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The daily tribune., 1905-04-03

few weeks ago. There are sew
eral companies drilling now while
others are getting ready to put drills
toward China.
The we'll being drilled by Alex.
Smith, John Bald and others near the
Arkansas river Is making good head
way and in . couple Of weeks should
have reached thst point where the oil
zone should be penetrated.
The Lobsch company 10 pounding
away with excellent prospects for
opening good body Of the fluid. II
IL drilling In ground where oil might
be expected In the next 700 or 800 feet
The drillers are very hopeful OF the
desired results.
The Reservoir Oil company is 60.
ing to strike oil in the we'll it 10 put
ting down In the southern part Of the
field, 80 says stockholders in the pro-
position. This ground is close to the
Keystone oompany's property.
The Columbia Crude Oil company,
oper ating on lease from the Key
stone will drill several wells, thu first
30 be started In the near future. Not
. great deal is printed about this com.
pany, but its wells are throwin ing
the oil, Just the same.
Blaney Oil, Gas and Renting com.
pany has moved ono Of its derricks
near the river to another location aud
will spud the drill for = new we'll
very shortly.
The City Park we'll 10 only being
pumped in the afternoons at this writ.
ing, the oil flow being Insufficient TO
warrant its continuous pumping. A.
J. Tennis 10 in charge Of ,he we'll.
The Fremont Oil and Gas company
will declare y dividend this month.
This company is in no wise boastful
of its suoces1ful operations but has
declared dividends with considerable
regularity in the past and will con-
tinue to do 90 in ths future.
The new we'll Of the National Oil
company 10 doing all that its owners
could expect Of 1t 1t will not make
the stock holders millionaires 1t jump
but will warrant the payment Of divi-
dends amounting to handsome sum.
The annual meeting Of the Empire
Oil company is being held In rooms
10 and 20, Bank block this afternoon
for the election Of board Of directors.
g. J. Tanner 10 building derrick
west Of No. $40 Of the United Oil
company which Ia located south Of
the cemetery.
The we'll Of the Reservoir Oil COM
pany has reached depth Of 800 feet.
The hole 10 being put down near the
CITY reservoir.
The daily tribune., 1905-04-03

Blaney Oil, Gas and Renting com.
pany has moved one Of its derricks
near the river to another location aud
will spud the drill for = new we'll
very shortly.
The daily tribune., 1905-04-03

The Reservoir Oil company is go.
ing to strike oil in the we'll it 10 put
ting down In the southern part Of the
field, 80 says stockholders in the pro-
position. This ground il close to the
Keystone company's property.
The daily tribune., 1905-04-03

The Columbia Crude Oil company
oper ating on . lease from the Key
stone will drill several wells, thu first
30 be started In the near future. Not
. great deal is printed about this com.
papy, but its wells are throw ing
the oil, Just the same.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04

The letters of President Taylor are
rare, but perhaps those Of Andrew
Johnson are the rareSt as he did but
little of his own writing. His son
conducted most Of his correspondence
and signed his fathers name to the
letters. 1t is related that one reason
why President Johnson wrote 50 little
was owing 10 an accident which hap
pened to him when he was working at
his trade as tailor One day a tailor's
heavy iron goose fell on his arm, 50
injuring that member that he found ii
extremely difficult 10 indulge i'll pen
manship thereafter Andrew Johnson
was The poorest writer among the
presidents as well as the rarest. His
handwriting was very much of a
scrawl and can scarcely be deciphered
by the average reader.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
Great Northern Activity.

In an editorial in the Sioux Falls
Press it speaks Of the operations of the
Great Northern in this state, and says
an connection with the improvements
ordered at the three terminal points
there are rumors of extensions A Der
deem hopes TO be connected with Pierre
and the beyond. .dnron is looking for
a sout. west extension to the Missouri
and perhaps farther on. YanktOn re.
news its expectations for a connection
With the Burlington in southwest Ne.
braska Doubtless all these branches
will push Oh some time, bnt when, is
the uncertainty. The Huron and the
ark toii. extensions were projected sew
eral years, ago and their construction
deferred, the Great Northern manage
ment being fully occupied at the Pa
cilic end OF the system. 1t is now ready
to turn its attention to South Dakota
and important developments may be
reasonably looked for.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
BOTH Get ACROSS
Milwaukee and Northwestern Will
Each Strike Out West of the
River This Year.
The Story Comes from an Aberdeen
Man Who Claims to Know
Whereof He Speaks.

