Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 23, 1901, Page 2

‘HE OMANA DAILY BFE DECEMBER 23, 1901, MINING IN THE BLACK HICLS Fomestake Ore Boit / rouses Enthusiasm of Predicts y Extraordinary De- velopments and Snys Ore puld Support 100, | 000 Populutic BAD, & Degt Homestake belt profound Intercst by more the formation is the attention bestowed upon it by sclentific as well as practieal men, and it is now being cobeldered as the greatest source of gold ore on the Amerl contigent, It consldts of a vast serles or eyste of seg- regated lcdges, which have, acdording to | the director of the Unitéd States mint, pro- | duced nearly $100,000,000 in gold bullion durlug the last twenty-six years, and, as the prospectors they have scarcely | been bcratched The development of these great ore Lodies has contributed in no small way to the commercial importance of Omaba and the great middlo west, and a word as to the | future possibilities of this section is of: in- terest to the people of that territory The ledges exist in buge verticals en- closed between walls of slate and can be traced for miles along the surface of the | ground from north to south. The Home- | wtake mine proper is situated well toward the northern extremity of this belt. For twenty-four years the Homestake company has not missed the payment of & monthly dividend to the stockholders. During that time the stock of the company has rise from a market value of §5 or §9 a share to more than $100 a rhare No Stock in Markets. D, ore (3pecial.y—The being studled with mining men. Th» | studied the greater is It Is Impossible to obtain this stock today at anywhere near its market value except in the settlements of estates, it having been withdrawn from the open market several years ago. The company pays out monthly in wages alone close to $200,000, and this payroll Is growing yearly. It ylelds in pullion $4,000,000 every year. In the mine are over 100 miles of une derground rallway, and on the surface 900 stamps are crushing ore night and day. The free’ gold 1s saved by amalgamation ana the refractory values are saved by concen- tration, the concentrates being shipped to smolters. The other tailings pass through cyanide wolution for a certain period of treatment, 8o that ultimately only a frace tional percentage s allowed to escape. The company has in operation here a 1,200-ton eyantde plant, the largest in the United Btates, and another similar, although smaller plant, is being built at Central City, which will be able to treat 600 tons day. The cyanide plant in Lead handles the tailings from the mills on the south side of the hill, and the one at Central City will be fed the tailings from the stamp mills on the opposite slope. Uncle Sam Alwo wpers. On the south end of the Homestake belt s situated the Uncle Sam mine, now the property of the Clover Leaf Gold Mining company. Since purchasing the Uncle Sam this company has acquired title to large tract of mining ground adjoining, situated on Elk Creek along the line of the old Black Hills & Fort Plerre railroad. At the time the Clover Leat Gold Mining sompany was organized its stock could he purchased for 20 cents a share. Today it cannot be procured for less than $100 a share. The Uncle Sam mine has been extensively developed during. that time, and is now supplylng a stamp mill with a high grade free milling ore. A steel holst has been installed, and the company s en- larging its stamp mill, work baving been commenced on this {mprovement some weeks ago. Near the Uncle Sam mine the Manila Gold Mining company owns a large tract of mining ground, on which development work has been in progress since last June A shaft is belog put down on a ledge whose outcrop at the surface shows a width of | 100 féet. The company s equipped for thorough exploration and expects between sow and spring to fully establish the theory of the continuation of the Homestake ledges. South African Enthusinstic, A mining expert from South Africa re- sently spent several months in an examina- | tlon of these ore deposits. He thinks the | timé {8 ripe for extraordinary developments along (he Relt. In his opinion the district has‘a guarantee ore exposure to support a population of 100,000, which would mean a vast commercial growth for Omaha and tho pateoniaing territory. There are employed on this belt about 3,500 men at the present time with a dally payroll amounting to $11,660; mouthly, $339,980, and for the year| $4,070,750. These facts emphasize what is belng done in the way of development and | production, and with new companies con- tinually starting up the demand for labor will advance rapidly. ' Near Rochford, Pennington county, the Black Hills Copper company I8 systematic- ally developing the copper measures on what 1s known as Copper Reef mountain, There 1s on the mountain a heavy outcrop of capper ore and the company is followins | one of the ledges in an incline shaft that s over 700 feet down, with a vertical dep h of nearly 400 feet. The ledge Is