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    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : > MkoAY , DECEISDJER 27 , 1SJ)7.
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FOR THE COLORADO EXHIBIT
Appeal to Counties t ) Appropriate for the
Fnncls Hcctaurj ,
EACH COUNTY TO G'.V A LITTLE
I'lnni of the Coloriiilo Ciiinnil lnn
An At | | ml In Ilif Veiiplc l.nw
Wtntnl lit tins Wny Itnclcyi
Foril linn Ili'portn on Omnlin.
DEN'VUn , Colo. . Dec. 26. ( Special. ) A
i.rcular letter h n Just been tent out to
the boards of county commissioners through ,
out thu utatc by the ways and means com
mittee of the Colorado commlstlon ot the
TrttwmUn'sslppl ' and International Kxpost
lion asking the boards to appropriate A
stipulated sum to defray the expenses of a
B'ate exhibit at Omaha next year. Thc >
are appealed to lecauie the la t elate legls
laturo filled to make an appropriation , and
because the ways and means committee re
allzed that It was Impoa'lble to raise the
necessary funda. about $30,000 , by public sub
scription The letter reads as follows :
"Gtntlcrpe : : You arc awtro of the hold
Ing o the Trar.smlsslsstppt asd Interna
tional nxpcaltlon at Omaha , commercing
June 1 , 1SDS , and continuing for the period
of five mosttu thereafter. You are ateo
probably aware that for want ot necessary
funda our last teRlO.ature Ullcd to mak&
aa appropriation for the purpase of defray
ing the expense of a reiiresc'tatlon of the
state of Colorado at slid exposition.
"With his usual spirit of patriotism , Gov
ernor Adinw , feeling that Borne .steps should
be taken by which our state might be
renrrfientpd .it an exposition In which wi
cro so vastly IratereJtoiJ. appointed what is
knowm as the Colorado Trar.5inlsslsslppl Ex
position commission , with the hope and ex
pectation tbit the gentlemen forming said
commission would be able to eecure tusds
sufficient to gUe Colorado a creditable rep
resentation , which commission Is serving
without pay or compensation ot any kind.
"Tho undersigned , taring been appointed
a subcommittee on ways end means of the
above named commission , believe tlmt the
sum ot J20.000 Is necessary to carry t'jls tea
a successful end , and have also reached the
conclusion that It Is Impossible to rnlse the.
funds by personal solicitation or In any other
\\aj than by a fair division ot this amount
among the different counties of the state.
IinNEFITS OF AN EXHIBIT.
"We would , therclore , appeal to your body
for an appropriation fcr this ruivse , believ
ing that the Interests of your community will
fully Justify you In making this appropria
tion and thai the patriotic Instincts ot your
constituents will endorse your action In
granting this request , as , without Hie support
of the various counties ot tno , state. Colorado
-will probably bo the only state west of the
Mississippi river that Is uot creditably repre
sented at this cxnosttlon , a. situation ot af
fairs that would not bo consistent with the
otherwise lojal spirit of the people of the
state.
"We believe that the benefits accruing to
yr > ur county from such a showing as we shall
bo able to make of the -varied resources of
the state , from which greater wealth and In
creased population will ensue It properly put
before the world , will fully Justify the ex
penditure. The resources of other states that
have made largo appropriations are already
well known , whereas , co the other hand , the
variety ot our own resources Is known to
comparatively few outsiders , the licyrossion
having gone abroad that ours Is exclusively
a mineral state , our agricultural , horticul
tural and otter resources having never been
presented In such a manner as Is afforded by
this opportunity.
'PROMPT ACTION NECESSARY.
"Prompt uctlon In this matter Is abso
lutely essential for the reason that we toave
on option on the necessary space , whle'a will
expire within the next thirty days , and , un
less wo are able to give definite answer by
that tlmo we may be unable to secure de
sirable space even though wo should eecure
the funds. Again , It is necessary thit the
first piyinent of the funds thould be avail
able for use not later than March 1 ( fjough
later paymcalo may be- made during the
three months following ) , as It will take every
moment of time from that on to the opening
of the exposltlcn for the performance of the
work necessary to perfect the exhibit. Hence
It Is essential that before the expiration of
thU option we should be assured that the
money haa been appropriated. AVo. therefore ,
pray that you appropriate Mid set aside the
Bum of for the above purpose. We beg
jour honorable body to notify this committee
of your action In the premises without delay. "
To the above circular elgnej by the Colorado
rado commission Governor Adams added toe
following as a postscript : "Unless there IB a
general compliance with 'this request I know
of no way Inwhich Colorado can be repre
sented with credit at the cxpesltlon. "
COST TO EACH COUNTY.
The ways and means committee at one of
Its recent meetings decided that the most
just way to apportion the expenses omcog
tha different counties would bo by assessing
them 15 cents on each $1.000 of their as-
BC33ed valuation. That will realize $29.090.
or $210 less than the commissioners would
like to C i.vc. But the sum will bo sufflclent ,
as the committee estimates that an exhibit
which would be a credit to the state will
cast but $17,000. Tbo apportionment to the
several counties is as follows ;
Arajiahoe J 5,003 Larimer . . . . ROO
AKIiuleta 100 has Anlmaa i.tro
Itaca 1M Lincoln
llcnt MO lJKal 400
Moulder 903 Mrsa 500
ChafTee W Mineral . . . . ! 00
Chvyenn 350 llonteiuma .
Clear Crock 4 Montrate 37S
Cnnejcu AOU'Moreun 325
Cotlllla 201 Otero 000
CMMer too Ouray 300
Delta SW I'urk 400
DeL m . . . : OJ I'hllllps KO
Doticlaft 4S3 l'rox\ers . , . . . , . . 500
r.tKle tlirueblo l.VXi
IJILoit 4W Klo lllanca
ii I'ato S.W Itla Orande SIS
yrtmont TW Routt 325
Uitftcld MO Snmmrhe . . . aw
( lllpln , MllSan Juan . , SM
Oranil :09 San Mlsuel sin
Gunnlsnn . . . . .i
lllntJale
llucrfano < 'X ' > Washington
JrlTerson , t. _ i Weld
Klowa , U9 Yuma
Kit Canon
Ijiko Total , ( )
ta I'lata
JIAY HAVE TROUBLE.
