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General Dundonald Pushes His Way Through and Raises the Soige. JHSPATCII CONFIRMING THE NEWS Country Hotvrcen thn Main Arm ? mid tlio Town Clear of UIIOM Th NewN Ciuinen ( Jrcat Itejnlclng In London Congnttultttorjr ToIrR n in Kent to tlio front. LONDON , March 2. The War office lias received the following dispatch from General Duller : "LYTTLETON'S HEADQUARTERS , March 1. 9:05 : , Morning. General Dundonald , with the Natal Carblneer-j nnd a composite regiment , entered Ladysmlth last night. "The country between me and Lady- smith Is reported clear of the enemy. I am moving on Nelthorpe. " The news of the relief of Ladysmlth was received with much more enthusi asm , than any previous event of the war. Flags were Immediately hoisted ° aa number of hotels and other bulld- \S s and General Buller's success was everywhere received with the hearti est satisfaction. The news has not yet affected the Stock exchange. The lord mayor of London Immediately tele graphed his congratulations to Gener als White and Bulfer. When the queen received the news at Windsor castle the bells on the curfew tower of the castle were rung in honor of the event. COLENSO CAMP , March 1. ( New York World Cablegram. ) During the afternoon of the 28th the cavalry bri gade pressed forward on the march toward Bulwana hill , Dundonald In the direction of Ladysmlth. Tnc Boers flred on both with artillery from Bul- wana. About 4 Major Gough's regi ment , which was In advance , found the ridges surrounding and concealing 'Ladysmlth apparently unoccupied. He reported to Dundonald , who thereupon determined to ride through the gap and reach the town with two squad rons of the Imperial Light Horse and Carbineers , the rest being sent back to Bullets picket line. It was evening when we started and only an hour of daylight remained. We galloped on swiftly In spite of the rough ground , up ami down hill , through dongas , scrub "and rocks until we could see the British guns flashing from Wagon hill howitzers. But on we went , faster tind faster. Suddenly came the chal lenge from the scrub : "Who goes there ? " "The Ladysmith relieving army , " was the reply. Then tattered , almost bootless men crowded round us , cheering very fee- lily. Even in the gloom we could see "how thin and pale they looked , but .how glad. We were conducted In trl- ph Into town. At headquarters we met White , Hunter. Hamilton and all the heroes of the defense. It was an Impressive scene. CHURCHILL. CONDITION IN THE PHILIPPINES. "IVnr Drpnrliiient Hpcclvp Cabled Hrporl From Oils. WASHINGTON. March , 2. Three cable messages from General Otis were received ut the War department today. One contained a long list of casualties among the troops fn the Philippines since the last report. A second announced the arrival at Ma nila today of a government transport from the coast of Tayabas province with eight American and 410 Spanish soldiers recently relieved from cap tivity among the Insurgents. The third message stated that since the recent opening to commerce of the Island ports 13,000 tons of hemp and 70,000 bales of tobacco had been received at Manila and that large ship ments of the commodities named will soon be made to the United States and other countries. The fact thut General Otis has not reported any military operations since the departure of General Bates' expe dition to southern Luzon to complete the plan of opening the hemp ports in that quarter Is accepted by War de partment officials as an indication that the campaign Is progressing satisfac torily and that our forces have not met with any t-erious opposition by the insurgents in recent .lavements. ; Surci-ds N kii | HM II. .VASIIINGTON . , March 2. The Jap- minister today presented to Sec- cretary Hay Mr. Jnklehl Inouye , who comes to Washington to assume the duties of secretary to the Japanese le gation. He succeeds Mr. Giro Naka- gawa , who paid his farewell call upon Secretary Hay before leaving with Minister Kouinra for Rome. Will Any One Claim II. WASHINGTON , March 2 The $30- 000 used by Mr. Whlteside-Jn his ex posure In the ClnrK case before the Montana legislature and which was brought to Washington when the hearing in that case was begun by the senate committee on election , and has been held by It ever since , was returned today to State Treasurer Col lins of Montana. Killing ut nn lo Danco. OTUMWA , la. . March 2. William Halloway , the son of Dr. J. G. Hallo- way , a prominent citizen of Bussey , was shot and killed during a dance at Wler City last night. A miner