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The silver star., 1899-11-03

The lines in regard to the mines do
not amount to anything: II 10 chang
ing them all the time. taking . little
now and a little again. that makes
trouble. You said you do not know
anything about these lines (those un-
der the original treaty. and Il may be
the same In regard to the lines you
make. There are many men talk about
II to us: they say they are going to
have the lines ~ they want and vheth-
er the utes like II o. not. Il 10 COM
mon talk; every body tells II 10 the
utes. The miners care very little about
the government. II 10 long way o6
TO the states. and they say the man
who comes TO make the treaty viii 70
on to the states and II will Be ~ they
want"
Another commission attempted to
bug . piece Of land, into which set
tiers had come. Just little after this.
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tlons OF Colorado and even the north
ern section Of New Mexico. There were
very many smaller tribes among this
one people. Some OF them were called
as follows: The Tabuaehes. Mohua-
chc3. Grand Rivers. capo,es. uin,as.
who were among the best warriors OF
the lot: the Pah-utss or the Monos.
and the washoes. OF western Nevada.
the Gosi-Ctes or Goshoois. of eastern
Nevada: the sanp!tches or San Pe,es.
Of Utah: Timpanagos. of eastern Utah:
the Pah-r;es or Pi-u;es. OF southern
Utah. The last tribe inhabited for the
mos; part the desert region and lived
UPON snails. lizards and roots. and
were and are the lowest OF all the utes
In point Of civilization and manhood.
The Utes. II may be said In general.
were friendly and peaceably inclined
towards the Americans. During the
rush cf the crowds for Pike peak and
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GREAT UNDERTAKE
PLAN TO iRRIoArE 4 III
LAND AREA.
Seventy Miiiions Of Acres Betv...
sGissouri River and the Rocky r.]
tains to BE brought Under c.,
tion.

A scheme to engage the United va.
government in the business Of recl,,s
ing the great body Of arid lana. i
tween the Missouri river and the 49,
mountains will certainly moi
through without opposition. n i.
ready urged that for the governmsm
add 100000 tillable acres to the !,
already in cultivation would crs,,.
competition with the present ar,s.'
turists. lower the price OF nroa,.
and work untold evils. There i,
occasion for alarm. 1t will make u
veys and measurements and r,no,s
and publish many tons Of read,'.
matter about irrigation and the ~
supply from the heavens above ana n
earth beneath and the reservoirs :.
der the earth. but the United Sta.
will never directly and by Its a.,
means make any present desert /.
bloom as the rose. Yet, without N
aid OF the federal government O, i,
other government a great propo,tIr
Of the 100000 acres will. in n
course of century or SO, be tran
formed, because man Is impelled I,
that sort of work by what seem, l
strange fascination. He is seldom 81
isfied with the fertile and productu|
acres which are already his. He wish
to reclaim or restore something. I'll
swamp that may be productive BY NJ
use OF its own weight in fertilizers Al
sandy plateau that may be enriched NJ
plowing under green and growing vel
etation-these visions will not let tb,|
agricultural conquerer sleep. This h|
domitable and aggressive America
character. not the government Of nj
United States, will settle the arid la,d
question. The word has gone out tAr|
these lands possess all the natural el.
ments Of fertility. and all they lack 4
water. and the reply has come baa
that they shall have the one thse
needful. While the government Id
been surveying and reporting and ps.
fishing pamphlets on the various su
TENS of irrigation employed in u
lower Nile and upper Congo and u
citizens have been divided into N
camps. one abusing the government d
not irrigating and the other for thIai
ing Of engaging in irrigation next, D
practical part of the business has bea
begun by individuals and private Co
porations. Hundreds and Thousands
miles Of bitches have been construed
In California without any governmu
aid. and the Mormons have saved. \
work and water, countless acres thz
before would not have supported b
family Of katydid. The American
not. like the ancient Egyptian or mod
ern Mexican, a natural born irrigaia
He has not been brought up to u
business, but II It must be done and
pays. and as there are only 70,OOai<
acres to be attended to. he will lcd
after 1t. and the government can ht|
or lot 1t alone.-Kansas City Star.
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WITH SILVER DOLLAR AND TACK
How Circus Bni Was Made to Hang
suspended from u Ceiling.

