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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 3, 1896)
THE OMAHA DATLY HUE : aTONDAY , AUGFST a , 1806. 5 517 looo | UO tea lie- tts Els Its \ s- sa much better watts , con ld- trlng tli * coil ot llrlng. Thi big gold newspapers tars a great ad- Tantago in tlili fight on account ot their Urge circulation , but lhy Hill Una It dif ficult to docelr * ths laboring nun and cap ture the labor tote for the gold standard. Tbo Santa ! " ro C , as Anyone can nicer- lain by Uarcltng over It or by Inquiry at Its proper department , cmplojs Mexicans north ot tbo boundary line as welt a south , od they are paid the nine wages as the American laborers. It IK the experience of all railroad men that a Mexican will do Just as much work * nd work Just as many hours per day , and tslto Just e much Interest In his work In Ms own climate as any other kind ot la borer. It Is not true that an American gets any more money for the same work in Mexico thin a Mc.tlrnn does , and It Is not true that an American can find work In Mexico more easily than In the United States. The RCJ.IO of price * grows cherpcr * von In the UnltPd States the nenrrr the point of en-.ployitent to Mexico , nnd the ruin-mum Jls read-el after Retting Into Sonera. In northern Now Mexico the rate In U per day In gold ; In Arizona the aame. At Nogalcs. on the boundary line , It Is 75 cents a day , and In Sonorn , Mexico , $1 a day Mexican money , which la equal to 50 cents of our money , or Just one-halt received by 'he ' American or Mexican north of the lino. Which goes to shoiv that It Is the country nnd the money stnn.lnrd , not the laborer , that make * the dltTcience. Let It be ol'STved. however , that the Oroahi World-Herald admits that the Mex ican laborer who has to take his pay on the ellrer bals Is a "ppon , " practically n slave , nn Interesting admission for a Journal which supports for president of the United States a candidate who desires to reduce free American Inbor to the admitted slave or l > con plane. PASSIM * IM.K.t Detroit Free Tress : "Did Mabel promise to mnrry lier photographer lover ? " "No. She developed a negative. " Indlnnnpolls Journal : "At this point ? he broke down and wept Moulding tears. " "Dear met She must have been boiling over with rage. " N. w York Truth : Mamma T think the baby Is crowing very fust , don't you ? Papa Decidedly. I thought ho welshed three pounds more nt 4 o'clock this morn ing than at 2. Phllmlplphla North American : Madge I don't know what Sadlo ever saw In that Cln'ra Why. lin't he desirable ? M.itlire nralrablol Why , ho couldn't pay a cent of alimony. Cincinnati Enquirer : "So you nro going to be rnarriud , are you. 3.uclnda ? Is the wed ill UK at the hour of high noon ? "Noon may be nil right for style , but we all done net ouah hounh fo' luck. We's goln' to hitch at 7:11 shnrp. " Baltimore Life : Palette Has young Dauber nny artistic ability ? Mahtailck Well , I've seen him draw a cork with great success. Philadelphia P.ceord : Nell What n breezy young mnn Mr. Closedst Is ! Belle Ure ! y ? I haven't seen him blowIng - Ing In anything. * Iloxbury Gnzette : Daughter I think ought to go to cooking school , mamma don't you ? s Mother I can teach you to cook , m > Oenr. Daughter Oh. but you wouldn't do marnmn ; you only cook the ordinary things that people cat. Puck : Johnny Papa , what la meant b > "a person ot sanguine temperament ? Papa H means er It means a person who L-xpects a good many things that do not happen. Detroit Free Press : "Sir , your son's per formnncc on the French horn 13 execrable It will drive everybody from my house You told me ho waa a teacher. " "I did not. 1 said he was a tooter. " Indianapolis Journal : "No , " said the for tune teller to the landlord. "I can't renew my lease until after November. " "Aren't you going to remain in town ? "I can't tell until after I see how my campaign prophecies turn out. " THE SYNTAX PERFECT. Brooklyn Life. I love to hear Clarissa talk ; It always makes me glad ; Though , entre nous , I must confess Her grammar's very bad. But there's one way she speaks to me That none can criticise ; fine never makes the least mistake When talking with her eyes. Tin : ( Chnrlc * Dryi'en In San Francisco Rxsmlner with Ax)10Bl ] ) ! i to McGulTey'B TtilrJ Header. ) Jly beautiful , my beautiful ! thou standest meekly by , "With proudly arched and glossy frame , nnd sproekf't geared so high. Fret not to roam within the park -with all thy winged speed ; I may not scorch on thce again thou rt * pinched , my silent steed. Fret not with that impatien tire , sound not the warning tjong ; They'll check you in a basement damp be cause I scorched along. The bike cop hath thy handle bar my tears will not avail ; Fleet-wheeled and beautiful , farewell ! for thou'rt held for ball. Farewell ! those fat pneumatic -wheels full many mile havi > spun , To bask benlde the Cliff house bar or do a century run : Some other hand loss skilled than mine nits pump theo up with air ; The patent lamp that won't stay lit must be anothcrs care. Only In sleep shall I behold myself with bended bark- Only In sleep plmll theo and I avoid the trollpy track ; And when I churn the pedals down to checker or cheer thy speed. Then 1 must starting wake to learn thou'rt pinched , ray silent steed. Ah , rudely , then , unseen by me , some elumsj' chump In stride May wabblo Into rough brick walls and dish a wheel Uosldo : And compressed wind that's In thce 'scape In shrill , indignant pain Till cruel man that on theo rides will fill thce up again. With slow , dejected foot I roam , not knowIng - Ing where or when I'll meet a good Samaritan who'll kindly loan inu ten. \A And sometimes to the park I go , drawn In my hopeless tiut'.st ; Twna here 1 Htruck a record clip the cop per did the rest. \Vho said that I bad given thee up ? Who palit that thou wert lost ? Tla fulso , 'tis iiUsimy silent steed ! I IlliiK- them tine and cost ! Thus-thus 1 l ap upon thy back and hit thu asphalt trail ! Awayt my bright anil beautiful ; 1 pawned my watch for bail. He ] Pulse of Western Progress. fi