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The record-union., 1896-06-25
RICH GOLD FIELDS NEAR MOJAVE.
ONE NUGGET FOUND WEIGHING
THIRTY-FOUR OUNCES.
Big Rush for the New Ell Dorado
Water Worth r1Ore Than
Flour.

MOJAVE, June 24.-Intense excite
rlent prevails here over the finding of
a large nugget by Thomas Jaggers in
the Red Rock mining country. 1t is
the largest that has yet been picked up
in the treasure lands of the desert,
and all of Mojave is talking about it,
The nugget was found yesterday by
Jaggers at Red Rock, on the Ivy NJ
placer claim, formerly owned by the
Bonanza Company. Some halfdozen
nuggets have been found on this claim,
running from $75 to S400 in value, but
this one is the largest of the lot. 1t
weighs thirty-four ounces and is worth
5000. Jaggers bonded the claim a few
days ago for S75, and now holds the
deed to the property He says there are
more nuggets there, and he has gone to
Los Angeles to celebrate his extraordi-
nary find. He had been working over
the nugget for several days, and no.
t:ced it only when his boot heel scratch
ed it.
There has been a notable increase in
the gold product recently. For years
Mojave has shipped some gold in a con-
stantly increasing volume, but this
month the shipments will exceed $40
000 The few Mexican dry washers,
then the placer strikes at Goler then
the richer placer strikes at Red Rock,
and at last the magnificent lodges and
high grade ore at Randsburg indicate
the development of the mining indus
try Goler is a placer camp washed by
dry washers. Red Rock is near by and
is also placer with some quartz. Rands-
turg is the quartz camp. In the vicin-
ity of Red Rock there are two mills,
ore five-stamp at Kane Springs, owned
by o. B. Stanton of San Francisco and
G. T.. Koehn; the other is an eight
stamp at Cow Wells, ten miles from
Randsburg. Randsburg is rich. The
Butte mine is down sixty feet, has two
feet of ledge and is showing up well.
'fhe returns on two runs of ore from
this mine at the Garlock mill at Cow
Wells gave $3.50 a ton. The Kinyon
mine is adjoining, and a run at the same
mill on six tons of rock netted 50, 500
Patrick Reddy is here looking over
the Beecham, Singleton and Moore
claims, in which he has a quarter inter
est. This is known as the Olympus of
the Rand group and is the original loca-
ticn in the camp. Two runs gave re-
spectively $50 and 500 a ton milled
at Cow Wells. The ledge is we'll de-
fined, six feet wide and shows every
Indication of being permanent
Water at Randsburg is worth more
than flour, being hauled ten miles and
worth 81 a barrel, and bad at that
w. G. Wilson has a telephone line now
working to Kane Springs. which will be
completed to Randsburg before long.
There is a decided rush for the mines
and every train brings in an excited
delegation.
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JEFFORDS' SENTENCE.
Given a Term of Seven Years at San
Quentin.

FRESNO, June PA sentence of
seven years in San Quentin was passed
upon E. A. Jeffords this morning for
robbing a sheep camp in the neighbor-
ing mountains. Jeffords is a desperate
character and has caused the authori-
ties much annoyance for several months
past. He was prominent figure as the
moving spirit of an organized band of
thieves who have been committing nu-
merous robberies in the mountain dis
tricts lately. The officers state that
there are yet several members of the
gang whom they hope to capture soon
and place behind the bars. The history
of these despeIadoes is about similar
to the notorious Dillwood gang, broken
up two years ago.
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The AlbatrOSS Sails.

SEATTLE, June 24.-The United
States Fish Commission steamship AL
batross, with the Behring Sea Com
mission, created to make an exhaustive
study of the life and conditions of the
1ur seal in Behring Sea, sailed for the
north to-day. Washington, d. c., mem
t.ers of the board, Doctors Stefuneger
and Lucas of the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, arrived in Seattle last evening,
joining the other American members
of the board, assweH IS the British rep
IPSPnfatiVA
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A TOWN IN DANGER.
SandOn, B. c., Surrounded by Forest
Fires.