State Senator George W. Swlnk of
Ford , Colo. , has returned from Omaha ,
where he was sent by the Rocky Ford Melon
Growers' association to make arrangements
for a melon day at the exposition , Accord-
In ? to his statements It will bo Impossible
for the counties to appropriate money for a
etste exhibit.
"They can't do It , " he said , "as It Is In
direct violation of the law. I helped to pass
that law , and know what I am talking about.
SUlns on fire with torturing , disfiguring ,
Itching , burning , bleeding , scaly , and pimply
humors , Instantly relieved by a warm bath
Trith Ctmcnru. SOAJa tingle application oj
CUTlcuiU ( ointment ) , the great skin care ,
Md a lull doio ol CCTICUBJL Hii.oi.VEiT.
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It WAS passed either In 1S93 or 1S95. 1 do
not remember which , and It cays that a
county cannot appropriate money for n
itato exhibit. The bill Is very plain. That
puts an end to a state exhibit with county
moner There Is now but one way for
[ he people to be reprcscntel by county
money , and that l by the various districts
In the B'.nte nenillng their displays. After
they arrive In Omaha they can bp omalga *
mated. This will cent considerable money ,
IB each district must be represented by
fome one sent there to superintend the
airanging ot the display and the taking care
of It after the exposition opens.
"Tho money the ways and means commit
tee has aike-J for , under the law. cannot be
tent to the secretary of the Colorado com
mission to be expended s he sees fit. It
the counties appropriate money It must be
feandlAl by some one In that county , unless
the counties In a district derided upon one-
man to look after their Interests. In that
case each county can turn the money ovc *
to him , as the purpose for which It Is to bs
used will toe a county exhibit , and not a-
ttntc one.
WAS PLEASED WITH OMAHA.
"No , * lr , I do iot think that .the cons
ties Irv thestate will respond to the re
quest of the ways ami means committee
1 know that my county Otero will not con
tribute a tingle cent , and guces you will
find there will be others. It looks to mo
that the otly exhibits that will be at tha
Omaha exposition will bo made by the differ ,
rot districts. Thcso districts have not as
yet consummated any plans , as they ara
waiting to see how the commission will comu
out with Us plar to ra'ee ' money ,
"I was most agrecibly surprised at what
I saw In- Omaha ! I went there prepared to
see very little evidences of the expraltion ,
but I was disappointed. The Agricultural
Macufocturro. Mines and M'nlnir , Fine Arts
Horticultural and the Machinery and Elec
tricity buildings are up and covcrea , ( but sot
closed In. The Administration building Is
up , covered and closed In. On some of the
buildings the cornices are belsg put on.
A large force of men Is employed and tha
work la being pushed very rapidly. The
bulldttgs are being constructed of the same
material were those at tha World's talr.
"While away I contracted for 330 cars
of melons at 97& ceate per crate. I wem
to Omaha especially to sec Fred W. Taj-
lor. superintendent of the Agricultural and
Horticultural division of the exposition , to
arrange for a melon doy , tut he was called
away the day I arrived there , so I accom
pllshed nothing In .that lln . "
.SCHOOLS op coum.\no.
Vn Olil r.ilu.-ndir Ti-lln iif III * Kxiierl-
not' lltuiy Vvnrn AKO.
Miss Grace E. Pattoa , superintendent ol
public Instruction of Colorado , Is In receipt
ot a long letter from Oll\er Howard , count )
superintendent of Weld county , one of the
oldest teachers In the state , says ; he Denvei
Republican , tjg regards terrure of office , la
which he dilates upon' ' the- growth of tht
schools In the state during the last twenty-
ceo years , and school masters in general.
He prefaces hu > letter by the following de
scription of school days tlmost a quarter ol
a century ago :
| "The wealth sad Importance and efflclenc }
i of our schools have increased greatly e nce
I Mm became acquainted with them twenty-
one years ago. Before old Weld county was
carved up into seven great counties we had
only about thirty school houses and several
of these were log or sod houses. The buffalo
had not yet wholly disappeared from tholi
ancient feeding ground. The deadly raids of
Indians were not yet a thing of the- past , and
once , during my early terms of oDlce , the
schools of the Lower South Platte vallej
were broken up by attacks of savages. 1
caa remember ot making a trip of 240 miles
horseback to visit three small schools not
without serious apprehensions that I might
lese my scalp. "
He said that at an early day Gre-eley built
a $30,000 school building "whllo many of her
taxpayers could not as yet allow themselves
the luxury of top buggies or parlor organs. "
This offering , he sa > s , to the cause of educa
tion from a pioneer people must have been
an Inspiring example to all who beheld the
sacrifice or hrard of it. Weld county sent
five delegates to Denver through the snow to
help organize the first state teachers' aa-
soclaUoir.
According to h'e statistics there were 4,327
persons of school ageIn Weld county. Of
that number 3.453 attended school. More
than $52,000 was paid to teachers in salaries
in the seventy-five organized school districts.
There ere eighty-three school houses ta the
county and 119 teachers.
He contends to the end that If all children
shall reap the- ( benefits new districts must be
created and boundaries ot districts must be
so changed that children may most easily
obtain the benefits of the schools. It is not
always an easy task to secure these thlcgs ,
he esys. because property sometimes shrinks
from taxation ; fond [ > ircat sometimes want
beloved but Ignorant daughters to occupy the
teacher's desk ; children may live Icing dis
tances from school , and ( sometimes poverty
keeps them at home.
