i r MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS Golden Seward 8mlter to Et Put to Work Again at Oaci. WAS SHUT DOWN TWO YEARS AGO 'torpx Reealted Iron Strike, and Other Wtr.'tit ea toataaa I-ropertr Wra Abaadaaed a. that Tim. JEADWOOt), S. D.. Jan. l.-Spectal Ona of the most Important announcements ' of the new year Is that which has been mad by Harris Franktl n, one of the heav iest atockholdera and the general manager ,f the Golden Reward mines and treatmer plants, to the effect that shortly after ,tje lrat of this month preparations wl'i be made for resuming work In the oiO-ton fmeltrr of the ctnpany. which uen "hut down for alnont two years, the shut down was the result of a strike In the wnelter over Che employmer.t of an addi tional man oj one of the flrors of the plant, which gave to each shift tlw work of ha!f a man to lighten its laborv The strike threw Kin men ,A..t of ,mpIoj mf,nt at the smelter and as ra iny more fU the mine Since the losing down of t'.ie smelter the companr has tKn operating Its cyanide plant In the first -ward of Ueadwood and treating In it 'ons of ore dally, besides shipping to outride ameltrng plants from lot) to 150 tons fore dally for treatment. Thin shipping n" been mined from openings from which Is being taken the slJtclnus ores treated at tha cyanJ.le plant, but the prin cipal aupply, upon which van depended to keep the smelter running, was formerly taken from other workings on the com pany's property. These workings were abnndoned when the smelter shut down, the I'umpa and other machinery withdrawn from them and they were allowed to fill with water. This water mill have to be jiumped out before work In the mines can be resumed, the stopes and drifts repaired and retlmbered and vru i .t nt .1.,.. work done before miners can ai;aln begin taking out ore. It la estlmnted that this work will take at least three months to do, and In the meantime several Important al terations mid addition will be made to the smelting plant. It In now believed that the Investigations made of the ore bodies at the Ciro Flno group of mines In the Bare Butte llstrlet has convinced the company that It can always be sure of a supply of smelting orea, ana mat with the starting of work on me mines of the company, which were closed down in the Ruby Basin and Bald mountain dlsjrrlcts, w,ork will also be com tnrnced on the Oro Flno. Although the Ooklen Reward company for the last two years has had tis moat important plant In a mate of idleness. It still maintained its place as the largest producer of gold, with the excej-tlon of the llomestake, of any ix.ropuny in the Black Hills. The decision to rUn blow in the smelter has been lialled with Joy by residents of the First word of Dead wood and the people of the lty generally. Slnkla Midden Treasure khft. "Work of sinking in the Hidden Treasure Bliaft will.be resumed this week, additional Jiiinera being put on. This company, which owns 200 aerea of land on the phonollte belt of Dead wood gulch, above Central City, has one of the best prospects In the district, one on which- a great deal of work has been done. A few months ago ajiew shaft was started and la now down i.j feet, and from the bottom of it drifts J.ave been run on the vein which it is Mowing for a distance of fifty feet. At l. Us depth the ore body Is aliout fifty feet wide, and the crosscuts made have not reached the side walls and are still in ore wnicn win run from $3 to MO a ton gold an anouier shaft, the first to be put duwn. 41 umau vein of phonolltic ore was struck, which assays very high, but as the vein is a very small one in this particular locality woi-fc In the ahaft after It had reached a drpth of 125 feet was abandoned temporar ily and begun where the new shaft has teu sent down and where the ore body is much larger. This prncrty is controlled iby Nebruka people, who are spending a great deal of money in Its development 1'atcnt has been given to the Myrtle Mining und Milling company by the United Mates government for Its ground 206.30 acres situated along Box Elder ereek, fh tiouthera Lawrence county. In the Box Elder mining district. Thin property has been held u'ldt-r location and annual as sessment by its present owners for the Uiat ten years, during which time the annual work done upon it h:is developed In a way some very strong ledges of gold arid copper bearing ores. Thrte years ago the j.reeeut company was oiga-niej and in corporated and since that time has been iolng work with a view of getting the ground patented. Its offleeru are: J. w. tinncgait, Chudron, Neb., president; P. M. Bonniwcll, Wtiltewood, S. D., vice presi dent; i