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The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

GETTING HIS THUMB on BRAGG.
plain weren't We mad aRaina Tho Yankee
risibilities came to the seething surface and
every body ground his molars and wished
70 get ever.
Jack Turner forgot Burt's vision long
enough to swear in four different languages
Is fluently as II each had been his mother
tongue, and VOW that 'if the Lord would
just give him the opportunity he'd lick the
whole Bragg army with his ramrod."
You Zee, this was the way We were
fooled. Rebel General Bragg had been 1t
Crab Orchard, and wanting 70 pass his
troops through Danville in order TO strike
Louisville, knew that he could not without
trouble while We remained there. It was
the custom Of the General to carry tele-
graphic instruments with him wherever he
went, and thinking Of ruse to quietly get
Us out Of Danville for . season, he stopped
on the road and telegraphed 70 u, in Gen
eral Thomas name. tho Aforesaid dispatch.
So. Of course, when W obeyed orders IL
left the way completely clear for the John
mes to pass without molestation. While We
were plodding along toward Crab Orchard
the rebel General and his men lay on the
mountain above laughing in their sleeves 70
sec the victims Of their strategy % obedi
ent.
OF course. nothing was easier, when the
way was thus clear, than to come down and
march through Danville and 60 on their
way rejoicing.
Ever after that when any thing disap.
pointed. or some plan prove abortive, We
il ''another Crab Orchard fight"
But Burt's vision had come to stay; and
In time, when Turner'S wounded pride had
healed, he laughed n heartily a any one
over getting his ''thumb on the enemy"
MANDA L. CROCKRn.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

and outlandish placea Where were those
Johnnies. any way!
That there had been some GORGEOUS mis-.
take somewhere began to dawn on 10
plainly, for there was not . rebel soldier In
the vicinity, nor no signs Of recent camp
- We could sea
A groan Of disappointment and exasper.
sted ambition ran over the regiment, and
the soldiers began to indulge In some very
warm portions Of the English vocabulary
pretty freely. That they were "msd'' would
be putting It mild, for some ut least
'Crsb Orchard" the dispatch had said;
there was No mistake about that, and Il
came from Thomas, too. Well, this Was The
place, surely; but who was able 70 20 fur
ther and clear up the mystery and answer
tho dozens Of irste and vexed questionsi
Turner'S face grew two shades blackes
than the night, and elongated dreadiully.
Tho devill" exclaimed he. This ID Wa.,
now, isn's 1T A dozen French duels aim
mered down till there isn't even the coffee
left amounts 70 moro than this"
I'D like 70 beyonet the dumbed idiot thai
has fooled %. To ny mind General Thomas
thing 70 do with that dispatch.
Seine dod-gasted butternut has clipped b
md given m this Goe&'s milk business"
But funang, Of course, did NO good; there
Was nothing % Do but remain where NJ
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13
JlM-JAM VALLEY.


