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About The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923 | View Entire Issue (July 14, 1899)
THE RED CLOUD CHIEF. 4 ONE OF "Where Once the Buffalo Roamed" fe Now Formed Into Provinces Not long Bincc a great American writer, In an article on tho "Wheat supply of Europo and America," mado the statement that to tho north of the International boundary lino there was only a nnrrow fringe of land capable of producing wheat. Another writer, replying to this, said that wheat could be successfully grown at Fort Simp son, a Hudson Bay Company's post at the Junction of tho Llard and Mncken Jile rivers. Fort Simpson is at lati tude C2 degrees north, and is as far northwest of Winnipeg as that city is northwest of New York city. It Is possible not only to ralso wheat at Fort Simpson, and of a better quality than Is grown In any other country, but at a point miles, further north ryo nnd oals are grown, whilst two hun dred mllc3 still further north barley and potatoes nro successfully pro duced. Nor Is this very extraordinary, ns will nppear further on In this ar ticle The attention that Is being directed T 'fj7JlflfnBJurj " iltu" - 7 At til ' ' '"" '"" ' i ' A WESTERN CANADA WHEAT FARM. towards Western Canada at the present time and the largo number who are going there for tho purposo of making it their home, has been the cause of an lntervlow with Mr. James A. Smart, the deputy minister of the Interior for Canada. He Is a gentleman thor oughly posted and ready nt all times to impart Information concerning Canada's resources. Mr. F. Pediey, also of Ottawa, Canada, is the superintend ent of the immigration branch, which is almost a department by itself. Tho result of the interview with Mr. Smart Is practically embodied in the accom panying article. Tho extent of Canada is enormous. The distance through Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific is 3,000 miles. Its area, all told, Is 3,45G3S3 squaro miles. Of this It Is safe to say, there is less wasto land than In any other country in tho world. It Is not our purposo to say much if anything nbout the older provinces of Canada, as they are mostly fairly well settled. Western Canada comprises tho province of Manitoba, 74,000 squnro miles; Brit ish Columbia, 380,000 squaro miles; Asslnlboia, 90,000 squaro miles; Sas kotchewan, 100,000 squaro miles; Al berta, 106,000 square mllc3; Athabaska. 104,000 square miles, to say nothing of Keewatln with about 300.000 squaro miles, and tho unorganized territories of tho northwest with over 900,000 square miles. As a grand total tho area of Canada in squaro miles Is 3, 450,383. Asslnlboia, Saskatchewan, Alberta and Athabaska alone consti tute a region lnrger than all Russia in Europo. Time was when it was to the Interest of the great fur dealing companies of the continent to send tho impression abroad that this vast re gion was fit only for the habitation of the beaver, tho buffalo and tho bear, but It has been demonstrated and is now generally understood that theso vast plains contain tho finest wheat and grazing land3 in tho world. This applies" not only to tho comparatively well-known province of Manitoba and the districts of Asslnlboia and Alberta, but to the entire region lying four AFTER THREE YEARS' RESIDENCE IN ALBERTA, WESTERN CAN ADA. hundred miles northward of the Can adian Pacific Railway. To tho west of this vast territory lies British Co lumbia with its innumerable rivers, rich in fish, Its gold, silver and copper mines nnd its fertile valleys capable of producing tho choIcesUfrnits in great abundance. It is to that portion of western Canada lying between Lake Supeo-Jor on tho east and tho Rocky mountains on tho west that tho attention of tho agriculturists throughout tho world Is being directed nt preseut and It U to that district they are looking for homes for them nolves nnd their children, nnd for tho solution of problems created by the overcrowding of population In the older countries and the United States. A. few authenticated facts regardlug this vast region and tho Infinite pos- OUR NHGHBORS. slbllltles it presents lo the poor man, tho man of moderate means and the capitalist, will therefore bo In order. To properly appreciate tho enor mous extent of this territory, four hundred mllea north and south nnd nlno hundred miles east and west and embracing n nnrca of 300,000 square miles, let us stato that If wo draw a line from tho northern boundary of Pennsylvania to tho southern lino of West Virginia, passing through Har per's Ferry, and tako all tho west of Hint lino to the Missouri liver, em bracing, ns well as parts of the states named, all of West Virginia, Ohio, In diana, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, wo