THE OMA'iA ' DATLY BEE : FHTDAY , DEC1 ISM HIS It a. 1807 ,
I FROM THE FARTHER WEST
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MIXING IS THE BLACK HILLS
Gold Discovery at Elk Orosk Causes a Gen
eral Stampeda ,
FIFTY CLAIMS RAPIDLY STAKED OUT
Till * KM'ii 1'linl IN the Mrnn * of
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Viilloy.
LEAD , S. D. , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) A general
AtnmpcJo was occasioned last week down In
the Elk Creek district by the discovery of
gold by a woodchopptir near Ilunkcl's saw
mill. Tlio place Is about fifteen miles south-
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1- cant of Dead wood. The discovery Is an out
cropping of black-colored material of pecu
liar formation , which , assayed by fire test ,
gave $10:1 : per ton gold. The ore resembles
quartz to a cortnlu extent , excepting that It
Is black and decomposed. The news ot the
discovery soon spread abroad and before
twenty-four hours had passed there wcro
fifty claims staked out In the vicinity of
the outcropping. Ono sawmill was forced to
clctio down because the men employed had
left for the new gold district. This Is an
entirely new field for gold discoveries and It
will bo the means ot creating active pros
pecting on all the hills In this valley. Tlio
lllack Hills & Kort Pierre railroad passes
through Wk ! valley from Piedmont to Lead ,
which mtikcs the discoveries of tlch ere In
this district the moro valuable because of the
transportation facilities. A few miles west
of the now discovery In the old Uncle Sam
mill and mlno which several years ago o'p-
erated to a good profit. The proposition was
free-milling ore. The mine has since been
closed down because of an overflow of water.
There am noveral other paying mlncfl In the
Immediate vicinity of the Undo Sam , some
of them being worked while others are Idle
fdr lack of capital. Mining men nro of the
opinion that , following along the line of the
Fort Plerro railroad , at some future tlmo
eomo of the richest mines In the hills will bo
developed.
Considerable Interest Is being awakened
In the Sheep Tail district. Active p-ospoct-
Ing Is In progretu on several claims which
wcro located years ago but have not been
developed very extensively. The Chicken
lode claim , owned by a prominent Deadwood
attorney , lu probably the beat developed mlno
in the district. A shaft has been pushed to
quartzllo which penetrates a shoot of ere
four- feet thick and fifteen feet wide which
gives smelter returtio of $20 gold. An un
derground survey of thoinlno has been made
and It IB fully determined that the vein of
ore extends Into the Wells Fargo mlno with
which the Chicken lode joins. The vein will
bo followed and a tunnel connecting the two
mines will bo opened up.
GROUP OF CLAIMS.
A group of three claims , about three miles
north of Custcr , owned by William Lorenz
and Charlrs Yeomans and others , Is attract
ing considerable attention because of the re
cent strike made en the ground which ex
ceeds anything yet found In that district. A
ledge has been traced across the ground ,
sampler from which have assayed very high.
The ore la solid and assays from J2 to $8
free-milling , besides carrying considerable
v.iluo In concentrates. The ledge Is four
teen feet wldo and varies In thickness.
Articles of Incorporation have been filed for
the Hello Fourcho Smelting and lieilnlng
company nt Hello Fourche , with a capital o'f
$2000,000. The corporators nro : H. 0.
Holman , A. C. Ottis , Philadelphia : W. J.
Bishop , F. L. Langan , F. W. Johnson and
James Crawford , Minneapolis ; Fred M.
Brown and John Wilson , Deadwood.
Bear gulch is the scene of active placer
mining. It Is OHO of the oldest mining camps
In the Hills and has turned out many thou
sands of dollara In gold dust. There arc a
number of old timers still living along the
creek , some of whom have had their claims
elnco the first runh to the Hills In the ' 70s.
Not only la placer mining carried enduring
during the summer , but there are several
deep quartz mines which nro paying well
for the owners. On ono claim there Is a shaft i
153 feet deep which shows a good ledge of ,
frio-mllling o"c. In another mine Is found a
flve-foot ledge of gangue composed of mica ,
quartz and feldspar which carries consider
able casltcriles or block tin. Ono mine owner
has a largo amount of stream tin which will
soon bo shipped cost for treatment. Owing
to an unusual shortage of water in the gulch
th's past summer , the placer season was very
short.
Ono cf the big companies , to bo. Is Uio
Ilawkeye , which comprises seven claims and
Jclns the Homestake possessions on the east ,
running to within two hundred feet ot the
Highland mill. The Hawkcyo company is
composed principally of capitalists who llvo
at Ues Mollies , Iowa. Their Black Hills
representatives are. Superintendent Fry und
business manager , JOavId Hunter. The
Han kayo mill , at Pluma , Is ono of the best
equipped plants In the country. H has forty
stamps , of the most approved pattern , .good
hollers and engines , and all other machinery
In keeping. Tito ere Is conveyed from the
mlno to tlia mill by a trolley system over u
jnllo In lunsth. It la an endless wire cable
running on pulleys , from the mouth of the
main tunnel to the upper part of the mill.
