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, 1891-09-02
Personal Opinions.

Various members of the moisture steer
ing committee were interviewed early last
evening before it was decided to hold a
meeting. Ex-Governor Baxter said that
the money should be awarded to Mel
bourne. His contract was to produce
rain within a specified time and that had
been done. Therefore the committees
duty was plain. He considered the re-
suit remarkable, but to.remove all elements
of uncertainty as to the causes which pro-
duced the result he favored two or three
more experiments and if those were
equally successful then negotiations should
be entered into with Mr.. Melbourne to
induce him to come here next spring
paying him a satisfactory stipulated
amount ofmoney per month for a stIpu-
lated amount OF rain during the same
period whether it was produced through
his agency or not.
In twentv- five years on the plains"
said Mr.. @. P. Organ, Il never saw such
a remarkable rainstorm. The peculiar
conditions have been remarked by every old
timer within the past two days. A RAIN
storm coming up with the wind from the
northwest is more than remarkable"
While acknowledging that some damage
would be done to crops and grass, Mr..
Organ favored continuing the expert
ments.
Mr.. Gilchrist and Mr.. Boughton
thought that a halt should now be called
owing to the damage that would be done
to crops. Both believed that everything
indicated that the rain had been produced
through Melbourne's agency and that
so far as a single experiment could do
so in such an important matter this was
conclusive. Both favored paying him at
once the money collected for the purpose.
Mr.. Ravenscraft believed that all the
atmospheric conditions would be as I'M
favorable to the success of Melbourne's
experiments by next Saturday as could
reasonably be expected and he naturally
hoped to see them continued.
, 1891-09-02
TOWN TALK.
Cosby Little Paragraphs Picked Up
Throughout the CITY.

Oysters in every style at Gcrmania hall.
A. Holley, the well known jockey, has
been engaged for the hurdle races at the
fair.
Ten thousand dollars to loan on im-
proved city property. w. A. Richards,
1920 Ferguson street.
The governor yesterday commissioned
Andrew McMicken of Rawllns a notary
public for Carbon county.
Mr.. M. k. Barnum, who has been ap
pointed division foreman at North Platte
will assume his new position on Sept. Is
Mrs. r e. Field donated to the high
school quite a collection OF minerals anG
curioslties which had been collected BY
her late husband.
G. w. Corey and others have filed
location notices on the King Soloman,
King William and Bull Durham mining
lode ip the Platte canon mining district.
Jake Mintz, the Cleveland Boy De-
tective." started yesterday for Cleveland,
o.. with Lee Nov Kin, the Chlnaman
who stole $500 from a party in Cleveland.
Handsomely furnished rooms at the
Whitcomb house aud Whitcomb house
annex Castle Dare). Best dining room
in the city. Corner of Ferguson and
Twentieth streets. Charges moderate.
Mrs. Glafcks sent a beautiful basket Of
flowers to Mr.. Melbourne accompanied by
the following note: MRS. V. s. Glafcke,
the florist. would acknowledge the kind.
ness of Mr.. Melbourne in emitting hail
from his transform this afternoon"
Councilman U. Il. Ross leaves for Den,
yer this morning to join his wife who left
for that city Yesterday. Mrs. Ross will
remain in Denver while Mr.. Ross, goes
in a few DAYS to Portland, Ore. Mrs.
Ross is quite an artist in cray on drawing
and china painting and will open a studio
in Denver.
, 1891-09-02
Another Chance to Do GOOD.

ohsa yin
Here is a chance for THE CHEYENNE
LEADER to distinguish itself. THE
LEADER scored the police force OF Chey-
enne for allowing the sneak thieves and
thugs with Forcpaugh's circus to rob
residences right and left while the show
was in town. A recent arrest of three
smooth crooks at Omaha resulted in re-
vealing, through letters found upon the
person of one of the men, the astound-
ing fact that circus, sleeping car and
other companies make a business of selling
to notorious thieves the privilege of rob
bing their patrons, taking in pay SO per
cent of the proceeds of the pocket-pick-
ing, etc. An important part of the
notorious business is entrusted to profess
sional ''fixers" who secure immunity
from interference by buying up the police
and other officers Of the law. One of the
letters in question involves Forepaugh,
Sells Bros. and other circus men in the
outrageous transactions, and it looks as
though THE LEADER has a hot clue to
work on.
, 1891-09-02
A BRILLIANT ENTERTAINMENT.
Splendid Program OF Musica and Read
Ings at the Presbyterian Church.

