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TITE OMAHA. DAILY EEEu'MONDAY , MATICTT 12 , ISM. FORTUNES OF CRIPPLE CREEK Its Third Railroad , Now Surveyed , Will Terminate at Colorado Springs. LABOR TROUBLES GREATLY EXAGGERATED Humor * r licit I UK at r.rnihlll < > fi r HIrlho-A rurly-root Hlmrk , Weighing ( Her Thirty TIIIIH , t'npltirrtl nt Monlon-y Northwestern Now * . 1'rospccts Hint tlio third railroad to Cripple - plo Creek wilt lie built from Colorado Springs by way of llcnr Creek cation arc becom ing very bright , says a dispatch to tlio Den ver Times. II. I. Held has completed a niirvcy" which shows a grada of only 1 per cent for most of the way. The distance to tlio camp , an run , Is but twcnty-ono miles , easily covered In less than two hours. Tlio road up tlio canon for six and one- fourth miles Is to bo cog , with a grade o ! 12V4 per cent , Instead of 10 per cent , as first run. from Hear creek divide to Seven lakes divide , two and one-fourth miles , am to Middle Ilcar creek , ono and one-fourth miles , It Is 3 per cent. The road at this point passes a quarter of u mile west of the Seven Lakes hotel. Two miles from hero Is the Hasp- berry mountain pass , nt an elevation of 11,170 feet. From that point It descends on a 3 per cent grade to West Ilcavcr creek , passes throuKb Hlson park , and to West Heaver crcnli. which Is crossed 100 feet from the Summit company's mill. Tender foot hill pnsa Is crossed at the same point used by the Hoyden divide toll road. From that point It Is ono and seven-tenths miles to Cripple Crook on a C per cant grado. The greater portion Is easily constructed t and will not be even as costly as ordinary mountain roads. As Is now contemplated four trains a day will bo running to accommodate the passenger tralllc , and two trains a day from Crlpplo Creek would carry out about at the output of the mines at llio present time and four trains a day from Crlpplo Creek would certainly ( hhaust thu output of the camp for all time to come. With the shor distance and the safe transportation of the J ores , It Is not overestimating It to say tha * . n majority of the ore could bo treated In " the Pueblo smelters live hours after It la hoisted from the mines at Crlpplo Creek and returns m.ado complete within three to five days after shipment , which woulc inako It advantageous In ovcry respect to every man Interested In any way with the mining Industry. Domestic affairs In the Crlpplo district nro being BO greatly exaggerated by the press of tlio country , that an Impression circulated throughout Bocms to have become out the east and west that Crlpplo Creek Is at present suffering a second "Coeur d'Aleno" trouble. This Is not the case however. There Is not a moro orderly mining camp In the west than Cripple Creek. It Is true , capital and labor are ut variance , and pending a settlement , the majority of the "producers" have been closed down. This Is but a repetition of the experience of all the prominent mining camps of our country. That the present state of affairs has greatly affected the business of the camp Is readily admitted. That good sense and moral suasion does and will control the present trouble Is also a fact. Allowing this to bo the case , Is It advisable or kind to circulate wild reports that would nat urally have a tendency to participate further disruptions ? Cripple's troubles can bo settled amic ably If "would-be" mischief makers and busy bodies could bo kept outside the clr- clo. There Is no animosity existing between employers and employes , simply a difference of opinion , and this they themselves are eminently lit toil to settle without any out side Interference. THE LUCKY THIRTEEN. A splendid strike was made last week In a claim on Hull hill , known as the Lucky Thirteen. It Is owned by J. O. Woodruff , D. F. Fletcher and W. 13. Cooper. The ore runs $250 a ton. Development Is progressing rapidly on the Fug , another Hull hill claim. The shaft Is now down sixty feet and a good vein has been encountered , which runs from $50 to J150 a ton. Excellent ore Is being hoisted from the north shaft of the Wolfe lease on the Orpha May. It Is very high grade stuff and bucket after bucket shows free gold In quantity , the yellow metal being scattered through tlio ere In pieces as big as grains of wheat , A tlilrtoen-lnch streak averages $380 a ton. The Lafayette , on Dull hill , has made a rich strike at a depth of tHty feet , a few foot from the west sldo line. The vo Is wonderfully rich. It Is Iron and manga nese , and sixteen sacks of It brought to town yielded assays ranging from $2,000 to SS.OOO a ton. - EXCITEMENT AT LEADVILLE. Loadvlllo Is again In a quiver of excite ment. For several days past there have been quiet whispers of Immense gold strikes made In the vicinity of the Llttlo Johnnie , but the owners of the property In that dis trict keep very still , refusing to reveal any thing regarding the matter , says a special to the Rocky Mountain News. Nevertheless It is based , on reliable Information , and sooner or later the matter must como to light. A rumor afloat Is to the effect that Henry Smith , a leaser on the