'Of course We used to put up small
bills wherever they'd catch the eye
said bill poster who travelled with a
circus making one-day stands. "and
one thing We used TO do that always
pleased folks was to hang a bill from a
ceiling. You had to have wooden
ceiling. to start with. and then ell you
wanted. besides the bills. was a tack
and silver dollar 1t took practice TO
do 1t. but when you'd got the knack IL
was very simple and easy. You attached
two bills together. one at the foot OF
the other so that II would hang down
when the first one was attached to the
ceiling. Then you folded the bills up
with a tack thrust point upward
through the top OF the bill. with n sill
yer dollar under II. up against the head
and between Il and the other folds OF
paper under II. Then. sometime when
the room was full OF people-this
might be a hotel Office or perhaps
barroom-you tossed the bills up. and
there was weight enough In the dollar
to drive the tack into the ceiling far
enough to hold. Then the weight OF
the paper Itself and OF the dollar would
open the bills out. and the coin would
drop and you catch 1t as It fell. The
bills would be seen. fastened up there
somehow. most Of the people wouldn't
know how. and opening out with the
lower bill hanging 70 you could read II.
This was not the greatest thing In bill
posting ever was. but. as l said before.
II always pleased folks"
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fsshssh mu~oe.

The Turk is proverbiafly sedate. HI,
serious demeanor has led people to
doubt his capacity for Wit or for rel.
ishing Joke. To disprove this opin.
Ion. Nr. Buckley. author Of Travels
In Three Continents" gives the follow.
ing specimens Of Turkish humor: Said
. dervish to . camel. what makes
your lip 90 crooked?' To which IN
canef replied: What IL there straigh,
about me that you should take excep.
tion to my lip?" A man called upon .
Turk to borrow his doakey. The own.
er declared the donkey was not n,
hone. while the Conversation was 20.
Ing on the donkey from within brayed
9ald the applicant: There. he 10 herr
Lee ~ have him" Said the Turk: II
viii iehd 10 man anything who viii
believe donkey's voice against miue. !
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| other neighboring points In Colorado
when the mining excitment was on,
the Utes suffered much Inconvenience
and suffered patiently. On Dec. 25.
1854. a body of 100 Utes and Jicarillas.
under TERRA Blanco. had destroyed a
settlement on the Arkansas river, kill
ing fifteen settlers and capturing some
women, children and some herds OF
| cattle. A few marauding expeditions
were undertaken now and then by
small bands in company with some OF
their allied tribes. But the damage
was very slight until this outbreak.
The party was pursued. overtaken and
forty of the Indians were slain by
troops. A few other disturbances
broke out at intervals. no doubt due
to the persuasions of the Mormons.
The Utes have been charged with TAX
ing forty lives between 1860 and 1879.
but many of these instances were laid
at their door because of fiimsy circum-
stantial evidence. No general war has
occurred between them and the authors
ties, and but the one serious outbreak
is TO be recorded against them. that OF
1879. The Utes were not the kind OF
Indians to take up farming. They had
always lived among the woods and
mountains. and hunting was their life.
This, of course. stood in the way OF
their becoming civilized. as we under
stand civilization. In 1868 the Tabe-
Quache Utes accepted a part OF the
lands they had always considered
theirs as reservation. This was in
western Colorado. Five years later 1t
was thought best to group all the east
ern UteS together. and an agreement
was made with them by Kit Carson
and others in 1865 whereby they were
given a reservation in the western
part of Colorado forever The Vampas
and the Grand Rivers were given the
northern part of the reservation, with
their agency on the White river; In
the central portion were the Table
quaches and the Uncompahgres, with
their agency at Los Pinos; the Wee
minuches. Muaches and Capotes were
given the southern portion until 1878.
when they were transferred to a reser-
walton in their own territory in New
Mexico. Almost before the Utes had
received the first payment from the
government in return for consenting to
so upon the reservation. rich mines
were discovered within their territory.
Notwithstanding the solemn agreement
that the land was to be theirs and that
trespassers would be kept of ii by the
government forces. crowds fiocked TO
the region OF the mining discoveries.
Complaints were made by the Indians.
and soldiers were sent to drive the in
truders OF. But the president stopped
the troops and sent commission to
see II the indians would consent TO sell
portion OF their land. This they ut
terly refused to do. The intruding
miners remained on the Indian land.
Another commission was sent to them
and they were finally induced TO give
up strip of land sixty-five by ninety
FIVE miles in extent. for the sole reason
that the government desired 1t. The
great chief. ouray. the Arrow. said at
this time:
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SISTER AND BROTHER.
united After sixteen Year, BY . News
paper Advertisement.