Aberdeen News: General 5 II. Jum-
week, gave to a representative Of the
| News All interview, in which he gave
The opinion of some prominent tinan-
ciers of that place in regard to the rail.
road extensions which are to be built in
South Dakota this year. He had long
talk with asbanker who is largely Inter
i banker claims to have IA tip from the in
side, and General Jumper quotes him as
follows:
"According to an agreement between
| the Milwaukee and Northwestern roads,
the Milwaukee will build this summer
Just seventy one miles into the cattle
country west of Chamberlain The
Northwestern will build from Pierre
west a parallel road thirty=one miles
Icing, which because of the curve in the
| Missouri, will end at the terminus direct
| y north and in a straight.line with that
of the Milwaukee terminus This will
! give each company an equal show III
the development of the new cattle coun-
| try. Neither of the companies will
build further this year west of the river.
1.-The material of the new bridge
| across the river at Chamberlain will be
taken from the present bridge of the
company across the Mississippi river at
Savanna, Illinois. At the latter place
a new $2,OOO,00O bridge will be built.
When the line is built to the Pacific
coast it will go through Evarts and not
Chamberlain. OF this we are sure.
"The Great Northern, in the opinion
of US MinneapoIitans who are ldenti
Filed with financial matters, will build to
Faulkton this summer any way, and
perhaps to Pierre 1t is very pleasing
| to us to see that all of these exten
sions are to be Of the greatest benefit TO
Aberdeen, for Aberdeen's commercial
and material interests are Identical with
ours This year will be an important
one in the development of South Da-
[ Eota =
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
CATHERINE TIE GREAT.
An Odd Woman Was This Empress
of the IL ISsttE3s

"A recent writer says Of Catherine the
Great, empress of Russia from the
year 1862 TO 1T96:
She rose at 6 and lit her own fire.
Her table was ideally simple. From
the rcproach of overcating and oyer
drinking she was free. Though she
could not sing a note, she ana lGince
DashkofI, who could sing no better oc-
caSionally performed in a concert, A
sudden burst of the most exalted and
ridiculous diScordant tones was the
consequence, one seconding the other,
with scientific shrugs and all the sol
tmn. self complacent airs and grmaceS
of musicians. From this perhaps she
pissed TO II eat concert and initiated
the purriug Of a eat in the most droll
ana lutlicrous manner. always taking
care 10 add appropriate, half comic
half sentimental words, which She in
vented for the occasion. or else splitting
like cat IN Il passion, with her back
up, she suddenly boxed the first person
in her WAY, making up her hand into n
paw and mewing ouulgcoNaly."
When playing whist one might Gather
inc could moi get her page to answer
the bell. After she had rung twice
again without effect, she left the room.
looking dag@crs, and did not reappear
for considerable time. The company
supposed that the unfortunate page
was destined TO Siberia or at least the
knout As matter of fact, Catherine
on entering the antecaamber found the
page. like his bctters, busy at whist,
when the bell rang he hap ened to
have so interesting Il hand that he
could not make UP his mind to quit it.
Now what did the empress do? She
dispatched the page on her crrand ana
then quietly sat down to hold his cards
until he should return"
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04

Some curious things have been fond
in the bfiny deep, but one of the odd
est is an ecclesiastical emblem made
Of pearls which was washed ashore on
the coast Of West Australia There are
nine good sized gems in this natural
curiosity. These have been joined to-
gether to form a perfect Latin cross.
Seven pearls Of equal size comprise The
upright and two more form the trans
verse piece. The Joining has been the
work of nature. The odd prize, dis
covered in a pearl oyster. is said to be
worth at least $4,000. 1t is called the
Great Southern Cross pearl.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
THE AGRA DIAMOND.
Odd Manner In Which 1t Was Snug
gl"d Out of India.


