Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE&JMNDAY , AUGUST 8 , 1892. ,5
Progress mid Pcsribilitioi of Irrigation De
velopment in the West ,
A RMST ( ON THE WARREN BILL
A isliort Clinptor on Itlnclc llllli Tin
Another Itnco for I.iiinl Sluux I'ullt
.Hunlclpiil Siiloon Summitry of
Northwest
Ttio adjournment ot congress place ? Irrlga
tlon measures on the shelf tilt next Decem
ber. . It It exceedingly doubtful If nny action
\vlll bo had during the cdmlng short session
on the mam proposition tlio transfer of the
arid rattlon to thu roipoctlve states and
territories. No legislation Is bettor than
bid legislation. A moasura of such vast Im
portance. Involving tbo future welfare of the
( -real arid west , demands careful discussion.
A .year and a half may bo prolltaoly employed
by the friends of the 'movement In r proadln ?
tbo light among the unenlightened and In
devising measures which , If enacted , wilt
tiolvc ihc problem In a ( manner bonoflcinl to
the masse * of pcoplu Interested.
Senator Warren's bill , proposing the trans
fer of the arid lands by the general
government to the states nnd terri
tories , wat drawn on the Hues hi Id down by
the bait Lake convention. A like convention
In "Montana , Influenced by Senator Thomas
Power , pronounced against the principles of
the Wan en bill. Various correspond
ents ot Tin : lir.i : have nt , different
times pointed out sanoua detects
In the mcasuro and charged that , If unacted ,
it would create a monopoly , thu ofloct of
which would re dlnnstrous to settlers on tbo
arid region. The Rocky Mountain Ncnv * , a
Btnnch advocate of Irrigation tnothods , re
ferring to Senator Wnrrcn's recent speech In
the senate , declared the measure requires
radical reconstruction. H inserts tli.it the
'bill Involves tbu hucon land grab In the
history of the nation , without hope of a
vestige of the public compensation that fol
lowed tbo Immense railroad grants. Tbo
latter opened tbu way to the settlement of
the far west , built towns and cities over an
area great enough lor an empire , and promoted
meted production on n scale that regulates
the martinis of this ' otihtry nnd England ,
Warren's bill .seeks to ulvldu the built ot the
remaining unoccupied territory of the
United States among u combination of land
monopolies In Its present shape thu paiaago
of the bill would bo a public calamity. Too
much monopoly constitutes the peril of our
tlmo. Legislation should taUo anothqr tack.
"Whllo this swindling bill provides as a
cloak to Its real purpose that such lands ns
( hall bo reclaimed that Is supplied with
water for agricultural use shall bo sold only
to actual settlers under the homestead law ,
the design of the combination for which Son-
ntor Warren Is acting is disclosed In section
It of the bill , which authorises the states and
territories respectively to mortgage or sell
tbo granted lands , or any portions thereof , In
order to raise thu necessary funds for repla
ntation. That section opens the way to cor
porate greed for the ubiorption nf Immense
tracts of land , the acreage of which will
airgiocato hundred ; of millions. It was pub
licly stated at Minneapolis , In connection
with a proposition commending Senator
Warren's bill that sixteen
, wealthy corpora
tions were ready , upon its passage , to com
mence operations in the region possossinir
tbeso luntlH. The boncllts that would accrue
to the pcop.u from the * muaturo would bo loss
than nothing when compared with tno era of
legislative ! corruption and wholesale land
tcallng that would follow.
"Tbo News will hull any honest project for
conserving Irrigation by utilizing the waste
waters of the mountain streams not moro
than an eighth of the volume of which Is now
applied to agricultural purposes. But
Warren's bill needs ironbound safeguards
against land grabbing Defo'ro it should become
como a law. Thus eliminated , its promoters
would lose all interest In its passage. "
Futiiro.
The matter of tbo transfer of the lands is
not of such pressing Importance as legislation
that will prevent walor monopolies under
existing conditions. The great arid empire
is controlled by the general government. All
streams penetrating the country bnvo tholr
source In tbo mountains. The attribution of
the water Is properly within the purview of
national legislation. To secure the greater
L'ooil for the greater number , legislation
should bo had preventing thu rapidly multi
plying ditch companies from monopolizing
the head waters. Realizing the profits to
accrue from Irrigating ditches , capitalists
are making heavy Investments , securing
valuable rights which in the near future
mny , unless checked , provo Injurious to the
settlement nnd development of the country.
"Tho possibilities of Irrigation in this
country , " writes \VasbIngton correspond
ent of the St. Louis Glouo-Domocrat , re
viewing the statistics collected by the census
ofllco , "aro beyond guessing ; . The proba
bilities nro almost beyond credence. The
actual accomplishments to date are cause of
astonishment to Jhoao whose duties have
made them investigators. Two years ago
the census office gathered statistics of Irriga
tion. There Is an outcry now against the
correctness ol tbo figures. Doubtless the
Information then collected is out of data. It
is only valuable for comparison with the
Immediate present , nnd to show what strides
Irrigation development has shown In twlco
twelve months. Ttio Irrigation Inquiry ot
the department of agriculture brings the In
vestigation and returns down to date , and u
wonderful revolution is made.
"This revolution In conditions forces upon
the government now land problems. The law
which give * each settler llil ) acres and no
moro does not work well in tno development
of great Irrigation systems. Tbo government
has been running n hard race for n couple nf
yours with the speculators to keep the latter
from gobbling up all of tbo best reservoir
sites. It is n question now which sldo has so
far had the best of tbo contest. Reservoir
sites uro none too numerous. A good slto
commands the nrlu land lying below Its
level to the extent of Its water supply. That
land Is worthless without tbo reservoir's
contents and valuable with the water. How
shall that land bo disposed of f There Is
another feature which lias ted to a species ot
blackmailing , Tno smart plainsman seeing
an Irrigation company ucglu to lay out
canals nnd laterals to utilize , a river
or n lake on o largo scale slips up , files
unoa ICO acres of the most valuable land
and demands that the water company
ihull buy out his right at his price. This
has bceu practiced to such.o degree In the
itato of Washington that capital has boon
chocked In some of its plans for irrigation
works. The stnlos ot thu arid region , quick
to feel the chungo of conditions , have within
the past two or tlirco. years added moro or
less elaborate Irrigation laws to their stat
utes. The general government , moving moro
deliberately , has been overtaken by these
V'rowing problems. Am ) now tbo question Is ,
ivhut shall bo done with the r > 5S,14l74 ! ] acres
> f publlo lands In tbo arid region i A com
mittee of the house hus split upon tbo policy.
