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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (July 3, 1893)
1 TIIE OMAHA DAILY KKK ; ( MONDAY. JULY 3 , 1803. I IDE WICKED , WOOLLY WEST Rich Copper Mines Discovered at Wolf Greek , * Montana. ? RQMISES TO BECOME A SECOND BUTTE I No-el Irrigation Httlt-.IHln _ far Stnlco I 81,000,000 Opnllno to ( let a I.nultliuy Oilier Incident * , f Borcrnl welcome rnlns during the Track V'past have como just In time to counteract threatened local drouths , nnd at present the general crop outlook Is Improving each passIng - Ing day , The only cloud In the western horizon (3 ( the depressed silver market and that may In the end lead to radical and tlcclnlvo action moro boucllclal possibly than If the IHSUO had not been no abruptly tiro- clpltutcd. A linn adhoroiico to the PMC- tlce of standing by homo Industries now mori than evpr willed In repressing threat- incd Injury. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ A l.oit Treaimin. 1 ho company icrcntly oiganlrcd at Knob- noiter , Mo. , for the purpose of searching for the SIi"00Ct)0 ) In gold , supposed to have been burled thcro many years ago by Spaniards , have n force of mmlio nro working both diiy and night In the hope of locating the trcasurp. The town Is situated between two largo hills or knobs nnd It was at the b.isi ) of ono ot thcso knobs that Iliu skeletons of the mnasiicrcd Spaniards were found , also the t'res of the wheels and Irons of the seven wagons In which the pold was carried , when the heroo seekers , with a single exception , wrro captuivtl by the savages and put to death. It was at this Identical spot , also , that Thomas Carter , n reputable citizen , had , , thn pold rovcalcd to him In a dream , i > H was because of these facts that the com- \v\ny \ sot to work nt this particular spot In the hope of unearthing the gold , but so far the developments hnvo not been of nn en- couvnghiR character. - Dr. Keiollno says the men comprising the company are not dis couraged , howovori On iho contrary , thev lliave an abiding faith that success will eventually crown their efforts. So firmly wnvlncod are they of this that the work -.vlll be continued the entire summer and fall If the treasure la not sooner found. Since work began It has been learned that i several citizens of Ktiobnostor have in * the past two weeks sought in formation nt the hands of clairvoyants in both Kansas City and St. Jxmls 4 nsito The exact spot where tha treasure may ho fpuud , In the hope of securing it in ad- / vancuof the company's prospectors. Moro that three acres of ground have already " % been plowed aud dug up by the workmen , * nnd the work has scarcely yet commenced. Dr. William Workman of Knobnostor had a dream years ago and located this buried treasure , but his dream was never investi gated until the past week , when n company was formed to , search for the supposed burled treasure. i it Tiu-n ? The Colorado Irrigation company , with headquarters at Fort Collins , has begun the work of diverting the headwaters of the . Big Imunlo river into Chamber's lake , . .jwhlch will bo used as a great storage rcsor- " volr from whence ox tensive tracts of l.xnd In Larimer county , Colorado , will bo irrigated. * The canal is TO bo about seven miles long nnd will bo twenty-two feet wide. Between 000 nnd 700 men are at work upon it. Carlilo & Wcltbreo of Denver have the contract. This canal was begun two years ago and has caused considerable alarm among the ranchmen along the Big Laramlo river who are dependent upon the waters of that stream for Irrigating purposes. A commit tee served notice on the foreman ot the work to stop operations soon after the work was begun. In consequence but little woric was done In 1801 , but last year it was prosecuted with vigor. It is evidently the Intention of the company to complete the contract this Boason. The canal taps tno main branch of tjio river and Itis estimated that fully toe- third of the water irlllthus bo diverted from Its proper channel. It is not believed that the Colorado people have the right to appro priate this water. They , however , seem to base their operations on the theory that there is a surplus of water in the stream. State Engineer 0Meado says the * water is already appropriated. v Just what notion will bo taken against the Colorado company is not known , but there will undoubtedly bo a light in tha courts and ono of the most important questions in the history of irrigation will bo decided. The case will probably como up in the United States court at Denver. A liarrel of Gold. Silas M. Smith tells a , good story which show how people put money for safe keepIng - Ing In pioneer days. Mr. Lamson , whose son Is now a prominent citizen of Portland , did business on the Clatsop plains. Having oc casion to visit Astoria , he pur $3,500 in gold 820 pieces in a barrel of flour. Meantime Hour fell short ut Solomon Smith's , and John liobson , who lived with him at the time , * "callcd at Mr. Larason's for a barrel. Ho took ono at random and brought it homo. In the evening when ho opened it out rolled the gold pieces. Ho and Mr. Smith were of course astonished , and did not know what to muko of it , They gathered the coins and put them safely away. Mr. Lamson re turned homo the same evening , and on learning that Mr. Hobson had got a barrel of 1 Hour , ho looKcd around aud found that the barrel which had the gold was missing. Ho not out for Mr. Smith's , whore ho was do- 4. lighted to Und his treasure intact. It may mr bo noted that the barrel contained Chilian Mlour , for this slope , which now produces ( many million bushels of wheat and exports many thousand barrels of Hour , then Im ported Hour from Chill. lievr Copper Mlncx. Representative D , I. Tallant returned the other day from Wolf Creek , Mont. , where