jNEWS | ; FROM THE FARTHER WEST
MINING IN THE BLACK HILL !
latest Advices from Sooth Dakota's Eic
Mineral Region.
IMPORTANT STRIKE IN NORTHERN HILL
H.UXT of flunrtxlle Flvr > Feet Thlc
HUN Ht'vcnUy Horn Struck nt
u Jl i-p Hi of OSS
Feet.
LEAD , S. D. , March 31. ( Special. ) Ono <
the most Important strikes ever made In tli
Northern HUM occurred Friday In Ncvacl
gulch , on tha Snowstorm property , owned I
11. M. Maloney. Many attempt * have bee
made by mlno owners In this district I
reach the- lower layer of quartztte. Lai
Friday this layer was encountered In tr
Snowstorm mlno at < \ depth ot 355 feet. Th
practically settles tde question of the futui
3-lchtic.vj ot this district. A ttiort tlmo at
somn parties from Montana attempted
reach quartzlte In this mine , and at a dtpl
ot 314 feet they encountered a layer of aai't
rock which was taken for quartzlte. Co
eldorablo drifting was done , but n * ere w. .
encountered. Mr. Maloney secured a bo <
on the property and satik a shaft only twcV
feet deeper when quartzlte was struck. Tl
layer has been penetrated and to flvo fc
thick. Enough Is known of the formation
this district to make It almost certain th
rich bearing ore will bo found en this quart
Ite afl I i many oilier mines. The theory
that the formation dips toward the west ai
Fouth. Holes will bo sunk to the quartz
Intervals from'tho tunnels made by the Mq
tana prospectors. A substantial holstli
Plant hafl been placed over the shaft , wl
f.n alr-cwiipressor and pump. The hoist ! )
plant on the Baltimore- and Richmond slm
adjoining the Snowstorm , Is now In operatic
! A tunnel will bo Tim to connect both tnlm
Hccolvcr Ilradley of the Union Hill coi
piny das arrived from Philadelphia with si
flclont money to pay off all the accounts i
labor and suppllcti furnished the compar
which amounts to about $20,000. The coi
pany Is paying 95 cents on the dollar , a
It Is stated that this claim will l > e card
until the company gets on Its I'oct again.
Ifl expected that all accounts will be turn
over on that basis. No claims have be
disputed. H Is stated that money has be
secured by the company with which to ct
tlciuo dovelor.nic.nt work at the mines a
cxi tuo Edgemont fineltcr.
BUSY PLACE.
The site of the D. & D. smelter Is
lusy place nt present. Work on t
rebuilding of the new works has coi
inencod with n largo forso of men and
night shift will bo put on soon to get t
plant completed ns soon as possible ,
least four months will Ixs required. One
the reverhoratory furnacco at the works
found to bo uninjured by the lire < iml Is in
smelting about fifty tons of ere n day. I
Carpenter Elates that the smelter la a Dor
wood Institution first and last. The n
eampllni ; works will bo ready In n shi
tlmo , when the company will buy the sa :
nmount of ere as before the lire. A trcs
Is to bo built across the wagon road In fn
of the works for the purpcse of conveyl
tliB slag farther down the valley.
U Is authoritatively stated that the dcv
opment work In the mlno of the Him
Mining and Manufacturing company in T
EH , will shortly bo. closed down to aw
tho1 building of the proposed smelter at Hi
T/atcr. Thin mlno has been thoroughly
Tednn'd It U known a'most ' to a cortali
"extent and' value of the bodyof oro.
larso amount ot ere Is on thci dump rcr
* o bo shipped. , The ofilcom of the compa
are Interested In the emelter and they hi
decided not to ship any ere until the r :
roads build Into the camp and until
smelter Is built. 'It Is a costly matter
"tiaul the ore to Dead wood by team nnd II
ithought both the Elliliorn and Burling
will build In on 'their surveyed routes t
fprlng. The plans of the Redwatcr smel
arc asaumlnc definite shape and It Is
peeled that the grading will bo commeni
this month. It Is stated that the other H
din company will suspend work as scon
"the mines have been thoroughly explorei
The shaft on the Ilcadwood Dovelopm
company's property In Two Dlt Is do
180 feet. The material has changed fi
llmo shale to a ohalo that Is highly ininci
Izcd and l as the appc.iranco of slllcloua <
, lloccs of hemltlto ere have appeared wh
enow the ere body to bo close.
It Is reported that the citizens of Spear
nro working on a propo.Ution to convert
'bulldlog ' which was started for a chlorlna' '
plant Into a smelter. It Is stated that $
000 has been raised by eastern parties wl
Is to bo placed against a like amount
nlshed by the cltlzenu of Spcarflsh , who h
raised nearly all of the necessary amoi
Negotiations are being made for the i
* * ohaso of the silo and Incomplete bulldl
and arrangements are being made with
mlno owners In the Bald mountain dlst
to handle their ores about July 1.
umiltcr will have a capacity ol 100 tons.
/ TO EttBCT A SMELTER.
