THE OMAHA DAILY 33T3E : TltUKSDAY , SEPTEMBER 1 , 1308.
IMPERIALISM AND FARMER
MENACE TO AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS
Congruences of Annexing Onba and the
\ Philippine Minis.
World Kxiintmlfin Would Menn the
Sacrifice of ( he AiiH-rlonii Mar
ket * for ( he 1'railact of
Clicnp Labor.
The war la over , and the details of peuce
arc about to be concluded. Reasons for and
against the adoption by the United States
of a policy of colonial empire are being
vigorously discussed , but , observes the
Grange Judd Farmer , the discussion Is thus
far of a general character. Without going
Into those national aspects of the case at
this time , Orange Judd Farmer proposes to
point out how seriously the American farm
ers' Interests will bo Jeopardized by unwise
colonial expansion.
The free admission Into the markets of
the United Statea of sugar , tobacco and
cottco from all the heretofore Spanish pos
sessions In the East and West Indies , will
be demanded by the few syndicates that
will monopolize the production of these
crops. They will spend money Hko water
to accomplish this purpose because If they
win It means untold wealth for them. Sugar
and tobacco plantations and factories , con
ducted on a largo scale In those tropical
countries , employing the native cheap labor
at long hours , directed by the ablest genius
that capital can secure and that modern In
dustry has created , can lay down in the
United States markets either raw sugar and
leaf , or the refined product and cigars at
prices that will drive out of the business
every manufacturer of cigars or of sugar ,
every grower of leaf tobacco , and every
planter of sugar beets or sugar cane within
the present confines of the United States
Given free admission to this market , the
colonial producer or manufacturer can Bill
make magnificent profits at prices that
mean annihilation to our domestic sugar
end leaf tobacco Industries.
FnriurrM or Culunliil MouopollntiT
The real reason for the frantic efforts at
annexation made by Sandwich Island Inter
ests was their determination to Insure thli
market for their sugar. They won , and
though it was but yesterday that they as
eured us that Hawaii had reached the limit
of Its production , today they loudly pro
claim that their greatest corporation is
doubling its capita ) In order to vastly In
crease its output of sugar ! We were told
that Hawaii was "only a llttlo one. " How
Infinitely greater is 'the stake iu the Eas
and West Indies ! How persistent , unscru
pulous and lavish will be the effort to cap
ture this stake. Hawaii affords a striking
example of what Is now to bo attempted on
a vastly greater scale ,
Free trade with these colonies means a
bonus of 2 cents per pound
on their sugar , 35 cents to
$1.75 per pound on their leaf tobacco and
several dollars a pound on their cigars , paid
by consumers within the United States to
fattan a few syndicates that will surely
monopolize these tropical productions. Not
only would our people thus pay this bounty
by remission of duties , but the federal
treasury would lose the millions upon mil
lions of revenue now derived from the du
ties on these Imports. To compensate for
this loss of revenue , additional direct taxes
would have to be imposed upon our people.
Thus the domestic consumer would bo doubly
taxed to foster colonial syndicates that
can wax fat even without any tariff conces
sions.
How AKrlenHnrc Will Suffer.
The American farmer who now grows leaf
tobacco or sugarcane or sugar beets , or who
wishes to grow them , would not only have
to pay this double taxation for the benefit
of colonial monopoly , but , In addition , he
would Buffer heavily by having his own In
terests in these lines absolutely ruined.
Not only that , but every sugar factory prop
osition In the United States would be
blighted , and the thousands of farmers who
liavo been looking forward to the sugar beet
ns a new and profitable crop would be dis
appointed. We are already receiving many
letters from capitalists and other * who were
planning to start beet sugar or cane sugar
enterprlPte this fall , so as to have their
factories ready for the 1699 crop. They
don't darn to go ahead with an Investment
of from (300,000 to $1,000,000 in each case
until they know what Is going to be the
government's policy in these matters.
Thus the domestic sugar Industry , which
WHS so promising eighteen months ego , but
which was held up by the war , Is now again
in a state of uncertainty. Meanwhile , Europe -
rope has failed to reduce , much less abolish ,
her export duller on sugar. With that arti
ficial stimulus , she will hope to compete
with modern methods in the tropical cane
sugar Industry. Evidently , too , the sugar
refiners' trust will be on the side of free
colonial sugar , as It will be a heavy holder
If not the controlling power In the colonial
syndicate. All these Influences are now con
spiring for a relentless effort to throttle the
American sugar producing industry.
Looking a few years ah fad the question I
plainly this : Shall the American people pa )
American farmers , laborers and capitalist
from $150.000,000 to $200,000,000 annually foi
tobacco and sugar , or shall that money be
paid out to colonial syndicates , whose free
admission to this market would destroj
these domestic industries ? Shall the farmei
who has borne the brunt of "protection" foi
fifty years past , bo denied its advantage
now that a protective policy on sugar nni
tobacco would largely benefit him , wlthou
adding to consumers' burdens and witbou
depriving government ot much needed rev
enue ?
