THE OMAHA DAILY BE ] ] * * TVrOlSTDAT , IKABCH 8 , 1807. n right when he vrss first elected , end probably ho was o far as could bo then determined. Hut there was certainly a moral weakness In hi * maks-np and -when ho was confronted with the temptations arising from the hand ling of vast sums ot money lie fell. Ilia party will bo moro or less hampered with the disastrous record he has made , but no honest republican will attempt to palliate the crime or to stay the officers ot the law In meting out merited punishment. The party ahould be purged of such untrustworthy ma- torlnl and the penalty wherever the law has been Infracted should bo In adequate proper * lion to the crlmo. Wlsner Chronicle : Hundreds and thou- eands of honest republicans In Nebraska who place the welfare of the slnto above party name are rejoicing that the old ring politicians who have been holding the party Up and filching from the public for years are completely unhorned and the real con dition of the state's finances disclosed. The purer elements of the party had been striv ing for a long tlmo to wrest the control of the party and Its conventions from the corrupt combine , but without success. They had longed to see the party purify Itself until the ) lost patience , and In 1S9I and 189(1 ( forsook seek party for principle and turned the state over to the party promising reform. The entire republican press now stands aghast at ths state of affairs as they arc shown to exist , and ceases to condemn the bolters ot the two last campaigns whaio courage made the chastisement of wrong doers ef fective for the public Rood. Wood Hlvcr Interests : fix-Auditor Moore and ex-Treasurer Hartley are being hauled over the coals for filching from the public treasury nnd betrnjlng the public trust. It these parties are guilty of the oltcncei charged against them the full penalty of the law should be meted out to them. The pub lic morals and the republican pirty have hpon too much Imposed upon by traitors to their tru t of late and It Is high time tint a fitop ehould be put to It. A man Is doubly a thief who steals not only the public money , but robi the people of their confidence In their public servants. The public has been too much Ircllned to condone such otfencci and say that the guilty paity was such a nice man and that at heart Jie didn't Intend any wrong and tint mercy rather than Justice should be intted out to him. We are firmly of the opinion that It Is high tlmo to do away with sentiment and get down to busi ness. Alnn Ilecotd : The people of Nebraska ate all pleased at the action of the Nebraska legislature In Rotting to the bottom of the shortages of the ex-stato officers. While these' steals have been made by republican officials , It Is In no way a party matter , now that the thefts have been committed , but If there Is any way to recover any portion of the shortages , we should nil lend our efforts In assisting In the matter. Past experiences with defaulters of the people's money have been Indeed dismal failures , and whllo the defalcations of Hartley and Moore represent over half a million dollars , It Is Indeed a question If the state will ever recover enough of the amount to wad a gun with. If such acts as tlicso continue , and the hand of the law deals as gently with the offenders as It has In the past , It will but result In an In crease In the number of lynch cases and a corresponding decrease In the numbers on the court docket The taxpayers of the coun try are sick , tired and disgusted with such acts. acts.Norfolk Norfolk Nons : nx-Treasurer Hartley's arrest was the only thing that could be done under the circumstances , and the wonder Is that he was not arrested long ago. When a man walks out of olllco and bluntly re fuses to account for half a million dollars of public furds , It Is high tlmo eomothlng bo done to bring him to a realizing sense of where ho Is at. For sublime nerve and supreme bravado. Hartley lins put up an exhibition that Is worthy of admiration and should ontltlp him to a warm place behind massive walls and barred windows for many years. The claim that Is now advanced that Hartley never qualified for his second term , and consequently he and his bondsmen are not liable for the money which ho received on behalf of the state , Is a very flimsy ex cuse , and should not bo allowed to stand for a moment. If Hartley Is short in his accounts , and there seems no doubt but that he is , his bondsmen should bo compelled to make good the shortage and ho should bo prosecuted with the same vigor as any other criminal. There has been altogether too much defalcation of public moneys in this state and It is tlmo a few examples be made. Let tbo populists proceed with their work and let them do It well. Central City Nonpareil : Ex-State Treas urer Hartley has been arrested for the em bezzlement of about a halt million dollars of. the state's money. He persists that ho has not stolen a dollar and that It given tlmo this money will bo turned over to hla successor without the loss of a dollar to the state. Tills sounds all very well , and wo hope Mr. Hartley will ho able to nnd will keep his wold. It Is not pleasant to be com pelled to think of our public officials as possible thieves. But the question Is , how lauch tlmo does Mr. Hartley want In which to make this settlement ? Ho has had a reasonable time already and we agree with Treasurer Meservo that It Is high time that a Hcttlcmcnt bo mado. Mr. Hartley know- that ho would havd to make this settlement with his successor , and should have been prepared to do so at once. The delay justi fies the public In susplclonlng crookedness on his part. It honest , let htm make an Immediate accounting , and If dishonest , lot the law take Its course and give him the full prescription. Wo have had too much dishonesty In our public officials already , regardless of party , and If the state legis lature wlubes to redeem Itself , lot them pass a law ttat will give officials no privi leges other than strict obedience to the duties pertaining to their office. Mlndcn Gazette : The peculations of Treas urer Hartley and Auditor Moore deserve and are receiving the condemnation of all good people , regardless of political considerations. If conditions art us bad as they seem to bo , the fact that they have heretofore been men ot unimpeachable character and Integrity should be no bar to their disgrace and pun ishment to the full limit of the law. Moore , especially , has been characterized as the "clean" man ot his party , and even populists nnd democrats , who , whllo they did all they could to de-feat his election and retention In olllco , spoke of him as the ono honest man In his party. These men have not only dis graced themselves and their families , but they .have brought disrepute