THE OMAHA DAILY BEEB\LO : \ TI > AY , DECEMBER 28 , 1801
Official Measurements of Streams Tribu
tary to tlio Arid Bolt.
GOTHAM MARVELS AT WESTERN GROWTH ,
"Tho UonHt. of tlio Nation mid the
Woiuler of tlio Worltl" Tlio
U'cok'n Kvcitta In" tlio 1'ro-
Went.
The eleventh annual report of the United
State * Geographical survey contains valun-
blo data concerning the quantity of water
available for Irrigation In western streams.
Tlio Investigation , covering n period of two
years , was conducted with a view to deter
mining the hydrography nod topography of
tlio urld bolt. The result of the work Is a
vast amount of Information relative to the
dUohargo of the more Important streams , be
sides showing the proportion to run olT per
square mile of catchment basin. The object
of the hyurographlcnl jurvey was the solu
tion of practical problems bearing on the
preliminary study of the various irrigation
projects examined. One of tlu > llrst points to
bo settled In the consideration of any Irriga
tion problem is the source of water supply.
It Is necessary to know not only the nverago
How of tlio stream from which this supplv Is
to bo derived But also Its minimum dlscha'rgo
nnil Its highest maximum Hood discharge.
Tlio determination of these quantities affects
materially the dimensions given to n canal or
utornuo reinrvoir and the character of tlio
diversion weir or Impounding dam.
Measurement of various streams show the
following results in second-feet : Yellow
stone river , varying from 4)75 : ) to 10,0s ( ! dur
ing the irrigation season ; Gallatln river , 700
to'J.OOO ; Madison river , l.fiOO tofi.OOO ; Jeffer
son river , 50 to 577 second feet ; Missouri
river , below Great Falls. Mont. ,
1,000 to 12,500 ; Arkansas river ,
ni Canon City , Uol. , - > 0 to S3.090. In
Idaho the Boar river was gauged during 18S1I
mid I8UU at Battle Crook , also near Collision
In Utah. Tno gauging station at this place
wai maintained near tlio head of Boar Utver
canal , and shows a mean minimum discharge
of the rlvor during the Irrigating period
of ! ! U'J second-feet in July , 1889 , anil
a mean maximum alscharco during the same
period of 7ttH second-feet May , 18K ! ) . The
Ogden river , the waters of which are now
belnir utilized for irrigation , was , gauged nt
1'owder Mills , Utah , and showed a moan
minimum discharge during the irrigation
period ofllia second-foot in August. 1890 ,
and a mojjn maximum discharge of 1,818
second-feet in May of the snmo vcar. In
Utah gaugings were also conduotod" 18SO
and 1800 on the Webber river at Devil Gate ;
on the American fern : on the 1'rovo river
near Provo ; on the Spanish fork , and on the
Sovior river near Leamington. In Idaho the
north fork of the Snulco rlvor was gauged
during 1890 when Its moan maximum dis
charge amounted to 1,4.10 second-feet In
August , and its moan maximum discharge to
lr > 80 second-feet in May , The Kail river , a
tributary of the .Snake , was gauged In the
canon , and the Tcton river at Chase ranch.
The m-in Snake river below the forks was
gauged at Eagle Kock during 1889 and 1890 ,
when Its mean minimum discharge during
the Irrigating season amounted to 2,591 ! sec
ond-foot in August , 1889 , and its moan maxi
mum discharge to i.1 ) , ( > 0 < > second-root In May ,
1890. In addition to these gaugings others
were conducted in Idaho on the Wood rivor.
nt Halley ; on thoOwyhoo river , at Ulggsby ,
Ore. ; on ttio Malhour , at Valley , Oro. , and on
the \Vciscr river , at Canon , Idaho.
The Klsn of the West.
The growth of tno west since the war has
been the boast of the nation and the marvel
Of the world , says the Now York Herald.
History uITorJs no parallel to its lncrca o
In population , development In agriculture ,
advunco In material prosperity , maglo rise of
great cltios and addition of now states.
In 1870 , when the llrst federal census after
the war was takou , there was , properly
speaking , twelve western states. Today there
are nineteen.
Then the aggregate population of the west ,
Including the territories , was 13,000,000 , or
about a third of the total population of the
country. Now It Is more than 25,000,000 , or
nearly half of the whole.
Since 1870 Illinois has Increased in the
number of Its people from 2,500,000 to nearly
4,000,000 , Michigan from 1,000,000 to more
than y.000,000 , Minnesota from less than 500-
000 , to l.ilOO.OiiO , Nebraska from 122,000 to
more than 1.000,000 , Kansas from 804,000 to
1,400.000 , California from llltlo over 500,000
to 1,200,000.
Twenty years ago Chicago had loss than
.TOD,000 inhabitants. Today it boasts moro
than 1,000,000 , while the west is dotted with
great nourishing cities where Insignificant
towns appeared in 1870.
Newspaper Mail In Trouhlo.
Colonel Will L. Vlssehor , the well known
newspaper man , who hustled for news on
the Omaha Herald In tbo seventies , and
whoso glowing physiognomy Is familiar to
everybody in this section , is now chasing
the festive coin In Falrhaven , Wash. Ho Is
editor of the Falrlmvon Herald , out his lifo
Is fir from being u summer's dream. Dis
patches represent , him to bo In mortal dread
of unknown enemies , who nromaklng throats
against his llfo and property. Last Monday
night while ho was away hU watch dog was
killed , and wbou ho arrived ha found a
notice plnnod on to tbo door warning him
that ho would bo killed If ho stayed In Fair-
haven. That nluht nearly all the windows
In the front of bis house were broken , and In
the morning ho found a note on bis door In
which ho was called the vilest nunos and
ending with. "Leave town or your house will
bo burned over your head and you will bo
killed. "
It is thought that the mysterious assaults
and threats coma from some ono ho has lam
pooned in his papor. Perhaps they urn In
spired by the local gas company. The presence -
once of the colonel in a live town causes u
serious reduction of the municipal gas bill.
Hnvo the Timber.