The majority has reported a bill In favor of
turning tliU vast uml.v of land over to ttio
itutos and territories within which It lies.
I'lns would transfer tbo problem to local
lolutlon. It would imilio tnoso states and
territorial rich for nil lima to coma , if the
rift was rightly bundled , But they would
Do open to all the aangors attendant on dis *
position of such a magnificent Inheritance.
L'boquestion Is still an open one. "
Till' CllUlllll Itl'KlTVIlllOII.
The Colvllloludhn reservation in eastern
Washington , toward which land huntoru are
DOW directing tholr stops , Is the greatest
reservation thrown opou to settlement on
( ho Pacific ooa t for many yoan. It com *
prises 1,500,000 iioros. rich in agricultural ,
mineral , grating ncd timber resources.
Thousands of people hnvo boon looking for
ward to its opening with great Interest. A
mere handful of Indiani , under the loador-
thlp of Chief Moses and Chief Joseph , not to
exceed dou In all , have bean holding this
fifrom hOHIomunt for many years. This U not
all of the Collllo reservation. There nro In
the whole of U U.bO'J.OOU ucroi , so that the
amount to bo thrown open is only
u little moro than Imlf. The O'JO Indians
huvo beet , boldlnif not only the 1,500,000
aero , but all tbo rc&t of U for these yean.
The reservation It bounded on the north by
DritUh Columbia ( that Is , the mainland ) , on
tbo east nnd boutli by the Columbia rlvor
mid on the ivcst by the Okauogan. Tlio part
to bo thrown open vtretuhes for thirty-eight
tulles south of tbo boundary , Much of U is
- plateau aud uuurly Uat prairie laud
It Is covered with luxuriant grass and well
watered. A few Industrious Indians have
l > eon raising whdat , oats , barley nnd vege
tables on little farms there , enough to dem
onstrate the richness ot the land , but In all
the eighteen reservations ot the state of
Washington , comprising 7,120,59.1 acres , per
haps not 30,000 acres are farmed by them.
A Municipal .Mnloon.
Several progressive preachers down east
have evolved schemes daslgnna to paralyr.o
the saloons. One urged the opening of
billiard brills In the baiomonts ot churches ,
coupled with a supply of tompornnco drinks
minus winks. Another advocated a plan
whereby the nttractlvonois of the saloons
might bo transferred to tbo churches , but
this suggestion died n-bornlug , because none
of the brntbron could determine whotbor the
decorations , the outer pictures or the liquids
were the magnet. A third struck a new
lead. Ho Insisted that the Indian method
w Just the thing. Poor Lo's tender soot
was his stomach. Make him heap full"
and ho Is tractaclo. Tbo palo face Is tender
in the same lino. Therefore the true remedy
was to open gorgeous free lunch houses , and
thus chock the race to perdition.
H hikes the progressive west to originate
nnd axoculo. A blooming genius In Sioux
Falls , K. U. , shocked oy the evils of prohibi
tion , suggested n municipal saloon. The au
thorities gravely considered it. They saw
tbo Joint , the drug store and tbo spoalcoasy
wax fat nnd arrogant , whllo youth ami adult
writhed , bloar-oycd , In the throes of forty-
rod. A race of one-eyed people wns being
roared by the universal evil of winking. In
matters liquid , truth took to Its heels nnd
fabrication rolgnod. Jf a tippler was hauled
up ns a witness against n dispenser of budge ,
he displayed such a weakness of memory nnd
vitiated taste that bo could not toll fusil oil
from the scductlvo "pop , " nor distinguish a
pchoonor of beer from n modern man-of-
war. Tbo city fathers , raallz'.ug that
somcthlng.must'bo done to rescue the people
nnd relieve a vacuuum tu the city treasury ,
bnvo decided to Inaugurate a municipal sa
loon. The council committee report ! . In
favor of the establishment of six cltv saloons
In Sioux Falls , ono for each ward ; that there
bo appointed n saloon superintendent , under
whom the working force of bartenders will
operate. The saloons are to oo open from 5
a. m. to 10 p. m. Nothing Is to oo sold ox-
copl that which can bo bought of Sioux Falls
wholesalers or manufacturers. Bear U to bo
disposed of at ft cents a glass , while whisky
shall command ± > cents n drink.
The possibilities of this Innovation , Its ad
vantage as a political Irrlirnnt ana its effect
on the metropolis of South Dakota , are mat
ters to bo developed later. The experiment
will bo closaly watched. Aloinwhilo , what's
tbo matter with the corkscrew as a symbol
of Sioux Falls' EOtthor.Ulvoncssl
Disastrous IMVi'ct * of HoimiH.
The collapse of virlous real ostalo booms
In California has bad n disastrous effect on
real ostalo values in San Francisco. At a
recent mooting of the Heal Estuto exchange
a prominent member declared that the as
sessed valuation of Pity propnrty was Ik ) to
40 per cent too high. Ills assertions were
denied by others. The discussion developed
the fact thao thcro wera 8,000 empty houses
m San Francisco , and rents were at the
lowest point. The development of the loan
nnd homestead associations recently has ooen
very great nnd every house built In this way
for a nome leaves n vacant dwelling for rent.
