TUB DAILY 33EJ3 : SATURDAY , JA UAllY 15 , 1808. PROM THE FARTHER WEST CYANIDE PROCESS Wtffl ORES MotboJi of Extracting Precious Hotels by the UBO of Chemical * , HO SECRET ABOUT THE PROCESSES pUMorr of the Invention * nnd Pntrnln - on the Priicfuo n < - crlp l ( n of the -Cyanide ' .Method ( Jen- ' j-rnl Principle * . ' A ' The annually expanding output of sold In ( America , la attracting moro and moro atten tion and resulting In the Investment of an over Increasing amount of capital In gold mining and gold ere treatment enterpriser , jwrltcfl Thorn-is Tongo lo ths Engineering Magazine. 'Much , of the recent gold production the Improved methods of tion la owing to extracting ttio gold from the low grade and refractory ores which 'In former ycare were lott cither In the mlno or on the dump or In the ntamp mill talHngs. because there wan then no known method for the economical and profitable recovery or saving of the gold .values In such ores. The revolution alnco oftoctol 'to largely owing to tfco discovery and subsequent devel opment of the cyanldo process. Whllo It had keen known for many years that potasslum cynnldo wfla a solvent of gold , It had been used only In u very limited way In the laboratory or In the treatment of the plates of amalgamation battcrles-and It woai not then known by practtw men that a weak nolutlon ot cynnldo would dissolve crude and complex ores direct. . , In 18(57 ( a United States patent woe Issued to Julio llao for the treatment of argent fer- and electric ty ous ores by potassium cyanldo in combination In July. 1SSG , a United State * .patent was Issued to Jerome W. Simpson for the treatment of area by a combination of .potassium cjanido and Ammonium oarbon- ate Hut neither of t'.io foregoing proccssea was capable of successful operation commer cially , owing to the .fact . that there was then no known method of recovering the precious onotal values from the solutions. in October. 1887. letters patent were bailed -in Great Urltaln to Join S. McArthur. aiobortW. Forrest end William I-orrcat , cov ering what la now commcnly known as tno IMcArthur-l-'orrest cyanldo process which treats crushed ore , cither by agitation or jiercolatlra-prcfcrably percolation with a very diluted oolutlon of potassium cyanide , the cold belns precipitated upon zinc nhav- dngs , or by the Slemenj-HulsUb process , or prcclpltatlcn by electricity , on sheet lead , the ollmea of zinc and gold , or tlio amalgam of lead and gold , being subsequently rellaed in the ordli-ary way , and the pure gold ex- Tho'unltcd ' States patent for tlio McArtUur- I > 'otrcst process was obtained In May , 1SSJ , end In May , 1890 , the first company In the United Statco viz. , the Gold and Silver Ex traction 'Mining ' and Milling company was organized In Denver. Colo. , to operate the process 1n America. The company at cnco established a suburb of Denver a demon- Btratlon plant sufficiently large to handle car load lots. Among the first large samples was otio from wh.it Is now known as Mercur. Utah , In a district which Jiaa slnco become famoiu as a gold producer , entirely owing to tlio adoption of the cyanide process and < t ininrnvnmentfi from tlmo to tlmo. UECBIVED WITH INCREDULITY. As showing the Incredulity with which the orocpRa was flrst received It may bo men tioned that the first carloid ot Mcrcur ore was taken 700 miles to the demonstration jilant at Denver bj1 Mr. GUI S. Peyton , who was the assaycr and ono of the owners ot the J-Iorcur mlno ( for which property a consid erable sum had been paid , only to find that no then known process would profitably take out the gold values ) . Mr. Peyton's partners werso Incredulous as to the new process that they not only discountenanced the ship ment , but declined to pay ni y of the ex- uinsc. He , however , took out the ere and loaded It on a car , but , not having sufficient money to pay the freight , ho went on to Denver , where ho Induced the manager of the Cyanide company to auvance the neeos- eiry sum , on condition that Mr. Peyton would nut on his overalls , go Into the mill , and per sonally witness and check off the work of the company's chemist In charge of the oper ations , so that ho would bo thoroughly sat isfied as to the efficiency of the process. Tlio car of ere duly arrived , and the merits of the process wcro clearly demonstrated , with Mr. Poytot-J as an eye-witness. Ho returned to Utah , raised the necessary money , and put up a small plant , with a capacity of ton tons nor day , Slnco that tlmo the Mcrcur district lias produced millions of dollars In gold , and itho present aggregate dally capacity of the local cyanide plants Is nearly 500 tons. About the tlmo that Mr. Peyton was Inves tigating , Mr. Almarln II. Paul of San Fran cisco , ono of the leading metallurgists In California , visited Denver to Investigate the now process , and. If found satisfactory , to arrange for Its Introduction ) Into California. As a result ho organized the Shasta Gold Ex traction company at Metal creek , Shasta county. California , -which was operated euc- ccosfully , with a high percentage of extrac tion , so long as the local ores lasted. Ho also arranged with another company In the same county for a plant , which has beea In suc cessful operation for several years. About that tlmo also a license to use the jirocess 'was granted to the Livingstone Gold Jllnlng company In the Sugar Loaf district , Uoulder county , Colorado , which mill was operated successfully for several years as long as the ore was taken from the mine. ERECTING THE FIRST PLANTS. In the fall of 1802 Mr. R. IJ. Turner vis ited Denver with a rarlosd of ere from the Hovenuo mlno , MadUon county. Montana. So lilgh a percentage of the values In this car load of ere was paved at the Denver experi mental plant that Mr. Turner returned to Mem I mm and oreoted n plant ; It was only partially successful , as stamps and wet crushing were used , causing the ores to fillmo BO badly us to prevent good filtration , IA second mill was then erected , where rolls and dry crushing avoided the making of sllmos ; this proved successful , During the ahovo period there were other plants started. In November , 1S93 , the Gold and Silver Extraction Mining and Milling company sold out the Colorado Incorpora tion to the Gold and Silver Extraction com- . . juny of America , limited. The latter com pany , organized under itho laws of Great Jlrltalii , and with ! American headquarters in Denver , now tins the ownership or control in America of the original MoArthur-Forrest . In September. 