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The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
BuFFALoEs AND LIONS,
The King OF Beasts Not the Great
est Terror.

The King Of Beasts Not the Orea0-
est Terror.
It may be added that OF all African
game-save in certain kinds OF ground.
the elephant-the buffalo is the most
dangerous to hunt The lionp BY no
means. A noble beast, and all that,
of course; but as regards danger to
the hunter, not circumstance to q
fierce oldbuffalo bull. The lion is easily
killed or disabled by a well-placed
bullet of forty-five calibre; but buff
falo is as tenacious of life as grizzly
bear, and to wound him with a rifle Of
small calibre is q dangerous perform
ance. You may riddle him through
and through and even pierce his vitals,
and the peppering only serves to make
him more savage and revengeful. and
if YOU wound but fail to kill him, and
escape his charges, as you value your
life hunt no longer in that particular
neck o. woods Many q gallant
sportsman has paid the penalty OF his
rashness with his life by hunting over
ground on which he had, the previous
day, left wounded buffalo.
But he is noble game. He almost
always CAdEkOS yOu WAOu yOu "Oun~A
him, and he is full of fight SO long as
he is able to draw a breath. Luckily
for his future he has no valuable robe
on his back, that fatal covering which
sealed the fate OF the American bison.
His body is virtually hairless, and it is
only for the grand trophy of his mas
sive horns that the sportsman covets
him. He is nocturnal in his habits,
another point in his favor against an
initiation. During the day the herd
usally lies hidden in the dense rushes
or papyrus OF a swamp or in some
thick patch of jungle by stream. At
nightfall they come out on the plains
to Craze, and usually get under cover
again by or 9 next morning. To hunt
him successfully you must remain for
some time in the vicinity OF his habitat.
long enough to learn his daily habits
and movements You must be out
and about before daylight in the
mornings or your chances of bagging
will be very slender. But you are
likely to stumble on solitary speci-
mems at any hour of the day and in all
sorts OF unexpected places, as my
friend, Dr. Abbott once had good
cause to remember. to say nothing Of
myself. Stevens in Africa. =
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
SNOW BLOCKADE.
Efforts to Open the Central and
Union Pacific Still Unavailinr.

Efforts to Open the Central and
Union Pacific Still Unavailing.
San FRANCISCO, Specialize great storm
continues on the mountains, and the diff
culties of the Central Pacific are increased
In consequence. The road has now been
blocked for ten DAYS, which is the longest
period it has ever been closed. The storm
however, is undoubtedly the most severe
experienced since the first overland road
was built into California.
PORTLAND. Or, Jan. 24-The latest re-
ports from the blockade between San Fran
cisco and Portland on the Southern Pacific
are more discouraging than ever. The
lines are still down and the real situation
cannot be ascertained. The snow "a
deep and there is no immediate nros.
psct of the trains getting through
Along the lines of the Union P oc;fc
the blockade still continues. No trains ar'
rived at nor departed from Portland Int
the weather is reported as moderatine a1on~
the lines eastward, and the officials hon,
hope soon again to raise the blockade. The
steamer Columbia arrived here to.niaht
from San Francisco, bringing large MN.
Der Of passengers and mail which conl d1 mt
reach Portland overland, owing tn tbs
blockade On the Southern Pacific.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
LAND DECISIONS.
A Number Of Contests Decided bv
the Interior Department.


the Interior Department.
WASHINGTON. c., Special Telegram, -
George Chandler, first assistant secretary of
the interior, to-day affirmed the decision
of the Seattle, WASH, land office in reject
ing J. NJ. Galbraith's declaratory statement
in filing on land in sections II and 9 of
township 3d. range 5. The tract he wanted
was 176 acres, and owing to section lines it
could not be divided so as to give him the
precise amount to which he was entitled. The
local office would not allow him to file on
the entire lot. The secretary says there was
no other course for the local office to pur-
sue. Secretary Noble to-day affirmed the
decision of the WATERFOWL, s. D.. land
office canceling the entry of s. J. Bogart to
section 81 town Ii, range &c. He also dis
missed the contest of w. J. McWane against
A. T. Stone. who has timber culture entry
to section 3. town 101, range So. The case
came from the land office at Mitchell. As
sistant Secretary Chandler, of the interior
department, to-day sustained decision of
Deadwood, S. D., land office, dismissine
the appeal of Curver in the case of Oscar
Curver vs.. w. H. Charlton. The case in
volvcd a homestead entry.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
RECORD OF CASUALTIES.