Parties who have made a tour of inspec
tion of the forests of the Sierra Novadas de
clare that the only way to savn the Umber
Itums from destruction is to withhold .all
mountain timber lands now unsold and make
a snrios of reservation ! ) from Shasta to tbo
new Sequoia park. All the high Sierras
about the Yosoimto must bo reserved soon ,
or the Umber will bo ruined. As It Is , thn
timber Is becoming so thin on these high
plateaus about the Yoscmltn that the snow
molts rapidly , and most or the waterfalls In
the famous vallov lire dry by midsummer.
The work of destruction is going on at a
llku rate nil over tlio mountains of the west.
Thousands of acres of mountain have been
stripped of timber , and there Is no Imme
diate prospect of checking tbo wholesale
vandalism , A law pa sed by the last con
gress placed a premium on this crime. U
permits timber cutting on government lands
' 'for ' domestic , manufacturing and mining
purposes , " thereby throwlncr down all bar
riers to the denudation of the mountains by
mercenaries who market the product.
Hiitto'H Triumph.
The brlof war waged by tbo authorities of
But 10 , Mont , against "heap roasting" by
local smelters closed , successfully , and the
residents now breathe castor. The smelters
la the vicinity were In tbo habit of roasting
their ores In heaps. The fumes from those
heaps , ndd.ed to those from the smelters ,
make the town very slculy , and an ordinance
was passed to suppress tlio houp roasting
process , The mlno owners , howuvor , were
indifferent to the effects ot their practices on
human llfo and fought the ordinance , with
tbo result of provoking the i itlzeus to forcible
action to suppress the nulsunco. As the
people were determined the smelter owners
avoided a conflict by promptly putting out
tlio tires. Very llttlo aniokc escapes now ,
\ho atnioiphoro Is clear and Butte U happy.
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'iViuloiioy In lilt ; Kurmt.
Bonator Casey of North Dakota expresses
the belief that "tno farms of the future in
this country will bo largo ones rather than
imnll ones. Funning becomes moro of a
business every year , " bo says , "and tbo out
look Is that from now on farming will bo ono
of the host paying Industries of the United
BUU)3 , The day of cheap laud * is
nwny. There Is very llttlo unoccupied ROY
ornmont land loft which Is worth anything.
a'nd the day has como when the prices of
cereals must rlso and the pcoplo must pay
the farmers what their products are worth.
The Increased consumption of wheat the
world over averages 40,000,000 bushels of
wheat every year , and thUliicrcnio will go on.
The tlmo will como when there Is loss wheat
than thn world wants and prices will have to
rise to Induce the farmer to ralso It. As It I *
now It docs not pav to rnlso wheat In moil
parts of the United States. The State Board
of Agriculture for Ohio lately Investigated
the matter and found that It costs { 20 an anrn
to raUo wheat In that state , and the secrotarv
of the Board of Trade of Toledo made n sim
ilar Investigation and found It costs $ . ' 0 nn
acre to raise wheat In southern Michigan.
We tlnd that It costs un about W per aero for
all the wheat wo ralso In North Dakota and
you cannot got the farmers to ralso wheat in
Ohio until you pay them n price that will not
thorn n good uorcontngn over the & 0 that It
Costa to ralso It. I looK for the tlmo when
wheat will bo 1 1.50 bushel , and oven nt this
rate It will hariy pny to ralso In some parts
of tbo United States. "
n Will Contest.
The famous contest for possession of the
Davis millions of Butte Is practically at nn
and , negotiations for a settlement of claims
of the rival heirs having reached a point
that Insures a satisfactory settlement.
The Davis will contest was ono of tbo most
stubbornly fought that over held the atten
tion of n court In the wost. The amount In
volved Is said to bo over $3,000,000 , and con
sists of voluablo mining property In and
about Butte , Mont. Davis died In March ,
1890 , and the contest fnr his financial romulns
began the following September in the district
court of Butto. Such eminent counsel as
Robert O. Ingorsqll , Judge Woolworth of
Omaha , Senator Sanders of Montana and
othoM were employed. After numerous de
lays the trial begun Inst.iuly and was con
cluded In six weeks , resulting In a disagree
ment of the Jury.
The enormous cost of another trial doubt-
Ipss brought the contending heirs to their
senses , and nn amicable termination of the
contoit outside of the courts will bo effected
in the course ot a few weeks.
NotirnHkn.
Galloway has a now Knights of Pythias
lodge.
The Phelps county alliance will moat at
Holdrogo January 9.
Buffalo county alliance will hold its regu
lar quarterly mooting nt Kearney January 9.
One of the line bred horses of n David City
man has been sold to a Kentucky brooder for
f4,000.
Superior citizens bavo raised a largo
amount of money in the Interest of the Su
perior Normal University.
While superintending the building of a
hot house , C. J. Jowott of Auburn fell on the
brick duo and brolto his loft log near tbo hip.
Burglars got away with $200 worth of
clothing from ton Farmers Exchange store
at Schuylor and loft no clew as to tholr
identity.
Claud Stock , the first white , child born In
Hastings , was drowned recently at Galena ,
111. On tbo occasion of his birth ho was
deeded n city lot by thotownslto company.
The parents of Secretary of War Elklns atone
ono tiino wcroresldontsof'NobraskaCltv , and
the bodv of Mrs. Elklns Is burled in Wyuka
como ory. A simple marble slab bearing the
her numo in ant 3 her last rostin ? place.
Stephen Simmons , a farmer near Sterling ,
became tired of family lifo and loft with the
avowed intention of never returning. Ho
only took enough cash to got away with , and
loft all his possessions for his wife and chil
dren. "
A Congregational club has boon orcanizcd
at Norfolk with Rov. J. J. Parker of Norfolk
as president , Hov. C. B. Follows of Stanton ,
vlco president , and Hov. W. J. Turner of
Nollgh secretary and treasurer. U is to
moot quarterly.
The Baptist people living between Platts -
mouth and Hock Bluffs contemplate begin
ning the erection ofa church about two
miles south of PlatUmoutb , none the Hock
Bluffs road. The contract for furnishing the
building material has been lot.
The 7-year-old son of Sam Tanner , living
four miles south of Eagle , got possession of
some parlor matches and thought it would bo
great fun to strike them to see the horses
jump in the barn when tbo matches snapped.
