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TUTS OMAHA DAILY 3ST3JE : DECEMBER 20 , 1897 ,
I FROM THE FARTHER WEST
PILGRIMS TO THE KLONDIKE
Vahal c I : formation foi Thcne "WLo Htivo
ihft Gold Pevor.
IIW 10 REACH THE MINES OF ALASKA
I'll'n < j' of Mitiifjniiil n ISnntl Outfit
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Tit : Ei > > - ' < ' * t mlRrirtlon of gold huntnrp In
tiic lu-lorj o ! irmnklnillll occur flurlng
t. . approaching spring and minrnmr seaiwins
v Scn lor more tlmu 300,000 men will untlor-
thc jmirney to tit * Klondike oountrj- .
every quarter nf the globe they will
r war in in like lonuftn. Evnry city , town snil
lialilct in the Unltod Stntpa will contribute
o the r.umli r ; Irom Europe It is reported
it.ativhnuHanda trom nohlllty to wurking-
n ( n will swell the throne ; frora distant
\ u.sulltt the lowust efitlrantu yet rcportwl
lrt IK that 3,000Experienced men will cast
tin , r lots in the north. IJstlniatfs of thu
t ral number vnry considoralily , but none
arc Itnn than JOO.onO , whllp hero In Seattle
it iH u common remark that if tine-halt go
who snv they will the number will reach II
liot cxc d liiMj.UUO.
In this city however , while perhaps n
latter percL-titnRc of the populatlou will go
t > the KlLi.iliUf than Irani anywhwo else ,
there IK not as much excitement at present
n'luut ' tht > novHlilorailo a li reported to
prevail In the cast and foreign countries. I
The people liTe have long since learned to
r Rard Klondike news , even ot a Btartllns
nature. nK a matter of course. They arc a.1fo
busily engaged in preparing for the spring
rviHh which they quite realize Is going to
t x their powers to supply food and shelter
niiil merchandise ne-dful on the northcm
trip.i .
i am not informed of the extent of the
Klondike fever within the radius ol the
homo circulation of Thp Hue , but knowing
that 'be paper hat ) published all the rellablr
news from the gold fluids , I apprehend the
migration will be considerable. Like the
tli-jimands from every direction the people of
tlie middle west are not possessed of a great
degree aT information of the requirements
of the trip. The persons and newspapJrB.
therefore , who can place the fauts before the
people In need ofthem , will be doing an In
t'StlmaDle 6 rvk'o.
I1EHE AUE THE FACTS.
The nojourn In , the Yukon country , gencr-
ullj * spenUIng , whore one would make
enough money to properly compensate him
for the risk of life and health , should be at
least two years , nnd three years arc better.
In that vast country It Is not to be suppose ,
that a man In a single season can prospect ,
find and bring home a fortune. Indeed the
Instances are very rare where men 'have
dune more than gH a suitable claim tht
llrct summer. Suppose that a season of pros
.peeling finds the new gold hunter with his
claim staked out. he must upend weeks In
stripping the ground of the two or thre
leet of moss , build his cablas , prepare wood
for "burning" the soil to bedrock , -whip
tawing lumber and building sluice-boxes.
These things finished , he may go on with
active mining , but It will take at least an
other Hcason or two to take out enough gold
from an average claim to make the trip
worth taking. Yet , while a man should
count on two or throe years at the gold
fields. It would nott he wise for him to remain
main much longer. The constant u.se of the
] ; lnds of rfood eaten In the north and the
climatic conditions by that time are likely
to threaten scurvy. It IB v ry common to
meet men here who have returned to rid
themselves of that disease.
The amount of money required for one
year't" outfit and to psy the meet moderate
and unavoidable expanses In reaching the.
heart of the Yukon country Is $500. To bt
sure men have gone with less , nnd indeed
with hardly food to carry them through , but
recent experience hns proved this to be moat
hazardous to life and health. And in the
great stampede such as the year 1S9S Is sure
to witness expenses en route always advance
to almost prohibitive figures. ' During the
ruah of last fall the price of packing goods
from Talya end Sk-iguay to Lakes L'udeman
< ind Bennett puddcnly advanced from ID cents
per pound to US and 50 cents , and many paid
B high us $1 per paund. It is easy tc
understand at these prices how money may
be lost at selling goods for - ! " > to 75 cents
per pound after reoch'cig Diwson City.
Hornet ; that would be high at fin per bead
* .old for $200. and rough built boats worth
co more than ? -0 have sold frequently at
high oe JCTU ( lost fall at Luke Llndeman
The travelers themselves were directly re
sponsible for these exorbitant prlcue , to.
in their eagerness to he first they outbid
each other and prlcee continually advanced
for everything save horeellesh. It Is safe
to predict that the history of last fall'ti rusli
in this particular will be repeated In an
exaggerated form , ord the only conclusion
to lie drawn la that the man with $500 or
oven Jl.OOO , including the value of his outfit
must depend upon his own personal strength
and resources.
AS TO WAGES.
It Is not wise to take persons along to
work their way through by having their
fares paid. A man Is less than human oven
when apparently befriended to the extent
of railroad and steamer passage and grub
willo en rouio who docs noi become sorely
dissatisfied ut seeing men all around him
earning $5 to J-0 u day for the work he ta
apt to imagine he Is getting nothing for.
In the same connection It should be under
stood that more heartaches aio caused b >
the unhappy selection of a "partner" than
Iierhaps any one cause. Unless you know
your man better than a brother do not be
liuEt > lu making this selection. The nature
of the trip across the pass is tmch that it
brings out all the evil lu men. They lose
that politeness and those gentlemanly in
iitineUi that have perhaps distinguished
them for u lifetime , aud become , especial ) ;
when dealing with an Imaginary unfit part
ner , a kind of wild b ast. They snap aud
Biiurl OB such and display the traits In
many other ways. You can cet ou bettor
alone thuu with an uncongenial partner.
