Western news-Democrat. (Valentine, Neb.) 1898-1900, June 01, 1899, Image 1
NEWS-DEMOCRAT. VOLUME XIV. VALENTINE , NEBRASKA , JUNE 1 , 1899. NUMBER 19. S , HE DAY'S DOINGS SUMMARY OF LATE NEWS BY WIRE. ONE POINT SETTLED GENERAL PRINCIPLE OF ARBI TRATION IS AGREEABLE. Modest Prediction of Ambassador White Liikely to Be Fulfilled by the Peace Conference Satisfac tory Progress Made. Delegates Favor Arbitration. THE HAGUK : It can now be stated with some degree of confidence that the delegates - gates to the peace conference are gradually arriving at the belief that its outcome will be very much what Andrew D. White , liead of the American delegation here , fore casted in a recent interview : "So far as armament is concerned , the utmost that is expected to accomplish is some slight recommendations to the gov ernments participating. " The various committees have now set- lied down to work and the delegates have begun a formal exchange of views. Great importance is attached to the meetings held May 27 and to the unanimous accept ance of the general principle of arbitration and mediation. THE WEEK IN TRADE. The Business World as Seen by R. G. Dun & Co. NEW YORK : 11. G. Dun & Co.'s Weekly Heview of trade says : This week's pay ments through the chief clearing houses are 62.1 per cent , larger than last year , and SS.G per cent , larger than in 1892. More over this week and every other brings larger wages to many and increased pur chasing power , and the demand for prod ucts is consequently expanding in all branches of consumption. The heavy sales of wool. 30.951,000 pounds , at the three chief markets in three weeks , against 20- , 780,800 for the same week in 1897 , when the disastrous speculation of that year had begun to turn , are mo.stly to speculators , as manufacturers are doing scarcely any thing. The cotton mills have a fairly good demand after a considerable advance in prices of goods and are producing largely. Wheat advanced 2 cents , but lost nearly all the gain on Friday. Failures for the week . have been 142 in the United States , against 245 last year , and 16 in Canada , against 21 last year. DISTRIBUTION HAS BEGUN. 'Payment of the $3OOOOOO to Cu ban Soldiers Is in Progress. HAVANA : The distribution of the $3- moOO which the United States Govern- incut has offered as a gratuity to the Cti- 2 > an troops for disbanding and surrender ing their arms , began May 2G. Under the swoolen muster rolls prepared by the late Cuban Military Assembly the Americans -who have followed the subject are curious io see what proportion of the numbers listed will actually appear. There are only 400 on the list for Havana , and Lieut. " -Col" Geo. M. Eandall of the Eighth United States Infantry , the commissioner super intending the "distribution here , does not expect any trouble. , MRS. BRYAN SPEAKS. Addresses a Graduating Class at Jacksonville , 111. jACK.soxviia.E , 111. : Mrs. W. J. Bryan , herself a graduate at the academy for young women in this city , made the chief address to a graduating class last week. 3Ir.s.Bryan spoke on "The American Woman. " _ _ _ _ _ _ New Mexico Poisoning Case. .SAXTA FK. , X. M. : The hearing in the ease of Col. E. It. Bergman , ex-superin- tendcutof the penitentiary , and others , charged with conspiracy to induce W. II. 'Gardner , a convict , to swear he had been employed by Hon. T. B. Catron to poison ex-Gov. Thornton , Superintendent .Bergman and other officials has come to an end. Col. Bergman was discharged , but 3iis son. Henry , and X. O. L. Merrill were held to answer before the grand jury. Third of Moore's Victims Dies. KAXMAS CITY : Mrs. Jennie Campbell , Hie la. < t of the three women whom Levi Moore shot in a jealous rage , is dead. Mrs. Anna Mesh died May 23 and Mrs. Landis succumbe.l May 27. Moore sought to kill 3Irs. Campbell because she jilted him , and .thinking the other two women were aiding her to escape , shot them. In jail he .said : "Talking won't mend matters. I've nothing to say. " Sold to Bicycle Trust. TOLEDO : Alvin Peter , proprietor of the Union Manufacturing Company , wired from New York that he has made terms with the bicycle trust and has sold his plant. Three other of the Toledo plants .are also sold. It is presumed that they are 4he Lozier. Snell , and Coltoii. From mes sages received from Xew York it is assured fthat the trust will be completed success fully. _ 1 _ Intense Political Crisis. VIENNA : The political crisis arising jut of the ausgleich , the agreement under which the cost of the administration of Common Affairs in the Austro-Uungarian .monarchy is borne by both parties in a ' proportio'n agreed on from time to time be tween the two parliaments , is intense and