THE OMATIA DAILY BEE : SATURDAY , MAY 26 , 1801-TWELVE .PAGES.
Discovery of.Bich Gold Dijrpings in Mon
tana After Being Lost Thirty Years.
REDSKINS WOULDN'T ' GIVE UP THE SECRET
I.cmltlllo lloomliiK Once More-Output
ftlciiilliy Inoroaiilne llli ; Nlrlko nt Crocdo
( Joncrill News from Writrrn Htntcit
anil Territories.
Some tlmo ago the Helena Independent
/irlntcd a telegram telling of recent gold
finds In the northern part ot the state. The
lost mine , Its original and subsequent dis
covery , surpasses the most Ingenious fiction.
In ISO ) KIcH started with his squaw down
the Missouri river on a buffalo hunt. He
was an old and considered a very fine pros
pector , ays the Havre , Mont. , Herald. He
had been absent about six weeks from Fort
Denton , when ho returned with J3.000 In
gold dust , The gold was a peculiar kind ,
not found In the northern mines. It was
what Is known as cube gold.
John Lcplcy , now a millionaire of Helena ,
was then a partner of Klcs , and the men
had diggings In the Little. Rockies worth $12
a day to a man. In vain did Klcs attempt
to get Lcplcy to leave the diggings for the
now rich mines. He told him ono sum
mer's work would make them opulent and
they would leave the west with Its hard
ships and spend their remaining days In
the effete east.
At that time the Indians were bad and
Lepley said to attempt the trip would bo to
defy almighty God.
Kiej , with his two brothers and three
cquaws , started down the river with lumber
and six months provisions. The tragic death
of all save one squaw occurred five miles be
low the mouth of the Mussclshcll. Indians
surprised them , and their barbaric tortures
noon robbed them of life.
Hundreds of men have since been "grub
staked" by Commodore Power and others to
discover the mine. They made a mistake
by always hunting for It near' the Mussel-
Ehell. Kles said the mine was near a big
iprlng with fish In It.
7. . W Alexander , an old prospector , when
the Indians became friendly \\ith the whites ,
Went among them , sacrificing his life , prac
tically , to learn their secret. They were
the only ones who knew where the mine was.
Loaded with provisions , ho went among
them. He was a great man In their coun
cils ; he Interpreted dreams and visions for
them with ( in accuracy that made him a god
In their eye ; . About ten years ago ho saved
the life of the daughter of
Many Medicines , a chief of ono of
the tribes. The chief wanted him to take the
daughter as n reward. This Alexander re
fused to do , claiming that living with a
woman would rob htm of the favor of the
Great Father and he would no longer be able
to Interpret visions. The chief was sorely
disappointed , but gave Alexander a magnifi
cent horse that had been stolen during a
raid , and told him to come back when the
snows were gone with wagons and provisions
nnd he would guide him to what the white
man loved the gold fields of Kles.
It was enjoined as pirt of their religion
that the. discovery should never be made
known. Many Medicines was reluctant
about making his promise ; he told Alexan
der to ask' him for anything else and It
would bo freely granted. Cut the prophet's
persistency finally won a promise. In the
spring Alexander returned with a prospect
ing outfit , wagons and provisions , to learn
the sickening news that Many Medicines
had been dead for a week. The Indians be
lieved this to bo a judgment upon him by
the Great Father to" keep him from reveal
ing their secret 19 the whites.
Indlanllke the 'Corslcans leave debts of
vengeance and gratitude 'to their sons to
repay. Many Medicines , before his death ,
told his son to take Alexander to the mine.
The son preferred death and committed sui
cide.
Disheartened but not discouraged , Alexan
der prospected. Ho worked In the summer
months hunting the mine and In the winter
making a summer "grub stake. " For the
past six years ho has prospected all the
creeks and coulees along the Dig Dry.
The 1st of January Alexander , while hunt
ing horses , discovered a cement bar and the
spring Kles described. Ho kept the matter
quiet and attempted to prospect the mine ,
but It was almost Impossible to work In the
frozen ground. Ho discovered gold , how
ever , Ivy panning. Ho was then staying with
Dave Dlnslow , at a shack about four mller
from there , Dave was , of course , let Into
the secret.
When W. S. Grimth and M. D. Hoyt
were hunting this spring they stopped at
the shack with the miners , who claimed to
bo coyoting. One day as they were chasing
Borne Antelope they run over Alexander's
oiitllt. Doth fell off their horses and
began hunting for gold nuggets the size
of watch charms. Knowing nothing
about panning they did not discover gold ,
but succeeded In making Alexander and
Dlnslow believe they found It. They were
taken In and they all staked off claims ,
wading In slush to their knees , with a tape
lino. The Missouri river was Impassable ,
nnd they were kept away from town several
weeks. They finally crossed /horses and
wagons with the Ice still running In the
river. It was necessary that they should
cross In order to make out their aflldavlts
nnd file before the tlmo expired by law after
posting their notices.
Thus the secret leaked out that caused the
exodus to the gold fields. The reports of
the rlchnoss of the fields have been con
firmed by every miner who has prospected
them.
LIVELY AT LRADVILLK
A noticeable feature of the mining situ
ation at the present tlmo Is the fact that
there Is a large quantity of lead being pro
duced. None of the local smelters arc com
plaining of the scarcity of lead supply.
