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4
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Old Iighlitd OiUf Immctid After Yuri
tf Idlinan. '
CYANIDE PROCESS GIVES RENEWED YOUTH
lrniltTonil-.MIiiiMlnrd ('iiiinn' Illir
" :tMr Plnnt Almost Hruilj Otimlin
Unslne Men IMn Fnltli
to .orth Slur.
DKADWOOD, S. I).. Dec. 13.-(Sptclal.)-Tho
Highland Chief Mining company, whoso
stockholders aro for tho most part Kansas
City people, began treating oro again nt tho
old mlno In Spruce gulch thin week. Tho
mlno was a good producor until tho frec
mtlllng oro beenmo worked out and another
process .besides amalgamation became nec
essary to, extract tho values. Tho company
has now Installed a cyanldo annex to tho
twenty-stamp mill nnd It l practically cer
tain that tho proposition from now on will
bo a great success. Tho mlno holds a largo
amount of fair grado ore, which can bo
worked profitably It tho cyanldo process
will mnko only fair oxtractlon. Tho capa
city of the plant Is eighty tons n day. This
Is another Instanco where an old mlno has
been resurrected aftor years of Idleness,
all duo to tho cyanldo process!.
Word cornea down from tho Ragged Top
district that tho Dcadwood-Standard com
pany has practically completed Its now 200
ton cyanldo plant and that as soon as a fow
additions aro mado It will be ready to start.
Tho company haa turned All of Its attention
to opening up tho Immenso bodies of low
grade cyanldlng oro that run under the
grnss roots In thaf. district. Tho company
has ono largo shoot of $10 oro not nioro
than seventy-nvo feet from tho mill. All
that Is necessary Is to break down tho oro
from tho surfaco and dump It Into tho
crushers. This can bo done for an ex
tromely Bmall cost, for tho oro Is easily
broken.
Coining Cynnlilo District.
Ore exists all around tho mill nnd prac
tically tho rntlro block of ground owned by
tho company Is ono sheet of oro that can
nil bo broken and milled. Tho Magged Top
district covers a block of ground nbout flvo
miles north nnd south and four miles east
nnd west. Tho samo oro Bhoots nro found
running In nil directions through tho camp.
It Is believed to bo the coming cyanldo dis
trict' of tho hills. Tho oro Is porous nnd Is
susccptlhlo to tho cyanldo process. It Is In
this district that tho Spearflsh Mining com
pany mado such a ouccoss of tho cyanldlng
of oro beforo tho 200-ton mill burned.
Work han been resumed on tho old Mon
tana mine, two miles northwest of Roch
ford. Tho principal owner Is former Gov
ernor Smith of Vermont. Tho mlno was
worked In tho early days of that part of tho
country, but It was ImpoBslblo to savo tho
vnlues sufficiently by amalgamation and It
wbb cloHcd down. Tho property Is now to
bo thoroughly developed nnd a modern
cyanldo mill Is to bo erected. There Is a
largo oro body. '
Developed tijr Omuhn Cnpttnl.
,' It Is snld tho .North Star Mining company,
operating nlno miles northwest of Custer,
Is about to lnatnll n cyanide plnnt, with
stnmps and amalgamation. Tho mlno Is
opened thoroughly nt present, a large
nmount of oro having hcon opened tip. Tho
capital used In this development- work has
enmo entirely from Omaha business men. It
Is said a contract will bo lot about tho first
of the year for tho new' plant. In tho
jtneanwhllo,. work is. to bo begun on, tho ex
tension of tho shaft t6 thu GOO-foot" lovol
from tho 300-foot level. Several veins of
oro exist In tho mlno, running parallel with
oro running considerably better than $30 n
ton gold. North of this mlno Is tho Sagi
naw mlno, which Is being opened by Michi
gan nnd Now York people. A diamond drill
Ik being used to prospect tho volns at tho
300-foot lovel. Six rich vein's run parallel,
tho nsray valuo of each being higher than
tho nvorago oro In Custer county. A car
load of oro sent to Denver for a test run
gavo an nvcrngo vnluo of $86 a ton gold.
Tho company Is nbout to Install n cyanldo
plant and a steam hoist.
ltrmiiiira 1,1 1 lioRrnpli Qunrrj lug,
Tho Illack Hills Porcelain Clay nnd
Marblo company of Detroit ban resumed
work on tho lithograph stone quarry west
Df Custer. 'It Is nssortcd by tho manager
that a carload of tho ptono is rendy for
shipment thorn being ninny blocks that
will cut nnd finish ns largo as thirty-nix
Inches square. Tho stono Is being used in
small quantities In Chicago nnd Detroit.
Tho Inst geological report on tho Illnck
Hills, Just Issued by tho government, makes
fnvorablo mention of this deposit of the
stono. Tho company has Just received a
new channeling nmchluo, to bo used In tho
quarrying of marblo, tho quarry being five
miles northeast of Custer. Tho second
mica mlno has boon bought and develop
ment work has been begun on It. flhnrlos
C. Nnson, n Vermont mnrblo man of thirty
oro years' experience, has arrived to take
chargo of tho quarry work.
Another KlK Sulphide Vein,
It Is uald tho Malonoy Ditto Lend Mining
company has encountered tho second blg
vein of stilphldo oro I if tho Dluo Lead mine,
. In I'cunlngtnn county. Tho tunnel Is now
In over 1,800 feat nnd It hns already cut
through a vein of oro 120 feet wide, which
goes well Into gold and copper. It Is the
belief that n second big vein of oro will bo
found still farther In tho mountain, Judg
ing by tho surfaco indications. Prominent
Colorado pcoplo aro Interested In thls'mlno,
Including John Hnrnnn of Colorado Springs.
Tltnnlo to ItcNiiiito Work,
Tho Titanic Mining company will rcsumo
work In tho shaft In tho Carbonnt'u district
tho first of tho year. H. It. Uartlctt, presi
dent, bus raturned from Minneapolis nnd
other eastern cities, where he hns been
aovcral months In tho Interest of tho com
pauy. A new boiler hns been Installed nt
tho hoisting plant nnd a sinking pump has
been obtained for tempornry use. Tho shaft
Is to bo sunk to tho lower quartzlte level,
where crces-cuttlng will bo dono In search
of tho flat Bhoots of oro that aro believed
to exist lit thnt district. Tho company
owns over 700 acres of pntented ground.
