Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 15, 1892, Page 5

PULSE OFWESTERN PROGRESS t Refloct the Onward Movement | in the Imperial Domain, Tact THE MINES, THE MILLS, THE FIELDS | | Devclopment In Central Wyoming—Colors do's New Camps—Irrigation in ~Dakota Tin ¥ dnho pects—News Northwest. i Wyo, Feb. 11 Ber. |~ The outlook for Casper in future is very bright There are twosyndicates after the large ficlas of copper in this vicinity., One, repre #sented by Prof. Henry Zahur of Chicago, has aiready got control of some seventy-five minng claims, on which it is proposed to be- &In extousive operations as soon as sorin ovens, A large force of men will be put to work early in April. The otfer syndicate alveady has somo forly claims pleaged, and thore are yot over fifty claims beld by indi- dividual partios, There are over three squara miles of asbestos already located, and only this week lotters bave been received from English ca; Atalists inquiring as to the number of acres that can be secured, as the quality is ve rich, Currier & Smith havealorge body of galena ore, on which the assiy shows over $i0 in er and lead, Ihe Blanchard syndicate, which recently obtained control of over 100,000 acres of oil land, is waking preparatious for a buy sea- son. - Two rigs on the ground. The first well, located four and ono-nalf miles from Caspar, is down over 100 foet. The company 18 compo: men as Ben Blanchard of Brookly tiott of Omaha, E. S. Mann of Chieyenne and several other prominent ‘men. ~All are pushers. They have just completed the buildings and der- rick for their second well on Powder riverand will begin drilling as soon as they can got their arill and casing there, The Pennsylvania Oil company is now dritlirg on the third well, located forty-two les uorth of Casper on Salt creok, and ex- cts 1o reach the oil sand uext week. This well is only 700 feol from.the company’s famou tior, which wus struck a vear ago and wus plugged after the oil had flowed down fhe creck ral mi Tho company is composed of seven very hedvy oil pro- ducers of ounsylvania, with large. capital, and all practical'ofil meu. Hon P, M., Shau- non of Pittsburg, Pa, is trustee. Mr, Shaunon is also ' & member Cas Toe near Special to the of the executive committee of the Producers Protective association and one of the managers of the Producers Oil compan two organizitions in the Pennsyivants oil ro- Rgions antagonistic to the Standard Oil com- pany. Hon. George B, Mc( nont is the legal ad- ‘visor and general representative of the Penn vania company in Wyoming, with bead- at Casper. Ho s tho company pended about, 0,000 thus far and that not here to make i boom and sell, but to quictly drill und get tho oil and, eventually, Af thoy wet sufciont oil of a quality that will warrant, 1o build pipe lines and erect rofiu- eries and market the ol J. D Negus of Chisago has recontly par- chased several of the large soda lakes of this tion and will erect lurge refining plants to reduce the soda to a marketablo coundition. As there are over seventy of these lakes in this county large returns are expected from them. Irrigation in 1d According to a late census bulletin, four touths of 1 per cent of the entire area of Xdabo is now cultivated by means of irriga- tion. This is equivaient to 217,005 acres, or 839.07 square miles. The aggregate number on June 1, 180, was 6,054, und of these 4,323, or about two-thirds, contained irrigated areas, toe remamnng third being farms in the northern counties or stock ranchos upon which no irrigation was pracuiced. ‘The total avea of the crops irrigated on theso 4,323 farms was only 2007 per cout of the total arca of lands owned by the it ars ‘Lhe average size of the irvigated portios of farms on which crops were raised i fifty acres. Classifyine these s accord- iug to sizo, the following results are ob- tained: Seven 1 ms (crop areas only) of 640 acres or upwards, thirty-four of Troin 320 to G40 acres, and 172 of from 160 to 20 acros rop areas contained an averag 0 ncres ch, and had a total of 7,477 weres, or over 25 per cent of the entire amount watered in tho state, The remain- ing 4,110 iodividual crop aveas, vnder 160 acres in size, comprised nearly 74 por cent of tho total irvigated area, and averaged thirty- iae acres each, The average tirst cost of water right is &1.74 per acre, and tho_average cist of pre- paring the soil for cultivation, including tho purchase price of the land, but excluding the of water right, is 810.56 per acre. Tho of farms in Idaho e presont value of tho irrigated land of the state, including buildings, ete., is re- portod a8 #46.50 per acre, showing an app ent profit, less cost of buildings, of 31,20 peracre. The average anuual cost of water is 8)conts per acre, which, dedneted from cruge snnual value of products per leavos an average annual return of The Mining Craze in Colorad Not only Colorado, but every mining camp in the west 18 more or less affected by the stampede to the new miuing eamps i the Rocki The excitemont and the rush, even i midwintor, equals that of Leadville in its infancy. ‘Three new strikes, all | ed in Colorado, are at'racting widespread interest, These aro Creede, Cripple Creex and Boulder. 'I'he Boulder strike is gold ore of great. richness, and the camp 18 in the vicinity of the town of that name, Cripple Creek is in southern Colorado, ten miies distant from the Sa Fe voud. Creedo is on tie Rio Grande roaa, miles southwest of Denver. The two Inst aro silver camps, the former a pocket aLd the latter true fissuve veins, Creede is cousidered the best of the Yhree, and has already a population of 4,000. Five wines have been opened, and the shipments averago aboul teo car loads of ore daily. 