THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY, JVLY 22, 3 901. URGES MERCHANT MARINE Minister to Qrtict Oonviic'sd that Iti'. mint Would Pay. CITES GROWTH OF FOREIGN IMPORTATIONS Colin Attention til Increnxeil IJt-iiiuiiil Abroad for VunUce. Wnrci mill tn hi' K!t (hut Other Mitliinn' Bono Hunt Them. (Kroni a Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, July 2t. (Special.) Tho rehabilitation of tbo American merchant mnrlno Is a subject which Is receiving the ctoso attention of Amorlcau statesmen In congress, In the dopartmcnta and In the diplomatic lervice to a greater extent today tbun ever before. With an export trade of more than a billion anil n half dollars an nually the United States finds Itself com Polled to depend ufiou foreign ships to carry tho produce of Hi forma and fac tories to foreign markets, llcfore the civil war tho American mcrnhunt mailne cnrrlcl tho stars and stripes Into almost ocry port on tho surface of tho earth, hut with tho unormous development of farms, mines aud factories, this important branch of n ujilrm'n commorco has been negloftcd. Almost every American reproaontatlvo abroad has nt somo time In hla career culled attention to tho nccchxlty for tha renewal of activity upon tho ae3. Tills Is especially triii) since the Spanish Amcrlrau war showed to the world that .America Is a naval power of the flnt rank. European statesmen have seen for decades that thu ttltlmato ilestlny of America Is the control of ho commerce of thu world. Morj than ono writer has predicted that thu day will cotno when the American lias will be tho most powerful upon thu wntors of tho earth from n commercial htnudpolnt. But tip to the present tlmo American capital )) bcun extremely chary of ungating In Urn building and running of shlpi. Tho latest American ofTlcliil to point out American possibilities for ptofltablu In vestment In this line of Industry Is CharlcB 8. Francis, United States minister to Greece, Itomnr.nla and S rla. Mr Fronds came to Washington the other day to proson. to tho State dci.-rtmont nn lm portvit treaty with Iloumanla, recently negotiated hy him. Mr. l'-rimcU 1-Vt'lN Sure. "I nm convinced," bald Mr Kroncls, "that thcro Is a prolltnble Held open to American capital In u lino of steamships to ply between ports of the United States and the Levant. Tho market for American manufacturers, such as agricultural Imple ment!! and machinery, sewing machines and textllo fabrics nnd In fact a hundred or more articles is growing yearly. Through nil tho Mediterranean countries of Europe from Spain to Turkey tho American drum mer Is puihlDg trade. "But wo am hampered by tho lack of direct communication With u line of stfamora running direct from Baltimore, Philadelphia. Now York or Hoston to the Levant, transportation charges would be ma'orlally reduced and there would follow ft 1argn Incrcuso In trade. "I am greatly Impressed," continued Mr. VrnncU, "with tho points brought out In an address recently delivered by the assistant secretary of state, Dr. David J. Hill, before the nlumnl of the Matsachusctts Institute of Technology. Dr. Hill pointed out that tho American shipping trade has boon neglected during the past fifty years bo cause wo havo been devoting ourselves and our capital to tho upbuilding of our In ternal Industries. Ho pointed out that to day capital wa abundant and that capital ists are seeking Investments which promise fair returns in every quarter of tbo globe. In that address be snld: " 'Why, with abundance of capital seeking Investment, with ovory natural advantage for successful competition, do not the Amcrlcnu pooplo build up n great merchant marine on tho Atlantic and tho Pacific, which they havo actually sufforod to dimin ish, and press forward Into the great mar kcts which n near future must open In tho far cast? It Is, undoubtedly, because Of the uncertainty whether or not this ox ertlon would reap nn adequate reward. Our foreign-carrying trado has been 10 long neglected It may seem to many that we are apparently out of the race. A moro courageous position would be that wo can enter Into thla field by means similar to thoso we have employed In building up all our Industries, namely, (1) n moro perfect adaptation of mechanical power; (2) n bet tor combination of our facilities of compe tltlon nnd (3) a generous supervision of the national government. Hotter I.ote Tlinn Early. " 'It Is well understood that tho evolution of transportation, like that of other forms of Industry, has proceeded along tho line of constant mechanical Improvement. It is, perhaps, a posltlvo advantage, there fore, for a nation to enter tho lists ol com petition late, hecauso It Is thereby enabled to create a plunt that will surpass In ef ficiency and economy those of Its com petitors who are ombarrassed by old means and old methods. While Great Britain has had millions of capital locked up In ves sels of ancient type nnd Impaired efficiency, Germany hnB come forward with the most Improved steamship construction, and Is i.c tually forcing Its established rival to re build Its merchant licet. American genius nnd skill now have their opportunity to contribute o tho further