Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA * DAILY BEE A SATURDAY , APHIL D , 1808.
1USINESS IS PROSPERING
tJomerratism on the fart of Bankers Does
Not Injure Trade.
"FAILURES CONTINUE TO BE SMALLER
Are Xot llnndlcnpticil
Through I.nc-lc of Fund * , nnil the
Volnmr of ( Ictiernl II u win cue
In Mot I * NMrncd.
NEW YORK , April 8. n. O. Dun & Co.'s
( Weekly review of trade will say tomorrow :
Whin everybody Is asking whether It Is
to l > a war or peace , the tate of business Is
rot easy to Judw. Since nobody can , judge
just howl wise ljankra m-ay bo In nn cmcr-
pncy. there U some uncertnlnty , but thus
trar scarcely any utoppage- whatever of tmin-
tiracturlng- concerns appears nor any Indlca-
rtlomi that the producing force Is likely to
i > e diminished , nor in any such symptom to
wo een In buslne < M reports.
Kvldcnco of cxIMInw conditions Is not
confusing nor unfavorable. So far banking
conFvrvutlsm has not caused failures , which
continue smaller than for many yenrs , us In
' .Mnrch , nor has It cau-ucj Btoppago of any
mianufnuturlm ; concerns , nor le ! ene < J the
( volume * of huslne. f reported by railroads In
tonnage , or clearings at principal points.
The wheat outgo count * for much and
continues. . . Atlantic exports having been
2 211.217 buihpH for the ( .Maek , ogntnrt 1.521-
322 bushels last year , nnd Pacific l,2ifiS7
ImHhols , ngnlnst 4 .GS3 bushels la t year.
Slnco corn exports continue , 3,4S1C7) ) bushels ,
ngalnst 3,3ZJ,2T7 bushels last year , the
trength of the , demand Is not to be ut-
itrlbuted to speculative agencies.
It la fonlunato that iwuaturn receipts of
wheat do not fall short of the extraordinary
Kajn. but are still 1,901,303 bushels , against
1.7MU10 hushed last year , so that the
stories of the nearly exhausted supplies of
wheat nrp. fables for children. The price
rose steadily and clo'ed1 2 cents higher for
wheat , with corn 1 cent higher.
At th ? onmo itlme the- exports of cotton
iiw extraordinary , though Just now deferred
by the caution which causes larger ship
ment * to New York Instead of outside from
Biilf ports. For four weeks It has averaged
nearly $2,500,000 per week lower tlnn In isy'i.
from the largest crop ever grown. In spite
of the fall In price , i.Uilch 'hasl not changed
during1 the wo k , In spKo of many report
of a decreased production.
In suotv conditions heavy Indtl'trlal de
mands for a ! grrat force of operatives hav <
been effective. The truth U that every In
dtiKtry metis enormous overproduction
compircdwith corresponding demands It
ny other year , IioMcH'er prosperous , nm'
y t nearly all arc kefplm ; almost thol
\\holo force employed , and some are In
crraslng forces.
In ono branch of woolen manufacture' '
'hwo ' caipnti mlll < have stopped ot * are nbou
to "top , IIM It Is between seasons , but mucl
complilnt of cancellation because of blghe
l > rlr D'i. nnd possibly In some cases bccaui
of Inferior qualities , has not b'en fo'lowei
by reduced production. Sales of wool ar
Insignificant and prices have declined
rrntf ? for liner grades nnd over 1 cent It
tinnverire for nil quotations , only because
speculators wholly underestimated stock
.held'by manufacturers.
In the Iron nnd > steel Industry , with demands
mands greater than ever befor from general
oral rourcct , urgent orders from the ov
( rnmcnt enlarge wor'A but do not advauc
prices.
Olnstern In trade slimm this week b ;
t parate branches of business for the mont
of .March , nnd nl the llrst quarter of IS'.i
inako the- best report that Iris been po slbl
[ for llvt > yenrs. It li Interesting to note thn
marly nil branches of business show sur
prl-lng movement.
Mean-Ahilu foink are extremely caution
nnd commercial loans are but 10 per a'n
of their aggregate- . The belief that quid
t'vpanslon In nil branches would follow
greater llberal'ty ' and patriotism by tin
banks Is not wholly unfounded nnd th
heavy receipts of gold fiom Europe coun
for1 lltt'o compared with the greater or les
liberality In loans by bank1- .
