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, 1901-12-14

Centennial, Wyo., Dec. 14.-(Spe.
cial Correspondence.)-A most de,
lightful time was enjoyed at the hos
pitable home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. F.
Reed last Saturday night. The fore
part of the evening was taken up with
cards, numerous small tables having
been arranged for that purpose. Later
on, much pleasure and amusement was
gained from listening to Mr.. E. A. Bal
ly's photograph. which rendered both
comical and beautiful selections. Dur,
ing the evening the guests We're being
continually helped to apples, oranges,
dates, mixed candies and homemade
candies.
At midnight a most dainty repast
variety of delicious eatables. The ia
BILE presented a perfect picture of
beauty and d%elicacy, and ample justice
was done to everything Upon it.
Some excellent singing was the next
feature, which was deeply appreciated.
and various games were INDUCED in,
which were so heartily enjoyed that it
was 3 O'Clock before any thought of
home had occurred to the merry-mak-
ers.
Preparations for departure were
hastily made. all thanking their charm
ing host and hostess for SO pleasant
a time, bidding eau Revoir but not
Goodbye
, 1901-12-14
WORKED FOR so CENTS A WEEK.
James oliver of Chilled Plow Fame Is
Now Worth $4,000 900.

Now Worth $4,000 900.
James Oliver. the largest plow man
u%facturer in the world and reputed to
be worth Sl5, 0O0, goo, was once a farm
er's chore boy working for SO cents a
week. He is a Scotchman. His faith
er was a shepherd and had no faculty
for accommodating money. The boy had
practically no schooling. Mr.. Oliver
gives his mother and a Sunday school
the credit for the education he re-
ceived when a boy. At the age Of II
he came to this country with one or
two other members of the family. On
a farm near Geneva, N. Y, he was CIV
en- work as a chore boy by a farmer,
his pay to be board and lodging and so
cents a week. At the end of II weeks
he had saved S., every cent of which
he had to send to his mother, who was
In need. At the age of Is We find him
in lie Grande county, Ind, and a little
later at Mishawaka, in the same state,
working on his fathers farm. Shortly
afterwards his father died, and he
again found employment as chore boy
at Sc a month. For four years he
worked at anything he could find, pick
ing up what little book knowledge he
could. At the age of II he was work.
ing in a gristmill al Mishawaka, ald
at about this time invested all he had
$75) in a house and lot, agreeing to
pay for it SITS. He says of this in
vestment: When I look back upon
it | feel that to it | owe, in a good
measure. what success l have met with
during my life, for to liquidate the debt
I was forced to work hard and econ
omiZe continually" At the age of Fl
he married and went to live in a little
slab house for which he paid SIS. add
ing $1l for improvements. His wife
gathered together a number Of rags.
borrowed a loom and wove a rag car
pet, which he thought was the prettiest
thing he had ever seen. He lived three
months in this little slab house-the
happiest months of his life. he says,
Then he learned the holders trade
and accumulated a little money. AT
the age of 2s we find him operating a
little foundry of his WI at South
Bend, Ind, where he made plows,
After a great deal of i'll luck and close
study Of the pillow business-for he was
trying all the time to perfect an i'm
plement that could be made cheaper
and work better than any pillow then
made-he finally hit upon a chilling
process. and the Oliver chilled plow
now known the world over, went into
the market.
, 1901-12-14
ANDREWS
HAS GREATLY IMPROVED AT IN.
SANE ASYLUM AND WANTS
SOME WAGES DUE HIM.
Says He Was Working for J. c. CobIe
When He Was Declared Insane
and Left Without Making Settle
ment With His EmpIoyer-Is I'M.
proving and May Soon be Dis
charged.

County Clerk James McGibbon to
day received a letter from DR.. c. H
Solier, superintendent of the insane
asylum at Evanston, noting that
Charles Andrews, who was sent to the
asylum on the 18th of October, 1900,
had SO far recovered as to be able to
talk intelligently, and told the super
intendent that at the time he was TAX
en- before the court to be examined as
to his sanity he was working for j. G..
Coble e a Bosler, and left the ranch
without having settled with his en-
ployer and believes he had a certain
amount of wages coming to him.
The superintendent wrote to know
If there was anything OF the records
of the court here as to the sum due
Andrews, and the clerk will reply that
at the time of the inquisition it was
learned that Andrews had been work
ing about a month for Mr.. Coble, and
that as far as the clerk knew the
amount due Andrews had not been
paid.
These facts will be forwarded to DR..
Solier, and it is likely settlement will
be made by Mr.. Coble the moment he
is apprised of the matter.
The doctor says Andrews has recent
ly improved and now talks quite freely,
which leads the clerk here to believe
that he will be entirely cured and dis
charged from the institution in a short
time.
, 1901-12-14
RAMBLER
WILL HAVE EXPERT ExAMINA.
TIoNs OF ITS ORE MADE AT
FREQUENT INTERVALS.
Manager Advised by Mr.. Grant Last
Summer, and Recent Find Of PIati-
mum in Mine Recalls the Sugges-
tion-very Good Story from the
croesus TunneI-Weather and
Work.

