Nebraska Newspapers

    TTTI7 OMATTA HA FLY TKR. MONDAV APR1T IflCU
JC OVERLAND TO PATAGONIA
Tarty of Travelers to Spend Four Ycara in
the Shadow of the Andes ,
ENTIRE ROUTE BY WAGON AND HORSEBACK
Will Wrltn U | HID Country for American
tliiiirnitt * Another Hxploritllmi of
Death Vnllny Arlzoint After .Stiitn-
hood Nortlnvcslorn New * .
Colonel B. J. Johnson , nn old soldier and
n man whose adventures read like a romance ,
hns reached Durango enroute for an over'
land trip to South America. He has been
outfitting here for a week or more , says the
IJurnngo ( Colo. ) Southwest , ami will pull out
with his party southward through Farming-
ton , nnd on In n southerly direction for the
C'lty of Mexico , and thence on through Cen
tral America , Limn , Peru , Paraguay , Urn-
glmy , Venezuela and Brazil , touching nt the
principal points In those countries that llo In
the most feasible route. But as the trip Is
largely one of exploration nnd portions of the
country traversed n practical terra Incognita
it Is difficult to make nn accurate Itinerary.
The colonel's party will consist ot Colonel
C. II. Hamilton , Into of the British army
nnd a correspondent for several English
newspapers , who Is now enroute from Balti
more and expected to arrlvo In Durango
Saturday , Mr. II. P. Grlswold of Durango ,
who goes with the party as mineralogist and
civil engineer , and Mr. John Sanders , late of
Mugdalena , N. M. , who Is an accomplished
Spanish scholar and frontiersman.
Colonel Johnson has arranged for n trip
lasting four years , and during that time will
write a series of letters for a number of
the leading eastern papers. Including the
Cincinnati Commercial Gazette , New York
Sun and others.
The object of the present expedition Is to
glvo an accurate- description of the country
through which he travels , Its topography ,
geography , folk-lore and traditions. He Is
equipped with a very complete dry plate
outfit and camera for taking pictures , and
will copiously illustrate his letters. Although
provided with pochet maps of the country
through which he expects to pass , he has the
confession of Colton himself that some of the
mountain ranges nnd rivers In Brazil nnd
other portions of the equatorial region are
laid down with approximate , not absolute
accuracy. Colonel Johnson will have Dr. C.
II. Mlllspaugh , a well known botanist , to
Join him at the City -or Mexico. The study
of this branch of Itself will be of great In
terest.
Colonel Johnson's outfit In Durango Is very
complete nnd seems to provide for every pos
sible contingency on the way.
The colonel will bo provided with pass
ports , letters of Introduction from General
McCook to officers of the United States army
at various places , to General Torres at
Mexico , and n general letter to American
consuls. Cardinal Gibbons- has also given
the party a general letter commending them
to the care and protection ot priests' ana
bishops of the Catholic church In those coun
tries. The colonel has also special letters
of Introduction to distinguished private In
dividuals In different parts of South America.
Though n portion of the country Is can
nibalistic , the colonel and party hope to be
KO toughened and trained down by the hard
ships of the trip as to bo undesirable addl-
i , lions to the Patagonlnn bill of fare.
* The outfit that will leave here la a two-
horse wagon , especially nrrnnged for campIng -
Ing , and the party expects to stick to the
wagon ns long as possible , and when neces-
- slty requires will use horses and pack an
imals.
DEPTH OP DEATH VALLEY.
11. B. Marshall of the United States Geological
logical survey , who last year spent some
months exploring the Yosomlte , left the
other day on a perilous trip to Death valley.
Mr. Marshall will be accompanied only by a
Chinese cook and one white man.
The object of the trip is to ascertain the
actual depression of the valley below the
level of the sen. It has for n long tlmo
been known that it was several hundred
feet below sea level in some places , says
the San Francisco Examiner , but Juat how
much has always been a problem. Increased
interest has been taken In the desert over
since the waters of the Colorado ran In via
the Now river and created Salton sen.
It might bo regarded singular that so
small n party should be sent to bravo the
dangers of the desert. Mr. Marshall Is con
fident , however , that ho can do the work
nnd return successful. Ho Is a man of about
30 years and apparently very plucky.
"I shall go from hero by rail to Keoler ,
Nov. , " ho said. "At Carson I will stop and
get three small barrels , which I shall use to
carry water in. I shall lay In what bacon ,
beans , sugar and coffee I need. I expect to
subsist on a diet that will require as little
water as possible.
/ tip"I have three horses now at Lone Plnor
and these will bo properly accoutred with
pack saddles. As for myself , my man and
took , wo will walk. Wo will have about 11D
miles to go before I get to work with my Y
level , which Is the only Instrument I will
take. In doing this I will linvo to ns far ns
* possible skirt the ridges In order to strike
' what little water and feed there may bo.
\ " \Vo will have to cross n lofty nnd bnro
mountain range 8,000 feet high between
the Pnnamlnt and Death valleys. I am not
n naturalist , and therefore I shall make no
collections , as did the C. Hart Merrlam and
Wheeler government expeditions to certain
sections of Death vnlloy.
"This Is the only expedition that has over
been sent out by the government to find the
actual depressions of the valley , and It Is
problematical how low It Is. The barometer
has been found to vary 100 feet In a short
* illstance. You can't got vertical angles , and
1 the whole thing Is mixed up. I do not expect
to return before July. It Is frightfully hot ,
as every ono knows , and I do not expect an
easy tlmo ot it. "
PROSPECTS OF ARIZONA.
"Arizona will bo admitted to statehood
before the present session of congress ad
journs , " said II. C. Baker , chief Justice of
the supreme court Arizona , not long ago
to a reporter of the San Francisco Call.