A. C. Johnson , traveling auditor of tbo VanDUHcn Elevator company , makes an eutlmato on the wheat crop of the state 'or Oils year , nays the Sioux Kalis Argus- l.codcr. Ills t-itlinato last year at the be ginning of harvest was a verr close one , and he Is brobably very close this year , He plactfl the acreage practically the same as for last year. Some fields which were cropped last year are lying unttlled this year , but the new acreage town making up all , If not more than thixt left Idle. The acreage last year was 2,400,000 , and will bo very slightly above that this year. The yield last year was nearly twelve bushels per acre , and It will bo fully that this year unless very hot weather cuts It within the next ten days. His estimate for last year was 30,000,000 , and for this year ho puts It about the same or slightly abore It , the Indications so far having been for a full crop. He estimates a decrease ot 25 per cent In the flax acreage but puts the combined acreage of wheat and flax In the state tbo same as It was last year. Mr. Johnson , discussed the effect of the Wilson tariff on flax in the state , andi thinks it has been a great detriment to the | ' farmers. His estimate Is that 90 per cent of the flax grown In the United States Is raised in the state of Minnesota and In teu counties In South Dakota. The differ ence In the Wilson and McKlnlcy tariffs on flax Is Itr cents a bushel , and under the WlUon bill a rebate of 7 cents a bushel Is given crushers using Imported flax , when the oil cake Is exported. This Is an Induce ment toward favoring the use ot the foreign product where the oil cake Is Intended for exportation , and thus depresses the home product , and favors the product ol Russia and Argentine , which ship flax to this country. He places the loss In the tariff reduction on flax In three countlea Dcucl , Codlngtou and Brooklngs , in round num bers at $100,000 for the last year. The oat crop over the state he reports In first class shape with no Indications of rust , and an Immense crop will be harvested , but there will be no demand for It and no price. Mr. Johnson has Just returned from an eastern trip , and says the corn crop of South Dakota and northern Iowa , is far ahead of the crop In Illinois and In diana. BIQ CATTLE ROUNDUP. The Immensity of the cattle business can only be partially Indicated by the fact that about the last ot July the roundup now In progress will centralize itself in the vi cinity ot Willow Creek , west of Pierre , with thousands of head of cattle , says the Plerro Rustler. This will be the culmina tion of the spring work In this direction. All of the calves will have been branded and the work ot separating the cattle and turning over to each owner his own par ticular brand , will take place. Two hundred riders will be employed in this work , and the prairies in that vicinity will seem to bo a moving mass ot heads and horns. Inter mingled with cowboys hard at work sorting out cattle. The cattle gathered at this point will represent hundreds of thousands ot dollars of capital Invested , besides as much more that Is actual profit in sight. This Is a sight that any easterner would be well repaid for coming 1,000 miles to see , for It would show him something ot what Is going on all over this great range country to the west of us , for this depart ment will represent but a small portion of the great region devoted to this enormous Industry. The cattle shipping season this year will start much earlier than usual , ow ing to the very mild winter and the fact that the cattle have not been forced to seek shelter for a single day. Already repre sentatives of large commission firms In Chicago cage and other western markets are on the ground looking for shipments to their various houses. The wool clip Is already beginning to bd marketed and shows a marked Improvement over last year , not only In the quality of the wool , but In the largely Increased amount. The fleeces are heavy and fine , and the prospects for handsome profits for sheep and cattlemen are already causing them to lo k around for means of Increas ing and Improving their herds for another year of prosperity. STRUCK A SODA WELL. . Washing among the farmers Is made easy since the striking of the soda , well on C. C. Jarman's ranch , says the Edgcmont Press. The Land and Improvement company sunk artesian wells on every quarter section for the use of the farmers for drinking and cooking purposes. Some seven or eight wells have been sunk with good results , and when the well was started at the Jar- man ranch It , was a sure thing that good water would result. At a depth of ninety- seven feet a flow ot viler was encountered , and the water sampled. It was found to Uo a pure soda water , and for wakhlng pur poses cannot be beaten. Clothes needing cleansing are soaked In the water over night , rinsed In the morning and with a little rubbing on the dirtiest spots , are spotlessly clean. The addition of a sroa1 ! piece of soap makes the finest kind of suds , and for washing floors , In fact , anywhere that a strong solution of soda Is used , this water fills the bill. The farmers for miles around como to the well and fill their bar rels for wash days. SEEKING HIDDEN TREASURES. Milton Shannon passed through here a few days ago on the hunt for a fabulously rich spot on the north fork of the Coeur d'Alene river , saye a Wallace , Idaho , dispatch to the Denver News. The story as Mr. Shannon relates It Is almost beyond the wildest dreams. He says that In company with a man by the name of Bates he carao from Montana Into the Coeur d'Alene country In 1SS1. Late lu July he struck a small bar at the Junction of two streams that was richer than any thing Idaho has ever produced , the gold all I being coarse , rough and carrying considera ble quantities of quartz. Indicating that the ledge from which it came was not far off. Similar bars were found down the stream for several miles as far Indeed as they pros pected , although there was less gold as they went down , while about a mile ubove the point of dlscorery all signs of gold abruptly f disappeared. This Is undoubtedly