One OF the most ENJOYABLE entertain
ments ever given in Cheyenne was that of
last evening with Miss Julia King OF
Denver, as reader and a number of Chey-
enne's talented musicians furnished the
musical portion of the programme.
The Presbyterian church, where the re-
cital was gwen, was crowded with an au-
dience delighted with the treat which was
given it.
The programme was as follows:
Vocal selection-''The Dawn Of Day."
Miss Dryer. Miss Vreeland, Miss Nor.
gan, Miss Richards, Mr.. Heath and Mr..
LutZ.
Violin solo-"Gypsey Dance" Prof.
Hutchinson.
Reading -"Rehearsing for Private
Theatricals, Miss Julia King.
Vocal solo-"Oh, Ye Beautiful Flow.
ers," Mrs. Annie Glover.
Piano duet-Prof. Pasmore and Miss
Stanley.
Reading - Helene Thamre," Miss
Julia King.
Violin solo-'Tarantelle," Prot. Hut
crimson.
Vocal solo-Miss Nellie Dryer.
Reading. 1.-THE Minuet," b. 1.-The
Slaves Lullaby" Miss Julia King.
Chorus-"Good Night" Misses Vree.
land, Morgan, Richards and Dryer and
Messrs. Heath and Lutz.
All of the musical numbers on the
programme were exquisitely rendered.
Prof. Hutcbison's selections were pleas
ing and given in his usual mastery style.
The vocal solo's of Mrs. Glover and Miss
Dryer won them enthusiastic encores.
The musical portion of the programme
was under the direction of Prot. Pasmore.
The accompanies were Miss Ivena Baker
and Miss Johnston.
OF the readings of Miss Julia King too
much praise cannot be given. In every
selection she delighted the audience.
With great natural ability and perfect
physical endowments for a reader, she
brings thorough training and cultivation.
Her voice is at once clear and sonar
and modulated so that every emotion
finds expression in its changes. Her
gestures are quiet and her pose natural
and easy. Miss King is wonderfully
versatile and humorous, pathetic,
dramatic or emotional selections arc
rendered by her with equally pleasing
effect. In Helene Thamre," the dramatic
situations and strong action of the
selection were given with a realism
that was startling. To one of her encores
Miss King responded with Teuuyson's
"Bugle Song" the limitations of the sound
of the bugle being a wonderful exhibition
of the range and capability of the readers
vocal powers. The prettiest selection was
Slaves Lullaby the peculiar information
oil the grooming song of the old colored
nurse being peculiarly pleasing.
Miss King has rare ability as a reader
and impersonator and undoubtedly has a
brilliant future either as a reader or in
dramatic life as she may choose.
Tonight's entertainment at the Presby-
terrain church will consist OF music and a
lecture BY Hon. H, V. s. Groesbeck en-
titled Waste in Education" Judge
Groesbeck is an entertaining speaker and
his lecture will he literary treat. There
will be no charge for admission.
, 1891-09-02

The interest excited in the outcome OF
the experiment has been Widespread.
Nothing else has been talked about in this
town and even the passengers on the
through rains have been in the
swim. Some of them struck the deluge
amidships. There has been some heavy
betting on the result and the men with
the faith are patting themselves on
their breeches pocket. There has been
almost as much interest felt in the expert
menter as in his experiments. This has
been particularly true of the ladies who all
wished that he would come out On top.
, 1891-09-02

Special Dispatch TO The Leader.
CASPER, Sept. 1.-The jury in the
Conway case was complete at moor today
and the trial commenced. Conway is
looking badly and shows the effect of his
confinement. 1t is expected that the triaI
will not last longer than this week.
Tell Melbourne for heavens sake tc
shut off his funnel. 1t is showing here
today and the court is sitting with a buff
falo overcoat aud a%rctics.
, 1891-09-02
quite cordially. go to the e.s. side of the


