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being made as to the best route and
they are firmly convinced that Laramie
has the best and shortest road II 1t
should be put in proper shape by the
people of this city. Even the Denver
papers have published this TACT and
have given the distances to the vari-
u railroad points from the Hahn's
peak district, Laramie receiving the
best q the comparison.
Mr.. Grant. In company with Train
Easter CuIross, visited the great Grip
pie Creek camp while in Colorado, and
a deeply interested In the mines. the
formation. etc. Surface Indications in
that district are not sslgood an they are
in the vicinity Of Laramie, and the Wy
cming men return more than ever
pleased with the prospects in this To-
cality.
While In Denver Messrs. Grant and
Culross looked up the once Of ]. B.
Adams. formerly of Rawlins, who now
has an once In Denver. Mr.. Adams lie
now devoting his entire time to buy
ing and selling mines and says that his
principal operations will be dn this Sec
ton. He feels very much encouraged
over the outlook.
, 1896-04-14
PERSONAL
ia nan AVENUE.

j. A. ellis went to Cheyenne on
train No. 4.
Slime Hixson is in from the Centen-
NAL valley.
Thomas Miller has returned from an
extended trip In Colorado.
Price Jacobs returned from Chey-
enne OF the morning train.
John Kelley is home from Cripple
Creek. where he went last fall.
Trainmaster Charles Culross wen
" TO the capital on the noon train.
Ex-Governor John E. Osborne was a
west-bound passenger on hits morn
ing's train.
D. o. Mills, the great railroad man
and capitalist, was a passenger west
ON TRAIN No. 3 this morning.
w. A. Brown, the genial chief clerk
at the Thornburgh. is home from a
two-weeks' stay at the capital.
Dan johnson is in the city again,
having returned from his ranch up the
Big Laramie. Mr.. johnson will short
ly 30 to Fort Collins to visit his aged
father. after which he will return to
California, where he has made a home
near San Jose.
Mrs. Helen Barnes will leave on the
midnight train for the east. Mrs.
, 1896-04-14
IS DEAD.
Recent Reports Concerning Him are
Simple Fakes.

Eyapston T.
porre Ind uor.,d a, vh,o, no,n, ~.
missino cra v,ord ho. Twin. ro,ot,vo.
discredi,s tho renortsd and,no ~ M
Or, Word IN pr,,i.h co,umh,o In To
,sape nj, Ami, I'd ~. nrh,,.he. Tho ,o,-
loving.
I'VE recently nuh,isbed an article
FROM mo ooden nah s,o,d.rA a,..
inc th.t william Gro w,ord vho ros,d-
cd near Evanston WV and .uddo,,1v
rod sovaro, wars 90, ,as
alive and r,eu In pr,,i.h Co,nmh,a
This wa. dan,ad in an .r,,cn ruh,,.ha,
IN the Evan.tm wvo Nav.-pe.,.,sr
which vaa .~ft.rv.rds nuh,,.h.d NV Tho
Herald A Mel elan of sc,n,o town.
shin tb,. county q hro,h.r.,r-,ow =,
Mr. cravsord aftar ..oeanv h ~or,,c,e
in the Herald In ra,erenca tn tho And
,nv q, Nv cr,v,nrd wrote IN r nj
,,o,r noatm..ter and a,.o . merchar+
~ Eo,rv,av u g ,.sr shiloh n,eco
Crawford Ia renorted m have hsen
aeen Mr. Elliott v,r,tas under date of
March 81 q
"a Mol ella, noor VILLAGE
"Daar Cir. yo.,r. q, tho 1arb IN
hand w Crawford There ia No .ucb
Marty h.na other 4, tho .,ocl b-us,ras.
or otherv,se 7, sha,, see or hear n,
s,,cb q Marty will dron WI, a xna Th,.
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7 have rece,vea Tho FORMER ono oon.
tanned crawford,s pboto
"v,,,r. .r,,v
.T rr.IIoTT
.Tb,s wou,d seem tn settle the fact
that ,hara !. IN the r.nor,ad
ending n, M cr.vsora"
The otbar ,attar rss.rr.d tn nv TAO
noatm.a.r q, Eo,rv,sv 20. tho Ar,t
, 1896-04-14

