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THE OMAHA DAILY BETihMCHSFDAY , DECEMBER 13 , 1307. I FROM THE FARTHER WEST STAGE ROBBERY IN MONTANA Pint Ono Occmrad In 1803 anil Created Great Exo'.temint. WAYS OF 1HE PIONEER II.GHWAYMEN . lir < crn Tlinnnnml DollnrH Tnkcii frniu tlio t'iiMHfiiK T oil the Cnnuli Intoi lliimmult SitrccNitfiil Senroll for the Oolil OtiNt , "I have Just finished reading the story ot the first vigilante execution , as printed In the Anaconda Standard , " sold a white-haired pioneer1 who dropped Into the northern Mon tana office of the Standard at Grent Falls and told his story , "and It's a straight story from start to finish. 1 was living In southern Montana. 1n these exciting days , and to road all about Uiose nirly events now when I am old almcst inakco mo feel young again. It's a good deal like history and I could read many ot those atorlcs over a dozen times and not get tired , llut I say , my boy , you never hfard about the first stage robbery In what Is now the proud nd prcspcrous state of Montana , did you ? Well , I'll tell you , but I guess the Incident occurred when you was something ot a kid and hadn't entered your Intellectual brilliancy on newspaper work , ch7"Let "Let mo see , It was bick In ' 03 over a third of a century ago that the first stage holdup took place , and I 'tell you the robbery created a deal of excitement. I was a young man and a miner In those days and had iir- rlveil In Virginia City the year previous , In ' 02. That fall the vigilantes were organized aid In my day I saw a pile of the good work that ornanlaitlon accomplished. Nowadays wo don't hear much about tint law and order crowd unless some pie-faced pilgrim refem to 'em as the 'early utranglcrs' but I tell you they did some good work , and of Its living members the state should now be proud as the boya brought law and order out of chaos and hell Itself. "Now , about that first nidge robbery. No- txxly In those days over thought seriously ot lilghwnymen. for it was quick Judgment to detect or catch men In crooked work In these tlaya. In the fall of ' 02 , I think It was , a man named Caldwell not Josey-Joe ot old lictiton days established a stage line be tween Vlrclnla Oltv and Ilannock.is that was the moat feasible route out of the coun- Hry then. Business was good and stages were Tim every other day. Alder gulch and Vir ginia City were then booming anil hardly a trip was made unless en board was some miner with u stake of gold dust. But noth ing over happened. ' "In Virginia City nt that time was a fel low named Dan McFadden , a royal good fel low , moro familiarly known as 'Bummer Dan. ' Evcobody liked him and he could have almost nnythlng ho wanted hi the camp. Dan was a prospector and during his stay In Virginia hod irade two or three strikes and had blown the money In. After a strike he lavished favors generously nnd no matter how much of the yellow metal ho harvested from the slulco boxea It nil went and a few months later Dan was broke and dependent on friends for another grubstake. Ho was Industrious , though , and after his Jolllflca- < lone returned to work hopeful of the future. "BUMMER DAN'S" GREAT STRIKE. "It was after a rich strike In the fall of 1SG2 that , In the following spring. Dan found himself broke nnd thrown on the chilly mer cies ot n frigid world. Bill Manning took him In tow nnd soon Dan was prospecting again with a good grubstake. A few weeks rolled around , when ono morning the camp was olcctrllled with the announcement that Bummer Dan' had made the strike of his life and the announcement was true , as Dan reached town the next day nnd confirmed the news. Ho had struck rich pay dirt and was healed for life. Salt Lake was the goal for which ho was headed. Ho was paid for the claim In gold dust and after weighing out $2M)0 ) , which ho gave to Manning , Dan quit- the camp and went to what was then called Dempscy's ranch , located a few miles out or Virginia City. He now brings us to tlio thrilling features of the story. "It was on the morning of October 23 , 18G3 , the stagn coach draw up In front of the hotel and two passengers for Bannock got aboard. Caldwell was slrk that day and had lugged a follow named Bill Rumsey to drive for him that trip. About 9 o'clock the conch left the hotel nnd proceeded on Its way. At Detnp- Bey's ranch 'Bummer Dan1 got on board. He was dressed comfortably and wore a heavy blue flannel shirt. About his waist was a wide leather belt , to which , underneath his Bhlrt , wca attached four sacks of gold dust. Outside on either hip was buckled two navy revolvers , nnd In the belt were probably a dozen cartridges. Dan climbed on and the etago coach rolled away until Rattlesnake creek was reached. This point was a chang ing station , but on arriving there Driver Itumsoy found that nil the extra horses hac strayed away , and the coach was obliged to remain tliero over nl ht. All night long ilumsoy searched for fresh horses , but with out success , nnd In the morning the old stock were hitched up nnd the journey con tlnued. The forenoon passed and the tlrei horses did well , but nt noon they gave out nnd although the whip wau vigorously ap piled , they could not bo urged beyond a walk. About 1 o'clock the coach entered n narrow gulch coming out just around the brow of a hill. Just as the wagon was op poslto two riders , with blankets over their heads end shotguns ready for action , rode swiftly up. WORK OF THE ROAD AGENTS. " 'Look out , boys ; road agents are com ing ; bide your diwt ! " cried Rumaey from his Btat ! , an hn tried ( o urge his worn-out iiorscs on. But It was too late. 'Throw un your hands ! ' came the order , nnd two shot guns tfcro leveled at Rumsey. Ho stopped , nnd n moment later was ordered to come down from his scat , and ono of the passen gers wan ordered ui In the seat vacated , to watch the team , " 'Now go through the pockets of the passengers and plla the stuff on the ground , ' came the order to Rumsey , who , with a shot- Run at his head , obeyed instructions. Guns Avoro taken off and piled up first. Then ( lockets were gene through , and probably from $12,000 to $1E > ,000 laid on the ground bo- eldo the weapons , 'That's all , ' said Rumsey , s hn completed the lm ( > osed task. But the thieves were not satisfied. 