the ledge which forms part of the object of Mr. Shan non's search this summer. Hut another object Is to recover the gold which he and Bates washed out that sum mer and fall. They wasted no time hunting for the ledge , but spent the entire time until - til well Into October wo&hing dirt at differ- eut places along the crock , washing out al together an etnoiint which Shannon estimates at between $200,000 and $250,000. About t three-fourths of this they cached near whore It I was taken out and the balance w-as put onto their packhorscs together with their blankets and what provisions they possessed , They did not leave until there was consid erable snow where they wcro and they feared to attempt to retrace their steps across the summit of the Bitter Roots , but , kept down the water courses , finally reachIng - Ing | civilization at the old mission on the Coeur d'Alene river. In the meantime one ot their horses had J been killed by tbe falling from a bluff and later they had been compelled to kill the other one for food. On each of these oc casions some ot the treasure was cached so that when the)1 reached Old Mission they had but a moderate amount of It left. With that th y went to San Francisco to winter. Intending to return for their treasure the following spring. They rented a small house In the city where they lived in bachelor style , and a few weeks later Shannon went to Sacramento to visit some friends. The second day after his arrival there ho was arrested for the murder of his partner. Bates' dead body having been found In their house that morning. At the trial no one could bo found who had seen Bates since Shannon left for Sacramento and the trial resulted In his conviction and sentence to Imprisonment for life in thu California penitentiary. A man who died near Los Angeles last win ter acknowledged to the killing of Dates and Shannon was consequently pardoned. Accompanied now by a brother and nephew of his murdered partner , who have befriended him all the tlmo In his trouble , he Is going to try to recover the treasurer they burled , locate the rich placer ground and search out the ledge from which It all came. NORTHERN IDAHO MICA. The mining of mica Is now being carried on by the Muscovite Mining company , operat. Ing In Idaho , about ten miles northeast of Vollmer , says the Spokane Review. At present there are twenty men employed. There is 3,500 feet of development in the mine. The tunnel now being driven Is the width of the vein , ten feet There is a parallel vein of twelve feet wide not far from the vein now being worked. The company is putting up buildings for the cutting and packing of the product. When the buildings are completed five men will be employed. The average size of tbo sheets from this mine Is four by five inches , although they have sheets which will cut twenty-four Inches square. The principal markets In the United States are New York and Chicago. The price of the product varies from 30 cents to $15 a pound , according to size. The principal sources of supply in this country are mines in New Hampshire and North Carolina. A large quantity is annually Imported from India and Siberia , and the supply Is not equal to the demand. A large quantity Is used by stove manufacturers , but by far the largest consumption is in electrical appliances. DISGRUNTLED MINERS. A good many camp-fire prospectors -are giving the Cooks Inlet , Alaska , country a black eye because they were unsuccessful , says the San Francisco Chronicle. Possibly later in the season , when some of the ex perienced miners return , the other side of the story will be learned. H Is the same old story of every new mining region. As the old creeks were all staked off and no new ones were hunted up , naturally a great many were disappointed in their search for Alaska gold. The fact that a good deal ot gold came down from there last season and that so many hundred claims were staked off shows that there is gold In the country. Moreover the men who were there last year returned this year and. In fact , quite a number wintered there. Probably many believed exaggerated reports and ex pected a great deal more than there was any possibility of. There were many , even In the early days of California mining , who returned and cursed the country. The same was true of the placer gold fields , and waste to be expected of Alaska. There Is little doubt , however , that both the Cooks Inlet and Yukon country will give good accounts of themselves this fall , notwithstanding the fact that many have returned disap pointed. The fields may not be as extensive as was hoped , but in the known area where- ever the- gold was found it has been in paying nuantlties. IN TETON BASIN. Ira Eldredge , who has Just returned from a trip to Idaho , gives us some interesting facts concerning that country , says the Salt Lake Herald. He was accompanied by Thomas Garr on his trip. t The objective point was Teton City and 1 tbo Teton basin , and he .was as far as 1 Egan , eight miles below St. Anthony , hav ing been gone one month. He describes It as a big , open country , but says there Is no land to take up that can be watered without great expense , though there is plenty of ground for sale , either Improved or wild. Real estate men have corraled all this character of land and there Is a com mittee In each settlement to show people about , as they are very anxious for settlers. Good cokelng coal abounds In the basin , and at a distance of thirty miles good tim ber in abundance grows. There is plenty of water , though the naturq of its bed and 1 banks prevents irrigation , and wells have to i be sunk to a great depth to obtain water. The river beds are ot a porous , nature , and it is. thought the water slips through this to unknown depths. He describes some peculiar building rock , which abounds along Snake river In great quantities. In its native state It is soft , anO can be sawed In great blocks with little labor. It is also very light , a man being able to lift a block a yard square. When exposed to the weather It becomes very hard and is found In three colors , gray , white and pink , A