The tminol Is several fee-t higher than the
mill , and the cable Is run on the law of
gravitation , the loaded buckets In going
down drawing the empties back. The cable
runs over a largo wheel ut each end of tSto
line , and brakes applied to these wheels
regulate the speed of the heavy buckels In
desendlng. The buckets are fastened to the
cable with a clasp , ao constructed that It
will pass over the various small pulleys by
which thti cable Is supported along1 the line.
Tttcao supports are placed about every
hundred feet along the line , being Cuigo
posts , with cross pieces , on ono end of which
the cable runs going down , aivl on the other
running up. Some very rich veins of ere
are exposed in the different claims of the
company , mostly of slate formation.
Cciifcldciublo work U being done In the
Lost Camp district. The Capital City group ,
consisting of eight claims , slows some line
veins of 01 o which are yielding fair returns
to the owners. This camp gives promise of
being ono of tJto producers of the Hills.
RELOCATES COPPER MINE.
A short tlmo ago a miner named Burke
relocated a copper mine ntar Custcr peak.
It had been owned by A. J. Cortim of Lead
and associates , but had gene .back by do-
fault. A shaft had been sunk sixty fcot
deep 'by ' the original owners , which hail
been well timbered. Development work han
been commenced by Mr. Burke and a very
rich vein of copper has been exposed. Later
i a part of the claim was Bold to Chicago par
ties who are Interested > n the Two Bit
mines for ? 5,000 cash. The shaft la now
down 100 feet and assays of the ere giro
12 per cent copper and { 4 gold.
Situated ] almost directly west of the High
land hoUt , and adjoining the Durango , on
the hill northwest of Lead , is the Reddy
loJc , the property of B , IJ. Salmon , hard-
\varu merchant of Lead. Thla mine has In
past years been ono of the most prolific
producoro ot refractory gold Ore on tot
belt , and fomo of the best ere taken out
liaa given returns larger than any othei
found In the Hills , the greatest figure being
a llttlo moro than $0,200 per ton. The mine
has never really < been developed , but nlutply
opened by tunnels and drifts In following
its ere shoots , without an attempt at
orosscuttlng or forming any openings ex
cept where It was absolutely necessary lu
mining the ore. The present lessees have
Just completed an eight-foot crosscut , bo-
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JM.IOH luiuuui 140 to. , U r < , wi
ginning at the old tunnel , mining through
a porphyry dyke and terminating In a tlno
body of rich ore. The new shoot at pres
ent shows A face of two and one-half fcot
and pninplofl average $25.
A short distance northwest of the H ddy
mlno In the Orantz property of Deadwo'ca ,
consisting of two claims. The mines have
boon operated two years , the work being
done > by itho quarrying process. There Is an
Imimciso flat body of quartzltc ore that
apparently underlies a largo portion of
both claims , the ere being six feet thick
In many places and covered by from six
Inches to two feet ot soil and gravel , re
quiring merely to bo stripped In order 1o betaken
taken out In huge blocks. A six-foot face
Is exposed for nearly 200 feet. This ore
averages about $20 to the ton and from
flvo to seven care a. week arc loaded at
the mouth of Poorman gulch und shipped to
the O. & I ) , smelter.
PAY TIIIIIUTU TOV. . 'II. ' STGHMNO.
Itnr of Ills Otil lloim * n < Huron Ilnldi *
.Mpinorlnl Scrvlcm.
HURON , S. D. , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) In spile
of tlio storm Tuesday cftcrnooii a large au'H-
cnco asacmhlcd In the court room to attend
the memorial services by the lleadlu County
Bar association to Its late associate , Hon.
William Sterling , gesurnl BDllcl'or for the
Elkliorn railroad , who died In Dniha : : October
15 , and whose homo ' .vas fo- many years In
his city. Hon. A. W. ' " "amotell , ] udgo of the
Fifth judicial circuit . -vas on the bench ; at
the right sat Court Reporter F. E. Granger ,
and on the left wa * Court Clerk J. H. Alex-
indcr. At 2:30 : SherlfC Medbury : convened
court In special session , nnd Imme.Mattly W ,
A. Lynch , chairman of tlio committee on res
olutions , briefly atato'l the cause for which
the court was conv.'iiol , and then proceeded
to read a series o' resolutions expressive of
the esteem In which the deceased was held.
At the conclusion o ! the reading Mr.
Lynch spoke of Mr. Sterling as he knew him ,
and was followed by Jttd o A. W. Hurtt , who
for some years was more closely associate ii
with the deceased fii-o'osiionnlly ' , th.in any
member of the ba % . Ho pronounced a moat
eloquent and touching eulogy upon his dead
associate. The next npaakor was lion. Coo
I. Crawford , whoso til'jure vas as sincere as
ivai his friendship for and devotion to Mr.
Sterling. Attorney 11 S. AIoUKer spoke of
him as ho knew him is ,1 student ami later
a fully developed anil successful attorney.