Tlio usual result followed and Mr. Tanner Is
mourning the loss of a barn , several tons of
hay , harness- wagon and the like from the
fire. Fortunately the horses broke loose and
escaped before being burned. %
"It will bo remembered , " says the &o-
Isobraska City Nows. "that about a year ago
a woman stole her husband's ' team and his
best suit of clothes at Auburn and loft for
parts unknown. It has since boon learned
that she took the team to Missouri , when ,
after soiling It , she loft for the
oast. After an absence of over a
year , tbo husband learned of the
whereabouts of his wife and wrotn that if
she would return all would bo forgiven.
Her answer was to. deposit tbo money for a
ticket and she would como back. This was
done and the woman passed through the city
on route to Auburn , dressed in men's clothes.
She Is small and looks like a 20-year-old
beardless boy. She was received nt Auburn
by bor husband with open arms and It Is
presumed that thoy'ro ai happy as two
turllo doves. Just why she should bavo
donned mala attlro none could toll , but it Is
presumed to escape arrest while onrouto
back to the man whom sbo had wronged and
deserted.
The college of law of the Nebraska State
university begins the work of the second
term Immediately after the usual Christinas
holidays. In January , lectures will bo given
by the dean of the college , on commercial
law and on agency ; and , the courses now be
ing carried will bo continued as follows : In
terstate law , T. M. Mnrquotto ; domestic re
lations , W. II. Muncer ; evidence H. II. Wil
son ; equity , Joseph H. Webster jurlspudonco ,
James M. Woodworlh ; real property , Jud go
Hcese. Commencing with February , the
donu wllllacturo on partnerships and corpora
tions ; Judiro Maxwell will take up plead
ings. In March the doan will commence
lectures on constitutional law. Judge Davis
and A. J. Sawyer-will lecture on torts. In
April Judge Pound will leoturo on wills.
The courses mentioned will continue through
tbo ontlro term , closing with the final exam
ination at tbo end of the first yoar. In
addition to the work already laid out the
doan will begin In January a series of
lectures on the history of law , Including
sketches af the most eminent Judges and
barristers. The attendance for the llrst term
was fifty. _ .
Iowa.
Oimwa wants a boot sugar factory.
The recent tax sale in Fremont county
amounted to $2.000.
Odobolt Odd Follows will dedicate their
now hall January 5.
The Steel Steve company of Dos Molnos
has boon incorporated.
Jones county farmers will hold an Institute
at Onslow , commencing January 13.
The city marshal of Ottumwn has been In
structed to cloio up the gambling houses.
Donlron criminals worn out tholr fines on
the street with ball and chain attachment.
Dead animals ami other traih ara frequent
ly found in the street mail boxes nt Carroll.
Burlington has Just uald $100 for the &IOO
worth ot tlroworks she burned last Fourth of
July.
The Journal says that drunkenness has in-
aroasod 50 per cent In Scranton during the
last thirty days.
Charles Pioton , found guilty of arson at
Now Hamplon. was sentenced to llvo years
In too penitentiary.
Thomas Nllson of Vlnton was seized with
a violent fit of hiccoughing , and In t pita of
medical aid dlod in a short tlmo.
Burlington's now city directory contains
10,500 names , and calculated in the usual
mnuuor gives the city UO.OOO population.
C. H , Hitchcock , who burned Coleman
Smith's large b.irn nt Klvorton and stele a
horse , was sentenced to six years In the
penitentiary.
MUs ICuto Jungles will sue Mrs. S. P.
Hlder at Dubuquu for $5,000 damages , alleg
ing that the latter slandered her by circulat
ing reports that plaintiff Is n thief.
A wood dealer nt Burlington employs an
extemporaneous method of measuring bis
wood. Ho sizes up u cord by standing to a
pile ttiu height of bis second front shirt
button.
The house of James Glttlngs , a retired
farmer , was entered n Belle Plalno fttidflt.r : > 0
secured , lie bad drawn the money ut Murongo
and it la thought ho was followed homo by
the tblnves.
Near Spencer , during a quarrel , James
West , a brldgo contractor , struck Frank
Ilugurty , an employe , ovur the Uoad with u
crowbnr , fracturing the skull nnd Inflicting a
probably fatal wound.
A Mr. Patterson of Osknloosa was In the
criminal court there the other day. But his
wife seems able to taka caropf him without
the court's old. She gave him a cuffing in
the court room to tnako him behave him
self.
self.About
About twd yean ape the Alcana Courier ,
by advertising , secured a wlfo for ft Komuth
county widower , qulto nn ngod pontlomnn.
and now the woman bos left him. It Is said
that the widower will sue the Courier for
damage * .
Young Motlln and Viola Bonchmnn , two
Cherokee children , eloped , and they had to
go to Wisconsin before they could bo mar
ried. A short tlmo ago the girl's mother
tried to have her sent to the reform school ,
became she received Motlln'o attentions.
A Washington barber woke up a few
nights ago , to find a demoniacal face grin
ning at htm. Ills tooth chattered , but ho
boldly struck out with a John L. Sullivan
blow and smashed an Innocent alarm clock ,
the causa of all his woo , Into smithereens ,
Joseph Brunsklll , sr , , ot Center Grove mot
with a peculiar and sorlnus accident. Ho was
walking with both his hands In his pockota
of his pantaloons when ho stumbled , and be-
lore ho could remove his hands.nnd balance
himself ho foil heavily forward on his face ,
breaking the bridge of bis nose and otherwise
injuring him. Ho Is n very old man and his
condition Is quite critical.
South Iiikoti. :
The mica nnno near Hot Springs Is to bo
developed.
Great activity prevails in the Spokane and
Silver City mining districts.
Two bichloride of gold Institutes are over
coming iho debilitating effect of prohibition
In the state.
The Christmas box of the stockholders of
tbo Goldcti Howard mlno was a dividend of
2 cents n shnro.
A Mock of geese covoriug a space of one-
half mlle wide was soon near Pierre recently.
It Is estimated that there ware about 5,000 of
the birds in the flock.
A new strike has been made nt the Bul
lion. The ere is of high urado , and was
struck at a depth of thirty foot. Some of the
runk which was nssuydd gave the satisfac
tory return of $030 per ton.
The deal which has boot , pending between
the Two Blttminoral plant company and an
Omaha syndicate relative to the purchase of
the former mineral paint mines bos been
consummated. The deal Involves the sum of
$50,000.
