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Tr- p.lpr-w T- O f < S. . . _ , THE OMAHA DAILY 'BEE : 'SUNDAY , APRIL 17. 1808. 1ICHT WAT 10 TEST 11 IK Lv , law * Dairy Department Fatting in Force f lew Regulations. MACHINES ALL TO * BE TESTED In. the Milk Tet * IB 4he New Work for expert * ! , < ( he Experiment 9t&1loa ot the AM$3 , la. , 'April ' 16. ( Speclal.-A ) new low for the regulation ot creamerlca and anlfprmlty In milk testing throughout the tate lo being put In operation by the state Dalrr commissioner , omUted by the Dairy department of the experiment station at the college here. Considerable trouble has been experienced in the past In arrlrlng at the exact butter value ot the milk Bold to such crc merles as were operated upon what In known as the separator plan. There arc man/ kinds of machines intended to deter * nine the amount of butter fat In milk , and the4 hare 'been In use , but came to be be lieved by patrons and state officials that there w llttlo accuracy or equity by reason of the manner In which they were usoil , and that , furthermore , the benefit of all doubts were too largely In favor of the proprietor , In whose hands and under whoeo directions the tests were made. This led to the passage ot a law requiring that the machine for testing milk , and by the use of ( Which the price to be ( aid for the wmc was to be fixed , should be sent by the proprietor of such creamery to the experi ment station at Ames , there to be thoroughly examined , and If found accurate and cor- recj In Its workings , the officers ot the ex periment station would lasue a certificate to that effect. No machine should be so used In any creamery that had not been ex amined and approved by these officers. The now law also requires that crcamrrymin secure , from the office of the State Dairy com missioner one standard milk measure and one standard tei.it bottle to be uued In connection > wlth the particular machine that has been approved by the officers at Amca. Thla milk measure tan a. graduated or tabu- latosV rule along one side much after the L tylo of the Indicator on a thermometer. > Once the operator has thoroughly stirred the milk , eo tfaat a fair sample can bo secured , lie drawn Into this milk meaaure a certain amount ot the fluid. The milk U then turned into a teat bottle , together with a certain euiount ot nulphurlc acid , and the bottle Is then placed In the machine tbat has been licenced by the station at Amca , where It In dtcpt for a certain length of time at a given epccd on the part ot the machine. All the work of testing Is done by rule ; there Is no guess work. As a result , there Is equity dot only as between the proprietor of the creamery and the patron , but between the ( patrons themselves , as the price that any creamery can pay for milk depends upon the quality of all the milk purchased. These milk measures and test bottles are old by the state at 25 and 50 cents , re spectively , being their nciyal cost. The /whole / aim ct the state Is to compel such .a courao of procedure on the part of creamery- men as will glvo to the patron that which1 1 * Oils due. The office of the state Dairy com- mlsloner is receiving hundreds ot applica tions for these measures and bottles. Every measure and bottle Is numbered and the number la entered in the books ot the Dairy commissioner so that he can tell-Instantly In what creamery the same Is In use. Ho also Issues a certificate to every creuMry- man who purchases these supplies Ilamfltte dtnfc niitinxril. I ATLANTIC ; la. . April ' 16. ( Special. ) The oaoo ot S. Blake. , administrator , against the Chicago , nock Island ft'Paclflc Rallway w up WofeJuag(4 ( MacylAJflay } ' Five 'thoufla dollars was naked because of the death of Kvilllam Blake , ' aged 12 years , and J5.000 for loss" of serviced until of rfge. Young Blake iwoj , 'playing upon , defendant's platform ID Dfarne , and \\iillo running struck a baggage truck , waa Injured -and died , Cence the. suits. Carroll Wright of , Dea Molnes appeared for Ucfendaata and made a motion that the cose be dlsmlsied upon the grounds there was no evidence showing he came to his death be cause of any neglect whatever upon * tht part pt defendant , and the motion was sustained. ' * * iLak'm Arc Short of Wirter. ' SPIRIT LAKE , la. , April 10. ( Special. ) /Ths / continued , low water in Spirit lake and { Lake Okobojl Is causing- some worry to the eso'ple who frequent these resorts in the Summer ( Imo , Fior three years there has not been a-hcavy downpour In die lake country. ( The report of the weather bureau giving the record 'at moro than 100 points shows that ( with a single exception the precipitation for the year 189T wad less here than anywhere else In the state , and , , away below most points. Thus far In 1898 the rain and snow Shave bean luaknlfVcant. The lakeu rapidly respond' to- rainfall of any consequence. .They have been known < o rl B two fMt in twenty-four hours. I nojil Amlil the Ioeber , 1 RED OAK , la. , April 18. ( Special. ) A company at the head'of which Is W. D. Kyle ot thirdly and cx-Becrelary ot State Mc- Tarland of Emmetiburg. will soon start for ( Alaska on a gold seeking expedition a little different frcm others. { Instead of going for the Klondike country tqpy win RO by boat to St. Michaels , thence proceed on through Der- 4n t rtralts Into the ArcUc ocean and 'on to Oipo Llsbourne. They will stop at the 'mla- lon ut Cape Prince ot Wales , but will enter ( Alaska from Cape Llsbourne. They will fol- Icw the lead ot a prospector who claims that ho took $2.000 worth of gold from piece of ground four feet square. i Attempted Bank Bobbery. r AUDUUON , la. , .April 16. ( Special. ) The Corn Exchange bank , pt tbU city was uo- Bucqeutully attacked by robbers Friday mcrn. teg. Powerful explosives were used on the | > lg eote , and It was wrecked. The safecrackers - crackers wtre frightened away before they bad * cfcanco to lug off the money. A well known safe-cracker who goes by the name of "Providence Shorty , " was arrested for doing the job. and the authorities sre con- jBdent that they have made an Important cap- Jturt. l"Provldenee Shorty" Is known all over ( the country , and bis photograph and descrip tion Is la every rogue's gallery. ' r t- , - i Iowa Trtneliem to Meet , I ( SIOUX C1TV , April 16. ( Special.