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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 20, 1897)
1113 O\rAJIA \ DAILY HEE : MONDAY" , SEPTEMBER 20 , 181)7. Is In tlio form of nn artistically enameled L K , enroll , with the word "Souvenir" across It. Ilolow Is appended a purple rlbbwi with tlio Inflcrlptlon "Annual State Fair. Omaha , i September 17-21 , " stamped In Bold. A larpjo pendant of while enamel rimmed In gilt t. i completes the ilcftlgn. On one side of It In colors are painted an car of corn and a iitalk of wheat. On the other sldo Is the Nebraska con of arm * . "The Nebraska Klondike products , " remarked the secretary ns ho displayed ono of them. It Is quite probable that the souvenirs will bo hi larRe- ilomand before the fair Is over. They are the private dpnitlon. of the secretary. llooths and catch-penny schemes were largely In evidence on the Rrounda ytster- day. All the space aloni ; th6 nuln avenue leadlnR to the sates of the grounds and nlso ctt the sontli of the grounds was oc cupied by enterprising snowmen , restaurants and lemonade stands. The unusual number of conccislonn given out by Superintendent Dunham of thU dcpirtment would tci A to Indicate that a big business Is expected by the small booth merchant. The restaurants this joar have hero built on a much larger scale than ever before and as a starter np-l reared to ho doing a thriving "business " upon the Initial day of the Exposition. The vari ous establishments have been largely named nftor different states , and the buildings show a much mnro permanent appearance thm those formerly used. All those who hunger thU year will bo taken care of with neat ness and dispatch , and It Is stated that very moderate prices will be the rule. FIUST SHJsfff 0V THK TIIHOJVG. on S tut tiny Show Homo Hvl- i1enrr > of Ihc Coiulim Croivilit. There was the greatest crowd of people In Omaha yesterday that there has been nlnco rte thirtieth annual Stale fair closed Its gates , here last year. They cama from all directions , and they constituted an advance guard of such splendid proportions thil the success of the thirty-first annual State fair of Nebraska would appear to bo elevated be yond the realm of doubt. The government's weather bureau had pre. dieted flno weather for this locality yester day and Mr. Welsh more than mi do his. word go-d. It was such a thoroughly de lightful day that people forgot they lived In houses , and kept out of doors to enjoy the sunshine tempered with a cool autumnal breeze. It was a rare day , and the public appeared to appreciate that fact and took every advantage of It. Before the first chimes called the worshipers to divine serv ice wheelmen nnd wuoelwomcn , equestrians and drivers. In addition to pedestrians galore , wore out to enjoy the day. Most of them remained out late , and some did not come homo until morning. A vast concourse of people listened to the sacred concert In Falrtnount park , Council HlufTs. with considerable pleasure. Some Idea of the trafnc to that point may bo ob tained from the statement that the registers of the bridge line cars showed that over 19,000 fared had been collected between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7 p. m. All the rail roads brought great numbers of visitors Into the city. There was no special Sunday excursion on any one railroad , but all of them yesterday commenced to bring In the State fair crowd , and thus far exceeds In numbcra at least any Sunday excursion. The afternoon train of the HurllnKtoii was three hours late owing to the heavy tralflc , and when It came In It carried fourteen coaches filled with passengers , whllo many more stood on the platforms. All the hotels began to fill up rapidly yesterday , and It Is currently reported that In many of them all the rooms are engaged for throughout State fair week. There was a goodly number of State fair folk on the streets down town last evening. There was no general Illumination of the city os had been previously planned and an nounced. A few of tha buildings turned on their lights , and the visitors had a fore taste of the grandeur of the Illumination this evening. Crowds gathered about the corner of Fifteenth and Farnam streets , and Interestedly gazed on the labors of the score of workmen who tolled all night Uylng the floor and completing other interior wood work In jtho new structure now building there. Across the street the Illumination by the "Qulncy Ilonto" attracted much attention The skillful minngr In which Harry Moores had draped his window and Illuminated a big picture of the steamship 'Normannla called for/grcat praise. "I. nut Clmiii-i1" tit Iho Don. "The Last Chance" Is the title of the comedy that will be placed on the stage of Ak-Snr-Den tonight. This evenings per formance at the big den of the Knights of Ak-Snr-Hcn will conclude the engagement of the troupe that has made over 1,000 trembling citizens pass through hunt ordeals. Indications point to the largest attendance that ever witnessed the Initiatory exercises of his mightiness , Ak-Sar-Hcn III. The sale of scats for thla evening's performance has been tromendouH , but It Is announced at the b/ix office that there are still a few more re- srvcd scats left on the chart. The title of the play on the boards for to night Is explained by an announcement ol the Hoard of Governors that this cveulng'o ceremonies will be the last opportunity for any male citizen reuldlng within the confines of the kingdom of Ak-Sar-nen III to seek ad mission to court circles. If ho should fall to enter tonight the gates of the kingdom are fbrover to bo barred against him. This barrier Is uioro potent than would appear at a superficial glance. Already a number of merchants , professional men and railroaders who have been prevented from associating themselves with the Knights of Ak-Sar-Hen earlier In the season have made application to see the veiled mysteries this evening , and It Is expected that there will bo a general roundup of all the delinquents