The Omaha Daily
Bee.
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PAGES 9 TO 16.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 11. 1S7L
OMAHA, SATURDAY MORNING, APRIL 10. 1104.
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V GREAT LACE MD
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am ItUIRFl SUKS FOR
iC aW W s m v a m
p?c shrf vvflsr suits
UfeJ Unsurpassed for Beaufr, Sjf.'e
cmBKUlucKY SALE
duces. Ask to See It.
THE RELIABLE TORE.
THE REU1H.B STORE.
Monday. v 5ee cur Ibfft Sf. Window
the m:i.um k iiork
ar.d Ddrabi.itY.
TNI RELIiBLK STORK.
mm
Great Carpet Purchase
This Time at Hayden's
We vareliased from Albert Graff Ox, Philadelphia, at great sscrlfiise. a rpecial
Job lot of rt-class carpets.
95c
We Will Place On Sale
Monday, April 1Mb at 8 A. M.
S.V0 yard. f-ne Aiminstw Carpet from the Philadelphia, purchase with
or without border worth from 1L to II.Xd Mnndir. vard
X.M" yarn, nne eivet v arpei. irota tne Philadelphia purchase worth from U-l to
t: li'.. ith or without borders d-j.
Monday, at yard . .....OOC
Come To Ae Big Store Monday
All the remnants of Brussels Carpet odds and wnds from our Immense stock. In
lerirth. from I to 12 yards worth up to tl 0 yard, will be sold Monday
while they last, at yard OOb
We are Omaha spent, for the Famous Zioo City Laces and Lace Curtains.
DO NOT FAIL TO BEE THKM
Ladies9 Under
wear Bargains.
loc Pure Lisle Combination
Suits, wide umbrella style,
trimmed with fine lace,
Saturday 39c
D9c Fancy Lisle Thread Vets,
tdeeveless and short sleeved,
fancy yokes back and front,
silk taped, fit I5c
TV and Hon Values In Ladles' Drawer,
rnrw-t covers, short and long skirts, rhem
lr and night rowns in all slses trimmed
with Tc-rhon. Vnlenclennes I .ace and fine
Swiss Embroidery, 50C
51.00 and $1.25
Ladies' two-clasp
Kid Cloves
79c
HP 5x
Great Explosion in Prices
Will be heard for the next ton dars. Fortunate is tli;
woman who defered the pun base of her
NEW SPRING GARMENTS
until now, wlien we are selling them
At Half Price and Less. Slop! Look! Listen!
Extra Specials in ihe Shoes
Saturday
Women's txv. and f. flne Oxford
Boys' and Youths' 11 S( FPtln fa if fhoes...
Mises' and Child's f1. . Vi-'i Kid shoe . . .
!98c
' r-i its l -
5.90
10.00
14.90
IN OUR DRUG
DEPT.
Violet Talcum Fowder, bx..5c
tirave's Tooth Powder 15c
Tozzoni's Tooth Powder. . .25c
Toilet Soap, bx 5c
Swift's Violet Soap, bx...I9c
Perfume (all odors) peiynz. . 15c
In modes, tans, browns and
frays, a great bargain.
Ladies Kid Gloves in all shades,
every pair guaran- I flfl
teed at I-UU
Ladies bilk and lisle Kavser
gloves, at 50c, 75c
and
1.00
Voile Skirts
tIZ oft vslue. trimm'-1 w ith v.
eral rows of taffeta land.
s;M-ial, at
$15 in Tnluea, with hinisomt
silk drop,
at
ExptionaTlT fine voile skirts,
at tOt-'M), tlj.00
and
6.77
8.77
Women's Suits, siaps S2 to 44. the very lat
est spring styles made to sell
at r.i." the greatest snap you
ever saw, at
Women's suits, in military, eton and s!
other r.ew. nobby stj lea. made of the very
timet materials taneta lined c-oats. eln!
crately trimmed made tu
at fciu special sale
t riL-e only
LISTEN AGAIN Women's fine suits,
made of imported tabn m the most x
Ireme styies suits that commend ttieni-
selves to the very lt dres?r hg
g-nide in every respect
m.ide to sell lor C7 at and
$ tli special Ue price
Women'a Coats. In tan and black ro-ert
cloth, satin lined throughout, n sile to j
sell at S12.UU. special 7.50 I
Wotren'a fi'.k coats in five different style', j
prealeft ruirgain ever shown, g 00 j
Women'! Porio-e Coiits. trimmed with i
stri ps and bullet buttons. 'I Ofi
each "'w ,
OW FOR THK VTORST KIND OF I
PRICE WRECKAGE.