Ho makes a strong appeal for the cen
tralization of power needed to bind the
shattered school committees Into one har
monious whole , and contends that more
could EC accompl sned by teachers and pupils
alike If the county superintendents would
visit the- schools oftener than they do ana
mR-alfest more sympathy Irt their work. He
lamented the unscrupulous methods prac
ticed by some teachers to-procure certificates ,
and concludes with a strong appeal for more-
libraries ID the schools throughout thestate. .
Srnrch fur a Lost Mine.
BUTTE. Mont. . Dec. 2C. ( Special. ) An
other expedition has been formed to discover
a "lost mine. " The story of this latest
"lost mine" Is that a prospector discovered
some good placer ground In the Clearwatcr
wilderness. 'He made the discovery late In
tha season and after taking out $700 In a
few days he came out for supplies and re
turned as speedily as possible. That was
the last heard of him until some Indians ,
who had been hunting In a remote part o :
the Clearwatcr , reported that h had died.
Guided by the Indians a white man went to
where the dead man's body lay. With the
body was a map minutely describing the
vicinity of the lost mine. The map had
become wet , which partially destroyed Its
usefulness. Slnco then diligent efforts to
find the mine have proven unsuccessful , but
another expedition Is about to start out , full
ot confidence.
Motltitlin 2VtMTMotrii ,
Twenty-five hundred toes of coal Is put
out by the Anacocda company at Belt dally.
Teton county la hiunted with big game ,
antelope , elk and mountain eheep being
never so plnatlful as now.
Associate Justice William H. Hunt has
been appointed guardian of the- three mtnoi
children of the late Justice Duck.
State Treasurer Collins has- Issued a
call for warrants Issued up to May 31
'jst , amounting In all to about $140,000.
C. E. Ilarnes of Phllbrook has sold hb
ranch and sheep to Thomas Murray , alto
of Phllbrook , receiving $9,200 therefor. The
value placed on the sheep was $3 for ewc
and $2.50 for lambs ,
The biggest botfltlng engine In the west
Is now being manufactured at S > in Fran
cisco for the Diamond mine of the Ana
conda company , ere of the richest ot that
company's properties.
Eogere Wllaoa. receiver ot the Merchants'
National tank at Helena , has been granted
permission to effect a settlement with Huntley -
ley & Clarke of Boston , who owe the bank
$76.315 37for $57.610.39.
A Mlegoula dispatch says the appoint
ment of W , H. Sme-id to the Flathead In
dian agency IB likely to cause a rattling
of dry bones and to result In some disclos
ures that will not make the pleasaateat kind
of reading.
There Is a greit deal of difference be-
twcert the copper mined In Michigan and
that minedIn Montana. The copper taken
from Marcus Dal'a big mine is but poorly
adapted to electric work , because It has
greater realmnco qualities thaa the Michi
gan copper.
The Uw which provide * that a person who
obtains a divorce may not marry In Mon
tana within two years of thetlmo the decree
of divorce was granted andforblda the person -
son against whom a decree wai grtnted
from marrying- within three yeani Is held
to bo > old in an outaloa by Attorney Gen
eral C. 13. Nolia.
GilLORIXAlIOX FOR HIE ORE
Processes of Ixtiactine tba Gold bj the
Modern Methods.
SIMPLE AND EfFtCTIVE REDUCNG
The I'rnri-KN t Not I'nfpiitnl nml Mny
HP l"m- byii > - MliirrnfliliiK
MyMlf ) Intr In Clilnrliitittoii
UcKUltn of the I'rocrxK ,
The modern barrel chlorlnatlon process Is
so called to distinguish It from the method i
of cfrtorlnatlon first employed by Plattner In |
1S49 , on oxidized residues trom arsenic pro
duction works , and a similar arrangement
on a larger scale put In operation by 0. F.
Dcctkln In California ! n 1S57 , and at a later
date by C , H. Aaron , on the mineral con
centrates resulting from concentration ot the
tailings of the free milling gold ores. This
process being carried out In leaching : tanks
ot comparatively small dally capacity. Also
rotn the method emplo > eil by Dr. A. Thlce ,
n which similar concentrations arc treated ,
n small revolving barrels , also of limited
capacity.
The beginning of the modern barrel process
dates from 1S30 , In which year the process
was put In practical operation by John E.
Rothwell of Denver on a large scale on the
ores of the Golden Ue ard Mining company
it Deadwood , S. D. Mr. Itothwell's descrlp-
lon of the process , as quoted in the Denver
ilcnubllciin , follows :
The ores to be treated were not amenable
to cither free milling or concentration , and
had to be treated In bulk as m'oed , there-
tore requiring methods tor the economical
handling of large amounts of material In a
region where labor and supplies were ex
pensive , consequently a radical departure
'roni existing methods was necessary , and the
result has been the modern barrel chlorlna
tlon process , that at the present time Is treat
ing about 1,000 tons ot ore a day in the states
of Colorado and South Dakota combined , and
Is adding to tfce wealth of the world from
these localities about. $20,000,000 In the fame
time. There are no patents ou the process ,
and. therefore , no royalties to be paid to aay
one.
TREATMENT OF THE ORE.