before the hour of midnight has arrived. Klrcx of ii iJny. NICIIOLASVILE , Ky. , Sept. 19. With the exception of the store of Joplln & Co. the entire business pa/t of the nourishing town of Wllmofe. xlx miles south of this place , on the Cincinnati Southern railroad , was destroyed by fire at I o'clock this morn- Ing. The lire originated In the roof of the Bloro of J. C. Ilrucs nnd Is supposed to have caught from njiarka from a passing freight train. Twelve buildings were consumed. The principal IIOUSJH destroyed wore : J. C. JlrucB , KencrJl merchandise ; O. C. Garvey , drugs ; T. S. llarr. hardware ; ir. L. McLean , drugs ; John Wilder , grocsrlos ; Ware & Fen- ner , general merchandise ; pcstolTlcc , Steve IJournc , meat store. Total loss U estimate. ! at over JBO.COO ; lusurauco about bar , TURNTON , N , J. , Sept 19 File broke out early thli inornliw In the general more nf O. K Wnldron , nt Imlayslone , about twelve inllca from here , and before It was estin- KulHbcd about $ IO. ( 0 damage resulted. The lire Is believed to Imvo been caused by the explosion of gunpowder In Wiildron'a tUure. I o.-wen : iru as follows : O F. Wal- dron'H lore. fS.uW : house , f.1,000 ; It. O. Him- durioii , Jf.OCO ; M iiiUbury'd store , Jll.OW ; John Henderson , SC.OJO. CropH > - vi'iUoUor In .VoliriiNka. CI1I3YENNK , Wyo. , Sopt. 19. ( Special. ) A party of llurllngton railway nftlclals reached this city Thwsday on a tour of In spection of tha western division of the com pany's lino. In the party were A. Campbell , superintendent of the western division ; C. 1 > . Olson , superintendent of bridges and buildings ; IX F , McFarlaue , division super intendent. Superintendent Campbell stated that crops Im-l never been bettor along the line of the llurllngton In Nobraika then thla year , and ( he farmers are. all In good spirits. The transportation department of tha llur llngton U bii'ag severely taxed to move the crops to market , Wiiy > nril Olrl Arrmtoil. Onu Hone , a young girl of 15 years , -waa arrested yeplenlny for the third time within the month , charged with frequenting u dis orderly IIOIHO. The parents of the girl live tit 3IS Franklin street , unit It was on the jilrl'n prumlso to return to them that HMC eacnped the reform school on the previous occasions. Throe boyn were arrested in lier company , together \slth John O , Hood- rich and his wife , keepers of the house. Cure sick liMdacho , bad lute In the mouth , coated Pills tongue , en * In tha ktoiiuivU , dlitrcu and Intllgisitlun. IK > l\ot weaken , but hat * tonic effect. K crnti. Tit * only 11 ll to talc * wllti llood'l Buikparllla. I The Perfume of Violets jj purity of tbe Illy , tha clew of the roe , tt BTh and the UuiU of Ilcbo comblco la POUONI'I ( WOMAN'S ' WORK IN MISSIONS1 Mrs , Woodcock of Tccumseh Addresses the Conference at York. RELIGION'S LIGHT IN DARK PLACES Illofticil MliilNlriitlon of tlio Clinroli Carrlril On ! > > .Menu * Airimloil Tliroimh | lu > Slttorn of tin ; OrKiinl/.nlloii. YORK , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Tlio Woman's Homo Missionary society had charge of the exercises at the Methodist conference yesterday afternoon. The prin cipal address , given by .Mrs. J. R. Woodcock of Tecumseh , was on excellent one. Mrs. Woodcock told of the scope nnd work of the society and dwelt upon the great need of further efforts throughout the field. She has acquainted herself with the field , ot work and was able to show effectively the work that had been done and that which yet re mained to bo done. The speaker distinguished between the homo missionary society and the foreign missions by relating them to each other. Iloth proceed from the same source , they are actuated by the same desire , but the work ot ono lies at homo and the other In faraway Unds. Mr * . Woodcock has evidently traveled extensively. She gave a splendid description of life In Chinatown , San Francisco. She told , In vivid words of the Ignorance , orlmo. poverty and filth of that settlement. In Now York , said she. wo find crowded tene ments that are almost unendurable , but there Is one consolation to Its denizens In that the lofty buildings at least go heavenward. In Chinatown the tenements are fully as crowded and as dirty and pestilent , but In stead of the flights of stairs leading to In numerable stories upward they go down Into the bowels of the earth , where hardly a rat can survive. SRNT RY GOD TO ALASKA. Mrs. Woodcock spoke of the work In Alaska. She told how ono little mission had been planted there , how It had grown and what a good work It was doing. In speaking of the recent gold discoveries there Mrs. Woodcock thinks that It was the hand of God that directed the gold hunters to that spot In order that the work of the missionary might prosper. The speaker paid a high tribute to the efficiency of the Mothers' Jewels' Homo at thla place. This U the national home of the society , where the waifs of the great cities nnd the home less boys and girls of the land nnd a shel ter and a homo. Although the Institution has but recently been established. It has already assumed proportions that speak for Ita usefulness In the years to come. There are now In the homo over fifty children. At the request of Mr. and Mrs. H. Spur- lock , the superintendents ot the home , the members of the conference and visitors vis ited the home , where a reception was ten dered them. A great crowd attended and were shown through the buildings and over the grounds to their evident pleasure and surprise. The annual business meeting of the society for this conference was held in ono of the reception rooms at the home af ter the reception. FRKBDMAN'S AID SOCIETY. The address of Dr. Mason before the Freedman Aid nnd. Southern Educational society was delivered last night before an audience that packed the largo church. Dr. Mason , by the way , Is the colored man who came within two votes of being elected bishop at the last general conference. He Is n fine orator and hold the closest atten