A cup Of Parks Tea At night cleanses
the system ina pleasant but thorough
manner, acts on the liver andis = great
restorative Of health and strength.
Sold by Eggleston Z Desmond.
, 1896-04-14

The annual meeting Of the board Of
trade will b. held at TIDE mining ex-
change rooms tomorrow wednesday,
evening at half past z O'Clock to elect
trustees to serve for the ensuing year.
A. 8. PEABODY, President.
, 1896-04-14

PRESIDENT GRANT RETURNS.
President M. N. Grant Of the mining
exchange returned from Denver on the
morning train, where he has been for a
few days consulting with mining men
and giving all the information posi-
BILE concerning Wyomlng's mineral re-
sources to the pus1ling and energetic
miners of Colorado. He states that
there is a great deal Of talk about Wyo-
ming's mines at Colorado's capital and
1t is his opinion that capital from the
Centennial state and the eas can be
turned this way during the coming
summer.
At Denver three engineers repre-
senting eastern capitalists requested
Mr.. Grant to let Them know just as
coon as the SNOW goes OF sufficiently
to permit them to make an examine
tion Of the properties in the Medicine
Bow range west Of Laramie, and they
would come up at once They are men
who represent large Interests and 1t is
believed that much good will come
from their trip to this section.
Denver mining men are much inter-
ested In the Hahn's peak district and
1t Is becoming more evident every day
that there will be q hdg rush to that
section in a few weeks. Inquiries an
, 1896-04-14
CARD OF THANKS.

tr
We the undersigned, wish to express
cur heartfelt thanks to the g. A. r. and
the Relief corps and to all who so kind
ly remembered and helped us in u
hour OF need and sorrow.
MRS. DREEIIOUsE and family.
, 1896-04-14
WHEN TRAVELLING.

whether on pleasure bent, or business,
take on every trib a bottle Of Syrup Of
Figs, as 1t acts most pleasantly and eff
f~ectually on the kidneys. liver and
bowels. preventing f~evers. headaches
and other forms of sickness. For sale
in so cent and 81 bottles by all leading
druggists. Manufactured by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup company only.
, 1896-04-14
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.

10 cre watch repairing 90 to Carter.
In spite of the hard times. Brown
manages to set the best tahls.
F. w. Kanstelner has secured = posi-
ton in the Wabash shops It 9tanhsszy.
Mo.
In the rahle for the Mrs. Barnes nsA
set, J. W. Conner wss the lucky man,
making a throw Of ~.
Union Pacific engineers have just
completed the work Of laying ou the
townsite Of Fort Steele.
Charlie Bon is expected home In .
few days and will resume his position
in the superintendent's once At Ohey-
enne.
The aid society Of the Methodist
church will meet tomorrow afternoon
at two O'Clock with Mrs. Simpson, 267
Second street.
The republicans Of Sheridan county
will hold their convention for the elec-
tioin of delegates to the state couve0-
oion at Sheridan May 2.
There was a scrap on Front street
last night IN which a man had his face
pretty badly beaten. He could not be
located this morning and the poundee
was therefore not arrested.
The howl OF the Boomerang Is en-
tirely uncalIed for. The republicans
r ready and willing to meet them on
legal and amicable grounds and settle
the tie between Cokefair and Green
baum.
Robert Gray, charged with having
set fire to a building IN Rock Greek last
Thursday night, had a preliminary
examination in Judge Hance's court
yesterday and was bound over to the
district court. In default OF bail, he
was committed to the county Jail.
The younses Of the Haygood boys
was found. upon examination, to have
his skull fractured and one eye injured
to such an extent that he will b COM
PEELED to lose 1t. The other will loss
two an,ar. and h.r. ~. n-o,r,.,...~
somewhat dlsfigured. Both will re-
cover.
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io.,,sn M r,s,,. :. ~. .o,,.n-.1
, 1896-04-14

