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THE OMAHA DAILY JII-.H MONDAY , MAY 23 , 1894 ,
STAR OF TIIR NORTHWEST
ExtcnBuu Unfo'dlng tin Bcsonrccs
of Northern Wyoming.
GIGANTIC ENTERPRISES LOOMING UP
ft'reo I.niittn to llnmcfttrnilrrj nnil IlllrlicM
A fortune In i * Crecilc Ore Dump
tioino Strnngd 1'rrnU * llcnprnl
\Vcitrrn h'ptr * .
'The northwestern extension of the Bur-
} llngton railroad , now completed through
[ northern Wyoming almost to the Montana
Illno , Ims opened for development nn Im-
hnense territory , whose resources hnvo
) lilthero ( been hardly suspected hy the gen-
feral public nnd not half understood by
jthotfovho were most familiar with them.
( The line traverses , for more than 300 miles ,
fa Ecctlon previously wholly without rail
'connection , nnd although such nn Incident
fns the opening up of such n now nnd mng-
Jiitflceiit region would a score of years ago
jhavo attracted national attention , It oc-
fcurrcd last year without exciting much more
( than a passing paragraph In the press.
( So much railroad building has been done
_ ( nnd so much zeal has been displayed In
[ advertising the extreme northwest nnd the
p'acldc coast that this ncnr-by territory has
Uieen comparatively neglected. So far as the
[ public has had nny Imprcislon of this region ,
H has been that It was. If not actually n
Uesert , at least sufficiently arid and unlnvlt-
ling to bo the foundation for the now ac
knowledged myths concerning the cxlstcnco
( of the "Great American Desert. "
It has , however , been of Into years pretty
{ thoroughly demonstrated nnd rather gcner-
fnlly conceded , that this region Is admirably
adapted to the breeding of cattle on a large
scale , nnd this degree of knowledge ot Its
roiourccs Is being succeeded by the Inevit
able discovery that much of It Is well fitted
by quality of soil nnd other conditions for
[ ( successful agriculture.
Contrary to the generally accepted Im
pression , this Immense territory 300 miles
long hy 100 miles wide , an area equal to
several of the smaller Btatcs of the union
Is possessed of resources that qualify It to
bo the homo of a million people , and Its fu
ture Inhabitants are already moving In and
taking possession In droves of thousands.
Now towns are springing up. Tliosa al
ready organized Alliance , Hemlngford ,
Crawford , Edgcmont , Newcastle , Sheridan ,
etc. are enjoying a period of unprecedented
prosperity. Gigantic enterprises mining.
Irrigating , yes , even manufacturing have
fchosen this as their Held of operations and
( on alt sides the results of wisely directed
( energy nro apparent.
The capitalist , however , Is by no means
uho only person whoso presence In this
( newer northwest Is noticeable. This Is , It
[ not a veritable "poor man's country , " at
( least as good a territory as the man of mod-
fcrntc means can find anywhere. Most of the
/land / still belongs to the public domain and
can bo had only by homesteadlng except
that In certain portions It may bo taken
under the desert land act and title to It
( secured by putting It under ditches and
supplying It with water for Irrigating pur
poses. What remains Is the last of. . the
once vast area that has given free homes to
millions ot enterprising American citizens.
It Is rapidly being absorbed In the same
way the great moss of It has gone , nnd the
man who delays Is dellberalejy throwing
away the last opportunity to" secure for
himself and his chlldern the heritage of a
liberal government.
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A CREEDS BONANZA.
A year ago Samuel J. Beatty and Alder
man David Jacobs of this place took a lease
and bond for $1,000 on four claims six miles
from Mineral Point and belonging to the
Pugh estate , says a Creede special to the
Denver Times. Beatty nnd a man named
Dausen have been steadily developing the
property ever since , and today they have out
100 tons of free-milling gold ere that Beatty
says will run $1,000 to the ton. Sdmo assays
jhavo run ns high as $2,400 to the tbn , nnd
numerous tests ot quartz show free gold In
profusion. When the creditors learned some
tlmo slnco that the property bid fair to become - ,
como very valuable they refused to settle
on nn original basis of GO cents on the
dollar , and so by the new terms demanded
by thorn the bond was raised to $5,000. Mr.
'Jacobs' ' trip last week was to close up the
deal , and now the property Is secured.
LUCKY DENVER MEN.
Among .tho rich gold mining discoveries
tthat have' been made recently one ot tha
most Important Is tha "Old Faithful , "
owned by Ernest P. Thomns and II. B. Adslt
of this city , says the Denver Times. The
iptoperty is situated In Beaver Head county ,
, 'Mcntnna. The owners are now employing
Hhlrty men , running a twenty-stamp mill ,
'with n capacity of from thirty to forty tons
/a / day , averaging about $16 to the ton.