Dr. 81. II. iMuggaley of Chlcigo , '
bought P. L. TCdholm'e Interest In a gr
ot nineteen claims southwest of Roohfon
"the Central hills , has arrived from the <
nnd Is making plans to erect a thirty
forty-ton smelter on 'the ' property ,
plant will have ono upright furnace , aim
to the 'D. ' & 1) . smelter. The plant can
erected In four weeks. It is also tto i
of the company to put In a Hnyt qu
mill , which has recently been introdi
Into the Black Hills. Several c.irloadi
Irco milling ore , which Is found La li
quantities on the property , will ba tea
probably In Chicago , before the mill Is i
chased. The property Is nicely situated
.water.
At the annual meeting of the stockhol
" [ the P .rson's Mining company held
HutjTjvood the following board ot dlroc
determl 'eeteil : John iDagealey , J. A. Hard
JUKI ri'ino * ' ZPP- | John Baker a < id N
miini. * " . The officers elected are : P-esId
" ' , 5ff Baker ; vlco president. J. A. Hard
3'clary and treasurer , John Bagpilcy.
"Tho hoisting plant on the Hardln Stum
company's claim. In Two lilt , ijnder
-management ot Charlie UlardUi , has 1
put Into operation. The shaft U down fc
two feet in shale. A nlglit shift has 1
put on.
H. B. Swain has leased 500 feet ot cti
. ' mineral land In the KaggeJ Top dlstrli :
' Dr. Paddock . J. Smith nnd others , fi
. perjod of nine months. The ground wll
. worlcoJ through the Llttlo Bud Fraction
* Jl Is expected that some vlch ere wll !
taken out.
* A complete hoisting plant , drills
pump , hav.j been ordered by the purcha
' ot the mlno In Deadwood , which Is b
worked on the two school lots. The sh.i
dowu llfty feet In good ore.
Huron
HURON. S. D. . March 31. ( Specla
! An Invitation haa been accepted by Rev ,
It. Jordan of Sioux Falls to deliver the
dress before the High school gradut
class at the approaching commencen
which will take the place of tbu usual
erclws on such occasions. The class r
t > ers euventcen.
A reception was tendered Rev. Mr. '
derLais nt the Presbyterian church Tue
evening which was very largely alter
Mr. VanderLass IB the new raster of
church and comes here from Cedar Ra
la.
la.D. . E. Monies of DCS Molnes , la. , has
chased a large tract of land In the r
part of tills county , near Lake Dyron ,
will oftablifh a cattle ranch thereon. C
parties front the same locality are li
catcd In similar projects near the same
Complete Uullilliiu * uu Will to HI
CHAMI1ERLAI.V , S. D. , March
( Special. ) Workmen have returned
4
from eouth of White River , on < ho RM
reiervctlon , where they have just
pletetl the work of erecting several b
Ingi for the government. The built
t now tber * contlit of a double retldeni
comblMd wagon and bUckitnlth shop ,
- i uA rert < ! enc ot < & iuue clerk.
nUo have a school house situated a fc
miles from the buildings. The building
compose the sub-agency ot the Lower Drul
Indians , -who abandoned their reservatlo
for the purpose of living In that vlclnlt :
where they say the land Is better. As xw
as the negotiations BO successfully cot
ducted by Inspector James Mct/tughlln ai
ratified by congrcsa these Indians will I
reality , an well as In fact , become pcrmi
ncntly Identified with the Sioux on tt
Rosebud reservation. At present they n
celvo their rations from the governmci
through the United States Indian agent i
Lower Drulo agency. It Is believed t
some that after about July 1 next rat lot
will bo Insued to 'them from Rosebud agenc
Wnnl n DID * 1'nxietiKi'r Train.
ABDHDCEX , S. D. , March 31. ( Special. )
A petition Is being circulated here asklr
the Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Pa1
Railway company to put on a day passengi
train between this city and St. Paul , to a
commodato the heavy travel during tl
summer to and .from Dig Stone lake. Son
changes In the limits and rates on excurslc
tickets Is alro asked for.
Drill Strike * Coal Vein.
PIERRE , S. D. , March 31. ( Special Tel
gram. ) The drill In the gas well last reach )
a vela of lignite coal at a depth of abe
1,300 feet. This Is considered as a stroi
Indication of gas pronpecta lower down ,
.South Dnkotn \ > M Note * .
Aberdeen haa a cigar factory In prespci
C. n. Powers Is soon to start a r
publican newspaper In Pukwana.
The capital stock of the Alexandria creat
ery has just been Increase ! from $ S,000
$10.000.
The second annual state meeting of t' '
Congress of Mothers will be held In AbcrJc
May 18-20.
Charles F. Sanders was sentenced at Wi
mot to nine years In the penitentiary f
shooting 'Marshal Dravcs.
School lands sold In Lincoln county In
week as high as $23.15 an acre and leas
were made as high aa 05 cents an acre.
With three men at work the Harrison ml
In Illacktall gulch Is dally taking out c
valued at $120. The ere shoot Is twel
feet wide and four feet thick and Is grad
ally widening.
The shaft of the Chicago and Two nit Coi
pany , now sinking , to reach a pyrltlc blanli
of ere , nt a depth of from 200 to 250 ft
tins been In a mineralized sandstcae runnl
$3 to $1 In gold.