Park4' coash Syrap for cosghs and
.coids. Sold ~ ncglsstoa = Desmond.
, 1896-04-14

stylish dressmaking. Perfect lit
guaranteed. Over Wickstrom's bakery.
100t12 VIOLET v. PLOWHEAD.
, 1896-04-14
OLDEST RAILR0ADER.
Now a Signal Man in the Oma-
ha Yards.
HE IS IS E a OLD.
Used 10 Ne Bayxsg~Man ON q Road
That Tool = Lay.Oa Duriae
the Winter sssson-A
Good story.

in the world, says the WOrld-Herald.
He was employed on the first road
built in America, and as all his COM
panions of thai time are dead, he now
remains the only living pioneer rail-
road man of this or any other country
on the globe. He loses none Of his in
terest from the fact that he is today a
fiagman on the Union Pacific at Ninth
street. although n could wish that
his position were higher, after all these
years.
Theron T. Webb was born in YER
mont, from which state he removed to
New York, where he was engaged as
baggageman on the railroad which run
from Buffalo to Niagara Falls. This
vas in 1886. At that time this new en-
terprise still followed the good old ex-
ample of the canal boats. and went IN
to winter quarters every year, when
the lakes and the rivers froze over
When this mi train a day was laid OF,
Mr.. Webb hitched up his ponies and
carried the mail between Buffalo and
Erie until spring.
A Engagements wages in those days
were moi bad. He received $50 a month
and boarded with the man who owned
the road, a proceeding not continued to
The present day. Besides this he had
perquisites which brought his salary
up to a figure not to be despised. even
in these days. The greater number Of
the patrons of the road were south,
erners on their way to visit the falls,
and the fees they gave him for looking
after their baggage amounted In a
month to as much as his salary.
The train was uncertain az 10 time
and number of coaches. When asked
how long 1t took to make the run, he
said:
Just as long as We pleased. We had
no regular time. and some days 1t took
us two hours and sometimes four. We
made n round trip a day, and were
lot particular just SO we got there.
Sometimes we had car and at 9TH
ers as many as six. That was all there
were on the road. The cars were about
as large as u street cars, and the con-
ductor never went inside. There was a
ledge along the outside for him to walk
on and collect the fares"
John Turner, who owned the road,
according to Mr.. Webb. removed to
Illinois in 1894. and built a road from
Chicago to Galena. Mr.. Webb went
with him, and there became the frst
yardmaster in Chicago. After holding
the position FIVE years he concluded to
come west and proved up a homestead
near Loup City. He had been In the
railroad business In Omaha, al a
switchman, for 20 years. A few months
ago he was injured and on that &C.
count compelled to give up his engine
and become a fiagman. He will be IS
years old the 10Th Of next month. The
engine which pulled his train from
Buffalo to Niagara Falls was on ex-
hibition al the worlds fair.
, 1896-04-14
RUsTLERs AT WORK.

A bunch of 800 cattle were ato1ea By
rustlers from P. Barrel Of Green River.
late last week. Mr.. Barret rsported the
theft to the authorities here and on
Sunday a posse composed Of Deputy
Sheriff Young. Angus McDoueal, Chas.
Philbrick and Frank Stone, started In
pursuit. At Salt Wells the party was
increased by James Taigart and Chas.
Hammond, who had seen the rustDsrs.
four in number. with the stolen cattls.
The party took up the trail at wamsut-
ter and ct last reports we're hot after
the rustlers. Mr.. Young's party Il
composed Of men thst will got The cat
tie. that's SURE, and will probably fur
nish the ooroner q Job or two in doing
1t,
Later: MI. Young returned to the
city this morning, having secured the
stolen stock, but u the robbesN. His
panty. held the trail of the thieves ard
found they turned south It wsmsuttar.
heading evidently for Browns pask.
Yesterday morning the shsriR.s polbe
sighted the cattle and rode in ~ reDa1.
ly a. possible. but tho thieves veee =
the lookout and immedtntely ahaA6d1r
cd the cattle and started south ovpr ~
hlh. Mr.. Young end his ~ AV1
chase. but their horrs wsre 3AAe1Sax4
they could make no Asadwsy eufA1l
, 1896-04-14
Tic u S Govt Reports
show Royal Baking Powder
Apofior to eli Others.