ho has been for some weeks looking after his mining property. Ho says that his company Is building a permanent camp there , and ho expects to sea ono of the biggest copper camps in that vicinity that thcro Is in the state. He comes back loaded down with specimens of ere and full of enthusiasm , The claims in which ho is interested are the Mt. Ncbo ana the Queen of Shoba. In the Hrst named mlno they have a tunnel In about 150 foot and nt a depth of'nlnety feet from the surface of tlio ground. Mr , Tallant says that th6y have now a vein of ere two foot thick , which assays -10 per cent copper , bo- oldes carrying gold and silver , They have also two claims known as thu King Solomon and the Alexander , which have given some good assays In gold und silver near the sur face. Mr. Tullant is hero 'to got provision and tuuo them back to camp. Ho has called the now camp , which Is on the llttlo creek running Into the Prickly Pear creek , the 'Llttlo Creek Mining district , " and predicts that it will be a second Butte before many years are gouo. Mmitnim linn Ho Ute for timillpox Acting Governor Botkln has opened cor respondence with the authorities at Wash ington in regard to the deportation of a band of Creek Indians , who have been in Silver Bow county near Butte , nil winter ; There \pa smallpox among the Indians all winter and up to recently the people of Silver Bow county have been anxious to ( jet rid of thorn , lAitowInir to the presence of the disease had to bo satisfied with establishing a shotgun ciuaruutlno. Now that the smallpox hus died out in thu camp , the county ttuthoiltles - , have , called on the governor to have the In- jlillans moved. The governor has referred the matter to Washington. The Indians belong in Canada and their presence in this state has long been regarded as a nuisance- and u menace. The Canadian counsel have offered to rrcoivo nnd take charge of the Indians If they are escorted to the lino. The oxpcnso aud trouble of escorting thorn there Is what the state thinks the federal authorities should look after , I An Oregon Cliler. . , Hcsldjng at a place on the Suako rlvor - .known as Fishhook Bend lives the wealthl- - J-est Indian of his trlbo , Wolf , chief of the Palouso Indiana. Ho owns 100 acres of laud , \ 111 under cultivation , with good house and ii bftrn nnd well stookod. He raises horses prlnnlpally , being the possessor of over 3,000 head nt the present lime. Ho hns shipped thousand head , at ono time hlpnlni 3,000 head and at another luOO. Ho is 40 years of age , but looks much younger , and hns a physique that many \venkly paleface might envy. Withal , ho Is a widower , hav ing already lost two "klooehmen. " Ho tells , with pomp and iirldo. of his trip to Washing ton ; how ho visited the "bltt house , " as ho expresses It , and hU being presented to the ' 'big man" at the "big house , " and of his photograph boln ? them , ills interpreter tells of his fascination for n pretty pale face , and of his offer of many horses it she would share his couch and honors. Ho also tolls of the attention his royal hlghncts received while nt WttHhltigton , and.of . the enjoyment the big chief seemed to derive thorofrom , \Volf dresses In Indian costume , with -red blanket thrown artistically orcr ono shoul der , nnd a calico or white blouse shirt , quite dccolluto to display a nooklaco composed of many-colored beads , bears' teeth , shells , etc. Ktncrs adorn Inn fingers , upon the third. finger of the left hand being n handsome seal ring. _ Don't Piny nlth a Itiittlnsnnko , tvst vrcok several dngoes were camping In the canon east of Brighnm , U. T. Ono of them wont down to the crook to drink. On hi ? way he came ncro a largo rattle snake , Not knowing that the reptile was deadly poison ho ploitod it up nnd ran over to frighten his companions with it. They poll-owed the danger at once and shouted to him to drop the snake , which by tills time was writhing in anger and sounding Its nwful warning. It then struoK at him , burying - ing its sharp fang's deep In his arm. Ills ( oinnnlcs rushed the poUonod man down to Brighnm nnd literally soaked him with liquor. The arm swelled up to almost the size of the man's ' body , but uy skillful treat ment it Is thought it can bo saved. Troubln Still lliuwlnp , The latest news from the plateau country Is anything but reassuring , Instead of the sheepmen moving out , it appears that moro sheep nro being brought in. This action the cattlemen will resist to the bitter end , and a bloody confilct Is looked for at any timo. The sheep men deny any knowledge as to the burning of Emanuel Brinks' residence last Friday night , but as his brother , , T , F. Blinks , was burned out In a similar manner only a few weeks ago , and ns both are prominent cattle men , suspicion is naturally directed against the sheep owners. The latest arrivals from the plateau re- report that both sides are noncommittal , but that qulot organization is going on , A I.iiplclvry Tor Opaline. A telegram to the Idaho Statesman has boon received from E. II. Flcmmlng stating that the Young-Fitzgerald group of epa mines on Squaw creek had been sold to the Helena , parties who secured a thlrty day option on these properties- few days ago. They claim now that they will open up a lapidary establishment at Opaline and sot to work at once to open up the mines. The last batch of stones brought in from there are moro brilliant , if such a thimr is possi ble , than any yet seen ana much harder. Nobraakii nnd Noliraskam , A high schoofis to bo established at Emerson - orson , The Baptists of Hastings will build a now church. There is 1,018 children of school ago at North Platto. There are thirty applicants for the prin- clpalshlp of the Ravenna schools , Auditor Eugene Moore Is preparing to move his family and household effects from Norfolk to