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THE OMAHA DA1LV BEE : TUESDAT , OCTOBER 18 , 18JS. ) UNCLE JAKE'S GREAT RECORD ] Homaleis Peopls in Nebuuka to Whnai He Proudlj Points. EVICTIONS IN THE NAME OF ECONOMY Cnforlnnnln lloldei-M of Slnte- Inn < l J.enxcn Ttirnril Out , While tinI.miil CoiniulNnlitner I'crHlneiitl ( - > IK- iioreM Tux Collector nl Home. LINCOLN , Or.t. 17. ( Special. ) If the ca pacity of a man to attend to public busl- nejis Is judged by the manner In which he conduct ! ) his own business affairs , then It Is certain that the land commissioner of the state of Nebraska Is the very last per son who should have been placed In such n responsible position. After looking over the record of Lancaster county covering the past twenty years relating to J. V. Wolfe ns a citizen and u taxpayer , there Is no room for wonder at the performance of the land commitslonor In cancelling the delinquent school land leases. By these cancellations a large number of persons in the western part of the state were deprived of the lands they had lived on and Improved for several years and the order was made just at the tlmo when tbo leaseholders were getting eblo to pay up. By the deal the state lost about $100,000 that never can be recovered. Then the land commissioner rushed around over the state and made now leases , many of them to the old leaseholders. Some pieces of land were leased to new men who were willing to put up a bonus to get possession of the Improvements put on by the old leaseholders , but In each case the etato lost all the delinquent lease money , the Edmlsten deal In Dawson county being one of those where the old lessee was en abled to hang onto the land after having his debt to the state cancelled. In spite of these wholesale losses and the distress caused to many landholders In the atate. this cancellation performance Is con- Rtantly pointed out as proof of the great business ability and Integrity of the land commissioner. And the records of Lan caster county show that ho has run the office just about the same as ho conducted his own business In the years past. Vnclu Jnkv'H I'crKonnl Ileeord. J. V. Wolfe was the owner of a quarter section of land lying in sections G and 7 , township 9 , range 7 , In Lancaster county , about two miles from the city of Lincoln. It was ono of the best farms in this part of the state and land lying alongside of it cannot be purchased for less than $100 per acre. And yet Mr. Wolfe was such a poor manager that ho allowed this land to be nold for taxes every year for the following years : 1872 , 1873. 1874 , 1875 , 1877 , 187S , 1879 , 1860 , 1881. 1881 , 1883 , 1886 , 18S ! > , 1801 and 1895. Ills method was to neglect the payment of his taxes just as long as possi ble , let the land bo sold and then redeem It In tlmo to let It 'go delinquent the next year. He seems to have been so much op posed to the payment of taxes that ho Buffered actual financial loss every year kicking against the Inevitable. In this Blouchy way of doing business he grew poorer every year , while his Industrious and capable neighbors were trowing rich. The distaste shown by Jacob V. Wolfe In the payment of taxes was not confined to that levied against real estate. Ho al ways neglected or refused to pay his per sonal taxes until there was aj threat of the issuance of distress warrants , when ho would come up and pay a part of the amount duo. At the tlmo ho took charge of the oftlco of commissioner of public lands and buildings ontt Assumed'ho { manage ment of the state lands ho owed personal taxes In Lancaster county for several years , running bacll as far. as , 1874 and amounting to several hundred dollars. At the present tlmo he owes for the years 1871 , 1875 , 1876 , 1877. 1S78 and 1879 , amounting to $303.15 , In cluding interest. While he Is shirking the payment of these taxes and is consequently compelling the other taxpayers of the state to carry an additional load , ho Is holding an office that pays htm $1CS per month and has under his personal direction and liable to any assessment that ho may choose to levy a corps of clerks who draw a total of $1,233.33 per month. With all this oppor tunity for financial gain Mr. Wolfe still neglects his duty as a taxpayer of Lancaster county and uses the tlmo that ho should devote to his oftlco business In traveling nbout the state , boasting of the number of delinquent leases ho has canceled and the number of people he has made homeless In his "management of the state lands. " -Vo Uvletlonn In I.nnenxter County. The records show one thing that may or * ' ( may not be to the credit of the land com missioner. While he was oppressing the landholders In the western counties and having their farms bid in by the Fred Archords and other offleeholdtng leeches , lie protected the Lancaster