The Remarkable Soehts ABlsgea t. Ne seen
IN That Regiss.
I'm the secluded Jim-Jam Valley Of
the San BernardinO Mountains" re-
marked Joe J0achinsOn, the pioneer Of
San Bernardino. the other day to q re-
porter at the Palace Hotel. 'there are
the most marvellous mirages known in
the world. The wonderful mirages Of
the MOjave Desert have been talked
about a good deal, and they are entitled
to all the prominence they have had
But those Of the Jim-Jam Valley are
far more wonderful than these. 1t is
called the Jim-Jam Valley because Of
the strange things seen there. and ]
defy any man. however sound Of mind
he may be. to so in there. and not
think he has got EN- before he gets
out The valley is about twenty-five
miles long by fifteen miles wida 1t is
uuiuhabited. 1t is bOrdered by the
main San BernardinO range on the east
and by a spur Of the Sierra Magdalenas
on the west There is no well-defned
trail through the heart of it. The valley
il q desert. The surrounding noun
tains are terribly serrated and cut up.
The peaks are jagged. Altogether tho
surroundings are very weird and for
bidding. Leaving Fisk's ranch on tho
trail at the foot Of the Sierra Mag
dalenas. you climb an easy grade to
Dead Mans Pass. the entrance to the
valley. Go on in and pretty DOT you
see lakes and running rivers, and green
borders. and flying water fowl. Will
lows spring up here and there. and in
the distance you see water-lilies. What
you behold contrasts finely with the
rugged mountains. and you are charmed
with it and 90 on thinking you have
struck an earthly paradise. Indian
camps appear in view. and 1.-the oars
men prOpel fantastic crafts upon the
waters. Advancing still farther. you see
dim outlined forms. things whose out
lines you can hardly express in words.
SOmber cOuntenances CLEAN at you from
the air above. The lakes and rivers
and the pallid faces shift and change
before your eyes. Sometimes q dozen
Of the lore Dr. less dimly outlined
forms may be cen and the pantOmime
reminds you Of a strange hobgOblin
dance. Sometimes q storm brews in
the valley. and then the scene is NIL the
more terrible. FOrked lightning blazes
about. and strange. uncouth animals.
differing from any you have ever read
about, r to be seen there. These
phenomena r seen for q stretch Of
about fifteen miles up and down the
middle Of the valley principally. and
they have been viewed by . great
many people. They can not UNDER
stand why the forms of the mirage. il
such it may be called. are so much
more strange there than on the Mojave
Every body is in awe of the
valley. and there are mighty few men.
however nervy they may be ordinarily.
who care to 60 there much."-San
Examiner.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

wero for the rest Of tho night, and lop
down to sleep and forget our dissppoint-
mont or snathema&ize the Weo smA' hours
just n va chosA
The next morning Burt Ferris, the Wit Of
our company. noticing the Rium. silent
Turner looking dagRero Ut the innocent
''Orchard," said: 'tJack, ] had . vision last
night"
Tho dickens you did, returned our
story. teller; "'whatd'ye seef
II Dreamed" said Ferris, looking around
70 sec how many Of the boys were listen
ing, '.that I was sitting o. that old tree
trunk yonder and picking OF BraRg's sharp
shooters over there. And. just - ] was
going to drops tall, lAnk SOutherner, ] No.
ticed adark, formidable object in the SKY
being lowered directly over the rebel troops.
".What's thatP ! asked, and . voice from
Heaven answered: Put mp your gunl That
deadly thing descending youder over
Bragg's army il sufficient for them; it's
Jack Turner'S thumbv"
In the general laugh which followed you
could see Turner'S wild gesticulations, and
the merriment subsided he blurted
out, threateningly: 'Ferris, il You love your
existence, your friends and your country,
don't dare 70 ver have another vision 1t
ny EXPENSE"
He might have said more, perhaps, but
the boys all joined In such hearty merri-
ment that he touched his cap and turned
hrs heel
Well, va went back to Danville, feeling
that we were the victims Of . practical Joke
or some strategic performance perpetrated
by some unknown party.
But how easily IL was explained when We
struck Danvillel And when once made
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

