THE DAILX ; SUNDAY ; SlAROH 25 , , 1888.-SIXr EEN PAGES.
One of the Greatest SLAUGHTER SALES
TO BE HELD AT
MONDAY
Dry Goods Will Be Next Door to Given Away. Millinery at One Third
Milliners' Prices.
From the wrecked steamer , Waverly , 425 pieces of ; Fruit of Blue also Calico
Sector Indigo , any
the Loom and Chapman Bleached Muslin , at 4c ; worth lOc
These goods are soiled. Monday only. In the store. For Monday only , some worth 12l/ac.
1c for Child's ' Lace Collar , worth 20c , 0,39c , and 99c Dress Goods Sale ,
.
All worth double.
9c for Silk Ruching , worth 50c , Fine Linen Lace at 2&,3& , and4 ,
Worth from lOc to 15c.
9c a Yard for Silk Ribbon , worth 40& Watered Silks at $1,19 and $1,39.
3 and 4 inches wide. For Monday only. Worth $2. All shades.
, UPci , v. ,49for Hat Trimmed
, Spring beautifully ,
"U C ,
White Dress Goods at92rc , worth 25c , Worth from $12 to $15.
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A VERY LIKELY BALL TEAM ,
Ctlanagor Seleo Talks Encouragingly
About the Local Olub.
MORAL AND CAPABLE PLAYERS.
Schedule of the Games to Bo Played
on tlio Homo Grounds The
Special Prize System In
teresting BiJOi-trNews.
\Vlmt Mnnafjor Bolco Says.
The Bnu nmn had a pleasant and instruct-
"ivo chat With Manager Prank Solco last
( evening. Ilo expressed himsolt as highly
pleased $ o get hero , and made a poor attempt
to conceal his anxiety for the season to open.
) Sclco is a thorough baso.bnll man , an enthu
siast , but always ouroful and guarded in his
ppocch , which is utterly free from bombast
prbraggadocio. When Sclco talks ho says
botnothlng , n quality lacking in a vast num-
V > or of Alleged base ball authorities , ami ono
that cannot fall to recommend him to the
favorable opinion of ull these with whom ho
'Comes in contact.
"Thcroja an element of uncertainty , ! ' ro-
fnarkcd the gentleman , "in the championship
race of the Western association for 18S3 that
Was lacking to a remarkable degico in the old
Western league struggle of the past season.
iVlio Topokas carried everything bc
-fpro tlieni , and victories for them
\ > ccatno so commonplace that the base
liall patrons throughout the circuit
looked upon the race as a gift for the Kansas
leinn. In speculating on the result of tins
reason's chuso , most authorities place Omaha ,
3)03 Moines and Kansas City as the most
. .likely bidders for the pennant. Hut , romcm-
ucr , I do not say tins. I have more protlta-
plo matters to nttcnd to than settling the
chiunpipnshtp before n ball has been pitched.
ljf must say , however , that on paper these
teams look llko n superior lot of players , but
( paper teams and actual work upon the dla-
Jwond nro two entirely different things , as
inuny a manager has found out to his
borrow. "
. "Hut you certainly think wo have as likely
p crowd together this year us any of them ,
UOri'fyoul"
"Don't II Well , I should say I did. I
I think they are tl.o finest set of young fellows ,
Aioth in point of morality and capability , that
rj. ever got together , and I have had souio
wKOod ones , too. The beauty about our team
Is tlnil ( hey ull know each other , and their
team work this season I think will bo a marVel -
Vol of perfection. Again , they nro n steady ,
respectable , temperate lot of players , and us
rtou know.tno players nro the best advertise-
incut the game has. The popularity of
our great national pastime lies with
them. Tills was oxompllhod most beauti
fully last soasou In the model teams m the
citlos of Detroit and Oshkosh.