county men who held state lands , and did not cancel a single lease In this county , although there were n number aa badly delinquent as those of tbo other counties. The reason Is that the school land IcatpfB of this county wore In the most rart wealthy landholders whoso "Infloo enco" was worth something. In some cases they were populists who were protected on account of their politics. There Is no qucs tlon that the land commissioner did protect some of these , as ono Instance will show A prominent populist who had become a re former after failure to get an nfllco in the republican party , had possession of almost 1.000 acres of school and eallno lands In this county. U was well known that ho was de linquent for eoveral years and a neighbor went to the Ktoto house to Inquire Into the matter , The clerks In the office of tbo lane commissioner Informed him that the leases In question were not delinquent. Investiga tion at the county treasurer's office , however - over , showed that this Information was falcc , and the matter got mentioned In the county papers. Within a week the lease holder came to the county treasurer's office and made a considerable payment on his leases and took occasion to express his In dignation because people had been ] > rylng into his business. He still owes two year : on the land and continues to he protected hv the land commissioner because his "poli tics are right , " and because ho Is so lucky not to live In a western county. Where Colleetloim Are Koreeil , The books In the office of the Lancaster county treasurer were examined by The Bee reporter today and the discovery was made that during the past four months over one hundred distress warrants have been Issued against citizens of the county who had neglected to pay their taxes. The amounts owing by these people ranged from $200 down to 80 cents. Tht- expense of n distress n arrant added to the tax amounts to $1 and 2 per cent of the amount due ns collection fee In c&se the delinquent pays up promptly after service of the warrant. Where ho de lays so that the goods must bo sold to pro duce the money duo the expense Is about $9 in each case In addition to the tax. The books show that while a large number of I crsona whose delinquency amounted to less than $5 fach were served with distress war- rtnts , the land commissioner and manager Substitute for Lemons. Horsford's ' Add Phosphate Is ooollnct quenches thirst , and aota a * a Tonic. ShunlmUitlonv SilJ only In bottle * . of the state lands ba.t not been disturbed , ' although his delinquency nmr amounts to moro than { 200. , " \Vlir has not the commissioner been compelled to pay up the name as common lire le and the fame as ho ha * compelled the poor leaseholders to pay ? " Inquired the reporter. "Well. " said the deputy county treasurer , "Mr. Wolfe lias been notified n number of time * by letter and by telephone and always promises to attend to the matter. Hut ho lets It run along until It Is an actual hardAhlp to notify him e.o often. He has always done that wny. I suppose ho has escaped the service of a distress warrant because he' ' ID holding an Important office. It mlRht 1 eel ; like illscourtcK.v or smack of political oppression to enforce the collection of the money. In reality I Mipposc ho Is not en titled to any more consideration than other people. " Hull of Ilnrlnn'x C'n e. It will bo rcmmebcrcd Vhnt two years ngo the great reform blatherskite , Hull of Har- nn , was nerved with u distress warrant to enforce tin- collection of about J20 ho had owed the county of Lancaster for poveral yearn. A Rreat howl was sent ! ur > from the 'uslon camp t'oat the warrant was Issued simply because Hull was ti populist , and the county treasurer came In for a large amount of abuso. Tins has perhaps made the treap- ircr hesitate to proceed to extreme meas ures with J. V. Wolfe , although It has not prevented him from performing his full duty n all other chronic cases. It was State Treasurer Meservc who stood on the opera house stugp at Lincoln a few | nlghtn ago and said that "the delinquent tax list Is worthless , " and it was J. V. Wolfe | who Kat nearest him ou the stage , and who | applauded the loudc.st and longest ! . And while tliu real taxpayers of Lancaster county are carrying their burdens without complaint the tax-dodging land commlsEloner Is trav eling over tha state on free passes , boasting of his "reform record" and pleading 'that his "good citizenship In the last thirty years" should blot out his copperhead rec ord of the early ' 60s. Lincoln l , < ioul Molen. On Friday evening , October 28 , at repre sentative hall , state cnpltol building , Lin coln Typographical union , No. 200 , will give nn are poster show , promenade concert and rare print exhibit , something that Is new to Lincoln. Tbo exhibit