THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. JUNE 11 , ] 89i.
California a Greater Gold Producer Than tto
South African Mines ,
FABULOUS VOLUME OF HER GOLD PRODUCT
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The gold tleldr of South Africa are Junt at
present receiving a vast amount of advertis
ing , but before people begin to nock to the
far-away country It would be welt for them
to first Investigate the mineral resources of
California , a state which has produced fully
$1,000,000,000 since IS 19.
The hydraulic mining Industry , which for
merly produced on an average $5,000,000 an
nually , has been shut down owing to various
causes , principally because of datingc done
to the navigable streams. Some solution of
this problem the storage of debris will
doubtless be reached by the national and
state governments , says the San Francisco
Chronicle , and that elms of mining will
again prosper and furnish employment to
much of tlio now Idle labor of the state.
The men who are Interested In developing
the mining Industry of California ore very
enthusiastic over the present prospects and
predict a largo Increase In the output this
year , A gentleman well pstctl on such mat
ters , when Interviewed , said :
"California Is still producing grcit quanti
ties of gold , When a state produces over $1-
000,000 a month In gold from her mines , Is not
that enough to convince the doubting ones
that this Is still a good field 1 All this product
goes to enhance the wealth and credit of the
people of the state , nnd sometimes I think
they do riot fully realize the Importance of
this Industry , of which we hear so latle.
"The Incessant praise of South Africa to
the detriment of all other countries as gold
priducers Is liable to lead people to think
that no other country can produce any quan
tity of the precious metal. Since 1819 Cali
fornia has furnished the world with $1,428-
272,035 In gold. That amount weighs 2,071
tons and would require a freight train of
207 cars and six locomotives to haul It.
That gives some Idea what has been done
here. It Is hardly time for South Africa
to begin making comparisons.
"Twenty-six counties of this state are
gold producing. Why are the mines In
them not worked ? Simply because our
mineral resources need capital to develop
them , nnd to the effect that the advantages
of the state In this line need advertising.
The public does not know , what Is being
done. When a mine pays a $30,000 monthly
dividend It Is briefly mentioned In the press
nnd Is soon forgotten , except by Its fortu
nate owners.
"When a mining proposition Is suggested
n great many men Immediately cry , 'Gam-
ble. ' Yet If n man will give the same calm
and earnest attention to n mine which he
gives to any other business , applying the
name strict economy to every detail , ho will
llnd that It Is no more of a gamble than
raising grapes for making wine , which may
depreciate In voluo below actual cost of
production. There Is no more element of
chance than there Is In putting In a crop
nnd gambling on the weather first and the
price of cereals In Europe next.
"A gold miner has one advantage over nil
other producers , because ho can always find
a market for his product. When the people
of the state awaken and fully appreciate
what a wonderful gold-producing country
they have , then the mining Industry will
receive nn Impetus which It has not had for
twenty-five years.
"I will be willing to wager that If one-
fourth of the capital which has been Invested
on thirty miles In one part of South Africa
had been spent In mining In this state we
could have shown a production of gold many
times In excess of the whole of that country. "
ONYX IN UTAH.
Last year a syndicate of Salt Lakers ob
tained possession of three claims near Pell-
can Point , Utah county , about fourteen miles
southwest of Lehl , and after prospecting
their ground found three distinct veins of
onyx , In broad slabs , from ten to fourteen
Inches In thickness , the velns being about
ono mlle In length , says the Salt Lake Trib
une. Having ascertained that the quality
was first class and the supply practically In-
oxhaustlblo. the owners organized for busi
ness and Incorporated the Salt Lake City
Onyx company of Utah. Later they secured
the contract to furnish the wainscoting for
the first and second floors tor the now city
nnd county building , nnd In January began
operations thereon. The contract Is not by
any means a small one , as It calls for the
covering of about 6,000 square feet of sur
face , the wainscoting bclig thirty-four Inches
In height. Of the amount required the com
pany has already delivered about 5,000 feet ,
nnd the remainder will be furnished as fast
as needed.
The onyx Is received at the works In large
blocks or slabs , nnd In Us natural state ,
rough hewn and lllntllko In appearance ,
gives little sign of the rare beauties , brought
to view under the skilled manipulations of
the polishers , from one to three car-loads
of the raw material Is received from the
quarries weekly. After the huge blocks
have been "squared up" to the size desired
they are adjusted beneath the gang saws ,
of which two largo sets are In constant op
eration. After being sawed Into the proper
thinness , the slabs are placed on a rapidly
revolving horizontal grinding machine , the
bed of which Is kept suiv > llcd with fine sand
and water. Next the slabs are subjected to
n course of expert hand polishing , similar
to the system used on marble , and afterward
the finishing touches are put on by a burn
ishing machine , which leaves the onyx with
a surface like plate glass. The process Is
most Interesting , and those who were shown
through the works recently expressed
astonishment as well pleasure at the sub
stantial evidences of buslness-IIke activity
shown by the company , which has furnished
employment for from thirty to forty men
for several months past at the quarries and
In the polishing works.
The finished product also came In for un
stinted praise , owing to Its splendid quality
and fine finish. In color It Is variegated
lemon and white , the markings being differ
ent on every slab , and when In place In
the city and county building will bo a source
of patriotic pride to every citizen of Utah.
Judge Powers vouches for the fact that In
nil the slabs they have taken from the
quarries , not a single crack , check or flaw
has been discovered , and says that as soon
as the company gets a little more elbowroom -
room It will be able to drive the Mexican
onyx companies out of the United States ,
even on a free trade basis , as the local
product Is not only a bettor article than the
Imported , but owing to the Immense veins
nnd ease of working the market can be
supplied at cheaper rates.
