' NEWS FROM THE FARTHER WEST ) TWO BEARS AND A GIRL loth of Them Wcra Grizzlies , Too , She Only Sixteen. ONE ROUTED BY WOMAN'S V/IT / Oilier Troi'il nnil SlioC l.iMirni-il h ) it Mniilnim Itnnrli- iiian'lu 'I'liiiuuhl llo Knew vAII Alinut Ilrnrn. of all sizes , agcn ana varieties nro coming < lown Into the Musselslicll Valley of Montana this winter. Tlio mildness of the weather la the couso of their leaving their jiluccB of hibernation In the Snowy nnd Dull mountains They nro fat anil nancy , and as the mercury has noldnm been as low as 7cro In thin locality , they ore not sluggish. It la ixnotble , and sometimes painful , to learn a little nioro about 1 > cars , even after ono 1i rcrtaln ono knows all about them. This utory related I > y a Now York Sun correspond ent IllustratiH that fact : "Having been to the postofflco , " eald the man who told It. " 1 stopped at the 'Flying V ivinch to glvo them their letters. There the daughter of the family proudly exhibited n young cub -weighing about twenty ixMimls , which sha herself had caught and carried homo the day before. She was proud of her conquest , and nalvoly suggested that the cub's mamma might be somewhere close. It vaa almost a foregone conclusion that she ivas. Having had notno experience 1n tramp ling on the fcellngi of an angry mother of u missing cub , I directed the conversation to on entirely different subject Shortly af ter luncheon I caught my caytwo and set out for homo. "I had Just readied the top of the hill when my Imrso started to bolt , but throwIng - Ing the brldlo rein o\er hln head , which IH tint signal to a. cayuoo to slop , I swung out of the saddle and found myaelf between the frightened horse and a little ball-faced griz zly , \\hoso hostile Intentions could have been Interpreted 'by ' the most casual obscner Suspense Is worse than battle , so T plclted up a etoiio and threw It at the bear. The nc- tlon picclpitnted n riot The bear and the lionjo danced around mo In bewildering con fusion. Having kept hold of the brldlo reins I boon got back In the saddle , end was soon n hundred yards away This action seemed to purzlo the bear , who had probably seen Jiorses and men apart , but had rever seen a man on a horse. When ono has killed the real igrl/zly ono hates to bo imposed upon liy a bad tempered llllputlan edition , eo I turned my cayuse and charged the bear , llruln lost his former presenceof mind and Tin. In a minute howas up a tree and was Bering through the branches In such a manner as to oatlsfy bis cuiloslty without exposing himself to danger. A imiGIirKNKD BEAU. "I felt my former i expect for him changed to contempt. Ho must ha\o known I liad no gun , jet ho had bolted like a ocarcd co > ote The more I thought of his cowardly flight the bra\cr I became , so I lode up close to the tree and begin to call him names. I told him what I would do to him If I had u gun and was proceeding to make other threats \\htn there cnmo a crash , and I felt as though I had been liurleltrom a catapult flying through the air , but still firmly.hold- Ing to the horn of the saddle , I comforted mjself with the rpflectlon that I had always lieard that the ball-faced grizzly \\as a great coward , although there was a dim belief that I was about to face a grcatj trouble. The limb on which the bear was resting had broken. My cayuse , quick an a. flash , hail 1 Tnpei ] straight up and the nail die cinch had btol.cn. These facts I learned some time aftccward. \mwhllo the beir and I had fallen within a few feet of each other.'e iwoio both badly scared , and he wont up the trco again. , "When my ca > uio atnmiicilocl ho had run jxt t tlio cabins nt tfio 'KI > ltiK V ranch , il ) > ells anil the Tlclcrles * horse Informed them ihat soniothlns was \vrrxiK , and when the daughter nt tlio faintly , a girl of 1C , cnmo close enough to hcnr I told her I had a bear up a tree end aslted her to get a gun quick Thereupon phc ran back to the house and nlion the i\ippcared ffio was followed by the ( jucercat procession I have o\er seen come out to kill n bear. Tirst came th6 girl \vlth a Mnrlln 41-40 repeater. Then came her mother cacrj Ing In Lor arms a 2-months-old Imby. A boy of 7 pulling the unwilling captUo cub bear with a pug dog barking at lili heels completed the force. " 'Theto Is only ocio cartridge In the gun , ' said ilio girl , as she handed It to mo "The remark was made In n nntter-of-fact raaj that appalled inc. If the joutig woman expected me to attempt to snoot a bill-faced grizzly whctio temper I had tested I would aniich rather she and her mother and all ex cept the fat pug dog would go back to the ] iou o There was only sK square Inches of lifdf Uslblc. but I Knew there was several liundrcd pounds ot bear up that tree. The family refused to accept my ad\lco to retire while I massacred ttio brar and therefore I declined to ahoot. The last tlmo I had seen that ball-facoJ gtlzrly'a compliance It had Iho expression of a llend that \vas perfectly capiblo of devouring the entire family , pug Jog and all allGAVE GAVE UP TIIK GUN. "I handed the gun iback to the girl and told ] irr to go to the house nnd fill the mngazlno with cartridges. She smiled contemptuously nnd then , before I could proM-nt It raised 4ho rlflo and fired The bear fell with a thud nnd was dead before ho reached the ground , lint coming directly toward usvlth open Jaws nnd red Vonguo I siw another hear , that o\on In Uiat exciting moment I had no ililUinilty in Idcntlfjlng as tlio mother of the captlvo cub There Is nothing quite so deipernto as an animal , llerco by nature , robbed of her joung Just nnd righteous anger was depleted in licr eyes. At Iho tremendous pace she was coming I noticed that her whole body was Ubratlng with jiisilon , A small sapling she bit In two as slio passed ga\o mo n gcntlo hint of lier ponrra of mastication "Tho family ran , that Is , all except the girl , thp pug and tlio cub I thought the girl was too scared to run I wanted to , but could not very well stampede nnd leave lier. T'io pug did not have sense enough to run , nnd the cub had no reason to. Opening n big claspknlfo , I waited for the onslaught. Uruln la lun > B n boxer , and It behooves an on- tapoi'Ist to guard well the solar plexus nnd other vulnerable points I jaw a huge form rise before mo , and while Ineffectually 4r > lng to sink the knife In 1icr body , I felt iny arms pinioned to my side with a grip HO terrible that It aeoniod ta paralyro the action of my muscles. Her hot luvnth almost euf- 1 located mo , There was no room for hope. ! A quick death wns the only boon I could con * ipUtently cra\o. Tlmo la merely a measure of o\cnts and I now Know that the criminal nrvlio Is hanged from the time the rope falls until lie reaches the end of the rope lives longer than any man who U now alive. I spoilt a ahort eternity In the arms of that NO MERCURY No potnsli no mineral no danger In S. 8. 