TTTt ! fVArATrA HATTYY on.
Is that providing ( or the Investment of 'tio
permanent school fund One amendment to
tbo conitltutlon provide * that the IcxHlaluro [
may pan a taw that In civil cases nve-tlxthn
of the Jury m r brlr.R In a verdict and that
In court Interior to the dlstrlot court , the
legislature mar authorize the trial by a jury
of a Imi number than twelve Thin chanKO
mould remote a great expense In litigation
Albion News There are now but three
judge * of the supreme court of Nebraska
In that court there are pending 1.675 case * . .
Tbero arc filed 7-10 new casts per annum , ami
by the three Judge * assisted by as many
commissioners , there can be disposed of only
GGO cases annually. The entire court ai
now constituted would require more than
two years to clear the docket of accumulated
"business. .Meantime a still Kfcatcr number
will bo filed The salary of one commis
sioner and his asilntant will be saved , thug
ctonomlzlni ; $3.COO annually Aside from
all these connlderatlons It would * eem proper
that the electors should select the nt-cpssary
Judicial aid rather than that thU xelec-
tlon should at now bo devolved
upon the supreme court From all these
facts It Is clear that the public welfare
end the due admlnlitr.ition of Justice re
quire that the first constitutional amend
ment as It occurs on the official ballot
ithould prevail whereby would be Increased
the number of supreme judges from three
to five as proposed. The foregoing Is a con
cise explanation of an Important question
to bo solved by the voters of Nebraska on
election day , and the matter Isorthy of
each man's thoughtful consideration.
. \I.MN : ON sii.vnit.
An Iiitt-r * I MV vvllh flic MnnnRt-r ot
( Jrrcloj C
New York Sun
While ho lived , and us long as he lived ,
Horace Oreclcy was the fast friend of the
American farmer. Whether his advice wai-
always correct h of no Importance now ; !
but his heart wai always In the right place
when agrlcultuta ! Interests were the subject
of discussion. nthan Allen was the chair
man of the national committee which tried
to make Mr Grceley president of the Uni
ted States , and perhaps can speak for the
crcat editor as well as any other man now
living. Mr Alien wna asked the other day
why ho had not been upon the stump as
usual In the campaign
"I was asked , " said ho. "by the national
committee and by Mr Hanna , In July last ,
to glvo thla service , and I Intended doing
to. Hut 111 health forced mo to the rear.
1 hft\e done my share of that work since
Lincoln was the candidate , and other *
should now carry It on It Is correct to gay
that Horace Grecley would have been hotter
tor McKlnley were he alive. He was , how
ever , the farmer's frlind before all other
classes , and were he satisfied that unlimited
free coinage would benefit the agriculturist
lie would h.-ue pushed this lilei along , re-
Kardlcss of his republicanism , or his well
known protective sentiments The farmer
held no secondary place In his heart Hut
Ills whole life was a refutation of a diluted
currency. None knew better than this
grand old wan that money was but the thing
of commerce and that it did not control
commerce After the civil war It was he
who led the waj from an expanding paper |
currency to a gold basis by his edict , 'the
way to resume Is to reiumc ' This phrase
became the shibboleth of parties and was
followed to a successful demonstration
"John Sherman , who officially conducted
this nation from a fluctuating sea of green-
lucks to the solid ground of coin , had In
Horace Greeley his most helpful colaborcr
In the fierce heat of the fight while It was
contended that greenbacks should redeem
our bonds and become the currency of the
republic the quantity to be , according to
the ability to print them ho said to me
You might as well legislate that the wind
shall blow northeast on the Fourth of July
as to fix the value of paper currency by
law' Here U epitomized the whole argu
ment. You can't legislate against the laws
of nature , for nature will beat jour man
dates every time A man who has some
thing to sell will Insist that he Is getting
full value In the thing returned This Is
a lawof nature , not commerce , and all the
legislatures ever assembled can't change It.
Then , by this law. he won't take silver. If
silver U of lesser value than any other
currency In the market. This brings us
fact > to face with the question : Can the
government by Its stamp make slher In
endless quantities the equivalent of gold ?
IJryau and hli followers say It can. common
sense aajs It can't A limited amount ot
ellvcr the government can control and carry
Unlimited free coinage , and this U the
liryan platform In meaning If not In words.
would stamp the government Just as Mr.
Greeley foresaw greenbacks would do. If
permitted to become a currency without a
founditlon of coin to nupport them
"It Is true that In Mr Grcclej's day sil
ver took Its place as the equal of gold In the
resumption of specie payments but this was
silver to a limited degree Conditions have
since changed , and unlimited silver now
would be as disastrous In Mr Greeley's
eyes , were he alive today as were a free
issue of Irredeemable greenbacks whllo he
lived I n.ake no Jpology for appealing to
Mr. Greeley for counsel , though It comes
from hU tomb The example of great think
ers. their advice , and teachings , though-
dead are otte'n the safest guide to the liv
ing , and the state which despises such coun
sel may miss the path ot safety. "
MATTIH.