Cnited After Bixtesa Year, by . News
paper Advertisement.
Pasadena tCalJ Special to San
Francisco Call: The other day n
brother and sister who had never
known each other were united
through the medium Of a newspaper
advertisement. Sixteen years ago Mr..
and Mrs. Canton died In New York
They left three children-Albert J..
Essie N. and william. 4 babe In arms.
The grandparents. who were too old
to properly care for the orphans. took
them In charge. Later Albert was
adopted by Mr.. Wheeler and took his
name. The girl was adopted by fam
lily named Chase and known ~ Essie
N. Chase. William stayed with his
grandparents and kept his right name.
Time wore on and the children separ-
ated. Albert went TO Bridgeport and
Essie came to Pasadena. residing with
her adopted mother. Mrs. Sarah X.
Chase. ON Park street. The brothers
and sisters knew nothing Of each other
for long the SThea Albert. being
told about his little sister. Of whom he
had . vague recollection. had q desire
to - her. He found she had left New
York and come to the Pacific coast.
Twice he Travelled across the continent
to and her and returned unsuccessful.
Then he advertised II . New York
nevspapsr. A relative Of. Mr.. Chass.
nov living in stratsord. Coma. read
the adveftisemcnt. which stated that
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Leeaees In Hnox.

Letters were received recently At An.
derson. Ind. from Messrs. Peter Len.
ME and Lynn Smith. who had q mos,
remarkable meeting In the Alaskan
snow-clad passes. While going over
the passes Mr.. Smith happened to oc.
casionaily write his name In the snow
along the cliffs or banks. Mr.. LcnnIe
noticed the name and took to the trail.
He was In need Of friends and pushed
on. doubling on him. and finally. BY
dnding the name written at intervals
Of mile he managed to make the risht
turns and come In on Mr.. Smith just
At critical time. They have been 70.
gether since and have met with GOOD
success.
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gered to desperation, have been driven
TO state OF frenzy by shabby treat
ment. so that they have slain and
hacked TO pieces all they met. And
among the many tribes that have suf-
fered in this manner the utes are
prominent. Their story is, in common
with that OF many other tribes. pa
the,ic one.
In the days of the strength OF the
Mormon church. when things were car
ried on with high hand in Utah and
the government OF the United States
had little influence in the course of
affairs. the Mormons had great stand
ing with the Indians and often mingled
with them in fighting their common
enemy" the whites. One great branch
OF the Indian race inha bited the coun-
try TO which the Moruons emigrated
namely. those who spoke dialects OF
the Shoshone or Snake language. OF
this originally one branch there were
three general divisions. the Snakes. the
Bannocks and the Utes. the last named
being the strongest numerically Of the
three and the least affected by the in
fiuence OF the Mormons. The Utes
formerly occupied almost all OF Ne
vada. Utah and the mountainous per-
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No fact in the growth and develop
ment of the American nation contains
more of shame and humiliation for the
true lover OF it's institutions than the
treatment that has been accorded the
Indians says writer in the Globe
Democrat How they have been pushed
hither and thither at every whim of the
whites. given reservations with SOL
emn promises and agreements on the
part of the government that no unau-
thorized persons should ever be al
lowed to enter thereon, how these
promises have time and again been
broken. the lands of the Indians cut
down little by little, for money consid-
erations, some of which have never
been paid-all these are an old story.
Little is it TO be wondered at that now
and then the red men have been an
The silver star., 1899-11-03
An lmpro..a Electric rr.mr.y.

ine city OF Tours. In France. has u
electric tramway free from the 10
slightly trolley poles. II 10 construed
on the Diatto system. the main cabs
running underground. and the currea'
being transmitted to the cars by . o.
ries Of contacts. level with the ground
between the rails. The cars are pro
vided with an electromagnetic de-
vice. suspended beneath. which. d
each contact. lifts = metal pin dippinl
into . mercury cup and connectiai
with the main cable. The contacts -
separated by u distance less than th'
length OF the car frame. and thus
continuous current 10 supplied throus'
them to the car motor - It mov''
along.
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Ars.l. k.r..... . p,..f....