A party of minors have recently found a
ledge of lithographing rock near Sturcis.
There U only ono place ocsldos the Black
Hills where this rock is found , and that Is In
Bavaria. This rock Is worth St.2.1 a pound in
its undressed state at the quarry.
Although largo sums of money bavo been
spent on the Welcome mlno much of the
work was practically valueless. Now , how
ever , the true ere chutes have boon uncovered -
orod , and no moro prospecting need bo dono.
Tno estimated ere In sight Is $2,000,000 , , and
further development is likely to Increase the
amount fourfold.
One of the plans adopted by the women's
commission of South Dakota for raisin ?
monov for the World's fair fund is to got the
school children in the state to glvo 5 cents ,
each toucher 50 cents nnd each superinten
dent Sl.OO. A day will bo appointed for the < o
contributions to bo brought in and appropri
ate exorcises are expected to bo hold.
Incrcdlblo as it may seem to oven those
who reside In the Black Hills , the total bul
lion production of the Northern Hills for
1891 has been over fl,000oOO. ; When It Is
tnKcn Into consideration that some of tbo
heaviest bullion producers , such as the
Golden JHoward and Big Missouri , have only
boon in operation for a portion of the year ,
tbo amount is stupendous.
The Keystone mine , which recently caused
such n sensation in mining circles by the ex
traordinary richness of its oro. Is getting
hotter as 'depth is obtained. At some places
streaks of ere containing considerable free
gold are encountoicd. The property is ono
of the richest in the Hills , and will no doubt
bo on the top list of producers by next year.
Ono of the most Important strikes that has
been made recently was uncovered last week
on the Leopard lode , a claim belonging to the
Clinton company. The ere chute was tapped
at a depth of 125 feet In a shaft sunk In the
bottom of the gul..n. The property He * In
Green mountain , close to the Portland mlno.
The vein Is the lowest yet struck In tno
camp , and BOOS to show a hitherto unsus
pected rcntact. So far as uovulopnJ the
chute Is thirty foot wide and may increase to
sixty fact. The ere is high grade , a sample
of the face rock running $ .13 per ton.
XVyoniinjr.
Motors will raoto In Laramie next June.
The Methodists are building a now church
In Choyenno.
Senator Carov Introduced a bill for a $250-
000 federal building In Cheyenne.
A milling company , capital $30,000 , has
been organised for business at Sheridan.
Laramlo's now hose house was dedicated
with a Hood of oratory and spraya of music.
Mlko Rohan , owner of a claim in the Bald
mountain district , refused (10,000 cash for
his property.
Seventeen thousand cars of coal were
leaded and shipped from tbo Hock Springs
mines last week.
General Manager Holdrogo of the B. & M.
has secured a largo slice of Sheridan realty
in exchange- for $10,000.
The asbestos fields of central Wyoming
are showing up most encouragingly. With
depth u spinning fiber is found that equals
the Canada product. The rock or sand
abostos has been ground Into a paint that
spreads well and stands the tests.
George Mitchell , mayor of Casper , was
lost in the mountains for twenty hours dur
ing a blizzard last woelc. Ho was out with
a hunting party and became separated from
his companions. When found Mr. Mitchell
was in u cave , hungry and weary , but warm
and hopeful.
"Lot mo mane n prediction , " said Colonel
Downey in a lecture at Saratoga. "Tbo ton
stump mill we will soon start at Gold Hill
ulll turn out , uoxt year , $10,000 in gold.
There is no reason why there should not bo
100 stamps in operation there , and that would
mean an annual output of $1,000,000.
Spiritualism has lost much of Its grip In
Larainic. A professional leaner of that scot ,
a woman , assorted she could locate the re
mains of Banker Dawson , who was drowned
in Hutton lake October 10. To put her pretensions -
tensions to the test , she was taken to the
shoroof the lako. She was firmly blind
folded. Three times she walked out upon
the Ice and exclaimed , "The body is hero. "
The ice was cut aud a thorough search made ,
but the body was not found ,
Utnh.
A system of waterworks Is to supplement
the electric light plant at Brigham. .
Great Industrial schemes are blooming In
Salt Lake City , In consequence of the natural
gas find.
The completion of the purchase of 100,000
acres of land In Mexico for a Mormon exodus
from Utah is reported.
Grandfather Faux who dlod nt Moroni
last wooit was 8'3 years of ago. Ho was a
natlvo of England and sottiod in Utah In
tSfl'J.
tSfl'J.Tho
The ere on the 1,500-foot level of the
Ontario Is getting wider and richer than
whorrUt was first opened. It Is an Important
strike to that mine , at it assures dividends
NATURAL FRUIT FUVORS.
\fenllla A Of pot-foot purity.
LemonI
Lemon
- Of great otrongth.
AlmSnd Eo ° n ° rny In tholr use
- |
RoseetC J Flavor as detloately
and dollolously aa the froah fruit *
for many yonrs to cpnjo from the ro orvca
nlrcrttly In siglit. ' "
lllsliop John Shnrp tff the Mormon church
U ilcati. Ho WAS born : In Scotlnnd In 1820
nnd Joined llio Mormon ? In St. Louis In 1310.
Ho hns been In UtnlMorty-ono years.
At the Ln Mnnr-cnmp the touti anil
shanlloi of last ftuWihcr nro rapully Rlvitip
way to sulMtnntlnl hbftscs , nnrt the snwmlll
can with diniculty < sapply the aoiimnu for
lumber. ti p ,
A rich dlscovorv hpsl ) > eon made In the La
Plata mlno nt La'l'liito. The now ere body
measures nvor olght'fpot In stool Rnlenn nnd
Is the bluest ere bd'd.f'yot developed by nny
silver uilno in Utah.
Alofitnnn.
The Helena Journal' hns Introduced typo
sottniR machine ? .
Itutto Is trylntf to ralso 3,000 ns a Rtinran-
too for ono performance tiy Mmo. 1'nttl.
The leading shippers of Hultahnvo formed
a pool to secure reduced railroad ratos.
Virginia Cltv has nt last secured tolo-
Kraphla conuoction with the busy world.
The Hoston & Montana com pan v nlnppod n
W.000,000 niortRniro on Hi Great Fulls prop
erty.
The late Senator I'luTnb of. Kansas was
Intorostcd In valu&blo property in llio Ban
nock mining district.