1S94 , the American Cyanldo Gold and Silver Recovery company came , Into existence , also with headquarters In llcnvor , Cole , This company Is based on the Koililal process , covering a combination of sodium dloxldo and polaulum cyanide. The company holdo several United States pat ents covering processes for the recovery of the precious metals from salutlons. In the meantime u third company came Into existence , under United States patents JMUod In 1894. 1S95 and 1890. also w"th General American headquarters In Denver , viz. the Gold Extraction company. llmUed 'b ' ed on the Pelatan-Clerlci process , which is a treatment of the crushed * . ere yag | tat \ ' " < lllut(1d BOlutlon ? , . of potassium roct prcc illation } t > Icctrl"l current und dl- upon mercury. n very large accumulation mll Vailing e of " , and ° | de a" a" ' lihrr.V the time 'about the rate that , they ore used. The talllnrs nro dried , put through a Stodman pulverizer ! and elevated to the storaco bin. From thli fcln they are fed automatically to a Drown roaming furnace , where they are thoroughly sulphurized and oxidized. Emerging from the roaster , they paes over a cooling floor. nnd discharge into a bin which feeds the elevator used In charging the tanks. Hand labor Is thus almost entirely dispensed with ( from the time the tailings enter the pulver izer until the leaching process la completed and tbo tailing , exhausted ot their gold contents , are ready to go on the dump as final waste. The discharging Is done by band , an the water supply Is not mifflclent to permit of elulclng. "Tho leaching tanks are twenty-six , ( cetIn In diameter by four and a half feet deep. Zinc precipitation la used , and the bullion produced Is between 800 nnd 000 fine. The zinc houfio Is on the extreme left. Crude oil In usxl ( or fuel In the roasting furnace and coal under the holler. A "spur from our rail road runs Into the works for bringing In eunpllcB. " INCREASE IN GOLD PRODUCTION. It Is DOW seven years slnco the cynnldo process was Introduced Into America , South Africa and New Zealand. In each country a rapid Increase In the output ot gold bullion has taken place as & consequence. A won derful stimulus lina been given to gold min ing , whllo abandoned mines and tailing dumps have been the scenes of renewed ac tivity , and have been made to pay hand somely. Gold ores may bo broadly divided Into two classes : 1. Those that yield up their gold entirely , or nearly eo , to treatment with mercury and various other methods. 2. Those of too low grade for smelting , and from which the gold cannot bo extracted In any other way , or only In so partial a manner as to glvo no profitable results. The former are known as "tree gold" or "frco milling" ores , nnd the latter are var iously termed "refractory" or "rebellious" ores , for the reason that they cannot be worked profitably by ordinary amalgama tion. In the refractory ores Ingredients arc In variably found which act upon the mercury or the chemicals with which extraction has hitherto been attempted to the extent of pre venting effect upon the gold and silver which It Is sought to recover. Many of these ores are especially amenable to the cyanide pro cess. cess.For every ton of frco gold ore or free millIng - Ing ere there are hundreds of tons of ere too low In grade to pay for the necessary hauling , railroad freight and smelting , and so refractory that they have hitherto been either left In the mine or thrown as value less on the waste dump , although frequently showing richer assay values than the free milling ores actually treated. In the vast region lying between the Brit ish line and the borders of Mexico , and from Denver westward to the Pacific , there nre millions of acres of mineral lands contain ing thousands of strong veins of refractory ores , which await only a proper process of gold extraction to render them highly profit able. In many such cases the cyanide pro cess presents the solution ot this great com mercial problem , and every year sees this solution nearer. Moreover , the cyanide pro cess Is particularly applicable to ores con taining gold In those minute particles which , In the stamp and amalgamating process , are largely lost In the slimes. IN AFRICA AND AMERICA. There are about forty cyanide plants oper ating on the different mines In the Wltwat- ersrand district ot South Africa , where , how ever , the question la Infinitely simplified by the fact that they deal with a uniform ore , this ere being treated by amalgamation , to save U.T much gold as possible on the plates , and the tailings being then subjected to the cyanldo process. Yet only about 70 per cent of the gold value In the tailings Is recovered. In America , on the contrary , the queatlcn was and Is much moro difficult and compli cated , as an Infinite variety of crude , re fractory ores are successfully treated and from &D to 95 per cent of the gold values saved. In .America . tlio cyanldo process treats at a profit tolllnga averaging us low as $3 per ton , the total coat of handling , chem icals , etc. , being about 60 cents per ton and the net profit ? 2.50 per ton. At ono place crude ere averaging as low a ja.ou in gem and three ounces of silver to the ton Is mined' , hauled , crashed and troited by the cyanide process at a comparatively handsome profit. The cyanldo process , howqyer , Is not ex empt from the undeserved failures arising from Ignorance , Incompetence and : careless Inattention to neceesary details and even to fundamental principles. Men who have not thoroughly mastered Its theory and practice build plants wWoh do not admit of the meat ccopomlcal and efficient gold extraction , end In the operation , of these plants the max imum of chenvlcalD is sometimes used and the minimum of gold extraction effected , to the great injury of too owners of both mines and plants , who frequently are oblivious to wasteful methods and cor-sequent muu-y losses. The following unassailable principles must bo recognized : 1. That no cyanldo plant should be erected until the ores proposed to be treated have been thoroughly tested by a cyanide expert of undoubted ability and Integrity , and pronounced entirely suitable for the pro- cossnor for some modification thereof adapted to that particular class of ore. 2. That no cyunldo plant should be erected except on the plans and under the supervision of a , man who haa made a special study of the process. 