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I OVER THE STATE.
9 TrtK TIE THAT WILL IMS IK
99 Ts J Mnt ? Mt positions which ' 1 human J.
99 Ptt * r m aWttt Wiinnke is , itinnow stated ,
99 mIm * 6m wov > h u project which will ma *
99 t rt ify cfc * * railway matters in this por-
HB txm * I U * mL. A gentleman , who m
HH twwItT Utnil U be till th inside of the pro-
Hfl yvt , M4wrNMtl h Humid reporter yesterday
H9 Tbt Mr. l'tt r wu.i t < > ho the tie that
Hfl " < W , trwiii thu date or his connection
HB -with Um Uh4 h Ptteinc , tie up the two roads
9B no fcnctiy W i , it would l difficult to tell
HJ trWfcbwr it w mi < mm or twrt voTporutions.
9J 1 * * • • K * < iti ly kHowii , at least , that both
9J ro . < bt hiw vt > mm1 by IfrjtiWm'fupitulinUt and
9J tkafc whifo OHver K. AniM Iibh , largo in-
9J lrit m tW MM. I m c4Mh m , Fred A m ( . • , m
9J * * i * Hy MtUrr U < l i tt4 * : thur. 'Up to the
HJ | r > MM t ( mm * tfc * r * rp < * rHtioHH so far an
HJ tfcrfr Immm > m N t iiMcku Knt concerned have
HJ bmra rivaln. TW Mwi iMmtwn has liven at a
HJ > thu > | rMttiM ( > front a. WtMlern p-iint of
HJ mw. . kt tit * < t iHg i ) Mn hihI Kiuiterii con-
HJ iMrUM * Im * sv < m itnn advHiitiigit in that
HJ pr irJr • lirwtiMti. Th Ihirliiigtou , too ,
HJ I m * > w rM ttxbrtttlttag itt > W tern brunches
HI j ntM > Ur m immtAki. Some of these are
HJ > < : TinMct ii i { mii lite territory of the Union
HB Piuuir. Jktt tt % it f hiiii of the IJnr-
HJ i.Mgtuw m MH4l r t iHl to b * the gaining of a
HJj i ofy rfinw-t ri l * to tlw c Hht than tlutt
HJ vw. th M H r.t Ri © rund * . The need
JJ < * a itifuct f wU > to wetrn wnters tin the
HJ ( M rtW ttMt4Mci H uml tin * need of the
Hfl I'uiom PWilfc for h line to Chicago re-
Hi tvwitai m • * • < nlfhIkIioh um to the heHt
B im ium nt W 4 | . .HC4t - Ht'li road. The re-
HJ M < M. xrcriHwg t < * K M d tmtliority. Ii. 'ih
HJ br n U * uiifa > iIm irrlcrertUi of the two linen ,
B with XI'wtUr } * MM eiv hohlin the helm
HJ < f tb mw jum ! | riTHiteiy dirtH-tin ; ; that of
HJ tm > ulbr. TW < ln Hw iHK'k of it ail in naid
HJ 1 > * Iw a m4 < i > i oKkMNtfioN of tim liirliir toa
HJ " > ( Vjimiu. lMtb rr th Hohlre e lii-iiiich.
B hM'h let n * w iMuMiin ; to the iHitntdary of
H I - > l riMiw , wilt ! r vctvtuled on to Cheyenne ,
B < r Uw > ilt twnii fr ni Corona , or the
B lt.i - t * IVwwer. to CTh . v > hih ? . When the
m lat.r uiwt Imhi Immm * rMt-b l connection
B uitli tfa U m I'wctiir will huYelu'en made
B ami M. Uw'iwcfc 4ir ft ruiirn * via the liewly
B j. < ( > uraki Iumt f the UiiUhi In < iKe will he
HJ . ur l to tk > ' - > MUit. T1 * pructiral uniting
H . f tiMMr t w t nc will Uitve a inomentiions
H | t-ttrt um thm older i > MMis whott > ' linen in-
B . j < IXt rMfc& . If tittf comhiHation , ar-
H | > . > tUm c W ntfHrt , w iHHd > > . it will at least
BB jtt > aHjt Koiiir rapid iMiiiiliH on tlie
BB > . rt < 4 * t > Mtr rw t4if fr mi CbfCHgo to place
BB tlww w nih iiw frvotit < with the llur-
BB ! wt < t.Hi. ShtMtM tu * > project eventuate
H OtM ki * , with Mr. l * tter looking after the
BB iiittrvdtji uf tb * com bit * * I limM. will hardly
BB fifter SM7 Imutm. OwtultK Herald.
H IS 1IE.IOKFAULTKII ?
BB It b * fcuait etirreHUy reportstl for nev-
H entl wwIm pM t tlMit J. T. Hurt , secretarv
bbV
HJ o < tWX fcr t ka kihI Iowa Insurance com-
HJ Pu > * V * < m r4 ort jh hia account * several
HJ tlio waBii dotem , tiome reports placing
th * > tit tkatioiv a Iiigh a * $25,000 or
H $30.0 4 . It wa i nfeo reported that Mr.
HJ Hiuri InmI m rt M Ml his Council IJInffd
H ] property te tk wmhimii } to batwfv previ-
BvJ
HL . ouh shortMRKx. The reports como front
BHk such prxmwiaMy relial4e sources and
BBV brffkwl Ht hy sock slruHg statements that
BBW a r > * iMrt x yr&terdiiy i > tarted out to run I
BKV tu ruMun 4 wtt. It wim IcHown that an
BBf ) uV ( ttiipUioN kiut Immm in progress Tor
BBf h-.BM ? tMtM. roodikted W Mr. Eli Clavton.
