Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 30, 1891, Page 6

FOREICY FINANCIAL REVIEV, Value of Morey Fluctuated Cons derably During the Week, DISCCUNTS BECAME STEAUY LATER. xchange Business Shows Signs of Improving Without Any Marked Revival of Activity— Other Markets. Btock Loxnoy, Nov There was & fair de- mand for discount last week, the quotatious being 8 per cent for three months and 21§ per out for short. The value of money fluc- tuated during the week. Stock exchange dealers borrowed heavily during tho settle- ment and the payment of an instaliment of the new South Wales further diminished supplies; however, tho strength displayed by the Bank of England reserve, coupled vith the entire cessation of the foreign demand for bullion, finally caused rates to become t about ihe level of the previous condition of the money markot is now considered the best that it nas been for a yoar past. The autuma requirements have been met and the expected unusual drain of gold has not occurred, The Bank of Eug- land reserve is £15,250,000, and there s cer- tainty t it will be increased by 43,000,000 duriie the first quarter of the new year. In fact the situation is such as to le 1‘lu the hope of a reduction of the Bank of Engiand rate before long. : Stock exchange business showed signs of fmprovement without any marked revival of activity, Fears as to tho financial _situation ‘ontinent have subsided. Yet oper- o0 disineiined 1o increase their com ts, and unless some unforescen in fluence again excites the markets the end of the year will bea period of gencral quies cence, The cnief incicent of the week in forcigners was the rebound of Brazilian 48 on the fall of da Fonseca and the appointment of areliable finance minister: aftor 3 bought higher at 6414 they ciosed yesterday at 601, & woek's rise of 8 per cent. Other Brazilian securities rose from 7 per cent to 10 per cent. Russian advanced 17 per cent eliiefly under Paris speculation. The report irculated on foreign bourses that Russia in- tended resuming specie payments in silv met with no eredence here, The re- port probably originated i the Rothscnilas buying silver for Spain. Spanish and Chilian securities gained 11, per cent. The cabled terms of the settlement of the Virzinia stato debt wore at first recoived with satis- faction and sent the orice up to 40’ per cent, but afterwards a less favorablo view was taken and tne quotation returned to 40. Americar: railronds were quiet and fairly well supported. Speculation was dull, but there were numerous country orders to buv, chiefly low pricod _securitios. Dealers are hopoful that New York will initiate a boom early next year that will give a fresh start to business on the London stock exchange and all around. Variations for the week in prices of Awmerican railway securities includo the following incre: Wabash debeutures, 11, per cent: Ohio & Mississippi ordinury and Unior. Pacific shares, 11 per cent eachi New York, Ontario & Western, Lake Shore and Northcrn Pacifie, 1 per cent each; Erie ordinary and New York, Pennsylvania & Ohio first mortguge, throe-fourths of 1 per cent oach; Denver & Rio Grande common, Louisville & Nushville, Norfolk & Western preforred, Wabash preforred, Erie seconds and St. Paul common, one-half of 1 per cent each. Canadian railway securities were in demund. Grand Trunk second preferred, roso 3 per cent. on the week; Cirand Trunk first preforred, 1%; per cent; Grand Truuk third _ preferred, 1l¢ per cent; and Grand Trunk guaranteed and or- dinary stock, 1 per cent each. Tho sccurities of the-Mexican failway were weak. Ordinary declined 1'; per cent and first three- fourths of 1 per cent, Amongst the miscellaneous securities, Bell's asbestos was heavy, declining 115 per cent, while Rio Tintos lost one-half of 1 per cent, partly owing to the death of the chairmau of the company. Primitive uitrates gained five- eighths of 1 per cent on the week: Eastman’s Meat company one-halfof 1 per cent. An orgamization known as the London Shipping exchange has been formed. T. L. Ficld of the Atlantic ‘Transport line has been ap- pointed honorary treasurer. The member- ship of the oxecutive committee includes Mr. Hill of the Allan live, Mr. Williams of the Atlantio Transport line, Mr. Tweedy of tho Atlantio Trident and other heads of “At- lantle transportation companies. Huavena Market Review. HavaNA, Nov. 20.—There was considerable demand for sugar during the week, but owing to the fact that the prices asked by holders were too high for buvers only a small business was transacted. Molasses sugar, regular to good polarization, &2.371;@ 250 gold per quintal; céntrifugal, 922 to 96= polarization, n hoesheads, bugs and boxes, §3. 180 (@3431{. Stocks in'warehouses at Havana and Matanzas, twenty-eight PBoxes, 254,000 bugs and 100 hogsheads. No receipts during the week. Exports during the weels, 4,000 bags, 43,500 of which went ©_the United States, Bacox—$11.75 gold per ewt. Bur Superior American, per quintal, Frour—$12.75 gold per barrel for American, JerkeD BEEP—$5.00 per quintal gold. Havs—American sugar cured, 13,00 gold per quintal for northiern and §17.50 for south- ern. Lann—In kegs, $.75 gold por quintal; in tins, #1150, PoTaTors— American, §.00 gold per Losmper—Nownal, Snooks—Nomi Braxs—White n Hool Nowmin Freicurs—Nomival, IXCHANGE—Firm, SPaNtsi GoLb—$2,23 @2 On the Paris | ourse. Pans, Noy. 20.