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    THE. OMAHA DAILY 1JEE : TIITJIISDAY. APIIFL 21. 1808.
> FROM THE FARTHER WEST
STORY OF A LOC CABIN
Enllt at Great Falls to Head Off the Scheme
of a Railroad Promoter.
RACE TO POSSESS A TRACT OF LAND
( Toril Wliere IlnfTalo Wore Wont lo
Cro * * lh - AllMMonrl Hlvi-r
Traiceilr oC Kiirly
In. Montana ,
Away back In 1S70 , In the winter months
or perhaps In the first month of 1871.
Colonel Charles A. Uroadwatcr ot Helena ,
having In view the Immense river traffic up
the Missouri and the consequent Immense
IiroHU made through that traffic , writes a
Great Falls correspondent of the Anaconda
Standard , conceived the Idea that a line ot
Ntcamboats from the mouth of the * I'rlckly
I'car canyon or from Canyon Ferry to Great
Tails and another line of steamboats from
below the great falls of the Missouri doun
the river to St. Louis , would be a source of
great wealth and would also serve to make
Helena the distributing point of Monta.ia
ttv place of Fort Bcnton. To get around
the falls In the river at this point ho planned
to build a railway by which goods could be
portaged. At about the same time the
manager of the Northern Pacific , Henry
Vlllard , was planning to build a branch , of
that road up through the Judith basin from
a point east of Hillings. Hach man had
selected In his mind that piece of land which
Is now covered by the machine shops of the
flrcat Northern , north of the Sun river and
extending down the Missouri on Its western
bank to a point very to the present wagon
bridge at 1'lrst avenue north.
Vlllard , probably Igrorant of the Dro d-
Mattr scheme , was the first to take action.
In the spring ot 1S71 , just a little earlier
than the present month , ho sent a man up
from Helena to "squat" on the land desired
end to hold It for the railway. That man
was Jack Husacll , who Is said to ntlll reside
at Helena. In some manner his errand be
came bruited about Helena and came to
the cats of folcael Ilrcaduatcr. rearing
that he would bo thwarted In his portuge
railway proposition , the colonel lost no time
In wiring John Largcnt at Sun river that
Huhsoll was on his way toward wlut was
tl'eti the htatlon of 'Johnstown for Uie
purpose of talkng up the land north of the
continence of the Sun and Missouri rivers.
The teilegram added that Kivsell must uo
headed off at any cost.
In the meantime Ittissf-ll had not yet !
reached Sun ilver. Largcnt dispatched
Hobert L > nc'h and Lucas Conrous to the
coveted land \\lth a load of lumber nnd logs
for the purpose of house building and then
laid In wait for the unsuspecting ItUbsell.
The telegram had been received In the late
afternoon ; Hussell arrived at the little town
of Sun Ulvcr In the early evening. He told
Largent that ho was anxious to get to Johns .
town at once nnd asked If Largcnt could
Eupply htm with a guide. Nothing In the
world was easier , and In a few mlnutoj a
man was found who knew the country as
well as If bo had made It. The man's name
Is forgotten now , unfortunately , but
subsequent events proved that ho was nUJJ
right. He took Ktisscll out over the darken 111
Ing prairie and led ihlm nearly half-way to
Donton. They made a circle or two about
IJervton lake , sixteen mllta north of this
city nnd fully twice that distance off the
direct route from Sun Klver. Finally , ai the "i
cast began to show a gray streak along -
horkon , the guide- brought Russell through !
the big conic ? where the line of the Great
Northern now runs and down to the Intended
elte of VlllardVj terminal station.
AN OUTWITTED LOCATOR.
Lvnch and Ccnrous were alroiiy en the
npot and had ronsct sttuoturea put up ,
siilllclcnt to Indicate their Intentions of set
tling on that narticular oicco of land ,
Jlusscll raved a little , but ho win help-
less. The guide vus apparently Innocent
and Hussell did not know enough ot tbe
local topography to fee thit ho had been
led a wild goose clus * , lasting thiough
the night. Ljnch anl Conrous protested
that they had an overpowering desire for"
the hnJ they had Just taken up and noth
ing In the world would Induce them to ro-
Itnmilsh their holdings. There was noth
ing left for Russell save to return to
.Helena and report his failure to VillaiJ.
It Is possible that on tbo homeward jour
ney lie noticed that the dlstince between
Johnstown and Sun Ulvcr had beta mnr-
vclously shortened during the morning or
possibly some of the Sun Klvcr citizens
gave the Joke away. At any rate , It crept
out and was enjoyed by the old-timers fo.4
r years. *
Conrous took uo 160 acres covering tbo
enot vvhero the roundhouse now stands
and Lvach had the claim directly to the
1101 th and Joining U. The square log houeo
which Is now standing on the wool > , lde U
the cabin which Lynch put up and occupied
nil through ; the spring d 1871. Of coursu Iti
k not now on Its original -tl1 ? . It lids been
moved several timed , but aa near as ono cart
calculate at the piMi.il time , after the
ground has bsen repoutidly uurveyec" . nnd
rcsurvoyed , It Is p.oaably on the oxtieiu )
clco of the LT ch clilm. Lvnch and Con
rous lived hero during sever U months , long
enough to establish inelr claims to the
land. Then either because the railway
Kchcnicg wrro dropped or because the In
dians became too troublesome they left , in
tending to ceturn In the following spring.