8. This means a great deal to all who know tlio disastrous effects of Cheso drugs. It is the only blood remedy guaranteed Purely Vegetable. 8. 8. 8. forces the disease out through the skin does not dry up tlio poison to decay ttio bones , like mercurial mixtures do. ' I KM almr.t a pbyilctl wreck i the rciult ot taorcurUl treatment lor blood noUou t H.H.8 , it a real blood reru dy , tot It cured mo per- inanentlr * llonrr sss Kotb.I8 8Bomb Ninth titrtiet , gt. IxiulJ , Mo. Vook * fret J rtdrtw , B wlfi Bf e olfla Ca , Atumw. bear. It was long enough for rny thoughts to visit Ohio , California , Arizona , Kansas , and have plenty of tlmo to spire to contemplate - template the anguish of my friends and to tnko a fairly good photograph of my body mangled and torn. It was also sufficient time to review , various episodes happening In the last twenty jcars. nnd then the bear let go IHIUI.V LET GO. "Voluntarily old Bruin ' lot TOO go I fancied I had almost scented the nolsomo rrphyrs of the Stjx ami had caught a gllmpso of Old Charon's face , and I am yet con siderably humiliated because I can recollect nothing resembling a chlnook brcezo from Paradlso. I em > ct surprised the bear let go , but a girl of 16 hail had Biifllclcnt presence of mind to speculate on the chances of establishing tha Identity of the true helr-at- Inw of my tormentor. So she had gathered up the llttlo cub bear , despite his squeals , scratches and other protestations , and taken him to his mamma " 'Here , you mean old thing , Is jour llttlo cub. Ain't > ou glad to se * him ? ' or words to that effect , Is the kind of talk she made to the grlzly. It was effectual. Mamma Grizzly complacently accepted her young , and the two trotted oft Into the foothills while I lay on cactus needlpn trjlng to convince my vital organs their work was not yet done. It all happened Jn about forty-live seconds of so-called time. I thankfully accepted the .inn of the > oung woman , and while my coat was being sowed and a few scratches being washed my metaphysical roverlo was Interrupted by a voice saying. " 'Wasn't you scared ? ' Without watting for the egotistical and wholly fatso 'No , ' which was ready for utterance , she continued : 'I was , awfully , but I didn't know It till just now. ' "And I was glad she didn't , ( nor was I sorry that the family pug < log and all had co in u out to sco mo kill the bear. " To I'roli'cl Klondike 'IVinlrrfiM't. T\COMA , Wash , rob. 28 ( Special. ) Sure-thing games In Tacoma are to be come a thing of the past , according to 'Major ' Faw celt's order to the chief of police , and unless , there Is a decided change In the tone of the mayor's order within the next few days the "cinch" games will have to go. There arc but a few of the games In opera tion here , but enough to stir the local Klon dike buieau to protest against them and to lead the owners of square games , who pay a monthly license In the form of flues , to join In the mo\emcnt against them The mayor said he would not permit the opera tion of these sure-thing games under any circumstances ; that "square gambling" was bad enough , and that he would certainly do his share toward the protection ofIsltlng strangers. KiIlNoii to ConnVr t. SANTA I'D , N. M. , Feb. 28 ( Special ) The New Mexican snys it has Information from responsible sources In New York to IIio effect that Thomas A. Hdlson. the in ventor , 1ms his new gold eavlng plant well under way and that It will bo completed and placed In operation in South Santa Fe cpuntj this summer. The capiclty of the new ma chine Is such that It will handle 25,000 tons of gravel o\ cry 'twentjfour hours and ( tie ln\ontion is regarded by far the greatest sue- cess In meclianlcs yet achieved by the wiz ard. The Now Mexican Is also advised that Mr. id ! ori and his family will , this summer , takT up their residence at Santa Kc In ordei that the Invcnior may he on the ground to personally superintend the construction and operation of his new gold paving plant. Think They llnto mil Olil MT. PLIBASUNT , Utah , Feb. 2S. ( Spe cial. ) Active work Is To bo begun at once on what la believed to he a prehistoric mine , worked ages ago , near hero. It seems that about a jear ago a sheep herder discovered what appeared to bo VvpIt-m the side of a mountain. Herreported' fho' discovery , and at once a number of riphralm and Spring City gentlemen Interested lhqmsclves In the supposed mine. The sand was cleared away to some depth , and every indication was that a mlno had been worked there at some pgrlod , but seemingly long ago Tall- ings are ovcrj where \lslble , and when the bottom of the main shaft Is reached it can bo seen whether or not the lost wonder is in reality a mine. HnrroN for Uu > Klondike. PHOENIX , Ariz. . Feb. 2S ( Special. ) A carload of burros left Phoenix last week for service on the Alaskan trails , and wll ) bo followed up by other shipments until COO have been sent. The donkeys are from , the Verde valley , where they arc fouud almost wild and. In unlimited supply. \V > oinlnpT Acnx ' .Note * . The hauling of onjx from Hah tanjon to Badger has been begun , the quarries having been leased by a company