—On the bourse during the week business was quiot with a sligntly bet- ter tendency. The week's increases include : Three per cent rentes, 30c; Credit Foncier, 14f; Kussian securites, 11, per cent; Span- 1sh, 115 per cent. Rio Tinto dropped 1 per cont. An agent of the Russiun finnace ministry, Vishnagradski, has had interviews with the' directors of the Bank of France, Crodit Foncler and others on a proposal to pledgo the unissued part of the recent loan in exchango for silver or gold, leaving bankers free to uniond the bonds when thoy choose. The negotintions hang fire. £27.00 gold barrel. v, .00 gold per quintal, On the Berlin Bourse, Benury, Nov. 20.—Tho outlook on the bourse is now brighter, and though dealings during the weck were limited, confidence is returning and bauk and industrial securities are rising. The final quotations include: Prussian 4s, 105.50; Mexican 0s, 88,70 Deutscho bank, 146.50; Bochuwer, 118; Har- pener, 1525 short exchiange on London, 20,64 ong exchiange on London, 20.25; private d count, 27 per cent, On the Frank tore Pourse. Fuaxkront, Nov. 20.—On the bourse dur 1ng the past week a good feeling has pre- vailed and yestorday forelgners were strong. Fiual quotations include tho foilowing: Ltallans, 57; Portuguese,45.80; Russian,91.50; Spanish, 65.40; shorl, exchange on London, 20.83; private aiscount, 24, My dear sir, I love your daughter and want to marry ber,'but sho says you have & con- dition o your consent. Certainly sir, [ want you to promise you will always keep Haller's Sure Cure Cough Syrupaud Hallor's German Pills for the children, Certainly, I will give them a dose just as 5000 A% —as All right—you bave my blessing. Competition trembles wnen Hayden Bros, opea prices on pianos and organ. — - It Was Deadly. Detroit Free Press: The police judge of one of the interior Ohio vities had been on o *'bar” in Toledo, and there is no telling what he hadn’t been through, if one were to judge from his apvenr- ance, said the Jruumu-r at the Cadillac, ‘When he was able to take the bench again there were a lot of cases for dis- posal, the first one being a concealed | wenpon charge. S0, said his honor to the prisoner, “you were carrying n concealed deadly weapon, were you?"’ ““No, your honor,” denied the pris- “The officer different. Didn’t you have anything on vour person?” “Nothing, your honor, except a bottle of whiskey, and there's nothing deadly ubout that, your honor.” “Where did you get it?” inquired the Judge. “Toledo, your hono The judge rubbed his head as were sore clean through “Fifty dollars and costs,” he said slowly, “I guess you don’t know what a deadly weapon is.”’ il s DaWitt's Littio Early Risors; only pill to cure sick headache and regulato the bowels. snys it it MISS CONNERS' PLUCK, How She Kept the Stars and sStripes Over fer School. One of the prettiost stories of the year comes from a little backwoods town in Indiana, where lives a plucky young schoolmarm who has recently shown a spirit not unlike the good oid Barbara Frietchie. Her noble defense of the American stars and stripes against a crowd of lawless hoodlums has brought her through the press to the notice of the public from the Atlantic to the Pa- cifie. Every newspaper in the country ha published something about the young woman and several of the more patriotic papers have madoe her act the subject of numerous highly laudatory editorials, Miss Emma Conners, the heroine of tory, Le 1 district school near awiordsville, Ind. She is greatly hu- miliated to think thav the little cotton Nag upon which she sot such store was torn down and destroyed by a lawle band of ignorant miscreants who had scemingly forgotten that the great war epock ended u quarter of a century ago. ! the wanton insult to the flag may not oceur again she has made a fort and al of her school house and declaves o che with her life’s blood. That sho will do just what she says no one doubts for Miss Conners comes of ighting stock. An ancestor fell in the war of the revolu- tion; her grandfather’s bones bleich on the arid p.ains of Mexico, whilo herown father sleeps his last long sleep on a southern battle field. When her father, Caleb Conners of the Fortieth Indinna volunteers, fell, just as the great rebellion was drawing to a close, Fmma Conners was only a few weeks oid. Left in very moderate cir- cumstances, Mrs. Couners struggled hard to support ad educate her daugh- ter. She was amply rewarded for her care, for when but 16 years of age Miss mma assumed the support of both her- self and mother by beginning life as school teache She has stuck to the business ever since she began it, too, and has had remarkable success, being con- sidered one of the best teachers in that section of the state. She has not stuck to the business from recessity, either, as she has had scores of opportunities to change her name and _condition in_tifo. Her pretly face, brightness and inde- pendence have attracted numerous sigh- ing swains and suitovs, but turning o deaf ear to all appeals she has gohe right ahead teaching the young idex how to shoot, occasionally assisting them up the hill of knowledge by means of a_hickory switch, in the use of which Miss Con- ners is said to be an adept. It wis overa year ago that she first took charge of district 9, Clark town- ship, and to say that things have been lively in that school ever since but