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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 20, 1893)
1 THE OMAHA DAILY BEEt MONDAY , NOVEMBER 20 , 1893. ALLEGED GOLD DISCOVERY Big Stampede in Progress to the Olarko's Fort Placer Dig ngs. MINING MEN WHO REG RD IF A FAKE Ittporteil w < Joli1 Strike Located In I'rc- mont Co tin I \Vjiitiilnr , .Tint Act-out the Montnnn Line MCIY of tlin Orrnt Northxrrnt , The great majority of cold hunters are turning expectant and anxious eyes in the direction of the new placer erounds which have recently beer discovered on the Clarke's Fork river , In Fremont county , Wyoming , j just across the Montana line , and which are said to bo phenomenally rich , says the Anaconda - conda Standard , r These diggings were dis covered nearly thrco weeks ngo , and their discovery was kept < inlct until the original locators and thi-tr friends could got about everything tney wanted. The matter could not long bo kept a secret , however , and dur ing the past tow days there ban been much excitement among the ttutto miners and mining men. "Chancy" Carr and Tom Porter ter , who are backed by Coroner Thomas C. 1'orter , and sover.tl other miners of Huttc , backed byJ. P. Kelns nnd other capitalists , have left , for the new Eldorado during the past three days , and other parties arc now being made up to starv at ouco. City Treas urer Simon Jacobs and Mayor Uugau have started nut Tom Murray at the head of a thoroughly equipped party. The new dig- pines arc about thirty miles south of Red J/xlpe. on the stage line between , that city nnd Lander , the rounty seat of Fremont county , and Red Ledge is wild with the ex citement. 'I lie new gold fields were discovered at al most the same ttmu byV. . R. McDonald , "who was sent out by Llnni-man ft Schmidt , Joe Hcnworth. of the liutto & Boston com pany , nnd .Tames Orr , who was sent out by the Lexington company. They at oneo located some of the best ground , together with the water rights. Mr. McDnn ild look up 4M ) acres for the men who had sent him out and located iW.OOO inches of water. The ground located by Mr. McLlouald runs alons both sides of Clarke's Fork , and Is ten acres wide on each side. Every ono who has visited tno Clarke's Fork placers declare that they are the ricncst discovery made in recent years. The indica tions grow moro Mattering every day. Mr. McDonald shlupcd 100 pounds of the dirt to Butte. and , after being on the road for two weeks and tumbled around in a loose gunny sack for that time , it ran nearly 5 cents to the pan. Mr. Orr and Mr , McDonald both found any quantity of ditt that runs 15 cents to the pan. Two men made a clean up amounting lo f50.iO ( from n five days run with a slulcn. With modern machinery the ground will yield rloh returns. A very few old workings have been discovered , showing that some of the ground was worked to a limited extent as far back as 1800. The miners were probably driven out by hostile Indians who infested the country at that time. Since then noth ing but flour gold has been discovered , for tha reason that no one wont below the sur face. face.Several Several people have gone from this city to the point where the discovery Is alleged to have been made , says the Butte Miner , and until the return of those of the stampedcrs who can bo depended upon to tell the truth nothing definite will bo known. Whether the present attempt to stampede f.ho world to Clarke's Fork is a railroad i chome or the schcino of others , or whether U Is a scheme at all , is not .vet known , but it soon will be. , Jnmcs Brown has been hero and it is understood that ho says the whole thing is a fake. Coroner Porter says he believes there is BOIUO gold there , but ho is satisfied there is r.o such quantity as the boomers would have people believe. Ho is an old placer miner and has also "been there. " In 1874 a man named McDonald catno here from Bezeman and reported that ho had dis covered gold in the vicinity of this same excitcmcntdlirgings that wonld golOperday to the man. Ho was conscientious In what ho said. Ou the strengh of this allegations Frank Murray , late lire marshal , cot up an opcdilion consisting of seventy or eighty men nnd started wi h thorn for the placo. McDonald was with the party. It was known as the Hart mountain ex pedition. The Indians were bid in those days , but notwithstanding this fact the ex pedition reached the placo. prospected it thoroughly aud found only a limited quantity of flour gold. Then the Indians attacked them , and Dr. Frost bit the dust at their hand * . It having been reported that old workings have been found in tno present diggings , Mr. Murray Is of the opinion that they are thn same ones made by his party in iST-L Mr. Murray is not a bit excited over the "dis covery" a ? he , too , has been there before. Joke on Cowlioyn. What might prove good ground work for n sensational Indian war in the eastern papers occurred upon the coded lands west of Picrro the other day , says the Sioux Falls Arcus-Leador. Two eowbovs known as "Jim" Qulnn and "Roddy" , while rounding up cattle , passed some Indians in camp. Suddenly a dog ran out and bit Roddy's borso. The cowboy IcnpeTJ from his saddle and hit the doc with a club. The Indians aid not like this and started for the boys. They mbunted their horses and rode away. Traveling a few miles the stopped for lunch. While thus engaged they espied n party of Indians on horsehick making for thorn at a wild gallop. They quickly mounted their horses and commenced their mad flight to Fort Pierre , some twenty miles away. The cowboy "Uoddv" had the better horsu and soon left his companion In the rear , notwithstanding his earnest pro tcstation not to lot him bo bcnlpcd by the wild and woolly red men. "Roddy" never stopped until ho reached Fort Picrro aud there ho related his miraculous escaun from the Indians and gave out the opinion that ho thought his brother cowboy had undoubt cdly been taken in by the Indians. A search ing and rescuing