of capitalists. Thomas Davidson of Utown's Park , Utah , was arrested for driving eheep Into Iloutt qounty from Utah , but was permitted to go on payment of costs of the case. Cx-Scnator Hurt of Casper has been re leased fiom the obligation to pay $100 a month alimony , oa evidence showing that his divorced wife had remarried last July. The eloro and wareroom of the Badger Mercantile company was deatrojed bj lire. This company was a distributor of provisions for the Hartvlllo Iron m'ncs. Uy heroic efforts the pcatofllco was saved. A \nlnablo discovery of gold-beiring rock has boon made In the Silver Clown district near Cheyinno by I ) . P. Stedman and Thomas Lennox. Assays of the ere show values of $ . ' 2 a ton. The \cln la twenty feet wide and a true flsfliiro vein. Messrs Gibson & Guthrle of Douglas have purchased 10,000 pounds of sulphur and 28,000 pounds of lime and will begin nt once dipping 15,000 snoop In order to prevent spread of disease. Another firm has 125,000 sheep In the same pait of the state. Joliv Housloux , Tratik King , William Sul livan and others of Heaver have formed a com pen y and propose to construct a largo Irrigating ditch the corning bummer on upper Ia Prole The ditch w III bo some flvo mllfu long and will water about 2COO acres The trustees of the Soldiers' end Sailors' homo say the expense of maintaining the homo during 1S97 was $1,301 57 , of which amount the general government paid $1,015 , leaving the n't cost to the state $2,71857. The average dally attendance for the jear was fourteen and one-half , and the average dally expense per capita was 02 cents , A , W Moore has found a very rich mica deposit nt Grand Encampment The crop- plugs of the ve'iv nro oxpoaed on the sur face fifty feet wide and 200 feet long Mr. Moore Is Intervatcit with a party of mining men of Tellurlde , Colp , and Laramle , Wyo. The mica U being taken out In blocks rang ing from right to twelve Inches equaro and U clear white , \VllllllllKtoit NM > M Notl'H. Two thousand tons of 1S9T crop of hay will bo shipped from Palouaa , Whitman county , this season , Ono freight train from Gray's harbor last Tuesday took out thlrty-thrco carloads of lumber , shingles , tics , etc. Ono of the Columbia river cannerymen has nmdo arrangemonta to build < cannery at Kalrtmven to have a capacity of 2,000 cases. Three largo four-masted ships are to bo constructed at Hoqualm this jear and the pay roll of the shipyards will bo about $3COO a month , Aberdeen's foreign shipments for the first fifteen days of February , 1891 , wcro two car goes , I'carlv 1,000,000 feet of lumber , 300- 000 shingles and twonty-nvo cords of slabs , The naino of Stevens county's great min ing camp has been ( hanged from Hureks to Hopubllc , In honor of Us principal mine. John Stack has been appointed postmaster ot the renamed town. The stranded bark Potrlmpoa , on the Leach near Ilwaco , was abandoned last week by Toard & Stokes. Eight men nra at work on the Glcnmorag , trying to get the and out of her so that she can bo righted again. The sand washes In , bow- over , nearly as fast as U can be taken out. out.There There Is a great scarcity of moat In the country around Tokoa , and the prlco Is rapidly advancing. Especially Is this true of beef and poultry. Cattle are ecarco and local butchers are paying 4H coato per pound for good beet cattle. Poultry 1s unusually scarce and high. Hogs are EOttluK scare * , but & price has Dot ad vanced. RACING FOK A GOLD MINE Three fiivnl Parties "Wont on Ono Steamer to Locate a Valuable Olairm LAWSUITS ARE SURE TO FOLLOW Stlrrliitr IncluViitn of ( InHiiro to AlriKkn SiMfrnl l.ociilloiiH on thu fell in I'roprrt ) 1'rt'pnHnK to IJcirloi ) the Ml lie. In a few weeks n number of men will leave Seattle for an Island In the Portland canal , well supplied with mining machlncrj for the purpose of opening up a wonderful ledge of frco milling gold quartz which was discovered Into In 1S97 a d located after an exciting roco by John J. t-'olstad of Snoho- mlsh , for a syndicate of well known Seattle men , saj-s the Scittlo Post-Intelllgenccr None of the men connected with the devel opment of the property have any doubts but Itint the mine will make them all rich , so great Is the extent of the ledge and fie val uable the ore. Three parties of men started out oil the sitno steamer to locnto this mine , nnd there will be on Interesting , legal fight If all three get their location notices on the same ledgo. The natter la complicated from the fact that the property Is disputed ter ritory , and both Canadian and American courts will claim jurisdiction. mo race for tins mlno was the most ex citing that has taken place since Seattle men with money have been Investing In Alav kan mines As told by Captain Ed Cantllloo , who was with the Seattle syndicate In the race , It Is as follows * 1'arly last December a young man named llogers landed In Seattle from southeastern Alaska. Ho had been mining nod prospectIng - Ing on the Islands and mainland for sev eral jears Ho told the story of a remark ably largo ledge of free milling gold ore which ho had discovered Just before coming down on a small Island In Portand canal. He said that the mlno was In disputed ter ritory , and ho wes unable to locate the property , having no miner's license from the Canadian government Ho had drawn a de tailed plan of the location of Iho mlno aud showed a sack of ere which ho claimed to have taKen from the ledge IIo desired to Interest men w Ith money In locating and developing the claim He could do nothing In Seattle and finally went to Tacoma Hero ho was again uniucce-istul In Interest ing capital In the pioposltlon , and took his maps and ore to nverett. He told many people about It , and among others A W. Trater , the well Known Snohomlsh politician and lavvjcr. Prater was verj- much Interested and came to Seattle to work up a company among hlf , friends. Ex-District Attorney W. H. Drinker , ex-Collector of Customs J. C. Saunders - ders , Attorney lllclmrd S. Jones and Captain Cantlllon