Alorc parties have broken up and failed to
rcuch their lungud-for destination frun >
potty quarr. Is than from cold , hungur or
fatigue. It'IB time enough to select a partner
nor after reaching the interior when you
liuvo the advantage ol having 'learned your
man. Nothing IB gain" ' ! b > debaUe about
how this or that should bo dune. The way
to do a thing IB to do u. The lu-u who sa > ti
nothing even wtun vubjected 10 ItiBult vlll
reach the Klondike 'vMlo Ills wniuy comiiau-
loiiB are quarreling by the wayHlde , or x-
platntng to friends at home why they turned
back.
It 'Is hardly necessary here to enumerate
the articles that u .man alinuM take -with him
to comprise ills outfit. Tnose ruordhantii oi
Seattle and Juncau who for any length ol
tlmo 'have been In the outfitting business
can supply the lists and > the gotrds exactly
nulled tothat climate. Absolutely none but
tint .best goods should : bc carried on thai
long journey. As large a variety as possible
should be taken , hut bath 'bulkyand ' heavy
floods should ibe dispensed with as far us
possible. Flour , 'bai-ou and 'beans are th'ree
Btaple articles of food that go with every
outfit. Cunnwl poods are .heavy and unsutls-
tfactory , 'for tlio reason that they "use up"
no rapidlytXmdenHed wlllc and 'butter ' in
sealed cans ure heavy , I Jt may be taken
along. Dvapnrated vegetables are getting to
bo very common nnd are now prepared with
dome decree fit BUN-CBS , Of the several
forms ot evaporated potatoes the cooked and
granulated is giving the best satisfaction
Evaporated unions make a very ] vilatable
dish. ( Dried apples , as a matter of dlBtlno-
tltiti , hove more taste than the evaporated
ouefi. Ajtrlrots uru au excellent fruit , from
the fart that they ure tart. iBvaparatttdTaKp-
foorrleh are quite chotee and well adapted for
taking to the Yukon. 'Evai ' > orau < J vinegar is
nami'thliiR that every outfit should contain
Tickles area necessity to everybody , whether
they rat them at home or not. Sugar ma )
lie taken In the form of uapt'tmrine tablets
but these havti not grown popular us yet
In bulk U one or the uiont dltlicult
articles to take carp of because the least
dampness causes melting and ohrlnklni ; . It
should Die enclosed in the 'best waterproof
Hacks. Salt is an article that might be
needed In considerable 'bulk because of the
wild game which the prospectors may shoot.
T llow candles should not ! * overlooked.
During the ( present winter season It U cur
rently roporti-d the Klondike mines will fall
at least $ 00.000 short of their promised out-
tint simply frc m the lack of candles arM
kerosene. Candles cannot be had there for
tl aplrre. nd as the shove enormous sum
of .money would sungest , their Intrinsic value ,
coulfl they 3 > e hafl. Is even more.
CUJTIUNG OUTFIT.
In the clothing outfit should be plenty ot
wuolim * , but I do not mean supwfiiwus
weight POT instance , two pair of .noflerstolj
heavy woolen blankets are- enough for nny
man. Two eultR of macklBBw underweit
and one mack'iw outer milt are enough.
T ktplrnty of sncks , for the Itxwe boots &
pwsoti must use are very destructive of
ttmn. One pair of eoag proof rubber boots
tf enough with some glue and rubber for
repairing. A good fur ip never comes amtes
If fact any usefm article of wesr that a per
son may takp with htm Is salable after
hsving been used.
Hardware to be used on the route and
after reaching the mines murt be taken
along , else Hit- miner msy be greatly ham
pered. The Hist article In this line Is the
Yukon sled. It would be better it all Klon-
illkoni could hivtthe Dtklmo sled or a
modification of It. These are lashed
with tendons , no nails being used. They
should be ehnd with hracu. as It draws more
easily tlinn steel , though more expensive. 1 '
Iruiit the sled that nus taken north recentU
by the government relief steamer Be r. It
was lashed at thr Joitts with copper wire
and containing neither nail nor screw.
Every uutnt uhould contain saws , hammer ,
hatchet , axe , draw knife , brace and blla ,
jack plane , whlpfcaw. chhel , calklag chisel ,
nails , oflkuui and pitch. All of these will
be wedcd In beat building and several in
constructing sluice boxce. Boats for the
Journey from Lake Llndeman to Dawson Clt >
should IIP thirty feet long and about six feet
boam. This length Is necessary for shoot
ing the rap'ds at the canyon and the White
Horse. Sl.ortcr boats ure liable to be caught
to a whirlpool and to become uimnanageable.
All boat * u"-rd in those waters are flat bottomed
tomed and generally rigged with a square
sail such BE may have been used as u can
vas 'in protecting the outfit from rain. The
boats are generally built at Lake Bennett
where the best logs for that purpose are
obta'nalle.
The early springtime Is far the best sea
son to attempt the trip to the Yukon. The
main reason Is that a man or his dog teams
can draw with a sled on snow and ice much
better than packing over bare rocks li >
Hummer. After'reaching the lakes while thb
Ice Is yet on 'them it is optional whether u
person remains there for the Ice to break
up , or sleds on down below the rapids.
There Is no perceptible difference In the
time as In either event , one must follow the
Ice Jam as it passes down the mighty cur
rent.
MUST PAY DUTY.
After reaching Lake Toglsh the Ameri
can outfit must pay duty to the Canadian
government. The charges at present are
very light because the Canadians realize
the threatening famine lu the Klondike
country and are encouraging the shipping
of food. But In the spring it is understood
that the , lull duties of 25 to SO per cent ad
valorem will be assessed on all outfits.
There Is no provision for taking goods
through this portion of Canada in bond
where the miner Is bound for the American
side. The dutj must be paid Just the same.
At Talya Secretary Gage has established
a subport of entry. The Pacific coast cities
arc fighting to have it abolished. They argue
through their newspapers and commercial
organization that It helps -the sale ? of Ca
nadian goods by allowing them to be taken
through American territory In bond , thus
giving the merchants of Victoria nnd Van
couver the -chance to claim that It Is
cheaper to buy of them and escape- the du
ties of both uptlons. As a matter of fact ,
however , the so-called Canadian goods are
of American manufacture and have the
duty added to the price.