Two large reservoirs at tho Sioux City gas
works exploded with terrific force. wrecking
tho west end of the building and causing q
loss Of 500
Fire destroyed q four-story building in
Boston causing a loss OF 100000. Five
men we're badly injured by falling through
from the roof to the fourth floor.
The Portland branch of the Union Pacific
is again blocked. Trains coming west are
beyond Green river, and those going east at
Pendleton. 1t has been showing heavily for
twenty-four hours.
Three boys, who were coasting down hill
from Lake View Hotel to the Mineral Range
railroad track in Hancock, Mich, ran under
q freight car comming down q steep grade.
The boys were dragged for some distance,
and jackscrews were found necessary to raise
the car to get the boys out. Jacob Saunders,
aged o. had his head crushed to jelley.
Willie Bones, aged Is, had both legs and his
head crushed, but is still alive and may re-
cover. Charles Dones, aged Z, escaped with
out q scratch, though with tho other boys
all of the time.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
A Mxn Who Was Not Sauctif,ed

considerable discussion is going on
just" now about the decay of true re-.
ilslous principles and feelings in the
rich churches Of the cities, saws the
Louisville Courier-Jotzrpal If anv ara
disposed to- despair over this fact lot
them turn to- the rural districts and
have their hopes renewed bw witness
ing an exhibition Of LITERAL adheranco
70 the spirit Of the Great Teacher A
sanctlhcatlon' meeting iS aoi,so on IN
Union county,. and in cunnect;on
herewith this incident is told hv tha
Henderson Cleaner: 'o
Inc result OF sanctifcatior fin ono
particular instance at R1ar,cfmr4 =,
astonishing. A young man.. who, prior
70 MS Joining the church and becon.ino
sanctl1ed, was we'll known for. h;s
personal courage. It. was not NECESSARY
to knock chip off, his head, for he,
was at all times more than willing to
knock it himself. He was, absolutelv
fearless and was feared. He became.
sanctlned and marvellous change in
MIN was the result He. lost all dis
position TO tight and became, at once
the most peaceable Of the peaceable.
A day or two since he was, met bx the.
wife OF man at Blackford and. grossIv
lnsulted. She spat in his, face. and her
submitted without a. word. Her
husband attacked him. and, knoelced
him down. He got up. and. started
away without q word, when he wac;
again knocked down. Without q.
he arose and started, a,xau-
again, when he was pursued and the,
third time knocked to the grounds. Az
this juncrure another man, standing.
by and who had witnessed the OUTRAGE.
rushed up. and, with the remark. Nv
-, am not sanctifed, knockedi the,
attacking party heels over head, and.
here the difficulty ended.''
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
NEWS BREVITIES.
The Latest Telegraphic News
Culled from Associated
Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON BRIEFS.

n. Mr.. valente, Brazilian minister at Wash
lngton, has received word that the capital Of
300, 100000 for the National Bank of the
United States of Brazil was subscribed with
IN four hours, showing confidence in the new
republic.
A few days ago Mrs. S. E. Blair, who had
been postmistress at Montesano, WASH, was
removed. She asked Representative Wilson
by wire what was the cause of such action
on the part Of the postofice officials at
Washington. The situation was explained
to her in the following Words "The Blair
family held that Office over four years. Esau
wanted a Republican." This was signed by
Mr.. Wilson.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
IN A BAD BOX.
No One Knows What to do With the
Four Montana Senators.