both the Austrian and Hungarian cabinets expected to resign this week. Harrison in Paris. PAKIS : Former President Benjamin Harrison , who is acting as legal' represent ative df the Venezuela Boundary Commis sion , which meets here June 15 , has arrived in this city. Two Killed and Three Hurt. PHILADELPHIA , Pa. : Two were killc f .and three injured by an explosion of thb fI .steam drying cylinder of the dyeing and I finishing mill of J mes Hartin & Co. I ISter TO OtexiL'U. Jur. JUIWCIJT MURDERED WHOLE FAMILY. Horrible Discovery of Crime in Sub urbs of Joplin , Mo. JOPLIN , Mo. : In and near a tent in the southeastern part * of town May 26 were found the dead bodies of J. E. Moss , his wife , an infant child , a girl of 7 years and a boy of 9. The heads of all save Moss had been mashed with a hammer. He had a bullet hole in his head and still clasped a revolver. He had apparently killed his family and then committed suicide. The motive is a mystery. The tragedy is be lieved to have occurred while the family was asleep. The woman was in a night dress , and had evidently been killed before she could make resistance. The girl lay on a cot near her mother , the boy was stretched across two chairs , and the body of the father and husband , partly un dressed , sprawled on the ground. The in fant , its head severed from the body , was found outside the tent , where dogs had dragged it. The family came here two months ago and had formerly lived at But ler and at Xevada , Mo. PEACE CONFERENCE ENDED. Filipino Commissioners Leave Ma nila Under a Flag of Truce. MANILA , May 25 : The Filipino commis sioners left by special train today. They will be escorted to their lines under a flag of truce. It is expected they will return soon. President Gonzagaof the Philippine commission , previous to his departure , said : We greatly appreciate the courtesy shown us. We have spent much time with your commissioners , incidentally considering the American constitution. Its principles impressed us profoundly. The plan of government offered the Philipines seems , in theory , to be a good colonial system. But why should a nation with your constitution seek to make a colony of a distant people who have been so long fighting against Spain to secure the same rights your constitution give. You fought the same battle in America when you fought against England. RICH PLACER GOLD FIELDS. Located 3OO Miles South of Eiisen- ada , .Lower California. Los ANGELES , Cal. : Allen G. Frazer , a well known mining man of this city , ar rived here from the newly discovered placer fields in the Santa Clara district , 800 miles south of Ensenada. He brings $8,000 in gold bullion , and substantiates previous reports of the wonderful wealth of the sec tion. He says the rich grounds thus far opened up will cover an area of twenty square miles. Some of the sand worked is fabulously rich , and he says that he has seen nuggets 4K inches long and 6 inches in circumference. There were about 800 miners there when he left , and they are taking out an average of from $15 to $20 each per day. There is no water within ten miles , and gold is obtained by the srudest methods of dry washing. Mr. l-'razer produced from his pocket a nugget weighing about two and one-half ounces and assaying 932 line. SELF TORTURE IN RUSSIA. Religious Mania Causes Horrors in in the Kazan District. VIENNA : Another of those cases of re ligious mania , which are so frequent in j Russia , and which lead people to immolate j themselves and their families , is just reported - ported from Kazan. In the theological I seminary of the city a young candidate for j the priesthood , noted for the fervency of j his prayers , after praying uninterruptedly j j for three hours , suddenly arose , and , hold- j ing his face over his lighted oil lamp , deliberately - | liberately burned out both his eyes. The , unfortunate man declared , by way of explanation - planation , that he had heard a voice which bade him , if he loved God , to burn out his eyes. Two years ago , in this same district , no less than twenty-two men and women caused themselves to be walled up alive in the belief that they were obeying the dic tates of providence and insuring themr selves of salvation. Cheats Justice by Suiciding POKTLAND , Ore. : J. Xeill Gresham of Jonesboro , Tenn. , nephew of the late Secretary of State , Walter Q. Gresham , committed suicide at the Perkins Hotel by shooting himself through the heart. He was arrested here on complaint of the banker at La Grande , Ore. , for obtaining money under false pretenses. The officer who made the arrest locked him in a room in the hotel , and while alone Grssham killed himself. Baggage Agent Arrested. CHICAGO : Lem M. Washburn of Buf falo , Mich. , a baggage agent on the Mich igan Central road , was arrested here j charged with rifling letters on that road j between Chicago and points in western | Michigan. During the last eighteen i months from 200 to 500 letters per week- have disappeared , containing in the aggre gate a large sum of money. Washburn j j confessed his guilt. | Cigar Stamp Counterfeiting Cases I PHILADELPHIA , Pa. : Judge McPherson - | son , in the United States District Court , I overruled the y.iotions to quash the indict j ments charging Ellery P. Ingham and Harvey K. Xewitt with aiding and abet ting the conspiracy and bribery in the revenue cigar stamp counterfeiting plot , of which Win. M. Jacobs , the Lancaster cigar manufacturer , was the leader. Two Die in a New York Fire. XEW YOUK : A man and woman per j ished in a fire that destroyed a lodging j j house May 2tt. The man was known by the name of Thompson , supposed to be a fish dealer. The other victim , a negrcss , was killed by leaping from the top story. The fire gained great headway before it \vas discovered , and Thompson was cre mated in his room. Was a Veteran of Three "Wars. OWENTON , Ky. : Squire Burt died at his home on Big Twins , near here , aged 103 years. He fought in the war of 1812 , the Mexican and civil wars. Plague at Alexandria. CAIRO , Egypt : Two cases of the plague have been reported at Alexandria , making four in all. UUC11J I IV u guuut'j ALL PEACEFUL IN BUFFALO. Victorious Dock Strikers Go Back to Work in Crowds. BUFFALO , N. Y. : The clouds of trouble which have hung over this oity for the past five weeks were dispelled May 24 by bright sunshine and brighter hopes for business prosperity. The dock laborers , who have waged an earnest , but particu larly peaceful war against their employers , have gained almost everything they de manded , swarmed along the docks looking for work. The supply was far in excess of the demand , owing to the stagnation of traffic during the recent strike , but now that the blockade has been lifted this lack of work will soon disappear and the almost hourly arrival of grain and package freight laden vessels at the port Avill surely renew the usual busy aspect of the shipping and railroad district. All the troubles of the strikers have been obliterated under most stringent and bind ing agreements , and , with the exception of the abrogation of the contract system , they have 1 been granted every demand they made. There was no friction between the new bosses and the applicants , and those beat qualified to pass upon the situation say that under the new agreement there will be very little chance of any further trouble. ENCOURAGING NEGRO LABOR Colored Operators of Georgia Cotton Mills Scverly Flogged. GUIFFIX , Ga. : The Hogging of three colored operatives of the Kincaid mills May 22 by whitecaps has led to sensational developments. On Wednesday night another - ether negro was taken from his house and severely beaten and cut. These negroes are law abiding citizens. Thursday the superintendent and others at the Kincaid mills were notified to leave at once or they would be "dealt with. " It now transpires that there has been a club formed here known as the Laborers' Union Band , with the purpose of driving the negroes out of the country. The band has about 500 members , a large number of whom are boys under age. Upon orders from the Governor ( the Griffin IJifies are awaiting orders from Judge Hammond to proceed to the factory. WILHELMINA IS DECORATED. Queenof Holland Receives the Order of St. Catherine. THE HAGUE : Queen Wilhelmina re ceived X. De Staal , president of the con ference on May 24 , and later presented her with the Russian Order of St. Catharine. At the reception of the chief delegates to the conference the Queen and the Queen's mother each held a court of their own and the delegates were presented to each of their majesties alphabetically. The recep tion lasted forty minutes. All the dele gates were in court dress with the excep tion of two. "Wreck Due to Negligence. KEAPIXO , Pa. : The coroner's jury in vestigation of the train wreck at Exeter , on the Heading road , found the wreck was due to negligence of certain employes of of the company. They censure Geo. C. Bowers , trainmaster , of Philadelphia , for equipping the special train with a crew unfamiliar with the main line ; Engineer Orrell and Conductor Magee for reckless running , and Engineer Wilder Smith for having ] passed the signal at Exeter and then backing l up 2 , ° > t ) feet , and Train Dispatcher James Kourke is declared negligent in not notifying the special crew of the delay of the t express. Cholera is Raging. BOMHAY : Cholera is raging in Karachi , the < principal seaport town of Singe. Two hundred 1 and thirty-two new cases were officially reported May 25 , and 208 deaths for the day. The official returns show a total of lJ97 cases and of 1,091) ) deaths since the beginning of the outbreak. Indicted for Perjury. TOI.KDO : Marie M. Burroughs , who filed suits amounting to a million dollars for damages against the cities of Toledo and Fremont , has been indicted by the Grand Jury for perjury. The case came up in connection with her recent suits. MARKET QUOTATIONS. Chicago Cattle , common to prime , $3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , shipping grades , $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , fair to choice , $3.00 to $5.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 73c to 75c : corn. No. 2 , 32c to 34c ; oats , No. 2 , 2Uc to 2Sc ; rye. No. 2 , ( ilc to 03c ; butter , choice creamery , 17c to 18c ; eggs , fresh. 12c to 14c ; potatoes , choice , 27c to 40c per bushel. Indianapolis Cattle , shipping , $3.00 to $5.50 ; hogs , choice light , $2.75 to $4.00 ; sheep , common to choice. $2.50 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2 red. 70c to 71c ; corn , No. 2 wliite , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 white , 29c to 31 c. St. Louis Cattle , $3.50 to $5.75 ; hogs. $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep. $3.00 to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2. 75c to 77c ; corn. No. 2 yellow. 34c to 35c ; oats. No. 2 , 27c to 29c : rye , No. 2. < j2c to 03c. Cincinnati Cattle , $2.50 to $5.50 ; hosjs. $3.00 to $4.00 ; sheep , $2.50 to $5.00. wheat. No. 2 , 73c to 74c ; corn , No. li mixed , 34c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 2Sc to 30c : rye. No. 2 , ( J4c to UGc. Detroit Cattle , $2.50 to $5.75 ; hogs. $3.00 to $4.00 : sheep , $2.50 to $4.75 ; wheat , No. 2. 74c to 7Gc ; corn. No. 2 yellow , 34c to 3 c ; oats , No. 2 white , 30c to 31c ; rye. (51 c to 03c. Toledo Wheat. No. 2 mixed , 75c to 77c ; corn. No. 2 mixed. 33c to 35c ; oats , No. 2 mixed , 2c ! to 31e ; rye. No. 2 , 5'Jc to Gle ; clover seed , new. $3.80 to $3.90. Milwaukee Wheat , No. 2 spring , 73c to 74e ; corn. No. 3 , 32c to 34c ; oats. No. 2 white , 2Sc to 30c ; rye , No. 1 , GOc to G2c ; barley , No. 2 , 40c to 42c ; pork , mess , $8.00 to $8.50. Buffalo Cattle , ; good shipping steers , $3.00 to $5.75 ; hogs , common to choice. $3.25 to $4.25 ; sheep , fair to choice weth ers , $3.50 to $5.50 ; lambs , common to extra. $4.50 to $ G.75. New York Cattle , $3.25 to $5.75 ; hogs , $3.00 to $4.50 ; sheep , $3.00 to $5.50 ; wheat , No. 2 red , 85c to 8Gc ; corn , No. 2 , 41c to 42c ; oats , No. 3 white , 33c to 34c ; butter , creamery , 15c to lOc ; eggs , West- era , 15c to Hie. . _ . . . /oelow , t STATE OF NEBRASKA NEWS OF THE WEEK IN A CON DENSED FORM. Pacific Short Line Brings $1,75O- OOO Under the Hammer Sold to the Tods of New York Only One Bid was Made. Pac * flc Short Line Sold. -"Gentlemen. I am bid for this railroad 51,750,000. Are you all done ? Once , twice , three times and sold ! for 31,750,000 to William S. Ted and Eobert E. Tod. " So spoke E. S. Dundy , jr. , of Omaha , official master in chancery , and the Pacific Short Line passed from the hands of a re ceiver to two brothers of J. Kennedy Ted ofJ. Kennedy Ted & ( "o. , brokers , Xew York , represented by John L. Webster of Omaha. The sale was conducted upon the depot platform of the Pacific Short Line station at South Sioux City , Dakota County. After the conclusion of the sale the master and Mr. Webster proceeded to a bank and Mr. Webster paid down the $20,000 required to bind the sale. The price paid for the road was made $1,750,000 only in order that the requirements i of the law might be met. It is required that in foreclosure proceedings the price be at least two-thirds of the ap- praisment. The Pacific Short Line was appraised at $2,500,000 , and Mr. Webster could have made his bid $1,866,866.67 if he chose. For recording the deed of sale 51- 750 in revenue stamps will be necessary. Mr. Webster did not care to prophecy what would become of the road. He said he had bid it in for Wm. S. Todd and Eob ert E. Todd , instead of in the firm name because that was his instruction. He was quite sure the sale would be confirmed in ten days by United States Judge Munger of Omaha. After that the road may be sold or extended or operated in connection with the Sioux City & Northern , which soon will pass from the receivers. Minnesota Man Will Deliver the Annual Address. The official program for the commence ment exercises of the State University has been prepared by the University authori ties. The demand for