I NEWS OF THE GREATER NORTHWEST
MINING IN THE BLACK HILLS
Peculiar Interest Awakened in the Anna
Greek District.
PENNSYLVANIAN DIVINES RICH DEPOSIT
Shaft I * lliMvn Sixty Keel nnil Thin
Par Kverj tlilnw linn Turned
Out Jiint n H Ho Snlil
It Would.
tBAD. 8. D. , Nov. IS. ( Special. ) A
peculiar Intorcwt Is being awakened In the
Anna Creek company's mining propcrtr In
the Anna Creek district. A short time ago
1 a man named Preston Maker carao to the
JIllls. Ho claimed to be able to "divine"
the presence ! of gold-bearing rock. The Anna
Creek company employed him on their prop
erty and ho located a place for a shaft. Men
were put at work at the place designated
end the shaft Is now down to a depth of
nlxty feet. Thus far the formations passed
through have corresponded exactly with what
Jtr. IJaker wld would bt found. At the
present depth there were to bo encountered
the first signs of paying ore , which IP the
case. It Is expected that fifteen feet moro
will carry the shaft Into rich oro. According
to the dlvlncr'a prophecy ithu vein , when en
countered , will be fourteen feet thick and
rich In character. The- company IK composed
principally of capitalists living In Plttsburg ,
Pa. The resident manager hafl received word
from the secretary of the company stating
that extra money has been appropriated for
the completion of the ehsft and for the pur
chasing of a steJin hoist and other machinery.
There Is an old shaft on the property eighty
feet deep , which Is nearly full of water ,
Ore was encountered In the bottom assaying
an average of $50. '
The Buckeye Gold and Sliver company
owns a. splendid property consisting of three
claims , the St. Louis , Medclgo anil Crraco ,
which lie on the cast side of Two nit gulchi
They extend for 1,600 feet down the valley
and are In the very toeart of the famous
basin. A block of 100.000 shares , at 10 cents
each , was placed on the Deadwood market
this week and will be for sale for thirty
days. It Is desirous to raise $10,000. This
cash amount will , It U thought , sink a shaft
to the pay ore and will purchase all neces
sary machinery. The eagerness with ivhlch
the Deadwood business men bought the
shares shows tlio great faith -which they
have in the Two nit district. There Is great
activity In the Two nit rbaaln. Several rich
strikes have < been made during the week
vrhch corflrm the /belirf / that the whole basin
la underlaid with rich ore.
SPEND MONEY LAVISHLY.
The Big Four , as the Hardln companies
ore called , are putting their money into the
country in a lavish manner. Everything Is
being done on a grand scale and yet no
mmey is spent mineceesarlly. It Is ex
pected that the hoists will be In operation
on the three now Hardln mines by the mid
dle of December. The country Is toeing
Ikodcd with curious visitors from the Black
Hills cities , and during the week several
parties from the eastern itates paid the now
famous district a visit. The town of Two
Bit Is growing rapidly , and as soon as
the railroads get In-to the camp there will
be greater activity in building. The new
hotel has boon completed and opened in a
formal way to the public. It is a large ,
commodious structure , well adapted for the
prciufj * needs. The offices of the Hardln
syndicate are In this building.
Universal Interest prevails In the Hawkeye -
eye mine near i'luma , two miles south of
Deadwood , owing to a discovery fcf free mlll-
Jng ore which assays considerable over
51,000 sold per ton. The main working
shaft Is being sunk on the H. B. Lcc
property , -which Is the center of the group
of mines. The shaft Is now down k > a depth
of IfiO feet. At the 100-foot landing tunneln
have been extended , and It was in these
drifts that the verticals were encountered In
which the recent rich ore discovery was
jnade. Four verticals have been discovered
anil aa aveligo of the ere from the four
Id ? 344.50 gold per ton. As the drifts arc
extended , the vtrtlcal shows up larger and
bc.ter anJ Indicate * the presence of Immense
ore boJIcs. Grading has been commenced
for a 'large ' steam hoist over the Leo shaft
aiij the finest machinery will be purchased.
Tlie Hawkeye company also owns the stamp
ulll at Plunia which has been repaired and
1 * ready for work. The company is well
bucked financially. The superintendent of
the mines is William B. Fry.
VALUABLE CHANGES.
A number of valuable changes have been
jnade In the Golden Reward chlorlnatlon
plant In Deadwood , under the direction oj
Superintendent P. C. Smith. There hsa
alnays been a constant cbud of dust in the
lolling and roasting rooms which was not
only Injurious to the men working In the
looms , but the dust also contained con
siderable flour gold which wza held in the
air and was carried away. The pxhiust fans
haM been moved down two flo.rs and .by n
new system of pipes all the dust Is deposited -
posited Into a settling room which Is IG'J
feet long and was built for the purpose.
The plan works very successfully. A large
rupclllng furnace has been constructed In
the melting room and an eighty horse-power
boiler added to the plant. This company
owns extensive properly in and around
Terry. A new air compressor has Just been
put In place and hereafter six drills , each
one doing the work of eight or ten men , will
be used.
In lox Elder creek , near Custer peak , a
Kroup of mines Is being worked by Mesaro.