Lynch , however , quit the country In a 111-
tie while and nothing ha * been heard of him
since. Conroua wandered about through tha
state , but after a lapse of nlno jears he 10-
turned to his claim and relocated It. J. M.
Matkln later Jumped the Lynch claim an I
eold It only a faw years befoio his death In
this city , which occurred In 1890. Conrou *
lso sold his claim latr to local parties
THD BUFFALO FOKD.
At a point In the Missouri river , Just below
the present railway bridge , waa formerly a
natural ford for buffalo and other game and
for the Indiana of this state also. Some-
tlmo ago Gcorgo A. Wells , now In London ,
in ppeaMng of the matter said that the first
tlmo he visited Great Falls sometime In he
' 70's ho and a companion attempted to rd
the river at this natural fording place. They
had gene part of the way ucroea the stream
v\ hen they were met by an enormous band ot
buffalo , which came down from the bluffa ante
the \vcJt aldu ot the river and waded Into
tlio stream , apparently without tbo least
fear of the etrangers They were so numer-
ourt and BO determined to get across the
river that they threatened to overwhelm Mr.
Wells and his friend and the latter were
obliged to turn around and get back to the
shore. An Ijjea of the Immense herda which
were met In those days can be gained by the
recalling ot the fact that In the cypress
Mils , eighty miles north ot Fort Asslnlbolne ,
there were packed In 1879 for shipment down
tlio Missouri by way ot Fort Denton 70,000
buffalo hides , and tha next year 50,000 wcro
packed. rod
The Indiana , too. appreciated this ford ,
ml whenever the IMegana and the Ulooda , or
the Crows or the Nez Perccs went on the
warpath , they wcro pretty sure to find their
way aooner or later to this particular spot.
In the traditions ot tbe Indiana and half-
breeds who sometimes visit this city now ,
thcro U n story that Sitting Dull with his
herd of wurrlors once came here. Naturally
tlili waa not a healthy spot for white men to
settle. Up at Ulm. on. the estate of the late
I > ave Churchill , the good fathers of 3t.
Peter's mliolon were obliged every little
whllo to get out among the cand till La and
dodge the arrows and bullets of the rodsklns.
who failed to appreciate their good Inten
tions. So at this point , where every band not
liostllM pasacd , tha llfo of a white man waa
matter ot the greatest risk. It was likely ,
therefore , that this hud much to do with heel
removal of Lynch and Conrouu.
MUSTERS AND THE INDIANS.
The cabin of the flnt rtooj not far from
tbe river bank and WM used by all travel-
era , white or red , two or four-footed. In the
eprlng ot 1871 John Rock and hi * brother ,
Peter , came down from Sun river to do a
llttl * bunting. At tb t time. tid even as ) ito
t ten yearn ago , tbe big bend which tbo
HlMouri makea Ju t below tbt ford WM
the favorlto resort and feeding ground of
geese , ducks , swan an'd all manner 6f wild
water fowl. So , too , woa the Sun river. It
waa after this species of sport that the Rock
btathero came. They camped In the Lynch
cabtn-and then In the early morning took
their photguns and went out. During the
day they separated , Peter anlmmlng the Sun
river and hunting In the slougha to the south
of that stream , while John went up the near
est bank , Peter wan returning Just at sun-
act , well-loaded with wild geese and ducks ,
and waa about to swim the Sun rlvor. LookIng -
Ing to the soi'th he could fee his brother
John walking along the bank ot the Mis
souri with his shotgun over hlfl shoulder and
a big bunch of game suspended from It. Ho
watched him approach the cabin In this care
less manner. Then there was a fusillade of
Hhots , Peter eaw his brother fall to the
ground and a band of Indians * 'In ' warpaint
rush forward to take the dead man's scalp.
Peter fired both barrc'a of his shotgun In
the air and the ruse proved successful , the
Indians starling down the river on a run
and never turning back , doubtless believing
that there was a considerable party of whites
In pursuit.
I'eter iroraed the Sun river and went up
to his brother , whom he found quite dead.
Eleven rifle shots hatl passed through him
A id the end must ha o come almost Instantly.
The surviving brother took the sad news
to the little town of Sun Hlver , traveling
all .night. The citizens there organized a
party to recover the body and pursue the
Indians. Thov aso. ! before starting out ,
sent word to the sai Hera .it 1'or : ShirA
troop of cavalry WBS son : from the fort later.
The Indians , who ' .vero elevui Dloods , on n
war expedition , continued down the rlvrr
on foot and reacnul t'io ' bid lands b"t\wen
thla.-clty and Fort llenton In safety. There
they managed to easily elude their pur
suers , who were on Iiorst'task and no match
for itho wily savages , who , on fool , wound
In and out of the InnunnTtible bills and
buttes and threw them off the trail.
