackfeet. who had been creeping up
on the Sioux , arrived with reinforcements
and ensased the Sioux In a most desperate
battle. They dismounted from their ponies
and turning them over to the squaws and
children to hold , secreted themselves behind
stumps and trees and opened a fire upon ,
their enemies with telling effect. The Sioux
retreated under the sailing flre , but were
I rallied by Coes-to-War and his aid , Medicine -
cine Horn , both of whom seemed to be
everywhere present. By directing the flre
of their m n , although outnumbered two
to one , they h ld the Blackfeet off , piling
the sround with th * dead. What would
hive b ea the result ot the battle cannot
| bo predicted. It was nobody's flsht when
the supply ot blank cartridges run low.
which was the signal far the e sattoa of
BVINI after ti * firiag bad been conclude
tbe In-ltaas gave the a&dteaee a flue exhi
bttiaa at band to hand ceofllots. A doz a
or more latUaas eogaged ia such aa en
counter rizht ia treat ot the graad * taad
showing the metho& ia fisbtiag at el < w
ran * .
The sham battle laterea'ed the visitors
! om as ly an 4 wu declare 1 to hare been
one of tha beat th ngs evsr se n.
Welcome lu the i'luntber * .
--K fjjA rv igj v , -s , - the r 'y
y were J ia S KiUr , zui il jrej
Ident of the Journeymen Plumbers' union :
ohn Mitchell , president ot the Chicago
ocnl union , nnd Frank Kennedy , president
t the examining board for union plumbers
n Chicago. They were the guests of the
imaha Plumbers' union , No , 16 , nnd at 'he
lose of the regular union meeting last night
were tendered nn Informal reception at
> abor temple. A welcoming nddrcss was
indo by John M. Buggy , presdlcnt ot tbo
ocal union , nnd there were responses by
lie visiting brothers and also by Andtcw
'oung , chief Inspector of the Chicago Board
f Health , who was of the party.
It'SIO I < AST MC1IT AMI TODAY.
IIIIPN llnnil AVI n H More 1'rnlm I'ro-
KnitiiM for Miinilnx ConcortN ,
In aplto of < the somewhat unfavorable
venthcr and the counter attractions brought
bout by the extra features In honor of the
Chicago day visitors , two Immense ciowds
ttcuded the concerts of Inncs and his baud
estcrdny. It was a disappointment to many
liat the spectacular features were not given
n the evening. Thla was not , however , the
milt of Bandmaster Innes. U Is promised
bet the necessary arrangements will bo at
nco proceeded with nnd that the first of
lie-so spectacular productions will ho given
t the festival concert next Saturday night.
The disappointment did not Inlerfero , how-
ver , with the enjoyment of the big crowd ,
s Inncs nnd his players seemed to lay
licmaclvea out In such shape as to create an
xtra amount of enthusiasm as each number
f the concert followed one on top of the
thcr. Heidelberg , the undoubtedly great
Iccololst , caught them on his solo. Ills
la > Ing was for nil the world Ilka the song
f a bird. Some of the notes were ns thin
s paper and about ns long as the flash of
lire-fly , but they could bo heard by the
lost remote auditor. Inncs and his magical
rombono set them wild " "
again. The "Jubel"
vorturo with Its concluding hymn , "Arner-
en1 My Country 'TIs of Thee , " brought the
nst assemblage to Its feet with such bursts
f patriotic enthusiasm ns It was good to
ook upon. The classicists , who are BO fond
f Innes because he appeals to them , were
specially catered to by Wagner's magnlll-
ent "Tnnnhnusser" overture nnd two songs
y Mendelssohn , "Farewell to the Forest"
nd the "Spring Song. " This lost , by the
\ay , is ono of tbe most remarkable things
hat Innes does , In the Judgment of many
eople. It Is his own 'transcription ' of n dcll-
ate composition written especially for piano
nd the beautiful arpeggio effects which he
rings In hero with his reeds are not only
ivsterious but absolutely astounding.