feebly expresses it. The community is considerably behind the times and a ma- jority of the people have nomore liberal education than that which is obtained at the cross ronds grocery or the refining influence of an old fashioned Hoosier corn husking. Certoin boorish patrons of the school even went so far as to ob- jeet to the tenching of United States his- tory in the school because it designated the *‘late unpleasantness” as a gigantic rebelliol Miss Conners began the present school year with her usual.vim and push, and until about two weeks ago matters moved on with remarkable smoothness, About that time the teachers of Clark township held an “‘institute meeting” at Ladoga, and the question-of raising the American flng over the school houses came up for discussion. Mi Conners earnestly advocated the measure and de- clared that she would insugurate the custom ut her school the following week. Nothing daunted by the talk and blus- by & number of old fogies in the hborhood, Miss Conners procured o flag from Crawfordsville, and, assisted by two stout, loyal lads,raised a flagpole and swung the colors to the breeze. A fow mornings later Miss Conners, while ted at her desk in the school- room making out the weekly report, noticed that some one was swinging an ax with a right goud will in the sehool yard, Supposing it to be the trustees’ hired man chopping wood for winter fires, she paid but little attention until the ominous crash of the falling flagpole brought to her mind a realization of what had oceurred. She lost no time in hurrying out of doors, und arrived just in time to see three young “‘bucks” of the neighiborhood and n houry old repro- bate of 60 fleeing with the captured flag. Thoy evidently were unawar of her presence until’ the stiv in the school= house which followed the fallof the pole made them cectain of her whereabouts, They quickly cut the flug from its guys and started for the woods. Miss Connégs followed them for a short distance and then realizing the absurd- ity of pursuit returned tothe school- nouse and hud a good cry, She was d up, however, and wrote a stirring letter to General C. M, Travis, past department commander, Grand' Army of the Republic, who resides in Crawfordsvill She nar- rated the circumstances surrounding the msult to the flag, requested that he re- port the affair to the Grand Avmy of the Republic and closed with the follow- ing stireing word *1 shall procuve a new [lagsta il and raise another flag vext Monday if I have to do 1t myself, and it shall stuy there, too. My father died in defense of the stars and stripes and I will o, if necd be, for while I live and teach in district 9 the American flag shall wave ovor the schoolhouse,and tho first man who tries to haul 1t down shall perish on the spot. The letter was presented tothe Grand Army post and the camp of Sons of V erans, Resolutions were passed ' con- demning tho insult to the flng. They voted to stund by the spunky litue schoolmarm to the bitter end. General Travis drove down into the swamps of Clark township and called at school- house No. 9. Soon enough o new flag floated oyer the building and inside the schoolhouse sat Miss Conners instruet- ing classes and keeping guard over “'Old Glory” with u fivst-cluss repeating rifle, which stood in a little niche just back of her desk. She rooms just ‘ucross the roud ana within easy rifle range of the flagpole, so a night attack is as likely to be attended with disastrous results one made under the light of* the noon- day sun. A paper was put in circulation umong the patriotic and a large sum raised, with which a handsome silk flag and a medal were purchased and pre- sented to Miss Conners. S . For corn shuckers—Haller's Australia l.ll\". THE OMAH.A- DAILY BEE: MONDAY., NOVEMBER 30, 1891, JAPAN'S AWFUL EARTHOUAKE., foones In thy Devasted Distriot Dasoribed By a Former Nebraska Girl, STORIES OF DEATH AND DESOLATION. Thousands ot Injured With No Phy- siclans to Dress Their Gaping Wounds—Work Reliet by the Missionaries. or The horrors of the recent earthquake in Japan, in which thousands of lives werae lost, are described at length by Miss Mary E. Wainwright 1n a letter which has just been received from her by her father, Rev. Dr. 3. W. Wainright of Blair, district superin- tendent of the American Bible Society for Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming. Miss Wainrighv is a missionary of the Amorican board at Kioto, Japan. Her letter was be- gun on October 23, thoday of the earth- quake, und closed after the aisturbances had ceased. She writes as follows Iawaked this morning at 2 o'clock and lay awake until four, disgusted with myself thiat I could not get to sieep again, There was such an oppressed feeling upon me. I 1t us though 1 was imprisoned in too small u place for breathing. After lying with that miserable feeling upon me for two hours, T arose and spent some little time in gymnas- tics and sat down to a book of heavy reading, hopiug thus to slecp. It was a hard sk but at Iast [ conquered id slept until nearly 6 o'clock. The air was still oppressive, so I gave up the attempt at further sleep and commenced dressing, 1 had prepared some medicine for one of the girls and was comb- ing my Vair when there came an ominous sound. and a_very peculiar and indescribuble seasation. My thought at onca was, it is an ourthquuke, but will soon be