ELKHOHN EXTENSION.
The Elkhorn railroad U to be extended the
pro'ent season from Hell Fourche to the Hay
creek coal Holds. This matter Is no longer
a secret , as the engineers are now In the
field surveying the route and setting the
grade stakes , says the Sioux Falls Argus-
Leader. A short time ago the company pur
chased the coal lands from a syndicate that
hut been at work openingup and developing
the coal mines and It 1ms been Intimated
that the company would at an early day
extend the main line through that section.
With the building of the main line north
ward towards the Northern Pacific rallroid ,
Dead wood will receive little or no benefit , as ,
located as she Is oft the main Una ot the
road nnd reached only by a plug line , the
town will naturally refuse to credit the state
ment that an extension will bo built north
of Hello Fourcho.
Information from a reliable source Is that
during the past thirty days emissaries of the
the Elkhorn railroad have traveled the coun
try between Hello Fourcho and Mllei City ,
and It Is Intimated that the building of the
road to Ullllnga forces the Elkhorn to build
a line to an Intersection of the Northern
Pacific If they hope to control the shipment
of cjttle from the northern country.
A NEW COAL VEIN.
The officials of the United Coal company
are feeling qulto elated over results In the
Caledonia mine at Louisville , Colo. , where
prospecting has been carried on for another
vein of coat at a lower depth.
The workings In the mine have been car
ried on at a depth of 120 feet , aays a Denver
Times dispatch , and Superintendent Simpson
eomo time ago expressed the belief that nether -
other vein Underlaid the one being worked.
A drill hole wan begun In the bottom of
the shaft , and , drilling to a depth of seventy
feet below the old workings , n vein of ami ,
Rlx feet In thickness , was found , with a sand
rock " "
"roof.
The company state that they practically
have a now mine and will make arrange'
merits to sink a shaft to the new vein.
The Acme mine Is In the * amo , locality
and a bore will be commenced In that mine
In a few days to tap the new Vein.
Till * discovery , which la considered most
Important , will revolutionize coat mining In
that locality , as the mines that have been
working the upper vein will now sink for the
lower ono and will work It through the old
hoistings.
WOOL WILL FLY.
It Is reported here that about forty cattle
men and cowboys are rendezvousing on Plnon
Mesa , west of this city , to take care of the
10,000 head of sheep that were driven on to
this range , says n Grand Junction special to
the Denver News. They Will begin active
work at once and are nil thoroughly wrought
up over this Invasion , and what they call a
breach of faith on the part of the owners
of the sheep who massed their herds In this
city , giving It out that they would ship to
Tennessee Pass , and suddenly rushed them
from the cattle yards across the two bridges
that span the Grand and GUnnlsan rivers
and on to this range that has been held for
twelve years by cattle growers exclusively.
Word was received hero that the cattlemen
occupying the Dolores river In Utah ore or
ganizing to keep this bunch of sheep out of
that territory , and that It Is their Intention
to Bhovo them right back on to this county ,
where they have been for some years and
where their owners live. The Utah men ex
press a determination to keep these flocks
out of that territory , and the Colorado men
say they cannot remain here.
HLOAT PROM ALFALFA.
A number of parties have lost cows re
cently from bloating on alfalfa feed , says
the Lcmooro ( Cal. ) Advance. Investiga
tion shows that In all cases the practice
has been to cut the alfalfa and feed It
wilted. The explanation given by veter
inary surgeons Is that the wilted alfalfa
generates a gas within the stalks that
causes bloat In the cattle. The bloat can
bu relieved by sticking or by pulling the
tongue out and throwing a handful of salt
down the throat. When cows browse In
standing alfalfa they cat only the tops of
the plants , which seldom causes bloat.
Every alfalfa field should have a stack of
straw within easy access ot the cows.
A DREADFUL PENALTY.
Back In the mountains of Chihuahua Is a
little Mexican village. The belle of the
place was a girl of great beauty. She was
the daughter of the leading family of the
place. All the young men for miles around
sought her fuvor , but she had no favorite.
One day a year ago a handsome tourist
cnmo that way and lingered for a time , says
an El Paso dispatch to the San Francisco
Chronicle. He saw the girl , and when he
went away she departed with him. There
was a fruitless pursuit , and , save In mem
ory , the girl was dead to those who had
known her.
A few days ago , when night had settled
upon the village , a weary figure stumbled
to the low door of the adobe house from
which the girl had wandered a year ago , and
called her mother's name.
The mother started to answer , but the
father forbade , and directed the wanderer
to the sheep pen for shelter.
The next day , by the roadside , a mile
away beside a great stone , passers by saw
a woman's body bruised and broken , the
face horribly mangled. There was no need
to seek nn explanation. No questions were
asked.
The girl whoso love had led her astray
had paid the penalty of her sin.
CUBES WILL HAVE A HOP.
Governor Rlckards having Issued a proc
lamation forbidding the celebration by the
Creo Indians of the annual sun dance , a
religious ceremony to be given at Great
Falls , Mont. , June 15 , on the grounds that
It Is "Inhuman , brutalizing , unnatural , Inde
cent , and abhorrent to Christian civiliza
tion , " those Interested In having the dance
have applied to the district court for an In
junction against Governor Rlckards , Attor
ney General Haskell , Sheriff Hamilton and
County Attorney Freeman from Interfering
with the dance. ' says a special to the St.
Paul Pioneer Press. The majority of the
citizens here think the governor's proclama
tion entirely uncalled for , as Cascade county
ls amply prepared to preserve order within
her own limits , and believe that the dance
Is harmless. The managers say It will prq-
ceed regardless of the proclamation , If they
have to get an Injunction from every court
In the land. The hearing takes place June
8 , and whichever side loses It will bo ap
pealed to the supreme court. In the mean
time the dance will take place under the
protection of a restraining order of the
district court. The Crecs are Canadian ren
egades , and the situation Is very delicate. In
volving the power of the federal government
and International law.