Skirt Prices Shattered
V, OMEN S AND M'StES 5K."RT?
WMlkira and ct'-hs l.j:ih. in
et:iniines and frtn-y n'Ti'Ml fab
rics, nude to sell for b on, at
2.77
WOMEN'S AND MISSES' P.A1NT DAT
FK1RTS In ulain blacks. brown. b'
and mixtures. ten different
styles for your s ! ction. made
to sell at ti.SH. choice
3.77
12.00
Women's Coat Prices Not Spared
3.90
5.00
WOMEN'S WALKING SKIRTS t
itnest ea merit" made, nme in
fancy mixtures and pLUn color?,
till 'V iiue. ..t
: $4 (m women's wnlsts. in white and cirl
I linens. i,int and oreandie.
your choice.
I W omen's w.iits. in J.iy-i. China anl taf
feta silks, all colors sn i e QS
blatk. aortti u to St'.. ili.-h-e a.w
4.77
1.50
Child's n fine turned lae. Tan pr bis k
Little tjents' fl " tine Sit'n Cult lace shoes .,
Mif' and Cta'M s iKirirola lace snoes
Cl'-sir.gr out the lla;,ce of the Civ and $.t' suoea from tha big Boston fallur In
Men and Women's high grade 1.96
Special frlf in Women's, Misses', Child a and Men Zjie Oxfords. Tba
(eiehr.ted John Mitchell shots .
Mn s Carpet S;:,prs
best jtuility
Child s T cent soft
sole shoes
! G3c
2.50
..27c
19c
Double Trading Stamps Saturday
Role agents for th Frets, m and Cn-ssett ?h" for "er. end ths Tltra and Grocer
shoe? lor W n. Are ) ju bothered with tender teetT Buy a Grovsr ahos ur
Oxford, tnd u:e thtm.
dltclSome Corset
OTHER PRICE SPECIALS
Waists
Waists , Waists
Women's Silk Coats.
at
Women's Cra,-.rtte Coats,
it.
More w rusts than all the reet conHinkd.
WOMEN'S LAWN AND VESTING
WAISTS all nw styles. Cflr
worth ll.ini. at -JVfc
Waists in linens, lawns and orgHndies,
worth up to tl -Sc the greatest CQ.
vargain ever shown, at OVfc.
Women'5 cpje Kitiio'
satin trimnj'd.
worth tl': at
$2..' Women's Moreen
I'nderskirts
$200 Clildefn's Spring Coats, braid tea
med, all colors. J QQ
ll.So Women's Peroale
Wrappers. t
H Women s Mercerised err
rnderskirta. at OVW
In all color.
1.00
1.00
1.00
500 dozen of them, in all sizes
14 to 18. The sea sun's shirt
opport unity.
Men's Fine Madras shirts n
all sizes, worth up to 51.50. on
sale Saturday, ffh -
at C9c, 09c and Q
19c
15c
Splendid Millinery Value
$2.50 Street Hats 75c
SEVKP L HUNDRED PRETTT STREET HATS IN KXCELLEVT STTT.ES AND
I KADING SHADES ARE OFFERED FOR SATURDAY AT LESS THAN ONE-
SataTiiN 75C
57-50 Ladies' Trimmed Hats $5.98
HUNDREDS OF POTH BLACK AND READING SHADES OF HANDSOME TRIM
MED HATS. IN ALL OF THE VERT NEWEST MATERIALS a flQ
REGULAR r, bi VALUE O.O
Optical Dept.
Interesting Saturday Specials
When Your Sight Fails
Come to Us
Expert Work Moderate Prices.
Sale agents for the Lucidum lenses.
I'le Ijiflies" linen turn over
Co)Urs
lr Boys' linen turn over
Collars
yie Ladies' Silk Belts.
only
jv Crush Leather Belts.
only
rS' Satin TafTrta Ribbon,
f-nly
T.c Wash Taffeta Ribbon.
inly
! Fearl Buttons,
per dozen
21 f. ! aoc Tjidies' Neckwear.
. only
Olp 25c Ladies' Ne-kwear,
..;.-!' only ,
eS i 15. Ijidies' Vekcar,
.. j only
.. 25c
..I5c
.. 10c
...3ic
$1 ju frpyright
BH'ks
JJ.CM Copyright
Books
c New
Novels
Sie Tooth
Brushes
.2dc
15c
5c
LOS
50c
...7ic
10c
China Dept.