Like many other diamonds, the Agra
diamond has had adventures. 1t gets
it's name from the fact that it was TAX
en- at the battle of Agra in 1926 by the
Emperor Haber, who was the founder
Of the Mogul empire in india. The
Marquis of Donegal was in Agra in
1857. when the diamond was taken
from the king of Delhi Donegal! was
at the time engaged AS secretary and
belonged TO the same regiment rs the
young officer who obtained possession
Of the diamond. 1t was resolved
among them to smnggle it home to
England rather than give it up and to
share in the loot money The question
arose how were they to get it home
No one seemed able to hit upon q
method that would be meet
with success until ,ilG Last evening pre-
viouS to the departure of the regiment.
During the course Of dinner the youn-
gest Subaltern suddenly jumped up ana
said: II have it. We will conceal the
diamond in q horse bail and make the
horS" swallow it, This met with gen
~. "ipi o'hllol ii ball was secured,
the inside scooped out, the diamond in
serted. the end stopped up and the
horse made to swallow it,
When the regiment reached the port
Of embarkation the horse was taken
Ill and had to be shot The diamond
was taken from his stomach and
brought over TO England. 1t was sub
sequently sold 10 the Duke of Bruins
wick, and since then it has been recut
| from a fortysiX carat stone to thirty
one and a half carats in order to get
rid Of the black spots in it, and it is
the most perfect and brilliant diamond
! of rose pink color
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
Inside Information.

Iroquois Chief: The latest railroad
story to the effect that the Milwau
kee will this year build from Chamber
lain west seyentyone miles and the
northwestern will build from Pierre
west thilty-one miles. The party who
is responsible for this statement says
he gets his information from the inside
and that this course has been agreed
upon by the two companies and that it
will put them on AL equality as far as
the cattle shipping business is con
cerned. If anyone shows up with a
more reasonable railroad story than
this we will issue al extra telling all
about it.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
Both,

Bass-And of which variety is your
wife. the clinging vine or the self as
sertiye? CASA little of both. When
she wants new dress or a new hat
she generally begins in the clingins
vine role. If that doesn't bring the
money. then she changes. to the self as
sertive, and-well. she invariably gets
the dless Of the hat ~
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
A Waste Of Rreath

You can always tell an English
man." began the Britisher i,oastfnlly.
But it would only he waste of
breath" interrupted the Yankee, be
cause he thinks lie knows 1t ALL
Philadelphia Ledger
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
4 Worker.

Knicker-Can he accomplish much?
Knocker--I should say SO. He can do
as much as the man who didn't mean
to. Harper's Bazaar.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04

"Why. they are both dark"
Eyes. but he hasn't cent and she
has a million dollars. Pittsburg Post.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04
OppOsfteA.
opposites

"Why does he wish to marry herr"
"He says people should marry thell
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1905-05-04

If you get angry with man or wo.
man. make up your mind what you are
Goi;nS to ssy ani them dou.t sag il
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

quarters at Louisville. withdrawn from this
field and returned to Utah. In interview here
Elder Aagard said that there now twelve hun
dred converts to the Mormon religion in Kentucky
alone, about forty being this county There were
many thousands more in the Southern States Four
said. l. ne
The Mormon elders first made their appearance
ed them as they would lepers. but quietly and
away from their Doors 6as s they yupesS tRe
town became conyerted and joined n ths news ne7S
Church Gnu n Other members Of his family Joined and
ence here Shrout ordained an elder and will
others. o '''' -''' - eoi'e''ihs
:, One popularity about the Mormon converts is
to TO-, IT. There has never yet been backslider in all
never Yet attempted to make convert ha Sf
any one in the better class OF people here. The
no one pays them any attention. with the excep-
ton OF the poorer classes Of farmhands and ten
yet has there been attempt made to convert
Class OF people attended their eGr m naxf sy
The elders went out into the highways and by
or people that came to town and were passed by
other churches 1t was to these people that the
Morrnons went and they went into their houses
lower class mans heart is to associate With 10 him
secret Of the Mormons success IN this part OF
The Mormon missionaries are all quiet, we'll edu-
Gated fellows All are CARRIED In clothes of sombre
black, and all carry black cotton umbrellas They
arc ready 10 answer any question putt to them and
SSy 'hey neither practise nor preach polygaIsy
Ihey have never requested any OF their Converts
nereabout, 70 leave here and go TO Utah, but seem
70 desire them to labor among their own people
or two and half years in the mission field after
In any avocation they wish TO.
There Is strong feeling against the Mormons
mere IN town among the better people, but the
lower classes hail them brothers. Their converts
roug 5s sefty are e9 nun IN the
have never made application for place to preach.
Most or the elders at the last conference Were as
signed 10 mountain charges. with headquarters az
the nearest considerable town. from which they 20
TO preach at other points, They are all well sup
pied with money for any needed article. but their
verts In each section
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

