Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAIIA. DAILY DJifiiL FLU DAY , JULY 5 , 1895 5
it x News of the Northwest.
i
from 1'eacU Springs cotnci tlia ttory of j
the finding of a nugget , or bowlder rather , of
purs silver , inch there has been no record
ct In tlio 1,1-tory of mining lu the west , says
a Hackhurg , A. T , , special to the San I'ran-
cleco Hiamlncr. The bowlder welched about
half a ton , and Its value Is anywhere from
* S,000 to $10.000. It was found by William
Tucker nnd John Doyl" , both old prospectors.
The find was made on the ICth ot June.
The men had been prospecting In the Death
Valley mining region and had started across
country to the Grand Canyon of the Colorado
to get Into a llttlo plcasanter region for tholr
cummer work.
They were camped on the Beach emigrant
road Just where the cut-off comes down over
the low rolllni ; hllle to tt > railroad track ,
about four miles from Peach Springs , and
the iiuggpt was lying within 300 feet of the
rallrojd track and not more than 100 foct
from the main wagon road. It projected
from ti ! hillside In plain view of the road ,
( inil ? trjii | in ruch n position that more than
ono mii ! liid , probably sat upon It to gaze up
or down th" railroad track. Heine cxartly
nlmllir In appearance to hundreds of other
looiu rnJt.1 In that rpplon It had escaped
particular notlco until Mr. Tucker came along
and rested hit * hand upon It. Both Doyle
and Tucker uro old miners , and Tucker espe
cially was struck with the peculiar "feel" of
this Inwlder. He Is familiar with the form
of ll\or , known as "black metal , " found In
thp di.lcimlto limestone In the Mescal mine In
California , and almost Intuitively It struck
Mm that hero was a piece of the same black
metal.
Ho had gone out to bring his horaes Into
camp when the rock attracted his atten
tion , nnd trying to break off a fragment he
discovered th.it the rock was solid metal.
lie tried to lift 11 , but could not , and then
Jio went and brought Doyle out to help him.
A little discing disclosed a bowlder In the
shape of an oblong oval , aometlilng like the
liack of a turtle , about two and a half feet
lony , of the same width , and ono foot thick.
The top was smooth and lustrous , and the
under sirface was coated with scales ot the
lilacl ; metal.
Mr Tucker eays the nugget has all the
nppoaranco of having been thrown up from
a gr'-at vein nnd smelted by the How of lavn
which abounds In that region , cooling In the
form In which It WJM found , and this theory
Is borne out by the find of it least a dozen
similar plPcon , though murh smaller. In the
wamo vlrinlty. Thcso pieces of pure silver
weighed from five to flfty pounds each.
Tucker nnd Doyle have located a mining
claim where the bowlder was found nnd In
tend to sink n shaft and drift Hi search of
the main vein.
Mr. Tucker aald today that In 1SS3 a piece
of smeltctd silver weighing four poun Is was
found by William Hooker two mllea weU of
reach Springs , but attracted no attention , the
Kuppjsltlon being that It had been stolen
from a Mfxlcan smelter and subsequently
lost by the thief.
IXVS BUSINESS INSTINCTS.
The tribe of Makah Indians , living near
Qulllayute , C'lnllam county , have temporarily
nbandoned sealing and embarked In the sniug-
Kllng business , says a I'ort Townsend special
to the St. Paul Pioneer Press. The tralllc has
been going on for several years , nnd devel
oped Into such hugo proportions as to astonish
customs officers when they began an Investi
gation. Two Indians were arrested near Capo
natter" with several hundred dollars' worth
of merchandise which they had purchased at
Victoria and smuggled across the stral.t ot
Juan-de-Fuca In cinoe ? , and were peddling
around among fanners nnd settlers when ar-
resteM. The Indians freely confessed they
li.ul been In the business for years , and said
they were Ignorant ot the fact that they
violated the government laws. Further In
vestigation shows that the practice has been
general for many years , and aa many as
forty or flrty Indhns are this summer en-
Kaged In the woik. The two Indians now
under arrest will bo prosecuted vigorously ,
though It is believed that the Interior depart
ment will Intercede , for the reason that they
are wards of the government and should have
been more closely watched by the agent
Sover.il more Indians will bo arrested In a
low days for the same offense.
KXPI2CT A BOOM.
A mining boom of no small proportions Is
about opening up for Wyoming , and I believe
that the Ores Venire country In Ulnta county
is . .estlncd to bo the largest mining camp
In the state of Wyoming , writes a correspondent
pendent to the Cheyenne Sun-Leader.
This locality as well as Snake river Is
Inseparably associated with the yellow metal ,
nnd not a pioneer or early writer thus far
known has over failed to toll the world that
the great geld Holds of our country must ul
timately bo found here.
The tires Vctitro ( lold Mining company has
located between 3.000 and -1.000 acres on the
Gros Ventro rlvor , nnd several claims on the
Snake river. They have with thorn at this
tl.mo ono of the ablest mineralogists and in In
Ing experts to be found In the country , nnd
n most thorough ami crucial .examination of
nil this property Is to bo made this summer.