shall have American territory equal In extent nnd area, but In no wise superior, to tho portion of west ern Canada under consideration. In short, thcro are In Canada two hundred and seventy nine thousand square miles of lnnd for the plow not surpassed in fertility by any area of slmllnr size on tho face of the globe, and It Is nearly im m yrMl all embraced within the limits herein described ns western Canada. A few' words as to tho climate of this great country may not bo out of place right here. The cllmato of western Canada, as described by those who have lived there for some years, Is very agreeable, and much preferable to that of the east. Disease is little known; epidemics unheard of. Winter extends full three months, usually. There is little change during winter. Frosts aro keen, but, the air being dry, a tempera ture of 'JO degrees below zero there Is more bearable than 10 degrees above in tho damp nnd changeable climates of the east. Spring sets In about the first of April. Some seasons, however, fcecdlng Is begun early In March, tho snow having entirely disappeared. Spring Is quickly followed by summer, whoso long days nnd cool nights have a very beneficent Influence upon vege tation. Tho growth Is more rapid than anywhere known In lower latitudes. The soft maple has been known to grow more thnn five feet high in a slnglo season. Autumn is delightful. It extends into the middle of Novem ber. Snow sometimes does not fall un til late in December. This gives tho farmer tho opportunity of finishing his threshing, marketing his thousands of bushels of No. 1 hard wheat, and yet lenvlng hlin sufficient timo to put his land In crop for the following year. The wheat of western Canada Is known to be extremely hard. The yield Is al so from 30 to CO per cent moro than In tho states south, of tho boundary line. There nro natural causes for tills. The further you travel towards tho northern limits of its growth tho better the quality of the soil. Tho rea son that it Is bettor Is because tho sub soli, throughout the heat of tho sum mer, is kept moist at all times by tho slow melting of the deep winter frosts, the moisture thus maintained ascend ing to tho surface and nourishing tho roots of the grain. This stimulates tho growth, keeps the plant always fresh and produces a bountiful crop. Again, just when needed, when tho heads are ripening, sunshlno is longer. Heat and sunlight aro both needed to bring wheat to maturity. Tho great er tho amount of both tho bettor tho result. From tho 15th of Juno to tho 1st of July thero aro nearly two hours moro daylight In every twenty four in western Canada than in tho Sirtto of Ohio. A great deal can bo said ns to tho agricultural possibilities of this vast region. Lord Selkirk, at ono timo, prophesied that theso plains nnd val leys would ono dny maintain n popu lation of thirty million souls. And why should thoy not? Mnnltoba nlono last year hnd nearly two million acres under crop wheat, oats, barley, flax, nnd other grains and potatoes and other roots. Between sixteen and sev enteen bushels of wheat wore market ed. Nlnety-flvo per cent of tho pralrlo is good wheat land, Tho average yield of wheat varies under different conditions. In some years the average lias been over thirty bushels. Once or twice It went ns low as eighteen bushels. At even tho low est average, with good prices thero aro few Industries that will glvo bet ter profits. A Into United States con sul, in one of his reports of harvest time, states that tho entire labor of tho region was found to bo totally in adequatc for tho task before It. Tho wheat straw was so tall and stout and so heavily laden with grain that tho work of reaping and sacking was ex tremely exhausting. Tho strength of tho growing grain frequently broke tho reaping machines, and tho utmost ex ertion of strong men wns required to handle the great -weight of the Hheavcs. Hut while wheat Is king In that ro glon It is by no meaiiB the only cerenl grown. The oat, barley and pea crops aro phenomenal. Oats j'.cld all tho way from CO to 90 bushels per acre. In some cases they have been known to exceed over one hundred. A delegnto who visited tho country reports, "One hundred bushels of oats, and sixty bushels of barley per acre were com mon crops. In 0110 case tho oats Blood feet six Inches high, the heads wero live feet six Inches long, nnd each chaff twelve Inches long, and each chaff case contained, not one but threo per fect kernels." Barley, as stated, yields enormous ly. It Is sought after by brewers ev erywhere and It brings several cents per bushel more thnn that grown in other countries. Peas yield splendidly. They nre extremely freo from bugs and grubs. Used In fattening hogs