Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY 33EE: WEDNESDAY, MARCH 7, 1900.
OMAHA WILD BEAST HUNTER
. Survivor of Pioneer Dajs Who Kills a Wolf
with a Revolver,
PAID SALARY TO SLAY WOLVES ON RANGE
I'rnirrM of IVIi-r A. Will nun llrcoK
nlxril liy the Nrlirimku lilvc MtocU
Annocliilloii Hum IIi-cii on l'n
Itull for Ton Your.
Probably the only remaining wild beast
hunter In Nebraska, a survival of tho
plonocr days, Is l'oter A. Wulon of Omaha,
who has just distinguished himself by kill
ing a great gray wolf In a hand-to-hand
HtniRglo with a small revolver as his only
weapon, says a writer In Country Gen
tleman, Watson la a professional wolf' hunter and
h(a prowcfH Is recognized by tho Nebraska
litvo Stock association, which employs him
annually on a salary to slay wolves on tho
range, and thus protect young cattle. For
ten years Wateon has been on tho pay roll
of thin association, nnd has killed nn aver
ago of 100 big gray wolves nnnually. Of
Into tho catch nan dropped down to less
than 200, but for tho first few years of his
occupation ns wolf hunter for the association
Vntnan killed an high an 500 wolves. In
his pursuit ho ban ridden his horso through
tho wliolo of northwestern Nebraska, and
has enjoyed many stirring adventures. Ho
Js tho only man In the stntc today who
makes his living regularly by tdaylng wild
bcastn. This class of men has been regu
larly disappearing from this utale, driven
further went by tho advance of civilization.
Trapping used to furnish occupation for a
large number on tho streams of tho western
part of the state, but all of that numerous
data of daro-dcvlls havo been swept further
Into Xho mountain faBtnoutcs by tho farmer
nnd stockman. Probably Peter Watson will
not bo nblo to enrn his salary many more
years, so rapidly nro tho ferocious wolvwt
disappearing from western Nebraska.
.Mi'IIiihIn of C'oiiiluctliiK " Hunt,
Ho Is always ready to tnko the saddle and
his methods of conducting n hunt of ex
termination nro peculiarly his own. Wat
son rides Into tho section where tho wolveu
nre reported to bo killing young stock, and,
with his dogs, Jogs along until n wolf Is
sighted. Ho carries a powerful Held glass,
nnd Is constantly sweeping tho surroundings
with It. In this way ho frequently sees
the wolves boforo they bco him. If tho gams
Is olf anil nwny Watson simply notes the
general direction taken; then ho swings
his pack around behind n hill, drops out of
eight, only to reappear ahead of tho game,
on which ho rides with n rush. Then tho
doga tako up tho chnsc. Tho wolf seldom
holds out for more than a mile; sometimes a
particularly rtrnng animal manages to run
two miles boforo tho hounds overhaul him.
Tho pack works together. They fight to
gether and saldom got more than a scratch,
They .follow tho wolf closely, and attack him
together. Such n fight lasts but a minute
or two.
Wattion, In nil his cxpcrlcnco as n wolf
hunter, has never found It ncccesnry to aid
his dogs In dispatching wolves. In fact, It
would bo hard to render servlco after tho
attack In made, because of the Indiscrim
inate mixture) of dogs nnd wolf. On these
hunts tho wolf nlaycr la armed with nothing
but a largo rovolver. Ho has several times
been forced to uso this weapon In self-do-fensn,
for whlto wolves when not pressed
will never attack a man except In pack?,
nnd the pralrlo gray wolf Is not so numer
out ns to form many packs In western Ne
braska, occasionally a hard pressed wolf
will turn on his pursuer, us It to die facing
his enemy.
Wolf TnriiN on I'lirxuer.
This wns the enso a few weeks ago In
Dox Butte county, whero Wntson was ex
terminating big gray w6lves, which had
killed and eaten several young heifers. His
pack had started a wolf, and was far In ad
vance of their master, when suddenly a
huge gray wolf, which hnd evidently been
asleep In tho rank underbrush until dis
turbed by tho wolf hunter's horse, sprang
upon Wntson. The animal burled hid claws
Into tho Hide of tho horso and his fangs
sank Into tho rlder'B leg. Ho was one of
the largest beasts of tho kind Watson had
ever seen, and tho suddenness of tho nt
tack gavn tho animal a distinct advantage.