over. In this I was mistaken, for mstead of ceasing it grew more distinct. The dust began to though tho plastering were falling, und I thouxht it time to get out of the house. - So, shoeless and with my hair streawing, [ ran for the door. The girls of the school hud preceded me and wero already out. The solid ground rose and fell asif it were water, It was terrible to sce. The house shook s if it weroa playtbing. The siate tiles on tho roof separated ngain and agaiv, while every moment I expucted to see the house go dow . ‘I'here have been some lifteen shocks today. Thoy make me seasick. October 2)—The earthquukes continue, T have a seasick feeiing all the time. This afternoon the earth has scarcely been still a moment. It is constantly rocking. It is an awful feeling tg9 have the solid rth waving like © a choppy sea. Itgives me anything but a stable feeling, It was vory hard gat Osaki. In the midst of. all the terror there were some amusing 10oi- dents. A lady coming to Kioto was asked at Nagahama for her passport. She took it out aud showed it to the ofticer. Before ho could get her name the earth began to shake. The officer dropped the passport and ran, with an “excuse me,” and she ran in the op- posite direction, but finally returned to find the passport. November 5—There were slight shocks last nignt. Here, whore no lives were lost, it was terrible.’ It seems now like a horrid nightmare. At Osaki builaings weve leveled and lives 10st. Some sixty miles from here the scene beggars description. Dr. Berry has gone there, tuking three nurses from the hospital. Our girls are at work for the suf- forers, They . have already completed 860 garments for them. Ivery hand is busy aud every heart is moved. Dr. Berry writes: “During the foronoon we have baen at work for the wounded, the number being so great that the surgeons’ here could not attond them all. Such wounds and in such condition. It is now five days since they were received, and they are not dressed. The wounds actuelly stnk. The greater portion have back and lomn injuries. A messenger has just come from Gifu, bringing word that the governor is anxious’ to have a relief party zo on to a village where there is no physician and where the condition of the wounded is fear- ful. Itold him Ishould prefor to go, but the governor wants us here for a few days, anud he will send some one else to the out- lying villages,” The doctors ure coming in rapidly now. Dr. Scrieber, professor of surgery in the university medical school, has come with sixteen studeuts and doctor's assistants. They are to go among tho different villages of the district. We had a heavy day’s work, but have been greatly aiged in it by several doctors who have just arrived. It is a distressiog thought that there are hun- dreds of peoplo in this district suffering from wounds tbat have not yet bson at- tended to. I bave just received from the office the official returns of the dead and wounded in Ogaki ouly: Dead, 780; wounded. 3y houses entirely demolished, 3,350; partially demolished, $32; burned, 1,505 There are six places ‘where rice is being boiled and distributed to the poor, amounting for this place alone to 6,122 mates and 7,514 females daily. The dead in this vicinity number 1,302 and the wounded 2,084, Rice is being given out from 104 places to 15,827 males and 05 femal and what is true of this vicinity is largely true of theentire province. ortunately the three banks of this place ¢ not burned, though thrown down, and ntents haye been duz out, and deposit- ors have thus a little ready cash to rebuild their houses with, A committee of students from the district school came toduy, bringing some money with thew. It will'be very helpful. I am told that the whole “city was thrown down by the first shock, which lasted five minutes, So violent was it that those who escaped from their houses into the open air couid not stand for tho shaking of the earth. Every- thing possible, it seams to me, is bemg done that can be, to relieve- the suffering and want, e Dewitt's Little Eurly Risors, best puls, ES— STORIES OF WILD FRONTIER LIFE. An Officer’s Daring Deed. We sat inthe smoking room of the sleepor, und the conversation naturally turned on the recent Indian troubles, There was an army officor present whose bronzed, weather-beaten face showed thut he had seen many years of service on the frontier. He talked freely of the ghost dancers and the mothods of Gan- eral Miles in dealing with them, and then wo asked him for some reminis- cences of his own experience on the plains in earlier days. Ho was reluc- tant to speale of these matters, but by persistent questioning we gradually drew him out. He recounted several thrilling adventures and 1incidents in which he had participated, one of which was as follows: In 1865, said he, [ Camp Cook, on the river, in Montioa. y all the northwestern iribes w troublesome in those v8, and we wore in the line of travel of war parties and pillaging out- fits from the Crows, Crees, Piegans and the vurious branches of the Blackfoot tribe, so that we were compelled to be alwuys on the lookout for our own safety and that of the government property under our care. requent skirmishes in our immediate vicinity, and frequent and dangerous scouting expeditions into hostile countries left us no time to get lonesome, I shall always remember one night in November, 