These are pointed questions. But the ;
must bo answered. And if these agrlcultura
industries of such vast promise are to b
sacrificed to colonial free trade , who wll
restrain the farmers from demanding am
enforcing absolute free trade ? No morta
power can atop the economic revolution tha
will follow any "golug back on the farmers ,
especially If It should be done to promot
colonial empire beyond the realm of reasoi
and national welfare.
Colonlen VM. Till * Country.
Porto Rico and the minor Spanish Wes
Indies already belong to the-United State :
The principal Island oi cho Ludrono grou
Is to be taken , probably one of the Care
lines also. Cuba , whatever her form of gov
eminent , will loudly demand "reciprocity. '
"Since Undo Sam Is spending $500,000,00
and lots of lives to give us a stable govern
mcnt , of course he will also give us hi
market , " the Cubans are already saying
Whether the United States Is to hare
coaling elation merely , or tie great Ulan
ft Luzon , or the whole ot the Phlllpplnei '
Is yet to bo decided. And then It li to b
settled whether these colonies arc to b
taxed to pay for the war. or whether ou
people are to DO further taxed for the !
benefit and to destroy two great agriculture
and manufacturing Industrie ! .
All these are new questions. No politic :
party has yet spoken upon them , nor hav
the people registered their verdict. Thta
new Issues more directly affect agrlcultur
than any of the old problems that hav
been so thoroughly discussed since the re
bclllqn. Sugar can be grown and refined I
fully two-thirds of the states. Cigar lei
Is a product of the New England and mli
die states , also Wisconsin and Callfornli
as wall as Texas , UeorKia and Florida. Tt
industry of cigar-making employs mllllor
of money and thousands of people In dlvei
states. The only sectionalism that cntei
Into these new Issues Is the earnest dernai
of our own west and south that American
genius , labor and capital engage In develop-
Ins their rant natural resources before ml *
grating to dlitant ellraet.
tVlmt the Partner Wn ( ,
Orange Judd Farmer meant to do 1U full
duty to American agriculture In the crUls
that now confronts ua. The MW conditions
demand new thought , untrammelled action.
The fanner must awake to a realization ot
the situation. He Is not more selfish than
others , he will sacrifice generously for the
national welfare , but woe be to the party ,
or the policy , or the administration , that
would unjustly sacrifice the farmer to spe
cial Interests.
Wo diraand only fair play for agriculture.
Equal rights with other Interetts are all
that the farmer asks. If free trade In his
money crops Is to bo fostered , then he will
( legally ) batter down every custom house
In order that there may also be free trade
In the money crops of manufacturers. If
protection Is to1 prevail , the farmer wants
his full share , especially In those articles
upon which he can bo directly protected. If
the tariff Is to be for "revenue only , " what
better objects than foreign produce ? No
"argufying" over colonial ImperlalUtn , or
other specious means ot benefiting the few
at the expense of the many , will deceive
the farmer.
The former knows his rlehts , "and knowIng -
Ing , dare maintain. " He has the numbers ,
the power , the votes and the organizations ,
with which to battle for his rights. In his
behalf , Orange Judd Farmer respectfully
but vigorously Informs the powers that be
that , In adjusting the problems of peace ,
the American farmer must be fully and
fairly consider * * ] .
THIS HAT HAD UCASO.VED.
Anil Completely Outwitted III * Would-
llc Captor * .
J. 0. Wood , the naturalist , tells us that
the rat Is Intelligent to a degree. To this
fact , he says , any professional rat-catcher
will bear witness , "for to catch an old rat Is
a feat that taxes human Intellect to the
utmost. " I know of two boys , who made
the experiment , and who now fully agree
with Prof. Wood , says a writer In the Phila
delphia Times.
They wanted to capture an old rat that
lived In the barn. One of this rat'a long
passages ran underneath the building and
opened at the back into ihidy corner of
the barnyard. This seemed to be tht old
fellow's favorite doorway. The boys had
often lien him dart acres * the yard and
vanUh through it They thought , there
fore , that this was the place where they
might hope to take him.
So , one afternoon they brought a trap ,
temptingly baited with a piece of smoked
cheese , and placed It a few feet from the
wall , directly facing the hole. Then they
climbed n. near-by tree , from which they
could obscrva all that might happen'with
out being themselves seen.
The trap was on the plan of an ordinary
red wooden mouse trap , only It was larger
and made of wire. There was the usual
hole for the rat's head to enter and the
cheese was stuck flrmly on the little trig
ger , which , on being jerked , would cause
the spring to fly up and choke the victim.
