iLEVENTH YEAR , . WEDNOMAHA ESDAY MORNING , APRIL 19 , 1882. 258.
ROMANTIC TELLOWST8NE ,
A River Which Goursoi
Through the Most Lfagnifl-
ceut Scenery on the
, . Continent.
V
V .
Amethyst Mountains , Qlittor
ing Cascades , Steaming
Springe , and Mountains
of Metal.
'Something ' About the Resource
and Wealth of Montana-
Carrcipondcnce St. P&ul 1'lonecr Press.
MILKS CITY , M. T. , Aj.ril 15.-
From the melting snows and unnumbered
bored springs of the majestic moun
tain region , -whoso supernal heights
veiled in perpetual clouds and bourn
by eternal frosts , are the grand towers
surmounting the great reservoir of the
continent , which gives birth to iti
jthreo mightiest river systems , the Yel-
( Y'-Mtono takes its source.
/ From a distance of 100 miles this
great river flows through a region tin *
equalled upon the surface of tlio globf
in the wild grandeur and beauty oi
its scenery and the wierd attraction !
of its anomalous physical characters
tics. Commencing at its outset we
find a lake comprising an area 30C
miles square , nearly as largo as St.
Claire , and , situated at an altitude
of 8,000 , feet above 'bho level
of the sea , a height which
may perhaps bo moro fully compro'
bonded when wo reflect that a bird
'leaving" ' its shores and continuing
across the continent ab that exact dia-
tanco from the ocean would soar fai
alcove the snow capped .summit of Mt.
"Washington , and trom _ some of the
peaks 'of the majestic Cascade And
Coiuor d'Alcno ranges would t > o quite
'invisible. This lake is surrounded by
rugged mountains , the dark verdure
of whose evergreen forests and the
sombre coloring of whoso naked
brown slopes delightfully contrast
with the deep blue of its waters. Up
on its beach layers of many hued wa-
t r worn pebbles and long stretches of
silver sand alternate with masses of
mineral secretions deposited by sub
siding springs and extinct geysers ,
which here and there encroach upon
its margin.
POOLS.OF BOILING WATER
bubble up upon its shores , or some
times through upheavals of mineral
deposits in the midst of its frigid
bosom , so that , the fishermen angling
upon its .banks may cast the captured
> trout inbo one of these natural caul
drons of boiling water , and cook it
without bho necessity of removing ib
from the hook.
Trout and grayling in countless
numbers-abound within its clear , still
homo wiihs , and , upon its tranquil surface
OB mad water fowl of every kind
y .5wn bo northern latitudes have
summer habitat. Two hours'
rpjn the lake is the head of the
gnuuTcanyon of the Yellowstone and
the commencement of its great falls.
In the first the river plunges down
in a foaming , turbulent cascade , 140
feet , in a second it takes a giant leap
of 390 feet. It is impossible for the
imagination to picture the solemn
beauty and sublimity of this mighty
scene.
fjOn either side stupendous walls
abcond in a sheer decloviby of 2,000
feeVto the bed of the narrow , solitary
river , which flows dark and voiceless
in thejdismal shadows of the gray rocks
which imprison it. Scarcely 200
yards separate the walls of this im-
ftynense chasm.
I " 7JF- Following the river upon its course
( . . "twenty-five miles wo reah
THE AMETHYIST MOUNTAINS ,
a fairy land of natural marvels , whoso
wonderful potrifications of animal urn
vegetable forms and infinite variety o
crystal of rare luster and beauty yieh
neb only wonder and delighb to the
ordinary student of nature , but afforc
'unrivalled opportunities for geological
cal research and study. On one peak
of this chain , at the very verge of an
inaccessible cliff of sandstone , stand )
the petrified forest , a collection o
what was once grand old monarchs o :
tbo wood , the worn and rugged trunks
and withered branchps now turned to
j Jd stone. The plain at the foot oi
- „ . jose mountains over which the
trail passes is dotted with a
iwgreaj ; number of pretty little
rr lakes , and these are constantly
filled with thousands of aquatic
birds of every kind. Lying to the
west of this region hut a few miles are
the geyser basins , that mystic land of
natural marvels , which has not its
parallel in the known world , Of its
weird and wondrous attractions noth
ing need now be said , as the public
has of late been made familliar with
it by frequent and exhaustive description >
scription , and from the published
guide books , now easily accessible
everywhere , full information can bo
obtained as to its most noteworthy
and interesting features , the most
convenient and direct routes for
reaching it , etc. But to the east of
this portion of the great river there is
AN IMMENSE MOUNTAINOUS AltEA ,
isolated from the conventional route
of the tourist , a part of which is des
tined to be known to the world as an
t important mining section , and within
J whose primitive wilds and fastnesses
, j may be seen some of the grandest and
- most picturesque of American raoun-
I tain scenery.