After reaching Dawson City the miner
will find hiniiself under the protection of the
Nnrtftwcst Mounted i > ° Hce. Justice Is meted
out with a hand of iron. The chief repre
sentative of the government Is the Canadian
gold ccmmlssloner. From him a. permit must
be secured to cut grass or trees or many
of the most cnparently trivial things , but
from each of which the government gets Its
little fee. To record a claim the commis
sioner collects $15 for the first year and $100
the second before the title is clear. The gold
commissioner decides all disputes from the
ownership of ai million dollar mine to a cord
if wood. His decisions are quick and to
the fiolat. He takes nothing under advise
ment , but rather than tack around in the
eeth of the legal gale he spreads all canvas
and sails right through.
MAY EXACT A ROYALTY.
There Is a current report that the Canadian
government IE going to exact a UO per cent
royalty on all gold taken from ground In
Its territory. That Is not effective as yet ,
jut the Klondlkero are fearlag Its enact
ment. Already there Is a perceptible move
ment to the American side. The discoveries
on the Mlnook creek , 700 miles down the
Yukon , are promising well , according to re
cent reports. In Alaska the miners generally
make nud enforce a law ttiat a man may
locate and hold , except by purchase , but one-
claim en a "creek. " On the British side It
is but one In a district. That is having its
effect toward encouraging prospecting on the
American side.
There Is no reason for supposing that the
best diggings have been found , even con
ceding that those of the Klondike are the
richest In history. Every creek in the in
terior of Alaska pans colors. The miner
should orospect for fclmsolt rather than wait
toget In on a stampede , thus knowing little
about what he Is Retting , and losing his right
to relocate on that creek or district , as the
co e may bo. MINER W. BRUCE.
SOUTH II Alt OTA XIIWS.
Qiifxtlnu GiniccriiliiK RiiintI.nw. .
PIERRE , S. D. , DHC , in. ( Special. ) A re
cent statement in a Black H11U paper , from
State Senator Keller , as to the violation of
the state game law , and the -fact that a
rigid law on this subject had been passed
at the lout session of the legislature , has
caused a little Investigation of the game
law of the state us U now stands ana tlic
question has been raised as to whether there
is iat present auy statute in force governing
the killing of large game. The statute
passed In 1893 'waa ' practically the reenactment
ment of sections 2,379 to 2,384 Inclusive of
thn Compiled Laws , und all other statutes
In conlllct were repealed. In this reenactment
ment the legislature absolutely prohibited
the killing of largo game up to the 1st day
of September , 18 % , and after that date there
wa no prohibition upon the killing of large
game. In the enactment of last winter one
of the provisions was Intended to make
every fifth year a closed year and the first
ynw so set 'wan 1900. The rest of the pro
visions of the Uw bear dlreotly on the man
ner under which large game may be killed
in the open years after 1900 , .but only ap
ply to the years preceding to that time by
implication aud do not ibear directly on the
years before 1909 , After 'that ' date , though ,
the statute Is very explicit and hunters In
thl8 jKirt of the state take the position that :
the law dues not affect them at the present
time.
Will Call In Surveyor * .
UEADWOOU. B , D. , Doc. 19. ( Special. )
Owing to the short days and the unfavorable
weather , the Blrty men who have been do-
lig government survey iwork lu the Black
Hills have been called In , aud work will l > e
suspe'tidttd until next ilny. The work has
been to determine which Is 'mineral oud
which is agricultural laud.
Aroouutk Arc .
STimGIS , S , D. , Dec. 19. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Press telegrams that W. iA. Uawley
Is short In his accounts are false. Postmas
ter Chase told the secretary of the 'Masonic
lodge today that Dawh > y'i accounts are cor
rect and utralght.
TO orui : coi.o IK oxu HAY
Take Laxative Bronio Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund ttie money if 4t falls to cure
25c. Ttm cuiiulce has L. I ! . Q. on oacii tablet.
WOLF IIOU.\DS \ FOR THE WEST
They Will Bo Used to Exterminate ) the
Tests on the Eanccj ,
DDGS B3CU3HT OVER FRCM ENGLAND
vfttil Pnlrx of lloiiiulN to He Turned
l/i > o f In .Mimtium Snrc-OKn with
lliiuiulK III the 1'iiM Mill-fun
Ilulj'o
LBXINGTOX. Ky. . Doc. 1C. The first pair
of Irish wolf hounds ever Imported Into
America has Just been received here by
Hogor 'Wllllains , the well known doc fancier
unfl hunter of big game. Several yearn ngo
-Mr. Williams was the Judge In a wolf hunt
ing contrst In Colorado. In which Itusslan
wolf linur.cls and American deer hounds con
tested. Under the stipulations only two dogs
could be turned loose on one wolf. Among
the Ilusslin dogs was one which had won
the nol medal In a wolf killing contest at
St. PotMKburg , offered iby the czar , and his
owner claimed that he could hill an Ameri
can wolf. .Hut . the 'Kupslan clogs failed and
so did the American dogs. One of the latter
' quit lighting for o moment and Its owner
pulled his revolver and shot the dog tlcad.
Buying that he Avould not have a dog which
would quit fighting.
While In the west iMr. Williams Icarm-d
that wolves were dcstroyluf thousands of
cattle annually In Montana , Colorado , "Wyo
ming and In imrtions of New .Mexico . , nnd
hp was Impressed with the Idea of hunting
these destructive animals with hounds , and
{ thus exterminating tlirin. To get the proper
kind cf dogs , however , was the difficulty he
encountered ! . The best of the deer hounds
{ could not kill a wolf , and the Russian
hounds had failed , so he opened a corre
spondence with breeders of Irish wolf hounds
In England , > to see If he could learn ol their
ability to kill wolves.
He wrote to 'Hon. ' Bthcldre.-l Dillon of
Pudllcote house. Charlbury , Englund. ami-she
offered him a pair of Irish wolf hounds which
ttace their lineage back to the time of the
old Irish kings. They-arrived here last week
safe and sound.
They hare rather long , coarse hair , which
is muddy waite ; long tapering heads , with
strong , heavy Jaws filled with superb teeth
end equipped wltii long , gllstemnc fangs
j shaped very much like large briars. The dog
| stands thirty-Three inches high and weighs
120 pounds. The bitch Is slightly smaller.
