cmAJHA. DAILY BISK : 3TBIDAY. DJSCTilMlJER TO. 1807.
I FROM THE-FARTHER WEST
RESERVOIRS FOR THE WEST
Expert on a Flan for the Benefit of the
Arid Eogioni
FOR FIVE SYSTCMS IN TWO STATES
lU'itort of Cnpliilii Olilt-
intvii lo ( lie ( Siivcriiiiipnl Snv- ,
toVulcr for Oolornilo itiul
\VyomliiK
DENVHU , Colo. , Dec. 0. ( Special. ) The
report mrulo by Captain Hiram Chlttondon
of the corpa of army engineers on the In
vestigation made by him of the wcatern
roervor ! nr.d IrrlRallon < uicatlon under the
authority of consrecs gives great satisfaction
In the Btntca thzt are mostly concerned In
this matter. Information conies from Wash
ington to < ho effect that the report U ono of
tha best over motlo , tkbt It Is profusely Il
lustrated with photographs and apparenly
covers the ground completely. The following
Is a nummary of the report Giving the cs-
sciitlal features :
1'IVK SYSTCMS CXAMINED.
"Klvo reservoir ystcms have beoa ex-
ninlnod under the provisions of the act of
June , 189C thrco In Wyoming and two In
Colnrado , Thcea are : The Laramlo site ,
ne-.r the town ot Liramlo , Wyo. , for storing
the vulcki o the Laramlo and Little Laramlo
rivers and poaslbly of the North I'latto and
other atrcamn ; avalloblo supply from the two
liaramlcs , 16.000 ucro feet ; estimated cost for
filorlntf waterc ftom the two Liramlcs , $110-
251,14 ; ccst per QCTO fool , $90.03 ; water now
needed ; crat of bringing North I'latto Into
badln , pocstbly as much as $1,000,000 ; sin-
lv would add 328,000 aero feet to storage
of reservoirs and would reduce the cost per
foot to $3.43.
"Sv > eetwater Site Capacity , 32C.OC3 aero
feet ; cost , $27G,1SI.SO ; cost i > cr aero fool , bu
ceutn ; stccaRu not yet urgently neotlod ; prob-
oblo annual sloiago when the stream is fully
utilized will bo 1,000,000 aero feet ; cost per
acre foot an this Laxta , ? 2.7 ( ! .
I'INY CREEK SYSTEM.
"Piny Creek Syatcm Conslsto of three
Bites ; Cloud Peak site , near source of stream ,
ctoaclty 0,800 aero feet ; cost , $31,048 ; cost uer
aero foot , $4.50.
"Piny Slto Capacity , 11,040 acre feet ; cost ,
$70,340 ; coat per acre foot , $0.37.
"Lalo : Desmlt Slto Capacity , 67,078 acre
feet ; cost , $113,3CO ; cost per aero foot , $1.67.
"In case the national government ohould
tindortalto the work ot reservoir construction
in the west the Piny system'Nvoulil be recom
mended for first consideration In Wyoming.
The water Is now urgently needed'and con
struction should proceed In the following or
der : Piny slto first , Cloud Peak next cud
Jastly Lnko Desmct. The work should cover
thrt'o years. The flrst appropriation should
bo $100OCO.
THE COLORADO SITES.
"Tho South Platte In Colorado , capacity
41.320 aero feet ; cost , $510,000 ; cost per aero
foot , $13.07. This slto sliould receive flret
consideration of the two examined In Colorado
rado The witer Is urRontly needed. COTI- i
Btruutlon should take throe years. The flrst
appropriation should ho $200.000.
"The Loveland slto In Colorado , for stor
ing waters from the Big Thompson and
Cache La Poudro rivers , capacity 54,741 acru
feet ; cost , $262,106.34 ; coat per aero foot ,
$3.73 ; storage now needed. Complications
with existing rights render project for gov"-
crnmcnt construction eco of doubtful advlsa.
blllty.
"Tho functions of reservoirs will atwaya be
primarily the promotion of industrial eeis ;
eccosdarlly , only a possible amelioration o !
Hood conditions In the river.
PRACTICABILITY AND NEED.
"Whllo It Is perhapa physically practica
ble to build reservoirs of sufficient aggregate
capacity on the watershed of any stream ,
even so largo a stream as the Mississippi , as
to cxerc'se some Influence In diminishing the
height of floods , the great cCMt ot such
works , ns compared with the results to be
expected from them , will always prohibit
their construction , nnlcca It Is called for by
other and more direct causes.