Colorado experience concedes the loss of
the silver In the ores where chlorlnatlcn Is
applIeJ. The process , as Mr. Rothwell de
scribes It , Is now In use ! a Uouldcr county ,
ot Glllctt , Colorado City and Cripple Creek
In El Pane county and -at Florence In Fremont
county. It Involves the roasting of the ores
and Is , next to smelting , the most general
process In u. = e in the gold mining districts , if
mill amalgamation bo excepted. ( As this
process Is applicable In the large majority
of gold camps and at a number of mines
where the present cost of transportation to
smelters Interferes with profits , a further dc-
scrlptku ofta \ working Is given :
The ore from the mine is received in ore
bins of reasonable capacity and from them
is fed to a rock breaker , where It is crushed
to about one and a naif loch cubes , and from
thence passes t'arough he-ivy , coarse crushing
rolls , in which it Is reduced to a two mesh
or three-eighths Inch and finer product. la
the event of the mill being a custom mill ,
that Is. coe that buys toe ore from the miner ,
the ere Is now sampled either automatically
or by hand quartering , utter which It Is
trammed to a "bedding floor , " where all
classouof ore are mixed to a uniform product
In the case , however , of treating the ore of
oao mine- this extra work Is omitted and the
ore , after being crushed In the rolls , goca
direct to a storage bin , having one-half the
dally capacity of the plant , so thai all the
coarse crushing dene on the day sMft.
From the storage bin tha ore Is fed auto
matically to a drying apparatus and from
thence goes to the fine crushing department.
This department consists of fine crushing
rolls , of any standard make , belt elevator
and sizing screens.
The prepared pulp , the size of which has
been determined beforehand by tests. Is
stored In bins and from them is automat
ically fed to the mechanical roasting furnace
of the cylindrical or hearth type. The object
of the roasting or calcining .being to elim
inate volatile and enclosing minerals and
leave the gold free. In a metallic condition ,
In which condition it Is soluble In chlorine
water solutions. Also to convert , what would
otherwise be chlorine decomposing minerals ,
Into Insoluble compounds and also to Improve
the leaching quality of the pulp being
treated.
The ore , after being roasted. Is cooled au
tomatically and conveyed to storage bins or
hoppers directly over the chlorinating bar
rels , each hopper holding the exact amount
required to charge the barrel.
CHLORINATING BARRELS.
The chlorinating barrels are cylindrical ,
sheet steel , vessels lined with sheet lead.
Tney are arranged to be revolved either on
trunnions or encircling tires. The sizes vary
from three to twenty-live tons capacity per
charge each , to suit the ere and the capacity
of the plant required. Each barrel Is fitted
with an Internal filtering diaphragm , to sep
arate the gold chloride solution from the
pulp after chlorlnatlon.
In operation the roasted ore Is charged Into
the barrel , with sufficient -water to make a
liquid pulp , and a weighed quantity of
"chloride of lime" ( bleaching powder ) and
"sulphuric acid" added. It Is then closed
tight and the whole mass agitated and mixed
by revolving the cylinder slowly. ( After a
certain length of time , from ono to four
hours , as found necessary by preliminary
tests , the barrel Is stopped and the gold
chloride solution Is drawn off through the
filter , assisted by air or water pressure , and
collected In lead-lined tanks. A precipitant ,
usually hydrogen sulphide gas , Is added to
the solution and the gold precipitated and
collected in a filter press Irt the shape of a
sulphide cake. This Is drle-d and roisted to
eliminate the sulphur and the residue
charged In a crucible with the necessary
fluxes , melted and cast Into a bar or ingot
of comparatively pure gold.
Concentrates from the stamp mill or other-
wipe are handled In the same way as the- ere
In bulk , the operation starting with the
roasting process.
The chemicals uifed la chlorlnatlon are
sulphuric acid , chloride of lime , sulphide ot
Ironad sulphur. Sulphuric acid Is worth
front 90 cents to $1.10 per 100 pounds at the.
chemical works. The price of chloride of
lime In New York Is $1.30 per 100 pounds.
Sulphide of Iron Is worth $3 per 100 pound" )
and sulphur $2. All these chemicals will
some day be manufactured In or near Den
ver , thus avoiding expensive freights from
the sea coast.
RESULTS OF THE PROCESS.
Chlorlnatitn , according to Colorado and
South Dakota experiences , U applicable to
the- following clatecs of ere :
All clacks and values of alllclous oxidized
gold ores.
Concentrates from the concentration of
tailings of free milling gold ores.
Tellurlce gold ores.
Iron and arsenical pyrites , zinciferous and
tatlmonlai ores carrying gold.
Ores that wH cot concentrate- effective ! )
ami do not carry over 3 per cent copper or
5 per cent lead and are not excessively high
lr > alkaline minerals.
SIHclous tailings carrying- valuable quan
tlty of gold.
The proceea saves geld values only. Silver
o'n be saved , nhen this process U used , b ;
an auxiliary method. The latter Is not In
voked it any of the Colorado plants ,
Tbo cost of the process varies with loca
clrcunutence * and the nature ot the ore
Cripple Creek material U row handled at $1-
per too for sampling , transportation am
treatment , with aa allowance ot $19 pe
ounce for the gold In the ores. Experiment
demonstrate the feasibility of cblorlnitlon , a
a plant well locatcJ , at from $4 to $0 pei
toa. Present profits are entirely tutlifactory
to the owners ot theplants. .
U U easy to catch a cold and ] ust as < v sy
to get rid of It If you commence early .o
tue Ono Minute Cough Cure. It cures
coughi , colds , bronchltli , pneumonia and all
throat and lung rroublei. It li pleasant to
take , eate to use and lure to curt.
\Y\KUIIY 0JA < Ji"rpiVM'IAI. IIII.1. .
