THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : : ! MONDAY , AUGUST 21. 1893.
CHATS IN THE CORRIDORS
Gossip Gleaned on Snndaj Aronnd the Hotels
and Popular Resorts.
STORY OF A SECRET SERVICE SLEUTH
Diligence of UctMtUen I'lniHjr llewnrrtoil
\\ftltroft llecomc * nn JIclreM Tom
lliiiawln'ii Pint rarncluito Jump
Iluttcrcnp In tlio Hn ungc ICooin.
There wns nn officer of the government
secret service In Om.ihan couple of Jays
ago , nmllniho course of conversation with
on old friend he got to talking "shop. "
"There are sleuths and sleuths , " said he ,
"but 1 met a man the other day , over In
Iowa , who , In my opinion , Is one of the best
In the country , and 1m hasn't got a national
reputation either , principally because ho
doesn't bellovo In notoriety mid tries to
avoid as much us possible getting "Is tin mo
before the public. Odd for a detective ,
"Well , I could toll vou of n lot of Instances
wherein this man's superior ability has
cropped out In the exercise of his wonderful
judgment and reasoning powers , but 1
haven't the time. I merely wanted to toll
jou one case illustrating the pertinacity
with which some men will hang onto a job.
"A number of j ears ngo there w as a case
of tii\Bterlous dlsappeaiatiLO down in Mis
souri. A wealthy farmer ( all fanners
nro wealthy and prominent when they
got into print , jou know ) went on
n trip to Australia. When the tlmo
arrived for him to mtitcrlull/o ho failed to
appear , and Inasmuch as ho was one of the
really and truly wcll-llxed ones , and was also
supposed to have had a considerable sum on
his person , It was taken for granted that
thoio had been foul play , and my friend , the
detection , was sent for.
"When ho arrived on the scon o ho found
very slight grounds to work on , but ho
didn't ' stand around and look wlso and then
go awav. Ho learned that the missing Iran
had started fiom Australia all right , and
that ono poison who lived In the llttlo town
close to his homo thought ho had seen him ,
about the tlmo ho was duo to ntrlvo , getting
off the i ear platform of a night train ; but
thu 111,111 was not quite sure.
"Well , air , my ft lend made up his mind
what to do In less than no time. Ho went
uiul hired out to the missing man's wife as a
Inrm hand , believing that , somehow or
otlitr , ho would eventually learn moro that
way than In any other. For four
teen long months ho woiked in servitude
on that farm without a single
thread of evidence to reward him.
Soon after going there ho got the Impression
that the woman of the house and the other
hired man , who had been working them for
soiiio time previous to the farmci's disap
pearance , were a bit sw cot on each other ,
and this impression led to a giavor conUus-
ion , so he Kept a tloso watch , but nothing
came of his vigilance during all the tlmo of
his stay. The suspects seemed to bo on
friendly terms , but did not act like two per
sons with a terrible secret between them.
"Ho had sovbial times searched the house
for something to put him on the right track ,
but to no put pose. Finally ono day the sus
pects went to town to attend the circus and
the detective resolved to make the most of
their absence. 1 he dai before ho had heard
the woman older a boy , who worked on the
plate , to throw some rubbish down an
old abandoned cistern , which was under
the lloor of the woodshed , and of tlio
existence of which ho had not previously
known , so when ho was left with the boy ho
sent the lad awav on n long eirand and pro
ceeded to go thiough the cistern , which he
found to bo a dccn one , w 1th nbout six feet
of tubblsh In It. It took him quite n whllo
to make anj pioncss with the work , as life
rubbish had become matted and settled , but
ho dug away and ilnallj found Just what ho
was looking for the body of the missing
fanner. About nn hour later the guilty
couple were under aricst , charged with
murder , to which they afterward confessed ,
dialing that their victim had comoln on that
late night train and was eating his supper
when they , tatting his own statement for it ,
that no ouo had scon him airivo , brained him
with an ax and throw his body into the
clstein. The man was hung and the woman
was sent to the penitentiary for life. "
MlHtonk It tur it I'jolour.
"About the first parachute Jump made in
America was rondo by Piof. Tom Bald
win , " said a traveling man at the Muuay
yesterday. ' 'It was performed with success
at Quincy , 111. It w as in 183T The pro
fessor Is an old Quinsy boy and named his
llrst balloon alter the butg of his nativity.
"For months the fcnt ot Baldwin's ueiilous
Jump , which was 1,200 feet , sot the country
wild. Ho thcioupon decided to adopt the
paiachuto act as a profession , and has slnco
followed It with overwhelming success. It
Boais high above every other profession on
caith. llio piofessor has few competitors.
Very few men caio to laugh In the face of
death for a living.
"An amusing incident followed the re
nowned iieionaut's Hist ascension. It seems
that when lialdvvln sprang from his balloon ,
after getting fur beyond the helcht ho Hist
anticipated and sw nng to the earth under
his parachute , the airship got away. It
was llllcd , In addition to gas , with a roaming
desiio to cxploio the sun oundlng country.
