THE OMAHA PAZLY BEE > THURSDAY , MARCH 17 , 1808. NEWS FROM THE FARTHER WEST BRAVE MEN OF THE PLAINS Career of the Late William B. Hays , Scout and Peacemaker , WAS IN A CLASS ALL BY HIMSELF iMmlr n nctinlnllnn In Texnn In the KiirllnH Much Kourcd Mun j the ItoiiKli MlnliiK , I , C'nniliH. With the sudden death nt lan Bernardino , Cat. , a few days ago of William D. Hays a chapter of Intense Interest was brought tea a close bavin ? ? to dd with the history of the trpread of civilization over the southwest. IIaj was In a class all Tiy himself. For almost forty years ho had led a career of adventure arvl was In constant risk of hla life. As one looka back It seems marvelous that any ono should have faced death so often aa ho had and ) t have lived to die naturally at nearly the biblical span of three ecore years And ton. 'He ' was ono of the most daring and successful catchers of hardened and despcrato criminals the' west ( If not the world ) has over known. Ho laid no claim to detective Bklll , shrewdness and wise Judgment of human nature. Ho did his duty as a peace oillcer where human life waf valued leaat , and the most desperate chances wore taken , no matter what the consequences. ( Ho had literally no neraoaal fear. From the Hlo Grande to the Raton spur of the Hocky mountains his was the most dreaded name known to outlaws and bad men ot all degrees of recklessness and depravity. Go anywhere In Arizona and New ( ( Mexico through the 1'anhandto of Texas and along the plains from Dodge City to Denver , and you will Hntl that every ona who Jiaa lived far twenty years In the west knows all about Hill Hays and his phenomlnal rec ord as a peace ofllccr along the border , whllo nearly all newcuirera had heard people tell ot episodes In Hays' career. Buffalo 13111 told a Chicago reporter a few > ears ago tljat in his thirty jears on the plains he had known no more Intrepid arU vigilant police ofllccr than 11111 Hays ot IJenson , Ariz. Hays was born In Northampton , Mass. , In 18J1 and ran away from homo to Join an expedi tion to Mexico , Ho first became known In wlnt U now Waco , Tex. , In 1847. From that time until 1SSC ho was constantly employed In some capacity as a peace onicer on the plalni , wherever the toughcot men on the border congregated. Ho was shot eleven times and vsns twlco laid up with broken "bones " caused by falls from his horse whllo in the performance of his duties. He could speak seven Indian tongues and he know thoroughly the geography of thousands of square mllea from the Colorado river to Santa Fo. Fo.AS A TEXAS HANGER. Hays made a name for himself by his hravcry and power of endurance before he was twenty-five jcara old. Ho was one of the several hundred rangers that the state of Tcxns employed to protect the Bottlers from Indian raids and to airtst und drive criminals from the state. The original i angers were organized by Sam Houston In the war with Mexico for Texas Independence "in 1WG. They were chosen for their skill with firearms nnJ their ability to endure lumger and the very liurdeut of riding for days at o. time. They boosted that their Jiomo was the saddle nnd the sky their roof. Young Hays showe'd ' an aptitude for the un common vocation fl nd he was promoted to nergoant In a few months. In the winter ot 1S5I1 Texas was harassed by a band of Mex ican outlaws that oecasslonally , . crossed the nio Grande and robbed and murdered among the settlers along the southerly edgeof the state. The rangers traveled up and .down rthe Texas bwik of the Rio Grande for weeks. All kinds of schemes wire employed to trap or shoot the Mexican outlaws ; but for u time lu vain. Hays being a tenderfoot , ho was assigned to a minor part In the pursuit. When at last the homo of a wealthy cotton grower on the Rio Grande was robbed and Imtned and ono of the servants there that to death , the governor of To\aa sent mes- ee-ngcrs to the chief fingers to prosecute the search for the maruuJers at any cost nnd hazard. Hut thcru was no clew to the liandlts , BO warily did they steal forth from their secret hldli'B plice , cross the Rio Garnde , rob and murder and then hasten back to Mexico. . Ono day Hays and tbrce rangers were gal loping over their dully beat of forty or fifty anllcs. A Mexican ranchero mot them and save them secret Information that a band of dozen Mexican bandits was among the chaparral on the opposite bank , waiting for night to cross to Texas on another raid. The Tangoru with Haya wanted to hasten to In form their captain , so that a largo number of rangers might a.nlst In the capture of the outlaws. Hays refused to leave the scene for a moment anJ pioferred tackling the band with four men with him. The rangers Dually agreed with him. Hays and a com panion reconnoltercd the locality , while the other two rangers watched the opposite bank from ambush.t nightfall the bandits , each on a horee , came fording across the Rio Grande , which Is shallow In summer. Hays had Instructed his mc-n to try to drive the bandits Into the country and keep them separated there until other rangers could como to their aid In capturing the whole band. So excited was ono of. the rangers that , when the Mexicans had climbed up the Texas bank and were about to sot off across the country , ho accidentally discharged hirt pistol. In a twinkling the Mexicans wheeled about on their horses and the rangers ami the Mexicans opened lire on each other. ZThUBO wcro days ot muzzle-loading guns anil crude revolvers. Three of the Mexicans wcro shot from their liorecs tn the partial moonlight , and ono ranger was wounded. Four Mexicans started down the bank to re- cross the river. Haya and ono other ranger eaw thr-ni , spurred their horses from the am- .bush and boldly confronted the four bandits who stood their ground. Hays tired his lasl nhct full In the breast ot a bandit , threw osltlo his pistol , dug his spurs Into his horse nnd In the face of several revolvers plunged > hls animal straight amid the Mexicans Three horsemen were separated by his move ment from the rest. Hays snatched his saber from Its scabbard and drove the Mex leans further Into the country. Old Texans tell about that ride to this day. It was some ten miles long. One of the Mexican horses { fell Into an arroyo and broke its leg , and Its rider * rolled Bcnncless to the ground. The two other Mexicans were far ahead. Hays leaped to the giound , got a loaded plsto from the holster ot the unconscious band ! and resumed the chase after the other two. On the way he wits overtaken by ono ot his cangors. Together they drove the bandits to a range of hills where , by a detour through a barranca , Hays and his companion came unexpectedly upon them. The marau ders were covered by pistols and they sur rendered. Hajs and his companion drove the Mexicans on foot and disarmed ahead of them for twelve miles until an American NO MERCURY , No potash no mineral no danger in S. 8. 8. This means a great deal to all who know the disastrous effects of these drugs. It is the only blood remedy guaranteed Purely Vegetable. 8. 8. 8. forces the disease out through the skin does not dry up the poison to decay the hones , like mercurial mixtures do. ' I wat almoit phyitcM wreck , the result ol mercurial .treatment settlement was reached and help was had In the arrest. When the results came to bo summed up It wan found that ono ranger was ac- | rlously wounded , thrt-o Mexicans wcro killed , ono disabled ami two captured. Ono of the capture ! men was the notorious outlaw Juan Sanchez , whom the Mexican govcinmcnt has long sought. Ho and two companions vreto hanged and enough was learned Irom them to capture those of the gang who had escaped In flight. Hays was ut once made a captain in the rangers and his reputation ivat < established In Texas. FIGHTING THK INDIANS. The Texas nlngern participated In some ot the most thrilling encounters ever known betucen white troofii nnd Indiana. From 1S55 to 18CO tbe Comanche j and Apaches often attacked homes ot settlers and partied - tied ot emigrants on their > ay to California. First and last , Haya was 1 j forty skL-mlsheo with Indians. Two of hU wounds were re ceived In battlcii with Cc-manchcs. Ho often went thrco days and three nlgliU In the saddle In a country that bristled with sav age redskins. His fearlessness grew upon hint. No attack wau to perilous for him , no guard duty too exposed. On seveial occasions ho volunteered to carry nicstuges from one commandeir to another fifty and , more mllcfl through a hostile Indian region , Ho was known to the Oomanche.3 as "Sober White Devil" on account of hid qulot ways and hit disregard of personal safety. Colonel i Humlln , the bead ot the Texas rangers for ten years , used to tell of rulds made upon ! Comanche camps when It seemed at > If Hays | was galloping Into tbo valley of death. I i Once when the Comanches had been driven westward toward New Mexico , Hays and seven rungaiu followed so coso ! upon the retreating savages trut they got separated from the main body. ' About thirty of the Indians darted among the thills and lay In wait for the palefaces. The Comanches suddenly rushed out on the flank of Hays and his accompanying horn-men , cutting off their nv01:110 : of retreat. The Indians rose In their saddles and yelled with Joy. Hays realized his danger , looked alwut and saw a clu-std ? of huge aharo boulders among the hlltu a mile over to the left. Ho made a motion to his companions and all rode straight for the rock * . Ills companions afterward said tLat ho simply called out to them as they rode like mad for protection back of the granite iwku : "Boys , wo'ro In a belt of a tight box this time. " They reached the boulders , and getting among them opened fire on Uio Comanchea. The remainder of the rangers came swoop ing donn upon the Indians a little later and drove the ictrcatlng savctges off ; but had It not been for Hays' quickness and cool- less ho and ( its companions would have lost heir live * . In the campaign of General Crook against Gcronlmo In Apache land Haya was em- iloycd by the govcinment cs a scout on ac- ount of his knowledge of Indian waya and ho topography or Arizona. Ho frequently carried messages fiom one army officer to another over 100 miles of desert and mouii , nln trails , through a country Infested by ho most savage Indians Undo Sam has over dealt wltd. On several occasions he led detachments of troops to within a few miles of a camp of Apaches and In a locality where 10 other white man , who knew the dangers , vould dare to proceed. In this campaign he was wounded once by Indian arrows and ho ay 111 for weeks suffering frem the poison n which they had been dipped. He led the detachment that slow aud rap- .ured the sovco renegade Apache cdlefs under the leadership of old Cochlse- . Tint was a remarkable chase , and ono vvulch Hays always narrated with pride , while he seldom related any other experience In hla adventurous career. The renegade Apaches lad murdered a storekeeper at Yellow Springs n southwestern Arizona and robbed the store ot guns , ammunition end food. At Kclsey they killed a ranchman's jylfo to pre vent der from giving Information conternlng .ho direction of their flight. HaVs know the topography of that part of the territory well , and do asked permission to lead a detach * mcnt on horseback In pursuit of the red skins. Ho followed the Indians over the San Lorenzo mountains , across sixty miles ot trackless , burning alkali wastes , along gorges and through a region where no whites wcro seen from one decade to another. For 300 miles he led the detachment. Many time. ! lie proceeded alone ahead of the weary de tachment , to make sure that he was on the trail of the Apaches. At last ttot > savages were- surrounded near what Is now Peach Springs cii the Atchlson , Topcka & Santa Fo road. The Indians were In a strige land for them , and , contrary to Hay's w.ahcs for a fight , they surrendered without firing a shot. Two of the Indians were hanged sub sequently , and the others sent to the mili tary prison at Alcatraz. KEEPING THE PEACE. A whole volume might be written of the experiences of Haye as a peace olllcer on the plains ot Nebraska and Colorado In the decade succeeding the civil war. Ho was employed by the Union Pacific Railroad com pany for several years during the building of the road to keep tbo lawless clement In check at the tougher construction stations along the route. There are dozens ot stories of how Hays would enter dance halls , faro and. roulette dens , and saloons where every man was armed and ) some were crazy drunk , and ould haul a drunken brute begirt with pistols and cartridges from among his com rades to jail. In Rush City ono night ho was shot at three times In a barroom , where arrested the barkeeper for forging Unlcn Pacific pay orders. His slouch hat waa ptoiccd by one bullet and one of his fingers was cut nway by another. He was desperate himself that time. Ho backed up against a wall In the saloon to protect bis rear , and he shot ono assmllant down , wounded another and let several more bullets whiz pist other people's cars. Then ho drew his second loaded ] revolver. "Tho first man who raises a gun will get this , " ho said , flourishing hla fresh weapon. Ho put hla hand on the barkeeper's shoulder and marched him the full length of the Janco hall , out ot the door and across the street to the railroad company's office. Ho kept In ccr.stant practice In those days with Ws revolvers , and for a long time ho drank neither tea nor coffee , because ho said It might make his hands unsteady at a crit ical moment. He used to sit to his room near the XInlcfl Pacific company's office at Blgler and practice a variety of shots for an hour at a time , using pebbles In a pile of sand which ho had dumped there as marks. When the Union Pacific pay car , with Its thou sands of dollars In cash , went over the road from Omaha to Cheyenne , Hays went with It. He would wander amcng the crowds ot men at the tougher stations en the lookout for schemes ot robbery. He heard of a plan of a gang of half-breed Mexicans to hold up the car at a station In the wildest spot In Colorado. He disguised himself as a miner Just down from the Rocky mountains and went alone among the desperadoes for a week to watch them. He feigned drunken ness to get the fellows to come at him. But ono of the follows In camp recognized him from his experience among the Texas rangers. The fact was communicated to the banJIts that the white straiger was none other than 1)111 Hayi ot Comanche and Texas fame. A depopulation * of tbo camp occurred that night. III n I.uiid of I'mnfivrlty. COLFAX , Wash. , March 16. ( Special. ) County Auditor Tobin reports that 880 real estate mortgages have been satisfied In full during the last fourteen months In this county. The average amount ot each mort gage canceled was { 1,500. Besides this. It U estimated that payments on mortgages not fully paid up will equal or exceed this amount. With bank paper and open accounts settled , It Is estimated that the people of the county have reducwl their Indebtedness during tha period named between { 4,000,000 and $5,000,000. The proceeds from over 2,000- 000 bushels of wheat still unsold by farmers will be used to further reduce the indebted- cess , i , \Vmtrru ailalnir Couire . SAL.T LAKE. Utah. , March 16. ( Special. ) Local committees of the International Mining congress , to bo held In July , are working energetically la making preparation's for the big gathering and Secretary W , D. Johnson of the local executive committee U kept busy anewerlng and sending cut a flood ot correspondence. Several encouraging let * ten have been received from prominent men In varloua part * ol U United SUtM. A letter - tor from Prof , aunwl CalvlB , dlrwttw C the I state geological survey an < l a member of < the I general executive committee , rtatcs that he ; IsIolng all In his power t : awaken tbo Intortflt of the people of his state In the forthcoming : congress. A letter from Gov ernor i Alvu Adams of Colorado la In a tlm- llar < strain and exprc s8 his hearty accord In | the purpose of the congress. Secretary Johnson expects to have at least 7,000 per sons i here to attend the congress. SUKS STATK TOIl ATTOUXtJY FKU9. Action II it n nt on Sertlrm Itiiiilf > rrtl In Itiillrnnil Unto Cnnc. PIERRE. S. D. , March 16. ( Special. ) The complaint tea been ( lied for a suit against the state by Hon. C. S. Palmer for his ncrvlcea as an attorney of the railroad commission and the suit has rather a peculiar history. In the Inttor part of last October , a bill wno prejented to the state auditor for { 860 by the rallrcad commission. In the certlfcate the commissioners stated that the bill has "been paid by us. " The first suit on the account was brought In the court of claim * In the name of the rallwa ? commission , and la his argument before the court Me" . Palmer waved a check , which he declared to bo the ono on which he bad secured the nionoy claimed to have been paid to htm by the corcrnleslon. When It became apparent that the case would bo certified back to the circuit court for bearing on disputed questions of fact Mr. Palmer nskcd that the case bo discussed without prejudice and his motion was granted by the court. At that time he said he would at once begin mandamus proceedlnga against tbo state auditor , but did not take any such action. Mr. Palnur now comes Into the court and brings suit ngaln.it the state In his own name for sorvlcra amounting to { 1,000 o attorney for the railroad commission. The case will go onto the regular