The stock Is held for tho most part In the
eastern part of South Dakota.
Cniiitnl for the I'riiun Hill.
It Is . rumored that eastern parties havo
mado an offer to tho directors of the Crown
Hill Mining company to pay up nil of the
indebtedness of tho company, taking for
tholr Interest tho Spokano mine In Custer
county, nnd leaving tho Crown Hill com
pany tho gold-bearing property nt Crown
Illll Station, which would then bo clear o!
nil encumbrnnco. The Crown Hill mlno has
n largo amount of low grndo cynnldlng oro
that has been blocked out ready for mill
ing. It .was opened up beforo much ex
perimenting hnd been dono with the cyanide
process, it can now bo worked profitably.
An Indebtedness of $30,000 Is said to exist
gainst the company. The Spokano mine
has n flBsuro vein of gnlena nro over thirty
tect wide and It Is considered It would bo a
paying proposition nt the start. A fifty
ion concentrating plant Is at tho mine.
Cnstlr Creek llruil- for IIiihIiic an.
Three carloads of machinery and supplies
.ro expected soon to arrlvo nt Mystic for
Iho Casto Creek Mining company, which
was recently organized. This will include a
Nnull stamp mill, hoisting plant nnd pumps
nnd a carload of provisions. The company
will begin Immediately to sink n deep shaft
on one of tho ore veins. The mill will be In
stalled and tho ore taken from tho develop
ment work In the shaft will be treated,
which will about pay for the working ex
penses. Pennsylvania pcopto aro Interested
In the company. Tho ground embraces n
rich block on Wheeler hill, which haB long
been worked for placer gold. Castle Creek
Is one of tho richest placer workings In the
Illnck Hills. Tho Whcolcr hill property Is
on nn extension of tho Standby and Look
out properties that havo been worked suc
cessfully between Castle Creek and Koch
ford. It Is practically a new mining dis
trict, but Is now receiving considerable at
tention from capitalists.
Amusements
Oriiliruni,
Despite tho fact that the Florenz troupe
of ncrobats havo tho dcstlnctlon of being
placed In the "headline" position upon the
week's vaudevlllo bill, which had Its Initial
presentation at tho Orphcum Sunday after
noon, tho honor of the position was fairly
(iliared by George Gardner and Joseph Mad
dcrn, who furnish n delightful half-hour's
entertainment with a llttlo comedy from
tho pen of Oeorgo II. limerick, entitled "Too
Many Darlings." It Is brlmfull of healthy
action and sparkles with bright lines nnd
witty sayings, the full vnluo of which Is
mado to stand out bold by tho clever Inter
pretation given It. Mies Gardner Is nu ac
tress of refinement nnd rare ability, whllo
Mr. Mnddern Is n comedian whoso methods
are deserving of high praise. Miss Gard
ner's stunning gowns are by no means tho
least attractive part of tho sketch, to the
women nt least.
Tho Florenz troupe, who arc old favorites
hero, oro certainly entitled to the distinc
tion of being called equlllbrlstlc marvels.
Although there are seven pcoplo In the
troupe tho principal fonts aro performed by
tho two younger members, boys of 12 and 13
respectively. Tho latter does single, double
nnd twisting pirouettes by the score, while
tho former Accomplishes the rcmnrkablu
feat of turning n trlplo somotrault, some
thing which has ns yet been accomplished
by no other ucrobat In tho world. Thero Is
fi stylo nnd finish to tho act that Is com
mendable. Corn Tracy Is nn unassuming little vocnl
soloist with a rich contralto voice of real
merit. Her selections aro well chosen nnd
sho has thu praiseworthy faculty of not
overdoing things by stringing her net out
to n tiresome length. Tho threo Ilrooklyns,
musical comlques, offer n novel specialty,
In which n number of tinlquo Instruments
nro used. Morrlscy nnd filch, 'comedians,
the four Juggling llecmers nnd the kino
dromo composo tho balance of tho bill.
At the Iloyd.
Milt Harlow, the veteran minstrel, wan
seen nt lloyd's last, night In u now role. He
nppenred as tho centrnl figure "Undo
Tom" In Al W. Mnrtln's production of thnt
over green old drama, "Undo Toiii'h Cabin."
Probably tho part was never so well han
dled In this city before. It Is presented by
tho Martin company with a wealth of pic
turesque scenery nnd stngo adjuncts. The
cotton-plcklng scene, which employs toma
thirty negroes nnd sovernl donkeys, Is most
realistic, ns nro several others shown. The
singing and dancing of the hnppy cotton
pickers is most pleasing. The pleco will bo
given tonight, Tuesday night, and nt a spo
ctal matlneo for school children Tuesday
afternoon. Tho curtain will not rise on
tho porformanco until after school hours.
Tonight a buck and wing dnnclng contest
will be held, In which local talent may
.enter. .
Mlnco'a Troemlero.
Snellbnkcr's Majesties began n week's en
gagement at tho Trocadero yesterday aft
ernoon, playing to a big business, and re
peated tho same In tho evening.
The show from stnrt to flnlBh was well
rccclvod. Tho opening piece, a one-act
comedy entitled, "Mnloney's Arrival," went
with a vim nnd dash, naby Flo opened
tho olios with several songs, making an
oxccllcnt Impression. Ryan and Ilynn, Irish
and Dutch nketch artists; Flood, tho barrel
Jumper, Mason nnd Flllburn, Zelmn Sum
mers, Mcltnblo and" Rose were the other
numbers. Tho DcClalrvllles close tho per
formance with nn electrical aerial act. The
engagement lasts tho entire week, with
dally matinees, excepting Saturday evening,
when Jim Jeffries nnd his company will ap
pear. Publish your legal notices in the Weekly
Ileo. Tclephono 233.
