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1 rv\rATTA DAILY lllZKi in CIIIN4 AT Tllfi EXPOSITION Ilowary Kingebro Will Ba faprawutud at Omaha in 1898. OFFICIAL NOTICE COMES FROM PEKING ( In ; KfTorl * of Mlnlntcr Di-nliy ( In * Crli-NtlnlN Hrclilc tu Hcml ii Itciiri-flciilMllv c to > oliraxkn' Slum. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. ( Special Tele- trainChina ) \\J1I bo oitlclally represented a. , the T < aismlssl ) slppl and Intern Hlonal Hx- l > o itlon to bo hunl In Omaha next jear. That much has fooen accomplished thiough the friendly Interest In the exposition by our minister to Chin ) , lion. Charles Dcnbjr. I ndor date of September 21 .Minister Dcnby t aiiimUn to the State department from 1'ck- In R communication received the day bo- tors from the Tan tig LI Yamcn , a transla * lion of which sais : \ \ o would beg to ob < ! ( rvc that on the 31st day or July last the Yumcn iccclved your i xeulency'H note extending an Invitation to China to participate ) In s.ilil exposition. Your ixccliency also transmitted to the Yiiint'n n , copy ot a circular relating to this exposition. The Yiunen , ut the time , ncl- drcssLd the mlnlsterH superintendent of Houtncin and northern trade to take action n In t.ie cases ot previous expositions.Ve addrc's d jour excellency that the * Chinese ineichantf ) would be Informed that they totilil Hcnel exhibit ! ! to Omuhu on the Maine condition * as urtldcH were sent tu previous expositions and that there' was no need to deputeolllcoia to reprLsent China on the occasion referred to. Now , having received your cxeellency'H furtnor Invitation , wo bjg to say that we will Instruct the Chinese inlnlnurut \ \ ' < ishlniton , Mr.'u , to depute ollli.ers to represent China at said exposi tion. MlnlslcrVu said this afternoon that he had rcccl\cd olllclal Instiuctlona from his fiotreruminl to appoint a icprcsentatlve to thu exposition and that If occasion presented lie would In all piobablllty bo pieseiu In person a. part of the time , In view ot the fact tint hi > iindetstooJ the Chinese ex pected to make largo exhibits at Omaha. Ho Inquired especially as to whether the uxp sltlnu was of n local or International character and \vnn greatly surpilscd to learn of the vast extent of territory the exposi tion contoinulatcd covering. Mlnlslcr Wu speaks nngllsh fluently , Is a profound scholar and Interested especially in iJio wolfiiic of his people In this coun try Instead of being Interviewed , ho became - came interviewer , asking many nutations rel ative to Omaha , Its natuial advantages and the country from which It deilvcs its main support Minister Wu stated Urn In vlmv of the exp sltlnn not opening until June Jio had not given serious thought as to who would ho appointed to represent the Flower } Kingdom at Omaha. It Is presumed , how- ovev , ithat the first secretary of the lega tion. Mi Shen Tung , will he sent. Colo'i.M Michael , chief clerk of the DC- paniflcin. ot State and representing that dp pai'uncnt on the government board at the Omulu exp sltlon , held a meeting of thj committee , of which ho Is chaliman , on space and apportionment of funds this afternoon The whole subject was gone over , but the division of space waa left until a subsequent mooting , the e > xact Hoar space not being a hand , owing to the reduction In the size of 'tho ' Govt rnment building. An apportion ment of funds will follow the settlement of npaco INO iiorn ov itn UMIIM ; R - \ on u i * ( HllotTM Thin I. Thi-ro Arc I'rnv IxiniiH I'.noiiKrli In IH < * Vicinity. WASHINGTON , Nov 9 Secretary Gage receive 1 the following telegram from Captain Tuttle , In comiriind of the Bear , now at Seattle , Wash : "Ilei-alrs to bailer , air pump , brldgo walls , new sails and docking cssol eont $ lflGO. Before Ile-ir can reach St. Michaels the hay will bo frozen over Vessel cannot winter ut St. Michael's , nt , Iho ler w-ctild carry It away. There Is no harbci north of UnalusUa that docs not ie- maln frozen mill late In June. Bering 8 ialt Is floscd by ice In November and re mains so unMl June. 'Ihe whalers at Point Marroiv are within alx miles of tie point and fllg'htcon mile's of the former rcfugo fetation. I understand fr m Captain McGiegor of the steam whaler Itarluk that LU'hes , agent at the rcfugo station , has ahout 200 barrels of flour With this and the provisions of th- vcsaels there should he no starvation. Those frozen at Domarkatlon point have the supply station at Henjhell Island to fall Lack upon While It will probably be necessary to aban don the vessels , I do not apprehend itSie crown will meet vvUh anything worse than priva tions and hardships The Bear can bo read ) to start In two weeks There Is plenty of coal at UcttlasKa. I ean see no way of ren dering assistance until the Ice spons In July No vessel CMII do anything on the Arctic ocean until July. " Notwithstanding the almost hopelosa con dition Indicated by Captain Tuttle , Captain Shoemaker , ehlef of the revenue cutter service vice- , gave Instructions for Kie Immediate repair of the Hoar with a view of being ready for sea at the eaillest possible mo ment Point Hairow , near where the Ice- iHJiumMiuiiTi uru oufiijusvu iu ue , 'is uuuiu 3,000 miles north of Seattle and 1,200 miles north of Unalaska , JI\III > TO > MUCKS ins I\ST iicroirr. Sonic 1 < 1HH 1 on hale * of ( lie I'nloii ' 1'jit-lllo. