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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I'umpa and other machinery withdrawn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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fhe first sign of returning health Is
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1 lis weakness, emaciation and lack
: vitality simply means ihat certain
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kind of substances that are lacking In
the impoverished blood sad nerves
when in poor health, and abundant in
the rich Juices that flow through the
system when In perfect health. If peo
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when ia health to keep their blood
ind nerves in good condition, many
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to nervous people, imparts the tint of
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A few.wwks ago we sent ton free eopleg to Max J.
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