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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY MAKOH 25 , 1888.-SIXTEEN PAGES. ATMOSPHERIC OUNCES , ThoKarlflod Air of the Northwest and Western States. The CrtfiO of Mr. William Cott HoTclls Ilio Public Wimtllo Knows Prom Actual Experience AnJntcr- cstlnR niul True Case. AnEnellsh-writer , nnrrftUnc Jils experiences In the Fllmnlnyfts , naturally bus much to say Rlxratthe rftrttlcd atmoipherejand In particular ho reports the laughable attempts rnmlo by tin- natives of the region to account for the tlVntsi nnil shortness ot breath to which oven they nro llftblo beyond a certain altitude. The height lit which these cEcetstJt headache and vomiting nro observed , Varies much , ami It Is notcaiyto trace the cause of the Irregularities. A grca deal depends on the habit of body. One Flrat notice * the diniculty when tiding lomo more than ordinary exertion , nr , running , or walking up hill , In this way , for people who llvo below ftlx thousand feet , the effects nener- ftllrcomoon between eleven and twelve thous and feet. At fourtcen hon and fectone Isllable to have an attack of fthortncas ot breath even when In rcjiose. . . . . It l a fact not generally Xnown that the at mosphere of Nebraska and states adjoining ; Is also very rare. Hits accounts In a measure for theprcvalcncoof thatloathsome disease catarrh , Mr. William Cott , who resides at sail ) Maion street , and Is a clerk employed at No. 1107 Har- ncy street , on being Interviewed by a reporter un the sub'cct ' of catarrh sayst "J was troubled With catarrh about four years. It commenced with a fresh cold. I had iltRof sneezing , with chilly sensations followed by a feverish condi tion , and my nose was stopped up. althotiKh I had a watery discharge from my nostrils con tinually , until the cilpcs of my nostrils looked red enough to satisfy the most fnstidlons old toper , anil my eyes would bo filled with tears. Tills condition soon lessened , and would cause mo but little annoyance , but each now cold made the condition worse , until I had a permanent condition of cold in the head. The dlfccharuo was then thicker and changed In color. 1 could liardly breath through my nose , and the dis charge would collect in my throat , which kept mo continually humming nnd splttlnpr. the slightest change In temperature would ellect my condition and Eton up first one nostril and than the other. After going to.bed , If I laid onimy rlcht Ride my rlpht tim-trl ! would stop up. If on my left , my left nostril , nnd I w us compelled to keep my month open to get sulllclcnt air. my voice had annulled character , and kind ot "nasa twaiiK. " 1 hud a continual pain over my uyea and m the back pnrt of my eyes , my food did not set well on my stomach unil my appetite was caiiKcable , I ate a wry light breakfast , duo no doubt to my being compelled to hem and spit no much upon arising. 1 suffered this way until J became itlscmiriigiMl. After trying numerous patent preparations and obtaining no relief , I concluded 1 would imiKo one more trial. I had been reading about Ur. McCoyand his associates and visited their oll.co In the Itnmgo block and raufct say that I was bencllttcd by their treat ment , for 1 feel like a new man again. I feel tovday llkn a man w ho has been liberated from a close conllueinent. 1 do not have the palus over my eyes any more , my head Is clear and mv nose also. I ! m\o no 11x110 discharge from tno nose , my appetite Is good and what 1 eat agrees with nit' , lam gaining In llesh. I sleep well and get up In the. morning refreshed , no moro hcmmlnu and Hjilttlng mid In short 1 feel much better tiuui 1 ImMS for over four years. I loel like dohmand wiylng all I canforJIr.McUoy nd certainly lO.oniiiiL'iid all who nro siitlerliig Mth rntiirib to'clvo luni n , trial for ho has wnrkpilniidiTH for me. " Mil.WILI.IAM COTT. , sir. William Cott , whoso portrait Is hero pro- iact'il , resides at No. IU Mason street and Is employed nt No. 1107 Homey htreut , nnd will willingly coroljorato the above statement to any portion doubting it. Can Catnrrh Bo Cured ? The past age might bo called a superstitious ono. The present can moro properly ue called nn age of hurprl s , for many things once classed among the Impossibilities have now become everyday possioiltties. It would bosuperlluous to enumerate them , lint nave we reached the utmost limit ? Have wo ? Physicians who claim tomakoceitaln ailments the