Their legs are long and keen , their muscles
heavy , barrels tapering , large heart EimJ' lung
room and t'nclr ' entire appearance denotes
sjieed , strength nnd courage. They were 2
years old last month. They will be carefully
kept this winter and next spring they -will
ho trained on a treadmill and made to run
from fifteen to twenty miles per day until
their muscles arc well developed and hard
ened. They will then be tried at killing
wolves , two of which Mr. Williams has al
ready procured. The wolves are .now C
months old , very strong , lusty fellows.
Hiss Dillon , who Is the daughter of an
earl. Is on enthusiastic breeder of wolf
hounds end Arabian horses. She writes that
the hounds from her kennels have never
failed to kill a wolf , and while she does not
know -much about the nature cf American
wolves , she feels satisfied that her flogs -will
ba able to kill them. Should her ihlgh opin
ion of the dogs be fulfilled , their Importa
tion Into this country will mark an era In the
extermination of the wolf.
tA recent magazine- article states that the
loss -of o tle in the iar .west by wolves is
rapli/j- increasing year by year , and that un
less something can be done to check this
loss that tthewolves Vlll become ae great a
drawback to the -cattle industry in U.ie west
as the jack rabbits have to agriculture in
Austral ! . ! . This authority says the wolves
ore rapidly multiplying and thai unless dogs
can ho found capable of hunting down and
killing them there Is no telliag where their
depredations will tease.
Mr. Williams expects another importation
of Irish wolf hounds from Enland to arrive
within the- next few weeks , but they will
be puppies.
Dog fanciers all over Kentucky are anx
iously awaiting the result of the trials of
Mr. Williams' -wolf hounds , and If it Is
proven that these dogs cao actually kill the
American wolf , It is likely thot a large num
ber of them will be imported to this coun
try.Marcus
Marcus Daly , the copper king of Montana , *
has bought several pairs of deer hounds in
Kentucky and has taken them to his western
ranch for the purpose of seeing what they
can do in the way of capturingwolves. .
Other large ranch owners have been experi
menting with dogs to the same end , but so
far they have found no dog capable of killing
a wolf. One of the great difficulties ta the
way of killing the American wolf is the
peculiar thicknese of the animal's neck , and
the large quantity of matted hair thereon.
This renders It almost impossible for a dog
to choke- wolf , and in a battle with dogs
the wolf's phenomenally eharp teeth usually
cut the dog to pieces. Then , they have euch
a phenomenal spring that they can fre
quently jump a distance of ten or fifteen
feet and land on the dog's back , tearing their
opponent's head acid face with their fangs.
Owing to these facts , Kentucky dog fancier *
do not generally believe that there is a
breed of dogs In existence capable of ex
terminating the American wolf , or to even
interrupt him ! o his marauding expeditlono
on the great cattle plains of the west.
FiiriiiliiK Out -Cutlie.
HYATTVILLE , Wyo. , Dec. 39. ( Special. )
Tim Pitchfork Cattle company will make
a new departure in the cattle ibusiness this
winter. Two thousand head of cattle be
longing to the company will ihc farmed ou
to the ranchmen of the Big Horn basin in
the vicinity of Paint Rock , to be tea hay
from the stack. This is made necessary hj
the encroachments of sheep on the Btocl
ranges.
WinGolil AVim Foniiil.
UAWLINS. Wyo. , Dec. 19. ( Special. ) I
is reported that wire gold has been found in
the Whlpporwlll , one of the Golden Eagle
group of mines In the Grand Encampment
The ti ? ws of the otrlke le causing great ex
clteinent among the miners. A controlling
Interest to this group was recently Bold to an
English company.
Ciilonulii NIMVH AIIH-K.
A woman known only as "Trilby" com
milled suicide at Tcllurldo.
A thousand birds will be shown at th
Pueblo chicken fair.
Mr. Ghost , who built five houses in Denvo
thin year , anciounccs that he will build fiv
times as many next year.
A museum will be built In a Denver par
for the accommodation of tup famous Carte
Collection of Curiosities acid Relics.
Bids for Denver's mint building will b
called lor the first week In January. Job
L. Hodges will be assayer for the next fou
years.
Several society young ladles of Fort Col
llns left the church when Rev. Robert Calms
the evangelist , preached on the shin of so-
clsty.
The Bessemer Indicator at Pueblo pub
Ushed the statement that J. P. Thomas wa
not proprietor of the Hub -clothing store , ant
now Mr. Thomas has sued the publisher far
$2,000 damages.
B. F , Bennett of Pueblo alleges that by
the action of the sheriff In sundHIg a postal
card charging him with the theft of a home
In Pueblo and causing his arrest at Saguache
county lant summer he was damaged in the
sum of $25,000.
A large rattlesnake baa takcu tip winter
Quartern in the cellar of W. A. Morton in
North Dimtngo. The doctor may occasionally
venture to tha collar , hut until the reptile-
Is killed It Is safe to assert that women folks
will steer clear.
The earnings of the KIktou Consolidated
company for November wore as follows :
Gross , 527.077.M ; net , I19.S72.20 ; operating
expenses , estimated at $16,000 ; dividend dis
bursement. 130.000. The total number of
turn uhlrced was forty-seven , thirty-three
high grade and fourteen teccud grade.
TOTtXO l'"f t POLARIS.
Tntnl Ilrttifn * In Content
11. Tilt
following 1 the result tat the -vote in tlio
rcmttBt for Queen Polaris uptill Sunday
night : , t
Anna McNanmm. .Wi W JjiKr 1'nrrHh .
