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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-12-31
UTAH COAL MINES.


State coal Mine Inspector Conner
Thomas has fled his report with Gov,
Wells and contains interesting data
concerning this important branch OF
the states mining industry The OUT
put. according TO the Inspectors report,
was not equal 10 that OF 1908 and IN ex-
PLANTATION Of this Mr. Thomas says the
falling of was due TO the strike Of last
year, fully twO-thrds OF the men EN-
ployed this year never having had any
previous experience In coal mines. The
report shows that the coal produced
durng the present year amounted to
l,1G324 short tons, which was 1873 90i
tons less than during the previous year
The amount OF coke produced this year
was lS500l short tons The coal pro-
duced, u Is claimed was OF the value
OF S2.3l5,O6l,
There were 22l5 persons employed I'm
the mines, and an average OF 705 tons
per man was produced. There were
four fatalities for every 1000 men en-
ploSed and the amount OF coal mined
us against each life lost was 1861
tons, There Were 20L2ji pounds Of black
aud 7OOO9 pounds Of giant powder used
Inspector Thomas says 81 CORDIALLY
commend the manner not only with
which the operators have furnished me
with an account ~ their productions.
hut with which they have otherwise as.
sisted me I'm my labors and complied
With all suggestions which the duties Of
my position compelled me to make 10
them.
"a few Of the large producers have.
with commendable forethought aud sa-
gacity begun and continued the opera
ton OF their properties upon Intelligent
and scientific methods, and their reward
Il apparent, not only IN their present
output, but IN the present condition and
future capacities Of their great proper
ties"
Inspector Thomas recommends an
amendment 10 the coal and hydro-car.
BON mining laws Of the state that win
prohibit the taking OF any explosive oil
into coal mines,
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CONCENTRATES.

The Columbus Consolidated has a lot
Of concentrates at the samplers today.
Harry s. Joseph is expected home
from California and Nevada tomor-
row.
The May Day and Uncle Sam Con-
solidaled companies have ore at the
Pioneer sampler today.
A. j. BEETLES returned from Newhouse
The morning quite indisposed on ao-
count OF catching a cold during the trip
south.
The Goldneld News announces the ar
rival OF Major W. A. Stanton I'm that
camp and states that he intends to To-
cate there
President S. l.. Butler OF the Pioneer
sampling company has been at the
Summit Placer company's wax mines
for several days.
The survey for the pipe line to deliver
water 10 the Ladd Mountain group for
milling purposes has been made aud
VIII be constructed az soon as the pipe
can be brought ln.--GoldHeld News.
Superintendent y J.. Williams,
Jr. OF the Utah Consolidated
mine OF Bingham was in con-
ference with General Manager Cham
ming during the day, He will remain
over New Years.
T. T. Hyde, who has served the Plo-
neer sampllng company as It's general
Office man for the past year, has ten
dered bis resignation and VIII 10 TO tho
United States Smelling company, under
Chief Clerk Carey, on Monday next.
During the year work hes steadily
progressed on the lead vein OF the
Phoenix mine, with more satisfactory
results. a large tonnage OF ore lie In
sight, there being over seven feet ex-
posed at breast Of drift. The body
shows 2ls feet Of 60 per cent steel ga
lena, and feet OF shipping and milling
mixed, carrying an average Of IS per
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RECIPROCITY WITH CANADA.
New England Business Men Want
Subject Investigated.

Boston, Dec. 3l-Senator Henry Ca.
bot Lodge has presented to President
Roosevelt a petition asking for am I'M.
vestlgatlon by the bureau Of COM
merce and labor Of trade conditions IN
New England, TO determine what effect
reciprocity with Canada and New.
ftundlond would have upon trade In
those states,
The petition bears the signatures OF
300 business men OF this city
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LIVESTOCK.
CHICAGO