3. That such a plant , -when completed , should bo placed under a manager who has had A thorough technical and practical train ing In the process. Failures following any Ignoring of those precautions cannot justly be charged to tbo process. OUTPUT OF 6 Ml A AMIC.V nil.VRS. 'ItotiiniN Mnltc it Gooi ! Shon-InR In ( lie DlHtrlulH Well KIIIMVII , SEATTUE , Wash. , Jan. 14. ( Special. ) Whllo the excitement In regard to the Klon dike mines has drawn attention away from the old and well established mines ot Alaska proper , mining operations iiavo not been per mitted to lag the past year. 'Prospecting ' In the southeastern portion of the territory within the l > ; st two months has been carried on with renewed energy. Cook Inlet and Copper river are attracting unuaual atten tion , nnd In order to accommodate the travel In that direction four now steamers have been put on , besides tjovcral team schooners and filling craft. In the older districts the mills have steadily dropped their stamps and the output ot bullion and concentrates will greatly exceed that ot last season. The Jualln company produced In bullion and concentrates over $93,000 , while tbo Ebner company , with -Its small mill , turned out $65- 000 , and U arranging for Increased production by the enlargement of Its milling capacity , T o Newell Gold Mining company , with fifty stamps. 1 * credited with $276,000 , the Ucr- nor's Hay Mining company with forty stamps , * ? nnnnft ! thn Al.iska.Trr.idivpll with 240 stamps , ' and the Alaslia-iMcxlcaii with ISO stamp ! ) , Jointly produced $ MOO,000 ; the WIN oughby , ten stamps , $30.000 ; the Ilild Eagle , Sum Dum district , $150.000 ; Alaska Com mercial company , forty atamiu , $300,000. Portlanl-Alaska company , , $20,000making a grand total for the quartz district of $2,033- 000. During tbo earoo period the placers of the Yukon yielded $800,000 , Cook Inlet placers $400,000 , and other.districts throughout the territory $100,000 more , making a total placer yield cf $1,600,000 , or a total for all the mines of $4.233.000 , SOUTH JIA1COTA XKWS. lllilN Wore All Ton Illcli. CHAM11DRLAIN , S. D. , Jon. 14. ( Special. ) Upon the opening of bids by Superin tendent Fllim of the government Indian school hero , It was found that the proposals for furnishing and delivering .tho necessary materials and labor required la the con struction and completion at the school of water and sewer systems , Including an artesian well and pump bouse , were higher than the amount appropriated by congress for this purpose. The matter will be re ferred to the commissioner of Indian affairs at Washington , and It Is probable that new bids will bo called for. J. A. Smith of Iowa , who Is represented hero by Martin Ausland , was the lowest bidder for the privilege of furnishing a quantity ot lumber and other building material at Lower llrulo Indian agency , and will be awarded the contract. The material to bo furnished' aggregates about $5,000 in value. lliinliif > nt ( lut I.nml nillov , CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. . Jan. 14. ( Special. ) A tola ) of 163 homestead entries , disposing of 24.238.CS acres of land , were placed on record at the United States land olllco In this city during the last quarter. Seven- tee u flual entries wore also midc. Tbo cash receipts ( or the quarter amounted to $3- 143.71. Sn | > otulVorl ; on Inillnn Scliool. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , Jan. 14. { 3p UI. ) J. II. Stevens , superintendent of construc tion ot the now government Indian school at Hapld City , work upon which commenced lut. fall , has returned hero to remain until spring , work on the Indian school having linen suspended until that time. \VYOMIXU .viswa. 'llciiort ' oil State Inntldttlnnx. CHEYENNE , Wyo. , Jan. 14. ( Special. ) TJO secretary of the Wyoming State Board of Charity and Reform , MUs Uatcllo Reel , has returned from an official visit to the Colorado Institutions wlicro Wyoming charges are cared for and educated. She reports that the Colorado Home for Feeble Minded , situ ated at Pueblo , Is In excellent condition , aud the Wyoming lullenls being cared for In the -best possible manner. Dr. Work , the superintendent , manages the Institution with good Judgment and efficiency. The Colorado Institute for tha Deaf and Blind at Colorado Springs was visited. The. Institution Is well equipped , has good modern apparatus , cm- ploya an expert corps of teachers nnd la well managed. Miss Reel also visited the Homo for Female Delinquents at Denver and noted a decided Improvement In the Wyoming children kept In the Institution over former visits. Condemn IJrinirltncii.t . Store * . CHEYENNE. Wyo. , Jan. 14. ( Special. ) All of the Cheyenne newspcpera ccmdemn the action of the department store managers of Denver In relation to the Denver press. Callforiili ! , I.VIMVHotet. . About $2,000,000 In gold was taken out of Tuoltimno county during the last year. San Diego will advertise for bids to refund the city debt of ? 