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Mne n < > Mnan ire
( iror&la Krug 5-ffi Knli" , MrX'inii" ° 1M
jtiutl Grtahttiti
? 2 Helm Ilnnprlniid IK
Mahol Nclmn
rK IWiflltt Stiihen in
M rlc Stimwlc . 'iftj Therein Mlnlklid i
Bmm Hrnu s a ? Mflastiiy 14t
Cdtth Miner \mn Nnrdwnll 143
ARtiw Mjisrs Wntwin . ltM7
riiMwlr nnimln S.SM M7
font Bwttclle silN Ruftlf Cain 136
Nellie lUilne 3.08 Ada Steimr in
Anna Tail 1.W8 Mny ralr Mr
Marie \Vivmlntrt 1.111 i'lnra Welwter IK
Amy Gernlmrflt IK )
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Ljttle Slialda . 11 ; ftadle Hummel . . 10)
riortice Untttrt } 1 Kath. llnmlln . . 116
Mne llnrtlett . . . fjLJ Hora IlBHpUp . . . . 114
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Alf * . 11. H. Cton-eli 7 = * - v.-i.- " , ornlir i. . _ lorr I
Flpniltiit 10G
MHUd VHUKllll 5
Helm MUlnrtl . . . . ( ; jj Floy Jntieit 18 !
nrallr Wnrehara . . D. rred rlck nn . ior !
Mllllp llllnipa rjj Mrj. G. I * . Moriic. ion
Jeannette Mt MHV ItHmlln 8 I
llruluh I'l SK Florence llatlirlrk USno
1'cnrl Smiley fill deorKlu Tenncry no
Minnie Nenle lIMi'lnra IVilmer . . S7
lPll Axtelt 464.lemiic 1-Yimt . . .
I-'liirrnrc ritchlc . . 481 Cli\ra Ilnvnl . . . .
Nellie Clrecc . . . . 400 Mm. M. J. Frnnclt SI' 1
Vodrnska . - ; ( l nn Ilartlcan . . sn | I
Sdnm Eiiciietei . . . * 19Ella | DiM'on .
Utilise Cuuchman. . 4Mlberta Woods . . 80 ! i
Illanrh CrnlB 4 | Emma Fepimn . . 7 i l
Mnrtlm Hlldebranil 5J IxU8e | Mts ! _ _ 76
Rndlc Stone SRa'rfe McOuIre . . 70 1 ,
cmru nedlnetoii . . snathcr | LlniJstrom 71
Nora McAdoo ' " AnnnRkutth 70
' . . . 31 ! "
1'Ulio. Gentleman
Mrs. cs ,
Avery
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Florence Vivian . 30G
LiUella 1'C'Knu or
Florence Campion. . f ,
Emma. Dalil CG
1'nullnc I owe 2W , , llll. . . . , .
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Kllzuliclh I'.IIUips . SSI > \l \ I1110"1" '
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rlnrn 1 arrnzer 76 ' " * * "i i
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Cnura Momc . . . . . 4 Sndlp Alexander. . raC2
Florence Slnser . . 263Thoru Llndstrom. C2 j
Anna Kucu KljDmnm Johnson ro , !
Hlanch Ij\ve Hnntm Jlniliin-l |
Mnliel J'aekurd Wlnnltred ROWD MS
Mrs. H. H. Mulford MO Suzanna AVnlker
Daisy llarkcr 2jo riora Htomm
21 H pinah Knpnld
Wenoua Jum * . . . 217 Eva Sayles
Clara CHirkson Mrs. llurrlfi
NOTES. .
CARNIVAL AND LAGOON
j
The largest crowd of Ihe season visited the '
exposition grounds yesterday afternoon and
evening. The snowstorm seemed to add zest
to the sport and the many skaters whirled
and twisted In pa'lrs , quartets and masses ,
making a picture that was In every way
pleasing to 'the numerous spectators , who for
a change of scene only had to turn around
to the rpeeJy toboggans as they came whiz
zing down the Bleep Incline on Lno straight
away over the lagoon , or , If badly steered ,
landed their i > assengers well mixed up in
a ( handy mow tank , ana as the Onialw to-
boggauls'i has not had time yet to become '
well acquainted with the toboggan its pranks
caused nmuy hearty laughs. There was no
end of fun and after n person 'bid made the
first venture ca what looked like a terrific
trip howanted more of It.
Mlsa Mildred Stephenaon passed the 10,000
mark In lasl eight's ccun't' of the ballots for
queen. Miss Stephenson Is a very estimable
nnd beautiful young lady with scores of
friends , who are striving hard to put her on
the throne of Polaris.
Undo Dick Berlin and a large pirty of In
vited guests will Inaugurate the regular to
boggan season ot the ixp.ojl'.lon ; grounds on
Wednesday evening. Ta 'Noboggs" will be
reserved for them and , "Dlck" has given his
word of honor that Uowill do that great
" " act.
"stand-up-and-slldii-down"
The voting for the queen of the Ice carni
val will cltse at C p. m. 1rl&ay , December
31 , and then will eud , . .thamost interesting
friendly contest that has over taken place in
this city. The contests in. the outside towns
aad cities will close on ! the same date and
the names of all thosechOHcn will bo pub
lished in the New Year.'s edUlcn of The Dee ,
along with the lady elected queen. The pro
gram of events for the lour days' carnival
will also be given in detail.
NOTES FOR THE CHILDREN .
During holiday weelv'pue day will "be do-
vtoted to the children 'at the exposition
grounds. New children ' Jngt watch The Bee
for the atrabuacenient anflyou 'can just
wager your' Christmas' presents that every
one , both rich and peer , large and small ,
will have a f. ie time. If the Board of Edu
cation will dismiss the schools 'next Friday
that will be the dijy , but It nat It will have
to go over until eome day early next week.
James H. iiova ias given thousands of chil
dren iu different parts of the Vnlted States
pleasant times and will exert himself to
make children's day at the lagoon one never
to he forgotten. The toboggan slide and Ice
will be yours. Kow , be good !
"VVitli llir Snlvnllon Army.
The thick fall of BUDW , on earth and In
air , was no interruption to the Salvation
army last night in opening its special Chrls'-
mas week services with a. parade and exer
cises on the street corners. The hand has
been enlarged , and more thoroughly trained ,
and the army has also received additions ,
which gave to the company a martial appear
ance as it plodded through the storm. At
the barracks a specially preiured program
was given. It was opened with the usual
song and praise sen-ice , during which Miss
Loberg contributed a soprano solo. The ad
dress was delivered by Ensign Carter , who '
spoke from the text : "Blessed Is he whose ;
transgression Is forgiven and whose s ! Is
covered. " The ensign described the influence
which public opinion had In keeping men '
from accepting Christianity. He slid that .
men had the courage to do many wrong '
things which public opinion did not con '
demn , but often had not the spirit to iden
tify themselves with a righteous but un .
popular cause.
