Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 21, 1894, Page 2

AR ks o, s it AR anoa THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: FRIDAY, wory JHA YAQTH AN DECEMBER 21, Yar 1894. R ——————————————————— BLACK HILLS GOLD SUPPLY Inexnanstible Bodies of Pay Ore Found in the Deeper Levels. OPINION GIVEN BY AN EMINENT GEOLOGIST Mother Lode of the Biack Hills Country Wil Ultimately Rank with Great Mother Lodo of Cali- fornia Far the DEADWOOD, 8. Prot. 8. H institute thority D., Dec Emmons of Is recognized as a mining cently of his examination lode” of California, says “Traveling the lower portions of the foot- hills in a line parallel to the main chain of the Sierra Nevada mountains is an dipping belt of slates and eruptive rocks, | which continues without intermission for more than 100 miles across the counties of Eldorado, Amador, Calaveras, Tuolumne and Mariposa. Chief among the members of this belt is a graphite slate, seamed with veins of quartz and bordered by walls of greenstone. This quartz seamed and green- stone bordercd band of slates is the great ‘mother lode' of California, and is deservedly famous as the riches' gold bearing formaticn of equal magnitude that has ever becn dis- covered In the whole history of mining.” This extract from Prof. Emmons' repcrt having been called to the attention of Major A. J. Simmons by a Bee correspondent, with a query as to whether or not a similar for- matlon did not exist in the Black Hills, the | major, who, by the way, is an expert and an authcrity on Black Hills formations, fur- nished the following information on the sub- ject, which will not only prove of value to geologists, but will be interesting to the or- dinary newspaper reader Yes, the great ‘mother lode’ of Californ has its counterpart in the Black Hills sald the major. “In a northwest and south- | east course, extending through the counties | of Custer and Penningfon, and into the | county of Lawrence, until the slates are capped by the overlying Potsdam dls- tance of over fifty miles, Is a Ked mineral belt or zone, with ors bodies out- | cropping_at intervals along the entire dis- tance. This great lode or series of parailel veins 15 as distinetly marked and iden't- fled as its great protctype the ‘mother lode of California, to which It bears a close re semblance in all essential features, and is | eminently worthy of being designated as the | great ‘mother lode’ of the Black Hills. It | traverses the highly crystalline slates and | schists, and, owing to the softer materials of the veins, they wear away more rapld than the country rock, leaving the vein surface or outerop generally covered by decomposed materal of det nevertheless, at Intervals covering its whole extent the outerop of the I distinetly marked by strata of quartz and greenish slate, with p rites of Iron finvarfably carrying gold, gen- erally In smail quantily, as the pay chutes really reach the surface. “Liko the ‘mother lode' of California, {his gold belt comprises a_serles of parallel veins having an easterly dip, conforming to the stratification of the slates; alzo paralleled by intrusions of eruptive rocks, frequently splitting the veins and flanking them In the country rock. In the ncrthern portion of the hills these eruptive rocks are known as dykes of porphry and trachyte; in the southern porticn granite and diorite of the hornblende species prevall, with greenstone frequently forming one wall of the veln. BLACK HILLS ROCK. “According to geclogleal authorily,. the formation of this lod='is much oldér ‘than”the ‘mother lode’ ‘of lifornia Black Hills rocks belng ‘the ‘most ancient, geologically, and traversed by this great lode are held by scientific authority to be the ideal gold bearing rocks; in fact it is said that here mature has combined the necessary chemi- cal elements and put them in place for the most favored existence of the precious metals. The however, cuts but little figure in the light of the practically demon- strated facts proving the existence of the great lods running through the entire moun- tain range, with paying ore bodies at every point where developed and opencd up with depth. To quote Prof. Emmons stfll further on this subject, as his previous utterance has been the case of this dissertation: ***Experience in all parts of the wo:ld has shown that the metalliferous veins of each mining district have local characteristics, and a knowledge of thes: distinctive features is required for the efficient development of the mines. The history of mining on the mother lode in Amador county, California, is an ex cell:nt case in point. For many years the gold deposits were believed to be more or less superficial and pockety,’and immediately a vein became poor in depth and longitud- inal extension 1L was abandoned. At a later date the wisdom of driving levels along poor veins until they opened and became rich again was recognized, but the idea still pre- valled that it was hopeless to pursu: them In depth. Finally a few adventurous spirits were enterprising enough to take up some of the abandoned shallow mines and sink shafts a few hundred feet deeper. They then dis- govered that the barren zone was cf no great magnitude and that a second series of rich ore bodles existed below. It is now recog- nized by every mining or geological expert who has examined the mines of Amador county that there are two zones of gold ore in the mother lode, one extending from the surface to a depth of usually 600 or 700 fzet, and the other commencing at the 1,100~ foot level and extending to a depth at pres- ent unknown.’ “These remarks apply to the case of the ‘mother lode' of the Black Hills with great force. 