-- ) fifth - annual meeting ot Uio Northwestern Iowa t ( Teachers' association will bo beld In Sioux < fclty on Thursday , Friday and Saturday of THIXK THIS OVER. ' 11 * . HntloBBl Hfwe4jr for * ' ' Trokk ] * . ! To * ay that hemorrhoids or the disease -commonly known a * piles la a national disease may be slightly overdrawn , bat U Is quit * certain thatat least'one In every four per- on * 1 * so oBlcted. Because It I * so common and not Immedi ately fatal many suffer for yean without giving the trouble medical attention. Moreover , the rather general iraprcwton that ft turtle * ! operation t the only cure haa much to do wHh daUylag attention until the disease becomes d * p-seated and chronic. Sufferers from , pile * should know that the Pyramid Pile Cur * U better than a ourglcal perattoa. It our * * without pain , It cause * oidetentlpn from fauslne * * and the cost 1 * ( rising. * H"-druggUI * Millie U ftt 50 cent * per package. The stringent * * * ct of the acids in the ( Pyramid Pile Cur * speedily contract * acd nctores to tbelr natural condition tha blood ftewels of th * affected part * , and at It jttlckly dlMolv * * la-th'rectum , th * remedy sMothe * and'heal * th * Irritated' aurtaces , and these two thing * are the only necessary re- flulreweBtfr a-cture. Tbe prtatlp f danger from pile * 1 the II * . > llty" | to throntc ulcratl a of tht rectal tia- ) ma ftad a cvm * * < aautlon from less ot Bleep1 and the .attendant pla ftad Irritation. IAU these symi am * U * Pyramid qalckly re- Uavcs. and th * fact'that U Is the most popu lar and widely sld of ny pll * cur * U quit * evMftc * ot thorou h merit. I 9w MHr frm Wtodlng. itehto or protrud- law U * * try * fttly at * toail ht ymir OrvKtetMr rjrrmmM PU * Curfa , text week. The , membership ot the ansocU- loa Include * th * ( Mehora of the northwest ern quarter of the * , tatv , and It I * expected bat about 1,000 teacher * , will be In attond- nce ot the meeting this year , Tbe officer * re : II. E.'Kratt ot Sioux City , president ; ilia Scckeroon ot Prlmghar. vice president ; fclllo Jonta ot Sheldon , recording secretary ; ' . M , Harding ot Sioux City , railroad sect ary ; Charles Henry ot Odebolt , treasurer ; A. V. Storm of Storm Lake , C. > V. Flndley of rort Dodge and Mrs. A. Armstrong of Sioux City , executive committee. TltttBB MB ! * KII > LKO IX A WHECK. find lBNii ) > hac > OH the Ho k Itlnad IB lorrnt. OTTUMm\\ . April 18. { Special Telegram. ) Probably the worst wreck that the south western division of the Rock Island has had or years occurred this morning between Ibcrtyvllle and Fatrfleld , and as a result hreo men are dead and a number ot others probably fatally hurt. The dead are : CHARLES DIBBLE , engineer. ALBERT P. BL03SI3R , fireman. WILLIAM'WATTBRSON , head brakeman. All the dead men are married and live at Cldon. The wreck was caused by a head-end col- Islon of two freight trains. An extra rclght train going north had orders to meet the regular local freight at Llberty- Ille. Abotrt 7:10 : o'clock , four miles west of Falrfletd , tbe extna ran Into the local reign t , the collision occurring In a deep cut. The extra was going at a very rapid peed , but the local freight was.flagged and bad started to slow up. Freight cars were hurled over the em- lankment twenty feet high. The crew on the ocal train jumped and escaped with minor njurles. The bodies of three men were recovered after hours of work. The entire ewer extremities ot Engineer Dibble were mmod to a crisp. The remains were taken o FalrfleM. Conductor Newton Crowder ot the Iccal train had orders to meet the extra at Llnertyvllle , but forgot the orders and went by. The track was cleared at 9 o'clock onlght and traffic renewed. Iowa TrnvolliiK Men. MASON CITY , la. , April 16. ( Special Tel egram. ) The Iowa dlvl-ilon of the Traveling Men's Protective association held their an nual mceltag here today. . The re-port shous fl.ittf-rlng growth numerically and growing recognition from railroad hotels and cor porations. Tfio following are the newly- electei officers : President W. R. Relnke , Mason City ; first vice president , W. G. Saakell , Cedar Rapldo ; aeccnd vice presi dent , J. H. Barney Sioux City ; third vice president , J. H. Mclntyre , Davenport ; secre- Rry end treasurer. Will 'am Bclber , MatTon Jlty ; directors , H. C. Stearns and Ben Instead ot Mason City and Q. B. Albert of Marohalltown , Delegates to the national convention at Omaha next year : Manley T. Brown , Davenport : S. B. Schilling , Mason Ity , and J. S. Clemmon * of Cedar Rapids ; alternates , Thomas Davoy , E. S. Crull , W. P. Darling and W. J. Konvallnka. Scrlonalr Injured. HAWARDEN , la. , April 16. ( Special. ) John Flml , a leading citizen ot Hawarden , sustained a very serious accident lost evenIng - Ing by being thrown from his road cart and dragged by tbo foot along ttio sidewalk. Ho naa only freed by the cart being caught In the walk. Ills life Is despaired of. TMilmniic OrKrnnlxfH n ItpRlnicnt. OTTBUQUE , la. , April 18. ( Special Tele gram. ) A volunteer regiment for service In uba will be organized here Monday night by Colonel Thrltt , former commander of the First regiment. Several neighboring towns will contribute companies. Drnnintpr' Commit * Snlciilo. ATLANTIC , la. . April 16. ( Special Tele- 5ram. ) Charles H. Brlggs , a drummer past 50 years of age , bought an' ounce of laud anum here till * evening and , while la his room In the Park hotel , drank It and was beyond recovery when discovered. . Ho leaves a family ; at Wet5Llberty. > - 5 2 Wade- Wooden Clock. DUNLAP , In. . April 16. ( Special. ) A re markable wooden clozk has been made by S. Ettlnger of th's town , Who has achieved fame as a whlttlfr. ' Tb'U clock has been made by Mr. Ettlnger entirely out of wood with the simplest tools and keeps good time. Ruin Ne < Mtc < 1. HAWAR/DEN , la. . April 16. ( Special.