THE OMAHA PATLY APRIL 19. 1807.
MH1KM3JOH.VS APPOINTMI3NT.
North Bend nepubllcan ; Hon. George D.
Molklejohn ban been appointed assistant
secrctay of war , The appointment Is a good
one and "Gentleman George" Is deserving
ot tha honor.
Fremont Tribune ! The appointment o
neogo I ) . Melklejobn as assistant secretary
of war will bo good news to the thousand
of warm friends of that distinguished and
honorable gentleman In Nebraska.
Valentino Republican ; Faithful services
of nome men to their party receive propo
recognition , and George D. iMclklejohn Is to
bo congratulated upon his appointment to the
office of aatlstant secretary of war.
Plerco Leader : Hon. George D. Mclklo
John has bton appointed assistant secretary
of war by President McKlnley. This Is cml
ncntly satisfactory to Nebraska republicans
anil democrats who know ot no republican
whom they would rather see honored than
"Gentleman George. "
West Point Progress : Hon. George D
Mclklcjohn , ex-congressman from this ills
trlct , has been appointed assistant secretary
of war. Mr. Melklejohn's many friends In
Nebraska , and they are In all three parties
by Urn of thousands , will bo rejoiced to
hear of his good fortune.
T.'mrston'Republic : Hon , George D. Melkle
John , ex-congressman from this district
wai on Wednesday last appointed assist
ent secretary of war by President McKln
ley. The Appointment gives general oatlsfac
tlon to tlio many friends of Mr. Molklojohn
who Is well qualified for the duties of the
position.
York Times ; Another plum has fallen to
Nebraska and another victory scored by
Senator Thurston. The appointment ot George
"D. M elide John as assistant secretary of war
causes a good deal of pleasure to Nebraska
people. It Is also a creditable appolntmcn
{ or the administration. We understand tha
ex-Congressman Andrews Is also to bo pro
vlded for.
Exeter Democrat : Nebraska haa again been
recognized by the powers at Washington
This time by the appointment of Hon. George
I ) . Mclklcjohn to the ofllco ot assistant secretary
rotary of war. That he Is a good , capable
and fitting person for the position Is un
doubtedly tnio from the fact that he re
celvcd the appointment. President McKln
ley thinks before ho acts.
Wahoo Wasp : The selection of Hon. George
I ) . Melklejohn of Nebraska for the position
of assistant secretary of war Is an eXcellen
one. Mr. Melklejohn was twice llcutenan
governor of this state and represented the
Third district In congress for two terms
Ills character and ability are of a high orde
and It la with much satisfaction that we
chronlclo the selection of a man worthy o
the high honor.
Norfolk Journal : The appointment o
George I ) . Melklejohn as atslstant nccreturj
of war Is one that will receive hearty ap
proval from all classes of men In Nebraska
Ills selection was not only a personal vie
tory for Scr.rtor Thurston , but was a compll
ment to Nebraska. He Is not only wel
equipped for the duties of the olllcc , but by
nature ho Is well adapted to meet tliost
duties In a way that will win him the osteen
of all with whom he conies In contact. The
Journil congratulates Mr. Melklejohn mos
heartily , and knows that he will reflect credl
on. the state he reproiciits In the nationa
administration ,
Kearney Sun : The rank and file of Ne
braska republicans will very generally ro-
Jolce at the appointment of George D. Molkle-
John as assistant secretary of war , and wll
congratulate Senator Thurston on his success
In securing the place for a Nebraskan in
the face of very strong competition by re
publicans In other sections of the country
The people of this district , being without a
representative In congress for the past six
years , had occasion quite frequently to cal
on Mr. Moiklejohn for assistance In matters
with Iho departments , and they never aakei
In vain. For this reason the people of the
Sixth district are especially glad to see bin
honored.
SJTAl' SHOTS AT TUB LEGISLATURE
Dradshaw nepubllcan : Poor Omaha ! How
wo pity her. For Ransom will return to her
When the legislature has adjourned.
Fnllerton News : The fusion legislature
should have taken tho-advice- the Centra
City Democrat glvon early in the session
viz. : Hurry through a few bills and adjourn
It would have saved It of grief.
Stanton Plckett : The members of the
legislature served , fifteen days over time
which means fifteen days without pay. Now
If any of them can convince the public that
thsy actually earned more than they re
ceived a collection should bo taken to make
up the deficiency.
Wayne Herald : The legislature- adjourned
Satnrduy ; after turning the hands of the
famous clock back two or three times. The
octopuH died hard , but a million people In
the state are glad that It Is dead , and yet
while It lived It did little damage other than
ousting republicans honestly elected , nm !
adding thousands of dollars of unnecessary
expense In an endeavor to count in two
populist fiiilireme Judges. Let the defunct
aggregation sleep In peace , for mourners It
has none.
York Tlrres > : Everybody broahre easier now
that the legislature has finally let go and
gone home. Its actions have been so rank
and openly flagrant that the populists are
ashamed of It and carry home with them
grave forebodings as to the effect upon the
public. And well they may. Instead of re
ducing salaries they have raised them. In
stead of diminishing the- number of employes
they have Increased it. It has been the
most extravagant legislature Nebraska over
had , and has done less for the people than
any of Its predecessors.
TobUs Gazette : It Is our opinion that the
leglslatnra which adjourned last Saturday
has made a record that will go down In his
tory which the people of Nebraska will not
bo proud of. The time consumed In wrang
ling over matters of no material benefit to
our slate could and ought to have been dla-
pensed with , and the time used in making
laws that would have done the people some
good. Wo volunteer the prediction that tha
next legislature will consist of a body of men
that will look after the wants of our people
In a careful and considerate manner.