Historic Relies That Oaeo Served BoochsR
for N OBJECT Lssssa.
James n. Atwood, Of LivermOre Cen
ter. has in his possession the veritable
'leg irons worn by John Brown dur
ing his Imprisonment previous to being
hanged at Harper's Ferry.
H. Atwood. Jr.. Company I. First
Maine Volunteers) vas at the Jail
shortly after John Browns death.
The officers in charge of the buildings
vouched for the identity Of the irons at
the time and Mr.. Atwood was thor
oughly satisfied with the proof. He
also formed the acquaintance of the
old negro and his wife who had the
care of the cell where Brown was con-
fined.
On the day Of the execution the old
man. being afraid that he should forget
which pair Of irons it was. tore = strip
from the quilt On John Browns cot
and tied it into the key of the shackles,
but the old negress. his wife. said:
LAW! ! didn't forgit muffin. for it
vas de only pair o irons in de- whole
Jail where de key turn de wrong way"
Ut was a left-handed key.)
Untying the dirty strip Of calico
from the key. Mr.. Atwood went to
Browns cell and found the orr place
in the quilt, the figure Of the cloth
matching perfectly.
Mr.. Atwood tried to buy the shackles
from the authorities. but they good
naturally told him they had NO right
TO SELL" then he made this proposition:
Elf those irons should disappear and .
new pair be found hanging in their
place would there be any investiga-
tionf" They answered him. prob
ably not"
He then paid eight dollars for . new
pair and made the transfer on his own
responsibility.
The shackles were sent home to
Mrs.. H. Atwood. Jr.. but the journey
vas interrupted several times. Rev.
Ward Beecher took them upon
The lecture platform n evening a. IN
eloquent object lesson. They we're ON
for . week in Portland,
Ne.
The Portland Historical Society were
very anxious to get possession Of them.
The society's rooms zero destroyed
in the great Portland dre.
For . few years previous to the death
" II. Atwood. Jr.. the shackles have
BEEN on exhibition in the museum in
with the Boothbay Custom
Mr.. Atwood. after returning from
,is services in the war. entered the
Free Will Baptist ministry. He va
to James N. Atwood. Who nov
~ these shaekles In possession. Tho
proprietor prizes them very
and says that they me- not for
als. being almoss The d esouvenir he
- Of his departed brother.-Auhurn
Ae) Gasstta.
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13
BURT'S VISION.
How Jack Turner Got His Thumb
On the Enemy.

TURNER was
the s~t0ry-teller of our
company, and we
always loved to listen
to his wellspun
yarns-equAl in the
incredible to Any old
tar's "reminiscences
''before the mast"
Some people are
born story-tellers,
and some, by dint Of
hard struggling. get
up 70 that enviable
level: but Jack BE-
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

Sullivan, the pugilist, expresses himself
v DESTROYS Of entering CoogrssA
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

Tho blacksmith Yields iron with
sealing w~hacka-Washington Capitol
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

yO0 -
10 not among the impossibilitiea or even
im~probalitisA that Christ will conquer the
whole earth, and do it instantsr when the
time comes There are f~oretokenings in
the air. Something great Il going to hap.
pen. I do not think that Jupiter IL going
70 run % down or that the axle OF the
world 10 going to break; bat I mean some.
thing great for the worlds blessing and
not for the worlds damage 10 going to
happen. I think the world hss had IL hard
enough. Enough. the London plsguea.
Eoough, the Asiatic cholera. Enough,
the wars. Enough, the shipwrscka.
Enough. the conlagrationa I think our
world could stand right we'll . procession
OF properties and triumpha. Better b
on the lookout Better have your obssr.
vatories open toward the heavens, and
the leases Of your most powerful tele.
scopes well polished. Better have all
your lsydsn jars ready for some new
pulsation Of mighty influence. Better
hsve some new fonts Of type n your
printing Offices 70 ct up some astonishing
good newa Better have some rev banner
that he's never besa carried, ready Tor
sudden procsssiona Better have the bells
The Red Cloud chief., 1889-09-13

