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    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
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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.
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silk finnriel aud taffeta are all appropriate
The divided skirt Is amply full and allows
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Is simplicity Itself, modeled on sailor Hues,
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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
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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. '
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