- A gloomy outlook presents Itself to. the farm ers ot northwestern Iowa cad fho Dakota s it the present. The dry. cold spell has rotted tbe nown grain eo thafmany bavo be-en obliged to reseed. lorvninr pnpnr JJoten. The Charter Oak Republican bag absorbed the opposition newspapers. H. C. Ford has again come Into possession of the Woodbine Twiner , Will Clark retiring. Ned Jenncsa of the Corrpctlonvllle Newn has purchased the Danbury Review and will publish both pacers. The Rovlew , at Wlnterset , has become a dally evening paper. The chairman of tfie populist state committee * ls editor. Prof. Qoldthwalt , formerly , of the Boonc Republican. Is said to be negotiating for Mr. Corey'H Interest In the Boor.e"Nens. Ward , dray & Co. stprteJ tbe Jefferson Standard , but. wer . nJDlcid .f roai using. the name and called their paper the Sentinel. E. W. Cootey , city editor ol tbe Marshall- town Statesman-Press , has resigned and been succeeded 071 E. 6. Clncebeaux ot Peorla. With last week's Issue of the Washington Press Howard ; A. . Bun-ell- completed tblrty- two yean of continuous service as editor of tbe paper. J. H. Purcell , formerly publisher of the Dunlap Reporter and later of the Midland Mcnthly and 'oftOr Iowa papers , died In Drt Mqlnea last Monday ; ' - * J. L. Watte , publisher of the Burlington Hawkcyo. having been made postmaster. Mr. Southwell becomes manager of the paper and C. M. Walte his assistant. Lafayette Young , -publisher of the Des Molnes Capital , bas purchased a 'brick block at the , corner of East Second street and Lo cust and will remodel It for a home for his paper. George T. Williams , the new mayor of Ida Orove , corrects an erroneous Impression by anncunclng In his Ida 'Grove Pioneer that although he own * ' and edits a democratic newspaper be Is personally a republican. lortn lrrn Comment. Sioux" City Tribune : The adjutant general of Iowa- will have all the members of the state national guard undergo a physical ex amination. If there are any members who do not want to gar to war they should be locating some physical defectajn themselves. DavenprtK Republican : ' IOWA ont 76,394' soldiers Into the 'civil * ar , of whom 13,001 were killed or died frbmyoun& or disease during their term ot enlistment. Nearly one- elxtb.of all who marcbed out at the. sound of tbo drum returned ao more. War now means wholesale destruction compared with even thla high rat of mortality. Red Oak Express : The republican man agers certainly sbowcd small ccaalderatlon for tbetr fellows In tb > , locality when they located the next state convention In Dubuque. It Is so much out of the way as to make the tlmo and experae ot attending serious coa- slderaton. Des Monies' la the convention city ot the state and Its selection would be fair to all. The state convention Itoelt would do well to take tbta mattir In hanJ. Des Molnes Register : A writer In the Iowa Historical Record. Iowa City , living what obould ba a historical account ot the launchIng - Ing ol the battleship Jowa , says I tat Mary Lrd Drake , While breaking tbe bittTe ol wine on the bow ot tbe boat old : "I chris ten the * Iowa.1 ' 8h said nithlng of tbe kind. What ah said was : "I name tbe Iowa and may good luck go * wlli ! thec , " which Is quite 4 different thing. The word "name" Instead of * 'chrliten" , wan ud by Xks Drake at tbe * suggestion ot Rctor Oathell ot St. Paul * * Eptacootl church. DC * Molneo , and * pprqrd by Governsr Drake. It we write history * Je | u * writ * It eorrly. : lonrn The Presbytery of 'sautheattern Iowa held a two days' session at Palrflcld last week. Dr. William H' . 'Barrows of Chicago Is to deliver the commencement address at Drake university , Des Molne * At the next meUn > ot the Presbytery of Council Bluff * , which aceU at Logan. la. . .next Tne4jr , wUt fe prei > ttil petition signed by about fifty people ot H ncock ask ing for the organising of a Presbyterlai church at that place. The trustees ot the Presbyterian church at Odebolt ate contemplating enlarging 'It at an expense ot about 13,000. Rer. D. A. Winter has resigned as pastor of Grace Reformed church in Sioux City. He bag aa offer to go to Hiawatha. K a. , but may return to Ohio. The People's Baptist church ot Woodward received from the will of the late Deacon Lerl Colrln the sum ot $100 to be used In purchasing a library tor the use of the church and Sunday school. The church pur chased a bookcase , In which the library ha * been placed , there being 173-new volume * . IX TIME OF WAH. 9ljMt of the 9tera iMrrt OovcrBlav CojBbatliBl * . For the most part , says the Chicago Times-Herald , Americans are little familiar with tbe laws of war. They know In a gen eral way that there Is something called martial law which la put la force when war la In progress In any territory , and .hey also know that War make * many things rlgtit that are decidedly wrong In times of