Prof. N. E. Hansen has resumed his dut !
at the South Dakota Agricultural colic
after an absence of about ten months
special agent of the Agricultural dcpartmc
In Russia and Asia.
A deep shaft will bo sunk at Ragged T
to ascertain If the pyrltlc ere exists there
the quartzlte. It Is estimated that a depth
800 feet may be necessary. The Dacy shi
Is already down 430 feet.
The executive committee of the Dcadwc
Ministerial union has resolved upon a str
enforcement of the laws prohibiting g.i
bllng In connection with saloons , and otl
restrictive measures relating to saloons.
D10IC1I TO THOUMAMJS OV AOIll
rinnl 'rrniiNfcr of AllfKril Title to
Old ( iriint In Mexico.
SANTA FC , N. M. . March 31. ( Special.
The deed to 1,200,000 acres ot land In t
territory was filed for record lei Cha1
oountv last week , the title pass'ng from '
Interstate Land company to Robert Llndi
nnd C. Goodnight. The tract sold Is the
lloalcs land grant , which was originally c
nected with the cclebiated Maxwell gra
but fell back again Into the possession
the Mexican state of Coahulla. The granl
located In Chaves county and i-una west fr
ttio Texan state' 'line ' to * the middle of
channel of the Rio Pecoa nnd norfh to wit
a short distance of the booming tov.n
Roswcll. The land In the eastern part
the grant encroaches upon the staked pla
and U therefore of no account , but'
western portion can bo made very valua ]
being watered by the Pecos rlvec and ni
hers of large springs. With this water to
used for Irrlgatlcu purposes there Is
reMon why that part of the flo-called gr
cannot be madeas hlgtily productive as
land on the other plde of the Peeos.
This big piece of land waa first pcovUl
ally granted to a man named Wilson , I
having failed to fulfill the stipulations
his contract. In 1S32 the land woa ag
granted to John Charles Dcales and Mat ;
Jose Roynclla as Impresarios.
In order to obtain a permanent title tl :
men were , within a specified time , to
port a cclany ot 200 foreign oottlcrs , allot
to each family a certain amount of la
the remainder to belong to the erent
This cokdy was to form Its own system
local government , schools , etc. , and was
be self-supporting. Within a certain t
the colcoy was also expected to form
own mllltla and all was to bo a province
Integral rort of Coahulla.
Bealcs' design was to Import English t
llles from his own home for tlieeo purpo
but tlmo passed without the colony
terlallzlng. The Mexican government
peatedly remonstrated and Healcs as o
found ready excuses fan delay.
This state of things was In existence w
at the treaty of Quadalupo Hidalgo , tula 1
passed Into the possession of the Un
States.
Ilcalcs then undertook to secure , a pa
on the grant , but the United States Insl
ho had not complied with his original ag
mcnt , thus forfeiting all rights In the pr
Iscs.
Iscs.Then ensued a long period ot lltlRut
the United States supreme court In
finally deciding against the grantees , I
throwing the disputed land open to
:1 : I tiers.
r | That the United States wipremo coi
decision Is final no ono ought for a mon
doubt , but the recent transfer and recon
ot the deed ot the Interstate Lind comp ;
Into whose hands the claim had pas
seems to have again opened up the casi
the minds of many who are not acquali
with the facts.
There Is no possible wuy for the cla
ants to over gain possession of the grant ,
even the slightest degree of Interest In
Looking1 for mi llrlr.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. . March 31. ( Specla
An attorney from Chicago Is hero lool
up information concerning George Wool
n I a former resident or this place , who has 1
left a fortune of $100,000. Woolson was
heard ot nlno years ago when ho left
place with the Intention of going to &
Africa. The estate of a relative by wl
death do Inherits cannot bo settled i
Woolson Is found or proofs of hU d
eecured.
California Wluv Output.
. LOS ANGELES , Cal. , March 31. ( Spec
I ' Official returns show that six and a
million gallons of sweat wlno were n
last year , of which nearly one-halt waa
and a third sherry. All these sweet w
fount ! a ready sale , as most of It was n
under contract. The production of dry w
was 25,000.000 gallons , making the t
vintage 31,500,000 gallons. This exceeded
largest previous vintage that of 1893-
6,000,000 gallons.
Died While Traveling.
COLORADQ SPRINGS. Colo. , March !
( Special. ) The body ot Mrs. Mary Bird
whooe death occurred here from heart
urc. has been cent east to Iowa for bu
Mrs. Blrdeck was CS years ot age and
intending to take the train for Calltoi
where she Intended to via It her son. 1
thought the excitement attendant upon
preparation for the Journey brought or
attack ot heart failure which terinlu
fatally.
Sutiervlior of Indlnu. School * ,
WILLIAMS , Ariz. . March 31. ( Specla
R. C. Bauer , for three years agent of 1
Supal tribe In Cataract canyon , has recc
notice of his appointment to be super
ot Indian schools for the district emt
Ing Colorado , Nebraska , Utah , Kansas ,
Mexico , Oklahoma and Texas. Bauer h
nilllar wltfa all Sioux Idloma and with
a dozen other ladlin tongues.