Chicago Dec .-CattIe-Receipts f.
900 market steady Good 10 prime steers,
bbOd6,3i poor 10 medium, g. 7bq6. 81.
stockers and feeders 230a4 q; cows, / 80
bulls 2lOdi 10, calves g. 50df g.
Hogs Receipts today 1000; Monday.
600 market 800 cents lower Mixed and
butchers 4.60ihi. M. good to choice
heavy 4.f0a4 20. rough heavy, 4i5d4 60;
lights, il0d4.7O bulk Of sales. T. 6Od4 5
Sheep Receipts. 5000: market easy.
lambs weak Good to choice wethers. 4 e1
as 50; fair TO choice mixed, Loon %,
western sheep 4Oo95i 70. native lambs
3. 8lt1 IS, western lambs 6O0t7 3d.
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T0DAY'S REALTY TRANSFERS.

w. II stockdale to Annie T.. Md.
dlemass 5120 rods northeast from
rods north OF southwest, lot 4,
block q. plat A......,.........S so
w y. Bennett to w. NJ Boam et
nj, 9 acres southwest quarter Of
section o. township south
range west Observation-Disclosures. 8
John 7. Dick 20 william n. AtkIn
TX rods northeast from 3 rods
west OF southeast lot !, block o.
Addison Cain ct al TO +. lawrence
part Of lot 7, block 50, plat b..
Chas Triutow Of NJ 10 ID. II. Pee
~, Jr Silver Dipper lode. Little
Cottonwood ...., ... ... ..... 500
a, o. Jacobson to D. II. Peery Jr.,
LEROY lode, Little Cottonwood 500
Geo, III Robinson 10 Tintic Min
lrg and DEVELOPMENT company
Fire King / 10 3 lodes. West
mountain "..,.., ....... ........,
John u Thorne TO WIN, +. scholl
lots II and 10, block 2, liberty
fark' plAt H.. ..,',',,....,,,,......, OK
Stenhen W Alley 70 Charles II.
Alley et Al. lots ? 70 4, block 1,
North Windsor place ........' 49,.
Same to Lydia a. Wells ct al lots
70 70 ?. block !. North Windsor
r. "G Muir To- dranl t," ward,
Church of Iatter-day Soints. Tx
50 rods northwest from southeast
quarter Of northwest quarter Of
southeast quarter OF section If,
township south. range east.
Jordan No. 3, l. O. q. r.. 10 s,
NJ Mitchell. lot Q block I. Cab
bolts subdivision mo-. .......... 25i
Raw Jones 10 Mrs Marie =. Price.
lot l. block 3 Park place .......
Taylor Romney- Armstrong COM
pany 20 y, n Sofenson, 5x2 rods
southeast from rods east ~
northwest corner OF lot 5. block
81, plat G. ,.....,. ................. go
NJ. n Haas association TO Austin
Mcfarland lots g. and s. block
/, Park place .,............' ...... "a
Salt Lake County 10 a. o. Hanson.
lots Is and is block 2, Dundee
place ''.'',. s'..', ,."",",,.,"
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PRODUCE.
CHICAGO

Chicago, Dec Sl.~May wheat opened
y to u 10 Nan higher at l. 1874 10 llL
After touching i.l4it the price declined 10
llsSql l3lS. but quickly rallied again to
l,l{n9l,ilA
Later on bulllsh sentiment May ad-
yanced to liyai ,liA, and closed at LIN,
8 net gain OF q.
Close; Whest-Dec, lis May, LIS;
July, eshfaS7s
corn-Dec, ilia Jan, 42a. May. I5Aa
i5h July 45h
6ats-bccy OK jan, 2e& May, sag
SIS; July. SlN.
v PSrt : b n'@i Jan. ia.a4aI9.@;
Lard-Dec., 500 jan, GIN; May, 7'oAs
G7.B
Ribs--Jan,. G.iOas ist May, 6.IoaG 7sli.
Rye-Dec., e.
Clover-Dec. 1910,
Timothy-2b.
Flax-Cash, northwest, 23a.
Barley-Cash. $3.50,
Cash Wheat--No. 2, red. lis; No. 3. red.
i.l2d1 10: No 2, hard, l.1SQ1 10, No. B.
hard. l.OsQl.l ~ No, /, northern il7dl. 20:
No 2 northern. loSa1.i6; No. 8 spring,
coorn--No, 2. l5lsaip. No, 3. lsHalaH.
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QUIET SUCCEEDS
HOLIDAY TRADE.
Annual Reviews Show That fl.
Year Was Much Better Than
Anticipated
BUSINESS CONDITIONS GOOD.
Severe Storms Interrupted Tram,
But Compensated by BreasIu,
OF Long Drouth.

