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POISE OF WESTERS PROGRESS
Wyoming la Luck with Oil Up and New
l Discoveries of Gold , Goal nod Onyx ,
CHEYENNE MAY GtT AN OIL REFINERY
* *
nich Plnccr nincovcrln on Hie l.nrntnln
ItlvcrNriir UoditoCltjr ANetv El Uorudu
Citunct n Urc.it Jliuh In Southern Call-
fornlu New of the .Sorlhircit.
Kerosene ell will go up lo | 5 cents whole-
wlo , according lo reports from dealers who
claim to have an Inside tip , say the Denver
News. Dealers have been supplied nt fl cents
a gallon for fo long that the raise will be
moat unexpected and disagreeable. The advance -
vance Is the result of a deal between the
Florence Oil and Refining company and the
[ | Continental Oil company , by which the
U kerosene war of several years' landing
L hag been brought to a doie and the market
{ ' Will be manipulated according to the laws
j' that regulate the market In other sections
i.1' of the country. The agreement Is that the
Continental will purchase the entire product -
] , duct of the Klorencc company , In return
i ( or which the Continental will keep eastern
f ' oils out of the western market , and the
, entire supply for Colorado , Wyoming , Mon-
f. tana , Utah , New Mexico , Nevada , Idaho
and Arizona will come from the Florence
district.
I The result of this deal will be that Flor-
r ctico will experience the greatest growth
[ and most prosperity In Us history , and the
[ ' oil fields of the entire west will be pros-
f peeled as never before. About Flureticc
I'1 ' the basis of the oil Is para III nc and In other
[ sections of the west all the oils have found an
t ' asphaltum basis. Oils xvlth a paralllne basis
[ are the only ones that prcduce a good
I llumlnatlon.
I- There are at present In the Florence dls-
| ! . trlct about 100 producing wells and the out-
l , put amounts to about 2,000 to 2,500 barrels
is a day. This Is not ejulte enough for the de-
I'i rmintls of the entire west and an Immense
I , development Is looked for. The prwetit polity
If of the Standard , which Is back of the Con-
I , tlnenlal. Is to encourage the development
K * of nil Illuminating oil fields. Adding to this
' the fa.ct that the new rate contains no ns-
K1 * surance that there will not be a still fur-
I thc'r advance. It can be sen that oil has inll-
I" lions In eight for lucky striker * .
W Prospecting In the Florence fields received
I , a new Impetus with the recent advance In
1 > crude oil In the cast and three new wells
K' were opened with an addition to the pro-
K ductlon of about 200 barrels. The district In
which the wells are opened at present cx-
K tends about six miles south of Florcnc ; and
BT four north. The cast and west lines arc
ft marked by the mountains and the river ,
' beyond which oil may be found , but has not
f been looked for. Strikes are made at a
m depth of from 1,500 to 2,500 feet.
V NEW OIL COMPANIES.
f. ' The Wyoming Lubricating Oil company ,
B. whose headquarters are at Colorado Springs
' artd Casper , the company which Incorporated
the 1st of February , with a capital stock of
' $1,000,000 , has commenced active operations.
This company , says the Natrona Tribune ,
; . owns an Immense body of laud adjoining the
property of the Pennsylvania company , on
Salt Creek. Mr. C. M. Smith , one of the
> . company's ofllcors , has let the contract for
m sinking their well No. 1 to Messrs. Seymour
and Mahaffy , which will bo located about
one-half mile east of the Pennsylvania's pro-
duclng well No. 1. The Lubricating Oil company -
> * pany will push Its work of development as
; rapidly as possible until they have a ntini-
' bcr of producing wells.
H ; It Is expected the fiuthrlo wells on Poison
creek will be pushed to early completion , and
V , the Casper creek wells will probably be the
. next to show activity.
V Two cars of piping and finishing material
BJr are now belnt : unloaded for the Pennsylvania
: company , which will be used In the new
: wells now under way.
A half dozen new oil companies are now
: shaping for working capital with the one
it nlin In view ot procuring producing wells.
RUSHING- OIL DEVELOPMENTS.
i' Major P. M. Shannon of Plttsburg , Pa. , Is
r In the city , on the way to Casper , to which
r point he has shipped the machinery to drill
i nve or six oil wells , says the Cheyenne
, Leader , He , with live other ? , compose the
i Pennsylvania Oil company. They have al-
u ready expended about { 200,000 In the oil
Bft fields of Natrona county. The product has
been used for the past year on the Gulf sys-
B , tern , and has given perfect satisfaction. Par-
pi : tlcularly 1 ; this the case since the refinery at
f Casper has been completed. The company
pf proposes to do more development work this
Hr year than any year flnco the company has
i * Invested In Wyoming.
pM A pipe line will bs constructed to Casper
BC or Orln Junction , final determination of the
M point resting with the railroad to offer the
BV better terms for freight.
j- The company's plans at present are to
pM have three distributing points for their propS -
pS ducts , Cheyenne , Denver and Fort Worth.
BV Among the possibilities Is a refinery In this
L city. The business will bo pushed as much
R : as possible this year , and If the outcome of
M the effort justifies It , the refinery will ba
j built.
j- IMMENSELY RICH PLACERS.
M A private lettsr was received In this city
B by a heavy mining promoter from a pros-
BM pector at Dodge City on the Laramle river
Bff In Albany county , says the Cheyenne Trl-
Bft bune , The letter states that after a close
K assay of tb ? placer mines belonging to the
Bft Cheyenne- & Iron Mountain company , on that
BV stream , the ground lias been found to run
BM' from 75 cents to $1.50 per yard. Each pan
BK lias shown from 200 to 225 colors of gold.
BJ This Is very remarkable. The celebrated
BB Four Mile placers near Hawllns which have
BK caussd so much talk among mining men of
pB late have run from 7 to 50 cents per yard.
BK Operators working on this property are compelled -
polled to carry water twenty-five miles In
dltchea , flumes , etc. At the Li ramie placers
t'l ' ? river runs right through the center of
BH' placer mining district.
k. Over a half dozen companies are now on
B ) the river near Dodge City. They are work-
InfT their clal.T.s and alt are. contemplating
BB putting in the latest and finest gold saving
machines.
( A Chcytnnt company , consisting ot about
BBtwenty residents of this city , are heavily In-
M terested In the placers In that locality. Much
. development Is looked for this season ,
B' COAL AT LAIIAMIE.
{ ' News has just reached us that coal has
BJi been discovered within two and a half miles
Be of the very center of the city , and that the
BJ possibility and the probability Is that the
I pcoplo of thla city will bo supplied with coal
at their doors fur f2.50 a ton , says the Lara-
K into noomcrant ; .