S. l)nman, Wtiltewood. secretary; O. E. Collins, Chadron, treasurer. The ground gC the company is only a short dis tance I rum that of the l.ucky Strike, and id In a rich district; it is well wooded and 011 It is an excellent water right. Ohio tttiutMtn)- Will MearKaaise. it la stated thai there will be,a reorganiz ation of th Ohio-UewUwood Gold Mining compauy shortly. Thi comuuiiy owns 4im acres of ground uu Lit lie. Kaptd creek, in Penning urn county, hail a mile west from the luwu of Hochlord, which has in the past received a great deal of development. Lxpeiw are expected from the east to give die ground a thorough examination, anu on their report depeiuls the further de velopment of the property. It la said tliVl under the new management abundant funds will be available to carry on any scheme ot development that may be decided upon. Fifty-four pounds of gold, worth lu the neighborhood of SIT an ounce, la tha result of a six dus' run of the Imperial mill in Head wood. . This little bunch of gold la worth something over lll.OOu. For some time past the Imperial has been running on ore trom the McUovern group, a recent pur chase of the company. The Imperial Is now milling about Ho tons of ore a day, and lt Is averaging higher than the ordinary cyan Iding ores. levelopments on this ground show that the ore bodies resemble very closely the rich ores tajien from the Mark Twain property ofhe Horseshoe company and demonstrates that the ore deposits 01 the Bald Mountain district are more ex tensive than has been generally .believed, and it ia doubtful if the present generation will see the ore deposits of this district ex hausted. The company has been making ar rangements for several weeks to increase the capacity of ita leaching department, and when this has been accomplished the mill will be capable of treating at least one-half a much more ore as It is at the present time, and will bring its capacity up to almost 3(0 tons daily. Asscss4a khaft Gees Liwir. Sinking has been resumed in ttye Ana conda shaft. When work was suspended by the company about a year ago the shaft had reached a depth of Us feet, and It was then the Intention to have sunk to the 5m foot level and to crosscut at each lot) feet. The shaft is following down one of the many vein which cross the territory of the company, consisting of between tuO or 7u acre of ground along Elk creek. For more than a week the steam hosting plant, power drills and other machinery for deep mining which the company had been In stalling during its months of Idleness in the mines, is now running and giving the best of satisfaction. (Superintendent llelier cf the Spearflsh suoipany cant Ul Ucedwood Thursday, ; n nrinniTHf wnn mm in? result ni iat cleanup in the mill for 19". weiirhlnr aboUt -.. The mill la working pplenr'jy n)j mo company im treating i.-'v ' 0f ore monthly. During the laiit w k ft gtram henting r'ant has been plaryj i tn rn'.ll fxn.iu.t R'im rrom -(. 1, Mn utillird. The company ' . ow Suuate that It doj not make ny djfr,.ren.e wnl,t the condition cf thr, weather m4y t, lt run il mmfi mln mot1 of ,,, workings being tdl.r rover am connected with the plant -y a ralirna(i, over which Is -ht - ram locnmotlw. Work on a new tunnel. o be it) feet In length. In be- pusm A. and when It has been ftnlnhed me com ,inT wiH bn to mill ore from the second contact. To do so now would re a host plant to be built, and this tu nel will do away with that expense and ake the ore on that contact available at small expense. I.e Roy Reaames Work. t-TSTER riTr. S. p.. Jan. l.-i Speclal.) Work on the Le Ror Mlninar comnsnvs ground near Custer City has been resumed and will he continued throughout the rest of the winter. Whn the company shut down the showing of ore was a good one. and It Is believed that th present work will place the mine in condition such as will Justify the operation of a treatment p:ant on lt. " Arrangements have been made for con tinuing work on the Interstate Mining company's ground In the Tenohscot dis trict of Curter county. The main working shaft has reached a depth of fifty feet and Is In solid quartz, which carries high values In gold. Shipments of concentrate from the mill of the Extreme Mining company, three miles we?t from Custer City, are being made, a carload having been sent to a Denver smelter last week. These concen trates accumulated during the operations of the mill the several months that It had been working. This mill has ten stamps and concentrating and amalgamating ta bles. During last summer several cleanups were made that proved very satirfactory, the ore running from 15 to 17.50 per ton. t p r cent of the values being saved bv amalgamating. During the last few months