strong and well defined and the company will continue o sink until the permanent water level s reached. At 400 feet crosscuts Were run, exposing u body of sulphide ore 100 feet wide. The copper values had largely leached out. Copper experts give 1t 48 thelr opinion that the values will he found redeposited at permanent water level The ore also caries values in gold ~nd slly.r in addition to the copper. Edna Exploration Succeeds, Near Garden City the Edna Exploration company, composed of a number of the leading busines men of Deadwood and sev- eral county officlals, is demonstrating what may be accomp)ished by persistent develop- ment work. The company has a five-years' lense on forty-two acres of mining ground near Garden City, with the privilege of buy- Ing at a reasonable sum before the expira: tion of the lease. The terms provide that the ground shall be developed and (hat the ore extracted and milled, the owners of the ground to recelve a reasonable royalty. A shatt fully equipped with steam hoist has been sunk to quartzite, and drifting s golng on. Horizontal ore bodies are numer- ous on quartzite in thai region and it is expected that ore will be encoun- tered within the next few weeks. A ledge of free gold ore has been discovered on the property of the Globe Mining com- pany, situated in the southwesterly part of Lead, during the past week. The ledge is elght feet wide and strongly defined, carry- ing good values. The ground adjolns the Easy fo Take Easy to Operate Because purely vegetable—yet thor- I two Homestake composed of cay A body of on one side. The company alists of Red Oak, Ia cyaniding ore has been dis- overed he Bear gulch district, near the Wyoming line, by Ole Stromsness, a well known mill builder of the Black Hills and associates, Bear Gulch was one of the richest placer diggings In the Black Hills In the early dAys and a great many men have made a livelihood by carrying placer mining in the various tributaries of the gulch every summer for the past twen ty-ive years. The existence of the placer depokits are proof that the region contains rich ledges POLITICS IN SOUTH DAKOTA but in Simplified, Contest Likely for One of the Congresstonal Vacane BIOUX FALLS, 8. D., Dec. 22.—(Speclal.) ~The . withdrawal of 1. Crawford of Huron, from the contest for United States senator for the term of six years, beginning March 4, 1903, greatly simplifies the politi cal situation In South Dakota, and in the event taat the republicans oapture the leg Islature to be elécted next Noyember, s regarded as the eleetion of A. B. Kittredge of this city, for the full term commencing after the expiration of the unexpired term of the late Senator Kyle, which he Is now filling upon appointment by the governor. With the senatorial situation practically settled, attention will bo turned dates for congr Congressman Martin apparently will have no dificulty in secur- ing renomination should he decide to ask it. With Congressman Burke it is different ing rencmination should he decide to seek it there are indications that a fight will be made against him. It is possible that the antl-Burke senti- ment will crystalize upon Coe I. Crawford of Huron, it he will cousent to become a candidate for congress It is not belleved that Senator Kittredge will take any part in the congressional fight Coe . E. Dewey fop County Judg DEADWOOD, 8. D., Dec ~(8pecial.)— Hon. H. E. Dewey of Lead has been recom- mended by the republican central committee of this county to Governor Herrold for ap pointment as county judge, to succeed Hon Frank J. Washabaugh, who has been elected circult judge. The county central commit- tee met in Deadwood, with the members of the district judicial committee from Lawrence county, to act on the matter. The names before the committee were: G. G Bennett, A, E. Frank and John H. Burns of Deadwood; J. P. Wilson, Thomas L. Red- lon, George B. Thompson and Thomas E. Harvey of Lead. Nine formal ballots re- aulted in a deadlock, with Wilson and Thompson ahead, but failing of the number necessary to selection. A compromise wis affected on Dewey. He was made the unanimous choice. Withdraws Op) DEADWOOD, §. D., Dec. 22.—(Special.)— The state railroad commission decided at a meeting in Sturgis last night to withdraw the actlons pending fn the federal court agalnst various rallroads in the state over the tariff schedule promulgated by this board in 1807, Only one of these suits has been tried; that against the Milwaukee, which was decided against the railroad com- mission. In consideration of the horizontal reductions made by the different rallroads In both freight and passenger tariffs In the state, to take effect the first of the coming year, the commissioners will not appeal the case against the Milwaukee, and the secre- tary of the commission has been Instructed to have the cases against the other roads dismissed. New Hallrond in Wyo SARATOGA, Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Special.)