I This Is not a rumor or a piece of guess
{ work by any one. Two men were put to
BT work on the prosoect and they are now
BBj sinking to the vein. This discovery Is owned
BE by William Ilrandls and three other gentlemen -
' men of the city. They have each located
§ twenty acres of land there. The discovery
f was made about ten days ago , when the
BE gentlemen were passing over the land. They
1' noticed a badger hole surrounded with some
I sparkling pieces of coal. They were not
§ slow to realize that the badger had been
BM working In a valuable deposit , and after
BBC digging there they were fully satisfied that
Bl there was no mistake. They then proceeded
I to make their locations. Practical coal mln-
Bff crs were taken to the scene and they con-
By flrmed all that had been supposed , and the
Bl work Is now progressing under the direction
BM.of a miner who has been engaged In coal
mines.
KB Mr. Drandls has In his possession a Earn-
KB Plo of the stripping from the coal which Is
BM the genulno "black jack. " The point where
BM the work Is being done Is about a half or
BM three-quarters of a mile west ot old Fort
BM Sanders.
KM ThU Is supposed to bo the same rein of
KM coat on which the Sunshine mine Is located
KM1 about eighteen miles west of the city. The
KM pull from the location of this shaft to the
MM city Is slightly down grade , anil should the
MM coal prove as plentiful as is expected the
KM question of cheap fuel wilt bo solved.
KM EXTENSIVE ONYX BEDS.
KKC John Shaw , the veteran prospector , who U
KM , In the city from Hartvllle , Informed a Chey-
KM cnne Bun reporter that the onyx find which
KM he Is now engaged In developing has become
KM much more valuable and Important than was
KM at first anticipated ,
H Kl Experts have visited the claims , and after
KKMJ making a thorough elimination have pro-
KKK nounced the deposit ! equal , It not superior , to
KM any In this country In extent of the ore body.
of Uio rock proves It to bo as fine
as HIP bfe.l imported In color nd variety II
li exceedingly bemitlful , th pre "icp tf a
large body of Iruti In the vicinity giving the
rock the pecullnr red nnd blnck ehadc , which
addt greatly to Hi value.
Mr. Shaw tal.1 the deposit extended and
could be trarwl three or four mllc . It lo
gins to crop cut near Hie tanks of the PluM ,
of lla-t-
YJlle , Ijid fullowa Jn a nejtjiysst p
weat alrectlun to a'polnl narth offer
being | n place * heavily capped by the limestone
stonelillU. .
The onyx It found in flat teams , between
the limestone and the nand'tonc. The con
tact formation show ; the true character of
the rock , and tnakob It emy to mine. For
so valuable n Hone the extent ot the body
J ° l"S uncovered and traced Is simply Im-
Kastern parties ) are now negotiating for the
properly , and there Is every proipect of a
large Industry being opened up there during
the coming summer , as the proposed Invest
ors are all practical men , engaged In the
business In the cast , and have ample capital
for Investment and manufacturing.
Thin. In connection with the Iron opera
tions , which the future must soon develop.
will make Hartvllle and the town of Wheat-
land the coming cities of Laramlc county
and of the state.
A STAMPEDE FOR GOLD.
The excitement over the latest gold find
out on the desert , known as the Mcllaney
mines , begins to resemble an old time rush
to a new camp , and If the mines continue
to produce as they do on the surface , the
new camp will take Its place among the
great Eldoradocs of the mountains , says a
San Ilc-rnardlno dlipatch to the San Fran
cisco Examiner. The first location was made
about two months ago , forty miles north of
Indio , on the Southern Pacific. The Instant
the ledge was discovered the miners who
were prospecting the mountain recognized
that It was a bonanza , and locations were
made In every direction.
A twc-stamp mill , located eight miles from
the claim , was the nearest point where the
ores could be worked , yet the Mcllaney
brothers have already taken out over $9.000
In gold , which they have brought to tills
city and told. The mill ran out $1,800 In
two days last week , and the owners claim to
have on almost unlimited supply of ore that
will go $1 a pound. The machinery for a
five-stamp mill Is now being built In Los
Angeles , and will bo set up four miles from
the mine , and when enough gold has been
taken out to furnish the capital , the five
stamps will be moved to the mine and thlrty-
flvo stamps added.
Mcllaney came In from the new mine , and
says there are now twenty men sacking ore
that will run $100 to the sack. It Is the
Intention to begin a run on sixty tons of
the ore as soon as It can be transported to
the mill , and If half the owner's expectations
ore realized the mine will have proved Itself
equal In richness to anything ever discovered
In the west.
Miners are flocking Into the Pinon district
and locations are being made in every di
rection , while a camp has sprung up at the
Mcllaney mine , and the excitement Is In
tense. The trail from the direction of Yuma
Is lined with outfits carrying1 miners from
Arizona , while every train takes prospectors
out from this city to the mines. The gold
bricks which Mcllaney has brought In and
sold In this city have convinced miners of
the wonderful richness of the discovery , and
several hundred prospectors will be In the
district before the month Is over.
THE TOM HOY MINE.
The Tom Uoy company has now got fairly
stnrled and this season's operation will doubtless -
less attract widespread attention and char
acterize It as one of the greatest gold mines
of the United Slates , says a Tellurld ? dispatch
to the Denver Republican. The clean-up
from a single week recently was the largest
ever made from on ? week's run , and has a
tendency toward establishing such a reputa
tion for the mln ? , being 800 ounces of gold
bullion. The number of tons of ore from
which the bullion came , amounted to but lit
tle more than half the number of ounces ,
which shows that It carries en an average an
ounce and a half per ton. The vein Is from
six to twelve feet wide , and filled with yel
low quartz from wall to wall. The ore Is
easily mlntd and requires but little sorting.
The company owns 3,000 feet , two claims ,
Tom Hey and Beltnont. on this lead , and has
a lease and bond on an adjoining property
lying on It.
Wherever the vein has been prospected ,
and It has bern prospected pretty thoroughly ,
the ore Is of the same high character. The
property Is already extensively developed , last
fall It being estimated that ther ? was enough
ore blocked out then to supply the mill ten
years at 100 tons per day , and the principal
part of the work done during the past winter
was along the line of development.
RICH ORE AT COCHITI.
Judge W. C. Heacock , who returned from a
trip to the Cochltl mining district , war ex
hibiting wonderfully rich specimens of free
gold ore from the Washington mine , says an
Albuquerque special to the Denver Repub
lican. An assay of the ore gave over $3,000
to the ton , of which nearly $2,000. Is gold.
Captain C. E. Donsall of this city , receiver
of the property , estimates that the ore to be
taken mit of the flfty-foot contract work will
yield $10,000 at least. The Washington mine
was In litigation for over a year , In fact ,
until one of Its owners , Frank Fagary , died ,
when his shsre was purchased by Sam Dun-
lap of Chicago , who Is here for his health.
Then a compromise was effected , which re
sulted In the difference being amicably ad
justed. The owners are highly elated over
the great nnd , as It equals. If not surpasses ,
the big strike made In the Lone Star , an
adjoining property , last spring , which started
the big boom for the Cochltl mining1 district.
YAKINS THREATEN TIIOUDLE.