In about half an hour the boys heard a
faint scratch on the gravel beneath. The
rat had como to thn door of his passage
and was glancing cautiously around. No
one was In eight , nothing stirred. He
gazed longingly at the cheese. The boys
held their breath as they watched and
leaned forward in their eagerness. Oh ! if
ho would only bo qulckl Something might
happen to frighten him off. -
But the old rat was In no hurry. Age
had taught him many things and made
him crafty. He stayed just Inside his bole
and considered the matter thoroughly.
He Emiled quietly behind his long gray
whiskers at the thought of any one's sup
posing that he would bo taken In by a
simple trick like that. He knew from the
very first that It was a trap and studied It
only to discover how It was worked. In a
few moments he again came from his
bole , slowly , cautiously , as before , nnd de
liberately Inspected the trap from all sides.
Perfectly satisfied that be knew all about
It , he returned to the front. Then , to the
utter amazement of the two boys , he placed
himself with bli tall , Instead ot his head ,
towards the trap's opening. He looked
around to see that he was in the correct
position and then , by vigorously kicking
his hind legs , sent a shower of pebbles
rattling against the wire.
Suddenly there was a snap. Some of the
pebbles had gone through the opening and
Rtruck the cheese. In another Instant the
old rat bad turned , grabbed the cheese
from the now harmless trigger and was
gone.
ETHNIC VALUE OK POICKH.
Xatloni of Great Poker Plnyern Will
Conquer he Hnrth.
Thosa Europeans never will understand
American Institutions. Here they have gone
and prohibited poker la Vienna on the
ground that It Is a game of chance. Of
course that Is the dictionary definition , says
the Brooklyn Eagle , but any man who has
ovar kept his feet warm with three five
, spots and bluffed out a man with three
kings knows that It Is a gome of courage
nnd that the race la not to the swift butte
to the man vho believes In himself. As
an Indication of character poker beats
: phrenology hands down. It Is the nations
of great poker players who conquer the
: earth.
Shatter , who will send more prisoners
homo from Cuba than he ever had soldiers
there , understands the philosophy of Jack
pots , while when poor Toral gambled he
took Chances at roulette and faro , games
admirably adapted to the genius of the
! superstitious Spaniards because fata , a rank
outsider , controls the result. In poker
every man Is his own fate. That Is why
Americans play It and why General Schenck
i- who taught It to the British , was a more
popular minister than many a better diplo
mat.
General Miles , who , when It became evi
dent that General Shatter's force was not
largo enough If the Spaniards really chose
id to flght. and things vere really looking
pretty blue at Washington , advised the de
mand for the unconditional surrender ol
'
Santiago , Is probably a bad man to meet
In a quiet after-dinner game. His blufl
and Its wonderful results Indicate a first
class poker player with an unimpaired cir
culation.
As for the Rough Riders poker was the
common ground on which the western and
eastern contingents met and fused. These
two branches have many compllmentar )
v- things to say of each other's courage Ir
the charge through tbo Cuban underbrush
but they knew all about each other's good
qualities long before the first transport
cast anchor. That Is why they fought sldt
by sldo with such absolute confidence. Tha )
knew no man In tb "btnd would draw oul
id while h * had a ghost of a show.
. Instead of prohibiting poker tha Austrian !
be
ought to learn to play It Th n the ]
be
wouldn't play second fiddle to Germany <
ur much as they do now. As a ( ralnlni
sir al ( round for courage and judgment It 1 <
alaj worth all the gambling games of Monti
aj Carlo and the rest of the continent put to
ve getter. Good poker player and good fighte
se are pretty nearly synonymous.
re llllfll I.lKlltn.
veIn Chicane Record If one mail > only \isefn
remarks In society even the Btupld wouli
In fall to enjoy It.
Some wninrn are so obstlnato that even i
at battered henrt cannot make them cynical
id- To be young and artlve. always neek th
, society ot persons twenty yeara older thui
you are.
hers Necessity Is a good teacher , but ( he neve
ElVfB her ptmlU a vocation ,
rs No man will ever concede that any othe
mnn Is good enoueh lo KO on a pedestal.
Riches have wines , but poverty has to b
ud hoisted by a block and tackle.
SPECULATING ON A SHAKE-UP1
Possibilities of tha Million Pouuds of Oordito
Ordered bj the GoTflmment.
POWER ENOUGH TO ROCK THE GLOBE
Ilorr It Will ne Mnilc nnil IVlint It Cnii
lo When Provoked Ilui ! . <
Hulk nnil WrlRht Than
Ordinary 1'owilcr.