The prospects are flattering In the extreme ,
and If It turns out that fairly good quantities
of gold are hero , wo shall have ho grande't
camp In the Ilnltel States , right In the heart
of the ( Iroso Ventro and Snake river coun
tries. Hvery feature requisite for Immense
placer workings is here , with millions tc
spare , and If wo were given the power tc
* manufacture a camp to order we could not
make a more cnmple'o and perfect enulp.neiit
than nature has given to the locality In ques
tion. Inexhaustible water supp y. whole town
ships of dense plno timber , perfect dumping
grounds for the tailings , nnd a river of Irre
sistible power to carry the wato away , broad
guntly sloping benches of land for a city , and
lastly n water power sufficient to operate all
the machinery that will ever ba required , an-l
to. tear down the mountains by hydraulics at
a rate that will make pay dirt out of toll
yielding only 10 cents per cubic yard , If per-
clianco It should run BO low ; those are a few
of the salient ( mints in the great mlnlnc
aoheme of northern Ulnta county.
THE SAN JOAQUIN RAILWAY.
Thirty-three miles of the route of the Sat
3"ranciseo & San Joaquln railway have now
fceen surveyed from Stcckton s uth , says th :
Ban Francisco Examiner. Of this distance thi
twenty-five miles to the Stanislaus river have
licon located , nnd two preliminary lines havi
been run from the Stanislaus to the Tuo
lumno river. The Graham party of engineers
which bas that part of the road In charge
has Just moved five mllea south of the Tuo
lumno. and will work from that point tow an
Morred , thirty flvo miles d stint. The V.'sil i
engineers nre between ton nnd eleven mile :
north of that city , which they will reach li
three or four days , when they will proceei
to survey the sltas within the city limits
They have only run ono preliminary lini
from Fresno kouth.
Though the contract for the cars has no
yet been completed anil ( Untied. J. Ham
niond & Co. have already begun the construe
tton ot the rolling stock.
CAUELKSS SURVEYS.
Carelessness on the part of many of th
government surveyor. ! who survived per
\ tlons of Dakota territory during early days I
causing endless strlfo and litigation to deter
mine the ownership of thousands of acres o
valuable land , gays a Chamberlain dhpatcl
to the Sioux Falls
Argus-Leader. Many o
these surveys nro mlileadmg as ta the boun
darles. nnJ In every Instunco where nev
surveys have been ordered by county author
Itlesthe eld surveys have been found to b
wholly wrong. Persons who took covcrmnen
land In accordance with the old surveys re
fuse to permit the lines to be changed t
conform to the new gurvcyt , for the rcasoi
that many of them would losa quantities eland
land by the transaction. Burke touiuhli :
Mlnnehaha county , hu for years been th
scene of bitter strife In this connection.
With the hope of adjusting the difficult
a new survey wa nude. A majority of th
people of the to-vnshlp and the townahl
officers are In fa\or of the new survey , bu
a .number whose property u affected by th
chances in the lln ? * are .strenuously oppose
to It , anl a very bitter feeling hag been en
gendered between the two factions. Till
feeling has caused a number of personal en
counters. Unless the people can come t
some amicable agreement In the matter uerl
out trouble Li liable to enrue.
TRUE STORV OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE
Apropos of the receit robbery of ores I
tb Golden Fleece , Henry C. Oluey , * an ol
ERP"I
Sin Jtianer , corrects the statement tliit : the
discovery of tliu Golden Kloece waa due to the
txcr'luns ' of n box I" March of rabbits , says
the lnvcr News. Thlp. he says , was the
history of the Golden Wonder , a later find ,
but thn true facts of the I'leece are given
ai follows :
IJnos T. Hotchkls ; , who , In the early days
of Colorado , kept the toll gale and hid charge
of the toll ro.nl on the ( iulden and Central
road , was selected to locate and construct
the Las Anlinas toll road. Ho had , after
overcoming Innumerable obstacles , competed
the location of the road to the- shores of the
beautiful lake Han Cristobal , three miles
south of Lake. City. While prospecting for
a route for the road along the west shore lie
found some mineral float , and following It
up , located the lode. . He staked sonic of his
companions In tlie location , which was named ,
In hl. honor , the "Hotchklss. " During the
summer of IS7I eomo work was done and a
wagon load of the mineral tak n to Del Norto
ami sampled ; to the nmazement of everybody
It yielded upward of $30.000. It proved to
bo tellurium ore. Neediest to say Hint there
was tremendous excitement. The night the
returns were received , a wild stampde ensued
for the ne-.v Kldorado. Other location. ) were
made In that section of San Juan , and the
foumllnK of Like City followed.
"The Oolden Fleece was worked with great
prollt for n while , but In 1S78 , while under
bond and lease to John J. Crooke ct nl. , the
ore chute was lost , the lessees ran the prop-
cry Into dtbt nnd Ocorge Wilson et nl. , em
ployes , filed a Hen upon It. Wilson was In
charge of the properly when on January 1 ,
1SSO. I think , the property bring unpatented
and no work having been done upon It dur
ing the previous year , Wlleon ct al. , relo
cated It as the Golden Fbeco. The- subse
quent history of this property up to and In
cluding Its purr-disc by the pr sent owners ,
the recovery of the lost bonanza , Hi fabulous
output and the recent discovery of the bold
robberies of Its richest ores , have been re
peatedly published.
"LOST CABIN" FOUND.
William Murray , who has a mlno at the
lunctlon of Kosh creek and I'ltt river , about
sixty miles nortl'ea t of here , says n Hed-
dlng. Colo. , dispatch to the Denver Republi
can , brlngj news of ha\lng discovered the
richest mine In this county , and says It litho
the original "Lost Cabin" mine , which has
b ° cn searched for during the past thirty
years.