tion. Ho Is the assistant secretary ot the Freedman Aid society and as such he Is qualified to speak authoritatively upon Us work. The speaker gave a brief sketch of Its original history and told of the dltncul- tles that have beset It In Its work. This is the twenty-ninth year of Its career and the results accomplished In that time have been great. There are today In the southland forty-six colleges and Institutions of learn ing for the negro. These inotitutions have turned out 'over 100,000 graduates , 17,000 teachers and C.OOO preachers , whose Influ ence and efforts have well nigh changed itie status of the entire colored population of the south. The doctor made an eloquent plea for the negro and for the obliteration of race distinction. DISHOP NINDE'S SERMON. After the conference love feast this morn ing nishop Ninde .preached . , a strong sermon on the text "Lord , what will Thou have me Do ? " He drew lessci s from Paul's life and dwelt upon the duties that confront the Chrlstlan.3. He spoke of the broadening field of duty and the increasing responsi bility Involved. He discussed Christian so cialism and discriminated between it and humanitarlanlsm. He believes skepticism Is no longer a menace to > christlanlsm , owing to the prevalency of the belief In a God. This afternoon the bishop ordained twelve ' .eacons and elders. At G.45 p. m. a platform Epworth league meeting was conducted by L. C. Jones , con ference president. Bishop Ninde , who Is na tional president , also epokc. The educational anniversary was celebrated tonight. Chancellor Ellenwood being the prlncliwl speaker. The pulpits of the various city churches were filled today at the morning and evening ssrvlces by ministers from the conference. At the Presbyterian church F. A. Stuff and J. R. Woodcock preached ; at the Congrega tional church the preachers were R. T. Chlp- perflcld and C. B. Lenfest. D. R. Lake and T. S. Fowler filled the Baptist pulpits. CM OTIJ CIIKWS A CIIII.I ) . iiN l' < * t llnilly HmiKli-M 11 llnliy Ctrl. SYRACUSE , NJ'J. , Sept , 19. ( Special Tele- grail. ) A coyote kept on a chain at the Re view Track hotel broke his chain Just as the J-year-old child of L. Howell , station agent , was going by and attacked the llttlo one , scratching , biting and bruising her In a shocking manner. The child was rescued by several persons who heard her screams. A minute ir.ore and undoubtedly the attack would have resulted fatally. The little ono was Immediately taken to a physician , who cauterized the wounds and does not look for serious results. Sorlnl Affairs nt ( iriinil I.sliiiul. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Last night was quite a nodal night In Grand Island. The young people of the Baptist church gave a leceptlon at the college - lego as a welcome to the students and the faculty. Attorney Ryan delivered the wel come address in behalf of the business men of the city , Ruv. Mr. Jordeu , on behalf of the ministers and Prof , Beach responded on behalf of the college. The young people of Trinity church tendered a reception to the students of the DusYicss and Normal college , Hero Rev. Mr. Cams made the principal iiddnes , responded to by Piof. Hargls , the president of the college , and a very pleasant social time was enjoyed. Mr. ci-d Mrs , A. W. Storno entertained a number of young people In honor of Miss Woalstenholm of Lsmraihlre , WIs. , who Is in the city the guest of her sister , Mrs. Sterne , and Councilman Woolstenholni , a brother. Progressive high live and a most delight ful lunch were the features. OIiiiilron'N Wiilcr S > Ntom. CHADUON , Nob. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) The present city administration contemplates making extensive extensions In tliu water sj-stem , The contract ban been awarded for excavating ami taking up of some 2,000 feet of pipe. This pipe vas formerly imed by the city as a main from thu old pumping sta tion to the reservoir before the present ex cellent gravity system was IntroJuced. Tno work of excavating and delivering thli pipe Is to bo completed In fifteen days. The old pipe , which Is In excellent condition , will be ui > ed in proposed extensions. Two I.UIur Aceii ! ! t * . TKCUMSEH , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special Tel- ogram. ) Today Henry VanLoon was struck In the eye with a piece of wire and may lose the member. Alvln Buckmaster shot him self through the flrst finger of his right band while hunting , He Hud n HOKUM fliock. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Spe cial. ) A man giving his name as R. E. Ilar- rli called at the Koystoua restaurant In this 1 city yesterday afternoon and wanted a mc.il. Ilo presented In payment therefor a check drawn ostensibly by Charles Morgan for J9.45. and when Mrs.Vlndnngel , th ? wife of the proprietor , s'atcd that she did not have the change ) the fellow stateJ that A ? wanted to room there for a day or two anyway and would now take a meal ticket , and she could give- him lh change tomorrow morning , She gave him the meal ticket and later became 'suspicious ' , An olllcer Investigated , but Har ris vas nowhere to be found. The InterestIng - Ing part of the affair Is that the check was drawn on a bank that has bren closed for two years , and which was not a block away from the restaurant at which It was suc cessfully passed. lliirlnii Count > n Illn I'ulr. ALMA. Nob. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) The oecand annual Harlan county fa'lr held at this place closed yesterday. It was un doubtedly the bifst fair ever held In this county. During the last two dajs the at tendance was very largo , over 8.0QO yester day , and the only tiling which Interfered with the entire success at the filr was a lack of entries In the races. The manage ment wr.s obliged to call off a number ol the events on account or lack of entries , although the purses were the most liberal aver offered In tlic.