stable"
A large door in the second floor, ordi
narily used for receiving hay, was 500
partially opened in that side of the build
ing and Melbourne appeared there. III
was simply attired in an undershirt an
trousers and looked neither tired no
worn, although much more disposed t
talk than usual. 1t is almost impossibl
in taking with Melbourne to not be I'm
pressed with his earnestness and self
confidence. He takes things as a matte
of course and it never seems to occur t.
him that anybody should doubt his ABILITY
to do just what he says. He is SO quietly
confident himself that one is almost un
consciously affected with his confidence,
even though the remotest hint is never
given to indicate how the marvellous re-
suits are brought about.
well. how are you satisfied asked
the reporter.
Il am very well satisfied. although l
knew this was coming about six hours
after | commenced work"
DO you feel that the rain has been
brought about through your exertions? "
Melbourne smiled quizzically. Now
how would you want me to answer such
a question as that? You wouldn't want
me to say that it wasn't my rain would
your"
mo, but would like you to say out
and out whether or not you know that
the rain was produced through your eff
fortsf
The L Will say positively thatit was.
when this interview was held there
were various rumors regarding the obser-
vations OF the signal service man and
nothing was authoritatyely known
therefore the reporter said;
FROM the signal service ohcer re-
port msde last evening lt seemed as
though a rain might be produced by nat
urai causes altogether independent OF
your efforts.
Hell know that this was my rain
from his observations replied Mel
bourne with quiet confidence.
Did you ind here any great climatic
difhculties!
Il found a great many. Even In the
interior OF Australia l have never known
of as dry a climate. Then your noun
tains. In twenty miles or SO you have an
elevation of 1000 feet above this site.
Then your variable winds are to be taken
into consideration. 1 understand too that
your weather records show that you never
have a rain fall here later than Sept. 10.
IF l hadn't begun to operate here you
wouldn't have had any more rain
here this season and no more moisture
would have fallen until it comes in the
shape OF snow. The conditions here
are peculiar to bring about the desired
results. 1t has cost me more time and
money than any other experiment l have
ever tried.
Melbourne was incorrectly informed In
regard tothe date at which the rain ceases
here. 1t has fallen as late as the middle
OF October. 1t has done this very re-
Gently, but 1t Is not a usual condition.
Ism esomething In understanding
the climatic peculiarities OF the region in
which you operator was asked him.
Yes, there Is, and the season has very
much to do with IT Now 7 could bring
, 1891-09-02
MeIbourne's Moisture Arrives Ac-
cording to the Schedule.
Two Fierce Showers Fall Early in
the Afternoon.
While the Dewy Heavens MeekIy
Drip at Midnight.
The Signal Officer Attributes 1t to
Artificial Causes.
Award of the Money CheerfulIy
Made to the Rain King.
The Days Events.

The rain fell alike oI the just and un
just Yesterday. The firm believers and
the doubling Thomases were all forced in
out of the wet and those unable to find
shelter were drenched to the skin by
moisture, which, while it may have been
produced by artificial causes, was exceed
ingly unanimous in the quality of its
wetness.
The perceptIble outlook for rain yester-
day was even lees, taken altogether, than
it had been on the previous day. The
prevailing wind was pretty steadily from
the northwest. an almost unprecedented
quarter from which to get rain. During
the forenoon rather threatening clouds
were blown up but they drifted out of
sight below the horizon with an I'M
animity calculated to make any s~elf-rc-
specting rain producers heart ache.
Throughout the middle of the day
the sun shone brightly and the man
who carried an umbrella or gum coat was
naturally scoffed at. The elemental con-
ditions seemed entirely different from the
previous day. Such clouds as appeared
were of a structure which might be SAID
to be indigenous to this region. The
rather remarkable conditions seemed
wanting. Betting on the result was
against Melbourne.
, 1891-09-02

Some years ago Ayers Cherry Pee
toral cured me OF asthma after the best
medical skill had failed to give me relief.
A few weeks since, being again troubled
with the disease, | was promptly relieved
by the same remedy -. S. Hassler,
editor Argus, Table Rock, Nebr.
, 1891-09-02

Melbourne was too busy to go to supper
last night. At midnight's holy hour his
workshop was wrapped in the impene-
trable gloom produced by his own clouds.
He was supposed to be still working his
mysterious process and calling down moist
benedictions on the heads of the devoted
CheYenneites.
, 1891-09-02

Ten thousand dollars to loan on i'm.
proved city property.
W. A. RICHARDS,
1920, Ferguson street.
, 1891-09-02
The Rainmaker Visited.