human boily Is subject to n special study , and claim to be blu to cure such diseases , ore pronounced by othsr Belf-satlsllcdpractlonersas presumptuous ; but does their saying so make It so ? The man wHo can come the nearest to overcoming the seeming Impossibilities of others Is now all the rage , nnd Well does ho or they deserve the success they have labored so hard to attain. Dr. J. Cresup McCoy orhls associates do not make claims to anything marvelous , such as raising the dead .nd giving them now life : neither do they claim to give sight to the blind ; but by their new and sclentlilo method of treating catarrh they have cured and do euro catarrh as well as bronchial and throat troubles. They inaVo catarrh n specialty , because It Is ono of the most prevalent nud troublesome diseases that the people of tills climate are heir to. Since Ur. McCoy nnd his associates have located In this city they have treated with success him- Orcds of persons whom other physicians have told their disease was clabsed among the In curables. Do they not publish from week to week in the dally papers testimonials from tome of their many grateful patients , giving in each case the full name and address of the per son making the statement that the doubting and skeptical may call and Interview the said people prior to visiting the doctor's olliccafor consultation. The people advertised ni cured are by no means obscure or unknown , but in the majority of cases are citizens well known by the business people and community at large , and It will moro than rop.iy any one sutrorim ; from catarrhal alTectlon to visit these whoso statements are publlxhod. or consult with the doctor or his associates ut his ollico , TRACING THE CONNECTION. B IK'ml * DangcrH Wliich Are Alatlo Known Ucl'uro Consumption Appears. When catarrh has existed In the head and Upper part of the throat for any length of time -the patient living In the district where people are suujcct to catarrhal atfectlou and the dis ease lias been luft uncured. the catarrh Invari ably , sometimes slowly , extends down the wind pipe and into ( he bronchial tubes , which tubes convey the nlr Into the different parts of the lunga. The tubes become affected from the swelling and mucus nrlbinjf from catarrh , and In some Instances become plugged up so that the nlr cannot get in as freely as u bhould. Short- nets of breath follow s , and the patient breathes with labor and with dltllculty. lu other cases there ls n hound of cracking and wheezing Insldothe chest. At this stage of the disease tno breathing Is usually more rapid than when in health. The patient also has hoi Hashes over his body. 'Die pain which accompanies this condition la of a dull character , felt In the chest , behind the bronbtboue or under the xhouldcr blade. The pain may come and go h\bt a few days and then uo absent for several others. The cough that oc curs iu the tlrst stages of bronchial catarrh la dry , comes at intervals , is hacking in character nnd usually most troul.lexomo In the morning nn arising , or going to bed at night , and It may be the tlrst evidence of the disease extending in the lungs. At Unit there may 1 > e nothing brought up by the caught then there Isa little tough.tenacloua mucus , which the patient lluds great dltllculty In bringing tip ? . . . . , , . . Sometimes there ore ( Its ot coughing Induced b.V tough mucous BO violent as to cause vom lung. Later on tno mucous that Is raised is lound to contain small particles of yellow mat cr , vhlrh Indicates that the binall tubes lu the lungs are now affected. With this there nrt oiten streaks of blood mixed \ \ 1th the mucous , In cus > es the patient becomes very pule , ha : ( ever nud expectorated before any couyh up pears , DOCTOR J , GRESAP M'GOY ' , Late of Bclleyne Hospital. HewYorlf , Has Offlces No. 310 .ind 311 11AMOH imiLDlNO , OMAHA , NKI1. Where all curitblo cases are Vreatodttlth eua cess. Medical diseases treated skillfully. Consump tlon , llrluht's disease. Dyspepsia , ittummntlsm and all KHKVOU8 UIHBAHUS. All dlkeaseg culiur to the sexes a specialty. CAT A it It 11 GXJSM'I/TATION nt office or by rnallfl. Many diseases are treated successfully by lr McCoy through thu malls , nud it li thus i > osnlblu for those uuable to make the jour tey to obtain successful hospital treatment ai their iiornes. CHtlce hours9 to 11 a. m.:2 : to 4 p. ' in , ; TtoSp M. .SUNDAY HOUHS FHOM 0 A' . M. TO11 V.il Correspondence receive * prompt * ttentlon. No letters nusweivd unless accomponieU by < CTd8drUeaamlmaino pr. J.'McOy. Boom. . Ilt'n4 ailUanigo buMdln * . THE "LOST CABIN" MINE , The True Story of Its Discovery and Development , A STIRRING TALE OP GOLD. Allen Hnlbcrt'8 Flntl is tno UlR Horn Mountains 'rlio Ijost Trnll Tlio licail Rediscovered A Snd Sequel , Fort Kcogli , Mont. , Correspondence of the St. Louis Globe-Democrat : Per- mps the most famous , ns well as the nest mysterious , mine on the continent s the celebrated Lost Cabin Lend , It ms been discovered , rediscovered nnd est hull a dozen times , and at the pres ent writing the exact location of this rich lode is as much a mystery as ovor. Phis mine is ono of the magnets that Irow Thomas Paige Comstock ( Old Pan cake ) north from the Nevada bonanzas ; nit ho never found the lend , and ho came but to find a suicide's death and n muper's grave awaiting him. Ho drove i pistol ball through his brain near Bozeifmn , September 27,1870 , and his neglected tomb is now there , without a- sign to mark this famous man's last resting plnco , nnd almost unknown. The Lost Cabin has grown to bo somewhat of n legend , although there can bo no doubt that very rich veins of gold nro scattered all through the Big Horn range , ana among those mountains ; his much-sought mine is srjugly hidden away , and will probably remain so until some lucky prospector stumbles upon it , and so becomes a thrice millionaire in a twinkling. That there is gold in the Big Horn mountains can not bo ques tioned. Colors have been found nil nloiig the Big , LHtlo Horn and other mountains , nnd at the mouths of the Bic Horn and Rosebud n little indus trious panning on the bars will show undoubted signs of auriferous washings. But the treasure vaults of the Big Horn must bo closed to prospectors for many vcars yet , as the Qrow Indians nro barons , " in fco , of all that rich country , and do not propose to part with ono inch of their birthright for love nor money until a wibo congress legislates on the matter nnd throws these rich lands rich in minerals and grasses open to the industrious white prospec- Lor and limner , whether the Crows like it or not. I have seen many descriptions of the Lost Cabin in print , but never yet has the true story been told , or how it got the name of Cabin , nor how such a big thing as a gold mine with a log cabin attachment came to bo so utterly and totally lost as never to bo found again. TUB LOST CABIN TIUO. Allen Hulburt.a California stampedcr of the ' 49 epoch , was the man who dis covered the mine , built the cabin , lost the mine , and never found it again. Ho was n quiet , sensible citizen of Janes- villc , "VVis. , in 1849 , when ho caught the California gold fever like a great many others , and so in October of the same year ho loft homo , friends and every thing else behind him and journeyed aoross the plains to the Pacific El Dor ado. Ho worked his way 'north to Oregon , then into what is now Wash ington , and in the spring of 1803 found tiimself in Wallawalla without a cent in his pocket. In company with two other roving spirits , ono Jones and ono Cox , the trio bQiight anew prospecting outfit , includ ing six horses , and with a month's pro visions in'pannier packs , set out over the Mullen trail for an exploring expe dition on the eastern slope of the Rock ies. After hard trials , nnd encompass ing almost insurmountable difficulties , the little band finally reached the Yel lowstone , iloatcd down on a raft to the Big Horn river and made camp on an island in the wildest and most hostile portion of the United States. The geography of the country was little known in these days. Most of their traveling had to bo done in the niprht time , as the country was full of Indians and therefore not being very able to distinguish the country roun- about as they passed through it at night , the range of mountains that loomed up in front ol them ono bright morning had neither name or location for thorn. Into these mountains they hurried , panning and prospecting as they went , and striking bettor pay the deeper and higher up the gulch they got. At last , coining to a wonderfully rich streak which prospected 'handsomely , a shaft was sunk to bed-rock , which was only seven feet below , and hero was found gold from the grassroots down , panning all the way from 5c to 31 each trial. These frantic men made up their mind to stay all winter. They had plenty of powder and load , the country