— J. C. Kennedy, civil engineer in charge of the survey for the rallroad to be built from Walcott, on the Unlon Pacific, to Saratoga, Grand Encampment and other points in southern Carbon county, has completed the line from Walcott to Sara- toga. He is now making a plat of the sur- vey and as soon as this work is finished he will continue the survey on to Grand Encampment. When Engineer Kennedy starts the survey from Saratoga to En- campment he Wil try to avoid Roing through the Encampment river canyon, as the line was originally run. Ho thinks a better and more direct route can be ge- cured by leaving the canyon to the left Automobile Stage Lines. SARATOGA, Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Spectal)— It 18 reported that the Hot Springs Hotel company of this place will put on an auto- mobile stage line between Walcott, Sara- toga and Grand Encampment In the spring. The success of the automobile stage line between Sheridan and Buffalo has demon- strated that automobiles are practicable. Murder of C. J. Warner. RAWLINS, Wyo.,, Dec. 22.—(Speclal.)— C. J. Warper was murdered at Derby, a relay station on the Rawlins-Lander stage line, yesterday. A man in the employ of John Carmedy Is alleged to baye committed the crime. Warner was a stock tender for the Lander Stage company. Jury In Flick's Case DI SHERIDAN, Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Special.)— The jury in the case of the State aga'nst Guy Flick, charged with stealiug diamonds, talled to agree after being out one day and nights and was discharged. Flick Is now belng tried on the charge of recelving stolen property. Sewer Honds for Cheyenne, CHEYENNE, Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Special.)— The city council last nlght voted $15,000 worth of sewer bonds. The matter, how- ever, wil be left to a vote of the people at the same time the election is held for vot- ing on the water bonds, February 4, 1902 e Young Girl's Sulelde MEETEETSE, —A case of suicide Wyo., Dec. 22.—(Speclal.) is reported from the little town of Chance. Miss Fannie Hudley, 7-year-old girl, became despondent in a love affair and took a dose of strychnine, dying in about twenty minutes. 0., was In “I suffered a Charles Replogle, Atwater, very bad shape. He says: great deal with my kidneys and was re- quested to try Foley's Kidney Cure. I did so and In four days I was able to go to work again. Now I am entirely well" Both (Mlicers Better, WASHINGTON, Dec. The of Rear Admiral Sampson is better than it has been for several days past and If the cold weather moderates he hopes to be able to resume outdoor exerclses. aptain Francis A. Cook, formerly commanding of- fier of Brooklyn at Santiago, is better to- day. It probably, however, will be some time before he fully recovers. . condition Wanted, The manufacturers of Banner Salve, hav- ing always believed that no doetor or medi- cine can cure In every case, but never having heard where Banner Salve failed to cure ulcers, sores, tetter, eczema or piles, as & matter of curiosity would like to know if there are such cases. If so they will gladly refund the money Governor of Washington 111 TACOMA, Wash., Dec A s Information fal tn + ough, promps, 1thtul, satistactory — ood’s Pills , the Ledger from Olympla says: Governor Rogers is confined to his home with an attack of pneumonta. Iis physiclans say he 1s not serfously il and that no great alarm Is felt [ MICHICAN TEAM GOES WEST @ridiron Warriors from Aann Arbor on Way to California, COACH YOST HEADS PARTY OF NINETEEN Day edena on New Ye Aun Stanford Univers sty Team=FProspects for Winning. At 0 o'clock yesterday morning the Uni- to candi- | versity of Michigan foot ball team arrived In Omaha over the Northwestern road in a speclal car, and ten minutes later left for the “west and California over the Unlon Pacific. The party included nineteen meu all told, as follows: Coach Yost, Trainer Fitzpatrick, Graduate Manager Baird, Stu- ot Manager Crafts, Captain and Left Tackle White, Left End Redden, Left Guard McGugin, Center Gregory, Right Guard Wil- son, Right Tackle Shorts, Right End Hern- stein, Quartexgack Weeks, Right F Sweeley, Left Halfback Heston, Fullback Snow, and substitutes Redner, Southworth Forrest and Jones. Redner and Jones are backs; Forrest and Southworth, tackle and guard, respectively The men were all up and had breakfasted keep training hours as much as on the trip. They retire early, but not be fore they can go to sleep, which makes the hour somewhat later than the usual training retiring time, as travellng makes the men wakeful, During the twenty minutes that their car waited at Council Bluffs, Yost gave the men a run around in sweaters, so they were lowed to loat while they were in Omaha Among the score of tourists were two ally phenomenal men, one Right Tackle Shorts, because of his wonderful playing, the other, Coach Yost, because of his marvellous accomplishments in his brief conching career. Shorts was this year unanimously given a place on the All-West- ern team, as second only to Captain Curtis of Wisconsin, as a tackle. The departure of Badger frem the game will leave Shorts the best tackle in the west next season, and probably in'the world, as it has been admitted for four years that Curtls was equal to any man on the big eastern teams in his place. Shorts is next year's captain for Michigan, and will be given captain of the All-Western team at the end of the season, It he continues his former showing. Conch Yost's Great Record, Coach Yost, merely by what he has done since fast August, has brought himself into prominent permanent prominence A foot ball coach. He first played the game at the University of Virginia.