DR.. Nansen has settled down -
Norwegian squire and sportsman. ~
u nov . member Of the great ~
owning class. His posssssions. whiea
cost considerable sum. lie on ~
borders Of Telemarksn. to the sosn
OF Lynkopf. one Of the highest CUR
mits OF that district. He has beccn1
owner Of = large hotsl. Which ~
ouilt some years ago for sunusr tes!'
ists. but will nov ssrvs - his ~
vste residence. He has also aequlNe.
: number q ssrroundias fAsns -
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our friends and correspondents in al
most every part Of the county. The
surprising speed with which cable mes
sages are delivered probably Gems no
more wonderful to US than would these
facts concerning mail delivery to the
people Of less than century ago."
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Unpleasant Chapter of the White Mans Treatment Of the
Indians-Broken Promises and Massacre.

The Utes had not received their pay
for the former cession. and they re-
fused. Finally. h owever. they consent
ed. as before. simply because 1t was the
desire OF the government. And even
for this they did not get their pay un-
til several years later. Thus were the
Indians banded about because the
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TIE UNDOINC OF4Tf1E UTE INDIANS.

Wheeler's former name was Canton.
and gave all the facts he knew about
the family. The relative wrote to him
and said that Essie was living with
Mrs. Chase here. Essie Is quite we'll
known here as Essie Chase. Albert
has been corresponding with her and
they have compared notes which prove
them to be brother and sister. Their
meeting was a strange one.
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ncfor. post.ee stamps.

Before Postage stamps.
"The people Of today have very little
idea OF the inconvenience In deliver
ing letters in the past, before the days
Of postage stamps" says Everywhere,
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A G~s r>~,.

Al wardbury. Norway. the longest
day lasts from May TO July q Win.
out Interruption.
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I a MAKES DENIAL.
Says He Did Not Charge General otis

Says He Did Not Charge General Otis
With Perjury.
CHICAGO, Sept. 4.-The Chronicle
says: Publication of the proceedings
of the Captain Oberlin NJ. Carter court
martial, whose verdict is in the hands
Of President Mckinley for approval or
rejection, has been the cause Of q num-
Der of sensational statements during the
past week, the wildestof which is that
Frank P. Blair, counsel for Carter, has
charged General Elwell S. Otis, now
commanding the army in the Philip
pines, with perjury. In connection
with the statement Mr.. Blair has been
quoted as emphasizing the accusations:
81 have made no such charges against
General Otis said MI. Blair last night.
"a reading Of the affidavit does not by
the farthest stretch of the simagination
support such a statement as has APP
peared as coming from me-,
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Lake Tug

SANDusKY, o., Sept. 4.-The tug Red
Cloud of Lorain, was wrecked off Cedar
Point last night and it is believed that
three lives were lost. The tug came in
with whaleback 1879 in the afternoon
and started to return. A strong east
wind was blowing and a heavy sea run
ming. The tug lost her bearings early
in the evening and struck against the
east side Of the government jetty OF
Cedar Point. She filed rapidly and the
crew was forced to leave on RATS.
Engineer John O'Donnell and Fireman
Mcdonald managed to reach shore after
a hard battle with the waves. Captain
Fred Hale, III extra fireman and a small
boy, who took refuge on a raft, were not
seen after leaving the tug and are be-
lieved to have been drowned.
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and the trees were all bowed down and
1t looked for all the world like a Christ
mas morning in Ohio.

! aud the trees were all bowed down and
1t looked for all the world like Il Christ
mas morning in Ohio.
About the LIST of July the trees come
out in leaves and the grass and weeds
begin to shoot up. / never saw things
grow so fast as they do here. But after
all it is not such a great surprise when
you take into confederation that there
are nearly twenty hours of daylight
here, out Of the twenty-four, and even
while the sun is out of sight you can al
ways see the bright light in the north
above the horizon 10 that it is only
twilight that we have here in the sum-
mer time, When the summer days do
come although it seems late to us they
are all the more pleasant and all the
more appreciated. The birds seem to
sing more sweetly, the wild flowers of
the woods look more gorgeous and
smell more fragrant than you ever had
experienced before, and all seems like
a paradise after so long a time of frost,
snow ana ICE.
The winters are not so pleasant and
] don't think that l will stay during the
coming one. l am thinking of spend
ing the winter in San Francisco and
then return to this place next season.
We have communication with the out
side world by boat and railroad; SO it is
an easy thing to get out. The distance
from here to Bennett is about sixty
miles and one goes by steamboat on the
lakes. There ire a great many lakes in
this country; the largest lake here is
Atlin lake about 125 miles long and 10
miles wide. From Bennett to Skagaway
there is a railroad connecting adi,tance
of thirty miles. OF course from Skag
way to Seattle you take the ocean
steamer.
In n year from this fall l am hop
ing to see my native home. county and
town again. In the meantime 1 will
try and be contented with my lot be it
good or bad, hoping for good mostly.
p. L. PFARR.
Atlin City, B. c., July ae. ;9e.
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Trouble Feared at Cleveland.