Disturbance , iloest not yet appear , how
ever , nnd failures for the week have beei
2J2 In the United States , against 252 las
jear. and thirty-two In Canada , ugatn
thlity-slx ln t year.
OP TIIADI
Cnlil Wrntlirr mul Wnr I'rnniiecta In
tcrffrc with lliinlnottK.
NEW YOUK , April 8 Uradstreet's to
morrow will say :
A * suitable demand for staple goods I
perceptible In the various detailed trade re
ports coming to hand this week. At tVu
-ast the drift of matters affecting our for
rlgn < relations has been uuch as to ilia
courage new business , but this tcndcnc )
has been considerably accentuated by un
timely cold weather , which 'nns checked thi
usual Is4Hter demand to a considerable ex
lle'ports from the west are that the hcav
rush of spring business Is about over an
t'aat bnlcrscoming In , now are of a tilling
in character. Here , asaln , reports of un
seasonable weather are met with.
A fairly good business Is reported at th
south , but a slight check to our expor
trade IB reported growing out of the raisin
of freight nnd Insurance rates consequent
quent on the disturbed foreign outlool <
KrSst Is reported to have done conslderabl
damage to t'.ie peach nnd other fruit crop :
of the Bouth and to early planted tobacco
A fairly satisfactory trade Is reported a
the northwest. Lake navigation Is now jpei
mul anticipations are that a prospcrou
j ear's business will be done.
Hatncr le < < s activity Is noted In most o
the country's great staples. Cotton soodi
have Hhowed fairly well , ginghams espe
dully belivg In excellent demand , and ex
ccpt for low grade cotton print cloths
w"nlch have made a new price record of
cents per yard this week , the situation 1
as favorable as could be expected.
Wool Is dull , rvlIoctliiK uncertainty as t
future business and unsatisfactory margin
of profit.
The Iron trade continues to report n Inrg
volume of business done , but It Is bccomliu
evident that this Is chiefly on orders pro
vlously booked. Engagements for futun
work have diminished alike In number am
duality , particularly In thu east , pending-
outcome of foreign complications.
A feuture of trading at leading cities thl
week Is t'nc active business In bicycles li
Chicago nnd New York , where sales an
the largest on record. St. Loula reports boo
mid Hhoe shipments as heavier than ever be
fora at this time.
Wheat shipments , Including flour , thl
week nro' silently larger than thoto of las
week nnd considerably In excess of las
year , agpregatlmt3.773.72G bushels for thn
period , against 3.UD.CG1 bushels last week , 2 ,
olti.ixio bushels In the week u year ago , 1 ,
7RI.OOO bushels In KM and 2,931,000 bushels I
18S3.
18S3.Corn
Corn exports have fallen off sharply , ag
gregating 3,557,000 bushels , ngalnst 4X)7,000 ! )
bushels last week , 4.4G5.COO huuViels In the
week u year aso. 1,391,000 bushels In 1896 nnd
kl 1,000 bushels In 1SW ,
lluslncss failures in the United States this
ivi > ck numbered 220 , ngalnst G last week ,
STJ in the corresponding week of 1897 , 230
in ISSfi and 2.5 In IMC.
liu.stiioss failures this week In the Do
minion of Canada numbered thirty-eight ,
ngalnst thirty-eight last week , thlrty-two
In the corresponding week of 1K97 , thirty In
is % . twenty-six in 1895 and thirty-eight In
369 i
. itr.vimv OF TUB STOCK M.UUCKT.
< * l CPiilntloii l 'Hxtrmielyervounnml '
IrrcKulnr.
. NEW YOUK , April 8. Bradstreot's Finan
cial Hevlew tomorrow will nay :
Speculation has been extremely nervous
nnd Irregular iwilthln narrow limits on the
critical appearance of our relations -with
Spain , The situation In this respect kecovs
the public out of the market and epecu-
"THE
OFFICIAL EYE"
of the Japanese Inspectors Is
on every pound of
offered for shipment. Only that
which Is absolutely pure and of
high quality Is allowed to leave
that country.
All grocers sell It
Inters hftvo rM ? n cautious anil quick to
cliangt ) their position , Liquidation hits np *
piirently been thorough , ami complete and
stocks ar apparently In strong hand1 ! , BO
the supply In apparently nmnll.