was full of game , and so , without further delay the little pioneer party began work in dead earnest for a long winter's stay. They whip-sawed lumber , built n dam across the creek , put up the sluice boxes , and sluiced from morning to night while the weather lasted. The average yield was about 3100 to a man until snow began - gan to fly. When the water froze , and mining operations had to bo suspended , Cox , Jones and Hulburt had about half a bushel each of bright , sparkling nug gets and gold dust. Now came winter. The time was too valuable while the season lasted to waste It in building op erations : but it was now getting late , and the bova industriously whip-sawed lumber and cut logs sufficient to oreot a cabin nnd surround it with a stockade. This was the famous cabin that has since been 16st so many times. Hay was cut , too , for the five hoi'bes. Ono had been drowned in the Yellowstone. In the spring , whan the water began to run again , the three men were nt their sluice-boxes and taking out just as much gold as ovor. Ono day Ilulburt sud denly returned to the cabin for some necessary article , leaving his two com rades busily at work. Scarcely had ho gotten out of sight when bangl bang ! wont a number oi rifles , nnd Cox and Jones lay weltering in their blood. From a tree Hulburt saw the Indians strip , scalp and mutilate his comrades , after which the redskins followed the well-beaten trail up to the cabin and rifled the latter of every sin gle article or thing they wanted. They oven attempted to sot fire to the famous structure ; but the logs wore green and would not burn , thus sparing the cel ebrated building to future discovery. After awhile the Indians loft. Hulburt slipped quickly from his porch , gath ered together a few necessary articles ( the Indians had carried olT the horses ) , packed hls0 knapsack full of gold ( bury ing such tr.asuro as ho could not carry ) , and withou pausing to look around or even to take a landmark , lied for his life. IIULHUUT'S FLIGHT. His route did not lay back over the old trail ho and his .two friends had come the year before ( the Indians had gone that way ] but to the south , in the opposite direction , through a strange , wild , undiscovered countryso to speak over'which no white man's foot'hat o ver traveled before. After many days when far away from the camp hoau-- rived ut a lofty-precipice Whereto the east could bo scon a vast stretch of open drairio , while to the west was a lofty rnngo of mountains whoso snow-cnppeu peaks pierced the very clouds. Hoping to strike some irall if ho Lrusted to the opan , Hulburt struck boldly out over the prairie , and headed as near as ho could judge , for the Platte crossing of the great transcontinental route to California. After felghteon lays ho did reach the North Platte rlvpr , ninety miles above FortLaramfo. at Ilcshaw's bridge , and found himself on the old trail which ho had passed over , fifteen days before , on his way to California. Hero ho mot the first white p.coplc ho had soon for nearly , wo years , except of course , his slain comrades , The country was then on fire over the nowa from Alder pulch. Rich diggings had been reported on Gross- lonper crook nnd Alder in Montana , aha the trend of the gold hunters was now toward the northwest instead of ho setting sun , ns was the case In 1849. rlulburt met a big stampede coming ; up , ho Platte bound lor Montan. Without going back to the state or sending any word to his friends , ho joined this party of El Dorado hunters , and was soon 011- route to the very country ho had so anxiously been fleeing from during the irovious thirty days. Going along , ho told the story of his own wonderful ex periences to others , which resulted In a split in the crowd , with him heading a now stampede , in which ho came near jetting killed for his pains , To show .ho size of this division , It is only neces- iary to state that Hulburt had no ess than 140 wagons at his heels , with something like 650 men , women and children , nnd all of these crazy people jolng off on a mad , wild chuso after the reese that had laid the golden egg for iulburt in the first instance. Sufficient s it to eay that they never found the bird. CLOSB CALL. Hulburt proved a very bad pilot , nnd after lending his party everywhere without success til winter cnmo on , ho Inally and reluctantly confessed that ho was lost , and his famous cabin mine along with him. This man , whoso word had