SPOKANE CWash). June 4-As the
Spokane and Northern train left Kaslo,
Is. c., for this city this morning a mes
sage came over the wire from Sandon,
twenty miles up in the SLOGAN District
stating that the town was threatened
with destruction from forest fires which
surrounded it. A few minutes later
communication with Sandon was cut
off, and it is believed the fire has
reached there. All day efforts have
been made to re-establish communica-
ton and to obtain further information
from the besieged town, but without
avail. Sandon is a mining Camp of
about 200 inhabitants.
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Four Hundred ArmenianS Killed.

CONSTANTIOPLE, June 24.-Ad-
vices received here from Van, Asia
Minor, say that in the outbreak which
occurred there on Monday 400 Armeni-
ans were killed, and that the trouble
was renewed yesterday. A large num-
Der of persons have taken refuge in the
consulate
The record-union., 1896-06-25
National Silver Party.

DENVER, June 24.-Seven hundred
delegates from every county in the
State will hold a convention here to-
morrow for the purpose of selecting del
egates to the convention of the National
Silver party to be held in ST. Louis July
I'D. Teller will probably be indorsed
as Presidential candidate on a single
plank, though something may be added
relative to protection. The silver Re-
publicans of Colorado are enthusias-
tically supporting this movement
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Letter-CarrierS' Convention.

TOLEDO (O.), June 24.-Every State
in the Union is represented in the an
nual convention of letter carriers, which
opened here to-day. President w. w.
Blackmer occupied the chair. Reports
OF officers showed the organization to
be in a flattering condition.
The record-union., 1896-06-25
Colorado Miners Troubles.

LEADVILLE (Col), June 24.-The
closing down of the mines and the ST.
lence of the operators is now accepted
by the Miners Union as a determined
policy to ignore the strike by concerted
action to lock out the miners. The
unions are holding secret meetings and
admit that the contest will be a long
StruC@la
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Roundhouse Burned.

SAN PEDRO, June 24.-The Los An
geles Terminal roundhouse was de-
stroyed by fire this morning. Locomo-
tive No 4, the first oil-burning engine
in Southern California was destroyed:
also, some stock cars and pile driving
outfit. The fire caught from an engine
and spread to a fifty-barr'el tank of
oil. The loss is about $50, 600
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ambassador Bayard HonOred.

LONDON, June 24.-United States
ambassador Bayard was the recipient
to-day Of the degree of D. c.. L., which
was conferred upon him by Oxford Uni
versity at Oxford in the presence of a
large and distinguished company of
guests.
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Fishermen's Strike at an End.

ASTORIA (Or), June 24.-The militia
all left to-day. The officer in charge Of
the detachment left here WAS notified
that the presence of troops was a use
less expense to the State. All the fish
ermen are at work, but the catches
are gradually growing less.
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Amherst College.

AMHERST (Mass.), June 24.-The
seventy fifth commencement exercises
OF Amherst College We're held to-day.
Among those awarded the degree of B.
A. were Arden NJ. lockwood and John
a. lockwood of Portland, Or Among
those who took A. B. S. degree was
Richard r. Rollins of Des Moines, Ia.
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Republican League Officers.

LOS ANGELES, June pa w. Kin
ney, President of the State League of
Republican Clubs, to-day announced
the following appointments: Cramer b.
Norris of San Bernardino to be Presi-
dent of the Seventh District League and
George II. Derrick of Oakland to be
President of the Third District League
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Degrees Conferred at Harvard.

CAMBRIDGE CMass.), June 24.-To-
Gay was commencement day at Har-
ward. The following honorary degrees
were conferred: Ii. D., General Nelson
A Miles, U. S. A; Alexander Graham
BeL, inventor. d. D., M. E. Bishop,
John Heyldk Vincent of Kansas A. NJ,
Booker I. Washington (colored), Prin-
cipal of the Tuskogee Normal and In
dUstrial Institute This is the first hon
orary degree ever conferred by Har-
ward on a colOred man
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California Athletes at Portland.