Ai-cordlnply It drifted miles away Into a
lower Illinois county. When the balloon
'died1 it descended rapidly into a quiet
coinfleld , wheio the unsophisticated son of
a homy handed faun or was at work. In
stantly he took to his heels and rushed
breathlessly to the faun houso. He ran as
ho no\er did befoie. His eyes bulged out hi
abject horror , and ho sank on the threshold
of his homo almost overcome with fear.
"U hat on earth Is the matter with you.
Ugo ? " exclaimed his father , as ho blushed
a handful of alfalfa fiom whiskers that had
for i ears openly dolled the scissors' urtlstlu
] aws.
"Lock the door , pap , " shouted the boy.
"Take to the cellar ; H's n cj clone. Ono of
them 'air fnnnol-shapo clouds 1ms Just lit
out In the cointleld and will jaulc up till this
j car's crop. "
"Tho terror-stricken famtlysccluded itself
In the collar. After breathlessly waiting
for tlio I'aw nee City rotary zephyr that never
canio , the fanner and his son plucked up
courage , wont out and ttiMistlgatod the life
less body of Tom Baldwin's balloon , and
afterward shipped It to him in response to a
card ho hud Inserted In an agricultural
weekly asking for the whereabouts of his
lost pot. " _
Ultimo of ropulnr I'urlauoe ,
Fire Uoportcr Nato Elliott , who has Just
rotiuned from a visit to the fair , tolls a little
anecdote Illustrative of the quick manner In
which the untutored savage "catches on" to
Amoilcan vernacular. Ho was standing on
the bink of the lagoon when a little
Esquimau paddled towards him in a small
canoe. The importation fiom tlio ice regions -
gions was such a funny-lookiiig specimen ol
his kind that the Omaha man decided to
dravr him into convocation , so ho bull oil
him with "Hollo , Shorty , whorodojou hall
froml" "Shorty , " however , was not there
toconmsoon personal subjects. He had n
ivholo canoe-load of Arctic curios , and lie
iras bent on exchanging them for depreciated
Amoili'au silver dollais.
"Ypu want buy ? " ho qjcncd , pointing to
hli stock ,
" .Not today , " replied the visitor , "but
lay , wheio are jou fiom and how many an
thereof youl"
By this tlmo , with regular Vau.tce anxioti
to got about his business , "Hhortj" was
lomo distance from the bank and casting
his ojcs about fora prospective customer
but ho did turn his head just long enough tc
rail back : "I-abhidoh , Hoty-nine , Tla-la-la
boom-do-lay , " nud ho was still singing thai
BIICO popular air and la ) Ing for trade as fai
ts the Omaha limn could see him.
Win Sltchtl ) Mlieil.
"A laughable incident occurred heio re
coutly , " said a well known hotel clerk las' '
evening. "It is customary In checking bun
dies and \allso * at the hotel stand toglvoi
check to the guest and ictain the other oni
on the itrop * . Well , the other day two va
U CB nearly allko wore checked.
" .Now , a check stand man makes nnciro
icmotlmcs and gets the numbers of check
twisted around. Ho checked thrso narticu
lur vnlUi-s duilngu ush and oxcltedli gav
thu duplicate checks to the waiting guesta
I'ke ix'iult w&a a LJUle Butttrcu
mixture In which the lady got the
check belonging to the gentleman and vice
versa. Ilia btggngo was tnkon up to the re
spective rooms. The younff man , who Is es
pecially modest , was horritlcil on opening
the vnlUo ho received. It contained bv
actual Inventory a box of pink powder , n
curling lron < some Immiculnto llnon , a veil ,
box of broad-guigo hairpins and a glove
buttoncr.
A scream wafting over the tiansom of n
neighboring room on the simo iloor demon
strated that the vounff lady had discovered
the content * of the valise she received ,
which rightfully belonged to the horrified
joung man. Its contents consisted of a bottle
tle of McHrayer extract , n deck of Hoylo.
ono Smith ft Wesson , ono largo stick of
mustache wax , a piper of smoking tobicco
and a temperance essiy. Thr > ro wat a wild
rush for the check stand , mutuil explana
tions followed , and the error was str rtht-
cned out. Hut , siy , it was so embarrassing
don't jou know , "
" \VllMlnm VVm VVIttv , You Know. "
"Seeing a copy of Txmdoji 'Punch1 in the
hands of a man who was sitting over on the
other side of the lobby awhllo aro. reminds
mo of a story , " remarked the occupint of n
big chair at the Merchants yesterday.
"Some unkind American invented It and put
it nn the rounds ns Illustrative of British
'humor. '
"It appears that two nnnllshmen had
exiled themselves from home for n tlmo In
order to come to this country and take pe
cuniary advantage of our growing Industries.
It happened , ouco upon a tlmo , that they
mot ono morning to Keep an appointment , to
which a third englishman , named Wllkins ,
was a party. They waited some time , but
Wllkins failed to appear.
" 'Bah Jovo. ' said ono of them finally , look
ing at his watch , 'this is re illy too bid of
Wllkins ; he's usually so punctual , don't yo
knovvt'
" 'Awl no doubt bo's stopped to toll someone
ono ono of those Jolly , funny stories of his.