calendar of the spring term of the court , and , while the date of bearing Is not yet set , It will prob ably como up some time In April cr May. Under all the existing conditions the case will bo watched with a gieat deal of In- tcrcgU nt ATn-rdccn. AIBERDBEX , ( March 10. ( Special. ) The Cuban question will bo publicity dis cussed by a number of our prominent speak ers and business men nt the opera notice on Tuesday evening. The proceeds of the entertainment will to devoted to the benefit of the city kindergarten. Thr > names' Lumber company of this city has sold Its yards and entire' stock to S. H. Bowman & 'Co. ' , of Minneapolis , who will take Immediate possession. Porter Brothers , wholesale fruit dealers of Minneapolis , have leased headquarters hero and will open up an extensive wholesale fruit business. They will bo represented by W. A. Kerr of Minneapolis. It Is reliably statfd that during the recent warm weather young grasshoppers hatched out by the millions In the vicinity of Ipsmlch and \\ero killed by the hard freeze which fol lowed. Convention < < > llonin South Dakota. HURON , S. D. , March 16. ( Special. ) The following gentlemen have been named by Major Hutehlnson to attend the meeting of business men from various parts of the Btato , to bo held In Sioux Falls on the 5th of April , and to look after the Interests of Huron In that gathering ; F. II. Kent , John A. Sauer , M. J. Dlnncen , Charles E. Bryant , H. C. Hlnckley , Dr. O. R. Alford , Fred M. Wllcox , H. J. Hlce.Coe I. Crawford , U. W. Abell and Mile Booth. This convention It Is understood will consider ways and means for advancing the Interests of Solth Dakota , Increasing Its population by Inducing im migration and the location of manufacturing enterprises within the state , and to urge the development of Its natural recourses. It will be an Important gathering , attended by prominent men from all parts ot the state , Apprnlxlnu School I.unilN. PIERRE , 3. D. , March 16. ( Special. ) Land Commissioner Locbart and Auditor Mayhew have returned from a trip to the southeastern portion ot the state , where they have been appraising state lands which will ho offered for sale this year. Their appraisement prices are In the counties In which they worked , as follows : Vankton , { 12 to { 25 per acre ; Union , { 10 to { 12.50 ; Me- Cook , { 10 to { 18 ; Turner , { 10 to { 25 ; Mln- nahaha , { 10 to { 35 Lincoln. { 12 to { 20 ; Lake. { 10 to { 30 ; Moody. { 10 to { 15 Hutchlnaon , ? 10 to { 25. They will next make the appraise ments In the northeastern portion of the state. They report a growing demand for lauds all over the state , both the lands of the state and" that of private parties , with a corresponding Increase In price. Stnek fur tliei Indiana. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 16. ( Spe cial. ) John Q. Anderson of Mitchell , who owns a ranch In the ceded Sioux lands wc-5t of here , was the lowest bidder for furnish' Ing 160 marcs and 160 milch cows for tha Indians ou the Crow Creek reservation near this city. His bid was { 29 each for the mares and { 31 for the cows. The raarea must bo from C to 7 year old and hall of them must have colts by their sides. Tn > lor llenrliiK Denied. PIERRE , S. D. , March 1C. ( Special Tele- giam. ) The supreme court today denied pe titions for a rehearing on the two cases ot the State against W. W. Taj lor. They nro both cases Inlilch tbo court held that the Taylor bondsmen were liable up to the full amount of the bond given , notwlthataivJIn , ; the fact that the bead given exceeded the statutory requirement. Appointed Farmer at InillnnK < * ncy. CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 16. ( Spe cial. ) J. A. Fulwlder of Charles Mix county , has been appointed government farmer at Yanktoa Indian aeency. WYOMING M3WS. Crop Deport. CHEYENNE , Wjo , March 16. ( Special. ) The climate and crop sen Ice report of the Wyoming section of the weather bureau for February was Issued today and Is as follower The month throughout the etato was above the normal la temperature , with precipita tion below aermal. There were no marked extremes of temperature , the weather being generally clear and pleasant the whole month In all parts of the state. Throughout the central end southern portions ot the atate the snow fall was very light , sonic sta tions reporting no precipitation. In some parts of the northern portico the monthly snowfall was considerable. The snow which covered the southwestern portion ot tbo state at the opening of the month had din- appeared by the 20tb , end at the end of the month the ranges In all parts of the ata'ai were generally free from snow. The mild weather of the last half of the month put the giound la shape for spring work In some. parts of the state , and ranchmen began to prepare- the ground for seeding. Green grata made Us appearance In some scctlcns by the close of the month. The mean temperature ot the state for the month was 2P , which was five degree * above normal. The highest mean temperature for the month was 36.4 at Wheatland , and the lowest 22,9 at Wamsut- ter. The hlghe t temperature reported Is 63 at Qrem River on the 15th , while Wheat- land reports 63 on the Slat , atvl Otto 60 on the same date. The lowest reported U 11 at Green River on the 9th. At several sta tions the temperature did not reach zero during the month. The average precipitation for the state wac .29 Inchei , which la .32 Inches below normal. The greatest amount of precipitation , reported Is at Bherldan , whllo at Fort Washakle , Green River and Warn- Lander , Otto and Wheatland but traces. Very light precipitation Is alao reported from Carbni , Cheyenne and Laramle. Dur Ing the month forecast stations ha\o been established at Douglas and Buffalo. _ Fort ItUHioll Item * . FORT RUSSELL. Wjo. , March 16. Private Joe Downey , who deserted