Leaving the east fork of the Yel
lowstone , the route to the mining
, camp at the head of Soda Butte creek
' He through a wilderness of primeval
* wi ? < widour , for the most part a dense
' 7a forest , hemmed in on either side
noy majestic mountains , on most of
l < IS1080 * Buinmits the foot of man lias
NKMvor trod , whose gray old rocks are
| -larked by the silver thread of myriad
" aautiful little cascades flowing from
4 the melting snows.
j Hero is a veritable sportsman's par-
it adis- > , for the wood is filled with elk
" * and black-tail deer , pheasants and
Vf 8roU8ei , every little lake covered bt
\l \ 11 kinds of squacio fowl , and all
' streams filled with trout. At ttio hoac
of Soda Butte creek , between thi
sources of Clark's Fork and Stinkinj
river , near the east boundary 'of thi
national park ,
THE TOWER FAILS ,
onlf rivalled in hnlght and beauty b ;
the Bridal Vail of'tho Yosoml o vai
loy of California , Passing ovor.n sue
cosiion of thtckly-wouuvl hills-ston ;
flats and rocky gorges wo roach ; Card
por's river , and crossing its foam
ing torrent pass out of , the Nationa
park.Five
Five miles above the crossing an
the mammoth hot springs on ' . ( iard
tier's river , the largest mineral s'pring
in the world , clouds of vapor arisi'n )
from which are plainly visible fron
the bridge. From a point near hen
the Gallatin mountain can bo seen , a
the base of which the Gallatin river ,
ono of the main tributaries of thi
Missouri , takes its rise , a grim am
frowning old monastery , its toworin )
summit lost amid the clouds , and iti
rugged slopes clothed in porpotua
snows. From hero also , on the dis
tant horizon , the famous Glass moun
tain can bo dimly discerned , so calloc
from a sort of glass , technically
known as obsidian , of whichV it ii
chiefly composed , interesting not onlj
because * of its anomalous "goologica
formation , bub from - being-hislorica -
ground and associated with a numbei
oftlog'cuda and traditions of Indiat
origin. r - J
It was near the matnmotir hot
springs that the tamous Evart4" was
found after having beenlost for.niirty
seven days in this vast solitudoA dur
ing which time ho subsisted on 'this-
tlo roots and grasshoppers 1
Beyond Gardner's river thoroad
passes for a considerable ! distance
along the dizzy brow of a narrow ! can
yon , bounded on either , side by Cliffs
of towering and overhanging rocks ,
through which the river rushosNvith
frightful velocity , hissing , sootping ,
arcl bursting into clou'ds of mist and
spray over enormous boulders which
have fallen into Its bed from the
heights abovo. I
It forms a scone of impressive gran
deur , and as wo stand upon the brist
ling crags and cazo down upon the
madly rushing waters far below apart
of the view afforded from the Table
rock at Niagara is vividly-brought to
mind. Near this place stands ono of
the mountain kings , a peak pro
nounced by Prof. Hayden to bq one
of the loftiest in this part of the range ,
its summit .being 12,000 foqb above
the water and nearly 5,000 feet above
the level of the river which flows at
its base.
u Descending again into the valley ,
wo enter a region m which , in some
places , desolation reigns supremo.
Vegetation sometimes almost ceases ,
the road leads acroas'barron and rocky
flate , with only here and there the
pale green leaves of the gnarled and
withered sago'brush , and the inevita
ble prickly pears , to relieve the gloomy
tinge which the peculiar reddish col-
'or of the soil everywhere lends to the
landscape. .
The. country here often seems to
partake of the nature of the Man-
vaiMa Terria , or Bad Lands' . -The (
lofty bills * through which the .groat
river finds its way/are bare and > ster
ile , though its imme'diato banks are at
intervals fringed with a low and stunt
ed growth of cottonwood , which , by
their evident struggle for existence
rather add to than relieve the general'
air of desolation.
As wouo on , however , the character -
actor ot both the upland and valley
lands gradually improves , ono of the
noticeable changes being in the much
more pleantiful growth of sage and
the extraordinary height and size tt
which it hero attains , being magnl
fied from a shrub to a tree , whicl ;
grows in little groves like minatun
torests of oaks. From Emigran
gulch to the lower canyon of the \ el
lowstono , on both sides of the river ,
there is a fine stock range , upor
which thousands of cattle and horses
browse in plentiful and fat abund
ance.
Emigrant gulch , the most import
ant placer mines of the Yellowaton
region , liea on the easb side of th
river , in ruggedbroken hills , and the
great unsightly caves upon its banks ,
long"stretch'e of denuded bed rpcky
and interminable strings * of .1 sluices
Eiud flumes , attest the paying returns
3f the diggings post and present.