The attack was mado from tho right side
nnd tho only weapon tho wolf hunter car
ried wus beneath tho body of tho ferocious
brute. Watson struck the animal repeatedly
across tho snout with his quirt. Then he
thrust his hund down undor tho growling
-wolf to secure, his pistol. Instantly his arm
was seized by the nnlma! and tho skin torn
from his wrist. Watson reached over nnd
grabbed his pistol with his loft hand, Tho
wolf still had his right hand between his
jaws nnd wus chewing It Industriously,
Watson retained his presenco of mind and
fired .two shots' with great caro Into tbo
benst.- Ho was forced to bo careful to avoid
wounding his horse. Still tbo nulmnl did
not release his Hold.
llOMicrutc I'IkIiI for l.lfe.
All tho tlmo Watson's horse was rearing
TARING WOMEN AS PRISONERS T:SP i&SS I
I B, Camallg, Thomas A. Klllough, thorax,
slight; Eleventh cavalry, Company C, Salal-
nya, January 1!), William Wright, foot, e-1
of vcro; Company K, John W. Hatfield, scr-
and plunging over the prairie and screaming
n agony. This made tho rider s nlm uncer
tain. Four times ho fired at tho wolf, nnd
had but ono bullet left. Blood was stream
ing from his lacerated nrm and leg, tho
hnria &-( fwtvprcfl with hlnnd nnd tho Wolf brothnm. rhnfipn hv Int nt thn ntlthrritk
was bleeding profusely. With an effort tho tho war, has been In England sevcrnl months Rcnm, ick. mouerate; iieroeri ciKins, ncau,
(Continued from First Page.)
wolf hunter thrust his revolver Into tho
mouth of tho wolf, nnd nt the rlsli of blow
ing off his own nrm fired tho remaining
shell In his pistol. Tho wolf's head was
shot nearly off nnd tho body dropped on the
prairie. Weak from loss of blood, Watson
climbed down, tied up his wound, nnd,
throwing the body of the flerco nnlmal across
his horso ns a trophy of tho despcrato bat
tic, started for home, ten miles away. Ho
was In a precarious condition when ho
reached home. Tho heavy leather covering
he had over his limbs nlone saved his leg
from being almost torn to pieces.
Wntson declares that this was tho most
exciting experience of his entlro career.
Tho wolf was a female, nnd Wntson thinks
must havo had some young In that locality
or tho would not have fought so desperately.
Tho animal weighed eighty-six pounds nnd
was capablo of carrying away a large calf.
Most of tho animals tho wolves kill nro not
eaten, but their blood sucked and their
carcasses left to rot. Watson, the wolf
hunter, has thinned them out so much in
tho last few years that ho haB about worked
himself out of a Job. Ho carries tho scars
of n dozen Interesting encounters as souve
nirs of his long servlco as a wolf hunter.
Investing In safo British securities.
WITCHCRAFT IX UAIItiY DAYS.
John rUUc, the IllNtnrliin, TnlkH or
I lie Wlletrenil Ilelualon.
Tho Lexington (Mass.") Historical society
observed forefathers' day with a public
meeting, held In tho Hancock Congrega
tional church. The special feature wns an
nddrcss by John Fiske of Cambrldgo on "The
Ralcm Witchcraft," reported by tho Boston
Herald ns follows:
"Tho sixteenth nnd seventeenth centuries
wore tho flourishing nges of the witchcraft
delusion. Witchcraft In tho early ages was
considered ono of tho greatest of crimes, as
much so ns murder, robbery or any other
eerloua offense against tho law, and the
belief In It was shared by tho whole hu
man raco until the latter part of the seven
teenth century.
"In England In 1664 two women were
tried beforo Sir Matthew Hale, charged
with bewitching sovernl girls and a baby,
and they wcro put to death, for at that
tlmo tho evidence seemed perfectly ratlonnl.
In 1C1E, In Genoa, BOO people were burned
to death on tho chnrgo of witchcraft. It
was tbo proud boast of a noted executioner
In northern Itnly nt that tlmo that In fif
teen, years ho had assisted In burning 900
persons charged with sorcery, in Scotland
between lfifiO and 1600, 8,000 persons were
put to death, nil nvcrngo of 200 n year. Tho
last execution for witchcraft In England
took plnco in 1712, In Scotland In 1722, In
Germany In 1710 nnd In Spain In 1781.