Garbut , located near the Llttlo Johnnie , California mining dis trict , has struck a vein yielding 105 ounces In gold and 100 ounces In silver. Of course this may bo exaggerated , but It Is sure there has been a rich strike In this property. It Is also reported that another big body of gold has been met within the Fanny Ilaw- llngs. The managers will not'say what the highest assay is. but say the lowest Is one ounce In gold. Some mining men say that Loadvlllo is to receive a startling revelation in the next few days. U Is hoped some thing definite may bo learned In a day or two. A MONSTER SHARK. A monster basking shark , probably the largest over captured on this const , was caught about BOO yards from the Del Monte bath house wharf and towed ashoro. says a Monterey dispatch to the San Francisco Examiner. S. M. Duarte , a fisherman , had set his neta for small fish the night before , and accompa nied by his partner set out to take In the _ catch. Upon tholr arrival they were somo- liat startled and vexed to find that their nets had disappeared from view. Rowing around for a wlillo they at last discovered fragments of tlio nets , and when they found Bomo of the lloats they proceeded to In vestigate. Slowly they hauled In the lines to which the lloats wore fastened , and after tugging nway for a wlillo up came a largo dark ob ject In a tangle of netting. It was the car cass of a basking shark that came to view. There lay the big fish with the waves rip pling against Its dun sides for a length of forty feet. Then the fishermen began the tedious task of rfcovorlng the remains of tlio nets In which the llsh had entangled Itself. With much diniculty they accomplished this. A rope was passed through the largo fins and tlio fishermen towed tholr prize to the Mon terey wharf. They made tlio trip of half a mile In Just three hours and thirty-live min utes. utes.Crowds Crowds soon began to gather -while the fishermen wore mooring the ( lali to the piles of the wharf. When asked by the Examiner correspondent If It was a frequent occurrence to catch such a largo fish so near the land , the llshcrmon stated tlmt It was the flr.it time that so big a llsh had been caught at Monterey , and they say they cannot account for Us being there. U will bu remembered that a basking shark was caught between Sata Cruz and Monterey Bomo months ago , and It Is generally thought that this Is Its mate. This supposition Is bo- lloved , as these fish go In pairs. For several years the llrltlsh museum has offered a reward of $1.000 for the skin of a basking shark , as thcro Is no perfect speci men of this flah In existence In the world , unless It Is the ono which Stanford univer sity bought some months ago , but whether the curing of tlmt specimen was a success Is not known. The specimen Is not rare , but they are sel dom caught. Old fisherman state that the fish Is thu moat harmless of any llsh In ex- latunco of ltn alto , and on account of Its lazy , nlucglsh habits It lias received the name of "basking Uark. " The fishermen also - y that the shark Is seen to lln for hours In one place banking in the inn and that It will not disappear at the approach of boats , but that It Is n dangerous undertaking to attempt a capture of tlin fish with harpoons , as , unllko the whale , the basking shark docs not rlso to the surface for air after "sounding , " as the whale must do , but makes desperate re sistance underneath the surface of the water , tUKRlng away at the line that Is fastened to the harpoon and endangering the lives of the men In the boats. The length of the ono bought by Stanford university was twenty- six feet and weighed In the neighborhood of 50,000 pounds , but this monster Is estimated to weigh about 75,000 pounds and Is In the neighborhood of forty feet In length. A VALUAHLE TRACT. Ono of the objects of State Auditor Ram. ey s visit to Cassia county , says the Idaho Statesman , was to attend to business In connection with tlio 2,000 aero tract of placer ground on the Snake river , but n few miles from Mlnldoka , which the state auditor am others recently located. The ground was worked some years ago when It was known as the "Dav dlRKliiKs. ' and It Is said to bo one of the richest. I not tlio richest largo body of placer grornu on the river. Two men with a rocker have taken out between $7 and $12 per day. They could only work along the bank of the rlvci where water wan plenty , and soon workci over the available Ground. It Is said the entire tract Is as rich as the small strip worked. The ground Is located In a big bend of the river , ami no dlirtculty would Ita experience ! In takltic out a ditch Just above It tha would rover the entire area. This wll likely bo done. It IB the Intention of the owners to put In machinery and work the placers on an ex tensive scale. SOUTH DAKOTA ACCEPTS. The state of South Dakota has formallj accepted tlio Fort Randall military reserva tion , which reverted back to the government when vacated over a year ago , says the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader. It was coder to the state under the Indemnity act by an appropriation bill passed March 3 , 1S93 , Sen ator Pcttlgrew getting the amendment through. This reservation comprises about 9C,00 ( acres of choice farming and grazing lands In South Dakota end Nebraska , fully three- fourths lying within the boundaries of thla state. It has a river frontapo of twenty- seven miles. A good many squatters an located on the land along the river am streams , and moro are settling thereon every day. They will probably have to bt driven off by the state militia , as they refuse - fuse to leave by the warning of the custo dian. THE MONTANA MILLIONAIRE. Eight more of the colored Argonauts who wore led to this state by the colored Jason Charles Porter Grove , came In from Coot Ridge and arc now being cared for by their brethren , says a Helena special to the St Paul Pioneer Press. There Is one yet re- mainltif ; out on the hills , trusting that Grove will remit enough to keep him alive. Ono died from exposure and lack of food. The others arc doing what they can to make a living in Helena. Grove's fabulous bonanza mine has been attached for a debt of $200 News was received a few days ago tha Grove had recruited another colony at Lex ington , Ky. , and would bring them on. If they como they will find that Grovo's vlslom of a great city of colored men , for coloroi men , by colored men , Is a fraud and a myth and they , too , will have to look to the charity of the people for bread to cat. VERY ANCIENT RELICS. Mr. Eagan of the Canadian Pacific rall road , who recently arrived from Lylton , B C. , reports In the San Francisco Chronicle the unearthing from the ancient Indian bury. Ing ground near that town , from the grave of a presumably prehistoric Slwash , two crockery plates with scenes of Slwash life rudely painted upon them. The cemetery is in one sense prehistoric for the Indians In the surrounding country say that their most ancient traditions do not tell of a burying ground In that vlclnly. The city of the ancient dead is white with human bones that the ages have turned Into lime , but Jawbones with perfectly preserved teeth and human skulls are abundant. Ono skull has been unearthed running to a point at the apex and measuring nine Inches from the bridge of the nose to the crown ol the head. The countless arrow heads are of agate , beautifully formed and very largo. Many stone bowls have also been found , some with human faces carved upon them. NEBRASKA. Bloomfleld needs an opera house. Craig Is trying to secure a new flouring mill. Holdrcge Is going to make an effort to se cure tlio Fifth district congressional con vention. Many of the farmers out In Custer county have been taking advantage of the early spring to sow their wheat. Editor M. L. Ross of the Delvldero News Is spending his spring vacation In California , visiting the Midwinter exposition. John has removed his paper from Hallam , Lancaster county , and now publishes It at Clatonla , Gage county , under the name of the Clatonla News. The first number of the Dloomflcld Sun , edited by Mark L. Felber , shows the .Imprint of a thoroughgoing newspaper man. It Is also a typographical gem. Rev. E. J. Robinson has rebought for $1,000 eighty acres of Sarpy county land which ho sold six years ago for $2,000. He will take personal charge of his farm. A small safe stolen from Hates' second hand store In Beatrice was found next day In an empty building back of J. Klein & Co.'s old storehouse. It had been rifled of several dollars. Twenty pairs of boots and shoes were stolen from the store of G. Stolph at Mllford the other night. A horbo , harness and buggy were taken from the barn of John A. Cocklin In the next block. East Nebraska annual conference of the Church of the United Brethren In Christ will convene at York on March 21 and re main In session over the following Sunday. Bishop Mills will preside. Mr. Whltesldcs of Aurora has vanquished M. Median of Seward In a series of corre spondence games at checkers. Dr. C. W. Haln of Seward has now challenged the victor and they are playing a series of ton games by mall. Julius Drews , the Madison county farmer who recently shot his eye out while trying to kill a cat , was Just recovering the use of It when ono of his hands was crushed In the gearing of his wind mill. Luck seems to bo against him. William Slattcr of Union has five sons , all of them handsome young men , and he offers a marriage dowry of $100 with each ono of them ami another $100 for the flrst grand child. It should bo remembered by appli cants that each of the boys owns a good farm already. * * Eric Miklund , the Cheyenne county farmer who killed Andrew Anderson , escaped con viction on the testimony of his wife , who wont on the stand and swore that she had boon Intimate with the murdered man. It only took ono ballot for the Jury to decide In favor of the prisoner. It has been suggested that J. Warren Kelfer , Jr. , bo nominated for the legislature by the republicans o Nlcholls county. J. Warren's claim to fame Is that he Is the son of his father , and people with good memories may recollect that the "old man" was once speaker of the national house of representa tives. * - If the Btorloa told by the Blair papers