Ho's such a lad , U WltKlns , to toll lahlTablo
talcs , don't jc know ) '
" 'Va-as , Indeed , " responded No. 1. with
languid enthusiasm. 'IIo's awfully witty ,
Is Wilklns.1
" 'Witty , indeed I Why , man , I really thlnlc
he's ono of the most extraordinary witty
men I over mot in mo lite ? ' said No. a. 'Now ,
I say , Just as' an Illustration of how per
fectly sldo splitting Wilmns' wit is , lot mo
tell you a llttlo story. "
" 'Do vow know ? fcihat summer wo wcro
up at Winnipeg , several of us Including Wll
kins , who was the life of the pirty , and mo-
self. Ononhfternoon , when we'd been hav
ing a right good tlmo , and wcro feeling quito
lit , don't jo know 1 "bowling up , " as these
blixhstod Yankees say some ono brought
word that there was ono of those bloody ,
bloomln' , blahstcd American chouses In
town , and ono of the paity proposed that wo
go and see the show , Just for a lahk.
" 'Well , wo wcro all agreed , being ready
for almost anything by this time , so oft wo
w cut to see the show. Wo got very good
seats , indeed , but the show was awfully
coarse. It was an awful boih to sit and
watch it , don't j o know ? Why man. it was
nosltlvoly disgusting , yet these bloody ,
bloomm' , blahstcd Americans and Canadians
seemed to enjoy it hugely.
" 'The piincip il feature of the whole thing
was an extremely thesomo clown , who those
bloomln' natives seemed to think was funny.
Why , oven his clothes weren't funny , yet
every time ho chahflcd the silly crowd
would lahff most hoittlly.
" ' \Vo stood It as long as wo could , and
finally , Just to suppiuss the impudent buffoon.
wo persuaded Wilklns to got up and chad
back at him. The clown would chaff ami
Wllkins would chaff ; then the people would
lahrt very heartily. Again , the clown
would chaff , but Wilklns was alwavs ready
for him , and would chaff back with Interest ,
which futtly put the crowd In a roah , don't
jo know ?
" 'Finally the clown became quito vexed
and quite angry , because ho s.i\v the people
weio landing moro at Wilkins than they
woio at him , so ho came around in front ol
where wo were sitting and shouted :
"Give that cahlf moah ropul"
" 'Now , Just to show i ou how w itty Wilkins
is , and how icady with a humorous or s < .1 th
ing answer , giving a Holand for an Oliver
every time , without a moment's hesitation
without nny premeditation whatovah. Jus
like a steel trap , don't ye know ? ' Ho jumped
up and shouted :
' "Go to the devil , jou bloody , bloomin'
blahsted , clownish puppy I' "
' "Now , wasn't that really a delicious bl
of repartee ? " " ,
The group of listeners tittered , and finally
ono of them changed the subject of convor
satlon to the Ferns wheel.
I'ouiutuiloii lor n Novol.
A young lady with a bright yellow valise
boarded a train at the Union depot jes
torday , who llguics to a largo extent In a
romance.
For several months her sweet , girlish face
offset , In a largo degree , the horrors of onion
fumes in the interior of nn Omaha restaurant
She was the qucon of the cafe. When she
leaned forward and gently warble 1 an ordc
to the guests , there was a wavy ripple In ho
soprano larjnx that played "mumblo ueg'
with the hearts of the masculine boaidcrs
Butnlasl pretty , vivacious Agglo has per
manontlv lotlied from the beofsteak-smoth
cicd-with-onlons life of a restaurant. Las
week she received word from her far away
eastern homo that a rejected swcotho it t
had accidentally pcrloiatcd a subdivi
sion of his heart with -44-calibcr Colt
capsule. This was deeply rogi < nablo and
pretty Aggie wept when she heard of It.
She was deeply touched when a glance at
the bilanco of the telegram disclosed the
fact that Just prior to his suicidal rebuke to
uuicqulitcd love , ho insured his life for
3,000 and loft it all to the girl who had re-
cctcd him.
The fair waitress went east jesterday.
? i lor to her dop.u turo shi ) told a v\oll Known
lotcl in. lu that , whllo she tegiottcd the lash
ict of her ox-Bwcothoait , she would reluc
tantly accept the $5,000 insurance money
and never marry.
Kxtremolv pretty , and the pink of pro-
vlnclal simplicity , this pluckv girl is thu
liorolnoof a lomnnco. Eagerly sought for
by suitors in the llttlo New Hampshire town
whouishuwasa lelgnlng belle , she i of used
to marry her stern father's choice. , She was
determined. Ho was I ire vocable. She
finally ran away from homo. Coming to
Omaha , her soft whlto hands willingly
handled thu tray rather than caress the nock
of a man she did not love. The sequel was
a happy ono for her , at least. It was
lather hard , however , upon the rejected
lover , who s ict illcod a Ufa that was a bur
don without her and kindly thiovv In n life
Insurance policy and a largo life-sized picture
turo of himself , which will doubtless not be
tuincd toward the wall as long as the ? 5,00 (
lasts.
n. A. 1C. L'nmriiilm , Atlonllo-il
The 27th annual encampment G. A. R
tiikos plticu tit IncHiumpoliB , Soptomboi
4. The hetidqimrtoi s train comoyinf
the ilopurtniont coimnumlor and stair
the president and stall of tlio Woinun'i
Rollof corpb , ( lopiiftinont of Nebraska
huUos of the U. A. R. anil Sons am
Daughters of Votorann , lutivus Omaha i
p. in. , SoDtomtioi'lJ , and runs bolid to In
dlnnapolis via the U. & N. W. li'y.