New York. Dec. SO.--pur,s w..,,
Review OF Trade tomorrow win sov.
Holiday week brought the custom.
quiet conditions In the business wor,S
inventories and preparations for apnn,i
settlements monopollzlng attention =,
eept In some branches Of manufao,nr,
where immediate deliveries vera >.
CURED Severe storms also lnterrpn,.,
communication and transportation ns,
'lcularly at the west, but on tho wbo,.
'he clements were helpful, for drouh
was broken In the plttsburg reg,o,
Annual reviews indicate that the y,,,
has made q much better shovl,s r..
SEEMED possible at the outset, tfe Sea-
ond hnlf comparing very favorabw MN
the uist six months and the amount y,
business ON the books In the leading M
uustries promises stu further lmnroys.
ments IN 1903 Traffic returns m m.
cember indicate that gross earnings y,
the railways were 7.02 per cent isssss
than In the previous year and fors'S,
commerce for the last week AZ t5,s
port shows an Increase OF slJSIg IN
exports and a very large gain Of ~
Sls2fo In Imports rs compared Win
Buoyant sentiments prevail IN IN.
Iron and steel industry.
Supplies OF native hides are aecun.
ulating owing 10 the liberal movemen,
OF cattle, and the tone is easy, but small
stocks OF branded hides maintain MAI
department..
Wooden goods are advancing because
OF the upward tendency Of raw Wool
and purchasers are more Willing 10
place contracts at privilege rates.
Failures this week number 252 In tbs
United States, against 282 last year. and
II In Canada, compared with n a wear
ago.
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PAST YEAR ON
MINING EXCHANGE
Over Six Million Shares Of Stocks
Sold During Past Twelve
Months.
BROCHT LESS THAN $4,000, 600
November Recorded Heaviest Trans
isrs--August Business Vas the
lightcst

When secy. James shorten OF the
Salt Lake stock & Mining Exchange
balanced up his accounts yesterday
afternoon It was found that during the
year. which is about to come to close.
there we're sold 66,4io 1904 shares for
which was paid the sum Of Si,Si2,-
s62.3s. Compared TO the year 1903, the
records show a falling of IN business
to the amount OF 3s39,2O3 shares and
sl.361, 963. SO, which was due to the
conditions explained IN the Christmas
News The sales by months are not
ed as follows.
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TIE 1901 DIVIDENDS.
Utah Mines Paid out Sl,2o5.SOO During
Past Twelve Months.

A revised statement Of the dividends
paid during the year 1904 shows that
IS mines Of the state have reported
dividends and the shareholders thereof
have participated IN the same 10 the
extent OF il,26S500. As was stated IN
the Christmas News" the Silver King
mine OF Park city heads the list N
velvet getters, while Daly-West, Of the
same camp, came Ia a close second.
The Utah Consolidated OF Bingham
came next, with 100000 and United
States fourth IN line, The latest mine
20 enter the dividend list was Victoria
OF Tiutlc the directors Of which having
posted the initial dividend on the nth
lust.
While the present year does not come
up to the previous one, II ends with
every indication that 1905 will excel
all Others by many thousands Of dol
lars.
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WILL BE FINISHED TODAY.
Great Adit Connecting the Cactus Mine
And Reduction Works.

