THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , AUGUST 23 , 1808 , 7\
MAlIMltS OF RAILROADS
Summary of Efiport of the Interstate
Commerce Gommisgion.
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WASHINGTON , Aug. 22.-Frora summar-
its which will appear In the tenth statistical
report of the Interstate Commerce
com
mission , prepared by Its statistician , the
following advance figures are obtained :
On June 30. 1S97 , there were 128 roads
In the hands of receivers. These roads
operated a mileage of 17,801 miles , the
mileage owned by them being 14,894 miles.
These figures , as compared with those of
1SDG , show that there was a , nct decrease
of 12,514 miles In mileage operated and 8.C22
miles in mileage owned by roads In the
charge of receivers. During the year endIng -
Ing June 30 , 18S7
, flfty-ono roads were re
moved from the control of receivers , and
twenty-eight roads were placed under their
management. The capital stock represented
by railways In the hands of receivers on
Juno 30. 1S97 , was $1S6.0G1,610 ; funded debt.
$511,407,790 ' , and current liabilities , $113.-
iOG.348. A comparison of these figures with
those corresponding for the preceding year
shows a decrease in capital stock repre
senting over :56,000,000 , and In funded
debt of o\er $468,000,000.
The total railway mileage in tbo United
States was 18U28 miles , there being an
Increase of 1,031 miles , or < iOO per cent
during the year. Ninety-five per cent of
the railway mileage of the country la laid
with steel rails. The total number of
locomotives In service was 35.986 , an in
crease of thirty-six for the year. The
cumber of passenger cars was 33,026 , and
of freight cars 1,221,730. Of the total num
ber of cars 525,286 were fitted with train
brakes , the Increase being 76,422 , and 673-
723were fitted with automatic couplers , an
Increase of 133,142.
The number of men employed by the rail
roads of the United States on June 30 , 1897 ,
os reported , was 932,476. These figures as
signed on the mileage basis , show that 449
men arc employed per 100 miles of line.
The corresponding figures for the year 1836
were slightly larger.
Regarding the year ending Juno 30 , 1897 ,
It appears that the amount of wages and
salaries paid was $463,001.581. This amount
represents 01.87 per cent of the total operat
ing expenses of railways , or $2,340 , per mile
of line. The total compensation for 1896
was $3,222,050 $ greater ,
Capitalization ot IlonUn.
On .Tune 30 , 1897 , the amount of railway
capital outstanding was $10,635.008,074 ,
which , assigned on a mileage basis , shows
a capital of $59,020 per mile nf line. The
amount of capital stock was $3,364,642,235.
of which $4,367,056,037 was common stock
and $997,685,593 preferred stock. The
amount of funded debt was (5,270,365,819. (
The classification of funded debt shows
that It consists of mortgage bonds , $1,539-
911,595 ; miscellaneous obligations , $430,718-
303 ; income bonds. $239,847,151 , and equip
ment trust obligations , $39,858,767.
The amount of capital stock paying no
dividend was $3,761,092,277 , or 70 10 per cent
of the total amount outstanding. The
amount of funded debt , excluding equipment
trust obligations , which paid no Interest ,
was $867,930,840. The total amount of
dividends was $87,110,599 , which would be
produced by an average rate of 5.43 per
cent on the amount of stock on which some
dividend was declared. Tbo amount ot
mortgage bonds paying no Interest
was $615,239,959 , or 13.65 per cent ; of mis
cellaneous obligations , $37,343,789 , or 8.67
per cent , and Income bonds , $215,344,972 , , or
82.S7 per cent. The amount of current
liabilities outstanding on Juno 30 , 1897 , was
$578,501,635 , or $3,156 per mile of line.
The number of passengers carried during
the year was 489,445,188 , a decrease of
2,327,539. The number of tons of freight
carried was 741,705,946. which Is 24,185.439
less than for 1896. The gross earnings of
the railways of the United States for the
year ending June 30 , 1897 , as reported for
nil operated mileage of 183,284 , were $1,122-
089,773. In comparison with the preceding
year this amount shows a decrease In gross
earnings of $28,079.003. The sources of
Income comprised in gross carnlncs , from
operation of the jcar , were : Passenger
revenue , $351,135,927. decrease as compared
with the orevlous year , $15,420,006 ; mail ,
133,754,400 , Increase $1,374,647 ; express , $24-
901,060 , increase $20,083 ; other earnings ,
passenger service. $6,029,980 ; freight reve
nue , $772,849,314. decrease $13,766,523 ; other
earnings , freight service , $4,209,657 , Increase
1323,707 ; other earnings from operation , etc. .
$23,009,303. The expenses of operation of
railwa > s for the fiscal year covered by the
report were $752,524,704. This amount Is
$20,404,280 smaller than the corresponding
amount for the year 1896 , the operated
mileage for tbo year being 181,982 mllei.
The operating expenses of 189 ? were dis
tributed as follows ; Maintenance of way
and structures , $759,434,403 , decrease as com
pared with the preceding year , $910,547 ;
maintenance of equipments , $122,762,358 ;
decrease , $10,619,640 ; conducting transporta
tion , $432.525,862 , ; decrease. $9,691,720 ; gen
eral expenses , $36.481,369 ; increase , $397,918.