Holdrege Citizen : Th governor In his
Inaugural addrrisa recommended a thorousl
rovlslon of the existing revenue laws. In
speaking of this subject ho stated : "It seems
Imperative that some action should be taken
by the legislature providing a better method
of levying and collecting the revenues neces
sary for the proper conduct of the govern
mental affairs of the state. " The legislature
has now adjourned utter'having probably the
longest legislative seslon over held In the
state. Nothing has been dono-ln this matter ,
although the governor said It was "Impera
tive. " It had tlmo to pass two recount bills
In the hope that two needy office ueekers
might get their wUhed-for berths , but did
not have tlmo to enact laws for the benefit
of the long suffering tax payers.
nattlo Creek Republican : The good people
of thla vicinity probably understand by this
tlmo how they have been swindled out ot
their hard earned sugar beet money by the
tate legislature , as the session has closed
nd no appropriation was made to pay tlio
bounty. It was In thd power of the legisla
ture to pay every cent of thla Just obligation ,
but It refused to do so , AS everybody but a
few of our populist friends believed they
would. Do the beet ration appreciate the
fact that they have been damaged many
thousands of dollars by this demopop leglsla- .
turo ? are they willing to take their medicine
and continue to caress the hand that emote
them ? or will they remember how they have
been snubbed and betrayed by men whom
they confidently expected would treat them
better ?
Valentine Republican Nebraska's
: legls-
Jtturo adjourned lasf Saturday much to the
satisfaction of a large majority of the people
ple of the entire atate. This fusion com
bination will go down In history an one of
the greatest farces In the history of the
Btato and will servo as an object lesson by
which future generations may profit , That
combination has furnished much food for
candid , sober thought among the citizens of
J ubraska an those who voted the fusion
ticket will have sufficient tlmo to reflect
upon the miserable conduct of the men for
whoso acts they are In a measure respon
sible. No doubt many of the senators and
representatives now draw a long- breath as a
lgh of relief , feeling that no longer will
they hear the party lash crack over their
lifiulu and realize that the whip anil spur
has no terrors for them as It cannot be
brought Into play. '
Norfolk News ; The adjournment of the
legislature marked the close ot the longest
cession In the history of the state. During
the session 683 house rolls and 384 senate
files were considered , of which 133 passed
I both houses and were submitted to the gov-
I ernor for his signature Of these measures
eighty-two wore house rolls and fifty-one
senate files. After Thursday noon sevcnty-
I four of the bills were passed. The measures
[ which were given consideration by the legls-
| lature were largely of a party nature and
the constant aim of the members was to
secure advantage for the populists. Every
effort was exerted to this end , even to unseating -
seating four republican representatives and
one senator from Douglas county , and giv
ing their places to populists. The legisla
ture has wasted more time nnd accomplished
less than any similar body ever In session In
this Btate , and yet upon this record the
populists expect to carry the state In 1S9S.
Ry that tlmo the searchlight of public In
quiry will have had ample opportunity to
bring to light the motives which were be
hind the various measures , and will show
up the woeful lack of ability and honesty
which animated the party In po > ver.
THIS nounniiLAxn or AVAIU
Minneapolis Journal : Some surprise Is ex
pressed that little Greece has been able to
find the cash for her expensive war move
ments so far. The taxable area of the llttlo
kingdom Is circumscribed , but Greece has
been helped along In this movement by the
rich Greeks who belong to the Ethnlke Hetal-
ral , or Greek National society , whose mem
bers are found In Greece and outside of It
In the capitals of Europe. They have mil
lions to expend yet , and their hope U that a
dccUtvo victory over the Turks will settle
everything In Greece's favor.
New York Sun : What has really to bo
moit watched Is the action and preparations
of the great powers. The British channel
squadron has been moved up to Malta , where
It la In supporting distance- the Mediter
ranean squadron In the Aegean. Large bodies
of RiiFalan tioops have been assembled on
the Armenian frontier within striking dis
tance of Erzcroum , and In Bessarabia an
army estimated at 200,000 strong , besides the
troops concentrated within easy distance of
embarkation at Scbastopol , Is only waiting
the orders to get In motion.
London Times : Whether , In the event of
war , the powers will abstain from the blockade -
ado anil leave the action of the Greek licet
unfettered Is a question debated with great
Interest here. It Is pointed out that , should
Greece and Turkey become belligerents , the
powers , as neutrals , cannot 'hinder ' the oper
ations of the Greek navy , which may proceed
to bombard Smyrna and Salonika and cap
ture Islands In the Aegean. Should the
Turks prove successful on land which ,
however , Is not anticipated Greece will Jie
more than compensated by her victories "at
sea. It Is understood , of course , that Europe
will never permit the Turkish army to ad
vance on Athens. Thus , whatever happens ,
Greece stands to win or , at least , not to
lose.
lose.Now
Now York ! Tribune : And no\y , when It Is
all too late , they ( the powers ) are assenting
to the very selfsame Greek proposals which
they at first rejected so scornfully. They
are In a regular blue funk over the pros
pect of a war In Macedonia , which they them
selves have made probable. They are still
babbling about the "Integrity of the Turk
ish empire , " when there Is not one of them
that has not violated that Integrity over
and over again , and when they are all doing
so at this very moment. They prate about
treaties and concerts when their own great
treaty of 1878 remains to this day unful
filled. They have before them the spectacle
of a vast Turkish army threatening to In
vade Greece , and for that purpose encamped
on soil which they themselves nineteen years
ago declared to belong to Greece , but which
they have never yet transferred to Greece
nor permitted ! Greece 'to ' take. It Is a. sorry
scene. The one redeeming feature of It Is
the steadfast valor ot the Greeks , who are
displaying more moral heroism and force
of character than all the rest of Europe put
together. To them the sympathy and hopes
of every Ipver of Justice and truth may well
go forth today.
JOKERS' TICKETS.
Chicago Ilecordi ' 'What ' Is typical
spring weather ? "
"Any kind of weather we get wl.ieii we are
not looking for It. "
Detroit Journal : "And your advance mot
with a linn refusal ? "
"It scorned to me more like a syndicate
refusal before all the family got through
with me. "
Philadelphia North American : "Cruel ,
heartless woman ! " cried Lord C.ishlbroke.
"You told me you loved me. and yet I dis
cover that your father Is a bankrupt !