"A general system of reservoirs In the
arid regions sufficient to contain the flow
ot the stream over what It Is possible to
draw from thorn directly In Irrigation , would ,
It It ? believed , cause some reduction In the
flood height of the Missouri river during the
Juno rlno. The amount of this reduction
would , of course , depend upon the distance
of the section of river considered from the
points of storage and would diminish rapidly
with an lacrcaso of this distance.
INDISPENSABLE IN THE WEST.
"Reservoir construction In the arid regions
of the west Is an IndlFponsablo condition to
the highest development ot the section. It
oin oroperly ho carried out only through
nubile agencies. Private enterprise can
never accomplish the work successfully. As
between state and nation , It falls more prop
erly under the domain of the latter.
"Reservoir construction by the general gov
ernment need not In any way Involve gov
ernment control of Irrigation works ; these
should be- left In the hands of the states and
of private Individuals under state laws.
"Tho government should acqulra full title
and jurisdiction to any slto nhlch it might
Improve and full right to the water nccea-
rary to till the reservlors. It should build ,
own , maintain and operate thu works Itself.
It should hold the stored waters absolutely
free to public use under local regulations ,
eubjcct only to the right to close the reser
voir whenever flood protection or other
emergency should require.
"Total extent cf a reservoir system In the
arid regions which ehall render available the
cntlro How of the streams will not exceed
1,161.600,000 cubic feet ,
"If the conotructlon of such a system were
to consume a century of tlmo , it would rec-rc-
cent au annml storage of about 11.600,000,000
cublo feet , or 200,800 aero feat. At $5.37
ner ncro foot this would cost $1,432.710 per
annum. This amount distributed among the
RBvontcen states and territories ot the arid
section gives an average annual expenditure
In each of $84,277. The annual value of the
stored water would return the original cost
ind maintenance In an average period of
tlireo years "
for llrli.V .IKCIIH.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , Doc. 9. ( Special. )
1'rOm the fact that letters have been coming
to Governor Rogers for Colonel John W.
Hlnton , a member of the committee In charge
ot the colonization schema In the went , it Id
bcllovoil the agents of Debs are either In the
auto or on tlio way hero to establish their
social democracy. They are reported to bo
In western Washington at present. When
Governor Rogers was asked If ho know any
thing about thulr movements , ho said bo
had heard nothing from the committee of the
nodal democracy since tbo communications
made public some three months ago. Ho
thinks the committee may bo in the state ,
ns there bcon considerable activity In the
eastern part of the state , In the vicinity ot
Colfax , to secure a colony ,
Couiiti-rfrliiT it Illi 11 Ileroril ,
SEATTLE , Wash. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) L.
O. Landers , nn old man who has long lived
on Vashon Island , Is under arrest , charged
with counterfeiting , and a number of tooU
used in counterfeiting by him are In pos <
session of tha federal authorities. Landers
had had a varlod career. IIo admits having
been a member ot Quantrcll's guerrillas and
having served with the notorious Jessa James ,
IIo loft MUsourl because things were getting
too \\avm for hint and moved to Astoria ,
where ho got Into a shooting scraoo and lost
Ills leg , In llrttUli Columbia , according to
lila story , lie had more trouble and lost an
eye , Tucu ho settled down on Vastion Island.
lon't Stop
Baco Tobacco
,4ii ltitd rMfc tfct Btrtx
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tjI * t tt
ItGently
Weans
> wra.
When ho Is under the Influence of liquor lie
says that ho knows all about the mysterious
disappearance of Wood Hlto , a cousin oC
Jcnto .Mines. IIo told some ono that his
llttlo finger -was deformed about the ttino
Wood Hlto disappeared , When ho Is sober
ho nays that the finger was simply cut by a
knlfo and that It was put together in a
bungling manner.
AUK I.\TiilK.HTKI > l.V lUIIKiATKl.N.
Ciinvcrilloii nt Huron In Well
Attcndvil.
