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THE OMAHA DAILY BEIfc. FRIDAY , APRIL 15 , 1808.
FROM THE FARTHER WEST
VINTAGE OF CALIFORNIA
Ectults of Eighteen Tears of Experiments
in Wine Making.
SUCCESS AFTER ALL DIFFICULTIES
Tlilrtr < ) I > llloH GMltonn At Wine the
Annnnl O fwt kxperlment *
In * llltn4Jnic Wine * *
, for Xante.
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II Is agreeable to.observe that the reports
of Injury to tho'iprlcotlmd peach crops by
frost and of damage to the wheat crop by
drouKhtT'are apcompanled by official statistics
of a prodigious and unexpected Increase In
the vintage of the state , says the San Fran
cisco Chronicle. The output of wlno from
last year's vtnUgo exceeds 30,000,000 gallons ,
which la considerably more than was ever
made In California In any previous year.
Our > wlne industry may be said to date
from 1880 , for < the product of the mission
grape planted by the mission fathers U not
worth reckoning. The year 1880 found a
largo acreage devoted' wine grapes and
among these were a number of rich valuable
European stocks , as zlnfandel , medoc , plnot ,
cabernet , rlesllng , malvolsle , muscat and
few vlnei from Spaln ud Portugal. That
year the vintage was reckoned at 10,000,000
gallons , of which over three-fourths were
dry wines. And It was predicted that before
the end of thecentury California would
produce DO.000,000 gallons a year. So con
fident were the wlno menof , the growth of
their output that it wai seriously questioned
whether this state was not going to over-
Btpck/the-wlnejmarkcts of the world.
These sanguine hopea were doomed to dis
appointment. , Wlthla flve years a large pro
portion of Ifoe vrlne acreage wao destroyed
by phylloxera. Tfew settlers , dreaming
dreams of placid ease under their own vine
and fig tree , planted stocks of wlilch they
knew nothing In soils of which they knew
less , and lost their time and their money.
Hundreds of acrea * planted In vines were
plowed up and abandoned to weeds. The
late Frank Pixler broke the heart ot the
vine growers by declaring that there was
not one single Instance In which a man
had made money by growing wlno grapes
in California. Stilt Uio acreage planted In
1880 and the two or three succeeding jcarn
was so large that in 1887 the vintage wco
estimated at 15.000,000 gallons. Except In
1893 , when , owing to exceptional conditions ,
it ran above 20,000,000 gallona , that remained
the normal yield of the state for eight
or nine years. The Increase In the vintage
caused by the coming tate bearing of new
vineyards was steadily offset by the ravage
of the phjlloxera and by the abandonment
of old vineyards by discouraged growers.
Ten years after the utterance of the famous
prediction of 50,000.000 gallons George West
declared that he did not look for any ma
terial locrcase from 15,000,000 gallons for
ome years to come.
SCIENCE COMES TO THE AID.
But the Industry was being studied with
uch thoroughness by the vltlcultuial de
partment of the university that early In the
90s It became possible to lay down certain
fixed principles lor Its conduct. With the
assistance of the lessons taught by experi
ence in Europe the professors determined
what Btoks It waa best to plant In this
etate and In. fchat soils and f Ith what ex
posure. Vine growers In the Rhelngau , on
thp.Coto d'Chv In the Glronde , on the-banks
of the Guadalquivir an'd on the banks of the
Douro , haVo' taken 'centuries Ho bring their
grape : * to their present perfection. Our
vltlculturlsts turned their experiments to ac
count and avoided their mistakes. The re-
oult wai that at the time the last report
of the agricultural department of the uni
versity was Issued (189C ( ) the business ot
wine-grape growing , had ceased to be hap
hazard guess work and approximated to a
fixed science.
'Before ' this result was attained a great
many of the vines -which had been planted
had been discarded. Flne < stock * which had
been cultivated with success In France , Ger-
tmny and Hungary had been found to be un
suitable to oui > eoll and climate , or , at any
rate , the soil and climate to which they
were adapted had not been found. Simul
taneously certain other stocks had done well
here and their acreage was increased. Ground
which had been occupied by vines which
had been disappointing was replanted with
varieties of the mataro , the cabernet , the
oarlgnan and the plnot and the results were
satisfactory. At the same time growers
learned that few kinds of vines will pro
duce a popular wine until their juices have
been blended. Blending became an art which
was studied by vineyardlsts In the light
of science and foreign experience. It baa
been brought to great perfection ot late
yean ? . At present large quantities ot wine
Crapes are grown , simply to blend with
other grapei , a sound and marketable wine
being evolved from the blend of two wines
which separately are practically valueless.
Thus the mataro , which was condemned by
the Italian VHIcultural commission as poor
tuff , blends with the harshest zlnfandel
and makes aa excellent table wine and the
thin and acid burger becomes an agreeable
.wine when blended with the traminer.
S.WBET AND. DRY WINES.
Three or four years ago tbree-fourths of
the 15.000,000' ' to 18,000,000'gallona ot wine
produced In California were dry wines ; the
other fourth waa , such sweet ivrtaei as
slurry , port , angelica , maderla nd muscat.
The relative proportion still hold good.