-county. The agricultural exhibits were cspcclaly fine a gentleman trom Lincoln stating- that he never s w a better exhibit , oven at the state fairs. The horticultural exhibit , while small In quantity , was fine In quality. The exhibits of peaches nud grapes were especially good. Upturn from Prnollcc Mnrrli. CIIADKOX , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) The six troops of the Ninth cavalry , U. 3. A. , from Fort Ilobluson , arrived here yesterday from Pine Rldgo agency , S. D. , where they have boon In camp for the last week. Today they continued their march to the fort. The tioops luvo been out on thla practice march for fifteen days. Colonel Hamilton , who Is In command , reports n very pleasant and profitable time. Thla Is the last practice march of the season for these troops. I.nulnvlllv I.OCIIK. | LOUISVILLH. Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Thrco brick and ntono business houses have been built In Louisville thus far this year and three more arc contemplated. C. A. IHchle and S. W. Davis will tiulld residences this fall. W. A. Cleghorn ha ? begun an ad dition to his residence. W. II. Hell and brother shipped a fine herd of red polled cattle to the State fair this week They expect to capture some big premiums. nonol County , lU'iiiilillcniiN. CHAPPELL , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Tlio republicans of Deucl county held their convention here yesterday and put the fol lowing ticket In the field : Clerk , Jackson Gyger ; treasurer , Fred Sudman ; sheriff , Gor don R. Thompson ; county superintendent , Hosa Dodds ; Judge , Howard Tllden Todd ; coroner , Scott W. Terry. The ticket Is con ceded to bo a strong ono by all parties. Modern Wooilincil STUART , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) The Stuart and Atkinson camps , Modern Wood men of America , held their second anmul picnic at this place yesterday. Able addresses were made by Dr. F. S. Hunt of the Stuart camp , D. E. Sturdevant of Atkinson and U. II. Dlckson of O'Neill. The day was line , the attendance was large and the affair was a grand success. Hull Count j'x Knlr. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Sept 19 , ( Special. ) The Hall county fair will be held from September 28 to October 1 , inclusive , and the prospects are that It will bo the best fair tver held to the county. More enter tainment is already assured than has ever been given before. D. H. Vantlne is the secretary of the association. lliiriiM u Hum. IJEKMER , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) This morning about 3 o'clock a barn belonging to Lester Reynolds , who lives three and a half miles east of Bccmcr , was burned with all the contents. It Is supposed to be the work at an Incendiary. Mr. Reynolds and family are visiting In Broken now , nnd uo ono was at home. Soonr HIM Uoltbern. GENEVA , ' Neb. , Sept. 19 , ( Special. ) Sheriff Ogg , who went OsceoU on Friday | u order to apprehend the Ohlowa bank rob bers , if not convicted there , returned Satur day afternoon with them In his charge , and placed them securely In Jail to await their trial In the district court In November. Hi'MlKiin Hlx I'liHtornto. GENEVA , Neb. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Rev. P. H. HInes , populist nominee for county superintendent , has resigned his pastorate or the Congregational church In Genera In order that his whole time and attention may be given to the campaign. Hector In Acquitted. REAVER CITY , Neb. , Sept , 19. ( Special Telegram. ) The Jury in the Heeler murder trial brought In a verdict of not guilty. That finding meets with popular approval. Xi'liniHknfivN \otox. The village of Dodge has purchased a new chemical engine. The Kearney County Agricultural society will pay all premiums In full. Ponder hopes soon to have telephone connection with the ouUIdo world. The Plymouth creamery will be ready for business the latter part of thla month. Wakefleld people are discussing the ad visability of building a new school house. The McCook band has decided to enter the band contest at the fall festival at Den ver. ver.Norfolk Norfolk people have started an agitation which they hope will icaull In the erection of an opera house. Klmball county stockmen are shipping In cows from the cast to be used for breeding purposes. The Press , the new paper which M , J. Abbott proposes to start at Palisade , will be republican in politics. The 9-year-old son of Chris Greaser of North Ilond had an arm broken Monday evening by falling from a horse. The deposits of the Arapahoe hank have more than doubled since the late report and the deposits are credited largely to the farmers. There are only three criminal eases on the Nuckells county docket and they are old ones carried over from the last term and unimportant. ' Special Agent Matthews of the general land ofllco has up to date recommended the cancellation of nearly 100 homestead entries - trios In the North Platte land district which were abandoned by entrymen during the years of depression. The receiver's sale of the property of the llloomtleld State bank was not very well attended. Some of the property sold very low and some very high , bringing In all about Jll.OOO. Receiver Reed says thla will not the depositors about 05 or 75 cents on the dollar. - Prairie chickens have not been as plenti ful for years In the vicinity of North Platte , and slnco the 11 rat of the month , the openIng - Ing of the legal Btason , hundreds of birds have been killed by loeal hunters. They are so plentiful south of the river that It Is not necessary to have a dog to flush them , The Armour Packing company completed arrangements for the purchase of twenty acres of ground near Deerfleld , where an artificial lake will be excavated and a num ber of Ice housiti erected. Work will bo commenced at once so mat the lake will bo In readiness for the harvesting of the coming winter's Ice crop , > < itiN from \cliriiHkn Pannx. Grover Mablnof Dololt expects to have 20.000 bushels of corn from this year's crop. Ant Poltevln has just finished hauling