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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; SATURDAY , APRIL 18 , 1801-TWK\7r News of the Great West. . \Thc Cream of the News of the Northwest is herewith prosentcd in readable form. No other paper makes this news a lending feature. It Is the week's history of the great northwest. i 1 tin I'lrst Vlgllnnuo Committee. , The story of the famous vigilance commit- W of 1850 that ruled San Francisco , from [ Any until September of that ycnr , Is a well Itnown tnlo that has been fully told lit the Jiagos of Bancroft ; but the story of the flrst Vigilance commlttco , that of ISM , is not so V-fll known , and Its slight record as given by JJnnerott is denounced by t'io surviving executives of San Francisco's flrst lynch court aii full or errors , Mr. Bancroft escap ing the trouble of Investigation by wtmt , lho survivors term "a heavy draft upon his Jtnaglnntlon. " The Portland Orogoninn relates that whllo Ihu vlqllanco commlttco of 1850 was a mili tary organization ( ! ,000 strong , drilled , dis ciplined and officered by the loading citizens Of Sun Francisco , whose chief executive was no loss than William T. Cololnan. Tliu ilrst vlgllanco cnnnnlttcc was originally com posed of but forty-men. Its origin and Its provocation is worth recalling at this tlnio. In I8. > 0-r > l San Francisco was composed of wooden buildings which took lire easily and burned rapidly. In May. 1S. > 0 , a great part Of the business portion of the town was de stroyed by lire , and again In Miiy and June , ISM , two other great tires loft but little of the city unburnod. Tbeso disastrous llros Ivcro generally known to bo the work of In cendiaries , among whom a number of cs- cap d Australian convicts were Included. If the thlovos did not always sot the flrcs they always profited by them , for during mid after the disasters they plundered the stores , the houses , and vacant lots whcro the goods saved from the llames had been piled. These criminals were partially orcatuzoil ; had sig nal tires on the sand hills by which they com municated with each other what to do and When to do It , The courts at that tltno were not trustworthy ; could not bo depended on to punish crime. Criminals were saved from whoso favorite device justice by attorneys was to prove an alibi , which was easily done through the confederates and comrades of the prisoners. Judge Lynch dealt with ( hose follows and rid the country of a mur- ttorous gang. A 1m Malta. The granting of a now trial to John Uoso nnd John Edwards of Scaland , Wash. , who wore convicted of murder , caused a mob to lynch them. About midnight the guard at the Jail was startled by loud knocking ou the outer dbor of the jail. Ho asked who was 'there , and was commanded to open the door. Ho refused to do so. and the leader 6f the mob told him ho had three minutes In which to open the door , mid if ho failed to do so in that , time the jail would bo blown up with dynamite. This fright ened him , and ho llrcdhis pistol , presumably to give alarm , and a moment afterward opuued the door , when ho was seized by three inon , who carried him to an adjoining build ing , where ho was kept for several minutes , ( luring which tlmo several shots were lired } n the direction of the Jail. Immediately after the iiring ceased ho xvas released and the captors started off. When be entered the Jail the bodies of Hose ana Edwards were found lying on tbo lloor of their cage. Everything was conducted In a Very quiet , orderly manner , and no unncees- .sary noise was raado. There were about forty men in the party , and nil of'thom were . . .jnnsKod so that it was impossible Co recognize r thctn. At tor the affair was over they all marched out , toward Shoahvator bay , their tracks being rasily distinguished in the soft mud of the tldo land. Hero all tcaeo of thorn was lost , but the Keels of several boats were visi ble in the mud , showing that the party had arrived in boats from up the hay and had de- pal ted In the same way , leaving no truces' of their Identity. Sheriff Turner was aslcop at his house. tTIio affair did not take over twenty minutes. NJ attempt was made to lorce the iron cage , nltbouuh a sledge hammer was found in ttio Jell , where It hod been loft. It Is supposed the men were shot down iu their cells. JSvorythlti ? was conducted in a quiet and or derly manner. Soiling "Grind i.tick. " R. H. .foncs , one of the clerks employed in the Internal rovcnuo department at Portland , Ore. , had an odd experience recently , which pees far toward proving that fraud tnicos Unto lts > elf many disguises to trap the unwary. Mr. Jones resides at 51 ! ) Montgomery nvo- nuo. One evening recently his door bell was violently rung , and when a servant responded to the summons nn elderly gentleman , " o' the house " Inquired for the "gentleman , Jising his full name with quito a show of fa- inlllarity. When Mr. Jones reached the door lie was confronted by n man about forty-tivo years of ago , gray haired , sober faced and Crossed In tbo ordinary garb of a Inechanlc. "Don't s'poso you' know me ! " ho com menced , coolly. "Can't snv that I do. " might's well settle it ; I'm n mnscot , Several Instances have boon published ro- ccntlv of clever lunatics who finvo broken out of asylums and palmed themselves off as pane peoplo. The recollection of such things was not particularly encouraging to Mr. Jones and ho kept a wary oyd on the strang er's hln pocket. His .surprise was doubled when the "mascot" shoved a horseshoe under JiU face. It was an ordinary horseshoe , ex cepting that it had been highly gilded. 'I found this 'cro shoo in front o' your liouso ttio other day" , " said the stranger , "I nllus picks up horsoshoss when I finds 'om. ( They brings good luck when I gives 'om to nnviiody , and I brought yours back. I'm filled with luck , Just like a rcs'lar mascot. I brings it to every one but myself. I'm the mos1 unfortlnnt' devil hoggin" yer pardln nllvo , I am. Hero's yor shoo ; take It , I don't want it. " Jones seemed to hesitate , but the mascot added Iu a hurt tone of voice : " 1 ain't sclllu' it , mind ye. Don't want a cent fur It. I'm a poor man , and the hard , linrd world's big enough for mo to dlo In I reckon. I ( tin1 tout nothln1 in three days , hut 1 don't want yor monoy. Take yer stioo 1" Seeing no way to got rid of the sorrowful mascot , Jones took the shoo aud gave him 50 Cents to buy food with , It was learned subsequently by Mr. Jones that the horscsboo mascot had been soiling good luck" at wholesale rates in various portions of the city , ono of his victims being IJr , Mahoney , who paid $1.50 for good for tune. Tlio New Ii W. S. Jifartln has been busy at East lake Jn out titling for the Deep creek country. If o has two horses , weighing about twelve hundred pounds each , a strong farm wagon with covered bed and two water barrels , with a commissary tc last six weeks for a party of four. The outtlt will bo Joined at Stockton by Mr. Martin. The party will visit Dugway , Deep crenk and Cherry crook mid prospect the country. W. M. Ellsworth