Thp collector of Internal revenue reports
that the production pt sweet wines In the
tate during the year ending March 1 , 1898 ,
waa 6,496,263 gallons ; while the returns of
the California Wlnemakers * association , acid
those furnished Dy outside maker * , ebowi an
aggregate product of 25,000,000 gallons of
dry wines. Adding the two together we
have an agregate production of 31,500,000
calloni ot all kinds ot wines , about twice as
much as the Vltlcultural association ex
pected the state to yield durlcg the last
jcars of the decade and century , acd more
than twice as much a * the latest statistical
tables allow for all the wine-growing
states.
The wines which we send abroad the
amount Increases year by year go gener
ally to . .France , where they- are again
blended with native wines aad reappear in
the markets under new names. Of the
4,000,000 gallona ot foreign wines which are
" * imported into this country , and which pay
: the legal duty , a considerable portion was
J crown in California. But the bulk of ibe
- wine we export Is drank ID the country to
which it is sent. Americans are not a
wlne-drlnklng people. The per capita con
sumption of wine in the United States In
189G was only .26 of a gallon , .whereas
j tha consumption , ot malt liquors was 15.16
gallons , and that of distilled spirits one
; gallon.
The prospect k fair for an Increased con
sumption -and production ot * weet wines , for
which the southern counties are acquiring
quite a reputation. In the year ending
March 1 the production ot port was 3,049,413
gallons , and ot sherry 2,002,602 gallons.
Both wlnts are becoming favorites at the
cart , being more wnoletomo and quite es
palatable the port and sherry made In
London for EnglUh consumption. The Eng
lish wine * art compound ot chemicals ,
ugar and water ; but they are 10 popular
that London alone consumes u many gal-
lone of iherry as the whole district around
Cadiz produce * , and the native -wine of
Portugal cannot compete with the product
of the London docks. Our port Is made
from grapes grown on vines Imported from
Portugal , with a blend ot Trousseau ; it
rarely carries over 24 per cent ot alcohol ,
whereas English port U often fortified , tea
a degree exceeding 35 per cent. The BrltUi
; * lue U fiery , oun Is sweet and fruity.
GOOD FOR 'MEDICINE.
In the east , California port la now con
stantly prescribed tor invalid ! aad for ladle *
In teeble health ; 1U use U not followed by
the evils which the English wine entails ,
rrhere Is BO gout in a barrel ot It. Aa tor
berry , we are now making a kind which
posienea the flavor which connolMeura re
quire ; this la accomplished by a regulated
ipoiure to the air. aad the result * are the
Mm * aa tkMe whkh Spanish makera attain
by the uie of boiled murt and solera , or' '
mother wine. The foreign sherry which Is
sold at the grocer's often pnesesica an alco
holic etrength ot K to 40 per cent ; It Uflte *
like distilled spirit * and burns the lips ; our
iherry seldom contain * more alcohol than
our port say 24 per cent. U would not have
suited the palates of the topers ot Queen
Elizabeth' * time ; they burned their iherry
and mixed lime in It ; but then , In those
days , people died ot a variety ot diseases
which have now become obsolete.
Not ocly ha * the quantity of wine pro
duced In this state doubled In the last ten
years , but , as Prof. Hllgard points out In his
report of 1S96 , "a very notable Improvement
in the average quality of our wine * has oc
curred within the last flve OP six years , and
the high excellence of the product obtained
In 03 many cases renders any further con
tinuance of slipshod methods Inexcusable.
"Hereafter California iwlnes may appear
In the world's markets under their own
names. Instead of being , as has heretofore
been too largely the case , disguised under
foreign ones whw of good quality , while
the poorer qualities were sure to be placed
upon the market -with the true statement of
their California origin. Thli will result
from more thorough study of plants ana
soils. To make a wine which will capture
and hold the world's markets n. definite
knowledge of the character and wlne-mak-
Inz qualities of each kind of grape is In
dispensable and thli must be supplemented
by a thorough itudy ot eoll and climate.
Thus It haa been found that grapes grown
at the Mission San Jose produced a wine
with a totally different composition frnm
wine made from the same grapes grown at
Tulare. In Europe tvlne-makers have ac
complished rapid and. Important progress
within the last few years In making the
best possible wine from a given material.
We must follow their example. And we
must do so , not by blindly following their
lead , but by adopting so much of their
methods as experience shows to be applica
ble to this state.
HESKXT THE SIIBHIMIH.VS COMING.
RcHlitcnco of One of Them Darned
During ; Itln Absence.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , April 14.
( Special. ) Serious trouble la threatened be
tween the sheepmen and cattlemen In the
western part of the state. During the past
few months the number of sheep on the
ranges In the western portion of the ceded
Sioux lancY ) has Increased at a wonderful
rate , much to the annoyance of cattlemen ,
who look with strong dlsfa\or upon what
tfiey term the encroachments of sheepmen.
Their objection to the Invasion of sheep Is
based upon the fact that the tatter nnlmals
eat the grass off down to the very roots ,
thereby curtailing or wholly destroying the
feed for cattle. The feeling which has been
engendered between the rival seekers after
fortune Is ahown by an incident which oc
curred the other day la Meade county. J.
J. Sanders , a rfteepmaa , moved his effects
Into a dwelling formerly occupied by a cat
tlemen named Myers , who was murdered
se\eral years ago. Sanders expected to
move his fiock of sheep to the vicinity.
While absent after his family his house
and all Its contents was totally destroyed
by fire. It is Intimated that the proximity
of sheep was distasteful to the cattlemen
In that section , and that tbey took this
means of discouraging the removal of San
ders to that neighborhood.
Sooth Dakota * Democrat * .