What Is produced In the camp , however , Is
almost used up by the local concerns , so
that but liltla finds Its way out ot the camp ,
Bays the Herald-Democrat , There Is suffi
cient Iron , but the miners complain that the
prices nro such that no money Is made out
ot tlo ) stuff. For this reason many small
leases have been shut down , nnd tlio men
'gone to work at day wages. At the present
tlmo the only ores shipped to the valley
nro Iron and slllclous ores , carrying silver
or gold. The output seems to bo steadily
Increasing , being In the neighborhood ot
1,000 tqns per day. Just what
this Increased output Is duo to
cannot be exactly elated , but It
Is certainly shown by the reports from the
mines , smelters and railroads. The In
creased tonnage Is a most cheerful sign of
returning prosperity. Increased tonnage
means more men at work , more teams en
gaged and consequently more activity In
every direction. I'eoplo who have re
cently coma Into the camp are quick to note
the changed aspect of nllalrs and to note the
general air ot bustle exhibited on every
side. The lobby of the Hotel Vendoinu Is
changed Into n veritable mining exchange
after the dinner hour and scores of promi
nent mining men gather there to dlscubs
new deals , plan now enterprises and ar
range all the numerous details connected
with the Inception and carrying forward ot
new projects. U was only a few months ago
when the same men , now so full of vim ,
vigor and energy , sat or stood abnut the
lobby looking bluu and disconsolate and won
dering where the camp was going to. Sil
ver hadn't taken any remarkable spurt , but
When the first shock were off the mining
men mudo up their minds that Leudvlllc
was never Intended to die BO early nnd they
Jiave sot about to make It even a Greater
Leadvlllo than ever before.
Gold bolt talk U plentiful. U Is really
Iho ono absorbing topic of conversation ,
and ecoroa of mining men are carefully
watching developments on every acre of
ground from Iowa to Illg Hvans ,
"I nm as well satisfied nu I am of any
proposition that the I.oadvjlle gold district
will turn out to bo greater thin Cripple
Creek. " aald n mining mun who had just
returned from the latter camp. "The mine *
there arc closed down. The big producers ,
such ni tlm Victor , which Is the crack mine
Idle , ou will
Is practically
ot the camp ,
notice that nil the blj ? operators who arc
anxious to bo doing anything are endeavor-
ine to get In " < U'8 ' firound lloor. Ihera
Is hardly a largo wlno owner or operator
but who Is not endeavoring to secure
belt property , If he , has .not already ob
tained a itllcc. When yob nco the Smiths
the Moffnts , the Champions and some othcrt
In n section , It Is safe to erfy there Is something -
thing there. These men want bonnnras ,
nnd they never make any mistake about
where to find them. You don't sec them
at Crooked Creek or DufTalo Sloughs 01
Hitter Creek , or any other one-horso en nip ,
do you ? Nol They are right on the Load-
villa gold belt , In Lake county , Colorado. "
IlEAIl CHEEK MINES.
I'lillo Egan , an old prospector , came down
from Dear creek , says a Creede dispatch tc
the Denver Times. He found the countr >
not yet lu condition for prospecting , the
depth of the snow Indicating that no satisfactory -
factory work can bo done for nt least two
weeks. Mr. Egan reports that the Good
Hope opcratora wcro throwing over the
dump some rock which did not show any
mineral , thinking It was waste. Manager
Scott , however , having some doubts as tc
Its niter worthlessncss , took some of It to
the nssaycr. The returns showed Its value
to bo twenty onno s gold per ton.
Ed 1'aync , engineer on the Park Ilsgent
group , who went up to Bear creek three
weeks ago to work his Monarch and Golden
Eagle * lodes , found ho could not get at them
on account of the snow , so put In the time
prospecting for bare spots and mineral. He
found a fine lead and brought some of the
rock to Jlmtown for assay. It returned
sixteen ounces gold per ton. Tha cla'm lies
near Elk creek and a couple of miles from
the Good Hope mine.
There nro some would-bo prospectors
coming out of the Bear creek country
roundly cursing It nnd saying It Is no good.
In their statements they have no regard for
the truth. They arc neither experienced nor
reliable prospectors , for If they were such
they would have gone Into the district well
supplied \\tlth food and clothing , prepared for
the weather expected and the conditions ex
isting n month ago nnd up to the present
time. Their backcapplng will have no effect
upon Intelligent people.
The efforts of the Creede Hoard of Trade
to secure a direct mall service between
Creedo and the Bear creek country ( Ame
thyst and Sylvan I to postofflccs ) bid fair
to bo crowned with success. Information
from the departme-.t nt Wa hlngton siy th t
nn order has been Issued changing the base
of supply of the Sylvanlto postoflice from
Sllvcrton to San Juan and that inquiries
have been sent out with a view of obtain
ing Information that will enable the depart
ment to determine us to the advisability
of establishing regular service In place of the
special now In operation between Amethyst
and San Juan.
THE DAKOTAS.
Some mills at Huron were compelled to
close for lack of coal now withheld by the
strike.
The building of n railroad from Sioux
Falls to the Black Hills by way of Pierre
Is being agitated.
A big volume of water was struck 1,300
feet down In the Edgeloy artesian well. It
flows 100 gallons a minute.
The test of concentrates from the Home-
stake mills by the new bromine process ,
patented by Prof. Engelhardt of Denver , was
successful beyond the most sanguine expec
tations. A plant using the process will bo
erected at Deadwood.