at the treatment by Oliver Hmldlcson of hla wife , who has Just died , are In any degrea correct , no punishment that could bo meted out to him by any human tribunal could como up to his deserts. The hottest corner In Hades Is being reserved for men of Just his stamp. A careless hunter shooting at prairie chick ens on the fly missed his mark and the bullet struck the horse of Clato Illloy as he was returning to Osceola from Shelby. Tlio iccldont took place about two miles from loino and Rlloy drove forward Into town , where ho hud the wounded animal at tended to , George Wldncr , at ono tlmo a painter resi dent at Lyons , has been killed In u horrible nanner at Whiting , Ind , Ho was caught In ho bolt of BO mo machinery and was thrown hlrty feet. Ills body was so badly mangled that the largest piece that could bo found weighed IWu pounds. The fragments were mrietl at Syracuse , Ind , W. W. Crocklett of Falls City has com menced un action of replevin to secure pos- scaslon of a promissory jnoto which ho claims Is fully paid , but U retained by Samuel Butcher , who ls surety thereon. He asserts In his nllldavlt that ho. Butcher , Wll- laii Schmucker ami Charles Holuoman formed a pool to prevent the competition In bidding for the erection of the new nchool house last summer , Hclncman ceurc < t a very profitable contract and then rcfiucc to divide. The parties are nil members o the Christian church nt Falls City and the disclosure has caused a great sensation among the members of the congregation. An express money package addressed to the City National bank of Kearney , contain Ing $ SOO , mysteriously disappeared pome fo\ days ago. The matter has bean kept secre in the hope of securing some clew by whlc the missing money may be found. Othe valuable packages stored with It In th office of the Pacific Express company It Kearney were not touched. A son of Simon Obcrnaltcr of Weeping Water was chastising ono of his younge brothers the other day when his fatho appeared on the scene and interposed.Th boy left his brother and turned upon th father , pinning him against the wall with a chair and striking him over the head will a club. The old man's cries soon brough him assistance. The boy has loft for part unknown. " Siegfried Ncsgtm , a Nebraska farmer started out for Now York recently to tak up an Important appointment as agent for a green goods firm. Letters that he had been receiving by uvcry mall for sonic tlmo pro vlnusly had Instructed him to call on hi Intended employers at the Vanderbllt hotel By the tlmo ho reached Buffalo , however poor Ncssen had lost control of his sense In his eagerness to take up his new Job. II had eaten nothing but crackers on the Jour ney. Ho left the train at White Plains am roamed about the town all night Imagining that ho was being pursued. He finally ar rived In Now York several days later. HI reason by this time had returned ami li was advised to call on the police , Instead o the firm ho had como to see. Inspector Me Laitghlln recommended him to go back t his farm and not attempt any moro to bcttc himself In the particular line which ho had In view. THE DAKOTAS. Wheat Is being sown at Bathgate , N. D. The Black Hills soldiers and sailors' re union will bo held at Sturgls July 3 and I. A three days' session of the farmers In Btituto will bo 'held In Brown county ncx June. The annual meeting of the South Dakota Dairymen's association was held In Brook Ings March C and 7. Artesian's new creamery Is to bo In opera lion by April 15. H will have a capacltj of 1,200 pounds a day. Yanktou curs are being slaughtered b > wholesale , due to the apppearanco of hydro phobia among UK canines. Hurley Is to have two flour mills thl season and other ImportanUJniprovenientB Ono mill la in process ot erection. The annual encampment of the militia of North Dakota will bo held at Jamestown N. D. , beginning Juno 18 , and last ten days A shirt factory has Just been located a Sioux Falls and will open for business ci April 1 , and will employ from 100 to 20 hands. The date for the leasing of the school land In Grand Forks county has boon set fo March II next. There are In all 192 quarter tor sections. prominent harvesting company will on April 1 open a large supply depot In Aber deen , having leased one of'tho largest ware houses In town. The snow In the vicinity of Aberdeen has entirely disappeared and farmers are already preparing tlio ground for seediug. Farm help Is reported very scarce. The government Indian school near Pierre Is making arrangements to utilize the v.ate from the artesian well this year for ex pcrlmental work In Irrigating. Captain A. W. Lavender of Scotland was the successful bidder for 2,212 head of heifers which the government will furnish to the Indians at Standing Rock agency , Nortl Dakota. The county comlssloners of Splnk county have called a special election April 4 to ascertain the sentiment of the people 01 levying a 1 mill tax for a ralnmaklng ex perlment. Several prominent citizen's of Hot Springs have taken the mutter In charge of organlz ing a base ball team , and thus far have se cured subscriptions for It to tlio amount o about $1,000. The Omaha road. It Is expected , will ex tend Its line from Mitchell to V > ; tiecler this spring , operations to commence as soon as the opening of the Yankton Indian reserva tion Is a settled fact. The Two Kettle band of Indians who re- sldo west ot I'lerro upon alloted lands along the Bad river will be furnished with fencing this year , which will enable them to engage moro extensively In farming. An unusually largo cattle deal was made at Rapid City the other day when Peter Duhamel bought of Woods , White & Woods tholr entire herd and brands. There are 1,500 head of the cattle , for which Mr. Duha mel paid $20 per head. Building operations at Aberdeen the com ing season bid fair to eclipse any year here tofore In its history as far aa money value Is concerned. An opera houae , a dry goods house , wholesale drug house and several other business houses are now certain. The Edgcmont Express takes exception tea a statement recently appearing In The Bee and other western Journals leading to the Impression that' the Fall River ditch was at Hot Springs. It says the ditch Is at Edgc mont , twenty-eight miles from Hot Springs. At a public meting a committee was ap pointed to confer with Akron , Ohio , and Wabash , Ind. , parties upon a proposition made by parties thcro to Custer citizens to furnish an acre of ground and erect a suit able building , which will no doubt bo done. The article to bo manufactured Is principally composed of ground mica , crude oils and plumbago. Mica and plumbago are found hero In abundance. Tlio oil Is found In Wyoming , about fifty miles west. COLORADO. A big gold strike Is reported on Willow creek , Gunnlson county. The veins In tlio new Manltou gold dis trict are said to bo improving as depth Is gained. Plattevlllo will have waterworks , 'a flourIng - Ing mill and cannery this year , If the Wheel keeps on rolllnc. The Amethyst mine , Creede , averaged sixty-two tons a day during February , all being shipped to the Bl-Metalllc smelter at Leadvlllo. Eagle , Pltkln , Mesa nnd Garfleld coun ties are Into the beet sugar Industry In earn est. The past week has seen tlio sugar factory enterprise secured. Tomatoes will bo a prominent crop down the Platte this year. The Morey Canning company is making contracts with the farmers about Plattevlllc. The Taylor park placers , twelve miles north of Tin Cup , Gunnlson county , are to bo extensively worked by a company this season. It la said 300 laborers will bo em- liloyed. A very rich pocket of gold ere has been struck In the Clnmrron mine , in Marshall basin. It Is worth $1,000 a sack , and has lieen followed for twenty-five feet. About 100 men are employed In the property. The coal "deposit In Garflold county Is said lo bo one of the largest In the world. The , 'oln reaches from Cardiff to Palisades , n llstanco of 100 miles , and measures in many daces sixty feet In thickness. The United Mines company , operating In Jrccdo , has absorbed the Cleopatra and S'ow Discovery mines , on Bachelor mouii. ; aln. The new corporation now controls ibout 2.000 feet of the Amethyst voln. development proceeds. The Loveland and Greoloy Irrigation com- uinjr has contracted for a reservoir near , ovelnml of 000,000.000 cubic feet capacity Phoro will bo 200 water rights for sale at ilOO each for eighty acres of .land. Water Short breath , palpita tion , \\eak ami sore limits , plcuiUJ , coughs , ) colds , asthma' und bron chitis relieved in ONE MINUTE by the Curt- CURA ANTI-PAIN PLASTKR , the first and only instantaneous pain-killini ! plaster , I'orcak , painful kidneys , back ache , uteiinc paiiu ami weakness , it U simply wonderful. It nfittiitt the nervous forces , and hence cures ncrvout pains and mus cular weakness when all others fill. * 1'iicu : Jjc ; five , $1.00. At all druseiitior by Duul. iVn.K UKUO AND Cnitu. Conr. , Uoitoa. will have to pass thriuqh ono tunnel of 3,000 feet , 2,000 of whlcU. , l # through sandstone , to pass from the reservoir to the canal. Near Sllvcrton , a low days ago , nn avalanche - anche 200 yards across and fifteen feet deep dropped down Jitat tiV'front ' of a pasaenf train , nnd Another slide cloacd up the rear behind the train. Xct the people on the train took things coolly. A strike of ere cAn-tylng 1P3 ounces of gold and forty ounces of1 sliver , Is claimed to have been made by Henry Smith , a leaser on the Garbut , near , the Llttlo Johnny , In the California dlstrlqt , Leadvlllo. A new gold ntrlko has also been made In the Fanny Rawllus , ' Delta county Is going Into fruit planting by wholesale. Last.week's Delta papers re port several Immense orchard enterprises ot forty acres each , arid ono of Hil ) acres. Delta Is the coming fruit county of the state. The north fork of the Gunnlson la n natural horticultural paradise. WYOMING. Wyoming horses are being shipped to Philadelphia. A. M. Croft has discovered a largo de posit of coal of a flue quality at Douglas. Rawllns will set out 5,000 shade trees tills coming spring , as a result ot a better water supply for Irrigation. Work has been resumed on the Central Pacific coal mine ut Almy with 150 men with families. A full force will