"Tho published statement that the people
of Arizona are not In favor of being' ad
mitted to the union is totally without
foundation. It Is the rare exception where
a resident of the territory Is not heartily
anxious for the senate to pass the bill , and
wo ure nil confident that as soon as the
tariff bill and a few other measures that
nt present seem to have the right of way
can be laid aside for a day the bill will
pass the senate by as popular a vote as
BOW Its passage In the house. Then Arizona
will sco an era. of prosperity such as It has
never experienced before. "
Judge Baker Is very enthusiastic on the
question of the territory's welfare and Is
exerting every effort , in company with
the other prominent mon of the territory ,
to secure the territory's admission to the
union ,
"Very few people outsldo or the terri
tory understand how wo nro hampered by
the Harrison act , " ho said.Vo are not
permitted to Incur an Indebtedness be
yond 4 per cent or the assessed valuation
or our property , and us a result wo can
not build bridges or court houses , or ex
pend any money ror Improvements. How
ever , a wonderful progress has been
liiado In the development or the district
about Tuscon recently. The North and
South railroad , as wo call It , has but sixty
more miles to cover to reach Tuscon , nnd
\ o expect to see the road completed this
fall. Tuscon has already commenced to
fuel the effects of the railroad's approach.
There hns been an active stir In real cstata
In the past six weeks , and n number of min
ing sales In the district about Prescott have
bcin recorded lately. I bellevu there Is
more prospecting being done In Arizona at
the present tlmo than ut any previous tlmo
In the history of the territory , and many
email ledges that have heretofore bjen
Ignored aru being grabbed up rapidly. "
Judge Baker says he la Intensely sorry that
Arizona made so feeble an effort to exhibit
Its resources ut the Midwinter fair , and 1s
confident that the territory la losing the
greatest opportunity In Us history of adver-
tlelng Itself. "You see , wo were taken In on
the World's fair. Some $30,000 was sub
scribed , and It was squandered on an ex
hibit that U not to be compared with the
onu we have at the Midwinter fair. Ami
that only cost $1.000. But I don't think it
) a too lata to Improve our exhibit here. I
lntml returning to Arizona pretty soon , and
If 1 don't succeed In alarming the people
Into it stats of activity , I will bo surprised
nt myself. I think wo can get up n good i x-
hlblt of ralslni , grapes and oranges by the
expenditure of $5,000. and I propose to try It. "
THRIFTY RAINMAKER.
Rainmaker Jewell , from Uoodland , Kan. ,
lias closed n contract with Brown nnd Splnk
Counties for a scries of teats through the
summer months. Representatives from Mar
shall county will come here , nays nn Aber-
leen dispatch to the Sioux Falls Argus-
Lender , to conclude similar negotiation ) ! .
Jewell agrees , for the sum of $750 , to reveal
Ills methods of operation to two reliable men
from each of three counties , and guarantees
they will bo nble to cause precipitation at
will In given periods of five days each. If
the crops arc good In the fall ho Is to hnvo
$250 more from each county. He Is also to
linvo stated sums thereafter for a period of
three years. The town people regard the
proposition ns rather Jug-handled , but the
countrv people rather favor It. Jewell hns
so far been at Aberdeen two days , and has
$500 In cold cash to show for It.
WYOMING GOLD CAMP.
J. S , Hunt of Shoshone , Idaho , came In
from the Four Mill placer camp Just on the
southern line of Wyoming and extending
Into Colorado , where he has been putting
In n Burlap concentrator for the Rock
Springs Mining company , says a Rawllns spe
cial to the Denver Times. The machine
handles twenty-five yards of earth per hour.
Thu gravel pay streak Is about eighteen
Inches thick , overlaying a clay bed rock , and
Is overlaid by nearly four feet of soil
strongly Impregnated with alkali , which Is
a source of trouble In amalgamating , as the
concentrates are worked off In a rocker and
the gold caught upon copper plates. Con
centrated lye has been used with partial
success In cutting the nlkall. The Cold Val
ley company of Aspen , also the Elk Head
company , another Colorado outfit , besides
numerous private claim owners , will soon
begin operations. Mr. Hunt pronounces the
ground rich , and with the prospective water
supply now In sight , Four Mile will make a
handsome record as a gold producing camp
at the end of the season.
I1IG POW-WOW.
A great gathering of Indians under the
Roman Catholic missionaries will be held at
St. Mary's Mission In June. Indians will
como from all the Fraser river reserves ,
Squamlsh , Scchelt , Cowlchan , Victoria , Nana-
imo , North Bend , Kamloops and other places.
Particular honors are to be paid Bishop
Dtiricu by the Indiana. A battery of ten
cannon will greet his arrival.
The Indians of British Columbia have made
great progress In learning under the priests.
There are several excellent brass bands
among them nnd two or three newspapers.
Shorthand Is taught In the mission schools
and a majority of the adult Catholic Indians
In British Columbia art good stenographers.
GOOSE CREEK GAINS.
Goose Creek mining district Is forging to
the front rapidly in the accessions of people.
The nrrlvnls nre from ton to twenty each
ilay and all express themselves as satisfied
with the prospects. Development work Is
being pushed rapidly since the settled
weather , says the Denver News , nnd the re
sult of such work Is gratifying , as richer
ore is found almost dally. Parties who have
heretofore been doing assessment work are
sinking on their best prospects.
The ore In this district being mostly free
milling , a stamp mill is neoueu greauy
there being enough ore on the dumps to'
keep ono good mill running for six months.
The water supply Is sufficient for 100 mills.
It Is reported that parties propose putting
In n stamp mill on the Cebolla , near the
mouth of Geese creek. This will be a wel
come improvement and will bo a paying In
vestment.
NEBRASKA.
A movement Is on foot to have Logan
county annexed to Lincoln county.
Wayne Is promised n largo planing mill
as soon ni the city secures nn electric plant.
Grand Island expects to get a pump nnd
wind mill factory that will employ about
forty men.
Falls City Baptist church commemorated
Its third anniversary last week. Rev. A.
H. Carson Is the present parson.
Carl Seeley of the Madison Chronicle was
poisoned by eating potted ham and was very
sick during the succeeding night.
Greene's quarries , a little to the west of
Springfield , will open up soon. About thirty-
five men will bo employed there this sum
mer.
mer.Flllmoro
Flllmoro ana Thayer county ooa ireilows
will celebrate "the seventy-fifth anniversary
of the founding or the order on Thursday
next.
Charles Bceman , living near Firth , nccl-
deutly shot himself through the side with a
gun which ho was taking from a wagon to
shoot game.
Hired help at the Palmer houe in Grand
Island threatened to strike on account of a
proposition to change the girls' sleeping
apartments.
