Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 25, 1892, Page 5

WHERE WATER 1S VALUABLE | Various Views on Irrigation, Arid Lands and Federal Oontrol. \M % A = 77 tinual flow, v . LIVE KICK FROM COLORADO Progressive Pace—Wyoming's terests— Precions Metaly St A Cry for More ¥ wa of the Northwest, Lusk, Wyo, Jan. 10.—To the Editoc of Taur Bre: Recent issuos of Tre Bre take the position that the interosts of Nebraska would be jeopadized should the arid lands 1n Wyoming and Colorado be given those states and reclaimed by them through irri- gation, giving as reasons the appropriation of waters in those states that should be allowed to flow on iuto Nebraska in the Platte, the Iepublican aud the Niobrara rivers, An intimate knov.ledge of the country and those stroams, acquired through years of stock haulingalong them, with home ranches, ono on the Republican where it enters Nobraska near Haiglor, and one on the Niobrara, or running water as it is known in Wyoming, at the extreme source of its con- leads me to think that a state- ment of the real conditions may at least in- duce you to cease opposing our hopes on the grounds of conflict with western Nebraska's interosts, and, later, we hope to rocoive the aid of Nebraska in securing tho help we so reatly need for the development of our nteres! Tno relations between Wyoming and N braska, and Omana_especiaily, ave very inti- mate. The direct and speedy counection with Omaha by way of tho Union Pacific, the Fremont, Elkhorn & Missouri Valley and the B. & M. railways, makes Omaha the distriputing_ poit for this state and makes the stato aimost wholly tributary to Ne- braska and Omaha. Nino out of ton traveling men in Wyoming aro from Omaha; much of the outside news is furnished by Omaba papers, and every ad- vancemont of our interests and prosperity will bo sharea very largely by Nebraska and Oma As 1o the streams in_question, the extrome head of the coatinuous flow in the Niobrara 18 but ten miles from the western boundary of Nebraska, and the stream whero it leaves Wyoming is o brook that o man may step across. What littlo water it carries is al- Teady appropristed and used in Nebraska, ‘Ttic Republican, at the point 1t enters Ne braska, has nov water enouch to irrigate 1,000 acres, and the wwaters of this stream are alrewdy appropriated for Nebraska lauds. To dignify theso streams at the places they enter Nevraska with tho title of river is sar- casm worthy of Ingalls. The South Platte 1s usually dry before it reachos Nobraskn and was so except ut times of high water,fifteen years ngo, before the large systems of ditchies around Denver and below were in operation. The recent large appropriations of water from it have only caused it to become dry a longer distunce in Colorado, Of tho North Platte I spenk only from the point at which it emerges from the canons and lands that cannot be-utilized, which is near Casper, Wyoming. It has a large quan- tity of water, especially so during the principal irrigating months, Juno and July, Dut tho lands upon which water can bo con- ducted are in the narrow Platte valley aud Tostly on the porth sido of the stream, as on the south are tho siopes from the Larimio moyptains and the Laramie river to the outh of them, and the reasons why this is 80 are very plain from railrond and ditch BuUrveys. The Elkhorn rmlroad follows up the Nio- ‘brara drainage und crosses the high divide and water shed botween the Platte, the Nio brara and the Cheyenne rivers eighty milos east of Casper and about ten miles north of tho Platto at an elevation of 5,340 feet. The latte_at Casper is a little less than 5,100 feet. This divido follows along the Platte down the north side, its highest point being Rawhide Buttes, to within less than fifteen miles of the Nebraska line, so that it is a topographical impossibility ' to carry the “vater onto a very lacge tract of country, one \arge enpueh to consume the water flowing in the stream. ‘The opinions of tho various engineers and frrigation experts who have examined tho country are that irrigatton, wastage and meepage of the lands available for irrigation Would require bus one-quarter of the waters of the Platte at its height, leaving three- quarters to flow on into Nebrasku. The great benefits to Wyoming from a tato-nided irrigation system could not there- $ore conilict at all with intorests in Nebrasia nor with any other states, and 1 caunot be- Tiove that Tx Bk would oppose such much ¢ meeded aid for fear we might become self- supporting 1n tho matter of farm products, .. 8nd others ceaso to draw tiose supplies from * . Nebraska, for that item in the total of the 5. 'business done is too small to receive consid- exation, besides which such a position is too narrow minded aud selfish for a cosmopolitan journal like Tue BEE to adopt. Fraxk A, Lusk, Taaho and the Arid . The position of Idaho with regard to the disposition of the arid land is set forth n the following extracts from a memorial, which will be presonted in congress : ‘Pho state should own the forest lands and Qold them, tbat it may preservo the forests thereon from destruction and the water sup- v from becoming intermittent and usoless. he state should own the erazing lands and hold them, that they may bo made valuable and that the revenues from them may be available to pay the expeunse of protecting the forests. The state should own the irrigablo lands, that it may obtain a revenus from their sale with which to 5o rogulate and distribute the water supply for