NO One Knows What to do With the
Four Montana Senators.
WASHINGTON, D. c. Special Telegram, -
| Republican, and Democratic senators are
alike pcrplexed over the disposition that
ought to be made of the half-signcd crc-
dentials of four men from Montana who ask
to become senator's A delay in the consid-
Grafton Of the question has arisen at the
start. 1t was the intention of the commit
tee on privileges and elections to meet at
once and decide on q method of procedure
Senator Hoar, however, the chairman of
the committee, has been called away by
sickness, and it was said to-day by the COM
mittee clerk that nothing would be done
until ne returns, That will not be
until some time next week at the earliest,
and the credentials of the four men, such as
they are, will lie undisturbed in Senator
Hoar's committee room. A prominent Re-
publican said to-day that action of some
sort was very desirable within thirty days,
or during the time the present Washington
legislature is in session. If no action was
taken before that time and then all four Of
the men should be sent home questions
would arise which would be more difficult
to settle than any that are now in sight.
Some take the ground that Gov. Toole
would have no right to appoint two men, as
there you'd be no vacancies in the sense Of
that word which authorizes the governor -. -:
appoint. There are no unexpired terms. If
this principle were carried out, the state
W. uld OF Necessity go unrepresented until
anoth,,f Legislature could elect. Others
hold not only th.t the governor could
appoint but hat if he 9fa SO, and the Sec
rotary of state refus.a I'D to sign tfe credentials
of the appointces, a mans ANUS daititld be or,
dered to compel him to do SO. This Would
result in two Democratic senators. While.
Republicans believe that the two Repub--
hcans were legally elected and denounce.
the Democratic frauds in Silver Bow and:
the partisan action of Gov. Toole, the
senate is too conservative to do anything !
that has even the appearance of rashness, !
and, although a majority believe that
Powers and Sanders are legally entitled to
seats, it is notso blindly partisan as to seat
men of its own party on imperfect
credentials until it is plainly shown that
they are deprived of perfect ones through
Democratic frauds at the polls, Democratic
obstinance in legislative halls, or Democratic
bluff after the men were
elected.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
GLADSTONE AND TALMAoE.
The Two distinguished Men Spend
an Afternoon Together.

The Two Distinguished Men Spend
an Afternoon Together.
LIVERPOOL, Special. To-day mr.. Tai
mage of BROOKLYN took luncheon and spent
the afternoon with Mr. Gladstone at Ha-
warden castle. Mr.. Gladstone had tel
egraphed him yesterday, "Pray come 20
Hawarden tomorrow" DR.. Talmage was'
received very cordially by the ex-premier,
and the two gentlemen had long talk on
religious and political questions. Mr..
Gladstone said:
Talk about questions Of the day, there IS but
one question, and that is the gospel. 1t can and
Will correct everything needing correction. All
men at the head OF great movements are Christ
ian men, During the many years was i'll the
cabinet was brought into association with
sixty master minds, aud all but five of them
Were Christians, My only hope for the world is
divine revelation.
Then, placing his hand on DR.. Talmage's
shoulder, Mr.. Gladstone warmly eulogized
the doctors Christian zeal and expressed
his great qualification at the marvellous
publicity given to his sermons. which are
now distributed in all lands and read in all
languages. After luncheon the two great
men linked arms and took walk over Mr..
Gladstone's vast estate, its proprietor COM
AACAGlAS AOVAASAy OA lid WOuucIlul IccS,
as though they were human beings. He
then inquired eagerly if Americans paid
proper attention to tree culture. DR.. Tai
mage asked M. Gladstone if the cause of
Irish home rule would be victorious. Mr..
Gladstone frightened up and replied en-
phatically, Yes, when next election comes.
He continued:
It SCENE to be q dispensation OF God that I
should be engaged in battle. At my time OF life
l should be resting. never had any option III
these matters dislike contest, but when Ire
land, once the refuge of prosecuted Engishmen,
stitution and do her full duty, hesitated not q
moment to espouse her cause.
Concerning America he said: mo one
outside of the United States is bound to
love it more than I am" Pointing to nu-
merous beautiful gifts from America, he
went on to say: Everywhere have prac-
teal expression of the tender thoughtful
ness and kindness of the American people. +"
Towards evening, when bidding DIR. Tai
mage farewell, Mr.. Gladstone pressed into
his hands some books and pamphlets con-
tanning autographs inscriptions, and also
a copy of his own Latin rendering of his
favorite hymn Rock of Ages" and said:
"Give my highest regards to President Har-
rison and to ex-President Cleveland, and to
Mr.. Blaine my deepest sympathy with him
on account of the loss OF his beloved son"
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
THE MARKETS.
The Latest Quotations from Lead
ing Markets.