persons in various parts Of the country sending
conscience contributions to the Secretary OF
the Treasury is the most eloquent OF invitations
TO other guilty ones to ''pay up and make your
peace with your conscience and your country
The person who sends the amount of his debt
TO the Conscience Fund" learns that no effort
will be made by the authorities 10 discover his
or her identity or 10 exact punishment for the
original crime. He feels that by thus making
restitution he will not only be forgiven for his
former misdeeds, but will be able to look the
world in the face once more, sleep better and
get more enjoyment cut of life. He is right In
cherishing these beliefs for the government off,
Gals viii make no attempt TO resurrect his
past. and there is doubt whatever that his
own conscience will reward him for doing the
square thing.
II you ask a Treasury official for the office
OF the Conscience Fund" he will smile and say
go 10 the Public Moneys Division" At the
Public Moneys Division you viii be told that
there is no such thing as the Conscience Fund %
but that the money received from the owners of
troublesome conscences is turned into the gen.
eral Treasury under the head OF 'rniscellane-
GUS receipts" For the sake of accuracy, and
also TO help along the wholesome fiction rec
ord is kept of every cent thus received. and as
long as the Treasury Department keeps a set of
books. entries will be made OF such oontribu-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

read them. AS a matter of fact he has too
much important official and personal CORE
spondence to be worried with the conscience
troubles OF unknown citizens, and Secretary
Loeb, who reads or directs the reading of all his
mail. sends the money. with the accompanying
notes, TO the Treasury Department by messen-
ger Scarcely a week passes without bringing
three or four conscience contributions TO the
White House. During President Cleyeland's
administration he once received q letter from a
lo-year-old boy, who returned three two-cent
postage stamps. when I was a boy of thir-
teen. wrote the ffteen-year-old penitent at
used three postage stamps that had been can
eelled, but did not realize the crime I commit
ted. hope that I will be forgiven for the
crime, because l was only thirteen years old
when did it,"
One of the largest contributions was the sun,
OF SS.OoO that was received during President
Harrfsons term Of office. The money came IN
large bills. which were all cut In two and az
nrst only one end or the rolf was received al
the Treasury Department. at win send the
other half of the money! the man wrote '.as
soon as see by the papers that II has been re-
ceived in Washington" The publication in the
papers was made at once, and the man was q n
good as his word directing the other halves
10 Postmaster General Wanamaker
The Postoffice Department has establishes a
-Conscience Fund" separate from that % ths
treasury Department, TO accommodate tha
money and stamps sent IN from time 10 tima 20
the Postmaster General AS fast as thew are
received. however the contributions are sent nm
70 the Treasury, and go. with the other mites
INTO the big vaults, the contents of which helm
TO pay Uncle Sans bills when they coma due.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
THE CONSCIENCE FUND"
Half a Million Dollars An
onymously Paid Into Treasury.
[FRoM THE TR1pUNE pUREAIr. ]