1f tnis pro duction bs maintained it is estimated that the year's output will be $3,500,000, The ores arve high grade, vielding about $200 in silver per ton, Water and timber are said to bo abundant. People ave pouring 1n at the L ¥ate of 200 & day, although it is utterly im possible w prospect, owing to the snow on e mountains which hedge the little valiey in which the town 1s locatod. Gamblers and saloous ure reaping & harvest, while those who can furmsh covered ground to sleep on guther iu §2 @ head per night, Stripplug the Forests. ‘U'ho teial of parties charged with stealing timber from government lands in Idaho, now in progress in Boise City, furnishes a sample of the common robbery of forests going on in the wost. During the years 15853-0-50 the accused cut and sold millions of feet of goy- erumont timer in Kootenal county, One wit- uess lestified that 30,000,000 feet of saw logs wero delivered by the prisoners to the Bpolane saw mills, Sy wholesale rovbery deserves the soverest punishment, Notwithstauding the liberality of the government in permitting tre tuking of timber for necessary domestic purposes, there are hundreds of cases like those in Idaho, illustrating the greed of the timber pirates, who ope violate the law and snap their ingers at the authorities, A fow vigorous prosecutions and a term in juil will have a wholesoms effect. Natural Gus, The Salt Lake natural gas wells are aston- lsniog the owners aud the natives, The first Mixteen-foot well, sunk some time ago, devel- ped @ pressuro of 145 pounds. A ten-inch well recently sunk struck dry gas at 600 feet, with a pressure much greator than the first well. The second strike removes all doubt As to the extent and value of the find, and in- sures a cheap sud unlimited supply of fuel for manufacturiug and domestio purposes. Balt Lakers are justifiably jubilant. Vallunt Maidons. Two valiant Saota Iosa (Cal) maivens, iho sisters Swan, aged 17 and 20, deserve to »e curolled with Omaba's beroines. A sugry trawp called at their home and was wken in and fed. The following night he sallod, after the girls had vetirea, and pro soded o rob the house. Oune of them, awakened by a falling window, jumped out | of bed and litalamp. A« she did so she | saw the tramp under the bed. She did not scream. She went to the bed to whisper to her sister, and as she loaned over the cot the burglar caught her by the ankies and threw her to the floor. She screamed to her sister | to get up, U thece was & man 10 the house, The sister jumped out of bel and, grabbing A short stick that was lying near, struck the intruder a blow over the head that almost sent him into the land whence un tramps ever roturn. Then she sprang on him and caught him by tho throat, und by that timo her sister, who had disengaged herself from the clutch of the man, weut to ter assistance. Both being well endowed with strongth, they held the tramp down until a little boy was sent for an officer. When the officer arrived, he found the two enraged and determined girls holding tho tramp by tho throat. The offender was black in the face from strangulation. s tongue was sticking out, his face was scratched and badly bruised, and altogetter he was about the most unromantic burglar ever scen in Santa RRosa or elsewhere, He was taken to Jail, Dakota Tin, The Hill City Miner cxplored the Harney Peak tin mines recently and revorts pro gross, The shaft of the Gertie mine is down 400 feet, with laterals on the 90, 200 and 300- foot levels. The ledge varies in width from three to five feet, being fully five feot on the 400-level. Tt is a fact that at no placo in all these openings can the ledge be scratched where tin crystals may not be seen, and in the breast of tho lower workings on both walls thero is not suflicient rock to hold the crystals together hen it has been loosened. These crvstals also are thickly intersporsed through the entire ledge of fivo feat. 'This rich ore is not in isolated spots, but the vein on the sides of the drifts show that it ruus their entive length, Much of this ore will mill 50 per cent olock tin, and thero aro thousands of tons now on the dump which will yiel per cent. These ores compare favorably the wonderful specimens sent to London ral years ago which excited the admiration of the tin miners of the world. Salt Luke The result of tho municipal election in Salt Lake City st week clearly domonstrated tho purposo of the Gentiles to stand together n opposition to Mormou power, The attempt 10 divide thom on ropublican and domocratic lines was a failuro, Last August the liberal majority in the city was 714, Last week it was 042, Tho result is the clection of tha entire liveral city ticket—the greatest liberal victory yet won in Utah. *This vio 51y the Salt Lako Tribuue, “is a haroingor of a prosperous year to come, and the striking of a ncw groat natural gas well just when its poople were recording their will through their ballots 1s a coincidence which makes liveral hearts jubilant with hope and satisfaction.’” Indians May Drink Beer, Judge Knowles of the United States dis- trict court of Montana decides that becr is not a spirituous liquor, and therefors it is not a violation of law to sell or give it to an Indian, This is an original ruling by a federal court on this subject. Of the siate courls that have passed upon the question, of New Humpshire, West Virginia and Tennesseo have agreed with the judge's ruling, while the court of North Carolina and one court in New York have held to the contrary. Tho case on trial was that of a mun who sold a vottle of beer to an Indian on the Crow reservation, He was dis- charged. olities, Wyoming. A manufacturers' union is gaining strengta in Cheyenne. Laramio threatens to copper Cheyenne’s smelter with a beet sugar factory. The lhgnite coal found near Gilletto is being shipped to neigbboring towns, Over $3,000 ‘has been subscrived