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    THE 031 AHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , TA2sTUAHY 20 , 185)8.
I NEWS FROM THE FARTHER WEST
Mil ON COUNTY SEAT CASE
fontu Dakota Snpr-tno Court Hands Down
an Opinion ,
IEQUIRES MAJORITY OVER ALL TO CHANGE
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PIERRE , 3. D. , Jan. 25. ( Special. ) In
the county seat contest case from Roberts
county , in which an opinion was handed
down by the supreme court yesterday , the
court docs not In specific terms uphold the
contention of the parties desiring the re
moval , that the county seat of thai county
lias never been located by n vote of the
people of that county , but bases Its theory
on Uiat contention in stating : "We shall
view the case In the light most favorable
to the respondents , by assuming the exist
ence of conditions requiring the question to
Jxi submitted in conformity with section 2
of article ix of the constitution , Instead of
section 3 of thnt article , relating to the
question of a change of county scats here
tofore located by u. majority \otc. "
Tire fact Is shown that at the election of
1890 , when the flght on removal was made ,
that there were cast In the county 2,218
votes , of which 1.800 were cast upon the
county seat proposition , of which Slsseton
received ! 37 and Wllmot 80S. The court
then holds that It requires a majority of all
votes cast In such an election to locate a
county sent , In the following language :
"Conscious of the disturbing Inllueucej
which accompany nn election for the loca
tion of a county seat , the trainers , of the
constitution , to promote the peace and tran
quillity of society , very wisely limited the
submission of such proposition tii a general
election , which , owing to the formalities
which must be observed and the Greater
diversity of Interests engaging the public
mind. Is doubtless the best agency through
which to obtain generally an untranrmelcd
expression of popular will ; and by a pro
vision plainly worded they declare that the
place iccelvlng a majority of all votes cast
nt said election shall bo county seat of said
county. ' ,
"Wlre-ii construed without unauthorized In
terpretation the concluBlon la Irresistible that
u majority of the votes est uson the ques
tion are Insulllclent toolTcct a change of lo-
oitlon when the number thereof Is le-is than
a majority of all the votes cast < it said elcc-
Tl'ils construrtlMi IB one which will be of
Kcrreral Interest to any county wherein there
. .rls any probability of a county seat contest.
f -A'BsHrer case of moro Interest to the Hlack
Hills BMtlon of the country than the eastern
DC-rtlon. wArero the same c.tidltlons do not
oxlst , Ls that oC Farwcll against Sturgld
Water corn-any. Tire main point In this Is
raised by tire settlers along a small stream
known as Alkali creek , suing for dam-iges
claimed to have been caused by diverting
from the creek the water from n coring
Unown is Divenport hprlngs. The water
from tills spring was retained by darns and
i3 used to supply the city of Sturgis and Fort
Meade with water. The defense was that the
formation was such that the water from t'.io
Davcrocrt springs did not Increase the sup
ply of water In the creek , and m > damage
Is done by taking the water for the use of
the city. The testimony of Dr. McGllllcuddy ,
dean of the School of Mines , md of I'rof.
Smith , professor of geology In that school ,
Is to the effect that the spring has 1U origin
in trachyte , and flows for a short distance
-over that formation , wfcen It reaches a cav
ernous limestone formation and disappears ,
and that In such formation could not again
CB mo to the surface anywhere wrst of the
Missouririver. . The court reverses the find
ing of the lower court and holds for the city.
A rehearing was also denied In the case of
Freeman against the City of Huron , in which
the court held In the first hearing that a
city rnuat pay Us watrants In I'ao order of
reglHtmtlcti and cannot pay warrants of a
later Usr.o rrr.tll these registered ahead of
It are paid.
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CHAMHRRLAIN , 8. D. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
The authorities of Charles Mix county are
inaugurating a vigorous warfare against the
Insects known as the Grecti Plant bug , which
last stxiBou completely destroyed large areas
of wheat on farms along the Mlsaourl river
In this and Charles Mix counties. Later the
bugs took refuge In corn stalks and caused
the death of cattle which swallowed them.
Ono farrm > r who lost a number of cattle from
a mysterious cause dissected the stomachs
of the dead anltruls , llndlng in each fiovernl
quarts of the bugs. This winter It copea--H
tire bugs have Invaded Russian thistles
which grow thickly nlcng practically every
highway. Accordingly the county cornmls-
slfinors have passed a resolution Instructing
lro organized townships to proceed under
the state law providing for the destruction
of noxious weeds , and In addition every per-
bon la ordered to destroy , between March
25 and April 10 next , all Russian thistles
growing on land owned or controlled by
thun.
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CtliM-clianlN' AxHoelnHoii iii-t'tn : OIHoerN.
HURON , S. D. , Jan. 25. ( Special. )
Thcso ollloera have been elected by the
Huron Retail Merchants' association : Presi
dent. D. W. Smith ; secretary , M. C. uUford ; .
treasurer. Jc. = c > ph A. Colcord. The South
Dakota Merchants' association will bo held
hero on the Sth of rrext Juno , arrd for this
satherln ; ; preparation Is now being made.
Tire object of the order lu to protect the truJo
ugaliust Imposition by people who make a
jirantlro of "beating" their grocery nnd ether
bills and to co-operate for the benefit of
those In trade as well as the general public.
The membership Includes meat of thu larger
dculcni In every town in the state.
Old Ill\ 'l1'Ilul COON to VtlUoii ,
PI13RRK , S. D. , Jan. 25. ( Special. ) Cap
tain H. F. Horn of this city lias secured a
contract to take charge of a steamer on
the Yukon trexf summer at u good salary.
i Captain Horn IB ono of the old river pilots
of the Missouri rlvor , having run boats on
thin stream when the pilot housed were Iron
clad to keep oft the bullets of Indians , and
when iho pay of pilots 'was ' $1,000 a mouth.
Ho secured lilj work In Alaska through old
, friends In river transportation , and expects
, ' to start for Iris work some tlmo In Marcli.
r Have u .lliilvtlnU'r I'leiilc ,
HURON. S. D. . Jan. 25. ( Special. )
A party of young Tieoplo from thin city went
to WnrJ'b grove , three miles up Mo river , en
Saturday , and I'lijojed a picnic. They dined
In thu open air , played 'ball ' , hul : foot racef ,
eie. , anil a general gooil time. It was as
I'Mjoyublo as If It had been In Juno Instead
of January. The temperature hou been
fiprlng'llkt ) for the pant month , and It was
jrot imcoiniium for the mercury to bo found
n round up In the forties.