Washington, March pa guilty conscience
needs no accuser,' is adage that is not be-
lieved by officials of the Treasury Department
They Of the opinion that the guilty con-
science does need little prodding once In
a while to cause the to repent and
make amends. AS proof OF this contention they
point With pride to the so-called Conscience
Fund" which within the last century has gath
cred in nearly $4,000 for the governments
pocketbook. But for the fact that this myth
cal fund" has been referred to from time to
time in the newspapers, the officials believe
scarcely one-tenth of the huge sum mentioned
would have been sent to the Treasury. The fire.
quent printing of the mere words Conscience
fund is an accusation to every person who at
some period in his life has defrauded Uncle
Sam The constant appearance of dispatches
from Washington giving accounts of unknown
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26

howdah and human freight, on the broad hippo
drome track
life that he has had time for fads, but SINCE
the completion OF his home he has taken q
great deal OF interest in Mrs Bailey no Sf =,
hennery. One morning he surprised the once
STAFF by producing for their inspection men .
egg of extraordinary size; freak egg. IN 1aet.
One of prize hens laid that egg ne sal9'
And what became of the hen p some one asked
Oh was the reply, she looked at the egS'
cackled and dropped dead.
Several days later Mr.. Bailey produced an
other egg for inspection. This time the egg Was
small enough to have passed muster for pigeon
egg. Must have been bantam iala tnat, H Ma
the comment. Nothing of the kind, said MI
Bailey. This egg laid by sister or tne
hen that produced the ostrich egg last week.
And what became Of her? Why she was SO
ashamed that she away and hid, ana We
haven't seen her since
Mr. Baey's love for animals is marked. One
time his consent gained to feed the lions
and tigers with live prey in order to note the
actions OF the beasts. They were to have been
supplied with goats and sheep. The next day ne
came down and inquired: Have you done any
thing about feeding the animals with living
preyT Not yet sir Well; don't do H.
couldn't sleep a wink last night from thinking
on the subject, and wish you would not do IT,
And IL was not DONE"
The Knobs, Mr.. Bailey's estate at Mount
Vernon is called. covers almost forty acres.
The grounds are fenced with an ornamental iron
railing eight feet high for the whole of the street
frontage running north and west From the
entrance a broad carriageway of crushed blue
for pedestrians, leads in to the house On
the right, short distance inside the gate, a
slight declivity in the ground awaited of to
make a marble lined lake two hundred feet
long. On the left. diverging roadway
view Of the stables is had, while between acres
OF velvet lawns the drive continues gradual
ascent until the visitor arrives under the porte
cochere. Here. the east side. is an extensive
garden of the type known as formal, covering
an acre, with bronze fountain in the centre
The house is in the style of the old Spanish
Mission Of about the 10th century, and including
the porticos is 13Sx6S feet The walls thick
the material brick covered with stucco, and
capped and covered with South Dover white
marble. The roof is of red tile. The stables
a source of much pleasure to the proprietor,
whose string of trotters contains some flyers Of
record. The cost of the stable and furnishings
was $4,000. Easterly OF the gardens, which are
on the west side of the mansion, is an extensive
greenhouse or conservatory 25x50 feet, in which
are large cages containing hundreds of singing
birds from tropical countries, together with
many native kinds. Adjoining this is a fowl
house, or hennery. This is Mrs. Baileys prov
ince. Here she keeps many fancy breeds Of
pigeons. ducks. geese and other kinds of do
mestic feathered bpeds
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-03-26
HORIZONS IN KENTUCKY.
Work of Proselyting Going Busily
on There.

OwfngsvilIe KY March "a (SpeciaD.-Slowly but
surely the Church or Mormon. or "Latter-Day
Saints the elders prefer It to be called is secur
ing a foothold in Kentucky and neighboring States
both north and south Notwithstanding a state
ment by Thomas Fitch described prominent
attorney Of Lewiston Idaho." who is quoted
saying there is not single Mormon convert in any
State outside of Utah. there now over twelve
hundred converts to this religion In Kentucky alone
and are constantly being secured.
The annual spring conference has just closed its
session here by assigning the elders to fields
OF labor until October. when another conference
VIII be held. At the recent meeting. conducted by
Elder Ben E Rich of Atlanta. president OF the
Southern States Mission. Elder A ]. Aagard. presi-
dent OF the Kentucky State Mission. with head