SHERIDAN STILL GROWING.
SHERIDAN , Wyo. , June lO.Speclal to
The Dee. ) The excursion rates now on sale
by the Burlington has been tho- means of
Inducing a large number ot farmers to move
west and seek homes In this great farming
country , where a failure of crop 13 unknown
and where there Is a homo market
for all products. Messrs. William
Eggart and Charles Friday from
Union county , Iowa , have purchased
several hundred acres on Pass creek , Just u
few miles from the B. & M. road , and will
bring a colony from Iowa this season. S.
Dnorak and a party from Schuyler , Neb. ,
are looking over the country with a view
of purchasing farm lands. The Big Horn
Basin Colonization company , which Is com
posed of Omaha capitalists. Is sending In quite
u few who have become Interested In the
country nnd who nro going over Into the
basin to see the property of the company.
The W. F. Cody Hotel and Transportation
company has taken charge of the celebrated
Sheridan Inn. Mr. Sherman Canfleld and
11. S. Boal nro now prepared to handle the
traveling public and equip fishing and huntIng -
Ing parties with a complete pack outfit.
Among the prominent Omaha people who
were seen on the streets of Sheridan this
week were Messrs. Henry W. Yates , John
Collins and Kent K. Haydon.
Business blocks and residences are being
erected nnd Sheridan has now taken a place
In the front In the way of prominence that
assures one that Investments In Sheridan
realty will bring n good return.
Wo notice In the columns of The Bee
that the Commercial club Intends making
a trip to Sheridan. Wo nro glad to hear
It and Sheridan will make It pleasant for
this enterprising organization nnd show
them the garden spot of the west and send
them homo each with a flno string ot brook
trout.
The now road over the Big Horn- moun
tains will reach our now mining camp , lakes
and summer resorts , and when completed
will wind around through canons , circling
beautiful mountain lakes , and pass under the
shadow of mighty mountain tops covered
with eternal snow , reminding the traveler
of the wonderful roads that for years have
called tourists and pleasure seekers to the
picturesque scenery of Switzerland. Sher
idan county has contributed $1,000 and the
city ot Sheridan $1,000 to complete this
road , $2,000 has been raised by subscription
and In two months It will bo completed. The
W , F. Cody Hotel and Transportation com
pany will run a line of couches over this
line and open up the finest farming coun
try , hunting and fishing grounds known In
the west.
NEBRASKA.
The seventeen-year locust has made Us
appearance In Box Butte county.
It U rumored that a move Is on foot to
organize a stock company at Ponca , the ob
ject of which will bo to build a steam grist
mill.
Thousands of acres ot ground' that had
been sown to fall wheat In Buffalo county
are being plowed and sown to millet or.listed
to corn.
Already the shipments of cherries have be
gun at Nebraska City , and In a few days
from ono to two car loads per day will bo
shipped.
There will be very little fruit matured In
the vicinity of Kearney the present season ,
the recent hall etorm having destroyed the
moat ot It.
The alfalfa crop , though but few have en
gaged In Its cultivation In this section , says
the Kearney Democrat , is being harvested
and U a very good yield.
M. G. Nicholson , ono of the commltteemen
appointed to look after and find the probable
cost of a system ot water for Springfield , re
ports thai he got estimates from a number
of Omaha men who make this work a spe
cialty. They Informed him that a good sys
I tem of works could be put In there at ix cost
' of $1,000 or $5,000.
The warm days nnd recent good r.ilrv At
Madison are bringing the corn crop out In
good shape , arid It Is font assuming a good
stand and a healthy growth.
Farmers round about Superior are busy re
planting and cultivating corn. The weather
Is all that could be desired , and the molstura
sufficient for good cultivation and growth.
Scarcely a day passes but a number of emi
grant wagons pass through Superior going
cast. They say nothing but starvation Is
staring the settlers ot western Kansas In the
face.
0. G. Smith , superintendent ot the agri
cultural department ot the Slate Industrial
school at Kearney , has been experimenting
with Irrigation , and made It a complete suc
cess ,
A number of farmers at Frltsch arc trynlg
pumping In a limited way for Irrigation
purposes , with Indications that more of It
might bo done to advantage where water
docs not have to be lifted over 300 feet , A
number arc pumping with considerable suc
cess along Red Willow creek ,
The stringency In the money market
seems to have affected matrimonial matters
somewhat , In Qago county at least. The
records In the county judge's office show
that up to the present date eighty-six li
censes to wed have been Issued during 1S3I ,
as against 122 for the same period of 1893.
The theory that alfalfa will n < 9t stand dry
weather has been utterly exploded by those
Sarpy county farmers who sowed alfalfa
this spring. During this unprecedented dry
spell , where other grasses have utterly dried
up , alfalfa Is still growing. Much more al
falfa will be grown In Sarpy county In
future.
THE DAKOTAS. .
At a grand encampment at Dcsmct resolu
tions were passed denouncing recent modes
ot procedure In the Pension Department.
Frank Phelps , sentenced to life Imprison
ment for the murder of Matt Matson a year
ago , died In the jail at Alexandria of heart
disease.
A colony of twenty or more famlllo * from
near Odessa , Russia , will arrive at Heron
within the next sixty days to locate on land
In Potter county already secured for them.