The body of John Rock , which lay under
cuard in the old Lvnch cabin , was tiken
to Sun River and there urlel with appro
priate rites. It vvns the third to" find real
in the prlrnittte cemetco" of il two com
rades , one had been aimiltrly kll'ed ' by In
dian ? and the other had.been drowned In the
Sim river.
This death scrvad only to fix morr firmly
on the face of ths HOt'lors ' a certain grim
expression , and It la Bald that from that
time the number of dei-1 It.dl.ms found on
the prairie around Sun k\nr without < ii > -
parent cause of death wvo n bullet hole
rapidly Increased. It w.u ton jeans before
the Dloods who were Impllcitel in the ! i
dastardly murder dared to mention It. but i
the feeling had then worn awsv and it U
believed that today severalof the murder
ers af John Rock are reisldlLg on the llliclc-
feet reservation. In tlie inejiitlnic , the old
cabin across Itho river tells no mori.
nmvis uubu\sru i < 'iio > i rmso\ .
IN-raltn Grunt Claimant Will Now He-
rohif n 1'roiitoter.
lAiNTA nc. N. M. . April 20.-John Addlson
Peralta Reavis , who Is known as a prince of
schemers , was today released from the I
Unltc-d States prlsco In Santa Fe after having - I ,
ing served a sentence of two years for his
gigantic frauds in connection with the fa
mous Peralta land grant , embracing 12,500-
000 acres , located In Now Mexico and Ari
zona , of which iRcavls undertook with In
finite scheming and consummate skill In for
gery to obtain possession. Of his sentence
of two years ho served one year and nine
mouths , his exceptionally good behavior UurI I
ir.lng Incarceration having earned him full '
time ] allowance , and the line of $5,000 addl-
tlonally Imposed has been remitted under
the poverty affidavit.
Reavis still claims that his right to the
Peralta grant Is txxu ,11 Jo , and that he has
! been unjustly persecuted. Ho 4eavo tonight
-night fofa Bhofit visit with his family In
j Denver , from thence going to New York ,
whore he will assist In the formation of a
big company ot eastern capitalists who pro-
pose to Inaugurate a gigantic Irrigation '
scheme In Arizona. Rcavis claims to poaIn
sess under the United States land laws title '
to all of the more Important reservoir sites '
above Phoenix and Florence In. the Qlla and
Salt River valleys In Arlzoca , and that this
company , which awaits his arrival and
which is backed by $20,000,000 , vvlll reclaim
J 15,000,000 acres of valuable land. Reavis
does not seem to t > e at all downcast with
hts trials and prison life , but , on the con
trary , looks hopefully forward to the time
when ho will again be rolllcg In wealth.
IIontli tif < icnonil Campbell. [
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YANKTON , S. D. , April 20. ( Special. )
General Hugh J. Campbell died yesterday at
he Sacred Heart hospital of pneumonia. In
: he political history of the state Mr. Camp-
jell has for years been a conspicuous figure ,
having since tils residence here held various
positions ot trust and responsibility. He waa
a man of large Influence , politically and
otherwise. It was duo perhaps more to his
nfluence than to any other man that division
and tatchood was accomplished for the Da
kota * . Among the old soldiers of South Da-
< ota he was a leading favorite , and his death
will be mourned by ell.
lie Foutrlit ivlth Canter.
LEAD. S..D. , April 20. ( Special. ) Yes
terday an old soldier named William Bo > er
died In tbls city from the effects of a fall
down the stop.9 of a saloon. The man was
a pauper sad lived upon the charity ot the
saloons. Ho carried with him bU discharge
pipers from the regular army , which showed
that he was a member of Ouster's Seventh
cavalry and he was la the Little Dig Horn
fight. Ho was.buried In tbe potter's Held.
lloiiUd Not < iooil.
ELK POINT , S. D. , April 20. ( Special. )
The bonds recently voted for waterworks by
tbla city have been non-negotiable , for the
reason that the proposition for tholr Issuance
did not receive a majority of the legal votes
within the municipality. A new election bis
been called by the new council for April 30 ,
Ownership of Wind Cnv - .
RAPID CITY. S. D. , April 20. ( Special. )
The famous wind cave onnerohlp case Is
having a rehearing before the officers ot
tbe local land office In tbls city this week.
It has been remanded to the first hearing j
agata by the general land office commis '
sioner upon certain showings made re
cently.
Cattle * from the Noullineit.
FORT WORTH , Tex. , April 20. ( Special. )
Never In tbe history of the cattle industry
in this state has the movement ot stock to
the pastures in the Indian Territory been a f i ,
heavy as now , Tbe cattle are from Texas , .
Louisiana and Arkansas. The greater bulk I
of tbo San Angelo shipments have been made I
Into Kansas. While this great movement I
U going on , many section. ? of Texas are
rapidly filling up their depleted ranges with
cattle from the southern state. Georgia [
alwie has contributed 05,000 dead during tbo
last few months , as wfll as other sections ,
among them MlssMilppl , Alabama and
Tennessee being called upon to restock.