302,000 Into bonds running forty years. The townslto ot Bayard Is to be laid out In the vicinity of Ventura county's new sugar factory. A second factory Is promised. A one-fifth Interest In the properties of the Blair Gold 'Mining company , at Smith's Flat , Calaveras county , has been sold for $30,000 to New York men. Ono shaft Is to bo sunk to 1,000 and another to 1,600 feet. A deposit of asbestos 100 ( cet thick and a quarter of a mile long has been discovered near Lompoc , Santa 'Barbara ' county. It lies near the surface andi Is of excellent quality. It Is already being shipped east at the rate of six carloads a week. R. D. Stephens , chairman of the commit tee of fifty , recently appolnte-d by the Fruit Growers' convention at Sacramento , reports satisfactory progress In raising the $10,000 fund to bo used to develop European markets for the state's dried fruit products. About forty students will bo dropped from the State university at the beginning of the winter semester for failure to keep up In their studies. The examinations have been made moro rigid. The total number ot stu dents In the university Is 1,505 , of whom 659 are iWomen. The Increase over lust year Is 135. Joseph iBlow , who died in squalor recently In Los Angeles , left at least $ SO,000 worth of property , and there were no apparent heirs. John F. Francis , ono of the leading men of Los Angeles , on reading of the case , remem bered that a man ot the same name worked on the old Francis family place at Lyons , la. , years ago , and Interested himself In tbo case. The result was that brothers and sisters have been found living In England , and they will get the property. Xoten. Pour barges to bo used In transporting machinery to the Seven Devils are In process of construction at Huntlngtou. Wild gccso by the thousands are feeding In the stubble fields of Sherman county now , mostly in and about Hay canyon. A chute a half mile long has been built from Bergman's logging camp In Tlllamook county to the Nehalcm and it will soon bo in use. Klamath Falls has no unpaid warrants outstanding , and for the year 1S97 the re ceipts of the city amounted to $2,710.53 , and the expenditures to $253.07. The ganger mine In Union county , which has In the past produced $1,000,000 worth of ore , has been reopened again after a tem porary shutdown and Is giving employment to fifty miners. Two hogs that were raised on the Oregon Agricultural college farm were killed the other day and dressed 1,340 pounds. One , a pure bred Berkshire , weighed 700. The other ono was a cross-bred Berkshire and Poland- China , weighing 590. ' Clay Ratllff took from the rapids , In Klamath Falls , last week , several finis trout. Two were 'largo fellows one weighed fifteen and one-halt pounds and the other twelve pounds. Lake trout In Klamath Falls sell at from a nickel to a illmo apiece. In the. Klamath country trout take the hook at all seasons ot the year. J. R. Douglas of Albany took tbo first prize and J. Beck of Newbcrg the third offered by an eastern seed firm for the best onions raised in the United States or Canada. Thus Oregon won two prize's against the whole of North America , and Linn county won the first. 'Mr. ' Douglas has taken In prize. ; during the last year $136.50 on his garden produce. CoiiNiiniiliiH | Positively Cured. Mr. R. B. Groove , merchant , of Chilhowle , Vo. . certifies that ho had consumption , was given up to dl : , sought all medical treatment that money could procure , tried all cough- remedies ho could hear of , but got uo relief ; spent many nights sitting up In a chilr ; was Induced to try Dr. King's New Discov ery , aud was cured by use of two bottles. For past three years he has been attending to business and cays Dr. King's New Dis covers Is the grandest remedy over made , us It has dona so much for him and also for others In his community. Dr .King's Now Discovery la guaranteed for Coughs , Colds and Consumption. It don't fall. Trial bct- tles frco at Kuhn & Co.'s drug store. Rriicrnl Slmflcr'H AVifo Very .Slc-lc. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. II. Mrs. Shatter , wife of General William U. Shnfter. United States nrmy , Is at the point of death at her homo nt Fort Mason. Sim IUIH been In an unconscious condition since o'clock Wednesday. Shs Is suffering from an at tack of paralyls. TIIK HKAIiTV M.tltKllT. INSTRUMENTS placed on record Friday , January 14 , 1S9S : WAHHANTY DEEDS. William Uro und wife to W. G , Ure , lot 5 , block 3 , Orchard Hill $ 2,500 C. G , Moore and wife to Hume , lot 4 , block 1 , Clarendon add 500 I , G , Stephens itt ill. to Hoard of Trus tees of the Allegheny Theological Seminary of the United Presbyterian uhurcli , lot 3 , Ure's aubdlv 1,773 J. A , Cleary nnd wife to C. K. Jen nings , jr. , lot 3 , block 1C , Omaha HelghtH , C75 C .E. Jennings und wife to Christine Cleary. same 073 C. M. Sumner nnd wife to J , W. Car- unban , n 10 acres nw',1 ' nwH 33-1C-13 1.000 JI. V , H. 'Parkur und wlfj to I. H Mapes. lots 9 nnd 10 , block 15 , Myers , II. & It.'H add 1,000 JI. A. Patrick nnd huubanil to Mary Stephenson , lot 20 , block 11 , Hunscoin Place 4,000 QUIT CLAIM DEEDS. E. E. IlUb'he.s and wlfo to D. D , Hughes , o 41 feet lot C , block 2 , Pud- dock Place 2,500 , DEEDS , Sheriff to D. M , Ure , sw',1 mvji 22- 15-13 2,000 , Commonwealth Ground Railroad com pany to Mosea Williams ct nl. . trus tees , part lot 20 , block 15 , Improve ment Association add 1 Same to Hame , 3iixl4 feet In n\v corner lot 5. block 121 , Omaha 1 Sheriff to J. H. Sheean , trustee , part lot 19. block 2. Idlcwlld ( correction ) 2,43' ) Same to Harold Glffonl , lot 3 , block i S , Omuha View 931 I Same to O. W. Ure , lots 1 and 2 , block 3 , Ames Pines 340 Same to name , lot C , block 4 , Exchange Place ; 331 Same to tuimc , e 50 feet loin U and 7 , Wlnther's aubdlv , 423 E. H. Ulsbrow to Sidney Dlsbrow , lot 10 , block 9 , Cvvlsht & L.'a add 1 Total amount of transfers } lb'Ml GOOD OUTLOOK ( < § THE YEAR Absence of Speculative Excitement is Considered Favorable , LARGE INCREASE IN B NK CLEARANCES Itiillrnnil KnrnlnKH 'Arc ' Heiiorteil to He Larger Til nil 'ill ' ( lie llcitt Vcnr ut' ' Their NEW YORK , Jan. U. n. Q. Dun & Co.1 * Weekly Hovlew of Trade will say tomorrow : The yenr has opened with a. satisfactory prospect. It Is all the better Hint thcro Is no wild excitement In tlio speculative mar * kcts , nncl whllo stocks ndVAtit-o a little Brains yield a little * . The payment ! * through principal clearing house ? , notwithstanding it decrease nt Nc-sv Ycrk owing to los activity In stocks , nre 2.6 per cent larger than in 1S92 and 10.2 per cent larger outsldo of Now York. Earnings of nil railroads In the T.'nllrd States reporting for December , fl3rrl,2Ti ! , in dicate substantially the same rate of in crease , exceeding last year's by 1.35 per cent and the earnings of U92 on lh. lumo roads by 1 .per cent. On the whole , ISO was the most prosperous year ; thus , notwith standing the lowest prices known and In splto of some cutting of rates , tha earnings of railroads are. larger than In the bent year of past history. The wheat market has bp = n curiously Inn- KUld , yielding one-fourth of 1 cent , although Atlantic exports amount to C,05C,7SS bushels for