PORTLAND (Or), June 2A-The
Olympic team of athletes who are to
meet the Multnomah Athletic Club on
Saturday arrived here to-day in good
trim. Trainer Collins and Crelling, the
boxer, arrived by steamer. Tonight
the visitors were given a reception at
the Multnomah Club
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were held in Battel's Hall to-day and
were the most impressive ever held.
Among the candidates for degrees were:
L. S. D., Hon. r. w. Peckham of the
United States Supreme Court and Hon.
j. W. Foster, formerly Secretary of
State; NJ. A, John Lafarge, the art
critic; w. II. Hunt of the Montana
Supreme Court and Henry w. r. VOL
colt, a prominent Colorado lawyer.
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Battleship OREGON Accepted.

WASHINGTON, June 24.-The Navy
Department to-day finally accepted the
battleship Oregon from the builders,
the Union Irof Works of San Francisco,
who made good all the defects in the
protective deck.
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NOTIFICATION COMMITTEE.
1t Will Wait Upon Governor rIcKinley
Next r1Onday.

OMAHA, June Ex-senator Thurston
and wife, accompanied by Senator
Bressler and wife, leave Tomorrow
night for Cleveland, Ohio. Mr. Thurston
has issued the following letter of in
structions to members of the commit
tee appointed at st. Louis to notify
Governor Mckinley of his nomina-
ton:
Omaha, June "a, 1896
The committee selected by the Re-
publican National Convention to notify
Hon. William Mckinley of his nomina-
tion for President will meet at the Hol-
lenden Hotel, Cleveland, Ohio, June
18th, and proceed by special train on
the morning of June 29th to Canton.
Ohio. The train will return to Cieve-
land the afternoon of the same day.
JOHN NJ. THURSTON. Chairman n :"
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Condition of Spring Wheat.

MINNEAPOLIS, June "a - Fifty
wheat counties in this State and the
Isakotas report no reduction in the
spring wheat acreage from a year ago
and all but three counties report the
wheat in good condition The total
acreage is estimated at 100000. which
is 100000 more than the Government
estimate. There is a decrease in the
Red River Valley, which is made up by
increases elsewhere. The reports show
from 100000 to 100000 bushels of
last years crop still in farmers hands
Yale Commencement.
NEW HAVEN (Conn.), June 24-
Iale's formal commencement exercises
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
Downnrd Charged with Trying to
XIII uIs nuutlInr,a S1Xrn ihnurt

DOwnnrh Charged with Trying to
Kill His Daughters Sweetheart.
CRESTON, la, Dec. Especial Con
siderable gossip is being INDUCED in by the
residents of Jones township over an esca-
pade which took place there Friday. Finley
Downard, objectng to Alvin Howard paying
attention to his young daughter, Jessie
took desperate means TO sever the acquaint-
ance. Young Howard was to have escorted
Miss Jessie to a dance on the evening in
question. Old man Downard was laying for
him, and when he got within range of a
revolver the bullets commenced to fly and,
according to the Information filed in Justice
BaXter's court at Alton, one of the bullets
penetrated Howard's coat Downard was
ing tomorrow. He is charged with assault
with intent to commit murder Young How
ards father is the complainant. The ru
mors afoat over the case put some decidedly
racy embellishments on the affair, but the
information recites only what is stated.
Another sensation has come to light in the
east end of the county. Miss Mamie Sears,
young woman residing at Lormor, ap
peared in Justice MaXwell's court Saturday,
and filed information against Clyde Sifert,
charging him with seduction. The develop
ments. should the case get to trial, will be
interesting.
Fred Sholstrom, a young man of respected
parents, was taken to Page county last week
to answer to a charge filed against him in
the Page county courts, of disturbing
literary meeting.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
AMERICAN CHARGED WITH MURDER
Asserts thut lie is the Victim of
Mexican COnspirncy.