tickets to the various exercises this year will probably be greater than in previous years. A certain number of tickets are reserved for members of the senior classes and allumni of the institu tion and the balttSrae will be distributed to the public. Th'e annual exercises will be gin Friday evening , June 2 , with a con cert at the Oliver Theater by the graduat ing class of the University School of Music , and will terminate with the annual 'senior class lawn fete on the University campus Tuesday evening , June 8. The annual baccalaureate sermon will be delivered by Chancellor George E. MacLean before the graduating class in the Oliver Theater Sunday evening , June 4. Cyrus Xorthrup , LL. D. , president of the University of Minnesota , has been secured to deliver the commencement oration. FATAL STORMS. Three Laves Reported Lost and Much Property Destroyed. Severe thunderstorms were prevalent over Central and Eastern Nebraska on Friday of last week and have probably resulted in the loss of three lives and the devasta tion of much property. A tornado passed north of Minden and is reported to have done much damage. Kenesiiw re ports considerable damage done by heavy wind. At Bancroft a rainstorm which as sumed the proportions of a cloudburst did thousands of dollars of damage. It is re ported that Mrs. Peter Byers and her child and Mrs. Jerome Pflamm , were drowned seven miles south of that town. Fences and buildings on low lands were carried away by the flood. Near Lyons severe wind and hail storms demolished several farm buildings and badly damaged crops. Child Drowned. A sad accident occurred at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Warren , residing some seven miles northwest of Harvard , result ing in the death by drowning of their youngest child , a boy some two years of age. The child and his sister , some four years of age , was playing near the bridge or banks of a small creek near the house and in some way fell in. The mother , missing the child from the house , went out to look for it , and was told by the little girl playing with him , that her brother was in the water , but death hud come to the little boy before the mother could reach him. Many Houses Blown Down. About 7 o'clock on the evening of May 25 , the wind which had been blowing fiercely from the south all day , suddenly increased to the proportions of a hurricane , and for a few minutes it was feared the { own would be destroyed. As it was a long row of railroad sheds of theSt. Joseph and Grand Island Railroad was demolished and fifteen or twenty houses of laborers were blown down. Many trees were up rooted and a few roofs and cornices blown oil' . So far as known no one was injured. Beer Seized , at Columbus. City attorney lienalcy seized 20. ) kegs of beer at Columbus which had been sent there by the South Omaha Brewing Com pany and consigned to themselves. The beer was to be doled out to pin-chasers in quantities , to saloons and others , and the city attorney claims that inasmuch as the brewing company has taken out no whole sale license they are violating a chapter of the Slocum law. Child's Body Found. IS'ight Policeman Joseph Calvin of David City found the remains of a young child secreted in an old vault. From appear ances it had been placed there immediately after birth and had been there two or three months. It is rumored that the police have a clue to the guilty parties. Caught in a Peed Grinder. Tom Smith , foreman of the Laverty cat tle ranch , four miles northeast of Ashland , was accidentally thrown into a feed grinder and had his left leg terribly mangled. ROBBERS' ROOST. Goods to Amount of $1,2OO Hare Been Recovered. Sheriff Simmering and an officer have succeeded in unearthing a robbers' roost sn near Eosemont , Webster County , and re covered about $1,200 worth of stolen goods. The officers placed Bill Leach , a Eosemont merchant ] under arrest , as they have strong evidence which implicates him with the gang. It is thought he is one of the head men of the organization and that he simply ran the store to dispose of the stolen goods. During the last year merchants at Trum- bull , Glenville , Bromfield , Ayr , Funk , Aurora and other small towns have had their stores robbed , but the thieves have always escaped. It is almost certain that the den unearthed near Eose mont is the home of a large band of the bold thieves and safe-crackers who have infested that part of the State for a long time. Sheriff Simmering received word from Detective Malone at Lincoln saying he had three or four fellows under arrest whom he thought belonged to the gang. It is thought the robbers' roost is a branch of the band of robbers that was captured in