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Till' OMAHA DAILY BEE: FIUDAY, SEPTEMBEH 100J. GENERAL ALGER INDORSED Uichian EpublicAii Csuutsnncii Hii BtstUrial Aipiratian. CARPENTER FOR THE SUPREME COURT la nnalaatri to Fill linarr t enseal fcy Death f Jaallre Long, then pard W Ithdravrlna- Hla amr. GRAND RAPIUP. Mich.. Sept. 23. After long and laborious session. In which more orstory and enthusiastic partisan trlfe wire In evidence than have been een In the councils of the republican .party In this state for many years, the re publican state convention today Indorse! the senatorial candidacy of General Rus ell A. Alger, formerly secretary of war nd nominated Judge William L. Carpenter of Detroit for Justice of the supreme oourt to Oil the vacancy caused by the death of Justice Charles . D. Long. General Alger's friends won a treat victory over the supporters of Dexter M. Ferry of Detroit, the test of strength having been made on a motion to adopt the minority recommendation of the committee on reso lutions to the effect that no expression of sentiment of the convention on the su torlal randldacy of any one be taken The test vote by a roll call of counties rejected the minority report by vote of f.S8 nays to 427 yeas. The majority report which indorsed General Alger, was then adopted without an opposing vote amid loud and continued cheering from the Alger sup porters. At the opening session of the convention this forenoon Congressman Hamilton of Nile, temporary chairman, made an ad dress devoting his time chiefly to the tariff and trusts, along the lines similar to those of President Roosevelt's recent speeches. He predicted , that a reciprocity arrange ment between this country and Cuba would be perfected by the Fifty-seventh congress. The afternoon session .opened at 2 o'clock. Tha report of the resolutions committee eulogised the late . 8enator MeMlllan and Justice Long and commended he"tate and national administrations. . This portion of :he report was unanimously aiopted. Th? great struggle of . the. Alger and Ferry forces followed - over ' the majority and minority report of the matter of Indors ing Oenqral AIgr'- for United States renator. r' ' ' '- ' General H. M. Duffleld or Detroit nomin ated Judge Carpenter for supreme court justice. Judge Sheppard of Bay City was also presented as a candidate but later his name wa. withdrawn and Jrdge Carpenter was ttiida ihe unanimous c Dolce. SECURITIES COMPANY OWNER Artnally la Possession of Almost the ' Kntlre StoVk of the Great f ' Northern. NEW YORK, Sept. 25. The hearing In tha United States court to prevent the Northern Securities company from retiring the stock of the Northern Faclflo and Great Nortnern railroads was resumed today by tbe special examiner appointed by the Min nesota federal courU Colonel W. P. Clough, general counael of and a director for tbe Northern Securities company, waa. tha first witness. In tbe company' answer to the com plaint of the government it say that five sixths of the stock of the Oreat Northern Railway company has been "negotiated for." . ; . -v . , , Mr. Richard wanted to know what, the word "negotiated for" meant. Colonel ' Clough sal'd that of1 "1,150,000 har of $100, whlchthave been issued the Northern Securities company practically owna 1,238,824 share,, which amount in clude 467,017 shares controlled for voting purposes." The holders of the smaller amount, he said, virtually hold the"m aa trustees for the Northern Securities company. Colonel Clough could not remember the date of the first transaction of the company in the stock,, but . he promised to And tha date and and It to tbe solicitor general. "We are carrying a considerable quantity of Northern Paolfl In the same way." Colonel Clcugh said, "and we thought it de sirable to carry some proportion 'of Great Northern in the same manner." "How much Northern Pacific were you carrying?", . "About twenty odd million. Later more waa acquired." "Did you pay for it with stock of tbe Northern Securities company?" "On September 1, 1901, we purchased $32, 017,000 common and 141,085,000 preferred tock, and other shares later, for which we paid 18.013,629 in cash and $82,491,871 ,in tock at par value of the Northern S.urt tie company. On December 21, 1901, we purchased convertible bonds of the railroad company for $34,079,962.50 for cash." "From whom were those stocks and bonds obtained?" asked Mr.' Richards. "From Mr. Harrlman and hla associates. Their name now appear on the book of our company aa owner of the stock issued In part payment. for the railroad stock." "By whom were the negotiation for the purchase carried through?" "By the firm