'Have you any thing moro nn you ? ' was asked of the man who was holding the horse. The line dropped , and the fellow howled : 'Don't shoot , don't ahoot. Yes , I have more. ' Runisey was then ordered to inako another search all around. "From 'Bummer Dan' ho had taken but ono small sack , and protested that he could find no more , 'Search Hummer Dan again , ' exclaimed the robber chief ; 'bo's the man wo want to pan out today , ' Din was again ecarchcd , and Rumsey was obliged to pile up two more ot his sacks. With thin the rob bers were satisfied , and , after ordering the coach to proceed , threatened death It auglil was said , and rode off , WITH J15..000 GONE. "Bannock was , reached that evening , when Dan found that ho had just left $9,000 $ will the read agents. BUI Burton , ono ot the other -passengers , left about $3.000 , and In all the highwaymen got about J 15,000. Whci Dan re-ached Helena , In reciting the Incident ho said : 'Well , I've played a whole lot , bu never got such a short run for my money uctoro.- "At Helena Dan met Sheriff Plummcr , to whom ho told his story , and received an as Buranco ttat as soon as Plummer got his divvy bo would turn It over to Dan. The jobbery caused great excitement and It was not long before U was known that Frank Parish and Gcoigo Ivcs. llcutoncntu of Plum mer. did the job. All , lion over , paid the penalty of their crimes and dlt'd with the ! boots on. In the following January they were strung up for that and other crlmw. "It waa In November , 1SC3 , when one day Ivcs went to Andy O'Connell , now of Helena and Informed him that he heard Dan accus him of the hold-i' ( > . O'Connell , knowing ful well what It meant If Ives thought this , bus teuod to explain that ho had the day befor talked with Dan , who had no Idea of wh did the job , Ivci believed this and wca away. "Karly la December Dan picked up hi L a grip , and , with a stake of about $3,000 , started for Colorado. Wo only heard from him once after. He was then In Leadvlllo , the game old 'Hummer Dan , ' without a cent , and na different than on the day ho was a victim of the first coach robbery that ever occurred In Montana. " or.nnsT i > in.\i-iu OF ounco.v. Dentil of n Momlier of ( he Wltltiutm Pnrl > - nt nn Ailvnnortltti - . FOUEST DROVE , Ore. , Dee. 12. Mrs. Mary II. Walker , aged 86 years , 8 months and 4 days , who died In this city a few d < iys ago , was the last of tha band which were connected with the Whitman mission and at the time ot her death hid been on this coast longer than any other person who came either across the continent or by water , having been hero fifty-nine years. She was born at Baldwin , Me. , April 1 , 1811 , was educated nt the Maine Wesleynn seminary nt Iltdfltld : was married to Kcv , Elkanah , Walker March 5 1838 , and started the next day on her bridal tour , which meant n trip across the continent on homo- back from the frontiers of Missouri lo Walla Walla. There they rested until ths next spring , then resumed their Journey to Walker's pmlrle. near the Spokane river , where , fourteen months after her marriage , Mio was ready to receive her bridal calla. There she remained until after the Whit man massacre In 1S47 , when It became un cafe to stay there longer , and no she removed to the Willamette valley , living at Oregon I City for two years and at Forest Grove tci the last forty-sc\en. Ill AIIII for Moulder Ore. DENVEH , Colo. , Dec. 12. ( Special. ) Work will bo commenced on a plant for the treat ment of Iloulder county ere within , a few weeks. This plant will be located at James town , will cost in neighborhood of $100- 000 and will be built by a company of lowu capitalists. The men back of the scheme are In the city perfecting their plans and us soon a this Is done work will be com menced. The men here are James Morton , [ eneral passenger ugont of the Uurllngton , Cedar llaplds & Northern road with hoad- quarters-at Cedar Kaplds , C. E Plnney , presl- lent of the Iowa Coal company ; R. J. C. lealer , president of the Hockdale Stone compiny ; William King , a contractor and nanufaoturer ot Cedar Itaplds , and Charles Taylor Smith , a real estate man of Cedar taplds. These gentlemen' were met by Prof. C. A. Woody of the Woody Mining and Mill. ng company , operating In Doulder county. They are heavy stockholders In this com pany , representing 200 stockholders of the company , and a capital stock of $1,000,000. , CoiixlniHotTctury WIlHOii. DENVER. Colo. , Dec. 12. ( Special. ) The lieu interested In the national convention of IVe stock men In this city In J&nuaiy are nulling a great effort to secure the attend ance of Secretary James Wilson at the con vention , and Charles E. Stubbs , a personal 'rlcnd ' of Prof. Wilson , lias written him a let- or strongly urging him to come. Mr. Stubbs hao been appointed by Secretary Wilson an igent or the department to represent the United States In foreign countries on behalf of American horses , and he will soon go to Washington to receive Instructions In that work , and will then present the matter of the convention personally to Prof. Wilson. IIlH H SALT LAKE , Utah , Dec. 12. ( Special. ) The trustees of Unity church have accepted the resignation of Ilov. A. L. Hudson and have extended , a call to Ilev. A. H. Maynard of Santa Monica , Cal. , to fill the pulpit. Mr. Hudson will preach his list sermon next week nnd will then go to Chicago. OulormloVWM XotoN. Colorado's fruit crop for 1897 Is estimated to bo worth $6,000,000. The November tonnage of the Cripple Creek mines showed an Increase of about 3,000 tons. News from Craig Is Ho the effect that an other wnr over tbo sheep question Is likely to break out. The editor of cno of the Italian newspapers In Pueblo has had the editor of < the other Italian newspaper arrested for criminal libel. Wages of the miners at1 Creede have been advanced from ? 