HJ cf PottjMrmttatMM ewntyt Iowa , and L. ] > .
HB | U JIimwhi , of Umk rity. iM4i it whk .stated
B tl ; t their iMV * tiuati Ht v > 'Hi& developing
BK coiimtLrnbkt ro < A < liMMri on the part of
H' tiw aei-rtrta'-y.
H' Mr. OavtiMI w.tri c r M ht t nkht and 1
H : . ! • • u. tt MMnt to the reporter , which
H . * * i < tttj re that they were making
H b.i uvntt utioM * A the l o4 kH of the coin- I
H ) | wiiv. but that it * mi the regular annual s
Bf rkiwiutiuii. Mr. Clayton aid he had c
H herd r-fMM-U f ni9Ju rt s hi Mr. Hurt's
H ari'iMtei. . imm ! IumI hen rereivisu ; letters
H { or Mfvvrmi M ( MttM with regard to them , '
H * * hc * f tW writ rrt jdaria tlw amount as r
H btfp > 57" tMMt. Hit hmUI the letters came c
BJ from partif higlt standing , and men j
B who w re. h thought , in a poit on to
H kitow M > m-thing | M > iit tlie matter. He
Ltf * * biiiiciMiw duKR herw for the purpose of j
BB' making n. thorough investigation. This
BF th * v had • d < ; nj. and th report which
BE > . < uJd W Hutd > > out Monday would show B
BJ th * company in first-cl * s condition. Mr.
BJ H .rt hft'I beH given unlimited discretion
BJ m the appiirMtroH of the funds , and had c
BJ at different times had large amounts to his c
BJ acceunt. hut that the officers were | > erc
B feetijr satisfied with the manner in which
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B be eondHctetl the buttiness. Mr. Hart was
a man firm is his opinions , and had un-
B dotthtetHy made some enemies who were Ii
B tryi g to iajwre him and the company in r
B tiu * way. ifr. Clayton repeated that
B when the report was made out Monday it v
B would fehow Jfr. Hart square with the
B company. Omaha Republican. c
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ariSCELl.ASKOU > STATE 2ZATTEU& .
A Wissbk special has this : This town „
B has a sensation of a very salacious charac-
g
B ter. Hulr Perrine , one of the foremost cit- ,
B ice s of the town , is charged with having „
B bought a girl from her father for immoral
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. purposes. She in a comely-looking miss of
15 years , a ad is the daughter of M. J.
B Eiii 4art , from whom she was bought by .
I FerriiM. Khiiiehart is a half-witted fellow , {
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and a pa pec whom the county has been
I eepportia ; . The mother of the girl , having
i beard of the transaction , and that her 5
I Jaitghter ha < l been taken by Ilhineharfc to
I P rrines ho se , instituted a search for her , I *
I which has wufcsed Perrine to leave the town u
I with the girl. The community is consider- "
I abiyei cited. e
I C E. iLiYXE , xr Omaha raalestate agent *
I who is sa4d to have made § 100,000 in the d
I post two years , is negotiating tor Boyd's n
I opera house , i rice 5 50,000. ll .
I CmzKSx at Broken Bow deplore the ab- :
I bdBce of adequate tire protection. t
Tiw Ruwe hotel at Fremont was opened { : ]
to the pHbhc lu > t week. This is a new
ho 3faHd one reflecting great credit upon
theedty. It is a four-story brick structure cc
* of kandsoHie design and splendidly Turn- ll
ifched throughout. Tlie opening was cele
brated by a complimentary dinner given ° if *
by Mr. Iiuwe to his Triends. J
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Death is announced at Brownville of Mrs.
Mary A. McComas , mother of Mrs. Robert ? l
\V. Furnas. She had been a resilient of 1 ?
Nabraeka for over thirty vears. >
f 0. )
' Battlk CnBEir , Fairraount and Repubt _
Mean City are organizing lodges of the A.
0. U. W. order.
Is Omaha the other night a man was ,
twice stopped by footpads within a radius
of six. blocks. The would-be robbers cot
1 nothing. . .
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Fbemoat bad only six firw thepastyear , 0i
% - none of them very damaging. J
FosTitASTEit Ixi.t ECTOit KlNO was husi'y
engaced ! unt week in ( Xaininlng into the
nffairs of the Omaha { stolllce with regard
to increase in tho vferical forco askcil b '
Postmaster Coutants Mr. King thinks ad
ditional help is irseded to keep puce with
the wonderful increase in the business of
the office , and will make recouiuioudution
to the department at Washington for ad
ditional clerks.
Washington Ikvino Bisttop , tho noted"
mind reader , entertained an audience ol
2,000 Omaha people on tho evening of the
21th inHt. His entertainment was not
very successful in experiment , his subjects
being a little too thick-headed.
The A. 0. U. W. is making rapid strides
in the stato of Nobraskn.
Residents on Q street , saya the Lincoln
Journal , witnessed a novel race yesterday
morning. Two Mewing mnchine agents were
driving along tlie street at a furious rate ,
each holdingam to a machine with one
hand and driving with the other. Behind
came another agent on horseback , also
riding as though hit life depended upon liie
speed. It 'had been reported down town
that a certain household wished to ex
change a sewing machine for another make ,
and two rivnl agents were doing their'best
to anticipate each other in getting a ma
chine into the house. The horseman evi
dently represented the instrument about
to be discarded , and desired to be on hand
to engage in the festivities. Tho outcome
of the trouble is unknown.
Ahkkat crowd witnessed tho game o
base ball between the Lincoln and Omaha
teams at tho latter city on Sunday last.
The Capital City boys were victorious.