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PI13RRK , S. 1) . . JMII. 25. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A flow of water which runs over
the top of the pipe and brings with It a
strong flow of gas was reached In the new
ut'll here at a depth of 1.030 ( tot. The gas
flow Increases as tuo drill goon deeper and
n supply for commercial purposea Is expected
as soon as the artesian ( low la passed.
\i-iv South DnUiila Corpm-iiUon.
PIWIRG , S. D. , . Jan. 23 , ( Spoclal. )
Article * cf Incorporation have ben Illod tor
tire Monte Crl to Mining and Milling com-
jmny of Colorado , with headquarters at
Deaihvoo.l , and a capital of $3,000,000 ; Ill-
corporators , M , L , Day. J. M Leahy , M. H ,
Day , John R. Wilton and FreJ M. Ilrown
The great domestic stand by , Dr. Mull' *
Cough Syrup , U now iccoKulzcd to tin a ,
family necessity. Keep It haudy ,
I.AIUII : AIVS AT nu.Nvmi .MIST.
Totnl for T ont > - Dnjn Fooli Uii < o nil
I in in i'n oi > Sinn.
Five years ago Colorado was known to
the world as a silver-producing state , wltli
gold , lead cod some coppsr. os by-orodusts.
The metal values for 1892 , with silver com
puted at 87 cents per ounce , were as to\- \ )
lows : \ (
Gold $1,5.11.021 )
Silver 21,23'.0n
Lead I.MT.'J'J.I
Cjpper 62050 '
Total for 1S > 2 31,497.2i7
This vras looked u-pon as a gre it record
from the mining standpoint , sajM the Rocky
Mountain News , and In the middle of 1S93 ,
when the allver market broke suddenly , the
average prophet predicted with an air of
certainty -that the 1S92 total would never
again bo repeated until ) freeco'aagc was re-
stc/red to the whlto metal. Iltrt the year
1897 , concerning which the pessimists are
still figuring , gave Colorado a well cstab-
lls'aed' ' total of $12,895,511 In this division :
Oo'.il JM.SUS.G93
Silver 11,756,0)1
Lend 3t.3S77 :
Copper 1,003.311
Totnl for 1S97 JI2SS5,5U
This Is the highest total claimed by any
state In the union , an the figures sent out
by Montana are based on silver at $1.29 per'
ounce , the coinage value , whereas the Colorado
rado total reiHfl en , silver at GO cents per
ounce , the average commercial value for thn
jcnr.
So much fcr the past. What has 1S9S In
store for this commonwealth In the way of
gold product ? This now excites the atten
tion of t'lo stock exchanges In Berlin , Paris ,
London and New York , with the result of
sending skyward the securities of such roads
as the Unln Pacific , Northern Iticlflc , Den
ver & Rio Grande , and Denver & Gulf , all
connected with the gold-producing regions of
the Rocky mountain * and with tire new
fields In Alaska , which will driw tlnusands
of recplo this way In the early spring. T.iat
Homo of this capital and enterprise will tarry
lei Colorado may bo counted as . \ certainty.
A reasorr why they should do so appears 1n
concrete form on the scales at the Denver
branch mint , at which Institution , during
the fltnt twenty days of this month , the
receipts of gold footed up $1,126.SOS.SI , com
pared with $331.81167 In the first twenty
days of 1897. The gain la favor of the now
ytvrr equals $7,12,024.17 , or 1S3 nor cent
Tire number of smelters contributing this
year Is precisely t'.io same as in 1S97. Out
of the eleven smelters named In the New
Year's list In the News only two , the Omalia-
Ornnt and the Argo , deposit gold bullion at
the mint In this city. Ilcnco , the gain of
183 per cent must be credited largely to the
c'.icmlcal plants and the ctatr.p mills. The
ipla cr Holds are rrot In operaticn at this
season of the yoir.
Taking the first twenty days of each yp.ir
vas a basis , and going ) back to the silver end
In this state , the following Is pre
sented by the gold receipts oit Denver's old-
fashioned branch mint , soorr to bo replaced
by o. $500,000 coinage plant :
Year. Twenty Days.
1S93 J S0.7IW.SS
1S91 1110S-1.73
1SD3 2 2107
ism ; an.jiw.n
iv 7 Sni.SII.C7
KSW l,12uiCS.SI
The cVvhlon of the total for the HraV
twenty days of this mouth Into sources oj
supply is Instructive. Tlio banks at the
mint show- deposits as follows :
Two smelters $ M7.CGO
Chemical plants S10..WO
Stamp mills 3IS.70S
Total for twenty days $1,12CSC3
In 1S95 the total output of chemical plants
In this sUite iwas but $938,701. In 1S9C It
reached $1,325,377 , and In 1897 , the total waa
$4,360,381. This gives a clew ito the metal
lurgical ad\ance In Colorado In connection )
with ithe gold ores since 1893. More plarrts
are projected In different parts of the state ,
among them a chlorlnatlon mill In this city
equal to IJOOtons daily , the ores to be drawn
from Houldcr , Gllpln , Clear Creek and El
P.ito counties , the latter containing the
Cripple Creek district.
I50I.IJXKSS OF .U'ICSTint.N HOIIIIEHS
lltont n Mouse nml Mve Siiine- Time In
n t'lnh ' Tiuvn.
SALT LAKE , Utah. Jan. 23. ( Special. )
It U learned that several ( lays ago a party
of seven mounted men , heavily armed with
Winchesters and revolvers , rode In-to - the
town of Huntlrgton , rented a house , pur
chased provisions and fuel cad with a negro
cook , Installed themselves for the winter.
One day last week an olilcer arrived from
Carbon county fxrd the visitors hsatily pre
pared for departure. After entering the only
iialoon in town nnd firing a fusillade from
their revolvers , they rode off In the - direction
tion of the robbers' roost , leaving their pro-
visiocj behind them , end alsp a threat to
kill any ono who followed thcfn. No doubt
exists that they are members of tlio 'famous '
robben/ roost gar.s of desperadoes and their
bravado excites amazement.