( Seme of the ere assays nearly $1.300 , of
Ywhlch they hnvo veins from four to twcnty-
Itwo feet In width. The company Is cap
italized for $500,000. Mr. Thomas , the sec
retary nnd treasurer , and Mr. Adslt , the.
president and manager , own the controlling
Interest. The proprietors recently returned
from the tnlno , bringing with thorn a gold
jbrlck .valued at $1.200 , the product of six
( days' run.
Mr. Thomas leaves for New York to meet
[ capitalists from that city and London , who
lii'tcnd Investing In the stock. Plans arc
jnow under consideration for a tramway and
la Polton wheel of 200 horse power to run
itho mill. Mr. Thomas Is ono of Denver's
( most prominent real , , estate men , and It Is
llaigely duo to his "rustling" abilities that
Ulio Old Faithful Mining company Is pro-
Igi easing so rapidly.
7 FOUND TELLURIUM.
/ The Como Record reports the discovery
lot tellurium In Torryall camp. Henry
.Footo being the first to discover the metal.
; IIo sent a sample to Albert Relchcnecker ,
la reliable assayer , who found by the test
Ulmt Henry was correct In the matter. Upon
( further Investigation by D. R. Jarvls , Mr.
[ Footo and Fred Reed on a. largo vein of ore
"jln the Little Nell , owned by D. R. Jarvls ,
( tellurium was again discovered , and by hav-
ilng a specimen of this ere fluxed and as-
ioayed for tellurium the value of tha assay
( returns was Increased by two-thirds , the
'test ' without the necessary flux showing
[ about $5 per ton In gold , whllo by fluxing the
[ returns were $16,30. The Little Nell's vein
Us fully six feet wldo and the same class
iot ere can bo traced for several hundred
feet on the surface. The nature ot the ere
is white quartz , green epldote , Iron and cop
per pyrites carrying n good per cent of
metallic copper , making It not only a vnlu-
| Ublo concentrating ere , but also a good
tsmoltlng proposition , owing to tha copper
lvalue , which Is sufficient to pay expense
( of shipping , mining , smelting , etc.
QllUn STAKES IN DEMAND.
A Portland prospector who has spent uov-
icrnl seasons In southern Oregon says that
Uhcro Is a perfect dearth ot mining news In
Uho big camps of that section , says the Port
land Oregonlan. Most of the wcll-estab-
jllshod placers and ledges are being worked
lateadlly , but not on the extensive scale that
Vwould prevail If the Investment ot capital
.could be secured. Prospectors are not
nearly BO numerous as In former years , not
' ( because there Is any abatement of the gold
fever , or that the best part ot the country
( has been worked over , but simply because It
Us now difficult oven to secure a gruti stake ,
iand a prospector without his grub stake Is
jllko an artisan without his tools. The gold
( bearing districts have never been thoroughly
( prospected by practical minors. The hordes
( that have poured over them In former years
were on tha lookout for rich pockets , where
( they might pick up a small fortune In a sln-
jglo seabon , and they had neither the cunning
inor patience to locate and develop quartz
( ledges. Just now , Although Interest Is ap
parently flagging , such Is not really the case.
[ Parties are forming almost every week , and
Uho moat careful preparations being made
( far successtul prospecting. Most of these
parties are headed by men who have spent
i years in the business , and who are compe
tent to judge from surface cropping * what
Uho lower levels may bo expected to bring
( forth. H Is predicted that before the summer -
| mer in over the southern Oregon gold belt
fcwlll offer exceptional opportunities to In-
A O.OOSK WITH A RECORD.
James II. Sturgeon captured a wild goose
rf > ic * hi * place one day last week , saya the
tffftipcr XNj > y ) uiUcx , jpj jbj ) jJUnJis. Jth&t Jio
has a grand prize Attached to the bird's
leg Is u very thin piece ot brass , an Inch
Ions nnd half n wWc. On this Is punched
with n polntel Instrument. "Fremont
Pnrty. Beplember , 1SIO , U. II. J. "
It la presumed that the Initials nro those
of Colonel I ) , t ) . Jackson , win was n mem
ber of Fremont'H exploring expedition when
It p.i > ad through this region nearly fifty
years ago. The venerable colonel Is on
deck somewhere In Sonoma county , Cali
fornia , and has bean written to. If ho
remembers having turned n tagged geese
looie In 1849 the bird will be presented to
the California Pioneer society.
SLEIGHING ACROSS ALASKA.
Few men have had more practical ex
perience In Alatka than Mr. Charles If.