© Going from there to Lafayette university, he played the star tackle on the team that defeated for the first time the University of Pennsylvania, In 1867 Yost coached at Ohlo Wesleyan, developlng from minor material a team that held Michigan 0 to 0. Coming then to Nebraska, Yost made the '98 team of Cornhuskers the cham- plons of the Transmississippl country, Then he went down to Kansas and that year the Jayhawkers took the pennant away from Nebragka 36 to 20. The 1900 season found Yost at Stanford, where he enabled that team to defeat its bitter rival, the Univer- sity of California, and win the west coast champlonship for the first time In three years. Yost's success at Ann Arbor sur- passes all previous achievements. His team scored 501 pointa to its opponents 0 and its singlo game scores ranged from 22 to 128 points. Yost has signed a three years' con- tract with the Wolverine university. Both these men, Yost and Shorts, are greatly alike. Unobtrusive, undemon- strative, untalkative, even reticent, each carries about him the atmosphere of re- serve power and indomitable will. Neither makes rash predictions or even perfectly natural forecasts. Though both know that the Michigan team is head and shoulders above Stanford, both are wary of promis- Ing a victory. Yost said: “We are going out there to do the best that fs in us.”" That was all from the teacher. Shorts wus more explicit. He smid: Shorts Not Oversanguine, ““Of course it is natural to suppose on first thought that we will defeat Stanford, but there are many reasons why the result fs honestly uncertain. A trip of 8,000 miles acrows 4he country {s not conducive to fit- and form. Neither is an absolute change of climate. Last Friday we went through our last practice In the snow at Ann Arbor. The day after Christmas, after five dayy enroute, we will be out there at Pasadena, where it 1s absolutely warm. What the effect of the change will be on the men, whether enervating or otherwise, cannot be predicted. We hope for the best. A woeok will glve us time to get stretched out some. Wo do not fear defeat, nor yet feel certain of victory.” All along the route the Wolverines are scheduled for bunquets and receptions by former Michigan men. That {s what mak thelr trlp w0 long in time. Snowbound traine {n Michigan caused them to miss thelr Chicago connection Saturday morning, %0 they 41d not arrive in Omaha Saturday night at 11:10, ae expected. They play Btanford in Pasadena ou New Year's day and then, after a few duys {u San Francisco, will come home via the Santa Fe. They will not be allowed out of Pasadena until after the guwme, 0BEYS mufigugu OF COURT spal Letter Forth Ing Isnues Setting to His N YORK, Dec. A. G. Spalding today sent a letter to the elght clubs of the National league, in which he recited the fact that he had been served with an in- junction to take no further action as presi- dent-Secretary-treasurer of the National league and American Assoclation of P foeslonal Buse Ball clube, to which offic he says he was notified he Fad been electod He ays he took up the duties of the office at once and made a few for what he considered the proper conduct of the office before being served with the injunction, but since that time has re frained from acting in any ofliclal way. He then says Pending the declsion of betore the supreme court which 1 understand 15 a mine whether 1 am legally dent of the National league or weeordance with my petsonal wdvice, 1 must refuse to act presidént-secretary-treasurer of tional League and American of fessional Base Ball Ciubs strictly comply with what 1 be the court's order I had many thir which to my mind mediate attention ational e dividual clul urging the the case of New Yors, sult 1o defer elected prest not and in attorney further the Assoct An consider to now L mplation ire im- of the cemed to req the {nteres. body among us clubs of ih immedtately 1g corps of play ing talent befo e desirabie players had been permitted to go (0 rival organiza- tons, under present conditions 1 can take no further action in this dircction, so it 18 up to each club tu do that which In its judgment may seem best for its own interest Mr. Spalding says that during the sixty six hours he uninterruptedly held the of- fico he did nothing involving the league In any financial obligations or interfering with the property rights of the league or the individual members except to communicate by telephone with O'Day and Emslie. He in alfback | Coach Yost says he is compelling them to | possible | as preliminary plans | lengue's board of 1902 and asked them to wire acceptance or refection of the terms. O'Day slmply wired back Three hundred pet month and expenses Emslie wired his acceptance at a salary $£2,000 and Jegitimate expenses, Mr made no reply the telegrams of the two umpires. Mr. Spalding will spend the holldays In the south, WESTERN LEAGUE TROUBLES urk w Discuss ¢ appointed umplres the son of them for the on, of Spalding to {held and Manning e Varfous Ram in Knnsas City. KANBAS CITY, Mo Telegram.)