"Alia you are loarnintr to like Omahat"
"Moro and more every day I am hero. The
people uro genial , soclablo and Intelligent ,
und ) what pleases mo most , great base ball
enthusiasts , Jt shall bo my ono aim to cater
to their enjoyment this summer , and I think ,
\YJth the excellent team I have secured , that
I um iu no real danger of disappointing them
Mut there is ono thing wo must do , however ,
'and that is use our utmost endeavors ir
popularizing the game witli the ladles. If
base bull isn't a ladies' game I do not know
what is. In DCS Moines und Obhkosh the
Jcdlcs turn out in large numbers. They uro
fn-oat admirers of the sport and understand
it well- The state of things should exist
Lore , and wo are going to do our
Utmost to bring It about. They
"are to receive every attention and
Courtesy at the park , are to have a separate
department all mted up with folding , cusU
lonod chairs and other conveniences , ex
clusively for themselves and their escorts
ivnd I think that before the season is fur ud
.Yanccd wo wlHJiava the fair sex much inter
ested in this royal outdoor sport of ours , "
"What do you hear from your pitchcrsi"
" "Oh , they , of course , ull claim to bo iu firs
irlass ooudltlon , never better m their lives
the same old chestnut you know. Wo have a
fre.it quartette , though , In Lovott , Flyun
Jurdlak and Cassian , and I feel especially
) roudofthom. Lovoitnnd Flynn need no
iommondatlon , us they nro both very strong.
Jurdick , I expect the best of work from this
season , and Casslan , though a young player ,
comes highly recommended and assuredly is
fery promising. "
"How does the team compare with that of
Oskosh last summer ) "
"Stronger und better in all particulars , I
im convinced , and when you see them work
together , I think you'll agree with mo. "
Games on the Homo Grounds.
The games upon the homo grounds this
season will bo as follows , the weather and
providence permitting : April 33 and 20 , aiiS
May 1 , with Minneapolis : Jl&y 9 , 3 , 4 , with
St. Paul ; May 5 , fi , or with Milwaukee ; May
9,10,11with Chicago ; 12,13 , 15 , with Kan
sas City ; IT , 19 , 20 , with St. Lous' Juno 1 , 2 ,
8 , with Kansas City ; July 1 , 3 , 3. with
DCS Molncs , 4 , 4 , 0 , with Kansas
City ; 7 , 8 , 10 , with Chicago ; IU ,
14. 15 , with St. Louis ; 17 , 18 , 19 , with
Kansas City ; 20 , 21 and 22 , with St. Louis ;
Sj.aOnnd 31 , with Minneapolis ; August 1. 3
and 3 , with St. Paul ; 4 , 5 and 0 , with Mil
waukee ; 25 , 2 nnd 28 with St. Paul ; 80 , with
Minneapolis ; September 1 , 2. with Minne
apolis ; 4 , 5 , 0 , with Chicago ; 7 , 8 nnd 9. with
Milwaukee ; 14. 15 and 10 with DCS Moiues.
Two games in April ; sixteen in May ; three
Juno ; txvcnty-ono iu July ; ten In August nnd
cloven In September. The Omahns will end
the season with three games with Milwaukee.
October 0. 7 nnd 9 , at Milwaukee. The last
championship games of the season on the
homo gropnds will bo played with DCS Moiues
September 14,15 and 10.
The Special Prize System.
A special prize system , such as that estab
lished by the American association at their
recent meeting , has lone boon a pot hobby of
the writer's , nnd was advocated by him in
the Now York Sun as far back as 1881. However -
over , the American plan is not In strict
accordance with the idea entertained by the
15iu'b : ball repot tor , inasmuch ns it is not
Buflldontly specific. It has not been decided
yet whether the prizes , which are thrco In
number 1,000 , $750 nnd ? 500 shall goto
the club's winning first , second and third
places in the pennant rape , or Is to bo divided
among the players of such teams. If the
latter plan is adopted , and these moneys nro
to bo split up among the players , It will
assuredly provo un Incentive to Increased
effort ou their part. Moquy is undoubtedly
the prlroo object in life , the ono stimulus that
Is always effective , whether It bo In business
affairs , sporting matters or what not , It waa
an oversight that the Western association
did not provide some extra inducement of
this kind at their recent Chicago meeting.
However , the system will couio iu tlino.