Thoio promises to bo at Indianapolli
tills your the greatest tiusoinbly of vet
owns this country has peon. On the 10
turn ti-lp , stop will bo made at tin
World's fair , where a bjicuiul progi-an
litia boon arranged for votonuid of tin
G. A. R. Rates , will b \oi-y low. W <
urge you to attend. Wo liavo boourci
free space in chair car * and low rates it
tourlbt and sleeping cats. Hand in youi
name and accommodations wanted foi
yourself and friends , to your post commander
mandor as soon as possible , and boo Urn
our Omaha , Tort Omaha and Soutl
Omaha po to make a strong and credit
ublo showing , R. M. STONE ,
Commander U. S. Grant Post.
J. B , WKST ,
Gotuniatidor Goo. Crook Post.
JNOP. llBNUUHSON ,
Commander Goo. A. Cuslor Post.
l.oHest Chlcnco Itntvi VI i tlio Nortlnruttcr
Chicago rates greatly reduced on botl
ono way and round tt Iji tickets via th
Chicago .t Northwestern railway. Thos
tickets ate first class in every partieu
lur. Extiu accommodations for world1
fair travel via this lino. City tiuke
ollico HOI l/iimam btreot.
Coutant fc Squires coal ofllco remove
to 14U2FutmuuSu
\FFAIRS \ AT SOUTH OMAHA
Oity Officials Express Their Opinions of the
Johnson Eoport ,
OLICEMEN GATHER IN A FEW PEOPLE
cro.imn Stvn tlio Ilft ) of n llurclnr An
other Trite T'lclit nt Snrpy'ft Mllli
HottTOon lloiivj weights Mnc'o '
City Cooslp.
It Is now pretty certain that Iho members
of the city council and the city ofllclals who
liavo been referred to In the Johnson report
rtill not moot with the taxpajors committee
\t the appointed time next Tuesday night.
M the last mooting of the taxpayers com
mittee a few of the councllmon wcro present
and all they then asked was to sec a com-
Dloto copy of the Johnson toport. They
wcro allowed to go to Mr. Johnson's ofllce
and make a copy. This work \Vas \ done by n
clerk In the city clci It's office and the copy
was turned over to City Attorney Vim
Duso-n THE Btn : reporter was told last
night that but ono member of the council
lias over called at the attorney's ofllco to
look over the committee allegations ,
"I regret that i over wont near the com
mittee. " said ono city official , "undone thing
is certain , I shall not attend nny more of their
sittings. I consider the whole thing as
belns done for political purposes. "
Another city ofllclal slid : "Thiswhole
wotkof that taxpayers , so styled , commit
tee Is nothing but politics If these gentle
men desire any Infoimatlon in regard to
ofllcixl acts lot thorn goto the officer w ho
has the books and papers on flic and secure
whatever Information they dcslro. It Is not
business to call the council and city ofllclnls
together at a public meeting to tohasli what
has been done during the past jears.
There is no business whatever In any
such a proposition. If theio was an
action pending , something upon which the
public olllcial was about to pass upon , it
would bo nil fair ciiouch to call a muss meet
ing and got the opinion ot taxpaycts , but to
meet for the simple puiposoof casting In
sinuating icmnrks about olllclals for what
was done one , two or thieoyears ngo is
foolish and I do not believe that the present
city olllcials will bo led Into iinv such trap. I
for ono w ill not. If thcie has been any mis
management of ntTairs in my department I
am icady and willing to answct all questions
and explain why and howovcr.v act was tian-
sacted. As to the political trap that these
gentlemen have billed and set I can simply
say that they are opening up the campaign
way too far In advance. Wh n the time
comes for politics wo w ill bo with them. "
1'ollco rickliiK .
H. Hanson is a heavyweight , and Paddy
Butler would be classed as a "feathoi" if ho
was Inclined to be a pugilist. The two men
were involved in a conveisation Satuiday
night when Ilanscn pounced upon Butler
and not only knocked him down but kicked
him repeatedly. Hanson was thiovv n into
J ill , but later 01 was bailed out by a friend.
John Maher was mixed up in tlio nielco and
ho was also run in and b illcd out
D. Goodman was locked up for disorderly
conduct. When anested bv Captain Austin
Goodman was down on Hallioad aveuuo
creating a small si/.ed cyclone In a bagnio.
Geoico Davis hiied a horse and buggy
from O'Neill's livery stable to drive out to
the prize fight When ho leached the Mills
ho unhitched the animal und allowed it to
lunin the pasture. Bj the time the fight
was over DaUshad forgotten whether ho
went out on foot or horsebick , and came
homo leaving the liorso In the Hold. The
outfit was reported to the police as stolen
until Mr. O'Neill wont out to the Mills todaj
and recovered his propel ty. The buggy was
all smashed to pieces but the hoiso was all
right.
OHIccr Mitchell went to Bellevue with n
friend jesterday who drove a hoiso that
ran away three different times Mr. Mitchell
was tin own from the vehicle and sustained
a seveie bruise on his left lei ? .
