I NEWS FROM THE FARTHER WEST POLITICS IN SOUTH DAKOTA Indications of a Large Crop of Candidates This Season. MANY NAMES HAVE BEEN M-NTIONED CniidlilnlcN for CoiiRrrxH mill ( invornor An * Mont \iimerouxI , oeul Inler- cM nnil 1'iietlonnl i VII U The noason l rapidly approaching when naturally n gooi' deal of Itflorcst will bo nianlfwtod In the probafjlo camiurucn for the ensuing campaign In South Dakota , and already n few candldsitrs have been nu- nuunced and many others luvu bacn dls- cussed , says thra Yankton Gazette. Espe cially is this 'true ' In relation to candidates for congress and the governorship on the republican side , for It h a. foregone- con clusion that with the selection of the right candidates republican success If assured InFer For congress Mcssm. Robert J. Gambit , Kirk O. Phillips , C. H. llurko , . Major I'lck- ler. Major Dollnrd ind Dr. ( J. II. Clark have ibccn mentioned. Mr. Onmfole , who an ofll- clcnlly served the state In the Fifty-fourth congress , 'has made no announcement of his candidacy or of his Intention In that regard. If -nomination cimo to him it I * thongnt , Ijowcvor , It would not .be objectionable , when hla usual activity In political affairs Is remembered , llo la giving .his whole at tention to an n'1blng law practice and It Is not expected ho will neglect hlj btial- ncA3 to obtain an odlcc. He , however , has a .brilliant congressional record , and Judged from tlio expressions of Individuals , as well ns from Ulio press from every section of the Htati1 , 'his work Is appreciated and lie would ngaln be supported with enthusiasm. Major Plckler Is reported to bo actively In the race and ho Is a campaigner who cjiinot 'bo ' despised. Kirk G. Phillips Is unquestionably the ntrongcst man fiom the lllack Hill section and can como nearer to. uniting the hills vote than any other man who could be put np for a state olllce. His name has hcc mentioned In connection with the governor ship , but the Gazette's Information Is that li' ho comes before the * state convention at nil It will be as n candidate for congress. His superb management of the state's finances during his administration of the treasury will make him a formidable candi date before the people. C. H. llurko of Pierre , who has been a republican leader In two sessions of the Htnto legislature , Is a young man of fine ability and Ills Hughes county constituents nro backing him with the loyal enthusiasm which has always characterized them in a political campaign for the preferment of n favorite son. Major Dollnrd , the war horse of Ron Homme , has never failed of the loyal sup port of his homo people when ho would ac cept It , and It Is reported -that ho Is ac tively a candidate for the congressional nom ination. Dr. Clark , commander of the Grand Army of the Republic , who has recently removed from Huron to Dcadwood , declares his can didacy qulto out of the question. FOR GOVERNOR. For governor the men most prominently mentioned are A. 0. Rlngsrud , C. N. Her- ried and M. F. Greelcy , the trio who con tested in the Aberdeen convention of 1S&0. Mr. Rlngsrud Is maintaining his clMractor- latlc position dignified and unrutllcd. Ho will accept a renomlnatlai and has many friends who will urge bis candidacy u.ion the eon- vention. In this connection Jt may bo noted that the recent stories about the candidacy ofEiURrlcson are unfounded and evidently "started ftr an ulterior purpose. Messrs. TUngerud ahimfTipoii are the closest friends , ono always ready to make any reasonable sacrifice for the other , and wo learn that Mr. BrksMi Is quite devoted to Mr. Rlngsrud's candidacy. Charles N. Ilc-rrled has many admirers who would llko to see him nominated and kindly mention of him Is constantly running through tile state press , showing the high estimation In which ho la held , but Governor Hcrrled declines to bo a candidate. Ici a recent letter to hla friend , G. Hie Ravnilahl , he declared that his oclvato Interests so 1m- jicratlvoly demanded his attention that ho. could not consent to bo a candidate this year. year.Mr. . Grcoloy Is entirely without political ambition. Ho has strong convictions about the duties In-cldont 'to ' citizenship and It called ho will not refuse to servo , but bo xvould not cross Wio street to secure the honor , but If chosen no man would give more conscientious fiervico to the state. Ills friends will urge his cccidldacy before the convention and ho Is everywhere considered u candidate of exceptional strength , whoso nomination would Insure party success at the ( > olls. Other names have been suggested , among them Senator Craig of Splnk county and Frank A. Morris. The latter Informed this writer when- the matter was flrat breached In the summer that ho would not consider the proposition for a moment , and now that lie Iia qualified as surveyor general It Is not probable that ho will change his mfcid. A story coiner from Watertown that Dr. liars M. Flnncrud Is a candidate for this ofllce. Ur. Flrflerud Is a young man , the son-in-law of the late William Mclntyro and a warm personal and political friend of tlio late Governor Mellette. Iiv Codlngton coun v there la still a distinct dlvlslcri be- twec fhb friends of Alex Johnson ami Frank Crane and the adherents of Gans : and Phillips. The latter have been domlnrat for Home years and It Is stated that Dr. Fln- noriid's candid-icy Is Intended to harmonize the factions. Will H. Roildle , secretary of Btate , Is also spoken of for governor. OTHER STATE OFFICES. For llcutocant governor the present In cumbent and Hon. Oar ! Gimdorson of Ver milion are mentioned , both good men , and ultlier will bo strong pillars en the ticket. Will Roddlo will no doubt succeed himself au secretary of state. Colonel Ick ! Halllday , editor of the Iro- eiuols Chief , Is the choice of almost every ' oao for auditor. John Longstaff qulto de clines to bo conaldered for the fiosltlon and ? . " . C. Nash of Canton says ttat ho la well BatUflcd to stay by the News and let men who llko to ilo so hold the olllces. Wo have heard but ono 1101110 ciiRgostcd for state treasurer , that of substantial old John Schambcr of Hutchlnson county. Mr. Eclinmbor as county treasurer of Hutchlnson through repeated terms , as legislator and etatu senator has demonstrated his ability ami his trustworthiness and wo know of no liamls In which the state revenues would