PERS0NALPARAGRAPHS.
II, II, Ross of Lincoln Is In Omnhn.
K. K. Kmmett of Arapahoe Is nt tho Mur
ray. L. V. Haskell of Wnkefleld Is nt tho Del
lone. Scott Dnvls of Suit Lnko City Is In
Omaha.
M. I). Skinner of Des Moines Is nt tho
Merchnuts.
Hon, Joseph Oberfelder of Sidney Is nt
tho Millard.
Hobert Orewell nnd wlfo of Hillings,
Mont., ntn In the city.
W. II McDonald of North Plnttq Is stop
ping at tho Merchants.
Frank M, Sawyer of Kansas City is reg
istered at the Merchants.
It. S, Daniels, In udvanco of tho Oortrudo
Coghlnn company, registered nt tho Del
lone yrstcrdny.
Abrnhnm Jtist, W. O. Kbbs, Julian Noa
and H. H. Marks, nil of Now Vork, nro nt
the Her Grand.
Charles I. ltrnslan of St. Joseph nnd F.
T ISmcrson of Waterloo, formerly of
Omaha, nro ;it the Her Grand,
Mr. nnd Mrs. Wallace Munro and several
rrembers of tho "Zenila" nnd "Hontznu"'
compnnles spent Sunday nt tho Dellone.
Mrs. J. Traey, Miss Corn Tracy nnd Mr
and Mrs. Walter H. Ileemer of the present
Orpheum bill nro stopping nt the .Murray.
Mrs. t I'. Southard, who lias boon
dangerously 111 for a fow days, Is now re
ported to hnvo passed tho crisis and Is lu
a fair way to recover.
A. H. Leo of th Dellono hotel left yes
terday for Chicago, thero to meet his wlfo
and baby, who nro returning from u visit
at Mrs. Lee's former home In Wilmington,
Del.
It. N. Wlthnell, president of tho Wlthnoll
Pros, it Smith company, leaves today for
Cincinnati nnd Culver, Ind., nt which lat
ter point ho will visit his son who Is at
tending n mllitnry uendemy.
Mrs. G. F. Ilerr of tho Florodoro com
pany arrived nt tho Millard yesterdny, hav
ing left the compnuy ut St. Paul to heekn
wnrmer cllmo und there nwnlt tho coining
of her husband, who Is still braving It out
with tho slugers.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Members of the Omaha club will give a
smoker Wednesdny evening of this week,
muslo to bo rurnlvhod by tho Messrs.
Uarulssen.
The residence of J. O, Pollock, 1'IS Dodge
Btreet, caught lire from tho furnace sun
day morning nt 7:30 o'clock, but the ilro
was extinguished with little damage,
A burglar alarm was turned In from tho
library building about 1 o'clock this morn
ing, t.nptaln Hayes, In chnrgo of a squad
pf police mado a thorough Investigation,
but could Hnd no truce of nn Intruder.
Tho Cathedral chapter meeting Is post-
!L0U.Hh.. of ,T.r.l,,uX cnfhedrnl. A business
net ting of the Parish Aid society will be
held cdnesdny at 10:30 n, m,
department. No damage.
Warren P. Vandervonrt of the railway
moll sorvlco was In the, city Bundny. As
chief clerk he was formerly resident In
Omaha, but slnco his promotion to assis
tant superintendent of the sixth division
ho makes ChlcuRo his heudquarlers, He
goes to Deudwood today,
a small uiazo at tho resilience of Bert
ram! 8. Kemper "Wt Woolworth street,
caused by tlm explosion of n coal oil stove
yesterday afternoon at 5:30 o'clock, was ex
tlnuUHhtd before I ho nrrlv-,,1 nf' .i,. SI..
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'IJlE OJuAILl iLMLi' J1JSE: MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, l!Rl'
OHIO REPUBLICAN SPLIT
Eid of Foraktr and Ian. Cifllot Nt
ii light.
ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT COMPROMISE
1'ronilnriit Lender Go to Wiishliticton
In Hope of L'nltlntf Fnctlon
Prior in Callouses nt
Columbus, .
CINCINNATI, O., Dec. 15. Much Interest
Is taken In tho expected trip of George D.
Cox nnd other republican lenders to Wash
ington this week. Owing to the contest
between tho friends of Senator Fornker and
of Senator Ilnntia over tho organization of
tho legislature thero Is an unusual ngltntlon
nil over the state. The long-distance tele
phono has been In use dally between Wash
ington nnd Ohio cities nnd especially with
cer'aln republicans at Columbus nnd at Cin
cinnati. It Is reported that thero may bo another
nttempt nt compromise by a conference In
Washington before tho republican caucuses
nro held at Columbus two weeks from next
Snturdny. If no compromise Is mado It
Is reported that Senators Fornker nnd
Hanna may como to Columbus nfter con
gress adjourns for tho holidays to marshal
their respective forces for tho caucus con
tests. Uurlng tho cnmpalgn of the past summer
It Is reported that tho Ohio senators co
operated In tho Interest of republican can
didates for tho legislature, as Senator For
akcr's successor Is to bu elected on Janu
ary H, 1002, and Sonator Hanua's successor
two years henco. Tho Junior Ohio senator
was Interested ns well as tho Bcnlor sena
tor becauso It bo happened that about 8
per cent of tho members-elect nro on their
first terms nnd are expected to be serving
their second terms when tho election of
Senator Hntina's successor takes placo In
tho next legislature.
Tho Ilnnna men claim that tho Forakcr
men proceeded aftor tho election to form
slates for tho organization of both branches
of tho legislature with ulterior views, nota
bly that of tho retirement of Hanna two
yenrs hence. Tho contest nbout two weeks
ngo broke out Into conflict, nnd now thero
are opposing tickets, composed of Fornker
and Hanna men respectively, for tho cau
cuses of both tho republican Btnto senators
nnd the republican representatives.