Gross earnings per mlle of line operated
averaged (6,122 ; operating expenses , $4,100.
These amounts are , respectively , $193 and
$142 less than the averages for 1896.
! \et I'urnlnu" .
The income from operation , that Is the
amount of gross earnings remaining after
the deduction of operating expenses , com
monly termed net earnings , was $309,565,000.
This amount Is $7,615,523 leas than the cor
responding item for the prevlous jcar. The
total amount of dividends declared , includ
ing $267.390 other payments , from net in
come , was $87,377,989 ; the result being a
deficit from tbo operations of the year of
16,120,483.
The total number ot catualltlcs to persons
on account of railway accidents for the year
ending June 30 , 1897 , was 43,168. Of these
casualties. 6,437 resulted in drath and 36,731
In Injuries of varying character. Of railway
employes , 1,693 were killed and 27.667 were
Injured during the year. >
From summaries show leg the rate ot
casualties it appears that one out of every
488 emplocs was killed , and one out of
every thirty employes was Injured durldg
the year. One passenger was killed for
every 2,210,708 carried and ono Injured for
every 175,115 carried.
KACTS IX Till : COVSULAH IinTOUTS.
Info : nut ( Inn Supiilleil from the Ofll-
< -rm In the Went liiillcn.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. The bureau of
foreign commerce of the State department
boa made public In advance sheets of reports
of consular otllcera In the West Indies.
These reports are In many respects of a
special character supplementary to those
regularly made and are In response to a
circular sent out by the department dated
August 10 , 1897. requesting Information of
the trade and commerce of the various ports
and Islands to which the consuls were ac
credited. Moat of the statistics furnished ,
therefore , are old. being for the ) ear previ
ous to the time of the compiling ot the
reports. They show , however , that In some
of the Islands the business Interests have
Buffered greatly from "hard times. " as one
consul dtdcrlted ( I to the depressing condi
tions existing Lero , but most generally to
ln P cuUr ha,1 ,
mr" of ewe commercial
ntraCtcd blMlncM operations
, ,
of In several cages. There
PX ( % ° ftlc > n to this gloomy
'I,011110015 ' r as trade with
, SUIC.8 'S ' conc nc'l. ° "t they
le tJafiaml" and
The consuls In Cuba
generally were un-
omelnls to B ! ° 'i10 "fcwneo of Spanish
furnish the statistics desired
Merchants were buying but few goods nnJ '
were confining them to the necessities of
1116 * I
The consul nt San Juan , I'orto Hlco , says I
the volume of business between that Island
and the United States for 1693
was as fol-
: Imports. Jl.&TO.OOO ; exports. $1,573-
With the exception of wire and tin manu
facturers the United States was far be
hind England and Germany In the classes
relating Jo stone , coal , glass , potrolcum
find metal and its manufacturers. In the
oil , drugs and chemical class the United
States was the largest after Spain. In
wool manufactures the Importations , noth
ing' compared with those from England and
Spain , and In paper boohs , etc. , the United
States made a respectable showing after
Spain. In the wood schedule the United
States wore first. In the Items of scales
and boilers the United States was first , as
It also was In provisions. The consul
added : "I wish to call especial attention
to the position occupied by the United
States In reference W the volume of trade
with this Island In comparison with that
of other countries. Naturally , Spain Is
first , with the United States second , and
this position has been the prevailing one
for some years , showing that the natural
tendency of the trade of the Island Is
toward the United States. With a more
liberal tariff policy and less discrimination
toward the United States this trade could
bo largely augmented and would become
equal to or superior to the volume of busi
ness transacted with Spain. The reciprocity
relations with Spain , although only In ex
istence for a short time , greatly Increased
the volume of trade between the Island and
the United States and show what can bo
accomplished In this direction. The fact
Is , without the tariff the United States
would monopolize all of It.
ART AT THE EXPOSITION
On the Bluff tract , Just south ot the Ne
braska state building , overlooking the ever
varied and alluring hills of Iowa Is the
state building which Immediately attracts
the attention of all the visitors at the expo
sition the hospitable Minnesota building.
It offers a hospitality which the people
feel , not only from Us wide , Inviting porch
and balcony , which extends all around the
bultdlcg , but from Its Informal style of
architecture and the simplicity of Us mate
rials. People can coma In and rest here
with a sigh of relief who would feel very
uncomfortable In the crypt like interior of
the Wisconsin state building.
It Is not EO many generations ago stnco
our western people lived In log cabins that
they should look upon this log house as
a novelty ; they regard It rather with a feel
ing of closeness as a fond reminiscence ot
the days when they were young and wrested
from nature their home and livelihood. A
war in which they were victorious and was
there over on old soldier who did not love
his reminiscences of battles ?
The Minnesota building Is different from
all the other state buildings In that It
typifies life In the pine forests of the north
and at the same time typifies one of the chief
resources of wealth ot the state. It is
constructed entirely ot pine logs from tha
woods of Minnesota. This was not done by
state appropriations , but by private sub
scriptions ot liberal citizens who wished
to have their state represented at their
neighbor's exposition.