Indianapolis Journal. "Hello , Johnson ;
r 1 haven't etn you for some time. Where
are you living now ? "
"I don't live anywhere. I board. "
Chicago Tribune : Shivering Passenger
Why don't you h.ue a tire In these cars ,
conductorT
Conductor ( with frigid dignity ) We ex
pect the heat of the campaign to warm
these cnrs , sir ! '
ro < Uon Transcript. There Is nothing In
nature more pathetic , perhaps than tbo
Bight of ii lean man and a fat man castIng -
Ing envlous glances at each other.
Detroit Tillmno : Daughter Did you give
Charley any t'iicauraie.mtnt ?
Father Woll. I nujipo e It amounts to
that. He called It a loan , however.
Hecord : "Bilker , you ought to
bi > ashamed to wear such good clothes
when you owe mo so much money. "
"No ; you ought to be proud to Ir l
money to a man who vrvnni such * T3od
clothes. "
Detroit Free Press ; "What changes tlmrf
in.ikes ! Two years ngo when ho marrltd
lier. he was dind brokf. "
"Well liow arc thlnir * now ? "
"She is In the sumo condition. "
Baltimore Xews. Ho sighed deeply
Alan ! It vvus only too true. She had re
fused bis suit.
However , URTP wna a grain of comfort In
tbu Knowledge that hir husband would re
turn In half nn hour Poxjlbly be would
advance S. on the garments.
Incllampolls Journal "I don't cnro thit
for what the newspaper * think about me. "
said the stnti'.sman. xnnpplnr : hit ) flnsera
"No ? " said the Incredulous constituent.
"No , It U vthut they say thut Keeps me
nvvakc of nights "
Philadelphia North American : "How do
you tlnd It possible to act that role ot the
persecuted wife so naturally ? " asked the
leporter.
"H Isn't very dllllcult , " replied the great
actres ? . "The villain Is my real husband. "
Chlcaro Tribune : "Still , " admitted tr-e
candid citizen. "I am bound to confess that
the election of Mclvlnley will bring niln
nd uvon dUtr s < i In normlocalities. . There
are a few persons heru and there who htiva
but on Bryan , and they'll u.ivo to pay their
bets on n cold basis "
TUB 1JLUFF
Kama * Clt ) Journal.
Honest Injun. Mr Hlnjun ,
Wasn't that a bluff.
When Clwlrmun Jones In solemn tones
Declared lie had no "stuff" ?
Are we to thin ! : no Uir'ls of chink
Ily Jones are rolled about *
Are silver Ulncs such stupid things
They won't cough up ? Got oull
I.UMHI ori : Tvru\viuTiit.
Sonicnllla Journal.
Behold the fm-lle typevvrlterl
At her m.iLhlne sliu nils ,
And swiftly one by one the keys
Most accurately tills
Her fingers fairly fly. a * If
They thought bur work was fun ;
And jet hir chief deslro Is
To Ret her letters done.
At List they're flnUhedl Henven be praised !
And now. with dexterous trace ,
She folds them for their envelopes.
And puts eiich In Its place.
Thun , vvhurf the envelopes uro llckcJ ,
Hhe hnlU ( ) thum til tt bunch
And iilKlis"There goes my appetite ;
'
I don't want uny lunchr
p
Pulse of Western Progressi
The work of construction on the Cripple
Creek district elei iri railway has finally
started , soys a Victor special to the Denver
Times. This road , which was promoted and
will be built by the Mackey-Koss Construe-1 '
tlon company , will be ot great benefit to 1
thp mine owners and the citizens In general , j
as the main line or branches from It. will
reach all the towns and shipping mines In
the district.
In an Interview obtained with Mr Hills ,
who made the preliminary survey for the
road through tWs city. It was learned that
the delay In starting the construction work
was due to some little trouble In obtaining |
I
a right of way through some of the smaller j i
towns of 4he camp This difficulty has been
overcome , however , and active operations
will be started Immediately In Victor. Glllctt
and Cripple Creek , these towns all boms ' ,
Included In the route planned for the main
line
Mr Hills states that this will be the first
electric road ever built over such a moun
tainous coiMitry , and that It will necessitate
the generation of a very powerful current to
run the cars This current will bo of such
an Immense voltage that great difficulty
vras experienced In constructing a controller
powerful enough to control the electricity
transmitted from the dynamo The rails to
bo unod will bo very heavy , weighing from
seventy to ninety pounds , but by using steel
of this character the expense of repairing
will bo lessened and the resistance offered ,
to i the electric current will be so small as j
to I cut down to a minimum the percentage of
lost power. I
The jmmensc plant for the generation of 1
the current necessary to operate the road
will be built In this city , and the offices
of the company will also be located here J
Unless sorno great obstacles are encountered
In the course of construction , the road will
be In operation by early spring
The passenger coaches will be of the most
modern style.and fitted up with a degree
of comfort equal to'any In operation In the
United States , and the ore ears , which will
run from the various mints to the tracks
of the Florence & Cripple Creek and Colorado
rado Midland railroads , will bo of the dump
pattern and have a capacity of about fifteen
tons each
CATTLE BUSINESS AT PIKUnE.