Improvement that may still remain to bo made In naval and marine architecture, and such a great technical school as that represented here tonight should enter with enthusiasm upon the task that undoubtedly awaits tho awakening enterprise of our people,' "Naturally," continued Mr. Francis ' thoso who nrc giving the subject of the rehabilitation of tho American merchant marine any attention think first of the poo Nihilities of Oriental trade. Wo have u new empire In tho east and the gates of China nnd Japan are open to us. "Hut Uurope, and especially southern Km ope, should not be Ignored. I havo not been In the diplomatic service long enough yot to give positively evon an nn proxlraato estimate of the possibilities open to American commerce In tho Levant. Uut I nm advlsetj that the Importation Into the United Stutea of Zantee currants alone amounts to about n dozen Btcamsblp loads annually aud vast quantities of olives, ollvu oil, figs nnd other Mediterranean products nre auuually imported in foreign bottoms I'orclKH Uemninl (or Iiiiiileiticnta. "Recently tho representative ot an Amer ican compnny told mo that last year ho bad tola ilxtnen American harvesting ma chines. I his year ho disposed of forty nix In Grccee. I understand that since tho first ot January hundreds of American No Hair? The trouble is your hair does not have life enough. Save your hair. Feed it with Ayer's Hair Vigor. If the gray hairs are coming, Ayer's Hair Vigor will restore colo every time. ti. All iniUU. J. C AY1 CO., Ltwill, Mats. ptows, harrows, mowers and harvestere have been scut to southern Europe. All this freight has been carried In ships fly- inn a foreign flag. I believe that the time has come for American capital to profitably come to the front and to build up a lino of pping which shall make the Aracrlsan met chant flag as highly respected In the commercial world as tho American navy Is retpected by every nation of tho earth. 'In this connection," concluded Mr. Francis, "I desire to say that I believe no man In the consular service haa done more for American commerce than Consul Gen eral Dickinson at Constantinople. That gentleman, who Is the proprietor cf the Republican at Blnuhamton, X. Y., hss shown remarkable energy In the matter of opening up new markets In the east to American products and his services are, 1 believe, appreciated by every merchant having business with Turkoy and the coun tries adjacent to the Ottoman empire." Jlnp MnkhiK Will Itmulrr Vnim. Tho work of mapping the United States on n scale or nn Inch to the mile Is pro gressing rapidly In the United States geo logical survoy, but It will bo many years yet before tho work Is completed. These maps ato made In convenient size for filing away nnd arc so drawn as to show con tour lines ranging from two feet In Kan sas, where the country Is flat, up to 100 feet to tho Inch In the mountain regions. ISducntorH In every state In the union havo discovered that these government maps nre of thu utmost value In teaching pupils the physical features of the surface of the United States. It Is estimated that tho entire series of those contour maps will coithls' of about. 1,000 sheets. Kach of these HhccU toits the government, It Is estimated, about i: (.000. This, of course, Includes the cost of field work, engraving and print lug. Yet 'these shouts are furnished to alt who desire them at the actual cost of press work, or from 2 to 0 cents aplocc. This price Is fixed by congress and It has been taken advnntage of by dealers in nil tun largo cities, who order the sheets In 100 lots and are rubaequently sold to tchools and boards of education at from 25 to Tii) conts each. Thcee contour maps have proved ot In calculable value to civil engineers in charge, of rnllroad construction and similar work because they havo unablcd them to do away with preliminary surveys altogether. When the entire work Is completed any railroad engineer with u set ot these map3 In front of him wjll be able to run a railroad line through any section of the country without leaving his oTl:e. It wos In connection with the work on these maps that Mr. J. Hitlers, the origi nator of the beautiful colored transparen cies which are a feature of the Pun-Amor-Icon exposition, first experimented. He was for twenty yenrs the official photogra pher of the geological survey and he has developed the art of making transparen cies to tho highest dogree. It would be a very Interesting addition to the coming World's fair In St. Louis if these pictures could be extended so as to Include the most picturesque features of every state In tho union and It Is understood here that efforts In this direction nre to be made. PENSIONS FOIt WUSTKnX VKTBIIAXS. War Survlorn llciiir-nilirrcil liy tlie rSpiiernl Government. WASHINGTON. July 21. (Special.) The following pensions havo been granted: Ibsur of July 2: Nebraska. Increase Henry Miles, Hast ings, $8. Iowa:' Increase John Strlckel. Anaraosu, JS: Ijnmncrttts Walter Mnreh, Grand J na tion, J12. Original widows, etc. (Se.Ul accrued, July 6). Anne Olson, Down, $5. ... t.;i.. . Kohrnwlfn: InprpnKO Jnmps Mcl.nln. uO dlers" and Sollors' home, Grand 1f1.uk!, W. Iowa: Increase John Ilovt, Galvo, Hi George A. HotTmnnn, HlvcrHtde. 