On the other hand , successive covering
movements on reports of nettlcmjnt or
potrvproml'o of the differences between
Bp-iln anil tlio United States have reduced
the short Interest , which was cjulto large
last week.
lyonclon hat done llttlo hero , but our mar
ket situation Is watched "With close atten
tion , as ImUved It Is by the local public , nnd
the resistance of the binrs from tlmo to
time creates the Imprc Mon that the latent
purchnoInK power Is large nnd requires only
the development of the Kensr.il situation to
nsf-ert Itself with ! some force.
At the time prices during the latter
part of the week suffered from the feeling
of suspense caused by the withholding of
the president's message on Cuban nff.tlrj
imd the tendency of the rmrkdt , In fplte of
rallies on the shore Interest , was tcl ag IP
regularly lower.
The feeding of uncertainty nbDut the pos-
slblil developments nnd their effect liehntn
by the fact that th * usuil decision to close
the Stock exchange for Good Friday ; \ns
rcrclnded nnd the * market was In session
for the first time on that day tni a genera
tion.
tion.Mo
Mo attention ha been , paid to develop
ments In regard to railroad earnings or
other matters of Importance nnd the ten
dency of prices was Inllueiiced but little
cither1 by the conservatism of lender * or
tha high figures at which tlmo money Is
held by the decided , break In exchange.
\VCUK i < v CUAIUM : ; nousn TOTALS.
of llnxliivN-i TriinnacM < i- >
li.v HIP AnnnHiittMl llunkn.
NHW TOHK , April 8. The following
table compiled by Urnd * reel's shows the
bank clearings at eighty-eight cities for
the week ended April 7 , with the per
centage of Increase and decrease as com
pared with the corresponding week last
year :
A little boy asked for a bottle of "get up
In the morning as fast as you can , " the
JrUL'clst recognized a household name for
"DoWltt's Llttlo Early .Risers , " and gave
him a bottle ot those famous llttlo pills for
constipation , sick headache , liver and stomach
ach troubles.
NOT AI.I , FAVOIIAHI.K TO FUSION
Aiito-Coiiicutloii SoIioinIiiK In Soiitl
Dnkotii.
HURON' . S. D. , April 8. ( Special. ) The
fusion wing of the democratic party In thl
county Is not favorable to the calling of a
etato convention at any point other than
where the populists hold their nominating
convention , unlem It can bo so arranged be
forehand that fusion will be occompllshci
It Is hoped that a full understanding maybe
bo had with populist leaders whereby the
democrats will bo given some of the candt
dates for oftlce In return for services In th
way of helping elect a pop-demoqratlc ticket
The ptralght-out populists will discourage
the scheme , as will also the gold democrats
There la now being made an earnest cftor
to have tbo populate name a ticket com
poied wholly of middle-of-the-road men , and
let other parties endorse It if they choose
but In no way to compromise the advocate
of true populist principles. True blue demo
crats also deiro to go It alone , but ther
Is llttlo probability that their hopes wll
bo realized.
Writ of iWumlniniiN
riDRHB , S. D. , April 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The supreme court today granted
writ of error hi the case of Carrington , th
condemned Sioux Falls murderer , sentence
to hang. The arguments on the writ are t
be presented to the court June IS.
Iv * l-'lxt'N Arbor Dny.
PinilRE , S. D. , April 8. ( Special Tele
gram. ) (3o\ernor Lee today set Saturday
April 23 , as Arbor day.
llui'Ulcn'n Arnlcn Snlvc.
THK BEST SAI < VB in the world for Cuta
Bruises , Sores , Ulcers , Salt Rheum , Peve
Sores , Tetter , Chuppod Hands , Chilblains
Corns and all Skin Eruptions , and positive !
turat Piles , or no pay required. It is guar
an tee il to glvo perfect satisfaction or mono
refunJed. Price 25 cents per box. For sal
by Kuhn & Co.
XPTV Mliilnfr Coiniuiiiy Formed ,
SANTC FK , X. M , , April 8. ( Special. ) Th
Plnos Altos Gold Mining company has been
incorporated by San Franctaco mining me
of experience who have been closely watcbln
various properties In the territory , finally ob
talnlng the present propositions. Their head
quarters are at Plnos Altcs aud Qeorg
Turner Is the resident agent and manage
for the company , which baa a capitalistic
of Jl.000.000.
Trial for Kenneth
CASPEH. Wyo. . April S. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The district court baa granted Ken
ueth McHae a new trial m the grounds tha
a Justice ot the peace acted as a Juror
Mcllact was convicted ot murder In the fire
degree at the January term of court. A
change of venue to Carbon county wa
grante-.l and the case will come up to
trial there in May.