At halt past 3 O'Clock Yesterday after
noon a LEADER reporter found his way to
Mr.. Jones residence and there discovered
that the storm king had been closely con
fined all day in the barn. At that hour
the sur was shining brightly and the
heavens immediately overhead were
scarcely obscured by a cloud. To the
north and east, however, appeared dark
and angry looking clouds out of which far
distant thunder rumbled, The wind was
from the northwest, slight and fresh.
The reporter knocked at the main
stable door above whI,h is the dormer
window leading out of the room in which
Melbourne is at work. After three dit
ferent knocks, the last one more pro-
nounced than the others, the curtain of
the dormer window was pulled aside and
Melbourne's face was outlined there.
"What do you waut?" he asked, The
reporter stepped back SO that he could be
seen. "Oh it is you" said Melbourne
, 1891-09-02

The committee under whose auspices
thee experiments were gwen by Mr.. Mel
bourne met last night in the signal service
office. There were present Andrew Gil
christ, G. P. Organ. Geo. w. Baxter. E.
S. r. Broughton aud Mr.. Ravenscraft.
Mr.. Gilchrist was made chairman and
Mr.. Ravenscratt secretary. The entire
subject was informally discussed, after
which the following resolution, presented
by Mr.. Baxter, was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That so far as the committee
can judge from a single experiment the
result has been an unqualified success and
that this committee award Mr.. Melbourne
the $3.50 agreed upon in the event of sue
cess.
The matter of continuing the experl.
ments, with their probable effect upon
the grass and the harvests now in pro-
gress, were discussed without any definite
conclusion being reached further than
that the committee will wait upon Mr..
Melbourne at 10 o'clock this morning
with a view ut discussing further oper-
atoms,
, 1891-09-02

Our new fall stock has arrived and Monday morning,
August 31st, we will open to the public a line of Furs and
Cloaks almost monumental in its proportions. Every fabri
known to the modern loom is represented.
The combined aggregation of allied competition won't
show a more Cosmopolitan and comprehensive collection.
, 1891-09-02
A Cory warrior IN Danger.

The war correspondent of THE CHEY.
ENNE LEADER courts sudden death by
writing from Camp Barber that Laramie
City can't be beaten for bomely women.
, 1891-09-02

Col Rainwater Jones walks on moist
air. Happiness is a relative teln. Other
people are alleged to be happy over the
, 1891-09-02

WIsDOM'S ROBERTINE
Is meeting with great success everywhere,
and is rapidly %supplanting every other
preparation of a ike nature.
, 1891-09-02

School Books,
School Supplies.
School Books,
School Supplies.
We haze lad ira q large
stock of School books and
supplies, and are prepared
10 MI all orders, large or
small.
Jest receiUed--an eLeg ant
lime of the poets and STAN
dard UOrks, In all styles of
binding.
y. II.
21O w. 10Th ST., meat door
to POSGOMce.
, 1891-09-02

But it is the unexpected which hap
pens At 2:30 O'Clock nobody expected
anything particular. At that moment,
however, the storm was riding into town
on a stiff northwest wind. At 2:4O
o'clock, with a preliminary swish and a
skurry the wind struck the town broad
sides and Cheyenne was enveloped in a
capacioua, energetic and altogether reliable
rain storm. For fifteen minutes it pelted
this community in exceedingly good shape.
Then it dwindled into an insignificant
pitter patter, finally dying away in rumb.
ling thunder. The precipitation was
thirteen hundredths of an inch.
When the sun again came out smiling
many people initiated its example. Mel
bourne stock went up to about 100 do
grees in the shade. For the time being
the doubling Thomases bowed to the in
tensity of the triumphant Melbourneites.
These latter had only about an hour to
publicly enjoy their victory for they were
forced inside by another downpour, COM
pared with which the first was child's
play. This was ushered in by a chilly
northwest wind which came tearing into
the city with an advance guard OF dust
and other portable material. And then
how it did rain. Somebody seemed to
have pulled open the food gates. For a
time it came down in torrents. Rain
pipes leading from the houses were tested
to their utmost capacity and proved
unequal to the strain. Almost
before it was realized the cutters
were OVERLOOKING with the wettest kind Of
wetness and the streets were a soaking,
streaming, sweltering sight. After hall
an hour or SO Mr.. Melbourne seemed to
let go of the valve, the downpour slack
ened aud tapered off into desultory drops
here and there aud the angry, reekinp
clouds we're whirled in inky masses to the
southeastward.
About midnight a nice genteel little
rain set in. 1t seemed to have pretty
good staying powers but was not charac.
terized BY the tumultuous features of the
earlier showers. 1t begins to look as
though gondolas would become necessary
equipages in Cheyenne unless the com
mittee should Immediately call off the
mysterious n puissaut Mr.. Melbourne.
, 1891-09-02

rainfall, but for a riproariously happy
man the finger of fate points unerringly
to the genial Mr.. Jones and to him
alone.
, 1891-09-02
of the Cloak Department. of E. Walker & Sons est