Montana Central railroad mortgage bonds
sold at 07 In Now York. Thuy nro cuarnn-
toed Dy the Great Northern nnd maito pay
able In ROll ] ,
Butte has a lontf distance sloepor. Tom
Leary put In six days nnd nlphts In sound
sloop up to the Slat , and the awakening was
not In eight.
One of the larccst oik that has been soon
around Phllltpsbur for several yean was
killed up In thn mountains by Hurry Morgan.
It was n buck ovortl years old and wol hod
ever l'iOO pounds. It 'carried n magnificent
sot of hortis , which Morgan sold for $10.
Two minors recently purchased n prospect
on Kelly gulch , near llotoun , for $ > 00. They
sunk on n narrow strip of gulonn nn In-jh In
width , which at the depth of less than 11 ft con
fool Increased to a width of moro than a foot
solid galena , nnd the boys refused a boua
lido offer of f3,000.
Idnho nnd Novndn.
A strike near Urangovlllo , Idaho , assays
$100 in gold to the ton.
Kono's reduction works will begin opera
tions the tlrst of the yoar.
The Ked Cloud mlno at Hntloy , Idaho ,
shows two foot of llrst-class oro.
A promnturo blast at Wardnor killad two
miners J. H. Quackonbush mm .Patrick
Qutnn.
Valuable discoveries continue to bo made
lu various places In tbo central and eastern
parts of Nevada.
Fifteen hundred men nro employed by tbo
railroads at Pocatello. The monthly pay
roll ranges from $30,000 to $80,000.
The publication of a daily evening news
paper. In ttio interest of shareholders In the
Comstoek mines , will begin ut Virginia Cltj
next month. Negotiations for the purchase
of n plunt nro now in progress. The backers
of M. W. Fox , plaintiff in tbo suit against
the Hnlo & Norcross Mining company , are
said to bo the promoters of the project. The
paper will ho run Independent of the Corn-
stock mining companies nnd ether local In
corporations wblch control tbo ' present local
press. j. f
Wntitiincton.
A ledge of onyx marble has been found in
Slovens county.
beattlo is to have a now opera house which
will cost 5 00,000.
Iloal estate sales InaTacoma for the year
foot up ten nnd a half millions.
Inexhaustible vpins of silver-bearing
galena have bcon 'uncovered In the old
'
Halnor district. "
Francis Murphy , Iho tompcranco worker ,
complains of the colil shoulder given him by
the Tacoma ministers. ]
Tno Tucoma Chamber of Commerce has
negotiated a loan ofE 100,000 , to bo used In
the construction of , n new building. The
loan in to run flvo years at 7 per cent.
A flrm of shlp'glo manufacturers at
Lmtona , recently received an order from tbo
cast for 8,500,000 .shingles. They arc turn
ing out dally botxvoon 40,000 and 50,000.
They ulso have a 1,500,000 order from
Oregon , nnd tholr local trade Is increasing.
Tbo Washington shingles nro taking the
place of slate shingles.
California.
O. N. Ramsey of Omaha Is the head pusher
of the Keoloy Institute at Los Ontos.
It Is estimated that fully 200,000 orange
aud lemon trees will bo set out in Northern
California this yoar.
Tno ground is said to bo yellow with
oranges In sotno parts of Los Angeles county
that lay In the track of thu recent great wind
storm.
An eagle xvas killed near RlvcrMdo last
week that measured seven foot ten Inches
from tip to tip. Its great claws wcro each
the size of a man's hand , and looked very
ugly and powerful.
WarTGas econ begun on tbo oleomargarine
traQio in California. Inspectors have learned
that 00,000 pounds of bogus butter are
shipped to San Francisco yearly from Chicago
cage , Omaha and St. x ouls.
The original cable street railway was con
structed In Son Francisco and that city still
holds the load In mileage of tracks ever which
cars nro propelled by cable , having ever 100
miles of such road m operation.
A species of yeast closely rosombllng the
kophir found in the regions of the Caucasus
mountains has been discovered in California.
Like the kophir , this American product
causes alcoholic fermentation of milk , n fiord-
Ing n beverage that Is pronounced refreshing
and delightful.
The throe boot sugarfactonos in California
have shutdown for the season. The total
product Is 8,000,000 pounds , on which tbo gov
ernment will pay n bounty.of ? icr > ,400. Sev
eral now factories will bo established next
season , as tbo fanners lltid that beets pay
better than wheat , or ether root crops.
Tno 11 fty-four acres of outsldo lauds In
cluded In the old city cemetery of San Fran
cisco which the government desires for fortl-
Backed up by a cash offer the statements
ently , the worst coso of Chronic Catarrh in
the Head that not only Cntarrh Itself , but
all the troubles that dime from it , and every
thing catarrhal in'IB nature , nro cured by
the mild , soothing. Cleansing and hoallni ;
properties of their 'remedy.
They can't Bay aifv'ihoro. ' Prolwibly every
medicine for Catarrh claims ns much. Hub
it's ono thing to praiiiim a cure It's a very
different thine to } Mr/orni it The proprie
tors of Dr. Sago's Remedy want to provo
that they mean \\1mt they say. So they
inako this ofTer : Ifj'they can't euro your
Catarrh , no matter'how bad. your cuso or of
how long standing , tuoy'll pay you $ BOO 1
cnsb. You're sure-of the money or a cure.
Isn't such a mediciniTrorth trying 1
Feet
Mndo warm by
Bottles.
2 quart 75o
8 quart $1.00
4 quart $1.52
. elans prosurlp
ions nropiroJ . %
low prfci'8.
TH3 Aloe & Moll C
Next to I'ostolHoi ) ,
UNION DEPOT HOTEL.
Corner 10th nml Mason btreoti ,
New bullilhiK , now furnllurJ , oiatt tlilnt tin
cla ; llnoit localloii In tlu rltri nil inu.lorn Im
riovtMiii'iitu , btonm Ural , ( iuii Call IIulU : Until
uiul llnrliurtiUop In connuctluni Kloctrlu nnj Cnlilu
c'urstoonr purl of tlu ell if. Tcr in anil bacon ,
vlncml llmt wo Imvu Ui 'I'i > t Uoma for Ilia monuf
won or Uliluaxo. lUlo froat i.VJ I o li .0 iior d4y
flcntlon purposes hnvo boon npprnlscd nt
fiV,000. 1 1 Is nn Ideal place for the ostnb.
llMhmotit of harbor uofonio works , ns It com-
nmmu thoontrnnco fnr bettor than the pros-
out fort.
