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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 9, 1903)
TUT OMAHA DAILY Jir.E: .MONDAY, FEHRUAIIY !, J!0. MBC IS THE BLACK BILLS Edward Hansrhia and Others Boy tht Hog an it Anderson Group. THIRTY THOUSAND IS THE PRICE PAID w On,r, fit ti )f,r1l, (he rroa rty fa Systematic waaaer ftherldaa Has Teteaheae Ceaarctloa. tJKADWOOD. 8. D.. Ffb. . (Special .) The Honio and Anderson groap of claim, situated on Bar Butte creek, about ten JilW eouth of Deadwood. baa been void o Edward Hansrtka and associates. The flrwt nayment on the ground v made yesterday. $5,000 In eaai being handed OTer 1o the lucky ownere. Tbe price paid for the property Is a big one, $30,000, when it la considered that 'he ground l prac tically undeveloped. A lot of work baa been dona oa the around, but It bat prao tieally failed to derelop It, and had tba 1 bor which baa been put Into open cuts, hallow ahafta and tunneli been concen trated In place where the beat ahowtngs of ore. hare been made It la doubtful If It could hire been purchased foT tba price t which It waa sold. In ona of tb- open rot they uncovered the apex of a well define quart i rein, fully alx feet In width with a. aoutborly trend and dipping allghily to tba eaat. Upon this rein the had aunk a. ah aft about fifty feet deep, drifting aouth Tfteea feet and eross-ruttlng on thla level, abowlng the ladga to be twelve feet wide at that depth. Samples taken from across the twelve-foot face give an average of 1 10.50, the ample ranging from I&.40 to ais.au. wnicn would ahow that the valuea are uniform throughout the vein. The footwall of rfce vein la alate, well denned and free from the ledge, and a cross-cut Into the hanging wall ahowa that to be a elate alao, heavily mineralized. It la be lleved that with a holat erected at thla point and work of alnklng continued tbe Vein would develop Into a large one, carry ing even better valuea In gold aa a greater deprh would be attained upon tbe ledge. Tow property ta well timbered and la but a short dlatance from a branch of the Bur ilngton railroad, to which a good wag'in road leada. The property la on the aame kelt with the Clover Leaf, the Flnlander mine and other propertlee which have good reputations aa ml nee and producers in the district. The ore la free milling and will cyamoe to perfection. The new ownera will at once begin the work of development to a systematic manner, and take advant age of the shotrtng made by the poor work f Ita former owners, who knew little or aothtrg about underground work, and had I confined their efforts to surface gophering, j Anderson, one of the former owners, Is an eld-tlme Missouri river printer, and has subbed many a weary night on Tbe Bee, I pasted up strings on the ola Republican j and Herald, and knowa many of the old tourists who edged them up in the early tiny. He aiayed by his property for many years, awl while he may not have been extra good with tba pick and shovel, he has hsd aa abundance of patience, and Is about to be well rewarded. Dev-eloolasr La la Mines. Tbe Uula group of mines, owned by George Mullen and Tom O'Brien, altuated on the phonollte belt, half a mile south of Garden City, la undergoing a system of development that promlaea flattering re sult. A force of men has been put to work on a vertlct! ledge, which abowed Kod Indications at the surface, and which as it has been surV on haa continued to Improve. At a depth of twenty-five feet the ledge baa srown wider, and now fills the bottom of the shaft. Besides the main sbeft, abirh will constitute the principal development on tbe ground, a number of iber shafts and tunnels have been sunk and driven, and the work showa a general mineralization of the ground. The owners are vary well satisfied with the exposures cf ore so far made, and will continue de velopments on the ground until it haa been thoroughly opened up. Superintendent Morrison of the Dead-wood-Standard company came to the city Thursday evening, bringing with him the ' .nil-monthly cleanup of the company's cyanide plant on Johnaon gulch. The clean up amounted to about $10,000. The com pany's expenses in mine and mill are abaut IC.OOO a month, so it will be seen that It lu l good margin of profit. It Is the In tention of the company to double the capacity of the mill this summer and to treat 300 tona of ore a day. The company baa one of th largest sbooU of ore yet exposed In the flat formations of the salici ous ore belt, which carries valuea ranging from I to $10 a ton gold. The go'.d from thla dlatrlct, tbe Ragged Top, la almost purs, an ounca of It being worth a trifle over $20, so a amall brick is much mora valuable than a large one from some of tbe other districts, where tbe ores carry quite little silver. Frasa the Peaobaeot Mill. Tba first cleanup from the Peoobsoot mill at Garden City was brought into tbe j city Friday afternoon. Although the mill had not been run at Ita full capacity, the cleanup reaulted In a brick which will weigh over $20,000. It haa alwaya been claimed that the Garden City district pos seaaed the richest cyanldlna ores on .the aallclous belt, and the cleanup made by the mill would go to prove that such Is the fact. The Clover Leaf also brought In Ita brick from Elk creek, the result of a fifteen days' run. Th brick waa