bo fcafor. Gus Unch of Turner and Dave Eastman c-f "Roberta will contest for the land commls- Hlonorahlp. and with the selection of either the Btato will secure a good , safe olllclal. Prof. Dukes of Huron appears to have n long lead for mipcrtu'taiuicnt ot public hi" s'tructlon. Prof. Glrton of the Madison Nor- jnal ami Prof. B. H. Collins of Clay county Are aba spoken oC for the place , John L , Pylo of Huron wanta to bo attor ney general , but his candidacy conflicts wltn ho candidacy of Prof. Dukes and that mat- tfv will have to bo adjusted between them n/ fought out. Wo have heard no suggestions of candi dates for railroad commissioners , but this PERFECT AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY. Used l > y people of refinement < or over u quarter of a century. year no other ofllcor will bo so Important nor BO seriously affect the success of the ticket. If wisdom Ls used In nolcctlng as cnn- dldatcw for commissioners men In whom the public han confidence the success of the ticket will bo almost certain , but If the choice for these offices should fall to men who are known or belle.-oil to be In sym pathy with the railroad * rather than with the enforcement of reasonable rates and regulations It .vlll place 'ho entire ticket In Jeopirdy. Artli-lo * of liioiirpornfIon. PIERIin , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Arti cles of Incwporatlon have been filed for the National Sunlight Oas company nt Aber deen , with a capital of $9,000. Incorpo- ratoi : Charloj A. Howard , Charles M. Hop1- kins and Kdward 0. Perry. For the Marshall Urlck company at Rapid City , with ta capital of $10,000. Incopo- ratotw : rinrlea A. Marrhnll , Harry A. Mar shall and Warren J. Mar-hall. For the Ouster MothoJlat Episcopal church of Custcr township , Ucadlo county. Trus tees : Wallace H. Wl'son , Rcce Wilson , Frederick J. Minor , Charles Johnron , Ben jamin P. Thurston and Clurleu H. Ray. For the Out of Sight Manufacturing com pany , for.'tho ' manufacture ) of confections , at Aberdeen , with a capital of $10,000. .Incor- porators : S. D. Cono. Louis I.ngor , O. M. Li. Brwln , W. H. Miller mid Joslah Wilson. For the Mother Lode Mining company nt Rapid City , with a capital of $ r.0,000. Incorporators - corporators : Charles F. Drown , Clarence A. Murray. Robert T. Walker and William T. 'Ooad. ' A charter wno granted 1 > y the secretary of state for the Centcrvlllo State'bank , with r. capital stock of $10,000. In corporators : Jamcn Moo , Oladbrook. In. : R. W. Hayra , Orundy Center , la. ; Horschcl Illcks , Cen- tcrvllle. * < { ( ! < Clnliii Acnlnif n Dunk. CHAMUBRLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Tlio Hoard of Commissioners ofAurora county has nettled Its claim against the defunct Farmers' and Merchants' bank by accepting from Receiver Sullivan thirteen quarter sections of land and the old bank building , The bondsmen of ox-County Treas urer Eastman , who had several thousand dollars lars of county funds In the- bank nt the time It closed Its doors , have agreed to pay $ .100 taxes against the land assumed by the Bounty , whereupon they arc to be released from all liabilities. The boanl of commis sioners contemplates moving the olllco of tlio county treasurer ami auditor Into the bank building , which contains a good vault and time lock safe something the counly 'Is very much In need of. riilm-Mi ! XtMv Year. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Old Chinatown has just been the scene of much celebration , It being the Chinese New Year. Ever since the first batch of Chinese canio from "Frisco , " Jcnuary 21 and 22 have been g-ia ! d-ija In the Chinese quarters In east Dcadwood. The ctrcets In front of 'ihe restaurants and wash houses are red with drecrackor paper and the fionts of the buildings and every place- where paper can be made to stick are to bo seen tlio peculiar pictures and letters , all of which have some meaning to the Chinese. They all have kept open house and Invited their white friends to come and taotc the great variety of celes tial candies and fruits. Hoi SiirliiK'M HiiV Cct It. HURON , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) A party of niack Hills gentlemen hi the city this morning wcro asked concerning the ef forts being made for the location of the northern branch of the National Homo for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers of the United States , la Hot Springs. The report given was very encouraging ; the effort Is not alone confined to the Black Hills , but prominent men and ex-union soldiers , members of the Gmml Army nests In every part of the state are Interesting themselves In the project and are enllstlnn the aid of frlands In other stotca. and particularly senators and repre sentatives In congress , for t'no success of the enterprise. , l.Hllc Trli-lc Jlii'y I'rovtTrouliIoNoiue. . CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Federal ofllclnls sometimes Investigate the n est trivial offenses. An Inspector of the Postoince department was In Gregory county recently Investigating a unique crime for the purpose of securing evidence against the per petrator. Some weeks ago some unknown j poison stretched a l > jrb wire across a stage ! road oyer which the mail is carried. The | wire was concealed by weeds and the driver i of the stage drove Into the obstruction , kill- j Ing ono of his horses anJ delaying the mall | for a short time. ' < llnni-liui ( fine. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( E Judge Smith of this Judicial circuit has completed the hearing In the case of the State of South Dakota ex rel Mrs. Eliza Reynolds , homesteader , against the City of Chamberlain. The suit grows out of the contest between Henry J. King and Mrs. Rojiiolds , homesteaders , and the townslte claimants for valuable land embraced In what is known as Narth Chamberlain. Cojoli-M Are 'I'luntlfiil. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( 0elal. ) Ranchmen and settlers along White river are killing coyotes by the dozen , the animals being very numerous this winter. The polls of those killed are being utilized for a curioiw purpose , the outaldes of the settlers' IIOUEM being covered with them to keep out the wind and cold. In the spring the "iildes will bo well dried and will then , bo taken down and shipped to market , OoiiiiiilNHluiivrH I'lll n Vnoniiny. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The Hoard of County Commissioners , which Is composed entirely of democrats , selected John J. Ylrsa , democrat , to fill the vacancy caused by the death of John M. Rush , who was found at tils homo on the 9th Inst. with thu top of his head blown off. Rush was a republican , having defeated Vaclav Fousek , l > opullst , for the olllce. .Sunlit Dnlcntn \ < - VNolcn , Albert Pike Lodge of Perfection has been organized by the Masons at Eureka. A camp of Modern Woodmen has just been organized at Okobojo , Sully county. Dr. II. M. Flnnerud of AVatertown an nounced his candidacy for the nomination for governor. The South Dakota Druml commission has passed on about 900 'brands and has about aj many inoro to consider. Dr. J. W. Elliott , the state veterinarian , was married nt Vlroqua. WIs. , the other day to Mlsa Estclln Mills , a teacher. They will live ut Aberdeen. Thomas Bones of Yankton Is urging that South Dakota market gardeners combine and cultivate the market In North Dakota , where gardens are not profitable. Webster Intends to have the best bnso 1 > ; 'II ' team In the state the coming season. Already the enthusiasts are corresponding with eastern parties for a. geol battery. J , M. Grecno of Chamberlain has sold his hard ware and Implement business to B. G. Watson , -who will hereafter conduct It. Mr. Greene thinks ho will pull In the shcckles faster by an undivided attention to Ilia big Irrigated farm. John Kiilins of Aloxc.ndrla was the victim of an accident which nearly terminated fatally. Whllo driving > ln the country a rifle which he carrleJ along to shoot Jck rabbits with slipped in such a way as to bo dis charged and the bullet -played hide and seek among his ribs from his waist to Ills shoulder. Unless blood poisoning sets In It ds believed that ho will recover. \ > \v tMiili SiiHitr Kni'lorli-M , PROVO , Utah , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Utah will soon lixvo two sugar fac tories In addition to the rae at Lchl , Ono will ho built at Ogden , with a capacity of 700 tons of beets per day , to be completed In tlmo for this season's crops , which U now being contracted for. Another will bo built by the Mount Nebo Land and Irrigation company , la Juab county , about thlrty-flvo miles north of Provo , This company owns a flue reservoir irrigation system and about 18,000 acres of land , and will build a factory with a capac ity of COO tous per day , This factory Is not , however , expected to bo completed before 1899 , In time to work up too 1S99 crop. RANGE CATTLE IN MONTANA Industry Will Never Again Equal It3 Present Importance There , BIG COMPANIES ARE DISSOLVING tlmi Are TnlcliiK IMnrc In the \ ortlnvcMVool Output I. Than nt Flr.it In timated , HELENA , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) In the opinion of t ir well InformeJ stockmen the mnpd cattle Industry In Montana has seen Its best days. Thcro Is every Indication that j the business will be lesa In extent and Im portance during 1S9S than Jt was last year. The State Doard of Stock Commissioners In Its rcrent annual report to the governor ad mitted that the Industry was fast developing Into a stock ranching business , as hns been the case In all the older states. Montana Is still the greatest range state in the union , but the day Is fcst approaching when the cattle business will be conflncJ principally to the smalt grower. Paul McCormlck of Hillings , who Is per haps quite as familiar with the situation In the eastern part of the state as any ono , says there U no &aubt that the range 'busi ness Is docro-slng In Impartanco right along. Mr. McCorntick , who came to Helena last week , Is ono of the delegates from Montana who will attend the National Stcck Growers' convention .which meets In Denver the lat ter uart of this month. "It cannot ba denied , " ho said , "that the range cattle business In Montana IKS reached [ Its highest point. 'From ' now on there will be a retrograde movement that , In my judg ment , cannot be checked. It Is a natural condition and one that was sure to come. It i means , you might say , that the state ' 's becoming - i coming nuTe developed , for cs the public I lands are being settled , the range Is being j decreased , and that has been going on to such an extent that the big cattle companies In many Instances are having great dllll- culty In finding feeil for their stock. The re sult Is that they are going out of business. M'iny ' of the big outfits that formerly ranged rattle -in the eastern part of the state are preparing to close cut entirely. NOT CONFINED TO MONTANA. "Tho movement Is not confined to Mon tana , for largo companies that have operated across the line In Wyoming arc going out of business also. One of the latter Is the I Western Union Deef company , which , tlur- | Ing the season recently ended , shipped everything It had to market. The outfit known as the Pitchfork company In eastern Montana baa shipped all Its stock to market and will not be In business during the pres ent year. There nro other companies doing the same thing and the effect of this will bo to reduce the shipments of range ca'ttlt from Montana oext year. "Tlio cattle In our section arc In excel lent condition. The winter , as a whole , In the eastern part of the state has been favor able to cattlemen. There wore ten days of severe weather In November and twenty-two days In December when cattle suffered , but there wcro na lossc-s. The cattle wcro not prepared for that kind of weather. The weather was severe and the snow was deep while the cattle had not received their heavy coats. It affected them about as it would a person out ta a storm without an overcoat. "While the range Industry must decrease in importance , that docs not mean that the stock Industry of the state as a whole will suffer. The small farmers will raise more stock than formerly and , In tlmo , the state will become much like Iowa or any other western state , where stock growers provide for tholr cattle as a necessary Incident to the business. " PROSPEROUS WOOL GROWERS. Although the reagc cattle business Is ca the decline , the wool growing Industry In Montana was cover In a more flourishing condition. Monica * Is now recognized as the principal eheep and wool producing state In the union. According to the report of J. H. Calderhoad , commissioner of labor , agri culture and induotry , which la on the press , Mcutara produced last year 2,000,000 pounds of wool mere than the state was credited with by the state sheep commission In Its report submitted to the governor December 1 last. The commlsioncr's figures are based on the reports from the railroad of fices and have been carefully compiled at much labor. It was ascertained that 24,0112- 1DS pounds of wool were shipped out of the state last year. After consulting with a number of prominent \v.ool growers , the com- mls3loner deducted 500,000 pounds from the total amount marketed as the amount cf wool shipped that liza been held over from former seasons , making the net production from Montana for 1897 , admitting that no wool had been bold over this year for sale next season , 24,012,408 pounds. The estimate of the bureau for the wool clip of 189B was 21.790,289 pounds , worth , at an avewgo price of 8.01 cents a pound , $1.743,402. VALUE OP THE SHEEP. Based upon the individual reports from owners of 489,579 sheep , Commissioner Cal- derhead found the average fleece per aheep for 1897 was 7.758 pounds. Dividing the total product of wool for 1897 by the flgure.i repre senting the weight of each fleece would give 3,095,192 , the i.umber of sheep In the state. The report of the state commission show * ou average of 7.101 pounds of wool to each sheep , which estimated with the number of pounds of wool produced In the otato as shown by returns from the railroads as a bpsis , would give the , number of ahcep 3,382- 042. The sheep commission reported 3,120,823 sheep In the state March 1 , 1897. It Is esti mated that there had been shipped from the state and slaughtered for homo consumption during the year 727,592 sheep and Kmiba , whllo the Increase from Imports had been 98.C27 and In lambs 1,178,980. The commis sion estimated the total clip of the state for 1S97 to be 22.1C9.921 pounds , worth ? 2,545- 100,93 , or 11.48 cents a pound. From Indi vidual reports 'the commissioner of the bureau of labor , agriculture and Industry ascertained that the avo-age price received from wool during 1897TCB ' 11.58 cents , Mr , Calderhead's. . report will contain some Interesting ( statistics conc-ernlng the cattle Industry. Although the exports la.U year dlJ not equal In number thosa of 1S98 , the value of the chlpments w.s greater. During 1S9G the state marketed 251,8G4 cattle , of whloa (50,000 ( wore slaughtered for homo consump tion , leaving the number exported at 191,904 , which at an average price of $33 , as llxel ( by the State Stock Growers' association , wore worth $0,430,512. iMf , Caldorhead esti mates the number of cattle marketed In 1S97 nt 252.1G2 , of which CO.OOO were used nt homo. There wore exported 192,102 at nn nv- erago price of $37 , worth In the aggregate $7,109,991 , MVK STOCK FOU TllR ICI.n.VDIKE WllKlllflK'IOIl Dc-HllTH I'lM'IHIl'llIK (0 ( Slil | ) nnuilH < > AIiiNku. TACOMA , Wash. , Jan. 23 ( Special. ) H. J. Snlvely of Voklma reports that a great many people from his tiart of tlm state are prepar ing to go to Alaska In the spring. "We feel the effects of the Alaska business ! n many ways over In our district , " Mid Mr. Sniveley. "Our sheep , our cattle , our hay end our potatoes are bringing gooil prices and are In steady demand. Tula la why wo are In sym pathy with the fight betas made to control this business on the sound. Not long ago 1,000 goata were Urouf&t to a ranch In our county to bo fed until early spring. They wore purchased In Idaho and are Intended far the Intcrhr of Alaska. It has been demon strated that these llttlo animals are superior In every way to sheep and the lot I speak of will soon bo started northward , They ccn make the trip much easier than sheep , their meat U better , their pelts also are avporlor to thoseof eherp for clothing In the frozen north , and lastly the goats can each carry a pack of limited weight. U Is the first herd that has been brought to the state and should It prove as profitable as ls expected inoro will bo bought up and taken north. I under stand the whole herd vtas purchased ( or ? 2.G5 a head ; so you can understand the profit which will result In fxent of their safe de livery In the mining district. "l ien there IIM beWi it syndicate formp'l which has purchased 300 head of cattle. The compiny has tiut , up .flS.OOO and early In April will start to drive the herd Into the Yukon country. , Thocaltlo have already been bought and nro now. 'being fed and put In condition for the IOJIR , drive. " When askcil how thn herd would bo taken to the mines , Mr. SnlV ley replleJ that ho tad no definite Information on this point other than the route will llo through British Columbia territory. It Is estimated that the drive can bo midc b br this or a nearby route In about eighty days , which will bring the cattle to the mines between the middle of Juno anil the first of July. MontiotcH. . Hay was selling In Ellcnsburg la t week at $14 a ton on board the can ? . J. A. Hood , cdftor of the Aberdeen Uc- corder , who ha. been appointed deputy col lector of customs for Gray's harbor , will cease publication of the Recorder. The Comstock company , which Is operat ing on Clugston Creek , Colvllle district , Is openlig up a group of claJms. The compiny has plenty of capital and anticipates chip ping about February 1. The ore U silver- lead , with a small percentage of copper. The Icng-delaycd Whitman memorial slab , which Is to be placed over the grave at Walilatpu , ta being lettered In Walla Walla. The slab Is 11 % feet high. 43 Inches wide , and 4 Inches thick , anil weighs 3,600 pounds. At Eureka camp the mines arc in flue condition. Silver Creek and Troublesome districts , which laid In supplies for extensive development this winter , have been cut off from outside communication by the floods , which destroyed the trails along the North Fork of the Skykomba river , rendering It almost Impossible to reach camp. Owing to the failure to do the annual 03- sossmcnt work en the placer mines along Wlnatchlo river many of them were subject to relocation on J unitary 1 , and many of them have passed into the hands of men of capital , who will work them more ener getically thU season. The gold In this stream Is worth from $18 to $20 per ounce. The herring that are caught In llelllng him lay are now subjected to a new treat