Glty IJCIIKUO Xotos ,
Harrv Salisbury has signed to pitch for
the C , 13Muyncs. .
The C. E. Muyues1 uniforms will bo as flno
and us pretty us these of any team iu the
country.
Mauagor "Spud" Parish is a hustler In
deed. The 0.13. Maynea will make a name
for themsolvco this summer.
The Cruno Brothers' team hain't a sayin' a
word about the championship , but they're
koepin' up u powerful thinkin' , '
The John J. Hurdln tram is anxious for
the fray to begin. They are laboring under
the Impression that they are winners from
away , way back.
The Metz Brothers are greatly pleased over
the showing their team made against a strong
picked nlno on Friday last. The score was 7
to 3 iu their favor.
George Lowrio , of the celebrated Keokuk
team of ' 65 , has signed with the C.B. Mnyncs
for the coining season. Ho is highly recom
mended by Joe Walsh.
Council 13 luffs says she has entered Uio
league with the Intention of taking the pen
nant across the river. However , no atten
tion should bo taken of these "blufh. "
The South Omaha team in doing nothing
much these davs but stleWng hogs and
knocking down Texas steers. 1'hev say , how
ever , that they are luyin * bigger game
when the fiowers bloom in 1 o priiig.
II. A. Pcnroso , having withdrawn from the
sporting goods house of Pcnroso & Hurdin ,
will probably sever his connection with the
city league , John J Haiti In is highly spoken
ot as his successor to the presidency of the
organization ,
A game will lo played to-day at Ban Fran
cisco , Cal. , weather permitting , between the
Pioneer nnd Havorly teams for the relief of
"Live" Taylor's family. Four thousand
tickets have been sold , nnd the score card , n
memorial affair , is Bald to be ono of the most
unique cards over offered the patrons of a
gamo.
Flashes From the Diamond.
Once more , and for the last time , It Is the
Western association and not the Western
league.
Wilson and Coonoy , the catchsrs , and
Lovett , the pitcher , will rsuch liero Thurs
day next.
Is the western association there will bo 120
games for each club to play , 03 at homo and
153 abroad.
McLauphlln Is still in the city disengaged.
Ho would make a valuable man for any of
the minor leagues.
Manager Sclco , while ho is a strict discip
linarian , has the roputation.of being very pop
ular with his men.
The DCS Moines club has rented the old
Union grounds at St. Louis for their prelimi
nary spring practico.
The Omahns play exhibition games in Min
neapolis and St. Paul on April 18 , 20 , 21 , 23 ,
24 and 25 , three in each city.
Charlie. Krohmoyor has caught on at last.
With Under and Gonins ho will play with the
Denver Western league team.
Charlie Kostors sold $225 worth of admis
sion books to the grounds this season , yes
terday afternoon and evening.
Decoration day , May 80 , the Omahas will
play two games at DCS Moines , nnd on July
4th the Kansas Cltys will play two games
hero.
C. F. Whitney , of the famous old Union Pa
cifies , will play third base thla season with
the iiiughamton , Now York state , league
club.
club.Cam
Cam pan a will bo released. Doran will oc
cupy third regularly. Manager Soleo feels
assured that ho is much the better man of
the two.
The Western assoclatlonchninpionship sea
son will open Saturday , Aprll2S ; the National
league on Friday , the 20th , and the American
association Wednesday , the 18th.
The Western association has at last ar
ranged its forces for the great campaign , ami
iu a few more weeks everything will bo iu
readiness for the order : "Ploy ball ! "
Annies nnd Mossott nro the only players
who have reported t > o far , but the next ten
days will see the entire team here und uctivd
preparations will bo begun Immediately.
Jack Mcssitt will bo utilized this season
exclusively behind the bat. Thoso. who saw
him catcli In a gumo hero last summer feel
confident that ho will develop ointo a strong
backstop.
Ann is walked out to take a view of the ball
park yesterday. Ho was pleased with the
grounds , and thinks with the Improvements
to bo made , will compare favorably wltli the
best of them.
The schedule formulated at Chicago last
Tuesday contains several dcBcropcnclcs , but
none of such a nature but what they can bo
readily remedied. Dos Moines gets the best
of the schedule nil through.