California has 110,778 lip trees in bearing
nnd a.'ll)00 ! ) young trees. Of oranges there
nro.VKl , 00 bonrhignnd lfill,400 not bearing.
Ofnltuonds there nro in bearing < 10.401 and
40. > ,40 ( ! young trees. The poach trees roach
the enormous number of fiy.SS'.Sl'l ' young
trees nnd the supply of poacti stock lu the
state does not equal thu demand.
OUIiY CONSTITUTED.
Now Press Club AcloptH Ij ws for UR
Control nnd ( iulilntioo.
At the second meeting yostordny of nows-
patior workers hold In the old Press club
rooms In Tin : Hue building , the special com
mitted appointed to draft. article * of constitu
tion nnd by-laws for the organization reported ,
nnd tbo afternoon was passed In debate upon
the rules for the government of the club.
The iniino chosen for the now association
was the Omalm I'ross club and the member
ship not only Includes writers for the dally
papers and magazines In Omahn , South
Omnlin nnd Council 1 ! luffs , but admits to
membership persons connected with the bus-
luois departments of newspapers holding
executive positions.
The constitution nlao provides fornssoclnto
members , which Includes press men through
out the .state , nnd also for honorary mnmbr > N ,
parsons having distinguished themselves In
literature , nrt. the drama , mlnlstry.jtiu law ,
uicdlclno nnd other learned professions.
As nn Inducement for the crntt to become
members of tbo now club , which starts out
under most promising auspices , It was do-
cldcd to hold thu charter membership open
for signature for sixty days , the initiation
fee Delng iiuulo n nominal sum.
After the adoption of the constitution and
by-laws , the temporary organization was
tnndo permanent.
The visit of the InicrnnUoual Lcaguo of
I'ross Clubs early In January to Omahn ,
cnrouto to tbo minimi meeting of the nssocln-
lon , which Is to bo hold In Snn Francisco
January 11 , was the siiojoct of much earnest
discussion ns to what moans should bo used
for thu ontcrtntnincntof thodologntos. It vns
thought that if any beuotlt resulted from
this visit of representative newspaper men
of America to Omahn it would inurototho
city and not to any distinct organization , and
it was unanimously decided to invite the co
operation of trndo organizations to arrange
for the proper treatment of the guests. A
special committee consisting of Messrs ,
Edward Kosowntor , H. U. Akin , nnd W. O.
Man pin was appointed to confer with the
Board of Trade , IHnlclor.i and Traders Ex
change , Manufacturers nnd Consumer * asso
ciation , Koal Estate Owner * association aud
other organizations to arrange for the enter
tainment of the newspaper men.
President Pentllo after nouolntlng n per
manent entertainment , committee , nnd the
clue extending n vote of thanks to Mr.
Thomas Swobo for the use of the parlors of
the Mlllard durlue tlio reception to Sir
Edwin Arnold , adjourned the body to meet
In .special session next Sunday to recolvo the
report of the special committee.
A A'.VO UX < JKM EX IS.
Holnud Rood and his company will spend
Wednesday In Omaha , onrouto from Des
Molnos to Lincoln , and hearing of this cir
cumstance , the committee In charge of the
Elks' benefit , wired Mr. Heed ut Milwaukee
yesterday , and ho cheerfully consented to
appear at the benefit Wednesday afternoon
at. Boyd'a ' tlioator , ana stated further that
George Frederick Nash , the loading man of
his company , would also volunteer his ser
vices. With tbo "Dr. Bill" company , the
assistance offered from Holand Heed and his
company , with the local , musical nod other
aid to bo secured , the Elks will offer ut this
mntiuee beuollt a mixed program of such ex
cellence as has never before bcon presented
to theater coors nnd friends of the Order of
Elks for their pntrnmige , The house should
bo lilted to overflowing on this occasion.
That favorite comedian Roland Hood will
play bis annual engagement at Boyd's ' Now
theater , beginning Thursday evening. The
onoillng nlay will Do his latest success , "Tho
Club Friend , " which has been ono of tbo
season's greatest successes und which was
pluved to larce " audiences at tbo Stur theater ,
Now York , "during Mr. Uoea's thrco mon
ths'engagement thoro. It shows this popu
lar comedian In a now style ofvork that is
happily sultod to his quaint and original
method. Tbo play > s highly entertaining and
amusing. This bill will bo lopeatod Satur
day nftcrnoon and night , New Year's after
noon and ovonlng and Sundiiy night Mr.
Itecd will bo soon In his great characteriza
tion of Captain AbnorTarbox In the laughing
sensation , "Lend Mo Your Wife. "
A very small pill , buna very good one. Do-
Witt's llttlo Early Klsow.
RBILWRYTIME CHRP
LOHTOI i CHICAGO. UUUMNUTON A Q.l Arrlm
Omaha. I Depot 10th and Mien Mil I Onmlia.
l.onve ) lUUUL.NiirON * MO. . ( IVnIll. | Arrlvoi
Omaha. I Depot tilth nnd M.on at * I Om % h
Uolnu I rillfAOO , U. I. A 1'AUIKU1. I
_ l ttst. [ Union depot. IQtti A Mitrer iit . I Kiist.
To.OOamT AtluntloKxpresi I ti.ttJ p m
1.05 pin I Ventlbule Kxp.-oss 1.10 p m
HO pro I NlKht Kxpross | 11.40 m
( iolni ? ! CI11UAUO , It. 1. & I'ACIFIC l''iom
Wuat | . .IUiiloinlepol. lUtli nnd JUrcy Sta. . . Wont.