the two weeks of January , against 3- PS5.317 bushels last v-ur , and Pacific ex ports for the svock have been l.OTO.Iiti bushels. Western receipts continue so heavy that with the greatest accumulation tit wheat at Chicago ever known there Is little encouragement for speculation. Itcci-lpts were 5.577,259 bushels for 'he two weeks , ngalnst 3,093CSS bushels last yenr. Corn exports continue large , .iltlututh rot equal to last year's , amounting to I.IIW.CSS bushels , against 4H3 , < ; 52 busn-jls for the. week last year , and the price declined about three-fourths of 1 cent , Spot cotton Is one-sixteenth lower for mid dling uplands , mainly because of the stop page of some mill * through difficulty about wages. Hut nothing Is definitely known about the quantity of cotton yet coming forward , anil one report of creditable char acter puts the year's yle'd at 10,370,250 bales , though results tlius far do not quite justify so largo an estimate. The Iron furnaces In blast January 1 re port an output of 2ffiC01 ? tons weekly , against 220,021 tons weekly December 1 , with an In crease of 12,451 tons In the unsold stocks held by furnaces. While this shows a con sumption C2V4 per cent larger than a year ago , there would bo discouraging Indica tions of consumption but for the fact that several furnaces were stopped for the holi days , and these with several others have started since January 1 , while the demand for finished , products does not diminish. The Pennsylvania road baa orJered 100,000 tons of steel rails , and a new railroad In Minnesota seta 12.COO tons , nml orders for cars , rail road supplies , plates , bars and structural material arc unusually large for the season. The woolen manufacturers have been buying largely and for reasons not publicly explained. It Is evident that large orders have been taken by the leading mills at prices which they ilml satisfactory , and tsc rush of small mills to buy wool has made most of the market during the last -week , although sales have declined about 40 per cent compared with the previous * week. But there Is decidedly bolster demand for men's wear goods mid the makers look forward tea a good season.i. i. The cotton manufacturers have been over loading by excessive production and find no Increase In demand nml no gain In prices. Failures for the last week have been 319 In the. United States , * against 453 last year , unit forty-five In Canada , against seventy- one last year. , , WUKICLV CI.13AHI.VO ; HOUSE TOTALS. HltAUSTIIKKTW OK ru.\nu Mild Wi-atlHT Clu > eUfe niHlrll.nUoii nf Winter tin nil , NEW VOIIK. Jan. U.-i-nmilstrcot'a tomor row will eay : ' ' Distributive trade rpjn/ilns / rather rjulet , mild weather throughout 'tho country tunJ. liifr to c'liccli distribution of winter ( rooj I'rlees Konerally remain steady or tend up- wnrd , except for BOIIIQ grades of Iron , nnd orders for spring trndo whcro received are cnrotiraKlni ; . Industrial activity Is most manifest nt the west , where the demaiid for Iron Is very large. A feature of the wt'fk was the placing of an order by ono railroad for JOO.OOJ tons of Htcel rails , with smaller orders agKrogntint ; In the nclRhliurhcod of iS.COO tons more. Pis Iron 'production Is now at an unprecedented rate , the furnace capacity being estimated at l.OCOCOO tons a month. At the south man ufacturing activity Is u feature , Bales of Iron being very heavy. A good export de mand for cotton und gruln at steady prices Is n feature. At the east a number of strlltes ngauut waso reductions nre re-pcrtcd or expected In the cotton Industry. Some woolen mills , working on heavy men's wur goods , are refusing orders , tliclr capacity being fully hooked. Anthracite coal production Is such that U Is expected thiit the trade ulll b ; re stricted sulllclemly to allow f the advance of V ) to 40 ri'nts per 1,000 being maintained. Tlio weather has been disappointing at the northwest , but nn Improvement In the demand developed at eomo centers aa the week advanced. The rush to Alaska lias al ready begun on the Pacific coast. Freight charters arereporte.1 lower. Kxport trade continues large , n gain of 8 per cent on the total export of breadstuff * , cotton , mineral oils , cm tin nnd hogs nnd provisions being shown both for December and tlio calendar year. The recent falling off In wheat exports prove , ns was Indicated last week In Urad- street's , to have. bc en duo to the usual holi day quieting nnd not to nny falling off of dfiimnil from nbrr.id. The * total exports of wheat ( flour Included ) from the United States nncl Canada for this week amounted to 5.1.V..KV. tmsh < > K ngalnst 3.4S1.000 bushels last -A-cek and 3MSCCO ! litwhpls this week n year ago. 3S02,000 bushel * In ISttS nnil 3.- fifll.OOO bushels In 1S95. Corn exports for the week snow a gain of 1,000,000 bushels , amounting to1,611,000 bushels , ngalnst S.flM.OW bushel : * last week nnd 3.1X0)0 ) bushels In the corresponding week of ISM. , As wns expected the failures are fllghtly decreased In number , amounting to 32.1 , ngnlnst SSI last work. 179 In this week of 1SU7. 412 In ISM. 378 In ISM nml < OI In 1S9I. iuvn\v : OP THU srouic SIAUKIJT. llcnvjTlciillnux In lluniln n ( ( loiiornlly Ailvniicrtl I'rlrrft. NKW YOtlK , Jan. 14. Uradstrcct's Finan cial Hevlow tomorrow will say : Both speculation and InvextmrnU have been nctlvet during the last week. The best feature of the market has been the very heavy dealings In bonds nt generally higher prices , both for the high grade and the w-w and more speculative classes. Transactions. rising ns they have to $1,000.000 or J.1.0CO.CKX ) of bonds per day on tlu Stock exchange with the trading distributed among un un usually larje number of ellftcrcnt Issues , would Indicate a larpe public demand for In vestments nnd the growth of conlldenco In regard to the position and future of the market. The stock list has nlso displayed a marked Increase In the volume ot dealings , with nn advancing tendency. There has been con siderable speculative manipulation , but tlru purchasing of stocka by commission houses was a feature , nnd though tomlon Jins shown n disposition to sell buying by Oer- man Interests In this market wns consid erable. Professionals have realized from tlmo to time In expectation of a reaction , but were to some extent constrained to gut back stocks nt high figures. The llrst seri ous Interruption to the bullish tendencies wns on Thursday , when reports indicating that trouble with Spain mUlit result from n riot In Havana caused selling of long stock , though the market rallied when such fears were shown to be unfounded , Tno strength of the list gem-rally was ma terially nlfected by n decline In American Sugar Hutlnlng. due to the announcement made at Its annual meeting that the com pany's surplus would not bo distributed ns extra dividends. The Industrial stocks were' In part neglected with the bullish demon strations and activity centered In railroad shares , the 1'aclllc group , the local traction shares and the Vandcrbllts taking the most prominent places. TAX O.V FUHKICX CouM ) RATIONS. JfiMV YorU Oily AtitliorlMox fludirr Tin-in 'All In. 