1 have delved on the outcrop of the great ‘mother lode' in the early history of its developments, accumulating experiince us the ouly reward for my labor. It has taken neatly th> better part of forty years for the miners of California to comprehensively learn and develop ihe ‘mother lode’ of that state, during which time the wrecks of quartz mills and abandoned prospect holes along Its course through five counties spoke louder than words of the want of intolligent direction. The history of the first twenty years of exploitation of the ‘mother lode' is one of blasted hopes, financial failures, aban- don:d claims and deserted camps, and a re- cital of the misery and rorrow engendered through these reverses of misapplied energy would fill a large book. While the outcrop distinctly mark:d the course of the lode, pay bodies of ore seldom came to the surface, and vhen they did so were pockety and unce aln, After years of hard experience the Ca ifornians became famliliar with the peculiar ties of this great lode and proved that it carrled great pay ore bodies in depth learned the kind of machinery necessary an the processes whereby the pyrites and oth r refractory ores could be ireated successfully, 50 that this great ‘mother lode, having passed through all th: doubts and uncer tainties, at the present time for 100 miles along its course the greatest mining activity and prosperity prevails, which leads Prof. Emmons to remark: ‘It has become famous &5 the richest gold mining formation of equal magnitude that ¢ been discovered in the history of mining.' CALIFORNIA LODE DUPLICATED. Phe istory of the ‘mother lode' of Cal- ifornia Is repeating itself here. Th: great belt of the Black Hills is a similar forma- tlon, requiring tie same system of mining and similar treatment of the ores, and is passing through identical stages. In the northern Hills, favored with lage capital, skl and enterprise, developments have been carcied (o a deplh of 1000 fe<t or more, with a continuous ocutput for sixteen years sur- passing any production of like area on the great ‘mother lode’ of California, The Home- stake, one of the bost developed and most productive mines on the northern end of 20.—(Speclal.)— th as a who high au expert, in of writing re- | the “‘mother east | converted | bodies lode has been merely scratched over here and there, mills have been erected without suf- ficient machinery fof the proper treatment of the ores; for the lack of capital, develop- ment and other causes, mines with excellent surface indications have been abandoned Only within the past year or two have the first or primitive stages of development been reached in the southern Hills. The Standby mine, on which surface openings had been made In early times, and which has lain idle for many years, has been opened to deeper levels, disclosing a large body of pay ore. The Grizaly Bear exhausted a pay chute ten years ago, and without further development the mine was abandoned as a fatlure. Recent developments have opened up new ore bodies, and now the mine and mill are going. The same holds true in_the case of the Charl:y mine, near Custer City; the ~Cutty Sark mine, on Castle| creck, and other instances may be cited fn which aband d mines have been started up within the past few years and fnto paying properties, The Kr_v-‘ presenting a thin edge at the becomes larger and larger with the present ¢xplorations not showing | pay ore until a depth of 100 feet had been | reached, and the Montezuma and Minnesota | mines ars still further examples of pay ore being opened below the water line, while only a pocr showing existed above. “Many other cascs could be cit:d where later_dev:lopments on the main lode and on claims on the outside have been intelll- gently made with good results. These and | many other developments prove above all things that in nine cases out of ten depth is nocossary to successtully open a mine on this belt; and, further, that one pay ore chute being exhansted, it 13 not suffici:nt cause for the abandonment of the property, | but, on the contrary, Is evidence that others | exlst and may be uncover:d by further ex-| ploration. “On the whole, based on the facts and abundant testimony at hand, it may be posi- tively stated that this great belt, extending for fifty miles through the Dlack Hills coun- try, for the cntire distance carries vast ore bodies in its depths, Its local characteristics are becoming better understood; its develop- ment has been slow for lack of capital and confidence, but is being accelirated by I'H‘\'lll[ favorable 'showings and good results from | many pointe. In fact, the ‘mother lode’ of | the Biack Hills is one of the greatest gold fissures known in the history cf mining: it| goes down longitudinally, runs into ore bodies extending Indefinitely, with praspective values unlimited. 1t will ha mined for generations to . long after the blanket deposits, how:ver rich and extensive, are exhausted Similar, 1a all other respects, it may a'so s predicted that after the same length of time has clapsed for its development, the other lod of the Black Hills will take alongside the great ‘mother lode’ of | rula in the output of go'd and tesulting vity along its borders.” - New Viano 8160.00. We have decided to colse out McPhail and Everett planos cost, plus frel No such offer was made before in Omaha. Sce these pianos be- fore buying elsewherc. Open evenings. . Tord, 1603 Dodge street. st ot Canan's Tollerings Soid. The sherlff today sold the C. J. Canan & Co. stock of cloths and fine talorings to the Boston Store. The price paid is not stated, but It goes without saying that the Boston Store got in cn the ground floor. ksl s Bedel Institute of Blair, Neb., fs the best and only guarantecd cune of the liquor, mor- phine and tobacco habi one mine urface, depth, 20 Sohmer, whole: SOUTH OMAHA IS WILLING. Lensons Why Anuexation 1s Favored by Many. The subjext of annexing South Omaha to Omaha is being discussed more and more every day. The strongest arguments in favor of the propos.tion are figures taken from the bocks of the city officials and from a report compiled by Mr. J. J. Points for the Tax- payers league last"MarcH. ™ It4s an indisputable fact that the expenses of South Omaha are increasing all the time. The city council is continually making the annual levy up to the limit. Last year the levy was 12 mills greater than in the previous year, and next year it will have to be much larger. | With ‘the limit levy, n't enough money can be realized to defray the running expenses for more than six months in the year. The city has a police force of only ten men, when there should be at least fifteen. There are no mounted men and.tobberies are com- mitted daily in the suburbs and the thieves get away because there is no ofiicer to go efter them, According to the repoft gotten out by Mr. Points for the taxpayers, the current ex- penses for 1893, leaving cut all special im- provement expenses, interest and judgments, except water works company Judgments, amounted ) $47,208.72, making an average menthly expenditure of $3,941.56. When th» present administration took hold of the reins n April, 1894, the rec-ras in the city clerk'’s office ehow that the following funds were overdrawn In the amounts named: Fire and water fund Salary fund. ehasa Intercst fund. v, .. i Street repalr fund Now