The government Ms dealing bountifully
with the Indians this year. Last week n
herd of 275 horses went through Rosebud
for Issue nt Crow Crock , and since fifty bulls
nnd COO cows went to Pine Illdgo to be Is
sued for stock raising.
The rain wizards who have been at work
"making rain" In the vicinity 'of Aberdeen
are delighted with the results , which they
largcely attribute to their efforts. They
will at once proceed to establish branch
shower factories at different points through
the county.
There Is excitement In Charles Mix county
over the discovery of coal. The vein was
struck by Messrs. Joslyn and Mohan while
drilling a well on the farm of John Mohun ,
just _ in the bluffs near the Missouri river
arid on Pease creek. It appears to be In a
vein several feet In thickness and Is of good
quality and burns readily. A prospecting
shaft' ' will bo put down at once and a com
pany will bo organized to develop the find.
A sensatlona report from Dawgon , n
small station -west of Jamestown , 'Is to the
cflect that "warrants' have- been lisued for
the arrest of forty-two of the principal
farmers and business men ot that place on
the charge oPsteallng coal from the North
ern Pacific "railroad docks. The dispatch
states that not one of the customers or
friends of the firm which laid the informa
tion arc included In the list of accused , and
that some other motive Is at the bottom of
the move.
The annual roundup for the Dad river
range commenced' at Fort Pierre last week.
There arc engaged In this work about 250
men and 1,000 horses. For several days the
stock owners and cow boys have been ar
riving In everIncreasing numbers until at
last the little town was filled to over
flowing. The saloons and hotels did a
thriving business , though the crowd was
orderly enough with few exceptions. One of
the cowboys who had been Imbibing rather
freely got Into a very hilarious mood and
started out to teat the nerve of the now
city marshal. The marshal weakened after
the first round and hunting up the mayor
resigned his ofilcc. A new marshal was ap
pointed , but no more trouble was experi
enced.
WYOMING.
Forty thousand sheep will be sheared this
spring nt Medicine Bow.
A drlvo of 250,000 ties Is being made
down the Modlcfnc Bow. rlrtr.
The man found drowned In the Big Lara-
mle river in Laramie Is reported to have an
Interest In a mlno at Gold Hill for which ho
and his partners refused $10,000.
The ranchmen of North Park and the
Saratoga vallley have organized to prevent
the owners of sheep from bringing their
bands Into that country to cat off the
grass.
A largo number of elk hnvo been willfully
nnd uselessly slaughtered In the mountains
north of Green river. The authorities are
keeping a weather eye on the guilty parties ,
and they will bo attended to when the proper
tlmo comes.
Ore from the Smugghr mine In the Morgan
district Is continuing In the blanket forma
tion and has Increased In width from twenty-
two to twenty-six Inches. The cro Is chang
ing from the white quartz to a sandy
reddish decomposed ore yet carylng galena ,
but running more to gold ,
Reports fiom Hock Springs arc to the
effect that the n'w stage line Is all that was
expected of It and that there seems to be a
boom In fctuge luminous generally over thu
state. The Hawjlns line Is having goad
business and the Casper line Is also taking
people Into thu gold Eldorado ot the state.
The Denver News cays a colonization com
pany will locate bstwo.li 400 nnd 600 families
on the Big Horn river near the mouth ot
Fifteen Mile creek this summer. A repre-
bcntaUvo of the company Is now looking
over the ground preparatory to taking out
the canal which will Irrigate this vast
amount of bench land , which la some ot the
finest on the IR | Horn river.
COLORADO.
The Amethyst at Creedo Is again free from
water.
Energetic work has begun tor tbo sea
son on the Mancos placers.
An Increased acreage of potatoes la be
ing planted at Fort Collins.
Largo colonies of Swedes are locating In
the Arkansas valley about Las Anlnina.
Colorado Springs men have leased the
famous Ella C , , at Balfour and will prose
cute work vigorously.
Ynnkco Hill camp now has mall three
times a wecek. The snow In the hills about
the camp has about disappeared. .
Pleasant Valley , twelve miles from Steam
boat Springs , reports a llnd of good-looking
free milling ere and the Inhabitants uro all
prospecting.
There Is a report that a big strike has
been made In the tenth luvol ot the Molllo
Gibson nt Aspen , and It Is hoped that the
famous SnuiKKler ore cliulo has been en
countered.
In the Tarryull district , near Co mo , the
snow has about disappeared , new cabins
are being built and work on the new stamp
mill U progressing fast. Streams are now
running , making placer mining easy.
Surveys are being mode nt Florence for
ildo tracks for the reduction works. They
will bo located on the north sldo ot the
Arkansas river one inllo from tuun. The
ground plans for a 100 stamp mill are In
the hands ot tlio cnglnecru.
A rich ore chute has been opened In the
Happy Thought at Creede. The ere Is a
rich galena ot the character found in toe
New York. It runs 485 ounces o { silver l <
the ton nnd C5 per cent of lead. Two fcol
of this was found at the point of contact
whllo the vein filling for the rest of tin
four feet carried 43 ounces.
The Colorado Land nnd Water company 0
Ordwny have advertised for bids for fenclnf
twenty-six sections of land which will b <
watered by the now ditch taking watci
from Lake Henry. This land will not lx
cultivated except Irrigated for the purpos (
ot growing wild hay , which Is nn oxcellenl
paying crop.