leaco , but few know just how far these jowera extend. War has Its laws , far more stern than those ot peace. It i * true , but still taws more or less rigid. U Is not merely anarchy : empered by the otrong hand of tbe army. It Is true that Its laws may bo and often are violated with Impunity , but stilt they xtat and can be enforced. On this subject the provisions ot a little book called "Instructions for the Govern ment ot the Armies of the- United States In : he Field , " by Francis Lleber. Issued In 1S63 , by authority of President Lincoln , be comes of Interest. A striking paragraph ot this reads as follows : "The ultimate object of all warn Is a re newed state of peace. No conventional re striction of the modes adopted to Injure the enemy la any longer admitted , but the ana of War Impose many limitations and restrictions on principles of honor , faith and justice. " According to this book It Is lawful to starve hostile belligerents , whether armed or unarmed ; to destroy the lives and limbs of all cncmlci ? whose destruction U unavoid able In prcsecutlng the war ; to capture and destroy the enemy's property and his routes or channels of commerce , and to make use of alt deceptions that do not Involve the Breaking of faith. .If our armies should Invade Cuba our gen erals would probably proclaim martial law. This docs not mean that all civil law. } would necessarily cease. Probably tbe ordinary procera of law would go on much as before , except at the scat of actual hostilities. It would be In the dis cretion of the military commanders to say | UE > t how far they would go. They might also permit the Spanish magistrates to rctiln their offices on taking oath of temporary allegiance to the United States. , Spanish subjects would not necessarily or even probably be expelled from the United States , although they would be forbidden to communicate with their friends at home. It Is entirely permissible under the laws ] f war , saytt this treatise , for an enemy to bombard an unfortified city without giving the least warning of hi * purpose , although ho may. If he so desires , give tlmo for non- ccmbatantj to be remove ] . This Is ordinarily done , though If time were In question It might easily be disregarded. Flags , usually yellow , ar put up In such oases to mark the locations of hospitals , and tha enemy lii required to avoid firing on them. Con sidering the manner In which the Spanish bave murdered the rebel wounded In all hoa- pltals that they have captured , It flcema Im probable that they will observe this rule. To compel them to do eo we should have to resort to retaliation , and It Is Improbable this country would permit such a course. Of course. It Is an act of Infamous bad faith for the attacked town to put up u'alse hospital flags , though there bave been oc casions when.- the enemy -has requested , tn town about , fo bobombar"deil to denlgnjite' museums , libraries1 and art collections' by flags , so as to avoid their destruction. The use ot polscn In any manner or ot explosive bullets In absolutely prohibited , and tie who uses them putn himself outside the pale of civilization. The new dum-dum , or mushrooming bullet , seems not to be pro hibited , though It Is open to the same ob jection as the explosive ball. Retaliation Is allowable In case of dire necrsslty , . though Its practice , ls strongly deprecated by all civilized powers. The Red Crow Is nupposed to be absolutely Inviolable , but Spain's civilization Is at e ) low an ebb that M'ss Barton and her staff fiavo thought It expedient to leave Cuba and not trust to the protection of the SpanUh. Tills Is a fearful commentary on Spanish war fare. All property belonging to the govern ment of the enemy may be seized cad con verted to use. Church and 'school property Is generally held to be exempt from per manent cGnflscatlon , though It may be tem porarily used. Museums and art works may bo carried off. and held pending the de termination of their ownership by treaty ot peace. Private property , Including money or other valuables , , found on tbo persona ot prisoners , eays Mr. Xilebor. Is not to be confiscated except In cue of extreme necessity. Aa a matter cf fact , there will always be some robbery sometimes , but there M less rob bery than In times of peace. Correspondents , ' sutlers' , etc. , may beheld is prisoners of war. Chipa'cv ! > , doctors , nufsffl , etc. , are not except In extreme 01303. Prisoners may be' shot If they attempt to escape. 'but cannot' be legally punkbcd after recapture. ' It Is against the usages of modem war to reniie tb give quarter except nben In ex treme1 danger through , being * nenmber < ! d by prisoners , or In the case ot troops who moa- querado In the enemy's uniform or who fight without authorization by tbelr government. Flags of truce are Inviolable , but firing Li not required to cease on tnelr appearance , 'ail should the bearer be killed by accident U 'furnishes ' no ground for complaint. According to the United States laws , the peraons of the residents of tbo countries they may Invade are Inviolate and any vfola- tlon ot this , especially In ttc case of women , punishable with the rucvt extreme rigidity. In our civil war there was no occasion to cxercljo this last regulation , en no case of its violation was ever reported. It Is permissible for the army to levy temporary loans or Impose UXOT , or .billet soldiers. In any Invaded country/ la 1874 all the countrlM ot Europe held a conference at Bruraete and agrc di to cer- tain laws' of war , The Unltcd ? tales was not present , end Is not bi nnd bythf . o nilai. but they * ai-jj' practically ' with these laid down In. 1803. IX TUB . i V T nr n > ntle-1)ttrlnl