—Trouble 8 | Western league which may result in the | calling of ‘& special meeting. O Rourke, | owner of the Omaha tenm, was in Kansus City In conference. with President Jumes | Whitfield and James Manning of the local club, and it was plain something was in the alr. Both the magnates and President Whitfleld refiged to discuss league affairs except to say that all was lovely, but in the course of his taik one of them let drop the remark that Heall, owner of the M neapolfs team, would better be careful The bellef seems to be that George T | beau and ‘Beall are working together that Beall in purchasing the Denver fran chige was only acting as an agent for the Kansas City magnate. It is understood | that Beall, as chalrman of the cireuft com- mittee, had authority to act | The numerous reported sales of the Den- | ver club, first from Packard to Tebeau, | then back agatn, and the reverse again, | and Saturday to Beall, has aroused the susplefon th, I'fe not as it should be d the magnates here do not deny that they don't Ifke the looks of aftalrs In the west Important Conference Today. Information has leaked out that Walter Wilmot, who has been given the Minne- apolls franchise in the American associa- Is to be here tomorrow to meet Pres- t Whitfleld of the Western leaguc President Whittleld sald the affairs of the Western league must be above board and there must be no double-dealing. There is plainly a fear that Beall, after acting 18 a figurehead, may jump to the Amer- fean atwoctation, " The reports sent out from Minneapolis are to the effect that Walter Wilmot would own the Minne- apolls and occupy Beall's Western cngue Dec, 22 (Spectal brewing in the " s It that Wilmot Whitfleld was asked matter 1s up to Beall," whose ‘manner showed of the Sloux City man gets Beall's park?” That W hitfield falthfulness | deubted plied the was Denver feanchise,” sald Whittield. ted in the Western league 'and cans “old to everybody and anybody. #ales must be ratified by the leagie and it remains to be seen what will be dene in regard to the Denver matter, We meet at the Baltimore hotel this city Janaary 14 The three took a drive over the city to- day, looking at the varfous suitable sites which have heen offered to Manning. The one best llked 18 on the extreme west side af the city eau's park fs on the east side Tebenu Oum DENVER, Dec. nes Hix ~In_connection with the fact that A, B. Beal of Minneapolis, a nember of the circuit committee of the Western Base Ball league, h bought orge Tebeau hiw interest in the franchise and his {mprovements Broadway park, Mr. Tebeau says he will now devote his entire attention to the n the bullding up. of the American assocli- tlon, of which it Is a member. He has slgned Gus Dundon, third baseman of the Denver nine last year, for Kansas City. LABOR CONDITIONS IMPROVE Increased Number ployed at Plan of People Em- ALBANY, N. Y., Dec. 22.—The conditions of employment among the members of labor organizations in New York state durlng the quarter ending September 30 last, says the state labor copmlssioner, John McMackin, In his quarterly bulletin, were unusually #ood, In that only once In the last five vears have they ‘been surpassed In the same seénson. The average number of days worked in the thira q ter was 67 In 1900 and 70 in 1901, The average quarter year earnings of men in 191 were about $12 more than In 190, The metropolitan unfons gained In membership, while the “up-state” unions also made siight gains; the net result being a quarterly increase in membership of more than 20,000, The total membership at the end of September was 6.141, which 8 by far the highest figure vet attained The number of female members of unions was 14,618, a galn of nearly 40 per cent. Immigration at the port of New York in the third quafter of 1801 continued at the same rato as in 1900, the number of ar- rivals In the threp month perlod of each year having been slightly more than 8- o, The southern Itallans still constituts the largest contingent, about one-fifth of the entire number, followed by the Hebrews, Poles and Germans. Of the immigrants 14 years old and 18,725, or 27 per cent, could nefthen read nor write. The largest degree of flliteracy was found among the Portuguese (52 per cent), while only 1 per cent of the adult tmmigrants from Scandi- navian countries were illiterate. Of the routhern