and dishonor upon the party which has been responsible for their elections and Induction Into office. There can hardly be any good or acceptable OXCUEO for the course they have pursued. There are n whole lot of us who would Ilko to have money to Invest In piofltublo mines or put Into banks at a good rate of Interest , but that fact would not justify the misap propriation of funds which did not belong to us. In order to do It. The lepubllcan party will have to suffer the consequences ot the acts of Its tiusted servants , and Hartley and Moore have given the party quite a jolt , yet none nro moro severe In their denunciations or more earnest In their criticisms of this whole matter than the republicans them selves. AM ) British vegetarians offer a prize of $100 for the best ten biblical texts In support ot vegetarianism. Kvo's eating of the apple Is suggested as a repast that "brought death Into the world and all our woo. " An Indiana man , who purloined a sand wich , lias been sent to an Insane asylum. The unfortunate nibbled at the alleged edible and drove the roots of his wledom teeth far Into Ills gray matter. To point a. moral Is eupprfUious. Whllo lecturing , says a London paper , Nanson talks In a kind of staccato manner , subdividing his worda Into little groups of ono or moro , vtth a eharp stop between them , Sometimes It sounds Ilko a child learning to read. Four letter carriers In St. Louis have boon ordered to show cause why they should not bo dlsmlsiod for rupturing the rule forbid ding the ealo of ball tlcketi on tholr route * . Now they are giving an exhibition ot danc ing on the carpet. Frederick U. Illndgo , lone a resident ot V Cullfoinla , and who has given his native > * town of Cambridge , Mass. , a city hall , a public library building and a manual trainIng - Ing school ot an cxpenio of moro than $1,000,000 , has decided to return to Cam bridge to live and to educate hit children. The Swiss engineer , He , to whose good offlcei the peace negotiated between Italy and Abyssinia U chiefly duo , lias received from the negus , In recognition of his valu able services , u concession of land necessary for the construction of a line of railroad from the Interior of Abyulnla to a port " * V on tbo lied sea , The Hue In question Is to s- bewyeral hundred tulles long , will be financed by French capitalists and Is to bo put under way at once- . Her. Charles W. Stowe of Slmsbury , son of tbo late Harriet Beecher Stowe , acting for himself and his two slaters , has with drawn nil objection to the model of the statue In memory of Mrs. Stowe , which U now on exhibition at the Massachusetts cap- Itol. The Equal RIghta club , under the di rection of Mrs. Ella D. Kcndrlck , purposes erecting the statue on the capltol grounds. It Is to cost $23,000. The artist , Whistler , Is a conspicuous ob ject as he threads his way along the crowded Strand In London In flat-brimmed French bat and overcoat , with frequently a brown paper parcel under his arm. People turn to look twice at his remarkable hat , but usually they fall to recognize the wearer , for he Is photographed leas often than al most any other celebrity , and the public Is not familiar with his features. IOWA I'linSS COMMHM1. Des Molnes Capital : The city of DCS Molncs having bought ground for a new cem etery ono grave public question Is removed from discussion. Sioux City Journal : Nebraska beet sugar refiners arc contracting with Iowa farmers for ' sugar beets to be grown this j ear. There Is no doubt that Ion a soil la good for sugar beets. Davenport Republican ! If Speaker Hycrs Is correct In saying that the code revision work In the house Is only one-third done , the extra session has still three months or more before It. It had been supposed that the res slon would close In April. Dubuque Tlincs : Kach mun who labors for a living , as well as those who are trades men ard professionals , should keep up tuur- ago and look Into the future and be prepared to take the Industrial tide nt Its flood when It sweeps the shore line upon which he stands. The tldo Is rising now , slow to bo sure , but It Is on the Inward flow , Instead ot the out- watd ebb , and will reach this good land some time In the not remote future. Davenport Democrat : It Is not often that there are so many buildings In contemplation at this tlmo of the year aa there arc at the present time. It Is only the first part of the month ot March , and jet there arc build ings In sight for the year that will coat $100,000 or moio , whllo a month later than this there Is ordinarily not so much In sight. The low price of building materials and labor Id having Its elTcct , and many who wo lid not have built before next year. If at all , will put in. ) buildings Juet because they can bo put up so cheaply. TUB "CHMin OK U7. " Springfield Republican : Silver now stag gers under another whack , this time given by Japan. The price has fallen within a day or two to the lowest point touc'ied In two years. It may > et rise , as Bryin says , "and In Its Using bless mankind , " but man kind at just this moment seems determined not to bo blossed. Courier Jouinal : Not only has Japan determined to adopt the gold standard , but there Is now also the best reason for believ ing that India will teen begin to coin geld as n legal tender. These are the two great est silver-using nations , and with their ac cession to the ranks of the g"ld standard there la no hope left for International bimetallism , to say nothing of a return to the debased monetary system advocated by the calainlty-hovvlcis of Europe and America. Now Yotk Post : Japin's abandonment of the silver standard Is an eUtu-Diuto blow to our sllvcrltos , both of the frco and Independ ent kind , and the slavishly International sort. Japan , alluded to In a large way as "the Orient , " has long been a tower of strength to them. Free silver coinage might have Its risks , but how about the Oriental trade ? Wo might ouiselves manage to worry along on the gold standard , but could > ou hope that the Japanese evet would try It ? Be sides , there was that terrible par of ex change which wo must contrive to keep from being dislocated , and doing something for silver was the only way to accomplish this. Hut this "Asian mystery" of bimetallism Is now fast crumbling to dust. SMIII > LINRS. Detroit Free Press ! "Thoy say now that a blcyclo cures consumption. " "Yes. I can't expect three meals a day until I get mine paid for. " Cincinnati Enquirer : "I will bo remem bered , " said the poet , "when you are for gotten. " "Very likely , " said the plutocrat. "I al ways pay cash. " Washington Stnr : "Sometimes , " said Uncle Kben , "do man dat pays hundu'hds ob dollnhrs foh flags an' decorations nln' ez much ob er patriot ez do one dat goes quietly 'long