A couple of Peoria gentlemen are about
to put up a few brick blocks in Kelson.
Tin : school population of Geneva has in
creased 150 the past year.
Exkteic extends a cordial invitution to
parties looking for good business points to
visit that town.
Tub Lincoln Stock Yards Company lias
been sued by Martin O'Connor for § 10,000
damages sustained by reasons of frozen
dirt falling on him and breaking his leg last
February.
A NUMuek of Tekamah men have formed
a syndicate for the purpose of buying and
importing Texas cattle into Burt county.
The first installment , received , was com
prised of 1.100 head of fine graded steers.
Postmastui : Suing has ordered a fine
new outfit Tor the post-oilice nt Hurting-
ton.
ton.W.
W. A. Pollock , of Coleridge , will culti
vate 200 acres of timothy and clover this
season. J
Thk farmers or Wayne county have or
ganized an alliance for their mutual pro
\
tection and benefit.
Omaha furnished a suicide case last week.
Chas. A. Pickens took twenty grains of
morphine ' and went to sleep to wake no
more in this world. He had not lived
happy ' with his wife , and this is thought to
have ' been the primary cause of his rash
act.
TnE machinery plant in the Wakefield
flour mill has been improved at a cost of
§ 3,000.
Dn. Gehtii. state veterinarian , and Maj.
IUrney ] of the live stock sanitary commis
sion , started from Lincoln last week on a
stock-condemning trp , which will take in
several places on the Fremont. Elkhorn
it Missouri Valley road , and extend as far
west as Chndron.
The Peruvian Medicine company of Blue
Hill , with a capital stock of § 5,000 , has
been organized for the manufacture ol
medicine and has filed its articles of incor
poration in the oflice of the secretary of
state. The incorporators are Edward Sud-
erdorl and Howard P. Hicks.
The annual celebration of the establish
ment of Odd Fellowship in America took
place at Wilbur on the 2Gth. A number
of the fraternity from Lincoln were in att
tendance.
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The Union Pacific has surveyed a lin&
from Columbus to David Citv.
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Notwithstanding rain the Omaha idgh
school graduating class , numbering forty ,
turned out on Arbor Day , and each plant-
cd a tree on the campus. The expected
ceremonies were dispensed with on ac
count of the inclement weather , aud there
was a noticeable lack of spectators. J
A LiNcoLNspecial says that Gov. Thayer a
has refused to grant a requisition for the j
return of Susie A. Marsh , of Falls City ,
who is charged by her husband , George ,
Marsh , of Falls City , with stealing her own
child and taking refuge in Kansas with it.
The grounds of the governor are , in the
first place , that there are not sufficient f
grounds for considering the offense child
stealing , as the parties had not been di
vorced and the custody of the child had
not been given to either parent , and the a
mother accordingly has as good a right to
the child the father
as has. e
James Wksthkook of Dixon county , has IJ
just taken a place in the pen for two years w
tor assault with intent to kill. a
A FiitE in Beatrice last week destro3ed
S15,000 worth of property. °
A. B. Ciiakiie , of Oakland , recently ap
pointed receiver of tho land office at Xior
urara , will enter upon the duties of his
new position in a few days. The penalty
xacted : from tho receiver in this office is
S50.000 and the security is required to be , l
louble that amount. This is larger than
a
required in any laud office in the state , the
lowest amount exacted being § 10,000 at
he option of the land commissioner. The .
security Mr. Chnrdc obtained in his own
town , amounting to § 127,000 , and over
his fact Mr. Charde feels elated.
o
At the civil service examination in Linli
oln last week only five persons presented tl
hemselves. lc
The United States Investment company , c ;
Grand Island , iias been organized at it
rand Island , and articles of incorporation t (
iled with the secretary of state for the pur-
lose of making loans in Nebraska. The a
ncorporators are. H. A. Koenig , A. H.
aker , 0. B. Thompson , William Hogge ,
. A. Abbot , C. A. Von .Wasmer and Gus-
av Koehler.
TnE brick manufactures of Grand Island •
n
re greatly taxed to keep up with the deti
iiand. tl
A Lincoln special says the live stock Sl
:
unitary commission is finding business re
vely at the present time , over 150 caBes tl
diseased stock awaiting examinationat in
heir hands. ' Bl
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Ghand Ihland's street railway will bo
completed by July 1.
Tun United Ftatcs Investment compnny
of Grand Island has just been organized
and articles Tiled. Its purpose is to make
loans in Nebraska.
John Mkindohk , of Omaha , waB struck
with pnrnlysis on tho 24th inst. , and
thereby lost his eyesight. Ho is a brother-
in-law of lira. Linderinau , tho German ac
tress.
The water works system ao Hastiijgs is
being improved by the uddition of three
miles of mains.
The Beatrice canning company is turn
ing out1,000 cans per day.
Kalamazoo is now without a postoflice.
I j The York Democrat says : A traveling
shark was in the city on Tuesday afternoon
just to advertise goods you know. Before
lea.ving lie sold eighteen brass lockets to
eighteen York suckers for eighteen big , hard
earned dollars. York can supply as many
suckers on a moment's notice as any town
under tho sun. There are men in York who
would buy apiece of blank paper and pay
five dollars for it if some slick-tongued fel
low would Bfciind upon a street corner and
offer it for sale. Tho same fellowB would
not give an honest home dealer eighty cents
for a gold dollar.
Mk. Stkeet , receivcrof thoFirstNational
bank of Blair , informs the editor or the Re
publican that a final dividend in full of all
proved claims and interest has been made ,
and it will be paid in a short time as he is
now computing the interest and preparing
the schedules.