StrlUrrn Will Itrturn tu Work.
BACO. Me. . April 8. The York cotton mil
strikers time voted unanimously to retur
to work next Monday. They went out I
January , uhen the general cut-down I
nagcs In New England cotton mills wen
Into { fleet. About 1 , COO Viands were Involvet
In the atrlko.
SMYTH MAY TARE A HAND
Attorney General Called Into the lira
Insurance Gcntioveny ,
E IS ASKED TO GIV A LEGAL OPINION
tlKht of Unllornnrri Cnnipnnlm to
Do IliinlncHH In Thl * Slntc !
liy thu
Ilien I Aucntn.
The flro Insurance controversy moved on
pace yesterday , when Attorney General
'myth ' was requested to take a hand In the
ffalr. During the day a committee rep-
csentlng the fire Insurance agents ot Omaha
wiled Upon Attorney General Smyth and rc-
uesteJ him to glvo an opinion on the legal
ly of flro Insurance companies not licensed
o do business In the state , nor paying taxes
o the state treasurer , continuing to do bus-
ness In the state.
Attorney General Smyth replied that the
question was a most Important one and one
hat ho would willingly Investigate. Ho said ,
lowovcr , before going Into the matter ho
vould have to Insist upon a formal request
rom State Auditor Cornell to glvo an opinion
n the matter before ho expressed any oplnloa
whatsoever. With this statement from the
ttorney general the committee withdraw
and later addressed a lengthy document teState
State Auditor Cornell. In this the state au-
dltoi. who Is The head of the state's Insur
ance department , was requested to ask the
attorney general for a legal opinion regard-
ng the rights of companies not paying taxes
nto the treasury of the state to transact , or
attempt to transact , buslnws In Nebraska.
\n opinion from Attorney General Smyth ,
n answer to the request of Auditor Cornell ,
s expected by the insurance men within a
veel : .
INSURANCE MEN TALK.
The Insurance men say that they are as
sured of the co-operation of the state auditor
n the present light. During the last few
months a secret committee of the local flro
nsurance agents has made seieral trlpa to
Lincoln for the purpose ot apprising Auditor
Cornell of the situation and of the local
committee's plans. In support of this claim
lor co-operation the Insurance men call at-
: ontlon to a circular letter recently sent out
by the state auditor to the executive officers
o ! all the fire insurance companies rep
resented in Nebraska. The following Is a
synopsis ot this letter :
It has been biought to the attention of
this department that many of the Insurance
companies legally authorized to do business
n this state have been writing Insurance
on Nebraska property from New York nnd
ITrtlcafio and reporting the premiums for
axatlon to the btates of New Ymk and Illi
ois , Instead of to Nebraska , where the tax
really belongs , thus defrauding Neluask.i
out of Its rightful due In this regard. While
this department Is not prepared to say at
this time that It would revoke the license of
any company writing business on Nebraska
property from agencies outside of fne state ,
nevertheless wo wish to lay before you the
views of this department on this question ,
hoping that In the future you will not write
any Insuiance on Nebraska propeity , ex
cept through legally authorized Nebraska
agents. We. will t'nnnk you to aclsiiow ledge
the receipt of this , co that we may have a
record from each company and avoid any
misunderstanding In the future. ,
LETTER SENT TO LITCHTY.
The following Is a copy of a letter re
cently sent to John F. Lltchty , insurance
deputy of the state , at Lincoln , by the Io6al
committee :
Apaln referring to the object of the visit
of our comtnltteu to your olllce on Febru
ary 23. Since that time our committee has
had a number of meetings on t'nls matter
and with your kind permission bg to sub
mit for your consideration a brief Idea o
the law us we Interpret it :
Legally , an Insurance company , admitted
to Nebraska , cannot write Insurance on
nrouertv located In the state except through
a resident agent , holding a certificate- from
the Insurance commission , because such
action would remove the premium from the
state nnd t'nus property subject to taxation
under the law would escape. ( Section 3M4
Consolidated Statutes of Nebraska , 1891. )
It Is but a just construction of the Insur
ance laws of our state that a company ad
mitted to do business In the state and de
rive a profit therefrom should conform to
the spirit as well as the letter of the law
under whlcYi It Is granted such privilege
and It should therefore Include In Its nn
nunl statement to the Insurance department
every cent of Income received from all Its
business transacted In the state or Income
derived from Insurance written on property
located In this state. This It cannot do un
less It transacts nil of Its business In the
stuto through agents authorized to act as
suc'n by the Insurance department. ( Sec
tions 20. 24 nnd 23 , Insurance Laws of Ne
braska , )
To withhold any part If Its Income re
ceived from business transacted In this
state under Its license Is a failure to compl }
with the requirements of the Insuiance
laws and a misdemeanor. ( Section 2G , Insur
ance Laws of Nebraska. )
With this letter the Insurance men sub
mitted a form of agreement , giving their
Ideas as to what each company ahauld be
required to do before receiving a now 11
cense , or having Its old license renewed.