\ttorney E. H. A'pllu made reference In very
fitting words to the sorro'v that cimo to him
rnd to the great multlt tlo of frifnds and
acquaintances of Mr. Sto-llng on the an
nouncement ot his death. The nnxt speaker
was Attorney A. E. Chamberlain ; his remarks -
marks wcro concluded by a poem written by
him for the occ'i&lon.
The other speakerr , were Attorneys A. W.
Wllmarth , C. M. Wilson , II. C. Hlnckley.
John L. Pylo , John Milne , Fre-l E. Grant , T.
E. Simmons , . L. C. IvPinp nn'l John Wood ,
paying high tribute to the character , worth
and ability of their deceased associate.
In reply to thcso tributes Judge Campbell
spoke briefly , assuring all of his appreciation
of what had been said and adding eloquent
testimony to the puilty of life , manly cour
age aim constant uevoiion to ramuy ami
friends of him whoso death has brought sad
ness to the hearts of the people of the north
west. Judge Campbell then directed the
clerk to spread the proceedings upon the rec
ords ot the court.
Dr. C. n. Clark , on behalf of the citizens
of Huron , made a few appropriate remarks
after which the meeting adjdurned.
Among these present were Mrs. W. D
Sterling , wife of the deceased , Colonel Ed
ward Sterling and wife , and Harry Sterling
and v/lfe , and other relatives and friends ,
many from out ot the city.
SOUTH DAKOTA'S OF PI CIA I , VOTE.
Cllvrll on the I.ntc .Illdlrlnl
Kli-ctlons.
PIERRE , S. D. Dec. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The official count on the Judicial
elections was practically completed today
and certificates Issued to all except Levl
McGco ot the Seventh circuit , who will
have to wait until correctly certified re
turns are secured from Pennlngton and Cus
tcr counties. The votes given to each of the
candidates Is as follows :
First Circuit E. G. Smith , 3,837 ; R. D.
Trlpp , 3.113 ; Smith's majority , 780.
Second Circuit J. W. Jones , 4,542 ; W. A.
Wllkcs , 4,000 ; Jones' majority , 4S3.
Third Circuit Charles S. Whiting , 2.44D ;
Julian Bennett , 3,332 ; Bennett's majority ,
SS3.
Fourth Circuit F. B. Smith , 2,480 ; F. M.
Goodykoontz. 1,739 ; H. F. Fellows , f/30 ;
Smith's majority , 103.
Fifth Circuit A. W. Campbell , 4,127 ;
J.js . AVells. 2,729 ; Campbell's majority , 1,136.
Sixth Circuit L. E. Gaffy , 2.C33 ; R. B.
Flsk , 019 ; Qnffy's majority , 1.73G.
Seventh Circuit S. E. Wilson , 1.21S ;
Levl McGee , 1,512 ; McGec'e majority , 321.
Eighth Circuit W. G. Rice , 2,336 ; J. B.
Moore , 2,520 ; Moore's majority , 184.
Total republican majority In the state ,
3,000 , as compared with a tlo last year.
Ylllllclou Court \oten.
YANKTON , S. D. , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tlio leplevln cose of Mrs. Lulu
Kelley against Sheriff Hlckey of Yankton
county In the sum of $5.000 has occupied the
the attention of the court neatly three days ,
It being hotly contested. The Jury was out
less than half an hour and returned a ver
dict for Illckcy.
The damage suit of Leon W. Wnahburn
against Sheriff Illckcy in the sum of $3.000
for excessive levy Is now on trial. Two
suits against Wasuburn for wages will fol
low.
SIIIMV In. South DnUntn.
YANKTON , S. D. . D-c. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Considerable snow has fallen here
within the last twelve hours , amounting tc
nearly half a foot. Advices received at the
weather bureau hero Indicate' a general
storm throughout this section. Very little
wind accompanied the storm. It Is still
snowing and promises to continue through
the night. The quality' of snow Is light and
very flne.
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\I-YV StiiKi * MmIn CiiiitiMiiplntlon.
RAWLINS , Wyo. , Dec. 2. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At a meeting ot Rawllns business
men $2,500 was subscribed to build Imme
diately a direct stage line to Grand En
campment equipped ! with six horse coaches.
Preneliur Oo - to Pierre.
RAPID CITY , S. D. , Dec. 2. ( Special. )
Rov. G. S. Clevenger , of this city , has ac
cepted a call ; to the first Baptist church at
Pleero and will leave Immediately for his
now Held ot work.
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MUST IIU A VIOLATION OF TIII3 LAW.
Intent to Commit tin OlTcniR IB Not
PORTLAND , Ore. , Dec. 2. In the United
States district court Justice Bellinger de
cided the caeo of the United States , in
volving fifty cases ot whisky seized by the
customs officers hero and held for forfeiture
for an attempted unlawful Importation into
the territory of Alaska.