The Durango Southwest says n shlpmcni
of n ton of ere from some one ot the prop'
crtlcs that have developed so much rlchnesi
within the past two or three weeks Is nl
that Is necessary to start a. stampede Intc
the mountains. The trails are reported III
good condition for pack nnlmals now , nm !
there Is nothing to prevent shipping a tdr
or moro for testing purposes.
There nro some ICO prospectors In the new
Elk Creek gold district , forty miles from
Denver. A shipment of 2,400 pouflds froir
the surface of the Urmstono lode gave re
turns from the smelters in Denver ot $174.5C
per ton. Tlio discoveries are on nnd In the
vicinity of what Is known ns Bell's ranch ,
The nearest railroad station Is Pine Grove
ten miles distant , on the Denver & Soutli
Park.
J. J. Hagerman says of the recent strike
In the Molllo Gibson : "A very largo body ol
moderate grade ere has been uncovered ,
averaging thirty to sixty ounces In silver ,
from C to G per cent of lead , and with
streaks of richer ore running up as high as
200 ounces. In ono place there Is what
seems to bo a good body of richer ore , bul
suillctcnt development has not yet been done
to say whether it Is largo or not. "
There Is some prospect , says the Enter
prise , of Hocky Ford having a factory for
the preparation of desslcated pumpkin. Dr.
II. Julian Allen of Bucna Vista Is the owner
of several valuable patennts for the prepa
ration of pumpkin and wishes to establish a
factory there. Ho has analyzed the soil ol
the vicinity of Uocky Ford nnd finds It bet
ter adapted to the growth of Hubbard
squash , sugar beets , etc. , than any other
section of the state. If ho cannot get the
financial aid needed to build his factory he
will arrange for the growth of the raw ma
terial near Hocky Ford er.tT ship to the fac
tory possibly nt Denver.
OHEGON.
Volunteer wheat Is two feet high In Sher
man county.
The ere taken from the Plttsburg mine In
Grant county is said to average from $0 to $8
ft ton.
John Stewart of Eugene expects to drlvo
about 2,000 cattle over tlio mountains about
the first of the month.
The Pendleton scouring mill has started
up. There ore 325,000 pounds of wool on
hand and moro coming In every day.
The Lebanon Advance says that the paper
mill there receives orders for paper faster
than they can be filled. The mill Is three
months behind Its orders.
The citizens of Elgin voted favorably on
the proposition of bonding the town for
$8,000 to put In a waterworks ' system by the
decisive vote of six to one.
The Josephine Cave company has put
twenty men to work on the road , as they arc
looking for about ninety or moro excur
sionists to examine nnd explore the cave.
The Grant county Eagle says that Sam
Palmer will cross the northern part of the
county with 50,000 head of sheep , afttr shearIng -
Ing which ho will drive cast of the Rockies.
A crew of twenty-five men have begun
making fence along the Southern Pacific
track near Grant's Pass , according to the
act on the subject passed by the last legis
lature , .
A Milton correspondent says that a con
servative estimate places the berry crop
tributary to Milton at 500,000 pounds. At G
cents a pound it means that $25,000 will b3
distributed among the small farmers be
tween this and July.
Grant , among other fossil remains , has
ono of an oak tree about twelve feet long and
over two feet In diameter. It was found In
the canyon of the John Day , and was hoisted
out by means of a capstan and brought to
the town on n wagon.
In the Ochoco mining district five placer
claims are being worked , employing thirteen
ncn. There are also ( wo men q't work' In
the McAllstcr quartz mine. There Is an
ibundanco of water for placer mining , and
a good deal of dirt will be moved this sea
son.
son.David Dlgglns of Milton , who has just
returned from Wnllowa county , relates a
curious cause of death to horses on the
range In that county. A little bug , some
what similar to the woodtlck , buries .Itself
Into the flesh of the nnlmal , and many good
horses have died from the effects of its
poisonous bite.
The Chinese In the Nelson Mining com
pany's camp at Pocahontas were , aroused
the other night by nn armed crowd of
masked men , who ordered them from the
camp. They complied , appearing in Baker
City the next day to ask for protection.
Sheriff Conde went out and arrested seven
miners. The Chinese claim that the rioters
subsequently robbed their store and cabins.
There Is likely to bo more done in the
matter , as there Is a feeling of strong op
position to the company's use ot Chinese.
WASHINGTON.
Blalne shlnglo men say that there arc
9,000,000 shingles there awaiting shipment.
Shipments of fresh fish from Aberdeen for
tlio nine months preceding the close of the
season aggregated 270,150 pounds ,
Centralla has recently cut the salary of
her city attorney to $20 per month , nnd her
health ofllcer will draw but $10 per year.
At Williamson's camp , near Shclton , n
tree thirty-six feet In circumference was
felled last week. It breaks the local record.
A good many horses are dying of glanders
In Adams county , and moro are being killed
by the state veterinarian to prevent Its
spread.
Another whale , only recently killed , has
been washed iishoro just north of Wcstport.
It Is comparatively omall , being some thirty
feet long.
Alt Coolldge of Colfax has been up In
the Knslo hills , and reports that the snow
Is fifteen feet deep and mining operations
nt n standstill.
The ocean beach near Ocosta Is fairly
nllvo with men nnd boys , panning out flour
gold from the sands. They claim to bo
realizing something worth whllo.