HUUON , 3. D. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) Thcro
\VM a good attendance at the Irrigation
confcronco hero Tuesday evening , Indicating
that people In this locality are still alive
to the subject and anxious to obtain all the
Information possible. Hon. St'iccy ' Cochrano
of Drooklngs , state engineer of Irrigation ,
waa chairman of the meeting and made a
few rcmarV.n touching Irrigation successes
and failures In this state. Prof , J. W. lies-
ton , president of the State Agricultural col
lege , gave an extended Mlk on the resources
ot South Dikota and their development ,
presenting sorao very Interesting llgtircs , and
giving tccouragcmcnt alike to the ( armor
portion of the population and those engaged
In commercial lines. Hon. John H. Ualdwtn
of St. Lawrence , who held the office of com
missioner ot Irrigation for two years , spoke
Interestingly ot syate.-.a of Irrigation In
vogtio by means ot artesian wells , .5nil whllo
ho did not"discourage the sinking of more
wells , ho earnestly advocated the utilizing
of the water from thcae already flowing ,
showing that the farmer is the loser by
not taking advantage ot the means at hand
for maturing crops by Irrigation ,
I.I1A.VHS IIKIII.VU A VAI.UAHI.n FAHM.
Two 1'cople Myiilrrlonnly
front Mneoln County.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Dec. 3. ( Special. )
Advices from Hudson , Lincoln county , state
that Leo Ismlngor , a wealthy farmer , living
near Fain-lev , eleven miles from Hudson ,
has mysteriously disappeared , leaving a farm
worth $6,000. IIo Is C5 years of age , and
prior to his diaappoarancc made his home
with two of his sons. No reason Is known
for his departure A resident of Hudson
says ho saw and talked with him at Ha-
warden , la. , slnco which time all trace of
him has baon lost. This Is the second mys
terious disappearance from this locality
within a few days. The first was Mrs. Wil -
liam Wilson , who left husband , baby and I
home for reasons yet unoxplalnoJ. The
day of her disappearance she went to town ,
sold some bed clothing , left her baby with
a friend , Mrs. SouUiwlck , bought a ticket to
an Iowa point an l vanished. The husband
Is employing all means to ascertain her
whereabouts.
Holldav Celeliratioii lit llnwiiril.
HOWARD , S. D. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) It le
already evident that the holiday season this
year will not lack appropriate celebration
In Howard. In addition to numerous family
reunions and private social functions an
unusual number of public events arc ar
ranged. On Friday nnd Saturday of this
weak the Ladles' Guild of Trinity Kpiacopal'
church will hold a fair and festival ; On
Friday evening , December 17 , the drama ,
"Tho Turn of the Tide , " will be presented
In the opera house by local talent. Com-
mciaclng on Tucoday , December 21 , St.
Agatha's Catholic church will hold a fair
and festival of thrco dajs' duration. On
Christmas eve there will be Christmas trees
and choral singing at one or more ot the
churches. On New Year's eve a ball at the
opera house. On the evening of January 11
Howard lodge No. 48 , Independent Order of
Odd Follows , will hold public Installation
services , followed by a banquet by the lodge
and Invited guests. On February 12 ( Lin
coln's birthday ) , George H. Steveno post ,
Grand Army of the Republic , will hold a
i camp flre with exercises memorial of the
I martyred president.
I \ < > Authority tn Employ n ClorU.
I OHAQIBQHLAIX. S. D. , Dec. D. ( Special. )
I A decision rendered iby Judge > E. G. Smith
of the flrst circuit In , the case of" Charles
Mix county against Henry Harding , ex-
treasurer of the county , will prove of Inter-
rat to county olllcors throughout the state.
Harding , while treasurer , employed a clerk
without 'being ' authorized to do so 'by the
Board ot Commissioners. The board after
ward rejected his bill of $205 for clerk hire ,
| and when Hnrdlng's term expired and he
made final settlement with the county ho
withheld the sum of 5205. The Iroarxl then
1 brought suit. Judge Smith decides that the
retiring treasurer had no legal right to
withhold the amount claimed for clerk hire.
! , < < ApliolntH OonimlxiiluiiCTH.
PIERRE , S. D. , Doc. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Governor Leo has appointed as ad
ditional commissioners far the Transmlssls-
slppl congress i John Hays , Fort Pierre , and
C. V. Gardner , Pierpont.
Arguments were presented before the supreme
premo court today on the application for a
peremptory writ of mandamus brought by
j the 'railroad commission against the state
auditor In regard to 'the- manner of expendi
ture of the litigation fund. A decision is
proba'blo ' 'tomorrow.
South Dakota * XCIVMotcn. .
Auditor May hew has suspended publication
of the Letcher Blade.