Arnold's Dromo Celery cures headu
lOe , 25c M4 M . All
RESERVOIRS FOR THE WES' '
Official Report on the Proposed Sites i
Wyoming and Colorado ,
NECESSITY FOR THE DEVELOPMEN
Cnptnln Chlltciuloit on Itewt-rvo
Sltc lit the Arid UcRloiiN Work
to lie Done liy the < > cnvrnl
( iuvcriiiiicnt.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 31. ( Special
Elwood Mead , state engineer of Irrlgatlo
Is In receipt of a copy of the report of Ca
tain Chlttendcn of the United States cor ]
of engineers on reservoir sites for Wyomlt
and Colorado. Captain ChltUnden was f <
some tlmo the engineer In charge In Ye
lowstono park. The report and appendlcc
outside of the Illustrative plats , covers V
printed pages. The work touching the
reservoirs was done under the authority
the river nnd harbor act of June 3 , 189G. Tl
report says that the reservoir sites consl
ered at present all the varieties to bo m
with In the west. They are grouped und
three heads , viz. : Open valleys on the cour
of streams , natural lakes , natural depre
slons without outlets. The former predoi
Inato and arc common and easily avallab
In nearly every stream , and are most dcslr
ble because they often occur In connectli
with narrow , deep gorges or canyons , who
the confined surface would present le
chance for evaporation. The Sweetwater si
In Fremont county , Wyoming , he dcclar
to be ono of the best of that kind to
found In the world. He recommends ve
highly natural lakes and cites the fact th
the largest and least expensive arttflcl
reservoirs In the world are of this kind.
LARAMli : SITE.
The report pajs especial attention to t
Laramle site , a , natural depression , abc
five miles southwest of Laramle , Alba
county , Wyo. It U pronounced one ot t
mast phcaomcnal In the \\eat. The reai
volv olte would be tea inllca In lengtli
three miles In width. The lowest point
7,090 feet above sea level , fifty-nine feet I
low the railroad tracks at Laramle , a
thi'-ty-flve fe-et below the low water HI
faca of the Laramlo river , where the va
road cro&cs It at Laramle. The depth
the reservoir full would be 170 foet. The
port discloses the fact that the dlschtr ,
of toth the Big and Little Laramlo rl\i
would not be sufilclci'.t to fill and keen
maximum utility the reservoir , and c
culatlons and suggestlcos of tapping I
Nortti Platte river at the Colorado 1 :
end bringing a thousand cubic feet ptv s
end ot water Into the reservoir at a coat
$41(1,254.14. (
The Sweetwater site Is aa open valley
the Sweetwater river about twenty ml
above Its Junotlou with the North Pla
river. The river thtra flows through a n
row gorge , Us breadth at the bottom la ci
thirty feet , la ! depth 330 feet and the wli
at top about 400 feet. This freak ot nati
Is noted BS a natural curiosity and has bi
known since 1S12 , when the Astorlans
ported it ao a phenomena of water. 1
dam would be 100 feet hlsh and oove
by the reservoir 10,578 acres. The cost
the reservoir would bp $276,184.80. The ot
r.otablo sites discussed in Wyoming
Clouds Peak , the Poney and Lake DeSmol
COLORADO RESERVOIRS.
In Colorado the report discusses two res
volr sites. The South Platte site In Jcfi
son asd Douglas counties , In ; lowushlp
south , range 70 and 71 west , sKth prlncl
meridian. It Is fifty miles southwest
Denver. The site Is chiefly remarkable
affording a chance for a high masonry d
The length of the reservoir would be
and one-halt miles and cover with water
acres , capacity about 3,000.000,000 cubic I
of water. It would cost $510,000. The Lc
and site Is thrco miles northeast of the tt
of Loveland , Colo. , on the dlvldo between
Dig Thompson and Cache a la Poudre. 1
reservoir would cover about 2,000 acres ,
ts capacity would be about 2,000,003
cubic feet.
Captain Chlttenden says that nowhere
ho world Is there so much necessity
.ustlflcatlon for construction of a ci
prchenslve reservoir system as In the re ?
treated by this report ; that already agrli
turo Is more Important than mines or ot
Industries , and that the destiny ot i
America depends more on the waters I
flow from the mountains than en
minerals that are hid In them. In this t
ncctlon reservoirs are not merely deslra
they are an absolute necessity. He till
tbo matter ca-.i be done only by the gen
government and argues that It Is Its L
not only generally to the citizens , but
cause It Is the largest landowner , o\vi
for example 90 per cent of the land
Wyoming.
Ho believes that the management of
reservoirs and distribution of water sin
bo la the hands of the states. The re ;
Is comprehensive , showing not only car
i work , but a statesmanlike grasp ot the g
1
problem of the west.
1
1t KcfiiNcd to lieu : f r .Mercy.
t YUMA. Ariz. , March 31. ( Special. ) I
' Q. Hughes has just been admitted to the
rltorial prison to servo a five years' i
tenco Imposed by the district court of P
county. The charge , which was ono of
In felony , was that ho had npproprli
$3,000 belonging to the Society of Ariz
Pioneers , ot which be was president ,
secured the money , which had been vi
by the last legislature , by forgtag the
natures of the trustees ot the society.