12. South Dakotn: increase J. Piatt Willis. Woonsockct. iio; wiiunm ti. vvnaiey, u.i kota City, J10. , , Montana: Increase George It. Jnckiion, Missoula, J 10 OUTING "FOR EDITOR MEN Union I'nrinc Comnmiy Orgnnliea n Prwi Kxcumlon to Went. In view of the Immense amount ot re markablo engineering on Its line and In order that tho newspaper men may see It nnd also enjoy life for a week, the Union Pacific Railroad company has organized a press excursion. The inombers of tho party will mcot on Tuesday at the Drown Palace, Denver, where A. Darlow will organize them. They will then be Joined by Superin tendents Deuel, Parks, Page nnd Assistant Superintendent Whitney and other officials of tho road, who will personally look after tho comfort nnd pleasure of tho party. After a drive around the city the party will pro ceed in a special car to Salt Lake, viewing the work and stopping at the towns en route. There will be photographers to take vIawi for tho cuests. The leading metro politan papers of New York, Illinois, Indk ana, Kentucky, Colorado, Nebraska, Mis souri and nil along' tho lino of tho Union Pacific will be repreeented. Kansas Drouth of 1860 The present dry spell In Kansas Isn't a markor to that which began In the then territory of Kansas late In tho summer of 1859 and culminated In 1860 with a record ot five months without enough rain to moisten tho parched earth. The year I860 was seasonable nnd the farmers raised an abundance of wheat, corn and forage. The last rnln of that year fotl about September 1. After that thero was no general roln until September or Octobor, 1860. There wero little showers aud along the Mis souri river thcoo were sufficient to keep gardens aljve, but not enough was pro duced to feed tho Inhabitants. The ralus of the summer of 1819 were sufficient to make the corn crop that year and so the people wont Into the winter with a fair store of food. Hut tblo was not enough to carry them through tho dry year ot I860, and so mauy of the people were de pendent upon tho charity or bounty of the states cast of tho Missouri river. A local historian, writing ot the con dition in Dourbon county, practically tells tho stp.'y of the entire territory. He suys; "About tho flm day of September, 1859, It quit raining. The first of January, 1860, came, bj still no rain or 'falling weather.' Tho wlutt-r crept along, not very cold, but very dry. Spring came and still no rain. The taneer plowed an usual for crops, which were planted at the usual time, but no rain yet. Corn and other crops sprouted and came up, but no showers gladdened the tender shoots. The wind blew luces santly from the southwest. Occasionally a cloud would coma over about the site of a ten acre lot and It would sprinkle a little. Sometimes a bank ot clouds would loom up In the uorttiwefct In tho evening, tthake their heads and disappear. On the 16th day of Juno a thunder shower came up and it llghtnlnged and thundered and blew and raged, and It ralnod a little; so little that it was only an aggravation. Corn made a brave effort to grow. It was pitiful to look at. It hold up ltd withered blades as If Im ploring the brazen heavens to let down rain. The poor, llttlo wpludllng stalks grew up about threo feet high, taiseled out and then died. ' During the first part of July tho ther mometer rsusjel from OS to 101 dogreei In the shade. In the sun at midday It waa 172 degrees. By tho middle cf July the heat MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS I Approach of Compitiag Botch Qim Btar flntti High Hop. ) DISTRICT U TO HAV GREAT AWAKENING I'rupcrtleN Old itml New to Ilccoutn Outer of Activity Sow G'ynnlilc l'liinU Itnnlr fur Onrrntlnn. DKADWOOD, S. D., July 21. (Special.) Thcro Is to bo a lively time this fall In the Dear Bttlto mining district, cast ot this city. Iloth the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and tho Burlington Rail way companies are building roads Into the district and it wilt mean the opening up ot a number of old mines nnd tho starting ot i several new properties. It is stated that 1 the Golden Reward company will move to I tho old Oro Pino mine, In Strawberry ' gulch, tho holtttng plnnt At the Delaware shaft, In tho Kuby Basin district. Tho ore In this mlno Is Just what Is needed for a flux at tho company's smelter and It will bo a producer of at least 200 tons of oro rer day. Tho Dulllon mine, owned by the National Mining and Smelting company, will also bo n heavy producer ns soon as tho smelter at Rapid City Is completed. Tjiere nro a number of old silver mines In the district, with gold values, too, that could be worked successfully when better railway facilities arc afforded. The Hear Dutto district Is one of the oldest In the Illack Hills. Fortunes have been mado many times from the placer mines along tho creeks. The district Is tributary to this city to a great extent. Tho mines of Two nit nnd Spruco gulch are also showing signs of renewed life, ns Is evidenced by tho building of a cyanide plant nt the Highland Chief mine, tho Increased force ot men nt the Dolle Eldrertgo mine nnd the working of tho Chicago Two