Last summer NJ. N. Grant, who had
Just returned from a visit to the Ram
bier mine, urged upon Avery Holmes,
the manager of the mine, the import
ance of having a thorough examina-
ton made of the ores from that mine
at intervals, as he was confident the
ore carried other valuable metals than
copper. He said he did not know just
what they were, or how valuable the
find would prove, but he believed there
was more or less gold, some silver, in
dications of nickel and possibilities of
the existence of platinum.
The fact hat platinum has been
found in the ore in suffic quaint
ties to warrant the stopping of a ship
ment of Rambler matte from the smell
ter to the refinery recalls this matter
to Mr.. Grant, and now he is assured
that Mr.. Holmes will get samples from
all the ores in the mine and send them
to Denver for expert analysis for all
precious metals.
Mr.. Grant Is LOOKED upon as one OF
the most conservative men in the coun-
ty in mining matters, and when he saw
the ore at the mine, he was convinced
that the vein matter carried other than
copper. He had not made sufficient
examination to convince himself of the
exact nature of the other minerals. but
he felt sure that time would vindicate
the position he had taken in the mat
ter.
, 1901-12-14
HEAVY LOSS IN
MASSACHUSETTS FIRE.

Vice President Fred Miller of the
Laramie, Hahn's Peak and Pacific Rail,
road company this morning received a
letter from the president of the com
pany. Isaac Van Horn, at Boston. con,
veying the information of the destruc-
ton by fire Of the hardware store of
l.. w. Thompson, the treasurer of the
company, at Woburn, Mass. The stock
was valued at $35. 900. upon which
there was insurance OF only 2 5000.
The business was one of the oldest in
Massachusetts, having come to Mr..
Thompson as an inheritance from mis-
father.
, 1901-12-14
KINGS AND THEIR DINNERS.


King Edwards Taste Il Homsly.
Being very fat, the King OF Portu-
gal is forbidden by his physicians to
eat much meat. He calmly disobeys
the doctors, however, and is especially
fond Of beef, of which he eats great
quantities. When he visited England a
few years ago he was stopping at Lord
~Salisbury's country seat, where also
King Edward was a guest. One day at
dinner King Carlos was asked what
had impressed him most during his
short stay In England. He replied
t~houghtfully. We'll. l think English
roast beef is very delightful" "Oh.'
said King Edward with a laugh, sure
ly something else has impressed you
as well?" "Ah," was the reply, "of
course, the English boiled beef also is
delightful" The dish dearest to the
heart of William of Germany is sauer-
kraut, served with sausages and bacon
friend together. The Kaiser also is
p~assionately fond of beer soup, made
up of potatoes. onions and beer. The
F.aiser's cooks are strictly limited az
regards table expenses, and never are
allowed more than a very limited sum
for each person a meal, unless, OF
course, there Is a state dinner, when
the allowance is more liberal.
AS to what King Edward eats, he is
happily possessed of a first-class diges-
ton, and thus it is very seldom that
anything which he eats d~isagrees with
him to any extent. Therefore it is his
custom. and one which his medical ad-
visers are thoroughly in agreement
with, to eat just what he most fancies
at the time, and to cease eating only
when a little more would be accept
able, but is not necessary. When King
Edward is in the country he likes a
good substantial country breakfast.
with fish. meats and all the rest of it.
Luncheon, at about two o'clock, is a
very simple meal, and as regards it
the King has no particular preferences
except one for quietness. When he can
avoid 1t. he does not like entertaining
to lunch, and as Prince of Wales did
not often do so, preferring to take the
meal alone with his family, since it
was seldom practicable to make din.
ner a simple domestic event in this
way. Dinner is limited to an hour,
and late supper is one of the most
important meals Of the day.-Mainly
About People.
, 1901-12-14
Zero Collar Refers and listers for
boys, at Woodruff & Terry's.
Saved His Life.