The Oasis , a newspaper of this place , Is In
receipt of special correspondence from Mlnas
Prletas , Senora , conveying the Intelligence
that there Is danger of another uprising
against the Mexican authorities by the Ya-
qul Indians In the southern part of Sonera ,
tays a Noggales , Ariz , , special to the Denver
News. These Indians have given the Mexi
can government a great deal of trouble , but
have been quiet of late. Many of their war
riors have gone to work and are employed
as laborers In the mines , on the railroads
and elsewhere. They make very faithful and
elllclent workmen. It Is now learned that
these men have been Investing all their spare
cash In arms and ammunition for many
months In the mountain fastnesses ot the
tribe. It Is now believed that they are nearly
ready for an cmute , when they will descend
upon the settlements along the Yaqul river
and repeat the scenes of carnage and rapine
as have several times previously been the
experience of the settlers along that river.
The Yaquls are a race of Indians who have
waged successful war against Mexico for
generations , and they have proved far more
serious and dangerous a menace In that
country than were the Apaches In Arizona.
Their depredations have always been con
fined to the Yaqul river , which they claim
as their own country , and they have never
carried their Incursions to any other part of
Sonoro. The Yaqul flows Into the Oulf of
California , and the nearest point In the
ley Is nearly 100 miles from the American
border.
NEBRASKA.
Polk county teichers meet tit OK tola
My : , 25.
The Ilenkelman Dee has been merged In
the UenUelman News.
Hartlngton has organized a lawn tent is
club with fifteen mem'.ers.
II. A. Day has purchased the Nelson
Herald from D. S. Dusenbery.
Dakota City Is preparing for a district
Epworth league rally In June.
J. W. Huntzbcrger has turned over the
Dancroft Blade to J. L. McKean.
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Carter of Wlnslde
celebrated their silver wedding on May day.
At Columbus there Is a project on foot
for the organization of a union Sunday
school.
John UK'S barn near Valparaiso I as been
burned down , together with five horses ,
harness hay and grain.
Complaints are being made In Superior
that cholera affected chickens have Lten
thrown on the roadsld ; .
Only one Hut class hotel remains at
Holdrege' . the Hampun house having bctn
clo&ed fcr lack ot patronage.
May 12 Is the date fixed for the dedication
of the new Cumberland Presbyterian church
eight miles south of Auburn.
Claude Mann , a brakeman living at Missouri
Valley , bad his hand cut off while Irving to
ccuple a car to an engine at Arll.-iKion.
A prairie dog wandered Into Norfolk the
other day and was chased by dogs Into an
olllce , where It was captured by a boy.
Charles Wylle of Waumeta Is sadder and
wiser. He bought some calves , poured oil
on them to kill the lice and proceeded to
brand them with a hot branding Iron , The
heat of the Iron Ignited the oil and the calves
! v
wildly. They ran off to the hills.
In Johnson county winter wheat that was
drilled In from east to west Is a long way
ahead .of that which was put In from north
to south.
Den Lenzen hanged himself In his barn
near Falrflcld , and was dead when found by
I his brother. Poor h(0Uh Is supposed to have
JtiHrt him despondent.
Tildeti citizens are thinking of f rna' '
an ! effort to secure a ugar factcry It J
dent j beets are CfiiJ ] In the neighborhood
this , year to Justify It.
Itcv. William Lucas has resigned the pas
torate of the St. Mark's Episcopal church at
Hastings and will leave In a few days for
England on a visit to frlendt.
Dr. J. H. Mackay , upon taking up his duties
at the state asylum at Norfolk , tins turned
over his paper , the Madison Reporter , to
C. A. Vlckars and J. O. Ooodwln.
Rev. J. Drown from Tabor , la. , who haa
resigned the pastorale of the Congregational
church at that place , will move his family
to York nnd will journey further west In
search of health.
Anton Kokes , a High school student at
Orel , was wrestling with a schoolmate and
fell on a lead pencil which he carried In his
pocket. The pencil missed the heart , but
affected the lung.
Mr. Haddoti , who has been working for
the Sunday School union In Snllne county ,
has accepted the pastorate of the Ilurrjhard
llaptlst church. He will also have charge
of the Daptlst church nt Lcwla'an.
A Furnas courty farmer received an tvrr-
coat from one uf the rrll't agencies nnd
found In It1 ? llnt'-g ? I30. 'In ' Ictl the money
at the ofllcc ot the Cambridge Kaleidoscope
to bi returned 'o the rightful owner.
Dr. J. T. Miller , one of the tie candidates
for mayor of Holdrege , has taken the oath
of blHce and commenced contest proceedings
In the county court against L. J. Titus , his
tic opponent , and F. A , Dean , the holdover -
over mayor.
A man who gave his name as C. F. Andern
son bought a plow and other articles from
Llchty & Pollock , and Instead of paying went
off to Holdrege. Mr. Pollcck traced him
through letters written to his best girl , and
will have him arrested.
W. H. Talcott of Table Rock was driving
across the grade crossing a mile north of
that place with a load of cream and egg ? ,
when his wagon was caught by a freight
train and utterly demolished. Mr. Talcott
was Injured , but will probably recover.
Fred Green , who was wanted at Seward for
forgery , was captured In New Mexico nnd
brought back by Sheriff Hemy. He was
bound over to the district court. He Is
charged with forging the .name of his step
father to a check for $20 on the State bank
at Seward.
President D. H. Dodell of the Tanners
and Merchants' bank of Elm Crrek met with
a bugggy accident from which lie was lucky
to escape with his life. One of the horses
grew restless and broke the bupgy tongue.
Mr. Bodell was dragged out of the buggy by
the lines and was badly bruised.
IOWA.
The Corn Belt Editorial association meets
at Ida Grove May 23 and 24. '
The state census will show Dubupue's pop
ulation to be between 42,000 and 43,000 , a
gain of 40 per cent since the federal census.
Cashier Leach , who was shot by the Adel
bank robbers , has withdrawn from the con
test for the republican senatorial nomination.
The vote cast at Lyons for and against
consolidation was as follows : For , 717 ;
against , 35C. The vote at Clinton : For , 1,098 ;
against , 297.
The state Board of Teachers Examiners
hold a session at Cornell college. Mount Vernon -
non , May 9 and 10. for the purpose of Is-
suing state certificates to teachers.
Fire destroyed tho. coal sheds of Thomas
Tatton at Marcus entailing- loss of $1,500.
Burglars al Madrid secured $100 worth of
watches and jewelry from Sclglo's store.
The West Union water works during the
past year has paid all expanses , the Interest
on bonds and left a surplus ot $500 for the
city treasury , and will do better this year.
A. J. Thompson , who lives near Ottumwa ,
captured ten cub foxes two months old , and
disposed of them to the ladles of that city
as pets. They are beauties , and ths little
fellows are as tame as house cats.
Workmen on the farm of Edward Holland ,
one mile south of Monroe , while digging a
well , struck coal oil at a depth of thirty feet.
Nothing definite Is as yet known as to
whether the find Is of value or not.