Campbell of Lead and Abbott , Palmer , Careen -
eon and others of Sioux Falls. A shaft has
been sunk fifty feet , the theory of the owo-
crs being thai they would encounter slllclous
ore at that depth. The shaft has been la
sand ihalco a greater part of the depth , the
last few feet being In sand rock , through
which email teams of cement appear. It Is
the opinion of m'nlng men who are familiar
with the formatters In that vicinity that
the shaft will not strike elllclous ere at all ,
but will Instead find a body of cement ere
above the slatcu and that there Is undoubt
edly free milling ore in the slate * ] . The
work will bo pushed until something of a
paying nature Is encountered.
Castle creek la still carrying out the expec
tations of those who have located In that
district , Chlcigo parties have begun the
erection of a forty-stamp smelter at Roch-
ford which will greatly Increase the value
of the several mines In that vicinity ,
' The Homestake company hao toru down the
' old big Missouri hoUt , opposite to the High
land hoist , and all the old material Is he-lug
removed. A good sized force of men la boUig
worked running a tunnel from the nig Mis
souri Into the Maud and General Cutter
claims , which lie to the west. It Is expected
' that a good body of ore will be tapped by
this tunnel. The nig Missouri Is being
worked from the Highland , on the lower
level ? , and It Is stated that the ore that Is
biflB ! taken out averages $ S per ton free
milling. The Homestako obtained possession
of the nig Missouri gome years ago by fore
closure ,
Vent of Vcinktoii Ilft-U .Siitlxfm'tory.
YANKTON. S. D. . Nov. IS. ( Special. )
Tha ! year the United States experiment
station of South Dakota at Brooklngs Issued
NV.
. requests to farmers generally that a trial
bo made In raising eugar beets for the
purpose of analyzing -the quality at the
utatlon. Accordingly farmers of this
vicinity raised a few and forwarded ai re
quested. Quite a number have heard from
the station with gratifying results , alt avear-
aging well and proving beyond a doubt that
this country la well adapted to the raising
of sugar beets. It Is very probable that soon
a beet sugar plant will be erected in this
neighborhood , as the local beet sugar com- *
piny , formed here a year ago , Is pushing
negotiations as fast aa possible with eastern
parties tot the erection ot a 600-ton plant.
Vnukluii "Would Muko llret Sucnr.
YANKTON , S. D. , Nov. 18 ( Special. )
The United States experimental elation at
Brooklngs In connection with the State Ag
ricultural college wade tests of sugar beets
submitted by farmers ot the state this yeir.
nd a number of farmers of Yankton county
raliod a tow bccta and forwarded them for
nnal > pls. Quite a number have heard from
the station with gratifying results , all av
eraging well and proving beyond a doubt that
this country Is well adapted to the raising
of sugar beets. It is probable that soon a
beet sugar plant will be erected In this
neighborhood , KB the local beet sugar com
pany formed hero a year ago , Is pushing ne
gotiations as fast in possible with eastern
patties for the erection ot a GOO-ton plant.
CAI.MIJ tri * .
Jury In Sot'iircd til Cain of Auditor
PICRRE. S. D. , Nov. 18. ( Spccl.il Tele
gram. ) A Jury was secured thla afternoon
In the embezzlement suit against State Au
ditor Mayhew , and the examination for the
rest ot the day was devoted to finding out
what the books of the Insurance department
and the treasurer's office show. The question
was r.ilflod by the attorneys for the defense
that the books presented as the records or
the Insurance department were not published
records , merely memoranda , and were not
compiled evidence. Judge Gaffy ruled that
while this might be possible ho would
hold that the Insurance department must
keep some record of Its business with the
companies and the state , and as there were
no other records , they would be considered
as the books of the office. He also assisted
the state's attorney out of several tangles
Into which ho had placed himself and over
ruled a protest of the attorneys for the
defense on this question. Before the com
mencement of the case * he granted a. motion
for continuance In the case against Ander
son the affidavit setting forth that ht
hid been paid the money he Is charged with
embezzling by the companies with an under
standing that It was his own money and
not the money of the state. Practically all
of It was outsldo the state and of the $6,000
ho is accused cf embezzling over $4,000 was
for expensc-t actually Incurred and that on
account of the offices of the company being
outside of the state It would take time to
secure the necessary evidence < io prove these
facts. His bond was fixed by the court at
J2.000 , and the bond of J. E. Hippie was also
raised to that amount. The Jury Is com
posed of farmers , ranchmen and laborers
and was not secured until both sides had
exhausted all their peremptory chal
lenges.
'OUCH I'AYMKAT ON SCHOOL I\M1.S.
ThrrntriifMl Suit * Ilrliiir I'tircliiiNcr * in
Tliuo.
PIERRES. . D. . Nov. 18. ( Special. )
In the booms days , Just after South Dakota
was granted statehood , a number of tracts
of school lands were eold in the vicinity of
towns to speculators , who expected a rapid
rlso In the price of the property which they
purchased. But as the prices went down. In
stead of up at that time. It has been hard
to get the Interest on deferred payments
from some of the purchasers who held back
under the theory that the recourse of the
state would bo In the line of foreclosure on
the lands for the balance of the purchase
p'lce. Commissioner Lockhart has taken a
different view of the case , and has notified
several such purchasers that If they did not
pay up he would begin suits against them
on their contracts to purchase and this has
brought in the Interest which was overdue.