"I wish to say that I feel owe my
life to KodoI Dyspepsia Cure" writes
H. G. CHRISTENSEN Of Hayfeld, MINI.
"For three years I was troubled with
dyspepsia SO that I could hold nothing
on my stomach. Finally I was confin'
ed to my bed. Doctors said I could
not live. 1 read one Of your advertise,
ments on Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and
commenced its use began to I'M
prove from the first bottle. Now am
cured and recommend it to all.'-Lara
mie Drug company.
, 1901-12-14
HOW BROTHER CRAWFORD
INTRODUCES NEW Conner,

It happens hat the writer knew Mr..
Galbraith, the present manager of the
Hot Springs Hotel, when he wor knee
pants and was the devil in the office Of
the Laramie Sentinel, says Editor
Crawford in his Saratoga Sun. His
father, Robert Galbraith, of sturdy old
Scotch blood. was for many years the
master mechanic of the Union Pacific
road from Sidney to Rawlins, and II
this son is a chip from the old block
the Hot Springs hotel is in good hands.
We wish Mr.. Galbraith success.
, 1901-12-14
f RS!

Mr.. E.. Engle, representing J. Nelson,
Denver's Leading Furrier. 1854 California
Street, is in the city at Mrs. M. Travels, 217
Second Street, and will remain. until Tuesday
noon. December II. He has with him the
largest and finest line of Ladies' Furs ever
shown in this city. Call and get our prices ;;
they will astonish you.
Ladies' Seal Skin, Otter. Mink, Beaver,
Persian Lamb. Astrachan, Near Seal and
Krimmer Garments made to order. We also
have them ready-made. Our work is first
class and strictly u~p-to.date. We have any
thing in the Fur line.you may ask for. Don't
fail to embrace this grand opportunity to
buy your Christmas Furs.
We make a speciality OF Repairing. Re-
modelling, Redying and Refining Ladies old
Fur Garments. We keep your Jackets
cleaned and repaired for two years. We are
always pleased to show our goods whether
you buy or, not. I'VE give you the best Of ret
erences. Don't 1orgstfthe number and date.
, 1901-12-14
CAME TO LARAMIE
AFTER HIS FAMILY.

Prof. Daley went out to Laramie the
part Of last week to meet his wife
and babies, who were to be there from
their former home in Sloan Springs.
Arkansas, says the North Park Union.
He returned Monday by stage, with his
family. Walden is glad to welcome
Mrs. Daley and the babies. and the
professor is happy.
, 1901-12-14
SHEEP hERDER FROZEN
IN A RECENT STORM.

Andrew Christensen, a herder for
Ford & Fraser Bros, just in on foot
from the range. reports Charles Baincs,
herder for Robert Kirk of Salt Lake,
frozen to death, says a special of the
18th from Rock Springs. Baines was
from Garden City. Kan. A Mexican
herder is also reported dead. The bliz-
gard yesterday and last night was very
severe, and herders were unable to face
the storm, and the sheep drifted away
before the wind.
, 1901-12-14

A box containing about fifty pounds
of rock from the Croesus tunnel came
in by the stage last night, and today is
being examined by all the mining men
In town. They pronounce it as show.
ing a very encouraging amount of cop
per pyrites and some gold. although
the gold Is not so promising as the cop
per.
DR.. Swigart has examined the rock
with a good deal of are today. and says
II is all that could be hoped to find at
that particular point in the mine. 1t
is not the vein matter, he thinks, but
the copper that has been forced out
through the wall rock in the formation
of the vein, and that body of ore, and
a very large one, will be found just
back of this wall.
The rock carries iron quite freely,
and in this will be found more or less
gold, the amount Of which has not yet
been determined, although those who
have examined it believe thai the mine
will develop into a copper rather than
n gold proposition.
TIL receipt of the samples has served
to fill the owners of the mine with a
good deal Of enthusiasm, and they be-
lieve they have what they have so long
labored fora paying proposition in
the Croesus tunnel.
, 1901-12-14
shape to be worked, but in some Of the
other districts the weather will curtain
output.
HORSES SHIPPED BY
MR.. FRANK ERWIN.

Frank Erwin, the well known buyer,
who is the Albany county representa-
tive of Thuett Bros, at Sioux City, has
twenty cars of horses feeding mere to-
day, which he bought in southern Ne
vada, and which he will send to Sioux
City this afternoon. He bought 1000
head, and the remainder of the lot will
be sent east next month. The horses
are good range horses, and the pur-
chase is n of the finest lot gotten to-
gether recently. .
, 1901-12-14
MEXICAN KILLED
WEST OE RAWLINS.