SAN DIEGO, Cal, Dec. 29.-Americans
throughout Mexico are watching with great
interest the movements of the authorities
in the case of Carlos A. Miller, an American
citizen and resident of Cuajnicuilazan, state
of Guerroro He is in jail in Mexico, charged
with the murder Of Mexican engineer
named Edourdo Zepeda at Ometepac on Octo-
Der g. Miller claimed from the first that
the local officers at Ometapec and in his own
town with the unpronounceable name had
conspired to bring a murder charge against
him and compass his ruin and death If pos
sible. He claims he knows the identity OF
the murderers and offers to prove, If re-
leased under guard and to furnish evidence
of wholesale conspiracy in the state of
Guerrero. no. only TO do away with him,
but to defraud the government out of
large amount. Reputable people have for
warded to the government statements that
Miller is all right and is the intended vic
tim of enemies in public life. Hon. Ignacia
Mariscal, secretary of foreign affairs, has
investigated Miler's case somewhat and is
convinced of his innocence. He has notified
the American legation to that effect. 1t is
possible, therefore, that Miller will soon
be released In the meantime, on orders
from President Diaz, a rigid investigation
is going on in the state of Guerrero, un-
earthing scandals in public offices and run
ming down the murderers of Engineer Ze-
NADIA.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
FIGHTING OVER rArnlclS rowxsrrr
Contest CominE Up over some south
DIN nin IntiI.

Dnkotn Lnnd.
CHAMBERLAIN, $. d., Dec. 29.-tSpe-
clal.)--A fight Is to be vagtd Tor possession
Of the Fairfax townsite. IN Gregory county.
Filings on land In thai county could not
be made prior to December IA, owing to de-
lay in surveying ths land although It was
opened for settlement In 1890. Immediately
after filings were permitted 20 be received
the Fairfax townsite application was filed
In the United states land Office In this city.
but was rejected because the townsite COM
pany claimed too small population for the
amount OF land sought TO be entered and de-
sired to make final proof within three
months. which would b. premature. Boggs
d Parker Of Spencer, Ncb attorneys for the
townsite claimants have written the local
land officers that the tbwnste application
filed In the land office had been altered In
important respects after leaving their hands
aud prior TO being filed in the land Office
and that its rejection was proper They
withdrew the original application, waived
their right Of appeal. and substituted for
the withdrawn application townsite decla-
ratory statement The townsiters desire
to make entry of 100 acres but Samuel II.
Turney claims eighty acres of the townsite
as part OF his homestead, and merry war
is in prospect. Owing to the conflict neither
the townsite application or Turney's home
stead application have been placed on record
and hearing has been ordered for February
T. before the register and receiver of the
Chamberlain land office to determine the
ownership of the land.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30

Clifton Fyock the 12-year-old boy who was
kicked by horse on his grandfather's farm
near Logan, died yesterday morning and
tho body was brought to this city last even
ing. 1t was taken to the residence OF his
mother, Gil Sixteenth avenue The body
was accompanied by G. Il. Ferguson, a news
paper man Of Logan, who is a relative of
the family Particulars of the accident were
Learned last evening. The lad was spending
tho holidays with his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. j. ID. Fyock, who live on a farm seY-
eral miles from Logan. The boy and his
cousin lad of his own age, were holding
a couple of skittish young horses that had
lust been taken from the stable. The ami
nR.t, held by Clifton began 10 playfully
plunge and kick. The lad was holding 1t
at tho end-c n rong halter. which permitted
the horse to turn and. kick him. The hoof
struck him just back OF the right ear and
crushed his skull He never regained con-
seriousness. The boy was a handsome. manly
little fellow, and was the pride of his mother.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30