Ono cause of the depression In San Francisco
and throughout the state that Is generally
ignored is the drain of treasure by thu Chi
nese. The Chinese of all classes send their
savings to the Flowery Kingdom instead of
spending them In this country. Tbo census
gavn 71,000 Chinese in the stuto ton years
ago. Tholr earnings amount to not loss than
ifJO.OOO.OOO ycarlv of which throo-quartors Is
sent homo to China. For the thirty years
that this has been going on wo thus have the
enormous sum of $150,000.000 deported. This
hugo amount put Into prouuctivo Industries
would have made the state twice as wealthy
and populous us It is today.
Illuck llllli Tin.
The ofiloors of the liarnoy Poate Tin com
pany tarried In Now Yor.k before tholr de
parture for England and gave a reporter in
formation ropai-ding tbo mines rind the com
pany's plans , nlthough whllo In the bills they
were as mute as nn oyster.
. "This country , " said Lord Thurlow. "will
not need to Import any tin two years bonca ,
for yourjmlnes will prbduco enough tin to last
for centuries. The production will save S7. > , -
000,000 a year , which this country Is paying
for tin plate. This enormous sum will go
iuto-tho bands of the people of this country.
. "This company , of which I um the chair
man , nnd in which Now York or American
caiitullstsaro ; equally Interested , has already
built two of tbo largest and most thoroughly
equipped mills In the world. Iv.ica has a
capacity to producq 500 tons of tin a day ,
and this will bo Increased to 3,000 tons dally
should necessity demand It.
"Two or throe other mills of similar pro
portions have boon planned. Wo expect to
begin to work Ihc two mills already con
structed by October 1 and to nut tin on the
market In commercial quantities. I have in
spected tin-making properties l-i various
countries , but I never yet saw such re
sources as I found in South Dakota. "
Captain Whitman of Erlcson , a veteran of
the Mexican and civil wars , is dead.
The force of teachers at the York college
will bo Increased for the next school year.
The Plattsmouth Herald has boon enlarged
and O. M. Potoraou has become the oditor.
Obi" Aloxntidewon has arrived In Wnboo ,
having walked all the way from Now Yoric.
The young laolos of Lyons quarrel over
whoso nose Is the longest. Tno champion
length so far found is1 % Inches.
Ira S , a trotting stallion valued at f 1,500 ,
cut a teiulon In a runaway nl ( Jonova and
was ruined. The animal was the property
of L. Stolgor.
John H Mohrman ofjSyrncuso U dead at the
ago of 74 years , and was burled by tbo sldo
of his wife , who died May 10 last. Mr.
Vobrman was born in Germany In 181S and
came to America In ! & ! ( ) . Ho was married
in 1810 and celebrated his golden wedding
Just two years ago.
Improvements costing $15,000 have been
made in the Crolo flouring mills. The now
plant Is the largest and most complete Hour-
ing mill In Nebraska and will have a capacity
for turning out 400 barrels of Hour every
twonty-four hours. It is oxpcctod to start
up tbo now machinery about August 15.
Spooking of the Nebraska Development
company , the Silver Creek Times savs : "It
Is the Intention of ibocnmpanv to establish a
supplementary exhibit in the Nebraska build
ings at thu World's fair. The promoters of
this schema have undertaken it for the rea
son that the World's fair appropriation by
our legislature was , as everybody knows ,
entirely inadequate , and their principal ob
ject is to advertise the products of Nebraska
and to donionsiruto on the ground the uses
to which they may bo put. The ouiorprjso
scorns to bo a mojt laudable ono and deserves
encouragement , "
Wyoming.
Thoio are 400 licensed insurance agents In
Wyoming.
Laramto snndstono Is In demand for
building purposes ,
The cnsu against the cattlemen will bo
called in tbo Choyonuo courts this week ,
The Saratoga Sun has uocn sold to I. F.
Crawlord and will hereafter bo run as a ro ,
publican paper.
Tbo Iiuhii Peak placers are said to bo
panning out rich , The greater pan of the
ground lies lu Colorado , but some rich
claims have been found ever the line In
Wyoming.
The Klkhorn Horse and Land company
has purchased all the stock of tbo Uouglas-
Wlllau-tiartoris company. There are aup-
ijouoil to bo about 4,000 u"oad of cattle and
between 200 and 300 head of horses , The
o.ittlo wcro bought nt nn nvera.-a of $1(1 ( P r
head and the horsot at $ ii. :
Reports from the Hock Creek mines nro
qulto lurid. Sample * of ere hnvj boon so..t
cost for assay. It Is said a local toit showed
78'3 per cent of gold nnd 103 of silver. Car
bon is the outlining point for the cam p.
The proclamation of President Harrison
ordering lawless bands to disperse nnd not
obstruct ofllceM of the low created much
fooling In Johnson county. It. 13 asserted
that the president has been deceived , that
thcro are no bands or assemblies opposed to
the law In the country. One of the so-called
rustlers sent the following saucy dispatch to
the president : "Hofcrrlng to your proclama
tion of Juiy yoth commanding all citizens of
Wyonilnifdlstrlct to rnpntrto their respective
nboJcs , I would respectfully submit that my
homo , tbo 1C U ranch , vas burned by the
Invaders on April Oth , nnd 1 have no other
homo or place to go to. Please say what 1
j shall do. "
|
j j .South Dakota.
; < Huron and tbo adjacent country Is afflicted
with nn army of tramps.-
Great activity prevails in the construction
ofihoYnnkton it Norfolk railroad. Over
400 teams and nearly twlco that number of
mun nro now nt work along the lino.
The monthly cleanup of the Homostako
nnd associate mines was valued nt 8300.000.
The semi-monthly cleanup of the Golden
Howard wonts nnd several cleanups from
minor works mnko the total amount shipped
lu the neighborhood of $103,003.
A bandsomn gold brick , weighing 1.010
ounces and valued at something over $24,000 ,
Is on exhibition nt the Dcndwood National
bank. It wns the result of the cleanup ut
thoGoldon Howard chlorluatlon works for tbo
last lit teen days In July. The works are pro
ducing nearly $50,000 every month.