Trail creek drains a part of the
Jivido which separates the Gallatin
ind Yellowstone basins , and empties
nto the latter , immediately above the
ewer canyon. Its bottom contains
loino oxcollbiit lands , and a number
> f ranches have boon tak n in the
ricimty. The lower canyon , the por-
al of the Yellowstone , presents some
vild and picturesque scenery , the
ivor tearing through confined rooky
rails , and the road through the great
; prge winding along rugged slopes ,
line clad ridges and beneath jutting
irags.
'HE MOST IMPORTANT AGRICULTURAL
SECTIONS
if the upper valley are the bottoms of
Jig and Little Timber creeks , the
Jwoot Grass and the Stillwator. The
alloy of Shield's river contains some
; oed land , but the country drained
> y it is chiefly valuable for its pine
imber , of which there are great
[ uantities in the lofty hills at its
lead. The Big and Little Timber
rooks and the Sweet Grass derive
heir principal sources from the crgay
uountains. A plateau of unbroken
able lands separates them from the
rlusBelsholl , and tljo whole area
[ rained by them is a vast pasture rich
n bunch and buffalo grassus.
JNearthe Porcupine Butte on the
ipper Sweet Grass , there ia a tract of
uo farming lands , a valuable dis-
mguishir/g / feature of which is the
lumber of living springs found
hrou hout its extent. Their cold
rystal waters burst up from the level
rairie , and flowing over the surround-
3g surface , irrigate considerable dis-
ricts. This part of the basin is gen-
rally notable for its pine timber and
razing lands , the orablo portions bo-
ig confined to the somewhat narrow
alleys of the tributaries ; In the hills
pen the south side limestone abounds ,
nd coal can be found everywhere
iroughout the bad lands in inex
haustible quantitibs. Much of the
land of this region could bo made productive
ductivo by moans of thorough irriga
tion ; and when this is accomplished
the agricultural area can bo increased
ton fold. Some of the soil of the dis
trict which appears sterile and useless ,
with water can bo made wondrouslj
productive , as has boon froquontlj
tested in a small way.
The Stillwator on the south sid <
drains
THE CLARK'S I-ORK MINES
are situated. They are southwest ol
Hart mountain , and are distant about
100 miles from tlio Big Horn moun
tains. During the Sioux war of 18"C
the smoke of the Indian signal firot
were plainly semi from the highest
points in the vicinity.
Since the discovery of those mince
each succeeding year has disclosed
moro and moro of the enormous wealth
of the district , but only during the
past year have the facts become pon-
erally known and recognized. The
mountain sides of the district are cov
ered with a thick growth of pine and
fir as far up as the timber line ex
tends , 11COO foot above sea level , be
yond which point trees will not grow.
Above shoot up the bald snowy
peaks of rocks , among which some of
the the lodes are situated. The ores
are generally low grade , so far as yet
tested , but rich assays have boon ob
tained from float specimens , and there
is every reason to believe that other
lodes exist in the vicinity rich in both
gold and silver. '
That which distinguishes the camp
from other mineral sections is the
quantity of the surface "slides" and
deposits. Fine fissure veins have also
been found in several instances. The
only conditions necessary to the de
velopment and successtul working o !
the mines is a quick and cheap means
of transportation , and the establish
ment of local 'smelting ' works. Dur
ing the summer of 1876 a Bozeman
company erected a smelter at the
head of Soda Butte crook , bub the un
avoidable small rapacity of the ma
chinery used has Leon found totally
inadequate to the wants of the dis
trict.
THE NORTHERN PACIFIC RAILROAD ,
happily now far advanced within the
borders of Montana , wiil afford the
needed outlet and enable the miners
to ship their ore and the smelters
their bullion to eastern and foreign
markets. The passage of the Cro'
bill has a momentous bearing upo
the immediate future of the Clark
Fork mines. The retrocession of th
lands included in the bill will give b
the people of the Yellowstone vallo ;
an additional tributary area of 0,00
square miles , containing in its limit
all the elements essential to subsban
tial growth and prosperity , and open
to the country one of the grandes
mineral sections of which our contf
nent can boaat.
Capital which has "long been read ,
bo develop the leads , and erect adequ"
ate smelting and reduction machinery ,
has hesitated bo venture upon BO un
certain an enterprise , under the pas' '
state of affairs , and the development
of this 'productive district has boei
.retarded . through all these years
imply because
\ AIFEW SQUALID SAVAGES ,
who were never known to visit bh
region , were regarded by the government
mont as its sovereign owners.