several important Improvements have been made at the mine, among them being a wire tramway from the principal openings to the mill, while developments on the vein have been underway. The Gopher Mining company has com menced moving the five-stump mill of rhe Sunnyslde to the Lena mine, where lt will be installed and placed In operation. The mill was purchased some time ago by the I Uopher company from the owners of the Holy Terror. Last summer a test run was made at this plant on 100 tons of ore taken from the various openings on the Lena and the results obtained are said to have been better than $6 per ton, free milling. Ivan hoe Mill In Operation. Last week the Ivanhoe company started up ita new mill for an experimental run and to adjust the machinery. A shut-down of a few days was caused by the bursting of the water supply pipe, but this has been fixed and the plant is again In operation. The property of the company is located eight miles east from the town of Custer City and has been under development for several years, the main shaft being down over UK) feet, and is equipped with a fine hoist and power drills. This shaft will be continued to the 800-foot level. There Is also a shaft on the Chilcoot claim from which the company expects to take ore which is of a good quality, and during the course of operations a large quantity of it has been mined. The new mill has a capacity of fifteen tons a day, and has been built more with the Idea of demonstrating what the ore is worth and the treatment wnun win rest save the values In lt. It Is the Intention to Increase the present working force of miners and conduct opera tions on a larger scale, and should the de velopments warrant a larger and'more com plete mill will be buttt on the ground. Many property owners in the vicinity of Custer City have completed the assessment wojk for the year upon their mining ground and the prospects for the coming year are very flattering. Recent developments have brought to light new properties upon which ore of a high grade has been found, but as most of the work has been done on the surface. It Is not known how extensive the recently discovered deposits really are, some of them, however near Custer City, are rich in free gold, and specimens are numerous. Nebraska ema otes. TECL'MSKH. Jan. l.-Char!es Slagle, a farmer living near this citv, preserved 11 number of watermelons this season. At Christmas time they were Juat as luscious as though the had Just come off the vines. FREMONT. Jan. l.-Tbe new year re ceive.! an unusxially noisy greeting this morning. Whlst.es were blown, the church bells rung and guns tired about the sam as on the morning of July 4. The weather Is more like April than January. TABLE ROCK, Jan. 1. Miss Margaret Loom la of Lincoln has succeeded Misa Brai elin as assistant principal. Mis Bra e lln recently resigned, having been elected to a position In the schools at Lead. S. D. Miss l.ooiuls will enter on her duties on Mon day. TECVMSEH. Jan. l.-The village of Craft Orchard, in this county, is now .tented by Its new electric lights. A home stock com pany was formed, which put in a very creditable plunt. and the lights have Just been started. Within sixty dava after the ground was broken for the power house the lights were running. FA IHllu.N'i Jan. 1. The annual con vention of the hairmont Creamery com pany traveling representatives was held li'-re Thursday and Frldav. about thirty uf the employes being present from Iowa. Kansas. Missouri and Nebraska. The isual banuuet followed at the Clarendon md a royal good time was enjoyed by all. FAIRMONT. Jan. 1. Charles E. Walters, treasurer of the Fairmont Creamery com ;any for the last year, resigned the posl- lon to take effect January 1. Mr. Walters anil retains his financial interests in the company. He will move to Iowa, where he will embark in the banking business. George W. Suumner will succeed him as riH'irrr. PAP1LLION. Jin. l.-The Pnpilllon poet of the Urand Army of the Republic has elected the following officers: Harrison Sprague. vice commander; N. R. Wilcox quartermaster; J. M. Whitted. sergeant; A. W. Trumble. chaplain; Charles Nownes, officer of the day; Ira Malott. officer of the guard. The post is composed uf twenty five members. TAlil-t. hot'K, Jan. I. On the arrival of train No. 15 from the east yesterday a phy sician was hurriedly ealled to the depot to look after a porter on the train who had been badly hrulacd by a fall at Dawsorl l. getting 011 the train. After the dressing of his wounds he was taken by to St. Joseph on No. Iii. His face was badly bruised and his knee was severely Injttred. TBCI MSKH. Jan. 1 Representative-elect William