Death of w. j. MnnIey.

w j. Manley died at his residence, 514
South Twenty-first avenue Omaha, yes
terday morning, after an Illness of thirty
days from typhoid fever. The announce
ment caused great sorrow among his many
friends and acquaintances in this city,
where he has lived during the greater part
of his active life.
For nearly fifteen years Mr.. Manley held
the position OF shipping clerk and general
foreman for the Empkie- -Shugart wholesale
hardware company. He was a most valu-
able employe Four years ago he accepted
tho oft-repeated offer of the Rector-Wil-
helmy Hardware company Of Omaha and
entered its service. He kept his residence
in Council Bluffs until last year He was
a man of sterling qualities in all respects
and was thoroughly beloved by his friends
and neighbors, as well as by business asso-
ciates.
Arrangements for the funeral were COM
pleted yesterday afternoon The body will
be inferred in Fairview cemetery in the lot
purchased by Mr.. Manley a few years ago
The funeral services will be held in the
Christian tabernacle at o'clock tomorrow
afternoon. Rev. j. NJ. Vawter of Omaha
will ofiiciate. Mr. Manley had no children
His wife survives him
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
MINOR MENTION.

cameras and photo supplies. 10 Pearl st
The +. o. s. Of a. will elect officers to-
night. W
Miss Lulu Edgcomb of Missouri Valley
Is visiting friends here
Frank Stricklng OF Omaha will remove
mis- family to this city.
r. Dennis and wife OF Albion Ia, are
guests OF the family Of j. l.. Mabie.
Mrs. j. G. Smith has been called TO Mis-
souri, Valley by the serious Illness Of rela-
tive. we"
Otis Sanford and wife Of Worthington.
MINI, are guests of Mrs. G.. H. Jones of
Mynster street.
Miss Emma Hesse of Holmesvile Neb.
Is rs spending the holidays with her brother,
Clarence X. Hesse.
w. w. Dimmock Of Pittsburg Is the guest
OF his brother, w. S. Dimmock, superintend-
ent OF the motor company
Oscar Koelne and family will 20 to
Florida to sp=nd the remainder OF the win
ter. They Will leave the latter part Of the
week
Tho Ladies' Aid society of 81. Johns En-
glish Lutheran church meets Thursday after
noon at the residence Of Mrs. j. Lieb, 127
South First street
While the ladies are busy making up their
party lists the young man makes up his
laundry list and sends his bundle TO
the Eagle" 724 Broadway.
"a W. NtSlneT ana MISS MaDel brown
were married at G o'clock last evening at
the residence Of Mesiner's parents 122
Grace street Rev. c. w. Brewer performed
the ceremony
Tho second OF the series Of parties to be
given by the Dancing club this season was
held at the Royal Arcanum hall last even
Ing. 1t was a decided success, and was more
largely attended than the first one.
Clifford Earl Bathew, a 4-months-old in
fant died at the Christian home yesterday
of infantile troubles The little stranger
came to the home from Fulda, MINI. This
body will be buried in Fairview today.
Inspection Of arms and equipments Is or
dered for members Of company l., Fifth reg
iment, Iowa National Guards, at their armory
Tuesday, January 5, 1897. All members are
expected to be present. Will o. Pryor, cap
tain, commanding
T. II. Evans, who has been chief cleo
trician at the electric light works in this
city for seven years, has resigned, and will
leave on the 1st of January for Gothsnburg
Neb lie has been appointed chief cleo
trician and manager of the Gothenburg
Water Works Power and Irrigation com
pany.
L. Mungovern who claims Iowa City as his
home, was locked up in the city Jail yes
terday to await the usual order OF Judge
McGee this morning to get out of town.
During thu afternoon he was attacked with
heart disease and City Physician Treynor
made an examination which showed that
the man was in a serious physical con
dtion. DR.. Treynor made an order sending
the man to the Women's Christian Assoca-
tion hospital for treatment
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
DEATH COMES IN A noG SLIDE
County Kerry. In Ireland, OvcrtnIS en-
by u CntnstrOphc.