named Davis was arrested , charged with the crime. FILIPINOS AMBUSH CAVALRY. Scatter tin ICn-ort and Capture llorsis and I'roiNloiiH. MANILA , March L A hundred In surgents , seven miles mfrom San Fer nando do la Union , ambushed ten men of the Third cavalry , who were es corting a provision train. The Amer icans scattered and while returning to camp one man was killed. The In- surgenta criptured four horses and'a Quantity of provisions. A subsequent "ibconnalssance of the locality devel oped tha fact that there were en trenchments there and u force of Fill- yluos estimated to number 800 meu. LONDON BECOMES HYSTERICAL , Novri I'roiu t.iulrimltlt Set * til * Slollil Cocliney VTIM wllli .loy. LONDON4 , March 2. ( New York World Cablegram. ) London cole- biated the relief of Ladysmlth byt riotous enthusiasm without parallel. The entire population went frantic with joy and the excitement , , feeding vpoii Itself found vent as the hours sped In demonstrations of delight amounting to positive dementia. In the populous city and west end the car nival of self-admiration attained Its most astonishing manifestation , * but even In the quietest suburbs both col lective aiid Individual ebullitions of enthusiasm assumed an absolutely grotesque form. Business was suspend ed on the Stock exchange , while Its members abandoned themselves utter ly to tiic influence of the occasion , marching about In fours with linked nrms , singing the national anthem and "Soldiers of the Queen. " It was the reverse side of the medal from the black week of Magersfonteln , Colenso and Stormberg , when the same individuals , their nerves shattered by successive disasters , displayed their feelings by equally puerile evidences of > panic. In the suburbs It was no iw- commou thing to see well dressed women careening In the middle of the road In a species of spontaneous car magnole , while omnibus conductors were shouting In childish frenzy : "To Pretoria. All the way , 2 pence. " In the west end a gang of students from the university college comman deered heavy freight vans and dragged them along through the principal streets , loaded with others of their number , waving flags , cheering nnd singing patriotic songs , which were taken up by the throngs on the pave ment , until the streets partook of the aspect of a bedlam. From early afternoon all business In the city was at an end nnd many stores were closed altogether. Others were deserted by their employes , who poured Into the packed streets , where all wheeled traffic had become Imprac ticable , while hatless , and In many rases coatless , they paraded , shrieking their delight over Huller's belated suc cess. cess.As As night came on the throngs grew denser , the demonstration became wilder and more unrestrained , finally degenerating Into a seemingly univer sal orgle. Saloons did a roaring trade everywhere and scenes of mad revelry ensued. Bands of men and women took possession of omnibuses , which could only proceed at a walking pace with frequent stops , maintaining1 an Indescribable clamor , waving union Jacks , indulging In all manner of horseplay , which with the clangor of countless church bells created an in cessant din and turmoil , showing that the usually stolid cockney had for once gone stark , staring mad. In the seething Infection of excitement all thought of the terrible toll of dead and maimed , the bravest of their soldiers , v/hlch had been paid for this victory , was forgotten. It was , on the whole , a painful exhibition of jubilation , tell ing a significant tale of abysmal de spondency and terror from which It vas the unhealthy reaction. SEVERE PIGHTING AT MAPEKING. llocrH Muko Two Iutornilrio < l Assaults on the Defences. LONDON , March 2. A special from Capetown says that a telegram has been received there from Mafcking announcing that the Boers made a se vere and protracted assault on Febru ary 17 , but were driven off at all points. The truce which Is usually observed Sundays was broken the 18th by another fierce attack , but after de termined fighting the Boers were re pulsed with a loss of forty killed and wounded. The defenders , who were able to take advantage of the shelter of the earthworks , lost only two killed and three wounded. ROOT AND RYAN TO FIGHT. Sltlu Wnger of Thirty Flvo Hundred to Klvn Thousand. HOT SPRINGS , Ark. , March 2. Dan A. Stuart , representing the manager of Jack Root , signed articles of agree ment for a fight between Root and Tommy Ryan , the battle to take place within three months before the club offering the greatest inducements. The battle will carry with It a side wager of $3,500 to $5,000. Ryan started west from Hot Springs today for Los Angeles with ,11m Jef- I'rles , while Root will leave West Baden for Chicago early next week. Tint I'uhlU' DflH SI lit 4 ! 