soon be put on. At Laramlo the Union Pacific receivers have proposed to the board of trade for the erection ot a $12,000 stone depot , provid ing tlio people of Laramlo furnish the stone. The Yellowstone park will cut n promi nent Hgure In Wyoming politics this year. The Burlington ralh-oad Is said to be seek ing congressional permission for a road into the park , and there Is "a row on. " J. D. Woodruff , ono of the principal owners of the Burr mine nt Lewlston , has just re turned from Denver and says that not one- half the precious metals credited to the Centennial state are mined thcro and that miners in the surrounding states and terri tories complain of the same thing and this Is why their showing Is small in comparison with Colorado's production , their products being miscrcdlted. WASHINGTON. Prospecting for coal Is being carried on at several points In the Olympics. The Catholic ladles of Old Tacoma have given 2,732 free dinners this winter. A good many men are leaving Walla Walla for tlio Blue creek region to prospect for gold. gold.Tho The Plerco County Fruit Growers associa tion Is preparing to erect a largo cannery In Tacoma. The secretary of state will soon Issue a small pamphlet setting forth the resources of the state. Seattle , It Is announced , Is to have an Iron furnace and freight car shops , employing over 2,000 men. An Ellensburg dog escaped from his pur suers by Jumping through ono pf the finest plate-glass windows In town. Four tons of smelt were caught In ono haul the other day In front of the Great Northern depot at Falrhaven. The Dry creek , Whitman county , farmers are said by a neighborhood correspondent to be using their damp wheat for fuel. There Is a movement among capitalists toward building a railroad to the foot of Mount Hauler In order to make It a summer resort for tourists. , The Hoquiam Masonic lodge has Just re ceived a gavel made. of ollvo wood from Jerusalem. The handle Is made of wood from the River Jordan. The capacity of tlio'1 South Bend Tanning Extract works Is lflOO ( gallons a day. It sells for 3TA cents , a gallon. A cord of bark makes forty gallons of extract. The Falrhaven Chamber ot Commerce , at the request of the branch hydrographlc of- flco at Port Townsentb has adopted resolu tions asking congress to provide for the regular publication of'a pilot chart of the North Pacific. Yaklma declines to'abandon its state fair In order to help out i the Tacoma enterprise. It lias spent SlO.OOO r ised by subscription and $11,500 of state money and will go ahead. All the fruit In tho'Washington'building at the World's fair is there and will not be permitted to BO to Tacoma until after the state fair Is ended. A largo cougar has been killing hogs , sheep and calves in the vicinity of Tanwax. None of the hunters In that portion of the country have boon able to capture the animal. As a last resort the farmers have made up a purao for the man who will kill the cougar , and Hunter Nortliover , who IIAR taken much large game , has set out to destroy the beast. OREGON. Work on the Cascade locks has started up again , Four populists are named for every office In Linn county. A rumored elopement In high society Is agitating Corvallls. Sinking ot an nrtcalan well will soon bo commenced at Burns. Two tons of grape root have loftJSugeno for n New York manufacturing pharmacy. Colonel Clay Hatllff Is constructing a boat nt four tons capacity to use In trapping on Kl.unatli lake. Representatives of a large colony of In tending settlers from Tennessee are pros pecting about Wasco county. It lo settled that n flouring mill of fifty or sixty barrels cap-iclly will be built this um- mcr at ( Sale , on Title lake. It Is proposed to connect Gale with Klamuth Falls by a tele phone line to cost $400. The Wasco county Indians are enjoying n week of toasting mid dancing , An Interest ing feature of the exorcises Is u dancing contest. A blanket is hung up and whoever dances longest takes It. Charles Cunningham of IVndlelon says that the sheep men expect the lambing sea- HOII to Begin about March 10. Mr. Cunning ham 1ms 1S.OOO sheep on his big ranch , and they , ns. Indeed , nil others , have wintered In excellent , form. The Long Cri-ok E.igle says Chinamen in that town are In receipt of Instructions from the Six Companies to shoot United States marshals It they In any Instance attempt to collect fees from them for registering. It Is likely a case of very free translating. B. F. Burch of Independence has n sample copy of the Oregon Free Press when an In fantile little sheet , 7x12 folio. It Is marked Vol. I No. 11 , and dated Oregon City. Satur day , June 17 , IS 18. The naino of George L. Curry adorns Its editorial page as "editor mid proprietor , " and the following patriotic motto graces the title page : "Hero shall the press the peoplo'a rights maintain , unnwcd by Influence , and unbrlbed by gain. " MISCELLANEOUS. Southern Utah Is booming Its Irrigation enterprises. The Salt Lake copper smelter will prob ably start April 1. Nearly .100 men are washing In the San Juan placers , Utah , where there was so much excitement n year ago. Ladles' classes have