Hughes made a speech in court In wl
ho said he Intended to replace the mo :
but had not been -given an opportunity ,
declared ho had never asked mercy of
man , and would not now , at nearly tl
score and ten.
HiiRluo was president ot the last t <
torlal council , which peat ho had licU
three legislatures. He had been cle
to the legislature five tlmca from the coi
of Plm.i. and was one of the best Un
men In the southwest.
Death of u South DnUotnn.
COUINNE , Utah. March 31. ( Specla
John1 Williams of Parker , S. I ) . , was fc
besldo the railroad track near hero d ;
end 600H thereafter bo died. A note pit
to a railroad ticket signed by the rail' '
agent at Glenwood Springs , Colo. , at
that ho had gone Insane at tdat point
jumped out of the car window on Marcl
They had detained him a few days am
seemed to bo all right again. It Is i
posed that bo again became demented
Jumped from tbo train , death resulting I
exposure.
Cnllfnrnliu Mine Dividend * .
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , March 31. ( Spec
The Wlldman-Mahoney mine. Ami
county , has declared a dividend of $12OOC
cents per share. The January output of
mine was nearly $40,000. Other Callfo
mines that have just declared dividends
the Pennsylvania , $2,575.'G cents per sh
ths iMornlng Star , $14.400 , $6 a share.
South Eureka mine Is paying from $ :
to $5,000 per month above expenses ,
eight-foot ledge of good milling ere has 1
found on tbe COO-foot level of the A
mine.
II InU Jnek C.UIIK Still I.lvon.
SILVER CITY , N. M. , March 3L-Spcc (
There Is every reason to believe that
report sent out from El Paso stating that
Dlack Jack gang ot border bandits had I
surrounded and killed by the officers of
Mormon colonies In Old Mexico Is wit
foundation. Members of the gang are
ported to have bfen seen since the dat
the alleged killing and no confirmation
ever been received from the colonies ot
extermination of the desperadoes.
Offer * Men.
CHBYBNNE. Wyo. . March 31. ( Sp
Telegram. ) Governor Richards today
graphed President McKlnley : "Wyoi
ittcd * retdjr to furnUa iti quota ot me
case of war with Spain , , , Ojir National Ouar
consisting ot one regiment ot Infantry atone
ono two-gun batteryCltfOready for servli
at your call. "
.Mon til tin > , Note * .
It Is reported that bc < * t cattle have recent
sold as high as $60 a tuuj.ln the Hlg Hole.
Judge James Stour has donated about fit
volumes to the school'ilfirary at Mounta
' ' -
Home.
The 5 per cent dlvlcWfid of the Jlcrchanl
National bank of Helena , amounting
$47,000 , has been distributed.
The new flume and tunnel made to car
water to the smelters at Anaconda ai
Uutto Is nearly completed. It crot $90,0 (
During his recent absence at Hillings Wl
Ham Courtenay of Fort Ilenton closed u dc
by which n herd of 3,000 native cattle we
sold at $30 per head.
Reports from Lcthbrldgc are to the effc
that ( he Crow'a Nest railway Is to be coi
plotcd by the 1st of August. Eight new u
glncs have been , ordered.
Justice Fitzgerald ot licit would not D
cept the plea of a man who claimed to ha
killed a beaver In self-defense and bou
the game law violator over.
The abandonment ot the Ella mlno seei
to confirm the views of many mining m
as to continuous ore boJlea on the Meadt
villa flat In the Uutto district. The slit
of the Ella was down 252 feet on the Meadt
vlllo shaft when the pump ? were pulled la
week. Some silver ere v.a3 encountert
but no copper.
The consolidation of the Granite Mounta
and Ulmetalll : Mining companies Is ono
the inot't ' Important mining transactions
'Montana ' in many years. These arc the I
silver mining properties of Granite eouni
The consolidation will result In starting
the big properties In the near future. T
capital stock will be JIO.000,000. IJc
properties have been shut down since t
fall In silver a few years ago.
TO CUlin COI.Il l > O.Mi DA *
Take Laxatuo Brome Quinine Tablets. .
druggists refund the money If tt fulls to cu
J3e. 'Iho gcii'llnr. has L. B. Q. on each tabl
AVAR SUM' ClIHlsTKXKII XKIIIIASK
MrrtuT HiiHllcN n IIllliwllh Unit II )
III VliMV.
WASHINGTON , March 31. ( Special Tt
gium. ) There Is a posylblllty that ons of 1
new battleships bo "ullt by tllla coun
during next year will to christened "I
braska. " Congrci-aman Mercer , who
tended the launching of the Kentucky t
ths Kearsargo at Newport News , lean
some things that will probibly prove
value to him In bringing ' .he Navy dcps
mcnt to the selection of the Antelope s'
iw a llttlrg cognomen for a magnificent fig
Ing machine. Today a request was rent
Secretory Long signed by all the meiiib
of the Nebraska < lelegatl.il , asking tha.t " 1
br 3la" be selected as ono of Ihe names
the now flhlps.