from thla pest several months ago , ha * been captured at Denver. He will be Imprisoned at Fort Logan and court-martialed. Musician D. Bennlnger of the Eighth In fantry band today received an honorable dls- charge from the War department. Mr. Berv nlnger , who U an accompllihed violinist. will go to Europe to continue the etuJy ot hU prof CM Ion. In anticipation of betnc called Into active itrvlo * all of th bauaf * . tentage , cany equipage and other Impediments ot the troops Li being overhauled at this peat and placed In condition ior.Immediate uae. The regiment could now talto the field fully equipped for a long campaign lu a few hours' time. ndlof for Culinna. CHEYENNE , WyccrMTirch 16. ( Special. ) Six carloada of clothing and provisions passed through her laat evening en route from Portland , Ore.k to Key West , for the starving Cubans. Largd'haniifrrs covered the aides of the cars bearing the words : "For the Relief of Starves Cubans. " The ship ment represents the donations made by the people of Washington acid Oregon. Ciiinlm Solicitor Win * Ilia Cane. PUEBLO , Colo. , March 16. ( Special. ) In the county court , on appeal from the police court , Judge Mitchell declared imcantltu- tlonal a city ordinance requiring licenses of men going from door to door soliciting or ders for goods to be delivered nt a later date. Ho held that It was In violation of the Inter state commerce protection guaranteed by the constitution aud as a consequence was In- wild. The law was rassed a year ago , but the test was made In the case of E. E. Fer guson , who was soliciting orders for tea to bo filled by an Omlha house. Ferguson was tried In the police court and fined , but the case was taken to the county court on an agreed statement of facts. The city attor ney applied for and w > is granted an appeal to the court ot appeals. D < -b CUem > Went. TACOMA , Wash. , March 16. ( Special. ) N. W. Lsrmond , national secretary of the Brothrhood of the Co-operative Common wealth , pasrcd through Everett last week with a Debs colony of fifteen from Matae , Washington , D. C. , St. Louis , Mo. , and Mich igan , They have made a settlement about four miles west ot Belfast , In Skaglt ccunty. There are eighty members now on the ground , which numbr will be Increased to 200 during the aprlnff. Nearly all of this party are heads of families , who como In advance to prepirc homes , when they will each lie Jolucl by their wives nnd children. They are an Intelligent , thrifty set of people aud do not appear to be afraid of work. "Mining KicliniiHTOi n Failure. LOS ANGELES , Cal. , March 1C. ( Special. ) The directors of the Los Angelca Mining exchange are preparing to wind up Its af fairs. It Is.probablo that the exchange will be continued in some other form , eliminat ing the call board feature , and adding dealIngs - Ings lu outside atocKs. flho call beard Ins been nn unsuccessful feature of the exchange , mainly because the public has not had a chance to make n winning. The directors have not been very successful In Inducing the owners of good developed mines to list them on the exchange. Itcmirit Ottered. WALLACE , Idaho , March 10. ( Special. ) What Is believed to bo ono ot the largest ofllclal rewards ever offered for the arrest and conviction of a criminal has been offered ever the signature cf Sheriff Honey of Shoshone - shone county. That olflclnl announces that ho will glvo $15,0001 for1 the arrest and con viction ot tic murdt'rer'br murderers of Fred Whltriey. Whitney wto superintendent of the 'Frisco mill at'Canyon Creek. In De cember Mat he wWdrlttMi down the canyon by a masked mob 'fend ' 'shot , i XIMV 1 ( n 11 r ixii tti In Aluiitniin. SPOKANE , Wash ! , MUrch 16. ( Special. ) Spokane and caste'pi' ' capltallsts will con struct railroad thls.f\immer , to be known as the Gallatln railroad ; which Is to tap n. very rich coal country f n Ttto coal Is In Gal latln county , Montanajoarul the company has purchased the fields , which are said to be very rich and extensive , ! > jt is soft coal , with mnhtraeitoxfloat. TJeilcountry ula wild arifl unexplored ; but tb4 > oaal fieldfare said to embrace thousand * of ceres , i Cullfornla evtn Xoton. A gas company has been organized to furnish gas to San Diego for $1 a thousand. A laud emit to quiet title to about 23,000 acres of land In the Rancho Saucul Rcdondo Is on trial at Lcs Angeles , A club la being formed In San Diego with the avowed purpose of furthering the ciin- dldacy of Ulysses S. Grant for the United States senate. The veterans of the civil war living In Oakland have decided to offer the services of a full comidny 'to ' th'o government In the > event of war with Spain. The eight wholesale nnd 500 rc'tall dcalcre In coal In San Francisco have been charged by the federal grand Jury with being In violation ot the anti-trust lawsi The Ballol Mining1 company at Sutler Creek has made a goad record In the mining of low grade ore. It mines and mills ore at an average cost of CO cento per ton. It has a forty-stamp mill which crushes an aveiugo of 5.33 tons per t'tamp per twenty- four hours. The Napa Consolidated Quicksilver Mining company has declared a quarterly dividend of $10,000 , being 10 cents per share and 10 cents extra , payable on April 1. For the quarter ending March 1 this company earned $32,212 , against $19lpl laat year , with a surplus aftori dividends of $12,212 , against . $9,161 lest year. At Gold Run the trucks of an engine were derailed and thirteen loaded cara scattered along the track and down the canyon. A half dozen of the ca'rs ' were completely de molished. Cars of .lumber . and general merchandise wcro scattered promiscuously. More than fifty baiiols ot whisky worn oosoned from a chattered car and went hunderlng down the canyon. Eastern capital has taken hold of a de posit of copper In San Be-.nardlno county not for from