Ho sustained the exceptions 4o the libel
and made an order directing the United
States marshal 'to turn the liquor over to
the claimant , William Sitter. The whisky
was packed in cases marked "Cumberland
Home Made Tomato Catsup. " Judge lid-
linger said ; "Tho false designation la evl-
denco of an Intention to violate tbo regula
tions against the importation of spirits Into
Alaska , but the intent la not the act nor an
attempt to commit It. The fraudulent device
of the labels shows a contemplated crime
against tbo United States , but this doca
not warrant tbo court In doing violence to
the statute In order to punish these who
are preparing to violate It. Thcso packages
of spirits were not in transit from Portland
and the libel BO shows. They were on the
wharf In Portland , At most 'thero was an at
tempt to export , but , as already stated , there
Is no regulation against such an attempt. "
IndlniiH Worliliiir ( he I'liiccrx.
OQDEN , Plan , Dec. 2. ( Special. ) The
1'lute Indians on the mcrvalion ? io reported
to bo working the placer mines along the
Truckeo near Pyramid lake 'A ' hunter who
ventured Into the country E mo days ago re
ports having seen nearly 100 Plutcs , men ,
women and children , digging In the hills
and washing out the gold with pans and
wooden vessels. The Indians were greatly
excited over the fact and were getting a
great deal cf gold. As the white men are
not allowed to go there tncy will work the
placers undisturbed. The Inllatii know of
a fine quartz lodge In the hills and speci
mens have been taken to the trading storea
by them on various octuslons.
CLAIMS 1IAV13 VIJIIY LITTLE VAI.UH.
Fortune- Mine Snlil to lip Otitildc the
Ori-llcnrlnur UNtrli * ! .
DENVER , Dec. 2. The Republican today
publishes the following dispatch from Cripple -
plo Creek In regard to the Fortune Gold
Mining company , the promoters of which ate
accused by a wealthy Boston woman of hav
ing swindled her out ot a largo sum of
money :
The Fortune Oold Mining company , os
tensibly of Cripple Creek , but In reality of
Boston , owns undisputed rlslit to three
claims located In the granite somewhere a
few miles south from the Cripple Creek dis
trict. There Is viry little probability that
the title of the company to the property
will ever he brought Into dispute. H Is to
recover $10COO paid for stock in thli com
pany that .Mra. Julia D. French , a wealthy
society woman of the Back Hay district of
Boston , has caused the arrest of 3. Hamil
ton Quyot , Francis Appleton and William
Beech Abbott , also of thnt city. The pros
pectus of the Fortune company Is OHO of
the most glowing that has ever appeared
In Cripple Creek from the faraway Hub.
In It the purchaser of stock , which Is of
fered for sale at CO cents a share , Is led to
believe that the claims owned by the com
pany are unions the most valuable In the
heart of the Cripple Creek district. The
people of Boston have suffered'heavily from
companies of this class , formed by their
own people , and the -parties arrested , ' . \ho
are directors of the Fortune company , have
a number of similar claims located In sim
ilarly far away hills adjacent to the Crip
ple Creek district.
K.\POSIU A SWIMIM.VC
A Yllllkton Woinnii Didn't ( ! Into ll
Sriitdi' MlnliiK Company.
SEATTLE , Wash. , Dee. 2. ( Special. ) A
scheme tint Is believed by the police to bo
a big swindle was nipped In the bud here
through Informitlon given by Miss 'Blanche
M. Whcrcntt of Yankton , S. D. She had
answered an advertisement of a mining com
pany which was represented to her to bo
operating In Mexico and Alaska , and she was
asked to invest $300CiIch would give her
the position of secretary and usslstant treas
urer and 25,000 shares of stock. Before going
to Seattle and entering upon lier duties shu
wrote to the Seattle chief of police about the
matter and was advised to keep her money.
No arrests have been made , but the chief
of police told the manager of the concern
hero that If IIP haird any more complaints ,
action would bo taken.
Tlio UlK Yollo'VNtoiuIlltvh. .
The Montana State Arid Land commlsslcm ,
of which Hon. Donald Bradford Is at the
head , Is preparing to bcg'ln the work of con
struction on the big Yellowstone ditch In a
short time , fays the Rocky Mountain Hus
bandman of Whlto Sulphur Springs. The
work of surveying which has been under
\uiy for some time Is now well nlga com
pleted anJ It proves to bo In every way
| practicable. W. S. Fortlner , the engineer In
l charge , finds the cannl more easily con-
I structed than he anticipated , and the mcas-
I urcmcnts have proceeded so far as to per
mit the e&tlmato that settlers under tfae
canal \\111 bo able to get land ut not exceed
ing ? 12 per acre. Tae canal covers 30,000
j acres of the flneat bench lanl In the state ,
! lam ) that Is not stony. Is deep and rich and
j as even as one could desire. A grade of
I 2 feet 21.112 per mile will be given from
1 the heart to u point opposlto Billings , where
a tunnel Is to bo made across a point of the
blufi' . Down to this tunnel , a distance of sev-
| cnteen miles , the canal will be twenty feet
I wUo at the bottom , with banks tapering a
foot to each foot of same , und carry six feet
ofutcr. . Below tito tunnel the cunal will
have moro grade and. bo only fifteen feet at
the bottom. The landa will bo sold by the
State Arid Lind commission at cost , with
20 per cent added , and we are glad to learn
that the aim will bo to have 'it go ID'.O the
hands of smiill owners , men with families
who want homes. As there are several buyera
waiting to take the bonds there Is no doubt
about their sale , and Hie sale Insures the
early completion of the canal. It Is proposed
to let the work by contract and that tlio
digging of the tunnel shall bo done during
the winter season. This enterprise Is one
of seven which Colonel Bradford proposes to
construct for the state. That this one Is a
grand thing for Billings goes without say-
lii } , ' . The land to be covered Is but a few
miles cast of Billings. Besides furnishing
farms for many settlers , thereby adding
Immersely to Billings and Yellowstone
county , It Is proposed that the canal sball
bo used to supply power for machinery for
manufiicturps. The erection of a sugar beet
factory 'Is ono of the new enterprises pro-
pcsed and we expect to see it built.