"On tho whole, It Is remarkable that so
few were sentenced to death during tho
sixty years after tho settlement of Boston,
thcro being but twclvo In nil. Tho firs'.
enso was that of Margaret Jones of Charles-
town, in 1648. This woman had some ad
vanced Ideas In regard to the practice of
medicine, curing by herbs, barks, etc., and
so gained tho enmity of some of the doctors.
Sho wns nccuBcd of being In league with
tho dovll, nnd wns convicted and hanged.
On tho dny of her execution a terrific gale
happened In Connecticut, blowing down trocs
and doing other damage, nnd this Governor
Wlnthrop deemed ovldenco" of her guilt.
"Jn 1056 Mrs. Ann Hutchinson wns tried
beforo Governor Endlcott, found guilty nnd
hanged on Boston Common. In the next
'twenty or thirty years thoro woro n number
of cases tried, and strange to say, a num
ber of thoso charged with the crlrao were
acquitted. John Bradstrect of Rowley was
accused of Intimacy with the devil ' and
sentenced to pay n fine or be whipped.
"A noted caso wan that of a woman em
ployed by tho Goodwin family In 1688, In
tho fnct that Cotton Mnthcr took an active
Interest In tbo case. Tho woman confessed,
thinking that clemency would bo shown
her, but she was hanged."
Prof. Flsko gave a brief resume of Ma
titer's life, and said that early historians
had not dono him Justice, and that his
memory had been hold up as that of ono
who, moro tbnn any other man, stimulated
tho delusion of witchcraft. This, tho speaker
said, wan not so, and the first man to do
him justice was tho poet Longfellow, In
186S, and, later, "William Frederic Poole.
tho latter giving a most accurate view of
'tho case.
The speaker then camo to the Salem cases.
Ho said that tn 1692 the circumstances fa
vored an outbreak of witchcraft. Every
thing In Massachusetts was going wrong;
it was believed that tho dovll was In their
midst, and tho rovcrses In Indian wars and
other afflictions had wrought tho minds of.
tho colonists up to a high pitch.
BOER FORCE NEAR ROBERTS
Only Four .Mile from (he llrltlnh
Front nml Eiilreiiolird, KxteiuW
Iiik KlKht .Mllm.
OSFONTEIN, Saturday. March 3. Tho
Boer position has now been fairly located
ns about four miles to tho British front and
extending about eight miles. The Boer right
consists of a high, long mountain on the
north sldo of ' tho river, which General
rench shelled this morning.
Apparently tho spaco between tho moun
tain and the river has been entrenched.
South of tho river tho Boer lines cover moro
ground. A few days ago their loft rested
on tho high kopjes standing in the middle
f tho plain. They havo now been ex
tended two miles further ,outh, while six
mall kopjes stand In the plain between
the center and tho left and between tbo
center and tho river and form a rldgo be
hind which tho Boers move unseen. Tho
weakness of tho whole position, howover,
Is that It can easily be turned In cither di
rection. . Tho country is flat and water
abounds, tbo recent rains having nearly
filled all tbo dams.
DORDRECHT, March 6. Following yester-
day's success, General Brabant again en
gaged tho Boens today with advantage, hold
ing tho pcsltlon captured yesterday. Thoro
was some smart fighting this morning, tho
British lcslng five or six men nnd enptur-
Ing the Boer fort, thus vnstly Improving
their position. The Boers fought tenacloualy.J
contesting every men ot tno ground, but
ultimately they retreated suddenly, carrying
off their guns and wagons. A mounted
force pursued them, but tno result. Is not yet
known. The British casualties during tho
two days were thirty wounded und twclvo
or thirteen killed. The Boers losses aro
unknown. Throughout tho arduous lighting
nnd severe fatigue the colonials havo be
haved splendidly.
IAVIX(! IIISAH FOR HIS WHISTLE.
A TONIC.
BLATZ
MALT-VIVINL'
(Non-Intoxicant)
&fioufd 6e in every
home. It makes
the bodu strono
ann the
nerves
cnnnrl A.""',
OUUIIU
A.?
For
Stomach
troubles
IMtl
Insomnia,
Doctors
prescribe it for
the nursing mother
ALL DRUQQISTS
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ma noiitii.As street,
TELEPHONE JIIHI.
DENVER
Fnte of ii Mun Wlm Pemlateil In Free
.Serenniles,
. It sometimes seems as It thero was no
uso In trying to acquire accomplishments
for the, reason that frequently they prove
tho bano of one's happlnrr. In tbo com
plicated make-up of this world that a llttlo
endowmont on tho part of nature, or somo
petty graco wo have won for ourselves by
dint of hard trying should provo a sourca
of personal evil Is certainly sad to content
plate.