Ho has discovered a lode M)0 ) fee * wide and
400 feet high , Impregnated with Iron ore ,
which bears gold and silver to the value of
from $7."i to $ ir.O per ton. The range where
this mine was discovered la a continuation
of that upon which U the great Lost Confi
dence mine , or what Is generally known as
the Iron Mountain. It was recently sold to
an Kngllsh syndicate for $300,000.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
Lightning damaged the Yankton College
of Science hall several hundred dollars by
boring a hole ten feet in diameter from roof
to cellar.
Citizens of Charles Mix and Don Homme
counties have been holding -public meetings
to devise means for Inducing the Chicago &
Northwestern railway to extend Its Yankton
branch In In these counties thla fall , EO that
the Immense crops can be marketed.
A movement Is under way In Douglas and
Charles Mix counties to establish a new town
on the lands ceded by the Yanklon Indians.
The town will be located midway between Ar
mour and Yankton agency , a region of coun
try that Is not surpassed In South Dakota.
The Volga Creamery association received
returns for their first consignment of butter
nnd distributed the money among the farm
ers , netting them 13U cents per pound , a
gain of about 5 cents over the market .price
for butter. They are now receiving ubout
G.500 pounds of milk dally.
The annual spring round-up for branding
at Pierre has been finished and cattle men
are more than pleased. They report their
losses for the winter at a percentage so
small as to be hardly worth estimating as a
loss , less than one-half on 1 per cent , many
men with hundreds of head not having a
single loss on record.
Work upon the great Klldonan mill at
I'luma Is progressing rapidly. About 100-
000 feet of huge timber has been received
from Oregon. Some of these timbers are
1C by 18 in size and forty feet long. Tim
bers of thl ? size could not bo obtained in
this section. They are Oregon fir. This mill
will be the largest reduction plant in the
hills , having a capacity of 250 tons a day.
Newark lias qulto a novelty In the way of
an artesian lake , formed from the surplus
vater from the well recently sunk at that
place. The well Is of the spouter variety
and has ulicady formed a pond of over 100
acre , varying from four to eight feet In
depth. The water Is of remarkably good
quality , being very clear and free from
ilkali , or similar Impurities. Application
ins been made to the United States fish
hatchery for a supply of German carp , with
which to stock the pond , and tlio thrlv-
tig llttlu town bids fair to blossom into a
popular summer resort.
COLORADO.
The water In the mineral springs at Morri
son is to b ? shipped to Denver In tanks.
Another clean-up from a two weeks' run
was made by the SmItli-Moftat cyanide worki
al Florence. Seven hundred and fifty ounces
of gold wore taken.
John 1' . Klug of Box Elder has been arrested -
rested upon a charge ot having fenced In a
portion of the public domain embracing a
tract of about 10.000 acres.
A recent return received from the stamp
mill in Black Hawk , at Central City , gave an
average of eight ounces from the stamp mill
ore netting over $ " 5 per ton.
Great excitement prevails over the dis
covery of gold on Froze creek , about twelve
miles southwest of Silver Cliff. The ore Is
abundant and runs up to $10 per ton.
The Anaconda Is sending ere from the big
tunnel to the cyanldj mill at Florence. li
rims from $10 to $ .0 per ton. One car 01
high grade went better than ? 100 per ton.
John Anderson had a mill run from hi :
mine up Chicago creek near the Newton re
turning thirteen ounces gold to the cord , say.
the Idaho Spilngs News. In panning from the
same streak ha obtained an ounce of gold
from nine pounds of dirt.
Late last fall Messrs. Warren and Leslli
located a claim , which they called the At-
lade , Just south of Blue Lake. In Bridal Vel
basin. In the Ophlr district. Before they wen
able to thoroughly prospect their loeatloi
winter set In nnd drove
them out. They an
now at work and taking out some- flue diver'
gold quartz , which runs 125 ounces sllvei
and $75 In cold.
WYOMING.
Seven young antelope , captured In the Ar
buclclo pasture , near Cheyenne , are belni
trained.
Laramle Peak gold mines are In full bias
night and day. It l reported gold Is fouiu
In the ore taken from the mine.
It Is reported on what appears to be rella
bio authority that a big guld discovery ha :
been made not ten miles from Douglas.
Work has been begun on a searching wrl
at Green Illver , In the expectation of striklni
fuel or oil. The work Is conducted by .
company organized for the purpose.
W. C. Knight , professor of mining at tin
State university , and W. H. Heed , a geologls
of much experience In the Wyoming fields
have gone to Lusk , about 150 miles northeas
ot Laramie , to take a fossil saurian whlcl
they dipco\ered there.
Mlko Evans , a Llltlo Goose creek ranchman
has Imported 100 English pheasant egga
which he proposes to place under his hens
If the hatch proves successful Mr. Evan
will turn the pheasant ? loose In the hope o
stocking the country with this game.
The Wyoming & Missouri River Rallrosi
company has filed article ? of Incorporation
with a capital stock ot $500,000 , to construe
and operate a railroad from Aladdin. Creel
county. In an easterly direction to the east
ern line of the state , thence through the stat
of South Dakota to a point on the MUsour
river to be hereafter determined.
OREGON.
A good many railroad ties are being go
out In the middle fork of the Coqulllo an
shipped by steamer to San Francisco.
Arrangements are being mode to bor
for coal In the marsh land adjoining th
Beaver Hill mine , to determine the dept
the \eln lies under ground.
An Astoria wtnian whqso husband had bee
missing flvo days , hearing that the body c
a man had been found In tlie river , at one
decided It was that of her spouse. She Im
mediately went to town , and without trout
ling herself to Identify the remains , spcn
JI3 buying crape and material for n mournIng -
Ing drees. When she reached home she
found her husband making a pot cf tea at J
the kitchen fire.