Hanover Kan. , about a year and a half SMALLPOX AT COLUMBUS. Young Man Found in Car Suffering from Dread Disease. A well developed case of smallpox was discovered in the Union Pacific yards at Columbus a few days since. A man about 22 years of age was found in a poultry car suffering with the dread disease. Permis sion was obtained from the railroad coin- pan y to use a vacant section house about a mile east of town , where the patient was taken , and also a couple who were found with him. The strictest quarantine has been established and the premises guarded by two special officers. A meeting of the Board of Health was called and every thing possible has been done for the unfor tunate man and there is not the least ap- prenension of an epidemic. Attending physicians say it is a genuine case and a very strong one. MODEL SHEEP FEEDING PLANT Facilities for Handling Forty Thou sand Head. Abbott boasts one of the largest sheep feeding establishments in the country , the property of Eobert Taylor. This gentle man has 10,000 acres , fenced with fifty miles of woven wire fencing , and barns , sheds , feed lots and , in fact , everything that can be in any way utilized in the pro duction of beef , pork and mutton. His arrangements provide for feeding 40,000 sheep , besides several hundred head of cat tle and hogs. There are 1,000 acres of alfalfa , which produce five tons per acre , and 500 acres of prairie hay land. Besides his feeding operations he makes a specialty of breeding fine sheep and has at the pres ent time something like 7,500 head of Merino and Leicestershire breeds. ELLIOTT W. BROWN DROWNED Nebraska Stockman and Rough Rider Meets His Fate. Elliott \V. Brown , manager of the Na tional Sheep and Cattle Company , one of the best known stockmen of Nebraska and Wyoming , was drowned in Indian Creek , near Harrison , while attemping to ford it on horseback. Mr. Brown was one of the Wyoming rough riders under Col. Grigsby and distinguished himself in the Missis sippi wreck last summer , when he'saved many lives. Boy Smothered. A distressing accident occurred near Greely Center by which John Gannon , a boy of about 15 years of age , lost his life. The boy had seen some badger holes near the house and had gone out sometime during the afternoon to dig the animals out. That was the last seen of him until about G o'clock , when his body was found in the badger hole covered with dirt. Life was extinct. The boy had apparently been down in the hole headfirst , digging for the badger , when the earth caved in on him and smothered him. Two dogs were dig ging in the hole when the boy was found and they had almost uncovered the clay from his body , though they had not touched it. Wires to Go Under Ground. At the last regular session of Platts- mouth's city council the most important business transacted was the passing by a unanimous vote an ordinance providing that all telephone wires on Main Street be carried in cables under the ground , and the poles removed , but giving any company the right to cross Main Street on poles. Thirty days were given the Nebraska Tel ephone Company in which to comply with the provisions ot the ordinance , after which a penalty of $1 a day for each pole left standing between First and Seventh Street will be collected. Drank Concentrated IJye. Morgan Eice of Wakefield committed suicide by drinking concentrated lye. He had been in ill health some time and de- ijpon u'jst. Tie arose early and went to a neirnhrV Inm. where ho poured about t u-H'.v.ionsful of the lye into a tin ui. 1:1. : Kv..i : t v.iih water and swallowed it. ! ! v. ; . > Con , ! i auoat two hours later by his . ! . After three hours of terrible r'inetl for Starting a Fire Ludwig Bock , a farmer living about eight miles north of Valentine , in burning trash and Ilussian thistles allowed the lire to get away and on reaching the prairie the fire to spread rapidly , covering a large territory , burning out one of his neighbors and causing considerable damage. On complaint being filed he was taken before County Judge Towne and fined $50 and costs. Gamblers Rush to "VVyinore. The extensive advertising Wyraore has received in regard to it being a "wide open" town under the new city adminis tration has been the cause of gamblers congregating there from all parts of the country , including Omaha , Lincoln , St. Joseph and Denver. Several gambling houses have started up and insomeof then ) any kind of a game may be had. WELLS OF PRAIRIE DOGa The Frisky Animals Go to the Water Level for Their Drink. "The most interesting thing I have seen in many a day , " said Harvey Geer : af Lament , Colo. , a few days ago , "was a. prairie-dog well. Did you ever see one ? It