And the people In the land ot the Daco-
tnhs have not forgotten him who once wan
dered "through interminable forests , over
meadow , over mountain , over river , hill and
hollow ; " they have placed opposite the
landing half way up the stairs a stained
glass window as a memorial. This window ,
In rich , harmonious colors , Is painted by
Miss MarloQ Graven of Minneapolis. The
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composition Is very simple , one might almost
call It a portrait , as It was painted from an
Indian called the "Yellow "
Boy" of the As-
slnabolno agency at Fort Peck , Mont. His
brother , Captain Wets It , Is now at the en
campment on the exposition grounds and Is
one of the officers of the United States mil
itary service.
The figure of this Indian standing alone ,
with his right hand shading his eyes as
he anxiously looks out Into the future , sym
bolizes In a way the whole of his race.
With a look of trepidation "as of ono who
In a vision sees what Is to be , but Is not , "
ho stands without fear , without hope , but
with anxiety , scanning the distant horlzen
to ascertain If possible how soon the white
man will crowd him out.
"I beheld , too , In that vision
All the secrets ot the future ,
Of the dlHtant days th.it Hhall be.
I beheld the westward marches
Of the unknown , crowded nations.
All the land was full of people ,
Jtestlpss , ntrtiKK-lliiir , tolling , ntrlvlng ,
Speaking many tongues , yet feeling
But one heart-bent In their bosoms.
In the woodlands rang their axes.
Smoked their towns In all the valleys ,
Over all thu lakcn and rivers
Hushed their great canoes or thunder. "
So he dumbly and anxiously awaits the
fulfillment of Hiawatha's vision. There Is a
certain awkward majesty In the simple pose
which the painter has preserved with fidel
ity and directness. The color throughout Is
rich and ut the same time subdued. As a
background there Is only the flat stretch of
country reaching out to the horizon and
above that the deep blue sky. "I'ar above
him swam the heavens , swam the dizzy ,
dreamy , heavens. "
The other day two Indians squaws with
pr.ppoosea on their backs were making a
tour of the art gallery. They looked at the
pictures In passing through , but only cursor
ily nothing seemed to attract them suffi
ciently to hold their attention until they
came to that Imltalon of bank notes , cards ,
etc. , called "A Bachelor's Drawer" No 263
which Is In the middle of the east ro
tunda. Here was something which the sav
age mind and untutored eye could appre
ciate. This Is a representative of that pre
cise and detailed painting which understands
by "art" a deceptive Imitation of objects ,
and Bees Us end attained when the public
gathers round the picture as the birds gath
ered round the grapes of Zenxls.
It Is no more art than that which the
counterfeiter's skill produces. It shows
labor and patience but art should give one
the Irnpreslon ot ease and facility. It would
have been an Interesting psychological study
to have been cble to understand the com
ments these two Indian women made upon
the art ot the nlueetenth century as It ap
pealed to them. Classicism , romanticism ,
Impressionism , realism , and all the other
"Isms" for which artists have bled and died ,
were passed over In stony Indifference. It
was the Initiation which attracted them in
pictures as In beads and jewelry ,
ETHEL EVANS.
rru lon -il Furelicit Ile ldent .
WASHINGTON. Aug. 22. Assistant Sec-
retary Davis of the Interior department has
laid down an Important ruling relating to
claimants for pensions residing In foreign
countries. In view of the fact that con-
cress has. by special legislation , provided
means for executing declarations by claim-
ants residing abroad and for their medical
examination , It has been decided that there
shall be no distinction between claims filed
by those who reside In this country and
those ho reside In foreign countries.
EXPOSITION AND *
EDUCATION
The Missouri educational exhibit , Ne
braska's , alone cxccptcd , Is the most com
plete and extensive slate exhibit at the ex
position. Like many other states repre
sented , , It Is due to the united cflort of a
.
etato commission reinforced by the co
operation I of public spirited citizens. The
commission ' , numbering sixty-one , with
F. ; M. Stcrrett of St. Louis prc l-
dent , Is representative of all sections of the
state and thoroughly refutes the statement
so often made that responsibility when
given to many Is taken seriously by none.
For the state haa reason to be proud , not
only of Its educational exhibit , but the re
mainder of the series dairy , mineral , agri
cultural ' , forestry and horticultural.
While Missouri has no state building , yet
there Is hospitality In abundance. A pleas
ant room In the Agricultural building has
been fitted up as Missouri headquarters and
In addition , Mlssourlans have been Invited
to share Montana's state home.
The school exhibit fills the eastern half of
the south gallery of the Liberal Arts buildIng -
Ing and was Installed under the direction
of Dr. 1'lckard of the State university. It
Includes work from the kindergarten and
primary grades to the university , Inclusive.
Admirably arranged In six sections ; the
university occupying the two farthest cast
( the corner adjoining contains the exhibit
made by the women of Missouri ) , the public
schools the next three and the exhibit by
the Afro-American schools the ono farthest
west.