of usual weight, 18.000. . Tha cyanide mills of the Waap and Alder Creek companlea on Yellow creek last month contributed $25,000 to the gold out put of the Black Hills. Of this amount tbe Wasp produced about $16,000 and the Alder Creek about $10,000. The mllla are working oa Cambrian quartzlte and porphyry, with soma shale. The ores are exceedingly low In value and their proflta lie In economical handling and treatment. Tbe two mllla. however, htva been oa a paying baala for a long time and are firmly established, aa there la ore ahead In the mines on which they ar working to last for year. Hew C'osasiaar at Tauter. CUSTER COT, . D.. Feb. . Speclal. The Extreme Mining and Milling company sv the same of a new corporation recently organised in Custer City for the purpose of working and developing mining ground In thla vicinity. The arw company has pur chased the Golden Mortar group of claims near tbla city after having thoroughly pros pected it. Tb group consists of seven clalma. on all of wbich more or leas work has been done. One shaft haa been aunk ta a depth of seventy-live feet on the ledge and a large number of asaayi made of the ore. which give an average return .of $7.M a ton gold. Cn another claim a Contains no acid GORHAM Silver Polish It guaranteed to be free &" any injurious, ingredient. Clean ai well at pouancs AH r Bsaslbls )wIm fcaaa it sjstttsapacaaga shaft haa peen sunk to a flep!h of fifty feet oa the same vein, and samples taken st amerent depths, the average assay return of Vhlrh la $10 .SO. A contrsct hss been let to sink these shafts to a grester depth and crosscuts made to earrrtsin the width of the vein, ahich on tbe surface Is a large one. The Prnvo Is another group belong ing to the company embracing about 100 acres of mineral ground. This ground has not received very much development, the moat extenalve being a shsft shlch bai been sunk on the vein for a depth of twenty-five feet. Good assays have, hew ever, been received from the ore tested taken from the shaft, eo a contract has been swarded to sink it fifty fet deeper snd tbet to crosscut tbe ledge. " The London group, situated about three m'.les west .from Custer City. Is perhaps the most valuable group owned by the company, and em braces an area of 300 acres, a large part of which la choice mineral ground. As a free milling proposition tfie Londcn li probably as rich as any group of mines In tbe southern Hllla. The London ha re ceived a great deal of systematic develop ment and is In good shape to receive a treatment plant, and It is the intention of the company to erect upon It a ten-ton stamp mill thin spring and later on to add either a chlortnatton plant or a cyanide annex. Work on these improvements will be started by the company Just as soon aa the weather conditiona will permit. SHERIDAN. S. D.. Feb. 8. (Special.) Thia camp and the copper camp at Sber Idan her been connected by telephone, so both places are in communication with all the principal towm of the Hills. Sheridan la getting to be one of tbe liveliest camps In the Black Hills, the Maloney Blue Lead and tbe Dakota-Calumet company employ ing a large number of men in their opera tions. Last month, besldea tbe other work accomplished, tbe miners on tbe Blue Lead drove 135 feet of tunneling, and for part of the way through the hardest kind of ma terial. It taking three shifts to put In one round of holes. The southeast drift from the main tunnel, which is being run toward the ore deposits exposed on the surface of the ground GuO feet above, Is rapidly ap proachlng a point which will he directly underneath them, and the material now coming Into tbe working Is mixed 'with good grade of copper ore. It U expected that the ledge mill be reached In about three weeks st the present rate of progress. The company is putting In 600 feet of air piping and making other arrangements to run power drills in the workings, the fnce of some of which Is at least 2.000 feet from the portal of the main working tunnel. The Mount Aetna Mining company haa the three-ccrr.pertmrnt shaft which It Is sinking on the Lucky Boy down to the 80 foot level. From this level a drift will be run to intersect the ore body exposed In the tunnel 100 feet nearer the surface. This ore body, a vertical, where it has boen opened up in the tunnel la very rich, and aome think tha it will rival the Holy Terror, which mine it is near, In the ssme district. Hoisting, so fsr, hss been done with a steel bucket, but cars and cages tave been ordered, and as soon as they arrive they wit! be installed in the shaft. After a station has been cut on the 180 foot level snd a drift started sinking will be resumed in t'je main shaft and con tinued to a depth of BOO feet. Deride Ilafldlna; aad I.oaa Case. DEADWOOD. B. D.. Feb. 8 (Special.) The case of M. C. Clark, receiver, agafaet M. C. Connera. a suit on the foreclosure of a mortgage given to secure a note and a balanoe due on a loan, has been decided by Judge W. G. Rice in the circuit court In favor of the defendant. Clark, tbe plaintiff. Is receiver for the American Building and Loan association. It was alleged in the complaint that Connera -became a sub scriber to tbe association In May. 1889. for forty shares of the association stock, for which he bid $.".0 a share, receiving a loan of $2,000 and giving