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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

Monday, January 1e.
M. q. Burbank transacted business
in Pottawattamie county, near Love-
land today.
There was noticeable Improvement
in the condition of jacob Cox this
morning.
Ed. Gotten has resumed his position
on the road with McCord-Brady after
a five weeks lay off. the result of a
broken arm.
Workmen are engaged in removing
the old brick chimney which did service
at the mill previous to its destruction.
Mrs. A. Tucker, of Omaha. spent
Sunday in this city with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. w. McFadden.
Mrs. B. j. Moore was called to Dun
lap today by the illness of her mother.
Lou Walker resumed his position in
the company paint shops this morning
after q weeks siege of the grippe.
R. p. Mcrwigap was transactinc
business in Logan today.
Mrs. w. A. Jones, of Council Bluffs
is in the city spending few days with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Brown.
H. McCoid. of logan, was in town
today.
August Meyers is affected with the
grippe.
J, j. Fitsgibhon was In Logan on
business today.
II. Chas. Fensler, of Logan, had
pressing busines in this city last night
Miss Luella Watkins, of Council
Bluffs, spent Sunday in this city with
her parents Mr.. and Mrs. f. Watkins.
Mrs. L. Linsley is guest Of Omaha
friends today.
Miss Jessie Pierce, of Little Sioux,
was in the city yesterday the guest of
Miss Amy Burbank.
| g. Arthur, of Little Sioux, visited
friends in this city yesterday.
| Geo. knight was in the city this
morning on his way to Lincoln, after
after few weeks spent ia Alabama,
| where he has real estate interests.
A. Edgecomb yesterday received the
plans and specifications for the new
mill.
: Mrs F. W. Myers is visiting Logan
!, friends today.
c. H.Rahbist came out from Chi
cago yesterday morning and spent
Sunday with his family here.
A. Edgecomb transacted business in
Rlair today.
j. Il. McGavreu made business
trip to Logan today.
Mrs. j. II. Robinson, Of Mondamln
is shopping in the city today.
The race between the Tolbert horse
and the Queen of Hearts, which was tc
have occurred at the fair grounds Satur.
dav afternonn haa hean darlarod uoff
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

The marriage ceremony of Mr.
Louis Patterson, of Dunlap, and uss
Isena Williams, of this city, was s, l.
empized in Council Bluffs this fore
noon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

r. Chas. Fensler, of Logan, had
pressing bushes in this city last night.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

.JD Barrett went to Logan TODAY as a
member of the grand jury for this
term.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

Frank Alger went TX, Omaha this af-
ternoon and will move his family to
this city tomorrow.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

f. s. Crabill is in the Bluffs on bust
ness this afternoon.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19
W. 2. stanleEa governor elect Of

DANIEL COLE.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

consumption almost before you are aware
of it; the other is when the trouble is al
last discovered and fully realized to give
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

ii e. Fancher has been transferred
to AL I'r immon's run on 10 and 20,
and Brammon has taken Fancher's
run ON 35 and 36.
Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-01-19

J. T. Robinson, of Loveland, is very
sick at his home in that place.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

can eagle In full relief. The grip Is Of
sterling silver, chased to simulate the.
scales Of the coat Of mail Of the Goddess
Minerva. The guard is formed of a fe-
male figure in full relief, Bearing a wreath
of laurel and a torch. On the ~broad-por-
ton of the guard, on the back, is the seal
of the state Of Kansas and On the front
the IF. f." made Of dia-
monds. The guard terminates In a sun
flower, the center of which is a carved
topaz.
The scabbard is Of sterling silver, orna-
mented with three bands, to which are
attached the belt t~rappings, which are
chased by hand to represent the various
fruits and plants OF the Philippines. Up
on these bands also are inscribed the
names of several battles. On the upper
band Of the ornament is the badge of the
Eighth army corps on one side and the
Roman fnsces on the opposite side.
The blade is Of the finest steel, made
Ia accordance with United States army
regulations. On one side Of it is etched
and gilded General F~unston's now ia
nous reply to General MaeArthur's, In
quiry as to the strength Of his position on
a certain occasion, II Gun hold the posi-
ton until my regiment Is mustered out"
On the opposite side of the 5lade Is the
presentation inscription, Presented to
Brigadier General Frederick Funston by
the people of Kansas"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28
sSsse0sS$4sSS9$Ss7
IS THE CITY OF g
9$ DIAMONDS. q
40 Kimberley, Scene OF the First ~
LIZ Desperate Struggle Be ~
~ tween Boer and ~
- Briton. 4@
Y3AHA@A BY t&<%~%@1
Charles Warner
By (
Charles Warner