The terms of payment of the subsidy of
JW.OOO demanded by Manager Graham to
build the Roseburg & Cooa Bay railroad
are not satisfactory to the citizens ot Rose-
burg.
Rev. Mr. Atkinson , who Is preaching at
Vale , makes a tour of the saloons before
service and Invites those present to attend
church. Ho does It In such a gentlemanly
manner that the Invitation 19 quite generally
accepted.
The little settlement of Eckley , In Curry
county , has established road communication
with the outside world nt last , a wagon road
to Custer having been opened up. Eckley
has been settled since 1S ! > 4 , and pack mules
have been the only means o' . transporta
tion.
tion.Six
Six of James Hughey's cattle were grazing
on the skill road nt tht > lower end ot Frank
Severance's logging chute on Wlleon river
when a battcrlng-iam of a log came down
the elm to like greased lightning and butted
the band. After the blow there was n hash
of hides , hoofs , horns and mince meat. Not
otic of the band cccaped.
The frequent stage robberies on the route
from Klamath Falls to Ager have resulted In
Wells. Fargo & Co. again withdrawing from
business over that line nnd closing the ex-
preis office In Klamath Falls. The express
company withdrew from business over n
number of stage lines In northern California
nnd southern Oregon a couple of years ago ,
but to accommodate the Klamath county people
ple , who have no bank , re-established their
servlco from Ager to Klamath Falls.
WASHINGTON.
The North river log Jam , originally 2,800
foot In length , has ben cut , EO that only 400
foot remain.
Mount Baker Is said to be on Its periodical
eruption. A black column of vapor U seen
rising apparently from Its summit.
Tim Tacoma Mill company has placed an
order for 2.500.000 feet of choice timber , to
be taken out around Lake Whatcom.
The Blue Canyon Coal company has re-
reived a trial order for 200 tons of coal for
use on the steamer City of Kingston.
The Wisconsin Bridge company has : i con
tract to put In steel approaches to the Great
Northern Columbia river bridge at Rock
Island. A large crew of bridge men are on
the ground and work has commenced.
Cheap wheat has driven the Palouse farm
ers Into hog raising extensively. It l esti
mated that In Whitman county alone there
are 100,000 hogs. Some are nfralil th-y will
regret the step If pork declines In price , as It
threatens to do.
The state fish committee has decided , after
carefully Investigating the various streams
tributary to the Columbia rlvor , to locate the
llsh hatchery , for which an appropriation of
$ ' -0,000 was nifldo by the last legislature , at
tome point on the Kalama river.
Tlio Farmers' Alliance Implement company
may have trouble collecting Insurance on Its
warehouse , recently burned at Walla Walla ,
because the building was on leased ground ,
and was mortgaged , without giving duo no
tice to the Insurance company.
The miner ? on the Grey Eagle and also
EDvernl other mines In the Methow district
have stopped work and filed a Hen on the
mines for money due them for work. This ,
added to mining operations bcMng discontinued
on Slate crook , Is giving the camp a serious
setback.
Sheriff Stlnson | g on the trail ot 50.000
sheep that are being driven Into nnd through
Klttltas county from without the state , for
the purpose of collecting the tax provided by
the last legislature on migratory stock. The
law provides that In case of refusal to pay
the assessment a levy and sale of the stock
may bo peremptorily made.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Almost very town In Montana Is making a
flght for the new Sollders' Home.
Sapphire deposits are reported twenty-five
miles west of Phllllpsburg , Mont. , 1,400 acres
In extent.
The rumor of the discovery of brilliant
diamonds at Mount Edgeconie. near Sltka ,
Alaska , was proven to bo without foundation.
The White Ash mine In New Mexico Is
producing an average ot thirty-seven cars
of coal a day , and of better quality than
ever before.
A flow of natural gas has recently been
discovered at Santa.Paula , Cal. , two miles
south ot the town. The Jet was lighted one
evening and Illuminated the town.
The horse canning factory up the Columbia
river Is In full blast , and It la stated by
many that oven experts cannot tell the dlf-
frence between horse flesh and beef when It
Is canned.
The new Jury law In Washington went
Into effect on the 15th of June. It provides
In all civil cases that ten of twelve Jurors
will bo sufficient to decide tlio question In
controversy.
The Yuma Indian reservation Includes
11.000 acres of richer valley land lying along
the west bank of the Colorado river. Con
gress has ordered this to bo surveyed and
opened to settlement by the Indians.
Indications nre good for an active summer
In the mines at Plnos Altos , N. M. Just
now there Is a scarcity of water , but It Is
hoped there will be enough water for all
purposes after the rainy season commences.
It Is estimated that there have been
shipped out of Utah for eastern nnd northern
points during the past thirty days no less
than 25,000 head of cattle , while movements
among the Nevada and Idaho growers have
been correspondingly active.
From Flagstaff , Ariz. , In ono week re
cently , 20,000 * nead of cattle were shipped ,
and the whole country for miles around Is
simply allvo with Immense herds. The
if venue of the thriving town from this
courco Is considerable , and there is an air of
prosperity there.
Fanners are charged with having dammed
I'ao ' north branch ot the Calaverns river at a
point above Uellota , Cal. The dam. If al
lowed to btand , will turn all the water down
the main stream , and the most of It will
enter Mormon channel. Jt la feared that the
throwing of this additional water Into Mor
mon channel during the winter time may
causa Stockton to be flooded.