A strange man called at Howard's livery
stable nt Fairmont and hired a team. A re
ward of ? 50 is now out for his arrest as ho
has not returned.
Humboldt postoffice was robbed ot about
$10 in money nnd $0.50 In duo stamps by
thelves who pried open the back door nnd
blew open the safe.
John Wright \vns severely bitten by a horse
In Powell's livery stable at Exeter. The
animal tore a gash three Inches long from
the right side ot the lower Jaw.
The 10-year-old son of Henry Dreea , a
farmer living between Tobias and Daykln ,
was thrown from n stalk-cutter and his leg
was so badly cut by the knlto of the machine
that It had to bo amputated.
Rev. L. T. Guild , formerly of Crete , has
returned from Bulgaria , where he has been
for several years as n missionary , on account
of the sickness of his wife , who has been
suffering from catarrh of the stomach.
Little Stephen Boyd ot Wayne startled his
'
parents by 'running oft without telling of
his Intentions to spend the night with some
friends. It was nearly midnight when his
whereabouts became known at home.
A Wayne surgeon has grafted on to the
the forehead of Bruce Rose , which was In
jured In the recent gasoline explosion at the
Newton feed mill , skin from tha arms of
II. F. Feather , O. B. Kortrlght , W. Becken-
hauer , E. P. Ellis and J. M. Cherry.
COLORADO.
Aspen Is shipping 200 tons of ore per day.
Geese Creek district reports leu to twenty
arrivals dally.
Some good gold strike around La Plata
City are reported.
A number of prospectors are going into
the Elk Creek district , near Morrison.
The Amethyst , at Creede , now has Its sur-
race water under conljol It Is bulloved.
Canon City llorlsts are already preparing
for a grand chrysanthemum show In the
fall.
fall.A
A great strike Is reported near Midland.
The talk Is that the ore carries 300 ounces
gold.
gold.Rico
Rico & Co. report gold , ore running $400 a
ton lu their claim on Wolf creek , Goose
creek.
Tha Star-Times Is urging the Introduction
of nut culture In the Grand valley , and sug
gests the pecan as a variety that can be
successfully grown ,
The lessees of the Ocean Wave have
opened up a fine four-foot vein that runs
$90 to the ton. This Is a , property of the
Creedo nnd Cripple Creek company.
The Ferris , In the Bear Creek district ,
near Croede , reports $500 a ton ore In ship
ping quantities. The Golden Sheaf company
recently bought the mine for $10,000 ,
There are now 432 stamps dropping In 011-
pln county. The Empire will soon add a
large number and the Dallas thlrty-nlno.
There will also bo twenty-five more- started
ut the Hidden Treasure.
Colorado Springs Is discussing the subject
ot erecting a big auditorium capable of seat
ing from 3,000 to 5,000 people , which would
no doubt bo a great assistance In Inducing
stnto and national conventions to meet in
that city.
A wonderfully rich strike has been made
on the south side of Bull hill , on the Cali
fornia Dick , located pretty well down to
Battle mountain. The shaft Is down about
thirty foot. The ore was being thrown over
the dump. On breaking It It was found to
carry free gold and pieces were as largo as
grains of wheat.
Congressman Bell Is receiving a largo num
ber ot petitions from all over the state , BO mo
protesting against and others urging the
passage of a bill to further suspend tor 1891
the operations or the mining law requiring
$100 worth of work to bo performed annually
oil mining claims. The majority oi >
petitions , however , nro against such sus
pension , the claim being that such suspen-
Blon would throw many men but of employ
ment.
Park county , gays the Almn Bulletin , Is
nicely sclf-sustnlnliiK. It hns now leas than
$25,000 of debt and Is decreasing that nt the
rnto of $5,000 to $10,000 n year. Its war
rants nro practically nt par and Its taxes not
high.
high.A
A strong coal company has been formed ,
principally In Mancos , to work the magnifi
cent coal beds outcropping near Lost canon.
They have seven feet of solid coal In the
breast of their tunnel. The coal Is of the
finest peacock quality , nnd the mouth of the
tunnel Is within n stone's throw of the Rio
Grande Southern railroad ,
The streak of ore exposed In the bottom ot
the Climax shaft on Ironclad hill nt Cripple
Creek Is from sixteen to twenty Inches wide ,
the greater portion of which will grade over
$80 per ton. The vein , which nt this point
Is about six foot wide. Is enclosed In solid
granite walls. It Is n fact known to com
paratively few that the porphyry on this hilt
Is very thin In some places not over twenty
feet thick.
THE DAKOTAS.
The authorities of Springfield have re
cently made arrangements for putting In nn
electric light plant to be run by artesian well
power.
In the United States court Truman Wil
son , a man of CO years , was sentenced to six
months In the penitentiary nnd to pay n fine
of $500 for buying trom Indiana cattle which
been Issued to them by the government.
The artesian well being put down by the
Armour Milling company Is nearly completed ,
having struck a flow of 2,000 gallons per mln-
uto. with 55 degrees pressure. With this
well completed Armour can boast of t'vo of
the finest wells In South UiT.ota.
The boycott declared last winter by the
miners' union nnd Knights of Labor on the
merchants , of Deadwood and nil Deadwood
Institutions for the stand taken by the
Deadwood people In the late labor troubles
at the Annie Creek mines has been de
clared off.
John Brown , who was recently elected
mayor of SprlngfilcldBon Hornme county.
Is a man who weighs In the neighborhood
of 335 pounds , and on account of his great
size the little town Claims the honor of
having the largest mayor of any city or
town In the state.
A creamery and a. creamery supply house ,
a pork packing house and a largo cooperage
works nro among Yankton's business ac
quisitions during the past month. The larg
est brewery In the northwest has begun
operations. The plant has n cnpaclty of
50,000 barrels per year.
Work has been resumed on the big Irriga
tion ditch at Edgemont. It will be com
pleted In time to use the water on this year's
crop. There are about 3,000 acres ot land
yet unsettled that is acccssablo to the ditch.
Two largo reservoirs are to be built for
storing the water when not In use on the
land ,
Eight carloads of fat sheep were shipped
to market from Pierre the other day. A
number of sheep raisers In this vicinity have
been experimenting In fatting sheep for the
spring market , and they have found It a
very successful experiment , as they fatten
with very little extra grain besides the
nutritious grasses which they can get In
this section.