Tho opposing candidates nro not limited
to tho presiding officers, but tho factional
lines are carried on down the list to In
clude tho clerks, scrgeant-nt-artus and
everything. Whllo contests nro usual for
nil these places on tho convening of n now
legislature thero never has been ono on Biich
lines as aro drawn at this time. Many
leading republicans from Ohio havo visited
Washington tho past week nnd nono of them
report any prospect of compromise, so that
tho indications nro that tho contest will
continue for nlmost threo weeks longer.
GROCERS ORGANIZE THE STATE
Alee Presidents In Kncli Mcnntiirliil
District to Have Cliurc
of the Work,
Tho NebrnBka Itctnll Grocers' nnd General
Merchants' nssoclntlon, through Its execu
tive committee, hns appointed tho following
vice presidents, who shall net as organizers
nnd promoters In tho state senatorial dis
trict for which they nre nppolnted, und
hnve selected committees ns follows:
Vice Presidents First district. Louis Ag
ncw, Pnwneo City; Second district, J. F.
Holtgrewc, Johnston; Third district, L. C,
Hecsloy, Douglajt; Fourth district, C. C.
Marqunrdt, Avoca; Fifth district, William
M. Kleck. Springfield: Sixth district, C. L.
Porter, Omuhn; Seventh district, F. H.
Loomls, Wlsner; Klghth district, Frnnlc
Hlllebrnnt, Hnrtlngton; Ninth district, 13.
Galley, Klein; Tenth district, J. F. Drcn
guls, Scrllmer; Eleventh district, James
Miller. Wnyne; Twelfth district, Garret
Hulst, Columbus; Thirteenth, M. J. Llp
mnn, Dassett; Fourteenth district, C. A.
Wntermun. Hay Springs; Fifteenth district,
It. O. llonz, Dunning; Sixteenth district, C.
A. Nelson, Kenrney; Seventeenth district,
Oscar Itneser, Oriind Island; Eighteenth
district, G. S. McChcsney, Ilelgrade; Nine
teenth district, George Swoscr, David City;
Twentieth district, S. T. Corey, Lincoln;
Twenty-first district, A. C. Johnston, Ilea
trjee; Twenty-second district, II. K. Stein,
Friend; Twenty-third district, George Jen
kins, Fnlrbury; Twenty-fourth district, A.
A. Ilnmonz, Mllllgnn; Twcnty-llfth district.
V. Swnnsou, Aurora; Twenty-sixth district,
K. I). Jackson, ITplnnd; Twenty-seventh
district, M. M. Adams, Hastings; Twenty
eighth district, C. O. Olson, Holdrege;
Twenty-ninth district, Albert Guy, Le
banon; Thirtieth district, II. C. Carlson,
Gothenburg.
' Committee on Legislation ltobcrt Smith,
chnlrmuu, Omaha; J. Ynungblut, Lincoln;
W. J. Hunter, Omnhn; II. X. Town, Lin
coln; II, C, Marqunrdt, Avocn.
Flnnnco Committee George F. Munro,
chairman, Omaha; J. D. Cook, lllalr; Frank
D. Huffctt, Omnhn; 11. A. Thompson, Hen
trlco; J. Deklotz, Lincoln
Organization Committee W. II. Itobblns,
chnlrman, Hentrlce; J. P. Hendry, Lincoln;
J. II, Johnson, Kenrney; II. C. Page, York;
G. C. Agncw, Centrnl City.
Arbitration Commlttee-J. W. MlfTord,
chairman, Petersburg; W. AV. Mitchell,
Wood Itlver; Henry Kreymborg, Klkhoni;
J. F. Holtgrewc, Johnson; E. ij. Flcflcld,
Eldorado.
Commltteo on Progress Edwnrd E, Low
man, chnlrman, Hrownvllle; C. A. Lock
leto, Itaymond; C. II. Gray, Centrnl City;
A. Hlssell, York; John McKay, lllalr.
Commltteo on Puro Foois G. E, Weller,
chnlrman, Hnymond; J. II. Travis, Loup
City; L. II. Headstrom, Stromsburg; A.
Mlllerlng, Newport; Frank Clements, Englo.
Commltteo on Weights nnd Mensures S.
F. Hnlph, chairman, Fullerton; C. W.
Fisher, Schuyler; Frank Hnnlon, Fremont;
C. E. Cowles, Douglas; C. E. Rnmuelson,
Hlldrcth.
ROBBED WHILEJEEING TOWN
Jnroli Sunilter of Iuhs 1'nlU Aiiioiik
Female Thieves, Who
riiirn Ills Money,
Jocob Satidter was robbed of $35 In n
house near Klghth and Dodge streets late
last evening. Mlnnlo Smith nnd Dcrthn
Gross were arrested by Otncer? Dloom and
Crow, chnrged with the theft.
Snudter came from Iown Sunday morning
with the Intention of Investing In an ovor
coat. Deforo doing so, howover, he con
cluded to seo tho town. Somo tlmo after
being In the house he missed his purso con
taining threo $10 bills and $5 In silver. Ho
accused tho women of robbing hlra nnd
flnnlly agreed not to hnvo them ar
rested If they would return $20 of tho
money. This the women concluded to do,
but nfter returning $13,50 said they had no
more, Snudter then hnd them arrested.
Tho officers saw ono of tho women throw
something lu tho stove, which proved to be
tho remainder of tho paper money. To
bills were burned, but will be sent to Wash
ington for redemption.
To t'uro n Coimk
Stop coughing, as it Irritates tho lungs nnd
glve3 them no chance to heal. Foloy's
tlloney and Tar cures without causing a
strain In throwing off the phlegm like com
mon cough expectorants.
BOER LEAGUEPUSHES AHEAD
Enthusiastic Session of the t.oenl
lloily Nnnie llonril of
Directors.
A largely Increased attendance was pres
ent at tho weekly meeting of the Omaha
branch of tho American Transvaal league
held at tho Paxton cafe yesterday afternoon.