The "Hunting Scene , " a descriptive ld > l
by Bucnlossl , made one of > the hits of the
light. Heppner , the solo trumpeter ot the
and , quietly slipped out and In the dlstancu
; ave a faint response to the calling of the
lounds , which had been sounded by one of
ho cornetlsts lu the band. Then carne the
latterlng of horse's hoofs and the shiuts
if the riders and the band began to sing
A-huntlng wo will BO ,
A-huntlne we will BO ,
Tnntlvy , tantivy , tantivy ,
A-huntlng we will go ,
Thla bought down the house and formed
he climax of nn evening of sensations. The
program for the concert which will be given
n the Auditorium this afternoon nt 3 o'clock
Is of especial intereat and la as follows :
PART I.
Overture Tnnnhneuscr . Wagner
We Marl. i . Schubert
( Transcription by Lux )
Comln' Through the Itye ( ulr varla for
piccolo ) . Heidelberg
Mr H. Heldelbeiu.
rand Fantasia on the Works of
. .
Love Is King ( march ) . Innes
PART II
Sjmphonlc Poem Last Dajs of the.
Terror . Lltolff
( This mngnltlcent work describes In un-
mlstakablo tones the horrors of the French
revolution The r.ivlnga ot n brutalized
mob the "Marseillaise , ' at llrst In tri
umph , but now in Badness Kobesplrrre.
ilmself meeting1 death at the gulllotlnK
the awed hush of a country dazed by such
a stupendous saturnalia of carnage , all
are vividly pictured in this tons poem ,
which earned for Its young composer a
place among the foremost of Trench mu
sicians. )
Unrgo . Haendol
Or&nn obligate by Mr. Thomns J Kelly.
( a ) Part Song ( for- brass band ) Farewell
to the Forest .
( b ) ( for reed band ) Spring Song .
. Mendelssohn
Inflammatus ( The- Judgment Day ) , from
Stnbat Mater . Rossini
Solo for Trombone . Mr. F. N Innes
Gloria , from Twelfth Mass . Mozart
\ grand concert will be given by Innes
and his band on the Grand Plaza tonight
at T o'clock , for which thU Is the program
PART I.
Overture Febt . Lassen
Two Himns
( a ) Park Street .
( bl Nearer My God to The .
Trombone Solo Air Varla. . Zlmmerrmmn
Mr Leo Zlmmermann.
Second Hungarian Rhapsody . Liszt
PART II.
Overture The Martvrs . Donizetti
( a ) Intermezzo Cupid's Story .
( b ) March Love Is King . Innes
Song of Old Ireland ( popular fantasia ) .
. Moore
Love Feast of the Apostles . Wagner
Ilonndcil Out ivltli Firework * .
Chicago day was rounded out with a most
magnificent display of fireworks , hundreds
ot rockets , shells and bombs. There were
numerous set pieces , all designed by John
Due for the occasion. There was the "Wel
come Chicago , " a large picture ot Mayor
Harrison and then there was the cow thai
kicked over the lamp that set flro to ant
burned the old city of Chicago. As a com
panion piece , there was Mrs. O'Leary , the
owner of the cow. In addition to this there
was a largo seal of the city , the acrobat
and the- phoenix , but better than all of thla
was the great display of bombs flred In con
nection with the burning of the city , which
was represented on canvas by a street -100
feet In length , many of the buildings so ar
ranged that when the bombs exploded the
buildings tumbled down and apparently
burned. The finale was a statue fifty feet
high , designated as "I Will. " representative
ct the new Chicago , built since the big fire.
Along the Midway.
There was a hot time on the Midway last
night. It was not a riotous time , but Just
a Jollification , participated In by the thous
ands of Chlcagoans and others who were
there for the purpose of seeing the sights.
The shows opened early and continued In
business until a late hour , all doing a good
business. Ic as a Jolly crowd and every
member of the great gathering was In the
beit of humor.
From dark until midnight the street was
packed and the clarion voice of the barker
mingled with the laugh of the pleaaure
seeker who looked at the picture * , illd down
an of Che inclines and patronized all ot the
coda water establishments In his round.
FOR CHARLESEMORY SMITH
_
Heoeptlon to the ro tmater Ornernl
In the Court of The Dee IlulIUIne
.Next Wednesday Muht.