Captain H. T. Smith of Mason City has con
tributed some Interesting war relics to the
State Historical department. One Is a
piece of n fifteen-Inch shfll thrown from the
gunboats during the battle of Shiloh.
The school fight at Clarlnda Is progressing
about as usual. The school board has met
half a dozen times and balloted over 100
times , but resulted each time In a tie , three
for Prof. Woods , who has ben there nearly '
thirty years , and three against him.
The directors of the Mississippi Valley Spir
itualists association have decided upon July
28 as the date for tli ? annual meeting. It
will be in session four weeks at Mount
Pleasant park. In Clinton , and It Is expected
that this year's meeting will eclipse all pre
vious sessions in point of numbers.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
The De Smct creamery Is about ready to
be started.
Russian thistles are reported to bo blowing
around more freely than oven before.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
for the Lucky Cuss Mining company at Key
stone ; capital stock , $2,500,000.
Fort Pierre has granted a water works
franchise to C. L. Mlllettc of that place , who
will proceexl to put In an artesian system.
By order of the board of regents there
has been arranged a special course In dairy
ing to bo taught at the State Agricultural
college at Brooklngs during the summer
term.
The annual meeting of the South Dakota
State Holiness association will be held at
Vcrmllllon , commencing June 20 , and lasting
ten days. The association Is undenomina
tional.
A special course of study In designing will
be given at the State Agricultural college nt
Urooklngs during the summer term. The
course Is directed by the State Board of Re
gents , opens May 13 , and closes August 1.
Hopkins Bros , of Aurora , III. , have pur
chased 50,000 acres ot land In Edmunds
county and are placing settlers thereon as
fast as possible. They claim that over 200
families will locate on their lands during the
season.
Fall River county comes In for her share
of praise for undertaking Irrigation projets.
The Edgemont ditch Is the principal enter
prise In this line , and from this ditch several
thousand acres are supplied with water when
necessary.
So in o of the Crew Creek Indians took up
a bunch of cattle running on their land
which belonged to a number of Brule county
farmers , and the owners were obliged to pay
$25 damages. The charges were exorbitant ,
but education Is working wonders with the
noble Sioux.
COLORADO.
Some fifteen or twenty men are employed
on the Jo Reynold mine at Georgetown.
The Belle nt Sallna , under the management
of N. R. Herlval , Is said to be making money
fcr Its owners. Some exceedingly rich ore
has been taken out recently.
n
The sheep and cattle war has opened
early. Two hundred head were killed at
Red Cllffo a few evenings ago. presumably
by cattlemen who had just held a meeting
previous to that.
The biggest body of ere yet found In the Jj
Portland at Cripple Creek Is that which Is {
In sight at the bottom of the shaft. It measures -
ures seventeen feet In width and the greater
portion of It Is high grade mineral.
The Atchlson , Tcpeka & Santa Fe has be a
gun changing the track from Granada to the ,
state line. All the old rails are being taken
out and replaced with broad steel rails. A
large force Is at work and Is pushing the ti
laying rapidly. . o
Reports have It that the Wheatland Mer
cantile company will commence the erection
of a large warehouse for the storage of
grain and. other farm
products In a few s
weeks , and will also build on elevator with si
a feed grinder attached. Steam power will n
bs used to operate It. The warehouse Is to a
be 40xSO feet , two stories high. n
Operations on the Dolores river placers
located for twelve miles on the stream from m
a point about three miles below Rico , are ei
lo be resumed. Last fall the bars were dl
worked to some extent , and considerable w
coarse gold and some fine nuggets were be <
taken out In the sluices. Before much could to
be done beyond prospecting the ground bj
and making locations cold weather of
set In and the freezing up ol the
river topp < 1 work. A splendid ihow-
Ing was made In th waililng accomplished
and the owner thinks h ihas the richest dig
gings that have bcco-ftaind In Colorado.
The new Drodle mill ft , Mound City , In the
Cripple Creek dlstrnrJ.Alfias ? been completed
and starts up undcrntlie management of
William Renton Infills. U has just been
built , at a cost of ? 2W > 0. and next to the
Mortal-Smith mill , near Florence , Is consid
ered the finest cyanide plant In the United
( Jtaloj , The mill has1'a-'capacity of fifty tons
n day , * * > i j.
Fort Collins has ( lone more building In
the past few month * thjin for a long time
past. There are a large number of resi
dences In the coursovpf-erection on College
avenue , several tandst/ffle' / dwelling ; houses In
the southeast part ot town and In the busi
ness part of town ttWre'tre number of new
brick business blocks" ' ! : ? various stages of
completion , while the western part ot the
town has n steady AhrWth.
The great strike fna'de ' In the Harrison
mlno with their cross-cut proves beyond a
doubt that It Is the vein that has puzzled
prospectors for years In that locality , says
the Sllvcrton .Miner , They could find' float
that would run away up In the thousands.
They have drifted on Ibis blind lead thirty
feet each way , and the streak continues the
Fame , showing up thirty Inches ot quartz ,
sprinkled with brittle silver. Assays run as
high as $20,000 In gold and silver.
WYOMING.
The sheep shearing season has commenced
at Douglas. Over 00,000 fleec s will be clipped
during the season , and about $3,000 will \ia
paid to the shearers.
Work In the Central Pacific mine at Red
Canyon , which was the scene of the recent
explosion , In which slxty-on ? miners were
killed , has been commenced again on a small
scale.
The Consolidated Copper and Silver Mln-
Ing ) and Milting company will commence
. . .
work soon on Its property near Hawllns. A
force of men will bo put to work In the tun
nel , , which has b'cn driven 1S5 feet , and It
\s \ expected regular shipments of silver and
copper ore will be maintained.
The cltzens and business men of Caspr
have subscribed sufficient money to sink an
artesian well. The machinery Is now In place
and work will be pushed as rapidly as possi
ble. It Is the Intention to sink the well at
1-ast 1,000 feet , with the expectation of dis
covering coal , ell or artesian water.
The richest strike that has been made dur
ing the past two years occurred last wck In
the. Anderson property near Lewlston. Th3
depth was thirty-one feet , and the- vein Is
twenty feet wide. A rich streak In tb ? vein
will run not far fro $10,000 per ton. There
Is a great excitement In the camp over the
new find.
Eggs are a drug In the Saratoga market
nnd arc selling at 10 cents n dozen by the
case. An enormous quantity has been
brought to market this spring , and the stores
have been so glutted with them that they
have : refused to handle only a portion of what
has been offered , and many farmers have '
concluded that they were not worth hauling
to market at the present price.
Major Shannon of the Pennsylvania Oil com-
pany stopped at Cheyenne on his way to Casi
per < to look after the company's oil property at
that point recently. The major says his company -
pany Is figuring on the construction of a pipe
line from Casper to Orln Junction , from
which point oil will be shipped over the
Cheyenne & Northern. He says that a largo
refinery In this city Is among the possibilities
Ir the near future.