MuiilminCMVH Xotcx.
The Northern Pacific railroad paid taxes
nt Billings n fcr.v days ago amounting to
$15.169.50.
A telcphono war Is on at Great Falls be
tween the Rocky Mountain company and the
Electric City company.
An SOO-fcot tunnel Is to bo driven on , the
Iron Mountain to tap an ore vein on the on-
pcslte sldo , back cf the Brabazon store.
The Northern Pacific ralltoai has received
an order from ono sheep breeder for 160 cara
to bo used In shipping 35,000 bheep to market
All the real estate and Improvements and
personal property of the iMall Publishing
company at I'hllllpsburg have been attached ,
There are more than 3,000,000 sheep In
Montana. According to the equalized assess
ment Fergus county leads In value of sheep
and Custor has the most csHle.
In Ravalll county this year the Anaconda
Copper .Mining company will pay taxes to
the amount of $9C9D and ' .Marcus Daly will
pay $3,501.
The Eight iMIle Ditch company has been In
corporated at Livingston with n capital of
$10,000 to convoy the water of the Eight
Mlle creek to farms for Irrigation purposes.
Another hole Is to bo made In tbo asvc s
of the Davis estate The receiver ot the Firot
Natloral hank of Helena has assessed the
1,737.6 shares owned by Davis at $100 each.
Although only started about six weeks ago ,
the llttlo town In the mountains at Crow's
Neat lake la said by the Lethbrtdge News to
ho .booming. Nearly every nationality is rep
resented.
The Silver Bow Trades and Labor assembly
has sovercd relations with the 'Butto ' By
stander which has long been the organ of
tliu assembly and will establish an Independ
ent organ.
P , A , Hall , representing n Chicago syndi
cate Is In Montana with a view of estab
lishing a largo plant for the manufacture of
rye whisky , provided ho can secure a cash
bonus of from $25,000 to $30,000.
Flvo miners In the Bertha mlno cought to
recover wages to tbo amount ot $105 by tak
ing amalgam valued at $900 from the super
intendent. The miners are In Jail , but the
amalgam has not been recovered.
J. Wormsloy , who has settle ! on n ranch
on Silver Tip Hat , Informs theOarbon County
Sentinel that a company will bo Incorporated
next > woolc to complete the Silver Tip ditch ,
commenced about two years ago. It will
bo taken out of Clarke's Fork , will bo about
Us miles long and carry 3,000 Inches of
water.
According to figures furnished Commis
sioner J. B. Calderhead by fourteen operators
of coal mines In Montana tlioro were mined
In the state during the year ending Juno 30
last 1.C03.23S tons of coal , valued at the mlno
at $2,870,481. There wcro also produced
CO,182 tons of coke , valued at the ovong at
$440,637. The amount 'paid ' for labor at these
mines was $1 100,000. The total amount In
vested In coal mining properties In the it a to ,
In machinery , buildings and lands , Is re
ported to bo $3,766,760.
TO cimu COLD IN Q.M : JJAY
Tulo Laxative Brome Quinine Tablets. All
druggUis refund the money If it ( alls to cure.
| 23c , Tlio gewilco luu L. B. Q. ou each tablet.
PARHELEE DEEATS ELLIOTT
Lively Rnco Between the Crack Trap Shots
Won by Oulaha's Expert.
GOOD SHOOTING | UNDER DIFFICULTIES
.Men Mrrt lit n V'vlnu SnoAr iKorni
but Work MM Sli'mllly IIH TlmllKll
the liny .r.Wni IK
llKhttiil.
In the uncertain light of n driving snow
storm yesterday nfternosn Krank I'armelce
of Omaha defeated James A. It. lEHIott of
Kansas City In a cue-hundred live lilrd con
test. The weather was undeslrab'.e la every
particular for the sport , yet the Interest
la the shoot 'V.MS keea enough to a-ttract sev
eral dcwerj O urn ha sportsmen to the club
grounds across > the river. Juat one hour ami
thirty inlnuteq was consumed In the vc.rU. .
