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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. '
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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