Krnst and Mrs. Ernst of Lincoln precinct will soon take up their residence In Tecuniseh. Mr. Ernst Is an extensive cattle raiser and has lived on his present farm for many years. During rhe session of the legislature Mr. and Mrs. Ernst will be quartered at 17J1 C street In Lincoln, and when the body adjourns they will move to Tecumseh If a suitable house Is secured by that time. PAFILLION. Jan. 1 A reorganisation of the Puplllion Times Printing company haa been perfected with the following officers: tl. P. Miller, president and treasurer; J. M (lulee, ice preeident; J. P. Raderman, sec retary. A majority of. the stock was dis posed of to prominent men of Pupililun and vicinity and the company cleoreu of indebt edness. An Increase was made in the capi tal stock from la.ov to W.aiO. which amount was divided into sixty-three shares of 14 each. The most material change in the paper la -the advancement of J. P. Rader mau to the Hiaatloa as manager, to take the place of U. D. McClaakey. Mr. Mc Claskey haa not decided upon a new loca tion. TKCl'MSEH. Jan. l.-The bodv of Frank E. Brown, who was killed by C. C. Re. nolds here last Saturday night, wa taken by a brother to Oskaloosa. la , on the mid night train last night. For a time it was feared the county would hava to ium1 it-- exiiense of burial, for the relatives did seem to have any money, but esterday fcV rangernents weie made whervbv the 'Xock of the deceased la held for funers tenses and the brother &tfre rn T evei) thing w ithin ten days. The sMnJ Z still Here and It seems she is lef without means. Brown's oarerfts live si rkw.i..". and a telegram to them failed to Lrlmr financial be'p for the simple. Veaaon hit they are without woney. MITCHELL MARES STATEMENT Emphatically Denies Any Ccnnectita the Land frauds. rith Will demand an immediate trial Removal of Hall Dae to Troable of Von taadlng Which r nlml aated la the lad Fraad Cases. PORTLAND. Ore., Jan. l.-The Ore gonlan today prints the following author ized statement by Senator Mitchell re garding his connection with the alleged land frauds conspiracy': I am as Innocent as a babe unborn of any complicity In any land frauds In Urt gon or elsew here. 1 assert In the nvwt positive terms that the indictment must be Uaed upon the testimony of self-c n fessed and convicted land thieves and per- Jurtrs. who have been ottered immunity in case they meet the vindictive desire of Se.retar) Hitchcock and his agents, who have by their testimony Involved me and others in the frauds. The 1 rosecuting officer, Francis J. Henry, filU'd the newspapers of the I'nited States witii iirss dispatches from Portland ten days before the grand Jury met, to the ef fect that I was involved in the land frauds. I Immediately left Washington for Portland to answer any charges made against me by the grand Jury, and 1 wired Henry that 1 desired the privilege of go ing before the grand Jury to answer any charges against me. On my arrival in Portland 1 made a similar request ot tne foreman of t lie grand Jury. I was told by -Mr. Henry that I could go betore tne grand jury, upon my ap pearance there 1 was told by Mr. Henry that no evidence had been submitted to the grand Jury against me. 1 then said that if there was no charge against me to answer I was still ready to submit to an examination. 1 did so for two hours and a half, and answered promptly all questions. I whs not advised as to what the charge against me was and as sured the Jury that 1 was ready and will ing to answer any other questions which either Henry or aay members of the Jury might wish to nsk me, and especially did I dislre ttie privilege of answering any charges that might be made against me by any witmrses. Having been assured that no such evi dence, up to that date, had tw-en sub mitted, 1 then remained In Portland for four days after that and, receiving no word either from Henry or the grand Jury, the latter being In session all the time, 1 left Portland that evening for my place of duty in Washington. If an Indictment has been returned against me 1 am prepared to meet It be fore a trial Jury Immediately, and in this connection I defy the prosecuting officer to produce against me one particle of evi dence worthy of a moment's belief which In any manner. Improperly or criminally, connects me with any land frauds, or with any confessl criminals, and I shall de mand a trial at the earliest possible mo ment. That there have been land frauds in Oregon 1 do not deny, but, speaking for myself, I do deny in the most positive and unqualified manner that 1 have been In anywise, either directly or Indirectly, connected therewith or received any bene tit therefrom. Canae of Removal