will consist of choice works of American and foreign artists In the way of art posters , besides a magnificent collection of three-color places , etchings , en gravings , photogravures , lithographs , mono- typcf , etc. In connection with this Is a de partment allotted to local designers and art student } ) nnd n "poster contest" for prizes , the winners of which are to bo named by a committee , members of the Hayden Art club. \ wet and disagreeable snow storm has prevailed hero all day , accompanied by a heavy wind. The snow has melted almost as Eoon as It struck the ground and the molHturo will bo of much benefit ) to fall ; raln , but the storm Is causing some suffer ing among the stock that is not provided with sheds. In nn affray at a livery stable yesterday afternoon Abe 1'oska stabbed Charles Barton In the shoulder , narrowly missing a vital part. The knife went In to the depth of five Inches , but Darton was not seriously In jured. Poska Is under arrest. In county court today In the case wherein Mrs. Younggren sued Chris Tlernan , a sa loon keeper , for damages because of the driinkenne'ss of her husband , the Jury brought In a verdict ! for the defendant , evi dence having been Introduced to show that Younpgrcn had a wife living in Sweden and that therefore the plaintiff could not be his lawful wife. The coroner's Jury today In the Inquest over ( he remains of Albert Palmer rendered the verdict that the deceased came to hia death through accidental means. Young Palmer was shot by Hey Moore Svhlle the boys were out bunting near the city Satur day afternoon. \ bold burglary was committed at the home of J. J. Cassldy at 920 P screet yes terday morning. The family was awakened by the noise of the burglar moving about In the house , but was unable to give the alarm In tlmo to effect his capture. Several articles of clothing and Jewelry were taken by Che burpl&r. Irvine Wiintn Illn Pay. LINCOLN. Neb. , Oct. 1" . ( Special Tore- gram. ) Judge Hecse , as attorney for Com missioner Irvine of the supreme court , filed a brief today In the cose where Irvine is suing for pay as lecturer before the College of Law. The voucher for the work was held UD and the attorney general In a brief filed some time ago held that the state was en titled 1o all of the time of the commis sioners. The brief filed today calls attention to the fact that the attorney general does not live up to his own doctrine , as ho at tends to private law cases and draws pay for full time as an officer of the state. The brief denies that the lecturers In the College of Law are officers. The function of de livering lectures docs not depend on appoint ment by the state or election , but Is elmply a contract for the performance of services such as the steward of the university might make with any man who wae hired to push a lawn mower over the surface of the campus. The two petitions and the dls- dlscbarge of the duties of the two are not Inconsistent. The pay of the lecturer In the college does not come out of the revenues of tbe state proper , but out of the tuition paid hv the students who matriculate In the Cot- lego of Law. It Is true that this Is paid Into the hands of the state treasurer , but only to bo paid by him on the account of the Qoliege nf Law and it cannot be applied to the gen eral Indebtedness of the state. So the com missioner and the lecturer do not have the same paymaster. Still n Myntrrv. WYMOUE , Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The Identity of the dead body found east of this city over a week ago still remains a mys tcry nnd notwithstanding the fact that efforts pro being made to communicate with people mentioned in letters found a few yards from the body , all attempts so far have been In vain. A telegram was re ceived from the chief of police at Omahn , which had been sent at the urgent request of a Mr. Priest , asking for a description ol the body , nnd one was sent , but up to the present tlmo no advice has been received from him or nny other source and the cafe will probably remain unsolved , along with a long list of other deaths and murders which have occurred In Gage county am' have never been solved. TlileveH nt roliiniliim. COLUMBUS. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) About S o'clock last evening , during the hour of services nt the Methodist church , thieves entered the front door of the parson age Just nt rho rear of the church , by th * aid of n skeleton key , and stole nearly every thing in sight. A new suit of clothes , an overcoat , n mackintosh , about $7 In cash , all of the table silverware , Jewelry and other valuables. Including Rev. Mlcklo's Union Pa cific half-faro permit. The toral loss Is near J100. The police believe that It was th ? work of professionals , as the Job was done very quickly and quietly. There Is no clue but It Is thought that most of tha Jowolrj will be recovered as is was nearly all marked and engraved nnd can be easily Ucntlfled. \arrotv HHuupe. WAHOO. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) The eastbound freight which was wrecked by a broken rail about two and a half miles wes of this city last Saturday night has been re moved EO that trains are running again Fourteen freight caw were off the track am six loaded with grain were sniaehed Into kindling wood , The returning excursion train had a narrov escape , having passed over the same track not an hour before the freight. Tlic excursion train was heavily loaded with children returning from the exposition. No one was Injured In the freight wreck , though a report was out this morning that three tramt were mixed up In the car * of grain. Chl1.lr.-n See tlic Knlr. FREMONT , Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Tbe rain and snow did not prevent a largo crowd of Fremont school children from solni ; to Omaha this morning to nvtend tbe exposi tion. Most ofthem had bought their tick ets last week nnd proposed to get the worth of their money If possible. Eleven hun dred and twenty-nine cold , shivering young sters filled fourteen cars of the Elkhorn . | special , which pulled out at 9 o'clock. Only a small delegation of Odd Fellows went down this morning to take part In the ex ercises of Odd Fellows' day. Arelilent to Frank ( in COLUMBUS. Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Frank Oalhralgh , ex-deputy revenue col lector of Omaha , who lives In South Omaha , met with an accident hero tonight by which ho will lose an arm. Mr. Oalbralgh , In at tempting to board the outgoing train , missed his footing and fell , sustaining a com pound fracture of his right arm above the elbow. The Injury Is a bad one and will necessitate the amputation on that member. Mr. Galbralgh Is about 53 years old. His homo Is In Albion , from which place he was just returning after .a visit. MovemetitN of Volunteer * . DLAIIl. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Captain Don C. Van Dusen of Company E , Third Ne braska volunteers , arrived home last night for a few days , having been bent as an escort with the remains of George Kathman , who recently died at Jacksonville. Hath- man'a parents reside In lifolr and ho was a member of Company E. Second Lieutenant lohn Kenncv , who has been homo on a fur- ough and huu been quite sick , liar Improved o fast that ho expects to return to his corn- cany with Captain Van Dusen next Thurs day. C'otirt nt Slilne ) ' . SIDNEY , Neb. . Oct. 17. ( Special Tele gram. ) Judge Grimes held district court ) icro today and all business was expcdl- lously disposed of. A few cases went over , but the Judge admonished all the attorneys hat the docket must be cleaned up at the next ! term. Judge Grimes is winning nn en viable reputation throughout the district for his fairness In the discharge of his official duties. Kounil Demi. FAIRMONT. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Yed Curtis of the firm of F. Curtis & Son , real estate dealers and money lenders , was ound dead inVho street this morning about : o'clock. He had done his chores about ho house and started out to look for some logs that had gotten out of the pen. He met several persons not thirty minutes be- 'oro ' ho was found dead. Apoplexy Is .bought to have been the cause. New Telephone ! ) . HARVARD , Neb. , Oct' . 17. ( Special. ) The Nebraska Telephone Exchange company iaa had a. force of men engaged for some days , putting In thirty-six new 'phones for ocal citizens who desire better convorsa- lonal methods with their neighbors. The two roads out of Harvard , the Elk- torn nnd Burlington , took 171 passengers rom Harvard Vhls evening to the exposition at Omaha. I.lttle Intercut In 1'olltlc/ / . . BLAIR. Neb. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Politics uound Blair do not seem to be warm , as hero Is very little Interest taken. L. F , Hilton has been employed by Hitchcock and nopullst candidates to write up their cause and space secured In the Blair Courier to mibllsh the same. This Is so well known it lees not have much force. Italn at AVjrmnrr. WYMORE , Neb. , Oct. ' 17. (3peclatp-A ( $ good rain fell here yesterday morning , which was welcomed by the farmers , who liavo In winter wheat and a largo acreage of this cereal has been sown in this county. The rain turned Into a cold drizzle and continued throughout the day , making the weather extremely uncomfortable. Ho to See tlie Kalr. BENNINGTON , Nob. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Notwithstanding the storm nearly every OJd Fellow In this vicinity turned out to attend the exposition today. Most of the Odd Fel lows here arc menibers of the Arlington lodge and all attended In a body. FRENCH COLLECTING A FLEET All CiiiMiiern I'oHMlhlo IlelnK PreHned Into Servlee mill Tunln Fleet Ordered Home. PARIS , Oct. 17. Confirmation Is glvon at the ministry of marine of the report that Admiral Fournler , now at Tunis , has been ordered to return immediately to Toulnn and to prepare four cruisers for immediate ac tive service and orders were Issued that the largest possible number of gunners bo pressed Into service. The preparations are thought to be the result of the Fashoda dis pute with Great Britain. The papers hero say British Ironclads engaged in gun practice off Bizarre , tbe French naval sta tion on the Mediterranean. A semi-official note says the statements that French war ships have been placed on a war footing and ordered to Brest are In correct and that undue Importance Is at tached to the Incident. 12IiI3VI3OP .SHIP'S CIU8W PEIUNll. nrltlNh Steamer Ilnrno at Sea \rith lireat Loan of I.lfc. MAKGAT. Eng. , Oct. 17. The British steamer Bllngfell burned off this place early this morning. Eleven of the crew , besides the captain's wife and children , perished. ( ierman Kmperor at Dardanelles CONSTANTINOPLE , Oct.17. . The Impe rial yacht , with the emperor and empress on board , arrived at the Dardanelles yester day. day.On On the Hohenzollern entering the Straits of Dardanelles It was boarded by the en voys of the sultan , who extended a wel come to the emperor. The kaiser and sul tan exchanged cordial telegrams. ( ieriuiiii Official Commit * Suicide. BERLIN. Oct. 17. M. Orucnenthal , BU- nerlntendent of the Imperial Printing office , lias committed suicide. Ho was charged with theft and forgery of bank notes amountIng - Ing to over 400,000 marks. ColllNlnn on Great Central. LONDON , Oe-t. 17. A collision has oc curred on the Great Central railroad In the Barnctay. six persons being killed and twenty-two Injured. MISSED A SOLDIER'S GLORY ( irnliniu .V. Yonnur , Who Dleil nt the Tout lloHiltul | , WllletN I'olut , In llelr to n Million , NEW VOIIK , Oct. 17. Graham A. Young of Louisville , who died nt the post hospital , Wlllet'i I'olnt. today , was heir to a million dollars. Ho left home a year ago , telling his mother he was Koln& to enter a school. Ho enlisted In the enplnecr corps. He- was one of a detail sent to Santlaso. but saw no service there and proceeded to Porto Klco. Ho returned three weeks ago nnd was taken 111 with typhoid fever. His mother arrived at tha post Saturday after ho bad become unconscious. The young soldier's father was an earthenware manu facturer and left a fortune close to a million dollars. nii-.ft. MURPHY Thomas Hootor. at South Omaha. Monday , October 1" , nt U n. m. Funeral from St. Bridget's church Wednesday mornlnc , October 19. inter ment t.t Ncola , la. LOOKING j J OVER THE CAMPS War Investigating Commission Puts in a Day at Jacksonville. INSPECTION OF THE FORTY-NINTH IOWA Coninilnflloit Meetn wllh lint One Coin- plnlnt from n llrjiliurnt Admit tlic Southern Climate Sick UnliiK 'Well. JACKSONVILLE , Fla. , Oct. 17. The War Investigating commission spent the after noon Inspecting the camps In the Immediate vicinity of Jacksonville. They were es corted from point to point by General A. K. Arnold , who , In the absence of General Lee , Is In command of the corps. The party drove flrst to the headquarters of the First division commandW , General Lloyd Whcaton , and afterwards made ' 3 thorough Inspection of the camp of the First brigade of this division. While here the imembcrs of the commission made a call upon Colonel Bryan , who Is personally ac quainted with moat of them. They found him almost completely recovered from his recent Illness , but very much occupied In arranging for the mustering out of the men In his regiment relieved by the orders of the War department , reducing the size of tbo companies of his regiment to the min imum of eighty men. lie eald bo was making an especial effort to relieve the men who had families depending upon them. A portion of the commission also made n special Inspection of the Forty-ninth Iowa regiment as a compliment to General Dodge , who found Us colonel , W. G. Dawes , an old friend. The commission Interviewed privates and officers alike and made personal visits to the quarters of their men and their com manders. They lifted the covers of the commissary stores , went through the kitchens , talked with physicians and nurses and made special Inquiry Into tho'method of conducting the hospitals. All three of the division hospitals were visited and Inspect ed. The commissioners found the patients apparently well cared for and so far as could bo discovered they were all doing well. The sick were found occupying the beds or cots and In no Instance was a hos pital tent or pavilion found to be without a floor. Summing up the result of the Inspection General