1805, as the most wretched und perilous I ever endured. [ had rid- den up the river four or five miles dur- ing the forenoon to look after a detail of men who were hauling and chopping wood. [ noticed that there were a great many wild ge on the sandbars, and on my return to the post invited the sur- geon to go with me in the afternoon for # fow hours’ shooting, We started im- mediately after luncn and atevery bend 1 was stationed at upper Missouri TiT in the river we got from one to half a dozen shots, Wehung up our game in the trees to be collected on our return, and by 2 o’clock were above the last of the choppers, Timo passed rapidly and we traveled further than we knew. About 3 o’clock we heard rapid and con- tinued firing back fu the hilis behind us and knew thut the picket in charge of the choppers had been attacked. We wore nearly four uitles above them and being armed only with our shotguns were in poor shape to stand off a war party of Indinns, We started down the river, making the best time possible, skirting the woods' and underbrush so us to keop concenled as far as possible from any prowling reds that might como our way. We had gone less than a mile when, in sturting to run across an open- ing, by which we were to cut off a large beud in the river, we saw four Indi at the lower angle of the bend coming toward us. We dropped into the short grass and crawlea rapidly into the near- clump of bushes, 1In less than five minutes the bucks rode up and passed within fifteen feet of us, but without see- ing us As 8000 0s they wore out of sight wo made the run on which we had started and reached the lower point in safety. IFrom here we saw, two or three miles below us, the teams, choppers and es- cort, going at a lively trot toward the post, while twenty-five or thirty Indi were skulking through the woods, keep- ing up a desultory fire on them, but at too great a range to do any damage. From here on we were compelled to hug the river inorder to keep under cover, as the outside bottom land was an open praicie. We had reached a point with- in two miles of the post when we heard voi wnd the clatter of hoofs a few yards ahend of us. I elimbed to the top of the bank beneath which we were hid- ing, peered through the grass, and saw, not'w hundred yards away, o b riy of about fifty bucks in war paint, riding up the trail divectly toward us. I shd back down the bank, whispered to the doctor and we crawled hastily intathe nearest clump of willows and bull-berry bushes, which were so short and scant as scarce- ly to conceal us. We were compelled to step into water six or eight inches decp and then hump down as low as possible in ovder to conceal onrselves, We thought we should have to stay here a few minutes when the war party would be out of sight, but you may im- agine our horror when théy rode up on the bank. halted and deliberately went into camp within fifty feot of us. We were horrified, but were prisoners be- yond hope of early escape, and in this cramped, uncomfortable and dangerous position. We dared not move lest they should sce or hear us, and in case they discoversd us, escape would have been impossibl: The river had been several feet higher a_few days before thanfat this time, and heavy btocks of ice that had been floating were piled along the banks. We were wedged in among a number of these, and when we found that wo were imprisoned we settled down on them and leaned back as far as vossible, It was about 4 o’clock when the war party corealed us heve and davkness soon overtook us. Then they built a firo aud indulged in o big talk. They proved to b Blackfeet, and I could speak and understand their lan- age in those d. just as well as I could my own. In the course of their talk I learned that they had come into the country for the puipose of stealing and running off the government herd from our post. They were not of the party who had attacked our pickots ear lier in the afternoon, and evidently knew nothing of the fight. They de- cided to stay where they wore till new» morning, when they would make the raid on our herd and start with it for the British line. All this time we were suffering untold agony. The night was bitter cold,our feet were immersed in freezing water, and ices of sharp ice ugainst which we were compelled to lean for support were cutting into our backs. The doctor, who wus less robust than I, wa: arn- lyzed with the cold. I was com- pelled to hold him, and foared he would porish in my arms. Once when I let go of him for a moment he fell forward into the water. The Indians heard the splash and instantly there was an alarm. “What was that?” several of them eried. “Skunk,” a sub-chief, and would-be leader of the band said: **My heart is brave—I will see what it was that made the noise.” He came to the brink of the hill, looked down into the brush and the ver, but the steep bluff shaded our re- treat from the light of the camp fire: we were as still as death, and he could hear or see nothing. Ile returned to the fire and said in his pompous manner: “My friends your hearts are wea You are squaw men—you let o beaver frighten you.” All this time we were looking and listening for velief. We knew that when night came and we did not report at our quarters the commanding oflicer would send out a party to search for us, It was now well toward midnight, and no party had come to rescue