Daggett. It la a bolt two miles iroad by twenty-eight inlltd long. The ore rurrf on the average 17 per cent copper and nbout ! $11 gold and $13 silver peri ton , while the best specimens go as high as 40 per cent copper. This U unusually rich. The \ilzona mines , which pay well , yield only 0 per cent copper. A number of nhafts iavo been sunk which are said to prove the icrmanency and extent of the deposit. "M " n nt n u aON .Nolt-.H. Harry Chapman of Hillings reports that out of a band of 10,000 cheep , owned by himself and brother , only thirty head died during the winter. Buffalo Coat , a tall and warltiy chief or subchlef of the Cree tribe. Is In Helena to see If Governor Smith , will provide land for ' .ho Crees to live uyo j The residents ofDBjby ( Valley have the gold fever. Prcspcjfixj ; Is being done on icarly every farm iii tlie valley , and In some cases there have been ? encouraging results. A dispatch from Xilb'y ' , Mont. , siys that the famous Snowahoo "nilno Is to be sold to an English syndicate 'Tho deal has been on for several weeks ; 1'Tho price Is said to bo $200,000. I'4 ' < W. K. Flowerreo fiafrfmen at work round ing up the F brand bon/e. ) on the range near Qhoteau. and oxpeqjsifooon to ship 1,000 tiorsca to Edmontcif.tf > r transportation pur poses In the north. , IOV Messrs. BUIr an < J .Whlteman , prominent sheepmen of the ugper Shields river , are negotiating for the purcLaso of nineteen BQC- tlons of railroad lanif'lii ono tract , adjacent to tbelr present holdings1. The old Amber Mining company In New- York gulch last week ehlpped to tlie com. pany's office In Buffalo , N. Y. , a 200-pound chunk of gold quartz , which was found in a bed of mineralized slate. It was worth about $500. The Farmers' Co-operative Canal company has again commenced work on Its canal In Chotcau county and expects to have It ready fee use this year. The main ditch Is ten miles long , and there will Be twelve miles of side ditches. CASTOR IA For JCsfantfi and Children. OMAHA CAN'T ' HAVE TUCKER First Baseman with the Great Voice Will Not Como Here. NATIONAL LEAGUE WILL KEEP TOMMY MnnnRcr O'Urlrn Ilturn from Chi- en no with Now * In UfKixrd to the Tonm nnd l Arrnufflnir for Ground * , Manager O'Brien ot the Omaha base ball club ha < t returned from Chicago , whore ho went on business connected with the affairs of the club. Ono result ot the trip has been to satisfy him that the National league pro poses to retain Tucker and Omaha will have ; o get along without him. In regard to the report that Decker would bo released to Omaha by Chicago Mr. O'Brien said that ho was not ready to talk. The utory Is prema ture , nnd It U advisable In view of the ne gotiations that are still pending not to say anything about the Identity of Omaha's first jascmna until later on. The management was making every effort to secure a man who would be a satisfactory substitute for ; ho ox-senator and tnat was all there waste to say at present. The negotiations for Jack Crooks are still pending , but the main obstacle In the way ts the fact that Leftus wants McKlnncy In the bargain. Manager O'Brien thinks that tbo fact that three or four other clubs are after McKInney Is sufficient evidence that ho Is a pretty good man to keep , and he is not Inclined to listen to any proposition that Involves trading him off. The time which St. Louis was allowed tn which to pny for Crooks expired yesterday , and It Is still among the possibilities that ho may be brought to Omaha. During hla stay In Chicago Manager O'Brien signed Lagger , the joung amateur , who was claimed some tlmo ago and also another promising young player named Mc Donald. The latten Is a second baseman and has the car marks of a ball player. The location of the base ball , park has been settled ut last and anyone who wants to see the Omaha club ot 1S9S play ball will find It at Twenty-fifth ttreet and Ames avcnuo. The lease for these grounds was signed by Manager O'Brien yesterday after noon and the teak of converting the site Into a first class ball park will begin ut once. They will bo ready for the use of the team In practice by April 1 and the grand stand aud other Improvements will bo completed soon after. SITE 13 IDEAL. The new grounds constitute an Ideal base bill site , aaldo from the fact that they urea a Httlo further from the buslneM district than those previously occupied. Manager O'Brien has waited until as late as pcs.ilblo In the hope of being able to secure the University grounds , but It has been Impos- slblo to reconcile the numerous Interests Involved In that site , and It was finally de cided tl.ut the Ames avenue grounds were nc'ct In point of merit. The new location will afford the most commodious and nat- uially adapted park that the city has ever had , nnd when the Improvements are com pleted the city will have one of the finest ball parka In the country. The grounds will bo 620x675 feet , thus affording ample room for fast fielding and also a commodious quarter stretch for , the use of cairlagcs. Very llttlo grading will bo ncccisaary and a very little lolling and scraping will put the grounds In admirable condition. Manager O'Brien will put a force of men at work at once to build the fence and the other Improvements will follow rupldly. Whllp the now grounds are about five minutes' ildo further north than the Unl- veislty grounds , they are really almost as easy of access. The additional riding time la very nearly offset 'by ' the fact that both the Shennnn Avenue and cross'-town lines will deposit patrons right at 'tho ' gates , whllo It would bo ueceeoary to walk from two to four blocks 'to ' reach the University grounds from any of the motor lines. While the latter way the flmt choice of the man agement an well as of most ot the patrons of the game It Is believed that the new location will be satisfactory. Everyone who hua been out to examine tha site Is on- thUBlastlo over It and the blt ; park will be most acceptable after seeing 'the ' game played In coopecf-up ground for two or three years. The man who hlta the ball over the fence at the Ames avenue park can get { 100 of the manager's money and the people who like to eco the sharp field ing of long hits will bo fully accommo dated. When all the advantages ot the lo cation are considered It Is not unlikely that the public will bo more than plearcd with It as soon as It becomes accustomed to the change. President Frank Murphy of the Street Railway company has tacltiy assured the management that the Twenty-fourth street line will be extended to Ames avenue and with this Improvement the facilities for reaching the grounds will 'bo ' better than those that are enjoyed by any other city In the league except Detroit. UVE.