AV > oniliiK "rnntor ( UT l 11 In Iilrnn of
CHKYRNNEVyo. . , , D c. 26. ( Special. )
'
Senator Warren , who 'has returned from
\Ycthlr-gtcm ( or the holidays , said today
when asked for his vie. ' * * upon the Gage
financial bill : " 1 do not think the financial
bill prepared by S crolar # Gage will pass
In the form presented by'him. The proposi
tions to permit national banks to Issue
their circulation notes up to a face value
of the United States bonds deprslted as
security Is a good one , and ought to prcv
xall. Tfcere Is no reason Tvhy the govern
ment should discount Its own bonds and
allow but & 0 j > ? r cent currency to be Issued
against them when the market value of such
bonds la much nbove par. Mr. Gage's propo
sition , endorsed by the president , to Issue
rn banknotes In denominations of lew than
$10 , Is good and tends toward the further
actual circulation of silver. The propo
sitions are commendable to provide for na
tional ibanks In smaller towns , with smaller
capital than now authorized ; also to pro
vide additional circulation Issued by each
bank against Us capital ; this Issue Insured
by the United States through a 2 or 3 per
cent special tax on such currency. Alt
thcso tend to Increase the circulating
medium and If adopted would make prac
tical the further suggestion of the president
to hold In the treasury all 'greenbacks' as
fast as redeemed for gold , only paying them
out a aln where gold Is receive ! In exchange
therefor. This rptentlon of the so-called
endless chain of greenbacks In the treasury
would contract the currency except for the
.desirable changes 'before ' mentioned. After
-the government adopts this plan with ref
erence to the greenbacks It Is not so much
st the mercy of Importers and bankers w < hose
so frequently raid the treasury of gold to
send abroad. There Is no reason why the
government should undertake to furnish
every Importer In the country with all the
gold he wants to pay foreign bills with. Let
the merchants and bankers furnish their own
gold for exportation. This might have a
tendency to decrease our Imports , but would
rer\e to stimulate our exports of produce
and merchandise ! n order to provide the
means to meet foreign balances.
"Mr. Gage'd Idea of 'more firmly fastening
the gold stsaiard' through the Issue of new
gold bonds In place of the government's pres
ent outstanding bonds payable in coin is an
entirely new departure. This proposition was
not advanced by the president In his mes
sage , nor Ls tills action oilled for by any
thing in the St. Louis platform. Hence , such
Ideas are personal to Mr. Gage and others ,
and are not party utterances of the repub
lican party.
"While the government will undoubted ! ?
preserve the present parity , making every
dollar as good as any other dollar , whether
It be of gold , ellvcr or paper , yet the un
called-for additional provision , so expressed ,
that they shall be paid in gold , is considered
not only usnecess ry , but as positively dan
gerous. If all our bonds were changed Into
these providing strictly that gold alone
could to tendered In payment. It might bean
an easy matter at tome time for ono 01
more foreign countries owning largely of
our securities to temporarily at least cornel I
the gold , and th's ' nation would rot then |
have what is now accorded' every Individual
( unless a. contract provides otherwise ) , the
right to pay its 'indebtedness In any good
money , evea though if'may1 cot be the j el-
low meMl itself. " *
Asked about the Hawaiian annexatlo'n ques
tion Senator Warren says : " 'The annexation
of the Hawallsn Islands -will , In. my Judg.
meat , be of decided advantage to the United
States , but Juat at present there does not
seem to be the necessary' ' two-thirds voU
ratification ofc the-'pending
for the treaty ,
Some of the leading democratic senators are
endeavoring to make It a party matter , sum
moning senators to the opposition on party
grounds. There Is , however. ' a majority suffl
ctent to pita an annexation resolution ot
bill If < i vote on- such a measure caa bft
reached/ ' " c '
Ltf . . f '
Peculiar Accident. '
R.VWLINS. Wyo. . Dec. 25. { Special. ) A
peculiar accident happened on the Union
'acific bridge near Bryan station Sunday.
V sheep herder attempted to lead his horse
across the bridge on the stringers. Aoout
midway the horse fell thiough aud it iwas
for the htrder to extricate him.
V train approached and the man tried to I
signal the engineer , but the distance was joe j
oo short ai\d \ the horse- was torn from the
mils and ground to pieces. The engine.
ortui.alely. did nol leave the track.
Albert Seaman , employed by the Union
Pacific Coal company , was crushed between |
sorao coal cars and the pilot of the engine
n which he was riding , at Hanna , yesterday
morning. His left arm was cut off itid his
right leg broken. Se.im&n'fi chances ot re
covery arc poor.
Chfj CMiHL-V I'lilillc nullillnpr.
CHBYENND , Wyo. , Dec. 26. ( Special. )
"he Wyoming delegation In congress has suc
ceeded In having the supervising architect
promieo that all material to bo used In the
( reposed public building at Cheyenne shall
ie , as far as pcfislblo , secured in Wyoming.
Senator Warren some time ago requested a
oca ! contractor to send specimens of Wyo
mlng building Etcoo to the Smithsonian In
stitute and Congressman Osborn has had ths
owctrs of the liawllns quarries furnish sam
ples of sandstone and other material. Over
" 00 carloads of etono rod 1,000.000 brick will
: 'e used In the construction of the build-
ng ard the quarrymen and contractors In
his state are anxious to secure the con-
racts.
CoiniiiltM Suicide.
LUSK. Wyo. . Dec. 26. ( Special. ) Mrs. E.
Erdman , living on Indian creek , north or
this place , committed suicide Thursday by
aklcg concentrated lye. Mrs. Erdman tried
to kill her Infant child , but Its life wao
saved. The woman has been sick for some
Drex Li. Shooman can't sweep nil tlie
snow from the streets but lie can help
the misses out with a wet weather shoe
made of genuine liorselilde with tips
of Haine wear like Iron no leather
made that Is as pliable aud durable as
tills stock und It's nearly water proof-
has heavy extension boles coin toes-
all we. ask 1 < ? for you to try this shoe
we know then that you will never buy
any other school shoe tor your children
M UMS sixes 11 % to U are Sl.fiO-chllcl's
size * 8Vi to 11 $1.2h-rwe have always
given big values but In this we give
bigger than ever and 'know ' that you will
'
agree with us. i , h ,
i (
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
14U ) 1'ARNAM-lSTREOT.
tlmo and waa Insar.o when flhe committed
the crime.
Wj-nmlnic JI'PTTH
The Sara osa Lyre says that the Carbon
niaek Diamond Is likely soon to 3 > c resur
rected.