of Hall. The causes which led to the removal of John H. Ha.ll, Cnlted States district at torney for Oregon, date back prior to the indictments rendered against S. A. D. Puter and Mrs. Emma Watson, but did not become acute until after the recent trial of the land fraud cases. It Is said that the case of George Soren son was one of the first causes that led to the request of Mr. Henry that Mr. Hall be removed. Sorenson was wanted badly as a witness by the government In the Puter Watson trial. He had, however, left for the east and could not be located. Mr. Henry asked that lie be found, as his evi dence would have been material In the com pletion of the government's case. No one Seemed to know anything of his where abouts until about the clos eof the case, when, it is asserted, Mr. Hall said he thought he knew where Sorenson cc. ,d be found. He said he thought that Sorenson was at La Crosse, Wis., and it afterward developed, so It Is said, that he had been in communication with him there. It was then that the breach began to widen be tween Henry and the district attorney. Finally Mr. Henry became convinced that he was not receiving the cordial sympathy I of Mr. Hall In the prosecution of the cases and made his request to the president for Mr. Hall's removal. CUNNINGHAM MAKES A CATCH Arresta Two Men as They Were Breaking; Window la Saloon Building. Officer Cunningham arrested John Karten, living at Second and Williams, and Charles McCarthy, living at 41-' Hickory street, this morning at 1 o'clock, as they were ap parcntly ubout to enter the saloon of Fred Ingersol, at llu2 South Sixth street. Officer Cunningham was standing across the street from the saloon when two men came along and stopped under a window of the saloon about live feet above the level of the side walk. One of the men lifted the other up to the sill of the window and then they Drone me glass ana was ahout to enter when Cunningham thought It time to inter fere. He ran across the street, and before they could get away placed them under ar rest. The window was broken by using a pop botUe filled with sand. Owing to the fact that the men had not entered the building when arrested they were booked as aus picious characters. Fix Terms of Court. TECUMSEH. Neb., Jao. 1. (Special.) juugea w. 11. jvemgar and A. II. Babcock of the First Judicial district have aar.i on the following soheduTra for holding dis trict court in tne several counties the com lug year: .... , vuuu ,-Manuary 30 June 5 unit nvvmliMr k i 1 . j . - . " - u iry ilrm. "'"u Ju' 81 ,ne -""- Pawnee cointy-February 20, June 12 and October 2. No grand Jury. . Jefferson County-March 6. June S n,1 September 18. Urand Jury at the March Nemaha CountyMarch 20, June W nH 8-p.ember 3. Cirand Jury at the Ma'rch Gatfe Coun r-Mareh 20. June 1J ud Bea ten. i.. i- i. No grand jui- p Johnson County-April w, Jnne K .,, October 13. Urand Jury at tha Anrli i Petit lories will hJ t: n in the several countle , th. i .....,.. tie terms wim tne exceotn.n of at the June terms be user! In unU ..t .h IT""'.."" J'T"-" Will judges otherwise ordeV. " unhM the ebrasknna a Harvard. CAMBRIDGE, Maar. Jan. l.-(Sreclal .c..uiy large number of students in uie uinerent classes at Harvard uni versity, according to the annual catalogue and students" rwjuiter. Issued today, are from the middle west. Amon thera are the followit,g Nebtaekans: Academy Henry WiU'.an Nieman. Schuyler. Law school, ErjQ'.y Roy Buckner. A. B., Lin coin; Ira Ryner. 8. B . Cedar Raplda. Neb Medical sy hool, Walter darfleld. Hlltner B. B., iacoln. Stadeats Beat Alamal '" SI8EH, Neb., Jan. 1. Special. Th.. Higi, sc hool girls' basket ball team de teAled the alumni girls' team of ihe school b the .core of 11 to , In an exciting garni me. opera nouse, last evening. The at. tendance was very good, and the proceeds go to the piano fund of the new school house. A play. Streets of New York " will be given by the young people next Friday evening, for the same benetit. t. Laials Beat Chleag. ni. iah io. Jan. l.-Tbe first cf a two "" or root hall same between ' ....... L.uia ana t. hl- cago associations was played at Hburt. man a park today, resulting: St. lJouia. J: Chicago. 2. Tha second fame will he tUd tomorrow. AT THE PLAYHOUSES A Messes; from Mars' at the Hoy. Charles Hawtrey and company In "A Mis sage From Mars. " a rlay iii three acts, by Richard Oanihony. I nder direction of Ben Stern. The cast: Horace Farker Mr.