Itallans 66 per cent were flliterate and of the northern Itallans only 12 per cent. : ———— Announcements of the Theaters aver Following Mason & Mason In “Rudolph and Adalph” at the Boyd will be Florodoro for one night—Tuesday night, The company 1s the same as opened this theater this season. It has made a triumph tour to the coast playing to packeds houses and returns to Omaha if anything in better trim than on its first visit. On Christmas day Ger- trude Cognlan, the young and talented daughter of the Tate Charles Coghlan, will open a three performance engagement in “Vanity Feir.” This bill will be given at the big Christmas day matinee and Christ- mas night, Thursday Jolinette formerly the property of Julia Marlowe, will = bo glven. A large percentage of the receipts will be glven to the Nebraska branch of the McKiniey Memorial fund “ire in Omaha Barn, Fire originated in the second he livery” barn, 2515 Sherman av 3 lock this morning, doing small dam'’ge. fire started from a stove used in thaw- water pipes. of at story Th out LOCAL BREVITIES. and frie Presbyterian church to Dr. Dillon ar Friday eveniog John Rush trip over thy tion of nations Membe ds of the will glve family at Clifton a the Hin who has returned state inspeciing the con banks, savs that all r ports of banks -~ #hows the state to be in an unexample ondition of prosperity. The only complainy wnade I8 that there {8 more money on hand than can be loaned Tom Burke. a raflroad man, fall an th avement near Sixteenth and Hown strects lust night and cut two gashe the left stde of his face. His wounds we dressed ot police station and he wa locked up. Detective Johngon returned 8t Paul, bringing with hin alias "Charles Katz, who Omaha for passing forg number of business men The Sunday school festival o nity cathedral will be held Tuesday at § o'clock in the after Al the children 'of " the parish and invited to attend The cath from 1 \ th M unday from Carl Cramer, wanted in checks on a m thelr Christmas day services at Trinity dral will be at § a. m., 9:30 a. m. gnd a In connection with these services the holy communion will be administered Elaborate special Christmas music will be réndered by the cholr of sixty volces, under direction of Prof, F. Hatson Wright W. H. Brell reported to the palice jay afternoon that he had been robh $30 by an unknown woman in a wi near’ Bleventh and Farnam streets description of the woman was given the police and last night Detective Mt arrested Bartha Librisky, better “Fainting Bertha,” - at 0oming house ‘ourteenth t. Concealed krip In the room officer found alan money Sun | of room i str the nagement of his Kansas City team and | TIGRET FORGERS AT WORK ve Operations Diecovered by N Pacifie at Keasas Oity, LOSS RUNS INTO THE THOUSANDS Ratlronds Place Extra Force of De- Which tectives on the Cawe, [0 Regarded an & Con cated One, KANSAS CITY, Dec A gang forgers of railroad tickets has been oper | ating In Kansas City successtully during | the last few weeks, according to H. C. Townsend of St. Louls, general passenger {agent of the Missouri Pacific, who has | been in the city Investigating the fraud with the aid of George H. Foote, secretary of the local passenger bureau, and J. A Stewart, general southwestern passenger agent of the Rock Island. Mr. Townsend said The losses of the western railroads will amount to thousands of dollars. There have been three classes of forgeries. Soma days ago Mr. Foote discovered that a bogus perforating stamp had been used to imt tate the stamp that is used to mark tickets at the Union depot. The forgers tried In Chicago to buy a stamp exactly lke the one that is used In the Kansas City Unfon depot to stamp return ticket coupons, but the manufacturers expected something was wrong and refused to sell it. The forgers were not baffled. They bought a stamp that is used in banks for perforating checks, changed the dies from ‘Paid’ to ‘K. C. U. D’ and have used it on many forged tickets. to Brokers plve ““The second class of forgeries Included conductors’ train checks. The bogus ones are fairly good imitations of the genuine once, but they have smooth edges Instead of perforations. Wholesale frauds have been committed by using forged livestock contracts, which are exchanged for tickets. “We bhave no means of knowing how many bogus livestock contracts and cone ductors’ train checks have been used 1 know that hundreds of frandulent contraéts were printed here in Kansas City. We have evidence to show that a Kansas City ticket broker knows something about the forgeries. We have engaged an additional force of detectives, and hereafter conduce tors will watch carefully for forgerfes. The Missouri Pacific has suffered evere losses, but our road is only one of many that has been defrauded.” Dozens of the forged tickets have, it is sald, been secured by the railway of- ficials. Mr. Townsend has telegraphed for C, C. McLeod of Chicago, alrman of the West. ern Passepger association, to come to Kan- sas City as soon possible to make an effort to prosecute the ticket forgers. OFFICERS ARE ACQUITTED Lieu nt Governor and Game War- den of Montana Up for Assnult, as BUTTE, Mont., Dec, 22.