WYOMING.
' Green River reports Increasing Interest in
gold placer mining there.
There arc about 1,000,000 young fish In the
troughs of the Laramie hatchery , which will
soon be distributed.
W. C. Knight , state geologist , says that
the oil of central Wyoming is a splendid
lubricating article nnd stnnds a finer test
than any other oil In the world.
It Is said that Larnmlo has more pianos In
proportion to Its Inhabitants than any pine *
in the west. Mr. Westlake , the tuner , says
there arc GOO Instruments in the city.
The boy who deliberately shot his father
near Newcastle last fall has been acquitted
by a jury. It Is claimed he was subject to
epileptic fits and had one the day bsforo he
shot his father.
The Wyoming Pipe Line company has per
fected Its organization and filed articles of
Incorporation. The company will connect
the Salt creek oil wells with the Union Pa
cific & Gulf road at Orin Junction.
Work has been begun , under the direction
of Captain Hay of the Shoshone agency , on
the immense irrigation ditch on Mill creek.
When completed , a large body of agrlcul-
tuittl lalul ull ilia tener-vtttloTx will Ho ifnt v a.
The North Platte , in Wyoming , Is on a
tear. One day , according to the Saratoga
Sun , the river rose a foot during the night
and was tilled with old ice , slush and yellow
mud. There had evidently been an Ice-Jam
in the North park.
The range In this valley Is at least a
month ahead of last year , says the Saratoga
Sun , and everywhere there .Is a thrifty
growth of fresh young grass , which furnishes
abundance of feed for sheep and cattle , and
they are beginning to take to the hills and
plains. They already show a marked im
provement in flesh the past two weeks.
OREGON.
Lakevlew young folks must bo .oft the
street by 8 o'clock.
A delegation of Nebraska people have
settled around Dayton.
Sea lions are very plenty this spring in
the mouth of the Columbia.
A patronlze-home-industry-movement is
sticking up its head at The Dalles-
A Mill Creek , Umatllla county , Dane
has gene crazy from having Insufficient
food.
food.Grapo
Grape root brings $30 a ton In the valley
towns where It is bought for eastern ship
ment.
A movement is bolng earnestly promoted
at Dexter for a wire suspension bridge
across the Middle Fork.
Astoria Is to have a Midway plalsance.
projected and maintained by Its numerous
and enterprising small boy.
There is a class or young ladles in the
Albany college whoso members have tabooed
corsets and wear "health" shoes.
The Coos Bay Railroad company Is having
IU horses brought In from the valley and
Is preparing to begin the work of extending
the road through to Roseburg , Ore.
The Independence Enterprise understands
that parties have been In that section try
ing to contract for this year's crop of hops
at 13 cents per pound , while the Sound coun
try hops nro being contracted for at 15 cents
for five years to come.
G. W. Llndsey reports sixty men at work
on the Hampton ditch , Grave creek , and
thinks the construction will be finished by
May. The company has 750 acres of rich
placer ground , and , as they have all Grave
creek to draw from , water will bo abundant
for washing down the banks the year round ,
About 100 freight cars and about a dozen
passenger , mall and baggage coaches are
standing on the sidetracks at Dundee Idle.
They are of the narrow gauge pattern and
are In good condition , The chlor wrecker
or the Southern Pacific system has been In
specting them ami It is thought the company
contemplates removing them to California.
George Marsh and Del Smith or Klamath
Falls have taken the contract to put 50-
000,000 logs Into the boom at Pokcgaina for
Cook & Co. , and will receive $5,40 pur 1,000.
They will run their own store , saloon and
cookhouse. They gave James George the
contract to furnish them meat. Marsh &
Smith will extend the logging railway a dis
tance ot several miles into the sugar pine
belt.
belt.Prof.
Prof. Kancmatz or Coqulllo City has Just
received by mall from Franco twenty-four
French white mulberry trees. Ho also has
twenty Japanese and 050 Russian mulberry
trees , which ho Is putting out. Ho Is also
grafting some Russian scions on Japanese i
stocks. These are in connection with his 1
silk station , the Herald says , and Indicate
his satisfaction with all the environments
of weather , temperature , soil , etc. , after
testing several localities In' several states
and countries , and a practical knowledge of
the allk Industry as an expert from the egg
of the moth to the finished silk twist ,
WASHINGTON.
A bureau of Immigration has been organ
ized In Spokane.
Colvlllo hai about raised a $1,500 subsidy
for a roller mill plant.
Some 500 tons of hay have Just been baled
up for shipment along the Wlllapa.
The cock fight has Invaded the fashionable
boarding house circles ot Falrhaven ,
A contract has been signed at Tacoma for
an $80,000 bridge across the tldelluts.
The Spokane Falls & Northern railway la
now carrying Lellol ore from Norlhport via
Spokane to Tucoum at the rate ot 35 carloads
per week. A thousand lonsj are now on the
(
wharves nt Northport awaiting shipment.
With no bad luck , tho"Wli'lln Wnlla valley
will have more penchesllthfV year than over
before. >
There Is n loud ilemniuliiOnr ft brldga over
the Lewis river unitingClarke , nnd Cowlltz
counties.
A still for making poityc'fmlnt oil Is to bo
put up n rew mlles soiitnwost of Tacoma.
Some twenty-live ncrea ( } f mint have boEii set
out. , .
The citizens of Colvllie nro agitating the
question of bnlldlnc n court house and the
Colvlllc rclrol niilliorlt'iV ' wnt to tpml $12.-
000 In new school Inilldlaiijs , .
Lnrpo number ! ) of * \nql \ , rails nre side
tracked at Touchet and ( r _ ck laying will soon
commence , replacing wltlf "ttcel " the Iron be
tween there and Walla IWdlln.
Ono fare for the round , trip will probably
bo the rate over railroads for the Washing
ton stnto Christian Endeavor congress to bo
held nt Spokane July 3 , I and 5.
Indians took forcible possession of Okan-
egan Smith's ranch at Oaoopos recently ,
drove oft the slock , more than 300 head , and
ousted the tenant , Jack Evans. Deputy
sheriffs of Okanogan county drove out the
red men.