A public reception will be tendered to
Charles Emory Smith , postmaster general
and editor of the Philadelphia , Press , in
the court of The Bee building on tha night
of October 5. The postmaster general will
precede the presidential party by several
days In order to deliver the address on
Pennsylvania , day. and tbe reception his
txen planned to enable the postmasters and
newspaper men ot the west to greet him
p rsocally. The Bee building will be bril
liantly illuminated and decorated for the
occasion , and the long lines of red , white
and blue incandescents will blend ia plac
ing unUoa with flags tad bunting Within ,
th * court will b resplendent with foliage
and drapertes , and th * distinguished guest
w 11 be welcomed by an ass mbly of notable
people. Th4 B e has sent personal Invi'a-
f 'n * to 1 100 wes'ern podtsuj-eri tcJ 11
U exr ced that t largo p re port ; : a of th a
w J b * fcs'nt tj rr-elve the'r rh.ef O'her
laViUUw&a w o wspip r s.ta ot the wo :
Are treated just alike at our establishment. You got a
piece of furniture , a carpet or a steve at just the pamo
price they paid , and the quality is GUARANTEED to
both of yon. No need of taking chances lioro every
thing's as represented or money returned. Don't you
like our method ? The latest styles are always found
hero and the price is always right. Our now Fall line
of Carpets and Mattings is now ready for your inspec
tion. The largest Carpet Department in Omaha. Ono
price to every body. Wo also sell on monthly payments.
TERMS
50 ' " 75SS
THE WAV WE DO
' , YOUR MONEY BACK IF YOU WANT IT
and others will bring the total guest Hat
to 2,000 without Including the largo number
of Omaha residents who will attend.
Mr. nosewnter received a telegram from
Mr. Smith yettcrday , In which he very
gracefully accepted the courtesy thus ten
dered him , and sold that ho would be at
his service during the evening Postmaster
Martin will co-operate In the affair , which
will continue from S to 10 o'clock.
MORMONS HOLD CONFERENCE
Nelirnnkn-MUiinurl Joint Doily Mcctx
for Itn Scml-Aiiniiiil SM-rvlco ot
I'rulme ami
A conference that Is unlquo among rneet-
ngs of religious denominations In the city
was begun last evening In the armory of
the Thurston Hllles. It was the Initial as
sembling of ciders who compose the Ne
braska-Missouri Joint conference of Mor
mons and the manner of the meeting dif
fered from that of conventions of other
churches as widely as do their religious
creeds. Their conference , held every six
months , Is a series ot praise services and
It was the first of these which occurred last
night. Attendance was large ; the armory
being well filled with people of whom the
greater part were elders. Those who ad
dressed tbo meeting did not choose sub
jects on which to talk , but spoke extem
poraneously In accordance with a custom of
the sect. The elders , contrary to popular
opinion , are for the most part youths or
men not jet past the prime ot life ; the
reason for this being that tbe Mormons
choose for their ministers those who can
best endure the fatigue of the work and put
most zeal into their labor. Another rea
son Is that elders receive no salaries ; they
work without purse or scrip , trusting to
the generosity of the people for support
and only men without families can afford
to undertake the task.
The service was begun by song , the con
gregation Joining with the oholr In singIng -
Ing the Mormon hymns , "Now Let Us He-
Jolcc- " and "Guide Us , 0 Thou Great Jeho
vah. " After a prayer by Elder Thomas
Loynd. Elder P. J. Williams called -upon
a brother elder , It. E. Vates of Logan ,
Utah , for a short address. Elder < Yates
extended a cordial Invitation to nil to at
tend future meetings of the conference and
Investigate well the principles In which
Mormons believe and preach. He reviewed
briefly the history of the sect , founded ,
as he said , in the time of Christ , and
traced its development to the present day ,
commenting upon the work of various Mor
mon prophets.
Following these remarks Elder Michael
Mous of Salt Lake , formerly of Papllllon ,
Neb , delivered a short address outlining
those principles of the Kospels In which
Mormons believe. He said in part. "We
ore confronted today by a great many
topics and the greatest of all is the galva-
tlon of the soul. Salvation can be gained
only In one way. There is but one straight
and narrow path leading to the kingdom
of God and wo believe that the teachings
of our religion enable us to follow this
way. We are looked upon by the world
people and we
as a strange and peculiar
are. We believe that the church of God
today U governed and organized In the
same way that It waa 1,800 years ego We
believe that the prophets are endowed with
the same gifts now as they were then. And
In this respect our creed differs from those
of other religions. We believe that th * God
of our fathers rcveaU Himself to HU choaea
In the present day. just as according to
scripture He did In the olden times. "
Services were ended with the hytan. "Our
_
n J (
There will be three other sessions ot tha
conference this morning , afternoon and
evening. The speakers will be Elder Sum-
merbaze. Salt Lake. President of the North
ern States Mission L. A. Kelsch. Salt Lake ;
Salt LaXe.
and Elder George Reynolds.