Ieing 407 51 1.301 31 7875 In addition to the above overlap the city owed the American Water Werks company §10,000. This, with other obligations, made the floating indebtedness cn April 1 over $32,- 000. This does not include probably $10,000 in Judgments which are yet unpa'd. The levy last July was 41 mys. According to the records this levy, that is 85 per cent cf it, created a fund of $69,413. Add to this §5 per cent of one-half of the read fund levied by the county,commjssioners and there is a total of $71,126. All of the $1,713.78 re- ceived from the commissioners is used in street repairs. A reporter for The Bee went over the records and found the balance on hand in the different funds on December L to be as follow; al fund Police fund 5N ire and water fund.. 09 01 Judgment funi Public light fund g Engineer department fund.. i fund Deducting this total of balances left in the different funds shows that th: present ad- ministrati n has not been any too economical, It has already expended $57,671.84. The flscal year begins in August, No funds can be raised until the aunual appropriation ordi- nance is passed In August, 1895, Figurng a batis given in Mr. Points' repert, tunds will e exbausted by March 1. Theci y will then be out of funds until August 1, 1895, Last year the valuations reached about $2,000,000. The general bonded indebtedness of the city was $307,000, In speaking cf valuations, a citizen who cven owned farm land here before the town was incorporated, said: “I have taken par- ticular pains to 100k up this matter cf valua- tions and I find that by comparison with Omaha wo are esthmated about 25 per cent bigher than they are up there. This com- pels us to pay more than our share of the state and county taxes. With apnexation our values would uo doubt be reduced about $1,600,000. This wth a diffe in the levy betwesn the two c'ties would make a big re- ducti-n In our taxes. That is one reason why I am for annexation. Perhaps some people think I am a little too strict on the saloon question, but I am in favor of having them closed on Sunday. If we are anncxed the sa- loons will have to remain closed ou the Sab- bath. The present administration s entirely too liberal on a good many things and in fact 1 am utterly disgusted with the manner in which Routh Omaha local elections are condueted. It looks as though a man had to buy an office down here In order to get it and after he is once elected ho can Qo about as he pleases to get even on fhe previous campalgn. Annexatlon will ehange a great mauy nauseating eiroumstances in the Magie City” and 1 awm of the firm belief that it the belt, in that time has disbursed te its stcekholders 190 consecutive monthly divi- dends, which aggregats at the present time over $5,300,000, a recard unequalled in con- tinuous production by any other gold wmine o North America, and has expended as mueh more in the payment of wages and for im- provements. It'ls also well known that the of ove in the lower levels of the mine Smproved, and that the mise now con- fains vast ore reserves in sight, suficient for #ts operation for many years Lo come. “In the southern portion the ba~k of the will earry it submitied, Herelofore the sa- loon keepers have opposed annexation. If they are compelled to pay $1.000 a year in the future there will be many of them who will favor annexation aud others will have to g0 out of the busluess. Even though mem- bers of the eity eouncil undertake to lssue licenses at $500 a year they will be headed off by the members of the Board of Educa- tion. The school bLoard proplees o collect the full smount nwed in the Slocum law Bext year in case the oily is not annexed to D.Iuh‘x: There will be no dodging this prop- ositi |a crowa | question was upon SECONDS SAVED THEIR NAN Eddy Loeber's Attendants Prevent Jack Downey from Knocking Him Out, ENDS IN A FREE FIGHT AT THE RINGSIDE Stamford, Conn., the Sceno of a Disgracefal Row Which Hegan in a Boxing ateh but Kinally Became a General Disturbance. NEW Brooklyn Bddy fought the YORK, and one of Dec. 20.—Jack Downey of Loeber of Willlamsburg liveliest prize fights in years at Stamford, Conn., last night before of about 600 people. The fight lasted sixteen rounds. 1In the sixth round, when Loeber was being severely punished, his soconds spra into the ring and sought to save him from further castigation. Dominick McCaffery, however, who was a spectator, interfered and drove the seconds outside the In *he thirteenth Downey landed on Loeber's left cye and closed it. In the six- teenth, when Downey had Loeber against the ropes and was in a_position to end the mill with a knockout, Loeber's seconds again interfered. A free fight ensued. A sherift's posse went through the crowd to quiet the disturbance at the ringside. When quiet was restored the referee announced that the fight would be resumed in a few days in private. BILLY BARNIE IS REINSTATED. Nationnl Lengue Hiacklist Removed from Him—Fred Pfeffer stil an Outensts NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—William Barnie and Fred Pfeffer were heard before the board of arbitration of the National Base Ball Jeague today, the former verbally and the latter by a long written statement. The the restoration of the yers to thelr former standing in the league. Neither Barnie nor President Young would state to the press representa- tives what passed between the first named and the board, nor would Young disclose the nature of Pfeffer's communication. Barnie hurriedly left the hotel in which the arbi- trators met to consult his attorney. As he went he said that he bad not come before the board to humble himself nor to cringe. He had been notified of his privilege to & i at the meeting and was in attendanea the of his attorney. Barnt 1 returned from a visit to a lawyer, sald that as far as his side of the question ‘was concerned he had nothing to say. The findings of the board were as fol lows “That from all the testimony submitted that Mr. Willlam Barnie, while under con- tract to the Loulsville Base Ball club, was entirely loyal to his club's interest, Fur- thermore, it has been made clear that at no time did he make any effort to induce any player under any contract to any National Leigue club to join or identify himself with ization antagonistic to the In the absence of sitive evidence affecting Mr. Barnie” this board has no other i but ‘to remove the suspension him on November 2. In taking thi this board desires to say that whil rnie admits he was a factor in the f ing