their irrigation as to pro- duce the greatost benefit to the common- wealth and to the individual irrigator, As 1o the grazing lands it is proposed to ++ lonse them on long terms, in tracts not ex- ceeding 5,000 acres each, for 2 cents per acre per apnum, It is belioved that with the seourily of teuuro thus given, stockmen would fence their holdings, develop water on them and mako them extromely valuablo as edjuncts to their irrigated hay lands, using tho pastures for their summer and the bay 1anas for their winter feeding. Tho revenues from the grazing lands, thus rented, would be sufticient for the administration and pro- seotion of both pastures and forests. As to tho irrigable lands the memorial says 1t is an absolute necessity that tho water supply be controlled and rogulated by tue stats to prevent terrible opprossion and Bhardship. | Proper control and regulation is difiicult ®nd intricate, requiring men of ability and special training and a large expenditure of ney. It i3 not reasouable to tax the other indus- fries of the commonwealth for the direct use pod benefit of these irrigable lands, there- fore the states should own these lands, that it may sell them at such a price as will pay Tor thie extraordinary expenses which their poculiar conditions require. Tt would seem like questioniog the ability of our peopie to govern themselves, to ques. tion their ability to administer the waters % Jands and forests upon which their tivelihood <Mepend: A 1o Ex-Senator McCounell of Idaho sprung a sensation in Spokane, Wash,, recently. He plaims to have discovered that the boundary iine botween Wasnington ana Idaho 1s toirty juiles t0o far eastand proposes to have it wmoved. Ha is going at once to Washington, P. C., to make what arrangements he can for & resurvey. He has consulted on the subject with Goueral Tenatr, ex-land agent of the Unlon Pacific, who sgrees with bim, 0 he says. Should the proposed obange in 0 boundary line bo mado the towns of Spo- Palouse and a large portion of itwan counties will be in Precious M, The qunual report by Wells, Fargo & Co. of precious metals produced in the United Btates has been issued for 1591, It neludes the production of British Columbia and sll the states and territories wost af the Mis- mouri river, except ihat the figures for Mou- & are simply estimates. The totals of oomwercial valuo are: Gold, $31,975,004; sil- vor, #10,014,004; copper, & €19,985,750. Total, $115,237,441. In arriving at these valuations silver has been estimated at 0% conts per ounce, copper at 11 conts per pound, and 16ad at $i.30 per cental. No bullion or coin was received from the west coast of Mexico during the vear, The ex ports of silver to Japan, China, the Straits, eto., are stated as $33,467,075 from London, and §,912,370 from San Francisco. Total, $41,570,445, against 817,974,300 for the year 1580, The production of silver in the United States alono has risen from $17,320,000 in 1870 by pretty regular stages to £0,614,004 in 1891, the product of last vear being three and a half times that of 1570, 261,603, and lead, Opposed to Cosslon, To the Settlers of Eastern Colorado: We, the undersigned committee, have been re quested 10 notify you that we have formed a permanont organization for the purpose of defeating the arid dand bill introduced in congress by Hosea Townsend, for these reasons 1. Wo balieve that this bill 10 the interests of tho settlers, 2. Under the present homestead laws there are chances for good homes for thousands of families in the eastorn part. of Colorado and we believe that if it is changed from tho con- trol of the United States government to that of the state 1t will be leased to cattlo men und corporations and deprive the homestoader of his rights, The second object of this society is to de vise ome plan to protect the settlers from the range stock. We earnestly request ail persons interested to organize and co-operate with us. We believe the situation demands immediate action. About two years ago a !wmmn was framed, asking the vresident to have tho range stock removed from tho east- ern purt of Colorado, and intrusted to Hosoa Thompson, our representative, and that was the last heard of it. Therefore we belleve him to be against the interest of the bome- stenders, Furthermore, wo should let the stockmen know that the settlers, who will stay in their fiolds night and day to protect their crops, will die game, . D, Crawronb, J. L. Hignos, W. A Mack, on Me inecouraged, The reports of the early extension of the Elkhorn Valley rond west from Casper and through the Sweetwater region, raised the hopes of oil land owners sevoral pegs. Rail road facilities, they claim, are a serious drawback to development. if the former comes this year, spouters will spring up and Pennsylvania will be thrown in the shade, In addition to tho railroad 1t will bo nece: sary for the owners to show they possoss tho muscle and means to make their properties productive. Johnson county" is dotrimental il-dvilling rig is to bo located on Powde ver, about three-quar- ters of a mile from Tisaale's rauch, at which point the derrick and buildings are alveady up. The road from Casper to that poiut is in 00d shape and little difticulty, if any, will o experienced in transporting the machin- ery. The prospects for o1l in this recion are perhaps as good as anywhere in tho telds, Itis estimated by eminent geolowists that the oil-bearing sand is within 2,000 feet of tho surface at this point, and taking into consid eration the