THE OMAITA DAILY MAttOll 22 , 1897.
they appointed him , wlio would wink at
lilgb-handed outrages ( or the eako of the
email per diem ho Is paid. It they did they
mistook the quality ot their man. For
tunately ( or the people , who said by their
Votes they did not want the supreme court
added to , Mr. Hcdlund will not bo a party
to any secret , dark-lantern plots. Mr. lied-
luod hag simply done what any honest man
Y/ould do under the circumstances. Ho has
sked the Kovcrnor who appointed him to
assist him In preserving the ballots and the
record thus tar counted and made up , so
they may bo verified.
North n nd Argus ( pop ) : Thrre have
bsen movements made by republican attor
neys to stop tlio ro-count , and whllo eo ( ar
tlicy have been unsuccessful , they have at
tempted to retard the work. There certainly
can bo no harm In recounting the ballots.
I ( there were not Biifllclent cast to carry
the amendments It will bo fx > announced and
It there were It should bo known. The repub
licans oa A party are not oppcacd to a re
count , but thcra Is an clement nt the state
capital that seems bitterly opposed to the
movement. There must be soms catiao for
the opposition nnd there Is but one apparent ,
and that Is a tear that the populists who
were candidate's for the office of associate
Justices of the supreme court wcro fairly
elected. The republican loader * In the light
ot recent events nrc In a poor position to
undertake to dictate the policy of the state
ot Nchiaska In the conducting of public
a flairs.
O'Neill Sun ( demo-pop. ) : An Injunction
has been granted by Judge Hall of the Lan
caster county district court restraining the
commission from recounting the vote cast
for ho supreme Judges. Attorney Gen
eral Smyth appeared In the case by
request of Governor Holcomb. Judge
Hall told Attorney General Smyth that
he was an Intruder and refused to
let Mr. Smyth act. Mr. Smyth
thought It strange that cx-Attornoy Gen
eral Churchill appeared by request ot the
governor In the Ilarrett Scott caae < i In Holt
und Uuyd counties , and that ho couldn't
appear by request of the same authority In
a case In Lancaster county. It appears to
make quite a difference whore ox Is gored.
Lst the commission Ignore the Injunction
and go on with thu count , and If Judge Hall
fines or orders the commission Imprisoned
let the governor pardon them and remit
the fines. Tight flro with fire. The people
will sustain the governor.
Central City Nonpareil ( rep. ) : A fair
sample of the -"reform" measures of our
populist state legislature was exhibited by
a portion of that body Wednesday evening ,
when the sergeant-at-arms of the house ,
iclnforccd by a squad of legislative em
ployes , entered the room occupied by the
rocanvassliig board and forcibly seized the
ballots cast for Die constitutional amend
ments , took them to the olllcc of the secre
tary of utate , locked them In a vault and
guarded by about forty men and all this
in the face ot an order ot Injunction by
the court restraining the board from de
livering said ballots to any person , the In
junction being in support of an act ot the
legislature commanding the boaid to "re
tain the same until the duties of raid board
have been completed. " Governor Holcomb
was one of the Instigators of the foul scheme
which prevailed upon the lower house to
ndopt a resolution for seizure of the ballots.
This Is reform with a vengeance an ever
lasting disgrace upon our fair state. No
honor , no law so say our lawmakers.
VAIN ) UN'S PI3XSIO..Y Illl.ti.
ft * Introduction in the Semite Pro-
iniiteN u Swindle.
Chicago Chronicle.
From one point of view It Is very amiable
In senators and representatives in Wash
ington to Introduce bills "by request , " but
It Is not always wise. Senator Thurston has
found that out , and It Is to be hoped that
the consequences of his easy-going amiability
will cause him and others to exercise moro
caution hereafter.
Last winter Mr. Thurston Introduced "by
request" a bill granting a pension of $15
a month to every ex-slave In Dixie , or , rather ,
everyone who was a slave there , wherever
lie may bo now. It has como to light that
swindlers have taken advantage of the In
troduction of this bill to get money from
tlioso for whoso benefit It purports to bo
Intended. The sharpers are canvassing the
southern states with Impressively printed
copies of the bill , neat subscription books
and elegantly printed commissions purport
ing to be Blgiud by the president , author
izing them to collect 25 cents from every
cx-slavo to pay the expense of passing the
bill.
bill.Tho Nebraska senator declares ho lias no
personal interest In the bill , that he is "not
responsible for it In any way , and that ho
Introduced it at the request of one Colonel
Vaughn , an ox-confederato olllccr , who was
once mayor of Council IJluffs , la. , and who
Is now in Kentucky.
Mr. Thurston Is mistaken In saying that
ho is In no way rcsponslblo for the bill.
Ho Introduced the bill knowing that there
was no moro chance of Us passing than there
was of his emigrating to the moon. As it
promised an Impossible thing to ignorant
and credulous negroes , ho might easily have
surmise. ! that It was for no good purpose
and declined to Introduce It.
A good rule for senators and representatives
to oluervo would bo not to Introduce any
measure evidently not Intended In good faith
or too absurd to bo seriously considered
oven If Intended In good faith , by Its author
such , for Instance , as the crazy Coxey bill.
II < ; ilT AXU IIUIGIIT.
>
Brooklyn Knglo : DtiHnup ( skeptically )
Can you keep n. secret ?
Penelope ( convincingly ) Just let mo tell
fou Homo of the secrets 1 am keeping !
Philadelphia. North American : Willis
Pupa , whun Is a man as rich as Croesus ?
1'apa When ho can snub both the
plumber nnd coal man , my son.
Chicago Record : "Iloso says It Is a per
fect bore to bo married to a photographer.
"If Mho doesn't smile all the time ho Jumps
up and down In front of her and HUBS a
little bell. "
_
Indianapolis Journal : "I thought him a
perfect picture of a winner. "
"So ilia I"
"And yut , when one considers the ro-
lult. It Is evident that hu lacked atmos
phere. "
Detroit Free Press : "All , professor. " ex
claimed the theatrical manager to the as
tronomer , "you'ro not Keeping up with the
procession. "
"How'H that , sir ? "
"I dim-over a dozen nuw Btura where
you can't nnd one , "
Washington Star : "Ho Is undoubtedly the
moro skillful man of the two , " Bald the man
who was drawing a comparison between thu
two lighters. "Yes ; too expri'sscH , himself
with more literary polish. liut the other
hews far greater originality in his ideas. "
Yale Record : "Would you consider It
proper to precede the father of your sweet
heart down stairs ? "
"It may bo i > roper , ibut Jt Isn't always
Cincinnati Enquirer : "Why , " they naked
her , "aro you no strenuously In favor of ex-
eluding nil rc-portera from our meetings ? "
"In order , " nald she , "that full reports of
thorn may appear In the papers. "
And yet there are these wno say that
Roman's SCIIBO of dendontonoss Is vm-
bryotlu.
OUT OF UI3ACII.
Ho called weot 1'ruo
A perfect peach ,
liut found she grew
Just out of reach ,
And so ho learnt ,
With longing xiKh ,
We always want
What cornea too high ,
A IIOS13 JAH.