There are more foreign cattle buyers In
the yards at this city than for any post
year , says a Pierre dispatch to the Sioux
Falls Argus-Leader U has been the custom
for cattle buyers to send out agents to the
range to solicit shipments only and have
the cattle consigned totheir lines for sale
Hut this year It Is different The yards arc
full of buyers who purchase outright , and
very few small shippers arc sending In their
cattle They can secure satisfactory prices
without going to the market , and make
their , sales on the spot This system seems
fat moro satisfactory to the cattle raisers ,
and will undoubtedly be the rule Instead of
the exception In future years One thing
which probably did more than anything
ilse to bring this about Is the demand for
'ceders , which are taken to Iowa to be corn
'ed before going to the Chicago market.
There Is a scarcity of this class of cattle In
owa , and buy CM from that section came
icre tosecure their feeders. This forced
ill Into the same method , and only the
leavler shippers are taking their cattle
'hrough Of the shipments so far made this
'all a large percentage has gone to Iowa as
coders , an occurrence which has been
iery rare In past years
NET OUTPUT TAX.
Utah now Imposes a law. putting a tax on
the net output of the mines. The natural
argument against such a law would be simi
lar to that ordinarily employed against the
Imposition of an Income tax that the person
of corporation to be taxed would make a
false showing so as to avoid'the payment of
the tax. Dut the Salt Lake Tribune com
mends the net output law as working ad
mirably. It claims that It has "done moro
to demonstrate the Importance of the min
ing Industry In Utah than all other Influ
ences combined It has forced the manag
ers of close corporations to divulge figures
that have been hitherto Jealously withheld
from press and public , and In the record
now In the offices of the Ilosrd of Equaliza
tion Is to bo found an Index to some of the
greatest bonanzas ever developed In the
west. Not only does It afford information
concerning the net output of the property ,
but also the cost of treatment , of trans
portation and of every Item of expense that
Is Involved In ( he production of a ton or
ore" It will thus bo observed that the law-
operates not only as a revenue producer , but
as also what Is Infinitely of greater value to
the state a standing official advertisement
and directory of the mineral resources of the
state
UNIQUE POLITICAL DEMONSTRATION
One of the most novel political gather
ings In this campaign occurred a few days
ago at Midland , the metropolis of Nowlln
county , South Dakota , says a re
cent iTlspatcb to the Minneapolis
Tribune. The town Is situated nearly
In Uie center of the great cattle
range that ll g between the Missouri river
and the Black Hills It was founded In
JS90 by some "boomers" who sincerely be-
Iloved that In a few months their embryo
city would become the capital of Nowlln
county and have a population of several
thousand souls Six years have rolled by
and Nowlln county la not organized Mid
land consists of a stcre , hotel and black
smith shop It is the rendezvous of cow
boys and round-up wagons the trading place
for atockmui for many miles around , and
the Mecca of the Rosebud. Pine Hldge and
Cheyenne Hlver Sioux , who Journey hither
in large numbers to 'swap" moccasins and
Issue goods for beads , tobacco and other
necessaries of life U is also the resMcnco
of J C Ituzsrll , the chairman of the re
publican league of Nowlln county. It Is
largely thrcugh Mr. Hussell's efforts that the
stockmen have awakened from the political
lethargy In which they have been wrapped
for many years , and brought themselves tea
a realization of the fact that General Grant
U no longer president of the United States.
When Is was announced { hat there was to
be a regular republican round-up at .Mid
land , and that Hon. Joseph Donahue and
J. A. Pickler were to be among thespeakera ,
a good deal cf excitement prevailed among
the hardy range riders , for they all know-
Old Joe Donahue.Major Pickler and party
started from Fort Pierre for Midland early
in the morning , but they were delayed on
the road by a break-down , and did not
rtach Midland until long after dark. There
a large and Impatient crowd had gathered
to luten to the llrst political speech ever
made In that section It was a motley
throng long haired , sunburnel cowboys ;
conspicuous in their leather shaps. high-
heeled bootd and Jingling spurs , the ever
present 45-callber frontier pistol at their
tin * and a belt full of bright brass cart
ridges around their waists. Haggcd ,
slouchy looking sheep herders , with their
pockets full of money Bright , healthy ,
dashing young cowgirls , and hard working ,
tired looking ranch women , to whom any
kind of public gathering was a strong
phenomenon. On the approach of the dis
tinguished cucsts the women seated them
selves on the counters that extended on
both sides the full length of the room , and
the men filled the opm space between the
counters and massed about the bonfire that
blazed In the open street. After the con
clusion of the speeches the larger part of
the audience proceeded to manifest their
approval in the orthodox cowboy style , con
tinuing the celebration until morning.