Abundant Instances of this condition of
thlngH aro at hand, says the Philadelphia
Times, but a specially notable Illustration
arrives by way of Newark, N, J. In that
town tho other day an Irate husband was
held to answer for having seriously punv
moled a gentleman acquaintance who per
slated In whistling a lot of melodies that
seemed especially to tako tho ear and fancy
of tho aggressor's wife. It is not contended
that they were lovo songs, or that they
breathed tho spirit of a concealed passion
that favored this method of serenading Its
mistress with an humble Up sorvlcc. On
tho contrary, It appoars they wero tho gen
eral run of tunes of tho day, carolled forth
with tho Joyous unconsciousness of a bird
and without any Intont to arouse a scene of
discord In cither car or heart, Noverthe
loss, just becauso his simple strains and
charms ho wot not ot the Innocent whist
ler was Bmltten like a professional deso
crator ot tho domestlo hearth, hip and
thlsh.
It is not pleasant to think this Is to ho
a common result ot the habit ot whistling
Thero nro few people, even offlco boys, who
cannot whlstlo more or less effectively, and
it needs no statistics to prove Jealousy ha?
already sufficient food to feed on without
providing more. It may, perhaps, be
hardship not to troll out a few melodies
now and then, but If they .aro to unsettle
tho pillars of tbo homo let all remember,
as In other things, ono may pay too dear
for his whistle.
BUFFET LIBRARY GARS
Best Dining Gar Service,
II I II t n for IliiuneUecptTK.
Benzlno rubbed on tbo edges ot carpet Is
a suro preventive of moths.
If linoleum Is beeswaxed once a week It
will look better and last longer.
To destroy roaches sprlnklo powdered
borax or Insect powder In their haunts.
In cooking string beans, peas and spinach
a little nutmog Improves their flayor.
Fish may be scaled much easier by first
dipping them Into boiling water for
minute.
To cut warm bread or cake, uso a sharp
knlto dipped In hot water to make It warm
nnd tho bread will cut easy,
Dish towels and cloths should bo washed
scalded and thoroughly dried dally, or they
will becomo musty nnd unlit for use.
To clcansa chicken uso a little soda am
salt In the water this cleans and whiten
j It then rinse In clean, cold water and It I
ready to slew.
BRABANT PUSHING THE BOERS
IlnrKliern Cninitelleil tn Upfront After
ii Stubborn IlcxM tnncc Colo
iilnU Win Prulac.
VOTES FOR A BIG WAR LOAN
House of Common Iloaiilven tn Au
thorise One of tar., 0(11), OOO liy n
I.nrirV ..Mnjortty.
LONDON, March C 8:15 p. m. The
House of Commons, In committee of tho
whole, this evening adopted n resolution"
to authorize a loan of 35,000,000. Tho voto
stood 1C1 to 26.
Ithoilrx' I I ii ii of Hclaiire.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
ANTWERP, March C (New York World
Cablegram Special Tolegram.) M. le
Clorcq, president ot tho Belgian academy
and Brussels high court, declares Rhodes
has long had a plan ot seizing a portion of
tbo Congo Freo Stntc In order to get tho
necessary territorial jurisdiction for the
Capo to Cairo railroad.
In I'livor of liiili-peiidciifp.
(Copyright, 1900, by Press Publishing Co.)
CAPETOWN, March 0. (Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram.) Tho Dutch
church In this colony has issued n manifesto
In favor of complcto Independence of the
Boer republics nt the closo of the war. Pub
llcatlon of this document has aroused con
slderablo feeling on' the part ot tho English.
ficrmnn Vrternnit Honor Kraurr.
BERLIN,' March 6. Veterans of tho war
ot 1864, at Sollngen, Rhenish Prussia, will
present to President Kruger a sword of
honor, a Damascus blade. A movement Is
on foot to, present a sword of honor to Major
Albrecht, tho German artilleryman who sur
rendered to Lord Roberts with General
Cronjo nt Paardcberg.
Difference In Frc Ntiitr ltiiml.
LONDON, March 6. It Is reported that
at a recent emergency meeting of tho Free
State raad at Dloemfonteln n radical differ
ence of opinion developed, tho majority
favoring peace at any price, but tho minority,
Including President Stcyn, advocated a fight
to tho end.
sovcre; 0th, Company I, John I. Maxwell,
leg, moderate; Hllang, 7th, Company M,
George McCnrtcr, sergeant, arm, moderate!