The young lady In charge of this booth
tells ono In a most pleasing way the points
of Interest regarding the exhibit. Of course
the chief Interest centers In the work from
Lincoln Institute at Jefferson City , one of
the pioneer schools established for the edu
cation of colored youth , having been opened
In 1866. It ones Its origin to a fund con
tributed by the Sixty-second aud Sixty-fifth
regiments of United States colored Infantry
when mustered out In 1865. In 1879 It became -
came a state school. A college and prepara
tory school are maintained and an Indus
trial department was opened In 1S92. The
course for boys embraces carpentry , blacksmithing -
smithing and machine work , that for girls
plain sewing , fancy needle work and dress
making. With the addition of agriculture
and cookery the school would be well ta
line with Booker T. Washington's eminently
sensible views and doubtless these will soon
be added. There Is work from all depart
ments , comprising electrical engines , forg
ing tools , useful and ornamental Iron and
wood work and two cases of needlework
ranging from plain sewing to most elab
orate pieces , besides academic work. At
tractive views of the buildings and grounds
are sent. ,
The St. Louis and Palmyra schools ex
celling In kindergarten work , Hannibal
marked by careful drawing and penmanship ,
Chllllcothe with systematically arranged
work , Doonvllle , Cape Glrardeau and Cham
ois with attractive exhibits complete the list
of colored cchools.
Washington , Douglas and Garrison among
school names , and the stars and stripes used
In decorating arc characteristic features
noted.
Passing to the next section , one finds
specimens of the work for which the St.
Louis schools bavo acquired a national rep
utation drawing and Kindergarten work.
While all the work shown Is well worth
study , the two extremes , kindergarten and
high school and normal work , are appar
ently studied most. If one were asked
which of the various subjects In drawing ,
still lite , design , casts , life , illustration or
architecture is most artistically treated It
would certainly be difficult to answer ,
though perhaps a majority ot the opinions
expressed favor the work In still life and
design. The first Is distinguished by effec
tive grouping and both by exquisite color-
Ing. The kindergarten exhibit might well
be called a school of Instruction In methods.
A printed card gives this Information : "All
work Is selected from regular class exer
cises , neither teacher nor pupil knowing
[ hat any of the work would be exhibited. "
'First lessons" In , many subjects , stating
the time required , arc sent ; also selected
pieces , showing the skill acquired In cut-
ling , weaving , pasting , drawing , stlck-lay-
ng and outline sowing. The work Is beau-
; ifully mounted and arranged. The lettcr-
ng of the booth , done by the pupils , Is
lorraed from tiny folded white and yellow
stars on a green background. Photographs
of the little people , together with pictures
used In the school rooms for their uncon
scious teaching value , complete this Inter
esting exhibit. Missouri Is rich In state
nomal schools ( doubtless one reason for her
llgh educational standing ) , having one In
: he north at Ktrksvllle , another In the cen
tral part at Warrensburg and a third at
Capo Glrardeau In the southeast. Klrks-
vllle sends a collection of photographs at
tractively mounted on black and hand-
eomcly framed , giving a conception
of the school facilities , buildings and
apparatus , while groups of puplli by
counties show the enrollment , Capo Glrar
deau sends several cards of careful work In
all branches from the "practice" schools.
The Girls' and Boys' Industrial Reform
schools at Chllllcothe and Boonevtlle , re
spectively , send comprehensive exhibits ,
showing that manual training In all llnea
Is made prominent In the course ot study.
Hannibal , proud of being distinguished as
the birthplace of "Mark Twain , " has a card
showing the house In which he was born ,
the cave made famous In "Tom Sawyer , " to
gether with a biography of the author. An
exquisite copy of the Declaration of Inde
pendence by a 12-year-old girl In vertical
writing would satisfy the moit pessimistic
admirer of the round writing ot former
days that In spite of the Introduction of
typewriters , penmanship Is not yet a lost
art. In the history work Is noticed n
group ot dolls dressed to represent Wash
ington , Cromwell , Napoleon and other his-
trolcal characters. Chllllcothe , with other
patriotic cards , fends a picture of Its re
cently christened "Dewey" school. Fortu
nate It Is for our naval hero that current
opinion considers the honor falling on the
recipient In this case , else he would soon
be obliged to take advantage of the new
bankrupt law , were he obliged to Bend
presents to his numerous and miscellaneous
array of namesakes. Oreman compositions ,
a Missouri product map by counties , for
estry and grain collections , are among the
other contributions.
Moberly hat evolved a unique method of
exhibiting work conveniently and In small
compass by constructing a revolving cabinet
from heavy cardboard. It Is carefully In
dcxed. enabling one to turn quickly to the
subject desired. Specimens of penmanship
taken at the opening of school and again In
May show remarkable Improvement. The
nature and science work , pb > stologlcal ,
drawings and compositions are all mer
itorious. In the remaining work are no
ticed well executed mechanical and map
drawing and a series of pretty Illustrated
historical booklets.
Mexico , another Interior town , contributes
a One display from all departments. Includ
ing , both bound and mounted work. The
geography work Is especially noticeable be-
cauie of the number and variety of relief
maps lent. Boonevllle , across the Missouri
besides the work from the Industrial school
sends views , exterior and Interior , ot Ita
public school buildings.