On the arrival of all the players the direc
tory intends to have several hundred photographs -
graphs taken of the team in a group , for
window advertising. The pictures are to bo
17x21 und handsomely framed.
The first games to bo scon on the homo
grounds this season will bo two with Kansas
City on the 7th and 8th of April. These wil
bo followed by two games with the SU Pau
team , and then comes the Dubuquos.
Frank Handle is still in town , with no dof-
fluito programme for the season mapped out ,
Ho will bo probably found iu the Western
league umplro staff , yet would rather , play
ball if ho can make a satisfactory engage ]
snont.
Lou Hiubcn will give to the Omaha player
having the best fielding average at the end of
the season , a handsome gold medal. . To the
player having the boat general average Ed
Hothery will present a beautiful diamond
scarf pin. '
Jack Mcssttt , who never looked better In
his life , is out with bat and ball every flue
afternoon. Ho finds hlmrelf a little stilt and
sore from the winter's idleness , bulls rapidly
limbering up. Mcssitt promises to bo a great
favorite this season.
Manager Solco is urging upon the directors
of tie ) club ttwt they set the oxauixlo | this
year by taking their wives and daughters to
the games. Extra inducements , in } ho way
of comfort and polite attention Is to bo of
fered the ladles this season.
The directory , together with Manager
Selco , mot at President McCormiclc's ' ofllco
last evening- for a general conference on the
situation. They all agreed that the outlook
was most elating and that a season of unpre
cedented sport Is before the people.
Jack Knowles , the contractor , commences
work on the improvements at the ballpark
to-morrow morning. The ladles' annex to
the grand stand will bo the first work done.
It is to bo n dcpaitmont by itself , neatly and
beautifully finished , with folding chairs and
other conveniences.
Ilaln checks will bo issued this season tin ; !
patrons of the local park can always rCsl as
sured that they will got thQ worth of their
money. Should rain interfere with the game
before three Innirtgs have been played , these
checks , good for the next game only , will bo
issued to each attendant upon the grounds.
It has boon settled at last that Dan Shan
non , Oshkosh's famous second baseman ,
comes to Omaha this year. This is welcome
news as Shannon is an exceptionally flno
player and possesses superior qualifications
as a captain. This position ho will fill , with
full charge of the men upon the field.
The Western association should have a
care and not got too now. Several of its
most prominent officials already claim that it
ia the equal of cither of the great elder or
ganizations , and that they are not to bo out
bid In the player's market. This means ex
cessive salaries , which can only result In
financial loss and disaster.
The number of miles the different clubs of
the Western association will bo compelled to
travel this season , Is as follows : Omaha ,
8,190 ; Chicago , 8,250 ; Milwaukee , 7,455 ; St.
Paul , 0.090 ; Minneapolis , 0,404 ; DCS Moines ,
8,277 ; Kansas City , 7,733 nnd St. Louis , 7,091 ,
nn average of 7,5SJ per club. As will bo seen
Omaha has 083 miles above the average , but
for this extra travel they will receive n rebate -
bate from the clubs which necessitate this.
Spokes From the Wheel.
Tanner nnd Soloo , of Minneapolis , who
wore interested in the Prlnco-McCurdy fuko
Will arrive here this evening.
George Heed , of the Minneapolis cyclists ,
is in the oity. George was raised in the lum
ber trade , and hopes to find room for ono
more whcolman in Omaha.
None of the local wheelmen rcgrot that the
Princo-McCurdy race has been declared off.
Had the race boon square or fixed it could
not have helped cycling in Omaha to any
measurable extent.
The Nebraska division of the L. A , W.
opens the season of 18SS with n membership
but little weakened by defection , and will
doubtless "run uhcaUr the ticket" the com
ing year , tii-wn
F. II , Storrs , tray'tytofe representative of
the Overman Wheel company , of Chicopco ,
Mass. , was in the cll > ; , afOjW days since look
ing after the Vlctor.y > | fauces. Ho says the
, 8S Victor safety is iS/Wrj } , / } .