The great success of smokeless powder
during the taking ot Santiago dc Cuba has
Inspired the government with such a regard
for its usefulness In warfare that 1,000,000
pounds are to be ordered to replenish our
arsenals and men-of-war. Smokelesa
powder Is in itself a very Interesting com-
mollty , but when the Immense mass con
tained In 1,000,000 pounds Is considered with
regard to what might be called its col
lective capabilities , the Interest In the sub
ject becomes cumulative. One is apt to
wonder whera all of this highly explosive
material Is to como from , how it is to be
made and how quickly , how far it will go
toward equipping the United States army ,
what Its collective force and what It would
do to the landscape iu general if exploded
all at once.
Smokelesa powder Is approximately a
dozen years old. The first letters patent
for Its manufacture were Issued to a French
man named Vellle in 1SS6. A number of
different kinds have been patented since
then , but the one which has given the moat
satisfaction in the United States and Great
Britain is "Cordite. " This particular
variety was brought out by Sir F. Abel and
Prof. Dewer. It takes Its peculiar name
from the fact that It comes from the mixing
machines in a long , cord-llko formation ,
which is cut into suitable lengths for use.
It is not entirely smokelesa. In fact there
Is no such thing as "smokeless" powder.
A little vapor proportionate to the amount
of powder is always seen floating away
after a discharge. It is 1,000,000 pounds of
this material which the army and the navy
board Intends to purchase.
What Cordite C n l t Of.
Cordite falls naturally within the category
of the "high explosives , " Even aalde from
its quality of limited smokeletsncss it rec
ommends Itself , b cau o of Us greatly en
hanced explosive quality bulk for bulk over
the ordinary black prismatic powder which
has bean used heretofore. In the mere send
ing of bullets , one pound of cordite will do
the work of three pounds of black prismatic
powder , and as far aa the gun is concerned ,
with a bora a trifle over halt the size.
Even this cstlmato may bo a little too con
servative , for with the quantity exactly as
stated above the muzzle velocity is slightly
greater with the cordite. The very nature
of the explosive would promise this , how
ever , for it Is composed of fifty-three parts
of nitro-glycerlne , thirty-seven parts gun
j cotton and five parts vaseline , dissolved by
19.2 parts of acetone. The cordite used in
blank cartridges , however , contains no
vaseline.
The process of manufacture is a very
simple one. A weighed quantity of nitro-
glycerlno Is poured over n given amount of
previously dried gun cotton. The two In
gredients ore carefully mixed by hand and
when sufficiently assimilated , the resulting
substance Is put Into a specially designed
kneading machine. Vaseline Is added during
the kneading process and later tbo acetone
Is put In. The acetone gradually penetrates
the other three substances and finally a
tough buff-colored paste is formed. This
paste Is placed in another machine , from n
hole In the end of which It Is pushed forth
by hydraulic pressure In strings that look
for all the world like spaghetti. The thread
or "cord" is continuous and as it Issues like
dough from the machine It Is reeled onto a
great Iron drum made ready to
receive It. After a drying process
which takes from three days to a week
It is cut by machines Into required lengths.
IU consistency then Is that of hard rubber.
It can be bent In the hands , but will return
to Its original shape If released. If lighted
It will burn brightly , but It will go out If
blown upon smartly. It Is comparatively
hard to explode. It needs to be detonated
by some other explosive to set It off. At
Woolwich in 1S02 a brown paper parcel
containing ten cordite cartridges was fired
from a rifle loaded with cordite. No explo
sion resulted. In spite of this , however , a
regimental band in India refuted on occa
sion to march pait a magazine stored with
cordite on the ground that the vibration pro
duced by the brasses and the drums might
explode the magazine and blow the whole
cintonment to "kingdom come. "
Its ExuloMve roMllilllllcB.