fact that these rigs are equipned for sinkiug a hole 2,500 or 3,000 feot, it is very probable they will “strike ile.” ‘Ihe big drill is again in operation 1 the vicinity of Nowecastio boring for oil. The hole i5 now down 1,200 feet and will be driven 500 feet moré, and possibly to tho 2,000-foot mark. Homoes for the Miilion, What the Black Hills needs above all things is population to develop her won- derful resources, now that it has ample rarond facilities. “Her capacity to sup- port in comfort thousands upon thousands from the overcrowded cities of the east,” says the Deadwood Times, ‘*is beyond question. It is claimea and justly so that of this section that nowhere else is such a diversity of production practicable, nor is there to be found a section of coun try containing the same arca as this which possesses more nawural resources than within these borders, nor ono that 1s anywhere so ncarly self sus- taining. We can also claim that no other section affords o moro healthy or genial climate, outdoor work is practable nino tenths of the time. We can also claim to be at present the most prosperous, as well as the wealthiest section in the northwest. The Black Hills has a future, thatif it could be foreseen at thy present day, would creato a mighty migration to this section of golden opportunities from our sister states. To all, who intend coming here to locate, whatever your nationality might be, the Black Hills ©extends to you a royal welcome. A Trosperous Journal, The Portland Oregonian has moved into its new home, one of tha finest newspaper oftices in the far west. The building is located at the corner of Alder and Sixth streets. Tt is fireproof throughout, 100x100 feet and nine stories high, with a tower containing two stories and a clock room above. The lower two stories are of rea sandstone, the third of sandstone and brick, and tho other six of pressed brick and terra cotta. The handsowe arched eutrances, window frames above are elaborately carved, and the terra cotta trim- mings give the building a pleusing appear- ance. The building represents an investment of $100,000. The Oregonian celebrated tho occupancy of its palatial quarters by appearing iv a modern dress suit, attractive and tasteful. This 1s supplemented with @ stereotyping plant and ono of the latest of Howe's fast presses. The transformation in the appoar- ance of the paper is amazing and agreeuble, The eye-wrecking print of recent days has given way to clean-cut type and creditablo presswork, The Oregonian deserves its prosperity. It is aworthy representative of a groat peovle aud a grand country, Progress of Portland, Portland’s position as the metrovolis of the Pacific northwest remains undisturbed, ana and her commercial ontrenchments are ma- torially fortified by the rocord of 1501, Bank clearings amounted to $10%,570,167 against 03,430,224 in 1800, Tho assessment of the city is 30,000,000, against $45,000,000 last vear. There wero?, 134 buildings erocted in the city within the year, costing $6.647,465, The whiolesalo trade amounted to $13%,127,000 and the manufactures to £0,554,608. iReal estate transfers aggregated §11,020,605, and post. office receipts #211,743. Accordng to R. G, Dun & Co.’s roport there are 2,231 firms on- gaged in busiuess in this city, with an in vested capital of over #75,000,000. There were seventy failures during the year, with linbilities of $145,575, and asets amounting 1o $55,109, The failures were ouly about one- half the average of formor years, The rec- ord is a striking oxhibit for the “hard times’ of 1801, Wyoming Live stoc The returns in the state auditor's ofiice from the counties of Wyoming show a de crease during the past year in cattle of § 080 head, and an increase in sheep of 60,104 head, The live stock returns are bs follows: 1500, 1801, Number horses 8,007 Number mules Number cattie AR .. 527,658 Loss on cattle valuation has been from other sources and the total for taxation is now greater thau ever before. Nebruska, 'wo farm houses near Johnson were do- stroyed by fire last week. Tho Gresham Review is again i _charge of 8. C. Woodruff of the Stromsburg News, Brakeman Pine lost a flager between the bumpers while tryiug to couple cars at Gresham. Nohawka's new Methodist church was dedicated Sunday, Presiding Elder Swmith conducting the services. Wilsou Nelson, a well ¥uown restdent of Endicott, died last weok as the result of a cut on tho kuee from au ax. J. T. Payne, & laundryman of 'remont, has becomo insane as a result of au injury sus- tained by falling from a train. Chadron looks for a boom this year. She is to have an incandescent electric light plant in the near future, and the system of water works will soou be completed. The large eugine will be used to run tife dynawo for the plant. It is expected the system will be in vractioal eperation before the closs of THE the year. It is also understood that L. .. Brower s contempiating the erection of & large canning factory and grain elevator, Senator (. F. Keiper of Plerce, accom panied by his wife, has gone to Florida for the benefit of Mrs. Keiper's health. They may visit Cuba before they return The Dixon county farmers institute held at Allen last week proved of unusual inte est, and the public schools were closed in ordor that the pupils might listen to the dis cussions, The station agont of the Missouri Pacific at Prosser set a frozen bottle of ink on the stove to thaw. It exploded and a niece of glass lodgod in his forehead, cutting an ar tery, and nearly causing him to bleed to death before help arrived. 