party was immediately sent out for "Jim. " It was about dusk when they started out. They were out all night but no trace of bun could bo found and in the morning another inrty started out They soon found him , about six miles from Fort Pierre. His horse tired out and ho was compelled to lay out ull night. Ho was stll pretty badly scared , but stated that soon after dusk ho got away from the Indians. Upon investigation It was learned that the Indians who were after the boys were going to Forest City , and wcro not the ones who ownco the dop. They saw the boys near the campfire aud noticed their sudden flight. So they yelled , and this had the proper effect , and they lot out their horses until they had sport enough and then turned off and re sumed their Journey. They say they had "heap big tlmo with papoose cowboys. " Th dog which the boys knocked over was not erlously hurt oven. Other Indian wars have probably started on as little founda tion. luimcuie Korcit itoierrc. A tract of land extending along snd includ- , ng the summit and slopes of the Cascade range , from the Columbia river to within twenty miles of the southern boundary of the rotate , was withdrawn from settlement and * et apart as a public reservation by Presi dent Cleveland on the 2Sth of September under the tltlo of the Cascade Range Forest Reserve , sav the Portland Orcgonlan. The reserve is of irregular width , but for a con siderable distance Is nboutthlrty miles wide , and for some distance much -wider , and is estimated to contain 4,503,000 acres. The reservation was made In accordance with the request of a number of prominent cltltcns of the state under an act of con- grew allowing the president to sot asldo such reservations lu states or territories baring public lands bearing forests , whether of commercial value or not. The ground on which the reservation was ai > ked for was that it was necessary to prevent the mountains front being denuded of forests , and to thus keep up the supply of water in the numerous streams having their rise in the rtxnge. Who tint started the schema is not known , but It was promoted aud carried out prin cipally by Special Agent Savery nud Wil liam G. Steol. There was some opposition to the scheme here , and when President Harrison was about to issue a proclamation settingapirt the reserve s > rtiiiioustrsuca was cnt on which caused him to postpone j the matter , and It was left for his successor I to carry out. The reserve Is probably ft proper thlnir enough , and but llttlo will be said aealnst It so long as It is allowed to remain as a forest rcicrvc , but any attempt to strip it of its forests will cause a romointanco from the public , who will then bo convinced that the schema wag engineered through In the Interest of private parlies. Will UnlUI the Ilnnil. The people of Rapid City are very much pleased with the announcement which has bcdn made that the money has been secured for the building of the Dakota & Wyoming railroad from Chamberlain to Rapid City , says a correspondent of the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader , Last week negotiations were completed between parties in London nnd the comp my for the placing of bonds to the amount of FJO.OOO n mlle for 320 miles from a point on the MUsourl river to some point la Wyoming. This , with thn agreement of Chicago cage parties to proceed with the building of thn road , means that over 200 miles of rail road will to built In south Dakota next year. Parties from England are to bo In tha state soon to msko u thorough examination of the plans of the company. Incri'imcd Cnttle Milpmenti. Last year only 170,000 cattle were shipped from Montans ays the Miles City Stock Growers' Journal , and It was predicted that this season's run to market would not exceed l. > 0dOO head , but already the run has passed that murk and Is peed for tMO.OOO by thocloso of the season. Whllo In some quarters this has excited surprise , the reason is not far to look for. The drouth which extended from Juno till September reduced the range very much and the extensive uralrio fires which raged wiped the feed off of vast ranges nnd forced the cattle to market to avoid starva tion. ' 1 hen , too , the sudden change In the financial condition of the country forced men who could no longer get accommodation at the banks to marKet cattle to get some ready money , and as cattle are low it took more cattle to bring a given sum than heretofore. So these tinco disasters which overtook the cattle industry , fire , drouth nnd financial panic , are responsible for sudden changes in the minds of those who would otherwise have held their cattle over a year or so. Cuught u Slick Ittirglnr. John Hagcrman. porter of the Rosanfclo- Smltli company , wholes-lie dealers in cigars , went into the store the other morning to put out the lights and found there Oscar Sand man , porter for J. M. Arthur , dealer in ma chinery , whoso establishment is on the other sldo of the block , the rear of the build ings abutting , says the San Francisco Chronicle. When asked what ho was doing there , Sandman , who sleeps in Arthur's store , said that ho heard some one in the store nnd came in to see what was up. Hager- man seized Sandman and started for the telephone , when a scuffle ensued nud Sand man broke nway , Jumped through a trap in the floor and disappeared. There is no cellar under the storo. and It was found that Sandman had got through a trap door in Arthur's store , crawled along and came through n similar trap into Rosen- fold's . Under the floor store. was a gunnysack - sack filled with line cigars , cutlery , etc. Sandman was found aud arrested. DOITII on Auction * . A very lively and Interesting llttlo fracas .s Just now on In the town of Dell Rapids. Some weeks ago the Palace Dry Goods com pany of thivplacoestablished a branch house it that place nnd at once began to auction off goods , says the Minneapolis Journal. This stirred up the local merchants ; but as .he auctioneer , Mr. Bell , had uaid his license , .lothing could be done until the city council , at a meeting , took sides with the local mer chants and revoked Bell's license. Bell re fused to accept the amount tendered him by way of refund and kept right on selling goods. At a subsequent meeting of the coun cil an ordinance was introduced and passed its first reading fixing the license for "auc tion , bankrupt ana transient stores" at $3 ocr day. Afterwards the auctioneer and W. H. Allison , ono of the proprietors of the storo. were arrested for ringing an auction bell on the street. Thej gave bonds In the sum of f'JOO and will stand trial. In case the Judgment is acalnstthem In the local court , they will appeal to the circuit court. The disturbance has attracted much attention locally and will attract much more over _ the state , as similar questions arc arising con stantly. Salt Cure for SnaKe IJItes. To prompt , heroic treatment for rattle snake bite John G. Fulton undoubtedly owes his life. He came from eastern Kansas to Pueblo to visit his son nnd traveled by waeon , says the Denver Times. When twenty-eight miles from town ho was bitten by n rattlesnake and had no reg ularly used antidoteon hand , nor was ho near a ranch. Having heard that common alt was beneficial in such cases , however , ho cut the flesh away for half an inch around the wound with hU pocket knife nnd bound a handful of salt over it. Ho has since felt no 111 effects from the poison and the wound is healing. Mr. Fulton killed quite a number of snakes on his trip , ono of which had thirteen rattles and a button , and another eleven rattles and the button. The reptile that bit him escaped. An Artetlnn Fizzle. The drill Is down 740 feet In the Insane hospital artesian well hole and is still being sent downward , says the Yankton Press. This Is 140 foot deeper than Ynnkton's deepest flowing well , but the hole does not yet yield an artesian flow. Such is the situation in spite of the fact that the drill is now 175 feet Into the water bearing rock a formation that has never before failed to yield a prcat abundance -artesian water. In wells heretofore made In this vicinity the water bearing rock has been from sixty to eighty feet In thickness and has sent up a strong flow after being penetrated half its tnlcltness. Conditions indicate that no flow can be produced at tbo hospital from the stratum which every where else gives strong supply of water. A lire company is belnjr organized a Wayne. A council of the National Union Is being organized at Grand Island. A tent of the Knights of the Maccabees Is to bo organized at Ashland. A black wolf weighing forty.flvo pound was killed near Mcrna last week. The Protestant pastors of Burl count } have organized a county ministerial asso elation. George C. Granger , ono of the oldes" settlers of Dakota county , died last week aged 84 years. A coursing club has been organized a Wallace aud it will hold a tournamcn Thanksgiving day. G. D. Maxfleld has retired from the Friend Standard and B. H. Johnston will run the paper alone hereafter. There isn't a vacant house or room a Murray and so the editor of the Banne Is forced to reside at Plattsaiouth. While County Judge Beldingof Pawnee City was climbing into a haymow ho lost hi balancu and foil , severely Injuring bis spine The convention of the twelfth dlstrlc Women's Christian Temperance union at St Paul lust week was interesting. Mrs.V. . E. Morgan of Scotia was elected president of the district ; Mrs. E. E. Post , corresponding secretary ; Mrs. Mamio Claflin , recording secretary , and Mrs. M. J. Wilcox of Grand Island , treasurer. George Mosoborgcr , from Louisville , aud a man named Lupiuntz , from Greenwood , serving sentences : in the Cuss county jail for stealing , picked three jocks , pried up tbo floor In tbo county department , knocked a hole in the wall aud made their escape. A tramp followed them out and notified the jailor. No trafto of either of the men has been found. A circle wolf hunt is soon to be organized in Sarpy county , In which every man and ooy in the county will bo asked to partici pate. It is proposed to select some buction of the county where wol res are most abun dant and tueru encircle a given amount of territory so completely a to matce impossl- bio the escapa of the vrolvns , A commander- In-chlet will bo chosen and captains ap point t l for every school district. Tliroo snealc thieveswho give their names as Frank Martin , Frank Hill and William Dovle , have boon arrested ut Wayne , and had tneir preliminary examination before County Judge Martin. They were committed to { all In default of $300 bonds each. In addition to a lot of plunder taken from merchants they had lu ttieir possession about $3 In postage stamps , a lot of pocket knives , three , revolvers and a number of silk bankcrchlofs and mufliers. One of the trio oUlui * to bail from Uncohi , one from Watcrtown , WIs. , and ono from Missouri. They are probably old offenders. Tlin Onkoln * . A new feed mill has been started at Wol- soy. South Dakota now scores 90,774 school children In her rank . The city council of Fort Pierre has de cided to put in a system of wntor works. Artesian Is promised a new creamery next spring. The water In her wells mods the requirements of this industry. In several of the voting precincts in Sully county only the Judges ana clerks voted. No body seemed to care n continental about the election. Yankton college can now pride Itself In ono moro beautiful structure , Ward Hall of Science , the magnificent gift of Dr. Pearson of Chicago. O. C. Englchart , the patentee of a bromine process of gold extraction , proposes to erect a plant In the Black Hills. Cu.stcr makes a strom : bid for the now works. J. H. Owen of Pierre has been awarded the contract for coal and lumber to bo used at the Crow Crock and Lower Brtile agencies. It amounts to over JS'J.OOO. Reports from Orient are to the effect that the Texas Itch has appeared among the cat- tlo. The rovornor has been communicated