toward the erection of au Episcopal cathedral in Lar- amie. A diteh projected for Albany county will irrigate 7,000 acres and require $15,000 for building. The Black Iork canal irrigate 60,000 acres of land. twenty-five miles long. A Wahsateh zephyr struck Laramie last Monday aud whisked through the townata gait varying from forty to sixty miles an hour. Gola Hill reveis in a carnivai of the beauti- ful. During the past four, months the total snowfall was twenly-seven feot four and a half inche: The young reliable S: that ore from the Fairview prosp>ct assayed 364 in gold to the ton. There aro indic: tions that the ore will carry more silve: a greater depth 1s attained. The location of this property is a most favored one, baing within_a short distance of Grower's Ten Mile house, and whera neither snow nor the clemonts cun interforo with the work but near Brider will It will be ratoga Sun reports shghtly. A train of soven loaded cars, with brakes on, was left standing on the main line near Simpson, while the remainder of the train was pulled up the bill. Owing to a leak in the air, the brakes were unloosed and the cars rolled down grade, They dashod through Allan station at a fifty-mile gait and continued on their wild career to within three miles of Medicive Bow, where they stopped, having traveled over Lwenty miles without meeting an obstruction. No damago was done. South Dakot Work has commenced on the Sioux public building, The Elkhorn is building a track to Rapid City cblorinazition wovks, One hundred of the proncers of 1876 ban- queted and swapped yuras at Deadwood last week. On Friday, February 10, unlé®s executive clemency intervene, the condemned muv- derer, Lohmun, will Tormally stretch hemp av Custer City. Lehman bad three trials, Whitecaps have warned the druggists of Watertown thtit they must no longer permit dice shaking for cigars in their places of business, Shaking for liquid medicine is all right. J. P, Keath, ' Deadwood operator, pur- chased a half interest in the Josie, Annie and Katie lodes on January 3], paving $12,500, He has since been offered and refused §30,000 for his interest. Under the head, “The Mineral Belt,” the Deadwood Times reports: “Mr. and Mrs, James Cotton are rejoicing over the arrival of a girl baby at *heir residence Wednesday morning.” Nogotiations continue for an extra session of the legislature to provide for an exhibiv at the World’s fair. A cal will be issued if members of tho legislature agree to serve without pay. A strike of a body of free milling gold ore is reported from Sanua Crock, heretofore not considered in the gold district. Assays mude here gave returns of $05; The property is owned by Deadwood men, who wi‘x al ouce proceed to develop it. Recent doevelopments at the Nigger Hill tin mines have been very satisfuctory. A good deal of ore has beeu melted down 1n blacksmith rorges and & number of small bars run out, which have been brought to Dead- wood for exhipition, Falls the ontan Bozemsn voted §,000 for a high school building, A miner has filed a claim on wmineral land on South Rodunsy streer, Helena. "Tho upper works of the Auaconda smelters are now in operation, showing that the threateued freight rate tight failed to mate- rialize. The Rocky Fora Coal company has de- clared auother dividena of §100,000. Twice within the twelve months beginning July 1, 1801, has such & dividend veen mado. In the tunnel of the Paragon mine near Basin & fine veln of ore was struck tho past week ranging from 6 o 24 wnches in width and running up 1nto the bundreds to the ton. The new iron bridge at the crossing of the Yellowstoue bas boen completod at a4 cost to the Northern Pacific Railroad company ex- ceediug $100,000. The iron frame work rests upou iwo piers of solid masonry, the ap proaches upon granite abutmeuts, Tho work problem 1s becoming a very serious oune in Hutte, idlo men are more plenty than ever before, aud the new ar- rivals fo lown who came expecting work, are notable togol out of town, now that work 15 uot to be found, Housewives report adistressiog number of requests for meals. Several of tne large silver mines of this state are running on very low wargin again, owing to the low price of silver. The ore of the Alice vields §i6 a ton, and it costs $15 to work it. The Moulton is in about the same couditiou. Should silver go wuch below the THE OMAHA DAILY BEE MOIND.\Y FEBRUARY 15 1892 present auotations these properties close down. would Ctah, A total of $4,261 cars wore handled at Ogien last year. A company has boen organized to bore for natural gas at Ogden. A rush 1o the Deep Croek country is looked for as 500n a8 snow disappears, Considerable counterfoit coin 15 being cir- culated throughout southern Utah. Minoral of a high grade was discovered by an old prospector 1n the hills near Mant) Brigham City is to have a_cannery, cream ery und cheose factory running in full blast this summor, The Ogden council has passed an ordinance providing for the issuauce of $30,000 worth of improvement bends. Utal will exhibit a salt palace at tho Worid's fair. Whatever else they may be Jtah people don’t intend to be regarded as “frosh.” The Ogden Chamber of Commerce has do cided to offer a bonus in real estate to the amount of £0,000 to encourage the establish - ment of a motropolitan paper in that city. This I8 the way the Ogden: Standard puts it: “The contracts have been signed, the trustee has boon appointed and the money has been guaranteed for the power works. This mighty enterpriso is now as certain as death aud taxes.” Tduho, Boise pays $40 per year illumination, The Vistuu mine at Rocky Bar turned out §5,000 gold brick last month. A 100-pound timber wolf was brought down with poisoned bait near Boiso, A mecting of superintendonts of graded schools and county superintondents