number of fine buildIngs - Ings in Rcxburg and St. Anthony are made from this material , and are very substantial and attractive. Fire , however , quickly crumbles It. i WHALE-KILLING EXHIBITION. Although the Golden Gate carnival has been officially postponed until spring , or maybe longer , GooJnll , Perkins & Co. will go ahead and kill a whale Just the same , says the San Francisco Examiner. The whale has been officially notified that his obsequies are billed for August 22 in the Interest of the carnival , and there will be no change in the program , This is considered sufficient time for the victim to settle his affairs and arrange to come alongside , The original idea was to slay the whale , tow his pulseless remains to North Beach and charge an admission fee for the benefit of the carnival. A large crowd of ladles and gentlemen were to bo taken out on the steamer Queen while tbt whale was being subbed off the Faralloses. , They will go anyhow i , as the corpse Is to be exhibited for the ' benefit of the Associated 'Charities. ' As this Institution hasi.ntvfcr . had a whale hunt for Its exclusive ben..eflt. the proceed ing should meet with unqualified success. The expedition will leave early on the mornIng - Ing of August 22 and return , ns soon as the leviathan has been bagged. The projectors of the entertainment assert that there will be no difficulty In finding the whale , and the novel spectacle of seeing him killed for the Associated Charities Is one that Is not seen every day. Governor Budd , the harbor commissioners and several other distinguished people will be lu the party. Captain Gavin , a whale- stabbcr of fifteen years' experience , will harpoon the whale In the presence ot the spectators. Two complete whaling crews will render the captain any assistance ho may need. When entirely dead the whale may be towed to Santa Cruz and Monterey before being placed on exhibition In this city.A . A very large , stall-fed whale has been se lected for the event , and he will be In structed to die game , discoloring the sea for miles around with his gore. There are plenty of whales just outside the heads , so Mr. Wills says , nnd the entertainment can not fall for want of a subject should the star fall to appear. THE DAKOTAS. The Redficld college , which was destroyed by flro last winter. Is 'about to be rebuilt. A new flouring mill of 100 barrels capacity Is to be constructed at Brooklngs , to be ready for operation by October 1. Copper In large quantities has been dis covered near Deadwood , and the chances for another smelter in that city are good. The Elkhorn road Is about to build a $30,000 depot at Deadwood. The plans nnd specifications are completed nnd work on it will begin this month. The Northern Pacific lands west of the Missouri In North Dakota were sold to the Northern Pacific Railway company for sums aggregating about $000.000. Wages for harvest hands are $1.30 to $2 a day , but In many sections of Splnk county farmers are unable to secure help. It Is reported ihat 100 men could find labor at once along the line of the Northwestern railway in Splnk county , from Doland north. Prof. J. E. Todd , state geologist , who re cently left Vermllllon in charge of a stu dent party for a tour ot exploration in the Black Hills and vicinity , Is sending back re ports concerning the discovery ot what looks like an extinct volcano on Sand creek , In the Bad Lands , not far from Hermosa. An Insect new to potato growers in the vicinity of Alexandria has put in an ap pearance. It is a dark green bug about halt an rnth long. It comes In swarms , settles on a potato patch and quickly eats every vine. The Insect Is extremely lively nnd hard to catch or destroy. Whenever it touches the hands or face It raises a blister and on this account It has been named the Spanish fly. The new experimental farm at Lisbon , N. D. , for testing production under the new- plan of soil culture has proved decidedly ad vantageous , and the railroad officials who have Just examined the crops now growing thereon are particularly well pleased with the venture , and are 'quite confident the scheme will prove a great success. The farm is located adjoining theSoldiers' , home and comprises about forty acres. COLORADO. J. W. Seaman of Lovdlandlhas been pros pecting on Green rldgeand secured assays of more than $10 per ton in gold at the sur face on late discoveries. ' The strike made in the Sarah Styles at La Plata is regarded as a. most Important discovery. The vein is three feet In width and is of the same character as the Mountain Lilly. Assays of $300 per ton have been obtained from the pay streak. Considerable interest "has , been aroused in Boulder overt -the discovery tit 'Vsplenclld copper vein by Copeland Bros. ? it the heal ] of Gregory canon , about four miles from Boulder. The ore is sulphide of copper , carrying some gold , having a value as high as J40 per ton. The residents of the eastern portion of Montczuma country are very much aroused over the recent strike on the East Mancos river. The strike was made by Hunter and Hawkins In a lease on the Timberllne and consists of n fine body of oxidized iron quartz which milled $02 per ton In gold. The ore Is free milling and about forty tons are now on the dump awaiting shipment. The Dalley mining district , eight miles northeast of Empire , has received a large influx of prospectors lately , owing to re- cent discoveries. It is reported that some six or eight pay mines have been developed In the district , carrying about $20 per ton. In values on an average , and tests have reached as high as $ C50. A town Is talked of , to be called Robeson , after an old time prospector. The state's mining bureau has added to Its collection of ore specimens two verj rich ones from San Miguel county. The Smuggler-Union , which is working on the Sheridan vein , sent a rich piece , showing ruby sliver to the value of 300 ounces ol silver and 100 ounces of gold to the ton The Japan sent a piece with a streak of brittle silver through it over an inch wide that brought the tonnage value up to 70 ( ounces of silver and ten ounces of gold. Lump