Kimberley, which has been the scene
of one of the first desperate struggles be-
tween. Boer and Briton In the present
South African clash, has a worldwide
reputation as the city of diamonds. 1t is
the metropolis Of the diamond fields. It
is probable that the presence In the city
Of Cecil Rhodes prompted the fierce Boer
onslaught rather thsn the hope OF Selling
the fabulously rich mines.
Kimberley is a city Of some 10000 in
h~abitants, built in the heart of the great
karroo desert. Nothing but the pres.
ence of its vast underground riches could
have caused white men to have built a
city in such a place. 1t is CAT miles by
land West, which before the discovery of
diamonds was a part Of the Orange Free
State.
When gems were found there, the Brit
ish rushed In at once. The Free State
Beers protested. Then Great Britain
hunted up a Kaifir chief who presented
an ancient claim to the territory. This
claim was pushed through. In the mean
time the land had been occupied by Eng
lish. The Free State was compelled to
cede this rich strip OF desert land to the
great empire, receiving a indemnity of
$4,500,000. Sinre then the English own
ers of these mines have taken out gems
worth more thar 100 times as much as
the original purchase price OF the terri
tory.
The Griquas are of mixed origin, partly
Dutch and partly Kafir, or H~ottentot.
1t was on the Colesberg kop, or hill, that
the first diamond in South Africa was
found. In 1870 the famous diamond
mines were fairly discovered, and from
that time on the growth Of Kimberley be-
gan and continued with a rapidity hardly
surpassed by any of the western boom
towns Of this country. Its name, given to
it in honor of the Earl of Kimberley, who
was then the British secretary Of state
for the colonies, is shared with it by one
small village in England and by three
towns or stations and one goldfeld in
Australia. The earl took his title from
the, old English village, and his admirers
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28
OLDEST STATUS KNOWN.
A sandstone Figure Made Mt Least
seven Thousand Erarn Ago.

Professor Flinders-Petrie the indefatig-
able Egyptian ~archaeologist,
in a new volume published by Quaritch, OF
London. the discovery of q very ancient
statue. the oldest statue in the world, and
other relics of prehIstpric Egypt. which
carry the history of that country back
at least i've thousand Years before Christ.
During last year Professor Petrie and his
assistant Professor Quipell, had been con-
dnctine excavations under the auspices OF
the Egyptian Research Account in the
cemetery Of Eli Kab. They opened here
some of the earliest tbmbs ever discovered
in Egypt.
It was one of those small, brleked-up
| chambers that a remarkable statue OF
N-efer-shem-em was discovered. In this
we have the very oldest statue known to
man. 1t is at least seven'thousard years
old. The most ancient statue discovered
| up to this time is the one in wood, sup
posed to be that Of the Mayor Of an
Egyptian village OF the fourth dynasty
| (about $500 b. CD. dnd two statues of
! Rahoep, the high priekt of Snofru. and his
| wife. belonging to thb same period.
OF all the relics found at Ell Kab the
| sandstone statue of Nefer-shem-em IS by
far the most interesting. especially when
considered in c~onndction with the flint
instruments and rude pottery Of that
time. 1t gives us a glimpse into the con-
ditions of life of these strange original
inhabitants of Egypt before they had at
tanned more than the lowest level OF civ
| ilization. They did not even know enough
to divide the simple potter's wheel, one Of
$40 fret fnuasffianu ~ adyauaiuo man.
kind. They were slightly more civilized
than other Africans. who lived in the for
est and relied upon hunting altogether as
a means of subsistence, because they had
begun to cultivate the soil. In the statue
of Ne~fer-shem-em wei have probably one
of the great leaders Of this primitive peo-
pie, under whose guidance hey were
max their way upward toward civilian
fion which they were not to perfect, be-
| cause Of the threads Of the Assyfian Con-
\ nfferers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