Texas ranges. Georgia alwaja ha * bad a
large surplus , whllo some of the other
southern states hardly raised enough stock
to supply them with beef , but BO great hia
been the advance In prices that Georgia Is
today actually buylug cattle la districts
where cattle raising U a comparatively un
important Industry. Tbla condition ot things
has , of course , given a grat stimulus to the
cattle business ot the south which vvlll re
sult In great good to Texas. Several large !
cattle ranges have been retabllsliei In
Georgia and Tcciucisaec by the consolidation ,
ot a number of finall farms lying together
and the entire tract Is then de
voted to cattle raising to tbe exclusion of
cotton and corn. It U not at alt1 unlikely i
that cattle raising In the south during the
coming year will develop Into large porpor-
tlons.
To Hunt for Knnnni FomllH.
WJ-VKIBLD. Kan. . April 20. ( Special. )
Dr. Foster IF. Ward ot Washington , who made
some important geological discoveries on the
Medicine river la t summer , expects to corno
to Kansas again and ftalsh the work then
begun. C. "W. Gould has received a letter
from Ur. Ward stating that both he and T.
\V. Stanton , also of Washington , would tie
hero to do field work the coming.summer.
The plan Is to atart from Wlnfleld SOLO
tlmo to Auguat and drive to Klowa or Med-
Iclno Lodge , from hero a trip wilt bo made
paist Alva and Woodward to the Panhandle
and then back , to Clark county , Kansas ,
From this point the route will bo across to
Dodge City , down the Arkansas to Great
Bend , across to tie Smoky Hill and dowo
the river to Saltni. From Sallna "Drs. " Ward
and ( Stanton -will probably return to Washol
Ington and the Wkfleld people return home.
Knnm Vvtrrnii 1)rti t.
TOPCKA , Kan. , April 20. Word was re
ceived here today of the death of "Uncle
John Held , " the oldest Inmate of the noldlcrj'
homo at Dodge City. Ho w s 92 years old ,
was a veteran of both the Mexican and civil
wars and tiad a distinct recollection of the
battle of Waterloo.
.NoU' .
The city limits of WlchlU embrace seventeen -
teen aod one-talf square miles.
There Is to be a ccw republican news
paper In Lakln. the Investigator.
Dickinson cou-aty has 12,730 milch cow a
and leads the state In the matter of cream *
cries.
Osawatomlo has a building boom and ex
pects the population to increase to 5,000
within a year.
Umporla Is overrun by tramps and the
town marshal has asked citizens to quit feedIng -
Ing the lazy fellows.
Fifty thousand dollars was the amount ot
the mortgagee canceled In McPheMon county
during the month of March.
In two ycara the assessed valuation of
property In Calvin township , Jewell county ,
has Increased from $7.000 to over 140.000.
There waa a Lady Hamilton ballroom
scene at Fort Lcavcnworth the other night.
The officers were attending a dance when the
message came ordering them to the front.
Til U\
I/iitler nortnlW ! Mimli One of Them
In nvcliiniKu > ' Shot * .
LOS ANGELES. Cal. , April 20. The Fauta
Fo overland No. 1 , westbound , was held up
at the Mojave river bridge , two miles west
of Ora Grande , In San Bernardino county , at
2:20 : o'clock this morning. Engineer Glfford
waa killed by one of the robbers , who vvsa
mortally wounded in an exchange of shots.
The robbera flagged the train at the approach
preach to the bridge anil , boarding the en
gine , took the engineer nnd flremin back to
the express car and endeavored to detach It
from the first pas-senger co > ich , but could not
uncouple It. They succeeded In cuttlng'off
the mall car and compelled the engineer to
pull It up to the elding. Here they rifled
the mull car and secured the uegUtercd mall.
They then backed down to the train again
and were proceeding to the express car ,
when Engineer Glfford opened fire on them
with a revolver. Ho fatally wounded one of
the cobbers , IViul Jones of Ora Grande , but
tlio other escaped , after shooting Glfford
with a charge ot bucl'ahot. Glfford died at
once. Express 'Messenger ' Molt remained on
the rear platform of the express car. The
'train ' with the body of the engineer proceeded
to this city. The fiherlfT arrived at the
scene at 6 o'clock this morning and tracked
the other robber to Cummlng'w ranch and
into \ , the hllla. He had a horse. His Iden
tity Is unknown. The robbers got nothing
but the registered mall.
( lift from iMrn. llcnrxt.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 20. ( Special )
Mrs. Phoebe Hearst has given $12,500 for
the erection ami maintenance of a school of
mines at the State university. The unlvcr-
slty | has also received a valuable sift for its
museum of Alaskan products from the Alas
kan commerclnl company. The museum coi-
tains articles not found In the Smithsonian
Institute , ami It h probably the most com
plete of Us kind in the world.