gulch , the new camp about six miles south of Nederland , and just over the line in Gllpin county , Is attracting a number ot prospectors. There are already about 100 people In the camp , and several fine lookIng - Ing locations are developing. The locality was prospected over twenty-five years ago the ore panning well , but not considered of a character to pay at that time. Owing to the low charges prevailing for ore treat ment In force now , several paying propo sitions will no doubt bo developed within the next few months. WYOMING. A snowfall four Inches in depth is re ported from Shell creek. Big Horn county Fifteen hundred head of Montana sheep are to be brought to Sheridan county to sraze. Laramle's plaster works are now running regularly , nnd the orders are pouring in plentifully. The wool clip of Johnson county this year amounts to 410,000 pounds , double the yield of last year. Placer miners at the Dodge placers , on Big Laramle , are making from $2.0 to $3 per day with rockers. The Nagle-KIeln coal tunnel , near Lara mle , is now In 125 feet , and IB timbered the entire distance. The prospectors are conn dent of striking the rsln located with a diamond drill within forty te t. Conctiterabla excitement prevail * In ilh Horseshoe park , on Dig Laramlo. Surface rock assays run 1900 per ton. The rolling mill At Laramlo has received order * which will keep the works In full > last and give work to from thirty to forty additional employe * . The ranchmen on Big Goose creek , In 'herldan county , are having a great dral of rouble over the ncarclty of water. Several actions have been commenced and rcstraln- ng orders issued. Foster Kearns , n ranchman In the Platte valley , In digging t welt to obtain water for domestic purposes , nt a depth of five feet struck oil In such quantities a * to make the water useless. The abundant rains enjoyed by Wyoming 'or the past month have assured good crops , Icsplto the scarcity of water for irrigation. Whcatland , especially. Is very fortunate and the outlook Is of the very best. A contract has been made for the con struction of a ditch to carry water to the 3nlon gulch placers , In Johnson county. These fields are of great richness , but can not be worked successfully with the water nt hand , hcnco the necessity for the new ditch. OREGON. A. B Conley will harvest about 100.000 mshrls of grain this year from his farm n Union county , near Union. The machneny ! nnd materials are In readiness at the now Salem woolen mills and the mill will be started up. Big catches of salmon are being made on Rogue river. The boats have been catching from 150 to 200 fish each night. The steam brick and tile plant of D. Giles & Sons , at Myrtle Point , is running In full blast. They will put up a kiln of 200.000 brick , besides a largo kiln of tile , this sea son , Grasshoppers arc doing considerable dam age in a strip from two to three miles wide from Celllo to Dutch Flat , In Wasco county , jut outsldo of this belt very llttlo damage is being done. Prof. KanemaU's Mlk station Is a busy place , says the Coqulllo Herald. A million little worms are chewing the raw material and getting ready to spin their cocoons of the flossy fiber. Smoke from flros In the Cascade moun tains has been blown by western winds across the valleys and plains until it Is thick and blue In Grant county , nearly ob scuring the sun. and Impairing the useful ness of the moon , says the Canyon City News. The dispute continues In Josephine county between farmers and miners concerning the mining of the bars of Rogue river , the owners of farms contiguous to the river claiming ownership of the bars which form therein and the miners disputing such ownership. "Lucky" Shaw , well known to Milton people , sold his placer mine at Murphy's bar. on Snake river recently for $3,500 , says the Milton Eagle. "Lucky" Shaw Is an old- time miner , and is now In the decline of his life , and It Is his Intention to return to Mil ton and invest his little "nest egg" in a small homo and take it easy for the re mainder of his life. F. W. Georgeson. a wool buyer , left The Dalles for Humboldt county , California , having been in southeastern Oregon over two months buying wool. Mr. Georgeson bought about 250.000 pounds of Lake county's product , and will buy more wool In Humboldt , There were other large buyers In the field also. The prices paid were 6 and 7 cents. The clip Is considerably larger than for several years. There Is an unusually large lot of fine honey on the Nestucca this year , and the local demand , Including what Is sold to the coasters , Is not enough to use It up. The merchants at Tlllamook are well supplied , and it Is bringing only 12 % cents per pound there. They have tried to ship It to Port land by boat , but the boats handle It so roughly that it Is not In good order , and those merchants who have tried the exper iment have lost considerable. The river by the Eugene saw mill con tains as pretty a lot of sawlogs as can be seen anywhere , says the Guard. A big boom has been stretched diagonally across the river , and the stream Is crowded and packed with logs from a point far below the mill almost up to the bridge. The Fall creek drive of over 2,000,000 feet , which was run down the Willamette by J. I. Barbre , is now all in. The buzz of the saw may now be heard , and the mill will be kept busy during the summer to dispose of the logs. WASHINGTON. The warehouses at Garfield are all being put in condition to receive this season's grain crop. There are 101,865 sheep In KHckitat county according to the assessor , an Increase over last year of 19,421. The hop vine Is in good shape In Puyal lup yards that have received proper cult ! vation. Very few lice are apparent , ant those that are are on lower leaves , which are being stripped on . Five hundred and thirty-two tons of on were run through the twenty-stamp mill ai the Blewett mine. In the Peshastln district In twelve days recently , and the resulting clean-up yielded $12,000. At the Clothier logging camp near Go- shen. a station on the Beltlngham Bay & British Columbia railroad , about ten miles from