J. II. Dlckson's store of Sutherland was en
tered by burglars and about $500 worth of
dry goods taken. No clew.
On the Redemption group In * Richmond
Hill , Black Hills , M. Ellonberg has drifted
Into a vciii. of ere running $3.DO la gold and
25 per cent lead.
The Yankton Gazette has passed Into the
hands of a stock company of which Douio
Robinson , D. E. Lloyd and John. Wldlon are
the principal members. Mr. Robinson con
tinues as editor.
High grade ere has been struck In the
Mogul ot the Klldonan company In the Black
Hills. It Is 200 feet wide and Is rich ID gold ,
A track Is being 'built ' there and ere will bo
taken out at once.
A Rcddeld real estate mow reports that
ho has sold seven good farms In Splnlc
county 'tho last year and that next spring
ho expects to sell a dozen more. The lands
are being bought by resident farmers.
The Hot Springs Herald brings out Colonel
Keltan as a candidate fgr the fusion nomina
tion for congress from the Black Hills ana
thu Deadwood Independent aiys that If ho Is
nominated Freeman Knowlra will support
him.
In view ot the effort being made In Sioux
Falls for a curfew ordinance the Yankton
Gazette says : "Van It ton has enjoyed that
blessing for a couple or years or more and a
concensus of opinion of our citizens would no
doubt reveal the belief that "It docs not cut
much ' "
ice.
W. D. Knapp of Alexandria recently sold a
bunch of steers for J1.CS9.D7. That bunch
cost 'him In the fall ot 1890 $828. They were
kept with a lot of younger stock and as near
as can bo told from a careful estimate the
cost of keeping the bunch sold for thd year
was a trlflo less than $100 , leaving a not
profit ot $7C1.S7 ,
Mellotto Tribune : C. M. Hews Just finished
plowing around. . 1,300 acrca of land. Mr.
IIowo cays this U about 300 acres In excecu
of the amount ho usually pious , The ten
ants on the farms that Mr. IIowo hag let
have also plowed about 1,000 acres , this
bringing the total amount up to 2,300 acres ,
all to be put Into crops In the spring.
Articles o ! Incorporation have been fltod
for the Motlvo Power company ot Bowdlo ,
for the manufacture and saJo ot steam and
other engines , with a capital of $250,000 ,
Incorporates : John F. McQlenn , William
Edwards. William R. McOlenn. Joaiah Wai-
lace , George Denser , Hoary C. Mass , John
Klein , A. F. LcClalre and A. L. Ycston.
OrcKon I-'Uh Iiulimtry.
PORTLAND. Ore. , Dec. 0. ( Special. ) Flah
and Qaraa Protector Holllstcr D. Mcdulro
baa Just made his fifth annual report to the
governor , which la an interesting present-
meiit o , ' the matters within his official prov
ince. Ke regretfully calls attention to the
prevailing apathy respecting too flahlng In
dustry , especially , and saya U Is iucomp'ro-
henslblo la view of the
, fact that there are
employed In the Industry 7,200 men , who ro-
colvo $1.250,000 a year , and that nearly $70-
000,000 ban been received from this source
of wealth during the last thirty years. Ho
urgcu upon the citizens ot the state that
they glvo closer attention to the preserva
tion of this great Industry.
SAD KXIJ OK A K ( > n.1l Kit III WAV.
tn I'nrorly In Mon dm a nnd
KniU IIU Oirn l.lfo.
ANACONDA , Mont. , Dec. * 9. ( Special. )
From papers found on the pcraon of James H ,
Lottn.i , who committed suicide- here , It Is
learned that he formerly lived tn Iowa and
that ho was at ono tlmo well off. In a let
ter ho left he stated that he had been a mem
ber of Phil. Sheridan Peat No. 40 , Grand Array
ot the Republic of Oskaloosa , la , Ho was
about G5 years old and had long been a resi
dent of this part of Montana. In a bunch of
letters found were seine Indicating that Lol-
tus was well-to-do In former days. Some ot
the letters are dated in Costa Rica and are
commendatory of the work 'which Loftu.i had
done In some railroad contract. Ono elites
that ho had Just finished a contract , the
amount ot which was -$175,000. Another
offers him a ( losltlon as construction superin
tendent ot a railroad In Mexico and fixes
the salary nt $300 per mcoth and $10 per
month additional as expenses. Most ot the
letters from the railroad officials ot Central
America and Mexico arc dated In the earlier
' 70s. Papers Indicating that he hod per
formed some contract work In Missouri and
Texas were- also found. There was also a
letter signed by the Board of Trade of Odka-
10131 , la. , ompllmcntag : him uyon the ex
cellent manner In which ho had pc-rformeil
his duties as station agent at that point.