joined with Prater , and a sjndl- cato was organized , to look up the mine. Rogers did not want much to show the loca tion of the propertj , and for a small eharo in the company agreed to go north with their rcpiesfliitatlvcs. IlIVAL COMPANY MOVES. The syndicate was leisurely lajlng its placs , when word was received from Everett that c\-Chief of Police Tim Collins , having heard of Hogom' deal with the Seattle syn dicate , was preparing to visit ttie vicinity described In Rogers' map on the next steamer. This was etarlltng Information and called for Immediate action It was said tbii Collins vvas backed by the officials of the Everett t > meltor , the Everett & Mqnte Crjs'o lallroad and other Institutions nt Everett. The Scuttle men Immediately became a'l action. Their expedition must sail on the next boat , which happened to be the steamer Queen , and the next boat went In two dnjs. Captain Cantlllon was sent out to buj a boit for the use of the expedition on Port land canal. Attorney Jonas went to Victoria to secure fceo miners' licenses for the party. A. W. Fratcr went to Snohomlsh for a pros pector and mineral export. Attorney Drinker was to secure passage for the men and boats. Jones got tils licenses by paying good money for them. Prater returned the next day from Snohomlsh with John It Tolslad , bettor known as "Yon Yay , " a hardy Norse men who ban spent years prospecting In the Cascade mountains , Cantlllon had secnreJ n sailboat. Drinker , however , had struck a snag. At that late hour It was Impossible to secure passage for the men , to say nothing of their beat. Failure stared the oxpeditlon In the face , for It ccrtalnlj looked as though the other party would get the star * . A council of war was held and It woa de cided to take Captain Carroll of the Quesn Into the coinprnj , A diplomat wa scut out and the prospect of a good sized flhaio in a second Trendwcll , It Is said , quickly secured passage for the paity. There vvas no roam for the boat , but Captain Carroll offered to unship ono of the Queen's lifeboats and hang their sailboat in Its place. It was an hour before sailing time when "Yon Yaj" Tolstad came down to the wharf. The sailors were just drawing the boat Cap tain CanUlkci bad secured on the steamer. As soon aa ho saw the boat lie began to Interpose - terposo objections. Ho Bald "Dy Yesus , I'd rather go to oca in a soup bowl than In n craft like that " Money vvas no object to the eiyndliato now , and the son of Norwaj vvas ccmnilfislmcd to buy a boat In which bu would go to sea. Ho did so acid got It to the wharf just before the Queen caet off her 1-cies , i Colllrn nnd his men were much depressed by this sudden action on the part of their rivals , especially as the other party had Rogers to show them the way to the mine , Folstad and Cantillcci vvero In high glee. AN ENGLISH CO.MPVNY Before Victoria vvaa leached , however , It wan discovered that there was a thlid party aboard beading for this wonderful mine en Portlccid canal This party was composed of two well known Tacoma men , Veil Is nnd Spencer. Like the Everett partj' , thoj had Rogers' maps of the location of the mlno Besides the assistance Rogcis could give them the Seattle party were counting on that of Captain Carroll Ho had agreed to stop the atcanirr at the po'nt noarcat the mlno nnd to lower tholr sailboat , while the other parties would bo obliged to go to the leguur stopping place before they could make ready to sail up the canal to the mlno It was 3 o'clock In the morning when the Queen stopped oft Port Tongaas rolotad and Contlllon were ready to embark In tholt llttlo sloop which the Bailers quickly low ered Into the water. But whcro was Hogor& ? They wont Into his stateroom , but his berth was empty. They hunted the ftfilp ° vnv for him , but got no clue until a deckhand was found who had seen him go Into the state room occupied by Spencer and Vettl ? . There they found him and told him to get up. Ho lazily Inquired what tlmo It was , Ii > lng told 3:30 : a. m. , be Informed Ills companions that ho had no Intuition of getting up at ( hit tlmo lu the night , and that they could wait until 9t Mary's was reached This aroused "Yon Yay's" Norvspghn blood , and ho seized the trcacheioua Rogo/fl , hauled him out of bed and told him ta coma along , cr "Uy Ylmmy Chrlstmus , I'll break every bono In your body. " Cantlllon picked up Roger's clothes , and It looked as though the guldo would have to iic-comi-any tl'o Seattle party. Spencer did not glvo up en easily , and drawing a big revolver , ti.ld : "You let go of that man and clear ut of hero , or I'll blow you eo full of holes that the air will all come cut and jou'll i drivel to nothing. " "Yon Yay" dropped Rogers nnd was going In to lick Spoicer , ! > ut p-aitUUou held him back. He i-Mb'jid a heavy ( . ck spittoon and as a parting shot hurled It at Rogers' head. Cantllian kept the guldc'd clothes , and they went aboard the n'oop , leaving him In sinful cviVe&iess At Port Tongaeu Folstad nod Cantlllpn fell out. Some ono ottered to buy the boat and Cantlllon saw a chance of getting back all of the money the syndicate had spept. IIo vvas getting tired chasing tlila mlno and now that they had lc t their guide vvaa willing to glvo up. When the Norwegian heard of tbo proposed move the air vvas blue. He had como up there to locate that mine and he'd do U or die In the attempt , was the way In vvntoh bo expressed himself. He said that he was done with Cantlllon and did Dot care what became of him. Folstad had magnified the Importance of l faftng the mine until hln llfo 'was nothing Vln comparison. An awful Etorm was raging In the canal and every one said that TW boat could not llvo In the storm. TolstadVUnew thai the other parties would soon irrne nnd determined to start out at onca. Jlo fell In with old Jack Compton , whrae boast Is that ho has smuggled more whiskyInto Alaska for In dian consumption thnn.Miy other white man. The canal was best knqvvn to Compton In foggy and stormy w rather , for then the rcv- onno