THE OMAHA DAILY BEE; MONDAY, "DECEMBER fl, 1900.
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LINCOLN LOOKS FOR A MAYOR
Begim Early to Speculate on Probablo
SuccoMor to Wlnnett.
INCUMBENT LIKELY TO RUN HIMSELF
Iln Mnilc No Announcement, hot the
General Iniprcnalnn In (bnt He
Will He Ont with n Stron
I'olloivlnw.
LINCOLN, Dec. 2. (Special.) ncpubll
cans In this city aro beginning to wonder
who will bo tho next mayor of Lincoln. Dr.
H. J. Wlnuctt Is now serving his first term
as tho chief executive omccr of tho city
and although ho has not yet declared b.s
Intention of becoming n candidate for r
election It Is generally helloed that he v.1 1
enter tho neld with a powerful following as
soon as tho spring compalgn opens. A nom
ination In tho next municipal campaign will
bo equivalent to election and thereforo If
there Is any fight for tho mayoralty It will
bo at tho primaries. Councilman V. H.
Woodward and cx-Clty Clerk llowcn are
being mentioned as probable candidates.
Tho ontlro situation, however, depends upon
whether or not Mayor Wlnnett will stok
re-election. Ho was olected to his first term
by nn overwhelming majority and as jr no
particular opposition has developed against
him for a second term.
Ilecauso of tho failure of the offlclala of
tho two railroads to agroo on plans It Is
probablo that work on the proposed Joint
freight depot of the Missouri Pacific and
tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley
railroads, will' not bo started until next
prlng, It la said that the building will
cost upwards of $35,000 and will eu.ua! In
elie tho largest freight depot In tho city.
It will bo constructed on the site of the
old Joint passenger depot at Eighth and 9
atrcets. The now building will bo a valu
able addition to tho railroad facilities of
tho city. Tho two railroads receive an
average of tblrty-nvo carloads of Lincoln
freight every day, n third of which Is han
dled through a amall shod not over forty
five feet long and half as wide. Tho expense
of building the depot will be borno equally
by tho two railroads, but the work of con
struction will be entirely under the super
vision of tho Fremont, Elkhorn & Mlssjurl
Valley road.
Governor Poynter departed for Denver
this morning, expecting to bo gone about
otio week. Ho will visit Cripple Creek bc
foro returning to Lincoln. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Gilbert will preside In tin executive
department until Governor l'oynter re
turns. Tho Lincoln Young Men's Republican club
will meet In tho Llndoll hotel Wednesday
evening to elect officers and appoint com
mittees. This Is tho Urgcsl and oldest
political organization In tho city.
Pursuant to the order of the district court
City Treasurer Altken has transferred all
unexpected money collected under the oc
cupation tax ordlnanco from the polloe fund
to tho school fund, Tho court recently held
that this ordlnanco was unconstitutional
nd directed tho treasurer to return all
money collected back to tho school fund.
Tho various railroads leading Into Lin
coln havo decided to extend the return limit
of tickets purchased by delegates to tho
Btate Teachers' association meeting to De
cember 31, or threo days after the meeting
adjourns. The association will bo In ses
sion December 28, 27 and 28. The general
assembly meetings will bo held In tho Audi
torium. Charles Cant, tho colored man who as
BftUltd (JMofctlu, IIowe.,durJng the Grand
Army roChlon, yesterday pleaded guilty be
fore Judgo Frost In tho district court and
was sentenced to thirty days In Jail. Gan'.
ty days In Jail. Gan',1 novor
chlng at tho tlmo n4 eoo
of Infuriated cltltcn l(noy n
but wero prevcnteil QUt. j,
tho united efforts off nire'd
narrowly escaped lynching
tho assault. A crowd
gathered about him,
from' banging blm by
nearly tho enttro Lincoln police force and
a acoro of colored men who were on guard.
Tho Injury Inflicted 1p. tho assault was
serlouB and for a time Howe was not ex
pected to live.
PrUonera Held for Trlnl.
YORK, Nob., Dec. 2. (Special.) Two of
the five men who wero arrested at McCool
nnd have boen confined In county Jail here
for the last month wero held for trial In
the district court, charged with carrying
concealed weapons and burglar toolB. These
aro the parties who aro suspected of com
plicity In the attempted robbing of the
Illuo River bank at McCool, which oc
curred about forty days ago. It Is believed
that they obtained Information that tho
bank had not purchased a new safe, but
was using the broken Bate, whoso monoy
chcBt was yet good, and that It would bo
an easy matter to finish cracking tho safo.
In the box car In which they stayed at Mc
Cool were found skeleton keys, and on
tholr persons when searched wore found flno
steel saws sewed In the lining of their
clothing. Burlington Detective Franklin,
of Lincoln enmo hero four or five days
after their arrest and Identified them, and
thinking that they had not been searched
thoroughly had them searched again, and
to the, surprise of Sheriff Lancaster and
tho Jailor ono of tho prisoners had a largo
revolver under his arm, hold thoro by a
cord tied around neck and shoulder nnd
tho other prlnonor had n larger revolver
on tho Innldo of his pant leg, suspendod
by a cord tied around his waist.
Kcw Heel Contract.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Tho luct raisers of this vicinity aro quite
satisfied, If not enthusiastic, over the now
'vontract under which thoy will raise beets
next Heusou. The contracts are now In the
hands of tho agents and are being called for
freely. It Is expected that thcro will bo
from 4,000 to 1,000 acres of beets for tho
local factory next fall and It this result
docH obtain there Is some promise that tho
factory In tlila vicinity will bo enlarged by
the addition ot tho Stoffens process. Mr.