The work from Jeffereon City merits thor
ough Inspection , The drawing , map am
manuscript work la full of original and val
uable suggestions. Carrolton , in the cen
tral west , sends a taking display. The draw
ing tbo * beautiful effects In light and
1 shade and the written work Is equally well
done and attractive.
The exhibit from Springfield Is not large ,
( comprising chiefly manuscripts below the
High school , but enough IB n nt to nhow
the high standards and efficiency of the
schools. Carthage excels In drawing. There
are many dainty pieces In water color ,
among them ( ketches of apple blossoms
and fleur-de-lis. Other attractive cards
show Illustrated number work , designs for
book covers and papers In nature study.
Joplln , whose ceonle were doubtless busy
preparing the mineral display , has sent
simply ix model ot Its handsorao High \
school structure , cleverly done In sand ,
, No part of the exhibit seems to attract
'
more attention than the "model rural
school house , " designed by Hon. John S.
Kirk , state superintendent of schools , and
who had charge ot the rural school sec-
: lon In the recent Transmlsslsslppl Educa-
.tonal convention. The methods of sanltaI
tlon , heating and equipment are admirably
planned and the entire cost Is estimated
at JCOO. And now the summit or crown
ot the nubile school system Is reached , the
university , about which a book might be
written and still much remain untold.
This attractively placed exhibit , giving a
comprehensive knowledge of the Institution
as a whole , sets forth specifically work
along several original lines , for which It
Is acquiring an enviable reputation , and
Us remarkable crowth for the last elx
years , since the disastrous fire la
1892. The latter la found on
series of charts showing the Increased enrollment -
rollment In the school of mines , the acaI
dcmlc , normal , engineering , mechanic arts ,
agricultural , law , medical and graduate dei
partmcnts. The last named shows a gain ot
105 per cent In the time , while the other
departments show oven larger gains. The
attendance , as a whole , has Increased 132
per cent , though during the period the re- '
qulrcmcnts for admission have been raised
BO per cent. As there are 140 High schools
throughout the Btato on the "accredited"
list , these statistics show the Indirect bcne-
fits resulting to secondary schools. In nn
exhibit of this character , It Is not possible
to show satisfactorily the work of all de
partments , but all capable of presentation
In chart and show case form , or by means
of photographs , ore represented. The pho
tographs show the extent of the buildings
and campus , something of the library and
labratory facilities a considerable amount of
apparatus , too , notably from the chemical
and entomological laboratories has been sent
(
methods and work of the agricultural de
partment and the government experiment
station connected therewith. This depart
ment also sends specimens of soil and col
lections of animal and vegetable fats with
analyses by students.
The department of romance languages
sends an original and valuable contribution j
to this study In a series ot "phonetic
tracings. " Quite as Interesting to classical J 1
students Is a large collection ot stcreoptlcon I
views of classical archaeology covering every
part of this historic Held and adding an i
Infinite charm to what Is so often consld-I '
ered a "dry study. " The photographs and I
charts Illustrative of the work In biology ,
geology , bacteriology , physical training and I
mechanical arts , together with exhibits of i
actual works performed by students , show
the originality , thoroughness and practical
value of the work accomplished in these de
partments. This Indicates , briefly , a few _
ot the many valuable features of the unl- j !
verslty exhibit , which once seen , will bo
visited often by all interested la the !
progress ot education. I
Missouri , ranking fifth In population , four-1 |
tccnth In size and among the first In amount [ ,
and variety of resources In the galaxy of
states , fully proclaims , In this exhibit , the
supremacy of Us educational Institutions.
ELLA U. PERRINE.
ON BEHALF FTHE NATION
_
I'ronl.lont MeKlnley CnnRrataln <
Admiral Ilvwcr nnil General Mer-
rltt on the Pall of Manila.
WASHINGTON , Aug. 22. President Mc-
Klnley last night cabled congratulations to
Admiral Dewey upon their capture of Ma
nila. The text of the dispatch Is as fol
lows :
"HXECtftlVn MANSION. WASHING
TON , Aug. 21. Admiral Dewey , Manila : Re
ceive for yourself and the officers , sailors
and marines of your command my thanks
and congratulations and these of the nation
for the gallant conduct all have again so
conspicuously displayed. ( Signed )
"WILLIAM M'KINLEY. "
Tollonlng ts the text ot the dispatch to
General Merrltt :
"EXECUTIVE MANSION , WASHING
TON , Aug. 21. Major General Merrltt , U. S.
A. , Manila : In my own behalf and for the
cation I tender to you and the officers and
men of your command sincere thanks and
congratulations for the conspicuously gallant
conduct displayed In your campaign.
( Signed ) "WILLIAM M'KINLEY. "
CirntN nt Camp Mende.
CAMP MEADE , MIDDLETOWN , Pa. , Aug.