j v 1l yV0G AoC0 ! Wout yVO OBO 4D0u ~
understand beGors you die that all the
work you did for God while yet your eas
was alert and your foot beet Is going to Be
counted mp in the final victories. Iwant
all these younger people to underst and
that when they toll for God they always
win the day; that all prayers are an
swered and all Christian work IL in some
way eRectual. ond that all Heaven 10 on
our side-saintly, cherubic. ssrsphic.
a~rch.sngelic. omnipotent chariot and
throne. ~doxology and procession. princt.
palities and dominion. He who hath the
moon under His feet and all the armies Of
Heaven on white horses
Brother! brother! oil I am afraid Of In.
not that Christ will lose the battle, but
that you ana I will not get into It quick
enough to do something worthy OF our
blood Thought immortality. O. Christi
shall I meet Thea Thou Of the SCARED
brow. and the Scared back. and the
hand. and the SCARED foot, and
the SCARED breast IL I have no scars or
wounds gotten in Thy service? 1t shall
not b % / step out to-day Ia front OF
God. I dare you to the combat
Come On. with pens dipped In malig.
nancy. Come on, with tongues forksd
and vipsrins aud adderous, CONS on,
With types soaked In the scum Of the etsr.
nal pit / defy you'll Come ont I bare
my brow, I uncover my heart StrtkeI
I can not see my Lord until / have bssn
hurt for Christ II we do not suffer with
Him on earth We can not glorify with Him
in Heaven. Take good heart On! On!
On! Ssel the skies have briRhtsasdl
See! the hour 10 about 70 come! Pick out
Ill the cheeriest Of ths'anthsmA Let the
string their best instruments.
The night 10 far spent the day 10 at
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13

W0Rk OF TmE SENATE Am w0SSS,S
OF REPRESENTATIVES,.

Our National lAw-Naksfs aaa what Ihsy
Arc Dslng DIR the Good of ths Covner,
-various Msasurss Proposed, Diseusssd
and Acted On.
TIE Nfty.axst Congress met on the "a last.
the House bstns called to order By Gen. Clark.
Of Missouri. Clerk Of the last House, Who I'm.
bers.elect. Tho roll.caii showed thc preeenos
@! ~ members - the three ahsenteee helna
UMe1st q Indiana; Randall. Of P~ennsylvsnis;
Henderson. Of Illinois. and NJ. Carlisle s. II:
snitsS: For # Resi-. fasn1IS Is !. ~ ne s.,; ne s.. s:
eiecsed and took his ssss. 4 ne nom ~ 4 a. az tSe
sss es.s :.sss sss 6. a sss e: 3is sss G Ss,Ss: e v g:
Psansyivsa.s. cissi s.-sspr.ssn nsaiVs!a xao;n e.
vans. ssm Z chs aa:1's n. q aa. aovs' ., si asss1.ss.
500 sssea;a f ssisos Ssisarn, T 6. c SSssRi;ss9 J, e &. e, :ss
ICED The appointansnt q : committee on ruiss
he aSs a sSa.'s Was 70 o nsss.3 Z 4 rsss'a %sn ssss
s me-, senate w sssessd 4 IS usual Il
tors aas' from from 'V WssSSinsxsoaSy ' : 111 s RsH ss Sc.
kote we're escorted amid applause 20 Vice
PPsssiSsnsM IS sh.I1 ? :xosa = isemtSs
rig were appointed . COMMITTEES TO Join 8 com.
mittee Of the House to watt on the President to
n Communication he might have to MAKE. A
select COMMITTEES on the transportation md sale
OF meat products was ordered.
In the Senate on ths Sd inst. q message from
the House was presented announcing tho orgs.
nization OF that body. Thersupon . msssage
from the President was announced. Tns mes.
sage was received, and the Secretary Of the SEN.
ate, Mr.. McCook, proceeded to read Il. The
reading Of the message WAS concluded ak 80,
having taken an hour and twenty-five minutes.
Mr; Prnden. one Of tho Presideat's s ssa.
Dent. which was Immediately read BY The clerk.
The reading Of the message consumed nearly
Two hoYrs. Tns message was ordered printed
Under authority, given BY the last sundry civil
Cd Messrs; IRayne. Hit. Carter, CnibeTFson Of
Of employees Of the House was that It Charles ..
Martin, OF Kansas. to be a reading clerk.
In the Senate on the 4th inst. the credentials
Of Messrs. Pierce and Casey. o. Senators from
the new State of North Dakota, were presented,
tors took the oath Of office. On drawinx by lot
to ASCERTAIN the terms to which the Senators
from the new States belonged, Mr.. squires. Of
Mr.: Allen to the class expiring March 3.
1888. I the South Dakota senator's Mr., Moody's
term expires March 3, 1891; and Mr.. Pettigrew's
March 8. 1895; aud Of the North Dakota SON
and Mr.. Casey's March 8, 1898. The drst bin in.
ttroduced in the Fifty-hrst Congress Was offered
BY Senator Sherman. 1t provides for the regu.
was also by Mr.. Sherman. and provides tor 8
new election law for the election OF congress.
men. 1t Is similar in nature to that ON the
subject offered by him In the last Congress.
Over five hundred other bills were Introduced.
and the Senate then went into executive see.
sion, and shortly afterwarl adjourned. The
House was not in session.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13
Oe missed by Q
t picturesque figures