an' pays 'Is taxes an * serves on do Jury wlfout kickln' . " Chicago Record : "How's "business1 asked one street fnklr. "Not very brisk. " replied the other. "Sold anything ? " "Only three or four people so far. " Indianapolis Journal : "I wonder If Adam could have had any poetic talents ? " "Of course not. Poets are born ; not n-ade. " Detroit Journal : "Sir , " exclaimed the citizen , "your reasons are n rope ot sand ! " "No. " replied the editor , sadly , his mind reverting1 to the price ho hnd been paid for his Influence , "a cord ot wood. " Philadelphia Record : An old bachelor B.iys : "It Is nil nonsense to pretend thnt love IH blind. I never knew a man In love who did not see ten times as much In his sweetheart as I did. " Cincinnati Enquirer ; "I wonder -who wioto that song about 'down In a coal mlno ? ' " naked the reminiscent boarder. "I suppose ho was one of these minor poetH vvo hear so much ot , " Bald Asbury 1'eppeis. Chicago Record : "Josephine 1ms nn In teresting measure to put before the moth ers' congress " "What Is It ? " "She vvantH a law compelling every woman who lmn a son to remember that ho will probably bo some other woman's husband. " Indianapolis Journal : Watts 1 suppose , when one takes Adam's conduct In that fruit Oral Into consideration , that ho cun hardly bo called n gentleman. Potts He- could not have been a gentle man anyway. How could a man bo u gen tleman without liny ancestors ? Philadelphia Times : "Tho train boy was caught smoking one of his own cigars , vvann't ho ? What did the company do about "Notlilntr. Ho died before ho could be prosecuted. " TIIU iiucToii's iir/rim.v. , ny J. J. II. needy. Beloved pastor , once moro returned the bread of life to break To hungry souls ; again the consecrated clmllco to take , And mlnlHt'rliiK In His holy name tbo uacrnmentnl feast ; In triple micrcd ( rifts as did the kings from far oft cast ; Again commemorate with heart and voice tlio pralitn of Him Who did Salvation bring to all the race ; mid bringto Him The offrlngs of sincere and ( rratcful hearts now full . . With gratitude mid love ; wo come unitedly to show- On r Klad remembrance , reverence , Godly . fear and hope With tlice , our rhoscn leader , The union of our hearts Is doubly blest , reciprocate. In act nnd deed unitedly to supplicate ! Tim throne of grace In time of sorrow nnd of need , That priest and laity , happy , content with that mead Of full supply against the day when earthly friend No moro can each want remove ; no human h.uNl extend Relief. Then coming In Ills name thou ranst bring Heaven's blessing down to us. Wo welcomes theo within the hallowed walla of church And home ; nor hence depart till thou hast searched Uucii " uoul , and find the consolation deep and iiure That Clirlst to theo Imparts ; In holy faith ' ssccuro Against the wiles of earth's most dreaded ' foe ; I And with the absolution of the gracious < Lord < And peace of heart no other ways or I mounti afford. > And now we bid theo welcome. $ ( Composed on the occasion of the return ' of ttiA Rev. Canon Llw > d to the Church of the Good Bhephord , Oinahu , after having- conducted u successful mlbslon at fulls City , Neb. ) t Pulse of Western Progress. That there are now In the hills more Idle miners and worklngmen ot all classes than can find employment oven during the busiest season Is a fact , says the Deadwood Inde pendent , that should bo borne In mind by all who are contemplating going there In search ot work. But for the experienced prospectors , with sufficient means to carry them through with their work , and for capi talists seeking the most promising Invest ments , the field In South Dakota Is the best In the world. To ono not familiar with the \ost territory to be disposed of Its remark able activity might Indicate that all the choice ground has been staked off , but this Is by no means the case. Plenty of promis ing ground jet remains for the gold hunter In the region of Englewood nnd west of Bald mountain and Spearflsh canon. A vast region of unexplored territory lies between the headwaters of Spearflsh and the Black Unites In Wyoming that cannot bo pros pected to any advantage until the snow dis appears In the spring. This region has an altitude of nearly G.OOO feet above the sea level. Is heavily timbered , and the snows that fall In the early winter remain until spring. It is an inviting field for the summer pros pector , as the region abounds In game , and the formation Is the same as that of Ragged Top. Another favorable locality Is the lime stone range , that commences southwest of Englewood , nnd continues down through Pcn- nlngton and Custer In the southern hills. Some of this region has been looked over In the past , but on the whole It has be n scarcely prospected. The meager examinations that have been made show glowing results. As Ragged Top , Boulder Park and Slaughter House gulch have proved that gold oxuts In the limestone , It Is safe to conclude that the latter regions will bo alive with pros pectors the coming spring and summer. The great drawback to mining In the Black Hllla for several years has been the lack of re duction plants to treat the ore. With re duction plants for the treatment of all ore that could bo produced at little cost for mining there Is scarcely n doubt that GO.OOO tons of ore could bo produced dally for the next fifty jears. The ores ot the archcan formation with few exceptions will have to bo crushed and concentrated , then heated by smelting , cyanide or chlorlnatlon , which ever method Is best adapted to each par ticular ore. ore.GOOD AS A MINT. Last summer no ono dreamed that the Carrlso mine would insldo of six months show up a body of ore that would rival any thing over struck In the west for size and richness , writes a correspondent of the Cheyenne Sun-Leader. When Mr. Marrln took hold ot the Carrlso he believed thatvho could make wages , but nothing moro , with the aid of Edward Walsh. Morris Johnson and John McNeil p. fine shaft house 18x36 feet was built , The building was fitted up with everj thing in Its proper place , an up right engine and boiler , a forgo and a work bench being placed In this room and still plenty of room being left to move around In. When the work was finished on top the work commenced below. In a few dajs free gold began to show In each bucket as it came to the surface. The vein began to widen out and the ore showed up in greater richness. The ore panned from $50 to $100 per ton , then $200 , then up to $253 , but still higher rock which showed no gold when weighed and panned has since given a net icturn when the bullion was weighed of $1,813 33 per ton. I panned a pleco ot ore taken from the bottom of the shaft , which gave about 10 cents from an ounce ot rock. Not a particle of gold showing