Lincoln. Fritz Wcgcncr , a wealthy . .Cos * county farmer , paid $150 to learn the old lightning rod agent's trick last week. Tramps sot fire to W. G. Scar's barnat * Oakland and a valuable Hamblotonian colt was consumed in the itamos. Just because ho married an Omaha lady Inst week , Editor Blanchard printed the Plattsmouth Herald on pink paper. The Old Settlers association of southeast Nebraska has decided to hold its annual plcnid aud reunion on August 2 and 3. Thd Second Congregational church has been organized nt Norfolk and Bov. A. F.nrnsworth has been ordained as pastor. i Thcro was a shower of frogs at Platts- , -nionth tho. other day. Hundreds of the ani mals foil1 in the streets during a rain storm. , A balance weight cold engine has been In vented by n Fairmont woman and is now being successfully used to pump water from an eighty-foot well. The Adams County Democrat has entered upon its fourteenth year. The Wahlquist Brothers get up a paper that is deserving of support. The Southwest Nebraska Grand Army re union , which was to have been held at Cur tis , has been abandoned on account of the hard times. Lightning struck the belfry of the Russian church at Harvard and shattered it. The church was in course of erection and th damage will amount to several hundred del Inrs. Inrs.Tho The aeronaut who is to make the para chute leap from the clouds at Tilden on tht Fourth Is on hand with his machinery and the whole population of the town is greatly Interested. The experiment of exploding giant powdoi from balloons to produce rain will be tried a Broken Bow on the afternoon of the Fourth. Thirty balloons and 1,000 pounds of powder have boon ordered tor the occasion. What Is described as a gigantic specimen of an antediluvian monster has been disco v ered in Boyd county north of Hpencer. jt gang of men is now nt work exhuming th monster and carrying it to Butte in sections , Already forty feet of the 11/ard-llko animal have been unearthed and many'moro foot art in sight. Three years ago llttlo Claude Elm of Genoa fell on a stick , wnlch entered his mouth and penetrated the jaw Just back of the wisdom tooth. The stick was removed , nnd after a long time the wound healed , but soon h had trouble with his ear and it began t discharge. After suffering with this troubl , for over two years the lad was taken to a doctor last week , who , after oxumlnlnf th 'car , put Vie little fellow under the Intluonci of chloroform and removed from his ear i plcro ot the stick ono and one-eighth inches loii , ono-fourth of an inch wide and onu- clghth ot an inch thick , which was Imbedded crosswise in the car. It was a delicate oper ation to perform , us it was so low down in the cur that it could not bo scon , and was so firmly imbedded that It took both skill aud time to remove it. EdTulburl is a half-breed Omaha Indian with a bad name. Ho was recently arrested on the reservation and taken to Bancroft charged with stealing a set of harness. After a preliminary bearing ho was bound over to the dlstiict court and n bond of $100 was signed by some men on his agreement J.s give them sccuiity on personal property no ownml and had at his home on the reser vation. The men wanted to Investigate before fore releasing htm , nnd went with him to sco the property , and hilo there Tnlbort managed to escape nnd fled to Dccatur , where hn was caught and brought back to Bancroft und turned over la the bondsmen. who in turn took him to West Point und gave him up to the sheriff , who placed him in Jail. Tulbcrt threatens vengeance on his captors If ho ever gets free. Coloniilii , The nook Springs company , engaged in gold mining ut Four Mile , Cole , , is cleaning up WOO a day. The Larimer county dltoh has broken near Port Collins and 8V,000 ! acres of crops will bo ruined in consequent. A cur full of giant powder was shaken u > in a wreck near GunnUon , but as thcro wcro no parsons near it did not explode , For a purse of $ S50y , A. Woodruff of Durango will attempt to go from that point to the World's fair , a distance of 1S7S miles , on a blojele in twenty days. Several mining men , residents of Goldcu , who have claims at the new gold camp on Ilalstnn crook , und who have just como in. from there , report the sale of the North Star ininu on Saturday to Lafayette parties for $10,000. The richest tellurium ere ever struck In Crlpplo Cieok has been found iu tha Prince Albert , at Cripple Crook ut stxty-llvo feot. Great masses literally covered on all sides with sylvanlto have been hoisted to the surface , John Durbln , president and manager of the Platte Packing company and Wyo ming stock Inspector for Denver , says the prebcnt system of cattle inspection Is a fraud and n sham. Ho states that nt all In- spcctlon points outside of Denver , Omaha , -Kausan City aud Chicago uo personalia- spection Is made at all , The inspector simply collects his fee irom the stockman and issues his certificate. The Montana cattlemen will endeavor to have the system changed. Gold has boon discovered on the stage road between Wolcott and Steamboat Springs. Some nuggets nnd earth contain ing many colors hnvo been exhibited at Glen * wood Springs , nnd a number have started to locate claims. The largo Ulco companies nro nil In good shape and will probably keep going unless silver sinks considerably lower. The work of the camp will soon bo curtailed , as from present indications some of the smaller out fits will stop work , A fine body of ore hns boon uncovered on the dump of the Crown Prince , n promising claim near the lied Cliff nnd Sha wmut. The ere Is black tellurium , silver nnd lead , nnd shows ns folloxvsi Gold , eighty-three ounces ; silver , onnouncej load 40 percent. The disastrous forest fires in the vicinity of Boulah continued several days , but the town was fortunately not reached , The In dications were