From the summits of the mountain :
surrounding the head of Soda Butti
crook mugnificenb views may be ob
tained. Here and there are boautifu
little lakes buried in the solitude
the upper mountain regions , whosi
quiet bosoms reflect towering clifli
and crags of granite and stately pine
und firs , upon all sides high peak
pierce the sky and snow fields glitto :
like lakes of molten silver , and tumb
ling down through gorge * in cascade
and cataracts are the myriad stream ;
of crystal waters which find their sinu
ous course to the plains below , when
the great rivers , the arteries of thi
continent , begin their majestic flow
to the sea.
Parks , their grassy carpets bedeck
ed with flowers , mountain brooks
ponded by beaver dams , springs burst
ing out of deep recesses and winding
over floors qf sand , somber pine forests -
osts , huge black masses crowded with
rosy clouds ) heights and depths , snow
Holds , forests ano rock-lands , all are
blondod.into one grand scene , once
viewed not soon to bo forgotten.
On the loft bank of Soda Butte
: reek about three miles above its
inouth , stands the remarkable forma
tion from which it derives its name ,
[ t consists of a lofty cone-shaped
mound , composed of a grayish white
imbalance , containing a variety of
minerals , among which can bo distin
guished by colors and taste , soda , sul
phur and alum. On its summit in a cra-
or-liko depression , perforated with a
lumber of irregular shaped holes
eading into cavernous depths below ,
is indicated by deep and roverborat-
ng echoes , and there is no possibility
if doubt that this great heap is the
mduring monument of a giant geyser ,
utinct , perhaps , thousands of years
go. At its base a small mineral
pring issues , with a temperature of
bout ninety degrees Fahrenheit ,
rhoso waters are nauseating both in
asto and smell. They are , however ,
nown to possess valuable medicinal
iroportios which the Indians of the
lannock , Shoshone and some other
ribos have long understood , as it is
aid it was for many years a tradi-
ional custom with them to resort an-
ually to the spring , for the purpose
f using the waters as a euro for sad-
lo sores , oto. ; upon their bodies.
Abont fifteen miles from the mouth
f Soda butte , the trail skirting the
aso of the Amathyst mountains , wo
jach the mainYellowstono justubovo
.a junction with the east fork , and
ross by moons of a subrtantial bridge
wned and kept as a toll bridge by
no of the early pioneers of this re-
ion , Hero the atmosphere becomes
3 redolent ( f sulphur , and the waters
j impregnated by it , that the aborig-
lal idea which fixes the dwelling
lace near at hand seems notaltogeth-
r an unreasonable superstition. Num-
erleai springs containing this salt ex
it in the vicinity , and extensive do-
osits of the same in a singularly pure
ate , very much resembling the brim-
stone of commerce , are found in vnri
ous places , the residium of ancionl
springs whoso fountains have long
since become exhausted From th <
summit of a low range of bluffs nofti
hero a magnificent view can bo obtained
tainod of the grand canon of the Yd'
lows'.ono , and near its mouth
A FINE RF.OION ,
the country at its source being rich ir
timber and mineral , and its vallo 3
containing some splendid lands. Or.
the north side , opposite its mouth , it
a broad rich bottom , nearly all occu
pied by actual settlors. The road
from hero loads over broken hills tc
the upper end of the great Clark * c
Fork bottom.
THE CLARK'S FORK BOTTOM ,
so called , is forty miloi in length bj
five miles in width , and contains
about 130.000 acres of alluvial land ,
besides a broad area of arable bench
lands , formed by the accumulated de
tritus eroded from the hills which en
close it. Hero may bo soon the pecu
liar terraced formation , to character'
istle of the Milk river and Marias re
gions of the northern part of the ter
ritory , which mark in their rcguiai
gradations the waves of the sediment
ary deposits. Near the east *
prn end of the bottom an
immense wall divides the bench
from the bottom lands , the deep , rich
soil of tha uplands extending back in
gradually elevated layers until blend
ed with the broken and denuded foot
hills of the bluffs. The bottom along
the river is composed of a lightsandy
loam , mingled with vegetable re
mains , while the tracts bordering the
boichps contain moro clay and are
rich in silicates. The low lands are
covered with n thick carpet of buffalo
grass and meadow blue-joint , the up
lands with several varieties of bunch
crass. The banks and islands of bho
river are heavily clothed with"
cottonwood timber of excellent
quality , and upon the rugged
slopes and broken- , , ravines of
the bluff * pine and cedar , grow in
abundance. On the south aide bho
bluff's approach the shores of the river
and are covered thickly'with bunch
grass , a Herding excellent pasturage.
THE CLARK'S FORK ,
ono of bho chief affluents of the upper
Yellowstone , taking its rise amid the
snow peaks of the main chain , and
flowing through a grand region , rich
in mineral , agricultural and pastoral
resources , empties into the Yellow
stone , opposite a point near the
center of the bottom. Near its head
are the mines on Soda Butte creek ,
and on its' tributaries other promising
mines have boon partially opened.