of J.. P. Morgan Co." In the Peter Power suit G. W. Ferktn of J. P. Morgan Co. testified that he mad tha deal. "No annual report of the aecurltlee com pany baa yet been made, but," the witness aid, "all it record are at tbe service of the government. The annual meeting of the company 1 to.be held November 10." Subject to the right to cross-examine Mr. Harrlman, who ba permission to peruse nd amend his testimony, Mr. Richards aid he had no further witnesses to call. Mr. Grlgg aald tbe defendant were not ' ready to go on Just now. He and hi as oclate counaal went into conference to dec hi upon the time and place for th next bearing, when they will present their Id of the case. It waa announced after the conference that It bad been decided to postpone tbe further hearing until October 20, In the federal building, St. Paul. Minn. RAPID W0RK0N THE CABLE Within Blarhtr Days Telegraphic Mes- sac Will rase Between San Franelsee sal Honolata. SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 2i. Within eighty day message will pus over th Pacific cable between San Francisco and Honolulu. Thl positive statement wa mad by Richard V. Dy, the local repre sentative of Clarence H. Mackay, son of th late John W. Mackay. Th steamer 8IWrton, with th cable en board, I da at thl port In sixty day Tber wilt be no delay here, for th vessel will steam out te th ocean beach and la a few hour tbe cabl will be brought Easy to Taho Easy to Operate Because purely vegetable-yet thor ough, prompt, healthful, satisfactory ZScod'G Pllla ashore and safely anchored or fastened at the station. Once the American end of the line Is made secure tbe strainer will ssll for Honolulu. Fourteen days are allowed for the trip, so that , the other end of the cable may be carried sshore at the Hawaiian capital and dispatches, passed or it It early In December. The rmslnder of the cable will be laid as expeditiously aa possible. It will, touch at Guana and end at Manila. The coat of the project Is about H2.BOO.0no. Clarence Mackay left yesterday for Lon don, via New York, but he will soon re turn and establish a home here, a large part of his father's estate befng located In this city and state. VIEWS ARE MADE BROADER Result of the National Convention of bmaloyera and Kmnloyes at Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., Sept. 25. The na tional convention, of employer and em ploye csme to an end this afternoon. Its result have been a broadening of the views and knowledge of tbose who attended and the appointment of a committee to arrange permanent organisation. The leaders, however, are disappointed at the lack of Interest shown by the large employer of labor In the Twin Cities. President Cyrus Nortbrup, who Is presi dent of the University of Minnesota, ad verted to this In an addreaa this morning, in which he ssld that Important Interests had declined to give the movement their aupport, fearing it would cause unrest. "I believe, though." said he, "that the In fluence of this meeting Is going to be for the permanent peace of Industrial forces in the Unlfed States.. E. F. Clark of Cedar Rapids. Prof. Frsnk L. McV'ey of the University of Minnesota and W. D. Wlman of Mollne, 111., were named as a committee to consider the question of permanent organization. Tbn first paper of th morning was by Charles Zublln, University of Chicago, on "The Re lation of the Public to Capital and Labor." He enumerated these four reasons why the public Is Interested in Industry: 1. Consumption Is the root of all pro duction. ' ' 2. ' The captain' of' Industry Is Indirectly the agent of society." ' ' 3. Tbe worklngraan's "standard of living determines the. character of our civilisa tion. ; 4. The public ma? be expected to assume certain .industries for , the proper satisfac tion of human wants. Vofler the second head be said : . ' The impudence . of , the blasphemous and Inefficient representative of the anthracite trust who proclaims himself the chosen of Ood, would receive effective rebuke if It were not that the iiaural resources of America prevent a proper appreciation of the attitude. of anarobtats. who have been granted by society the privilege of owning the anthracite coal beds. W. C. Ewen, secretary-treasurer of th Minnesota Federation of ' Labor, spoke of th.e future relation of labor and capital. Friction, he said, was inevitable until some plan was devised of bringing trust and labor organisations together and in the present convention be saw tbe begin ning of such plan. The afternoon waa devoted to discus sions. SORRY DAY FOR THE .OUTLAWS Deputy Marshal Fsak an Posse Kill Two anal Captare Two at Henrietta. MUSKOGEE, I . T., Sept. 25. Deputy United States 'Marshal Funk and a poses killed two outlaws, whoee natae are un known, at Henrietta after a desperate fight, and eaptured" two other. One of tbe captured men Is "Jim" Holbrook, ' mem ber of "Bert", Casey' band. Both men re fuse to divulge the name of tbe men who were killed. There were five men In th gang and tbe officer aurrounded them, In the fight that followed one outlaw es caped. Officer are now pursuing him near Eufatra. "Jim" Holbrook, 1 the only one of tbe men who la known. He bas been bunted many times and wounded, but never cap tured. He I a confederate of "Sam' Baker, who was shot at Cbecotah by Mr. Jones. He was a member of the Brook faction, three of whom were killed at Spo kogee, Monday. Holbrook and the other captured man will be placed in Jail here tonight. MEXICAN WAR VETS MEET Elect Oa-dea President of National A oclatloa staid Choose Indian- apolla foe Xest Coareatton. PARIS, Ky., Sept. 25. The thirtieth an nual meeting of the National Association of Mexican War Survivor' wa held here today. Representative from ten states, to the number of fifty were present. Many speaker addressed the body, among them being the veteran editor and soldier, O. C. Craddock, who entertained bl hearer with war reminiscence. Th orator of the day wa Colonel W. C. P. Breckinridge of Lex Ington. HI speech wa principally on th lines of expansion and in the course of hi remark he said that "the policy now pursued in tbe far Pacific I but th evolution of tba policy forecast by th Melcan war." H. T. Ogden of Cincinnati., was elected president of the organisation. Of the 112, 000 veteran) who made up the association only 1,000 survive. President Dla of Mexico telegraphed congratulations. Autograph letters were read from Mr. U. 8. Grant, Mra. Jefferson Davis. Admiral Dewey and Secretary of War Root. Indianapolis waa chosen a the next place of meeting, on September 1 and 17, 1&03. FOUR KILLED IN COLLISION Two Other flerlensly Injnred la Aeeldeaf Hear Pardee, Penn sylvania. GREENVILLE. Pa.. Sept, 25. In a col llslon between freight train on th Pitt burg, Bessemer & Lak Hrl railroad near Pardee today, four men were killed and two fatally injured. Tbe dead: EDWARD BILLINGTON. FIREMAN MACKEY. BRAKEMAN GA8KET. BRAKEMAN LOFFI. The injured: Brakmn Oulllford; unknown flrtman FIRE RECORD,. Coal Yard at Beatrice. BEATRICE. Kb.. Spt. 25. (Special.) Fire, broke out In H. W. H1U coal yards bare yesterday and before the flames were subdued about two tons of Weir City alac wa consumed. Th Are waa caused from spontaneous combustion. The damage to th coal bin will not exceed f 100, fully Insured. Department Mere Barne.l. MARSHALL. Minn.. Sept. 15. Baldwin Bevsrldf' big department stor burned today. Several firemen were Injured by a exploslo and falling walla. Loss, $100,000. TACOMA. Wash.,- Sept. 14. Fir ' this morning nearly entirely destroyed Wheeler Osgood' Immense sash and door plant. Loss, $100,000, nearly covered by Insurance SHAW IS WILLING TO HELP Secretary of Treaturr Aixious to Avert MnT Btrinjeucj. . GOVERNMENT ANTICIPATES OBLIGATIONS thin Denies Mor of Hie Intended Resignation and anyoj It Ooht to term I nnrerasary to Mr pnillale yarn Rumor. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. Secretsry Shaw today gave out the following ststement: Money once covered Into the treasury (ami this of course Includes thP sun- resurlei cannot thereafter be HPimMted n bnnk. All custom receipts ere hy law ayahie to the treasury and sub-treasuries. he only funil. therefore, avallHble In inks i.i Internal revenue ami mHrellane- im receipt belore they have been nctu- liy covered Into me treasury. i net e mount to aho.it lulf a million per day nd since the stringency arose to their ilest extent have been steadfastly returned i circulation. This policy will ie con nueil for thlrtv or sixty days, If needed, nd longer. If necessary. In the meantime national nana eircuin- ou has been Increased aoout li.t"".'"'