The Victoria tulno nt Carbonate shows 'up
la good shapa. The ere Is almost solid
galena and , although no assays have as as yet ,
been made , exports say It is very rich and
one of tbo best finds of the scatou. The
strike was made in a drift which was run
into tbo hill from the north , only twenty foot
In. Indications are that it is a true fissure
vein.
vein.Tho
The Hnrnoy Peak Tin Mining and Milling
company bavo issued a mortgage to Henry
Clauson" , Jr. , of Now York , Frank Crisp ot
Lonuon , nnd Sainuol iTttormoyor of New
York , ns trustees , to secure the bonds Issued
hv the company to the amount of $4,8SS,000.
The mortgage Includes all tin , both placer
and quartz , nnd all other property ownoa by
the company.
Captain Wondcrn , the locating engineer
of the Dakota & Wyoming railroad from
Hapld to Alystlo , states that 610,000 had boon
received nt Hapid. the first payment on the
bonds recently Issued by that cliy lu old of
tbo railroad project , and work would bo
resumed at onco. Five miles of the road
has been graded and Ironing Is to bo com
menced , whllo the remainder of the grade
will bo completed.
iHunlauii.
Butte plunges at n lively pace Into the
race for the state capital. *
Tbo wool clip of the Judith bisln for the
year 1S02 Is estimated at 15,000,000 pounds.
A nugget valued at $300 was washed out
on ono of the Diamond City placers ono day
this wook. The cleanup in that camp Is ex-
pouted to bo very hoavy.
Tnn Golden Star In Jefferson county re
cently yielded n 'JMnch vein of $33 ere near
the surface. The company hus a mill at
work nnd is handling twenty tons a day.
Last veer the total receipts of wool at
Great Falls amounted to 1,700,000 pounds.
Besides this amount 1,000,000 pounds were
shipped from Armlngton. This year the
Annlncrton wool all wont to Great Fail : .
Up to August 1 there bad been received
about 1,000,000 pounds.
Castle is agoe ever the report of n strike
of grout richness in the Jumbo , being a fine
body of rich grav carbonate muo foot Ion ?
una throe wide , which appears to bo in
place and solid. Another place In the same
contact , ! i" > 0 foot away , they arc running In a
tunnel and bavo found the same ere there ,
indicating that the ere Is an immense body.
bovoral rich gold discoveries have boon
reported from the vicinity of Pbllllpsburg
during the last few days , all In dKToront sec
tions of the country. If these reports prove to
bo half ns coou as many claim them to bo ana
their owners show up lodges ot nny rcnsona-
nolo extent , tbo proatestsllver producing dis
trict in the United States will soon earn the
reputation of being a wonderful gold pro
ducer. *
Utah anil Idaho.
The United States assay ofilco in Holso ro-
colvod during thu month of July 235 deposits
of gold bullion , amounting to S172,488.SO.
This Is the largest business done In any ono
month since the olllca was established in
1871. .
The Oriental mine on Rock Creek , Idaho ,
has now in sight the largest ere body ever
encountered In Its workings. It is owned by
two industrious , hard-working miners , who
are quietly developing their property. As a
rule very little is said nrout this mlno In
the press , although It has produced about
f 10,000 , ana most of it taken out near the
grass roots.
Statistics of Ogdon's prosperity show the
total assessed valuation to bo $13,500,000 ;
city aebt. $380,000 , and population 18,000.
During the year ending Juno 30 , 1892 , 105
bouses were erected at u total value of $290-
210. Tbo number of business houses erected
during the year was twenty-nine , with flvo
schoois and four city buildings at a total
value of $5U1OSG.
Five hundred people attended the laying
of the cornerstone of St. Mark's Episcopal
hospital In Salt Lake City lust week. The
building Is located on a knoll opposite Warm
Springs. Tbeslzoof the building is 7lx'Jl
feet , three stories , pressed brick front with
K.vuno stone trimmings. It will cost $35-
000 and accommodate 200 patients. Tbo
InstUuto will bo ready In December.
Along thu Conxt.
Nevada ranchman are gathering a huge
crop of bay.
The assessed valuation of property ID So-
nttlol341),2S8,050. )
A11 ro in Portland last week destroyed
$500,000 worth of property.
Washington stale will send 100 carloads
of exhibits to tbo World's fair.
The low price of silver has causoa a ma
terial reduction of miners' wages In Nevada.
A largo cougar , measuring six foot from
tip to tip , was caught in a boartrap at Sat-
sdp , Wash.
Ore running 81,000 In silver to the ton , and
called by the minors "azurlto. " is tbo latest
development from the May Day mlno in Ne
vada.
A San Laandro fCal. ) paper mentions as a
long Deeded public improvement that has
boon made that a hotelkeeper tboro bos pro
vided bis barroom with a now deck of cards.
Two out of three of the mllltla companies
of Nevada hnvo decided to disband. The use
of militia In labor strikes Is tbo cause ns *
signed. Most of tbo members of tbo Nevada
militia wcro members of or in sympathy
with labor organizations.
Tboro is still complaint of considerable de
struction ot grain by tbo armies of sa-onllod
rats , which this season for tbo first tlmo
made tholr appearance In several places on
the ranches In Nevada. This little animal ,
from descriptions glvon of it , appears to bo a
species of lemming or volo.
At Pullman , Wash , , tbo agricultural
college regents bavo glvon out contracts for
the oroctlon of dormitory , college hall , rosl-
donco , farm house and barn. About $17,000
bos boon expended out of a total appropria
tion of $00,000 , and contracts now on band
call for the expenditure of about $23,000
more.
more.W.
W. G. Scott , who has charco of tbo mining
exhibit at the state fair , has traced tbo first
bit of gold found by James \V. Marshall lu
the mill-race at Suitor's mill. The precious
nugget Is no larger than a Lima bonn. It Is
in possession of W. W. Allen , a lawyer who
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report
y PURE
I * ' t
( jiit It from MM. Kli'i.Vtibth Wlmmor , who ,
, 'vr h her husband , VSldf , croisoJ the plMtn
In ISli ) nml coohoil aittxvil for Uonornl Fro-
itiont at Suitor's Foct ( la.SJcrnmnnto.