It was purely n business meeting and very
llttlo tlmo was devoted to oratory. The fol
lowing were elected a board of directors:
Frank T. Itansora, Ed J. Cornlsb, Ed P
Smith, John F. Coad, W. F. Curlcy, Edward
Itosowater, II. L. Metcalfe, John A. Crelgh
ton, Carl C. Wright, W. S. Shoemaker,
Ernest Stuht, Dr. White, Captain Parkhurst,
Dr. McCrnm, Itlchard O'Kcefc, llaltas Jet
ter, Judge Ilrccn, Judge Chrlstman. Dnlr
muld Howard was elected secretary of tho
board of directors. Not all tho gentlemen
namod were present nt tho meeting.
A meeting of tho board of directors will
bo held during the week and a permanent
meeting place for tho league selected. An
effort will bo mado to secure tho council
chamber of tho city hall for each Sunday
afternoon.
Tho charter for tho new league Is ex
pected this week nnd Immediately the work
of raising funds to be sent the Ilocr women
nnd children will commence. A letter from
Wcbstor Davis was read, lu which he signi
fied his willingness to address a mass meet
ing In tho Interest of tho loague. The
details of the entertainment will bo nr
rangcl by tho board of directors.
Miss Elizabeth Shirley, secretnry, rend a
communication from 'Governor Yntcs of Il
linois, thanking tho club for tcndurlng him
ft vote of thanks and wishing tho members
success In their work.
Tho following resolutions, Introduced by
Dnlrmuld Howard, were unanimously nnd
enthusiastically adopted:
Ilesolved, That we. tho members of the
Omnha branch of tho American Trnnsvnnl
league, denounce thu rcconcentrmlo cam
paign In South Africa ns the consummation
of ull military vlllnlny, revolting alike to
every heroic sentiment nnd every true sol
illerly Instinct. We hold thnt any govern
ment which nuthorlzes It In warfnre nnd
their attempts to conquer heroic men by
the torture of their women nnd children,
rather than by prowess, should be dis
credited by Its own people nnd condemned
by tho rest of tho civilized world. Ho It
further
Resolved, Thnt this meeting disapproves of
the shipment of horses nnd mules and other
war supplies for use of the Ilrltlsh troops
In South Africa, lintillnir Hint 11 n vl.
latlon of the spirit of neutrality to furnish '
uiuit'B io one smo in war wnon the samo
privilege Is not uvulliible to the other.
The members present were enthusiastic
for tho ctuso nnd every effort will be mndo
to not only Interest everyone In Omnha In
tho work, but to establish branch societies
lu every town In tho stutc,
NAT BROWN TAKESlFcAPITAL
Former Omnium n Coiispleuonn 1'Ik
ii re nml AVcnrs Good Clothes
mill nn Air of Prosperity.
Nat Ilrown, proprietor of the Murray
hotel, was In Washington when congress
opened and enys Ncbrnskans were not
many, but easy to find In tho capital city.
Mr. Ilrown returned Sunday from his visit
at various points lu tho enst and snld:
"I tramped around considerable tho two
daye I wns In Washington, for the weather
there at that time was pleasant. I did not
call on the president, though Senator Mil
lard Invited me to the day ho took George
Helmrod up to present him, at tho request
of the executive, who had expressed a de
sire to 'havo a look' at tho now Nebraskan
ho was sending to Samoa.
"Tho capltol Is resplondont as a result
of tho general over-hauling that has been
dono thero this summer Tho congress
men's new desks are handsome pieces of
furniture, hut to mo they leeni fragile and
1 do not seo how they can stand the racket
when some of the wild ones get Into ac
tion. "Ono of the most conspicuous figures In
Washington Is Walter Raleigh Vaughn,
formerly of tho Omaha Democrat. Walter
Is still putting up a very Imposing front,
not tho least conspicuous features of which
aro a gold-headed cano, swell gloves and
tho kind of coat that a man wears at tits
daughter's church wedding nnd on other
similar occasions when he cannot get nut
of It. Ho hns recently been busying hlmselr
soliciting subscriptions for n new church
thnt somebody wants to build for the presi
dent." NURSES SECURE DIPLOMAS
Meiltenl Htnft or Nt. Joseph' Hospital
Present to Attest I'll lth fill
Attention to Duty.
On Inst Wednosdny evening tho spacious
parlors of tho St. Josoph's hospital pre
sented a more animated appcarnnco than Is
usual In that conventional establishment.
About 7:30 p. m. tho members of the
msdlcnl staff of tho Institution began to
drop In ono by ono ami by 8 p. m. thero
wero present: I). C. Ilrynnt, A. M. M. D.;
J. P. Lord. M. D.; A. W. Riley, A. 51. M. D.J
II. F. Crummcr, M. D.; M. P. Hamilton, M.
V.; J. S. Foote, M. I).; Crolghton Medlcnl
collego, S. K. Spauldlng, M. D.; F. Rustln,
M. 1).; W. O. Henry, M. D.; E. C. Henry,
M. D.; Dr. Paul Grossman, C. F. Crowley,
Crolghton Medlcnl college, H. D. Mnson, M.
D.; Peter Ollllpsle, M. D ; F. Noufold, M.
D.; W. R. Kcettel, M. D. and Rev. M. P.
Dowllng. Crolghton Medical University; Dr.
Ilrynnt, dean of Crrlghton Medical collego,
took his placo before n table on which were
plnccd thirteen rolls of parchment done up
In regular vnlcdlctory style and assuming
tho gavel with dignified authority, called
tho meeting to order. He Introduced tho
Rev, M. P. Dowllng, who In his usunl happy
manner said their business wns Indeed ono
of pleasuro nnd gratification. It wns to
confer upon thirteen members of tho Fran
clsclnn community so many diplomas as
graduated nurses of tho Institution. Ho con
gratulated tho candidates on their well
merited distinction in being able to attain
to that efficiency In tho professon of nurs
ing. As each candidate was called and came
forwnrd Dr. Ilryaut presented her with n
diploma, and aftor general congratulations
tho rest of tho evening wns spent in dis
cussing tho merits of an cxcollent BUppcr.
takes True johnson away
I'lnkertoii Ofticer Deiiorto Aliened
Diamond Thief to Port
land. Captain Frnzler of the Plnkerton detec
tlvo agency, statlonod nt Denver, left for
Portland, Ore., last night, having In charge
True Johnson, charged with robbing A. E.