CLEVELAND, Sept. 4.-There is grave
apprehension of trouble today during
the progress of the Labor Day parade.
1t is evident that the officials of the Big
Consolidated are nervous, for a notice
was posted in all the barns today eau
tioning the men against recklessness.
The line of march has been laid ont
along the tracks Of the Big Consolidated
and it is believed to be almost impossi-
BILE to prevent clashes between some of
the marchers and the non-union men on
the cars.
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Death injury at Charivari.

WASHINGTON, Ind, Sept. 4.-Foyd
Kinnman, aged 20 years, died from an
accidental bullet wound received when
he and a crowd of other boys were
sharivaring a newly married couple ON
Thursday night, a few miles north Of
this city. Not content with the noise
Of beating drums and pans some one
tired a revolver, the bullet penetrating
kinnman's abdomen. Bert jackson is
accused of firing the shot.
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Cullinan Murderers known.

DEADwooD, S. D., Sept. At is now
all up with Clinton Dotson and Elias
Persinger, formerly residents of the
Northern Black Hills, who are being
held at Deer Lodge, Montana, for the
cold blooded murder of an old miner
named Eugene Cullinan. BY confes.
sion of N of the accomplices named
Oliver Benson, the whole plot is now
made known and there is little question
now as to the guilt of Dotson and Per.
singer.
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VETERANS IN CAMP.
Opening Day of the 6. A. r.
Reunion in Philadelphia.
DELEGATES ARE STILL ARRIVING

Indications Point to This Encampment
az the Greatest In the History of the
Observation-Disclosures for Commander.in.
Chief-sampson's Squadron Arrives.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 1.-The thirty
third annual encampment Of the Grand
Army of the Republic will begin today.
The|vanguard of the veterans has
reached this city and found the people
with outstretched hands. Never again,
perhaps, will Philadelphia be the scene
Of q national enoampment of the Grand
Army Of the Republic. OF the valiant
men who defended the cause Of the
Union there remains but a remnant,
and with the depletion Of the ranks the
| welcome is the more heartfelt and en-.
thusiastic.
Admiral Sampson with his feet Of
fighting ships arrived here yesterday,
and this event marks the beginning Of
the weeks celebration.
The city is crowded with strangers,
while the incoming trains fromau sec.
tions r bringing thousands upon
thousands to help swell the throng.
The route Of the veterans parade,
which takes place tomorrow, is one
solid blaze Of color and light. Not q
building but has its front incased in the
red, white and blue. The Avenue Of
Fame, which extends from Walnut to
Cherry street, on Broad, a distance Of
five blocks, with the city hall as the
center, is the most magnificent piece Of
decoration ever attempted'in this city.
Camp Sexton, near Belmont in Fair
mount park, contains 1000 tents. It is
intended to accommodate those posts Of
the Grand Army which prefer to camp
out rather than be quartered in halls,
armories or private houses. The tents
will shelter 10000 veterans.
Aquestion of absorbing interest to
q. A. r. veterans which will be decided
during the encampment is the election
Of a commander-in-chief and other off,
GERS. Two candidates prominent in the
field are Albert ID. Shaw, Watertown,
N. Y, and Judge Leo Rassieur, st.
Louis. "Private" James L. Dalzen Of
Ohio is also a candidate.
President Mckinley will take part in
the big reception at the Academy Of
Music on Tuesday evening, and after
reviewing the big parade will be enter
tanned at lunch in the city hall.
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sampson Want. to Stay with Squadron

Sampson Wants to Stay with Squadron.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 4.-Lieutenant
Commander Winslow Of Rear Admiral
SIMPSONS staff, in speaking for the adj
miral absolutely denied the report that
the admiral, is to be relieved of the COM
mand Of the North Atlantic squadron at
his own request. The commander said
that Admiral Sampson is enjoying good
health and that he wants to stay with
the squadron.