be tween 5,000 and 0,009 bushels of whc.it to i Valentine. | Disease among hogs Is reducing the swine population of Pierce county , Whether the ailment IB cholera or not It ls having a fatale o cct. j Huffman & Rollins of Ncllgh have arranged j t J commence feeding about fcOO head of rattle : l nd am contempUtlng adding to them come 7CO more later In the season , The icmalnder of thltt herd , about 1,500. will probably bu held over until somfl tlmu next geayon. Thomas Mortimer in feeding sixteen steera en the Marshall Flell ranch In Canton county , \yblch are bulau prepared to ooru- pete for a $ f > no prto at a stcck exhibit In Chicago In Nr prnber. The nnlmals ha\e been on feed nljin nionths and will average about l.SOO pounds They are beauties. Those ho contend that corn cannot bo successfully raised In this part of the coun try , s ) s the KlmMI Observer , should take a look at Alfred Uansui's Held of ted corn on the llurlcyll't ! frce , north of town. The field will make an average yield of over forty bushels per acre and the corn wl.l be of excelled ! ) qvi'l'ty. ' There was some fear during the recent dry spell that tiio corn crop In the vlclnlt > of Kdgar would.boshort , but H now appears that the fear \vas Yjlthout foundation. Corn that was well cultivated will make a splen did yield cveryw'hsro ' In 'this vicinity. Tom Crump , two miles southeast , and Andcracn Fuller , four miles north , both ray tha they have the best crop of corn the > have raised slnco they came to the state As to evidence that not even the late planted corn In the vicinity of Supcrloi Is All Injured 'by ' the recent hot , dry spcl J. II. Gtllcsple Is exhibiting samples of oars of corn , twelve Inches In length and ful of plump , solid , matured grains to the ex treme end , that were taken at random from a twenty-acre patch of upland plrr.ted Ma > 26. The field will yield fully sixty bushels per acre. 1'11KSSI.THU STATU'S CLAIMS .Smith Dakota AM | < K ( ho ( t voriiiii < : ir to 1'njTIIXON nil Imllim I.nitdH. CHAMI1ERLAIN , S. D. , Sept. 19. ( Spe clal. ) John H. Ktag of thla city , agent of South Dakota In the claims pending against the federal government , has Just made a report to Governor Leo of the present status of the various claims against the government. There arc several of these claims , amciig them the demand for B per cent of the amounts paid the general km office by settlera fo.1 lend's In the ceded portion tion of the Sioux , Slsseton and Wahpeton and Yanklon Indian reservations. The al lowance of this claim would give the state about $10,000. Another claim Is for 5 per cent of the aggregate amount , based upon the sum of $1.25 per acre , for all lands embraced in Iho Pine Ridge , Rose bud , Lower Ilrule. Crow Creek , Chey enne River and Standing Rock reserva tions , situated within the slate. The amount claimed by the state by virtue of this Is about $750,000. The state also clalinn a percentage of the value ) of the lands allotted to Indians on the1 Slsacton and Y&nkton res ervations. The claim based upon the land embraced In Indian reservations Is , of course , the most Important , both as to the legal points and amount Involved. The .precedent for the pay ment of this claim was established by con gress In 1855 , when the claim of Alabama on similar grounds was gmiteci , and by an act of crrigres1 ! of March 3 , 1857 , granting the same benefits to Mississippi and other states. Slnco that tlmo the sum of $9,292,453.89 haa been paid to six southern and seven middM states under thlj tr.d supplementary acts. A strong point raised 'by ' Mr. King for the allowance of South Dakota's claim Is that the Indians , being wards of the whole people ple , are , when placed cm reservations In any particular state , occupants of lands which would otherwise tye taxable and pny a reve nue to the suite and that the government should accordingly reimburse the state to at least , a > Blight degree for the lands thus withheld from taxation. Nearly one half of , that entire portion of South Dakota/ lying west of the Missouri river is embraced within the Sioux reser vation and Is not , therefore , subject to taxa tion. tion.Tho The law granting , the claims of Alabama , Mississippi nnd other states , among other things , says : " ' nd shall allow and pay to each state such amount as shall thus be found to be due ? estimating all lands and permanent reservations at $1.25 per acre. " This act has 'never1 been repealed or modi fied , lint Coillmlssloner Sparks of the gen eral land olHce InSSG refused to continue the payment " "of money to the new states under Its provisions. In this ho was sus tained by Secrctnrr Lamar , It being held , that the act 'o ! 1S57 applied only ! i to the states then in" the 'iirilon. In vluwof this the states of 'South YDaKot3 , Idaho , . Ala bama , Colorado , Kansas , Oregon , Nevada , Minnesota , Illinois , Indiana , Iowa and Cali fornia decided that the beft method of securing - curing their rights under the act was to apply to congiesa for relief. Accordingly State 'Agent King and the authorized agenta of the other states mentioned formulated a bill nnd an argument and presented the same to the last congress , together with all Information bearing upon the legality , equity and Justice of the claims. Good progress has been 'made 'In the United State ? senate , and during the next congress the claims will bo. pressed as vigorously as possible , with good prospects of success , Mr. King U exper ienced In the routine of business before con gress and the various departments at Wash ington , and as his pc<lon Is a nonpartlsin one , ho having a contract with the state to prosecute the claims , he will be enabled to complete the work which he has begun. GltHJSHV AVI 1.1.OT I'UOSKOUTKI ) . Attnrtiry ReiiornI HOIMot llolluvc There In Ally SlinrtitKC. HURON , S. D. . Sept. 19. ( Special. ) While in the city last evening Hon. Melvln Grlgsby , attorney general , referring to the Investiga tion of the report nf State Examiner Marls