New Whatcom , forest fires have burnet a mile of skid road and 2,000 cords of wooc near by. The deed transferring the Seattle , Lake Shore & Eastern railway to the committee of the mortgage bondholders has been placec on file for record in the Spokane county auditor's office. Tbo consideration named Is $1,000.000 , the receipt of which Is acknow ledged by Eben Smith. United States master In1 chancery. There Is a 350-aere tract of wheat near Garfield that shows what careful summer fallowing will do , says the Garfield Enter prise. The wheat Is of the Oregon white winter variety , and stands shoulder high very thick and well headed. This entire tract , it Is estimated , will average slxt bushelx to the acre. In Granite Mountain district. King county within sixty miles of Seattle by the Grea Northern railway , Baltimore capitalists have purchased interests amounting to $25,000 in the Hemrlch group of mines. Their merl was demonstrated by the owner , who ha : made them pay from the grass roots , packing the ore nine miles over a difficult trail. A comparison of rail shipments shows 58 , 814,000 feet of lumber carried out of Wash ington during the first half of 1830 , a against 38,853,000 feet during the same perloi of 1895 , Of shingles , 1,113,120,000 In 1890. a against 1,030,384,000 in the corresponding period of 1895 ; a gain In lumber of 20,000 , 000 feet , and In shingles of over 100,000,000 Captain Lutjens , of the sealing scboonc Kate and Anna , now In Gray's harbor , re ports having taken CM seal and ten e * otter skins since January 1. Though the atcb li small , bo claims that It Is the ocond but catch of the season. The JIM otter skins are valued at $300 each on nn average , and two tklni taken last tenon old for $1,100 each. MISCELLANEOUS , The sold found on the Point Lotxsi boule vard In San Franclico proved to be irou lyrltes. San Bernardino county , California , has 452- 63 bearing fruit trees , and 1,323,75S arc loon to come Into bearing. The Japanese remedy for leprosy being rlcd at the leper hospital In San Francisco s said to bo working wonders. The Barley Growers' association of the 'an Joaquln ranch has sold 3,400 tons of mrley , to bo shipped to several of the big English breweries. At a depth of S.OOO feet a strong flow of gas was struck at Stockton , and the well iromlses to bo the best that has ever been jored In the country. Three hundred and ninety men nre om- iloyed at the DeLamar mine and mill at ) oLamar , Nov. , and until quite recently 230 \oodchoppers have been ghen employment. The line of the proposed new railroad be- ween Ketchum and Gimlet , Idaho , around ho late washouts , has been surveyed along .ho bench on the west side of the river. An electric road will be built by San Fran. cisco men from that city to San Jose , so as o tnko In towns not on the railroad. Stan- ord university will bo in the center of the inc. inc.Tho The 100-foot gold and copper ledge dls- covered In Albcrln district In British Colum- jla. according to assays , shows $10 free gold , 8 per cent copper , and eight ounces silver. A committee of Anaheim men Is work- ng on a right of way for the Southern i'aclfic railroad from Anaheim to the proposed new beet sugar factory site out on the Alamltos ranch. The placers on Van Purer creek in the noithcrn part of Elko county. Nevada , arc attracting attention. One nugget was taken out recently that weighed $25.37 , and a num ber ranging from , $2 to $5. News comes from Belt , Montana , that every man In that camp paid $5 into a fund to help the cause of silver. The com pany , It Is said , headed the list with a check for $1.200. It Is strictly a coal min ing town. There is eager rivalry between San Diego nnd Seattle over the new Japanese steam ship line which Is expected to carry cotton to Japanese milla and bring back manu factured articles. It would seem that San Diego has the advantage , for the Santa l"e Railroad company Is aiding it , and the shipment of cotton from the southern states could be made with less time and cost. Another rich discovery of gold Is reported from Welcome gulch , twelve miles up Hock creek from Qulgley , Montana. In former days Welcome gulch was extensively worked by placer miners , and for a long time past prospectors have been In search of the quartz lead that supplied the placers with gold , but all efforts to find It seemed vain , until a few days ago , when a lucky Frenchman made the discovery , which Is claimed to be the richest yet made In that section. Returning miners from Cook's Inlet , Alaska , say the country at the Inlet Is barren of gold. They say the miners worked hard and prospected for 200 or SOO miles around the Inlet without finding a single claim that paid anything. Thou sands of holes were sunk to bedrock , some of them having to be thawed out by fires before they could be dug. There was no work to be had and from 500 to 700 men are said to be stranded there without the means to leave the country. An important discovery of a large vein of rich tellurium ore has been made in the Spokane mountains , seventeen miles cast of Helena. It occurs In a white quartz asso ciated with yellow oxide. The lowest assays of average samples taken from the lead run six ounces In gold to the ton. The tellur ium docs not sect to be impregnated in the quartz , but Is found in the creeks of the rock. There are large veins of gra phite in the same locality , which can easily be mistaken for tellurium. The graphite is found In prcgmatlte granite and has no value whate\er. Shg Current Literature lr &T&FS "Paul's Dictionary of Buffalo , Niagara Falls , Tonowauda and Vicinity" Is a cred liable production , possessing more than local interest. The book is arranged on the dic tionary plan , requiring no index. As a source of information relating to this inter esting region , no better medium could be desired. The Peter Paul Book company , Buffalo , N. Y. Human Imagination has perhaps never be fore taken flight Into a realm at once so repulsive , weird and uncanny as that de picted by H. G. Wells in his now book. "The Island of Dr. Morcau. " Some conception of Its horrible character may be gleaned from the statement that Dr. Moreau , whose name figures in the title of the book , is a vivlsectlonlst , who has devoted his whole life to this branch of physiology and has succeeded so well that he is capable of so patching and influencing the flesh and brain of animals as to produce a semblance of human beings. Far from civilization on South Sea Island , the doctor conducts these experiments in man-making , as well as in the making of other monstrosities , until he has the Island peopled with nil sorts of strange beings as weird in their ways as the veriest creatures of a dream. 