CHOICE ROSES and CARNATIONS
constantly on hand at Mrs. Hertsos's
grssohouse. 1S1tf
, 1896-04-14
Pillsbury -four and
b & Sanborne's
coffee at Trainings.

4S neal tickets for q cash in I'D.
vaAss at Detnonico restaurant. 35tf
, 1896-04-14

Old pspsry in any quantity at this
olIes, - cents per hundred.
, 1896-04-14
COIN COMPANY.
New Organization to Develop
the Mines.
PRESIDENT GRANT HOME.
He Believes That Many MiaSs,x Men
N Much Capital Will he Tsrc.A
In rhi Direction BE-
lore Long.

The Gold Coin Mining and Milling
company. with a capital stock OF ST.
SOC. 900. was organized in this city last
evening. The following officers were
elected:
President-B. F. Bnacken OF Beloit,
Kas.
Vice president-W. r. West. of Min
neapolis, Kas.
Treasurer. C. Gafford OF Mime
apolis. Kas.
Secretary. W. T. Gray of Kansas
City, Mo.
The foregoing together with George
F. Morgan, Thomas J. Morgan, VIM.
Nottingham, Richard Goucher OF
Minneapolis. Kas., ST. Blades Of Min
neapolis, Kas., and Frank Siegel OF
Kansas City. Mo-, comprise the board
Of directors.
The mines owned by this company
are the Emma G., Clara B., Minneapo-
lis, King Solomon and Gold Coin. .
Mr.. Bracken, the president OF the
new company. arrived in Laramie
about a week ago and wal driven OUT
to the mines OF the Cooper Hill dis
trict. For his own satisfaction he gath
cred specimens from all the prospects
and had them assayed when he return
ed to the city. The result of his ex-
periments proved the richness OF the
mines in the most conclusive manner,
and he was at once ready to assist in
forming a company to proceed with the
development Of the properties. Mr..
Bracken Is the president of the Mime
apolis National bank and also con-
ducts an extensive furniture business
at Beloit, Kas. He is an affable, cour-
teous gentleman and rs possessed OF
sufficient near to carry forward any
enterprise in which he would care to
engage. Above all, he has the conf
dence of the moneyed men Of eastern
Kansas and they will be willing to
bank upon his judgment.
Mr.. Gafford. the treasurer of the
new company, Is cashier of the Min
neapolfs National bank. and MI. Frank
Siegel is a stock commission man of
Kansas City, Mo. Both of these gen.
tlemen are men of considerable means
and belong to that class who are will
ling to invest a dollar If they 9 a
chance of q return.
The first purpose Of the new COM
pany Is to put men to work and push
a hole into the mountain and see what
it contains at the point where their
claims r locaeu.
Reduction works at Cooper Hill are
being talked of very strongly and q
TOWNSHIP location Is being looked up.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-06
The Wall of the Arap wcu.,.

Seated in my tent outside the village
watching the horses feed, and wonder.
Ing II, after all, it was really worth
while ever to return to England, heard
avail Like the Celtic "coronach, /" che
Arab wall is something outside human
ity. No jackal or coyote can produce a
sound more dismal It makes you sad
at once, and yet sadness must be kind
OF mental convention after all, for both
the "corona.h" and the Arab cry are
Just as doleful when they issue from the
lips of a professional mourner. Fancy q
mute at funeral impressing one with
sadness or inducing thoughts of any
thing but gin and water. At the door of
q little hut appeared woman scarcely
yelled, her hair streaming like a pony's
tail; after her another, and then group
OF children. all raising the same doleful
cry. Then from the other beehives and
butts came groups of women, to comfort
and to wall In concert In the midst
was the widow, with tears running
down her cheeks. and striking her nails
into her arms and breast The night be-
fore horse had fallen ON her husband
and killed him.
The sorrow that is dumb IL not for
Arabs, the reserve Of power we hear 80
much Of and which makes our grief, our
joy, our eloquence, our acting seem 70
unreal to all except ourselves u not fos
those who - the sun. --HAtusdsI p
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-06
HENRY CLAY WAS RATIFIED.