Taylor , relative to the shortage In the state auditor's olllce , said : "I have notified the governor that after comparing Taylor's report with the books or ; he auditor's and terasurer's oinces I find that I cannot rely upon the correctness ot : ho report as a basis for bringing an action. [ could not make an examination of the auditor's office * . I am not an export ac countant and It Is not my business to do this , but I am thoroughly satisfied that Mr. Taylor s report Is not correct and until a rigid examination Is made and a shortage really found to exist I shall not proceed with any suits. I understand also that ex-Auditor illpplo has deposited In a Pierre bank the tmount of his alleged shortage , BO that If ho s found short tha state will not ha\o to sue o recover. " HIG IMiAUKU MIM.VI ! KXTISIUMIIStJ. Iowa Mini Will llovi-lop u Illuli e- lioxlt In I InllliKlc UlllH. DEADWOOD , S. D. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Mthough gold was llrat discovered In the 'orm ' of placer mines along the creeks In the illls , for various reasons but llttlo placer mining Ima been done of lato. A gigantic > lacer mining enterprise la about to bo aunohcd In the Dear Gulch district on Potato and Heaver creeks. James Csllanan at Des Molnes , la. , owns a vast placer deposit ex- : cndlng over three nnd a half miles of terrl- ory. The profi'erty ermbracea about COO acres of land. The gravid beds are 300 feet wide and twenty feet In thickness , and It la cstl- natcd that tho.iluClt | will average 25 cents o the cubic yard , of gravel , making a total estimate of $ l(50fl,000 for the entire deposit. V bed rock Hume IB being constructed the entire length ot Hip property. Water will be brought twpny ( olght miles for placei mrposcs , iif n r Cow ltJVM T''l l1' ' I" Camii. RAPID CITY , , S. p. , Sept. 19. ( Special. ) Word has bewi'irpjelved In this city of a shooting affray , , wUch | occurred Wednesday night In the Illjf Hqrn basin , across the line n Wyoming. l 9twecn several cow boys , rc- iultlng In the /Jpatli / of two men. A cow joy named Lep , shot and killed the cook , name not learft g , . and then proceeded to do up the can.y > . , , .Ha went to the teat and shot thrco tlties | | n the dark at a man named West , whp was la bed. West made a rush for the man and shot him through the heart. The coroner's Jury exonerated West. \ < MV IiiKtriiotnrN lit Si'hool of MlnoN. RAPID CITY , S. D. . Sept. 19. ( rfpecUI Telegram ) The State Hoard of Regents has ' , appointed Dr. Slaglo of nrooklrga college to J the chair of German and chemistry and I'Mi i ward McCoimlck of , the Michigan School of ' Mines as assistant prrfcES'jr of metallurgy and assaying. Thla clears up 1ho Fchool ct , Mlccs tangle to the satisfaction of all. | llorhi-H boll tor n ! ? iii ll Sum. RAPID CITY , S. D. . Sept. 19. ( Special. ) ' The Meade County bank of Sturgln has 10- j cclve 1 relurrs from a carload of horses j shipped to csstern marke's. There were twenty-two ho d in the Mr and tiie r.el 10i i turn M } S9 00 At ille Mine time van rei i ceUcI u rti ft 'or Ml1) ) 51 the rctur E for , thrco e terj 3hptd ! to REDS TAKE ONE FROM BROW XS Oloso and Interesting Contest Played in the Pork Fnoking Oity , WINNERS MAKE FIVE RUNS , LOSERS FOUR Ilist ( nnio of tlio Sonnoti on tlio Cin cinnati ( JroundN AIINOII'H Colt * Til lie Our from the Coloiioln , Cincinnati , 5 : St. Louis , 4. Chicago , 5 ; Louisville , 2. Detroit , 7 ; Columbus , 5. .Mlime.ipolls , 9 ; Kiuisaa CltJ , . St. Paul , B-ft ; .Milwaukee , a-1 . CINCINNATI , Sept. 19. Tlio last game ot the season was played hero today between the Reds and Drowns and resulted In the de feat of the latter In a close and Interesting game. Attendance , 2,000. Score : CINCINNATI. BT. LOUIS. n.u.o.A.i : . n.ii.o.A.n. Holll.Uy . , If 1 : 3 0 0 O-osj , rs. . . TatuU . . . . 5 8 27 U 3 Totals . . . . 4 S 24 14 t > Cincinnati 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 5 ' -5 St. UmU 001300000-4 KiirnrJ runs : Cincinnati , 1 ; St. loulu , 1. Two. base lilts : Mcl'hec , Vaushnn (2) ( ) . Tliree-bam' lilt ; Crosr Home rim : Hoy. Stolen Ij.isr. : llolll- ilny , Hey , Corcoran , Irwln. I.fft on ba f : Cln- ctmmtl. 7 ; Ht. Louis , 7. Klrnttnte \ on balls : OIT Unjcr. 4 ; off HuilhofT. 1. Hit by pltc.icd ball : Dwyer. Struck out : Ity Uwyt-r , 2 ; by Sudliolt , 2. Time : One hour anJ forty-live minutes. Um pire : McDonald , CHICAGO , B ; IXJUISVIM.E , 2. CHICAGO , Sept. 19. The Chicago season dime to a close today with a gnme well played by the Cells , but most feiirfully bungled up by thu Colonels. Doth Grimih nnd Clark pitched masterly ball , the Chi- eago's boy receiving nearly perfect support , while "Dnd'a" was very erratic. Kinsman's third base pinyVIIH n feature. Score : CHICAGO. i LOUISVILLU. IU1.O.A.R.I n.H.O.A.E. Rynn. rf. . . . 1 1 1 0 0 F. Clarice If 1 0 1 10 Callahiui. s 0 0 2 5 1 Stafford , BF. 0 1 I 3 2 ninRicf. . . . 1 t 2 0 O.WHftner . , cf. 0 1 1 0 1 Alison , Ib. . . 0 212 0 ( i Nunctf , rf. . . 0 1300 Connor , Sb. . Wenlcn. llx 0 0 12 0 I ) Utckcr , If. . 1 1 1 0 0 Dexter , c. . . 0 0201 M'C'm'k. 3b 1 0 1 31 Ct'Kinun , 31) ) 1 1 0 S 1 KlttiL-Jgf. el ) 1 3 1 0 Smith , ! b. . . 0 Urltmii , p. . 0 0 0 3 OD. Clark , p 0 1 0 2 0 'Wilson . . . .0 0000 Totals . . . . B 72714 2'I I Totals . . . . 2 C S4 17 C \Vllfon battcil far Dad CtnrUc In ninth. C.llcaco 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 - , - ) l.oulsvlllo U : Left on basts : Chlcnro. 6 ; I-oolKvlllp. 8. Two. lme hlta : Anson , Decker. Sacrifice hits : Con nor , Mcfnrmlck , KlttreJtc. Stolen bales' Hyuii , I.tnnc (2) ( ) , ClliiKman. Double plays : Klttrcdso to C.illnlum , Smith to Stafford to Wcnlen. Struck out ! Hy arinltli. 3 ; by Clark , 1. Passed balls : : Dexter , llaset on halls : Off Grltlltli. 3 ; off Clark , 3. Wild pitch : Clark : Hit with ball : Callaian. Time : One hour and tiny minutes. Umpliu : O'Day. O'Day.STANDING STANDING OF THE TRAMS. Plnyed. Won. Lost. I'.C. Baltimore 121 S7 31 71.9 Hoston , 123 87 35 7V7 i New York 121 77 41 ( ! 