will be held at Boise March 23, The Mineral Point, Nellio, Emma and Gray Baglo claims at' Osborn, fu tho Covur d'Alene country, hava been sold to St. Paul parties. A New York company is to crect a smelter at Osborn, A fow wooks ago the skeloton of a huze mastodon was found in the bluffs of tho Suale viver between the mouths of the Boiso and Weiser in Ada county. It hns so far been carefully exhumed, Ono of the tusis was ten foet long and the same number of incbes In diameter at its thickest poiut. for street y the ¢ The famous Salton lake is again rising and spreading. Exports from wero worth §307,001. A 300-vourd shark was landed on island, Pugot Sound, last week. Card sharps are reaping a harvest on Northern Pacific trains between Tacoma and Seattle, Oregon people bave been buncosd out of about $200,000 by piano_fakirs on a plan similar to that worked in Denver and Omaha last yoar. The cultivation of the licorico plant has bo geosted for southern Californ 1t es best in a rich, sandy loam, nires but little cultivatior, and the manner of pro- curing the extract is simple. Fishermen in Oregon are taking out li- censes. By the terms of the law passed by the last legislature, no one can fish in the stato except a citizen, or a man who has declared s intention to become such and has resided in the state for six months, It is not every sheriff in Oregon_that can furnish bonds as speedily as Sheriff Furnish of Unuatilla coun Last week he was noti- fied by tho county court that his bonds as tax collector were fixed at $15,000, so he sat down, wroto out & check for that amount, too it over to the bank, had it certified ard passed it in to the county clerk. The Portland Oregonian says that tho placer mines all over that state will have plenty of water next spring. From every district most promising reports are receiv: Owners of quartz miues are devoting the winter to improving their properties and with the opening of spriag a boom in mining interests is expected. The Chilian war scare has had some good results. Oune of the most important is the gereral feeling excited in San Francisco that sometning should be done to aid the government in completing the harbor defenses. Exports have decided that the old ty cemetery, where the paupers havo been buried, is the best place on the peninsula for mounting heavy guns, as it commands tho approach to thé harbor. Here ave fifty-four acres of 1and that will not be valuable for dence purposes for twenty years, yet the pervisors wish to place a high valué on the property, and owners of adjacent real estato © cager to assist them. A movement was started to buy this land from the city and deed 1t to the general government for one dollar, Puget Sound during January Sucia — Chamberlain & C From the Clinton County Advertiser, Lyons, Ta. It was the good fortune of a representative of this paper to visit the Jaboratory of this enterprising firm at Des Momes ono day this week. 1t occupies four floors ofa doublo building and employs sixty-five hands in the different departments, which include the compounding of the differant proparations, bottling, vacking, shipping and printing. In the latter department they have a finely equipped priuting office, with half a do; presses, which are kept neariy constantly in operation printing labels aud differeat kinds of advertising matter, Their laboratos especially busy at this time, as Chamber lain’s Cough ltemedy, which they manufa ture, has proven a spendid remedy for the grip, aud_in all cases greatly velieves tho patient after taking one or tivo doses, whilo its continued use will effect a complete cure. and 50 cent bottles for sale by druggists, of Claims for Sol- Omah d to The Beo Bu ision Question ! Dr. Birney cures catarrh. Bug bldg e sty MILITARY MATTERS, News from West Mississippi ¥ About Ofticers und ts—Gossip vates, Yort Sidney Notes, Lieutenant J. W. McAudrew, Twonty-first infantry, returned from loave on the 5th iust. and bas resumed charge of the post canteor. Private John Wilson, company E, was dis- chargea on the 5th Inst. by expiration of term of service. He will, with bis family, locate at Cheyenne, Lieutenant ', L. Palmer, Twenty-first in - fantry, who has had command of company A for some time, has beon relieved by Captain A. C. Williams. Recruit John DMioran, under false protences, was dishonorably discharged on the 5th inst. Moran had been dishonorably discharged by sen- tenceof & general court martial from & com- vany of the Seventh infantry at Fort Logan, Colorado. He came here and enlisted and was spotted by one of the new identity cards sent from the War department. Recruit Frank Houk, unlisted by Lieuten- ant Stamper at Lincolu, Neb,, for company B, arrivediere on the 7th, Private Elmer C. Goodrich returned from furlough on the 7ib. Private Michael Ryan, a deserter from com- pany B, Seventeenth infantry, at Fort Rus- sell, Wyo., aud who was arrested in North Platte, Nev,, and brought here, has been sentenced by zeneral court martial to dis- honorable discharge and two years' confine. meut at Leavenworth wilitary prison. who enlisted tussell, Lieutenant Dowdy has been relieved from duty as scting orduance officer and Lieu- tenant Hardaway dewailed in bis stead. Lieuteuaut Muir, promoted to firsv heu- tenant, Iourteeuth infautry, is attached to company I, Seventeeuth infantry, for duty. The order relieving Captain A. H. Appel, assistant surgeon, from duty at this vost and assigning Lieutenant J. M.Cabell in his stead, has been revoked. Captain Quioton and six enlisted men of the Seventh infantry were at the postseveral days last week in connection with the general ocourt-martial in session here. Owing to a break 10 the boiler at the pump bouse, the entire water supply of the post was out off for two days last week. Water was furnisied