o ( tBftImf SnrvIvor of thi > Old Frlir JepoBi.tttutl ( < > n. John CiwneTj * wb cfalmet ) , tQ .have * seen lonser Jservlee.onth0"'o * frigate"tonstltu- tlon tllan. * , njr ; other' member , < 5f e..crew ; died at his boarding plafe In South OrYlng/ ten , Me. , lest Sunday ani was burled lnUie Mill Creek , cemetery TUe'sdayi ifternoon , j-e- lates the Boston Journal. He was 96 years of f = e. and retained his full physical vlgoi' until within two dayt.ofhls death. Though he was a veteran of tbe 1813 and of the Mexican war , and though howas made nearly deaf by the explosion of * gun on board the Constitution In . battle with a privateer In the summer of 1815 , his pension win onljfc ' $12 a month. For the last fifty years' he had been subject to fits of religious Insanity , m * during these spell * he always gave away the- lant cent he bad to the church. This kept him poor nd compelled him to work hard In order to live. When he could find nothing o'so tt do he made wooden mcdeb of "Old Ironsides.'and i bavin * put In sptrs and rig- Kir ; ; , peddled them from house 4o bounu , N'earlr every well-to-do family In eastern Maine now owns specimens of the old man' * handiwork. Aa ho we , a very artistic wood carver , these toys are highly prized by their owner- . . ' .a hour or two before he died he told an attf ndaot to go to , Va sea chest and bring a bundle to him. Intlrto n lot of oiled paper , perfumed with camphor and cologne , 'was an aged , but well preserved American flag , made o ! raw nil'- . " 7'hen I am burled put that about my coffin , " , ho said , and * -on after became un conscious. His last wish waa respected , and veterani cf the late war came miles to par tbelr rerpects to an old soldier and sailor whoso service * ante-dated their * by ne rly halt ceatarr , FIRST ' DAROTA SETTLERS Band of Immigrants that Fiut Intafal tha Territory. YANKTON'S COLONY OF NEW YORKERS Ther Left Home jfb.jrty.fonr Yc r * Ajro Sot All Retn ia * < l , bat Some rtualllM .Are 'SUM la Their The early * ettlers ot Yankton , these who' mar properly te classed aa plodeers , will remember the "New York Colonjr. " It waa a never falling topic for discussion during : 1863 , 'wfaen Information came here that euch an organization waa forming la the central part of the Empire Mate for the purpose of settling upon the virgin plains of Yankton county. There were tUnes when the numbers of the colony were largely magnified , and not Ices than a thousand or more were ex pected , flays the Yankton Press and Dakotan , Their coming was looked forward to with the brightest anticipation * , because It was the first organization of the kind that bad been set on foot to people these then uninhabited pralrlei , and the promise wla that It would be followed by many other * . At length , on the 12th of April , 1864 the colony cast loose from Syracuse , N. Y.r and after many adven tures by rail ad prairie schooner , on or about the 1st of June , reached Yankton. In numbers the colony did not come up to the general expectation , but what It lacked In this respect It fully made up la quality and worth. Not all , however , who came remained. The season waa a dry one and the gro-vhopper was abroad In the land , features that dis couraged qulto a number of them before they had time to settle down , and during the sum mer quite a number retraced their steps and took up their abode In central Iowa. In conversation with a member of that famous band , who In 1864 waa just old enough to have a memory that became strongly 1m- piosaod with the event , the reporter has been put In possession of the names ot those pioneers neers who came out under the auspice * ot that organization and remained to aid In 'making this desert blossom. Not all are living , but those 'who hive died arc burled beneath Dakota soil. MEMBERS OP THE COLONY. The leader of the colony and the one who probably had more to do with organizing It than any other was Hon. James S. Pos ter , \Uio died at Mitchell a few years ago. Thla family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Foa- ter and three children , Carrie , now Mrs. 0. H. Oirney ; Pannle , now Mrs. George Miner of Mitchell , and one aon , Albert , who Is now In Sioux City. Another was the fam ily of Hon. Gideon C. Moody , now residing In Dead wood. This family consisted of Mr. and Mrs. Moody , Nellie , Charles and James , They arc all living In the Blark Hills. S. C. Fargo and Mrs. Fargo , now resid ing near Gayvllle , were * members of the colony. They had twoCcWIdren. Charles and Mary. J. D. PrentlooiAnd Mrs. Prentice , who are still living hero , were members. Their children were Emory Guild , now In California ; Delia Guild , now Mrs. R. H. Jones , of Minnesota , and Elizabeth Pren tice , now Mrs. Lymnn Thomas of Yenkton , C. P. Taylor and Mro. Taylor of Meek- ling was another fapplif ; who. are newt highly respected and opulent residents ot that village. They hadjjo children. Frank Branson anfc-Srs. Branson were among the colony anTf THelr children were Charles and Frank , Elnce.dcad ; George , who resides here ; Nettle , irho-became Mrs. John Thompson and now lluMoNcw Jersey , and Hattle , who beqameSin r' Dr. Clyde and who died a few jeaWa ffe9j ' : . Broosan U still living hero and is ldet on Second street , near Wnn. Jt i ' ( Another famtlj5.-was M&3WKI Mrt. Charles Van EPFS , wlthtjtf YtHBre-n. , tfharles and William. Mrs. Van EjtfsKte no Icnge ; living and Mr. Van Epps. l3k4n.MnmatQ of the inoine hospital and , seriously 111. Their residence had beenN'tofV * ? quarter of a cen tury or more on a fltw.farm cut of.Jamec river. .Mr1. nd .Mrs. . A. . , L. , Htamato ? ; with their children , Ida' , K BOW Mrsft matron , o ? 