On Clark's Fork bottom there are al
ready thirty-five farms , all under ex
cellent cultivation , and large numbers
of cattle and horses roam upon the
great ranges surrounding it.
Hundley's , Young's Poinb , Canyon
Creek and Coulson are posboffices , '
the latter being a 'livelytlittlo hamlet ,
commanding the eastern outlet of the
valley. P.V. . Me Ado w his here a
large store , and near by a saw mill ,
and a fine farm containing about 300
acres .of cultivated land , upon which'a
nplendid.crop was produced last sea
son. ' The Northern Pacific railroad
will cross the Yellowstone ab the easb
orn end of Clark's Fork bottom , am
two miles east of
THE NEW CITV OF BILLINGS ,
which is to be located hero. Strangi
as it may appear , the bench landi
have thus far boon found to bo mon
fruitful than the bottoms undo :
natural conditions , and' upon them in
many places three tons of hay havi
been cut to the acre , while the appar
Bntly moro moist lands near bho'rivei
yielded in no single instance half thai
quantity. Limestone and coal o
; oed quality abound in inexhaustibli
quantities in the surrounding bills
ind indications of valuable minora
ioposits have been found in various
places. Mr. Ed. Fawkcs , last sum
Tier , discovered a small crevice o1
; alona and silver bearing ere within
ivo miles of Coulson , and though neb
n sufficient quantities to justify work-
rig , it is an encouraging surface indi
sation of what deeper and more thor
> ugh explorations may develop. Upon
ho south side of this river is
THE CROW RESERVATION.
This reservation extended , before
he rooont "retrocession'of its western
> ortion , from the eastern bases of the
locky mountains to a meridian line
nterseoting the Yellowstone twenty
niles west of the Rosebud , and from
ho mid-channel of the Yellowstone
o the Wyoming line , an extent of
erritory larger than that of the state
if Pennsylvania. It is undouhtedly
ho finest portion of the Yellowstone ,
nd has within its vast area the ele
ments of a future empire. Its timber ,
rater and grasses are of the best
uality. Its valleys are broad and
artilo , and the mountain districts cro
pverod with pine and codara , and are
ich in mineral.
Amid its hills and gulches the
rosonco of the wild hop , the grape
fid bho plum tree would indicate it tea
a within the fruit zone , and in many
laces in the main valley of the
ollowstono the strong , vigorous
rowth of timber , brush and native
rassqs premise the possibility of the
iccossful cultivation of crops with-
at irrigation. Through its eastern
jrtion the Big Horn flows from thor
, r away snow peaks of the moun-
ins , from whence it derives its name ,
s beautiful virgin valley offering
lousands of fertile acres to the hus-
indman , and its bordering hills clad
ith forests of pine and cedar , and
icculont bunch grass.
This great region , when thrown
> en to settlement , which must bo
'on ' , will bo tributary bo the now
ty , and altogether no point upon
10 great lines to-day enjoys so splon.
d a future as the coming metropolis
Billings. A. H. HKUHKV.
* - * - -HI I
Refused the Demand-
.tlonU AuocUted 1'r cas.
CINCINNATI , April 18 , The boss
rpontors this afternoon resolved to
fuse the demand of the. mon for an
crease of wages and a general strike
feared ; '
v
Latest designs in Jewelry at Angell
Bowen's. aprl8tu-thu&sat
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL ,
Yesterday's ' Proceedings in the
Senate and House ,
Improvement of tbo Mlosieslp-
pi the Principal Subject of
Congressional Work ,
Thb House Territories Oommit-
too Report & gainet the Ad
mission of Dakota ,
Miicollanoonn Notes of a National
' * ( Character ,
I CONGRESS.
National Asi ctatod PICSR.
V rnOCEKmNOH IN THB .SENATE.
" WASHINGTON , April 18. Mr. Gar
land reported favorably from the judi
ciary teommittco the resolution inquir
ing 1 whether retired officers could
lawfully hold oflico under the govern-
numb.
J r. Johnston presented a rosolu-
uokrcquoating the president to trans *
miti correspondence .with Spain in
187.0 , relative to citizens condemned
to month in Cuba.
: 'JL ? memorial from a railroad com-
patiy of Louisiana favonng improve
ments of the Mississippi river by the
'
IbVo'o system , was prosontod.
* _ JA communication was received
frora the president recommending a
Mississippi river improvomonb com-
minion and the appropriation of
01,700,000 for purposes apportaiuing
thereto.