Robert Oxnard, not long since, stated that
such addition would bo made It tho cultiva
tion of beets In the vlclulty would bo such
as to promise u permanent nnd ualnter
ruptcd operation of the factory In the suc
cessive soasons.
"Cnlinn Itch" nt (Jrnnd Ulmid.
GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Deo. 2. (Special.)
As a result of a meeting of tho physicians
ot tho city In conjunction with tho Hoard
of Health tho physicians visited the Occi
dental hotel, a l-a-day hcuse In this city,
and examined the cases of what Is com
niouly termed an Itch. Tho physicians, or
rather ten of thtm, over their slgnnturea
reported to the mayor "that wo tlnd tho
All coughs arc bid ; and so
ire ill cough syrups. With
the former you eta cough your
self right into bronchitis or con
sumption: and with the Utter
you upset your stomach and do
no good. For 6o ycirs Ayer's
Cherry Pectoral his been the
one household remedy for colds
and coughs of all kinds.
Thre iljetl !e.. fnoiiRh for an cnllnnry
cold; SCO., luit rtglit for aithma, lironchll!.,
hotrteneu, hoptn(-rouh, hard roliitj
a 1 M, uxatX economic! far cbroalo cict.
j Two Bads j
patients suffering slightly from n con
tagion eruptive, disease which simulates
smallpox In some degree, but In our opinio
tho symptoms aro not characteristic of this
disease, At the present time we do not
believe It dangerous to life and It Is not of
so serious a naturo ns to confine many
patients to their rooms. Yet on account of
Its contagious nature and a possibility of a
more serious condition developing In tho
futuro we recommend a careful Isolation of
all cases that may hereafter be discovered.
Rut we do not believe an absolute quaran
tine to be neccrsary." One physician makes'
a minority report to the effect that the
dlceauu Is simply tho chlckcnpox.
OXLEY IN JAIL FOR MURDER
Sheriff ArmntroiiK llencheii IlraUeu
lloir rvllli the 1'rlftoiicr Tnkrn
at Louisville.
BROKEN DOW, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special
Telegram.) Sheriff Armstrong returned
this morning with William Oxley, the sup
poted murderer of Ranchman W. II. Fuil
hart, who was found dead northwest of
Anselmo a week ago Saturday. Ho found
him at Ixiulsrlllc, Neb., yesterday evening
nnd placed hlra In Irons and arrived hero
with him on tho 4 o'clock train this morn
ing. On leaving hero las! Wednecday morning
tho sheriff went to Arnold, where ho
learned that Oxley had been making his
homo through tho cummer with David
Parks, of whoso daughter ho was enamored.
Oxloy had borrowed a horso of Parl.s,
which had boon returned at that tlmo.
Learning that Oxley had been ot Fullhart's
placo with the horso nnd that ho had been
aeon going toward Gothenburg on horse
Lack tho sheriff proceeded to Gothenburg.
I o found that Oxley had Ecsurcd a atock
pas: for Omaha nnd sent l'nrks' horso homj
by tho mall carrier. Learning at Arnold that
Oxloy had u brother and sletor In the vicin
ity of Springfield, Neb., the sheriff, after
dueling no clue of his man at South Omaha,
ptociedcd to visit Springfield. Finding no
clue th'qro ho wont to Louisville, and learning
that Oxloy had been there he secured an
Acquaintance of Oxlcy's, who rolnted him
out and enabled tho sheriff to' makp the
arrest. Oxley had ?13 on his person, two
pockctknlvcs and a razor.
It la rosortcd that Oxley sold four head
of cattle to tho T. L. V. ranch, sixteen miles
southwest of Fullhart's placu, the samo
week tho murder Is Buppoted to havo boon
committed. Oxley had been on the ranches
In that vicinity several yean prior to six
yoars ago. Slnco then nothing had been
known or blm until he returned last spring.
Thoro Is a timber claim entry In tho T.
L. V. ranch, which Oxley took a number of
yoars ago when he was an employe on tho
ranch, but an tho company for which bo
was working at tho tlmo broke up, noth
ing f uither was done wl h tho timber claim
and It yet remains In his name. Tho ranch
Is now owned by Tlomey Ilros. of this
placo. Sheriff Armstrong feels confident
ho has tho right man, Oxloy claims his
parents llvo In Red Willow county. Ho
refusos to talk about tho case, but says ho
kDows nothing about the murder.
Dend Rngluecr to ninme.
HOOPER, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.) Tho
track at tho sceno of tho wrock east of hero
was cleared about 9 o'clock last night and
passenger train No. 3 arrived hero a few
minutes later. Sheriff Krcnder came up
from Fremont and held an inquest over tho
remains of Engineer Zuvor, who was killed
In the collision. Tho Jury found that tho
cauBo of the wreck lay with the dead en
gineer, as bo had orders In his pocket to
meet the special freight train at Nlckerson
and tho Elkhorn company was not hold
responsible for tho collision.
Tho fireman of the englno testified that
ho told tho engineer to Jump at tho tlmo
he did so hlmrclf. but why ho did not will
novor bo known. Ho said to tho fireman
soon as ho reached tho englno after
"in Etopiiea 10 -uurry up anu got me
m dying," and In a few minutes ox
pired.
The deceased was nbout 42 years old and
at one tlmo was admitted to tho bar, but
has been ' on the rood for about sixteen
years. The body will bo taken to Missouri
Valloy for burial this afternoon.
Kearney Aft-r MIiourl I'nclflc.