Hamilton of the North American Trans *
portotlon and Trading company , says the
Washington Post. Though a young man ,
apparently not more than 20 , Mr. Hamilton
can boast ot having made on 1,800-mlle
Journey In Alaska , most ot the way on
snowshocs and with dug sleds , accompanied
only by four Indians ,
The company he represents Is engaged In
extensive trading operations In this far
north territory , and has established numer
ous trading posts along the Yukon river.
This river , though flowing through a moun
tainous region. Is navigable for a distance of
nearly 2,000 miles , and at the present time
the company's vessel , the P. B. Wcare , a
craft of COO tons burden , Is laid up for the
winter at a point 1,800 miles' up the Yukon.
Mr. Hamilton has with him a handful of
Alaskan gold nuggets , assayed at between
$16.CO and $17 to the ounce , taken out near
the line of the British possessions. There
are six creeks or gulches now being worked
In that district , and during the ninety days
last years when mining operations could bo
conducted about $250,000 worth of gold dust
was taken out. The year before It only
amounted to $6G,000. The opinion of old
and experienced miners now In Alaska Is
that the outlook for gold there Is far ahead
of what It over was In California , though no
prospecting for quartz has been done yet.
During the coming mining season It Is
expected that In the neighborhood ot half a
million dollars' worth ot gold will bo pro
duced , as Miller creek , the bonanza creek of
the district , Is In complete working order.
There are thirty-one claims on this creek ,
almost all of which will bo opened this year.
There Is great need for the establishment
of some sort of territorial government and
the appointment ot custom officers and mar
shal * , with sufficient military to sustain their
authority.
Mr. Hamilton will start for Fort Cudahy ,
his company's headquarters , In July of this
ynar , and expects to reach his destination
about the middle of September , as arrange
ments are all perfected and a boat will bo
waiting to take him up the Yukon. On his
former trip the start was made too late and
ho had to await the building ot his boat ,
only to bo frozen In COO miles up the river.
TOAD TEN CENTURIES OLD.
Cozens of letters have been received from
all parts of the United States for more In
formation about the little gray toad that
was dug up under seventeen feet 'of hardpan -
pan on the premises of Henry and Ell/.a
Henderson , In the southern part of Tacoma ,
says an exchange. Managers of museums
and owners of aquariums covet the llttlo
hopper.
His toadleta Is now over a month old ,
dating from the day he was unearthed.
What surprises the scientists most Is the
fact that ho .does not turn up his catlike
claws and die. Heretofore toads taken
from stones or dug out ot the earth at JL.
great depth have died In a few days , most
of them expiring Inside of an hour or two ,
but this particular toad Is growing fat on
flies and can hop eighteen Inches any tlmo.
He loses his appetite after eating six or
seven plump house flies. These have to be
caught for him. When they are placed be
fore him ho Jumps After them viciously
and blinks and shifts his weight from one
forefoot to the other after swallowing them.
Slnco he went Into a trance and came
out of It as chipper as ever after ho .was
pronounced dead , this toad has developed
Into quite a social Hon. Everybody wants
to sco him. Some guess he Is 100 yearn
old , others 1,000 , and so on up to 100,000.
Trees which were saplings about the time
Columbus landed Were growing In the four
feet ot soli on the top ot the hardpan until
the Hendersons felled them three years ago.
This fact leads many to tha conviction that
the toad must have ensconced himself In the
hardpan formation a few dozen years before
that epoch.
LIZARD IN HER STOMACH.
The 12-year-old daughter of Mike Ferless
ot Wales , Utah , was for two years the
victim of a terribly distressing and In
creasing pain In her stomach , says the Pay-
son , Globe. Various doctors said she was
troubled with a stomach worm , but at last
the parents took her to a doctor who de
clared there was some Rind ot a living
creature in her stomach.
The parents were- told to keep food and
water from the child for three hours. They
did as directed , and when she began to call
for water and It was not given her she grew
frantic and It seemed as though slio would
tear herself to pieces. She would scream
and rave and cry : "It Is coming , It Is
coming. " "I can feel It , I can feel It. "
For a time It seemed as though the child
would choke to death.
At last she savagely thrust her hand Into
her mouth and drew from her throat a
lizard about eight Inches long. The head
ot the reptile had been chewed so badly
that It died In a few minutes. It is not
know Just how the reptile ever got Into the
little one's sto'mach , but It Is supposed she
swallowed It whllo eating watercress.
NEBRASKA.
Burt county's Jail now only contains two
prisoners.
Juno 21 to July 4 are the dates fixed for
the Beatrice Chautauqua.
Burglars broke inlo the store ot G. E.
Pegau at Herman and obtained about $50.
Unlversallst churches In Nebraska will
meet In convention at Tccumsch June 8 ,
0 and 10.
A. W. Martin , an early settler of Pawnee
county , died at his farm near Pawnee City
a few days ago.
Wayne Is looking forward to the Installa
tion of an electric lighting plant at no
very distant date.