. The Chinese bill , as passed by the
hoti'so yesterday , was to-day ordered
printed and referred to the committee
on'foreign ' relations ,
j The consideration of the bill for the
improvement of the navigation of the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers' was
resumed.
itfr. Harris delivered a prepared
speech , in which ho declared that th
pow'or of the general government t
construct and control the improve
ments necessary to make a groa
national outlet to the sea could not b
chkllonged. Up pointed the nocossit ;
for the work being proceeded with a
once.
once.At the conclusion of Mr. Harrison'
speech , Mr. Kellogg made some remarks
marks on the necessity of expending
money for the continuance of the
levee system or closing the gaps.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE HOUSE.
Thocommitboos on territories agrooc
to report the bill for a government in
Alaska , and against the admission o
Dakota.
A ] joinb resolution passed appro
Sriating105,000 to make good th
eficicncy in public printing.
The Utah contest was taken up.
The bill to ratify the agreomon
with , the Crow Indians for the sale o
aporbion ; of .their reservation in Mon
tana for tho.uie of the Northern Pac -
c jlioroad was passed , _
CAPITAI. MOTES.
National AnocUtod If tea ,
CABINET MEETING.
WASHINGTON , D. 0. , April 18.
All members , including Chandler anc
Teller , were present ab the cabinoi
meeting to-day. The session lastoc
two hours , much routine business being -
ing done.
THE PRESIDENT.
The president and children will PC
to Annapolis , Md. , to-morrow morn
ing and will spend the day there.
While there they -will visit the grave
jf the president's father-in-law , the
late Admiral , Hcindon.
Florence , the comedian , called on
ihe president to consult about the con-
lulship to Copenhagen.
The Avenger * .
iatlonal Associated Prew. ,
ATCBISON , Kan. , April 18. A spec
al says it is positively known Frank
fames is at thg head of the move
nent which has for its aim the oxter'
ninationof all parties whoso names
ire associated with the death ot his
> rother Jesse , It is learned Frank
> assed through Atchispn lost Friday
; oing southwest , having with him
our persons , and that on the same
lay Mrs. James wont ta Kansas City ,
fostorday Frank and party returned ,
"ho now gang will bo composed of
latorial taken from the country
rhich produced Polk Wells , Bill Nor-
is , Jim Dougherty , John Pomoroy
nd others. Tlioso death avengers
rn backed by the entire constituency
f Jesse James.
HOMO Thief AzroKtod-
pecla DUpatch toTiiK Ills.
DAVID CITV , Neb. , April 18.A
oung man named A. Q. C'app , son
f an old and well-known citi/.on
ving near Ashland , was arrested to-
ay near Bruinord and taken to
'lattsmouth ' by the sheriff of COBS
aunty for stealing a team and wagon
ear Ashland ,
The Ferdi.
KANSAS CITY , Mo , , April 18. Chos.
nd Robt. Ford , , the slayers of the
utlaw Jesse James , arrived hero this
zoning from St , Joseph. Robt. Ford
i soon aa released was ro-arrested by
d officer from Ray county charged
ith complicity in the killing of Wood
lite , a cousin of Jesse James , and
ill proceed to Ray county in the
lorniug , where it is expected ho
ill bo admitted to bail.
Donoy-
ttlonal Associated Prow.
WASHINGTON , D.O. , April 18. Ex-
enator Dorsoy voluntarily appeared
i court and Judge Wylio ordoied the
irfeituro of bail sot aside.
Jenuia Of amor' * Murderer * .
ftUoa&l AuocUtod PrcM.
NJSW.YOUK , Conn. , April 18. The
rial of Walter and James Malloy and
lanche Douglass for the murder of
ennjo'Cramor began to-day. All the
prisoners were present. Four
men were selected out of lliirty-foui
examined. It is believed the whole
panel will bo exhausted and anothoi
summoned before a full jury is ob
thinod.
Yonnc Lndy Fntolly atnbhed.
N tlonal AmocUtcd PnM.
CHICAOO , April 18. A singular as
sault occurred last night in the town ol
Burritt , near RockfordTolloAndrews ,
a very popular young lady , being fatal
ly stabbed twenty-two tunes , without
warning or apparent cause by John
Sullivan , a young farmer who was
escorting her homo.
Shipherd.
National Anoclated 1'res * .
WASHINGTON , D. C. , April 18. W.
II. Hurlbut will testify in the Ship-
herd matter on Thursday morning.
Shiphord said ho and Whitolaw
Reid had boon friends and correspon
dents seventeen years.
All olforts to gain from Shiphord
the name of his company failed. Ho
said ho had written to Walker Blaine
merely as attorney' for clients. Had
hold conversation with W. K. Ohand-
lor , but refused to state the nature
of it.
it.After
After repeated failures to gob an
swers from witncssj Mr. Doustor ,
who had boon examining , moved to
discharge witness. The chairman said
ho would hold the question in abey
ance , until ho could consider the pow
ers of the committee in such cases
and adjourned until Thursday.