A Masonic diploma , Issued at San FrancUco
In 1SSO ; a set of resolutions , thanking him
for services rendered Warrcnton lodge of
Missouri , and a withdrawal certificate from
the Masccilc lodge at Oskalcosa , la. , dated
1892 , were also found.
IiullniiM With < ; < < > a Ynint'fl.
HELENA , Mont. , Dec. 9. ( Special. ) That
a t'ooil name is a thing of value even to an
Indian Is shown by the acquittal ot two In
dians In the United States courts here. Bull-
That-ShowB-alUthe-Tlmo and Old Horn , the
two Crows Indicted for stealing a hclfcr
bolong-lng to 1ho Murphy Cattle company ,
were acquitted by a jury In ten minuted after
the twelve men took Uie ense , anl the very
witnesses for 'the ' government combined in
giving both of the accused a good reputation.
The government seemed to have a clear case
j from Hio testimony of several ot Usvlt ' -
1 nossca , but the defendants proved previous
1 good oaar.ictcr ao readily that It was rather
dllllcult for the Jury to find a verdict of
guilty.
Tn ii ii iI Complt'teil In Two Yenrx ,
LIVINGSTON , Mont. , Djc. 0. ( Special. )
The famous Mulr tunnel will bo completed
tomorrow , after two years of steady work ,
and the trains of the Northern Pacific will
soon nasslnc throuch It. The tunnel Is
nearly one mlle In length and some Idea of
the magnitude of the work may be gained
from the fact that 1,700 barrels ot cement ,
1,800 cars of sand , 1,500 cars ot rock and
more than " ,000,000 brick were used In con
structing the arch. Muir tunnel Is located
sis miles west of Livingston and to con
structed In the flrst range of the Hackles
encountered by the Northern Pacific en routa
to the coast.
oxn AViru LIVES rv IOWA.
UuMmiid KliMl ( o Cnnnilu MIX ! ihe
Second WifeIK lu WiiNhliiKton.
SAN FRANCISCO , Cal. , Dsc. 9. ( Spec'al. )
Facts In regal d to a romance of thrco or
four states have como to light hero In the
past fewdays. . A number of years ago May
Smith came hpre from the south to live with
her brother , Colonel James Smith. She was
1 reputed to be rich and brought wl'h her from
Mississippi the sum of $12,000 , her share of
' Jier father's estate. She was courted by J.
Harry Balrd and In 1891 they were married in
1 this city. Soon after the marriage Colonel
I Smith THIS found dead and Mrs. Balrd In-
! horlted his fortune. Mrs. Balrd wco
cemt east two yearn ago aid Balrd ran trrough
with her property. Ho had obtained from
her a power of attorney for the disposal of the
property , which has recently been revoked ,
but too late to save any of the oatate. Last
spring Bilrd secured a license to marry Miss
May Leonard a pretty ctenographer , whoso
father had struck It rich on the Klondike on ]
sent out n sack of gold. They were married
on Juno 18 by Justlco Smalley , Balrd giving It
out that ho had been divorced. Last summer
Balrd sent hla flrsti .wlto an affidavit , setting
forth tlJit they had been divorced , urging tint
she sign and return It to him. He wrote that
ho had secured a divorce , but there Is no
record of this fact. Mrs. Baird now lives with
relatives In Marshalltown , la. , and , learning
that Balrd was living with his second wlto In
Tacomn , she BWCTO out an Information charg
ing him with bigamy and the papers were
forwarded to Tacoma. It Is evident that ho
hoard of the movement , for he suddenly dis
appeared , leaving hl/3 second wife In Tacoma.
Ho Is supposed to bo In British Columbia.
Cnllforiilib NUWHotcH. .
If Santa Barbara will glvo 2,500 acres of
land a sugar factory to cost $1,000,000 will
be built.
A bullet Intended for Ida Tharp struck her
corset steel nt Los Angeles. Thinking he had
killed Tier , Charles Pratt killed himself.
The superintendent ot scnooi ouiiuings in
Los Angeles has confessed to having assessed
each principal and teacher a month's salary.