- Charles Hawtrey A Tramp Mr. l ied Thorn Arthur lirey Mr. Cecil Magnus Dr. Chapman Mr. Henry Laurent Mr. Ferguson Mr. Cyril Young Sir Edward Vivian Mr. F. Walters Mr. bhilitngf rd .Mr. C. Du.iiey ir Roland v right Mr. Arthur Hare Joe. the Coster "The Ernperor ' Muggerluge Jim Policeman Mr. Frank Ford Miss Iella Frosi Servant tat Mrs. Clarence's - Oilmore Mr. W. H. Mr W Mas Wa tchman Boy , "'""'i er Bialr Phillips Paper Boy Mr. E. The Messenger from Mars Mr. Henry J. Hadneld .miss r'arser Mrs. Clarence .. Bella Polly A Flower Oirl .. A Poor Woman Mrs. Clayton Girl Minnie Templer . A play worth Miss lietta Harnett Miss Alice Wils Miss MHrgaret V. Kunne Mis Ethel Hertsiet Miss Nellie Tylei Miss Kate Sand .. Miss Marion Corkburn Miss l.oralne i'rn.l miss aiona, nanism wiille. A cotneuy ot dt lights, with a moral so well administered as to be wholly acceptable and. prohabi . easily forgotten when lt comes to the ap plication thereof. And thoroughly enjnj -able from end to end. Mr. Oanthony ha very cleverly revamped an old sermon, ami Mr. Hawtrey presents it In a most forcible manner, particularly as he does not male; It at all apparent that he is Just preach ing. The lesson Is one that all of us might benefit from; but we very likely won't. That Is quite beside the point. "A Mes sage from Mars" Is the story of a man who is Intensely and wholly selfish and Incon siderate of those about him. He falls asleep over a speculation as to whether Mars is Inhabited, and dreams that he ha: been visited t;y a man from that world. Cnder the guidance of the Martian he if put through a serios of exneriences that awaken his slumbering better nature, Bnd he becomes kind, gen -reus, considerate, til. that he thought himself and was not. Thia simple Idea is most effectively worked out. not without some resort to melodramatic expedients, but In a way that Is gratify ing Indeed. Its comedy la delicious. It- force Is apparent, and Its general action Is directed with consummate skill. As a Play lt is far and away the best seen in Omaha this season. Mr. Hawtrey s methods are quiet, almost undemonstrative, but steadily push home the lesson Intended. In the first act he Is the personification of deliberate seltishnes. and thoughtlessness for any save himself. He Justifies his conduct with the most absurd of shallow reasoning, proving the case against himself nt every point. As the dream unfolds he struggles against the better Impulses that start up, all the time consistently keeping In view the truth o. his character. Brought to the bitterest of adversity, he begins to feel the good stirring within, and sudd'-nly, under gen uine stress.a he comes to that possession of better nature essential to rejuvenation. His awakening is finely done, for even after he realises he has but dreamed, and that his material ruin Is not real, he la appar ently unable to disassociate facts and fancies, but mingles them so that his changed disposition docs not excite the -u.me. ji iiugni u ne were less tactful. His whole performance Is that of the fin ished actor. In his associates Mr. Hawtrev la fortu nate. Mr. Thorne s work as The Tramp is ciiaracier study, given to a nicety and the work of Mr. Hadrleld as The Mes' senger is also carefully valued, so that It tanila mi, a.fti. .1 i , , . uecmfu, prominence, and jei is overaone in nothing. One could a mechanism would permit of his recession being made as fine from a scenic point as - ... approacn to earth. The scenery and iT . .u a hi me nrst Instance r ,. , , nKer 13 8ecn cmlng through Illimitable space, growing more and mow distinct, until he stands fully outlined and sentient on the stage. The exit naturally cannot be handled with this fine effect Each of the other male parts is a small one, but very essential to the action of the comdy, and all are excellently done Miss Mona Harrison Is very good as Mln nie Templer. the girl Horace C so near losing In his disregard for her per sor.nl feelings. She has one strong scene with the star In the first act, 'and a very tender one In the last, both of which are rather difficult role of Miss Parker. " t",c Theno, Hrare r"rker- wlth much tact. The other women. In the cast and even the little children. 4re .11 part of a most commendable whole. It wasn't a very large audience at rh Boyd last night, but it wa. a genuinely prec.at.ve one. and the efforts of the star snd his company were n...,.. ' plauded. If the pleCe Is patron zed on T. merit, the Boyd will be fil,ed to overflow ng at each of the remaining three Z. forma nces. A r - he ilollraj win a -vievstiire rrom xr ... f.." -r. 81 a "facial matinee this - whs evening evening. and on Tuesda "Frlt and Salts" at the Krngr Mason and Mason, no matter what the Omaha in 8,Wa welcome to Omaha The;- are known as a pair of really funny Germans dialect comedians, and Inva riably come with a collection of new songi and Jokes and with a company worthv of Its leaders. Frlti