1.30 pm . . . . . . . ' . .UunTur I.ImltU'l ' 77 | J.tO p ra
T.05 p ra . . . .Donvor Bxpross . . | 7.3 ] n m
Ixinvai IC1UUAUO , MIU & ST. 1'AUU Arrlvj
Omaha. I U. I * , ilopo ; . nil 1 M rj.S.i. . Oiuahl
Leavoi I SIUU.V Ul'V A I'Al.'lu'l . I Arrlvj I
Omaha. I Paint lit ! and Wubltlf 3ti | Oimliv
Omalm. | U. 1'ilopot IQtli nnd Mnrcy ft I Oiiiiilm
1.10 pml . . . . .HI. l.nul < ' nnnon Hull . I I2..H p m
Leave T K. . B. * MO. \iiat. .
Omaha I llanot 15tH nn \VoUitor 1 dti. O u 1 1 1
V.UU n ni . DeadIYOOJ Kipron. . . . 6.20 p in
1)03 ) a ra ( Kl. 8nt ) Wro. Kxp. ( Kx. Monl ( M p in
6.10 p m .Norfolk ( Ux. Sundnr ) II 10 n IT.
_ . .HI I'ftiil j xjre . . _ . _ . _ , U3i n ra
T.oiiv CTTWIVI' . . M. A o. i Arrives
Omaha. Depot lith anil WebiUrHli. I Omnha.
. .Sioux flty Accominodntiim..T U05 p m
III ) p ra BIOUI City Kxprois ( Hx , Sunday ) Ml tO p ra
6.4 * p m .at. I'Aul Limited W n in
5.15 p m llaneroft I'aisunvar ( lixSbnilayll 8.15 a m
Leavoi I I Arrival
Ouinhn. I liepot 15th nnlVeu.tor Sti. I Omiilit
10.IU a in ! . . .St. l.ouli Kxpron . C..W n ra
< 30 p m | . . . _ . _ . _ . b t.J xiull Kxpran . 6.10 p m
K. I' . , HI' . JOK AC. II. I Arrlvoi.
Traiufurl Union Depot. Council Illuffi. I Tram for
10OJ a iu.U | nin4 tlty I'ay Kxprun
IQ.lip ' . , . City Nlithl Kiprois. . . |
"l.ouvol lUIHCAtiO , IIUIU/N A Qlll.V 'V 1 Arrival
Transfer ! Union llupot. < ouncll illiHK [ Transfer
K-WnTm , . . . . . . .ihlcauo ; Kxproii . . " 6.1J pm
1000 p mi . Chlcano Kxpruis . pmm
7.04 p ui | . . . . . . .j.Crusloii l < oc l .
iTTllOAUO , It 1. A I'AlUKU. "Arrlvoi
Tranfor ' Union Depot. Council JTraniftr
*
ToT v7Ti .OMAHA * ST. LOUIS. T Arnvei
Transfoil Union llepot. founrll lllulti. iTranifar
4.40 p m | , , Bt. iVicilt I'anon Hall .
ejiO p m Nhitit Kipron
lU.AI u in . . . . . . .Allanlio Kxpruu I 5.1i p in
4.W pm _ VoJllbulu I.Iinltud. . . . . . . . ll'.m p m
f AvuiT sioif.iTt.iFk' .vTsvTTh'ii ) . i ArrlV'ii
Trniuurl Un oa Deiot. | l.'oiinoll Illil tl , Truinfur
"j.tJ a uiiTT.Hlou' Ity AccomiuoJiiUon. . . 11000 p m
tiO u " ' ! _ _ SU I'aul Kiuroo. _ . _ . I U.I ) am
"
'
ix > vet'i''iTrAio.v.No"iini\VBHri-uN | I . \rrivu
TrnnsiBfl Union llopot. t ouncll Illuili. { Transfer
1.OI p ni Chlcturo Kxpran . . . . . . SJJ p m
t.l p m V > tlbula Llmitod U.IU n m
.0.00 p nj . . . . . . . .K t rn Kjrur I.XI p m
ItUp ra \KiSatl.Allantlo Mom t .11 a in
7.Wa cu 1'assaiuer 10.U9 D m
SPECIAL SUIT SALE.
The Reason Why
The conllmioil wnrmrcnthor 1ms boon very biul for the clothing
trade , and wo llttil onrai'lvos with a muni tnriror wtoolc of suits thittt
wo should htivo lit thU time of the your. So in onlor to jrot this stoolt
reduced us low in posslblo before our annual Inventory , wo hive li
migurntcil this
Special Sale on Suits
Saturday , Doooinbor 20th. It Is desired to have U fully
understood Hint this Is llio most thorough out prlco sale wo have
ovoruuido : Ills
Not a Sale of Certain Kinds of Suits ,
Wor of a Certain Number of Suits.
The entire stock has boon gone ever and tlii' prii-os on all siiitn ninrlc *
oil down to a prleo that will got the pili'3 down to whore wo think
they ought to bo. This Uniting hits boon donu
Oil Men's Si.tits.
Oil Boys' Suits.
On GlTtilclren's Suits-
Wo have never before thrown down the burs and invited the pub
lic to help thoiiHolvos to any suit In out' superb stock at
Such Ridiculously Low Prices-
Every one knows that our stock la too largo and varied to penult
of quoting all tlio prices in a newspaper. Lot us repeat it again ;
The price of every suit in our store ( except clay worsteds ) has been
marked dowu. These suits consist of
Fancy Cheviots in stripes and checks ,
Black Cheviots , Plain and Fancy Cassimerc ,
Unfinished Worsteds , Homespuns ,
Meltons , Scotch Tweeds , Etc. , Etc. ,
and they are , In every way cut. make and finish , all our own
well known iimnufacturo.
r
It will Pay Every Man in Omaha
To Investigate This Sale.
Browning CD1 Ki & Co. ,
RELIABLE CLOTHIERS ,
Southwest Corner 15tli and Douglas.
Store closes at 6:3O : p. m. , except Saturday.
THEGREAT LIVER and STOMACH REMEDY
Cures nil disorder * of the Stomach , Liver , Hotvcls , Kideny.s , Illiulibi' ,
senses , Lo of Apiiotito. Hnnlticho , Constlp.iti in , CiHtlveu si , In ll' jitl > i , iiiii > u-
ncss , Fever , Piles , Kte , , anil renders the system less liable to conlntft dhu.iso.
DYSPEJPSIA.