—A special to the Miner from Missoula says that Lieutenant Governor Higgins and his brother, Arthur Higglns, the state game warden, last night were acquitted on the charge of assault in the third degree, preferred by Theodore Plockley. Blockley was one of the trio whom the state officers waylald and se- verely thrashed about a week ago. for the plaintiff had occasion to bring the name of Mrs. Higgins, mother of the lieus tenant governor, fnto the case. The leuten- ant, governor, while filled with wrath, Jumped to his feet and shaking his fist at the opposing counsel, exclaimed: “If the court will not stop you from using my mother's name in this case I will do it my- selt.”” The courtroom was crowded to suf- focation and the verdict was received with applause One charge yet remains against the de- tendants, that of assault in the second de- gree, preferred by Charles Booth, another vietim, DEPEW ON THE CANAL DEAL Senator Belleves Panama Company is Too Late with Its De- cinton, Dec. 22.—Senator Chauncey M. in an Interview with a represen- tative of the Assoclated Press today, enld that had M. Hutin, former president of the Panama Canal company, offered to sell the canal for $40,000,000 instead of expecting the United States to bicker about the price the United States would probably have bought the property. The senator also sald ho belleved that the decision reached yesterday by the Pan- ama Canal company had come too late. According to a dispatch from Paris to the Associated Press, dated December 21, the shareholders of the Panama Canal company adopted a report, which, among other things, proposed as a basls for sale of the canal to the United States the fig- ures and declarations contained in the con- cluslons of the Isthmian commiseion’s re port and to glve the mandatory of the canal company power to close the discussion by proposing a price. NO INTENTION OF QUITTING Sata, Continue War. Boers, It to i~ ermin LONDON, Dec, “Telegrams recelved here from South Africa still refer to the probable decision of the Boers to surrender, but a dispatch to the Daily News from Volksrust today, declared that the Boers are determined to continue the war and that thelr recent conferences have been with the object of planning a summer cam- paign A dispatch to the Dailly Mall from Sydney anpounces that Joseph Chamberlain, the colonial secretary, has telegraphed to the Rigat Hon. Barton, the prime minister of the commonwealth of Australia, that the British government would be glad of 1,000 men for service in South Africa This will be the first federal contingent to go to South Africa, Premier Barton hav- Ing previously declined to offer men unless the government asked for them EFFORT TO LAND CHINESE ¥oot b t Orientals Deteat th ¥ ne n spirie of Act PORT TOWN Wash., Dec In- formation has been received here by the members of the local Chinese colony to the effect that a large number of stock com panies are being organized in the southern provinces of China with pital of $1,000 000 and upward and stock will be issued to the amount of $500,000 1o ¢! comng to America, 80 that they can show upon being examined by the eustoms officials at the por of entry that they belong to the exempt class of merchants. This action is sald to be the result of the agitation for a more stringent exclusion law expiration of the present law nex ines; 2t the Mg Duriug the hearing last night, attorney | | some time ago and this afternoon as the NEGRO KILLS TWO WHITES o s Valnly hounds, SPARKS arrest Henry Dee. 22T attempting t Porter, a desperate negr gambler, here last night about midnigh | M. J. Kinard was shot in the right hand and arm and J. L. Kirby Marshal Kinard, was 'he negro opened who went to nssist Instantly killed fire on Kinard and Kirby as they approached him. Kinard right hand was badly shattered and then | Kirby recefved his wound and fell dead at | Kinard's side. Kinard picked up his pistol with his Jeft hand and shot the negro three times. The negro fell several times, but escaped to a nearby swamp, wounded Special trains with dogs from Nashville and Tifton arrived this morning and ran | the track to Adel, where it was lost. About | | 100 men from here have been scouring the ountry all day. The town offers $100 ro- | ward and an effort will be made tomorrow | to have the governor also offer a reward 1f caught while the excitement fs so high the negro doubtless will be Iynched —— ESCAPE A FIENDISH DEATH Are Hobhea, Placed Two Boys Bound and n Burning Bullding 8T. PAUL, Mion,, Dec A the Ploneer Press from Fau Clair says 22 special to Wi Two boys named Seyberth and Bo nell, aged 13 and 15 years respectively, who had been out In the country to out Christ mas trees, reached home this evening al most exhausted from the effects of an as sault by a highwayman. The boys state that while on Lowes creek they were attacked by a man who strapped them together and | put gngs in thelr mouths. He then took from them what money they had and finally dragged them to an abandoned sum- mor-house. He tastened the door and wet the house on fire. The boys managed to freo themselves after a desperate strugglo and escaped from the burning bullding. Both were quite severly Injured by thelr expe- rlence. The cottage in which they were confined was totally destroyed. D ——— OLD MAN KILLS HIS SON-IN-LAW Takes Vengeance fur Aileged Abuse of Hix Daughter by Hus- ba PITTSBURG, Dec. 22.