He took this action after a consultation with
the attorney general and a decision on their
part that the plan was the better one.
Full l lU-eovi-r tinllorxo. .
HOWARD , S. D. , Nov. 18. ( Special. ) A
valuable horse was stolen Saturday night
from the stable of Lambert Wagner , a cattle
man of this county. It has not been recov
ered at this date , but Monday a fellow who
says his name Is Ryan was arrested for the
theft. Ho waived examination , and was
commlt'ed for trial. Ho confesses taking the
horse , but says he did not mean to keep It
was drunk and only rode It a short distance
when he got sick and turned the horse loose
to como home.
Ip ( < Tinliilnf Character of DIxi'llHO.
PIERRE , S. D. , Nov. IS. ( Special. )
Since suit has been commenced against tbo
Indian department by R. Rousseau , for horses
killed because they were alleged to bo glan-
dercd , the agent at Cheyenne has bad a
veterinarian appointed to make microscopic
tests to learn whether the disease which Is
prevalent in the Rousseau herds Is really
glanders or some other disease.
Sntitli Dakota AIMIMdtuH. .
Deadwood's saloons were all clcsed last
Sunday.
Prof. Lymer of Black Hills college Is
making a tour of the Hills In the Interest
of his CTjllege.
The postoffice at Rockerville was routed
last Sunday night , the thief getting away
with stamps to the value of about $12.
Evangelist J. S. Norris. who bis been
holding meetings In Rapid City , has closed
his work there and returned to DDS Molncs.
Senator R. F. Pettlgrew sailed from Japan
on November 9 for the United States , expect
ing to stop In Hawaii for a week. Ho will
reach Washington D. C. , about December 10.
The Homestake Hose company of Deadwood
will have a grand reunion December 11 , the
eighteenth anniversary of the organization
ot the company. A banquet will be held at
the Bullock.
The now shaft of the Unlcn Hill will bo
three compartments and constructed with a
view to sinking to any depth under 3.0&0
feet. The Hoodoo hol t will reach to a
depth of 1.209 without getting a new cable.
Major PIckler of Faulkton Ins received
word that his younger b-other , Richard N.
PIckler , has Just been elected on the repub
lican ticket for one of the district Judges in
Kansas , the republicans electing nine out of
the thirteen Judges in the state.
Estimates of the mineral output of the
niack Hills for tbo present year are being
made and the figure is put at a trifle over
J9.500.000 , which nearly all comes from the
mines near Deadwood and Lead and from
the eillccous belts. Plans arc under way
at several points about the Hills for new
smelters , mills and mine enlargements that
will in the coming year add to this total.
There are now being treated in tbo Black
Hills about 4,000 tons of ore per day.
Patrick H. Smith is having a towoslte at
Two nitt gulch surveyed and cut up Into
blocks and lots , with wide streets ea < r elleys
and In a short tlrqc will file a plat with the
register of deeds. Ho has named the new
town Dublin , and Pat expects the Dublin
over In Two nit gulch will be as Important
a place as the famous city of Ireland In a
short time. The Deadwood Pioneer-Times
siye that there arc about forty acres In the
tounslto tnd It Is a beautiful place to build
a town. There Is a gentle slope to the
ground , which will prove Its value In afford
ing good natural sewerage. There Is plenty
of pure , clear water , timber and everything-
essential to a first class town. Dublin adJoins -
Joins the new town of Two Bit co the foutli ,
TO cimn COLI > i.O.VE DAY
Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. AH
druggists refund the money It It falls to cure.
25c. The genuine has L. B , Q , on each tablet.
Subscribe tor The Sunday Bee and read
Anthony Hope's great tory "dlinon Dale. "
Aimox.v wii.i , nnsiAMi HOMI : itti.n. ,
ConKfr * * Will IIP Ankrri lo CliniiKf Hie
Stnttin of Trrrllorlnl ( Ullflnli.
DENVER , Colo. , Nov. IS. ( Special. ) B. K.
Elmwood , United States district attorney for
Arizona , Is In the city for the purpose of en
listing the services of the Colorado congress
men In the movement In Arizona for a bill
to Insure home rule to the territory. On this
point the people of the territory are united ,
however much they may bo divided on polit
ical questions.
"Tho burning question In Arizona , " said
M' . Elmwood , "Is the question of home rule.
Clubs are being organized In all the princi
pal towns of the territory with the object of
bringing all the pressure possible to bear In
favor of a law granting homo rule to the
territory BO far as officers for the territory
ano concerned. We are willing to remain
a territory and to forego the two senators
end representative In congress , but we feel
that we arc able to manage ou. own Internal
affairs nnd ought to be able to select the men
who hive the distribution of the taxes. The
principle for which we are contending Is the
same that moved the patriots of the Boston
lea party more than a century ago. We ob
ject to taxation without representation. "
"A short tlmo before Utah was admitted
Into the union , " said Mr. Elmwood. "a law
was passed by congtces granting to Utah the
privilege of electing Us territorial officers.
That Is what we ask. Wo want a similar law
passed for the benefit of Arizona. Mark A.