been law in camp for so many days , was novr an outcast and in dnngor of death by violence. Men and women sprung at him like tigers , crying Lynch him ; ho has lied to us ; lynch him ! " Preparations were made for an im- iromptu necktie party , nnd Hulburt , vas just about to bo strung up , when , ho individual in that crazy mob , who had a spark of humanity loft in him , slopped ever to the doomed man's side and drew his revolver. That was Miough. Sullen with rage , but cowed jy ono man's bravery , the lynching bco vas postponed and poor wretched Hul- burt's life spared. The Indians started on the wnr-path about this time , which made it a very unhealthy country for white people ; whereupon the Lost Cabin stampedors hastened westward and scattered through the gulches in and iround Virginia City. Hulburt was last seen in Virginia City in the fall of 61. since when the world has lost track of him , although it still remembered his famous though mythical lead. Hun dreds saw the gold which Hulburt arought back with him from tno Big Horn country , and since then a sort of jlind faith has possessed many that the Lost Cabin mine really exists. Bart Beckley , a Colorado minor and chum of Jack McDonald , spent a year of his life searching the Big Horn , Castle and Emigrant mountains for this wonderful ead , but at last ho , like the rest , be came disheartened and gave it up. although his belief in the existence of the mine was stronger at the close of unsuccessful search than when ho began it. Jack McDonald spent many years in the mountain mining camps , during a twelve-month of which ho was lost to all save himself , somewhere on the southern rlopo of the Big Horn range. Suddenly Jack turned up nil bustle and excitement' leaving hurriedly for Colorado rado , but there ho was taken sick nnd died in a cabin on Buckskin creek , where the city of Leadvillo now stands. Before ho breathed his last ho called his friend and "pard" BartBeckley to his side , and told him of a lead in far away Montana that ho believed to bo very rich. 11AHT Bl LEY'S I1ON ANHA. Years i oiled on and Becklpy , turning the story over and ever in his mind fin ally decided to make an attempt to find this famous mine of McDonald's. Ho drifted thither among the mountains of the northwest , found himeslf first in the Black Hills , then in the Wood River country , and finally in the Now World mining district , near the Big Horn. Ho recognized Cloud peak , the loftticst pile in the country , and strange to say from the accurate description given him by his friend , ho was enabled to find Mc Donald's lead , which was half way up the side of the very mountain ho was then exploring. But , alas , the dying man was either deceived of else distance lent enchantment to the view , for the supposed gold had turned out to bo only copper , which would not have paid the cost of mining it nt that lofty attitude and in such rugged country. Beckley confidently thought ho was on the trace of the Lost Cabin mine , but his prac ticed eye told him at a glance that only copper lay before him , and lie gave up the chase , returning to Colorado much disheartened and thoroughly disgusted. Not long after Bcckloy's failure an other prospector from the southern mines , named Joe Sweeney , suddenly appeared in the Big Horn mountains , and spent days and days hunting for the lead that seemed to baflle all efforts at discovery. Ho finally stumbled upon a vein far up near the head of the iJig- Horn canyon , whiijh ho firmly bollovcd to bo an outcropping of the famous lode , if not the mother treasure herself. The news was telegrapod by the Associated press giving an account of the discov ery , saying that the "Lost Claim lead was lound at last. " The discovery was twenty-five miles long , 020 feet wide , and whore cut by the stream which crossed it , showed a perpendicular depth of sixty foot. Pieces of it were knocked off and sent to McVickor , of Salt Lake , for assay , and in two weeks a report came back showing 41.55 per cent of copper , with a twice of silver. A great lead had been discovered , for 60 per cent of the rock was pure metal ; but there was not a sign of gold about it , and therefore it could not bo the Lost Cabin. Again , unfortunately , this galena lode was on the Crow reserva tion , which preculdod the workingof it , no matter how profitable it might bo , JACK NYE'B ADVENTUHK. Ashorttimo afterward JackNyono ( relation to Williom and his cut ) , a well