Mrs. Ida GrVgR4 of DigPlney has brought.
a suit In the district court for $10,000
against James Wilkinson for slander.
The Union Pacific company Is building
two Iron pan bridges between Green lUver
and K ° ck Springs over Hitter creek.
The plans for the proposed public buildIng -
Ing at Cheyenne arc practically complete
and a goodly appropriation Is available.
Several hundred thousand fish eggs arc-
hitching at the hatchery at Simpson and the
director has been promised G0.090 ralnll
trout epgs from i'ho government.
Tbo llanJolph-Evnnaton telephone line a
about ready for use. The pole * are all ui |
and the wlro and Instruments arc on hand
and will be put In Immediately.
Horse thieves i aided the Willow Springs
stables on the R&nllns-Dlxon stage line- last
week. Two horses belonging to a freighter
and a flno saddle horse were taken and three
jaded animals -were left In 'their places.
1'creoni are In pursuit.
T. J. Llllard , charged at Cheyenne with
tampering with ) the United States mall , con-
ductc.l his own cage and cress-examined the
witnesses. Ho failed to change their testi
mony toy his questions and the commissioner
held him In $1,000 ball. Llllard was unable
to furn'sh ' ball and will be ttakcnto Colorado
rado to await his. trial.
John Morton , a "prominent sheepman of
I Douglas , had i narrow escape from fcelng
klckeJ to death Tuesday evening. He was
returning from his sheep camps .beyond
Walker creek , riding a broncho. On going
down a steep hill the animal stumbled and
fell , throwing Mr. Morton out of the saddle ,
but leaving ono foot In Hho stirrup. Ho was
dragged over 100 yards on the frozen ground
before succeeding In liberating hU foot and
| during that tlmo the animal kicked him sev
eral times In the back. He was uncon
scious for a time. After regaining con
sciousness he was obliged < o limp twelve
miles to Douglas.
MIIS. jovcnv \ .v mvoucc.
Y\n n > nmlilnil of YniiUton with tlmt
Otijri-t In VIi-TV.
YANICTON. S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Prefe dispatches from Maryvllle , Mo. ,
under dateof December 22 , which tell of the
Instant killing of It. C. Montgomery , a lead
ing citizen of that place , by John F. Royce.
n retired farmer , have a peculiar -Interest for
Yankton. I.Vbout three months ago there ar
rived iu this city a woman from Missouri
who irado her residence at the Commercial
hstel. She was extremely reticent , so much
so as to cause comment , some ratling her de
cidedly mjstcrlous. She 'was known to the
landlady of the house and others by different
names McNiel , Smith and Joyce letters ar
riving bearing each of tioso titles. It Is as
serted by those wuo claim to be conversant
with the matter that she is Mrs. John J.
Royce of Missouri aad was here for the ex
press purpose of obtaining a divorce , retain
ing as her lawyers Gamble & Dillon of this
city. The landlady of the Commercial house
had many conversations with Mrs. Joyce , in
ttio course of whicU ehe slid that the divorce
from her husband which she was seeking
had been contemplated for the last twelve
yeard. She also said that the man Mont
gomery , with whom she correspcaded while
here , ( bad been loaning money belonging to
her , using It as bis cnn. When asked If she
: vas not afraid of losing the amount by some
accident happening to Montgomery Mrs.
Joyce re-piled that should anything of that
character 'befall ' him she would lose every
thing , as It was not In her name. Mrs. Joyce
left Yankton Tuesday , the day before the
Bhcotlng occurred , for Coin , la. It Is ahought
hero that she will not return.
1'ne for Stnrcli Jlefngc.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , Dec. 26. ( Special. )
Colonel Fred T. Evans of this city has
made arrangements 'with the Sioux City
i starch works to use what is' left of the corn
j In the manufacture of starch , for the feed-
1 Ing of a large Tierd of oittle. The starch
plant grinds up and treats 1,000 bushels of
' corn a day and the substance that Is cast
! aside , which. Is the most nutritious clement
' of the grain , Is estimated to bo sufficient
I to feed 1,000 head of cattle a day. Large
buildings are being erected capable of shel
tering 1,000 head of cattle.
Fortune In < ) iij-x Mine.
PRINGLE. S. D. , Dee. 2G. ( Special. ) E.
Bowker , a conductor on the Burlington , has
a fortune In an onyx mine near this city.
Samples which have been sent to Philadel
phia , Chicago and other eastern places for
examination by experts have been pro
nounced genuine onyx and especially valua
ble , being of light color. The mine con
tains all shades , from black ito light gray ,
and there are great quantities of It.
SEW KINDS OK IIUICS FOUND.
Varieties niKcovereil by nn
Invent I Kilt or \Vnslilncton. .
Trevor C. D. Klncald , tutor and labora
tory assistant In the Department of Biology
of the University of Washington , recently
sent to T. D. A. Cockerell of Seattle. Wash. ,
the greatest authority on bees In America ,
about 1,300 specimens of bees collected In
Washington during the last four years. Mr.
Cockerell became much interested In the
collection , and at once began to work on It.
H * found many new species , some of which
bo has described In scientific journals. Re
cently Mr. Klncald bos received four paraph-
lets on new species of bees described by Mr.
Cockerell In the Annals and Magazine of
Natural History , of London , and a number
of other pamphlets and papers published by
the same authority In this country. Ono
I of these papers contains descriptions of bees
! collected by Mr. Klnca'd. There are twenty-
seven species here described , of which sev
enteen are new to science. Other descrip
tions ore to folio- , and altogether there are
Whenever you see thfe'fnco you can be
sure of fliullns a bargain now Us
SLKDS-SLIODS-SL'KDS-SLEDS
- - -
1H ( ) secured 8aturday'iim > rniHfc-oiily 2Ti
left for Monday Coin's ' onVly If you want
one This week wo will begin a stove-
cleariiig sale It will be a sale of bar
gains for we're Bolu to cut the life out
of our stoves just to Ret rid of them all
by New Year's If you have been here
and priced our stoves come now and see
the difference We are ugeuts for the
Detroit Jewel stoves and that's the kind
of a btove we're offering yon at this De
cember clearance saJe.