I.uok of n Thi'Httr
ST. JOSEPH , Mo , , April 20. ( Spec'al. ' )
H , P. McQarvle , manager of the Grand Opera
house ' at Salt Lake City , Utah , who U supcc-
Intending the arrangements for the St. Jcsoph
Jubilee , has fallen heir to $250,000. HP h a
nephew of the tote Senitor Htury D. Pajtie ,
the multl-mllllonilreand former president of
the Standard Oil company , who died ut
Cleveland , O. . Intestate. September 1i ( , 1S08.
The estate Is being settled by the courts , and
word has Ju"t reached Mr. McOarvle , who
Is a long lost heir.
.NotI'M.
William Butler , a Montana cattle buyer ,
has purchased 8,000 liead of cattle In cast-
crm Oregon.
There Is much activity In Wallowa anO
the town will sooa have a complete water
works plant.
At Wcston there Is a brickyard worked by >
tbreo crews and about 17,000 bricks are
turned out dally.
Charles Fltzpatrlck succeeded In killing a
large snow-white swan on hu place north
of Lostlne , In Wallowa county , last week.
Jt was an unsually large and beautiful bird.
The report of the county clerk of Douglas
county for the six months ending March 31
shows the disbursements and liabilities wee
$236,758.35 , whllo the receipts and resources
wcro $142,187.64 , leaving an actual county
debt of $94,570.71.
Father L. L. Conrardy of Portland Is vhlt-
Ing In Pendleton. Father Conrardy worked
among the Indians of eastern Oregon thir
teen ycara. Ho has since devoted severa
years to the lepers of the Sandwich Islands
China and Japan , but was fortunate enough
to escape the disease. For three years ae
has been studying medlcino at the Portland
Medical college , and next jcar will complete
the course. Ho will then return to. the
lepers to spend the remainder of his dajs.
Thousands of sufferers from prtppe have
been restored to health by One Minute Cough
Cure. It quickly cures coughs , colds , bron
chitis , pneumonia , grippe , asthma and all
throit and lung diseases.
Wi&TiitI'ACICINR HOL'.SK OUTPUT.
Continued Mlicrnl iMarkolliiK' of HOKN
* liiiilM > ( ieiii-nill ) Uooil.
CINCINNATI , April 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Prlco Current says : There Is a con
tinued liberal marketing of hoji. The qua !
Jty generally U good , weights running lighter
In ' ' some instances. Western killings are
395,000 , compared w Ith 370,000 the preceding
week and 295.000 last > ear. From March 1
the total Is 2,550.000 , against 2.J03.0D ) a jear
ago. Prominent places compare at followi :
City 1SDS. 1S97.
Chicago , SlOO"0 rco.fto
K.insoa City 400000 3100 *
Omnha 193000 itUOflo
St. Louis I'J.'OiX ) riS.COO
Indianapolis 111,0V ) 74,00.1 .
Mlrvvaukee. 117a 74.COO
Cincinnati MOOO , S7.COO
Cedar llaplds i. U.ooo 41000
Ottumvvn 79 OX ) 5)1,009 ) '
Sioux City 43.000 21 CIO
st.Joseph ci.ooo so coo
St. Paul 47,000 ,17000
_ _ _ '
The farmer , the mechanic and tbo bicycle .
rider are liable to unexpected cuta and
bruise * . DeWlrt Witch Hazel Sic U the
beat 1 thing to keep on hand It heals" quickly
and la a well known cure for piles.
HVMKM-ltl *
< A1leu-Ila > erl > .
Last evening at the residence ot the
bride's parents. 550 South Twenty-sixth ave
nue , Mr. Robert S , Allen was married to Mho
Nettle 'M. ' Haverly. The ceremony was per-
formed In the presence of a few friends and
relatives of the contracting parties. Rov.
Dr. ( McQuold of the Fl et Methodist Episcopal
church officiated.
The bride U the charming daughter of
Colonel D. M. Haverly , county clerk. Shoi
has a very wide circle of acquaintances and '
l universally admired for her graces of
mind and heart. Mr. Allen Is employed by
The ifco and also has a wide acquaintance
la the city. Tbe couple have gone cast for a
brief trip. t
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Jon.rm-ItuKem.
HEDUONNeb. . , April 20.-Speclal. ( ) A
quiet wedding of one of ( Hebron's estimable
young women , Miss Bessie Rogers , to Dr , A.
D. Jonei of Wichita , Kan. , took place ut
Stoddard this afternoon , Rev. 3. Cooke of
this city officiating. The young couple de
parted from that place on the afternoon train
for Idaho , where they expect In the future
to reside.
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SOUTH OlfllttA NEWS.
The death of Edmund C. Lane , which oc
curred > esterd3y , was1 ? * great mrprlso to his
many friends and nl Unlntances In tbls city.
on April 11 ( Mr. Line was taken with
I i t > phold . fever , but the.attack promised to be
a light one and hls'fanilly and friends were
i
! not In the least alarmed. Within the last
da ; ' or two tVingeroua symptoms appeared
and complications wWdh were entirely un
expected arose , maklrtg'the ' case a grave one.
Tuesday night the patient suffered considera
bly and the physicians In charge were pre
paring for a consultation yesterday morning
when A sudien ! turn for the worse occurred
and death resulted soon after.