2.50 o day to $3 by the operators owing -Improvement in business conditions. Charles E. Mcuser , late city clerk of Durango , was sentenced to twenty months In the penitentiary oa. ills confession of embezzlement of public funds. Within the last two weeks the new onyx quarries near Steamboat Springs have been opened and four tons of rock have been shipped to Denver to be polished. Will Huddlcstone of Ulo Illanco county has observed satisfactory Increase from the dozen Callfornlj quail ho turned loose a year ago last spring. Ho counted seventeen In one covey and heard others. The next mining boom In this state will prol > ibly bo In Itoulder county and will bo caused by the completion , of a narrow gauge railroad 'into the best mining district , which will reduce the cost of mining. A boy of 7 and a girl of 14 asked a Denver court a few days ago to put them In a state homo. They refused longer to live with their mother , a drunkard. They also said they would not live with their aunt "cuz sho's as bad as my mother. " Gunnlson county mines are making some progress , though but llttlo outside raiiltal is assisting. The Sylvanite mlno , owned hi Cleveland , O. , will work all winter. It has gold ere runntaii from $100 to $300 per ton. The Vulcan Is shipping some high grade ore , but la walling itho completion ot a con- entrator befcro making an actlvo develop ment. The curator of the Colorado Historical so ciety Is gathering Information In regard to ho following Colorado events : Watermelon lay , Ilocky Ford ; Flower Carnival , Colorado Springs ; Peach day , Grand Junction ; Fruit lay. Canyon City ; ecru roast , Loveland ; V > lnto day , Orceloy and 'Monument ' ; Mineral day , Sallda ; Ice Carnival , Leadvlllo ; Habblt day , Ijunar ; Festival of States nnd Nations , Pueblo , California \IMVM Note * . List month's clean up at the Golden Cross nines , Hedges , San Diego county , netted over I4C.UOQ , and vaa the largest In the his. tory of the property. The Mount Whitney telephone line , 150 miles long , connecting Vlsalla , Tulare , Por- orvlllo and llakcrsfleld , Ins ibeen sold for I2.GOO to satisfy a judgment. C. T , Hyland , the well known politician , av/yer anil capitalist who died at San Jose on Sunday , wad frequently mentioned for governor anil United States senator , but ho leralritontly declined .tho . honors. He left an estate value at $3,000,000. The old Grizzly mine , near Suramervlllc , Tuolomnu county , is coming to the front again as a rich producer. It was opened in 1850 and for a long time yielded well. Then It was mismanaged - managed , the shaft raved In , nnd In 18G7 It was abandoned. About six months ago it was reopened and now nt 200 feet has an eighteen foot ledge averaging $10 per'Ion * ' in frco gold and from 2 to 3 per cent In sul. phurcts. Max Werner's will Is In litigation at Los Angeles. Ilo was a wealthy Jew , a bach&- lor , and a great hunter. He died a year ago and loM $70,000 to his mother , who was SO years old and resided In Germany. " At her death the money was to go , according to the will , to the Fresh Air society of Now York. Thorn Is no such society and the Now York Tribune Fresh Air Aid society claims thn donation , The ofllcers of this society claim that they can prove 'that Werner Intended to leave thcl money to their society , because It has received several donations from Cali fornia , sent by on unknown person who signed simply "A Hunter. " Although deep mining has not more than fairly 'begun in California that state has a good list ofpaying deep mines. Among thMo profitable true fissure gold mines there are In Amador county the Kennedy , down 2.200 feet ; the Keystone , 1,400 feet ; the Manoney , 1,000 feet ; 'the South Eureka , 1,200 feet ; the Wlldman , 1,300 feet ; the Zella , 1,100 feet. In Calaveras county the GwJn , 1,600 feet ; the Lane and Tullock , 1,350 feet ; the Stanislaus , 1,000 feet ; the Utlca , over 1,300 ifeot. In Nevada county the Champion , 1.200 feet ; the Empire , 2,100 feet ; the M ryland , 1,000 feet : the North Star , 2,000 feet ; the Omaha , 1,700 feet ; the Providence , 1,700 Icct. COiNDlllON OF RANGE STOCK Plenty of Hny Put Up to Ctny Them Through Winter , CATTLE STILL RUNNING ON THE RANGES KMtlnintm n In Niinilior of Vnrjto Sotnu Hxlcut , lint AvcrnKc In About the Siniie UN lnual > P1ERRC , S. D. DJC. 12. ( Special. ) Inquiry amons the stockmen who have been In tha city for the last few days would Indicate that In no past year IIM tliero ibecn so much hay put up as this yeir , their "ostlmatcs running from two to four times the regular amount. This would secure- them enough hay to carry them through even with such n winter as the last one with which to contend , Imt they are already past any such conJItlon.ot affairs , aa Iho snow which fell In DccombS has all dis appeared an-d the ranges are as open ns they were In October , nnd there la no reason whatever for yet drawing on their stock of hay , while last year they were compelled to begin feeding about the 1st of Novem ber , and some of them were compelled to keep It up until the middle of March. The stockmen on this slilo of the river have imcdt of them built extensive sheds in which to house their stock In case of severe storms , and by this means will bo enabled to save weak cabtlo which might go down In the storms If left to wander. On tbo west side of the river , where the cattle are wilder , not &u 'much attention , Is paid to shelter , aa sheds would 'bo ' practically useless with the wild herJs , as they could not bo got Into the ibulldlngs even if provided for them , and these cuttle'will ' weather the severest storms. If they are supplied 'with ' plenty of hay , without any shed shelter. The estimates as to the reduction of the number ot stock on the