men stajcd Inside. Ho was willing to uall the boat up the canal for a considera tion , so thry started out. TRIP ACROSS AN ISI\ND. They managed to pick out the Island from the official chart , hut on account of the storm had to land on the side opposite the mine. This necessitated a tramp of eight miles ncrcgs the mountains It was a terrible trip , but he made It In some four hours Then It took a Ion ; time for him to locate the ledge under the snow , with nothing but Rogers' charts to go by. Ho put on both American nnd Canadian locations , as the spot was within the strip claimed by both countries. The trip back to the boat vvas another terri ble strain , but the strong Norwegian made It. During Folstad's absence Compton had been drlnklmg some of his smuggled vvhlskj- , and when they started back to Port Ton- gass lie was very drunk. IIo was at the tiller , nnd Folstnd stood the wobbling until the old smuggler almost dumped the boat over When ho began to remonstrate with Compton the latter told him to keep stiller or Iio'il "cut his heart out and throw him overboard. " rolstad explained to him that any man that got drunk while out with him bad to suffer the conseiuenccs. He picked up o. heavy pick handle which was Ijlng In the bottom of the bout and brought It down on Compton's head with force sufficient to Icnock him out for several hours. The wind was blowing a gale , and In an Incredibly short time Tolstai ] bad the boit back to Port Tongass. Ho did not see how- he could make a landing at the rate he was going , so decided to beach the boat. Ho headed for shore and landel almost In the French trader's potato pitch. Aftei Iho storm vvas over Si > oncer and Vcttls made a trip up the canal , and on their return claimed to have located the mine. Collins also went out and filed some papers. If thev all liave located the same ledge n good-sized lawsuit will result All three parties are preparing to commence Jp\clopmcnt work In the next few weeks Ono of the next boats for the north will take the Seattle company's men. The pe culiar feature of the csso Is that both Canadian and American co-irts will claim Jurisdiction , and a decision of the rights to the -\alnablo mine cannot be had until tbo boundary dispute Is settled definitely. I'roliiilil MiiriU'r. ROCK SPRINGS , Wyo. , Fob 2S ( Special ) Information has been received hero ot the killing of William Straug , aged 17 , at Hojs' Rod creek ranch last week under circum stances indicating that murder wcs com- mittHil. Strang and tvvp other bojs , with Lowite Johnson , occupied A room at the Hey ranch. Early la the morning Johnson threw the Strang boy out ( of ( Iho room Into the deep snow Strang ; ran back and kicked Johnson and then ran tpward the barn to feed his stock. As lie ran Johnson pointed a pistol at him , apparcntlj In a Joke , and finally fired The Iball penetrated the ab domen and lodged In the back. The boy lived nineteen hours after the shooting. De- fore hi ) ( lied ho ovurcsspd the belief that Johnson had deHbe.ratly ! , murdered him. Johnson made his escape an hour after the shooting and is still fit large Johnson 'bears ' a bad icputation.r , He is charged with various offenses In Colorado and Wjomlng. Strang's patents llv In Utali. Irinlio's l"\lilllt diirrloil I'l op. BOISE , Idaho , reV. 2S ( Special. ) The Short Line company Jia | agreed to carry the Idaho exhibit to Omaltft free nnd Traffic Manager Ecclcs.iln a dispatch to the state commission , expresses n belief that the con necting road's will do the same. The com mission districted the state for the purpose of raising money for the enterprise. There are eleven districts , ono for each commis sioner The commissioner In each district will appoint solicitors In ills terrltorj. For Coughs and Throat Troubles use Bro.vn's Bronchial Troches They relieve all throat In Itatlons caused by cold or use of the voice. SOUTH OMAHA MEWS. Sfc. Dy a vote of four to tlneo th cltj coun cil nt Its meeting last night refused to pass the monthly appropriation sheet , which car ried the Tebruary salaries of the city olll- clala and cmplo > cs and several thousand dollars In lillls. When It came to a vote on this matter Banett moved that the I'em allowing the electric light company $319 be stricken out. A majority , however , voted against such a proceeding and then when the motion to adopt the reporl of the finance committee ca-no up It was defeated , Schultz , Vansant and Mort alone voting for It. It wan claimed toy Barrett that the light ing company had failed to locate certain street lights which had been ordered some tlmo ago and ho objected to making anymore moro payments to the company until the orders of the council were cairled out lie- bldca the amount duo the lighting company the appropriation sheet carried an order for tlio payment of $3,000. to the Omaha Water Works company for hydrant rentals. Mort ( brought up the condition of the horse purchased nome tlmo are for the use of the police department and Chairman Van- sant of the police committee stated that tlio animal vvas doing us well as could bo expected. Sclniltz thought the horse ought to bo sold and Iho police committee wns Instructed to see what disposition could bo made of the animal nnd make a report at the next meeting. A deep cut In the street at the west side of the Interaectlon at T wenty-llrst nnd Y streets will receive the Immediate attention of the slicct commissioner , as Barrett stated that several wagons had been wrecked nt that poln * recently. The sldoAallc on the west sldo of Twenty-sixth etrcpt between 0 and Q streets was ordered repaired and a crosswalk vvas ordered laid on the south slclu of J street between Twenty-third and Twenty-fourth streets. A petition wlKiied bj fifty residents of the Second ward wan rcad.jln which the signers itquestcd that the city , authorities compel Anton IMgoon to loivtr the ward , as ho was not fDnsIdered aj df/iirablo resident , it vvas nsse-tod by thoi-pntltloners that since Dragoon took a prccnimmt part In attempt ing to