The new railway from Kramer , on the At
lantic & Pacific , 'to ' Johannesburg , the me
tropolis ot the Randsburg , mining district ,
opened for trafllc December 5.
Uneuccccsful efforts have recently been
made to file on the San Clemeato Island ,
which Is a government reservation , because
of the harbor stone quarries there.
A warrant has been asked for the arrest of
Prof. Guttery , a principal of the Pomona
hi ( .Hi school , for assault upon Gua Rush , a
pupil. Guttery 1s alleged to have thrown
Rush < lswn nnd pounded and choked him In
the presence of many pupils of btt'i eexes.
Henry Barhart ot Stockton , a pioneer , died
last week. Ho owned twenty-flvo farms , era
a total of 14,000 acres , In San Joaquln county
and was the heaviest 'taxpayer ' In the county.
Ho also owned ono ranch of 1,200 acres In So-
lane county , and another of 1,280 acres In
Fresno county.
The California Ink company has a shortage
of $5,000 , which Is the work of Adolph Berg
man , Us bookkeeper and cashier. Ho had
been embezzling small amounts during the
twenty months of his employment , and con
cealed his stealings by dropping the ilguren
In 'tho ' footings of long columns , and then
pocketing the amount.
An old miner of Sonora has kept an Item
ized account of the nuggets that have been
picked up In the , roads of Tuolurcne county
during the past thlrty-flvo years and declares
that tbo average haw been slightly over
$10,000 per annum. His entries have taken
no account of gold token out by artificial
means , but only such as waa picked up
In the public roads after having been washed
out by the rains.
H.my J. Bee , who Is probably the oldwt
living pioneer on the Pacific coast , la lying
dangerously 111 at the homo ot his daughter
In San. Jose. Ho was born in England , In
180S , Ho arrived In San Francisco in Octo
ber. 1830 , on the brig "Druid. " Oa the ar
rival of , Commodore Sloat at Monterey ho
carried a verbil message to General Fre
mont , then at Sonoma , that tbo "Bear" flag
must bo hauled down.
President Jordan of Stanford university
proposes , at the opening ot the next semes
ter , to make mine engineering and metal
lurgy ono of the meat prominent depart
ments. Prof , Waldemar Llndgron has. been
secure , } as Its head. Ho Is a Freiburg
graduate , a > sd has lately been connected vMth
the United States geological survey. In this
work ho has Investigated the quicksilver
deposits of California and the gold quartz
veiiu of the state , andon the latter subject
bo li-as written a book which is regarded as
the chief authority.
Convlrti'il of } I aim In UK liter.
CHDYEN.NB , Wyo. , Dec. 9. ( Special Tele
gram. ) In tbo United States court hero to
day Isaiah Johnson , a colored private of the
Ninth United States cavalry , was convicted
of manslaughter. Johnson shot and killed
a comrade , Charles J. Pauley , during a quar
rel over a , CO-ccnt bet lu a monte game at
Fort Washaklo In August last. The penalty
Is too years Imprisonment.
At tomorrow's session Elsie Duval will be
tried for the embezzlement of $700 of the
Fort D , A. Russell postofflco funds.
UNABLE TO fy\TCII \ MILLER
Chicago Man Sots Too Fnst a Pace for His
Companions.
NOW OVER EIGHTY MILES IN THE LEAD
IIU Trnlncr .Announce * ( lint With
out nn Accident 11- Can not lie
Overtaken 'I'll the
UnciA" , ,
NEW YORK , Dec. 0. Halo's record for
1S96 will look ridiculous when the figures
In full of this race are put up. In thU
race Halo outstripped his own. figures anil
wad twenty-four miles ahead of them at
ninety-two hours. Last year ho. had 1,300
inllca to his credit , and tonight ho had
covered 1,330.
Stophane , the French rider , from whom
so much was expected , was officially de
clared out of the- race tonight. He had not
teen on the trad ; elnce this morning. Ho
ivns thoroughly exhausted.
Miller seems to bo absolutely tlrclcca
when 03 the wheel. Ho Is fast npproach-
ng the automatic stage , Ilia eyes ere
straight ahead , and were It not for his oc
casional great spurts ho would seem to bo
rat of nil consciousness.
Halo and Elkes are looming up ns "dark
horera. " They are the freshest men on the
track , with the advantage In favor of the
Glens Palls youth , who still cuts a pace
that the rest of the bunch find It hard to
Iteep up with. Ho ban had over twenty
hours elccp since the nice started and lots
of speed Is left In him yet.