The workmen at the Barton winery at
Fresno have Just completed a wine cask
which contains 2,000 gallons more than the
famous tun of Heidelberg , which has long
been the largest cask In the world. It was
uullt under the orders of Colonel H. Trevel-
yan. manager of the Barton vineyard , who Is
one ot the few survivors of the famous charge
of the Light Brigade at Balaklava.
Three Americans. Louis Dcmond , James
Crlsmore and Hal Jeffrey , have fitted out an
expedition nt Escalon , Mcx. , bound for
the Sierra MaJro mountains in search of the
famous lost mine. La Fucntc , Which , ac
cording to tradition , contains a vast amount
of ore of fabulous richness. The mine was
abandoned by the Spaniards , on account ol f
the Italians , over a cenUiry ago , and al
though many attempts have been male to re
discover It , iune have been successful.
Hen Buckley , the famous Sonoma county
"wild man. " Is now In the Uklah Insane
asylum. Foi the past twenty yoirs Buckley
ha.- ) been living In an open pen on the Cun
ningham ranch , in Blucher valley. He re
fused to leave the place , even in the worsl
part of the rainy reason , and was content tc
lie In a hole In the ground during tha hardesl
rain Florins. When the water got too deer
to suit him ho would ball It out wlih his hat
Ho lived mostly on cannej goods and seldon
cooked anything. He Imagined himself to bt
the president of the UnlloJ States , and sale
he had been president since the time o ;
Washington. The caiue of his halliiclnatlor
was a blow received on the Ifead twentj
years ago , while on the road name one night
Ho was assaulted by robbers and baJlj
beaten.
Why Not You ?
When thousands of people are taking IIooJ' :
Sarsaparllla to overcome the weakness ant
languor which are K > common at this season
why are you not doing the same ? When yoi
know that Hood's Sarsaparllla has power t <
cure rheumatism , dyspepsia and all disease :
caueed by Impure blood , why do you continui e
to suffer ? Hood's cures others , why not it
you ?
Hood's Pills are prompt and efficient. 23c
cnlilnl In Death by n Holler Kip'nilon ,
BUFFALO. N. Y. . July 4. The crowi
sheet ot the boiler of the tugboat Wllllan
Stevenson blew out yesterday aflernocn , fa
tally scalding the engineer , George Suitor
and the fireman , Wllllim Bo > le. The men'
flesh was literally parboiled and peeled cl
In strips when the clothing was b"ing re
moved The Injured men were taken to thi
Pitch hospital , where SutUn died saon after
Biylo cannot live.
TWO BROTHER DROWNED
Thomas nnd Willlaui is'jlmra Meet Death
in ' $ .
WHILE SEINING TH.Y'REACH DEEP WATER
t .
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fntlirr of Ilin VlctlnnltnrMr , the .Strug-
Rlos at the Itoja.but Uttimlilo to
ItciiilcrTlivin tlio NoccMiirjr *
AL.DA , Xe\ \ > . . July 4. ( Special Telegram. )
On the I'latte ' river this afternoon , while
a party of young men from this vlclnty
were seining near the nine bridges , they
suddenly came to a deep hole , causing the
death of two brothers , Tom ami Will Klsh-
burn. Doth were unable to swim. The boys
were about 22 and 24 years of ago respec
tively , and unmarried. Their comrades worked
hard to save them. Their father , W , It.
Klshburn , one ot the best known and re
spected farmers , was an eyewitness to the
affair. The bodies were rescued after float
ing some distance down the river. The de
ceased are brothers of Daniel Flshburn , a
teacher In the Grand Island schools.
Interment will take plnre In Grand Island
cemetery Saturday morning at 11 o'clock.
rilOIIIlt lO.NMZVllON AP.IOL'KNS ,
Unit \VntiiRln ( Her tliu I'limnclnl 1'lnnk
nnd l ) -f rutrtl I rro sllvnr.
LINCOLN' , July 4. ( Special. ) The prohibi
tion state convention closed Its labors at 4
p. m. today , after nominating the following
ticket : For Justice of the supreme court ,
A. J. Woltbergcr of Lincoln : regents of the
State university , J. J. Bryan of Polk county ,
Mrs. Anna H. Woodby of Omaha.
The convention wrangled all day over the
financial plank of the platform , Wolfbrger
seeking to secure the Insertion of a plank
favorable to the coinage of free sliver at
the ratio of 18 to 1 without regard to any
other nation on earth , and C. E. llentley op
posing It. The amendment of Wolfberger
was lost by a tie vote of Cl to Cl. Tha
financial plunk adopted is as follows :
"The money of the country should be Is
sued by the general government only , through
government banks of loan and deposit , di
rectly to the. people upon adequate security
and at a uniform rate ot Interest. It should
be a full legal tender for the payment of
all debts , public and private , without excep
tion In favor of contract stipulation. We
favor a money composed ot legal tender
treasury notes based upon the credit of the
nation , coin being used for subsidiary pur
poses only. "
All of Wolfberger's free silver amendments
monts were' knocked out by majorities rang
Ing fmm 44 to 72 to 01 to fil. the latter being
the tie vote which defeated the most radical
one.
one.When It cama to the business of naming
a ticket , for which the convention was
called , nobody wanted the nomination for supreme
premo Judge. A. G. Wolfberger nominated
Martin I. Bower of Xan.ce , and he cm
plutlcally declined the hohoi and nomlmted
Wolfberger. The latter said he wouldn't
have It , and for awhile it looked as though
the nomination would go by default. Finally
these two gentlemen agr d to submit their
nimcs to a ballot and Wolfberger was nomi
nated by a vote of 102 to 13.