ment. They are cooked for about six hours In a temperature of about 123 degrees , which makes them ready for the table , and In this condition they are shipped. The last order went to Watortowu , S. D. , mid ordero come from all over that part of the country. The herring , which are being shipped out at the rate of about 250 boxes per day , go to all the middle western states. The streams In Chchalls county were pretty well cleared of all obstructions by the recent frcehcts , and logs are coming down fast into Gray'a harbor. The Wynoocho river has been cleared for ten miles from its mouth. This opens It up above the canyon , and it Li estimated that more- than 10,000.000 feet of logs will be Immediately available along this river. The bli ; raft that went eahoro on James' rock during the last r.torm has been gathered together end will be re- rafted on the high tides. WVOJIIXO M3\VS. County OlIU-i-i'M All DOUGLAS , Wyo. , Jan. 23. ( Spscial. ) The commissioners of qpnverso county have fin ished the work of auJItlag the accounts of the county otllcera for the past year. A very gratifying state' ' ti ( affairs is disclosed. Under the present * n'ffliagement of county attalro the entire , . .espouses of the county fo.1 the last year Ijave been paid , aboul 53,000 of the county's Indc-bteclnesa can celed and a surplus remains on hand suffi cient to meet tliCcqunty expenses for the tlrst quarter of the yfar J89S. CnllH Tli iiiAI.l'iilry | Till I'M. RAWLIN3 , Wyo.lIIan. 23. ( Special. ) Mrs. J. Walls from Jiincau , Alaska , Is In the city. She has becji..tQAlaska several times , her husband being in business in Juncau. She says that wlillb tliero Is gold there the storips of fabulous fortunes made liv n few weeks are the punest .romance. . The trans portation companies are sending out most of the stories of rich strikes and are creating a boom for what they can make out of It. Stump > H11 In Place. RAWLINS , Wyo. , Jra. 23. ( Special. ) M. D. Htusoett has returned from the Sandstone mining district."He reports that a new stamp mill has been put In. place , and that they will commence the work of crushing ere about February 1. Four hundred tons of ore la ca the dump ready for treatment. Following the starting of the mill the mines will be operated with a full force of men and two shifts worked continuously. nocnnii'H u I'oNlolIlLM * IiH ] 'clor. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 23. ( Special Tel egram. ) A message vas received hero to night from Senator Warren caylng that PM- tal Clerk James E. Dennett of this city had been appointed pcstofllce Inspector and as signed to this district. Mr. Bennett haa been In the postal service six years. He recently pissed a successful civil service ex amination for the place. Soon They'll 'Jlnrry. CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Leonar.1 Sedgwlck of Grover , Colo. , who sold his Dawson claim No. 3C to the Cud- ahys of Chicago for $130,000 , is said to ho on his way hero from Portland. With him Is Ml&s Lou Keller , who 'recently made the Journey out from Dawcoa. It Is expected the two will bo married here foou after they arrive. Indians Yl'lllliiK < < > Hell. POCATELLO , Idaho , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) Judge Hoyt of the Fort Hall Indian commis sion has returned to Pocalello and will renew - now negotiations with the Shoshones and 'Bannocks ' for the purchase of the lower end of their reservation adjacent to Pocatello. Ho Is qulto sanguine 'of success , the Indians having asked for his return. Colony for tlio Pour. PROVO , Utah , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) The Salvation army has purchased 10,000 acres of land In Bear River , Utah , near Corlnne , on the Central Pacific railroad , for the pur pose of establishing a colony of poor people from the cities similar to those at Fort Romle , California , and In the Arkansas val ley , Colorado. This load was owned by the Hear River Canal company and will bo Ir rigated from the company's canal. Active colonization work Is expected to commence next spring. To * iM > nn > IIlKlit of Wny. 'MOSCOW , Idaho , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) At torneys and agents representing the Moscow & Eastern Ruilroatf 'compuviy ' have Insti tuted condemnation proceedings against the State Hoard of Land Commissioners to se cure right of v.aythrough the state's belt of white plno tlmbor Tor the proposed route. lllx Iilalio Meteor. POCATELLO , Idaho * , Jan. 23. ( Special. ) A report of the falling of an Immense mci- teor has reached hcfc. ' The aerolite fell near Are you u pd.soiw'of some high prlcml dcalpr If you au < Cat n furlough and coin- ? and iirk'i > 01111 Htoi-k wo know our lii'lues are tlio lovycfjt no niattor wlmtlipr Itn pianos plt'turpti music or mould- IIIKS and HiiuaUlilj11 of mouldings you should set ) tlio ntj\Y styles wo kopp rltflit nj > to date on mouldings for iilu- ture framing Is a BOOII part of our busi ness wo'll frame pictures wo soil and those wo don't you won't pay any inoro for the frame If you buy thu 'picture soniowhore else our prliws have always been low so low that wo'vo often wild you couldn't buy lumber yard mould. Inss any cheaper and wo believe that'a rlj-ht you can price tlwm any day. A. HOSPE , Ulnslc and Art. 1513 Douglas yT'hHL * the tllR Snnrt buttc , nbout twenty mile * southeast of Robots. Some sheep hcr > lcrs who wcro only about n mile- from the scene say that the shock was terrific ami that a dense clotut of smoke hovered over the buttes for the remainder of the Jay. Tlio concussion was so great that It canard n perceptible vibration of the earth that was distinctly felt within ft radius of twenty miles and was at first supposed to be an earthquake. srituuT n.vu.u'AY Axn not t.nvvitn. Dlrrrlnr Morup Outlines the foiii- liuiiy'N I'lntifl fur llic Summer. OMAHA , Jan. 22. To the Editor of The Dee : The Park commteMon Is taking undue precaution ( so far ns the Omaha Street roll- way la concerned ) In asserting Its control over a purl of Twentieth otroet and other streets proposed to be used ns boulevards. The street railway will have no contest with the park board for rights of possession. Neither will It have any conflict with the city of Omiilu. If the street rar tracks arc not needed and wanted on North Twentieth street from Lake street ( the present termi nus ) to