Louisville Courler-Journel : "And you lent
him an umbrella ! How very remarkable ! "
"Not so very. It was one I had borrowed
from him six months before. "
Chlcnso Tribune. Godfrey What arc you
doing- with tlhat crutch ? You are not lame ,
ard you ?
Scorjel Tj.ime7 No. I carry this In order
to get a seat in crowded street cars. It
always works.
Detroit Free Press : Wife That police
man on our beat Is as good as gold.
Huabnnil That's moro of your ignorance
on the financial question. He's only a cop
per.
Indianapolis Journal : "They say it Is un
lucky to get engaged during Lent. "
"I know It , but sometimes If you don't
cntch a man when he's feeling depressed
and penitent you won't get him at all. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "I suppose you've
got rid of the girl In the next room who
plaved the piano ? "
"Yes , but there's a woman In them now
who keeps her husband awake halt the
nlfiht coaxing him for a new bicycle. '
"Do you know the woman ? "
"Yes ; she's my mlfe. "
Judge : Casey Ol'll wurlr no more fer thot
mon Uolan.
Mrs. Casey An * phwy ?
Casey Bhnre. 'tis an account av a remark
thot ho made t' me.
.Mrs. Casey Pliwat did ho sav ?
Casey Sez he. "Pat , ycr discharged. "
THE LTTCKLUSS IJLURHIUD.
Cleveland Leader.
A bluebird sat on a picket fence ;
Ho thought that it was fprlng.
Jist then n. blizzard began to bllz ;
"fwas late. ImU apparently out for biz ,
And It didn't do a tmng
To the bird ! i
Oh , the bird had tuned his twitter up
Anil twittered n bnopy twit.
Hut the blizzard save ono fearful blast ;
That llttlo twit was the twitter's last ,
For he fell from 'the fence where hod
sought to sit-
Dead bird.
AWAlTr.V.
"Pacific Sloper" In WashlnKton Po t.
The wheel of tlmo gyrates 'round ,
And while It Is gyratln' .
Full many an nnxlou * soul Is met
In this hero town Just now , you bet ,
' iwattln' ,
A-wultln' sadly
Tha wheel of tlmo Is whlzzln' round.
It's just A fairly whlzzln'
A democrat four years ago
Wo * wnllln' for our place , you know ;
Wo'ro waltln' now for hla'n.
The wheel of time is flyln' round ;
The Dlngley bill ain't llyln' ;
The Dlngley bill don't lly a bit-
Ail' we're a-waltln' now for It ,
A-waltln' and a-slghln' .
Thn wheel of tlmo Is movln * round ,
McKlnley ain't movln' .
Hut thero's a consolation 'here ' ,
The Biimmor days are drawing near
The wnlkln1 homo's. Improvln' .
Pulse of Western Progress.
A copper mine which promises to rival
the bonanzas of Montana , Arizona and
Mexico , has been discovered on tlio Mashcl
river , thirty miles southeast of here , says
a Tacoma dispatch Id the San Francisco
Call. For several years past prospectors
have occasionally brought In samples of
float copper from that section , but they
gave up before locating the mother vein.
Early last year Henry Jordan located In the
foothills near Mashcl river a claim which
another prospector had taken up the year
previous and abandoned. Today Jordan
stands In the shadow of Immense riches.
Relieving that he had a good thing , he
located a dozen other claims , all bearing
copper. One group of these Is bonded by
wholesale merchants here for $40,000. The
lucky prospector's agent received an offer
from Denver ot $150,000 for ten other claims ,
the Colorado men dcalrlng to develop them
at once. Probably they will be sold. Specl.
mens of copper ore whleh mining men con
sider truly wonderful have been brought
Jn from the Mashel claims. They are In
sheets ot from less than one Inch to nearly
two feet surface and almost ns thin as a
sheet of newspaper. These nre almoit pure
copper and are taken from the seams be
tween the layers of rocks , which Is ItRelf
full of shot gold and copper. There arc t\vo
veins , which together aggregate seventy
feet In thickness , and they have been traced
a distance of two miles. In fact. It Is an
Immense quarry of copper and gold. There
Is but ono mine like It on the globe , and
that Is In Old Mexico , and has been op-
crated successfully for 300 year.
SEVEN DEVILS UNDER WAY.
The contract for the first forty-five miles
of grading1 on the Seven Devils railroad has
been signed. Wllkcrson , Reaugh & Co. of
Salt Lake have secured the contract , and as
soon as the road Is cross-sectioned work
will be begun. An actual survey has been
I made , says the Ilolso Statesman , as far as
the Welser canyon , which Is thirteen miles
from Payetto. This route Is four and one-
half miles further than the route first laid
out from Welser , making the entire length
of the road to the Seven Devils country 10G'
miles. The grade from Payotto over the di
vide to the canyon Is. about 1 per cent , or
52.8 feet to the mile. Thu contractors were
much surprised when it was found to bo no
more , na they supposed It would run up to
nearly 1GO feet , which Is the grade on part
of the Owyh-'e road. Payetto Is a very busy
place. There are not sulllcicnt rooms to ac-
commolato the people wbo are crowding to
that little town. Mr. Clark , who located the
Short Line , is said to be In charge of tha
engineering corps now at work on the Seven
Devils road. There are twenty men , divided
In two sections , at work cross-sectioning the
first thirteen miles of the road. They have
established two camps along the route. Ar-
rangementj have been made for a construc
tion train from the Union Pacific , which will
be on hand as soon as the first rails are laid.
The expectation now Is that the road will
bo completed by December of the present
year. Tlio depot used by the Short Line
will bo utilized as a Junction depot , and will
probably be enlarged to meet the Increased
demands upon It.
MBLLBTTE IRRIGATION EXPERIMENTS.
The big Hunter Irrigation farm hero sayi
a Mellette , S. D. , dispatch to the Minneapolis
Journal , will have SOD acres cropped this
year3CO to wheat , 220 to potatoes , eighty to
corn and 200 to other grains. The soil is In
splendid condition and seeding Is beginning.
The Salzer Seed company not only continues
Its contract for the potato crop , but Intends
to experiment to a greater extent than ever.