Another Irrigation project Is on foot In
the neighborhood of Pasco. It Is to take
water from the Snake river by means of
turbine wheels nnd duplex pumps and Irrl-
gate from 8,000 to 10,000 acres.
A long standing wnr of competition be
tween Mr. Adolph Schwartz nnd Miss Lulu
Stan ! , proprietors of the two rival Walla
Walla breweries , 1ms been brought to n
peaceful amJ happy termination by the
marrlago of the principals.
The Puget Sound Lumberman puts the
SI.'r' , ' < Loutpllt ot Orc8 ° " and Washington
nt 10,000,000 feet , and that of cedar 25,000.-
000 feet. Of the spruce output probably
2S.OOO,000 feet finds Its way Into California ,
whllo the balance Is shipped cast or manu
factured Into boxes. Nearly all of the cedar
Is shipped ? nst.
W. T. "ogers „ Brooklyn capitalist , has
purchased English camp , San Juan island.
The property Is ono of the most beautiful
and lilbtorlc on the sound. The -1101180 was
used as headquarters b.tho English offi
cers during the San Juan troubles , it Is
finished In oak nnd papered with old paper
brought around the Horn fifty years ugo
Two hundred barrels of tannin extract
were shipped the other day from South Bend
to go around Capo Horn nnd across the At
lantic to Hamburg. This consignment Is the
result ot n sample sent six months agoto
Germany to bo tested. The results obtained
were highly satisfactory as the order above
described shows. A small order lias also
been received from Toklo , Japan , for some
ground bark and extract. The Japs have
started a tannery In that city , and tannin
material Is scarce in Japan.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Reno shipped 121 car loads of cattle to
California lust month.
The Utah territorial fair will bo held In
October.
Locusts are abundant In Arkansas and
fruit growers are anxious.
Denver men nro Interesfe.l In new gold
discoveries on Lynx creek , Arizona.
The mill to bo erected In the Cochlta , N.
M. , district by J , W. Bailey , General R. W.
Woodbury and other Denver capitalists will
consist ot forty utainpn , with a cliloradlza-
tlon process , The contracts for Umbers have
been let. and the machinery ordered. Mr.
Bailey says the mill will bo running In
sixty days.
A white labor , bureau lib ) been opened at
Clilco , Cfll. , by the Anti-Chinese league. All
the unemployed people nro asked to register
and show their wllllngncsn to work. Many
farmers ere now discharging Chlncio and w.ll
glvo employment to these registering ns
"unemployed. " Those whlto laborers who
do not show nn Inclination to work after
work has been offered them are to bo asked
to lenvo the country.
The wool growers of Bruncau vnllcy hixvc
combined for the purpose of repairing the
wagon road from that valley to Dcoth ,
Nov. , on the Central Pacific railroad. An
extensive sheep rnlscr of that vnlley says
that the Central Pacific railroad officials
offer them much lower freight rates to the
cast , and ns the distance to Dccth Is but llt-
tlo further from the wool center of Bruncnu
valley than from tliat point to nny station
on the Oregon Short Line railroad , they
would bo great gainers by sending thcl
wool to Decth.
WHERE IS OUR BOY TONIGHT
A Wandering \VIUIiJ from tloston Trnlnm
In ' ' .
llie'l'otvlxiy Art.
Ho wns a cultural Bostonlan , so ho said
but with his longlf Ir curly hair and self
evident verdancy lie wns mistaken by som
for n dude and by > others for Will Wright'
first cousin , says the Children Citizen. H
had come all the way from Boston to bo
wild nnd woolly cowboy like you read about
but nn eye-glass vsas the only lacking es
scntlal to constitute ] eltlier , n dude or Willie
"You see , I've been trending up on your cow
boy rnco for the past year , " he said , "nnd
know Just what to'xlo. I want to be a cow
boy and nm going right out on the rnngc
I llko this country and It will bo many u
long day before Boston sees me again. "
Three weeks or a month ago Mr. Llttlo o
Boston thus announced himself in the Hole
Chadron. The boys sized him up nt one
and caught on , and Conductor Davis tool
him In charge. Davis Is an old cow-punche
himself and so took a friendly Interest In
the bean-cater. Ho helped him buy his out
fit at Good's. First there was a big white
cowboy hat. Good sold him the big leather
band around It and threw In the hat. Am
high-hcoled boots , overalls , n canvas' con
and a slicker. The hat and slicker was his
first Intention , but old-time punchers ad
vised the rest. Then a $75 horse was sug
gcsted , but Little knew better than that
"Oh , I'm posted and know exactly what :
want , and I won't pay over $25 for a horse
You can't fool me. " Our genial liveryman
Smith , was visited and exhibited "Rattle
snake Pec ! , " the horse that won the cowboy
race , and nftcr much haggling this famous
steed was bought for $20. And then a saddle -
dlo But no ! Little had a jockey saddle the
size of a pancake that ho had bought In
Chicago. They told him there It was Just
what the cowboys all used , and ho had It in
his valise at the hotel. Ho also had n .22
gun. For three days the streets of Chadron
were paraded by a long-lmlrcd , white-hatted ,
slicker-covered youth , who then left for the
"range" to seek employment from some of
the numerous ranches Just beyond the city
limits.