Written lor The Ilco.
It stands breast high upon a quaint old
Bhelf
Of rare mahogany uniquely carved :
And from Ha height thu morning rays are
barred ,
'As If It chose the somber nook Itself.
A ros'o Jar with the scent of crushed per
fumes ,
As soft as Oriental spices waft ,
And sweat us Oriental ncctara quaffed.
tThe grundiimo nays her fairest bridal
blooms.
Had petals olftcd In among the leaves ,
And that from these a breath of Juno-
tlmo tillps ,
"With Held llowora kissed by burled baby
lip *
A. rose EO blessed , still for her daughter
grieves.
Ah precious Incense , penetrating themes
Of consecrated loves nnd byconu dream * )
CATHERINE HUSH.
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Pulse of Western Progress
Thlrty-nvo Sioux Indians from Standing
nock have made application at the local gov
ernment land odlco for homesteads In the
northern part of this county , says a nls-
marck , N. D. , dispatch to the Minneapolis
Tribune. Under the law Indians may avail
themselves of the homestead laws and with
out payment of fccn or commissions on ac
count of entries made. The land Is held in
trust for twenty-live years by the government
before a patent can bel ucd , and Is not
subject to sale , assignment , lease or Incum-
branco , and Is held for the solo use of the
Indian making the entry. Before making
entry the Indians are required lo renounce J
their tribal relations and must produce a
certificate from the government agent stat
ing that they are 21 years ot ago or are the
head of a family and not subjects of any
foreign country.
Nearly all of thcso Indians were partici
pants In the Custer massacre and have been
confined on the reservation since they were
captured. They have tired of the restraint
placed upon them by the government and
will now become self-supporting. The aet-
tlcrs In the vicinity of the lands which the
Indians wish to file upon are nearly nil
Scandinavians and It Is believed that they
will bo loud 'In their protests when they
learn of the Intended action ot the Indians.
Thcso applications are the drat , over made
at the local land oulco by Indians and are
believed to bo the first to bo made by the
Standing llock Sioux , whose bloody and
llcndlsh massacres created such terror on the
frontier twenty years ago.
SRVUN DEVILS TKRMINUS.
Thcro Is trouble over the location of the
terminus of the proposed Seven Devils rail
road. The property owners at AVelscr hnvo
not made up the subsidy demanded by the
company , says the Boise Statesman , and
thcro Is danger that the depot will bo es
tablished nnd a new town started south of
the river. An arrangement has been made
for 200 acres of land adjoining the Pence
property nnd surveyors nro at work laying
out n townslto and locating the depot
grounds. It seems there was nn agreement
when the original company agreed to make
Wclaer Instead of Payetto the terminus thnt
It should have 40 per cent of the unsold
portion ot the townslte. The present com
pany demands the same subsidy , but the
committee In charge of the matter has been
nblo to secure only 10 per cent In subscrip
tions. A meeting was called to consider the
matter , the circular stating that something
had to bo done or the road would be lost to
the town. H appears that thcro Is also a
movement on foot to make Payetto the ter
minus , A largo bonus has been subscribed
thcro nnd the matter Is being considered by
the railroad people. If It should go to Pay
etto It would probably debouch from the
valley of the Snake through Sand Hollow ,
though another feasible route has been sur
veyed by way of Little Willow creek.
RIVAL TO UANDSBUna.
A rival to Randsbure has sprung up not
far distant from that great mining camp.
It Is comprised In the Mojave district and
is situated five miles south ot the station
of that name , says the San Francisco Chron
icle. The mineral Indications are equal and
the water and transportation facilities are
superior. Tbo Mojave mining district was
formed only on November 29 last , and up
to the present time about 150 claims have
been recorded. Thus far work has been little
moro than necessary for record , but devel
opments are ol considerable magnitude , and
shipments of sonio rich ere are being made
to San Francisco. Within ten days a man
name Van Dreysen has made a strike of ore
running $500 a ton on an eighteen-foot vein
at a depth of forty feet from the surface.
A recent shipment by George Bowers netted
$1,300 , or an average ot $25 a ton profit , and
ho Is so elated over the result that ho asks
$300 000 for his property. Some rich ere has
also come to this city from what Is known
as the Karma group , embracing six claims.
From one ot these , ot both gold nnd silver
character and therefore named the Uoublo
Standard , twcnty-uvo sacks of assorted ere
showed nn assay value ot $01.55 , nnd a
profit ot $36.35 n ton. The veins In the Mojave -
javo district are reported to be Inrgo and
strong at the surface , varying from one foot
to fifteen feet In width , but to what depth
they extend Is a matter for further deter
mination. There are no reduction works
yet In the district , nnd to mine and ahlp
ere to San Francisco In carload lots costs
about $20 a ton. Wood costs $4.50 a cord
the Southern Pa-
and water Is bought from
clllc at Mojave , but In tlmo will bo piped
from a mountain supply eight miles west of
the camp.
UICII SILVER-GOLD STREAK.
The report has been circulating In camp
for several days past , and generally believed ,
has been made
that a strike ot Importance
ten imlles out on the Laramlo road In the
edge of Hog park , directly north of here ,
Hays a Columbine ( Colo. ) special to the Den
ver News. The pay streak as reported car
ries $30 gold and 1,735 ounces silver , and Is
from twelve to eighteen inches In width. The
lucky discoverers are from Middle Park and
nro known by the names of Hays Markel ,
Lou Collln and James McBrlde. This nnd
1s on the east sldo of the sedimentary coun
try but near to the contact which passes
through here. Conslderablo prospecting was
done over there late last fall , and qulto a
number of claims located , but no work was
done except the sinking of assessments.
Markel nnd his partners located late , re
turned to the park , laU In supplies and came
in to work about the first of January , erected
a cabin and began sinking. They nro now
down about twenty-five feet. The rock ran
from $5 to $8 from the surface In gold und
sliver. The snow was about four feet deep
when they reached the claim , but Is now
not far from eight feet In depth.
MOUNT BAKER'S BELCHING.
It is believed here that Mount Baker , 0110
of the highest peaks ot the Cascade range ,
Is In n utato of eruption , says a Tacoma
special to the San Francisco Chronicle. On
Saturday , the 13th lust. , when the sky was
perfectly clear. Deputy United States Mar
shal Emory McGlnnls saw what ho took to
bo smoke rising from the peak. Ho brought
a gless to bear on the mountain's top and
claims that beyond all doubt smoke was
rising In regular puffs from the crater nnd
floating off to the south. Many other Whnt-
com people witnessed the phenomenon nnd
bollovo that Mount Baker Is emitting smoke ,
having Us source In Interior fires. Two
years ago Mount Tncoma was thought lo bo
In eruption , but the conclusion was finally
reached that the upper nlr currents were
blowing snow nbout the mountain's crest In
a manner that resembled smoke. This hap
pened during extremely stormy weather ,
when winds were sweeping through the
mountains. What lends most color to the
supposition that Baker Is actually smok
ing Is the fact that when the Whatcom people
ple were using glasses the sky was per
fectly clear , no clouds being visible or winds
blowing. The following day the same phe
nomenon was again observed in the lower
Sound country , but since then clouds have
nlMciirod the view. The Indians of the lower
Sound section who saw the supposed smoke
nro greatly Interested , nnd may send scouts
to the base of Mount Baker to Investigate.