. argely Induced by the distribution of de posits, and the further Increase to tne mount or ,im is assuren. All rumors of exr"m?nts huve been un- uthnrlced by the Treasury department. Is to be hoped that "he public will place no credence In vagaries started by responsible and untruhied men oi me itreet. It is also hoped that the country will understand that the Treasury depart ment, to the extent of Its ability, will land by the binks, east and west, north nd south, and It Is hoprn also mat me anks will Hand h every business and very Interest that Is worth protecting. To Anticipate Interest. The onlv wav to aet motiev out oi the reasury Into circulation, after it has been ctua It v covered in. Is bv the payment or egal obligation of the government. These may be anticipated. The department din ntlcipate the October Interest. It now ot ters to anticipate all Interest maturing bc- ween October 1 and the end ot the fiscal ear, If presented within sixty days, at a rebate of 2-Hrth of 1 per cent per month, which Is at the rate ot 2.4 per cent per an- um. in other words, tnese obligations win be prepaid at such a rate as to allow the government to profit thereby at 2 per cent 5er annum. The amount maturing before lune 3 1903. is In round Figures .0.6f0.0"0. The profit to the government If this offer nan ne accepted will be in round ng-jres $2ao.o. , There will be no experiments tried and o polio- adopted until after mature delib- ration and no feelers will be sent out. Any- hlng to the contrary should be discredited. In the light ot the Interstate commerce awa it became impossible to keep the re duced rate In the dark and It was published. This threw down tbe bars for other roads, and soon all had met the heavy cut and were ready to haul all the structural iron Denver wanted for what it coat to transport almilar article from Chicago 'to Omaha 27 cents. The cut to 27 cent waa not made by all the roads at once, hut a reduction to S8V4 cents waa first Introduced, and then, a few days ago, the drop to 27 cent became effective. STANDING OF ISLE OF PINES To Be Left Uiitr the Jurisdiction of Csbs I'ntll Treaty Settle I the Matter, WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. With the ex pectatlon of being ready to. present to con gree at tbe opening of it next session a fabric of treaties between the United State and Cuba, negotiation are pending between Mr. Queaada, tbe Cuban minister and the State department with regard to commercial treaty, an extradition treaty and a treaty to adjust the title to tbe 11 of Pine. . It is th purpose of Minister Quesada. it s stated, to draw up. th commercial treaty on reciprocity lines. Th tale.' of such a treaty will depend naturally on congres- ional action on the subjefct of Cuban reel proclty. An extradition treaty between tbe United State and Cuba already bas been drafted. The provision for the establishment of civil government In Cuba omitted the Isle of Pinea from the constitutional boundaries of Cuba and left Ita title to future definl tton by treaty. Tbe United States ba de cided to leave the Islands under the Juris diction of the Cuban government until such convention can be contummated. The Isle of Pines la a municipality district of the Judicial district of Bejucal and a part of Havana province. NO PARCELS CAN GO NORTH Postofltce Department Will Xot Inder- tske to Send Them to Alaskan Point During Winter. WASHINGTON, Sept. 25. The PoBtofflce department ha notified all poatmasters that during the winter months it is impossible to transmit trail matter In the form of parcel to the following postofllces in Alaska: Nome, St. Michael, Circle, Eagle, Port Yukon, Rampart, Tanana, Teller and Unalakleet. GERMANY WILL STAND ALOOF Doe Sot Propose to Formally Ally Itself with United State la Work ins for Roumanian Jews. BERLIN, Sept. 25. Germany haa deter mined not to associate itself In a formal manner with tbe American and British protests against Roumanla' treatment of the Jewa. The German government adopta this atti tude, It is understood, independently ot other continental powers, no agreement having been reached In the matter among the cablneta of athe continent. Germany consider that other paraphrases beside article 44 of the very precise Berlin treaty of 1878 have not been insisted on. For Instance Roumanian fort have not been raxed to the ground and Russia ia allowing Batoum to remain, aa It waa be fore the treaty. This is not tbe tlma, Germany thinks, to oblige Roumanla to ohaerve any particular provision ot the treaty. Besides, Germany, although sym pathizing sincerely with the deplorable condition of the Jew in Roumanla, feel unable to Interfere In an international question. Oermana are large holders of Roumanian securities and an international atorm over th policy to which Premier Bturdza ot Roumanla la fully committed, might cause his fall, and aa result Roumanian finance would be withdrawn from hla capable con trol. A heavy drop in Roumanian funda would cause corresponding lojses here. The representative of tbe Associated Press in Berlin Is Informed that Germany believe the moral strength of the American and British position, in connection with the very practical measures taken by great financial bouses, will Induce Roumanla sub stantially to modify the rigors of (he trade law. Germany may possibly supplement