MITCHELL. S. D. _ April 14. ( Special
TelegrainO The democratic state centra
committee met here this evening to select
a place for holding the state convention.
About couf.tles n'ere
twenty-five repre
sented. Chairman John Qlwer ot Sioux
Falls and Frank Blgelnieyer of Yanktoa
presided over- * the . committee meeting
Aberdeen wfis Klecte'd asth'e""place to.hold
the state convention on June 22 , at tbo.ea'me
time of the populist convention. A rexJOlUr
tlon was Introduce ! by Harben Scotland
that an honest effort would be made to co
operate with "the allledTsilver forces for the
election of state officers this fall , and kan
effort would be madesto secure a good .rep
resentation of democrats on the state ticket
but , In the event they .Were unable to do
eo , the democrat-would , put up.g state
ticket of their own. The resolution- was
adopted unanimously and wlilje- there
seemed to be a spirit for fusion the cc > m-
'
mlttee did not propose to to a placed ; la
the rear. There.'was an undercurrent-
feeling that It would have been 'better' to
have held : the convention in' another" town
fearing that the result would be tie name
as the judicial convention last fall , ' turning
Into asort of trotting between tha'two.
Messrs. Temple , Hughes and Barrett'pre
sented a resolution rn the' Cuban matter
condemning the administration for not actinj
more promptly In the situation , .which wai
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adopted. ,
Central 'Dakota P * * liyterj- .
HURON. S. D. . Aprtl 14. Special. ) The
annual meeting 'of the presbytery , ot centra
Dakota will be held In this--city , beginning
Tuesday evening , April 19 , and closing the
following Thursday evening. It will brlni
to the city many , prominent ministers am
laymen , among the former being 'Rev. ' A
Z. McQogney of LeMard , la. , and Rev. D. S
McCaslIn of Cedar Rapids , both of whom
were formerly pastors ofthe Presbyterian
church here. . An important event will be
the installation of .Rev , R. W. Vanderlas
to the pastorate of the church hero. The
sermon -will be by 5lev. E. I. Davles o
Brooklngi , and the charge to 'the people wll
be delivered by Rev. D. 8. ( McCaslIn , and the
charge to the pastor will be by Rev. .A. Z.
McOogney. - * „ '
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Ftrrmen' Tournament.
YANKTON , . D. . April 14. ( Special. )
Yankton'a proposition to secure the South
Dakota firemen's tournament has * been ac
cepted by the board of control , bids for the
same from several town * in the state hav4-
ing been considered -Itwe , * demonstrated
beyond a doubt that the majority of vol
untcer firemen desired to come here and tha
together with the bid decided | t In favor
of this city. Jerry Carlton , president ; Dave
Flnnegan , vice president ; Henry Sohatx
treasurer , and C. I. Vaughn , director , of the
State Board of Control , were present whoa
action wai taken. The date * for lioldln-i
the tournament are Juno 14 to 17 , Inclusive
Illack III1U MedlcaF Society.
LEAD , S. D. , April 14. ( Special. ) The
second annual meeting of the Black Hills
Medical society wai held in this city to
day. The. officers elected for the following
year are : President , A. H. Bowman. Deadwood -
wood ; first vice president , C. W. Hargens ,
Hot Springs ; second vice president , C. ' E.
Zerflng , Lead ; secretary and treasurer , A. Q.
Allen , Dead wood. Board of censors , Drs.
Dlckenson , Hargeni and Torrence. The
meeting was well attended by the medical
men from all of the cities in the Hills.
Claim * HiraiMt Government.
DEAiDWOOD , S. D. , April 14. ( Special. )
Ever since the early settlement of the whites
in the Black Hill * there nave been a number
ot claim * against the government for alleged
depredation ! by the Indian * . The claim *
have now been long pending and are for
considerable amount * , ranging from $800 to
$100.000 each. The government bai cent C.
M. Morton to this city from Washington to
Investigate tee cases , and it la stated In
tend * to make a speedy settlement of all
ot the claim * .
Call for CoaventloB.
MITCHELL , S. D. . April 14. { Special
Telegram. ) About ten free silver repub
licans met here tbla evening and Issued a
call ( or a convention to meet at Aberdeen
June 22. in conjunction with the democrats
and popullsti. They are anxlou * to co
operate with these force * . Meiers. Cherry ,
Sioux Foils ; C. A. Rlcharda , Huron ; La-
Follette , Chamberlain , and Baumgartner ,
Armour , were among the moat prominent
prevent.
Thre Kaoclc Devrw PeraloiM
HURON' , 8. D. , April 14Spclal Tele-
gram. ) Republican * hero were happily lur-
prUed to leara- that Jane * McDowell At
Hlghmore , who arrived from Washington a
day or two elnce , bring * with him a com
mission a * national baak examiner. Will
Beach of Sioux Fall * get * tfc * Cheyenne
Indian agency. ThaM appehitaiMU w r *
made wlthont the knowledge of National
CommUtecman Klttredge , that of McDowell
latlng from last January ,
Slnte TMxc * .
PIERRE , S. D. , April 14. ( Special Tele-
gram. ) The taxes paid Into the state on call
rom counties for the quarter of 1898 end-
ng March SI are $267,120 , as compared with
25,602 for the corresponding quarter of
ast year , a difference ot nearly $42,000 In
ever ot thli year.
tlece-lrer Appointed.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , April 14. ( Special. )
Jpon a petition ot 9. R. Smith , senior mem-
> er of the firm ot Smith & Wheiten , furni
ture dealer * In this city , Judge Moore ap-
> olnted Hutchcnson Stevens ot Lead receiver
'or ' the firm.
ftnath DnkntB.ctrn Note * .