Lowcnthal, a Jewelry merchant, of $15,000
worth of diamonds. The woman was ar
rested by Detectives Holtfcld and Donahuo,
since which tlmo she has been In tho city
Jail. W. II. Woods, who was arrested at
the samo time, as an accomplice, has been
released, Eight hundred dollars worth of
tho Jewels which wero recovered In Kansas
City hnvo been Identified by Lowcnthal.
Announcements of the Theaters.
"Undo Tom's Cabin" will bo continued at
tho Iloyd tonight, tomorrow night nnd a
special school children's matlneo Tuesday
afternoon. At this performance tho curtain
will not rise until after school.
Friday and Saturday night Andrew Rob
son will be seen In the dramatic story of
"Richard Carvel," The plecu is given with
olaborato scenic dress and handled by a
splendidly equipped company. Mr. Rnbson
will bo remembered for his superb hand
ling of tho rolo of the nctor in Charles
Coghlan's "Royal Uox" two seasons ago.
GENERAL BELL IS ACTIVE
Um Zittj Atillabls Umt U 8Unp Oit
Bibtllioi.
CONCENTRATES FILIPINOS IN TWNS
Itondi from IlntntiRii nnd l.n (Sunn
Provinces Crouiled wltli .ntlves
SeekliiK to Escnue the
Horrors of Wnr.
MANILA, Dec. 15. Ocncral J. Franklin
Hell hns been exceedingly actlvo In Datau-
gaa, where he intends by every means avail
able to stamp out tho Insurgents. Many
engagements nro reported between tho In
surgents nnd the men of General Doll's
command, lu which tho Insurgents nro nl
most Invariably routed, Lleutennnt Hon-
nessy of tho Eighth Infantry, together with
ono American scout nnd six Filipinos, cap
tured nn Insurgent major with forty-two
men, twenty-one rifles and S00 rounds of
ammunition without tho loss of n man.
A number of captured documents nnd
papers now In tho hands of General Hell
Implicate lu tho Insurrection tho presldcnto
nnd other prominent nntlves of Llau, Ha
tangas province. Ocncral lldl has notified
tho natives that on December 28 ho pur
poses to concentrato them In tho neighbor
hood of tho towns, Ho will move their
livestock, rice, etc., to within tho limits of
concentration. After that day everything
without theso limits will bo confiscated.
The road from Ilatungas nnd La Guna
provinces nro lined with a continuous
stream of natlvo men, women and children
In carryalls, cartB and mounted on carnbos
seoklng safety from tho horrors of war.
Tho column under Colonel Thoodoro Wlnt
of the Sixth cavalry Is tireless In Its opera
tions ngnlnst tho Insurgents and has re
ceived high praise from tho military au
thorities. Tho Insurgent general, Torres, who was
found guilty by a mllitnry commlslson of
ordering tho nssnsslnatlon of nn American
corporal nnd sentenced to bo hanged, but
whose sentence was disapproved by General
Chaffee, broke down when he was released,
Ho said it was Just that his llfo bu spared
becauso ho was Innocent of tho crlmo Im
puted to him.
Ho haB expressed his highest regard and
warmest feeling for General Chaffee and his
appreciation that tho supreme military
power lu tho Philippines Is lu the hands of
such n man. Torres says ho is submissive
to the clsllng conditions.
Patterson, the English Bccretnry to Slxto
Lopez, who was expelled from the Philip
pines for refusing to swenr allcglauco to
tho United Stutes, left hero today for Hong
Kong on tho United States nrniy transport
Wnrrcn.
Messrs. Smith, Hell & Co., whoso namo
was found stamped on rice sacks found In
possession of tho Insurgents say the fact
that tholr trademark was found on tho sacks
of rlco In question Is proof of their inno
cence, as they sell rlco to anybody for cash.
PAPER MAKERS INDEPENDENT
.o Traveling Men After Trnile nml
.loliliern .Must Go to the
Mil In for Stock.
I. W. Carpenter returned this morning
from a trip to Chicago, being delnyed sev
eral hours on account of the cold weather
causing trains to run slowly. "I hnvo to
mnko trips to Chicago oftener now than a
yeur or so ago," said Mr. Carpenter. "The
paper mills have formed an Ironclad as
sociation and Its hrndquarters aro In Chi
cago. When a Jobber desires to deal with
tho mills ho must go to tho Chicago ofllce.
Formerly the representatives of the mills
called upon tho Jobbers. Then tho mills had
goods which they desired to sell. Now
they hnvo goods which wo deslro to buy
and we must tako tho Inltlatlvo or go
without thu goods."
According to Mr. Carpenter, there will be
a marked advnncn In all lines of paper In
n short time, Already pulp news hns ad
vanced 20 per cent In two weeks nnd othor
lines show sympathy.
Editor Lynch of tho Dally Post, Phillips
burg, N. J., has tested tho merits of Foley's
Honey and Tnr with this result: "I havo
used a great many patent remedies In my
family for coughs and colds, and I can hon
estly say your Honey nnd Tnr Is tho best
thing of tbc kind I have ever used and I
cannot say too much lu praise of It."
.eeil for Charity.
OMAHA. Dee. 15. To tho Editor of The
Hee: I'nder the title of City Charities a
few friends worked toccthcr to mnko
Thanksgiving a day of comfort nnd mull
clency of food and clothing for tho Hick nnd
nceuy in our own city or umaun. it any
persons Imagine there nro no poor In
Omaha lot them nsk tho police and other
pciKoiiH qunhlleil to know.
On Thanksgiving eve and morning dis
tribution of food, clothing and bedding wns
mado to upward of 600 persons, and It Ii
estimated that, alas! not less than 1HO left
tho headquarters without anything being
dono for them becauso tho supply wns ex
hausted 1
Tho Daughters of the Klnir nt Trlnltv
'cathedral gave out nenrly sixty bankets
anuuunniiy iiuou wun provisions ror ns
many families, representing 3no persons, so
that through theso two simple nuetieleH not
less than W0 persons wore provided for In
some decree.