stock broker and am. wlLLlAA L. SCOTT.
ateur astronomer would not make him q
successful member Of the House of Repre-.
sentatives. He could not catch the eve Of
the Speaker. He could not catch the ear
OF the House. And the disrespectful
younger members would smile, IL moi
laugh, 1T his funny little figure, his excited
gestures. his strident voice. Besides. the
Speaker ordered hi%s.private stticker'' re-
moved from the House lobby, and with
that the deacon found his occupation gone.
Beriah Wilkins of Ohio IL out of the
House, but not out Of Washington. He il
ex-Postmaster General Frank Hatton's
partner in running the Post, and as Will
kins Is running the business Office. while
Hatton runs the rest Of II, it Is needless to
say that they are both making fame and
fortune-aS we'll a. q first-class modern
newspaper.
Gov. Elect James E. Campbell will sit
in the capitol ut Columbus this winter, in
stead Of in the capitol at Washington-a
strong, skillful, smooth fighter, handsome
to look upon, quick ut speaking, kind t.
his friends.
Among the new members, who are to
take the vacant seats In the next House.
Ex-Speaker and Gen. Nathaniel Prentiss
Banks OF Massachusetts, aud ex-Representa.
tive Roswell President Flower of New
York are the best known. Banks comes
back an old man, white with the ashes of
many years.
Massachusetts sends US john +. Andrew,
the son Of the war Governor, who. with
his father s patriotism, gave up q seat In
the State Senate, which he held O. a Re-
publican, to become on principle first a
mugwump and then a Democrat. Having
led the Democratic hope as the candidate
for Governor he comes here now as the
successor Of Leopold MORSE. MI. Andrew
married an helress. They have taken ex.
Senator Pendleton's house. which the En-
dicott's had in the last administration.
and will entertain. which none Of The
other Massachusetts people do except IN q
very limited way.
Ex-Rcpressntative Mark II. Dunnell,
Secretary WINDOWS chief opponent, comes
back at the head Of the Minnesota delega.
ton to be a thorn in the side OF the amia.
be Secretary OF the Treasury, whom he
shut out Of the Senate.
st. George Tucker succeeds to the seat
in the Virginia delegation long held by his
father, John Randolph Tucker. The old
gentleman Though that seems absurd) is
q proud OF this as he was of his own
election.
Besides Banks and Andrew we get from
Massachusetts, as the successor Of John d.
Long, strangely enough, q caricature Of a
statesman who is likely to keep us laugh
ing all winter long. His name is Elijah
A. Morse. He Is Q successful nlanufact.
urer OF stove polish, endowed with the
rare faculty Of money making and with
little else, and unpoiished by education.
The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1889-12-13
NORTH PROHIBITION PROBABILITIES
The First Legislative Blll Introduced, Is for
Ent0rccMcnt-.Some Comments.