Amos Uarton starloj to cut ntroont. What-
coin , \Vnsh. Ah ffju-pound fomulo boar
cnmo out nt the roou'jb-it ttion nnit sacurod
n "butf-Nolson" on Afr. 'Urtnn. Ills UullUorf
came to the rescue , am ) wtion bar boarsnln
released the nirtii to pTijr sorao nttontlon to
Lho dt ) ho jttnrtad fan town. Ho hai not yet
boon bnck to look for tap canine.
The articles of Ineqrppnulon of the San
Francisco & Doiil-or railroad compiny ,
Hied In the former city , sot forth that the
milro.iu U to l > o n bro > > d t-augo. The capital
stoclt Is fl , OJOOOJ. ot which $ .1,000,000 has
boon subscribed. Ttfo'now ' road lias nothing
to do with the SotiUiCtn PnclHo nnd will bo
built oy nonrcsldunt oaultnllsts.
Kancho * In Nevada nro beginning to crow
n i-ood deal of whoat. ThU year the crop
will bo much larfforthnn will bo ncodod for
homo consumption. At thoono sotllomnntof
Lovelock over 100,0'JO bushels will bo pro *
ducod , nnd In Mason and Smith valtoys , ns
well ns In all the vnlloys lying along the east *
orn baseof the Slorras , tlioro will bo largo
crops ot wheat.
Oakland Is making great oTorts ( to scouro
the establishment across the bay of the
Fulton iron works. It offers a bonus of $ . " > ' ) , -
000 , nnd from present Indications the city
will sccura the works , The republican
pspors have mado. good uio of this Incident
to demonstrate the fallacy of the f roo-trndo
nropositlon that no artificial stimulus Should
bo given to the iron Industry.
The California State Board of Equaliza
tion fixed the following rates ot nssussmont
on railroad proportion California 1'aclflc ,
$ -,500.000 ; Central Puclllc , $18OUO , < JU. ) ;
Southern 1'iiclllo , SIR.ROO.OJO ; Northern Cali
fornia. fcJltt.OJO ; Northern Hallway , fll.OSD-
000 ; South Paclllo Coast , $1,300,003 ; San
Francisco & North Paclllo , $1,1K)0OOJ ) ;
Southern California. S52,8 : > 1),000 ) , Carson &
Colorado , $230.000 ; Nevada , California &
Oregon , $ 'JoOOJ : Nevada County Narrow
Oaugo , SM.OOO : North I'uoillo Coast , $103-
000 ; Paclfio Coast , $333.000 ; Gualala rnil *
road , $ Tl,000 ! ; California & Nevada , $75.000 ;
Pnjaro Vnllov , SI)0OJJ ! ) ; Atlantic & Paoltlo
rolling stook , $125,000 ; Pullman company ,
SJOS.OOO.
>
DoWltt's SarsnpaHliu cicansoi the IjlooJ ,
Increases the appetite and tones up the sys-
torn. It has b'o'nollttod many people who
have suffered from blood disorders. It will
holpyou.
THE DALTON QANOr.
I.cudprt of the Tr.iln Kohhorg In Indlnn
Territory.
Train robbery nnd highway bandits
hnvo boon themes of general discussion
in St Louis for the past day or twosays
the Globe-Democrat. The bold hold-up
ol a Missouri , Kansas & Texas passen
ger train in the Indian Territory Thurs
day night hus occasioned renewal of a
subject which a few yours ago would not
have attracted much attention in the
west on account of the frequency of-tho
occurrence , but since the breaking up of
the James , the Younger and other desperate -
porato gangs that Infested Missouri
and Kansas western people have
felt comparatively secure from
depredations of this character.
Throe or four years ago Texas was
the favorite arena for the exploits of
the freebooters , but the constabulary of
the state became go vigilant and merci
less in the pursuit nnd punishment of
the scoundrels that they have all
apparently boon killed or driven out of
Texas , as no train robbery has occurred
there recently. Tno , ' Indian Territory
scorns to bo now "tlio only rendezvous
loft to the gentlo'mtm of the mask and
Winchester , andjwfion the conditions
there uro considered it is no little
wonder that , outlawry of this nature is
not even moro nimpant'tlian it really
is. The Daltons"- * who robbed the
Pacific Express cnri of the Missouri ,
Kansas & ToxnffJsit Adair Thursday
night , niro by nltr oddso the boldest
and most , audacious bandits who
have over plied their calling in
the Territory. There 'riro four of
the Dalton brothers who are known
to have committed train robberies in
the past. Only two of them Ed and
Charley wore in Thursday night's
hold-ui ) . The other two boys a year
ago wore captured in California after
desperate resistance and convicted of
robbing a Wolls-Fargo Express car on
the Southern Pacific r.illroid nt Ton-
laro , near Los Anpolos. They were
sentenced to llfo in the California peni
tentiary and nro now serving their
terms. All four of the boys were In the
California robbery , but Ed and Charley
eluded capture and made their way back
to the Indian Territory. . They had
been driven oat of the Territory only
after u bloody war between themselves
and tholr sympathizers on the ono hand
And the olllcora and , cattlemen on the
other. This war was inaugurated three
years ago and cost the llfo of many a
good oltl/un and deputy United States
marshal.
It will bo remembered that the posses
in pursuit of the bandits were led by
Donuty Marshal "Hoc" Thomiw , ono of
the most Intrepid ollloors win has over
had to deal with the lawless elements
of the southwest. Various times ho was
reported killed , but lie always managed
to show up , smiling , about the time his
friends had ordered erapo. Ho pursued
the Daltons farther into tholr rendez
vous than had anybody before or since ,
lie succeeded In penetrating far Into
the bushwhaokor country , right among
the friends of the Dnllons , and
cntno out unscratched , though ompty-
handed. Prior to thls.timo the Daltons
were not known to have committed nny
train robberies. They had conllnod
their rascality to stealing cattle and
driving them through the "public
lands" into Now Mexico and soiling
thorn along the route. Than when they
got ready to return to the Territory they
would steal a bunch of cattle In Now
Mexico nnd bring them homo to sell ,
always returning by a dilToront route.