KEARNEY, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.)
ma Kearney uuslncjs Men's association
roccntly hold a meeting and decided to offer
Inducements to tho Missouri Pacific Railroad
company to extend their stub line from
Prosscr. Neb., to this city. Prosfnr Is only
twenty-two miles southeast of Kearney and
the Btub line at this placo has been coveted
for a long time by Interested Kearney nar-
tlcs. A route was staked out from Kearney
to rrosser tvelvo years ago and recently
a committee of tho association went over
the proposed route and reported favorably
to tho association on tho extension as pro
posed twolvo yearn ago. F. 0, Keens, a
real estate dealer of this city, nnd Charles
N. Brown, treasurer of the Kearney cotton
mills, wero authorized to visit tho officers
ot tho company at St. I. mils and sen
whether any inducements could bt offured
by citizens of this city for tho extension ot
the lino. Tho committee, will leave In
Hhort time.
IHvorecil Couple Hetnnrrlen.
TABLE ROCK, .Nob., Dec. 2. (Special.)
A rathor extraordinary wedding occurred
hero Friday night. Mrs. Maggie A. Casol-
ton, formerly ot this place, who had loft her
husband, Charles 1). Casoltqn of this placo,
about a rear ago, nnd who has been In
Texas for nearly a year, where nho pro
cured a dlvorco from him somo eight months
ago, arrived hero Thanksgiving eve, Ths
next day (Friday) the ilooerted husband
procured a llcenso and tho samo evening
Justlco M. H. Marblo of this place was
called on to pronounce tho words which
again united the husband and wife.
HuilKf County Mortunn;eN.
FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.)
Tho following is tho mortgage, rosord ot
Dodge county for tho month ot November:
Chattel mortgages filed, sovcnty-3evon;
amount, $01, 140.46; rclcasod, twenty;
amount, S10.430.C4; farm mortgages re
corded, seven; nmcunt, $11,998.72; released,
nine; amount, SS.3S9; town and city mort
gages recordod, nine; n mount, 10,338.90; re
leased, nlnn amount, $3,887. Fower real es
tate mortgages were recorded and released
the past month than during any month for
tho last thirteen years.
Ilrmrn Comity Stool; men.
AINSWORTH, Neb,, Dec. 2. (Special
Tolegram.) At Its last regular meeting
Saturday tho Brown County Stock associ
ation held the annual election and solocted
the following officers for the ensuing year:
President, J, J. Davis; vice president, John
W, Slimier; secretary, James W. Uurlelgh;
treasurer, J, M. Hnnnn. Thts Is becoming a
very strong association nnd stockmen tnke
much Interest In Its workings.
llUolinrui'il for Xot rontrlliotliiK.
KDARNEV, Neb.. Dee. 2. (Special.)
Cnptaln J. C. Heffnor, who has boen engi
neer of the Soldiers' Home at Grand Island,
has returned to his homo In this city. Dur
ing the last election tho fusion campaign
managers requested tho captain, among tho
other employes of tho institution at Grand
Island, to contribute to tho campaign fund.
He refused and threo weeks after election
ho was discharged.
Went Point Note.
WEST TOINT, Neh Dec. 2. (Special.)
John Doe, a harness thief, who was await
ing a retrial, escaped from the county Jail
last night by sawing tho bars of his cell.
He has not been recaptured, A. D, Ueemor
of Reomer is receiving tho unanimous en
dorsement of tho republicans of Cuming
county for warden of tho state penitentiary.
Al'TER LOAVES AND FISHES
Republicans of South Dakota Move on tie
Pit Counter En Maue.
CANDIDATES fOR APPOINTIVE POSITIONS
Some of the Prominent Men Who Are
Looking for Plnees Mow Held
Uy the Cohort of
Populism.
SIOUX FALLS, Dee. 2. (Special.) A
number of additional candidates for stato
and legislative positions have, during tho
past two weeks, appeared In tho field. One
of tho most Interesting contests Is that for
speaker of tho lower houso of tho statu leg
islature. Tho avowed candidates and those who are
mentioned for tho placo arc: Albert a.
Homers of Grant county, who was speaker
of tho last bctisc; A. W. Wllmar h f l.cad.c,
H. P. Packard of Spink, W. E. Benedict of
Custer and Titus Price of Ynnkton.
In tho caso of II. P. Packard, it he fntls
to land tho speakership plum, ho will
doubtless strive to secure the chairmanship
of tho committee ou chnrltnblo Institutions
In order to aid In obtnlnlng a good appro
priation for tho nowoly-estnbllshcd Stato
Asylum for tho Fceblo Minded at Rcdflcld,
his home town.
Titus Prlco of Yankton, while ho Is not
an avowed candidate for tho speakership,
would accept tho placo did his ncceptar.co
not Interfere with tho caudldacy ot Ills
townsman. Congressman Robert J. Gamble,
for tho United States scnntorshlp. Rather
than Intcrfcro In tho slightest degrco with
Mr. Gambto's candidacy Mr. Prlco will re
fuso to permit his namo to bo brpught for
ward when the speakership contest comes
up for settlement.
Illucl. Hill .Not Avnrlcloux.
W. D. Benedict of Custer In In much the
samo position. The Black Hills republicans
wero pleased at obtaining a congressman ut
the recent election and do not feel llko an
tagonizing tho plnns of tho republicans In
eastern South Dakota. Mr. Benedict, when
seen In reference to his candidacy for tbo
speakership, stated that the mention ot
his name In this connection was very com
plimentary and greatly appreciated and
that If such a consummation would not bo
Inimical to the protection ot tho Interests
ot tho B!ack Hills nnd the candidacy should
be approved by tho members from thit put
of tho state ho would not decline to be a
candidate '
However, no suggestion of personal pro
motion would bo considered If It would-
operate to limit his opportunity to work for
tho Interests of the entlro Black Hills.
Mr. Benedict served two years ago In the
senate from Custer and Fall River countlo3.
It has always been customary to alternato
tho senatorial nomination between tho
two counties. This year it was Fall River's
turn for the senatorshlp, so Mr. Benedict
stepped down and ran In his own county
for the lower house.