range vary greatly , the Fort Pierre S.ock Journal placing the Hhortago at 50 per cent as compared with past years , while stockmen who are In a po sition to be posted place It at a much smaller figure. One ot them from -the west-- crn part of the range states that there Is practically no difference after from fifty to sixty miles 'west ' , as the ranchmen from that section did not help to supply the feeder market In the early fall , and that their shipments were onlyibcef cattle , which shipments have ibeen fully balanced by the "dogles" which they have placed on the range since the shipping season. Ho even estimates that such shipments to the range have como 'to within 25 per cent of making up the difference on that portion of the range which was culled over 'by the parties who were picking up feeders early In the fall , which was the section within fifty miles of Fort Pierre and Into which section most of the "dogles" went. On the east sldo of the river the new supply will undoubtedly completely make up the whole deficiency caused "by " the ship ment of feeders , if In fact , they have not Increased the supply , as largo numbers have been scattered along the river which were driven overland and would not bo shown in the shipments Into the country by rail. There have been a few losses in the bunches of "dogles" which wore brought In hero Jusi "before the cold weather In November ana which had not ibeen , provided with sufficient shelter. i Many cattlemen are figuring on a contin uance of the high prices of the present year through next , and in fact , through a scries of years. Whllo-lhere is n0 doiibtl that prices will prevail higher for a tow years than they have for the past five years the present Hurry Is not a legitimate rise In prlco and cannot iba expected to hold. The cheap corn of Iowa , with "wild" buy ers from the Iowa farms , is the real cause of the tremendous advance in this state , and while a continuance those same conditions may keep up the price for another year an advance ot a fowl cents In the price of corn at any time will ibrlng a slump and prlcco will go down 'to ' a legitimate basts , This will not likely too as low as In past ycnro , but will be- far below the present prevailing prices on thLj range. Smith Tlnkittn nnd Hvponltlonv DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 12. ( Special. ) Since It was learned that the vote on thu appropriation ot money In Lawrence county for an exhibit at the Omaha exposition was Illegal , the commissioners of this part of the Hills have been doing considerable ! planning and scheming to devise a way of raising money for the purpose from other sources. At a meeting of the 'Black Hills members of the South Dakota Transmlssisslppl com mission , In thlsiclty , It was decided to com municate with the governor of the state and recommend that the county commissioners of the various counties raise from the county funds a' ' sum equal to ono mill- upon 'the as sessed valuation of the counties , and asl. that the governor give the commissioners his assurance that he will do all In his power toward inducing the next session of the leg islature to make an appropriation to reim burse the counties. About $35,000 would bo raised In this way , which -would give a very fair exhibit' for the state. I'roft'MHor Ht'HlKiiM , i RAPID CITV. S. D. , Dec. 12. ( Special. ) Another vacancy has been made In the School of 3111103 In this city by the resignation of Prof. Edward McCormlck , professor of as saying. Ho has accepted a position at Butte , Mont. , at a larger salaryj An appointment will probably be soon made to fill the Vacancy In the School of Mines. Armour IK Iluylni ? Wheat. EUREKA , S. D. , Dec. 12. Armour & Co.'a repiescniatlvo , Charlca Pfeffor , Is buying all tllp wheat coming to Eureka. He has very recently purchased seventy car loads , repre senting 50,000 bushels , for Immediate ship ment. Small amount In farmers' hands yet lu the country tributary to Armour. 1'linnn lit ABERDEEN , S. D. , Dec. 12. ( Special Tel egram. ) It 1s reported that John S. Vettcr of this county and Frank A. Brown of Aber deen will shortly bo appointed register nnd receiver , respectively , ol the United States land ofllco at Aberdeen. * ; the College . HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 12. ( Special , ) The State Board of Education hag determined upon enlarging the faculty of the State university at Ml&soula and the State Agri cultural college nt Bozeman by adding two now members to each. Ono of the new members will bo a military Instructor nt the college , who will also have a class In for estry. ainiitniiu \ > MVNoliH. . U cost $525,520 to run Montana for the late fiscal year ending November 30. There are seventy-two children In the State Orphan's Home and In the luat three years there have been only two deaths. Charles Hunter of Saco recently received a bunch of fox hounds from tlio cast and will uco them In exterminating the coyote and gray wolf from now until next spring. The legality ot the Inheritance tax matter Is to bo tested at Butte , The estate of Jeremiah II , Wllcox will be the ono on which the teat will bo made. It Is valued at about J7.COO. Charles II. Eehbaugh has been arrested at Butte on two charges of violation of the banking laws while cashier of the suspended Merchants' and Miners' National bank nt PhllllpsburB. G. L. Marshall , a brakeman. was stabbed and nearly , If not quite , killed at Havre by three rcgro noldlers from Atalnnaliolnc , Ho had put them off the train when ono turned and stabbed him In the back just over the rlcbt hip. Two horsemen from Wisconsin are on the Madison In search of smooth block- horses weighing from 1,150 pounds upwards. They are paying $25 for will horses ailing these requirements. AMOXU TIIIJ COIJOTIKD CIT17.EXS. I A force of colored roc-nancies has recently come to Mo city lo worl 'on the Government building of the exposition , Among thcso men nro represented ? 