the main entrance of the Transmis- slsslppl Exposition grounds , then they will not bo put there. It Is for the citizens to decide. As n mat ter of fact , however , the street Mr * are the poor man's yellow carriages and should go wherever the greatest number can be served. At the present time the Omaha street rail way has double tracks on Sixteenth street and on Twcnty fourth street , and In all rea son there should bo a line equidistant be tween the two , that Is , to say on Twentieth street. It has been suggested that the Twentieth street line could bo extended by going ono block cast to Nineteenth street , or one block west to Twenty-first street. The objections to such a course are several , among others , both the streets named are not entirely open , are not In condition to build upon , would Involve unnecessary curves' and lengthen the route , and would also bring the line too near one of the other lines already mentioned. The suggestion lias been made to put In temporary tracks on Twentieth street , removing them after the close of the exposition. Speaking for myself only on this proposi tion I would never consent to It. The In terests of the residents north of La1oitroot ( and the street railway Intercuts are nat urally Identical with thorn ) demand that a street railway should be operated on Twen tieth street permanently. The Omaha Street Hallway company Is spending ciulto enough money , both In direct donations to the Tr.ins- micslsslppl Exposition and In Improvements necessitated by Its coming , without building a temporary road for a business that will be crowded Into ninety days' travel , say In Sep tember , October and November , ISiis , To show that the company Is well equipped at the present time for Its ordinary business I will state that It has a power house at Twenty-second and Izard streets In which It has two fine engines. Still , with the ex ception of State fair week , the company ha" not turned a wheel im this house for over a year. Further , In the power house nt the cor ner of Nineteenth and Twentieth and Nich olas streets there arc two fine Westlnghouse engines which are seldom used , the company having other engines capable of doing all Its ordinary work. Hut wo Judge the Bticngth of n chain by Its weakest link , so we judge the probable necessities of a street railway by its prospective largest day's travel , and having lu view the ifuturo General Manager Smith of the Omaha Street railway visited the east some two months ago and ordered and now has under construction ono engine which at Its maximum capacity will develop l.SJO horse power. The General Eleftrlc company Is building a dynamo of equal power , all of which will necessitate the placing of now boilers , the building of now smokcatacks and all the other necessary ad ditions that would naturally fallow lu the wako of such Improvements. Exclusive of horse cam the company now has on hand over 210 available cars , and ! s constantly turning out from Its Omaha .shops rebuilt cars equal or superior to many pro duced In the east. In addition to this Man ager Smith when In New York placed an order for nearly $50,000 of new equipment cars , to bo duplicates of the most modern pat terns now In use on Broadway , New York. It might bo asked , where docs the company intend using this new car equip ment ? My own Idea 19 ( and I know that other directors of the company agree with me ) that ao soon as the frost Is out of the ground wo should commence the construc tion of a double track road ( seventy-five pounds to the yard rail , similar to the now Farnam street line ) beginning on Fifteenth street somowhcro south of the Crolghton theater , and extending north on the same street to the vicinity of Cass street , and tnenco west on Ccas to Twentieth , and thence north on Twentieth to the exposi tion main entrance , providing the North' Twentieth street extension is made. If the North Twentieth street extension Is not made , then It Is possible the line would not bo built , but if built , It would reach over the Twenty- fourth street tracks , to the west entrance , or over the Sixteenth street tracks to the east entrance. This line , If completed and equipped as elated would reflect credit on the Street Hallway company , on the city and would greatly add to the success of the ex position. The positive and direct expenditures en- tilled on the company In carrying out the things under nay and outlined ( and excludIng - Ing the cost of new tracks contemplated ) cannot bo less than $150.000 to $200,000 , and It takes just 4,000,000 of 5-cont fares to make the latter isum. Whatever tends to the ad vancement of Omtha , builds up the Omaha street railway , and If not now , yet the bene fits will como some time. In a city where nearly one-half the land Is devoted to use for streets and alleys it ought not to be difficult to find other atreetn for a boulevard besides the one on which a street car line naturally belongs. W. V. MOUSE. The popularity of Salvation Oil Is not as tonishing when wo hear of Its mcny cures. DRAWS TJIJ3 la.VK OX l"HISOMCJy. One Woninii Wlio will Sot Try In Ue- form Jnll ill ! ! * . There Is ono woman In Omaha who has not as much confidence In human nature as she had up to yesterday afternoon. For a long tlmo she has been in the habit of visiting the county jail from one to two or three times a week and taking reading mat ter and table delicacies to the prisoners to assist them In passing the tlmo more pleas antly and to supplement the plain fnro of fered by the jail chef. Into her sympathetic cars the prisoners had poured , their talcs of injured Innocence until who had been firmly convinced that the luckless mortals behind the bars wcro many of them the victims of the designing minions of the law and In stead of hardtflod wretches wcro deprived of their liberties through no wrongdoing. Yesterday there came a rude awakening. While paying ono of her customary visits nothing unusual wan noticed until when she reached the outside of the county bautllu , whrei she discovered that what llttlo money she had formerly possessed was gone. She had boon touched and her proteges had not oven been gracious enough to leave her car faro. Wo are anxious to do a llttlo good in this world and can think of no pleasanter or bet ter way to do It thin by recommending Ono Minute Couch Cure as a provontatlvo of puou- moitla , consumption end other ncrlous lung troubles that follow neglected colds. THE ONLY GENUINE HUNYADI WATER. BEST AND SAFES ! NATURAL APERIENT WATER , rou CONSTIPATION , DYSPEPSIA , LIVER COMPLAINTS & HEMORRHOIDS "Ilie protolj-po of nil Itllter Wntcrn. " Lancet. onniXAiiY nosn , OXE WIXKKI.ASSKUL IUJKOIIU CAUTION Sco tlmt the label bcura the slgrmtvtro of the firm AtulrcnH Snxlcltticr. 