lilt. Tlirr-o NVw C)iiulilr l'lnntn. Ground wnu broken this week for the new 100-ton cyanide plant of the imperial company and men were Bet to work by tho Golden Howard company on Its now 200-ton cynnldo plant, both In the First ward of this city. All of tho directors of tho Imerlal company have been out to ex amine their Investment, from their homes In different cities of Pennsylvania. They assert that they will furnish all the money necctsary to complcto the new plant and further develop tho Illacktall mining prop erty, which will call for something like $100,000. The company hnB acquired an old producing mine. It is stated that William Kuhlraan ot St. Louis has decided to take hold of tho Bristol mine in the Galena district nnd erect a cyanide plant. The process has been tried on the oro that has been ex posed nnd It is said to have been success ful. The ground Is owned by Galena people. Tho plant will be orected oc Hear Uutto creek. There Is a largo deal on twelve miles northeast of Custer tor tho best part of I.e.:. mountain, which Is nothing more than a mountain ot Iron ore which nverages 5$ per cent Iron und from $2 to $4 per tou gold, it Is believed by mining men that the Iron Is a capping to a big ledge of copper ore. It Is stated that the syndlcato that Is negotiating for the property intends to erect a emclter at some point In the central bills. Thero nro a good many smelting gold prop ositions that could be worked at a profit In that vicinity and the limestone for flux Is cIobc at hand. Tests of considerable mngnl tude havo been made on the Iron In the Omaha-Grant smelter nt Omaha and Den vcr and If thcro wero better railway faq.UI ties for getting the ore onto tho market thore would be a ready demand for several thousand tons per month, which would be used by tho large smelting plants outside of the hills r.s a flux. Tho first carload ot graphite was shipped this week to Chicago from the mines of tho Copper Cliff company operating near Uoch ford. The company has paid the final pay ment ot 515,000 on the property, which was owned by Dncholz & ?rccn and others ot Rochford. Thu graphite occurs In a solid ledgo oven thirty feet wldo and It Is pure. Tho company ha& purchased un old concen trating plant In Chicago where tho graphlto will bo refined. Thero are a number of graphite propositions In tho southern hills that are being looked up. The Custer paint mill Is about to start up again for tbo man ufacture of a graphlto and red oxide paint pigment. Aiilinston an Gooil ni the Heat, A flno grade ot asbestos has been discov ered six miles enet of "Rochford. Tbo ledgo Is ten Inches wide and It is believed to be as fine n grade as that tound In Canada. Threads eight to ten Inches long arc easily obtained and it is tough and pliable. The find Is being Investigated. Work was commenced this week on the was simply awful. It Is a matter of rec ord 'that on the 13th and for weeks atter that the thermometer ofton went mp to 112 and 113 and 114 degrees In the shade. There was a wind almost a galo some times but It came up, seemingly, with a spiral twiht hot, acorohlng, withering like a blast frcin a seething furnace. People sought their houses and closed tho doors and windows to keep it out. Tha foliage on tho trees withered up and blew off. Tho prairie grass, which had grown up about threu Inches, turnod brown and wax dry enough to burn. It Is said that eggs would roast in thu sand at midday were actually roastud. Thero was no doubt about it. The thermometer was 146 de grees in the sun. Thus tho torrlble drouth continued day after day, week after week, month after month. "Springs, wells, water everywhere gave out. Tho termer sought the lowest 'draw' on his placo and dug down for water, 6ometlmea with partial success. The creeks aud larger Btreams wero perfectly dry, except In the largo 'holes,' which ordina rily wero trom ten to fifteen feet deep, were reduced to muddy, stagnant puddle. Thore would often be a stretch of a mile or more between these pools in which the bottom of tho river was dry and dusty, and the dry leaves, lately fallen from the trees, would rustle and swirl In the little whirlwinds as they swept up and down the river bed, "In the latter part of September or the first part of October tho drouth was par tially broken. It rained a little. The rains wero not general or heavy, hut' It rained enough to freshen up the stagnant pools and form many small new ones. Stock water was not so scarce, and once more tto cow and yoke ot steers could havo enough to drink, "Tho drouth had lasted for more than a year. The dates of its beginning and ending vary with localities, but It may be said fl general that there wero from twelve to fourteen calendar months during which time tho total rainfall did not exceed one Inch. "Of course, all crops were a practical failure. In fields around the base of the mounds, which In ordinary years are wet nnd springy, and In some places In the low bottom lands, corn wns raised, in somo instances as much us five bushels to the ncro of llttlo nubbins. "There wore a few Intermittent ralui new 100-ton cyanide plant at Ragged Top by W. O. Morrison and associates of Colo rado City. Thoy havo Just purchased a large estate adjoining some ot the best producers In that district. 