111 out. WASHINGTON , March. 2. The monthly statement of the public debt issued today shows that at the close of business February 28 , 1DOO , the debt , less cash In the treasury , amounted to $1,118,880,059 , a decrease since Febru ary 1 of ? 6,7r > 0lliS. The decrease is largely accounted for by the Increase in the amount of cash on hand. Iliivantiu Import * . WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 2. According to u statement made public by the War department today the total value of merchandise imported into Havana during the calendar year 1889 was $48,920,771. of which $20,087,140 came from the United States. $7,003,419 from the United Kingdom , $ l,57iC39 ( from Germany , $9,377.095 from Spain and $10,274.481 from other countries. The total value of Imports of mer chandise , gold and silver combined , was $57,290.088. 7r. JnilKo MnrHlmU'M Mium ry. WASHINGTON , March 2. A sub committee of the American Bar as sociation called on President McKln- Icy today and Informed him of the celebration which has been arranged for February 4 , 1901 , In honor of the centennial of the installation of John Marshall as chief Justice of the su preme court of the United States. The president expressed great Interest in the proposed centennial exorclsey and accepted an invitation to be pres ent. [ ill Will The Complaint of the Business Men of Norfolk Replied to , CERTAIN ALLEGATIONS ARE DENIED Wluit Attorney Slicennnof , HIP .St. I'mil , MlnnenpoMn & Oiniihu Kulhtuy ' ' Dliprlinlimtlon O'onipniiy Sctg I'orth Acnlii'it Norfolk llinplmtlrull.v llcnloil. LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. Attorney Sheenan of the Chicago , Minneapolis , St. Paul & Ohiahn Railroad compnny has filed n answer with the State Board of Transportation to the com plaint of the Business Men's associa tion of Norfolk , which charges the road with unfair and unjust discrim ination against Norfolk In favor of towns no better situated with regard to both freight and passenger service. The complaint charged that when Secretary Laws and Edgerton visited Norfolk last Juno they found that there was no freight schedule posted by the road on which they might de pend for Information and that the sec retaries promised to command the road to publish such schedule , but that they did not keep their promise. This allegation the road omphatlaclly de nies , asserting that it has boon guilty of no discrimination o.r Injustice. The document filed by Attorney Sheenan la filed with denials. It denies that the road discriminates against Norfolk In favor of points no better situated ; It denies tlat ) no tariff sheet Is pub lished ; It denies the publishing of rates from Sioux City , la. , and South Sioux City , Neb. , other than Norfolk to the exclusion of tbe latter ; it denies that the road published a rate from Omaha to Nebraska points other than Norfolk ; It denies It will not accept freight at Omaha to be shipped to Nor folk , agreeing to transport It only to Hope , a small station a mile from Nor folk and asserts that the road Is will ing to accept freight at Omuna at any time to be carried to Norfolk If only a reasonable rate may be charged. The road also denies that It has discrim inated In any way against Norfolk. In conclusion the nswer says : "And further answering , this re spondent says that whatever disad vantages , If any , are suffered by the citizens and business men of Norfolk are due to circumstances and condi tions brought about by the location of the city ; that the rates and charges made by tills respondent arc entirely equitable and just to the public and to the shippers ; that South Sioux City Is a village existing under and by vlr- ture of the laws of the state of Ne braska , and containing not more than 300 inhabitants ; that no shipments of any consequence are received from that village to the city of Norfolk ; that there are no manufacturing , commer cial , industrial , mercantile or jobbing enterprises at South Sioux City ; that there are no commodities and staple goods , of any character , which are of fered for shipment from South Sioux City to Norfolk ; that the demand con tained In said complaint , for a read justment of rates between South Sioux City and Norfolk , Neb. , Is not based upon any demands of shippers from South Sioux City nor from persons who wish to ship from Norfolk to South Sioux City. C'otncr Unlvernlto'n Dalit , LINCOLN , Neb. , March 5. All obli gations standing against the property of the Cotncr university at Bethany , a suburb of Lincoln , have been paid and the college , furniture and fixtures and campus are now entirely free from debt of any kind. The committee In charge of the trust fund recently raised to meet these obligation made the settlement with the Lincoln banks , the total consideration being approx imately ? 