the officers and companies by means of the water wagon. Private C. I. Sutton has been grauted a furlough for three months, Fort Robison. - As the time draws near when post tradors will bave tqclose up their places of busiuess on military reservations the people here have begun to ask each otuer what are we going to do when Mr. Paddock wmoves bis stove. This is& mowmeuntous gquestion, es- pecially to famiiles. Tho cantoen cannot carry the stock of goods necessary to supply post of this size, wid even if they could, who1s there 1n the army with a m antile education and exporience to car business ! “here s a petition allow Mr., Paddavk to or until the canteen by in condition to carry on a business to meot the requirements of tho post, and_it is osrsestly toped that the petition wili be granted e weather for the past two weeks has not been favorable for 1ca cutting Mr. Jewett has an ax porson of Mr. Lucas assisting him to com plete tho stoel work of the new guard houso. Licutenant Bettens, Niuth cavalry, is in California on sick leave bolng clrculated to ontinie a year longer, ort Riley, Miss Ella Blaine, who has been v ing with Licutenant and Mrs, W. J. Nicholsoa of the Seventh, returned last Monday to her home in Helena, Mont, General J. W, Forsyth, Major S. M. Wh sido and Captain W. S. Edgerly, Seventh cavalry, attanded a moeting of tha Colorado commandery of the Loyal Legion which was held at Denver during the week. First Sergeant Herman Gunther, D troop, returnod Monday from Chevenne, W. where he kad been for a few days transact- ing private business. Sergeant Fred Baker, G troop, urrived Sat urday from the recruiting rendezvous at Kansas City with four able-bodied rocruits. George B, Buchanan of St. Joseph, Mo., is visiting his tathor and mother, Scrgeant and Mrs. John Buchanan. vate Thomas Tuliy, C troon, will retire from active service, under provision of the ar act,” I'ebruary 1! olonel Dallas Bacne of Omaha 1s I allimfi with ler frther, Geueral J. \W. Forsyth. W. Craicie and sistor of Leavenworth are visiting with Colonel and Mrs. Woodruaff, Second artillory. Lieutenant W. 8. Pierce, Socond Avtillery, leaves this week for Watervliot arsenal. Major Swith arrived at the post Tuesday and paid the troops Wednesday morning, It was avery quiet pay day. The bad con dition of the road to town and the absenco of stimulants av the post were two of the rea- sons why iae day was so quiot. W. H. Goding, tho architect at this post, was among those who received a jolting in the late wreck on the Chicago and Alton. Harry C. Dutton, of the Chicago, Bur- lington & Quincy railvoad, is visiting Forage- master, J. A. Hubert. Privates Gale and Livingston, E troop, wero discharged in_consequence of expira tion term of service last Wednesday. Both say they are out for good. Corporal (!, IX. Osgood, K troop, is in the guard house. ‘I'ne charges against him are, conduct unbecoming A unoncommissioned ofticer. Corporal Osgood is a member in good standing of the Young Men's Christian Asso- ciation, a leader in tho chapel choir and an all-round Christian, but ho allowed s passions to get the best of him and now suffers the consequences, Ior fear the men and horses will get rusty the orders are that any day the men are uot in the riding hall they shall ride five or more miles for exercise. Major C. S. 1lsley is turning over roop's proporty to Lisutenant Sedgw Rice pre- paratory to his going to Fort Robinson. Tne major expects to leave next weels, In connection with his other good work at this post Chaplain Dy R. Lowell is endeavor- ing to organize a branch of the Christian alliance of the United States army at this post. The chaplain is getting along nicely with his lyceum und we know his endeavors to organize an ailiance will meet with success. ort, MeKing ‘We havo been haying all sorts of weathor for the past fortnight, the thermormeter rang- ing all the way from 40> above to 15> below zero. Part of the time it has seemed as if we were ia the midst of summer, but wo had haraly arrived at that agreeable conclusion when presto change, ana Jack K'rost bud us aeain in his eluiches hard and fast. Suturday, tho 30th, was a charfning day and our commanditg officer issued orders that the regular monthly inspection, which takes place on the last day of every mouth at all military posts, would be in full-dress uni- form on the parade ground Sunday. In con- sequence Saturday was devoted to polishing buttons, cleaning up and the doing of all the many littlo things that soldiers have to do when they preparo themselves for a close in- spection. 'When we turned in for the uight all were ready for the next day’s perform- ance; about midnight the weather changed and at 7 o'clock Sunday morning the ground was covered witn suow and the weather was as bad as it had bean good the day before. This made a change and inspection was the company quarters, in OVercoats gauntlets, fur caps and overshoe: full-dress, The canteen has moved into its new quar ters at lust and the old barn that it has been occupying for the past ten mouths has been turned over to the post quartermaster to be reconstructed and when finishea it will be occupied by the Eighth Infantry band as their qugriers. ‘The building the canteen is now in was formerly used as a post trader’s store, and has been put in good condition, aad being in the center of the post ought o do much bet- ter than it has done heretofore. The Iighth Infantry band has received three additions from tho recruiting depots lately, and with the return of its leader from u furlough is now in better shape than it hias been since wo arrived at this post, Feb- rvuary 10, 1891, The new members are not as oroficient in brass as they might be, but in string they are all right. Private Fletcher of companv H has been on anotuer of