They say that In former generations erup
tions of the mountain wcro taken to Indicate
approaching trouble for the tribes.
GOLD ON THE ORO FIND.
Reports from Plerco City , In the southern
part ot Shoahouo county , Idaho , are that
the enow is beginning to etart and the
American Placer M'lnlng company will start
three giants 'before ' long , says a Wallace
special to tlio Denver1 NKWS. This company
finished ia three mile bed rock flume last
fall at a cost of $25,000 , by which they will
bo nblo to handle the gravel In the Ore Fine
bottom for a distance of twelve miles that
has never boon worked for lack of dump , The
llumo empties Into the tanyon down which
the Ore Flno rushes to the Clcarwoter , de
scending 2,000 feet In fifteen miles. A short
run was made with ono giant lost fall before
cold weather came , the clean-up showing
$1.25 per yard. The company owns como 1,500
acres that It is Its Intention to wash off
eventually with an average depth of two
yards , but 'the ' amount of water for uio Is
small , three giants 'being the limit , so the
undertaking Is ono that will extend over
many years. Ono now quartz mill has also
just readied the tamp , having been at
Welppe trlnco last fall , and three moro are
at Kendrlck that were to have gone In on
ledi lull winter , liut owing to the abjence
ot snow down on the CIcarwater will have
to watt until June or July bcforo tbey can
get farther than Welppe.
VEIN LOCATED HY BATTERIES.
A ledge of gold ere has been struck on the
ranch of Captain J. C. Wcndt on thti Uvas ,
says a San Jose dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Examiner , and n force ot men Is work
Ing night and day running a tunnel In thi
mountain to tap the main lead. Specimens
of sulphuret9 wcro sent to the Nevada metal
works of San Francisco to bo assayed and
the returns show them to contain $3,391.41
gold and $17.42 silver , The tunnel Is now In
400 feet and the men nro working In porphyry
phyry and Iron. It Is believed the main
ledge U near at hand. The location ot this
vein of ore was discovered by Prof. L. J.
Klmball with his magnetic electric bat
teries. According lo Prof. Kltuball's calcu
lations and discoveries the body , of ere when
reached will bo nbout 400 feet wldo and of
very rich quality. Klmball claims to have
located several other rich deposits ot gold
and cinnabar on the Uvas and work on thcso
will shortly bo commenced.
HARD RIDE BUT LITTLE NEWS.
Whllo the bill opening up the south half
of the Colvlllo reservation was awaiting
President Cleveland's signature ( which In
stead received his veto ) , sentinels with fleet
horses wcro stationed nt convenient points
along the line to carry with all possible
haste the first tidings of odlclal action , and
whllo this news wna being so anxiously
awaited , the elder Mr. Jump , who lived near
Wither died , says the Portland Oregon-
Inn , and n messag ? was dispatched
by a rider to a son who lived nt Hunter
Creek. George Bcdtelyon , who was stationed
at Creston with a charger , waiting to hear
from Washington , espied the rider going
through , and nt once concluded that he
was a reservation messenger , who carried
with him the nsws of the pending bill ; so
ho overtook him nnd without neklng nny-
thlng nbout the nature of the message kindly
offered to relieve him of it nnd take H to
Its destination , since It would be right In his
way. This was altogether satisfactory to the
atrangor , who was only too glad to be rid of
the job. Putting spurs to his horse. Mr.
Bcdtelyon traveled with the fpced of the
wind , over hills nnd down valleys , taking
a header here nnd a side-fall there , but
perssvcrlng and undismayed , he went on ,
nnd in duo time arrived at the camp ,
somewhat bruised nnd excited , but wcnrlng
a pleased and triumphant expression through
It all , and without ceremony proclaimed to
his waiting companions that ho carried with
him the glad tidings ? for which they craved ,
and almost In a twinkling men bobbed up
from -behind rocks and stumps nnd set out
to stake themselves out choice clnlms. The
and his companions
collapse of the message-bearer
panions can well bj Imagined , however ,
when It was announced , a few moments
later , that the message related not to bills
or congress or mines , but was a private
affair which concerned not their Interest * .
But the fame of the rider who bore the
mcssngs did not collapse , but rapidly spread
from camp to camp , and from Stevens to
Lincoln county.
.FABULOUS . TREASURE.
An Immense gold discovery was made In
the vicinity of Huntlngton , Ore. , about one
Utah. His
year ngo by a prospector from
name Is William Newton. The find has
been kept secret. "While out looking for
horses I happened to eee Newton at work
in the tunnel , " said T. G. Mason In a let
ter to the Columbia Chronicle. "The Newton -
ton mine Is , without any doubt , the 'big
gest thing' I have over heard of. The vein
is 100 feet wide , nnd ore taken from five
different places runs over $1,200 to the ton.
The ere Is black and crimson rod. Mr. New
ton said ho could stand at a given point
and look on the mountains for miles moun
tains containing millions upon millions of
the hidden treasure. Mr. William Newton
Is a thorough prospector. He Is a 'stayer ,
when circumstances will permit , and ho Is
the discoverer of tlio lithograph stone In
the state ot Utah. Ho temporarily aban
doned that for the present , but will open
the lithograph stone quarry cro long. He
la a practical mineralogist and geologist aa
well. Ho don't talk much , but what he
says la to the point. The mine is owned
by the brothers , William and John New
ton , and It Is not for sale at any price.
John Newton la a wealthy mann the
east. A smeller and a fifty-stamp mill will
bo erected soon on or near" " the property.
MAY OPEN SIMCOE RESERVATION.
Thera are. In round numbers , perhaps 1,300
Indians ( exclusive of those who have taken
allotments and have not como to the reserve ) ,
who acknowledge Agent Erwln'a power and
authority , and who nro regular applicants
tor government supplies , says a Tacoma
Ledger reporter , speaking of his visit at
Fort Slmcoe. nnd there are about 125 mem-
bcra of the Yaklma tribe these representing
the opponents , though certain "rich In
dians , to opening the reservation. Many of
the Indiana near Slmcoe have assured Tom
Pearno and hla allies , It la said , that they
will refuse to sell their lands ; yet the vast
majority of these same Indians have also
stated to the poorer classes , who need the
money the government proposes to give them
for their lands , that they will sign an agree
ment to sail at any time they are asked.