13,000. Plans are being matured for endow ing the Institution. The churches of Christ in Nebraska have contributed a large amount to the trust fund and the balance was received by private contribution. Horace Morse of Cali fornia contributed ? 2,000 , and Alfred Allen of Rising City and George Par- menter of Plainvlew , Neb. , donated ? uOO each. Cotncr university Is now In a prosperous condition. The build ing was constructed during the period of Inflated values and foi awhile the university was a successful institution. During the years of business depres sion the attendance was small and the college became heavily involved. The settlement clears the institution of all previous debt. Hounll KOIIIK ! ( iullty. AUIU'RN , Neb. . March 5. District ( onrt convened on Monday and on Tuesday the first jury was empaneled. The first case was the State against Howell , In which George Howell of Howe was charged with shooting With intent to kill. The Jury deliberated nearly twelve hours and returned a verdict of guilty , but recommended all possible leniency. On .Inly SI Howcll , who had had trouble with L. Hill , met Hill at the lumber yard and shot at Mm twice , one ball passing through Hill's hat. Itullroud I'liin U ropulnr. SPAULDING , Neb. , March 5. The Atkinson & Northern railroad has made a proposition to extend Its road from Erlcson to Cedar Rapids If the people of Spaulding will subscribe for a small amount of the stock , give right-of-way , depot and other facili ties and re-vote bonds In the amount voted last fall. The plan Is very pop ular here and It Is probable the road will be built. Stowurt IK Impiiitched. TRENTON , Neb. . March 5. The Im peachment proceedings against the county clerk were concluded Saturday. The attorneys for both the defence and prosecution made good pleuw. W. R. Starr , J. T. White and J. A. McClure represented the defense and the pros ecution was represented by W. S. Mor- lun and T. H. Blacklcdgc. The Im peachment case against J. H. Brown was continued until March 11. I ate 'In ' the evening the county commissioners gave In a verdict of guilty whereby W. A. Stewart la Impeached nnd Geo. Nell of Stratton la appointed clerk. FIMRAL Of MR $ . MARY WAKELIN. Service * Arn Hold \Vomnn > CltrUtluti Triittornncn | Union Tnntplc. FREMONT , Neb. , March 2. The funeral of Mrs. Mary \Vukolln , who was murdered liy her Inisbnml near Hroek , Otoe cqunty , was hold from the Woman's Christian Tomperunco Union temple In this city. The services were under the charge pf HcC. . > V. JJrlu- stoad. for many ears a pastor of Uio Haptlst church of this city. The largo auditorium of the temple was 'tilled with , thn mi\nv , relatives nnd friends of the teceaned. | The remains worn mot at the Klk- horn depot hy a delegation .from the Fremont Woman's Christian Temper ance union , which organization occu pied reserved . Koata In the fronts of the building. There wore a very largo number of floral offerings , many of elaborate design. The inualu' wan by n quartet , conslstlng-of Messrs. George Murrell and .1. II. Rogers and Mesdames - dames Shlveloy and TCoyce. " Mr a. 1 , . S. Moo of this city spoke of Mrs. Wnkelln as a member of the Wo man's ' Christian Temperance union , of her energetic character and her zeal and devotion to the cause of temper ance , Mr. Urlnstcad spoke eloquently of her purity and nobility of charac ter , of her breadth of religious vlows and of her kindliness Of manner , which won for-her the love anil respect - spect of nil who know her. After n School Superintendent. LINCOLN , March 2. An organized fight * Is being made by jj. number of prominent men In this city to seiuiro the removal of Dr. Charles A. Gordon Irom the position of superintendent of the Lincoln ulty schools. The admin istration of school affairs in this city has canned considerable dissatisfaction r.mong the parents of school children. All sorts of charges arc made against the administration of Dr. Gordon. Ho is accused of removing teachers with out cause and of employing1 others * who are incompetent , with disorganizing the schools and with showing favor itism