his successful hunts, He left the post about 8 o'clock Saturday morning, and Sunday eveuing ho was back with five targe deer. A gerferal court martial is now in session attending to the cases of two gentlemen who pecame tired of woaring tho blue and tock a French leave of absence. These two waorth ies are Privates Murburger of company I and Fredoricks of company H. They started out on the 16th und walked to Giliétte, the Wyoming terminus of the Burlingion & Missouri River road, where they were met and received with open arms by the kind- hearted marshal of tho place, who enter- tained them to the best of his ability untila detachment from the fort arrived and re- lieved him of his charge. The marshal re- ed the neat sum of $120 from the govorn- ment for capturing the two runaways. They are now endeavoring to conviuce the court martial that they had no intention whatever of deserting, but were simply out looking at the country—trying, no doubt, to locate some new coal ticlds. It is move than likely that they will take a trip over thesame road again shortly, enroute to the Leaveuworth military prison for 2 couple of vears, Fort Meade, 5. Corporal Carl Barnstein of troop D, Lighth cavalry, has transferred as a private to the hospital corps. About thirty or forly recruits are expected here from Jefferson barracks for assignment to the Eighth cavalry about March 1, The first anuual bajl of the W. T. Sher- man lodgo No. 12, K. A. and N, U., of this post will be given on pext I'riday evening, l"uhrunr)’ 19. The cemmittee in charge have maae elaborate proparations and expect the ball to bo & great success. Captain Gillmora s arrived and assumed command of s troap, A, Eighth caval Sergeant Major M. Benjamin, aiso I."uln‘uuriy 18, will ro-enlist immediately, Be- fore expiration of hig noxt evlistment he expects Lo receive 4. Qomnissary sergeant sbip as he stauds wall up on the list at pres ent. It is to be rcgretied that the enlisted men of the post do not take moro advantage of our commanding officer’s well kuowa interest in sports and amusements aud oush things along. The fauli is with the men themselves, as Colonel >umuer has never yot, siuce he has veen in command, veloed any request of the enlisted men when amusewent was con cernced. Probably this is the ouly post in the army where Wednesday aftoiuoon has been set apart for games and outdoor sports, Why dou’t tho meu take hold sud make things lively aud relieve sowe of the wonotony that now exists! Corporal MoGee of troon B, Iighth cavalrz, has been made first sergeant of Lhe same troop, vice Burns, resigned. Cnaplain E. J, Vattwau is now diligently at work on uwSioux-Englist dictionury, whiet, wheu completea, will be of great assistance to teachers of the ludisns, It will contain about 70) words of the Sioux lurguage, trans- lated into Eoglish, with detinitions. 1t is his intention to try and have the War depariment adopt it for the beuetit of oficers aud thosa who huve charge of the insiructioe of lodians, Tue chupluiu deserves great credil for his rged on sucha | | procure for th t jwil builder in the energetic and tiroless efforts for the benefit of his red pupils. Tho canteen here, owing to the probibiting of tho salo of bee 18 not a very liboral paying institution. This, no douot, is a wront injustice to the enlisted men of this post. Whon tho dividends dociared at all other posts aro compared with the same hero it 15 no wonder that the enlisted men havo tho feeling that they wre discriminated against in this particalar: and also the fa that a short walk to the town of Sturgis will m all the drinkables they are ublo to pay for. [s it any wonder that they should like t0 2o to post where this dis cvimination doos not exist Spoopendyke Mas Asthma and hie spont thirty two minutes trying to tell his wife to go to thunder and get his bot- to of Dixon's Asthma Curo, and she (noor thing) fluttered around and brought soms broth and a hair brush and thiogs, and Spoopendyke nearly died, but he got the Asthma Care finally and’ then—well, I'm orry forhisw 1t you sire any information or regaraing your claim against the States govesnm n Clatms will fy of charge, Unitod of Commencing tod Mprs. Villio Price-Dow, everywhere pronounced by press and public “the queen of dancer She appears at 3, 4, 8,9 and 10 o'cloc except Priday, then 2, 8, 4, 8, hd 10 o'clock. -- MR. DUMONT'S POSITION. ¢ of the Water Works Oxamy, Fe tor of Ture Bre: Tho reports recontly published in the water works case do not give cortain import- unt information which is necessary to » proper understanding of the matter, Please do mo the favor to publish the following: My letter to Mr. Underwood was written under the following circumstances, viz: On the consolidation of the Omabha &nd Denver s last April six directors repre- senting Omaba aud six representing Donver were elected, and W, Underwood was Agreed upon astho thirteenth. 1 was of tho Omaba party. When troubla commenced I wanted to get out, as I had oulv a small in- terest, and did not care, under the cireum stances, o increaso it, as 1 had beforo in- tended. Mr. Underwood resiyned d his resigna- tion wus accepted, leaying twelvo directors, neither Omaha nor Denver having a majority, The Deuver party attempted to re-oleot Mr. Uaderwood against the wishes of Mr. Venuer and Mr. Vialle of the Omaha party. A quarrel ensued and a strug- ele for the control of the directory began. Haa I resigned unconditionally and refused to act it would have been unfair and unjust to my associates. 