Smith , our delegate to congress , has prepared -
pared a bill which will be presented to con
gress In the early days ot the session. We
want the assistance of Iho people of Colorado
and other western states In this undertak
ing and we want the senators and representa
tives from this state to assist. Arizona has
a population of 90.000 and Is ono of the most
law abiding regions of the entire country.
The city of Prescott a city of 10,000 has
only ono policeman , and life Is as safe In the
territory ns It Is In the cities of New Yorker
or Chicago. I will venture to say that the
Infractions of the law arc less In Arizona In
proportion to the population than In cither
of the cities I have named. More robberlea
and deeds of violence are committed In the
largo cities of the east In proportion to the
population than In Arizona. The telegraphic
reports of crimes committed In the territory
do. us an Injustice. Our people are Intelli
gent and progressive and we have some of
the largest and most wealthy mines In the
world. One mine Is commonly reported to
bo worth S30.000.000 and another is quoted
at $30.000.000. Then we have many smaller
properties that range from $6,000.000 or $ " , -
000,000 dov.-n. Our school sjstem is cer
tainly not surpassed in the union. "
Poloi-mln's riit I-'rull Crop.
DENVER , Colo. , Nov. IS. ( Special. ) The
showing made at the state convention of Col
orado horticulturists now being held here Is
a fine oao for Colorado fruit prospects. The
year has been the best Irt the history of the
state , not alone in the quality of the fruit
grown but In the aggregate value. The con
vention Is being held in the state oipltol
and in the secretary's office -is a collection cf
over 400 plateo of apples. From reports re
ceived It is estimated that the fruit this
year was worth not less than $6.000,000 to
the state. Delia , county with Its apple crop
leads with $300,000. Mesa county comes next.
The pouch crop in tills section was some
thing enormous. 'Montrose ' , Jefferson and
Arapahoe counties have sent in their re
ports , all of which show large Increases over
last year. Otero's report contains no men
tion of Its melon crop , which was the largest
In the state , but for other fruit its showing
is gratifying. Garfield and Doulder counties
> have not yet sent In their reports.
Waililimrton \ MH Xoc .
The mills of Gray's harbor are cutting 520.-
000 feet of lunrber per day , with more orders
than they can fill.
The clerical force In the land -commis
sioner's office In Olympla has 200 leases of
school lands to be made out on returns from
county auditors.
The comptroller of the currency reports
thJt the overage reserve fund held by Wash
ington national banks amounts to 35.TS per
cent of their liabilities.
At least three new canneries are to be
built at Whatcom county. The six salmon
canning factories of Whatcom will all be en
larged and Improved during the winter.
Richard Brown , a logger of Jefferson
county , has Just finished cutting a cargo of
spars , valued at $13.000. which will Ije
shipped to New York on the bark Olympic.
The report of the commlsslonerr of pensions
for the fiscal year ended June , 1S57 , shows
that there are 5.124 pensioners residing In
the state of Washington , and that the pay
ments to them during the year aggregated
$727,500.34.
The Spokane pcstofflce will hereafter be
represented in the clearing house association
In that city for the -purpose of clearing all
money orders received Iby the banks and
obviating the necessity of each tank cashing
its orders daily.
The residents of the Snohomlsh valley are
already woiried about the danger of floods
from melting snow in the mountains. The
snow is said to be deep , and a warm day or
two would send a vast volume of water rushIng -
Ing toward the ocean.
Thn Wilbur claims at Index have con
tracted for the transportation of several car
loads of copper-silver from the mine to the
railroad. This Is among the new producers
of Snohomlsh county , which numbers more
shipping properties than any other In the
state.
Several delegations of Lewis county farm
ers have visited Mud bay the last two weeks ,
laying in their winter supply of fish. The
catches of salmon cad smelt have been emi
nently satisfactory , end the folks who have
como for them have greatly enjoyed their
outing.
When the heavy fall of snow csmo In the
vicinity of Davenport last week the thresh
ing machines were all busy and about a
third of the crop la still In the stalks. Much
of the grain will not be threshed at all , as
many of the machines have been put Into
winter quarters.
During the month of October the Northern
Pacific shipped from Olympla 12,240 pounds
of shucked oysters and 18,000 pounds In tbo
shell ; 2,740 pounds shucked clams and 1,872
pounds In the shells. Large quantities of
oysters and clams are also chipped to Pugct
sound and Oregon markets.
Tbo shingle shipments from Castle Rock
for the month of October aggregated fifty-
two cars , one car short of the shipments for
September. Wore shingles were cut by the
mi I In during October than In September , but
the demand for the product has fallen off to
% ome extent the last month.
The iNortbwest Lumbering company Is
putting in a mill twelve rallw above the
mouth of Little White Salmon , whore there
is a fine body of cedar and fir timber. The
mill -will have a capacity of 60,000 foot of
lumber a day and 100,000 shingles. The
machinery Is feeing landed from steamers at
Underwood's Sanding.