in the quartz. Mr. Merrln showed mo a certificate from the miners' assay ofBco at Salt Lake City ot a not value of $298 20 per ton , this from a small pleco of the quartz carrying pure sulphate , no gold being visible , even with a powerful glass , so that now the ore Is known to run from $298.20 to $1.813 per ton in a vein of over twenty feet. How much wider the chimney will get when depth is attained , I will not venture to predict. I have been In mining camps eve since I was a boy and I have never seen a body of ore that -will equal It for size and richness There Is already raoro ore In sight than Mr. Marrln can work out In a full > ear. There Is over $200,000 In sight , this at a depth of sixty-five feet. Think of four men building a. shaft house and extracting $30- 000 in 100 days , and that from a worked out mine. The early-day miners did not know what they had In the Carriso. If the Carriso is proving to bo such a mine , what will the Franklin , Mahomet , Doc Barr , Mary Ellen and a score of other mines bo when opened up ? MONTANA BOVINES. "The cattle on the north Montana ranges have passed through the winter In excellent shape , " said John Harris , manager of the Benton and St. Louis Cattle company , speak ing recently to a representative ot the Spo kane Spokesman-Review. "Tho winter started In bad early In November , and the snow was from one to three feet deep on the ranges. Severe storms prevailed and the outlook was serious. Early In December , however , the snow melted from the range and ever since the -weather has been excel lent. Our company was the first to range cattle in that section of the country In the vicinity of the upper Marias. This was about fifteen years ago. This range was not much thought of by other cattlemen , for which we were glad , as It gave us unrestricted use of the range for several years. The advantages of the now range soon became apparent nnd the stockmen kept driving their hcj-ds to north Montana. The cutting down of the Blackfoot and Asslnlboln Indian reserva tions threw open a large tract of splendid cattle ranges. A large number of steers have been shipped In during the past two years , and now these ranges are pretty well crowded. The raisingof cattle Is not as profitable as It was a few jears ago. There are a great many losses occur from other causes than storms. During the last ten years the wolves have Increased In great numbers and they destroy a great many calves and weak stock during each year. There Is now a bounty of $3 for each wolf and coyote , and since that bounty has been paid thousands have been killed , and now the wolf hunters have stopped the Increase by * killing pup -wolves , for which the same f bounty Is paid. Another thing which Is of- \ footing the ranges is the great number of farmers who are taking up land on the water courses and fencing In their ranches. Thla winter there were thousands of ante lope on the ranges , driven south by the se vere November storms. It has been reported that during the cold spell they came close to Havre in great droves. " NOVEL , HOME INDUSTRY SCHEME. A novel factory for Oregon Is now undtr consideration by some of Portland's business men. The articles of Incorporation are to } establish a company that will engage In ' manufacturing woolen goods and clothes therefrom In Portland. The newestablish - a merit , says the Orcgonlan , Is Intended to re- i colvo wool as It comes from the sheep and ' turn out clothing made to order , H A 111 , so to cr-eak , receive sheep at ono door , and from another send forth tailor-made clothes , ready for wear. The new company has received .much encouragement from business men of the city , and Interested parties believe the venture will prove a success beyond doubt. A largo number of employes will be required , and the stimulus such an establishment wilt glvo business In Portland U the desideratum all clacses hope for , Charles Coopey is the principal promoter of the new concern , The plan , as outlined by Mr. Coopey , Is to move to this city a woolen mill now in operation. To this plant additions will be made , and a department for manufacturing clothing will also be a part of the factory. A complete scouring apparatus will bo used , so that wool can be received direct from the producers , and when manufactured into cloth the tailor establishment In connection with the factory will put It Into the form ot clothing , Mr , Coopoy has been figuring with several per sons for Borne little time In regard to organ izing the naw company. The woolen mill can bo moved all right , as the owners are eager to get a location In Portland , This plant Is estimated at $30,000 , which amount the proprietors are willing to take In stock of the new concern. The entire capital stock , while not settled definitely jet , v/lll be from $75.000 to $100,000 , probably the lat ter sum. This will be- divided Into sharco of $100 each. Many persons have already slg- iilflcd their willingness to take shares. The factory will turn out woolen goods , blankets , clothing , etc , Including uniforms of all kinds , When running at full capacity , the mills themselves would employ about 200 men , while the number in conhectlon with the fac tory would yobably ; eaqh near 300 hands. SINKING RAJLRg D TRACK. The accident on the Spokane & Palouse at the crossing ot 'MbKenzle marsh , near Marshall Junction , -by which ten or twelve rods of track disappeared Is one almost , If not quite , without parallel , says the Spokes man-Review. i The svari > rf Is like many others In that region , being so nearly level that the water stands all over It for months In the spring , but the lack ot Inflow causing It to dry out In time to permit the cutting of the luxurious grass that the water brings Into being , making tha ground extremely valu able for the production of hay. It has been utilized for this purpose for j-ears , and , ex cept for high w'ntcr undermining the track , was an Ideal location tor a railroad. The track croraed the marsh on a nil four or five fsct above the sod , a culvert allowing the water to pass under the rails. The sod was nearly eighteen Inches In thickness , and drain ditches had been dug In various direc tions , tome of them as much as four f ° et deep , the bottom of them apparently being solid earth. Hut after settling gradually for t some time , the eod on each side suddenly broke , and nearly the whole right of way for nearly the whole width of the marsh sank. It evidently went down ono side first , us that part of the track still visible Is turned up , only the ends of the ties sticking out of the mud. About three rail lengths Is en tirely out of sight , nnd where formerly was a smooth surface of firm turf Is now" a bog , Into which any heavy object thrown Instantly disappears. When