The program for the coming week- includes
the usual nightly services adapted to the
season , and on next Saturday a Christmas ,
dinner for the vortfoy poor of the city. The ,
army has solicited provisions for this oc .
casion with good results , and It is expected
to have sutllclent food for 500 people. Fur
ther subscriptions and supplies are needed , ,
however to make the affair a success. On i
Christmas night a "blizzard" musical will
be given , which is promised to he an uausual 1
attraction.
FORMATION OF CHARACTER
Most Important of tie Fruits of PaMio
Education.
DR. HALL'S ADDRESS TO TEACHERS
Growth nnd i't-cxcnt Condition of Cor
nell Ilntvcrnlty UK Slinwii lij-
ilt HiI tcr Hilnrn-
tloiinl XotcK ,
Dr. Edward Everett Hale addressed n
meeting of school teachers In New York
City recently on thf subject of "Morals In
the Public Schools. " "It Is a question of
how to preserve the high moral principle
oven at the expense of teaching. " he said.
"The great danger with the management oj
a big machine Is always that iho work of
the machine l more thought of than the
results. The working of the public school
Is more thought of than Its results in char
acter.
"Two 'hundred and fifty years ngo , when
Harvard was fouudcd , the nlii" boys of the
first class nailed on the dear 100 theses that
they would adhere to. IS-vory one of those
theses lias been proved wrong. Hut what
does that mutter ? Those nlu ? surly , Ignorant -
rant boys -were turned out nine line Chris
tian gentlemen "
The doctor pointed out that college fll
plomas testified llrst to a men's fitness to
speak In public , second to his ability to
be a professor ,
"They say nothing of whether he Is an
honorable pntletnan orready to die for his
country. There Is only one exception to this
West Point , where there ure two stand
ards , one for mathematics and one for char
acter. "
The relations of teacher inu scholar Dr.
Hale regarded as the most imiiortxut point.
"We all wont a pure , upright woman In
charge of our children rather than a bright
Becky Sharp. " he said. "A great teacher
must have a great character. "
lU-KlxtiT of Corfcrll.
The register of Cornell university for 1B ! > 7-
I1S , Just Issued , details the growth and present
condition of that famous Institution of learn
ing. The university now shows the largest
registration in lie history , 'the number being
1,7 0 , against 1,763 a year ago. With the
usual growth dxirlng the year It will havt >
between l.SOO and 1,900 students 'in the
spring term. The number of atudcnts enter
ing the College of Civil Engineering and the
College of Agriculture Miows large percent
ages of Increase and the attendance in the
Now York State Veterinary college is some
what increased. Four hundred acid thirty-
one degrees were conferred in June , 1K97 , an
increase of fifty over any preceding year. A
summary shows 'the' ' numbers coming from
the different states an ! foreign countries.
New York leads with 1.131 students ; Penn
sylvania follows witto 117 : Illinois , with 7S ;
Ohio , with C3 ; IMnssachusDtts , with 48 ; New
Jersey , with 40 , etc. Fcrty-four states are
this year represented and sixteen foreign
countries , namely. Canada , Mexico , Cuba ,
Japan , Australia , Brazil , China , Ccsta Rica ;
Nicaragua. Norway , Peru , Porto Rico , Scot
land , Spain , Turkey acid Wales.
The faculty also shows au increase. It
consists of 191 professors , etc. , as against 175
last year.
The graduate department announces In the
register that a graduate scholarship In
American history has been added to those
previously established. There are now nine
teen graduate scholarships acid twenty-two
graduate fellowships at Cornell. The grad :
irate scholarships have au annual value of
$300 each , twenty fellowships have an an
nual value of $500 nnd > two have an annual
value of $ GOO each.
The library has a staff of thirteen libra
rians , cataloguers , etc. The total number of
books now ia Coiaell university library U
shown to be 197,462 volumes and 33,500
pamphlets , a gain of 10,782 volumes and 2,500
pamphlets since last year.
Cornell university gives free tuition each
year to E12 holders of state scholarships , to
all New York students pursuing work lo the
State Veterinary college nnd to students In
the College of Agriculture. It has eighteen
undergraduate scholarships , each having a
value of S200 per annum for two years , to be
awarded at a competitive examination at the
beginning of the freshman year.
XeliriiNkn StallIIulvrrMlty 'Mitcn.
The Dairymen's association will meet in
the new dairy hall Wednesday , Decem
ber 22.
Dr. H. It. Ward , department of zoology
Is chairman of the Young Men's Christian
association state central committee for the
onsulns year.
Holiday vacation continues through Mon
day after New Year's day , by order of the
j faculty of the university , work commencing
i again January 4.
j The faculty and students of the unlverst1
i are actively interested in making the Trans-
ij mlislssippl Educational convention at Omaha
j next summer a success.
'I President Draper of the Illinois 'State
; university will be the orator on Unlveroitj
1. charter day , February 1C , a letter of acceptance -
ance having been received from him.
'l Chancellor MocLeam lias accepted an Invl-
] tatlon to address the New England socletj
of St. Louis on Forefathers' day , December
' 21. His subject will be "Puritan Redivl-
. "
.1 vus.
j The American Historical association hold
its thirteenth annual meeting at Cleveland
JO. , December 2S-30. Prof. F. M. Fling o
Nchratta University Is upon the program
with a jxiper "Mirnbeau and Colocne h
I 1785. "
ij The Sigma XI chapter of the Stat
j university made its first public uppearanc
i last Thursday night at the Nebraska unlver
slty. Prof. Card president , delivered th
I' ' address and Prof. Barbour gave an iaterest
Ing illustrated lecture upon geologic fca
tureo of Nebraska. The society confers
Christmas time will BOOH l > e huro only
n few cln.vs yet for you to make your
selection of fclfts. Our line of Rivalries
comprise everything in the jewelry line
fine enamel French uhntalines ek-Rant
Dresden handled umbrellas the most
beautiful enameled French bi-ltB the >
Ronuiuo Lunwlre opera glasses every
article new with newer nrtitlons arriv
ing dully ek'pant presents for the
ladies elecnnt presents "for the Kt-utle-
men , You cau ahvaysdepend upon the
Roods we null they're just as represent
ed while wo know our 'prices ' will suit
you open evenings jiow till Christmas.
n .