The c'eceased w' " * born In Vermont forty-
five years ago and came to South Omaha
when the town was In i'-s Infancy and has
lived here ever since. An attorney by pro- >
f MS Ion , Mr. Lane naturally drifted Into
politic1) and has always taken a prominent
port In affairs of the republican party. This
he was prominently mentioned far
mayor , but hts ticket was defeated at the
prlmarlcu. A widow and three children arc
It-It lo mourn tlio less of a husband and
father. Deceased was a member of the Odd
Fellowo nnd the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. Arrangements for the funeral
are yet Incomplete. Relatives In Vermont
and Texas have been telegraphed for and
until their arrival the final announcements
will not bo made.
A call has Ix/en Issued for a special meet
ing of Workman lodge No. 00 tonight to ar
range for the funeral and there Is some talk
of holding a business men's meeting to
draft suitable resolutions , etc.
Council \Vtll Coiuiiroinlite.
Another attempt at holding a council
mooting will bo made tonight. From what
can be learned It fi Inferred that a com
promise baa been reached and that the coun
cil as a whole will confirm the committees
as now arranged. Quite an amount of bua-
Is being delayed on account of the
deadlock and city olllclnls are anxious for
a settlement of seme sort In order that
routine milters may be taken up and dis
posed of. The Twenty-sixth street grading
matter Is one of the meat important and Is
forcing Itself Just now aa the contractors
arc about through and are waiting for final
Instruction ( ? . No action lias as yet been
taken on the request of the Burlington for
he use of an alley In the Fourth ward and
mill the request is granted no work will i
o done on the proposed cooperage factory. I
t Is uudcrstocd that the major will recomT.
mend In his message that slips be taken im
mediately to compel the railroads to pay for
iatt repairs on the viaducts.
Thcrc > Is somu talk ot moving the electric
street light now located nt Twenty-fifth dud
M streets. It Is undeistood fr < at EOHIO niem-
jcrs of the council favor moving this light
: o another locality , . The i eople living In
: hls neighborhood uro up In .11 ins anvl assert
; bat there will be trouble In case an at
tempt to move the light Is made. They say
: hat they were compelled to wait a jear for
the light after it had been petitioned for
on account of there bilng no fun Is to meet
the nddltional oxiu-nsti , and now they pro
pose to see that ttye lamp stays where It is.
Some of the residues co EO far as to say
they will obtain an , Injunction In case the
council attempts 19 rep them of the light ,
Want I'c-oiilt to Clrnii tip.
Inspector Carrolf xi'Ifl ro-ommend that the
council take steps | to'compel , the owners of
flats In different pat s of the city to clean
up the premises at least once a year. The
Inspector says that when ho calls at such
places to notify tenants to clean up they
ln\arlably tell him that they have Just
mo\ed In , and are preparing to mo\o out.
In both cases there1 Itf a refusal to comply
with the demands of Uie health department.
Street Commlsslon ri'Rosa complains about
the amount of papei , .v\hlcb. Is thrown Into
the streets , He asserts , lbat fhls paper Is
washed Into the cattVlaslus and'clogs them
EO that storm waters , not properly carried
off. Merchants & 1ibiUl ( , hp thinks , bo pro
hibited from throwing sweepings Into the
gutters.
\liout tilt * Km Co 111 | inny.
Secretary Wymnn of the Citizens' Gas
company says that .tho attnck made on his
comr-any by an uptown paper jcstcrday was
entirely unwarranted. The three promoters
of the company , Messrs. Flyrn , Creasy and
Wyman , are president , \\ce \ president and
socictary of the reorganized company , and
Mr. Wyman further states that every dol-
lar's worth of stock sold Is o\ynej by SoulU
Omaha parties. Arrangements are now be
ing made by this company for the s > ale of
and the work of laying the mains
will commence as BOOH as the preliminary
arrangements areover. .
Milk Iiiipt'i'lor'N llfport.
Accenting to the report ot the milk Inspector
specter for March , which was placed on file
jcstcrday , the quality of mlllc sold hero has
Improved to some extent. Out of the 105
samples tested last month all were above
standard , the average being \ \ < i per cent of
butter fat. The highest test showed 5 per
cent and tha lowest 3 % per cent. It was
noted in the report that some of tbo ilJlry
farms were in a filthy condition and strict
orders for an Immediate cleaning up had to
bo Issued.
Dr. Malcomb of the Bureau of Animal In
dustry spent jesterday In the city examining ,
the entire force of employes. All of the as
sistant mlcrcacoplsts were compelled to tell
what'they knew about the Instrument they
work with and also about other details of the
work. It was stated that this examination
pertains to employcs''novv In the service and
not to these who are expecting appointments
Il\ v Moolt I'M'llllllKl' lll'CtlltKT.
A special meeting of the Llvo Stock ex
change was held yesterday afternoon for the
purpcse of discussing the proposed change
In the rules limiting the number of travel
ing representatives of each firm to three , Xo
action was token , but it was agreed to hold
another meeting this afternoon , when a vote
will be taken on the amendment.
Cl ! > fiiix tlp.