An attempt was tlten made by II. C. nil
tenbender to secure on endorsement of free
silver by Introducing this resolution :
"So long as gold and silver are used ns
money we favor the Jreo coinage at the rate
of 16 to 1. "
This was tabled by an "emphatic vote , and
tlio convention adjourned after selecting a
state central committee , with C. G. llentley
at the head. _
liKATItl , i : fillAUr.lUOUA CONCI.UUliU
Ton 1 liuuiaml I'ropln Pronent During ( lie1
ClnMnK ltour .
nRATIUCE , July IA ( Special Telegram. )
Today closed the Beatrice Chautauqua assem
bly for 18D3 , It has been an unusually suc
cessful one. The attendance throughout the
sixteen days has been larger than In former
years and the program has been made up of
the best talent the country affords. Todiy's
exercises began at 'J ' o'clock with the usua
prayer services , followed at 10 o'clock will
the annual Inspection of the Beatrice fire
department by the city ofllclals. No city In
the west can boast of a better departmen
than this one , and certainly none could pre
sent a better appearance on dress parade
than they did this morning. At 11 o'clock
the speaker of the day , Senator John M.
Thurston , was presented to the audience
amidst applause. He spoke for u little over
an hour and every sentence was full of
patriotism. Ilev. Kobert Mclntyre , billed for
both last evening and this afternoon , wired
the management yesterday from Goodland ,
Kan. , that ho had been delayed by a wash
out , and slnco that time all efforts to reach
him by wire or ascertain his whereabouts
have been unavailing. The time was Inter
estingly occupied by Ilev. C. S. Dudley of
this city with an oration upon the "Life and
Character of Lincoln. "
This evening the chorus choir gave Its
closing concert , followed by a display of
fireworks , both of which were somewhat in
terfered with by a heavy rainfall at 7 o'clock.
Ten thousand peopls would be a conservative
estimate of the crowd In attendance.
( JUcn ilnll ( entonrr.
PAIUBUHV , Neb. , July 4. ( Special. )
Tony Hagerman , a hot tamale vender , was
booked for twenty-five days' residence In
the county Jail yesterday morning. lie stole
several hides from one cf the slaughter
houses and was trying to sell them at Beat
rice , when the theft was discovered and ho
was brought back for trial.
Jefferson county mortgage Indebtedness fcr
Juno Is as follows : Farm mortgages , eighteen
filed , $10.037 ; eighteen released. $15,882 ;
city mortgages , ten filed , $2,828 ; two re
leased , $1,326 ; chattel mortgages , seventy-
eight flleJ , $11,209 ; seventeen released ,
$2,757. .
Crete CJinutiuqua Well Attended.
CRETK , Neb. , July 4. ( Special. ) A large
crowd Is taking In the Chautauqua assembly
here today. The new steamer Is liberally
patronized , and tennis receives much atten
tion. Dr. Bayard Holmes of Chicago Us-
livered his opening lecture this morning. It
was an Introduction to his course of dally
discussions on sociological questions. Mre.
Dreler , a contralto of Chicago , gave her first
recital tonight. Colonel Udward Anderson
told some "army yarns" this afternoon. He
was a colonel of the TVplfth Indiana , a com
panion of John Brown , and an Intimate friend
of Schuyler Colfax. " , M sa Chandler sang
patriotic songs. ,
Hull Clnuil Will Ililvc Sntnnni ,
HRD CLOUD , Neb. , 'July ' 4. ( Special. )
The question of salooa , license , which has
been hanging fire , ac "decided " last night.
The license and occupation tat were fixed at
$500. The three saloons' ' ' offered first $500.
then JGOO , and finally' $3dd , and two of them
offered to make It fl.pOO In case only two
licenses were limed. Tli , < j council last nlgbt
voted to Issue licenses to , any and all of them
for $1.000 license tax. TVoof them put up the
. nicney on the spot. { This third has not de-
terminal whether to jfqept cr not.
Wr Htlliiir Mntrh.lif tirnml Isliuicl.
' '
GHAND ISLAND , uly',4 ( Special. ) Last
nlghb Scott Seals of this city , the champion
wrestler qf Nebraska , and Sullivan of Kansas
City , wrestled a match for the state cham
pionship , Sullivan winning. Two out ot
tliro were to decide the event , and Sullivan
won In two wrestles. The first was a catch-
as-catch-can and was finished In twelve ttc-
ends ; the second , a Graeco-Hoinan , took ten
minutes. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Wunmn Admitted tn Dniltrii t'outitj'n llur.
FHEMONT. July 4. ( Special. ) Miss Vesta
Gray , daughter of Hon. K. F. Gray ot this
city , was admitted to , the bar yesterday.
Miss Gray enjoys the distinction of being
the first lady ever admitted to the Dodge
county bar. She Is a graduate of the State
unlverjlty , and ha.s for the pazt two years
been a etuiUut In her father's cilice.
Lincoln ( minty Mortgage Itccoril.
NORTH I'LATTE , Neb. . July 4. ( Spe
cial. ) The following ! s thu mortgage record
for Llocilu county for June Farm mort
gages filed , twenty , $7CIO : released , twelve ,
JI.U.1 ; city mortgages filed , flro , $ tCG9 ; re *
leased , one , $1,800 ; chattel mortgages tiled ,
102 , $12.459 ; released , thirty-four , $3,035.
Omnlm I'ropln nt Lincoln.