Since the constituents of cordlto are as
stated In the foregoing , one million pounds
of smokeless powder will contain naturally
680,000 pounds of nitro-glycerlne , 370.00C
pounds of gun cotton and 50,000 ponuds ol
vaeillne , not to mention 192,000 pounds ol
solvent acetone which Is lost practically Ic
the drying process. Such figures are ln
deed stupendous. The upwards ot one-hall
million pounds of nitro-glycerlne seems Ir
tteelf to be enough to blow up a small
world. But combined with 370,000 pounds
of gun cotton it could create an earthquake
powerful enough to disturb all the selemli
Instruments from those in the United State
bureau In Washington , D. C. , to those it
the laboratory of Sir John Milne on tb
Isle of Wight. Not long ago a blacksmltl
placed a drop of nitre-glycerine on an anvl
and struck It with a hammer. The side o
the blackhralth shop was blown out , the mat
disappeared , and where the anvil had fltooi
was a ragged five-foot hole. One mllllot
pounds of smokeless powder contains probably
,
ably 580.000.000 "drops" of the kind used b
the blacksmith. Imagine some vulcan o
Brobdlngnaglan proportions to h'sve strucl
the great drop with his mammoth hammer
If the result were at all In proportion tbj
earthquake simile would not seem over
drawn. ,
The manner of its performance could b
reckoned surely when certain great explo o1C
slons are reviewed. On Long Island the ex
plosion of 200 pounds of dynamite producei
earth waves which were felt five miles away
On another occasion 20.000 pounds of dyna
mite exploded and eight miles a vay th
earthwaves had a velocity of 8.300 feet
second. At this rate the explosion o
1 000,000 pounds of cordite would have a
earthwave of 5.000 feet a second COO mile
away from the scene-of the explosion eve
when the decreasing ratio ( as the dlstanc
from the explosion Is Increased ) Is taken Int
consideration. From this also wo get th
general effect which such an explosion woul
produce on the surrounding country. If
pound of imokflets powder In explodln
blow * a. bole In the rround as Urge ath
Heidelberg tun , it doe * not follow that 1.000 ,
000 pounds would make o hole 1,000,000 time
the dlwnelar of the tun. Probably thct
would be . new Yoaftnlta In the neighbor
hood of the explosion , but the force of th
explosion would lose rather than gain will
its bulk. The terrific earth waves spokci
of would do most of the damage. Th
devastation would be awful. Nothing ha
occurred from which one can draw a parallc
to convey an Idea of the fearful ruin whlc' '
would ensue. It the explosion occurred nea
an estuary a tidal wave would be "reate
that would annihilate the nearby shl ln
and would cause a disaster greater tliu
.
the famoua Lisbon earthquake. In such a
event the condition would be enhanced b
the peculiar behavior of fnloslve wav <
er
near a. water coune. An explosion unde
er water produces three separate and dlstltu
detonations perfectly audible to the ear c
be
a person standing on chore. One traveler
through the air , one travels through the
water and one travels through the earth.
It Is a triple effect which can become
terribly deitructlvo by reason of this three
fold nature.
Mlidit I.nnncli n \ < MT I'lnnrt ,
Every ono remembers how in 1'oe'i
Balloon Hoax the adventurous aeronaut ,
Hans Pfall , started his airship on Its trip
to the moon by exploding under It an
enormous quantity of gunpowder. The ex
plosion hurled the balloon high above the
earth , and , ( is far as the pseudo-scientists
were concerned , gave a sufficiently good
send-off to the enterprise. One can Im
agine something of the kind being done
with the 1,000,000 pounds of governmental
cordite. In short , supposing that the great
mass of the powder could be confined prop
erly in an Immense mortar and could be
made to shoot a great bullet Into the sky ,
how far would the missile travel ? Doubt
less this could be calculated as far
as our own atmosphere Is concerned ,
but , having once reached that
upper region where the attraction of the
earth ccaacd to exert its Influence , the mis
sile would go on and on In the direction
of the zenith until It happened within Iho
Influence of some other planet. At any rate
such a mlsallo would travel with amazing
rapidity. The muzzle velocity of cordite Is
2,400 feet per second In a 6-Inch gun , whllo
Its pressure on the gun barrel Is fourteen
tons per square inch. Such a condition
would bo enhanced greatly In our speculative
mortar. The mlssllo would have gone about
thirty miles during the first minute of Its
flight and hence would bo already on the
outskirts of atmospheric effect. It would In
fact become a Bhootlns star drifting about
aimlessly In space until sooner or later it
came back to our own or drifted into some
other world.
Allowing for various shortages in hand
ling , shrinkages , etc. , 1,000,000 pounds of
smokeless powder will load approximately
136.000,000 Krag-Jorgensen rifles. One mil
lion rifle cartridges loaded with smokeless
powder would weigh three tons less than If
loaded with black prismatic powder. This
means that just so much less weight will
have to be carried by our troops. The dif
ference in weight and the corresponding
difference In bulk serves greatly to increase
the capacity of the magazines as well. Even
as It is it will require 3,000,000 pounds ot
the powder to fill all the magazines of our
forts , men-of-war and navy yards.
The contracts for making the evploslve will
be divided among the various powder-mak
ing firms of the country. It will take these
firms three months to make the amount
required. The cost to the government will
be SO cents a pound , or $800,000 for the
whole quantity.
riiiuxn OF THK iMiosi'KCTon DEAD.
Tlionmi I.invtlilaii if Colorado , Wlitme
Career Head * l.lkc n Itumniice.
Thomas Lowthlan Is dead. He was
widely known throughout the west as a
pioneer , miner and friend of the struggling
prospector. Ho was among the first to start
toward Colorado In 1S76 , when the mining
excitement was strong. Attracted by the
discoveries In the San Juan district , be re
moved to Del Norte , Colo. , and until his
removal to Denver In 1SSO was engaged in
the active development of mining properties
upon the San Miguel river near the now Im
portant mining town of Tellurlde.