Kidnap a clillrt-lm that ward a great many of Iho children vivero afraid of him The petition caused iiBomo merriment and was finally referred to a tbo committee on police. , M Klro hyirantn were- ordered located at the following placesOA"Nv s'freot at Eight eenth and Nlneteentfi' ' streets , Thirty-ninth avenue ncd P street. Tlvonty second and L streets , Thirty-fourth , Olilrty-nrth , Thlrtj- slxth and Thirty-seventh and L streets There was some objjictjfln by Councllrnon Schultz and VaimnWfsardlng this addi tional expenditure , but a majority favored the resolution. rorty-flve residents' of Albright petitioned the council to take stfmo steps to abate the Mud creek nuisance and Iho petition was referred to the sniltary liiBiiortor. with Instructions to make n'port at the next meeting Adjourned for ono vvoek , At the city clcctlo.n vvhlch will bo held on Tuesday. April 6 , a nfa'or , * city treasurer , city clerk , po'.lco Judga , four counillmon-at- largo and four members of the Hoard of Education will bo elected. According to the cliarto" the county Judge Is given thu power to appoint judges and clerks of a city election , the sitno as for a state or county election Section 17 of ttio charter reads "Ono week prior to any special or municipal election the county Jurtso shall revlee the list of judges and clerks of election , within tlio city or district within which the elec tion U to occur and oil \anonclei shall lie tilled os tiearly as posilbio In the manner In which the original appointments vvero trnde. " Owing to removals , deaths , etc , o number ot vacancies In tha list appointed laatftll have to bo flllel and It Is understock thit n effort will bo m-ulo to Indur * the county Jtidso lo use n llttlo moro discretion In making the nppolntmontn this spring than vvas exercised last fall H Is reported that n number of clerks nnd judges were given appointments at that tlmo who could scarcely rwd or write and tholr presence In the booths vvcro moro of a hlmliaico tl.Jil ti help. The Interest In the outcome- will bo such that the people will bo anxious to know who carried off the prizes nt the earliest possible moment and for this reiscn an effort will bo made to place enl > good men In charge. - In ( In- Muck Itrrrllit * . The report ot Moudny'n llvo stork market at South Omaha contained some figures tint mav bo of general Interest It would appeal from the figures Rival that the loral TO- celpts of cattle during' the month of Kob- rttify were 50,181 head , or the largest for that month fllnco ISO I. In fact only three times In tbo history ot the } arils have ICie cattle receipts for Kebruar ) risen above the record of the past month. In the matter ot hog receipts the ahow Ing la still moro rehiatkablc , the total for thu past month , 134,812 , being the largest ntim ber ever received at the South Omaha market during the month of Kebruary The eatno was true of ( tie receipts of sheep. which shovvcd heavy gains over the records made during the month of February la prev ious jenrs It may bo added that tliu re ceipts of sheep v ere the largest for onj- etnglo month In the htatory of the > ardn In spite ot tbo fact that February vvas a | fihcrt month. All this goes to sfiow the steady growth , in the llvo stock business at South Omaha , With the opening of the Armour plant It U ! believed by these boat Informed that there will bo a largo Increase In the arrivals of , all kinds ot stock consequent upon the enlarged - ( larged demand and tbo prestige ot Mr. Ar i mour's name. Till * in lu- Chlff'NiTNloii. . Chief Brcnnan takes exceptions to the statements made by O ror Mojer In The Hco of jesterda > regarding the trunk ot | "Shorty" Shnllenberger. The chief says i "Slnllcnberger left Mo > er owing him a I an > ill sum for boird nnd went to Omaha. ' where ho obtained work. Before leaving , Major's house he sent lo ChlciKo for his trunk and did not advise bis friends there of the change of address. When the trunk arrived by cxprojn Mrs Mover receipted for It and Oetcrmlned to hold it until Shallen- bcrgei- paid what was due her" This wa not all , for It Is claimed by Shalle-iberge and the pollco that while nt the Mover resl dcnco the trunk v\as opened and a numbe of articles taken out and converted to the use of Mo > er and his wife ( Jl ( > ( iOMNll ) . C P. Hodmen has returned from n viol with friends at Blair. Born , to Mr and Mrs. Trcd Apel , Twentj- flrst and-II" streets , a pon. Mrs Walter Antrim Is visiting will friends In Ashland this week. llov. J. il. Vawtcr will preach every even ing this week at the Christian church. Miss Aanlo ( rcmmlll haa returned fcon Pennsylvania whole she visited frlctids. A son has been born to Mr nnd Mis. M Cutterton , Tvvcntveighth and R streets. .Mr. and 'Mrs. ' Bert Lake. Thlrtjninth anl K streets , announce the birlh of a daughter M Cassldy brought n big shipment o : sheep to this market from Grand leland > cs- terday. The Union Pacific Is putting In a sidetrack at Albright for the LouU Bradford Lumbar company. Superintended ! Glbbs of S > ntllcate Park Is cclcbratini ; the arrival of n daughter at hlo house. The trial of J. J iMaly for obtaining moncv under false pretenses has been postponed until iMarch 11. Tire slightly damaged 'B. ' Thlbcdo's cot tage at Twenty-fourth and J streets jes- terday afternoon. Mrss Shaw Of Page Center , la. , Is the guest of W. IJ Yansai't and family , T\v3nt > - fourth end r fctrects This evening Ilev. Irving Johnson lectures at St. Martin's Episcopal church on "Tho Failure ot Ptote'stantlsm. " Hon. C. W. NonI , n prominent lawyer of Stuart , In. , was in South Omaha yesterday , the guest of P. A. Agnovv Seven hundred more cars of live stock wore received at the jards dur'ng Februaiy , 1S98 , than ici Tobruarj 1S97. Phil Kearney post No 2 and the Woman'n Ttnllofporrfl moot tonight nt Mnsnnln Hall. All members ale urged to be picncnt , Jake Klein received a largo bunch of oranges with thr > stems the ) grow on from Ur Bercdlct of San Trantlsco yesterday. High school pupils will bo