the company started to repair - pair the break gas pipe was lowered to find how dscp the bog was , and In ono place sixty feet was put down without finding bottom , although the mud was stiff er as It went deeper. The Injury Is being repaired with n trestle , fifty-foot piling going deep enough to hold a train. Whether It will last or con tinue to settle time only will show. DOGS FOR ALASKA. Some tlmo ago on Alaska trader vlsltodi the city looking for dogs , sajs the Portland Orcgonlan. Ho spent several day.i here , and left with six lusty canines which he had pur chased nt very reasonable rates , He said ho wanted the dogs to take to Alaska and make common carriers of them , dogs being the only animals that can stand the grief of n trip up the Yukon , and bo good for anything when they get there. .Eskimo dogs arc , of course , preferable for this purpose , being Intended by nature for such ut > e , but Es kimo dogs are scarce and expensive , so or dinary dogs nro used to toke their places and answer very well. tAll that la required It a. long-haired dog , big enough to haul his ! share of a sledge and sufficiently young nnd Intelligent to be capable of learning the business. Such dogs command a good price , r. fact which many men who are now workIng - Ing extra hours for money to feed household pota will bo glad to learn. There has been moro or less Inquiry for dogs In Portland and the cities of the Sound every spring. This jear , however , the de > elopmcnt of the mines on the Yukon has taken so many mlnera Into the mining district that the de mand for pack animals Is greater than ever , and'tho dog market Is likely to bo very brisk before long. St. Bernards and Newfound lands are next-to Eskimo1 dogs probably best adapted to two on pledges , being moro in telligent and better protected from cold than other breeds. Bui setters and the great va riety ot animals ttfat nVe "just dogs , " will do very well If they are largo enough. In France , Germany andrllolland dogs are used very commonly to haul milk carts or pcd- dloM' wagons. Thdy'bohietlmes are hitched ahead of the cart , and sometimes behind It , but usually ore harnessed underneath be tween the wheels. 'They are perfectly will ing to work , and will haul a surprisingly largo load. , THD DAKOTAS. Cattle on the ranges' Fort Pierre are re ported In excellent rihope. 'The Onyx cave , whlcU-ls not far from Hot Springs , bids well to rival Wind , pave as a natural attraction for-tourists. ( The Chicago , Milwaukee , & St. Paul Rail way comp'any has paid its 1896 taxes In Beadle county , amounting to nearly $3,000. The poultry exhibition of the Davlson County Poultry association , held last month at Mitchell , Is said to have been the most successful of Its kind over held In the state. Farmers up around Iroquots have begun to use skees , or Norwegian snovvshoes , to go to town with , because the trains are blockaded and wagon roads are still worse. The Oreola cheese factory will bo turned into a creamery , the necessary addition In machinery having already been ordered. Thla will give them eight creameries in Kings- bury county. With the nearly $00,000 < that the State uni versity at Grand Forks , , N. D. , will get from the state this year , an effort will bo made to keep the Institution open. It will necessi tate the cutting down of the expenses and the discharge of some , of the Instructors. A. E. Swan , who put In a government well on the Yonkton reservation , says it is a gusher. It flows 1,600 gallons a minute , has seventy pounds pressure and is 775 feet deep. It Is the first ot two wells being put down by the government to fill up the dry bed of Lake Andes. The large site donated by Bismarck , N. D. , to the government for a new military post has been accepted and work will begin as soon as frost leaves the ground. The post will accommodate twelve companies of Infantry and four ot cavalry and will cost $1,000,000 , Work has been suspended on the artesian well that the government started at Rosebud Indian agency , the appropriation made by congiess having become exhausted. The hole Is 2,500 feet deep , and the artesian basin has not been reached. The hole Is thirteen Inches In diameter at the surface and Is six Inches j at the bottom , The Rapid City School of Mines has recently purchased a ten-ton smelter , which will be used to Instruct the pupils in the practical reduction of ores by the smelting process. The school has a big attendance and a num ber of the classes have overflowed their rcgu- lar laboratory roonia and are utilizing all kinds of rooms and corners. The annual roundup of half breeds and settlers by United States mar shals Is at band In the vicin ity of Rolla , N. D. Moro than 100 warrants am now out for wood poaching ) on government lands In "tho Turtle mountains. It Is expected that thousands of cords of wood and posts , cut on public lands , will bo seized and sold at public auction. COLORADO. The Leadvlllo city council has appropriated $90,000 for the conduct , of city affairs for the coming year , ( , , f Another streak of rlch'quartz ' has been encountered - countered In the Venable mine. In Gunnlson county , which , It Is thought , will surpass all tbo rest In richness ? ' < it A body of ore three * nd ono-half feet wide , assaying $17 its entire vWdtb , won opened up In the Nest Egg shaft 'on Oil crcok , near Gillette , at a depth lolkhty-fivo feet. The big strikes that have been made In tbo Hare hills during thojiast fifteen days have brought prospectors , , tohls , | camp from all over the countrj- , the majority coming from Cripple Creek and Vlctr.r. James Rcdpark located on High creek , near King's ranch , and panned gold out ot a twenty-foot hole la the tune ot $900 per ton. The people In the vicinity of Grant are preparing to go Into the Mlddlo Swan coun try , which la situated just over the range , twelve miles west. Some wonderful mineral veins and porhyry dykes were opened up In that country last season and a great rush Is expected next spring. A few are going In there now , but It Is advisable to keep out until the last of April. A strike or high-grade , hard carbonate In the Nil DcspcMndum group , carrying 100 ounces , has caused a revival ot Interest In Leadvlllo mines. Tor jears this property has been prospected by those having faith In It , and the strike Is but a reward of persistent seeking. Assays of the mineral show from 400 to COO ounces ot silver , ecvon-tonths ot an ounce In gold and a good percentage ot lead. lead.Tho The greatest strike ever made In the fa mous Utlca mine. Ward , has been reported. Fourteen feet of ore has been uncovered , eight feet of this matter being solid smelt ing ere and six feet of milling dirt , The smelting yields $90 per ton Instead of about $60 03 heretofore , while tbs stuff sent to the company's mill has also improved In value. The Utlca has made Ward nnd gives the camp a standing In the mining world , Another rich strIKe on NeoM mountain was made In the Nlobe. In n fifty-foot tunf nel a streak of ere was disclosed running seven and one-half ounces In gold and 101 ounces In silver per ton. This Is the third property on this mountain to come to the front In the last fewweeks. . Ncoga la Just west nnd overlooking Lake City. Moro mines are being worked In this county than ever before at this season. A list of properties receiving continuous work would Include the names ot over fltty. Two Important strikes have bewi made near Capitol CHjTho Mineral Farm , owned by Nordqulst brothers , has opened up a seven-foot vein of white quartz that has seven streaks of pctzlto averaging twelve Inches width each. The values run up Into the thousands of dollars per ton. On the Gaullcla , a short distance from the above claims , the owners , Gulonneau Bros , have opened up a four-foot vein of ere that twelve and one-halt ounces In gold and that mill-runs two and one-halt ounces by the carload. There Is seen vcry Sundaj * In Saw Pit one of the most novel prospecting outfits In the mountains. At Deep Cre-ck , eight miles above i the place , lives a prospector and miner named WHkcs , the owner of a large St. Bernard dog. Every Sunday he hitches the dog Into a small sleigh and drives to town for his week's supplies , often hauling back 200 pounds of merchandise , tools , etc. The Intelligent animal trots oft with a load at a much faster gait than his master can keep up , often having to wait for the latter to overtake htm. Andrew Le June , superintendent of the Gold Cup mine , near the town of Pltkln , Gunnlson countj' , has received many con gratulations on account of the remarkable strike which was made a few daj-s ago In the property under his caro. The strike was made at a depth of 720 feet and is one of the richest known In the district for years. The ore body Is twenty-six feet across and assajs $26 to $1,100 to the ton. The ere Is of the same character os was jlelded by the mine In its earlier history , when the property produced $2,500,000 and was known as ono of the great mines of the state. WYOMING. The only boring outfit between Casper and Douglas Is working a night and day shift. They aro-down some 500 feet. Glenrock miners are not working full time ow inn to the cheapness of corn In Nebraska , which Is being burned Instead of coal for fuel. fuel.Tho The Albany placers cons'st of 1,500 acres ot ground situated on Douglas creek , Cold run , Joe's creek. Willow creek and others , 1,200 acres of which , It Is claimed. Is pay gravel from five to ten feet deep , and ac- cesslblo to water. . The company has an abundance of water with which to work the ground , the same being supplied throuch sev eral ditches. According to tbo census of 1S9G there are on the Shoshone reserve , saj-s the Indian Guide : Sheshono males , 439 ; Shoahono fe males , 451 ; total , 890. Arapahoe males , 410 ; Arapahoe females , 445 ; total , 850. Total ol both tribes , 1,740. School children between G and 16 years : Shoshones. 200 ; Arapahoes , 189 ; total , 389. There area number In school over the census ago of 16 years , but this number Is about balanced by those below 10 , who are married or not available for school. Range reports are much moro favorable in the vicinity of Rawllns. The recent warm weather has eettled the snow , leaving many bare spots where stock can fecd Those who had sheep near the Union Pacific railway shipped In hay and have been feeding. Sheep are weak and losing flesh. If there are no moro severe storms they will pull through with but a small Increase over the average losses. West of the continental divide there Is but little snow , the hcavlst fall being east of the dlvldo toward Laramle. The storm between Wyoming and Fort Steele has been raging with unabated fury , i I or nearly three weeks there has been no cessation , and stock throughout the section covered by the storm suffered severely. All of Carbon county has suffered moro or less. In many _ cases sheepmen have endeavored to haul their sheep to the railroad In wagons , In order that they might be able to feed them hay , but this has been an uphill Job because of , the deep snow. Many thousands of del lars will probably bo lost to them , The high winds have kept the snow in the air and the piercing coldness of the atmosphere has added to the discomfort of man and beast. Ninety thousand sheep are registered to be shorn at Johnson & Klncald's Casper Creek ranch. The shearing pens at that place are twenty-two , and clean. The dip ping facilities are complete. In fact every facility Is much moro complete than last year. A new bunk house Is now in course of erection and a largo now dining hall was built last summer after the shearing and dipping season , The dwelling built last summer Is also finished. The horse stables will accommodate fifteen teams and the feed Is grown on the ranch. A new Ice house 20x20 was built and filled during tbo late cold snap as well as the old one , making 100 tons of Ice stored for summer. Bcstdca the native grass grown , forty acres will bo sown to alfalfa this spring. OREGON. The Bteamer Czarina , on her latest trip from Coos bay , took out 1,200 tons ot coal. In some localities along the Columbia river peach trees are said to bo putting forth tholr buds. A largo number of cottonwood and white fir logs are now being cut along the Wil lamette , preparatory to being rafted down the river to the pulp mill at Oregon City. A crew of loggers has gone to work also When It coines > to buying a piano you want qunljry'first ' then you ask the price we lutvei pianos at $108 wo have tliem for $23Q probably you know If you don't you should flnd out that these piano prlgpi me just about hnlf the prices demanded for the game Instru ments elsewhere besides that you can hare terms like $25 down and $ S to $10 a. mouth on them don't hesitate to ask for these pianos because wo have them and will Bell tltcui. , , , | A HOSPE Jr. , , . , Mu-lc and Art. 1513 Douglas. on the South SantUm , below Lebanon , cut * ting logs for ths Oregon City mills. The price paid for logs In the rlrcr la nbout $3 60 per thousand feet. Tlllamook la to have an opera houee. It Is nearly finished , nnd when done , will bo 40x100 feet , with a stage Ucnty feet In depth , Thsro Is some excitement In Astorl-x over the reported discovery by A. J. Coiiltrlo ot gold In the black sand ot the Cannon beach , on the Doll ranch. Ths Paradise Valley Fruit company Is etlll setting out fruit tree * by the thousand In Douglas county , on n tract of land recently bought by the company. Trult trees on Snake river are reported to bo In flna