a mortgage on prop erty in the town of 8pearflsh for aecurity. Connera made monthly payments to the association up to the time the association went into the hand of a receiver. In 1BP6, having Jald In $2,800 during that time. It was claimed by tbe association tnai tjon ners waa paying this assessment on his stock and not to be credited .on the loan, the full amount of which, $2,000. waa claimed to be still owing. Conners. on the other hand, rontended that the $50 a share bid on the stock wss not a free and com petitive bid, but was a rate fixed by the corporation, thereby making the contract subject to usury, and that tbe payments should be applied to the discharge of the loan. Tbe contentions of the defendant were oustalned by the court. There were two caaea In which the facta and questions were the aame. tbe me of Clark against Conners and one of Clark against Ziellner. and they are both disposed of by the deci sion In the Conners case. Pretest aa Closla newota. SIOVX FALLS. S. D.. Feb. 8. (Special ) The principal business transacted by the State Board of Railroad Commissioners during a recent meeting In tMs city was the conslderstion of a number of protests which had been filed from towns along railroads where depot agents and tele graph operators had been withdrawn by the companlea in the interest of economy. Official action in at least two of the cases has been rendered unnecessary by the vol untary action of the Milwaukee company la deciding to reopen its depots at Ros well and Virgil. The former is on the southern Minnesota division west of Madi son, while the latter is on the Jim river line north of Woonsocket. The members of the board are to have conferences with railroad offlctala In Chicago during tbe coming week, when It Is believed :veral other depot a will be reopened, an 1 agents again installed. Hark Balldla at Aberdeea. ABERDEEN. 8. D-. Feb. 8 (Special. ) A large amount of building la already being planned for this aeeeon, In fart, has been going on all winter. The large atorag house of tbe Hub City Storage and Trancfrr company is nearly completed and will soon be open for business. C F. Esston plana on building six new resi dences, which he will sell on the install ment plan as soon as completed. Work on tbe Hala block, the court bouse and the government building will be resumed as soon as the weather will permit. Scores of new residences nd several ouslness blocks will be erected the coming season. nsssuea ftelectiaa; Delegates. SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Feb. 8. (Special ) Members of the various Woodmen lodges throughout the state are arranging for their oounty convention, which will be held April 1. At these conventions dele gates will be selected to represent tbe Woodmen of the various counties In the state gathering, which will be held In Sioux Falls commencing on the first Wednesday la May. At the state gathering delegatea will b selected to represent tbe Woodmen of South Dakota'at the Woodmen national convention to be held at Indian apolis la June. It is expected that several thousand Woodmen will be in Sioux Falls to attend the state gathering, and elab orate preparations will be made to en tertain them in a suitable manner during their slay to the city. eek Pardaa tar Robert Hlrka. STI RGIS. B. D.. Feb. 8 (Special A. movement la on foot now for the pardon ot Robert Hlcka. who was sent to the Sioux Falla penitentiary for life for complieirr la the murder of a man named Meyer a uuaubar ol yaara tfo. MONET CONDITION BETTER Conriry feturnicgfrcm In'srier gad Bank Beaeirat Increasing. IMPORTS ONLY UNCERTAIN ELEMENT Heavy c attorns Pa) seat Meaaa tbe Leeklaac I a of Vast twais la tbe Pablie Treaaary M klrk Dwee Aa Maria Kiaw. NEW YORK. Feb. 8. (Special Henry Clews In bis weekly Wall street letter says: The bent feature In the stork market Is the improvement In the monetary eitua tion. All iiullcatioiis now point to com paratively mom y until the UKiinl de mand for currency sets in next tall, except ing, of courw, the temporary disturbance Incidental to April st-UK-menta. which usually reaches Its climax the middle of the month. Currency Is returnina more freely from the Interior, and bunk reserves show s rising tendency In consequence, legitimate trade demands are large, but these sre reailily met eo long as syndicate and speculHtlve operation continue on as i.miled a scale as st present. There has been more or lee expectation of gold ship ments, but these have been deiayed by several consideration. In the firm place our commitments abroad, though stt.l large, nave been much reduced, in the second place, the principal foreign money mar kets are comparatively easy because both the French and Transvaal loans have been temporarily postponed; and. finally, our ex port a of domestic produce have been sufficiently heavy to ward off any outward movement of gold The French loan, which was expected early in lmin, seems to have been Indefinitely delayed, apparently because of unsatisfactory domestic political conditions; and the Transvaal loan when It appears is not likely to create any disturb ance, being largely a matter of turning a temporary oertiticate of debt Into a mure permanent form. Oaly I aeertala Elemeat. About the only uncertain element In the monetary outlook, so lar as our Interna tional