LOCAL INCIDENT AS ILLUSTRATION.
While the local committee of fire Insurance
anco cgents was making trips to Lincoln to
consult with Hie stutc auditor about the
matter la control ersy , an Incident occurrc\
In this city that accentuated their phase t.
the matter. There wes a small fee In one
of the olllccs of the New York Life build
tug. In the building a number ot fire insurance
suranco companies maintain offices. But the
fire developed that not { 1 of the fire Innur
anco on the building was placed with an )
of these companies. The offlc'cra of tin
Aetna Fire Insurance company felt partlcu
larly grieved at the showing because Uia
company malutaln.s Its general wetcin de
nartmcnt In offices In ( ho building , und 1
had none ot the business. The Insurance
commissioner wrote to the New York Llfi
officers , and secured a list of the companion
In which the bulld'ng here was Iryuired
It turned out that five ot these companlc
had not been admitted to do business In th
state , nor were they paying .taxca , to th
state.
There was quite a hub-bub over ttio die
closure within Insurance circles. Prcalden
John MacCall of the Now York Llfo Insurance
anco company was then en route bomewan
from the west. He was telegraphed the In
formation from the New York offices , an'
Atoppcd over at Lincoln to explain Uio mat
ter to State Auditor Cornell. As a result u
the showing of facts brought out by the llttl
flee In the New York Life building , th
officers of the New York Life Insuranc
company have promised tlio Insuranc'o de
partment of the state that when the In
eurauco on the Omaha building of the com
pany runs out , which It doea la May , al
the now Insurance will be placed with com
panles regularly licensed to do business 1
Uie state of Nebraska.
i'i\sio > s Fem WKSTKHV vin'Rit vxs
SurilmrH of T.nte Wnr noiiii-nilierei
liy the fleiiernl Covcriinit > n ( . v
WASHINGTON. April 8.-SpeclaI.-Pen ( )
slons 'nave been Issued as follows :
Issue of Mnrch 2G :
Nebraska : Original William W. Warner
Enterprise , $6. Original widow , etc. Slar
A. Wcstbrook , Columbus. IS. Ordinal renewal
nowal Electa Jones ( mother ) , Dewccse , $12
Iowa : Original David Clayton. Nevada
$ S ; Thomas Gtay , Danbury. W. Additional-
John Carl , Miilvern , $6 to $10. OrUlna
widows , etc. Frances C. Carrier. Uockwel
City , $ S ; Louisa M. Stevens , Des Molnen JO
Margaret Ilartney , Farley , $ S.
Colorado : Original Leonard W. Wells
Denver , JS. Additional Charles Posncr , Den
ver , $8 to $10. Supplemental George K
Smith , Alcott , $4. Increase William Mnuk
Monte Vista. $ G to $10 ; Charles H. Tlbbctts
Newcastle , $ S to $12. Original widow , etc.
Muttlo Wyman , Pueblo , $3.
.South Dakota : Increase Gordon II. Shep
aril , Aberdeen , $6 to $11
iiKhtr Ir Out nre Cntarrk SiiliJt-Hx
Dr. Agnew'a Catnrrhnl Powder will cur
the worst of them. It has b en tested
thousand times and never disappoints , i
Is pleasant to apiply , harmless , und give
such quick relief. One short puff wl
clear a. cokl from the head anil prevent th
possibility of contracting this nasty < IU
eas > which taints about SO per cent of th
whole American people. 26. Sold by Kuli
& Co. . 15th and Douglas St. ; Sherman & .
I McConnell Drue Co. , 1513 DodgeSt. .
XDIIXS WHO w U3 I > TDSTlUOt9.
mall n n < ; I/lrln > Q.\tmrt from the
Other * In n 1. } ( flr Cnnntry.