West Point Odd Fellows gave a banquet
on the 2Gth , tho sixty-seventh anniversary
of Odd Fellowship in America.
An organization has b en effected at Ne
braska City whoseobject is to impound all
cows which are found running at large.
The trial of 0. II. Rofchacker , editor of
the Omaha Republican , for slugging Ed
ward Rose water , editor of the Bee , took
place on the 20th , and resulted in the ac
quittal of Rothackcr. Rosewater had en
tered the charge of assault with intent to
kill. After the evidence had been heard
and the state ' s attorney made his argu
ment. E. M. BarLlett , who appeared for
Mr. Rolhncker , rested his case , and the
judge dismissed the defendant on the
grounds that tiiero was no cause for
action.
The prospect Tor building several good
brick buildings in Mindenis brighteningnnd
will begin , doubtless , as soon as the bricks
are burned. A company is forming for the
purpose of building a § 30,000 or § 40,000
brick hotel , which is very much needed.
Gov. Thayer hns received from the war
department the following letter in answer
to a request that Lieut. Dudley's detail as
military instructor in the university he ex
tended : "To the Governor of the State of
Nebraska DearSir : Referring to your com
munication of tho Gth inst. , requesting an
extension of the detail of First Lieut. Ed
gar S. Dudley , Second artillery , at the uni
versity of Nebraska , in accordance with
the resolutions of the board of regents
of that institution , the secretary directs
me to informyou your request is approved ,
and that Lieut. Dudley will be permitted
to remain at the university until Septem
ber , 1S8S. "
Attohney-GenehalLekse hassclocted as
his deputy , to begin service on the 1st of
July , John M. Stewart , of the firm of Stew-
art cfc-Mcriieeley , ofMinden. Mr. Stewart
is said to be a bright and promising young
lawyer , who will make a valuable assistant
for tho overworked attorney-general.
The six-months old child of Mr. and Mrs.
Loomis is suffering from a serious mishap.
It ] was tipped over on a stove and the con-
cussion resulted in the paralysis of all its
limbs. 1
Margaret Storms , of Pierce , has insti-
tutcd 1 a divorce suit against her husband.
S. I M. Storms , charging him with abuse and
desertion.
The Hull county agricultural society
have been offered § S00 anlore for the 40 j
acres adjoining Grand Island on which tiie r
fair grounds are located. r
A cedvk chip was unearthed at a depth j"
of 112 feet near Arnold recently. It was ,
well preserved and showed the marks of an .
axe. s
Falls City has revived the project of dig-
ging a canal and turning the Nemaha river ,
through the town for power purposes. Old j
and recent surveys show thata fall of thirty h
feet could be obtained. 3
The commissioners of Lancaster county
have decided to call an election on the 30th w
,
day of May to vote upon the issuing of I
200,000 ia bonds to erect a county court a
house upon uhe block in the city reserved e
for that purpose. 8
Geneva has two brick yards , turning out ti
24,000 brick per day. A § 30,000 hotel ] *
and other projects are talked of.
u
The stock yards of Omaha is provingan *
excellent market for bovine and porcine :
products. No need ' of shipping to Chieago ? ;
when just as good prices can be obtained Kt
at home. st
A new paper has been started in Holt °
county called the Pickings.
Mayor Boyd , of Omaha , flatly refused a c' '
renomination. l' '
The carpenter shop of the Union Pacific , w
located near the river bridge in Omaha , J
was destroyed by fire last week. Loss st
about § 4.000.
At Omaha a runaway horse dashed into
crockery store , destroying about § 300 T [
worth of goods.
Gov. Thayer will not appoint a state oil
inspector for some time yefc. The law does
not go into effect until the 1st of July.
The city council of Fairbury passed an
ordinance requiring all saloon to pay ? 500 '
license and § 500 occupation tax. This is Sr ;
the result of several meetings. The deadrc
ock was broken by the mayor using thec
lasting vote. This is considered illegal , but * '
seemed the only way to settle the matr
er. 8l
Horse thieves have been operating in and u
iround Indlanola. [
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Or late one may read of wonderful oper- "
itions upon the eyes in the way of trans a
planting tissues of the eye of the rabbit to fe
eplace parts of imperfecte5eoiih iRn. The P
ransplantation of the mucus menibmnfj of ra
-he eye and even of the cornea has been * 2I
iucce8sfully accomplished in a few instanre
es. The attempt has even been made to fn
eimplant the whole eyeball of a rabbit in F <
he vacant orbit of a man. Of five experth
ments of this kind only one is reported as w <
iuccessful , and even that is doubtful. di
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A JIAILWAYLSjiD GKAyT
The President " / " Th/ About Vte
The president ( W88ent to the secretary
of the intorioro following letter in rela-
tion to a < " ovrtrxjverHy between Guilford L.
Miller , a. < geittter , and a railroad corpora
tion , involving tho question of ownership
of , certain hinds :
EvEcvnvc Mansion , Washington. Dear
Sir : I have examined with much care and
interest the question involved in the con-
dieting claims of Guilford L. Miller and tho
Northern Pacific railroad company to cer
tain public land in Washington. The legal
aspects of the case have been examined and
pussed upon by several officers of the gov
ernment , who do not agree in their conclu
sions. Miller claims to bo a settler upon
tho land in question , whoso possessions
dates from 1878. He alleges that ho line
made substantial improvements upon this
land and cultivated the same , and it ap
pears that he filed his claim to the same
under the homestead law on the 20th day
of December , 1884. The railroad company
contends that this land is within the terri
tory or area from which it was entitled * o
select such quantity of public laud as might
be necessary to supply any deficiency that
should ho found to exist in the specified
land mentioned in a grant by tho govern-
ment to Baid company in aid of tlie con-
etruction of tho road , such deficiency be
ing contemplated aB likely to arise from
the paramount right of private parties
and settlers within tho territory enibrac-
ing said granted lands , and that the laud
in dispute was thus selected by the com-J
pany on the 19th day of December , 1883.