exchanges are concerned, is our con tinued large imports. These nre now run ning very Heavy, and seem likely to remain lurpe for some time to come. This is a perleotly natural sequence of the hlph level of prices now prevailing In thi country; It is one of the Inevitable readjustments that always toilow abnormal conditions. Eur"ie has been depressed aid prices are low. America has been progressing marvelously and prlcej, are high. Prices, like wster. seek their level; hence we may loolt for large imports until conditions have been more nearly equalized, either by a drop in prices here or a rise in values abroad. Mort likely It will be a decline in valuea here that will first check the growth of im ports; but until that happens we must be prepared to consider the effects of thle in flux, one of which mill soon show itself in largely augmented customs t'ayments and the consequent absorption ot funds once more by the treasury. This is a contingency that should not be lost eight of; It may cause no harm during summer ease, but when the autumn demands again begin the pinch will surely be lelt. until congress does us duty and meets the now very popular demand for an elastic so.-ntltlc currency syatem. How sensible politicians, with a desire to be returned by their constituen cies, can overlook this necessity is utterly beyond comprehension, except on the score of ignorance of the country's real necia The people are rapidly learning that such a meatture is In the interest of the bor rower and national development, and nst solely in behall ol the banker. A very re markable change of sentiment on this sub ject is tinally coming over the south, once the stronghold of silver heresies: and It aems like sheer folly for congress n.tt to take heed. Shoulu the country be tailed upon to suftjr from this neglect it is easy to say upo whom public vengeance would fall. $ar tlfect Moaey Market. There Is Just one other factor In the ult uatton that might posa.bly affect the money mat mt unfavorably, unlexa good Judgment prevails, and that Is the movement c bilging the trust companies to carry a reserve. This is a step in the right direction, and one already in effect in concerns which place sound banking methoas above the de sire to present record-breaking statements. All the trust companies should be obliged to cany a reserve in their vaults of not less than 6 per cent. A somewhat greater sun would do no harm, but If anything be yond o per cent Is Imposed It should done gradually, as the sudden locking up of Mo.OOO.OUG or more of reserve would create a very undesirable and unnecessary stringency. 1 he value of reserves Is to really use them in emergencies, and long ao the trust companies remain de ficient In this respect they will be a in evitable element ot weukne and suspicion. The movement is an eminently proper one and if conducted on reasonable lines will serve to strengthen confidence where It Is most needed. It is one of the most reas surlng movements of the day. Stock exchange transactions continue on a moderate scale, the da'lv changes being c nieny the result or proie.isional operations. There Is a corfldent undertone to the mar ket, but the absence of leuderwhlp Is not conducive to activity. ine situation is en tirely In the hands of those whose interests are on the long side. There Is no chance of successful bear campaigns while busi ness continues so active and stocks ec con centrated. Those In control ara evidently satisfied to allow tbe market to reet and harden gradually in a natural fashion, until conditions call for renewed operations. So long as this state of affairs lasts yve seem likely to have a safe trading market. In which good stocks can be profitably bough; on declines ana sola on snarp rallies. Ferelara FlaaariaL . LONDON, Feb. 8 While the condition of semi-stagnation prevailed on the Stock ex change during the last W"ek the flrmneos displayed by the general list of securities waa remarkable. I be public is not Inctl- ed to trade while these questions concerning Venesuela, South Africa, Macedonia and Morocco remain unsettled. A certain ac tivity in some sections, hiwever, relieved the monotony, notably the movement in Grand Trunk on the announc tr.ent of a dividend on third preference sharea. The decision favorable to the Steel corporation rendered at Trenton, N. J., Thursday had a favorable Influence on Industrial combi nation stock, and American coal shares showed activity. Mexican silver as lost their previous advance, which resulted from President Roorevelt s message on the pro posed sliver conference because or tne as- sertion repeatedly made here that little will come of the conference. Argentines were another feature of the market Thev Improved because of the removal of the tiritish restriction on the Import of the Argentine cattle and on the crop reports. Taken altogether the tone of the market was good and financial writers eenerallv bold nut the hope of an earlv resumption of active business, when the present causes oi nervousness are removed, as are prom laed. KERLrN. Feb. 8. An Irregular tendency accompanied by a diminished volume of trading, prevailed on the Slock exchange last week. Domestic government securities were siigniiy nigner. wnile foreign loans aere to some extent lower, owing to reall cation sales. Spaniards