to Home , while being unjustly 1 rejudiced against others. A part of the trouble grows out of the now rules proposed by Superintendent Gordon which have In part been adopted by the Hoard of Education. These rules amend an old law of the board adopted several years ago , whieh makes all cer tificates of a certain grade permanent after three years' service in the city schools. A majority of the teachers now employed In the Lincoln schools hold such certificates and until the rule of Superintendent Gordon was put Into effect they were always recognized , not only in Lincoln , but In other schools In Nebraska of the same standard. Morten n ( iflM III * Money. LINCOLN , Neb. . March 2. Secretary of the Senate Alpha Morgan called on Sccielaiy Porter and presented a. claim for $270. This amount ho claimed as the balance due him for preparing an index for the senate Journal destroyed j = ome time ago In the North fire. The property is of no value to the state now , as it will not correspond with the pages of the new journal being prepared - pared by Maggie Koesc. Secretary Porter refused to approve the claim until he had consulted the legal de partment of the state. Deputy Attor- j.ey General Oldham was of the opinion that since the legislature had appro priated ? I100 to pay for preparing the index , nnd since Morgan had done the work he had agreed to do , there was nothing to do but allow his claim. Therefore , Mr. Poiter withdrew hla ob jections , Auditor Cornell drew a war- iDiit , Treasurer Mescive cashed the pa per and Moigan icturned home happy. I'roposn to lltillil Bridge * . GI3RING , Neb. . March 2. Proposi tions are being circulated In the form of petitions for bulldtr.g two new bridges across the North Plattc river In this county. This will give the county three bridges , there being one now at this point. The proposition is asked for the reason of the desire of Honth side people to roach the railroad now being llnlshcd through the county. I.dNXCH I'lllll for till ) Sl'UHOII The United Mutual Hall Insurance association of Lincoln , Neb. , has al- icady paid $03,000 on losses for the season of 1890.and will , as soon as out standing assessments can bo collected , pay the remaining $13,500. That this class of Insurance Is a necessity for nil fanners to carry is beyond question , the only question , being to get In a re liable company. The above company id on a safe financial basis and IK man aged by reliable men of Nebraska. Ilnuliun-r Mildly S " ldt > d. NEBRASKA CITY. Neb. , March 2. William Lasher , engineer at the Ne- Lrnska City cereal mills , had a narrow < scape from being scalded to death. While taking out a valve In an engine , hot water was thrown on the right side ol his face , shoulder and arm , the shoulder and arm being most severely burned , as a woollen shirt he wore re tained the heat more before ho could omove It. He will be confined to the house for aome time. Mm. S. k IIINIIIIK. MINDBN , Nob. , March 2. Sarah 13. Lake , wife of John Lalto , of Logan township , nine miles northwest , was brought before the commissioners on a charge of Insanity and adjudged In sane. Pending the assembling of the board she kept half a dozen attend ants and the deputy sheriff imprisoned outside the door of her room while she beat a tattoo with u chair upon the door panels. She Is u Christian .scien tist. Nriv KntnrpruiKfor llrokrn How. BROKEN HOW , Neb. , March 2. Broken How separator station has been formally opened for business. A very handsome plant has been erected by a company of forty farmers and busi ness men. The circumstances under which thin plant opened was most fav orable. The amount of milk received was about 2,500 pounds , which for a commencement this time of year is ex ceedingly good. The forenoon' was spent in examining the plant and tit noon a lunch was served ut the Wood- nuiu hull. In the afternoon there were exercises in the Wood man hull. Orazocl Nebraska Farmer Kills Eh Wife and Than Himself , A SKELETON IN THE CLOSET. Infelicity S , l < l to Ilitva lloon I lie CIUIRO of lha Doultln Or I HIP The Murderer Suicides on Illi flriit Wlfo'ii Ornta I.rnvuR u Mete Announcing III * Intention * . BROCKNeb. . , Feb. 2S.