It Is known that Dutch Cassldy , the leader
of tire gang , attended a iMnco In Rabbit
valley a few days ago. These men have
committed murders , robbed trains arid per
petrated all sorts of desperate Oecds , but
mingle among the settler * without moleata
tlon. Upon the llrst appeatar.cc of officers
they retired to their fortified rendezvous In
the mountains.
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HASTINGS. Neb. , Jan. 23. ( Special. )
Miss Gcorgettn Wlrt nnd Mr. Claud Alex
ander were quietly married Sunday evening
at the homo of ( the brldo's parents. The
ceremony wa.s performed at 7:30 : by Rev. G.
W. iHham Irr the presence of relatives only.
The newly wedded couple started yesterday
for Atlanta , Gu. , where Mr. Alexander In
tends going Into business.
u vv.v.vvvn.i.in HOYS.
They Have Advantages Not Knjoycil
! > > Americans.
Writing from Havana n correspondent of
the Washington Post says : "On this bright
and comparatively ibraclng Sunday morning
I want to say a word fcr the edification of
the Wllllc-'boys at home. In whom , as you
know , I have always ha 1 the tonderest In-
torrut , and for whrao welfare I have always
kept a vigilant nnd eagle eye. It occurred
to rno the other day to Inspect the Tacon
theater , which Is Havana's swell temple of
the muses , and look Into KJJ nrrangemc-nts
for tire comfort of the Jenucsso doree. It H
a magnificent concern , with an auditorium
about twlco an largo as that of our biggest
theater , with scorio of private boxes , and
with a stage capable of accommodating half
A dozen "Insurgent armies. " Hut what es
pecially struck mo was the ntago entranced
and exits and the proscenium b-oxcw , na wo
would call them. These are Par In advance
of any thins wo know. Flvo hundred
JohmiUa cnn accommodated at the sldo
entrances , used by the players , which open
Into a back street , where the man timid
arrd 'bashful ' Johnny Is secure from Im
pertinent observation. The proscenium
boxes also are reached xln this way. Fur
thermore , they are protected against the
curiosity of the audience by a very ornate
open woodwork , through which the Johnnies
anil their companions can ace the crowd
without ibclng seen themselvru. These
boxes are very largo They have parlora
and dressing rooms attnctml to them , and
parties c-f twenty can bo made thoroughly
comfortable In each ono of thorn. I "am ted !
that they are nil taken for the season by
certain little group ) of Willie boys , and tint
they afford unspeakable delight and ccnsc-la-
tlon to their occupants. 4n this respect. If
In no other , Havana la far In advance of
Washington. Wo have nothing of the sort
with us. Hut now that I have taken per
sonal observation of the system and care
fully -appi'alccxl ' Its advantages , I shall make
It my business to t'gltat ? theater reform In
Washington. I shall Insist upon 'tho erec
tion of a playhouse so constructed that ( ho
glided youth of that brilliant capital may
c-njoy at least the same privileges as tlrse
of Havana. I want to fblltcrato a spectacle
that has co often tarrowoi my irnslMlltlca
the spectacle of our most beautiful and
tender Johnnies standing Inthe - rain about
the utago doora and subject to the cruel
comuK-utt ol tlie ribald multitude. "
PIONEER OF SOUTH DAKOTA
Recalls Incidents in the Early Territorial
Days in Dakota.
FORMER DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
I-'Irnl Tprrltnrln ! OlllpiTi SOIIIP f the
ICnrly I.cKlxlalorx CitmiiulIciiliiK
lleforo tin * It a 1 1 roil ilx Cnino
HnriUlilliM of tinI'loiu'iT.i. .
SIOUX CITY , la. , Jan. 25. ( Special. )
Moses K. Arrcutrong of St. Jnracs , Minn. ,
pajsuod through the city a few days ago on
the way to Florida with his family , and while
hero Indulged In some romlalrccncw cf old
times In Dakota territory. Mr. Armstrons
was In congress as a representative of the
territory In 1870 , nctwlthitandlng he was a
democrat. There was a schism In the repub
lican party , the respective factions 'being
roprcrentod by Colonel Gldson C. Moody ,
aitcrward United States senator , and Judst
V > ' . \V. Drooklngs. who. wao ono eC the early
Justices of the supreme court of the terri
tory. The result of this chlsm waa that a
democrat was aclectoJ , notwithstanding the
vopubltcann > had u. majority. Mr. Armstrong
had previously ibeen a monVbcr of both
branched of the territorial legislature , and
had 'boon ' appointed to several duties for the
general government , among which had bcun
the survey of the conaldcrolblu tract of land
cut cff from the territory of Dakota , an.l nt-
laahod to the state of Nebraska by a cha.ns °
of the channel of the Missouri river just
above the mouth of the Sioux.
FORTY YI2AHS AGO.
"As far bark as forty years ago , In 185S ,
with thruci companies , " aald Mr. Armstrong ,
"I made the overland Journey wish ox twin
from the Mississippi river to thu Missouri ,
pmd located at Yankton , then an Indian vil
lage , and afterwards the llrst capltnl of Da
kota. I'icottp and myself erected the old
eapltol building at Yanktcn , Inlrleh ae-
soiubled many of the early sessions of the
legislature. I was a surveyor and staked out
t'orrro ' of the flrt land claims and town sites
In southern Dakota.
"In 1S50 I was one of the few 'plcrrccru
who gathered In the old log trading house
at Yanktcn to petition congress for a > sep
arate territorial government , to bo named
Dakota. Not till after two yc-ars of patient
waiting and urgent pleading was the bill
organizing Dalcota pacnctl by congress and
approved iby President lluchanan In ISG1.
'TOo ' prescribed ! boundaries. ' made It the larg
est organized territory In the United Statru ,
extending from Minnesota -westward acrcss
the Uocky Mountains , and 1t comprised all
of the present states of North and South Da
kota , Montana , l-'aho arid Wyoming. So re
mote -were the settlements from railroads
anil telegraph that the news ? regarding or
ganization of the territory did not reach
Yankton froiri Washington for thirteen daju.