and Harry Newbomb start for Dugway with three wagons loaded \yltli merchandise , a cousldcr- nblo portion loaded with wet goods. They will Ilrst pitch their tents in Dugwav , but Bhoulti the prospects for trade ho better farther west will push on to the Deep Greek country. The countvv is filling up with inon very fust. The went her there Is very pleas- nnt , Nearly all of the Deep Creek country is devoid of water , and thai Is its greatest drawback outsldo of isolation from rail roads. Mr. Kearney has been solving the wn cr question by sinking artesian wells. iHo has six of those , live of which How twelve per mtnuto and one Hews twenty callous per inlnuto. Tlioso wells aru In depth rlghty-savon toV ( > foot. Mr. Bat-ley lias a well near which Hews sixty Kallons per inlnuto. Fish Springs minors get their water from thosu wells , the haul bolng twelve jnllc * . The watw is very pnro mid sweet. The stock and wagons for the Hoop Orcok Ctago line Lave been going1 forward tiio mist three days to place.1 * ulone the line ready to begl'i work. This morning W. H. Wallace , Will Lotthna 0,1) . Shell wi'lstart ' out along the line to open the station and gut things In shape. Ttio line will bo in operation as noon iu all the details mo arranged , which will XaUo ton sr twvq ! tluys yst. Muitloror l-.HiuiiH's. John , ai'iut Bob I'toner , sentenced by Judge M'.n'i at Oonvor to eU'ht years' imprisonment lor lulling Thomas Buukuor at a negro dance at Elyrla last September , U a fugitive from Justice. An hour after being sentenced , In company with Deputy Sheriff Ucoms , ho was allowed to visit the Golden Orauo saloon , at Twelfth and Market streets , where Hcems Hlled un with liquor. Soon after the prisoner persuaded the deputy to allow him to visit Jonnlo , his wife , residing at No. 1213 Market street. Hcoms is said to have boon very much intoxicated when they reached the woman's abode. Hero ho allowed Fisher , uuhandcuffcd , to retlro to a room with his wife. Becoming Impatient nt the delay , the careless deputy called out to Fisher to hurry. Heccivlng no reply , ho investigated and found his prisoner had escaped. Ho took with him about $200 , with which his wife had provided him. The alarm win quickly given , and every available mini In the sheriff's ofllco was started out after Flshor. The negro was easily located , having for some hours boon hiding In n barn kept by ' Happy Jack , " a colored man and a friend of Fisbor. By a puciilla : * whistle ho gave the prisoner the signal that the onicors were on ttio track and Fisher took the most desperate moans to escape. In full view of the otllecrs ho and his brother Jumped out of the stable window , followed by a volley of shots from the deputies. The lluclug prisoner returned the Hro , and , aided by the darkness , escaped dosplto the fact that seven deputies were In tho'lmmcdiatc vicinity. Ills wife and Keums were locked up. The'deputy will bo tried on the charge of abetting In Fisher's escape. Cornered Ilrandy. A scheme to corner all the brandy in the west , unearthed at San Francisco , has cre ated quite n discussion among the manufac turers. Mos.t of the latter , by personal ex perience , knew of the existence of the youth ful trust.for many months. In the interim it has assumed serious proportions. The market is heavily stocked with wlno and prices are unusually low. On the other hand , the bonded warehouses are loaded down with brandy , only a small fraction of which has been sold. It was stated by a well known manufac turer that there arc at least ri,000,000 gallons of wlno unsold , representing a surplus , which In the crowded condition of the market could bo dispensed with easily bv having the product converted Into 1OOUOUO , gallons of brandy. It was ascertained that the Cucamonga wine company in San Bernardino county will produce much more brandy than was nt Ilrst supposed. This company tent the head of the movement to control the great eastern market. The "combine" has a broker In that city who is buy ing up brandy as fast as lie can secure It. In some instances as high as 00cents a gallon has been paid , although the nominal price ranges from -17 to HO cents. Tno cellars in the city and country nro tilled , and It is ex pected that when n collapse takes place lively times will eusuo. The Independent manufacturers refuse to budge an Inch from their position. While they might benefit by n rise in price they still refuse to join the "combine , " and will market their own product. An Unstor Whipping. It was nearly dusk. It had been a typical San Francisco Easter a beautiful , sunshiny morning. The well dressed throng of church goers on their way to morning service had stopped again and again among themselves to comment on the beauty of tuo day. In the afternoon it had still been clear , but the fresh western wind had boeun to blow. And now It was growing late. The fog the cold , damp , nasty fog was rolling In from the ocean. The wind made her shiver as she stogd on the street corner. She was not bis enough to bo out at that time , when everyone was hurrying home ward , oven if she had boon clad to withstand that western wind. She couldn't have boon more than sovcn. Ho came whistling around the corner. Ho must have been ten , and no cold could got in through the thick overt-oat he woro. "Whatchorcrylu1 fort" "I'm cold. " Ho came up close , looked around to see that no ono was looking , whipped off the overcoat and put it around her. " 1'vo got lots more home. " Then ho vanished , lnto the modest little homo up the street. ' Where is your overcoat ? " "Lost it. " . Ho got n whipping for being careless , but ho was a California boy , and ho'd sooner take ten whippings thaa confess to anything like soft-hcartcdncss. Horrlhlo Kxppricncc. "I heard Stanley talk' about his big snakes that throw their venom In the air , and hide in the packs of natlvo bearers , " .said Major W. B. Hooper of Cheyenne , Wyo. "I re member something like that years ago In Arizona , after the rebellion. I was in a party that was crossing over the southwest ern corner of Death valley , which was a reg ular highway then for people gslug to Cali fornia. The days were hotter than the driest room in the Ilammmn , but the nights were terribly cold , especially toward sunrise. Wo saw a good many rnttlo-snakes , and they were nil monsters. They called them 'sand rat tlers. ' and though they may bo young ones with only eight or ton rattles , you will tlnd them long and fat. Well , ono nigtit wo were wrapped In our blankets on the ground when wo heard horrible yells and cries from ono of the mou. WoseUcd a lire- brand and rusticd to his side. He was struggling with a hupo "sand rattler" six feet long , with the blood flowing from wounds In the oheoks and neck and hands where the reptile had bitten hlm1 Some ono shot the anako as it tried to slide awny , but the man died in two hours , notwith standing all wo could do for him. It Is probable that the snake had crawled out of the rocks in the man's blanket and that as the man rolled ever in his sleep the ser pent objected. " GoHtly Frauds. The