More ground will bo devoted ; to the purpose
and full advantage will be taken ot the ex
perience gained last season. The Jewell
Nursery company of Lake City , Minn. , has
also decided to make this farm headquarters
for experiments In this and adjoining states ,
north , west and south. A carload or more
of young trees of all varieties will bo shipped
In during the next few weeks and set. tly
this means the people of the state will be
furnished with invaluable Information rela
tive to the best kinds ot trees to raise and
how to raise them. The agricultural college
will continue experiments uponan extended
scale , devoting attention chiefly to food and
fodder plants. It is probable that In time
this farm will become the center of experi
mentation In this part of the west in ordinary
lines , as well as In Irrigation , in which It wna
the pioneer in South Dakota. The experi
ments in Irrigation alone have been a boon
to the entire James river valley that cannot
bo measured by money.
NEW OUTLET FOR SAN DIEGO.
O. N. netting , a responsible railroad con
tractor of many ypars' experience on this
coast , says u San Diego dtepatch to the San
Francisco Call , has a large stock of horses
and grading machinery on his hands and no
contract on the tapis at present , He sub
mitted an offer to President Morse of the
Chamber of Commerce committee , which Is
proposing to construct a railroad from Lake-
Blda to Ramona. offering to grade the entire
line , twenty-two miles , lay the ties and rails
and put the road Into complete shape for
operation upon a proposition of half cash and
bait stock , not a dollar in cither to be paid
until the contract Is completed , except about
$15,000 , which he estimates it would require
for provisions for hi * men and mules. He
estimates that the work would require about
four months and would cost $150,000 , aside
fiom the rails , which would cost $80,000
more , and he offers to put up a bond of
$100,000 , secured by the Ameilcan Surety
company of New York , for the faithful per
formance of his contract. The $15,000 re
quired is already subscribed and a surveying
party will set out at once from Lakeside to
run cross surveys and set the grade stakes
the preliminary survey having already been
mado. The projectors are very enthusiastic
over the scheme and believe that at last San
Dloqo's back country Is to be reached by a
road which will penetrate forty miles into
the richest valley In Soji Diego county and
open up 100,000 acres for development and
settlement.
CLONDYKH FABULOUSLY RICH.
Edward Thorp , who took the flrat con
signment of cattle Into the Yukon placer
gold fields , returned by the steamer Mexico ,
says a Taconia dispatch to the San Fran
cisco Examiner , and says the stories regard
ing the wonderful richness of the Clondyko
district have not been exaggerated , as that
district Is considered to be the richest In
the world , certainly the richest ever discov
ered in North America. Interest centers al
most entlittly on Bonanza creek and El
Dorado creek. Its first and principal tribu
tary. The amount of gold contained in many
of the claims , which can bo computed with a
reasonable degree of accuracy by sinking a
dozen or fifteen prospect holes in various
portions of the pay streak and taking an
average of a number of pans from each one ,
Is almost Incredible. It may be remembered
that dirt which averages 10 cents to the
pan Is considered rich , and thla dirt runs
from $4 to $5 to the pan , On Clarence Berry's
claim , No. C , El Dorado , alt the men who
could bo had were given employment this
winter at $1.25 an hour. Pay dirt is encoun
tered Immediately under the muck , which
in that locality la about nine feet thick ,
| It is the high < iualltes ! and beautiful
designs designs that nre exclusively
our own that enahles ns to lve our pa
trons the Itestof Hutisfactloii In carpels
you might fihop forever and never llnd
what you really wanted until yon came
to us there's lots of satisfaction In
knowing you are BOttlnir tha1 best for the
money Unit's what you. can always de
pend on doing here ,
Omaha Carpet Co
1515 Dodge St.
This gives from 'S to * . > cents to the pan , but
the pay f trcak Is not' ttmsldercd to bavo
been struck until 7Qr tit dirt Is reached.
Berry's expenses this winter have been from
$100 to $150 per day , 'a'rTd he settles with
his employes every Jfteiilng after working
hours , using only a nan , and some water1 se
cured by melting Ice fp wash out the amount
necessary to pay his raboFc'rs. "I was standIng -
Ing near Berry's dumpl one evening. " said
Thorp , "when Mrs. Berry came down from
the cabin to call her husband to supper.
While waiting for him to Homo up the shaft
she picked up over $50 In coarse gold and
nuggets which was lying loose In the gravel
just as It came from bedrock , not five min
utes' tlmo being occupied In doing It. "
Owing to a scarcity ot food , It Is still feared
that many Alaska miners will starve to death
thla coming season. Flour sells for $1 per
pound and decayed ham brings 70 cents per
pound. Good dogs arc worth from $150 to
$2oO , and all Alaska steamers going north
are packed with passengers eager to reach
the gold fields' . At Cloidyko Hour Is $5 a
sack. There Is none at Forty-Mile. But
ter $1 a roll. Beans arc 15 cents a pound at
Forty-Mile and 30 cents at Clondyko ; sugar
Is 25 cents a pound , at Forty-Mile , and there
Is none at Clondyke. . Only twenty pounds
are allowed la a man at Forty-Mile. Coffee
and tea are $1 a pound. What licet was
taken In last season was sold at 50 cents a
pound. Whisky Is 60 cents a glass at Clon
dyke and Dawson City , and cigars are 50
cents each. There are two saloons at Daw-
sou and ami at Clondyke.
RICH RESERVATION MINES.
"Tho mines on the resrvatlon , especially
on Grouse mountain , are showing up well , "
said Martin Maloney , deputy collector ot
customs ai the port of Northport , recently tea
a Spokane Review man , . "During the past
winter there has been a large amount of
development work done. ' Taking the reser
vation as a whole , 1 think the development
of the future will surprise people. Many
of the mlniM on Grouse and Sophie moun
tains , Toulon mountiln and Pierre's lake
show n higher percentage of copper and gold
than the mines In the Trail creek district.
I prophesy that within two years a railroad
will be running through the reservation. The
development of the mines will Justify this.