Extensive Improvements are under way In
both the Homestake and Highland mills In
the way of putting In new timber , etc. It Is
the general Impression that the company will
erect several new buildings the present sum
mer.
mer.Henry
Henry Shorzman , aged 17 , was killed by a
three-ton boulder falling upon him at Yank-
ton while digging n pit In which he Intended
to place the boulder. His father , who un
consciously started the rock on Its downward
course , has become insane.
The Yankton brewery , with a capacity of
25,000 barrels per annum , has begun dis
pensing Its product. This brewery was closed
by the prohibition law three years ago , and
has recently resumed operations under the
direction of eastern capitalist ; .
Creditors have attached all lands In South
Dakota In which the American Investment
company of Emmetsburg , la. , has equities.
This action Involves over 100,000 acres and
affects the Interests of thousands of eastern
Investors holding bonds and mortgages of
this company.
Yankton college students have nt last
shipped the $000 chalcedony slab to the Sioux
Falls university , which Institution won It In
the recent state oratorical contest. The
charge of plagiarism brought by Yankton college -
lego against the Sioux Falls orator , R. F.
Locke , has not yet been Investigated by the
state association , and It never may be , as It
Is understood that the other colleges In the
association look on the matter with dis
pleasure.
A party of Grand Forks business men and
bonanza farmers arrived home from a trip
up to the Lake of the Woods and Rainy
river. These gentlemen have lately acquired
pine lands In that section and wcro making
the trip to look over their newly acquired
Interests. They were accompanied by Cap
tain A. J. Dunlavey , who In speaking of the
excitement over the recent gold find In the
Rainy lake district said that he believed that
It would rival that of the Black Hills and
other western mining booms.
COLORADO.
Grasshoppers have made their appearance
east of Longmont.
Ibex Is the name of a new town sprung
up within a few miloa of Leadvllle.
The Amethyst of Creede has Increased Its
dally output from fifty to seventy tons of ore.
The dam and headgate of the Platte and
Beaver supply ditch at Brush has been
washed out.
The Alamosa flouring mill Is turning every
wheel In trying to keep ahead of the flow
of wheat Into Us Immense elevator.
The first trail herd of the season passed
through Plnneo. There were 0,000 head In
the herd , the property of the X. I. T. com
pany.
The amount of damages to Jefferson county
by the flood will reach $50,000. About 100
bridges have been washed away and the
mountain roads are badly damaged.
The Swedish Irrigation company of Chicago
Is locating n large number of families In the
Arkansas valley , near Las Anlmas. The ma
jority of them , says the Las Anlmas Leader ,
are Swedish Americans , well posted In the
Jaws of the country , goo ! farmers. Indus
trious , economical and first-class citizens.
Word comes from Loveland and Berthoud ,
says the Longmont Time * , confirming the
report that the home supply dam has been
washed out. This will leave the farmers de
pendent upon this ditch for water for Irri
gation In very bad shape. If this dam could
not be repaired In fifteen days their entire
crop would be lost , unless there should bo a
large amount of ram.
WYOMING.
Judge Slaymaker of Douglas had a $1,000
horse killed by lightning recently.
The cattle on the ranges of the state are
doing remarkably well at this time nnd the
grass Is In good condition the state over.
Frank Bond of Cheyenne received an
award from the World's fair commission on
his map of the Irrigation ditches of Wyo
ming.
The contract for the delivery of 973,000
pounds of beef to the Shoshone Indians
was awarded to E. Amorettl of Lander nt
$2.74.
$2.74.Within
Within a radius of twenty-flvo miles of
Sheridan there are 500,000 acres ot good
irrigable land , only about one-half of which
having yet been taken up.
Governor Osborno estimates Wyoming's
wool shipment of this year at 0,000.000
pounds , or about half of what It was last
year , the shipment , of 1893 reaching 10,187-
870 pounds. When the shrinkage In price
Is also taken Into consideration , the loss
to Wyoming has been enormous.
Two corporations have been received at
the secretary of state's office for filing.
They are the W. F. Cody Transportation
company and W. F. Cody Hotel company.
The object of the first company Is to run
a stage line from Sheridan to Yellowstone
lurk and to operate and control livery and
feed stables. The hotel company will
open up a $12,000 hotel In the city of Sher
idan.
Shearing time In this section , says the
Natrona Tribune , has about come to a close.
At the various shearing pens In this county
there have been sheared this spring neariy
300,000 sheep , and there has been shipped
frcm this point over 2,500,000 pounds of
wool. About 750,000 pounds of this wool
have been sold outright by the producers ut
prices ranging from OU cents to 7V4 cents
per pound , net.
The latest excitement In mining circles
Is the mineral claim taken up by Laramlo
parties In the hills but a few miles north
of the city springs. It appears that the
claim was located about a year ago , and
that an Immense body of lime and cnlk
spar In a crystallzed formation has recently
been uncovered. Numerous assays made
show that the rock runs from $0 to $8 per
ton In gold. The formation Is of so soft a
character that It can bo worked very easily.
OREGON.
Toledo la building a pretentious city jail.
High water excursions are the program
now In the valley towns.
The Forest Grovo-Tlllamook stage line has
started up for the summer.
Having named Its streets , Astoria Is put
ting up signs at the corners. It takes 1,000
to go around.
The ambitious little town ot Grant Is said
to bo wholly under water , every house In
the place being surrounded.
The last steamer from Marahfield to San
Francisco carried three and one-half tons of
ohoeso and two tons ot butter.
The board of prison directors. Governor
Pennoyer , Secretary of tate McBrlde and
State Treasurer Phil Metschan have adver-
i Used for seated propojwjfi for the construe-
j I tlon of an addition tot/c / ) south wing of the
[ I state penitentiary.
j ! The total amount oV oil secured from the
big whale that came 'nshord on the bench
near Newport recently * as 1,100 gallons.