But He Remembered q Quotation That
Did just as Well as the Missing Words.
In the early twenties of this century
Mr.. Clay was appointed by the legisla-
ture OF Kentucky n commissioner to
Virginia to ask of that state that COM
mission be appointed to make definite
line Of demarcation between the two
states. Upon his arrival in Richmond he
was received with great courtesy by its
most distinguished citizens. He said
that his profession, politics and affairs
of government had occupied his time so
exclusively that he was aware of know
ing little Of polite literature or the ia
vorite publications of the day. This
prompted him TO ask an old friend
whom he knew to be literary man to
select some lines TO introduce when al.
dressing the legislature as a quotatfv /
expressive of his feelings to the state Of
Virginia as his birthplace. His frnn
suggested staDza from Scots's "Lay
of the Last Minstrel" which he high
ly approved and memorized.
The day appointed for his address
found the galleries, halls and every
available space crowded with eager, ex-
pectant auditors, and many beautiful
women in bright attire gave brilliancy
to the scene. He held the attention of
his audience with eptire success until
he came to the part where he meant to
Introduce the quotation. Then his men,
DRY failed him The shock was appalling
for moment. He stood rigid and pale
before a thousand watchful eyes, in his
mind only blank. before him turbu-
lent sea of upturred faces. With char
acterlstic gesture he threw up his hands
to his forehead. and in his most sono-
rous tones he recited the following
words:
Breathes there the man with soul SO dead
Who never to himself hath said,
This Is my own, my native landY
concluding his speech amid deafening
applause.
Every one present had supposed that
he was overcome by emotion, and none
but the friend who had selected the quo
tation for him perceived the cause of
MS momentary panic. louisville Cou-
rier-Journal
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opN,1 KNOW TIE ROPES.
An Esriish Editors Experience With an
Adirondack Railroad Train.

Adirondack Railroad Train.
When Mr.. Gust. editor of William
Waldorf Astor's Pail Mall Gazette, was
In New York ut the time Of the VAL
kyrie- Defender finish. foul and fizzle, he
went up to the Adirondacks for some
fishing and shooting. Mr.. Gust travelled
with good deal Of luggage, and the
backwoodsmen at Childwold, where he
left DIR. Webb's railroad. were inclined
to grin at the sight of man going into
the woods with so many gripsacks and
bundles But the Englishman was not
disturbed. He had good time and got
some good game When he got ready TO
come ont Of the woods, he went back to
Childwold with all his boxes, bags and
portmanteaus. He intended to take the
day train for New York, which was due
at Childwoid about l2 o'clock. When
the train pulled into the station, Mr..
Gust stood on the platform with his lug
gage piled up around him. Conductor
Clarke saw him there, bat when MIR.
Gust made no motion TO board the train
Clarke gave the signal to Pat Cum
mings, the engineer, 20 20 ahead, and
Pat did, leaving Mr.. Gust standing on
the platform.
Now il happened that Mr.. Gust was
the guest of DR.. Seward Webb, who
owns the Adirondack railroad. When
the train pulled out and left him, he
told the station agent who he was and
then followed some lively telegraphing.
When the train got to Horseshoe Pond,
Conductor Clarke got orders from head
quarters to uncouple his engine and go
back to Childwold for Mr.. Gust. The
run back mp the road was made in lively
time. Mr.. Gust and his boxes were put
into the cab, and the engine raced back
to Horseshoe Pond, where the surprised
passengers were wondering what on
earth had happened. MIR. Gust wasn't at
all put out. 1t was new experience for
him. and he rather enjoyed it.
~ was rightly left, he said to Con-
ductor Clarke. "It was quite right. l
was there with my luggage, you know,
but when the train came in l saw no
porter or guard, and there was no one to
put me aboard. I've not been here be-
fore, you know. and I'm not familiar
with your id American methods Of
railroading. / was rightly left, rightly
left. New York Sun.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-06
stocks.
BOSTON, February 5. 1896
Our Boston Letter.