Nuckolls county commissioners have made
up their minds to build a seventy-foot span
Iron bridge at Superior.
The annual meeting of the Seward 'County
Sunday School association will bo held at
Seward on Juno 1 and 2.
Mr. A. Bird ot the Tekamah canning fac
tory lost over 250 acres of tomatoes as the
result ot the frost a week ago.
' at Dlllcr had
Amos Bush's 11-year-old son
a piece of hit nose blown off by a gun , which
exploded when he was out hunting the other
day.
day.Flro
Flro destroyed the barn of M. Walsh , liv
ing west of Pawnee City , and three horses
and a number ot hogs perished in the
flames.
The Nebraska Saengerfest will meet at
Columbus August 24 to 26 and all the Ger
man societies in the state will bo repro-
ccnted.
C. 0. Wlnilow , a Fort Robinson Jeweler ,
is short the end of three fingers on his left
hand as the result ot too close contact with
a "safety" revolver.
Residents at East Blair have lost valuable
dogs lately , which have died from poisoning' .
An old man who Is much disliked In the
neighborhood is suspected. There Is much
Indignation.
Bert Carpenter , the IC-yenr-old son ot the
editor of the Tecumseh Republic , had the
fingers of his left hand terribly mangled
by getting them caught In the newspaper
press In his father's office.
Mrs. Elmer Hathaway ot Gerlng has a llt
tlo more presence of mind and a trlllo more
ot muscular activity than most women. The
other day aho left her two babies In a
wagon whllo she stepped Into the postofllce.
In a moment she heard a shout , and lookIng -
Ing down the street she saw her team run
ning away , with the babies behind riding to
almost certain death. Instead of screaming ,
slio ran Into the road , and , as the flying
horses dashed past her , she selxed the end-
gate of the wagon , pulled herself up Into
the box , secured possession of the reins and
brought the frightened animals to a stop.
And all the babies did was to imllo.
THE DAKOTAS.
The pontoon bridge at Chamberlain was
swept away last week by a rise In the MIs-
touri.
Dakota will have a wheat acreage of 4,000.-
000 acres to harvest next fall. The esti
mate 1s 60,000.000 bunli ls.
The matter ot the finances ot the state
is again demanding1 attention In North Da
kota , as It Is stated that before January
n vt the treasurer ) \J1 | bj > fix .months be
hind In the payment of bltU for tevcral ot
the ( tate Institution- .
Springfield Is being lighted up by elec
tricity lor the firnt time , and the tystem
proves n RIICCPIS. The power from the ar
tesian well ls being used.and It more than
sufficient for the purpose.
Mrs. Cella Hughes , accompanied by an-
ether woman , nrhed In Sioux Falls several
weeks ago , and his been holding spiritual
istic seances In ono of the hotels. The
other night two young married couples went
to one of the seances , and as the iplrlt ot
a departed friend was talking In low , sepul
chral tones , ono of the men , on mischief
bent , struck a light. The light revealed
Mrn. Hughes talking through a long tin
tube. She Immediately dropped the tube
and covered her face with her hands. The
believers were startled , whllo the unbe
lievers laughed heartily over the expose.
COLORADO.
Leadvlllc ere product reaches 1,000 tons a
day.
day.The
The wagon road Is now open to the mines
at St. Elmo. .
There Is another rumor of the sale of the
Victor at Cripple Creek ,
Cotopaxl Is excited over a gold find eigh
teen miles north of that place.
, The wind storm ot last week did much
damage to all tender crops In the northern
part of the state.
Colorado potatoes , says the Fort Collins
Express , are In great demand In all the
New England states.
Good reports are coming from Four Mile.
Eighty ounces of gold was cleaned up from
a two-days' run by six men.
La Plata City Is excited over a big strike
reported within the city limits. The find
Is native copper of great richness.
Fruit buds In the whole valley about
Delta are In fine condition and a larger
fruit crop than was ever before known In
that section Is already assured.
A project Is on foot to build a stamp mill
of 100 stamps and a concentrating process
with It , to work the ores of Gllpln and
Clear Creek counties , the location to be
about five miles above Golden.
The Blue River Prospecting and Develop
ment company , operating near the head of
the Blue , has encountered some very good
ore. In the Henrietta tunnel assays show
a value ot $183.89 In gold , while In the shaft
the value Is $201.32.
The Express says the prospects for a full
crop of apples about Fort Collins are very
promising. Some varieties are not setting
profusely , but others , such as Ben Davis ,
Northern Spy and other standard varieties
ure making a fine showing.
Charles Bullock reports a valuable strike
In the Rico claim , up Horse gulch. The
pay streak Is from four to six Inches In
uldtlii it Is black oxide of copper , re
sembling the rich ore found In the noted
Johnny Bull several years ago , which ran
very high In gold and silver.