It was very rapid. The cold was so Intense
that no one connected with the affair was In
clined 'to lose any time.
In spiteof the numerous disadvantages
under which the match us shot It was a
very pretty contest. The fact that $100 went
to the winner was not. the only Inducement
to wake the two men < lo their best. Their
extended personal rivalry anil the fact that
Kansas City cracks have done considerable
crawlni ; la 'time ' past over the Omaha boys'
concerning trap work contributed moro to
make the contest a real animated affair than
all the money that cither would cared to
have risked on the result. So with this
spirit Inspiring each , every tlmo the trap
uncovered a blrtl every energy -was dlrec-tcd
toward weighing the feathered target down
with shot , The best evidence of the anxiety
of the principals may bo easily determined
toy noting the number of times the score
shows the second barrel to have bctn used.
Seldom , hided , was eltltcc man vatlsfletl with
one barrel. Elliott was satisfied 'to let seven
blnJs be retrieved with but one load of shot
while I'armolee accepted similar chances
with five. T ; > the expert mind this tolls the
slorv. Uut itho same score tclU another
sto y. After the skillful work of both
cracks the card showed I'armelce to have 07
birds to his cred t and Elllttt 01.
nXOBMiKNT WORK IN TUB COLD.
The contest wca not replete with continued
surprises such as ono Is accustomed to sco
when 1'armeles and the one-time champion
from the Kaw meet under favorable circum
stances , but the clement of interest was
treat. The charm was there , oven when It
was apparent that Elliott could not possibly
win. Doth men arc too clever with their
guns to permit the crowd to lose sight of a
alnglo bird. Though the field was lleecy
white and the thirty-yard traps frequently
almost obscured by the fast falling snow ,
the sudden appearance of a small , fluttering
creature , exposed to the view of the marks
man by the disappearing tin , was sulilclent
in each Instance to fasten the attention of
all presort on the little * target. Intense cold
usually means alow' ' birds. This was the
case with few exceptions , but thcso very
exceptions wcro elements of chance that de
lighted all the old cracks in the crowd.
When a real live pigeon did Jump from the
cover It was the signal for clever and quick
work or a miss. Still , the monotonous cry
of the rcfereo of "no bird" was frequently
heard. Perhaps In the next trap sprung one
of the real swlft-fellqws hopped out and was
of,1. Then the sports were paid fully for the
disappointment of thp previous bird. If the
rapid pigeon was of the pure white variety
and got the stilt north , brcczo under his
wings as ho arose from the trap ho was off
like a frightened lightning streak. A line
of white , but a trlflo larger than the Great
Hakes of snow drifting over the pile of dead
birds at the rcfoicc'SSlde , an iudiatlnct flut
ter of white wings and the target was beyond
bounds and safe in flio shadows. If the
target had a few colored feathers on Its
back the prospects for a clean score were a
little hotter , but not very much. Frequently
there was much doubt as to whether the
quick cyo of the crack had really rested
upon a live pigeon as It winged Its flight to
ward the heavens or a lUke of onow as It
whirled and tossed In the breeze. At the
crack of the gun ono of Charley Peterson's
pretty water spaniels sprang out Into the
white field. If ho returned with a bird , that
was accepted as evidence of the crack's good
eye ; If not , that settled It there could be no
bird on the field.
EACH GETS A HAIID ONE.
Jim Elliott stepped to the line first and
drew a slow blue target that looked aroui'd '
In the cold , gray light , as If It was uot cer
tain wtat It was there for. Uncle George
I.oomls , who manipulated the trap , swung the
flag over towaid the puzzled bird and he
hipped a few Inches into the air and then
settled down again dead , for Elliott had QC-
cei.Hcd the chance. Though the pigeon hail
not flapped Its wings , under the rules It was
an avalloblc target the moment It left the
ground. Then Parmelee drew a slow white
iilrd that made but a feeble effort to rise.
The next four birds wcro duplicates of the
first. Then Elliott came forward for his
fourth. Loomis tmlled the trap to the extreme -
tromo right and uncovered a warm number.
Scarcely had the trap exposed the feathered
creature when It darted away to the right
and keeping low on the ground , circled rapidly
southward , towering at the same time. El
liott was not deceived , for ho Instantly recog
nized the dangerous character of the llt'lo
white target. His pump gun cracked twice ,
so close as to sound like ono explosion. A
hunch of white- feathers floater1 down with
the mow silent evidence that the shot found
the target , but that was all. This wan the
first feature of the contest. Elliott was dis
couraged , but a moment Uter Parraoleo had
a similar experience with a bobtalled blue
pigeon , which the genial Frank declared after
considerable effort , had wings a yard long.
From the npeed the frightened bird made It
would < ppcar that Parmeleo was correct in
his estimation. The crackerjack came from
the center trap. As the tin disappeared the
bird hove Into view under full headway.