H is thus very evident that the greater pro
portion of the 1,300 Indians want to sell
and open the reserve ; but they are so far re
strained by fear of the "rich" men , headed
by Tom Pearno and two or three others ,
who are accused of packing the councils so
Unit only those who do not want to sell are
permitted to speak. The rich men are they
who own largo herds of stock , and who can
and do get free grazing for this stock on
the Innds of their poorer brothers. The
herd-owners frequently call n council , pam
per the poor men , feed them well and then
regale them with talcs of what will happen
If they part with * their lands. One ot the
statements made is that the lands will bo
absorbed by taxes If the rcaervo bo opened ;
but this -has been exposed by the dissemina
tion of the knowledge that taxes will not
bo levied upon their landa for twenty-five
years. Most of the poorer Indians know
that the richer ones are talking crooked to
them , nnd It Is generally understood by the
head Indians near Blincoo that , whllo the
braves like the big , free dlnnera of the
stock-owning Pearns and his followcra , when
tlio tlmo cornea they will agree to aell
because they need money and the comforts It
will bring.
PRACTICAL ADVICE.
A story was told on the dock of three
young men who wore cured of the Alaskan
fever In a very practical manner , says the
Seattle Peat Intelligencer. They had con
cluded that they would go on the A1-K1 , and
purchased three berths. Later they were
talking the matter over with an aged rela
tive of experience. "Now , you boys , " said
the aged adviser , "remember it's pretty cold
up there. It's pretty low temperature here
today , but nothing to what you'll find on
the Yukon. Now , let mo advise you. Before -
fore going to that country you would better
have some experience. You may not like
It , and wnnt to como back. Tonight prom
ises to be pretty cold. " The old man drew
his overcoat higher about his ears. "I have
a tent at my house I used when In Alaska.
You boys take the tent out on Queen Anne
hill and sleep In It tonight. " He looked
at his watch. "It la now , 10 o'clock. Don't
eat anything until about 8 o'clock this oven-
Ing. Then build a flro In you tent , cook
some beans and bacou , fix up some unsweet
ened black coffee and make a meal. Until
bedtime alt around the fire smoking and
chewing tobacco and playing cards and
then fix up a rough bunk on the ground and
sleep until morning , If you enjoy it , go to
Alaska ; If not , stay nt home. " The boys
caught up with the Idea enthusiastically
and promised to carry out the program.
Whether they did Is not known , but the day
after three miserable looking boys canceled
three tickets on the AI-Kt , and as they
humbly left the steamship office ono was
hoard to say : "Do you really eupposo .It
gets that cold In Alaska ! "
RUSH TO YUMA.
People from points west of hero who are
hurrying to the scene o ! the mining excite
ment In the Short Horn mountains , seventy-
five miles from Yuma , will encounter greater
excitement before they reach their destina
tion , eaya a Yuma ( Ariz. ) dispatch to the
San Francisco Call. A mineral deposit of
uurpaislng richness has been discovered even
within the limits of the town of Yuma , and If
the claims of the discoverer , J , B , Cooke cf
Los Angeles , are but IIAff true , Yuma will , In
a sl.ort . time , bo a-rscond Virginia City.
Three assays show rock that runs not less
than $400 a ton , iomH'Ot'it ' reaching ns high
as $2,600. It U reasonable that these
Incredible assays can hold , up , but the opin
ion of careful mining experts who have
Dounded up nnd hoi'ned'out ' ' pieces ot the
rock are tint It will average $50 a ton. The
arc can be milled on the spot for 75 cents a
ton , as everything needful Is handy. Exclto-
mcnt here Is growing and pcoplo are flocking
to this county from' all directions.
REINDEER FOR THE YUKON.
Twenty reindeer will bo brought down this
year from Point Clarence by the United
States revenue cutter Hear for transporta
tion by way of Yukon river steamers to the
gold fields , says the Seattle Post-Intolllgcnccr.
Dogs have been the chief reliance of the
miners for the transportation , of their packs
across the snow-covered areas. Horses , too ,
have found their way Into the great valley
and have proven almost 'boyond ' vnluo. Now
comes the beast of burden par excellence
the animal designed by nature to travel over
those vast wastes and with tireless activity
aid In their development. The Introduction
of reindeer Into the Yukon has been the
study and aim of such men as Rov. Sheldon
Jackson and Miner W. Bruce , the explorer ,
and if the proposed experiment to be made
this year Is successful It will bo contrary to
the predictions of many nnd will be the re
ward for the work of a few enthusiasts.
CLONDYKE THE BANNER CAMP.
The reports from Clondyko continue to
assert Its glory ns the banner camp of the
ukon. Clarence Berry Is said to have ono
or tno best claims In
the region , nnd an eye-
} \ . . ? ? lt ) the ° ccurrencs Informs us. nays
the Mining Record , that Berry washed $10C
from a single pan of dirt. Even heavier
returns are reported from other claims , ono
pan being said to have yielded $120. While
the new atrlko Is attracting the attention
ot all and many are leaving the older camps
to seek fortune In the Clondyko section ,
the winter work being done in the Birch
creek region Is far greater than that of any
previous season , and the promise of rich re
turns will surely be fulfilled. Some 400 or
600 men are putting in a winter's work
on Mastodon creek , and the clean-up when
the spring washing Is done will prove that
the Clondyke Is not the only camp of great
value In the interior , but on the Yankee
sldo of the 141st meridian there remains
placer ground which la plenty good enough
for ordinary mortals.
SOUTH DAKOTA.
. crcal"0T at Lotcher Is now assured ;
$1.500 Is already subscribed nnd the balance
necessary is In sight.
° ' ot tht ! mllltla nt Water-
, , , ,
town will
disband , owing to the failure of
the legislature to make an appropriation.
COLORADO.
A band of Italian minors at Glcnwood. haa
Killed an entire herd of seventeen elk that
has been grazing in the mountains nil winter.
No arrests have been mado.
out ff the lc ° , f I00'1 ' ere nas Just bocn opened
bottom
of .tjiq shaft
. on the Ju-
„ „ , ? nm , ' , IocateU ° Beaten mountain.
Im 10 h.ad , ot GIIson Gulch , and sinking
will be
pushed to the Utmost.
, ' In the Uncom-
pahgro district a few .days ngo In the mining
property owned by Robert Porteus , five miles
up the Snefllea road. The streak developed
about eight Inches of .quartz well marked
with tellurium nnd Iron , pyrites.
An Important and rlch. strike was made
In the property of tho-Golil and Silver Fleece
company , at Lake Ctry. ' From assays made
tno ore shows an average of thirty-nine and
live-tenths ounces In gold and 852 ounces of
silver per ton , The' ' ere was encountered
in the drift from the bottom of No. 2 shaft
and the pay streak measures eighteen inches
In width.
Inspector Fleming reported the result of
his investigation of the disease among
the cattle at Brush. Up found if.to be an
thrax. Some twcnty-oddihead had succumbed
the past month. Ho 'advised ' the owners to
be moro careful of the fodder , and to add
hyposulphite of soda to the food or with
the salt. He also recommended vaccination
with Pasteur'o anti-anthrax lymph. There
have been over 7,000 successful inoculations
with this lymph so far In this state.
The owners of the B. and M. mine at Ward
are jubilant over a big strike of ere In their
mine. The scene of the etrlko was in the
cost 385 foot level , fifty feet from the shaft.