'NEW ' YORK , Jan. 14. The department of taxes and assessments of this city has Is sued Its requisition and notice of taxation on foreign corporations , requiring them to make a report to the tax department In accordance with the now rule thereon. A much more energetic crusade against foreign corpora tions by the tax department seems to be carried on this year from the fact that not only are corporations taxed where organized under the laws of other , states nnd are known to bo doing business In this state , but It appears the tax department has had an ex amination made of the records ot the sec retary of state's office of many of the other states , especially of Now Jersey , and every person named In the certificates tiled therein as an Incorporator or director , whose residence or whoso olllce Is In this city , has been served with a notice of taxation , Irrespective of whether the corporation had ni * .K.i.lnnec , I M VnW Vnrlf C1T lint. Th I S action has caused' considerable Indignation. So far as the financial Institutions located outside ot the state are concerned. It has resulted In the withdrawal by out-of-town banks of their accounts In New York , and these withdrawals will continue OKLAHOMA ASKS KOIl STATKHOO11. Convention Unanimously AilonJn M - - - iniirlal to COIIHTPOMN. KINGFISHER , Okl. , Jan. 14. The Inter , paitlsan statehood convention , which was In session hero until late last night , brought over 1,000 delegates and others interested persona to Kingfisher. The convention , which was wholly harmonious , adopted rcso. lutlons petitioning the present congress to piE's au enabling act. providing for the ad mission ot Oklahoma as a state. There wao no strife as to the question of single statehood or double statehood. The resolu tion simply petitions for statehood , with such boundaries as congress may direct , with the slmplo recommendation that If the In- uian Territory snail DC mciuueu tne rosiuenis in each of the flvo civilized tribes and Ok lahoma ehall vote reparately upon the ac ceptance or rejection of a state constitu tion , which shall 'bo ' operative for such of said sections as accept it. The conven tion also adopted a resolution urging the passage of the frco homo .bill , which has passed the senate and Id now pending in the house of representatives. FlfiHT IJBPAHTMKIVr STORKS. I.nlxir OrKMiilzaUoiiH TaUInK 11 Proiu- Ini-iit I'nrl. DENVER. Jan. 14. The anti-department store movement Is spreading to the secret societies. The members of the different trade organizations form a larco part of the Workmen , Woodmen. Foresters , Red Men and other fraternal and social organi zations. Most ot these organizations have branches and auxiliary bodies composed of women , the chief patrons of the department establishments. The trades and labor or ganizations are already pledged to a with drawal of their patronage from the depart ment atoreo and are working to have simi lar action taken by the secret societies. All of the labor organizations are demanding the passage by the city council of the ordi nance designed to prevent tha encroachment of the department store , and such action will probably be taken at the regular meeting of the aldermen next week. HHAUHl ) KOIl HIS 01,1) ( Tl'ARTKR.S. ' Convliit Itcnrri-Hlcil When lie Com- lilccnl Out * .Scnlfiii'e. TOPEKA , Kan. , Jan. 14. J. C. McKlbbeli , charged with having made counterfeit ? 5 bills whllo In the United States penitentiary at Lcavcnworth , was brought to Topcka today by Deputy Marshal W. O. Neoley. His term expired at the penitentiary Thursday and he was at once rearrestcd on the charge of mak ing counterfeit money In prison. Ho will bo ocntf.nced by Judge Foster. McKlbben was a traveling photographer when ho was arrested In Texas and pleaded guilty to making coun terfeit money and received a two years' sen tence In tlio penitentiary. He was made pri son photographer , end It was whllo acting In this capacity tSiat ho turned out at least one now crisp $5 bill and was discovered. Ho operated through two prisoners who were on parole , who have already been presented with five years each. I..YWI.M ! OVICIl .MOXTA.VA .PIIOPI'JRTV. ' Another Hnlt Innlllud-il AKIIHN | ( Dlln- liiff C'oiiipniilch , NEW YORK , Jan. 11. The fight between the Anaconda Corner Mining company , the lio-ton and Montana company and the Mon tana Ore Purchasing company was renewed today before Justice IMIy In the supreme court , wheti Lowlso'm Ilrolhors applied for an Injunction to restrain the Anaconda Cop per Mining company , the Central Trust com pany , James It , Haggln and the directors of the Anaconda coirpcciy from selling the Sul livan and Snowbird copper mlnea at Dutte , Mont. , to F. Augustus Hslnz and the Men- tana Ore Purchasing coiri.Mny. There are at present thirty-one lawsuits awaiting trla ! In the state ot Montana between Heinz and the Boston and Montana company. Pcvlalon was reaerved. Pi-lnli-r HlHinlH UN .Sivi-i-III curl. CINCINNATI. Jan. 11. J.oula Alfold. tt roinpowltor at the JSnrjulrer oflle , today shot his Hweotheart , Mlnnlo Packner , at her home , on lire-men xtriiot , Indicting a fatal wound , uiiil then killed himself. Jealousy U supposed to liuvo been theC.IUHC. . InillL-l i\-l'll : > Clt-rli. HOCKFOHD , III. , Jnn. ll.