condition , and there Is every . Indication that largo crop will bo har vested during the coming p'ason. , The bridge across the north fork of the Trask ' rhcr , on the Ynmhtll and Tlllainook ; tollroad , has been rebuilt. The bridge was washed out during the high water last No- x ember. There nro quite n number of IIOMSS dying on the range this winter , sajs a l.iO er Povv- dcr correspondent. This Is not surprising , as there Is no gras . Very few care enough about their horses to even look after them. China mustard Is getting to bo one of the worst pcst the fanners of Shnrman county ha\o to contend with. Ha most troublesome feature Is In heading and throsh. Ing. When tender , cattle do much to destroy It , but when left to Its own sweet will. Us roots talrt ; hold with n firmness1 that haltle-i the strength ot a man , ' A < iscraor Hrltt of Douglas oounty has on exhibition at hh cHlce In the court hous- a small bottle nilcd with nako gold which ho ) picked up at different tlm-s along the rhcr on Ma place near Ulddlc. He IIBH about fifty f acres of bottom land on hl-s furm , and says there Is not n rod of It that doc no1 contain gold In greater or letsor quantities. WASHINGTON. A rich find of brittle silver has been dis covered In the Now Seattle mlno on Martin creek , near Sllverton. Hastcrn Washington has shlpp < xl out Its supply of hogs very close to the point where local consumption will icqtilio all supplies The Irrigating plant In Pasco Is In posi tion , and It Is the intention to opcrato It as soon as the water In the liver rises high enough. Ice Is being harvested In t'alouse. Tor a long tlmo this winter It was thought there would bo no Ice to harvest , but the loocnt cold w either made Ice of good quality four Inches thick. An experienced grocer , who himself sells and uses the weed , estimates that the to bacco bill of Oljmpla amounts to $3.000 per month , counting nil the forma In which It Is consumed. The people of Wcnatchcc hope soon to ha\e a creamery. A committee has been appointed to find out the number of cows in the valley and to act with Mr Maltbe , who proposes to put up the creamery. The wood famine at 1'alouse lias gotten so far along that seveinl cai loads hnvo been shipped in from Vollmer and many are burning coal. The city has put coal grxtes into the boiler at the pumping station , and coal is being burned. Never before had this been done thcie. The professor of agriculture nt the college - logo at Pullman has made uu ccamlnatlon of the fruit buds from vailous parts of Whitman county , and Rajs positively that the cherry apd pear buds aio killed , and also most of the prunes and plums. Apples are pronounced safe so far. An emery vvlicel running at a speed of about 2,300 resolutions a minute , exploded In the Dayton Foundry companj's workshop recently. Although there were Tour men and two boys In the shop at the tlmo of the explosion , none of them wore hit by the flying pieces. A small pleco of the wheel knocked out a portion of ono window sash , and for a moment the air was full of emery w heel. The daughters of Dr. Hcrdman of West- port , Chehalls .county , have homesteads In the North river country , which they first bottled on four jears ago , and In spite ot the many difficulties and Inconveniences which have many times confronted them , they have faithfully "held down" their claims. In order to reach their claims they have to walk twenty miles from. Montcsano , over a trail. The ranchers around Chevvelah , who have been disappointed In finding a ready market in Spokane for the cordvvood they cut dur ing the winter , ore finding sale for It up In- the British Columbia mines at a fair price. Butter , eggs , poultry , milk and vegetables are being bought up throughout the Chovvelah valley and shipped to Kossland , Nelson and other points across the line. One rancher , living a few miles from Chew clan , last year shipped over 6,000 pounds of butter. MISCELLANEOUS. Nevada cattle and sheep raisers arc on velvet. Sheep have adv uccd nearly 100 per cent and there Is a heavy shortage in the cattle supply. Accoidlng to the statistics the total num ber of cattle available on Nevada ranges does not exceed 18,000 head , whereas the usual average at this season exceeds 50,000. In a lecent decision the supreme court of British Columbia holds that under the coal mines regulation act It is illegal to employ Chinamen In underground coal mining. A tin cup with $200 In gold coin was found by diggers on the Swanson placer at Hlo Vista , Cal. Swanton died In 1891 and his widow , believing ho had burled money , eel men to searching. Farmers -in the -vicinity of Plxley and Saucollto , Tularo county , California , have boon having rabbit drives for four weeks and In that time have slaghtercd 11,000 of the long-eared pesta. On the recommendation of the chief of the United States Bureau of Animal Industry the governor has Issued a proclamation rais ing the cattle quarantine against Arizona , Inspector Hill having reported that splenetic fever no longer exists among tbo cattle In that territory. The salmon run In the Yukon was very light last season and to this cause ( a duo the unusual scarcity of dog feed. Dried sal mon 'Is comparatively light and a dog team can quite easily draw a EUfllclent amount for llri own feed and the provisions of a man and camping outfit from Circle City to Dyca , but fresh meat Is so much heavier that If suffi cient Is taken to feed the team along with the outfit of the driver the dogs becorao weak and very footsore before reaching the end of the Journey. The Reno Gazette Is reliably Informed that the Walker Lake reservation , now under the control and management of the Indlait agent at Pyramid lake reserve , Nevada agency , Is to bo separated from the Jurisdiction of said agency and placed under the control and management of the superintendent of the Carson Indian school. It appears that this move la the beginning of a plan to place all the Indian rc ervatlonu of Nevada under the care and oupei vision ot the school department of the Indian service. There wao some alarm list week over a threatened uprising of Pluto Indians on the Walker river reservation In Nevada , but the prompt arrest of two white men who had killed an Indian ended the trouble- . The Plutes were once a powerful tribe , but they have dwindled ta a few hundred. They are HAIR TONIC The flrt nnd only dl cOM > ry known to rnfdlc * ! science to turn gray Imlr Imck tn Us jouthful iintnrnl color ti > the scientific action of tIrctilnt- Ins the rolorlnc mutter throughout the clmnneU of the halr'n entire structure. Stops Hair Falling. In from 24 hour * to ore vrcck. Cure Dandruff nnil nil known nllmnUi of the liolr nml * c lp. A medicine for rcMorlnjr th < - health nml llomity < jf the Inlr of chlMrcn or AiluUr , Mates or Kc- innlen. llone ! < or lruncttc. . 