Imported Mojalica, gal. water!
pitchers ..19c
Ojaque art novelties and Vene
tian glass. ......10c
Decorated Toilet Sets, far.cy
shapes '1.69
leecoratetl Cuspidors 8c
bemi-Porcelain Handled Tea
Cujs and Saucers, per set, 6
cups and 6 saucers 34c
Hardware and Stove Dept.
Adjustable
Screens
Poultry
Netting
Wood Frame
Wringer .....m-
Good Kindling
Hatchet
Galvanised
Paila
2 large boxes Tooth
Picks
Steel Fry
Pans
Fancy Wood Salt
Boxes
Gasoline 8 tores,
2 Burners
SPECIAL FOR SATURDAY.
25c I
ic
1.19
.. 9c
... 13c
. ..5c
5c
7c
2.49
Night
Lutches
Ccanerticut
O ooper
O 'K: J .... .
Washers
Jli Willow Clothe.
Basket
Claw
Hammer
.25c
..79c
.4.95
..43c
9c
Reliable Groceries M wholesale prices to the consumer
Specials
yr Pntise Cnr t Girdles for
Ladies snd Misses', at
One lot of Soiled Corsets In a mall
lies choice
Cxlds and ends in Standard Corsets, Ket
1" and i..&c values, at
It N'arner s Rust IToof Corsets for stout
l.gures, sises Ju to tk. 1.00
W. P. ilrect Form Corsets, with H "
Sniiporters attached, side and ffi
front, up from W
A large assortment of Kabo, W. S fill
C C. at CJ. D.. up from l.JJ
Corsets Fitted in the Dept.
THE CONSUMERS GUIDE TO PUR
CHASE GROCERIES AT WHOLESALE
r-RH'ES.
a-lbs. pure cane granulated sugar, tXM
lrge sacks cornmeal for l2Sc.
Large sacks pure burkwheat flour, Zje.
S pkgf. breakiast rolled oats. M-
Hba. fancy hand-picked navx oear.a, Ita
s-lbs. good JapariL nee. lie
t-lb. tancy pearl tapiora. or sago, 19c
1-lb. pkg. best corn starch, 4c
l-;b. pkg. best macaroni. Src.
Large bottle fancy mixed chow-chow.
gherkin, sweet or union pickles, bottle,
t l ie.
1-lb. jar pure "Tult preserves, 1-Jc.
Large to. tie chill tsuce, Worcester sauce,
and pure tomato catsup, per bottle, S 1-Sc
Fancy glasses pur. rruit ;.elly, 4c
bars oml laundry soap, any brand, l&o.
S-lb. cans solid packed tomaioes. TSsc
S-lb. cans Csllfomla squash, T-sc
S-ls. cats a-oldcn pumpkin, 7Sec.
j-lb. cans wax or string beans, c.
t-lb. cans sifted Early June paa, iHc.
S-lb. cajis fancy table peaches, apricots
or pears. li'Sc
I-lb. cana golden egg or green-gage
plums, loc.
Malta Vita, Egg-O-See, Vigor or Vim.
package. 7Sc.
HAYDEN BROTHERS
Fancy fresn crisp soda, butter or byster
crackers, per pund. sc.
Fancy Coiurado V hlieHTlorer Honey, per
rack. uc.
WHOLESALE DRIED FRUIT PRICES.
Fancy California peaches, per pound, "'c
Fkncy Calif ornia grapes, per pound. 7c.
F.ecy Virginea aia-lux-rrves. per la,
Fancy New Vurk King apps per iOu, ol
Fancy California liarUett pears, per
12 V.
Fancy Moor Park tprioots. per lb., llavj
1. . LJ . . . .n- n . t A ... I ' H 1
Fancy Virginia raspnerries, ier lo., IrW".
WHOLESALE FRESH FRUIT PRICES.
Fancy large Highland oranges, per dosen.
liK-
Fanry large Highland seedless lemons,
per dozen, lie.
Trading Stamps absolutely free
wi'h all cash purchases.
Meats Home,
Industry Meats
Headquarters for Home Products
The proper home spirit ( being shown by
the i-eop'e In dema Ming only Omaha
brnrrin of ninat, K-ep wniliw for it, there
are no better brands prxHluoed.