On the day previous the pay streak had
widened out to over two feet , but the first
shot the next morning broke into a solid
mass of smelting ere forty-four inches wldo.
In appearance the mineral is n gray iron
color with occasional copper streaks. A
shipment of seven tons from this vein to
the Argo smelters returned $44 in gold per
ton. t
There is a steadily Increasing activity
among prospectors along the front range
adjacent to Colorado City , and the out
look Is very encouraging for some ship
ping mines before the summer Is far ad
vanced. No great depth has yet been at
tained on any of the prospects which are
now -being developed , but the ores show n
value from $5 to $30 per ton In gold nt
depths ranging from grass roots to fifty feet.
An attempt is now being made 'to secure
a concentrating mill to bo erected near the
mouth ot Bear creek to treat the low grade
ores which are being found In abundance
there now. Between fifty and seventy-five
men are actively engaged In prospecting ,
nnd the vnlues encountered are constantly
Increasing as depth Is gained ,
WYOMING.
J. W. Husleton , In from Cooper Hill , re
ports that there la considerable excitement
over the recent platinum discoveries made on
and 'McFaydon adjoining
the claim of Straus ,
ing the Watklns claim.
The Union Pacific Railroad company Intends
shortly to bore a well at Wamsuttcr station ,
forty-eight miles west ot the continental
divide , which is to bo 1.000 feet deep , with
an eight-Inch hole. This will be the larg
est bore ot any well along tbo line.
The published report that the Wyoming
Volley Oil company had struck oil Is Incor
rect , says a Douglas special to the 'Denver
Nows. The company is still drilling , but
does not expect to roach oil sand until the
drill has penetrated much deeper.
Word comes from Green River that work
on the steam shearing plant will begin at that
place within a few weeks. The machinery
will be In readiness for operation by April
10. iTho capacity of too steam shearer Js
placed at 3,500 eheep per day.
'Mr. Breeso has Just cbmploted a contract
for the drilling of Hiroo soda wells at Green
River for the John Ila > company. A fine
flow ot the fluid has resulted from the ven
ture and , a $10,000 plant haa been purchased
by which the flow Will 'bo ' treated for the
making of caustlo soda , '
Trout In all stagca of 'Incubation may be
seen at the hatchery at LaYamlo at the pres
ent tlmo. Ono of Uie"imttlost ) sights is a
large lot ot land-locked salmon which are
still carrying their sabti 'about ' with them.
They have been hatched for a private indi
vidual and will be flldnU'd In ono of tha
(
numerous mountain lakes up the Big Laramle.
Land-locked salmon are a very gsmey fish
and grow to enormous size. They will
doubtlo.'s do well In the pure waters of Wyo
ming and furnish no end of sport.
There Is quite a llttlo stir In mining circles
at Douglas over the reported discovery , In
the neighborhood of Sheep mountain , of ore
Identical , so far ns appearance ROCS , with that
carrying gold at the now camp of Ragged
Top. Attorneys Shoonfelt and Harvey nro
the locators. Samples have been sent oft for
assay.
Reports received from the Red Desert coun
try , which Is the great winter range for
sheep , show that the ( locks are suffering se
verely from lack of food and the sheep nro
dying off by the hundreds. The feed was
short to begin thn winter and the range was
overcrowded from the start. Thcro has been
constant enow storms nnd many of the sheep
men have been compelled to ship In both hay
nnd grain. Many , however , are unable to do
this , and their losses will bo very heavy.
ORBOON.
T. J. Smith of Fofsll bought 25,000 bushels
ot wheat In the Condon neighborhood , paying
from C5 to 70 cents a bushel.
A few cattle arc reported to have died In
Chewnucan , In Lake county , lately from
blackleg , a disease that ls greatly feared by
cattlemen. >
Notwithstanding the recent law against
selling liquor lo Indians , not a day passes
but some drunken Umatllla Is seen upon tbo
streets of Pcndleton ,
W. C. G'lbbs ' , a rancher nt Susnnvllle , In
Grant county , captured two silver gray foxes
recently , ono of which ho has In a cage , and
It Is becoming quite domestic.
The Bandon Herald says that n whale
forty feet In length came ashore at Sand
Beach. The residents of that vicinity tried
out 500 gallons ot oil and secured a lot of
whalebone.
The saw mill of the Olalla Mining company ,
In Douglas county , Is now running full blast
and more than enough Umber has been sawed
out to lower the mill. The capacity of the
in-Ill Is 20,000 feet a day.
William 'Brlsco , T. Smith nnd Byron Nixon
rafted 15,000 feet ot fir logs from Harrlsburg
to Corvnllls. Mr. Drlsco says they will do
moro rafting when the elver rises , but now
there Is not water enough on the upper river.
A great depth ot snow has fallen In the
Granite country and , In tact , all the moun
tains , and It la predicted that the placer
season of 1897 will bo the most successful ono
for years , and possibly since the early days
of 1SCO.
The farmers around Long creek , In Grant
county , nrc almost of ono accord In the
opinion thnt the squirrels that have been
so destructive to the grain crops In that
country will do but little damage this sea
son. The mango that was general among
the pests last season came near exterminat
ing them ,
On Wagner creek , In Jackson county , a
dog , the favorite pot of a family , got Into
a fight with a panther the other day , and
the outlook was not bright for the dog. Mrs.
J. P. Cotton , Mrs. A. B. Kerby and Mro.
Kcrby's 12-year-old son sided with the dog ,
and , with stones and clubs , joined In the
fight , and succeeded In killing the panther
and saving the family pet's life. The
panther measured seven and a half feet In
length , and was not more than 100 yards
from the house when the dog first at
tacked It. <
Mr. H. West of Scappooso , who Is building
up ono of the finest herds of Jerseys In
the northwest , delivered the milk of six
registered Jerseys , three of them only 2-
ycar olds , at the Scappooso creamery last
year. The record of the creamery shows
that for the year 1898 ho was paid for 1,858
pounds of buttcr-fati or an average of 309 %
pounds per cow. This makes an average
of over 350 pounds of butter per cow. al
though half of the cows wcro only 2-year-
olds. The average weight of milk per cow
for the year was a llttlo over 6,000 pouuda.
WASHINGTON.
The Red Ash Coal company , In Cowlltz
county , has begun to develop another coal
mine near the Red Ash on Arkansaw creek.
A majority of Indians on the Yaklma res
ervation nro said to favor the proposition
to sell their lands , but a few of the moro
wealthy among them are against it.
, The Big crock bridge , which has Just been
completed nt a cost of over $1,000 Is one
of the largo bridges in Chchalls county ,
being over 100 feet long , with a span of alxty
feet , twenty feet above the water.
The work on the Wishkah river road , In
Chehalls ccunty , which has Just been fin
ished , opens the road to Grand Forks , for
horses , cattle and foot passengers that Is ,
it will bo ns soon as the roadbed dries out.
Owing to lack of enow this year , the saw
mill output of Palouso towns , ordinarily 13-
000,000 feet , will probably be less than 4,000-
000 feet. The expense of hauling from the
mountains will prevent extensive log booms.