Fred Freeman has gone to Alaska to hunt
gold.
gold.Over
Over 8,000 hogs were received at the yards
) e'sterday.
Toiler Judge Oabcock filed lib official bond
yesterday.
There will be a combination horse sale at
the jardd next weckr-i
Another silo of blooded stock will bo held
at the yards on Fji'tay.
Attorney Ijen S.lA\lams \ Is confined to his
homo on account of Hlncffl.
W. H. Burger ofjtiahota City was a busl-
'nessvisitor here yesterday.
T. H. Cointe , formerly of this city , Is now
a policeman in Council Blufta.
A stock growers11 convention will be held
.at St. Joseph , Mo } fn M * y 10.
A dancing party vvjl bo given tonight at
Masonic hall by the ideal club.
Max Footo has pjifatyased the Valley resi
dence at Twent-8l t4i.aud I streets.
Twelve cases of diphtheria were reported
hero during1 ( March apd.it o dcatha occurred.
Canvassers w ere jirf the. city jesterday of
fering exposition commutation tickets for
eale. ' i )
It is expected that the new time card on
the Sherman avenue line will go Into effect
Saturday.
Torn 'McKernan ' was fined $1 and costs yes
terday by the pallco judge for assaulting E4
Ilrojnlhan.
C. Smith obtained a permit yesterday for a
frame cottage at Thirty-ninth and O streets.
to co t JGOO.
The loaies occasioned by the recent fire at
the llahoney block have been roferrd to on
arbitration committee.
Dr. S. N. Dentley was here yesterday and
transacted business at the stock jards. Ho
shipped cattle from Ravenna.
John Fields has resigned aa treasurer of the
Epworth league and Joseph Heed has been
appointed to fill tbo vacancy.
It baa been suggested that the curfew law
bo enforced , In order to clear the streets ot
the crowd of young tougba who nightly an
noy pedestrians.
Colonel C. M. Hunt , president of the Park-
en' Savings bank , baa gone to CoIoMda to
look after bla mining Interests. Colonel
Hunt nnd other well known business men of
this city are Interested In silver ml MM at
Lake George , I'ark county , Colo.
Arnold's lirorao Celery cures headaches.
lOc. 25c and DOc. All drtiRglats.
l'i\SIO\S i WI2STKIIA VIJTHH l.VS.
SmrIvor * of I.ntt * U'nr
! > > tlir Orni-rnl Ciiverntnrnt.
WASHINGTON. April 2a-Sierlal.-Pen-
slons have been Usucil ns follow si
Issue of April S :
Nebraska : OrlRtnnl-(8peelnl ( , April 9) )
Jonathan A. Darning , Cortlnnd. J1J ; Silas
Imel. Holdrrge , W ; Marshall Tolle , Tnlr-
llcld , $ x. Ilenevvnl nnd Inrre.ise JoVnua
Wnll. Valpirnlso , K to W ; Alfred O. Corey ,
Rilrlleld , $2 tots. Increase Uev I K. Weaver ,
Steclburjj. It to 112 ; Giles 9. Wallncp. Kxc-
ter , $ S to $12 ; Jacob Illy , Hebron. $0 to ta.
Iowa : Orlfilnul Nnthnn C. M irtln , Duv-
cniort , { 0 : ( | H-ctal. April 9)Vlllluni ) U.
ColcBeott , DCS Molnes , JS. Koncwal nnd In
crease Alison T. I'lerpont , Lyons , $1 to $3.
Increase John ICtioliler , Clldden , $ S to J12 ;
Albert Itnrsby , Dunlnp. JIG to M. Hol aue
" nd ' Increase Gporge W. 1'ccr , Ilnmpton ,
10 * to * t2 , Orlririiil widows , etr. ( Stieclnl.
April 11) ) Levltm S. I'rentict1. Denlton , W :
Miitlldu , J. roster , lloore , M : Martha A.
Green. Cedar Ituplils , $3 ; Lucy A. Olson ,
Lansing , IS.
South Dakota : Increase Herbert C. Uora-
piUf.h , Hot Springs , S12.73 to $17.
Colrrado : Original Henderson Frnshler ,
Dsbeque , $5.
iMi'n Arnlun Sni\c.
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Bruloes , Soren , Ulcers , Salt Hheiim. Tever
Sores , Tetter , Chapped Hands. Chilblains ,
Crins and all Skin Eruptions , and positively
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anteed to glvo perfect satisfaction or cncnry
refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
TI i K iiKvi/rv iiiitKi : r.
INSTIUTMT3NTS placed on file Wednesday ,
April 20 , isis :
WAUIIANTY onnos.
Hamlln nurkmnn nnd wife to Oust
Wclomler , nJ4 lot 14 , block 113 , South
Omaha : 230
Pioneer Tovvnilte compiny to timeline
anil aeorgp Hrrllns'noff , lot 11. block
n , Heniilngton 52-
Sirne to snme , lot 10 , same 10)
G. A. Herllnghoft to Hmollno UerlliiK-
hoff , undlvii lots 10 and 11 , fuiic-
Andrew Tracy nnd wife to K. A.