22. The movement ot the Second division of
the Second array corps , to which the Birth
Pennsylvania ! Is attached , will begin tomor
row from Thoroughfare Gap. Thin will be
followed by the movement of the First dlvl-
Elon , composed In part of the Eighth ,
Twelfth and Thirteenth Pennsylvania regi
ments , from Camp Alger. The Eighteenth
Pennsylvania regiment has been ordered to
the new camp and a battalion of the Six
teenth has been here since Tuesday. By the
close of the week General Graham expects
to have over 6,000 Pennsylvania soldiers In | I
his command. He has obtained permission i
to acquire all the land needed to encamp the
entire Second corpi and he has done so.
The only arrivals In camp today were the
Tlrat and Second battalions of the Fourth
Missouri.
A small sized riot occurred between some t
of the troops last night at High Spire , and a
detail was sent from camp to quell the dis
turbance. Thirty-eight rioters and forty
men without passes were arrested.
General Graham eald this evening ho
would not make public the report of the
board of inquiry in the Third Virginia case
until ho had gone over ltcarefully with his
judge advocate.
Clillil Until } Hurt.
HURON , S. D. , Aug. 22. ( Special. ) The
little child of Joseph Anthony and wlfo was
severely Injured a day or two since. It
had crawled Into the grass and fallen
asleep , unknown to Us parents. Mr. An
thony drove up with a team hauling a load
of hay , the wheels of the wagon pasted
over the child , crushing both legs and one
foot , but It Is thought It will recover.
DA UK Slim ( IP KI.O.NDIKH ,
Airraid * SI I nor Horn .Not 3lnki * llnoupih
to l'n > - Him fur lift I'rh allonn.
A private letter from Olllo Osborn of
Hannibal , Mo , publlnhed by the St. Louis
Republic , throws some light on itho dark
side ot life In the Klondike. It Is dated ,
"Stranded on the Yukon river , twenty-five
miles north of Circle City , Juno 12 , 1898 , "
and reads as follows :
"However ridiculous It may Appear to one
living In God's own country , where distance
lends no Impediment to Immediate com
munication , your letter of September 9 , 1897 ,
did ! not reach me until Mny 21 , 1S9S. I
reached Dawson via Chilkoot Pats on March
1 , and was brought down the river by a
Jew , who carries the mall from Dawson to
Rampart ' City , making the distance of over
000 miles with sled and dogs.
"As you know , 1 was a part of the ex
pedition under cx-Ma > or Wood of Seattle ,
and wo did not reach Dawpon last fall , but ,
being t snow-bound , went Into winter quar
ters t on an Island at the mouth ot the Toil
Klckat 1 river , having for company two other
expeditions , and teen our little Island was
the I scene of a bustling vIlUjo of 350 pee
ple. I IIy this time an Indian brings us the
news that the people at Daw son were starv
ing 1 and that 2,000 miners were on their way
down the river In search of food. This put
an end to my Dawson ardor , so I started for
Mlnook 1 Creek , ninety mltee up the river.
"After six days we reached Rampart City ,
which wo found to be an excited village of
600 ( people. We caught the fever and for
three I days and nights we raced from one
gulch i to the other. When we reached the
city i again I was completely done up , but
was i the proud possessor -.1 eight mining
claims. < Proud does not express It ; I
11 Imagined myself a Carney Darnato. I would
Join ; the Never Sweats , take In the Paris ex
position ] and the world In general , move
back 1 to Missouri , surround myself with a
happy 1 family and live to my liking. The
stampeding i business Is not what It li
cracked ( up to be , crossing mountain streams
on i logs , wading In muck water and snow up
to 1 your kncei , etc. , often resulting seriously
to some.
"Clarence Tucker , a millionaire's son from
Cleveland , 0. , with two other companions ,
after wandering around In the mountains for
forty-eight hours without food , become ex
hausted , and as he could go no further , they
built a flro for him and went In search ot
help. Before they faunit one of the boys
lost his mind and when the rescuers found
Tucker he was frozen stiff. In the same
Btampcde a Frenchman fell off the log serv
ing as a bridge over Mlnook creek and found
a grave In Us Icy waters.
"I have hunted , mined , explored , gone
hungry , frozen and had scurvy and played
dog. Should I attempt to go into detail It
would sound to you as bordering on the
Ilaron Munchausen. How I managed to
come out smiling this spring Is more than I
can account for. More than once I have
given up all hope of ever reaching home ,
and when I looktlck upon what a man In
this country ban to undergo , I resolve to
frustrate any designs my friends may have
upon themselves by venturing here. This
country Is not adapted to one not accus
tomed t exposure and the hardest of manual
labor.
"In this country to prosper as a prospector
one has to rely entirely upon self. He may
have millions at his command and not be
able to buy a pound of grub. Labor In
abundance , but no one can bo hired to
represent a mining claim so long as the
owner is an able-bodied man. To succeed
one has to get right down and slave , and
the cllmatlo conditions arc such that for
nine long months In the year bouquets are
rather scarce. The other three months
mosqultos and gnats are BO thick that ono
does not have time to gather posies. The
fact is , at the present writing I have on a
pair of mosquito gloves , with four or five
yards of cheese cloth swathed around my
'face and body , but they bit Juit the same.