The use of the old building at Fort Spo
kane for an Indian school will not only save
money , but will give opportunity for at least
100 more children to attend the school an
Improvement long needed on the Colvlllo re
servation.
Arrangements have been completed for In
creasing the capacity of the Everett smelter
by the addition of patent roasters , ono of
the latest Inventions for the treatment of
oro. It will increase the capacity of the
smelter 100 or 150 tons a day.
Three million salmon fry were recently
turned Into Baker Inko , on the cast edge
of Whatcom county , where they will re
main about a year , before going out to sea.
There are about 3,500.000 left that will bo
turned loose in about flvo weeks.
Many of the citizens of Spokane , who made
a rush to the southern boundary ot the Col
vlllo reservation , are returning homo ono by
ono , thoroughly disgusted that the reservation
was not opened. Among the choice loca
tions fixed upon Was the old1 Indian burial
ground , that prospectors think is very rich.
The Aberdeen Recorder predicts a decided
Improvement In local conditions for Gray's
harbor during the coming elx months. Gov
ernment work , including a $70,000 lighthouse
and $300,000 for work on the Jetty , will assist
In giving impetus to the general activity ,
which a full operation of the big lumber
mills and other industries is creating. The
Northern Pacific , It predicts , will construct
an extension of Its line from Ocosta to West-
port.
port.Tho
The Chehalls county commissioners have
granted a franchise to Erlcson , Scamman &
Thompson to construct and maintain a
street railway from the harbor wharf In
Westport through the mam streets ot the
town to the ocean beach. Work on the line
will begin at once. Material for the con
struction ot the lighthouse will 'bo hauled
over the road , nnd It will bo continued aa a
passenger route during the summer months.
The franchise Is for twenty years. The line
will bo two miles long ,
Walla Walla county is to experiment with
macadam in building good roads. The
county commissioners at the monthly session
which closed lot a contract to M. A. Carls
for the macadamizing of two of the principal
thoroughfares leading lute Walla Walla for a
distance of one mile. Tno plan , 'Which ' Is
to bo considered as an experiment , will bo
the grading ot twenty feet In the center of
tlio sixty-foot roadway , covering the same
with a thickness of crushed rock of Inch
and a quarter cubes. On top , to bind them
together , will bo placed a thin layer of small
gravel , and the whole rolled until an oven ,
hard surface Is obtained , The commUslon-
There are a grentniany tilings nt our
Btoro that you wVi't | ! , ftud at others
even art Htores.1'liorc Js nothing that
the artist may wrmt but what will bo
found here If you 'are ' a beginner wo
can fit you out with , everything needed
at such a mnull ' 'price ' you'll be sur-
priced If you are a professional and
know the prices and grades you will
bu oven more surprised at our low
prices. ,
A , HOSPE , Jr. ,
Mtuic and Art. 1513 Douglas.
erg expect to spend about (2,000 on this work
this season.
season.MISCELLANEOUS. .
The work renovating the Santa Rosa
woolen mill Is going on rapidly. The ma
chinery will bo ready for operation before
May 1.
Another coal discovery Is reported on Slate
crcok , n tributary of the Yukon , fifty-five
miles above Circle City. The coal resembles
the Nanalmo product.
A new oil field Is being prospected near
Fullerton , Cal. , by several different parties
of Investigators who think there Is a con
tinuous oil belt extending southeast from
Puentc. All the Indications nrc favorable.
The mountain districts ot the states ot
Mochoacan and Col I in a , In Mexico , have ex
perienced severe earthquake shocks recently.
The Col I in a volcano Is becoming active again
and dense columns ot smoke arc pouring front
Its crater.
The Southern California Railway company
has made arrangements with Jules Kauffman
& Co. to erect a largo grain warehouse nt
Alcssandro to handle the Immense grain crop
from that section , The warehouse will have
n capacity of 50,000 sack * ot grain ,
San Bernardino nnd Riverside orange
growers think a good quarantine law would
give them moro protection than any tariff
bill that could bo devised. They assert thnt
foreign oranges nro Infected by all sorts of
pests and can bo kept out ot market by strict
enforcement ot reasonable quarantine regu
lations.
The Alaska Treadwell ore was milled and
mined last year for $1.35 a ton and tt Is
estimated that the work carried on on n
larger scale at the JuncnU can be done for
$1.25 a ton. The value ot the ore mined ; on
the latter property last season was $0.81 n
ton , and the total mint value , working 11 $
daya with a thirty-stamp mill , was ? SO,077.
A \vcll-deflncd ledge containing gold haa
been discovered near Nordhoff , In OJal valley ,
Ventura Cal. Excitement Is high and n
largo number of claims have bocn taken up.
The discovery was made over two weeks
ngo , but kept quiet. Assays made of the
surface rock show all the way from $2 to
$12 per ton. The ledge runs from thirty
inches to six feet wide , and has boon traced
for several miles.
It Is reported that the largest purchase of
bulls ever made by any western stockman
la being made In Canada by Plerro Wlbaux ,
the Montana cattleman , who has placed con-
trncto for the purchase of 350 shorthorn
bulls from Canadian breeders. They will
bo shipped to Montana In the spring. Mr.
Wlbaux Is going into breeding on a very
extensive acale , nnd last year placed on his
ranches over 10,000 cows.
Arizona's monthly output ot copper nt
present Is over 5,000 tons , which , nt 12 cents
per pound , returns to Arizona annually over
$14,000,000 , or an average of nearly $40,000
per day. Moat of the copper produced In
Arizona gives also n yield ot gold or silver.
The output oC copper will bo nearly doubled
this year , as all the plants are being In
creased , and others are being installed at
now mines. The greatest activity Is reported
In the southwestern part of Yavapal county.
H. M. Brentlcy of Philadelphia has ap
plied to the Mexican government for a re
newal of the Topolobampo Co-operative col
ony , which waa recently forfeited by Colonel
Owen , who made a complete failure of his
enterprise. Brenllcy Is a follower of Bel
lamy's theories , and claims to have a Inrgo
amount of American capital back of hla
enterprise , which , In nddltlon to the estab
lishment of the co-operative colony at
Topolobampo , embraces the building of a
railway from that place to the city of
Chihuahua , across the Sierra Madre moun
tains.
A new mining camp has been started In
Secret Canon , about twenty miles northeast
of Mojave and seven miles west of the
eighteen-mile station on the Garlock road.
A now mining district has been organized ,
called the O'Brien , after the man who made
the first locations there , three months ago.
A continuous line of locations hns been made
for two miles down the canon along the
same veins. The formation la granite , with
Immense Irruptlvo dykes of porphyry and
trap running east and west. The ledges are
largo and well-defined true fissures. The
cropplngs etand up ten or fifteen feet above
the surface. Samples taken from the crop-
plngs yield $38 to the ton , and the values
Increase with the depth. The ores are gold
and silver , gold predominating , with a small
percentage of lead. There Is plenty of water ,
wood and coal In the neighborhood. Klnnsy
& Peck of Crlpplo Creek are owners of claims
and are preparing to build a mill and push
development work. '
PI3NSIOXS FOll WKSTI3U.V VI3TI3HA\S.