Sam Elrod ot Clark tvlll be a c.tnrlldnto for
: ho republican nomination for congress.
The new town of Dublin In the Two Bit
mining district of the Black Hill * Is growing
rapidly.
A farmer near Miller was arrested for cel
ling a prairie fire which destroyea a large
amount of farm property.
Mary 'Elizabeth ' Lease of Kansas is lec-
.urlng throughout South Dakota on "The
independence ot Cuba. "
The bond of C. L. Brookvray of Sioux Falls ,
as receiver of the land ofllce At Ch. mbf > r-
laln. has been approved and he 'will soon
asume bis duties. *
Gary people are somewhat Interested in
.he prospects for furnhhlng lime lock for
ieet sugar manufactories. It Is said Ilrock-
ings alone will need a cirloid per day and
the ledge at Gary furnishes an cxhuustless
supply.
Jerry Dunloys , living ten miles from Stur-
gts , has been arrested for horse stealing.
His preliminary hearing occurs today. He
was sent to the penitentiary In 1896 for
two years for the same crime , and has bscn
liberated but a few months.
The State Board of Charities and Correc
tions has , upon recommendation ot Superin
tendent Mead , elected Dr. 0. A. Chllgrlm
of the St. Peter C-Mlnn. ) asylum , as first as
sistant phjslclan of the state Insane hospi
tal , to succeed Dr. Scarle , recently leslgncd.
S. B. Young of Deadwood , who has been
reported as being a candidate .for state su
perintendent en the populist ticket , em
phatically denies any Inclination in that
direction In a letter .written to Sis brother ,
Prof. C. M. Young , of the University of
South Dakota.
Tcnvnr * In 3lntitnnn.
HELENA , Mont. , April 11. ( Special. ) The
town of Siylvanlte , In the northwestern corner
of 'Montana , has grown from a camp of tents
one year ago , with a populat'on ' ot less than
100 , to a substantial village of COO Inhabi
tants , with graded streets and good buildings.
It la a gold camp where there have been
no setbacks and where discoveries of value
are being frequently nude. Thua far there
are only two properties sufficiently developed
to bo properly called mlnfs. These are
the Keystone and the Goldfllnt. The Key
stone has a ten-stamp mill and concentrator
which are running day ana nlglit and are
working thirty-six tons of ore dally. The
Ke } stone ores run from $ t to $12 per ton.
About fifty miners are employed. The Gold-
flint has a fine modern mill erected at a
cost of $35,000. There are a twenty-stamp
mill , six concentrators aad a car line 2,800
feet long connecting the mine with the mill.
Seventy tons of ore are handled dally , run
ning from $8 to $12 per ton. The property
Is developed to the 200-fot level and the ore
body Is from six to twenty-eight feet wide.
Rod Top , flve miles north of Sylvanlte , U
another new ton a. bom last season , and
now has about 200 Inhabitants. This Is
on the Yahk river and man/ fine locations
have been made there. The Yahk district
embraces' the cpuntryTnorth of ttte Great
Northern railroad along thttYabk riveiM for
sixty miles , with all Its tributaries. Itis
a new country , and as yet only slightly
prospected ,
HUB a Well In the Oeiiert.
TOOELE , Utah. April 14. ( Special. ) The
commissioners of Tooele have done a good
work In putting down a well In the desert
for the benefit of the public generally and
travelers. The well is situated about two
miles west of the place where the we'll known
aa Dykes well wau put down , a short dUtance
weat of the forks of t road leading to
Dugway and Granite mountains ; a cedar tree
was planted at the well , and the direction
parted at three different points , showing
where to go , so that there will be no diffi
culty for the traveler to find the place. The
well was sunk 435 feet through sand and
clay , and 190 feet ot casing put in two inches
in diameter. The water does not rise to the
surface , but comes within five and one-half
feet. A shaft six feet square was dug ten
feet deep and well timbered wtth cedar tim
bers at eighteen Inches above the surface ;
four forty-flve-gallon barrels placed therein
and connected with pipes. The water enter *
one barrel in the center at six and a half
feet from the surface ; fills the barrels and
a inks in the bottom of the shaft ; thus In
suring fresb water at an times in the bar
rels. The flow at this point Is twenty-five
gallon * per hour ; at a deptb of nlno feet It
will flow sixty gallon * per hour ; and the
pipe can , be uncoupled there and the barrels
set lower it the supply of water decreases.
Worklnar for
ALBUQUERQUE , N. M.f April 14. ( Spe
cial. ) The Territorial Bureau of Immigra
tion held its annual meeting In this city
last week. There were present : F , A. Mao-
zanares , Las Vegas , president ; Loren Mil
ler , Albuquerque , secretary ; J. D. Hughes ,
Santa Fe , treasurer ; Lucius Dills. Roswell
and F. Lowenthal , Albuquerque. The treas
urer submitted his annual report nhowlng
$121.74 balance on hand. The" bureau au
thorized the preparation ot considerable new
vertlslng matter concerning the territory. It
adjourned to meet again In this city .next
September.
niir Sale ot Wool.
DALLES. Ore. , April 14. ( Special. ) The
Polk county mohair growers met here last
week end received "bids " on 12,000 pounds ot
mohair. The highest of flve bids , 30 Va
cents , was made by Herman Metzer of Port
land , and the pool was sold to htm. The
growers have a strong organization , and
were satisfied with the price received.