At the Offices OF the Newhouse Mines
& Shelters corporation. Il was learned
today that the great Newhouse
tunnel was not completed last
night as had been hoped for, on ac-
count Of some slight hitch. The power
drills are pounding away at a vigorous
rate today, however and the men at
work there are determined TO finish up
the work before the whistles blow an
nounclng the birth of the new year.
Mine Manager NJ. NJ. johnson Is on the
ground and declared before leaving for
camp that he expected to be the first
man to 20 through the tunnel after
the connections are made.
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Observation-Disclosures
Special Correspondence,

Eureka, Dec. 30.--A force OF men ara
AT work on the Prairie Bell Mining
oompanys group Of claims IN West
I1ntle' and have opened up some fine
looking rock, and is expected that ore
covered. ga"
The blacksmith shop on the Gen. Lo.
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BANK HEARINGS.

Jew York. Dec O--Tho following ta-
BILE. compiled by Bradstreet shows tire
bank clearings at the principal cities for
the week ending Dec. % with the percen-
tage ~ Increase and decrease as compar-
ca With the corresponding week last year;
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OMAHA

South Omaha, Doc. 3l.-Cattle--Rooeip
100 market nominally steady Native
steers 2 OQ6 10. COWS and heifers, 26a
400. western steers. 3O0Gl4 60; Texas
steers 2,lSdS 20, COWS and helfers, 100
$50; Gamers, / 60ll2 30, stockers and feed
ers, 2.5Oq3 90 calves, @ b0fi6. 50; bulls.
stays. etc. ,fjQ3.5O
Hogs-Receipis 100 market cents
lower. Heavy, 46q4.6O mixed. 4. i5d4. 70:
lights. iblsQ4 52ia; pigs. i,Oot4 40 bulk
OF sales, it5fi4dO
Sheep Receipts 100 market strong
Western yoarllngs. 8 50fi6 50: wethers ~
1850 ewes. i,OOa4 co. common and stock
ers 2.5O(4.6O; lambs 5,50a6. IS.
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cent lepd. A shipment OF the FIRST class
Is awaiting teams. Next spring Nam
ager Gebhardt proposes to hit the mar
ket at lively rate The drift on this
vein is IN 1000 feet, aud up to date has
yielded over 5000 tons OF profitable ore.
Bingham Bulletin
when Manager Clark arrived In Gold
field on Monday the telegraph and tele-
phone line had been completed Tor
distance Of rs miles below Goldheld and
the poles had been strung for 10 miles,
on his return TO TonoDah he called ny
the camp aud the line worked perfectly,
the instruments being much better than
the ones IN use IN this section hereto
fore The line viii probably be COM
pleted IN 30 days There is strong
possibility that this line VIII be con-
nected before many months with the
Postal Telegraph At some point on The
Santa Fc,-Golddeld News,
Claude NJ Smith has purchased from
j. b Menardl the latter's entire interest
IN ne Goldfeld indicator Mining COM
pany Mr. Menard also reslgnIng as
director In favor II Mr.. Smith. This
completes the entire reorganization OF
o fthe officers Of that company. The In
tereets OF r. l.. Colburn and w S. VIII
llams, purchased some 60 days ago by
r. w Griswold, were secured for
j. II. Emerson Of Denver Colo. for
merly superintendent OF STATIONS In
dependence mine OF Cripple Creek and
i. II. Spangler, who Is an associate of
AIR Etnergouia Uhllo nv D. " Oueutin
Of Denver, purchased the stock Of Mr..
W II. T1bbals, II II Airs, ct al Of
Salt Lake city. R. w, Griswold still
retains his original interest-Goldheld
News
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irtory and western mediums. nan. an,
medium i1uis hne, 1911
BOSTON.