IIcrorH nf the AViir Ki'inoiiilicreil liy
* h < ! General Giiivc > riiiii > > iit.
WASHINGTON , Mnrch 21. ( Special. )
Pensions granted , issue of February 19 :
Nebraska : Original ( Special , February
23) ) Thomas II. Urown , Plattsmouth , Cass.
lown : Original Aamus Luth , Ottumwo ,
Wnpollo. Increase William S. McAnlnch ,
tcs Molnes ; William J. York , Des Molnes ;
George W. Dover , Hearing , Story ; Muttlas
Stoffels , Aroca. Pottawuttamle ; DoWItt-C.
French , Sioux City. Original widows , etc.
Harriet linker , l emnrs , Plymouth ; ( special ,
February 25 , special act ) Mary Pelham
( mother ) , DoWltt , Clinton ; ( special , Feb
ruary 2j ) Clarlnda M. JScKstcIn , Webster
City , Hamilton. Mexican war survivors , In
crease ( sj > ecla ! , February 23 , special act )
Bennett S. Shauir , Kldon , Wnpello.
South Dakota : Increase Charles II.
Huntlngton , Huron , Headle. Original wid
ows , etc. , ( reissue , special , special act )
Annlo Thompson , Mitchell , Uavlson.
Wyoming- : , Original George G. Hoyt ,
Cheyenne , I aramlc.
Colorado. Original widows , etc. ( special ,
February 23) ) Mnrla B. Truglllo , Wulseii-
burg , Huerfano.
Issue of February 20 :
Nebraski : Original Simpson Allen , Plum
Valley , Knox. Additional hevingH W.
Hoot , Osmond , Pierce. Increase ( .special ,
February 2G. Hpeclal net ) Slla-s S. White ,
llumboldt , Klciiardson. Reissue- and In
crease Henry W. Gilbert , lilmwood , Cuss.
Original widows , ete Martha K. Geesaman ,
Osceola , .Poll . : ; Susan Itoulllard , Sunteo
Agency , Knox ; minor of David Robinson ,
Mlnden , Kearney.
lown : Original Henry A. Pond , FrederIcksburg -
Icksburg , Chickusaw ; Jonathan Hopklnson ,
Silver City , Mills. Additional William D.
Hatch , Osagc , Mitchell ; Jabez Wlnslow.
I'unora , Guthrle. Increase William S. Rus
sell , Adel , Dallas ; George lirown , Fayotte ,
Fayotte ; JIIIIICH M. Warner , Forest City ,
Wlnnebago. Original wldow.s. etc. Altja II.
ton , Dew Molnes ; Susan E. Dullard , Carlisle.
Warren ; Amanda A. c-rawder , Peorla
Mnlmsko.
South Dakota ; Orlgln.-xl-Charles S.
Mungor , Carthage , Miner. Increase
Charles 13. Perry , Mitchell , Davlson ,
North Dakota : Original widows , etc.
Susanna Llstoo , Grand Forks , rGand Forks.
.Wymii ng ; Original wlilowH , etc.-Prla-
cllln. M. Snyder , Cheyenne. I.inunle.
Colorado : Original-Cyrus C. Crltchfleld ,
nenver Arapahoo. Increase-Thomas Rob-
'AI"ViC'1roilL'y ' . Vold < "elusue ( February
i-O-Mlclmel liunkln
- , Emma , Pltkln. Ordi
nal widows , etc. Mury K , iirown , Leadvllle ,
"
of February 23 :
" ' '
Nebraska :
IJawes ; George Hall , Pawnee
. 1'iiwneo ; Shadrnek C. Scarlett , Hur-
blne. Jefferson. Additional-John Williams ,
btocklmm. Hamilton. Restoration and reIssue -
Issue John Uhlmunn ( deceased ) , Arapahoe ,
's
SKIN FOOD
The ixfH lor Fkln rood Is the plonwr nl
tlio only gfmtlhe nkln food In th < . votlit. > t wai
discovered l > y Mine. Yale nnd Riven ll very up-
imiprlAto immo liy her. It wni Mine. Yale who
llrsl ndvocntfd feedlnc the fMn liy absorption.
It van Mine. Ynlo who llrnt innilc. the tmt ot tt
on her own I'erion , with Midi mitrvelnui auccrs *
that rte tnounte.1 the Ircluro j > lntform lo tell
the people of every nntloti thnt he had dlocov
ered n lemcily tluil would restore their youth
and l < cep U fresh forever , mid this Is Just what
Skin rood will do.
WRINKLES
nnd nil traces of Re quickly 'enve ' the face when
" 5 < kln Food" Is used. Dry , hnrsh skin lircutnc * d
soft nnd elastic ns nn Infant' * , ltar h line *
soften nnd ill niponr | forever. Skin rood Is sold
everywhere. See thnt you set the Rcniilnp Mine.
Yule's nwnrded World's l-'nlr Mednl nnd Diploma
Mine. Y'nlo's Guideto llenuty mnlteJ free. Ad.
Jre Mme. Ynle. Chicago.
Mine. Yale's Complexion Soap , the best. 2. c.
Furnns. Increase Joseph V. Mcgrue , Har
vard , Clay. Helsstu Cyrus Cowles , Hart
ley. Rod Willow. Original widows , etc.
Caroline Uhliniinn , Arapnhoo. Furmis : ( spe
cial. Mnroh S-Carrlc ) ! ' . Hughes , llcijver
City. Furnns ; Susan A , Ulnckstonc , Hlalr ,
WnshliiKton ; Sarnh .lane Itoblnsou , Uoca-
tur , Hurt ; Tennli Currle , Hroork , Nemaba.
Iowa : Original-Martin V. Stuckcr , Ulen-
COP , Mononuj Leonard Krown , Uest Molnes ;
Thomas J. S.iumlerc , Oiivcnporl , Scott ; \\ll-
Ham V. Armstrong , Portsmouth , Shelby.
Additional-William Pollock , Clare , \\cb-
wlcr : Siunuel l.owls , Piwnport. Scott.
Restoration and Increase C'harles W. Heck ,
Leon , necatur. Increase ( special. Fchrimry
2-Fi\rnswortIi ) Coblt , Hap Oily , Snc ; ( spe
cial , March 8. special art ) llarton 8. Dawson -
son , Council Hluff * . Pottnwnttnnilo ; Torbot
It. Canlleld. Ottiiinwn , Wapollo. Reissue
Joshua K. Nelson , Gravity , Taylor ; Moses
B. JOUCH , Jeffeison , Oreonc. Original wid
ows , I'le. Jane Soeloy , Magnolia , Harrison.
South Dakota : Incrcnsn ( special , March
S. Kpcvlnl act-aideoiv ) L. Mccilnnls , Shlloh ,
Htlgbcs ; ( special , March S , siwclnl act )
MHliinclitou McCoy , Itrmlloy , Clark ; James
M. Humphrey , Howard , Miner.
North Uakota : Original William Spcr-
ber , Oakdale , Dunn.