with in regard to the matter , but nothing can bo done , as there is no state veterinary surgeon in South Dakota. Several have already lost stock , as the disease assorts itself as cool weather sets in , The Sylvan Lake company Is building a new dam to more effectually confitio the waters which are expected to find their way into the lake from the heavy snowfall which is expected this winter In the ( Ulls. It Is hoped the present dam will bo watertlcht , and the lake will become one of the ulcas- antcst manner resorts in the laud , Colorado. , Gold has been struck on the Alden form at Garo , south of Co mo and east of Fairplay. A slrlxo of ore running from four to twelve ounces gold is reported In the fifth level of the Amethyst mine at Creeao. About 1,000 men are now at work lu Aspen. The Argcntum Jnnlata is talking of resump tion. This would give employment to 200 more. Assays on specimens from a twonty-four- luch streak at Difficult camp , eighteen miles .southeast ot Aspen , show nine to twenty-ono ounces gold. The northern telephone circuit has been switched in nnd Fort Collins , Greeley and all the towns between these points and Boulder civcu telephone connection with Denver. Eighty men are employed in the Revenue mine , Ouray. A tunnel Is being run to meet the thirteenth level , decreasing the expense j of taking out ore. It will bo completed by February. Moro gold prospecting has been done In Summit county this summer than before in twenty years. Among the strikes are sev eral on Red Peak which have $300 ore lu shipping quantities. They will be worked next year. , Four parties are preparing to develop irrouna on the Golden Crown placer in Sum mit county during the winter. This property is attracting considerable attention , and the preparations made for winter \orli show great faith in the leased ground. Moody , generally known as "Moody , the goldbuir , " this name being given to him bo- : ausc he has discovered , located and sold gold claims and urospects that have yielded vcr $40,000,000 in gold , has returned to Sum- alt county , after traveling around for thrco /ears among all the gold camps iu the ROCK.V mountain states and territories , and he says hat Summit county is the best place on the Sorth American continent for a gold miner and prospector. The surveying party which started out omo three weeks ago to settle the confitct- nu claims of Eagle and Garfield counties in reference to the western boundary line of Eagle county has completed its labors and the survey Just completed is a decided rc- "ief , as lefin'.tely settling the vexed ques- ; ion. The result of the expedition is the ac quisition by Eagle county of considerable valuable ranching land and about two and one-half miles of railroad , adding about $ ij- 000 a year to the county revenue. Wyoming. Bear Lake people are getting 60 cents per bushel for their wheat at the Evauston mill. A large vein of very flno mineral paint has been discovered on Warmer's peak in Crook county. An epidemic of la grippe is raging in all parts of the state. It Is in a mild form , however. A colony of Mormons is figuring upon a tracL of 64,000-aeres on the Stinkingwater in the Big Horn basin. The ranchmen of Johnson county are com plaining of heavy losses of calves and lambs from coyotes and wolves. The working force at the Union Pacifi-j shops at Cheyenne has been increased by forty men during the last three weeks , adding fj.OOO to the pay roll. The third shipment of oil has been sent to West Virginia by Judge McCalmont from the Rock creek wells. The purchasers re port finding it superior to lard oil for lubri cating. The now Dillon coal mines are now down 200 feet and being pushed day and night. A superior quality of very hard coal Is being taken out. Water has been encountered in great quantities. Garnets have ninny times been found In Wyoming , and among them some beautiful specimens. A miner who has been prospect ing twenty-five miles northeast of Laramie brought in a small sack full of the garnets. Ho found them In a mineral ledge. Some of them wore perfect specimens. Arapahoe Brown was shot and danger ously wounded by ex-Sheriff W. G. Angus at Buffalo. They had disagreed over a board bill on u matter of 50 cents. Both are notor ious characters , Angus being the man who led the posse which a irrouuded the T. A. ranch during the rustler war in April , 1802. Oreeon. Dallas is advertising for bids for $14,000 water bonds. The Cable mine at Granite is sending fifty tons of ore into Baker , to bo shipped to Tacoma - coma for reduction. The WiUon bridge near Tillamook was washed out during the storm. It had Just boon accepted by the county and a warrant was only Just issued for its price. The Injury to travel is great. The Oregon Pacific bridge across the SJUlh Santiam promises , some tlmo in the near future , to bo not across the river at all. The current washes strongly against the cast bank and will In time make u nc < v channel. The Corvallls street railway rolilutr stock , etc. , was sold by the sheriff aud bid in by the Security Savings and Trust company of Portland for * 3T 0 , This property originally cost lu the neighborhood of { 20,000 and has been In operation loss than four years. The new road between Lower Powder and Eagln creek U uow completed. The Lower Powder bridge , constructed Jointly by Baker and Union counties , is also completed , and the work has been accepted oy tno Baker county court. This highway will prove u great convenience to Eagle valley people and will enable them to haul much larger loads between the valleys and points iu Baker und Grand Rondo valloys. Several gentlemen from the east , friends of W. A. Howe , arrived in Carlton tno other day. They came to the coast ex pressly for shooting and shiuped all their ammunition by express , thinking Oregon was a wilderness. Tbo express ou the shells cost them ISO , and the difference In cost between the cast and west amounts to but (2 per 1,000. They intend to take in all tbo good