The Bay State Land and Cattle company ,
owning ' 60,000 acres of railroad land In Larn-
mlo county , refuses \o pay taxes upon the
same and will contest collection In
sitl
the courts , on tljo Iground that the
Union j Pacific Hallway company , from which
the land was purchased , has not transferred
Its title. If collection ot taxes on this class
ot lands U successfully -resisted It will seri
ously cripple n nurtbeKicf the counties of
southern Wyoming through which the line
of the Union Pacific pa'sscs.
OHHQON.
Pendleton underwriters' arc forming a local
Insurance union. . < r.
W. II. Norcross Is just setting out the
last of his 4,000-tree prune orchard at Central
Point. _
The North Polo mlno > vas recently solil at
sheriff's sale In Baker City to Mr. JJarlng for
$55,000.
Seufert's upper wheels'at The Dalles arc
now taking - about8.000"pounds -of salmon
dally. Five feet more water would show a
largo Increase.
Mass meetings are being helJ at Elgin with
designs on Summervllle's flouring mill. They
want to move It , nnd It will be moved If
enough aid Is tendered.
The Eldrlanna townslto boomers have dis
posed of $8,000 worth of lots In their tract
on Dutto creek. This la the new Chicago
erected on a grand scale last fall In the col
umns of the Medford Mall.
It Is reported on goo3 authority that A. W.
Sturgis ' cleaned over { 20,000 off the bedrock
Im I his hydraulic mines In Jackson county , last
month. The gold was nearly all found In
one spot In a hole under a boulder.
A petition Is before the Roseburg council
asking for the passage of an ordinance per
mitting the erection of a distillery In the
city , with a permit for Its maintenance for
five years. A remonstrance Is also In from all
the clergymen of the city.
The Prlnevlllc Review says that , so far as
learned , there have been no sales of mutton
sheep ' In Crook county this season. The un
usual laleness of buyers putting In an ap
pearance Is unaccountable , as market quota
tions show the market for all kinds of meat
to be quite good.
Sheldon Fish , a Chicago lawyer , who has
Just returned from a trip Into Oregon , re
ports a strike In the Virtue mine , six miles
from Baker City , and owned by Mr. Orayson.
According to Mr. Fish the chimney was
opened Into on April & and the ere Is valued
at $300,000 to the ton.
Captain Sachs , proprietor of the Eugene
gun works , after putting between $5,000 and
$0,000 in his gun factory , finds that he still
needs about $800 to place It In operation.
There Is some talk of Its being moved to
Portland , but stock subscriptions are asked
for to keep It at Eugene.
Last year , south of Snake river , In Oregon ,
fully 135,000 sheep were bought and driven
east , but this year the drives will not amount
In the aggregate to more than 75,000 head.
There will also be a decided falling off In
Morrow county , which will not furnish over
30,000 head In alt for the eastern range and
markets.
Thomas James has returned to Ashland
from a tour of the mining country In the
Foot's creek. Galls' creek and Gold Hill sec
tions. He reports that It Is astonishing the
number of prospectors and pocket hunters
who are swarming In the hills of southern
Oregon these days. He visited the scene of
the recent rich strike by Lawrence on Galls'
creek , where $5,000 was token out of six tons
of rock. -tunnel was run In on this claim
at a depth of seventy feet , but the ore un
covered Is low grade.
WASHINGTON.
Spokane Is making great preparations for
the coming Grand Army of the Republic en
campment , which mce.s there In June.
Spearing carp Is hi order In the lakes
about Medical Lake. , OJer 200 pounds of
carp and bass were taken out of Sliver lake
one night recently byjjthr.es men with spears. C
The Blewett Gold Mining company In the
Peshastln district Is JHttjig up its 20-stamp r
milt with a view of ! , starting up the mill j
about the 1st of May. 'It has now about R
1,000 tons of ere In ItirbliU. A
The Northern Pacific will resurr.e the work
of arching the Stampede tunnel In the Cas
cades with brick tht summer. A conlract
for 2,200,000 brick has been awarded to the
Union Brick works of Tacoma.
Frank Fohom Is about opening a logging
camp on the Stlllaguunleh river to get ou'i
lot of poles for an electric car line In Los
Angeles. Cal. His contract Includes furnish
ing the poles and setting them up.
Parties just In from the Shte creek coun
try report that ther * are 150 men at work
on : the road , which U progressing rapidly to
ward the mouth of Rattlesnake canyon , where
the ascent of the mountain Is to be made.
Lculs Harris has fifty cquaws employed Inserting
sorting > potatoes on his ranch In the Sunny-
side district , Yaklma county. He finds that
tquaws when given Instructions do exactly
they are told , don't jaw back nor do they
hive any theories of their own to advance.
A Baptist church at Whatcom Is to be
modeled on new and Ingenious plans. The
entrance Is to be In one corner , the pulpit
diagonally opposite In another corner , toward
which the floor will beInclined. . There will
a grrat door In the rear wall of the audi
torium , which will slide , upward In the"flles"
welphts , and leave a large stage composed
the entire area of the annex to the main
building ( or choir , congregation , tableaux , or
whatever Is required , to which the audi
torium will bo a little "cdgowlie. " Th win
dews will bo of stained glass , th ? watts fres
coed and the arched celling finished In native
woods.
The spring style for men In Clarksvlllc U a
pair of tandbluffcr pants with largo buttons ,
a pair ot Slwath gloves ot a pale corn color ,
stltchlngs on the backs , and a pair of tqtinw
shoe * with bangles of Columbia rlxcr rubles
across the tou and a pebble itonc In each
heel.
heel.Messr.
Messr. ' . J. L Tli mis , Se'rsloiter and Simp
son have a fifty years' lease ou a quarry of
unusually fine building etono on the south
side of Waldron Inland. It Is a basaltic rock ,
deep blue In color , of fine grain , nnd uniform
texture. They expect lo open the quarry us
soon as there Is a revival of business.
Great activity Is manifest In the Swauk dis
trict this season. The Roslyn Sentinel iiya
that Thomas Mcagher panned out ? S40 of
gold In two days. George Koppeli Is also
meeting with the abundant success ho has
been anticipating. He washed out $10 worth
of gold from gravel several feet above bed
rock.
MISCELLANEOUS.
It Is estimated that about 100 strangers
arrive In La Belle , N. M. , every twenty-four
hours.
The Pocattllo Tribune says the road Is
lined with white canvascd wagons steering
for the valley of the old Snake- opposite the
city of Blackfoot. Most all of the people are
from different towns In Utah , and will make
that desolate-looking country blossom like the
rose.
Engineers have started eastward from
Phoenix to locate a line of the Santa Fe ,
Prcscott ft I'lioenU railway to Nogiles on the
Mexican line by the way of Florcnc ? , Tucson
and the Santa Cruz valley. Contracts have
already been placed for the bridges across
the ! ' Salt and Glla rivers. The extension will
be nearly 200 mlls long.