huge machines which separate the pre-
cious metal from the rock. Kaffir gold
miners are paid an average Of so cents a
week.
In the diamond mines they dig down
into the gem sprinkled blue clay. Excep-
tionally good wages serve to attract the
Kaffrs to the mines, and for the sake of
what is to them high pay they are recon-
ciled to certain conditions Of seryitude
which white men could hardly be induced
to endure.
Every evening when the laborers come
from the diggings they are obliged to
strip themselves to absolute nudity and
hang their clothes usually the latter CON
sist of a breeehcIout merely upon pegs
on the wall. Then they are subjected to
an elaborate examination, even their
mouths, ears, etc, being inspected.
From the examining room they go to
the quarters In the compound, where
they pass the night, blankets being pro-
yided for their comfort, and the clothing
they have left behind is carefully looked
over. The latter they put on when they
20 to work again In the morning.
Customarily they are engaged for a PEI
riod of three months, and they may re-
new the contract as often as they desire,
but during the term Of employment they
are not permitted to leave the Enclosure,
which Is surrounded by a wall miles In
length and Of considerable height.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28
BOWS ID pEArH roaETHER.

less beasts has approached to within half
d dozen strides of him before bounding
out upon it with a terrible roar Dash
ing away for dear life, the antelope rush
es toward the edge of q precipice.
Gaining on his victim at every stride
for it is well known that for a few yards
distance a lions speed is terridc-the say
age beast overtal1es it just as the two
reach the edge Of the precipice. Heed
less Of this danger, merged as 1t Is In the
still greater one OF the pursuing lion, the
antelope struggles madly to the edge.
The lion, with claws and teeth firmly fix
ed In the deer's shoulder and neck, too
late perceives his own terrible position.
The next moment pursuer and pursued
are launched into space, turning over and
over in the air and reaching the bottom
with a thud which could be heard a long
way off. The antelope has escaped one
danger, only to meet its death in another,
while the lion, baked of his prey, has
died beside his intended victim.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

ff5-7511E G9Ts-s s---f--I 70 oh5seiI and
friends.
But this little boy had a better chance
for his life than had his predecessors IN
vitchcraft. for the sudden ru6h Of gold
seekers toward the Canadian kiondike
had landed within 20 miles of little Joe's
home fully 1900 civilized gold seekers,
200 Caradian soldiers and a fine body OF
provincial police Under the command OF
w. FL. Bullock Webster, and, the matter
coming to the knowledge Of the latter,
the murder was prevented. Mr.. Webster
sent after the parties concerned IN the
affair. His officers brought back little
Joe, but not his self appointed execu-
toner, but an Indian runner, for a none
tary consideration, found LoliI and
brought him into camp, accompanied by
leading Tyees of the tribe. Lolli was ar
raigned before Magistrate Webster at
Telegraph Greek Aug. Is, 1888. The
services Of an interpreter were secured,
and under the influence Of proper Ques-
tiening Lolli deposed as follows:
any name is Lolli. a TahItan Indian;
have declared for hunt at which Joe Gull
Than is to be disemboweled by me u
his body sunk in Stickeen for having be-
witcled a girl of our tribe. believe IN
witchcraft. My tribe has always believ-
ed in ~witchcraft and executed witches l
do not know it is wrong. | believe It is
right"
Magistrate Webster Of Vancouver,
British Columbia, gave Lolli a lecture on
the enormity of the crime he was about
to commit. He also gave him 80 days in
jail at Telegraph Greek in which to con-
slider the main points in the lecture.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28
FATAL LEAP.
How a Lion and An Antelope Met
Death In Africa.

How a Lion and An Antelope Met
Death In Africa.
But for the large herds Of different
sorts of a~ntelopes, says Chatterbox, the
lions in Africa would fare but hardly for
their food. Swift as they are, it is often
said that a lion can run down most ante
lopes through sheer speed; but, whether
there is any truth in this or not, IT Is not
often that the king of beasts captures his
prey in this manner. Much more after
the feline nature, he likes to conceal him
self and to lie in wait, s%pringing out upon
his prey.
In our Illustration it is clear what has
happened. Using the slight cover af-
forded by a minnosa thorn bush, the lion
has waited patiently while three ante
lopes were grazing and getting nearer
and nearer. little suspeeting the presence
Of their terrible enemy in ambush only a
few yards from them. C~rouching lower
and lower, In order to avoid being seen.
the lion has waited until one Of the luck
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