-.Mr. Lowthlan has carried on extended
mining operations in most of the western
states and territories and at various times
his explorations and operations were ex
tended from Mexico to Alaska.
Without the advantages of an early
scientific education he became not only an
experienced , practical mining man. but was
well versed In the sciences most Intimately
connected with mining , and few men had
better or clearer judgment about a mine.
He loved the life of the mountains and
no district was too remote or too Inac
cessible It It gave promise of good mln.s.
At various times Lowthlan was Interested
In mining properties which have become
widely known. His latest operations were
carried on In the Cochltl district In New
Mexico , where he was the principal rwner
in the noted Albermarlo group of mines
lately acquired by the Coehltt Gold Mines
company of Boston , as well as In the Lone
Star group of mines , now operated by n
. HisBenerfiIcs were not entirely contluod to
. mining enterprises nnd In recent ye.ira he
was Interested In cattle and land enterprises.
Whllo Lowthlan's. clear judgment ma-le him
a successful man , he will no lone and most
warmly remembered by men now In every
mining state and territory for his fidelity
and generosity to friends. Wherever l.o
established a camp there was an opcr door
and no unsuccessful prospector ever ap
pealed to him In vain.
The number of prospectors who hae
profited by Lowthlan's advice and assistance
are a legion. In almost every western min
ing district he has sent searchers after
golden ere and In many without return.
Ono large New Mexican district owes Its
development to him. Ho had penetrated
part of the way and gave up the venture.
On the way out he met a number of proa-
nectors and advised them to ke-ep on. The >
old BO nnd the result was that each of the
party made big strikes. How much they
personally made by the venture Is not
known , but fortunes have already been real
ized from the district.
In nearly all of Lowthian'j ventures in
late years his friend and adviser , C. H.
Toll was Interested with him. But he had
a consuming desire to find a tin m no and
> this ho worked alone. Ho travo'ed ' thou
sands of miles In the effort to Hud tin ore
In Colorado , other western st.V.es . .ml 'i-rr -
torles and even into Mexico. On one of his
trips to the. latter he was guided by a man
who was evidently of more than ordinary
ability They wont several hundreds of
miles south to v.here tt was said tin ex
! isted. The trip was In vain and Lowthlan
finally gave up the search. The guide bad
1C < been bewailing his lack of capital and he
paid further south there was a large bunch
of cattle which he could make money on it
be could but buy them. When they sepa
rated Lowthlan gave him $12,000 and told
him to buy the cattle , bring them north and
see what he could do. When he returned to
Denver he told the story to Toll , and ,
greatly to the latter's surprise , stated he
; really expected to hnvo the money returned.
But the months slid by and no word was
received from the cattle. When even
Lowthlan had given up the money as lost
he received word from a bank in the interior
of Mexico that something over $10,000 had
been deposited there to his credit. A draft
ae was sent down and the money recovered.
It was fully a year after this before word
o-
came from the man who had been trusted.
1C5d Ho wrote that before he reached , the nrot
5d where the cattle were ho had got to
' gambling and had lost nearly $2,000 of the
a- money. Ashamed of himself , he at once
placed the remainder In a bank to Low
thlan's credit , realizing that he was not the
of sort of man to bo entrusted with large
euros of money. Lowthlan kept up a corre
spondence with the cattle buyer and the
es latter has been since Interested la several
large transactions in Mexican business.
ce Whether the balance was ever returned
to Lowthlan never told.
bo
Id First premium and gold medal at the
World's fair was taken by Cook's Imperial
Champagne , extra dry. Boquet unrivaled.
both
\nturnl JlUtory.
Chicago I'ost : "Where's thut mnn whose
flKhtln ? qualities you talked so much
about ? " said ono Ppanlsh soldier ,
"I haven't seen him around much lately , "
replied the other.
th "You safd lie. was n rejnilar ( jRhter. Von
thn frequently alludfd to him as ono of the
n sure-enouch dogs of war. "
bo "Did I ? "
as "Y < > s. Mr. and at the first battle IIP
asel crnwled Into n hole nnd couldn't be found. "
el
"I I eueas he must be one of the prairie
ch dogs of war. "
ar
ed A Mi-lltill lli-llcf.
Cleveland Pliitn Dealer : "CJeorue. "
She loked up Into his eyes , questlonlngly.
in "Ueorge , bhe Hald , "It Isn't for my money
hiit you love mo , Is It ? "
by lie stroked the head retain ? there ( iKana
tu Ills manly breast and made reply : "My
durllne , no. Why , little one , I would love
er you If If If you had ten times as much
ict mnney. "
of "Oh. George
And she sighed a though relived of o
great weight. .
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2 Northeast Corner of Court. rant Tower.