"To return again , do not think of coming
to Alaska , situated as you are. Should you
exile yourself from home , friends and the
pleasures and comforts of life and battle
with the obstacles here , and after ono or
two seasons not be able to return home
with $50 at the highest calculation , your
chances of doing oven this being one In
500 , you would ever after despise yourself.
The newspaper reports as to this region
are misleading In too many respects. Many
a poor fellow has risked his all , realizing
too late that gold is not found In every
creek In Alaska , and returns broken in
pocketbook and constitution. When you
look over a paper and see the list of tha
fortunate Klundlkers. think how many col
umns the names of these would fill who
have prospected all the way from the Keo-
kuk to Stewart river , and today are yet In
this country without the price ot a winter's
outfit or a passage home.
"Thero Is no doubt as to this being a
rich , gold-producing country , but , In my
opinion , the chance ot gain does not Justify
the suffering one has to undergo In pursuit
of It. Travel at all times Is difficult. The
ground Is covered with a heavy moss that
prevents soil below from thawing out during
the few summer months , and at this time
of year Is eo wet and soggy that should
you leave the river you sink Into it up to
your knees. In the fall It Is all rain and
mow , and from November until April all
cold , some days so cold that travel or out
side wnrk Is entirely out of the question.
"For two months last winter the sun was
not visible at all , the days being from one
to four hours long , Imagine yourself with ;
out candles a kerosene lamp is unknown
here as was the case in some camps here
this winter. Nothing to do but sleep and
work. One winter here IE enough to knock
all the romantic Ideas clean out of a fellow.
After the sun passes the equinox , all night
Is turned Into all day. A newspaper can be
read as plainly at midnight as at midday.
The sun Just skirts the horizon , but does
not disappear. If one did not carry a watch
he would lose track of the time altogether.
"Another drawback Is the remoteness of
trading posts and 'be hardship of transportIng -
Ing > our supplies. It Is no picnic dragging
a loaded sled over unbroken trails. Fact of
the matter Is , when a man comes to this
country for a year's outing he makes the
grand mistake of his life. With the excep
tlon of one or two historical turnip patches
the country Is an unfood-producer. Bear ,
caribou , moose and small game are plentiful
In certain localities , but In our section this
winter there were times when you could
travel for a week without seeing as much as
a small bird. The large game follows in the
wake of the small. They reached here about
February , and from that time we had all
the wild meat that we cared for.
"The Mlnook Mining creek district , where
You Can Save Money-
By attending our S1.-18 shoo sale
those are southern ties with vesting tops
and l < ld oxfords for the women not a
pair that hold for less than ? 'J.W ) , and
they were grout value ut that price-
All sizes and widths Thcwi are new
styles no old shoes iiinonc them An
other offering Is our $1.00 sreeu vesting
panel top oxfords a very handsome
shoe now only $2.00 no reason for re
ducing the prlre except that we never
carry any t > hoes over from ent > on to
season We only advertise what we
have and what wo do ,
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
Ouiaha'B Up-to-dat * Ibo * Iloni * .
1419 FARNAM STREET ,
ADVERTISE
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sending a copy of The Bee
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most authentic and carefully pre
pared report of
The Mammoth
Crops of 1898
to your friends and out-of-town
parties -who are or may become in
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Single copies may be obtained at
The Bee business office for five
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ten or more copies.
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OMAHA , NEB.
I put In most of the winter , comprises
about fourteen different gulches , and ot
these , up to date , only ono creek has been
profitably worked , viz. , Little Ml nook. On
this creek rich pay was struck on four
claims and the owners will clean up all the
way from $50,000 to $100,000 for their win
ter's work. None of the other creeks have
been thoroughly prospected. The difficulty
has been that there was work and not
enough people for the number of claims
taken up. A majority ot the claims had
to be represented between January and
May , BO a man owning from eight to ten
claims , being required to put In twenty
days in representing each , did not leave
much time tor prospecting any one creek
thoroughly.
"I have a claim on Little Mlnook ; also
one on Hunter and ono on Hoonler creek ,
which might turn out to be worth some
thing. The others I do not think so much
of. Still , they may bo rich for all that , as
all of them are In the same belt. After fin
ishing up my representing at Mlnook I and
a young fellow went below to Woodworth ,
Just before the breaking up ot the river ,
which occurred there May 18. This was
one of the grandest eights ot nature's ac
tivity that I have ever witnessed.
"The Ice does not thaw and become
sloppy , as one would naturally suppose , but
decays and breaks In the center ot the
river. It moves , or rather creeps , along at
first , and as the tributaries supply the
water rushes until mountains of tco gorge
and move downstream with the speed ot a
mill race , and when gaining a roar can be
heard a mile av-ay. By the 26th the ice
had all cleared out , our boat * ai loaded
and we started for Daw son. We moved
along then .without any serious mishaps
until we ran aground on this island , which
is about twenty-five miles up from Circle
City , this June 4. How long we will re
main here God only knows. The river has
fallen about ten feet since we landed and
we are now up high and dry. We have been
working night and day , and appearances are
that we will soon be off. "
DID OT MAKE : GOLD.