'the" ; IrftWi' ' Wstplun were born ,4fter 'ttfevfamny. settled here. And Mr. ' ! ' Mrs. " . JU1 C.Brownaon with their children , Mary-Carollne and Ellloon. Mr. Brownaon took a'elilm two miles north of the city , where'nej still resides. Mra. Browcscxi died two or three years ago. Elli son lives at Valley , Neb. ; Mary Is Mro. Charles Fox7 of YeaktonJand , Caroline Is now Mm. McCready residence In North ' * ' Dakota. ' LEADERS OF' THE COLONY. Mr. and Mrs. James V. Bunker and four children were aUo members. The parents are both dead , Mrs. Bunker's funeral oc curring on Saturday last. The children are George , cow ot Florida ; William , Chicago ; Belle , who died several 'y * nj ago , and Samuel , still a' resident cf , Yankton. Prominent , among those wlo aided In awakening a Dakota sentiment among the New Yorkera were Hoo. W. A. Burlelgh and General George B.I Hill ; the 'former ' at that time agpnt < : f tho'jrankton Izdlana and afterwards delegate In fycmsreisr the latter , . General Hill , the surveyor general of Da kota. Dr. Burlelgh visited central New York and male a public address at Syracuse , set- Ing forth the advintakea of this country. Both these honored pioneer * hava been gathered to their father. } . It 's poslblo a famiry or two. have teen overlooked and If si the reporter -will bs very glad to add them to the list. It would to a gcod plan to get up a reunion ot the old colony the one" that brcko iltj nay thi ouch all .Impedimenta to ecttle In this , prairie wilderness thfrty four years ago , > inj bltzo.l a pith for many thousands who have followed. .Not so ma.iy of the pioneers may be found , but their descendants are nu merous even to the third and fourth genera tion , and a reunion would be au event In our local history and furnish a most Interen- Ing occfalon to those who could obtain sea's' aa members ot the first families ot Dakota. noon OUTI.OUIC KOII DUET SUGAR. Manntrrr of n. Utah Factory Snyn the IntluKlry ! Granting , LI3III. Utah , April 1C. ( Special. ) Men- ager T. R. Cutler of th # Utah Sugar company has Just returned from an eastern trip and be says that eastern capitalists are manifest ing a 'great deal of Jnter * ti In the beet sugar Industry. Experlencedi.pjpmoters . can get all the money they want * ten line establishing of plant * throughout the west. Several promoter meter * were east endeamlnc to secure .the necessary Capital with mhlch to build fac tories , f > u.t. owing to t ftlrrlack ot knowledge and , experience In tha.ri > usKieg , they met with but.llttle cncouragfuJHr-f. men who have money to Invest are neA-Jwilllng to put it in the bands ot Inexperienojeftpromoters. "I consider the opportunities presented to the friends aod advocatei ot the beet sugar Industry to be of the best , and rconey can be securej by men ot Judgfflect and experience. I have a number of spttnkHd offers of capital In abundance for the purpose. It Is my In tention to take advantagoVit the opportunities offered to Increase the.'niilnber cf plants In the west very materlaliyWIthln tbo next few years. " While absent Mr ; CutUfTalkcd with parties Interested In the "Uoqof , , Nebo enterprise. who asserted that the etfbpany would erect a plant there ready to handle < he crop of 1 ! W. Negotiations werenwe'.l u-jder way for the colonization of a large area of land lylnz under ( he ccmpany'i reservoir and canals by Hollanders. Capitalists of that country were very much Interested In- the project , nid were anxious to see a largo number of their countrymen ftcd j comfortable homes In the new world. Mr. 'Cutler's Informant stated that a number of families would na doubt arrive on the lands this y ar , In time ta be gin the work of clearing their luds during the fall and winter. n-onth , "I find , " sill Mr. Cutler , "all bra-aches of Industry very actl\e In the east. Especially Is this true In U > * Iron and steel Industry , while In Cleveland- visited laveral Urge mills and In all of , them work was being pushed night and day with the utmost vigor. All ot them naff kit tire order * they could handle. " Xrw itl l9 UUIrUt. VIRGINIA CITY , Ner. . April 18. ( Special. ) Nevada ( kavloc MU r laritHMat over SEASONABLE SUGGESTIONS. Refrigerators. THE ALASKA , THE YUKON , THE CHILCOTT Greatpst ice savers made. Pure dry air , re movable flues , perfect circulation and drain pipes , hardwood , antique finish , water proof , odorless sheathing , all sizes and styles , From $4.75 up. Hardwood Ice Chests , § 3.25 up. Garden Hose , Only the best brands a good hose for 8c , a better one at lOc , and a high grade extra quality , fully warranted at 12c a foot. Wire Netting. For Flowers , Fences , Trellis , Porches , etc. , this is the warranted kind that lasts for years , prices come as the common cheap kind. Wire Screen for Windows , Doors , etc All widths , green and black , at 1 l-4c a Square Ft MILTON ROGERS & SON , l4" tL. s , I the Pine Nut district. Years ago an old prospector lived there and occasionally brought Into the nearoot town small quan tities of gold dutrt , which ho traded for sup plies. After he died , about fifteen years ago , a German named Ztrn went to the place and hunted for ten years and about five years ago took to Carson a small wagon load of ore that wao nearly one-third gold. There waa then a great stampede to the /Pino / Nut dis trict , and for several weeks all the country round about waa covered ylth prospectors. But nothing of consequence waa found and the excitement teen died out. The search has been for quartz ledges , and now It de velops that the country Is extremely rich In placer gold. The Heleza Mining company made this discovery some time ago , but has kept It very quiet In