It Is reported from Crlpplo Creek that a
very Important strike of high grade sylvanltc
ere was made In the Gold Dollar. At a
depth of eighty-five feet from the surface on
the north drift ore was found which assayed
$150,000 per ton. The seams are from two
to four Inches in width and about 100 pounds
of the ere has been taken out.
Great activity Is apparent ot late In Pine
creek district , according to the Gllpln County
Observer , and the camp Is fast filling up
with new prospectors and men of money
seeking profitable gold Investments , some of
whom state that they Intend to erect a new
50-stamp mill at the Junction ot Pine
creek with Elk creek In the near future.
The East Mancos Placer company , com
posed of Denver men , owns 150 acres on the
East Mancos river , not far from Durango.
Hydraulic machinery and 3,000 feet of pipe
will bo put In at once. The ground re
turns from 50 cents to $1 per yard. Major
Hanna's placer , south and west of Mancos ,
will be worked at the rate of 3,000 yards per
day.
day.Tho
The red sandstone quarries at Bellevuc ,
says the Fort Collins Courier , are expected
to resume operations shortly upon a large
scale. These quarries have been Idle since
early last fall , the suspension of building
operations making It Impossible to work
them without loss , but now that business of
all kinds Is reviving In leading centers a
demand for this kind of building material
Is springing up which warrants the proprie
tors In getting to work again.
WYOMING.
The spring season Is coming very early
In the Saratoga valley.
Cheyenne's delinquent tax list Just pub
lished shows or material reduction over that
of 1893.
State Veterinarian Holcomb states , that
about 60,000 head ot cattle came from the
south via Cheyenne this year.
A Laramlo dispatch says ore from the
Wind River county sent to the university
to bo tested Is found to bo 40 per cent
arsenic.
Laramlo Is having a mining boom. Re
ports from the mines In that section , are of
the most encouraging nature and a largo
number of miners from Colorado are pourIng -
Ing In.
The government proposes to lease the
hot springs In the Big Horn , basin for a
period ot five years , requiring the lessees
to erect suitable buildings for the
accommodation ot the public.
J. J. Marshall , the Omaha engineer , has
located a splendid body of bench land on
the Fremont county side ot the Big Horn
which he thinks can be put under Irrigation.
The ditch which will cover It will begin near
Cottonwood creek and run north about fifty
miles to the Grey Bull river. The estimated
cost Is between $100,000 and $150,000 , and It
will Irrigate 30,000 acres of land.
OREGON.
Four miles ot the Bailey irrigation ditch
In Umatllla county have been completed.
A pretty fair saddle mare , with saddle
and brlddle , cold on the streets ot Salem
for $8.75.
Three giants are running night and day
at the Hampton-Lewis mine , in the Grave
creek district.
A Mr. Turner has bought 12,000 head of
2-year-old Grant county wethers which he
will drive to Nebraska ,
Between 400,000 and 500.000 pounds of
wool will be hauled Into Echo. Most of
It will go to the Pendloton scouring mill ,
either by rail or teams.
E. C. Fltzpatrlck , Inspector for Wasco ,
finds that there are 54,550 sheep in the
county. Between The Dalles and the Des-
chutes he has found flocks very free from
scab or other diseases and In good condi
tion.
tion.Three
Three large Lebanon hopgrowers sold
the residue of their crop last week for 12
cents. Last fall they were offered 18
cents , and are out $1,100 by knowing too
much , saying nothing of Interest , In
surance , etc.
Owing to water In the main tunnel , the
mill at the Hnmmersly mine has been Idle
for the past few days. A tunnel is being
run for a distance ot 500 feet , to tap the
ledge lower down , and already ere of good
quality has been struck. The mill will
probably bo started for the summer run In
a short time.
There Is great excitement at Tunnel
mine , over the vein of black quartz re-
sembllng coal which crops out all the way
along the tunnel. An expert has assayed
the ore at $80 per ton , which would Indi
cate ono ot the richest mining districts In
the country. Fifteen claims have already
been staked out.
Clarence Lane , an 11-year-old Eugene
boy , stowed tome younger children how a
recent suicide shot himself. Ho put the
pistol In his mouth and pulled the trigger.
It was of 22-callbcr , loaded with a BB shot.
The shot passed through his tongue length
wise and lodged In the back of his neck.
Ho will recover probably and the children
will not need n second illustration.
Mapcs and Qlldden , who have always
been so enthusiastic over their mine near
Willow Ranch , were In Lakovlew after sup
plies. An expert miner has Just visited
their camp rnd gave them renewed encour
agement. Under his advice they will run
a 300-foot tunnel and strike the ledge about
seventy-five feet below the surface , where
they expect to find ere that will go $1,000
or more to the ton.