hunting grounds from British Columbia to Mexico before returning. Waililiieton. Bears ore plenty about Wiulock. The Kelso farm in Yaklma county raised 45,000 bushels of wheat this year. The McGowau cannery at Aberdeen has put up 21OOJ cases of salmon as its season's work. Salmon fishing is lively in the Skookum- chuck. The water is high and the llsh are running in great numbers , Tboro are 110 toys and twenty girls in the State Reform school at Chehalls , fifty-uino more all told than a year ago , The institu tion has some fSO.pOO on hand. A $1,000,000 steal , incidental to the purchase - chase by the city of the Tacoma Light and Water company's ' water plant , owned princi pally by C. B. Wrleht of Philadelphia , ex- president of the Northern Pacific railroad , was exposed the other evening at the coun cil meeting. Tbo Board of Public Works employed experts to checlt tie the plant , nnd they ( made the total ralno $740.000. The price 1 paid for the property was ll.'jO.OOO. A. W. Lat'hapello of Cholan has been ex perimenting I In the mabiitacture of syrup from watermelons wtthcotlsldcrablo success , and will still further prosecute the work next season. The Leader says of the product that it has a strong thdflgh" uot unpleasant fruit flavor. The Dpmnrrat-I nder of Port Angolcs says that durlntr the severp winds that pre vailed In the Straits rcc-cHtty. qunntltlcs of oysters wore washed out on the bench , Indi cating that there are largo beds In tha vicin ity of that city. The oystjrjj are much larger than the ordinary varieties found In the Sound , some measuring ove'r four inches In dlamotor , and resembling those found in the Chesapeake bay. The placer machinery at J'asco Is expected ta be set In motion this week. The appli ances consist of a Uuoyrus dredger and Ben nett amalgamator , located on dredges nnd operated by a powerful steam engine. The MInncapolltans making the experiment have already expended over $40,00. They calcu late to dredge to a depth of twenty foot below the level of the water where the dredger now stands , but will not attempt to go down to bedrock. The Deer Creole Mining company has been organized by n number of Tacoma , Everett nnd Sllverton men , for the purpose of de veloping and operating n group of claims , containing high grade ore , located this sea son on Deer crock , near Silverton. by a uros- j > ector named J. H. James. The main vein is said to be nn extension of the uow some what famous Nemo , which was located last year by Ben James and Andrew Ixichrlo. MUccllniioniM , Pasadena has a hotel , recently completed at a cost of $215,000. Nlnoty-clght cars of beans were shipped the other day from southern California. Work on the Montana Southern railroad is progressing. Eight miles of the road have been graded. The reduction plant of the Boston and Montana company at Great Falls is to bo in creased so as in handle moro matter. Otlf Johnson , who died at the Cochtse county , Arizoua , hospital , owned seven gold properties in the Huachuca mountains. The early rains are proving of very great benefit to tbo stock raisers of Southern California. Green feed already covers the ground. The lemon crop of the Ontario aud Cuc.v momra growers in Southern Callfornii will bo cured by a uniform process and marketed on a co-operative plan. A San Diego man is utilizing an old shell of a bulldlug as a tramp lodging house. The wayfarer may obtain shelter by paying 75 cents a month. From a piece of ground near Los Cruces , . M. , containing between ono and one-half o two acres 40.000 pounds of sweet potatoes vero taken this year. Salt Lake City U to have now shops of the hton Pacific. Thesis shops will have a apacity of 500 men , aud will be the largest u the system west of Cheyenne. An average of 4,000 sacks of beans per day , as been delivered at Santa Maria , Cal. , urine the past three weeks , and over 2.000- WO sacks of grain have already been deliv- red. Simon Shaughnessy , a miner near Clinton , , Iont. . claims to havushf.t a white deer near hat city. This revives the story of the .hooting . of a similar animal on the Laramlc ilalns a few .years ago. A curious point has sprung up in a Los Angeles will contest. Mrs. Luca Scisach ivas shot by her husband , who then turned : he pistol on himself. { They died very soon. The result of the case practically hinges on tvhlch died first. company has bebn organized to float logs down the Mokolumne river. It is pro posed to clean out the chanuel of the stream und a thirty years lease Is wanted by the company If successful tills will open up a great timber region , j t A young tramp was arrested at Santa Bar bara recently and sentenced to a term in | all. He had ono arm in a plaster cast. When the doctor went to examine the limb ! io resisted. The arm was found to bo un- njured , arid the boy was put to work. A thief who doubtless1 possesses a weak ness for silver bullion cntoi'cd the office of the Butte and Boston , . Mining company ot Butte. Mont. , and stole from -the safe a bar of bullion weighing fo'rtj"-four pounds. In all , there were three bars -in the safe , but only one was taken. Messrs. Thibet and Montagtio say that the placer mines ut Cassair are about worked out. Thnro are mountains of quartz near the Highland river , which , if it turns out as expected , will afford plenty of mining. A number of Cussair miner ? will next year prospect in the country west of Cassair , near the Yukon river , about 500 miles distant from the Yukon mines. Recently Under-Sheriff Berry of Fresno , in opening the mail that had come for the prisoners , lound a letter addressed to Dr. F. O. Vincent , who was executed some days ago. It was from an Insurance company that wanted to insure his life. But the letter was too late. Had it come two weeks sooner the doctor might have been induced to take out a policy. Notwithstanding the stringency , Idaho fruits find n ready market in Denver , Butte nnd other places. Already In the neighbor hood of 15. ) cars have been shipped from