BOISE , Idaho. April 8. ( Special. ) Hx-
overnor McConnell , U Ued States Indian In-
pector , has recently returned from a trip to
10 Payctte to look np n small band ot In-
latia living near the ( rfoulh of Dry Duck. Heel
el la an Interesting story about them.
It appears there are twenty Indians living
t that point. They bftVb been there twelve
r fourteen years. T.wo.of them are Snake
iver Indians and the rest are supposed to bo
iez * Perces. Juat why * they located at that
solated point Is not known. The Indiana
bemaelica will not explain the matter , but
ho supposition Is that ithelr settling there
was a result of some feud. Two ot them
amed Charlie , father and son , each had an
ye punched out by the tribe , supposedly for
efusing to go on the warpath at the tlmo of
he Joseph outbreak. The elder Charlie died
ast winter and the son Is the head of the
ettlemcnt. There re several families , num.
lerlnr all told about twenty.
These Indians have entered land , the only
ago ot the kind In the state. Their holdings
ro In section 6 , township 8 north , range 3
ast. They have several lots In the canyon ,
ess than a section altogether. The land was
ntered by Charlie. The Indians cultivate
heir property , raldng grain and other crops.
They have set out fruit trees , and they have
orsldcrable stock , Including horses , cattle
and chickens. Mr , McConnell says he will
ask the government to purchase for them a
small tract In the canyon that they failed to
ccurc. They are better oft there , he says ,
han they would be If they were with the
rlbc , being the most comfortably llxcd band
of Indians that ho knows of ,
George F. Cook of Sweet has looked after
ho Interests of the Indians , endeavoring to
protect their rights for them and get them
m a self-eupportlng basis. He has a mine
lear there and the Indians often work for
ilm. They also work placer ground along
he Gtrcam and get some money that way.
The settlement Is Inaccessible excepting by
rail.
U'liNhlnirtnn Hold Mliti-N Sold.
SKATTLH , Wash. , April 8 , ( Special. ) The
Golden Tunnel group \ > f mines In the Miller
river dl&trlct , King county , Is now under bond
to Chicago men for $70,000 , the flrst pay-
nent on which was made lost week. Twelve
months ago ttio own en ? of this group , hav-
ng aascs metit work to do on the other prop-
jrtles In the same district , offered -the Golden
Tunnel group for $1COO , ot which $100 was
: o be paid cash down nnd the balance In
Vovember last. No offer being received , they
concluded to do the assessment work on this
group ot claims , leaving the other work till
ater in the fall , with the result of uucover-
ng an Immense body of free-gold ore. Cnl-
cage men hearing of the strike at first offered
$23,000 , then $50,000 and finally $70,000 , which
wao accepted , the last payment to be made
in December.
Idiiho Itullroail lliillriliipr.
LCWISTO.V , Idaho , April 8. ( Special. )
Trucklaylrg on the Jullaetta extension has
tiecn completed to the mouth of the Little
Potlatch. seven miles below Juliaetta. At
that point trestle Is now being built several
hundred feet In length , at the completion of
which tracklaylng wlll'hgaln ' be pushed for
ward. Hy the prcdont ! locating survey two
nestles -vlll be built between the Little Potlatch -
latch and the Clearwatct' , and a considerable
portion of the bed ctf the main creek bottom
will be reclaimed by diverting the waters
Into a new channel. Tile contractor ! ) expect
to complete the tracklaylng to the Clearwater
bridge site by April 15 or 20.
IrrlKiitlnii ScIiMiio In Idnlio.
BOISC CITY , Idatio- April 8. ( Special. )
An Important IrrlgaKon ochemo has just been
Inaugurated here , ttye < j'fa' ' ° Imd bcxird irak-
Ing application at the ; United States land olllco
for the withdrawal of 17.000 acres of land on
the north side of , tbeoPayotte , near 12m-
mett , under the Careyirtct. The wltudrawal
Is n ado at the Instoncfl of Dr. J. U , PucKetf
ot Ilunnells. \yho.5T3launlng \ | to. .locate . jaji
\fl _ colony on therlrod. 'The * tract Is < ie-
garaed as opo of the fllicst In the state , but
It has not been settled because of the fact
that a largo expenditure will be needed to
set out the water. The rlier will have to be
flammed.