us. The Indians began o war dance. At intel vals the bucks would recount their deeds of valor. In this Skunk was move pretentious, boisterous and boastful than any of the others, o told how many white men he had killed and scalped, and how many Crows, Sioux nnd other rod warriors had fallen by his hand. He told them how he had been in the white soldiers’ camp that day; how the squaw wife of the white interpreier (Jean Baptiste) had patched his moceasing how the white soldiers feared him, and how they looked at him and trembled when he passed them, Shortly after midnight, we judged, the dance broke up and the warriors luy down to sleep, leaving one of the num- bor on guard. — Still we sat, or rather crouched, in our torturing positions, not daring to move hand or foot, our bones aching and our bleod freezing from the intense cold. Finally, about 4 o’clock in the morning, we. heard tne welcome sound of horses’ hoofs on the dry sod of the prairvie. Simultaneously the red sentinel gave the alarm to his sieeping comrades; all was' commotion, and in less than n minute -overy devil of them was on his horse ready foraction. They firod a volloy at the detachment of cav- alry that came chavging into theiv camp and then dushed away into the dark- ness. Our men returned the fire and spurred after them, but successful pur- suit or assault was, of course, impossi- ble, We called for help and were dragged from our arc prison more dead than alive. The poor doctor was unable to walk or ride. He had to be carried to the post on a blunket, is an invalid to this day, and will be until he dies, as a result of the suffering and exposure he endured that night, A year later I met this same Skunk again, and, while not permitted to wreak vengeance on him as I should like to have done, I hud the satisfaction of pay- ing him a part of the score. I was out with a detail of fifteen men und a party of Indian scouts guarding a coal bank on which four men were working. Roving bunds from warrior tribes fre- quently camped near our work, and I always made a practice of going nmong thom alone and unarmed, in order to show them that I wuas not afraid of them, and thus to secure their good will and respect. One evening a band of over two hundred Bluckfeet came along and camped near us, Little Wolf, one HEALTH SUGGESTIONS, Plenty of light is is essentinl to good her a8 pure alr, Eat meals of eood, plain Mutton 15 the most digestibie food In wet wonther wear stout water-proof boots in preference to rubber overshoos. Dr. B W, Richardson says that he hus never known u doath from bronehitis oF predmonin that did not '4\!!’ ® from n cold.” Tt follows then that a cold 18 u 1 dingerons malady than is usually thought; s be careful of yourselt, By fur the best methoa of getting rid of a cold and consoquent depression is to take a littie pure whiskey In water. Such a stim nt promotes the elreul checked and removes the effects of the ehtll, Great care should be exerclsed (n buying whiskey. The presence of fusil ol or oth Avn’mrflh-x is a source of danger to those wno fmbibe it he only whiskey th: food regularly. t 18 manutactured for purely miedicinal purposes s Dufly's Pure Mult and may be obtained from arugiists and grocers. Thero Is no other whiskey so free from fusil ofl or so pure and beneficlal. The leading selentists say so. LoDuc's Periodical Pills. The French remedy acts directly upon the Benerative organs and cures suy; esslon of the menses. $or three for $5. and ¢ be malled. | 01, h‘| (‘uvl lvl‘l A'I;q'nl ( l‘u['ln_pn nancy. Job! 4, drnegists and the public supplied by Goodma Drug Co., Omaha L L LD TAKEAPILL. Hobb's Are the Best on Earth, Act_gently yot iy on the LIVER, KID. NEYS and §, dis peiling Headachios, Fov- cra uid Colds, thorough- ing the system nd cures stipation are sugar coated, o not gripe, very sm i 1o tuke, aid purely vezetable. 45 pills in cach vial. Perfect digestion follows their use, The absolutoly cure sick head- ache, and are recommend- ed by leading physiclans, ¥or sule by loading druggists or kont by maii; 25 cts. a vial, Address HOBB'S MEGICINE CO., Props, San Francisca or Chicagos FOR SALE IN OMAHA, NEB,, BY Kuhn & Co., Co.r LA Tuller'& Co, Cor. 14th & T 4D Foster & Co!, Council Bluj { DR. HOBB'S LITTLE Vegetable prompte 3 Gonorrhoen, Gleetand 1 ewcor cured fn 2 days by the Fronch Remody entit- led the KING. Tt dissolve Inst and is abe sorbed Into the Inflamed parts. Will rofund monoy if It does not eure, or causes stricturo Gentlemen, he article, $) a puckuge, or 2 for 8 per mall prepald. MeCor- mick & Lund, Omuhi. of my Tudinn scouts came to me shortly after dark and said: *My friend, my heart is good toward you and I don’t want to see you hurt. The Blackfeet and some Picgans and Crees are goiug to have a war dance at the Blackfoot camp tonight. There are Wiy IBad TEatlink L tices camps, and [ don’t want you to come up there, Some of them might kill you.” I thanked him ana he we soonas I ato my supper, walked up to the Blackfoot camp, which was half a mile away, taking with me my revolver and hunting knife, A large fire was burning, and around it were seated in a cirele, at least two hun- dred bucks. [crowded in between two of them, pushing them aside as tnough I belonged there, and sat down, and when the pipe came avound, I took my turn at it with the others, I noticed that several of the bucks leered at me