allowed only a half hour for dinner after this , but will bo dismissed at 2 30 o'clock in the after noon. "Doc" n > bln. an rmplojoof S\vlftand Com pany , accidentally cut n deep K ah In bin thumb yesterday afternoon anJ Dr. Shlndel waa called to dress the wound. Councilman Vansant made the nnciounco- mcnt list night that ho would ask for a te nomination foi councilman nt the hands of ttio lepubllcan city convention. Tom Murphy , who has 'been ' 111 for some time , loft > esterday for Tampa , Kla. , In hopes of recovering his health. Ills brother , Henry C. Murphy , accompanied him. Patrick J. Barrett , councilman from the second ward , announced through the columns of the Sun last night that he was a candi date for major on the republican ticket Interest In ttio local Young Mcn'a Christian Association seems to bo growing During the month Jmt cloted twcntj-flvo new inpm- IJIT.S were added to the membership roll , Charles M. Koaters , formerly a resident of South Omaha but for a couple of years a resident of Omaha , has been appointed a traveling' rcpre-sentatlvo of the stock j-ards company. William Kelly , chairman , and A. F. Strykor secretary , have signed a call fern n meeting of the republican city central i-ommlttco at the Stockman office Wodnes- daj evening Last week 100 cars of fcedei.s were shlppel to the country , Nebraska anl lovvu recelvln ; thlrtj'-nlno cars each while the balance went to Mkanurl and Kansas The total output uas 2'J91 head. Beginning with this month there will bo a monthly caiteot lo some departments of athletics at the Young Men's Chctathn As- tctlatlon. These contests will bo open to all gjir.naslum members. Saturday evening of this week the popu- IUU will hold nominating caucuses In each ward to select dolcgatc-s to attend the city convention to bo hold at Plvonka'u hall 'Mon- ' daj evening , March 7 , The regular monthly mooting of tbo Young Peoples Society of Christian Ktidcavcc of Iho Plrat Presbyterian church will bo he-Id this evening at the homo of Ml KM Marlon Thomp son , Twenty-first and J etrecU , An art exhibit and concert will IIP given Thursday evening March 8 , by the Woman's auxiliary of the Young Men's Christian Aa- soclattcti , A very attractive entertainment U being arranged by tho&u ! < i charge of the affair It vvas reported on the streets last night that I3d Johnston had decllcd to abandon the Idea ot being the democratic candidate for mayor and will support I ) S. Parkhurst. Tlioio was a long conference between Park- hurst and Johnston during the afternoon , at Which thU conclusion was reached This exruing thcco will ben meeting of the recently organl/ed commercial club ut the Hoctor-Johnston cilices Ici ease/ there U a largo attendance the meeting will adjourn ti the council ( fiambcr Several committee * will bo prepared to irako reports It Is un derstood that the committee of ten appn'ntaj to eecuro members will have a long list to submit and the coinmltte-o on location will name a number ot rooma that can bo tccureJ for headquarters. By tbo time the club la organized and on a ound financial basis per * mauoiit officers will bo elected Iti'V , Or. llarriM > M Calli-d to Cli CHIC'AdO , Feb. 28Ilev. . Dr John IlPiiry Barrows , pastor of Iho Kenwood Presby- lerlan church of this city , tms been mailo a formal tender -of the nrslstnnt pantorat" of tbo People's church , MucVlcar's theater , nt a salary of $7,000 a year. Dr. Harrows haa not jet returned a definite answer. Tha call Is made with the understanding rhat In the event of flev. IT. W. Thomas holdIng - Ing to his wlxli to retire from the active pastorate of the church during tiio present year Dr. Harrow * will succeed to the active charge Of MaoVjcar'B chuiph at a salary of ; Heallh and Beanty , Youth and Love , It taKcsa wcman to know a mmar ( TltAUi : MAHIv ) A Scientific Discovery by u V.'omun to Cure Women , YALE , Queen of Enmity , who luia loclnrod in all of tlio prominent , cities of the world before vast audiences , and haa boon pronounced by all newspapers to bo the most perfect woman in form and feature now living , speaks to the women of the world and confesses to them that the secret of her beauty lies in perfect health and the secret of her health lies in the use of her own reme dies. Among them Fruitcura her great and wonderful tonic for curing all female ailments and building up the system. Fruitcura restores all weak organs to perfect health. It cures the many complaints of woman that only women know of. It restores the vitality , makes the eyes bright , the step elastic , and brings the bloom of health to the faded cheek. It rencwa the nerve tone and makes the llesh lirm , hard and velvety. In fact its use is the royal road to perfect health and beauti ful womanhood. It cures their complaints and nervous trou bles of any nature and revives the vitality which is lacking in ; ill such cases. For women of all ages. A discovery by a woman to euro women. Trice , 81 per bottle ; G for § 5. Our special price The Very Best the Tier. Our Price Prkr. Mine. Tn'c's Hnlr Tonic restores Mio Mir nnd stops It from fMIInK out $100 J 6) Mine 'Jalo's Hnlr Cleaiwr , for h unpmliiR 1 ro C ) Mme Inli-'i Tiultrun ( for Tcinale \ \ . t iknox ) 100 .u Mme Gulf's I i Tn-ckla for finrkhi , Jl 10 U Mine 'idles Skin J'ooJ ( snrill. for wrinkles ) I TO 113 Mine bale's Skin rood ( UiKi ) S'O 2 2J Mme Vale's Hunt rood ( tiniill for ilo\clopltip Ned : , lltii > t ani Arm * ) ISO 113 Mine Ynle's Dust TooJ ( larK r 31 I . .J SIninalo't Complexion I'TCL 1'nnrtlcr , three slndes p'uk , white IjiunUle VI 3 } Mme Ynlp's Complexion Hoi ] . . . 2T n Mme "inle's Complexion Ult-ncli ( for Moth Pitches an 1 l.l\tr Spot * ) 200 1 75 Mine Yalo'a Complexl m Cream ( for sortrnliiR mil p-flnlnt ; the bkln ) . . , 1 ro Cl Mme Ynlo'B I.yclatli Grower ( promoting B'OKlh of the Iljobtoui nil 1 Irishes . . . . 