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9 General Wade Hampton , who has just been succeeded by General I.ongstreot as commissioner of rail roads has submitted to tbo Interior depart ment hl report for the la.it fiscal year. Ho says that the year marked the low * ater nurlc of railway construction. During the year thirty-four campanleu , with 0,441 anilcs ot load , passed Into the hands of the courts , and flfty-clght others previously placed In receivers' hands wore sold at fore closure A steady Improvement In railroad earn ings during thn Hut six months of the cur rent year Is noted , an Improvement partic ularly apparent In the bond-aided Paclllc inllroiils The outlook In the weat gener ally for the present year Is reported very encouraging. General Hampton , though discounting any attempt to criticise the course of the govern. jr.ont In thu Union Pacific matter , says be 3ian always believed that a settlement more advantageous to the government could bo obtained If all the companies , particularly the Union and Central Pacific , could be negotiated with at the same time through a committee to bo appointed by the presi dent , and possibly all In the same way , than by settling at different times and on a dif ferent basis , Government ownership , or operating under a government supervision , liu says. would bo not only a doubtful , but a dangerous experiment which probably would result disastrously to the government , ovr.it i. ooic OII.\NCIS : ioa ? THAUI : . Amcr Ion IIH Pull In OultlvlHc tlir lliillnii KIclil. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9 , Consul General Hector do Castro at Rome , In a report to the Stale department , says that If business men of the United States would give thu Ha mo attention to Italy which ( hey do to other countiiea they would largely Increase their tiade , Ho saj there vvera no bidders ut the auction for furnlsnlng American to bacco to the government monopoly , and the inlnlatrr of finance bent a representutlvo to Now York for the purpose of purchasing tolucto direct In various markets. It seems that besides obtaining leaf ot excellent qual ity , the government has by this means economized to the extent of $221,950 , The consul general aUo tis that according lo Iho latCJt news re-cclvod at the olllco of the ministry of agriculture of Italy , the wheat harvest this > ear has bee i estimated at SbS30,700 bushels , or about CO per cent of last ye-ar's production Meeting. WASHINGTON , Nov 9.-C. F. II. Drlgham. \ Hesitant secretary of agriculture and also master of the National Grange , left hero today - day for Harrlsburg , Pa. , where the grange mccta in annual session tomorrow , HurrU mill the I'n.-lllc Humid. AVA8HINQTON , Nov. . ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator Harris of Kausia siys that tbo Central Pacific ha * diverted million * at dollnr to operotlnR oxpennei which houU bo in the sinking fund cf that rosd , and he , with Senator Forakcr , ax subcommlttco on IVclfic roads , will show how | t was accom plished on the meeting of congress. Ho will also direct attention to the Northern Paclllc and Incidentally toke a flyer -with the Kanias Pacific. As to the Bale of the Unlrn IViclflc ho said It wa out of the domain of congress unit as the government received Its full share of Investment he WAI satis. fled. _ I ! riVIl MJ\V STATIO'NS. ofV irlc In Tree Cultiiro WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. H. n. Pernow , chief of the division of forestry of the Agri cultural department , In his annual report to Secretary Wilson aja the principal experi ments mndo during the > car vvero In tree planting on the plains , and Investigations In timber. oh > slcs and biology. In tree planting five additional experiment stations wcro authorized at Calugo station , Texas ; Stllhvatcr , Okl. ; Logan , Utah ; Crook- ston , Minn. , and Grand Haplds , Mich. The total area now In permanent plantations at nil experimental stations Is over fifty-nine acres Prof Kernow sas many of the moht Important timbers are still unknown as to their quality , and especially Pacific coast timbers , which soon will have to bo used by the eastern wood consumers when the home supply begins to wane. The government , the report eajs , should furnish reliable Information or check thu wastu of our timbers , the only hope of lengthening our supplies ot homo grown for est materials being In a more conservative and economical use. Among the recom mendations Is one for $50,000 to defray tbo expenses of timber Investigations , 'I'll 13 'HI3IM.V OP SPAIN. Pull Text of ( lie Diiciiiiicnt Jtcail nt Cabinet Meeting. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. The full text of Spain's teply to the Woodford , note was read at the cabinet meeting today. Its tone was pacific , and Instead of being at nil warlike - like , was regarded by the cabinet as very satisfactory and as calculated to allay any fear of n hostile outbreak. The cabinet also gave considerable atten tion to the Icebound Bering sea whale fleet. Two plans have been decided upon , one to send the 'Bear ' from , Seattle , which cannot bo got ready for two weeks , and another to send the Thrasher , a Avhallrg vessel now at Sa-i Francisco. .This latter determination WES reached after the receipt of a telegram by Secretary Long from the commandant of theiMoire Island navy ) ard. The Thrasher can 'bo ' provisioned at once and sent Im mediately on Its mission. It Is stated Uiat there la a very good supply of provisions at Point Barrow and another supply at Hcrschcl Island , also tint nt least three vessels well supplied with provisions will winter In the Arctic. The location ot the reindeer In Alaska which are wanted for transportation , is not known but It Is 'be ' lieved a supply can 'bo ' obtained. ( > Y\\IUJ"J : > itiui'i ' : ! i' TO ii < \lll Aiune for the Goiiii WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. Assistant Secri- 'ary How ell has received a telegram from the Oxnard Beet Sugar company ot No- braski , asking to bo heard on the question i' the assessment of a countervailing duty on sugar Imported from the Netherlands. The assl'tant secretary has granted the re quest and It Is expected therefore that It will bo several dajs before a final decision Is reached. The Oxn.ird company probably will bo given a hearing within the next two or three dajs. Both the American Sugar Heflning company and the Oxnard company are undei stood to favor the Imposition of 'ho countervailing duty. IM.RIS13I ) WITH Tlin XASIIVHiMS. \crr riiiiilioiit Stmi > M ( inoil .Sailing UUHlltU'B. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9 The members of the naval trial board , Just returned to Wash ington from the sea trial of the gunboat Nashville make a very favorable report of the gooJ qualities of the vcsbel , and partic ularly of Ha sailing qualities. "With Its pro peller dragging under sail It made with a wind ot 1 degrees strength a speed of about six knots It tacked on a 'breeze ' of 3 de crees , something not expected at all of such a craft , and satlsllcd the boarid that It can. make more than ten knots under sail alone In a good wind. This is a combination of good cruising qualities which has long 'been ' the aim of the construction companies. riiv.MC rvLi.s r si3i3 I'unsinnisT. IntcrcciiliMl li > ( MllclnlK mid Take u t < i I'ollcc Million. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. A crank ap- pinrcd at the White House early today and demanded to see President McKlcley.He \ said the president had not treated him right. Ho tried to go up s'airs by the olo.ator , 1 > ut iwas taken In charge by oMIclals. He broke away from them and tried to hide behind the conservatory and was taken to the ipollco station , At police headquarters thu man said he was Henry Uockett of 1241 Fourth street southwest. There is no such name and address In the city. Chun/re III .laiiiincHc Cabinet. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9. United States Minister Buck at Tokio has cabled the Department - partment ot State that the Japanese minis ter ot foreign affairs resigned Saturday and that Baron Nlshl has been appointed his The Japanese legation received fuller In formation of the cabinet changes In Japan than those cab'ed by Minister Buck. Count Okunvi la succeeded na minister of foreign affairs by Baron Nlshl. Count Okuma also hold the portfolio of agriculture and com * merco , and In this ho Is succeeded by M. Yamada , Marquis Hachlsuka resigned from the post of minister of education and Is suc ceeded by Mr. Hamoul. These changes are mid to have no significance In foreign ques tions and to bo the result of Internal polit ical considerations. Baron Nlsht , the new minister of foreign affaire , was formerly min ister to St. Petersburg and Is one of the most accomplished diplomats of Japan , \Hkcit to Ilnrrj lip Iliirrnnt Mniiilntc. WASHINGTON , Nov , 9. The state au thorities of California have asked the De partment of Justice to hasten tbo mandnto from the United States supreme court In the Durrani n.imler case , but the matter Is ono with which the department 'la not concerned. Thirty days are always taken In sending out mandates unless the court ordeis that they shall bo expedited , which Is only done upon motion. Hull ( McrUn Appointed. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. ( Special Telegram - gram ) Charloa J. Bcckmun of Hurt , Neb , , and Chlr H. Iloliomb of Mellette , S , U. , have been appointed railway mail clerks , Dull ) Tri-amir ) Statement. WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. Today's state ment of tbo condition of the treasury shows Available cash balance , $204SG5,49S ; gold re serve' , J151.SG3.G3G. Tlio worUiiifjinen need shops and Drox U Shoouuu Is well mvaio of It they need u good substantial .shoe at a reasonable ' , pi Ice and that'H what he la ulTorliiK tlu'iu In a calf shoo at $ - . " > < ) II solid soles extension hole- . made for hard wear and comfort made In plainer or full round toes with cap It equals most $5 shoes for wear It's made for . wear especially the two styles that 1 we've Just iccelved if you wear a pair once you'll not want anything higher pi iced Why we've a special linv' of men's woihlnj , ' shoes at if'J that we'll Kimrnulee to bo all leather in all styles of toes laeo or cousres- . nothing shod dy about thi'iu. Drexel Shoe Co. , 1410 FAItNAAI STKEIJT New fall catalogue now ready : mailed for the asking. SEVERAL MILLION INVOLVU ) Important Question Bonntl Up In ft Comparatively Small Oaso. AFFtCTS INDIAN DEPREDATION CLAIMS Cn * mum-tit Olijrrti in ItrriMpry on < luJrotuul I'lOinoitt linn.Not llron lltMiinnilril of ( ! . < Tribe- . WASHINGTON , Nov. 9 ( Special. ) In these days when , the mention of millions o' dollars has ceased to startle the eyes of newspaper readers and when stories that do not contain the seasoning ot a dollar mark are not considered standard , It Is small wonder that a recent case filed In the su preme court ot the United States should have tailed to attract notice. And more cspechlly so because It related to a usu ally dry and uninteresting subject ono con nected with Indian depredations Yet , back of this claim nnd depending upon the do * clsion ot the supreme court are ranged a great row ot bright dollars , numbering 10,000,000. The case Is that of Simeon Kemp , a. citi zen ot the state of Texas , who secured a judgment against the government In the court of claims for $2,000 for the loss of certain property destroyed 'by the Comanche Indians. The amount in itself is insignia- cant , but a legal point that Is Involved In the decree of the court of claims applies to some 4,000 other cases or claims against the government , amounting as before stated to approximately $10,000,000. There are all told In the court of claims between 10,000 and 11,000 claims against the government for damages from Indian depredations , ng- gregatlng nearly $40,000,000. The decision of this little ease , to which reference has 'been ' made , takes In about one-third In num ber and one-quarter In amount of the entire