KKiEHEft,
With Omaha brands ef Hams and Beerm
TOU ONI.T PAT FOR MEAT NOT FOR
THE FANCY paper wrappings.
Hue
"c
..7ic
6c
7c
... 8c
......LOO
..12ic
10c
6c
21c
5c
NO. 1 FANCY Fancy Baeoo
All Omaha brarxi
ls-os, to the ponnd oo t
pay for papr, pr lb
No. 1 Hams, all Omaha
brands. ID
California
Ham....
Spare Rltea,
per lb
Perk Steak,
per lb
Pwrtt Lean. - -
' per lb ..........
Leaf Lard,
14 lb for ....
Porter House Steak
pr ib. ..
Sirloin Steak,
per lh.
Shoulder Steak.
per lb
Boll Bf.
per lb
Mctton Roast.
per in .
BIG BELLE FOURCHE DITCH
Cxet Gttnim-t Irrieiuoa PrcJ ot ia th
B act Bills g ob.
PtENTY OF WATER FOR THE PURPOSE
River a De-ea4able Sar-e ( Sapply
far fifflrlest te Reelaiaa Tkret
llaadred Tka.aad Aerea
( Rieh Use,
rfELLE FOURCHE, S. D.. April lS.-To
tlie Editor of The Bee: The publication of
an abbreviated telegram from this point
L given rise to some dissatisfaction he
cause the telegram in question appeared
to leave doubt hst there is a suScient
water supply la the Belle Fourche river to
make tlie governmental Irrigation project
complete succeaa The fact la that every
from the town of Belle Fourche the main I had a pleasant time and were much Im-
reserrolr will be located. The reservoir
will be formed by the construction of an
enormous dam In Dry creek, a tributary
ot the Bell Fourche river. The dam will
be t,SM feet long, built of earth and stone
rlprapped. and will be eighty feet In
height. The surface area of the lake thus
formed will be 4.0 acres and It will con
tain an.OOe acre feet of water. In addition
to this there will be several smaller res
ervoirs to the east aad south. It Is esti
mated that at least 130 miles of distributing
canals will be necessary to carry the water
over the land when It la all settled,
flare for Hetaeserkm.
The influence of these taken upon the
climate ought to be noticeable, and the fact
that the region to be Irrigated is protected
from the south winds by the high hills and
forests cf the Black Hills will tend to
diminish evaporation and make the require
ments for water from the ditches much
less proportionately than on the high plains
of Colorado, Montana and New Mexico.
j The soil of the Belle Fourche region will
pressed with Dead wood after dark.
Tomorrow morning they will visit the
reduction works and treatment plants In
the First ward, and In the evening leave
for their homes.
phase of the Belle Fourche Irrigation , not re-mire as much water as in most places
scneine prevents a Iavorable aspect and ' tB the west, because there is practically no keeps the uncoupling lever with the lock-
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RAILROAD PAYS THE PENALTX
First tea vlrtlew Reewraeel for Ti
latlaa; the Safety Apsdl
auaee Law.
SIOUX FALLS." S. D.. April 15.-' Special
Telegram.) In the United States court to
day the Rock 1 aland Railroad company con
fessed Judgment and paid a penalty of
riflO and coits for violation of the safety
appliance law. The ease was brought by
United States Attorney Elliott at the In
stigation of the Interstate Commerce com
mission. The violakm for which the rail
road company was being prosecuted oc
curred November 2 last, m nature of
complaint being that the railroad company
bad In use on Its line a car with defective
safety appliances in that the devis which
ina mere is practically no doubt In the ; aaxd in the soil, it being a heavy loam
mina oi anyone thoroughly conversant ; capable of holding moisture for a long
with conditions that the work will prove I period of time. There will soon be a force
a complete success. The preliminary sur- j of thirty men to the field engaged in the
rey for this undertaking was made last surveying of all the land under the ditch.
summer under direction of Raymond F. Chief Newell of the division will be on hand
Walter, who has charge of the work of the
United States geological survey. The
measurement of the waters of the Belle
Fourche and Red rivers were not made
until June, long after the flood season, and
till the gauges showed l,ij acre feet of
water. It Is fair to presume that had the
measurements been made In the early
spring, when the enow waters of the Black
Hills and of the surrounding plains were
adding their volume to the Belle Fourche
river that from one-third to one-half mote
water would have bt-eo shown by the
gaugea If the engineer's estimate that it
will take two acre feet of water te irrigate
each acre of ground Is true, then It is safe
to predict that at least Sofi.ouO acres of
land will be placed ur.der Irrigation. It is
quite probable that less water wiS be re-qeirt-d
than Is anticipated, because the
weather bureau at Fort Meade, estab
lished in lfTS. shows an average annual
ramf.nl of nineteen and one-half lnchea.