Thirty-seventh infantry, Magdalena, Feb
ruary 7, Company D, Frank l.ecrs, wrist,
severe; 28th, Company A, Sam Vnnlcor, cap
tain, forearm, very slight; Majajay, 24th.
Cavlntl. March 2, Company E, Albert L.
Doocl, thigh, sovcro; February 28, Company
M, Andrew Hagland, forehead, slight; Twen
ty-fourth Infantry, San Luis isabela, De-
comber 3, Company F, Mack C, Nance, pel
vis, sovcro. Nagullan, 7th, Company F,
Alonzo B. Kelly, musician, thigh, slight;
Company II, Charles Wilson, scalp, slight;
James Bcntlcy, scalp, slight. Thirty-ninth
Infantry, Sampaloc Tnyabas, January 29,
Company E, Simon Hudson, thigh, slight;
Sun Pablo, 21st, George Q. Qulnn, corporal,
shoulder, sovcro; Company F, Otis II. Sid
encr, abdomen, slight! Company O, Lanier
Schley, corporal, leg, moderate; Maurice F.
Lindsay, hand, slight; Sixth Infantry, Mn-
cato, February 24, Company C, Frank C.
Bolles, first lieutenant, hand, moderate.
Kovlilcr illoNf from tho ltnnUn.
WASHINGTON, March 6. First Lieuten
ant Edgar Frederick Kochler, Ninth United
Stntcs Infantry, wheso death was reported
In Oenernl Otis' cablo dispatch .to the Avar
department today, was n nntlvo of Illinois.
Ho was appointed from a corporalcy In tho
Eighth Infantry to bo second lleutcnnnt ot
tho Eleventh Infantry In ISO I, and wnof
transferred to tho Ninth Infantry In 1897.
At the outbreak of tho Spanish war ho was
promoted to bo first lieutenant of tho Four
teenth Infantry, serving with gallantry
through 'tho Santiago campaign. Ho was
recommended for a medal of honor for con
spicuous gallantry nnd fearless Intrepidity
In tho battle ot San Juan hill, ho belnif
tho only officer mentioned who ascended the
bill In that famous charge.
IIIK In Itenollllllllll'il.
FUEHPOIIT, 111.. March C.-Ilobert II.
IHtt wiih renominated for congress by nc
clnmntlon nt tho republican congressional
convention hero today.
GENERAL WESTERN NEWS
tho application of currents of electricity. I
"Tho real secret of life, however," said
he, "should bo approached from Its psycho
logical sldo Instead of merely from Its phy
sical side. Tho dread ot denth Is tho cause
of most of tho sorrow, and suffering, nnd
disease, and even ot death Itself. Wo shall
attain eternal llfo most surely by being our
selves. To be ousclvcs most truly we will
seek nnd find every day a deeper nnd larger
senso of life. Wo will bo forced Into the
ever-Increasing llfo-tbought by familiarizing
our bodies with that particular form of llfo
outsldo tho body which tho body most
largely reflects only becauso It Is that which
tho body most largely contains."
In suggesting practical means for attain
ing this state of mind, Mr. Tyner sold: "Sit
In tho sunshine, walk In It, batho In It. In
summer let our naked bodies reflect nnd bo
reflected In tho sun, baring It to the open
nlr, by tho brooksldo or seashore, or In
wooded glade. In winter let us spend much
time In a solarium on top of tho house. It
wo have not solaria at homo and cannot af
ford to build one, let us club together and
build. When wo must wear clothing let It
bo looso and light."
31 on in i' nt I'n ml drown.
SPHARFISH. S, I)., .March 6. (Special.)
Tho women of tho Northern hills, who havo
had chargo of tho raising of tho fund for
tho monument to tho Black Hills companies
of volunteer soldiers, who served In tho
Cuban nnd Philippine war, havo raised
enough money to purchase a slto for tho:
park, In tho center of which Is to bo place 1
tho monument of marble nnd bronze. Thcro
aro twelve lots in the plot and by agreement,
tho city Is to furnish water. On Arbor day
each woman In tho Black illllls who Is n
member of tho Monument association Is ex
pected to plant n tree In tho park. Thcro
lo at present $220 In the Spearflsh bank)
and as soon as tho amount can bo raised to
$300 work on tho monument will bo commenced.
SKAIICII FOR THU MAN 1V1IO CAX.