CACHED BANK NOTES.
U may fall to the lot of some fortunate
prospjctor In the mountain wastes of Cariboo
to come across In hU lonely wanderings a
mine of ready-made money In the form of
bank notes to tbo value of $25.000 , says the
San Francisco Call. Larry Kenny died in
the Old Men's home at Kamloops , a few
days ago , and thereby bangs a tile. Kenny ;
U Is well known , Vas a great hoarder of
wealth , and in the golden days of Cariboo
no was one of the few who "struck It rich , "
and one of tbo still fewer number of those
who took care of bis hardly won wealth.
Larry vv in the habit of tarrying his
money upon htm In the form of bills , but
one day having the misfortune to cither
be caught In a drenching rain storm or to
get souied In a creek , his bank bills had to
be submitted to a drying process in tne
sun. and while he. was engaged in the task
of restoring them to their original condi
tion , ho was surprised by the sudden appearance -
pearance of a brother miner With the
Inbred fear of the miser Larry concluded
It would no longer be safe , his secret being
thus discovered , to carry so large an amount
upon his person , and proceeded to hide tne
bills In a place where the chance of dis
covery would be reduced to a minimum
Whether , having found a place suitable for
the purpose and ciched his wealth , he was
afterward unable to find the spot again , or
whether ho purposely allowed the money to
remain In Its secret biding place until with
the lap c of time and falling memory. Tic
forgot where It vras hidden , will now never
bo known , but somewhere In those moun
tains of wealth the miser's treasure still
lies concealed. It may be that , finding him-
self uniblo as ho grew older to make the
arduous trip to his strange bank the old
man could not bring himself to Impart the
secret of his life to others and so run the
risk so painful to the miser of bis money
enriching anybody else
CATTLE THIEF UENDE7.VOUS.
J M. Carey & Bro have recovered over
COO head of their cattle driven from Nu-
trona county Into the Red Wall , or Hole-In-
thc-Wall country. In Johnson county , this
fall , savs the Denver News The last trip
their foreman. Bob Divine , brought down
forty-two branded E They were found In
the Hole-ln-the-Wall corrals and when
brought to Casper three 6f them owned
their mothers , which mothers In turn
owned the calves One hundred and twcni
ty-se\cn cows without calves were brought
down on a drive a week before When tliv
round-up approached the Hole-ln-thc-Wall
they were met by eight well known cattle
rustlers , all armed with six-shooters and
Winchesters It was a practical hold-up
and the round-up boys were boldly asked
to make known their wants before passI
Ing Three or four days later , when the
round-up boys were ra-cnforced and re
turned , they found the thieves had flown ,
leaving nothing but an empty shanty The
thieves , In , driving a bunch of calves over
the mountain to escape pursuit , drove nine
calves to death and they were found along
the route by Mr Divine's posse Governor
Richards' foreman gave the round-up men
valuable assistance , for which he incurred
the everlasting enmity of the bold gang of
thieves. Threats ot death have repeatedly
been made against the honest cattle men
who would dare to venture within the Red
Wall and not two weeks ago a thief by the
name of Smith was seen by Senator Carey's
general manager and round-up foreman
with several thousand Winchester cart
ridges entering the Hole-ln-the-Wall.
COOK'S INLET ALL RIGHT.
Cook's Inlet , Alaska , has at last found a
champion His name Is Gus Cling , says a
Seattle special to the San Francisco Chron
icle , and In a letter addressed to the Post-
Intelligencer , under date of October G , from
Juncau , he says In a pointed way that If
the so-called prospectors did more hunting
for gold and kept oufof the saloons they
might succeed His letter , In part. Is as
follows :
"The miners and prospectors that returned
from Cook's Inlet with discouraging reports
have only themselves to blame. Moat of
them were sailors , who knew more about
splicing ropes than prospecting , and who
spent more time In saloons than In trying
to learn how to prospect. There Is gold In
Cook's Inlet. I opened my claim , and made
JO a day all summer. I Intend to take out
$10,000 next year. I am satisfied with the
country , and feel sure It will be a big
mining camp. The climate is similar to
southeastern Alaska. It is true that our
last season was late.