advanced upon purchases from Paris and Spain. Foreign railwaya were Inactive, Canadians being particularly quiet. Home industrials were mostly firm; Canadians were purticulurly quiet. Little trading was done in Iron shares, but the tendency was slightly up ward, i he Uusseidorf iron exchange re. port ket. rts a further strengthening of the mar- and the American orders for pig and scrap iron are Increasing. A Hamburg nouae nns just chartered to carry old Iron to the Lnited States, ("oai shares con tlnue to display weak tendency. Elec trlcal shares were strong on announcemen of orders from manufacturing comoaiiiea Cement oh a res showed s further rise, while transaction In machinery stock were lr regular. Hamburg-American and North (rerman-Lloyd securities were neglected ut.tli yesterday, when thev advanced strongly on reports of an impiovlng freight ninra. I. the very much larger American grain export and also because freights vere very Heavy. The Hamburg-American com pany aubiet Its contract for the transpor tation of fewcdlfth iron ores because all It steamers are needed for the over-sea serv Ice. Har.k stocks were mostly lower. There was no stiatenient in the abundance of monev. The Keirhs'jank this a eek effered marks of treaaury bills for the re discount In tbe open market, in order to dtmlnwtli the difference between the offl'-la and private rates, but the operation had n effect. The private rate went still lower Hence, it la believed that the Reirhsban will swjn reduce Its rate. It la undeistmi that hundreds of millions of marks of tier. man eredits have been placed In Iondon and New York The foreign exchange rat -ss were slightly higher, but the danger of guld export haa not yet passed. Dry Uoea Market. MANCHESTER. Feb. 8 DRY GOODS There ana a distinct falling off in the de mand for cloth durtns the last week and the turnover was smaller. A fairly healthy Inquiry was In evidence, but the fact that buyers were apparently not disposed to en ter Into further engagements of any magni tude prevtn'ed any firmness on the part of the sellers. There were a few practical offers from Inuis and China and some unimport ant levant inquiry Trsde In the latter quarter Ui ba aUtuuiaud. it Is axueciad. owing to tbe reported Advance In gov1s made In the fntted fitstes Tsms showM no material change There wss a eteadv miscellaneous Inquiry and the market firm. Transactions were moderate. UPHOLD MONROE DOCTRINE (Continued from First Page.) heavy penalties are to be Imposed for any delay. The Importance of this contest I'es in the fsct that If the New Tork concern can build a warship as well and as quickly as the Cramps It will add to the fscllltles of the Navy department for promptly In creasing the strength of the American navy when need may come. In this con nection, one of the Cramps said the other day In discussing the resolution offered by Mr. Joy for tbt Immediate building of twenty-five battleships: "Ten years ago such a bill might have seemed absurd.- but today the shipyards of tbe I'nited Statea could lsy the keels of twenty-five battle ships within three months, nnd If labor rould be aecured the entire fleet could be completed and put in commission within four years. Mrs. Darllaar's t'aae. The next annual congress of tbe Daughters of tbe American Revolution, bich is to convene here within a few weeks, will doubtless take cognizance of the fact that the founfler of the order. Flora Adams Darling, haa at last received partial justice at tbe bsnds of congress. Early la the '60s Mrs. Darling, who waa a native of New Hampshire, and the wife of confederate brigadier general, asked for and received a pass to carry her through the lines In order that she might meet her husband, who was wounded and in hos pital at Dalton, Ga. Mrs. Darling remained her husband's side until his death, and in November, 186S, applied for tbe protec tion of a flag of truce that she might re turn north. Thia request was granted snd paper signed bv General N. P. Banks. commanding the Department of the Gulf. was given her. which guaranteed safe con duct of herself, servant and effects. In pile of this governmental assurance that she should not be molested, Mrs. Darling was compelled to give up her things and to ubmlt to the abstraction from her trunks 11 of her personal property. For forty years the lady has been arpealing to con gress for redress. Such men as Fernando Wood. William M. Evarts. General Bragg of Wisconsin, had the bill in charge at arlous times, and General Banks himself when in congress stated that he deplored the act and favored full Indemnity. AH these efforts were without outcome until this winter, when W. B. Matthews, a law yer of this city, after tireless efforts, suc ceeded In getting a bill through v hirh gives Mra. Darling about a third of the value of the property taken. Of course, like all other clr.lms, Mrs. Darling gets no Interest for the forty years, but fortunately she has o pay no fees to ber attorney. PANCAKE RECORD IS BROKEN Mlrhlaraa ! Devours Thlrtr-SIs Lssg Proteetora of tbe Bark wheat Variety. A novel wsger resulted In the pulling off of a remarkable pancake-eoting contest In Hopkins Station, Allegan county, Mich., one night last week. Ed Foot, wbo is the vil lage genius, lost tbe wsger, but established a record as tbe champion pancake eater of