1 requested Mr. Unde wood, who was working with the Denver ty, to arrange to have my resignation ac- epted and perimit Mr. Venner to name my i ve left matters in the sume pos By stating that I should act the dum: in the interest of Messrs. Venner & Co, 1 meant only 8o far as the personal intorests of tho two factions conflicted, the question of the conduct of the affairs of the company or of its policy not teing then under considora. tion, but simply the question of control. Mr, Underwood well knows that I did not mean that I would favor the interests of Venoer & Co. against the water works company if they should conflict. Now with respect to the hydrant ren- tal. January 1, 1862, the city owed the company ‘$37,000, ' and the company owed £8,000; coupons duc that day, $12,000; additional ruary 2, 1502, upon the original 00,000 mort- gae. The company was required by the terms of this mortgage to create a sinking fund in anvual installments, at ti timo aggregating 000. No demand had been made for this fund and both Mr. Underwood and Mr. Venner had told me loug before the present quarrel started that they did not in- tend to comply with it as it not deemed necessary, the works having increased enormously 1n_extent und valie and $400,000 of the consolidated bonds having been de- vosited with the trustee, which could be sold as required for smking fund purposes or for payment of the bonds at or before maturity. The hyarant rental (oviginally $21,000 per annum) was pledged 10 securo the bouds, coupons and sinking fund, and tho trustee was authorized to collect and receipt for the same, but the company did not surrender its right to col lect or tho city agreo to pay it to the trustee, ‘The practice has always been for the company to collect of tho city and pay its own coupons. Mr. Underwood appeared in Omaha shortly before Junuary 1. After the city councit had allowed the bill he served votice on the public officials (reprosenting himself as agent and attorney for the trustee) that the money be paid to the trustes for the sinking fund requirements and the Februavy, 1802, cou pons. After investigating tho matter the city officials paid the sum to the company upon the receipt of the superintendent, Mr. Hunt, who had collected it for several years past. ' Tho company owed the Omaha Na- tional bunk a balance of $5,000 upon a note of the company for $15,000, endorsed by Mr. Underwood and dve and protested for non- payment October 9, 1801, which 1t was im- perative should be paid. 1%ur thousand dol- lurs of the amount reccived from the city was usod with other funds to pay that note, and the balance, §33,000, wis used to pay the coupons which wero due. Mr. Venner bkad arranged to have the balance of the $03,000 counons, except the )0 which have since from the income, taken up and ied for six months, mostly at G per cent without commission.” The coupons ebruary 2 have since been paid from the income and no demand has been made of the company for the sinking fund. Since I have been associated with Mr. Ven- ner in tho management of the affairs of the compauy L have not been influenced by him in auy way; neither ho nor I bas drawn one cent of compensation or any mouey for any purpose except to pay our actual legitimate expenses when absent from home upon the company’s business, 1 submit the facts without argument and without any criticism upon the action of the honorable court or of the publication made, The latter 1t scomed to me would give the public, whose confidence I desive to retain, the impression that I had ncted agairst the bast interests of the company and had been guilty of misappropriation of funds, neitner of whieh is true. Yours respoctfull J. H, DustosT, LN Too Much Money, Detective Savage returned yosterday from Nebraska City with Ike Johuson, the barber Grown Rapidly Dr. Price’s Delicious Flavor- ing Extracts, Vanilla, Lemon, Orange, Nectarine, ete, have grown rapidly in popular favor, as it is known that they are produced by extrac- tion from the fruit, not made up with chemical poisons. They are natural flavors, obtained by a new process, which gives the most deli- cate and grateful taste, Dr. Price's Flavorings can be conscientiously commended as being just as perfection in every possible One trial wil! prove that their excelicnce is equalicd. represented, respect, une who absconded with $20 bolonging to a cus. tomer. Johnson left the shop to got the bill changed, but instead of roturning kept right on going until he reached bis old home in Ne braska City. A telophono message from the police located him, and Savage ivas sent down to bring the man back. Whon ar rosted he had only 6 cents left out of the fumount stolen. Dr. - Birney,nose and throa - - Bie bldg A . Commencing today Mra, Millie Prico-Dow, the “*Dancing Queen,” who will astonizh, electrify and enrapture averybod She appoars at 8, 4, 8 9 and 100 iday, then - - Canght o Pair of Sneaks, goant Sigwart arrested a ooks yestorday who gave their are both well known petty thioves, and when arrestod had in their possession a couple of suits of clothes which had b 1 the duy before.* The cioth couple of 1ames as coupons would_becomo due Feb’ . ing was ified by the ow vostorday son. Both erooks were hold to answi charge of petty lavceny. ~ - Gosslor's Magictioa lacho Wator curos all hoadaches 1 20 minutes, At all druggists, - I you desire any infor advies nited ation or You seo the last Catarrh, it ko Doctor s Catarrh nous, fr- suuils, © 800 **ereams,” 3, and tho you don't may, 1 3, help you for o thino. Bab when 1ch suffor., the lun means, som: Usually, nir With 'Dr. Bage and permancnt , by The worst elionic cases yield to its mild, soothing lealing propert Not only Catarrh itsclf, but hal Hea ache, Cs moy 3 There’s cither a perfect and permanent cure, no matter how bad your_case, or of how long standing — or there's $600 in cash for you. Tho proprictors of Dr. Sage's Remedy, in perfect good £ 1o and contract to give you one or th T BEST WHISKEY For Consumptives and In- valids must surely be the most wholesome for those who use it as a beverage. PURE