—John W. Moore, an old soldier, aged 69 years, shot and in- stantly killed his son-in-law, Thomas Maw- hinney, at the latter's home in Bellevue this evening, It 18 said the Mawhinneys quarrelad on Friday evening, and Mrs. Mawhinney told her father that her husband had abused ber and called her vile names. The old man #ald he would attend to the matter. Today he went (0 Mawhinney's home, called him to the door and without any parley shot him in the neck Moore then walked to the police station and gave himself up, remarking that Maw- hinney had driven his first wife to sulcide, but he could uot do the same with Rosi for he had killed him —— {FATHER AND SON AT WAR 0ld Man Returns Fire Injuring Him tally, of HUNTINGTON, W. Va,, Dec. 32.—During a family quarrel in Central City today, Wil- | Mam Lafferty was shot and seriously wounded by his son, Burt Lafferty. After belng injured the father, seizing a shotgun, ran into the street and fired at his fleelng son, the shot penetrating his back. His injuries will result fatally Rebecea Lafferty, a daughter, interrupted the father when he turned and fired at her, inflicting o serious wound. Lafferty was overpowered by the officers and is now in Jail. Lafferty had not been living with | his family and claims that he called at the | home to try to heal up old dlfferences, | neighbors allege that Lafferty was whipping his wife when the gon reached the scene | and opened fire., BROTHERS REFUSE TO DRINK Two Men Shot One by Dien stantly, Saloonkeep an HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Dec. ~Charles Moore, a hotel keeper of this city, this aft- ernoon shot and instantly killed James A Garner and mortally wounded Willlam Gar- ner, his brother, James Garner and Moore had a dispute two Garners were passing his hotel he came out and shook hands with Will Garner, aft- erward Inviting tiem In to take a drink. Both refused, and the shooting follewed. Moore gave himselt up, claiming self-de- fonse. “Willlam Garner {s not expected to survive the night KILLS HUSBAND WITH AXE Womnn Escapes from Shot and Saves Hernelf and Son from Death, COLUMBIA, 8. C., Dec. 22.—Near Vern- ville, Hampton county,*s Mrs. Phillips killed her husband, John Phillips, who, it is said, in a drunken condition had at- tempted to take the life of herself and her son. Phillips fired at the woman, who fled into the yard, where she selzed an axe, killing him finstantly. The coroner's jury exonerated Mre. Phillipe CUTS HIS THROAT AND DIES Former White mits 8 ouse Hostler Com- elde Because of Poor Henlth, LEXINGTON, Ky.,, Dec ~Michael McLaughlin, aged 62, ex-city jailer and a well-known politiclan, cut his throat with @ razor and dled today. 11l health was the cause. During President Cleveland's last term McLaughlin was manager of the White House stables. KILLED BY A STREET CAR Prominent rtland Cltlzen Th from Hix Bugsy and is Ruo Over, PORTLAND, Ore., Dec Charles M Miers, superintendent of the city park, was driving in Upper Albin, when his horses started to run away, throwing him in front of a street car. The fall stunned him and the car ran over his body, killing him fn- stantly. RIVAL IN LOVE_IS SUSPECTED Milter [0 Down and Son of | Ind, Dec years, John E aged 27 second miller, em d by the Noblesville Milling company in this eity, was murdered in cold blood by an early He wan resting on @ stalrway near § window wh AsH taday. | aifrer | Who call upon them for treatment betw “NANCE Jessle and the 8 Mat. & mer ng th GUILTY OF MURDER of K FOUND LOUISVILLI Hanlon rder of 1 wh Hanlo nt tim Pollceman found Fred RY e had re police rula tm Kess e ot K W to of i was Ha the 2 frst ne resulting PERFECT Tooth Powder AN ELEGANT TOILET LUXURY, Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century, DOCTORING FREE A staff of eminest pnyeiclans and sur- geons from the British Medical Institute have, at the urgent solteitation of a large number of patients under thelr eare in (hig country, established a permanent branch of the Institute In thls olty, at Corner of 10th Rooms Build and Fa rd nm ot Street Trad These eminent gentlemen have decided to give thelr services entirely free for th months (medicines excepted) to all invalids on now and Janvary 9, The cbject In pursuing this course fs to become rapldly and personally acquainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any services rendered for three months to all who call before January 9. 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