the United States, having devoured in thirty-six minutes tbirty-six cakes, of an average thicket as of a quarter of an inch and covered a-lth a generous spreading of maple syrup. The fact was witnessed by a large crowd, who paid. .10 cents apiece to sie the fun. Tbey professed to have gotten their money's worth. Foot felt the effects of his venture a little, though he haa re covered sufficiently to be around town again. It all came about because Foot went Into Ed Mclntyre'a barber shop the other mora- ng to get his hair cut. Barbers are talk ative, and In the course of the trtmmlng-up process Mclntyre remarked that he had eatca a doten buckwheat cakes for break fast. That's nothing." said Foot. I can eat more than that every morning." Before the talk ended Foot had bet Mc Intyre that he could eat a gallon of bat ter made op Into cakea and a quart of mi pie syrup poured over the cakes. The ar rangement was that the contest was to come off in a hall and there was to e charged an admission of 10 cents, the winner to take the .coney. Foot succumbed at the thirty seventh cake, there stl'l being left a doxen cakes and a portion of the syrup, and Mc lntyre walked off with the receipts. Xo Tlaae to Fool Away. Coughs, colds and lung troubles demand prompt treatment with Dr. Klng'a New Dis covery. No cure, no pay. 60c, fl. For sale by Kuhn aV Co. BLIND GIRL" MADE TO SEE Remarkable Oateratloa oa the Eyes of a Little Girl la Bingham tea, Hew York. By a remarkable operation by Dr. Fran cis M. Michael at Blnghamton, N. Y., lit tie Helen Kingsley, 8 months old, who was born blind, haa been made to see. Before tbe operation tbe ees appeared natural excepting that the black reflex, as ordi narily seen, was white and glistening in the pupil ot the eye. Dr. Michael gave tbe child chloroform and while the lids were drawn back by tbe assistant be inserted a narrow Graefe cat aract knife through tbe other portion of tbe cornea, then through the pupil and next through the white membrane, making a vertical incision through the eyeball. At that point in tne operation Dr. Mich ael found that the eyes had no lenses, but in their place was a hard, dense, white membrane. Belladonna was dropped into the eyes to enlarge the npenlnga In the membrane, and the eyes were bandaged and left for two days. When tbe bandagea were removed a hand was quickly passed in front of the bsby's eyes. Instantly she movto ner neaa. idi gesture was repeated and again the head moved. Bright keys were passed before her eyes with the same effect. Since the operation many evidences o sight bsve been Bbown. and Dr. Michael says with the rtld of glasses she will see as well aa any person. Works H eaders far Woara. Electric Bitters invigorate the female system and cures nervousness, headache backache and constipation, or no pay- &0c For sala by Kuhn at Co. He's a fool!" "Oh. I wouldn't put It so brutally li that. There are better ways of expressing your opinion of him." "How, for instance?" "Well, you might say that he's the kind of man mho's likely to have the simple in scription en his tombsione: 'He blew out tbe gas.' " Chicago Post. y axatlve Tromo Cta-ea CoM ka Owa Day, 25 Quinme CrVa 2 Day. Mvry Timmie's I never knowed for Tim tight. , a boy Aunt Amandy Instid of with sich always said bakin' an appetite "It's just a all day long as Tim! pesky whim" and mixin' It seems t' me But then I half the night he's always knowed his father They kept hungry and and Tim 's just Ufieeda that slim, like him. Biscuit you wouldn't So I kept on the cupboard think there on a-bakin right in was room 'till one day sight enough to I got some and that's hold it all light the way in him. as to how the I finally Lands alive ! other neighbors conkered I used t' bake kept the Timmie's all day just waist bands appetite. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH UMAHa! Hammonds Said to Be Kecwtiating to Enin Their Old Plant ARMOURS NOT ANXIOUS TO SELL IT Deal May Be Broaarbt A boat If Parties (aa Reach Satisfactory Agree ment as to Who la to Make Repairs. From Chicago comes the information that he Hammond Packing company Is now negotiating for tbe purchase of the plant here from the Armour company. Some time ago the entire plant here, which had been closed for some time, was secured by the Armour Interests. Now tbe Hammond people seem to realize what they lost by closing the works here and are anxious to buy back tbe property from the Armours. While the plant baa been practically closed for several months, the Armours have used tbe Hammond house here to tank cattle, hogs and sheep. Should the negotiations go through, it is thought that the houses here will give work to at least 600 men. This will bring back men from other points who left when tbe plant was closed down. In the reports sent out It Is implied that A. H. Noyea, who waa formerly manager of the plant here, will return and tike charge. An officer cf tbe Armour company aald yeatcrday that while there was some talk of the Hammond people buying 'back tbeir property, the Armour company was not particularly anxious to sell. He added. however, that if satisfactory arrangements could be made the trade would go through nd that the plant would be opened again. One point ot contention aeems to be the Question of repairs. Most of the Hammond buildings are old