order to obtain water rights. It has prospected over au area of 700 acres to a depth of sixty feet and haa found that the gravel averages from $1.GO to $4 per < : ublc yard- , while some of It will go too highas 18. The gold ID $19.50 fine ? It is .now sold that the entire range of mountain * about Pine Nut and Buckeye lsr aa rich 'ha ' the Helcza but scarcity of water will make It difficult to develop. Prospectors are how swatmlng Into the country and there may be , trouble over the overlapping of claims. A quartz ledge has been uncovered In the Jumbo district of $200 ore. OAl.K CHOP IX SOUTH DAKOTA. Wentbcr Jtta ( Ieen Favorable for Snvlnir tbe Ynunic. PIERRE , S. D. , April 16. ( Special. ) C. E. Conklln of Leslie and 'J. ' W. Williams of ( he Moreau river country are In the city , and make the statement that the sections of the country In which they live will have the largest calf "crop" this year for many yeara post. On account of many ot the cows coming through the hard winter of last year In a thin condition , and not being too fat to breed , the increase la greater from that rea son , as well as from the fact that own ers. TV ho. In the past years , have made no effort to breed their cows , paid particular attention to It last year , Then the flnn weather of 'this ' spring has enabled all the calves to pull through. They say tbe "prai rie la thick with them , " and the Increase from that source this year will be immense. The time of year Is now here when the cattlemen from the range desire to add new stock to their herds , and the shipments to this city , which have fallen offtho last few days , are again being resumed. The begin ners and the small holders are pretty well supplied , and , most ot those coming In now will go onto the range west of the river. Prices have shown a downward tendency , and the ranchers are. . looking them up. Salmon1 Fl ! iln Sennoiv Open * . ASTORIA , Ore. . Anrll "lO. ( Special. ) The salmon fishing season opened here this week. Cold storage men , It In announced , thfcs sea son will not pay a higher price than tbe cannerymen for fish for shipment east. The price has been placed at 4 cents for the open- Ing. Salmon 'with gaff marks will be re jected by them , BO that the opposition thU branch ot the oalmon business was supposed to engender has disappeared. The Waahlns- ton law requiring a $2.60 license , will , not bo enforced against Oregon fishermen who happen to drift Into Washington waters. RELIGIOUS. The property ot the Presbyterian church la the state of California Is estimated at $2- 000.000. Ol the 31,000,000 population of the United Kingdom of Italy , 62,000 are Protestants and 38,000 are Jews.- ' The assets ot the American university ( MethodUt ) at Washington , D. C. , are said to be over $1,000,000. Rev. Dr. WlllVim 'Sterrett , pastor of the Covenant Presbyterian church ot . .Phila delphia , has been a clergymanflfty yeaw. Prayer * were offered in the.Church "of the Immaculate Conception , Minneapolis , by Father Keane for the repose of the foul ot FVances E. Wlllard. It U stated that there have been more than 3,000 avowed conversions during the four years' pastorateot Rev. Dr , , James Boyd of the People's * temple In Boston , The Brltluh and Foreign Bible society be- Bin Its work In Italy about forty years ago , and in tbat time has distributed about 3- 000,000 copies of the ccrlptures. It la stated that the Presbyterians of Ontario , Canada , are alarmed over the suc ceed which has attended the efforts of Mormon missionaries In that province. Last year tbo evangelical churches ( Lutheran and Reformed ) of Germany con tributed $1,000,000 for foreign mission * . $2- 000,000 for deaconea * work , and $0,000,000 for tncer missions. The American Sunday school transportation committee has chartered the Cunarder Catalonia for the sole use of delegate attend ing the world'a Sunday tchocl convention to ba beld In London.July 11-15. The steamer will leave Boston June 29 , and reach London July 9. Tbo total ccut of the trip U atattd to be about $90 each. Pcre Favler bas just been consecrated a Runran Catholic bishop at Pekln , Chin * . Ho bas been a missionary In China for thirty years. It was he who arranged for the ap- pclntment ot a Papal Nuncio , and negotiated the sale of the > old cathedral to the empreii dowager. Ho was decorated with tba third button , and promoted last year to be a seconj button mancVirln. The Chinese dtctart that Pare Favler's present appointment Is due to direct rcprrsentatlon * mad * by tlu a p ror to tht Vatican. Casoline aod Oil Stoves , . THE RERIABLE , , THE QUICK MEAL Safest , Simplest , Best. ' See the new 1898 pattern. Our 2-burner new 1898. Warranted Gasoline stoves for $2. TO. Gasoline tin ovens 95c. Automatic Steam Cookers , for gas and gas oline stoves , $1.85 up. ' LAWN MOWERS. The Garland , The Pennsylvania They have no equals , our price reduced and from $2.50 up. < GARDEN TOOLS , Rakes , Hoes , Spades Ladies' and Children's Floral Sets. Water Filters , Water 9 Coolers , Ice Cream Freezers , etc. HAMMOCKS. Spring Woolens FOR 1898. i-t Here we are boasting about our spring woolens again ! Can't help it ! Every time our "ad writer" sees a new assort ment of woolens unpacked , he goes into estacies ! He is rest less until he has taken the public into his " \ionfidench hence the 'talks nothing but spring woolens. We faintly hint at assorment _ and qualities , Nothing short of seeing the masses of woolens dainties many of them displayed on our tableau-can give you an idea of-the quantities and qualities we will offer you- tins season , Nothing short of a personal inspection can con. -vince you- ' . Some , of our designs every first class tailor carries but the majority of them are confined to Nicoll and Nicoll alone. All garments maile in Omaha , by Onuihu tailors. TROUSERS , $4 to $12. SUITS , $15 to $50 SPRING OVERCOATS , $15 to $40. 