Boise and Payetto alono. and the present average shipment from Bolso is two carloads a day. The shipments consist chiefly of apples , and for the best varieties $1 a box is paid on board , the cars. As the " \Varrlmoo was steaming slowly by the island of Funcfuti of the Sandwich group she was approached by a boat sailed by a bronzed whlto man , who asked for to bacco and said his name was Stevens , and that he had been chief of the Funcfuti trlbo for ten years ; that ho was a native Ameri can and thought his relatives were all dead. Ho was entirely naked , but throw a sal" about him when ho neared the boat. KEl'T llK.lt IS .1 C.WE. Cruel Treatment of a T.lttlo Clrl by a \ Vtultli1'lttnhurs * : Woman. PiTTsnuHO , Pa. , Nov. 10. Mrs. Margarc Weaver , n wealthy widow , was arrested on a charge of cruelly treating RItta Bovins , a 10-year-old child , and keeping her in a wire cage for use as a trance medium at a spirit uallst seanco. Seven 'years ago Mrs , Weaver adopted the child , and she was treated as ono of the family until the deatl : of Mr. Weaver four years ngo. Since .thenv according to the girl's story , Mrs , Weaver has compelled her to stay Iu the wire cage for hours every night and act as a medium , A few days ago Ritta escaped uud came to her mother , begging her plteously to take her In. Since Uitta's escape Mrs. Weaver has been using a Kansas City boy as ; medium. Mrs. Weaver had arranged to sal for Europe nn Wednesday , but will bo de talncd until after the hearing. She Is said to bo worth from * SOO,000 to * 1,000,000. Mri. Svavey's 'Tuleut. Mrs. W. S. Seavoy's oil painting , whicl she executed and presontedrto the managers of the Open Door , is attracting considerable attention as a work of nrt. > The picture wll ! be raffled off , and it j promises to realUoa handsome sum for thq bpnevoleut institu tion. The painting has boon on exhibition in the MoCague building during the pas week and is the subjc/t.qf.gcneral admira tion. The painting is .entitled "Sheep at Rest" aud the work indicates that the artist has a true conception of thtf subject. C'ouvlrial CouirndM. Mrs , Samuntha Keytor and "Uncle Jimmy" Colllgan imbibed enough liquor yesterday to start a wholesale liquor houso. They made u dlsgracefuispoctaclo of them- reives on the streets uiiinvoro arre&ted for being drunk and disorderly. When the jailer started to lock them up they hugged each other and klssea a parting adieu. As their names have appeared on the police register on other occasions it is quite likely that their seanco with the Judge this morn to ? will be unpleasant. . I'uueral of Turn | luuriuan. The funeral services of Tina Kaufman , the 10-year-old daughter of Charles Kaufman , were held at the family residence on "South Tenth street yesterday'Tho ; ' remains were interred in tbo Bohemian cemetery at 2 o'clock. Phlllu Andres , ex-deputy state labor commissioner , delivered the funeral addtess , Jacob Hauckalso delivered a short sermon. The S-ienccvbund furnished the music German veterans atteuded in largo numbers. SECOND ATTEJIPT AT SUICIDE Omaha Traveling Man Deteiruined to End His Life , SWALLOWED A DOSE OF LAUDANUM With tlio lluergotlc Assistance of HIP Lin coln 1'oilre 1'otco Ho Is Coinpollcil to Ablilo on . Knrth Yet n l.lttlo Wltllc. LISCOI.K , Nov. IP. [ Special to Tnc Bnr. . ] It Is through no fault of lits own that C. II. Brockway , the Omaha traveling man who has llcureil quite prominently In sensational circles In tins city recently , Is on earth today \vlth n fair prospect of enjoying his Thanksgiving - giving dinner ono week from next Thursday. Brockway mailo his second attempt to commit sulcldo last night. It will bo re membered that some weeks ago Brockway's wlfo committed suicide because of his love for the cup which cheers but which never falls to Inebriate. A few days afterward ho swallowed the contents of n small bottle of ether with BUicidal intent , but took an over dose and slept off the effects. Then ho was taken before the insanity board and declared Insane. Instead of having him removed to the asylum whcro ho might have been cured of his mental derangement his friends under took his care uponthoirown responsibility. Since that tlmo the events in Mr. Brock- way's life have been rather uneventful , but last night Ue again became a lively issue by swallowing the contents of a bottle loaded witli laudanum. Ho told his friends what ho had done and they promptly turned him over to the police. He patrolled the long beats of the city with the night force all nicht and this morning was out of all danger from the effects of the drug. Just before bo swallowed the laudanum he left the usual note to his slster-lu-Uw , Miss Linulo Clitic. It was as follows : MY HEAII SISTKK : Voiir words to mo lust eve 1mvo killed your brother , ono who has been n true ami hotiurablo 111:111 : to your ulster. 1 will soon live with liur in tliiit land whcrovo know no parting. Gel : bless you , my dear child. Notr * iroin York. YOIIK , Nov. 10. [ Special to Tun Bnn ] J. W. Tindall died yesterday morning at his home. Ho was taken violently ill Thurs day while at work , ana suffered great pain until Uls death. A i > est mortem was held and the cause of his death found to bo ulcer.i- tion resulting from perforation of the in testines. The Ujuehtcrsof Ucbckah elected ofllccrs Thursday evening , resulting thus : Mrs. K. C. Swartr , noble grand ; Mrs. George JJroohs. vice grand ; Miss TonLa Stocke , secretary ; Miss Lvdiu Ivlclnschmldt , treasurer. In the casoot Miss Cora Sanderson against the City of York the jury brought In a ver dict for We ) for the plaintiff. Miss Sander son was thrown from her horse some tirno ago , and she claimed that the fall was caused by n defective culvert. Dr. Long delivered a lecture on the "Phil osophy of the Home" at the college chapel Thuisdny evening. The ladles of the Congregational church served a chicken pie supper Friday night at Bell's hall. Snluinl TcHi'lirr I.O HS Her Upason. Loin * ITT , Neb. , Nov. 10. [ Special to Tun Bnc.J Thursday evening Miss Mary Barttcson. who has charge of a school In Lizard township , dismissed lusr pupils and ; ent a note to her boarding house stating -hat she was determined to commit suicide. The next day search was Instituted for the _ 'oung lady without success. Saturday inorniug she returned to her home. She bad "jetn wandering in the woods. The young aely's father died recently and it is thought t affected her mind. > DcWitt's Iittlo Early Risers. Small pills , safe pills , best pills. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA. uiprcisive Conllrinatioi Ceremonies at > St. Acnea fcliurcli. St. Atrnes church was crowded to tl.o doors yesterday to witness the confirmation f about 103 children and adults. The long procession of candidates for confirmation entered the church , followeu by eighteen acolytes and Bishop Scanncll supported by two priests. After entering the ultar rail the bishop took his scat at the left of the grand altar beneath a canopy of scarlet that had been arranged for him. Solemn ilgh mass was then celebrated by Kev. Father Chumdelik , with Father Carroll and Walsh as assistants. Latnbioletto's Pascal Mass in D was given by a full choir , consisting of the member ? of St. Patrick's choir of Omaha and the mem bers of the St. Agnes choir. Mrs. Frank Moriarty was the principal soloist , and her offertory solo was delightfully rendered. The sermon was preached by Father Moriarty. Ho spoke briefly of the dangers that threatened the church of today and exhorted his hearers to prove themselves faithlul. Bishop Scanncll addressed the candidates for confirmation in a few well chosen words. He gave the young pcoplo ; oed , sound advice for tholr future lives. Ono of the most beautiful sights of the ceremoay was the sixty little girls arrayed In whlto and with wreaths of ( lowers ou their heads. After confirmation the long procession filed out of the church and the service was ended. Muglc city GoiHlp. There was a big turkey shoot out at Sarpy Mills yesterday. DAVO Arrastfcad Is under arrest , charged with stealing a watch from \Villlam Ewing. Bishop Walden of Cincinnati delivered nn excellent sermon at the Methodist church ast night. Mls. < CU'.ra Mann and her mother will eave today for Tennessee to resume teach ing in ono of the southern colleges. . There will bo a meeting at tno High school building this evening to complete arrangements for the organization of the the Associated Charities of Soutn Omaha. The members of the South Omatia Bar association have preferred charges aguiust T. F. Elliott of this city , and. as a result , some pretty lively cnargcs will bo brought , out all around , Elliott said to 11 reporter fori Tun BEE yesterday that ho courted ir.- vcjtiation and defied any man to show a single instance where he had committed a dishonorable or unprofessional act. "Tho whole thing. " said Mr. Elliott , "Is purely professional Jealousy. That is ull there is to it. " Nebm kit Implement Dealer * . The third annual mooting of the Nebraska Retail Implomunt Dealers association will bo held In the Omaha Board of Trade build ing In this city on November'JS and 2'J. It it hoped and expected that all implement dealers of Nebraska will bo 'In attendance at 10 o'clock a. m. , tha opening hour , that the good work so well botrun two years ago may be put in the best possible shape for in telligent action during the meeting. Mat ters of great importance to the implement dealers of Nebraska will come before this meeting. The railroad companies will give a reduced rate of one and one-third rare on the certificate plan. The workings cf the certificate plan are , that the applicant shall pay full faro on the going trip and take a re ceipt for the same from the ticket agent. This receipt must bo given to W. S. Delshcr , secretary of the association , prior to or im mediately after the mooting is called to order. These certificates will then bo signed by the secretary aud stamped by u Benson's I Porous Plaster IS THE BEST. , ? RELIEVES PROMPTLY ind A- , \ CUBES QUICKEST , " J IXTT * * S'9 , MVOIO UIITITUTION representative of the railroad company , making U peed for the return trio by pA.vli > R the extra one-third fare. . . Several ot the leading hotels will give i reduced rate. OROAN RE&ITA1 , . Mr. Tnbrr Kntertnln * n I.arca Auillrnce nt l'ir t CoitKrr lonnl Church. Flvo hundred people gathered nt the First Concrcgatlonnl church yesterday afternoon and wcro treated to a musical feast from the classics by Mr. Tabcr , organist , and Mr. Wllklns , tenor. With a program showing selections from the works of such composers asGado. Tours , Saint Sacns and Mcndoli- sohn , It Is not surprising that thocro\vd was so large , and with good weather on Sunday afternoons Mr. Tabcr may look for an In creased attendance at each performance. Although the program was a long one , U was so thoroughly good that the audience showed not tlio least sign of weariness. Mr. Tabor's first number was n prelude bv Gade , a pure and dlgnltlcd cotn | > o < ition , ex quisitely rendered , followed by HcrtUold lours' "Romance , " which , as played by the organist , was a perfect poem of tender and delicate expression. The "Gavotte , " bv Thomas , was greatly enjoyed , and Saint baens'"h.lovatlon"ln K major , was performed with much plctiirosiiciics3 ( | of dotatl ; but it was Mr. Tabor's fourth number. "Haivarollo" from fourth concerto , by W. Stcnulnlo Bennett , that captivated bis audience. The traniUil | temiM ) and tuneful rhythm of this piece recalled old Venetian boat songs and the voices of merry gondoliers lloatmg across the limpid lagoon. The fmitasle , "O Sinctisslma , " a sot of variations based ou the national air of Sicily , or the Sicilian Mariner's Hymn , " which has boon used us a hymn tune by sev eral denominations , was rendered by the or ganist with a subdued brilliance that scorned to tefleet the true sulritof the piece. It was onn of the gems of the list. The "In- lormezzo' * of