of the original rational agreement, he declines in any way to put himself’ on record as owing allegiance to the national agreement of base ball play All parties identified with the national agreement take due notice of the above facts and govern themesives accordingly “In the matter of Fred Pfeffer, due notice having been served by the chairman of this board on Mr. Pfeffer that a meeting of t national board would be held in New York City, December 20, 1894, to give him an op- portinity to be heard and show cause, if any, why the disability imposed upon him November 25 should not be removed, and Mr. Pfeffer not availing himself of the cp- portunity to be heard in person, but pre- senting a general, but extremely indefinite and unsatistactory. statement, .and from ev- idence submitted to this board, both orally and fn writing,” this board finds no reason why the disability imposed in the case of Afr. Pfeffer on November 20 should be re: moved. N. E. YOUNG. “Al H. SODEN. “A. H. BYRNE, findings were shown to Barnie in the idor of the hotel. On reading them he said: “I see they have reinstated me. I can act for myself in the future. I shall see Mr. Byrne about this.” Barnie then had a i with Mr. Byrne. “You have reinstated me,” said he, “after insinuating to the clubs that T should not be employed. On what evidence was this decision reached?" Mr. Byrne declined to answer. He said: “The stenographer’s notes will present your evidence and the public will be able to judge cf the whole matter.” “Well, you have joined here today to put me down because 1'would not sign the docu- ment Mr. Young asked me to sign, 1 won’t sign if T was to be suspended. You know that I have always been an honest member f the league, and that's more than I say for you. Do you remember a conversation you had with me in Baltimore in 18912 1f you don't 1do, and if T am to be pulled down I will pull you down with me. You are always posing as being an honest mem- ber of the league, but I can tell your brother members and the public what your actions have been Mr. Byrne, who was in the most state, cried; “You can say whate like. ' My reputation is well known.” “Here, gentlemen.” said Mr. Barnie, dressing the reporters, “is the statement Mr. Young wishes me to sign, but which I refused “*And vou took a copy of it?” shouted Mr. Byrre, indignantly. Yertainly,” was the reply. “When T left Mr. Young T not only submitted It to my lawyer, but copied it The document read as follows: “To the National League Base Ball Clubs: Gentlemen—In appearing before you to make nswer to certaln charges made against me and requesting this board to remove the Ajsability imposed upon me by its action of November 2, 1834, in declaring me incligible to be identified with any national agreement club, T desire to say that I was one of the framers of the original national agreement, and firm in the belief that the interests of the national game can best be subseryed he maintenance of the national azree- of professional base ball clubs. . 1 wish to declare my allegiance to the said national agreement clubs ncw and for the future.” It is stated that Barnie will Institute an ac- tion agzainst the board for conspiring in en- deavoring to deprive him of a livelihood. ropes. two famous pl action Mr. am- ad- RICARDO WINNING BUT, WAS PULLED, Jockey Flizzerald Easlly Caught in a Bit of Croaked Work at Bay District. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec, 20.—Hal Fisher was the only favorite to win today and all bets were called off in his race. Fitzgerald could have won with Ricardo, but pulled him. The boy confessed his guilt and, to- gether with Ricardo's owner, James Tong, has been suspended pending further in- veetigation, Bummary: irst race, about sIX furlongs, 2-year-olds, ling: Hueneme, 101, Russel (15 o 1, won: Arno, 103, Henrich 5), second; Molly v, 105, Carr ( third, * Time: 1214 Dira Hanford, Kity 1o and kthel Dixon abso ran. Second race, five furl Hal isher, 14, Carr (6 to 90, igerald’ (0 Lo B, b, Jenking (05 to D, third, “icing Bam and Ravine also All' ety declared ngs, selling: won; Ricardo, race, mile handicap: Vassal, (2 to ). wou; Thornsill, 113, Sullivan ( to 1), second; 8ir'Reel, 106, Flynn (3 to 1), third. Time:' 1:51%. Melanita also Fourth race, five furlo selling tie D. 110, Hosenian (3 to 1), won; Braw Scot, 101, to 1, second; C| Chevalier (1% to' 1), third Sligo, € Dust and Condee also ran. Fifih race, s>ven furlongs, selling: IReal- ization, 10" Flynn (. to 1), won; Juck eu, 104, Carr (3 to 1), second; Motor, arichs (7 1o 0), third, Time ) Talbot Clifton, La Gascon and Tmp, also ran Resuits at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 20.—First ra furlongs: Corla (¢ to 1) won, Blacl (8 10 1) second, Flush (11 t0'10)" third. 1 ccond race, mile and an eighth, selling: Billy McKenzie (2 to 1) won, Mariot ( to %) yecond, Peytonts (8 to 2) “third. “Time: Third race, handicap. six furlongs: Bauer (9 to'2) won second, Gleesome (15 1144, S six furlongs: ime: Clara Miss Gallop (20 to 1) 1o 1) third. Time: Folrth ra Nero (8 to b won, Dearest (9 o §) second, Gulity (20 10 1) third, “Time: 1:15%. Fifih race, six furlongs: Aleithia Allen (even) won, ‘Malaga (20 to 1)’ second, Den- ver (1 to 1) third. Time: 1:15%. Remarkuble Game of Cricket. BYDNEY, N. 8 W,, Dec. 20.—What is pro- nounced te be the most remarkable cricket game ever played was wn!-‘ll.ud:: today. Btoddart's All K eleven played against All Australia. m first inniog All Aus- Te g, tralia scored &6, of which Gregory 201 runs, a'hiy =0 delighted the e crowd of Australians present that they scribed a pugse,of 100 guineas on the spot, and_ It was Dhgsented {0 this Hhenomenai cricketer by t# governor, Sir Robert W, Duff. Al Brigland then went to the ball, and in the figst jnning scored 3% runs. Not baving equalled; the first inning's score of All Australid, (He Englishmen went in again and in their%edond inning scored 437, mak- ing the total! # All England 72 runs. The Australians"th went in for the second in- ning, and af{id » scene of the most intense excitement ‘they' were put out for 165 runs, making theft fotal 762, The English boys won the matéh, ‘which ted four days, by a score of 78 tb 752, winning by ten runs. Last Proposition for a Cup Race. NEW YOR Dec. 0.