DUBLIN, Dec. 29.-Durng the past night
and this morning the bog slide at Castle
county Kerry, continued unchecked, q
copious rainfall helping the movement The
mass Of bogs, mile and half wide, roars
like the ocean, carries away bridges and
roads, destroying houses and farms, sweep
ing through the Flesk valley and emptyine
peat, carcasses of cows. sheep and donkeye
and debris of houses into the lake of Xii
larney. The people living in the direction
in which the bog slide is coming and the
police are searching for bodies Lord Ken,
more has caused a Gordon of guards to be
drawn around the slide in order to prevent
loss of life. Great excitement prevails in
the vicinity and all houses there are open
to receive the hundreds of people rendered
homeless by the disaster
The destructive movement of the bogland
finally ceased tonight Two bodies have
been found a mile distant from the scene
of the fhisari
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30

Augusta Rachwitz was granted tempor-
ary writ of injunction against John Lindt
and John Phillips to restrain them from re
moving the improvements on piece of lanG
near Manawa. The plaintiff sets up that
she entered into a contract with Mrs. Pra-
lor in October 1895, for the sale of the land
in question for $500. Notes were given in
payment that have not been met. Since then
Mrs. Pralor has died and now the defend
ants seek to get possession of the improve
ments on the land, basng their claim on
a sale for $500, made to them by Mrs Pralor
during her lifetime.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
TEMPERANCE LEADERS AT WORK
Meet at DCs MOincs and Form u
Ernnch OF the Anti-SnI0On LcnGnc.

Meet at DCs MOincs and Form n
Branch Of the Anti-SaIOOn League.
DES MONIES, Dec. 29.-(Special Tele-
gram Over 100 leaders in temperance work
in Iowa, met today in convention to form an
Iowa branch of the American Antisaloon
league. OF 1876 invited to attend, 1O6 were
present. Officers elected were: f. S. Dun
shee. Dcs Moines, president; vice presidents
S. n. Fellows, Fayette; w. X. Cole, Mount
Pleasant; ]. NJ. Kettlemam Indianola; :;
treasurer, ]. w. Hill, Dos Moines; secretary
Mrs. Florence Miller Des Moines. 1t is
proposed to elect n state superintendent and
raise means to district the state and agitate
for Temperance reform. The move Is
nonpoitcal and it is proposed to pledge
voters to support such candidates as will
support prohibition legislation. The mulct
law was not condemned, conservative at
titude being taken the sake of unity.
The organization will oppoGa-the manu-
facture OF liquors, and ultiI!ateiy Wiz
deavor to secure the repeal OF the mule,
laNv
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30

TOPEKA, Dec 29.-The annual meeting
of the Western Surgical and genealogical
association closed here tonight with the
following election of officers: President
president, u. S Fairchild, Clinton, Ia
second vice president, b. b. Davis. Omaha
secretary and treasurer, Herman Il. Pearse,
Kansas city Mo; executive committee,
Lewis Schooer. Des Moines, la; Milo b.
Ward, Topeka, Kan; c; Lester Han Kan
sas City Mo; John +. Lord, Omaha; Den
ber 2S and 90, 1897. The association com
prlses all the middle west states.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-30
Young Mnn Confesscs to Forgery.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Dec. 29.-J. A. Faulk,
who was arrested yesterday for forgery at
the request OF the authorities at Abilene.
Tex, has made confession to Sherlf Burr
He stated that he was barely q years of age
and the son of a wealthy resident of South
Carolina and that while visiting in Texas he
was induced to commit the first crime Of his
life by three young men whose acquaintance
he had made on the train soon after leaving
home. He does not deny forging a check
for $780, but claims he got but $25 of the
amount. II the matter cannot be settled by
his father repaying the amount he says he
will plead guilty to the charge.