The imperial character of our Plush garments has placed
in our possession the confidence of the farmer purchasers and
we mean to retain the same by guaranteeing every garment
sold bearing our trade mark.
, 1891-09-02


Wv
part VI TUE
SUI" nain nao
,us' : ~ ucA 'a@ evening IN
Nor'h riA' LIS e,ear III the extreme
WEST anu nolth oi monlaha ana Idaho
anu tnere ID hisn barometer. Inc coolest
temperature IN tne enure west was re-
ported mere TINS evening The Their
mometer iell 10 oo' a lower point than
was reached at any time last night after
and during the second storm this after
noon.
Did you notice anything remarkable
about those two rain storms2'
Il did. | have in the Office an instru-
ment for measuring the humidity, called
a hYgFomeLer. This instrument in a ma
tural storm invariably rises from fifteen
minutes to one hour before the storm
breaks out. Today it was slightly higher
than ordinary at that time of day but it
didn't indicate the least perceptible
change until the first transform had been
in progress from three to five minutes.
1t then suddenly jumped from "a to IS
per cent. After the rain ceased it fell
back as suddenly to so per cent. When
the second shower burst upon us it ran up
immediately to 100 per cent and after its
cessation dropped back to so where it now
remains.
WAS this the only popularity
1t was not. The rain came up with the
wind, instead OF against 1t; bringing a
heavy rain from the north and northeast,
a thing which seldom happens here. An
other pecuiiarity. After the hrst bluster
In introducing a storm the wind generally
remains stationary from one direction. In
the nrst storm To-Day the weather gauge
rapidly gyrated from The to north
west After the RAIN was over 1t swung
to the south. In the second storm 1t gy-
rated oack and iorth from northwest to
east thu describing a larger segment OF
the circle tina before. Ii kept up this
vibration during the entire progress OF the
storm. Inc highest velocity OF the wind
was thirty two miles an hour, In the first
storm 1900 OF an inch fell and In the
second 3o-ioo or 43'loo In ALL a little less
than half an inch
with all your reports In band and al
ter all your observations what Is your hon
est opinlonI'
, 1891-09-02

If we are not able to undersell our competitors, where
would be the advantage of a large over a small concern?
A little Of the home spun wisdom which sends you to the
biggest and best dealers to supply any of your other wants
should surely send you to US for your Cloaks and FuE.
, 1891-09-02
Reflect for a moment, reader, on the merits of

Our competitors know that it is away ahead of anv in the
state but just reflect on the why and the wherefore thereof
It's this: We're the leading and largest cloak and fur dealers
in the West.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-12-07

But beautiful faces were no more than episodes in the life and thoughts of Der went just now. After a youth of re- markable freedom from that form of care which is the most universal and harassing of all known to the sons of men-the care that springs from money or it's lack, in one form or another-he had by the death of his father been sud denly brought face to face with financial difficulties which threatened more than the loss of luxury and ease. The loss of honor was involved. A fortune held in trust had been risked and greatly i'm paired, if not wholly lost. Derwent felt as if he had passed at one step from youth to age when he found himself con- fronted by this terrible discovery. To replace what had been lost-even if by the sacrifice of all his fathers property it could be accomplished reduce his mother and himself to absolute pov- erty. To do him justice, he did not think of himself at all; but such an idea connected with his mother-the most luxurious, delicate, fastidious of beings, accustomed from her infancy to wealth -wrung his heart. He asked himself what he could do to avert calamity SC great that he could not foresee the end. To replace what had been lost by ordi. nary methods of business, and within 8 very limited space of time, would have been difficult for any one: to him, with out business training or experience, ii was simply impossible. Speculation re- mained; but speculation is fire that scorches, often fatally, those most ia miliar with it. No; gambling in any o1 the seductive forms known to the Stock exchange would not answer. "f I ven ture to speculate" he said to himself treachery which masks itself under the name of love.
 To be continued.