Ho came back three or four days ago , but
he had to Identify himselT. Ufa head was
nearly smooth shaven ; big dilapidated brogans -
gans covered his feet ; tattered overalls and
a dirty old slouch hat were the almost only
other articles of attire. To the sympathetic
Davis ho told his sorrows. He rode the
range to somewhere described as thirty miles
from a railroad. His horse played out and
ho sold him for $10. Then some cowboys at
a ranch took him in and Initiated him Into
some eighteen degrees of the cowboy mys
teries , but when ho tried to pick up his hat
from the ground while riding at full speed
he was too heavy for the horse and pulled
It ovfer on him. And they kept him poundIng -
Ing over the range on hard-riding horses
until he was so lame and stiff that he could
barely move. They got him up nearly every
night toMiclp round up some-unruly cattle ,
and his' ' horse would get away from him In
the dark'and leave him tovalk back to the
ranch through several miles of hills ami
gulches , under the guidance of some friendly
cowboy on horseback. He finally traded his
clothes for what he thfn had on provided
they would drive him to the railroad thirty
miles away. ' He-had never been .used to any-
hlng hardei"'than ' a soft cushioned car seat ,
BO he specified driving In sthls last contract ,
and'as soon'as hoicauld get to a telegraph
station h'o 'sent ' to WB-jmother n , Bjton } for/
money to get homotun. ' , . .
"I 'don't like thU.ountry. . Boston Is good
enough for me , " said Ltttlr ss he took the
train for home. He will , have a great tale
'and haverthe sympathetic friends
o tell , so
" It's entertaining
who nmde"hls acquaintance. very
taining , but to.o long no publish In full.
' FACIAL PICTURES.
Clmrncterlstlcs Developed In McmlicH of
Certain Trades.
Dr. 'Louis Robinson , In an article on "Ac
quired Facial Expression , " devotes special
attention to the .facial characteristics in
members' ' of certain trades. Premising that
any movement of .any part of the face la
owlng''to the contraction of certain muscles ,
nnd that every such contraction must take
ilace at the command of an Impulse con
veyed to the muscles by means of the motor
nerves , Dr. Robinson states that these
novemchts , one nnd all , unquestionably rep
resent some adaptation of the bodily struc
tures to certain physical needs ( possibly
eng obsolete ) which accompanied the emo-
lens of which the movements nro now an
ndex ; Just as the wagging of a dog's tall ,
which Is now regarded as a mere sign of
pleasurable excitement , was In the first place
signal to his comrades
) f vital Importance as n
rades that game was afoot. Dr. Robinson
isks : "What Is there about the procss > of
naklng shoes which evokes the unmistakable
cobbler's visage ? " and In reply says his owii
observation leads him to believe that the
cause must bo looked for In the last , lap-
stone and waxend of old-fashioned cord-
walnery , sine * men who work the machines
n modern boot factories , or who do ordinary
cpalrlng , do not exhibit tlio expression ,
t appears probable that the tailor's dls-
Inctlvo type of face may hnvo been partially
created by his habit of working his jaws
concomitant/ with his shears. Let any one
vatch a person cutting n piece ot tough -ma-
erlal with scissors , and ho will see that the
ewer part of the face wags In rhythmic nnd
spontnneous unison with the blades. Shep-
lerds nnd farm laborers who Join shoep-
stiearlng gangs certainly acquire u different
expression whllo engaged In this kind of
work. The cast of countenance by which
ono EO easily recognizes a groom Is partially
explicableby the fact tnnt tha muscles
which close the Jaw and compress the lips
are always called Into play when wo are as
serting our will over that of n horse.
Nearly all Jockeys and other horsey men
lave a peculiar set of the mouth nnd chin ,
although no special characteristic about the
cyo or the upper part of the face may bo
distinguishable. It Is Instructive to coin-
mre the visage ot the ruler of horses with
hat of the ruler of men. The horseman's
nco shown command In the mouth , the drill
sergeant's In the mouth and eye. This last
s undoubtedly the most effective Instru-
ncnt In exacting obedience from our own
species.
IllH COW C'OIIH'S HlRll.
There Is n man In Chlcngo who pays $18,000
a year for the privilege ot keeping u cow , ac
cording to the Record.
lie. IB a sana man , a business man , a man
of family , and generally respected In the
community. His poor relatives declare him
a freak , and his neighbors shrug their shoul-
lers and murmur things about rich men's
whims.
The way of U Is that ho possesses a vnlnn-
) le building lot In a choice residence portion
of the city , and , having nothing else to do
with It , ho put a nlco little fence around It.
and quartered therein his pet Jersey cow.
The cow was nn artlvtlc cow , and haimonlzcd
well with the green , turf and lilac bushes.
to people rather admired the arrangement.
One day a man cnmo along who thought ho
would llko to bul'.d ' a house on that particu
lar lot , so he limited up the owner and mndo
him a spot cash mtfer of $200,000 for the
land. Ills offer was refused , decisively and
politely.
"But. " remonstrated a relative , aghast ,
"that would pay you $18.000 a year ! Why
on earth did you > reusc ? "
The rich man lltui. cigar and turned a pro
testing face on his accuser. "Yes , " ho us-
bcntcd In a puzzledl-way. "but what would 1
hava done \\lth my\cc-wT1' _
ItunmrUiilild llmi of UliciinmtlNin.
Ono of our cuttomcrs who had been
troubled with rheumatism for n number of
jcars was cured Uy one CO-cent bottle ot
Chamberlain's Palm Balm , Wo consider It
the bent preparation In the market for tint
disease J. C. C'u to & Son , druggists. Jack
son O. II. . W. Voj Persons troubled with
rheumatism should glvo this remedy a trial
Ono application relieves the palu. For sale
by druggists. .