—From a cable message, recelved by ex-Com- modore Smith of the New York Yacht club from Secretary Grant the Royal Yacht squadron, it appears that the Inglishman consfders the middle of No- vember too late for the Amer cup race but that Lord Dunraven will race in Sey smber or within three weeks of his arrival, 1f this is acceptabl speclal meeting of the squadron will be called at once, other clal meeting Is considered’ unnec 0 this message Commodore Smith replied today, agreeing to fix the first race within eight months from the date of notice that the terms of the New York club of December 17 are officially agreed to, and also granting Dunraven's request for thi weeks in which to fit out after arrival Commodore Smith said today that this mes- sage had settled the question of a race in 1805, made May Take It to Canada. TORONTO, Ont, Dec. 20.—An effort Is being made to have the Dempsey-Ryan fight, which was to have taken place in New Orleans last Saturday, pulled off in or near this city. The scheme Is to arrange a mecting somewhere unknown to the po- llee, and after the fight the principals and gonfederates will skip back to the United States. CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—Parson Davies to- night received the following telegram from Iidward Stoddard, matchmaker of the At- lantic Athletic club of Brooklyn: “Demp- sey has accepted tonight, Ryan, January 12, for purse of § per cent of the recelpts, fit teen round.” “The “Parson” answered, tell- ing Stoddard “to - write particulars s to welght, forfelt and amount of money the club would put up to guarantee the bring- ing off of the fight. Fournll Leading Handlly. NEW YORK, Dec. 2.—At the billiard mateh tonight Fournil showed himself to be the superior to his opponent, and as a re- sult led tonight's score by 344 points, Gal- lagher was unable to make any big runs, his highest being 43, while Fournil managed to make a run of 127. Summa ournil, 538; highest run, 127; averag 1325, Ga lagher, highest run, 43; average, 7 19-2 and ‘total: Fournil, 2,000; Gallagher, 914. Made the Twenty-First a Draw. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Albin and Sho- walter drew the twenty-first game of the chess match played at the Manhattan Chess club from 4 p. m. to 12 midnight yesterday after fifty-four moves. Albin opened the game with a Ruy Present score Albin, 6; Show WHEELING, W, round prize fight Wheeling Dec. 20.—The ten- between Charles Och of i Buck Selzer of Columbus was pulled off here tonight by the Columbian Athletic club. The fight was given to Och in the seccnd round on a foul. About 200 people were present, Kid Lavj; Up in January. NEW ORLANS, Dec. The case of Kid Lavigne und others, held for the killing of Andy Bowen! w called today before Judge Aucoifi, bt owing to the absence of material witfigssés the case went over until January 4. 3sssres Lo MURDERED BY A MINER, ftichard Neweil, Jr, Shot ut Cripple Creel —4'Strange Dispute. CRIPPLE ¢REEK, Colo., Dec. 20.—The shooting of Ijéhard Newell, jr., general su- perintendent ad ;chief engineer of the Mid- land Termithi “railroad, by ‘A. W. Van Houten, a miner, near Independence, last night, was thi@ vosult of a dificulty over the right of way of the road, It appears that the owners of thaiBlack Wonder could not agree with the railroad company as to the damage done to' the property by passing over it, and s0 an arbitration was decided upon, which gave the Black Wonder a verdict for $150. Of this sum it appears the Midland Terminal only pald $125, and:so the owners, or one of them at' least, Gus Yoeman, who resides in this city, told the men, who live in a cabin standing directly on the right of way, not to let the_ people disturb the house under any circumstances, The railroad folks were bound to go ahead; however, and so they swerved out and around the cabin with their line, thus making it necessary for all trains in passing to come almost to a stop at the point in question. Superintendent Newell was out on the road in his special car. When the train reached the cabin Mr. Newell sig- naled the engineer to stop, and jumping off his car he pulled a paper from his pock:t and walked into the house. When the train came to a standstill- the engine was not six feet from the cabin, and as the exhaust was work- ing most of the time the men say they could not hear what was being said inside. Sud- denly Mr. Newell came oub and instantly Van Houten appearéd in the dcorway with a rifle in Lis hand. A quarter of a minute later the weapon was discharged and Newell staggered, ran a few feet and fell into the arms of Pat McCawell. From the tims he was shot he never spoke, and seven minutes later he was dead. Van Houten claims he shot in self-defense, but six railroad men who witnessed the mur- der will testify that Mr. Newell was un- armed. 3 Van Houten hadino interest in the property in dispute. He has been taken to the jail at Colorado Springs. The body of Mr. Newell has also been taken to the Springs and will be shipped to Cleveland, 0., for burial. Robert Newell, Jr., was 27 years old and a nephew of the fate President Newell of the Lake Shore railroad. His father lives at Newburyport, Mass. Besides A, W. Van Houten, who did the shooting, his partner, W. H. Hoskin, has also been arrested as an accessory. DENVER, Dec. 20.—The officers of the Midland Terminal railroad in this city will attempt to bring to justice those whom they regard as accessories to the murder of New- ell. “We consider Yoemen, who hired an- othier man to guard the cabin, as even more guilty than the man who did the shooting," said Manager Collbran, FUR ELECTION FRAUD! ight Indictments Voted b in Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—Eight indictments were voted last night by the grand jury agalnst men alleged to be guilty of election frauds November § in the Thirtieth pre- cinet of the Thirty-fourth ward., Three of the (ndividualé'are policemen. This action is the first froit of the work of the Civie federation. The men =ald to be on the list are: P. E.duBlackwell, policeman; John Flynn; Frederick Holzer, policeman; William Sweeney, bartender; William Rumslage, sub- contractor, and Jynes Ryan. The accused are charged with atimidating and otherwise interfering with voters, Sufficlent testi- mony, it Is +aid, was heard by the grand Jury'to lead to thi mdictment of many others. DARRAGTL JURY DIsCHAR Kausas City Bauk 'Wrecker Falls of Convie- tion Thiough a Disagrecment. KANSAS CITY, ’Dec. 20.—The jury In the Darragh trial dam@ into court at 11 o'clock and announced “thefr inability to come to an agreement, andyyfgs discharged. The stand- ing of the jury wis seven for acquittal and five for conviétion! The case has been on trial five week®. Darragh was charged with receiving deposits after he knew the Kansas City Deposit and Savings bank was insol- wvent. the Grand Jury D. T S — Balley Waggoner Seriously lil. ATCHISON, Xan, Dee. 20.