Hard Work nml Hitntlp thp Chief Klc
iiirntM of Snores.
Bourke Cockran, who rose from humble
surroundings himself, has this opinion ot
tho way to raako a career In the March Issue
of Success:
"Thero Is but ono straight road to suc
cess, and that Is merit. Tho man who Is
successful Is" the man who Is useful. Ca
pacity never lacks opportunity. It cannot
remain undiscovered, because It Is sought by
too many anxious to utilize It. A capable
man on earth Is moro valuable than any
precious deposit under tho arth, and tho
object of a much more vlgllnnt search. Who
ever undertakes to build a house, to culti
vate a farm, to work a mine, to obtain re
lief from pain, to maintain a legal contro
versy, or to perform any function of civ
ilized life, Is actively searching for other
men qualified to aid him. To appreciate the
thoroughness of the search, it Is necessary
only to realize the number of persons en
gaged tn all these pursuits and under
takings throughout tho world. From such
a search, no form of ability can remain
concealed. It the posscf6or of capacity
sought to hldo himself, he would bo dis
covered and Induced to employ his ability
for tho benefit of thoso who need It.
'To bo successful, then, one has but tn
qualify himself thoroughly for somo occu
pation. Every man has somo natural apti
tude. In theso days tho training by which
natural aptltudo is developed Into offcctlvo
ability can bo obtained by every youth.
No man can hope to bo tho best In any
field of labor, but everyone can hope to bo
among tho best. Tlmo occupied In worryln?
about opportunities, openings and starts, Is
tlmo wasted, bocause, to every capablo man,
a 'start' and an 'opportunity' nrc always
furnished by the necessities of all other
ncn."
Iniprnvoiiioiit tn Month Dnkotn.
SIOUX FALLS, S. D., March 0. (Spe
cial.) Stone Is being hauled for tbo founda
tion of n now grain elevator to bo built at
Gary by Huffman & Son as soon as spring
opens.
Tho members of tho various lodges at
Rcdflcld nre considering tho proposition of
erecting a building to be used for lodge pur
poses, with a small hall ror parties and
dances.
Tho plans and specifications for tho now
Lutheran churchy at Spencer aro completed
nnd cxcavntlng tor tho cellar has begun.
Tho new bulldlngwlll bo modern In overy
particular. i V ,
President Stojii'M Wlfo In Scotlnnil.
LONDON, March 6. The Press association
says that tho wlfo of President Steyn of tho
Orango Freo State is residing at Aberdeen
with relatives.
Honor for I.iwly Whlto.
LONDON, March 6. Lady Whlto, wlfo of
General Sir Qeorge White, has been Invested
by tho queen with tho Order of tho Crown
of India.
WATSON WILL TAKE A REST
Admiral Will Snll for Homo liy tho
Same Route Hint Dewey
Took.
WASHINGTON, March 6. On nccount of
the delicate, condition of Admiral Watson's
health, ho has been authorized to trnnster
his flng to the Baltimore, which vessel Is
to bo detached from tho Asiatic squadron,
and to proceed homo by way ot tho Suez
canal and 'Mediterranean sea, stopping nt
Buch European ports ns ho dcoms proper,
as was dono In tho caso of Admlrul Dewey,
Ho will probably arrlvo In European waters
somo tlmo during tbo summer nnd may go
to northorn Europo and visit tho Paris ex
position. Rear Admiral Ooorgo C. Remey, nt present
In command of the Portsmouth (N. II.) navy
ynrd, will bo ordered to succeed Rear Ad
miral Watson In command of tho Asiatic
station.
Captain Wlldo of tho Oregon, tbo sonlor
officer next to Admlrul Watson, will com
mand the station In tho Interval between
Admiral Watson's departuro and Admiral
Remey's arrival at Cavlte.
MOSES ACCEPTS THE PLACE
This Complete tho Civil ('oniinlHslon
to the Philippine
IalitiiilB.
WASHINGTON, March 6. Prof. Bernard
Moses of the University of California had
a conference with the president today. Mr.
McKlnley tendered him the vacant place
In the now Phlllpploo commission and Mr.
Mosoa accepted It.
This completes the commission, whose
personnel Is as follows: Judgo Taft, Ohio,
president; Dean C. Worcester, Michigan;
Luke Wright, Tennessee; Henry C. Ide,
Vermont; Bernard Moses, California.
nil' t'nuiinlty I.InI.