A large tract , including this land , was
withdrawn by an order of tho interior de-
paitincnt from sale and from pre-emption
and homestead entry in 1872 in anticipa-
tion of the construction of said railroad
and a deficiency in its granted lands. In
18S0 , upon the filing of a , map of the defi-
nite location of the road , "the land in con
troversy and much more which had been
so withdrawn was round to lie outside ol
the limits whicli included the granted lands.l
But its withdrawal and reservation from
settlement , and entry under our land laws
was continued upon the theory that it
was within the limit of the indemnity laude
which might be selected by the company us
provided in the law making the grant. The
legal points upon this controversy turned
upon the validity and effect of the with1
drawn I and reservation were at all times
effectual and that they operated to pre-
vent Miller from acquiring any interest in
or right to tho land chinned by him. With
this interpretation i4 the law and former
orders and action of the interior depart
ment , it will be seen that their effect has
been the withdrawal and reservation since
1S72 of thousands if not millions of acres
of these lands from the operation of the
land laws of the United States , thus placl
ing them beyond the reach of our citizens
desiring under such laws to settle
and make homes upon the same ,
and that had this been done for the benefit
of a railroad company having no fixed , cor-
tain , or definite interests in such lands. In
this manner the beneficial policy and intcn-
tion of the government in relation to the
public domain have for all these years to
that extent been thwarted. There seems ,
to be no evidence presented showing how
much , if any , of this vast tract is necessary
for the fulfillment of this grant to the rail
road company , nor does there appear to -
be any limitation oT time within which this v '
fact should be made known and the corj j
poration is obliged to make its selection. j
After a lnpseof fifteen years this large body a
of the public domain is still held in reserve t
to the exclusion of settlers , for tho coitveno
ieni-e i of of the h
a corporate beneficiary govh
eminent ! and awaiting its selection , though t
it is cntirt-ly certain that much of there-
served land can never be honestly claimed "
by ] said corporation. Such a condition ol
the 1 public lands should no longer continue.
So far as it m the result of executive rules '
and methods these should he abandoned , -
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and so far as it is the consequence of im- , j
provement laws , these should be repealed . ,
or amended. Our publicdoniain is our nam
tioual * wealth the earnest of our growth al
and the heritage of our people. It should : i
promise limitless development and riches , c
relier { to the crowding population , and ti
homes j to thrift and industry. These "
inestimable advantages should be jealJ"
ously guarded , and a careful and enlight- _
ened policy on the part of the government ?
should secure them to tho people. In the " .
case under consideration 1 assume that
there is an abundance of laud within the
area which has been reserved for indemnity , ji
in whi . * h no citizen cr settler has a legal ( j
right or equitable interest for all the purw
poses of such indemnification to this railei
road company , if its grant has not already w
been satisfied. I understand , too. that W
the selections made by such corporations < ' <
are , not complete and effectual until the ? h
same have been approved by the secretaryjj !
oT the interior , or unless they are made in \j
the words of the statute , under his direc.V. .
tion. You have thus far taken no action
in , this matter and it seems to me you are j. .
in a condition to deal with the subject in Jrj
such manner as to protect this settler from jt.j
hardship and loss. I transmit herewith th
papers aud documents relating to the case sir
which were submitted to me at my request , tr
suggest that you exercise the power and hi
authority you have in the premises upon
jquitablo < consideration , with every presei
sumption and intendment in favor of the re
settler ( , and in case you find the corpora- "
tion is entitled to select any more of these \ • .
amis than it has already acquired that F *
rou direct it to select m lieu of the land J1
lpon which Miller has settled other land , , n
vitliin the limits of this indemnity reserva- "
. ion , upon which neither he nor any othery
itizen has in good faith settled or made coi
,
mproveniPnts. I call your attention to in
sections 2,450 and 2451 of the revised pr
itatutes d the United State < as pointing be
ut | the mode of procedure whicli may per-
iaps be resorted to if necessary for the
uirpose of reaching a just and equitable
lisposition ' of the case. The suggestions
herein contained can , I believe , beadopted fi
vithont disregarding or caihng in question th
he opinion of the attorney general upon ci
he purely legal propositions which weJe ,
ubinitted to him. J
Yours Very Truly , | °
Grover Cleveland."l"
the of the Interior in
o > Secretary , Washingin
ton. ?
bv
of
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IXQUIMSG Ol" THE COM3IISSIOX. de
Washington General ,1C
dispatch : Manager
klellen , of the Wisconsin Central , tele"V
raphs the inter-state commission deeply jf ,
egretting the inability of the commission tb
give immediate attention to the petisa
ion of his line , and saj's : "Large quantiS1C
ies of business are being contracted for
ummer delivery by tho lake lines for Du-
uth , and the loss to us by the delay will ]
vervgreat. If I send you verified stateex. .
ner ' < 3y f the tonnage being contracted for
'the east via Duluth , and of grain and ' * :
lour . of Minneapolis via Duluth. Will it i' °
lid in our case ? Ire are suffering. " si'J
M. A. Fulton , of Hudson , Wis. , hns prewa
erred charges against the Chicago , St. rel
aul ; , Minneapolis & Omaha road that the Eil
ates fixed upon freight from Chicago to ins
ludson and intermediate points are unDu
easonable and unjust. He states that to i
reight was carried in large quantities in
"ebrunry and March last at less than half
he present rates , and that the earnings J
rere then sufficient to pay interest and chi
ividends upon watered stock. pre
r.WllT ItAllISU DKSPKUADOES.