BosToS, Mass, February 3, 1896.
Boston was treated to quite ..sensa-
ton Saturday by the publication OF an
article in a morning paper purporting TO
have come from Butte, Montana, in rela-
ton to the Butte K Boston mine. The
article was bearish in the extreme and
the stock opened OF "a at 9h, but partly
recovered later. la the article, Director
Coram was quoted as saying that the
mine, practically, was ''petered out" and
that the best policy was to close 1t down
and save the shareholders further expense.
That in substance, was the meat oil the
article although it was written out at
great length. Interviews with the presi-
dent aud other officials of the company
were pu blished during the day, which, In
a measure, contradicted the statements
in the article, but, on the whole, the opin-
ions, as reported, were very conflicting
and entirely at variance with what has
been given out semi officially for the past
two years concerning the Butte & Boston
mine. 1t will be remembered that moth
ing but very bullish utterances have APP
peared from time to time in the news
papers which are supposed to speak by
the card; that the mine was clearing up
it's floating debt and was earning large
profits for it's shareholders. Even divi-
dend was rumored, pending the settle
ment OF the Davis estate. Ii is now
claimed by some to have been one oil the
greatest gambling machines for the bene-
fit Of the insiders who have mislead the
stockholders and the public by state
ments which must have been purposely
promulgated for speculative purposes.
The stock exchange is supposed to pro-
tect its members and the public from
such frauds, but. az is well known, the
gether than to curtail it's business by de-
barring an active stock like Butte or
Montana, even though the management
of those properties persistantly refuse to
supply their stockholders with annual re-
ports aud other information by which
the operations and the physical condi-
ton OF the mines may be known by its
real owners. How long, il might be
asked, are the stockholders going to
allow their trustees to trihe with the
trust imposed in them? Probably no
action will be taken, az is usually the
case, until it il too late to be of any service.
The copper market has been strong
and active during the past week or ten
DAYS on the higher foreign quotations.
Lake copper has advanced from OF to
10h cents and bids have been refused at
the last-named figure. The opinion pre-
walls that the foreign spectators have
caught the New York bears mapping and
are squeezing them. Ii is only short
time ago that the New York copper bro
kers were very bearish on the copper
marked and now that London has taken
a turn on the long side there is wild
scramble to cover the short sales made
by the domestic spectators. Higher
prices for copper are looked for in the i'm
mediate future, az consumption both Mt
home and abroad il reported to be fairly
good. BEAN EATER
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-06
Henry NJ. Stanley on Interviews.
this Mr.. Stanley?"

is this MIR. Stanley?"
Stanley stopped cody, and giving his
7uestioner somewhat surprised and
sour stare responded with a reluctant
affirmative.
Have you the time or inclination to
give brief interview
Interview Good God, sir Is there
no way to escape the newspapers? Why,
1t Is worse than the passport system in
Russia l cannot put my foot on the
soil anywhere in this country without
being confronted thus. / have done my
best to avoid it. If were to make up
for minstrel show, would, no doubt,
be discovered. You are simply driving
me ont Of the country. would have
been glad to remain ten days at Puget
sound If i could have done so in peace.
like any other unobtrusive traveller, but
they were there to meet me with note
books and pencils. Portland Oreeo-
MAN
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-02-06
Opposed to Danrerou. innovnt,o,..

The other day proposal was made af
parish meeting for the lighting Of the
village of Godshill, isle of Wight, with
eight lamps, which, it seemed. could hi
maintained at the modest cost of hail
penny rate once every three years. Ut
rose farmer named Hollis to oppu &c
the revolutionary scheme. To the mr I'D
of this worthy man its authors w, IRE
wanting to turn night into day. ''It
would set bad example to the yomnz, "
he continued, keeping them out all
hours Of the night What they ought TO
do was to set good example by going
to bed early and getting up early. an
he would like to hear the cul:few rupg
again. London Truth.