and for other feed, they are superior In ev ery way to com. Tho absenco of Hog cholera In this country Is attributed by experts to the excellent feed, corn not being used. Corn can, however, bo grown, but wheat pays so much bet ter that but little attention Is given to corn. In roots nnd vegetables. It Is esti mated by all who have any knowledge of the matter in these products, this region has no competitor. Rlpo tomn toes may bo seen In profusion in the middle of September. They havo been known to ripen ns early as tho 1st of July. Displays of roots, vegetables, garden products are made nt the agri cultural fairs that for size and quality cannot be equaled at any of tho fairs In tho United States. An Ohio gentle man visiting one of these fairs said ho had never seen anything InOhloto equal it. Three cabbages together weighed ono hundred nnd twenty pounds. Theso wore us solid nnd fine grained as though they had weighed but six pounds apiece. Prize potatoes, he said weighed four pounds each; thouo weighing three wero so plentiful that they attracted little attention. Beets, carrots, turnips, etc., also FARMERS' TEAMS AT A grow to an exceptionally largo size. Watermelons have been known to weigh ns much' as seventy-flvo pounds, citrons twenty-flvo pounds. Experimental tests of different va rieties of grains and roots have been made for tho purpose of gaining Infor mation as to their productiveness nnd usefulness. The results of these tests for threo consecutive years aro given below: In oats, of twelve varieties tested, the average yield at the Manitoba Experi mental farm was 7C bu., 20 lbs., per acre; at tho Northwest Territory's farm the averago waB 85 bu., 23 lb, per aero. In two-rowed barloy, of six varie ties, tho average yield at tho Manitoba farm was 42 bu., 31 lbs., per acre; at the northwest Territory's farm C6 bu 20 lbs. per acre. In six -rowed barley, six varieties, the average Manitoba farm yield was 51 bu., 1 lb. per acre; at tho North west Territory's farm 00 bu., 6 lbs., per acre. In spring wheat twelve varieties, tho averago yield at tho Manitoba farm was 35 bu., 28 lbs.,- per aero; at tho Northwest Territory's farm 41 bu., 41 lbs., per acre. In potatoes, twelve varieties, tho av erage at the Manitoba farm was 343 bu., 50 lbs., per aero; at tho North west Territory's farm 300 bu., 15 lbs., per acre. Wild fruits, etrawborrles, raspber ries, curranfflK,goo86berrie8, grapes, plums, cherries, arid cranberries grow in great abundance. Dairylngln nil parts' of western Can ada Is a'speclnlly Important industry, and has made great strideB'during re cent years. The butter which has found its way tq tho east and tho English markets .was found to bo of excellent qunllty And In some cases su perior to its competitors. Mixed farming pays well through out tho region. Horses and cnttlo thrive well on the prairies. Almost all classes of high bred cattlo aro to bo seen. Beef export Is very largo, but it is now expected that tho mining dis trict of British Columbia and tho Yukon will creato a splondld homo market. The quality of tho beef Is the richest, and tho cost of production is reduced to a minimum tho profits nre very largo. Frequently an nnlmal will bring from $30 to ?50, which did not cost tho farmer or rancher more than a few dollars. This Is mqst especially tho case In tho great ranching district of Alberta, whero tho herds roam tho; ranges 'throughout "the 'ytarf ' L Tho country Is peculiarly adapted to sheep raising, and It is found very remunerative. The export trade In hogs is constant ly on tho Increase. They come next to cattle In po'nt of importance to Uie farmer. Poultry Is 0I50 very profitable but up to the present timo the locnl demand has absorbed the supply. The educational facilities of tho country nre equal to any on tho con tinent. Rural schools arc about threo miles apart In the settled districts, and they nre free. The government makes nn nnnunl grant to each school. This covers all expenses, Including tho sala ries of tho teachers, who are properly ccitltle.ited. One eighteenth part of the whole of the "Fertile Belt" from Pembina to the Saskatchewan and be yond Is set apart for the maintenance of schools. This Is a mest generous en dowment. In 1871 the school popula tion of Manitoba wns 817. It Is now over 50,000. In 18S3 the nvcrago at tendance wns 5.000; it has now Increas ed to about 21,000. In 1SS3 there wero 240 teachers; now thcro nre over 1,100. Thee schools aro well Inspected nt In tervals by competent educationalists. The average salary of the rural teach ers Is $308 per year. The schools nro non-sectarian and in no character na tional. In connection with educational gov ernment, experimental farms hnvo been established In Manitoba and tho