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bed lty IN force and closed in about
Fort Beecher, driving the survivors
to shelter within its guarded lines,
and then, when Plodder needed every
man Of his force to keep the foe at
respectful distance, so that his bul-
lets could not reach the quarters
occupied by the women and children
at the post, there reached him by
night a runner from the stage sta
ton far over to the southeast, on a
dry fork of the Powder, saying that
the north and southbound stages. had
{ taken refuge there, with only ten
men, all, told, to stand off some so
warriors, and therefore imploring as
sistance. Not daring to send troop,
Plodder called for volunteers to bear
dispatches to Maj. Webb, at Frayne,
and Pat Kennedy, with half a dozen
brave lads, had promptly stepped
forward. Kennedy had managed to
slip through the encircling Sioux by
night, and to reach Fort Frayne
after daring and almost desperate
ride. Then Ray was ordered forth,
first to raise the siege at the stage
station, then, either to hold that i'm
portant relay ranch or go on to re-
inforce Plodder, as his judgment and
the situation might dictate. +!
+ He knew enough of the stout
adobe walls of the corral on the Dry
Fork, and of the. grit of the few de-
tenders, to feel reasonably sure that,
with ammunition, provisions and wa
ter in plenty, they could easily hold
out week if need be against the
Sioux, SO long as they fought on the
defensive and the Indians were not
strongly reinforced. He reasoned
! that Stabber and his people were
probably gone to strengthen the at
tack, and that having an hours start
at least, and riding faster, they would
! get there somewhat ahead of him.
But one of his own old sergeants, a
veteran of 20 years in the cavalry,
was now stationmaster on the Dry
Fork, and all the Sioux from the
Platte to Paradise couldn't stampede
old Jim Kelly. Many a forced march
! had Ray made in the past, and we'll
he knew that the surest way to bring
his horses into action, strong and
sound at the finish, was to move
''slow and steady at the start, to
move at the walk until the horses
were calm and quiet, was his rule.
Then on this bright September day
would come the alternating trot and
Warren sheaf., 1903-08-06