"The Yukoners are coming out with good
news I bellevo the Interior Is better than
the west or Cook's Inlet. All the miners
speak well ot Forty Mile diggings Miners
have come by the Dyea and Dalton -trails
with from $10.000 to $100,000 In gold dust
and nuggete. The lates reports of Hootalln-
qua. district tell of $30 diggings , where
George Scott prospected last year It Is
certain that there have been no failures In
the Yukon or Hootallnqua districts this
year. Times InvJuncau and on Dauglas Is
land are better than ever for this time of
the year Everybody is at work , and there
is not a man In either town to do odd Jobs "
Cling then tells ot how- miners and woodchoppers -
choppers arc In demand Continuing , he
says "The Alaska Treadwell Mining com
pany wanted men , but could not get them
They are advertising for woodchoppcrs and
pay $ fi JTcord delivered. Robert L Purvis
wants 300 loggers , and will pay $ G a thou
sand , delivered He also wants 200 men to
work for day wages. The Alaska Mexican
Mining company wants 100 miners , and the
Ready Balling company wants miners , la
borers and w oodchopj/ers.
"With all this work. Cook's Inlet pros
pectors tell discouraging stories and give the
country a black eye. Every man that asked
for work got it. The smallest wages In
logging camps Is $2.50 a day and board
Miners get 14 and It Is bard to get them
Next year Alaska will havea bigger booii
that ever. New mines are being discovered
every day. and all assay well "
MAMMOTH LEDGE OF GOLD QUARTZ
Probably the most remarkable tale of a
continuous quartz ledge discovery yet
brought to Spokane Is brought In by H. S
Back , an old-time Coeur d'Alene projector ,
lately operating in the district beyond Hope.
Idaho says the Spokane Chronicle
Mr Back says he has located a quartz vein
about sixty miles east of Spokane , and nine
miles from Clark's Fork station , on the
Northern Pacific road , that he has followeu
for moro than twelve miles The ledge
starts In nine miles from the station named
and extends to Copper Camp. Idaho More
than forty full legal claims have been
staked out by Mr Back on the one ledge
Leglnnlng at one end of the ledge the ore
Is free milling , and at the other coil the
ledge finished with base copper ore. From
a number of assays taken from ere at vari
ous points along the ledge an average assay
of $10 SO in gold and copper has been taken
Mr. Back Is beginning to perfect arrange
ments for developing the properties , al
though nothing has been done on them as
yet. Whllo In this city he * and
G. P. Mulcahy organized a com
pany which will probably bo supported
by Harris McRafT & Company of Wall
street. New York , famous largo scale min
ing developers. That he bad made a re
markable discovery Mr. Black was confident
simo time ago. but except for negotiating
with his tssoclates he kept his discovery to
himself. The ledge is said to be within
eight , miles of the Northern Pacific track.
THREE WHITE CROWS.
There la a saying "As scarce as hen's
teeth or a white crow. " Evidently hen's
] teeth arc scarier In Oregon thin white
crows , SATS the Poriand ] Orcgonlun , for
F A Stuhr the Seventh street bird man ,
has three of the IsjlcV'that were found
near Cottage Grove , Ore , and they ore now
on exhibition at his tlcrc" The three white
crows and one bUckon6 all this year's ,
nestlings , were found'by P. M Vealch In a
ncjit In the vicinity of'tnc1 Bohemian mlnvs
This find of white crows Is the most remark
able on record , for , while white crows have
been found before , there Is no authentic
story known of three such freaks being
found In the same nest.
Mr. Stuhr's crows , the thro white ones
and one black , wore shown to en Oregonlan
J I reporter. They looked as though they bad
not quite recovered from their trip In the
express car ; otherwise , they appeared to
be healthy and strong birds At ono end
of the perch , running down the cage , stood
the black crow , looking Just like any other
crow. Ranged next him on the perch were
his three white brothers. They had Just
had a bath and their feathers looked some
what bedraggled , and they were busy with
their bills straightening out their disordered
|
dered plumage Altogether , their behavior
was not different from their black brother ,
but their looks were.
There was no difficult In Identifying
them as white crows , for , with the cxccp-
I i tlon of a little black mottling about the
1 head and two or three black pin feathers
| I In the tips of their wings , they were all
i white , and their flesh-colored feet and legs
J were In noticeable contrast with the black
J | understandings of the black crow at the cud
I of the perch
I
[ I THE DAKOTAS.
I I Otto J Rollls has nled on a claim In the
Red Lake reservation , and In order to do
I I so he has traveled by wagon , with his family
I i and effects , from the state of Washington ,
I I l.SOO miles , crossing the Rocky mountains
and all1 the Intersecting country.
The executive committee of the South
Dakota Sheep Breeders' association has de
cided to hold the next meeting ot the asso
ciation at Pierre. The meeting will be held
some time next June and will be a great
benefit to the sheep breeders In this portion
tion of the stale
The Chcycuncs In large numbers the
, other day united with the Crows In a great
I > dance on the Craw reservation at the big
t farm near the agency on the Little Big
j Horn. The costumes what there were of
( hem were gorgtous. The Cheyennes car-
i rled back with them to Latno Deer as
i presents a large number of the Crows'
horses , which were a nuisance to the agent
and consumed too much good grass
Ground has been purchased and the James
river valley fair at Jamestown , N. D. .
which was not held this year , will be re-
Bumed In 1S97 on a sound financial footing.