known Nevada prospector , appeared in the Big Horn country , and was lost to view for several months. All at once ho bounced into Bozeman , and startled the natives with the assertion that he had positively discovered the Lost Cabin lead. It was , like Sweeney's find , situ ated near the headwaters of the Big Horn , whore the famous river gushes u torrent down out of the mountains , the stream in question cutting the Jedpo al most at right angles. At this point the Jodo was 2-50 feel wide , and Nye said it showed up sixt\ odd feet on the washed faces. Ho traced .the lode across the co > ' * itry for twenty- five miles or moro , fiijding it in place : as much as sixty foot wide. Nyo'wirpd his fatKcr and unclb to porno on witlloul delay , but the result was easily foreseen toe the vein which Nye . believed to b < the much-soughbfor Lost Cabin was neither moro nor loss than Jc'oSwcenoy's old discovery. When Nye learned the truth that another man had found the very same lead before him , and what was moro , had given it up ns no good , ho , too , surrendered in disgust , and wont back to Nevada n very badly dis appointed man. UNl'AltALLEI.ED HAIIDIIIOOD. About this tim6 the Sitting Bull troubles came on , nnd the country where the Lost Cabin lend was sup posed to bo hid away became allvo with hostile Indians. Old Toulm-to-tonkn , [ Sitting Bull ) , ivith ever n thousand lodges , had his camp near the junction of the two Horn rivers , on the spot where General Custor afterward found him nnd mot his death. Notwithstand ing the frightful dangers and almost certain death awaiting any whlto man who should have the hardihood to pono- Lrato into the country , three whlto men did go prospecting up the Big'IIorn about this time , and made their way nafoly through the hostile regions [ traveling night and resting days ] , fin ally reaching the headwaters of the Little Big Horn in sufcty : Hero thceo three venturesome fjpirits came across i body of ore so largo and so rich that Lhoy could hardly credit the evidence of their senses. Old miners bollevo im plicitly that all rich veins in a mineral : ountry must bo emanations from a backbone or mother lodo. Hero was unquestionably the mother lodo. If the mythical Lost Cabin lead really had an existence , there could bo no doubt but what these hardy prospectors had ac tually stumbled upon it , for , from the lescrlption given , it was certainly the largest body of rich quartz in the known world. VA SAD SEQUICL. But listen to the sequel. After work ing until their tools were out , the bravo lollows built a boat with which to de scend the rivei-j loaded it down with nuggets and rich specimens ( burying what they could not carry ) and started lown stream intending to float by night /o the Yellowstone , nnd thence on by Inylight , and night too , until civiliza tion or a settlement was reached. The plan was then to return with sufficient men and supplies to withstand the at tacks of the red men and to work the now mine for all there was in it. Had they known that the camp which they intended to steal past at midnight was the largest ever gathered together on the North American continent , stretching up and down the river for nero than three miles , and containing between 5,000 and 0,000 warriors , it is probable they would have gone the other way and gotten out of the country with all possible haste. Their boat was discovered by an Indian dog whoso single yelp set 10,000 other throats barking , and in their hurry to push forward the frail craft was upset in the rapids of the Little Horn , and the poor devils were prisoners. Two ot the men were killed instantly , but the third , in the darkness of the night , managed to effect his escape , and after wandering about for days and days \yithout food and with little , or no clothing , finally reached a settlement , more dead than alive. Ho related his experience , ex hibited one or two nuggets of pure vir gin gold in proof of his assertion , but would not give the exact location of the lodo. Through his privications , suf- Torlngs and panderings over his im mense wealth his'mind became unbal anced , and the poor follow , unhappily , became insane ; an/1 / afterwards , when the country was opened up and Sitting Bull conquered , it was then too late to return to Ltho lend , for the only survivor who might have pointed out the doorway to untold millions was i babbling , senseless fool. His reason had loft him. WALKED IN HIS