seizure by the revenue authorities of the OaUogos wine company's property nt Portland , Ore. , surprised many of the load ing wino manufacturers. The Gallegas com pany has ono of the best trade reputations in the state and was ono of _ the largest manu- facturlcs In the United States. Facts were learned about the unwritten history of the seizure which shows that considerable Jug gling was dona in the wino business a few years back , Previous to ISO.'i not SI came into the revenue coffers as taxes on brandy. It is stated that , In all probability many small manufacturers availed thn law and used untax paid spirits in the fortlll- catlon of their sweet wlnos. In 1SS3 revenue roslmo , ever $1MX,000 ) , was gathered In by tbo rovenno department for taxes on spirits. TJio wldo difference in receipts points to frauds which grow under the eyes of sub-agents ami inspectors who were charged with the work of touring the state end ascertaining frauds whenever any ex- luted. That certain corrupt Inspectors were employed at that tlmo is certain. Hovcuuo Agent Kldrldgo and Agents Thomas and Wilson have proved n Nemesis to wrongdoers - doors In the liquor trnfUc. The recent sclz- uru at Irvlngton has unpublished features about it which prove that the old personnel of the agents was sadly wanting in honesty and diligence. A Fim'itlvn Kcturnx. Thomas J. Hlloy returned to Marysvlllo , Colo. , and was soon attar arrcatod on a war rant sworn to by Thomas Farrcll , charging him with embezzlement. Two yours ago Fnrroll was postmaster of Marysvlllo and Hlloy was Ills chief deputy. The oftlce was conducted in a very loose manner , and Ulloy suddenly skipped. An examination by a postofllco inspector showed n doplornula con dition of atYrtIrs , Thu shortage was variously estimated nt between 8700 ami $3,000 , which Farrell and hU bondsmen made ) t'oocl. Other oftlcos were concerned , as Jliloy had bor rowed stamps from Vuba City. Grldloy , Colusa and Ked Bluff. Rlley hud not been heard of until his re turn. Ho said bo wont to Mexico , where ho stpyed some tlmo. and then went to Ixn Ancoloi , Wtillo tlioro UQUB stricken with paralysis , * nd when sufllolontly recovered ho ro.tolvud to return to Marysvlllo and clear himself. He dtimi tuUiui ; were than 135 , which , ho savs , was ills own money. Ho says the ofllco' was run very loosely nud that Farrell was In the habit of taking what money ho wonted out of the safe without maklmr n record , and was utterly incapable of conducting the business of the ofllco him self. Already Divorced. Divorce proceedings that would double dis count a Chicago court in point of tlmo took the breath of lawyers and spectators in Vice Chancellor Green's ' chambers in Cheyenne , Wyo. , recently. The complainant was "do Heb'ren' Justus Johnsing of Bushtown , Salem county. " The Uob'ron' Johnsing was called to the stand and his counsel asked : ' 'What is your business I" "Clo'gvmnn , sab. " "Of what churcul" "Tho Afr'can Moth'dls 'PUcopal , sab. " ' 'When were you married I" ' 'In 18C8 , sab. " "What was your wlfo's name. " 'Her immo war Smith , then , but her malden name war Pu'noll , sab , 'kaso she war married 'foro I got her. " ' Was her first husband dead , or wore they divorced I" "No , Indeed , sah , 'kaso 1 scon him about three months ago. and ho war 'live then ! " "That settles the case , " said the vice chan cellor with n twinkle , "ho is already di vorced. " A V > tf rnn'rt Gun. A shooting took place at Salt Lake , the result of which Is that S. N. Schwartz is in bed with a bullet In his groin. The cause of the shooting was over a stile of a one-third | Interest In the Monte Christo mine. It seems that Schwartz grub-staked a couple of men In doing the work on the mine , and when the rich strike occurred a few days ace ono of the men , being dissatisfied with Schwn m , sold out. This did not suit the latter and ho became very wrathful and Insulting , the main object of his wrath being Captain George T. Bridges , whom ho blamed for making the sale. Captain Bridges walked into Schwartz's place and bought a couple of boxes of cigars. Whllo making the purchase Schwartz became very offensive , but the captain , an old veteran and Grand Army man , merely laughed at him. Finally Schwartz became very Irate and went behind the counter and procured n gun. Then , after walking out on the street , the old war spirit of Bridges flushed up , and in self de fence ho gave it to the threatening Schwartz. The wound is not considered dangerous and Bridges is under arrest. Vnrnpy Instate Settled. In the superior court at Butte , Mont. , before - fore Judge , tillswortn a settlement was effected between Mrs. Gracy Varnoy-King and the executors of the Thomas Vurnoy estate by which Mrs , King is to receive jf'Ji- ' 500 , full of all claims ncalnst the estate. Mrs. King Is the adopted daughter of Vnrnoy , who was a wealthy mining man , dying about a year ago , leaving an estate valued at about ? 7X,000. ( ) Ho legally adopted her In her cnildlrbod , taking her into his family , sha assuming her father's name She married a young man named English against her father's wish , and upon his death it was found that she had been given ? CO,000 and a house iu East Oakland for life. This did not satisfy her. Whllo English was away In Honolulu she divorced herself from him on the ground of desertion , and ho returned to find this fact out to his surprise. She afterward married Mr. King and instituted proceedings to have the will set nsldo on the ground of undue In- Huonco , and also a suit to recover $ lfiO,000 as her Just share of the estate. Negotiations with the heirs and executers have boon pend ing for some tlmo , Tlio Hod Freely Used. San Francisco's board of education will meet in special session to glvo Principal Jo seph O'Connor an opportunity to explain why , and to what extent , ho thrashed ono of his pupils In the Valencia grammar school on Friday morning. The pupil in question Is Chester Kinsman , aced twelve years , and according to the state ments of his mother and other relatlves.ho was most cruelly beaten , his body being ono mass of bruises. Even his face did not oscajjo , ono eye being partially closed by a nlow from a rattan , while another stroke cut his lip badly , and other discolorations and bruises were produced , as the boy states , by blowa from ' lists. the principal's . The boy remained away from school for three days , and on returning failed to bring with him the result of certain work In arlth- mat'.o which ho was supposed to have done at homo. This ommlssion , ho sates , was the cause of his punishment. Principal O'Con ' nor Jerked him violently from his place In line with his fellow pupils , dragging him away to his ofllco aud there beating him. Salt Ijiikt ! Ijcpor. Ah Fey , a Chinese woman afllictcd with leprosy , arrived In San Francisco from Salt Lako. At. the meeting of the board of health Secretary Hoesch will submit the question of returning the leper to Salt Lake City. Hoesch says it is bad enough for San Fran cisco to have to toico care of the lepers of the other counties of