When thn good tidings did finally come ti
the ear-s of the little band of pioneer empire
ibullders they all drank a toast from the oU
canteen , whllo hats , hurrahs and town lats
went up with 'the starry flag.
"Tho nrot officials of the territory were
appointed by President Lincoln , and arrived
at Yank ten and entered upon the discharge
of their duties early in 1861. William Jayso
of Illinois was governor ; P. Ulls-3 of Ohio ,
chief Justice , .mil W. B. Glesson of Mary
land , United States district attorney. The
firat election In Dakota occurred the same
year , for county ofilccrs , members of the
legislature and delegates In congress. About
COO votes were cast In the whole territory.
Got-cral J. n. S. Todd. a West Point graduate
and a reMtlvo of President Lincoln , was
elected first delegate id congress.
"I WRS arnoug those chosen to the first
legislature , which assembled In September ,
1SG1. Theoe&slon was a stormy cne , and
many stirring and exciting scenes took place
over the bill locating the first capital at
Y.inkton. This pioneer legislature was made
up of a strange medley of men. Them were
among them gentlemen of scholarly atta'n-
rnonts and graduates of the highest eastern
colleges ; a'so lawyers of brilliant abilities
ar.d largo experience ; educated ministers and
doctors and rough frontiersmen hi buckskin
suits , beaded moccasins and long hair.
AN EAKLY LEGISLATOR.
"In one of these early legislatures my scat
was near a frontier mem'b-ar and desperado
by the name of Jim Sorncra , who come years
afterward was chot dead for Jumping a
claim near Chamberlain. He was a glait In
frame and as daring as an Indian. He
gloried In his chieftain dress and was armed
Ilko an arsenal. On one occasion he got en
the warpath In Yeorktcn , and rode on horse
back Into a saloon and shot the sheriff. Ho
tied to the Indian country and was himself
ahot dead , ad before stated , for jumping a
claim. I remember vividly the only speech
Jim Somers made In the legislature. It was
short , but full of flro and threats of
vengeance against all who should dare to
vote agaVjst his bill legalizing irarrlagca
between whlto men and squaws. Jim and
his cc'inon were both loadei that morning ,
and he arose with blood In his eye and owore
ho would blow out all the bralrn of tire
resembled lawmakers If they killed his bill.
He declared that what Dakota needed was
less brains end more children , and he struck
his list on his desk and moved that the
legislature adjourn and take Ipjlan wive-j
amd go out populating the country.
"Another historic character In these early
legislatures wns old Father Turner , S2 years
old , who had served In the New York leg
islature with the distinguished William H.
Sownrd. Jirdgo Hrooklngs , the ploneor of
Sioux Kails , was another early legislator ,
and afterwards justice of the supreme court.
The first tlmo I met Judge Hrooklngs was In
1859 , when ho was holding down the town-
site of Sioux Falls and was cooking iilg pan
cakes or Hapjacks In a long-handled spider j
over an evening campfire. lines Stutsinun |
was another bright lawyer ra the first legis
lature who died many years ago whllo serv
ing as United States treasury agent a-t 1'crn-
blna. In ISfiT ho nnd I made the overland
Journey from the British line to Fort Aber-
crornblo , Dakota , with n pair of Hudson bay
ponies. The distance was HO miles nnd there
wns crot a whlto settlement on 'tho ' we-st Bldo
of Red river.Vo camped out nights anil
were a whole week making the trip. George
W. Klngabury , now of the Yankton I'rczs
and Dakotan , was always ono of the most
popular membero of those early legislatures.
Ho was also territorial printer and published
the first history of Dakota , which was writ
ten by mo. Among other noted characters
of tlrc-ao caily days was Dr. W. A. Hurlelgh.
'thu wild Indian tamer , ' and George Wash
ington Kellogg , 'tho sago of the Sioux val
ley. '
ELECTION TO CONGIlEiSS.
"After I had served several years. In the
legislature , acting as speaker of the house
arid president of tire council or senate , I was
finally elected as delegate to eongrcsj In
1S70. Old General C. T. Campbell , a noted
and eccentric character , was at all tlrrua lay
stanch supporter In political campaigns. II.-
was a red-hot , rlp-roarlrrg democrat and
kept an Indian trading post on the upper
rlvor above Fort Randall. When he hi < ard
that his friend Armstrong had been nomi
nal til for congress by the democrats , ho
Ef.it down hla mule team with air Imuu Jiato
requisition for three barrel * of whisky and
some army rnuekcts and ammunition uItli
which to storm the enemy'u Korku on the
frontier. Ho reported that iho voters were
waiting to bo persuaded and preferred wet
ammunition , and all he asked waa to
know Just how marry votes were needed to
carry the election for hla friend and tire old
Hag. After tire campaign waa over he came
down to Yanktcn. ildlng an army rnuio.
wearing the American llau and loaded wUh
elect Ion return ; ) and the remains of the cam
paign liquor.
"Among the democratic stump speaker : ,
In that campaign were Il.rtlett Trlpp , la'o
minister to Austria ; Secretary s. L. Spin * ,
an eloquent orator , and John Hraimm , nou
of Sioux City. In one of my early cam
palgns I traveled down the MisaouM river
on ono of Captain Coulaou's steamboats rrr
company with Gener.l Phil Sheridan and
Colonel Fred G am Tire upper country t
that tlmo was full of Indians , w th but f-w
white voters ,
"Many were tire dangers and harJshipn
endured by the pioneer settlers of those ,
*
early days. " continued Mr. Armstrong. "The
severe winter storms xtntl fierce prairie flrcs
cf autumn , nfhlrh swept 3own from the
North with the speed end terror of wild
hcrscs , carried death and destruction In the r
path. In the winter of 1861. George D. Flsk ,
who \v s living with imcIn a log cabin on
the p.resenttownslte of Yankton , was lest
In a bllzzarv ! In town nnd waa found two
days Afterward frozeqot \ \ . face downward
In a snowdrift Just west of the > present
Broadway. Ho was burled by Iho few pioneers
neers on the wintry 'hillside. In the first dug
grave In Yankton. The same season two
overland travelers had perished In a raging
prairie flro north of town , and were burlcil
on the Jamca river bluff , where fcr years
their rule headboards K.kd their lonely
gra\ea near the oXl ferry. During the In
dian troubles of 1S62 and 1S63 , the mall car-
Tier from Sioux City to Yankton was klllc-i.
and two citizens were shot In their wagon
by the Indians near the samp ferry. At
Sioux Path A farmer And son had been nnir-
dcrod In their Held , and the few citizens
evacuated the ' .own.