Six Indian children from Alaska left Seat
tle last week on the way to the government
Indian school In Carlisle , Pa. There also
left at the same time nlno Laplanders , who
have been In the service ; of tbo United States ,
assisting Dr. Sheldon Jackson to raise and
There's always something new under
the suu It was Shortuan'a umbrella
lint now it's those liulles * new -shoes
Drci L. Sliootnnu is showing n regular
surprise for the ladles in n new slios
which we jiut on sale today a shoe that
for style ntul quality has never been
equalled made on the new coin toe
with extension soles heavy kid with
kid top the most perfect lilting most
shapely and stylish shoe ever shown in
this city and the price why that's the
greatest /cature-jfor it's only $3 all wo
ask Is for the laaies to see these Ideal
outdoor shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
U10 PARNAM STREET
New fell catalogue uow ready ; mailed
for tbo asking.
train reindeer for service la Alaska. The
Laps ha\e been absen | fcnm the native land
about four yests. anfltlfelr time of service
! a working for UncIehSafti ras expired.
n. F. Stone , a well known plcoeer of
Walla Walla valley , died at his home near
W.illa Walla list wcfk.j Deceased was born
In Vermont seventy-two' Veers ago and eamo
to Walla Walla In lSt > 5 , where he engaged
In freighting. Ho then , branched out In
business In the then VllrjRe of Walla Walla.
Ho was ono of the flrkt couacllraen of the
city and one of the projectors of the old
IMker rallrcad from W.illi Walla to Wallula.
The Northwestern Mining association has
decided to hold a meeting In Spokane Febru
ary 21 , 22 and 23. A banquet will be given
on the evening of Washington's birthday.
Among those "who have accepted Invitations
to servo as members of the committees of
the association are : Prof. W. A. Carlisle ,
provincial mineralogist of Victoria ; L. D.
Oodshall , superintendent of the Everett
smelter ; A. M. Esler of Helena , Alton Dlck-
crman of Denver , Marcus Daly of Anaconda ,
James Uaker. minister of mines ot Victoria ;
Prof. Henry Landers , sjtato geologist of Uni
versity of Washington ; Prof S. Shcdd , de
partment ot mining and geology , school of
science ot Pullman , Wash.
IMTI3 OK A MIGRiri1 COLLECTION.
I'll 111 on * 1'rlxc AVlnnliiK- Montana Col-
li-ctliiii Corn < < > n K nil * pel Hunk ,
HELENA , Mont. , Nov. IS Some days ago
when It was announced that the Klclnschraldt
collection of gold nuggets had been purchased
by A. J. Davis , the expectation was that "the
collection would go to nutte , but later the
collection was purchased by Conrad Brothers
and will go to their bank In Kaltspel. The
collection took first prlre at the centennial
exhibition ot 1S70 and also at the Columbian
exposition at Chicago. The prlco paid by
Conrad Brothers for the nuggets Is JG.OOO.
Their Intrinsic value Is $5.696. The collection
U one worth having and will some day be
come much more valuable than It Is now ,
because of the perfection of the Individual
nuggets and their form and weight. Few
collections of a similar nature ever reiched
the perfection of the one that was shown
to so many Helena visitors during their tripe
to the capital , and was the wcader and the
admiration ot all. The largest nugget In the
collection weighed ? 9S5 , and It Is the largest
uow In existence that was ever taken out of
a gulch in Montana. There have been only
a few larger taken out In the history of
the territory. There was one once , weigh
ing $2.300 , that came out of Nelsca gulch ,
but was purchased by the firm of Tutt &
Donald , then doing business on Bridge
street , and by them sent to the melting pot
In short order. Then another , weighing $1,700 ,
was taken out of the same locality and made
a similarly rapid Journey to the cupel. In
1S73 T. H. Kleinschmldt , who was then con
nected ttlth the First National bank of
Helena , purchased a nugget weighing $1,630
and sent It Tiffany's in New York , where
he expected that it would be placed on ex
hibition a few days before being melted into
sordid gold bricks. Mr Kleinschmldt then
made this collection , which was so long the
admiration of visitors to Helena.
Montana - > vintcN. .
James A. Murray will balld a magnificent
hotel ot Hunter's Hot Springs , says the Liv
ingston Post. : ,
A now shaft Is being sunk on the Overland
ground , near Montana City , 1,000 feet west of
the old workings , i
The final payment on the Katie mine at
Dasin has foeen made by the Uasln and Bay
State Mining company. The price was $105.-
000. Work lias been' ' started in the erection
of a new smelter and concentrator.
Several Mdles of Uutfe have been out for
several days raising'sutlscrlptlona toward a
fund for the defense1 Mrs. Emma J. Bap-
tiste , accused of the tmirder of her husband.
They have so far collected more than ' $300
and expect to ralso'ln'all $400.
Some peculiar mineraVhas been discovered
in a gulch lying between Nelhart nd Barker.
It U thought to be a form of graphite. It
has a black metallic lustre , la soft enough to
cut with a knife and makes a "black mark on
paper. There Is a iargo 'body of this newly
found mineral.
The State ( Board of Land Commissioners
sold to William iMcKeen , a well known
lumberman at iMissoula , about 5,000.000 feet
of 'timber standing on a section of state land
located In 'th'e northern r rt of 'Ravalll '
county near the Bitter Root river. Mr. Mc-
Keen's 'bid ' of $1.50 a 1,00,0 feet for the tim
ber was the only one received.