been organized at the Fresno , Cat. , gymnasium , and hereafter the fair sex will Indulge In physical culture. Another rich strike Is reported in the Harqua Hold district , ArUona. Thb vein Is six feet wide and the ere free milling. . Montana's state flower has been selected. It Is the gorgeous blossom of the prickly pear , and the motto , "Step Not on Me , " goes with the flower. The largest opal In the world Is reported to have been found In the diggings near Caldwcll , Idaho. It weighs 325 karats and Is Immensely valuable. Rich strikes of free milling ore are re ported In the Henry mountains , Utah , near the famous Bromide claim. C. II. Markham - ham of Colorado Springs has a prospect which runs $20 to $300 gold. The report that the beet sugar factory would not bo built at Anaheim this year was unfounded. Negotiations for the sale of bonds of the company are progressing favor ably , with every prospect that the money will be forthcoming In time to build this season. Hell canon , near Albuquerque , N. M , , has successfully tested the Bettegar-Schwartz "dry washer , " and now gold Is being taken out of decomposed quartz without the aid of water. A standing challenge Is out to In- vlto critical tests and investigation. The deep snows have driven the wild ani mals from the mountains In search of food , and nightly mountain lions and coyotes In vade tlio city limits of Salt Lake. Two lions killed a horse and half devoured the carcass. One weighing 300 pounds was shot In the residence portion a few days ago. On the Carson river , Nevada , a steam dredge has been placed to dredge the bottom of the river for the amalgam and quick silver , and sulphurets from the Cornstock mine. Tests have shown that a net profit of $1,000 to $1,500 a day can be realized from the sulphurets dredged from the river bottom tom and ruu through the amalgamating pans. In Sierra county , Now Mexico , an Impor tant irrigation scheme has Just been Inaug urated by a syndicate of capitalists. It Is called the Zapato Irrigation company , and wilt construct two canals Inclvo miles In length on both Bides of the Rio Grande river , commencing near S.ui Mnrcl.il and running twelve miles south. The lAtids are to be colonized. . I .V.VM VXtlMMKXTH. Thomas H. Perry , manager of Primrose & West's big minstrel show , Is In the city arranging for the forthcoming engagement of his attraction at Boyd'a the.tter on Sun day nnd Motulay nights next , The most lavish , gigantic and mtbllmcly perfect minstrel attraction on the road next season will bo Primrose & West's very pinnacle - naclo of n previously perfect show , In com parison with which all .others simply ac knowledge superiority. The regal flrst part , ' correctly costumed and elaborately produced , is so far superior to anything heretofore seen , In bewildering effects nnd sensational action , that you are completely dared by Its splendor. The world lovea to laugh and there is no doubt ono will get all hu dcalrcs when this popular attraction comes. Rarely has a concert been presented to nn Omaha audience th.it combines so many strong nnd attractive features as docs the program of the Wllklus testimonial concert , whleh Is to lie Riven at Boyd's on Thursday evening of this week , tlro.it Interest Is being manifested In the event , and there Is every Indication that the house will bo crowded. Tickets go on nalo at the box olllco Wednes day morning at 'J o'clock. Cure Indigestion nnd biliousness with , DeWltt's Llttlo Early Risers. ; nnnii\v PPVCP TUIITMP COMMON-ShNSh illUlllS , An Ab'o I'hynlrlnn I'.xplulm tin After * iilcc ; ! o ( > ri | > > tlu > Uomlltlint In ulilcti It liM vc 1'ooplc , unit HIP Only I'lilnc TII IKt. "H I * very slow process ! " The spo.ikor wan it pronilnool phytlcl.iu , Coiilliiiiliisr. tin sultli , "I iiiuiiii tfi'ltlnirovor thoi\ftur oToettof ( lint crip. Any onowho niiHHtM'ti in mill h of It , us 1 liuvtt i-nii rnmly iimlur iitml it. 1'liu grip Innti for .t luntf linn1 , niiil seems to t.iltou stiroliil liil ! ( upon Il.r system. It frequently rumlnto pnoilimmln , BOiuntlimn luiitiM tlio liniirliiR puHlully nnp.ilri'il , tlio thront with an Irrit.i- iiij ! rtironiHi. anil tlio Htoiniii'liitli tnip.ilrcd digestion * It * t < iiiti4to tiilto n lotiu tltnutoro * cover tin-itriiiiKtli. tliooiuir.vu lliuiiiiibltlun utter ( inn lii ; * liuil it inn i > f tlin crip , nwlMvii frequently lltul nmiralir it. rhomii.uistn , nnil OVIMI wornu tlilniti fo lowing It. 