that a heavy rainstorm pre vailed In that part of the mountains , proralslilg to completely extinguish the fire. A portion of the storm reached Pueblo nnd was believed to have continued westward farther than that city. The timely rain hns saved scores of ranches from the devastating flames , which could only have been saved by a gen eral downpour of water , The Impression now obtains that the Crip ple Creek extension of the Midland may bo deferred. Whllo In the cast General Agent Collbnm was busily engaged looking to the money end of this question , nnd Just prior to his leaving New York for homo a telegram was received announcing that successful ar- ra'ngomcnts had boon made for all the money needed , but Inter when asked relative to the matter ho said that the prospect for going ahead Immediately with the building of the road was ut least a matter of doubt , all eastern financial concerns having drawn the strings tight , _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Oregon. The Shclton mlno , near Woatherboo , Is proving to bo a bonanza. The result of four days' mill run was ? 1COO. A lodge was recently discovered six or seven miles west of Medford , the ere of which assayed $40 per ton. Mr. Swinden , who made a mining location In the Blaekwoll district , has sacked COO pounds of ere , which ho estimates having a value of * 4,000. , The mill at the Star mlno on Graves creek is running day and night on S30 oro. The cost per ton to mlno nnd mill Is only ? 3 , which leaves n snug profit. The vein is five feet wldo. Mrs. William Alnsworth , who lives at Sparta , recently picked up a piece of float gold quart ? , and after prospecting n llttlo found the ledge , which is ono foot wldo and showrf gold in considerable quantity. It Is reported by the Yaqulna News that a recent strong cast wind drove enormous quantities of insects to sea. The bay Is covered with them , brought in by the tide , also largo numbers of land birds. The de struction of honey bees , for which that re gion is noted , was fearful. Wade Huston of Prlnevlllo is the pos sessor of n young porcupine from , which ho has shorn the quills , leaving It as harmless as a kitten , The little animal seems to realize that It Is deprived of its means of defense , and instead of being on the de fensive is qulto docile and appears to appre ciate kind treatment. Some unknown thlof entered L. M. Hor- ron's house on the Nehalcm during his ab sence and carried away a part of the floor and colling , 2,500 shingles , and after assort ing eight bushels of potatoes , took the good ones , leaving the sprouts for seed. Several others in the neighborhood have had their houses entered and household goods takoiu _ Four car loads of mining and pumping machinery have been received by the Taylor company at Leland , A twelvo-lncn pipe 3,000 feet long is placed to convoy the water from the plumbing works on Green's creek to a "height of 408 feet. As soon as all is complete the work of washing away the earth will begin. The ground is rich , and many largo nuggets uro found. Joseph Labradoro , while fishing on Mcacham creek , near Athena , ono day last week , after passing through some brush , felt something hanging to his leg , aud look ing down saw a largo rattlesnake last to him. It seems that us ho passed through the brush the snake struck him and its teeth became fastened In the gum boots which ho had on at the time. Ho lost no time in killing the snake , which was a very largo ono with nlno rattles. A $350,000 fortune has been loft Martin C Martin , a livery stable foreman of Tacomo. C. H. Kennell has discovered coal near Cascade City , on the line of the Great NorUi ern. The opening is within six feet of tnc railroad track. Washington has a forest area of S3,5SSG12 acres , with standing timber amounting to 413.833a-15,000 , valued at $209.501.329 , moro than all the states east of the Rocky mount ains. This valuation is based on 53 cents pci 1,000 feet stumpago. Alderman Palmer has a contract to gotou 1.000,000 cords of shingle bolts for the Ever son mill. When the contaact Is completed which will take ton years. Mr. Palmer wll rocelvo $3,600,000. The 1,000,000 cords wil make 5,000,000,000 shingles and will take the mill twenty years to cut them. It will re quire ! ) ,848 cars to ship these shiiitrles. Work IB to bo resumed in the Fourth o July mine , Okanogan , after a partial sus pension of operations for more than a year Work was resumed with n full force on the 1st of May , starting with a drift outholcdgo ut the 200-foot lovel. They have struck a Hno body of low grade ere and have this spring taken out 450 tons. Mill runs on this ere show 150 ounces in silver and $3 gold , A mooting of mlno owners is shortly to b hold to consider a prorosltlon to bore a tunnel nol through the mountain from Sllvorton to Sultan basin. The tunnel will bo ono and a quarter miles long and its estimated cost is 8500,000. With a bolt line ton or twelve miles long , all of the mines in tha basin can bo roaohcd und the ere delivered on th Everotto & Monte Crlsto road , through th tunnel. Authentic information is Just rcceivoa relative to the trouble between the Colvlll Indians and a surveying party under En gincor McDonald. The Indian police ot derod the party off the reservation , elaimlni that they were starting the survey sh miles from the right point. They arrcstoc two ferrymen who ferried the party acres the Columbia rlvor aud frightened away si : of the party. * The Ualcotin. Plerro people are laying a good deal o stress on tha medicinal properties of tbo water from tholr now artesian well. A bath house has been erected and i < atlonts uro trying the baths' . The results thus far show very favorably. The work of surveying and establishing the boundary line between South Dakota and Nebraska will soon begin , says the Sioux