A. C.
. . RAYMER ,
Hardware Here ,
1514 Fartiaiti St.
THE ONLY GENUINE HUNYADI WATER.
Hunyadi Janos
BESI AND SAFE3r NATUBAL APERIENT WATER ,
KOU
CONSTIPATION ,
DYSPEPSIA ,
LIVER COMPLAINTS
& HEMORRHOIDS
. "The protoljpe of nil Hitter \Vntrrn. " Lancet.
ouniXAHY iiosn , oxi : wiMenii.vssKUL HUKOHIHIU AICKAST.
CAUTION Sco that the labul boars the signature of the firm
Andreas Snxleltttcr.
already found n total of forty-one new spe
cies that Mr. Klncald has discovered. Prot.
Cockerell has attested his appreciation ol
Mr. Klncald's work by naming several of
thcso new species In his honor. The dis
covery of so many new species la very rarely
reported from one region. In the one genus
of osmlae there arc twenty-two species now
recorded from Washington , targtly through
the cttorts ot Mr. Klncald ; and he already
has enough more new ones to make the list
for Washltston exceed that ot any othec
state. Only Colorado has a larger number
now than Washington.
Of this genus osmlac , saye the Seattle
Post-lntelllgorcer , Prot. Cockerell has sent
to Mr. Klncald , among other pamphlets and
papers , a manuscript key , by which any
specimen of the genus may bo Identified and
m > w ones determined , and which will aid
In the preparation of like keys for other
genera when the necessary literature Is ob
tained.
One curious species found by Mr. Klncald
Is described by Prof. Cockerell In the Cana
dian Entomologist for December , 1897. The
name Is hallctoldes campanulae , from the
fact that Mr. Klncald found It only on a
little halrbcll ( campanula ) .
The geographical distribution of these
forms Is being worked up. In which some
of the students of the university help during
vacations. Last summer Mr W M. Karsh-
ner made a good collection nt Gray's harbor ,
and Mr. W. R. Coffman colluded about GOO
sprcles at Chehalls. The latter was the stu
dent who found last May a specimen of
Dclau glossus , that Interesting form ot
animal life between the vertebrates and the
Invertebrates ; n llttlo later the Columbian
university expedition found other speci
mens and published the fact as a great dis
covery.
The new species Audrena klricaldll wa *
first found by Mr. KIncaid nt Olympla , and
later at Seattle. Last summer , when on
jils way to the Pryblloft Islands , Mr. Kin-
caid spent a little time In collecting at Port
Townsend. where ho found another speci
men of this species. Then when lie returned
last /all ho learned that Mr Coffmnn had
found the same species at Ch'halls.
A supplemental catalogue of the Univer
sity ot Washington Is now In the bands ot
the sMtc printer , and will be read/ for dis
tribution In a few days. The publication
of this was necessitated bv the numerous
requests from all parts of the st.v. . ; , and
elsewhere for catalogues of the unlverel'y ,
the supply of which was exhausted some
tlmo ago. Thest inquiries are for the most
part from good sources , and indicate a grow
ing interest in the university. The new-
supplement will contain ill the general iu-
formatlon about the university needed by a
prospective student. It is mainly a reprint
of parts of the catalogue. No changes have
been made In the requirements tor entrance
and graduation.
It docs not seem sufficiently unders.ood
that the university has provided to meet
the requirements of students frm two-
year and three-year high schools. This Is
done by offering certain "zan > oii.iees. "
which embrace the kind of work that such
students need to fill out their preparation
for ths university. This work must be
taken without credit , for one or two years.
according as the students Is from a threi-
year or a two-year high school.
IMU7.KS KOIt JUISlCAk UBVIMTIOX.
One Thou-mml Sliuifri Pnrtldimtc In
A it li n ill nlslrililfoil.
YOUNGSTOWN. O. , Dec. 26. At least 1,000
singers took part In the national annual
Eliteddfod here yesterday. The first
prlzo Tor a tenor solo was won by William
Stevens of Pittsburg In singing the "Maes-
ter'e Daughter. "
Steven Griffith of Cleveland won the first
prize for the best rendition by a boy under
18. The first prize for a contralto solo was
taken by Miss Gwendolin Thomas. The prize
for the best poem was awarded to Evan Jones
of Jonestown , Pa. In the tenor and bass
duet William Lewis and Llewellyn Jones of
New Castle took first honors. The Forest
City Glee club ot Cleveland captured first
prize over four competitors In singing the
"Cambria Song of Freedom. "
The Youngstown Choral union took the
big prlzo of $300 for the best rendition cf
"When His Loud Voice In Thunder Spoke. "
Arnold's Hromo Celery cures neadacnej ,
lOc , 253 aii3 nOc. All druggists.
wiitT Jinn Ivllli-il.
HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 26. Louis P.
Bowen , -who has beenf connected In various
capacities n. Ith 'Montana ' newspapers for the
lost ten years , was killed today at Sapplng-
ton by being1 run over by a train. He waa
a son of ex-Senator Thomas P. Bowen of
Colorado.
J. A. Perkins of Antiquity , O. , was for
thirty years needlessly tortured by physi
cians for the cure of eczema. He was
quickly cured by mine DeWltt's Witch Hazel
Salve , the famous hrallng zalvo for piles and
skin diseases.
: SOUGHT TO it AVIS jtoiiu I.IOIIT.
ThlH UcMlrpenrly I.cnil * tn 'HIM '
SiKToontlnn.