Captain Edlc , who has Just arralved at
Boise from several miles up the river , says
the hills are literally covered with young
crlckcls , hatched out much sooner than com
mon , In consequence of the unusually dry
spring. Ho never saw such myriads of these
pests. Every hill and mountain side bare of
snow was black with them.
A number of American cattle dealers are
negotiating for the purchase of the largo
herds which are held In the Huastrca district ,
state of Vera Cruzs , Mexico , and which range
over portions of the state of Pueblo and Hi
dalgo. These herds are practically the bulk
of the cattle remaining In the entire republic
for consumption and export , and high prices
will probably be realized.
A deal has been almost completed by which
55. T. Burton will acquire 70,000 acres ? of land
In the vicinity of his present holdings at
Burtonvlllc , Mont. , Tcton county. The lands
lie along the Great Falls & Canada railroad ,
and ' Mr. Burton Intends to colonize them.
Irrigation ; will Insure good crops , as It Is In
tended to build an Immense canal fifty-two
miles ' long to the Marias , from which a good
supply of water can bo obtained.
A ditch meeting has Just been held In the
Hemingway school house , six miles above
Welser. The
meeting was attended by sev
eral business men of Welser and a number of
farmers ; who are directly Interested. Messrs.
Fosselman : ' . nnd Kandall of Welser , In connec
{ tion with eastern capitalists , have hopes of
being able to complete a ditch this season ,
to be taken out ot the Welser river , four
miles above town , and will cover between
5,000 and 0,000 acres of the prettiest land In
Idaho.
B. Bowman , a largo ranch owner of Cum-
mlngs , In Mendoclno county , California , shot
and killed "Old Fourtoe , " one of the largest
cinnamon bears ever seen In the county.
For ! over twelve years the bear had been
preying on stock In the northern portion of
the county , and damage to the extent of
over $2,000 Is directly traceable to his raids.
He was treed early one morning , and was
killed while descending a pine in order to
Itw battle with the hounds. The brute
weighed over 900 pounds , and It required
three saddle horses to bring the carcass Into
camp. ;
Veterans of the Itobelllon Jtcmemlicrcil by
the Crnernl ( iotcriinienr.
WASHINGTON , May B.-Spcclal.-Pen- ( )
slons granted Issue of April 22 , ISO : , , v ere :
Nebraska : Original Charles II. Foss ,
SterlingJohnson. . Increase Thomas Mc-
Cann , Loomis , Pholps. Itelssue William
Henry ApplcKarth , Waco , York ; William
H. Dobsnn , Lincoln , Lancaster ; William H.
Cross , York. Yo-c ; John ilnvllle , Utlca ,
Seward. Original wldcw * . etc-r'hjtly
GIniler ( mother ) , Jouth Auliisr-i. Nimrliu.
Iowa : Original J. U'rijthtilgon ( de
ceased ) , Newton , Jaspr ; Johr. JJuehli ( ver
( deceased ) , Sagevllle , Dubiioue. Additional
William L. I'ltrcc , Nora .Sprli'KB , I-iind.
Increase John S. Motley , I.AiiMri. ; , Ailu-
makee ; Henry H. lilgley , Danville , Ues
Molnes. Reissue vVilll.im 11. Iovl < O.en-
wood. Mills ; Clou * F. Paulson , 'H\rklyn : ,
Poweshlek : Levl H. Ilray. Kiti-js , I.ukuk ;
Kdward Hoker , MnncliMter , L'tliware :
Benjamin F. Hlchardson , Leonard. Ttylor ;
John It. Hawthorn , Prtscotl. A.lams , Jacob
Dather , Horton , Urcmer ; UMlliiTi A lieck ,
Hurrell , Decatur ; Robert SV. fifajv , < > Gr
Rapids. Linn. Original wldw > . i-tc.-Saruh
K. As-hby. Centervllle , Appunrotc ; Mary
Jane JenUlnsun , Moron City t'o-io < r.o ;
Elizabeth Quick , Knoxvlllc Marlon , l :
Issue Frederick P. Herrlck tt'itlier ) , Put
Molnep , Polk.
South Uakota : P'l.v'.rtl ' John K. Uu-
mars. Uowdle , Edmunds. Incn-asc-Moses
Frost , Madison. Lake. Iteltsue Ell B.
Cutitll , Chamberlain , Ilrule.
Wyoming : Reissue Charles Lanfloff ,
Cheyenne , Larnmle.
Colorado : Original Thorms L.Mioil ,
Monte Vlste. Rio UrandeVIInm ; ! II.
Fuller , Pueblo , Pueblo. lei'lsiuc and n. .
crease Charles lloughan , Iti.tKy Ford ,
Otero.
Issue of April 23 :
Nebraska : Original Adolphus Lander-
Kren , Omaha , Douglas ; Hiram C. Strunk ,
Omaha , Douglas. Restoration , reissue nnd
Increase Joshua McCracken , Morse Uluff ,
Saunders. Increase David Clament , Ox
ford , Furnas ; William A. Nelson , Beatrice ,
Gage ; John Hurton , Nellgli. Antelope. Re
issue John F. Anderson , Woodlawn , Lan
caster.
Iowa : Original William Tl. King , Hoone ,
Iloone ; WllJInin M. Wheaton , Ottumwa ,
Wapello ; Benjamin Greenwalt , Sac City ,
Sac. Increase John L. Chiles , Prole , War
ren. Reissue William S. Leaeh. Falrport ,
Muscatlne ; John W. Welch , Van Meter ,
Dallas ; Frederick Humbler , Clinton , Clin
ton ; Robert R. Jones , Shenandoah , Page :
Elizabeth Daymude , Crocker , Polk. Orlplnal
widows , etc. Mary J. Russell , Falrlleld ,
Jefferson ; Kllzubeth C. Harrington , Iowa
City , Johnston ; Mary Jackson , Gcrmanla ,
Kosputli.
South Dakota : Original widow Dorothea
Frldcrlko Van Helper , Chedl , Brown.
North Dakota : Reissue Benjamin F.
Grimes , Straubvllle , Sargent.
Wyoming : Reissue Joseph Farles , Bar
rett , Crook.
Colorado : Original Irwlng Rising , Man
hattan , Larimer.
irE.lTHEIl VUKKUAST.
Fnlrnnd Varlnblo WIniU for Net > rnikrt anil
Minwer * lor I own.
WASHINGTON , May E , For Nebraska-
Fair ; variable winds.
For Iowa Fair ; cxeepl showers In wesl-
ern portion In the early morning ; warmer ;
southwesterly winds.
For Kansas Fair ; variable winds.
For South Dakota Fair ; westerly winds.
For Missouri Fair ; southerly winds.
I.iicul Record.
OFFICE OF THK WEATHER BUREAU ,
OMAHA , May 5. Omaha record of temper
ature and rainfall , compared with the cor
responding day of the past four years :
1835. 1S9I. Ii93. 1&92.