Utah State Univrrxlly.
SALT LAKE. Utah , April 14. ( Special. )
The board of regents of the State university
met here and re-elected the entire faculty
with the exception of three , who had resigned.
Th salary list for the coming year amounts
to $34,500.
WnhlnKton Xewotrn. .
A colony of twenty lowans arrived this
week In Davenport and they will take farma
In Lincoln county.
George B. Henton recently brought down
. from the Swauk mines , In Klttltai county ,
j fourteen ounces of gold. One nugget weighed
1 more than $70.
Mrs. Mary Cbadlma of the Upper Cowee-
man. In Cowlltz county , it 60 year * old , yet
he walked to and from Kalam * lost week ,
distance of twenty-five miles , and didn't
seem to mind It In the leoat.
The firm ot Seymour Bros. , owner of the
water work * in Ellensburg , has made ft
proposition to furnish the city , with water
for fire purpose * all the water tbe city may
require , for all the nydranta it may put lu
for $1,500 a year.
On lest Sunday part of the Yaklma Indian *
held a pum-pum service at the ToppenUh
church. The service was a "tnauksglvtng
service" commemorating tbe return of spring
wlta It * fruit * , flower * and root * , and has
been observed by these people for genera
tion * .
Tbe placer miner * In Swank , Williams ,
Wknnatchle , Baker and other stream * in tha
Cascade range are anticipating a more active
aeaon than usual. Nearly all the placer
districts paid well last year and the mine
owner * are putting in improved appliance *
and will work to much better advantage.
The city ot Spokane baa been * ued for
$50,000 by Mr * . Elisa Wllaon on account of
the death ot her two daughter * and loa * ol
property In the Great Eastern hotel fire.
She claim that te city U liable becauM ol
the negligence ot the 'Ore chief and because
the hotel had not been required to pat up
tee escape * In accordaac * with lav.
FISHER COME TO OMAHA
Will Manage tha Teamed Be lu Leading
FINALLY REACHES TEpSWITH JOHNSON
Daub , Who Did Good Work for
Brooklyn Twt1 Smuoi
Will Aluo fVe IB the
CHICAGO , April 14. ( Special Telegram. )
Chauncer Fisher , the former league
pitcher , today reached terms with Presi
dent Johnson of the Western league. Soon
after the latter announced that Fisher hafl
agreed to assume the management of the
Omaha team and act AS the leading pitcher.
Fisher has refused to make terms for some
time. Dctmj- Lyons will be the first buse-
raan of the 'team. Johnson has also closed
terms with Pitcher Daub , who did good
work for the nrooklyns two seasons ago.
PA.ltMI2L.E12 LOSES THIi SHOOT.
Fred Gllliert Mwlntnlnn Ilia nKlit ( to
the Dnponl Trophy.
CHICAGO. April H.-The live pigeon shoot
between Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake , la. ,
and Prank Parmeleo of Omaha at Watson's
park today wai won by Gilbert , who killed
tfi out of 100 birds. 1'armelee'a score was
82. T.ie match was shot for the Dupont
cup held by GHbcrt , against { 100 put up by
Parjnelee. A strong wind was blowing ,
which made the shooting difficult.
Crriitn on the llunnliiR Trneka.
CINCINNATI , April 14. Results :
First race , six furlongs , selling : Van
Nessa won , Allle Belle second , Necklace
third. Time : 1:334. :
Second race , four nnd one-half furlongs :
Great Land won , Ned Wlckles second , Bar-
abass third. Time : 0 : 9U.
Third race , selling , seven furlongs : Carlotta -
lotta C won , Crell second , Ada Russell third.
Time : 1:3314. :
Fourth race , one mile , selling ! Hnlton.
won , Pop Dlxon second , Lady Kelt'ii third.
Time : 1:4SV4. :
Fifth race , one mile : Onag-on won. Ca
nard second , Coronaus third. Time : 1:19 : % .
Sixth race , one inlfe , selling : Jamboree
won , Rey del Mar second , Uoyal Choice
third. Time : 1:47H. :
MDMPHIS , April 14.-Results ;
First race , one-half mile , 2-ycar-olds , sellIng -
Ing : The Gceser won , Sir Blaze secSnd ,
Sagitta third. Time : 0:50K- : .
Second race , live-eighths of a mile , 3-year-
olds , Belling : Melter won , Voyager second ,
Belle Ward third. Time : 1:01 : % .
Third race , one-half mile , 2-year-old flllles ,
fne Ardelle stakes : Our Nellie won , Gay
P.irlslenne second , Lady Memphis third.
Time : 0:34 : > i.
Fourth race , one mile. County club hand
icap : Ornament won. Good Time second ,
Buckvldere third. Time : 1:431. :
Fifth race , seven-eighths of a mile , sell-
In ? ' , High Test won. Gold Corn second ,
Kruna third. Time : 1:31M. :
Sixth race , one mllfl1 , selling : Tolo Slm-
mona won , Onlnoor second. Rob Roy II
ttilrd. Time : l:45tf. : .
WASHINGTON , Atinl 14. Results :
First race , flve futflonfe purse $ jOO : Sum
mer Sea won , Lantbdrcl second. Her Own
third. Time : 1C2H.9' : . a
Second race , 2-year-nl/Js / , selling , one-half
mile , purse $309 : Caoutchouc won. Claptrap
second , Tyran thlri3..3lme : 0:304. :
Third race , PotonracTftakes , six furlongs ,
J4W aadedi" Sailor Klrfe won , Hund Press
second , SensatlonaKthlHl. Time : 1:17.