It did no good to indict them. Tholr
friends dominated the loc , l courts , and
even If they were ever brought to trial
they got off acot free. Honest cattlemen
of tlio territory flnolly grow so exasper
ated nt their thievery that they or
ganized to rid the country of the Daltons
and waged bitter war upon thorn. It
was then that the cattle thieves per
force quit their old practices nnd
turned their attention to train robbory.
It is ever so much easier nnyhow to
rob a train than to steal a few head of
cattlo. So they found their now busi
ness incomparably safer and more re
munerative. Situated as the Daltons
woro. the business was especially at
tractive to thorn. The Missouri , Kansas
& Texas and the Santa Po railroads ran
right through the country ever which
they had ranged ever since emigrating
from Arkansas when only mere strip
lings of boys. They know every Indian
trail and deer path in it. Not a man or
woman unfriendly to them had boon
'
allowed to live 'in the section they
claimed for their own , and HO every cir
cumstance was most propitious to them
in their now calling. They lived for the
most part on a bald prairie east of the
"Kuty" road in an uninhabited
country between Pryor Crook and Cliou-
toau , stations on the railroad.
Adair , the scene of tholr latest depre
dation , is only twenty or thirtj miles to
the north of them and 'Loliuoltn , where
tliov hold up a train last September and
secured $1OUO In booty from the Pacific
Express company , is but n few miles
south of thorn. A little southwest of
these two stations begins what is known
as. the Cowota district. It is heavily
timbered and abounds in deep ravines
and serpentine paths. They know every
foot of it bettor than the oldest inhab
itant knows St Louis , but if a stranger
enters it without a guide ho is liable to
got lost after n , few hours' travel nnd
never got out again. Through the
Cowota district they dash into the Pox
"
and Sac country , "nnd then leisurely
mnko their way down to the Canadian
river and cross to the Semtnolo reserva
tion , until they feel like venturing back
to their prairie homo. Since their hold
ups at both Hod Kock on the Santa Fe
and Lolinotta on the "Katy , " they have
been bold enough to ride into Woagnor
with their wagons and teams and
buy supplies for their ranch. Hun
dreds of people at Wagoner know per
fectly who they were , but none of them
dared " " the for if
"poach" on boys , they
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THE ALOE & PENFOLD GO ,
1H S. ISthSU-Crolchton Block.
IOSEPH mioTfr
STEEL PENS.
GOLD MEDAL , PARIS EXPOSITION , 1880.
THE MOST PERFECT OF PENS ,
NOTICE OF ASSESSMENT OF
DAMAGES FOR GRADING.
To thu owners of all lots and parts of lots
and real citato along 31th street , from 1'ur-
nain struct , to Dod o Htroot :
You are hereby nntlllotl that the under
signed , three disinterested freeholders of the
city of Omaha , have boon duly auplontod by
the mayor , with the approval of the city coun
cil of Bald olty , to nhsoss thoU' iiuiKo to the
owners respectively of the proj jrty alfoctod
by urudliiK JltliHtreut from Fiiruam utruot to
Dodnu utroet declared i ; coi > sary by ordlniinvo
a,17U , pubsod July uut , U3i approved July 'JJrd ,
Jb.--
' - - *
Jb.Vou are further notltlod , that tiavliiK ac
cepted mild appointment , and duly mnillllod
118 roijulrod by law , wo will , on thu fltli ilay of
AuKusi , A , I ) . , Ibtfut the hour of Klo'eloek lu
the forenoon , at the olllcu of T. II. Medullooh ,
room 81. ' . Now York Mfo bulldlni ; . within thu
corporate limits of said city , moot for the pur
pose of connldorliiK and niaklni ; the assesi-
niant of ( lumaKi ) to the owner * respectively of
said property , affected by uald jirudlnv. taking
Into consideration special benellts , | f any.
lou are notified to bo present at tlio time
and place aforoxald , and maku uny objections
to or HtateinoiiiH concurnlnv said assosimont
of damagoii as you may consider proper.
T. 1 . ilcOl'lll.OOH ,
1U\V. ( aillSON.
JOHN K l'J < AOIC.
Ouiuba , July Utli , lb7J. JUOdlOt
did they \voll know thotr Hvos would
[ > ny the penalty sooner or Intor.
It la considered entirely useless nnd
lutuntly foolhftrdy for nny posse of monte
to RO ixftor the Dullons now. Thov uro
[ lorlmpa by this tlmo many mlloi in the
CowoU district , nnd are so Bufoly on *
sconced thnt they could shoot the ofU *
cors from iiinbush Jus fast us they on-
torcd. Then , too , the country around
tlio in is full otsplos who will kotip thorn
posted ns to the movements of tholr
pursuers. In fact , no marslml or oUior
ollicor who Is Known In that country
ought to attempt to follow thorn , for
tholr every movement will bo shadowed
and reported to the bandits. . It will require -
quire the very shrewdest detective skill
to cntch up with thorn , and
then the D.moim will never betaken
taken allvo. They nro munh
moro desperate than the James
hoys , and Clmrloy , especially , is perhaps
tlio quickest man on the trigger who
ever curried a pistol. Ed , though the
elder of the two. is not no-xr so nervy as
his brother and Charley has really boon
the leader of the rr.uitf slnco its organi
sation. Somehow or other ho has
picked up u mnattorinR of oduoation
which none of the other boys possess ,
and when occasion requires it ho can bo
as gonlool and mild a mannered man as
o'er cut a throat or scuttled u shin. To
his other crimes of murder and theft is
added polygamy. There is no tolling
how many times ho has nrirrlod and his
wives are ull Intolltgant , good looking
women.