Action will be comr trmd at Portland soon
to foreclose the jnortuAco on the Oregon
Railway and Navigation company , because
the bond Interest has 'riot 'been paid.
By n man In n position to know , It Is
stated there Is at leant'money to the amount
of $200,000 hid awayi In Jars and socks by
the different owners In Clntsop county , wnlt-
Ing to bo banked or Invested when confidence
Is restored.
Nearly all the 2,000 head of cattle pur
chased by John Stewart and A. J. Plckard
for J. D. Carr of California , are now massed
In the pastures ncar-Goaltcn. Branding has
been going on for several days , and that
portion ot the worK Is' nearly completed ,
The cattle win bo driven to northern Cali
fornia.
The Yaqulna News has discovered cor
roborative evidence that eastern oysters can
be propagated In the bays ot the Oregon
coast. Eastern plants were put out at Will-
npa bay three years ago , and the owner of
the bay , In longing for native oysters ,
brought up eastern oyster spawn. Yaqulna
oystermen are urged to Improve their busi
ness by trying the experiment.
Owing to the high water the canneries nt
Eagle , Eureka and Wntcrford have closed
down. This , together with the destruction
ot the flshwheels In the Upper Columbia , has
practically closed all the canneries ot the
upper river. There Is no trouble nt Astoria
on ncount of the high water , nnd but for an
unprecedented scarcity of fish , the canneries
would be operated to their full capacity ,
WASHINGTON.
Spokane county has bought a rock crusher
for road work.
The Tacomn Ledger Is suing the city fern
n printing bill of $1,100.
The Port Townsend nail works have re
sumed operations after two months ot Idle
ness.
ness.The
The saving effected by the Tacoma school
board In the reduction of teacher's salaries
Is put at $9,187.
Clallam county pays the Port Angeles
Tribune-Times $2,800 for prlutlng the de
linquent tax list.
Farmlngton Is much agitated over some
promising nuggets brought down from the
Hoodoo diggings. The nuggets range in
size from a small shot up to as large as a
kernel of corn , and contain scarcely any
quartz , nearly all of them being pure gold.
Joe Catcs of Port Townsend Is preparing
to put up n lot of Puget Sound sardines this
season , and already has men out at Discov
ery bay to bring In the first run of the sea
son. He has n supply of cans coming , nnd
will have the product on the market as soon
as possible.
A petition bearing the signatures of 135
taxpayers has been filed with the Walla ; ,
Walla county commissioners , praying that
the bounty on squirrels and gophers be again I
revived. The petitioners aver that , owing '
to the mild winter , these animals arc now
very numerous , and are devouring many j
young crops. i 1
William Hall , who Is In business at Port
Townsend , Is the owner of a beautiful
$5,000 residence In Tacoma , and he proposes
to remove the same bodily from the "City
of Destiny" to the "Key City. " The con
tract for the job Is practically closed. A
large scow will be used In the transporta
tion , which will be quite a novel thing , and
the first occurrence ofv , the kind on the
Sound at least.
C. H. Weeks , general agent of the Great
Northern , estimates -that the Wenatchee val
ley will produce 2,308,600 pounds of fruit. In
cluding tomatoes , this season. His estimate
Is as follows : Pears , 49,000 , pounds ; prunes ,
117,000 pounds ; tomatoes , 331,500 pounds ;
grapes , 643,000 pounds : peaches , 825,000
pounds ; apples , 837,000 pounds.- Besides this ,
considerable quantities of melons and simi
lar products will swell the aggregate.
A young woman 'of Crab Creek , Adams
county , Indulges "fn frequent freaks of
somnambulism. One or. her recent exploits
was as follows ; She irrfse from her bed about
3 o'clock In the morning , and was seen to
approach Crab creekj/n / her night robe.
Upon reaching the stream the young woman
waded In for a short distance , as If feeling
her way , and swam safely across. Upon
reaching the opposite bank 'she awoke , half
frightened to death , dripping wet and shiverIng -
Ing from the cold , made her way to the
house of a neighbor , where she was cared for
and taken to her home.
Henry Hawkins , n Peone prairie rancher ,
committed suicide near the Peonc school
house , Spokane county. In full view of the
pupils. He rode to the crossroads , Jumped
from his horse , drew a big forty-four Colt's
revolver and placed It to his temple. Then
he changed It and put the muzzle Into his
mouth. Again he hesitated but quickly put
It against his left breast and fired two shots ,
the bullets going entirely through his body.
The teacher and school children saw the
tragic act , but were powerless to act.
Hawkins was unmarried. He was released
from the insane asylum about two years
ago , but has been considered of unbalanced
mind.
MISCELLANEOUS.
As a result of placing dipping tanks and
shearing pens at Las' Vegas , N. M. , there
are 25,000 head of sheep on their way to
that town , to dip and shear.
The calf crop promises to be good this
season throughout most of the state of Mon
tana. Cattle , as a rule , have wintered well
and where this Is the cose a good Increase In
calves almost Invariably follows.
The Marlcopa and Phoenix Railroad com
pany have determined to build a steam
motor line from Tempo to Mesa and to run
local trains to and from Mesa to Phoenix ,
going four times dally each way.
Two prospectors from Ashley arrived In
Salt Lake City bringing with them some ore
from there which assayed twenty-five ounces
In gold to the ton. They say they have a
good , strong vein of the ore and think they
have a bonanza.
Holders of homes on Mora grant In New
Mexico will not be disturbed. Persons who
have occupied homes on the grant for ten
years will bo given titles to their homesteads.
They will simply be required to designate
the land they have actually occupied.