The articles of InroriXKoUon of the Omaha
Wheel club appeared in yesterday's Excel
sior , that paper boimjlho official club orgau.
The articles were film February 1 , nnd the
coiporatlon is to cxl jUvinty years.
Kuss McKolvoy , of Mio Paciiio Express
companv , Is riding UiHprwgfiold Koadstcr , as
Is also F. V. Froemanu 3Uoy ! both pronounce
the wheel all that ttia/jntmufactmcrs claim
for it , though they hiWQMt > t yet tested them
ou the road. ul 1 ( . <
Jack Prince is now dovfrting his on tire time
to the wheel trade , liavlntf sold out his Inter
est in Prince & Kh'Uy'B'waloon some time
since. JobnS. Is one * mdro happy In teach
ing the "young Idea" around the corner by
the exposition ,
The annual mootof the Icaguoof thoAmor-
Ican Wheelmen will bo hold in Hultlmorotlils
year , some time in May. A pleasant time is
offered by the Maryland wheelmen to all vis
itors during the meet , and tie Invitation will
bo largely accepted.
Last Sunday found a numlor of the wheel
men taking advantage oj the fine weather to
ride hero and there "on the pavement. To the
older riders , however , spring time will not
como until the roads are in shape for runs to
IJlair and other Interior jioints
full attendance , ( a predUtedv since the
ipg is the annual , uu4 tlio oftlccrs for the
coming season are to be elected ,
The Plum Crook Wheel club mot Friday
evening , 10th lust. , and elected the following
officers for 18SS : President , R. V. Temple ;
vice president , N. T. Fisk ; secretary and
treasurer , E. P. Dunlap ; captain , B. E. Pow
ell ; lieutenant , P. J. Jeffrey ; bugler , F. D.
Gilmorc.
The cosy club house of the wheel club will
be ready for occupancy April 1 , and probably
aformal opening will bo held. In any event
the boys will have occasion to remember that
the O. W. C. is the only wheel club between
Chicago and the coast having roouis on the
ground floor.
The seventh anniversary of the wheel club
came and passed on the 19th Inst. , without
notics. Let It bo said , however , that the
oversight was not wholly Inexcusable , slnco
It was intended that thn club house should bo
completed before that time , and a "smoker"
given in the now house to commemorate the
event.
The membership of the O.V. . C. is now
over fifty strong , nnd several now members
will bo proposed at the next meeting. The
club Is in n prosperous condition financially ,
and well able to take care of any scheme the
members may undertake. Doubtless the
surplus will bo reduced In a measure by the
purchase of several medals to bo given for
road races , hill climbing contests , cto , A
century medal will bo given to each of the
first thrco members completing a run of 100
miles within fourteen hours.
B. Wins Kvery Time.
OMAHA , Neb. , March 23. Sporting Ed.
DEE : In your earliest issue , to settle a dis
pute , lot mo know which Is right , A. and B. ,
while playing the game of "high-five , " A.
stood at 15 points and B. at 20 , the game to
finish nt 21. Hearts being the trump , A. led
the 9 of clubs , B. takes it with the 10. 11.
then leads the 7 of clubs , which A. takes with
the 5 of trumps. A. then lid the quocn of
trumps and declared himself out , as the
queen was the highest tiump out. B. , however -
over , played the dcuco of trumps. Which
wins , A , or B.I Ax OLD SUIHCWDEII.
B. , Of course. Either high , low , lack or
the game would have set him out , as they all
count before the "flvo. "
Miscellaneous Ijocnl Sports.
Puglllstlcs are at a stand-still in this city.
Tlio Omaha Rifle club are already mapping
out a programme for the summer.
S. A. Tucker , of the Parker gun company ,
Mcrldcn , Conn. , was at tlio Millard this
week.
The firm of Ponroso & Hardln , sporting
goods , ) ms bccn.dlsBolvcd by mutual consent ,
Mr. Ponioso retiring.
Bob Clancy , formerly of the Herald reportorial -
torial staff , tills city , la traveling with Pat
Klllcn , in the capacity of manager ,
John J , Hardln will give to the member of
the South Omaha Gun club , making the best
average of this year , a handsome gold medal.