8oft6n * dry , ImrMi Imlr , kpci's Imlr In curl nnil I tlic l > o t lialr Urwlnff in the world SoM cvcrj whore. Cnn > < entered by moll AiMnrs Mine Ynlc. Temple of Dcntilr , Chlongo. Mmc. Yalo' Oiilrtc to llemity mnllcJ free. t ; p Mnilimc laic's Hand Whlltncr for I.lly White HnncK ruled by Kaclirr , a brother of Sarah Wlnnc- iiuicca , the chief's daughter , who showed marked literary abllltj- , and UN * | her In fluence at Washington to help her tribe. Sarah wan the ablest Indian that education has produced on this coast. | The outlook for all kinds of fruits In Call- fornla Is exceptionally good nnd only the late frost can damage croj-s. In some we- tlons cherry and almond orchard. ? are already In bloom. The excess uf rain has done no hurt to fruit , and It has greatly helped the drj districts of the San Jonquln. Reports from the big gialn dlitrlcti show tint pros- pccla nro gooj except around Rio Vista on the SJcramcnto river. There nbout 100,000 acres hare been lloodel. Still the lncrer.vd acreage sown , owing tu the stimulus of higher prices for wheat , oimht to make the jleid this season considerably larger than that of last jear. AMir.irr JIOTT rou < ; imt : > .v.s IM.VCK. Inane II. 1'ottcf Will Maila Nciv riiiilriunii < > l OnHmliiK lloiu-it. CHICAGO , March 7. The Tlmcs-Ucrnld's Philadelphia special says : From a well authenticated source It Is learned tonight that liaao B. Potter , the newly-elected president ot the League ot American Wheelmen , has tendered or determined to tender to Albert Mott of Hiltlmoro the position of chairman uf the new racing board. This news will bo suttirlslng to all wheelmen. In vleuf the fact that one week before the recent elec tion nl AlbanjMr. . Potter publicly declared himself In favor of continuing Mr. Gideon at the head ot that all-lmpoi taut commit- to 3. 3.Mr. Mr. Mott was ono of Mr. Potter's most 70lions tmpportcrs and trusted lieutenants dm Ing the late campaign for the presidency of the League of American Wheelmen , Ac cording to Mr. Potter's plan , Mr. Gideon Is to bo retired from ths board and C. A. Dil lon , captain of the South End Wheelmen of this city appointed as the Philadelphia mem ber ot It. H Is understood that In the event of Gideon not being rcappolnted chairman , the present members of the board from. Chicago cage and Boston will decline to pcrvc an other term , which nlll Icavu another vacancy to be filled after Mott and Dillon arc ap pointed. iM.vsio\i5 : FOR wnsTisitx virrniiANS. Horoc'M of ( InWnr Iliiin'inbrrcdif tlu * f3c nr nil ( internment. WASHINGTON. 'March ' 7.-SpccIil ( ) - Pensions granted. Issue of Februnrj- : Nebraska Original widow : Ellen L Uwln , Exctei , rillmore. Iowa Original ( special February 18) ) : Henry Bangui , Ottumwa , Wapello ; John M. MrLauerhlln , Atullsba Muscatlne ; John U. Woodward Oelweln , Fayettr. Increnxe : Cornelius Petllt , Kontanelle , Adalr. Reissue : Henry 11 , Summey , Polk City , Polk. Original widow : Clynicna Slicphnrd , Llvormoro. Humboldt. / South Dakota Rrlssuo nnd Increase : Alonzo Selby. Chandler , Charles MK. Wyoming Increase : Jacob Davis , Merino , Wcaton. Coloiado Original : William Laws Loni- mont , llouldpr. Additional. John McAllis ter. Delta. Delta. Increase : William H. II. CanRhnmn. Do Beque. Mesa. Reissue : John Inrmii , Ounnlson , Giniiilson. Issue of February 15 : Nebraska Restoration nnd increase : Dor- Bey B Houclc , Omaha , Douelas. Increase : James Artrup Fnlrflpld , Claj' . Increase : Charles L , . Smith , Silver Creek , Merrlck. Uo- Ibauc : James Lowe Nebraska City. Otoc. Iowa Origin il : Jacob Wlckle , Maislmll- town , Marshall. Hestor.xtlon and relasuo : Francis M. Lyon ( deceasc'd ) , BentoiiFport , Van Uuren ; ( special February 19) ) John Montgomery ( deceased ) , Newton , Jasper. Increase : Jabez r. Hlssell. Ottumwa , Wa pello ; Samuel A. YoungPanora , Guthrlp. He-Issue ( special February n special art ) : Alexander MeHilde. Ito-so Hill , Miliaska. Reissue and Increase : Johnson G. ThoiipHOn , Cedar R ijild-s Linn. Original widows etc. : 'racy Montgomery , Newton Jaspir ; Esther DKsavor , Leon , Decatur ; Harriett M. John son , Sejmour , Wnynti ; Sarah Lyon , Hen- toiiHport. Van HUIPII ; Marg.irot J. Shephard , Sioux City. Wooilbury. Wvomliig Iniiieaso ( special Fpbnmrj- , special act ) : John W. Hruncr , Cheyenne , L.i ramie. Montana-Original ( special February 19 , special act ) : Jared S ClmmbPrl iln. Sunset. Deer Ixjiltfoj ( special Fnbruary 19) ) Ple-rco Hoopes , Livingston , Park , Colorado Original : Wairen Edward Jarvis - vis , Crested Huttc , Gunnlson. DontliH uf n Jny. LOS ANGELES , Cal. , March 7. John M. Dandy , founder of the Chicago Saturday Evening Herald , died at the homo of his brother after a brief Illness Several wccKii ago Mr. Dandy contracted a severe cold In Chicago , and upon the advice of his physi cians he came to Los Angeles to recuperate. Pneumonia set In and ho died last night In the presence of his wife and two children. He was 41 jears of age. NEBRASKA CITY. March 7. ( Special. ) Daniel Hucklns died yesterday , aged 7l ! jears , after a long Illness. Ho was one of the pioneer residents of the city , coming hero in 1SG9. The funeral Eervlccs vera conducted this afternoon , KillluiMfrr AVnUeH Kviiiiiliiiitliin. NEW YORK , March 7.-Dr. JOHO Lulse , who was. arrested some time ago by the United States authorities for aidingnnd abetting In an alleged llllbUHterliirr expedi tion to Culm by the Hteamnlilp Woodall , waived examination before CommlHHlonor Shields on the charge of violating Urn neu trality act and was held In ball to await the action of the grand jury. DaiiKliterN < ! > < n An ojster supper , supplied by the Klns'a Daughters of the First United PrcBbytcrlan church , was Klven at Pattfison hall Sat urday afternoon and evening , which wan vvel p.itronlypd by the frlind.s of the order , The committee having- charge of the affair was composed of MIHHC.H Aunca Gullck and Maud Buchanan. of n liny. OTTUMWA , la. , March 7. The Charter Oalo wagon works at Falrfleld , D , Turnoy & Sons , proprietors , burned yesterday. Loss , $50,000 ; fully Insured , No use to deny the fact that Salvation Oil Is fast taking the place of all other liniments. When Drex L. Khnnninn Joined Ilio force Urn llr.st tiling IIP did \\as to buy a pair of our ifll.OO pollen Hhoca tliruc- soled tlollur u solo $ 't 00 linnd welt foot fui in ItiHt Urn i'xnct copy of Ilio olllclal nlioo wet n by tliu Now Yoik Metropolitan police tliuro'rt ninny u. corn pi evented many n life prolonged f by wcnrlns these thoroughly comfort able solid clnmp defying Bhoun wo fA are the only house In the wc.st that car- I a complete- line of them. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 FARNAM STREKT , T