8omo of tho principals of tho deal, Including Mr. Morrison, are at present In the Hills. A company Is bolug organized here by R. T. Corntorth and associates of Denver for ths puropse of developing and working a properly on Whltewood creek below this city. It Is ono ot the many Itomestako tailing propositions that are being picked up at present. This new company will have a lnrgo tract of ground containing tailings that will run an nvemge ot U per ton gold. It Is stated that tbo Detroit aud Dcadwood company Is making an ex amination of the big deposit ot Homestake tolling nbjut six miles below this city, Prof. Roberts of Denver conducting the ex aminations. There Is a deposit thcro eighty feet deep and covering moro than 100 acres of ground nnd there nre rich streaks that run quite high. These tail ings arc thoroughly oxidized and need no further crushing or other preparation to make them fit for the cynnldo tanks. A few cheap tanks, a horse team and scraper nre all the "machinery" needed. There nro nam to bo a dozen or more of these big deposits along tho .Bource of Whltewood crock. Water has commenced to como Into the long tuncl of the Maloney-Illuo Lead com pany at Sheridan, which Is considered a good ' sign. The tunnol Is now In nearly 1,600 feet and ore Is looked for soon. It Is expected that the ledgo will bo a largo one when encountered. Another Cnmpnny In Form In I, end. The cyanide plants ire already in opera tion on the HomcBtnke tnlllngs on White wood creek nnd It Is etntcd that they nro making good cleanups. There Is nbout to be formed another company In Lead to work n block of ground below tho falls a short distnnce. It Is expected soon that the American Mining company will set things going at a lively rate In the Ragged Top district. This company Is spending $1,000,000 In ex ploiting quartzlte by running a cross-cut tunnel from 1,000 to 5,000 feet long. It Is bolng Hlmed for n large porphyry dike, which shows Indications of ore nt tho Bur face. Thi company has a largo mining es tate bonded. The belief Is that ore shoots will be found on the quartzlte level In the district the same as In the surrounding camps. The Cleopatra Mining company expects to soon resume sinking In the shaft for tho lower quartzlte level. The ore that Is being mined nnd milled at present comes from the upper formations. As yet none of the lower ore measures has been touched. . The company's stock still re mains at (1.50 per share, Its par value being $1. C. W. Linn of Denver, secretary of the Lakota Mining company, -Is In Deadwocd with associates of his company, which has purchased the Grimly Dear mine, not for from Hill Cli'- ' to nro several Den ver and Pcorl . Interested. It Is a rich frec-mllllng o"'d mine with a twenty stamp mill. Charging1 Ragle In Lnst'n Clntchen. DEADWOOD, S. D., July 21. (Special.) Deputy United States Marshal Holding has brought to this city Fred Charging Eagle, a Rosebud Sioux, to answer to the charge of stealing horses from the reservation nnd driving them Into Cherry county, Nebraska, where they were sold. He was examined In this city before the United States commis sioner nnd was bound over under J300 bonds to appear before tho United States grand Jury. A. E. arccne, A. F. Pettlgrew nnd T. P. Spratt, throo prominent residents of Cherry county, appeared as witnesses against the Indian. Judge Smith' Frleniln Confident. YANKTON, S. D.. July 21. (Special Tel egram.) C. II. Dillon's forces In county convention yesterday gave and asked no quarter and Imposed no obligation upon Judgo E. O. Smith or his frlonds. Judge Smith will be n candidate for circuit Judge beforo the Scotland convention and his trlends are confident of winning the nomt nation without any assistance from Yank' ton county. Proffers of help from leading republicans In Turner, Clay, Douglas, Bon homme and Hutchison counties have al- reudy come In slnco tho convention. Mllrrnnkec Ilurrlco Snrvcj-. ABERDEEN, S. D., July 21. (Special.) It Is reported that the Milwaukee company has put a second corps of surveyors In the field and U rushing the survey of a lino west from Evarts to tho Black Hills and Helena. A line to tho coast Is a possibility ns a final result ot this move on the part ot tho Milwaukee. I.aarn Doners Vln Scholamlilii, KEYSTONE, S. D., July 21. (Special.) The scholarship for the best article on thu subject "What Constitutes an Ideal Home in Which to Rear a Child?" which wbb of- Hardly a Sign of Rain for Five Months. and snows during that fall and winter, but the floodgates were not opened and tho streams flushed until early in April, 1861.' The suffering was so great in tho vea 1860 that the abolition societies of Now England, which had sent families to Kan sas to make It a freo state, were rnnrnn izod Into aid societies, and so came thn Nnv England Kansas relief committee, which ecnt to tho territory Samuel C. Pomeroy, Afterward a United Stntes senator from thn new state, to be its distributing agent. This committee naa Its main ofilce at 3 Winter streot, Boston, and It was composed of John a. Andrews, Martin