The Tacoma smelter produced 3,200 bars of
bullion during March , weighing 330,906
pounds , nnd valued at $18,278,51. There were
121,0(12 ( ounces of gold , worth $25,023.51 ;
2,161,870 ounces of silver , worth $ I2,78S.43 ,
and 329,311 pounds of lend , valued nt $10-
45C.67. The company employed sixty-one
men , with a pay roll of $5.1G2.56.
Of the 7,357 voters In Tacoma , 5,000 nro
natives of the United States. The greatest
number from nny ono stnto Is 750 , from
Now York. Only sixty-seven nre natives
of Washington. Tacoma's Scandinavian pop
ulation Is very largo , there being 979 voters
born In Norway , Sweden and Denmark.
Next ccmo the Germans , CCS ; British , 447 ;
Canadians , 40G ; Irish , 333.
Whatcom county's delinquent tax list for
1891 , now bolng published , contains 13.500
descriptions , nnd Its publication costs over
$1,000. During the Hush times hundreds
of acres of timber land were platted as
wild cat townsltcs and additions , and each
lot was assessed separately , which accounts
for the appalling length of the delinquent
list. There were then between 70.000 nml
80,000 platted town lots In the county.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Doming , N. M. , Land and Water com
pany Is putting down the fire hydrants , and
will be ready at any tlmo to furnish water
for fire purposes whenever the town Is In a
position to contract for the same.
Many ot the sheep men in the counties
bordering the Rio Grande , In Texas and New
Mexico , have sold their liocks of scrubs and
are waiting for a turn In the tide of wool
and mutton to stock up with better breeds.
After a varied existence of many years
the old town of Tombstone , Ariz. , Is about
to receive a severe set-back. An effort Is
now being made to remove the county seat
from Tombstone to Blsbee , and It will prob
ably succeed.
The sheep men of Blngham nnd Fremont
counties will meet at Idaho Falls on May
1 to devise means for the sale ot their wool
to the best advantage of all concerned , nnd
transact such other business as may come
before the meeting.
The boundary line survey party which has
boon locatlnc the line between the United
States nnd Mexico has finished placing monuments
ments to the Colorado river and has moved
on to the west. The commission is now lo
cated at San Diego.
Tliero Is but little ofi the old crop of grain
left In the Salt river valley , Arizona. Bar
ley , now selling for 70 cents a hundred , Is
expected to rapidly appreciate In price , for
the market quotation * In. 'Los Angeles has
risen to nearly $1,03 already.
Both horticulture and agriculture are ex
periencing a largo andrapid , growth In the
Espanola portion of the Rio Grande valley ,
Just south of the Colorado line. Now
ditches are being bulft" and the people are
busy setting out fruit ; trees and putting In
crops. „
The past winter ha been marked by the
fall of more than the average amount of
rain and snow In Arizona. The. amount of
snow which fell In the mountains has prob
ably not been equaled in seyeral years. The
streams In general apparently contain sulll-
clent water for irrigation.
The Irvlngton Land' ' arid" Water company
has contracted for the sale of about 2,200
acres of land situated about twelve miles
from San Bernardino.f"l ! , ta. n.-Chlcaco
syndicate ior-su.OOO. The land Is to Uu ifc-
cupled by actual settlers , who will engage
in the fruit-raising Industry.
A letter received from the Salt Lake Tri
bune states that four dead bears have been
found In Brown's valley , near Green 'river ,
and close by was a portion of a man's
clothing. Papers found in the clothing
showed that It belonged to a man named
Farqinhnrson , who Is supposed to have been
eaten by the bears , which afterwards died
trom the results of an encounter with him ,
The amount of hay , says the Phoenix Ga
zette , shipped over tha Atlantic & Pacific
road , most of which was Intended for points
along the lino. Of this amount 2,823 tons
came by way of Mohave , 2,154 from southern
California by way of Barstow and 3.42G tonS
by way of Albuquerque.1- half of this
vast amount will be taken from the Salt
river valley upon the completion of the Santa
Fe , Prescott & Phoenix railroad.
HKH'ISa
I > env r Citizens Sending Food to Needy
Colorado Settlers.
DENVER , April 22. The committee ap
pointed by the county commissioners to In
vestigate the reports of Buffering among the
poor settlers In the eastern part of the state
has returned. By reason of the utter failure
of last year's crops the ranchers have suf
fered greatly during the winter , because of
their Inability to secure fuel and other neces
saries. A majority of these people are Danes
and Russians and have gone through the
winter using buffalo chips for fuel and with
almost nothing to eat , roasted wheat for
coffee , barefooted and almost naked. The
committee distributed food , clothing and seal
among them and will send other supplies
when necessary. This condition of affairs
applies only to a limited section of country
along the Kansas lino.
OUT Of TllK LIQVQR MUSIS ESS.
South Carolina UUiicmarloa Closed unit
Constables to Jlo UUcliargcil.
COLUMBIA , S. C. . April 22. The dispen
sary state board ot control has sent out
orders closing all dispensaries In the state.
This means for the present the state
authorltleH give up the tight and bow to
the decision of the supreme court. All the
state constables have been ordered to re
port hero and will probably be discharged
from service.
The Involution
Of medicinal agents is gradually relegating
the old-tlmo herbs , pills , 'draughts and vege
table extracts to the rpar'and ' bringing Intc
gemr&l use the pleasant and effective llqulu
laxative , Syrup of Figs , To get the tru-
leiredy sei that it is manufactured by ttf
California Fig Syrup Co. only. For aaU br
all leading druggists. ' '
Ticket llrolti'rS'Knterjnlnod.
DENVER , April 22.-tOv"e > 300 members of
the National Association tit Ticket Brokers ,
on their way east froln the Midwinter fair
at San Francisco , stoppM In this city sev
eral hours today. They , were entertained
ut the Brown hotel And , driven over the
city by the local railwaymen , , and at noon
left In their special trulu ( or Kansas City.
Dowltt's Little Early. Risers. Small pllla ,
safe pills , best pills. >
Notifying Canadian Beulcra ,
OTTAWA , Out. , AprJ22.Slr \ Charles
Tupper has cabled the high commlsloncr to
see the imperial authorities and ask that a
war vessel be sent to notify the seventeen
Canadian Healing vessel now off Queen
CImrlotto Island that the close of the sea
son , under regulations agreed to at Paris ,
will take place May 1
Little pills tor great ills ; Dewltt's Lit Co
Early Risers.