0w, ‘The “‘convention of cities” will be heid in Des Moines February 3 and 4. A $25,000 addition to Meroy hospital at Du- bugue will bo built in the spring. ‘The Woman's Industrial exchange at Des Moines, with a capital of £50,000 has incor- porated. Sherift Dunn, who twas killad in the county seat war at Arkalon, Stovens county, Kan., was at one time city marshal of Bloomfield! The first meoting of the Towa Public Henlth association will be held at Des Moines January 25 and 20, An extensive program has been prepared. The Episcopal church recently burned at Fort Dodge was the oldest church building west of the Mississippi river. A new one will be erected to cost $20,000. The mad dog which bit so many cattle noar Corwith was found dead under a barn, Seven head of cattle, two colts and acat died with all the symptoms of rabies, Some Dubuque matrons are talking of or- ganizing an nssociation the object of which will be to form some plan to protect its mem- bers against the tyranny of servant girls, The trial of Frank Pierce, the noted Des Moines saloon “‘searcher,'” for the murder of Ofticer Wishard last June, was continued by Judgo Applegate at Indianola until next Mareh, W. W. Richards and James Powers have purchased a fivo-acrs tract of land near Scranton and are going_to develop an iron mine. They expect to mine the ore and ship it to Omaha to be smelted. Henry B, Fisher, the employe of a Musca- tine sash and door factory who lost three fingers of his left hand some time ago, ran a three-eighth inch chisel throuwn the palm of the same hand the othor day. The town of Wilton 1s considerably excited over the report that one of 1ts residents who died in great agony recently was poisoned by bad cheese. The remains were scxhumed and the stomach removed. A part of it was con signed to a Muscatine physician for a careful examination. A Fort Dodgo clergyman was recontly called from bis warm fireside at 9 o'clock at night to go eight miles in the country to murry a couple. After the coremony the bridegroom took him aside and promised him a bushel of potatooes in the fall if he could wait that long. As the result of I"ather Lenihan's recent temperance agitation at Fort Dodge, a lour- ishing temporanca society has been organ- ized among the msn of the Catholic church, United States District Attornev M. D. O'Connell is president and all the omcers aro promineut business men. A brakeman on tho Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern named C. M. Williams miraculously averted death at Elmira. He accidentally fell from a freight car to the track beneath, but fortunately the brake beam pusaed him along the rails until he was ennbled to move himself from the track. When assisatnes arrived he vas in au in- sensible condition. o South Dakota, Brick buildings are supplanting the wooden rookeries 1in Deadwood. The Yaulkton Press and Dakotan is thirty- ono years, but she don’t look 1t, Alfred Friomodig was crushed to death by falling rock in the Highland mine. The Methodists of Sioux Falls are now worshiping in a commodious #1%,000 church, A strike of free milling quartz, ranning 25 per ton, has been made in a new tunnel on the Peterson and Roat mine. At a muss meoting of Custer county peoplo it was resolved to buy & few rain showers from Frank Melbourne next summer, ‘The governor has not yet issued his call for a special session of tho legislature to provide means for a state exhibit at the World's fair. A deal pending for some months was, closed on Tuesday, and involved the transfer of (40 acros of Huy Creck coal land to a syndicate, believed to bo purchasing for the Burlington railroad, which 15 now extending its lines from this city toward the coal fioids, thirty miles distant. The marble quarries in the vicimty .of Boulder park are attracting a good deal of local attention. The quarries are known to be practically iexhaustible, and the quality of the marblo is equal to that of any other portion of the United States. A local com- pany will shorily begin putting the stone on tho market. ‘The aunual report of the state inspector of mines has just been publisned, and furnishes some interesting facts and figures. Accord- jng to the report ten mines, controlled by the Homestake company, yiclded durir 1891 the sum of §3,340,320, The output fre:* all other Black Hills mines during twelve months ending December 31 last is estimated at 2,200,000, or & total from all sources for the year of 85,540,300, nearly double what it was in 180, Wyoming. Cheyenue's jog cradicator 18 a Tew-Tew affuir. The Episcopalians at Laramie propose to buila a §25,000 cathedral. It is reported that the teleeraph lino be- tween Iort Washakie and Rawlios 1s to be re-established. Tomperature at Sheriaan was bracing dur- g Monday’s blizzavd. Spirit thermometors went below fifty points, Wyomng's building at the fair will be of French chateau style of architecture, 50x70 feot, two stories high, and will cost about £20,000. Casper’s lntest corporation is called the Syndicate Improvement company, with the imnosing capital stock of §,000,000, cut into 30,000 shares, Cheyenne claims to have a surplus of moss. backs who are impervious to the influenza, The livo residents would joyfully contribute to thew interment. ‘I'ne home of Jim Foo, in the Chinese quar- tor at Kvanston, was burned the other night. Jim took a pick and shovel, and digging under where his ounk bad been, pulled out a pillow slip with $400 in good