'several branches of tie bulldlnf ? trades , itilfy hall chiefly from Nashville , Ter.ci. , am\.nre. at this date nine- In number , -out In a sh.crt time they will bo reinforced by ten mor'e. Tneso men and their work have proven onltivoclt Intercut to Iho colored citizens ot thli p mmunlty from the faot that they are amotjg the earliest output of our southern lnclliirtft.il educational In- etlttitlcns. They enjoy the distinction of having worked on Uiu-Bovernrnpnt buildings at both the Atlcutn urid , Nashville exposi tions. They arc In tub 'Immediate employ of the southern owitra'ctor * , George Moore & Son. Charlca H. Bryant , ono ot our progressive business men , has ventured Into the poultry world. Ho has two .large IncubUors running at full blast arvl promises , If lucky , to bo a bio next season to supply a largo number of fowls to" the exposition trade. E. W. Prjor , steward of the Omaha club , and Alfred Jcnes , chief caterer for Balduff , are maintaining their high standard ulong the lines of their respective work. They report a flourishing condition of business. B. R. Overall , president of the Bishop Worthlnstco Lyceum , has Issued a circular letter to tho.various social bodies of the city , I calling for a conference of the colored citi ! zens of Douglas county to arrange for a na tional conference ot colored Americans , to bo held In this city during the exposition. A number ot favorable replies have been elicited mid the prospects are that there will bo a laigo attendance at the preliminary con ference. There Is a movement on foot among the colored railroad men of this city ito effect a fraternal organization that will In time be come national. H. W. Williams Is at the head of the movcm-cnt and reports that he Is making satisfactory progress. Miss Luclnda W. Gamble , the special com missioner appointed by the Exposition Bu reau of DJucatlcm to Interest and solicit colored children throughout the country to participate In the cduoitlonal exhibit and contests of the exposition , Is meeting with a fair measure of success. Her work Involves ( a largo amount of correspcodonco and the Item of pcstago Is considerable. This fact was brought to the attention of the North Omaha Woman's club , of which she Is a member , uml at Its last meeting It gra ciously appropriated from its treasury suoli an amount as will very materially assist her In this matter. Up to thnt time the expense of postage had been berne by Miss Gamble's private purse. A section of young- men are taking much Interest In the lAfro-Amorlcan day at the Ice carnival. They have decided that their queen shall bo elected. In the contest cow being conducted by Tbo Bee. The monthly exorcises of the Epworth league of St. John's African iMcthodlst Epis copal church were held last Sunday evening and itho usual largo congregation was present. An excellent program , consisting ot music , reading and reciting' , was rendered. Among otScr numbers on able n'aper was read , by Mrs. Ella L. Mabammltt. 1 The mission , which * for the last two weeks has been held at St Philip's , -closed last Friday evening. Duplpg Clio mission Father Wattson , the cblo mlssloner , made many friends. * * ' warm . Mrs. Belle Skinner''of ' Kankakce , 111. , has returned to the city tjlth the Infant daugmer of George E. Collins. 'The ! llttlo ono Js dclng well and Is the plcluro1 of healUh. Mrs. Skinner , who Is a sister to the lately ds- ceased wife of Mr. Collins , will probably make her home wlth'Tilm" . Mrs. Silas Robblns'who'h.as been 111 with o severe attack ot pneumonia , is greatly im proved. 7 The North Omaha Woman's , club held Its regular meeting last Tuesday afternoon. After the routine business a delightful pro gram wcs rendered. Mrs. Annie M. Pugh de livered an Interesting lecture on domestic economy and In the course of iher remarks dropped many valuable suggestions. Mrs. Laura 'M. ' Craig , the able and accomplished president of this club , and her zealous fol lowers are doing a gcod work. The club has decided en a model plan of holiday charity acid by this means many poor and destitute women and children will bo made glad by their generous hands. _ _ _ _ * PEJVSIOXS FOR 'WRSTI3IIX ' VI3TUUA3TS. Survlvoi-H of Iate Wnr Kt > iiiemljerod by tlio ( Jonernl Govurnmviit. WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. ( Speclal.- ) Penslons have been Issued as follows : Issue of November 20 , 1837 : Nebraska. : Original William II. Parsons , Omaha. Increase Martin Laura , Edgar , $8 to $17 , Original , widow , etc. Lena Voge , Germantown , $ S. Iowa : Original Thomas Sampson , Blad- enHburp , $0 ; Peter B. Swlck , DCS Moines , JG ; Russell M. 8tagR9 , Tabor , $6. Increase- Samuel Vlsnow , Akron , $10 to $17 ; Michael Muldoon , Lyons , $12 to $14. Original , widow , etc. Artla. Yates , Perclval , Si ; minors of Paul Vllllan , Davenport , $12 ; minors of Henry C. lAdams , Slgourney , $14. Colorado : Restoration , reissue and In crease ( Special , Nov. 30) ) Chauncey B. Ten- nant , Denver , $30. JnulcKoiilnii dull OIHuorH. A meeting of the Jacksonlnn club was held Saturday night , and most of 'the time was consumed with the election of officers for the ensuingyear. . A warm flphtWUB carried on between two factions of the club nnd the results were close. Tlio ofllcers elected were us follows : Dr. A. II. Hippie , president ; W. P. Weber , financial Hecro- tary ; T. L. McDonald , secretary ; John F , Murphy , treasurer. TO CUIII5 COM ) IN ONE DAY Toke Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund tiio money if It falls to cure. 25c. The genuine has L. ! ) Q. on each tablet. THEY HAVEN'T HAD ENOUGH Hidera in the Bicycle Bnco Pay They Will Enter Another Ooatest , AS A RULE TH.Y ARE ALL FEELING WELL .None of Tlioup InfprTlctreil Ixi > ren Any Dctcrmlnnllnni to Steer Clear of Similar Itncen In the Future. i NEW YORK , Dec. 12. Go much discus sion has been aroused by the relative re ceipts ot tha managers And tlu > contestants In tbo late alx-day bicycle race that