and the machinery is now considered out of -date. What the Hammonds want is to have the plant placed in the satie condition It was when the sale waa made. It Is asserted that if the Ar mours agree to this the plant soon will bo opened. Need More Jail Roona. On Saturday night at the city Jail a doren or more prisoners were bald on charges of more or lets serious character. Two cf tbe cells were occupied by a-omen, one col ored. In the corridor were the men pris oners. More than once a request has been mad of the city authorities that suitable quarters be arranged for women. No ef fort has been made to do this, aa tne ad ministration Is opposed to any additional expense. Some time ago it was stated that a basement room adjoining the Jail could be aecured for 17.60 per month and fitted up at little expense as quarters lor women. The rate of rental was considered too high. Now the women are locked in cella, while the male prisoners are allowed to run at large in the corridor. Ckarlty Rail Tonight. At the Exchange building tonight the South Omaha Hospital association will have Its annual charity ball. Those wbo have charge of th tickets say that quite a num ber have been aold and It Is expected that the hospital will derive money enough from the tickets to help along. An addition to tbe present hospital is projected, but for the present the association will remain where it is until suitable financial arrange ments for a new building can be made. Trass Daaee Tonlcat. The South Omaha cavalry troop will hold Ita regular monthly dance at the armory tonight. It Is expected that all of tbe troopers will attend In uniform. If this Is the case the display of yellow and blue will be one of the featurea. While the music for this occasion will not be secured In Omaha, tha dancers are assured that It 1U be up to ths standard in every respect. Reaek Reatlag Easily. Joseph Rexek, wbo was badly cut in a saloon row Saturday night, wss reported to be resting easily at the South Omaha hospital yeaterday. The injuries on his bead are considered the most oerloui at the present time. Friends of Patrick Sbea en deavored to secure bis release on bond yes terday. Tbe amount demanded by Judge King waa tr00. This was readily furnished, but as Chief Brigga was not at headquar ters the release waa not aecured until lata In the evening. aaerlatea4eats Called to tales so. Cudahy haa called his superintendents to Chicago for a consultation. Patrick Sheeby of tbe South Omsha plant, Dan Cameron ot tbe Kansas City aouse and James Hala of Sioux City are now in Chicago in confer ence with the beads of tbs Cudahy com pany there. It waa reported here yester day that the conference bad something to do with tbs new seals of wagea to be adopted shortly by tha Cudahy company. Maarto City Goeelo. Ice rutting at Seymour lake continues Joseph Barnett of Loulsrllle, Ky.. Is here tor a rew osya. a Unixtrtajit meeting ot Anukut Uidar Appetite NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY Ited Workmen lodge No. 2Z7 will be nefday night. There will be a meeting of the city cnun- rll tonight. Some action may be taken on the psVk commissioners' communication. Mrs. 1 nomas Nester died at her home, 4141 8 atreet Saturday night. The funeral will he Tuesday morning at the family residence. Interment at St. Mary's cemetery- The bovs' department of the local Toung Men s Christian association will give a masquerade reception at the association parlors 8aturday evening of this week. All of tbe boya are expected to attend In cos tume and parents are iivited. WAKT T,0,H0 BOTTLES, Esoram Order (or Prod act of a Plttsttnrs; Coaeera. PITTSBIRO, Ta., Feb. 8. (Special Dis patch to The Bee. Pittsburg has won an other signal victory over foreign competi tion. A deal haa just been closed which places an enormous ctder for bottles with a firm In this city, the largest of the ktnd In the history of the firm. Were the bottles to be placed end on end they would make a string about 1.600 miles long, from New York to Chicago and then back to Pitta burg. William Lanahan ft Son. Baltimore, Md., proprietors of Hunter Baltimore Rye, awarded the Pittsburg concern the contract for tarnishing 60,000 gross ot bottles dur ing the year 1D0S. There are to be shipped fifty gross per day, and no less than three carloads per week. It will require 166 cars to carry the product from Pittsburg to Bal timore, or four ordinary freight trains. Each bottle Is twelve inches long. There will ne 7,zw,0(Hj oottiee. wnicn will make a hlld teen effected. I am Informed by to line of bottles about 1,600 miles long. As- I day's cable from the Brazilian minister of sumlng thst there are an average of thirty- I foreign '". Barpn de Brlancp, that In Jr. . - .