Fourth race , six ( aridonehalf furlongs ,
selling , purse $300 : Chwanto won , Dogtown
second , James Monroehlrd. . Tlmet 1:21. :
Fifth race , one mllej.purse $300 : Thomas
Cat won , Dogfictt sVcpnd , Festa third.
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Time : 1:47. ,
SAN FRANCISCO. ISflrll 14. Results :
First race , selling , sfceVeir furlongs : Sly
won , JucUc Stouffemtsecand , Red Glenn
Second race , Eelllnnjajone tnile Klsmoro
won. Midlan B-gcpndj ofbnsoj.ljlil d. Time :
rhJ'ftJVaW. " n-veu < Tlfrtttigs'1 n'o > 'Cfe.rhar < M.
stakes , for 2-year-'olft ! Humidity won ,
Sevens second , OllntMis third. Timer 1:02. :
Fourth race , free handicap , one mile and
, one-slxteentn ; Gradyilwon , Flashlight sec *
ond. Eddie Jones third. , Tlme : 1:4S.
Fifth race , selling , seven furlongs ; Morl-
nel won. Bitter Root second , Montelladc
third. Time : 1:28. :
Sixth race ! selling , one mile and one-six
teenth : San Marco won , Treachery second ,
Caspar third. Tlmei 1 > 48.
, t. A.y. . . Stnte Meet.
The officers of the Nebraska division.
League ot American , W.heelmen , met In
Omaha to fix the plan for the next state
meet. There were .present Messrs. Fitch of
Grand Island , Hansen of Kearney , Allen of
Beatrice and O'Brien of .Omaha. Outside
of .the regular routine , of business the only
thing of Importance that occurred was the
awarding of the annual state meet of the
division for 1S9S to Beatrice. The meet
will be held on July 4 .and 5 and Omaha
will send her usual large delegation to at
tend It.
"Waleo-tt nnd Smith Draw.
BRIDGEPORT. Conn. , April 14. The boxIng -
Ing bout at ths "Park City theater between
"Mysterious" Billy Smith and Joe Walcott ,
twenty-five rounds at catch weights , re
sulted In a draw. In the preliminary Billy
Needham of St. Paul knocked out Max Roth
of New Ycrtc after two minutes and forty
seconds' fighting in ths first round.
llnnlnn Offer * liulnoeniciilu.
BALTIMORE , AprllV.14. President Han-
Ion of the Baltimore base ball club today in
formed the players of his club that $1,00 ?
would be divided1 among them at the tnd of
the season If they captured the pennant and
$1,800 It they finished In second place.
Piny Golf in 'Soot 1 ml.
ABERDEEN. Scotland , April 14. In the
g'p'.f match here today , seventy-tjvo holes ;
for a purse of iOOO , the scores at the end
of the first round were : Herd and Kirk-
ally , 78 ; eitrp'on andi ( Sayer , 77.
llano Hull nt lUiiilil City.
RAPID CITY , S. D. , April 11. ( Special
Telegram. ) The season of base ball in the
Black Hills was opened today in this city ,
Fort Meade soldiers playing a Rapid City
nine. Score. 11 to 11 , _
I.leu'lommt ' . 1C , WeUb-Keiit.
"
CHEYENNE. Wyo. . April 14. ( Special. ) A
very pretty military wedding was solemolzed
aj.St. Mark's Episcopal church , this city , at
noon yesterday , the bride being Miss Laura
Barbara Horton Kent , daughter ot Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas A. Kent , and the groom Wil
liam Ernest Welsh , lieutenant Eighth Ucilted
States Infantry. A large number of the
friends of the bride and * groom In society and
military circles -were present at the cere
mony , which was Impressive and beautiful.
The ceremony commenced at 12:30 : , at which
hour the bridal proce'g'slon entered the
church and advaacedij tb the altar to the
strains of the Loheng&ln wedding march.
Leading the bridal .procession were Lieu
tenants R. C. Lang < Jo fand.E. . T. Collins ,
wearing the uniforms M their rank. Fol
lowing tbe ushers w r * ! the bridesmaids ,
IMlsses Van How of ( F l uuell and Johnson
of St. Paul. They w'ere attired In white
organdie , with picture hats , and carried
bouquets of pink and. jyjd roses. After the
bridesmaids was the , nialron of honor , Mrs.
A. W. Barber , alster'orTbe bride. She was
attired In gray taff ta'nd carried yellow
roses. 'Following thoi matron of honor came
the bride.escorted byiiaemfather , and attired
In white organdie atvdoacarrylng American
Beauty roses. At the altar the bridal proces
sion 'was met by Rov. Dr. Rafter and the
groom and his best tnK ) Lieutenant J. R.
Lindsay. The groom , arul.his best man wore
the full uniform of their rank. The be
trothal and marriage services of the Epis
copal church were then performed , after
which , to Mendelssohn's wedding march , the
bridal pirty left tbe church. A reception
and wedding breakfast at the residence of Dr.
and Mrs. A. W. Barber * followed the church
services. The bridal couple left on the Den
ver Pacific train forji abort wedding journey.
HIvlBbothasa-Smltb.
NORFOLK , Va. , April' 14. Harlow D.