Halo astonished t e throng , when about
8:30 : p. in. ho began to spurt. Ho looked
as If ho had Just gone Into the race and
rode along for a while at exhibition speed.
Ho Is showing great form.
Gus BcrgVind , Miller's trainer , says that
the leader l continually Improving as the
hours roll by.
Arthur Lehr , champion of Germany , who
arrived on the Travs today , and who will
participate la special races at the garden ,
visited the hall tonight and speaking about
tlio contest eald : "I think this Is the great
est race I ever saw , and fool sure that It
Is the greatest one In the world. "
Score at 8:15 : a. in. :
The men fought at cntch weights , nnd Mc-
Cloilnnd , on points nnd rfTietivoness of
blows , hnd nil the best of It nfter the llrst
round nnd seemed none the worse for wear
nnd tenr nt the end of the fight , whllo
" /tmarrt xvns pretty well used up. Hilly
Corcoran , McClelland's manager , offers to
match hla 'man agttlnst any ItS-iiound man
'n the world ,
MAY Alil.tm * PIT7 TO KlflHT AO.VtS.
AVIfcof tlif < lhniitlnn Tnlkn Coti-
epriilttw It JlKtliiKwith Corlicd.
MILWAUKEE , Ueo. . It la almost n cxr-
nlnty now that llobcrt Fltisimmons , the
present champion jmglllst of the world , nnd
J. J. Corbett will moot In. the roped nrona
o ng-nln battle nnd decide the question for
nil time. Thlj faul was milncd by a repre
sentative of the nvpnlng Wisconsin , after
nn Interview with Mrs. KltzslmmoiiH. who
' In thb city. This Is the llrst tlmo Mra.
'Itzslmmons has Riven expression to her
houghts In the matter alnco the light at
Carson , Hcfore the contest Inst March KHz-
Simmons promised hlsnlfo- would never
enter the rlni : again without her consent.
While iMra. Fltzrlmmons tloeft not cxino out
openly and pay there will l > c another battle ,
't can be readily seen that she Is not anxious
to put a block In the way of nor bus-band
as regards his pinna for the future.
In reply to a question put by the reporter
whetlur she would lvo that consent , Mrs.
Fltzslmmons replied :
"Well , really , t > int Is a dllllcult Question
.o nnswer , tint I will fay I do not care to
stand In my luifband's way , and If ho thinks
It better to Rive Corbett another chance I
may chanjro my mind , but until I do there
"s no prospect whatever of the two mon
mooting , and nil this talk about matches beIng -
Ing arranged , etc. , Is without the slightest
foundation. "
MMll.Vii ! , AMI O1IASI3 AUK .MATOHKI ) .
Will Meet In Single Uncoor n
iSerli-M.
NEW YORK , Doc. 0. The articles of nn
ndoor rncc between Jimmy Michael nnd the
English crack , A. A. Chase , were asrced
today. Under the nrtlclcs binding the
men la race nnd signed by their respective
nanafiers , the rivals meet In a single racy
or n sorlea of three r.\ccs If the latter plan
proves feasible , nt thirty miles paced , the
lirst race to take place * not later than Jan
uary 10 , next.
The vlnco for the trial of rpecd 'was not
n a 111 oil , but It Is almost certain that 11 will
bo Now York City. In case of a scries of
races It It the Idea or Michael's mun.irfcr
that the llrst and third should bo In N w
York , and the second In cither Boston ,
Philadelphia or Chicago.
AM ) < : iiiu < : irr MUICT ACAI.V.
Shoot > lo n Tli * for the Dnpont
Trophy.
CHICAGO , Dec. 9.-J. A. U. Elliott of
Kansas City and Fred Gilbert of Splilt
Lake , In. , shot to n tie In tlio race for the
Dupont trophy today at Watson's park.
Each dropped 93 birds. KllloU apparently
had the match , but lost a "flushed" bird
Ht the ninety-fourth round. Ho asserted
his second shell wan defective. The shoot-
oft at twenty-live birds will lake placeto
morrow. The Kansas City shooters arrived
today for the team race asalnst local ex
perts , which will bsgln tomorrow morning.
Three I'lKvlllHtlc Contest * .