It IMS been decided that every man that finished 'Will ' receive a purse. In addition to tbojo who finished who will receive prizes Is Hlvlcrre , the Frenchman , who as tenth man , notwith standing the fact that ho had been off the track more than a full day and night , comes within the list of prize winners , theft ) being cloven prizes on the list. Charles W. Miller , the winner of the race , spent tbo night at < i Turkish bath nnd when ho reached , the Uartholdl hotel today bo looked well. Ho felt In good condition , ho said , and that he was fit to ride another six days' race. Ho certainly did not look Itko a man who had gone through the terri ble ordeal of working 13S hours aud sleeping only four hours In the six days just past. His eyes were bright , anil he sail ho was . not In the least exhausted. Regarding his | plans for the future , he declared he hcd none , but smilingly announced ' .bit he had received a proposition for a two weeks' en gagement to ride three miles nightly on n. "homo trainer" In a vaudeville house In this city. niCE MAY HIDE AGAIN. Joe Illce , the Wllkcsbirre representative who Is always unfortunate to bo Just far enough behind the leader to win the second prize , was found at a hotel stretched on a sofa , reading a newspaper. Ho was holding a llttlo levee at the eamo time. "Oh , I am flrst-claes , thank you , " ho said. "I went right to bed after a good Turkish bath , and woke up at 10 o'clock this morning. Then I fcoil as hearty a breakfast as any man could want , just a plain , substantial affair , without any frills. Then I took a walk and came tack for n loaf. I don't know what I am going to do , unless it Is to go back to work. I don't care to say whether or not I shall enter another six-day contest. It all de pends. If things seem to come my way II will. I might have finished better It my stomach had not gone back on me. I did no riding of any account until Thursday , but 1 am not kicking. " Fred SchUineer , the third man , who , like Miller , halls from Chicago , did not have much to say , except that he was feeling well and that ho would race again at the first op portunity. Teddy Halo Is laboring under the same trouble that affected him last year. Ho has almost lost his voice. But he looks to be In good shape , and ho says he Is. He tipped the sca.lo at 1C4 , his weight at the start. All ho complained of in the race wac that he hurt his knee In a fall Uurlug the early part of it , and was much bothered by the Injuries. Halo may start for homo on Wednesday , ho says , unless ho decides to enter itho six-day race at St. Louis In Feb ruary. GETTING TOO OLD. Golden said : "I am getting old now. No moro six-day races for me. We old fellows are 'dead una' now. The youngsters are too much for us. " Julius , the little Swedish rider , declared : "Next time I go In I'll ' make them all see things. I'm all right. Don't be afraid. " Enterman , the youngest of all the con testants , was resting at his home , but said he was not used up at all. ( . ' -Harry Elkes gpent"moat of the day In sleeping , after having taken a long wall : In the morning. He will spend his time In getting in trim for long distance con tests. The others who finished are In satisfactory condition. 'Manager ' Bunot had considerable to say re garding the < two Frenchmen , Revlerro and Stophane. He even went so far ns ito declare - clare that no foreigner had a fair chunco In this country against the Americans , claimIng - Ing on this sccro that the men were lo the race simply to pace some of the Americans. As ito Revlerre's condition he said that the Frenchman's leg was 1m bad shape , but Mial otherwise he wis all right. Stephane's com plaint was In reference to 'the ' sprinting- that had been done by the exhibition riders' ' dur ing the contest. contest.TRACK TRACK IS SHORT. The managers of the contest now admit wha.1 lias been alleged ! since the second day of the race that the track wus short. To day surveyors went over the course and al though It was olHclally announced ! that the riders had not traveled a , full mile In the nloo laps just how short the "mile" was has not been given oat. When Miller finished -winner of the race , 2,093 % miles had been chalked up to his credit. From what can bo learned It Is be lieved that the track was something like 200 feet short to the mile , and therefore the actual distance traveled was about 2,014 miles. Miller was sixty-seven miles ahead of 'Rico ' , the second man , and thus the lat ter will have to his credit something like 1,949 miles. Schlnncer , by the now figures , will have beaten Halo's old record of 1,910 by about fifteen miles , Instead of by ninety as the nominal figures recorded last night Indicated , while Halo himself Is much below his old mark. It Is , stated by the management that the actual figures will not ba given out until affidavits have been submitted by the sur veyors who went over1 the course today , and until other ) formal steps have been taken to Insure the correctness of the records made by the men. Probably all this will have been You will never have such another oppor tunity of buying already framed pictures as wo are going to give you Tuesday Wed nesday and Thursday afternoon and even ing Every picture wo are showing In Room 151B Douglas street , right next to our own store room will bo sold at auction no re serve You can come la pick out the picture you want and we'll auction It off for you at once no matter what' iUo picture cost us nor the price you blij ' Jt you'ro the highest bidder the picture ls'yours This Is no Job lot but our high claps stock wo'ro over stocked aud must have the room they oc cupy , " ' * " > ! i A. HOSPE , KUSlC Odd fin. , , (513 ( Douglas 1 P9 1 " -if. r NOVELTIES IN STERLING SILVER FOR WRITING DESICB - " Eraser with Brush , 'et'erfrns ' ' . $ 1.23 Calendars , sterling . . .1. . . , . 3.00 Postal Scales , sterling . 10.00 Desk Blotters , silver 'corners . 