The strugglo for chief clerk of tho houso
Is between J. W. Cone of Minnehaha county
and Willis C. Bowet ot Lawrence. This Is
ono of tho most Interesting contests now In
progress. For several terms Mr. Cono filled
the position with credit to himself, while
Mr. Bower waa chief clerk of tho last houso
and also made a good record for competency
and -faithful attention to the duties of thu
position. Mr. Cone's candidacy will bo ma
terlally aided by tho fact that the sevon ro
publicans elected to the legislature from
this (Minnehaha) county, as thcrcsult of a
mcotlng just hold, Indorsed Mr. Cono's can
didacy.
Secretary of the Senate.
For the secretaryship of tho state senate
Doann Boblnsan of Minnehaha and John H.
Scrlven of Davison appear to stllf have tho
ontlro field to thcmsolves. They were op
posing candidates for the same position two
years ago, when the latter succeeded in
landing the prize. This time Mr. Robinson's
friends expr'ss confidence In his ability to
win tho second round, while Mr. Scrlven's
friends Just as confidently assert that ho
will be re-elected to the place.
Captain Phil Lawrence of Kingsbury
county, commander of tho South Dakota
Grand Army ot the Republic nnd at present
assistant secrotary of state, will doubtless
bo retained In that honorable position. So
far as your correspondent haB been able to
ascertain no ono clso has yet entered thu
field to contest with him for the honor.
D. C. Rlcker and Poter F. Haas, both ot
Sioux Falls, are opposing candidates for the
socrctaryBhlp of tho stato railroad commlu
slon. Both aro competent men and did ex
cellcnt work during the recent campaign In
wresting from Senator Pcttlgrew political
control ot his home city and county.
Thus far no candidates havo been men
tioned for tho position of state mine In
8pcctor. This position will, of course, go to
somo Black Hills republican, and any mnn
agreed upon by tho republicans of that pari
of tho stain for tho placo will obtain it. it
la a lucrative position, with good per
qulsltes.
Two candidates aro now In tho field for
tho place of warden of tho Sioux Falls penl
tontlnry. Tho first to announco htmsolf was
O. S. Swcnson, chairman of tho republican
commlttco of Minnehaha county, who con
ducted tho recent campaign In this county
so successfully. The opposition to him In
Sioux Falls has brought out tho name ot
John H. Toohoy, nlso of this city, as a can
dldato for tho Bamo position, and who will
strive to defeat Chairman Swcnson.
Four Wmit Thin .loll.
Four candidates have announced them
selves for the position of statu Insurance
commissioner. They aro: H. K. Cutting
of Hughes county, 11. C. Shober of Hand
N. II. Rccd of Sanborn and Prof. C. B
Holmes of Mlnnobaha. Tho first named has
for years been prominent In Hughes county
political circles. Mr. Stjobcr Is tho cdl
toi of tho iiignmoro uuiicuu, una at pros
ent county auditor of Hand county. Ho Is
Influential In that part of tho stato.
Mr. Reed la the editor ot tho Woonsocket
Herald and haB done valiant work for the
cause ot republicanism In that region. Prof
Holmes Is well known In this part ot tb
state. In addition to being mentioned In
connection with tho state Insurance commla
'sloncrshlp, his name has also been put for
ward for a united States consulship
scino point In Germany. He Is a graduat
of Harvard, la a linguist of distinction and
would roako an excellent consul should he
fall to secure tho olllco of insurance com
mlssloncr nnd caro to strive tor a consul
ship. The Republican Editorial ubsocIuUo
of the stato may decide to endorse ono of
the candidates tor Insurance commissioner,
Judgo S. J, Conklln of Clark county, who
has been active tu working for the repub
Mean causo In every campaign slnco ho
camo to Dakota in 1S79, and who has neve
asked for nn office at the hands ot hi
party, Is a cnndldatao for appointment n
adjutant general ot South Dakota. Ho 1
said to havo a largo number of very strong
endorsements for the place.
P. II. Detzor of Marshall county Is mak
Ing a canvass ot tho republican members
oloct ot the legislature In behalf ot his
candidacy for the position ot sergeant-At
arms of tho house.
For commandant ot tho South Dakota
Sold lorn' Home at Hot Springs there aro
three active candidates In tho field. They
aro: Colonel C. A, B. Fox of Minnehaha
county, General Georgo A. Ludlow ot Bon
Homme nnd C. B, Jackson of RobertB. All
havo good records, both as citizens nnd as
soldiers, and as each will secure strong
support from the old vetorans ot tho state
It would be a difficult matter to pick the
winner nt this tlmo.
Erall Brauch of Turner county, who wai
one ot the South Dakota dolegates to tho
republican national convention at 1'hlla-
clphla, Is making an aggresslvo fight for
appointment to the position ot stato oil
Inspector,
Seven Hundred for Jlollrlde.
MITCHELL, S. D Dec. 2. (Special Tel
egram.) Tho Jury In the caso of Robert
McBrldo against forty citizens of this city
for 120,000 damages for tho destruction ot
his newspaper office nearly five years ago,
rendered Its verdict at a lato hour last night,
having been out since 1:30 o clock In the
afternoon. The verdict was In favor of
McBrldo and awarded him damages to the
amount of $700, tho Jury declining to give
nny exemplary damages. Of the forty de
fendants nt least ten wero released by the
ury from the Judgment returned, as they
ere not found to bo associated In any way
Ith tho destruction of the newspapor.
FLORIDA'S HLHSIIINO TltHi:.
Secret of lt I'olliiue Changing Color
When Ilrtln I'nlln.