territories. All the different kinds of gruln, seeds, roots, vegetables, etc., that it is sought to grow In tho prov ince, nro sown on tho varied soils that nro found on theso farms. Tho results aro carefully noted nnd pub lished for tho Information and guld nnre of tho farming community In tho different newspapers of the country. Tho government nlso sends around to tho towns and vlllnges a traveling school of dnlry instructors who glvo lectures, accompnnled by practical op orations by competent men, In nil tho arts of cattle raising, butter nnd cheeso making, etc., that nil may learn tho best methods known without tho loss of timo nnd money to tho settlers. Farmers' Institutes have alfo been es tablished. These, affording practical farmers the onnortunlty of Interchang ing experiences, are of grent nsslstance to the agricultural community. Railways now traverse nil tho set tled narts of western Cnnnda. Vory few farmers nro more than a dozen miles from n market or railway. Rail way stations, with post ofllccs, nnd ele vators for tho storage of grain occur nt Intervals of about seven or eight miles. The only remaining territory on this continent in which ranching on a largo scale can be gone Into is to be found In western Canada. The District of Alberta, immediately east of British Columbia, is pre-eminently fitted for ranching. Its area Is 400,000 squaro miles, and It extends from north to south 430 mile, and from east to west 250 miles. Tho opportunities offered hero In this respect nre unparalleled by any other country In the world. Tho country Is open, rolling and well wa- WESTERN CANADA FAIR. tcred. Tho valley and beach lands pro duce a most luxurious and nutritious growth of nntivo grass. Cattle, horses and sheep graze outside tho whole year. Tho snowfall Is light, and It is melted almost as it falls by tho warm Chinook winds which blow from tho Pacific ocean. Profits ore largo. Steers cost ing the owners but n few dollars each bring from $35 to $45 on tho ranges. Heretoforo tho cattlo havo been ex ported, but with tho opening of tho British Columbia Yukon mining re gions, thero is a lnrgo and constantly growing market right at homo. Tho northern part of Alebrtn, In ad dition to being a ranching country, had largo deposits of minerals. It Is aiso heavily wooded as well as weli watered. In ail Cannda laws aro enforced with tho strictest impartiality. There is no such a thing known In Canada as mob law and lynching, not oven In its most remoto districts. The pence lover ami tho law breaker both know that tho laws of tho land will be enforced, and they govern themselves accordingly. It Is not alono in agriculture or stock raising that Cannda offers un equalcd opportunities to the young or middle aged man. Its fisheries aro tho richest In the world. Its number less rivers and lakes, as well as its sea lino, teem with fish of all kinds. Brit ish Columbia salmon is famed the world over. British Columbia has enormous for eta of timber. This province Is ono of the finest fruit growing regions in the world, whllo In its valleys there are largo areas of agricultural lands opon for settlement. In mining Canada promises to equal, If not eclipse.any other country. Brit ish Columbia mines have made for tho provlnco a reputation that nny country might bo proud of. In fact, tho entire region from the boundary lino north to tho arctic circle, and from tho eastern slopo of the Rocky mountains to tho Pacific ocean, appears to be nn Inex haustible deposit of minerals of all kinds. Tho Klondlko region, almost wholly In western Cnnada, Is known throughout the whole civilized world today. Threo years ago it was quite unknown. The output this year Is ex pected to reach the magnificent sum of twenty million dollars in gold. Com petent authorities belicvo that tho out put will be doubled each recurring year, for years to come. Thero Is no other country offering tho grent opportunities fcr either tho poor nam the jnoderntoly rlch'jnan, or tho capitalist as western Canada af fords. Millions of acres are ready for the plow, Some of It free, and the rest of It at a ery low price per acre. France Is Slowly Learning of tin Inhumanity to Dreyfus. , MIS PERSECUTORS CRINGING, Tim I'rNimor'n FloiH Witt Cut With Ituileljr rlilonnit HhnrUtm UtMeutl? the Keeper llupnt Tlielr Cli.irg Mlrthl Ola In I'rltun. l'Anin, July It The cruel treat mont of Captain Dcyfus while ho was n prisoner on Devil's Island W slowly coming to light, ami tho minister who wero most directly connected with tilT.tlrs 011 tho prison Island nro cringing under tho clVect of tho ex posures. When Mine. Dreyfus sw her bus bnnd yesterday, he remarked, regard lug bis trial mill condemnation: "I wns not Judged: I was assassinated," The rcnl story of tho horrors comes from M. Clotncticenii, who has gath ered evidence on nil sides. He says Lieutenant Colonel Du l'aty do Cam forged a letter In Ilia hope, which was realized, of rendering the confinement moro rigorous, for lie, like the others, desired tho de.ith of Dreyfus and could not accomplish It directly. Then camo the nnnouuceiiuiit ol Dreyfus' attempt to escape, tho ono great ground on which tho imprisonment might be brought lo an end by suffer ing nnd death Minister Lubun Inline dlatoly cabled to put Dreyfus In irons. 