"If a narrative were written reciting In
story 1hc many thrilling events of the
early days In Dakota , It wouM form a vol
ume of absorbing Interest. The hardships ,
privations and sufferings encountered
by the pioneer settlers through storm ,
fire and flood In that wild Indian country
remind mo of the trials of our pilgrim
fathers when they landed upon that
wild and rockbound COJBI where they kin
dled the first spark cf American civilization
and erected the standard of the Christian
religion In the now world.
"Slnco the time the first wjilto settlers
entered Dakota forty years ago seven states
of the union .have grown up out of the soli
tudes ofthe nrthwcsteni wilderness. I can
remember When these boundless \\catcrn
plains were pronounced unfit for the h.bl-
tatlon of white men , and Intended only for
hunting grounds of wild tribes of Indians.
Today millions of prosperous people Inhabit
that vast empire reaching westward to the
Pacific Ocean. What a wonderful change
: nd what a prosicct ; ! "
HI : vr IN cm : AT TI vxni.s.
The -\Inn4 of ( lie Alps Is In Hi'iillty n
Heat , wo nro lold by M. Vl-ator llrandl-
rourt , secretary of the Llncacan Society of
t'.io Xorth of France , has proved a great
source of trouble In building the great Al
pine tunnels , and Is ejected to be ntlll
more troublesome Irr the construction of the
longer ocies now projected. That only n few
hundred feet below the p-taks clothed with
eternal , now and Ice should be a tempera
ture so high tbil workmen ran not live In
It seems paradoxical , but It l-a nevertheless
true , ns Is shown clearly by M. nrandl-
ccurt's statistics. Ho fays ( La Nature , Paris ,
November 20) ) :
"Among the difficulties encountered by
engineers l r the daring feat of piercing thu
Alps was cno that wa.s quite unexpected ,
and whlc'.i showed Itself In a very disturb
ing way toward the end of the work that
is to say , the heat.
"During the tunneling of Mount Cenl , ? the
temperature of thp rock was fautrd to bs
I 27.5 degrew ( SI. 5 'degrees , Fahrenheit ) at
about 5,000 meters (10,000 ( feet ) from the en
trance. It reached ' 29.5 decrees ( SO degrees
Fahrenheit ) In the 'last ' SOO meters (1,600 (
feet ) of the central part. The workmen were
then about 1,600 meters ( iil.OOO feet ) below
the Alpine summit , w'.iosc mean tenxicratnro
is three degrees below zero (27 ( degrees Fah
renheit ) . Thus th'ero ' was n difference of
32.fi degrees ; that Is' , one 'geothermlc' degree
corresponded to about 50 meters.
"Thlfl elevation of temperature was not nt
flrst regarded with anxiety. Soon the gal
leries would melt , a' ' draft would be produced
and would tinrellorato the situation. It was
time , for the disease ' Jraown as 'miners'
ariuernla' had begun' t > claim Its victims
"The situation af St. ' Gotharil was much
more serious. As at Mount Cetiis a tempert-
turo of 29 degrees was found about 5,000
meters from the pwlaia of the tunnel. Uut
there remained yet 5.000 meters of rook * o
pierce. In t'ro center of tire tunnel there
was observed for several days a temperature
of 33 degrees (93 ( degrees Fahrenheit ) . Gen
erally It did < nct vary mti.-h from 32.5 de
grees (00.5 ( degrees Fahrenheit ) , a Hrfllclently
high degree If we remember that the nren's
perspiration was transformed Into watcv
vapcr anl that the air was nearly saturated
with humidity. - In tlicss conditions work
wan very dlflluiilt and the Irorsca employed
to remove the debris almost all sucjiimbcd.
"Man can bear more than animals. In an
absolutely dry air he can endure a tempera
ture cf 50 degrees (122 ( degrees
Fahrenheit ) . But in an atmosphere
saturated with water , underground ,
where the breath of the workmen
fills the narrow space with poisonous vapor ,
a temperature cf even 30 degrees ( SO degrees
Fahrenheit ) brlnga on sorioun cense
quences. In a large number of
workmen , the bodily beat rose to 40
degrees (104 ( degrees Fahrenheit ) , and the
pulse to 110 and even 150 a minute. The
most robust were obliged to lay off ono day
out of three , and oven tire working day was
itself reduced to five hc-tira , instead of seven
or eight.
"According to Dr. Glaconni , who for ten
years attended the workmen nt Cecils , nnd
St. Gothard , the number DI invalids was as
largo as sixty to the hundred.
"More strange yet , the reports of the phy
sicians who dwelt at the works note the
preoerce among the workmen of the intes
tinal parasites called 'aiikylostornes , ' which |
have been observed In Egypt and other tropi ;
cal countries , arrd which are the cause of
I
what scientists call 'Egyptian chlorosis' or
Mntcrtroplcal hypaemla. ' This pathologic !
state Is observed only In the hottest regions
of the earth. The victim becomes llrln , pale ] I i
and dark. Ho Is bathed In continual sweat , '
devoured by Inextinguishable 'thirst ' , aril
tlio prey of continual fever. And , thus , adds
M. Lentherlc , 'tho most robust mountaineer
had only to pass a few months in thu depths
of the Alps to contract the germs of n tropi
cal disease. U'.idcr the thick layer of snow I
and Ice that enveloped him ho had to work
naked like a tropical negro , or air Indian
stoker on a Itcd ecu. steamer , and In this
Alpine world , whore everything outside re
minds ono oC tire polar climate , ho sweltered
as In a caldron nnd often died of heat. '
"The bad conditions found at St. Gothard
will bo mot also , very probably , In the now
Alpine tunnels that have beerr projected In
recent years those at the Slmplon , St. Her-
nar.1 and Mont Hl.inc. It can be predicted
that for Mont Diane In particular tire Um-
pcrperati.ro of 40 degrees (101degrees ( |
Fahrenheit ) will be fur exceeded. M. do j
I.jpparait even cona'ders that t'ho ' figure of
5,1 degrees (131 ( dogr tM Fahrenheit ) proposed
by eomo geologists Is luoJorate arrd errti by
defect rather than hy d.tcess.