--WUaon < Wnkelln , n wealthy farmer threp miles north of Brock , attacked and murdered his wife by cutting her throat with a .razor nnd walked three-quarters of a mile to the cemetery , where he slashed his own jLhroat from ear to car , shot and killed himself1 over the grave of hip first wife who died six years ago. The inquest revealed the fact that there had been a dispute -over the dl- vlplon of some property. The deed was that of a madman , deliberately planned and executed during the mid night hours. Mrs. Wnkolln , formerly Mrs. A. II. Hitchcock of Fremont , was prominent for years In the prohibition movement and , served as president of the Nebras ka Women's Christian Temperance union. At 1 o'clock In the morning Wnkolln called at the house of n neighbor , Si mon Robertson , who lives half a mlle south , about midway to the cemetery , nnd told him to go over to hla house , for his wife was very sick. At the same time ho requested that Robert son's son should go and tell his non- In-law , Frank Houston , to go for .1 doctor. Robertson and his wlfo Immediately went to the Wnkelln homo where they found Mrs. Wnkolln lying dead with her throat cut. The bed clothing was soaked with blood. On the center table they found a note written by Wakolln In which ho said that ho had cut h'B wife's throat , that she was dead b3- fore ho left the house , unrt that ho was going to the cemetery and kill himself. Other neighbors wore aroused. A company of them lighted lanterns nnd went to the cemetery , where they found Wnkelln lying dead clutching a re volver. By the side of the body lay an open razor smeared with blood nnd a deep gash from ear to oar Indicated that Wnkelln had made doubly sure of taking his own life. The murder was committed In Otoe county and the suicide In Neinaha county , nnd the coroners and sheriffs of both counties were notified. While the whole community Is shocked by the horror of the tragedy It Is not a great mystery , for It has been well known that Mr. and Mrs. Wakelln had not got along well to gether. The precise nature of their differences Is not known , however , and little has been said In the neighbor hood about the unpleasantness between them. They had been married flvo or six years. She was his second wlfo and ho her second husband She was formerly Mrs. M. A. Hitchcock of Fremont , and was for ten years president of the Ne braska W. C. T. U. A married daugh ter of Mrs. Wakolln'B , Mrs. Lumbard , lives In Fremont. Ayilropliolilit AinoiiK ( 'little , WINSIDE , Neb. , Feb. 28. Eltner a peculiar disease his lately developed among stock In this neighborhood or some dog has become rabid unknown tithe the owner. Mr. Edward Krnnse , liv ing on his farm southeast of Wlnslde , had a dog that had been on the plnco for seven years , seldom If over leaving his home. This animal strayed ti an other farm nearby the first part of last week and seemed to be elck , th nigh no one thought him mad. lie died at a neighboring farm. Three of Mr. Krause's cattle began to show symp toms of some peculiar malady In the middle of the week and they becnnm apparently mad and could not Icj re strained in any way , tearing rton whatever barn or fence in which thsy were confined. A veterinary turgeon , Dr. Hammond of Wayne , was sum moned and on his advice the anlmala were shot , he declaring that the symp toms were those of hydrophobia. ( Junrri'l WnH Over Property. NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , Feb. 28. At the coroner's Inquest It developed that W. Wakelln carefully planned the murder of Ifls wife and suicide. A note left by him was addressed to 8. P. Robertson , asking him to take charge of his property. He then wrote two other lines : " 11:05 : 1 am going to kill Mary , ' and another , " 11:15 : 1 have Just killed her. You will find mo at the cemetery. " He closed his wife's eyes , placed coins on them , washed and dressed the wound on her neck , and went to the cemetery , where he cut his throat and shot hlm-jelf In the right temple. The couple had quarreled over the division of the property , Wakelln being very rich. Itelniliumn the Slutn. LINCOLN , Feb. 28 One fire Insur ance company has relmbimod the stnto for money lost by the delulcntlon of ex-Auditor Eugene Aloore. A check for 5-2& was iccelved 1/y Auditor Cornel form the Hamburg-Bremen Fire Insur ance company , the remittance being ex plained in a brief communication. ( iotn After 'Joul Tlilovr * . AINSWORTH , Neb. , Feb. 28. Fred M. Hans , special agent for the Elkhon arrested J Brown and S. W. Slattcry at Long Pine. The company has beei troubled all winter with persons steal Ing'coal from its cars at that place but Mr. Hans has not been able to watch until the last few days. Ho taught these two men loading thel wagon , He brought Brown to Alns worth and lodged him hi Jail , while Slattery was left at Long Pine for a few days. T7 RICHEST FARMING f H E "WOR U D ; A Cnmjilalo 871(0111 of Irrigation Itn- llo tlio