Lying between Pondera , a. little station
on the Great Falls & Canada railroad , and
the .Marias river Is a stretch of country of
about forty square miles tnat for years has
not been grazed on account of lack of water.
A few days since Bailey Brothers of Bynum
began sinking wells at various points over
the strip. At these places will be erected
windmill pumps and the water furnished by
the wells will bo
pumped Into elevated res
ervoirs and through them distributed over
the land for stock purposes.
For a piece of ground embracing only five
acres , with dimensions 400 ly 600 feet In
Butte. the sum of $001.000 was paid last
week. But in Butte prices are not governed
by the superficial area of the ground , but
by the mineral depMlU believed to exist
down 'below. ' The prlco was paid for the
Mlchaol Davltt claim. The property was sold
at sheriff's sale. There were three bidders
in the field , the Boston an4Montana com
pany , the Anaconda company and the Mon
tana Ore Purchasing company. The Bceton
and Montana company was the successful
bidder.
George B. 'McLiughlln ' , Indian agent at the
Blackfeet reservation , has sent In his
resignation , to take effect with the close of
the year. In a letter to the Great Falls
Lender regarding his resignation he Eald :
"What my reasons are ifor resigning concern
only mself. Really It should concern , no
one but the department nnd myself , and the
notice of resignation gives the department
ample oppoitunlty to Investigate the truth
of any rumorawhich may be current upon
the outside , and towhich I have paid no at
tention. I have consulted no one's feelings
In this matter , as I hold that I have a per
fect right to resign at any time that I may
wish so 'to ' do , whether It suits other people
or not. If aught of censure , just or unjust ,
arises against me because cf my resigning ,
no one has to bear the ollum thereof except
myself and It can affect no one except my
self. I have no complaints to make , no
grievances to air , no fault to find. "
llenlry null HN | AVIfr Itceiiiic'llcil ,
A domestic difficulty between J. p. Healey
nnd his wife , Mrs. Kate Healey of Manilla ,
In. , has been amicably" settled through the
police. Last ( Monday Iho couple hn l some
trouble at their home In Manilla. At its
conclusion Healey barncsifd up a couple of
mules to his wagon Una-with his son , James.
Ir.s'.do and n horsei tl l to the rear of the
vehicle , started fop Omaha. Mrs Healey
telephoned the pollco ito place her husband
under arrest for hor.-t stealing , claiming
that the outfit takqn belonged 10 her. Yes
terday the man and. , wife met at a local
livery stable rahero th * team had been quar
tered. Detectlveu who"rwere present did not
arrest Healey , as tHa < vHfo stated she mould
not protecute. i u ; .
Subscribe for Th g'unday liee and re4
Anthony Hope's erect alory "Simon Dale.r
If Its hardware yon'ro after yon should
como JIITO for priced even If you ( jo
olbv vhere to buy We-set the prlco that
saves you money uo matter what Its \
If it's only a nlckelV worth of nails
or ajl the hardware required for n new
house We furnish estimates that go to
prove what wo say it's the same with
stoves we got them to sell and wo
make the price that sells them We are
soU > agents for the famous Jewel stoves
nnd if you're solng to buy n range a
cook a base burner or an oak you be
friend your pocketbook when you come
here We've a little oil stove at $0-S
and $10 the Primus uo smoke no
odor combination cook and heater
have you BOOH it ?
A. C. RAYMER
BUILDERS' HARDWARE
1514 Fartiam St.
-
Of the clothing , hats , furnishing goods stock of the National Clothing
Co. , and it will continue until every suit , overcoat , pants and every
other article is sold , at less than the actual cast of production.
'The failure of this firm is one of the few opportunities that pre
sents itself in one's life time , to buy clothes just at the season when
you need them most , at prices , well , we can't possibly state here for
lack of spaces all we can say , take the time and trouble to look in our
window , follow the throng in the store , examine the goods and if you
are a purchaser and your time and trouble is not WELL paid for , we
will gladly return your money , as has ALWAYS'BEEN the policy
of "The National. "
The creditors have marked everything in plain red pencil figures ,
right over the original National's mark , so you don't have to ask ques
tions.
Corner 14th and Douglas Sts
Sale continues until 8 o'clock every'evening ,
CARS ROLL INTO THE RIVER
Eeriocs Accident Occurs During the Early
Morning Ho uis.
LARGE NUMBER OF PASSENGERS INJURED
Kuiit Train on IviiiiHn-i City , Fort Scott
it Meiiii.lilM Ilonil Wrcclic-il Train
UrpnUs In T o mid Hear Portion
tion JumiiN tlic Truck.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. IS. Northbound pas
senger twin. No. 2 , ou the Kansas City , Fort
Scott & Memphis railroad , which left Bir
mingham , Ala. , last evening for Kansas City ,
was derailed at Wlllford Switch , Ark. , at 2:20 :
this monilns , two or three cats tumbling into
Spring river. j
According to the statement ot the superin I
tendent or the road in tbis city , one person
was fatally Injured end died shortly
after , and thirty more or less seriously
hurt. It is believed that more of
the latter will die. The injured were taken j
1
to Thaycr , Mo. j
The combination coach , chair car and
sleeper went over the bank , the combina
tion car going Into Spring river. The chair
car and sleeper were baUi consumed. One
passenger was fatally Injured and twenty- :
two others more oMess seriously hurt. The
list of injured follows :
Dead :
J L HOOVER , Pleasant Hill. Mo.