ceive the reports of the old and new
officers of the day. These gentlemen
were still with him, Capt. Chew, Of
the infantry, and the senior first
lieutenant for duty with the -th,
when Hay came hurrying up the
board walk from the direction of the
store. For reasons of his own, Webb
had sent his orderly to the guard
house to say to the officers in ques-
tion that he would await them at his
quarters instead of the little building
known as the adjutant's office, in
which were the offices of the COM
mander, the record room in which
were placed the desks of the SER
geant major and his three clerks, and
the sleeping rooms of the. special
duty soldiers. It had happened more
than once in the past that garrison
stories of matters not supposed to
be known outside the office had been
traced back to that desk room, and
now Webb's questions of his old Of
6cer of the day, and his instructions
to the new, were not things he cared
to have bruited about the post. He.
was listening intently to the captains
report of the sentries' observations
during the night gone by when Hay,
reached the gate and stopped, not
wishing to intrude at such moment,
"Come in, Mr.. Hay" said the com
mander, cordially. This all will in:
terest you," and, thus hidden, the
trader joined the soldiers three on,
the veranda, and some of the young
people OF the garrison, setting up
their croquet arches on the parade;
looked curiously toward the group,
and wondered what should keep the
old officer of the day so long. Saun-!
tering down the walk, smiling radi-
antly upon the occupants of the vari-
Gus verandas that she passed, then
beaming between times into the face
of her smitten escort, her black eyes
and white teeth flashing in the rare
sunshine, Nanette Flower was gradu-
ally nearing the majors quarters.
She was barely 20 yards away when,
in obedience to some word of the
major, Mr.. Hay held forth two white
packages that, even at that distance,
could be recognized, so far as the
outer covering was concerned, as Of
fetal envelopes. She was too far
away, perhaps, to hear what was said.
''It seems" began Webb, to his Of
fcers, as he mechanically opened the
first packet, that Field took fire at
Wilkins growls about the bother of
keeping his funds, so the youngster
slowed his money with Hay. He in.
sisted on turning over everything
before he left, SO I receipted to him
Let's see," he continued, glancing at
the memorandum in his hand. "Three
hundred and seventy-two dollars and
eighty-fve cents post fund, and four
hundred belonging to enlisted men
I may as we'll count it in your pres
ence."
By this time the long, lean fingers
had ripped open the package marked
four hundred, and were extracting
the contents-a sheet of official paper
with figures and memoranda, ant
then a fiat package, apparently, o1
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TOGETHER THEY WE'RE CROUCH !
ING UP ALONG THE EASTWARD |
FACE OF A BILLOWING HILLOCK."
lope, with brief halts to reset sad
dies; then, later still, the call upon
his willing men and mounts for sus-'
tanned effort, and by sunset he and
they could count on riding in, tri-
umphant, to the rescue, even though
Stabber himself should seek to bar
the way.
And that Stabber meant to watch
the road, if not to block it, became
evident before the head of the col
umn began the gradual ascent of
Moccasin Ridge, from whose sharp
crest the little band could take their
last look, for the time, at least, at
the distant walls of Frayne. Some
where toward seven-thirty, Corporal
Connors' foremost man, far out on
the left flank, rl-4ng suddenly over
a low divide, caught sight of a bon
neted warrior bending fat over his
excited pony and lashing that ~nimble,
heet-footed creature to mad gallop
in the effort to reach the cover of the
projecting point of bluff across the
shallow ravine that cut in toward the
foothills. Stone, the trooper, lifted
his campaign hat on high once, and
then lowered his arm to the hOrl-
zontal, hat in hand, pointing in the
direction the darting savage was
seen, and thus, without a syllable
having been spoken at the front,
/. word was passed in to Ray that one
Indian had been sighted far out to
the northwest. e q ,4
| ''They may try to hold us among
the breaks of the Mini Pusa,"' said
he, to his still unreconciled second in
command Field had been civil, re-
spectful, put utterly uncommunica-
tive in his replies to the captains
repeated cordialites. Any attempt
i to even remotely refer to the causes
4 that led to his being ordered out
with the detachment had been met
with chilling silence. Now, how
ever, the foe had been seen and
could be counted on to resist if his
. rallied force much exceeded that Of
the troop, or to annoy it by long
range fire If too weak to risk other
encounter. The command halted one
moment at the crest to take one
long, lingering look at the now far
: distant post beyond the Platte; then
swinging again into saddle, moved
8 briskly down into the long, wide hol
low between them and the next di.
vide, well nigh three miles across
s and as they reached the low ground
and traversed it's little draining
! gully, muttered exclamatio Look
there!'' from the lips of the frs,
!, , sergeant, called their attention agar
! to the far left front. Stone, thu
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
Plumbing and heating. Bixby & Son
Lays Thefts to wife.

Charles Larsen, the young man living on
East Pierce street. who was arrested
charged with being implicated with John
and William Tho-dsen in the numerous re-
cent raids on poultry houses, was dis
charged in Justice ouren's court yesterday
afternoon.
Larsen had been arrested on information
furnished the authorities by the wife of
John Thordsen, but when Thordsen was
placed on the witness stand yesterday he
said that his wife had implicated Larsen
in order to shield herself. Thordsen de-
clared that Larsen had nothing to do with
the chicken thefts, but that he (Thordsen)
had been assisted and accompanied by his
wife in his raids. He declared that his
wife had donned top boots and breaches
and otherwise disguised herself as a man
when accompanying him on his midnight
raids on poultry yards.
The court was at first inclined to think
that Thordsen was inventing such a story
for the purpose of shielding Larsen, but
he stuck to 1t and the court was Obliged
to discharge Larsen. A warrant for the
arrest of Mrs. Thorcsen was issued, but 1t
was found that she had left the city.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
DlSfiguhng and Troublesome Skin
Diseases Easily Banished By
PAINE'S CELERY
COMPOUND.
A Marvellous Cure After the Failures
of Ten Doctors.

Skin diseases are very common with old
and young. andxsome forms are exceedingly
troublesome and cause serious dishguration
OF the face and complexion. Eczema, salt
rheum, s%crofula, shingles, ringworm, boils,
pimples, itch and a score Of other disagree
able troubles result from sluggish, impure
and poisoned blood. II you truly desire to
get rid OF such evils do not resort TO out
ward treatment or applications. Common
sense and the experience of your friends
will at once suggest a blood purifier and
system renovator like Paine's Celery Com
pound. This marvellous cleanser soon multi
and fills the arteries with a health stream
that produces clean, solid flesh and firm,
we'll braced nerves. Mrs. L. S. Bailey.
West Potsdam, n. Y, writes thus;
81 had small blotches break out on my
head and in a short time my whole body
was covered. The doctors called It s%crofula,
l have had as many as ten doctors treat
me. but none seemed to help me. At night
time my whole body would itch so that l
would lave to walk the floor nearly all
night. l nave taken all kinds Of sarsa-
without effect. l read in a paper Of Paine's
Celery Compound and l could not rest
until l gave II a trial. | Gm now on my
fifth bottle and consider Paine's Celery
Compound miraculous in It's effects. / am
completely cured with the exec ption OF one
spot on my arm, which is fast going away.
l wish all who suffer to give this wonderful
medicine a trial"
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
N. Y. Plu-.bing Co., Tel. 25O. Night, Fss7.
DEPUTIES ARE SURE OF PAY
Salaries in sherIn's once Not De-
pendent Upon Amount of Fees
Earned,