from the corners of thei: wolfish eyes,as if they deemed me an intruder, and would Tike the task of putting me out of :::u circle, but I paid no attention to them. Finally one old I[ndian gotup and made a speech, boasting of his deeds of valor, as is the custom in all such cases. Then he danced and the tom-toms were beaten. He sat down and was followed by another. Then Slkunlk, whom I had already observed in the circle, got up and led off with a long harangue, boast- ing of his bloody deeds, and telling how he had vanquished and scalped many white as well as red foes, He told how he and his bands had frequently pulsed and routed the white soldicrs, and that no white soldier was his equal in bravery. Froquently, duving his re- cital, he would walk up in front of me, look at me and tatk directly to me, in the most insulting and aggravating manner possible. When he 1 finished his talk he drew his revolver and scalp- ing knife. and went dancin nd howl- ing around the ring, brandishing both, and pantomiming at me, dashing to- rd me ug if about to shoot or knife me. I sat like a stone through it all, and the moment Skunk sat down I grasped a biiffalo robe from the shoulders of u buck who sat near me, threw it about me, drew my revolver and knife, walked about the ring and spoke my picce. 1 told the audience, in the Blackfoot tongue, that [ represented the Great in that country; that I had come to their dance simplyas a spectator and a listener, as I had a right to do; that Skunk had insulted me and my com- was not the brave war- ior he claimed to be, but a thief and a coward, Then, turning and facing him, I told him of the night on the Missouri, of his volunteering to go and sce what had made the noise in the water: that he wus afraid to go to the bush to see what it was, and that he had gone back and told his people it wasa beaver, when he knew he was telling a lie. I told him and the audience t| he had fled at the sound of the white soldiers coming, without waiting to fight or to se how many there were of them. | pointed out hatfa dozen men in the circle who were with him that night and who would swear to all [ said. I told them that Sikunk had challonged me to fight be- cause he believed that being alone in their camp I would not dare to fight. “Now,” I said, “if Skunk i8 o man he will get up here and tight me—if not, he is a cownrd and a squaw.” All this time the Skunk sat with his chin on his breast. 1 waited a minute, and all eyes were on him, Then I walked up to him, clubbed him over the head with my revolver, and kicked him as he rolled over. In an instant Little Woll and half a dozen other friendlies wore at my side, deeming a fight immi- nent, but no one lifted ahand to harm me. On the contrary, several of Skunk’s former followers tore his builalo robe from him, trailed it in the dust, and he was no longer a chief. I had done a fooi- hardy piece of work, and fully realized that had I been killed no one would hav. been responsible for my death but my- self; yet I had boen insulted, and had" I not'resonted it in the way [ did the In- dians would ever after have called me coward. As DeWitt's Litte rarly lisers for tho liva -——— significant I” Washington Post: It is said that the late Admiral Porte. had the yard and stables of his house on H. street full of them, acquired in this manner: Whenever a young naval officer wished to ingratiate himsclf with the admiral, he would casually remuark *Oh, Admiral, I have a valuable litter of puppies, and it would give me great pleasuro if you would nccept one.” The admiral wus fully conscious of the raison d’etre, and whenever a busket appeared with Lieutenant or Ensign S0 and So's compliments and « whining, flabby spec- imen of puppydom therein, he would re- mark: *Here comes another application for shoro duty.” ppics. Aprovos of dogs A very small pili, but a v Wite's livtle Early Risers LS A Lydia Thompson is playing in “Faul Pry" and other old plays in~ kngland, ana the critics over there aro praising her. Her duughter plays in *The Miadlewan," will visit Omana this week. ¥ good one, De fon which has bean | which | OoM AWNINGS ing Co. mmoeks, Jthing 1115 Farnam BAGS ANL Flags, b Fubber ontalog Bemis Omahia Bag Co. Tmporters and Manufac turers ks Hurlaps an Twine. Flour & A H, Perrizo & Oo 100 Dodge Stroet Send for our eatalozuo and prices. Morse-Oce § 109 Factory, cornor 11th We are makiig eloso pric K 0 clins 0f RO + able with Printers, bind, fact. 116 Toward BOOTS A nam & Harte 1212 T1arney stroot. Omaha, Neb B0 John L, Wilki Omaha papor box factory 10t & St Mary's Ave., Orders promptly Allad CARRIAGES, W. T. Seaman, Omahw'a Largest Varloty WAGONS AND CARRIAGES. CCARPET ES S. Carpets, ofl, cloths mat- tings, cur'aln goods,ete 1511 Douglas atreot COAL, (C Omaha_Coal, Ooke & Lime ., Hard and sott coal. 8. cor. lith and Douklas atreots American Fuel Co,, Wippors and_donlors tn ndiiracito ani” vitu- us 215 8. 15th street. 