Dodce said : "Wo have compared notes after the day's work and find that complaint was made from but one regiment during the day. This was the objection made to the climate by Colonel Jones of South Carolina. We saw both offi cers and men , nick and well , and wo gave all a chance to be heard , asking the men In the absence of their officers If they had any criticism to make. "We shall tomorrow begin the Inquiry by examining men under oath and we hope If there are any ehortcomlngs to thus uncover them. Wo find the sick doing exceptionally well and were pleased to congratulate their physicians on the excellent arrangements made for their care. " This statement was- made In the presence of the members of the commission and was endorsed by them. "Ilrnmlled Cherrli'N" Gnno Decided , NEW YORK , Oct. 17The Board of Classification of the United States general appraisers today announced a decision In the "Brandlcd Cherries .case , " which has at tracted great attention. The protesting Im porter ? , whoso protest Is sustained , are Mlcbaclovitch , Fletcher ' & Co. of Cincin nati. The duties Involved-'In the case of thut one firm aggregate" about .J175.000 , though i the specific cafee'Under consideration Involved only fifteen 'tasks of wild red cherries. Fr < > 7.e to Death. FLORENCE , Colo. , Oct. 17. News has just reached hero of the death by freezing last Saturday night of the 10-year-old son of William Leolliu. living six miles from here , and the possibly fatal freezing of the father. They were driving home from Flor ence and lost their way In the blinding snowstorm. Knnkel Hold for Trial. LAWRENCE , Kan. , Oct. 17. J. J. Kun- kel , charged with poisoning his wife for her Insurance money , was at the conclusion of his preliminary hearing tpday remanded to jail to await trial In the district court. Smallpox In N w York. ITHACA. N. V. , Oct. 17. There are twenty cass of smallpox at the neighboring village of McLean , and precautions have been taken to protect the students at Cor nell university. niUcnrd nt St. I.oulo. ST. LOUIS , Oct. 17. The flrst bllrzard of the season reached St. Louis today. A heavy wind blow all day at the velocity of thirty miles an hour and a drizzling rain fell. The rain began last night , changing to sleet in the early morning hours and then settling down to a continuous drizzle. Not much damage has been caused In the city outside of the prostration of telegraph and tele phone wires. The heavy wind made land ing very difficult for the steamboats along the river. The Belle of Calhoun was driven against the- wharf boat and narrowly escaped an accident. Tonight the rain ceased , but the cold , raw wind blew steadily. Trnnniort noRprnn Overdue. SANTIAGO , Oct 17. Considerable anxiety "is felt among the officials In Santiago be- cauie of .tho non-arrival of the United States transport Roggan , having ; on board thp Fourteenth Infantry , under Major Pettlt. U In understood It left Fernnndlna October B. If It docs not arrive tomorrow in- Mnictlonswill be Issued directing that a war ship endeavor to ascertain .vhethcr It has met with an accident. The transport Chester , with a number of sick left today for Porto Rico , en route for New York. RATE WAR MA BE RENEWED _ Whltner of < ! " < rent Sinrllicrn Ac- ennew Cnnnitlnn I'nrlfln of Xot Keciilnu 1'ullli. CHICAGO. Oct. 17. A renewal of the transcontinental rate war , whloh rngcil BO fiercely between the American roads and the Canadian Pacific for nearly n year and which It was honed had finally been settled by the Interference of the Interstate Commerce commission , seems to bo Imminent. llenewed accusations against the Canadian Pacific are made today ln..i circular letter Itsucd by General Passenger Agent Whitney of the Great Northern. The letter states that the Canadian PIcKle has not kept faith vrlth the American roads , In so far as a restoration of ivuttbouml passenger rates Is concerned , and It Is Intimated that the Great Northern Is preparing to ndopt retaliatory measures. This. It Is believed , means that the Great Northern will put Into effect the oM basis of rates unless the Canadian Pacific acted lu good faith. SOUTH DAKOTA NEWS. t'nnrcntrntliiR 1'Innt. DEADWOOD , S. D. . Oct. 17. ( Special. ) There Is being more capital Invested in Keystone mining property this fall than at any timeIn the previous history of the district and the showing that Is being made Is remarkable. More money Is being spent In development work than at any time be fore. At the Bismarck fifty mon are at work grading for a mammoth concentrat ing plant that the Milwaukee parties who recently purchased the ground arc going to put In. This plant will have a capacity of 200 tons of ore dally and will bo run upon the Bismarck product. J. G. Mattes , the gentleman In charge of the ground op erations , Is In the