\TS OX TUB 11U.VMMJ TUACKS. Cherry I.rnf Milken n.i"tv Itrcoril for Hie New Orlcui-.H Truck. NEW ORLEANS , March 1G.-N. L. Sed dona & Co.'s colt Cherry Lent liungup a new record for the track In the seven furlongs handicap today , covering the dis tance In 1:2"M. : The previous record was 1:2755 : , made by Plup , a 3-ycar-old , In ISM , nml Duke ot Mllpltns , a 5-year-old , In 1SW. In today'H race cherry Leaf drew uway from hlH Held without effort In the stretch. The weather was fine and the track fust. Results : | . First race , soilingBM | furlongs : Mlnnlo Weldon won. Nannie Dunn second and I'cto Kitchen third. Tlmo : 1:15. : Second race , selling , olx furlongs : Ucrtha Nell v\on , Tole Simmons second nnd Dous- tersvvlvel third. Time : 1:15 : . Third race. Hclllnt ? , one mile : Tramby won. Headlight second and High Test thlid. Time : llOi. : I'ourtli rare , handicap , seven 'furlongs ' : Cherry Leaf won. Globe II second am ! Tabouret third. Time : 1:2714. : Fifth race , mile and sixteenth ; Carrie Lyle won , Lurk of HcarU second and Kingstone third. Time : 1:49. : SUtn race , seven furlongH : Alamo won , Little Hiamblo second and Clara Bauer third. Time : 1:25'A : SAN FIIANCISCO. Mnrch IS. Weather clfiir ; track fast nt Oakland today. Re sults : First raco. Kclllnu. six furlongs : Mldlau won. Chihuahua second nnd 1'rompto third. Time : 1:13. : Sfcoml race. seUlijjr , mlle and nn eighth : Ticnchery won , Palomaclta second am ! Cod i third. Time : 1:30 : , Third race , selllnt ; . for 2-5 ear-olds , half mile : Ilonlbel won. Iltic'na Ventura Hecom' and Ornlbco third. Time : 0:43. : Fourth race , selling , seven furlongs ; San I'nblo stake ? : Hecrcatlon won , Lord Jlnr- nilon cecond nnd Highland Ball third Time : i:2S& : Fifth race , selling , mile nnd one-six teenth : Alvarado II won , Mnmle Scott sec olid. Rey dcITIcrra third. Time , IMS. Sixth race , Helling , seven furloiiKs ; Mc- Llslit won , Dr. Marks second , itefugco third. Time , 1-2S. riTjii : MAIIICH is froo""iKFiJCTivn : tov - O'Diuiiifl llolil * Out ( or JIIM Tito llniiiiil * . U'HILADnLPHIA. March lC.-Petei Malic finished up Steve O'Donnell ln < short orde at'tho Arena tonight , the referee stoppln the light In the second round , when Stev was so groggy as to bci all but knocked out At the opening of the bout , which vvn ? t have been six rounds , Manor objected to O Donnel iwe-arlng bandages on nN rlsht wrist , but thU was quickly settled by the Australian removing them. Firn round ) They fiddled for on opening. Maher led right on face. Steve countered with left on face and Mnher went to his knees. Steve again landed on Jaw and Peter Bent right to chin nnd left und right on far , O'Donnel coins down. He took the time limit to get up. . Peter put right on Jaw and Steve -went down. O'Dsnnol sent right on chin. Peter led and missed , but n second later pub right am ) left on Jaw and Steve re sumed his Intimacy with the boards. Teter landed right and left on face and Stove left on face , rerveatlnB as bell eouncVd. Second Round Maher landed ) left on ear and right on face. Steve returned with left on ear. Peter put rizht on Jaw and O'Uonnol went down attain. Peter bangrd right and left on Jaw. semUnir O'Donnel divvn. ( Maher walked to hla corner as It It mas all over. O'Donnel got up and went for him. Maher turned and rushed1 Mm Into his corner and banged away at hlw. Bteva want to his cnrca nnd stnjed ! 4hero In RropRy nhapo nnd ho referco stewed tlie onc-sldi-d contest. Awnrd I'rUo * to HORN. KANSAS CITY , March , 16.-A major inrt of the award * wcro made nt thK the second end day of the second annual bench o\v. MR crowds vMlted the nhovv during the day. Probably the most InterostliiK award vas thnt to Sander Von Inn. nn Imported Great Dane , owned by C. K. Tllford of Now York. nKalnst Leo G , the prize winner , owned by Lozen & Gcrhardt of Kansas City. There vvrret n wards In eleven other breeds. n the rough-coated St. Bernards MIsi A. I. Whitney acting ns Judge , Ix Prince , ho $20,000 beauty of Kalians City , was Riven llrft prize , Le Princess cee-oiul. The how Is proving a decided success. SPA IX IS A OD.NTINUAI. MKXACK. In I'rpnrtice In the Gulf Tlirentrnn flic IViu'i * of flu' World. HOT SPRINOS , S. I ) . . March 14. To the Editor of The Bee : It begins to look as hough the account between the United State ? and Spain was one that did not admit of mutual adjustment. Of course , the pos sibilities of inolcrn diplomacy In avolJIng vur with mutual self respect and honor -ire great , but hi the light of the reported proofs of Sixiln's responsibility for the Maine dla- stcr It seems that the most experienced md skillful diplomats are hard up against hose conditions that break the record and nako exceptions to the general rale. It the findings of the court are corrrctly fore shadowed , the United States Is Justified In Delating absolutely the terms of rettlomnnt f differences. And whatever else Is dictated , ho Independence of Cuba must be. Spanish control of Cuba Is a