The Importations of lead ere will amount to
.100.000 pounds a day. In round numbers the
duty on lead ore patelng through Northport
Is over $40,000 a month. The Importations
of ere and matter since January 1 , 1897 , to
the 31t of March will exceed the Importa
tions ot any previous ten months. The
business of the port has in every way been
increased wonderfully. The merchants of
Nelson and Rossland arc shipping goods in
trannporhitlor and exportation entries to
points on upper Kettle river and the tribu
tary streams in British Columbia. This Is
a new thing , as heretofore all goods hwo
been purdia&ed in the Eastern Canadian
trade centers and the merchants of Rcss-
land and Nelton are trying to shut out that
trade. The volume of goods shipped from
the United States to British Columbia points
Is increasing alittle every month , and will
average about $150,000 a month. The duties
on importations at the present rate would
average nearly $500,000 aycar , , all ot which
arises on lead orer. "
BOY HEItDERS.
A great many farmers hereabouts arc re
ceiving boys this spilingifrom "homes" in
various cities , says a.-MUIer , S. D. , dispatch
to the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. These
Hoys range In age from 0 'and ' C to 17 and , 18.
The occupation of fho boys , aften Ch'dy once
become acclimated , U tpndlng sheep or cat
tle , a life altogether different from that pre-
I vlously known by tllte. They generally
take to it kindly at first.f owing to Its nov
elty , but It soon becomes monotonous , par
ticularly to those who cannot read ; for the
herder who cannot wfiile away a part of his
surplus tlmo In reading has , Indeed , a lonesome -
, some life before him. Ope ot the boys , a
lad of. about 15 , who was sent here from
Chicago a year and a. lialf ago , lias spent a
year of the time ln-J ll , being held as \
witness all this time In a cattle ateallnt
case , which will bo tried this month ; but
as there Is nn effort on foot to have the case
continued or charge taken , the boy may be
kept In confinement another six months. At
one time the boy had the 'freedom of the
I Jail yard , but ho made an attempt to break
away and return to the "home , " since which
tlmo his confinement has been very close.
In many Instances the lives of these boys
are not .pleasant , for they become tired of
sheep and cattle tending and long to return
to the cities from whence they came.
VALUABLE FOSSIL.
The University ot Denver has come Into
possession of a very interesting1 fossil , says
the Denver News. It Is an ancient reptile.
The parts preserved are an almost com
plete vertebral column , about sixteen feet
lonii and containing about nlnoty vertebrae ,
portions of the head and a few of the arm
bones. Several teeth are In almost perfect
condition. Nearly all the bones are well
petrified , but some retain a half bony struc
ture. Prof. Lee of the university thus writes
about it :
The specimen l a gift to tine university
from John Keegan of Flaglor. The manner
in which it was found Is Interesting. Onn
day u Mexican herdsmaiii Mulct Into FuiRlcr
ami reported that his horne ( Humbled anil
fell over a long string ot nones. Thu man
picked up ono of the bones ami wan sur
prised to find It heavy as stone. . He carried
a piece to the town anil Mr. Keetran saw
that the bones might be ot scientific Inter
est , He drove to tht > place and found nbout
twelve feet of the vertebral column lying
on the ground , ns It had lain through count
less thousands of years. Thi-re It had been
left wliPii tin- rock decayed from around It.
About four feet of tlio till ; was still Im
bedded In thu solid rock. This wan carefully
dug out ami the iwhole SKeleton preserved
by Mr. Kcejrnn.
"I sent some of the bones to the depart
ment of the national geological survey at
Washington , D. C. , " said Mr. Keegan , "and
received word that the specimen Is probably
cIldaHlcs , although the Jaw Is moro massive
and the teeth more fompretwi'd than in the
only specimen wo have. I think that you
probably have one of the most complete
vertfbral columns of this group of marine
reptiles in existence. The tall It particu
larly line and gives mo a much better Im
pression of Iho depth and compression of
thlH ipart of the body. Atier careful exam
ination of the published descriptions I was
led to the opinion that tl.in species has not
been described heretofore.
"If ono can Imagine a long slender rep
tile , sometimes seventy 'fei't In length , not
rmlio HO slender as thu modern serpent , and
having two parts of short paddle-lllco feet ,
ono will havn a fairly good idea of this
class , of reptiles. They were great sea ur-
pents nnd were coverrd with bony sculeH.
as Prof. Marsh IIUH shown. I have referred
to them as the ancoHtors of snakes ; thfl
form of the body was very Biiaka-llko and
the lontr Jiuw Hl.iows u rcLecrumfsm similar to
that of serpents , which makes It posslblii
to HWiillow tha foodvwiiole. Their habits
Heem to have been Herpent-ltko. anil they
lived during the age Immediately preced
ing thn introduction ut ( ttrue Hiiakes. It Is
un easy Hti-p from am animal like clldiuites
to the modern Herpenlf Just drop off bin
llniliH or make them nuillinentary uml make
the boilv a little more-blender and the
chungo Is complete.o. ! .
RELIGIOUS STRLKRjAT SITKA.
Sltka , the capital of aaka and the foun
tain head of numerous a'cusatlonal storleu
In the past concernlng'lina'glnary ' ' Indian out
breaks , now comes tos-th tlfora with a nov
elty In the Hue of a clasb , of border factions ,
iys a Port Townsend dispatch to the San
Franrlsco Call. The new sensation , which
promises to terminate In a clash between
the Christian adherents of the Presbyterian
mlcslons ami the pioneer Russian orthodox
has developed Into a petition from the Rus-
sliitt element to the "great white chief" at
Washington , as well as to his Imperial maj
esty , Nicholas II , emperor of all the Rus
sians , to bring about the appointment ot a
Russian representative for service at Sltka
Recently , according to the petition , whlcl
Is printed In .full In the Alaskan , a party
of Presbyterians , Including Governor Sneak-
ley and United States Marshal L. L. Wil
liams , Interfered with the burial of the wlfo
of Tjee , an Indian , Insisting that the body ,
before being consigned to earth , be encased
Hi two comns Instead of one , as Is requlrct' '
by the orthodox religions. In. urging upon
the czar and President iMcKlnloy the needs
of an oHlclal at Sltka the petitioners alleged
that they were led to believe that the coun
try was soon to be given over entirely Into
the hands of Prcbyterlan missionaries In the
persons of Judge Brady as governor anil
William A. Kelly as United States marshal ,
and that the previous performances of these
men had given color to the belief that any
Interference In the future would preclpltato
a war between the church factions that
could not but result disastrously. A census
of the city of Sltka , recently completed for
the AHskan , shows a total of 1,339 persons
residing there. Of these 275 are Americans ,
174 Russians , while the other whites are
enumerated as "marines" 44 , and the Plnta
force 47. There are 28 Chinese and Japa
nese and 771 Indians.