A Mexican sheep herder named Ia
bio Landoval was found dead yester-
day, a mile and a half west of Rawlins.
decapitated and otherwise mangled.
1t is supposed that he went to Raw
Inns Thursday night, intending to take
a train yesterday to find a missing
sheep herder. He was said to have
been under the influence of liquor when
he left Rawlins. Nothing more was
seen of him until his remains were
found by the side Of the track, and it
is not known what struck him. The
body was turned over to the coroner
at Rawlins.
, 1901-12-14
JUDGE BRAMEL IN
FOR BIG COURT TERM

The next term of district court of
the second judicial district. which
convenes in Casper on January 10,
1902. will find mor business in front
the Natrona Country Tribune, and it
is thought the expense will be very
heavy, but not near so much as several
of the other terms held here, at which
murder were tried. There will
be no murder cases at this term Of
court, but there will be ten criminal
cases to come before the court and
about twice that many civil cases.
, 1901-12-14
SHOOTS HIMSELF
THROUGH THE HEAD.

A man by the name of Samuel Groo,
who has been stopping at the ranch of
Lew Orr, near Otto, committed suicide
December list by shooting himself
through the head, says the Meeteetse
News. The cause which led to the I'M
happy mans untimely demise was the
insatible thirst for alcoholic stimu-
lants.
, 1901-12-14
IT WAS INDEED
A FINE DISPLAY.

DR.. F. Salathe left Tuesday morn
ing for Laramie to attend the State In
dustrial convention, where he will
make a nice display Of oils from all
over tho state, says the Casper Tri-
bune. He has about forty different
grades Of the Salt creek oil, about a
dozen grades Of the Uinta county oils.
and a number of grades Of the Lander
oils, taken from the Murphy wells.
This will undoubtedly be the finest
display of Wyoming oils ever on exhi-
bition. The doctor will also read a pa
per at the convention, which no doubt
will be very interesting.
, 1901-12-14
LITTLE COLD WEATHER
~ In The COUNTRY,

r. II. Homer came in from the ranch
this morning and says the thermome-
ter on his porch showed 81 degrees be-
low zero at gettingup time, and it
must have been some degrees colder in
the wind. He says stock is going
through the storm %splendidly, having
Jared so well and gotten so fat in the
fall.
, 1901-12-14

A merry sleighing party was planned
for Sunday, but during the night one
Of the gentle zephers hat sometimes
visits. even the remoted parts of Wyo-
ming swiftly removed the all-import-
ant article for sleighing, and conse-
quently that hilarious time was post
poned.
, 1901-12-14

Winter, in full attire. has arrived,
to remain for some time;
but what matters that to the valley
for they think like Whittier,
"Ah. we'll for us all some sweet hope
lies
Buried deep from human eyes"
BIRDIE"
, 1901-12-14

The cold wave, which is general in
this section of the state, will have a
tendency to curtail operations, except
in those mines where preparation has
been made for winter work. In some Of
the mines the cold snap will work to
their advantage as regards water in
the shafts, and increased activity will
result.
The Douglas creek mines are largely
prepared for winter development, and
the quartz propositions r mostly in
, 1901-12-14
MINING CLAIMS FILED
IN CLERKS OFFICE.

The following mining claims were FL
ed in the county clerks Office today:
By Ed Larson. the Bull TERROR lode
and the Enterprise lode.
By Alfred Steele, Theresa B~johlund
and Betty Anderson, the Lost and
Found lode
Both claims are in the Centennial
mountain district of Albany county.
, 1901-12-14
Tho Aand.ome.t Calendar

OF the season ION six sheets) six beau
tiful heads ton six sheets, 1Ox12
inches). reproductions of paintings by
Moran issued by general passenger
department, Chicago, Milwaukee and
st. Paul railway, will be sent on re-
ceipt Of twenty-five cents. Address r.
A. Miller, general passenger agent. Chi
cage.
, 1901-12-14
VALLEY
PARTY AT HOsPITAeLE HOME
OF POSTMASTER N. F..
REED.

Republican Correspondents Lively Ac-
count of a Lively Time at Centen-
NAL When Music, Games and a
Dainty Lunch Whiled the Hours
of the Night-School Closed Fri
day.
, 1901-12-14
At Hunt 4 Rudkin's Popular Market


"a his. Cabbage for. Csc
Slbs. sound Apples for............25c
10 lbs. Potatoes for. ..............25c
All meats and other goods in their
line are being sold at a greatly reduc-
ed price.
, 1901-12-14

The fall term of school in the Cen
tennial district closed yesterday.
, 1901-12-14

For Diamonds, Fine
Jewelry, Novelties and
Christmas Goods, go to
Converse's
, 1901-12-14

DAILY Republican SOC per month.
, 1901-12-14

FOR RENT-One-half Of my new
store building on Second street.
94t6 FERD BRUECKNER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
THE ASPHALT CONCESSIONS
GEN. GREENE'S ARGUMENT BEFORE
SOLICITOR PENFIELD.
Claims That the Action of the Sene-
Zuelan Government Was illegal
and Arbitrary.