Falls Argus-Lender , Dick Ganglion of Cas- taliu expects to get the contract to assist in delivering the stone monuments which are to mark the dividing line between thu two btates. Tha big timber fire along the Black Hills & Fort Plerro railroad , between Loads and Piedmont , has been extinguished after the loss of 3,000 , cords of wood and a number of thousand feat of logs. The tivo originated three ratios this sldo of Elk creek , extending along the line ten miles toKunklo'ssawmill , which barely escaped. A cave in occurred lu a troucn near the Homestuko mlno and six men were burled aliva. The nuws of the disaster reached Whitawood soon after it occurred , being re ported by a follow workman in the same gang , who called for assistance. A force of men was ut once sot to work and three men rescued allvo. Charles Broncmlii , foreman , aud live others have not boon found , There has boon cousidorablo complaint on thu jiart of some of the old soldiers living lu this state because no provision was made ut the Hot Springs Soldiers' homo for the families of old soldiers who had entered the homo. Any old soldier whp , on account of disability , was compelled to enter the homo , If married , had to leave his wife and family bohlnd to shift lor themselves arid get along as best they could , Recently , however , the board of managers of the homo has docldod to build some cottages near the homo for some of the old soldiers who have families. Hundreds of people write , ' 'It Is impossi ble to describe the good Hood's Sarsaparllla has douo uio. " It will hoof equal help to you. 3100.00 lots 925.00 down ; see page 7 , SANDOW AMONCJ11E STATES Notes Taken on Texas byjajv Omahan Wan dering T CF ; , GLIMPSES OF TOWN'"AND ' ; COUNTRY , t-v * t.l I.nportr , Hour I.iko nm A\mln , Their Glmr > nctcrlfttlc * nnil Sdrr/quiitllng * A rcrtpcotlvo of TjOXt * ns a Wholo. SANTA Fc , Juno SO.flCprrcspondonco of THE DUE. ] During ( he latter part of Inst mouth , vrhllo In Houston , Tox. , 1 got abo.mt the tug steamer Eugene and rode southward about forty miles on HufTiilo bayou to sco the town of Lmpovto. The b.inki of the bayou wore fringed to the water's edge vrlth grass , shrubs , vines' and trees of various kinds. The day was qulto warm. A strong sen Ureezo was blowing northward from the gulf. Exposed to tills wlillo occupying a cot on the dock , the trip proved an enjoyable ono. At places along the bayou uwznolla ' trees wcro numerous and the whole ntnios- phoro was redolent with n strong , pleasant liorfumo exhaled by their flowers , Thcso trees grow to immcnsoslzo. No.ir the ground , the trunks of many of them are more than two feet In diameter and they tower to a height of soventy-llvo to 100 foot. Thulr blossoms , when fully developed , are eight nil ton Inches in diameter. In color , it is a * Jch , creamy white. Uoaving the steamer at Morgan's Point , I , vns driven in a hack two and a half miles to * ai > orto , a bustling little village of several undred inhabitant ! Is , with church , .chool . and Sunday school facilities , uch as might bo expected in a young .own . of its sho. Among other things t has two livery stables , -flvo stores , a tolo- ; raph ofllco and an excellent two-story hotel , , dequato for the acfromtribdation of from iOVonty-tlvo to 100 guests. A weekly news paper , owned , managed and edited by John I. Ulco , is published thoro. It Is ono of the just , most wide awake papers In Texas. The .ownslto . contains some 15,000 acres , bounded n the north by San Jacinto b.xyon the east , nd south by Galveston bay and on the west ly a beautiful stretch" * of pralrio. It is a iiagnillccnl piece of table land , about thirty- flvo foot above the level of the bay. Natu ral groves skirt the shores ot the two bays. The trees of these groves are of great size , nd various kinds. They need only to bo hlnnncd out aniHrimmoil in order to con vert the groves into elegant parks. In a lumber of places the land rises In natural .erracos from the water. The beach at Galvcstou bay is well suited for bathing purposes. The water is warm , not unpleas antly rough , deepens gradually on receding from the shore , and has a smooth , sandy bottom. The townsito is well planned and carefully ' laid out. Several miles if Its streets are paved with ioa shells. Millions of cubic yards of these shells Ho piled up in hugo heaps along the ; here of Galveston bay on land belonging to ho townsito company , from which ample quantities may bo obtained for paving pur poses for the trifling expense of hauling and surcadlug them upon the streets. Excellent water may bo had by sinking vrolls from 400 to TOO foot. Aplcasantsoibroezo , from the gulf passes constantly qvorip-nd through the to yn. With the forcgolngnadvantagcs and many others that tulgh 'bo , uamod , together with a mild and healthyjcllinato , no ono need bo surprised to see LaportOj develop into a beautiful , prosperous and , influential city. My return to Houston oyarfatid in a hack was through ono of thoiniosij fertile , varied and picturesque agricultural regions in OJ XS. Sour jr.-- take. ' Boarding a train of the Southern Pacific railroad I started- Sour Lake , situated In Hardin county , about sixty'flve miles east of Houston. It is about teu miles from thanearest railway station.