209 and 211 S. 15ti St - - . * Karbach TOLD OUT OP COURT. I The Judge You must atop these Interrup tions ! I won't allow you to waste the time of tie cnurt ! The Prisoner But , Jedge. yo' know I done hab got no lawyer ter do it fer me. Lord Norbury , chief justice of the court of common pleas In Ireland from 1800 to 1827 , seeing a crowd collected on a quay near the Four Courts , inquired the reason for the gathering. He was informed that a tailor I had just attempted suicide by drowning. "What a fool , " exclaimed hU lordship , "to leave his hot BOMO for a cold duck ! " Rufus Choateas probably the ablest law yer In the handling ot a jury that ever prac ticed in this country. On one cccaslon n member of a jury which had brought In five verdicts In succession for his clients re marked : "I did not think much Of hla nights of fancy , but I cons'dered him a very lucky lawyer , for there was not one ol those live caaes that came before1 us where bo wasn't on the right side. " One of tbe English periodicals tells the following story en a judge ot the Bombay hlgb court : The Judge , whoIs pompous In manner and never forgets tbat be is a judge' , was walking.up and down the plat form'of a small railway station just before taking his seat In the train. At that moment a per spiring Englishman rurhed on to"- the plat form and said'to the judge"Is this tbe Bombay train ? " Thojudge coldly remarked , "I am not the station master/ ' The other man at once retorted , "Then , confound you , sir. why do you awaggar about an If you " were : A trli ) somevthai. out of the ordinary oc curred recently In one ot the criminal branches ot the district supreme court of Washington. The charge was assault with Intent to kill , and all tbe parties connected with the affair were coloreJ. The 'principal witness , who could not be found , was the man for assaulting whom the prisoner was Indicted. The fact that be was wanted by the po- llco t3 answer a charge of assault with In tent to kti ; was regarded as sufficient ex planation ot tU absence. Self-doftose nas the plea ot the prisoner , and he placed on the stand two men to testify as to tbe quarrelsome dUposltlcn of the man who. it was alleged , had been as- saultcO , It developed that both witnesses were at the time serving jail sentences. "How many tlmej have you been sent to jail ? " asked the prosecuting attorney of one of the witnesses , 0-4 cross-examination. "Three times , sab , " was the prompt re- Pfc"What "What was the charge the flrst time ? " the attorney inquired. f "Assault , sab , " the witness answered , "And the aeccnd time ? " "Assault agin , sab. " "You're serving a sentence at the present time , artn't you ? " waa tbs next Inquiry. " 1 Is , sib. " "What waa the cbari * oa wblcb yw war * sentenced ? " the attorney asked , In a man-jj aer that Indicated that ho was satisfied th "lufss ' ' ° 8a'n ' be "aslaultbu' tn " 'Splshun. ' " f " "Suspicion , " repeated the prosecuting at- torney. . In some surprise. "Do jou mem to nave the court understand you as saylat ? ? ' ' " "nt l ° JaU ° n a charse ° C "Yes Bah. dat's Jes' what I means ter' say , ' ' ho witness said. "Dcy 'rested mo' on 'Bplshun of assaulttog a man , an' an' proved It on me. The Jury required only a few minutes to defendant was guilty as In- dlt d THU IKKU/I'V .HAUKKT. placed on record Saturday , WARRANTY DKBU3. Tiipmas Rock and wife to Th6mas Hoctor. lot 18 , block 2 , W add to South Omaha J 200 American National bank to Nelg Hansen - sen , lot 31 to 31. Murphy add. . . . ; . . . 30) ) * " . , KocnlR to , M , A. Homan , lot 4 block 13. Bedford Place i A. R. Case to A. P. Tukey , lot K. block IS. Clifton Hill . 3500 T. 8. arnnvlllo nnil wlfoto P. II. JoIinVI1 Iot Je- bock ; z- Bam ° * 2.WO P. H. Johnson nnd husband to A 1' . Tukey ct al. same I 2.00J Katlo Rothery and husband to A. P. Tukey. lot 22. block B , Urammory paik , , . . . . , . . . . / . , . / . . , . > \ KM J. K. Harold and wife to A. P. Tukey ' * et al , 1st 17. block 10. Clifton Hlll.l. 2230 A&i-on Yoder and wlfo to same , lot ' 14 , block 12. eame , ; 2.030 John Thompson and wlfo to A. P Tukey , lot 3. block 2. same- , . . , , . . . . : 1,600 Daniel Welct ct al executors ( o M. M. Chamberlain , lot 4 , block 25 , Ciir- tnaeo add , 77. . . 1 Itt K. C. Uljanstolpo and wlfo to A"P ! ! ' Tukey et al. lot . block 8. gamn 2,300 D. K. Peter * and wife to A. , P. Tukey , lot 4 , block fl , ame . " u V. K. Conkllngr and husband to same , lot fi. block 2 , Rose Hill 800 Omaha Savings bank to R. T. Porn- worth , lot 42. I.uke & T/i aflC.W. . * 2W- Henry Torrlil and wlfo to Butter , f lot 1. block 309 , South Ortiurm..i.1.0W : C. M. Goodman and Jiuslmnd to An- neuser-JlUHch nrpwln oompany , w 25 feet of e 60 feet of Io J. block 79 , ' South Omaha . ' . .V/ , . , . * . : . . . ; : S.W -QUIT CLAIM OEFJDB ; McCanue Investment company to R. W. Hots , lots 19. 20 and-21. black 1. iMsync Place ; lot 10 , block % Foster' ! * add ; lots 1 to 8 , blcck I ; lots 1 to.4 , block 2 ; lots 1 to lo p'ock C , Wc- Casue's add , . . . ; . . . ' 'U R. U. Hlnman and wlfo to A , P. t Tukey , lot 20 , block 3 , Orchard Hill. . * * DBBD3. " % ' t.icrlff to K. H. Dates , lot 11 , lilpclf ! * , 13. Jetter-w add , . . . , . ' . .I. , , . . . , ' Special muster to A. P , Tuey , lot 31 , ' ' * HrCH P1.IC3 . .4 . .I J. . . , , Ill Samci to name , lot 13 , block 7 , Clifton . o < ' ' " " ' * Trunk 'TnVm'pson"oxVcuVor."et'aV to J ! U. Murphy , lot H , block 39 , South Omaha , . , 30 Tout amount of