Captain W. S. Jones has an offer to play
with the DctrolU this season , but ho prefers
to play hero , either with the press or police
teams ,
The Diamond and" Turf pool rooms have
opened up Iu full blast and daily reports of
the races at the different courses are received
at both places ,
Ed Mlllor was offered $ 150 yesterday by E.
J , Colonel , of Cincinnati , for his English bull
terrier , Pilot. The professor , however , de
clines to part with the pup.
Ed Miller offers to back his dog Pilot
against any twenty-seven pound dog in the
world. Pilot , as yet , has never lost a fight ,
and is truly a superior animal.
There will ba a spring running meet at
Council Bluffs , commencing May 15 and con
tinuing four days. The purses uggsoguto
2,500 , and a lively week's sport is antici
pated.
"Count" Gunsolus. who has boon promi
nent in sporting matters hero for a year or
two past , has associated himself with Prof.
Ed Mlllor , as a manager of Miller's sporting
rendezvous.
The Ud Ilothery diamond medal to bo pres
ented to the player of the Omaha team who
has the best general average at the end of
the season , is on exhibition at Hothory's
placo. It Is a handsome combination pin and
ring , und contains twenty-bovoil diamonds.
This will bo a hard day upon tho. geese and
ducks. The number of gunners who left for
tho. different grounds on the outgoing trains
' l < ut evening was really astonishing. The
birds ura reported in great numbers ana some
largo bags are , inevitable. Geese are said to
ho swarming along the Platte , but owing to
the high water are very difllcult to get at.
A. "FfcYER. "
The Grout Difficulty of Driving n Fast
Train Across Western Prairies.
Chicago Herald : The starting out of.
so many limited trains iu the west lias
caused rjuito n shaking up umonij the
locomotive * otiginccs of the Chicago
roads. Not a few ambitions have boon
stirred , only to bo digapp nntcd , for
only ono engineer in a hundred of these
anxious to pot a run with n. flyer could
bo accommodated. Only half a dozen
men on each roml could gnin the honor
which a hundred craved. A run on the
limited is about the lop notch of loco
motive engineering. Yet those who
were lucky enough to gain the prizes
find the tasks anything but orisy ones.
The now fast runs out of Chicago are
not very fast , but they are exceedingly
difllcult to miiko on sohcrtulo time.
This is because of tlio largo number of
stops which it in necessary to muko , on
account of railway crossings and other
obstructions.
The schedule time of the now trains
between Chicago and Council DlulTs is
rather loss than thirty-five miles an
hour , but In making tlio trip the engi
neers often find it nocos iry to steam
ahond at the rate of fifty to sixty miles.
Between Chicago and the Missouri river
a train must come to a halt about thirty
times for railway crossings or other
causes that may bo depended upon duy
after day. In addition to these certain
stops are several contingent OUCH , mak
ing an average of probably forty full
stops on route. As cacli full stop is
equivalent to the loss of four or live
minutes at least , a iittle calculation
shows UH that tlio time spent in
stopping and starting amounts to
nearly three hours on the trip. This
brings the running time nn to almost
forty miles an hour , and as along u
goodly portion of the line it is impossi
ble to make any suoJi speed on account
of stoop grade outs and parsing through
towns and cities at street grade , tlio en
gineers find it nofcossary to speed up to
sixty miles an hour on the most favor
able strptchcs of road. The fast runs
out of Chicago nro all night runs , and it
is the night run that trios the engi
neer's courage. Driving ahead at a
mile a minute into a sea of darkness
which human eyes cannot penetrate , is
work such as no cowardly or timid man
could perform.