17tcy Capture an llritreit * Trutn ami Carry
A tret if Sereral Tfioitmtntl X'tUur * .
Tucson , Aiiiz. , April 28. The western-
bound Southern Pacific express due here nt
10J0 ! last evening' , was stopped nnd robbed ut
Publico station , eighteen miles east of here ,
about ; U:30 o'clock last evening. The number
of i men ensured In the robbery is variously
estimated i ut from live to eight.
Cal Harper , the engineer , when approach-
lujr Pap-igo , a side station , was signaled by a
red lantern to slop. He slowed down , and as
he approached the light , he notice 1 obstruc
tions on the track so placed that In case he
failed to stop the engine would spread the
truck and derail itself.
Immediately on stopping ; a dozen or more
shots were llred Into the express car. and a man
with a pistol in each hand hoarded the locomo
tive aud commanded Jlarncr not to get down.
The other rohbers had in the meantime
been prying at the I'XDress ear door , and fail
ing' tojiet it open they placed a stick of giant
powder under it and compelled Harpern
right the fuse attached. This he was obliged
to do hut to avoid being blown up. the mes
senger : opened the car and the rubbers took
possession.
thorough in their work.
After extinguishing the fuse the men took
charge ' of the car , uncoupled the engine , bag
gage and express ear Imm the remainder of
] the train and made Harper get on the engine
and ; pull ahead two lengths.
This boimr done , Harper was again put oil
aud the robbers look charge of the engiue
and ; pulled six miles toward Tucson. Here
they killed the engine and left it.
During thu run the robbera went through
the ' mail and express cars , hut did not get
more than $5,03J. They got two packages of
railroad ( money , of § I,2h > , and the other ot
$ j f)00 , and abo two packages or postage ; stumps
going to tlie potoffice at San Francisco.
It is reported that the express messenger
threw \ § 3,500 in gold into a stove , and so saved
it j from the robbers.
Nothing was known here of the afTair until
past ] midnight , when a telegram was received
from 1 I'antano hreakuiau liavmir walked
back I eight miles to that place. A special was
sent down and the train brought in at l > this
morning.
passengers not molested.
None of the passengers were molested and
some of them knew uotli ng of the trouble
until after their arrival heie.
Under Shen 'fi Shibell was early at the scene
of trouble , hul could discover nothing that
would lead to the identitv of the rohbers. Ten
trailers under Deputy Shenlf M. R Sbaiv have
left j for the scene of the trouble.
The robbers are believed to be discharged
railroad employes , although they compelled
Engineer Harper lo show them how to handle
the f locomotive. It is believed by their actions
in handling Ihe train that tiny were familiar
with such work.
Sax Ihamim o , Cal , April L' .S Iinmedi-
. ntfcly upon the receipt of the news at the of-
lice of the Southern I'ac.Iic companv in this
city , A. N. Townc , general manager , issued
the following circular , with orders to the
company's agents to post in conspicuous pla-
ces :
"The mail and express cars on our west
bound l e' .press train , when at a point seven-
miles east of 'luc-on , Ariz. , at 10 o'clock last
night : , was stopped and robbed liy four or tive
men. The Southern Pacific railroad companv
herebv oiler a reward of SI.OCO each for tlie
the : u rest and convction ! of the robbers.
which is in addition to a like reward ollered
by the Wells , Fargo iCo. . express. In addi-
tion . to this , we understand lh.it the United
Stales postoflice < lej armeut has a standing
reward ' of § 200 each for the arrest awlcouvic-
tion of persons who engage in robbing the.
mails. "
HOW THE WOIHC WtS DONE.
From information received by him , General ,
Manager Towne said this afternoon , in refer-
ence to the afTairThere were live shots
fired ; from the band of rubbers into the ex
p.ess car after the train had been brought to }
stop. AVhen the train came to a standstill. '
the ! engineer and fireman were ordered to get
nil the engine , which thev did. Then thev
were each given a stick of < riant powder and
told that they must compel the mail agents
and express messengers to open the ear or h
the robbers would with revolvers. coinp.I then : u
lo . light the dynamite to destroy the car. Under b
these threats the express messenger and mail t
igvnts abandoned their car. 'I he robbers then
uncoupled the locomotive , express and mail car i
rrom the traiii ainl got on tin * engine and ran
lown , the track two miles. There tuev stopped
mil , took all the money they could find. The j
noney obtained from Wells. Fargo v'c Co. was
ihout § 5,000. No pa.ssingers .ere molested.w
is ; the robbers had not entered the passenger vl
ars. : When the lobbers went on the ioconiow
ive they left the engineer : ; id : fireman staini
ng beside the track. The engineer and lire
nan followed the course taken and took tiie
ccmnotive and cars back to the train ami pro0
reeded westward. No one was injured , and I
lave not vet heard as to whether the mail was n
ified. - ' " ri
• SOLDIERS AND SCOUTS AT WORK. I3
Additional facts were received concerning j1
he , robbery in dispatches to Wills , Fanro 0c ti
'o. , They were to the effect that the Train j
1:1s held up three miles east of I'apago in a t
lit. Tiie mail was robbed as we'i ' a > the ex
'l-ess. No one was injured bv the shooting. ,
Vhen the news was carried bsck to i'antano ' "
qnceruing ] the robbery. United States .Mar- l
hal Mead with a deputy and two deputy v"
hcrilTs and two others staffed after t'ie train. °
'he locomotive and cars were found at the ni
-histling . post about one mile wot of Panago. cc
he engine was dead : the headlight was put
ut and the air brakes on. There was no
race of the robbers. .Marshal Mead sent for
i-oops to Fort Lowell ami thirty-live soldiers co
ft there at 5 o'clock this morning to scour b\ >
lie country. Officer Harris was expected to Bl
rrive soon , and another party with Indian ,
' T
railcrs ; was expected to srrive froin Yuma to \v
tint ; for tiie robbers.