The Board Of County Supervisors figured
out yesterday afternoon that the salaries
alone OF the sherif's force would, under the
new law, cost the county $4,000 a year,
whether the fees Of the office reached that
sum or not. Under the old law the sheriff.
received a salary Of $500 which. with the
salaries OF his deputies, had to be paid out
of the fees. II the fees were insufficient
the deputies did not receive their full sala-
ries. This was the case in 1900, when the
four deputies had to be content with $3.50
less than the full amount OF their salaries.
Under the new law. which went into eff
feet last July, but which was only brought
to the attention OF the county board yes
terday. the sheriff and his deputies will re-
ceive the full amount of their salaries no
matter how small the fees of the office may
be. TIL new law provides that the sheriff
shall receive annually $500, out Of which
amount he will have TO pay the salary Of
one deputy. This practically leaves the
salary OF the sheriff where 1t was before,
as II has been the custom to pay the depu-
ties $1,000 a year each. The salaries OF the
other deputies, which may not exceed 1900
a year, are to be paid by the county direct.
The supervisors have the power to deter
mine the number Of deputies. The sheriff
Is permitted 10 ueuucl MS mlledBe anu MS
salary from the fees earned by his omcc
as heretofore. but all in excess OF this
must be turned in the county treasury.
Sheriff Cousins presented a communica-
tion to the board notifying It that he re-
voked the appointment OF Ed Canning as
J deputy sherin. The communication gave
no reasons for his action,
T~heNboard agreed to allow Cox q Schoent-
| gen. who have the contract for furnishing
the plans for the buildings for the poor
farm, $500 for the work, including the su-
perintendence Of construction, providing
the total cost of the improvements does not
exceed $4,000. In the event of the building
costing to exceed this. the architects are Il
be allowed 5 per cent on the additional.
amount. The board contemplates, accord
ing to present plans, on expanding $12,0Ot
on the buildings.
The supervisors spent the greater par
OF yesterday inspecting bridges at Lovelant
and held but a short session in the after.
noon. This morning they will take up the
hearing in the contest between the papers
over the publication Of the boards pro
ceedings.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21

est to the caucuses this evening. The eau
cuses will be held at the following places:
First Ward: First Precinct-Wheeler &
Herald building, six delegates. Second Pre-
cinct--Wheeler & Herald building. six del
Second ward: First Precinct City hall.
seven delegates. Second PreCinct-14 West
Broadway, seven delegates.
Third Ward: First Precinct-No. 30 Fourth
street, six delegates. Second Precinct-No.
1 hose house, five delegates.
Fourth Ward: First Precinct-Farmers'
hall, court house, six delegates. Second
Precinct-Smith's hall, Sixteenth avenue,
Firth Ward: First Precinct-County build
ing, Fifth avenue and Twelfth street, eight
delegates. Second Precirct-County build
ing, Thirteenth street and Fifteenth ave-
Sixth Ward: First Precinct-County build
ing, Twenty-fourth and Avenue b., seven
Gust street, two delegates.
AT a meeting last night Of the democratic
city central committee in the Office OF
Chairman J. j. Hughes, il was decided to
hold the school convention Thursday night,
February 26, at 8 o'clock, in the county
courthouse. Caucuses to select delegates
to the convention will be held Monday
night, February %, at the following places:
First Ward-F1rst precinct. Jennings
barn, 10 delegates; Second precinct, McRob-
erts' office, 10 delegates.
Second Ward-Ffrst precinct, patrol barn,
10 delegates; Second precinct, Servis' feed
store, . delegates.
Third Ward-First precinct, Creston
house. Z delegates; Second precinct, Main
street hose house. S delegates.
Fourth Ward-First precinct, Farmers
hall, courthouse. Z delegates; Second pre-
cinct, Smiths hall. Sixteenth avenue, Z del
egates.
Fifth ward-Firs precinct, county build
ing, Fifth avenue and Twelfth street, Q DEL
egates; Second. precinct, county building,
South Thirteenth street. Z delegates.
Sixth Ward-Ffrst precinct, county build
ing, Avenue Il and Twenty-fourth street, 10
delegates; Second precinct, Locust street, 2
delegates.
1t is said that Or. Don Macrae, jr., IL he
will accept it, will be given a renomina-
ton. Charles Lacey, the Harrison street
grocer, is a candidate, as is said to be DR..
c. H. Bowers. The name Of e. II. Merriam
toned in connection with the nominations.
Of the David Bradley company is also men
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
WAKE UP A SLEEPY TOWN
RuIo Indians start Rough House in
st. Joseph and Engage In
Fight with Police.