budget. REVIEWS SOME HI STORY. For many jears there have been claims filed In congress by the early settlers In the west for the loss of their property taken or destroyed by different Indian tribes on the border. These claims were so numerous and so largo and kept accumulating In con gress and In the Department of the Interior until there were so many that It was Im possible for that branch ot the government to give them the attention they merited. Congress passed an act March 3 , 1891 , which wcs approved by the president , providing that all claims for the loss or damage to property by Indian tribes should foe filed In the court of claims and that the court should have Jurisdiction to determine the matter and render judgment against the United States and the tribe of Indians whose members committed the depredation for the amount found due , and providing also that the judgment BO obtained should be paid first out of the annuities of the tribe of In dians where there were such annuities or where they had funds in the hands of the government he-longing to them , and lu case | they did not have such funds then to be I nald out of the treasury of the United States. In April , 1891 , Simeon Kemp , a citizen of the state ot Texas , filed his claim undei aild .ict In the court of claims alleging the loss of certain rroperty amounting to about $2- 000. The court of claims , over the objec- t'on ' of the o'efendants , gave Judgment against tbo United States and the defendaint tribe of Comanche Indians for $2,000. An objec tion was raised by the defendants to the recovery by the claimant. The statut" of the United States which guaranteed Indemnity to persona losing propertj at the hamds of the Indians provided that a person who lost property should present his claim to the proper Indian agent , together with his proofs , and that such agent should make demand j I upon the tribe of Ind'fia ' , whose members vvero charged with the ueprcdatlon , for satis faction. The treaty of 1SG8 between the United States and the defendant tribe of Comanche Indians provides In substance that where 'bad ' men among Indians take or de stroy the property of av"l'ilen ! of the Utnlted States that the citizen whose property Is taken shall ( lie his claim with the proper agent , together with his proofs , and that said agent shall present his claim to the tribe and demand the surrender of the wrong doer. TAILED TO FOLLOW THE L\W. In this case the claim was not filed with the agent ; was never presented to the tribe with a demand for satisfaction , and a de mand for the surrender of the wrong-doer vv.is never made. The defendants assert that this should be done before the claimant would have a right to recover. The fame kind of a treaty exists between the United States and the ten principal tribes of In dians , and In the cases cited the claimants have also failed to make the doraind speci fied. fied.The The case has been appealed from the court of claims , and upon the motion of the as sistant attorney general , has been advanced for hearing on the Cth day of December , 1897 , when It will be presented and argued be fore that court. Judge John G. Thompson of Danville , 111. , assistant attorney general , who raised this question , has perfected tha appeal and will present I the matter and ! the argument to the supreme court when the case comes up for J hearing. Much Interest Is taken In legal circles In Washington as to the final result , CO.NSIDKKIM ; i > i2iiso.v > ni. or XAVY. TrylnK in . \ cer < nliiilinlirr of Moil . \i-fil c < l. WASHINGTON , Nov 9. The board of naval officers , considering the personnel of the navy , was In session all day cod expects to continue Its sittings for some time. The board , It Is now thought , may bo able to agree upon a bill which will bo satisfactory and accomplish the results desired. Two committees have been appointed , ono CMJ- olstlng of Captains Simpson and McCorm'.ck emd Engineers Kearney and Ray to ascertain the number of officers necessary to man all our ships , and the other consisting of Cap tain Evans , Commander Walnw right and Engineer nay to draft a bill on the lines suggested at the conference thus far held. The agreements thus far made are tentative and are In the direction of an amalgamation of the line and engineer corps. The com mittee which will report on the number of olllcero necessav * for the ships has asked the navigation bureau to give the number by ships now noeded. The committee will then determine how many are necessary un. dor the proposed bill. \rlil-nnltil ' ' I'oxtofllcu ( 'liallMT * ' * . WASHINGTON , Nov. 9 ( Special Tele gram. ) Nebraska postofflco appointments have hecn made as follows : Ilelmrnt , Dawcs county , J. I'laul Holden , vice Wi A. Eversull , removed ; Edison , Furnas county , William E Horton , vice L. E. Walklns , removed ; Guide Hock , Webster county , S , H. Nowinejer. vice- W. II Postlowalt , removed ; Thurston , Thurs- ton county Anton Arcns , vice E , W. Lem- mon. resinned. . \ ! > | ml"tnifiilN i ) } ( lie ITi-wlilclll. WASHINGTON. Nov. 9 The president his appointed John T. Wilder ot Johnson City , ID , 10 bo penskliri agent t Knoxvlllo. i , ' , n"ll'l | ' , Jar\ > iiPM > ralscr of In0r- ehainUBC In the dlitrlct of Tomna Kla. I nuReno A. Wb.tJi'teHMlor ; SP rnlernni rovcniu for the dl Mrt of South Carolina Also the following im a ; promotions In the ' navy : Captain Johfl'V Watson , to bo com- niodoro ; Commander French E Chidvvlc , to bo captains I.leutonajitt/iommonder / Frederick E. Wise , to be commander. George Uronn , jr..J6f Indiana n son of Ad miral IJrown , rctlrort.'ifttfl been appointed by the president an aajlstant paymaster In the navy. , MJ\V IMM'OVIJIIV , IV < ! nn Whlcli IN * niT > tiipr nnd More Powerful Tuuf | lIliTtrlrlty. WASHINGTON , NOJJ , 9 Consul Deustcr Qt