3III.1T.VUV MATTKUS. Some experiments with n now aluminum lantern Avlli bo conducted by the Army Signal corps , twenty-five of these now lan terns having been mirchased by the govern ment for the intrposo of making tests. The lantern Is light In weight on account of Its material , although somewhat bulky In dimensions. It Is proprscd to use a high fire test kerosene oil , such ns Is supplied the army by the quartermaster's depart ment. For the purposes of transportation , the lantern will bo cno.scd In a leather case and will bo equipped with shutter similar to that used on a heliograph. Should the tests prove successful this lantern will replace - place the torch for night signaling. The signal ofllcerR are also testing a smaller lamp , In which will bo used acetylene gas , slmlkr to the tut I do used In the latest bicycle lamps. The War department lisa been advised by Captain I * . II. Hay anl Meutcimnt Rlcliard- son at Circle City , Alaska , that the troops at that point are all well and comfortable. During thu last few days the secretary of war 'has ' turned over to General Merrlam , commanding the Department of the Co lumbia , the remaining details of the Klon dike n'llof expedition and the general has Hi' do assignments of olllcera and men to do duty with the party. Kor this duty General Merrlam has selected Captain Eldrldgc , Lieutenant Clark , Sergeant lloJcn , eight corporals , ono musician and thirty-live privates. The comptroller has decided the question of parlor car and sleeping car f.jrc. . already the subject of much discussion. In his opin ion the comptroller says , "t think , there fore , the restriction upon the payment of parlor car and sleeping car fare by otllccrs which was embodied In prior appropriations for mlltnge decs not apply to the appropria tion of 1S9S. The expenditures made by Major SUnton for parlor car faro were In my opinion an Incident to his personal transportation and not prohibited by law. If , therefore , the expenditures were author ized by the head of the department under whoso direction the Journey was performed lie should receive credit in his account for the amount paid by him. " Speculation as to the nominations to the Junior places In the adjutant-general , com missary and quartermaster departments still continues , although It was reported last wcok that the selections for these places had already been made. New candidates for the Junior positions are springing up every day , the latest being Lieutenant D. W. West , Third cavalry , on duty at Jefferson bar racks ; Lieutenant II. C. Caucll , Fourteenth Infi.ntry , Vancouver barracks , and Lieu tenant Uobcrt Sewell , Seventh cavalry , Fort Grant. Arizona. The friends of these olll- cers have presented their names for either the subsistence or quartermaster commis sion. Lieutenant Scwoll Is mentioned as a specially prominent candidate. Lieutenant M. L. Xallnskl. Second artillery , b's been suggested for the place of assistant quarter master and Is said to have the support of Secretary Alger. During 'the ' first fifteen dayn of this month four soldiers in the Department of the 1'latto .wore tried by csurt-martial and dishonorably discharged from the army. Private Loii'o P. Page , company G , Twelfth infantry , wns tried at Fort Nlobrnra , was found Stiltty of 'being ataoru from roll call and after considering his six 'previous cra- vlctlons ho was sentence , ! to .be d'ahoaar- a'bly ' discharged and to forfeit all pay and allowances duo him with the exception of $10. Private Henry Schrotcl , company E , Twonty-t'occnd ' infaotry , wns trlol recently for violating three of the articles of war ana In consideration of his live previous convictions was dishonorably .discharge , } . Ho will forfeit all pay and allowances duo him and will bs confined ct hard lo.bor for three months. Prlvo'.o Let Stencc , company C , Twcuty-second Infantry , was tried last _ week for fraudulent enlistment and dlshon- > 1 orably discharged , forfeiting all ipay and al lowances. In addition to ih'.u Stcnce will be confined at 'hard labor for ono year. At Fort Nlabrara last week Private Otto (3om- bert was tried for dtecAjoJIence cf orders and dishonorably discharged. He will he confined at hard labor for elx months. Complaint hcs 'beenmnclc to President Mc- Klnley through the Illinois congressional delegation that there has been an unjust and uncalled for reduction In the wagcw of Uio men employed at the Hock H'land nr- sc'nal. ' An olllccr from the Inspector gen eral's department will too sent to the ar senal to Investigate tha complaints. A circular , 133 i agcn In extent , has been Issued by the War department , which con tains a list of medals of honor Issued by the department up 'to and Including October 31 , 1S97 , with itlio lawp , orders and regula tions relative to tto medals , The promotion of Colonel Luellngton to too quarttrmuBter general will roiult , probably , If the present plans are c-arrlol out , In the transfer of Colonel Jnrr.cn Gllllsa. now on duty In W < aohlniton , to Governor's island , and of Colonel J. V. Furoy , now at Philadel phia , to Washington. The Offlclol Army Register for 1808 was Iwuod on January 10 , 'tho ' date announced previously for itbe Untie. The usual limited edition has been delivered to General A , W. Greoloy for distribution , Thcro are thirty post chaplains and four regimental chaplains In the aimy. This Is the limit allowed by law. It la tated on goo , ! authority that no change In the uniform of enlisted men will 'be ' made for some time. First Lieutenant Goer o P. White , Ninth cavalry , hau been trs/ssferre-l from troop D at Vorl Washaltlo , Wyo. , to Troop C at Fort Itoiblnson , Neb. Private William W. Fcntrras , company D , Twelfth Infantry , liw 'boen aont' to tno army hospital at Hot Springs , Ark. , for treatment. Arnold's Ilromo Ceisry currs headaches , lOc , 2. .e and Me. All druggists. AMO.VO mi : coi.oitnn CITI/.I.NS. The appointment of Jessie Carroll of the