'But ' the story Is by no means without rhyme or rhythm , for It Is handled In a master ! ) way and Is a most powerful satire on the presumptions of men , reminding us that we are of animal origin and showing how thp animal must constantly be repressed if wo are to be prevented from gradual re version to the lower stage. In this respect It recalls Stevenson's "Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hjdc. " Stone & Klmball , Chicago. "The Chronicle Fire Tables for 1SDC" Is a work that will be appreciated by fire underwriters and students of Insurant statistics everywhere. The hook embrace ! In its contents a record of the flro losses in the United States , by states and tcr rltorles , during 1805. with exhibits of the monthly , annual and aggregate flro losse In the United States during twenty-oil : years (1875-1895) ( ) , besides other valuable In formation relating to losses by fire , Th < total lostes during the past five years ar shown to range between $142.000,000 am $168.000,000 , averaging $149,000,000. The matter covers over 400 quarto pages , I printed on heavy calendered paper am bound in tastily designed and substantla fovors. The Chronicle company. Limited , < ew York. "The Works of James Wilson , " two olumes. edited by James PeWItt Andrews , s the reprint of a standard writer and ex * oumlrr of jurisprudence applied to \nirrlcnn law. The author was In turn ho profetior of law In nn American unlvrr- Ity , a member of the committee which ramcd the constitution of Pennsylvania , a Igner of tbo declaration of Independence , hslrman of the committee which drafted ho national constitution , * member of the ontlntntal congress , and associate Justice if the Vnlled States supreme court. Itc- erring to the distinguished jurist , the Hon. Simeon K. Baldwin Is quoted as saying , "Ho was one of the most modern In character ot ur revolutionary statesmen , and his legal ibltosophy rested on a broader basis of cd > icatlon than that of any ot hla American ontemporarlcs. He was the real founder > f what Is distinctive In our American url prudene < > , and his arguments for the ensonablrncsa and practicability of Inter- lattonal arbitration were n century ahead ot its time. " The work presents n clear lew of the nature of law , government and nlvato right , as viewed by ancient and modern Jurists ; the history of all confed eracies and the chief points of contrast : an ixamlnatlon of the fundamental principles f our constitution by one who took an actlv < part In Its formation , and the theories ot Jassleal and modern Jurists , examined In connection with the principles adopted In our Jurisprudence. As one of the greatest urlsts of the revolutionary period. Justice Wilson was the first to systematically set about a clear exposition of the principles ot urlsprudcnce and our system of constitu tional law , accomplishing the work In a course of lectures to the students of lawlu the Philadelphia College of Law In 17DO- 92 , which , together with four of his great uibllc addresses , arc republlshed In these olumes , being considered the most pro- 'ound expositions of jurisprudence and the clearest explanation of our political system to be found. Callaghnn & Co. . Chicago. "Jersey Street and Jersey Lane , " by II. C. tinnier comprises n scries of urban and suburban sketches In which an attempt Is undo to jio ! tray the life among the lowly. The writer from the loftier piano of his own cultured suroundlnga looks down to behold he lower social strata and through such spectacles naturally sees In It a dull panor ama of stolid monotony. Then when the mioothly finished sentences. In portly , formal anguago. classical to a t , arc garbed lu high- calendar typography and bring all the scenes and all their characters in tune before UB , dressed In these literary Sunday clothes , what else is to be expected but a stiff and stilted Impression , without the first element ot realism in It. Classically the sketches may be faultless , but artistically they are cold , formal shadows , mere photographs. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , Now York. In "Adventures In Criticism. " by S. T. Qulllcr-Couch , the author docs not , as some of our reviewers do , give nn epitome of the look in question ; he rather deals in what might be called chit-chat about the writer nnd the publisher. He does not try to give : ho reader enough of the volume he discusses io satisfy him ; he endeavors to Just give him a relish for the good things In the book. Ho does not hesitate to animadvert severely on what does not come up to his standard and reduces a good , solid book , establishing the lact that book-reviewing Is no slipshod work , and that the critic's page can be made at tractive. Charles Scrlbner's Sons , New York , Megeath's. CURRENT LITERATURE. Short articles touching the financial as pects of the coming political contest are the principal features of general Interest In the July number of The Bankers' Magazine. Bradford Rhodes & Co. , 78 William street. New York. A comprehensive review of "Christianity and Buddhism , " by Rev. John Henry Bar rows forms the most striking feature of the July number of Our Day. A portrait of Dr. Barrows adorns the cover. Our , Day , 153 La Sallo street. Chicago. "The Mysterious Card Unveiled" Is a story told by Cleveland Mofett In the August is sue of The Black Cat. Other tales In the number ore : "Mrs. Bllger's Victory , " "A Defender of the Faith. " "Tim's Vacation" and "West Horses. " The Short Story .Pub . lishing Co. . 