Uurthquaku lu Muxlco.
OAXACA. Mexico , April 22. An earth
quake shock has been felt In this city and
other parts of southern Mexico. 'The shock
came in the usual undulations and lasted
several seconds. No particular damage
was done , although tall buildings and
church towers were rocked somewhat.
Sweet breath , sweet stomach , iweet tem
per I Then use DoWHt'a Little Early Rlaors ,
THE CITY HAD THE DROP
Llko Davy Orookott's Goon the Qua Bfg
Unrao Down.
DETAILS OF A BATTLE AT CLEVELAND , 0 ,
Tlirrn .Million Doling Hnvetl the City nil n
Lighting Contract unit the I'rlrn Ko-
ilueeil l lilffliry Contu
Anlno of Backbone.
III the spring or ISfll , writes n correspond
ent or the Chicago Tribune , the city of
Cleveland entered upon n new crn In Its
municipal history. At that tlmo the old
system ot government , which involved nu
merous boards and was decidedly cumbrous ,
was nbaniloned nnd the new so-called federal
plnn was ndopted. Instead ot the division
of power iiud responsibility among many
boards a centralization of power nnd re
sponsibility was ndopted. The mayor hav
ing the power to appoint and remove the
heads of departments became an olllclal of
grc.it Importance.
Shortly after this now plan of government
was adopted the citizens of Cleveland mill
the Cleveland Ons Light nnd Coke com
pany were treated to n genuine surprise. At
almost the first meeting ot the new council
nn ordinance was Introduced nnd passed
under suspension of the rules reducing the
price of gas from $1 to CO cents. Kverybody
wondered how this step happened to betaken
taken so suddei ly , and to this day the In-
nlde history has been kept n secret In Cleve
land. The Inside facts nro thut shortly
after bains sworn In as mayor , William O.
Hose Invited a number of councllmcn and
the corporation counsel , General Kdwnrd S.
Meyor. to meet nt his residence on Euclid
nvenue. He had started In ns a reform
mayor , and was determined to tnko nn Im
portant step in the beginning of his ad
ministration. At the meeting lit his resi
dence ho proposed that the price of gas bo
reduced to 60 cents , and the councllmcn Im
mediately Indorsed his plan. The result
was the Introduction and passage of the
ordinance.
Upon the passage of the ordinance the
officers nnd stockholders of the gas com
pany threw up their hands in holy horror
nnd nsscrtcd that the enforcement of the
ordinance would practically mean to appro
priate their property. They held that GO
cents was outrageously low , and that It
would be Impossible for them to conduct
business at that rate. They appealed to
the courts , and there was a bitter and pro
tracted controversy In both state and federal
courts. After several months had boon
spent In preliminary sparring. Irvln Helford ,
clerk ot the United States circuit court , was
appointed special commissioner to take evi
dence as to the cost of manufacturing gas.
An ImmcnsQ amount of testimony was taken.
The gas company had the ablest legal talent
It could command nnd the battle for the city
was ably fought by General Meyer. Gas ex
perts were brought by the Cleveland com
pany from far nnd near.
TESTIMONY OF AN EXPERT.
Mr. Henry AVhlte , n gas expert from
Iloston , brought before the master com
missioner by the Cleveland Gas company ,
proved an Interesting witness. On direct
examination ho testified that the cost of
making gas was GO cents , and said that a
gas company should pay a dividend ot 10
; > or cent. If the Cleveland company paid
10 per cent on Its watered stock It would
liavo to charge $1.02 to consumers. When
General Myer took hold of the witness , how
ever , the witness was compelled to make
some damaging admissions. General Meyer
entered Into the details of cost of manu
facturing 1,000 cubic feet of gns , and Mr.
White gave the following figures : Cost of
coal at $2 per ton , 20 % cents ; labor , 5
3ents ; purifying material , 2 cents ; condens
ing , scrubbing , and additional purification ,
2 cents ; enrichments ( naphtha , etc. ) , 1 %
cents ; storage and care , 1 cent ; additional
labor , 10 cents. This footed up 42 cents
as the total cost. Including the last named
Item , which was not satisfactorily Item
ized. The discrepancy between GO cents ,
the amount given In direct examination , and
12 cents , the amount given on cross-examl-
city considered that he had scored an im
portant victory , while the gas company
was evidently disgusted with Its witness.
From the testimony of Mr. White it
was found that such residuals as coal tar
and ammonia were sold at 3 cents per 1,000
cubic feet. Mr. White testified that there
were uuriy-iwo ousacis 01 COKO per ion 01
coal , and that the c"ko sold for 4 cents per
bushel , but by other witnesses It was es
tablished that G cents was a low price for
coke. A ton of coal , said Mr. Whlto , is
equal to 10,500 cubic feet of gas. Figuring
coke at 5 cents , therefore , the coke re
sulting from the manufacture of 1,000 cubic
feet of gas would be worth 15 cents. Add
ing 3 cents for other residuals nnd 15 cents
for coke , It Is found that the amount real
ized from all residuals is about 18 cents.
Deducting 18 cents from 42 , the actual cost
of making gas In Cleveland is found * to bo
24 cents. But Mr. Whlto said the com
pany should be allowed 10 per cent on Its
stock of $2,500,000. To do this it would
be necessary to add 42 cents to 24 , making
the selling price GO cents. In this figuring
no allowance is made for depreciation of
property.
NEW YORK GAS MAN ON TUB STAND.
Joseph R. Thomas , who was brought from
Now York to testify as a witness for the
gas company , was present while Mr , Whlto
was testifying , and made a rather bettor
witness for the company. Ho estimated the
cost of gas at GO cents at the burner. Ho
would deduct for residuals , Including coke ,
only 15 % cents. Ho thought the company
should net 10 per cent. In his estimate of
expenses ho placed the salary of two super
intendents at $ G,000 each , that of president
at $10,000 , and that of secretary at $5,000.
By other witnesses It was shown that the
salaries paid In Cleveland wcro only half
that amount.