- The lake is a small body of wutor por/ectly round , about 800 foot in diameter and tlirco to four feet deep. Its basin was artificially constructed , Bathing in HS waters issrud to bo-n certain euro for rheumatism , sldn diseases and various other ailments. Within some thirty foot of the lake arc seven wells and several others ut a greater distance. The mineral substances found 'in these wells are iron , magnesia , sodium , potassium , alumina and free sulphur , .Drinking thcso waters has been known to effect marvelous cures of stomach , kidney and blood diseases. Near the lake in the midst of a grass plot contain ing fifteen or twenty acres stands Sour Lake hotel , a large two-story frame structure. While the waters undoubtedly contain ex- colltmt medicinal qualities tor certain ail ments , and whllo Sour Lake might bo made a very attractive health resort the whole year round , at the present time everything connected with It Is in such a state of decay and dilapidation as to give It a repulsive and unsightly appearance. I remained there only a few days. The country lying between Hous ton and Sour Lake consists in part of good farming land and in part of dense heavy forests. Trip to Auntln. ( Bidding n final adieu to Houston on the 5th inst , 1 traveled dlroctiy northward till I reached Malina station , where I boarded a car on the line of the International Great Northern railroad and made for Austin , the capital of the great "Lono Star state. " I got there on the next day and remained long enough to witness some of the boat races on Colorado lake , in which Hanlon , Hosmer , Toomor txnd other aquatic professionals of world wtdtf fume participated. This lake has been made by artificial moans. About three miles southeast of Austin a dam has boon erected across the Colorado river. It is 1,200 feet lone , rises sixty feet above low water level , is sixty-eight feet wide at the bottom , eighteen feet wldo at the top and id built of hugo blocks of solid cranito. It backs the water thirty miles and makes it at many places a quarter of n milo wldo. In this way as beautiful a lake has been formed as will be seen almost anywhere. It supplies the city with water for household , domestic , fire and street purposes and Is designed to furnish power for operating all kinds of machinery in and about the city , besides constituting a lovely lake for rowing , yachting and all sorts of auuatio sports. The unm was built by the city at a cost of $500,000. , Austin is ono of the most beautiful little cities in the state. It occupies a sightly , elevated posi tion. To the north of Hlio immense strotuhos of pralrln. High tabla lands are soon at the south. East of it are gently undulating plains , whllo to the westward uro. a number of hills rising almost into mountains. Upon the whole , the city and its surroundings present - sent a charming piece of scenery , not often surpassed. Judging from Its appeurauca I should estimate its population ut loss than 20.000. t , , A few of its streets are macadamised most of them are , hojivqvqr , without any kind of pavement. Ilia hard , dry character of the earth after vohicjgs.pavo passed over it a while renders puy , < oniqnts in a largo measure unnccssary. , Thcro * are but two streets In the , fi.ty upon and along which buslnes < Js carried on. In Its volume of business , U ) ( the number of its manufacturing establishments , banks and capital employed byfjjom , in the num ber of Its schools , churqli)3Sunday ( ) schools , newspapers , railroads , pKc t railways aud the Ilku , it will cornier ) ) favorably with other cities of the Biuna , * ! } , , The state capltol bijllujug is ono of the boasts of the city , and nlsftof the great com monwealth Itself. It If , Claimed to bo tho. largest stuto capltol bul | ng In the union , and in expense of construction second only to that of Now York , lUs next in alzo to the capltol at Washington. and the seventh largest building in the world. Its length is 500 feet 0 incites , its width 233 tool 10 inches. Excluding basement and dome it is four stories high in the central part , while its oust and west portions are tliroo stories. It stands In the central part of the city on a piece of high ground , and Is constructed of red granite , transported by rail fromBurnot county , Texas , a dlstanpo of sovcntv-fivo mllos. In the matter of appliances and con veniences it is a couioloto modern stuto houso. The contractors who furnished the material and built it received therefore an appropriation of 3,000,000 , acres of land. Btnto in General. While traveling In Texas I saw many places where cottou ) s raised. I also saw places where cano is raised , but it did not fall to my lot to BOO a single place whore "h I is raised. " This may bo a startling ploco of information to those who hnvo hcanl pollttcalstumpors declare with fre quency and emphasis whllo haranguing tholr follow citizens that the three principal crops raised in Tqxns woro. "Cotton , cano and h 1. " This declaration I had lUtonoil to so often myself and heard it repealed time after time with such an air of coufU ilonco and earnestness that it was with son'o ' footings of apprehension as to my personal safety I ventured Into that stato. If h 1 were ralsod there nlong with ordinary agri cultural products , It occurred to mo that regular devils must al o bo there to culti vate it. Two dangers therefore appeared to confront mo. If 1 happened to got into a place where h 1 was ralsod I was likely to bo badly burnt ; and if I should chance to full into the hands of a devil I should probably Hint him a very un- companionable fellow. But happily for mo , I escaped both , and I now glv < J forth this in formation for the comfort of others , who , laboring under the same Impression that once weighed with mo , may contemplate n similar journey. With an area of 274,000 square miles , Texas is truly an empire within herself , Her more southern portions are adorned by an almost Infinite variety of Ho wets , slmtDs , vines and shade trees. In certain localities some of thcso trees are heavily dranofl in gray moss which gives them a somber and somewhat melancholy appoaranco. In these same portions of the state birds of brilliant plumage constantly Hit from tree to trco , warbling forth their merry songs. She has a tinny sltlos , varied , picturesque scenery , for the most part a mild , ho.ilthy clltnato and an