C. S. Co
. . Raymdnd , ,
Jewellers ,
41 I 1
IStli nnd Dougln Streets.
In Christmas fninie'we ' are showing
the newest in the . 'l ' preuthie ntyleh
every conceivable Teniu an ornament
iu any house we have these at $1.7f
from that up uccordiujr to size and elab
orateness wo have added to our gold
plated photo frames until you are able
to make your selection from the * largest
display ever shown In Omaha these go
from Wc ) up It has been our aim to
make this and our art department more
complete than ever before und we feel
jUHtitied in miyliiR never has there been
suuh an array of Christmas art placed
before the people of Omaha Visitors
i are cordially welcomed und we will be
pleased to show you through this de
partment
A. HOSPE ,
PIC ( Hill fill 1513 Douglas
Sweeping On.
. . .
I HAVE had n pretty wide experience in the publishing
business. I have established n number of publications.
I know a good deal nbout the growth of new publications ,
\\hether inmy own hands or in the hands of other pub
lishers. But iu all my experience I have never known but
one publication to sweep on towards a great big national
circulation at so tremendous a pare as
is now sweeping on. That one exception was MVNSKV'S
MAGAZINE , when it swept over tins country like a cyclone
nnd made nil the world marvel. It wn1 ? MVXBKY'S MAGA
ZINE that gave the ten cent magazine to the people "that
made the teti cent magazine possible" . In less than t\vo
years , it had reached out to 700,01)0 ) homes , where it at once
became a part of the home life.
And now , , judging from the way the orders and reorders
for Tim PruiTAN are piling in upon us , it will become a
strong second to THE MrxsEY. All this makes one thing
certain , and that i * that the women of this country have
found THE PURITAN to be the publication they want the
publication they will have.
on nil news stands , Tfj pin Yearly Ql
or from the publisher , U Uibo Subscription , UI.
FRAN : A. MUNSEY , IU Fifth Avenue , New Yorfc.
membership as a reward for original BC-
eutlllr lesrarch nnd represents In science
what Phi Heta Kappa does In letters.
The Lancaster Formers' clufb heM It *
meeting and. cluh Sinner at the Agricultural
college farm Thursday. There \VQS a largo
attendance of practical farmers , who talin
teen Interest im the experimental xvflrlc bo
ng carried on there. An address was rcutle
by Chancellor MncLcan.
The university bulletin for December is
just out. It Is called the Nebraska Illqli
School Manual , nnd IP the joint editorial
work or Chancellor MarLean and State Su
perintendent Jackson. The first matter re
ferred to therein Is the decision of the XV-
srasta supreme court last sumrnpr which
rendered Invalid the free high Fchoai at
tendance law jKiEoed by the IcRls'.oture of
18lf ! > . designed to secure tree high school
education for children living outside lil h
school districts. The manual states that
the epirlt of the law. which was to make B
poninlrte free school Bvsteui from the
country common schoo's thrnurli the Slate
university , will be observed so tar ns pnrnl-
ble until the next legislature meets , when
' .t Is hoped an act Reriirlntc frcn high s-hnnl
training for the boys untl girls In the
country will be passed in constitutional
form.
iiit'ottK. .
The average dally attendance at the Chicago
cage public schools 'during ' November was
191.440.
The public library of Kansas City has come
into possession of a complete set of the pro
ceedings of congress from 1783 down to the
present time.
Miss L. M. Johnson , AI. D. . Baltimore , has
lust been admitted as a student to the Mary
land College of Pharmacy. She Is the ft-st
woman to 'be admitted since the establish
ment of the college , in 1S41.
Pennsylvania spent last year nearly J2.-
000,000 on her public schools. Over 1,000,000
uuplls were enrolled during the year , and the
monthly cost per pupil in Philadelphia was
$2."n , and for the elate outside J1.22.
\Vu Ting Fong , minister to the Unttud
States from China , is much interested In
forming a plan for the education of the
Chinese in this country , and it Is likely that
his ideas will RCOII take definite slia.pe.
The faculty of the University of Chicago
has i > ut cigarettes , cigars and pipes under
the han 'by simply posting a bulletin calling
attention to the bad taste and discourtesy of
smoking near or in buildings-frequented by
girl students.
The Christmas bulletin of the Omaha public
library , besides giving a large list of season
able hooks , furnishes statistics of Its work
for November. The home circulation of books
was 19.0C8 and T.BSC In the children's depart
ment ; there were 4.513 visitors to the reading
: oem and 883 to the Byron Heed collection :
to the reference department , 2,447 and L'.DSO
calls for reference hooks.
Prof. Waldemar Llndgren , the new professor
ser of m-etallury and mlnlnp engineering at
Stanford university. Is a native of Sweden ,
and was Kradnati-fl with honors from the
Freiberg School of Mines , in Saxony. In 1S83.
For a time he was geologist rfor the Northern
Pacific railroad , nud was later connected with ,
the big lead smelting works In Helena , Mont
Then he fcecame general assistant in the
famous Anaconda copper mines iu Butte ,
Mont. , and has since been connected with the
United States Geological Survey. In his wrk
for the government on this survey he has as
sisted -in extensive investigations of the
quicksilver deposits of California , and has
also become an expert on the gold belt of
California. Besides his magazine articles ho
has prepared a voluminous report to the gov
ernment on the "Gold Quartz Veins of Cali
fornia , " which IB considered the most impor
tant work on this subject ever published.
Prosperity comes qulckesto the matt
whose liver Is In good condition. DeWltt's
Little Early Risers are famous little pills
for constiiKitlon , biliousness , Indigestion and
all Ktomach and liver troubles.
"Work of Thlfvi-H.