these Influences by private representations made without taking part In collective action should the other power find a common baaia upon which to act. In German offi cial quarter there Is not believed to be the slightest possibility of such collective action being taken, Russia and Auatrla es pecially being determined not to move In the matter. The Tageblatt today print letter from Bucharest, cspltal ot Roumanla, dated Srp tember 22, as follows: "The Washington note came like a ray of sunshine from stormcloud for. the Jewish population, especially th laboring elaaaea. who conceived the hope that a favorabl turn must result from th Inter- ference of mlahty America. How naive these unhappy people ere. eagerly reaching for any strsw promising them reecur. Bui their Jubilation hns been of short duration. The only effect the American note has had so far it an order, according to ihe Roumanian newspapers, that no more em! giatlon passports be issued without the ususl tax of $1. It Is even reported tha' no emigration passporta will be grsnted. The spirit of the government is: Ve are masters here." Nevertheless It I disposed to be polite and consldcrste toward the United Slstes. It Intends to show this by preventing emigration to the lulled States. 'There Is much talk here about 'Yankee arrogance, but they laugnea in meir sleeves so long as the .Ymerlcsn note was without European support. But the news thst Englsnd bad followed with a similar step caused vexstlon. If the continental powers act Jointly H Is possible that the Roumanian Jewish question may become ute. But the government has bad much expet lence In meeting protests In behalf of the Jews." STATE ENTRY INTO DUBLIN New Lord Llentenant of Ireland Make formal Advent Into the Irish City. DUBLIN, Sept. 25. The earl of Dudley. the new lord lieutenant of Ireland, made his state entry Into Dublin today on horse back, accompanied by the duke cf Con naught, commander of the forces in Ire land, Counter Dudley and a sufficiently Imposing procession, which traversed the troop-lined treets to the castle. There were few decorations. The sightseers were not numerous, and there was very little cheering. EARTHQUAKES KILL HUNDREDS Villages In Turkestan Wrecked and Their Inhabitants Crushed. BERLIN. Sept. 25. A dispatch received here from Tashkent, capital of Russian Turkctan. reports a terrible earthquake August 22, the shocks continuing until Sep tember 3. One hundred persons were killed at Kash gar. In eastern Turkestan, 400 in the vil lage of Kastyn, twenty at Jangl. while the town of Aksuksitcbe was completely de stroyed. MAY YOHE'S WEDDING DAY It Mar Be Saturday, and Then Again It May Mot. a There Are Obstacles. BUENOS AYRES. Sept. 25. It is believed that the marriage of Putnam Bradlee Strong and May Tohe, who arrived here September 7, will take place next Saturday. It is said, however, that the couple still hsve certain obstacles to overcome nd the ceremony may be postponed. May Delay thasTee's Return. MANILA, Sept. 25. Mrs. Chaffee, wife of General Chaffee, is still ill and If her condi tion doe's not improve It may delay General Chaffee's rtirii to the United States. The general bas abandoned his Idea of going home via Sue. His party will return from Manila to San Francisco. FOR IMPROVEMENT LEAGUERS Kew Executive Staff Elected and Chautauqua Chosen as Next ' MerYlus Place. ST. PAUL. Sept., 25. At today' session ot the American League for Civil Improve ment. Mrs. Louise Marion McCall of It. Louis talked upon "The Responsibility of Commercial and Social Organizations." The league decided to bold it next an nual meeting at Chautauqua, N. Y. The following officera were elected: Prea ldent, Howard B. Heinz, Pittsburg, Pa.; first vice president, Edmund J. James, Northwestern university, Chicago; second vice president, Mrs. Louise Marlon Mc Call, 8t. Louis; third vice preeldent, Gen eral William. J. Palmer, Colorado Spring, Col.; treasurer, Morton D. Hull, Chicago; corresponding secretary, Charles Zueblln, University of Chicago; recording secretary. O. M. Howard, Chicago; field aecretary, E. G. Routzahn, Springfield, O. DEATH RECORD Third of Century on Homestead. NEBRASKA CITY, Neb.. Sept. 25. (Spe clal.) Mrs. M. N. Austin died at ber borne. one and one-half miles west of Julian, this morning of old age, after a short illness aged 80 year. Mrs. Austin came to Ne braska with ber husband In 1869, and set tled on the farm, where she died. She waa very active in all charitable and philan thropic work, and will be greatly missed. She wa the mother of nine children, ome of whom are today among tbe moat Influ ential and wealthy cltliena of this county