WASHINGTON, March 6. General Otis
has cabled the War dopartment tho follow
ing list of casualties In tho Philippines:
Killed: Luzon Fortieth Infuntry, Com
pany H, Albay, February 14, William R.
Martin; Eleventh cavalry, Company' A,
Saravla, January 19, William R. Blanchard;
Company C, Indan, 7th, James Freeman;
Third cavalry, Company D, San Juan, Feb
ruary 20, Mark llurnB; Ninth Infantry,
TInuba, March 4, First Lieutenant Edward
F. Koehler; Thirty-third Infantry, Com
pany A, Tangadan mountain, Panay, De
cember James A, Wbalon; Nineteenth In
T3i
Frnntrnto.Cnttle ItiiMtlcrx.
RAWLINS, Wyb.,' March 6. (Special.) A
bold attempt to run off a herd of cattle from
tho ranges near Baggs was frustrated last
Friday by ranchmen, who discovered tho
herd fifteen miles west of the Muddy brldgo.
Tho thieves wcro a number of notorious cat
tin "rustlers," who havo been operating In
Carbon county for Beveral years. They had
been warned ot tho npproach of tho ranch
men and got away. Their identity Is known,
but It Is doubtful whether ovldenco could be
secured that would convict them. Had they
been captured In possession of the cattle. It
Is probable that their enrcers would have
been cut short, as stock raisers aro very
Indignant.
Compnny Will llnllil Diini.
CHEYENNE. Wyo March 6. (Special.)
President J, M. Carey of tho Wyoming De
velopment company, which controls large
areas of Innd nt and In tho vicinity of
Wheatland, In tho northern part of this
county, has advertised for bids for the con
struction of a dam in tho Laramlo moun
tains about twclvo miles northeast of Rock
Creek on tho Union Pacific railroad. The
building of this dam will mako ono of tho
largest natural reservoirs for the storage
of water In tho world.
Itnllronil linlnpr Forward,
HARTVILLE, Wyo., March 6. (Special.)
Steel Is being laid on thn Burlington's
Alliance-Guernsey lino at tho rato of two
thirds of a mllo per day. The steel gang;
Is closo up on tho graders nnd will follow
tho luttor right Into Guernsoy. Owing to
tho unsafe condition of the rocks, several
long tunnels havo been abandoned In the
vicinity of Fort Laramlo and deep cuts con
structed Instead. It Is expected tho rails
will reach Guernsey not later than April 13.
Storm Striken Dnkotn.
HURON, S. D., March 6. (Special.)
About four Inhes of snow fell hero Sunday
afternoon, the heaviest fall nt nny one time
during the winter. Farmers nro hoping for
moisture so ns to havo tho ground tn con
dition for seeding. Thero hus been very llt
tlo rain or snow slnco lato In the summer,
and moisture for spring work Is greatly
needed.
ProhlhltlonlHtM Cull, Convention,
ABERDEEN, 8. D.. March 6. (Special,)
A mass convention of the prohibition party
of South Dakota has been called to meet nt
Huron on March 27, for tho purpose of elect
ing nine dolegates to tho National Prohlbl
Hon convention, which meets In Chlcagi
June 27, 1900. Tho call is signed by K.
Lewis, chairman.
People Are PnylnK Tiiiob.
RAPID CITY, S. D., March 6. (Special.)
Tho treasurer of Pennington county states
a larger volumo of business had been
done In the month of Fobrunry than for a
number of years. Ono hundred nnd twenty
Avo moro tax receipts were mado out for
last month than for February of last year,
Xew Trnln Will Hnn.
ABERDEEN, 8. D.. March 6. (Speclal.)-
It Is reported that tho Chicago, Minneapolis
& St. Paul will put on another passenger
train In tho spring, which will lcavo hero
In tho morning and run through to tho Twin
CltleB by daylight.
.MAX .M.W I.IVB FOHHVUn.
I'unl T ncr Suy We Will Soon lie Ahle
to It f tn t ii ontli Indefinitely.
In a lecturo beforo tho Metaphysical al
Ilance of Now York, reports tho Times of
thnt city, Paul Tyner declared tbe day to
bo not far distant when man would be able
to prolong tils llfo Indefinitely, and at the
same tlmo rotaln all the vigor of youth.
Tho subject of bis lecture was "Bodily lm
mortality."