cast now buying this machinery. The site of this plant Is less than a mile above the town of Keystone. Jones & O'Brien , who recently bought the Lucky Boy and other adjoining property , have about twenty-five men at work upon the Lucky Boy and are making a big open ing.Mr. . Wattes , who Is In charge of the Big Hit as well as the Bismarck , Is putting up a new whim on the former ground and preparing to begin taking out some ore this fall. W. E. Hymer , who recently secured an option upon the N. Pope and several other claims adjoining the Holy Terror and Keystone , has been In the camp for the last few days at work upon a proposition to open the ground for production. ItnuKit Etiierlciiee of Gold SeeUerii. DEADWOOD , S. ! ) . , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Patsy Patterson returned yesterday from Lander , Wyo. , where he had been for the last few weeks on a mining deal. He went from hero in company with Colonel A. A. McCoy , who has a machine that he thought would save the gold ore that Is found In Lander. To reach LandiT It Is necessary to make n long trlD overland through a rough country from Casper , a distance of about 200 miles. To make this trip Mr. Patterson chartered a team at Casper. Colonel nel McCoy was sick at Casper , but Mr. Patterson thought he would get better If they would pull on away from the town , so they started out. Instead of getting bet ter the colonel' got worse and Mr. Patterson says he had the most trying time of his life. In the wildest kind of a country. He reached Lander , but the colonel did not Improve much and he was finally compelled to abandon the proposed trip out to the mining camp and come bach. Ho left the colonel at Lander with some friends and Mr. Patterson came back ns far as Casper , where he spent several weeks visiting with old friends. He will not attempt another trip to Lander this year I'rnlillilMoii In Cnnnilii. LEAD. S. D. . Oct. 13. To the Editor of The Bee : In what way does the Canadian prohibitory law prohibit and was the last election carried In Its favor ? Can It ! be- rome a law without being carried through Parliament by a majority ? A bets that there Is such a law In ex istence at the present time. How Is die liquor question handled there ? F. I. COLE. Ans. There Is no general prohibitory Iaw % In Canada. At the election held Sep-- tembcr 2 ! > the majority for a prohibitory law was about 20,000. The vote la not re garded as a forceful expression of the senti ment of the Dominion , for the reason that less than half of the registered voters voted on the proposition. The cabinet of Sir Wil frid Laurler was understood to favor the passage of a general prohibitory law had public sentiment at the polls expressed a strong preference. The small majority Is regarded In political circles as a defeat and the necessary legislation by Parliament is postponed Indefinitely. The present system of liquor regulation Is local option. CnnipnlKn On. In HIP HIM * . DEADWOOD , S. I ) . , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) All the campaigns In the Black Hills have now been opened , Including the women's Come Out of the Storm- Yon can spend a Rront many' pleasant minutes In our store You can have free access to our srcnt art' treasures sotno of these \vn would not sell at nny price others are for sale but you don't need to buy then we have filled our piano room full of pianos 87 new ones ou the lloor that In Its self Is a nlfht well worth seeing AVe like to have you come nnd hrlnp your friends with you A special display of our own "Hospo" piano made after our own specification * a handsome Instrument that we can save you $100 on. A. HOSPE I . , I- uusic end AH 1513 Douglas Those $3,50 Box Calf Shoes For the men folks nr the very shoo that ought to bo worn these wet days a good heavy double sole a ilrm founda tion that keeps the foot off the pave ment there's warmth and comfort In every pair the genuine box calf leather will give more wear than any other tannage these are the genuine many Hhoes arc advertised as Hex Calf , hut they're not you don't need tiny rubbers with these shoos tans or black Just because wo had to lock the doors today don't stay a\vay maybe the big rush Is over. Drexel Shoe Co. , Omaha' * Up-to-date Shoe Home. 1410 FARNAM STREET. PEACE I JUBILEE EDITION The Bee has just published an edition that is by far the most elaborate publication of ita kind evnr attempted in the west. The edition contains eight pages of Tone Pictures printed on the finest quality of enameled paper. M& Among others are the following life-like portraits : ! President McHInley and Ills Cabinet- TT Military and Naval Heroes The Peace Commissioners Transmlsslssippl War Governors U. S. Government Commissioners Officers of the Exposition- Public Reception Committee- Views of Best features of the Exposition In addition to this is printed a complete Fla grant of the Events of Jubilee Week. A complete chronology of the war. A complete history of the exposition , and a well selected assortment of interesting matter. Price zo cents per copy. Postage 2 cents. Send copies to your friends. Bee Publishing Co. , Omaha. rights question , which is receiving consider able attention In most of the counties of the lllls. Miss Lena Morrow opened the Deadwood - wood campaign last ) night to a crowded louse. The women In the Black Hills are making a strong campaign and there seems to bo little opposition to their movement. Ilnnncr Count } ' for Dlvorcen. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Oct. 17. ( Special. ) Lawrence county IB the banner county In ho number of divorces Issued. For the year IS97 there were issued In this city seven 'ten divorces , and already this year twenty- two decrees have been made and there are eleven other suits pending. llody Kouuil. BELLE FOUnCHE , S. D. , Oct. 17. ( Spe- clal. ) The body of Ben Cornell , a freighter Between this city and the Hay Creek coal fields , was found last night two miles from : -Wyoming line. His head was crushed jeyond recognition and it Is supposed fhat 10 fell from his wagon. Ho was a single man. .South Dakota \ . - ivnoten. . The new cyanide plant nt Garden City is completed and ready for operation. Two Bit gulch Is now on n boom that iromlses to develop that entire section. J. A. Blllup of Hot Springs has produced four beets on his Irrigated farm , the aggre gate weight of which Is sixty pounds. The placers around Crook City are once more attracting attention after a lapse of en years. They promise some rich wash- ngs. ngs.Chairman Chairman Kldd of the populist state cen tral committee of South Dakota Is charged with having said that free silver Is moro of a humbug than the tariff. Grlgt'by'e old boys are returning from tlie 'ront rapidly these days nsd ure becoming factors In the politics of the state. They are all ready to defend forever the reputation of their commander , if they think It requires any defense , In a political way Or any old way. way.This This fall the government will make Its ast payment to the Sioux for the territory < nown as the Sioux reserve. Then the In dians around Pine Ridge will have to do some tall hustling for themselves unless : hey can get up another Indian scare and force a compromise and moro rations. Government Inspector Jackson at Deadwood - wood declares that the IOBS to the govern ment ai ; a result of the timber .fires in the hills for the year exceeds $3.000,000. He thinks tbe government should give- some tilg saw milling firms permission to go Into the region and cut up all fallen timber seas as to clear the ground and prevent u repeti tion of the forest fires next year. TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST Old Korean' Aanlntiiiit at WnnhlnKton < ! lvc * Small Hope of a Change. ( or the. Hotter. WASH1NGTON , Oct. 17. Forecast for Tueeday , : For Nebraska and North and South Dn- koto Haln or snow In eastern portion ; fair In western portion : northwest winds. For Iowa Rain or snow ; high west to northwest winds. For Missouri Snow or rain , followed by fair weather ; rising temperature ; west wjndu. ' . For Wyoming Partly cloudy weather ; warmer ; variable winds. For Kansas Fair ; rising temperature ; west winds. Local Iteooril. OFFICE OF TUB WBATHKU Bt'RKAt' . OMAHA , Oct. 17. Omtiha record of tem- peruturu nnd ralnfnll comp.irfil with cor responding dny of the last tlireo yearn : , . , 189R. 1697. 189S. 18W. ! Maximum temperature. . . . ,15 49 50 70 Minimum temperature. . . . 32 41 32 : u > Average temperature 31 43 41 54 Broke- wen , you nred a new pair , or possi bly wo can llx them up all right for you. Any how , bring them in tintl .see. Without your glasses you can't see right. Wo will test and fit your eyes with a new pair of either fine French crystal or Ilra/.llinn pebble eye-filasscs or spectacles , at such rea sonable cost that you will be pleased to have them. Wo grind our own lenses. TheAIoe&PenfoldCo l.eodlnp : Seientlflo Optician * HW Far ita 5trt t - Bis Is the Kind- Of a day that makes our "nigger" boy grin "fo" do people cum n runnln' terse so dat .Towel now , " nnd the Jewel bnso burner is the best all-around Ktovo made up to this time You will see lots of stoves advertised as best and having this or that patent but before you buy these llttlo patents and take chances on getting u stove with them take tlmo to look at the Jewel Kverylhlng that Is desirable will bo found In the Jewel and there are any amount of extras that others don't have Our line now Is com- plcto from tbe smallest to the largest , while our prices lire all of the BinaUesU A. C , RAYMER , WE DELIVER YOt'U PURCHASE. 1514 Far M am St.