10) ft Mine Gala's Special lotion ( Pimple Ctiie ) 100 n Mme Ynlo'a Spec ! il Ointment ( I ) ick Head Cure ) in. . ) n Mme Yaln's niool Tonic ( puilfliiK ti ! Ulnoil ) ] M ci Mine. Ynle's Hand Whltener ( makes hands -oft , delicate nnd.hlto 1C ) 10 Mine Yule's iilxlr : of lie uity ( Skin Ionic ) 10) (3 ( Mme "ialc'tj MiRleil Heciet ( for Softening AV iter ) 1 " 0 1 I'l Mme Rule's Great Scott 5 M JIT Mme 1 Tit's Great Scott ( small ) 1W ri Mnif. Yalu B Jack llo'f I.eues ( Liquid Ilougoj 1 mi il Mine Yule's Jnck Ilo e Huda ( Mp Silxc ) , 1(0 ri MmiYnlo's Tire Enamel white nnd plnl. 1 1) ) Vi Mme \nto's Hycbrov Pent-lla , , ? " 13 Mme Ynlo'i rirllllzer ( for ConstIpitlon ) rt 1 > ) 1 U Mnw > . Yale's Mole aivjl W.irt nxtirmlnator ( larce ) 3 ( HI , 2 ) VIm YnlH'a Mole unit Wnil Exterminator ( small ) , . Ill O Mme \ile's I.lly fekln Whltener 1 1 no n Mme. Ynle's Skin lleflner , 1 m , F1 Mine Ynlf's Compli xlon Unitli 1 u ) .r > Mme Yale's AntlSLptla , , 100 .ra Mme Ynli-'s Ilitcstl\e Tablets ( for Indlfi ( > ftlon , etc , 1 irse BJI' | ) , 100 fi Mme Yale's DlfccMlvo Tahli t ( for Indigestion , etc , Email sle ) ' 0 .55 Mme Ynlc'n Complexion Tablets ( large size ) 100 .CH Mme. Yale's Complexion Tablet * ( email Jlzc ) , r.O .31 Mine "inlc's rertillzcr Tablets ( lame Fle ) , 10) f3 ( inc. Yale's Fertiliser Tnbkts OU'KO Hire ) 09 .31 BEAUTY SOUVENIRS. \Vo TVIII present every lady cilll is nt our d nit ! iKpnrtmrntvlth Mine Yn'n ! two Frlontltla Imoks , entitled ' \ VomansVI il m" nnd "I'oi k to P. < Mitt > . ' ' 1 hej tuitaln iitlvln finni Mine. Vale on the subjects of Hcilth nd Heaut ) Hint cannot bo obtilnul fiom nnj other siuice. STON Neb. $100100 a jear Dr Harrows achieved \\lli cclelilt > as prpiident of the Wotld'H fa.i congios of OlllflnlN IIM r * < Ifviilr NIMV I-\ | > | I > No. . CHH-AGO , JVb 2 * Wllllnm S Dai ! ) ol Chicago Inventor of "mlrr\ , " ono of th > mo t pOAcrful explosive Uno.vn to nun wurfaro , has boon Invited toNlt Wushln. ? ton mil demonstrate the powers of tin product t. Secrctaij IXJIIK ami his as zoLlitea I'ltU p > umls of "minx" ln siii to bo a < effittl\o as ll\o tlmos that union of gun cotton ill Di I > lint titti icUd tli atUntlon of the niiv il cxputs two month nKO 1 > > his experiments In ChliMgo h irbur The now i\p'osht > only horns thu purpose of Its Inventor when It Is tin own Into water On I md it Is hnrn.lp'H and c.nnot IK tx plodcd. ' Umlrrlnl.rr HolilN IVrrls" Itcimilnx. PITTSnuilO. rob. 2S Tie reni'ilns ' o' GeorffoV O Turls , known thioiiKhotit the woild for Ills dating Invention and con struction of the Rieat IVirls wheel , at the Chicago World s fair , nro Htlll h Id nt thi cK'in.ttory of ITndeitakei Samson In thin Ut > for the nnptld funetnl fxpinsvs , con- .ractod over n year ago Mr Korrls vvas > rtiLlirnlly penniless at lil dentil , bill ruled - -led Insurance to the amount of $2" > ( .01 1'hlH , It Is Maid , W.IH moro t'n.ui eaten up by the numerous tl ilms left. rl'W 'utFI > e li'nrn for OALi33jUWJ ! , ill , roii Wilder vv.iu sentenced to the ppnlti nlliry for tvvelilIIVO > iaiH by Judge Ttionipsjii In the < Irciilt < ouil today for the mnrdii of ChuiJcs AiLlemonVlluet pleaded uullt ) Tin : nii'rMKKIT. : : . IN'STIUJMnNTS pluced on record Tob- ruaiy Bi. 1ST/S / WAUHANTY I > r3l3DS John Kovvlt , Jl , find wife , to P P Caldvvull , wct half lol 1C , UadK"1 iiddltlnu ? C.1 Dohcml.in Loan nnd liulldliiK iiHtoel i- tlon to Jnbou Dukulll north li ilf lot S nnd south half lot It , block -0. P.irk Fore it SOJ Jiu ob Dokulll and wife toxloheniliin ! Loin and IIuHillng .iS'ioi 1'itlon , t unn &U ) Oatp City Lund compiny lo A. P. \Vooil , trustee , various lotH In Kovvl- Ing Green , 5OT A. U. Ko.iver nd liuslnnd to 13 13 Seaver. norlh ,11 fi > ot lot 7 , h'ock 2 , J I. Ileillcli'ii HiiliJivItt'on 1 D C Uoodq lo A C. Smltlr COxlo'JVO feet In lot 12 , hloclc 2 , IMrk PI ire. . . . 1 Samu to Mime. , lot 4 , block 1 , Potteit'it nddltlon United States to O. P. Ilurfcrd , so 27- 1C-0 . . . . QUITCLAIM mii > s , 13 B Klor and wife to Lucy NlehoUon , lots 17 and 18 , bjopk 0 , C 13 ' .Ma > no'a rirst nddltlon Total amount of Irinsfuiv $2,110 JIOUTaAOKS. A. L Lott and f.ltf to ( 'qtisorvatlvo KulldlnK ii'i'J Loan Masix'liUloii , lot 10 , bloc ! ; l.0 , South Omaha J 1,0X1 KlUibcth Ilorton to A. N. Allen , lot 1 nm e.iHt 23 feet lot . ' , block A1 , Uen- Ken . . . . . . . . D2o Bte-phen Itlco .mil wlfo to numo , north half lot 34 , block 1 , Armstrongs Kit at addition , J.vOO MAGICALLY EFFECTIVE /FREE" TflEATMENT I TO ALL1 , FOR WEAK FflEfi VMEN. OF ALL AGES NO JIIONJ5V IN ADVANOK. Won- dm nil uppllnuco and nclcnllUoroiu edlow eul on trial to any reliable man. A worlil-wiao reputation back of this offer. Brory obBtoclo to linpj > 7 mnrrlcxl llfo rumoveel. Full atrcngtb , dimlopmcut and tone given to every portion of the botl/ . 1'ulluroimpouttilo ! ago no barrier. No 0. p. l > . lohome. i NIAGARA ST. llUii BUFFALO , N. V , Searles & Scarles SPECIALISTS r.nnrniitoe to cure Kiirpi'.IJj1 nnil rnilt- onlly all > KII\Ulii. rilHDMC Ar * I > ItIV\TIJ illHCiiHUH of IIi-u mill w > m ' "i WEAK frlH3 SYPHILIS BUXUAMA' . cured for life , NlBht KmUsloni , Lost Manhood , Hy /Srocr-le / , Vc-rlpocplp , Oonorrhea , Gleet , Syph Ills , Stilcturc. 1'llcs , KNIulii and Ileelal Ulmrs , Dlubotea. IlilflifH Dlseuse outed. Consultation Free. nt by new inotliod without pain or cutting. Gallon or nddrcsu ulth stamp. Treatment by mall. DRS. SfflRLlS 5 SEMIS. " 9 > ( . i . ID 1 UK ONLY SPECIALIST WHO THKATU ALL Private Diseasoq VT ku 4 ol UUordtr ol' WIEN ONLY 0 Yrars HxpnrloDco. 10 YonrHin Onmlia Dixik Krio. ( 'oiimillni ( ID" Tree. Ilox7tjO , o | Htb and Farnam Bti , VVowllI ea I rou u lri l trviituituit of thu frmi.li Itomvly CALTHOB rrt l. ( liu 4..1) . It. Hilirlitul un 1 tt leuol Kuar.iutwi Hint OiLTIIOHnlll HI III * Dlnl.onr. . uud I'ml.tloii. , < DIM ! Kpt rniHlurrhrti.urlrorilt , mid III hi Illli : U t Vcur. It ctittf you notlilng to try It. VOII MntllG'o. HSl II l.tmrr irrl.l ( , l nillO CORE 11JURSEIFI D 111(41 for UDD tDl4 dlicbtrgu. Io0nniunlp i- Quntu.l irrilMICD * or ulcetttiooj I.I U IUtltt'1. f inu om oMinbriBM. Iri u toouiiio. , null not tilfla. IrSlTHlErtKlCHniiiutCo . ° n ° ul , ilt1rbpolj i la Ula