white and yellow boys. Dick Hayes attempted to stop a runaway team at Cheyenne. One of tue animals tapped bim on the jaw and wrapped him around a telegraph pole. Two hours later he awoko in a drug store, considerably bruised and with a life-size emblem of ‘‘good luck”’ em- bossod on his jaw. Mo The cattlo business of Montana netted $10.000,000 last year. Eighty thousand dollars’ worth of property was destroyed by fire in Gireat Falls, A big vein of rich copper ore has been en- countord in th Black Travaler, on Dacker croek. The strike was made at ths teruwinus of & #400 foot tunnel, and the rock assays about 830 to the ton. The year just ended was the most success- ful ever experienced by the miners of Joffer s0n county, and tho iudications are that 1542 will far exceed it, both in output and money expended in development. A company has been organized to operate the Omaka group of claims ou Carpenter's croek, in the Neihart distriet. Ore in the Omabia is of wood grade, running as high as eighty ounces of silver & ton, Johin L. Sullivan was right at home in Butte. He gave three performances to packed houscs and thousands wero turned away unable to gain admission. The drama iy waking in Montaua's big camp. Horse thieves have been operating in the Yellowstone country on a gigantic scale for the last mouth. Itanchers and rangors along the Wyoming live estimate their losses at 500 head. A roward of §2,500 is offered for the arrest and conviction of the thisyes. Assays made of the ore recently encoun- tered in the Nipsic shows it to meei the hopes of the owners, as it carries 190 ounces of silver and $10.08 iu cold. The ore streak is unow more thau twelve inches iu width, The proporty is located on Maupin Gulch, twelve miles from Halona Phil Armour, the williouaire paoker, of Chbicago and C. E. Perkius, & cupitalist, of Boston. have each sent checks for $10) to the Great Falis Opera House company as an ap- preclatioa of woe enterprise of the citizen K. OMAHA DAILY BEE: MONDAY building such a fine structure. men are interested in Great, [Falls ery member of tho miner's union in Butte who patronizes & (Hinese business is 5 for the second. est on the 1 During 1501 Montena fafmers raised 1,850, 000 bushels of wheat, valwod at #1,554,000. The acteage in wheat was 92,505, ' We planted during the yoar #4147 acres of oats, which vielded 2,643,000 Blishels, valuea at #1,750,0%3,. The yield ofoxtein the state was thirty-eight and one-half bushels por acro. ho war ou John began in earn Along the Coast, There wero 192 accidental deaths on Cali fornia rafirouds during 1801 An extensive lodge of granite has aiscoversd in Yamhill datitity, Oregon The Watsonville, Cal, suear refinery inan- ufactured 2,200 tons of sugdr in 1501 instead of 2,500, as reported A polican was killed at Shell Beach, near Fullerton, Cal., the other day, that measured 7 feet 10 inches from tip to tin, Some thirty fino water agatas wero picked up on the beach of Newport last week. These stones are found only at Newport and Alsca, Wash. A movement is on foot to establish in Spo kane a shingle mill with a capacity of 250,000 shingles per day, which will be increased to 500,000 as soon As tho traae will warrant the addition of new machinery. A nugget of pure zold was found_one day Iast week at the Spanish (ulch mine on Rogue river, in Oregon. Its valuo is $120, ana it had evidently beon broken by somo convulsion of naturo from a lareor plece. Chief Garry, of the Spokane Indians, died in a tepee on the cutskirts of Spokane, Wash., Tuesdby night. He was a very old chief, ‘and led his tribe at the time the con- federated tribes met Colonel Steptoo in 1850, The Walla Walla Union thinks that live newspaper can't be published without stepping upon somepody’s t00s.” Mo which the Astorian adds: “That's what. You can’t make an omelet without breaking some eges.” ‘The heavy wind storm of | the loss of about’ one-fourth of the orange crop of Southern California. The first re vorts placed the loss at one-half, but this was shown to be exaggerated. During the last year no less than 50,000 acres have been en- tered. During thoe past year 312,838 tons_of coal were taken out of the mines of the Northorn Pacific Coal company at Roslyn, Wash, Dur- ing the twelve months of 1300 tho output was 424,000 tons. The company has 1,005 men on its pay roli, and during 1801 a total of $511,~ % was paid out in wages. From the dotailed statements lately ceived from the census office it appears that Pas na leads all eities of California in tne percentage of increase in_population during the decado from 1580 to 1880, This percent- age is 1148.59, which indicates an increase in population of 4,491 in the ten yoars. Nearly all the petroleum deposits of tho southern counties are situated in Los Au geles and Ventura counties, and they occupy an area of 230,000 acres. Tais important pro- duct is rapidly vecoming oac of the most val- uable in Southera Califoruia, tha vield for 1550 nggregating in ue over 1,000,000, Smartsvitle, Cal., has a mystery in a wild man who prowls about the woods ne; attired 10 a full costume of Numicrous patty thefts are char count by the viliage authorities, able to aporehend him, as hoe like for a their way. been t month caused re- 0 aro un- vincos a dis- juaintanceship und keeps out of THE CATTLE BARONS. Shall They Continue' to Lunds of Wyoming. Lusk, Wyo., Jan. 22.