THE NORTHERN LIGHT ,
Something About Axiroral Displays
nnd Their Causes.
.Erom vntious parts of the country
coino reports of the appearance of a
brilliant aurora , mostly in 'tho shape
of a corona.
The aurora is a luminous appear-
nnco frequently seen near the horizon
as a diffuse light like the morning
twilight , whence it has received it a
name. In the northern hemisphere
it is usually termed "aurora borcalis ,
because it is chiefly soon in the north
In the southern hemisphere it is called
od "aurora australis , " bub each a
them truiy , with greater propriety , b
called ' "aurora polarifl , " or polar light
Auroras'exhibit an infinite variot ;
of appearances , of which the corona
presents luminous beams shooting up
sometimes from nearly every part o
the horizon , and converge to a point a
little south of the zenith , forming
quivering canopy of flames.
When complete , the sky resembles
n fiery dome and the crown appears to
rest upon variegated fiery pillars
which are frequently traversed b ;
waves or flashes of light.
Auroras are frequently observe )
simultaneously over largo portions o
the globe- ' The ono of August 25
1859 , was seen over moro than 14 (
degrees of longitndo from California
to Eastern .Europejandjrom Jamaica
on the south , t < > an unknown .distance
in British Amtrica. on. the north.
The extent of the prcaant aurora
has neb yob bopn fully ascertained
but seems to have been very great.
Auroras exerb a remarkable influ
ence upon the wires of bho electric
telegraph. During bho prevalence of
auroras the tologragh lines generally
become unmanageable. The aurora
lovolops electric currents upontho ,
wires , and hence results n motion of
; ho telegraph instrument similar to
; hat which is employed in tclegraph-
npr , and the movement , being fro-
juonb and irregular , generally renders
t impossible to transmit intelligible
lipnals.
During several remarkable auroras ,
lowovor , the currents of electricity on
ho telegraph wires have bcon so
toady and powerful that they have
icon used for telegraph purposes as a
ubstituto for a volcanic battery.
[ his , it appears from telegraphic re
torts , has boon done in this instance
in the lines connecting Chicago and
) maha , Chicago and Now York and
Chicago and Milwaukee.
The aurora at Omaha was rather
aint ana indistinct , nxcept at inter-
als between 10 p , m , and midnight ,
Is stated at the 0. S. signal office , it
ppoarod inaltitude CO dog. , azimuth
10 to 200 dog. , in vertical beams of
ale yellow or straw color.
Auroral beams arc simply illumined
paces caused by the flow of electricity
tire ugh the upper regions of the at-
losphero , Auroras never occur
ithin the tropics.
Porraanont Organization ,
At a meeting of thu Omaha Hod
larriers Protective Union on Satur-
ay evening , April 15th , u porman-
nt organization was effected
n- the protection of Hod Carriers
nd mortar makers. Very Httlo in
vest has been taken in this as yet ,
y hod carriers and mortar mon ,
'hose ' duty it is to support this organ-
tation. The next mooting will bo at
lie Bricklayer's hall , Martin's block ,
arner of Fourteenth and Douglas
.roots at 7:30 p. m. All hod carriers
nd mortar makers are requested to
ttond. The bricklayers and plaster-
rs are respectfully invited to attend.
( Signed ) M. W. COR , Seo.
Change of Tlmo ,
The through St. Paul train of the
Omaha & St. Paul Short Lino"
ioux City route now loaves Coun-
I Bluffs transfer depot at 7:30 : p. m. ,
hicago timo. Omaha passengers
unnoct with this train by taking the
o'clock dummy instead of the 5
'clock ' , as heretofore.
This train runs daily , Sundays in-
ludod , and the entire train , with
' coaches at-
'ullman palace sleeping -
iclied , runs through to St , Paul
ithout change , arriving at St. Paul
10 following noon.
Parties wishing Carriages or Bug-
ies will do well to examine Liuinger
: Motcalf .Co.'a largo stock before
uying. m&e&w-lw
. triil package of" BLACK-DRAUGHT"
of ' " '
ee charge ,
A TOWN WIPED OUT.
A Destructive Oyolono in Kansas
and Missouri ,
The Town of Brownsville Over
taken by the Destroy
ing Element.
Demolishing Every thing , in it
4ft
And Burying All the Peo-
pie in the Debris.
Another Town Considerably
Shaken Up By the Wind-
National Associated PrcM.
KANSAS CITY , April 18. A special
to The Journal from Marshall , Saline
county , says that a destructive cyclone
passed through the county thron miles
south of that place this afternoon at
4l10. ! A number of farm houses were
completely demolished and several
persons badly injured. The damage
to fences , barns , etc. , was groat.