More or less bcrlously Injured :
Leo Pollock , Little Uock , Ark.
Clarence Murphy , AtwooJ , Ind.
J. n. Morris , Bakersfleld. Mo.
C. A. Uavensttne , wife and biby , Atwood ,
j Ind.
I C. L. Meriweather , Sulphur Hoik , Ark.
Edward Webb , Fernon Nook , Mo.
J. J. AlU-choel , Little Uock , Ark.
W. J. Grant , Salem , Ark. , bruised and cut
about head.
M. T. Price , Beall , Ark. , injured about
head.
head.W.
W. B. Stahl , Corinth , Miss. , injured about
head and hand.
\V. H. Batner , Lceton , Mo. , Injured about
head.
M. C. Hogan , Oakland , Ark. , Injured about
head.
head.Wesley
Wesley Ivins , Atwood , Ind. , Injured about
head.
head.Mrs.
Mrs. A. D. Perkins , HiralVrk. , / . , extent of
Injuries not known.
H. S. Guy , Monterey , Ind. , arms hurt.
Mrs. Prince , going to Fort Smith , extent of
Injuries not known ; her son , a boy , hurt
about face and arm.
M. Bailey , Fair Play , 'Mo. , foot injured.
W. J. Shesabel , Veadette , Ark. , head In
jured.
Mrs. Arnette , Mammoth Springs , iArk. ,
back sprained.
J. N. Norton , Ash Flat , Ark. , brad cut cad
thigh hurt.
John Ilorton. his son , 14 years old , hurt
on Lack.
Luther Hcrton , his son , 1C years old ,
bruised about knee.
S. L. Guthrle , Franklin , Ark. , hip bruised.
J. L. Eady , Hardy , Ark. , head cut.
J. D. Hill , Hardy , Ark. , head cut.
H. V. Hill , Hardy , Ark. , leg hurt.
TRAIN PARTED.
No. 2 Is a fast through train from the
south. Between Wllllford and Harding the
Memphis track runs parallel to ttie Spring
river , a little ttrcam running out of Mam
moth spring. The train waa composed' of an
engine , mall and express car , luggage car ,
combination coacb , chair car and sleeper.
The combination car has a partition In the
middle , ono end being used as a smoker and
tbo other end for colored ixmengers.
When near Wllllford the engineer felt the
train loip forward and found that It had
parted between the two day coaches. The
Ah rim iti
last three cars bumpeJ over the tics , the
chair car and sleeper turning over on their
side and the combination car finally going
Into the river. The greatest confusion pre
vailed. The engineer backed up the front
part of the train and the work of rescue wua
immediately begun The terror of the passengers - [
sengers who had gona down into the stream
with the combination car was suon height
ened by cries of alarm from Hie chair car and
sleeper , both of which soon took fire.
The intense darkness added to the confu
sion , and it was some time before an or
ganized effort at rescue was put Into effect |
by the train crew and those of the passengers - j
gers who had 'been ' able to extricate themselves - I
selves without aid. The passengers In the I
burning cars were luckily rescued before the '
fire had reached ( Is height , and but few in ,
these cars were Injured. It soon became ap-j j
parent that the chair car and aleeper could' ' 1
not be saved , and all efforts were put forth | |
to save the unfortunate iwssengers Of the ! !
combination car in the stream. Screams and j |
cries for hei ! > were heard on all sides , and
because of the darkness rescue was difficult.
As the flamca from the two burning cars became -
came brighter the rescucra were able to
work tp better advantage. Luckily not a
person was droivnedi and Itas not long
i before all had been accounted for and were
being oired for the best possible.
A telegram to Thayer , Mo. , twenty-nine
miles distant , brought a relief tralu in an
hour or so and the injured were taken to
that city and placed In a hospital.
Shortly before noon today Chief Surgeon
Pettijohn of the Memphis read and Claim
Agent Crater left Kansas City for Thaycr ,
: nd they will bring the Injured to this city.
The cause of the accident his not been
ascertained , but It Is thought some portion
of the forward truck of the smoker gave
way. This will not be known positively
until the wreck , which is in the river , has
been recovered.
The tr > : ln crow escaped Injury. The wreck
1 < < the first one of a serious nature In the
history of the Mempals road , and if Mr.
Hoover dies , he will , according to the state
ment of General Passenger Agent J. n ,
Lockwood , be the first passenger ever killed
whllo riding on a train on that road.
There Is no iiecd of llttlp children being
tortured by scjld head , eczema and skin
eruptions. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo
gives instant relief and cures permanently.
Subsribe for The Sunoa > nee and read
Anthony Hope's great story "Simon Dale. "
"IK-M fur ( Inl.tisH of mi IC.ve.