"The engineer , Stookalpa. who for four
years has directed ono of the workshop * nt
St. Gothard , md hax made a profound study
of this temperature question , does not
hesitate to say that under Moat Diane the
temperature will be 33 degrees ( ! ) t decrees
Fahrenheit ) nt three kilometers from the
entrance. that U will reach GO do-
grrts (122 ( degrees J ahrcrrhclt ) under the
SaUMirre- > ijis and f.3.5 degrees (12S ( degreed
Fahrenheit ) urder the Tarul peak , falling
again to 31 decrees ( SS degrees Fahrenheit )
under the " \Vhlte valley.
"These are only probabilities , but they arc
founded on facts , and wo may Imagine all
the preventive measures that they will
render Imperative.
"Tho experience that has been acquired
In thcsn latter 5 ears has Indicated the best
methods of ventilation and coaling. Thp
compressed air used In the workings pro
duces by Its escape a very sensible lowering
of the temperature , which cnn bo made still
lower by using Milne- solutions whose freez
ing point Is a low as 20 degree * ( t tie-
grrrs Fahrenheit ) , and which will circulate
through pipes along the tunnel. The re
moval of the- debris can be effected by
elertrlo locomotives ; thus the horses , which
use up the precious air. can be done awaj-
with. The electric light , which can be
operated without contaminating or consum
ing the air. will also render grr-at service ;
these Improvements can nil be carried out
with case. Together with the preceding
they will form a group of processes that will
011,1 bio ns to gain the victory over the In
terior heat of the great Alpine tunnels.
"It Is very curious almost paradoxical
to find oneself , under eternal nnows , In
physiologic conditions analogous to those of
tropical regions. Under Its old covering of
lee , the mass of the Alps Is In reality > \
glowing furnace , tind nowhere else In nature
do wo find such a striking conlrast between
the Intense cold of the upper summits and
the Inexhaustible source of heat shut up
within the depths of the globe "
WHO S.IIO THISIIU'S XO IMUtJilMSHITVf
Hero N Uli-k Crnki-pS Club Hti
Money to Hum ,
Mr. Ulchnrd Crokor's Democratic club two
months ago was tottering on the brink of
dissolution. Today It has taken a new
leaeo of life. A vast majority of Its debts
are about to be paid.
The New York World says that at the
end of the last campaign the Indebtedness
of the club aggregated ? 220,000 , possibly
more. First and greatest of these debts
was a fiiat mortgage of $125,000 , hold upon
the club house and fittings.
In succession tire club had clverr other
mortgages , ono for ? 60,000 , n third for
$23,000. Still the club's finances had grown
dally moro flaccid. When the fortunes of
Its promoters were at the ebb It ceased to
offer the conveniences of a club. It became -
came unable even to maintain Its bar. So
the bar was shut down. Few would have
wngcred therr that the Democratic club
would over hold up Its head again.
How great waa the strait of tje club In
those hours of darkness is vlslb'c In an
other debt a debt of $10,000. It was the
lump sum of the club's floating Indebted
ness. It represented unpaid taxes , the ar
rears of Interest on its bonds and notes , and
bills for supplier. At the opening of the
last campaign , disaster stared In thu face
of the Democratic club.
And now ! It Is only two months from
then. What is now the position of Mi.
IMchard Croker'e Democratic club ?
iMl this has changed. Wimro once n
footfall would have sounded irr Its corrldcr-s
like thunder In a tomb , Is a crowd a mob.
Men stand there , elbow to elbow , waiting
upon the favor of Its master. Thorc is not
room for them to sit. There la no room
where they may put their hats 01coats. .
The bar , closed Irr the name of economy.
Is overprcsscd. In other worils , there ! *
j no other club in New York today that taste
I so deep the delights of prosperity. Mr.
I Richard Crokcr's Democratic club is a re
habilitated , rejuvenated organization.
Of Its debts $03,000 are to be paid forth
with. H has bcrvcd notice on all holders
o Its secoud and third mortgage bonds , on
! all holders o Its notes and bills , to present
I them at once. On February 1 It will cancel
this Indebtedness arrd pay full Interest to
date. Hut for tire fact that the first mort
gage of ? 123COO Is not for a long lime due ,
It would cancel that debt as well.
[ More , too , Mr. Richard Croker's Democratic
club has naid for the building of C.ia New
York Athletic club the sum total or S190.0UO
OP this amount 5123.000 remains en mort
gage. But the holdera of this mortcpgf-
know that it will | je takcri up by July 1
For so ha\o they been Informed. Hy thai
time Mr. Richard Croker's Damos.'atle clul )
will not ov\o on tire new house ono cent In
bonded indebtedness.
IV r the building in Fifth avenue now o--
cu.iled by the club it. has been offered $2 5-
000. Two months ago , wil'.iout doubt , the
stugger'ag ' organization would lave arisen
with one last ci ahnr of vigor to close with
the binder. But now ! Mr. Richard frok-
or's Democratic club refuses the bid. It is
holding out for an Increase of $25,000. It
calculates that the Buckingham hotel rauat
have lia property. So it will hold to It until
the hotel pays the amount uddilioml.
This $230.000 Is the real value of the pro | > -
crty. It represents an equity to the club of
$125.000. Ttoerolorp , with .ill Its debts paid
cff the Democratic club of .Mr. Rhlrard
Crocker will go Into Its new quarters with
$63,000 cash on land In the Lank.
With each meeting of the Hoard of Gov
ernors the members ! ! ! ! ) rises by bounds. Morj
than 700 applications have cc'.ieared on tire
lists wlltiln the last few weeks. Mr. Rlcn-
prd Crokcr has others. It is known fiat ho
will put up from now on moro than fiOO new
names. Their owners will all bo admitted
Kach rre.v mcmbr.- represents nn Irrlliailorr
fee of $100. Added to thc.so are the due.- .
With the tremondcuii patronage at the bar
there- are alco proHts. Money Is now llow-
ing jute the club. More will keep ecmiug.
