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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.
_
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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.
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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 <
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3
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For Doctors and tlio Publlo.
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