RUSH TO THE SASKATCHEWAN.
Tlio Edmonton ( N. W. T. ) Bulletin , In a
two-column leader , makes the startling pre
diction that Instead of $30,000 as heretofore ,
the Saskatchewan river will hereafter yield
$3,000,000 every season In gold. Gold has
been mined , or perhaps more accurately
washed , from the bars of the Saskatchewan
for many years. The metal Is found In the
form of minute scales , BO small as to bo only
notlreable by the naked eye from their
sparkle. The dust Is always found In con
junction with black sand evidently mag
netic Iron amongst Iho ordinary sand , gravel
and boulders of the river bars , which arc
found on alternate sides of the river through
out Its length for 100 miles above and below
Bdmonton. lly the use of the primitive
"grizzly" and blanket the miners used to
I save $18 a day from the washings , but the
bars have been worked over and over again
until $ l-fiO has of late been an average day's
pay In view ot the small returns secured
by the miners , It may be wondered why
there should bo such a rush for mining
claims. Tlio explanation Is found In the fact
that It has been discovered that by use of
linproM'd appliances much higher values
could be saved from the sand. This was
proven by nn assay secured of the black
sand tailings , from a grizzly in which an
assayer found gold at the rateof $54 to the
ton. But this was not all. Those experi
menting examined the black sand , which it
had always been the effort of the miner to
get rid of , and came to the conclusion that
the black sand Instead of being an enemy
of the gold , so to speak , actually contained
the gold in such form that it was from tlmo
to time wet free by natural causes , and that
this accounted for the renewal of the gold
dust deposited on the bar. In support of
this l.dea on assay procured by Isaac Cowle ,
president of the Board of Trade , showed $208
to the ton of gold , nnd platinum In the black
sand out of which all the free gold had been
panned by the ordinary process.
THE DAKOTAS.
Alexandria has fixed the license fee at
$240 per year. That figure will make the
saloons pay a license of $610.
The Volln creamery paid Its patrons 17
cents a pound for the- butter manufactured
during the month ot February. .
*
A flno iron bridge across the Moocasln
creek near Aberdeen was carried along with
its stone ballast down the stream a distance
of five miles by the recent floods.
The Northwestern company is having a
hard time trying to repair the breaks In
its line on" the Jim river division. At
Mansfield while preparing a bridge , ono side
of the structure gave way , precipitating the
pile driver to the bottom of the stream ,
where It now lies , bottom side up , thirty feet
below the track.
It Is stated on good authority that the
railroad commission of North Dakota at Its
next meeting will put into effect the new
railroad law. Heretofore the powers of the
commissioners have been limited and there
has been no law under which they could at
tempt to successfully regulate the common
carriers of the state.
The directors of the Grain Palace associa
tion at Aberdeen are already discussing
plans for the exhibition of IS97. It Is pro
posed to glvo the people of this section of the
northwest ono of the best programs of en
tertainment ever placed before them , and
alao make the exhibits ot a general nature
and , particularly attractive.
The South Dakota Cattle association. In
session last week at Rapid City , elected the
following officers : C. K. Howaid , president ;
John Phelnn , vice president ; F. 'M. Stewart ,
secretary and treasurer. The association
last year saved Its members 0,178 head of
cattle , valued at S1C0.737. It cost the asso
ciation $10.804 to do this work and protect Ha
members from rustlers.
Pacific , thirty miles west of Jamestown , N.
D. , Is to become a trading and farming cen
ter. A mercantile company Is to put In a
general store and a coal and wood yard at
once. The railway will build a depot , and a
grain elevator Is to bo erected. Medina
Is In the center of a flue farming and ranchIng -
Ing portion of the county , which has largely
The little siding of Medina , on the Northern
been settled up In the- two years just passed ,
and most of the trading has bcon done at
distant and Inconvenient points.
COLORADO.
An elghteen-lnch vein of tellurium ere has
been struck In the Moose In Elkhorn gulch ,
near Central City. An assay shows 125.20
ounces of gold and J.018 ounces sliver , a total
value per ton of $4,995.65 ,
A new location two and one-half miles
north of Puma City , called the Sunday lode ,
shows four feet of ere at a depth of eight
feet. Tests from the same give $2.00 gold
$7.68 silver and & In
$2& lead. The owners are
sacking the eamo for a shipment ,
The recent strike on the' Mountain 'Beauty ' ,
Crlpplii Creek , Is proving quite an Important
one. About six tons of < > ro have boeib saved
Including screenings. These screenings run
upwards of $250 per ton , while the straight
ore Is good for better than flvo ounces per
ton.
Farmers around Brighton are taking a
lively Interest In tlio pugar beet question ,
and a largo number ot them will grow sugar
beets this year , It Is well known that the
soil , around "Brighton Is peculiarly adapted to
them. Five years ago a number of tests
were made of beets grown hero and they
were found to be unusually rich In saccharine.
A blanket vein ot ere from thirty-six to
forty Inches In thickness , running from
two to three ounces gold and ninety to 100
ounces silver per ton , was opened up In the
Philadelphia group of mines at Saw Pit A
There's not a name so well known In
musical circles u "IJaspo" the place
where , everything In music nnd art Is
always to bo hud where Uiere. are
always bargains in pianos pianos that
have been used a while but have been
through the factory and uro In such
first class condition when offered for
sale that they can scarcely be told from
now the prices on these pianos are ri
diculously low and the terms are very
easy.