Ole Oleson was brought kite the police
station yc\5terd > iy morning In a thoroughly
intoxicated and unruly condition , llo be-
c&mo so noisy that It waa necessary to con
fine him Ic a dark cell known as "the coop. "
Cries of "Fire ! " were soon heard from the
cell , but little attention wes paid to them
until smoke began to Issue from the door.
The cell was opened and found full of smoke
and Oleson waj taken out halt suffocated. It
was found that he > bad taken off most of his
clothes atul started a bon fire with them on
the lloor. The woodwork had caught and the
place was rapidly being cnivcrted Intoa
fiery furnace when Olcscti was rescued.
No use to deny the fact that Salvation Oil
Is fast taking the place of all other liniments.
HVMIM.VI. .
\VlKi-iiinii-\Vnlto.
LYONS , Neb. . Dec , 2C. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A large I congregation nssem.
bled at the Methodist Episcopal
church this evening to witness the
marriage of Miss Alma Walte to
Mr. Thomas Wiseman. Kev. J. M. Both-
well officiated. Thebrldo and groom arc
well known teachers 111 the public schools.
A Coiuiuirlmin.
Now remedies put forth with exaggerated
claims are continually coming up ; some
flourish awhile as fashionable novelties , but
nearly all are forgotten before the end of the
third year. On the other hand , Chamber-
Iain's cough remedy has continually grown
In favor and popularity during the past
twenty-five jcars. Tlioso who oucu use It
arc so much pleased wltn Uio result that
they nearly always Insist on having it when
again In need of such a medicine. There Is
nothlag GO good for a bad cold.
London 'Mtuiry
LONDON. Dec. 2fi. The stringency In th
money market sllgCitly Increased last week.
The Bank of England did a largo business
In bills at 3 per cent and loans at 4\4 per
cent. A rise in tha bank rate Is considered
possible. The gold demand continues
strong , but the prevailing discount rates
are expected to prevent withdrawals for the
continent and the United States. On the
Stock exchange business was poor and the
tendency downward. . Consols were Bold In
order ta obtain money , but there was little
movement In other tirst-clnss stocks. IVicre
was much selling in ChlneM and Japanese
bonds. The latter dropped 2'/4 points , whllo
Chinese , 1S96 , fell 2 points , pold loan a half
point mid silver loan a half point. Argen
tina securities fell off again half a point.
Home railways were higher on dividend es
timates. American railway securities were-
steady , the only feature being a rise of IVi
points In New York Central shares. Canadian
Pacific railway shares showed a relapse on
the poor trafllc returns , falling1 half a palat ;
Grand Trunk guaranteed , % of a point nna
Grand Trunk tlrsts } i ot a point. Argentine
railways declined on the disappointing traf
fic returns.
TO CUHC COLD IN OXE DAY
Take Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. AH
druggists refund tue money It it falls to euro.
25c The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet ,
Srlionnrr Ilnrlviiiiln CJoen < o Plrcc .
NASSAU , N. P. , Dec. 25. The schooner
Harlequin , which , ns previously reported ,
wc-nt ashore on the reef near Uumcay'Ba
hamas , on December 12 , became a total loss.
The crew and materials i ere saved. The
vessel -nas owned In New York. The Brit
ish man-of-war Patrldge. went to Its asslst-
anco and spent several hours In a , vain ef
fort to float It. The schooner waa in bal
last.
Mrs. Mary Bird , Harrlsburg , Pa , , says.
My child Is worth millions to me ; yet I
would have lost her by croup bad I not In
vested twenty-five cents In a bottle of On *
Minute Cough Cur * . " It cures coughs , cold *
and all throat and lung troubles.
Ii < Mitcniiii < P - nrj.UrturnN. .
NEW YORK. Dec. " 6. The. American Una
steamer St. Paul arrived twlay from South
ampton after a very stormy passage of six
days , twenty-two hours and flfty-one min
utes. Among the passengers were Lieu
tenant 11. B. Peary and Mrs. Peary ,
Ilnllrnnil KIIK-X for tlic Hollilnyn.
The Northwestern line announces greatly
reduced rates for the holidays within certain
limits In all directions. Tickets on sale De
cember 24 , 25 , 31 and January 1 , all good ,
returning until January 4. Full Information
at the city ticket office , 1401 Farnam street.
G. F. WEST ,
City Passenger and Ticket Agent.
J. A. KUHN. General Agent.
Union I'acillc.
"The Overland Limited. "
The most SUPERBLY EQUIPPED
train west ot the Missouri river.
Twelve bourn quicker than any other tralm
to the Pacific coast.
Call at Ticket Offlto. 1302 Farnam St.
Wanted everybody to know that we
have sold more Christmas pianos than
we ever have In the snino leuKth of time
and to know that we've the nicest and
largest assortment of reliable pianos
night now you've Keen In a long time
what's mor.c we're cuttliiK cutting tlmt
Is we are continuing our cut price piano
sale must vacate tfie extra store room
January first we've no room for these
instruments In our own store If you see
the situation we're In you'll know at
once that there are piano bargains here
the like of which have jievcr been offer
ed before by coming In early Monday
you will be assured of lirst choice wo
personally guarantee every piano In this
sale I
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
The choice bits of Jewelry that can be
picked up here now tit sifter
holiday prices show the Immensi
ty of our stock Monday every
thing will be In place so that It will
be easy for you to make your helectlons
we wish to say to those who may have
been disappointed that our engraving
department can fill all orders promptly
from now on 100 ( 'iigraved calling cards
with the copper engraved plate for $ l.f > 0
wedding Invitations equal to any from
the east $10 for the first 100-i.50 : j er
hundred after that on these we Hollclt
mall orderu guaranteeing satisfaction
every time no place in the entire west
la ns well equipped for doing first-class
work as we are by leaving your ordeM
now you can be assured of having them
for New Years culls
C. S. Raymond Co. ,
Jewelers ,
15th and Douglas Streets.