the state without having to keep n hospital for nil the states and terri tories of the Pacific slope. Ah Fey is likely to live for ten years. Hoesch says that the Southern Pacillo rail way company Is to bhimo in the matter. There it a , law against railroads carrying people nflllctod with such diseases. The com pany's otllcials could not have been blind to the woman's condition. It was apparent oven to the policeman who caused her arrest , and should certainly hava been noticed by the Southern 1'acltlo conductors along the road. Ho thinks the company should bo compelled to send the ( Jhlnoso leper back to Utah , or clso bo lined heavily for violating the ordi nance forbidding wiy person or corporation from bringing a leper into the city. The board will sustain the secretary , Indian Atrocities. Great excitement was caused nt Blackfoot , Idaho , over the killing by nn Indian of two unknown whlto emigrants \vho were camped at the water tank a mlle below that placo. Nothing can bo learned as to the causa of the affair , as thcro Were no eye-witnesses. Their bodies were found by a party nt the tank and a number of Indians wore seen taking to the hills east of hero. An uprising' Is feared. Indian Agent Fisher , who was nt Pocatello , was tolegrnnhod for and Wells came upon n special train. Deputy1 Sheriff Hess left immediately for the scono. ana-took charge of tbo bodies , leaving an armed posse on guard. Business is suspended and the citizens are up In arms. About ono hundred mounted men have loft the city to demand the surrender of the guilty party. Should the Indians refuse , trouble Is sure to nnsuo , as the posse are all determined men. Not an Indian was to bo found In the city an hour after the affair. The governor and adjutant general , were telegraphed. . I. i . Tlio Morten DlviircoSnlt. The divorce suit of Miutadona Morten vs Christian Morton , came to trial before Judge Ellsworth nt Sacramento , Col. Mrs. Morton nllt'gcd that her husband bed abused heron ono occasion so that she had fainted , and once utTlburonhad threatened to throw her i..to the boy. She produced spvoral lot- tow , ouo of which was written by her step son , Lyumn , to bis aunt , saying that Morton bad been very cruel and abusive to his stojv mother. Another loiter was written by Mrs. Morton to her husband from a government claim near Midway. She said that she had worn men's clothes and worked out in the Holds , suffering much for food and from html work. Morten at the tlmo was In the city. His other child , Annie , by his last wife , was drugged to death by a cow , the lariat having caught around the child's body. She also charged him with Infidelity. Morton denied tbo charges of "his. wife and alleged that ho bad only held her once when sha showed symptoms of lusaujtyund remonstrated when Iie ililod a * uiar bowl at another woman's bead. Lyrnau , the stepson , tcatiliod tbut ho had written the letter to his aunt under com pulsion and nt bin stepmother's dictation. Judge Ellsworth bolloved Morten's story and denied the wtfo'a application for a divorce. Ilroko the 1'rcolotis Mottle. Hanging on the largo mineral cabinet In the mining exchange says the Spokane Falls Ho- view , is a good slzod bullion bag which rcsom- blo n small mail pouch. It bears this label : P. A. WEBEH , Lake Vlow , Idaho. Hold in soak for ono botlo of whisky broken by F. A. Weber - or on East Eocle crook , Sep tember , 1837. "U. H. KEMI- . * : f , * The label recites briefly the standing feud between Mr. Kemp anrf' Mr. Wobor. They were old miners together , and In 1SS7 , In cluded In n party of six. miners headed by Svdenham Mills , who--was buying property for the CiL-ur d'Aleno ' tllacer Syndicate , they made pack horses of thfctnselvcs and beaded for the diggings ou East/ Eagle creek , which have slnca bacomo noted. In the outllt was a half gallon of whlstey. Ono-hnlf of this they drank before they reached Englo creok. Weber carried the lost bottle. Ho froze to it when they began to wade the crook. Chilled to the marrow they stood on the op posite bank and dripped ; Weber made a miscue - cue and drooped the sacred bottle , it struck n rock and the red liquid mingled with the waters of Englo crook. iThis card on the bul lion sack explains the rest. Kciu'irndcsiln Irons. Nine prominent Apishoi have been ar rested and placed In irons at San Carlos , Aviz , under guard. Among the prisoners is old Chief Esklmizeno , called "Skllllug , " for short. The lirat live prisoners were arrested on warrants Issued by the civil authorities , charging them with the murder of whlto men years ago , but EihimUoao and the other three wtsro apprehended for glvinir help to "Kid. " a riotous renegade and murderer who defeated and eluded the authorities for years , and for whoso capture the government vainly expended thousands of dollars. All of the Kid's close companions In crime have been killed , but bo pcoridicnlly makes his ap pearance within n few miles of San Carlos. As soon as his presence is reported ut the post a detachment of cavalry and scouts Is ' sent in pursuit. Ho appeared last week within sovcn miles of San Carlos. Troop * were sent In pursuit of him but to no effect. Esklmizeno is the ablest and craftiest , the most treacherous and dangerous of the Apucho renegades on the rcsorvotion. Noted Character Dead. Ono of the most noted characters In the mission died last night in the almshouse , says the Wilcox ( Ariz. ) Nows. Ho was James Inmnn , moro commonly known ns "Jimmy the bum. " Inmnn for the p.ist forty years has boon u well known figure in that section of tl.o city. Ho was an Englishman and a cousin of the owners of the celebrated Inman line of steamers. Ho had been well roared in his youth and .had received n thorough col legiate education. For some reason that ho would never explain - plain ho left his homo.and became n wan derer , Hnully drifting to tills city in the early days. Ho was handy at all trades and eked out a precarious livllhood by doing odd Jobs in the neighborhood. His fluency of spnoch and general knowledge of affairs made him a favorite with everyone in the mission , es pecially about the saloons , where in return for an hour's chat , ho received his liquor freo. Ho died from a general breaking up of his system. Ponrl Starr Again. A young wbman disguised in male clothing was captured by deputy marshals in the Kiowa and Comanche country In the Indian territory. She proved to bo Pearl Starri daughter of the noted Belle Starr by Cole Younger , a member of the Jesse James band of outlaws. Pearl Starr is now in Jail on a charge of horsostcallnp. She will doubtless tiavo to face several like charges. The young woman is quite prutty , about eighteen years of ago. with largo blue eyes and the form of Diana. She drcsscw in tho'garb ' of n cowboy of the old days , wearing a high-priced Mexi can sombrero , hlgh-hcclod boots and tinkling silver spurs. Pearl Starr Is a dead shot with a Winchester or six-shooter , and Is said to bo a superb horsewoman. j-Bojio Starr had three husbands , Cola Yotnmer , Captain Heed and John Starr. Pearrnsfctho daughter