Forest E. Darker of Boston testified that the
cost of gas nt the holder is 48 cents gross , or
27 cents net. His figures were made up ns
follows ; Coal , 21 cents ; oil , 1 cent ; purifi
cation , 1 cent ; wages , 17 cents ; repairs , G
cents ; 2 cents to equalize to short ton ; total ,
43 cents. Deduct 21- cents for residuals as
follows ; Tar , 6 cents ; coke , 12VG cents ;
ammomacal liquor , 2'/i cents. He wouKi
allow 2 cents for leakage and 7 cents for
depreciation. Ha would consider 6 to 8
cents a fair dividend. Ho said that coke
sold for 5 cents per bushel , wholesale , and 8
cents retail. Ho allowed $10,000 for presi
dent's salary , $6,000 for chief engineer , $5,000
for secretary , $2,500 to $3,000 for office ex
penses , 3 to 4 cents per thousand for taxes ,
$8,000 for legal expanses and $ SOO for bad
debts.
John Mcllhenny or Philadelphia , a manu
facturer ot gas apparatus , who had been a
superintendent of gas works at Wilmington ,
N. C. , and Columbus , Ga. , was .examined nt
length. Ho said that allowance should bo
made for possible accidents nnd insurance
nnd ho made nn allowance of 2 cents for
these Items. After making deductions for
residuals , ho estimated the cost ot 1,000 cubic
feet of gas at G1.7 cents.
BASIS OF COMPROMISE.
As the examination progressed week after
week and month after month , and after a
year ot litigation the city agreed to u com
promise , which may be briefly stated ai fol
lows : The prlco ot gas was reduced from $1
to 80 cents a thousand cubic feet ; the pay
ment Ecml-annually Into the city treasury of
fl'/i per cent of the gross receipts from SI ! M
made ; the books ot account of the company
made subject to the Inspection of the city
auditor ; the pressure In the main subjected
to the control of director of public works ;
the quality ot the gas furnished raised to 18-
eandlu power , and made subject to semiweekly -
weekly tests by the city's Inspector , and all
costs and expenses of litigation paid by the
company. The contract In settlement Is for
a period of ten years , by the terms of which ,
through a 20 per cent reduction In the price
of gns during the term of ten years , there
will bo saved to the people of the city the
sum of } 2.600,000 , and In addition thereto , by
the payment Into the city treasury of G4 per
cent of gross receipts , the city will receive
$45,000 a year , or a total sum In cash of
$450,000. The aggregate caving , therefore ,
will amount In ten years to $3,000,000.
Mining Company In Court ,
DT3NVKU , April 22. Suit ban been filed In
the United States court by the Wlndslll
Tliis
Baby earrings
$ S.9S.
This carriage Is first class In every
respect. It should not be compared
with any of the trnshy tfnoda shown
nbotlt town. It Is upholstered with
Amcilcnn Damask , Is full size , has bi
cycle wheels , best springs nml axles ,
Batln parasol , ( not witlnc ) , but para
sol la lined with satlne , nteklo plated
rod. Our prlco Is only $5.98. Sold else
where for $10.00.
"Monarch"
Gasoline Stove
,
With oven complete ,
$12.88.
lias three burners , two on top nnd
onu on the lower end , which Is conve
nient for wash boilers , kettloH , etc. ,
Has large llussla Iron oven ; It Is the
new evaporating style , In fact , It con
tains nil the latest Improvements.
Sold elsewhere for J22.00.
We arc the -juts for
QuickEfteai gasoline Stoves
And show 25 different styles.
Antique Oak
Refrigerator ,
$7.8S
This handsome refrigerator which
has every modern Improvement , wo
offer for J7.S3 , or for less than what
the dealers ask for shoddy goods , this
however In only In keeping with the
reputation of "Tho Peoples" for sell
ing the best goods for the least mon
ey. As shown In cut this refrigerator
IH cleanablf , that Is the zlno compart
ment of the leo chamber can be taken
out nnd cleaned , has brans lockn nnd
hinges , carved front. Sold clsewhcro
tor $12.50.
Freezer Cooloz'a.
2 quart , $ 1.3S 3 gallon , * 1.89
3 quart , $ 1.C7 I gallon , $ 2.48
4 quart , $ 2.10 G gallon , $ 2.85
fl quart , $ 2.75 S gallon , $ 3.25
WOUTH DOUBLU.
CASH OB EASY PAYMENTS.
Formerly the People's Mammoth Installment House.
Send lOo to covof postage on biy ' 91 Catalogue ) , now ready.
HAND SAW IS A GOOD THING , BUT NOT
IS THE PROPER THING FOR HOUSE-CLEANING.
Mining compn'hy against T. II. Wntrous of
Michigan nnd S. A. Vnn Dfiisen of HUH
city , asking for J153'ID. The dltllculty arose
over the stock of the company and Judg
ment has already been rendered by the
circuit court of Michigan.
men
Wyoming Mtlgiition Inturcstw Many Wealthy
Owners of Mlnnrnl Cliilms.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The suits now pending In the
United States courts are of great Impor
tance to holders of mineral claims on Union
I'acltio Innds. The courts hnve been asked
to determine whether the railroad com
panies are entitled to land upon which min
eral hns been developed since they obtained
a government grant to the same. Should
the decision be In favor of the railroads
the Union Pacific company will secure title
to nil the claims In the La. Plata district
In Albany county. The Morgan mine and
In lien Towner are both located on rail
road sections.
Sheep Trouble Sfttlcil.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) A letter received from Slater ,
near the Colorado line , states that the
cattlemen and sheepmen In the Snake river
country have amicably settled their differ
ences. It Is alleged that Governor Osborne'H
herds were the principal cause of all the
trouble. The Snake river country Is thickly
settled with ranchmen , each of whom have
a small bunch of entile. The sheepmen ,
with the exception of Osborne , rightfully
considered that these ranchmen were en
titled to the range adjacent to their
ranches , but It is charged that Osborne
allowed his sheep to be herded up and In
some instances Inside of the fences of the
ranchmen. This naturally made them In-
dlinant , and led up to u call for a meeting ,
which resulted In the organization of the
Snake River Stock Protective association.
The association ha.s provided for a trail
over which all Hhoen driven through the
Snake river country must pas.s , ami they
will not be allowed to bo held , but must be
driven through as rapidly as possible with
out Injury to the sheep , A committee em
ployed for the purpose will see that these
regulations are strictly enforced.