WASHINGTON.
Shad fishing U lively at Skamokawa.
Eighteen acres of grape land on Mud
creek , Walla Walla valley , sold recently for
$35 an aero cash.
Doer are so plenty about Custer , Whatcom
county , that bucks are frequently seen feed
ing with the cattle.
Spokane's home Industry crusade numbers
among It * triumphs this ; That the slate
roofing { or its new court house will come
WEEK
In view'of the fact that we are about to lay down our arms , never to take
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them up again , we wish to call your attention to the fact that not only in Grand
Army suitsido we excel , but in other suits as well. We are winding up our affair8
and we can save you twice as much money as you can make in a week. We are
making specially heavy cuts this memorial week. In the show windows you will
find some of the bargains , but you will find greater ones in the store. For instance"
look at this one :
All the elegant dark effect Cheviot Suitsmade to sell for $7.50 , go
in this Memorial Week Sale at $4.50.
OR i
Six different shades in straight and round cut sack , picadilly style ,
made to sell at $9 to $11 , now $5.
Take Your Choice.
Four shades of home spun cassimeres in straight or round cut , or .
regent cut , made to sell at $15 , our price - . . . _ „ ; ,
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The finest clay worsted in bound or raw edge , cutaways , regent "
cut , straight or round cut , long sacks
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Wire Buckle Suspenders , silk web , extra value at 35c , at lOe each.
Columbia Clothing Co.
Closing Out. Corner 13th and Farnam. Mail Orders Filled.
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from quarries near byM eliig just across the
Stevens county line , p'hetftum of $3,000 will
thus bo spent at home , ,
Dynamite Is being used j In Sclah valley ,
Yak I in a county. In sinking. , an artesian well ,
and the experiment Is being watched with
Interest. .
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A Knights of Labor movement Is balng
Inaugurated at Mount yernon. the Immediate
object being to forco' tho'mtllsfto pay off In
money Instead of orders.
Charles Morgan of 'Latali , patentee of a
can opener , has Invented a bicycle which
will run on the single track of a railroad.
Improbable as It seems. It Is pronounced a
perfect affair.
During the nine months prior to May 1
270,280 pounds ot fresh fish , chiefly stur
geon and salmon , were shipped from Aber
deen by express to the eastern markets. The
disbursement has been equal to a payroll of
over $1,000 per month.
Two train loads ot flour for China was
ono of the foreign shipments made from
Spokane the other day. The exporters were
the C. and C. Milling company , The ship
ment tonk thirty-four cars to carry the flour
to the seaboard , and consisted of 1,500,000
pounds , which took about 31,000 bushels of
wheat to manufacture.
A law suit of unusua.1 Interest has Just
been concluded at Spokane. H was that of
the Spokane Mercantile company , whoso
store burned In January , 1893 , against thirty
defendant Insurance companies , for $50,000
In policies. The losers refused to bo ad
judged and arbitrated out of their Insurance ,
and a decision was rendered In their favor
for $45,000.
Some of the prominent fruit growers of
Columbus believe that the orchards will
have to bo cut down to atop the devastating
work of the San Jose scale. It was hoped
for a while this spring that the scale had
been Injured by the winter , but Its develop
ment since proves such hopes to have been
groundless. Columbus has some of the
finest orchards along the river and their
destruction will be a serious blow to the
fruit business.
business.MISCELLANEOUS. .
Amlzett , N. M. , camp reports some good
strikes.
A Mexican criminal named Joe Sola , who
li wanted In Sacramento for a series ot
daring highway robberies , has been stopped
In his escape out of the United States at
Los Angeles nnd will bo turned over to the
Sacramento police.
Don Tomns Lamadrld Is In San Diego
frcm the Juarez mining camp , Lower Call-
fcrnla. He says that there Is more activity
than over In the various camps. A brick
weighing $500 was recently received at San
Quentln from a quartz mine at Los Tules ,
the result ot a few days' run.
Largo consignments of wool are being re
ceived by the Forwarding company at Cold-
well , Idaho , for shipment to the east. The
recent reduction of freight rates has Induced
the wool men to bring In their wool In
largo quantities. There la something near
300.000 pounds in the company's warehouse.
Superintendent Baker ot the Postal telegraph - ,
graph Informs the Trinidad Advertiser that
their new line has rcapbed a point between
Earl and Tyrone nnd will reach Trinidad
about Juno 15. Thlrtarflvo men are workIng -
Ing ten hours a day in .pushing the con
struction of this line from , the cast , and as
many mora from thoiq er direction , now
this aide ot Albuquerqu'p. t
There U considerable ejccltement In Paul's
Valley , Oklahoma , ovpr.0tho discovery of
placer gold In paying numifltlcs. A woman
who formerly lived lntlia.plnccr regions of
California has known 6 ( the existence of
this metal for n long time ? but has kept the
matter quiet and worlicil the find , having
washed out several hfindfed dollars' worth
before It leaked out. Companies are being
organized to develop the diggings.