and Snlta." which opened at the Krue theater at a matinee yesterday afternoon is no exception It be eoiea iv wiai urona class of entertain ,m neen grouped under the eucmi litmu vl musical farce all music and laughter from end and Is to end. ine principals have the hackln g of a sprightly bunch cf comedians a well-fed cnorus and a collection of show ...... speaks well for the manager's eye. The two performances witnessed yesterday were heartily enjoyed by nud.fnccs of the customary Sunday size. "Frlti and Bniti" will be given at a special holiday matinee this afternoon and will continue at the Krug until after Wednesday evening, with the customary matinee on Wednesday. Vandevllle at the reUktos-Oruk.un. The bill at the vaudeville house for the current week is an average one In point of merit, and that Is saying enough, for the average down at the Orpheum Is high. It contains no very high spots and only one mat is low. rox ana Foxle open the hill, a clever clown wHh the smartest dog mai comes to umana. Ulnns. Blnna and Blnns do a musical turn that Is genuinely gooo, although lovers of good music can not neip tne regret that performers of their merits mix with their art such horse play as they furnish to provoke laughter. Happy Jack Gardner sings some new par odies and some that are not new. Alclde Capltaine may not altogether realise the advertised condition of the perfect gym nast, nut she is a very handsome little woman, with a fine muscular development, and gives a pleasing performance on the trapeie. Charles Leonard Fletcher Is a ciever actor, ana maxes up on the stage to represent some well known people and some Interesting characters from well known novels. His performance waa much enjoyed by the audiences yesterday. The Colinl-CUirons do what they describe ai "Parisian whirlwind dances." The whirl wind will be admitted by any who see them, and there Is no reason to diaputa the Parisian part of It, but their recep. Uon yesterday was not a remarkably warm one. Mitchell and Love call their act Married Ufa from the Inside." it dluu't show any reason for the title. Neither did they show any reason for the act. It must be- the old one they need the money. The moving pictures are good. A special matinee will be given t xiay. MCCKETT REPLIES TO SEARS Insists that ataesTer Investigating Committee Was a Fair One. LINCOLN. Neb., Dec 21 W. Q. Pears, Tekamah, Neb., Dear Sir: Perhaps for tne n.si time in the history of Neoiaska. her ptople are compiled to wunes ine humiil aling spetiacie ot an honoied juoge, uiag- Mr. W. Hult.urt gmg the ermine of his hiah onue ihroJgh Mr. R. G Peas, .nc po.mcal mire in oru.r to v.nt a per-t-aithful Peaice mai spite. "The tSiueffer mat.er 1 appears to he your weaKnees. Alter juur e.miun tour yea, ago to the speaser.-lup "i ne nouse 01 repr. -n atives. w aicn e.e non was lutiei) u.ciuentai to tne orgaMza t:on f that bdv by the sev-iai catid.datej tor the t u.tt-d stales sei.aie, yuii regaiued jcuiselt ver seriousiy. to seriouoiy. .u act, that within two years you leiame .11 ' nuioate fur governor. jiu ran for g vw nor w lui sitate Treasurer tm.. tic. s hi, no ueal as oui plattoim. 1 ou old ual mane a home run. Iiu out not racn n.st tiase. Sore and smaning und. r d. leat, ou came to the next mssioii ot ihe i.g.siatu.e wiin jour grievance. i ou had "lojgiit. 1 01.1 and dleu for ltl holn r ot thf M aim your ow n aut anccment. and uu wanted a healing balm for jour lacerated wounds. At that session you were cha.r man ot the committee on claims. 1 he 1 1 1 to reimhuisf ij-easurer Sluener for pre mium paul upon his bond was, a i u eay, riterreo to oiir comniittte. lt wouut hae lien referred to yojr committee In ihe reg ular course of business, but, apparently, learihg u would riot o you had e.-pecia.i' eqiifsted that It he so leterted. lt was in your possession according to the record from January ;i limn March &, lfo.1, when you reported tnat your committee hud Instructed ou to "report the same back to the house with the i econitnenoaiion that lt be passed." At the same tune ou staled why you were not In accord with your committee upen the matter, and your statement Is part of the houe record. Prior to i tits time and alter you had be come convinced that you wou.d have to report the bill for passage, ycu invited me I ! to your room In ttieinoeii notei ami hhk-h my advice ahout the matter. 