of Younger , but has taken the name of her step father. vj ! rnllloriii'nlfi Conl. San Francisco coal iVjho latest topic for discussion by unineralqgists. There is not enough of it mined as yet to cut any Hguro in tbo market , still it is hard to say what in fluence it may have ontho homo trado. To reach the mine you tret oft at the Bnkor's beach station of the Cllij House and Ferries railway and walk along1 the track nearly a- quarter of a milo toward the tuns nel until you come to n prccipltous bluff looking down on the water of the Golden Gate. Several tons of newly blasted rock are seen over ono hundred feet below , mid it is thcro that a gang of men are drilling and blasting an opening to the drive or tunnel that is being made into the bluff with the intention of exploring the coal vein and seeing what quality of fuel can bo found. The tunnel will bo driven at least sovcnty- flvc feet , and if the indications are favorable a shaft will bo sunk and the mine worked. A Convict's Tlirivlni ; Ituslniiia. William Iloss , n convict in the Son Quen- tln , Colo. , prison , found with opium in his possession , was arraigned before the board. It was chat god that Iloss sold qplum to the prisonors/.taklng Inpayment mattresses , blan kets , shoos , money , etc. Koss confessed that ho received the opium from a visitor whoso name ho did not know. Ho asked for clem ency , claiming that this was his flrst offenso. Warden Halo said the board would perform a public service in prosecuting the poisons who Introduced opium into the prison. Owing to the secrecy exercised in this business it was extremely difllcult to tlnd the culprits. Tbo board decided to make Koss' case an example , and five out of eight months' time credits duo him were canceled. Hess has served three years of a ftvo-yoar term for grand larceny , 'I ho Ijion and Tbo interest In the arbor proceedings nt Payson , U. T. , were heightened by a flag raising , which took place nt the public school. It was the II fit event of tuo kind that ever took place at a territorial school In Utah. The flog was a beauty and was purchased by the pupils buying 10-cont shares in it. The exorcises accompanying the raising were of a patriotic character. Principal D. H. Christensen , n young Mormon , delivered n manly and patriotic opening address. The school building was crowded with pu pils and visitors , Mormons and gentiles mingling together freely and with much so ciability , showing how fast the lines of ex clusion are disappearing. Cl I pprd Jlin tlnws. After ix week's chase Sheriff Hall of Wells , Nov. , brought In a desperado named Cass Austin , whom ho caugbt in the Geese Creek mountains. Austin and another desperado named Dove have for a long tlmo been rob bing settlers and sheep borders on tbo bor ders of Idaho , Utah and Nevada and making raids into Tneomn , Foano and other unpro tected towns , terrorizing the- inhabitants by knocking them down with six-shooters and shooting Into their houses. They wont into Taconw and porfcctlyl riddled Bellinger's hotel whllo the proprietor ! end three of his children were very lojv' ' with pneumonia. Dove escaped into Montana. The county judge sentenced Austin _ tp six months in Jail. Had Killed dljuiy Men. At Albuquerque , Arfasf the. ease of the ter ritory vs William L. Duvls , charged with the murder of a man named Alblu Johnson at Gallup about three mouths ago , came to a sudden ond. When tho-'lease was culled the defendant , on the adV&J of his attorneys , stopped In front of thm.ludgo and withdrew his former pica of not guilty and pleaded guilty to the crime , a-ilihm tun inorcy of the court. He was asscssCdtUio lightest sentence possible three years itiHha territorial pcul- iontlary nt bard labor.a - Davis says ho has kiUud three or four men , escaplug Justice , and now by pleading guilty hu receives a light sentence. After killing Jotmaou ho llod to Sim FrancUco , was cap- turod there and brought back , secured bondsmen - men and again slipped out , recently bolng cap tured In Salt Lake , U. T. , when his Identity became known by nn attempt ho mode to take the llfo of auothor man , lie is a dangerous criminal. Ijint or n Desperate Gang * A dispatch from Clifton , A. T. , was pub- llshed a few days ago in which it was stated that the lost of the Clanton family had boon killed ntSt. Johns.Graham county , Arizona , during n quarrel with Ballarrt Pearson , says the San Francisco Chronicle. The Clnutons , father nud three sons , were among the most notorious desperadoes that over Infested a region famed for such characters as Arizona was eight or ten years ago. They were the leaders of n gang of "rustlers , " or cattle thieves , and tbolr lawless careers all ended In a sudden mid Woody death. With the Clanton tamlly the names of the McLowrys , the Harps and the notorious Doc Holllday are mingled In ono of the bloodiest chapters of the history of Arizona. It is Just ton years since the stage from Tombstone to Benson was hold up ono morning - ing by n gang of robbers who , without giv ing the driver a chnnco to halt , poured n volley at close range into the vehicle , killing the driver and two passengers and severely wounding1 several others of the ton who were on board. Tbo express messenger stopped the team , which had run away , and the rob bers secured nothing for their brutal crime. Much HODIII 1'or PruHpoctln ? . A report of a rich strike recently made in the Pines Altos district ot southern Now Mexico U n recognition of the often told story of how men have for years passed near to valuable ere bodies without being aware of their proximity to so much wealth. In this case tSio strike was m.ido within 200 feet of n wagon road over which thousands of men hnvo traveled. It Is ono of the richest strikes over made in the southwest , it being said that some of the ere Is nearly pure silver. It goes to show the truth of what has boon often said , that thcro is it irrcat deal of room for prospecting in the Uocky mountains. Millions of dollars will vet be taken out of mines to bo discovered In localities where the existence of any ere at all Is hardly known nt present. Irrigation in Arizona. The census bureau announces that thcro are 1,007 irrig&tcd farms in Arizona , having a total area of ( iriS'Jl acres. Tlio average cost of land , Including purchase prlco , fencing , plowing and water right , Is 81G.IU per acre , of which ? 7.03 represents the cost of water right ; and the average valuation placed upon the land by the owners is JlS.tW per acre , in cluding buildings. The average annual cost of water is.Ki \ per acre , and the average an nual value of farm products ? ll,0per ! aero , ranging from $ ! ) . 