"Among tho many wonders f those
strange swamps thoro Is nothing more sur
pilslng than tho blushing tree," said Al
bert F. Dewey of Puntn Oorda, Fla., who
has recently passed a month In tho Ever
glades of Florida, to a Denver Post man.
Tho blushing tree," continued Mr.
Dewey, "Is by no means common. It Is
found only In tho densest thickets n( those
Intcrmlnablo marshes, whoso luxuriant
cgetatlon Is a revelation to explorers. It
s called tho blushing tree by those who
now It because It actually blushes when
tho rain falls upon It. This phenomenon
s apparently Incomprehensible. It never
falls to astound those who see It for the
first tlmo. The mysterious and beautiful
glow of color which It assumes In a raln-
torm baffles description. The Seminole
Indians, who once ruled Florida, havo al
ways known of the treo, and In their
musical language, now fast disappearing,
havo words which mean 'the maiden tree
which reddens at the coming of her lover,
tho rain.'
Jn compnny with a tnclturn Indian
guide I Journeyed forty miles to see this
marvellous bit of vegetable life, I could
toarcely bcllcvo the story ho told me, yet
courloslty at length overcamo Incredulity
nd wo set forth one morning In a small
canoe. Wo spent nearly three days nndilllnc
nnd poling our way over' tho winding
waters, In the afternoon of the third day
began to wonder If ho had only been de
ceiving mo for tho sake of tho boat biro and
bis pay as guide, when ho gave a gruut of
satisfaction and pointed to the right.
"Distrustfully I followed him nshoro nnd
through tho underbrush. Beneath great cy
press tree, hoary with gray hanging moss,
and past Immense bny trees we wended our
ay Inland. Eagorly he led the way until
reaching tho edge of a llttlo open npace ho
stopped and with silent prldo pointed
toward tho center. Gracefully a tree, with
broad bannna-llko leaves, reared itself a'.ott.
Wide' spreading branches hung down,
lightly waving In tho warm breeze. Its
emerald hucd foliage was tho most beautiful
had ever beheld. It rose to a height of
twenty fcrbt nnd Its thick, substantial trunk
Indicated many years of existence This,
tho old Seminole lnformod me, was 'tho
blushing treo.'
'I told him to prepare to camp here un
til It rained, regardless of time. Wo un
rolled our blankets, stretched our mosquito
bars, wtthou which one' cannot sleep In
the glades, cooked supper and rolled up In
our blankets for the night. That night,
the day following and the next night passed
without rain.
I began to think (t would never rain,.
when about noon a cloud darkened the sky
overhead. I put a rubber poncho over my
shoulders and fixed mv-cyes on tbo green
and pretty treo a dozetfaYirds'away. It was
covered with a greonleh Insect the size ot
largo woodtlck, which Intensified Its color,
Tho rain began to fall In torrents, after Its
custom In that region. Bcsldo me, grinning
confidently with a plpo In hla mouth, stood
tho Seminole.
"As tho cool water drenched tho tree I
was amazed to noto a changing of color,
Gradually, yet unmistakably, tho green huo
was giving away to pink. Tho Indian had
told tho truth. Tho tree was blushing at
the rain.
'In a fow minutes tho green had faded
from Fight. Only In a fow half-hidden spots
beneath broad branches nnd on Its trvnk
was thcro a Hiiko of green to bo Reen, Tho
treo was as pink as tho check of a healthy
girl.
"After an hour or more the shower passed
over nnd I watched with no less Interest
the wonderful tree assume Its familiar
groen onco more, as it was cnnnging oacK
to emerald I suddenly realized tho secret
of tho phenomenon. Tho tiny insects and
not tho treo Itself changed color. These
peculiar ' parasites are possessed of tho
cower of chameleons. In the bright warm
sunshlno thoy are greener than tho tree
on which thoy live, but when tho chilly
rain falls upon them they contract their
llttlo backs and becomo n pretty pink In
color. MIUlonH of them thus chnngo the tint
of tho tree. They aro found only upon rno
species of trees, which grow In certain parts
of tho Everglades."
BLASTING TUP. PALISADES.
Willi I it n Year thi- llnte of Ilrntruo-
tlon Hum Inoreufteil Fourfold.
All Americans with a taste for tho won
ders and beauties ot nature have taken
prldo In tho picturesque Palisades of tho
Hudson, regarding them as a national pos
session, llko Niagara Falls, the Mammoth
Cave, tho Natural Bridge and the great
objects of Interest In tho far west. Tho
destruction of one, of tbcao curiosities
says tho Philadelphia Record, must causo
a widespread feeling of loss, and where
the object la purely mercenary, ot Indig
nation. The blasting away of pait of tho
Palisades aroused general Interest, and
protests came from every part of tho coun
try. Theso Impressive rocks which wall
the historic river aro on the New Jersey
shore, nnd present tho moro plctureanuo
appearance from the Now ork sldo
therefore tho legislature of thu latter statu
had a good reason to provide for tho ap
polntmcnt of a commission to ncgotlnto
with tho owners of tho property for tho
Instant' cessation of the blasting.
Persons who havo witnessed rocent ns
Boulta on tho Palisades declaro that within
a year the rate ot destruction haa Increased
fourfold; that Instead of UBlng powder, as
formerly, tho blasters now use largo
charges of dynamite with tremendous ro
suits. Tho commission has dono absolutely
nothing no fur, tho membors explaining
that they have lud no tlmo to devote to
the business. Already tho Pallsadea havo
been ronbed of much of tholr beauty, and
It will requlro but n few years at th
present rate ot destruction to malto their
ruin complete.