A Bismarck special says: The first bill
introduced in the North Dakota senate was
by MI. Rove, of Cass, and is a very vol
luminous document. It consists of forty
two pages and thirey-three sections. and
took the secretary of the senate over IN
hour to read. The bill is one which in all
probability will pass. as it is for the en-
forcement of the prohibition clause adopt.
ed ut the first state election, and in the
North Dakota Legislature the prohibition.
lists reign supreme. OF course the bill will
be subjected to the usual amendments and
emerge from the battle smoke badly dis.
figured, but the redeeming features are
bound to stay. The bill seems to have
copious extracts from the Iowa and Kan.
sas prohibition laws aud more so of the
latter named state, and the druggists are
in better spirits now that the law will not
be so stringent as that of Iowa.
The Bismarck saloonkeepers all
intend to vacate the city, and
thus far there 10 no talk of running blind
pigs. The drug stores, however, antici-
pate o largely increased trade and will &c.
cordingly multiply their force Of clerk /.
If prohibition was left to the sentiment of
the people Of this portion Of North Du.
kota it would receive a crushing defeat.
The capital city is once more clothed in
its gloomy, sepulchral garb, q yery notice.
able change from tho lively times Of the
past two weeks. The senatorial contest
was settled as amicably as possible and
most Of the members left for their respec.
tive homes to partake Of roast turkey and
Thanksgiving cheer. They will return on
Tuesdsy. December 8. and continue in
session till December 20, when they will
again adjourn for the holidays until Jan.
nary 1880. Several Of the members
have removed TO Bismarck With their fam.
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A BRIEF SYNOPSIS
OF THE ALLIANCE MEETING HELD AT
ABERDEEN.

Fresident Loucks Rc.Elected by . Decides
MsJority-Tho Other Oficers Chosen
Ihe Alliance Divided to Accommodate
Sh0 Two Statos--Otller Dakota Topics ~
Interext to 10th Sections.
Tie annual meeting of the state alliance
Tor North and South Dakota met at Aber.
deen as per published Gull. Presiden,
14oucks. who raped the assembly to order
delivered An address. vice-President
Fancher detailed the incidents of the re-.
cent senatorial fight in North Dakota, 'anG
cia,med the result was n substantial victory
for the farmers. A committee on c,eden..
tails was appointed with A. Van Dorer
Chairman, and q committee on rules and
order of business with +. b. Fenche,
chairman. Nothing OF importance wa
transacted at the morning session.
In the afternoon Alonzo Wardall pre.
sented the report Of the insurance depart.
ment and S. d. Cooley made q report Of
business transacted. President Crosse also
had q voluminous report of the business
and standing of the Alliance company,
The balance If the afternoon was nut il
discussing Alliance Elevator company
matters. Before adjourning Mr.. Grose
read a telegram announcing the appoint.
ment Of MIR. Chase, Of Watertown. az
railroad commissioner. The intelligence
was received with loud applause and '
great satisfaction.
The committee on credentials reported,
showing 300 or more delegates present.
The members of the railroad board were
present to consult with the farmers rela-
i've to the transportation question.
The committee ON irrigation made a
long md exhaustive report on the second
day, which was adopted. The platform
and resolutions were discussed al great
length, and finally adopted. They are
similar to demands made on other occa.
sions. The whole day was spent in hear
ing reports Of committees and adopting the
same. In the evening came tho fight of
the meeting over the matter of division
and the election of Off ers. The North
Dakota delegates selected Walter Muir. of
Cass. president.
South Dakota delegates adopted a new
constitution and bylaws, and then pro-
ceeded TO the election of officers. On the
first ballot Loucks received so votes, Crosse
~, scattering J.. Without completing the
list of officers, tho alliance adjourned UNI
Til 3 o'clock on Thursday.
On tho third day the alliance appointed
a committee to interview Immigration
Commissioner Ilagerty relative to the
basis of the estimated crop yield, and after
q thorough investigation they pronounce
entire satisfaction with his methods, and
that the results published were exactly as
reported.
The election of officers was completed
as follows: First v.ce- president, a. ID.
Gardener, of Black Hills; second vice.
president, Q. a. Solerberg. of Minnehaha;
secretary. Mrs. j. w. Harden. of Jeruuld;
board of directors, n. Is. Bcntly, of
Feurey, of Lake. Tho next meeting will
be held at Mitchell. Numerous resolu-
tions We're passed showing the position of
the alliance on legislative matters. One
favors The abolition of the state
senate.