Brimmer, C, J. Hlggln son, S. G. Howe, Henry Lee, Jr.. Isaac LIv ermore, Motes Mellen, J. P, Putnam Thomas Russell, Oeorgo L. Sterns, J. Sul livan Warren and Thomas II. Webb. The committee solicited contributions of money ami cioming. otner stntes bad similar com mlttees and contributed their share to th relief of the people, but the Boston mm mltteo was the most active and holptul. Its agent, barauol C. Pomeroy, was located al Atchison, where pnople gave him the title of "genoral," and he bore It until his dmth They also gavo him tho title of "Old ueans" on account of the vast quantities beans he distributed amone tha Later ho bocamo "Old Subjldy," but that was after he had become a Unitpd KtntAn senator and was putting bis thrifty hand Into the railroad land grants of the later '60S. The local population helped the great cnarity, which, toward the end, became al most national In Its association. It was the poorer ciatecs, or newly arrived settlors who needed aid. The more provident were abla to provide for themselves and had a little besides to give to their lesa fortunato neighbors. All mannor of means were do vised to help the good work and tho most popular were balls and dauclng parties, The archives of the State Historical society contain reprints ot ball tickets. Here Is one: Grand Fancy Dress Ball F.r the Bcnctlt ot The Kansas Sufferers, To Be Given nt tho Hall Corner of Second Street and Pennsylvania ' Avenue, On Friday Kvenlng, November 23, 1SC0, Commencing at 8 O'clock. Tlckete Admitting Gentlemen, 60 cents. fered by Superintendent Sherrard of the Sioux Falls Children's home, was won by Miss Laura Dower of this city. The story was to bo 500 words In length nnd the reward was a year In any one of the state educational Institutions. The winner will probably choose a year at llrooklngs college. BOY'S MURDER STILL MYSTERY No Conviction ot Those Situprctcil of Killing Sion of Hnnehnmn Nlckoln of Iron Mountain, CltnYENNB, Wyo., July 21. (Special.) The mystery surrounding the killing of Will Nlckols, the 14-ycar-old son ot Ranchman Kels P. Nlckols of Iron Mountain, who was found yesterday morning In a road a mile from the ranch with a bullet through his heart, may bo solved during the next few hours. It Is said that several weeks ago the boy was out hunting near the ranch when ho was accosted by a ranchman living near tbo Nlckols place. Tho boy was asked where ho was going and replied that he was hunting. The ranchman Is alleged to have said: "Well, I've a good mind to kill you, you little ." The boy ran home. Late reports from tho scene of the mur der show that the assassin not only secreted himself behind the pile of rocks near the roadside but that he came out nnd made rtiro that the boy wos dead before ho went away. Tho clothing showed where the ostnssln had examined the wound In the back. Surveyor John Appcrnon, who was work ing In n field a mile below tho ranch, heard the shots fired Thursday morning shortly after Will Nlckols left tho ranch to go to town. Ho was with the older Nlckols, but they paid no attention to tho firing, believ ing that tho shots were fired by some hunter, Dut when tho lad failed to return homo the shooting was recalled and a search Instituted. Ono theory advanced Is that the murdor was committed by somo boy who had quar reled with young Nlckols. This belief Is borno out by the fact that an older brother of Nlckols passed through the same gate on n load of hay less thnn an hour before tho murder was committed. Thl n n I nn; Out Utah Cnttlr. CHEYENNE, Wyo., July 21. (Special.) It Is learned that n heavy movement of cnttlo from Garfield county, Utah, will shortly bo made to the valleys of tho Big Horn, Shoshone nnd Grey Dull rlvcra In tho Big Horn country. Tho stock was pur chased recently by the Mormon settlers there. It Is snld also that Garfield county stockmen are disposing of large bunches of cattle to Colorado parties Range feed Is senrco In that section of Utah. Incorinirnto In South IlnUntn. PIERRE, S. D July 21. (Special.) Articles of Incorporation have been filed for tho New York & Marietta Oil com pany at Pierre, with a capital of $500,000. Incorporators, Daniel H, Bucll, Dexter C. Davis and T. P. Estes. Tho Ninety and Nino Sheep nnd Wool company of Pierre, with a capital of $50, 000. -Incorporators, G. S. McGee, J. C. Eager and L. II. Clow. nnmtlnK l'i Bottle Cat Illm. HURON, S. I)., July 21. (Special.) John Collins, foreman nt the bottling works, was severely Injured by the burst ing ot a pop bottle. Pieces of glass pene trated his arm to tho bone, cutting ugly gashes and Inflicting wounds that will cause much inconvenience tor a long time. CHILD DIES FROM BURNS Anne Dnncnn, Wlinur Knther At tempted NnU-lilr, I'rrcrdca Illm to nenlin Ilrjond. Agnes Duncan, 4 years old, died In St. Joseph's hospital early Sunday morning of burns sustained by tho cxploslon'ot a gaso- llno stovo two weeks ngo. Tho child was the daughter of George Duncan, who at tempted to commit suicide Saturday. George Duncan was In a cell at the police station when ho received word of his child's tmpondlng death, but was released under bond to attend, her bedside. Ho Is charged