1 Miguesied that ou stale to tne house your p sitmn, j and if the house uc-irnl an investiga.l :ii, It could move in tie mutter. v ill ou say tkat you did not have a private atiai.ge-nu-iit with Nelson of Oougias count by which he moveu tn:it an investigation com miltte be appointed and that the bill be re turned to your committee ' pending the re port of said special committee?' Vgu say ou made no miygeollon us to the pcr I sontiel of the committee, but you did. lou wanted Ntlson as cha.rman. but ne wou.a not serve. You suggested Uougtas in place of Warner, and lie would not set ve. In fact, Mr. Sears, it was very hard to find a man who would act us chairman of that committee, and when in compliance with your expressed wisn to me ir. earner, who bv the way is an attorney, withuiew, I called Mr. McAllister to the desk and begged him to take the chairmanship. I had never talked with him about the matter and did not know or care whether he was a friend of Mr. Stuelttr. 1 did know he was a capable, honest and fair man. The committee was then comprised of the following members: McAllister, Dals Flshback. Meradith and Mango.d, as capa ble and fair a committee as could have leen appointed from among the members of the notice. That was the committee which you char acterized as "rotten," and ny It was named to "whitewash" Mr. Stueffer. Your charge of "rottenness" does not disturb me; it was made with refernice to a committee of which you were a member at the same session. 1 rtfer to the special revenue committee. Y'ou may recall that when that committee was appointed the World-Herald of Omaha Intimated that it was "rotten." The Herald said Sears and Douglas represented the Northwestern railway; Thompson the Union Pacific; Wil son, Warner and Sweezy the Burlington, and Loomis the minority. Tho inference being. I presume, that the commutes in tended to "whitewash" the valuation of railway property for taxation. But to return to the committee, lt re ported on April 2 and Its report covered three pages of the house Journal. The eport Is signed by each member of the committee, but one member wrote above 1 Is signature, "I join in the above report, except as to the purpose of Mr. Sears." I never heard nor read any of the testi mony; did not know when nor where the committee met; did not know when It would report, nor what the report would be. When it was read, however. It was very clear- that the committee had exon erated Mr. Stueffer. Not being an attor ney, I cannot argue with you the ques tion of whether you needed more time to prepare upon a matter which had occu pied a large Bhare of your time for about a year. Y'ou were employed In the committee as attorney for the state, and I presume the testimony was largely in response to your own questions. I have observed, however that when an attorney finds himself In a tight place he asks for "more time," and that is what you did. You moved that the report be deferred for two days and made a special order for April P- m- The house, much to your relief, I be lieve, did not agree, and the question be ing upon the motion of Mr. McAllister to adopt the report. It carried. Y'ou did not even put the house members Indi vidually upon record by demanding a roll call upon the motion. Mr. House then moved that your com mittee be Instructed to report upon house roll No. lftl, which was the MuefTer claim. You suggest that both parties should have been represented on the committee. It would have been Improper, In my, Judg ment, to have appointee! democrats upon a committee to Investigate a republican official. In the very nature of the case they must have entered upon their work with more or less prejudice. Mr. Ager never said a word to me about this Stueffer matter, nor about the committee or Its findings. Why should he care any thing about it? Y'our statement that "almost every morning of the session he (Ager) wps In the speaker's room with the door shut from half an hour to an hour after the convening time of the house had ar rived" Is a malicious falsehood, and everv member of the house knows It to be such. Mr. Ager or any citizen of Nebraska was welcome at the speaker's otflce at any time during the session. Yours truly, J. H. MOCKETT, JR. Sheriffs i:ieet OOleers. KEARNEY. Neb., Jan. 1. (Special Tele gram.) The Nebraska Sheriff s association held its annual meeting at the court houne in this city yesterday and was not a engthy one, though considerable business was transacted. , The old officers were re-elected, these being John Power, Omuha, president, and Nicholas Rtss, Lincoln, sec retary und treasurer. It was decided to ask the legislature to so amend the luw as to glvo all fherifTs a fixed salary, the tume to be governed by the population of th county in which the officer serves. The next mettlng of the association will be htld In M nJen, the date to be announced later by the secretary, but It will be some time in July. 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