3 Government Building. -Administration Arch.
4 Main lintriiuce Agricultural -Liberal Art Building.
building. -.Government Building and
Life Boat.
5 Scene in Streets of All Nn-
tions. - Manufacturer's Building.
* Orand Court , Looking West. -Interior Manufacturers'
.
Building.
7 Hagenbnck's on Children's
-Machinery and Ivlcctricity
.
day. .
Building.
S Grand Court , Looking South- -Illinois Building.
west.
-Arch of States.
0 Fine Arts Building. . . .
-Col. W. J. Bryan and Regi
10 Nebraska Building. ment Military Day.
11 Grand Court , Looking East. -Agricultural Building.
12 Section of Fine Arts Bldg. -Wisconsin Building.
13 Grand Court at Night. -Looking North from Ad
14 .Main Entrance Horticul ministration Arch.
tural Building. -Section of liust Midway.
15 Scene on North Midway. Streets of Cairo.
16 .Marine Bnnd at Grand -Group of Orientals Streets
Pln/n. of All Nations.
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The Omaha Daily lice Omaha So. Omaha Council Hind's.
OLD DESVER DESPERADOES
General Dave Cook Becalls Some Stirring
Scenes Around Colorado's Capital.
EXTRAORDINARY NERVE OF SOME OUTLAWS
Drntli tit tlio Hiiil of n Ttniic
with nn "Mil I'll Iiidlirrrriire tin
Tlioy Ilntl Lived anil IMcU
Without T
The fate that overtook the Kohorao des
peradoes recently recalls similar lawless
deeds which happened In the early dnys
of the west. The bad men of the ' 60s and
' 70s Is fast passing Into history. Hojdups
such as the ones at Kokouio are becoming
less and less frequent. The robber o ( to
day la not the picturesque bandit of the
past. Moro often he Is some petty thief
driven desperate by drink.
The bad inan ot the early days with the
nerve single-handed to terrorize a whole
town and stand off a mob at the point of
his gun Is no more In Colorado. With the
going of Jefferson Randolph Smith this
etato lost the last representative of a once
numerous class. The Kokomo robbers
were desperadoes only in their reckless
disregard to human life , although they had
the nerve to attempt several big holdups.
On each occasion they failed to carry the
robbery to a completely successful Issue.
At Breckenrldge they secured $ uO where
they might aa easily have carried away
J3.000. Previously they had wantonly mur
dered two men and when Brought to bay
by the officers Immediately opened fire with
the odds all In their favor.
General Dave J. Cook of Denver recalls
days in that city when conditions were dif
ferent although desperadoes were compara
tively few In that state even in the 'GOa.
Ona of the most dangerous bands that
ever operated In that state was the Mus
grove gang. L. H. Musgrove was their
leader and S. C. Duggan and Edward
Franklin were his chief lieutenants. Mus
grove was a physical giant with a steady
nerve and the utmost daring. His band
was composed of horse thieves , murderers
nnd highwaymen who Infested the webtern
plains , with Denver as their headquarters ,
In 1S67-C8. Musgi-ve came to Colorado
from N'af a valley , California , where be shot
a man and became & fugitive. He stopped
In Nevada , where he killed two men before
being compelled to leave the territory.
When he first arrived In the state ho fol
lowed the occupation of an Indian trader
about Fort Halleck. One day a half-breed ,
Indian called htm a liar and he sent a bullet |
squarely through the Indian's forehead.
Terrorized ( lit * Townx.
After this Incident he organized his band
of desperadoes , and for u time ranchmen
were terrorized , stage roaches held up and
Email towns raided. Murders were frequent
and altogether no more formidable band of
outlaws had ever been organized.
! Muigrove watt finally hunted down In
, Wyoming and brought to Denver. Scarcely
' had be been placed In jail when General
Cook , who was then city marshal , heard
rumors that bis gang was coming here to
rescue their leader.
Prankllu and Euzsoa went to Denver pn
this mission. Doth bad records of desperate -
ate deeds. On his way , Franklin stole a
band of mules from Fort Sanders and had
driven them several miles when the soldiers
overtook him. There were sevcteen In the
pursuing party. Franklin dismounted and
placed himself behind n pile of sand.
The soldiers opsned flro and for nn hour
Franklin retaliated as fast as ho could load.
The soldiers kept up a steady fire at their
lone opponent , but he held them all at
bay until ho was struck In the breast and
compelled to cense bhootlng. Ho was taken
to Fort Sanders nnd ns soou as he partially
recovered made his escape.
Franklin and Duggan arrived In Denver
one evening and started out Blake street.
The first man they met was James Torrencc.
They compelled him to hand over $22. The
next vUtlm was Alex Do Lap , a wealthy
citizen. Ho , however , had no valuables
about his person. They continued to Law-
reure street and there met Police Magistrate
Orron Brooks. From him they took $135.