Crcfold , Germany , i eports to the State department < i dlw > very Siiado there which , it | Is said , rQVolutloul7C9''tho ' methods of Illu mination. It Is an Incandescent gas A single jet of ordinary size can emit a light of much more than one-thousand candle l > ovver nnd flno print can bo read at a dis tance of 100 feet. The Inventor says the cost for a light of l.BOOcandle power Ii only 4.G cents tier hour , while that for an ordinary electric light of 400 candle power Is 14 cents per hour. llc < < > milri > N run i ii N. WASHINGTON , Nov -Tho president Imi recognized the following consuls of the Greater Hepubllc of Ceirrnl Amcrlcn : Tomna Povv el , ut S.xn Ulego , Cal ; Totn.xs D. Diinuo , nt Lo * Angelic ; Frederick Dlkomnn nt Seattle , Wn th. , nnd Mnnuolo Gatolla , vice consul at Detroit , Midi. Onrloi H. Urovvn haq be-on recognized nivice consul of 1'eru ut Mobile , Ala Inilliiiiiiliiilln llriincliliiKOut. . WASHINGTON Nov. 9. Assistant Post master General Heath toda ) made arrange ments for the consolidation of the prstofflces In the vicinity of Indianapolis , Ind , 'n ' conformance - formanco with the greater Indianapolis plans. Fifteen adltlonal carriers will bo allowed und satisfactory clerk provisions will ho made. MMV 1'oHloilloc. WASHINGTON. Nov 9 ( Special Tele gram. ) A postodlco has been established at Elder Grove , Alamakeo county , la. , with Olavo II. Monscreud as postmaster. 'Vt ' H fur llurtny. . WASHINGTON , Nov. 9. ( Spcphl Tele gram. ) Major Lewis W. Grampian , surgeon , has been , granted elghty-sU dajs' leave of aS > sorcc. he > 1'rlnoeV Ittrdiilnj. LONDON , Nov. 9 The birthday of the prince of Wales wus celebrated today with the usual flag hoisting , bell ringing and artillery salutes Ho was born November 9 , 1S41. Ilead "Simon Halo in tne SunfKiy Bee. Ill till" CllllMl' Of I'l'IIIM' . CHICAGO , NOT. 9-Tho World1" ) Unity league oHtubllshed a western branch In this city today Countess Cora SHcomb DI Urazza ot Italy a ldreotocl a meeting which was held at the Audi orium. The objects of the league , she t.ild , were to advance the cause of arbitration and unlvei U pevce Clubs and other organized bodies are to be used as mediums for the work Committees -we're appointed toinork for the extension of the pc ice movement. SniMii-ctcil of Hi'iTny. NASHVILLE , Tenn , Nov. 9 The boird of missions of the Southern Presbyterian e/hurch / mnt today and revoked the order sending Dr. Houston of the Loulsvlllo Presbj tery back to Qhl i. pendingan in- vestlpitlon now In progress respecting his orthodoxy and ecclesiastical standing- . Appropil.UIons wcre made for China , mis sions , $10,000 , and for South Urazll , $10000 Salaries of all mlssiomtrlos were reduced In these districts i ( iolil from Iv londlltc. SEATTLU Wash , , Npv. , 9 The bchooner Stella. Erlaml arrived this afternoon , four teen days from Cook's inlet. She had live pissengeis aboard ( who ( had between them about $ U,000 In sold Their names were Simuel Honnlnger.'Heriry ' MoGuIre , T. Nau , P. W. Wilson and Jglin Osborn About $ oC < :0 : vvoith of prold dust belonged to Hen- nlnger and reprcc < ! ntsJilB , year's cleanup. Wrct'Ir nf Ui'Ulsli ' Hnrlf. VALPARAISO , Ohlll. " Nov. 9 The large Hrltlsh bark fordlUlerj- which arrived hero September IS and sailed for Caleta Duena , has been wrecked. All on beard were drowned except the two mates and the ships carpenter. The Cordllller had a registered tonnage of 2.2J4 and carried -\nluiblc cargo Iliittimortli'N Coiulltlnii UiiclialiKcd. CLEVELAND , O , Nov. 9 There has been no change for the better In the condi tion of Patent Commissioner nutterworth since this nfteinoon. He seems to bo holdIng - Ing his : own , however , and that gives some encouragement to his family and friends. VOHIIKniiKllHlmiiiii Commit * Snlolilc. NEW YORK , Nov. 9 Ernest Sharland , 25 years old , an Englishman , committed suicide this afternoon In his room on Fifth avenue , by turning on the gas. He left a letter addressed to W. Bernard , an actor now playing In this city. rOOLSCAI1 PAl'UIl. \ViiM rirttt Mndf IM OriliT of tlin Hump rurllamciit. "Nearly everybody knows what "foolscap' paper Is , but -there are probably few people - plo who know just how It came to bear that name , " sold a largo wholesale stationer In Now York to a Washington Star writer , "la order to increase his revenues Charles I of England granted certain privileges amounting to monopolies , and among these was the manufacture of writing paper , the exclusive right of which was sold to cei- taln parties , who grew wealthy and enriched the government at the expense of those who were obliged to use such parjer. At that time all English paper bore the rojal coat- of-aims In water marks. Hut when the Par liament under Cromwell came Into power it irado sport of this law In every possible manner , and among other indignities to the memory of Charles It was ordered that the royal arms bo removed from the paper , and that a fool's cap and bells should be used as a substitute. When the rump Parliament was prorogued these were also removed ; but 9 per of the size of the Parliamentary Jour nals , which Is usually seventeen by fourteen Inches , still bears the uamo of fooUcap In England. "In this country foolscap was used largely by lawyers , writers and other professional men for copying purposes until a few years after the clvllw nr , when a smaller single sheet ot paper , known as legal cap , was In- trojluced , Then came the typewriting ma chines , requiring the manufacture of a paper ot suitable & \a \ for cctiylng , and today there Is very little demand for foohcap outside of a few school rooms , Until Wniit n Oi'Krri-o. Profcsior and Mrs. Innskeep ot California have created a little sensation at the Univer sity of Chicago , where they have for the last two years been studying for