The Latest Quotations from Lead
ing Markets.
NEW YORK.
wheat-No. 2 red, e5A@s6c.; No. 8 rel,
75h@76c.: No. Northern. 98A094c.; No.
hard, 97A@97hc. Barley, Western 5O@.
6211c; Canada 58@72c. Barley malt-Can.
ada. 7O@s5c. Corn-No. 39h@393Sc; un-
graded mixed, 27a@41c.: steamer mixed,
37h@3SMc Oats-No. white, 3ON@3Ohc.;
mixed Western. 2619@30c.; white do. 300.
341sc. Eggs. Western, 1Sc. Butter, EIgin
28@2811c.; Western dairy, 9@18c. do. cream.
Org 1920. Cheese, Western S@10c.
Cash quotations were az follows: Flour
steady and unchanged; No. spring wheat,
7S1sc; No. 8 spring wheat. 6S@7Oc; No. 2 RED
771sc No. 2 corn, 29c; No. 2 OATS zoe; No. 2
rye: 44c; No. 2 barley, $4,000; No: fax
seed, 81. 81; prime timothy seed, 81. 10; mess
pork. per Dbl. 1925; lard, per 100 lbs.
$5.771a Butter, dull and unchanged, eggs,
16A@17c.
MNNEAPOLfs.
Wheat; No. hard, SO19c.; No. northern
79c. No. 2 Northern 76@77c. Flour, pat
ents, in sacks to local dealers, 4.75@4. 80;
patents to ship, sacks or car lots, -. 15@
$50; in barrels, $4,000 20; delivered at
New England points, $5.1505.4O; delivered
at New York points, $5.O5@5. 80; delivered
at Philadelphia end Baltimore, 1906. rs;
bakers here, $3@3.6O; superfne, $1.7O@
2.25; red dog. sacks, $1.1O@1.25; red dog
barrels, $1.35@1.50. Bran, $5.71; shorts,
$780,, so; Corn, sample, zee. Oats, good
to choice, 2l@2lc.; mixed, 19@20hc. Boz:
ley, 24@25c. Feed $1O@l1. -
ST. PAUL - =
Prices on incoming trains only: Wheat,
No. hard, 8O@81c; No Northern, 7S@
79c; No: 2 Northern, 75w7Oc Corn. No. 3
2Sc bid, 2sza asked: Oats: No. 2 mixed,
1910 bid, 20t2c December: No. white, gle
bid: 21c JarBAfy; No. 3. zoe bid Barley.
No. 2, 45@50c bid; No. 3. 3s@42c bid. Rye,
No. 2, 35c bid. Ground Feed. No. 1, $1,000
oil. Corn Meal. Unbolted,. $11 asked.
Shorts, $7.4O@7.75. Bran. Bulk, $4,000
6 SO. Hay: No: l upland prairie $1,000
$50; MOL, 5000; timothy, $s@s. 50.
Dressed Hogs. $3.S5@4 asked. Eggs. Held,
$5.4O@5.7O; fresh, $6@6.3O. Flax Seed. No.
1, S1.2Sh. Butter. Extra creamery. GOA
22c; extra dairy, 1o@14c; medium. 100
15c; roll and print. fresh. 12h@16c: old, SO
l2c; packing stock. 6@7c; grease, Bose.
Cheese. Fancy. 1Oh@11Ac; fine, 7@sc; part
skim milk, 4@5c.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
IN GEN ERAL.

Grave fears are entertained in Colorado re-.
garding the probable fate of the Howard
Atheneum company of variety artists, who
are in the snow blockade on the Central Pa-
cidc. Nothing definite can be learned Ad-
vices from Utah points say the road may
not be opened in three weeks. train with
the theater troupe on board is believed to be
buried under demolished snow sheds be-
twetn Reno and Truckee. 1t is question
whether the entombed passengers can be
rescued before they perish of hunger and
cold. The mercury is 80 to 40 below zero
out there
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
AcROWDED PRISON.
Deer Lodge, Mont, Citizens Fear an
Outbreak Of Convicts.

OutOf6dk OF COnvtCtS,
HELENA, Montana, Special: Telegram,
United States Marshal Irvine has come
over from Butte to find out the probabilities
of the legislature affording relief to the cri-
sis in affairs at the penitentiary at Deer
Lodge. The institution is already over.
crowded, and its population will be greatly
increased during the present session of the
district courts. The buildings are made
quate, unsafe and unfit for the purposes OF
prison. There are 179 convicts in the pen.
and at least seventy-five more will be re-
ceived during the next sixty days. What is
to be done with them is a problem, unless
the legislature forthwith makes an appro-
priation commensurate with the needs of
the institution. The people of Deer Lodge
are becoming greatly excited. They fear
that an emeute may occur and the town be
looted by the desperate characters in the
pen should they succeed in overpowering or
escaping from the guard.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
Row on the Reservation.