Maximum temperature. . . . 72 82 ta CO
Minimum temperature CO f.3 42 47
Average temperature Cfi 70 4G 64
Precipitation 02 .00 T .74
Condition of temperature and precipitation
at Omaha for the dny since March l , ISK5 :
Normal temperature 68
Excess for the day 8
Normal precipitation 13 Inch
Deficiency for the day 11 Inch
Total precipitation since March 1..4.92 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 25 Inch
ItoporU from Other Station * nc 8 I * . M.
to
Indicates trace of precipitation.
I * A. WULJ31I. Ot erver.
YORK WITHOUT POLICEMEN
Oity Council Outs Dowu the Pay nud
Resignations Quickly Follow ,
R TRENCHMENT THAT WENT TOO FAR
lllTort to Suvo Money by (
Ontccn mill Kcdiiclnj ; Hiiliirlct HAH n
Very Unpopular IlfTvct niut MIIJT
Jlrtvc to lla Itcirlmloil.
TOIIK , Neb. , May 6. ( Spoclal.-At ) a
meeting of York's city council , which was
held at this place last evening , among the
different business that was attended to was
an amendment to the present laws governing
the city police. The motion was that the
night police for the city of York should nl-o
be Janitor ot the city hall and attend It' the
duties of that position , and lowering the
wages for such an olllclal to a mere pittance.
Besides this It proUdtd that the chief of
police should also fill the poMtlou of street
Inspector , the wages bc-lng lowered , thus ills-
posing of two city officers , with the Uea of
cutting down the expense ) of the city. After
the council adjourned last evening nnd the
fact became known that It had passed this
law , crowds gathered on every corner and
never before In the history of the city has
such bitter comment been passed upon the
city council. In passing the law with regard
to the night policeman the council has reduced
the wages to nothing that can be called
wages , and making one man do three men's
work. While some In the council op
posed this measure , It was carried and will
go Into effect. The motion was Introduced
by Carl Zlmmerer , who In the late election
was elected by one vote over the opposing
candidate. The present night policeman has
handed In his resignation , and It Is thought
that the chief will also do the same. This
morning the action of the council Is being
strongly condemned. J. N. Klldow , mayor ,
as soon a * the measure was passed , which he
opposed , withdrew the appointments that he
had already made for police. At the present
limp no one Is as yet authorized to act as
policeman.
HAD RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
C. S. Edwards was driving a young horse
today. Coming In the vicinity of the Fre
mont , Elkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad
the horse became frightened at some cars and
ran away , kicking the buggy to pieces at
Intervals. Mr. Edwards held on to the reliu ,
and , by doing so , had ono of the fingers of
the hand with which he was holding so badly
bruised that the llcsli was torn almost off
the same. Besides this he sustained several
other bruises. The buggy was completely
demoralized before the horse was ttopped.
A. Park's anthem , which received first prlzo
al the musical contest held a short tlnio ago ,
was rendered , which was very fine , many
going to the above named church for the
sole purpose of hearing the samo.
Extensive arrangements are bng ! made for
the entertainment of the delegates of the
Young People's Society of Christian En
deavor convention , to be held at this place
Friday and Saturday next.
A number of persons of this city will at
tend the state oratorical contest , which Is to
be held at Grand Island on Friday.
The equity term of the district court of
this county has ended , and no more court will
be held till May 27 , when the Jury term will
begin. While the term Just past was very
short , a number of cases were disposed of.
YORK SOCIAL NOTES.
At the home of Mrs. W. D. Mead , Jr. , of
this city , yesterday , Mrs. Mead , Miss Mead
and Mrs. S. E. Manslleld , assisted by Mrs.
Etto Harrison , Mrs. Snyder and Mrs. George
Chllcote , entertained some sixty-five of their
lady friends. The spacious parlors were
beautifully decorated with Le Franco roses.
The music of the day was furnished by Ihe
United Brethren College Mandolin club , which
was very fine. Recitations were given by
Misses Dollle Mead , Cora Conaway , Lottie
Mean , Minnie Hlcc and Juliet Mead , all of
which were very good. Refreshments were
served. An tnjiyable time Is reported by all
that attended.
Mrs. J. H. Bell , who has been visiting
with her parents. Rev. J. W. Stewart and
wife , for the past few days , returned to her
home In Aurora yesterday.
Miss Mlnnlck , who has for some tlmo been
visiting with Mrs. J. N. Klldow , returned to
her home In Bradshaw yesterday.
E. G. Evans nnd wife of Louisville , Ky. ,
are In the city , the guests ot Mr. C. A. Mc-
Cloud and family , and will remain for a few
days.
days.Mrs.
Mrs. G. W. Shldler of this place left for
David City yesterdayi where she will spend
some time visiting friends.
Miss Maude Coles returned today from Ben
edict , where she has been for some time past ,
visiting with friends.
Arthur Brcck , who underwent a very seri
ous surgical operation a few days ago , Is Im
proving rapidly , and his chances for recovery
are very bright.
At the Presbyterian church today Prof. J.
Aurora Itrevltlen.
AURORA , Neb. , May 6. ( Special. ) Hamil
ton county mortgage summary for April :
Farm mortgages filed , $48,149.29 ; released ,
$3.800.51 ; city mortgages filed , $2,868.55 ; re
leased , $3,120.85 ; chattel mortgages filed ,
$ :0.49S.C6 ; released , $4,147.47.
Mrs. George Bray , wife of the pastor of
the Presbyterian church , left today for a
trip to England , where she will visit for a
year with relatives.
D. A. Scovlll , ex-commandant of the sol
diers' home , Grand Island , has returned to
this city with his family .to reside.
John I. Marvel , farmer , has returned from
California , after a six months' search to find
a better place than Hamlllton county , with
out success.
Mrs. A. G. Selkman has gone to Frceport ,
III. , to visit.
A. G. Evans , a former banker In this
county , has returned after two years' res
idence In Kansas City.
The Knights of Pythias Home Talent Dra
matic company of Grand Island will present
"Fate ; or , Lost nnd Won , " at the opera house
Tuesday evening.
Prof. Castor of the Red Cloud schools was
vUltlng friends In this city yesterday.
The new $60,000 court house IP nearly In
closed , and the contractors will begin next
week putting on the slate roof.
Small grain never looked better In Ham
ilton county than at present , and the heavy
rains ot the past week assure a good crop.
1'lerco 1'iirticrr.ipti * .
PIERCE , Neb. , May 5. ( Special. ) J. Y.
Humphrey left Monday for Virginia.
Editor Brande of the Call has been quite
III the past week with pneumonia.
Miss Jessie Fyfe , who has spent tli ? past
winter at the home of Mr. and Mrs. B. W.
Woolverton , departed Tuesday for her ho.-nc (
in Stockton , Cal.
There Is come talk of organizing a bicycle
club In this city , there being about twenty
wheels hers- .
Hon. G. F. Kelper returned Monday from
Chicago , where he has been attending a
medical college.
The school entertainment Monday and TUJ -
day evenings was largely attended.