When we consider that the conditions
throughout this empire are practically the
same as those of one thousand years ago,
then we realize what there remains TO be
done according to the methods of this
modern age. Although China had a his
tory and a civilization before even Eu-
rope had emerged from q savage state,
she has remained practically the same
according to the standards Of the present
day. that she was long centuries ago.
Had she advanced as Europe and Amer
lea have forged ahead. she would today
control the world. She can now enter up
on a period of progress and will never
the great powers Of the world exercises
that guiding influence which they can
and should exert.-Hon, John Barrett. in
The Engineering Magazine for October.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

DROPPING DYNAMITE FROM A BALLOON.
and then sink as gently to the earth as a
bird alighting on a Dough. 1t may even
be riddied with bullets and yet stay mp
long enough to decimate a whole army
This is easily enough explained. i
can be readily seen that every ,ssmale made
in a balloon results in III ext-s loss Of
gas and obviously decreases its sustain
ing power, but 1t can also be readily seen
that d great bag containing 10000 or
12.G0O feet Of hydrogen will stand such 4
small leakage as will be caused by a few
bullet holes for a considerable period Of
time.
The difficulty Of piercing the modern
balloon, too, must be considered. 1t Is
made Of tough, thick silk or Of gold beat
er's skin and is covered with a close net
work Of ropes, and when we reflect b
d ducks feathers viii defect gunshots at
80 yards distance it is not difficult to un-
derstand the DETECTION Of a Mauser or a
Krag-Jorgensen bullet from this tough,
smooth fabric at the height of 1,5O0 or
1900 feet above the surface Of the earth.
In addition to this probability of de-
fcction, there exists another strong ar
gument contrary to the 'eoliapsing' the
DRY. 1t has been found that d bullet hole
beneath the middle zone of the balloon
does not affect it materially, for as gas
always rises the pressure is in the top
of the balloon. So it will be seen that to
cause any marked escape Of gas a bal
loon must be shot through and through,
which, owing TO the ~toughness Of its
fiber and its network Of ropes, is a most
difficult thing to accomplish, and even
when the feat is executed 1t does not
mean the collapse of the balloon for
probably hours afterwlrd.
The British experts claim that they
will send up balloons which win hover
| over the Beers In their concealed FORTH
cations and drop down upon them such
a rain Of death dealing explosives that
CONSERVATION and panic viii ensue
among the superstiticus descendants OF
the Dutch, who will not be able to com
prehend this novel and awful method of
warfare, and that the battle will be won
without serious loss 81 British soldiers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

Stories of the murder of indians ae-
cused of ~witchcraft in British Columbia
arc SO frequent and wen authenticated
as TO establish the existence Of the saw
age custom. Some time ago an Indian
woman lay near unto death in her home
at Tahltan village, and the wise men ~f
the tribe decided that she had been be-
witched. She belonged to the faction Of
the Tahitans known as the wolves"
so a Wolf witch doctor was called upon
to drive out the witch that had crept In
to the mortal body of the Kloochman-
The doctor came dressed in wolfskins
and made up to resemble as nearly as
possible a wolf, and for twg, hours he
danced about the couch of the dying wo-
man, uttering horrible cries and making
threatening gestures. calculated to drive
the witch out OF the woman The witch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28