Eflle Kelly of ! )20 ) North Twenty-secouo
street reported to the police last night that
someone had entered her house during her
absence and made away with clothing and
other portable property. She had bcon ln >
vlied to the houi"e of Mrs Davis , n neighbor ,
for supper , and on her return thirty minute *
later found the door open and drawers and
wardrobe racfincVied. A new cloak ot stniin
value wns missing. nd a closet which h d
ertitalued several gowns , wan hare , The
only clew to the thief consisted of severtl
large euowy footprltts on the parlor carpet
. Mi-rr.i llfiilt-H HIM Guilt.
CHICAGO , Bff. li'-Chrls ' Merry , charged
with the murder of his wife , und .Inmca
Smith , alleged nerompllco of Merry , ur-
rlvod In Chicago toduy from Princeton ,
Ky. . where they wore arrested. Tills after
noon both men were confronted by Joseph
Hlckey. upon whose eoiifcnnlon they wore
arruMtPd , but they stoutly denied any
knowledge of Slrn. Merry's death nnd were
dually placed In juil prndln. : examination
Tuesday.
It Is ca.oy to catch a cold and just as easy
to get rid lit It if you commence curly ' .o
i-s ? One Minute Cough Cure. It cure *
coughs , colds , bronchitis , pneumonia acd nil
throat and lung troubles. It is pleasant to
take. 2.fo to IIFP and ttirp to
J'EUSOXAL J'.MIAUUAPIIS.
iDr. A. Bear of Norfolk Is in Omaha.
T. D. Irwlu of Gordon Is an Omaha visitor.
J. W. Morrison of New York is at the Mil-
lard.
lard.C.
C. V. Gallagher Is spending a few days In
Chicago.
H. C. Smith of Cincinnati , O. . 'is ' at the
Mlllard.
II. iH. Jenncss of O'Neill Is a visitor to
the city.
J. C. Dahlnrau of Lincoln .was in the city
yesterday.
H. B. Robinson went to St. Joseph , Mo. ,
last night.
James" Troyer started last ulght for Hut-
bard , Ore.
C. "H. " Beaumont and wife of Madrid nrc
Mlllard guests.
C. W. Lyman Is ubsont on a ten days' i
trip to Chicago.
H. T. McCornilclc , wife and son of Sheridan 1 ? i
are iMillard guests. .
Deputy Sheriff ! F. V. Hoagland of Lincoln
was in the city yesterday.
Byron iDouglns of the "Secret Service"
company has arrived in the city.
Frank Murray of Sheridan , o. prominent
Btoclrmcn of Wyoming , Is at the Barker.
R. 11. Organ , who has epori n Bhort time In
Omaha , returned to Chicago last night.
W. G. Davidson , of Madison , Wls. , left for
home last evening after a visit in Omaha.
Owen iBartlett , advance agent for the "Si
Perkins" comjpany , cau bo found at the
Barker.
J. M. Wilson , formerly of tb'.s city , re
turned to Lincoln yesterday , after a short
visit here.
Ralph E. Sundcrland. J , E. Boyd , J. R.
Buchanan end H. AV. Battin , all ot Omaha ,
iolt yesterday for Chicago.
C. E. Dcyerle , manager , and eighteen mem
bers of iBurke'e 'Undo TTam's Cabin" coai-
( pany a're registered at the Barker.
H. T. McCormlck nnd Damlly arrived to
the city Saturday from Sheridan , Wyo. They
will epead most of the winter In Omaha.
At the Mlllard : J. O. Cowlings , Chicago. ;
B. N. Eaton. New York ; J. E. Pen , Pltts-
liu.g : B. "Hisch-feld " ! , Cincinnati ; E. 6. Flnnoy ,
St. Louis ; W. D. Burfiest , 'Minneapolis ; C.
Mat'henvE ' , Chicago ; R H. Foster , Sioux City.
George F. Hall and wife , Al Fry and wife ,
Frankie St. John , Gertie Barnes , Hal Vf.
Brown. Albert IMaher. William Smith and
Mne Oiishman are ( members oT Hoyt's , "A
Bunch cf Keys" company stopping at the
Barker.
Nebraskans at the hotels : J. II. Hughes ,
Ravenna ; Aaron Wall , Loup Olty ; B. IlaOo ,
Nlohrara ; C. A. Jolinscn and wife , Wood
Lake ; E. E. ForBythe , Grand Island ; \V. H.
Hearing , Plattsmouth ; F. W. Melchor , West
Point ; J. 'B. ' "Donovan " , Madison ; J. G. ncaton ,
Oakland ; T. E. Williams , Aurora ; Vf , 8.
Mattley. Ord ; A. N. Dann , St. Paul ; Guy
Dann , Scotia ; Judnon Graves , Nellgli ; H. M.
Grimes , W. T. Wllcox , North Platte ; B. F.
Krlcr , Lexington.
Tlio ice is RcttliiR thicker tin- snow
deeper we're jircinirefl for them both
for we've a full Hue of the world-fumed
reck & Sjiydur Hkutc.s and we bulteve
Its the largest Hue of nUntes shown In
Omaha KOUIO UK low as ! K > e othon >
higher but it's all on account of the Hu-
lun and Htyle nothing but I'ecU it Sny-
dur lntes , however Thou sledn ou
never KIIW so many different kinds at NO
reiiMnniililo a jirlcp they've all enough
red pit'lat on them to tickle the vanity ( if
any boy or girl Onr store IK the ac
knowledged ht-adijtiarterK for .Hkateh
sleds vwisoiiK cam doll IniggleK
cribs hobby horses shoollys desks
tallies chairs and other substantial
Christmas presents.
A. C.
. . RAYMER ,
BUILDERS' HARDWARE HERE
1514 Farnam St.
Trunks , boxes and grips ( Hied with
Christmas gifts Drex L. Slioomun's go-
lug to grandma's then going to make
her old heart plud by taking her a pair
of our felt lined Juliets fur trimmed
so easy to put ou or off broad common
sense last soft und pliable to the foot-
such a comfort to gran dmu § 1,50 to
52.00 For the sister there's tlio fur trim
med .lullets in uli colors brocaded to
match any costume all the new toe
style * $1 .75 to Kt.50 we've another in
felt black , brown and gray that are
such a warm , comfortable foot covering
stiicks and stacks of the nicest kind
of Christmas shoes.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
FARNAM STREET
New fall catalogue now ready ; mailed
for the asking.