Boston, Dec. SO.-The close OF the Bos.
ton wool market FOR the year 1904 Ia char.
aoterzed by remarkable shortage IA the
amount OF wool on hand IN fact. he
scarcity of the supply is occasonlng
traders IN this. the chief, wool market OF
tho United States considerable appre.
henslon as % whether serious conditions
VIII be encountered before the arrival OF
a new clip.
The Boston Commercial Bulletin has
JUST completed rs annual canvass " tho
wool supply ~ tho country. n will sav
tomorrow that Boston greets t0l5 with 4
startling situation" II finds that the
supply " wool domestic and foreign on
hand llnsold here Is the smallest carried
over m 10 years, The Journal re-
ports that there are u an kinds u wool
only NW0QO pounds on sale IN Boston
and that OF this small total but q. 10000
pounds are domestic
only 100000 pounds OF domestic wool
IL left unsold IN the United states
against ll20om0 last year. Tho total
supply Of foreign unsold grades Is but H..
$1,000 pounds The total supply N ain
Kinds N the country is lcss than "a OO00
pounds This is said 10 be the smallest
supply on hand IN the United states In a
great time.
II should be stated that the mills arc
heavily stocked and that millions OF
pounds belonging To them and not Tor
sale stu are stored In this country Tho
Boston wool market remains nim
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KANSAS CITY.

Kansas City. Dec si.-Cattle-Recelpts
100. market unchanged Native steers, S.75
600 native cows and helfers, 75lf4. Is,
a.. o. calves S0OQs 80, western led steers,
3.0a5 q; western fed COWS. i,75d3.5O
Hogs Receipts 5000; market steady 10
cents lower. Bulk Of sales, 4. iOfi4 co.
heavy i.6Od4.S; packers 1904 62ls, pigs
and lights, 3.l0d46O
sheep-Recelpts 100; market 6fi10 cents
higher Muttons, f.00a5.25 lambs, 600d
100 range wethers, i5Oq5.N ewes $50
475.
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A copy OF the articles Of incofpora-
ton Of the MahonrI IL Steels & Sons
company OF Pangul;ch, Garfield county,
was fled In the secretary OF states Of
fee today. rs capital stock n $4,000.
divided into shares OF the par value of
81 each. Mahonri NJ. Steele Is presi-
dent. Mahonri NJ, Steele, sr, vice pres
ident J. Il. Steele. treasurer; james
Steele, secretary The company will
conduct genral livestock and agricul-
tural business.
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BOSTON MARKET.

Closing quotations today as 70.
ported by the Brokerage & Finance
Co. successors to Hudson Sons Co..
brokers. vera.
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The Y. NJ. c. A. dled deed OF trust
FOR $4,000 10 the Utah Savings &
Trust company yesterday afternoon
with the county recorder. The deed
IS given TO secure 20 bonds OF the par
value OF $1,000 each, payable Jan. I,
1910 at per cent interest, from Jan.
1. 1904; the principal and interest pay
able az the Bank Ct North America in
New York, The deed covers the Y. NJ.
c. A. property az the southeast corner
OF State and First South streets.
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COPPER BULLION
OUTPUT THIS WEEK

The shipments Of copper bull
lion from the copper HmeIters or
the salt Lake valley during the
past week aggregated $685. $50
pounds The shippers were'
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TEA

The least Of our advan,
tages is; we are nearest the
bush it grows on.
Write for osr Khosl,iss Book, A s,hInf 4
SsmPany, San Francisco
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II. r. Marxe, the eastern promoter
who predicts a new aOO-room hotel for
the city. claims that Presldwent James
H. Mcclellan OF the Eastern Hotel COM
pany has left for Salt Lake 10 complete
the acquisition Of the Main street prop
erty necessary for erecting the half
mllllon-dollar yentue.
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AS cAMperLL.

Stock Broker PIG D, F. Walker Block.
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wool

WOOL.
ST LOUIS,
st. Louis, Dec. Sl--wool, nominal. Ter
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TIE directOrs Of the C0nsOTldated
Wagon & Machine company have or
dered the regular preferred dividend
paid on Monday, which anticipates the
usual time eight days No action was
taken on the common stock.
General Manager Odell OF the Con-
solidated Wagon & Machine company
states that he now incllnes TO the be-
lief that the snowfall throughout Utah
will be as large this year as last. He
has Just received letters from his repre-
sentatlyes at Montpelier. Logan, Og-
den, Heber City, Yernal, Provo, Span
ish Fork, Richneld, Mt Pleasant, Man
d and Sallna, stating that the snow
fall In the mountains for the past 10
days has been very heavy
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Observation-Disclosures
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MINES OF rINTIC.
This Year Has Been Very Prosperous
one Tor Iuab Camp.