SAN FKANC1SCO. Dec. 9. Negotiations
have practically been completed for three
more pugilistic contests. Peter Manor and
Peter Jackson nre to meat In February ,
Choynskl and Tut Hyan In January and
George Green nnd Billy GalliiRher at a time-
to bo sot 1 iter The Occidental club has
secured the Maher-Jackson contest , nnd tlio
National the other two. Manor Ii giving
away considerable welK.it In his match with
Peter Jackson. lie will weigh something
like thirty-five "pounds " le. 3 than Jackson ,
who has also the advantage of him In
height nnd reach. 'Maher ' has the advantage
In go by eight years and Is In better con
dition.
.School mevi-iiN Play ClirlKinms ,
MADISON. Wls. , Dec. 9.-Tho Madison
High school foot ball team will meet the
High school clovenof North Tonawamla , N.
Y. , at Detroit on Christmas day. Neither
team has been beaten by a high school
cloven this season and both are considered
the eastern and western championship
teams of their class. The New York team
has boon coached by Fran'.t Hlnkey , thp
famous Yale end. The frame will be playctl
Mayor Stop * I'rlxrKt li s.
CINCINNATI , Dec. 9. Mayor Tafel has
Instituted an Investleatlon of prlzo fighting
that will prevent the Intfrostato carnival
hero December 21 , 22 nnd 23 , and will also
stop the light hero next Monday nlg'ht that
had been arranged between Uczcnah. . and
Gardner.
PronoNi * to Stoi Immlm'iitloii.
COLUMUUS , O. . Dec. 9. A committee of
five of the Ohio Federation of I..ibor. to
whom was referred for early report the sub
ject of the Inllux of foreign Inbor , has
reached a conclusion to ask congress to ex
clude foreign labor for ten yoais.
1'liino Coiiiimny Fulls.
"CHICAGO , Dec. 9. A confession of judg
ment for $1SC21 was cntored today against
the Schaeftcr Piano company In favor of the
Chicago Cottage Organ company. Total ll.x-
bllltloa are said to be about $40COO , iwlth us-
eots nearly equaling that iibount.
Ml III' C'loSl'H I)0\VI1.
ELY , Minn. , Dec. 9. The Pioneer Iron
mine closed down today , throwing 230 men
out of employment. The suspension Is the
res-ult of a dispute among thcj owners over
a proposition to sell to the Carnegie Steel
company Interests.
Klllfili In u SnotvNllilc.
TJ17T.T7VA Afr , i * Tlnrt n 'P..rt * . ! . .nMr.
John Unssctt and Prank Wtbcr , have been
killed In n siiowslldo at the IIcclu mlno
near Glunnvalo.
To CliiKxIfy an ArtNl.
Chicago Rccerd : A clever person who
recently attended an art exhibition has
drawn up a set of rules to enable the novice
to know what kind of n picture ho Is looking
at. He says that If a painter paints the
sky gray and the grass brown ho belongs
to the old school.
If ho paints the sky blue nnd the grass
green ho belongs to the realistic school.
If ho paints the sky green and tlio crass
blue he belongs to the Impresalonlslls uchoo' .
If ho paints the sky yellow and the glass
purple he Is a colorlst.
If ho pulnts the sky black and the grass
red he is an artist of great decorative talent
and may make pouters If ho perseveres.
It Didn't AVorJf.
Cleveland Plain Dealer : Fr , Dugan I
nm afraid , IJrldget , that you arc as much nt
fault In this quarrel as Patrick. You must
learn to exorcise forbearance1 , and , rcmpm-
ber that a soft answer turneth away wrath.
I3rdgot | O'Hoollhan Uegorra , yur rlver-
nnce , that's Jlst wet stlmrted the throublo.
Pat camei homo from liU worruk nnd nxcil
wet was there for dinner. Hu was tolrod
an' hungry an * cross as two sthlckn , so ho
was. an' I glvo him a soft answer , ' '
"Well , what did you suy ? "
"Cowld mush. "
MUt-Iy to .HHiiNitlloiinl ,
Chicago Post : Ho waa Interested In his
newspaper : she was Interested ln her fash
ion magazine.
' 'Tho miA- transparent blouse , " she read
aloud , "has a very fascinating effect
when "
His newspaper no longer hold his atten
tion.
"What's that ? " exclaimed , "Trans
parent blonsol Fascinating effect : Well , I
should tiilnk so. What la that you'ro read
ing a theatrical press notice ? "
GOLD DOST.
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