Illn-r Ilf
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , April 8. ( Special. )
Unusual attention w'lll probably be given to
river bed mining in 'California this season ,
as the very scant snow and rain fall will be
In Its' favor. This sort ot mining has bad a
more important development In 'this ' state
than In any other part of the world , and It
is here that the biggest and mcst expensive
schemes have been prosecuted. Some of
these have paid well , and others have been
big failures. It U cnly In such extremely
dry season ! ] as the present one that much
profit is possible In river bed mining.
Snl < > uf u. Fruit ! Farm.
COLFAX , Wash. , April 8. ( Special. ) The
fruit and farm larda of t'he ' Snake River
Fruit Growers' awoclatlon , to the amount of
COS acres , were sold under foreclosure. Land
was purchased at from $1 to $25 an acre.
The average price was $24.45. The lani-'e
sold Included fifty-eight acres of the awo-
clatlon'a fine fruit farm.
California , \ 'V H
Mrs. F. W. Dlanoliard. described as a
beautiful , graceful and gracious woman , will
bo the Los Angeles fiesta queen.
Wheat Is badly burned in some counties j
and the chances tor a crop arc poor. .In
all counties the early fruit seems practi
cally ruined.
Under Judge Hart's decision thu the San
Francisco police court has no legal existence
haben corpus Is being effectively used to
empty the jail.
Mra. M. J. Hepburn ot Chicago has bought
the Bellwether mine at Jackson , Amador
county , for $9SGOO , and lo planning to de
velop it on an extensive scale.
Madame Louise , a bilr dresser of San
Jcso. threw vitriol In the face of E. F , Rob
inson because , he wanted her to move for
non-payment cf rent. His hands aavcd his
ejcs , but ho waa terribly burned.
Southern Pacific directors ? will soon meet
In San Francisco. It Is said to be conceded
that C. P. Huntlngton and his assoclitfs will
control about 382,381 shares ot stock agitust
a probable 90,000 shares.
The Copper King mine of Fresno county
hoa been under stoidy development for two
years by a close English corporation , which
now has on the dump over 15,000 tons cf
ore that averages 12 to 13 per cent copper
anil carries about $10 In gold , and a few
ounccn of rllver to the ton. A large smelter
will be built this sprlqg to run on this ore.
At the 100-foot level there Is a tolld body of
hlg-grado ] { ore which rum Into an adjoining
claim. ' " i
In the Esperanra.nijl e , Calavcran county ,
Uio shaft U down 9qO jfect and will be sunk
100 feet further botprij the mill Is started.
'
At the DOO-foot Jovel'lh'o lend wao found to bo
sixty-three feet , wlth-ore that wou'1 so $3.50
per ton In free gold1 , rfnfl smlphurets at the
rata of $50 per ton. ' " , At the 700-foot level
the lead was wider. ) With ore of more value
and sulphureta of a-'hlgher grade , while at
the depth of 9CO feat- there U still more Im-
proiemcnt. This Utlio flrst mine In the
northern part of Calautraa county to reach
any depth , and Its sitaaaas will probably have
a gooj deal of lnllucic | j upon mine owners.
I il nlio YfHvnoc | .
The business men1 of the town of Albion
want a bridge , constructed across Snake
river at the MontgoniQry ferry.
It Is entirely wlthlntho | range of probabil
ities that the quarries at Kootcuat may glvo
employment to 100 men ihla summer.
The Indebtedness of the A. D. & M. com
pany of Glbbonsvlllo Is given as $270,000. Of
this amount $ S,000 U for wages and $5,000
for taxes.
An Immigrant car filled with wbolo fami
lies of Pennsylvania Dutch farmers stopped
over at Kendrick on Sunday flight , curouto
to the reservation , where they will take up
farms.
James Odle , an Idaho pioneer , aged 74
years , died enddenly at his homo In Lewis-
ton. He was entering , his house when he col.
lapsed on the doorstep and expired almost
Instantly ,
The Kendrick Times gays tracklaylng is
under way and the road will rcich the Clearwater -
water In thirty dajs. Work on the plero for
the bridge acrcss the Clearwater Is being
puaned. and will be In shape for the bridge
spans by the time tb track U laid to that
point.
EASTER AND THE PASSOVER
Dr. Franklin Draws Comparisons Between
the Two Great Ftstlrals.