Tfcis of itself would be sufficient, under
ordinary conditions, to produce a fine crop.
to open the season's work. There are still
Scleral hundred homesteads which can be
taken within the area covered by this Irri
gation project, and It is a mystery to me
why people will go crazy over the Roaehud
lard, which it is improbable will be opened
for a kmg time. If ever, wnen they can se
cure equally as good or better land witlUn
twenty miles of Sturgis or Belle Fourche
w hich has the added virtue of government
irrigation. There is the best neid for home-
ir.g pin or block In the automatic coupler
was missing and the coupler could not
be operated without the necessity of em
ployes going In between the cars, thereby
exposing to great danger tbeir lives and
limbs while in performance of their duties
This Is the first fine imposed on a rail
road company under the law In the United
States and Is a great victory for the In
terstate Commerce commission and rail
road employes in general.
A jury in the federal court returned a
verdict of not guilty in the case of Wil
liam C. Wilka. formerly of Rock Rapids,
la-. Indicted for perjury, alleged to have
been committed la a bankruptcy case.
In the case of Louis C. Bode, postmaster
seekers In northwestern South Dakota Ui I ' Brule poMofflce, Brule county. Indicted
be found any here la the weL The soil J for tTieiing postage stamps belonging to
bring gratifying results. This session of
the association was one of the largest at
tended of any held by It, there being dele
gations present from Omaha, South Omaha,
Denver, Sioux City, Kansas City, Chicago
and other great markets, as well as hun
dreds of people Interested Indirectly . in cat
tle growing. Steps were taken at the meet
ing to combat the Beef trust by the estab
lishment ot independent packing concerns,
snd the suggestions made received the ap
probation of all the delegates. Transports
tlon was another subject which was dis
cussed and which received a great deal of
consideration from the members of the
convention, and the association will en
deavor to secure better terms and greater
privileges from the railroads In the future.
. From the secretary's report It was evi
dent that while conditions were not so
favorable to the cattle lalsing interests as
they were a year ago, still they are not so
bad as to give reason for alarm. At Chi
cago and Omaha, according to the report,
there were marketed 75k tS bead of range
tattle during 13, as against mono for the
year before. Of this number South Dakota
market w at the same points 1S7.2 head,
whereas In VtOC the state sent 32.285. Strays
to the number of were recovered by
agent, of the association for Its members,
the value of which was Mlst.og.
At the present time the association has
a membership of 60, which snakea It the
second largest association of the kind la
the United States. Financially It Is la a
splendid state and well abie to carry out
the plans formulated at the meeting Just
passed.
country better facilities for getting its
products to the markets of the Hills and
the east. It gives Rapid City an outlet over
two trunk lines of railroad and benefits it
otherwise. The line will be twenty-seven
miles long.
CONDOLENCE IS EXCHANGED
Cleaas Oat Homesteader.
PIERRE. 8. D April li tSpeclal Tele
gram. A prairie fire was started from
some unknown cause about twenty miles
southeast of Fort Pierre about noon yes
terday and destroyed the buildiuga a,id
contents and a large amount of hay for a
homesteader named Kruger. Kruger came
out here a year ago and arranged for the
coming of his family this spring. They ar
rived about a month ago with a car of
household goods, all of which were lost.
The family was st dinner and as the fire
was on them before they knew it was
burning they had a narrow escape from
death, getting out with a team and wagon.
No other losses are reported except to the
range, but the fire burned to the south all
night and the chances are for some losses
la Lyman county.
Count Casiini Expresses Ssrrow Orer Ottti
of Idea on Missouri.
PRESIDENT REGRETS LOSS OF MAKAR0FF
At Cablaet Meetlaa Matter of Raaalaa
Order Regarding- the I se of
tireless Teleerrspk, la
lMsewsse'd.