3 G i Cincinnati 121 68 53 W.2 Cleveland t 123 G3 GO ul.2 , Washington 121 56 8i 46.3 lirooklyn 123 50 67150 Pittsburg 321 55 63 43.3 Chicago 123 55 CS 447 I'htlmlPlnhla 121 52 72 41.9 Louisville 125 51 71 40.8 St. Louis 124 2S Dii 22.0' ' Games today : Urooklyn nt Boston ; B.il- i tlinore at Now York ; Washington ac Phil- ' ndelphla. SCO1II2.S OF 'I'll 13 WBSTHHX I. Two Ai'1'Iilcntn Occur In ( he Giiint * ill Colu'ubiiN. COLUM13US , O. , Sept. 19. Hettger fpralned nn ankle , Jones was eut in the head by a thrown ball and Welters pitched out the ijame for Columbus today. The er rors of the local tenm were costly. Scoie : Columbus 3 1010000 0 5 , Detroit 1 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 7 Hase nils , Columbus. II ; Detroit. 11. Kr- rrf : Columbus , 5 ; Detroit , 2. Batterlen1 Columbus. Hettger , Jones , "Wolters and I Buckley ; Detroit. Whdsworth nnd Tro t. I KANSAS CITV , Sept. 1 ! ) . The Blues , ' played an errorless game today , then lo't It ! the ninth - It the last n InningIt was ffame i here of the season. Gear was pounded hard , i The hitting of Pardee and line work at short of Connaushton were the features. Attend , an-o , 1,200. Score : Kansas City 2 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0-S Minneapolis 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 B'lse hits : Kansas City , 9 : Minneapolis , 17. Krrors : Kansas City. 0 ; Minneapolis , J. Batterlcfi.Knnus City , Gear and Biaufordj MlnncnnolK Klepfmeier and Keefe. MIL.WAUKKI3 , Sept. 10. The Saints made themselves solid In third place today by winning the Jlrst Kanio through the wllilncs of P.ippalau and Barnes. The fleldlnjj of both teams i\as snappy alt the way throit'- ! nnd n number of brilliant plays were made The second game was a farce. Score , flrs. game : Milwaukee 100200000-3 St. Paul 10200011 0 3 Base bits : Milwaukee , 7 ; St. Paul , C. Kr rors : Milwaukee , 1 ; St. Paul , 0. Batteries : Milwaukee , Pappalau , Barnes and Speer ; St. [ 'nul , Cross and Spies. > Second crame : Milwaukee 020218 13 St. Paul 0 1 3 2 0 0 0 C Base hltfj : Milwaukee. 14 ; St. Paul , 9. lir- rcrs : Milwaukee , 0 ; St. Paul , 5. B.ittoi-lcs : Milwaukee , Terry and Speur ; St. Paul , Isa bel , Spies and Holllngsworth. STANDING OF THK TEAMS. Played , won. Lost P.C. ndlanapolls 130' SC 31 73 S Columbus 133 Mi 47 . CI.7 St. Paul 137 SO 51 C2.8 Milwaukee 13J S2 51 G1.9 jiroit i i nn C5 5i.r Minneapolis 137 H 94 SU Grand Haplds 132 40 92 30.3 < ansas City 140 41 99 21)3 ) Games today : Indianapolis at Detroit ; Co. umbus ut Grand Uoplds ; St. P.iul at Kan- as City ; Minneapolis at Milwaukee. \VcHti-i-ii AMKOoiitTiiii SCUTCH. IIAPIDS , la. , Sept. 19. Score : Ced'ir Ttnplds 0 - 0-5 Dilbuquo 010010010-1 Base lilts : Cedar ItupldK , C ; Dubuque , 7. Jnors' Cedar Itaplds , 0 ; Dubuque , I. Bat- arles : Cedar Rapid.- ) . M.ihuffy nrcl Fuller ; ) ubuque. Strell nntl Sullivan. BUHL1NGTON , In. , Sept. 19. Score : Uirllnvton 2 Je-s Molne * . . . , 1000004 -5 Base hIN : Burlington. G ; Des Molnen , c , Irrors : Burlington. 1 ; Des Molnea , 3. B'it- erlcs : Burlington , Coons nnd Mesmer ; Dwi lolne ? . Andrews and Lohman. ROPKKOHD. 111. , Sept. 19-Scorc , first 'lime ; Hoekford 0 0-13 I'oorla 02030004 1-11 Bnfe hits : Uockford , 14 ; Peorln. 12. Kr rors ; IlorUford , ; Pcorla , 2. Batteries : Hoekford , Young nnd Trncy ; Pcorln , Talbol nnd SoNler. Second game : Ucckford 4 0 1 0 l- < ! Prorln 1010 0 5 Base hits : Hockford , 11 ; I'eorlu. S Krrors : Kockferd , R ; Peorl.i , 0. Batteries : Hoekford , Anderson nnd Tracy ; 1'eorln , Uurrls nnd Selsler. qt'INCY , III. . Sept. 19-Score : Qulncy 4-S St. Joseph 0 4 Dane hits : Qulney , 13 ; St. Joseph. S. Kr rors : Qulncy , 1 ; St. Joseph , 3. Batteries' : Qulncy , Nonemacher nnd Graver ; St. Joseph , Kane nnd Hanson. < SAMIS or 'Fun I.IVKI.Y AMA-I-WHS. West Point IMn > Iloi-Kf Mlth tlti > Slllltll OlIlllllllH. WRST POINT , Neb. , Sept. 19.-Spcclal ( Telegram ) West Point played horse with South Omahn hero tod.ty. Score : S-Mith Omahn 0 010001 0 1--3 West Point 29 Ba-so bits : West Point , 25 ; South Omaha. 4. Thrfc-bnse hit : Klmllcr. Two-luse hlf < : Mcllvatne , Crawford , Evans , Corbett , Beck. 1-rrors : West Point. 2 ; South Oninhn , fi. Struck out : By .Mellvnlnc , C ; by Push , 1. Battorlco : West Point. Mcllvalno unit Licey ; South Oinnlm. Pup.li , Sullivan nnd Fitzgernld. Umpire : Hunker. Frommit Smotliorn Wlllior. WILHRIl , Neb. . Sept. 19.-Speclnl ( Tele gram. ) Wllber was simply outclassed hero j today , both at b.xt nnd In the Held , by the Fremont Brewers. Douldln's work In the j box was phenomenal and but for two costly errors In the eighth ho would have bad a 1 clean shutout. Score : I Kremont 0 0 4 2 S 4 2 0 20 'Wllber 0 00000030 Daso hits : Fremont , 22 ; Wllber , G. Tv\o base hits : Llnqie (2) ( ) . B.iler , Jameson , Tro bough , Holmes. Three-base hits : Llngle Krrors : Fremont , 3 ; Wllber , 6. Double plays TrulioiiKh to Baler to Perkins ; Trobougli t Perkins ; Trobough to Baler to Perkins Struck out : By Bouldln , 9 ; by Shepard , 0 Batteries : Fremont , HoilMln nnd Jameson Wllber , Shepard nnd Smith. KHKAT KMM'.HMIRVr.H WITH KIT13S All Hooni-idT itroirrii'miil ViiliitililtMi NorviltlniiM Minlc , BLUE HIM * OHSnnVATORY , Mas. " . Sept. 19. All kite records were broken her this afternoon when the topmost kite of n Hiring of seven , all of the Ilarsravo type with four miles of wire , nttnlned an nltltud of 10,016 feet above the sea level , and of 9S3 feet above the summit of the hill. An aluminum box wn sent up containing nn Instrument for recording pressure , tern pcrature nnd humidity , and was SWUIIK la feet below the topmost kite. At the hlghcs point the Instrume-it recorded a tempirnlur of 33 degrees , while at the wima time It wii C3 at the surface of the oarth. At n heigh of 4,000 feet the humidity rose rapidly , lm sank again at n mile , where It "was quite low. At i.uuu reel It again rose and soon reached a i > olnt where there was almost a complete