'J hero were no manacles In the Islu du Saint, an 1 Instead of sending to Cayenne, for them tho jailer ordered them made by his guaids out of old scraps of iron, such as could bu found readily. These rusty pieces wero beaten Into shape lufore tho prisoner while ho wns slok in bo.l with fever. The guards could not dross down tin nncvenoss of tho iron, and thus thoy were put around the condemned man's ankles. 'J'ho flesh was cut, and at every movement it was cut deeper 01 broken open in tbu places nllghtty healed. A lamp was put over his head, "to sco that ho did not oieipj." It added to his torturo by drawing over hlin swarms of tropical gnats 11 ml Hies, which wero of themselves nearly sulll- clont torturo to kill 11 criminal. The wounds around his ankles nnd on his feet were not dressed and soon became violently Inflamed and con stantly bleeding. It was under this torture that Cap tain Dreyfus lived for two months, and only onco did ho nak why ho was tortured or cry out for roliof, and thai was onco when tho wounds were dressed. Occasionally tho irons wore ro moved. Then, just as tho wounds sliowed signs of healing, tho iron) wero restored. O.ice, when ho full from a sunstroke, they hoped tho end had coino, nnd he wan takun by the fuet and head and tossed upon a bench to die or recover as best ho miirht. CHICAGO'S COSTLY PROBLEM, About 830,000,000 Mf lie NeoiloJ For the Cnnl. Chicago. Julv 11. Tho .t. nn.i complications of tho Chicago drainage canal cotitlnuo to crow with each tour of inspection or report. Already more than 830,000,000 U represented In the ditch that Is to mulco Lnkn Mtnliltr.in a source of puro water supply for tho cuy, and now at least 8j(',000,000 mora may havo to bo put into tho canal, Eminent authorltlai of tlio Society of Western Engineers who havo given tho nrocrress of tho dralnncra I'lmt I close study feel that tho expenditure or m.'.uuu.ooq upon the work tho to tal expended to tho dato of nnnnlnt? of tho channel only marks tho com mencement or tho expenditure of at least 850,000,0(0 more by tho gen eral government and tho state of Illinois toward making tho river and the channel a complete waterway, ono which will not creato ncrnntii.-il damago suits against tho sanitary dis trict anu will satisfactorily dispose of all the water nnd wasto omunntinrr from tho city of Chicago and every community upon tliu banus of tho two streams of water. Alrendv tho Inland cltlca xnutli of Chicago havo begun making tests of tho character of tho wntar In t!i. fill. nols river for tho purposo of making similar tests alter tlio drainage chan nel discharges into It, From tho two tests thoy will determine ho at itnpu.ro, If at all, the rlvor water is made by tne sowago tllsuhargod from Chicago. This is tho sanitary side of the ones- Hon. There Is also tbesldo of (lctcnnlnlnn how much overflow, If nuy, tho chan nel will cause in the river, what lands will bs submerged, what damage will bo caused, what claims there may bo tgnlnst the sanitary district. Issues inch as theso, now that the canal is almost completed, havo brought th residents of tho valley and tho sani tary district trustees lo a point whero mutual agreement and action would make tho dlfllcultles vastly easier of lolutlon. A MONTANA MOUNTAIN AFIRE, No I'rotpect of JUIn to Slop tlio Do (troollnu f m 1'oreit. Anaconoa, Mont., July 11. A for est flro broke out In a picnic camp in tho mountnlns west' of Anaconda, in . tho vicinity of Mount Unggln, yestor Jday, nnd Is still raging. Before even ing ovor l.TiOl cords of wood owned by threo poor woodchoppers, tho work of a year, wero coiisumod. Tho flro was visible more than 103 miles nw.iy. At midnight tho sight was brilliant, with the snow-capped peak of Mount Uuggln towering above the flames, OTIS EXPECTS TO ENLIST 1,000 tlio Oirior or tliti Two ltvlmnU Will rrolitliljr It ItiUmt llor. Wahiiimiion, July 11.