'Ji ( in Marlcopa to $ ' ) ! In Vnmr.nl county. The acreage now under ir rigation approaches the maximum possible with the present water supply and methods of utllizatlou , but the conservation of the flood of water. ! that now annually runs to waste would largely increase the urea suscep tible of successful cultivation. Kulhor HoiiK.i Kvprrioneo. The sailors of the schooner Mattie T. Dwycr went ashore on San Juan point for water snystuo Portland Oregoulan , and whllo on shore ono of them shot a buck , wounding him. Two of the sailors named Frost and Bruno followed It , and after chasing the an imal until they were almost exhausted dis covered that they were lost. The schooner waited for about twelve hours , bnt was forced to leave without the men. Frost and IJruno wandered until they discovered n tel egraph wlro , which they followed to this city. In their travels ever mountains , valleys and through snow they encountered wolves , ' bears and panthers. They desrribo the country as very rough. They slept In the slow every night and' had to dig away the snow before they were able to light a lire. The poor fellows" looked exceedingly dilapi dated when they reached hero. Dornl in a llnrlier Shop. Captain W. P. Kirkland went to Dick Milligan's barber shop at Cheyenne to cot shaved , and oponlng the door found the solo occupant a woman , sitting upright on the floor , against the wall , dead. Ho at once gave the alarm and av number of persons gathered and immediately the cry was raised that a murder had been committed. Mllllgan was found in the back room sound asleep and when told of the dead body in the front room ho was as much surprised as nuy of the others. The woman has been In Cheyenne nearly a year. The report Is that the dead woman came hero from Sydney , Nob. , where alia loft a husband. Dr. Crook says that slic died from the effect of drink and typhoid fever. After the Ilcciskins Are Gone. An "Oklahoma boomer" was advertising that section In Denver. "We'll have the greatest country in all creation out thcro , " ho said , ' -after the redskins are gone , and the blackjack lands are In trim , and the squatters toke hold. The wagons of the new settlers are rolling up all the tlmo from every point of the compass , and in some places you can sou clearings und log shanties. The white men out tbero want to raise corn and whcatTami cattle , and the negroes mean to raise cotton and tobacco , all of which things , with lots of others , can bo raised a-plenty in Oklahoma. It's ' a big territory and I can tell you whcro you cangsoo settlements that are bound to rise Ilka a boom. A I'lncky Woman's Work. Mrs. Shane , n widow with two children , wont to Wyoming two years ngo , and took up her residence In Jawbone gulch , Silver Crown mining district , where she took a claim and with her own hands has kept up the assessment work. The claim promises to bp a paying ono , and already she has un covered a body of rich gold quartz , with in dications of richer ere as depth is gained , Mrs. Shane Is a soldier's widcw , and is n lady of line education and culture. Her cabin in Jawbone culch bears evidence of refinement , and whllo it is ono of the most out of the way places in the camp , she has any number of visitors , among whom will bo found the boht people of Silver Crown and the surrounding country. A Western Steamer. Captain Hogg of Denver , who Is largely ntercstcd in the now steamer bolng built to run across Utah lake to secure Tintlc pas senger and freight traffic , was in Provo on business matters. The boat is now nearly completed and will bo ready for launching in o few pays. A largo , flat bottomed barge , COx-JO foot , is aUo being built to accommo date the freight , ns it is expected thcro will bo considerable business when the Provo- Tintlc line via Utah lake is once fairly in running order , and arrangements nro to bo made with the railrbad companies to make the round trip from Salt L.ako to Tintlo good ever this route cither going or coming back. Ilorriblo .Minnculdnnt. ( . Thn most horrible accident that has ever occurred at Gallup , N. Mox. , a coal mining , town , happened in the Caledonia mine. Three men , Casslday , Lynch and n Frenchman , nnmo not known , were in ono of tno entries 800 feet from the surface , flxlng tbo track , when a rock weighing several tons broke loose and fell on top of them. ' Ono of the . men was taken out with his head down between his logs and his back and head crushed. Another bad boon caught as ho was lying on the ground and ho was mash ed flat. The third was caught under the rock from the chest down and crushed. Death was undoubtedly instantaneous to all. 'Hint. Alaska Ixlnnd. Kodiah Island , Alaska , U described ns larger than some of the Now England stntos , ,1'wlth a climate similar to that of Maryland , " and is "capablo of supporting n largo agri cultural population , " It Is claimed that a part of the territory can bo made n competi tor of Washington and Oregon in th < ) raising of the more hardy fruits , such as apples and cherrlos. ' 'Tho next steamer sailing for Sltka will carry In her cargo n largo consign ment of young npplo trees , " saj s the San Francisco Chronicle. Is It nn A sixteen-year-old girl named Ethel Tioreo , who had bcon nn Inmnta of the county hos pital at Santa Hosa , Cal , , for some tlmo , sud denly cumo into possession pf about { 2,000 , and boa mysteriously disappeared iroai that " " " ' " ' " was enamored of n young mnu ind the sunjioslUon is thnttliL 'voolopca. The sup position [ a foun _ 5 circumstances. A search for the eloping"- ! . * "as been in stituted. A HnRtia Dootor'n Methods. W. F. Lay of Grand Junction was arrested and loiters were discovered on him which In dicated that ho had boon doing a fraudulent business through the malls. Ho represented himself to bo a doctor , but his only iiractlco was on patients fur away. Letters of an ob scene nature had been received by different parties In town , and Postoflleo Inspector Pat terson of Denver was notified. Xocdinl Secretary Bowman pf the Pueblo board of trade has collected numerous statistics by In terviews with shippers ns to the necessity for railroad legislation. HU figures show that Tonvor freight coming that way is han dled free ever tbo Intervening 120 mlles , and that 1,000-imlo tickets are punched the same on a trip from Pueblo to Leadvlllo ns from Denver to Loadvillo. Vnlno ol' n Human I-lfe. Frank Gloncross , who beat Martin Kongan to death , but who was found guilty of simply assaulting him with moans and Intent to do great bodily harm at L.OS Angeles , was sen tenced by Judge Shaw to pay n line of ? 