After long negotiations sl.xty-three acres of
_ land near the city were bought , cash paid
I and upon the opening of spring Improve
I ments will begin and buildings , sheds and
) I stables erected No debts w til be Incurred ,
' but cosh paid for everything ordered. The
fairs arc to be more agricultural than here
tofore and run on strictly business prin
ciples.
The change In the hicthod of Issuing beef
by the government authorities has created
considerable dissatisfaction among the
Sioux Indians at Pine Rldgo Agency. South
Dakota A council was held at the
corral and the head men made
speeches , protesting against the method
of killing beef in the corral , In
stead of letting the animals out singly , or
by twos and threes , AI usual , and shooting
them on the prairie. Fighting and killing
were threatened by thcleading warriors ,
but the government farmer stood firm , and
ordered the Indian government police to
proceed with the slaughter of the animals
In the corral. This pit off further debate
on the part of the held , mcii , who quietly
took their shares and returned to their
respective tepees ,
Indian parents Jn the , neighborhood of
Fort Darthold. 'N U , continue the heathen
ish practice of trading off their daughters.
MUs Polly Clement , daughter of Little
Crow , Is visiting at home from the Santcc
agency , Nebraska , where she lived with a
Miss Douglas , field matron. She learned
rapidly and was greatly benefited , but her
htart pined for her own people , and now. It
Is said , she has decided to remain The
friends of the girl feel badly about It , real
izing the girl's fate and the need of more
schooling before scttllns permanently with
her people. But Pollr sides with Little
Crov. . who , like every ether "conservative. "
Is very much cverso to allowing his daugh
ter to stay long enough among the whites
to become thoroughly grounded In civiliza
tion ? Her remaining among her people
means a "stake" for Little Crow by marry
ing her to ronie Indlin with plenty ot
ponies and "grub. "
COLORADO.
A very rich strike of ore said to run very
high In gold was made In the Little Mon
tana mine , located In the heart of the town
of Victor.
Over 100 mlaers have been laid off In
the Aspen field , owing to the low price ot
lead and silver and the low grade ot present
ere bodies
The Santa Fe at West Creek will soon
be placed on the list of shippers , as they
are within a few feet cf their lead , which
at 110 feet gave returns of flS and $24.
The operating mines. In the Leadvlllc dis
trict continue tolncreasc In number Stock-
adcs are building about more properties
and new workmen are entering the camp
to take the places of the striking members
of the Miners' union.
Shipments are bclnj made from the new
gold strikeon the Ltm claim on Iron hill ,
at Leadvllle. The first settlement from the
Arkansas Valley smelter gave two onncei
of gold and fiftytwo"cunces of sliver per
ton The Lime promlies to be a regular
bonanza
As to the probable output of Cripple Creek
for 1890 the Colorado Springs Mining In
vestor says that conservative estimates
place It at $10,000.000 During the first
eight months of the year tbo total was not
over $3,500,000 , but It is claimed that the
monthly output Is now over $1,500,000
A few months ago when Leasers Brown
and Coley rented the old Mayflower mine
on West Aspen mountain , their friends
Balled at what was trrmcd their foolish
ness , as the Mayflower was considered to be
a back number and a has-been Now the
Hugh Is on tbo friends for almost since
the flrst drive of tbe pick the men have
been taking out ore. In following up an old
drift a body of seventy-ounce silver ore was
shot Into and about twunty carloads have
been shipped. The lead ! ) s still holding out ,
but there were richer deposits In the mine
It appears , for a few days ago In prospectIng -
Ing with a diamond drill dome clean sliver
came through the tube and on breaking
through a body ot ore eight feet wide ,
I which shows native alt through , has been
I uncovered and It runs between 400 and COO
I ounces.
WYOMING.
A new- streak ot rich ore has been found
In the Albion mine at Cooper HIM. U as
says $ S In gold.
The Warren Live Stock company has pur
chased seventy-five high grade merino rams
From the famous Taylor herd at Casper and
has shipped them to the company's ranges.
The Evanston city government Is remov
ing an Island , which Is Just above the bridge
near the Chinatown , and Is using the dirt to
construct a levee to prevent the annual
overflow on the Almy road.
A report has been received at Green
River from the two men who left some
time since on an exploring trip down the
Green river When heard from they were
In Blake. Utah , having traveled 561 miles ,
In which distance they traversed 2S9 rapids
and passed through four canyons from ten
to seventy miles In length They will con
tinue their Journey down the river to its
Junction with the Colorado
A report from the Jackson's Hole country
Is to the effect that the Indians are kllllm ;
game , In violation of the state law , and
that a number of parties ot white men , non
residents of Wyoming , are also In the Hole
slaughtering antelope and deer Indlscrlml-
Tiitely The law requires a license to be
procured before game Is killed and parties
of four or five men from outside the state
go Into the Hole , make a camp and then
one ot them will go to the nearest Justice
and procure a license for himself , and the
entire party proceed to roam the hills and
shoot game A gentleman , who recently
came from tint country siys that the white i
men are doing more to depopulate the
county ot game than tbe Indians.