SLEEP- How John Cnllnelmn Game to bo Ar rested for Grand Larceny. San Francisco Call ; When the name of John Callaghan on a charge of grand larceny was called in Police Court 2 yesterday , a well-dressed , quiet-looking , middle-aged man stood up in the dock and pleaded not guilty. Oificer Horton , who made the arrest , was called , and testified that on Monday night ho was called to the lodging- house at 610 Ellis street to arrest a man who was roaming about the house in a strange manner. With some difficulty , and after ho had chased the man about the house for some time , ho caught him in the kitchen and arrested him. Ho was attired in his shirt only , and seemed in a dazed condition and not to realize his surroundings. The officer took him to the police station , and on the complaint of the landlady , charged him with grand larceny. Mrs. Helen Grant , the landlady , was then called , and testified that at a late hour on Mon day night she was aroused by loud screams from the room of Miss Nel lie Porter , one of her lodgers , and on going to her door was nearly knocked down by n man who rushed out in hip shirt-dlcovcs. She raised an alarm and sent for r.n officer , and on his taking the man into custody discovered ho was the ono who had rented a room from her that day. She wont into his room when the olllcor had arrested him , nnd found a lady's bonnet , a pair of gloves , some stockings , and a lady's gold brooch se creted in the wardrobe , and on making inquiries found that they belonged to Miss Florence Allenanother of her ten ants , and for this reason she had Cal laghan charged with grand larcenj. Miss Allen identified the articles ns her ownami said that eiho had laid them on her bureau before going to bed. Miss Porter testified that she was awakened on the night in question by a noise in her room , and saw by the dim light of the hall a man standing at her bureau and apparently brushing his hair before the mirror. She screamed , nnd the intruder made his escape. She saw him after Me arrest , but could not positively identify , him , but thought ho was the snmo onp , , The defendant was then placed on the stand , and testified substantially us fol lows : : ] "My name is John Callaghan and I am a miner. I cnmo to this city on Sunday last and took a room at Mrs. Grant's house. On Monday evening I went to bed about 11 o'clock , and know nothing further until I was awakened by stumbling over'something and heard a man toll mo to stop running. "I found myself in the kitchen with very few clothes on , and this olllcor and and the household standing about mo and asking mo nil'sorts of questions. I was so bewildered , that I could not explain - plain myself , and then the policeman took mo to the lookup. The only ex planation I can make of how I got into the kitchen is this : When I was n young man I was subject to fits of som nambulism , and have frequently walked In my sleep during the past few years , "About the things found in my room I know nothing , and the interval from the time I wont to bed to tho'.timo ' ] awoke in the kitchen is a blank to mo , I suppose the excitement of my journoj from the north worked on mo , and I getup up nnd acted as these ladles testify. " Frank Peterson , an engineer , ant Willlajn Jennings , a mining export both testified that they had known the defendant for a long time nnd that lu was subject to fits of sleep-walking , am' would wander about for hours' if no awakened. Mr. Jennings1 had knowr him for a long'time and from his owr experience und from what others .hai BLACK and COLORED SILKS "We are making prices on Black and Colored Silks that defy competition. We will guarantee to save yon money on Read the Following Quotations With Care : lllnck Fnlllo Frnncnlso nt 75c , DOe , 81.00 nntl $1.2" > . lllnck ( Jros Grain Silks nt 50r , 7 < ir , $1.00 , $1,20 , $1.61) These silks nrc North ami ivould bo chcnp nt $1.15 , $1.2. , and $2.00. $1.40 nntl $1.60 , nnd every yard guaranteed. IHnck lUmdnincs nt 85c , $1S00 , $1.25 , $1.50. $1.75 nnd Black Sttrnh Silks nt < 5c , $1.00 anil $1.30. $2.00. lllnck Itntlzlmcr nl $1.00 , $1.25 and $1.50. Colored Grog Grain Silks nt 50c , 75c nnd $1.00. lllnck nnd White Surah Silks , three different stjlcs , nt Colored Illimlnnie , In nil Ilio new slimlcs nt $1.00. Tills $1.25. will ho found n rare Imrgnin. Colored Fnlllo Frnncnl e nt $1.25. These silks nrc sold lu Hlnck Moire Silks nt $1.25 , $1.50 , $1.75 , $2.00 , $2,50 , Hits city from $1.35 ( o $1,50 per yard. Ask to sec them. $2. "omul $11.00. They nrc beautiful goods. Colored Morto Silks nt $1.25 nnd $1.75. Colored Surnh Silks nt 7oc nnd $1.00. Uxtrn mine In Colored I'luslt nt OOc per jartl. IHnck Itail/.imcro Silks , shot with while , red nnd yellow ; ' . . All the new similes in I'laln Velvet nt $1.50. any one of the three nro just thing to make o\cm bilk dress with. Artists Velveteen , In crenin only , nt $1.5. ! ] We prepay express charges or postage on all goods ordered by mail. If you cannot visit our store and examine these silks , we-will send you samples with pleasure , upon application to THOMPSON , BELDEN CO. , 1319 Farnam Street. said ho considered him a man of excep tionally good character. The air of truth with which the de fendant gave his testimony and the statements of the last two witnesses ap parently impressed the court with the prisoner's innocence , and the : asc was dismissed with a , warn ing to the defendant to take precau tions against scaring people out of their senses. Who la WEAK. NERVOUS , TED , who iu his FOLI/T ami IGNORANCE bu TRIFI.EU away Ills VIGOU of IJODY , MIND and MANHOOD , coining exhauitlnp : drnlni upon tha FOUNTAINS of LIFE , HEADACHE , BACKACHE. Dreadful Dreams. WEAKNESS of Memory , BASH- FUI.NENM In SOCIETY. FIBIPI.EH upon the FACE , and all the EFFECTH lending to EABliT DECAY and perhaps CONSUMP TION or INSANITY , should consult at once the CELEBRATED Dr. Clarke , Established 18S1. Dr. Clarke ban made NERVOUS DE BILITY , CHRONIC and all Diseases of the GEITITO URINARY Organs a Life Atndy. It' makes NO difference WHAT you ftATO taken or WHO bu failed to cure you. 3-FE JI ALES suffering from diseases pecu liar to their sex can consult with the assurance * f speedy relief and cure. Bend 2 cents poitoga for works on your diseases. * * -8end 4 cents postage for Celebrated WrKsj on Chronic , Nervoun and Doll- eato Diseases. Consultation , personally or by letter , ft-oe. Consult the old Doctor. TboaiandB en red. Office * and parlor * private. * a-Thoeo contemplating Harrlsxo end for Dr. Clnrke'B celebrated guide Kale and Femnle. each 16c. , both 25c. ( stamps ) . Before confiding your case , consult Dr. CLARKE. A friendly letter or call may javo future sufierinir and shame , and add rolden years to life.Book " Llfe'n ( Secret ) Er- rons , " We. ( stamps ) . Uodlclno and writings sent ererywhore , secure from exposure. Hours. 8 to 8 : Sundays , 9 to 12. Address , P. D. OIiABKB , M. D. 1P6 Bo. Clark St. OHICAOO. ILL. . It baa etcod the Test of Years , In Coring all Diseases of the BIOOD.IJVEB , STOM ACH , KUWKYa.BOW- ELS.&c. ItFuiiflestha Blood , Invigorates and Cleanses the System. BTTTERS D7BPEESIACON8TI- CURES PATION , JATODICE , AUDlSEKESOnilE BICKHEADACHE.BIIr LIVER IOTJ8 COHPLAIKXS&e disappear at once under KIDNEYS iU beneficial influence. STOMACH It IB purely a Uodieine AND a * ita cathartic proper ties forbids ita use as a BOWELS beverage. It is pleas ant to the taste , and as easily taken by children - ren as adults. AILDRUGGISTS PRICKLY ASH BITTERS CO I PRICElDOlLAR Bolo Proprietor * , I ST.LOUU end K1BU4 Grrx 1 The 'LUDLOW SHOE' ' HUB obtained u roputntion wherever in troduced for "CouiiKCi STYLK , " "PJSU- FKCT PIT , " "COMKOUT ANIJ DUUAllII.- 1TY. " They have no superiors in Hand Turns , Hand Welts , Goodyear Welts , and Machine Sowed. Ladles , ask for the "LUDLOW" SHOE. Try them , and you will buy no other , FOR SALE BY N. B. FALCONER AND FISHER BROS. FERGUSON FURNITURE 00 , , -DEALERS IN Furniture , Carpets , Stoves , Etc SOLD ON EASY PAYMENTS. 715-717-721 1ST. 16th St. Just received a large consignment of the well known Iceberg Chief Refrigerators. & Ice Chests which will be sold 20 per cent below regular prices for the next 10 days. All Hard Wood , from $7,00 and upward. Also a large stock of storage goods which must be sold to pay charges. Knuutze , I am enabled to offer this splendid property . on very ucslrablo terms. Prices from (1,000 up. 100 moro houses to be bullft this ycari cable line and street can ) reach this addi tion. Contracts and deeds direct from Mr. Kountzo. Telephone No. 185. JAMES STOCKDALE , Special Agent , 113 N. 16th Street Go to C. HANSEN'S For best GKOCKIUr.S nt lowest living prices. Vor Curtis llrotlurs1 Canned Goods. Kor all kinds of Fruit nnd Vegetables. For Waslnmrn's Host Klour at K.W per hundred weight , For Frcsli Ilutter and Kpgs , C. 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