Senior Thurston today succeeded In c
vlnclng the weather btircau that Nebra
should have at least1 twb aerial stations
tipper air otacrvatloW'Ify means of kl
and accordingly Prof."Wlllli > Moore
agreed to locate twd sil\ii ! stations , ono
Omaha , the other -U'Grand Island. Two
perlcnced obienera $111 to eeni from Wa
Ington to take charge of the stations , but
addition two laborers Will bo appInted
$45 per month to nifalpi'lato ' the kites .
perform such work as.tjlji observer icqul
Congressman Merger itoJay Introduce !
resolution authorjzlap ( Jie Treasury dcrx
went to leara or purchase wlro for wlr
the government bulbil Aft , at the Omaha
position. It was re e'rroa ' ) tiio commli
on ways and means. . Chairman Dlnglcy t
he would take It up & uca and report
re olutlCi. t , j , ,
Congressman Sutherland .Introduced . ate
to e-orreot the military" record of Pat ;
Piniphy. J * , t-
Ths committee on waya and means
reftuesl to recommit Jlu > 'blll ntaking Sal
Pass a mibport of entry , alUwIns too he
amendment to stand.
The Buckstaft Foundry company of Llm
hra asked the s'scro'.ary.of war to ba i
mlUod to fuinlsh some of ths munl'ion *
war In ca.io of a CMsh with Spain. Tlio c
pany ngrcoj to * furnish cast Iron shells
any amount , pledging that It Is In a pcai
to turn out from GO.OOO to 100.000 pounds
day. Assistant Secretary Melklejohn
placed the subject before the proper (
nanco officlali' , and it n : > jy bo possible
Nebraska will help make engines for Spa
nnnlhllntlin.
Harry Johnson \\-zq tdday appointed lab
In the Lincoln public building at $54
year ; alro .Mary McLaiighlln charwomar
1ho Burlington Ua. ) public building : at
per annum.
1'imciiASK "OK n A MSI i ISI.AX
1IIII CriinlliiKAiithorHy Iiitroilu
111 tin * Sfinite.
WASHINGTON. March 31. Senator Lc
has reported from the commlttco on ton
relations a bill directing the president
the United States to purchase the Dai
Wrst Indian Islands of St. Crolx , St. The
and St. John , or any of them , for a IK
coaling station. The purchase la to ho : i
on such terms as he may. In his dlscret
t di > em advisable. FlyCinjIlllon dollars , 01
much thereof n.v may bo necessary , Is ap
prlated for Uio purchase.
1 X MVH for tinArmy. .
WASHINGTON , March 31. ( Special T
gram. ) The following transfers have 1
made In the First cavalry : First Lleutei
William C. Rivers , from troop D to U
I ; First Llputcnant George T. L < ingha
from troop I to trop II.
The following named artillery omcccs , 1
Ing completed the course of loatructlor
the United States artillery schocl , 1
Monroe , Va. , have becti ordered to join t
respective batterlen : First Lieutenants J
L. Hiyden , Finn artillery : Hlchmcnd
Davis. Second actlllcry ; Ernest Hinds , i
end artillery ; Henry U. I.emly , Third
tlllery : Jciin E. McMabon , Fourth artlll
Wllrr.ot E. Ellis , Fourlfi artillery ; Edv
T. Brown , Fifth artillery ; George W. i
schell , Fifth nctlllery ; Peyton C. March. I <
artillery ; John K. Cree , Sixth artillery ,
Ellsha S. Benton , Sevecith artillery. Se <
Lieutenants William J. Snow. First artlll
Frank E. Harrys. First artillery ; Will
Chamberlalne , Flost artillery : Louis Lero
Lyons , Second artillery : T. I. E. Mann ,
end artillery ; Edward J. Tlmerlake , Jr. ,
end artillery ; Kenneth Morton , Third a
lery ; George H. McMfinus. Third artlll
Andrew Herr , Fourth artillery , and Clar
d i C. Williams , Fourtli1 al-tlllcry.
Second LIcutcaant ScioV has been csslc
to the battery D , First artillery , Jacl
Earracka , LouUlana.c ° '
f
I'IIH 1 HIM H I erH < j\p pointed.
WASHINGTON , M4rch 31. ( Special 1
gram. ) Postmasters artpolntcd : South
kota J. J. WHscfl , Brcadland , Beadle cou
William G. Wletlag'c nton , Splnk cou
Charlotte M. Catlln.lQeatcr , Union cou
Charles S. Fassett Hitchcock. Bc-jdlo cou
John F. Baker , Hermopa. Custer cou
Henry A. Knlfecs , I'tatte , Charles
.county ; Ole J. Magev. jPralrio Qusen , I
county : Henry C. Sfxton. Talcott , C
county ; Freeman El Kelly , Vandervi
Clark county ; Carrlo C/fitdultz , Wilson , i
county. i. in
C'liiillriiiril hy'ilie Semite.
WASHINGTON , March 31. The oenate
day confirmed these nominations :
German Bullo of New Ycrk , consul
Cardenas , Cuba.
To be receivers of public moneys : !
Martha C. Brown , at Gunnlson , Coll.
e To ba registers of land offices C. F. H
Un , at Gunnlson , Cole ,
Postmasters Missouri , W. B. Lewis ,
dorado Springs ; South Dakota , R. 7. . Benr
Ilcresford ; Nebraska , F. E. Helvoy ,
braska City.
Tlnlly TronNiiry Statement.