OREGON' .
U Is reported that the proposed telephone
line * from Bandon south Is now almost an
assured fact
Eggs have been scarce In Marshfleld for
some time and have been selling at 30 cents
& dozen there
The John Day flouring mill In Grant
county Is running sixteen hours dally and
Is grinding.100 bushels of wheat a day.
A Nichols who lives near Foster , In
Yamhlll county , three years ago cJUght a
fawn and from Its Increase now has five
deer , all thoroughly tame
Captain Nice's salmon cannery at Alsca
bay Is making a fine pack and nearly 10,000
cases will be put up If there Is no abatement
In the run before the season closes
Union town will again be one ot the live
liest mining camps in southern Oregon , as
the Cameron mines will soon be put In
operation on a larger scale than ever
N ar Lebanon tbo Davenport brothers have
In successful operation a new industry , In
the shape ot a first-class sorghum mill A
fine grade of cane syrup Is turned out
In running a tunnel Into the Black Re
publican mine on Frozen creek , a tributary
of Myrtle creek , the workmen have struck
very rich ore , bearing copper and gold.
When T J Buford was agent on the SI- j
letz he procured two pairs of China j
pheasants and turned them loose there
Tbcso handsome game birds have multiplied
until they are now quite numerous around
the tgency and the upper and lower farms
The Pcndlcton woolen mills have deliv
ered to customers the flrst lots of blankets
and Indian robes that the mills have turned
out. The blankets have been Inspected by
men who are experts In such matters and
are said to be the best ot their kind ever
seen in Pendlctou
A South Sea Island ram has been Im
ported by the Baldwin Sheep and Land com
pany and Is now on the company's farm on
Hay creek In Wasco county The ram has
as fine wosl as any thoroughbred merino ,
and tbe staple Is fully ten Inches in length
and Is as fine as silk.
William Humbert , one of the owners of
the Ashland woolen mills , went to Eureka
to confer In regard to transferring their
woolen mill to that place. The pr.position
Is now under consideration by a committee
of citizens , and It Is expected tbe Chamber
of Commerce will take action.
Fred Williams of Umatllla county reports
an exceptionally good run tbe past season
with his threshing machine. In thirty-nine
days his machine turned out in gcod shape
35.5SO sacks of wheat , an average of 912
sacks per day for the season's run This
was done with a 32-Inch machine.
Tons of fish are going to waste on the
beaches In Uppertown and Alderbrook , says
the Astorian Within the past few days
millions of sardines have been thrown up
by the- high tides on the shore alon , ; the
city front , and It has appeared to spectators
that something should be done toward packIng -
Ing this magnificent article of toad Tbe j
fish are as fine In quality as any ever put
up In oil , and It would seem that a new in
dustry of remunerative and large proportions
tions cnly awaits the energy ot some practi
cal man. says the Astorlan.
WASHINGTON.
Forty men are at work on a wagon road
to the new mining field at Deer creek , on
the Everett & Monte Crlsto railway
Wild fowl are plentiful on Wlllapa harbor ,
and the run of sllverslde salmon ever there
has begun All the traps and nets are hav
ing fine catches
Ihc YaUrr.a fair paid expenses and a few
hundred dollars over All purses and pre
miums have been paid , as also the employes ,
and mo3t ot the Incidental expenses
The mills for making oatmeal and flour
In Tacoma and Seattle are running night
and day , and yet are behind In their orders
The demand for flour from the Orient has
been simply phenomenal , and tbe rolled-oat
trade cannot be supplied by the present
mills.
Mr Stevens of Ellcnsburg has a herd of
twenty-six Jersey cows , twenty of which
ai < ? thoroughbreds. Tbe average yield of
butter was 374 pounds to the cow
last year , and Mr Stevens saya the yield
this year will bo better than that. The cash
returns were $01.SO a cow
Mr Head caught a strange fish In his fish
trap , near South Bend , recently. No one
there has been able to name U It appears
to be a species of catfish , but its head Is so
constructed that Its mouth opens directly-
upward. It has no scales , but Is a bright
silver color , except on the back , where it is
a. dirty gray.
Tte Board of County Commissioners of
Stevens county has granted a license to J.
H Savllle to conduct a steel cable ferry at
China bend , a point on the Spokane Falls &
Northern railway , about half way between
Marcus and Northport. About 2,000 feet of
cable will be employed to bpan the Colum
bia river At this point , and the Inducement
for putting In a , ferry Is the accessibility ot
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the Flat creek and adjacent mines on the
reservation side J n Almstrom of North-
port has also secured a privilege to put In a
cable ferry at a point three miles above
China bend , near the railway siding , Unov.n
as Placer.