Parmeleo declares the kid who operates the
trip pitched the pigeon into the air. At any
rate It W B ton feet In the air before Par-
meleo's gun exploded. The eeccod shot fol
lowed In quick succession , but the bobtailed -
tailed target did not tease towering , A bird
deprived of Its tall feathers will Invariably
rls3 to a great height before commencing Its
flight. In addition to this flight , which la In
( tself deceptive to the average eyortsman , a
bobtalled bird wobbles , and altogether pre
sents a target that can scarcely bo touched.
ELLIOTT'S SECOND MISS.
For fifteen shots each side drew alow ,
cold birds that scarcely hopped from the
ground to meet their : cad. Then Elliott had
a second misfortune. , A email whlto pigeon
of the fantall variety came out of the trap
on the run , dropped Into the slight depres
sion beyond the ceritral trap and arcoo at
a sharp anglo , darting around like a shoot
ing star , Elliott pcver saw the target
moro than a hundredth pert of a second ,
then It was tftscured py the snow flakes.
Scarcely had the Kansas , City man finished
wondering what animated the bird ho had
just missed Avhen r armelco began to fly
signals of distress , npjlher whlto bird that
was very much alive came out of the trap
to the extreme left. It dipped hlthor and
thither In the meat extraordinary way. The
'bowllilcred marksman ] liad Httlo chance and
ecored a clear miss. . ,
And this wea the story. Elliott ras de
feated , but there Is no disputing the fact
that ho shot In miserable luck. Plvo birds
dropped dead wlthia to t feet of the dead
line , though on the wrong sldo to count on
the ecore.
\V. II. Hucbcs was referee. The con
test was under the- American association
rules , thirty yards rise , five traps , un
known locations. The extraordinary retriev
ing exhibition of Charley Peterson's pretty
water spaniels was aa Interesting feature of
the control. Probably 100 Omaha sports
witnessed the match. Score :
Elliott. , . 21202 22221 22210 2221 * 22S2"
22222 12213 2123 22022 22222
222 > > 2 22'2 * > ' > o0' o woo * > ' 222
2222 22 2' * * > 22 ° * 22222 22 2 * 91
Parmelee . . . 22212 1022 ] aSJ ) 22212 22222
M222 22222 12222 21122 2 222-
22222 22C02 22222 22222 2.222
> 'V > * > l > 9l ' * > 2J)7 )
iii Claim * Sloiiiu-'x Si-rvlci-x ,
LEXINGTON' , Ky. . Dec. 2. Thedlapateh
from London stating that Ted Sloanc- hid ,
been engaged to ride t > ie horses belonging
to the prlnco uf Wales , created A n n t -
tlon amoii the many turtsieu unending the
here. Tom Walsh the trnlncr of Pol-
one ! Chnrle * Flcincltmann , wiys hnt Blo.ino
I * under contra with the colom > l to rldo
for him next year ixt n jwlnry of H2.0M ; thnt
the contract wns properly drawn up < iml
rlRucil by the colonel find Slo.inc n short
tlm previous to Sloruic-'a sailing for Ens-
land ,
Hvn.vrs OX TIIH" nuxx7TII : > UMCS.
PiiHt Truck nnil ( louil AVrntlipr Ponl-
it re nl IiiKti-Mlili * .
SAN FUANCISCO , Uee. 2-\Venthcr nt
IiiRlenlde fine ; trnck fnst. Kemilts :
I'lrst race , Jive and n half furlongs : Novla ,
10T ( Thorpe ) . 214 to 1 , won ; Defiant , 103
( Couloy ) , 13 to 1 , second ; MorlriKU , 10 ? ( O.
Wilson ) , 15 to 1 , third. Time : 1:00. :
Second rnco , six furlongs : Mls < Lynch ,
101 ( H. Mnrtln ) , 13 to 1 , won ; Montgomery ,
101 ( Tliotpe ) , S to r > . second ; Kninnr II , 102
( Conlcy ) , 6 to 1. third. Time : 1:11. :
Third race , onennil onc-cltrhtlv miles :
Imp. Tripping , 100 ( Claw-son ) , G to 1 , won ;
Sntsumn , 112 ( Jones ) . 0 to 5 , second ; .nidge
Uenny , 107 ( I'lggolt ) , 3 to 1 , third. Time :
1 . "M.Tourth
Tourth race , ono mile : Mcl.lplit , IDS
(1'lgfKOtt ( ) , to 5 , won : Song ntul Onnce.