RYE. Is the b:st for al! purposes, be- cause it 18 positively pure and m - ture. Itisexce:dingly pleasantto the taste and has a delicious bou- quat. N. B—Itdoesn't burn.nor sca'd the throat or stcm ich like inferior whiskosya. It is reccmmended by tho Lest phy:icians. Sold ony at high class hotsls. drus and liquor stores. DALLEMAND & CO., OHIOA Sumples ean be hud at the Miilard Hotel, ut Thompson's, ot J. A. Tuthiil’s, at J. A, Wood & Cou Hotel Moyuihau's, The Dia- wond (.EAVES A DELICATE AND LASTING ODOR. An Ideal Complexion Seap. For snla hy all T znzand Fanoy Goods Dealors, ortt unable to procure this W, vl Son Centn In Stinps ind racoive n cake by 1o JAS, S. KIRK & CO., Chicago. T. ndon Bells Waltz (the popular Socl E FREE to anyonoe sending us Liree wrappers handon Bells Soap. DR. J. E. McGREW, THE SPECIALIST, I8 unsurpasselinthe troatmontoflifs) PRIVATE DISEASES, and all and debifitlesof youth and minhood 15 rosourcos and fa lmited. The Doctor 1§ recom- ;. ol s known to molern siful treatment of the wliate relief. A o busiuess. 5 GLEET-One of the most complete aud suo- cessul treatments for gloot und ull annoying @isehinraos yet known (o the medien! profes- slon. Tho Fesults ure traly wonderful, The most stubborn ndehronie cases where the discharse hud existod for years. vntirely con- trolied ina remarkibly short th STRICTURE- Greatest known remedy for the treatmbnt of stricture. without piin, cut- ting, or dilating. A mostremarkable renedy. SYPHILIS—No treatment for this torrille blood disause hus ever bean more successful, or lind stronzer endorsements. 1o tho light of modorn selence this discasy Is positively curabio ind overy trace of the poison entirely reniovei from the biood. I'he cure is completo and permanent. LOS I MANHOOD, nnd ambition, nervous- noss, tinddity, desponten -y and all biighting Tects of oarly vice. Rellef obtatned at enco. The weak grow strong. and the despondont be- come shoorful wnl b SKIN DISEASES, blood, tiver. Kldneys succossfuily with the for those d 50 ises. Write for elren DISLA Metire anl ull diseasos of the ndb lndder are troated groutest kuown remedies s and gaestoon list free. THE STOMACH — Dr. it for disorders of tho alified endorsoment of cured. Cusas LAl s Sts, O) aiw, Neb, Eutrauce on | elther street. HAVE YOU THE GRIPPE? Many People Have It and Do Not RnowTt How to Recognize the Symptoms dd How to Trea:Them. Hundrods of pe not know 1t but the first hoad, ple havo the Grippe who de Not necessarlly the final stagos, tazos. They feol pains in the In the month, get ti ¥ sonsations, by »ensos theso things cuses perhiups they tcold. Tn nearly ate thoe coring of Grivpe. thing to do when thess and that 1s to take pr and vigorous measures, to fortify natu pel the encmy. A little well directed effort At just the Hght tme will accomplish very mueh more than labored offorts afterwards, There 15 but one thing to Le and that is tonsen pur lant, something that will promptly arrest and In no way injure, somes thing endorsed by selentists, roconimonded by physicians, and popular because so officiont= Dufty's Puro Malt Whiskey, Two v "o, and lust your when the Grippo wis ragine,this was the standard remedy used, and rocoms mended by the profession. Tt did mote te provent the Grippe than all other known of commendod romedios Tt preserved many In L It who would oflierwise have v 1y siek. porhaps oven worse, It eficlont today a8 ov It should be 00 nind that other so called whiskios may not be so offielent, i uny dealer us- S that suel Whiskes nro the sime, distrusy Wim at once. There is but one medicinal whiskoy, and that is Dufty's Pare Malt nd w bad taste wdent, huve ol weho ATe overlooked museld Tn son In mos ate considered simply a sli every ease they fne There Is but Symptoms appoar stim ars THE SHORTEST LINE TO CHICAGD is via the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul R'y, as represented on this map. .;\OUXCI|VV ot Elcctric Lighted, Steam ed Vestibuled trains leave Omaha daily at 6:20 p. m,, ar- riving at Chicago at 9:30 a. m. City Ticket Office: 1501 Far- nam St., Omaha. F. A. Nasm, Gen'l A C. C. Lincory, Pas NEBRA National Bank. DEPOSITORY, < OMAHA NZ3 $100,00) 66,500 u.s Capital. Surplus . " atos, nrosldant; . Cuhing, vics prost Marloo ' W. Morse, John 8. Colllng, J. N. I, Patrlck. Lewls 3, Iteod, Cachi THIN Corne: PER LENT INTEREST PAID ONDEPOSITS A7 OMAHALOANSTRUSTCO SAVINGS - BARK SECOR. I8 &N0OUGLASSTS. CARITAL:% 100.000.00 § DIRECTORS ! AUWYMAN-EW.NASH. JHMILLARD GUY-C.BANTON- G.B, i. AKE. JUBROWN-THNS L.KIMEALL. AMUSEMENTS. Boyd's New Tl‘léaté'r:. DE WOL\F HOPPLER, Ant1iis Merry Company, Presenting “WANG. Saleof seats begins Siturday me Farman M. Theaer |1 inee, Kebru vy 14, e Comedlan A.’\I{(R‘N . WOODHMUILIs New Englanid Comady, UNCLE HIRAM. Supportad by a strong compiny. including MISS TROJA GRISWOLD. Matinees Wed, and 2atu da Grand Opera House. e PARIS BURLESQUI CO. rning, POPULAR ne date WECNESDAY MATINEE, FEB. 17TH. xtra Announcement! First and only appearance of HERR XAVER CHARVENK A BRILLIANT PIANO FORTE RECITAL. IN PRIC NO ADVANC Box office 10w op Belir Bros.' pianos used at all Scharwenka coneerts; Max Moyer & Bro. Co. general agents, BOYD’ Sriat Thaater, Monday Evening, Fehroary 22, Furewell Appearsnce in this Oity of MIME. SARAU BERNHARDT Under tho Diroction of Messrs. Henry B Abboy und Mairice Grau, Presenting LA TOSCA'! Drawa in Klvo Aots Draua I Gt itk Special Scenor SPECIAL BURN nd 8ix Tavleaus, by SALDOU and Appointments. sale of wouts wili opan Kridny mornlug at 9 aclock. I'r iirst floor, $:0) and 8400; baleany, 8200 a0 | B1.00. BEDEN MUS K. THE QUEEN OF DANCERS.! MISS MILLIE PRICE DOW. Appears at 3, 4, 8, 9 and 10 o'clock, Friday ladles' souvenir day: clogant yanel photos kraphs of Mrs. Dow prosented (o the ladlos 10c—Admits Lo All—10#