A. HOSPE , Jr. ,
Miuic and Art. 1513 Douglas.
number ot assays of avtrngo wimples ot the
mineral taken from different place * on the
vein were made , none f > t which gave less
thun n total Tftlue ot $105 per ton In both
metals.
Six miles south of the peak , at Green
ville , the several properties are outmittliiK
with tha Intention ot ( Hitting In a smelter.
Ten miles east 06 the peak another ami one
of the best properties In the etato will start
up. It Is claimed thflt here there are 30,000
tons of ore In sight that will run up towards
$40 , halt ot which Is In gold.
Assays made from several fpcclmcns of
the ore , taken from different parts of the
two-foot vein In the Hidden Treasure , the
recent free gold strike at Iris In Gunnlson
county show : Arsay No. 1 , $200.73 In gold
values , with a slight trace of silver ; assay
No. 2 , JUS.S3 , the sample having been taken
from tha vein proper at eight feet below the
surface ; No. 3 , $12.82 , being obtained from
a streak near the voln , supposed to be value
less.
less.A
A rich discovery of wire gold was nude
In the Galatea mine , on the county line be
tween Clear creek and Gllpln counties. At
a depth ot 125 feet In the Shaft a pay streak
from ten to fifteen Inches wide has been
opened , and assays as high as 2.000 ounces
of gold to tha ton have been obtained.
WYOMING.
Among the Improvements contemplated by
the Shoshone Land and Irrigation company
this season Is the starting of a model farm
of 100 acres. It will bo under the super
vision of nn expert appointed by the state
engineer of Wyoming.
The government has appropriated $10.000
for the purpose of building a wagon road
up the south fork of the Stlnklngwater and
Ishawood In the Yellowstone park timber
rt-ser\e. The road will connect with one In
the park to run east from the 1'ellowstone
lake.
lake.Tho
The Laramlo Boomerang states that W.
R. West , president of the Carbon County
Gold Mining company , has purchased a
smelter from a St. Louis film , and that It
will bo shipped to Larnmlc on the fith of
May. Mr. West has succeeded In Interest
ing considerable capital In this flection ,
Colonel Cody Is arranging to ship forty
tons of ore from the mines on the Sllnk-
Ingwater this season for smelter tests. Re-
rent tests ot small quantities of concentrates
from these mines gave returns of 30 per
cent copper , $12 In gold and a small per
centage of silver to the ton. There Is a
large mountain of the ore.
The destruction caused to rnnge stock by
the recent blizzard Is making the ranch
men seriously consider the adoption of a
new system of cattle growing. The old
Idea was that the grower should sink all his
money In stock and allow them to run wild
on the range , unsheltered from the bitter
storm and unprotected from starvation.
The now plan is radically different. U Is
that the stockmen purchase no more slock
than he can look after ; that ho provide
shelter and food for them during the severe
winter months , and that by constant care
bring them up Into high grade beef cattle.
Stock left on the range Is hound to suffer
during the winter and the losses during n
heavy storm to such cattle must necessarily
bo heavy. These conditions demonstrate
that range ranching will soon be done away
with ; that fenced Inclosures and proper
care of cattle will take the place of the cow
boy and the range.
range.OREGON.
OREGON.
In parts of STicrman county north of the
ridge some wheat was frozen out this spring.
There are no vacant residences In
either Cottage Grove or Lematl , and In some
cases two or more families are living In one
house. i
Notwithstanding the long and snowy win
ter in Harney county , most of tbo horses
that were left to winter on the range are
at this time In good condition.
Arrangements are being made for the con
struction of a fruit dryer In Corvallts. It
Is to bo an Allen dryer , and Is to have a
capacity of about 150 bushels per day.
.P. B. Whitney , traveling freight agent of
the Southern Pacific In Oregon , says that
there are about COO bales of 1S9G hops In
the company's warehouses throughout the
Willamette valley.
George M. Morlatt , G. R. and P. P. Porter ,
who have a hop farm six miles northeast
of Jefferson , Marion county , have contracted
8,000 pounds of the current year's crop to a
Cincinnati firm , the consideration per pound
being 8 % cents , including 4 cents advance.
John Schmecr , a liveryman of Albany , says
there are absolutely no young horses In
Linn county , and few on the coast. lie says
within five years a good horse will command
a handsome figure. Ho Is gathering up a
band of thoroughbred animals to send < to his
ranch In Crook county.
A Salem paper says that the Goodalo Lum
ber company is closing contracts with cor
porations In Mexico for C,000,000 feet of
bridge timber. This is a large contract , and
will keep the mills running full force for
several weeks. The lunVbcr will bo shipped
via Yaqulna and direct to Mexican points.
J. D. Nairn of IJallston , Yamhlll county ,
last year raised four or five tons of flaxsced ,
which he ground Into feed after a great deal
of experimenting and adjusting of his self-
made grinder. Ho sold his product at a good
proilt to produce dealers and druggists of
McMlnnvllle. The ground llaxsced sells for
feed at 3 cents a pound , which Is about an
average return of $40 per acre.
The barbers In Albany are compelled to
draw the color line. A Chinaman went Into
an Albany barber shop recently , but the
barber told him that ho didn't shave China-
men. The Chinaman went out mad and
banged the door so hard that a pane of glass
was shattered. Under threats of arrest ho
paid the costs of a new pane. Celestials
have their own barbers , and this was nn
innovation. A darky who tried to get shaved
was more philosophical and departed with
out a sign of anger.
WASHINGTON. .
The bridge across the Colvlllo river at
KetMo Kails has been finished.
The log drive ot the Palouse Lumber com
pany has ) ended , the logs now being In the
boom at the mill In Palouse. Mr. Codd has
Sudden Changes
In tin- weather are n severe strnln on
the system , niul do more to break down
thd lienltli tlnin any other cause.