It has been a great mistake In America
not to rescrvo to the public the banks of
Rll rivers and lakes, Thoro nre ronny cities
In which the right of prlvato ownership
of the margins of strenms has resulted I
tho salo of tho property to tho railroad
and tho laying ot tracks along water fronts
which should belong to tho people Lung
ago the state ot New Jersey should hav
comlemued the slto of the Palisades for
park purpojea. As It la, Now York cr.
much better afford to pay for the property
than to havo this famous wall of solid
rock blown to ploces,
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
Allen It. Julian, Jr.. of Evanston, III,. Is
In the city, the guest of his brother. Mr.
Julian expects to arrange for tho appear
ance of the Northwestern University Man
dolin, Gleo nnd Ilnnjo club, of which hn Is
a member. In this city during the Christ
man holidays, when tus club will make a
wtstern trio.
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Grants Admits That Ho it About to Bell
Ilia Hidden fortune.
COLORADO PEOPLE PUSHING PROMOTION
err Conipniilrn Arc Itnrrylnic Alonit
the Development of Thrlr Prop
erties nnd (Ireiilly Knlinnee
the Criicrnl Activity.
LEAD, S, D., Dec. 2. (Special.) Otto P.
Th. Grantz, tho owner of tho great
Hidden Fortuno mine, north of this city one
tnlle, has returned homo from Denver,
whero ho went last week with two carloads
f rich oro. Ho states that his mine ha.4
bcou bunded to a Chicago mining expert
nnd that a deal for the entlro North Lead
hill, taking In several well known gold
mines, has practically been made. Four
years ago John Pierce of Sioux City, la.,
had 200 acres of mining ground bonded In
this samo district which ho nearly placed
1th tho consolidated banks ot Lundon.
Slnco that tlmo very rich strikes ot gold
ore havo been made on several mining
claims on ground held In the Pierce band
nd now embraced In tho bond held by tbo
Ch.cngo expert. It Is estimated that Grantz
has cleaned up $250,000 In tho pnst twelve
months from his Hidden Fortuno mine,
omc of tho oro running as high nn $63,000
per ton gold. Wolframite, n very valuable
metal, has also been discovered nil along
tho hill and It Is now being shipped to New
brk city, bringing as high as $300 per ton.
Tho ground bonded by this Chicago export
Joined tho Hoinestako mines on tho west.
This great corporation has repeatedly tried
to buy up this ground. Tho gold ore
found on the ground Is both free milling
nnd refractory, there being flat chutes and
verticals ot quartz ore.
Grantz conllimB the report that a big
mining deal has been mado la tho Little
Strawberry mining district, east of this city
Ino miles. Threo Frenchmen with titles
have visited tho Dakota Maid mine on sev-
ral occasions nnd Grantz states that a doal
has been closed. The Dakota Maid mine
has an enormous body of cyanldlng ore
blocked out, one of tho largest In tho Black
Hills. The foreigners will put $500,000 Into
tho proporty In the way of ore reduction
plants and hoists. Tho French promoters
have gone to Paris and London to float the
company and It Is asscrtod by them that
an organization second to nono In tho Black
Hills will be the result. A contract nas
already been let at tho mine to do certain
preliminary work in opening up tno greai
ore body.
Colorndo Companle Arc Active.
Tho nrorncctlvo work of tho Belt Exten-
Ion company of Colorado Springs, Colo.,
In sinking a shaft south of this city on the
HnniMtnkn ore lodo. tho bonding oi me
ground north of this city and this Dakota
Maid talo, has set things auvo in a miuiuE
way In tho Black Hills.
Plans nre now being maue lor me now
cyanldo plant Hint is to bo erected In the
lower part of Deadwoou ny mo imperii
Mining company. The plant will contain
Loth tho cyanldo and chlorinating processes
and will have a capacity of about ioa tons
f oro per day. The company was recently
organized by W. S. Elder of this city, who
ownod the American Express group or
clalmB in tho Blacktall district west of
this city. Tho plant and mine will give
employment to about 100 men. Pennsyl-
ania capitalists have become tnteresiea.
Tho Spearflsh Mining company ot Colo
rado Springs has niado final payment on tho
Hermitage croup of claims, which Is one
of the several groups purchased In the Rag-
god Top district, twelve miles west of
this city. Tho company now has a dood to
about 340 acres ot mining ground tnd a
00-ton cyanldo plant Is nearly completed.
Five Colorado Springs mining men are of
ficers of tho company. It Is estimated that
thoro 1b a solid blankot of ore COO feet wide
nnd nearly 2,000 feet long on tho ground
purchased, which will run from $10 to
$200 per ton of gold. Thn cyanide process
Is especially adapted to tho ore.
Moso Kaufman of Sioux Falls has been
In Deadwood looking after the Kast Enu
group of claims, which he purchased a year
ago. Tho ground Is located In the Lost
Camp gulch near Galena. Tho claims will
bo patented.
Tho Tltanlo Mining company haa com
menced sinking on their shaft to reach
quartzlto. Tho company has patented 715
acres or grounu in mo uoari ui iiiu v-m
bonate district.
It Is reported that a new strlko of coal
has been mado on ground belonging to the
estato of tho lato Fred M. Barrett, locatcrt
In the Hay Creek district. Tho coal Is a
superior quality and the ledgo Is thick
and has a good roof. A mine will bo
opened.
It Is known that a big sale la contem
plated In the Blncktall district, tho mine
bolng tho Dendbroke, now owned by II. M
Moloney of this city. Colorado capitalists
havo been negotiating for tho property for
several weeks. There Is a ledgo of cement
froo milling oro ovor 200 feet wldo and
forty feet thick that will average $10 per
ton gold. The mlno Is now being worked,
the oro being run through stamps and then
mmersed In a cyanide solution. It Is
stated that the deal will coll for about
$150,000.