—B. P. Wag- goner, general attorney of the Missouri Pa- cific, was tdken seriously il this morning on the train between Alchison and Topeka. He was taken from the traln at Hawthorn and a speclal sent out from this city. The trouble ‘{s acute Indigestion. He is better this aftérnoon. — Election Judges on Trial KANSAS CITY, Dee. 20.~The trial of Ed Fiodlay and the three precinct judges, Arthur Moses, or Morriso) George berg- man and Theodore Tansen, who are charged with election frauds and whose cases were set for today, has been contin- ued for one week. cable | TEXAS AIR LINE ASSURED Galveston & Great Northern Officials Say They Are Ready to Begin Building, CONSTRUCTION STARTS WITH THE YEAR nglish Capital Secured In Ample Sum to Complete the Eaterprise—Citizens of Superior Will Donate Depot and Other Ground: SUPERIOR, Messrs, the were in Neb,, Anderson and Hayes, representing veston & Great Northern this city yesterday in Dec. 20, railroad, the interest | of the road, and last evening a meeting of cltizens was called to confer with the gentle- explained the fintentions of Which are to construct the road. practically the same management Which two or three years ago made arrange- ments to bulld the road from Galveston to Superfor, and even got so far as to let the contract for grading, when the financial panic cams on and changed the plans of the projectors. Since then Captain Romer has been in England securing capital to put the plans of the company in operation. In this he has at last been successful, and secured men, who company, This s the $22,000,000 to construct and furnish the | road. At Galveston wharfage has been tained for the line of steamers with this road, and right of through Texas and Indian Territory secured. The steel has also been purchased in England, and work will commence as soon as possible after January 1. The company has also purchased a controlling interest in the 200,000 acres of fine coal lands in the Indlan Territory, through which the road will pass. It 18 the intention to complete the road as far north as Niobrara, Neb., as soon as possible, and in the near future to extend it through the Dakotas to Manitoba, and to build a branch line to Omaha, Superior and Niobrara, Neb.; Sterling, Kan., and Houston, Tex., all to be made terminal points, with necessary shops, offices, etc., to meet the needs of the 1,200 miles of road. The citizens of this place have pledgad themselves to grant the requests of the company as to donating right of way through the ‘city, forty acres of Eround, ete. This road, together with other industries which this city is almost certain of getting, in- sures Superior becoming in time the third city in size in the state. This road does not swerve, according to surveys already made, six miles east or west ‘on its line lrlrnm Superior to Galveston, making an air ne. ob- connected Secret Socleties Elect Ofeers, BRADSHAW, Neb, Dee. 20.—(Special.)— At a regular meeting of Bradshaw lodge No. 68, Anclent Order of United Workmen, at thefr hall last evening, the following officers were elocted for the coming year: M. L. Shambaugh, M. W.; C. Garner, foreman; Charles Cline, overseer; J. A. Brumsey, re- corder; S. A. Morrison, financier; J. T. En- glehardt, receiver; Patrick Haney, guide; J.H. Babcock, inside watchman; Martin__Fink, outside watchman; O. M. Moore and Thomas Gray, jr., trustees; medical examiners, 0. M, Moore and A. R. Allen Noble Graves post, Grand Army of the Republic, No. of this place has elected the following officers: H. A. Murphy, com- mander; J. M. Rowley, senfor vice; W. W. Walrod, junior vice; Abner -Stout, surgeon; H.F. Stubbs, chaplain; O. A. Stubbs quarter- master; William Coleman, officer of the day; W. W. Wheeler, officer of the guard; H. I Stubbs, delegate to state encampment, and J. H. Tilden, alternate. Barly in January they will have a public instaation of the officers at the Ancient Order of United Workmen hall. Hastings Charity Concert. HASTINGS, Dec. 20.—(Special)—A charity concert was given last evening at the 'Pres- byterian church by Rees' orchestra, assisted by Mrs. W. E. Barnes and Mrs. John Recs, The orchestra was composed of nineteen pieces, and some very classical music was discoursed. The whole affair was a grand success, and about $500 was secured to strength=n the fund of the relief committee. The Hastings lodge No. 43, Ancient Order of United Workmen, at its méeting last even- ing elected the following officers: Mast workman, H. C. Morin; foreman, H. M. Fleming; overseer, A. Dietz; financier, B, M. Marquis; receiver, J. A. Ros¢; recorder, H. M. Carpenter; guid, Mr. Swiner; inside watch, Mr. Chandler; trustee, E. E. Ladd. The department encampment of the Ne- braska Grand Army of the Republic will meet in Hastings in February. The matter of relocating the reunion will come up, and a great effort will be made to hava it located here, The Women's Relief corps state con- vention will meet here at the same time, making ‘a total att:ndance of about 1,300 ladies and gentlemen. State Alliance Convention Ended. KEARNEY, Neb,, Dec. 20.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The state alliance convention ad- Journed at noon today. The following of- ficers were elected for the ensuing yea W. F. Dale, president; W. F. Porter, vice president; J. ‘M. Snyder, chaplain; James Cameron, treasurer; W. F. Wright, secretar; George Roose, doorkesper; M. Warmle ststant doorkeeper; W. O. Duncan, ste Resolutions ~ were adopted demanding government control of all kinds of business which, from their nature, are created or maintained now by corporations. Without Money nnd Friends. PAWNEE 'CITY, Neb,, Dewc. 20.—(Speclal Telegram.)—W. E. Thomas, a laborer from Courtland, Kan., attempted suicide on a street of this city tonight by taking lauda- num. He had procured a half ounce bottl: of the poison, and after taking it said b wanted to die, as he had no friends nor money. The police were notified and he was taken to a physician, who soon administered antidotes. It is thought he will recover. Hon. W. H. Curtis, past grand master of 0dd Fellows, Is seriously sick at his home here, General Van Wyck's Charity, NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., Dec. 20.—(Special Telegram.)