—To the Rditor of Tne Bee: Ceding thearid land to the state for the purpose of assisting irrigation. The above topic has recelved but little attentio by the people of Wyomingy except tho few that are interested, viz.: A few wealthy stockmen and their political strikers, The question may be asked, “Arc not all of the people of Wyoming interasted in the above topic?” I would answer, they should be. And now as to the question, **Would not tho ceding of tho arid lands of Wyoming to the state of Wyoming bo tp the best interest of whe state?” 1 would nuswer no and yes. No, if the land 18 to be turned over to the state unconditionally for the state legislature to handle and dispose of as they sec fit. Judging by the past tho “big” stockmen wilt control the legislature, and judging by the past they will huve laws framed to theiv own interest and detvimental to the interest of the “little” stockmen, the grangers and the settlers of the state For instance, according to the maverick law as it was several years ago, the maver- ick or unbranded calf that was not following a oranded cow was to be sold to the highest bidder by the commissioner of the “‘round up” aud the money turued over to the stock association. A man of himited means and not a member of the asscciation” would ap- ar on the day of sale for the purpose of idding on the stock. Ho would be informed that he would have toshow a certificate of deposit of 85,000 before his bid would be ac cepted, The result would be that there would be but one bidder at each sale (this was all f»rearmnxed and understood by the association) and he would bid in all the calves ab this sale from 50 cents to $1.50 per head, their actual value being from &5 to $10 per head, and the chances were that a largs per cent of the wavericks belong to the small ranchmen, for the owners of the large herds have better facilities for gathering and branding ail of their calyes than do the own- ers of the small herds. This law is not 1o forco now, but one equally in favor of the “ibig" stockmen hus taken its place. The maverick belongs to the owner of the range upon which it is found. It is not necessary for the stockman or stock company to actually own a foot of this range, but he simply claims a portion of tho country, embracing from one 1o 500,000 acres of land us his range, and this is us before understood and agreed to by the stock sso- clation. On tho other hand if u ‘“grangor’ gots a maverick on his own land (Jnod that he bas received a patent for) he is denounced as a “rustler” and if he ships cattle to the market the money is held by the stock in- spector and it will cost him from 10 to 50 per ceut of it to collect it. With theso laws and others equally unjust staring us in tho face, would it be wiso to turn over the public lauds to the tendor mercios of the men that have mado these laws without restriction! 1 say no, for less than one year after tho public domam is turned over to the state tnere will be tracts of land embracing hun- dreds of thousands of acres fenced in and controlled by eapitalists and “‘big” stockmen to the exciusion of the Yome seeker und actual settlers; and at the closo of the presout decade Wyoming will havo barely 100,000 population instead of 1,000,000 which she will have if there is a wise disnosition mado of the public domain, 2nd a liboral ap. propriation mado by congress to aid in dey- eloping irrigation "Fherefore, L say “no” to the proposition of turning over the urd lands unvestricted to the state for the purpose of uiding \eriga- tion, and *'yes" if it i3 restrictod 50 that cap- italists, either individually or in companies, can ol got moro than every third (or every fourth would be botter) section of the lanil and leave the rest for | acjual settlers, DBut offer the promulgators of the scheme such a law and they will refisgit. 1tis not what they want. ‘ Now, 1 consider that Tig Omana Brg, the citv of Omaha and tue state of Nobraska have a deep interest in this question, The people of Wyoming depend upon Tie Bee 1o o great extent for the tiews of the day, and Omaba 1s the uatural commercial conter of the northwest, and to Nebraska we look for most of our grain and breadstufls, Thereforo, 18 it not bolter for all that Wyoming obtain a population of 1,000,000 producers and consumers who will buy und sell to Omaha, rather tnan that she should stand sull “with 1,000 or 2,000 cattlo barons who live in the: cast and spend the prnllu of their Wyoming ranches 1 Europe, “lorida acd the fashionable resorts of the Atlantic, poor where ‘Therefors, 1 ask Toe Ber, which bhas always been a cuampion of right, sud which has always used its influence in bulldiug up the great northwest,to use its influence 1n Lhis case to advocate laws for the masses and uot for the faw, aud Lo seo that our north west empire is not owned aud controlled by a few eastern capitalists with their agents in our national congress. One word moré—While tha settlers that are not under the influence of the *‘big" eattle men are iu the majority, vet there is enough of thew Lo make the state demoeratic to the comiug uational election, amd the present ad- ministration should bo careful Mounopolize the and tho 100,000 cowboys, who, lows, have but little to spend auy- WromiNG. SIS L. Birney,nose and throat. Beg bldg. ! Both gentle. | | MORE UNION DEPOT TALK. e first offonde and expelled for | i JANUARY President Kimball Tells of the Company's Plans, Hopes and Fears PLACES THE BLAME ON BUSYBODIES, Figures Showing Depot Compared with of Other Citles Statistical Deductions, the Sire the Those of Tro- The union depot muddle continues list a deal of