Chailes Nest , who has been in Jail a
number of times for dt unkenncss , wis
picked up from a gutter by OOlcer T homas
vestcrday in a beastly state of intoxication.
Nest was lying with his head in a mud Hole
and his body and logs about a foot higher
up It would only luuo been n question of
time until ho would have strangled or
choked to death had ho not been discoveicd
by the olllcer.
Anoilur l'ri/ I I 'lit.
Walker and McCoj , local heavyweights ,
bad a tenrouiifight at Saipy Mills early
iestnrday morning. Some time ago these
men fought forty-six lounds and the contest
was declared u draw. Since that time
McCoy has made his brags that ho could
whip Walker in a punch , and has made all
sort of tempting offers to got another crack
nt Walker. Ho fin illy made a wager tint
ho could stop Walker in ten iound ! > and § 100
a side was placed on this pioposltlon. A
laigo crowd of local sports and a few fiom
Omaha went out to sco the bittlo , but all
came away disgusted , as the affair was de
cidedly tame There was not a scratch on
either man's face , and if anything , Walker
made the best showing of the two. The
only blows that McCoy got m on Walker
were a few "body ticklcis" thatamounted tone
no Ih Ing.
Scrnims S ivcd u ISiirulur'fi f.lfa.
John Freeman , who lives at Twenty-third
stteet and tlio Boulovaid , was awakened
early yestsiday morning by hearing some
lorson cutting at the screen on ono of his
Lmck windows. Mr. Fiooman climbed out of
Dcd and placing tu-j shells In his shotgun ,
took a convenient st md and stood paticntl.v
waiting for the fellow to poke his head
thiough the window. In the meantime
both Mis. Froenian and their daughter
had been advised of tlio condition
of afTaiis and tlio child became no frightened
that her cries fiightcncd away the burglar
For a tlmo John felt curtain that ho would
como marching down Twentv-fourth sticet
with a burglar's scalp dangling fiom his belt
and ho was really dis ippointcd that ho did
not got a pop shot at the intrudeis ,
\Viiutml lo I'lilnt tlio Town.
A well known stock dealer from the wcs-
tcin pat t of the siatu was In the city , v ester-
day , and ever > ona on the stioot knew he
was hero. Ho said ho was going to paint
the "blooming burg redder th in the comb of
n gobbler. " but before ho put on the last
coat Officer Kroogor took the gentleman In
hand nndgaye him a shady resting place at
the station house When &uatchod the tel-
low had fill. ) in cash , .vliich ho was scatttu-
Ing In the saloons at a lively rate. Although
the cow man was profuse with his nbuso to
the police , when ho awakens this morning
ho will , no doubt , bo thankful that ho was
taken Into shelter before all of his money
was blown In ,
Mndo Oi > >
HOY H. Ij Whoelcr Itift last evening for
Ponca.
V. H. Doughty , city editor of the No-
btaska Citj News , was in the city icstorday
Denny Keatio and bride returned , \ ester-
day from DcMilso : : , la , where they wcto
married list week.
Another sick man was taken to tha police
station vestcrday. Ho gave his name us
Mike LwToubic'kor and said ho had Just
walked in fiom Kansas City. Ho wns
examined by Dr. Solomon , who said the
man was suffering tram acute pneumonia
and needed Immediate nursing. The tourist
is still at the police station
Hlory nl iMiui.
H. Pierce , a wealthy old gentleman frotr
Lebanon , Tor. , passed thiough Omaha Sat'
urday evening on his way homo fiom the
World's fair. Ho stcppaJ fiom the train
and In a moment of alsont-mlndedness laitl
down his cane , and when ho went to look foi
it the Btlc.c was gone.
It was a line olive wood stick with a solii
silver bond , and as It had boon presented ti
him by his grandchildren , he pi ized It highly
Ho offered a substantial reward for the ro
covoiy of the cane. Olllcer Cook found tin
cano in the possession of a young man vvhi
hud picked It up. Ho sent it to Mr , I'lcrce
DoiiiLnilo Dliuoril.
About 7:30 : last ovculng WIlllo Wlnan
d j came into the pollca station and said that i
muu named Burton , living on Fifteenth btitfti
r.o-.r Jackson , woa srcatlnp a disturbance
with his wife and ! had drawn n revolver
threatening to kllhhfer.
An officer was wint after Barton , but when
ho arrived on the SKMRIO the couple had made
up and peace had npread its whlto pinions
over the household. I No arrest was mado.
Unlit MoiinlHln H'lnprr Minn 1'roilng
VVonthrrtiilly nioli.
SitnimuN , Wio.Aug. 18 [ Special Cor
respondence. ) Byvmy of the toll reid , the
fnmous Bald mountain pliccr fields are dis
tant from Sheridanabout forty miles. The
range rises Immediately west from the city.