WASHINGTON, Aj.iil li-Among the
subjects (xinaideied totiay at the cabinet
meeting was the substance of the communi
cation received from the Russian ambas
sador regarding the use by correspondents
of wireless telegraphy in reporting the in
cidents of the Ruaoo-Japajiese war. In ad
dition la this communication the president
called attention to the messages of can-
Is good, the climate- Is gojd. artesian water
can be had at 25 feet, and native pine lum
ber can be bought at the mills for leas
money by several dollars per thousand feet
lhaa anywhere In Nebraska. Homesteaders
can Cud an abundance of work In the mills
and mines to carry them along while they
are holding down their clalma It seems to
me tiiat uus furnishes a splendid oppor
tunity for thrifty young men ia search of
homes, aad that the city of Omaha, which
must be the great market for this vast
the government to a Chamberlain merchant
in exchange for merchandise. Judge Car
land directed the Jury to return a verdict
for the defendant and the case against
him accordingly was dismlntiil
lug what ia now Its natural frontier.
W. H. TOMPKINS.
It Is a w 11 kaowa fact that the annual countr when it Is settled by Industrious
precipitation st Spe&rosh and Belle Fourth i P"Ple- "hould take an Interest in develop-
ls much greater than at Fort Meade, and
It Is also true that farmers 1a that sec
tiwa of the country have raised crops of
mall grain, corn and alfalfa with scarcely
any failures for a period of nearly twenty
years without trr.gaiitB, J-ut this has not
been generally known to homeaeeket
throughout the country because heretofore
the Black Hllii has be n advertised ex
clusively fur Its mineral resource.
aeea et the Project.
It la estimated that the cost of the Belle
Foorche Irrigating plant will be about tl.-
fcw.iv The water ailJ be taken from the
iBelle F jure be river at a puint about one
Biile below the loan of Belle Fourche.
DELKGATIOSS IIViDB DK AD WOOD
Meet wlta Hearty sWee-if.
the City.
DEAD WOOD, ft. .. April IV (Special
Telegram.) Dead wood was Invaded this
afternoon by delegations front Omaha,
South Omaha. Sioux City and Kansas City
people, who had been la attendance at the
ai.r.nal meeting of the Northwestern Stock
Croeers' aasoeiation at Belle Fourche.
The visitors were welcomed to the city
by Mayor McDonald and John R. Russell,
president of the Business club, at the
where the Intake will have a capacity of rooms of which they were entertained. Ia
1.S3 cubic feet per minute. The ditch will j the evening, after the electric lights were
be forty feet at the bottoin and will carry i turned on. under the guidance of the auor
tea feet of water. The course of the ditch and chief of police, the visitors were ev
wiil be aortheasterly, tMi about six miles carted through the city. Ail of the visttara
BIG filTHERltCI Or CATTLEMEN
Reatorts Sfcoer Dcereaa la SaJasaeats
f Baait Cattle
BELLE FOURCHE. E. D-. April U. (Spe
cial Telegram.) The second day of the
meeting of the Northwestern Cattlemen s
association was largeely attended, there be
ing present delegations from Omaha,
South Omaha, Kansas City, Sioux - City,
Chicago and all of the big cattle companies
represented on the northern ranches.
At the meeting the association voted to
affiliate with the National Live Stock asso
ciation and elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: Russell Uhler of
Ailadla. Wyo.. president; T. L. Arkenaan,
Belle Fourche. rtoe president; George A.
Roes. Belle Fourche. secretary; D. R.
Erana, Belle Fourche. treasurer.
Tomorrow will be the last day of the
meeting and will wind up with all of the
sports and trials of skill Incident to the
life of a cowboy.
RAPID Cm, & D-. April 15 (Special)
After a three days' seatdoa the Western
Farasers laearporate la Soatk Dakota.
PIERRE. S. D.. April 15. (Special
Articles of Incorporation have been filed
with the secretary of state for the National
Farmers' exchange, with South Dakota
headquarters at Pierre and offices In Chi
cago and a capital of !je.(WG,uu0. This cor
poration has for Its purpose co-operation In
the handling of all products of the farm,
ranch and plantation, or in other words a
farmers' trust." The articles give as Its
purpose to deal In grain, live stock and all
classes of farm and plantation products
and farm supplies. To own. build, equip
and operate elevators, cold storage plants,
stock yards, packing houses, cotton gins
and any other plants for the handling and
disposal of farm products. The Incorporat
ors are: 1L N. Gaines, Topeka. Kan.; 11.
N. Hawkes, Nebraska City; W. H. HueckeL
CasejnUle, 111; J. N. Payne, Hamlin, la.;
J. 8. Strandsburg, Wakita, OkL; A. G. Van
Patten, Van Patten. III.; L. L. Stephens. T.