A small incandescent lump now made
for ordinary surgical use in examining
cavities is mounted on n thin stem con
taining i. spiral roslstunco , by moans of
which the brightness of the light can bo
controlled. This is used with a small
dynamo , with storage or with Loclanoho
battery. Ono form of endoscope for
searching the moro inaccessible cavities
of the body is in the form of u catheter ,
or a ted aboutliKlths of an inch in
( liumotor and between 8 and 0 Inches
long. "At the tip is a minute incandoscanl
lamp , and ut a slight bond close to the
end is u rolloi'ting prism which , in con
junction with u focussing arrangement
ot minute lenses in tlio shaft of the in
strument enables the nurgcon to dis
tinctly sco tlio illuminated part. Thus
the biaddor , and even the stomach , may
ho thoroughly looked over for diseased
spots.
Nutrcotl NuuRotl Nuegotl Buy Big
N upt > ot bakltip powdor. iti oz. " , " > cents.
Both the method and results when
Syrup of Figs is taken ; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste , and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys ,
Liver and Bowels , cleanses the sys
tem effectually , dispels colds , head
aches and fevers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy of its kind ever pro-i
duced , pleasing to the taste and ac
ceptable to the stomach , prompt in
its action and truly beneficial in its
effects , prepnrcd only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances , its
manyexccllentqualitiescommcndit
to all and have made it the most
popular remedy known.
Syrup of Figs is for sale in 75o
bottles by all leading druggists.
Any reliable druggist who may not
have it on hand will procure it
promptly for any ono who wishes
to try it. Manufactured only by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CO , ,
SAN FBANOXSOO , OAI , .
IOUIBVILLE , KY. NEW VOKK. N. Y.
Thouinndj iay they will wror No Other Shoe.
Wear this Shoo during the Summer Months.
DO NOT SUFFER WITH
TIRED or TENDER FEET.
Thu Shoe EXPANDS with EVERY MOTION of
the I'tmt. Alwnyi ntnini it < prrltct ill-lie. . The
ADJUSrAIII.K feature ! nmkci It lioiillili. tu wear
a narruH r Bliut' .
THE PERFECTION
Costs no moro , looks better , wcara longer ,
and ijltti 1OO times more comfort
than any oilier lnakc.
Prices , $2.OO , S3.DO , $3.OO 3.60.
CONSOLIDATED SHOE CO , M'Prs ' , LynnMass. ,
Forsulo by thu llosinn Storo.
Ur. Bailay , Sr
Tlio Leading
Dentist
'Ihlrd floor , P.ixton Itloolf.
Telephone 1085. Killi anil Farmun SLs.
A fullMitof U-etli on rubhor lor K. I'urfcctaot
Toctli without platen or raiiiovnulu urld.ru work
Just tlio tliliiK tor Blnsurs or public .punker- , never
drop down.
TEETH EXTRACTED WITHOUT I'AIN
Gold filling at reasonable rate * . All work
warranted , Uut this out , for agutdo.
NOTICKOF ASSKSSMKNTOF DAM
AGES FOR CHANGE OF GHADB.
To thuownoM of all lots and p iris of lots
and real cxtnlo aoi ! > 40th Htrcot from Hint to
California street.
Von are lieiuby notldod that tlio under-
slenod , throe dlslntoro < ted freeholders of the
fitot Omaha. Imvo been duly apuoinlod by
thu mayor , with thu approval of the city
council of uald olty. to amosi the diumuu to
the owners iciicjctlvoly of the property af-
fvctoil bv changing thu cradn of H.iltl street ,
doclnrod necessary byordlnanco iiuiubor 1HO ,
pihsud : July 'Jlat. 1 9' ' , approved July 'JJtd , IH'J. ,
Xou are further not lied , that having a > >
roptod Hi.ld apiHilnlinont , and duly iiuallllud
IIH rciiurcd | by law wo will , on the tilth d.iy of
AiiKii.it , A. I ) . , 1KW. at the hour of It ) o'clock In
the loienoon , at I ho olllco of Bin-Ivor A
( VDon.ilion , 111 1'arnani htiuot , within tbo
coruoratu limits of sild city , meet , for the purpose -
pose of couslderlu. anil tunUIng thu Ub4uns-
inoiit of damu.'u to thu owner * ruapucllvuly of
S'tld ] iroperty , alfeeU'd by Bald chanso of
L'raile. tuldni ; Into consideration t > puulal bono *
( Its. jf any.
You are no tilled to bo proicnt at the Unto
and placu uforcnuld and niiil.o any objection !
to or statements ooncornl'ig Hald "
of U sun u cos UK you mav ooiiNldor proiior.
\V. (3. ( HllltlVKII.
T. II. MtnJM.OOH : ( ,
it.lt. ( JlllbON ,
( 'iiiiiMiUtou of AppnilnnrK.
Omaha. Juljr 30th. 130 ! . ' -yMdlO
To Ont-ofDoor Folks
Recreative
Information
"i'ls not the tire tluit intiUos the bi *
oyulo , nor the mtdtllo , nor the stool
nor the HpoUus , not * tlio boiirlngB
nor any olliorono rotjulslta 'tis the
whole Columbian uro balanced on
the oquipoUo of Hiiucoati.ul nicety ,
All about Columbian , lllu.trutod , and boo1'
ubout Coluuiblm , Iruo on appllculluii , or
unjr Columbia nuout. or Mint l > r tuull Hond
two twu-ceiit mmupi , 1'opu Mftf , Compaur ,
Columbui Avo. , lloituu.
A Friend
Wishes to ipoak through the Jlti/istero\ \
the beni'flelal results ho has received
from a regular use of Aycr's 1'llln ,
lie says ; "I wns feullni * sick nnd tired
and my stomach xoomoil nil out of order.
I tried a numlinr ot remedies , hut none
seemed to glvu mo relief until I was In *
duccd to try the old reliable Ayor's
1'llls. I hnve tnktm only ono box , but I
feel like a new man , I think they nro
the most pleasant nnd easy to tnko ot
anything I ever lined , belliso ) finely
siif-iir-conttid that even n child will tnka
them. I urge upon all who are
In Weed
of a Inxutlvo to try Ayor's Tills. "
Ilootlilmy ( Mo. ) , Itegtster.