with disorderly conduct toward his two stepdaughters, aged 18 nnd 15 years. Ho Is now entirely recovered from the effects ot the strychnine taken Saturday morning and, though much depressed In spirits on account ot thedcath ot hru child, says he will not try to kill himself -again. Duncan's wife, the mother ot little Agnes, died of typhoid fever a month ago. Seasonable Fashions '3867 Exncht S1$ .32 to 40 hat Woman's Exercise Suit, No. 3867 Tho ever-Increasing realization ot the need for physical excrctso and the consequent do- mand for suitable clothing make a properly constructed exercise costume essential to every complete wardrobe. The admirable model Illustrated was constructed with all tho requirements In view and Is essentially practical and comfortable as well as up-to- date. The original U made of Sicilian mo hair In dark bluo with trimming of black braid; but black mohair, lightweight sorge, silk finnriel aud taffeta are all appropriate The divided skirt Is amply full and allows perfect fieedom of movement. The blouse Is simplicity Itself, modeled on sailor Hues, and la finished with a generous turn-over collar, while the sleeves nre in bishop stylo with straight cuffs that slip over the hands, Tho lower edges of both blouse and skirt aro finished with horns through which eloa tic Is run to rcgulato the fullness. To cut this suit for a woman of medium size, 8 Vi yards of material 21 Inches wide, 7 yards 27 Inches wide, or 4V4 yards U Inches wide will be required. The pattern No. 3867 Is cut In sizes for a 32, 34, 30, 3S and 40-Inch bust measure. Tor the accommodation of Tba Bee's readers these patterns, which usually retail nt from 23 to 10 cents, will be furnished at a nominal price, 10 cents, which covers nil expense. In order to got any pattern en clote 10 cents, glvo number and name of pattern wanted und bubt measure. Allow about ten days from dato of your letter bofora beginning to look for the pattern. Address, Pattern Department, Omaha, Bm $ Twelve 0 Western Girls The Bee hns a trent in store for twelve western girls who earn their own living. It intends to send them on the twelve best trips which can be planned and pay nil of their expenses, including everything. Not only this, but so that they can enjoy the vacation to the fullest limit, railroad tickets will be provided for whom ever they choose to go with them. Who they shall be is to be determined By the rend Vli ft ft iif 0 U 0 VI ers of The Ilee. Everyone UUU lb UMIJ 11V. 1 1 DUUIU fj"l ticularly deserving of a vacation to win a place. Such a trip -they could probably never take otherwise; surely not without a great deal of sacrifice and saving. To vote, cut a coupon from page two, fill it out properly and deposit it nt The Dee ofilce or mail to Vacation Contest Dept. The Omaha Bee, Amusements At ivruu I'nrk Tho attendance nt Krug park yesterday was tho highest that has been recorded, tho count at midnight showing that 21,685 peo ple had passed through the gates during tho day. Tho only thing that kept this number from being welled to n much larger figure was tho Inability of the street cars to carry more. Tbo balloon raco did not occur. Just ns both of the giant bags bad been filled with gas and when thn starter had his hand raised to give tho "let go" signal Prof. Fancher'i balloon caught fire nnd It was with the utmost difficulty that even a few rcmnanto ot the canvas were saved. King Murphy, who wos to compete with the pro fessor for the western ballooning honors, mado a good ascension. It Is probable that another raco will bo arranged for In a few days. In tho meantime another bag to re- placo tho one burned yesterday has been telegraphed for. Tho success of tho blograph pictures of tho Itfe of Christ was added to yestcrdiiy by tho singing of tho Marlon City quartet. which also gave a number of selections In various parts ot the grounds during the day. Tne elog and monkey show, with the high Jumps and parachuto leaps ot the animals, proved as popular as ever and the shooting gallery, bowling alleys, merry-go-round and myriad other attractions were tho scenes ot little pleasure partlos from tho time tho grounds opened In tho morning until the gates were closed when tho last cars com menced to make their way to tho city. The park la universally conceded to be the coolest place within many miles of the city and tbo cool brceses put the mercury well down In tho 90s even In the hottest part ot the day. Ferrla Coiniinnv nt Dos-d'a 'Man and Wife," tho piny with which tho Ferris stock company oponed the closing week of its engagement at Boyd's theater Sunday night, Is one well suited to tho capabilities ot this organization and fur nishes whnt can bo truthfully said to be an ovenlug of enjoyable entertainment. It en lists tho entire strength of tho company and each seems to vlo with tho other In an effort to glvo the best Interpretation to the part entrusted to him or her for portrayal, with tho result that tho large nudlcace which was present last night saw a very smooth first night performance. Mr. Ferris was nt his bC6t and won tho praise of the entire audience for hlB capablo portrayal of David Strong of Maryland. Fanny Granger