S. F. Elllngwood demand * that the'Omaha
nottllnsr company pay him J3.W3 for an eye
lie. lost whileIn the employ of the defendant I
In hla petition filed In the district court
Klllngv/ood alleges that to wns employed
by ihn defendant , laboring iu n soda water
nnd 'pop bottle filler. While so enguRcd , lie
alleges , on September C last , a bottle ex
ploded and that fragments of fie Blass flew
into hi * eye , destroying the sight of the or-
Kan. Ho further alleses that the machinery , i
In the factory was defective , as was the bet
tle , and that consequently the defendant Is
repponslble for the accident.
vr. I'lJTKirs ciiincii PAIK oi'ins. ;
Array of Hondis Pri'slilrilor by !
11 n m ! . * niu i' Women.
The fair for the benefit of St. Peter's
Catholic church opened last night In Crclgh-
ton hall Despite the fact that there was an
air of Incompleteness about the affair , as In
usual on the opening night , there was a
good attendance , and therefore llev. .1. E.
English , pastor of St. Peter's , who Is Il >
charge of the fair , predicted 'that the faf.r
would .DC a huge success bef.-re Its nine da > s
of existed co was run. There are a halt dozen
pretty booths In the hall. Three of thes
present for sale a great variety of orna v
mental articles and nlcknaota. These are
In charge of Mrs. A. U. Wymnn. Mrs. M. K.
Murphy and ! > Mrs. Felix McShane ; of MM. J.
A. 'Mo3hane ' ( Mrs. Hen Gallag-her anJ Mrs.
E. CuJahy , and of 'Mrs. ' Tanner , Mrs. Mc-
Quirk and 'Miss ' iRIIcy. the latter representIng -
Ing South Omaha. Besides these three
booths there 'Is ' a doll ibooth , at which some
100 pretty dolls , a.tlred In very magnificent
costumes , will be offered. This Is In charge
of iMUs Lizzie Rasters , 'Miss ' Flora Kostc.'a
and Miss Helen Thompsan. A candy and
refreshment booth , offering a tempting array
of dainty eatables. Is presided ever by Otlss
E. Falkner , iM.'a. Thetro. "Miss Thctro and a
number of young ladies The Japanese booth
will 'be ' ready this evening. In the bilcony a
lunch and Ice cream parlor U manipulated
by Miss Nellie illeclan a'nd a dozen young
v.'omca Amen ? the conveniences offered Iho
male visitors ' 's a smoking pallor.
The Fort Crcok band furnished an excel
lent concert ( luring the evening and will
render a different program during the re
maining nights of the fair. The Phillips
troupe of colored people also give a number
of plantation pastimes , roags , dances and a
cake walk as a curtain raiser.
During 'the fair the visitors will be given
an opportunity to vote for the most pop
ular woman in connection with It. the win
ner to ibc awarded a diamond itfng. A gold
medal will he presented to the paclcliu ;
house de-dared to ( be the meat popular by a-
simitar method.
Chronic cougher.s are stupid bores and
should bo forced to use Dr. Bull's Cough
Syrup , the only Infallible remedy.
CITIXH.V TH/tivs K\IMUT AUVICR.
1I > ilroinillilc Trcndni-iit SiiKdcMcMl for
( In- % < * iv Skin nixi-iMe.
Citizen George Francis Tniln has heard ot
the new Omaha ukin dlseace. and from his
present headquarters at the Mills hotel , No.
7 , New York , be writes :
NonsenEf ! No Fueh disease ! Only scarol
Publish this ! Tel ! everybody to ir.ist. Diet.
Wnsh all over Hot and Cold Water or take
Turkish Daths ! You've seen me Round
World enter Hospitals where Cholera , Yel
low Fever , Small 1'ox was prevalent ! TJe
Scare Is Kpidemle ! because Imagined.
GEQ. FUAXUIS TUAIN.
Subsrlbo for The Sumiay Bee and read
Anthony Hope's sjrcat story "Simon Dale. "
CIIHITSMAS SILVKK XOVKI/FIKS.
Nail Kilos ' _ ' . c and upwards.
Gout's 1'ocket Null Klles 7. u nnd tip-
wards.
Halve boxes r.0c nnd upwards.
J'nlT boxes $ 'J.r > 0 and upwards.
rocket Knives ? 1.00 and upwards.
Link Buttons 250 nnd upwards.
lint Pins ! ! > and upwards.
I'.ipi ! ! ' Knlvt'h LTC and upwards.
1'eppei' and Salts 7.1c each and up
wards.
Ilosldcs dozi'iis of other articles for
presents at the same reasonnhh ? ] r.ifi's
and we Invite you to call and see them
these uoods are all sterling silver
inonnted.
C ; S. RAYMOND CO. ,
Jswslsrs ,
Intli and Douglas Sts.
Wo are now showing a very large rol-
k'ftloiv of beautiful etchings covering
a range of sublets that is inu. t com
plete Some of the etchings are arlixt.V
proofs whllo others are not but not one
but that will make a handsome addition
to any art collection all prices these
are not etchings selected because they
are etchings but great oaro has been
taken to select only work by the well
known artists \Ve are also showing the
new In framed fancy and ornamental
frames In the oval and square Mmpes
also new moulding * from whien we
make frames to order We have a fac
tory on Izard street where we inako them
and our prices are about half usually
asked ,
A. HOSPE ,
EOSlCOQdJUL 1513 Douglas