WASHINGTON , March 31 , Today's si
mcnt of the condition of tbo treasury shi
Available cash balance , $220,157,327 ;
reserve , $173,650.763.
\oinliintlnnii hy the President
WASHINGTON , March 31. Tbe presl
today eent ttie.se nominations to tbe sei
Tboma * H. Boltou , to be lurreyor ol
> C > ( XWWWWWWW
Dr. Miles9 Restorative Nervine.
Replaces the Worn-out Nerve Tissues.
Nothing demoralizes the health sooner or
more completely than the continual loss of sleep.
It robs every organ of the nerve force necessary
to its maintenance , and it imperceptibly , but no
less surely , destroys the brain cells that are the
sources of mental power and the health of the
whole body. The process by which Dr. Miles
Restorative N'crvine is able to build up health in
a run-down body are not hard to understand ;
when one observes its stimulattos : effect upon
the dijrestive organs ; how it increases the ca !
pacity "to assimilate food ; and regulates the nerves
all over the body , It supplies nourishment to
the nervous tissues faster than they are worn out.
It searches out the weak parts at once , and
sets to work to build them up , It is a great health restorer.
' Mr. Hllns O. Hlekok , Ilralilsvlllo. Cnl. , sponkliiK of hlM wlfo's Illm-sn , snys : "Two yours ace
/ my wife nursm ! mo through n lon sli'm ; of xlckmvw , mid tlu worry mid strain upon IUT was
. broke down and her heart became badly aftVet-
) more than she could stand. Her nervous system
) ed. 'She was troubled with smothering spells , and when shi > attempted to do any housework her
heart would palpitate and throb so she would jjrow faint. A few bottles of Dr. Miles' Hestora-
j . tlve Nervine andtliu New Heart Cure , noon nave her relief and In a short time her health was \ /
' entirely restored. She has had no occasion to take any of the medicine for two years. " \ n /
) ) Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists tinder a guarantee first Q
) bottle benefits or money refunded. Hook on heart and nerves free. Address Q ?
j Dr , MILES MEDICAL CO. , Elkhart , Intl. 2
WCWWWWTOWWW
ss > < You C > t
The Most Successful
Book of the Year
! o
1'KOM F1KST T *
tS50
! < S5
tSf :
' fi '
! < ay
* &
' fi9.
I < 3 >
, < S3
< 5 >
' < ?
, fsy
< 3
O O O ! 3o
,
--o
; < S >
TO LAST
'
2 >
* * \ * ! &
MURAT IIA1.STCAD \ - < 553'
d
629 * ! ' ' aild ' - i < OT'
c'rss Destiny
e > r" ause' * , .
fiE > : o
SMUGGLES
' UY . . . . (23
$ FOR ' sa >
LIBERTY Mttrat Halstead ao
Veteran Journalist , Distinguished War Correspondent , Brilliant writer ; for many
years the friend and associate of the "makers of history" of the Western World.
writer than he no shrewder observer of men .
There is no more graphic , incisive ; 2 ?
'
trend of affairs their sequence i <
and events ; no one who foretells more unerringly the ,
quence and conclusion.
JREVISED TO DATE
Containing a vivid account of the overwhelming tragedy
Destruction of the Maine
New and Splendid Illustrations of
CONSUL GENERAL LEE , EX-MINISTER DE LOME ,
SHE WAS ARID IS .
CAPTAIN SIOSBEE , GENERAL BLANCO.
A splendid octavo volume ; 625 pages ; G x 9 inches ; printed on extra fine quality
> - '
( ity of paper ; in large , clear , perfect type ; magnificently illustrated with 40 full-
page original drawings and photographs , artistically and uniquely bound.
Elegant , Silk-finished Cloth mblcmatic Ink and Gotti Design , Plain Edges , $2.00
/ \ vxv
X > X
THIS COUPON is good for 75 \
How to Get It Free tibnts rebate on
Secure two new subscribers to iMttrat Halstuail's ,
the Daily and Sunday Bcu for seven wcoks . .on. . "THE STORV Of CUBA"
ouch or three , now ( subscriber for ono
; THICK. $2.00.
month each. Brinp thorn to the Circula-
tion Department , Omaha Bee , with 15 ) Present tliis Coupon ami SI.25 at Circulation
l
, The lice 1'tib-
-
< cents for cr.ch week's subscription nnd you > culation Department
5 can get this splendid wont free. I i lishingU ) . , liei
i /vrv/vvyij-i rvNyw VN/v . " " 's' v > * vxrv * sJ
= = :
, ry ; I
llco toms , port ot Sioux City , In. : Samuel L.
Ovcrotreet , attorney general for the terrl-
nea tory of Oklahoma ; Walter H. Faulkner of
son Texas , to be consul at Durango , jrtex.
Turn .DIMVII an
. WASHINGTON , March 31. The senate re-
'
jcctccl the nomination of James A. Grlmmo
Da- to ba pcatmastcr at Tuskegec , Ala.
ity ;
ity : IS > AIIOVU IJA.NKHIl 1'OIXT.
ity :
ity : MINKNMI ) | | In ICsiircti'il to OrrrlliMV
ity : \Vltlilii n KCMV DII } .