Mr. Richard CrokeDcmozratlc : clu'o In two
months has letpc-d from mcrlbundlty to the
full flujh of prosperity. It has wcdku , noth
ing but wealth.
TO Cl 1113 COJ , ! > IN OMJ fJAV
Take Laxatuo Uromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if It fulls to euro.
25e. 1i3 ! gen'ilno ' has I , , n. Q. on each tabicu
( Milcf r'liM'lc TrnllflrMKsiinot Cnrfcr.
SAVANNAH , (3ii. , Jan. 23-Durlnir ; ho
trial of Oaptuln { ' .inter by court mnrtlnl today -
day , J. W. Stoerloy , Captain C'urtiT'H chief
clerk , testified that In August. ISM , Captain
Carter wt-nt to fanada and ln-5'ructrd him
to mldres.-t him under the nsMirined name of
O. G. Montgomery. The wltncvn did no re
quested.
In the documentary evidence It was shown
that u lie u HfiulltiK out .specllleutlonB to pr x-
irectlvo bidders for the rumb.-rlnn I souirl
Improvement * Captain c'arter in some In-
st urees only rent one copy , when he hhoulil
have forwarded three to all ; .artl"H. O.rly
rwrlvlng one copy of ppeelllcMtl- tliej
. \er-fi ruiuested to call at the olllee lor the
other two If they Intended to bid on work.
$3,20
FOUR
FULL QUANTS
Express Paid ,
Saving Middlemen's Profits ,
Preventing- Possibility of Adulteration.
We are distillers with a wide reputation of 30
years standing. We sell to coiibumcrs drrect , so
that our whiskey may be pure \vhcn it reaches you.
Adulterated whiskey is dangerous , abominable ,
yet It Is almost Impossible to get pure whiskey
from dealers. We have ten * of thousands of cus
tomers who never buy elsewhere. We u ant more
of them , and we make this offer to jct ; them :
We will scr J fuur lull quarr Umlesof Ha > ner' Seven Year
OU Double Copper Dlililled 11)0 ) ( or 53.20 , Express Pro-
palit , We flilp III plain r-icl-ants no narks In Inditnlo
cuntenls ( v hich will . avolj p' i > lc cummcnl ) Wl.cn > n
gcllt andleti il , Itll Ikn'l solisfactory return Hat our cx-
pcn.e ! , nnilv/e will return H > ur $ .i.2t ) . Fu li - . hUltey canno !
be | 'Urclnse4 elsewhere lor leullun JS.IX ) .
We are the only distillers selling to consume s
direct. Others who claim to be are only tbalers. Our
whiskey has our reputation behind It.
lltr fraee TblrC L'tt'l Ianla 7 LuttDt.i Ltoivto Pa/Ion 0. rcia'linrUi *
H AYNER DISTILLING CO. , 353 to 364 West Filth Street , Dayton , 0.
I * 1 Orden for Arl > . .Colo..Ua1..I > < * h' > , Unnt .Kcv , N tin .ore. ,
l'UbV a.Ii. , Wjru , niu t call ( urJ qui , t. , li > ' Irrlflit [ rti 1'J
[ We cuirantce the above tirai will do at they ajret. LDITOli.J
I'U\SIO.VS KOIlVIHTIOH.V ViTUR.V.\S.
Snrvlvorn of I IIP littVnr
licrctl li > tin * ( iciirrnl ( lnvi'rtiiuiii ( .
WASHINHTON" , Jim. SS.-tSppolnU-l'cn-
Klons hnvr bron Ixsuetl us follows :
iMtie of January 10 :
Nebraska : OrlKlnnl llonjatnlnVll.ion ,
Donlphnn , J6 ; llonry l oriKer , Knlrlurry , JO ;
Kmnntrcl Ailntns , Hnporlor , tlo. Increase
Chnrlea 8. Alh-n , Orafton. Ji5 tj $10 ,
lo\\a. Orltflrirtl Thomas O. J. Kerni > . ] te
Molm-s. J10 ; Joseph Sunliorrr , riinrlton , $5 :
Stnnfont llodfrfiT. Lyons. fC. Nnthnntof
Hrot'kwny , PCS Molrus , $12. IniTcnfie Jonn
Uurklcy , Clinton , $4 to $ * , OrlKlnal wid
ows , otc. Hnrrlot A. Marshall , Strnw'jorry
I'olnt , ; Martha I * . Wrlu.it. I.c Claire , W.
Color-ndo : OrlBlir.il John Wrli Jt , Sol-
illors' Homo. Hlo ( Irniulo. JS.
South Dakota : OrlKlnnl-OJinrlrs It. Itnd-
Icy. Ironuols , JS ; John W. Scatlcrcooil ,
( docPiiscd ) . Albion. W. Original widows , i'to.
--MntlliU 10. SoattcrRood , Albion , ? S.
Montana : RestorationIlcnry U. JIackoy ,
Nolhart , Jfl.
llpiiiiicrnl S 'n vr 'I'lirlr Volt's.
XASllVIhLK , Term. , Jan. ! . " > . A vote was
taken In each branch of the legislature today -
day for T'nliol States Senator. Hon. 15 , .1.
Stanford , reiire entatlvp , Knoxvllle , recelvn !
thn voices of nilthp ropubllrnn nu-mbera of
tlu > wnalo and lroil > e. Kach of the demo
cratic candidates , Messrs. MoMlllIn , Tur-
ley ami Taylor , received one democratic vote
In each lionso nndthree populist members
also \vle l for Turley. The other vote * were
seattercd. As the democrats are largely
In the majority , there was no election. The
ilemoeratlc caucus will meet tonight ami
resurno the balloting for senator.
Illvi-r > ritrliiur Hit * llnnm-r Line.
MBMTlllS , Term. , Jnn. lo.-The Mlnsla-
slppl river will In all probability reach the
daiiRer line , thlrtv-lhreo feet , by Friday
monilnp. Slnco yeaterJny there has been
a il e of one foot , the Kauiro readliiB this
mornlntr thlrtv-one feet.
CINCINNATI. O. , Jan. 1V-A11 the liope.i
of a f.illlnK of the liver today - -ere dashed
when nt S a. m rain began to fall. At 10
o'clock It hid rhen peven fnchns and was
still rising. At III ploy ami Portsmouth It
wan rising from an Inch to an Inch nnd a
halt an hour.