Solicitor Penfield of the Department of
State today heard Gen. Francis v. Greene
and Lawyer H. w. Bean OF New York in
reference to the conflicting asphalt conces-
sions in Venezuela These gentlemen rep
rt sented the New York and BermudeZ COM
pany, which has been in possession of the
asphalt concessions for the past twelve
years, and whose property is now claimed
by the Feicidad concessionaries under later
title from the Venezuelan government. The
argument lasted about an hour and a half.
In substance, it was devoted to showing
that the action of the Venezuelan govern
ment in seeking to dispossess the New York
company was illegal and arbitrary, and had
been declared such by the Supreme Court
Of Venezuela. They asserted that 1t Was
now sought to accomplish by indirect
means what that court had forbidden to be
done directly, namely, to pass title to the
asphalt concessions, without compensation,
TO La Feiicidad. Gen. Greene addressed
himself at some length to meeting an al e.
cation that had been set UP by the other
side to the effect that the original title Of
his company was defective lie produced
a map made in 1883 showing that the con-
ccssion was located by a meandering lire,
following footpath to the, nearest town.
He claimed that the Venezuelan govern
ment had arbitrarily Strengthened this line
in it's map of definite location, thus throw
yond the asphalt lakes, which are the bone
of contention.
The solicitor Of the department has al
ready heard arguments in behalf of la
Felicidad by Messrs Warner, Quinlan and
Sullivan, strongly defending the action OF
the Venezuelan government in the premises.
He will now take the case under considera-
ton with a view to submitting report
and recommendation on the subject to Sec
retary Hay. Meanwhile Minister LOOMS
at Caracas is expected to see to 1t that
the present occupants of the concession
are not forcibly dispossessed by the Ven
ezuelan government in advance of judi
cial determination OF the merits OF the
case.
The Navy Department has been INFORMED
of the arrival of the gunboat Scorpion al
La Guira yesterday. There are. now .hree
United States war vessels at the NeneHue-
Ian port-the Buffalo and the Hartford,
arrival. which will keep watch over Ameri
can interests in the meantime.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-01-05
Gigantic Railroad Deal Consummated
in Chicago Yesterday.
OVER $l5,0o0,O0O IN STOCK SOLD
Link in a Great TranscontnentaI
Line Acquired.
B. AND o. INV VOLVED

CHICAGO, January 5-The Chronicle
says: President Albert J. Earlng OF the
Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railway
yesterday sold his 10000 shares of stock in
the road The line has passed into the
control of J. ]. Hill. ]. Piermont Morgan
and John D. Rockefeller.
Today Mr.. Earling enjoys the distinction
of being president and general manager of
a company in which he does not own L
single share of stock. He has made
profit of SS4O, 600 on his stock and does not
know whether he is to be retained in an
official capacity by the new management
James j. Hill Will enter the directory OF
the Chicago, Milwaukee and ST. Paul road
in few days, and, within a month, It will
be part of continuous line under one con-
troll. from New York to Seattle. The Bal
tmore and Ohio railroad may be the east
err link.
The big purchases made by Hill and his
supporters did not figure in the market
transactions. They were made outside the
exchanges and in direct dealing vita the
holders.
Other Sales of Stock.
Earing was not the only big Chicagoan
to part with his stock. Marshall Field Is
reported to have disposed of his stock,
amounting to $S,OOO,OO0. The Alexander
Mitchell estate Parted with S2,ooopb worth
and the heirs of the late George Z. Smith
are said to nave disposed of 5000, 900 more,
the sale having been made through Alex
ander Geddes, who represents the estat.
the directory of the board.
Earrings stock sold for $30i000o, going
of at 1852 share The other purchases
are said nave been at the price.
Earring bought his stock at $40 a share
two years ago. shortly before he bccame
president of the road.
Tha TOTO ool ,l.,U 1I-
the Hill interests are reputed to have been
in excess of S15C0OnG0.
The ST Paul line will pass over 10 the
Great Northern under a lease, it is s.Iii
whereby the preferred stockholders viii be
guaranteed 8 per cent, common stock *
per cent for two years and per cent there
after Under the lease the general officers
of the Great Northern will direct the line
from ST. Paul TO Chicago, and what changes
will take place in the consolida ted ge-
ment are impoSs sible to prediCt.