100. The punishment Is reullcr greater than It seems , as Ulencross has boon ruined flnaii- clally and otherwise as n result of his fatal encounter with Kcagan. Struck a Pillow ol' While workmen were boring a well in the Oddfellows' cemetery at Plcasonton , Colo. , and were nt a depth of about ono hundred they came upon n strong flow of natural gas. It was ignited and burned steadily In a pillar of flame ten foot high. It has been extin- guisned and relighted several times. The supply shows no signs of exhaustion. Indian italdcrs. Sheriff Olnoy , Just from Solomonvlllo , re ports the Indians shooting Into and driving away a party of sheepherders at the sheep tanks , about twenty-five miles from tboro , between Bonlta and Solomonvlllo. The herds were abandoned. Victoria and his band killed sovcn Mexicans ut thusatno place In 1SSO. Colorado. Pueblo has a $300,000 flouring mill. Borthrond elected its flrst high license ticket. Mrs. J. .1. Lambert , wlfo of the editor of the Pueblo Chieftain , U dead. Deputy SnerilT L. E. Payne died at Montrose - troso on Monday of pneumonia. Some agitation Is In progress relative to the coal ralnos near Villa Grove. Three Chlncso doctors have boon held to the district court at Pueblo for practicing medicine without u license. Frank Palmer was sentenced at Telluride to a year In the reform school for stealing a valise belonging to Gus Anderson. A Union Pacltic conductor named Mnblc was badly hurt In n freight , wreck near Trin idad. Ono leg may have to ho amputated. Jose Alerez was acquitted at Trinidad on a charge of attempting to wreck n Denver & HIo Grande train on the night of February 20. Jesus Morcna , a prominent Mexican citi zen of Montrose and ex-interpreter for Chief Ouray , was buried Tuesday. Ho died of pneumonia. Bob Ford' flio slaver of Jesse James , has loft Walsenburg. Ho is now at Colorado Citv , bnt only on a visit , as ho will go fur ther west in a few days. . Fourteen-yoar-old Frank Holly , arrested at Pueblo for carrying a revolver and threaten ing to shoot any one who didn't dance for him , is pronounced insano. Warden Smith took formal charge of the penitentiary nt'Canon City. Uotiring War den Lamping was pi-csonted with a $400 silver set by the employes of the prison. The Pueblo medical society holdn ; meeting and decided to prosecute bitterly all un- heed practitioners and mldwivoj , and drug gists who proscribe over their own counters. James Muldoon , n miner employed in the Simpson mlno at Lnfayotto , was Instantly killed by a fall of coal. Ho was n sluglo man and his mother and sister reside in Indiana , where his body will bo shipped. Thomas W. Buiv.hell , a pioneer and ono of the mest prominent citizens of Loadvillo , died of pneumonia after nn illness of forty- eight hours. Ho had boon the raceivcr for the Loadvillo land ofllco slnco 1877. Del Norto is Just now working up n wool en mill project that promises to do much for the place. Tbo scheme Is all but completed , and the Indications Just now point to the con struction of the mill this season , Ohio par ties ura at the head of the movement. Ten Chinamon were Jugged at Duraniro for running un opium dive and a regular knock-down den. Ono washco was struck a blow on the head by a fellow almond-oyo , which cracked his skull and separated his queue. They were fined $300 In pohco court. H. H. Ingcrsoll , ono of the oldest employes of the iJonver & UIo Grande on the western slope , is the possessor of a half Interest iu n mica mlno near Grand Junction , which prom ises in the near future to bo a source of revenue - nuo to him and to his partner , William Whcolor of Dclti ( county. William Hort was horribly dlsflcured by the premature explosion of a blast In the Smuirgler mlno nt Ballarat. The minor had blasted a ho'o ' which took too long to oxplodo. Returning toseo what was the matter , the blast went off , throw-ing the charge mil hi his taco and likely putting out both oyes. The Jury in the case of Thomas Hoffnor , charged with the murder of Jim Lay , n Chinaman at Denver , returned a vordidtof guilty in the flrst dogreo. Hoffnor , on being informed of the verdict , swallowed half a bottle of niorphlno which ho had hidden in his cell. Tlio two prison physicians Im mediately wont to work on him with a stomach pump and the would-oo suicide was saved , A cowboy near Lay had a narrow escape from death a few days ago. Ho was about a quarter of a mlle from camp gathering lire- wood , when ho was suddenly pounced upon by a mountain lion. Ho had no weapon ex cept n bowie knife , which ho used to good ef fect. Ills cries attracted the attention of his partner , who seized n Winchester and sailed forth to the rescue. Between the knife and the gun the lion was killed , but not boforu ho had badly bitten and clawed the attacked man. Nevada. Governor Colcord vetoed the bill making Lincoln's birthday n legal holiday. Tno citizens of Austin hold a jollification meeting on account of the passage of the bill granting a franchise to the Nevada air line railroad. There was extracted from the Consolidated California and Virginia , 1,573 tons , eighty pounds of ore , which vas shipped to tho. Eureka mill. The pumping association of the Coimtock lovled an assessment amounting to $23,000 , which will bo apportioned among the Gold Hill mining campi. L , Dutcrtrio did not meet with success In pumping the pulp from the largo shaft he was sinking at Golcondn , the pulp being too heavy to run. Mr. Dutcrtrio will try some ether process. Borule , nn Italian bontcnccd to the state prison for twenty-livo years on July IU , 1SS ! ) , fur killing a countryman , was committed to the Insane asylum at Kcno , he having shown signs of insanity. Gould & Curry will rommonco shipping ere soon. There are about onu thousand tons of ere on hand , and some ere has been "opened out from the two hundred to the four hundred level of the mine. Tlio big and much tallied of Indian fandan go took place nt Battle mountain. Quito u number of big chief si were present mid presented to the trlbu the reason why they should bo peaccablo and friendly. The Kcno eUictrio light and poworcompany has purchi'-scd a right of way for n ditch mid ono acre of cround of tha Murray Brothers , about ono milo wuit of Uunu , for $ I,75U , and will aroitt a plant for the comnunj uta cost of 115,000. Now gold ledges nro reported to have boon found near the Sterling district in tha south , western part of tha county , Thu Hike mall carrier states that a prospecting company from Las Anirulus , Cal. , has au outllt pros pecting tbero , which Is fully equipped to moot the dlUlculiIou of that section. The resident of George VC'ngwln In Carson was totully dostroynd by lira ; total loss , ) ,0 < K ) . Mr. Cug'.vin'K infant eon wai locked up in u amall room for punlstmifmt. Securing no mo mnlchiu ho not tlia puce allro and wanted his grandmother to oomo and 009 11 the blazo. When she arrived the flro had gained such headway that the building burned to tiio cround before the Ura depart * incut reached the scono. Utah ] Tlio Territorial Teachers' Institute was or- gmilzcd In Salt Lako. A hnmtsomo man has captured the wlfo of J'O. BairnoU of Coalrlllo. The wool association warehouse at Mantl U being rapidly pushed ahead. The Castle Vnlloy railroad company ho * filed niHoles of Incorporation. The people's party have an old-fnshlotiod political eruption at Payson , Great mining activity Is foreshadowed on the Crescent Hill ntl'nrk City. Mall service has boon ordered on the So- vlcr branch of the UIo Grande Western. A superior article of apha'lt has been found In Tie Font of Spanish Fork canyon. Tlio ndvont of the railroad In Snnpoto and Sovler counties opens up u country rich in mlncr.il wealth. Minim ; litigation nt Tintlc is assuming voluminous proportions , fourteen stilla hav ing been commenced. In the $15,000 damage suit ot Alfred Tom- llnson against the Union Pacific at Provo.tho Jury gave the plaintiff $300. Diamond , secretary of the bogus Salt Lake accident company , has skipped after fleecing many In bogus Insurance. Work on the sugar factory at Lohl Is pro gressing finely and everything looks lovely for the Utah sugar company. The vote on the Issue of ! 