LINCOLN. July 4. ( Special.-The ) fr.llow-
Ing Omaha people are In Lincoln : At the
Llndell W. Q. Hance. V. O. StrloUcr.
Windsor H. n. Thornton. Congressman
Mleklejohn Is registered at the Llncnlu , nnd
spent the- Fourth resting quietly In this
city.
llenvv Knln nt U'jrmiirr.
WVMORE. Neb. . July 4. ( Special Tele
gram. ) One of the best rains of tha season
came tonight at C o'clock , aTthough It only
listed about thirty minutes. The irrund ;
was thoroughly soaked , and crop * wers given
another benefit that was badly needed.
I'ormcr Nm ptpnr Jinn Kill * III * Ml to nnd
Child iiinl Then IllutooU.
MHADVILLB , Mo. . July 4. S. A. Fields ,
until recently editor of the 1'ost nt I'olo ,
Mo. , cut the throats of his wife nnd baby with
a razor this morning and then ended his
own life In the same manner. The bodies
were found In a garden about 200 yards from
the residence of his mother-in-law , who llvoi
near here.
Fields , his wlfo nnd little boy were visitIng -
Ing hip molher-ln-law , Mrs. William Thomas ,
two miles northeast of this plarp. They
went out In the pasture this morning nnd
the supposition Is Fields cut his little boy's
throat , then his wife's and then his own.
No reason Is given for the deed. A note
was found on Mrs. Fields saying everything
they had was to be left to her mother , Mrs.
Thomas. It seems that Fields nnd his wife
had planned the tragedy , for she went Into
the house after they went out nnd put on an
old dress and then returned to the pasture ,
Klllrd liy llomo-.Miiilu IVlilHUy.
MAYVILLi : , N. I ) . , July 1. M. Ilolje ami
Martin Kolborg died hero recently of some
unknown disease , having many of the pe
culiarities of blood poisoning. Four morb
have since died and the people began to be
alarmed. The houses of the dead men have
been quarantined as a means of allaying the
fears of their mdghbors. It became known
yesterday , however , that ono of the men
had been In the habit of "bootlegging"
whisky of his own manufacture , and that
the other dead man had patronized him lib
erally. This whisky contained such Ingredi
ents as fusil oil and tobacco , both containing
active poisons , and It Is believed now that
all of the men were slowly poisoned by
drinking this stuff. Some of the liquor has
been sent away for a chemical analysis.
If you would dodge the danger of this
dreadful disease and escape without even a
scare , trust to Allen's Hygienic Fluid. If
rightly used It positively prevents all con
tagion. A pleasant , personal disinfectant ,
deodorant nnd germicide purifying , cleans
ing and heallnc.
i r.tnmiry Hritriiynl liy Hro
VANCOUVER , U. C. , July 1. Flro last
night destroyed Dennett's sawmill and Lald-
law's salmon cannery nt Westminster , The
barges Kundaleer and Northwest were loadIng -
Ing lumber , and the former was cast adrift
and escaped the flames , but thu latter caught
fire and burned almost to the water's edge.
The loss Is estimated nt $100.000 , Insuranc3
about $60.000. The destruction of the mill
will thrown 200 hands out ot work. The
loss on the cannery , which had Just com
menced the season'H operations , will bo $40-
000. The Phoenix cannery was also de
stroyed , on which the loss ls estimated at
$60,000 and Insurance at $30.000.
The only complexion powder In the world
that Is without vulgarity , without Injury to
the user , and without doubt a purlllcr , is
Poizoni'a.
TITO Murilrrcra llrnuglit
NEW YORK. July 4. On board the Clyde
line steamer , which reached her pier at 1
o'clock this morning , were two prisoners
who have figured in one of the most sensa
tional murder cases that have occurred In
recent years The prisoners are Thomas
Gray and his wife , Hattie Gray , both Can
adians. The murder for which they are to
bo tried was committed in Canada. They
are In charge of Canadian detectives , who
traced them to Florida.
rrnmiiiriit Aiiliiirn IdUtor Druil.
AUDUHN , N. Y. , July 4. William J.
Moses , editor and proprietor of the Bulletin ,
died at his hcmo today of apoplexy. Ho
was 73 years old. Ho was postmaster under
Cleveland In 1884 and held a high place
In the councils of the democratic party , both
sUto and national.
HAS CAUSED A BRACING UP
Dismissal of Police Has a Good Effect on
These Who Remain.
PACING A BEAT BECOMES REAL BUSINESS
l.Ittlo Til 111 Aiiiotic the Men Uc . nllnc tlm
Itrcciit OriMpllutlmi OlllcrM Af *
frctoil riiitlluc : llnu ui"llrl Kvcn"
I'lll/.cnj I.Ike f "
H was n prMty hot day yesterday , but If
any policeman celebrated the Fourth by
sauntering In the shade It was not noticed.
It U some time since there has been such A
shaking up of the force us was accomplished
Wednesday night , and a do.1 observer could
notice a general bracing up In consequence.
The air of complacent Indolence , which tome
ot the officers lm\o assumed , was out of
date , uml the patrolmen buttoned up their
coats , braced up their shoulders and paced
their beats with the demeanor of men who
have suddenly become aware that Icaeo ot
official life Is not ncccssMtlly ctcinal.
The men who escaped the decapitating
process are not d'sposed ' to discuss the fate
of their former colleagues nor Its effect on
the discipline of the force. They have con
clude ! that the less talking they do the bet
ter they will be off , and give It out that they
are attending strictly to their own busings * .