The rest are scattered all over the south and west, but all were at ber bedside when the end came. Tbe funeral will be held Saturday morning at. 10 o'clock. Supreme Justice Kills of Kansas. TOPEKA. Kan., Sept.. 25. Justice A. H, Ellis ot the Kansas supreme court died here very auddenly. tonight at 10:30. He bas been In bad health for aeveral month, Justice Ellis served in a Michigan regi ment during tbe civil war. In 1878 be came to Kansas. He wa appointed to the su preme court by Governor Stanley two years ago, and wa nominated by tbe re publican state convention for a four-year term. He was one of the leading repub llcan politician of the state. Home Endorsement. Hundreds of Omaha Citizens Can Tell You All About It. Home endorsement, the public expression of Omaha people, should be evidence beyond dispute for every Omaha reader. Surely the experience of friend and neighbors cheerfully given by them, will carry more weight then the utterance of strangers re siding in far-away places. Read tbe fol lowing: Mrs. Michael Tosonery, 505 North Twelfth street, says: "My back often ached so se verely that I could hardly atand It. I have been at time ao that I could scarcely move and to stoop was an utter Impoialbillty To add to my misery trouble with the kid ney accretions existed and I was constantly trying aomethlng to cure me, but a cure never came. My husband got Doan's Kid ney PHI for m at Kuhn Co.' drug tore, corner Pifteentb and Douglas streets and after taking them for a week, much to my aurprlse and more to my gratification the long standing trouble disappeared. Send anyone In Omaha to ma If they want a personal recommendation of Doan' Kidney Pllla." For sal by all dealera. Price. 60c per box. Foeter-Mllburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.. sole agent for tb United State. Remember tb earne. Doaa'a, and take ao other. MIGHTY SHOW OF NUMBERS Hostile Indian ncared by 8brwd Strategy at a frontier Post. COLONEL HAYDEN'5 DISPLAY OF STRENGTH I I Recollections of CamnnlanlnK in the j Dakota When the Moox Were Busy Reenv erinft stolen tattle. Major Reubtn King of the United State Pension bureau and Mr. 8. ..I. Block, a notary public, served in the Plotix ar of 1866 to 1KH9, a campaign re plete with massacres, reprisals and atroci ties of the most outragrous nnd revolt ing character. At the close of the crvll war the Sioux and other tribes of th-- northwest reached th conclusion that the way -was clear for a general slaughter of the whites, and from about 1S6 to 1SS9 they were en gaged In perpetual hostilities. In those day tbe garrisons which the government was able to maintain on .he frontier were no match for the Indian. nd the strategems which those In command of these post were obliged to resort to to heckmate the Indians were extremely In genious. Speaking of this phase of the Sioux campaign that followed on the heels of the civil war. Mr. Block relates In the Washington Post the following Interest ng toiy of how Lieutenant Colonel Haydeu, commanding in 186 at Kort Wadsworth. In the Dakota, fooled an overwhelming force of Sioux Into thinking that he had two regtments in the fort, when, as a matter of fact, he had only four companies of infan try and three almost useless csnnon: "At the cloe of the civil wsr 1 received my discharge from the Massachusetts regi ment In which I had served and enlisted In the Tenth United States infantry, a new regiment, four companies, Inciud ng the one In which I served, being sent at once to Fort Wadsworth, In the Dakotas, there to operate against the hostile Sioux who had been in opeu warfare against the govern ment since 1864. Some time before th the Sioux had taken the garrison at Fort Phil Kearny by aurprlse and massacred them to a man, and their intention then was to repeat the same thing at Fort Wads worth and tbe other posts of that section until they bad killed or driven every b tt person out of their country. They were very bold at that time, as result cf hav ing experienced eucceas in several enter prises. Relied on the Colonel. 