quiet but e discussion in 8 cortain circie of influential citizens, who are groping about for A speedy solution of the knotty nroblem. ‘The privato offices of rrominent businoss men are the scencs of almost daily conferences and several proposi- tions of varyingiudefinitenass have been con- sidored, The scheme to vote the depot company £250,000 for another structure on a new site apparently has made no further progroess. Its sponsors claim influential friends for it, but it has not found a responsive echoin popular favor. Just at present thoero is talk of forcing an issue by bringing an_nction nagainst the Union Pacific railway for the rontal of ground thu titlo of which is ques- tioned, Mr. Thomas Kimball, president of the deoot company, treated this new phase of the controversy “AS between city and the Unlon Pacitic rallvay thero 18 0o question aoout the tit'e to the ground oc cupied by the union depot. Thero may bo & question as 1o some of the land occupied by the Union Pacitic, but none_of that 1s in cluded in this depot site. Fvon 1f the city had not given the Union Pacitic a deed to the ground the railway would have acquired titlo! by undisturbed possession for twenty yes This alleged movement to collect. rental i Lasecless seheme not worth considering. courso the land was deeded to the Union Pa cific for spocific purposes, and the raily cannot transfer it 1o the depol compa without impairing tho title. The city has been asked to quit claim its reversionary in terest to tho depot eorporation, but that is a different watter. Really ire to Build, *“Thero seems to be anumber of busybodies bound to still further complicate matters, and if they keep on it 1s likely to result in the Union Pacific roofing the unfinished building and using it for a local depot. The Burimgton has $150,000 invested in the enter- prise, and I think the Union Pacific coula bear that settloment of the controversy with a groat deal of satisfactior “But that is not what I desire. Iu common ith all_loyal citizons 1 wish to have a union depot that will fully accom- modate the public and be a eredit to Omaha. People avo mistaken in thinking that & spec tie plan had been adopted Lofore the bonds were voted. Sketehes had been made show- ing two floors and an_elevation, but theso contemplated the use of the old train sheds. The uewspapers, presumably voicing the sentiments ' of the people, vio- lently opposed the proposition to use the old sheds, and wo began working with the rail road oficials for auttority to make the de- sired change. T'hat was betore the prociama- tion for the clection was issued. Now if vou will look at the ordinance you will sce that it permitted changes from tho original sketches. It provided that the depot should be at least of the size and substan tially of the general appoaranco indicated by the sketchos. The depot company has sought to carry out that idea in good faith, merely malking such chunges as would benefit tho public and convenience the railvoads in di patshine the public business. 1 know a general ssion has _ gone out that the depot under vs...:vuction will not provide as much space for tho s, <¢ the public as the building contemplated by tho original plan. That1s a mistake which is clearly proved by the figures, und 1 bave had prepared & statement showing a comparison, 1ot only of those two plans, but with similar structures in other citios, The floor area of the rooms uscd by the pubiic was largely increased, The os- timated cost was increased from &3i6,500 to £571,000, and [ am informed that the’ latter figure is even too low. ‘I’ comparisons with the depots of other citics makes an_excced- 1ugly favorable showing for Omaba.” Some Union Depot Figur In support of his statement, M furnishes the following cc ing of union depot to en Kimball o show Imq Suppniour) S13adc BALISTAdIN 10d3A JunIedap puw JujalLT Eilodu dvouu oualy 15 (wuu)) | “omwarny Q00118 w0 vonoa | puoaring {uaiio i uBA K Susuny 1aauaq vy “DaNOdi L wiu o pardopy rty at Ming apolis 08 of doubly truck, urch bridge Mississippl river, seven street bridges and somo freight facilities, +Total cost of property at Tndinunpolis in- Tudes conuecting trueks to various rallronds, iron girder brid, nd some froight fuellitios $Total cost of bulldings at Kansus City in- cludes totul cost of iniprovements 1o October 1840 #Ruzgage not | Inun sluded, e One Minute, One minute time often makes a great dif. ference —a oue minute remody for bronchitis chokiug up of the throat, lungs, ete. fo ourse is o Dlessing. Cubeb Cough Curo is such a remedy. For sale by all druggists. Cubeb Cough Cure—Oueminute. - - AMUSEMENTS, It came near being A casc of “standing room ouly” at the Faruam Street theater last night, and the big audience watched the unfolding of *An Irishman's Love" with ¢ mistakable—yes, enthusiastic sutisfaction Tho play is a romantic Ivish drama of tho type the lamented Boucicaul wade famliar 1o us, with little of novelty in it, but tho paoy gave & spirited production aud made every situstion count James B. Douovan represeuts s lLght hearted, lightfooled and nimblo tongued Irisk 180, and when uot makiug love Lo bis swoethoart or engaged in foiling the villain he sang and danced so acceptably that the auditors demanded ropeated encores. Mr. Donovan has capable support in Mra Lida Holden Lester, the heroine of the play J. Maurice Holden, who irpersonates an Irish woman; James lLee, a rollicking old Irishman; May Treat Dilkes, tho Irish Iad's swoeotheart, and litt 1nore Dilke