Tracy , lots i to 5. block 13 , Liwn-
lleld nilil. ; lot 7 , bpck O. OmiNi ,
and lot 28 , block ] 2 , West Knd 3.COO
J. H. Kobson nnd husband to M. II.
Howes , lot 13 , blocls 9 , Hanscom
Place 6,000
F. II. Garvln and wife to Charles
Nowstrom. o' .of nrO feet lot 1" ,
block 3 , Campbell's add 339
T. H. Head nnd husband t3 Finnic
HranrteK suh lot G In lot 1 In 21-15-
13 ( correction ) 16,000
QUIT CLAIM DBIJDS.
A. 12. Campbell to M. K. Decker , c < $
ioV'i 2J-1C-10 230
DUKUS.
Sherlft to G. W. Goodwin , lot 3 , block
1 Portland PInce , 253
Master In chincery to J. L. lliny , n %
lot 1 , Franklin Square 2,500
Total amount of transfers f23,631
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Uizzinasa , WaUvfulno&R , Iito , Ilsetcnu , UUIUK.
nse , Nieht Loesco , Lvil Drouna , Ixick of Conti.
ilencaNervousnoes.Lnasltndenil Drains , Youth ,
fal Errors , or Lxcoe'ivo Vfo of Toliacei ) , Opium ,
or Liciaor , which It > ad3 to Misery , Consumption ,
Insanity nnil Death. At otoro or by mail , 1 n
box ; eixtor S5vrithwritten ttciarmileo to
euro or refund money. HnmplojiacU-
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each pureon. At ttoro or by mail.
tS Rcd Label Special
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'For Impntency , Lima of' '
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eight years In the mod-
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he understands t'ne Im-
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C.C 0 rcmedleg. With
eighteen yearn of ex-
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jears of thut tlmo In
Omalm has given him
a . reputation bjckid up
thusallda of tes.
tltnonlals in curlns EVBUY CHAnACTKIl
of rtlie.isp. vvhefner CHHONIC Oil OTIIKH-
WISU. Dr. G. Qeo Wo guarantees a euro
In evuiy casu or the money vvlll be refund
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stamp for book and quwtlon blanks.
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MIMIHOKON'S TAIIiiL\AOI.n
l < * niiinn London jllriiotiirp llnllroly
LON'DOX , April 20. Spurscon'n tabcrnaclo
waa doitroyrd by fire thla afternoon ,
The Itaptlftt chapel , kiwwn as SpurReon'fl
tabtuiacle. or the Metropolitan tabernacle , to
giro It Its proper name , wa * situated ut
Now Ington Hints , close to the Kloiihsnt and
Castle , In the southern part of London , known
as the Surrey stile of the lllver Th.tmos.
It uos opened In 1SC1 and waa inailo famous
by Hev. Charles Itaddon SpurRCon , wOo tiled
In 1S92. The tabernacle lad abmit thirty
mlwlon hillj add echoo1 , In addition to
alms howca ccnnectfdvlth It , Hoy. Tlionng
Spurgcon , brother ot the dUtli ulHied Olvlnc ,
li the pistor of the Metropolitan tabernacle ,
having occupied that poaltlon nlnco 1S01.
Fruit IniporU.
VII7.V.VA. April 20. A ilccrcs was pub-
IUlie.1 toilay forbidding Importntlon of
American fresh fruit , plants , fresh fruit re-
fu < v , fruit wrappers and fruit picking , etc. ,
In eaufu nlicre the examlnntlon at the part
of entry results In the d'acovcry of traces of
the San Jose louse.
iticunu.
Olili t IHx-ti.r III U ii I c.l
nUKLINGTON , la. , April 20.- ( Special Tel-
etjram. ) D. S. Forney , aged 90 , the oldest
dootor In the United Stated , died this morn
ing. He vvns the drat graduate from thn flmt
medical college founded In America at Haiti.
more. Ho leaves many prominent rclutivia.
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only omliiir : Ills ollk-c. To tell not only wli.it happened , hut \\li.v It liappeiit-d
to llntl the piinulpli'- tin ; iihllo opliy of history the mo-,1 v.ihtahlu anil Intur-
t'-tlii part.
In this ii-irlk'iil.if no leconl of the luuniin raci' and Its ninnlfoldl ( U'hiovo-
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To note how cleaily hNtoik-al lehwns nre deducted ftoin hNtoileal I'aets It
Is only ni'fe.s-.iry to read the Moiy of any nation as told by Dr. Uldpath. Tluvi .
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The woilc therelote beconi ri n 'ZK'U teaeherhleh enables ns to apply the
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Inj ; dellveied upon payim-nt of OXIJ DOLLAK each number nui'eelni ; to maKu
dlti'en monthly paymentas follow- , :
Tor cloth , M.0 a mouth. Kor half Ittissl.i , , by far the more attraetlve and
durable , > 2 a month. Kor Mimptnons lull moioco , .yJ."i ( > a mouth.
Hesl iiatloius ttoin this club aecepted w , .n ten days , when club fo ? will
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