"Iletwcon tint ii-os | of live nnd fifteen ,
I wns troubled with n kind ot salt *
rheum , or eruption , rhlutly confined to
the logs nnd especially to the bend ot
the knew above the ealf. Hero , running
sores formed which would scnb ever ,
but would break immediately on inov *
inp the lug. My mother tiled every
thing slio could think of , but all wns
without nvull. Although n child , I rend
In the papers about the hmielliMnl effects
of Ayor's 1'IIN , mut persuaded my moth *
er to lot ntu try thum. With no meat
faith In the result , she mociired
Ayer's ' Pills
and 1 began to use them , nnd soon
noticed nn improvement. Encouraged
by this , I kept on till I took two boxes ,
when the sores dlsnppeaied mid hnvo
: iovor troubled me since. " If , Uhlpmnn ,
Heal Estate Agent , Itoatioko , Va.
"I suffered for years fiom stomach
and kldnoy troubles , causing very .severe
pnlns In various parts of the body. None
of the remedies I tried afforded me nny
relief until I began Inking Ayer's Pills ,
nml wns cured. " Win. Ooddnid , Notary
Public , Five Lakes , Mich.
Prepim1' ! liyDr. , T.C. Aycr&'o. , I.owcll.Moei.
Sold by DriiRgliilt K\ 'rvlicrc. .
Every Dose Effective
A.M Ue blM liUV To.
PA1ML SLTiMli I'OI'UI.AIC
, 1'ICIOKA
\\V WI'FK COMMKNOINO
\ 17
MJ HI.UIY
SUHDAV MATINEE , AUQUST '
1-IotLlo LJortmrtl Ohaso ,
In n Drand Pcunlo I'rodutlon ,
UNCLE'S DAR.X.JN&
Introducing a munnKcrli ) of trained anlniali
Matinees Wednesday and Saturday.
QUAIL BRAND
HEALfJJOODS
Parched Rolled Oats ,
Unequalled in Flavor.
Corn Gritz ,
Sold only iti 2 } pound paclcagoi.
Velvet Meal ,
For mtilllns and
Sold by nil rir.il-Gl.iss
THE SHOUriiST LINE TO CHICAGO
s via the Chicago , Milwaukee
& St. Paul R'y , as represented
onthis map.
Electric Lighted , Steam Heat
ed Vestibuled trains leave
Omaha daily at 7:05 : p. m. , ar
riving at Chicago at 9130 a. m.
City Ticket Oflice : 1501 Far-
nam St. , Omaha.
F. A. NASII. Gen'l Agent.
Or ( he Liquor Ilnlilt i'o.lll.cly Cured
uy mlniliilNlrrliiir . r * . lluliict. '
Uillllotl ! > ) | | | < 'II1 < - .
It onn bo rlvon in a cup ol coltce or tea , or in food ,
without thoknowlodjroot Ilio patient. Illnabaolutoly
uarmleBB. and will clfcot n permanent and apeedy
cure , whether the patlcut In a moderate drinker or
an aloobolio wrcok. It Una bocnalvon In thoutandi
or uier.and In every Instance perfect cure hai foi.
lowed. Jt nrvrr rullM. Thonyateuionoo Impregnated
Hltn the Bpeainc.it becomm an utter Itnpoaalbllltr
for the liquor npnetlto to ozlst.
UOLIIEM M'Kflll'IU CO. . Frop'rg. rlnrlnnnll , O.
40-piwa book or particulars free. To t had of
Knhn&Oo. . 15lhandlou la < ) nil. . 18th and
1 UuiiilngSU xviioiuHiilu. Hliiko. llruco tc. Co
and Hloharatton Orti Ca.Onniha , Nob.
DR.J. E. Me GREW
THE SPECIALIST.
and nunhood. 17 yours1
oxporluiu-o. Illi nMumrm inn ! f.tollltloH ur
piMotloully uiillmltwi. Tin ) Ooutor la ( worn.
memloU liy tlio iirett , ami ondorsoilJn th
strongest tornis by thu people for fulr trii'it.
iiiont mm houoU iirntfaiimiril lulvloo. Thl
iiuwt powerful roinoilloi known to mnclorn
so unco for the mieoosiful troittniont of tin
follOWlll''dlHUUHOi :
QONOKEIIOEA-lmmocllivto roll of. A com.
plotoiiuro without thu loal of mi Hour's tm | >
from .
GIiEET Ono of the most complete uri 1 aiio
rosjfnl treatment * ! for Kloot utiJ nil annoy ni
( lisoliiirjea.vot. Unown to the nu'.llual profoj.
Blou. The rosiittu nro truly wonilorfui.
HTUTCTURE UioiUiNt known roinujy foi
tlio tro.itMioiil.of Klrlotnrii. without piln , out *
tin ! ; , or ill In tin f. A inoslrninnrk tlilo ro nod/ ,
BYl'IULTS-No troatiuoul for tliU torrlulu
blood dltoiisn has ever boon morn sm ooHifiil.
norhiid HtronxoroiiUonioiiionta In thu I uht
of inuiiurii noloiico. thin ilitiuiuu U positively
cur.ih , o anil every tnico of tlio pulaou entirely
roinovti I from the tilooJ.
LOST MANHOOD , and ambition , norvoui *
net * , timidity , ilonpoiulonuy and ull woaknoii
and illt.or.loM of youth or 111411)10111) ) ) . Itollut
obtained at onco.
HKIN DISEASES , and all ( UsuuBoi ot tin
uioinavli , lilood , I Ivor , Idiuoyn and bluJdur
nro iruutud nu fcossfully with the Kru.Uui
known romudlo * for thu ( ll oatiH.
Wrlto for clroulary ami uuo.UoulUt , ( roa.
1'lth nml J'urninn tttn , .v'u >