—Ex-Senator C. H. Van Wyek today donated four beeves and a large quan- tity of potatoes and other provisions for dis- tribution among the city’s poor. This is the senator's annual custom, and brings com- fort to many cheerless homes each Christmas. The distribution takes place Monday. e T For Criminal Assault. W. B, Butler, a white man, Is char with committing a criminal assault on N lie Maupin, a 9-year-old girl, yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. He took the gtrl, she says, to his home on ourth street tween Williams and Hickory streets, arrested last night by Detective y. Dr was sum- to the gNl. After an ex- that an ‘assault had moned to attend amination he said been made, but that the girl had not been | badly injured, The girl s the daughter of Al Maupin and | i Xy t | she Is living ‘at 1318 South h with a family named McC §8 & man 30 vears of age having been in the employ o was discharged a couple of w has a wife and two children, e Banguetted 1 The senfor class of the Crelg cal college gave an informal supp stre Maurer ks ago. ton Medi- To be with the crowds You'll buy your Christmas Gifts aa RAYMOND’S JEWELER. 16TH AND DOUGLAS ST. (Special.)— | | Mrs. Matson of Topeka Found | dead on the faculty of the college last night. The ban- queting room was nicely decorated with the college’ colots, The tables were = placed around the three sides of a square and wero crowded with the students and their guests. During the course of the excellent supper th banqueters were entertained number of selections of music. When the clgars were served the toastmaster, C. b. Furay, announced the following toasts: cighton,”” C. C, Little; ‘““The gar Furay: “The Future of A, Harfis; “Vhe Future of U DAL J. Lord; “Alma Mater Peter Conlon. Iemarks were alsy made by Drs. Bryant, Galbraith and Foote and Father Pahlg, the president of the institu- The members of the faculty who pre Drs, Lord, Foote, Car- , Moore, Matrice, Rice, Rryant, G ith, Atkin, Spalding, Couiter, Haris and Malster HAD BEEN DEAD T) Mardered in Her Own House, TOPEKA, Kan,, Dec. 20.—At ernoon a horrible murder was discovered in this city. Mrs. A. D. Matson found the flaor of one of the rooms of her house at Fifteenth and Montoe streets, The body had evidently lain there for at least ten days, as it was stiff and cold, and there had been no life about the house for ten days. A boy who delivers milk at her house noticed that the can he left about ten days ago had stayed on the back door step, and he gave the alarm to the police. Mrs. Mat son lived alone, her husband being in Cali- fornfa. She lived in a good deal of seclusion as regards her neighbors, who ar colored people, and it is not known whether there was any money in the houge or not, 8he lay in a little back room on her back and in"a pool of her own blood, which had dried. It ‘appears she had been criminally assaulted. The body was covered with clothing and rags and a couple of sacks of wotatoes had been placed on her head. She ay in an easy position on he with her arms at her sides, her head turned to s right, her right limb strpight out, and the other drawn up a little. Her were thrown up over her head and ¢ Dlood held them 5 the floor. The top of her head was crushed in, as though she had been struck one fearful blow. “The neighbors fn the vieinity are all col- ored, and they say that they have not seen Mrs. Matson for two weeks, Mr who lives across the street, says that she saw Mrs. Matson last about’two weeks ago, and she was then coming from the direction of her house, and she had evidently been collecting rent. She saw no one around the house At any time, and never heard any noise or disturbance of any kind there Mrs, Matson was for several years a mem- ber of the City Board of Bducation from the Fifth ward, and took an active interest in the city echools. She was at one time a city teacher, and was very well known locally. She was generally supposed to have con- siderable money,” and owned five or six houses on the st side. Her husband left her four or five vears ago and took up homestead in California, where he has sinc lived. The only person who seems to know anything about the case is a_deaf and dumb colored man named Grorge Knight, who saw two men, probably on the cvenifg of the 1th, enter the window of the murdered woman's house, and afterwards saw them run away. No' intellizible account can I arrived at from Mr, Knight, except through his brother, who is the only person who can understand’ him. The two will be brought ther tomorrow at the coroner's inquest tgon was a member of the Topeka, Equal Suffrage assoclation and a prominent suffrage worke 2:30 this aft- was TOWN LO S S IN THE DESERT. Not Even Jack Rabbits Can Chicazo Speculators Are s BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Dee, 20.—Out on the bleak desert, many miles from habits tion, vegetation, water, and even the haunts of coyotes and rabbits, lies the site of Con- cord, the cacti-strewn town that is still creating some excitement among sullible enstern people of a speculative turn of mind. Recent inquiries from a large num- ber of eastern people to local ofticials and I % show that this desert town of Concord s still belng used as a means of swindling eastern buyers of small means, It is better known in the cast than here, for it has no local history, except as b one of the worst swindles in the w It is managed by some Chicago sharpers, wh have no connection with ‘any individial or firm here and who do all their business on paper. Notwithstanding the frequent ex- sures of these schemes in the local press, ms are constantly coming to light and transactions in this worthless property are of daily occurrence. Concord is situated on the Atlantic & Pacific road, about four miles southeast of Mojave, and fs utterly worthless for any whatever. It [s a sandy desert, overed with dwarf cactus, and is even shunned by rabbits and birds. The nearest water that could be used for irrigation is twenty-five or thirty miles away, - which have to be brought there'by pipe lines up hill. ‘The land s ab- solutely. worthless. A large number of lots have been sold to eastern people, but noth- ing further has ever been done. ' ‘There are no’ Improvements on any part of the prop- erty and none will ever be made. The only vegetation Is a small cactus, dwarfed to & creeping plant, owing to the condition that srevents its growing. Concord s miles way from timber. ‘There is no more nn- inviting spot upon’ earth ————— Footpads Beaping a Harvest, CRESTON, In., Dec. 20.