The Santa Fo Railroad company has Just
completed the largest sheep shearing plant
In the country , at Las Vegas , N. M. It began
operations by shearing and dipping 8,000
sheep. The company proposes to make that
place a wool shipping point for Its system.
Plans have been perfected for the Arlsona
Territorial Reform school at Flagstaff. It
will bo of Flagstaff sandstone and will cost
$28,000. It will bo situated a quarter of a
mile from the Atlantic and Pacific railroad.
In size the building will be 185x100 , with
three floors.
There Is a mistaken Idea circulating
through some eastern exchanges about the
condition ot sheep In the southwoU. All
classes of live stock In New Mexico are In
splendid condition , up to date , and should
the spring and summer rains come In time
there will bo no complaint heard from the
stockmen of New Mexico.
J. P. hughes of , Fort Worth , says the
Eddy Argus , has nn .outfit busy building
the Hagerman power dam , a short distance
nbovo the Eddy depot Steam derricks un
load the stone , which"-cornea on cars from
Pecos City , and drflpjjiem In place upon
the work. The stone hnso of the old dam Is
to remain undisturbed1. and similar work
Is being extended Svt'stward 1GO feet. The
masonry base will then be SCO feet long.
The wheels will operate pumps lifting a
water supply to the stone reservoir of 1,500.-
000 galloni ! capacity , on Hagerman heights ,
for Irrigating the orchards , vineyards nni
farming lands ot the place.
Cherries are leaving San Jcso for the
eait with n rush , eighteen carloads , amountIng -
' Ing to 421,7000 pounds , having gone cast In
ono week. The total fruit shipments were
1.220.000 pounds. Ca'nnera ore not packing
cherries this year and the bulk wilt go cast
where good prices are secured.
An extensive land deal was closed at San
Antonio , Texas , Involving 2,500,000 acres ot
land lying on the Rio Grande In the Mexican
states of Coahulla and Chihuahua. The land
was sold by ex-Governor Gonzalcs of Chihua
hua to the Mexican Coffee , Cotton and Colonization
nization company , represented by J. S. Me-
Namara. W. H. Ellis Is Interested In a
Mexican colonization scheme , and will col
onize 10,000 negroes on part ot the land.
FOURTH OF JULY AT EDGEMONT.
reparation * UndnrVny for Cclrbrntloii
of ( Irriit 'MiiKiiltnilf.l
The busy , bustling little town of Edge-
mont , situated In Fall River county , South
Dakota , and on the southeastern slope ol
the Black Hills , amid the plnps and upon
the shores of a beautiful little lake that
bears the same name as that of the town , Is
to have a Fourth of July celebration that
bids fair to create enough enthusiasm to
cause the revolutionary forefathers to turn
over In their graves to ask the cause of
nil of the disturbance.
On that date the great water power and
Irrigating canal , extending n distance of
fourteen miles , from tire Cheyenne river to
Edgemont , will bo opened. This canal lias
a fall of seventy-two feet In the fourteen
miles , and Is sold to carry enough water
to Irrigate 1,000,000 acres of land , besides
furnishing 10,000-horse power for factories.
Upon the occasion of the celebration the
address of the day will be delivered by Con
gressman Buttcrworth , with a number of
other notables responding to the toasts.
Among the prominent people who will bo
present and take part In the exercises of
the day will be Governor Patterson and staff
of Pennsylvania , Governor Crounse nnd staff
of Nebraska , Governor Sheldon and staff of
South Dakota , Colonel A. L. Snowden , cx-
mlnlster to Spain ; C. O. Miller of New'York ,
General Nettleton , ex-assistant United States
treasurer , nnd a number of others.
The exercises will consist of speeches ,
races , games of base ball and general
athletic sports , the whole to close with a
grand dlrplay of fireworks in the evening.
During the day several companies of regular
soldiers will give an exhibition of fancy
drills , after which 100 Sioux Indians will
indulge In the war dance for the amusement
of the crowd , which is estimated will reach
10,000 , as all of the roads running to the
Black Hills have made special rates to
such parties as may desire to take part In
the celebration.
A special train , conveying a large party of
eastern capitalists will visit EOgemont upon
the day of the celebration , with n view to
establishing several large manufacturing
plants. After remaining there for a few-
days they will take In Hot Springs , Deadwood -
wood , and all of the principal towns In the
Black Hills. These men are said to repre
sent $100,000,000 of money which Is seeking
a western Investment.
F. M. Andrews , a well known newspaper
man and author of New York City , who Is
now stopping at the Mlllard , Is on his way
to Edgemont , whither he goes to report the
celebration for n syndicate of eastern prpers ,
and will go In advance of the party nnd see
that all of the preliminaries are arranged to
make the celebration of the opening of the
canal a success.
Perfect health Is seldom found , for Impure
blood Is so general. Hood's Sarsaparllla
really does purify the blood and restores
health.
PIjATTSDEUTSCHEN SECEDE.
Nebraska Members JTottiako the Central
Voroln of North America.
An Important move , and ono of great Inter
est to all the Plattsdeutschen throughout
this state , and perhaps the west , was con
summated at Gcrmanla hall last Tuesday
night.
At that time delegates from the Omaha
and South Omaha Plattsdeutsche verelns
met and formed the Nebraska Plattsdeuts-
cho bund , after having , ; lvei , three days
previous , formal notice of wlthdrawel fiom
membership In the Plattsdeutsche Central
Vereln of North America , and that these
courageous western organizations proposed
to paddle their own canoe In future under
the new name. The central vereln of North
America was called Into existence aomi jtnrs
ago through the efforts ot Chicago men
mainly. Its ostensible purpose was ( o unite
the Plattsdeutsche societies more closely and
to provide a system of life Insurance for Its
members. The latter object has been an entire -
tire failure , It Is claimed , as members did not
seem to take kindly to the life Insurance
scheme , participating only ! n very limited
numbers. The friendship ties were nlso
purchnsed by western members at nn 3xorbl-
tant cost in attending annual conventions at
remote points and other entertainments.