menace to the world's > eace. The old profligate has been letting to her estate on this continent for n century ind every ccjston of territory was In the nterests of the world's advancement. Spain ays that but for aid anJ comfort from the lulled States there would bo no Insurrection n Cuba. Grant It ; but east thought In the Irectlon ot the elementary question or novlng causa both as to Insurrection and ho alleged aid and comfort. But for the mpudence of Spanish ownership of an Island > racttcally In our waters and In the mouth of the Mississippi river there would bo neither Insurrection oil the p > m of the > ulans nor aid and comfoit on the p.ut of ho United States or any of Its people. The icoplo cf the United States < 2o not want Cuba any more thoiu they want Patagonia , but hey demand In the Interest of the peace of ho two hemispheres the rpllnqulihment of Spanish claim upon "the tongue In the month of thu Mississippi river , " which courses hrough the center of the republic , both as to uatcrlal wealth and population. - If the Maine was deliberately mcored over i a mine that was deliberately exploded , ns thp iroofs now clearly Indicate , It Is a crime without parallel and should cost Spa.i ! not only Cuba , but her pl-tco on the map. From nn Individual standpoint the only expUtlon 'or saeh a crlmo would be dentb. There U 10 rc-cuon why a nation should not beiiub - ected to likepenalty. . The history of Spain 'rom the beginning of her decline na a ' < > n- equenco of her gieat acquisitions of territory and wealth In tin- western hemisphere down : o the present time la a sickening chapter the tale of nations and It would bo In accord with the otorral fitness of things and a crcUlt to the civilization of the ago If thu Maine disaster should bo the beginning of the rapU ending of the career of Spain as an Independent natlan. As said before , the porslbllltlca of diplo macy are great , but la ths fnco of the con ditions that confront us It would seem tint 10 terms can be suggested with self rcspett to which Spain can or wilt consent. But the Impression seems to prevail with out regard to party linen that Picsldent Mc- Klnley Is the right man In this hourofnre.it responsibility and that ho will name no terms that do not comport with dignity and honor ind that do not give \ta full InJemnlty for the past , and , what Is more Important , security for the future. ALBERT R. ANDERSON. IlKATII UKCOHII. Traffic . .MimiiircrVIilte. . CHICAGO , March 16. W. F. White , traf- lo manager of the Atchls"n , Topolta & Santa railroad , Is tlcad at his homo here. He was one of the oldest railroad men In the country , and had been with the Santa Fein in different capacities for twenty-five years. Ho canio to Chicago from Topcka nluo years ago. He was 47 yeara old. Fcom tila earliest youtCi ho was fond of modollag and designing patterns and at the ago of 20 ho was an exhibitor In the Royal academy. Not until 1836 , however , ' did ho read before the British association , at Chel tenham , the piper on the manufucturu of nMllcablo Iron and steel which flrct attracted attention to the very high character of hla scientific attainments. He vas the recipient of acorca ot dlstlnc- tlcus from the crowned heads of Europe , and from the scientific and learned societies ; In 1S70 ho was president of Hie Iron and flteol Institute of Great Britain ; and In this xjuotry the cities of Bc&semcc , Alabama , and Bessemer , Mich. , with several places of a Importance , were cicaicd after him In recognition of tl < e value of his Invention. Ho received hU knighthood In 1S79. Kdltor Jnlin A. MncWiirnliy. John A. MacMurphy , ono of the plcnccro of Nebraska , died yesterday from heart fail ure , aged 60 years. Mr. MacMurphy was ono of the earliest settlers of the state , end vvzn closely associated with many of the men and Incidents of Nebraska'/ ? birth end develop ment. HU life's wcf-k was Journalism , and ilurlng his residence In the state ho linn hcpn Identified with many publications. lib last work was on the Democrat at Beatrice. Ilv W2.5 once connected with the Omaha Itepub-i llcan , had a rapcr In WoshliiRtcri county at Blair ; conduct ? . ! the Herald at PlattEinouth In 1872 ; established the Ilcof and Horn at South OmiM In 1887 , being one of the god fathers of the Maglo City , nnd wai other- \vlso engaged In writing and publishing. No particulars of his death are at hand. Alrn. Klloii Voro. NRUSON , Neb. , March 16. ( Special. ) Mrs. Kllcn Vore , wife of Henry Vore , died yesterday of consumption at her home , four miles northeast of Nelson. The deceased waa ono of the plonccra of this section , hiv ing resided here slnco 'her ' early childhood. Hurry ( iiuiililp , PF.RRY , la. , March 16. ( Spsclal Tele gram. ) Harry Gamble died ot Iowa Cily this niorn'ng. He was operated on SuuUy for appendicitis. Ho WEI.I cttendlag liuv school and was to have graduated In June. Soutliprn I'ni'Illo Olllclnl. NEW ORLKANS , La. . March 16. Jucl o Schrevcr. traffic manager of the Atlantic Bjatcin ot the Southern Pacific railroad , dloj in New York this afternoon. ST. LOUIS , Mai eh 10.-Word wan received at the olllcp of the Unltcdi States marshal 1 that Potcr Rfnfro. who vva rondemned to death for the murder In Sprlnglleld. Mo. , live years OKO of Will Dorrls , a constable , and who esc-upcd from Jnll after kll'Jntr n 1'Uard , has been raptured on the preftrvea of the currnit Itlvur FUnlng1 club. In Cir- tor county , .Mlraourl. Hu wad iPcognUed by W. T. Brown , a deputy marshal , and ai- icsted. A soap that dchtroys the soft ness of woolen will destroy the Hoftness of the skin. Be sure of that. No matter how much a < , boap costs , If i It hlirinks * wool it isn't fit for the toilet. The bcht soap for , all . UBCS IS tlie soap that , . - . won't shrink < I MVMAM * IWI8HMINC WOOl. 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