MODERN BORGIAS RUN DOW
Story of a Gang Which Has Lately Boi
Bun to Earth ,
CRIMES OF THE CONVICTED DR , MEYI
Numerous Insured Liven Slowly Hun
Knrtli with I'olKon A MunloriHH Con
spiracy to I'tuck limit runco Coin *
panics Jailed fur I.lfc.
The crime for which Dr. Henry Meyer wi
convlcleil ot murder In the second degree
the New York courts last week wns ono <
three famous poisoning cases tried In th
city within a recent period. The tcstlmo :
upon which conviction wns had went only
prove him guilty of the murder of Ludwl
Drandt , nllns Gustuv II , M. Joseph I ) nut :
anil therefore revealed only a portion of
career hardly paralleled In the records of tt
Newgate calendar.
Dr. Meyer and his wife were Indicted f <
the murder of Drandt on July 13 , 189
Meyer , who Is a native of Mlndcn , 1'russl
began his American career In Chicago , whei
ho engaged In the practice of medicine I
1678. He got Into trouble there over tl
suspicious death of his first wife's son nft <
ho had married the widow of Olldcrmai
Ho was , arrested , but was discharged fc
lack of evidence. About 18SS he married h
present wife , the daughter of a man name
Orcsscn. Soon after this Meyer \\BB ai
rested on the charge of forging his father-It
law's name to a heavy life Insurant
policy. He was tried and acquitted. It bi
came known during the trial , however , tht
the old gentleman , who had been In very ha
health , recovered after Meyer's arrest , an
Meyer became popularly known In Chlcag
as "Gift Meyer , " which means " 1'olso
Meyer. "
STOOL-PIGEON AND VICTIM.
During his detention In Jnll Meyer mad
the acquaintance of Ludwlg Brandt , wh <
like himself , was locked up on the charge c
forgery. Uraiidt was the son of a geturz
In the Norwegian army. When both ha
been released Meyer resumed his practlc
In Chicago and employed Brandt as his col
lector. In 1801 Brandt was Insured umle
the name of Gustav Maria Joseph Damn 1
the following companies and for the follow
Ing amounts : Washington Life of Ne\
York , $3.000 ; New York Life , $1,000 ; Aetn
Life , $1,000 ; Mutual Life , $3,500.
Brandt agreed to help Meyer In making ;
little money out of the Insurance companies
Brandt was to feign sickness , a corpse wa
to be secured by the doctor and passed ol
as that ot Brandt. Brandt's death was t
be reported and certified , and when the In
surance were collected the spoils were to b
divided.
Meyer persuaded Drandt that It was neces
sary to the success of the plot that Brand
should pose as the husband of Mrs. Meyer
A marriage ceremony was actually performei
on February 11 , 1S92 , and Brandt called a
the Insurance offices and had his pollclei
made payable to his "wife. "
Four or five days later Brandt and tin
Meyers came to New York with a man win
then used the name of August AVImmers
who had served two years In Jollet foi
using the mails In ths distribution of fraudu
lent matrimonial advertisements. A flai
was rented at 320 West Thirteenth street
The landlord was told that his new tenants
were Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Damn and thai
they had two lodgsrs with them to hel [
them out with the rent. Ono of ths lodgers
was AVImmers , the other was Meyer , wht
called himself William Heuter.
SLOW POISONING OF BRANDT.
Baum and Drandt began rapidly to fall Ir
liealth. At last the Meyers told him thai
lie should see a doctor. He was being
ilosed by minute but continuous doses oi
antimony , whose effect Is slowly bul
surely to produce a fatal dysentery. Tc
lull the pain and disguise some other symp
toms ho was simultaneously dosed with an
opiate.
Ho called on Dr. Samuel Mlnden of US
East Twelfth street , who prescribed simple
remedies for a supposed mild case of dys-
cmtery. As a matter of fact ho was be
yond medical aid , and the object which
WeyTsr had In view In sending him to a
lector was to have him die under the care
3f a reputable practitioner In order to get
i certificate without trouble. On March
iO , 1S92 , five days after the doctor's warn-
ng , Brandt died literally fooled out of
its existence. Dr. Mlnden gave a death
icrtlficate , stating chronic dysentery as the
: ause. The widow applied for her Insur-
inco money with such Indecent haste that
ho suspicions of the companies were
troused. Wlnimers and the Meyer couple
scented danger and left town In a hurry.
The doctor and his 'wife were heard of after
hat at Chicago , Toledo , Detroit and South
Send , Ind.
Meyer made several unsuccessful at-
empts to run a bucket shop business.
Meanwhile Mary Nclss had been engaged
is a servant and had been persuaded to
lave her life Insured for $5,000. Soon after
hat she became sick. Slio got steadily
verse , but was rescued from the fate of
Jrandt by Wlmmers , or Mullcr , who fell In
eve with her and married her.
In Toledo Meyer took the name of Wny-
er and Induced a woman to pretend that
she was his wife , while his real wife was
ntroduced as his sister. The unfortunate
also wlfo had her life Insured In the
Equitable Llfo Assurance company , became
II and died. The Equitable people were
usplclous and a quiet Investigation was
jelng made by the Toledo authorities , when
Or. Meyey got wind of It and with Mrs
ileycr left for other parts.