Trouble has broken out between the in
tending settlers on the mile square and the
Indians and haifbreeds Of the reserymtion
opposite Pierre, >. d.. The latter. anticinn.
ting the immediate opening of the reserva.
tlon. have moved in large numbers on tho
irontler. and are cutting all the wood along
tho Bad and Missouri and are hauling it bac
into the lands which they ntend to take M s.
corfifng to the terms of tho Sioux bill. Thu
settlers think this is nm injustice to them. arI
hence the trouble. An attempt was mode 81
those settlers On the mile square to atom
the Indians in their work. and for q while
It looked as il there would be a serious bar.
tie for supremacy. Troops were immediate.
y disDatched across Bad river, who nus.
tied tue settlers back to the SPACE allo red
time. The Indians are not in anv Wv an
the war path. hut declared they would 6ehe
Tor their rights the same az the whites.
They have already hauled of about .O(10
cords OF wood. The North western of1cials
with their chief engineer. are still here. and
are running lines across the river and -
surveying the famous mile square. They
now declare that they intend to hold the
mile square according to 1879 treaty. with
the Indians. The interior departments haa
q special agent here who will attempt to ar
range the difficulty between the settlers. the
railroad and the halcbreeds who clain the
mile square.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
Gave Himself AWAY.

An absconder from Mississinn; oo..
as far as Niagara Falls without .ieavinos.
any trail to be picked up. In CROSSING
the bridge to Goat Island he observed,
that most OF the asses in America had
cut or written their names on tho.
wood work. and he put his there for.
company and was picked up next dav:.
Time. S'f
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

Wants an American Paper Suppressed.
LONDON, Special.-The London News says
that the Turkish minister has been 1u-
structed to demand Of the United States
government that it will suspend the publi-
cation OF the Sohrhantag. all Armenian pa
per printed in the United States, but circu-
lated ~ Armenia, and which advocates Ar
EHsa:AL Independence.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31
The Sioux Reservation Mudd,e.


Bishop Hare of South Dakota has taken
ground against the opening of the Sioux
Indian reservation until congress has parsed
bill which gives the Indians certain things
not called tor in the original act under
which negotiations were made. He has
written letter to Herbert WEIGH of Penn
sylvanla, in which he states his position
emphatically. MIR. Welch is secretary of the
National Indian Rights association. and
has, it Is understood, laid the bishops letter
before influential members of both houses of
congress- The bishops position is that the
commission made promises to the Sioux
which they were not authorized to make un-
der the BILL and which the Indians regard
as part of the conditions under which thew
give up their lands. He holds that unless
these promises are carried out faith is broken.
and the Indians will have just cause to com
plain OF their treatment at the governments
hands. Bishop Hare is familiar with the
situation IN the lands Of the Sioux He has
a vide acquaintance with the Indians, and
last summer took a deep interest in the work
OF the commission. He was said to he on
posed to the cession by the Indians 1t is not
know just who have seen COPIES of his letter
put TINS letter might be one reason for delay
IN issuing the proclamation. Representative
Picker OF South Dakota has Just had an in
terview with the president on this subject.
The president told him that he had not had
time to examine the report Ofthe commission
as fulIy as he wanted to before issuing the
He asked Mai. Picker many
questions about the probable condition in
which settlers would find themselves ifthey
were to rush in there in considerable num.
beers at tiIis season of the year. and from the
tone Of his talk gave the inference that he
wos disposed to act as soon as the press OF
business allowed him to do so with full mn.
of the situation.
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

FOREIGN Ct}LLINGS.
EBt a votesof 14I to 1.-THE Spanish cham
ok deputies passedpa bill granting the
The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1890-01-31

riously burned about the shoulders and
chest. When she reached the street she
was almost naked. Her life was saved by
turning stream of water ON
her: DIR. T. X. Wissinger was in
the James house when he was
hurt. He was attending the patient in
jured at the other place when the second
explosion occurred. Those who heard him
talk say he said he suddenly saw the flames
creeping along the floor of the room, and
Immediately threw himself under table
and placed his hands over his eyes to shield
them. Benjamin Morgan, also spectator.
was badly injured. He was knocked down
by one of the hose carts in the general rush
for safety. after the first explosion, and then
run over by the mad crowd. Morgan lives
At Shawnee. and was delegate to the
miners convention which has been in ses-
sion here. He is thought to be
INTERNALLY INJURED.
Theodore Shouting was watching the fire
across the street when the explosion oc-
Cured. The blaze and falling debris
frightened the horses of q hose cart.
which wheeled and ran on to the pave
ment. The gentleman was knocked down
and had one leg broken in two places
Tom Doyle saloon porter, was burned in
most horrible manner. When the
lmpromptu bandages were removed
nom his hands the flesh dropped off
in many places leaving the bone exposed.
Foiice otficer Lynsky was in the house at !