In consequence of this and the persistence
of eastern members In trying to divert the
central organization from its course , leading
U on to take up other questions , and pro
posing even to dabble In politics , dissatis
faction has existed in the west for some
time , until It now has ended In the formation
of the western organization. Though com
posed only of two societies at present , It Is
confidently expected that the bund will bo
the nucleus for a largo organization In the
near future. What the Omaha society waste
to the central voreln may be Judged from the
statement that It exceeded in membership
nearly every one of the remaining societies.
It supplied almost one-half of the members
contributing to the life Insurance fund. The
money now remaining In the treasury ot
the central organization will , of course , re
main with It. The annual convention Is to
be hold at Avoca , la. , June 22. J. P. Lund ,
treasurer , nnd Theodor Heuck , financial sec
retary , will go there for n final settlement
and to turn over the records ot their ofilces.
The Nebraska bund has organized by the
selection of J. P. Lund , president ; Hans
Lemburg , vlco president ; Frank Humpert ,
treasurer ; Theodor Heuck , financial secre
tary ; William Butt , recording secretary.
The local society Is not only strong In num
bers , but thousands of dollars are to Its
credit In banks.
DeWltt's Witch Hazel Salvo cures plies
AssuiilUMl u Wliprliunn.
" \VIlllam Peterson was arrested yesterday
by Officer S. S. IJrummy , at the Instance of
L. Colin , for assault. Colin says he was
going up the street on bis bicycle when he
was met by Peterson and two others. They
stopped him nnd wanted him to dismount
nnd let them have hla wheel for half an
hour. Ho declined. One of them then
seized him by the collar nnd forcibly took
him from his wheel and held him while
the others attempted to ride the wheel for
half an hour. When they returned Conn
called their attention to a twisted pctlal
and asked them to pay for it. They made
their llrst Instalment by giving him a sound
beating. Ho broke from them and ran up
Sixteenth street for an otllcer. They over
took him before he had gone two blocks
nnd gave him another beating. Colin
finally got loose long enough to call Officer
Drummy.
This Matter of Darning-
doesn't amount to much , with the women
who use Pearline. Most of it has to be
done because you persist in rubbing things
over the washboard so. You have to , to
get them even passably clean , if you wash
with soap in the old way. Use Pearline
and you'll save the darning. You haven't
rubbed the things to pieces , and you
won't have to mend them. And another
kind of darning won't suggest itself ,
either , for you haven't tired your
self out to the cross point with the
hardest .of women's work.
Peddlers and some unscrupulous grocers will tell you. p
Beware as good as" or "the same as I'earline. " IT'S
FALSE Pearlino is never peddled , if your grocer sends
you an imitation , be honest tend it tot * . 411 JAMES I'YLE , New York.
T7TTDT7 p JLJLLJLJ "o jK % JLJLJL A T
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CLOT
This stock was not burned , but the store was full ofA
and the goods became wet from water that dropped from the
floors above. The smoke is all gone now and everything is
dry. Fire prices go , however , regardless of value.
Men's Pull Suits The kind wo
are making the run on nt S3
boforc the tire tire now
$1.75.
Mon's Light Overcoats Dam
aged by wutor only , all dry
now , and when pressed as
good as ever
$2.00.
Men's Strong Pants They were
up in the gallery and were not
wet at all , only smoked
35c
Men's Suspenders No apparent
damage by cither water or
smoke
3c.
Men's Handkerchiefs Plain
white and just as good as over
3 for lOc.
Neckties The water did not
get into them for most of thorn
were in the show cases
5c.
Cor , 13th and Farnam.
DIRECT FROM THE TANK.
Doilrr. Ifo titcam. No Engineer.
BEST POWKU for Corn nnd Feed Mills , Baling
I lay , Kunulni ; Separators , Crciimcrles , Ac.
OTTO GASOLINE ENGINES
Stationary or Portable.
to CO II. I' . 8 to 20 II. 1' .
> end for Catalogue. Pried , etc. , descrlblnR work to bo dona ,
iiicaeo , 245 Lake St. OTTO GAS ENGINE WORKS ,
Omaha , 107 S. 14th St 33d & . Walnut Sis , , 1'IIILAUCLPUIA , PA.
"CUPIDEME"
J TlitiKrcut Vegetable
_ _ VltnIiz rtboi > rii.Tlp-
tlon ol ft JaiuoiM 1'roncu physician , wll quickly euro yon of all ner
vous or dlvosca of lhi > generative orgnin , nucli ni Ix > at Manhood.
Insomnia , I'nliis In tlloHuok.He.nliml jsmlasliuu. Nervous Ucbllltj- .
Vlmplei , unfltntsa to Marry , Kilmustlng Drains. Vnrloxrlo and
Cormtlpfi'Jon.
CUl'iUUNKclcnniM the liver , the Uldneyi nnd the urinary
[ BEFORE AND AFTER orsansomll Impurities.
CUPIUUNi : atroncthens and restore1 } small weak organs. ,
The ro.ison mifliTorH : tro not ourtMj hy Doctors la boc.iuso nlnotr percent are troubled with
I'r < > s tut It is. Ctll'IDKNK IH the only known rntncdv to euro without nn oporjtlon. 0.000 ti-s-
tlmonlalH. A written pmranlooBlvi-n and money rctimift If BIX ooxcurtooa not effect a por-
inam'titcnro. Sl.OO a box.Blx forSI < " ' < ' , bv mail. St-ml for 'Ircular anil tcHtlmonlalH.