'It was not long after the horrible butchery that took place at Fort Kearny before our scouts brought word that tbe Sioux were then making preparations or a descent on our outpost. To tell tbe truth, we were in no condition to receive them. Aside from the four companies of infantry which constituted the garrison of the fort, we had three brass cannon. One wa a 12-pounder, while the other two were 6-pounder. and all three smooth bores of the styles used In the Napole onic campaigns. Our main reliance, how ever. Jay In our Meutenant colonel, who wa an old Indian fighter and who knew all their art and strategems. That officer as soon ' as he received word from the scouts, had the cannons loaded with grape and cannieter and doubled the gtard. "Well, we waited something like a week without seeing a sign of the redskin, when suddenly one One morning we awoke to And the hill round about the fort cov ered with tepee and swarming with In dians. I myself counted a many aa 3,000 wigwams, and there vere many mors scattered about In gullies where they could not be-'seen. Then the trouble began. For two : nights the Indian danced the war dance, and then one morning a delegation of thirty chiefs presented themselve at the entrance of the fort and asked to be admitted for a parley. The gate were thrown open, they trailed In In Indian file, and, squatting In a circle, began to smoke their pipes, which is their fashion of open ing a discussion. Through his Interpreter Colonel Hayden inquired as to their mis sion, and then tbe pow-wow opened In earnest. "The principal chief was an Indian named White Bear, a very fin looking man, who made one of the most eloquent speeches that I think I ever listened to. He went on to lay that the white had boldly entered on the domain ot the Sioux, bis people, without so much aa asking permission, much lee offering to buy the land; that they were gradually driving the Indians back onto the poorer lands; that they were wantonly and foolishly de stroying th buffalo and doing other tbinga against the law of right and good conscience. '.'What be said about tha destruction of tbe buffalo was particularly pertinent and amounted almost to a prophecy. He went on to state that these animals, which at that time were very numerous all over the northwest, were being; killed by thousands tor tneir niaea ana mat ir things continued a they were It would be only a few year before tbe buffalo would be a thing of the past. This, of course, sounded to us Ilk a foolish prediction, for at that time no one dreamed of the counties herds of these animals being In a few years reduced to less than 300 head. But White Bear's reasoning was sound, a time and events have proven. Could Not Cat Bibles. "He wound up bia eloquent apeecb by stating that the whltea were robbing tbe Indiana ot their means of subsistence; that the latter could not eat tbe bibles given them by missionaries; that winter waa then approaching, without any prospect of ob taining food while It lasted, and In view of all thia be asked the colonel to furnish his people with provisions sufficient to tide them over this period. He knew, be aald that th warehouse at the fort ware atored with provisions and that tha Great Father at Waahlngton intended a part of tbe sup. plies lor his people, the Bloux. in one sense be spoke the truth. The ration in the fort were for the subsistence of the garrison and the friendly Indian round about, but not for thoae of White Bear' band, who were in open warfare against tbe government. "In reply to the demand Colonel Hayden atated that the provisions were for the men of the garrlaon and that he had no orders from the Great Father to furnish White Bear' people with any part of the supply At thl White Bear flew into a towering rage and called the colonel a liar. He aald that Hayden had two tongue, which 1 th Bloux equivalent of aaylng that one baa lied. Then It waa that Colonel Hayden did tbe boldest thing that I ever ssw done in my life.' Calling a guard, he arrested Whit Bear and put bim In the guardhouse. To say thst the other chiefs were dumfounded I putting it mildly Indeed. They stood aghast at the boldness of tbe maneuver, and for a full fifteen minute wer too aston ished to talk. Finally tbey held a parley. and after some twenty minutes told Colonel Hayden that if be would release Whit Bear tbey would withdraw their demadd and leave the fort. Colonel Hayden ac cepted the tender, and White Bear waa re moved from tbe gusrdbous nd set at lib erty. "Before they left, tb colonel mad red hot speech. In which b told them that b knew Just a well aa tb sun shone that they wer th Indian who bad massacred tb garrison at Fort Tbil Kearny, that th blood of the soldiers at that post wa upon their bead, and tbat a long as tbey con tlnued to murder and burn they co.iM no! expect Snyaatlons from ihe (lieat Father. If, he said, they would settle down slid be have themselve like good Indians, then they might lock for food from l'ncl Sam, I but not before. Pointing to Ihe cannon ' on the paraoet of the fort he stated further 1 that unless thev left the locality forthwith ! he would bio ihem und iheir homs to Binders ! Oraile f inn Hrslnirnla. "Thl last statement did not make much ' of au Impression on