Wyoming : Original Kcon Hart , Orln ,
Junction , Converse.
Colorado. Original widows , ctc.-Mary
Walker , Denver.
Issue of February 24 :
Nebraska : Original Thomas A. Pelr-
onot , Omaha , Douglas. Increase William
II. lllalock , Orchard , Antelope ; James S.
Francis , Wnusa. Knox. Original widows ,
etc. Minor ot Avery W. Chase , Hulibcll ,
Thayer ; Theri-Jia Smith , Chnilron , UIIWOM.
Iowa : Addltlotial-Wllllnin L. Taylor ,
Ames , Story. Hestorallon and Inerea : * *
Charles Mrralrk ( deceased ) , Sioux City. In-
rrwise Charles P. King , DeH Molnes , Polk.
Original widows , ctiPhebo 1C. Messlck ,
Sioux City ; minors of Krederlok A. Wood ,
Kemars , Plymouth ; Mary 13. Dungen , Car
son , Poltawattamle.
Wyoming : Original Itobcrt J. Payne.
Sheridan , Sheridan.
Montana : Original John Woods , Moor-
head , Cimter.
Colorado : Original special. March D )
William H. Head ( decPiised ) , Denver. In
crease Peter T. Norris , Hcs ] > erus , La Porta ;
James Sweeiu y , Denver. Original widows ,
ete. ( Hpeclal , Marc-h 9) ) Dora Iteed , Denver.
Issue of February ! K > :
NubrtiHku : Original ( special , March 10) )
George P. Conrad ( deceased ) , Ponca , Dlxou ;
Oliver Pelton , PIckrell , Gage. Additional-
Thomas J. Headlny , Curtis , Frontier. In
crease James McQuudo , Gland Island , Hall ;
Jacob Hotfmnn , Nellgh , Antelope. Original
widows , etc. ( special , March S ) Martha A.
Conrad , Poncn , Dlxon.
Iowa : Original Kthelbert O. Duncan ,
Dubuque ; Thomiia C. lllttenhouse. Wlnlleld ,
Henry. Increase Jacob Cllnc , Avon , Polk.
Original widows , etc. , ( special , March 10) )
lillzaboth A , Somervllle , Ottiiinwn , Wupello.
South Dakota : Original James a. Mer
rill , Jefferson , Union. Increase ( special.
March 8 , special act ) Alexander C. Morri
son , St. Lawrence , Hand.
Wyoming : Original Samuel Johnson ,
Cheyenne , Laramlo. Increase John 1J.
Houghton , Lander , Fremont.
Colorado : Original Charles 13. Halllngcr ,
Villa Park , Arnpahoc. Increase George 10.
.Fuller , Grand Junction , Mesa ; Patrick II.
Stecle , Manhattan , I arlmcr.
Issue of February Zti ;
Nebraska. Original Abraham Mlshlor ,
ICdlson , Funiaa ; Carolus Hlckok , Columbus ,
Plattc. Additional Sanders Idle , Ashland.
Sanders. Increase Casslus M. I'ulvcr ,
Osi-.eola , Polk. Original widows , etc. , ( spe
cial , March 11) ) Minors of Theodore F.
Vance , Sargent , Ctister ; Maria D. Keynolds ,
lied Cloud , Webster ; Ella 13. Santcc , Nlo-
brara , Knox ; Emma U. Vnniiostran , Leigh ,
Col fax.
Iowa : Original George W. Runynu ,
I3oone , Uoone. llestorntlon and increase
Horace A. Day. Storm Lake. Iluena Vista ;
Mathlas Welton , Cascade , Dubuque. llc-
newal and Increase ( special , March 11 , spe
cial act ) John W. Poguc , lied Oak , Mont
gomery. Increase William K. Carmlclmcl ,
Clinton ; George F. Williamson. Anilsli ,
Johnson. Itelssuo nnd Increase Franklin
S. Downs , Douglas , Fayctte. Original wid
ows , etc. Nancy J. Watts , ItcdfleM , Dallas.
Hclnsue Atha Seay , Clnrinda , Page.
South Dakota : Original ( special , March
ll-Davld ) D. Dennett , Itapld City , Pennine-
ton.
Wyoming : Original Allen Thompson ,
Cheyenne , Laramle.
Colorado : Increase Samuel A. Station ,
Amethyst , Mineral ; Peter Flood , Denver ,
Arnpahoo ; William 11. Woolen , Pueblo.
Original widows , etc. Hanimli M. Newman ,
Colorado Springs , El Paso.
A l''I.V '
HfMV till" Oil I IH'MIKlt'Pt'C \OVlOO
trllli Dupi-il Mn ar CuIii-H.
S. 13. Xeigler of Iowa , ex-consul to Alx
la Chapelle , tcila In the Chicago Times-
Herald an amusing incident he noted whllo
upon his travels In China. IlltiHtratlng that
somewhat prevalent trait in human iiatuio
a desire to tnko the advantage of our
fellows. Mr. Xelglcr says the Chlm-ao do
not practice the jiamo of throwing dice but
they do Indulge In what appears to bo u
wimple and Innocent game trailed "liy loo. "
Under ordinary and natural circumstances
this Is puruiy a game of luck , without the
slightest opportunity for tt. display of Hklll
or shrewdness. As many men as can con
veniently form < L circle upon the lloor
there are usually six ami In the center
upon a llttlo mat each player places a
eubo of white Hujrar similar to our cut
loaf. The bets are nuidn IIH In American
poker or dice shaking , and then the play
ers rest their chins upon their hands , tus-
sumo a recumbent posture and wait. Thnro
Is nothing moro they e u do , Files urn
quite numerous In China , and attracted
by the sugar they politico down upon thu
cubes , The man owning rt oubo upon which
a liy Ural alights wins the slakex and
rakes In the pot. The Illeti are then dlii-
pcrsed , moro i-aiih put Uj > and again the
Illcs nro permitted to designate who shall
take the Htakcs.
This Is the method adopted when all
the players are fnmlllar with the game ,
but when n novice i-nlers the clrdlo ho
Ls provided with u cube of sugar that hu.i
bncn doctored with omo sort of a color
less and apparently odorless drug that In
exceedingly distasteful to tlio Hullvnry de
partment of the liy , mid ) it enrofully steers
elcar of that lump of sugar. Afler the
stranger IKI.H been relieved of hl surplus
cash , which ; < ! ; < . rally incans all ho ban
about him , the conspirators divide tha
spoils , remi/e tl.o "louden" cube nnd the
game proceed ! In i ; Icultlmato way.
.tlnrill CriiH .Seed ,
A Oalveston firm reports tlm receipt of
this letter from a man lit a ooi'U countiy
town :
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I would Him for you to toll ni > whiiru I CIM
get the toed , and If yju tblnl : It IH a gi > < 1
grass to feed eattlo. Lot me knaw .is noun
aa you can and oblige. "
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