a doctor's degree In philosophy , by submitting a joint thesis , composed between themv for which they hope to receive n degree * apleco. Tney claim that they luvo faithfully divided the labor and that both are entitled * 1to receive the reward Mrs InnsKeep was it pupil of her hutband be fore she nir.nleii 1i1m Ho coached her In Latin ( or the admission examinations to the Stiito University ofi California , and married toor shortly alter her graduation. The Onlc . .Towelsl.qvp / will burn coal or vvoml It111 Ucoji llro 18 hours with Hft coal aUhOlutcly air tight - has a law Mnok < > collar that jn events thu Morn from 'hinoKliiK tht ) diaft Kiato and ash pan im 1" om place and ho airaiiRcd that ItViinpo H'lo ' to dhty the iloor H'H the oil'liml ( Oak Htoro and has putontud featmes that no other Move has that iimkt'H It the pcor of Ilium all wu aio Knowing all the di'sli- ahlo hlswH at pilcos ranging fioin $ IK ! ) up the Jewell IWM > l inien aio the handsomest and most economical base bin ner made ea > y to regulate we're nurdu the pilci'M so low that jou can't affoid to paf.s them l > y wu liavu a full line of hatdwaiu A. C. RAYMER JiUILUKKS' HARDWARE 1514 Farnam St. - . COUNCIL RAISES A STORJI ' Philadelphia Oity Fathers Stir Up n Hornet's ' Nest. VOTES AWAY A VALUABLE FRANCHiSE Police Uriiiilrcil In Clear tlio < ! nl- U-rlcn of the I'lillmli-lplilii Coun cil Clininlicr AVlU'it Ilic Vole \niKiutipiMl , PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 9 Amid cheers cat-rails and hlwcs , which the police vainly endeavored to prevent , the 'common ' council of the city of Philadelphia last night voted avay the most valuable property now owned by the city the gas works , worth at least $10000,000. The members -who opposed the 'bill ' spoke ibltterly against the proposed legislation , and the members favoring the measure said nothing Finally their leader , Mr. Van Istan , arose and moved the previous question. . . At that time the galleries were lilted wllh citizens. The question being ordered , the roll was called , and the vote stood 7S to 52 to give away for thirty jears this Immense property. A sccno of great | confusion folloucd. "Shame ! " someone In the gallery shouted , and there came In a moment such a storm of hisses as has never been heard In the council chamber of Philadelphia before. The disorder continued for some time nnd It was over half an hour be-fore the galleries I could 'bo ' cleared. Eirly in the session a communication was icad from > what Is known as the linker syndicate , composed of reputable men , foimolly offering to take the le-ose of the works on the same terms as the proposed ordinance gives them to the United Qas Im provement ocmpany , and In addition to pay doivn Immediate ! ) jt.000,000 In cash and $300,000 annually for thirty years , thus giv ing the city $10,000,000 for the lease The United Gas Improvement company , which was voted the control , proposes to pay the city nothing , but Instead Insists that It shall charge the iprlvato consumer $1 per 1,000 fee't for gas for the nevt thlrtj > eais. The only thing to prevent the deal going through Is the major's veto Hcforo elec tion toe promised to prevent nny such measure going through. The select council today at a special meetIng - Ing approved the ordinance leasing the Phil adelphia gas works to the United ( ! as Im provement company for n period' of thirty jears me ormnanco passeu uy a voio 01 2 > to 18 after a session lasting from 10 o'clock this morning until G 'clock tonight The minority used every effort to delay the pissaxo of the proposed lease The ordinance passed the common council at a special - < c < jslon held jcstenlay It no\v gee > s to Mijor Warwick for his consldoia- tion The Impression has prevailed thai he will favor the lease , but piossure will bo biought to bear to Induce him to veto It. Subscribe for The Sunuajice and reail Anthony HODC'S great slorv "Simon Dale ' AHTiSIVN lUHICYTIOV. Pronrr-NH ( ) f ( lie llci'Iiiiiullloii of Sciiil- Vrlil Iiniil In Smith Dakota. The results of Irrigation the pist season In South Dakota have been very gratifying and demoiibtmto that the semi-arid portions of the state bj this means can bo made as productive as any part of the northwest There are two distinct methods of Irrigation 111 the state , writes u correspondent of the Chicago Hccotd canals which receive their supplies of water from the spring freshets and from the overflow of rivers , and canals whoso water Is obtained from aitcsian. wells The artesian basin underlies nearlv the whole of tint portion of South Dakota lying oist of the Missouri river , nnd hundreds of artesian wells have been sunk throughout this vast region In the southern rart of eastern South Dakota there are numerous two-Inch and tin co-inch artesian wells which were sunk at nominal cost Many of them are from 100 to 400 feet In depth. 1'iom 100 to 100 feet In the southern part of the state , the depth of the artesian basin varies to 1,000 or 1,200 In tlio northern portion Some of the two-Inch and three-Inch wells In Hutchlnroii and other counties In that section cost less than $100 , and furnish suf- flclent water to Irrigate laigo tracts ot lam ! Fuither north It Is necessary to go deeper to reach the artesian luslu , and In consequence quence the wells are of giouter diameter , varying fiom four to eight Inches Urule county has thlrtj-fhc such .veils whose com blned flow aggregates many millions ot gal lens In twenty-four hours. A number of wells were sunk hy the townships to hupplj water for stock , nnd cinnot ho used for Irrigating purposes without the unanimous consent of the taxpayers of each township The surplus of water Is carried away in ditches and affords an abundance of water for cattle , sheep , horses und other farm anlmils. These ditches of running water , aggregat ing several hundred mllps In length , extend to practically oil parts of the county. Other wells are used for power purposes , while still others were sunk for Irrigating pur poses only. This season about 10,000acres were Irrigated In the country Among the notable irrigated farms In Drulo county are the Carpenter form , belonging to W 0. Carpenter , a ) Chicago cage capitalist , and containing more than two sections ot land and the J. M. Greene farm of 040 acres. The owners are well satisfied with their success thus far , and next season will engage in Irrigation on a stl'.l larger scale. The pioneer irrigated farm In South Dakota Is the Huntcr-Sal/er farm , which has been raised to a high slate of perfection , The farm contains SCO acres of slightly roll. Ing pralrlo land. The artesian well his an eight Inch pipe down to sand rock. There the diameter was reduced and a six Inch pipe leaches to the artesian basin , 1,000 feet be-4 low the surface. The normal How of the well Is 1,200 gallons a minute , suffiHent to Irrigate a tract of 1,200 acres. As a matter of precau- uun mo wen is not permitted to now its full capacity , being reduced to a How of 780 gallons a minute. The well was put down six ) ears ago and cost $3,500 , At present prices It would cost not more than $3,000. Adjacent to the well Is a circular reservoir covering flvo acres It Is constructed on the highest point of the farm , at an elevation of two and a half feet Three feet to the wille Is found to bo a uulllclent fill for Irrigating. The banks of the reservoir are foimed by earth , thrown to a height of live and one- half feet twenty-two feet wide at the bottom tom and flvo ) feet wide at the top , The In- sldo of the wall thus formed has a elope of two feet to coin The Inside of the reservoir js rlprapped with stone The original eost of the reservoir , all work hy the day , vvah $050 , The cost of rlprapplng was about $ GOO In addition , as the stone had to bo shipped In Where the stone can be obtained on the firm or adjoining land an expenditure of $300 would suffice. The open'aga from the reservoir Into the ditches are two feet square Each of the ditches follows ridges or Blight elevations and the fields on either hand ean be Hooded without - out difficulty The ditches are six or seven feet wide and two feet deep When Irriga tion , was In Its Infancy In this state It wa4 Have made money Some have experience We have reason to be grateful we were after success it didn't come stalking in with out effort , but we brought it our way mer-r chandise and prices right , * Our Clothing , Honest Values , jr Style , Fit , Quality . . . . r Success dependent upon these conditions is ours share it with our large number of customers what do for we others we can do for you. Our clothing without parallel the verdict is general. You need some of the fol io vvincf items : C3 Collars , Cuffs and Ties A Suit Suspenders An Overcoat Sox Gloves Handkerchiefs Underwear Trunks and Valises Hats and Caps Overalls A Pair of Pants Sweaters Mackintoshes Cardigan Jackets Boys' Suits and Overcoats Duck Coats Shirts of Every Kind Umbrellas The "Corner" on Clothing Cor 14th and Douglas. thought best to keep the ditches full of water all the time , but experiments on the various farms have proved this to be not only un- necessarj but detrimental to crops , the- seep , ago furnishing too much water. Afte-r the adjoining land Is Irrigated the water in tbo ditches must bo kept below the level cf the field Iho mode of Irrigating which experience IIBB demonstrated to bo the best Is to divide a field b > throw ing up lateral ildgos. A bioik Is tSien made In the maltu ditch oppo- slto the land to be flooded , anl sufficient water is permitted to run over the tract to thoroughly soak It. Then the break in the ditch id repaired and another made opposite the land omhraced within the next set ot lateral ildgcs , and so on These ridges are low enough not to Interfere In the least with the proper cultivation of the land. The piln- clpal thing Is volume ot water , and Mils Is the chief advantage of the reservoir Ejhtem Or > 9 of the ordinary artesian wells , such 33 can be struck anywhere in the central portion tion ot the state cast of the Missouri river , will fill a live-acre reservoir In eight days During the Irilgatlng season the reservoir would bo emptied 1m about thirty-six hours Still , the average well would Irrigate from 1,000 to 1,200 acres , because It Is customarj to thoroughly peak the land. In the fall , nnd wJien it Is once sntunited It takes very little water to keep It moist. The ditches , when all the work Is hired , cost about 35 cents a rod , but when once- constructed It requires very little expense to keep them in good condition. On the fanrn under Irrigation there nro usually four cf those ditches lo each quarter seetlcn of land The coat ot the ditcher would be about $2 1 for a quarter section , or $ S9f > for a section of land. The cost , where a farmer does the work himself. Is very slight Small dltehes nro used only when un odd-shaped pleee Is to be Irrigated , or when the tract ii > detached or cut up by "draws , " or lake beds. The small ditches are easily mido , being a matter - tor ot ploughing two straight furrows. When the boll is once wturated to the hluo clay , moisture will tome to the surface fast enough to furnish plant life with all nnccfisary sap Too much water Is fully ns disastrous as none , and extreme ciro Is taken not to injure Iiml hy wetting It too much. By the rcseuolr s > stcm one man , after he has become familiar with the topography of his fields , can Irrlgito twenty acres In flvo or six hours. It the ditches have to cross hollows the low places are graded up nnd the v/ater is carried along the top The benefits of Inlgatlco are shown by the fact tint In the