144 High street , Boston. "Chad Gadya" Is the title of a pathetic tale by I. Zangwell In the July num ber of Cosmopolls. It Is followed by an extensive review of "Civilization In Africa , " by Rt. Hon. Sir Charles W. Dllke. Other contributions to this issue " are "Tho Cel lini of Lithography , " by J. and E. R. Pen- nell ; "Italy. Home and the Franco-Prussian War , " by Mine. Jessie White Marie ; "Notes on New Books , " by Andrew Lang ; "The Theater in London , " by Arthur W. Walk- ley ; "The Globe and the Island , " by Henry Norman. The contributors to the French and German departments embrace names of equal distinction. The International News company. New York. A forcible discussion of the Immigration question Is presented In the July number of Civics under the captain "Is the Foreigner a Menace to the Nation ? " by W. G. Pudde- foot. Another Important and timely paper la from the pen of W. A. Richardson , and la entitled "Is the Double Standard Desirable and It It Possible to Maintain It ? " Allco L. Woodbrldge presents "A Woman's View of the Industrial Problem , " and Belva Lock- wood writes Intelligently of "International Arbitration. " Other topics of this Issue arc : "The Suffrage Campaign In California ; " "How to Make the Vice Presidency At tractive ; " "Municipal Home Rule ; " "Tho Relation of Political Science to History ; " "Woman's Natural Debarments from Polit ical Service , " "Tho Canadian Elections" and "International Law Duty of Neutral Na tions. " Civics Publishing company , 38 Park Row , New York. "What to Eat , " the new Twin City maga zine , appears in its first number , with a poster design on the cover and a quantity of good material within. The number opens with a clever article on "The Philosophy of Gastronomy , " by H. C. Chatflcld-Taylor. Bills of fare for a fortnight are furnished by Miss Bedford. The form and design of the magazine is very attractive , the Illus trations are cleverly dashed with color , and It bears every evidence of being up to date and of becoming a marked success. 1'lerco Pierce , S32 Lumber Exchange , Minneapo lis. Minn. "Cuba's Struggle for Liberty , " Is the sub ject of a fully Illustrated article lu Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly for August , It Is written by Field G. Plerra. one of the leading spirits of the Cuban delegation In New York , and contains portraits of Gen erals Gomez , Mncco , Marti , Carlllo. Sanchez , Garcia , Rodriguez end 1'alma , and home In teresting view * . "The Unking of a Presi dent. " by Rufus R. Wilson , tells about nom inating conventions , and gives portraits ot McKlnley. President Cleveland. T. H. Reed , W. C. Whitney , W. I ? . Russell and W , B. Allison. There are papers on Anarchism , Montenegro , Salisbury and Wells Cathedrals , and a well Illustrated article on Nashville and the Tennessee Centennial. Frank Les lie's Publishing House , New York. PEXN POINTEDLY n whole lot of yonnR men In S ago tht > man who lives Jn this Ilave you ever taken particular notice One of the neatest Inventions and Utint the world over nnd you won't You'll like our $1.QS tan Mioe for ladles Men who have seen the world are at Omnhii today wearing Me neckties tlmt state used to po to St. Ixnils and Obi- of our sheet music department how it handiest withal Is that now famous flnd such prices quoted on just such Hiat we UFed to sell for $ , ' 1.50 and $4,00 once impressed with Iho professional they paid us n quarter for they may lago and once In a while to New York covers one side of the store we have "nalduff's ice crenm roll" the kind goods as you have most need of Hood's It's better than pie It takes the rake say ? 1.00 lint don't you bellevw them to buy his carpets and curtains but the largest list of songs and piano and tlmt nre frozen so hard you can carry Sarsaparlila GTic Ozomnlslon SOc you ought lo see the crowd buying ability of tjur expert optician of whom 2T c ts till they paid because * wiVro clos ho doesn't any more he's found out band guitar and every kind of sheet them around with you in the hot sun Talne's Celery Compound 07c Huny/iM them then there's our $ . ' 5.00 and $1.00 Chancellor Canlleld of the University of ing out all our COc summer neckties for he can do butter at home where the music iu the west ' from one cent a for hours without dolnij nuj' damage Water 15c a quart Cullcura Soap 15c ladles' oxfords that we're selllUL' for Nebraska says "Your glasses accom 23e i'xwnt black ami negligee shirts house ho deals with knows him and copy muhic up even you of can't ordinary name note any but piece what of It keeps hard a longtime has three and there's no laxative quite as effec pl.75 here's a new one n new line of plish their purpose admirably belter the $ 'UX ) beauties tor $ : ! .40 a special lias u reiiita-n ) nt stake we are we have then we have a way of get delicious flavors nud costs no more tive no gripping as Shrader's lirajior- ladles' razor toe lace suioes In seal than anything I have yet tried" Judge lot of "Stars" and Flake , Clarke & surely thu largest carpet and curtain ting the few very few we happen to than ordinary Ice cream even If it Is nted 1'Mg Powder bicycle riders recommend brown tan the most beautiful foot cov Ferguson says "I am much pleased I'lajrs iii'sllsees in the 52-50 and $3.00 hoitho In the west and make the lowest be out of that's no delay to you but a great big qtiart that's nearly enough mend it highly and remember ours is ering ever conceived we should sell with ( he KhiMws the people will patron grades are Holng at $1.S3 n shirt , prltvs and I lieu you know us that's we're never out all the new music for sir It's a regular snap for cycle the cut price drug ttore Unit really cuts them for $5.00 but for a few days' In- ize you freely when they find that you worth a good deul. comes to us first of all. excursions. prices , lYodudug 4.00. furnlbh such a superior article. " Albert Cahn , Omaha Carpet Co. A. Hospe. Jr. Balduff , Caterer , Kuhn's Drug Store , Drexel Shoe Co. Aloe & Penfold Co 1322 Far uam 1515 Dodge JJuslcandArt 1513 DoUglaS 1520 Farnam 15111 & Douglas Bend for catalogue. our illustrated 1419 1408Faruam