Hlgknbotham , son of H. .N. Hlglnbotham.
president of the World's Columbian exposl
tlon at Chicago , and Mls Annie Stagleton
Smith ot thli city were married at 6:30 : this
evening at the residence ot Mr. Kberest St.
John , vice president and general manager
ot the Seaboard Air Itae.
Thirty-eve yean make a generation. That
la how iMg Adolph Ftoher ot ZaacavllI * . O. .
uttered from pllra. He was cared by using
tarta boxea of DeWUt'a Wltea Basel Salve ,
KOH WKSTnil * VKTKHAK9.
! nrrlror of It1eVnr Itrmrmbrml
br Opnrrnl Government.
WASHINGTON , April 14. ( Special. ) Pen-
slons have been leaucd as follows :
Issue ot April 2 :
Nebraska : Original Baxter It. Strong ,
Lornnx , $ S ; James B. Nicholson , Sprlncfleld ,
( S. Renewal and Increase ( Special ) Hiram
H. Palmer , Omaha , $12 to $30. Increase
William Blck , Beatrice , to 112 ; Julian F.
3hafner , Beatrice , $6 to $3.
Iowa : Original Jacob Hephart , Fonda , $ S ;
Tohn P. Heskett , Cedar Falls , $6 ; Bartholo
mew Franker , Slffourney , $12 ; Albert Study ,
orydon , $ S ; Alexander Organ , Maguoketa ,
( S. Additional Caleb S. Ransom , Ionia , $4
o $8. Restoration nnd Increase ( Special )
Jarney Murphy ( deceased ) , Hornlek , W to
: S. Increase John Hlckson , Albla , $6 to $ S ;
: Icnry G. Nelson , Monroe , $17 to $24. Rels-
iue Joseph Denney , Salem , $17. Original
nldows , etc. ( Special ) Mary J. Murp'.iy ,
Hornlek , $12.
Colorado : Original John A. Apperson.
3enver , $ < Increase William Hendrlcks ,
Denver. $6 to $ S ; Michael Hey , Fort Collins ,
W to $12.
South Dakota J Original Jesse K. Chnnd-
er , Columbia , $10. Increase AlexanderHay ,
Vnnkton. $3 to $12.
Montana : Original Maxwell D. Catlln ,
Hutte , $6 ; Philip Beck , Helena. $0.
North Dakota : Additional Lorlsow G.
Blanchard , Wimbledon , $ G to $8.
Sen re * Attiiy n llurnlnr.
Mrs. J. Moor ? , 2523 California street , heard
some one moving about In her back yard
511 Wednesday night and determined to In-
restlgate. Her husband was absent , but
Mrs. Mcore prepared hersslf and taVlntr a
argo lamp to a rear window suddenly threw
up the curtain. The circle of light exposed
i burglar In the act of opening a window
n a rear addition. He made a hasty dis
appearance.
LOM - Hlx Itnll.
W. A. Murray , a traveling man , lost HJ
ast night In the ? ame oldway. . He vis-
ted a place kept by Minnie Allen In the
ewer part of town , and on his dcparturs
[ ound that clever lingers had reached his
jocketbook. The woman was arrested on
the charge of larceny from the person.
TO ci itii coi-n ix O.M : DAY
Take Laxative Brome Qulalne Tablets. All
llruggists refund tbe money If It falls to cure.
25c , The genuine- has L. U. Q. on each tablet.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
General Manager Kenyan of the Union
Stock Yards company returned yesterday
from Rapid City , S. D. , where he went to
attend the annual meeting of the Western
South Dakota Stock Growers' association.
The meeting was attended by nearly all of
the prominent stockmen Id that section of
the country and as one of the mcst EUC-
cfesful e\er held. From reports recehed It
appears that the elock on Itio ranges U
coai'ag out of the winter in first-class
Ehape anil It Is thought that the losses will
be coaoldsrably below the average. The
outlook for the coming secaon Is ccnslJered
very promising. Manager Kenjon was ac-
corcpanled by A. H. Lee , one of the travelIng -
Ing representatives of the local yards , and
together they managed to do a great deal
of mbskaary work. On account ot Illness
President Howard of the association WD >
prevented from being present , but ho cent
a letter whlcti was read to the convention ,
pointing out the growth and Importance of
the association. In addressing the conven
tion , Manager Kenyoa spoke of the ad
vantages of the South Omaha market , anil
assured the stockmen that wdtn the Armour
plcot' was opened here next rnooth the de
mand at this paint would be greatly In
creased. J. C. Dahlman of Lincoln also
delivered a brief address to the convention.
Officers for the enaulns jear were elected
as follows : President , C. K. Howard , Smlth-
'vllle ; vice president , H. A. Dawsca , Pine
Ridge ; secretary and treasurer , F. 31.
Steward , Buffalo Gap.
A motion waai.-odopted advocating vigor
ous Hleps toward having the sjatera of 10 }
poiind" rates abolished and a car-lot rate
substituted. Kansas City was represented
by a delegation and a number pf'the Elkhorn -
horn ofllclals were a'.so present.
Lire Stock ExclimiKe lleuiliinnrterH.
It has been decided by the local live clock
exchange to ( secure headquarters at the ex
position grounds and donate tbe use of the
rooms to the National Live Stock exchange.