Good Copper Proposition,
Friends of copper mining In tho Rlnck
Hills aro plrnscd over the discovery of the
largo vein of copper oro found by thu Cop
por Butto Mining company, which Is opcrat
lug on Spring crook, In Custer county. The
company ran a trench 100 feet across the
ln and found thu oro In placo nil that dis
tance. A shaft will be sunk Immediately
upon tho voln. Tho company Is officered by
prominent capitalists of Now York, Chi
cngo nnd tho Twin Cities. Tho officers ot
tho Black Hills Copper company, who
visited that company's copper mlno west
of Rochford, took with them to Chicago on
their way homo to Benton Hnrbor, Mich.
threo samples ot oro which they had as
bayed. Thoy got assays from 13.1 to 21.fi
per covt copper. Tho company Is sinking a
deep shaft on a ledge ot copper and gold
oro. At the Blue Lead coppor mine, which
In being developed by the Maloney Bluo
Lead Copper company, copper ore Is being
mined at tho top of the main ledgo and work
Is Btlll going on at tho long tunnel, whlcn
Is to tap tho main copper ledge at tho wate
lovol. Tho Vigilante Mining company has
started up work again on the Gold Coin
mine near Custor, which Is a copper propo
What Shall We
Have for Dessert?
Tills question arises In the family
every day. Lot us answer it to-day. Try
a delicious and healthful dessert. Pro.
pared Jn two minutes. No boiling I no
baking add boiling water und set to
cool. Flavors; Lemon, Orange, Rasp
berry and Strawberry. Oct n pnekago
hi your grocers uwiay. 10 cts.
fct lar.mi'u
cyr-acuni;' aii iuar.y
Kldneycura
n oifteak's. nac
ache, etc, Al 1rui
trlt-m. or br laal
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Vli0tOl
Ot, , i. Ktl, Kara'ca, Si. It
Don't You
It's Your
lust look around your ofllce! Arc tow window
clean? Is the jrns light dim? Do you come up
in a dinkey, crowded little elevator that doesn't
run nights or Sunday, and is run Uy a fresh
elevator boy who jars your breakfast every time
you ride? If ho your olllco is not in
..The Bee Building.,
Hut it ought to be. There is no janitor service
like theirs. Von have electric liylit. steam heat
and perfect elevator service. There are no un
desirable ofllces in the building. Wc'l? take
pleasure in showing you them.
R, C. PETERS & CO., Rental Agents
Ground Floor, Boo Building.
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sltlon. Tho 300-foot Bhaft will be sunk an
other 100 foot. Tho nrltlsh-Amerlcan Ould
ml fnnrnr rnmnnnv of Detroit. Mich., and
the Copper Cliff of Ironwood, Mich., aro both
worklnc large forces ot men on properu?s
rest of Hochfort, in rcanini;ion couniy.
If la ..rnrrlri! I hnt tho uIlU'l'rB Of tllC
Highland Chief MlnliiK company will arrive
frnm thn rnat In a few days for the purpose
nt tMiiii. nvxr i In, old Hlzhland Chief
mine, located In tho Spruco Gulch district.
Thero Is at prest nt blocked out in the mine
n lnrirn amount of oro. partly treo milling.
that will averaRc $20 per ton gold. The
mine has produced a Kreai ucai oi num.
With a continuation of tho cyanldo and
amalgamating processes the mlno would be
n success. A deal of considerable magni
tude la pending on tho Elm City group of
claims, ndjolnlng the Highland Cliff, owned
hi- Uirnn npmlwnnd nartlrs. A tunnel has
been run 200 feet to tap a ledgo of oro known
to exist. Assays rich enough to ship have
beou obtained. Tho group of claims Is about
a mllo from tho proposed Bile oi me im
norini Minin? eomnanv'B new cynnldo plant.
The Monnrch mlno In tho samo district will
soon put oro on the market.
A Villus ninahmnltli Saved III. l.tt-
tle son n i.ur.
m. tr it niorl; thn well known vltlaxo
blacksmith at Orahamsvlllo, Sullivan Co..
N. Y says: "Our llttlo son, nvo years
old, has always been subject to oroup, nnd
n hmi hnvn tho attneks been that wo havo
feared many times that he would die. Wo
havo had the doctor and used many moai
clncs. but Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Is
now our sole reliance. It seems to dls-
iMvn dm touch mucus and by giving fre
quent doses when tho croupy symptoms ap
pear we have found mat tno ureauca croup
Is cured before it gets settled." Thero Is
no danger In giving this remedy, for It con
tin nn nnlnm nr other Inlurlous druc nnd
may be given as confidently to a babo as to
an adult.
A. 0. U. W. TO BUILD ITS HOME
Plonrl.hliiK Society Will Krtct n
Balltlnir for Permanent State
Headquarter..
Tho session of tne grand lodge of the
Ancient Order of United Workmen, held at
Lincoln In 1890, took steps to find the order
permanent home and to that ccd author
ized the grand, maBter workman to appoint
rommltten to invest gato and report a
ultablo location. Tho order now comprises
moro than 28,000 members In Nebraska
alone and Is amply ablo to buy or build a
home. Tho following members have been
nnolnted as such coraralttoo: W. A. Hos-
ford, Albion; R. W. Laflln, Wyraoro; F. E,
Deeman, Kearney; W. L. Ross, Dakota City;
R. Schacffer, Fremont.
The committee, with the grand master
workman, will meet at the Merchants hotel
In Omaha Tuosday, December 4, at 3 o'clock
for the purpojo of organization.
Do you need a hired girl
111 bring ont.
? A Beo want ad
Itnvnicca of llo- Cholern.
-n.wnnti xi.,1, nan " (ftneclal.)