THINKS THEY HAVE A COMMON ORIGIN
Atrnkrnlnfr of Anlnre to I.lfc In the
t T-illlcil by Uiioli or the
Two ( Jrrnt Uhurch i
In his aJJress at Temple Israel last night
Or. I co M. Franklin drew a comparison bs-
t\veen the two contemporary festivals of the
Christian and Jewish church , Easter and the
Passover. The Jewish. Passover , or "Feast
of Freedom , " Is In the midst of Its celehra-
tlon and coincides as nearly as possible with
Master , which occurs In the middle of Pass
over weak. Dr. Frauklln expressed the be
lief that Easter and the Passover had their
rise In a common origin or at least in a
common Inspiration. He traced them both to
the old nature festivals which were so gen
erally observed by pagan races In recognition
of the vasslng of winter and the return of
spring.
"ThU U the season of nature's resurrection
and of earth's emancipation , " said Dr. Frank
lin , "a tluio for shaking oft the cold em
brace of temporary death dealt by the hand
of winter. Ulslng from the grave In which
ice and snow held her , nature , the God ot
the primeval man , springs Into a glorious
new life. This Is the resurrection and the
life , for clialus are broken and earth , a
prisoner through the winter months , Is freed
from thraldom. iDlrda and flowers driven
away under the stern rule of frost have come
agaiu to join In earth' * emancipation.
'VDoubtlrss It was thoughts llko these that
moved savage broasU to the obser\ance of
the nature festivals , which were the great
antecedents of Passover and 'Easter. ' How
ever sentiment may feel the shock of such an
origin there Is no doubt that fcstlvala similar
to Easter and the Passover were observed
long before Moses brought down the ven
geance of God of Egjpt or Christ was burled
and arose on the third day. Ancient race *
worshlppel the stars , the moon and the earth
and the recurring changes of the seasons ,
with the different conditions they wrought on
earth , appealed meat strongly to their Imagl-
oatlOn. They could not explain the awaken
ing of earth from the dreary sleep of winter
and they worshipped the unknown power be
hind it. Everywhere wo find that the festival
of the springtime was observed , whether wo
turn to Persia , Egypt , Greece or Home. It
Is not Intended to make light of the historical
setting which has been grouped about these
seasons. iWp would not depreciate the sacred
significance -with which the Jew has sur
rounded the Pas.jo\er . or detract In any way
from the beautiful conceptions which Chris
tianity has lent to Easter , but it is plain
that If the two festivals did not spring from
a common origin they at least arose from a
common Inspiration.
"Although in their origin they have much
In common there has been such a multitude
of additions at the hands of different churches
that their identity is lost. Different dogmas
and beliefs have so Influenced them that they
have worked almrst antithetically from their
common source. Some ono hai made tlio
well chcsen distinction ( between them that
the Passover Is the emancipation fact and
Easier is the resurrection myth. For If we
atrip from the former all that la not essen
tially a part of it , all that It duo to the Jew
ish atmosphere in which It has grown , we
still have the fact of the long exile of the
Jews and their eventual redemption under
Meets. Thh fact Is verified not only by
Jewish history , but by the records of other
nations and by the relics and inscriptions
which are constantly coming to light In
burled cities. Whether the wonderful Ktorv
of the crcslng of the Hed ten Is exactly
accurate In fact it la true that the s.ong of
the Israelites on its banks was the first dec
laration of Independence ever uttered. On
the other hand if all that Is not vital Ls removed
moved from the origin of Easter there re
mains a story which has no greater founda
tlon than myth.
"Therein lies the real difference between
the two religions. Judaism Is founded on
nothing supernatural or that tan not be
proved to the satisfaction of the Intellect and
Christianity Is based on a myth , although the
greatest of all myths. But after all , thin
difference is a theological one and theology
Is not an essential part of religion , for It
has done more than anything else to
estrange men and drive them from truth.
When all these differences of dogma and
creed arc Ignored and all men Join on a bails
of the purpose of religion rather than the
origin of different beliefs then will the mil
lennium bo close upon us. Would it not bo
possible oven now to lay aaldo all theological
distinctions and to see in these two festivals
one common lesson that the true and beau
tlful can never die ? Let the Jew remember
the history of hb race and the Christian the
mythical heals of his religion , but aside from
sectarianism may the present reason bo the
symbol of dead hopes revived and old sym
pathies resurrected. "
.SIxty-Koiir Cartel * .
CHARLESTON , S. C. , April 8.-The board
of visitors of the1 South Carolina unitary
academy today expelled the sixty-four ca
dets 1,1 ho participated In ths icbelllon
which took place at the academy on Aprils.
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