2138, 13th Strest, Omaha, Neb. COR | Omaha Tont & Awn- Willin\x|s, Van Aer- | Kirkendall Jones& Co “Omaha Carpet Oo., | | " Nebraska Fuel Oo, | AHA Manfacturers” and Jobbers’ | DIRECTORY. AND TENTS. — - | oil ant Yoo | ) TWINK. _— BICYCLES., [ M.0. Daxon. | Blescien sola on monthiy payments. N 15th street - BOOK BINDERS and STATIONERS hoa Compaty, Howard Streo and Dougine Strest cos to cadi buyers, and os which |5 vory sal morehants. Ackerman Brothers & Heintze, elacteotypors blank book ma 1ro stront, Omana R ————— ) ND SHO WholesaloManufacfue'rs Agentafor Hoston Rub | ber Shoe co. 1102, 1101, and 1105, Haraey street BUTCHERS " TLouis Heller, Mutehors and Packers Toolcant snpplios Wiy hos and shroy easingy Tii-1113 Javkion_straat CLARS. West & Fritscher, | Manutactures fine ciears, | Jouhers of leat tabacoo., 1011 Farnam Stroot. CLOTHING. " Gilmoro & Rubl, Manufacturers antd Wholossle Cloth 1109 Harney street. OKE, E1C Coutant & Squires, Hard and soft coal ship- 108 Fanan streot Ouintia. Howell &G0, finE i Ehees Omana, Neb. Johnson Bros, o4 Far trooty Oualia, N —_—— NICE. Eagle Oornice Works, ManufacturersofGalvan Ired Tron Corni Window caps. motalio wkyilghts, ote. 1110 and T Dodye st CEMEN AND LIME. 7. 3. Johuson & Co. 2208, 15th Stroot, Omaha, Neb. M. E. Smith & O Dry goods. notlons, fur- nishlng goods, Corner I1th and Howard, ELECTRICA Cady & Gray, Lime, cement, ete., eto. Cor. 9th and Douglas Sts DRY GOOD. AKilipm.ric;- Koch IE Goods Co,, Dry g00ds. notlons, gents' urnishing goods. cor. 11th an Harnoy Sty —_— L SUPPLIES, Wolf Electrical Co. Ilustrated cataioguo froe. 1614 Capltol Avenuo. Parlin, Orendorff & Martin Co,, Corner Jonos and 9th 8ts. nager. + FURNIIURE : niture Co., Furniture and earpots, 1115-1119 Farnam Strao Paint o, 031412 Harney Stras William Cummings, 619 South 10th St. W-711 8. 10th Street, Omah, Nob. D.M Steelo & Oo, 12011205 Jonss Siroan Omah, Nev Allen Bros, 11031110 [Lara sy Steass GUNPC “Hugh G Olark. withig caps, fuses 218 1nrrioy s oot Reotor& Wilhelmy Oo Omaha IRON Paxton & Vierling Tron Work Dewey & Stne Fur-| DETROIT -AUTOMATIC Eleotric Motors and Dyamos. Catalogus froe. I1. A. Kinnoy, (i ARt 5273 N —_— FARM MACHINERY, T. G. Northwall, Genera) Sk 1348-1851 Shorman Avo, wostorn agent Plow Co., Omaha Milling Go,, Merchant Millers. | Oftice ana Mi 1315 Nortn 16t Stroot AND CARPETS, Beehe & Runyan Fur- niture Co, Successors to C. A, Beshy & Co., Graco and lith $ts. Omaha ISHING GOODS, [ 3.7, Robinson Notion Co. Ing goods, colubrutod bran lakin " overa |l . Whirty, coats, ete, or. 120 and Howard GLASS, PAINT, OIL AND DRUGS. | Kennard Glass and I A, Fuller & Oo, Omaha. " Bluke, Bruce & Uo, 00405 Leavenworth St. 1ahia, Neb. GROCERIES, Paxton & Gallagher, | Meyer & Raapke, [ Sloan, Johana & 0>, th wnd Loavenworth Omal McCord, Brady & Oa., | | oth wnd Leavenworth, IWDER, | HARDWALI | Lee- Glark-Audreesen | Hardwara Go, | WORKS. Ouwaha afs & Iron Works, Manuf'es fire and hurglar proof wafos. vanlts. Jall work, lron shutters and fire oscapes. G. An | dreen, 1ith & ackion st | rards GRAIN AND PROVISIONS. | Bryan Commission Uo " A. 8, MoWhorter Room 18, Roard of T ra® Hrokers. Private wiry to New York, Chloaga And St Louts. Cashgea | bought raln, provision oke NV Life Private wire Chi and F. 0. Swartz & Co, Brokers,Gratn, Provisiony oo, Private wire to St Loutwand Chicago. Room Loufs, - 16-18 7. Board of Trade Omaha, Trade. Kxohango bid'g, 8. Omake e ———————————————— LIQUORS. Tler & Oo., R. R. Grotte, Liguor Merchants, | Importer and Jobber of 1112 Harney Stroot, | Wines and Liquors. Manufacturrs Kennody's | 1020 and 1022 Farnam St. East India Bitters. Pricolists on applieation. Cockrell Bros Rrokors and « Private wires York, Chicago, b buyers to New &St ‘Board of L. Kirscht & Oo,, | Frick & Herberts, Wholesslo Liguor Deat'es | WholessloLiquor Doalors st | w 1001 Farnam St. 2 John A Wakefiold, Imported, Amerioan Port [ 1and " Coment. Milwat koo Hydraullo “Comot | and Quiney Whits Lim) snOliarlos R, Loe, | Louis Bradford, R | 1bor, ime comont ota LUME @. W. Douglass & Oo | Hardwood Lumber, 1810 North 16th Streot 1124 1 uglas troot MILLINERY AND NO1IONS. 0. A, Stonchill, | I Oberfeldor & Co,, Millinery, Notlons,Cloaks | Importers and Jobbers in e Miilinery 110118 £, 1660 8t Omaha, MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, Max Meyer & BroGo | A, Hospe, I, M'f'g jowelers, doalers tn | Planos, Organs, Artlits' musteal insteuments, | Materlals, o ote . 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Pensions for widows and child- ren without regard to cause of soldier's death, Pensions for mothers and fathers who are Now dependent, whetiier they were dependent on soldier when he diet not. Widows, child- ren and parents are regarded ns “‘des pendent” in all cases where they have notsuflicient property for their support. Soldiers pensioned at less than twelvo $12.00) dollars por month and suffering from disability in addition to that named io their pension cortificate, may obtain inereaso unler the new Lo Information and given with- out charge. Best facilitics ever offered to claimints to have their claims pros perly and diligently prosecuted. No charges unless successful. Writo for information to The Bee Bureau of Claims. OMAHA, NEB., @ This Bureau Is “uirantoca Omuha Beo, the Plonecr Press and *Franiseco Examiner INDIAN DEPREDATION BLAIMS Persons who haye lost property from Indian should file thelr cliims under the Indian Depre tation Act of Marsh ', 151 The time 18 Hrmited, wnd the olalus aro taken up by the courtin the order in which the are receive Take Notice thatall contracts entered into with attorneys pr.or to the Act are made null and void. Information given and all clulins promptly attended to by the BEL BUREAU OF CLAIMS. X0 Bee Huilding sion i or advice by the tho San OMAHA,NEBRASIKA,