ST. JOSEPH. Mo, Feb. 2O.-(special Tel
egram.) -Antonie Rarada, marshal on the
Indian reservation near Rulo, Neb., accom-
panied by two other Indians, William Banks
and George reroin, created a reign Of terror
in the vicinity Of Market square this morn
ing, but they we're finally arrested and are
resting behind the bars at the central po-
lice station.
The three came to the city last night and
proceeded to paint the old town red. They
started In about 10 o'clock and wound ul
In Blum Bros saloon about 4 o'clock. There
they had trouble with the barkeeper, smash
ing the plate glass mirror and puncturins
the ceiling.
From there the trio went to Norris place
and started a rough house. About a dozen
shots we're fired there, but the police by
this time had gotten in working order.
After a desperate fight the Indians were
arrested. Barada was badly dubbed in the
fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
EVIDENCE BURIED IN BOX
Case from Nome Dismissed Because
Messenger Could Not Garry
the Documents.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 2O.-Behind a de-
cision handed down by the United States
court of appeals in the case Of r. d. Nc
Dougall against the Northwestern Com
mercial company there Is a pathetic story
of suffering.
The case was brought by McDougall, who
recovered judgment in the Second district
Of Alaska. The appeal was taken to the
appellate court.
All the papers we're sealed in a box and
given in charge Of Charles Low, who
started from Nome overland for Seattle. In
the party were Low. DR.. Miller and a man
named Griswold. When Illiamna bay was
reached Dr.. Miller persisted Of the cold.
The others decided that their only hope to
reach Seattle was. to leave all their inoum-
brances behind, so they pushed on after
burying the box containing the records Of
the case.
An effort was made to perfect the records
from memory, but II was Intellectual and
the court was forced to dismiss the appeal
because Of the incompletepess OF the
records.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
women FAN TO Turn out.

Owing to the small attendance, especially
Of women, at the mass meeting held in
Labor hall last night, State Organizer T.
P. Mention of the Iowa Federation Of Labor
did not attempt to organize a local woman's
union label league, as he had contemplated.
He outlined the objects of such a league
and spoke on labor matters generally. He
said he expected to return to Council Bluffs
in the near future and perfect the organi-
zation Of the league.
Regarding the installation of a labor
bureau and labor agent in this city by the
Trades and Labor assembly, about which
there has been some dispute among the
different unions. MIR. Mention said he fully
endorsed the plan and declared that in
every place where they had been estab-
l.shed they had proved a success.
Mr.. Mentor Will spend today in the city
looking over the ground and comforting
with the leaders of organized labor and
will leave in the evening for his home.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
PugIIIst Is RItten.

SIOUX CIT. Ia. Feb. 2O.-Cspecisl Tel
egram.)-A get rich quick" scheme known
as the Montana Mining, Loan and Invest
ment company. has gathered in the surplus
cash OF Australian Billy" Murphy, erst-
while lightweight pugilistic champion of
the world. with that Of other Sioux City
residents. The letters addressed to the
company have been returned marked
fraudulent" The circulars direct that all
letters should be addressed not TO Butte,
Mont but to the president. Henry l. Haupt.
room 222, No. 225 Dearborn street, Chicago.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
HOLDS BLUE COATS At BAY
Oolorsd Man in New Orleans Fights with
Half Hundred
He is FINALLY PIERCED WITH BULLET
Trouble starts over Negro Refusing
20 open Door of Room in LOdE-
Ing House to Admit Az
other Guest.