UNEARTHING TUB CRIME.
Meanwhile fresh developments had oc-
urrcd In New York. Three months after
ho death of Baum , or Brandt , his body
mrt been exhumed by Coroner Schultz.
'ho auspicious circumstances attending the
cath had bccomo public property. Un-
oubtcd traces of poisoning by some mctal-
lo substance were discovered , Presumably
ho substance was antimony. Both Dr.
linden and Dr. Gillette of the Mutual Llfo
nsuranco company agreed that the symp-
ems which preceded death might have
ieen caused by antimony. Their Invcstl-
; atlon was rendered easy , for the supposed
nurdcrcrs , In their haste to bury the bcdy
f tlio victim , had neglected to have It em-
mlmpd.
Detective H. G. Julian of the Mutual Llfo
nsuranco company was detailed to run
own the criminal. It was a long and dlf-
leult chaso. Meyer changed his name
nd his residence EO often that he continu
ity threw his pursuers oft the track. The
hauo lasted sonio twelve months , and
Inally ended In the capture In Detroit ,
The number of people said to have been
acrlflced by Meyer Is not known , but the
ndlcatlons arc that a scoreof men and
vomen liavo been his victims. Meyer Is
upposcd to have poisoned his first wife , his
wn child , an alleged wlfo In Toledo and
Icnry Gllderman of Chicago. Ho Is al o
indcr suspicion of having administered
olson to his second wlfo ( Qlldermnn's widow )
n Chicago , an old woman In Chicago anil
lary Neles , the wlfo of Carl Muller , alias
Vugust Wlmmors. The Wlmmers and
Inllers were the most Important direct wit-
against him.
DlHrrlmliiiitliii ; ,
The following amusing story la going the
ounds ot London papers. Headers In this
oiintry will not appreciate the point to
ho Joke unless they talcg Into account the
iccullar sentiment now prevailing In regard
o the House ot Lords :
A member of a fashionable club In Lon-
on lost his umbrella at the club rooms.
lelng resolved to draw attention to the
natter In an effective manner , ho caused
his notice to bo put up In the hall :
"Tho nobleman who took away an urn-
irella not his own on tucli a date la re-
[ ucsted to return It. "
The committee took offense at this staten -
n nt and summoned the member who had
natle It before It.
"Why. sir , " they ald , "should you have
Upposid that a nobleman had taken your
unbrella ? "
"Well , " replied the member , "the first
rllcle In the club rules says that 'This
lub U to be composed of noblemen and
; ontlemcn. ' and tlnco the person who utole
ty umbrella could not have been a gentle-
mi , he must have been a nobleman. "
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salve cures ulccri.
DeWUt'a WHcU Hazel Salvo cures piles ,
SUMMER SENSATION
CONSIGNMENT SALE. I '
Did you see our whole page announcement In Sun
day's papers of the greatest sale ever held In Omaha.
$ IOOOOO.OO Worth of Furniture , Carpets , Stoves , &c.
sent to us on consignment , by hard up manufacturers ,
to be sold for lass than actual cost , below a few prices
are repeated from Sunday's advertisement.
A lot of Gnaol'nc 1217 Uofrljreratorp , nil Nlco , stylish Baby
Stoves , cnuh ono guaranteed modern imprux cmonts , Carriages , full size , bf-
well made , well worth cycle wheels , good value
anteed worth $0.00 ; con $12.60 ; uuiiHignmont ai , $10 ; consignment
signment price , price , price ,
$2.78 $6.34 $4.87
All Copper Wuah Boilers I A btjr lot of1holo 215 Dinner Sots , best
. cast 1 { alines from n English goodt > , rich royal
ers , No. 8 she , boot cold
foundry that only makes al blue color , 102 pieces ;
rolled copper , consignment good goods , worth 812 ; easily worth 820 ; con
ment price , consignment price , signment price ,
$1.56 $4.90 $9.99
118 Ice Boxes , lined Mrs. Potts' Sad Irons ,
with best mmlity.me , ; CK pairs Chunlllo Portlorci ,
nickel finish , three fi In nod top and bottom ,
patent loclcri , hinges , irons , ono handle and ( liulood to | > G > O A.C1
nest make , worth 57.00 ; and bottom. . JpO. EO
consignment price , stand , 83 pairs of Ohunlllu I'or-
th'rus , mndo to soil to
flni'st trade , worth * 10 ,
$3.78 64c
80 , " ) pairs Nottingham 1,400 dozen Window 01 rolls Ingrain , lutes
Curtains , full length Shades , 7 foot long ,
and width , latest best rollers. best i > tylo3 , full yard wide
style , made to retail Hoths , actual value '
for $2.50 , consigned to 7fe , consigned to sell regular vultio Too ,
soil for for consigned to soil at
for97c for23c 39c
This lot contains 1GO | A great range o
U50 rolls Brussels Carpets Chamber Suits , consisting cheap , medium and fine
. . . of Bed , Dresser and Parlor Furniture. Wo
value $1.00 ing „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „ „
pets , per t , j f
yard , consign in on t Commode , finished An- ' , jn illustration : 5 pieces
tiquo , well worth in re Mohair Crush Plush ,
price , tail value 817.50 the Oak , worth $50 , but the
consignor allows us to consignor says sell them
sell them for for
42 % C
.10 , $22.50
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