Nov. ; Is tlie time to fortify the system
against the chatiKeablo weather of win
ter and spring by the use of that
strengthening stimulant ,
Duffy's Pure
Malt Whiskey
whleh provides the body with a stock
of natural warmth and prevents all dis
eases which arise from Imperfect circu
lation of the. blood. It restores vigor to
Iho system , quickens the circulation ,
and makes the whole body glow with
health and strength.
All druggists and grocers keep It.
n drive ot 1,500.000 foot on the way down the
Pulouse i Ivor to Colf. \ .
More than 1,200 licenses for bicycles hav
been tnUcn out by the wheelmen ot Tacoma.
Sheep to the number of 60,000 from many
ranges will bo driven to Wallula. to bo shorn.
Tlio pulpit of the Picsbyterlan church la
WaUsbnrgas Illled the other day by an
Indian preacher from the Lupwal district.
The Orny's Harbor Commercial company
In Cosmepolls Is building another kiln In
which to dry lumber. This one will bo 20s
100 foot , and of the latest pattorn.
John A Harrison , who has n ranch oiv tha
Columbia river , In Y.iklmn county , Is going
to plant forty acrew of his place to peanuts
an-1 sweet potatoes thla spring.
A peculiar disease , thought to be porno
trouble of the kidneys , Is affecting Iho cattla
In , the vicinity of Colton , In Whitman county.
They look \\cll and ent heartily and seem
to bo all right , but will , apparently without
causi , II * down and never get up.
The Wer.atchce Water Power company Is
taking advantage of the low stage ot the river
to secure the head of ltn ditch seven mllcn
nbove Wenntcheo. The company la putting
In a rlprai plug wall 1,300 feet long , with
n slope height ot seven feet and a base of
four feet the most of the distance , to pro
tect their ditch from high water.
The sale of the Tncoma Railway and Motor
company's pioperty to Howard C. Lcvls ,
upon bis $100,000 bid , has been continued.
Among the claims ordered paid from the mila
were attornojs' fees of $7,000 ; for material ,
$1,100 , Including $ .100 to the Tacoma Mill
company and a compromise of the Judgment
of $12,000 for personal damages to Edna Mil
ler for $2COO.
Kilns Bryan at Montesano dug up a few
lilllu of potatoes that have been In the
ground nil winter , and found the potatoes
all of unusually largo size. One measured
fourteen Inches lit length , eleven and three-
quarter Inches In circumference , and weighed !
four pounds two ounces. The potatoes were <
of the Early Rose variety planted In ground !
which had never been cultivated , and grew
without the aid ot any fertilizer ,
The Alaska Packers' association , Is busily
engaged tearing down portions of the old
cannery building at Dlalnc , and making
room for the erection of nn entirely new
building , 40x240 feet , two stories high ,
which will bo equipped with all the modern
adjuncts of a first-class salmon cannery.
When the new buildings are completed this
will bo the largest salmon cannery In the
world , with a dally capacity of 3,500 cases
of forty-eight cans to the case. ,
Reports from the northern and western
parts of Whitman county show that winter
wheat has not been Injured to any extent ,
but Is beginning to grow , and promises a
largo yield. This la particularly fortunate ,
as there Is an unusually large acreage of fall-
sown grain In those ports of the county and
farmers have neither the seed nor the feed
to rcsow their land , and If the damage had
been as great as was at first reported , much
of the land would remain Idle this season ,
farmers are greatly encouraged by the out
look , as many feared the winter wheat wai
killed , which would have entailed a great
loss on the county.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The falling waters ot Kern river have
been made to furnish electric power for
the town of Bakcrsfleld , Cal.
The mines of Huttc , Mont. , use 1.500,009
pounds of powder yearly the Anaconda
nearly two-thirds of this amount.
Two hundred men will ho put to worlc on
the extension of the Jajaro Valley narrow-
gauge railroad to the Salinas ( Cal. ) sugar
factory site.
Up to March 20 , since January 1 , thera
was shipped from the ICootenal mines ore
and matte valued at $2,002,120.04. At this
rate the year's output would reach over
$9,000,000.
Wages at Clondlke , the new gold region
In Alaska , liavo been an high as $15 a day ,
but this price will undoubtedly be lowered
by the arrival of the parties now en route.
Eastern wool buyers In Shoshone , Idaho ,
are offering 11 and 12 cents a pound for
the wool on the sheep's back against \ and
C cents a' ' pound In sack last year.
John a. Taylor of Ilyo Patch , Nov. , has
bought of Prosper Sylvia of Golconda 9,000
head of stock sheep at $2,35. Inasmuch ns
the sala wag made before the lambing sea
son , with all the spring wool yet to ba
clipped , It Is considered a flnu bargain.
Why Is It that people use Salvation OUT
Ans\\cr : Because it Is the best liniment.
i 3J
A now store requires an Introduction
to Introduce ourselves we quole you a
good lawn hose at Oe and 8u our JOc
hose Is warranted the. ? ( ! . ( ) ( ) Hunl'.s re
frigerator we offer will hold as much
ice an any $10.00 refrigerator made the
lawn mower wo sell for ? 'J.75 In the big-
ge.st thing yet for the money our Insur
ance gasoline stove at ! ? l.r ( ( > 0 Is u two-
burner with step and oven adjustable
shelf Ls absolutely safe and can't be
blown up the Junior gasoline two-
burner Is only $2.7. a general line of
hardware all new all at astonishingly
low priced.
A. C.
. . RAYMER ,
THE NKW HARDWARE STORE ,
1514 Farnam St.
The old Missouri may Hood the bottoms
toms and all Omaha but Drex Li , Shoo-
muu will be Just the same offering the
usual unapproachable hhoo bargaliiH
now U'B men's shoes a fine tun ox
blood with new coin tnes a shoe that
you'll say Is cheap at $5.00 but It's
cheaper yet only ? : i.OO It's the best
$8.00 uhoo on earth and you might pay
$5.00 for It if you didn't come here and
get It for $3.00 ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
FARNAM STREET.
Bend for Illustrated Catalogue.