—(Special)—The attempt of footpads to hold up the feminine populace of this city has been very suc- cessful on several occasions, and many ladies have had their purses snatched fron their hands or made (o stand and deliver by the festive robber. An unsuccssful at- tempt was made last evening to rob Mis Pet Sayler, but the screams of her comp; fon and Miss Saylers resistance foiled the footpad. Gault Bros. of Cromwell recently shipped to the eastern markets a car of horses and six of the number were sent to Eng- Jand, where they were sold In Liverpool for $20) aplece. They were fine specimens of the draft horse variety. Live g Where Realty, 1dentity of the Ballot Burnor Discovered. CHICAGO, Dec. 20.—RElection Commis- sloner Badenoch and Jailer Ross went be- fore the grand jury today and testified that thy had learned the indentity of the man ad burned or otherwise destroyed the cts in the Swift-Hoplkins mayoralty denceh and Ross asked the and jury to delay the fnvestigation pend- an arrangement they hope to make n who did the wi entity was not di eal, it is sald, that he the tool of ‘men high in power and that he did the work for the money th re was in it. — Trylng to Got Away from the Newspapers. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—The hearing of the suit of John Miller, a tobacco manufac- turer of Newark, against the Americon To- bacco company, has been transferred fr a commissioner in this city to one in Ne wark, The counsel of the eompany asked for the transfer for the reason that the account of the hearing with the testimony of witnesses as given to the newspaper garbled the accounts and thus injured th case of the company in the eyeés of the hearing of arguments on the was set down for next Satur- ———— vide Work. ' NEW ORI . 20.—There was a conference this afternoon between the rep- resentatives of the white and colored cotton handlers are that the white o the work with N promise of !\lu}'ur IMitzpatrick that adequate protection would be furni 1w sired to work, backed up by rong show of police forece on the lev has had a salutary effect and no further trouble s anticipated, —_— Opel iden All In. ST. LOUIS, Dec. 20.—When the trial of the Opel divore ecage was resumed today the plaintiff, Mrs, Opel, was agalu en the stand in rebuttal, but nothisg zew or sen- sitional brought out W. Deid sheim the last witness called He 1o the conyersation between hin and Hrown in 1692, when Brown pra application day. White au to the | will be heard Saturday. 4 his intimacy with Mrs. Opel then rested. Arguments with a | mostly | . Robinson, | 'ALL PLACED UNDER THE BAN Pope Tssues a Deowse of Interdiction Against Reoret Societies, NO EXCEPTION MADE FROM THE LIST Wil e Promulgated from the Pulplt rad Through the Press — Not Ready to e Made Itefore the © New Year ROCH R, N. Y., Dec. 20.—An Assos clated press reporter called to see Bishop McQuatde at St. Bernard's seminary this evéning in regard to the decree of interdies tion against secret socletles, Bishop Mo- | Quatde said he decrea came direct from the holy see and Is simply a corroboration of what has been fn vogue for many years in the church It is n Latin, and owing to the fact that it 18 to be translated, which requires some | time, T will not be able to give it out until after New Year's. Up to four or five yoars | ago” thero was no question about this matter, but at that time some unauthorized person gave It out that the ban of the church had been removed from all secret soclotles except the Masons, The matter was brought to our attention and we investigated it, finally referring it to the holy see. The decree s against the Odd Fellows, Knights of Pythias and Sons of Temperance, and other societios against which the same ob- Jections can bo raised.” NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Archbishop Corri- gan_denfed himself to reporters today who sought to obtain his views regarding the ecclesiastical Interdiction of secret socleties promulgated by Bishop McDonnel of Brook- Iyn to n conference of priests of his dioceso this woek. Vicar General of the statement Farley admitted the truth that such an_order had been promulgated. “The Odd Fellows, the Sons of Temperance and the Kuights of Pythias have been interdicted,” he sald. “The decree of condemuation will at onco be promulgated throughout the church, both from the pulpits and throughout the press, As to the reasons for this action it is suffi- cient to say that they were condemned be- causo the archbishops evidently held that they were antagonistic to the church.” The understanding Is that the movement on so- cret societies” was determined upon by the council of the archbishops of the Roman Catholic church in the United States held in Chicago in September, 1893, The counell formulated certain recommendations, which were forwarded to the pope, who in turn laid them before a conference of cardinals, who endorsed them, the pope thereupon aMxing | his seal to a decree of condemnation. TOOL OF THE STANDARD COMPANY, Serious Charge of a South Dakota Oil Firm Aguinst an lowa Man, SIOUX FALLS, 8. D, D Telegram.)—Coates & Sells, a wholesale ofl firm of this city, will in few days begin suit against W. C. Arthur of Sjoux City, Ia., deputy oll inspector, for 5,000 damages for alleged ccnspiracy with the Standard OIl trust to ruin the plaintiff’s business. The charge is that Coat Hells shipped to Ia., a car of forty barrels of ofl an Arthur to go and spe Arthur company W ard Ol company man, nam After inspecting th the whole forty and paper to publish the (Spectal ce bary tricd to get a ne item of rejection. The plaintiffs say they can prove that this oll was taken from the same tank that the other was which Arthur accepted in another town. kmon Indicted. OLLRICHS, S. D., Dec, 20.—(Special,)— Willlam Crouse and Charles Sagert, two prominent stockmen living in this county and also In Custer county part of the time, were indicted by the grand jury yesterday on the charge of grand larceny "in shipping extra stock with their carload, It {8 a clear case, there being two separate Ins dictments against them. They will be ‘ar- raigned tomorrow. Sto M An epicurean bowl— A4 Quaker Oats and Cream. The child loves it, the epicure dotes on it, the dys- peptic praises it—ev- erybody likes it. Sold only In 2 1b, Packages. AMUSEMENTS. e ] DAN’L SULLY IN A NEW PLAY. BOYD' THREE NIGHTS AND FRIDAY, DEC. 21 EPFERYSATI S The Favorite Irish-American Comedian PANIEL SULLY First time In Omaha of the greatest sug coss of his career . . 0°Neil, Washington, D. 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