'Now , hit Miitti.il iinvioii'lbUi iiiiiti or \vomnii do uiiilcr tl im' uiri'iitiisPineiM' 'I lit ) HintturstuMnH hard , liit ) ! lually imsy. Hlniply lii'lli Nnturo toi/ot otortliotriwliln itlmumW thoboitv mul fiuiitlt < i lii t , u Ilil'u. Thl li wlniti'viiry ciioil pliVHiol.in in thu laiiil iilvo- p.itiM In nnli'r to nrlvo rli | out of thu svstom. It ilinnlil lie riMiiiMiilii'ri'il. liowKVcr. lhatlliii stimulant mint tupiifo mul that nothliii ! f'li * this purpose in rqu .1 to MOO I wh'sicey. ' UN uufnrtiiii.ili' . lioMiwer that tlu-ro h no llttln euro iiieillulintl ulilsKoy in t'o fouml. mul in fuel. It i'iii : i o triuv M iM tint tluTO Is lint ono strlftlv inudUMtiniliNmw upon thu m irUot , mul tlmt Is Unity's I'tiro Mmt. It Is nut nil orillnnryhlsUoy. . IIOWIMOP union iliUKptsts and cruri'iinnv MIY an. It li.is. In ftu't. pro- porlli-s poiiimi'tl by no other , mul Is lioyond qiii'NtUm n stimulant whlrli can s.ifolv mul utroiilirillv bo tin , IMI to pri'vont tlio oHppo , ilrlvoawny Its niostUlsimtoionsiifti'r-iirci.'ts. Cnsturia is Dr. Samuel Pitcher's prescription for Infants nurt Children. It contains neither Opium , Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. It is a harmless subsHtuto for Paregoric , Drops , Soothing Syrups , ami Castor Oil. It is Pleasant. Ita guarantee is thirty years' nso by Millions of Mothers. C.istoria destroys "Worms ami allays fevcrishncss. Castoria prevents vomiting Sour Curd , cures Diarrhoea ami AViml Colic. Castoria relieves teething troubles , cures constipation ami flatulency. Castoria assimilates the food , regulates the stomach ami bowels , giving healthy and natural sleep. Gas- toria is the Children's Panacea the Mother's Friend. Castoria. Castoria. "Castoria Is an excellent medlclnu for chil " Coitorln la BO well aclnptcd to children thai dren. Mothers have repeatedly told mo of Us I recommend Itassuporiortoauyprescription good effect upon their children. " knon-uto me. " Da. G. C. 0aoon , U. A , Ancmcn , U. D. , Lowell , Moss. Ill So. Oxford St. , UrooUlyn , N. Y. " Castoria Is the best remedy for children of " Our physicians In the children's depart which I nm acquainted. I hope the day Is r.ot ment have spoken highly of their experi far distant when mothers will const Jer the real ence In their outsIJo practice with Castoria , Interest of their children , nnd use Castoria Instead and although wo only have among our what Is known as regular stead of the vnrlousquack nostrums which nro medical supplies products , yet wo nro frco to confess W s * Aa destroying their loved ones , by forcing opium , morphine , soothing syrup and other hurtful merits of Castoria ban WOP- " * * look with ngents down their throats , thereby sending favor upon it , " . " UNITED HOSPITAI , ire Pipi-KMsinr , them to premature graves. . Mass. Dn. J. F. KiNcnnLOK , Boston. Couwny , Ark. AU.EN C. SMITH , Prei. , The Centaur Company , TT Murray Street , New York City. Why They Got Married. Have you over hoard the story , full of love ana pride and glory 'John , " said oho , "Look not so lonely , don't you know I love you only ? How a pair of happy sweethearts made their minds up to get wedP Lot us banish all forebodings , and be happy while wo may , In the garden sat sweet Mary , bright and gay as any fairy "While the twilight shades aio falling and tha whipporwill is calling And foosido her John was sitting , listening to the words she said. Let us lay our plans together for our happy wedding day. " " " " ' As through town you go a-shopplng , "Ah , said John , "for that I'm longing Still dlsheartetilnss como thronging , Into various places dropping. Everything Is so expensive whercsoo'er You Hnd the People's Furn & Carpet Co.'s I chance to roam , Sign above their door. And although I've got some money , Where all furnlturo they sell you , Still not quite enough , my honey , You can nalc , any ono can tell you , To meet the merchant's hluli prices For a small deposit and n promise , you When wo furnish up our homo. Can buy goods at tholr store. "Then , " said Mary , "do not worry , And all goods they sell at prices Though to wed we're In no hurry , That the lightest purse entices Still the sooner wo are settled , 'twill bo Stoves and carpets , beds nnd bodiljug , Best for you and I. Dining room and parlor sots. I can tell you whcro the place Is Everything In choice selection , i That all Omaha graces , Set apart for your Inspection , Where the.c's furnlturo In plenty , and Thcro you purchase goods at bargains m The price ; are not high. That can never bring regrets. ' < J JIVI , .ir.li Present for Sil , Terms , With uvury purchiibo of } 5 nnd over An Imported Souvenir. $10 worth'faf. ' coods.Sl.OO per week With ovury pilrclniso of JlOund over or $1.00 porjihonth. A World's Fair Portfolio $25 worth of goods , $1.50 per C'nntnlnliii ; 110 photouiaiihs of uvcry" wcok or ; $000 per month. thlnt ; tiiiit WIIH Inti'ii'xtliiK In the \\lilto . It Is uull bound and U without worth of City. 850 $2.00 poods , per ' qui'stliin the Iliiust , most conipleto port woolc or if l'Q per month. folio of tin ) Winld'h l > 'uli yet Kstiud. With every puirlmto of J'J.'j uml over m $75 wortW' of goods , $2.50 per Nice Rusr. A . woolc or 91ljOO ( per month. With every purcliiuo nt $75 nnd over ' $100 wor.rfi of poods , $4.00'por A Pretty Rockor. waolc or $ lf.00 per month With every purulmsu of f 100 and over $200 worth of pooda , $5,00 per A Beautiful Pair of Lace week or $20.00 per month. Curtains. "So , dear John , " said pretty Mary , -'things don't look so contrary m ' * * * J * There's a bright and golden future yet in store for mo and you , © . And though wo can't afford a carriage , lot us not put off our marriage ' -v Our happiness completed shows what the People's Furniture and Carpet Co. can do. America's Largest and Most Progressive House Furnishers.