It Is conceded by nearly nil tlio minors nnd
exports nt Dalu mountain that wealth In
untold millions Is burled In these greit
placer Acids , the gold being line und impossi
ble to save through the various p.oeessos
knovvr. to Indlvldu il effort. The eamp must
therefore provo a in.ichlno camp , and with
this knowledge the Fortunatus compiny
placed u Bucyrus amalgamator In the Hold n
j ear ago nnd began experimental work. In
the official report in life to the stockholders
on the ! Wth of last December , Piosldcnt
Hawkins of Albany , N. Y. . siys :
As the roMilt of my examination and ob-
sorv athm bcforo anil utter the plant com
menced work. I tun perfectly assured In Htat-
Ing that two thliiBs d iv o been eluarly demon
strated , n imply , the rlchnoss of the ground
anil the certainty that thu amalgam itor will
uo the work rcimlred of It ufti-r a few changes
are Hindu In ordot to facilitate the haiidllni ; of
the tailings.
The engineer sent by the Hucyrus company
to stai t the plant , a mini of extended expert-
I'tieo In placer mining in South America and
Mexico , stated that ho never . . .iva richer av-
IMMKU placer Rrotinil than that ovvnoil by the
lull tunatns company , llu was coiillilent that ,
taking acre for ncre , It would average at
loist $1 per cubic yurd. 1 saw minors
take fiom eight mint Is of the envoi 50
cents In sold. The $1 per cubic yard
Is estimated from the upper strain , while unto
the pres nt time buttock has not boon
reached. In digging u illtcli BOIIIO tun feet
ilnop a ktriituin wits toadied much higher than
thn tipper one. This shows that the grunt pos
sibilities of thlspioporty aio jet to bo fully
dev oloiuil. The only re ison this conipntiy
was enabled to secure this iloh pionorty at the
let ms accepted , \ \ is the fact of UH uuliiR NO
imiiuto ftom rillroad facilities. Hut now Us
value In gruutly onh.iiiCL'don account of the
inllro ul h.ivhu touched bhorldan und a route
survoyo.l within two miles of the Portiinatiis
camp Whllo this virgin pi icor Kioiind Is In
Itself rich In gold , It Is thn success of the
amalgamator , cup ihlu of s iv Ins nil the gold
thotinh line as Hour-and the ability to h iinllo
largei iiuantltksof the mnteilat , which ren-
dois this pioporty of great value.
i'ho timilg.im itor now in operation nt
Bald mountain , has a capacity of ri ) > ) cublo
jatdsper day of ten hours. Pushed to its
fullest limit , daj and night shifts , tor twenty
hours , means 31,000 per day. But the ground
has exceeded in value the most STiiijuliio ex
pectations of the men intciestcd. From SI
the 101 ! Miluo lias risen to $7 , and again
fallen to $ J , an average of JJ per cublo yard.
The amalgamator was recently luu for llfty-
ouo liouts , but thu tiunagomont would give
nothing for publication Tlio result is at
present locked up in n Sheridan vault In tlio
shape of a gold brick , the v.tlua of which
may be s.ifelj estimated at fiom $5,000 to
C.7.000.
The Fortunatus company has put chased
the latest impioved machine of the Bucv rus
pattoin , nnd this is at present being elected
at Bald mountain. Its weight is 120,000
pounds , and it cost neatly 55,000 to. tians-
poitlt ft oui the factory to the placer lleltis
lib value is between $ .10,000 and $10,000 Its
capacity Is just five times gt pater thin the
inaUiino now being opeiatcd , and conumting
the value of tlio ground pr-r jard at ssi , it
would clean up SH.OOO per dav , $103,000 per
week , or IW.OOO per month.
Allowing that these figures are too high
by 50 per cent , vvhloh would icduco the daily
output of the small amalgamator to § 1,500
and the largest ono to $7,500 , thereby icduc-
ini ; the month's cletnup to ajoOJO ; or if the
admitted ligutes of the Fortun.itus company
are taken , tlio small machine is catching
$500 per day ( of ten hours ) and thu month's
work vvoulu show a gold lestilt of " ? 15,000 ,
w hile the now machine's gather would bo
exactlyiho timci tbose , amounts , namely ,
S3 500 a d iv ; $75.000 per month. P
Lucius J. Bo\d , mining and UvitJengineer ,
who icccntlj ntrivcd in Shciidan and has
aliyadv accepted the management of thu
Divton Gulch Plicor Mining compiny of
li.ild mountain , stated that no belle yd the
Bald mountain gold fields were destined to
become the greatest bonan/i of the centurj' .
Mr. Bojdisa careful and practical man ,
having spent manj jc.ns in the mines of
Australia , Afiica ami Nova Scotia , and
knows whereof ho speaks Aicpoit detail
ing the formation and othei scientific f.icts ,
will soon bo issued by this experienced man ,
and vour lepoitcr is piumlscd u copy for
publication
Thus It will bo seen that there does not
icmain a puticlcof doubt roiiLCining the
wealth of the Sheridan mines , and it cannot
bu long eio a season of unpruccdinted jtos- )
poiit.v il.iuiis upon tlio state , as the mineral
wealth of the noith will find its way n.itur-
ullj Into all the veins of the commonwealth.
HARMONY NOW PBEVAILS.
rulmr D.iy Committed SrtlK'S Onn Conten
tion In tlio Itinki of Orciuil/ccl l.iibnr.
When the icgulnr meeting of the Labor
day committee was opened yesterday Dis-
ti ict Master Woikman Huiitiiigton and cx-
Master Woikmun H. Cohen of district as
sembly 12(1 ( wore on hand to piotcst against
the selection of Dr. Mercer as one of the
speakeis.