\Vn < xoii Will Him for < J vci-iinr.
ATLANTA , On , , Jan. Co. Thorms 15. Wat-
"on nlll be the populist candidate for gov
ernor of ( tcorgl.1. The stale ean\vntton
nieetq on Mirch fi and a major. ty c.f dele-
R.iles alre.idy elelclid are sail to bu In
favor of Walton for R-overnor.
THERE IS A GLfiSS QEF PEOPLE
Wbo are Injured by the usn of coffee. Re
cently thcie bus be"n ul.-med In all-grocery
torcs : i new preparation called GRAIN-O ,
made of pure g'alns , that takes tlie place
of coff < o. Tie r. rst delleate stoinaeh re-
i-elven it without dNticr-s. and but few can
ell It from cotton. It does not coit over U
as much Children may drink It with sreat
benefit. .Tic ar.d 25c per nivkage. . Try It.
Ask tor
HOME DYEING MADE EASY.
ivi.v : A rnii.n mnvi : WITH DIA-
MO.MI nvus.
Dlnniiinil lyi"i Citlur Anylhluir Any
Color llnkt' Old rioiiK * . ( ! OMII ,
St-nrfu anil .SiiltH Look l.lkc ! \ < < u .
HIMV ( u lri < NVI1 ill SinnII foot.
JUiimoml dyes nro a wonderful help ti
economical drofsltiK. These almplo homo
dyes will color anything ntiy rolor , otul they
innko clcnks. stockings , drrssM. fitulrers ,
lacea. curtnltis , e-tc. . look like now.
Many of the Diamond Dyes nro in.ido
from specially prepared ilycstuffs. nml In
no other \\ny cnn home djolns be done so
simply and NULsfartorlly.
They eomo In all colors nnd tlie < > ! aln nml
explicit directions on the pickURo make It
easy for the most hrexpcrlwrceil in use them
with success. Kvcn a chllil cnn ilyo n rlcli ,
perfect rolor , If Diamond Dyes are uipl.
Do not risk your maturl.il with ilyes thnt
elalrn to color both cotton nml wool with
the same dye. for It Is lmpns.lbUt to pet ,
satisfactory results with ilyos of that char
acter. In Diamond Dyes , the.ro arc special
ilyca for cotton < iml special ilyca for wool ,
and they arc all guaranteed to Rive ttatls- '
faction , If used accordltiR to directions.
Ill Pictures
Part XVI
Now Ready
For Distribution ,
Urine : 10 cents to The Hoe olllco , oithur
in Oinulin or Council BlnlTs.
Muilrd to any tidilrods on receipt of 10
cunts in coin.
-1 JVJ31V ® 73 11 1 JC
H. Rider c
AUTIIOK OF "SIIK , "
"KING .SOLO.HOVS MINES. "
JJTC. , ETC. ,
HAS COAII'LKTKD ANOTHKR STOIiY ENTI7.n ! >
. .
ri ?
The hero of the story is a urnmlsim of King So'omon
on an expedition to the Coldcn Ophir of tlie DIblc.
A Koni.incu of Pre.ISUtorii : Africa , Dnrintjly
it and Full oi'TlirMJina Action.
Story \VillA. n
uncl.Y Boo
"
< ?
as a Serial , in Ton Instalments , HJI ; I'ob. i5. ; -
C.MTIl
* I ) *
jN this story Mr. Haggard makes a new demon-
tff OO i stration of his wonderful power in the field of ft
ft pure romance. He once more boldly lifts the ft
i i
curtain that hides the fate of nations dead and buried
in the ages of which no record remains , cxcepl in the
silent ruins ol their cities.
* j *
Zimboe , an inland trading city that flourished in
the heart of Africa 3,000 years ago , and peopled by
< $ the Phoenicians , is the scene of the story. To this &
city comes Prince Azicl , a grandson of King Solomon ,
accompanied by Isaachar , a priest of Israel , and Metem ,
a Phoenician trader , who brings
a caravan o : mer
chandise.
In Elissa , daughter of Sakon , King of Zimtos ,
the prince meets his fate. King Ithobal , lord of many
* tf legions of cavage warriors , is already a suiter for her
hand. He sues in true barbarian fashion , seeks to
carry her off by iorce , and is foiled in the attzmpc by
Piince Aziel , The story unfolds itself around the'feud
between the Prince of Israel and the savage King Itho
bal. Elissa has already given her heart to Aziel , and
loaths the barbarian monarch. Isaachar , the prbst , is
determined that no prince of the house of David shall
. .
ft . .t * . wed a heathen maiden , whose people worship Baal. vivft % 9'
i . ( < ? < . As a result of his intrigues , Elissa is elected the high ftft
fy S' priestess of Baal. ft ' ' .
Tf This fixes an impassable religious gulf between
her and Aziel. Their
passionate love sacks to sur
mount all barriers. Meantime Ithobal draws his huge
army of savages around the fated city , and demanding
Elissa in marriage , prepares to dzstroy it if he is re
* fused. How Elissa violates her oath as high priestess
and prepares to fly with Aztel ; how they are both dis
covered and threatened with death by the priests of
Baal ; how , to save each other , she , by her right as the
high priestess of Baal , names him her husband , while
ici ' } he renounces his faith and offers incens ; to Baal ; how ft
ftft Ithobat's horde of savages storms the walls of the'city , ftft ftft
ft and both Aziel and Elis fall ft
ftX > a into his powet ; and ftft
ftft
ft how , at last , Aziel escapes with his life by Elissa's ftft
ft
i'i feigned submission to lihoba' ' , she , in turn , escaping i'i '
Ithobal by killing herself , is all told in Mr. Haggard's
j { most fascinating manner. i'ift
The awful ceremonies in the temple of Baal , the
weird rites in the sacred groves of Zimboe , and the ft
barbarous battle scenes of that far-off time , are
described with all the author's marvelous wealth of
. * * *
i imaginative resource.
It is a story that will surely rank as one of the
great works of fiction of J 898.
In 'PIto Sunday J'GO ! ftft
f Wntoh for J1 ! React It ! ftft
* tY ft
liYAVi VMV