AcldrnsB Il.VVOIj MIHUUINIi CO. , P. O. Box'07ll S.in FraiidlHco.C.il. ForH.iloby
Ooodmau Drui' Co. . 1110 Faraim SU Omaha : Cauiu lino. . CcusuH Ulutls. low/ .
"IF AT FIRST YOU DON'T SUCCEED1
TRY
( MANHOOD RESTORED ! f
cunrunti'CMl touuruull noniuiin t'u o .tucli us WcakMeruiirr. liiainf lirnln
I'onur. IleadacbcVnkuIulne9S. . I.oil Manhood , Nlfhtly Kiultslona , Nervous *
ncss.nlldralnsnnd lonnf powerliiliciicrnliTOrtaiis ) ! of t'llher fix caused
br over cienlnn , youthful errnm , axccaslvo use of tobaccooiiluu orellm-
ulanta. wblch Ipnu to Infirmity , Conaurnptlori or Inaanliy. Can nu carried In
. vest pocket. ! U1 per bin , l fortf.1 , by mall prepaid. WltlinS.'i orilur no
Derive n written miuriiiileo lo rure or rcTnrnl ( he inotii'V. Hold by all
. . , , , . , JdruL-gms. Ask forlt. take. nuntliHr Wrlto forfrcwModlcnl Hook neiit iwaliil
iitf out l.ili 0-iKiilblMi. In pluln wrapper. .AdUrusjNKKVKHKKI ) CO. . Masonic Temple , ClIICAO" .
For lalo In Omaha. Neb. , by Sherman & McCounell and by Kuhn & Co. , DruciclsU.
RED ROUGH HANDS
Ilad completion * , baby blcmltbei , nnd fal"ng
b.vlr prevented liy CUTi *
cuiiAtio.il' . Moiteffec-
lUciklii imrlljhiKund leautl-
flns o p In tbe world , as
' ' ! as pure tRud ineeteitof
lollct nud nunurj uap , Duly
euro for pimples became only nrevcntho of
clogging of tbe poi . Bold ever ) u hero
DOES WE HAVE
YOUR A ROOM
FOR FITTING
TRUSS
TRUSSES
PLEASE
and a
YOU ? Large Stock.
The Aloe & Penfold Co.
1408 Parnam St. , Opposite Paxton Hotel
THE MON DRUG HOUSE.
NEBRASKA
BANK
U , H. I > ej > oiltori/i Omaha , A'l
CAPITAL $400,000
SURPLUS $55.500
Officer * ani Director * : Henry W. Yotei ,
ldent ; John S. Colllni , vlce-pre ld nt ; Unvlt
U. Kefrt. Caihler. Wllllutu II. 8. llughtt ,
nt rattler.
THE IRON BANK.
Sack Suits in brown ,
and oxfords , only
slightly wet and smoked of
course , sold for $10 before the
flro
$3,00.
Hoys' Suits that sold for > before
fore the flro , only smoked , go
now for
2.5O ,
Men's Cutaway Suits The $18
and $20 kind. They wore only
smoked ; not hurt a bit ; go now
for
$6,00 ,
Mon's Cassimoro Suits In two
colors that the water couldn't
hurt , regular $15 suits , go now
for
Wilson Bros. Shirts I ply linen
the water did not come nour
them , and they are not even
smoked : got thorn for
75c.
Full finished top IIoso worth
2oc bcforo the lire , regular
Hock ford socks , go at
5o
Balbriggan Undershirts Not
damaged a particle , just as
good as over. . ,
35c ,
Dcst Shoe sold at the price.
S5 , S4 & S3.5O Dross 8hoo
JCilual custom work , casting from $6 In $3.
S3.DO Police Shoo , 3 Soles
Best Walking Shoe ever made.
82.5O and $2 Shoos ,
Uncijunllcd at tlic pilce.
Boy8' $2 & $1.75 School Shoes ,
Are the llest for Service.
Ladles' $3 , $2.GO , $2 , $1.75
Hunt Dnneolii , HtyllHli , 1'orftirt rUtlnc
niul h rvl < i-iilil . Hunt In tlm tvorlil. All
htylcii. IimUt upon lmIng W. I , , DoiiKlns
hlio R , Nainii anil prlru HtumiiiMl on bet
tom. M' . L. JJOUti AS , llrockton. aims.
iRnntz Newman , 420 S. 13th.
Ellcia Svonson , 1319 N. 24th.
A. W. Bowman Co. , 117 N. lOlh.
C. J. Carlson. I2IQ H , 24th.
W. W. Flolior , 2925 Loavonwor'.h ,
F. A. Croauy , So. Omaha.
Or ilio I.l.jn.ir Ilulilt I'o.llltrly Cured
by uUiiiliiUt ir l > r. Huliic1
Utildrii N | > rlllr. .
Itoin fcoglrea luacup otouir o or tra. or la foo-L
without laeknowledira of the patlanl. Illiibnolul.il1
Iiarmle * * . and will cfteot a permanent aud ipeody
cure , ubitticr the pillont it taodorata drinker or
on alaobollo wreck. It bur teen clvea In tbotuand *
of Oftw , and la "err ID.UDO * * perfect our * burol-
- > ; /od. ItN.rrrPulli. TbiinKmonoa Impregnated
" 1th Iba Dpaoina. It beoomx an ulter lauoiilblllty
liquor appelll. toeilit.
QOUIK.V l Kt2iriU CO. l-ro. OUtln.atl , < - .
ta-r B > book of partliiilan fro * . To u > b < ! n'
Kuhn & Co. . Druggists , 16th and Douglaj
Streets. Omaha. Neb.