interesting his tory. Adapted to stock raising and fruit culture , capable of yielding many kinds of agricultural products in abundance , possess ing valu.iblo stone quarries mid Immense for ests of timber suitable for building purposes , her natural resources are both varied and extensive. Though she now has tx popula tion of ,000.00l > , she is. comparatively speakIng - Ing , but thinly settled. In the past her development has boon slow , irregular and hesitating. A new era , however , seems now to bo dawning upon bur. Farmers , me chanics , marchtints and manufacturers from the north scoidng homes , buying and set tling upon her lauds , are mooting a cordial welcome thoro. Now forces are , in consequence quence , beginning to touch her latent re sources. Now and numerous enterprises , some of which are of vast proportions , in volving largo expenditures gf money , are beIng - Ing sot on foot throughout her borders. What the result will bo remains , of course , to bo scon. But If she ultimately attains an agricultural , manufacturing , commercial and political Importance In any considerable de gree commensurate with her territorial do main , she will become , so to speak , : x splen did luminary of the first magnitude , blazing forth in unsurpassed splendor nmom' the bright constellation of states making up our great American union. J. T. M. * < iS XllfTS. ) innlm 1'cnpto Who Are Knjoylnf ; Them- noly < n ut the South llnkom Uoanrt. HOT Sruixos , S. D , , July 2. [ Special to 'IIK ' UKK. ] H is a well known , but much amonted fact , that there has been rivalry between the upper and lower 'arts ' of Hot Springs , which has boon 'aimed into n factional fight which as become very serious at times. Quo of the principal mattois for fighting ver was the location of the court house In , ho extreme northern part of town , which ivas , no doubt , done to splto these who were not willing to have it located centrally , but ivantcd It in tholr end of town. This in volved the county in several lawsuits , and ho county treasurer refused to pay the war ants from the building fund. Thousands o dollars have been spent In litigation , bu r'our correspondent is now glad to announce : hat the supreme court has decided the question. The court house stands where it ' .s , the warrants are 'ordered paid to the con- Lractor and the war is virtually over. The decision is received with the good spirit that "t should bo , and everything now looks peaceful and prosperous , Hot Springs will not go into the olabora- Ion of a celebration on the Fourth , but a number of excursions are booked for this place on that day. The usual tub and swim ming races , diving contests and athletic jorformauccs will bo given at the plunge bath on that day. Besides the usual quota of commercial men , of which Omaha has far the greatest representation of any other city , there are quite a numoor of Omaha people hero this week , Last evening General John H. Brooke and wife , Mrs. W. A. Hcdick , Miss Stearns , 'jeneral John A. Patrick.tho Alissos Wakoly , daughters of Judge Wakely , and Captain Quay of the United States army came in by special train from the west. The party had boon to Fort McKinney , Wyo. , where Gen eral Brooke Inspected the fort. They also took in the Patrick ranch , near the Big Horn mountains and tried their luck at trout fishing in the mountain streams , which , they say , were too high from the molting snow for good fishing. They have taken rooms at the Evans and are enjoying the attractions and beauties of our city very much. Last Tuesday evening the T. 1C quartet of Omaha , assisted by Hov. Edwin Graham , gave one of Its excellent concerts at the chapel of Black Hills college. It was greatly appreciated and the boys were unanimously pronounced the finest singers who have yet visited the city. Mr. Conrad and Mr. W. A. Morrison , the basses , especially showing off their voices to good advantage. Mr. Gra ham , who is a chalk talker , delighted the audience with his proficiency , in handling the crayon so as to bring something out of nothing. Ho was engaged for the Black Hills Chautauqua assembly which will meet hero from July 27 to August 7. The com pany made a very successful tour of the hills and is now filling its engagement at the Long Pine Chautauqua. Mr. D. N. Wheeler , \ \ ho has been hero since July 7 for nervous' prostration from overwork , went homo yesterday much 1m moved. The guaranteed euro for all headache is BroraoSeltzer. . Trial bottle lOc. DESOVNVKO IWOJl TIIE I'VLl'IT , Governor AUgcIil .Severely Scored for Pardoning the Anarchists. NEW YOIIK , July 2. Governor Aitgold and his pardon of the anarchists were denounced in the most scathing terms from the pulpit today. Kov. Madison 0. Peters said : "Ho shows himself a foreigner by birth , but a conti nental European in his views and sympa thies , Ho is not fit for American citlzensnip and ho rails as wildly at the administration of the law as Herr Most overdid. In ills message of over 1'J.OOO words , ho not only brings reproach upon his party , disgraces the state und makes a most astounding ex hibition of himself before the country , but sounds the most dangerous note for lawless ness over struck in this country. " John A. Wakoilold , lumber , lath , limo , etc. Temporary uflluo , J721 Louv- worth street. Mr. Porter WASHINGTON , July. 2. Hon. Hobort P. Porter , superintendent of the census , has resigned , to take effect immediately , Mr. Porter has boon desirous of severing his connection with the office for over n month and recently completed certain business arrangements with u New York enterprise which demands his early attention , it can not bo learned with what concern Mr. Porter will identify himself. * DELICIOUS Flavoring MATURALFRU1TFLWORS. Vanilla Of perfect purity Lemon Of great strength- Orange Economy