The cyclone struck the town of
Browhsvillo , on the Sodalia and Lexington -
ington branch of the Missouri Pacific
railway , and , it is reported , totally
wrecked the plnco. Ton dead bodies
have been taken from the debris , and
ibis believed moro will bo found.
Among the killed was the operator at
the station. The only two names of
the dead attainable are James Miller
and Perry Wilson.
The Rod River Rise.
National Associated Prou.
GRAND FORKS , Dak. , April 18. The
Rod river is still rising , and has reach
ed a height above low water mark of
Hi foot. The town is yob high and
dry , the damage being confined to the
11 us below the city. A brewery has
lufii flooded , and several thousand
di llais worth of boor and malt de
al i O.VOJ. Some apprehensions are felt
fur the railroad bridge as the water
touches the bottom and ice gorges are
imminent.
ST. ViNOENTf Minn. , April 18.
The Rod river is 38 fcob above low
water mark and still rising at the rate
of 2 inches per hour. The lower flats
are nearly coverod. The bridge at
Emerson , Manitoba , is nearly gene
out and two spans ate completely de
stroyed , Great efforts bo save the
rest of the bridge are being made.
There is graat excitement ,
Minen' Wnges Trouble * .
( rational Auoclatod Prosi.
YOTOOSTOWN , Ohio April 18. A
special to the News-Register from the
Minors' Ridge coal district s ys the
miners hold a mooting last nient and
decided to continue work at 10 cents
reduction , bub this morning recon
sidered their action and all came out ,
waiting bho acHon of the convention
it CHumbus , Ohio , April 10th. The
Ohtf/ihj'Hill / minera have notifiod-tho
owners that an advance" * 10 cents * l
wfll bo asked after Monday next. J
The banks of thU vicinity have chosen
delegates 'to tho1 local1'convention.- :
rhoprwpocts are1 rather gloomy for
lummer trade , as' the miners and iron
workers aro'bothwanting ' advances on
i falling market.
Fire * .
latlonal Anoclated Prow.
PROVIDENCE , R. I. , April 18.
Tones & McMartin's zinc works in
Cast Providence wore destroyed by
iro. Loss , $10,000. The fire was
uusod by sparks from a passing loco-
no civc. 5
PORTSMOUTH , N. H. , April 18.
Pho Farragut House at Rye Beach
rua partially destroyed by fire this
norning. It will bo rebuilt. Loss
inknown.
Foreign News.
[ atlonal Associated Preaa
LONDON , April 18. The charges of
raud against the Marquis of Huntley
mvo boon withdrawn , bho prosecutors
.nd director of public prosecution
laying become satisfied with his lord-
hip's explanation that ho had no in- '
ontion to act dishonestly , , t ' \
The Tudhoo colliery in the cpunty i ' - * . .
f Durham is on fire , and ono hun-
irod men are imprisoned in the mine.
i >
Ceding a Canal.
'atlonul ' Associated Proi.
Si'iiiNOFiBLU , III. , April 18. The
lOuse committee on canals to-day
greed , hy a vote of 100 to 2 , to ro- 4 )
> urt to the house the Whiting bill
Irendy passed by the sonata coding
ho Illinois and Michigan canal to the
Jnited States. The bill provides for
eding the canal virtually , without
auditions.
Decapitated by the Car * .
atlon&l AMOclatodPrera.
KANSAS CITY , April 18. BarneyT > . , V.I , *
falloy , employed in the Chicago & - . M' '
Iton stone quarry , near Grain Val-
-
sy station , 17 miles southeast of this : i
ity , while walking on the track this
ftornoon , was struck by the express
ain , run over , and his head severed
om his' body.
Mail For the Rodger * .
atlonal AuioclaUtl Prcsa.
WASHINGTON , D. 0 , , April 18. *
'ho ' navy department gives notice .f
mt persons desiring to send trail to / /
ersons on board the Rodgers should t
idress it in care of the Alaska com-
lorcial company , 310 Sansomo street ,
an Francisco , to reach theiM before
lay 1st.
Absconded'
atlon&l Associated Prong.
KANSAS CITV , April 18. Aaron
ollibion , asaistant book-keeper for
[ endall & Emery , wholesale dealers
ii boots and shoes , absconded to-day
rith § 100 pf the firm's money.
Obituary.
'atlonal'Atsodatod I'resa.
PjjAitoDY , Masfl. , April 18. Goa-
ral Wm. Hutton is dead , ,
CINCINNATI , April 18. Colonel J. ,
) odd , ex-member cf congress and a ,
rominout citizen of this qity , died at
i this afternoon.