Tho City Charities, of which this Is but a
partial report, wns undertaken only from
tho necessity of tho sltuntlnn tho Asso
ciated Charities being no longer In opera
tion, As something hnd to bu done tho
undersigned undertook to do It. They, re
spectfully glvo the following particulars:
Tho supplies wero distributed from CO!
South Eighteenth street.
Tho distribution was In charge of Mrs,
M. Peormnn nnd thosn nho employed to
help her.
Money nsslstnneo was received from
Thomas Kllnatrlck, Thompson & llcldcn,
Mrs. Shndell, Mrs. Ilenson, Carpenter
Paper company, Omnha Carpet compuny
und from ono of our clothing stores,
Clothing or provisions wero donated by
2022 and 2020 St. Mnry's avenue, H70 South
Seventeenth street, 100S Howard street,
Farson, Cooper Co., 421 8. Eleventh street,
Redell Provision company. Fulrmnunt
Crenmcry company. 1013 I Inward street,
Her Grand hotel Commercial restaurant,
101 South Thirteenth Btreet, 502 South Thir
teenth street, 1202 Howard stroct, Perry,
Hauer Co., Homo Miller, Thurston hotel,
O. J. Wild. Dr. Olfford nnd somo of tho
South Omnha packing houses.
Trinity Cathedral Daughters of tho King
(with which society this charity worked lu
harmony) received In cash and provisions
from the cathedral members supplies
valued at 1203.
Confident that soma good wns done by
theso simple efforts wo gratefully thank,
on behalf of tho poor, the kind donors who
fed tho hungry nnd clothed the naked.
A renucst havlnir been made to Dnnn
Fnlr to organize a btmllar careful effort for
unrisimns, adding coal to it, ttio urgent
caution Is given that no nld bu rendered to
applicants at houses or stores many such
applicants nro frauds. Tnke tho names
ur.d addresses of nil such persons and In
vestigation shall bo mado If Information is
Klven to tho undorslcned. who will receive
nnd nckuowleilge contributions for tho
uunsimas ennruy. jiciow win io found
nn Invitation to tho poor, which partly ox
plulns our plan.
MRS. M. PEERMAN,
' Ml Plerco Street.
CAMPI1ELL FAIR,
DOI South Eighteenth Streot.
Invitation to tint I'oor.
All persons needing nsslstnnco nt Christ
mns nro requested to mall a postal to tho
ui.derslgned with their namo and resl
denco, whon Investigation shall be made
anil assistance rendered If deserving. No
publicity shall bo given of any applicant,
nur can any am no renaereu unless appu
cation ih now mude.
CITY CHARITIES,
501 South Eighteenth Street.
Knlile lluil Other Relatives,
. F. Znblo of Klrkman, la., stopped at
tho Merchants yesterdny, while on his wnv
to Waterloo, Neb., where his brother, Em(
uuie, was miiea uy mo cars msl frmay,
StO
coughing. Stop it at
once, before it gets
the start of you. Stop
it with Ayer's Cherry
Pectoral.
iJc, Mc., $1. J.C. AVER CO., Uwctl, Mill.
"I know nnthltiir ntinlil flin nerl.lenl."
snld he, "except what I have seen In tho
papers. Ho wns crossing tho I'nlon Pa
cific trucks In n hllcirv with the elirtnlnq
drawn und did not see tho train coming,
Tho papers made a mistake, though, when
inoy sniu no mm no relatives In this conn-
trV excellt Ills sister. Mm. Wllllnm HlrrllT
of Mlllnnl. llesldes her he hns a brother
and nnother sister, Miss Atlguitn .able,
wno worss nn itonuKeepor ror a coal tirnt
hero n Omaha. Tho funeral will lie held
In Waterloo Monthly nnd tho body will be
miricii mere.
Ilniiril's .llecllnuN ot Neeret.
OMAHA. Dee. 15. To the TCilUnr nf Tim
Hee; Dear Sir The Siitiduv News nml
World-Ilernld print Hint tho Hoard of Re
view held a secret session on Saturday
night nnd refused newspaper reporters ad
mission to thu room. That Is an absolute
falsehood. Tho Hoard of Review did not
sit for one second lit n secret session. Our
meetings were always open and generally
there were a dozen or moro citizens In nt-
uiidauee. -
hen tho hour of 5 o'clock wns re:irh,.,t
on Satunlny the tax commissioner, Mr.
FlcmlttK. Closed Ullll loo It oil Die ilnne im,l
declared that tho t....e for hearing all pro
tests wns closed. When tho hoard met lu
tho evening the door was iiRaln closed und
locked by Mr. Fleming. When the News
reporter cnllcd he. found tho door locked to
keep out protcstuuts and when he de
manded ndintltnncc the board allowed him
io enter. iir. .nnrisKie expressed himself
that ho hail no objection to ulvlnir the r.
liorters tho results of tho board's net Ions,
but that he did not think tho result kIioi.m
bo unuouueed till thu meeting ended. How.
ever, neiore a single item or liuslness wns
transacted the representatives of The Hco,
orid-uernui ami ,ows wero ailmltted to
the room, nnd these wero ttresent tlm nn.
tiro cvenllik- with tho board, alone with thu
city attorney, W. J. Council, nnd the clerk
or mo lioaru oi itoview, air, i'urratt.
J. V. I! ATT IN.
Tivont-Tno IleliMv nt Huron.
HURON, S. D Dec. 15. (Special.)
Twenty-two degrees below zero wus re
corded here Saturday morning and tho tein-
peraturo hovered nround tho zero mark
most of tho day. Although Intensely cold
thero wns scarcely n breath of wind and fow
people realized that It was one of the cold
est mornings experienced hero In several
years.
Mlxxinirl llrltlici-il ivlth lee.
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., Dec. 15. (Spe
cial.) Tho cold weather put n coat of Ico
mer the Missouri river at this point yes
terday nnd today pedestrians nro crossing
from tho Iown side. Tho mercury regis
tered II degrees below yesterday morning
and 10 below this morning in this city.