Elder Reynold * will speak on "The Book
of the Moraoa. " He was secretary to th-
late President Woodruff , also Brlghaia
Young , and is aa entertaining speaker.
3loenicnt of Ooeon Vr l . Oct. I.
At New York Arrived Etruria , from
Liverpool St. Cuthbert. from Antwerp.
Balled-Kaiser Wllhelm II. for Genoa and
Naples , La Giseogae , for Havre , PennUnd ,
for Southampton.
At Liverpool Arrived UmbrU , from
New York.
At Havre Sailed La Champagne , for
New York.
At Beaten Arrived Cephalonla , from
Liverpool.
At Antwerp Arrived Kensington , from
New York : Rhynland. from New Yerk.
Sailed WesUrnland , for New York.
At Stettin Sailed Norg * . for Nrw York
At Qu * 6stown Arrived I'avonla , from
Breton , for Liverpool.
\Vomnn' Clali'm Klml
At the op < nlnj5 mce OK of 'he ' Women B
nex' Monday M M fkiwrnan wilt KlnK
Ptaso lol i w.ll b rer.lcrt'I lr Mm J t
Lanxley of Denver aI I Mma Marion M-i |
Masic.n his rome to rta 1 hern nf"T
, rear * saJr : of LEU * ! ; la
SUPREME COURT PROCEEDINGS
821 ? AVestlnghoiiBO Co. nKnlnst Tllden.
Ilrror from York county. Reversed. Irvlno ,
CA
A contract between a manufacturer nnd
a selling ngent provided thnt on deferred
pajmentsi commissions should bo paid only
on payment of the notctt representing HUCU
deferred payments , nnd In proportion nH
imjment should lie made In nn notion for
commissions the nrent declares nolely on
the contrnrt nnd alleged no branch except
fallutu to pay. Held. That ho could not ,
under such nvorments , recover commis
sion ? on unpaid nott'H , on the theory thnt
the prlnclp.il had been negligent concern
ing their collection.
y. An amendment to puch n petition , al
leging that ornl nKrefnicntB and rorro-
hpnndencc had modllled the contracts , will
insufficient to mistaln proof of fuich dam-
nge" . the amendment not alleging what
modifications hud been mndo.
3 \ordlct In plain disregard of the In
structions of the court Is contrary to lnw
4 Letter-pro's copies of Icttera nro but
secondary evidence and are not admissible
against objection without showing the loss
of the originals or giving notice to producu
them.
76S3. First National Hnnk , Hasting" ,
ncattiEt Farmers' and Merchants' Hank ,
Plntto Center Hrror from I'Kitto county.
Rpverptd. Irvlno , C.
An endorser of a negotiable Instrument
guarantees the genuineness of prior cn-
dorsfments
J ArcorrtlnKly. whcro a cheek Is drawn
pnyabia to thn order of n named payee , ono
who takes the check on the forgcil ender -
ment of the pn > eo nnd himself cndorm > H It ,
IB liable to the b.ink on which the check Is
drawn If th.it bank pays It In Ignorance of
the forgery In the absence of clrcumHtnnces
estopping the drawer from setting up the
forcery
S233 NewKnglnml Loan and Trust Co.
against Robinson. Appeal from Douglna
county Alllrmcfl Rngan , C
1 The detaching of an Interest coupon
from a bond by the owner thereof nnd
transferring It to a third partv operates ns
nn assignment pro tanto of the mortgnga
which Kceuros the entire debt
2 Thf mortgage In suit examined and
held. Not to contain a contract between
the mortgagor and mortgagee precluding
the holder of only an Interest roupon from
maintaining a suit thereon nor to contain
n provision that , onlv the owner nnd holder
of the principal bond secured by the mort
gage should maintain a cult to foreclose
the imo for a breach of Its conditions
3 Th provisions of a mortgage arc not
personal to the mortgagee , but Inure to
the owner of any part of the debt thereby
secured
The holder of a Hen upon property mar
discharge any plor valid lien existing
ngalnst the Fame for his own protection ;
and for th purpose of reimbursing him
self , add thn amount duo on the lien dis
charged to hla own lien
B It Is not essential that this right shall
bo found In express contract between the
property holder nnd the Hsn holder.