Colonel ( Wilder , superintendent of the mail
L'rvice , said th s afternoon that he had just 7
jceiveil a dispatch from Mr. True , the mail te
gent on the roule 'between Los Angeles and
eniing concerning the robbery. Mail and
xpress agents were given just iine and one-
alf iniMites to get out under threats of be-
lg blown up with dynamite , and they at once W
nt. Bj
The express was running light on this trip. II
ftth the rewards offered by the iailroad Cc
im pany. Wells , Fargo it Co. , and the stand0. .
ig ; offer of the ix"stoffice department , it will JU !
rolit < whosoever mav be tlie captor or the rob- ] >
ers ; § 2,200 for each capture. j- (
jCn
Cn
cirir service r.EFOinr. Li
Washington dispatch : It is stated on Oi '
tithority that the evidence submitted at 'J ! .
lie recent civil service investigation at p ,
hicago ; failed substantiate the charges W
referred by the Chicago civil service reSi
jrm association against Collector See- ' i
erger. of the Chicago customhouse , where- j , 1'
it was alleged that the collector some l
lonths ' since violated the civil service law l5'1
peremtorily demanding the resignation
a clerk named Webster for the sole W .
nson ; that his plnce was wanted for a W
emocrat. As the civil service law does Co
ot authorize the commissioners to adO.i
mister oaths or compel attendance of pi
itnesses or compel voluntary witnesses Li
answer questions other than such as
ey may choose to answer , a thoroughly "
the commis- * * ]
itlsfactory investigation , -
oner. say , was practically impossible. jPo °
Po
La
A rVGIIAST GETS HOT. jjt
Brooklyn dispatch : Ex-Alderman and Ca
c-pugili.st "Jimmy" Dunn made a savage Si
ssault upon Probate Clerk Wm. H. Mul-
aon , in the rooms of the police commisWi
oner to-day , for writing an article which Co ;
as published in one of yesterday's papers , Oa
lating ; to his prize fight with Jimmy He
iliott. In trying to separate the men an Ca-
spector received an ugly cut in the head. Shj
una was arrested and placed under bonda
keep the peace. „ -
Coi
Tub corner-stone of the First M. E. jA
urch in South Omaha was laid with apy
opriate services on the 24th inst. ' g UJ
UE CAS HE UESOMtXATEI ) . I
0ifo i Expressed that Cleveland Can fit- S
Given Another Chance If He JJratren It. V
Now York dispatch : Tho following np-
pears in tho editorial column * of the Starr
"Jn view of the reports which have been'
sent out by the Washington correspond
ents of Homo western newspapers , I think.
* t proper to make tho following statement :
In January last tho president mud to tnff-
that ho had b u contemplating tho mak
ing of a publft t/eclaration which would'
take him off the field as a candidate iu < Wg
1888. He said that ho was led to this con-
elusion not only by personal considera
tions , but because ho thought such a
courso would relieve him from imputationo- tf H
whicli were daily cast upon him , and' H
which interfered wilii his usefulness in of- H
( ice. After listening to tho president's ob- | B
servnlious. mid supposing that ho wished' H
an expression of my opinion , I told him |
that 1 thought such a declaration would 1
b'i very unwise , and that it would increaso |
his perplexities rather than diminish them. I
I also said that it was not Tor him to say 1
whether ho would be a candidate for ro- 1
election or not * That was a matter to be 1
decided by tho democracy , who had lion- 1
• • red him greatly , and who had a right to I
? im services if they desired them. 1 alsfl 1
urged that no tradition would be broken 1
by his candidacy for a second t rm , and 1
that it might bo most important to his I
party and the country that ho should 1 I
re-elected. Altera long conversation upon I
tftis subject , tho effect of which win , iw T J
have stated , the matter was dropped ami ! 1
has not since been alluded to , except in su 1
casual manner. I have never had in my I
possession a letter from the president with- I
leference to a second term , nor have I ever 1
seen such a lei ter or tho draft of one. L I
have not been in Washington since the 4th 1
of this month. If thepresirienthnsnrrived' ' 1
at the determination suggested in his con- * a
versatiou with me last .January I do not ,1
know it. but , knowing well his character , I ' 1
am confident that if he thinks it his duty a
to decline a renomiiiatiou ho will make Wm M
intention public in a way which will render I
a misunderstanding of it impossible. In
common with other personal friends , and , M
as 1 believe with tho great body of thu do- m
morracy and a large part or the independ-
cut nuri republican voters , I sincerely hope. a
that Cleveland will accept the nomination. fl
which according to present appearances , . I
will be tendered to him without serious. fl
dissent. William I > oisiiiimir. " a