Promoter of n New Scheme Failed to
Realise HI * Hope * .
E. C. Brlce , who claimed to be able to
makt gold , has gone , says tbo Chicago
Record , and the $20,000 building and plant
he erected at Thirty-ninth street and Lowe
avenue stand Idle. Ho is reported to bo
suffering from nervous prostration. The
plant Is said to have been a commercial
failure , although P. G. Lnmoreaux , who was
appointed temporary manager , says the
theory Is all right. He asserts that the
books show where every dollar received by
Brlce was expended , even to $1,800 he re
ceived for stock two weeks ago. For six
months Brlce worked night and day. It
was the dream of his life to make the plant
a success. Pressed on all Bides by stock
holder when the plant was not turning
out gold according to expectations , he held
them off by bis Iron will , at all times claimIng -
Ing to be on the verge of success , until his
money waa exhausted. A little over a week
ago he acknowledged bis system was a
failure and asked Mr. Lamoreaux to take
hold. Mr. Brlce flung htmaelf on the couch
In his office and wept like a. child.
The shareholders number about 300. Many
of them were poor people who suffer | < 3l pri
vations to buy stock. Shares which iipU for
$10 , their face value , In October , raplAly In *
creased in value. By November they1 were
quoted at $50 and $75. During December
some were sold for $200 and $250. Share
holders built air castles nn.l looked ovar
their back yard fences at tha stone man
sions they would buy. Now they are having
* hard time to pay rent.
SHOT DOWN IN THE PULPIT I
Memlirrn of n Illtal Church OrfcaaliB- t
tlou Accuurd ot Commit
ting the Crime.
NEW YORK. Aug. 22. The American Mli-
tlonary association has received a dispatch
stating that Rev. J. B. Fletcher , a Congre ,
Eatlooal minister , and one ot Us mlstlon-
artei , had been shot while attempting to
organize a Congregational church at Smiley ,
Ga. , which is about twenty miles from his
home at Hagan , Ga. He went to Smiley as
the result of correspondence concerning the
organizing of the church , which hat been
carried on for several months. While in the
pulpit he waa shot , the charge being fired
through the window. His body was riddled
with 107 buckshot and several small shota.
They entered ' his hips and thigh , one lodging
In bls'lcft hand and five In his right band.
He fainted as ho fell. His wife , with the
assistance of others , _ put him Into a buggy
and took him twenty miles to his home.
His condition Is serious , although the ex
pectation Is that ho will recover. But t-vo
shots have been removed from Ills body.
One of his assailants has been arrested ; thn
others have been located , and It Is believed
that they will be arrested In a short time.
Mr. Fletcher's wife was made temporarily
Insane by the occurrence , but has regained
her reason. Mr. Fletcher announces his pur
pose to prosecute his assailants at whatever
cost to himself. The would-be assassins aru
Bald to be colored officials of a Methodist
church , but the officials of the association
are careful to acquit Methodism of any re
sponsibility for the crime.
Competition In Catdr Shipping.
BELLE FOURCHS. S. D. , Aug. 22.
( Special. ) There \A \ a prospect that the
shipping of cattle from this place will meet
competition from other points , Dickinson
being ono of the closest places. Belle
Fourche draws cattle shipping business from
150 miles north and west. In this dis
tance there are a great many water"
holes which are a necessity to the Or'Enst.
of cattle to the shipping yards. Durln ( * -
last few months many small cattlemen.hu ' - ,
been fencing up the water holes for tbei.
own use , which has greatly injured som *
of the trade. This week some of the heavi
est cattle shippers informed the buslnesi
men of this city that unless the trails were
opened and tbo fences cleared away , they
would be compelled to ship their stock from
another point. The business men will en
deavor to hold the shipping trade.
Transport ! at Manil * .
MANILA , Aug. 22. The American trans
ports Peru and Puebla , having on board Gen
eral Otis and General Hughes , arrived
here at 8 o'clock this morning. Thure was
no serious Illness on board either of the ves
sels.
The Hospe Piano
A now pluno Becking public approval
the demand hns beun nud Is now fern
n plain case this "Hospe" plnno gives
you the plain case In oak , walnut , ma
hogany or ClrciHlan walnut , In all the
latent veneers the plnno Ix built ex
clusively of hard woods from foundation
plates up , of the finest material , with
the latent Improved action built ex
pressly for Mr. HoHpe from his own
design the price It the popular one , as
we can afford to ell It for $100 less
than the more elaborately curved otiefl
Our piano prices nro always at least
? r > 0 less than any one else can make.
A. HOSPE ,
MUSIC end un 1513 Douglas
Many Wear Glasses -
Because they neglected the Hrst warn
ings of the tired eyes many an eye
can be cured completely by prompt ac
tion no reason why you should wear
glansuii always we have In this depart
ment a competent graduate optician that
will make a scientific examlntalon with
the Hid of the latest and most Improved
apparatus In the webt these examina
tions arc free we grind our own lens
and know to a certainty that they will
be what your eyes need. Consult us
while In the city.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
l.eadtnr IHcmtU * Qptletmmm.
OMAHA
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