As a lulc , lioMcr , the men arc not greatly
surprised. The Incompetence of the men
who were dismissed was well known to mem
bers of the force , and It has only been n
txjuico of wonder that they drew a calary
from the city ns long as they did.
So far as the men are concerned whose
ilars were taken away , there Is some varia
tion of feeling. Some of them declare that
they arc not greatly surprised and Intend to
get to work at some other occupation when
the llrst opportunity offers. Others , how
ever , chcrU-li anticipations of reinstatement
when the new police law goes Into offrct
and the dervishes come Into absolute con
trol. The action of the Board of Fire nnd
Police Commissioners had scarcely b m
spread on the minutes before ox-Sergeant
Haze , ex-Set geant Sheep mid one or two
other agltatois whoso positions on the force
have been recently terminated held a pow
wow , nt which they unanimously determined
that they would seek revenge when the new
board came In. The question ( if bringing
proceedings to oust Chief White was dis
cussed , but action was deferred , an Judge
Scott was out of the city and his assistance
was deemed material to the maturing ut tli.lr
plans.
The ccneral Impression among business men
seems to be that the slinking up was not
only necessary to redeem the good name of
the force , but will have a salutary effect on
those who remain. The announcement that
other removals nro under consideration Is
hulllcleiit to keep the men from going to
sleep , and It Is the opinion nf POIIIO of the
superior officers that several of the patrolmen
who have been more or less In the "jgltat-
Ing" business will POO the error of their
ways and attend strictly to police duty now
that the main Instigators arc out of the way.
> .1 h i'.t n.i < s it.11 * UN.
F. H. Penny of Fullerton Is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.H.
H. W. Flndley of Norfolk spent yesterday
In Omnha.
H. S. Gullck , Marlon , la. , Is registered at
the Mlllard.
Mr. and Mrs. II. 13. Carter of Tckamah
are at the Arcade.
Fred Hoyt and W. Thompson of Gordon
are Arcade guests.
II. J. Carpenltopt and wife of Surprise arc
guests at the Merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M. Miller of Seward were
at the Merchants yesterday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. William Smith of Nebrnskn
City are guests at the Dellonc.
Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Giles of Avoca , la. ,
were Dellone guests yesterday.
Mr. nnd Mrs. A. 55. Moore of Glenwood ,
la. , spent the Fourth in Omaha.
Dr. J. II. Williams and wife of Blair were
among the visitors In Omaha yesterday.
Charles Mack , Ed I lay wood nnd George
McNIece of f'reston , la. , took dinner at the
Dellone yesterday.
Jacob Snyder of Fullerton , J. A. Price of
Albion , nnd A. B. Gable of Darlington are
registered at the Merchants.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Currier , Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Currier and Mr. nnd Mrs. J. W. Currlr
of Sallx , In , were at thu Merchants for
dinner yesterday.
An old-fashioned
way
TO NEW YORK
Hi MILES of getting there. Slow and safe , but hard
work. Most women , have got beyond this kind
of traTeling found something better.
Nouwhy car.'t you look nt that other old-
faahionod proceeding in the same light
washing things with soap and hard rubbing ,
i slow enough and tiresome enough ,
everybody knows , and it's not as safe
washing with Pearline. It's really
destructive , in fact , the wear of that
constant rubbing. Break away from
these antiquated ideas. Use modern
methods. Pearline saves at every
point.
C2o - A Peddlers nnd some unscrupulous frrorcrs will tell yon " this Is as pro.l as"
OCllU. " ' . " ' '
or "the same as 1'carlinc. IT'S 1'ALSK Pearline u never peddled ,
nnd if your grocer icni ; you something in place of I'earline , lie
honest stnd it tail : . ? JAMIiS PYI.B , New York.
KIRKS'
RAIN WATER MAKER.
Is the Symbol of Success. It la In
Kvcry llmisclmhl Today , and
Thotisumls Have Testllloil To Its
Croat ami Well Km > \ \ it Merits.
Ualn Water Maker Is an article that
for washing Hollies N tin ? MIIK of wash-
IIIK compounds , for It holds colors t'roui
nmnliii , ' or fading In printed Roods. It
Is also valuable for removing stains of
all kinds form jjootN of the lluost lex-
turo.
Ualn Water Maker Is on sale at nil
* ; a K for It.
JULY SPECIAL
Mahogany Sibcboarcls.
Regular 885.
July Special , 843.
CHAS. SHIVER ! CK & CO
"Could I h.ivc another
Glnss of Unit
Give the children ns much
Hires' Roolbccr ns they want.
Tnkc ns much us you want , your-
self. There's no harm in it
nothing but good.
i J5ctnlrickiBotni oi Oftlloni.
Th ? Chas. E. Hires Co. , Phllada.
Hawley's
Unique
Curlene.
15c Per Bottle.
This Is the rppilnr L'5c size
1.r ii ; Dotltfe-Ht. , Fi't'oml door west of P.
O. The place where thc-y .soil as good a
Klass of Iiv Cream Soda as you cau got
for lOc anywhere else.
Parlor Tables
Regular $10 and $12 ,
July Specical $5.00.
CHAS. SHIVERICK & CO.
It is prepared with the utmost care and skill from the choicest leaf grown ;
possessing a flavor and substance that makes it dear to the heart of every
tobacco chewer. It is made by the oldest tobacco manufacturers in
America , and the largest in the world , and cannot be excelled. Try it
You'll agree with the many thousand discriminating chewers who use it exclu
sively , and pronounce it much the best. It's XjOrlULrCl'S. .