Chinook Is becoming on Important bu&ln sj
point and rapidly approaching the dignity
ot a city , and now the War department pro
poses to put a spoke In Its wheel. An agent
of that department has been for some time
looking over the territory at the mouth cf
the Columbia , and. through his recommenda
tions , It has finally been decided to place
powerful guns In Fort Stevens , after -which
Scarboro hill , at the foot of which lies
Chinook will bo fortified This Is a very
commanding position on the Columbia , and
the fortifications will be In accordance with
its location
Joseph Oreuner of Alpha , In Lewis county
is gathering his crop of chicory , preparatory
to the manufacture. He. with some of hh
neighbors , have fifteen acres this year The
seaacn was very dry , but he expects a yield
of about 120 tons green , and dry as the bea-
son was , the chicory has been found to do
better than other cropa In the same neigh
borhood. Mr Greuner has Imported ma
chinery' from Germany , erected a building ,
put In water power and has his factory
nearly ready for turning out manufactured
chicory. There Is only ono other chicory
factory on tbe Pacific coast.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Las Amarlllas mince In Sonora , Mex. .
are producing from f 110,000 to $120,000 gold
monthly
A new ostrich farm Is about to be es
tablished on the Lincoln park tract In South
Pasadena , Cal.
Governor Budd ot California says ho
thinks the fraudulent coyote scalp claims
will aggregate (50,000.
There are now more prospectors In the
Seven Devils country than have visited that
section for a number of years.
The Huencmo ( Cal. ) Herald says that up
to October 7 50,416 sacks of beans had been
received at tbo warehouses there this season.
Tuolumno county , California , is agitating
tbo issuance of { 100,000 In bonds to construct
a turnpike road from Sonora to the Stanis
laus river.
At the Rose mine. In the Morongo dis
trict , in California , thirty-five men are era-
ployed , working nlgbt and day shifts. A
new etrlko of rich ore has recently been
made. The low grade ore , running from JTO
to $100 per ton. Is worked at the milt , but
the rich ore Is shipped to the smelter , netting
from $250 to $700 pir ton.
It Is reported that the Uscondldo Labor
exchange ( Escondldo , Cal , ) Is moving to
perfect plans for tlio establishment ot a
cheese-making plant.
Vlsalla Cal , has hopes of the Valley rail
road reaching there by early next spring , aa
I It Is said tbo work will bo pushed beyond
Fresno aoon after November
The total overland shipments from San
Jose , Cal. , for the week ending October 10
amounted to C.-182SCO pounds Of th'a '
amount 3,100,500 pounds consisted of dried
prunes
A ledge wen discovered In the Desert
Quccu mine Infusing new life Into the Plnon
district , says a California exchange The
ore of the now ledge Is full ot frte gold
and assays from $ CO to $ SO per ton
The United States government recently
took possession of the Santa Cruz Island In
the Santa Barbara channel and is now
threatened with a $20.000 damage suit to
settle the question of possession and tltl , '
The 1'lma County Cattle association re
cently set the stockmen of Arizona a good
example when they hired a detective at
$100 a month to enter the Papjgo country
and endeavor to locate Indians who are
slaughtering cattle.
A rancher at Valley Center , In San Dlejjo
county , Cal , has raised Cuban tobacco
from plants set out In July , the leaves of
which are twelve Inches wide and thirty
Inched long. He finds that the tobacco must
be Irrigated thoroughly.
The line segregating the Deer Creek coal
fields from the San Carlos Indian reserva
tion In Arizona will bo about forty-five
miles In length , marked by stone monuments
ments one-half mile apart The price to bo
paid for the work Is $12 a mile.
A peculiar disease has made Its appear
ance among the cattle of Brown's valley ,
California Those affected display evidence
of paralysis and completely lose control
ot the hindquarters. It Is thought the dis
ease Is caused from eating acorns or golden
rod.
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It preserves and renews the vitality ,
strengthens the nerves and utlmulates the
.stomach to healthy action.
It's about as easy as playing hall to
sell the "Acorn Oak Stoves" especially
since tlic smoke consumer has come
otit the "Acorn Oak" used le.ss fuel and
gave more liuat than any other oak utovo
before the consumer was attached but
now two-thirds or tne black smoke and
soot is cuiihiimed thus ensuring cleaull-
nehs ami guaranteeing a much hf > s coal
bill than ever the consumers add prac
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The songs we sing are much more ef
fective when the accompaniment is
played on a good pluno the Klmball is
not only a good piano but the best
piano It is strictly high grade and it
is absolutely low priced thrro'o no piano
on which Hiich easy terms are made
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Music and Art. 1513
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cool lu summer the price Is only lOc a
putr or three pulru for " . * > c come uud
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