7.00 Desk Set , complete . , . , , . < i.OO Thermometers , sterling trimmed , . , . , , . 2,00 Pen Holder , all BttTlIng . . . . 1.25 Paper Knife , sterling handle . 75c Ink Eraser , sterling handle . . 1.25 Ink Stand , sterling and cut glass . 2 , CO Mucilage Bottle sterling and cut glass. 2.50 Rolling Blotter , sterling handle . 1.00 And thousands of other suitable Christmas presents at equally low prices. C. S , Raymond Co , Jewelers , 15th and Douglas Streets. THE ONLY GENUINB HUNYAD1 WATER Huiiyacli Janes BEST AND SAFEST NATUR APERIENT WATER Prescribed and approved for .14 years by ml tlio metllcnl authorities for CON ST1PAT10N , DYSl'lil'SIA , TOUPIDITY OK THI3 1.1VI3H , 11KMOUUHO1D3 na well as for nil kindred nllinonts resulting from ludlacrctlou hi diet. "It In rcmnrknbly nuil cxrctidoiinllr tinlforiu In UN cmniumltlon. " British Medical Journal "The iu-otnti > > c of nil Illttrr Wntrrn. " "Almoltttcly conntnitt In fotniumltloii. " J'Uncet. ouniNAUY nosi : , ONI : wi.Mitii , vssi.'ui , IIKKOUI : IIHI\KPAST. CAUTION See that the label bears the signature of the firm Andreas Snxlelmer. accomplished by tomorrow , when the prizes will bo distributed. One Important rcoult of the race will prob- nbly bo a stringent restrictive measure on long distance racing by the League of Amer ican Wheelmen. Hitherto thcso events hove teen conducted under the sanction of the lenguu , but A , Crosney Morrison , vlco presi dent of that organization , declares that ho will prepiro and present nt the next national assembly ot the League of American Wheel men nn amendment covering the point so thoroughly that It will prevent any possible countenance of such nn event In the future. Mr. Morrison declares that fran every point of view the six-day bicycle race should bo condemned ; that It Is an inhuman and health-destroying Institution. 'Foot Uncc Hilled for Toilny. W. C. , otherwise "lied , " Hess of Qouncll Bluffs and W. H. Copplo or. Bancroft will have It out on tlio old fair grounds this afternoon between 2 and 3 o'clorlc , to FCO which l the bettor "foot" rncsr. The ( llstnnco Is to bo 100 ynrdi. The wee will bo run under Shcllleid rules and will bo directed by "Kelly" Handle , who Is to bo timekeeper , referee , stakeholder and every other old olllclal. Tills Intcratatc athletic event promises to bo n hot one , ns Copplo Is vary nearly n. ten-second man and Itoss Is said to bo a hummer. A forfeit of $25 has been posted with Handle and there is said to bo more money on "the " side on the result. .TilntiiK from ( lie Mcinitlilx IlrlOari1. MEMPHIS. Tcnn. , Doc. 12. William Kearney , professional diver and nthletc , leaped from the railing or the big- cantilever brldffu betwicn this city and West Mem phis Into the Mississippi rlvor , a illHtnnco of 12o foot , swam to u waiting skiff nnd was rowed ashore uninjured , nt 2:30 : this after noon. The feat was witnessed by a ctowd of 2WO ( people. South Omaha News . J Very little work was done at the Armour slto yesterday , a small force only being en gaged In laying cap stones on the foundation piers of the hog hanging house. The second floor of the hog cooler house has becci laid , although the walls are up only to the height of the first floor. The contiactors , Roche- ford & Gould , spent yesterday forenoon on the ground lay 'UK out the work for today and Inspecting wiiat has been done. Mr. Gould stated that unices the weather was too stormy quite a number of bricklayers would bo put to work thla morning running the v.alls up. It was stated that as soon as the buildings wore out of the ground rapid progress could bo made , the proper laying of the foundations , It Is claimed , consumes a great deal of time. Pile driving Is at an end and the machines have been removed. The contractors claim that the work Is progress ing as rapidly as could be expected. Over at the Cudahy plant work on the Im provements continued yesterday -the same as any other day. The big sausage factory Is about ready for the roof , as Is also the neutral house , which Is being enlarged by the ad dition of two stories. Six new smoke houses arb to be built between the new eausago fac tory and the old smoke house and the work Is now under way. Superintendent Dan Cameron has been devoting considerable of his time the last week to the new plant which Cudahy is erecting at Sioux City , but when ho returns It Is expected that work on the other Improvements cow being planned will commence. Out at Seymour lake the Cudahys arc era- ploying about fifty men In remodeling and enlarging the Ice houses. Mbro coipenters are needed on this work and those seeking employment can bo accommodated by apply ing at the company's office at the lake. There was eomo work being dcoe on the new exchange building yesterday and It la asserted that these buildings are being pushed as rapidly as could bo expected under the existing circumstances. I'rotcfltn of Mvc Stock Slilppcra. It Is reported In railroad circles that offi cers of the Union Pacific Intend paying some attention to the protests of live stock shippers In relation to delays while en route. It Is claimed by shippers that stock tralna billed to this market are compelled .to give way to all ( western freight trains , thus lengthening the number of hours stock Is compelled to remain In cars. In shipping stock there Is considerable shrinkage -which the shipper Is compelled to stand , nnd It Is claimed that If stock trains bound for the market were hurried through shippers woula save largo sums of money In the course of a year. In connection with .this and other wrongs alleged by cattlemen , W. II. Thurber , a well known shipper of Ong , Nc-b. , Is Just now agitating the subject of organizing a stock shippers' protective association. Mr. Thurber considers this a goad time to set such a matter In motion , as there are a num ber of questions of great Importance 10 flhlppors to be considered. Among the wrong , ? 