The authoritative announcement that the
extension of the B. & M' . ' railway to Hllllngi
will bring the trains ot 'that pystem directly
Into Helena , by means-'of ' a traffic arrange
ment with the Northern Paclllc , means
very much for that city and state. This
will shorten the tlmo from Helena to Omala
by thirty-two hours and save over 400 mllss
of travel , besides giving that region greatly
Increased train facilities.
Kvldrnce Acatnit Itniuiny All In.
DENVEH. May 27.-The delegates at
tending the convention of the Order of
Railway Telegraphers spent yesterday In
hearing evidence on the charges of mis
management uKulnst Chief llumaey. Tne
last bit of evidence was Bultmltted last
night and arguments will begin Monday.
Today the delegates went to Colorado
Springs and Manltou.
One worU describe * jt. "perfection. " Wt
refer to DoWlH.'a Witch JUiel Salve , CUMI
OFF TO MARRY A DOCTOR
South Omaha Parents Distressed Over the
Disappearance of Their-Daughter.
LEFT A NOTE EXPLAINING HER PURPOSE
IVould Fly South to Itecomo .Mrs. Putnnin
JL'ocullnr I-ottcr Purporting to Como
from Itor Lover May He
Still Near liy.
J. C. Rubel , residing on Twenty-fourth
street , between M and N streets. South
Omaha , called at the police station In this
city yesterday and gave a description of his
missing daughter , Maud , aged 16.
Mr. Rubel said his daughter had been
coming to this city quite frequently , ostensi
bly to have her throat treated. He said
aho came the first time with her brother ,
after which she made the trips alone.
Saturd-iy afternoon the girl left home , giving
the usual explanation. She said this time ,
however , that she was going to the odlco of
a certain physician. She was gone longer
than the prescribed time , and when the
father returned home and his daughter was
not there ho and his wife came up to the
city. They went to the ofllco inentloncd ,
but aho hud not been there , and they were
Informed had not been fclnco February.
They went home and she was there waitIng -
Ing for them. At midnight the family re
tired. In the morning the girl was not In
her room , and her bed was undisturbed.
The mother and father were alarmed. They
examined the room and discovered she had
taken her clothes with her. Further exam
ination revealed a note addressed to her
father and mother. Mr. Hubcl would not
allow an exact copy to bo taken , but the
substance of It reads :
My Dear Mamma and Papa : Please for
give me , but I am Kolng away tonight ,
never to return to you again. Do not
think hard of me. I have my honor. I
am soliiK to meet Dr. Putnam , nnd am to
be lila wife. He IH In the south , nnd sent
me the money to go to him three months
ago. I did not go then because I did not
want to leave you. It nearly breaks my
heart to think of what I um about to do
nnd will do. I am burely never corning
back till we are married nnd I return IIIH
wife. Don't tell any one of this. Keinem-
ber I am your child , your buby. Qoodby.
Forgive me.
There Is no signature to the note and
part ot It Is written on note paper and part
on the back of an advertisement.
The parents at once started out to find
some clew to work on. When the girl must
have left was too late for a car and someone
ono , It Is thought , must have called for
her. Mr. Rubol went to Fred Brodegaard ,
n Jeweler at 514 South Tenth street , In this
city. He found that Maud had been there
about 8 o'clock yesterday morning. Brode-
gaard asked why she was away from home.
She replied that she had left forever and
asked Brodegaard If ho could got her a
room for a day or two. The latter advised
her to go home and she left.
Later the father found his daughter's
clothes at 510'/- South Tenth street , at the
homo ot Mrs. H , J , Srcn , Mrs. Steen said
the clothes had been lett there by the girl ,
who requested that they bo kept there till
she returned , which , she said , would be
shortly.
At this house also lives a man who goes
by the name ot Dr , Brown. Ho has known
the girl and her parents. Mrs. Stecn was
asked regarding the doctor. She Bald that
Brown Is not a doctor and has no right
to bo practicing medicine. She said he had
been treating Miss Rubel and she c.imo thcro
several times to see the doctor. The girl
usually was treated for throat trouble.
She said that the girl's acquaintance with
Dr , Brown was due to Dr. Putnam , who
previous to his departure from the city had
been treating her for this alleged throat
trouble ; that when Putnam Jeffthe city hu
gave the girl to the care of Brown.
Dr. Putnam early last winter had an office
In the Douglas block , but gave up practicing
medicine and went on the road for some
New York firm. The girl visited him and
It Is thought became Infatuated with him.