Johnson county farmora are suffering more
nr. A mnrn irnnnrallv from the
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ravages or nog enoiera ui mo i"".
than at any othur tlmo pcrhnps In the his- ,
tory of the county. Among the heavy
losers are: Dr. A, Galsnr, pure-bred l'o-
land-Chinas, forty head; D. S. Warimr.
pure-bred l'olands, forty-llvo ncau; jncou
Flnzcr, ulghty hood; Jacob Zlnmastor,
fifty head; Georgo Farrlcs, t-eventy head,
and lesser numuerB urauus un.ui ...........
Criuid IMiuid'n Population.
nniMTi ISLAND. Nob.. Dec. 2. (Spo-
clal.) Somo exception Is bolng mado to n
staturaent appearing In Tho Ueo In ennnce
tlon with tho comment on n.o census s
urcB. This city was classed with others
of Its slzo In the atato which admlttcdlj
.added tho roturns of 1S30. Grand isiau
,n that census returned oniy ,.. n ia t
Here's Where We Shine-
At S2 00 Drcx L. Slioonuin koIIf h
heavy three-sole modmules' shoe mado
with plump Itlp uppers nnd whlc round
toeR that slvo Brcut comfort to the feet
-nnd nt tlio same time lmvu nt.vla will
them URtially $2.00 fbooH aro great,
clumsy afTalru rcKt'Jnr brofiiins not no
with these for thoy nra nindo with uh
much style ns the hlpher priced hIiocs
We gmiruutco every pair of theso uppers
to outwear two pairs or poIpb You'vo
never seen iv shoo that could show half
the value for $'2.00.
Drexel Shoe Co,,
New Cntalflftnn Heady Sent I'reo for
tlio Aaklnif.
Oitinl.a' t)p-lo-ilntc Slior lloimc,
14 1 FAIINAM STIIEHT.
The Self Playing ''Apollo
Tho latest nnd bout In piano attach
ments Is SELLING AT BIGHT. WHY?
HccniiRci It Is so vastly superior In every
wny to nny of Its competitors It re
quires just ono-half tho expenditure- ot
physical force to run lt-Como In to our
plnno rooms when passing nnd try It
yourself you will bo delighted at once.
Owluu to the enormou number bolus,'
produced It sells cheaper than nny other.
A. HOSPE,
Mllo ut Alt Iii3 Dliidn.
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believed that who will thow a gain this
year of 200 or 300 and tho figures on tho
county show that It has mado n pain ot
nearly 700.
.Mciit'jrlnl Srrvlrcn,
TAM,E ROCK. Neb., Deo. 2. (Special.)
Memorial exercises wero held hern this
morning In tho rresbytorlnn church In
memory of Mrs. Christina Ilaker-Tnylor ami
Miss Mlnnlo linker, who met with ouch n
tragic death by drowning In Alaskan waters
en November P.
The cxerclsco were conducted by Rev.
J. 13. McAfeo of I'nrk college nt I'nrkvllln
mission. Mr. McAfeo was a classmntc of
tho lato Mrs. Taylor and uraduatcd In tho
same class. Tho exercises wero very Im
pressive. Llceime Ilea In Teleitritm.
PI.ATT3MOUTH, Neb., Dec. 2. (Special.)
County Judge J. E. Douglas Issued a mar
rlago llcenso yestorday to Hugh Anderson
and Miss Agnes Kcyscr. "Later In tho day
ho recolvod a mesMago from 11. Keysor of
Weeping Water requesting him to rcfuru
to issue a marriage llcenso to tho parties
named above.
Albort Flcklcr and Mlts Adah Drnpcr, two
prominent young Cass county people, were
united In marriage In St. John's Catholic
church yesterday by Rev. Father NugeH.
Knllmer .nme Cln-U.
8UPERIOR. Neb., Dec. 2. (Speclnl.) Dal
Follmcr, land commissioner-elect, has ap
pointed ns ono of the clerks In his olllco nt
Lincoln V. A. Holllngsworth, editor of tho
Oak News.
1,000 Wo r tu oi (ii.o.l.
A. II. Thurncsa of Wills Creek Coal Co.,
Iluffalo, O., writes: "1 have been afltlcto
with kidney and bladder trnublo for years,
passing gravel or stones with cxcruclatiui;
pain. Other medicines only gnve relief.
After taking Foley's Kidney Cure the result
was surprising. A few doses started the
brick dust, llko floe stones, etc., and now I
have no pain across my klducys nnd 1 fori
llko a now man. Foley's Kidney Cure haB
dono me 11,000 worth of good:" Take no
substitute. Myers-Dillon Drug Co., Omaha;
Dillon's drug store, SouUi Omaha.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Albert Chase, one of two brothers from
Rlkhorn, died yesterday, morning ut the
School for tho Deaf at meningitis, lie wan
12 years of age and had been sick (inn week.
Ills mother wan with him during his Hick
noss. Tho body wan taken to his home at
Elkhorn.
ChurlcH Ilrown. Harry Howard und C. 11.
Coin woro arrested Bunday by Detectives
Donahue, IleltfoM. Snvngc and Dunn, mid
locked up. charged with tho burglary No
vember 2i of Mike Kumpkls' miloon In
Council HlulTs. AmoiiK the plunder sccurod
wero two gold wutchca. both of which
havo been found In an Omaha pawnshop.
Won't stand any cubctltut
Ing nor will you take your
prescriptions where ,ubatl
tutlng Is allowed It you
knew It. We place behind our
clerks one of the most com
plete stocks ot pure, fresh
druga In the west and ho
matter what the prescrip
tion, bring .them to us and
we will fill them properly at
a very reasonable cent.
THE ALOE & PENfOID CO.,
Largest Medical Supply llnoae
108 Firnam -t. OMAHA.
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
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