After a lengthy discussion on the subject
the committee thought best to instruct its
seuetniy to notify Mr. Moicer that his
presence on the occasion of September 4 was
notdesited. Mr W. H. Dcch will in all
probability 1111 his place.
This was done in older to promote har
mony , as the Knights of Libor were bitterly
opposed to allow ing any cundUato for ofllco
to make a speech at the L ibor day celebra
tion.
tion.Somo
Some of the local assemblies had nl-
tcady declined to participate in the pirado
on this account and it was feared th it all
thn assemblies might follow suit , thereby
matciiallj depleting the ranltJ of the men on
that day.
It was decided to follow the same line of
mirch as in 1MI1. C. L Nowstiom of the
Clgaimakcrs union was mimed as giand
maishal ,
'I ho choice of spoakets so fur has fallen
upon Dr. Chailes itodolph and D , Clem
De.u or.
At the maishals' mooting , which convened
nt 10 o'rlock jcstarday morning , only a
do/.cn men worn present and these concluded
to hold thu selection of positions for the
dilfcicnt trades unions and Knights of Labor
assemblies over till next Sunday , when a
laigor attendance of assistant marshals is
expected , to avoid , if possible , any friction
with tcgard to position In the para do.
Chlclo | , Iloclc As I und & I'liclflo It ) .
Commencing' Monday , Angniht 21 , the
"Hook Island"will inaugurate ti now
train Hcrvico between Council IJhitTs ,
Omaha , Lincolnnnd , the southwest , Oklahoma -
lahoma nnd Texas. A now train known
as the Texas oxjn-oss will leave Oinahn
at(1:00 : a.m. , making dlrunt through
connections to Hort Worth , arriving
there the follow ing inoi nine In twelve
hours quicker tlmo than via any other
lino. The Hock Island rims through
the very hctirt oHtho famous "Choiokoo
Strip , " noon to bo opened for fiottlcinoiit ,
Cheap rates on AiiRUt > tJ , September
ItJ and October 1QJ For pat ticnlars call
on unv Hook Island , agent , or addre&s
CHAS. KINNIDV : : ,
General Northvvotorii Passenger Agent.
A convenient ami piu.ia.int place to ob
tain luncheon. Unldutl , 15iO : Farnatn.
ALL THINGS WORK FOR GOOD
DespairTollows Disaster , but Hearts VToro
Made to Stand Strains.
REV , HATHWAY'S ' INTERESTING SERMON
Karoos with the Oontlcnoin of Clirlhood
but tlio 1'ulsa Heat of a Cnnniin Sin
Hobs Around Oil tlio WIITC *
of I.lfe.
At the St. Mary's Avcnuo Congregational
church yesterday morning the pulpit was
occupied by the llov. Mr. Hathaway of
Blooming Green , N. Y. His subject was
"All Things Work for Good , " and the sermon
was Instructive and Interesting , llev.
Hathaway said'In pirt :
"Hero is the perfection of faith. How
sublime , how inspiring this confidence in
ono who had endured the full measure of
human trl il ; who had boon made strong by
weakness , conquered by defeat ; who cast
down was not discouraged and did not for a
moment doubt the goodness and presence of
God , though ho suffoied because of
fidelity and was slain bccauso of devotion
to the truth. This language is not
the moro sentiment of ono lapped in ease
and pleasure , not the perfume of a wall
flower , but the calm avowal of a hero , whoso
faith has been tried ; who has met and con-
quoted every calamity and ovorv foowho ;
has vigor of upcst manhood and gentleness
of a pirl , a hoait teudor as the heart of a
mother , sensitive as an aspen leaf , jot
'with the pulse beat of a cannon. '
So strong is assurance , so complete Is
truth , so perfect Is spiritual vision , that the
heart grasping the substance of its hope
sijs : 'I know.1 Not only is the sight clear ,
but the vision Is glorious. 'Wo know that
nil things work together for good ' Now this
Just touches the point of our most ficquent
and painful doubt comes to our aid Just
when theio has been most fear and skepti
cism. Kichwoidof this romark.iblo text ,
ns wo study It , becomes full ol tucclous
me ining. No doubt in some things I'uul
spoke wiser than ho know , his language
hiving a scientific verity of which ho was
not aware. Conscious of testing In the great
tiuth of a perfect , univcis-il divinity , ho felt
that ho could not ovoistato too far. 'Wo
know that all things work. ' This is a literal
truth , a wonderful fact of the matcilal uni
verse. Tlnoughout thoicalmof matter there
is cease'ess ' activity porpetunl , endless
change. Nothing is at rest Atoms , worlds ,
nebuliu , systems tire governed by the law
of peipotual motion and mutation.
Kicli atom , closely as It scorns
packed with its neighbois , Is believed to bo
In u statoof Inccssint vibration , and all ma-
teilal bodies , however solid they may ap
pear , aio supposed to bo nmdo up of an in
finity of these w hilling parts which never
touch each other and never rest Thus the
study of matter icsohcs Itself into a study
of foices , showing that all things are not at
work , and this leads to a new perception of
that sublime lesson of science , the unity of
the umvoibo , 'all things tvork together. '
Graiitl .Muicli to Hod.