saturation In the ulr. From then up the atinosplicre became dry , until at the highest point there was scarcely anytno'stun , recorded. At the ground the humidity al the afternoon was quite low. Piir.xim Duvli-H In Town. Charlie 13 , Davles , the Parson , manager o the famous pugilists Joe Choynpkl , , Ilmm > Barry and the giant heavyweight , Bob Arm strong , alias Peter Jackson the Second , was In the city yesterday , together with Armstrong strong- . The Parson was here for the pur pose of looking over the Held with the view of Incorporating nn athletic and boxingclul here. Ho visited South Omaha , had a tu k with a number of gentlemen ami seemei well pleased with the outlook. If the projec Is a go a grand opening will bo held some tlmo In November. , when Joe Choynskl am Domlnlck McCaffrey will likely appear as the stars of the evening. Armstrong let for California in the afternoon and D.ivles for Chicago in the evening. lloliitr.ninini Lril the Fit-Ill. The pedestrian match , mentioned In The Bee , under 'the auspices of the North Side Pleiiburo club , took place yesterday. The start was made from Fortieth and Hamilton Mtreets nt 7:30 : with twenty-seven competi tors In line , with Bcnnliijfton ustlio coal Phil Moollor otllclnted as referee tini starter. CMatt Ilelntzniaiin won , covering- the fourteen miles In one hour and twenty-nine minute" , with Jou Sllloy a clo o seeond In one hour and thirty-six minutes and Joe Nelmann third In one hour and forty-four minutes. Tho'day was lnp | , roads good am ; the whole art'alr a MIL-COSH. Much credit Is duo Moeller and his Turner assistants for the satisfactory way In which the race was run. I.miUvMli.TixKij - Onli KvonlN. LOUIS VILLK , Ky. , Sept. 10. Sccrotary Price of the New Louisville Jockey elub today announced the fixed events for 1R99. They are thu Kentucky derby , JG.COO , ono and one-quarter miles ; the Clink stili-s ! > . JI.OOO , onu and one-eighth miles , and the Kentucky Onlcs. J ? W > nni - - These stakes are for foals of 1SUG , at present yearlings , the entries for which close on Oc tober 15. Hereafter the Louisville club Hill run fifteen to eighteen days each spring. PnmrlnN Sliiiiitlnur Timriiuinriif. DOUGLAS , Wyo. , Sopt. 19. ( Special. ) T.io Douglas Gun club will hold a shooting tour nament here October 12. The Casper Gun club Ins formally announced Its Inten'lon of attending nnd competing for the chnmnlon- Milp ' 'tip won by the Douglas club at the last shoot. A match shoot between Jesiinin the local champion , and nice of Casper for a purse of $50 will be one of the events. AVIr - Viill Work * HI-MIIIK- . ANDERSON. Ind. , Sept. 13.-Tho American Wire Nail works , employing 700 men ; the Llpplncott Lamp Chimney plant , wh'ch works 400 , and the M.icDclh Lamp Chimney works , with a like number of men on Its pay rolls , resumed In full blast tonisht after a. shutdown of two months and .1 half , FKATUUHH OF WVOIIIMJ'S IHSTOIM. JrMl Volume of n Hnnlc of HUIorlenl roiitrllMitfiuin iNNiiril from PI-CHM. CHBYKNNK , Wyo. , Sopt. 19. ( Special. ) Hon. 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It contains A larRO number of very Important hlstorlnl narratives connected with the history of the Htnlp , and will prove n valuable supplemen tary work to HIP hUtory of Wyoming , shortly to bo Issued by Colonel C. G. Contain of thl city. , AMUSEMENTS. That gem of Irish farce-comedy , "Mc- SoMey s Twins , " opened a week's engagement yesterday at Hoyd's , playing twti perform , nnccs to very satisfactory business. The piece Is practically unchanged B.AVO In. respect , to the cast , which Includes this year the two well known Irish comedians , John Tlerni-y nud ilark Murphy , who have been now fur n good many years diverting audiences with their differing styles of humor , and that genuine artist nnd always acceptable per former , Marie Stuart. Nat M. Wills does a tramp turn , Ilorwltz and Bowers glvo SOURS nnd Imitations and Marguerite Ferguson shows herself a clever dancing sotibrette. whllo the Addis sisters constitute a charming feature of the performance. There is abund ance of light and catchy music , and alto gether the entertainment ought to attract good pationagc during fair week. A largo crowd attended the opening per formance of Hoyt's "A Milk White Flag" at the Crclghton last night , and SAW Iho beauties of that drama unfolded by n very competent company , which Includes some members of far more than ordinary ability. The piece Is remembered from a former looil presentation , and Is known to bo a carica ture , of thu kind peculiar to Mr. Iloyt , of the American citizen soldiery and , Incidentally , of death , bereavement , the domestic iclatlons and other foibles which draw the lightning of the author's delicate wit. Who but Mr , Iloyt could conceive , for Instance , that startling- ! natural scene where the soubrctto executes a skirt dance for the delectation ot the soldiers who have come to arrange for the funeral of her father , supposed to be lying dead In the next room ? The keenness of the satire on filial affection Is such ns to in-ne. trato the dullest comprehension. The company Is generally adequate to the demands made upon it. Since stage trumps must be , Oscar Hall docs much to reconcile public taste to the monstrosity. Some of his feats of agility approach the marvelous. And the hit of the entertainment Is unquestion ably made by that airy llttlo sprite , Mary Marble , who Is an artist from the IOCH of her dainty shoes nil of four feet to the crown ot her sunny head , and In whatever guise never falls to captivate and charm. "A Milk White Flag" will wave through out the week nt tlio Crclghton , and largo audiences will doubtless gather under Ita folds. At both theaters , on the nights of parades , the curtain will bo held until nfter the street display Is over , no matter how late. This will make it possible to stw the whole of the parades without missing any of the stngo performance. 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