passed it on to the Australian and South
African settlements, through which the
world mostly knows it.
Although not unhealthy, Kimberley
has never been called a pleasant place of
residence by any one who has visited 1t.
Situated in the barren, brown karroo
desert, at an elevation of more thai 4,O0U
feet above the sea level, les attractions
all lie beneath the surface. What trees
are to be seen there have been planted by
the settlers. Its water supply is deriv-
ed from that Vaal river which gives its
name to the Transvaal republic. The
town is lighted entirely by electricity
and at the present time is vigorously
and successfully policed, though Ia the
early days of its existence 1t, like other
mining towns, was the scene Of constant
crime and disorder.
The very nature of Kimberley's n
industry has supplied it with fortifca-
tons In the great ramparts Of mining
stailings' which surround it One OF
these, which used to be locally known as
Mount Ararat, is over 80 feet high.
Nobody knows just how much value
in the shape of diamonds is kept In store
at Kimberley, but it is certainly gigan-
tic. Quite possibly it is $1O0,OOO,000
worth. The company has offices in Lon
don, but it's headquarters are in the South
African city, and there, in a building re-
sembling a bank, the bulk Of the gems
is kept, stored away in vaults.
II only d fraction of them were offered
for sale at once, the price of diamonds
would promptly tumble, but the great
corporation, owning, as it does, deposits
which produce 98 per cent Of the worlds
entire yield of these precious stones, IS
able to control the market absolutely and
holds back q large part of its output,
disposing of only a limited number of
carats per annum.
The yield of the mines is about $500
carats every "A hours, and the diamonds
obtained from the diggings are sent daily,
under an armed escort, to the company's
headquarters and there delivered to the
appraisers in charge. First they are
cleaned by boiling them in a mixture of
nitric and sulphuric acids, and then
they are carefully sorted In respect to
size, color and purity.
Two of the mines, the Du Tolts Pan
and the De Beers, are the largest noies
ever sunk in the earth, the mouth Of the
former being 10 acres in extent, while the
latter has a yawn of 35 acres. They are
lighted by electricity, and the machinery
used is Of the most ingenious and power
| full description.
The Kimberley mines now yield 2,5O0,-
600 carats annually, representing a value
Of S25,000,0 900, OF which two-fifths Is
clear profit. During the last quarter cen
tury they have added to the worlds
wealth ten tons of diamonds, worth $780,
| 100000 uncut and $600,o00,000 after cut
ting.
These mines employ 1900 Europeans
| and about 5000 Kaffirs. Necessarily the
utmost precautions have to be taken
against theft, and yet, Notwithstanding
| ali preventive measures, the company
reekons on a loss Of 10 to 10 per cent Of
it's product In this way.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28


A prehistoric Face LAssabiting the shores
Of Maine, a rae antedating the Algon-
quin Indians many years, is the impor-
tant announcement that Frank Hamilton
Gushing, the eminent ethnologist Of the
Smithsonian institution, makes as the re-
suit Of his exploration during the past
umner on a small island on the eastern
coast.
A few weeks ago, a y the New York
Herald, the public appetite for that
which smacks Of the unusual or the ro-
mantle was whetted by news of the find
ing on one of the Maine islands osa skel-
eton In armor, buried with all the evt-
dences of rank accorded by Indians to
their dead chiefs and side by side with
the skeleton Of an Indian chisf. The dis
coyery directed public attention to q
work which has been carried on quietly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

there, but the
black natives who
are paid a mere
pistance for dig
ging the yellow
gold and the spar
kling diamonds
from the ground
They are all
called indiscrimi-
nately KafIirs, al
though they are
Of many different
black PAGES
In the gold
mines the Kafiirs
are sent down in
to the very bowels
of the earth.
They dig out the
gold laden con
G ! 0 m c 7 a t e +.
Aboye, in the
crushing and cy-
anide works, they
do She heavy la
Dor of ~shoveIing
and hosting. The
white men over
see the blacks
and the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

Tohn r. Bigelow, one OF the leading
cssiaens Of Dexter, has a dog that he sets
eraaf store by. The animal has q re-
markabIy long and silky coat. He IS
5se toilet and the combings have beel
.narefalily preserved. There are now seven
70 efehf pounds OF them. When he has
e2a,,seh Mr.. BiRelow proposes to have the
f Ssgr spun and woven into cloth from
Witch he will have d suit of clothes
,naa~ Hc thinks that the suit besides
5,rir5a novel VIII excel III looks tlie best
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28
PREHISTORIC BATTLE.
Evidences Of a Finish Fight
Between Primitive Men Along
the Coast Of Maine.


the symbolic copper tubes n other vsis
ued paraphernalia which in remoter days
we're made by our later Indian tribes
from Lake Superior copper. The old
cooking pots OF e~arthenware were stili
kept Ia service, as eyidsnced BY several
complete but much shattered relics. while
these copper vessels which much later re-
placed the earthenware among the In
dams had been used In every case"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-10-28

have been chiefly prominent by reason OF
their commercial successes, and Mr.. Al
derman Newton, who is to wear the err
mine for the ensuing year Is no excep-
ton.
: The lord mayor elect was born at Hub
in 1S49. His grandfather was engaged
In the Arctic seal and whale fishery,
which was at that time in a most -four
ishing condition, Hull alone sending out
no less than 60 ships every year. He be-
gan his business career at the 6 Of II.
In 1868 he established himself at Bur-