Mix MEMPHIS. Tenn. . March 31. The river Is
now abovs the danger line at all points from
ort , Cairo to Memphis , and It ls thought the
May rise will continue several days. From water
now In sight It Is likely the unprotected
portion of tbo St. 'Francis ' basin and the
lowlands on the Tennessee Ride will bo
to-
flooded to a considerable extent within the
next four or flvo days. These living In especially -
at
pecially low and unprotected localities are
. advised to transfer their stock and movable
1153 property to places of safety.
From present Indications it poems probable
ira- the Memphis stage will not exceed twenty-
five feet , or about two feet below the highest
El- water during the overflow last year , and ono
ett , and a half feet above tbo rise ot last Janu
ary. The situation south of Helena Is as
suming a more serious aspect on account of
the heavy additions the flood from the
Arkansas tributaries , and these living In that
tens -
region thould prepare for very high water.
ns : OAino , III. , March 31. The rallroida are
; olJ beginning to suffer on account ot Uio riding
waters. The Dig Four has abandoned Its
through passenger train on the Cairo divi
sion , as a large stretch of track has been
lent undermined near Lawreacevllle. At Birds
ate : Point. Mo. , tbe Cotton Bi'.t road li working
a largo force ol mea 8 lenlng down Its
tracks. The Iron Mountain tracks are
already under water at ho latter point and
Its trnlnti will come In over < ho Cotton licit
toiay ! via Charleston and Lamos. The
water has submerged much land around
Illrils Point and the town Itself can only
stand a foot and a half more. The river
la rising steadily at the rate ot three-quar
tern of a foot a day ,
SI.MIHIV is A iin.xvv iionaou 1:11.
Taken .Money from UKItiniU After
PHILADKUMIIA , March 31. William
Stecle , fccmcrly cashier of the collapsed
Chestnut Street National bank , charged with
making false reports of the tank's condition
to the comptroller of the currency , was given
a I'earlOK toduy.
George M. Colfln , deputy comptroller ; Dank
Kxamlncc Ilardt , George H. Earle , receiver
of the bank , and ill the directors of the In
stitution , gave testimony.
According to the evidence the late Wil
liam M. Slngerly. president of tho'bank ,
receive * ! largo loans from the Ixsnk. This
comptroller admonltded him to crnso borrow
ing. At that time do owed { 57S.OOO , ami
when the tank failed his Indcbtedneffl wai
$500.000 , whllo the collateral cecurlty was
estimated at $75,000.
Dank Examiner Ilardt Bald eight reports
made by Caabler Steele during 1SOC and 1897
to the comptroller were all false with rc-
fipcct to the loans , and In some there wa
a suppression of facts regarding overdrafts.
Hu testified to each In detail.
Receiver Karlo told of a convcrsaticn bo
had with Mr. Stcclc , In which the cashier
eald Mr. Slngerly would come to ( do dank
and get money from the cash drawer without
the knowledge of cny of the directors , and
would pUce collateral In a private drawer.
This latter watt placed In the books as cash ,
Mr. Stcelc tuld that In doing thU he waa
merely obeying orders.
The dlrectoii' testimony showed that they
did not know the extent ot Mr. Slngcrlv'a
liulcbtt'dr.pra. In October , 1898 , the comp
troller notlflcd them ho owed . ' 5578,001. A
meeting was hold , and Mr. Slngurly prom
ised tn icducu the amount , Instead It wan
Increased.
'Hie hoarlng was then continued until next
Wednc\alay , .Mr. Steclo renewing ( jls ball
bond ot $10.000.
DIATII IIKUOUD.
Kimi-rnl \iilon Si'lill.
NHW YOHK. March 31. Private fuueral
fit-rvlecs over the remains of Anton Seldf
ucro helil today at the late residence. Kcv.
' .Mcrlo Si. CroK Wright , raster of the I.en-it1
no < c Avcnna Unitarian rhurch , deliver ed _ > v
short nddroii , and Henri U. Krchblel fo:4
an eulogy telegraphed from I'ltttburg by
Colonel K. U. Ingcrsoll , who had been for
yeaia an Intimate friend of the great con
ductor. The exercises at the house cloiiM
with TiiUDlc by Victor llorbi > r { . .The pub ) ! ?
scivlnca weru held at tho. Metropolitan opera
house , wheru a muHlcal prvKratU wco flvin. !
llev. iMcrlo St. CrolxVrljh : > < dllvejeil ih
addrcsi. The concluding < nUUlcal i number
1 was the funeral inarch from " ( lottcnMmme-
rung. " The body will bo taken to Fri'sU
Pond , I. . I. , for Incineration , Jean da . , J
Kcuzckc , who la In St. Petersburg , cabled
as fallows : "Deeply affected by the lese of
I tbo grcatiat Wogner conductor of the Jay.1
Mm , It. C. Sunlinrii.
niSING CITY. Neb. , Mavch 31.-(3pocial. ( )
Mr . It. C. Sanborn , a wi ll-to-do widow.
aKo.l 5S years , died this morning at 2:30
o'clock from a paralytic stroke received bit
Thmsday , Her body will ho takm to Ke
Hampshire , her formtr Uomt.