Rooms have been secured In one-of tbe main
buildings for this purpose , and vlll be fitted
up for the use of members ot the live stock
exchanges. The catlcaal exchange will ba > e
a secretary In charge , as will also the local
exchange. Bulletins will be pceted fre
quently giving the markets at Chicago , Kan
sas City , .St. Louis cad South Omaha. Tbe
live stock exhibit commences on September
19. and will continue until October 20. Dur
ing this time large numbers of persons In
terested in tbe live stock Industry are ex
pected , and an effort wlU be made by the
local exchange to entertain all comers In a
suitable mactier. A special session of the
Xatlor.al Live Stock association will be held
In this city on Octobec 3.
St. 'Martin. ' * Ilcnily to Move.
Sunday morning Rev. Irving Johnson will
preach at St. Martin's Hplscopal church on
the subject. "Why Epl opallans Say Prayers
Out ot a Bcok. " This Is the last nervlce
to bo beld on tbe present site. The church
will be closed tbe last Sunday In April and
reopened on the new site. Twenty-fourth and
J streets , on the first Sunday In May. The
offering from all cervices at St. Clement's
mission In the Third ward toward building
a chapel now amounts to about $600. The
chapel will be begun some time In May , a
site at the corner ot Thirtieth and R streets
having been chosen. The last service In the
present mission building will be held Sun
day evening. After tbat date St. Clement's
people will wonblp at St. Martin's church
until the new chapel Is completed.
About tlip Conn ell Committee * .
Republican members of the city council
assert that aa the committees appointed by
President Barrett were carried by a ma
jority vote of the council the matter Is ended
pa far as they are concerned. The records
how that these committees have been con
firmed and that Is all that Is necessary.
Mayor I'nsor still Insists tbat ho U right
and acserts tbit he will be prepared to show
the council at the next meeting that Its
action was wrong. Attorneys appear to differ
on the point In question , aoae holding that
( he mayor ban the power to appoint , while
others are Inclined to thl < nk that the council
should elect ltd own president and name tbe
committees.
KnrmlnK Social Club.
Three dozen business men ot this city have
organized a club to be known as ( he South
South Omaha club , and quarters have been
secured over Maurer's restaurant tin Twen
ty-fourth street. The Idea Is to form a club
similar to the Omaha club , and It Is claimed
there will < be no trouble In securing enough
desirable members to support an organization
o ! this character. A meeting Is to be held
In a few days , wben officers will be elected
and other arrangements made.
Milk Itonler Flnrri. .
Anthony Karle was tried In police court
yesterday afternoon for selling milk without
a. license. After bearing tbe testimony
Judge Babcock beld that there hid been a
plain violation of the ordinance governing
the sale ot milk within the city limits and
fined Karle $5 and. costs. An appeal to the
district court was taken. Inspector Carroll
Intends to arrest several more milk dealers
who persist In wiling milk without first
obtaining a permit.
A. .M. Kllehrm la Town.
A. M. Kitchen of New York , one of the
owners of tbe South Omaha Stockman , is In
tbe city , having arrived yesterday from Mex
ico. Mr. Kitchen was in Havana about a
month a to when a declaration of war wai
expected almost daily. He met Consul Gen
eral Lee and a number of the .jvcomlv
newspaper correspondents. In hi * trip Mr.
Kitchen was accompanied by hiewife , and
they will remain here about a week.
CUT CoMctl Hales.
The rules governing the actions of the
cltr council will most likely be revlsod
within a short time. Aa a central thing
each new council ba adopted the rules la
force without making a y alteration * . U Is )
claimed now that tome ot the ralw art :
fitted for a city of thla elms and a number
of change * will be suggested.
KpwnrJh Ix-nvnr OHIrrrn ,
The follonln * officers ot the Kpnorth
league have been clectnd to servo for the
next nix months : K. ( lowland Smith , pres
ident ; Pearl Gray , first rlco president ; Mrs ,
J. A. Johnson , second vice presldetn : Nora
Snider , third vlco pre-aldtnt ; Maud Thomas ,
'ourth vice president ; Klden Smith , secre
tary ; John Fields , treasurer.
MnirJc Cltr ttomlp.
A. H. Lee has returned from a northern
trip.
trip.A.
A. J. Caughey haa returned from a trip to
South Dakota.
Miss Chloe Brown is recovering from her
recent severe Miners.
The stock yards company Is mailing out
3,000 large blrdseje views of the stock
yards.
F. J. Franek of the Second ward U out
agaki after an Illness lasting over two
months ,
Mrs. Guy Pond of Shenmdoah , la. , Is
ticrc visiting Mr. and Mrs. James Snyder ,
Fourteenth and N streets ,
C. C. Keyes , as'lstant cashier for the
Union Pacific at the depot here , has re
turned from a trip to Denver.
Pile driving for the Armour viaduct com
menced yesterday. About 130 oik piles will
[ > e drhen for the south approach of the- big
bridge.
A petition Is being circulated among the
business men requesting the mayor to ap
point three or four additional policemen
during the exposition.
The follow log births were reported < it the
clerk's office yesterday : W. C. Boblrp ,
Thirty-second and S streets , a daughter :
Theodore Dunscomb , Thirty-second and S
street ? , a daughter ; Sheridan Wlrlck ,
Twenty-second and K streets , twins , a boy
and a girl ; C. G , Xorrls , Albright , a son.
Medical Discovery
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Ashes of Empire
By Robert IF. Chambers
Author of'Tho Rod Republic , " "Tho Myatory of Choice , " "Lorralno , " oto ,
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chapter which gives an account of one of the great sorties made by the
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