T the Lecture Room Noting disturbs & lecturer so much as & ood, healthy, fully developed cough. Somo folks think squaling baby 1s worse, but Mark Twain snys that in an_omergency you can Kill the baby, but most lecturers now carey & bottle of Haller's Sure Cuve Cough sirup And give a doso of that p Wiy DOES OMAHA WANT IT? | Tempting Opportunity to Secure the 1 ple's Tudependent National Convention, Osany, Jan, 93, —~To the Editor of Tur Ber: To properly appreefate the magaitude and importance of this fortheoming colossal convention rey that wo should briefly examive tho causes infuencing and the en- thusiasm porvading not only members of the party but that vast arvay of toilors who are now sympathizors of and in accord with our doclared principles. Wo, of the people's mae- pendent ty, are looking to the convention as the most momentous parliament ever con vened to discuss the rights and rodross the wrangs of man. At the conforence 1n Cincinnati last year thero were 1,40 delegatos and 20,000 visitors prosent. That was beforo our party had do velopod its prosent phenomenal voting strength, This year the convention will, in faco of our largely incroased mombership, attract at least 50,000 intelligent reformers as delegatos, alternates and sympathizers. Can Omaha ontertain such a mighty host? 15 sho disposed to take the necessary stops to securo this convention ! Whilo our initial motive may have been one of political utility, still wo yield to none in prido and patriotism ovor the marvelous dovelopment and future possivilitios of our boautiful eity and chosen' home. Whatover effort may bo mado to secure this conventio politics shouid ve eliminated: the only rivalry one of earnest endeavor of who can do the most to secure tho prize for our common #ood and municipal protit. The advantages of obtauing such a gathering for Omaha need no recapitulation herc, they are too palpable and apparent. Tho reasonabluess of Omaha asking for this convention is admitted by all mombers of our party. ‘That we can obtain 1t is moro than provable. Situated as wo are in the center-thevery heart of our voting strength- wohave lowa, IKansas, the two Dakotas, Texas, Wisconsin, Minncsota, Missouri, Colorado, Novada, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho, Wash: ington und Oregon back of us in our demand [T we can geta guarantee fund of 0,000, orns much of it ns may bo necessarv 1o fittingly cave for tho visitors, there is littlo Aoubt but that the next national convention of ‘the people’s indepandent 1y will be held in Omaba, What is to be done, how ever, must be done quickly and ut once Wo ask tb hearty co-operation of overy citizon, irrespective of politicat afiliation. ALPRED PAWKNER, AvLLeN Roor, JOUN JEPECOAT, Committee, At & mass meeting of citizens held at Gate City hatl, Saturday evening, January 16, 1502, the ¢hmie was instructod to name o commiitea of representaiive citizons of Omaha, 1rrespective of political afiliations, 1o take' the necossary steps to securo tho houding of the peoplo’s independent party’s convention in Omaha. 1 thereforo take pleasure iu naming the following gentlomen Hon. George I, Bemis, mayor: R. C. Cush i fon. Jumes 1. Boyd, Dr. Millor, Goorge H. Boggs, Charles ). Maboney, D. H. Mercer, gortou, Allen Root, V. O! Strickler, 1. Rosowatar, John TLomas, G. M. H . John Jeffcoat. ‘The committeo will mcet Monaay, 2 p. m., for organization, ete., at Gate City hall. Avvren Fawknex, Chairman, Sy Spoopendy Is His Wite Something Yes, | see, vou have gota terrible looking face—ull pimples aud blotehe:. Now, Mrs. Spoopondylke, 1f you'de let those eve:isting, dodgasted powders and cosmeties aloné, and use Haller's Savsaparilla and Burdock com- pound you'do look like something. See! - ENROUTE HOME. 1068 Ogden, T. Joseph W, F Mortal & 0. M The funeral of Mrs, mother of CGeorge W. Lininger, who died Saturday morning at her son's residence, shteentn and Davenport streots, took place yesterday afternoon at ) o'clock. s wero held in the Linwger art ilizabeth Lininger. galle The remains lay stato while the number of frionds of tho family. services wero conducted by Rev. A, J. T\ Kle, pastor of Kountzo Memorial chur tho singing was by the Trimty church choir quartet. ‘Tho floral offerings were olaborate and appropriate. Atboclock the corpse was placed on a Rock Island train, enroute for Peru, IiL, where the interment will take place at 10 o'clock this morning. Mr. Laninger and his family accompaniod the remains to Tlinos. The romains of Smith D. Mooro, the voung man killed o fow nights ago by an_ electric streot car, wore vesterday forwarded to Den ver for burial. His father, who arrived in the city Saturday, accompanied the body. Mr, Moore's railrond friends and associaies and chureh and society friends sent many floral tributes along with the body. Thoy were vory magnificent and u_photographer mado a beautiful sceno of them and photographed it. Mrs, Moore desires to express her sincoro thanks to the many friends who so kindly assisted her during the sad ordoal. - 3 Van Houten'sCocoa—*Once always. in a broadcloth casket in ro viewed by a trioq, used Confusion of Street Numbers, Owsiea, Jan. 24.—To the Editor of Tix Bee: In your issue of Saturday ovening, in your local column, sposking of a certain objectionablo churacter who resides on Lari more avenue, Monmouth park, you gave the number of the house as #4106, 1nstead of 3436, thereby allowing au erronous impression to goout. 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