"Tho viewless atoms of green leaf , whoso
ceiscless action is a condition of organic
being , move to the same harmony , are vital-
icd , guided and bound by the sanio 1 iw that
contiols the countless suns , that shoot their
beams of light athwart the unhorse. Theio
is unbroken simpUhy and unity of action
overyw hero , no vagrant atom or vvoild , but
all aio imusliulod In older and made to keep
peifcct step in the match of tlmo and the
plan of God.
'This is the deduction of science. But that
good is the final result of all and to all is , i
conclusion sometimes hard to icaluoand
must bo revealed. Heio is a demand for
faith. Nature's laws have a manifest gen-
cial utility , but do thoi vvoik for the coed of
persons , of the individual ? I do not ooliovo
that man was made for nny system , but
under the perfect providence of an all-wise
Fathoi all stems must piomoto ultimata
good of fcveti child of heaven. Knot , a
gptiiron falls unnoticed. Can the child be
forgottcni Will God foi get that which is
best ? God is the infinite providence. His
care is unlviM3al and perfect But , exclaims
the paitial , selfish obscivcr. nature is inex-
oiablo and under the icign of law instead of
irood to all. I see countless evils , dark , mys-
tciious and teirible. Yos. 1 know there aio
tempests , plagues and famines , hero the
bloom of gaidcn , theio the desolation of tUo
dcscit. Not only life , but death. Wo see
not only joy and biightness , but dlsastcrand
despair.
Into tlm Juwa of Death.
"Wo may see the gallant ship proudly
sailing over a summer sea , songs and dances
on her deck , hope and joy filling all her sails
And vender in the wlntiy stoim and dark
ness is the ill starred Atlantic , with her
t'liousamlsof pi ecious lives , plunging through
the doom , on to the Jagged rock-ribbed
shore , sweeping thtough the d.ukncss into
the teirlblo Jaws of death. What cries ,
what shiluks and prayers go up into the
wintry heavens Athousmd souls call to
God , and the desert shores and remorseless
brcakeis seem to mock them , for not a
mother , sister , vvlfo or child is saved. The
tower of Siloam falls and eighteen men uro
slain. An avalanuho is started from a shelv
ing crag and a village is bulled beneath the
rocks and snow. Is God a present and pei
fcct providence ? Yes.
"Gool comes from desert and frost ,
plague and famine , fiom a ship that falls a
prey to robbers of the deep , as vveli as from
the \essel that pioudly enters the poit.
Comes fiom every tragedy of land or sea ,
from conllagiation , destruction of mills ,
fiom paiitfb of hunger and ropioofs of win-
tor. Ijvon Hutler was a blessing to New
Orleans , and since the great fire of 1CCO puri-
lluil Jjoniloii it IMS not been smitten by
plugno. Every leap , from its Indian Jungles
of that fearful tiger , Asiatic cholera , whoso
fatal soring and havoc made the nations
pain , has inci eased the health and sov-
oieigntyof the world. All the -evils that
come from Ignorance and neglect , selfish
ness and lust , mo dlvlno advocates of
righteousness and nro leading thu vvoild on
to the ciicles of the golden year.
hln on the ttormy b i of Life.
"Hero alone is progress. But this assur
ance of faith must not end hero , to bo a
source of comfort and strength to the great
majority of these who laar and distrust.
For there Is a moral woi Id of human agency
and losponsibllity. Hero as before -all
things work for that which Is good.1 Yet ,
whllo the activity Is as manifest , the har
mony is not bo evident. It demands the
clearest of faith in God to feel and rest In
the feeling that hoi o too there is unity of
action , all woiklng together , and that Micro
Is a perfect plan and bonuflcont aim all
worKlng for good , Who , looking out on this
stormy sea of life , where sin so often seems
to triumph and where tobbery and wrong
prevail , vvhoio wickedness is often on throne
and virtue Hi dungeon , where there Is a
cioss for Jesus and a reward for Judas , a
ptison for 1'aul and a pallet for Nero , mar
tyrdom for goodness and glory and ambition ,
whb Is not liable to sink in despair unless
strong confidence lu God sustains the heart.
Hero often must wo walk by faith. "
IOW KATli K.VCUKSION
To Houston , Toxim , mid Iteturn ,
On next Tuesday , August 22 , low rates
for round trip ro Honnton or Galveston ,
Texas , will bo given by the undot signed.
Address R. C , Patterson , Omaha , Nob.
Omaha to Manavvu , round trip 30
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The only I'ure Cream of Tartar Powder. No Ammonia ; No Alnm.
Used iu Millions of Homes 40 Years the Standard *
Imitation is the Sincerest
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Why is Pearline the mark
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f _ \ytf which is brought out ? Every-
{ * * * 11 thing is called " the same as"
K "as good as" Pearline.
None of them say
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( o I J 1 say "as good as"
they arc not. The sim
ple fact that Pearline
is so largely imitated
would be enough to prove it the best. And when a poor
washing compound can do so much damage , do you want
anything but the best ?
I'EAULINE is manufactured only by 3CO JAMKS PYLC , New York.
HANDFUL OF DIRT MAY BE A HOUSE-
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