Mr, Tyner referred to tho experiments of
Prof. Mftchnlkoff of the Pasteur Instituto In
fantrv. Comnanv A. Patnongan. February i tho use of serum of animals to prolong life,
15, Oeorgo J. Morris; Sixth, Company C, , and said tho professor had already begun to
Frederick F. Parker. demonstrate Its powers. Ho also expressed
Wounded- Luzon Fourth Infantry. Com- faith In tho statement of Nikola Tcsla that
pauy G, Albay, February 8, Gcor.-o Donald- be bad discovered an elixir of youth through
JL'HT I ! AGIXAKY WHISICHIIS.
Popnlnr .Indue Cnlilwell Is Smooth
Faoed Xow.
The npwsnnner nlctiires which have given
Judge unldweil or ArKansas a nixuriniu
crowth of nnntillst whiskers have hnd their
Inspiration in tho senso of propriety of tho
enterprising nrusis. says a wnsnmgion iui
tcr. Uec-auso the. nonullsts. or somo of them.
navo nnnounceu tneir intention to seieci
Judgo Caldwell ns Bryan's running mate,
tho nrtlsts tako It for grunted that lie must
nnce.ssarlly no ono of tho wmsKcreu variety.
Perhaps ho was a few years ago, out now
ho 1h si man who carries about with him
tho smooth face supposed to denoto etates-manshlD,
Caldwell wns appointed n federal jung liy
Lincoln nnd hnd always been a republican
up to tho Inst campaign, when ho supported
Bryan. Ho hn been noted chiefly for his
decisions signlnst trusts and corporations
nnd favorable, to the laboring man. Aside
rrom his ago and from the ract mat me
nnnullstH may name him first ho might
provo u cood democratic candidate. Out In
tno west no has ourinc tne inst rew years
been very nonulnr. Ills Judicial circuit In
cludes Minnesota. Nebraska, Iowa, the two
uaKotas, uoiornno. ArKansas, Knnsns, Mis
souri. New iMcxIco. Utah. Wyoming. Indlnn
Territory and Oklahoma and hs tins been
brougnt in close toucn with tne people ot
that wide section for many years.
A decision he rendered In the suit brought
by the Union Paclflo employes to prevent
tne road reducing tneir wages in violation
of nn ngreement made him especially pop
ular with the laboring' element. Slnco that
time he has been noted for tho advanced
position he has taken in matters bearing
on the relation of capital to labor. A typi
cal story iibout Judgo Caldwell which hnB
been brought out by the gossip concerning
his possible nomination for the vice presi
dency tells of a enso in which nn attorney
for nn Insurance, compnny was attempting
to evade payment of lnsuranco on some
technical ground. Tho suit wns brought
by tho insured. As tho nttorney was pro
ceedlng with his argument Judgo Caldwell
interrupted him.
"Let mo understand you," ho snld to the
attorney. "The policy was Issued?"
"Yes." wns the reply.
"And tho premiums were paid?"
"Yes."
"And the house was burned?"
"Yes."
"And It was not sot on firo?"
"No," replied the attorney,
"Well," said Judgo Cnldwell to tho at
torney, "you can sit down. The Jury will
bring In a verdict for the plaintiff."
Mnnnfneturc. of Proeenn Hotter.
Tho food commissioner of Michigan Is
after tbo manufacturer of process butter nnd
will make a test caso under the law of that
state, restricting Its making and sale. Ho
says that chemists havo discovered at last
a method of distinguishing between process
and creamery butter. Tho basis of tbls but
ter, It Is said, Is the cheap dairy butter that
spoils on tbe hands of merchants during tho
warm months.
This. Is not altogether correct, however.
Much country butter goes to tbo Michigan
manufacturers every week from Indianapolis
and other parts of Indiana, A dispatch
ffrom Lansing says:
"Aw ono at all familiar with tho condi
tions existing In the average country gro
cery store knows about what the surround
ings of this class of butter aro. It Is dumped
In old boxes, barrels or other packages, and
not Infrequently dumped on tho cellar floor
until a sufficient quantity accumulates to
mako it profitable to ship it to tho manu
facturer of process butter. The butter re
ceived by tbe manufacturer is In all
stages of strength. Jt Is, however,, all
dumped Into tbo samo hopper, melted up,
skimmed of the froth, run Into barrels and
put In cold storage until winter, when It la
again churned In new milk and placed on
the market ns fresh dairy or creamery but
ter. During tbe process ot manufacture tbo
dirt settles to tho bottom as a sediment,
but notwithstanding this fact tbe process
butter will not keep long, and Is, therefore,
put on tbo market only during the winter
months. During the season an Immense
business Is carried on."
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