Observation-Disclosures
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25
WIFE SPIRITED AWAY,

Many neighbors Of Andrew M. Olson
OF Vermillion, it is alleged, have been
active in spiriting away his wife, and
he has asked the police to assist him
in finding her. She is believed to have
gone to the home Of a brother in Mon
tana who had invited her to come with
her children to live with him because
he was not satisfied with the treatment
Mrs. Olson was receiving from her
husband.
Neighbors of the Olsons a few nights
ago invited the husband to their home
to play cards. He accepted the invi.
tation. Then, it is alleged, other resi-.
dents of the vicinity posted pickets to
guard against his approach, packed
and carted all the effects of Mrs. Olson
and the children to the railroad sta
ton, and then, engaging a closed car
rage took Mrs. Olson and the chill
dren to the depot, where a ticket was
purchased, and Mr.. Olson's family was
sent speeding westward.
Although he was absent only an
hour, he arrived home to meet with the
surprise that had been carried out tc
the letter.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25
FIRE STARTED TO HIDE MURDER,
Skull Of Hendrich Found to Have Been
Crushed.

Facts which have come to light
since the fire at Tabor point conclu-
sively 70 q mlrder. The body of Frank
Hendrich, who was supposed to have
been burned to death, shows marks of
violence which indicates that he was
killed while sleeping and the building
set on fire to hide the crime. When
the body was taken from the ruins it
was noticed that while the arms and
legs were burned to a crisp. yet a por-
ton of the head and shoulders was
only slightly burned. The skull was
crushed, showing violence which could
not have been exerted a by human
agency.
Hendrich was known to be a sober
man, and one who saved his money.
He was reported to have several hun
dred dollars in a trunk in his room at
the time Of the fire. Robbery Is sup
posed to be the motive for the crime,
with murder and arson to hide the
traces.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1904-11-25
$1,000 REWARD FOR MuRDERERs.
Assassins and Thieves Terrorize Yves.
sinuton Hills.


Citizens have determined to discour-
age the killing of hard working farm
ers by offering rewards sufficient to
make it an object for officers to hunt
down ~assassins and place the rope
about their necks.
If the purpose of the commissioners
does not miscarry, there will soon be
$11 900 up for the arrest and convic-
ton of the m%urderers of George Todd
and Jacob Johnson. Beadle county
and the state will give $4,000 of this
amount, Hand county having already
offered $4,000. Todd was murdered at
his farm about eight miles north of
Washington about Oct. S, and his body
found buried a month later. Jacob
Johnson lived near and he disappeared
three months previously. His body has
not been found. Both men had money.
The teams and wagons of both disap-
peared when they did.
A iona who lives alone near Wes-
sington reports having been intimi-
dated by strangers who came to her
house at night with the evident object
of robbery. They left suddenly. sus-
pecting that they were being pursued.
About this time ex-Railway Commits
sioner Kirkpatrick and George Cooper
lost a team, buggy and robes. Other
horses and property have been stolen
in that ne~ighbOrhood.
Farmers on the east Hand county
line are demanding protection. In fact
the people for miles around the scene
of these mysterious crimes are in an
unhappy frame of mind, not knowing
but their turn may come next, or their
property be stolen. The query goes
up, where is the black Sheep" Some
say he is spotted, but so far there is
no evidence.
These crimes recall the murder Of
Wolfe by young Macomber, south OF
Washington, in November, 1882. The
| victim had money and was lured by
the young man in a buggy to a wooded
| spot, shot in the head, his body COW
| cred with brush and set on fire. Re-
turning to Millen, the young man, find
ing the crime had been detected, shot
himself in the head after having
thrown the victims money away.