In their use , Ro-e.iU. nnd deilcloutiy th > fresh What Leads You to use the imitations of PecirKne ? Some trifling prize , cheap prices , or becnuse the grocer or peddler says "same as" or "as oed as ? " What do thcso amount to , if your things are ruined in the ss * * washing ? They may be , And you can't see the damage - age that a danger ous washing com pound is doing , until the damage is clone ; with the poorest , that , . . takes some time. With these imitations that nobody knows about , you have to take your own risk. Been on the safe side , and use only the original Pearline. Mill ions of women can tell about that. Ask some of them , and satisfy yourself. Get their experience. * 4 n _ _ i * _ _ _ _ _ _ * . i LEXINGTON ( MO. , ) SCHOOLS. MAU6 COLLEGE. ELIZAUET1I AULL ! couro cl , Music , ort. Ilicra One of the olJcM.tx'M fioYIi turcclocuiion , > busm&t " 'I Apponiimcniimo-liniv Location . . htalllvyunU plim Mu.lc .r > ( J Atl. T.-acntrs - lant. , Ciu.wntcr steam bcul CUIHU lllu.lrau-.lc.ili- op n 5cpt. u ith JS 2 Idfllo n , , - , - , r.v.nn. | . - H.Pr l , CENTRAL COLtECE FOn YOUNG . LADIEO. . WBNTWOrUH MILITARV ACADEMV/ . > I.cilnutmi , Mo , Sll Jo [ wlmcnltollnslruuton If . offlctrs and Icachrri. Con' o le i mlhury nthool in' BsrrTalorjr ot muilQ _ , Art , MKiourl llolllilul loot S OymnMium. Modern ui > lion. UeaiormHc Ictnu. II.1 iljwlniui ni . ; ' 4ihycttr lllui itmtnilcaialoiMjft . < . A. , IQ\g . I'- . . ' . 4. jteM"A.2 ! : r THE MORE YOU SAY THE LESS PEOPLE REMEMBER. " ONE WORD WITH YOU At IQTQ HLIO I 0 nit. V. I. . Si.vIM.KS. Consultlns Sur oo Gmduato of llusli Mollc.il Onlluuo. ( oojr Ut.TAT.luN i'itiu. : ) For tbo trodtmont eWe Wo euro Catarrh , All Diseases of the Nose , Throat , Ohost , Stomach , .Bowels anilXiivor. " Blood. Sliin nnd Kitliioy DUoaspJi Fomulo WonlmosBOH CURED. 1'ILEb. FISTULA , FISSURE , porinanantlv cursd , without the u o of UnlfillK.ituro or c.ui.itle. All m.U.iillos of n private or dullcatu ualuro , of cither iu < , positively enroll. C.ill on or n < Uln'Hs , with stamp , ( or Circulars , Fruo Book anU lluolpos , Dr. Searlos & Searles , Next Door to Iostoffloo. The County Fair affords an excellent opportunity for the pick-pocket to get your watch. If you would be proof against his skill , be sure that the bow ( or ring ) Is a This wonderful bow is now fitted to the . Jas. Boss Filled Watch Cases , which arc made of two plates of gold soldered to a plate of composition metal. Look equally as well as solid gold cases , and cost about half as much. Guaranteed to wear 20 years. Always look for this trade mark. None genuine without it. Sold only through watch dealers. ' Ask any jeweler for pamphlet or send to the manufacturers. KeystoneWatch Case Co , , PHILADELPHIA. Only 4th of July Attraction. $3,00011 * 4th , 5tli and Oth. Special rntcH on all rouilu enterhi ? Omaha , For paitlcularu And ] > riviU-fcH luiUreao , J , _ V. Tiithlll Hoo'y. OMAHA. NEBRASKA NATIONAL BANK. IT. B. Dopoaitory , Omaha , Nob. CAPITAL , 8400,000 SURPLUS , - 865,000 OffloorR mid Directors Ifpnry W. Yatns , pi-nul ilunt , It. C. OuHlilnif , vice jM-oshhmt , G , S. M.uirlcc , W , V. MurBti. John H. Colling , J , N. H. I'atrlcU Luwla U. Kcwl , uit'ilcli'r , THE IRON BANK. WHY SHOULD YOU PAY 25o As you have heretofore done , lot a LIGHTWEIGHT , ROLLCOLLAFI. We are now making one , with Deep 1'olnts , equal to any In the market , FOR 20C. ASK OHUV FOR THE ALDMERE. Sold by all the Ltadlng M n' Furnlibeti. The Monarch Is the besf warm weather Shirt. Solid comfort and complete tatitUc- tlon guaranteed. CLUETT.COON & . CO. CAN BE CURED IX 10 MINUTES nv USINU PRICE 25c PER BOX. c Your JDruom'st i j ZZ3 MANUfACTtmijn JtV OMAHA , - NEB. New York Hospital TREATMENT. . . For all Clironlo , Herirraj , Private anl Special Dis3as33. MEN AND WOM m Ftnoturo nnd nil other troubles tro itod nt roisomiblo charges. CONSULTATION n. Gallon or uddrcas DOUGLAS BLOCK , - OMAHA , NElT Opposltollnydon llros. tfRENGTUITALIIY , MANHOOD W , n. IMRKKK. Iff. D.No,4 Rulflnch ( St. , I' " < , 11'as. , C-AJ > / coniultlng physician of tM jAH'jnYJ : KI > K'ALINTITUTS.tOttU'j ) r-.i awarded the OOLIJ UKiiAT. by tha NATIUJW 'ihnutteit Vitality , MforiyA'trrouiaadrfitjili ul 'et/llttyttwl nil JMtto. , * nnd ir > aAn < ' * of Man , lSnf"P ! tlm yunffi the mdltltt-agtd nnd oiil lisHrA 'onrultntlon .n person < ir by totter. JUKE-U 1'roipectun with toetlmonlule , PKKH. /irco book. SCJ KNCE OF T.1PB , OH SHI.F- KKSKIIVATJON. SCO pp. . 324 | n > aliiablo p Hllnmu fill ! > u f. onlAl.rv > tat mall , sn/iled. Cure ci.ros oataarb All drtiK : lit > . . Wo until. I'rmlilrnt at NEW ERA MKDIRAr. AND MJIUHOAl , UIS1 ( UciiiMiltittiim 1'ran. ) Is uniurimascil In the treatment of nil O ronlo , Private nud rtorv tin X > l > oanos. Wrltoto or noniult pursunullr t ni-.Arui.Nr iiv MAIL. Aililro a with fftnmn for pur- tluulant. whlcli irlll bo oorii In pliilnonvolopu. I * . U. lo.x (151. Ulllcu. ll B. 15111 ntroel , Omnliu , HOTELS. Omaha's Newest Hotel. Cor. 1'Jth and llowunl Strcow. 40rooms | i.ro par day , 40 rooms fl-00 per day , un rooms with bath at 11 par dur. Ul ) rooms vrlih butli nt J1.5J per day , _ Almlurii In i.vcry Itpitiient. Nxwiy riiriililiecl Throughout C. 8. ERB , Proo. HOTEL 0330 to 024 1 OOLEED V AVB. CHICAGO. ririt-rltiMbrlrk Oro-irinf Kuropeon Ilotol , imlr tlirco blocka Ircmi tliuhUtucouil Ht , ontrunrn tu the World Kulr uruuiHij. Our rooms are nil 11. lit nnd airy , luottly outilda rooms , lioldlriK f rum tlm ale lo > lxiooilueacli. I'rU'cjjior mom , J.IOU It 10 anil t.'jO ) per day. Awnlnun , orroeiu ( rioter ? window undcoveroil pluzzoonoTf ry floor , 'lliu Ilo-.ol In oi > f rnt.'il b7 tlio owner nnil It will i nit yon nothing tnrpcuro rooms In urtTamn. A tift-i ln Dlnlnii ' EDUCATIONAL. HOLLIES INBTDTUTE JIOTI'.TOUUT Hl'UlNCH.Vu. 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