103 ( Clnwson ) , 7 to 1 , second ; Aquinas , ! W
( J , Woods ) , 4 to 1 , third. Time : 1I2V4. :
Fifth race , flvo furlong : Ur. Shnrp , S3
( CliiWMon ) , C to 1 , won ; Helllcoso , 122 ( Jonea ) ,
fi to 1 , second : Dunboy , 114 ( H. Martin ) ,
7 to 1 , third. Time : 1:01. :
HALTIMOU13 , Dec. 2. Another big crowd
saw good rnclng today nt Plmllco , despite
the rather sticky truck. IlesuHs :
First race , live furlongs , 2-yeiir-olda : Pink
Chnmbrny , ItM ( Jackson ) , "to 5. won ; Fila
ment , 107 ( Matter ) , 9 to 2 , second ; Arbi
trator , 107 ( Hewitt ) , ! > to 1 , thltd. Time : 1:05. :
Second race , six. furlongs , a years old nnil
upwards : Klepper , 10,1 ( O'Lcary ) , 5 to 1 ,
won ; South Africa , 113 ( IrvltiK ) , 0 to 2 ,
seeond ; Tromnrgo , lit ( Xostrnnd ) , 2 to 1 ,
third. Tlmo : llG-)4. :
Third nice , selling , 2-ycnr-olda. flvo and
a luiir furlonpH : Itnhlec.i , 91 ( Mnhcr ) , even ,
won ; Judge Wnrdell , K ( SlackI ) to 1 ,
second ; Longncre , 'J7 ( Garrlrnu ) , 8 to 1 , third ,
Time : 1:10. :
Fourth race , handicap , all nges , ono mile :
Sunup , 109 ( Hewitt ) . 3 to I , won ; Premier ,
128 ( Coylle ) , 4 to 1. second : Debrldc , ICO
( Forbes ) . 4 to 1. third. Tlmo : 1:13. :
Fifth rnce , selling' , one mile : James Mon
roe , 97 ( O'Lcary ) , ii to I , won ; Sqimn , 107
( Forbes ) , 9 to B , second ; Ahlngdon , 1)7 )
( Stuck ) , 20 to 1 , third. Time : l:45 : > i.
Y.VM2 XAMHS XIJW LO.VDDV COUll.SK.
Cornell llt-pllcM , HriiiicNlliiKT n Cnn-
IViMMU't" on PrnpoHiMl lltioe.
NEW HAVEN , Conn. . Dec. 2.-A11 the
fuels as to the negotiations for n. race be
tween the Ynlo and Cornell university crews
have been made public. The chnllengo ,
which was front Yale , was forwatded to
Ithaca last Siturday and suggested n race
at Now London next Hiring aeck . or ten
dayj after the Yale-Harvard rano at the
same place , an alternative proposition belni ?
thnt Cornell .loin with the other two uni
versities and makea triangular /contest. It
beltiK understood , however , that Harv.trd's
copscsnt to this latter plan Is yet to bp ob
tained. Cornell's reply , received yesterday ,
was not conclusive , but Intimated a desire
for a conference. This It Is underload ,
Ynlo Is ready to concede.
Yale's first obligation called for the com
pletion ot negotiations with Harvard , with
\\hum. by virtue of a live years' agree
ment , Is bound to race. For the Ynlc-Il ir-
vnrd rnce the Now London course was un
hesitatingly named , and immediately after
this point had been settled Yale prtiinrod
Its challenge to Cornell , naturally naming
the Thames as the course , Yale ' .vlll go
to the proposed conference prepared to extend -
tend to Cornell the most fjjorts-manllUe [
courtesies and believing that the New Vork- ,
er-mlll innt them In a similar prlt. ! Yale
desires a race with Cornell , and such a con
test Is so far assured as to be lackluply
only In details , which will unquestionably
bo satisfactorily agreed upon ,
SornntonV1II Drop Out.
NEW YORK , Dec. 2. The Eastern Daso
Ball league concluded Its snsslon tonight.
The make-up of next year's circuit was lett
to the clubs for decision , hut It Is probable
Scranton will not be In the schedule. Who ' ,
will succeed to the vacancy Is a matter of | ,
conjecture. The drafting question was t
discussed , but no action taken. A telfRram j
was received from President I3an Johnson ! :
of the Western league requesting the East- '
rrn lenguo to send delegates to a meeting '
lu Buffalo empowered to vote upon the
drafting question.
SollH ( lie Huriu lit ii I'rolll.
LONDON. DEC. 2. Lord William Hercs-
forit , who bought Mr. August Belmont's 3-
ycar-old chestnut horse Kecnan for $4,000
a few dnys ate , has sold the horse for
S10.000. It Is understood that Keenan will
be scut to Calcutta to compete in the race
for the Viceroy's handicap. ,
Kiiilo'liK Donlile Force.
CINCINNATI. Dec. 2. For the first time
In six years thp Mitchell & Tranter loll
ing mills In Cov'ngton ' , Ky. , are running a
double force of over -00 ! iron. The Licking
rolling mills triple time with 403 men. This
Overman and Schnider conlase works have
put on a double force of COO men.
and Trill n DcniollMlieil.
CLEVELAND , O. , Dec. 2. A southbound I
train on the Plttsburfr & Western , while run
ning at full speed , jumped the truck nt !
Cn.imblln's Cut , and before It could be '
stopped had crashed through the bridge. Into
the street below. The locomotive and cloven i
cars were demolished. The engineer and j
llrcman jumped. ;
Torjii'ilo Hunt MeelN ( InTosf. . !
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Wlnslow madei moro than the required speed j
on Its first ofllclal trial this afternoon In a |
course of forty-nine knots laid off by naval
exports lit Ohesr-apeako bay. Twenty-four
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