Is entitled to credit for clover work as Blossom Dear, her southern dialect being especially true to life. Charles nnd Albert Ferguson made hits with tho gallery wltn their humorous chnracter work. W. M. Crlraan'8 Edgar Mathewe was well drawn and capably presented. "Man and Wife" will continue until Thursday night, when "My Jim" will be the offering. A Sure Cnre fnr Diarrhoea. Coming, as It docs, In tho busiest season, when a man can least afford to lose time, a sure and quick euro for ellarrhooa Is vory desirable. Anyone who has given It a trial will tell you that the quickest, surest and most pleasant remedy In use for this dis ease Is Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrhoea Ilcmedy. Thcro Is no loss of tlmo when It Is used, as one or two doses of It will cure any ordinary attack. It never falls, not even In the most sevoro and dangerous cases. For salo by all druggists. A Working Man's Shoa made no ns to stand tho hnnl wear Inci dent to hard work a Ki'inilno welt nolo that Ihib no nnlla to hurt the foot with broad too aud wide foot-form last that makes the now shoe a comfort box t-ajf upper of a selected quality tho great eHt vnluejsvor offered for $!!.ft0 the only $2.50 Hhoe made that will glvo so much wear nnel comfort we guarantee every pair of theso fIioch and recommend them to the men that must bo on their feet most of the time. Our way Its money back If you want It. Drexel Shoe Co., Catalogue Sent Vnr far the Ankliiu. Oiuaha'a Un-tn-datr shoe lions. KAH IS AM HT11KET. The Art of Framing Pictures have reached the highest point of perfection with us. Constant attention to the little details In frames and moitldlnsB, the careful selection of 'novelties, together with an unswerving ambition to always frume the picture, whatever It may be, In tho most artistic manner possible, Is tho secrot of our success. Twenty-scveu years before the public as leaders In all that per tains to ART, gives you the assurance that we will satisfactorily frnmo your picture and the price? ALWAYS BIGHT. A. HOSPE, Hull ui Art. 1513-1618 Hindu. m m m m m. m m n m m Mi should save their coupons Jt n J I'll IlllUH I VI UC - to to to to Omaha, Neb. ifi AFTERMATH 0F SUICIDES Coroner Will Itolil Inquest Today In tlic Kolnier Cimr. An Inquest will be held this morning In tho case ot Charles Kolnier, who shot him self In the presence ot his wlfo at his home, 4S28 North Fortieth street, Saturday after noon. The funeral will bo from tho rooms of the coroner at 2 o'clock this afternoon. It has been decided that nn Inquest Is not nocetsary In the case of William Car low, who committed suicide by taking poi son Frlduy night, as there Is no question as to the circumstances of his death. The funeral service will be read at tho home, E001 North Thirtieth stroot, nt S:30 this morning, Interment In Holy Sopulcher cemetery. The friends apd relatives ot Carlow are sattsflod that ho was lusano at the time he took the poison. George Duncan, 201S Charles street, who mado a desperate attempt to take his own llto by means of strychnine nt htsy home Saturday morning, has fully recovered from tho effects of tho drug and has returned to his work. Ho says the madness of the moment has passed and that ho will not again try to destroy himself. No inquest will be held In the case ot William Henderson, who died ot heat pros tration In his room. 703 Leavenworth street, early Sunday morning. THEY TAKE T0 THE ROAD Oinnlin Mnnlelniia Orrnnlir for Pro fCKHlonnl Trnvfl In the Went. TheMusIcnl union of Omaha Is to placo a concert bnnd on the road In a short tlmo nnd already dates have bcou secured for somo entertainments. Tho band will prob ably open the season at Sioux Falls and from there visit tho larger cities in the northwest. It Is tho Intention of the man ager to keep up tho organization nnd next season to go to the larger cities of the east. Tho project has been In the minds ot several membors of tho union slnco the Transmlsslsslppl exposition. When Ilell stedt came to Omaha he drew upon tha local union for some ot his best talent, and when he went to Kansas City ho car ried several Omaha men with blm. The manager of tho new organization decided that It Bellstcdt could find sufficiently ex pert men In this city ho could do tho aame and so tho concert band was organized. It has been practicing for some tlmo and la Bald to be tho equal of any ot tho bands upon tho road. Dr, Gcorgo Ewlng, a practicing pnyslctan of Smith's Grove, Ky., for over thirty years, writes his persovial experience with Foley's Kldnoy Curo: "For years I have been greatly bothered with kidney trouble and enlarged prostate gland. I used everything known to the profession without rellof, until I was Induced to uso Foloy's Kidney Curo. After using three bottles I was entirely re lieved and cured. I prescribe it now dally In my practice and heartily recommend Its wio to all physicians for such troubles, for I can honestly state I have prescribed it in One for a WnltlnK Million. PLATTSMOUTH. Neb.. July 21. (Spe cial.) W. Foxwcll and daughter Jessie de parted today, for England, whero he ex pects to receive $1,000,000 from bis fathor'a estate. ' x - ' r z refill m