Dead In n HiHMvilrirt.
VHW RICHMOND. Wis.. Dec. 15. John
McQunld, a farmer residing at Stanton, died
today ns n result of cxposuro to tho cx
trcmoly cold weather. McQuald was found
In a snowdrift beside tho rond. near Houl-
ton, having fallen from his wagon,
lted (,'loinl Cold, hilt .Veeils lllllll.
hrd CLOUD. Nob.. Dec. 15. (Snoclal.)
Tho first really cold wuvo of tho season la
here In full forco, with tho mercury 11 do-
recs below zero. Tliero has been no l-now
or rain. Tho grain needs rain.
Neliriixkii City SliUers.
NEI1RASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 15. (Spo
ini iTiiU unction Is bulnc visited by tho
llrst cxtremo cold of tho season. Tho ther
mometer registered 15 to 18 degrees below
zero this morning.
Inline Mc.Nulr.
MINNEAPOLIS. Dec. 15. Word reached
m.Ih eltv todav of tho sudden death at
ninnnninn Mont., of Isaac MeNalr. for
many years n prominent real cstato and In
surance man of Minneapolis.
TOO I.ATH TO CLASSIFY.
FREE TREATMENT Wo will treat free,
the first two crises of partial parnlyHls
who apply for trentmcnt ut room 423 Hee
bldir. Treatment to bo continued until
perfect euro Is estnbllBhed. Call today.
Tho Kharns Co. U-M151 17
Men's S2.50Box Calh-
Gomiluu Imx calf upiMirH no side
lputlicr with Ki'iiulni; welt hoIph of best
(jtiullty onk tan solo loatliur a shoo Unit
will tio a BurprlHo to you when wo
namo the price $L..r0-u slioo that for
service anil Httliif,' tiunllty can't lie bent
made with tho popular too anil heavy
welt sole This Is the flmt time we
liavo offered a Kenulne box calf welt
solo innii'fi nlioe for 52.B0 simply be
causo until now wo could not get a shoo
to sell at this price that wo could recom
mend wo recommend this ono.
Drexel Shoe Co.,
Omaha. Up-to-date Shoe Ilou.e.
1410 FAUNAS! STItEIST.
N.yt Vail Catalogue IXovr Itaady.
The Art of Framing
Pictured havo reached tho lilRhefrt
point of perfection with us. Constant
attention to the little details In frnmea
and mouldings, tho careful flolectlon of
novelties, together with nn unswerving
tvmbltlon to always frame the picture,
whntover It may be, In tho most artistic
manner possible, Is tho eccrot of our
success. Twcnty-soven years beforo
tho public ns leaders In nil thnt per
tains to AIIT, gives you the assurance
that we will satisfactorily frnrao your
picture nnd tho prlco? ALWAYS
MGIIT.
A. HOSPE,
Mmio and Art. I5I3:I5I5 DtutUt.
Colds
CotiHhsi
Asthmn
Bronchitis
Hoarseness
Wesvk LunKs
Weak Thronts
SIX-CLUB WESTERN LEAGUE
That iiltiOilj Bah&tton, Diolurt Uloktj
aid Tebiau.
AMERICAN OFFICIALS ARE BOASTFUL
,n l'm TrjIiiK to l'luht III Milwaukee,
or 'I'm In (.'Itles, They Declare
Sneer nt I'lnlns
Cltlen.
CIIICAtlO, Dec. 15. (Special Telegram )
According to President Hlckoy of tlm
American association nnd Mnnuger Tobenu
of tho Kansas City club lu thu samo league
thero Is nothing loft for tho Western lo.iguo
but a refirn to tho nlx-club circuit. "Wo
hnvo them beaten," said President Mickey,
"and tho only way In which theso Western
lenguo men enn anvo themselves Is to form
a lenguo with but six club.
"Thero Is no use In their trying to fight
us In Milwaukee, Minneapolis or St. Paul.
Tho Western league is not strong enough to
cause tho American nssuulntiou any trouble
In any of these towns.
"There wns a tlmo when tho Western
lenguo mndo money when It had n circuit
of only six clubs. Then somo of tho club
owners thought they could do better by
tnklng In a couplo moro cities. That was
dono nnd it was found thnt six of tho club)
mado money nnd the other two did not.
"In forming n Ihiho ball lcaguo there Is
no uso In trying to make smaller cities mix
with tho larger ones when thu population
of each Is below a certain figure. Of course
this does not hold good In cas'es llko Mil
waukee) and Chicago. Iloth of theso cities
aro large. Hut to try to mnko Kansns City
mix with somo llttlo town out on tho plains
Is a different matter, nnd it will not work.
An Added Interest
is given to card games In the homo when
our now packs nro used, with tho dnlnty
Washburn Dallies In colors on tho bnck.
Cllt-edged, round corners, Indexed, highest
quality, in leatherette caso. Send 25 cents,
money or stamps, for each pack to Lyon &
Healy, Chicago.
Vnlmilile Collection or Autournphx.
Ono of the most tireless and successful
autograph collectors In the city, perhaps,
Is Miss Ruth llnrrlson Fonsch, (laughter
of Dr. Fensch of tho nrmy headquarters.
Though slio hns been working ut It but a
comparatively short tlmo thero nro now
over .Too bona lido signatures of some of tho
world's grcntest men in her collection.
Tlu ono she always shows llrst Is tho
firm. leKlblo autograph of President Roose
velt. Then como R. A. Alger and Robert
T. Lincoln, Generals William Tecumseh
Shormun nnd "Phil" Sheridan, A. W. Circe
loy nnd Lleutennnt Hchwntka, the last two
of Arctic expedition fame.
In tho group of statesmen npnenr such
names as (leneral John I!. Gordon of
Georgia, Senator William II. Allison of
Iowa and General F. A. Trltlo nf Arizona
Ono of tho most prized nnines In tho col
lection Is that of Rear Admiral Wlnllcld
Scott Schley. All the names aro written on
cards of uniform size und shnpe, making a
concise nnd convenient collection,
Dr. Lyon's
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