IIADWAY'S PFIjt < 3 nrocuru for tliU cornplMtit , . They touo up tlio tntorrvil sJarntlotn 6
, . the . 1 iblu It Durf.irni lu funtUni.
calthy notion rostoru str.m'zth ' to stmiiuuh. nn un 11
I'rlceStonbox. Sold by all druggist * , or mullud by UA.DWA.Y & CO. . 3 ! Warren HlrJat. Now
York , on recolptof prleo.
GUT A GOOD
SKAT you SOo.
HovontccnUl anil Hnrnoy Strccti.
4 NIOSKNc-INa SUNDAY , DEC , 27 ,
K1HST TIMK IK OMAHA.
Have you hint your Inuzh this yo r'1 The IlrUlitcit ,
Wittiest mill Funniest Coiucily of llui Scmim.
TJio Rront Imitth provnkor nnil HUTU curd fnr Ilia
blues : the niirccmful comedy Itoiii tlio ( liirtlon Thu-
ntro , Now Vork ,
Dr. ] BiII
- IN. TIIUEK At'TH -
fiiO NlKhU In I'nrli
THE RECORD j HIOMvliU In Lnmloii.
101 N'lKiitt III N'ow York.
I'ri'Bontod by tin ICxcuUt'til C'dinpfiny.
Uoz sheets open Salunlny morning nt rciftilnr
' " '
'EDEN MUSEE.
ONK WKKK ONLY" DKC'KMBKU 128TII
The International Lilliputian Conclave.
The Lending LUIlputs of the World , t
Comedians , Singers and Diuiuurs.
AiliulJJlon Onp Dluiu. Oion | Dillr I to IU 1 * . M
FUR CAPES.
MEN'S FUR
OVERCOATS.
and All Fashionable
CLOTH AND PLUSH CLOAKS
IJTSonJ ( or Knstilon nook nmlloil froo.
Reliable Manufacturers
filmernoimDIoek. 191&193 Stale SI. , Chicago
INTEREST WIDOHDEPDSITS
ATOMM-LOfiNSTRUSTCO
5.E.CDR
CAPITAL'S ' 100.000.00
DIRECTORS IA U.WYMAN-E.W.NASH
JHUILlAnn CUr CDAnTON-C.B.LAKC
JJ.nriOWN-THOS-L.KIMBAUL.
Ktnokholilcn * ' Mfotiur ; Union I.nnil
Company.
Notice In hereby clvpn that thn aniinnl
inuotliiK of thn Htoukhnlilurs uf tbo I nlon
I.tind company for thooioul on of llvn < llit > - -
turi nnd Hiieh otluir hn-.lnrss ; n muy Inwfuily
COIMO hofoio Iho iiM'Otlni.'will ho hi'hl at io in
I. third Moor , Uuhm 1'aultlo ' hiillillnir. In the
oily of Oiniilm , No'i. . iipun Mondiiy , llio lltb
day of Jnnuiiry , ISW , ; u lo rcluek u , in ,
W. J. I'AIIHOM , .
Aki'slnnt ' hopruliiry.
OmuUa , Nt-U , December if. ' . 1WI. DJJd'-OtU ,
AMUSEMENTS.
FARNAM T A R.
One week , uoiiiiiiciiflng with Hunduy matinee ,
Doeonihor'JT ,
GRACIE EMMETT
In Ilciwant I' . Tnylor'i flrent 1'lnr.
The Pulse of New York
with n Cnr I. 'nil of Seonory. Incllnllii.
Thu Kint Hlvor I'lur bci'iui The KniiioiK lilttla
Church Around llio t'ornor Tin' ( Iroiit Htonin I'lln
Driver. Cooper t'lilon , Hh St. nnil 4tli Ave Tin )
Howory llv . The ( 'rent Klovnlmt Hnlliinnl SCIMIII.
howliitf two truhia rroiHlnt ; at f.ill ttpjjl lu opn : >
Htto ( llrectloiis Tim IJrout Tim Hconp. 8tio.vlin { u
biirnlnt ; innn'lnn Tlio Uri'iit I.oip for Life
.Mntlni'ii Wcilnooliiv' nlno s | > oclnl Krlilny , No1.
Vcur'n , Mnlllies nnit Siitnnlnv.
NeW | " " "MCS.
Theatre.jjiEiLinL
Ail Elks' ' Bend Maiinc
Is iiiiiionncod to tnl > u place
Wednesday Afternoon , Dec. 301 *
At SilH p. in.
The entire proceeds ofliloh are tor the huu
lltnf
Omaha Lodge No. 39 ,
B. F > . O. El.
Thu porforiiianci ! will consist of one net of
"DR. BILL"
1'MI'TKEN ' ' MINT'ITS OK
"FLASHES"
KN iS ,
UANCMOH ,
UliCJlTATIfJNS ,
IMPKHHOXTIONH ,
&e , by nioiiihors of the "Dr. Hill" coiniiauy ,
nnd by other iirofcsslonul and loi'.il taii'iit
Mr- Roland Reed
And tlio Ituilliii ; Man of bis Company
MR , GEORGE FREDERICK NASH ,
Will also uppoiir.
Tlio following toloinun ; explains itaulf :
Mir.wAUKKiWin , Di-c. ! J7With iili-utnm
You call uiiiioiiuc'o myMilf nml ( Itxir/o N'i < .lri
npnuuruncu. HOI , AN I ) KK.I.U
It will bo it grand inlxoil pro mm ( if
C'OMKUY , Ml'HIC' '
AND Kl'KUIAI/riKS.
TIC-KKTS . * | fla
To lie liliil I.I tin ; box ulllot' . ill tbo iil : ( C. . ' )
Ituoiui. or from I ) . W. Ilitynos , W. II Taylor
iiiitl 1. W. Mlnur. uoiiiiulltuu of
GRAND OPERA HOl'SIi
MUNDAV KVKMNfi. lliu : ' .
1'lrxt iiuiicitrunvo of
TEMPLE QUARTETTE OF OMAHA.
.Mr. A. J. Vanlturnn Mr. .In. K. Iliirlun
Mr. K II Trout Mr. W A. D.iirlck
Mr. WHIT. Tabor. Musical Dliuctur
AiiliteU hy Mr. Nut M llrliihuui , Tunor. Mr Ulol
I'uilvroin. Klutu
Iti > li.eikn gunrleltit Mrs. WakcnolU. Mr ) Nf
Mix Auisduu , Mix 0 < Jun