N'lnth ward us keeper uf the court liouco grounds .meets with the hearty approval of a largo circle of his frlneds. Mr. Carroll Is n worthy citizen. There are now four colored IOK-OIIS , two men end two women , employed In and luound the court house. , W. II. liocse , late of I'M. Sill , Okt. . has pur. i chaacJ a re ltlenco on Miami street. Ho U < i carpenter and has made his money workIng - Ing at his trade. A largo cumber of friends , both while and colored , arc ccctgrntul-Uing K. W. 1'ryor , steward of the Omaha club , on the Im proved showing he made In the budget of his department of the club during the last year. Under his management the culinary branch of the club earned JSSS.42. This uur- passes all previous records of that Icstltu- lion. He has wider his itipcrvlslon tlio res taurant ami rooms , the latter of which showed nn Increase of earnings proportionate with the former. At the monthly meeting of the Sumner club last Tuesday evening the annual elec tion of olllccts wan belli. The entire * roster of onlcera for the last year was rc-olcetcj by acclamation. They are ns follows : K. W. I'ryor. president ; 0. N. Johnson , vice presi dent ; John W. Long , recording secretary ; H. II. Hall , corrcspomltag sectetary : A. N' . Wade , treasurer. The advisory board li composed of Gccrgo K. Collins. G. K. Krank- lln , A.V. . Parker , AIpbon- > Wilson and U. II. Hall. The treasurer's report showed the club to be out of debt , with < i fair margin to Us credit. Sketches from Hamlet wcro very credit- I ably presented by the Woman's Improvement I club last Wedmsdny afternoon nt the resi dence of Mrs. II. J. Granby. Of the dra- matli ! pcraonno M. L. Wilson Impersonated I Hamlet , Mis. Ella L. Mahommltl assumed j the role of the ghost and Mrs. Howler took I the part of Ophelia. Vocal and Instrumental muEla completed a pleasant program. The Woman's TrnnsmlsalsMppl Independ ent Social club wns organized last Tuesday cvoii'lnj ; , with 'Mrs. ' S. Lilian Coleman pres ident and Miss Xora Huckcr secretary. The purpose of the club Is to entertain visitors during the exposition. It starts with a membership of twenty-one. The reorganized directory of the bureau I of information met at the guild rooms of I St. Philip's and arranged to launch upon i Its work. G. V. Franklin , John W. Long I and 13. II. Overall were appointed n commlt- J too to wait on the exposition management to arrange for the details of its work. W. W. Taylor , editor of the Utah Plain Dealer , stopped off hi the city Filday after noon. In the overling lib was pleasantly en tertained nt the homo of G. D. 'Franklin. ' Mr. Taylor Is n pushing , progressive news paper man. Ho Is a prominent member of the Western Negro Pro-a association. Ho left Saturday en route cast , whore ho spend the next two we. ' .cs. Mrs. John W. Long entertained the Ltd'-.V : ' Aid society of St. John's African Methodist IJplscopal church at her homo on last Thuisday nhenionn. A business ses sion was held mid r.i election of officers held. Those clc.-tcd are Mrs. J. Scott president and Mrs. C. King secretary. After the business session the guests wcro served with luncheon. The religious services which succeeded the week of prayer are Btlll being held at t. John's African MethoJIst Episcopal and Mount Zlon Haptlst churches. ICxorclars at thu former were conducted during the Irst week by Hov. Mr. Dates of South Omaha. Hov. ilr. Phclps a ? this city has been in charge at Mount Zlon. The Influx of colored people attracted to thin city by the exposition l.s already con- sldoinblu. Mrs. M. M. Mcane of MuchaM- nock , la. , and Mrs. W. K. Perry of Oskn- loosa are In the city , the guests of Mrs. J. 1) . Glover. Sergeant Douglas of Fort Keough , Mont. ; Hlchard Fauntlorny cf Las Yogas , N. M. , and Mr. liattlcs and wife of Pieire , 8. ] ) . , are hi the city , the guusts of Mrs. W. II. Lewis. Miss Julia Allen of Kearney , Neb , is In tlio city , the guest of her sister , Mrs. Granville Jackson. Mr. .Insnn Green of Newton , la. , Is In the city visiting hla mother and brothers. Sirs. Hello Skinner has returned to her homo In Kntikakee , 111. , accompanied by the llttlo daughter of George K , Collins. II .Siivt-N UKI'llll.lrcn. . From the Industrial World. Lucoa , la. : All of our family have weak lungs and elJccit wta sacrlllccd because of the prejudice cf advisers against patent modlcincs. Llttlo Vlda has had several attacks of croup thin winter which hw kept her out of school part of the time , but In every case Ciiiuibor- laki's Cough Henudy has relieved her and prevented more cerloiin complications. Wo have at all tluioa recommended Ch.imbcr- lilnVj medicines when opportunity offered and have placed sample bottles with panics who wcro Ignorant of tholr mcrltn. Illl'OIIHI'ltUI'IlllllI 111 II7. VN. Tvic fire department responded to thrco. culls yesterday , nil on Hllpbt provocation. One occurred In the morning nt the St. Johns Episcopal church and originated In the fui'Rnco room. An ovcrzealous Htolter hud poured a quantity of coal oil jn'o thu furnnco to start the lint and Ih nrcitimi- latcd Kits calmed the door to be driven from Its liIiifroH , Thcro wns no damage. At " it. in. u call was sent In from 109 North Sixteenth wtrcet , where the bulldlntr wnH found full of mnoks without any evi dent ranse. The lire wns finally Heated In ii Heft coal stove which hud been left to U- wolC ult.i the dampers closed. At 7 p. in. Ilif fire clupiirliiicnt paid a visit to iHK ! California In the Jones' llntu. where u blaxlnn chimney wan u Hourco of uncoHlncsM , No damage wns done , TO CIJIIK COM ) ! \ O.\r DAY Take Laxative Ilromo Quinlno Tablets. All drugglsU refund the money If It falln to cure , 25c. The genuine has L. 11. Q. on cai.li tablet. You cnn't I 'pp tl' ' < fitrpois clean If Its to kt'pp on wiowlnn ami Orox L. Slioniiuin nays you can't ulwm out n .stock of * ! ioi',4 like ours In IIvo < liya : cltlicr wo'vo bcc'it Just UK hus.sy nnvo could hu Imtvi > In-Hove nil Iiuvo been waited npun tlii'Ko bargains am HO lar o that : you don't ) nend a dork to liclji you pick ono out you can BUU It across tlio room wo'ro tfoliitf to keep tlilH Hale up till they're all KOIIO and that will prolm- lily bo by Monday or Tuesday nlfjht you shouldn't wait till the hint inlnulu then oxpcct the ylck of thuni all. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 1'AKNAM STREET