A. Stephens. B. J. Binford. Pierre, S. D.
Wysalsg Editor Aeeldeatally Shot.
GRAND ENCAMPMENT. Wyo April 15.
Secial ) Earle R. Clemens, editor of the
Grand Encampment Herald, while rehears
ing for a home talent play, which was
rendered at a local opera house last night,
was shot In the light thigh, receiving In
juries that will keep him In bed for sev
eral weeks. The play. "Santiago," calls for
the firing of heavy artillery, but In the
rendition here shotguns loaded with p4 er
wads were used instead. Clemen accident- 1
ally stepped In front of one of the guns
as It was discharged and received the full
force of the charge.
fluence an opportunity to study American
institutions, with method so that they
may Impress upon their fellow countrymen
the true character of American civiliza
tion. The Filipinos, r rider Mr. Ferguson's
guidance, will visit the principal cities of
the United States cod will sjend some
time at the national capital and in viewing
the Louisiana Purchase exposition.
Tawaey W oaU Ca la Fair.
Representative Tawney (Minn ) lntrodwaaf,
a resolution accepting oa behalf of the Fifty
eighth congress the invitation of the
Louisiana Purcbasw Exposition company
to attend the opening ceremonies of the
exposition on April 3v next. The resolu
tion authorise the president pro tern of
the senate aiid the speaker of the house
to appoint a Joint committee of ten xua
tors and fifteen members of the house to
sttend the ceremonies and represent the
congreaa
First Paragaayaa Mlalsirr.
Don Cecillo Raes, envoy extraordinary
and minister plenipotentiary to the United
States from Paraguay, was received by
President Roosevelt at the White House
Secretary of State Hay presented
Barreylac sew Rallroad.
RAPID CITT. S. D . April la (Special.)
Surveyors are busily at wcrk on the line
of the Black Hills Wyoming railroad,
which will, wbea completed, connect Rapid
City with Mystic a stauon en the line cf
the B AM, It is said that the survey
will be so far completed that the work
of grading can be begun by May 1. and
already the contractors who have figured
oa the labor are organizing their forces.
C. D. Crouch, the promoter of the enter
prise, left Thursday for Chicago oc buat-
MM. HmRrtHl With the TTLaA MPil wRw
Stock Growers' association adjourned. I he returns it Is expected that the grading
Much business of Interest to the Industry j of the lino will begia. The proposed line
was transacted dur: g the sesaioa a r d h 1 w ill tap a region rich in mineral and tiro
plang laid eut fur the future nrcmlsa to i bar, bcseJro givUg a very Urge scops of
Visitors Iassvee Fvrt,
STURGIS, S. D . Apr U 15. (Special. ) A
large party of Sioux City and Omaha busi
ness men arrived in the dry late last night.
They were met by a committee beaded by
Mayor Perkins, who took taem In charge
and showed them around. This morning
they were provided with tra asportation and
taken to Fort Meade, wnere they were
given an opportunity to sea this beautiful
post and ihe handsome buildings recently
constructed there, after which they re
turned here and left on the morning train
fur the Upper Hills.
Wyosalac's Aiser Day.
CHETENNE. Wyo., April IS. (Special.)
governor Chatterton has issued a proc
lamation designating Friday, April ID. as
Arbor day. The public schools of the state
will observe the day with appropriate exer
cises and there will be general tree plant
lug in the towns and on the farms anj
rar-chea
doltt.ee be had received from resident am
Laasadors r. Kardma the accident on the : today
battleship Missouri One cf these was re- i the new minister to the president. The ex
reived last evening from Count C-iaalni. i changes Ntween the minister ard the
Incidentally it reiers to the loss of the ' president were very cordial.
Russian battleship Petropavlovsk, oC Port : T. P-aez has the dlrtlnctlon Of being the
Arthur. Cou&t Caasi til's note is as follows: ' first minister of his country to be accred-
lied to the United States government.
Mr lYesldei.t: HavicsT recel'.ed the asd
rem s of the loss of our battleship, the j Lawyer la 4. tease at I vert.
Petrc paviovsk, !.,( h has cot so mar. .
lues to cur brave uav , 1 aliuulLaneoualy ! ! Chanler, attorney and phllanthro
ani it. formed of the uipeaa:er which oc- I pis:, today was sdjudged in contempt ot
curreei to jour b-iuesnip it e M-ssourt j for u, ooduc, ourmg a larceny trial
gaiianl sailora.