the Indians, who left ; the fort fully intending to sitae W It. but ' little maneuver which the colonel executed i soon ft?r that convinced them that It , would not do to tarry longer in thst neigh- j borhood. The way In which he maneged j It was like this. The barracks were a lung i buiiding running almost the full length ot th' tucloaure, and from litcir station on th hills the Indians could see everything j tbat wiut on within the fort. One hour) after they bad left the colonel ordered the garrlsuji qui for tlifss parade, each and every one of us having Instructions as to how to act and a hat to do w hile the parade was in progress. "The line of march was along the front of the barracks, and things were so ar ranged that in passing this building those nearest It would fall out In a manner that could not be noticed by the Indians on the hill, hasten through the builJIng. and, reaching the other end on a dead run, would slip out again and fall In line, nnd thus .ontlnue In endless chain fashion around and around, giving anyone on the hills snd looking down onto the parade ground, the Impression thst two regiments were passing In review Instead of fojr com panies. We kept this endless chain revolv ing for nearly an hour, and tbe longer wt kept up the deeptlon the greater grew the commotion among the Indians on the hills surrounding the fort. "At first you could see that they did not pay much attention to our dress parade, but as one company after another continued to pass in uninterrupted cuccesslon they begRn to get Interested and to take t ote of v hat was in progres in he crurtyard. Uy the time the parade was -,ver the entire ot'tflt had gathered to the number of over 3XK) strong watching us from the tallest if he three bills I ke a crowd of spectators tt a circus. The effect on the Indian -va trag ical. They begun taking down end packing up their tepees and by nightfall the whole outfit Lad left. Drove tattle Through Buffaloes. Subsequently this same band went to F?rt Stevenson, near the Yellowstone park, where they stole several thousand head of cattle, upon which tbe soldier and settlers were depending for their winter' supply of meat. .A a result, the commander of Fort Stevenson bad to send over to Fort Wads worth for another supply of beef to make up for what the Indians bad stolen, and my company was sent along to escort thl herd of over 1,000 head of cattl to Fort Stevenson. The Indian hung on our flank from start to finish and we passed through a region that fairly wrmd with buffaloes. At time we drove our cattle right through herd that ran up into the hundred thou sand, the animal opening to right and left ot us as we progressed. 'At night we put out a double line of pl-.kets. The officer who was stationed In th center of tne camp used to call the pickets by number every half hour. One night. In calling out to the picket around the camp. No. 10 failed to anawer, and we knew, of course, that aomethlng wa wrong In that quarter. Ordering out the reserves, the patrol officer proceeded on the double-quick In the direction of where No. 10 was stationed, and just before we reached blm we heard a ahot. Hastening un to where this vldette. a man of the name of Brown, wa stationed, we found blm lying flat on the ground, but unhurt. He aald that he had' Just shot an Indian, who was trying to ateal upon and kill bim, and that the reason he had not answered was that he did not want to let the Indian know where be was located. 'Search In the grass at the spot where be stated the Indian had fallen revealed a big coyote with ' a bullet through It brain. Brown had mistaken the animal for an Indian, and we had the laugh at hla expense. Nevertheless, it was very fortunate that things happened a they did, for on our return to camp we captured an Indian who had slipped in between the line and whom we caught In the act of cutting tha lariat to which our hones were tied, with the object of stampeding them (you see, my company waa a mounted Infantry organization.) "The day before we reached Fort Stev enson we came quite unexpectedly upon the very Indians wfco had stolen all tho cattle at tbe post. They were ramped In a ravine and wholly unaware of our pre ence in the neighborhood. We reconnol tered the place, leaving our cattle under a small guard, swooped down on the un suspecting Indian, killing many, putting the rest to flight, and capturing all the stolen horses and cattle. We thus entered Fort Stevenson the day following with all the cattle and horses they had loat In the raid some time before, but bringing with u an additional thousand. 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