Washington dispatch : The statement fl
a ! tributed 'o ' ex-Gov. Dorsheimer. to tho fl
effect i that President Cleveland prepared a fl
letter 1 formerly refusing : i second term , fl
fares \ no better than the alleged unbosom- ' j
ing j on the part of the president to Senator V fl
V'-st. The story is flatly contradicted fl
by the governor iind was discredited horn- fl
before | his denial was received. Senator- fl
Vest , when interviewed about it to-day , flj
said f : fl
"I don't believe the president has ever 9
J written any such letter , in my opinionall IJ
he ' has ever said upon the subject of a. re- flj
nomination was in substance whathe said fl ]
to I me , ex-Senaior McDonald. Morrison , flj
Carlisle and other rio'iiocrnts. That 9
was tiiat he had no desire for a si-eond flj
term t ; that his a in bu it in was to ad- flj
minister the government in siu-h a manner flj
that any democrat coiiid be elected. I do- 9
not believe that he gives any thought now 9
to the succession. He is too busily engaged IJ
with his present duties for that , aud I have- * fl
no idea , that he has ever considered a let ter
declaring , his attitude ' eandi- flj
as a possih' -
date j at all necessary. So far as hia own flj
personal . feelings aud inclinations go , f bo- flj
lieve he would be glad to retire at tho end- 9
of the term. " fl
Ex-Congrcs-sman Stevens , when inter- fl
viewed , said : fl
"President Cleveland will not go into tho fl
hustings and buy up votes. Ho will not fl
use patronage to secure a renomination , fl
but if the democrats offer him a uouiina- fl
lion he will accept it. " ,9J ,
" ( ' an ho get the New York delegation ? " -r * fl
the reporter asked. ' 9
• • He can if he .vnntn it. He will get tho- fl
nomination if he wants , and , if nominated , 9J
lie will be elected. Tin ; grumbling of those 9J
who thought the only thing to do was to |
uru republicans out is dying out , and it 9J
vil ! not prejudice Mr.Cleveland's chances. " |
OUTRAGED A.VO IHf/lttlEKEIi. fll
Dubuque ( la. ) special : Tin ; dead body flflflflfl
f a young was found this afterMflJ fl flfl
lood near tho bank of the Mnquokcta fl fl fl fl flfl
-iycr , four miles north of here. She was fl fl fl fl flfl
ying on her back , wound on lior V99999h
lead. ( Ifer dress and underclothing wore 999999J
torn. lending to the beiief that she had 999999J
been outraged. Later investigation shows "WV9J
that ] she is the wife of Barney Kennedy , a flj
nilkmau living in the vicinity. She had 9 |
leen missing since Sunday , when she wont flj
o a neighbor's bouse and was returning flj
r.hen assaulted. The coroner and other afl
flicalsaie now inve.sti atii.g the case , bub flj
10 clue to the murderer has been ( lis- flfe
overed. flj
GOT WHAT UK WASTED. H
Kansas City special : Samuel Ellington , JJ
onvicted of robbing the mails , when asked J
y the judge this morning what he had to flj
lay before sentence was pronounced , re- 9
died | that ho wanted a long term , as ho - * flj
vas a dangerous man , and if he got out he 9J
could ' kill all the witnesses. The judge JH
entenced him to twelve years in the peui- -fl
entiary. IJ
TUB XdARKETS. H
OMAHA. -fl
fheat No. 2 57 Gk 53- J9
sarlky No. 2 4jv : ; j > uz fl9
Iyk No. 2 4-i "Yo 45 9
urn No. 2 mixed 2i : fy } 2-1 9J
ats No. 2 2,2Wi > 23 9J
l-ttir Creamery 2. (9 ( 28 99
Iltter t Choice country. . . . 20 (9 22 9J
loos Fresh i ) ( $ 1 J9J
HicKEXS Live per doz 3 jIO ( H 75 fl9
.emoxs Ciioice , perbox. . . o 0'J ( 2i > 9J
'ranges Per box 4 00 ( 485 ' 9
ians Navys , per bu 1 HO ( e 1 Gt > 9J
i.MONS Per barrel 4 00 f 5 < t 5f 9J
'otatoes Per bushel A t ( , HZ J9J
i"ooi. . Fine , per lb 3 < I ( ( $ IS 99
EEiis : Timothy 2 20 ( 2 HO H
reps : Blue tuass I : > 0 fa I 4 © 99
Iiks ' Mixed packing > J. > bu 5 23 99
elves Choice steers 4 45 69 4 GO 99
iieep Fair to choice . ' ! 50 ( 1 00 9J
NKW YOIIIC. 99
heat No. 2 red 94 < 5a i4T ,99
riiEAT Ungraded red 92 % 9 : . 9fl
oin No. 2 4I > C < u > • IS' . 99
A7S Mixed western C5 < i < > 37 99
olilC li < 00 ( OilZjiyi ) H |
ard 7 UG ( $ 1 GtJ 99
CHICAGO. fl
heat P"r bushel S-f f S.fi H
RN Per bushel : ! s " ( ij Ssjj J9J
ats Per bushel - \ % - 9H
okk 20 50 f > 275 > 9J
ard 7 17 ( g > ? 25 9J
ous Packing ifcshipping. 5 4D ( U > 5 • > . " J99
ittle Stockers ' , ' 00 r t 4 20 9H
jeep Natives ii 50 ( § 4. JMX _ _ 9J
ST. LOUIS. JA M
heat No. 2 red cash 1V < % SO L H
jrx Per bushel . ' ' k [ % "X ? % JJJ
ats Per bushel 27 ( of 27 % _ > fl J
ocs Mixed packing 5 35 @ 5 50 fl 9
lttle Stockers 2 20 3 15 flJJ
ieep Comiuou to choice 3 75 (311 25 9 9
KANSAS CITY. H
nEAT Per bushel G0 ? ( § ; G0\ H
rn Per bushel 3lj.J@ 32 fl fl
its Per bushel 27 © 27 'iflflfl
lttle I'eeders 3 30 @ 3 90 flfl
ogs Good to choice. 4 00 ( g 5 50 J9H
ieep Common to good. . 2 75 @ 3 25 9fl