6 The discharge by a lion holder of a
prior valid tax or other valid lien Is not
a voluntary payment , but a payment In
Invltum.
7 The possession of a promissory note
payable to bearer Is prlma farlo evld nce
of the holder's ownership ot such note.
5791 Brennan-Love Co against Mclntosh.
Error from Douglas * county Ir > lne , C
In settling a bill of exceptions It Is not > uf-
flclent that a paper containing suextstlona
of amcndrnentH be attached , and th.it It be
ill'dosed that such amendments wera al
low < xl Amendments which aru allow d
should bo actually made In thu body of tha
bill
2 A district Judne has authority , after
the expiration of thn time for settling a bill
of exception * to raakt > corr ctlona therwln.
If It be found not to disclose what It wuj
Intended to at the time of t dttlemeni.
3 If It b * ( INcloseU after thaTjllt r tu'h i
this court that it di ? s not disctose * wb.it
the trial Judsn lntendd at the time of si-t-
tlement. it will b nemandfil to thadlntritt
crurt for correction under his supervision
* ? ' ' * . Lyons' ' ngalnst Go < lfr & Appu il
from Lancaster county. Affirmed. Sulli
van J.
Where- real esta ( Is sold under a di-cr-u
of foreclosur * . subject to a. prtor llun , thu
purchaser must dluchar e such Itoa or sui
ter the land to be bold for its
U \\UKIl lOD.V. .
Serlou * Result * hornet I uiv * follow MH
Common soda Is all rixht In 1U ( cll(4 < ) and
Indispensable In the kltehon ami foiv cuoli-
tng and washing purpose , but tt Wiw iiuvur
Intended for a medicmu. iml tiuoplu. who
use It as such will noma day ruur-jt U
We refer to the cummou u u of Hodii to
relieve heartburn or sour gtuniiioh. a habit
which thousands of peoplu umotiLo .ilmoiiL
dully , and one which is fruuKht wit ) ) ijiwi-
ger ; moreover the sodu onlv Ivvb temporary
relief and in tn n'i thu aluimtuh tnnihlo
geu worse and wors * .
The suda acts as a uiuubauluul liill.uit. iti
the walls ot tbw stuuiu h und buwyltt and
cases are oa record wb r U ukumulnMd ' "
th laCMtiBKK , cuusinti duuth by Iji/luniii- / ) )
tioa or perl Ion Ulrt.
Dr UarUad ou rvwiiijiiunJn m Cjlp ate C
and mrwil cure for auiir iomui.h liquid < } yn-
pepsU ) aa tc U Bt yrwiMruiton nuM by
drufKivts uci'vr ibw uauio ut StuaN'u Uy -
pepsia Tabl ts. Tbuau tabloU arw lutgu S'J '
grata toxwagwH , vtry plvuduut to tu 4v au < t
coottilB th * natural acldH , y jrt < jji tt aiij di-
gMtlv * l m nu w utlal U > voud JiKuslloii.
and wh n Ukn attw uwo. * thuy diiitikt tbo
foot ! forlectly and promptly bofcury U hai
tm to furmant. sour and politon tbu bloott
and nervous system.
Dr Wuerth staun that be invariably uscu
Stuart's Dy p p U Tablets in al ( cciijtw of
irtomarh dorangem at and Hudw th m a
certain cur * not ) only for sour stomach , but
by promptly digesting thw food they wiMto
a hc < ltbjppvtit * . lU'TSHin * tl h and
itrenictbcn the action ot Chw hcurt and liver.
They are not a cathartic but Intended only
tor aiomnrh dlifaBpH and weakness and will
Im fuiii 1 rr-llaMc I" Boy otomach trouble ex-
orpl ranTr r > \ rho n'opiarh
All dr KxU'i tf.n Hnart'a Dyspepsia Tab-
1 '
at r prr
A li'io | | ) o k du'dblng all form * of storn-
n h wcHk'-e-j HI I Hii'r cure nulled fre by
the Uiurt Co. of Marglull ,