Drooks recognized Duggan and Informed
Cook of the affair.
UuU'k Hun 1'lny.
This waa Friday. Sunday Cook located
the two at Golden nnd In company with
several men started out to arrest them.
They arrived in Golden at 0 o'clock th.it
evening. Duggan wan In a falcon kept by
Dan Hill. Franklin had gone to bed at the
Overland house. The otucers decided to ar
rest Duggnn llrst. They surrounded the
Euloon and Dtiggan and Miles Hill at once
opened lire , one bullet passing through
Cook's coat. There was no further delay ,
Cook and ono of his men fired and Hill
fell , mortally wounded. Duggan made a
dash for the road and In the darkness
escaped.
General Cook , together with Frank Smith
and Sheriff Keith of Jefferson county , then
went to arrest Franklin. They found
him In a drunken deep with a large re
volvcr , cocked , lying at his side. He was
a man of brawny niusclo and splendid phy
sique.
Cook stepped up and said to Franklin
that he was under arrest. Franklin was
aroused at once nnd , jumping from hU bed ,
cursed the officers , saying they would never
take him alive.
Franklin was told that he would not bo
Inarmed If he came along quietly , but the
desperado made a dash for his revolver.
Dave Cook shot nnd the robber dropped lethe
the floor with a bullet through his heart.
It v\as generally understood that there
was a large number of desperadoes In Den
ver and Musgrove would be rescued. The
people became very much excited. Mon
day , November 23 , 183 $ , a mob was organ
ized to lynch Muegrove.
The mob broke Into the jail and the des
perado met them boldly. He had armed
htinEflf with a , large stick of wood and
threatened in kill the first man that came
within his reach. Several shots were fired
over Ills head and he surrendered. He was
tak'ii to the Larimer street bridge across
Cherry creek.
Ho did not ask for mercy , but when ho
reached the bridge ahkrd permission to
write n note to his wife. This was granted
and bo wrote :
"Iiefore this reathca you I will be no
more. Mary I am KB you know Innocent nf
the charges made against me. I do not
know whet they are going to hang me for
unless It Is because I am acquainted with
HI Franklin. God will protect you. Good
by forever. "
While BO was Hill writing a rope had
been tied about his legs. Ho wns told to
get Into a wagon that stood by and did t-o
without the least show of nervousness.
The wagon drove from the bridge to the
bed of the stream and back directly under
the structure. A rnpo WHS already dangling
from the Iron girders above and it waa
quickly slipped around his neck.
While this was being done he took some
tobacco from his pocket , rolled a clgarettu
and asked for a match. One was handed
him and ho llshtcd the tobacco without a
tremor and coolly Binoktd.
A citizen mounted the bridge railing and
tried to persuade the crowd against a
lynching , but no attention was paid to
him. Musgrove gave no sign of oven hear
ing him. He was nsko'l If he hud anything
to say and he replied : "Go on with your
work. "
As the wagon started to drive out from
under him he stooped and gave a leap In
the air. The wagon moved tlowly nnd he
landed on Its floor. This geumeil to dis
gust him and bo leaped a second time fur
ther out Into { .pace.
There was a jerk and bis body fell limp
with his neck broken.
Shortly after this Duggan was arrested
near Cheyenne and Cook took him to Den
ver to await trial. The people were wildly
excited. Duggan had not been lu Jail nn
hour before the building was surrounded
by an angry mob.
During the evening an attempt was made
to remove the prisoner from the Larlnur
Etrect prison to tbo city Jail on Front street.
Soon after the wagon crossed thi1 Larimer
street bridge It was surrounded by the mob
and Duggan was taken without a struggle.
They turned west In what was then Cherry
street and halted under two largo rotton-
wood trees.
A rope was quickly thrown over the
branches and DugR.in was told to prepare
for death. He begged that n Catholic
priest might bo brought. Ho said he killed
a man In the mountains , but acted In self-
defense. He said ho had been a bad man ,
but had done nothing to deserve hanging.
Then ho begged anil cried that his life might
bo spared for his mother's sake , saying that
It would kill her. Again ho ankcd that a
Catholic priest might be brought. In the
mldpt of his appeals the wagon drove out
from under him and the rope strangled his
sobs.
Si-11 I McKliili-y Haltof Co 11 mi.
KANSAS CITY , Aug. 31. "The MiKIn-
ley" bale of rottun that hax been going the
rounds of the boards of trudc of the coun
try , being told at auction for the benefit
of the United filutea hospital fund , wns
uiictloncil off on the Kansas C'ty cxrhanga
for JS05. It bai nut been decided to what
city the bale will be forwarded from here
for dainty table dislioa/