When Putnam loft the city he gave what
cates ho was treating to another doctor , and
the case of this girl was one of them. She
was treated by him for throat trouble.
After ahe made a couple of visits abe told
him if her father and mother ever called
for her to say she had been at hla ofRce
anil was being treated ( or throat trouble ,
After several weeks of treatment she was
told not to come to the offlco again as there
was evidently something wrong. She called
again , but was given the same answer. She
closed by asking : "Can I come the Fourth
of July ? " That was the last seen of her
there. The parents made Inquiry at his
olllco Saturday night.
It was learned that Dr. Brown was seen
to leave his room at 5101/4 about the time
the girl went there , but whether they left
together Is not known , but neither the doc
tor nor the girl called for the clothes which
she left up to 10 o'clock last night. Mr.
and Mrs. Rubel both went to this place last
night , but nothing further could bo learned.
The father said the girl had often spoken
of Putnam at home. In his mind the girl
had done as s.he Intimated In the letter , had
gone to meet Putnam. Sne spoke of him
as being In the south , but just whcro she
would not tell. The father fold she had
received letters from him a couple cf times.
Among her effects was found another let
ter , purporting to be written by Dr. Putnam ,
dated at Jacksonville , Fla.
It begins wjth "My dear little wlffeo. " It
expresses the , writer's affection for her. Ho
said that ho very much desired she could
be with him , and told of how ho looked
forward to the event that was to be the
marriage. The writer ends his sentences
with profuse expressions of love , such as
"darling , " "pcttlo. " "my love. " He said ho
regretted not taking her with him when
ho left , but said when she did join him ho
would make up for all this. The address Is
given as box 330. This letter purports to
have been enclosed In one to Dr. Searles ,
with the explanation that the writer had
forgotten Miss Rubel's addre's.
A peculiarity of this letter is that the
writing in It Is Identical with that In the
letter written to the parents. From this It
Is Inferred the girl wrote It herself. It
bore no marks of having been enclosed In
an envelope , nnd the Ink was fresh. Dr.
Soarles says the letter was not received by
him.
him.Tho
The parent' , nnd especially Mrs. Rubel.
are heartbroken over the affair. The girl
has always been dutiful at home , received
no company , and had many friends. The
father says ho may have kept her at home
too closely , but further than this ha can as
sign no reason for her strange conduct. The
jtollce In Council Bluffs , Lincoln and all
the surrounding towns hnvo been notified to
bo on the lookout for her.
About midnight the police found Dr.
Brown , who claimed the girl was at the
room of a local "remedy" company , under
going treatment for a female complaint ,
and that her letter had been written to
throw her parents off her track. An ef
fort was made to secure admission to the-
room where the girl is said to be , but no
ono could bo raised at the hour.
JJO.STO.V rui/.vu .tris.v i.v
I.ovrcl the Same C.lrl anil .Sullied the Mut
ter A\lth SworilH.
BOSTON , May 27.-Shorty ! after 0 o'clock
lant night three hacks left the Hotel Iloy-
nolds for Hoxbury , They contained two
duellists nnd their RecondH , referee and at
tendants. Ona of the principals was u
youiiK lawyer mimed Crowley , having an
olllce In the Adams building , nnd the other
a yuung newspaper man named Dclon Gold
smith.
The two men have been enemies for some
time past on account of having fallen In
lovu with the same Klrl , and some months
ngo the arrangements for the duel were
completed. Uotli men are reputed to bo ox-
peita with the follu nnd HO It was agreed
they Hliould settle their quurrelH with Hharp
foils. Accoidlngly the pair repaired to an
open Held In the three liuclcH , and under ttio
ruya from it gas lump fought until Crowley
fell Into the nrms of hl seconds. The HCC-
onda for Goldsmith were Korctit Coke und
Joseph Ituiuly , and Ambrose Lambert nnd
( i miin iiumu'd GIUSH for Ciowley. The
refereewn.s u inuu named Toonicr , nnd the
twrly was accompanied by a young illvln-
Uy ( Undent named Vincent.
Upon arriving on thu Held ot battle both
principals btrlpneil to the waist and faced
each other , their seconds having previously
attended to all the dutullx. Tim men for a
few inlnutcH feinted BO well tlmt neither
was Injured , and It looked to the Hcconda
us though the battle would be a lengthy
'one , when Goldsmith , by a quick lunge ,
which C'rowlev fulleU to parry , drew llrst
blood. Atter battling for tlfteen minute * ,
during which time both men were wounded ,
Crowluy fell and was caught In the anna of
his second.
When Baby wu ulck , vvt > garo her Castorla.
Wlicn sbo was a Child , bho crlod for Tastorla.
When she bocsmo Mlsi , cha clunj t9 Costorla.
Wien clio bad Children , &o gave them Castadt
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