- . ,,, I answer to this ultimatum Bolivia haa will be 7.200,000 bottles, which will make a mo urinaa iu me oumr in orarr u, have a capacity '-of 230,400,000 drinks, or about three drinks for every person In the Vnlted States. In all there will be a ca pacity of 1,440,000 gallons in the 7,200.000 bottles. Shelby's Bore Eye. I. R. Shelby of Sheridan. Wyo.. ws ar rested last nisht by Patrolman Cunning ham. The prisoner had a sore eye, which he accounted for by telling three separate stories, all of which dealt with a holdup. The version which he seemed to prefer re lated tnat he had come from Lincoln yes- j terday with ta-o bad cltlserm. who had be- i come acquainted with the fact that he waa Just returned from the Klondike and had money. Shelby says that he was followed about by these men and set upon at the corner of Tenth and Hoa-ard streets. They a'ere, however, frightened away by the timely arrival of other persona, before they had obtained the money. Shelby had too and a gold watch when arrested. The police think that he had been fighting and when n i iu. t Innml In regara to nis eye by tne I officer told the holdup atory to escape ar- rel,t Faaeral of J. B. Martla. The funeral of J. B. Martin will be solemnized at 1:30 o'clock from the I'topia nuiei, ii&i i-'avviiiM'f i aireei. i lie remains will be sent to A nr. jr. III., for Interment. Deceaaed was transfer clerk at tbe Web ster street station, a position in tne rail way tpall service. PERSONALPARAGRAPHS. H A. Dawson, an Indian trader of Pine Ridge, S. !., la at the Millard. Mr. and Mra. W. J. Burgnas have gone to Ktnwh City for a short stay. t). L. Gilbert of Alliance. 1. G. Alynn of Meadoa- Grove. M. H. Barnes of Cody. B. E. Fields of Fremont and W. 8. Coliett of Trenton are among the Nebraakans at the Murray. Nebraakans at the Merchants: T. Morti mer, manager o wie marauau rie.u ranrn at Madison; John Keith, a stockman or Sutherland; W W. Moms, a Valentine at- tornev: C. H. Matheson. implement dealer from Pllger; M. B. Putney, In the lnsur- ance business at York; E. M. I'roudy of Kimhali: W. S. Ashion of Shelton: 11. C. JSliaUhling or Algeria, w . it. lie noias Ol Chadron, Frank Coats of Gordon and W . C Eliey of Madison. i rl-;R-ounlof r 4 Gund's Peerless Dottlcd Beer THE BEER It has an international reputation for blandneas of flavor and for absolute purity. None to compare witn it lor tne table, JOHN CUN0 BREWING rnviv 207 So. 4w ACRE DISPUTE SEEMS OVER Bjliria Agrees to Temporary Occupation by Brazilian Forces- MAY REPUDIATE ' CONCESSIONS GIEN AaglewAaterlraa gyadlrate May Flad Lease of Territory Declared Void Wkn Two Katloaa Flaally Agree oa Terms. RIO DB JANEIRO. Feb. 8. The Bolivian government has agreed to Brazilian occupa tion and administration ot the Acre terri tory 'pending tbe aettlement of tbe dispute and haa offered to send a minister pleni potentiary to Brazil Invested with full powers to negotiate a aettlement. NEW TORK. Feb. . Assls Brssil, min ister from Brazil to the United Statea, who la in thla city, received a cable from his government today confirming the Rio Janeiro uispatch relative to the dispute over the Acre territory in South America. Braslliaa Mlalater Talks of Ess. Senor Brasll aald tonight: I received cable advices from my gov ernment today relative to the Acre matter. The Brazilian government sent an ultima tum to Bolivia early In January to tha effect that should Bolivia attempt to take possession of the disputed territory, Brazil would occupy and administer It until a reasonable settlement of the whole dispute granted the Brazilian military occupation and admlnlrtration of the contested terrl- tory of Acre, to the west of the Vaco river. The Bolivian government advises that they a-e sending to Kio Janeiro a minister on a special mission to reach an agreement, or by submitting the dispute to arbitration, as Brasll Itself bad proposed some days before. Porto Acre, the last point in the Aero territory which was held by the Bolivian troops against the revolting Brazilian in habitants, waa held by the revolutionists under liacldo until January 24. Castro has been proclaimed governor by the victorious revolutionists and is ready to acknowledge Brazilian authority. With the fall of Porto Acre there are no Bolivians left in the ter ritory and the 2oo l.olivtan prisoners. In cluding Governor Romero and Colonels Conseco and Ibanes, the latter two wounded, bava been aent by the revolution ists to the Brazilian city of Manaos, cap ital of the alate of Amaaonaa. They have reached there all right and are unanimous in acknowledging that hey have been treated with much kindness and humanity. This is the substance of my cable today. I will say that there is every ilfcelihooo? that Bolivia will declare void its contract i with the Anglo-Ar.ierlcan syndicate for the I 1eaxe of the territory the control of the ' territory by Brasll and tha nullification ot the lease will end the trouble. The minister was naked what Brazil ' would give In indemnity to the Anglo- American syndicate, "That is not Brazil's business," he re plied, "since the contract with tba syndi cate was made by Bolivia and not by Brazil. Brazil has nothing to do with the syndicate, not having dealt with it la any way." WASHINGTON, Feb. 8. The Acre dis pute has caused considerable Interest here and the news that there la a prospect for its settlement without recourse to war la i exceedingly gratifying to all concerned. I The Bolivians eontend that the ownership it the territory never haa been In dispute, j that its sovereignty haa been acknowledged ., t.---,, h tre.t. In 1 hv th. a i ' " " ' " ' pointment by Brasll of consular repreaenta. . I tlvea and by other acta. I " I Plso's Curs for Consumption Is a pleasant mA .rootiial nnr tne mtirhi mA ' as well perpetual good health, is assured when you drink OF GOOD CHEER. sola everywhere. CO., UCrosw, Wis. t ump V lxth fit Omaha. Neb. jT-. s