-Kx-Clty Clerk F , O , Hogl was Indlc'cd ' today for alleged embezzlement of $ H,000. Ho had mndo the amount b'ojd and thu indictment caused sur prise. RELIEF EXPEDITION HALTED Alaskan Supplies Will Not Bo Forwarded Just At Frescot , EXPEDITION IS TEMPORARILY ABANDONED \o 'PrrftHltiK ' oil for A hi In tinKliin - illUo .ItrKliin * nl Thin 'Nine , 'tiunril Drill Still ( u I ( In On. PORTLAND , Ore. , Jto. II. General Mcr- rhtn , commanding the Department of the Columbia , tula morning rccelvr-d a tilp cr > iin from the War department lnstrutln < him to post pop o the departure of the relief expe dition to Alaska. According/ ! - contract to ship the expedition from this part on the etcaiLohlp Oregon , Jrriuary 2 ? , has been withdrawn. The rack train Is still held at Fort Vancouver , and the drilling o ! the guard for It will go on , The ontara effect a temporary abandonment of the expedition and It Is understood they wcro ba rd ou the recent reports that there v > oe ao itarvatbn or sufro.-lng In the Yukon country tint the government relief expedition could relieve. Agent Pcston of the Pacific Coast Steamship company caya that hU company Is gi.id to bo relieved of the contract to transport the government pick twin to Alaska , as It lisa already more Inwlnws offered than It la pas- elblo to handle. HUCOM.MI3.VJJS lV\VS ] FOll ALASKA. CoiniiilMxIitiirr SultmllN n Co ill1 for tht > 'IVrrUupy. WASHINGTON , Jan. 14. Attorney General McKcnna today submitted to the senate n special report made by the commlrslon to revise nd codify the criminal nnd penal laws of the Unltcxl Stntos concerning the criminal nnd penal laws relating to Alaska ; also n code of criminal procedure for thai district In the fotm of a bill which accom panied the report ot the commission. In Its report the commission says that ns no organization of the territory of Alaaka , the District ot Columbia and Indian Terri tory lias 'been authorized by congress which contemplates local self-government. It Is re quired to codify the criminal and -penal laws peculiarly applicable to these territories. The criminal laws of the United States will form the 'body of the code which the commlsclon 13 to prepare. The commission points out that by virtue of the flct pro viding a civil government of Alaska the laws ot Oregon become laws ot Alnska. Thu laws which now exist over Alaclca may bo classified as follows : (1) ( ) The stat utes ot the United States , extending over all the stated and territories ; (2) ( ) the statutes of the United States enacted exprcraly for Alaska : (3) ( the laws of Oregon In force on May 17 , 1SSI , K > far as they are applicable and not in conflict with 'the ' laws of the United States. The coninil > T3lon nuggcsts that If the 'bill ' which Is proposed 1" enacted Into law It will furnish a complete codt ) for Alaska. In conclusion the commission saj.i : "Under existing law the president has ap. pointed conimUjloners ? to reside at nine des ignated places , who , with other powers and duties , arc cx-olllnlo justices ot the peace. It Is to bo presumed that other communi ties of considerable numbers will bo formed as the population of the district Increase ? , and to meet thi'lr need. . ? we have Inserted a 'provision ' authorizing the Judge of the dis trict court to appoint additional commis sioners with the Jurisdiction of magistrates In criminal prcccdlngs. Provision 13 also made for the appointment of deputy mar shals In cxeea ? of 'the number now authorized by law and all the deputy marshals are given the authority ot constables In the execution of criminal process. " llli.V VI' VllKSTAlTT AVD STIUPKS. nlNpnMiiK " < ' < O'Viirr.Hlilp of u Trnut of AliiHlcn Innil. VICTORIA , B. C. . Jan. 14. Collector of Customs Mllno la In receipt of a letter from Skagway , In which It Is alleged that Mr. Smith , United States commissioner fee Taiya and Skogvay , claims a strip of lanJ three miles down from Ilia head ot Lake Bennett , which I * near the boundary as de fined by the United States , and which would give the United States control of the ter ritory from the cccst to the lake. T'lio commissioner , the writer allegc.i. hss ordered all locators of lots to have them reeorueu wmi mm. A party ot American. ' followed the commissioner's direction by hoisting the American flag just below the oollce barracks , where the British ftig was flying. The Canadian mounted police de manded an explanation , end al'ter some par leying the flag was hauled down and an apology wcs tendered. Tfio came letter contains information tuat Bernard Moore Is having more trouble with squatters on kr.ul which he claims at Skag way. Early In. tile present month , It Is ul- legnd , ho turned out with an armed force and drove the squattcTo off tie ! land. It is alsj stated that some firing was done , but no body was hurt. I'llHMi'iiKi.'rN for Klondike. PORTLAND. Ore. , Jan. 14. The stfcmer George W. Elder nailed tonight for Skag- way cod Tulya with 350 rjasscngcc.i and a full cargo. Six hundred horses and nearly GOO iloga go cut Iiy the Elder. COMM.V.Vlljm JMSI.lSIIA.vrY CIIOSJJX. llccoini'M fiovrrnor of IIiu SnIlorN1 MHIIK Iljirhor. NEW YORK , Jan. . 14. The board of trus tees of Sailors' Snug Harbor elected Lieu tenant Commander Daniel Delehanty , U S. N. , at present detailed as executive officer on the battleship Texas , to bo governor of the Institution , In place of Governor Trc/sk. who recently resigned after the board had Investigated charges of cruelty and misman agement , preferred against him. Lieutenant Ccmmaodcr Delchanty 1m u se cured n year's leave of absence from tlie Navy department. His salary as governor will bo $5,000 a year , and a residence , and : ho tenure of ofilce 18 at the plccauru of Wio board of trustees. lien In ( lu > ItrlilK'i * NI5W YORK , Jnn , 14. An unknown man threw himself or accidentally fell from n parapet on the Washington bridge over the Harlem river nt Ono Hundred mid Eighty-first street today u distance of 147 feet. This Is twelve foot furtln-r than the listuncc gone by the Brooklyn bridge jump- era. Contrary to the expectations of the , physician , the man died lutu this afternoon , i 'lui-oiiN tor DIIUHOII OHy. SAN FRANCISCO , Jan. 14. James J. Col- son l > a arrived from Boston with n iiiim- IKT of carrier pteoons whose homing In- HllnctM ho hopcH lo utilize In thu work of C3tabllshln rutjulur communication between DuwKon City and St illi-haels next H Inter. IIu Intends taking his blid.