I.oolilnir at the riumlmgo.
CIU3YKNNK , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) Charles Mitchell nnd Frank
Mixer , proprietors of the Rock Island Stove
nnd Plow works , are In the city for the
purpose ot Investlgntlng the plumbngo de
posits In the northwestern part of Larnmlo
county , with a view to investing In the
same. The ore Is found In three grades ,
the first of which is worth $ HO u ton when
rellncd. The mineral will be utilized In the
manufacture of stoves. At the present time
a large proportion or the plumbago used in
this country Is Imported , nearly tl,000OUO
worth having been used by American nmn-
urncturera in 1602.
Wyoinlni ; IVnpIii Ohjcrt.
CHRYKNNB , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special to
The Bee. Congressman II. A. Coffeen IIUH
written a letter to a gentleman hero In
which ho states that blllu are now pending
In congress which have for their object the
diverting of all travel destined for tlm Yel
lowstone park to the state of Montana , pre
sumably by granting to the Northern Pa-
clllo railroad a right of way through the
park to the exclusion of nil other lines ot
transportation. H Is unnecessary to nay
that the people of Wyoming will enter a
vigorous protest against any wich scheme.
IOH of tnttlo Ovurivtlliimti'd.
SHKRIUAN. Wyo. . April 22.-Speclal ( to
The Bee. ) S. 1) . Bell , fortman of theLU'
trolt nnd Wyoming Live Stock company ,
who has returned from n. trip over the
range In this section slneu thu recent Btorm ,
says that the IOBH of cattle therefrom has
buen greatly overestimated , llo thinks 20
per cent Is u liberal estimate.
llnVu < Not i ; l Mi.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 22.-Speclnl ( to
The lieu. ) A letter ha.s been received from
Albert L. Fnrquhar , who was reported to
have betui eaiun up by bears In thu Big
Horn basin , llo 8tuten that hu was on his
way from Ulsmurck , N. D. , when bo
nttncked l > y seven bears In the Big Horn
basin nt the place where his horse and
wearing apparel were found. He shot four
of the bears , but wn.s compelled to swim
the river to escape from the three remain
ing. Ho said ho was afraid to return to
the spot for hla gun and clothing.
Wyoming IviilglitN Templar.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special to
The Bee. ) The Knights Templar ot Wyo
ming will hold their annual conclave In
Cheyenne May 5. Cheyenne comnmndery
No. 1 Is making great preparation to enter
tain the visiting Knights. A banquet ana
reception are on the program.
Ciisppr Nliuep NliuururM ISiiHy.
CASPER , Wyo. , April 22. ( Special Tele
gram to The Bee. ) Both handshearlng pens
are running at full capacity. The steam
shearing pens started up this afternoon.
The work Is pronounced a mieces and the
promoters of the enterprise are very son-
BUlne.
L.ITTKR D.I V ti.tl.frH.
Conference. .Itixt Closed at l.ivmonl Was an
Important Ono.
LAMONI , la. , April 22.-Speclnl ( to The
Boo. ) The conference of the Reorganized
Church of .Insus Christ of Latter Day
Saints , which linn been In H'SHlon at Lament
during the last two or three weekH , IH
ended. It formed nn Important epoch In
the history of n people who have played an
important part In American annalw , nml
epeclally In those of Iowa. It will he re
membered that this church was orgunlml
April 0 , 1830 , with a membership of Hlx per
sona , under the leadership or JoHcph Bmlth ,
then In his 23th year. Having great odds
to work ngaliiHt , It Is phenomenal that In
less than llfti-en yenrs the mi'inbcrahlp
swelled to 150,000.
The membership of the church now num
bers over oO.OOO , U.OOO of whom nro In Ivwo.
nnd over -1,000 In Missouri. They liavu
churches In Australia , South Saa Islands ,
Hawaii , Kngland , Wales , Scotland , Den
mark , Switzerland , Canada , Manitoba , Novn
Scotia and nearly every BtntiIn the union.
They hnvo had quite a large Increase Hi
membership during the past yt'.ir. Inde
pendent of the local pastors and olllivra th $
phurch has sent out during the past year
about 200 missionaries , rcnttered largely
over the territory mentioned.
The session of conference Just closed was
of great Importance , ns many of HH enact
ments will be for the best IntercHtH of Jthu
church nml provide for morn rapid growth
In the future. One of the principal ft-atureH
was the delivering of a. lengthy revelation ,
which gives light on Important matters In
church government and adjusts all mis
understandings that may have obtained In
the past. The iloetrlno or present revela
tion IH held by the church to btf nlmulut ly
essential In order that the work or ( > od
may be Hilly effected , It being In direct
harmony with the bible , a O id always eon-
descended to blcs.s bin pioplo with revela
tion wh < never ho had HIU-II on the earth
Council Bluff ! ) has a llourlnhlng souloty of
nearly UW , composed of some of the most
prominent men of the ulty. They have a
cozy Ilttlo church near the corner of PI' roa
street and Glen uvtmup. They have qulto
a large society also In Omaha.
COI.I.KVTISU VKNTlt.ll > I'.ttlll'W ItKIff.
A XmrHpitpiir Kehninn to ( lot It Out < if Ilia
.Stockholder * ,
ST. LOUIS , April 22. Today the Ilepuldla
advanced a theory that under the constitu
tion and lawn of California , the otato whu'h
chartered the Cenlial Paclllo cori'uratluii ,
the Individual Htorkholdura are primarily
and Independently liable for the ili-bta of
the corporation , ami that the credltora tan
proceed agnlnHt them for their pro rutu
Hlmret ) of tlm IndebtneKH without any ie-
liard whatever to whether they have ex
hausted their remedies against the corpuru-
tlon llnel' ) . The Itonubllc miyii that If the
argument Is Hound the covurnrwnt Hhuuhl
not rely upon the funding Hcln > m"s imw
proposed or upon a fon-rloKiiru against ttio
corporations to relieve the embarrassment
approaching rrom the maturity of the llrot
NubHldy bomlH , but tdiould promptly tuku
Htopa to have ItH claim upon thu stock
holder * adjudicated.