-General Oils cables tho following: "Two veteran regiments assured. Will enlist about 1,00a Yon can appoint cloven second lieutenants for fir.st nnd nine for sec ond regiment, to recruit in the Unltud Stntes; all other otllcers flllud. RegU incut Is styled First and Second Pull Ipplno United Slates veteran volunteer Infantry." Adjutant Ooncral Corbln ciblcd Hen oral Oils that these designations could not bo allowed for the Philippine reg iments, ami In order to save confusion thoy would be called the Thirty-sixth nnd Thirty-seventh United ataloa volunteer Infantry. The President has appointed tho following lieutenant colonels of vol unteers: Major J. F. Hell, assistant adjutant general of volunteers, now serving In the Philippines IIj was appointed from Kentucky to West Point in 1ST. He went to Manila with Oenoral Mor rill and has had charge of the bureau of military information. Captain Herbert II. Ssrgoant, who Was colonel of the Sixth Immune reg iment during tlm war with Spain. Appointed to West Point from Illi nois. Captain John J. Ilrereton' of tho Twenty-fourth Infantry. He was ap pointed from New Jersey to West Point and graduated In 1877, since which time he ban been with the Twenty-fourth Infantry. lie was In tliu battle at S.in Juan hill and highly commended for his coolnes.i and bravery. Captain 11 H Plummcr, Tenth In fantry. Appointed to West Point from Maryland In 1873. During- the Spanish war ho was on duty in Cuba as brigade quarterinister at tho head quarters of the Fifth corps. Captain Plummur was recommended for brovot for gallantry In action at Santiago. RAIN BOTHERS THE TROOPS. Men Nlnoplng Will, Hunk, Orsr Tliro Frt nf Water. Manila, July 11, It has been rain ing and storming almost constantly for two days nnd tho country along the American south and bay lines is literally flooded. The sotdler.s aro MilVerlng great discomfort. Tliu Thir teenth in fun try rogimetit at Pa say Is In the worst position, being practi cally surrounded by water. Tho bridges that were ?ed for getting supplies have been washed away, ami some of the companies nro now separ ated by streams six feet deep, in many cases men nro slcoping with three feet of water beneath tholr bunks, which aro elevated on crackor boxes. The company cooks whon pre paring the meals stand knee deep in water. ", Some of tho roads leading to Paslg are simply impassable and the rico fields on all sides aro ono groat lake. A high wind blew over several tun Us of the Second reserve hospital. Manila bay is impossible of naviga tion by cither launches or canoes, and uo vossels are leaving tho harbor. The United Slates transport Cen tennial Is ready to sail for San Fran cisco with discharged soldiers, but the latter havo to sit around tho water front all day, drenched to the skin, waiting for a launch to take them to tho steamer. The river Paslg and all tho othor streams nre swollun, and tho city streets nt all low point aro covered with water. LIVED WITH A PLURAL WIFE. A Mormon irflclr Arraat tho Flnt I.oKl Move Ag-aln.it ltobrt. Halt Lakic, Utah, July II. Angus M. Cannon, president of tho Salt Lake State of X.lon, a division of tho Mor mon church, has been arrested, charged with unlawfully living with Martha Hughes Cannon, his fourth plural wlfo. Tho arrest Is at the In stigation of a New York newspaper. President Cannon is living with his first or legal wife A tew weeks ago his fourth wife, Martha Hughes-Cannon, gave birth to a girl. Tho birth certlfleato filed by tho attending phy sician named her as tho mother and Angus Cannon as tho futher. Mrs. Hughes-Cannon is n mombor of tho stato senato, having boeu elected on the Democratic ticket three years ago, defeating her husband, who was a candidate on the Republican ticket. During tho polygamy prosecutions in tho '8(1 ho served a term In the pen itentiary for the samo offense It Is understood that cases of n slm Inr nature will bo brought against several church oQIclals, and that this Is only a part of tltc program to oust Representative Roberts. Tho repre sentative, it is said, will not bo ar rested until just boforo Congress meets, In order that tho cuso may bo pending against hlin when the ques tion of his eligibility comes up fot consideration. Deaf Mutoi to Moot. St. Paul, Minn., July II, The sixth national convention of deaf mutes meets In this city on Tuesday for a four days' session. Delegates are ex pected from all ovor tho United States. Papers on different subjocls of special Interest to tho deaf muto world will bo read and discussed. A Very Hwolt Function. Havana, July 11. Tho reception and ball given by General Ludlow, tho military commander, outshone every other social function in Havana in recent years. Innumerable red, whlto and bltio electric flags and no end of sabers, bayouots and rlfloi ar tistically grouped mado thoseonu with in tho palace momorub'o. Moro than a thousand guests attended. Muslo was furnished by two military bands. jAll the foreign consuls werojnovi- uence, most 01 tnoin wearing guuor ing orders and many of tlio women wore haudsoino Jewels. "