isn't often that a chance oe- urs to explore the homes and haunts Df these expeditious little inhabitants of the plains. A few miles from my town a large force of men have been at work this summer making a deep cut for a short railroad up into the mines. A friend of mine is in charge of the Job , and I went out a week ago to see him and the work that had been done. The first thing that attracted my at tention when I got there was the fact that the cut was being made through an old alfalfa field , and the roots fringed the sides of the cut and hung down fifteen to eighteen feet. Up at the surface of the ground were the stubbed given plants , and reaching down deep into the earth were the fat , businesslike roots , getting their living far below where ordinary plants forage for subsistence. "But the most remarkable thing was the prairie-dog wells that had been dug ' into.- The cut wont through a dog village , and being a deep one somu forty foot it wont below the town. There has always noon a discussion about whore the prairie clog gets his drink. Some say ho goes otorually dry snd does not know what it is to have an elegant thirst on him. Usually their towns are miles from any stream and in an arid country , where there is no surface water at any time sufficient for the needs of an animal requiring drink. The overland travelers back in the days of pioneering used to find the dog towns out on the prairies scores of miles from the streams. There was no dew. the air was dry as a bone , the buffalo grass would be parched brown , and there would bo absolutely nothing to quench thirst. I remember a discussion begun thirty years ago in the American Natur alist by Dr. Storuborg , now Surgeon General , on the subject , and ho argued in favor of the Avell theory. But then * near Laniout is ocular proof of the well theory. The nest holes of the dogs were five or six foot deep , but four or five holes wont straight down as deep as the excavation had boon made , and evidently on into the wa tor-carry ing sand beneath. Those holes appeared to be used by the whole colony commonly and were a little larger than the holes used for their homes. " Washington Star. MODEL FOR BRUMIDI. Washington Beauty Posed for Mother of St. Aloysius. Bruinidi , who left his work of many years in frescoes and panels about Washington , was accustomed to draw on the contemporaneous life of the capi tal for faces and figures. Into tin great allegorical circle of the dome of the capitol he painted many faces that wore recognized as fast as ho placed them in position. At one time the great artist painted from his wide acquaint ance with such want of discretion and discrimination that there was a hulla- ballo , and certain faces disappeared in a night from the endless procession. Over the altar of St. Aloysius * Church is an immense painting by Bruinidi. It is still one of the sights of Washington , nnd strangers go there to see it. Among the life-size figures is that of the mother af the saint. It is tradition that the second wife of Stephen A. Douglas , of Illinois , posed for the mother of the saint , and was transferred to canvas with close fidelity. The lady was Miss Adele Cutts. a famous beauty of Wash ington in her day. As the wife and widow of Stephen A. Douglas and sub sequently us the wife of General Will iams , she attended the church. Visit ors wont to view the picture , nnd to compare the mother of the saint with the original for her as she sat in the midst of her devotions. St. Louis Globe-Democrat. .Lady Mountaineers. The achievement of a Strasburg lady who has just accomplished a consider able mountain ascent at the ago ot" seventy-five recalls the fact that the first of all the lady mountaineers ( Mad emoiselle d'Augovillo ) continued climb ing almost equally late in life. Her first ascent , that of Mont Blanc , was accomplished at the ago of forty-four ; her twenty-first , and last , that of the Oldenhoru , at the ago of sixty-nine. Thou , and not till then , she concluded that "it is time to abandon the alpen- st < ; j'k bol'oro it abandons mo. " Other r -rriTs are tho.-i' of Miss P.rovort. who i.'ado a Jir.-t ascent of the Fus.shorn at ili'ty-i nt- : and of Miss Lucy Wallzer. w'.o cH.icd the Petit Mont Blanc ( ; i , hrih * ttiingof 12.7.10 feet ) at forty-niuy- Liverpool Mercury. Not lilght. Muilge Yes , I do take a few drinks ; of an evening , but none during the day. I am no daylight drinker. Yabsley Xo one ever accused you oC being any kind of a light drinker. In dianapolis Journal. A. Iloyai Fancier. The Princess of Wales , it is said , takes a very keen interest in the rearing : of poultry. The most sensible woman will on" a little before a preacher.