central part of the state , wheat , without Irrigation , yielded an average of ten bushels to the acre , while on Irrigated fields It yielded from twenty to thirty bushels an aero. In the western part of the state , notably Flail Illver county , where Irrigation Is carried on by means ot canals with livers as tholr source of supply , wheat avwaged about twenty bushels an acic , while without Irrigation It probably would not have yielded moro than flvo bushels to the acre Othei crops have yielded In prcportlon , and next season will witness a marked Increase In the number of acres which will be Irrigated. VO ClIIICH for FlTNllllllMI. The athletic meet he-Id at Cornell univer sity on Thursday between the freshmen and sophomore classes resulted' ' In a complete vic tory for the sopnomores. As the 1900 bojs won ! the baEo ball event. It vs 111 not now bo necessary to play the foot ball game , but the class supremacy will go to th& sophomores ny their defeat the freshmen are deprived of ITaro you soon Uio now Klmlull pi anos wt > arc .showing ? the Kumilno now se'alo Klinliall lor which wo nro the hole iiKonts It Is the sweetest toned nnd the most elegant llnlMiod piano of- feieil loihij vvo've them In all the now anil fancy cases natuial wood cases- anil yon'vi never seen cusli beautiful pianos beloie we xuaianteo the Kimball - ball piano yon taKe no risk when you buy ono onr Kiiaianleo 1ms stood for a quarter ot a erentniy and back of that yon have the niannlac'tnrer'H tfmimnte.0 then the ondoi.sonit'iit of all tlio Kieat 'musicians of tlio woild muoly you want the best when tbo pi Ice Is about the anne as on Infc-ilor pianos. ittondnn. isra Douglas WATPI1KS FOH fSKNTUJMKN AVe wish to hnenk iiKiiln about our S1H vntellIt Is a weld 1111 d plain open f.iew e\tia thin 111 hiy-o JJlKln iuou > . mont \\atch-\\illi beautiful Illuminated anil tinted dial Kohl hands UK a per feet beauty ando uaiiaut It to bu an excellent tlmo keeper can't we h.ivo the pleasure of hhuwliiK It to .you These \ \ < 'ililliiK Invitations should bo oidcrcd heie our woik Is artistic and up to dafu fully equal to any to bo obtained In the t'libt our pilios low or ? HI for ( lie Ill-it loo-t.r.O : after that 100 ciiKiaved visiting e.iulrt and copper cnui.ivcil plate ; for if.l.r > o KMJ cauls printed fiom your own plutu $1.00 Mall uulom piumptly attc'iuli'd to C. S Co . , Raymond , , Jewelers , 15th and DuiiglaM Streets. the privilege of cairjlng cities during tha jeir Scoring on the 5-3-1 order , the sopho * mores made i)4Vj ) points , against SIVI for th freshmen Some remarkable good record * were made for an underclass contest. Moiiliniii X.OIOK. A panic was narrow ! } aveited at the nil BS oroia hotiso duilog the presentation of "l\nibt " The dooikeeper dropped a half * dollar In the rear Isle and &tiuck a match fop the pin pose of Icoklng for the piece of silver , 'Iho next instant the curtain took llro and tha lUinioi leaped like n flash from one end of the tapestry to the other. Last week two divorces vvero granted la the dlstilct eourt In ' .Mlssoula. In each of them the won-in AVIS the plaintiff and the injured pally It happens that the crrlnff I'usban.s both live at present In Great Falls , ono being Dr 13 A Grain The marriage ot the men within a few days of divorcement , In violation of law , is agitating Great Falls social circles A Great Falls stockman advises the River Press that after this seuson'a beef ahlp- meiits have been completed northern Montana ranges will still have about as many cattle to wInter js they had ono year ago ; He thinks the Importations of young steer stock lust spring w ill oftbct the number of iraturo beeves that will have gone to market this season It Is also believed that the large mutton shipments will be balanced by the naturnl incre-ase to northern Montana flocks , and that the I HIIRO will he as fully occupied by cattle and sheep as was the coso leal winter A cuilous shipment pnfscd through Min- soula on a ppeclil freight consigned to Austin Ooi bin's great game preseivo In Now York state , sajs the Mlasoula Democrat-Messenger. The Invoice consisted ot throD full-bled biifTiio ealves taken from Charles Allard's famous herd on the Platlicjd reservation and estimated to bo worth $1,000 each us they stand In the car. They were driven on hoof In company with a band of fifteen moro from Allard's ranch to thu railroad station at Havalll , a distance ot about twenty miles , it being nec < ss > ary to herd tint number In order that the few desired would t > j yro- vonlcd from breaking away. Some Inlf dozen hordcni were engaged In the talk , but not withstanding the precaution taken two of the valuable ccilma's ' killed themselves cnroute to thn station The hmeltcr of the Hec'a Consolidated Min ing company at Glcndalo , vv'ilch was clev > ed down a > ( ar ago for lack of lead ores , will socn bo running agnin at full eciaclty. A new lead mine , the Ariada , Is Using opened up and gives promlsu rl' yielding an ample supply of the necessary fluxing material. The Hccla groto In ono ot the mail remark able producers In Montana. It Is owned by a company of Indlaiuiolls men who lave taken out of the mine $2,2f,0,000 In dividends. Tli9 Cleopatra mine , the largest of the group , produced $10,000,000 since it was opened up in 1877. It has parsed into hlstoiy as ono of the rlehest silver-lead mines In the world. 'Iho mlno was closed down two jears ago , having been worked out The ere body of the Cloopatia was Immrciso , averaging through nil the years It wns operated 30 per cent lead nnd foity-flve ounces in silver to the ton. The Ailada , from which It Is hoped to get an ainnlo supply of lead ore , lies below the old Cleopatra , but on a different vein. It Is being worked by a shaft 300 feet In the mountain side. American Lady Coisets aru : nu HesU