00OuO In school bonds for school houses and school sites In Salt Lake was &SO for the bonds and S3 ngalnst. The coroner's Inquest on the death of Frank Simpson , killed in n gravel bank eave near Hyatt exonerates those in charge of the work from all blame. The now Eldor.ido of Fish Springs contin ues to excite the attention of mining men and prospectors. Parties nro leaving Provo dally for the now district. Fourteen co.il minors from Cnstlo Gate , mostly Italians , were brought to Provo by deputy marshals under indictments brought by the grand Jury. Tno saloonkeepers of Provo have formed a protective union in order to guard their In terests and to cinch those drug stores which nro doing a retail business under n wholesale license. The wool clip in the southern counties is now commencing , and the condition of the flocks show that the output this year will ex ceed thu ii,000,000 ; pounds of last year by considerable. George V. Schramm of Ogtlon was struck on thu bridge of the nose , exactly between the eyes , by a ' "J-cnlibro ritlo bullet , but it flattened itself ngalnst the skull. Who fired the shot Is a mystery. A young woman was held up at Haymnrkot by an unsavory follow with n six-shooter , who demanded her money. The woman shrieked and made a. wllddlvo for the nearest doorway , Into whicti she fell fainting. Utah Is loslug much by cattle being brand ed over the ribs. For years it has boon the custom of lildo dealers In California to deduct one-third from ttio price of the hides where tbo brand was on the side , and this system was Introduced hero about two months ago. Montana Doer Lodge has elected n board of school trustees composed entirely of women. Over three hundred women voted at the election for school1 trustees at Butte on Sat urday. 'Mario Walnwrlght's watch and $15 in money were stolen from her dressing room in Ming's opera house at Helena. The Plutus mining and milling company has been incorporntcdtwlth a capital stock ot $1.000,000. Tbo principal place of business will bo at Bozomau. Articles of Incorporation have boon filed for the Uutte consolidated railway company , tne now corporation that embraces all the street railroads of Butto. SholTolborgor and Koot , charged with rob bing railroad freight cars of Alaskan furs , were found guilty at Mlssoula aud sentenced each to two years at Deer Lodge. An extensive cave in the Mullen tunnel , eighteen miles west of Butte , has dlvertoJ all traffic from the main line of the Northern Pa- cillo around by way of the Butte brunch. News from the newly developed mining properties near Woodvillo was rerelved when the Cabbage brothers came in with many Una specimens of ore , which are found to assay , on the average , seventy ounces silver. The Curlew Extension mining company has filed Its certificate of Incorporation with the clerk and recorder of Missoula county. Cap ital stock , $1,000,000 , divided into SWO,000 shares at the par value of $ i each. The principal oQlco of the company will bo at Stevcnsvillo. At the election of school trustees nt Mls soula the following were elected : S. E. Murray , J. S. Booth nud Mrs. Jacob Item- hard for three years ; C. F. Davis for two years ; Mrs. John Hankin for ono yoar. On the proposition to issue sMS.OOO bonds for school purposes the vote stood ai9 in favor and U against. Sinking has commenced in the shafts of the High Ore , Wake-Up-Jlm and Green Mountain mines of the Chambers syndicate , controlled by tha Anaconda company. At the Mountain Consolidated work Is progressing in the bottom tom of the snaft , which Is now between seven and eight hundred foot from the surfaco. The Northern Pacific through train from the cast , which was duo at Butte < it 2:15 : , did not arrive until 11 o'clock. The detention was caused by a hugo Hilda a short distance tills sldo of the Homostnko tunnel. A masi of rock and dirt , aggregating many tons in weight , became dislodged and slid onto the track , Musslgbrod mid Mitchell have again secured - cured the contract for the euro of the Insane for a three years' term. In tha absence ol tl.o governor , Lieutenant Governor Hickards signed the contract along with Secretary Uotwit and Attorney General Ilnskoll. The contract is for $1 a day for each Inmate , or n reduction of 81 n week from tno late contract. M. A. Guthrlo of Foley Bros. & Guthrie , who have the contract for building thu Great Northern branch from Monarch to Noihart , says- that Just as soon ns the snow goes oft work on the extension will bo commenced. Hallway ofllcials are rotlcont as to the status of the line from Noihart to Barker , but it is Inferred that the snmo contractors also have the contract for this work. Both lines are expected to bo completed this summer. Idaho. The Seven Devils country continues to at tract great attention. OvorMO.OOO was disbursed In Pocatello by the Union Paciiic company on the last pay day. day.The The Seattle , Boise & Salt Lake railway company now have their surveyors in the field. field.There There were seventy-one convicts in the state prison when the bill appropriating S5'J- ' 000 was Intrdduced. A party of surveyors will soon boglu opera tions surveying n railroad line from Weisor up the Weisor river. The Ucd Elephant mine has been sold to Now York parlies , and Incorporated there with a capital of $ .500,000. Three hundred to 400 ounce galena 'oro has lately boon struck in the Sunday mine at Corto , owned by P. M. Bruner. Sand Point is flooded with men. Hallroad contractors have taken quite n lot of men to their flrst camp , which Is now completed , and nrti putting up other camps on the lino. A small blaze occurred In the laboratory nt the school hou.so nt Bolso City. A few bottle * containing chemicals were setting In the win dow and the icat : of the sun caused them to oxplodo. Citizens of Moscow am much interestoA in the proposed paper factory. The mill will consume i11,001) ) tons of straw yearly , anil r. market will bo created for what U no.v do st royod ns worthless. Keonteiml county has the prospect of be coming ono of the most populous ccuntios Iu the stato. The Jndlnn'ivuervation rocfntlv ceded to the government alone , adds f',000 tu its population. Nearly all tbo horsemen on that sldo of tbo Pralrlo near Grougovillo have suffered from tbo raids of horsothlovos niul mtoml uMng ovry endeavor to suspend those nefarious operations and bnuc the guilty oiiea to Jus tice. tice.Ed Ed Harrington , a mai : sixty year * of age , was on trial last weak nt Oxborn for the murder of ono Kit ? Korlta , a man whoso rep utation waa very bad. Iho Jury dl-iNgr JU and thn court uhmlwul the cu * on motion of the district attorney. Ulcli iteM dlKKlr.g * havA been found at Cottonwood , Tne dirt U tnVon up from tha lloor of the old hotel cnb'n ' throuKQ a bl < ica ! < bar. Ttioaiaudi and thousai'di ol ouucoa of irold duat wore weighed n , . . . 1 HJ , gBrjy iayi.