Aililetr About Ititln Thnl I'rnvnlU In Other 1'ilrtn of'ho ' ' Unltod Otuton Itatt nnil Wr t Compared. Wo arc permitted to publish on ox- ract from a private letter written by a gentleman wljo has recently been lovotlng his time to the personal In vestigation of practical fanning by Ir- igatlon in the west. Ilia vivid por- rayal of the advantages of that oya- em will no doubt Interest our renders. Ho says : "Thero Is a vast , an Immeasurable difference between farming In the east ind farming In the west. If the farm ers of the cast coud ) only be made to mderstand the advantages enjoyed" by heir western brethreji , I verily bclieyo here would soon bo no land for set- lement In the great Irrigation states. The Irrigation farmer has nbsoluto certainty of crop , and certainty of Ua perfect maturity. Ho never plants hat he does not reap , and when I say reap I don't mean the reaping1 of scat- cred stands of half matured grain such as the eastern farmer cuts at tin ) lose of a dry season ; but thp reap- 1 ng of fields that frequently average 50 busheld of wheat to the acre every grain of which has reached the per fee- Son of development. There Is no > inxlous scanning of tlio skies for thn cloud no larger than a man's hand * and fervent prayers that It may en velop the heavens and send down wn- .er to the thirsty Holds. The Irrlga- lon farmer never thinks about rain. He watches ? his growing crops , and the day and the hour moisture Is needed , le Is out with his hoc flooding hla fields with water from canals that skirt them. "Everything grows In the weat that grows anywhere else In the United Kates north of Tennessee. Potatoes frequently yield fiOO bushels to the acre , and barley Is grown far better ban any raised In the cast. The 'mils are delicious. 1 never saw any o compare with those grown In Idaho , where apples , peaches , plums , cherries , icars , apricots abound , and when * hero are thousands of acres of Italian and German prunes which I am told have made fortunes for their owners. "To my mind , Idaho Is the best wa tered and most Inviting arid state In the Union. I made a careful Investiga tion of the great Snake River valley In that state , along and tributary to the Oregon Short Line Railroad , nnd saw there evidences of prosperity such as I have never seen elsewhere In the United States. This wonderful valley Is suUl to contain over .1,000,000 acres of arable land. It Is threaded with fireat Irrigation canals In every direc tion , and there are vast tracts await ing only the touch of the farmer to make them productive. The sun doesn't ohlne on liner or more fertile land. When I saw the happy homes , the well filled granaries , the sleek , fat stock , and the slnlle on the face of nature reflected in n smile of contentment oh the faces of ( ho farmers , my he'art wont out in pity to the thousands In tr east who are Ltruggllng along from y -ar to year , tolling against ndverso climatic conditions , and never know ing how soon a drouth will wipe , out the profits of prosperous years. "Lands can bo had In this Snake River valley almost , for the asking , but they are going , day by day. The Oregon Short Line Is making extra ordinary efforts to bring tbo advan tages of Idaho to the notice of eastern farmers , and Is flooding the country with conservatively written descriptions of the state. Write to the General Pas senger Agent of this Railroad at Salt Lake for printed matter about Idaho , and read It carefully. It will be a revelation to you and I sincerely be lieve will end li | your icnioval to the west. " | Try Grajn = 0 ! | | Try Qrain = 0 ! I * Ask you Grocer lo-dny to show you j O iipnukiigoof GHAIN.O , the now food 4 < y drink that takes the place of coffoc. < g The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who | try it , like it. GUAIN-0 ha * that J ilch seal brown of Mouha or Java , * but it is undo from p'iro grains , and * the most JUic-tito stomach receives it * without < V.Hlre. < s. } the price of coffee. * 15 cents tuul 25 cents pur package. Sold by till grocers. $ Tastes like Coffee J * Looks like Coffee InsisttlmtyonrgroccrulvesyouQRAIN-O S * Accept no Imitation. > < ? * * < > 0 * * < > * * * * * * * * S SLICKER Keeps both rUer an J ssdJIe per fectly dry la the hardest storms. Substitutes wllMlsappolnt. Ask for 18971'lsti Brand I'ommet Slicker It Is entirely new , If not for sale In your town , write ( or catalogue to A. J. TOWER. Boston. Mas * $50 for Half Dollar IB3B or 1853. Doulilo fuce value for any ruin with o. under i' lf. bead to for circular * . VY. . ( U1C , nu4 u , BI .