'Which Mr. Thurbor claims should bo righted Is the additional charge for mixed shipments. He says that it Is a hard matter at all 'times ' to make out a full load' ' of cat tle or hogs , nnd Block not In condl Ion often has to tie shipped In order to n-nha out a full car. This charge for mlxcxl ship ments , Mr. Thurber says , ought to bo done away with. Then ho thinks that the tlcail hog business Is a steal , If dead hogs , ho says , are worth anything , they are vror h more than CO cents per hundred pountfa. The price of hay ami corn Is Another and ho thinks CO cents lor 100 pounds ot hay and the same for a bushel ot corn Is enough. Mr. Thurber U endeavoring by correspond ence to Interest Nebraska live stock ship pers In the organization ot the proposed protective association. y llullillnp ; * , Prep.iratlons were commenced Saturday for the removal of some of the old buildings At the South Omaha brewery and today quite a forceof men will bo put to work tearing down structures which stand en the alto ot the proposed now buildings. Manager Preltog or the brewing company said yesterday that It was the Intention to work every pleasant day during the winter In order that brewing In the new fart could bo commenced not later , tlun February. U will not bo neces sary. Mr. Freltag said , to push the work on tlio new refrigerating building , as that will not be needed until warm weather nets In. By the addition of Improved machinery the capacity of the brewery Is to bo doubled. A small f rk has been laid out In front ot the brewery ofllcM , In the center of which IB to bo a fountain. Around the walk which sur rounds the park will bo planted trees , which will add materially to the appearance of tha plant. At the big Sohlltz building en Q street. opposite the entrance to the Armour tract , work continues whenever the weather per mits. The exterior walls of the building are being la 11 In Avery pressed brick , with sand stone trimmings. Outside of the lirorovo- ments mentioned there Is very little bulldlna bolng done at this time. Theodore Sohroder has almost completed the erection of four louses at Twenty-fifth and M streets for Vugust I'apez. These houses were being plastered jcsterday. IlllNlift Illlll. Games of basket ball are now being played every Saturday ovcnlns at the Young Men's Christian association , and much ntcrest is .being manifested by iho nemlbers of the different teams : Plvo : eams have been organized with the fol- owing members : Thunderbolts George Huslng captain , Hiram Koll , Floyd 3sg , Herman Koll , Ralph Hoonlg , Spartans Hey Adams captain , John Carlson , liyron Smiley , Fred Winshlp , Frank Picrco. Quicksteps W. L. Wagner captain , W. D. Morton. E. 0. Stanley , John Gosnoy , Bert Crandall. Tigers T. 13. Marsh captain. Goorgq Van Winkle , Peter Lcvlno , Rowland Smltih , H. S. Prosser. Invlnelhles Howard Oramblot captain. Herbert. P. Espy , W. 0. Lambert. J. M. Wakefield , E. J. Soy- kora. The clarses In physical culture are well -attended and Prof. Van Arnam Is well pleased "with the outlook for the winter1 ! work. Incorrigible Girl Arrested Yesterday afternoon Officer James Sheehan arrested Lena Waters , 14 years of ago , for creating a disturbance at ono of the third rate hotels. It is thought that the girl ran away from homo In Omaha and the pollc of that city were notified. Pending an In vestigation the girl was placed In custody In the woman's department of the Jail. When questioned by Chief Brcnnan the girl said she had been selling beer at nn N street music hall for some ttmo past. She re ceived no salary , but was allowed a commis sion of 10 cents on every GO-cent bottle eh a sold. The arresting officer said ho had been called to one of the cheaper hotels a few nights ago to quiet the girl , who. In company with older men and women , was raising a disturbance In one of the rooms , and yes terday the offense was repeated. City The city council Is billed for a meeting tonlcht. The Union Veterans' Republican club will meet tonight at the ofllco of Judge Howe. Dan Cameron , superintendent of the Cud ahy Packing company , spent yesterday In Chicago. Mrs. N. B. Mead will entertain the Muslc&l club at her homo , Twenty-second and N streets , this evening. Great preparations are being made by the women of tbo Episcopal church for the doll show which will bo hold at the homo of Colonel and Mrs. A. L. Lott Wednesday. Lecture * mi Ilt'liroiv Nation. An eloquent and free lecture will bo given this evening at 8 o'clock In Trinity cathedral by Rev. Dr. Caihell of DCS Molncs on the Interesting topic of "Tho Great Hebrew Nation , " A collection will bo taken for benevolence. Mrs , Mary Bird , Hurrlsbtirg. pa. , say * , "My ( hlld Is worth millions to mo ; yet I would have lost her by croup had I not In vested twenty-five cents In a bottle of On Minute Cough Cure. " It cures coughs , cold * and all throat and lung troubles. Every shoo etoro sells winter tan shoes but Drox U Shooman says they come from a far off to get ? pair of our genuine Russia Calf Shoes warranted as such with oak bottom soles extension soles wide bull dog toes large brass eyelets a neat , dressy ohoo suitable for all occasions We've put tbo usual 5 value In tfacso winter tans and priced them at $3.BO It's without question the best value for tlio money over offered Wo never claim anything for our shoes that wo can't back up when you come to the store that's why our trade Is always grow ing. Drexel Shoe Co. , 119 FAKNAAl STREET New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed fur tlio asking. TOYSl TOYSI TOYS ! Moro-of the better class of toys than shown elBowhcre substantially made toy * that won't break when you look at them Our big store has been turned Into a toy bazaar that will delight the llttlo folks bring them'In and let then see what Santa Claus has been doing all ! Ihls summer We've put such prices on these that you'll see at a glance that U won't pay to look elsewhere U you come while the assortment Is complete you're sure ot the cream of the stock. A. C. RAYMER 1IU1LDKRS * HARDWARE 1514 Faruam St.