Miss Gertie Ilasmussen of Newman Grove
Is visiting at the home of Rev. C. G. Rouse.
Mrs. August Kolterman Is dangerously 111.
A. W. Mealman of Webster City , la. , ar
rived last week and will spend the summer
with his sister , Mrs. T. F. Sheetz.
Mr. and Mrs. August Braasch are happy
over the arrival of a bouncing baby blrl at
their homo Wednesday.
Miss Julia Bromtcf Pllger Is a guest at
the homo of her sister , Mrs. D. W. Elliott ,
To Flipiirn u I'Iciillnir Keillor.
FREMONT , May 5. ( Special. ) Yesterday
morning W. H. Weekes of Scrlbner filed a
complaint before Justice Dame , asking to
have J. T. Camp of Scrlbner put under bonds
to keep the peace. A warrant was Issued
and last evening Camp was arrested and
gave bonds for his appearance on June 3.
These parties have been running rival pa
pers at Scrlbner. „ Oon Monday latt Camp
sold out. Ha then started to the News office
"do up" Weeke . Weekes wasn't In. but his
printer was , and Camp got the worst of It.
On Friday tie came to Fremont , and , learn <
ing that Weekes was In town , he hunted the
town over to find him and made some pretty
serious threats as to what ho would do when
they met. As Weekes I * no match physically
for Camp , and did not relish the Idea of
having In go nrm 'd ' In order to protect him
self. he ctncliidr > ! n peace warrant was what
was needed to straighten mnttcrn out.
< nncrrt t i rviiclilon.
CIlKIOttTO.V , Xeb. . May 6. ( Specn ! ! . )
Thr Melklcjohn quartet cave n high class
concert last night. The audience room tf the
Congregational church w a not large enough
to accommodate the crowd.
S. C. llblr returned Wednesday evening
from a visit to Lincoln nnd Oni.ilin.
Oeorgo A. Daglcy , sr. , left Monday fop
White Walrr , WIs. , ta spend the iiummer ,
Mrs. W. U Turner li 't Wednesday morn
Ing for Wllbcr to visit her daughter.
Charles Marsh of South Omaha Is visiting
relatives here.
A large number of young people went to
Plalnvlew tonight to ntitnd the "Henrietta , "
which will be tendered by the I'lalnylew
Coni-dy company.
S , W. Cheney , n highly respected resident
of t'relghtoti , Is very low with heart trouble ,
and Is not expected to live. ,
> < ultl : Ndlo" .
ASHLAND. Neb. , May G. ( Special. )
Mlsisos Mansfcldc and DuBolso were "at
home" last evening to a number of friends
In honor of Miss Florance White of Platls-
mouth. Games mid refreshments were the
mentis of amusement.
David Baker , landlord of the Commercial
hotel In this city , was called to Omnha this
morning by a telcgr.im staling his mother ,
Mrs. C. Greenfield , who has been vlsltlni ;
her son In that city , Is In a critical condi
tion.
tion.Mrs.
Mrs. L. D. Wolvcn of ihls city yeiterday ,
received a letler from her sister , Mrs. L. A.
Strumm , who Is visiting In Home. Italy , In
which she describes the palace of Pope Leo
XIII and other things ef Interest.
S umlc > r County Cr < > | , Outlonk.
ASHLAND , Neb. . May G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) A steady rain , mingled with some
hall , set In here at 2 : . ° > 0 this afternoon and
continued till GIO : , during which time ono
and seventeen one-hundreths Inches fell ,
which , owing to the loose condition of the
soil , Is of great value to the crops , as llttlo
or no washing has been done by the fre
quent rains In the past ten days. At present
the crops are In the finest condition they
have been for years. Small grain , accordlni ?
to best authority , is nearly three weeks
ahead of any year In the last flfto n. Frillt
men say the fruit crop will be Immense this
year , barring hall and heavy frost. Farmers
arc very jubilant over the outlook.
A. > . l' . W. ( ilvri mi r.nu-rlnlnitiriit.
GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , May 5. ( Special. )
The three lodges of the Ancient Order ot
United Workmen gave an entertainment last
evening which was n complete success. The
hall was packed with an attentltvo audi
ence. Gratul Masler Tate was present , as
was Grand llecorder George H. Barber , R.
J. Patton , chairman ot the commute ? on
laws and suspension ; J. E. Erford , chair
man of the committee on finance and relief ,
and F. G. Summons , editor of the Work
man. M. J. Durkln of lodge No. 1 acted aa
master of ceremonies. Grand Master Work
man Tate dellversd a fine address and thcro
was an excellent program of musical reci
tations.
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I'nllrn Woumii Shout * llorxnlf *
M'COOK , Neb. , May G. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At an early hour this morning
"Goldle , " a woman of the half world , who
Is living with n well known barkeeper oC
tills city , attempted suicide by shooting her
self. The bullet entered the left breast ,
struck the collar bone , and lodged In her
left arm. She will recover. The woman
halls from South Auburn , this state. The
affair Is being kept very quiet by all parties
concerned.
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Ion" dp 1 runco Itiidly Hurt.
CHADRON , Neb. , May 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Dr. Warrlck of this city was called ,
to Ardmorf , S. D. , to attend Jeff Da France ,
a prominent stockman , whoso horse hail
fallen upon him. breaking several ribs and
Injuring him Internally. His chances for re
covery are , however , good. De France Is a
brother of the young man sentenced by
Judga Dundy to Imprisonment for life for
robbing the mall at Cordon , Neb. , where ho
secured a postage stamp.
Miss Delia Slovens , of Boston , Mass- , writes : I
have nlways sull'orcd from herudltury Scrofula.
I tried various remedies , and many reliable phy
sicians , but none ro- -
llevcil me. At lor taking
ill bottles of 8.S.8. am
now well. I am very
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that It wived mo from a
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conditions , will be received here until 12 m. (
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Ciovenunent reservew the rli lit to reject any.
or all proposals. PlaiiH nnd fpeolllcntlons
can be Been and all Information obtained
on application here. Knveloprs containing
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as the case may be ) , " and addressed to
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rmpoiitln fur Uu lillni ; .
NI3URASKA CITY. May 2. lS35.-Scalea
proposals will be received byV. . Li. Wilson ,
at the Nebraska City National bank , until
12 o'clock m. , June a , 16M , for the erection
anil completion of the new west wlnn of the
Institution for the lillnd at Ntbrapkii City ,
Neb. Plans and specifications for the ftiirno
can be cecn at the olll e of the superintend
ent of tin- Institution for the lillnd and lit
the olllru of Klhhcr & I-awrle , architects ,
Omaha , Neb. Separate bids will be received
fur the plumbliiK and Kas llttlntf. and iilBO
Fleam huitlnK. Kach bid must be accom
panied by a certllled check for JjOO. The
rlKht Is reterved to reject any or all bids
and to waive any defect or informality In
any bid.
Uy order of the board of trusteed.
\V. U WILSON , President , j
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