Maay Soldiers Deaert.
STURGIS. S. D.. April 16. (Special,)
Yesterday was pay day at Fort Meaue. ard
last night, according to reports, eighteen
soldiers deserted.
NEW YORK, April lir-Among the pas
sengers who arrived today on the sti-bm-r
Ceinc from Liverpool were William Green
a tonor. enroule to the Cincinnati musical
festival: Sir Thosaas G anaughrie?,
presi'Vnt of the Canadian Pacific raiiaay;
R piel.yniin, ooii.'iHawloner lor India at
the tt Lmi. expualtlon: Louis Viviai. the
I-ut- a roraitiiaaoutter at St. Louis, and the
Ritiht hua Ti.oti.ae tkn-iar. a Hivj, vo-ui-euiof
for irelund.
permit me to tx Dress to you. Mr. presi
dent, my deep sympathy in the name ef my
government and my oan on thia aad occur
rence, which has ueeply moveu us ail at a
time when we. with grief, sre mourning
our own loss. Leilcve me, Mr. Prield- ni,
yours ery sincerely, CAas.Nl.
To Count Ca-.in! personally tiie regret
of this government has been expressed at
the death of Admiral Makaroff and the
officers and crew of the Fetropavlovtk. As
the loss of the ship and its crew was an
Incident of war, the expression of this gov
ernment's regret was simply one of hu
mar.lty. without reference to the differences
which are being fought out between Rus
sia and Japan,
Aside from the matters referred to the
cabinet considered a few of the depart
mental subjects.
Bids lor Pfclllppiae Roads.
Bids were opened today at the War de
partment for the P .800.UUU Philippine cer
tificates of tndebednexa. The bias mostly
were for small lots. There was only oca
syndicate bid, by four bai.king companies
of New Yolk. The highest bid was that
of the American National bank ef Kanaa
City, for the whole issue at 1.0111. The
next highest bid was that of N. W. Harris
A Co. of New Turk, entire Issue st 19.W1
Te syndicate bid was 1 17. This syn
dicate Is composed of the National City
bank. Harvey Kiake Sen, Pl.-ka A Rob-ti-aun
and the Guaranty Trat company.
Proaalaeat Flllplaus lualag,
Arthur Fers-uson of this city, secretary
of the Philippine commission, aai.ed today
from Yokohama in charge of a part; of
fifty of the most prominent natives of the
; 2'liilipplr.e Islands for San Fram iaco. The
,' party is .! to the I'aited States st the
Irxprne of Ihe Philippine government, the
furpose belhg to afford these mcu of la
recently, and was sentenced by audge New
burger to pay a fine of flflO or be com
mitted to jail for ten daya In the su
preme court later Mr. Chanler applied for
a writ of habeas oorpus, arguments on the
ant being set (or next Thursday. In the
interim he was paroled In the custody ef
his counsel. Today's proceedings Is the
outcome of the trial of Martin Conlon, also
a lawyer, for larceny. During the trial
Mr. Chanler insisted upon asking a ques
tion of a witness after a recess had been
declared, and when he was not permitted
to do so withdrew from the case. He was
summoned to appear before the court to
answer to contempt proceedings.
Rasalaas Release Japaae.e.
Ambassador MoCormick today cabled the
State department from St- Petersburg that
the Japanese at Kharsaaxb, S.beria, are
to te released and that a transport can
can there to get them as soon as bavlga
Hon Is open. United States Commercial
Agent Greer.er at Vladivostok has cabled
that tho harbor will be open about May L
Woald Aseertala Colorado's Flaw.
WASHINGTON, April lk-Tho house com
mittee on Irrigation of arid lands agreed
to a resolution today caUfhg on the sec-re-.,
tary cf the Interior to make an Investiga
tion as to how much water may be taken
from the Colorado river for Irrigation,
lands in Arizona and California, how much
land can be Irrigated and what legislation
la necessary for the project lx,.h under
private and government enterprise.
Laraeet Load of WUd Aalaaale.
NEW YORK. April 15 A collectton of Sag
en.Luala, tin- largr.t bn ught to (his coun
try in a siegie eh. p. was an board the
Hamhunr-An-eruaii steanrer Bcthanii,
tai ti einvrd tuuay from Hamturg. Nearly
a'i (ae auiaiala are fur ezaiplUutt at
ot, Louis eiyuaiUvo.