NEW ORLEANS. La, Feb. 20.-After
holding half a hundred OF bluecoats at bay
for several hours, during which time a num-
Der Of shots were exchanged, Lafayette
Sims. a negro, was killed early today in a
negro boarding house In South Rampant
street.
The room in which he was b~esieged had
to be set on fire and the FIRE department
called out before Sims could be driven from
his post. AS he attempted to escape, still
carrying his gun, he was shot.
Sims occupied a room in which there we're
seven beds. On retiring last night he locked
the door, and when the landlord this morn
ing asked him to open il so that another
lodger might be admitted Sims refused.
The landlord sent for the police. but eff
forts to persuade Sims to open the door
failed. A hole was smashed in It, though
Sims shot a pistol out Of one hand and a
lantern out Of the other OF oficer Winston,
who tried to enter.
Additional police then surrounded the
house and the landlord pleaded with Sims
to surrender. Sims still refused. "Ill
shoot, II you don't go away" said he. II
am not going to leave here. They'll burn
me in oil: they'll fry me-"
Sims had piled some OF the furniture in
N1N ~ GUNS ~ NhbA ahN wan BA'
pared to fight for his life, firing at the
officer, but without effect. superintendent
of Police Journee then directed the officers
to smoke the negro out, and a portion of
the fire department was brought to the
scene.
Cotton rolled into balls and saturated
with oil was set on fire and hurled into the
room. The room was soon filled with
smoke. Still Sims hung on until he wal
nearly suffocated and then made a break
10 escape.
AS he appeared at the door Patrolmsr
Fred Smith fired at him The negro stag
gered, mortally wounded, but instantly
| other policemen fred on him. He had
scarcely fallen to the floor when he was
dead.
After the FIRE had been extinguished the
body was dragged out and driven through
a lane of excited negroes to the police
station.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
Republican Caucuses Tonight.

Republican caueuses to select delegates
TO the school convention win be held this
evening in the several precincts Of the city.
The convention will be held Wednesday
night next in the county court house and
will be made up OF seventy delegates,
The convention will nominate two can
didates for the Board OF Education. the
terms Of President B. NJ. Sargent and DR..
Don Macrae, r., expiring this spring. Mr..
Sargent, while he will make no effort TO
secure the nomination, Will not refuse " II
offered him. Colonel w. J. Davenport has
consented at the urgent request OF his
friends and many patrons of the schools to
be a candidate for one OF the nominations
Mar Bouricius. the well known music dealer,
is also a candidate. Harvey Swartz 10 the
candidate OF the Sixth ward. which claims
Il Is entitled 70 representation on the
board this year.
The fact that there are virtually four
candidates In the aeld viii lend some inter-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-21
Raptist missionary Meeting.

A missionary conference which will last
over Sunday was begun last evening at the
First Baptist church. Rev. Henry Will
liams OF Des Moines, district secretary Of
the Baptist Missionary union. is in charge
Of the services. An interesting feature of
the opening service last evening was the
presence of Rev. and Mrs. A. F. Groesbeck,
missionaries from this state at Unkung,
China. They both gave addresses, telling of
their experiences in China and the work
being done by the American Baptist Mis-
sionary union IN the Orient. The devo-
tional exercises were led by Rev. G.. II.
Wyckoh of Clarinda, la.
Services will be held this morning from
Q to 70 m. and in the afternoon beginning
at 2 O'Clock. There will be services This
evening. This is the program for today:
s:l2 a. m.-Devotional meeting, led by
"The Sphere OF the Local Church." Rev.
w. L. Story, Glenwood; Motives TO Mis-
sions,' Rev. w. l.. Cole, Hamburg Mis-,
s~ionary Literature, Its Place and Power
Saturday MISUNDERSTANDING meeting,
led by Miss Jennie Guitar, Tongues of
Fire" An open and heart-searchlng con
ference concerning the following themes,
the discussion. Prayer and Missions, y
Rev. D.. A. Trumbull; Money and Mis-
sions, the Moral Dignity Of Giving r. l.
Evans. missionary Me-. Meetings Rssnors TheiI
ties and Rewards OF Pastors in Relation
20 Missions Rev, j. a, Shaw, Red oak
THE Relation OF Our Young PeoT'es So
cleties to the A. r. NJ, L." Miss May
Missions. Mrs. Z. ". Miller. state seere-
tary OF the w. b.. T.. NJ, S. OF the west,