Among the engine drivers there iiro
bold and timid men , but only the for
mer are selected for these fast runs , A
timid man , prone to shut off steam for
every shadow seen on the I rack or every
imaginary danger , for o 'gineors nro
called upon continually to heat back
their own apprehensions , could never
make time on a run like ono of those
limited trains to the west. Some of the
host and bravest and best engineers in
the world nro on these footplates , and
In this climate and under the diwidvant
ages hobotting thorn they will find
enough to try their mottle ,
Montana's Wealth In Copper.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : About three
yours ago these sumo companies who uro
now forming the backbone of the trust
decided to crush the growing copper In
dustry of Montana , then having an out
put of less then ton million pounds per
annum. The price of copper was placed
ut 10 cents pur pound , and finally at 0
cents. The money ores , carrying
enough gold nnd silver to pay the cost
of smelting , tie attention was paid to the
action of the trust , and the-works were
extended , until the year just passed
Btiows us an output of copper from these ,
fcumo deapisod mines of ono-nuurtor of
the total output of the world , with n ,
prospect that the lotal for the year to
come will be fully ono-third of the
world's total. The full of the year just
passed the trust decided to try another
plan , and the price was run up from II
cojits to 17 cents in n few week's time ,
with offers to all mines in operation to
take their products as a certain price
and give them.
Tlio Montana producers of to-day say ,
take our metal ; wo wantnothing further
to do with your business. Ourindunlry
is yet in its infancy , our 11111103 can fur
nish us vast incroasQ , while the mines'
of Spain. Qhili and Germany have boon
worked to their full capacity. The so
lution of the copper problem is that in
lets than ten years the price of copper
will bo settled hero at homo , instead of
in London or Paris , as at present. The
Anaconda Mining and Smelting com
pany's output the past season was moro
than 55,000,000 pounds of refined ooppor ,
which exceeded the total production of
the United States for the year 1880.
The other Montana mines furnish an
equal amount , making a showing that
the world cannot equal of an increased
production of more than 100,000,000
pounds in throe years. With the
wealth of mineral we have wo are as
sured of a very bright future for our
territory. All wo ask of our eastern
friends is to keep up with the times
nnd give us the credit wo deserve for
turning our unknown territory into the
flrHt rank as a mineral producer as we
did in 1887. Wo have won the banner
for mineral products and intend to keep
it. Look nt one of the instances whore
pluck lias boon rewarded. In 1883 J.
C. Hagan , of San Francisco , purchased
she Anacondo copper property for $25-
000. To-tiny it employs 1,100 men in
his mills and concontratord , GOO in their
mines , and tlio property is valued at
$15,000. When copper was nt its lowest
ho gave ardors for a now smelting plant
to cost $100,000 , which ho has already
started , and will double the product for
this year. Two now smelting plants
will ho erected in the territory thin
Benson at Helena and Great Palls
both plants to ho as complete as money
can make thorn. These two works alone"
will mean an expenditure moro than.
$3,000,000 the present year , largely o !
eastern and foreign capital , showing
the faith of the outside world in our
mineral wealth , and yet the develop
ment has just begun.
A VOLCANO UNDER WATER.
TOUKUCH of Tire Hlioot Up Prom a
Troubled flcu.
The Noumea mall brings nn account
of an extraordinary phenomenon whioh
occurred during an onrthciuuka at Port
Sundwlnch. in Malllcola island , on the
lilstof October , Bays the St. Jamoa Ga-
yotto. In ( the middle of the port the
waves were rolling as usual , when eud
denly a column of water was projected
high into the air , and at the same moment -
mont Iliuncs issued out of the cavity
thus formed , lighting up the eoa
for some distance round. This phe
nomenon , which occurred } n the even
ing , lasted only a few seconds , hut
throughout the night there were fre
quent shocks of earthquake. The spec
tators of this strange sight related that
llainea proceeded from the spot at which
tlio ships were usually moored , Tlio
Dives , u government vessel , returning
to the island some- weeks afterward ,
made soundings , but ascertained that
there had been no change iu the depth
of the sea nt the anohorugo , It Is , how
ever , objected that the precise spot
whence the flames issued may not have
been examined. This phenomenon Jias
produced some trepidation , it being ap
prehended that Port Sandwich may
some day moot with the fate which be
fell Port Resolution , which is now al
most blocked up owine to the uphcavttl
wrought by nn earthquake- , and run
only bo entered by ships of Jlght toa-
dngo.