Ucllbc * was given with n charming grace of movement , as was also the " 1'rayer" in A Hat by Cuilmant , the great Gorman orcauist , aud Archer's "Tri umphal March" was played with a dash and "go" characteristic of the modern American school. It would be dinicult to say In which of these compositions Mr Tabcr best displayed his anilities , for all of his playing Is distin guished by a doliahtful spontaneity and easy grace that are rarely seen in such har monious combinations. Air. Wllltlns * first number was a recitative and aria , "If with All Your Hearts , " from Elij.ih. This song did not bring out Mr. WilUins'full capacity of expression , and ho appeared better in his other number "My Hope is iu the Everlasting , " from Stalner's "Daushter of Jtiirus , " which displayed to good advantage the singer's rich voice and pleasing delivery. Mr. Wilklns is not alllicted with mannerisms and his singing al ways leaves a gr-Uifyinir impression. Another "iJri" Miinluy. The bartendcM enjoyed another holiday yesterday that is , most ot them did , for it ' was pretty hard to got a d'rink. Tlio experi ence of several of the saloon kocpers who wore fined for being open on last Sunday was a warning to the others , aud It took a well posted man to find a nlaco where ho could got liquor yoMerday The patronftgo the town pump and the suburban saloons re ceived was qulto heavy , but at 0 o'clock lat night only two arrests wore made for drunk- cnticjs. _ r r ttKiinr.it. Itccclrrrnhlp fur thn VVInonn A Soutli- wfMriu Still ( > i > rii. ST. 1'Afi , Minn. , Nov. lO.-Judeo Caldwcll of the United States circuit court was en. gaged yesterday In hearing the objections of President I nmberton of the Wlnona .t Southwestern railroad to the confirmation of the appointment of .loscpti Walker , Jr , of Ko\v York as receiver for the road , No decision was reached and the court ad journed until Monday. The road , it sayj , made a contract with the Wlnona & South western Improvement company for the con struction ot a line from Wlnona to Omaha , Of this 1 IT miles have bucii built , extending to Osngc , la. , nnd the Improvement company has received for tno construction f4..r > OJU.X ) of the stock and bonds of the company. All of the bonds nnd some of the stock of the company were sold lo p.xrtloa represented by the Farmers Ixian and Trust company , On October 1 , 1MO , tlio road defaulted Interest to the amount of $ tXlXK ) ) . The principal win nt once declared duo and payable. r/.M .vi/ . r.ut.t < u.irns. 11. Chamberlain of ICcarncy Is In the city. H. H. Koblusou of Klmball was In town yesterday. H. A. Tinsley of I eng Pine was in the city yostcrdnv. H. G. Stahl of Fremont was a Sunday vis. itor In Omaha. Walker Whitcsldo , tne young tradeglan , U nt the Paxton. Charles A. l oder , the comedian , Is regis tered nt the Murray. Mr. and Mrs. K. G. Phillips of Dead wood , S. IX , spent Sunday in thiscltv. Mr. and Mrs. u. M. Ftirbush nnd Miss Fnrbush of Burlington , la. , arc the guests of friends in town. Uluhanl H. Stlllwcll , n prominent bulnoi man of Hannibal , Mo. , is at the Paxton. Ho Is accompanied oy George U. Clayton , a ro.il ustato agent of the same city. .1. K. Cho.ilc , formerly general superin tendent of the Colondo lines of the Union Pacific , and now president of the Overland Cotton Mill company of Denver , is in the city. Among the Nebraska arrivals at the lead- inc Omaha hotels yesterday were : W. H. Thompson , Grand Island ; E. C. C.ilkins , Kearney ; G. C. Fisher. Kearney ; R W. North , Columbus ; E G. Titus , Holdrccc ; A. J. Bolstcu. York ; U A. Dorrlncton , Chadron ; W. W. Harris , AuburnS. ; C. Hull , Hastings ; J. M1. Dodson , Beatrice : H. C. Bellman , North Platte , and M. E. Kichard- son , Aurora. At thn Mercer : George W. Ilever. Phila- uclphia. Pa. ; Colonel William B. Hushes , U. S. A. . Baltimore ; .1. G. Ebcrleo , Ewing ; W. F. Fitlcld. St. P-iul ; J. S. Stiles , P. F. McGntth. Chicago : O. E. Borg. citv ; Ashton B. Ileyl , U. S. A. ; Ilalph Howzo. U. S. A. ; H. IX ICeeloy and son. Dr. Fred Uaoon. city T. B. Hord'Central City ; E. S. Bean , Chi- canoC. ; C. P.irdee , Missouri Valley ; F. B. GitTord , Chicago. 'Twould Cross the Ocean. many , many times , if you could put in a line all the packages of Pearline that have wT7 been used. Think of it .i \ Hundreds of > Jox millions of pack ages , to mill ions of differ ent women ; each one of these women . probably just Q\ \ - Zas particular ° about her 0 washing as you are. / = = They've no fault to find ) SPA'N ,5 jt ) ] 3Ut are ' using more and more of it every clay ; doesn't all this move you to try it for yourself , and see if you won't > > be just as well pleased ? Crossing the ocean is easier , J and quicker , and safer , than it was fifteen years ago. So / is washing clothes. The latter is due to Pearline. CJcvi f\ Peddlers nnd some unscrupulous fjroccrs will tell you " this is as good as" OCllU or "the same as I'carline. " IT'S FALSE I'carline is never peddled , ; + . T"i 1 and if your croccr sends you something in place of I'carline , 4)o " i5aCK honest tend it tack. 379 JAilES PYLE , New York. "A FAIR FACE MAY PROVE A FOUL BAR- ° GAIN. " MARRY A PLAIN GIRL IF SHE USES Meyer Extra Quality 20 , New Jerseys 20 and 12 , Amazons 20 aud 12 and 12 Excelsiors 45 Straight , Star Drand private prices. Nig stock Felt Hoots , German Sox and Mackintoshes. Send for prlco list. No goods at retail. ZACHARY T. LINDSEY , OMAHA , NEB. The Mercer. Omaha's Newest Hot ) ! , Cor. 12tli and UoivarJ Sirea'.l 40 rooms eL.Y ) per d.iy , 40 rooms < UOJ pi > r day. U ) room s with bath at M portlif. ' U ) rooms wHU bdlli at 1.5) par 1 tr < Modern lu literIteipuo : , Furaliliol TiirouTUo i' C. S. ERB. Proa. OR. icC REV ) ta tlio only SPECIALIST PRIVATE DISEASE ? and DEBILITIES of MEN ONLY , Wcratn Eichded. 18 Jeur experience Circular ! free. 1 4th and 1'arnam hU 3 Medicines and Books For Doctors and tlio Publlo. Medicine Cases Filled For SI , $2.50 and $4. \YUITE \ I'OIl I'AKTICULARS OMAHA , - '