-t tj St. Michaels as soon au pox.slblc , und will i * tabllsh ala- DON'f SIOP TOOACCO Euiiccly end ncrrti. Taki BACO. CUBO , the coir curt whllo uilog toltsco. Wrlti far proofs of cnrei. COe or Cl.COI/oiti , 3 boin UoirtcUed cur l Cl tO. Of UrugjIlU , cr of Ul. LUHEKA CllmiOAL AHO V.IU'O , CO. , In CroiM , Wll , tlon * nt convenient Interval * from thcro to Dawfon. lt < * fii i < A lo Honor Itrqnl'lllun , JEFFKHSO.V CITY , Mo. , Jan. H.-Gov- crndr Stephens today refused to honor the requisition ot Governor T.uiner of Illinois for tha extradition of Prof. William Smith of the School of O.iteop.ithy nt Kliksvlllo , wanted In Chicago for body KiuUchlivir. The papers presented charged Smith , with Mcnllnfr Tour sheets , worth f ( , n petit Inr * i-eny charge. Attorney with llrllirr ) * . VICTORIA , U. C. . Jnn. 14.-A fiensatlonnl nllldnvlt has been riled In court In the e-Aso of Van VnlkenburB ngnlnst the Western Cattle company. S. P. Mills , solicitor for the plaintiff , put In nil nlltdavlt over III * own signature alleging Hint P. 11. llrown. noting for the defendant company , hail offered him ( Mills ) JW to throw up hi * brief. IJrown denies the uhnrgo. ComiirotulMc ot n MninnKo Suit. NEW YOUK , Jan. 14.-Alonzo J. White- mnn , formerly mayor of nuluth. nnd n ntntu senator of Minnesota , has romproinlmM IIJH suit ngalnst the Columbia National bank of this city for J'.OOD d.uimgca for false 1m- prl.tomnont. It Is umlcrmooil that the li.tnlc paid Mr. Whltenmn $ l.50t ) In cotiHldorntloii of the abandonment of his suit , StilliniFiit or Colloti , SAVANNAH , ( la. , .lixu. H.-Tho British , steamship Itanze rlenrcd yesterday for llro- lucti with 18,200 bales ot cotton , weighing- S.9C3.SO. pounds , valued nt S.il.i.VI. ! This Is the largest cargo of cotton ever shipped from nn Atiiuittc port , ntul H over 7.000 bales moro than WHS ever ithlppd from this port on uny other vessel. Four ICIII.-.l In ii Klfvht. 1UR110UUSVILLIC. Ky. , Jan. ll.-Ncnv rcMiched hero this morning of n bloody light at n blind tiger Wednesday on Sandy Torlc In which Hubert Cnldwell. Smith Holton , John William * und Tom Wilson , nil col ored , were killed ami Will Burges * mor tally wounded. Whisky was the cause of thu trouble. Hill it'iiitNCn Tliri-o 'IVllrrM. NEW YOHIC , Jnn. 14-Ono of the iiev counterfeit $100 silver certlllcatcg was Im tided In nt the mibtroasury hero toilny. It came from n New York li.'ink , which hnil received It from n savings bank In llrooklyu. The bill was handled by three tellers before Its spurlousnoss wus detected , Too many moth ers are helpless invalids. A moth er's proudest nnd happiest privilege is to help nu am bitions son in his O > early struggles to SVnttum eminence i" I"9 chosen wnlk of life. To such n son , a ro bust mother , n grand mother with n healthy mind in n healthy body , is the best counselor nnd the best spur. Many mothers are sickly , fretful , helpless creatures tortured beyond endurance by the pains of thejr own wrecked constitu tions. An ambitious youth receives but little encouragement or sound advice who appeals to such a mother. Most ill- liealth among women is due to weakness and disease of the organs distinctly femi nine. If thesa puits are weak and dis eased Ilia entire system suffers. The most wonderful remedy for all weakness and disease of the distinctly fe male organism is Dr. I'ieroc's Favorite Prescription. It allays inflammation , ennthpQ twin nnil imiiarta viiror aud health to these delicate organs. It tnakca healthy mothers and capable wives. It prepares .1 woman for motherhood. It does away with the eliscomforts of the ex pectant period and makes parturition easy and almost painless. Over 90,000 , women have testified tc > its virtues , iti writing. Druggists sell it. "U Is with pleasure I recommend Dr. Tierce's Favorite Prescription to suiTTliift ladies , " writes MM. I. I'ernuion. Box 29 , PoiiBlru illation , Sel kirk Co. . Manitoba. " After suffering untold tor tures I thnnk Oed I found iclief ntid cure iu Ur. Plcrce'J I'avorile I'rewrlpllon. " It don't pay sickness. Constipation often causes it. Dr. Pierce'a Pleasant Pellets cure constipation. One little "Pellet" is a gentle laxative , and two n mild cathartic. Tliey never gripe. They are tiny , sugar-coated granules , forty of which are contained in a two-inch vial. Druggists sell them and have nothing else "just as good. " They reg ulate the Stomach , Liver and Uoweis. Now Ready Brine 10 cents to The Boo olllco , olthoi- In Omaha , or Council Mnilcd to uny uddrosa on receipt of 10 cunts in coin FACZAXi BLEMISHES quickly < ] | niijuir | | when WooJLmry'u uniml Tuhet Ltamltlnnllun in u | > ; illvd dully. U will unilt-r u ruu li ekln mnoctn und jirulc.t a ijjcd cjinplcxlan. A Kaiiiple of each \VooJbury' * Fuclul tjoiiti racial Crcuin , l > 'nclil I'uwilvr and Dmtul Civiiiii ouu u lU-iiuty Hook niallvJ un rvccliit or Wa. r.ie iceiilur Klzo tola cvcryulitic , 23o each. JOHN H. WOOUHUJIY , Uernntalojilit. J27 West 42.1 HI. . N. V. Wo vrlll uur.d jou n fln IS I ) < W trill imtuiont ot tjii 1'tincil Utmimjir C AL7HOO Civ.i i r. il.'li'.i und la al uuarantoa thai CALTIIOU till ! K'l'dl' Dlirlmrcci nnil Ilinluloni , UUim pcrninliirrliru. Vurlcucue. mid KKhTIIJti : l.o.l Vicar- O ! tco. < U vounnlliln'T to try It. VonMolllCO. CHI l3Bi ! lrofrir * U.l fl llO. MADE ME A MAN AJAX TAW.UTS TOSmVKbY Onillj -I///Kirrous 7ir / cB-FolllBS Mom- or7linpotoiic/t Hloij loaunosn , oto. . cnuarjil Ijy Auuia or other K-r. isc tuif Ir.dli- crotluni > . Wiey iiuuklu anil lunlit rottoru Lnt Vilulllr fa olilor jouuu.un. . | ritnoanforctudr , buelnrmor ronrrl.nyo. ITuruiit Inunlty und ( 'oruuaiplloii if IH. Xliolrmo rkona Imra0.1nto | fniiiiovo. effects u CJUHR Khero all othbr full In. Glut upon liuilr.i ; ( ho Konulno Aiu Tahlot * . Tli 7 imroeared . . . , thoiuumliunit nlllctireycni. ' " ItivmTdtumcutrtfntwtoelfwtoiTuro CfJij > TC In osclicujjoor tafunil ho monor , ril jUUi 3Oi | < ir l > ackOB i or tlz fkcn ( full tnaluiDnll for & .V ) . Ill mail , In [ 'lain ' wr r'rr. lyon iKulpt of rrl i.(1rculnr ( ln - AJAX REMEDY CO. , I'or ale In Omilia t > y Jume * lror xili , Wi H Kill meet. Kula A : Co. ISth it nil Douvlni Slrfita. CORE YDURSEl\ \ Vi llliiU for unnaturtl dlicti rg i , InOamiunluai. Irrlutlcni or ulceutloaf of nuoaa < u iubrtu . anil nul vitrla * Bold by II ; or uat la plilo br tzprtii. pitcalij , m fl.09.or bortlM , IJ.7J. Uic l/jr M | M